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It's clear that limits exist just to be broken. The swarm of birds breaks through walls and aspires out for freedom. These handmade sculptures are playing with the perception of its spectator and tease out a smile.
The swarm offers you to arrange and design your walls without a rude or invasive manner, like a symphony. The characteristic feature of the birds is their simplicity: Their form and appearance is elegant, discreet, decent and reserved and never invasive. They form an appearance of living animals on the wall.
The birds are literally merging with the wall, which leads to an architectural relief of special kind. Especially the way of colliding between light and shadow shows the simplicity and elegance of this product and therefore their play with perception. This continuing transformation (as a metaphor of dynamic and freedom) leads the viewer to a dreaming-kind impression. The best impression of the birds in a outdoor environment occurs on dark background. Wood, concrete or house walls – the more contrast the more impressive is the picture.
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Beyonce Does Understated Glam on Downtown Cover
We weren't kidding about Beyonce's complete and total domination of magazine covers in the past eight or so months. The latest in the mom-to-be's repertoire? A gorgeous, understated cover of New York City's own Downtown. Many of Bey's covers have been women's mags, focusing on fashion, makeup and her music. This cover, for the magazine's winter issue, spotlights Bey's soft, natural beauty. The signer is a usually quite a (Sasha) fierce glamazon, but even when she tones it down, the result is equally as breathtaking.
The black and white cover, which hones in on Bey from the neck up, focuses on her big, expressive eyes and glossy lips. Couldn't you just get lost in that stare? Some people are so genetically blessed and she will pass all those uh-mazing genes on to Babyonce. Her enviable features capture the eye and the somewhat serious nature of the shot fits the accompanying feature, which spotlights her work with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Bey and Mich partnered up for the 'Let's Move' campaign, which helps combat childhood obesity by encouraging and engaging the youth of the nation into physical activity.
Downtown is a lifestyle magazine that highlights the unique and diverse culture that exists south of Canal Street, with a discerning eye on fashion below Houston, so says the mag's boiler plate. It's also the first magazine to focus solely on this lively, bursting-with-culture area of New York City.
We gotta give Bey props. She is hardly an uptown girl. She hangs out outside of Manhattan and even spent NYE in Brooklyn. Holla.
While Bey is the undisputed queen of the mag cover, rumor is she won't be pushing Babyonce down that same route or sharing photos of her newborn with the media.


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Behind ample there is, yet to retract the hand, the mind heeds not, until.
Before the mortal vision lies no path, when comes to turn the will.
"These two sentences," Yü-ts'un pondered after perusal, "although simple in language, are profound in signification. I have
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anything of the kind. The meaning contained in these words must, I feel certain, owe their origin to the experiences of some
person or other; but there's no saying. But why should I not go in and inquire for myself?"
Upon walking in, he at a glance caught sight of no one else, but of a very aged bonze, of unkempt appearance, cooking his rice.
When Yü-ts'un perceived that he paid no notice, he went up to him and asked him one or two questions, but as the old priest
was dull of hearing and a dotard, and as he had lost his teeth, and his tongue was blunt, he made most irrelevant replies.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Blue II, the English bulldog mascot who gained national fame during Butler's run to the men's basketball championship games in 2010 and 2011, has died.
The university said Tuesday that the 9-year-old dog died Saturday from complications from congestive heart failure.
Blue appeared on the floor of every Butler men's basketball home game, select away games, and at the 2010 and 2011 Final Four games. Michael Kaltenmark, the mascot's caretaker, says, "Blue really galvanized the pride and tradition of having a live mascot at Butler."
Butler retired Blue II from mascot duties on May 20. He's been succeeded by Blue III, also known as Trip.


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Since Anton van Leeuwenhoek first observed the microorganism in the 17th century, biology has played a role in some of the greatest discoveries in history. Today, the field is multidimensional, offering promising careers in medicine, ecology, agriculture, sports fitness, genetics, research, biotechnology, and industry, to name a few. The study of life on earth is as varied as life itself.
At Nazareth College, students are mentored by biologists who assist them in the understanding of biology's basic principles, discoveries, and theories. They learn how to develop the habits of a biologist—accurate observation, measurement, and analysis. Students are also encouraged to think independently, and learning becomes less structured as they progress through the program.
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How to Fry a Turkey Safelyby admin
Once considered a Southern tradition, the deep-fried turkey has grown in popularity all over the country in recent years with celebrity chef endorsements, availability of gas and electric fryers and as a time-efficient cooking method on Thanksgiving Day. Some families' long-standing traditions of oven roasted turkeys are finding themselves slowly replaced by the crispy skin and moist meat of the deep-fried turkey. However, the reward is not without risk. Deep-frying a turkey is inherently more dangerous than putting the turkey in the oven, requiring particular attention to safety considerations. Make sure you are prepared and know how to properly fry a turkey before heating up the oil and potentially causing a dangerous situation.
