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ISP kills off country-ban dodge after just 48 hours
Kiwi FYX wobbles on geo-block evasion for punters
A new ISP has withdrawn its "global mode" that allowed punters to evade country-based blocking of web content - just 48 hours after switching on the service.
FYX launched just two days ago, telling New Zealand residents that they can now access geo-blocked internet services. However, it informed customers today that "there are matters that require further consideration before continuing the service".
Limiting what netizens can view on the web by their location, an approach favoured by big media corporations, frustrated FYX's founders, who vowed to "'FYX' the internet by removing some of the barriers that were getting in the way of great choice" with global mode.
Reportage of the service quickly queried whether or not global mode would incur the legal wrath of Big Content - which now seems to have happened rather rapidly: Chief FYX'er Andrew Schick has posted a statement that his company "has a made a decision to withdraw its popular 'global mode' service from the market for the time being".
The service shuts down at 11.59pm on Friday night, New Zealand time.
FYX "sincerely apologises to our customers and the New Zealand internet community for putting a halt to 'global mode'," Schick writes, adding that while Kiwi lawyers felt the service was legal it seems a good idea to pull the product for now.
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Best advertising solutions for affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing has become a huge tool for advertisers and publishers alike. It allows advertisers to enhance their opportunity for clicks, usually at no cost. It allows publishers to get two ads for the price of one. Even third parties can be successful by using only affiliate marketing as a tool to make money.
Business are paying affiliates very well for both unique visitors and more substantial commitments. Once an affiliate link is placed, everybody has the ability to profit. The publisher gets paid for the advertising. The affiliate gets visitors and or customers or members.
And the person placing the affiliate link gets paid for each of those visitors and for any purchases they make or members they gain. The most important aspect of affiliate marketing is that the ads and links end up on the right pages.
It is useless for both the affiliate, marketer and the publisher and/or advertiser are not matched properly. For example, no one would really win if a link for a fitness club was on an ad for a fast food restaurant. The affiliate and the ad or page they are on have to be the ones most likely to get not only impressions, but potential customers or clients to click through.
Affiliates are basically just paying other people to sell their products and services and both sides win as the target affiliate gets more visitors and customers and the person who placed the ad or link gets paid for each successful click through visitor to the affiliate.
The people placing the affiliate ads can do their own research and try to pair themselves with the right sites and advertisers. But it would be especially difficult for the smaller businesses that really profit from affiliate marketing and it won't secure the rates or frequency that might make for the most lucrative link placement.
Doing affiliate marketing as an individual is very difficult and nearly impossible. The best way to get matched with the right ads and publishers is for affiliate links and marketers to get involved with a contextual advertising network.
A site like ELeavers.com has the right tools to instantly make sure the ads, products or services, sites and affiliate link are all matched together so that everybody has the best chance to be seen by the right potential audience.
ELeavers.com makes it simple for everyone to sign up and have their ads and links aligned almost immediately. Ads can be up in a matter of minutes once all of the accounts are established.
For the most effective affiliate marketing, it is best to be part of a network that can make everyone profit by keeping costs down and saving valuable time for all parties.

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And because you guys rock so much - I have a little treat... (and yes, I am so snagging this from my besty's over at Book♥Soulmates. For those of you who have stuck around with me (especially in the beginning with those terrible one paragraph reviews) I have a special giveaway to show my thanks and to let you know know that:
One comment will suffice... if you'd like some extra entries you can get them for posting on sidebars, twitter, facebook, etc. (just leave link) and make sure to add them right there on the one comment. Make sure to leave e-mail address too. Winner will be chosen October 9. OPen internationally. Good luck.


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Why Future Finance wants to partner with universities
We like university partners for one simple reason: if we can reach students through their university, we can pass on the savings in marketing costs to the students. On average, the students who find us through their universities save £360 in fees on their student loan as compared to students who come to us through other channels.
It's good for students and it's good for universities.
How does a university partner benefit?
- Tuition fees are paid straight to the university
- Students get the financial help that they need and can spend time focusing on their studies
- We work closely with student welfare offices to ensure the right people get the right help
- And of course, partnership with Future Finance costs the university nothing
I'm a student, how do I benefit if my university is a Future Finance partner?
- Reduced fee on your student loan
- Access to an alternative source of funds to support your studies
- Students applying from partner universities are typically processed and funded more quickly
What's involved ? It's up to the university.
Whether you're looking for a partner for the entire university, a specific postgraduate programme or even an individual course, we are excited to offer new, affordable ways to help more students finance their education.
Simple Referral
University website reference to Future Finance. Reduced student loan fees for students. Tuition fees paid as lump-sum, directly to university. Customised Future Finance-university web page (at university's discretion). Simple data sharing, brochures, informative guidance, product knowledge support.
Closer Partnership
All aspects of the Simple Referral, including reduced fees for student, plus: £10,000 annual Future Finance scholarship, granted at university's discretion (available for qualified universities). Advanced data sharing including applicant detail.
Tailored Programme
Flexible bespoke loans, tailored to meet university criteria… And of course - reduced fees for students!
Becoming a Partner?
If you are interested in hearing more about partnering with Future Finance contact us on:
Then what?
- We arrange to pay you a visit, tell you some more about Future Finance and you decide if we are a good fit for your university
- Next steps are easy. We send you our legal agreement, you review and send it back with your feedback and soon enough your students will have access to our loans!
We DO NOT compete with government Student Finance. But when Student Finance is not enough to cover costs or a student is not entitled to funds (e.g. they are a not post-grad or international student or are repeating courses), Future Finance provides a financing option to bridge the gap and help students fund their education.


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Did Harry Styles Rush Back to London After NRJ Awards to Be With Kendall Jenner?
One Direction enjoyed a pair of big wins and a heralded appearance at the NRJ Awards in France on Saturday, Dec. 14. The boys showed up to the event as unit. However, Harry Styles didn't stick around for the festivities. Instead, he reportedly ditched his bandmates and rushed back to London to meet up with and rendezvous with reported lady love Kendall Jenner.
Harry and Kendall – Hendall? Karry? Kazza?—first met up in Los Angeles in November and it was said to be a PR stunt engineered by her momager Kris Jenner. But it appears as though there really may be "a thing" between the popular 1D heartthrob and the satellite Kardashian clan member.
The Daily Mail reports that Hazza returned to London and rendezvoused with Jenner in her hotel early Sunday AM (Dec. 15). He arrived at her digs just before 2:30AM.
Jenner shared a photo of herself with the London skyline in the background, including the Big Ben landmark. She captioned the shot "Hey, Ben," but we bet she was really thinking "Hey, Harry."
Hazza has been linked to tons of ladies since splitting with Taylor Swift a year ago. His dalliance with K. Jenn could very well be legit. Or it could be fleeting, since Hazza is the object of affection of millions of Directioners.
Below is Jenner's pic, proving she is across the pond and in close proximity to the 1D star. The beautiful brunette could be there for "work," or she could be there for play, Whatever the case, Jenner appears to be in jolly old England and so is H. Styles.


