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It's Not Over for Japan's Soccer Team, Yet
Japan still has a chance to advance to the next round of the World Cup for the third time in four tournaments. The WSJ's Eric Pfanner tells Michael Arnold what needs to happen for Japan to stay in the world's biggest single sporting event.
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... ay ay ay ... samurai blue soccer team faces long odds of making it to the next round of the World Cup for scoreless draw overnight against Greece ... for Asia Today o Michael Arnold joining me from Tokyo was all central correspondent Eric Pfanner ... Barrett before the World Cup again Goldman Sachs gave Japan a zero point zero percent chance of winning ... it seemed harsh at the time but so ... right now they're they're pretty vocal climb how to rate their chances of advancing ... the ... a little bit of a bit higher than zero point zero eight save but the data we face long odds as he said ... this is again today the real issue one which would have given them a better chance they were playing out ... um and ... compared to compare the crease with a loss for a large part of the match ... they should be on a goal which would put them into position instead now they have to rely on the ... onthe us and helps promote from the last game ... on debt to win their game against Colombia ... I may have to hope for the best in the other matches well will decrease helps them out by a ... heating and cooking for ... aam which might or might not happen ... comments by enacting leaves them in a difficult position ... of course if the cost of borrowings their last game but that doesn't really matter which account is anyway ... so you know ... this years team ... uniform or coach to avert a sucker Ronin from from Italy and veggies have implemented ... a new strategy for the samurai you mean you know how is that marriage been been playing out of this from World Cup ... it's been up and down ... as it was kind of in the lead up to the World Cup ... this is a team that has managed to beat some good anonymous and then uses to some mediocre ones ... and the first two games woke up the good of the up and down as well ... more down over the tops pianist but to ... the free flowing attack has really been there there than it looked ok in the midfield today ... umm into possession of the ball ... but then the kind of feel to punch a hole ... on the first Inuit didn't want it to disorganized ... so ... it's a little bit of the submitted their messy on so far ... though I lived in Japan the ... year you walk to the public parks in you see people playing soccer all over the place ... I know you at the last four World cups the Japan is qualified and two of those cups of actually advance the tuna out of the group ... when you see you know is the future for for soccer in Japan to how a popular is the sport had you see that development ... it's very popular is to settle other people play what you call it it's clearly attracted great interest ... here in Ohio among the population generally ... on TV the news so that you know these following the World Cup ... um ... I think you know it's it's kind of a ... it's a it's a very friendly ... and a falling so far this enthusiastic ... but ... I think a certain point Japan would have to take into next level and no advance into the ... the next rounds ... you know be seeded teams in the World Cup show their contender ... unfortunately gone up a unit of the passion that kind of um ... the following ... was he mentioned it's ... you know it's coming slim odds of advancing but they're not out of it yet ... will keep our fingers crossed for the samurai blue and I'm sure if the do it as a director of the week what a party in Tokyo ... Eric fines for much for joining us today for Asia Today o Michael Arnold


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I for one am particularly worried about what our are performance is going be against India. Looking at the two games that India played, it is quite apparent that their players are lacking in match practice and suffering as a result. But this will not last forever. Tendulkar and Sehwag have been out in both games quite cheaply and it is in their nature to come back with big innings and I have a sinking feeling that it will be against Bangladesh.
Our chances against India
by Samiur Rahman
Published: 19th July, 2004
Not taking anything away from our current bowling squad, I do not believe there is enough pace, guile or talent to tackle the Juggernaut that India's batting order has been in the recent past. We desperately needed our injured pace trio and I can only hope to see them in action, well rested and fully fit, in the Champions Trophy. If we allow India to post a massive total in the game, there is absolutely no hope for us to even put up a decent fight. With Dravid in the scintillating form that he is in, and with Tendulkar and Sehwag each due for a big score, the possibility of them scoring in the 280 to 300+ range is quite high. That brings us to our batting. No matter how talented many of us would like to think our batsmen are, they all have a couple of glaring shortcomings.
Firstly, none of them seem the least bit inclined to play in the V. The sign of a good batsmen is in his ability to play straight and that is also the technique any coach in this world would exhort each and every one of his batsmen to follow. This piece of knowledge does not seem to be so readily apparent to our batsmen for some reason and it was painfully clear in our game against Hong Kong. In a game where we were the favorites to win, and win convincingly, our batsmen proceeded to gift their wickets to the inexperienced HK attack with alarming frequency and reckless abandon.
One has to wonder why so many of our batsmen were out trying to guide the ball to third man, or even more importantly why such a vast portion of our runs came behind the wicket on that day. No one with the exception of Pilot seemed inclined to use his feet to come down to the pitch of the ball and hit the HK bowlers straight. Instead they were more interested in playing low percentage shots behind the wicket. Delicate late cuts and cheeky deflections to third man look good on TV but by definition they are low percentage shots and are more likely to cause the fall of a wicket as opposed to the scoring of runs.
Inability to form partnerships is worrisome
What was even more alarming than this apparent inability to play straight was the fact that the batsmen waiting in the pavilion did not learn from their predecessors' mistakes or no one pointed it out to them.
The second shortcoming is one which has tormented us for as long as we have been playing cricket. This is our complete ineptitude at picking singles and rotating the strike. Our batsmen seem content to block out over after over rather than show a little urgency and take quick singles. When they do decide to try to pick off a single, it is not by playing straight but again, through that risky late cut shot. How hard would it have been for our batsmen to have milked the HK spinners by driving to the mid off or mid on? It was shameful to see a group of club cricketers (no disrespect intended) in the 30th over of a one day match having 6 or 7 fielders surrounding our batsmen and completely choking them off. Could no one think of perhaps a few lofted shots to disturb the rythm and give the HK captain few more things to think about?
These factors coupled with the fact that our middle order does not seem to have the temperament or the ability to form substantial partnerships is a very worrying sign for the future of our one day performances. The shortcomings were brought to light again in the game against Pakistan and one can only assume that they will not magically disappear in time for the India game. Without a change in this department, our performances with the bat will remain erratic and below par. I am not as worried about the bowling because they bowled creditably against HK and restricting Pakistan to a 250 odd score were satisfactory. With the return of Mashrafee, Sharif and Talha we may have a fairly decent one day attack.
However, no matter how good our bowling gets, most international teams will score atleast 230-260 runs on sub continental pitches. That is considered an average score by current standards. Without the batting to follow it up, we will never be able to chase such a target against any of these teams. Also, if we bat first, we will never have enough runs on the board to allow our bowlers to win a game for us. Even the best bowling side needs a total they can bowl and defend. A score of 180, 190 or even 220 (which is the maximum that our batsmen seem able to muster up in this tournament) is certainly not enough.
I am sure Dav is aware of these issues and I have the outmost confidence in his abilities as a coach to recitfy these issues. If this post seems somewhat negative towards our team, it is with good reason. However I have attempted to offer creative criticism as opposed to an emotional diatribe which does no one any good. I have no doubts that we have progressed considerably in the last few months but there is a long way to go yet. I mention this specifically because of some posts I read on this forum where members predicted wins against the three big guns in this tournament. I wish I could be as optimistic as you gentlemen. We need to temper our expecations in relation to our performances, and right now the gap between us and the rest of the test playing nations in the tournament seem quite apparent to me. Having said all this, I wish them the all success. I will keep my fingers crossed and like every other die hard Bangladeshi fan I will hope for the best and expect the worst.
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Earlier this week, Rajon Rondo got mad, tried to punch a guy in the middle of a game, and earned a suspension.
Earlier this week, Rajon Rondo got mad, tried to punch a guy in the middle of a game, and earned a suspension.
On the surface, there doesn't seem to be much to parse out. Kris Humphries fouled Kevin Garnett, to which Rondo took exception. He shoved Humphries, who shoved back, and they went after each other under the basket and into the photographers' area. Technical fouls are handed out, Rondo and Humphries are ejected, and the Celtics go on to a lackluster loss.
This isn't hockey, so in this hypothetical surface world, guys who start fights in basketball games are thugs, headcases not worthy of a roster spot.
But as with every pass and every jumper, there's so much more to Rondo than what's shown right away.
He and Humphries have something of a history, with hard fouls and bad words going back through recent games, so it wouldn't have taken much to set off Rondo, who has a history of quick flares spurred by a short temper.
That temper cost Rondo two games. Suspensions aren't a new phenomenon for Rondo — he missed a game against Atlanta in the playoffs last season — and the fact that it was only a two-game sentence seemed a bit lenient. His passion gives way to anger sometimes, and that can be costly.
It also cost him a shot at Magic Johnson's record for consecutive games with at least 10 assists, stalling at 37. Of course, it was an extremely Rondo-esque to have the streak snapped not because of what he couldn't do on the court, but what he did instead.
Through his career, he hasn't shown much outward love to the opposition. There was a moment in last season's Eastern Conference Final, where he stood at the foul line in the middle of his 44-point performance in Game 2. LeBron James came over to him, tapped him and gave him a smile, the kind of acknowledgement that occasionally comes from one star to another. This is usually met with some kind of reciprocation, a nod or a smile back.
Rondo did nothing of the sort. Cameras caught him glaring quickly at LeBron, seemingly annoyed at the display. He said nothing to Miami's star. LeBron's face even seemed to turn a bit at the reaction. Whatever Rondo's intention, the message that came across was, "leave me alone. We're not pals. I don't care what you think."
And that, really, seems to be at the heart of his game. Rondo plays with a flair for nothing but brutal honesty. Whether he's enthralling or annoying, he plays in such a way that all he cares about is winning, not totally unlike the way Michael Jordan or Bill Russell carried themselves. Making buddies or building some nonsense "brand" isn't in the game plan. When he fails, he seems to be genuinely sorry for putting his teammates in a bind.
Why does Rondo even play basketball? As legend has it, he saw high school teammate Josh Smith (now on the Atlanta Hawks) getting attention, and he thought he could do him better. Now, as then, he's a force of nature when he wants to be. He passes the ball not with the histrionics of Chris Paul but a unique flair, leaving the ball hanging in the air or executing a bounce pass that would make Bob Cousey blush. Some nights he leads the team in scoring. Some nights, in rebounding.
His hobbies outside of basketball are, reportedly, roller-skating. He's not like everyone else in the game. Truly, he's not like anyone else in sports.
He was, is and will continue to be the most interesting guy on the court in any game he plays. His basketball IQ (and, I imagine, his real-life IQ) are off the charts. And how he rebounds from this episode will broadcast his growth in maturity.
Yes, his behavior hurt his team. No, Wednesday's actions weren't something to be celebrated. They're learning moments, markers in the road of a career unlike any other, and another chapter for the most fascinating athlete in New England.
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Freshman running back Brenton Braddock scored the first three touchdowns of his career and quarterback Matt O'Connell had a hand in three touchdowns of 54 yards or longer as No. 5 St. Thomas won 47-24 at Carleton.
Buffalo State lost for the third time in four weeks, as No. 7 Salisbury handled the Bengals 20-7 in a game between the two newest football members of the Empire 8. The famed triple-option offense completed two out of three passes for 69 yards, including a 59-yard TD to Michael Copenhaver for the Sea Gulls' final touchdown.
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Often considered Shakespeare's marriage play, A Midsummer Night's Dream is really four stories in one. The play opens on the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and his bride-to-be Hippolyta (the first story) as they briefly discuss their wedding. Quickly they are interrupted and we learn of a pair of lovers and an angry father (the second story). When the Duke leaves to counsel his subject the lovers devise to run away through the forest. Before we follow them there, we move into town and meet a group of "Rude Mechanicals," skilled-laborers of Athens, that are bent on creating a play to present to the Duke on his wedding day (third story). The Rude Mechanicals also decide to visit the forest in order to rehearse this play. From there we move into the forest where we meet Robin Goodfellow and his fellow fairies. The Fairy King and Queen, Oberon and Titania, are in the midst of an argument that is causing ripples throughout both fairy and human worlds (fourth story), and this particular midsummer night is the night Oberon chooses to end the argument one way or another. The stories all come crashing together as fairies, lovers, workers and eventually the Duke himself meet in the woods, having encounters that lead them all to wonder just what happened and what might have simply been a dream.


