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#1521 - 04/24/00 12:00 PM Etymologies Joined: Mar 2000
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What would a crane's foot have to do with a genealogical chart (unless the
chart is about a crane's lineage, that is)? Many hundred years ago someone
figured that the lines of succession on an ancestral map bore a strong
resemblance with that bird's foot, and the rest, as they say, is history.
So even though you might think this week's words appear pedestrian, pay
special attention to the etymologies. You'll discover that these words have
pedigrees that are anything but ordinary.
#1522 - 04/24/00 03:31 PM Re: Etymologies Joined: Mar 2000
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The imagery of the crane's foot reminded me of another queer etymology, perhaps apocryphal, anchored on Napoleon's favorite horse, Nicole.
Legend has it that the conqueror was offered sustenance by a villager in the form of a coarse, dark bread which the horse seemed to relish. When Bonaparte uttered his approval that the bread was good for Nicole (bon pour Nicole), the neologism "pumpernickel" achieved its pedigree.
Truth or fiction?
#1523 - 04/24/00 07:50 PM Re: Etymologies Joined: Apr 2000
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Medicine is full of words of this type. One of my favourite is fibrillation, an irregular irratic movement of the heart muscle. This comes from the observation that a heart in fibrillation looks like a bag of wriggling worms. I believe fibril is latin for worm (although late latin seems to use it for fibre)
#1524 - 05/01/00 06:06 AM Re: Etymologies Joined: Apr 2000
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Re origin of "pumpernickel" involving Napoleon's horse:
Random House and American Heritage give about the same etymology. This is RH:
[1750-60; < G Pumpernickel orig., an opprobrious name for anyone considered disagreeable = pumper (n) to break wind + Nickel hypocoristic form of Nikolaus Nicholas (cf. NICKEL); presumably applied to the bread from its effect on the digestive system]
To clear up the "nickel" component, AH gives "demon" and "rascal" as senses of the German "nickel".
Also note that RH dates "pumpernickel" a bit before Napoleon's birth.
#1525 - 05/01/00 03:02 PM Re: Etymologies Joined: Mar 2000
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Bear -
Thank you for the "break wind" etymology. While it may be valid, the association with the bread's effects is a bit of a stretch. If I ever market a product to compete with Heinz baked beans, I'll consider calling it Pumpernickel.
(Anyhow, Good for the Horse is more fun.)
#1526 - 05/01/00 05:39 PM Re: Etymologies Joined: May 2000
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Would perhaps the origin of pediatrics then be because the little ones are always under foot?
#1527 - 05/01/00 11:43 PM Re: Etymologies Joined: Apr 2000
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This just doesn't work in UK english where paediatrics is clearly from a different root than that in pedestrian. One of those times when UK spelling has an advantage of the generally superior US spellings. (although I note pedagogue is not spelt paedagogue as it should be if things were consistent)
#1528 - 05/02/00 04:35 AM Re: Etymologies Joined: Apr 2000
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Re (Anyhow, Good for the Horse is more fun.)
You asked "Truth or fiction?", regarding the horse origin.
I didn't know you meant, "Which is more fun?"
#1529 - 05/02/00 11:32 AM Re: Etymologies Joined: Mar 2000
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Fun or true, maybe both etymologies are off the beam, if the site
is to be believed, Pumpernickel stems from the family name of the "serendipitous" inventor of this bread...
By the way, if the wind-breaking line had any merit, it would rather spell "Puppernickel".
#1530 - 05/02/00 06:34 PM Re: Etymologies Joined: Apr 2000
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That's the first mention I've seen of it being a baker's name.
Ciardi, on the horse and fart etymologies, supports both American Heritage and Random House, already cited:
"[Ger. /pumpern/, to fart; /Nickel/, devil (Old Nick). Because this bread is coarse (sometimes wonderfully so) but was said to be so hard to digest that it would make the devil fart. (The story that Napoleon, retreating from Moscow on his horse Nichol, fed it this bread, calling it /pommes pour Nichol/, applies for Nicholas, but is not an etymology but a strained joke.)]"
