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January 8th, 2006… Beginning 17 Years of WBVN: WHY?
Thank you for supporting and praying for WBVN this year. We've had, what I would define, as one of our most interesting and community based years in 2006. I'll give you the short version: Our emails, phone calls and conversations at the concerts indicate a new, increase interest in CCM and the value WBVN has become to our listeners and their families. Mark Schultz has blessed our Christian community with his choice of filming the DVD here. NewSong just really wanted to come back twice this year to bring their new "Rescue" live praise and worship event to us. Most recently, we met our goal of annual pledges during our fall celebration. That was the first time in 16 years of ministry for WBVN that we met those goals. That was a great vote of encouragement for us.
When we started the station in '90, the Christian community was in a state of perpetual seriousness. Failures from a couple of national ministries had occupied the headlines for months and the usual divisions found among us during times of pressure had bubbled to the surface of Christianity again. It seemed some people thought a new Christian radio stations might mean hearing the names Tennessee Ernie Ford or Red Foley (I'm kidding here, maybe Honeytree and Evie are more like it) but what they got were names such as Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore, Jars of Clay, SmallTown Poets, Audio Adreneline, Newsboys and Jennifer Knapp.
It's a good thing for local businesses to be in a community providing jobs, services, and materials and generating revenue into the community. Most of those businesses bring value into our lives and provide what we can't provide for ourselves. WBVN is a little different organization than those businesses. When people first heard that we were going to begin a radio station, many people wanted to know how many people we would employ. That was not a question we were thinking about 16 years ago, and it still holds no interest for us today. You see, WBVN "delivers" something we think is more important than jobs and a tax base for the people we serve.
Communities are not evaluated on how safe they are by counting the number of policemen they have on the payroll. They're actually evaluated by how safe and secure those police keep that community. How educated a town is cannot be determined by counting how many teachers the district employs but should be judged by the results we see in our children. We don't look at those groups only as employers in the community. No, they're to be measured by the 'effect' they have on our community.
WBVN is measured much the same. We're 'terrifically' small, but we hope what we give is of 'great' benefit. The FCC obligates a radio station to "during the term of this license, render such broadcasting service as will serve the public interest…" In theory, a radio station should "upgrade" the community, serving it with programming that would make it a better, more peaceful place to live. It should promote a better place for our children and their families. The original intent of the Federal Communications Commission was that radio stations in this country would help establish and preserve an environment of "decency." The problem today with the FCC is that in its effort to define community standards of decency they have forgotten to decide what is decent! Broadcasters should be evaluated by what they add to the cultural environment of a community. Radio stations should be measured by what they promote in the community at large and what they 'hand off' to the next generation. I'm afraid many radio stations today fail that "public service" test, doing only what generates the most money and disregard the content of the programming.
WBVN testifies and sings of God. However, you just can't get you hands on what this radio station supplies our communities. It's an intangible benefit. It could only be measured by the absence of the programming heard on FM 104.5. Without it you might know what 'BVN is providing in your homes and cars. We're not "visionless" about what we do. (Do we acquiesce to Howard Sterns and Jerry Springers to be our "visionaries" of the future, or do we do our best to encourage some other vision of America?) The whole Southern Illinois community is one Christian "gathering" for us. Everyday thousands of believers join us, meeting together for encouragement. We've determined what we want WBVN to be in these communities and what results we'd like to see there. We encourage certain things and we, ourselves, stand for certain things. We live in a very precarious time it seems. Many of our children are strangers to us. They turn 16 and we throw a set of car keys at them and hope for the best. However, we're not giving many of them the skills to "resolve" life's problems. Over 50% of our marriages fail and who knows how many have failed but continue. Over 10% of all the children being raised in this country are being raised with their grandparents as the primary caregiver.
What is the legacy that we are leaving our children? WBVN can't change the whole world, but here and there, we can make a difference one person at a time. We're looking for results that penetrate the office space at work; results that mend wounds in your family. Looking for effects that make a difference in the way we treat the folks we meet on the street and how we respond to people in need. We look to encourage new parents on the great opportunity they have to bring up their children in the Way of God. We encourage Worship and Praise with hymns and songs. We contrast and conflict with some of the other cultural influences, purposely choosing to identify with terms you don't hear in our conversations any more: character, integrity, honesty and a single Truth derived from the Creator of all this world.
We're the kind of creature that doesn't need to go to a seminar to learn to lie or cheat. Self-centeredness or sneaking a cookie from the cookie jar seems to come naturally to us all. We must be encouraged (actually changed) away from that type of behavior and Christian radio can play a part in that. Are you seeing that type of help in most secular radio and television programs? Well, you do on FM 104.5! And might I add: "On purpose!" We need to encourage a pattern for life other than the pattern found in "Desperate Housewives" and "Sex In The City."
We're guilty of making the Gospel comfortable for WBVN listeners. Some view God with a judge's robe and gavel. Ours is to dress him in L. L. Bean, making you just as comfortable with Him on your front porch as with Him in the church building. We're grateful for all the minutes, over 8 million now, that you have permitted this station to be a part of your lives. We look forward to a few surprises this coming year, probably some disappointments, some unpredictable moments and pressure but all mixed with the joy and the contentment found in sharing the Gospel with you in '06. It really is as Steven Curtis Chapman sings, "a great adventure." We enjoy sharing the future with you as a companion and partner in the Christian life this coming year.
FCC Launches Site to Explain Obscenity, Indecency and Profanity
The FCC has launched a web site to inform the public about laws governing the airing of obscene, indecent and profane material and its enforcement of those laws. The site, www.fcc.gov/eb/oip, explains how to file a complaint and what happens when the Commission receives one.


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Just a quick question, can you do most things in C# that you can do in Visual C++?
Just a quick question, can you do most things in C# that you can do in Visual C++?
I ment to say is C# as powerful as C++?
Define powerful.
If you're talking about speed and efficiency, C++ definitely beats C# hands down. If you're talking about productivity, C# is generally easier to program in and requires fewer lines of code to do the same thing in C++. But C# was created as an application-oriented programming language, while C++ is a general-purpose programming language. Both languages are powerful and how their own niches.
But don't take my word for it, try both and see for yourself.
C++ isn't THAT much faster. I ran several tests and found out that C# is only about 10% to 15% slower. This would probably be the time needed to JIT the bytecode. In any account, this speed difference is very, very minimal in most applications requiring user input, like a word processor, etc.
C# always seems to take a longer time to load from my experience. And most benchmark tests only take into account console tests. I find that C# GUI applications are subtlely less responsive.
Anyway C# currently isn't cross-platform. If I were a developer on Linux right now (or BSD, or Solaris) I wouldn't be able to find a C# compiler anywhere on the net.
I'm not trying to diss C# in any way, I'm just saying that there's still a lot of work to do. I rather like the easy syntax of the language, and it has great potential.
However I think the D language has more potential, but unfortunately no major software vendor is pushing for its development.
Nah C# sucks big-time. I'd take on C++ anytime Almost all great games I've played were programmed under MS VC++.


