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For everyone who hasn't gotten around to the light reading that is Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan's testimony on Countrywide, the toxic mortgage-lender the bank acquired, Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi has your back.
The Countrywide case in question is massive, and has to do with investment insurer MBIA. MBIA is suing Bank of America because they allege Countrywide duped them into insuring mortgages that were known to be toxic but purported to be AAA grade securities.
When the housing market blew up in 2008, MBIA was then left on the hook for the pay-out.
Moynihan was deposed for this case back in May, but the transcript of his deposition was only made public this week.
Now, this probably doesn't surprised you, but Taibbi was left completely unimpressed by Moynihan's testimony on this matter, to say the least.
In this long-awaited interrogation - Bank of America has been fighting to keep Moynihan from being deposed in this case for some time - Moynihan does a full Star Trek special, boldly going where no deponent has ever gone before, breaking out the "I don't recall" line more often and perhaps more ridiculously than was previously thought possible. Moynihan seems to remember his own name, and perhaps his current job title, but beyond that, he'll have to get back to you...
Indeed the testimony includes a shocking number of "I don't recall"s... about 223 pages worth.
Here are some highlights from Taibbi:
Early on, he asks Moynihan if he remembers the B of A audit committee discussing Countrywide. Moynihan says he "doesn't recall any specific discussion of it."
He's asked again: In the broadest conceivable sense, do you recall ever attending an audit committee meeting where the word Countrywide or any aspect of the Countrywide transaction was ever discussed? Moynihan: I don't recall...
This goes on and on for a while, with the Bank of America CEO continually insisting he doesn't remember ever talking about Countrywide at these meetings, that you'd have to "get the minutes." Incredulous, Calamari, a little sarcastically, finally asks Moynihan if he would say he has a good memory.
"I would - I could remember things, yes," Moynihan deadpans. "I have a good memory."
Moynihan ultimately goes on to say that Bank of America is just too big a company for him to remember what happened when it acquired Countrywide.
Q: By January 1st, 2010, when you became the CEO of Bank Of America, CFC - and I'm using the initials CFC, Countrywide Financial Corporation - itself was no longer engaged in any revenue-producing activities; is that right?
Moynihan: I wouldn't be the best person to ask about that because I don't know...
"Sir," he says, "you were CEO of Bank Of America in January, 2010, but you don't know what Countrywide Financial Corporation was doing at that time?"
Moynihan responds:
"We have several thousand legal entities," is how Moynihan puts it. "Exactly what subsidiary took place [sic] is not what you do as the CEO. That is [sic] other people's jobs to make sure."
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Field Trips, Good(?) News, And Messing With My Head Stuff
Mini went on his first field trip today. I accompanied him, thinking they would need extra help. Turns out I was wrong, since there were about 20 kids and 17 parents. This is undoubtedly reflective of the socioeconomics of Mini's preschool, but nevertheless it was kind of heartwarming. Everybody wanted to be there, and Mr. Right-Click was seriously bummed he couldn't come today.
Mini drew him a picture so he didn't feel left out. I think these are the windows of the bus we took to get to the post office (the destination of the field trip). At the post office, Mini mailed a letter he had written to us. I'm kind of curious to see what it says, because he's kind of turned into an unreliable narrator about these things: this morning he told me it was "filled with chocolate and vanilla," and then he just told Mr. Right-Click that it said, "Dear Mommy and Daddy, I love you very much." But maybe those are the same thing, if you are a three-year-old, now that I think about it.
On the field trip I was speaking to one of the other moms who had been reading my blog, and she said she was surprised I was there because of how sick I'd been. The truth is, today I am feeling better. Like, not 100% better, but better enough that now I'm starting to mindfuck myself because it's not quite 11 weeks yet and where is the vomiting? Is not the vomiting necessary for the maintenance of the health of the baby demon spawn thing? And now that I think about it, my boobs are slightly less sore, should that be happening? Most alarming: I ate In 'N' Out Burger for lunch and all of it stayed down, without taking any Zofran today.
Four years ago, this same thing could have happened and I'd just be throwing a party for myself at this point, but this time I'm a little spooked. I think mostly it's because going through this again has just underscored how badly I never want to do this again, and if something were to go wrong I'm just not sure I have the strength to try again. It's not the end of the world and certainly there are other options, but damn that would be a bummer, all things considered.
I go back to the OBGYN on Thursday, so until then at least it's a two-day wait this time instead of that whole awful two-week nonsense. Here's to hoping I'm just being paranoid, and/or that tomorrow I throw up after brushing my teeth.

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Tea Time to Put Your Mind At Ease
Drinking tea could make the daily rat race a bit easier, according to Jane Rycroft, a nutrition manager and tea researcher at the Lipton Tea Institute in England.Rycroft was one of the speakers at Dubai's first Lipton Tea roundtable at the Palace Hotel last week. Surrounded by posters illustrating the evolution of tea leaves from the plantation to your cup, Rycroft explained why a cup of tea will do you good. "Now if you think about your everyday lives, you're probably juggling so many things. You have so many things on your mind all the time and that leads to a mind overload. "You're always trying to make decisions and can never feel relaxed and as a consequence, people feel really stressed," Rycroft said. Tea can play an important role in giving you a "gentle physical and mental boost and clear your mind", she said. Tea contains a unique amino acid called theanine which, studies have shown, generates brainwaves that put the mind at ease. "It puts people's minds in a much more relaxed state," Rycroft said. Separately, studies have shown that tea is beneficial to your long-term health, according to Rycroft. "There's a strong connection between tea consumption and heart health, you get a 10 per cent reduced risk of getting a heart attack with every three cups of tea, and 20 per cent reduced risk of getting a stroke with three cups of tea," she said, noting that tea allows blood vessels in the body to open up. "When you have around two to three cups of tea, you find your blood vessels are able to dilate much better so if you're running for a bus, your blood suddenly has to pump really hard to your muscles. "Your blood vessels need to relax to get the blood through them and tea is able to relax your blood vessels effectively," she said. But you should limit yourself to no more than eight or nine cups of tea a day, at which point you begin to consume too much caffeine, Rycroft said. She also added that young kids or those who are prone to iron-deficiency anemia -- a condition where the body doesn't have enough red blood cells -- should be careful when they drink tea. "It tends to reduce the rate at which iron from fruits or vegetables can be absorbed in them. "So people in those two groups can still drink it, but should have it an hour or so after you eat." Choosing Dubai for the first discussion on tea makes perfect sense, said Kurush Bharucha, beverages supply chain director for Unilever, which owns Lipton. Bharucha was one of the speakers at the event and talked about how the city is home to many tea lovers. "Dubai is in the centre of a very big tea-consuming population; tea in this area is very popular and people drink it often throughout the day," Bharucha said, who drinks five to six cups of tea a day. "Tea is part of the social fabric here."-- email@example.com (c)2012 the Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) Visit the Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) at www.khaleejtimes.com


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Sunday, January 6, 2013
9 comments:
- Michelle May said...
Cute little frog. He's probably very happy that his home is mobile.
Glad you tried Firefox. I'm still trying to figure out what the idiots did to Internet Explorer.
- January 7, 2013 at 4:27 AM
- Glenna said...
Flies? RG the Zookeeper. RG the herpetologist? Or is that just for snakes?
- January 7, 2013 at 7:21 AM
- speedyrabbit said...
Hmmm Zoo keeper now eh!
- January 7, 2013 at 9:46 AM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
Well, the first step is to change your banner..."and Kermit!" RG, I seem to remember that the little guys need to hydrate their skin everyday. Think something to soak in. I believe there are people who keep frogs as pets these days. Would a local pet store have information? Frogs are endangered everywhere and it is quite remarkable that you had one in your Jade plant. While you are building the new frog addition to HOR, I would be concerned about him hopping away...and, well, KB waking up.
