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Blanton doesn't believe he has anything to prove
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
LOS ANGELES -- Tuesday's start against the Dodgers would appear to be another crucial one for Joe Blanton and his 6.19 ERA. Jered Weaver is rejoining the Angels' rotation the next day, Tommy Hanson is expected to return to the staff later this week and long reliever Jerome Williams -- 2.58 ERA on the year, 3.19 ERA in five starts -- has made a case to stay in the rotation.
The perception is that Blanton really has something to prove, even after bouncing back with 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball in a win against the Royals on Thursday.
Blanton would disagree.
"I don't have anything to prove," he said "This is my ninth [full season]. If I have to prove something my ninth year … you know, obviously I want to throw the ball well. Especially being on a new team, everything looks different because you don't have any background with the team."
Asked how he was able to bounce back his last time out, Blanton laughed and said: "They hit balls at people."
But he isn't joking.
Blanton acknowledges that he "really didn't throw the ball well at all the first three games of the year."
"But scratching those," he added, "I feel like I've pretty much thrown the ball the way I want to throw. Stuff's been fine, and they've just hit balls where people aren't. There's nothing you can do about that."
After being charged with 14 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings through his first three starts, Blanton turned it around, going at least six innings in each of his next four outings -- three of which were quality starts -- and posting a 4.05 ERA in that span. Then, just before capturing his first victory at Kauffman Stadium four days ago, the 32-year-old right-hander hit another rut, giving up 11 runs and 23 hits in nine innings of a two-start span.
But Blanton, a pitch-to-contact guy by nature, points out that 19 of those hits were singles and he doesn't believe that the rough patch is a true indication of the way he's been pitching lately.
"It's like a hitter when he goes up and he's 0-for-4 and he's hit four line drives right at somebody," he said. "On paper, he's 0-for-4, but he had good swings that day. It's kind of that way."
Hanson's return leaves Scioscia with choice
LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Hanson's next start is expected to come with the Angels, manager Mike Scioscia confirmed on Monday.
Hanson threw a five-inning, 75-pitch simulated game on Saturday in Arizona and could start Friday's series opener against the Astros, if Scioscia opts to keep Joe Blanton in the rotation.
Hanson's next turn through the order is technically Thursday's series finale against the Dodgers, but Jason Vargas is starting that game on extended rest to accommodate Jered Weaver's return on Wednesday. Long reliever Jerome Williams (2.58 ERA on the year, 3.19 ERA in five starts) lines up to start on Friday and Blanton (1-7, 6.19 ERA) would line up to make his 11th start of the season on Sunday.
If Blanton struggles on Tuesday, Scioscia -- who didn't provide a specific return date for Hanson -- could have a decision to make between those two.
Hanson, 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA in five starts, has been on the restricted list since May 10 to deal with the aftermath of his step-brother's death.
Hamilton isn't surprised by Rangers' hot start
LOS ANGELES -- Josh Hamilton doesn't really stay up to date with what's going on in baseball. He doesn't watch MLB Network, he doesn't scroll Twitter for updates -- heck, he doesn't even have Internet access on his cell phone.
"It makes life a lot better to live, man," Hamilton said. "It's a lot less stressful when you don't have to worry about who said this and who wrote this."
But the Angels' right fielder has heard that his former Rangers team is off to another flying start, with an American League-best 32-19 record, a 3 1/2-game first-place cushion and, most glaringly, an 8 1/2-game cushion over Hamilton's new team.
"I don't think I've made a bad decision by any means," Hamilton said when asked about the Rangers' hot start. "I feel like I am where I'm supposed to be. Every team, for the most part during a season, goes through somewhat of a little slump. It goes back to who's hot at the right time. So if we continue winning, other teams will struggle at some point."
The Angels went into Monday night's Freeway Series opener at Dodger Stadium riding a season-high eight-game winning streak that has seen them gain three games on the Rangers, who lost their second straight game on Monday. But Texas opened 2013 with plenty of breathing room -- much like 2012 -- despite losing Hamilton and clubhouse leader Michael Young, and despite being without the likes of pitchers Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, Colby Lewis and Joakim Soria.
Hamilton isn't surprised.
"Pitching's pitching," he said. "When you can have a little bit of offense and you have guys that are getting the job done on the mound and you play defense, you win ball games. It's just being consistent with all those things."
Worth noting
• Angels reliever Sean Burnett was slated to visit a doctor on Monday regarding the forearm irritation that prompted him to exit Sunday's game in the seventh inning. Scioscia said it's "in a different area" from the previous issue that forced him to miss 22 games on the disabled list earlier this season.
"I'm not really concerned; it is what it is," Burnett said Monday. "I have no control over that. It's just frustrating not being able to play and help my teammates."
• Hamilton has yet to see an allergist regarding his sinus issues. He was told to finish his current round of antibiotics first to see if that takes care of the issue. Hamilton still feels sinus congestion on most days.
• Peter Bourjos, placed on the DL four weeks ago with a left hamstring strain, resumed his running routine for the first time on Monday, jogging a third of the way on the warning track between foul poles, sprinting a third and then jogging the final third. The Angels center fielder is still a couple weeks away from returning.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Optimizing Limousine Service with AI
A common problem for companies with strong business growth is that it is hard to find enough experienced staff to support expansion needs. This problem is particular pronounced for operations planners and controllers who must be very highly knowledgeable and experienced with the business domain. This article is a case study of how one of the largest travel agencies in Hong Kong alleviated this problem by using AI to support decision-making and problem-solving so that their planners and controllers can work more effectively and efficiently to sustain business growth while maintaining consistent quality of service. AI is used in a mission critical fleet management system (FMS) that supports the scheduling and management of a fleet of luxury limousines for business travelers. The AI problem was modeled as a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP). The use of AI enabled the travel agency to sign up additional hotel partners, handle more orders and expand their fleet with their existing team of planners and controllers. Using modern web 2.0 architecture and proven AI technology, we were able to achieve low-risk implementation and deployment success with concrete and measurable business benefits.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1609/aimag.v32i2.2346
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text: Sorry to triple-post; I missed this one in my initial reading of the thread. The number of mentions of planets doesn't say much, since Romulans have interacted with the Federation to a considerably less extent than the Klingons. * Three of the five Trek series have had Klingon or half-Klingon protagonists, the Enterprise-D made multiple visits to Qo'Nos, the Federation was deeply involved in Klingon internal affairs and fought a year-long war with the Klingons, and there have been numerous recurring Klingon characters, including Dax's old friends who were present in two series. * The Romulans didn't interact nearly as much with the Federation. Federation-Romulan conflicts tended to be small and low key--the fight over that medical hologram-equipped ship, or the run-ins along the neutral zone--and the only Romulan characters I can think of who appeared for more than two episodes are Tomalak and the half-human Sela. If they don't feature much in the series, why would their worlds be mentioned?


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The mysterious panel of voters who determine the MLS Power Rankings finally came to their senses this week. After having FCD ranked No. 11 during the preseason, the club jumped six spots (largest move of the week) to No. 5 in the Week One rankings. Here's what they had to say:
70 minutes of comprehensive dominance followed by 20 minutes of holding on for dear life. That's probably not the way that Schellas Hyndman drew it up, but it was good enough for three points against New York. They'll need to be more clinical to stay with the West's heavies, though.


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Ethnic Differentials in Mortality in Kyrgyzstan (ICPSR 34377)
Principal Investigator(s): Guillot, Michel, University of Pennsylvania. Department of Sociology
The purpose of this project was to examine mortality by ethnic group in the former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan from 1959 to 1999. A particular focus of this research was infant and child mortality by ethnic group. Using reported monthly probabilities of dying below age two since 1959 and individual census reports of women regarding their number of births and child deaths in 1989 and 1999, improved and independent estimates of infant and child mortality by ethnicity were produced for the period 1959-1999. These estimates permit an assessment of the quality of the reported trends and allow a substantive analysis of the differential effect of the post-Soviet transition period on the child mortality conditions of the various ethnic groups.
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These data are not available from DSDR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining these resources.
Study Description
This study was funded by:
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: ethnicity, health care, health status, infant mortality, mortality rates, risk factors, social environment
Geographic Coverage: Asia, Global, Kyrgyzstan
These data are not available from DSDR or ICPSR. Researchers should consult the principal investigator directly for details on obtaining access to the data and documentation:
Dr. Michel Guillot
Department of Sociology
3718 Locust Walk
University of Pennsylvania
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More than 60 rescued at sea in southern Adriatic
|UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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UNHCR welcomes the prompt and efficient action of the Croatian Coast Guard yesterday (2nd July) in rescuing 65 people adrift on a boat in the Adriatic. The boat was spotted drifting off the Croatian island of Mljet on Sunday night. The Coast Guard crew provided food, water and medical supplies to the people on board and towed the vessel to the safety of Dubrovnik's Gruz harbour yesterday afternoon.
The boat is said to have left Greece and lost power. It was adrift for two days. All the passengers were male, reportedly of 12 different nationalities – including Syrians, Afghans, Somalis and Egyptians.
At the request of the authorities, our partner the Croatian Red Cross is on the ground and providing humanitarian and medical assistance in Gruz harbour, where the passengers are temporarily accommodated. Reportedly some passengers require urgent medical help. Blankets and other basic aid items are also being made available to them. UNHCR is also following up further.
The Mediterranean is one of the busiest irregular mixed migration routes into Europe through Greece, Italy and Malta. Last year was a record in terms of the number of arrivals in Europe via the Mediterranean, with more than 58,000 people making the crossing. According to UNHCR estimates, more than 1,500 people drowned or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe in 2011.