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The 4th Asian Wetland Symposium (AWS), held. in Hanoi from 22 to 25, June 2008, identified ten urgent and immediate actions to address current threats to wetlands and challenges in wetland management. It calls on decision-makers to give priority these issues of conservation and sustainable management in Asia.
The 4th Asian Wetland Symposium (AWS), held. in Hanoi from 22 to 25, June 2008, identified ten urgent and immediate actions to address current threats to wetlands and challenges in wetland management. It calls on decision-makers to give priority these issues of conservation and sustainable management in Asia.
The conference was hosted by the Viet Nam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, with core support provided by IUCN, the Ministry of Environment from the Government of Japan, and the Ramsar Centre Japan.
This 2008 Hanoi Call to Action for Wetlands: Heart of Asia will be disseminated at the forthcoming 10th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands to be held in the Republic of Korea in October 2008.
The ten items in the Hanoi Call to Action are as follows:
1. Restore degraded marine/coastal, freshwater and human-made wetlands so that they can continue to conserve biodiversity and provide the range of ecosystem services that contribute to human health and well-being such as food and water supply, water purification, climate and flood regulation, coastal protection, and recreational opportunities.
2. Develop and implement best practice approaches to agriculture (including aquaculture) in wetlands through the application of environment-friendly farming practices such as Integrated Pest Management, organic farming, waste treatment systems, and efficient water management.
3. Adopt an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to the development and implementation of tools and methodologies for wetland assessment, monitoring and management, such as wetland valuation, wetland vulnerability assessment, and river basin management.
4. Document, and disseminate information about traditional cultural practices and indigenous knowledge which contribute positively to the conservation and wise use of wetland resources, and where possible, incorporate these into the management of wetlands.
5. Identify integrated approaches for linking development goals and biodiversity conservation in order to achieve both improved local livelihoods and wetland protection. One approach could be to pursue wetland conservation and wise use actions through the Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Strategies.
6. Undertake further research on the impacts of climate change on wetlands, and make the findings widely available. Priority should be given to research on practical and effective adaptation and mitigation measures that can be taken at wetland sites, for example, with respect to coastal wetlands, identify measures in response to rising sea levels and natural disasters such as typhoons and cyclones. Mainstream climate change adaptation and/or mitigation strategies into wetland planning and decision-making.
7. Establish, review and strengthen institutional structures and mechanisms at the regional, national and local levels to support wetland conservation and wise use, including decentralized structures, public-private sector partnerships, and rights-based approaches.
8. Strengthen existing policy and legal frameworks to enable the meaningful and effective participation of all stakeholders in decision-making related to the conservation and wise use of wetlands; in this regard, priority attention should be paid to enhancing the involvement of marginalized groups such as women, and vulnerable groups such as the poorest of the poor.
9. Develop transboundary wetland agreements, or "twinning" and flyway networking arrangements as a means to enhance cooperation on shared wetland systems and species, and to promote peace.
10. Establish mechanisms to enable the effective transfer of knowledge and sharing of experiences on wetland conservation and wise use tools and approaches among wetland researchers, planners and decision-makers in Asia.
Further support for AWS was generously donated by the Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund, Foundation of Hokkaido River Disaster Prevention Research Center, Wetlands International, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Deutsche Gesellschart fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).


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Burned-out Conn. bell factory resumes production
EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (AP) — A 180-year-old New England company that made a bell for the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life" has resumed production, four months after its factory in East Hampton, Conn., burned down.
Employees of Bevin Bros. Manufacturing have begun turning out bells at a smaller, temporary factory. They are filling the annual order from the Salvation Army for the steel and brass bells the organization uses during its kettle drives.
That's welcome news to people in East Hampton, which has long called itself Belltown USA. East Hampton once had more than 30 bell manufacturers. Bevin Bros. is the last one.


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Robert Costa / The Fix:
How John Boehner decided to give up on the debt limit fight — This week's debt-limit drama ended as it began: with House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), standing alone before his colleagues, asking them for their support, but receiving only silence and stares in return.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, National Review, The Week, Reuters, TIME, Hot Air, TalkLeft, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo: Report: Boehner Stunned That GOP Colleagues Didn't Applaud His Debt Limit Plan
Jon Terbush / The Week: The lessons of John Boehner's latest failure
Jay Newton-Small / TIME: Boehner Finds a Successful Strategy in Failing Upward
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Endgame: House passes clean debt-ceiling hike, 221-201
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: DEMOCRATS CAN PREVENT TEABAGGERS FROM DOING ANYTHING CRAZY, TEABAGGERS CAN PREVENT DEMOCRATS FROM DOING ANYTHING ELSE
Jake Sherman / Politico: House passes clean debt ceiling bill
Bill / The Hill:
Bill Press: Immigration wimps — This is not complicated: There will be no immigration reform legislation this year. — Why? Because a minority of House Republicans believe that doing anything about immigration would only hurt them in this year's Republican primaries.
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House approves clean debt hike — The House passed a clean debt-ceiling hike of undetermined size on Tuesday — a vote that alienated dozens of Republicans and led one conservative group to call for the removal of Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) as Speaker. — The bill was approved in a 221-201 vote, largely on the backs of Democrats.
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: The Best of The Dish Today
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: House Votes to Lift the Debt Ceiling
Deirdre Walsh / CNN: Why Boehner gave in on debt ceiling vote
Ron Chusid / Liberal Values: House Votes To Increase Debt Ceiling
Evan McMurry / Mediaite: House GOP Abandons Debt Ceiling Demands
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
GOP debt limit extortion is dead
GOP debt limit extortion is dead
Discussion: Washington Post, PostPartisan, The Week, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Washington Monthly and Bloomberg
Jonathan Capehart / PostPartisan: Boehner bows to inevitable on debt ceiling
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: House approves debt limit increase with most Republicans voting for default
First on CNN-Confidant's diary: Clinton wanted to keep records for 'revenge' — Fayetteville, Arkansas (CNN) - Shortly before Hillary Clinton's effort to pass health care reform died in the summer of 1994, the first lady asked a close friend and confidant for advice on "how best to preserve …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Report: Hillary Clinton Regretted Speaking With Bob Woodward
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon: Say My Name — Washington Free Beacon reporter Alana Goodman's …
Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Had 'Contempt' for First Lady Scrutiny, Documents Show … Hillary Clinton had read some 43 biographies of her predecessors to prepare for becoming first lady, according to her close friend Diane Blair. But ultimately, Clinton would chart her own course.
Discussion: CNN
Joe Klein / TIME:
The Hillary Clinton Papers: Not Much There
The Hillary Clinton Papers: Not Much There
Discussion: Washington Monthly and American Spectator
Robert P. Kirchhoefer / American Spectator: Hillary Papers Get to the Source of MSNBC's Rise to 'Prominence'
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
'Morning Joe' Panelist Outraged That Chuck Todd Didn't Praise Chris Christie (VIDEO) — A "Morning Joe" panelist was shocked to learn Wednesday that some people weren't as dazzled by Chris Christie's visit to Chicago. — NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd stopped …
Discussion: Mediaite
Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Christie in his element: Governor takes a break from bridge scandal at Q&A in Chicago
Christie in his element: Governor takes a break from bridge scandal at Q&A in Chicago
Discussion: ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Post Politics and New York Times
Michael Falcone / ABC News: The Senate's Turn — NOTABLES — THE DAY THE BOEHNER RULE DIED …
Michael Barbaro / New York Times: Christie Ridicules Democrats for Emphasizing Income Inequality
Pervaiz Shallwani / Wall Street Journal:
De Blasio Called Police Over Pastor's Arrest — A Member of the Mayor's Inaugural Committee Who Had Two Outstanding Warrants Was Arrested — A member of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's inaugural committee who had two outstanding warrants was arrested Monday night after a traffic stop …
Discussion: Runnin' Scared, Politicker, The Daily Caller and Capital New York
Gloria Pazmino / Capital New York: On Univision, de Blasio backs driver's licenses for the undocumented
New York Post:
De Blasio's buddy sprung from jail after mayor calls NYPD
De Blasio's buddy sprung from jail after mayor calls NYPD
Discussion: Politicker and Gothamist
Jill Colvin / Politicker: Morning Read: 'Because You're Special'
John Del Signore / Gothamist: De Blasio Friend Released From Jail After Mayor Calls Police
New York Times:
Michael Sam's Troubled Upbringing in Texas — COLUMBIA, Mo. — Michael Sam was the loud country boy who wore a tank top and a cowboy hat. He was the smooth-singing baritone who could irritate his coaches and crack up his teammates with his improvised songs.
Michael K. Lavers / Washington Blade: Is the NFL ready for an openly gay player?
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo: Michael Sam's 'Old School' Father Isn't Taking His Son's Coming Out Well
Nina Mandell / USA Today: Michael Sam's dad tells New York Times he 'couldn't eat' after son told him he was gay
Matt Fitzgerald / Bleacher Report: Michael Sam Coming out as Gay Hits His Father Hard
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
From Snowy Atlanta to Sunny Sochi, This Winter Is All About Global Weirding — Every time the thermometer drops, another anti-science politician mocks climate change as a fallacy. Here's why they're wrong. — So much for "HotLanta." Georgia is starting to look a lot like the opening scene from The Day After Tomorrow.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
'We're not kidding.' Deal urges drivers to stay off roads as round 2 approaches
'We're not kidding.' Deal urges drivers to stay off roads as round 2 approaches
Discussion: Politico
Kathryn A. Wolfe / Politico: Atlanta winter storm: Freeze settles in
Ed Rogers / PostPartisan:
The Insiders: Obamacare creates new ways to prosecute American business — It's been a bad week for Obamacare. Incredibly, the White House has had to grant yet another delay in the employer mandate. This time, employers with between 50 to 99 employees who don't already offer health insurance …
Discussion: Washington Post, Betsy's Page, The Dish and Fox News
Betsy Newmark / Betsy's Page: Cruising the Web — David Harsanyi had the funniest …
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Another Obamacare Tweak
Fox News:
Thought Police: Firms must swear ObamaCare not a factor in firings
Thought Police: Firms must swear ObamaCare not a factor in firings
Soopermexican / Independent Journal Review: President Who Lied About Obamacare Demands Businesses Not Tell Truth About Obamacare Firings
Rick Moran / americanthinker.com: Businesses must swear to the IRS that Obamacare had nothing to do with firings
Andrew McCarthy / National Review: Obama Adds Irrationality To Lawlessness — While Threatening Prosecution
Johnathan Pearce / Samizdata: The Chicago way — "Company officials will be trapped in a catch-22.
Media Matters for America: Michelle Leung: Conservative Media Bravely Defend Businesses' Right To Skirt Legal Obligations By Firing Workers
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Hanson on Putin: Ecce Homo!
Janeen Capizola / BizPac Review: GOP lawmakers react swiftly to unfair Obamacare delay for businesses, but not individuals
Betsy Newmark / Betsy's Page: Cruising the Web
Most Recent:
Faulconer wins mayor's race — Alvarez says works goes on whether as mayor or city councilman — SAN DIEGO — Republican City Councilman Kevin Faulconer defeated Democratic Councilman David Alvarez in the San Diego mayor's race Tuesday night. — Faulconer had 55.2 percent compared …
Discussion: Weekly Standard, BuzzFeed, PoliPundit.com and utsandiego.com
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard: Republican Kevin Faulconer Wins Mayoral Race in San Diego
Jon Passantino / BuzzFeed: San Diego Elects Republican Mayor To Replace Bob Filner
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Republicans expanding field in Senate contests, but what about the House? — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL BARACK OBAMA OBAMACARE POLLS 2014 ELECTIONS CAMPAIGNS — There's no question that Obamacare hurts the prospects of Democratic candidates in 2014. The question is how much — and where?
Tanner Colby / Slate:
Part 2: Affirmative action doesn't work. It never did. It's time for a new solution. — I. — In 2009, I attended the NAACP's 100th annual convention at the Midtown Hilton in New York. Not just the centenary celebration for the nation's oldest civil rights organization …
Discussion: Althouse and National Review
Ann Althouse / Althouse: That Slate article: "The Massive Liberal Failure on Race. …
Alex DeMarban / Alaska Dispatch:
Treadwell camp says new US Senate poll 'ignores the space-time continuum' — A new Alaska poll predicts the U.S. Senate race will be a runaway, with incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich landing 45 percent of the vote. — But in the fantasy face-off that looks nine months into the future …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard: Alaska Senate Poll: Begich 45, Sullivan 33, Miller 10
Jamie Self / The State:
SC Gov. Haley says she backs carrying firearms without permits, training — COLUMBIA, SC — S.C. Constitutional Carry Act — S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she backs a proposal that would make it legal for most South Carolinians to carry guns - concealed or in the open …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Reporters Without Borders:
Biggest rises and falls in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index — The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom of information and its protagonists. The ranking of some countries has also been affected by a tendency to interpret national security needs …
Discussion: Guardian, RT, I Acknowledge, The Raw Story and The Huffington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Roy Greenslade / Guardian: UK slips down press freedom index due to harassment of the Guardian
John Byrne / The Raw Story: U.S. press freedom plunges to 46th, placing it behind former Soviet states
Josh Stearns / The Huffington Post: U.S. Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Democrats, Media Slam President Romney Over Health Care Law Changes — Washington D. C. — In a move certain to please his conservative supporters and infuriate his critics, President Romney announced this afternoon that his administration would make yet another change to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Discussion: Hot Air
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Quotes of the day — 'ObamaCare" is useful shorthand …
Alexandra Russo / RAND PAC:
Rand Paul To Sue President Obama Over NSA Spying — Rand Paul v. Barack Obama — WASHINGTON, DC - On February 12, 2014, Rand Paul will join Matt Kibbe, President of FreedomWorks, and lead counsel Ken Cuccinelli in announcing a class action lawsuit against President Barack Obama …
Discussion: Politico, Talking Points Memo, Hinterland Gazette and Hit & Run
Natalie Villacorta / Politico: Rand Paul to sue Obama, NSA
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Rand Paul To File Class Action Lawsuit Against Obama, NSA Today
Janet Shan / Hinterland Gazette: Sen. Rand Paul to File Class Action Lawsuit Against President Obama, NSA
Scott Shackford / Hit & Run: It's 'The Day We Fight Back' Against Mass Surveillance
Nancy Pelosi's play for women — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is trying to make the midterm elections all about women. — Armed with Democratic polling, the California Democrat has for months been touting a "women's economic agenda" in more than two dozen events across the country, with more planned soon.