Whether you choose an electric or propane turkey fryer, the cooking temperature of the oil must reach at least 350 degrees to be ready to cook the turkey. With an open container of hot oil that could splash or spill out, the National Fire Protection Agency warns consumers to be extra careful when operating turkey fryers. If possible, the agency advises to utilize the resources of professional establishments such as a grocery store or specialty food store. If you are cooking at home, here are some safety tips to help prevent a dangerous situation from unfolding during your Thanksgiving celebration.
Prepare a Secure Cooking Area – Although electric fryers are designed for inside use, the day of Thanksgiving can be a very busy day with people coming and going. Prepare a secure cooking area away from children, pets and high traffic outside. Make sure the surface under which the deep-fryer will sit is flat dirt or grassy area. Avoid frying on wood decks, which can catch fire. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby.
Have a Ready-to-Fry Turkey – If you plan on frying a frozen turkey it is absolutely necessary to make sure the turkey has completely thawed. Placing a frozen turkey in 350 degree oil can cause the oil to boil over and cause a fire. The turkey should be thawed, with an internal temperature of 41 degrees or cooler to prevent bacteria from forming. You may flavor the turkey with injectible marinades, as well as season the interior and exterior of the turkey with seasonings.
Start with the Right Temperature – Most cooking instructions call for the cooking oil to be between 325 and 350. Attach a cooking thermometer to the side of the deep-fryer, watching carefully for the cooking oil to reach the desired temperature before placing the turkey inside.
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Study in California
Largest City - Los Angeles
Population - 37,253,956
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So why do so many non-California residents and international students want to study in California? Quite simply, California has it all! California boasts one of the largest economies in the world and is an international epicenter for the entertainment, information, education, and technology industries. Nationally, California is a significant contributor in the agricultural, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors, which is why many universities have created high quality and affordable programs that focus on Engineering and Technology—among other fields as well. Because of it's size, California is a large state allowing students to choose just about any field of study.
While California no doubt embodies Western American culture, it is also regarded as a socially more liberal state that boasts a large and culturally diverse population, including a growing Hispanic population. With many students coming from countries like India, Japan, Korea, China, and Canada year after year and choosing to study in California, California remains one of the most active and inviting American states in recruiting international students.
Many foreign students have narrowed California down to their number one pick - in fact, the University of Southern California enrolls more international students each year than any other university in the entire United States! Because of this, living in California means experiencing and embracing new and novel languages, foods, cultures, peoples, ideas, celebrations, and activities on a daily basis! If you choose to study in California, the liberal and culturally diverse nature of this state and its people ensure you will receive so much more education than you pay for, as the potential education available to you just by exploring and experiencing all this international cultural Mecca has to offer will certainly enhance your classroom experience.
What is more, students can expect to find opportunities to enjoy all four seasons in California's varied, but significantly Mediterranean, climate. Not to mention, the diversity of California's landscape makes a wide range of weekend sports and activities possible; this includes surfing along California's famous shoreline, hiking along its many scenic nature trails, and visiting its many gorgeous forests and state parks. In fact, almost half of California's total surface area is covered in lush forests! Southern California is home to the Mojavi south-central desert and Death Valley, hot spots for some extreme sports and sight-seeing. The California coast is home to some of its most famous major cities including San Francisco Bay, San Diego, and Greater Los Angeles. The further north one travels in California, the cooler and more mountainous scenery one may enjoy, including the awe-inspiring Yosemite Valley (famous for its larger than life glacial domes) and Sequoia National Park (home to the giant sequoia trees). These redwood giants are among the oldest trees in the world, some reaching as high as 94 meters in height and boasting a circumference of 17 meters in diameter! In other words, wherever you study in California, there will be plenty of unique land features nearby ready to take your breath away!
Finally, when it comes to higher education, the well-organized California network of colleges and universities carries an excellent reputation for providing quality education. That means students studying in California can look forward to acknowledgment of the quality and prestige of their diplomas upon graduation, both nationally and internationally. California universities that are consistently top-ranking in the United States include Stanford University , University of California-Berkeley , California Institute of Technology, University of California-Los Angeles, Delaware State University, University of California-Davis, University of California-Santa Barbara, University of California-Riverside , University of California-Santa Cruz and University of California-San Francisco.
While tuition and costs of living may be higher when studying in California, it is also worth noting that there are various ways to secure substantive financial aid packages. What is more, with the variety of lifestyles and multi-person living situations students studying in California embrace, the costs of living in California can be considerably minimized with proper planning. To explore the costs of these room-mate living arrangements in your cities of interest, it is worthwhile to check out the online classified ads posted daily on Craigslist. Reviewing sites such as this, and those related more specifically to studying in California, are sure to assist you in developing a more accurate sense of associated costs of living in California, thereby helping you determine what type of budgeting preparation and financial planning will be needed to make it happen. In other words, do not assume living in California requires living an expensive lifestyle beyond your financial means. If you are willing to do your research and plan ahead, you are sure to discover many opportunities for assistance and resources available to students while living and studying in this great state!