text: I'm converting my ATE brakes on my '79 R100RT with Brembo brakes. I've switched out the sliders, but one of them leaks oil. I don't know what year bike those sliders come from and the only number I find on them is No. 1241643. I had to switch out the bolt on bottom of the slider as the ones on the ATE are different that the sliders with the Brembo brakes. The bottom bolt for the newer sliders have a shoulder on them and actually fit into the slider. Does this bolt need a washer? These newer sliders also have a drain plug and a ring on the bottom of the slider (see picture). I don't think the oil is leaking from the bottom bolt or from the drain plug. Is there some sort of seal that may need replacing if I take the big ring off? Appreciate any help. Thanks!


text: http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/04/paris_hilton_enjoys_being_single_aamp_so Paris Hilton Enjoys Being 'Single & Solo' Paris Hilton insists she is still single, despite being spotted with former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker in New York City and Amsterdam. The aspiring pop star, 25, visited the Dutch capital last week and partied with Barker. Last month, Barker's estranged wife Shanna Moakler blasted the rocker for moving on so quickly after their August split, and Hilton's publicist appeared to suggest the pair were more than just friends, by saying, "They like each other. Paris really likes him." Despite new rumors Hilton got close to tennis ace Andy Roddick at Las Vegas nightspot Tao over the weekend, the hotel heiress claims she's single. She tells LuxeLife, "There's no serious dating anybody at the moment. I'm flying fancy free and enjoying being single and solo. It's a time for me to have a lot of friends and not get tied down with somebody serious."


