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Like parenthood itself, it all starts out promisingly enough. Cameron Diaz learns she's pregnant on a Dancing With The Stars-like show by shocking herself with spontaneously vomit into a glass victory cup. In another scene Elizabeth Banks announces her own pregnancy to husband Ben Falcone (Mr. Melissa McCarthy, by the way; he was the air marshall she seduced in Bridesmaids). Then he shouts, "MY BALLS WORK!" I understand that my enthusiasm for humor related to scrotums and throw-up mark me as possibly the wrong audience for a movie like this, but I was full of hope all the same. And then my enthusiasm was starved to death over the course of the next 110 minutes, so the film did, ultimately, showed me who was boss.
I'm willing to accept that my sense of humor isn't a good fit for what wound up on the screen. And I say that because I watched it alongside an especially excited and laugh-ready audience, the most good-fittinest people the internet could find, I guess. They hooted. They hollered. They shriek-laughed. They gasped, "OH NO!" whenever anything -- and I mean anything -- even remotely uncertain befell any character, so long as it wasn't actual tragedy. Is Banks's water breaking? OH NO! Is Chris Rock's toddler running amok with a big stick or stiff-dead cat? OH NO! Is Falcone about to drive a golf cart into Quaid's swimming pool for no reason? OH NO! It went on and on like that. And again, maybe this could all be my problem.
Wait. No it's not. This stupid movie is the problem.
The very large ensemble cast -- Diaz, Banks, Falcone, Jennifer Lopez, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Manganiello, Thomas Lennon and some others I'm forgetting -- are all expecting a child in one way or another. These stories run 3:1 bland comedy to uncomfortable drama, where one minute Quaid is mugging for the camera and happily making out with Decker, the next Banks has messy hair and sloppy clothes, or a posse of wannabe-tough fathers stroll their spawn through the park on their weekly Daddy's Day Out, trash-talking each other in that neutered way men do in a PG-13 film about babies. And none of it's really funny, nothing observed feels fresh, nothing shown hasn't been shown before (for example, almost all ladies turn into frothing maniacs during childbirth, as seen in every other pregnancy comedy ever made). It's as though the film itself were child-proofed for safety.
But in the middle of these misfiring moments of mediocre comedy is another movie, one starring Anna Kendrick and Jennifer Lopez, both of whom are dealing with their own journeys toward motherhood. Their stories are discrete, never touching one another directly, and without getting into the details too deeply, directly address anxiety, ambivalence, loss and fear in an affecting batch of scenes that are as moving and real as the rest of film is trite and meaningless. It's as if Kendrick took the script, ignored everything that wasn't for her and decided to attempt the fireman-carry that sometimes happens when one or two genuine performances struggle to save a movie. Lopez, for her part, was probably still smarting from that rotten Back-Up Plan and determined to get a meaty, real-conflict-addressing role in this one. When her character loses her job and her eggs won't cooperate, suddenly everything becomes very true. And when she cries, it's enough to make you forget every terrible thing she was ever in after appearing in Out Of Sight, including Gigli.
But what do I know? The audience didn't gasp OH NO! for those two or their troubles. Not once.
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You then should perform an efficiency test.1. Remove cover from low pressure control andjumper it out.2. Front seat the suction service valve.3. The compressor should pull into a vacuum
I am one of the experts, but I doubt I'd need to call you for anything but maybe to go for a cold one As a past Rheem, Carrier and Goodman dealer, I can attest that the warranties clearly state that they will be voided if the unit is run with the suction line closed.That's about all I got to say on the matter.

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He wants Hodzic to be just as relentless on the boards as he is in exhorting him to be more aggressive as a rebounder.
"Adnan has been very consistent scoring," Sanderson said. "The thing I am on him about all the time is rebounding the ball. When he rebounds the ball and gets double figures in rebounds our chances of winning go up."
Hodzic is averaging 21.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Guard Josh Slater is averaging 17.5, guard Jordan Burgason is averaging 12.8 and forward Brandon Brown is averaging 10.8.
The Bisons, 15-12, 12-6 in the A-Sun, play Kennesaw State, 12-17, 7-11 in the conference, Thursday night at 7:30 and then play Mercer Saturday at 5 to close out the regular season. The Bisons are still in the running for first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference, but they have to win both games at Allen Arena and get some help from a couple of other teams.
Rebounding will be a major key to that success. The Bisons are second overall in the A-Sun with a rebound margin of plus-2.7. They are averaging 36.4 rebounds per game while holding opponents to an average of 33.8. Sanderson thinks his Bisons can do an even better job.
"We have to have a sense of urgency about rebounding," Sanderson said. "We have done a little bit better job of defending. And when you do a better job of defending there are going to be more rebounds to be had.
"We have not got our share of rebounds on a consistent basis. Have we outrebounded teams? Yes. But it has been by such a small margin and many of our games this season have come down to one or two possessions."
Sanderson has been addressing the rebounding issue with his team this week.
"Our turnovers are down to almost 14 a game which is very, very good," Sanderson said. "Our shooting percentage has stayed around 47 t0 48 percent. We are consistently averaging 78 to 79 points all year long. But our rebounds have not been quite as consistent. We have to keep people off the glass.