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California is one of the most popular states for international student interest. For students with goals of studying English as a Second Language (ESL), many popular cities in California are ideal locations to do so. With a very multicultural society and people of many unique backgrounds living throughout the state, it is a great place to learn and practice English on a regular basis. Nestled in the sunny cities of Los Angeles, Huntingon Beach, San Diego, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara, Kaplan International English School has campuses where students can study English as a Second Language in a classroom setting that includes flexible schedules, exam preparation, and long-term English Intensive courses. This Kaplan program will make the ease of transitioning to a new country and busy city simpler for any international student.
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RICHMOND, Va. – As the VCU men's basketball program toured Italy, they put the finishing touches on their 2012-13 non-conference schedule.
The Rams will do battle with as many as eight NCAA Tournament teams among the 15 opponents on the 2012-13 non-conference slate, which was released by Head Coach Shaka Smart and his staff this afternoon. The six teams or more coming off NCAA Tournament appearances are the most on VCU's non-conference schedule in the program's 44-year history.
"As we prepared to transition to the Atlantic 10, we wanted to put together a non-league schedule that not only readies us for conference play, but also provides high quality opponents both at the Siegel Center and away from home," Smart said. "This year's non-conference slate certainly fits both these criteria."
November 1 provides the first glimpse at the 2012-13 Rams, when Virginia Union makes the short trek to the Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center for an exhibition contest. Eight days later (Nov.9), VCU looks to extend the sixth-longest active home sellout streak when Florida Gulf Coast drops by the Siegel Center. Last year, the Eagles made an impressive run to the Atlantic Sun Championship game.
Wichita State, the first 2012 NCAA Tournament team on VCU's schedule, visits Richmond on Nov. 13 in a rematch of the NCAA Tournament Second Round game from last season, which the Rams won 62-59 in Portland. Head Coach Greg Marshall returns four regulars from last year's team that spent the majority of the year ranked in the top-25.
The Rams hit the road for the first time on November 17 when the Black & Gold head to Rock Hill, S.C. to battle the Eagles of Winthrop University.
VCU will spend its Thanksgiving in the Bahamas at the Battle 4 Atlantis, playing amongst a prestigious eight-team field that boasts five 2012 NCAA Tournament teams. Memphis will be the first round match-up for the Rams on Nov. 22, with Minnesota or Duke set for the second round (Nov. 23). The third and final game comes the next day against any of the remaining teams in the field, which includes Louisville, Missouri, Stanford or Northern Iowa.
The Rams return to Richmond on Nov. 28 to clash with Stetson, followed by a match-up with one of the best non-BCS programs in the country over the past five years, Belmont, on Dec. 1. The Bears have reached the NCAA Tournament in five of the past seven seasons and return their top two scorers from last year's squad that went 27-8.
The Commonwealth's best rivalry is renewed on Dec. 7 in the Lumber Liquidators Hardwood Showdown, when VCU journeys to Norfolk to battle the Monarchs of Old Dominion.
Back-to-back visits from 2012 NCAA Tournament teams await the Rams next. Former VCU Head Coach Anthony Grant brings his Alabama Crimson Tide to Richmond on Dec. 15, followed by former Sun Belt conference rival Western Kentucky on Dec. 18.
Prior to the Christmas break, the Rams play host to one more state rival when Longwood stops by the Siegel Center on Dec. 21. In the final game of the 2012 calendar year, the Knights of Fairleigh Dickinson University trek down from New Jersey to clash with the Rams on Dec. 29.
A trip to traditional Atlantic Sun power East Tennessee State on Jan. 2 kicks off the new year for the Rams. The Bucs have posted 20 wins or more four times in the past six seasons and return four regulars from last year.
In the final non-conference game of the year on Jan. 5, the Black & Gold welcome one of the darlings of last year's NCAA Tournament, Lehigh, to the Siegel Center. Last year, the Mountain Hawks shocked the college basketball world when they took down second-seeded Duke in the Round of 64. Leading scorer C.J. McCollum (21.9 ppg) returns, along with seven others that averaged double-digit in minutes on last year's team that went 27-8 and won the Patriot League.
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YORK, PA - The York College women's field hockey squad had an explosive second half in their 4-3 come from behind win over Shenandoah in non-conference play on Tuesday afternoon in York. The victory is the second straight for the Spartans as they now stand at 2-3. Shenandoah falls to 3-4 on the season.
Shenandoah got off to a quick start as Ashley Cross tipped one in off of Alexa Lapp's assist to give the Hornets an early 1-0 lead. The goal came just 8:20 into the game. The Spartans put a lot of offensive pressure on Shenandoah's goalie, Sarah Clare, in the first half with 11 shots, but none of those shots found the back of the box. The Hornets had some trouble getting shots off as they only recorded three shots in the first half.