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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Shaka Zulu, Mar 29, 2013.
Race + Comics: On Green Lantern's Near-Death Experience
Is Mr. Garcia right, or wrong?
I'm a Hal fan, as you can see from my avatar. I started to like him back in the early 90's, before Parallax, but during a pretty low point in his characterization. Of course, that goes for the three GL's at the time: Guy Gardner was a sexist jerk, John was a Streisand loving philosopher, and Hal was a directionless middle-aged man whose prime was past him.
Aside from the Justice League cartoon, the problem with John is that no one has really done anything worthwhile with him. Guy went from being the butt of jokes in Giffen's Justice League to the character he is today thanks to Chuck Dixon and Beau Smith in the mid 90's recognizing his potential. Sure he's still a bit of a jerk, but they added some depth to him and turned him from a jerk-for-the-sake-of-being-a-jerk to that friend you have who, while knowing he's got your back, still will give you a hard time just to see you sweat.
Hal, meanwhile, in the early 90's had spent the 70's travelling with Ollie, then the mid-80's giving up being GL in favor of trying to get together with Carol, then the late 80's as one of only three remaining GLs in the universe. After the whole Parallax-mess, Johns brought Hal back to the character he used to be, strong-willed (it was even a plot point during the early 90's that Hal's will had been sapped since an adventure with Ollie in the 70's), thick-headed, and impulsive.
Meanwhile, John was portrayed in the late 80's and early 90's as suffering guilt from destroying a planet. Gerard Jones mined this in Green Lantern: Mosiac, which had John struggle with issues of race while drudging up everything Jones remembered from Philosophy 101 (it was...strange, intentionally so, but it has to be experienced to understand and even then, good luck). The mid 90's had John try to fit in, but they did that by making him a Darkstar, then crippling him on and off again. Winnick's attempt at reviving John involved shamelessly ripping off a plot-point from Hawkeye Pierce in the final episode of M*A*S*H.
The problem is that no one was either (a) allowed or (b) willing to do anything interesting with John since. Johns wrote a fairly decent "guest-star" version of John in his rare appearances in the main GL title prior to "The Sinestro War" arc. Following "Blackest Night" they made him a main character in Green Lantern Corps, but paired him with Kyle and again, he somewhat faded into the background. Then they dredged up the whole "planet killer" thing and had John kill Mogo and then another GL. Then I stopped collecting comics.
My long and rambling point is this, I disagree with Mr. Garcia on the grounds that he wants to make this into another "bash Hal" argument. He has some really good points about race and comics, but to me, he loses credits for trying to discredit Hal and his fans. Case in point, unless I'm misreading, it seems to me his main argument for why the Green Lantern movie flopped "deservedly" so was that it starred Hal. And as for his referencing someone who claimed their son viewed Hal as almost a roadblock to his enjoyment of the cartoon holds little water for me, since my son liked it partly because of Hal. That's just pure opinion and not everyone is going to agree.
I think he would have done better to ignore Hal as a character and focus on DC's lack of effort in trying to do some lasting character work on John. Yes, Justice League did wonders for making him a strong character, but it went against some of what made John a character up to that point in the comics. The attempt to make comics John into that John failed, because they were two totally different characters. I don't mean you have to use or even accept Gerard Jones' characterization, where, I kid you not, he professed his love for Streisand and was the opposite of the hardened ex-Marine that Johns and co. tried to make him.
What worked with Hal and Guy was to focus on what made their characters popular, amplify that, explain or retcon what made them weak as characters, all while honoring what came before.
As far as tying it to the comic version of the 60's Batman show, that to me is a very weak point. I feel like DC's has, since I started collecting int he early 90's, focused very much on the 60's and the fans from back then. Sure, when I started, we were firmly entrenched in the Post-Crisis continuity, but they were always trying to re-do the stories from the 60's, albeit with a few twists ("Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" got me into comics, and while it was proven fake, it was the first non-green Kryptonite used in the Superman comics). Things only progressed from there as the Superman comics attempted to re-do such famous stories (even if they were originally "imaginary") as "The Death of Superman" and "Superman Red/Superman Blue." From there, they even slowly re-introduced the Silver Age Krypton, first as a red herring and later as the basis for a new ("retro") origin.
Yes, DC has issues with race. But, tying these two things together is very, very weak. A better argument should be that DC, of recent, has taken some very interesting and well-written minority characters and systematically found a way to botch them, completely in the comics, while showing how great they can be in animation. Case in point Static and Blue Beetle in Young Justice: Invasion versus their "New-52" comics. The Keith Giffen/John Rogers Blue Beetle was one of my favorite comic series of all time. It only took the first issue of the "New-52" to see that they took everything that made Blue Beetle great and ignored it.
Garcia is right on some points, but wrong on others (more often he comes across as a Hal-basher).
Sure, there's a whole generation of kids who grew up with John as their Green Lantern--but there was a generation of kids before that who grew up with Kyle, and a generation before that with Hal (we can go even further back with Alan). Everyone has their favorite Lantern that they want to see more of.
We'll probably never know the real motivation behind DC's initial decision to kill off John--it might have been to ultimately bring him back in big way later or it might have been because they thought there were too many Earth Lanterns and someone had to go.
Prior to Joshua Hale Fialkov walking off as writer, it did seem that the plan was to split Hal, Guy, John, and Kyle into their own separate books with John becoming the star of Green Lantern Corps. Personally, I hope that is still the plan as it really would allow John to take center stage there and move the character in a new direction perhaps.
Was that the plan? As far as I knew Guy and John were still going to share billing on GLC, with Kyle still in New Guardians. There weren't any announcements about Guy getting a title of his own. I wouldn't be against it. John has sorely needed some time in the spotlight for a long time. He's the most underused Lantern, and hasn't really had a good story in a couple decades.
Me too on the last paragraph, and also, I wish that a movie with all three people be made, or maybe just three separate movies focusing on each character.
This article seems off to me. DC has made a lot of attempts in the last ten years to diversify its cast. The new Atom, Blue Beetle, and Firestorm are all examples of this. The new 52 started with a number of titles with non-white male leads. Static Shock, Blue Beetle, Batwing, Batwoman, Mister Terrific, and VooDoo were all examples of this. How many of these are still around?
Besides, John Stewart has gotten a lot more attention this past decade than he ever had before, and five earth lanterns is a little much. If DC has to kill off one of them in favor of keeping Simon Baz, which Lantern is it going to be--Guy? Kyle?--Hal again?
Two points:
1. Garcia is correct in the race issue being a problem in comics. The advancement made in the early 1970s with John Stewart reflected intelligent writers presenting honest tales about the nation's most serious social issue: racial perceptions/relations (still the most serious issue).
However, the one thing many refuse to acknowledge is that younger generations of comic creators--many seeming "liberal" either in action or speech--do not appear to know how to write characters of color--African Americans in particular , unless it is the media stereotype many with a post-Hip Hop sensibility, delivering lines like someone from a 20 year old Spike Lee movie, or random BET sitcoms. Any other character with such a strong introduction as John Stewart should have that as a springboard to move the character through time, growing into a fleshed out entity, but that never happened with JS.
Even in anmation, Justice League Unlimited's version could be viewed as a narrow stereotype forged in the black drill instructor mold who was gruff, devoid of humor & uptight, making him the human version of Star Trek's Worf (one could argue that Worf being played by African American Michael Dorn was an influence...shameless if true).
2. While Garcia says:
Despite his cliams to the contrary, he is making a direct link between the two--as if in a DC boardroom, a scale sat on the table, and points pro and con about JS/GL and 1966 Batman--and ONLY those two creations--were being weighed for the sake of their "lives," with 1966 Batman as the survivor/victor.
He--like too many in modern day comics--spit their hatred of the 1966 series not only because it does not fit the "grim and gritty" (worn out) version of Batman they prefer, but it also represents (in their minds) a "conservative" image of the character not drowning in the moral ambiguity of too many present day characters.
The shot at 1966-Bat was pointless and inapplicable to the argument about the fate/handling of JS/GL.
The true culprit are the would-be creators of today being utterly clueless about an African American character.
In DC's June solicitations, there is mention of Guy making a major change in GLC and then suddenly appearing in the Red Lanterns book (the covers of both GLC and RL feature Guy, with the latter featuring him decked out in a Red Lantern uniform).
In a pre-departure interview Fialkov gave, he mentioned his plans to raise the profile of RL among the other Green Lantern titles and have it become a sister book to GLC. One sure fire way for that to have happened is if Guy had taken over the book, IMO.
That would also give all five Earth Lanterns some space to be on their own if they were divided like this:
Hal: Green Lantern (plus Justice League)
Guy: Red Lanterns
John: Green Lantern Corps
Kyle: New Guardians
Simon: Justice League of America
Agreed. He's been thrown a bone here and there, but usually as the joyless Earth Lantern who makes the unpopular decisions.
Agreed. I tried to make this point earlier in the thread, but I think you made it better.
But, are they not around because they starred non-white and/or non-male leads or because of their quality? As I said, I tried Blue Beetle and dropped it because I personally thought it wasn't well written.
The few reviews of some of the other titles I'd read seemed to agree that Mister Terrific and VooDoo were not that great. I liked Batwoman, but it suffered when compared to Greg Rucka's run with the character in Detective Comics.
Of course, this raises the issue of whether or not DC purposely put their more popular, higher level talent on their more "mainstream" titles and their second or lower tier writers on titles like these.
Guy going over to Red Lanterns permanently would not sit right with me. He was the one whose greatest love was the Corps, and whose greatest hatred was having that red ring on because someone was trying to take it from him. Of course, who knows what will happen now that Fialkov has walked. I really fear the Lantern books are in trouble.
Also, was it ever said that Hal was returning to Justice League? The June solicitations don't.
Implying that the decision to do Batman 66 is somehow racist is so silly that it undercuts the otherwise-valid points that Garcia makes.
It also doesn't help his argument that DC killed off white Bruce Wayne for a while during the time when Nolan was making movies about him.
And while I am sympathetic to his other points, ultimately, the real problem here wasn't racism. The problem was, and is, a publisher that has been creatively bankrupt for years and thinks that repeatedly killing off characters to bring them back in a couple of years is the way to sustain sales. John was just slated to be the latest example until the blowback.
I tend to think Fialkov's intention was to change the mission of the Red Lanterns so that they would work more closely with the Green Lanterns, to be a more proactive force than a reactive one (which kind of does suit Guy's inclinations). Fialkov seemed on planning a lot of synergy between GLC and RL, once referring to if you read one, you'll definitely want to read the other.
Fialkov: Oh yeah, this is one story told across two books. Or, more succinctly one story told from two very different points of view. Imagine if there were two police forces with very different methodologies, but very similar goals. They'd constantly be one-upping each other and getting in each others' ways...
Oh well, what could have been...
I think the odds of Hal returning to Justice League at some point are extremely good unless they plan to replace him with Sinestro or not to have a GL on the team at all.
The impression I'm getting is that Sinestro is either not living past the end of Johns run, or he's putting the yellow ring back on. As much development as he's had, Sinestro being on the Justice League would still be ridiculous.
All good points, as are the points about John not getting a decent story line, or just being the GL that kills things/people when its necessary.
What would people think about putting John on the Justice League instead of Hal?
Personally, I think it wouldn't work. Twice in (somewhat) recent history, they put John on the Justice League, first around 2001 and then around 2008. Both times he was filling in for another Lantern (first Kyle, then Hal). The problem with putting him in the Justice League is that it does very little to further his characterization and, as I said, he often comes off as a "substitute." He really needs his own title and a good direction for his character to go in.
The John of the past 10-12 years has been an attempt to tack on his DCAU characterization onto his 40 years of characterization, in which, it seems he gets a new personality every decade or so.
I truly believe the mark of a good character is that you can sum them up in one, short sentence. Hal is the brash test pilot. Kyle is the sensitive torchbearer. Guy is the lovable jerk. John is the angry black guy from Detroit, who sought social justice, fell in love with an alien, went public, became a widower, killed a planet, sunk into depression over that, fought racism on Oa, became a Darkstar, got crippled, got healed, nope he's still crippled, nope he inadvertently killed his younger sister, now he's healed and filling in for Kyle, now he's Hal's little seen partner, now he's filling in for Hal, now he's still dealing with Katma's death and being a planet killer, now he's killing Mogo, now he's killing a fellow GL...
The thing is, they need to learn how to write said minority characters better, and soon, because Garcia's right; the generation of readers being catered to with this movie is getting older and dwindling, and the situation mentioned in an article on the i09 website about manga and one particular manga book and the reason it was cancelled will soon start happening to Green Lantern as well. Maybe they can start by hiring creators and artists of color to create new characters of color, and to write the characters of color the company has now better.
Many of the artists that work for the Big 2 are hispanic or european or middle-east. The problem is simply none of the current fans are interested in reading about new characters unless there is a legacy aspect attached to it and even then it's dubious.
Or you can just say John is the no-nonsense soldier.
But that wasn't always true of John, it was added because of the animated show. Hal started out as a brash test pilot, Kyle was always the sensitive artist carrying the torch (long before the Guardians called him the "Torchbearer"), and Guy, after emerging from the coma, has always been a bit of a jerk.
It's still no less difficult to give John a one-sentence description than it is the others, though.
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Reality star Kim Kardashian walks the red carpet at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. (CNN Phpto/Tom Larson/CNN)
(CNN) — Kim Kardashian has spent much of her adult life in front of a camera – to various degrees of notoriety – but lately, the expectant reality star is sick of them.
Kardashian took a page from her beau Kanye West's book on Thursday, when she unloaded her frustration with paparazzi on Twitter.
"I wouldn't let the paps get a pic of me today & they threatened my life & said if I continue to block shots then they will make my world dangerous to live in! How dare they threaten my life & my unborn child! This has gotten way out of control!" she tweeted.
But that was just the beginning:
"Yesterday 4 cars boxed me in. One in front, behind, & one on each side just to have me drive at their speed so they can snap through the window. Its really so scary what they are legally allowed to get away with! For years I've always been so gracious. Every shot they take now just isn't flattering & crazy stories get made up, so why would I willingly just let them stalk me & smile for them? Let me enjoy this last month of pregnancy please without threats & being scared to leave my home due to what dangerous thing they just threatened to do to me."
Her boyfriend/baby's father understands her pain. On May 10, West banged his head on a street sign in Los Angeles when he was trying to duck the photographers who were snapping photos of him and Kardashian. That same day, the rapper was videotaped angrily approaching another photographer and yelling at him to stop with the pictures.