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Compared to last week, today's trading session was relatively quiet. The first few trading days of 2013 were explosive to say the least, as the S&P 500 managed to close at its highest point since December of 2007 last week. But the euphoria was quick to wear off, as a new day brought a new set of problems and a lack of optimism on The Street. The big story of the day was Bank of America ( BAC), which reached an agreement to pay $10 billion to Fannie Mae using a combination of cash and mortgage repurchases [see also Seven Simple & Cheap ETF Model Portfolios].
Global Market Overview: Stocks Slide Sideways
It was a relatively slow day, as investors took profits from last week's massive run with little else happening. Now, traders will have their sights set on February as the new Congress debates the U.S. debt ceiling, a story that will like push and pull at stocks for the next few weeks. The S&P 500 ETF (SPY, A) slipped nearly 0.3% while the Dow Jones ETF (DIA, B) lost 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ETF (QQQ, A-) managed to eek out a 0.03% gain despite another weak trading session for its top component AAPL.
Bond ETF Roundup
The bond market saw a bit more movement today, as investors piled into inflation protected securities, helping ( TIP) to jump 0.34%. The only major fixed income fund to lose ground was the juggernaut ( AGG) as this product finished the day -0.05%. These funds will be especially crucial to watch in the coming weeks as U.S. debt drama continues to play out.
Commodity Roundup
The physical gold fund ( GLD) continued its lackluster performance as of late, dropping 0.6% as the precious metal space continues to exhibit weakness. Soybeans ( SOYB) made a strong jump to open the week and it gained about as much as gold lost, as the ag space had a nice comeback after a few days of weakness.
ETF Chart Of The Day #1: ( GDX)
As gold continues its weakness, the mining space has been getting hammered. GDX has lost more than 14% in the trailing 13 weeks and has been featuring a beta of -2.19. GDX gapped lower at market open and faced a harsh sell-off as the trading day came to a close, losing 1.9% on the day [see GLD-Free Gold Bug ETFdb Portfolio].
ETF Chart Of The Day #2: ( DBA)
Ags had a strong performance to open up the week, allowing the DB Agriculture Fund to benefit from the jump. Soybeans, cocoa, coffee, cotton, corn, and wheat all had positive performances on Monday, allowing DBA to jump 0.7% [see Commodity Guru ETFdb Portfolio].
ETF Fun Fact Of The Day
The first fund launched in 2013 was the iPath S&P MLP ETN ( IMLP) which debuted on January 4th.
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Founded in 1543 and named for the Hospital dos Santos in Lisbon, it was sacked by the English privateer Thomas Cavendish in 1591. It has become one of the world's leading coffee ports, and the aroma of coffee permeates the city. In addition to coffee, principal exports include sugar, bananas, xarque (jerked beef), corn (maize), seafood (sardines, croakers, hake, lobster), oranges, and hides. Automobiles, auto parts, transport equipment, electrical machinery, steel and ferroalloy products, shoes, clothing, and textiles are other major exports. Local industries include sawmills, canneries, and factories producing cement, candy, soap, soft drinks, and canvas items. A petroleum refinery at nearby Cubatão and a hydroelectric plant serve the city. Santos is the country's largest port and was significantly modernized in the 1990s. The city is home to the internationally known Santos football (soccer) club and its sizable stadium; the team is perhaps best known for Pelé, a former player who is one of the most famous athletes in the world.
A humid, subtropical climate and marshy surroundings once created unfavourable living conditions, but drainage canals, the paving of streets, better housing, sanitation, and port improvements have given Santos a healthful environment. A suburban seaside resort, Guarujá, attracts many visitors from inland Brazil. Railroads and highways descend the steep coastal range, the Serra do Mar, from the city of São Paulo, 50 miles (80 km) northwest. Pop. (2010) 419,400.


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The executive chef is the senior-most post in any kitchen. In a restaurant, the executive chef, or chef de cuisine as he is called in Europe, is in charge of all kitchen staff and the meals that are prepared.
Executive chefs oversee all kitchen operations and handle duties such as ordering supplies, keeping accounts, and planning menus. They are also responsible for food preparation and styling, recipe development, and meal creation. Executive chefs ensure appealing presentation as well as good taste. In large restaurants with numerous staff, executive chefs may do little of the actual cooking. But they work long hours nevertheless. In a recent survey*, most executive chefs reported working 9-11 hours a day, and roughly a third reported working 12-14 hours a day.
Salaries for executive chefs vary considerably based on location and employer -- be it a private household, corporation, or full-service restaurant. An experienced head chef at an elegant five-star restaurant in a big city may make as much as $120,000 or more. Of course, the median salary for executive chefs and head cooks is a bit lower than that -- $40,700. This number includes chefs and head cooks with varying amounts of experience. And median wages grow in areas that attract more tourists, such as Las Vegas, Hawaii, or New York City.
Most executive chefs hold some sort of culinary degree in pastry or savory arts, from schools such as the Culinary Institute of America, Johnson & Wales University, or the French Culinary Institute.
A note on titles: Some restaurants with multiple locations may call the head chef in one location Chef de Cuisine, while the corporate chef, who oversees all other chefs, is called the Executive Chef.
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Breakfast - who doesn't love it?
- Idiots.
That's who.
A full english is my ideal everything. In life. Perfection.
This is my vegan take on a full english, it has no sausage, it has no bacon, it has no eggs, it has no blood pudding.......
Try it out. I dare you.
Full English Brekky (vegan style)
Serves 1... granted, 1 very hungry soul!
1 slice grainy bread
1 T bean dip (recipe below)
1 tomato, cut in half
1/4 tin baked beans (Heinz english style, PLEASE!)
Olive oil
3 button mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup eggplant, sliced
1/4 cup zucchini, sliced
1 birdseye chilli, sliced finely
avocado, 2 slices
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
English brekkies are all about the timing, so have your plates ready and here we go.
Sprinkle salt and pepper on tomatoes and place under the grill to grill up nicely.
In a saucepan (or microwave, I guess) begin to heat your baked beans.
Whilst that is happening, heat olive oil in frying pan over a medium-high heat.
Add mushrooms first, season, and fry until just beginning to brown. (if you don't do the mushrooms separately first, they will be soggy - ewww)
Add zucchini and eggplant next.
Sprinkle on birdseye chilli.
Drop your toast in the toaster.
Once everything is cooked, browned, warmed through - bring it all together!
Take your vegies off the heat, pour in balsamic vinegar and stir thoroughly.
Spread toast with bean dip (or butter), serve with balsamic vegies, sliced avocado, grilled tomato and beans.
540 mL tin six bean mix
1/4 cup almonds
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 t cumin
1/2 t curry powder
1/4 t celery salt
1 t salt
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Any man or woman shall be eligible for membership in the Order who, being a citizen of good repute in the community, is the lineal descendant, in the male or female line, of an ancestor who was invested as a Knight of Bath, who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to, and rendered active service in the cause for, the King or Queen. These Knights are listed in the Rolls of the Knights of Bath, from the year 1127 A.D. through the year 1904 A.D. (1127 - 1904). This list may be found in William A. Shaw's Knights of England. Should a candidate choose to use a knight from the period 1905 through the present day, that candidate shall provide "proof" of that ancestor having been invested as a Knight of Bath.