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imo geno is a punk. he's got the whole punk attitude going for him. look at the whole draft night bs. even as a second round pick he will be doing something that many can only dream about and make some serious money to boot. i'm sure he put in as much time as any other college qb in making his team better but he also just slapped everyone in the face. and this thing about the agents is bush league especially if it's because of his draft placement. it's not like there were a ton of other qb's from better programs getting drafted this year. like anything else, draft placement by position is also a function of what year the draft is held. teams were looking for the beef so they didn't emphasize qb's.
the bottom line is he may be able to play the position but the punk attitude needs to go. i hope he will succeed if given the chance to qb the jets.


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von Willebrand disease (vWD) is a genetic blood disorder. It decreases the amount or the effectiveness of von Willebrand factor. This factor is a sticky protein. It helps to create a plug at the site of an injury to stop bleeding. Low levels or ineffective von Willebrand factor can cause bleeding problems.
There are 3 major types of vWD:
vWD is caused by a genetic defect. The specific defect varies by the type of vWD, for example:
This genetic defect is most often inherited from the parent. A child can develop type 1 or type 2 vWD if just one parent has the defect. For type 3, both parents must have the defective gene. Some people may have the gene for vWD without having symptoms. They can still pass this gene to their offspring.
vWD can also develop from other medical conditions or medications. This is called acquired von Willebrand syndrome.
Many people with the vWD gene have mild symptoms or none at all. It may only be noticed after an injury or medical procedure.
Symptoms usually begin in childhood and waver throughout life. The severity will vary from person to person. Common symptoms include:
Type 3 vWD can also result in severe bleeding events with no apparent cause. This type can also cause bleeding into the joints. This can cause pain and swelling in joints.
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. You will be specifically asked about any bleeding events. A physical exam will be done. vWD may be suspected based on your bleeding history.
Blood tests will help to confirm the diagnosis and determine which type of vWD you have. These tests will look at different factors related to blood clotting. They will also measure the amount of von Willebrand factor in your blood.
Many people with vWD do not need treatment. If you do, your treatment will depend on the type and severity of your vWD. For most, treatment is only necessary if you are having a surgical or dental procedure.
Treatment may include:
Special steps will also be taken during childbirth in women with vWD. You will be monitored throughout your pregnancy and receive treatment as needed.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Hemophilia Foundation
Health Canada
Canadian Hemophilia Society
von Willebrand disease. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115365/von-Willebrand-disease. Updated December 15, 2015. Accessed June 15, 2016.
von Willebrand disease. National Hemophilia Foundation website. Available at: http://www.hemophilia.org/Bleeding-Disorders/Types-of-Bleeding-Disorders/Von-Willebrand-Disease. Accessed June 15, 2016.
What is von Willebrand disease? National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website. Available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/vwd/. Updated June 1, 2011. Accessed June 16, 2016.
von Willebrand's disease: what you need to know about this inherited disorder. Am J Nurs. February 2000.
Last reviewed June 2016 by Michael J. Fucci, DO
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text: I am aware that lately there have been a few threads on how Pete would have got on today, interestingly my coach said last week he is of no doubt that Pete being a special talent would have done fine today because he would have adapted his game. He made a very good point which was that he could pretty much beat anyone from the baseline apart from Andre but he played a game suited to the fast courts of the 90's which he would not do today! People say that with the courts today being slower Pete would have found it tough, purely basing this on his performances on Clay, but I do not think this is accurate because Pete's biggest issue on clay was not the slowness of the surface but how he struggled to move and slide properly on the surface! I found this clip of a couple of points Pete played V Andre to me they show in a nutshell exactly why Pete would have no problem today and IMHO at his peak would be there ot there abouts! Have a watch and would love to hear yours thoughts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwMtWGm3jyI


