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Over the past several weeks, gasoline at service stations in our town has fallen more than $1 per gallon, reflecting the slide in world oil prices that saw the commodity lose more than half the $147 per barrel record price it hit in July.
OPEC members, concerned lest the tsunami of dollars flowing into their coffers be sharply diminished, met last week to discuss production cuts to try and shore up the market. Many industry experts feel that, barring some unforeseen major positive upturn in the worldwide economy that would ratchet up demand, the price will continue downward, and could drop to $50 per barrel or less.
All of which means a few dollars less with every fill-up at the service station, some reduction in winter home heating costs that had been forecast higher than last year's record, perhaps some slight abatement of the skyrocketing inflation at the grocery store, and maybe, just maybe, cost reductions for some of the inputs farmers must purchase.
However welcome these savings, they come at a steep price: world economies in shambles, a record U.S. national debt, and a financial system beset by one calamity after another, continually teetering on the verge of collapse.
So, the downward spiral of oil/gas prices is kinda like taking a handful of aspirins for a broken arm — it may dull the pain for a while, but the underlying problem's still there. That problem is the need for this country to buckle down and do what's necessary to move away from a petroleum-based economy. The resolve, determination, and commitment of brainpower and resources necessary to accomplish that, alas, are not nearly so strong when oil prices are in free-fall, supply is plentiful for a curtailed demand, and world economies are on the ropes.
Moving decisively away from an oil infrastructure built up over a century won't be easy and it won't be cheap. While nobody really doubts that American ingenuity can come up with better ways to power our vehicles and buildings, we seem not to be able to muster the consistency of leadership and commitment of resources necessary to develop a coordinated plan and see it to fruition.
The current circumstances may differ, but it's not like we haven't been down this route before — going back to the 1970s Arab oil embargo, blocks-long lines at gas stations, and empty pumps. Never again, we vowed. But oil became plentiful once more, and our resolve melted like a Popsicle on hot summer pavement, a pattern that has been repeated for three and a half decades.
And now we're in danger of doing it again. As oil prices fall and a tattered economy makes money hard to come by, a beleaguered Congress and administration may be less inclined to support expensive alternative energy research and development programs.
The reality is that we remain just one OPEC tantrum, one refinery explosion, one recovering economy, one hurricane/major disaster away from yet another energy migraine.
If we fail now to meaningfully begin reducing our dependence on oil, next time around we may be hopelessly behind the economic curve.
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Alvin Ailey
Ailey II, the sister company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that's made up of emerging dance talent, graces us again with a stop on the company's North American tour. The program includes Thang Dao's "Echoes," Troy Powell's "Reference Point" and the moving, signature Alvin Ailey Dance piece "Revelations." Why go: It'll be the last hurrah for Ailey II artistic director Sylvia Waters (Powell, an Ailey dancer, choreographer and associate artistic director, will be her successor), and should hold you until Alvin Ailey Dance comes to town for its regular spring performances. Reconsider: As good as Ailey II is, it's not a full Alvin Ailey Dance program. Details: 8 p.m. Friday at the Center for the Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park; $15-$47; 708-235-2222, centertickets.net
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As Middlebury residents, businesses and town officials jump into the fray that has rather suddenly surrounded the proposed railway improvements through Middlebury's downtown — replacing the underpasses on Main Street and Merchants Row — let's be sure the message we're sending does not smack of a community opposed to development and resistant to change.
MIDDLEBURY — Citing surging cost estimates and a longer-than-anticipated construction timeframe, officials planning the replacement of Middlebury's two downtown railroad overpasses said the project is now slated to begin in 2016, rather than this spring.
MIDDLEBURY — State and federal authorities have found an additional $1 million to help fund a new concrete tunnel to replace the Main Street and Merchants Row railroad underpasses, which now leaves the town just $500,000 short of covering expenses for its preferred project option.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Ongoing efforts to upgrade Vermont's Western Corridor rail line for the resumption of passenger rail traffic got a big boost last week in the form of a $9 million federal grant that will fund 7 miles of welded rail and other projects between Rutland and Middlebury.
MIDDLEBURY — Vermont will proceed with sufficient rail improvements to re-establish passenger train traffic along its western corridor from Rutland through Middlebury to Burlington by 2017, and the state will proceed on that track regardless of the prospects for federal funding.
Middlebury received a bushel basket full of good economic news this week in three announcements: Vermont Hard Cider, LLC was bought by a global Irish company that will strengthen the company in its effort to stay atop the national hard cider market and expand its operations and job growth here in Middlebury; the Vermont Transportation Department announced it will finance the Western Corridor rail project without waiting for federal assistance and have it completed by 2017; and the town of Middlebury was given control of managing the railroad tunnel project that will rebuild the overpasses
VERGENNES — The long-planned move of the roughly 160-year-old former Vergennes railroad station to the Ferrisburgh commuter lot erected by the Agency of Transportation (VTrans) may finally happen this fall.
According to recent VTrans emails, some provided by City Manager Mel Hawley, VTrans and Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS) officials are putting finishing touches on plans on which contractors could submit bids.
MIDDLEBURY — Train enthusiasts from throughout New England will chug into Middlebury this weekend to celebrate the rich history of one of Vermont's most prominent railroad systems.
The draw is the 25th annual convention of the Rutland Railroad Historical Society (RRHS), which takes place this Saturday and Sunday at the Middlebury Inn.
RUTLAND — There was a pro-rail rally in Rutland on Monday in honor of a federal official who came to see just how enthusiastic area and state business and government leaders were about the prospect of rail in the state's western corridor.
They were pretty enthusiastic.
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Simon Foxton
Simon Foxton is one of Britain's leading stylists. After graduating from St. Martin's College of Art and Design in 1983, he set up his own design label, Bazooka. He started styling for i-D in 1984 and since then has contributed to magazines including The Face, Arena, Arena Homme Plus, Vogue Hommes International, Details, W, GQ Style and Big Magazine. Foxton has also acted as Creative Consultant to many major fashion brands including Levis-Strauss and Mandarina Duck. In 2005 he guest edited the August issue of i-D, and is now the magazine's Fashion Director. His work is represented in collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum and Tate Modern. An exhibition celebrating Foxton's work entitled 'When You're a Boy: Men's Fashion Styled by Simon Foxton' curated by Penny Martin, is on display at The Photographers' Gallery until 4 October 2009. Foxton is a visiting professor to the menswear course at the RCA and is currently working on new projects with his creative partnership '&Son'.
Selected Publications
- Anderson, James; Simon Foxton Feature, first published Tank Autumn/Winter 2004
- Martin, Penny; 'English Style Photography?', The Englishness of English Dress, Ed Breward, Conekin and Cox, Berg, 2002
- Cotton, Charlotte; 'Imperfect Beauty: The Making of Contemporary Fashion Photographs' V&A Publications, 2000
- Griffiths, Nick ; 'Notes from a conversation with Simon Foxton', Experiment, Issue 3, p22, 1996
- i-D; The Underground Issue, p57, November 1994.
- 'Under the influence - Dictators', Blitz, No. 83, p8 (Fashion supplement), November 1989.
- Jeal, Nicola, 'Revolting Brits', The Observer, p35, 9 July 1989.
- Berens, Jessica, 'Five go mad in style', City Limits, no.349, p11,12 and 91, June 9-16 1988.
- 'Simon Foxton talks to I-D', i-D; Wet and Wild Issue, March 1983
- 'Fashion 2', Blitz, 1983
- Simon Foxton features in a project.
- Simon Foxton creates a film.
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by Ashley Clifton, sports information student assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College Athletic Department is teaming up with Zaxby's to host the third-straight year of the "The Prowl" Radio show, a once-a-month look inside GC Athletics. As part of the monthly "Meet the Bobcats Night" in the restaurant, the show will air on ESPN 1450AM and broadcast live Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. from Zaxby's on North Columbia Street.
GC Athletics Hall of Fame broadcaster Scott MacLeod as well as other special guests will join Director of Athletics Wendell Staton each month.
With the spotlight on the Bobcat cross country teams this month, student-athletes will be in attendance for "Meet the Bobcats Night", signing posters and interacting with local youth.
All Zaxby's kids' meals will be free with paid adult meal for the length of the one-hour show, and 10 percent of all purchases from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. will be donated to the Bobcat cross country program.
The show will also answer live questions via social media. Bobcat Nation can submit questions via Twitter @GCBobcats with the use of the hashtag #TheProwl and via Facebook at www.facebook.com/GCBobcats.