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What is one band's trash is some fan's treasure. This holds true for Bruce Springsteen, whose handwritten, working lyric sheet for his 1975 hit "Born To Run" sold for a hefty $197,000 at Sotheby's in New York City.
The lyric sheet, which dates back to 1974, was written in his hometown of Long Branch, NJ. The lyrics are written in blue ink on an 8 1/2-by-11 sheet of ruled notepaper. Sotheby's states the manuscript at one point in time belonged to Mike Appel, Springsteen's former manager and producer.
Springsteen's stream-of-consciousness style of writing can be seen in the lyrics on the manuscript, such as those in the excerpt below:
"This town'll rip the (out your) bones from your back / it's a suicide trap (rap) (it's a trap to catch the young) your dead unless / you get out (we got to) while your young so (come on! / with) take my hand cause tramps/ like us baby we were born to run." Possible lyrics on the margins of the manuscript include words like "Wild" and "Angels", as well as a word resembling "velocity".
RELATED: Not Fade Away: Bruce Springsteen's 'The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle' Turns 40
— Matthew Levine, Radio.com


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VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN 6) — Officials at the Evergreen School District are investigating parents' claims that their students urinated in their pants after a teacher did not allow them to use the restroom.
Parents said a third grade teacher at the Mill Plain Elementary School forced students to pay to use the restroom with money they had to earn in class as part of the curriculum. Each day, students earn play money in class and used it to buy treats and trips to the bathroom, according to parents.
"My daughter finally told me, 'We have to pay to use the bathroom.' Nobody should have to pay to use the bathroom," said Merchon Ortega.
In Ortega's daughter's case, she chose to spend the money on a treat rather than a trip to the bathroom, causing an accident in class.
Jasmine Alayadhi, another concerned mother, said her daughter also came home after wetting her pants last week.
"'I didn't want to be left out. I wanted to have popcorn with my friends,' [she said]. And so she tried to hold it. She said it hurt so bad the pain was so bad – I just had to let it go," said Alayadhi.
Evergreen School District spokeswoman Gail Spolar said the students earning fake money to use the bathroom is all part of the teacher's management of the classroom.
"It's all part of how they manage the classroom and so that was the process decided on," said Spolar.
Spolar added that students do get breaks in the day to use the bathroom and each teacher decides how they monitor it during class. However, officials also said no students are ever denied from using the bathroom and said the concerns raised by parents are under investigation.
"They have to do something. They have to stop. It's inhumane. It's sickening," said Alayadhi.
School district officials said the teacher is not working during the investigation.


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Twins send Butera to LA for player to be named
Morneau, Perkins among players in Deadline rumors remain with club
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- As the non-waiver Trade Deadline passed at 3 p.m. CT on Wednesday, it appeared the Twins had stood pat.
But news trickled out shortly after the Deadline that Minnesota had made a move, but it didn't involve any of the names linked to trade rumors in recent weeks such as Justin Morneau, Glen Perkins or Mike Pelfrey.
Instead, the Twins sent Triple-A Rochester catcher Drew Butera to the Dodgers for a player to be named.
Butera, 29, was hitting .229/.258/.325 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 26 games at Triple-A. He also appeared in two games with Minnesota over the weekend in Joe Mauer's absence, going 0-for-3.
Teammates/friends I've made over the last couple of years. Also thanks to all the fans that came out and supported us through good and bad.- Drew Butera (@drewbutera) July 31, 2013
Butera, regarded as a top defensive catcher, spent parts of four seasons with the Twins, but struggled offensively. In 186 games with Minnesota, he hit just .182 with five homers and 41 RBIs.
So while it was a surprise the Twins dealt Butera, it was also surprising that Minnesota didn't trade any players from its big league roster.
Morneau appeared the most likely to be dealt, but he was in the Twins' lineup on Wednesday against the Royals, batting fourth and starting at first base.
But the Twins could still decide to move pieces in August. Morneau and Pelfrey are still candidates to be traded after the non-waiver Deadline as well as Kevin Correia, Jared Burton, Jamey Carroll and Ryan Doumit.
Now that the non-waiver Trade Deadline has passed, deals involving players on the 40-man roster can't be made unless the players already have cleared waivers. In other words, the player must be offered to the other teams in reverse order of the standings, and if he is claimed by one of the teams, he cannot be traded. The club that placed the player on waivers can either withdraw the request and keep the player, or let the player go to the claiming team, which would then have the rights to the player.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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One tool that plays a part in the development of transportation plans is the traffic model. A traffic model uses information about traffic patterns (gathered through studies of actual traffic counts); anticipated location of future dwelling units, employers, and other attractors; size and capacity of roads, etc… and builds a model of what the future traffic conditions might be. Future road projects can be entered into the model and the effect of those projects can be analyzed. In this way, engineers and planners can make judgments about the relative benefits to the overall system of each road improvement or new road. The traffic models can also anticipate the number of trips that might be taken with alternative modes such as transit, pedestrian and bicycle by using person trips instead of only vehicle trips. As the LRTP was developed, traffic modeling was used to produce a list of future road improvements that give the greatest benefit for the dollars that are anticipated to be available. You can view a model run of the current traffic conditions with the existing road system below.
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Welcome back, quiz bowl participants. Our very first quiz bowl, which appeared on this site on May 5, 2011, dealt with format, style, and punctuation of units of measure. Now we're back to delve even further into the intriguing and ever-changing world of units of measure style. The following is a sample of one of the questions that appears in this month's AMA Manual of Style quiz on SI vs conventional units (http://www.amamanualofstyle.com/). Answer the question based on your understanding of section 18.5 of the AMA Manual of Style.
The mean 2-dimensional area of the largest metastasis was 7.2 sq in.
So, what do you think? This one isn't really too hard. Here's the answer (use your mouse to highlight the text box):
The mean 2-dimensional area of the largest metastasis was 46.8 cm2.
Measurements of length, area, volume, and mass are reported in metric units rather than English units. To convert square inches to square centimeters, multiply by 6.5 (§18.5.1, Length, Area, Volume, Mass, pp 794-795 in print).
Let's try a more challenging question.
Admission laboratory tests revealed the following: serum creatinine, 0.9 mg/dL; serum urea nitrogen, 11 mg/dL; serum albumin, 39 g/L; and prothrombin time, 11.5 seconds.
Yes, this one is definitely harder. Here's the answer:
Admission laboratory tests revealed the following: serum creatinine, 0.9 mg/dL (to convert to micromoles per liter, multiply by 88.4); serum urea nitrogen, 11 mg/dL (to convert to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.357); serum albumin, 3.9 g/dL (to convert to grams per liter, multiply by 10); and prothrombin time, 11.5 seconds.
For laboratory values, factors for converting conventional units to SI units should be provided in the article. In text, the conversion factor should be given once, at first mention of the laboratory value, in parentheses following the conventional unit (§18.5.10, Laboratory Values, pp 797-816 in print). Although the AMA Manual of Style recommends writing out units of measure when no numbers are reported (eg, micromoles per liter), some journals may prefer to use abbreviations when listing SI conversion factors (eg, mmol/L).
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This week begins with a visit from filmmaker and author, M.K. Asante JR. who will open the week with a screening of his film and a discussion on Monday April 1st. On April 4th ASA is collaborating with the Caribbean Students Association and the African Latino Society for "Let the Beat Drop: From Afrobeats to Hip hop", an exploration of the connections between Hip Hop, Reggae, and Afrobeats. The week will conclude with the first annual Mr. & Miss ASA pageant on Friday April 5th (this includes modern African fashion and comedy) and the Africa Week banquet on Saturday April 6th.
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NBA owner praises NHL's hard salary cap
FAIRFAX, Va. — Washington Wizards majority owner Ted Leonsis told local business leaders Wednesday that he expects the NBA soon will have a hard salary cap similar to the NHL's model.
NBA commissioner David Stern said that's not necessarily true — and warned that Leonsis could be punished for discussing private league business.
"We're negotiating and that was one of our negotiating points," Stern told The Associated Press, "but collective bargaining is a negotiating process, and that was not something that Ted was authorized to say and he will be dealt with for that lapse in judgment.""In a salary cap era — and soon a hard salary cap in the NBA like it's in the NHL — if everyone can pay the same amount to the same amount of players, its the small nuanced differences that matter," he said.said he felt the NHL's system "is a good one."
"It's working," he said. "The teams are very, very competitive. There is no way that big markets teams can outspend small market teams. So when the season starts everyone thinks their team can compete for the Stanley Cup."
Source: The Associated Press"There's a hard cap in the NFL, there's a hard cap in the NHL, and that was something that was part of our initial proposal," Stern said. "But we're open to a deal and it depends what the deal is."
Given the direct connection between spending and success in the league and also taking into consideration an economy that is crippled in regions I've been saying the NBA needs a hard cap to level the playing field and to stop tailoring the whole model to the few elite top teams, after all those teams would not have the vast money making opportunities without all those smaller market teams who are at times struggling to balance the books.


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this has been bothering me for some time now. it's probably the single most important thing Casey can do to imrove my enjoyment while watching the raptors. i thought for sure it would have been mentioned before, maybe by doughy smith over at the star, or by the crew at TBJ, or maybe by holly, but alas, i've not yet seen it. nor have i heard it mentioned by leo or jack or matt or even grange. rod black wouldn't notice it (because he quite obviously is a robot).
please dwane, for the love of all that's holy...LET THE PG INBOUND THE FUCKING BALL.
look, i get that there's a 'reason' why non-PGs are assigned that task. but c'mon, man. at least 4 times/game, after a made hoop by the opposition, the ball will just fall into the PGs hands (i notice it more with carter than jose), who is invaribly standing between 3 & 10 inches from the baseline. 8 other players have either already crossed halfcourt or are about to, there is ZERO pressure being applied, and the guy who's 'job' it is to inbound the ball is standing between the FT line & the 3pt line. just take the half step over the baseline, and pass it the fuck in. HE WILL THEN PASS IT RIGHT BACK. but NOOOOOO...that's against the rules. let's make the 7-footer trudge back those 15-20 feet so he can take the ball from jose/AC, pass it the 2 feet into him, and waste ANOTHER 10 SECONDS OF MY LIFE. watching these guys is painful enough without adding an extra minute to the total process.