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Doesn't this violate the spirit of the
It adds 50% extra code for an optional feature, and XML::Tiny is no longer a single class.
Since parsedommish is just...
sub parsedommish {
return XML::Tiny::DOMmish::Node->new(parsefile(@_)->[0]);
Much of the bloat is documentation. Removing that, it's gone from 156 lines to 240 lines, or 5600-ish bytes to 8000-ish bytes. I think that's still pretty damned tiny. And while it does add another class, it's still only one file. It could have been a single package still with pretty much zero code changes from what's there now, but at the expense of Doing The Wrong Thing if you ever have an XML element of attribute called 'parsefile'.
I might remove the 'values' method though - it doesn't really add m
Could you at least use a name that's less eye-melting than "::DOMish::Node" ?
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Out of those 200 opportunities, 33% are off the rack right away as a guy gets on base somehow (not an out). That leaves about 140 outs a season that can move a guy up.Originally Posted by BadFundamentals
162 * 27 = 4374 outs in a seaons (roughly)
so 140/4374 = 3%
So in all the outs in a season, only roughly 3% even have the opportunity to advance a runner. Its just not a significant as one would expect.
I used to think the same way, however, not anymore. I have seen the light. Next season take any 10 game stretch and count how many times a runner gets advanced on an out and scores. I have done it several times, and it is very illuminating. Pick any team, either league.


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Carrasco roughed up, exits early as Indians fall
CLEVELAND -- The Detroit Tigers won the American League pennant last year. This year, they had six players selected to play in the All-Star Game.
In other words, Detroit boasts an extremely competent baseball club. The Indians are cognizant of that fact, just as they are aware of their seven-game losing streak against the AL Central's top team.Full Game Coverage
CLEVELAND -- The Detroit Tigers won the American League pennant last year. This year, they had six players selected to play in the All-Star Game.
In other words, Detroit boasts an extremely competent baseball club. The Indians are cognizant of that fact, just as they are aware of their seven-game losing streak against the AL Central's top team.Full Game Coverage
On Saturday at Progressive Field, Tribe starter Carlos Carrasco surrendered seven runs (six earned) to Detroit in less than four innings. Nick Swisher and Ryan Raburn went deep, but the Indians still couldn't match the opposition's pace. Cleveland lost its fourth game in a row, 9-4.
The Indians have won just two of their 10 meetings against Detroit this season. They trail the Tigers by 3 1/2 games in the division.
"We're definitely not intimidated by them. We've just come out flat the last two days," said Tribe second baseman Jason Kipnis, who, along with starter Justin Masterson, was named to the AL All-Star team on Saturday. "We're just thinking, 'The pressure's not really on us. It's got to be on them.' That's the way we need to approach it.
"They're the guys who made it to the World Series last year. They're the guys with the big names, the big contracts and all that stuff."
Detroit's marquee players demonstrated their value on Saturday. With a man on second in the third inning, Miguel Cabrera slammed a poorly placed slider from Carrasco into the left-field bleachers, and Prince Fielder followed with a high homer to right.
"A real bad pitch to Cabrera," Indians manager Terry Francona said afterward. "[Carrasco] threw a breaking ball just right down the middle, and he does with it what he usually does with a mistake. Fielder followed it up with a ball that he got to."
The inning wasn't over until former Indian Jhonny Peralta singled in former Indian Victor Martinez, who doubled.
The Tigers scored three more runs in the following frame. After a pair of singles, Ramon Santiago laid down a sacrifice bunt. Carrasco fielded it and threw it to third base, but the ball went past Lonnie Chisenhall. The pitcher's error allowed Andy Dirks to score, and a sacrifice fly by Austin Jackson and a double from Torii Hunter brought in two more.
"They're giving us an out with a bunt," Francona said. "Lonnie had kind of gotten himself too far in, where he couldn't get back to the bag, and Carlos still tried to make the play. And then things spiraled from there."
Carrasco exited after intentionally walking Cabrera, who followed Hunter. Over just 3 1/3 innings, he gave up 10 hits. Carrasco (0-4) also struck out two.
"When things started happening, he started going to his breaking ball a lot," Francona said, "instead of continuing to pound his fastball in."
"I missed a couple spots with my fastball, and slider and changeup," Carrasco said.
The Tigers added two additional runs in the sixth inning, which saw a towering, two-run homer from Hunter off Matt Albers. Hunter also tripled in the first, ultimately falling a single short of the cycle. He was robbed of a likely single in the third inning by nice catch from Michael Bourn.
After the game, Hunter offered some remarks that might comfort troubled Tribe fans.
"Every time I play the Indians, they seem like they're a scary team," he said. "I'm not comfortable playing those guys. Late innings, they actually get a lot done."
Raburn's two-run homer came in the ninth inning, but it was too little, too late. Three stanzas earlier, Swisher belted a solo shot to left-center off Tigers reliever Phil Coke.
Coke came in after five solid innings by Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez, who had just returned from the disabled list. The Detroit righty held Cleveland to a run and three hits while striking out four and walking one.
The only run Sanchez (7-5) allowed came in the third, when Chisnenhall, Drew Stubbs and Bourn each singled. Bourn's infield hit brought Chisenhall in from third, but the Indians wound up stranding two runners in scoring position.
Though the Indians have been outscored by Detroit, 16-4, in dropping the two games of this four-game series, they can still force a split by winning on Sunday and Monday.
"We'll show up tomorrow," Francona said. "We certainly need to do better against them. They're the team that's directly ahead of us, and they've kind of had their way with us. But, I don't think we'll show up tomorrow and not feel like we're going to win."
Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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"Technology... is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other."
"So what if I'm smokin' weed onstage and doing what I gotta do? It's not me shooting nobody, stabbing nobody, killing nobody. It's a peaceful gesture and they have to respect that and appreciate that."
"If he feels like you've crossed him or something like that ? that you've stabbed him in the back ? he doesn't forget that. As a professional athlete, you've got to be able to move on. You've got to put the team first."
"A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow."
"They kicked him, they beat him around the head and shoulder (areas, and) one tried to stab him with a knife. He was robbed of currency (and) had some personal jewelry torn from him."