The Bobcat cross country team will next be in action Saturday,
Nov. 9 at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Charlotte, N.C.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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jvmccall necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 133 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
Wholesaling Lease Options
I love real estate investing! I do it full time for a living and I love what I do. I love the freedom that I have to work from home, hang out with my family, travel anytime we want, and help other people do what I do. I love the financial freedom that I have from my business. I love teaching and coaching.
In less than a year, I have made very good money doing this business. About 8 months ago, my part-time income surpassed my full-time income, so I left my job. I really want to help people do the same thing!
The purpose of the site is to teach people about a very specific form of real estate investing called "wholesaling lease options". It is a special, unique niche.
My target audience are people who have an interest in learning more about real estate investing and desire the financial independence that it can bring. They typically want to leave their job and work on their own. They are looking for financial independence and they love learning new, profitable investing strategies.
I need a header / logo that will go on the top of this site: http://www.WholesalingLeaseOptions.com/. I don't like what's there now. The header needs to fit approx 972x130.
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In keeping with my idea of making it personal, I would like my picture and my signature in the header. I don't like the signature that's there now. I think I would like a masculine, intelligent signature.
NEW: I want my phone number in the header "(314) 266-1221".
The header will need the words "Wholesaling Lease Options". Next to my name or picture, you should have "Lease Option Mentor".
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You can include a house in the design if you want - maybe a picture of a happy family, someone relaxing at the beach, near a mountain stream? You can also change the color in my shirt if you want it to match the colors in the header?
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Sometimes, revenge is a dish best served hotter than a plate of chicken enchiladas and refried beans.
Two weeks after the Baltimore Orioles refused to reschedule a September 5 evening game against the White Sox to allow the Super Bowl champion Ravens to open the season on the Thursday night after Labor Day, none of the Ravens representatives invited to participate in pregame festivities at the O's home opener were present on Friday.
The reason? A scheduling conflict, of course.
"[D]ue to conflicts of schedule and prior commitments for each person, unfortunately, today didn't work out," Ravens spokesman Patrick Gleason told Childs Walker of the Baltimore Sun. "It was determined that those invited would try to reschedule an opportunity to attend a different game this season."
While Ravens spokesman Kevin Byrne noted that 100 staff and family members attended the game, the inability of the Ravens to send any of the requested representatives for a Super Bowl commemoration invites speculation that the Ravens wanted to keep their distance from a team that wouldn't move a home game that few will attend or watch, given that the Ravens will still be opening the season that night, on the road.
It's disappointing that the Orioles didn't stand down, but it's also understandable. Over the last three decades, baseball has seen football gradually yet inevitably pass America's pastime as the dominant sport in the nation. When baseball has a rare opportunity to throw a little rain on football's ever-growing parade, we can't really blame baseball for giving in to temptation.


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MONTREAL -- Rookies Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk showed the Montreal Canadiens that they deserved to stay in the NHL.
The linemates each had two points, with the 20-year-old Gallagher scoring his second goal of the season, as the Canadiens stretched their winning streak to four games with a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
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"There's always going to be pressure on me, but you don't want to take your foot off the pedal," said the stocky, 5-foot-8 Gallagher, who has four points in as many NHL games.
"You want to play the same way and show the coaches that you're not going to relax just because they gave you the good news."
The 18-year-old Galchenyuk, the third overall pick in the June draft, had a pair of assists and has five points in five games to start his NHL career.
Tomas Plekanec's tiebreaking power-play goal at 5:31 of the third period was the game-winner for Montreal.
Rene Bourque and Erik Cole each had their first goal of the season for the Canadiens, while Olli Jokinen had his first goal as a Jet.
Nik Antropov and Blake Wheeler also scored for Winnipeg, which ended a three-game winning streak.
First-year general manager Marc Bergevin ended debate over whether Galchenyuk should be sent back to his junior team and Gallagher to the AHL when it was announced Monday the two had made the team.
Gallagher, a fifth-round pick in 2010, responded with a performance that earned him first star honors and prolonged applause from the 21,273 Bell Centre fans.
Galchenyuk was selected as the second star.
"As a line, we just try to take care of our end and try to bring momentum and help the team," said Gallagher, whose line also has tough winger Brandon Prust. "We're having a lot of fun as a team.
"It's early in the season, but it's going great so far."
The Canadiens built a 2-0 lead only to see the opportunistic Jets take the lead in the second period.
Cole tied the game at 15:08 of the second with assists from the rookies when he shoveled the puck in from the edge of the crease just after a power play ended.
Plekanec got the game-winner on a shot from the right circle that went in off defenseman Ron Hainsey's skate.
The Jets had two late power plays, including one when Prust was called for diving after being hit from behind by Antropov. They didn't convert.
"We had an opportunity to make it a game with two power plays in the third but we never got it in the zone with possession," Winnipeg coach Claude Noel said. "Then they come down and put one in off Hainsey's skate.
"It is what it is. It was 3-3 and we had a chance to win the game if we were patient, but we got the power plays and didn't capitalize."
Bourque scored on a shot from outside the right circle on a power play that Ondrej Pavelec waved at 8:04 into the game. Gallagher made it 2-0 with a shot off a rush that went in off the crossbar at 14:22.
"One of the nicer ones I'll score, I guess," said the left winger, who gets most of his goals jamming pucks from the crease.
Wheeler got one back as a bouncing shot got over Carey Price's arm on a power play at 16:10.
A Jets power play had just ended, but there was still heavy pressure in the Montreal zone when Antropov fired Bryan Little's rebound into an open side 3:32 into the second period.
Jokinen put Winnipeg ahead at 11:48 when he snapped a shot under the crossbar after a David Desharnais turnover in the neutral zone.
The Jets went 1 for 6 on the power play while Montreal's continued to click at 2 for 5.
The top players with the man advantage are point men Andrei Markov and Raphael Diaz, who had two assists each and share the team lead with seven points.
Markov missed most of the past two seasons with consecutive knee ligament surgeries. It wasn't long ago that he was the quarterback of one of the NHL's best power plays.
"I remember back when we played with Kovy [Alex Kovalev] and Marky [Markov] and I think we were first in the league two years in a row," Plekanec said. "I feel it's pretty much the same now.
"He has a huge impact on our team, not only on the power play."
- The last time a team named the Winnipeg Jets won in Montreal was March 1985.
- P.K. Subban will join the Canadiens in Ottawa on Wednesday, but it is uncertain when he will play. He signed a two-year contract on Monday
- Defenseman Tomas Kaberle returned to the Montreal lineup, bumping Yannick Weber.


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Photos of Cultural Icons Snapped in Their Own Beds
Earlier this week, controversy erupted when it was revealed that among the items from Michael Jackson's final home that will be going up for auction next month is the bed that the King of Pop died in. And rightfully so. Beyond the morbidity of putting such an item up for sale, there's also something incredibly sacred about a person's bed. It's the private space where all of us can relax and truly let our guards down — something that's rare for celebrities who are used to being "on" all of the time. That said, we're not immune to voyeuristic tendencies, especially when it comes to our favorite cultural icons. Perhaps that's why we find these intimate bedroom photos of people like Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, and David Bowie so fascinating; like seeing childhood photos of these artists, there's something about finding an image of them shot in repose that's incredibly humanizing. It offers such a rare glimpse into their everyday lives. Click through our gallery, and let us know in the comments if you agree.
Andy Warhol sitting on a bed in the 1950s. Photo attributed to Edward Wallowitch, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. [via]


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Pitfall! (Atari 2600) review
"Most screens have some combination of hazards for you to contend with: perhaps you'll have to swing across water on a vine while making sure you don't land on a barrel. Or that pond might contain a trio of alligators. You'll have to jump from one head to the next, making sure you're not on their mouth when it opens. Some ponds and quicksand pits are, I guess, magical and will appear and disappear. When they vanish, you can run across the screen safely, but if they return and you're in their part of the screen, you die."
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As the Post's Terry Frei reported Monday afternoon, the Colorado State Rams have reached an agreement in principle with Mike Bobo, Georgia's offensive coordinator, to be their new head coach. Bobo, 40, would take over a program that Jim McElwain guided to a 10-2 record and a spot among the top 25 in both the AP and USA TODAY coaches' polls numerous times throughout last season.