- January 7, 2013 at 9:56 AM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
RG, www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Frog. In the past I have read a lot of articles on the BBC about frogs and the dangers they face. I can't find any now, but best of luck to you and your new little tyke. Maybe he could be called Lucky Frogwartz. Rachel and Speedy have news. BL, what a feel good picture of Benji! We have all been concerned about him. Thank you for the extra watching and accolades.
- January 7, 2013 at 10:19 AM
- SixBunnies said...
My niece is somewhat of a froggie expert. I will ask her what she would do. Sweet guy!
- January 7, 2013 at 11:08 AM
- SixBunnies said...
Benji, you are the best! The cutest and the sweetest and the most clever! :)
- January 7, 2013 at 11:12 AM
- SixBunnies said...
Just spoke with my niece and told her you had a little froggie come in with the plants and it's now too cold to put him back out. He needs water and some small crickets that you can get at the pet supply. I hate to think it but you might have to "disable" the poor crickets so the little guy can get them while he's in the plant. I think, normally, they are in a habitat that the frog can catch up to the cricket in, but in an open house, I'm afraid the cricket would be everywhere in your house except where the frog needed him to be. Good luck!
- January 7, 2013 at 11:17 AM
- SixBunnies said...
She had "rehabilitated" a few lost, wandering froggies in a large aquarium with regulated humidity and heat. Looks like he's doing just fine in your plant, though! :)
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Kyle Jones of Sioux Falls Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in High-Speed Crash
SIOUX FALLS - A Sioux Falls man accused of causing a fatal traffic crash while leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Kyle Jones, 20, reached a plea deal with prosecutors that would cap his prison time at 50 years if a judge agrees. He also could be ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution to victims.
Authorities say Jones was driving a stolen Suburban on March 1, 2012, when he ran head-on into a van, killing 33-year-old Jade Thie, a father of three. A passenger in the van and Jones' sister, who was a passenger in the Suburban, suffered serious injuries.
A sentencing hearing was not immediately set.
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CRYPT(3) BSD Programmer's Manual CRYPT(3)
crypt, setkey, encrypt, des_setkey, des_cipher - DES encryption
#include <pwd.h> #include <unistd.h> char * crypt(const char *key, const char *setting); int setkey(const char *key); int encrypt(char *block, int flag); int des_setkey(const char *key); int des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, int32_t salt, int count); char * bcrypt_gensalt(u_int8_t log_rounds); char * bcrypt(const char *key, const char *salt); char * md5crypt(const char *key, const char *salt);
The crypt() function performs password encryption based on the NBS Data Encryption Standard (DES). Additional code has been added to deter key search attempts and to use stronger hashing algorithms. The first argument to crypt() is a NUL-terminated string, typically a user's typed password. The second is in one of three forms: if it begins with an underscore ('_') then an extended format is used in interpreting both the key and the setting, as outlined below. If it begins with a string character ('$') and a number then a different algorithm is used depending on the number. At the moment a '$1' chooses MD5 hashing and a '$2' chooses Blowfish hashing; see below for more information.
The key is divided into groups of 8 characters (the last group is null- padded) and the low-order 7 bits of each character (56 bits per group) are used to form the DES key as follows: the first group of 56 bits be- comes the initial DES key. For each additional group, the XOR of the en- cryption of the current DES key with itself and the group bits becomes the next DES key. The setting is a 9-character array consisting of an underscore followed by 4 bytes of iteration count and 4 bytes of salt. These are encoded as printable characters, 6 bits per character, least significant character first. The values 0 to 63 are encoded as "./0-9A-Za-z". This allows 24 bits for both count and salt.
For MD5 crypt the version number, salt and the hashed password are separated by the '$' character. The maximum length of a password is lim- ited by the length counter of the MD5 context, which is about 2**64. A valid MD5 password entry looks like this: "$1$caeiHQwX$hsKqOjrFRRN6K32OWkCBf1". The whole MD5 password string is passed as setting for interpretation.
The Blowfish version of crypt has 128 bits of salt in order to make building dictionaries of common passwords space consuming. The initial state of the Blowfish cipher is expanded using the salt and the password repeating the process a variable number of rounds, which is encoded in the password string. The maximum password length is 72. The final Blowf- ish password entry is created by encrypting the string "OrpheanBeholderScryDoubt" with the Blowfish state 64 times. The version number, the logarithm of the number of rounds and the con- catenation of salt and hashed password are separated by the '$' charac- ter. An encoded '8' would specify 256 rounds. A valid Blowfish password looks like this: "$2a$12$eIAq8PR8sIUnJ1HaohxX2O9x9Qlm2vK97LJ5dsXdmB.eXF42qjchC". The whole Blowfish password string is passed as setting for interpreta- tion.
The first 8 bytes of the key are null-padded, and the low-order 7 bits of each character is used to form the 56-bit DES key. The setting is a 2-character array of the ASCII-encoded salt. Thus only 12 bits of salt are used. count is set to 25.
The salt introduces disorder in the DES algorithm in one of 16777216 or 4096 possible ways (i.e., with 24 or 12 bits: if bit i of the salt is set, then bits i and i+24 are swapped in the DES E-box output). The DES key is used to encrypt a 64-bit constant using count iterations of DES. The value returned is a NUL-terminated string, 20 or 13 bytes (plus NUL) in length, consisting of the setting followed by the encoded 64-bit encryption. The functions encrypt(), setkey(), des_setkey(), and des_cipher() provide access to the DES algorithm itself. setkey() is passed a 64-byte array of binary values (numeric 0 or 1). A 56-bit key is extracted from this array by dividing the array into groups of 8, and ignoring the last bit in each group. That bit is reserved for a byte parity check by DES, but is ig- nored by these functions. The block argument to encrypt() is also a 64-byte array of binary values. If the value of flag is 0, block is encrypted otherwise it is decrypted. The result is returned in the original array block after using the key specified by setkey() to process it. The argument to des_setkey() is a character array of length 8. The least significant bit (the parity bit) in each character is ignored, and the remaining bits are concatenated to form a 56-bit key. The function des_cipher() encrypts (or decrypts if count is negative) the 64-bits stored in the 8 characters at in using abs(3) of count iterations of DES and stores the 64-bit result in the 8 characters at out (which may be the same as in). The salt specifies perturbations to the DES E-box output as described above. The function crypt() returns a pointer to the encrypted value on success, and NULL on failure. The functions setkey(), encrypt(), des_setkey(), and des_cipher() return 0 on success and 1 on failure. The crypt(), setkey(), and des_setkey() functions all manipulate the same key space.
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A rotor-based crypt() function appeared in Version 3 AT&T UNIX. The current style crypt() first appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX. This library (FreeSec 1.0) was developed outside the United States of America as an unencumbered replacement for the U.S.-only libcrypt encryp- tion library. Programs linked against the crypt() interface may be ex- ported from the U.S.A. only if they use crypt() solely for authentication purposes and avoid use of the other programmer interfaces listed above. Special care has been taken in the library so that programs which only use the crypt() interface do not pull in the other components.
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Several steps have been taken that would lead defensive lineman Johnny Jolly back to the NFL.
But he has several more to take, beginning with a face-to-face meeting with Packers officials.
Jolly was reinstated by the league after serving six months in prison for felony possession of codeine. The Packers still controlled his contract since he was a restricted free agent at the time of his initial suspension, and they restructured that deal recently to make a comeback more financially viable.
But Packers general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy want to hear from him first.