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Server Form-Factor Freedom
Today, Cisco introduced the Third-Generation of Fabric computing. The power of unification can be seen in all aspects of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). It unifies physical and virtual compute environments. It integrates the server and network access. It also unifies and simplifies the management of rack and blade servers. The choice between using blade and physical server is not obvious and usually sparks a heated debate. The Cisco UCS Manager with B-Series blades and C-Series Rack-mount servers makes this argument moot.
Without passing judgment on whether rack or blade servers are better, lets begin by listing the benefits of the two form factors. Blade server use is growing and there are many reasons for this:
- Data center space / Power / Cooling constraints – Data center space can get expensive depending on the location. In this CBS 60 minutes segment, proximity to the stock exchange is extolled. This fascinating video shows the collocation of data centers in urban nerve centers. I am sure data center space in these locations commands a premium. Energy efficiencies also become important in the overall cost structure. Power constraints may also favor the use of blades that consume less power than equally powerful rack mount servers.
- Need for homogenous servers with simplified management – A homogenous data center provides a management model that scales well with larger number of servers. The efficiencies gained in managing through a single interface offset any higher initial costs and reduce the total cost of ownership. Homogeneity also provides a predictable gain in load handling (scaling) capability when the workload is horizontally scalable.
- Well understood scaling needs – When the scaling needs are well understood and the rate of server addition is known, blade servers fare well as deployment of additional servers is quicker and predictable.
- When a Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Attached Store (NAS) infrastructure is already in place- The time to value of blade servers is faster in data centers where the storage infrastructure is in place and ready for use. Blade servers are well suited for diskless boot and the storage infrastructure facilitates faster repurposing of servers.
Rack-mount servers have their advantages, and in some case maybe the only option.
- Workload specific needs such as special hardware cards, local storage, vertically scalable, memory bound – Typically rack servers can pack more hardware such as memory into a single server for the same cost. This may be useful from a server consolidation standpoint. Certain workloads can only be vertically scaled or may need local storage in which case rack servers are a better choice than blades. For memory bound applications, software-licensing costs decrease if it is based on the number of CPUs.
- Real estate, power and cooling are easily available – When there are no constraints on space, power or cooling, rack mount systems may be perfectly suited for the data center.
- Scaling needs not well understood – When scaling needs are unclear and rate of server addition is not known, procuring rack servers as needed is suitable. Servers procured at later times may have different management interfaces and components. Management of this heterogeneous set of servers and components can get progressively complex.
- Capital Expense constraints- If initial cost of hardware is a consideration as opposed to the operational expense, rack mount servers may give a better bang for the buck.
The Cisco UCS recognizes the varied requirements of users and need to use both server form factors. It unifies management of the different server form factors into the Cisco UCS Manager. It provides:
- Form factor freedom to deal with constraints and needs – Imagine a 4u blade server! Treat a 4u rack server with lots of memory as if it were a blade server
- Workload mobility across blade and rack – With the Cisco UCS Manager Service templates and Service profiles, workloads can be moved between servers of different form factors
- Single management interface across blade and rack servers – The Cisco UCS Manager provides a single comprehensive management interface across rack and blade servers
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The list of charities devastated by Bernard Madoff's alleged fraud keeps growing and now includes celebrities such as Steven Spielberg.
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Steven Spielberg's charitable foundation fell victim to the mammoth 50-billion-dollar fraud allegedly carried out by Wall Street heavyweight Bernard Madoff, reports said.
It is not known if the Oscar-winning film-maker had chunks of his personal fortune invested with Madoff but the director's Wunderkinder Foundation has suffered losses, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The foundation could not be immediately contacted for comment.
The newspaper reported that about 70 percent of the dividend income and interest for the foundation had been handled by Madoff's securities firm, which is now the subject of one of the biggest fraud investigations in history.
The Journal also cited people familiar with the case as saying that Spielberg's partner at DreamWorks Animation SKG, chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, had sustained "millions in Madoff-connected losses."
The report said both Katzenberg and Spielberg were the only two clients of legendary Hollywood financial adviser Jerry Breslauer, who had dealt with Madoff since 2004.
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The alleged $50 billion fraud by former Nasdaq Chairman Bernard Madoff has rippled deep into Boston's wealthy elite, forcing a charitable foundation to close and triggering losses by prominent philanthropists.
The Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation, which financed trips for Jewish youth to Israel, said the money that supported its programs was invested with Madoff, a 70-year-old Wall Street trader arrested on Thursday.
"The money needed to fund the programs of the Lappin Foundation is gone," the Salem, Massachusetts-based foundation said on its website, adding all staff had been let go.
"It is with a heavy heart that I make this announcement," Robert I. Lappin, the foundation's trustee, said in a statement.
The Boston Globe reported on Saturday that other clients of Madoff included philanthropists Carl and Ruth Shapiro, big donors to the Museum of Fine Arts, Brandeis University and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
The Shapiro family foundation lost almost half its money, or about $145 million, to Madoff, the newspaper said.
Other clients included Avram and Carol Goldberg, a previous owner of the Stop&Shop supermarket chain, and Stephen Fine, president of privately held Biltrite Corp.
Federal agents arrested Madoff at his apartment on Thursday after prosecutors said he told senior employees that his money management operations were "all just one big lie" and "a giant Ponzi scheme."
A Ponzi scheme is an illegal investment vehicle that pays off old investors with money from new ones and is dependent on a constant stream of new investment. Because the invested capital is not earning a sufficient return on its own, such schemes eventually collapse under their own weight.