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Note: This review also applies to the 2013 Acura MDX as no major changes were made since the 2012 Acura MDX
This 2012 Acura MDX video review talks about price, fuel economy, safety and features like blind-spot warning and a backup camera. We compare the MDX to other luxury crossover SUVs and tell you that it's a nod and a wink to those in the know. The MDX is hardly a fashion icon among luxury crossover SUVs, but it has an enticing blend of virtues nonetheless. If you're shopping for a family crossover, this Acura should be on your list.
The Acura MDX is a seven-seater with a third row of seats that fold away when they're not in use. It's possible to squeeze adults into the third row for short journeys, but they're really best left to children. With the rear seats folded, though, the MDX has an impressive 83.5 cubic feet of luggage space. It's above average for this class.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino won the ninth race when his Ol Memorial Stable got the victory with Jet Set Vinny at six furlongs.
Pitino wasn't around to celebrate, though. He returned to Kentucky on Thursday.
Jet Set Vinny is trained by Cam Gambolati, best known for the winning the 1985 Kentucky Derby with Spend A Buck.


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Business Insider reports that a Texas woman, Julia Garcia, is suing her local San Antonio Wal-Mart for ripping up two $100 bills she used for payment and holding her captive for two hours in view of all customers waiting for police to arrive to verify her claim they were real.
Garcia was doing some early Christmas shopping when, at the checkout line, the clerk said the $100 bill she tried to pay with was a fake and proceeded to rip it up without even checking for authenticity first. Despite the metal security strip showing, the clerk still denied it was real and the manager was called. When Garcia then produced a second $100 bill to show she was using real cash the manager then tore up the money without checking it and called in store security to detain Garcia in front of the store for two hours before calling the police.
When police arrived they verified the bills were real and required Wal-Mart to give her back her money — at which point they attempted to give her back the ripped up $100 bills before giving her fresh ones after she rejected the destroyed ones.
Following this whole debacle Garcia has hired an attorney and is now pressing charges against Wal-Mart for "less than $74,900" due to false imprisonment, emotional trauma and duress.
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Palestinian woman beaten to death by Israel terrorist
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A Palestinian woman in her 60s was beaten to death during a raid by the Israeli terrorist army near Occupied Jerusalem.
The director of the clinic where Mariam Ayyad was taken says she arrived dead, with a broken skull and possible internal bleeding. Relatives say the woman tried to block Israeli terrorist as they stormed her home to arrest students lodging in a property she owned in the village of Abu Dis. They said that Israeli terrorist beaten and pushed her out of the way, causing her to fall down stairs.
"She went outside in order to prevent them arresting someone from her house," one of the students said. "They knocked her down and there was blood on her head."
The Israeli terrorist army said the woman fell on a stairway but attributed the fall to an apparent heart attack. It denied that any Israeli terrorist shoved Ayyad or caused her to fall. Meanwhile doctors said Ayyad succumbed to her injuries from the shove. "The cause of death was being pushed to the ground and being struck in the head."
Twilight Zone / Dead on arrival
By Gideon Levy
"A Palestinian woman died of injuries on Sunday after she was shoved to the ground by Israel Defense Forces soldiers conducting an arrest raid in a West Bank village, witnesses and a medical official said.
Palestinian sources said Mariam Ayyad, in her sixties, had tried to block the path of IDF soldiers who came to Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, overnight to detain students lodging in a property she owned. They said IDF soldiers shoved the woman who then hit the pavement.
The director of the clinic where Ayyad was taken says she arrived dead, with a broken skull and possible internal bleeding….."
Video: Israel shoots dead nine-year-old boy
Jul. 30th, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Shooting Back: Israeli occupation filmed by 100 Palestinian cameras
Mourners to protest murder of 10 year old boy
Added: July 29, 2008
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers have shot dead a nine-year-old Palestinian boy, near the village of Ni'lin, according to witnesses.
It happened at the end of a demonstration against the separation barrier Israel is building.
The Israeli military say they will conduct a full investigation.
Jacky Rowland reports.


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(Literary Criticism (1400-1800))
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca 1490-c. 1557
Spanish explorer and chronicler.
Cabeza de Vaca is remembered by students of American history as the first European to set foot in the interior of what would become the states of Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The Relación, his account of the eight years he spent traveling on foot across North America as one of only four survivors of a Spanish expedition of nearly 500 men, has long been a primary source for historians and anthropologists interested in Native American life and customs before contact with white civilization. While the Relación is not regarded as among the greatest literary chronicles of Spanish exploration and conquest in the New World, its sympathetic portrayal of native peoples and subtle yet penetrating condemnation of Spanish savagery and greed make it one of the most unique.