Ashley Cross opened up the second half for the Hornets with a quick goal as she ripped one from the right wing past Spartan goalie Abby Baker (Baltimore, Md./Mercy) for the 2-0 lead. Cross's second goal of the game came just 2:24 into the half and was her seventh of the year. York was quick to answer back as sophomore Holly Martin (Hanover, Pa./South Western) cleaned up a loose ball in front of the net for her first goal of the season, drawing York to within one goal.
The ball was batted back and forth between teams when it landed in front of Spartan senior Jillian Brezgel (Herndon, Pa./Line Mountain) as she fired one from the top of the circle to tie things up at 2-2 in the action-packed second half. Brezgel's goal came with 28:34 remaining in regulation.
Shenandoah had the answer just a minute 38 later as Kelani Bailey blew past the defense and was tripped up by Baker in front of York's goal. She was awarded with a stroke and would take full advantage of it as she ripped one past the Baker for the 3-2 lead.
Senior Kailey Brewer (Hartly, Del./Smyrna) waited for her opportunity to make a big play as Brezgel was driving the ball up the field. Brezgel entered the ball into the circle and dumped it off to Brewer who was able to record her sixth goal of the season, tying the match at three with 17:13 left in regulation. Less than four minutes later, the Spartans were rewarded with a penalty corner. Junior Nancy Saylor (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) entered the ball for the green and white to senior Katie Petrillo (Howell, N.J./Freehold Township) who ripped one past Clare for the game-winning goal.
For the game, York held all of the statistical advantages with a 24-6 edge in total shots and an impressive 9-2 margin in penalty corners.
Baker records the win for her Spartan squad with two saves on five shots on goal. Clare takes the loss having six saves on the 10 Spartan shots on goal.
The Green and White return to action on Thursday, September 19, against Eastern Mennonite. The game is set to start at 4:30 at Kinsley Field.
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Guests booking a room at Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai are in for a treat this July as the hotel is selling ten rooms for only Dhs 10, valid for bookings on 10th July only. The promotion is part of the activities that the hotel is running to celebrate 10 years of operation.
The Dhs 10 rate is limited to the first ten bookings made for the night of 10th July 2013 via the website booking engine at www.shangri-la.com/dubai. Guests may start bookings on 8th July 2013 at 9 a.m. using the special rate code SLDB10ANN.
Children born on 8th July 2003, the hotel's official opening date, and residing in Dubai may enjoy a complimentary birthday lunch or dinner for a maximum of ten guests at Dunes Café. Guests must call the hotel on (971 4) 405 2703 to book a table and provide a passport copy with proof of the child's birth date.
The hotel's restaurants will also be running a promotion from 2nd to 8th July with a three-course set menu at all speciality restaurants for Dhs 100 nett. The celebratory set menus will be available for lunch and dinner.
"We have some exciting plans, moving in to our next decade of operation, with a refurbishment project planned for later this year and into 2014," said Bernhard Haechler, vice President/general manager of Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai.
"We are delighted to be celebrating our tenth anniversary and we hope that our guests will enjoy the celebratory activities with us. In addition to the exciting promotions, we will also be displaying a themed flower arrangement in the lobby," Haechler added.


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We talked to Nick Prueher about his Found Footage Festival tour, stopping at Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill Street) this Sunday, November 10, 8pm.
This event is a perfect chance for fans of TV Party and everyone else to see even more of the gold that can be found from the cable access of yester-year.
WitOut: How long have you guys been doing comedy?
Nick Prueher: Joe [Pickett] and I have known each other since 6th grade and have been doing various stupid comedy projects since then. We started a humor newspaper in middle school that we revived as roommates in college years later. Joe and I both wrote for The Onion back in Madison, Wisconsin right out of high school, which was a great experience. Joe is still a contributing writer for them. I did a lot of improv comedy after college and then moved to New York to work for the Late Show with David Letterman and–years later–The Colbert Report. We've been lucky enough to be involved in the comedy world in some capacity or another pretty much since puberty. The Found Footage Festival is the perfect vehicle for our brand of humor, I think.
WitOut: Where did the idea for this website come from?
Prueher: I don't know if I should admit this, but our website for the Found Footage Festival is really an afterthought. The live show is really the heart of the Found Footage Festival and we think watching funny videos on a big screen in a room full of people is far superior to watching them on a little 2-inch window on your laptop.