"The first step is for everybody to sit down and talk, that sort of thing," Thompson said, via Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "We don't have any answers. I don't think anybody has all the answers. But we're going to talk to the man and find out all the stuff that we can find out in terms of his obligations and that sort of thing.
"Johnny was a good football player for us. But let's take this step by step."
That Jolly could find a role after no playing since 2009 might say as much about the Packers as Jolly himself, and they're being careful to cover themselves.
"As with any player, you go through a medical process," McCarthy said. "We'll go through all that. I think it's important to go through all that before we get into how we feel. Johnny, I've always considered him one of our guys, and everybody knows what he's been through. It would be great if this opportunity works out. But as an organization, we have a responsibility to go through the process."
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SOCORRO – When you walk into New Mexico Tech history professor Scott Zeman's office you immediately get the strange feeling that something is inexplicably amiss. Maybe it has something to do with the giant red ant lurking in the corner.
Since arriving to teach at the research university about five years ago, Zeman's office has gradually evolved into a makeshift mini-museum devoted to memorabilia associated with his increasingly popular class, "Atomic America: The Cultural History of Nuclear Technology in the United States."
The giant ant that resides in his office is actually a papier mache creation that was fashioned by one of his students who was inspired by a classroom viewing of Them!, a 1950s nuclear-apocalyptic B-movie in which nuclear testing in New Mexico results in gigantic, mutated ants ravaging the surrounding countryside.
Now, Zeman has taken his personal and professional interest in all things atomic to the next level and has compiled, edited, and published a new book, titled "Atomic Culture: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," a labor of love which was co-edited by fellow atomic-enthusiast and Northern Arizona University history professor Michael Amundson.
The book recently was released in both hardbound and paperbound editions by the University Press of Colorado.
"This compilation of essays on atomic history and culture can be traced back to a 2001 conference on that very subject that was sponsored by the Southwest Popular Culture Association," Zeman says. "There was an overwhelming response to the call for papers for that conference, and many of these essays included in this volume grew out of that."
It was also at that same conference in Albuquerque that Zeman eventually hooked up with Amundson. The two hit it off right from the start, in large part because of their similar research interests, and began exploring the idea of compiling the research papers being presented at the conference into a single volume or a series of books.
"After presenting a prospectus to the University Press of Colorado, we found that they were very eager to publish it," Zeman says.
The eight chapters that make up "Atomic Culture" each consider various aspects of cultural expressions—both highbrow and lowbrow—associated with atomic testing, warfare, and energy, from the 1940s up until present day, and, in one case, extending to 10,000 years from now.
University of New Mexico history professor Ferenc M. Szasz, who is known for his seminal history of the Manhattan Project, "The Day the Sun Rose Twice," for instance, contributes a scholarly essay on "atomic comic books," which covers everything from the 1949 info-comic "Dagwood Splits the Atom" to Bart Simpson's favorite atomic hero, "Radioactive Man."
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Auckland law students flying to Hong Kong for international Red Cross competition
Press Release – NZ Red Cross
Three Auckland University law students will next week travel to Hong Kong to represent New Zealand at an international humanitarian law (IHL) moot competition.
Anna Devathasan and Gretta Schumacher will compete with twenty teams from around the Asia-Pacific in the regional Red Cross IHL Moot Competition. They'll be accompanied by their coach Ben Prewett and researcher Sara Chin.
The Auckland team won the right to represent New Zealand at the inaugural New Zealand Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition in November last year.
The national competition was co-hosted by New Zealand Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and saw teams from Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, Victoria and Waikato universities make their case on international legal issues.
International humanitarian law, sometimes known as the laws of wars, protects people who are not taking part in fighting – for example civilians, wounded soldiers and prisoners of war. It also restricts choice of weapons and how they can be used. The best-known of these laws are the Geneva Conventions.
The moot competition presented students with a complex scenario involving various legal issues, including the use of nuclear weapons, command chain responsibility and excessive force against civilians.
The Auckland team narrowly defeated Otago in a tightly-contested final at the historic Old High Court building, in front of a distinguished judging panel that included Supreme Court Justice Susan Glazebrook, Swiss Ambassador Dr Marion Weichelt Krupski, Law Commissioner and former Minister of Defence, Dr Wayne Mapp, and Chief Legal Advisor at NZDF Joint Forces Commander Chris Griggs. Both teams were praised for their persuasive and well-structured arguments.
New Zealand Red Cross Advocacy and Policy Manager Gabrielle Emery says the moot was an opportunity to get young people thinking about wars, laws and humanity.
"Many people are unaware of the importance of IHL in protecting humanity in times of conflict. The moot was a fantastic opportunity to engage some of our best and brightest young minds with this
fascinating and significant area of international law, and we are very pleased to have students of Anna and Gretta's calibre representing New Zealand in Hong Kong."
Anna and Gretta's trip is jointly funded by New Zealand Red Cross and the ICRC.
The 11th Red Cross IHL Moot Competition will take place in Hong Kong on 14-16 March 2013 and the next New Zealand Red Cross national competition will be held in December.
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
9 comments:
Thanks so much for posting this rare MF LP. Aside from a few tracks there were included on some of their European Best of imported Cd releases, I've yet to hear this LP in it's entirety. It's shame they never reached the popularity they and recognition they deserved. Such a talented group who could play kick-a-- rock, funk or play it sweet & soulful as well.
- Monday, January 26, 2009
take away track 'Victory' out of the context & its not so bad... so with Love Me Too (gimmickly muted vocal does work), Big Shot Romeo & the final one. the rest is a sleepy uninspired hollow though. -- thank you again anyway for posting 'not-just-masterpiece' ones, I support this approach
- Tuesday, January 27, 2009
- jp said...
Never heard this one, thank you. We all agree, not the best of MF, but interesting to understand their "career".
- Wednesday, January 28, 2009
thanks for this rare gem !!!!!!!
- Saturday, January 31, 2009
Mother's Finest was really at full power with the original band.
On the excellent "Iron Age", keyboard player Mike Keck was saddly missed cause he was part of the magic of the group, but on this one, it's the absence of the great Glenn Murdock on vocals & BB Queen Borden on drums who are crucial!
anyway, thanx for this missing link
in the disco of M.F.
- Monday, February 02, 2009
- Mr Sweden said...
I'm listening to this album right now as I converted my three MF vinyl to CD the other day. Can't argrue with your comment on the album, the 70's releases were the best of their times.
- Friday, April 17, 2009
- Bushrod said...
Hell yeah!!!!!!!! Thank you so much, been searching, willing to buy for a long time.
- Sunday, June 07, 2009
- flo1102 said...
I like this record. It's different to the previous ones, but it's still handmade with groovy 80's soul pop tunes, and great vocals by Baby Jean. And much better than the awful following "Looks Could Kill". It has not the quality of the classic albums, but as a pop-oriented record it has its moments. Great songs are: "Secret Service", "What Kind Of Fool", "Big Shot Romeo" & "In My Babys Arms"
- Friday, April 09, 2010
- Rhonda said...
Hope this isn't too late. Do you know what happened to Mike Keck? What did he do once he left the band?
- Saturday, March 03, 2012


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By Fran Blinebury, NBA.com
VIDEO: Inside the NBA crew looks at Spurs' potential opponents and Parker's injury
SAN ANTONIO — In a season the Spurs have spent exorcising ghosts from Miami, it could just be an eerie coincidence.
Or a scary bump in the night.
Tony Parker walked tenderly off the court with 8:46 left in the second quarter and limped to the locker room, followed by the team trainer and general manager R.C. Buford.
Tightness in the left hamstring. Tightness rippling throughout Spurs Nation.