A Georgia native, Bobo was a quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1994-97, and ranks among their most prolific passers of all time. He is No. 3 among Bulldog QBs in passing efficiency rating in a season (155.80 in 1997) and tops in completion percentage in a season (65.03 percent, 1997). He also ranks No. 5 in career touchdown passes (38) and still holds the school record for most consecutive completions to start a game (19), which he achieved in the 1998 Outback Bowl against Wisconsin.
And before all that, he was a star at Thomasville High, where he was named the state's high school player of the year in 1993 and. Check him out in 1992, when Thomasville faced the Peach County Trojans in the 3A state quarterfinals (he's No. 14).


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Drugs & Medications - ATRIPLA oral
ATRIPLA oral
Common Brand Name(s): Atripla
ATRIPLA oral Warnings
Rarely, this medication has caused severe (sometimes fatal) liver problems and a certain metabolic problem (lactic acidosis). Tell your doctor right away if you develop symptoms of liver problems (such as persistent nausea, vomiting, stomach/abdominal pain, pale stools, dark urine, yellowing eyes/skin, unusual tiredness), or of lactic acidosis (such as stomach discomfort, nausea, vomiting, fast/difficult breathing, drowsiness, muscle pain, weakness, cold skin). These serious side effects may occur more often in women and obese patients.
If you have hepatitis B infection, your hepatitis symptoms may get worse or become very serious if you stop taking this medication. Talk with your doctor before stopping this medication. Your doctor will monitor liver tests for several months after you stop efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir. Tell your doctor right away if you develop symptoms of worsening liver problems.
ATRIPLA oral Uses
This product contains 3 different medications: efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir. It is used alone or with other HIV medications to help control HIV infection. It helps to decrease the amount of HIV in your body so your immune system can work better. This lowers your chance of getting HIV complications (such as new infections, cancer) and improves your quality of life. Efavirenz belongs to a class of drugs known as non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs). Emtricitabine and tenofovir belong to a class of drugs known as nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir is not a cure for HIV infection. To decrease your risk of spreading HIV disease to others, do all of the following: (1) continue to take all HIV medications exactly as prescribed by your doctor, (2) always use an effective barrier method (latex or polyurethane condoms/dental dams) during all sexual activity, and (3) do not share personal items (such as needles/syringes, toothbrushes, and razors) that may have contacted blood or other body fluids. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
OTHER USES: This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care professional.
This product may also be used to lessen the risk of HIV infection after contact with the virus (for example, due to a needle stick). Ask your doctor for more details.How to use ATRIPLA oral
Read the Patient Information Leaflet if available from your pharmacist before you start taking efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions regarding the information, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth on an empty stomach, without food, usually once daily at bedtime or as directed by your doctor. Taking this medication at bedtime helps to decrease some of the side effects. See Side Effects section.
Because this combination product has fixed doses of efavirenz, emtricitabine, and tenofovir, you should only use it if your doctor has determined that the doses of all 3 medications in this product are right for you.
It is very important to continue taking this medication (and other HIV medications) exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not skip any doses. Do not increase your dose, take this drug more often than prescribed, or stop taking it (or other HIV medicines) even for a short time unless directed to do so by your doctor. Skipping or changing your dose without approval from your doctor may cause the amount of virus to increase, make the infection more difficult to treat (resistant), or worsen side effects.
This medication works best when the amount of drug in your body is kept at a constant level. Therefore, take this drug at evenly spaced intervals. To help you remember, take it at the same time each day.
ATRIPLA oral Side Effects
See also Warning section.
Dizziness, trouble sleeping, drowsiness, unusual dreams, and trouble concentrating may frequently occur. These side effects may begin 1-2 days after starting this medication and usually go away in 2-4 weeks. They are also reduced by taking this medication on an empty stomach at bedtime.
Tiredness, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and skin discoloration (such as small spots/freckles, darkening of the palms of the hands/soles of the feet) may also occur.
If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Some people may experience worsening of a previous medical condition (such as an old infection) as their immune systems improve, or develop new conditions because their immune systems have become overactive. This reaction may occur at any time (soon after starting HIV treatment or many months later). Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: unexplained weight loss, persistent muscle aches/weakness, joint pain, numbness/tingling of the hands/feet/arms/legs, severe tiredness, vision changes, severe/persistent headaches, signs of infection (such as fever, chills, trouble breathing, cough, non-healing skin sores), signs of an overactive thyroid (such as irritability, nervousness, heat intolerance, fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat, bulging eyes, unusual growth in the neck/thyroid known as a goiter), signs of a certain nerve problem known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome (such as difficulty breathing/swallowing/moving your eyes, drooping face, paralysis, slurred speech).
Infrequently, serious psychiatric symptoms may occur during efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir treatment. These effects may be seen especially in people who have mental/mood conditions. Tell your doctor right away if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur: mental/mood changes (such as depression, rare thoughts of suicide, strange thoughts, anxiety, angry behavior, hallucinations, confusion).
Tell your doctor right away if any of these rare but serious side effects occur: signs of kidney problems (such as a change in the amount of urine), unusual thirst, signs of pancreatitis (such as nausea, vomiting, stomach/abdominal/back pain, fever).
Changes in body fat may occur while you are taking this medication (such as increased fat in the upper back and stomach areas, decreased fat in the arms and legs). The cause and long-term effects of these changes are unknown. Discuss the risks and benefits of treatment with your doctor, as well as the possible use of exercise to reduce this side effect.
Tenofovir may increase the risk of bone loss. Discuss the risks and benefits of treatment with your doctor, as well as the possible use of calcium and vitamin D to reduce this side effect. If you are at risk for bone loss, your doctor may monitor your bone mineral density. Tell your doctor right away if any of the following serious side effects occur: bone pain, easily broken bones.
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir can commonly cause a rash that is usually not serious. However, you may not be able to tell it apart from a rare rash that could be a sign of a severe reaction. Therefore, seek immediate medical attention if you develop any rash.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, blisters, peeling skin, fever, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
ATRIPLA oral Precautions
Before taking efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to any of the ingredients; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney problems, liver problems (such as hepatitis B or C, cirrhosis), mental/mood conditions (such as depression, thoughts of suicide, psychosis), drug/substance/alcohol abuse, seizures, high cholesterol/triglyceride levels, bone problems (such as bone disease, bone loss/osteoporosis, weak/broken bones), disease of the pancreas (pancreatitis).
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy or cause trouble concentrating. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely.
Avoid alcohol and street drugs because they may worsen the side effects of this medication (such as liver problems, pancreatitis, dizziness, drowsiness, mental/mood symptoms).
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
A rash may be more common and serious in children taking this medication. Report any rash right away. The doctor may prescribe an antihistamine for your child to take before this medication is started. Consult the doctor for more information.
This medication is not recommended for use during pregnancy. It may harm an unborn baby, especially if taken during the first 3 months of pregnancy. Women of childbearing age should have a pregnancy test before starting efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir. It is important to prevent pregnancy while taking this medication and for 3 months after treatment. Consult your doctor about using at least 2 reliable forms of birth control (such as condoms with birth control pills) during treatment and for 3 months after the end of treatment (see also Drug Interactions section). If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, tell your doctor right away. Discuss the risks and benefits and other HIV treatment options during pregnancy to decrease the risk of HIV transmission to the baby.
This medication passes into breast milk. Because breast milk can transmit HIV, do not breast-feed.
ATRIPLA oral Interactions
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: other drugs that may affect the kidneys (including adefovir, cidofovir, aminoglycosides such as amikacin/gentamicin), a certain combination product used to treat chronic hepatitic C (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir).
Do not take this medication with other products that contain emtricitabine or tenofovir. Do not take this medication with another efavirenz product unless specifically directed by your doctor. Also, lamivudine is similar to emtricitabine and should not be taken with this medication.
Other medications can affect the removal of efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir from your body, which may affect how this product works. Examples include some drugs used to treat seizures (such as carbamazepine), among others.
Efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir can speed up the removal of many other medications from your body, which may affect how they work. Examples of affected drugs include atovaquone/proguanil, azole antifungals (such as voriconazole), bedaquiline, cobicistat, elvitegravir, certain protease inhibitors (boceprevir, simeprevir), macrolide antibiotics (such as clarithromycin), among others.