The idea for the festival was really borne out of boredom. Joe and I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin and were always looking for ways to entertain ourselves. In 1991 I was a freshman in high school and was working at a McDonald's when I found a training video for janitors in the break room. I popped it in the VCR to see what it was all about and could not believe how ridiculous it was. Stilted acting, corny dialogue, and a convoluted plot involving a mysterious thing called "McC," which the custodian might one day see if he cleaned things extra well. I thought this couldn't stay in the break room. Joe needs to see this; the world needs to see this. So I stashed it in my backpack and immediately invited friends over for a screening. It became the thing we'd do on Friday night–sit around and watch this remarkably bad training video and make jokes along with it. Then we thought, if there are videos this wonderful right under our noses, imagine what else is out there. And that began our quest to search out of the way places like break rooms, garage sales and thrift stores to find more unintentionally hilarious footage.
WitOut: When was it founded?
Prueher: In 2004, we were trying to raise money for feature-length documentary we directed ("Dirty Country") and we figured the only asset we had was our crazy VHS collection, which at that point was over 1000 tapes. We decided to take this thing we did in our living rooms for friends and try it out in the back of bar in Manhattan and, to our surprise, people actually showed up. This was pre-YouTube, so I think people were hungry for this type of material and ready to look back at the VHS era and laugh. As a result of that show, we started getting offers to bring it elsewhere around the country. Now we play over 130 shows a year in all 50 states and across Europe and Scandinavia. It's surreal.
WitOut: What made you decide to tour?
Prueher: Digging through thrift stores and finding VHS gems is great, but the real fun for us is sharing them with people. That's when all the drudgery of finding, watching and editing pays off. It's like doing a show-and-tell every night for a new group of people. What's even better is that now we meet people at shows who have found tapes and donate them to the cause. Our collection keeps growing and we're currently sorting through all of them for next year's show.
WitOut: What makes "Public Access Explosion" different from the other shows?
Prueher: This tour is really special to us because a lot of our earliest finds were public access shows. We'd stay up late at night and watch the local cable access channel in Wisconsin with a blank tape loaded in the VCR, ready to hit record if something funny happened. For our money, nothing on TV is more entertaining than public access TV, because it is truly unfiltered. In a world where anyone with a Mac book is savvy enough to make slick-looking movies, it's really refreshing to see amateurs trying things out on the airwaves. Public access also attracts a lot of unusual characters who want to have their voices heard, which can lead to some interesting content.
WitOut: Any special guests lined up?
Prueher: Yes! We've been fans of Jeff Krulik for many years now, especially the 1987 masterpiece he made with John Heyn, "Heavy Metal Parking Lot." We screened "Parking Lot" for its 20th anniversary before every show on our 2010 tour so we got to know Jeff pretty well, and one thing we were fascinated by were his stories of working at a cable access channel in Maryland in the 80s. He borrowed video equipment from the station to go to a Judas Priest concert and tape the people partying in the parking lot, which captured this wonderful slice of life immortalized in "Heavy Metal Parking Lot." But Jeff also had the foresight to hang onto a lot of the footage from the public access shows airing in Maryland at the time, and he'll be sharing a lot of amazing stuff at this special show in Philadelphia.
WitOut: Any favorite outfits from "Heavy Metal Parking Lot?"
Prueher: Great question. I have many favorites, but I'm going to go with the obvious zebra-print jumpsuit.
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Cloud technology offers
new approaches to
profitable growth for
European banking firms
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focus on technology, rather
than finance, at the core of
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Legacy systems and outmoded operating models place firms at risk of being bypassed by faster, more agile competitors. Firms are encouraged to implement a comprehensive and well-executed cloud strategy to capture the full potential of this business asset. While there is no one-size fits-all strategy, using cloud as the basis for a more fundamental transformation can help banks be more competitive and innovative in our digital age.
This report explains different paths to the cloud and why now is the time to make an aggressive move.
Cloud is a win-win for banks. Firms that take a comprehensive, enterprise-wide approach to cloud strategy can develop a significant competitive advantage over firms that tackle cloud one project at a time.


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FIT. More than a fitness center. It's an attitude; an outlook about health and wellness. It's about creating a better way to live, a better you. Everyone has their own definition of a healthy lifestyle, so we offer a variety of spaces and places, information and inspiration, and some little extras to help you find your FIT.
Subtract the chaos. Escape your distractions and make some space to get back to you. AvalonFit is here to help you meet your fitness and wellness goals.
From carefully chosen locations to the design of our amenities, we align our standards with yours and make it our everyday mission to deliver an experience that lives up to them. That is what sets us apart.
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Vulval cancerOverview
Cancer of the vulva is a rare type of cancer that affects women.
Vulval cancer is a rare type of cancer that affects the vulva, the outside parts of the female genitals.
Vulval cancer can cause itchiness, pain and changes in the appearance of your vulva.
It's not clear exactly what causes vulval cancer. It's been linked to things like getting older, smoking and skin conditions affecting the vulva.
Surgery is the main treatment for vulval cancer. Other treatments include radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
It's not possible to completely prevent vulval cancer. But using a condom during sex, attending cervical screening checks and not smoking can help.