Biographical Information
Cabeza de Vaca was born in 1490 in the Spanish town of Jerez de la Frontera, near the port at San Lúcar de Barrameda, from where Magellan sailed in 1519 to become the first man to circumnavigate the globe. It was from San Lúcar de Barrameda that Cabeza de Vaca was to begin his first adventure in 1527. Cabeza de Vaca's family had a long history of illustrious service to Spanish royalty. His paternal grandfather, Pedro de Vera, had been one of the major figures in the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands, and his mother's family had earned royal favor along with the unusual title "Cabeza de Vaca" (literally "head of the cow") when a peasant ancestor aided a Spanish victory against the Moors in 1212 by marking an unguarded path with the skull of a cow.
There is no record that Cabeza de Vaca had any university education, and while in his teens he began a career in the military. In 1512 he saw action in the Battle of Ravenna, in which 20,000 soldiers died forcing the French to leave Italy. His service to the Duke of Medina Sidonia and to Charles V in several civil wars over the next ten years brought him greater military distinction and a promotion to lieutenant. Little else is known of Cabeza de Vaca until 1527, when he was appointed treasurer and second in command to Pámfilo de Narváez, in an expedition to conquer the recently discovered land of Florida. On June 17, 1527, Cabeza de Vaca and nearly 500 men set sail. He did not return to Spain until 1537, one of only four men from the entire expedition to survive storms, shipwreck, disease, starvation, attacks from Native Americans, and the blundering decisions of Narváez, and the only member to return to Spain. Upon his return he gave an official report to the Spanish king of what he had witnessed as the first European to have traversed nearly 5,000 miles of the interior of the North American continent. Five years later Cabeza de Vaca published his account of these adventures as the Relación.
Perhaps because of his experience with Narváez, Cabeza refused the following year to return to Florida as second in command in De Soto's expedition to conquer the lands and peoples of Florida. In 1540 the King made Cabeza de Vaca the governor of Río de la Plata, a province roughly comparable to present-day Paraguay. The explorer left Spain in November 1540 and landed in Brazil the following March. His records of his governorship and two marches—each traversing over a thousand miles through unexplored South American jungle—before his men mutinied and returned him to Spain in 1543 as a prisoner, were published together with his North American chronicle in 1555 as the Comentarios.
After being forced to return to Spain in 1543, Cabeza de Vaca spent many of his final years defending his South American actions in court. After years of trials and appeals, he was stripped of his honorary titles, sentenced to banishment from the New World, and condemned to eight years of exile in North Africa. In addition he was sued by many investors in the South American expedition who were unable to recoup their financial losses. Although his exile to Africa was eventually withdrawn, Cabeza de Vaca was effectively bankrupt from the costs of his trial. Some scholars have suggested that the explorer died forgotten and penniless; others believe that the Spanish King took pity on him and granted him a pension and new honorary titles. The exact date of his death is also a matter of debate; it is generally accepted that he died somewhere between 1556 and 1564.
Major Works
Cabeza de Vaca wrote and published two works. The first, the Relación (also known as Naufragios or Shipwrecks), was published in 1542 and retells in harrowing detail the many ill-fated adventures that doomed the Narváez expedition to failure and the eventual death of all but four of the original crew of 500 men. The narrative is the first work by a European to offer details of North American species such as the buffalo, opossum, armadillo, and Gila monster; to recount the terrible fury of a Caribbean hurricane; and to bear witness to the lives of Native Americans.