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CARTAGENA, Colombia — Unprecedented Latin American opposition to sanctions on communist Cuba put more pressure on President Barack Obama at the Summit of the Americas on Sunday and threatened to further weaken U.S. and Canadian influence in the region.
Cuba has been excluded from Organization of American States (OAS) summits due to opposition from the United States and Canada, both of whom refused to back down from their positions despite protest from Latin American countries.
The controversy at the summit added to strain on the Washington-dominated system of hemispheric diplomacy that was built around the OAS but is struggling to evolve with changes in the region.
"I'm not sure the next summit will even be possible," said Colombian politician and former presidential candidate Carlos Gaviria.
Regional economic powerhouse Brazil has led criticism at the summit of U.S. and other rich nations' expansionist monetary policy that is sending a flood of funds into developing nations, forcing up local currencies and hurting competitiveness.
She called it a "monetary tsunami" that Latin American nations had the right to defend themselves from.
In contrast to the rock-star status he enjoyed at the 2009 summit in Trinidad and Tobago shortly after taking office, Obama has had a bruising time at the two-day meeting of some 30 heads of state in Colombia.
Sixteen U.S. security personnel were caught in an embarrassing prostitution scandal, Brazil and others have bashed Obama over monetary expansionism, and he has been on the defensive over calls to legalize drugs.
The prostitution saga, above all, was a major blow to the prestige of Obama's Secret Service bodyguards and turned into the unexpected talk of the town in historic Cartagena.
"Someone who's charged with looking after the security of the most important president in the world cannot commit the mistake of getting mixed up with a prostitute," said Cartagena tourist guide Rodolfo Galvis, 60.
"This has damaged the image of the Secret Service, not Colombia."
Eleven agents from the Service were sent home and five military servicemen grounded after trying to take at least one prostitute back to their hotel the day before Obama arrived.
A local policeman told Reuters the affair came to a head when hotel staff tried to register a prostitute at the front desk, but agents refused and waved their ID cards. An investigation is underway in the United States.
For the first time, conservative U.S-allied nations like Colombia are throwing their weight behind the traditional demand of leftist governments that Cuba be in the next meeting of the OAS.
Diplomats said the dispute could block the final declaration planned for Sunday at the closing of the meeting, and originally intended as a show of unity.
"The isolation, the embargo, the indifference, looking the other way, have been ineffective," summit host and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said of the Cuba issue.
A major U.S. ally in the region who has relied on Washington for financial and military help to fight guerrillas and drug traffickers, Santos has become vocal over Cuba despite his strong ideological differences with Havana.
In an ironic twist, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went dancing after midnight on Sunday at a Cartagena bar called "Cafe Havana" where Cuban music is played.
Havana was kicked out of the OAS a few years after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. Latin Americans also oppose Washington's trade embargo on the island.
"There will be no final declaration of the summit because the United States vetoed the articles about Cuba, a veto that Canada joined," said Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman. "In consequence, there was no consensus."
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who has insisted Washington recognize its claim to the Falkland Islands controlled by Britain, left the summit on Sunday morning, before its official closure.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa boycotted the meeting over Cuba, and fellow leftist Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua also stayed at home. The leftist ALBA bloc of nations — including Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua and some Caribbean nations — said they will not attend future summits without Cuba's presence.
"It's not a favour anyone would be doing to Cuba. It's a right they've had taken away from them," Ortega said from Managua. "At this meeting in Cartagena, I think it's time for the U.S. government, all President Obama's advisors, to listen to all the Latin American nations."
Though there were widespread hopes for a rapprochement with Cuba under Obama when he took office, Washington has done little beyond ease some travel restrictions, saying democratic changes must come on the island before any further steps can be taken.
Obama has not spoken of Cuba in Colombia, though he did complain that Cold War-era issues, some dating from before his birth, were hindering perspectives on regional integration.
"Sometimes I feel as if in some of these discussions, or at least the press reports, we're caught in a time warp, going back to the 1950s and gunboat diplomacy and Yankees and the Cold War, and this and that and the other," the 50-year-old Obama said.
"That's not the world we live in today."
Cheering the mood a bit, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that a U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement will come into force in the middle of May.
With a presidential election looming, Obama has portrayed his visit to the summit as a way to generate jobs at home by boosting trade with the region.
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I've been watching this site for some time now, at least its news section, which has been very good, so now I decided to give it a try and create account.
My advice to those connecting to this site: don't use proxy server. I have spent at least half an hour trying to figure out why such simple things as login into my account (not talking about updating stuff) don't work correcty, until it strucked me to turn the proxy off. It's still probably some problem with the site, since all other sites where I have to log in (ie. slashdot) work correcly, but whatever, at least now it works.


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Basic Information
"Don't get involved with me, or you'll die.."
Name: Casshern Kiyoshi
Nickname: The Immortal Being
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Clan: Kiyoshi
Casshern wears a white, skintight suit, that covers the entirety of his body. His body is slim and compact, yet heavily muscled due to all the years of training. Two vertical strips of red beginning at his shoulders extend the length of his body, down to his thighs. They then reverse directions back on the backside of his body, reaching towards his shoulders. He also wears a red, distorted "C" on the center of his chest. Red stripes also wrap around both of his forearms. Around his neck, is a blue collar that flares out on all sides around him. On each of his sides are clubs that can be detached doing deadly damage.
Casshern also wears a white, spherical battle helmet. A golden V shaped piece of metal is placed on the front of his helmet. He also has a face plate installed in the helmet, that covers his nose and mouth, acting like a filter for poisons and gases. When he isn't wearing his helmet, his brown hair sticks out wildy in all directions. Casshern has deep, green eyes.
Casshern is a normally calm and oblivious man. He wanders around, seeking answers he doesn't truly know. However, he is very kind and gentle most of the time. Casshern has no one close to him, and so has developed a detached attitude to anything that requires commitment. Even when angered, Casshern speaks in a soft voice that is just above a whisper. His odd restraint of his anger is because he is too afraid to release it sometimes. He knows his capabilities when angered, and so tries to stay calm at all times.
When in battle, his killer instincts takes over. He turns into a killing machine, and goes on a blood rampage. He kills so easily that his enemies are frightened at his strength and speed.
Village Information
Village of Birth: Amegakure
Village of Alliance: Iwagakure
Rank/Chakra Information
Ninja Rank: Unofficial Sage
Specialty: Taijutsu | Earth | Ninjutsu
Ninjutsu: Mastered | Taijutsu: Mastered | Genjutsu: Mastered | Kenjutsu: Mastered | NB Taijutsu: B-ranks | Summoning: Blue Herons | Hyena | Medical Ninjutsu: In training | Kiyoshi: In training
He opened his eyes tentatively. The rain pounded down onto Casshern as he lay upon the ground. His body ached, but he felt help was near. Footsteps echoed in the rain as a group of women appeared from the darkness. Casshern felt soft hands tenderly grip his own arms and legs, lifting him into welcoming arms.
"Himari, we have an child still alive right over here."
"Let me check for you, Tsumi."
Soft hands caressed his neck, and face. Casshern smiled at the comforting feeling. The pressure on his cheeks stung, but it wasn't anything he couldn't bare.
"Well, he's definitely alive, but he's sick with fever and starvation. He needs help."
The smooth silk of a bed of some sort was placed against his bare back. Compared to the slimy rocks he was previously resting on, this was heaven. The bed began to move, a rhythmic back and forth swaying. As the hours passed, the motion gently rocked Casshern back to sleep.
Casshern awoke, a bright light assailing his eyes as he tried to open them for the first time in days. There were odd tubes connected to various parts of his body, and a peculiar, continuous beeping sound that came from a white box next to the bed he rested on. He shrugged his shoulders a few times, trying to get the feeling back into his arms, while flexing his small fingers.
"..Where am I.."
He pulled his hands forward, placing his palms against the bedsheets as he pushed his upper body upwards. He turned his head to both sides, looking at his surroundings. There were small, kind looking women scurrying all around, going from bed to bed, room to room. Casshern genuinely wondered where he was. A woman leaning with a foot placed against the far wall caught his attention. As he looked at her, she looked right back. She licked her lips a single time, and said..
"Ah, so you're awake now, are you?"
She approached Casshern, placing her hand onto his forehead. She checked the inside of his mouth, made him cough a few times and tested his joints with soft taps and knocks.
"You look good as new, little boy! Can I ask you your name?"
Flashes of images roared through Casshern's mind. A bloody petal, a screaming woman, the sounds of boots on hardwood. He looked down to his chest, tracing a large C with his finger on the bare skin. He looked back up, and muttered a single word..
Earth Affinity: Due to Casshern's high level of mastery over earth techniques, he can perform all earth techniques with only a single hand seal.
Ninjutsu: Casshern has displayed amazing talent in the field of ninjutsu, so much so that he is able to perform hand seals and techniques related to basic ninjutsu faster and more effectively than normal shinobi.
Will of Rock: Casshern has a strong willpower and carries the Will of Rock inside from his very proud village of Iwagakure. Having such strong willpower means that in a fight, small injuries are not enough to stop him. His will to live for the village is enormously strong, and it has helped him many times in fights.
Weapons: Casshern carries a variety of weapons. In his ninja pouch, he carries shuriken, kunai, explosive tags, flash and smoke bombs, ninja wire, and all the other items essential for a ninja. Casshern also carries two folded Windmill Shuriken in his backpack. He also carries a basic katana and staff into many of his fights. The basic ninja tools are concealed in multiple pockets and pouches located around his waist. He always carries his weapon strapped to his back.
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Won: Infinity
Lost: N/A
Updating the Kiyoshi bio found here.