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I quite like dishes like pan-fried chicken nuggets, Chicken Kijiyaki (tomorrow's bento ^^), Chicken Kara-age or the Fried Shrimp as the meaty part of my bentos... But somehow the fried foods never stays crispy after a few hours in a bento box. I always let everything cool down completely before I put it in the box or before I close the lid but still... I mean, I don't expect my chicken to be super crispy, but it would be nice if it had a little crunch instead of being a little soggy. Does anybody have a trick? Maybe I am doing something wrong?
On a different note, I love this purple powder that comes on the rice in some Japanese restaurants. I think it's the same stuff I see in the pictures of Toyama's bentos (the one in the bright blue boxes from the "Great Bento Ideas: One box, infinite bentos" article). I really like this "powder", can you please let me know what it is called or what's in it? They have different rice seasonings in the Japanese Grocery store I go to, but I don't know which one to buy.
Thanks so much,
I mean to address the fried food/crispy thing later on in a full article so please be patient ^_^ (short answer though is, no it doesn't stay crispy unless you use specific foods for the coating.) The purple powder - is it a bit sour/salty? Then it's yukari, which are the dried red shiso leaves that are a byproduct of making umeboshi. The salty sour leaves are dried and ground up into a powder. You can get yukari at any Japanese food store.
The Big Onigiri.
- Wherever you go, there you are. -
Oh, patience... My best quality ...ahem... Looking forward to the article :)
Yes, the powder is a bit sour/salty, it's kind of a delicate flavor, if I remember correctly. Plus, such a pretty color! I will definitely try the yukari... Thank you!!
I also really really want to know how to make it stay crispy - even when I follow the recipes (which I assume have the right coating...??), they're soggy by lunchtime. It makes it *so* hard to resist eating my lunch the minute it comes out of the pan in the morning. :)
Yep, I really need to get going on posting my backlog of articles!! ^_^;
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Peterson Real Fyre 18-Inch Golden Oak Gas Log Set With Vented Natural Gas G45 Burner - Manual Safety Pilot
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- Peterson Real Fyre gas logs are meticulously hand painted to re-create the look of natural wood
- Superior refractory ceramic logs are reinforced with steel rods for greater integrity
- Efficient design helps preserve and protect natural resources
- Dual pipe burner produces rich, full flames in front of the gas logs for enhanced realism
- Peterson Real Fyre gas logs are proudly made in the USA
Peterson Real Fyre Classic Series Gas Logs have withstood the test of time with traditional favorites, like the Golden Oak, and by utilizing the most innovative technologies to help safeguard the environment. Their attention to log detail, log texture and flame presentation produce elegant fireplace displays that fill any room with comfort and beauty. This Peterson Real Fyre gas log set includes: Ceramic Refractory Vented Gas Logs, Vented Glowing Ember Burner, Custom Grate, Connector Kit, Glowing Embers, Sand, Burner Clips, and Damper Clamp. The Peterson Real Fyre vented Natural Gas G45 Burner features a T-shaped design, with a large pipe in the center of the pan and a smaller pipe that runs through the ember bed. This allows the flames to dance through both the center of the log set and the center of the ember bed, resulting in a more realistic flame pattern. Burner has a maximum output of 50,000 BTUs. This set features a manual safety pilot valve.
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USF Alumni and philanthropists, Les and Pam Muma have played an integral role in advancing the USF: Unstoppable Campaign through their commitment of time talent and treasure to their alma mater. Both have contributed countless hours as volunteers and donated millions of dollars to the university because they believe that USF is the "right place, doing the right things at the right time."
"The University of South Florida gave us the background to get to where we are personally and professionally," said Les, who serves as Chair of the USF: Unstoppable campaign. Giving back to USF is natural to us. Our support of Athletics, USF Health and Business is every bit of rewarding as we expected it to be. But we also give back because it's the right thing to do and it feels right."
The Mumas said this campaign is vital to the future of the university as it will dictate the next chapter of USF successes and milestones. "This campaign will take the university to that next level," said Les." "It will point us in the direction of the AAU (Association of American Universities) and put us on track to reach the goals that this great administration has put forth."
Pam said the fact that the campaign began on the heels of USF's 50th Anniversary is very fitting because of what it means for the future of USF. "This campaign paves the way for the next half century for USF and it's an honor to influence that through our support."
The Mumas believe as alumni, who live in the Tampa Bay community, they see, every day, the direct result of the importance of having a university of USF's caliber in the region. "I don't think any large community can be successful without a major institution for higher learning like USF. This is a place where tremendous leaders come from, who will influence Tampa Bay's future," said Les.
"The fact that USF has fundraised almost $500 million toward this campaign is nothing shy of spectacular," added Pam. "It also says a lot about the alumni and friends who are investing in USF."
"You look at this group of people who fill the pages of this annual report and they are a living example of the fact that if we are successful in life, we have a moral obligation to give back," said Les. "USF is a family. And if you give something to it, you are part of that family and it gives so much back in return."
The Mumas credit much of the university's success to maturing alumni who have reached a point in life where they have the ability to give back and make a difference. "We have the right people and we have the right product, and this is a great place to invest," said Les.