This medication may decrease the effectiveness of hormonal birth control such as pills, patch, or ring. This could cause pregnancy. Talk to your doctor about additional or alternative reliable forms of birth control, and always use an effective barrier method (latex or polyurethane condoms/dental dams) during all sexual activity to decrease the risk of spreading HIV to others. Tell your doctor if you have any new spotting or breakthrough bleeding, because these may be signs that your hormonal birth control is not working well. (See also Precautions section.)
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other products that cause drowsiness including alcohol, antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydramine), drugs for sleep or anxiety (such as diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants, and narcotic pain relievers (such as codeine).
Check the labels on all your medicines (such as allergy or cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.
This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (including urine cannabinoid tests), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.
ATRIPLA oral Overdose
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.NOTES:
Do not share this medication with others.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (such as kidney tests, urine glucose/protein, liver tests, viral load, T-cell counts, cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood mineral levels, bone density tests) should be performed before you start treatment and periodically to monitor your progress or check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details.
Keep all medical and laboratory appointments.MISSED DOSE:
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.STORAGE:
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.
Information last revised July 2016. Copyright(c) 2016 First Databank, Inc.
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Fun-loving MOTHER-readers will, no doubt, remember down-easter Glenn Willett's ten-minute cure for cabin fever: the nickel hockey game featured in MOTHER NO. 72 (page 70). Well, a couple of MOM's researchers—after they knocked together their own hockey board just to see how it worked-figured they could take the whole boredom-beating concept one step further and work up a game that'd just flat keep the whole household busy through those long winter evenings . . . and probably right into the following cold season as well.
They decided, basing their choice on both practicality and potentially low cost, to produce a plaything similar to the popular Foosball game . . . which, as any devotee of table sports can attest, is great for developing eye-hand coordination, strengthening wrists, and-let's face itjust having a good old time.
A bit of snooping on the part of our staffers revealed that professionally built table-soccer games range in price from $359 to more than $600 . . . but our crew wrapped this version up for just over $100. (And that's a real bargain, considering the fact that the shop-made specimen is a nearclone of the typical arcade models . . . and uses mostly new materials, some of which you could probably replace with scrap.)
To put together your own indoor soccer field, you're going to need [1] the materials specified in the accompanying illustrations, [2] tools . . . including a circular or table saw, a drill with an assortment of bits, a coping saw, a hammer, a screwdriver, some finish-grade sandpaper, a pair of wire cutters, a hacksaw, a compass, and a tape measure, and [3] the better part of a weekend ... plus an evening or two beyond that, perhaps, depending on how handy a woodworker you are.
The major components of the project can be cut from a 33" X 48" sheet of 3/8" plywood . . . a 40" X 48" sheet of 3/4" plywood (or, better yet, one 10-foot and two 8-foot lengths of 1 X 6) . . . a pair of 12-foot 2 X 4's . . . three 3-foot lengths of 1" dowel . . . four 10-foot sections of 1/2" electrical metallic tubing ... a 36" X 66" section of white Formica (or some other) plastic laminate and a 30" X 89" piece with a wood-grain surface. (The wood-grain veneer, which we used to cover the outer walls of the playing box and its support frame, is optional .. . by omitting it, and simply staining those surfaces instead, you can probably slice the cost of your project by as much as one-quarter.)
Our game, as the illustration indicates, is little more than a box centered on a tablelike frame. After constructing the lower chassis (and fastening its four corner braces and three horizontal supports as shown, setting these components flush with the upper surface of the frame), you can shape and mount the legs . . . unless you've chosen to use the wood-grain veneer, in which case you should contactcement that "skin" on the box before attaching the four uprights. Once the legs are fastened, finish up the game's underpinnings by installing the two cross braces between the vertical supports, as shown in the illustration.
You can now begin to assemble the playing box itself. Start by trimming all the components to the sizes indicated. Then miter the wall sections' corners to form a rectangle with 26-1/4" X 46" outside dimensions, and cut a 3/8" X 3/8" rabbet into the lower inside face of each of the four boards. Next, clamp the two long side walls together—evenly—and drill the two 1-3/4" ball-feed holes and the sixteen 3/4" control-rod holes through both boards simultaneously ... to assure a symmetrical match when the tray is assembled. Using the same method, cut identical 2" X 5" ball-return openings in the end panels .. . and, with this done, complete the structure by gluing and screwing the mitered joints together and fastening the plywood floor to that frame with glue and 3-penny finishing nails. Secure the tray to the legged chassis by countersinking three No. 6 X 1" flathead wood screws, through the plywood, into each horizontal support.
Now, go on to fabricate the ball-return racks and housings. Begin by drilling and countersinking a 1/8" hole, longitudinally, through each of the two 5/8" X 1-5/8" dowel stubs, then make 318" bores into the sides of these pillars, each 1/4" deep and 1-1/4 inches from one end. Slip the 3/8" X 10-1/4" dowel sections into these shoulder openings to form two simple ball racks, and center one rack outside each end of the table's supporting frame, positioning the right peg 21/4 inches and the left peg 2 inches from the lower edge of the frame in each case. Complete this step by gluing a cap—or a thin section of dowel—over each of the screw heads.
Repeat the procedure to make the scoring bars . . . working with 1" lengths of 5/8" dowel joined by 5/16" X 10" shafts, which should allow the macrame beads (with 3/8" holes) to slide easily. Before you mount the counters, complete the housings: These goal cages are constructed by cutting the parts to size (don't forget to make the 3/8" step in the side pieces, 3-3/8 inches down from the upper edge), then gluing and tacking them together and adding corner braces for extra support.
To attach the assembled ball-return enclosures to the table, first fasten some small blocks—ours measured 3/8" X 1-1/4" X 2-1/4"—to the end boards of the playing box (remembering, of course, to install your laminated trim first if you plan to use it) about 11-1/4 inches apart and on both sides of the ball-return openings, then slip the completed housings over these vertical supports, and run some No. 4 X 3/4" flathead screws through the casings and into the blocks. Finish up by covering the housings (if you're going the decorative route), mounting the scoring bars with screws, and capping the peg supports.
The actual playing field—and the inside walls of the tray—should be covered with the white Formica (or similar) laminate to assure a consistent game. After trimming the sheets to size and painting the pattern illustrated in our diagram on the base segment, you can mark the side panels for drilling and the end pieces for cutting. Once these tasks are completed, glue the sheets in place and smooth the edges of the openings. (If you're covering the outside of your table in wood-grain plastic, place the long sides, followed by the top strips, in position now.)
At this point you're ready to make the players and fasten them to the control rods. Begin by fabricating a jig, from a 6" scrap of 2 X 4, as follows: Cut a lengthwise 90° Vnotch, about 3/4" deep, from the center of the block, then trim the resulting wedge section down to approximately 2" in length. Next, using a thin 1" screw, lock this piece back into the groove, leaving a distance of 31/2 inches between the open end of the notch and the nearest edge of the tapered insert.
Now, you can place your 3-1/2"-long wooden players, one at a time, snugly into the block's gutter and-using an 11/16" flybit—drill through them at a point 2-3/4 inches, on center, from their lowest edge. Enlarge the bores slightly by running a scrap section of 1/2" E.M.T. (modified for the task by cross-cutting its diameter in three places and spreading the newly created tabs outward a bit) through them once or twice, using a rotary motion. Then go on to form each contestant's legs by shaping the dowels—fore and aft—at the lower end (as shown in the detail drawing) and sanding any rough surfaces smooth. If you wish, you can also round the upper edges of the dowels to simulate shoulders, and provide mounts for macrame-bead heads by drilling shallow 3/8" holes into the top of the pegs and gluing 3/8" X 1-1/8" dowels in place to form necks. (You might even want to paint faces on the beads.)
Before you install the player-control rods, you'll have to set the 1/2"-to-3/4" PVC bushings in place. Trim each one to a total length of about 1/2", carefully enlarge the inner diameters with a rattail file (just enough to insure that the 1/2" E.M.T. will slide through without binding), and glue a bushing into each side of every controlrod opening. (Suggestion: Of the several cements we tried, the only stickum that seemed to form a permanent bond was 3M's Super Weatherstrip Adhesive, Part No. 08001, which is available in most hardware and automotive supply stores.)
Slip the eight 46" rods into their respective openings, taking care to slide the players, washers, and springs over the conduit sections in the order indicated in our diagram. (Sixteen 3/8" washers must be drilled out to fit the tubing's outside diameter . . . and the same number of compression springs—each 3/4" X 1-1/2" in size-should be cut from the internal tensioners of discarded pole lamps.)