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WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The Republican Party needs to stop insulting voters and broaden its appeal after Democratic President Barack Obama won re-election this month over Mitt Romney with overwhelming support from Hispanics, blacks and single women, top Republicans said on Sunday.
Comments made by two leading Republican governors and an influential U.S. senator on Sunday reflected the soul-searching taking place in the party after Obama's victory over Republican challenger Romney on Nov. 6.
"If we want people to like us, we have to like them first. And you don't start to like people by insulting them and saying their votes were bought," Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, told the "Fox News Sunday" program.
Jindal and some other Republicans rejected Romney's remarks last week blaming his election loss on what he called an Obama strategy of giving "gifts" to blacks, Hispanics and young voters - groups instrumental to his re-election victory.
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Graham said that most Americans who receive public assistance do not have a character flaw but may have a tough life. He said the focus should be on how to create more jobs, not demonize people who find themselves having hard times.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association, also called for a more inclusive message from Republicans.
"We've got a message that works for young people, that works for people who come to our country from other countries, and basically for anyone who wants to live their piece of the American dream," Walker told "Fox News Sunday."
"We have to show that we are serious about reaching out and helping everyone, not just a group here, not just a group there," Walker added.
Asked about why about two-thirds of unmarried women voters flocked to Obama, Jindal alluded to comments by Republican senate candidates in Indiana and Missouri who called pregnancy from rape something God intended and that women's bodies can ward off pregnancy after "legitimate rape."
Jindal, who opposes abortion, said: "I'm pro-life. I follow the teachings of my church and my faith." But he said Republicans should respect people who disagree on abortion.
"We don't need to demonize - and we also don't need to be saying stupid things," Jindal added.


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Oil Massage
Abhyanga is the name for oil massage in India or in Ayurveda. The morning abhyanga is
typically a self massage. It is one of the main ways that Ayurveda keeps us strong and
prevents us from aging. A major part of aging is the drying out of tissue that results in
slower transport of nutrients into the cell and body and toxic wastes out of the body. Oil
massage removes this dryness, removes stagnated flows and organs, and nurtures your mind
and your body. It also makes your skin look great if you use the right oil.
Daily Massage Ritual With Bindi Massage Oil Products
Apply oil after a
bath when the body is wet before toweling. It encourages you to moisturizes the skin
daily with natural oils. It also eliminates the need of lotions which in many
cases are made with mineral oil or other ingredient besides pure oils. This oil
is cured so it is absorbed very easily by the body and does not leave a sticky oily
residue. Use sparingly as it easily spreads over the skin.
Massage the face and ears, massaging gently. Gentle massage of the temples and backs of
the ears is especially good for decreasing stress.
Apply a little oil to your hands and massage the neck, front and back, then the shoulders.
Use the flat of the palm and the fingers
Vigorously massage your arms, using a circular motion at the shoulders and elbows and
long, back-and-forth motions on the long parts.
It is important not to be too vigorous when you get to the trunk. Using large. Gentle
circular motions massage the chest, stomach, and lower abdomen. (Ayurveda traditionally
advises moving in a clockwise direction.) A straight up-and down motion is used over the
Apply a bit of oil to your hands and reach around without straining to massage. The back
and spine-use up and down motions, or whatever you can do.
Vigorously massage the legs as you did the arms-circular at the ankles and knees, straight
back-and-forth on the long parts.
With the remaining bit of oil, vigorously massage the feet. Continue to use the flat of
the hand except around the toes, which you can handle with your fingers.
Then towel up. You will find you feel as if you have a daily spa and it helps keep
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BB&T Corporation CEO to speak at Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference
Dec 03, 2013, 02:09 ET
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today announced Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly King will present at the Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 1:10 p.m. ET.
A webcast of King's presentation will be available at www.BBT.com/webcasts and will be archived for 30 days.
About BB&T
BB&T is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $181.1 billion in assets and market capitalization of $23.8 billion, as of Sept. 30, 2013. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates 1,824 financial centers in 12 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available at www.BBT.com.
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| August 17, 2010, 4:05 pm
The city has launched a new campaign promoting home ownership and foreclosure prevention in Denver.
Sponsored by Freddie Mac and the Denver Office of Economic Development, Take Root Denver is a resource for people to get advice and help from trusted organizations on a variety of topics, including foreclosure prevention, loan modifications and buying a home.
The Take Root Denver web site includes a directory of for-sale homes the city has rehabilitated through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, as well as home ownership counseling resources, links to financial assistance and foreclosure-prevention information.
Denver is the second city nationwide that Freddie Mac has selected for its Take Root campaign.