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Our Mission
The New England Transportation Institute (NETI) is one of two divisions of NETIM - the New England Transportation Institute and Museum . NETIM is a 501 c(3) not-for-profit organization which was incorporated in White River Junction, Vermont in the year 2000.
Several professionals in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire developed a vision and mission statement for the Institute. They drew on their regional and national connections to develop a set of programs and collaborative efforts to further that mission. Over the first five years, the effort grew to include several national research activities, an active collborative program with the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute and a seminar series on regional rural transportation issues co-sponsored by the Univeristy of Vermont and Vermont Agency of Transportation.
In 2005, the Insitute was awarded a 5-year research grant through the federal surface transportation reauthorization. This funding is being used to augment the Institute's regional and national research activities.Cities, towns, villages, and incorporated places in New England


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The California Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board (CSLB), licenses and regulates all contractors who are qualified to do asbestos work in buildings. In addition, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CAL/OSHA) has the responsibility of registering all contractors who perform asbestos abatement work, and CSLB tests and certifies all asbestos abatement consultants. California law prohibits any person from advertising for the removal of asbestos unless certified. The law also requires that the contractor's license number be included in the advertisement. CSLB also tests them prior to licensure.
To obtain asbestos registration information contact:
Department of Industrial Relations
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Other contacts:
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For Toxic Substance disposal:
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Publications available: "Consumer's Guide to Asbestos"
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Performance (C# and Visual Basic)
[This documentation is for preview only, and is subject to change in later releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]
The term performance generally refers to the execution speed of a program. You can sometimes increase execution speed by following certain basic rules in your source code. In some programs, it is important to examine code closely and use profilers to make sure that it is running as fast as possible. In other programs, you do not have to perform such optimization because the code is running acceptably fast as it is written.
When you measure and optimize for performance, you should follow these general guidelines:
Start by setting performance goals and measuring the program's performance to determine when your code is not meeting those goals.
Write your code initially so that it is correct, follows good design principles, and clearly expresses your intent. Optimize later only if you determine that it is not meeting the performance goals. Code that is optimized for performance is often more difficult to read and maintain. It is generally better to write code that is readable, robust, and maintainable even if it is slightly slower than the most optimized code that you could write.
If you must optimize, start with the slowest parts of your program first. If you determine that a program is not meeting performance goals, identify the specific locations where performance can be improved, and which performance issues are primary causes of the problem. It usually does not make sense to optimize a method that is called rarely, or to optimize method A to run in under 50 milliseconds if the program as a whole has to wait 30 seconds for method B to run on another thread.
Boxing and Unboxing
It is best to avoid using value types in situations where they must be boxed a high number of times, for example in non-generic collections classes such as System.Collections.ArrayList. You can avoid boxing of value types by using generic collections such as System.Collections.Generic.List<T>. Boxing and unboxing are computationally expensive processes. When a value type is boxed, an entirely new object must be created. This can take up to 20 times longer than a simple reference assignment. When unboxing, the casting process can take four times as long as an assignment. For more information, see Boxing and Unboxing.
When you concatenate a large number of string variables, for example in a tight loop, use System.Text.StringBuilder instead of the C# + operator or the Visual Basic Concatenation Operators. For more information, see How to: Concatenate Multiple Strings (C# Programming Guide) and Concatenation Operators in Visual Basic.
Empty destructors should not be used. When a class contains a destructor, an entry is created in the Finalize queue. When the destructor is called, the garbage collector is invoked to process the queue. If the destructor is empty, this simply results in a loss of performance. For more information, see Destructors (C# Programming Guide) and Object Lifetime: How Objects Are Created and Destroyed (Visual Basic).


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USMNT 1, Costa Rica 0 | Gold Cup Match Recap
HARTFORD, Conn. – Brek Shea played the hero on Tuesday night, scoring his first international goal in the 82rd minute to fuel the US national team to a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica and ensured a finish atop Group C in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Shea can thank Landon Donovan and Joe Corona for putting him in position to score, as the latter started a lighting-quick US counterattack by feeding the ball up the left flank to his streaking teammate. Donovan immediately spotted Shea alone in the center of the field, and one-timed an inch-perfect pass to the substitute's feet that allowed the Stoke City man to take a touch and find the back of the net.
Jurgen Klinsmann made four changes to the team that disposed of Cuba, 4-1, on Saturday, including a change in goal with Sean Johnson replacing Nick Rimando. Further up the field, Alejandro Bedoya, Mix Diskerud and Chris Wondolowski replaced Joe Corona, Kyle Beckerman and Herculez Gomez, respectively.
Costa Rica head coach Jorge Luis Pinto, meanwhile, went defensive with his XI, as Álvaro Saborío and leading scorer Michael Barrantes started the match on the bench and Los Ticos trotted out a five-man backline, a strategy which frustrated Mexico in World Cup qualifying.