With all the parts installed, carefully position the wooden athletes according to the specifications given in the drawing . . . then drill a 3/32" hole through each dowel and into the conduit beneath it, and install a No. 4 X 3/8" panhead sheet metal screw to hold the peg firmly in place. Next, fix the washer stops, as indicated, on the two outer rods at each end of the field and lock them in place by drilling 1/8" holes through the E.M.T. and inserting 1/8" X 1 " cotter pins. Wrap this step up by gluing tricycle grips to the "working" ends of each control rod, staggered as shown.
All that's left to do is to attach ball-feed chutes—which are used to put the "puck" in play—and the four corner ramps. The chutes are made by cutting a tennis ball into quarters, then screwing and gluing a Cshaped wooden spacer—about 1/2" thick—between one of the curved sections and the lower outside edge of the large centered hole in each side of the table. The ramps are merely triangular plates of laminate with a feathered leading edge, positioned as shown—with their corners meeting the sides of the goal openings—and sloped toward the center of the field to return corner balls. They are glued, at each of the tray's corners, over Formica spacer strips that raise the rear of the triangles slightly.
You'll probably find, as we did, that an ordinary ping-pong ball is far too light to react properly when struck by a player's foot . .. and that any attempts to weight the hollow spheres will just result in an eccentric roll pattern. We finally gave in and purchased regulation Foosballs at a local table games supplier (look in the Yellow Pages under "Amusement Distribu tors") for 50¢ apiece. They're also available through Sears, Roebuck parts and repair departments (order Part No. 100008).
Once you've gotten the hang of twisting the handles and shifting the players to and fro, you'll be amazed at how adept you can become at controlling your team. And—win or lose—you'll always be able to assure yourself, and your family and friends, a good evening's entertainment on a reasonable budget.


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�The thing is there are people who are writing phony Romans A clef about people they never knew or met. Like Jackie Susann. If you are writing about people you actually know, then it�s different. But to take Mrs. Onassis or Lee Radziwill or me, like Susann has done, is not playing the game fair. If you know the people and have some basis to make a judgment, it becomes a work of journalism or reportage!�
I just found again this statement made by Truman Capote back in 1976. It would have worked perfectly into the current examination of Capote that you can find in December�s issue of Vanity Fair. I see that I filed it under the headline �Twerked Off!�
It seems friend Truman believed he was the only one entitled to examine the famous among his important friends. This kind of thinking about what constitutes real �journalism or reportage� would render the works of historians and biographers useless. And a lot of stories of gossip and current goings-on would be useless.
And, in the end, neither Mrs. Onassis nor Lee Radziwill particularly liked being written and talked about by Truman, though he might have amused them at one time or another.
It seems also that Truman was a little bit jealous of Jackie Susann who had died in 1974 while he was still obsessing about her. She wasn�t a particularly good writer, but she did pen some staggering best sellers � �Valley of the Dolls,� �The Love Machine,� �Once Is Not Enough� and posthumously, �Dolores� and �Yargo.�
All of the actors who have spent a part of their lives working on the TV series �Two and a Half Men,� have always praised Angus T. Jones as the youngest member impacted by his �Uncle Charlie.� So, we won�t bother to go down memory lane and the story of Charlie Sheen�s departure.
I just wonder if young Mr. Jones, now 19 and denouncing what the show has become � as �filth� � knew that he would probably give the show a new lease on life by attacking it. He is quite correct that it has fallen from comedy to simple sluttishness. It also lost out by replacing, or ignoring, many of its most unusual characters.
But I�m betting it might get a boost from Angus Jones�s disillusionment with it. And for those criticizing his taking millions of dollars worth of salary from CBS and Warner Bros. all these years ... well, his detractors have to be kidding. He started as a kid; he grew into a critic.


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Tires among parts hardest hit by cold
Staff writer
When the temperatures fall below freezing levels like Tuesday morning's low of 12 degrees, Webster Auto Service owner Barry Allen knows to expect a little more business.
"I don't know if I blew a fuse or what's going on," a frenetic customer explained. "But right now it's freezing out there, I have to make it to work, and I need heat."
While inclement weather can cause heaters to fail, Allen said there are problems some motorists do not think to check.
"The worst thing that gets neglected is tire pressure," he said. "The colder it gets, the pressure goes down in the tires. That can cause excessive wear on the tires, and lessen gas mileage."
Allen said it is also important to continue maintaining fluids, regularly changing out oil filters, and washing the vehicle's undercarriage of grime buildup from salt and road treatment materials.
"It'd probably be a good idea to get that washed off," he said. "If you don't, it'll rust. That's probably the worst thing to have on your vehicle."
Mike Regnier of Marion Auto said he noticed the store sells more diesel fuel additive and batteries during cold months.
"Diesel fuel will jell up at a certain temperature if you don't have an additive in there to prevent it," he said. "And cold weather is extremely hard on batteries."


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Unwittingly, Ruffin McNeill began studying film for his team�s upcoming bowl game just under a year ago.
Now the third-year East Carolina coach can dig into his opponent in earnest.
GREENVILLE � Unwittingly, Ruffin McNeill began studying film for his team�s upcoming bowl game just under a year ago.
Now the third-year East Carolina coach can dig into his opponent in earnest.
Speaking to the media Sunday for the first time since the Pirates� 65-59 win over Marshall on Nov. 23, McNeill said he is �excited� as he begins preparing to face Louisiana-Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at the Superdome on Dec. 22.
ECU (8-4) returns to the postseason after falling a game short of eligibility last season, snapping a streak of five straight bowl appearances.
�We�re looking forward to it,� McNeill said. �All bowl games are exciting to me, having been in them for a while. Not going to one last year really makes you even more excited.�
McNeill got a premature peek at the Ragin� Cajuns (8-4) during their 32-30 New Orleans Bowl win over San Diego State last Dec. 17. He said he was watching the game because he counts SDSU offensive assistant Jeff Horton among his best friends.
The Pirates learned they would head to New Orleans after Tulsa�s 33-27 win over Central Florida in Saturday�s Conference USA championship game.
By Sunday, McNeill was taking advantage of technology that allows him to get his hands on current game film right away.
It was a far cry from how he came up as a young, low-level assistant.
�It�s a lot easier than the old days of getting in the car and meeting halfway and taking real film,� the 27-year veteran of college coaching said. �I can remember those days. That was my job to do that.�
Some time away
Had UCF beaten Tulsa, the Pirates would have played in the Beef O�Brady�s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Dec. 21.
McNeill said he had planned his team�s practice schedule regardless of which bowl they�d attend.
The Pirates are off today to focus on academics. Tuesday brings the first of five practices in which starters will focus on fundamentals and skills-sharpening while reserves scrimmage each other, followed by seven days of preparation for Louisiana-Lafayette.
The players spent the week following the Marshall game healing, resting and working with strength coach Jeff Connors. The coaching staff, including McNeill, turned their attention away from X�s and O�s and hit the road to recruit.
The break, McNeill said, was welcome.
�I think they needed it, to just get away from it,� he said of his players. �The coaches needed it as well. Having fresh minds as a coach, I think, is important.�
Big news
The recruiting trail was a little warmer for McNeill, who was armed with last week�s news of ECU�s move from Conference USA to the Big East as a football-only member in 2014.
McNeill said the news received plenty of attention from potential future players.
�We got a lot of notice going into the schools,� he said. �Every school I was in or every home I was in, they brought up the move and how we felt about it, and they were excited.�
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Major League Baseball 2K9 - PlayStation 3
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Clare Sheldon Receives Clarkson University Physical Therapy Scholarship in Memory of Melissa Walsh
Clarkson University's 2013 Melissa A. Walsh '03 '05 Memorial Endowed Scholarship has been awarded to second-year doctor of physical therapy student Clare M. Sheldon of Norwich, N.Y.
The scholarship was established in memory of Walsh by her family and friends to assist a Clarkson University physical therapy student with qualities and goals similar to Walsh's.
Walsh was a Massena High School and Clarkson University graduate, who lost her life in a 2007 motor vehicle accident. At Clarkson, she earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology in 2003 and a master of physical therapy degree in 2005.
Sheldon received her bachelor of science degree in psychology from Clarkson in 2012.