Parker didn't return in Game 5 against the Blazers. He didn't have to. Not with Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and Patty Mills leading the 104-82 closeout win with another tightrope walker's display of instinctive balance.
In the end, the return flight from Portland for the Blazers was just the biggest waste of fuel since the invention of the Hummer as the Spurs wound up on top by an average margin of 19.5 points in their four wins in the series.
The Spurs now advance to the Western Conference finals for the 13th time in franchise history, ninth time in the Tim Duncan era and for the third season in a row. It is a testament to consistency and excellence.
Yet it will not be enough if the Spurs don't at least get a chance to return to the NBA Finals to clean up unfinished business that left them ringless.
That's the Parker question. That's the haunting flashback to last June. That's the painful reminder that one small tweak can lead to big consequences.
Long before those ugly last 28 seconds of Game 6 became a lost championship, the Spurs watched Parker limp off the court in Game 3 against Miami with tightness in his right hamstring. He came back to play the rest of the series, but he was never quite at the same crackling level. He often looked tired, worn out and was no longer explosive.
Now Parker will have an MRI on Thursday to determine the extent of any damage to his left hamstring and the Spurs will likely, for a night at least, become Clippers fans. It's all about getting their point guard time to rest and rehab. If L.A. can win Thursday to force a Game 7 against OKC, that would push the start of the West finals back to next Wednesday, giving Parker a full week off.
"We hope for him to be back and healthy," said Manu Ginobili. "It is too early to tell. I don't know what's going to happen. If we want to have a chance to make it to The Finals, we need him healthy."
Because it's been evident for at least the past two seasons that the baton has been passed and now it's Parker who sets the tone and the pace for the Spurs and simply confounds defenses.
With the Blazers entering the conference semifinals feeling so confident after winning their first playoff series in 14 years, Parker simply blew them down like a house of grass and twigs.
Coach Gregg Popovich now has the deepest lineup in the league at his disposal and is not at all afraid to use every inch of it. He practically walks around in front of the Spurs bench wearing a tool belt and reaches for another implement when he needs one.
In comes Mills to replace Parker for the second half. Up pops Marco Belinelli, Boris Diaw and Aron Baynes and the Spurs roll over Portland. But this was a Blazers team with a lineup thinner than gruel. They used only two different starting lineups all season long and played the original lineup in 80 of 93 games from start to finish.
The Spurs could wear out and wear down the top-heavy Blazers with sheer numbers. That won't be the case against the survivor of Thunder-Clippers. Or ultimately in The Finals.
It's the grind of the playoffs, the minefield that has to be negotiated on tiptoes, knowing that a misstep can blow everything up, ruin a season's worth of planning and growing together and building something special. One second you're driving to the hoop to score and the next you're limping to the locker room.
Minor coincidence? Or a scary bump in the night reminder of what happened in Miami?
Just say Tony Parker isn't the only one feeling a little sudden tightness in San Antonio.
VIDEO: Spurs push aside Blazers to advance to the Western Conference finals


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Today kicks off the 70th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival in France. A number of anticipated entries are included in this year's competition. Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled with Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, and Kirsten Dunst is her first indie film since 2013's The Bling Ring. Andrey Zvyagintsev's new drama Loveless has high expectations after the director's last film, Leviathan, earned he and his co-writer Oleg Negin the Best Screenplay award in 2014. Director Hong Sang-soo has two films premiering at this year's festival, The Day After and Clair's Camera, but both have been kept well under the radar until their upcoming debut.
Director Lynne Ramsay is also looking to impress with her latest project You Were Never Really Here, a drama about a veteran who attempts to help a young girl involved in a sex trafficking ring. Other anticipated projects being tossed around the web are Yorgos Lanthimos's The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Michael Haneke's Happy End. The festival will open tonight with director Arnaud Desplechin's Les fantômes d'Ismaël (Ismael's Ghosts). Another big event at this year's festival will be a Virtual Reality (VR) film called Carne Y Arena from acclaimed writer/director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant). The film runs a full hour and twenty minutes and is the first Virtual Reality film to ever appear at Cannes. The festival will run from the 17th to the 28th in Cannes, France. You can see a full list of this year's entries below. Continue reading


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Sat.-Sun., Sept. 17-18, 2005
at Southern California Water Polo Tournament
Hosted by UC Irvine
at UCI and Corona del Mar High School
UCSB Plays Stanford In First Round
UC Santa Barbara will play Stanford at 10:20 a.m. at UC Irvine's pool in the first round of the Southern California Water Polo Tournament. The 16th-ranked Gauchos will be taking on the fourth-ranked Cardinal for the first time under new head coach Wolf Wigo. Wigo was a three-time All-American at Stanford in the mid-90s. In addition to UCSB and Stanford, Group D includes Pepperdine and Navy.
The Gaucho Record
UCSB enters the annual SoCal Tournament with a 5-3 record. The Gauchos went 4-1 in last weekend's Inland Empire Classic, recording wins over Whittier, Cal Baptist, Pomona-Pitzer and La Verne, and suffering a lose to the University of Redlands.
Wolf Calls
Wolf Wigo is in his first year as at UCSB and his first year as a collegiate head coach. Wigo, not-so-ironically, has a 5-3 career mark as a coach. Although he is in his first year at UCSB, Wigo had a distinguished playing career at Stanford and with the United States National Team. He helped to lead the Cardinal to consecutive NCAA Championships in 1993 and 1994, and following the 1994 season he was named NCAA Player of the Year. A three-time All-American, Wigo was a member of the U.S. National Team for 11-years. He competed in three Olympic Games, 1996, 2000 and 2004. In 2000, at the Olympics in Sydney, he scored a team-leading 16 goals and was subsequently named to the five-player All-World First Team, making him a finalist for the World Water Polo Player of the Year honors. He was the team captain at the Athens Games in 2004. Wigo was also selected USA Water Polo's Male Athlete of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2003.
Brother Act Leads UCSB
Eight matches into the 2005 season, the Gauchos are being paced by a brother act. Sophomore driver Coulson Lantz (Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad HS) leads the team in scoring with 15 goals and his brother Chris, a freshman driver, is fouirth on the team with eight goals. Combined, the Lantz duo has netted 23 of the team's 78 goals through eight matches, nearly 30-percent.
The Kids Are Alright
Of UCSB's nine leading scorers through eight matches, eight are either freshmen or sophomores and just one is a senior. Coulson Lantz, the leading scorer with 15 goals, is a sophomore, but the team's second-leading scorer Mark Knudtsen (Los Altos, Calif./Bellarmine Prep) is a freshman. Knudtsen has 11 goals. Sophomore Robbie Bauer (Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park HS) has 10 goals. Freshman Chris Lantz has eight goals, sophomore Alex Young (Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley HS) has six and freshman Dane Lindstrom (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS) has five. Bret DeMuth, the only senior among the top nine scorers, has four tallies. In all, UCSB has scored 78 goals this season, an average of 9.75 per match, and 69 have been scored by freshmen and sophomores, 88.5%.


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|sometimes life is all rainbows and rottweilers
On the anonymous parenting question list at work, every couple of months someone posts about "lacking inspiration", "losing their mojo", "complete disinterest" about their work after returning from parental leave.
It's not surprising, is it? Especially for first time parents, whose lives have been completely upended by the arrival of a delightful (mostly, right?) baby. Not to mention the lack of sleep, the fact that your brain is probably still mushy, and the complete hijacking of your brain to worry about how your child is eating/sleeping/developing etc.
I don't have a solution to this problem besides advising people to go easy on making Big Decisions in that first 6 months back. For a long time, I was really unsure about returning to work, even part-time. I loved my schedule and liked my work, but still would have been perfectly happy to stay at home with T 5 days a week.