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Calcium Scoring / PET CT
Calcium Scoring
Calcium Scoring is recommended for men over age 45 and women over age 55 who have risk factors for heart disease. These include high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, family history of heart disease, a sedentary lifestyle, being overweight and a high-stress lifestyle.
PET CT (Positron Emmission Tomography - Computed Tomography)
Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET-CT) is a medical imaging device which combines both a PET and an X-ray CT in a single gantry system.


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What is required as proof of birth?
Washington Youth Soccer requires that NYSA sees a player's proof of age to complete their initial registration. NYSA only needs to see the player's proof of age once during their playing career with NYSA. NYSA does not kept the player's proof of age, but records that it has been seen.
Proof of birth documents are:
You can also order a Washington state birth certificate online (click on the following arrow ), but many people have found the quickest way is to drive to Everett. It takes about 15 minutes to get a copy of your player's birth certificate once you get there.


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Security descriptors
This excerpt from Chapter 5 of "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" explains how security descriptors determine whether to allow or deny access.
Get a glimpse inside Paul Cooke's e-book "The definitive guide to Windows 2000 security" with this series of book excerpts, courtesy of Realtimepublishers.com. This excerpt is from Chapter 5, "Configuring access control." Click for the book excerpt series or get the full e-book.
Security descriptors
While you now know that ACEs are contained in an ACL, it's time to talk about where ACLs are used. You might think that ACLs are applied directly to an object, but in reality, all access control information for an object is encapsulated in a data structure known as a security descriptor. As Windows 2000 manipulates an object, its security descriptor determines whether to allow or deny access. While the exact makeup of a security descriptor depends on the type of object that it's associated with, a security descriptor's contents follow a general formula:
- The owner of the object
- The users and groups that are allowed or denied access to the object
- The users and groups that should have their access to the object audited
- The rules for how objects in a container inherit access control information from the container
In addition to this general information, Figure 5.14 depicts what the variable-length binary data structure looks like.
Figure 5.14: The structure of a security descriptor.
As you can see, a security descriptor has five major sections.
- Header -- Contains both a revision number for the structure and a set of flags that indicate which structure elements are present, where the elements are located relative to the beginning of the structure, and other general characteristics of the overall data structure.
- Owner SID -- As it sounds, the SID of the security principal that owns the object.
- Group SID -- Is included only for use by Portable Operating Systems Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystems and is totally ignored by the rest of Windows 2000.
- SACL -- Contains the ACL for the accounts and groups that should be audited when they access the object.
- DACL -- Holds the ACL for the accounts and groups that can access the object.
I've pretty much covered the rest of the fields contained in a security descriptor, so I want to take a quick look at the most important portion of the header, the control flags. The control flags are important to a security descriptor because they control how ACEs from this security descriptor will be propagated using inheritance to a child object's security descriptor. Flags are stored as simple bit fields and are shown in Table 5.5 along with Microsoft's definitions.
|Control flag
|Inheritable ACEs in this object's DACL have been propagated to existing child objects.
|The DACL was provided by a default mechanism.
|The security descriptor has a DACL.
|The security descriptor's DACL cannot be modified by inheritable ACEs.
|The primary group SID was provided by a default mechanism.
|The owner SID was provided by a default mechanism.
|Inheritable ACEs in this object's SACL have been propagated to existing child objects.
|The SACL was provided by a default mechanism.
|The security descriptor has a SACL.
|The security descriptor's SACL cannot be modified by inheritable ACEs.
|The security descriptor is in self-relative format with all information in a contiguous block of memory. If this flag isn't set, the security descriptor is in absolute format.
Table 5.5: Security descriptor control flags.
When an object is created, its security descriptor is populated with values and can of course be modified later. But no matter when the information is put into the security descriptor, the information can only come from one of three sources: the owner/creator, a parent object, or the object manager. When an object is being created, these three sources of information are applied in this order. For example, when a new object is created, the owner can explicitly assign a security descriptor to the object but doesn't have to. If the owner doesn't supply a security descriptor, Windows 2000 tries to build one using values inherited from parent objects. If no access control information is inherited down to the new object, Windows 2000 turns to the object manager to supply the default access control information for the object, based on the object's type.
After the object is created, the access control information it contains can be modified by the object's owner or someone who's been granted permission to change the security descriptor information. The security descriptor can also be modified when the security descriptor of a parent object is modified. So each time a parent's security descriptor is modified, the object manager is responsible for propagating inheritable changes to all the objects in the container; these changes will in turn cascade down the next level of children.
The last important thing to say about security descriptors is that security descriptors is where, and why, every object gets its owner. As I discussed earlier in this chapter, each and every object must have an owner; therefore, the Owner SID field of a security descriptor is never blank. The owner of an object can never be denied the right to allow or deny other users permission to access the object. So even if you lose the ability to read one of your own files, as long as you're the owner, you can always recover your ability to access the file.
Click for the next excerpt in this series: Access tokens
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Lumimarja puuvillakangas white, green, brown
Lumimarja, Erja Hirvi´s soulful 2004 design inspired by nature in winter, is fast becoming a Marimekko classic. The pattern comes from a bush branch to which Hirvi added beautiful berries.
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We've been celebrating Halloween all weekend. It began with the school parade on Friday, continued with pumpkin carving on Saturday and ended with trick or treating tonight!
Even though we waited until the last minute we were still able to find great pumpkins for the children to carve (and Marilyn too!). Grace went for a glamour girl and Harris went for scary!
This afternoon friends came over for dinner before trick or treating. We've all eaten dinner together on Halloween for the past 4 years and trick or treating just wouldn't be the same without them! Bryce's parents (who arrived on Friday) and my Mom also joined us.
The children's food- mummy dogs and fruit kabobs. We also had two kinds of chili, cornbread, and apple cider.
Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you had a safe and fun evening!


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Posts tagged with 'magic'
Magic at the museum
22 January 2014 by Zachary
World Museum is currently hosting the 'Magic Worlds' exhibition. It's a fun and child-centred look at the miraculous, fantastical, illusional and folkloric – including everything from magicians to fairytales. The exhibition got me thinking about the role that 'magic' has played in the museum collection that I curate – the African collection. It's true to say that there is a darker side to the long relationship that museums have had with all things 'magical'. Read more…


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Junior Geaton Caltabiano (Lothian, Md./Mount St. Joseph) scored twice and added an assist as UMBC defeated James Madison, 3-2, in a preseason match played at Retriever Soccer Park. The contest consisted of three 30-minute periods.
Caltabiano assisted on the game's first goal, crossing a ball that senior Pete Caringi III (Perry Hall, Md./Calvert Hall) put away from close range in the 32nd minute. The Loyola (Md.) transfer would then convert on a pair of free kicks in a span of 3:34 at the game's midpoint, extending UMBC's advantage to 3-0.
The Dukes countered in the 52nd minute and scored on a penalty kick with 4:32 remaining to finalize the scoring.
UMBC, the defending America East Conference champions, hosts American in a scrimmage on Fri, Aug. 23 and opens the regular season by welcoming Seattle University to Retriever Soccer Park on Fri., Aug. 30 at 7:00 p.m.