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|Oracle® interMedia Java Classes Reference
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As an extension to Java, Sun Microsystems has provided the Java Advanced Imaging (JAI) API. JAI lets you introduce advanced image processing operations in your Java applications. With Oracle interMedia ("interMedia"), you can read and write images stored in the database from your JAI applications.
Oracle interMedia Java Classes ("interMedia Java Classes") provides APIs for three types of stream objects, which let you read data from BLOBs and BFILEs and write to BLOBs in your JAI applications. These stream objects are not meant to replace the input and output stream objects provided by Sun Microsystems; these objects are included to provide an interface to image data stored in BLOBs and BFILEs in OrdImage objects that can be used by JAI without loss in performance.
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BfileInputStream, which allows you to read data from an Oracle BFILE associated with the stream. (See BfileInputStream Object.)
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Ten years later Pietro Christofoli hasn�t forgotten.
Ten years later Pietro Christofoli hasn�t forgotten.
He still remembers like it was yesterday.
He still honors the men lost.
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq and the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The nearly nine-year war ended on Dec. 18, 2011 and cost the lives of nearly 4,500 service members and left more than 32,000 troops wounded.
For those who survived, the memories will last a lifetime.
Christofoli�s call to war came before his Christmas leave in 2002.
�My (superior) told me to enjoy Christmas because when I came back I�d more than likely be heading to Iraq,� he said. �It was weird saying goodbye to my folks, but it�s a job we signed up for. They were more upset than I was.�
Before he knew it, he was on a �pretty interesting and unpleasant flight� across the Atlantic in a C-17 cargo plane.
�I expected dirt � a lot of dirt,� said Christofoli, 33 of Lexington, S.C., on what he thought Iraq would be like. �As far as militarily, I didn�t expect the enemy to be that hard. They put the fear of chemical warfare out there.
�Being a corpsman I expected a lot of my guys to get hurt. Thankfully they didn�t.�
What he didn�t expect was the people to be so warm or their lives to be so different.
�I didn�t think the people were going to be as happy to see us as they were. They were genuinely happy to see us,� said Christofoli who served with 2nd Tanks during the invasion. �We passed this little village and everyone lined up on the road and waved at us as they smiled.
�I wasn�t expecting piles of trash sitting besides their houses doubling as a playground for their kids. It was a bit of a shock.�
When he joined the Navy in 1999, Christofoli didn�t anticipate going to war, much less what it meant.
When they first got to the Middle East, he said, it was a waiting game. In March 2003, it was time to cross the border.
�We went in through Kuwait � tanks went first,� he said. �Then we came in and come to find out, we were in there fighting for four to five hours before anyone else even crossed the border. As soon as we crossed over the fighting started � not that long at all and we were under fire.�
The fighting eventually ended and U.S. forces were able to push further into Iraq.
�Before I left it wasn�t real yet,� he said. �I was excited. I thought to myself, �let�s give it a whirl.� But when I got there war wasn�t what I expected. You grow up watching the old war movies and think it�s going to be constant blood and guts. Honestly it wasn�t that bad. I think things got a lot worse after the initial invasion.�
He remembers his first casualty and the numbness he felt under fire.
�I was always nervous that when it came time to do my job I would freeze up.� he said. �I didn�t. I never had time to feel afraid. When I got called to treat someone I was more into taking care of them than I was about what was going on around me.�
The hardest part for Christofoli was the lack of communication with the real world, he said.
�When you come back it seems like the real world kept going and you were stuck on pause. You had to put your life in fast forward in order to catch up,� he said.
�I seemed a little out of it when I came home.�
Ten years later, Christofoli finally feels like he has caught up with the real world. Currently, he is going to school through the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program to become a nurse. Graduating in December, �I�ll get commissioned and go wherever the Navy sends me.�
But for the remainder of his career, war has left its mark.
�I think I have come back more hyper-vigilant and I�m more nervous in crowds,� he said. �If I�m in a car with someone and they are driving I get real jumpy. My wife says I have two emotions: angry and happy.�
The war and the loss of comrades have taught him to cherish life.
�I learned to appreciate warm water and showers,� he said. �I don�t take things for granted anymore. Finally, I learned that life is short so you need to enjoy it while you got it.�
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DAC Collection Artist Information
Eric Fischl
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Fischl is known for his large canvases depicting uncomfortably intimate scenes of middle-class suburban life and sexuality depicted in a naturalistic style. Although his work has been called Neo-Expressionist, his reliance on photography suggests a debt to the Photo-Realist movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500023590.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Eric Fischl:
|Eric Fischl
|Shower, 1987
|Soft-ground etching, etching, burnishing, and aquatint printed from two plates on Hahnemühle paper
|Eric Fischl
|Beach, 1987
|Aquatint, soft-ground etching, etching, drypoint, and scraping on Hahnemühle paper
|Eric Fischl
|Untitled, 1993
|Solar-plate intaglio printed from three plates on Arches paper
|Eric Fischl
|Horse, 1990
|Woodcut on Somerset paper
|Eric Fischl
|Trout, 1990
|Woodcut on Somerset paper
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Botox injections may help women with urinary incontinence, The Daily Telegraph has today reported. The newspaper said that injecting the muscle-freezing toxin into the wall of the bladder can have a long-lasting impact on overactive bladder syndrome, a major cause of incontinence.
The newspaper's story is based on a UK medical trial that investigated whether the paralysing properties of botox were effective at reducing the symptoms such as frequently using the toilet, feeling an urgent need to urinate, and leakage in patients with overactive bladder syndrome.
The trial featured 240 women who had not responded to medical treatments for overactive balder syndrome. The researchers found that women who received the botox injection experienced these symptoms significantly less frequently than women who received a dummy injection of saltwater. However, women given botox were more likely to get urinary tract infections.
The results of the study indicate that botox may be effective in treating a common and upsetting health condition. However, if it does get adopted into use in this way there are several other treatment options (including lifestyle measures, bladder training exercises and medication that would be considered first. Botox may be considered as an option only if these treatments fail, and the benefits would have to be considered in relation to its potential harms.
The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Leicester and was funded by the Moulton Charitable Trust and the women's health charity Wellbeing of Women.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal European Urology.
The Telegraph covered this study appropriately, covering the study size and design, as well as the treatment benefits and harms.
While it is hard to gauge the true scale of the problem, research suggests that around 13% of women in the UK may have some form of urinary incontinence. Although many conditions and factors can cause urinary incontinence, one major cause is overactive bladder syndrome. The condition is marked by uncontrolled contraction of the bladder that results in an urgent need to pass urine. While this can lead women to need the toilet frequently, some also experience a form of leakage called urge incontinence.
An overactive bladder can be a cause of urge incontinence, which is when urine leaks at the same time or just after you feel an intense urge to pass urine. Urge incontinence differs from stress incontinence, where the pelvic floor muscles are too weak to prevent urination. This causes urine to leak when your bladder is placed under pressure from actions such as coughing or laughing.
This was a placebo-controlled randomised controlled trial that examined the effectiveness and safety of using botulinum toxin (botox) as a treatment for overactive bladder syndrome. A randomised controlled trial is the best way to measure the effectiveness of a treatment, as the randomisation process helps to ensure that any patient characteristics that may influence the outcome have an equal chance of appearing in either treatment group. This allows researchers to be confident that any observed effect is due to the treatment under study.
The researchers enrolled 240 women with bladder muscle overactivity, or overactive bladder syndrome, that had not responded to previous treatment. The women were randomly allocated injections of either Botulinum toxin A (botox) or placebo (saltwater) into the wall of the bladder. Women with another common type of incontinence, stress incontinence, were not included in the study.
The participants kept a diary over three days, recording the number of times they:
The women also completed a questionnaire that assessed their quality of life, as overactive bladder syndrome often has a significant negative impact on patient quality of life.
The researchers conducted follow-up sessions with the women on average at six weeks, three months and six months after treatment. They assessed differences in the frequency of the above three symptoms between the two treatment groups. They also compared quality of life scores, treatment complications and time until troubling symptoms returned between the two groups.
The researchers used appropriate statistical methods to assess differences in frequency of symptoms between the two groups.
There were 122 women allocated to the botox treatment group and 118 women allocated to the placebo group.
The researchers compared the outcomes in the botox and placebo groups at the six-month follow-up. They found that in any 24-hour period women in the botox group:
Almost a one-third of women in the botox group (31.3%) developed bladder control (or continence) following their treatment, compared to 12.0% in the placebo group (Odds Ratio [OR] 3.12, 95% CI 1.49 to 6.52, p=0.002).
However, urinary tract infection was reported at least once during six months by a one-third of women in the botox treatment group, compared to 10% in the placebo group (OR 3.68, 95% CI 1.72 to 8.25, p=0.0003).
Those given botox also reported greater difficulty emptying their bladders, which required self-catheterisation to remove their urine: 16% of the botox group compared to 4% of the placebo group (OR 4.87, 95% CI 1.52 to 20.33, p=0.003).
The researchers concluded that injections of botulinum toxin A into the bladder wall is an effective and safe treatment for overactive bladder syndrome in women who have not responded to previous treatment.
Urinary incontinence can be a distressing and problematic condition, and although we cannot be sure of the number of people affected, research suggests it is surprisingly common.
While there is a range of potential treatments and ways to manage urinary incontinence (including medication, bladder training, lifestyle changes and surgery) not all people respond to them, and they can have problems. This randomised controlled trial provided good evidence that botox injections may be a useful treatment option for women with incontinence due to overactive bladder syndrome that has proven difficult to treat with other methods.
The researchers say that the relief of symptoms reported by the participants was considerably better than those who used oral anticholinergic drugs. These drugs act on the nerve supply to the bladder and are the standard medical treatment used for this condition. They add that other randomised controlled trials have reported similar effects.
The researchers say that since they designed their trial, other studies have published results that support using a lower recommended dose of botox for this type of treatment. Therefore, it is unclear if the same results would be found at this reduced dose. They also say that their study recruited participants with severe cases of overactive bladder syndrome, and that it is unclear if the treatment would be as effective in less severe cases.
It is important to note that the study participants did not have stress incontinence, which is a common cause of urinary incontinence. Therefore, the results of this study cannot be generalised to all women with symptoms of overactive bladder or incontinence, but can only be applied to those with diagnosed overactive bladder syndrome (or detrusor overactivity).
Botox is not routinely used by the NHS in this way, but if it were then it would probably be considered as an option only among women who have required specialist referral for their condition. This would be given after they had tried other treatment options first, which may include lifestyle measures and bladder training exercises in addition to oral medications. If these treatments fail, the benefits of botox would have to be considered in relation to its potential harms.