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the black dudes playing basketball: "wtf... oh shit that nigga's on bathsalts... RUN!!!"
the black dudes playing basketball: "wtf... oh shit that nigga's on bathsalts... RUN!!!"
lmao at the end the guys are just like "I ain't scared of you bitch" and then the dude just gets his ass outta there lol
lol "no i dont have a bobcats jersey, i get season tickets for the same price" that was pretty good
This is hilarious! "Lebron had the decision. Howard had the indecision" LOL
Wow, just found out the guy that made the "Stuff Dwight Howard Says" video was on ESPN talking about the situation.
1 funny video on youtube and you are on ESPN? Sweet.
Hey guys,
Just thought I'd share the video I shot a couple of weeks ago in Paris. I've basically had this challenge in mind for 15 years, as I was passing by these stations every day to go to school. So I bragged about the fact that I could beat the tube with my own two feet. Everyone laughed. For 15 years. So at one point, I had to make it stop. By actually doing it. Here's the result :
damn this had me rollin
Best Harlem Shake remake ever....
Damn, I miss the ali g show
This is pretty hilarious:
Dorkly anyone?
These guys are just hilarious.... I can watch them for hours.
Just one year away... Bruno is almost here!
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Happy Thursday. The Conan/Leno saga continues. Your comments on yesterday's poll were great, although I probably wouldn't send Jimmy Fallon to our site today if he's looking for a warm & fuzzy ego boost. In the Plot-Thickening-Department, apparently David Letterman has now invited Conan to come on his show as a guest. Smart move on Dave's part? Or just more pot-stirring? (Or both). Know who's really winning in all this drama? Late night TV is, because everyone's tuning in to watch the guys duke it out in monologues. In music news, even though you all really, really like Susan Boyle, she's no longer #1 on the charts — that honor has gone to Ke$ha with her "Animal". Enough said. Now on to something more serious, because there are clearly some devastating things going on in the world right now. And in response to the crisis in Haiti, people everywhere are mobilizing. In fact, something quite positive has come out of Tinseltown — not a place always associated with oh, say genuine, heartfelt (or always speedy) concern. Lots of stars are helping out. And, we're told Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to relief aid in Haiti. Which seems, regardless of what you think of that couple, and by anyone's standards, a pretty cool gesture. Now, we have a music obituary: multiple Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter Teddy Pendergrass passed away at age 59. Best known for the songs "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and "Love TKO", Teddy rose to fame initially as the lead singer of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. (On a personal and somewhat random note, I would point out that Teddy also lived for many years in a very fancy house at the end of my street in suburban Philadelphia, and that he was a very nice neighbor). So with all this downer news, let's turn to something a bit more lighthearted. As in, which People's Choice-winning TV show just got renewed for a second season? That would be Fox's Glee. Not particularly surprising. Thus, time for a Glee poll. Because while the show is pretty beloved, it's got fans in several camps of belovedness. With this in mind voice your choice in today's featured poll and tell us which of these Glee cast members is your favorite:
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After Womack addressed the group, he fielded questions, mostly related to health care, from the audience of more than 25.
Someone asked Womack's opinion regarding Obamacare, specifically how the congressman felt it would affect small business owners in Arkansas.
"I think it will be thrown out next month," Womack responded to the first question. "I would be very surprised if the Supreme Court didn't rule it unconstitutional."
Womack went on to say that GOP is prepared to advance a new type of health care reform that will include the private sector as well as Medicare.
The only nonmedical or insurance question came from one audience member who requested Womack's personal opinion about the capabilities of Mitt Romney if he were to be elected president.
"He's been through a tense GOP process," Womack answered. "He will always have it in the back of his mind that he was not the ideal pick and he knows he will need the support of Congress to advance any reasonable agenda. To his credit, he does a fascinating private sector background and success at creating jobs."
Womack thanked the group for allowing him the time to speak and for their insightful questions.


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Suggestions please members, I use Lehman's excellent dough calculator, am fastidious about accuracy to it. Using an aluminium tray, directly on the bottom element, 250º C, 8 mins cook, pizza always sticks to the tray. I don't oil the tray. Wonderful tasting dough, everything excellent, but I have to wrestle the pizza off the tray. Something I am missing ? Appreciate any suggestions !
Bob, thanks for the reply. Yes, I have used aluminium trays for many years to cook and serve the pizza. I have a new oven, same brand as previous, and since then I have this sticking scenario. The only thing new is the mine of information I have gleaned from this fantastic forum, ie the NY dough, which is a marvel ! What is the common thing used, is it slid onto a stone off a peel ?Gus
DJ;Is your aluminum tray well seasoned? If not seasoned, or one of the non-stick, dark colored finishes there is a high probability that the pizza will stick to the tray during baking unless the tray has been oiled.Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor
Gus, if your oven is the same brand as your old one, does it also heat the same as your old one. If the oven is the only variable that has changed, ie pans are the same, dough recipe is the same, cooking temp is the same, logically it must be the new oven. Perhaps the distance from the heating element has changed? I would try adding oil as Tom has suggested, of course if the pan worked before unoiled.......?Do you pre heat the aluminum tray before launching the pie onto it?Mark
I think you would probably like the Lehmann pizza better anyway if you would cook it directly on the stone....