But now, 2 years after returning from that first maternity leave, I am really happy to be working. I'm not sure when that happened.
Part of it was the good fortune to join a team that is full of ridiculously nice people who believe there is more to life than work, while still doing an awesome job at work. That combination is very hard to find - I've found tons of teams full of workaholics with no outside lives and have also heard of (but thankfully not worked on) teams with people who definitely value their work life balance but are completely useless and unmotivated at work.
As much as I grouse about corporate life, I want to be good at my job. I want to work with people who are happy to be there, and are doing the right thing for our customers. Today was one of those days I was all "hell, yeah" about work.
On the face of it, it was an ordinary day and everyone was a little regretful about coming back to work after a glorious long weekend. But today I picked up a new responsibility that is in line with stuff I've done before, and the sort of project managementy goodness I like doing. I was busy, and happy about it. I'm thinking about increasing my hours just a tiny bit.
And I realized I hadn't felt that good more than a handful of days since returning from mat leave 2 years ago. Of course, this is all moot when I go out on leave later this year, but I'm happy to wallow in the goodness right now.
The other part of it is that T is getting a lot out of preschool. Even if I was a SAHM, I'd have enrolled her in co-op or some other part-time preschool by now. She, like me, loves structure and order. She tells us enthusiastic (but often incomprehensible) stories of what happened at preschool and is always happy to go there. So happy that she often has to be reminded to say goodbye to us when we drop her off.
Don't get me wrong. If the circumstances allowed, I'm sure I could still be perfectly happy as a SAHM. Especially with all those crafty projects I have on deck and the tons of projects I want to do with T.
But I am also loving work right now. Take that, Mommy Wars.


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Notes: Three-year starter at QB... Owns most of the school's major career passing records: 549 completions (1st)... 913 attempts (1st)... 6,033 yards (1st)... .601 completion percentage (1st)… 37 TDs (2nd)... Elected to the team's Leadership Council... After transferring from Nebraska, he became the first transfer student at Yale to start immediately at QB since World War II (when transfers were common).
2011: Rhodes Scholarship Finalist... National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete and finalist for Campbell Trophy... Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award from Gridiron Club of Boston... CoSida Capital One Academic All-District... Honorable mention All-Ivy... Completed 199 of 321 passes for 2,368 yards and 17 TDs... Two-time Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week... Earned Ted Blair Award for Yale's most valuable player.
2010: Second-team All-Ivy selection… Led Ivy in passing yards (2,216), yards/game (246.2), completions (212), attempts (351)... Only QB in the league to complete more than 60% of his passes (60.4%)... Fourth most accurate season for a Yale QB… Seventh in NCAA FCS in completions/game (23.56) and 15th nationally in passing yards/game (246.22)… 212 completions and 351 attempts were third highest all time at Yale… Became one of only four Yale QBs to surpass 400 yards passing in a single game (407) vs. Georgetown... Scored on QB sneak with no time on clock to beat Hoyas 40-35 and earned Ivy and ECAC Offensive Player of the Week honors... Selected to the Ivy League Honor Roll three other occasions... Won Francis Gordon Brown Prize, one of the school's highest undergraduate accolades, awarded to the student in the junior class in Yale College who most closely approaches the standards of intellectual ability, high manhood, capacity for leadership and service to the University set by Francis Gordon Brown, who captained Yale Football's "Team of the Century" in 1900.
2009: Completed 22 of 27 passes for 216 yards against Georgetown... Connected on 28 of 41 with 2 TDs vs. Brown... Season efficiency of 109.59 with a 57.3 completion percentage (138 of 241)... Threw eight TD passes and had 11 interceptions.
At Nebraska: Served as Huskers backup in 2008... Appeared in five games with six completions (40 yards) in eight attempts... Played in 2008 Gator Bowl... No. 3 QB in 2007 but gained redshirt season... 4.0 GPA in five semesters in Lincoln... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, Nebraska Dean's List.
At Wylie High: Played senior season after moving from Georgia... Threw for 1,846 yards and 17 touchdowns... Ran for 330 yards and four touchdowns... Named team MVP... All-district and all-region selection... Team fell one win shy of the state playoffs... Ranked among top 20 pro-style quarterbacks in the nation and among the top 100 prospects in Texas... 2007 Texas High School Student-Athlete of the Year finalist (4.72 GPA).
At Parkview High (Lilburn, Ga.): Threw for 1,000 yards and 12 scores as a junior... Ran for 15 touchdowns... Football teams went a combined 32-8 over three seasons.
Personal: Son of Gene and Kathy Witt, both commercial pilots and captains... Brother, Jeff, played QB at Harvard and graduated in 2009... Volunteered for School is Cool Week, Special Olympics, St. Elizabeth's Burn Unit and as a speaker with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Writes for the Yale Daily News as staff reporter... Had scholarship offers from Nebraska, Texas Tech, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, UTEP, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Indiana, Baylor and Tulsa... History Major... Jonathan Edwards College Resident... Interned with Boston Consulting Group in Los Angeles in summer 2011.


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Tue, 27 May 2008
Robert Zubrin declares "Energy Victory" is possible and talks about winning the war on terror by breaking free of oil. Says ethanol critics are very wrong. Inspirational. Mark Stein describes how Iowa's borders were drawn. "How the States Got Their Shapes". Then turtles and tornadoes. Spring in Iowa.
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The following gallery shows well-known authors in Phasmatology, who have published one or more important papers or book on Phasmids since 1750. The authors shown below are mostly ones, who have brought credit to the taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics of the Phasmatodea.
Amongst them are some of the most famous natural scientists and entomologist of their times. These include the famous Swedish scientist and founder of the binominal system Carl von LINNÉ (1707-1778), the Denish entomologist Johann Christian FABRICIUS (1745-1808), the British entomologist Dru DRURY (1725-1804), the British entomologist and many years president of the "Entomological Society of London" John Obadiah WESTWOOD (1805-1893), the British entomologist Henry Walter BATES (1825-1892), the British zoologist and founder of the peresent time systematics William Forsell KIRBY (1844-1912), the Swiss entomologist Carl BRUNNER v. WATTENWYL (1823-1914) or the American orthopterologist Morgan HEBARD (1887-1946).
The following gallery shows some of the most important breeders of stick and leaf-insects of our times. All of them are successfully breeding numerous different Phasmid species for several years already and have made great effort in spreading the cultures amongst other breeders and/or importing new cultures of various species. Other actively support the two well-known breeding communities "Phasma" (Belgium/Netherlands) und the "Phasmid Study Group" (England).
The culturing of numerous Phasmid species provides great new opportunities for scientist working on the taxonomy and phylogeny of the Phasmatodea and has already helped in solving several previously unanswered questions and taxonomic problems.


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"We strive to create a natural tie between the grapevine and its habitat, putting the vine in the condition to yield grapes that draw force from the living soil."
We have a total of eight vineyards within the Montepulciano region in eight different locations to ensure a diversified range of soils that can produce a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano that truly expresses the complexity of the Montepulciano terroir.More
We have a vineyard in the Cortona area, where we grow mostly Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.More
Organic farming
We are currently using sustainable farming methods in all of our 200 hectares of vineyards.
In April 2011, we formally applied for organic certification of the entire Avignonesi estate. This started a mandatory 3-year certification period during which we must observe all the principles of organic viticulture. The acquisition of additional vineyards in Montepulciano in 2011 and 2012 means we will be granted full certification in 2016.
However, we have decided to go one step further and apply a biodynamic approach to our vineyards. This holistic and regenerative farming system focuses on the health of the soil, the integration of local flora and fauna, and biodiversity.