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By Olivia Sundeen
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The best ribs in the west have come and gone, but the rave reviews are here to stay.
The 2013 Best of the West Ribfest was the largest Watford City has seen yet. With an estimate of 5,000 pounds of ribs and over 2,000 people in attendance, the Ribfest Committee couldn't be more thrilled with the outcome.
"It went awesome," stated Jessie Scofield, committee member. "This is the biggest Ribfest we have ever had."
Narrowly beating Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., the winner of the last two years, was Whiting/Monjores. Their proceeds will go to Relay for Life.
"From the get-go, we just decided if we by chance won anything the proceeds would go to Relay For Life," stated Jenny Monsen of Monjores. "Between winning first place and our free-will donation bake sale items, we were able to raise $3,100. It's pretty incredible we were able to raise that much in just one afternoon."
Coming in second was Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. Outlaws was awarded the Showmanship award for their clever decor. And the People's Choice Award went to Absorbent and Safety's Solutions.
"It was great to see the friendly competition," stated Scofield. "We didn't sell out so fast this year, so that was good."
According to Scofield, Main Street was busy all day. With kids rushing from inflatable to inflatable in the Kids Zone, adults meandering through the different vendors, and teams working hard to prepare their ribs, it was a beautifully busy day.
"The initial setup was chaos," stated Mary Gumke, Chamber of Commerce secretary. "But after that it was fun to just enjoy the day."
With 20 teams serving a minimum of 175 pounds of ribs, most hungry attendees were able to be fed.
"It was a really busy day," stated Chef Todd, executive chef for Cashwise. "But I kept saying, we are not here for a long time, just a good time. So let's make the most of it."
And just like that, the ribs were gone and the fun was over. The only thing left was the full bellies, smiling faces and the rave reviews.
As the committee begins to look toward the 2014 Best of the West Ribfest, Scofield wants to remind everyone they are always looking for volunteers.
"We are always looking to make it better," stated Scofield. "This year's event couldn't have gone as awesome as it did without the great volunteers helping and the great cooperation. We are really happy with how it went."


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The Bold and the Beautiful's Executive Producer and Head Writer Brad Bell released a statement on the passing of his family friend and colleague, "Jeanne Cooper - A genuine person, gifted performer, good friend to all. Never before and never again. A true artist and legend. She will be missed. My thoughts and my love are with her family. Photo Courtesy of JPI Studios.