"Rebounding controls a lot of things. A lot of teams in our league live off the offensive boards and getting stick backs. If you cut out their stick backs and their second shots then all of a sudden you are cutting out a big portion of their offense."
The Bisons finished conference play 7-3 on the road. They are 5-3 at home. Sanderson is hopeful that the Bisons can defend their home turf. The Bisons lost 97-91 at Kennesaw State Dec. 5.
"We have played better on the road than we have at home," Sanderson said. "We have not played as well at home consistently for whatever reasons. We need to play well at home."
Freshman forward Markeith Cummings leads Kennesaw State with 17.2 points per game. Sophomore guard Kurtis Woods averages 12.8 points per game. Redshirt freshman forward LaDaris Green leads the team in rebounding with eight per game.
"Kennesaw State is a scary team," Sanderson said. "They are extremely athletic. They hit 19-of-25 in 3-point shots against us but that is not really what they do. Markeith Cummings doesn't play like a freshman. He is an all-league player and he has a lot of support.
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April 20, 2012
"What do you do?"
It is a common question that I dread.
"I am a PROFESSIONAL volunteer," I usually respond with a cheery smile plastered on my face.
What am I supposed to say?
"I CAN'T work because 20 years ago I tested HIV+ and just surviving was my full time job?"
"I DON'T work because fear and ignorance of HIV make people afraid to eat food I prepare?"
"I am unable to work because the dominant paradigm traps me with a traditional definition of a job, the hours, the attendance, even the "professional" outfits that I am often unable to provide?" (Those are the bad days when I am pissed at how inflexible employers are).
I am fortunate in many ways. I am married and my husband long ago offered to be the financial support in our family. He provides the health insurance, the roof over our heads, the food on the table. Does he hold it over me? Nope, for some reason that still mystifies me, he is just glad to have me alive and in his life. Does it make it any easier to be the stay at home partner? Nope, all our values and worth as adults are tied to our jobs, our paid jobs.
So what do I do? I volunteer, a lot. I squeeze 28 hours out of every 24, over scheduling myself so that I can be at every meeting, helping every person that needs me or taking every shift.
Here is the puzzling part, what kind of job would I like or be good at? I don't even know. 20 years of advocating and educating has made me pretty good at bunch of different things, I was blessed with a pretty agile mind and an innate curiosity. What does that sound like to you? Like so many other under-employed HIV+ women, I don't even know what a job that uses my unique skills looks like. What does it look like to you?
So here is a challenge to our allies, coalitions, boards, and organizations that love and rely on their "HIV+ super-volunteers": if you love our work ethic, if you don't know how you would survive without our HIV+ knowledge and experience, invest in skills-building and economic opportunities that support us. Invest in our development as professionals including options to take a leadership role. Forward us job opportunities, always demand speaker honorariums when others ask if you have HIV+ people who can speak, send us information on skills-building trainings, and put extra effort into ensuring that when we are given the chance to present or participate in a meeting or conference that there are resources to fund us to get there. If you think we are perfect for a job, ASK us if we are interested. We might not even believe we are qualified. If you want our expertise, OFFER US A JOB, OFFER TO PAY US. Trust me, it won't offend us, we will feel honored.
Women living with HIV are often pushed into poverty or economically unstable situations. To uphold the HIV community's call for economic justice, we must practice what we preach in our own house. We must take to heart and walk the talk in our own house. Otherwise, we are not advocating for people living with HIV, we are fostering its devastating impact.
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I, Hezekiah, the bridegroom, will provide her with clothing, cover and food, supply all her needs, and wishes according to any ability and to the extent I can afford. I will conduct myself toward her with truthfulness and sincerity, with love and affection. I will not grieve nor oppress her and will let her have food, clothing and marital relations to the extent habitual among Jewish men. . . . Sarwa [Cypress, the bride] heard the words of Hezekiah and agreed to marry him and to be his wife and companion in purity, holiness, and fear of God, to listen to his words, to honor and hold him dear, to be his helper and to do in his house what a virtuous Jewish woman is expected to do, to conduct herself toward him with love and consideration, to be under his rule, and her desire will be toward him.
Official Document, Jewish Marriage Contract
Within the context of patriarchal societies, women are dependent upon their male relatives to look out for their best interests. In both Jewish and Muslim marriages, contracts have traditionally been drawn up, illustrating that a marriage is as much a familial contract as a union between two people. In Fatimid Cairo, Jewish families took great pains to draw up ketubbot, or marriage contracts, that looked out for the financial and emotional interests of women. Many examples of such contracts were found in the Cairo Geniza, a treasure trove of documents that allowed historians, such as Shmuel Goitein, to reconstruct the world of Cairene Jewry living under Shia Islamic rule.
Source: Gotein, S.D.. A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967-1993.


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Anyone listening to adult contemporary radio in the late '70s and early '80s was bound to hear one distinctively soothing voice singing introspective songs about the intricacies of relationships. That voice belonged to Dan Fogelberg, who died five years ago today.