As Virginie Saverys confirms:
Alessio Gorini
"The spirit of innovation and curiosity which characterizes the Avignonesi team has proved a perfect fit for me."
Born in Pistoia, Alessio has worked and studied in some of the most important wine areas in the world, including Bordeaux, Burgundy and New Zealand, where he has developed a very personal vision of what biodynamic viticulture entails.
He defines himself a "foot-soldier of the vine", and believes that an agronomist is only as good as his ability to observe nature: how the vines react under different growing conditions, how they respond to weather changes, the air one breathes in the vineyards. This is knowing your terroir. Alessio joined Avignonesi in early 2014.
Piero Luciani
Piero started his career in winemaking at a family-run wine producer in Lucca. He then worked for many years as chief agronomist in a large, multinational wine producer with vineyards in Chianti, Montalcino and Montepulciano, allowing him to accrue experience and insight into the complexities of vineyard management. In 2013 he joined the Avignonesi team, where he rediscovered a family spirit and a company that is dedicated to its workers, nature, and the art of making wine.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: July 5, 2012
District: District 12 - Orange County
Contact: Gloria Roberts
Phone: (949) 724-2695
Caltrans Awards $48.5 Million for Safe Routes to School
to Increase Safety and Health
IRVINE - Caltrans today awarded $48.5 million of state Safe Routes to School Program funds for 139 projects to increase safety and help reduce injuries and fatalities among children in grades K-12 who walk and bicycle to school.
"Safety is Caltrans' number one priority," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. "We are committed to providing the highest safety possible for our children as they travel to and from school in California."
Among the state-funded projects are new sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and other safety improvements. Caltrans chose each project based upon need, effectiveness, and how quickly it could be delivered. By improving safety, more kids are encouraged to walk and bicycle to school, resulting in healthier children while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle congestion.
More than $7 million of the funds were awarded to critical safety projects in rural counties. In addition, 82 projects totaling $28 million will create jobs and benefit at least one low-income school within each project.
Some of the notable local projects that received funding include:
- City of Anaheim - $450,000 to construct sidewalks, curb and gutter, curb ramps and minor landscape and drainage near Sunkist Elementary and Sycamore Junior High schools
- City of Brea - $450,000 to construct 0.8 mile central portion of "Tracks at Brea" multi-use trail near Laurel Elementary and Brea Junior High schools
- City of Westminster - $393,300 to install traffic signals, signs and striping, upgrade traffic signal to include protected left-turn phasing; construct curb ramps near Warner Middle and La Quinta High schools
To date, the state and federal Safe Routes to School programs have awarded $472 million for safety projects around California's schools.
To view the entire list of SRTS projects that received funding, click here.
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Women's Institute members across Derbyshire have raised £5,000 for charity in memory of a friend who died last year.
Gill Speed was appointed Derbyshire Federation chairman in 2012 but became ill soon after.
She died last August after serving only one year. She was 64-years-old.
Members across the county decided to fundraise for the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research Charity to acknowledge and celebrate Gill's involvement in the WI.
Individuals took on a number of challenges including current Federation chairman Chrissie Booth who put on her running shoes for a 10k race.
Joan Rowland, president of Derbyshire Federation of WI, said: "Gill is very much missed with her cheery smile and encouraging words; she was particularly noted for her colourful clothes and in particular her stylish jackets.
"In all WI members and Gill's friends have raised over £5,000 and Gill's husband Alan says donations are still arriving. Gill will not be forgotten."


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Now in his mid-sixties, Jerry O'Connor cannot remember a time when he wasn't involved with hot rods. He overhauled his first car when he was 13 and, by the time he'd reached the legal driving age, he was building hot rods for himself and to sell, which is how he got into the car business (he owned a Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC dealership for 40 years). Through the '60s and into the '70s Jerry went drag racing, mostly in Oklahoma, and ran a '64 Biscayne business coupe in the D/G class (with a 115 mph, 11.50-second times).
The new car business was doing well and by 1997 he began looking for a '55 Chevy hardtop. He'd owned a '55 Chevy sedan when he was a teenager and, even back then, dreamt of a red hardtop. So he was able to track down a rust-free body in Drumright, Oklahoma (only 60 miles from his hometown of Shawnee), and put it in storage until the time was right to build it.
More than a decade later Jerry retired from the dealership, and he wanted to get the car of his dreams on the road. He hooked up with the award-winning D&D Specialty Cars in Van Buren, Arkansas, a company that has been building rods for 30 years (as well as offering a 'glass roadster of their own design).
The concept was to make sure the car says "hot rod" when you look at it, but to update it with today's technology, which happens to be a specialty of D&D. The '55 was gone through from top to bottom, with the frame being smoothed out and stainless steel plumbing added. A tubular independent system went in up front and a Ford 9-inch (3.55:1) in the rear, and disc brakes were added to each corner. To get the profile right when he's parked, airbags from RideTech control both the ride and suspension. For rollers, Jerry chose Boyd Coddington 20x10s and 18x8s, wrapping them in Toyo 295-20 and 235-18 rubber.
The engine, a Z06 Corvette unit, is rated at 450 hp and was obtained through Street & Performance in Mena, Arkansas. The top of the motor was polished and painted, and a polished aluminum Griffin radiator is cooled by twin electric fans. Exhaust runs out Flowmaster mufflers, and the small-block bolts to an L460 trans. Rex Van Dyke at R&P Machine in Jerry's hometown did the install of the engine.
The smooth look was carried over into the engine compartment, too, with the addition of a smoothed firewall. The front and rear bumpers are also smooth (boltless) models, but the basic identity of the '55—with all of its exterior stainless trim—was left intact. D&D, who did the bodywork on the car, was also the painter of choice, and they covered the ride with PPG Guards Red paint. High density headlights and LED taillights finished off the exterior, and soon D&D moved inside.
After smoothing out the dash, Classic Instrument gauges were wired up with a Painless Performance kit and went into the stock gauge location, and a clock was added to the passenger side speaker grille (copying a factory option from 1955). A flowing center console cascades from the dash down past the shifter (where the Alpine stereo head unit and controls for the Vintage Air system are) between the custom bucket seats D&D created and on back to split the rear seating where two more bucket seats are found. The seating is covered in Cadillac Natural Shale–colored leather, which complements the Rolls-Royce tan carpet that covers the Dynamat insulation. Other additions include a Boyd Coddington steering wheel bolted to an ididit column.
Jerry says he couldn't be happier with the work D&D Specialty Cars did on his Bel Air or the way it turned out. And after achieving his dream (either 14 or 50 years later, depending on how you look at it), Jerry has the car of his dreams parked in his garage.