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The playoffs are here! THE PLAYOFFS ARE HERE! YEEHAW! WOOHOOOO! A full weekend of NFL double headers. It's like a dream come true. Only it's REAL! And there's food!
As you know, not all playoff games are created equal. There's a reason Saints/Seahawks got thrown on Saturday afternoon with NBC's B team. That's the dud game and everyone knows it. But I have found, over the years, that the playoffs have a way of subverting your expectations. The game you think will be good ends up being a dud, and the game you think will be awful ends up being the classic.
Remember the Music City Miracle? That was a Saturday afternoon game. I remember it well because Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann did it, and pretty much ruined it. No one expected that to be the ultimate playoff game of 1999, but it was! So keep that in mind as rank these playoff games in order of desirability:
1. Packers at Eagles The Eagles can't defend the pass, and no one can defend Michael Vick. Sounds like appointment television to me. The last time Michael Vick played the Packers in the playoffs, he dealt Packers their first-ever home playoff loss. Vick has a knack for making history, both good and bad, so you'd best tune in.
2. Jets at Colts It's a rematch of last year's AFC title game, which actually wasn't that good, but hey, you never know if the second time's the charm. Plus, the Colts really aren't good this year. You could end up seeing Peyton Manning throw a game-ending pick well before the Super Bowl this year! And that's a treat.
3. Ravens at Chiefs Through no fault of their own, the Ravens have a knack for playing excruciatingly boring playoff games. I have no clue why this is, but tell me: Do you remember a single memorable Ravens playoff game? Even one? Maybe that one game where they beat the Titans when they weren't supposed to? I dunno, man. For some reason, the Ravens just don't make for classic playoff television. But this game will be in KC, and the crowd will be insane, so it's still worth your time.
4. Saints at Seahawks Oh, it's gonna be a bloodbath. But bloodbaths can be fun, too!
So get excited, gang. The playoffs are here. Open your beer. Make your chili. Prepare yourself for the goodness.


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by Cameron Francis
From the man who brought you 'The Omega Mutation' DVD Set comes...
REHAB - A Real World Torn & Restored Card
Cameron Francis has created one of the most workable and visual Torn & Restored Card's EVER!
Your spectator selects a card and signs it on the face. You sign the card across the back.
The card is torn into quarters.
Then visually, magically and INCREDIBLY the card is reassembled quarter by quarter.
And at the end of the trick the spectator can take the miraculously restored card home with them!
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Florian Schweitzer needed a new wordpress theme design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Martin Ehrenhauser
Martin Ehrenhauser is a young and independent Member of the European Parliament from Austria. http://www.ehrenhauser.at
target audience groups:
- his voters
- political bloggers in Austria and Brussels
- other MEPs and their assistants
- journalists in Austria and Brussels
- NGOs
Key design element in the election campaign was a billboard you can find here:
please don't use exactly this typo and color but there should be a lot of white with bordeaux red and grey elements used for the website as well.
- bg: white
- bordeaux red, grey
- text: black/grey (maybe some red elements)
key elements on the startpage:
1. switch english/german
(if you use flags, please use austria for german language and UK for english. or mashup the german/austrian and the uk/usa flags...)
2. header
we like the idea of many pics put into a photo collage - be inspired by the header you can find at http://fzh34.w4yserver.at/img/header2.jpg
and more here:
(use these and some sample images we can change later)
3. horizontal navigation
Blog, About me, Parliament, Issues, Interactive, Media, Contact
we also need a submenu for some of the points
4. left column: blog
5. right column: sidebar
a) flickr photostream
b) twitter integration
c) tagcloud
d) some headlines of press releases
e) blogroll/links
f) newsletter form
g) search form
6. footer
copyright, imprint
your ideas (maybe sitemap...)
The blog should be optimized for a resultion of at least 1024x768 (not just 800x600).
We need the theme as layered PSD file.