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7 Things No One Ever Tells You About Breast Cancer
Each October the ribbons return, the fund-raisers reboot, and newspaper headlines everywhere become overwhelmingly breast-centric. So you couldn't be blamed for thinking you know everything there is to know about breast cancer, end of story, turn the page. Except you don't—and neither do most Americans, say some of the issue's most passionate crusaders. "We've been marching and preaching early detection for decades, but the numbers haven't really changed," says Susan Love, M.D., a former breast surgeon and president of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. "One in eight women is still diagnosed; 108 die every day. To change those stats, we have to move our awareness forward." Can we wage a better, smarter war on breast cancer? Absolutely. But first we have to face these startling truths.
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not trying hard enough to end breast cancer.
Millions of dollars—from 30 government agencies; hundreds of universities, drug companies, and non-profits; and thousands of grassroots walks and ribbon sales—are poured into investigating breast cancer every year. But what most Americans don't realize is this: The majority of the funding goes to science aimed at treating the disease once a woman has it rather than finding ways to keep her from getting it in the first place. Of the $631 million the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invested in breast cancer research in 2010, for example, a measly 5 percent went to prevention efforts. When you look at how funds are generally divvied up, research devoted to eradicating the disease is, as one expert put it, "a tiny, diet-sized slice of the pie."
This isn't how it was supposed to be. Back in 1971, when President Nixon signed the "war on cancer" act, the goal was eradicating cancer—that is, making the disease the polio or smallpox of its time. Over the years, though, that changed. "Women got sick, so we shifted our efforts to treating breast cancer," says Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D., a diagnostic radiologist in New York and author of A World Without Cancer.
And no one is happy with our recent progress, even in that area: While mortality rates plummeted in the 1990s, when mammograms first became widely used, they've declined less than 3 percent a year since then. "Treatment today is not much different from years ago—surgery, chemo, and radiation," says Dr. Cuomo. "Outcomes haven't drastically improved. We should be putting more dollars toward preventing breast cancer." All the experts Glamour spoke with emphatically agree.
So why on earth doesn't research for a vaccine (see here) or other preventive tool get ample support? For starters, those efforts are more complicated than simply studying the treatment of breast cancer. "This is newer science, and there is a steeper learning curve," says Dr. Cuomo. "There is research underway, but it's easier for researchers and pharmaceutical companies to focus on reformulating old drugs in new ways."
And experts say that to develop something as challenging as a cure for breast cancer, we must radically change how research is done, first off by studying women. Most work to date, they say, has been on rats and mice—not women or even women's breast cells. The problem? "Mice and rats don't get breast cancer," says Dr. Love. "We have to give it to them to study it." But for researchers, mice—who have a simpler anatomy and aren't exposed to the same environmental factors as women—"make for cleaner science," she says. "It's easiest for publishing papers. And researchers get funding and tenure by publishing papers, not looking for a cure." (Dr. Love hopes to change that: This month she launches the Health of Women study, the first "crowdsourced" breast cancer research initiative designed to look for causes of the disease; women can sign up online to take the study's regular surveys.)
Also key: getting scientists to pool their findings. "Traditionally, breast cancer research has been about a group of guys in a lab looking at a small aspect of the disease," says Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC). (That's because collaborations, our experts charge, are less likely to make money for individual institutions.) But solutions for big public health problems have historically come from an "all hands on deck" approach; the discovery of the HPV vaccine Gardasil, for instance, was the result of work by a team of scientists from three countries and three specialties who pooled their expertise.
Advocates are calling for that collaborative spirit now, and the NBCC, for one, has created the Artemis Project with the goal of wiping out breast cancer by 2020. "If we can be successful in eradicating polio and smallpox, why can't we be successful in ending breast cancer?" asks Dr. Cuomo. "At some point you have to say, Can't we do better?' And the answer is yes."
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You should be able to pick your breasts out of a lineup.
If you've been confused about the conflicting headlines on breast self-exams (BSEs), here's the bottom line: Forget the step-by-step monthly ritual of feeling yourself up—just knowing your breasts well is generally enough. "Doing formal self-exams is pointless!" says Dr. Love. In one telling study, researchers trained one group of women to do regular BSEs; a second group wasn't given any advice on how or whether to do them. At the end of 10 years, both groups had the same number of breast cancers, and those who didn't do BSEs found theirs just as often as those who did, usually through everyday activities like showering or rolling over in bed and feeling a lump. Other studies have found similar results. "The message," says Dr. Love, "is that you don't need to do formal exams, but you do need to know what your breasts normally look and feel like so you'll notice if something changes." Watch out especially for nipple discharge and changes in size, shape, and even skin texture or color. (Inflammatory breast cancer, for instance, may prompt skin discolorations or orange-peel-like dimpling of breast skin.) In Glamour's poll of 30 women, all but three correctly identified their breasts—but those who didn't were floored. "I live with these every day, so I can't believe I chose wrong, especially because I had a breast cancer scare three years ago," says Jacinda Carlisle, 38, of New York City. "I've been through so many exams and biopsies that you'd think I'd know myself better. I'm so fortunate that I'm healthy, but this really made me want to be more vigilant about watching for any changes and taking charge of my own health."
It also helps to pay attention to your breasts more diligently during key times when cancer could develop. For young women, that can be during and right after pregnancy. "Even though having a baby lowers your lifetime risk of the disease," says Marc Hurlbert, Ph.D., executive director of the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, "your odds actually go up during pregnancy and until around the time your kid goes to kindergarten. During that time, the physiology of the breast changes—the hormones, the structure—so any abnormal cells can be stimulated. If you notice anything new then, tell your doctor about it."
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Your paycheck could determine whether you live or die.
Shocking but true: Having the money to pay for good health care can make all the difference in whether breast cancer will kill you. It's an economic disparity that researchers are outraged by, and minorities are often the hardest hit. "Breast cancer rates have remained the same among white and black women since we started keeping records in the 1950s," says Hurlbert. "But in the 1990s, when we had some breakthroughs in early detection and treatment options, the mortality rate for white women dropped by about half. For African American women, however, the death rate stayed the same—and it hasn't improved since." Some experts suspected genetic differences at first, "but when you look at the data over time, it comes down to a matter of higher socioeconomic status versus lower, or insured versus uninsured," Hurlbert says.
And sadly, that disparity appears to be widening. In fact, African American women are 40 percent more likely to die from the disease than white women, despite the fact that they get breast cancer less often—and it's estimated that 90 percent of that discrepancy is because of their often shoddier health care. Alarmingly, a recent study found that 1,722 black women die "needlessly" each year as a result.
"It is a moral obscenity that we allow this disparity to continue to exist," says Steven Whitman, Ph.D., director of Sinai Urban Health Institute in Chicago, who conducted the study. "These are the lives of mothers and sisters and daughters we're talking about. How can we allow only rich women to have the advantages? How can we say to a poor woman who has breast cancer, I'm not going to help you; you just have to have their go and die'? The human cost is extraordinary."
If you or anyone you know is struggling to get care, go to cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp to find free or low-cost screenings in all 50 states. They're typically just as high-quality as the ones insured women get, notes Hurlbert; indeed, sometimes those screenings are done at the same hospitals by the very same doctors.
Next: Four things that have been proven to cut your cancer risk. »
Breast cancer has been linked to a head-swimming number of possible causes, from eating too much soy to wearing underwire bras. "Every minor study gets so much play," says Dr. Love, "that women start to believe all these things can raise or lower their risk. But most aren't backed by solid science." These four are.
Photo: iStockphotoExcercise can reduce your risk by 25 to 30 percent. "About five hours of brisk walking a week is ideal," says Paul Goss, M.D., a professor at Harvard Medical School. "More doesn't give you an added benefit, so you don't have to be a marathon runner." Why does working out help? Experts believe it may reduce stress and inflammation, and boost the way your immune system responds to cancer cells. Maintaining a healthy weight lowers your odds by up to 250 percent. "Fat cells pick up and store estrogen," explains Avon's Hurlbert, "and since estrogen drives most breast cancers, the fewer fat cells you have, the lower your risk of the disease." If you're carrying extra pounds, even minor weight loss could help. In a recent study, women who shed just 5 percent of their body weight cut their risk 25 to 50 percent. (And it's not necessarily about whether you're eating enough blueberries or spinach either—the impact of specific foods has not yet been definitively linked to reduced risk.) Limiting how much you drink drops your risk by 24 to 50 percent. "It's pretty conclusive that drinking alcohol does increase your odds of getting breast cancer," says Hurlbert. The message: "You shouldn't regularly have more than one drink a day. If you have two or three drinks one night, take a couple days off before your next cocktail." Giving birth before your midthirties and breast-feeding for at least six months afterward lower your risk by as much as 50 percent. If kids aren't in the cards for you by that age, though, don't panic. Focusing on the three other things on this list will still dramatically improve your chances of staying cancer-free.
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Breast cancer might be caused by a virus.
This startling possibility has scientists practically jumping up and down with excitement at their microscopes. "We should know within the year whether or not breast cancer—or at least certain types of breast cancer—may be caused by one or more viruses," says Hurlbert. "If that's the case, we'll be able to throw our efforts into developing a vaccine to prevent it, as researchers did with HPV and cervical cancer." Indeed, HPV is one of five viruses that the folks in lab coats are looking at closely, he adds—and if HPV is linked with certain forms of breast cancer, we could already have a vaccine in our hands that might protect millions of women and girls. In fact, those who have already been immunized may even have some level of protection. Says Hurlbert: "This is the most promising research that's happening right now."
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Beating it makes you feel badass.
Think you'd fall apart if you were diagnosed? Meet swimwear designer and proud survivor Malia Mills—who learned from breast cancer just how tough she really was.
I spent years feeling self-conscious in bathing suits. And my frustration led me to the philosophy I run my company by: "Love thy differences." I really want to encourage women to love their bodies as they are.
But I never truly appreciated my own body until I got diagnosed with breast cancer. I've never talked about this in the media before; I respect that every woman's experience with breast cancer is so different—mine doesn't capture it by any means. And now that I am talking, I'm scared. Break-out-in-a-rash scared. But I'm also ready. I want women to recognize that while breast cancer is a really f--king huge deal, you do have it in you to get through it.
My mom is a breast cancer survivor, so I always had a "What if it happens to me?" voice in the back of my mind. Then, in 2005, when I was 38, I felt a rock-hard lump in my right breast. Fast-forward through appointments with specialists, a mammogram, and a grueling needle extraction, and I had my diagnosis: stage-two breast cancer, which had spread to my lymph nodes. What followed—the second and third and fourth opinions, two lumpectomies, a single mastectomy, reconstructive surgery, chemo, and five years of treatment after that—was surreal but made me stronger. I want to share with you the moments that stand out most to me:
When I woke up in the hospital after my mastectomy. That morning, a woman armed with a stack of catalogs for wigs, turbans, and bras came into my room: "Are you ready to take off your bandages?" she asked dramatically. I'd never thought about seeing myself postsurgery as some Big Unveiling, but she helped me unwrap the gauze, and I looked down. Where my right breast had been, my chest was flat. And then I saw the stitches. They weren't horrible or scary; they were fascinating. It was as if the doctor had sewn an invisible hem. There was just a delicate pink line. And to me, that line was beautiful. It seems kind of barbaric to cut off a breast, but in a way it's also such a miraculous procedure. In that moment I felt so grateful for the science that kept me alive—and maybe a little badass.
When I got a mohawk. I'd had long hair, but before I started chemo I was like, screw it: I'm going to do something I'd never ordinarily do. So I went to my hair guy and said, "I want the craziest mohawk you can cut." It was one of the most liberating things I've ever done. With this wild hair and no breast, I looked radically different—but I still somehow felt that life was good.
When my boyfriend saw me for the first time after chemo. Christian and I were going through that "Where are we going?" moment that so many couples hit. At this point, two months after my surgery, he'd been away for work for a few weeks. That day I don't think I could've looked worse. I had patchy hair, I was kind of green, and I still had just my one breast. (I waited six months to get my reconstruction.) I was apartment-sitting for a friend at the time, and I remember the elevator door opened and he walked into the room, and it was like something straight out of a movie: He looked at me, and in an instant it was clear—I looked terrible, and he loved me. I felt the same sense of liberation as with the mohawk, like everything was going to be OK. Seven years later, we're still going strong.
When I showered at the gym. I'd gotten my breast reconstructed, complete with a new nipple made out of skin from my upper thigh. I'd never had an issue with undressing in the locker room, but suddenly I was hyperaware that my chest might freak people out—it was like a big neon sign pointing at me with the words Cancer Alert! I shimmied into my sports bra quickly, awkwardly, thinking, Damn, this is bizarre. In that turned-away moment, my head and my heart were at odds. I worried that my wonky chest could make people feel awkward. Sometimes I still do—today my right side, the new model, is perky, while my left side, the original vintage model, has gravity working against it. But I remind myself it's not such an anomaly: I don't know anyone who doesn't know someone who's had breast cancer.
When I wake up and my jeans don't fit right. There are times when I still have those annoying body-image moments we all have. You can't skip through a field of flowers every day. You just can't. But I've come to realize that if you can stop the spinning in your brain of My jeans are tight, I can't believe I ate that—if you can change your clothes, put some mascara on, get out of the house, and move on, life will be much more fun.
The truth is we women are just way too hard on ourselves. We need to remember there's total beauty in who we are, and it's not about what we look like. Cancer made me realize: You can cut off all your hair, and people will still think you're great; you can look your worst after chemo, and people will still love you. So what the f--k have I been worrying about all my life? We spend all this time looking in on our lives from the outside, but we gotta get in it, and live it. Because it's a day-by-day gig.—As told to Jessica Press
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If you do get breast cancer, you might hear these lies.
"If your doctor's not up on the latest advances, he could be giving you outdated advice," says Lillie Shockney, R.N., a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "I've seen it happen to too many young women." Never take these phrases at face value.
Lie #1: "We have to operate right away."
Many doctors rush patients into surgery, telling them there's no time to weigh options. "It's intimidating," says Shockney, a two-time breast cancer survivor herself. "They make people think they're going to drop dead by Monday." The reality? Most breast cancers are slower-growing than women realize, and top oncologists agree that once a woman has her diagnosis, she can usually safely spend up to four weeks deciding what treatment to pursue. Says Shockney: "Nothing's worse than having surgery, then realizing you could have done something else."
Lie #2: "Your best option is a mastectomy."
For some patients—like those with aggressive cases or a family history, or who test positive for a breast cancer gene—it may be. But for those who don't fit these criteria, "there is no evidence that a mastectomy will lead to a better survival outcome," says Patricia Ganz, M.D., a professor at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. "A lumpectomy with radiation is often equally as good." Unfortunately, there's been a surge of mastectomies in younger women. That's due to two factors, experts believe. One, doctors often mistakenly assume that cancers in young women are aggressive and apt to recur. Two, MRIs are being used more often to detect breast cancer, and they have a high rate of false positives. "Doctors may say to a young woman, Your MRI shows suspicious areas in addition to what we already biopsied. We're not sure if they're cancerous, but if you want to play it safe, you're better off removing the whole breast,'" says Dr. Ganz. The lesson? Always request that second opinion.
Lie #3: "You can worry about reconstruction later."
It can be a good idea to put off reconstruction if you know you'll need radiation (which may damage an implant) or if you need time to decide what kind of implant, if any, you'd like. But many doctors discourage patients from having a mastectomy and reconstruction together solely because it's a hassle to coordinate both surgeons' schedules, says Julie Gralow, M.D., director of breast medical oncology at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Yet when you delay reconstruction, "you never get as good a result because you've taken off all the skin, which could be used right then and there in the reconstruction," says Jill Dietz, M.D., a breast surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. So if you do know what you want, insist on having the surgeries simultaneously.
Lie #4: "You'll be infertile."
Some types of chemo do damage your ovaries, but Dr. Ganz's research has found that certain regimens are less likely to have this effect. Still, "not all doctors have heard of these," she says, so they push older, less fertility-friendly chemo plans. If you're concerned, see a breast cancer fertility specialist.
But remember this truth:
"The more you learn, the more confident you'll be in your decisions," says Gwen Stritter, M.D., a breast cancer patient advocate in Portola Valley, California. "The old adage Knowledge is power' is especially true for women and breast cancer."
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Davis talks future with Sun City
State Sen. Tom Davis told Sun City residents about his plans for South Carolina. Davis on Friday expressed concern not only about the direction the country is going, but also the state.
"I'm concerned about national events and national policy but when it gets down to it, I'm concerned about our state and especially here locally in Beaufort and Jasper County," Davis said. "I've done my best to help change laws here as it directly affects Sun City residents."
Davis said as the federal government continues to pay back the national debt, one of the first things to be cut is state funding.
"It is going to make a dramatic impact for states when the federal government cuts back state spending," Davis said. "I want to prepare South Carolina for when that happens and make it the freest state."
Davis said if states can prepare to do more with less money, they can survive. He outlined three ways, the state can improve. Tax, infrastructure and education reform is what Davis believes need to happen in order to improve South Carolina.
"I pledge for the next four years to look after the residents needs, but as a state senator I also want to look at what is best for South Carolina," Davis said. "I wake up in despair sometimes and frustrated with what is going on in Washington with the debt so high, but I can only focus on the legislation and ways to make South Carolina a free state."
After Davis spoke, residents had questions. The first question was about the casino proposal for Hilton Head Lakes. Sun City resident David Cullen asked Davis if he supported the casino. Davis responded that he would want to hear the hard facts, both positives and negatives of casinos before deciding whether he would support it or not.
"When the rumor began that the casino was definitely going to be built, I went to Gov. Nikki Haley suggesting she come here to speak to the people directly," Davis said. "I was prepared to hold forums and workshops while researching the affects of casinos. However, when Haley said that there was no way that she was going to approve it, I stopped."
He said he last spoke about the casino with the governor in February. Davis said he doesn't believe Haley will change her mind and approve the building of the casino.
"I don't see the casino happening under Haley," Davis said. "I don't know how she stands on it personally but politically I don't see her changing her stance against it."
Sun City residents are split on the issues. Some want the casino because it would help Jasper County with job opportunities, but others don't see the need for it.
"They don't call Vegas sin city for nothing. It started with casinos," Sun City's Terri Damm said. "If there is a casino built here, it comes with a lot of other things including porn shops, prostitution and a higher level of crime. I don't like the idea that people on pension would be encouraged go there to give up their Social Security check because it's easier and is right outside Sun City. The island is pristine and I don't believe it needs a casino, but that is just my opinion."
Davis is skeptical of the casino proposal but doesn't think that Haley will change her position of being against it. Davis said if another governor is elected and moves forward with the project, he will propose the forums and make it the choice of the people not the just the governor.
"If there ever is a governor who moves forward with this project, I'm going to make the same case," Davis said. "I'm unsure of the position I take right now, however I am skeptical. This is something that is very influential to us locally, so I will educate myself, do more research about the facts of crime-rate, "
Forum Club President Ron Wilson said the casino would benefit those in Jasper County with the many job opportunities.
"I would like to see the casino built for Jasper County," Wilson said. "Many residents there are struggling for jobs and have to travel out of their county to go to work."