He dominated the Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts in 1980 with tender love song "Longer," but it wasn't just romantic relationships that inspired Fogelberg. His hit from the following year, "Leader of the Band," was written about his father, a musician and a high school band director. Fogelberg's father died just months after the single was released.
And a nostalgic – but not romantic – meeting with an old flame was the genesis for Fogelberg's holiday-tinged "Same Old Lang Syne." The song's events unfold almost exactly as they did in real life – at least, according to Jill Greulich, the woman Fogelberg wrote about. She didn't reveal herself when she first heard the song on the radio (although she knew it was about her), but she told her story after Fogelberg's death, correcting just a couple of small inaccuracies – the color of her eyes (green, not blue) and her husband's profession (gym teacher, not architect)…
It seems a little amazing that a songwriter could take a simple real-life encounter and, without much embellishing, turn the story into a song that still brings a tear to the eyes of listeners more than 30 years later. But that was Dan Fogelberg.


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After the short story on Chrome for Android not entirely living up to the promise of its desktop sibling, I went on a serious Android browser testing spree - fueled by suggestions from readers here and on Twitter. The conclusion? As much choice as there is, they all seem to be lacking in one important aspect: user interface. Ugly, inconsistent, non-Holo, confusing - and this applies to Chrome as much as it does to third party browsers. Since I really want a good Android browser, I sat down, and about 23 seconds later, I realised that all the ingredients for a really good and distinctive Android browser are right here in front of everyone using Android. Also: this approach would result in a tablet interface, all for free!
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The original versions of Firefox on Android worked this way, but it wasn't popular and there were performance problems.
It was also too easy to end up into the left (or right) sidebar while simply moving around a page. Elasticity or repeats weren't helping, as it made it more difficult to open or close those elements.
It is still a nice idea, but we need something more to make it work: touch areas outside the screen, around it. The WebOS Palms had it (a tactile area below the screen), and it was genius, as it opened the possibilty of gestures (coherent with the rest of the interface) without the risk of interacting with on-screen elements. Edge swipes are too tricky without it.
But alas, I am asking for an hardware modification, a new standard design... which is hard to get.
The fact that even a relative moron such as myself can come up with this means it must have occurred to smarter people as well.I think they tried it but weren't satisfied with it. Like Mobile Firefox did when it was named Fennec.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The 2010 season opener for the King College women's soccer team did not go as planned Thursday as the Lady Tornado were defeated 2-0 at East Tennessee State University.
After the match, King at 0-1 will now welcome Tennessee Wesleyan College to Bristol for the home opener at Parks Field Saturday. Tennessee Wesleyan lost 4-0 to East Tennessee State, with a 3-0-1 record, earlier in the week.
After dodging numerous threats early, the Lady Tornado fell behind 1-0 30:24 into the contest. Kayla White scored on a shot off the post into the net with an assist from Ramey Kerns.
Before that Abbey Kitts (Tazewell, Va.) stopped five shots by the Lady Bucs. She finished with 10 saves for the game.
The Lady Bucs tacked on a second goal at the 46:05 mark thanks to Terri Miller's goal on a breakaway. Kelly Brinkman was credited with the assist.
Overall East Tennessee had 12 shots in the opening 45 minutes with six on goal.
The goalkeeping duo of Megan Masch and Caitlin Gaughan combined on the shutout. Masch played the first 49 minutes before Gaughan finished out the game.
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I'm new to the site and joined to voice my opinion about the Roman Catholic Gregorian Calendar and how it totally rules our lives!
I started a petition at the White House's "We The People" site to get rid of this damn thing.
The petition is at http://wh.gov/lgu5i.
So, please take a look at it and sign it if you agree with it. Then please forward the URL to anyone you can think of and post it on the social sites/networks.
Let's make this go viral and make the Catholic Church start squirming!
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Even though that particular calendar reform was instituted by a pope, the Gregorian calendar is well established as a civil calendar, which seems to pass the "Lemon test" for legislation being constitutional under the Establishment Clause:
- The government's action must have a secular legislative purpose; (Purpose Prong)
- The government's action must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion; (Effect Prong)
- The government's action must not result in an "excessive government entanglement" with religion. (Entanglement Prong)
Use of the Gregorian calendar doesn't advance Roman Catholicism any more than our using weekday names originating from, say, "Wodan's day", "Thor's day", "Frigg's day", and "Saturn's day" promotes religions involving those deities.
The Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar, which the petition advocates using instead, might or might not be worth switching to on its own merits.
Correct, "use of the Gregorian calendar doesn't advance Roman Catholicism." It all has to do with the authority/jurisdiction of papal bulls in this country.
Just look at the history of the GC: the Protestant countries resisted this papal outrage (and some Orthodox churches still do), because they knew it would be bowing down to the pope's self-proclaimed authority.
The Protestants eventually dropped the ball. I'm just picking it up and running with it...
So the fact that it is accurate means nothing? You are actually using religious nut jobs as evidence that it is a nefarious plot on behalf of the Pope?
What an utterly useless exercise in intellectual masturbation.