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Libraries can be an interesting place to find things. It's sometimes said that librarians think differently than other people. That of course isn't really true; our goal is to make things as easy to find as possible for as many people as possible. The end result however can be confusing. Why? Because librarians think differently than other people. The use of numbers in movie titles is a good example. Let's look at the movie "2012," (Two Thousand Twelve)
You might have noticed that in the above example I spelled out the title in parentheses. There is a reason for this. Libraries, unlike your home computer, place titles with numbers on the shelf as if they were spelled out. Why do we do this?
We do it so that you only have to look one place for a title instead of two. Let's think it through for a moment. Let's say you or I had never heard of the film 2012 and your best friend tells you about this great movie he saw called "2012". Now you come to the library to see if we have it on shelf. Where do you look? If you were alphabetizing like your computer does, 2012 would be found before the letter "A", but "Two Thousand and Twelve" would be found in the T section. What the library has done is taken the guess work out of the equation. We shelve all numbers as if they were spelled out. This means that you know exactly where to look for the title with numbers because we spell out all numbers when we shelve them.


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Toronto's 33rd Pride parade drew hundreds of thousands to the heart of the city in June to wave rainbows flags alongside Canada's red maple leaf. Marchers walked down the street on stilts, in drag, on Rollerblades, or alongside children, friends, and family members who had come out to support the LGBT community.
A diverse range of groups were represented in the procession down Yonge Street, from red-plumed Trojan men to garlanded firefighters to members of the city's police force. A large contingent of men, bearing the banner "Foreskin Is Fabulous," even marched nude down the street, following on the heels of a leather-masked man wielding a whip, a bare-chested woman leading a man on a leash, cast members of MTV Canada's 1 Girl 5 Gays, and a giant Pfizer balloon advertising Viagra.
Politics also played its part in the proceedings. Ontario's first openly gay premier, Kathleen Wynne, became the first premier to march in the parade, eliciting cheers and applause from the crowd as she passed. Other political figures were the target of sartorial satire. One marcher wore a pink undergarment printed with the words "Rob Ford's Pink Slip," a tongue-in-cheek critique of Toronto's mayor.
The tone was jubilant, however, as Canada also commemorated the 10th anniversary of its first same-sex marriage and celebrated the historic rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, which had dominated the front pages of its newspapers only days earlier.