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text: Print OverviewA migraine can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually on just one side of the head. It's often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine attacks can cause significant pain for hours to days and can be so severe that the pain is disabling. Warning symptoms known as aura may occur before or with the headache. These can include flashes of light, blind spots, or tingling on one side of the face or in your arm or leg. Medications can help prevent some migraines and make them less painful. Talk to your doctor about different migraine treatment options if you can't find relief. The right medicines, combined with self-help remedies and lifestyle changes, may help. SymptomsMigraines often begin in childhood, adolescence or early adulthood. Migraines may progress through four stages: prodrome, aura, headache and post-drome, though you may not experience all stages. Prodrome One or two days before a migraine, you may notice subtle changes that warn of an upcoming migraine, including: Constipation Mood changes, from depression to euphoria Food cravings Neck stiffness Increased thirst and urination Frequent yawning Aura Aura may occur before or during migraines. Most people experience migraines without aura. Auras are symptoms of the nervous system. They are usually visual disturbances, such as flashes of light or wavy, zigzag vision. Sometimes auras can also be touching sensations (sensory), movement (motor) or speech (verbal) disturbances. Your muscles may get weak, or you may feel as though someone is touching you. Each of these symptoms usually begins gradually, builds up over several minutes and lasts for 20 to 60 minutes. Examples of migraine aura include: Visual phenomena, such as seeing various shapes, bright spots or flashes of light Vision loss Pins and needles sensations in an arm or leg Weakness or numbness in the face or one side of the body Difficulty speaking Hearing noises or music Uncontrollable jerking or other movements Sometimes, a migraine with aura may be associated with limb weakness (hemiplegic migraine). Attack A migraine usually lasts from four to 72 hours if untreated. The frequency with which headaches occur varies from person to person. Migraines may be rare, or strike several times a month. During a migraine, you may experience: Pain on one side or both sides of your head Pain that feels throbbing or pulsing Sensitivity to light, sounds, and sometimes smells and touch Nausea and vomiting Blurred vision Lightheadedness, sometimes followed by fainting Post-drome The final phase, known as post-drome, occurs after a migraine attack. You may feel drained and washed out, while some people feel elated. For about 24 hours, you may also experience: Confusion Moodiness Dizziness Weakness Sensitivity to light and sound When to see a doctor Migraines are often undiagnosed and untreated. If you regularly experience signs and symptoms of migraine attacks, keep a record of your attacks and how you treated them. Then make an appointment with your doctor to discuss your headaches. Even if you have a history of headaches, see your doctor if the pattern changes or your headaches suddenly feel different. See your doctor immediately or go to the emergency room if you have any of the following signs and symptoms, which may indicate a more serious medical problem: An abrupt, severe headache like a thunderclap Headache with fever, stiff neck, mental confusion, seizures, double vision, weakness, numbness or trouble speaking Headache after a head injury, especially if the headache gets worse A chronic headache that is worse after coughing, exertion, straining or a sudden movement New headache pain if you're older than 50 Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic CausesThough migraine causes aren't understood, genetics and environmental factors appear to play a role. Migraines may be caused by changes in the brainstem and its interactions with the trigeminal nerve, a major pain pathway. Imbalances in brain chemicals — including serotonin, which helps regulate pain in your nervous system — also may be involved. Researchers are still studying the role of serotonin in migraines. Serotonin levels drop during migraine attacks. This may cause your trigeminal nerve to release substances called neuropeptides, which travel to your brain's outer covering (meninges). The result is migraine pain. Other neurotransmitters play a role in the pain of migraine, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). Migraine triggers A number of factors may trigger migraines, including: Hormonal changes in women. Fluctuations in estrogen seem to trigger headaches in many women. Women with a history of migraines often report headaches immediately before or during their periods, when they have a major drop in estrogen. Others have an increased tendency to develop migraines during pregnancy or menopause. Hormonal medications, such as oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy, also may worsen migraines. Some women, however, find their migraines occur less often when taking these medications. Foods. Aged cheeses, salty foods and processed foods may trigger migraines. Skipping meals or fasting also can trigger attacks. Food additives. The sweetener aspartame and the preservative monosodium glutamate (MSG), found in many foods, may trigger migraines. Drinks. Alcohol, especially wine, and highly caffeinated beverages may trigger migraines. Stress. Stress at work or home can cause migraines. Sensory stimuli. Bright lights and sun glare can induce migraines, as can loud sounds. Strong smells — including perfume, paint thinner, secondhand smoke and others — can trigger migraines in some people. Changes in wake-sleep pattern. Missing sleep or getting too much sleep may trigger migraines in some people, as can jet lag. Physical factors. Intense physical exertion, including sexual activity, may provoke migraines. Changes in the environment. A change of weather or barometric pressure can prompt a migraine. Medications. Oral contraceptives and vasodilators, such as nitroglycerin, can aggravate migraines. Risk factorsSeveral factors make you more prone to having migraines, including: Family history. If you have a family member with migraines, then you have a good chance of developing them too. Age. Migraines can begin at any age, though the first often occurs during adolescence. Migraines tend to peak during your 30s, and gradually become less severe and less frequent in the following decades. Sex. Women are three times more likely to have migraines. Headaches tend to affect boys more than girls during childhood, but by the time of puberty and beyond, more girls are affected. Hormonal changes. If you are a woman who has migraines, you may find that your headaches begin just before or shortly after onset of menstruation. They may also change during pregnancy or menopause. Migraines generally improve after menopause. Some women report that migraine attacks begin during pregnancy, or their attacks worsen. For many, the attacks improved or didn't occur during later stages in the pregnancy. Migraines often return during the postpartum period. ComplicationsSometimes your efforts to control your migraine pain cause problems, such as: Abdominal problems. Certain pain relievers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others), may cause abdominal pain, bleeding, ulcers and other complications, especially if taken in large doses or for a long period of time. Medication-overuse headaches. Taking over-the-counter or prescription headache medications more than 10 days a month for three months or in high doses may trigger serious medication-overuse headaches. Medication-overuse headaches occur when medications stop relieving pain and begin to cause headaches. You then use more pain medication, which continues the cycle. Serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when your body has too much of the nervous system chemical called serotonin. While the risk is considered extremely low, taking migraine medications called triptans and antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) may increase the risk of serotonin syndrome. These medications naturally raise serotonin levels, and it is possible that combining them could cause levels that are too high. Triptans and SSRIs or SNRIs may be used together, but it's important to watch out for possible symptoms of serotonin syndrome such as changes in cognition, behavior and muscle control (such as involuntary jerking). Triptans include medications such as sumatriptan (Imitrex) or zolmitriptan (Zomig). Some common SSRIs include sertraline (Zoloft), fluoxetine (Sarafem, Prozac) and paroxetine (Paxil). SNRIs include duloxetine (Cymbalta) and venlafaxine (Effexor XR). Also, some people experience complications from migraines such as: Chronic migraine. If your migraine lasts for 15 or more days a month for more than three months, you have chronic migraine. Status migrainosus. People with this complication have severe migraine attacks that last for longer than three days. Persistent aura without infarction. Usually an aura goes away after the migraine attack, but sometimes aura lasts for more than one week afterward. A persistent aura may have similar symptoms to bleeding in the brain (stroke), but without signs of bleeding in the brain, tissue damage or other problems. Migrainous infarction. Aura symptoms that last longer than one hour can signal a loss of blood supply to an area of the brain (stroke), and should be evaluated. Doctors can conduct neuroimaging tests to identify bleeding in the brain. PreventionUntil recently, experts recommended avoiding common migraine triggers. Some triggers can't be avoided, and avoidance isn't always effective. But some of these lifestyle changes and coping strategies may help you reduce the number and severity of your migraines: Transcutaneous supraorbital nerve stimulation (t-SNS). This device (Cefaly), similar to a headband with attached electrodes, was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a preventive therapy for migraines. In research, those that used the device experienced fewer migraines. Learn to cope. Recent research shows that a strategy called learning to cope (LTC) may help prevent migraines. In this practice, you are gradually exposed to headache triggers to help desensitize you to them. LTC may also be combined with cognitive behavioral therapy. More research is needed to better understand the effectiveness of LTC. Create a consistent daily schedule. Establish a daily routine with regular sleep patterns and regular meals. In addition, try to control stress. Exercise regularly. Regular aerobic exercise reduces tension and can help prevent migraines. If your doctor agrees, choose any aerobic exercise you enjoy, including walking, swimming and cycling. Warm up slowly, however, because sudden, intense exercise can cause headaches. Regular exercise can also help you lose weight or maintain a healthy body weight, and obesity is thought to be a factor in migraines. Reduce the effects of estrogen. If you are a woman who has migraines and estrogen seems to trigger or make your headaches worse, you may want to avoid or reduce the medications you take that contain estrogen. These medications include birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy. Talk with your doctor about the appropriate alternatives or dosages for you. By Mayo Clinic Staff Migraine care at Mayo Clinic Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Diagnosis & treatment May 31, 2018 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References NINDS migraine information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/migraine/migraine.htm. 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Discuss this years upcoming football season. This years championship game will be held in the Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens.