Beginning with their departure from Spain in June 1527, Cabeza de Vaca describes how the men eventually arrived on the western coast of Florida near present-day Tampa Bay, but not before nearly a hundred men either deserted the ship or died in tropical hurricanes while wintering in Cuba. Despite Cabeza de Vaca's warnings, expedition leader Pámfilo de Narváez decided to march with the majority of his men up the Florida peninsula while their supply ships followed them by hugging the coast. Within months, however, the men lost contact with the ships, and, short of provisions, began to die of starvation and tropical diseases. To make matters worse they were continually attacked by coastal Indian tribes. Deciding that their only chance of survival was to sail west toward what they believed was New Spain, the surviving 250 men fashioned five crude rafts and set sail from the Florida coast. Several of the boats sank when they were pushed far out to sea as they passed the area where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Cabeza de Vaca's raft with several dozen men managed to land on the eastern coast of present-day Texas. Gradually their numbers were reduced to just four men—Cabeza de Vaca, Alonso Castillo, Andrés Dorantes, and Dorantes' African slave, Estevanico, all of whom figure prominently in the written account. The bulk of the book describes how the four were capturerd and enslaved by Indians in Texas, their attempts to escape, and the turn of events that led from their enslavement to positions of high honor among their captors as the foreigners gained reputations as divine healers. The book then traces the long march across Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, down through Sonora, Mexico, concluding as Cabeza de Vaca and his comrades are greeted as heroes by the Spanish viceroy in Mexico City in 1536. The influence of Cabeza de Vaca's tale of suffering, privation, and spiritual awakening has been enduring. Inspired by de Vaca's allusions to fabulous riches, expeditions led by De Soto and Coronado soon returned to Florida and the desert Southwest to conquer the land and its people as they searched for the mythical golden cities of Cibola.
Arriving back in Spain in 1537, Cabeza de Vaca delivered a report of the years in North America co-written by himself, Dorantes and Castillo known as the Joint Report to the Spanish King and government. Although the original report has been lost, a version of it was published by Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdéz in 1539.
Cabeza de Vaca's second major work, the Comentarios, was published in 1555 and included a newly edited version of his North American account as well as a much more lengthy description of the three years he spent as leader of an expedition to restore peace and Spanish rule in the South American province that would become Paraguay. Concerned that his predecessor as governor of the region had been murdered by Native Americans, Cabeza de Vaca tells how he decided it would be faster to march overland from Brazil rather than sailing all the way around the southern tip of the continent to reach his destination. The five-month journey through what was believed to be impenetrable forest is described in great detail, as is another march the following year in search of one of the golden cities of Cibola. The marches take a great toll on his men, and he is forced to halt his second expedition after his men refuse to walk any further. A few months later, a full mutiny against his leadership erupts in large part because many of the Spanish resent his protection of Native Americans against their own financial interests. Cabeza de Vaca's tale comes to a close as he is returned to his homeland in chains.
Critical Reception
Cabeza de Vaca's reports of his travels and suffering in strange, new lands had enough popular appeal to be regularly reprinted in Spanish and translated in 1556 into Italian. However, they did not garner much attention in the rest of Europe or North America until the middle of the nineteenth century, when they were translated into French, German, and English. Several English translations in the twentieth century made the Relación available for historians and anthropologists in the United States who found in the accounts of his long overland trek across the desert Southwest valuable descriptions of flora, fauna, and Native American customs. Much of recent scholarship on the Relación has been concerned with attempting to determine the explorer's exact route based on geographical clues in the work. Other scholars have examined differences between the accounts given in the Joint Report, the 1542 version of the Relación, and the 1555 version in the Commentarios, and they have debated whether Cabeza de Vaca may have fabricated elements of his narrative either to please his king or to increase his own prestige. Cabeza de Vaca's account of his years in South America has been largely ignored by English critics and historians; the complete Commentarios have never be translated into English.
Over the last forty years, Cabeza de Vaca's Relación has been gaining increasing critical attention for its literary merits. While it is clear from the frequent misspellings and grammatical mistakes that Cabeza de Vaca was no polished writer, the subtle way the author appeals to the king (to whom the book is addressed) for mercy and for compassion for Native Americans has been regarded as skillful. Critics have also praised the story's pacing and its mood of tension and excitement. Themes of spiritual transformation in the Relación have also been examined; Cyclone Covey and Peter Wild, for example, have stressed the work's underlying Christian ethic. While much of this attention has tended to focus on Cabeza de Vaca's unusual sympathy for Native Americans and the implicit argument that Spanish dominion will be better achieved by practicing a loving Christianity than by conquest, there is also a growing segment who see in the Relación the seeds of modern fiction in general and American literature in particular. William T. Pinkerton has argued that Cabeza de Vaca's narrative may be seen as the "prototype" of much of modern American literature with its preoccupation with "the voyage of exploration, of physical and spiritual discovery, the journey into the interior, in which the dominant figure is man isolated—alone in the wilderness, alone with himself."