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Ramadan Mubarak 2015 has started around the world on June 18, 2015.
Ramadan Mubarak 2015 SMS
Ramadan ki aamad hai
Rahematen barsane wala mahina hai
Aao aaj sab khataon ki mafi man glen
Dar-e-tauba khula hai is mahine
Ae chand unko mera paigaam kehna
Khushi ki din aur hasi ki har sham kehna
Jabh who dekhe bahar aakar toh unko meri taraf se
Mubarak ho ramjan kehna
Ramzan ka chand dekho
Roze ki duaa maangi
Roshan sitara dekho
Aap ki khariyat ki duaa maangi
Ramadan mubarak
R- Roza
A- Allah se daro
M- Masjid jao
J- Jamat me khade ho
A- Amal karo
N- Namaz padho
Sada haste raho jaise haste hain phool
Dunya ke sare gum tumhe jayen bhool
Charo taraf phale khushyon ki geet
Aisi ummid ke sath tumhe
Ramzan Mubarak
Raat ko naya chand Mubarak
Chand ko chandni Mubarak
Falak ko sitare Mubarak
Aur aapko humari taraf se
Ramzan Mubarak
Waqt tu parinde ki tarah hai
Beet jayega, gaya waqt phir nahi aayega
Karlo dinl bhar ke dua Ramzan me
Ramzan to maheman hai chala jayega
Mausam-e-barish ki ab zaroorat nahi mere shaher ko
"Ya Khuda" ab teri rahemat me bhig jane ke lie Ramzan ki barkaten hi kafi hain
Gul ne gulshan se gulfam bheja hai
Sitaro ne aasman se salam bheja hai
Mubarak ho aapko Ramadan ka mahina
Ye paigam humne sirf aapko bheja hai
Ramadan Mubarak 2015 Quotes
"The holy fast has begun
Together with Fajar Azan
Let fast bring you grace and happiness
Let grace surround in your home
Allah will guide you and protect you
"Tasbeehs for Ramazan
1st =Ashra-Alhamdolillah
2nd =Ashra-Astaghfirullah
3rd =Ashra-Allahumma Ajarni minun naar"
"Docility is my desk, Respect is my clothe
Empathy is my food, concern is my drink
I spread my love towards Ramadan. Ameen"
"Eat less and think More of about Allah,
In Occasion Of Ramadan"
Eid Mubarak to all Muslims around the world, may the blessings
of Allah be with you today, tomorrow, and always!
Happy Eid 2015!
May this ……
Eid bring God Endless Blessings.
Eid bring Fun, Eid bring Happiness.
Eid bring fresh love ….
EID MUBARAK 2015 to You with all best wishes.
"chaaand ki pehli Dastak pe
Chaaand Mubarak Kehtey h
Sabse pehle hum apko
Ramadan MUBARAK Kehtey HAi."
"In this amazing and pure occasion of
Ramadan. I request and pray to Allah,
Should give you a bright and successful Future"
Ramadan Mubarak 2015 Facebook & WhatsApp Status
"A mind that is not moving with questions, is a mind that is regressing."
"Pray for people who are treated unjustly and for God's sake, be courageous."
"The strength of the tree is not the visible part. The strength is inside, it's the roots of the tree."
"Talk about God without talking about Him."
"Never forget your dialogue with God, it is your strength."
"Islam is a message of truth. We are not here in this country to be accepted, we are here to be respected."
"Our jihâd is battling our own contradictions and our contradictions are good because they humble us before Allah."
"As we celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, May Allah shower His blessings upon you and your family"
"The key to success is reflected in the Qur'an. May we find blessing and guidance as we recite it altogether in the Ramadan days"
"As Ramadan is fast approaching,Let's prepare our hearts and minds that We may be united spiritually with the almighty one"
"Wishing that Allah always blesses your family with smiles, happiness and togetherness! Ramadan Mubarak"
Ramadan Mubarak 2015 Greeting Cards & Messages
As the candle light flame,
Ur life may always be happiness claim;
As the mountain high,
U move without sigh;
like the white linen flair,
Purity is always an affair;
As sunshine creates morning glory,
fragrance fills years as flory;
with the immaculate eternal smile,
attached to u mile after mile;
All darkness is far away,
As light is on its way;
Wish all of u a very Happy Ramadan 2015
May the festival of lights be the harbinger
of joy and prosperity. As the holy occasion of
Ramadan is here and the atmosphere is
filled with the spirit of mirth and love,
here is hoping this festival of beauty brings
your way, bright sparkles of contentment,
that stay with you through the days ahead.
My Best wishes for u on Ramadan 2015
May This Ramadan be as bright as ever.
May this Ramadan bring joy, health and wealth to you.
May the festival of lights brighten up you
and your near and dear ones lives.
May this Ramadan bring in u the most
brightest and choicest happiness and
love you have ever Wished for.
May this Ramadan bring you the
utmost in peace and prosperity.
May lights triumph over darkness.
May peace transcend the earth.
May the spirit of light illuminate the world.
May the light that we celebrate at Ramadan
show us the way and lead us together on the
path of peace and social harmony
Wish you a very happy Ramadan Mubarak 2015
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said,
Search for the Night of Qadr in
the odd nights of
the last ten days of Ramadan 2015.
Allah's Apostle used to
practice a aitakaf in
the last ten days of
the holy month of Ramadan,
May Allah removes all the hurdles
and make it easy to follow our prophet.
Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down the Quran,
as a guide to mankind,
also clear (Signs) for guidance
and judgment (between right and wrong).
Ramadan Mubarak 2015 Wishes
1. May The Light That We Celebrate At
Ramadan Show Us The Way And Lead
Us Together On The Path Of Peace And
Social Harmony A Very Happy Ramadan.
2. May The Spirit Of Ramadan
Illuminate The World And
Show Us The Way To Peace
And Harmony Happy Ramadan!
3. Be Zabano Ko Jub Wo Zaban Deta
Hay, Parhne Ko Phir Wo Quran
Deta Hay, Bakshne Pay Aata Hay
Jub Ummat K Gunahon Ko, Tohfay Mein
Gunahgaron Ko Ramazan Deta Hai.
4. May Divine Pour His Blessings On You
Like Rain Throughout This Holy Month
Recite Quran For Blessings B Caring
About Your Prayers The Merciful Will
Give U More Than Your Heart Desires.
5. As The Crescent Moon Is Sighted,
And The Holy Month Of Ramadan
Begins, May Allah Bless You
With Happiness And Grace
Your Home With Warmth & Peace.
6. I Wish Happy Cellebrate D Noble
Month Of Rammadan May Almighty
Allah Give Us Striength And Resources
To Observed It Amen, Keep Ur Faith
To Islam Happy Ramadan Kareem.
Ramadan Images, Wishes For Whatsapp & Facebook 2015
7. May This Ramadan Be Month Of
Blessings, A Month Full Of
Forgivenesses & Guidences For
You And Your Family! Amen
Ramadan Kareem Mubarak To You
8. Welcome Ramadan Walk Humbly
Talk Politely Dress Neatly
Treat Kindly Pray Attentively
Donate Generously
May Allah Bless & Protect You!
9. One Ramadan Can Make Such A
Difference Towards Your Position
In Jannah. May Allah Allow Us
To Be The First Batch Of Muslims
To Enter Jannah In'shaa'allah
Have A Merciful Ramadan..!!
10. Memories Of Moments Celebrated Together,
Moments That Have Been Attached
In My Heart, Forever, Make Me Miss
U Even More This Ramadan. Hope
This Ramadan Brings In Good Fortune &
Abounding Happiness For U!
11. As The Holy Occasion Of Ramadan
Is Here And The Atmosphere Is
Filled With The Spirit Of
Mirth And Love. My Best Wishes
Are For You.
The key to success is reflected in the Qur'an. May we find blessing and guidance as we recite it altogether in the Ramadan days Happy Ramadan Mubarak 2015 Wishes.
As Ramadan is fast approaching,Let's prepare our hearts and minds that We may be united spiritually with the almighty one Happy Ramzan SMS 2015
Wishing that Allah always blesses your family with smiles, happiness and togetherness! Ramadan Mubarak 2015.
Welcome Ramadan ,Walk humbly Talk politely Dress neatly Treat kindly ,Pray attentively and Donate generously,May Allah bless & protect you!
Ramadan Mubarak 2015 Wallpapers
Ramadan Mubarak 2015 Images & Photos