In a world full of inequality, injustice and poverty how you devote any time or energy on such an asinine project?
How does the imposition on any of these calenders benefit one single person on the planet (unless you sell calenders)?
Sorry for the bluntness but really....
As for me, I prefer the Thermidorian calender used during the French Revolution. We could re-institute that (since it worked so well in the first place), along with the Committee of Public Safety to make sure its use was enforced with the threat of the National Razor (guillotine). And today, September 2, 2013, is re-written as the day of Sextidi, of the 2nd Decade, of the month of Fructidor, in the year 221. Now, let's all get behind this idea, or "Off with your head."
MB's correct. Useless intellectual act of self gratification.
Where do you get the idea that the Gregorian calendar is religious? Because a Pope started it? That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. I agree with MB and Grinning Cat. You should use your energies on things that actually matter. Not making up things.
I'm really shocked/surprised by the reactions so far on this site. The GC is ipso facto a 100% Catholic religious instrument - recognized as such from the day PG13's bull/decree was issued. This understanding is why the Protestant countries resisted it.
There's billions of people that can use their energies to better this world in countless ways, but I choose to use my energies as I wish - to get rid of a Catholic calendar and have a 100% secular calendar instituted...
Writing is used to spread the Word of God too. We should get rid of that and replace it with a system less accurate as well.
We really need a "like" button on here.
(Yes! But not connected to Facebook, thank you.)
Is the "like" button at the start of the discussion connected to facebook?
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Goshen, Ind.,-based Keystone RV Co. employees stepped up in support the United Way of Elkhart County last year, exceeding 2011 contributions by 103% and once again earning status as the top contributor in the county. Marking the achievement, United Way of Elkhart County President and CEO Bill Rieth (R) presented a distinguished service award to Keystone President Matt Zimmerman. "Throughout the years Keystone has been a shining light in our community," stated Rieth. "Not only does the company provide employment to over 3,000 families but through the generous contributions of the employees much good is done. With Keystone's help, thousands of individuals in Elkhart County have known a better life." Zimmerman added, "Year in and year out, our employees lead the way. We truly feel we can make a difference in our community and we all pitch in to help. I am very humbled to be part of the incredible Keystone family. "


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McGettrick, H.M and Smith, E and Filer, A and Kissane, S and Salmon, M and Buckley, Christopher D. and Rainger, G. Ed and Nash, Gerard B. (2009) Fibroblasts from different sites may promote or inhibit recruitment of flowing lymphocytes by endothelial cells. European Journal of Immunology, 39 (1). pp. 113-125. ISSN 0014-2980


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Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs announced on his Facebook page this morning that he is off crutches.
"No more crutches! Beasting..." the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year wrote about an hour ago.
Suggs met Monday with doctors Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte so he could examine his surgically-repaired Achilles tendon. If the scar was fully healed, Suggs was likely cleared to begin his rehab at the team's facility.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday that Anderson said Suggs is doing "very well" but Harbuagh didn't go into specifics.
"I think he'll start to accelerate his rehab now since he saw Dr. Anderson down in Charlotte," he said. "We'll take it from there."
His message to fans this morning is a good sign that his doctor's appointment went well. Hopefully we will get something more official from the Ravens later today when they hold their first mandatory minicamp workout.
By the way, in case you missed it last Friday, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti told my colleague Jeff Zrebiec that the idea that the team would go after Suggs and his contract if it was discovered that he had sustained the injury while playing basketball in late April was "nonsense" and "crazy." Bisciotti said he would much rather that Suggs was hurt while doing something to stay in shape instead of "sleeping on his couch all offseason."
Suggs had a career-high 14 sacks in 2011. He set a franchise record with seven forced fumbles. He also made 70 tackles and picked off a pair of passes. He went to back-to-back Pro Bowls for the first time in his career.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 19th Apr 2013 14:09 UTC
"All of those questions, messages, and stern commands that people have been whispering to Siri are stored on Apple servers for up to two years, Wired can now report. Yesterday, we raised concerns about some fuzzy disclosures in Siri's privacy policy. After our story ran, Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller called to explain Apple's policy, something privacy advocates have asking for." Apple cares about your privacy.
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I think Swash has been lying about his use of Apple products. You're supposed to become insanely creative immediately upon using an Apple product. But his demonstrated inability to create a funny joke (while delusionally believing it was in any way humorous) in this occasion proves otherwise.


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During their first trip to Africa, Scott and Rebecca Rothney learned that while they were limited to 20kg of luggage on safari, the airline had an allowance of 100 pounds (45 kgs) of checked luggage plus a 40 pound (18.14 kg) carry-on. In making plans for a second trip, they looked into visiting a school near the lodge they would visit. They contacted their safari company to see if they could determine any specific needs of that school. Armed with that information, they were able to deliver 140 pounds (64 kgs) of school supplies, including soccer balls, to the school. It was enormously rewarding to be able to help the people in the community that had given them such a life-changing experience. That's how the idea for the Pack for a Purpose website came up.