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Astros push Oswalt start to Saturday
Houston right-hander experiencing sore right wrist
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
The Astros revealed a few minutes later Oswalt would be given an extra two days of rest before he makes his next start because of what he said was a sore right wrist. Oswalt (2-3, 4.66 ERA) will make a start Saturday in Arizona against the Diamondbacks.
"It's not a big deal," Oswalt said. "I just need a few extra days."
Oswalt, who was originally scheduled to pitch in Thursday's series finale against the Chicago Cubs, was rocked for nine hits and six runs in six innings against Pittsburgh on Saturday. Oswalt characterized the injury as "more tendinitis than anything."
As a result, the Astros shuffled their rotation. Russ Ortiz, who pitched 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against the Pirates on Sunday, will start Thursday. Left-hander Mike Hampton will take the mound for Friday's series opener at Arizona.
"I thought an extra [two] days would help," Oswalt said. "I think they wanted two righties to throw against Chicago."
Oswalt said the wrist bothers him when he throws breaking pitches, but reiterated to reporters the injury wasn't a concern. General manager Ed Wade shared those sentiments.
"I'm not worried to the extent the doctors and trainers have called me and said this is something we have to be worried about," Wade said. "Obviously, if he's got an issue we need it to be resolved, so we pushed him back in the rotation. The last thing we need is for our No. 1 starter to be out for an appreciable amount of time."
Felipe Paulino, who left Sunday's game after 1 2/3 innings because of a strained groin, remains day-to-day, Cooper said.
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"I don't know what the top-of-the-line favorite beverage is here in Vancouver, but I'm sure it'll be filling the Cup tonight."
-- Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid after they won 3-1 win at Vancouver on Saturday to clinch the Cascadia Cup, a fan-sponsored competition between MLS's three Pacific Northwest teams this season. Seattle went 2-0-2 (win-loss-tie) against Vancouver and Portland. (The Seattle Times)