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Speeding Data Entry with Excel 2010's AutoFill Feature
Use Excel 2010's AutoFill feature to quickly create a series of entries based on the data you enter in one or two cells. AutoFill works with days of the week, months of the year, and yearly quarters. If you want to use AutoFill for a series of numbers, enter two values in two adjacent cells, select both cells, and then use the AutoFill handle to drag through the remaining cells you want to fill. Excel continues the series.
1Type the first cell entry that is part of a series, such as Monday or August, and press Enter.
You can enter the entire word, or you can enter the abbreviated form (such as Mon or Aug).
2Select the cell and position the mouse pointer on the small black box at the lower-right corner of the cell.
The small black box is called the AutoFill handle. When you point to this handle, the mouse pointer turns into a small black cross.
3Drag the AutoFill handle across the cells you want to fill.
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Resonance on ModDB
Name: Jim_Raynor
Age: 16 (Was 15 when contest started.)
Direction: Resonance tells the tale of Lieutenant Kevan Storm of the Koprulu Liberation Front. Sent on a covert ops mission with his squad to the frozen Dominion wasteland of Floe, his primary objective is to scout the area and assess whether or not it would be profitable to destroy the Dominion encampment there. A surprise assault from the Zerg appears, and his ship crash lands, killing his men... and forcing him to work with the Dominion forces of Floe.
As the events of Resonance unfold, Storm will begin to find his true allegiance... as well as become part of a much larger plot that begins to unfold around him.
Note: Using the level skipping cheat (there is no cow level) will cause the missions to desynch and return to the original Brood War Terran campaign.
Remember to play on normal speed settings, one notch above the center. This is mandatory. Many of the timings of the cutscenes rely strongly on the speed being at normal.
For bug reports and questions about Resonance, contact Jim_Raynor at email@example.com
Pr0nogo wrote:Ey, my copy of it crashed when I got to the title screen. It was on an XP computer, so I don't know if that was the cause (because I think it worked fine when I had run it on my Vista). I renamed/deleted rez\expcmpgn.bin and it worked when I selected the UED campaign. Just a little heads up.
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This area offers a wide range of continuously updated news regarding both academic and cultural events together with academic calls and study programs
The Conference page of the Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe (PECOB) presents information on upcoming academic conferences. These conferences take place or deal with Central Eastern and Balkan Europe in a variety of disciplines: political science, sociology, anthropology, economics, language and literature. PECOB provides infromation on the program, participants and location of a conference to scholars, students and every one who is interested in participating.
Upcoming conferences, whose details are provided in the links below, will be discussing issues such as the condition of minorities, romanian studies, anthropology. Moreover, a PhD symposium on Southeast Europe is organized by some of the most important British research centers in London. Many conferences will focus on post-communist studies.
The conference will seek to address theoretical and empirical questions on the relationship between fostering dialogue and reconciliation in post-conflict environments.
The Summer School will take place in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, in the Compass River City Botel, the first river hotel in Belgrade, from June 30 to July 7, 2019.
The Jean Monnet Network Consortium led by the New York University of Tirana, together with the Institute of East Central and Balkan Europe (IECOB), the University of Dubrovnik, the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology and the European Movement of Serbia, in cooperation with the Central European Initiative is pleased to announce an exciting and timely Winter School program, under the title "Creating Territorial Cooperation: The Impact of the Intercultural Dialogue and Migration Flows in South-East Europe".
The British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES) Czech and Slovak Study Group is marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak state with Czechoslovakia 100, a Czech and Slovak Study Day held at Cardiff University on 11 May 2018.
A one-day conference organised by the European Institute's LGBTQ Migration and Asylum project.
Saturday 9 December, 9am-5:30pm
The RSA Russia Division and the Ural Federal University, Graduate School of Economics and Management are partnering in 2017 as part of the XII annual conference Russian Regions in the Focus of Changes on 16-18 November 2017.
The Young Researchers Conference welcomes papers by scholars of literature, history, political science, anthropology, cultural studies, art history, gender studies, religion, and similar areas, as well as fields not traditionally represented at Eurasian studies conferences (for example, Middle Eastern studies, psychology).
The aim of this seminar is to gather doctoral and postdoctoral students to represent their individual researches. With this seminar we hope to foster interdisciplinary dialogues between those researching gender in different fields of (post)Soviet and (post)Socialists aesthetics with a view to establishing international collaborations in the future between researchers.
The Global Campus of Human Rights International Conference 2017 is focused on the nexus between human rights protection and the perspective of reconciliation in divided societies.
They would like to cordially invite you to attend the 19th Annual International Women and Education Symposium: during the dates of March 15 - March 18, 2017 at Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Harris Manchester College is one of the thirty-eight colleges that form the University of Oxford and was founded in 1786. We are pleased to invite you to become a member of this Symposium. Membership is limited to approximately thirty (30) interdisciplinary scholars who have a particular interest in this subject.
This conference endeavors to create a dialogue between scholars and PhD students from all fields of humanities and social and political sciences to discuss the challenges of transgressing the borders of liberal frameworks, the strategies to cope with these challenges, and the perspectives for privacy research that such transgressions offer.
The University of Jyväskylä will hold a conference bringing together a great number of researchers to discuss themes on cultural diplomacy and artistic encounters between East and West from the years of Cold War to the present day. Over 60 presentations of this two-day conference guarantee that everyone interested in cultural diplomacy, arts, history of the second half of the 20th century, or relationships between East and West will find the event rewarding.
International election observation plays an important role in international relations since almost thirty years. The Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation adopted by the UN in 2005 is one of the first attempts of the international Community to set up standard rules recognized at international level.
Nowadays we witness the rise of new internal walls in Europe, in order to face the escalating migration crisis that shook the continent throughout the last two years.
The current situation is a true 'testing ground' for the European Union's commitment to human rights and open borders.
One of the project priorities is to increase the participation of young people in Erasmus +, Youth in Action Programme (YA) by increasing the reached audience of young people in dissemination and exploitation of project results.
EuroBiReCon is a conference for anyone with an interest in contributing to, or finding out about, current work on bisexuality.
The conference will explore questions relating to location, space and environment in all genres, from travel writing and memoir to poetry and fiction.
The Institute of Political Science (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wroclaw) would like to invite you to X International Student Conference "Politics & Society in Central and Eastern Europe", which will take place in Wroclaw on May 25, 2016
The object of this training course is to explore the scope and usefulness of the Charter for the legal practitioners facing the national courts or the Court of Justice of the EU, mostly by means of preliminary reference.
The purpose of the conference is to analyze, from an interdisciplinary perspective and with the help of highly competent foreign experts, the issue of geopolitical, legal and economic relations between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).
The Academics World 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development (ICESD) aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Environmental Science and Development.
International Academic Conference in Prague 2015 is an important international gathering of scholars, educators and PhD students. NY'sAC-SSaH 2015 in Prague will take place in conference facilities located in Prague, the touristic, business and historic center of Czech Republic.
La regione Adriatico-ionica è un'area funzionale definita dal bacino del Mare Adriatico e del Mar Ionio e oggetto della strategia europea EUSAIR (EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region).
The aim is to bring together the Politics, strategists, managers, banking and finance scientists, faculties, business man, accouter, scholars, researchers and students from all areas of administrative and political sciences with the mission to become an International Forum, where, civil society organization and representative, academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in and exchange ideas to share and to discuss theoretical and practical knowledge about administrative and political sciences in the scientific environment.


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I'll Accept The Mission
I met my fiancé 2 years,and 3 months ago. How awkward it seemed when we first
met. We were both so shy and non-chalant. Who new it would become more than
just hello?
Our relationship was always full of suprises, but never pain. All I told him
when he went to sign up was; "just remember, I love you." I found out later
when he told me he had joined that there were months at sea, long nights alone.
I was thinking to my self. Dear god! months!! But I said with an unshaken
voice,"I'll accept the mission." Dan and I endured the painful two months of
boot camp, and our love blossomed. I went with my dad to visit him for
thanksgivingin San Diego where he is stationed, I refused to let him spend a
holiday alone.When I was there he asked me to marry him. I'm only 18 years old,
but you know what I said when he asked me to marry him? "I'll accept the
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"Tatort" Commissioner Flemming
Martin Lüttge is dead
He became known in the early 1990s as the thoughtful "Tatort" Commissioner Flemming. Now Martin Lüttge has died at the age of 73 years.
He assumed a heavy inheritance. When Martin Lüttge appeared in 1992 as Commissioner Bernd Flemming, he was supposed to fill the gap, which had been torn by the departure of Götz George in the role of Horst Schimanski. The WDR was now seeking a successor to the Ruhr area.
Lüttge did not even try to emulate the sympathetic rascal George: Instead of finding himself in the proletarian primal mud of Duisburg, his Flemming in bourgeois Düsseldorf, instead of seeking relaxation at one-night stands, he retired after his work on his farm far from of the city.
Lüttge's television director Flemming was more of a thoughtful type. And when he did not think about it, he would sweat on his farm in the sauna. Instead of using his biceps, he developed his brain.
Great performance as a fist
The actor was born in Hamburg and had a considerable physical presence. At the end of the fifties he went to England, where he worked in the acting industry, playing in theaters. Back in Germany he attended the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule.
As a theatrical actor, Lüttge always filled the stage, for instance as Faust in the production of Claus Peymann at the Staatstheater Stuttgart 1977. Previously he was active at the Munich Kammerspielen and at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus. In 1978 the farmers and colleagues established a theater on a farm in Mehring near Burghausen, which became known as Theaterhof Priessenthal.
Lüttge was featured in major television productions such as "Der Lord von Barmbeck" (1973), "Die Wannseekonferenz" (1984) or "In the Shadow of Power" (2003). He played his role as a "Tatort" commissioner Flemming only a relatively limited time, overall he appeared in 15 assignments.
Nevertheless, his Düsseldorfer Fernsehenhrevier also has a certain significance for the current "Tatort" Germany: As Klaus Flemming-Sidekick, Klaus J. Behrend played first roles in the role of Max Ballauf , the investigator who is still active in Cologne's "Tatort". Just the 20th anniversary of this TV-station was celebrated .
Lüttge, however, was active his last years in another German TV show: until 2013, he had a fixed role in the series "Forsthaus Falkenau". As his agent reported, Martin Lüttge passed away last Wednesday in Schleswig-Holstein. He was 73 years old.
LUTTGE, Martin
Born: 7/7/1943, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Died: 2/22/2017, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Martin Lüttge's western – actor:
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>The end result is a progressively increasing blockage to blood flow through the vessel. Many factors contribute to the development of coronary atherosclerosis: a diet high in fat and cholesterol, smoking, hypertension, increasing age and family history. Women of reproductive age are generally at a lower risk due to the protective effects of estrogen. In the United States and other industrialized countries, coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death.
>Fitness and Diving Issue
>Symptomatic coronary artery disease is a contraindication to safe diving: don't dive with it. Coronary artery disease results in a decreased delivery of blood - and therefore, oxygen - to the muscular tissue of the heart. Exercise increases the heart's need for oxygen. Depriving myocardial tissue of oxygen can lead to abnormal heart rhythms and/or myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
>The classic symptom of coronary artery disease is chest pain, especially when it follows exertion. Unfortunately, many people have no symptoms before they experience a heart attack. Cardiovascular disease is a significant cause of death among divers. Older divers and those with significant risk factors for coronary artery disease should have regular medical evaluations and appropriate studies (e.g., treadmill stress test).
>Medication Used in Treatment
>Medications typically used in the treatment of this disease include nitroglycerin, calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers. At some point, someone with coronary artery disease may need a revascularization procedure, or the re-establishment of blood supply, through bypass surgery or angioplasty. If the procedure is successful, the individual may be able to return to diving after a period of healing and a thorough cardiovascular evaluation (see "Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting,").
>For more information on cardiovascular conditions, see the complete article by Dr. James L. Caruso on Cardiovascular Fitness and Diving from the July/August 1999 issue of Alert Diver.