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Unboxing the Bizarre Subscription Box Review – July 2016
Unboxing the Bizarre is a subscription box that helps you celebrate the wild and wacky holidays that never get the attention they deserve! Your monthly box will include items for the following month's holidays. This is so much fun!
This month, Unboxing the Bizarre let me know that they did send their boxes out on time to regular subscribers, but they couldn't send out any boxes for review until later due to a product shortage.
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These are the holidays we are celebrating this month with Unboxing the Bizarre:
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Star Trek Community Watch Tin Sign – Value $5.99
This sign totally made my inner geek squeal with delight! How cute! I wonder if it would rust if I put it outside?
Cowboy Night Light – Value $24.89
What a nostalgic little night light! This is so sweet looking. Even though it doesn't match our decor at all, I had to put this in the boys' room.
Patriotic Boot Vase – Value $26.89
Although I don't personally like this vase very much, I have to admit, there's probably nothing better Unboxing the Bizarre could have sent for Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day. How funny! This is a seriously heavy vase; I didn't even know what it was at first. It could be used for a lot of different things. For me, though, this feels like a great gift for one of those situations where I have to give a gift to someone I don't know very well.
Westland Giftware Street Organ Monkey Music Box – Value $34.99
I was super excited to see that one of this month's holidays was Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day! Which is why I was kind of disappointed by this gift selection. There are literally thousands of obscure musical instruments worldwide that are very inexpensive. Why not send one of those? This little monkey is cute, but I think they could have done better.
Verdict: July's Unboxing the Bizarre was not my favorite month, personally, but I think they are consistently putting together thoughtful, well curated boxes. The types of things they send are such a delightful surprise! The value this month totals about $93, which is super for a $49 box! I hope next month's box has items that are more to my liking, but I know whatever they send will be bizarre!
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Yellowstone National Park
Grand Canyon at Yellowstone National Park © Brocken Inaglory
The world's first national park, Yellowstone was established in 1872 and despite its popularity today, most of the park still remains an undeveloped wilderness of magnificent mountain scenery, waterfalls, alpine lakes and rivers. It is renowned for its geothermal wonders and abundance of wildlife. Spilling over into Montana and Idaho, the enormous park is situated on top of the Yellowstone Caldera, a collapsed volcanic crater that was formed 600,000 years ago and holds within it the greatest geothermic area in the world. This unique environment includes features such as exploding geysers, thousands of steaming fumaroles, hot springs and bubbling mud pools, and is where the park's most famous attraction, the Old Faithful Geyser is to be found, drawing thousands of tourists to witness its regular eruption of steaming water.
Yellowstone is also home to the largest concentration of wildlife in lower USA, including grizzly and black bears, wolves, moose, and large herds of bison and elk. The two narrow waterfalls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River cut a striking picture in the yellow-coloured rock that gives the park its name, with superb views and hiking trails for all abilities. The large alpine Yellowstone Lake fills the eastern part of the caldera and offers opportunities for boating and fishing expeditions in summer. All places of interest are accessible along the loop roads, but the intensity of visitors in summer, especially between July and August, means that one needs to hike away from the main paths to experience the true wilderness of Yellowstone National Park.
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I've always thought "Blondies" were a white brownie (of sorts). So when my black bean brownies came out better than I could have ever imagined, I wondered if I could do the same with blondies. I realized rather quickly, hell yes I can!
To make the blondies, substitute white beans for black beans, pure maple syrup for agave, omit cocoa and add 1/3 cup strawberry jam and an additional 1/4 cup oats.
Prep time: | Cook time: | Total: | 9 servings
Dense, fudge-y and ultra-healthy, these brownies are a great alternative to traditional brownies! It's amazing how they taste like chocolate and fudge and not beans! Chef's Notes: Rolled oats run through the food processor may substituted for the instant oats. Use optional sugar if your bananas are still green and not very ripe.
15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
2 whole bananas
⅓ cup agave nectar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup raw sugar (optional)
¼ cup instant oats
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an 8x8" pan and set aside. Combine all ingredients, except oats, in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth, scrapping sides as needed. Stir in the oats and pour batter into the pan. Bake approximately 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before slicing. Chef's Note: if you find these brownies are too soft or too fudge-y, add another 1/4 cup oats or flour.