Neither team created a clear-cut scoring opportunity in the first half, with play relegated to the flanks and chippiness between the two sides building as the break approached.
Unlike previous opponents Belize and Cuba, Costa Rica applied pressure high up the field against the Americans, forcing the US backline into hopeful balls forward that bypassed the midfield pairing of Stuart Holden and Diskerud, which had been so effective against Guatemala in the buildup to the tournament.
The second half started without any changes to either lineup, and play didn't vary much from the first half either until a bizarre set of circumstances livened things up considerably in the 55th minute.
Costa Rica goalkeeper Patrick Pemberton came rushing out of his 18 to clear the ball, but collided with his own defender in the process, leaving Wondolowski an empty net. However, Pemberton used his hands to block shot, leading to vehement shouts from the US for a red card, only to see referee Courtney Campbell show yellow for the offense.
Even more frustrating for Klinsmann and his charges, Pemberton spectacularly denied Jose Torres on the ensuing free kick, rising to palm the ball out of the top corner before cleaning up Donovan's follow up.
Pinto was first to go to his bench, replacing MLSers Roy Miller with Christopher Meneses and Rodney Wallace with Osvaldo Rodríguez, while also bringing on Saborio for Jairo Arrieta. Klinsmann answered with a dual swap in the 77th minute – Gomez for Wondolowski and Shea for Torres – then sending Corona on for Bedoya three minutes later.
Five minutes later, Pinto's tinkering nearly paid off as Costa Rica were a brilliant Johnson save from taking the lead. Saborio rose to meet Celso Borges' corner kick and put hit effort in the top corner, but the US 'keeper managed to paw it away.
Seconds later, the US launched the break that decided the game, a turn of fortunes that decided Group C and seeding heading into the quarterfinal stage.
By virtue of the Americans' third win in three Gold Cup games, the US will face El Salvador in Baltimore on Sunday in the quarterfinals (4 pm ET, Fox Soccer). Costa Rica, meanwhile, will take on regional rivals Honduras on the same day, with a potential semifinal rematch with the US in the cards.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Clarence Goodson
|The big center back showed his experience in the toughest game of the Gold Cup to date, making timely stops and winning plenty of aerial dules
|Giancarlo Gonzalez
|Goodson's opposite number held his own, too. Held the US attack in check at the center of a five-man backline, keeping Wondolowski mostly quiet
|Landon Donovan
|Not as imperious as in his previous few games, but put in a beautiful first time ball to set up Shea and worked relentlessly in attack


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I would like to find a continuous function $y : [0,4] \to \mathbb{R}$ that minimizes the following functional
$$I (y) := \displaystyle\int_{0}^4\sqrt{y\left(1+(y^{\prime})^2\right)} dx$$
subject to the boundary conditions $y (0) = 5/4$ and $y (4) = 13/4$. How do I solve this minimization problem? I tried and tried, but I can't get rid of the $y^{\prime}$. Whatever I do, I still have a big ugly equation with $y$ and $y^{\prime}$, and even if I change it to $\frac{dy}{dx}$, it doesn't get any better. Anyone has an idea?


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'American Idol' Finalist Elise Testone: I Wasn't Rude To J. Lo
Elise defends her attack on the 'Idol' judges. Will her bad attitude get her booted from the competition?
Viewers were stunned when Elise Testone talked back to Jennifer Lopez on the April 18 episode of American Idol, but the controversial contestant doesn't think she did anything wrong. "I don't feel like I was being rude," she told HollywoodLife.com and other outlets immediately after the episode aired. "The thing that compelled me to do it was [J. Lo] said I wasn't … connecting with my song, and I didn't want to stand there and smile."
"I wanted to engage … and I didn't discredit anything [the judges] said," Elise continued. "I just felt like I needed to explain that I am always approaching my songs for an emotional standpoint, but maybe they brought to my attention that this competition is making me forget."
We respect Elise for standing her ground, but we have a feeling her decision to challenge J. Lo may have also sealed her fate in the competition. We wouldn't be surprised to see her voted off tonight. Would you?


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My belief is that effective enterprise architecture, particularly in an agile environment, is:
- Business driven. Minimally your EA effort should be driven by your business, not by your IT department. Better yet it should be business owned, although this can be a challenge in many organizations because business executives usually aren't well versed in EA and view it as an IT function. Yes, IT is clearly an important part of EA but it's not the entirety of EA nor is it the most critical part. In many organizations the IT department initiates EA programs, typically because the business doesn't know to do so, but they should quickly find a way to educate the business in the need to own your organization's EA efforts.
- Evolutionary. Your enterprise architecture should evolve over time, being developed iteratively and introduced incrementally over time. An evolutionary approach enables you act on the concrete feedback that you receive when you try to actually implement it, thereby enabling you to steer its development successfully.