Onsea House is currently one of the only 11 properties in Tanzania that joined the Pack for a Purpose. With your help, you can make the life better of more than 1400 children of the Baraa Primary School, located within walking distance from Onsea House in Arusha.


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Cleaning products are often so unattractive that they seem un-designed, as if the only thought given to their form involved slapping a new sticker onto the same old unconsidered plastic piece that's been in production since 1982. There are exceptions, however, and these high-quality tools stand out for being well thought out and beautiful to behold.
- Dustpan and Broom: Manufactured at a small factory in Gnosjo, Sweden, this metal dustpan is a gorgeous shade of fire engine red. The handheld broom that comes with it was handmade by the Iris Group, a Swedish organization that employs visually impaired people. The set is available at the Cooper Hewitt Gift Shop for $52.
- TubTrugs: Designed for gardeners, these plastic buckets are hard-working pieces that are also great for laundry, organizing, or recycling. They come various colors, sizes, and prices, and they're lightweight and flexible but remarkably strong.
- Modern Brooms: Designed by Stefano Giovannoni for Magis, the candy-colored bristles make these brooms unique. They're currently on sale at Nova 68 for $69.
- Vipp Pedal Bin: Vipp's pedal trash bins are handmade in Denmark. The company has a record of high-quality manufacturing that dates back to their founding in 1939. Prices are steep, but their products are built to last many, many years. You can find Vipp pedal bins at the Conran Shop for $250.
- Vipp Toilet Brush: We believe in spending a little more for something that will last, but $200 for a toilet brush seems pretty ridiculous. However, if we were ever to rethink the toilet brush as an investment piece, we'd probably put our money on Vipp's smart engineering and high-quality materials. DWR advertises this as "The last toilet brush you'll ever buy." For that price, it better be.
- Iris Hantverk Table Brush: Iris Hantverk is a Swedish company that crafts cleaning tools from natural materials like wood and horsehair. This table brush is a sort of mini broom and dustpan used for sweeping crumbs from a tabletop. It's currently on sale at Design Within Reach for $35.
- Muji Broom: Japanese retailer Muji is a really good resource for well-designed, affordable cleaning supplies. This is their hand broom ($6.95), but you can find equally attractive dustbins, mops, trash cans, and recycling bins in their online store.
- Muji Lint Roller: Our problem with lint rollers is the fact that thy get so sticky and disgusting when they're sitting in a drawer. This $7 roller from Muji solves the dilemma by providing a sleek plastic sheath to protect the roller while it's not being used.
- Caldrea Ostrich Brush: We've found Ostrich feather dusters to be the best at attracting, holding, and shaking out dirt. This one from Caldrea is a really beautiful design with white feathers and a pear wood handle, priced at $60.
- Top Waste Management System: Available from Vessel for $99 per bin, this system is color coded to simplify the sorting process for recyclables. Bins can be mounted to the wall or locked together in a line.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 19, 2011) - Capped off by a dramatic late addition, a fantastic four ETSU athletes will go to Bloomington, Ind., in less than ten days for the preliminary first round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Regional.
Four Buccaneer sprinters finished the season among the region's top 48 runners in their respective events. This week both Emani Harrison (Columbia, S.C.) and Mike James (Palm Bay, Fla.) also took home Atlantic Sun Athlete of the Week honors, the conference office announced yesterday.
Until a few days ago, three looked to be shoo-ins for the postseason: James, fellow senior Jasmine Ingram (Frederick, Md.), and freshman Ifrish Alberg (Paramaribo, Suriname). Last but certainly not least on the list, freshman prodigy Harrison ran a school-record 11.63 in the 100-meter dash prelim last weekend at the Clemson Final Qualifier to notch the No. 45 time in the region.
Such an exciting culmination to a memorable freshman year makes Harrison stand out even further to her coaches, who tabbed her as a special athlete from the outset.
"We work very hard to find talented athletes that can compete right out of [high school]," said ETSU Sprints Coach Brandon Morton, "but also we try to find talented athletes nobody else really sees. Emani is a prime example of a talented kid that was overlooked."
Talented, indeed. The interdisciplinary studies major and former A. C. Flora Falcon already owns a school record as a freshman, and Morton said she reminds him of some of the all-time greats in Buccaneer women's sprints. Her performances echo those of past runners Jenny Knox, Nae Nae Bailey and Judy Johnson, said Morton, as well as recently graduated senior Ingram, who accompanies Harrison to Bloomington next week.
"I can truly say she will look to take the sprints program to even higher heights," said Morton. "We would like to see her at the NCAA Championships as early as next year.
"For her," added Morton, "that is not far-fetched."
In the meantime, Morton said, it all starts with qualifying for the regional finals on Saturday, May 28, and that Harrison needs another great performance to do that. "I think she will look to break the school record in the process," he said.
Among Harrison's running mates at Indiana University's Robert C. Haugh Complex, Alberg and James both logged their qualifying times at the A-Sun Championships in Jacksonville, Fla., April 16, while Ingram punched her ticket a week later in the Charlotte Invitational.