In applying for the scholarship, she wrote, "As a physical therapy student I am eager and motivated to continue to work upon my skills and knowledge base to provide the best quality care for my patients. My personal long-term commitment towards continual learning and staying current in the healthcare environment is what also draws me to the profession…
"The path I chose has challenged me and placed me in situations that I would have never imaged, but ultimately has given me more strength as an individual. The reward, however, is realizing that I one day will be able to make the life of another person a little easier. From receiving a smile in return to just getting a sense of clarity from the patient gives me an immense amount of purpose and direction in my future career. Physical therapy will mean more to me than just a profession. It already has given me the determination and focus to be the best person and clinician I can be to help others."
A description of the scholarship reads, in part:
"The Walsh Scholarship was established to celebrate Melissa's life and continue support of the physical therapy profession. Melissa was a standout student, respected amongst professors and peers... She went on to become a licensed physical therapist and worked in outpatient orthopedics. Melissa put her heart into all that she did, whether relationships, education, or employment. Melissa was a role model in every sense of the word, in her personal life, her professional commitment, and her belief in caring for others... Melissa's life and accomplishments are an excellent example of what a Clarkson University student should strive to achieve."
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University's Melissa A. Walsh '03 '05 Memorial Endowed Scholarship has been awarded to second-year doctor of physical therapy student Clare Sheldon of Norwich, N.Y. Left to right: Sheldon and Physical Therapy Department Chair George Fulk.
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/csheldon.jpg .]


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I attended the premiere of the new direct-to-video movie "Justice League: War". I was able to get brief interviews with some of the cast & crew in attendance. All that and my review of the movie after the jump…
Last night I was lucky to attend the West Coast Premiere of "Justice League: War" held at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills. Before I get into my spoiler-free review, below are a few brief video interviews with some of the cast & crew.
First up is Character Designer Phil Bourassa talking about designing the characters & tackling the enviable task of creating a new cohesive look for what will hopefully be a series of "Justice League" movies:
Actor Steven Blum talks about jumping into the DC Universe after years of being known as Wolverine:
Screenwriter Heath Corson talks about the movie "Midnight Run" as his inspiration for the Green Lantern/Batman scenes as well as some of his fantasy projects:
Shemar Moore discusses the role of Cyborg and possible future in live action DC movies:
Voice Director Andrea Romano discusses working with Michelle Monaghan:
Producer James Tucker talks about the development of "Justice League: War" and Bruce Timm:
Director Jay Oliva talks about his process and mentions working on the new "Batman vs. Superman" movie:
Actor Christopher Gorham's kids were not impressed with him being a super-hero:
Hope you enjoyed that, now on to the movie itself…
I really enjoyed it is quite simply the case. I can easily say that this is one of the better DC Animated movies and that's saying a lot. They have a pretty great track record and do make an effort to put out a great product. I'm very excited about the fact that this movie is laying the ground work for a broader series of films, creating a cohesive movie universe, something I've wanted in both the animated and live-action realm for quite some time.
I'll keep this review short, but I would like to point out some standouts of the movie before I wrap up. I loved Justin Kirk as Hal Jordan, probably my favorite part of the movie was his performance and the way he played off of the rest of the characters. The voice acting in general is pretty great, including King Candy himself, Alan Tudyk as Superman, who is by the way unrecognizable in the role and does a great job. Thanks to the recent "Dark Knight Returns" adaptations I've become a fan of director Jay Oliva and his kinetic action style. My favorite scene in the movie is the very anime inspired birth of Cyborg scene which is very well choreographed and animated. My final thought on the movie was that I really enjoyed the sense of urgency that brings the team together, it felt very much like "The Avengers" and I mean that as high praise. That an animated movie can make you feel the action and be as emotionally invested in characters in one 70 minute movie compared to an ultra budget live action movie that took 4 other movies to get you to that point, I'm pretty impressed.
"Justice League: War" will be available in stores Tuesday, Feb. 4th, I highly recommend it! Also make sure you watch the credits for a tease of what's to come…
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I enjoyed the movie until Darkseid showed up. New52 Darkseid is very lame
To cite that this movie feels like the Avengers is a huge disservice to DC and their respected properties. I mean, seriously, they have so many team shows and team movies that just flowed together that it really should be the other way around. It never fails me to see and hear that at every point when DC does something right it is likened to a Marvel product yet never is it done the same way. NEWSRAMA just recently did the same thing regarding what was good about the new 52. Considering Marvel languishes in almost every area except in movies (even that is debatable) it is pretty annoying where it is almost stated that Marvel is the superior product and DC needs to compare.
My philosophy on this movie is simple: No Aquaman, No Watch.
It is a huge disappointment to me that Aquaman was left out of this movie in favor of Shazam. Aquaman was a founding member of both the original Justice League and this New 52 League, and he should have been in the movie, period. It is a disservice to the character and to his fans, few though they may be, to leave the King of the Seven Seas out of this.
So, nope. Not going to watch, not going to support in any way, shape or form.
My philosophy on this movie is simple as well. New 52 = no watch.
I'm sure New 52 has it's fans. But I'm sure they'll both understand if I skip this nonsense.
Hey Cesar Zamora, who's that dressed up as Wonder Woman? Why just one shot? Come on, man!
I liked the movie but I'm still no fan of the 52-verse. And it's Captain Marvel, not Shazam! Especially one who wears a hood.
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Sleeping Toddler Found At Scene Of Alleged Murder Suicide
A three-year-old girl has been found sleeping just metres from the scene of what police believe to have been a murder-suicide.
According to The Daily Telegraph, the toddler, who was unharmed, was discovered alongside the two bodies of a man and a woman by a relative who paid a visit to the property in western Sydney.
Police were called to the scene at about 12.35pm on Sunday afternoon, and continued to search the house with the forensic team in order to piece together the circumstances which lead to the deaths.
Neighbours explained that the man, in his 40s, and the woman, in her 30s, had recently broken up, and that the latter had left with the child earlier this year.
"She has been gone for months," one neighbour said. "She took the daughter with her, so I was surprised to see her car there today.
"It's so sad, she is such a smart little girl. They didn't harm her, thank God."
"We would always say hello to them, they were nice enough," they continued. "I just can't believe this."
The toddler was taken to Fairfield police station while arrangements were made for her care.


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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham would still scoop $4.5 million in superannuation payments even if he slashed his own entitlements, the government said today.And to recap what Mark said a couple of weeks ago:
Victorian Liberal MP Greg Hunt said Mr Latham was on track to be the highest earning retired Australian MP in history despite his pledge to slice $1.9 million off his super entitlements.
If Mr Latham served as Prime Minister for nine years, retired at 52 and lived until he was 90 he would have collected $6.4 million in superannuation, before his planned $1.9 million cut, Mr Hunt said.
"What hasn't been pointed out is that he would still be getting $4.5 million," he told reporters.
"Mark Latham by his own figures is the $4.5 million man."
Mr Latham has promised, if he became Prime Minister, to cut his own super entitlements to cabinet minister level, giving up between $500,000 and $1.9 million in future benefits.
Well, I think politicians need to recognise that a lot of the public distrust and cynicism about double standards, and when people see a Parliamentary super scheme that's way out of line, far more generous than the community standard, well, it's hardly surprising that the public makes a grievance about that.Henceforth, thee shall be known as Gardyloo Mark, by way of warning the public of the hypocritical shit about to come.
So, as I've said last week at our conference, we've got a responsibility to bring parliamentary life, public life back into good public regard, and getting rid of double standards and improving the ethics of politics...
For those who don't know, "Gardyloo!" is a cry that used to be heard in the slums in Scotland (and France, too-- apparently). It meant that shit and piss and slop would come flying out of the chamber pots, out of the window, and onto the open sewerage below. It served as a warning to people walking around in the street.


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Kinda late getting to this but here it is:
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder versus (8 Houston Rockets
Projection: Oklahoma City wins 87.2 percent of the time
When Oklahoma City has the ball: Omer Asik better get his rest between now and Sunday. He is going to be busy throughout this series dealing with Thunder players driving the paint against Houston's porous perimeter defense. During the regular-season series, the Rockets held Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook near their typical production but allowed too many kickouts for open 3s. Kevin Martin and Thabo Sefolosha were the beneficiaries, knocking down a combined 18 triples in the three games. If the outside shots aren't falling, Houston might be able to hang in on defense by keeping the Thunder off the line. The Rockets rarely foul, and Oklahoma City shot free throws on 8.8 percent of its plays against them as compared to 11.1 percent overall.