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Women Farmers in Itzapa, Guatemala, and AIRES - Engaged in Agro-Forestry for the Earth promotes tree planting to sequester carbon and improve farming techniques, such as preventing erosion, improving yields and increasing crop diversity. The activity also builds efficient brick stoves with chimneys that reduce both the negative health impacts caused by smoke inhalation and the need to cut down trees for fuel.
Fast facts:
- 4 million trees planted in Guatemala;
- 150,000 trees planted in Itzapa;
- 800 energy efficient stoves built.
The problem
The harmful smoke emitted by the use of traditional wood fires for cooking has negative health and environmental impacts. Not only does it cause lung disease, it also contributes to deforestation. Deforested mountain slopes cause soil erosion and dangerous mudslides.
The solution
In 1998, a group of women farmers in Itzapa, Guatemala, partnered with AIRES (Alianza Internacional de Reforestacion) to learn how to farm with trees, in order to prevent soil erosion, mitigate climate change and improve crop yields and diversity without using dangerous chemicals. The women farmers planted thousands of native trees each year, trees that are growing and sequestering carbon into the future.
In addition, the women partnered with AIRES to build fuel‐efficient brick stoves. The stoves prevent lung disease, burns, and use half the amount of firewood as traditional smoky fires. The women have continued planting tens of thousands of trees each year since receiving the initial farmer training from AIRES technicians.
Helping the planet
The activity is already seeing positive results with more than 150,000 trees planted in Itzapa, more than 800 energy efficient stoves built in dozens of communities in Guatemala and the reforestation of mountain slopes of an entire region. The trees planted by the women prevent mudslides and soil erosion, clean the air, provide shade and sequester carbon, which helps mitigate climate change.
Helping people
Itzapa, Guatemala, is a town of roughly 40,000 people encircled by farms, in the south‐central Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
The partnership with AIRES benefits 60 women farmers and their families, but the entire Itzapa region also benefits from the more than 150,000 trees planted on the mountain slopes and fields surrounding the town.
The 60 women farmers are leaders of a large tree nursery; they have improved their food crops by farming with trees; they have created micro‐businesses in order to re‐invest in the tree nursery; and they have built fuel‐efficient brick stoves to reduce their use of firewood.
Spillover effect
AIRES has scaled this work up to 130 communities and schools in two Departments of south-central Guatemala: Chimaltenago and Solola. They have begun to work in a few villages in Sacatepequez.
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Here are your Apple rumors and AAPL news items for today:
Downturn: First-quarter sales at Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) major manufacturing partner, Foxconn, dropped 19%, Reuters notes. Sales for the quarter were down both year-over-year and compared to last quarter. The drop was attributed to weaker-than-expected demand for the iPhone 5. KGI Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo noted that the numbers suggested a sharper dip in post-holiday iPhone 5 sales than previously anticipated. He also noted that the results showed that Foxconn had become too dependent on Apple for its revenue. The report stoked renewed speculation that Apple could fall short of its own guidance for earnings during its second fiscal quarter. The company reports quarterly earnings on April 23. Foxconn is also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry.
Facelift: Foster + Partners, the firm that designed Apple's new headquarters building, has been chosen to lead a design update for its chain of Apple Stores, Marketing notes. Apple had previously used 8 Inc. to design the minimalist layouts of its popular stores. The company has trademarked its Apple Store designs, even as rival Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is said to be copying some design elements in its own chain of stores. Foster + Partners designed the company's upcoming Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, which has been described as looking like a spaceship. The headquarters project was recently reported to be $2 billion over budget.
Crackdown: The recent removal of AppGratis from Apple's App Store is just the first move in a plan to increase enforcement of App Store guidelines, AllThingsD notes. Apple booted the app-discovery app from its online store this week, just days after it approved the iPad version of the app. AppGratis' developers say they are confused by the decision. Apple claims it removed the app for violating its rules regarding app promotion and push notifications. Sources told AllThingsD that Apple has come to believe that app-discovery apps flout its App Store restrictions and undermine the store's integrity with consumers. Apple has often been accused of inconsistency in the way it enforces App Store rules.
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(CNN) -- Jo-Lynne Shane is furiously looking for ways to spend $500 in the next three weeks. If she doesn't, that money will disappear at the stroke of midnight December 31.
Jo-Lynne Shane, who gives cost-cutting tips on her blog, is trying to use up her FSA account.
Shane, a mother of three who lives in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has that much money left in her family's healthcare Flexible Spending Account. By the rules of the IRS, any money she doesn't spend by the end of this year vanishes.
"If you don't use it, you lose it," said Shane, who gives cost-cutting tips to other mothers on her blog, Musings of a Housewife.
She admits that it can hard to focus on finances during the holiday season. But if you don't want to lose money in the next three weeks, follow these five tips from health insurance experts.
1. Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
These are accounts where your employer takes pre-tax dollars out of your paycheck to be spent on health-care expenses. You decide how much to take out each year.
Sometimes people think they can use FSA money only to pay for doctor's bills and prescription drugs, but many over-the-counter items -- from acne drugs to wart removers -- are legitimate FSA expenses.
Here's an A to Z list of eligible FSA expenses, and here's a guide to reimbursement for over-the-counter products.
Some people actually have until March 15 to spend their 2008 FSA money. Check with your employer to find out your situation.
2. Vision benefits
If your plan gives you money toward a new pair of eyeglasses every year, or contact lenses, make sure to use these benefits before they expire at the end of the year.
3. Elective surgeries
"Let's say you need knee surgery and you've been putting it off for a while. If you've already met your deductible for 2008, have the surgery before the end of the year, or you'll have to start your deductible all over again," said Amy O'Meara Chambers, an employee benefits lawyer and associate vice president for market development at Priority Health, a health insurance company based in Michigan. Watch more on how to maximize your healthcare savings »
For example, let's say your insurance has a $1,000 annual deductible. This means you have to spend $1,000 of your own money before insurance kicks in.
If you've met your deductible for 2008, have the surgery now, or else you'll have to pay that $1,000 deductible when you have the surgery next year.
The same goes for doctor's appointments if you've met your deductible.
"Go to the dermatologist, dentist, optometrist and other appointments you might have put off," advised Tobie Stanger, a senior editor at Consumer Reports.
4. Prescription drugs
It's the same principle as the elective surgeries. If you can, fill prescriptions now so you won't have to shell out whatever your deductible is next year. Stanger advises purchasing a three-month supply before the end of the year if possible.
5. Wellness requirements
A new trend among employers is to offer rewards -- gift cards, cash or lower premiums -- to employees who take certain wellness initiatives, such as joining a health club or getting an annual physical.
"A lot of these offers are very time-sensitive; you have to do them by the end of the year to get the rewards," O'Meara Chambers said. "So make sure you don't miss out."
As for Shane, she's working on a plan with her orthodontist to pay now for $300 worth of work she knows she'll need in 2009. As for the other $200 that will be left in her FSA, she's thinking about buying contact lenses she knows she'll need in the future.
If that doesn't do it, her husband, Paul, has an idea. "He says we can always go to CVS and stock up on Tylenol and Band-Aids," she said.
CNN's Jennifer Pifer-Bixler and Marcy Heard contributed to this report.
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Good manufacturing practices
The implementation and enforcement of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in Blood and Plasma Collection Establishments is considered a priority as a tool to minimize the risk of transmitting currently known and emerging blood-borne diseases. This priority has been consistently highlighted by medicines regulatory authorities at the last International Conferences of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) held in Berlin (1999), Hong-Kong (2002) and Madrid (2004).
GMP is a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards appropriate to their intended use and as required by the product specification. The adherence to GMP at all levels of the production process, from the donor to the recipient, is a prerequisite for consistent quality in the preparation of blood and blood products. The quality and safety of locally-manufactured products can only be ensured if national regulatory authorities with operational inspectorates implement and enforce appropriate GMP standards.
The assistance to National Regulatory Authorities in developing countries for the development of a common standard in the manufacture of blood-derived products was considered of the highest priority by the Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS) at its Meeting in 2003. The Committee considered that the implementation and enforcement of GMP in blood establishments at the regional and global levels will have a significant impact in preventing the transmission of blood transfusion transmitted diseases via blood products.
The implementation of GMP during blood and plasma collection procedures will ensure a consistent approach in the application of donor selection criteria for each donation, the prevention of errors during testing and, supporting traceability by adequate documentation of all relevant steps. The development of plasma contract fractionation programs will be supported in this way and closer collaborative links between regulatory authorities at Regional and global level will be promoted.
A number of educational programs and training Workshops are being jointly developed by WHO Headquarters and its Regional Offices, to respond to the above needs.
The GMP Guide for blood collection establishments, prepared under the auspices of the Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S), is being used as the working document in these training activities.
The PIC/S GMP Guide has been widely tested and forms a reliable basis for further development, when required.
Countries with plasma fractionation activities; countries that are or will be involved in plasma contract fractionation activities in the near future and; countries whose medicines regulatory authorities have already expressed interest in enforcing GMP in their blood collection establishment are taking part in the Workshops.
Participants are drawn from National Regulatory Authorities (from both Pharmaceutical Inspectorate and Evaluation and Control departments) and National Blood Programs.
Technical and Regulatory Assistance to National Regulatory Authorities
Related documents
WHO Recommendations for the Production, Control and Regulation of Human Plasma for Fractionation
pdf, 364 kb.
WHO Guidelines on viral inactivation and removal procedures intended to assure the viral safety of human blood plasma products.
pdf, 630kb
WHO Technical Report Series (TRS) No. 924, Annex 4 (Adopted by ECBS 2001)
WHO Requirements for the collection, processing and quality control of blood, blood components and plasma derivatives.
pdf, 3.27Mb
TRS No 840, Annex 2 (Adopted by ECBS 1992)
PIC/S GMP Guide for Blood Establishments (Jul 2004)
pdf, 209kb
Eleventh International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA);
Workshop on Assuring quality and safety of blood products. Madrid, Spain (2004)
Tenth International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA);
Workshop on Safety of blood-derived products. Hong Kong, China (2002)
Ninth International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA);
Workshop on Safety issues of plasma-derived medicinal products. Berlin, Germany (1999)
Related links
- International Conferences of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA)
Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention
Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation Scheme (PIC/S)
WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS)
WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS)