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Why a 32-year-old editor just got Botox.
Whether you're like, "Wrinkles, LOL" or "Full intervention, pls," here are your options.
Needlework The new rules for injecTables.
I'm sitting in a treatment room at Toronto's Glow Medi Spa holding a stress ball. Dr. Diane Wong, a cosmetic physician, has given me this squishy distraction because she's about to administer my first Botox injection. A lot of people, she explains kindly, tend to get nervous around needles. TBH, I'm more worried about the side eye from my friends and loved ones. When I overshared that I wanted to soften the lines on my face, people looked at me like I was personally responsible for the melting of the polar ice caps. That's because I'm only 32, which apparently is the new 16 or something.
My skin doesn't feel 16, though. The rude fluorescent lights in my condo elevator first alerted me to the cross-stitch pattern under my eyes a few years ago. Then I discovered that the lines on my forehead no longer pulled a vanishing act after eight hours of sleep. So this summer, I finally worked up the nerve to book my Botox.
Wong says that I'm right on time. Today, most of her clients seeking their first Botox or filler treatment are about 30. "They're starting to realize that it's much easier to prevent wrinkles than treat them once they are there," she says. "Once the skin actually creases [deeply], it's much harder to reverse the lines." I know what you're thinking: Of course a Botox doctor thinks this—like how your MIL actually believes your husband is as smart as Steve Jobs and as handsome as Tom Hardy. But, it turns out, she's onto something. A dermatologist friend refers to this approach as "baby Botox." The premise? Injecting Botox, or its siblings Dysport and Xeomin—neuromodulators that block the nerves that move our facial muscles, essentially relaxing them—prevents the skin from folding into previously inevitable wrinkles.
The Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons doesn't track stats on plastic surgery or injectables, but south of the border, Botox (and its ilk) was the number one non-surgical cosmetic procedure in 2015, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. There were over 6.7 million injections. The use of fillers is climbing much faster—by 8 percent last year. The most popular fillers are Juvéderm and Restylane,
injections of gel-like hyaluronic acid that plump and lift sunken areas like the cheeks and the folds between the nose and mouth. "We now know that part of anti-aging is not just tightening the skin; it's about replacing volume," says Dr. Jessica Wu, a dermatologist based in Los Angeles. Both Botox and fillers are now also being used to sculpt the face as an alternative to expensive plastic surgery. (Fillers start at around $600 and last about a year; Botox starts at around $350 and lasts three to four months.) Consider the "Barbie lift," pioneered by Dr. Barb Loiskandl of Laser Health Works Laser + Cosmetic Services in Barrie, Ont. She injects filler five centimetres into the hairline across the top of the scalp for an instant tightening effect. "These little boluses of product tent the tissue back up and give it a lift," she says.
Techniques like Loiskandl's are technically "off-label," which means that Health Canada hasn't approved the injectable for that specific part of the body. This sounds ominous, but Botox and fillers have been tested for years and assessed in peer-reviewed journals around the world, and that includes these off-label uses. For example, doctors are now using fillers to tighten loose skin along the jawline, plump veiny hands and even correct an asymmetrical nose. Botox can reduce turkey neck and narrow the face when injected into the jaw muscles. A doctor recommended the latter procedure to me, and I wasn't even offended. I get the draw of having a mug that's more ScarJo than Mr. Strong—and I know I'm not alone. We want Angelina's lips or Kerry Washington's jaw and collectively are willing to spend billions (seriously) to get them.
Social media may be partly to blame; its negative impact on self-esteem is well documented. And in a 2013 poll, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery found there was a 31-percent increase in requests for plastic surgery based on how a person would appear online. Wu has seen this shift first-hand. "[More and more], younger women are coming to my office to show me wrinkles and crow's feet," she says. "I assume this is due to the popularity of selfies and Instagram, where you see lines you ordinarily would not [notice] in the mirror."
Still, you don't want to start too young: Injectables can have the opposite effect if you do, creating an ageless—but not necessarily youthful—appearance. "At a certain age, eliminating expression can make you look older," says Wu. "Even children have smile lines and expression lines when they raise their eyebrows. If I tell people to frown and I don't see a crease, I'll tell them to come back in a few years." As for my creases, by the time you read this article, they'll still be MIA. Wong softened my lines just enough so I feel like a real human, not a Stepford version of myself. And I've already had another round of Botox—side eye be damned.
Max power How Oprah's favourite skin specialist sees the light.
When you get a bespoke facial from Jennifer Brodeur at Bella Clinique in Montreal, you'll also meet "Max," the LED-light-therapy machine that Brodeur designed in 2003 and always refers to as a person. (It's actually called "Max+.") The machine, she explains, harnesses research from NASA and uses light wavelengths to treat skin concerns. Skin cells absorb the UV-free light as energy. Red-light wavelengths, for example, are said to stimulate fibroblasts to create collagen, while yellow light tightens skin. "It's interesting because you don't feel anything, so a lot of clients at first were like, 'Are you sure you're doing something?'" she says, laughing. Any disbelievers can beep Oprah; Brodeur has been treating her since 2012. h
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Our publicity committee has been on fire this year, and we're hoping to continue that trend. UGA has many wonderful projects coming online this year and we want to share them with the community. We need enthusiastic committee members to help us get the word out. The publicity committee is meeting tomorrow, April 13, at 7:00 p.m., at the FamilySearch Library in Riverton. If you are interested please join us! Please email firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to attend virtually.
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- Megan Fox was under the impression that childbirth wouldn't hurt. [Amy Grindhouse]
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- Matthew McConaughey continues to look terrifying in his quest for an Oscar nomination. [Dlisted]
- Drew Barrymore uses a magazine cover as a birth announcement. [Celebitchy]
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POSTED: Jul 9, 2013 5:34 PM ET
UPDATED: Jul 9, 2013 8:42 PM ET
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — With the NBA's moratorium on free agency set to lift Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors wrapped up most of their major work ahead of schedule.
The Warriors added some depth by reaching agreements with guard Toney Douglas and center Jermaine O'Neal on Tuesday, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because teams can't confirm moves until the new league year begins Wednesday.
Both are believed to be one-year contracts.
The moves cap a busy and bountiful period for general manager Bob Myers and his staff since free agent talks began July 1. While there will surely be additional roster moves, it's unlikely the Warriors will do any more major shuffling this summer.
Golden State already has agreements in place to sign Andre Iguodala, Marreese Speights, Douglas and O'Neal. The team even announced Tuesday that the Warriors' first-round pick, Serbian point guard Nemanja Nedovic, signed his rookie contract.
Nedovic had been working on a buyout with his Lithuanian pro team since the Warriors drafted him 30th overall. He will play with the Warriors' summer league team Saturday in Las Vegas before returning to Serbia to fulfill his commitments to the national team.
The Warriors, which entered free agency with severe salary cap restrictions, kept finding ways to clear space the past nine days- and could clear even more through additional sign-and-trade deals with some of those agreements. Through free agency or trades, they parted ways with Jarrett Jack, Carl Landry, Brandon Rush, Andris Biedrins, Richard Jefferson, two first-round picks and two second-round picks.
The last of those moves, which can be officially announced as soon as Wednesday, should solidify the end of coach Mark Jackson's rotation.
Douglas played for the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings last season, averaging 7.5 points and 2.1 assists in 18.1 minutes per game. The 27-year-old gives Golden State some added backcourt depth to help alleviate the loss of Jack, who agreed to a four-year, $25 million deal with Cleveland.
The Warriors are hoping the 34-year-old O'Neal can be a reliable backup to Andrew Bogut while Festus Ezeli recovers from right knee surgery, which is expected to sideline him another five to eight months. O'Neal showed he might have some NBA life left with Phoenix last year after knee and wrist surgeries had turned the six-time All-Star into a shell of his former self.
O'Neal averaged 8.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 18.7 minutes with the Suns. The 6-foot-11 center is entering his 18th season in the NBA.


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Slingshot "Find Her" Photo Contest
Slingshot has produced 54 limited edition harnesses that have been strategically placed on the waists of Slingshot women around the world. These women may be closer to you than you think. Rejoice, because besides providing you with some great eye candy, Slingshot is also launching the "FIND HER" Photo Contest that will reward you with a brand new 2013 RPM kite setup for your "peeping tom" skills.
Here is what you have to do:
- Find a Slingshot woman with the Slingshot Limited Edition Pink Harness.
- Take photos of her and the Limited Edition harness. (creativity and sexiness rewarded)
- "Follow" Slingshot Kite on INSTAGRAM
- Share your photo with the #SlingshotFindHer Hash tag on it
On July 15th Slingshot will select the top 10 best photos and post them on our Slingshot Kite Facebook Page for one week.
On July 22 three photos with the most "likes" on our Facebook page will win one of three grand prizes.
Don't be shy. These ladies will want to show off their Slingshot Pink Harness as it was a gift to them from Slingshot. So get your sweet talk going and "paparazzi" game on and send us your best photos!
1st place – One 2013 RPM kite plus "SS Swag Pack" for the photographer. (Note only 9M, 10M and 12 M kite sizes are available as prizes).
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3rd Place – One "SS Swag Pack" for the photographer and one "SS Swag Pack" for the Slingshot woman/model.
NOTE: Slingshot Sports will pay for shipping up to $200. All duties, fees or customs fees will have to be paid for by the winners