Alberg's 10.42 finish in the 100 won gold in the conference final and still stands as the No. 1 mark this season, hanging on at No. 41 in the region. James's runner-up 13.92 in the 110 hurdles final is still No. 2 in conference behind Kennesaw State's Kendall Parks, but it is the top regional mark for ETSU at No. 16. Ingram finished the season among the top five A-Sun runners in both the 200 and 400, but it was her school-record 54.15 in the 400 at Charlotte that remains No. 38 in the region.Check out Indiana University's Web site, iuhoosiers.cstv.com, for more on the regional preliminary. For more on the road from Johnson City to Bloomington, visit ETSUBucs.com.


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My friend Jon, who is better known for his longer bike camping trips, joined me on this short trip. We set out on this trip as a S24O or Sub 24 hour Overnight, popularized by Rivendell Bicycles. We left around 6pm Friday, and we were home by noon Saturday.
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He is 14, the son of a Muslim father and a Catholic mother, and is being raised in a household where the family rejects the notion that it is all right to be gay.
Sometime last spring, the boy approached his parents with a problem.
"He said, 'I'm confused about whether I like boys or girls,' " the father explained in court papers. " 'I think I like both.' "
That "confusion" sent the parents in search of answers – to the father's mosque, books about the issue and the Internet.
"We raised our children in a mixed-faith household, and all of our children believe in and love God," the father said in court documents. "Homosexuality is inconsistent with both of our religions, and is against the faith of our children."
The family's dilemma and ones like it are the focus of two lawsuits in Sacramento federal court seeking to stop a new law from taking effect Jan. 1 in California.
The law, Senate Bill 1172 by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, would ban the use of controversial "gay conversion" therapies on minors such as the 14-year-old, who is identified in court papers only as "John Doe 2."
It is the only law of its kind in the nation, and the legal challenges could become landmark litigation. So far, two judges hearing the cases separately have declined to prevent the law from taking effect, but plaintiffs in one of the suits have moved to appeal their case to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The legal fight comes at a pivotal moment in the nation's debate over gay rights. The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month agreed to review the legality of California's ban on same-sex marriage in a case that will have national implications.
California's "gay-conversion" law is aimed at a much more limited population: licensed mental health providers who work with youths under age 18 with the goal of combating their attraction to people of the same sex.
The therapies, referred to as "sexual orientation change efforts" by their practitioners, have been roundly denounced by mental health groups and gay advocacy organizations.
The practice "has been rejected by every leading mainstream mental health association as ineffective and dangerous," according to legal filings from Equality California, which pushed for passage of the law and serves as an advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
"Minors are committing suicide after being told they have something wrong with them, being told that if they try hard enough they can change it if they follow these practices, like taking showers with their father," Michelle Friedland, a San Francisco attorney representing Equality California, argued in court earlier this month.
"When it doesn't work, they get depressed and they feel like their doctor has told them there is something wrong with them, and their parents have sent them to a doctor licensed by the state who supposedly is telling them that there is something wrong with them, and it causes depression and suicide. That is the problem that the state is trying to solve here."
But at least some individuals who have experienced the therapy, both as minors and adults, insist it works and helped them carve out heterosexual lives.
"It's almost completely eradicated shame from my life," said Aaron Bitzer, 36, a Culver City man who says he has undergone sessions of what is called "reparative therapy" to counteract his attraction to men. "It's brought about a lot of benefits in my life."
Limiting opportunities?
Bitzer is a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits seeking to bar the measure from taking effect. In an interview, he said the new law could prevent minors from receiving treatment he believes is helpful if they want to combat same-sex attraction.
The law also could curtail his professional ambitions: Bitzer said he hopes to someday open a practice that offers such therapy.
He said he first began to experience same-sex attractions in junior high school, and that those feelings have been diminished through church counseling and other programs, including weekend retreats with names such as "Living From the Heart" or "Adventure in Manhood."
He said no one should be forced to move away from same-sex attractions, but that allowing SB 1172 to take effect would limit opportunities for youths who want such treatment.
"Men like me who wish to become therapists and work in counseling others in our churches would be forced to promote factually unsound ideas, such as the notion that we are simply 'born this way' and there is no possibility of change," Bitzer said in a declaration filed in court.
Plaintiffs in the two lawsuits include therapists who say the law will unfairly harm their practices and put them at risk of disciplinary action by state regulators.
The law says the use of conversion therapy on minors "shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall subject the provider to discipline by the provider's licensing entity."
Other plaintiffs include the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, known as NARTH, a Utah-based group that contends there is "no reliable scientific evidence" that therapy to reduce same-sex attraction is harmful.
Joseph Nicolosi, a psychologist and plaintiff in one of the suits, says in court papers that he makes it clear to potential clients that they should find another counselor if their treatment goals include wanting "to continue in their homosexual lifestyle."
For those who want to eliminate their same-sex attractions – such as John Doe 2, the 14-year-old who is one of his patients – the treatment has been helpful, Nicolosi contends.
Videos of Nicolosi espousing his treatment are available on the Internet and show him encouraging individuals to seek out their "heterosexual potential."
The very existence of these videos could expose him to sanctions by state licensing agencies, up to and including losing his ability to practice, for being in violation of the new law, he contends.