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Contrary to previous reports of the Baltimore Ravens' demise, things are settling down for the defending champs. After it appeared the sky was falling on the Ravens' defense, Ozzie Newsome showed why he is one of the best general managers in the NFL.
The loss of four key free agents along with the retirement of Ray Lewis created a gaping hole for a franchise synonymous with defense. However, Newsome had an answer for each situation all the while working with tight salary cap restrictions.
While Ed Reed, Paul Kruger, Dannell Ellerbe and Cary Williams were getting big deals with other teams, Newsome was monitoring alternative options should the aforementioned players get big free agent contract offers.
Newsome got Elvis Dumervil for less than the amount Kruger received from the Cleveland Browns. Then Wednesday the Ravens signed safety Michael Huff for less than half the amount the Houston Texans gave Reed.
Huff is entering his eighth season and has played strong safety, free safety and cornerback all during his tenure with the Oakland Raiders. Thus, his versatility and price tag made him a great backup plan now that Reed is gone.
The signing also brings some stability to the Ravens' secondary, which will look entirely different next season. With Reed, Williams and Bernard Pollard all gone, the signing of Huff was paramount and Newsome pounced for a price that could turn out to be quite a bargain.
Newsome has also filled holes with affordable veterans in defensive linemen Chris Canty and Marcus Spears. Arthur Jones was also re-signed and a healthy Haloti Ngata means the Ravens should have a better defensive line than last season.
Dumervil and a healthy Terrell Suggs will be two anchors for a linebacking corps that will need stability after losing Lewis, Kruger and Ellerbe.
Newsome has done a masterful job in the free agent portion of the offseason as the draft approaches quickly. The Ravens have 12 picks in the draft, so Newsome, John Harbaugh and company will have plenty of chances to fill the remaining holes at wide receiver, linebacker and in the secondary.
So, after a period of time where the Ravens' championship defense was picked apart like buzzards on a carcass, Newsome has once again made the shrewd moves to right the ship. With key pieces on both offense and defense now locked up and a plethora of draft picks, Newsome has given the Ravens every chance to defend their title next season.
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HaCaT reference gene - (Dec/19/2011 )
I would like to know what reference genes you recommand for HaCaT cells. I've read that most of the so-called "housekeeping genes" are not stable in HaCaT and primary keratinocytes ( http://www.jdsjournal.com/article/S0923-1811(07)00344-1/abstract ), while one group, on whose article I've based my experiments, used beta-actin which is described as one of the least appropriate reference genes. In my qRT-PCR i've used beta-actin and B2M as reference genes and none of them seems sufficiently stable.
Which genes do you use? Any ideas about how I can improve my experiments?
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who came into office amid considerable controversy, has signed an executive order outlining new ethics rules for himself and his employees. Many of the new rules are similar to those signed on Day One by Gov. Eliot Spitzer:
Some highlights:
- A ban on using OSC phones for personal phone calls, except in an emergency and "necessary" cases.
- A ban on soliciting or accepting gifts unless they are of "nominal" value.
- A ban on political contributions by OSC employees to DiNapoli's campaign committee or any committee created to benefit him.Â
- Employees involved in making decisions about state grants or contracts cannot ask about the political affiliation, voting habits or campaign contributions of those seeking to do business with, or receive money from, the state.
- Employees are forbidden from taking part in hiring or making contract decisions about family members or entities in which family members are an officer, director or principal or own/control more than 10 percent. Â
UPDATE: As Bill Hammond notes, this order does not address the issue of using employees as drivers, which is what got former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi in trouble.Â
Since he's not married, the question of DiNapoli providing a driver/aides for his wife is moot.
But Hevesi's former chief of staff, Jack Chartier, got in hot water with Albany County DA David Soares for giving rides to "Mod Squad" actress Peggy Lipton, so it seems that a clear rule about OSC vehicles might be in order.
The order does, as Hammond also points out, forbid the use of official OSC stationary for personal correspondence, which got former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall in trouble during the 2002 gubernatorial campaign.