- Collaborative. The EA survey clearly pointed to "people issues" being critical determinants of success, and of failure, of EA programs. My experience is that the best enterprise architects, just like the best application architects, work closely with the intended audience of their work, both on the business side of things as well as on the IT side. They will "roll up their sleeves" and become active members of development teams, often in the role of Architecture Owner on agile teams or Architect on more traditional teams. Their mission is to ensure that the development teams that they work with leverage the EA, to mentor developers in architecture skills, and to identify what works and what doesn't in practice so that they can evolve the EA accordingly. Enterprise architects, architects in general, who don't participate actively on development teams (holding architecture reviews isn't active participation) run the risk of being thought of as "ivory tower" and thus easy to ignore.
- Focused on producing valuable artifacts. The most valuable artifacts are useful to the intended audience, are light weight, and ideally are executable. Many EA programs run aground when the enterprise architects focus on artifacts that they've always wanted but that development teams really aren't very excited about -- yes, it might be interesting to have a comprehensive comparison of cloud technologies versus mainframe technologies, but a collection of reusable services would be fare more interesting to them. A detailed enterprise data model indicating suggested data attributes would be intellectually interesting to develop, but a list of legacy data sources with a high-level description of their contents would be immediately valuable to many development teams. A detailed model depicting desired web services would be useful, but an actual collection of working services that I can reuse now would be even better.
- An explicit part of development. In Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) architectural activities are an explicit part of the overall delivery process. Part of the architectural advice is that delivery teams should work closely with their organization's enterprise architects so that they can leverage the common infrastructure, and sometimes to help build it out, effectively. Disciplined agile teams realize that they can benefit greatly by doing so.
The Agile Scaling Model (ASM) calls out addressing enterprise disciplines, such as enterprise architecture, as one of eight scaling factors which may apply to a given project. The interesting thing about this scaling factor is that it's the only one where things get potentially easier for development teams when we move from the simple approach, having a project focus, to the more complex approach, where we have an enterprise focus. By having a common infrastructure to build to, common guidelines to follow, and valuable artifacts to reuse project teams can benefit greatly. So, I guess my advice is to seriously consider adding enterprise disciplines to your agile strategy.
Recommended Resources:
- Agile Architecture: Strategies for Scaling Agile
- Agile Enterprise Architecture
- The Architecture Owner Role: How Architects Fit in on Agile Teams
- Enterprise Architecture: Reality over Rhetoric
- Enterprise Architecture Survey Results


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18, 2014]
After the 2008 economic
meltdown, when the stock market fell 37 percent, veteran financial
adviser Curt Whipple met with clients from outside financial
institutions who'd lost 50 to 60 percent of their portfolio in a
single year. (Click
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The difference between computer
users who get scammed and those who don't often comes down to a
simple checklist: In just-released research, AARP identifies 15
particular behaviors, life situations and knowledge attributes that
significantly increase vulnerability to online fraud.
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Illinois Department of Insurance warns about the dangers of
stranger-originated life insurance arrangements, or STOLIs
not the same as traditional insurance policies and illegal in
CHICAGO — Illinois Department of
Insurance Director Andrew Boron is warning consumers about
stranger-originated life insurance arrangements. Unlike a
traditional life insurance policy where a consumer initiates the
application for insurance and the insured's loved ones are
beneficiaries of the death benefits, a stranger-originated life
insurance arrangement involves a group of investors, often
strangers, who initiate the application for life insurance by
offering the participant an upfront lump-sum payment in exchange for
allowing the group to purchase the insurance on the participant's
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Millions of MSNs are undeliverable: Are you getting yours?
Jason B. Echols, health care consumer protection coordinator with
OAK PARK — The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently
released a report that over 4 million Medicare Summary Notices, or MSNs, were undeliverable to Medicare beneficiaries in 2012. The most
common reason why the notices were undeliverable is because of
incorrect or invalid beneficiary addresses. You can read the full
report here:
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Elderly profit from group meetings and home visits
By Ronnie Cohen
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Group
meetings and preventive home visits helped octogenarians maintain
their health, independence and a positive outlook, according to a
first-of-its-kind study in Sweden.
here for the rest of the story.)
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Christian Village offers 'Almost Home' temporary apartment
Julie King, Christian Village director of independent living, puts the finishing touches on the Almost Home
apartment available for individuals needing a temporary
place to stay before going home from the hospital or nursing
After a hospital or nursing home
stay, some people are unable to return home because they can't
handle housekeeping and meal preparation. To help these individuals
while they're regaining their strength, The Christian Village has
established an "Almost Home" apartment that can be rented by the
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Olympians of Social Security
Becky Whitlow, Social Security district manager in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — While the eyes of
the world focus on the XXII Winter Olympics in the resort town of
Sochi, Russia, this month, the Social Security Administration brings
your attention to another worthy focal point: Internet safety.
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