When Houston has the ball: Welcome to the James Harden show. The former Thunder star is likely to show his old team what it's missing, as he did during the regular season, averaging 29.3 points in head-to-head matchups. Harden was able to find his way to the line, helping Houston shoot more total free throws than Oklahoma City in the three games. The Rockets' next two leading scorers against the Thunder were forwards Marcus Morris and Patrick Patterson, both of whom were traded at the deadline. But Houston's lone win over Oklahoma City came the day of that trade, when the short-handed Rockets had little choice but to go small and spread out the Thunder defense.
Prediction: Oklahoma City can't be excited about drawing Houston, one of the strongest 8-seeds in recent memory. The Rockets had a better point differential than Golden State, the L.A. Lakers and five of the eight playoff teams in the East. Consistency was Houston's problem throughout the regular season, which is to be expected from a team that relies so heavily on the long ball. That's a bad thing when it means losing to Phoenix in a game that would have made the Rockets the seventh seed but a good thing in a series like this where Houston can win a game or two by getting hot.
Oklahoma City in 6.
(2) San Antonio Spurs versus (7) Los Angeles Lakers
Projection: San Antonio wins 86.7 percent of the time
When San Antonio has the ball: These two units come into the game in opposite directions. The Spurs have struggled on offense since Tony Parker badly sprained his ankle on March 1. In April, they've actually been substantially worse than average in terms of points per 100 possessions. At the same time, the Lakers have stepped up their defensive effort since Kobe Bryant's injury. Adjusted for opposition, three of their six best defensive performances since November have come with Bryant out of the lineup or playing limited minutes -- the last two games and a March win at Indiana. With Parker alternating good games and terrible ones and Manu Ginobili out of the lineup, San Antonio's only consistent threat has been Tim Duncan.
When the L.A. Lakers have the ball: We saw the game plan Sunday night when these two teams met at Staples Center. While Steve Nash's return could give Mike D'Antoni more options on offense, the Lakers will want to pound the ball down low to big men Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard. Gasol, healthy at last after a frustrating season, has been a hugely valuable playmaker from the high post in Nash's absence. Howard, meanwhile, is starting to dominate as he did prior to back surgery. Together, they've made the Lakers suddenly dangerous on the offensive glass. If Gasol and Howard click in the high-low game, the Lakers just need a couple of role players to make open shots from the perimeter.
Prediction: Because both teams are so different than they have been much of the season, the numbers tell us less about this series than any other. In fact, we've basically never seen the unit the Lakers hope to put on the floor. According to NBAwowy.com, Nash, Gasol and Howard have been on the floor without Bryant just five minutes all season. So this series could go any direction. Though the Spurs might have a renewed sense of urgency once the playoffs start, their finish to this season is disturbingly reminiscent of 2011. I think they'll escape this series, but I don't think it will be easy.
San Antonio in 7.
(3) Denver Nuggets versus (6) Golden State Warriors
Projection: Denver wins 86 percent of the time
When Denver has the ball: Hey, remember the NBA in the 1980s, when teams scored 110 points a night and nobody played too much defense? If you loved that, Denver-Golden State is the series for you. Expect up-tempo, entertaining basketball on both ends of the floor. The Nuggets' style is also a throwback because of how relentlessly they attack the basket off the dribble. Basically every perimeter player has been empowered by George Karl to try to get to the paint to score or set up someone else. The Warriors will counter by packing the middle on defense and daring Denver to shoot the ball. Golden State might even go zone for extended stretches. No team allowed more 3-point attempts than the Warriors, though they held opponents to a below-average percentage from beyond the arc. Of course, Denver shot poorly (32 percent) from downtown and still won the season series 3-1. So loading the paint might not be enough to stop the Nuggets.
When Golden State has the ball: While Denver has improved defensively, the Nuggets are still vulnerable beyond the arc. They were second in most 3-point attempts and makes by opponents. The Warriors have some fair shooters, including single-season 3-point record holder Stephen Curry, and getting out on them will be paramount. Curry shot 16 of 24 (66.7 percent) from 3 during the four head-to-head meetings. Denver did a better job against Klay Thompson, who was held to 31.4 percent beyond the arc. Otherwise, the Nuggets match up well with Golden State on the perimeter, especially since both teams like to finish with a pair of point guards (Curry and Jarrett Jack against Ty Lawson and Andre Miller).
Prediction: Even without injured Danilo Gallinari, Denver is the deeper and more talented team. There's been little sign that the Nuggets have missed Gallinari, and the emergence of rookie Evan Fournier gives Karl yet another weapon in this series. (The long-limbed Fournier might guard Curry at times.) It's hard to see the Warriors winning in Denver, so if the Nuggets can steal a game in the Bay Area, Golden State's return to the postseason might be brief.
Denver in 5.
(4) Los Angeles Clippers versus (5) Memphis Grizzlies
Projection: L.A. Clippers win 79.4 percent of the time
When the L.A. Clippers have the ball: Don't expect Los Angeles to be Lob City during the course of this series. The Grizzlies' stout defense will take away transition opportunities and force the Clippers to play in the half court. That's not necessarily a terrible thing. According to Synergy Sports, the Clippers rate better in the half court (fifth among all teams in points per play) than transition (12th). (They do score more points in transition, because teams are typically better in transition.) A slow-paced game does mean relying heavily on Chris Paul to create out of the pick-and-roll. Memphis will counter with the league's top perimeter defender, Tony Allen, and it also has Mike Conley and Tayshaun Prince to throw at Paul at times. Paul's best scoring game (24 points) actually came in the Grizzlies' lone head-to-head win. But he controlled the game with 12 points and 12 assists Saturday.
When Memphis has the ball: The action will all be in the frontcourt, but that doesn't mean it will necessarily be down low. When the starting lineups are on the floor, the Grizzlies' best option may be putting Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan in a series of pick-and-rolls to try to free Conley to penetrate. Zach Randolph should have an advantage in the post too -- especially if the Clippers finish with their smaller frontcourt of Griffin and Lamar Odom, who's their best pick-and-roll defender. The other player to watch for Memphis is sixth man Jerryd Bayless, who has picked up his production playing alongside Conley since the Rudy Gay trade. Bayless went from 12.6 points per 36 minutes before the All-Star break to 16.7 thereafter.
Prediction: Surprised the Clippers are such heavy favorites? Believe it or not, this method would have given them the edge even if Memphis held home-court advantage. Why? First, the Clippers had the superior point differential, finishing third in the league, ahead of Denver and San Antonio, at +6.5 points per game. While you might chalk that up to the Clippers' December streak, they're +5.8 since the All-Star break -- better than Memphis (+5.2). The Clippers also won the season series 3-1, including Saturday's win at FedExForum that served as the unofficial Game 1 of this series and last year's playoff matchup. One of the West's top five teams was guaranteed to be eliminated early, and it looks like it's going to be the Grizzlies.
Clippers in 6.
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It's Independence Day! What better time is there to do something to help your country by buying American-made goods?
MSNBC: One mom's challenge: Buy only "Made in USA" for one week
When Joey Fortman was challenged to buy only American-made products for a week, she thought it would be easy to embrace the red, white and blue. But she wasn't prepared for the shades of gray.
Leo Gerard: Romney's Independence Day Advice: Buy Foreign
Americans naturally think the patriotic choice would be to buy American. But for Romney, capitalism trumps patriotism. Romney goes where the money is. He made big bucks as CEO of Bain Capital by investing in a series of companies that specialized in shipping American jobs off shore. For him, it's fine to kill an American job as long as he can make a buck on it.
Americans must decide then. Do they pledge allegiance to money-grubbing? Or do they pledge allegiance to the United States of America? If it's the United States, then on this Independence Day, demonstrate patriotic pride by deliberately buying American. Search for that "Made in USA" label. Pick the product that will create American jobs, the one that is an investment in an American company and the American economy.
Bring Jobs Home
The AFL-CIO has kicked off a 'Bring Jobs Home' Campaign to support legislative actions to bring jobs home, including the Bring Jobs Home Act (see below).
In the past decade, 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American jobs were lost because of outsourcing. Today, the AFL-CIO union movement launches the first of several nationwide Bring Jobs Home events, with an action near Master Lock's flagship factory in Milwaukee, Wis., which has been producing the iconic padlocks since 1921.