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A Lesson Learned: "Consistency: The Road to a Better Game"
Problem Area: Consistency
Here's what I know about the Valero Texas Open: It is generous (last year, it raised $9 million for charity - and this year will most likely be similar), it is historic (past champions include Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer), it is beautiful (what an awesome venue that TPC San Antonio is!) and it is tough (the cut came at +4).
And there's one other item I know: Ben Curtis won this week - not because he was the longest, the most spectacular or the most flashy player - but because he was the most consistent. And every golfer can benefit if they learn this concept for their game.
A quick breakdown of the numbers proves my point. There are three statistics you hear all the time when watching golf on television: Fairways hit, greens-in-regulation and total putts. Why? Because they are the MOST IMPORTANT! Curtis ranked 2nd in fairways hit this week, 1st in greens in regulation and had no three-putts through four rounds. The result? His first victory in six years!
So how do you get more consistent? In short, be disciplined in your practice.
Consistency in your golf game will come from a combination of two things: proper practice and proper instruction. Proper practice doesn't mean you have to be out there every single day hitting balls on the driving range. It doesn't even mean you have practice every other day. It means being consistent in how often and how well you practice. If you can only practice once per week, that is fine. However, when you come out for that one time each week, you can't just hit balls on the range for an hour or just play your weekly Saturday round with your buddies. When practicing, remember to practice from tee to green, with the majority of your practice time being spent hitting shots from within 100 yards.
The "short game" is where the most shots can be saved for the average golfer. I am a firm believer that at least 50% of your practice time should be spent inside 100 yards. Roughly a third of your strokes will come from putting alone during a round. Time spent hitting wedge shots on the range combined with chipping and putting is what will lower your scores. Knowing how hard to hit a 10 yard pitch versus a 20 yard pitch isn't really something that can be taught; it's something that is learned by practice and repetition. The next time you go to the driving range, spend some time hitting pitches and small wedge shots. Hit 5 or 6 shots to different distances and different targets. This will help build muscle memory that will help build consistency.
Ben Curtis won this week because he did three things very well. It led to an extension of his Tour card, exemptions into certain events and a quick $1.1 million payday. You may not get all of those great benefits (or any actually) but you'll play the best golf of your life if you improve those same three areas.
Consistency is something that is challenging to build in a golf game. It takes repetition, obviously. But it's not mindless repetition. There has to be conscious thought with every stroke. That is where your local PGA Professional comes in. He or she can help build you a proper practice routine and schedule that will help build that consistency while lowering your scores.
Remember: Repetition builds consistency and consistency builds a better game!
John Morton is a Class-A PGA Professional at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in PGA Golf Management from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.


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Dirrrrty Jersey wrote:Im sure you see all the Knicks games over on the west coast.
Definately seems like you do........ over there where the games are actually played
Do some research first
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Dirrrrty Jersey wrote:migya wrote:What the hell are you talking about!!!! Nate Robinson gets 18.3mins off the bench and Jamal Crawford gets 30.2mins!!!!
Im sure you see all the Knicks games over on the west coast.
migya wrote:Nate Robinson just seems to have such potential that getting him would be such an investment. the Knicks seem to have a number of guards ahead of him so he won't have much of a chance there
wrycooter wrote:This brings up a great point: what an idiot GM Isiah Thomas is. Signing marginal players for ridiculous contracts makes Chris Mullin's questionable signings look like chump change. Joe Dumars was not only the smarter, more substantive, and less flashy guard in their playing days, he's also the smarter, more substantive, and less flashy GM in their executive days (drafting Darko being the exception). Probably would've been a better TV broadcaster than Isiah but then that's not really saying much.


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Pedro António Avondano (1714-1782): Gioas Re di GiudaP. A. Avondano (1714-1782) is one of the most compelling characters in the Portuguese 18th century musical panorama. Violinist, virtuoso of the Real Câmara - Royal House, he was the organizer of the first public concerts in Lisbon in mid 1760. He wrote operas, oratorios, sacred and instrumental music. (...)Avondano composed at least five oratorios. From these, three survived. All of them with texts from the greatest Italian poet of the 18th century, Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) - Gioas, re di Giuda is one of them (whose sole manuscript score is in the National Library of Berlin and premiered in Hamburg on December 5, 1763). An important recent discovery can prove that the work was probably created under the Portuguese Royal Court: an aria from the oratorio was identified by me in the Library of the Dukes of Braganza in Vila Viçosa, Portugal. This oratorio consists of two parts. The vocal roles are Gioas (soprano), Sebia (soprano), Athalia (soprano), Mathan (contralto), Ismael (tenor), Gioiada (bass). It has an instrumentation consisting of strings, basso continuo, oboes, flutes and trumpets. It presents an interesting example of early classical style in which the mastery of Avondano to show the dramatic effects of the Metastasio's sacrum plot reaches its best.Iskrena YordanovaDivino SospiroCoro GulbenkianMassimo Mazzeo, musical direction
Deborah York: GioasGemma Bertagnolli: SebiaAgata Bienkovska: AthaliaFilippo Mineccia: MathanFernando Guimarăes: IsmaelNuno Dias: Gioiada


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A high-yielding variety with dark-green, long, cylindrical fruits.
3 organic plants per pack.
Tasty 'finger' cucumber approx. (4") long; great for packed lunches and picnics; good for container growing; high yielding - up to 5 fruits per leaf axil.
3 organic plants per pack.
Scarlet-flowered, top quality 25cm (10") pods; the first self-fertile stringless runner bean; will set in any weather conditions.
5 organic plants per pack.
Early variety with long stems and upright leaves; vigorous growth and highly productive.
20 organic plants per pack.
2 plants of each cut & come again salad varieties (6 x 2).
Lettuce ~ Cocarde x 2
Lettuce ~ Lollo Biondi x 2
Lettuce ~ Lollo Rossa x 2
Lettuce ~ Red Salad Bowl x 2
Lettuce ~ Green Salad Bowl x 2
Rocket ~ Wild x 2
Total 12 organic plants.
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Sarpo Mira is one of the varieties developed by the Sárvári family Hungary who have been breeding potatoes for high natural resistance to late blight for over 40 years (without using GM technology).
Good all-rounder: bake, chip, mash, roast
Suitable for harsh conditions
Drought tolerant and very high-yielding
Tall, weed smothering foliage with the highest blight resistance
Perfect for gardens with more space
Which? Best buy for blight resistance potatoes
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Fine mesh netting which protects against carrot fly, cabbage root fly, caterpillars, birds, rabbits, wind & hail.
Very strong, lasts for years.
Size: 3.66 x 6.00m
Maincrop - Scapa is a cross between Mayan Twilight and Mayan Gold. It produces long oval tubers with yellow skin and deep yellow flesh; perfect for boiling and mashing.
Price: (1 item) £4.00 Price: (2 to 3 items) £3.75 Price: (4 or more items) £3.45
A well-known and reliable very early variety. It comes from French production but is well suited to UK growing conditions. This softneck* garlic has a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit and produces purple bulbs with a mild yet rich flavour.
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