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The two federal judges in Sacramento who are grappling with the lawsuits looked at the free-speech issue raised by therapists and reached opposite conclusions in separate orders issued this month.
One found that the state ban infringes on therapists' free-speech rights. The other found it does not.
U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb cited case law in concluding that a therapist's advice to a patient is speech protected by the First Amendment.
Shubb then looked at whether the state was restricting that speech based on its content and prohibiting it based on the viewpoint it reflects. He decided that was the case, so was then obligated to apply the "strict scrutiny" test, a demanding legal standard that requires the state to show it has a compelling interest in taking action that infringes on constitutional rights.
The lack of evidence demonstrating "actual harm" to patients, and the fact the measure prohibits only licensed mental health providers from engaging in conversion therapy – while allowing unlicensed individuals to engage in it – prompted Shubb to rule that SB 1172 "is not likely to withstand strict scrutiny."
He issued a preliminary injunction barring application of the law to the three named plaintiffs in the lawsuit before him: two therapists and Bitzer.
On the other hand, U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller determined that a therapist's advice to a patient is not speech, but professional conduct subject to state regulation and not a fundamental right. This allowed her to apply the "rational basis" test, a standard much lower than strict scrutiny.
According to U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the question posed under the rational basis test is merely whether "the government could have had a legitimate reason for acting as it did."
Mueller found that the Legislature acted to shield minors from the treatment's purported harms. Consequently, she ruled, the therapists who filed the lawsuit before her are not likely to prevail on their free-speech claim, and she declined to issue a preliminary injunction.
The plaintiffs in that suit plan an appeal, but the net result so far is that the law takes effect Jan. 1 for everyone but Bitzer and the two therapists in his lawsuit.


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i am truly amused by listening to expressions like "i am utterly devoted" (answer to the question to prince charles how he stands towards his mother) or "with utmost pleasure we are delighted to...", well you get the idea:
i am looking for a list/ link/ book/ dictionary that teaches more about the british english at its formal and conservative best.
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replies also to [email protected]!
thanks for the tip will do so... won't help, anyway...Originally Posted by Francois
I honestly don't know of one. There are guides like Fowler, but that's just conservative about language. I'm afraid that few want to learn the Queen's English.


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text: Hi, my baby is 3 months old and weighs 11 lb 8 oz. She was 6 lb 7 oz at birth. She's gained slowly. I blockfed for oversupply and OALD and have since stopped and things have been going ok. I take a TON of lecithin for clogged ducts... like 5 or 6 a day. I get blebs all the time and have to pop them and work them out. It's so painful. And I've been treated for thrush 3 times. So breastfeeding is still very painful. I want to stop the bleb-thrush cycle... I feel like they might be related to each other? I only nurse using cross-cradle and football... I'm trying to get cradle and side-lying down, but it's hard because my breasts are so large. I worry that my latch could be off, causing blebs? And I've only treated the baby twice for thrush because she shows no signs... but could she be passing it back to me? Please advise, I don't want to give up... I'm trying to believe this can get better!


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Osaka bars and cheap dive like hotels Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Osaka bars and cheap dive like hotels Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message sickboyJoined: 26 Jan 2003Location: Miari Texas Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 3:12 am Post subject: Osaka bars and cheap dive like hotels Hey, Im heading off to Osaka for the weekend, for a little bit of debauchery and shopping, and general Korea non being here-ness. Since everyone and their dog goes there for some sort of visa run (I did too - exciting THREE hours) I reckon that some of y'all will know some good places to meet some drunk girls, drink relatively cheaply all with in staggering distance of some cheap flop house where I can rest my weary head for a few hours. So what you got for me? Cheers! -sick Back to top gajackson1Joined: 27 Jan 2003Location: Casa Chil, Sungai Besar, Sultanate of Brunei Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 6:03 am Post subject: Sick ~ Gas Panic in Osaka. That will take care of the alcohol & girls (drink slllooowwwwlllyyy); you are on your own for the room deal, but I'm sure you can figure something out. Get yen before you go - won isn't worth the paper over there (or U$D or tc's in U$D). G-Spot Back to top sickboyJoined: 26 Jan 2003Location: Miari Texas Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 6:11 am Post subject: Cheers Glen... I'll buy you a drink in Hyehwa sometime... lets try out Riverpool! Where abouts is Gas Panic... is it in the Shinsaibashi or Namba area? Peace, -sick Back to top sickboyJoined: 26 Jan 2003Location: Miari Texas Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:06 am Post subject: Get those posts in... leaving in 30 hours... cheers! Why didn't I think of this before????? -sick Back to top Pyongshin SangjaJoined: 20 Apr 2003Location: I love baby! Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 9:04 am Post subject: I found a hotel in Osaka for 2000 yen (W20000) but it had no front desk between 11 pm and 5 am. You were in by 11 or not until 5. Like a monastery or something, with a shared shower and so on which wasn't that bad. The room was sooo small but it had aircon and cable. But still. Cheap. I have no idea where it is, but I got a reservation for it from Time Machine travel at City Hall in Seoul. They have ads in the Herald. It was next to a train station and a rollercoaster in the middle of Osaka. I went to the Pig and Whistle. Draft Sapporo was 1000 yen. Heineken bottles were a bit less. But Kirin king cans were only about 250 yen and ramen and good sake from vending machines were even cheaper. So........ Back to top gajackson1Joined: 27 Jan 2003Location: Casa Chil, Sungai Besar, Sultanate of Brunei Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 6:43 pm Post subject: Check your pm's - I sent some advice along. PS is referring to a Love Motel setup; C & I almost did that, but we were concerned about in & out stuff - would we be free to come & go as we pleased??? That one I can't answer for you; maybe matko has an answer, if you PM him about it. Have fun. Also, pick up a Hello Kitty vibrator - they make great souvenirs & coffee table conversation pieces. G. Back to top rapierJoined: 16 Feb 2003 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 7:55 pm Post subject: Sick, I love osaka- I spent 3 days there by accident last time (idiot boss sent me on a Saturday, the embassy was closed). I found cheap accom quite quickly in the international youth hostel, about 4000y a night if I remember rightly..its in the main park in Osaka.. Incidentally if you have any problems just ask the airport information desk girls, they speak fluent English and know everything.. Back to top The Great Wall of WhinerJoined: 24 Jan 2003Location: Middle Land Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:02 pm Post subject: Rapier wrote: Quote: they speak fluent English and know everything.. Just like Canadian English teachers.... Back to top rapierJoined: 16 Feb 2003 Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 1:48 am Post subject: if you imagine the cheapest yagwon here is , say, 30.000, times that by 2 to allow for the cheapest bunk bad in osaka. I spent 400.000 won in 3 days in osaka, doing nothing very much..jus sleeping in the cheapest bed and eating the cheapest meals. But the different people, atmosphere and sights made it all worthwhile. i think drinking out there is likewise expensive. in the blocks situated behind the embassy there are plenty of trendy shops, coffee bars, and also massage parlours i noticed. Apparently they deal in magic mushies in all the seedy little dens back there as well. If you want to chill during the day, the park is great to watch the world go by, plenty of friendly people about . Back to top William BeckersonGuest Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 1:56 am Post subject: I understand most Love Motels run you between 3000 to 6000 yen per evening, if you can stand the rotating beds... 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The CIU 1More Tour Comes Home
By Abbey Le Roy
CIU Student Writer
After spending the summer bicycling up the East Coast, the Columbia International University 1More Tour team was welcomed home by a group of proud fans.
A crowd of CIU students and faculty gathered in the Moore Fitness Center on Aug. 1 to hear testimonies from the five cyclists comprised of four CIU students and one CIU alumnus. The team shared about the great things the Lord did over the summer as they sought to recruit 1More student, reconnect with 1More graduate, and share God's love with 1More person. The tour started in Florida on June 6 and ended on July 27 in Maine.
"The Lord was glorified in this," said Michelle MacGregor, director of recruitment relations. MacGregor coordinated and provided oversight for the tour both this year and last.
1More Tour rider Drew Williams, a student in CIU Seminary & School of Ministry, voiced the sentiments of the whole team.
"I was amazed by the connection we had with people because of Christ," Williams said. "We really got to see the Body at work, and that had a huge impact on me."
Associate director of Alumni Ministries, Morgan Jones is an advocate of the tour and opportunities like it.
"We need to continue letting students impact people in non-traditional ways," Jones said. "Students are going to reach more students."
"It's a tremendous task," said Rick Swift, dean of students. "But I'm so proud of the team for all they did this summer. It's more than just riding a bike. They represented Christ and CIU, and they did both well."


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JON Higgins hopes Dudley Kingswinford can crack two birds with one stone at Stockport this Saturday.
DK head to Greater Manchester knowing a win would almost certainly condemn their lowly hosts to the drop from National Two North.
It would also provide the visitors with their first away success of the season, a topic which has been the source of constant frustration for player-coach Higgins.
He said: "If it doesn't happen this weekend then it's hard to see it happening at all.
"It's certainly a game where we think we can change our record.
"Their form is not great though obviously they will be a tougher prospect at home."
Higgins admitted the reason for DK's travel troubles has been difficult to pinpoint.
He said: "It probably comes down to consistency more than anything.
"The fact we can perform so well at home but can't do the same away has been frustrating.
"If our away performances had been as good as our home ones we would probably be in the top half of the table.
"It's a mentality thing, our players are not used to travelling long distances, getting off the bus and playing a game and then getting back on the bus and coming home."
A win at Stockport would also go a long way to extinguishing DK's own lingering relegation fears.
Westoe's 19-17 win against Bromsgrove means only eight points now separate them and DK, whose home game with bottom side Huddersfield was postponed due to snow.
Higgins admitted frustration at being unable to build on an impressive performance against Hull Ionians a week previously.
He said: "It's very frustrating not to be able to follow up a good performance right away.
"It's not the first time it's happened to us this season.
"Had we played Huddersfield and won it would really have given us some momentum going up to Stockport.
"But what can you do about a foot of snow in March?"