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How a little sewing knowledge can save you money
A Few Stitches to Savings
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You don't have to be an accomplished seamstress to save big bucks by making minor alterations to your wardrobe, sewing simple tier curtains or turning clothing no longer worn into useful items for the home.
When I started working full time, I stopped making clothes, draperies and slipcovers, but I never stopped sewing altogether. I found that there were genuine savings to be had if I were to do small jobs that weren't time consuming.
When a friend sent away for a special gift for me, a sweatshirt with cocker spaniels imprinted on the front that turned out to be much too long, I removed the bottom band, cut off the extra length and sewed the band back on. Since then, I've done it several times with other sweats.
Another sweatshirt, in a dark green, had a cream-colored collar. After a number of washings, the collar turned dingy, so I picked open the stitches attaching it to the neckline and removed it. A turtleneck worn under the sweatshirt made a nice substitute.
I had a white cotton blouse with a fancy cutwork collar. After retiring, I seldom wore the blouse, so I shortened it and cut off the sleeves to wear it as a decorative dickey under sweaters and sweats. The neckband had a yellow tinge that no amount of scrubbing and bleaching would take away, so I simply removed the label from the back and wore the dickey inside out.
When I no longer needed my long paisley skirt, but hesitated to donate it charity, I made it into a calf-length skirt. For best results, I use hemming tape when turning up skirts or pants.
Sometimes, I'm reluctant to part with a garment even though I seldom wear it. If that's the case, I look for ways to use the fabric. For example, I had a denim jumper with an embroidered bib top. I converted the skirt into a pillow cover and centered the embroidered part on the front of it. Another time, I turned a denim skirt into a clothespin bag, using my old purchased bag as a pattern.
A cotton summer dress with an embroidered top and short-sleeved jacket made a lovely pillow for our family room. I was able to use the front opening of the jacket, complete with buttons and buttonholes, for the back of the pillow cover so it could be removed for laundering.
My husband wears a 32"-33" sleeve length, which is always difficult to find. Therefore, I sometimes bought the longer length and removed the cuffs, then re-attached them after cutting away a half inch or so. And it's usually relatively simple to shorten the sleeves of lightweight or unlined jackets and makes for a nicer appearance.
Unlined tier curtains and valances are easy to make and far less expensive than buying ready-made. We have a birdhouse-themed wallpaper border in one of our bedrooms. I purchased the matching sheets and comforter, but balked at the almost $100 price tag for the curtains. As luck would have it, the pattern also came in tablecloths and table runners. Because the tablecloth was made from the same fabric as the curtains, I bought several on sale and made them into tier curtains at about half the cost. The leftover fabric came in handy to re-cover the seat of a small dressing table stool in the room. I bought the matching table runners on sale and used them as dresser scarves.
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Don't toss out leftover material after a sewing project. After making bathroom curtains from material that matched the wallpaper, I used a remnant to sew a drawstring hanky bag for my husband's soiled handkerchiefs. Fabric left over from making a skirt for the powder room sink was used to add a matching border on the hand towels.
When we replaced our ruffled living room curtains, I turned one of the old ones into a tablecloth for a small round table. If you have odd-sized windows and can't find the proper size, why not buy the larger size and cut away the excess fabric, leaving a few inches for a generous hem?
When buying fabric for kitchen curtains, I bought enough to re-cover the seats of our dinette set (with my husband's help). This project didn't require any sewing as the fabric was stapled to the underside of the chair seat.
Toaster and can-opener covers require only a small amount of material. Use your present covers as patterns or measure the height, width and depth of the appliance and cut to fit, allowing extra fabric for seams. When I bought bargain-priced kitchen curtains, I purchased an extra pair to stitch matching covers for my small kitchen appliances.
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Rare runs in first spark three-homer outburst in Texas
ARLINGTON -- The first frame hasn't been kind to the Rangers this season, but it paved the way to a 10-5 win against the Astros on Friday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
The Rangers posted two runs in the first on David Murphy's line shot into the home bullpen in right field. Ian Kinsler drew the first of his three walks to lead off the game, setting up Murphy's 10th home run this season. Murphy hit second for the second straight game.Full Game Coverage
ARLINGTON -- The first frame hasn't been kind to the Rangers this season, but it paved the way to a 10-5 win against the Astros on Friday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
The Rangers posted two runs in the first on David Murphy's line shot into the home bullpen in right field. Ian Kinsler drew the first of his three walks to lead off the game, setting up Murphy's 10th home run this season. Murphy hit second for the second straight game.Full Game Coverage
"I actually thought it was a double," Murphy said. "That's the part of the ballpark that's a good place to hit. When it's that low, you bust out of the box and hope it goes out."
The Rangers have scored one run in the first inning the past 25 games and have been outscored, 40-19, in the first inning this season. It was just their fourth multi-run first inning of the year.
Lucas Harrell didn't last past the fourth as the Rangers built on their first frame. Nelson Cruz hit his sixth career grand slam in the second to open the game up, 6-0. Cruz sent the pitch over the left-field seats with two out, taking advantage of a pair of Harrell walks that helped load the bases.
"I thought we handled Harrell well," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "We made him throw some balls in the strike zone and didn't chase them. We got some hits when we needed them."
Harrell allowed his third home run in the fourth to Adrian Beltre, giving the Rangers a 9-0 lead. Brett Wallace dropped a Cruz popup with two out before Beltre blasted a ball off the foul pole in left field. He has hit three home runs in his past six at-bats.
"It was good to jump on them early and take the pressure off of [starter Nick] Tepesch a bit, and allow him to go out there and pound the strike zone," Murphy said. "It was great to see our offense explode like we're capable of."
Harrell dropped to 5-9, matching a career-high nine runs allowed (seven earned) in 3 2/3 innings. He's now 1-3 with a 6.10 ERA in four career starts against the Rangers.
"He just didn't have his fastball command today, and against a good-hitting ballclub like this, you fall behind in the count and get into some predictable fastball counts, they're going to put good swings on it," Astros manager Bo Porter said.
Tepesch improved to 4-6, but he struggled the third time through the order once again. He allowed three of his seven hits in the sixth, exiting with nobody out. Chris Carter's two-run double off Tepesch made it a 10-3 game. It marked the end of the outing for Tepesch, who saw his opponents' batting average increase to .459 (40-for-87) during his third time through the lineup. Carter scored on J.D. Martinez's single off reliever Ross Wolf, giving Tepesch four earned runs in five-plus innings.
"I just thought he ran out of gas because he quit getting extension," Washington said. "The balls he was driving through the strike zone all of sudden were hitting the dirt."
Tepesch still recorded a career-high nine strikeouts, punching out the side in the second. He forced Ronny Cedeno to hit into an inning-ending double play in the fifth with runners on the corners.
"I had good command, that was the biggest thing," Tepesch said of his first five innings. "I was locating all my pitches. I threw a few changeups and threw a few good ones. I felt like it was as good as it's been in a long time tonight."
The Rangers still managed to save their bullpen, as Wolf pitched three innings. The long reliever allowed only three hits and an unearned run in the eighth on a Mitch Moreland throwing error.
The Rangers scored 10 runs for the first time since May 19 against Detroit and are now 31-1 this season when they score five or more. They have won eight of their past nine games against the Astros at home, with the opener marking the pair's first meeting in Arlington as American League West foes.
"It's what we're supposed to be doing," Beltre said. "That's what our plan is to score runs for our pitching staff. Obviously it's not always going to be the same, but the last couple games have been good. Hopefully we keep it up."
Master Tesfatsion is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Russell Wins First OMA of Season
Bedford, IN – Factory FMF/KTM rider Kailub Russell took his first win of the OMA season at the third round of the series.
Russell did not have the jump off the start he anticipated and he was sitting in last position as the riders came around the first corner. A short ways into the first lap the riders approached a large technical hill climb.
"In one way, I guess I was lucky I was in last place as we got to the hillside because I could see where everyone had crashed," remarked Russell. "I was then able to take a better line up the hill which allowed me to move up to second position by the top of the hill."
Russell maintained second place for the next three laps while the course started to break in. "Once there were some good lines in the course it became easier to not make mistakes and those of us in the top three were able to pull away," stated Russell.
Around the halfway point, Russell was able to move into first after Paul Whibley stopped for fuel. Once in the lead, Russell never looked back and went on to win the race by 40 seconds.
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AlabamaVarsity.com selects the state's best performer and other performances in Week 1.
Player of the Week
Carver High School in Montgomery
The expectations are high for Carver High School this fall with the quarterback leading the Wolverines. They have talented D-I athletes on both sides of the ball led by Johnson who is also committed to Auburn. He led the way Friday night in a 49-24 win against Prattville High School.
A Mr. Football candidate completed 21-of-29 for 384 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Johnson used his speed and athleticism to add 94 yards rushing with a touchdown. Carver has another big game this Friday night against Central of Phenix City.
The next best
Bo Scarbrough, Northridge High School, running back, 2014
Scarborugh ended his junior year on a bad note with a torn ACL. He recovered from the injury and competed in camps throughout the summer. He shined in his first regular season game back from the injury with 37 carries for 214 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-30 win against Bob Jones on Friday night. He drew heavy praise after the game from Bob Jones head coach Kevin Rose who told TuscPrep.com/Tuscaloosa News, "Bo Scarbrough is the best running back in America."
ArDarius Stewart, Fultondale High School, Athlete
The Alabama commitment also started his Mr. Football campaign with a spectacular performance in his team's first game of the season with a 64-28 win against Montevallo. Stewart had 281 yards of offense with five touchdowns including two on the ground. His numbers all came in a quarter and a half of play. He is off to a hot start.
Jason Smith, McGill-Toolen High School, Quarterback
The Auburn commitment completed nine-of-13 for 193 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 124 yards on five carries in a 50-28 win against UMS-Wright.
Racean Thomas, Oxford High School, running back, 2014
'Rock' Thomas is also one of the premier backs in the state. He made AlabamaVarsity.com's pre-season first team All-State. Thomas had 16 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown in a 21-17 win at Carrollton, Ga. He also had a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown which sparked the Yellow Jackets come from behind victory. He ended the night with 254 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.
Johnathan Ford, New Hope High School, running back
The Vanderbilt commitment had only 14 carries in Friday night's 45-26 win against Locust Fort, but ripped off 292 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. Ford had a night to remember and should receive a lot of extra attention this fall.
Berron Tyson, Baker High School, running back
Tyson is not the biggest player on the field (5-foot-7, 160), but he had big night with 293 yards rushing in the 34-18 win against B.C. Rain. He had three rushing touchdowns with a long of 80-yards.
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The most threatening disease facing the nation's bat population was discovered last month at the Geauga Park District's West Woods Park in Russell and Newbury townships.
Biologists have confirmed the presence of white-nose syndrome in bats hibernating in the cave areas of the reserve.
And another white-nosed syndrome-infected bat was retrieved earlier this month at Cleveland Metroparks' North Chagrin Reservation, which lies in both Willoughby Hills and Mayfield Village.
This white-nosed syndrome threat is so serious that many biologists believe the disease might eventually cause certain bat species to become extinct and greatly reduce the populations of other bat species.
And because bats are top predators for night-flying insects -- mosquitoes, beetles, moths and other pests to humans, agriculture and forests --� the concern is that white-nosed syndrome is a potential ticking time bomb that could have catastrophic implications on agriculture and entire ecosystems.
To date, white-nose syndrome has killed more than 5.5 million bats in eastern North America since 2006. The disease was first documented in Ohio at a bat hibernating cave in Wayne National Forest in 2011.
What's more, no known cure exists for white-nosed syndrome, said Geauga Park District biologist Paul Pira.
"Once infected, always infected, unfortunately," Pira said. "There doesn't seem to be any resistance or immunities at all built up in these bats. And it's pretty devastating; if it doesn't get them the first year, it wipes them out by year two."
Scientists believe that white-nosed syndrome irritates bats enough to prematurely rouse them during hibernation, forcing them to find food when little is available, which results in starvation, Pira said.
Signs of white-nosed syndrome include white fungus on a bat's nose, wings, ears or tail; flying outside during the day in very cold temperatures; clustering near the entrance of a hibernating chamber; or groups of dead or dying bats on the ground, on buildings, on trees or on other structures during winter months.
Bat-to-bat contact transmits the disease, which requires body temperatures below 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jane Christyson, Cleveland Metroparks' director of marketing and golf house services, said that an infected bat was recovered at North Chagrin Reservation two weeks ago.
"It appeared to be out, trying to find food," Christyson said. "Unfortunately it died."
And Metro Parks, Serving Summit County also announced finding white-nosed syndrome-positive bats in the caves and ledges of the agency's Liberty Park in Twinsburg. The park district then released an educational video about the disease and which can be viewed at youtube.com/summitmetroparks.
In response to these instances, Geauga Park District's natural resource management department initiated a plan to conduct weekly surveys at The West Woods in Russell Township, and on Feb. 2 discovered a deceased bat.
On Wednesday, Pira placed signs within 30 feet of The West Woods' bat hibernating chamber to close the rock outcroppings to humans, then thoroughly decontaminated his boots according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protocol.
Surveys of another potential hibernating location within a Geauga Park District preserve in Burton Township did not unearth any bats with white-nosed syndrome, Pira said.
Geauga Park District is working corroboratively with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife, and bat biologists from Summit and Cuyahoga counties to plan a proper course of action going forward.
Meanwhile, researchers will require a Geauga Park District Park permit to anyone entering these areas, and all "back country hikes" near known bat hibernating chambers will be rescheduled to on-trail hikes.
For more information about bats and the effects of white-nosed syndrome, visit bit.ly/WhiteNoseSyndrome or fws.gov/WhiteNoseSyndrome.
Questions or bat sightings in Geauga County can be directed to Pira directly at 440-279-0812.