College Football Live Preseason Top 25:
3. Alabama
4. Oregon
5. Oklahoma
6. Georgia
7. Florida St.
8. South Carolina
9. Arkansas
10. Michigan
11. West Virginia
12. Michigan State
13. Kansas State
15. Stanford
16. Wisconsin
17. Nebraska
18. Clemson
19. Virginia Tech
20. Ohio State
21. Oklahoma
22. Texas
23. Boise State
24. Notre Dame
25. Florida
Rules Changes:
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- Kickoffs will be moved up to the 35 yard line from the 30, mirroring a similar change by the NFL in the 2011 season and rescinding a rule change made in the 2007 season.
- The kicking team will only have a five yard running head start on kickoffs, again mirroring the NFL changes in 2011.
- Touchbacks will move from the 20 yard line to the 25 yard line only on kickoffs and free kicks after a safety. Touchbacks on punts rolling into the end zone or fumbles into the end zone will remain at the 20-yard line.
- Players will be forbidden to leap over other players when blocking punts.
- Players who lose their helmets during a play (except when caused by fouls such as grabbing the facemask) will have to leave the field for one play.
- Offensive players in the tackle box at the snap who are not in motion are allowed to block below the waist legally without restriction. All other players are restricted from blocking below the waist with some exceptions (i.e. blocking straight-on), modifying a rule change from the 2011 season.
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- Missouri Tigers |||
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- Nevada Wolf Pack |||
WAC||| Mountain West
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But this advertisement made me stop. It is from furniture and electrical store Harvey Norman (big in Australia, but not usually my style). What really caught my eye in this image (below) is the wall art. If you click on the picture you can see a much larger image.
Ok, so the picture I've scanned in isn't great quality, but I love the wall art they have created with natural cast offs. It appears to me that they've taken what looks like an off cut from a palm tree - correct me if I'm wrong - that you can often buy these days from florists specialising in modern designs.
It looks like they've hammered in a couple of nails in to the wall and balanced the palm frond/leaf thing on them.
I've looked closely at what is in the palm leaves and decided they are some sort of sculptures made from cuttlefish bones. They seem to be wired together. Obviously I pored over this picture for ages!
Do you think I'm right? Have you ever seen anything like this before? I wonder if it would get stinky...
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For over a century, Buffard Frères of Paris made banding for the
cabinetmakers of Europe. Using methods that yielded top-quality inlay,
the company made over 8000 styles of banding. After their initial bankruptcy
and reorganization in the 1930s, the remaining stock lay virtually untouched
until we bought it in 1989. In fact, in 1973, the remaining members of
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As with most good things, all of the bands are in limited supply. Cabinetry
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Much of the original stock from our 1989 purchase is gone. Click on
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Danny and Debbie hit it off quick. (Courtesy Photo)
The cast of the romantic comedy talk relationships, love, sex and their chemistry on set
It's the classic one-night-stand-turns-something-more story – where the "rules" of a relationship fluctuate and reflect the more contemporary world we live in today. What is the fine line when it comes to beginning and maintaining a relationship? How does someone properly deal with the feelings of another?
Taking place in downtown Los Angeles, the more risqué adult-love movie "About Last Night" explored a few angles on how some deal with relationships and the vulnerability that comes with it. Based off the original 1986 film "About Last Night" starring Demi Moore, the movie reunited part of the cast of "Think Like A Man," Kevin Hart, Regina Hall and Michael Ealy. The cast was also complimented by Joy Bryant. Kevin Hart plays Bernie, the loud-mouthed friend to Danny, the slightly heartbroken good guy who is played by Michael Ealy. Regina Hall plays Joan who is the more passionate and sometimes outlandish friend of Debbie, played by Joy Bryant who is the successful businesswoman and the more grounded and reserved of the two. Bernie and Joan play a more dysfunctional love interest pair, while Danny and Debbie play the more conventional love interest pair. It's hard to say exactly what's normal in a relationship and the cast agrees that there are different ways to view the "rules" of relationships.
"I think it depends on who you are, the person you're dealing with and also like my grandmother used to say, 'you make your bed, you lie in it.' If that's what you want to do, there may or may not be consequences for your actions," Bryant said.
Bryant's character of Debbie explores the way she deals with a relationship that started off of a one-night stand. Bryant, who's been married for around 6 years, jokes that the opportunity to work in a lot of movies that require romantic scenes is "legal cheating." Her and Ealy's connection in the movie was undeniable and super steamy as the movie was filled with a lot of sex scenes.
"Our thing was sort of like 'You kiss with tongue? Yeah, okay it's fine?' Those are the technical things you want to get out of the way when you're doing love scenes," Bryant said.
Both Debbie and Danny's relationship in the movie goes through its ups and downs and reveal certain relatable moments to how people deal with certain feelings in a relationship. Ealy, who recently got married in 2012, says he can relate to his character Danny in more than one way.
"What I realized was how happy I was that I have evolved and matured beyond this phase. The character of Danny is definitely informed by me in my 20s. Danny is 28 in the movie, I was 28 when I was like Danny," Ealy said. "I think for me, I just didn't have the maturity like Danny to confront whatever issues I have with work or anything else that's going on in my life. I didn't have the ability to handle it, so I took it out on whoever I was with in ways just like Danny…ignoring them, becoming curt, just blaming them, running from the issue and being pretty bad at communicating my problems," he continued.
Bernie gives Danny some advice for his love life. (Courtesy Photo)
In the movie, Danny and Bernie are best friends. Bernie spends a lot of time coaching up Danny to go after the "single and mingle" status. The resistant Danny perseveres against the pestering ways of Bernie, who happens to have romantic issues of his own.
Bernie's love interest, Joan is his dysfunctional match. She's extremely passionate and very vocal about what she wants from Bernie, while Bernie puts on an act that he doesn't have the exact same feelings for her. Hall said that it was fun working with Hart and comfortable.
"We just had the opportunity to discover some stuff about us that we didn't even know. We had so much fun and we had a lot of comfort," Hall said.
Hall says she's been through her own bad break up years ago. As a result, she got into yoga as a way to fuel her energy into something else. In a sex scene with Hart, Hall's leg is behind her head, making everyone wonder, was that really her leg?
"We improv'd a lot. We had fun improvising. There's stuff that wasn't in the script that we did. That was my leg behind my head," Hall laughs.
Both Hall and Hart brought the comedic element to the movie. The connection between the two was explosive. When one wasn't making the audience laugh, the other was and the two still laugh at their performances on set today. Ealy mentioned a swimming scene in the movie where Danny and Bernie are in the pool taking a lap, which was right up Hart's alley.
"For the shot, we put him (Ealy) like four body lengths in front of me. And said action!" Hart said.
Hart beat Ealy in that lap in the pool and says it's because he's a hotshot when it comes to swimming.
"I swam all my youth. Made it into the Junior Olympics and everything. Real deal," Hart said.
The cast of "About Last Night" share an electric chemistry with many more riveting and hilarious scenes. Check it out in theaters nationwide on February 14.
Joan and Bernie have fun on date night.