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Fluzone High-Dose is an injected flu vaccine formulated for people age 65 years and older. Like other flu vaccines, Fluzone High-Dose is made up of the three flu strains most likely to cause the flu during the upcoming season. The high-dose vaccine, however, contains four times as much flu virus antigen — the part of the vaccine that stimulates the immune system — as regular Fluzone and other standard flu vaccines.
In response to a regular flu shot, older people produce 50 to 75 percent fewer antibodies, which protect against the vaccine antigens, than do younger adults.
Evidence that a high-dose flu vaccine can compensate for this difference originally comes from studies that found higher post-vaccine antibody levels in older adults who received high-dose flu vaccines than in those who received standard flu vaccines.
In addition, one study found almost 25 percent fewer cases of proven influenza in adults age 65 and older who took the high-dose vaccine compared with those who took the standard-dose vaccine.
In the largest of three clinical studies comparing high-dose and standard-dose flu vaccines, those who received the high-dose vaccine were more likely to develop side effects, such as a fever and soreness at the injection site, during the week after vaccination.
The risks of flu complications are highest for people age 65 years and older, so protecting this group is particularly important. The Food and Drug Administration accelerated its approval of Fluzone High-Dose on the condition that studies will continue to evaluate the new vaccine's effect on seasonal flu outcomes, such as cases of flu and flu complications, in older adults. If, over the next few years, Fluzone High-Dose turns out to be superior to the regular flu vaccine by these measures, the high-dose vaccine may become the vaccine of choice for older adults.
James M. Steckelberg, M.D.
Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flu/expert-answers/fluzone/faq-20058032
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Basalt is a natural volcanic rock. It can be used in manufacturing where it is made into fine gold fibers with incredible vibration resistance. Wilson's new technology, BLX, has used these basalt fibers andwoven them longitudinally with [K]arophite Black to create one of the most advanced composites in the industry.
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First rule of nutrition: eat or die.
My mother died two weeks ago. She had been deeply ill — dying for so long, so slowly. What we knew would one day happen did: she lost the ability to eat. She had a stroke that made it difficult for her to swallow, to make all those muscles in the mouth and throat cooperate; eating made her so tired — it took so much work — that she would fall asleep after half a cup of yogurt or ice cream. Her body would then work so hard to digest that tiny amount of food that she'd run a fever, every resource she had working at doing what we all try to do every day: eat enough to live. She had food available; she had trained medical help; it was just that her body faced that rule, eat or die, and made a different choice than it had before.
What food she could eat, for those few moments of wakefulness, clearly gave her pleasure. Her diet in her last weeks was ice cream, yogurt, pie filling, milkshakes — anything smooth enough to swallow easily and sugary enough to make it fun. She liked the sweet tastes on her tongue. The food she ate wasn't to stay alive but rather to provide bodily pleasure as she slipped away. Food, like the liquid morphine she took several times a day, gave her relief from the work of dying. Eat, or die.
My mom was one of the few people in my life who never made me feel ashamed to like food. She taught me and my brothers how to bake cookies and always let us lick the bowl and wooden spoon afterwards. When I was 12 and had my tonsils out, she put me on the aforementioned ice-cream-and-milkshake regimen and read Nancy Drew books to me when I was too tired to read them myself. She knew that food was something that made us live and gave us joy: we eat, and we die, so eat well.
She was a good mother; she loved me — she loved the actual, living world — unconditionally. There are no other rules.


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Decorated with etched-style print. Star burst light-reflecting pattern on
bottom. Pewter lid, suitable for engraving.
North American game fish artist Jon Q Wright created this design, featuring
numerous authentic antique and modern fishing lures. The motif is an etched
style wrap-around high fired print. The embossed pewter lid features a leaping
fish and the thumb lift is a miniature pe...