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Tahoe will continue a series of Live Phish webcasts nugs.net pioneered with the band over New Year's with three pay-per-view webcasts from Madison Square Garden, ranked as the highest grossing paid concert webcasts on record. Fans can tune in on their large screen TVs via HDMI-equipped PCs or Macs, as well as on Android devices, Xbox, Wii, and Playstation game consoles. Nugs.net handles the live encoding, broadcast, transactions, secure gateway, reporting, and customer service for the LivePhish.com webcasts.
Now in its tenth year, LivePhish.com is a partnership between Phish and nugs.net. With over 40 million downloads served, every note Phish has performed live since 2002 is available for download in multiple formats, including higher than CD quality 24 bit FLAC-HD, Apple Lossless, and 256kbps MP3s. Most shows are also available on limited edition CDs. Videos from many shows are sold as downloads, and Phish posts a free high definition stream of one song from each night of this tour at LivePhish.com.
Moreover, the bar code on every Phish ticket is redeemable at LivePhish.com for free MP3s of that show, available within an hour of the band leaving the stage each night. Fans can also listen to the latest show and access everything they've ever bought from LivePhish.com in the cloud with the Live Phish App (bit.ly/LivePhishApp), which Billboard voted the best touring app of 2010. Phish also uses nugs.net's Appetizer to stream samples of each night's show on Facebook, capturing sales directly in their fans' news feed. Beyond these multi-faceted direct-to-fan services, nugs.net also handles the mechanical license administration for the 28,000 unique tracks in the Live Phish library.


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With St. Patty's Day nearing and it being Lent there has been talk about potatoes on pizza. Both those things cast the topping in a particularly starchy light (think corned beef and potato pies—yeah that happens—or Polish pizza—aka pagache). But thinly sliced and adorned with rosemary, potatoes are a traditional pizza bianca topping at shops all over Rome. And there are lots of New Haven pizza fans that claim that Bar's mashed potato topped pie is their best.
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Be Smart When Buying a Home
Buying or refinancing a home is one of the most important and complex financial decisions facing consumers, and it is also a breeding ground for predatory lending and loan fraud. It is important to be a smart consumer.
Misinformed homebuyers, often first-time purchasers or seniors, are ripe targets to become victims. But there are checkpoints to help avoid the pitfalls and losses that they can bring.
Interview several real estate professionals, and ask for and check their references before selecting an agent to help buy or sell a home. Check prices of other homes in the neighborhood. Hire a licensed home inspector to carefully inspect the property before becoming obligated to buy. Determine who will be responsible for paying for repairs.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), one of 24 federal agencies that make up a financial fraud enforcement task force known as STOPFRAUD.gov, offers a list of DON'Ts to avoid being a victim of loan fraud:
The Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, STOPFRAUD.gov, was established last November as the broadest coalition of law enforcement, investigatory and regulatory agencies ever assembled to combat fraud.
Members range from the Department of Justice to the Department of Treasury and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. It also includes the FBI, IRS criminal division and Secret Service.
The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) has issued additional tips for avoiding foreclosure scams. It recommends working only with a nonprofit, HUD-approved counselor, and never working with a counselor who collects a fee before providing the services or who accepts payment only by cashier's check or wire transfer.
Be wary of guarantees. Reputable counselors will not guarantee to stop the foreclosure process, no matter what your circumstances. "Working with a legitimate counselor can certainly increase your chance of keeping your home, but be wary of people who promise a sure thing," the FRB reports. "Get the details of your transaction, along with any promises, in writing first."
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Brilliant first quarter on both ends!
Jorts is the new Shawne Williams!
Only he's about 45 pounds heavier and 3" taller.
Someone buy that kid a night at the Playboy mansion.
Damn this is the best our defense has looked all season, we need to keep this up!
And Syracuse is taking care of Villanova - love it...
Jorts makes himself open. I like what I see from this kid..
This lineup sucks.
TD,Walker, Amare, Jorts, Fields?
Dantoni wants to give up the lead?
wow...this offense is inept without Carmelo and Iman.
To state the obvious - we always need Iman or Melo on the court. They are the only ones that can move the ball. I'm scared when anyone else dribbles...
Douglas just can't run our offense, without Shumpert and/or Carmelo on the floor this team simply lacks ball movement and creativity.
See this is what you get with TD -- all east to west halfcourt basketball...Completely different feel from when Shump was in there. Right after this T/O, reinsert Shump for TD....And give Balkman a look here..Why not.
I hate to keep ragging on TD but dantoni should know by now that you can't keep him in that long to run the point. Flow of the game just stops.
Real Talk
They're all capable of a good game.
What they need from Mike is an offensive switch up. They need a cognitive, calculated and deliberate attack that's predetermined.
The starting 5 can run the space and move.
The second unit just don't have the talent, and it needs to be adjusted.
There is not a lot of hope for that though, sadly.
Very very annoying, like 3 possessions without hitting rim I feel. He needs to find ways to rest some starters while our bench is "under-performing", without resting so many. He does the keep Amare in while Carmelo rests thing, but especially with Douglas struggling I'd keep someone else, I know he's not a starter but what happened to Bibby? 2 good games then got caught doing the old dropped pencil trick when Dant's wife was wearing a skirt or some ish?
"Tough times don't last forever, tough people do"
As we typed those Shumpert back in, helps so much its crazy, everytime he has the ball I feel like I am confident and expect something decent to happen, Douglas Walker and Fields I feel way more nervous and feel its a crapshoot
"Tough times don't last forever, tough people do"
Ummm... Did Amare just travel on that play he got fouled on?
TD is trying too hard to shoot and get points. He wants that starting position too much...


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Speakers in the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour sometimes worry that all the bad news they are delivering may be leave audiences too discouraged about the country's future. Too much gloom and doom, after all, could cause some people to simply throw up their hands in despair.
But while people who attended this week's Wake-Up program in Kennebunkport, Maine, found the presentations sobering, they also seemed engaged and in many cases energized to seek solutions.
That was reflected both in the wide-ranging questions during the program and in comments from some audience members afterwards.
"The program was very informative; it's great that we can do this," said Jonathan T.E. Courtney, assistant Republican leader in the Maine Senate. He strongly agreed with the calls for Democrats and Republicans to cooperate in finding solutions to the nation's fiscal problems: "We just can't sustain this level of spending."
Such cooperation in Maine, he said, enabled legislators there to begin to deal constructively with difficulties in the state budget this year: "We decided to engage Democrats rather than throw bombs."
Frank Gallagher, a Portland Democrat and Maine director for Americans United for Change, also liked the program and agreed with much of what he heard there. Rising federal deficits, he said, were a critical consideration with "any item that's on the agenda these days."
Well, he should know. Gallagher's organization is pushing health care reform, a cause that has run smack into concerns about rapidly rising deficits. The group's state chapter is keeping a watchful eye on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who appeared with the Wake-Up speakers and drew dozens of demonstrators supporting heath care reform.
Gallagher said he was struck by the Wake-Up speakers' emphasis on the need for shared sacrifice to put the nation on a more sustainable course. He agreed, he said, as long as the working class was not asked to sacrifice more than the wealthy – a point he thought could have received more attention from the speakers.
Rob Werner, national field director for Americans for Campaign Reform, had high praise for the program: "I think the information was presented in a way that was compelling and understandable." The public, he said, had to be convinced of the need for significant change.
Did the program sound too alarmist? No, said Kate Bridges, associate state director with the AARP, an organization that represents older Americans and pays very close attention to calls for entitlement reform and federal spending cuts.
"I think it was a fair and balanced approach," she said. "The numbers are what they are."