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Collecting Korea at the Freer Gallery
Follow along with museum founder Charles Lang Freer (1854–1919) as he gathers the objects that now form the Korean collection of the Freer Gallery of Art. "Collecting Korea" takes a chronological approach, tracing Freer's life and collecting history, decade by decade. You can choose to follow this path or simply select objects based on aesthetic preference—much like Freer did. Included are high-resolution images, maps, archival photographs, and videos featuring curatorial interviews, gallery tours, and footage of a tea ceremony.
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Before I start I want to make it clear that I am one of DD biggest surporters. I usually wouldn't even think about trading DD but, the losing and lack of playoffs over the past 5 years is getting to me. I do believe that DD and Rudy can play with eachother. Give them training camp and they could make it work. I think I can't ignore is that how much of a good fit EG would be next to RG. If you haven't heard EG has been pretty much trying to get himself out of New Orleans.
Gordon sat at the end of the bench, but appeared engaged during timeouts. But after the game, Gordon appeared to be puzzled about getting benched. He also made no mention of the shouting match. He finished with seven points on two-of-three shooting, playing just more than 17 minutes. It was the Hornets eighth consecutive loss on the road. New Orleans Times-PicayuneGordon sat at the end of the bench, but appeared engaged during timeouts. But after the game, Gordon appeared to be puzzled about getting benched. He also made no mention of the shouting match. He finished with seven points on two-of-three shooting, playing just more than 17 minutes. It was the Hornets eighth consecutive loss on the road. New Orleans Times-PicayuneHornets coach Monty Williams and point guard Eric Gordon got into a screaming match during a timeout with 8:37 left in the third quarter. Millsap had just scored on a putback to put Utah ahead 55-47 and New Orleans called a timeout. Williams was visibly agitated, yelling in Gordon's direction. He had to be held back by assistant coach Randy Ayers after Gordon hollered back at him, and when the team went to the sidelines, Williams continued screaming at Gordon. NBA.comA majority of fans in New Orleans have not forgotten the comments Gordon made last summer after he became a restricted free agent and agreed to a four-year, $58 million offer sheet with the Suns, which the Hornets matched even though Gordon said his "heart was in Phoenix." The Hornets were unable to pull off a trade involving Gordon before the February trade deadline, but the franchise is still likely to remain open to trading him after this season ends, according to sources Saturday. New Orleans Times-PicayuneI'm not sure if I would want him here after all that. He seems like one of those players that if things dont go his way he wants out. His a legit scorer with serious range. His talent can't be ignore and the fact that his only one year older than DD. Stephen Brrotherson doesn't seem to agree.Gordons situation is a little different he is not happy in New Orleans and hasnt kept that a big secret. The franchise matched his contract for two reasons primarily, you dont get ahead in the NBA letting star level players walk without compensation and secondarily there was a hope Gordon would come around to what the Hornets are building and buy in, especially with all the uncertainties now out of the way. HoopsWorld
would you trade Demar for Eric Gordon this summer?
Stephen Brotherston
Flat out NO. I am not into reclamation projects unless Im giving up next to nothing. Let someone else take the risk
Read more at http://www.hoopsworld.com/nba-chat-w...hVGUlFIZKLE.99It's somthing to thing to think about it. How y'all feel?markus naslund
can a Demar derozan for Eric gordon trade work? of course fillers and draft picks may be needed.
Stephen Brotherston
It could work, you wouldnt even have to add all that much in salary the bigger issue is do you want a player who is trying to force his way out of a team or keep the guy who wants to be on your team? EC hasnt exactly looked great lately and hes owed almost $45m over the next 3 years. Not sure Id even touch the deal, certainly not adding in draft picks.
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Author Nicholas Sparks and his family attend the premiere of "The Lucky One" in Hollywood.
Bethenny Frankel's daughter takes cookie eating to another level. (Celebrity Baby Scoop)
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Duffy striving toward consistency in rotation
Royals left-hander has strung together back-to-back solid outings
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- Left-hander Danny Duffy didn't get the victory in Saturday night's 8-4 victory over the Yankees, but he continued to show his progress toward becoming a reliable starting pitcher.
"It takes time to develop a track record and get consistent," manager Ned Yost said. "He's put together some good starts."
Only two of Duffy's seven starts fall under the subpar category and now he's put two good ones back-to-back. The hyperactive, over-amped Duffy seems to be fading into the past.
"I don't see any signs of that when he gets on the mound. Even yesterday, it's a tell-tale of the progress he's making. It was a 6:15 TV game and Duff goes out on the mound at 6:12 or whatever, and throws his warmup pitches," Yost said.
But because the FOX Network wasn't ready to go, Duffy had to bide his time, standing idle on the mound, while the plate umpire waited for a green light from the network.
"It felt like a half-hour," Yost said.
Actually it was only minutes but, as Yost put it: "I'm like, 'What are the odds of this pitch being strike one?' And, ka-boom, strike one. Here we go."
Yep, Duffy struck out Brett Gardner on three pitches to launch five shutout innings before he was taken out during the Yankees' three-run sixth.
Royals' bullpen gets back on track vs. Yanks
KANSAS CITY -- Ever since callup pitcher Aaron Brooks lasted just two-thirds of the first inning at Toronto on May 31, the Royals' bullpen has been in disarray.
"When you have a game where your starter lasts two-thirds of an inning, it wreaks havoc on your bullpen for four or five days. ... We just recovered yesterday from that start in Toronto," manager Ned Yost said before Sunday's game against the Yankees.
On Saturday, after Danny Duffy went 5 2/3 innings, the bullpen was back to being normal. Aaron Crow came in to retire four straight batters and he got the victory.
Kelvin Herrera pitched a scoreless eighth inning, starting with a strikeout of Derek Jeter.
"He struck Jeter out on a fastball that was 101 miles an hour according to the scoreboard," Yost said.
Then, with a five-run lead, rookie Michael Mariot came in for the ninth instead of closer Greg Holland. The first two batters got hits off Mariot, forcing the Royals to get Holland up and throwing just in case.
"It'd been better if Holly didn't have to get up, but he didn't have to throw a competitive pitch which helps," Yost said. "But he was ready to come in. If one more got on, he's coming in, but he didn't have to come in."
Holland was asked if warming up without entering a game take anything out of him.
"It does, but I've been through those situations enough that I know how to prepare myself to where I can get my body loose and heated up, and not have to throw as many pitches," Holland said. "I can throw eight or 10 pitches and be ready to go into a game. If I don't go into a game, I haven't wasted something.
"But anytime you're on the mound and one hitter from going in a game, it takes a little out of you, but it's still better than having to go in there and throw, as far as your recovery. Even if you go in and throw just one pitch, it's just different being out there on the game mound than the bullpen mound."
Holland said Yost and pitching coach Dave Eiland are good about monitoring how the relievers are feeling.
"It's also something where they talk to pitchers individually," Holland said. "If you need a day, you need a day. We've got more than enough guys capable of doing the job if you're worn out."
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In July 2014, we received a DMCA take-down request for all Top Gear UK, US, and Australia torrents from FACT, a British trade organization representing the BBC. While I suspect that FACT acted on their own rather than at the request of the BBC, we still must honor their request to take down the content that we have been hosting for over 10 years now.
Rather than leaving the main site online without any Top Gear torrents, I have decided to just retire the main site and redirect traffic here to the forums. Fifth Gear is a great show but it isn't worth dedicating a whole website to. I also don't want to try to keep an episode directory going as it's a lot of work and Wikipedia does a much better job at it. For the countdown timers, I've added a link to the top of the forums.
It's a sad day and really an unfortunate end to the work that we have been doing in an effort to spread access to Top Gear television shows across the globe. Long before Top Gear was available here in the US, we were providing Americans (and others) access to this wonderful show. More recently we were providing access to the American spin-off of the show to British and worldwide audiences. I strongly believe that through the increased access to the show that we provided, more global fans were created and in turn have helped airings on local channels such as BBC America prosper.
The forums you are on right now will continue to stay online. A large community has developed around this site -- here on the forums, on our IRC channel, and even in real life through events like the annual Nürburgring meet:
Thanks for a great 11 years and thanks to Quiky, PacketCollision, and everyone else who have helped me keep this site going over the years.
--Alex (Viper007Bond)


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Three Companies that Make Eco-Friendly Fingerpaints
July 28th, 2012 | by Becky Striepe
On Wednesday, we shared a video tutorial on how to make your own fingerpaint, but let's be honest here: you are busy. Sometimes, you just don't want to do everything from scratch, and that's nothing to be ashamed of! I did a little digging and found a few companies that make fingerpaints that are much healthier and more eco-friendly than the conventional ones you'd find on store shelves.


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Is he seriously talking about that kind of stuff? Good grief.I use tabs instead of spaces, I cuddle my else statements, and I don't break my lines before operators.
Perl best practices are really Damian's Perl practices.
Some of them certainly are. Mainly the ones related to layout, which I did point out up front: "DON'T MATTER"
However, whether they were specific to me or more generally agreed upon (in the introduction to the book there's an extensive list of well-respected Perl developers who contributed to the final set of recommendations), every suggestion I made is based on providing solutions to genuine problems and/or traps in Perl. I also pointed out