Click here to find out more information about this campaign, resources, actions, reports as well as local events that you can participate in: Bring Jobs Home – America Wants to Work!
The outsourcing of jobs has spread from manufacturing to services and other sectors of the economy, devastating working families and their communities. Working together with our allies, the Bring Jobs Home: America Wants to Work Campaign will use pending legislation in Congress to raise the public dialogue to make outsourcing a key factor in the upcoming elections this fall.
We will expose corporations, especially those that are laying off workers, and forcing strikes and lockouts over this issue. Beginning the last week of June through the second week of July, join us in actions focused on holding elected officials and candidates accountable for where they stand on the Bring Jobs Home Act. We will also focus on corporations, financial institutions and specific plants in communities that have felt the impact of outsourcing of American jobs.
Also you can text JOBS to 235246 to get info and action alerts to help bring America's jobs home.
The Bring Jobs Home Act
The Bring Jobs Home Act is legislation introduced by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in the Senate (S. 2884) and by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) in the House (H.R. 5542). The bills, if passed, will eliminate tax breaks that allow companies to deduct expenses associated with moving operations overseas, while still encouraging them to assist displaced workers. It also would provide a tax credits to corporations that bring jobs back to the United States.
Made In America
The AFL-CIO blog has been running a series on Made In America: (not necessarily in this order because I felt that beer should be given first priority):
Made in America: July 4 Shopping List, Fire up the Grill, Union Style
Made in America: For Dogs and Cats,
For a lengthy list of union-made beers, visit the Union Plus website.
Made in America: The Steinway Piano
Made in America: You Won't Believe It—Google's Nexus Q,
When we set out to highlight American-made products, services and jobs this week, we never thought Google would be among companies making the list. Yet today's New York Times reports that the tech giant is creating its latest hot item, the Nexus Q wireless home media player, in the United States.
Made in America: Take a Union-Made Vacation
See Also
"BuyAmerican.com seeks to promote American manufactured products and services through the use of social networking."
How Americans Can Buy American: Supporting American-Made Products and Services from American-Owned Companies
BuyAmericanMart – an online site dedicated to promoting American-made products.
BuyDirectUSA.com Directory and Shop – Find USA Made Products.
And for the Romney-supporting, offshoring-promoting, fair and balanced counter-opinion, here is FOX News: Why 'Buy American' Is a Dumb Idea


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Like many farmers, Dan Hobbs spends his spring days wondering when it will rain or if the wind is ever going to stop blowing, raking weeds out of ditches newly filled with irrigation water and nurturing seeds in various stages of growth toward their eventual destiny as fully grown garlic, bean or vegetable plants.
Those are the rituals of the season.
Last winter, however, he had a longer-range goal in mind.
In January, the organic-farm advocate traveled to New York to lend his support and testimony, if needed to a federal court case brought by the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association against Monsanto. Hobbs was not called on to testify during the oral arguments, but joined about 200 others from food-safety groups and Occupy Wall Street in a rally near the courthouse after the courtroom action wrapped up.
The farmers lost their challenge to Monsantos patents on genetically engineered seed on Feb. 24. Monsanto admitted to filing 144 lawsuits between 1997 and 2010 and settled another 700 cases out of court for undisclosed amounts with gag orders on the farmers, which the association says amounts to harassment of farmers.
Our goal is to protect farmers from patent-infringement charges by Monsanto when their organic crops are contaminated by Monsantos genetically altered seed, Hobbs said.
Last week, a federal appeals court agreed to hear an appeal of the New York decision.
Hobbs has a vested interest in trying to limit the encroachment of genetic engineering into crops.
While farmers have manipulated the genetic material of plants on a trial-and-error basis for about 10,000 years, the gene splicing by Monsanto and other companies in the last 20 years has created an uncertain situation. Some of the benefits and harm have been overstated, and there are urban legends rural legends? about the impacts. For Hobbs, there isnt enough scientific proof to determine that genetic manipulation is completely safe.
We believe the precautionary principle should be followed, Hobbs said. The first genetic crops appeared in the 1990s, and they pushed them without any review. Now, 94 percent of soy is genetically modified, and that wipes out the genetic diversity.
For Hobbs, 43, who has farmed on 30 acres near Avondale since 2000, there is no direct threat to the types of food he grows, both as cash crops and for seed: garlic, squash, beans and vegetables. In all, he and partner Jamie Dunston raise seed for eight varieties of garlic and a couple dozen other vegetables.
Hobbs relocated to Pueblo after learning about organic farming and training others in northern New Mexico in the late 1990s. He was lured here by the climate cool nights, hot days during growing season and plentiful water on the Bessemer Ditch.
So far, genetic modification has focused on field crops such as soybeans, corn, canola, rice and cotton, and left his corner of the world alone. But other crops could be targeted in the future, and he wants to prevent further encroachment.
Its anybodys guess where all this is going, Hobbs said.
In his opinion, it was not farmers who asked for genetic modification of crops, but the majority would make a choice to use seed that is more resistant to disease or produces a higher yield as a business decision.
The organic seed market is relatively undeveloped, Hobbs said. Think of where we would be if the same resources had gone into traditional plant breeding.
Monsantos protection of its patent puts the burden of proof on the small farmer, Hobbs said.
Pollen does not respect property lines. For instance, Hobbs has to be careful to grow varieties of Pueblo chiles that will not cross-pollinate either with crops on his own or on neighbors fields.
If genetically modified pollen blows into a field, is it the farmers responsibility to determine if some of Monsantos genes contaminated his crop? The testing is expensive, so Hobbs sees the process weighted toward the corporation.
For the organic farmer, there is an additional burden to ensure the purity of their crops.
For organic farmers, the issue is, How do you find out if youre contaminated? Is it dont ask, dont tell? Hobbs said. Weve taken a zero-tolerance approach.


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Today is the 66th wedding anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Royal Central wishes the royal couple many happy returns of the day.
Now married for 66 years, The Queen first met her future husband Prince Philip when she was just 13 years old at the wedding of his cousin, Princess Marina of Greece. It was love at first sight for the young princess. She stayed keen to the dashing 18-year-old naval midshipman, corresponding with him during her teens.
In 1946, King George VI agreed to the marriage under the condition that the then Princess Elizabeth wait until after the Royal family's State visit to Africa when turned turned 21.
King George VI gave the couple permission to wed in April 1947. Philip (then known as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten) proposed to Elizabeth during a stroll around the gardens of Balmoral. He gave Elizabeth a platinum engagement ring with a large square diamond at its centre and smaller diamonds on each side.
Philip still a Greek citizen, renounced his Greek citizenship and titles he held (he was a Prince of Greece and Denmark by birth). He took on the surname Mountbatten. The news of the Royal engagement leaked to the press before the couple could make their official announcement on 9 July 1947.
Before the wedding, the bridegroom was made Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich with the style of His Royal Highness and chosen as a Knight of the Garter by the King – he would not become a Prince again until 1957 when Elizabeth, as Queen, granted him the title.
More than 2,000 guests attended the Royal Wedding on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey. As the first Royal event since World War II ended, the wedding was a countrywide celebration.
As the war had just ended the country was still under rationing rules. As Elizabeth saved ration tokens for the dress material, many across the country sent rations tokens to help. The dress was designed by Norman Hartnell and made of ivory duchess satin and adorned with around 10,000 white pearls imported from the United States.
The bridal bouquet was white orchids and a sprig of myrtle. The sprig is tradition and originates from the bush grown from the myrtle in Queen Victoria's wedding bouquet. The following day, it was laid on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Westminster Abbey.
The wedding party consisted of eight bridesmaids and two page boys and was officiated by both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York. Philip gave Elizabeth a wedding band of Welsh gold to wear together with her engagement ring.
After the wedding service, luncheon was held at Buckingham Palace. The wedding cake was impressive, standing at nine feet high, weighing 500 pounds and containing four tier – it was made from ingredients collected from the Australian Girl Guides. Philip used a sword to ceremonially cut the first slice of cake. One layer was set aside until the christening of Prince Charles and an additional layer was given to Australia in honour of their donations.
The Royal couple's honeymoon took place in Hampshire located at the Broadlands home which was owned by Lord Mountbatten, Philip's uncle. They also spent time at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate.
Almost a year to the day after their wedding, the couple welcomed the next heir to the throne, Charles Philip Arthur George on 14 November 1948. Less than five years later, Elizabeth would become Queen Elizabeth II and their lives would change forever.
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