Remember Lettergate? No? To refresh your memory…
McCall used OSC stationary to write letters on behalf of his relatives who were seeking jobs with companies in which the state pension fund held millions of dollars worth of shares. McCall was, at the time, the sole trustee of the pension fund. Â


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Hi all,I'm seeing a good bit of interest in multi-tier storage in high end systems, and was wondering if this functionality could be offered by device-mapper.
By multi-tier, I'm speaking of systems where various speed/quality storage units are used in an analogous way to the way cache is used for memory: The most recently/often used data blocks are placed on the fastest storage device, then over time gets flushed out to slower systems. It seems the trend is to use a smaller array of 15k rpm SAS drives as the first tier, then flush it out to much larger arrays of 7200 rpm SATA drives as the second tier.
While this clearly has benefits in large systems, I would think the same concept could be brought in-box as well, by using a fast 15k or solid state drive as the first tier, and then pushing out to 7200 rpm SATA as a second tier. My interest is more in the large system side, but if this functionality was available and easy to use, I could see it getting wide adoption in smaller systems too -- just as RAID was once limited to big systems, this could be a cool technology to make available to all.
So the questions: 1) Is device-mapper the right layer to look at applying this? 2) If so, any ideas on how hard it would be to implement?3) If device-mapper is not the right place, any idea where this functionality should go, or if it is already out there in another form?
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Here are the first official details of the VW Touareg Hybrid.
The 2011 Volkswagen Touareg to be sold in the States offers only V-6 engines, in gasoline and diesel. A 4.2-liter V-8 TDI diesel offered elsewhere won't come to the States, and previous gasoline V-8 and V-10 TDI diesel engines are no longer needed.
The gasoline V-6 hybrid model is now the top of the line, replacing those two larger engines not only in the U.S. but also in Europe. It will arrive one year later, as a 2012 model. An eight-speed automatic transmission is standard on all models.
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April Showers Bring Fab Rain Gear For Boys, Girls & Their Mamas
April Showers bring May Flowers, and I am ready to put the chilly March weather behind us and skip right ahead to planning for Spring in a big way. I am ready to smell some flowers this year! But let's focus on the April Showers first because there is an enormous amount of adorable rain gear available for children. I had to narrow down my choices to feature because this post could have easily become overwhelming.
I highlighted a couple of fun raincoat options from Marimekko on a recent post, but today I have some picks from Hatley, Boden, and Milly Minis.
I have to start with Hatley simply because the amount of design choices for rain gear by them is astonishing. They have not only these two chic options of raindrops and classic red raincoats, but they also have coats featuring hunter green, whales, dinosaurs, fire trucks, bugs, horses, flowers, sweet treats, and more. You are guaranteed to find a print that you and your child love, along with splashy boots to match.
Summer Strawberries and Pretty Bunnies make for an sweet pairing.
The colors of the Boden rain gear for girls are the perfect shades for spring and summer. I love the lemony yellow and bright red and teal hues of the Rainy Day Wellies with the stylish Fisherman's Jacket.
The Milly Mini Polka Dot Clear Raincoat would be a total splurge, but would guarantee that you make a splash in stormy weather. The timeless design of the Peter Pan collar and button front ensures that this coat could be handed down to future fashionable generations. Mom can even match with her very own polka dot belted trench coat!
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After graduating from Harvard, with the war underway, he joined the army and received a commission as captain in the Massachusetts Infantry. He rose rapidly, serving as colonel on the staff of General Benjamin F. Butler (who also loved sailing and later owned the schooner America) and played a key role in the capture of Port Hudson.
As a brigadier general, Paine commanded a black volunteer division that boasted 14 medals of honor in the 1864 Richmond campaign and then capturing Fort Fisher.
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Fear Factor 10-25-04
Welcome to a special Halloween episode boys and girls. Oooo spooky! Ok, lets meet this weeks victims:
Lidia Bruckbauer Promotions from Houston, Texas. Shes done bikini contests and thinks that will help. Does she know what show shes on?
Keith Coleman Student from Medford, New Jersey. He says hes happy being a little guy. Uh ok buddy.
Michael Davis Model from New Orleans, Louisiana. What, no /?
Tiffany Bryan Sales Manager from Dallas, Texas. I thought only strippers were named Tiffany nowadays.
Jennavecia Russo Waitress from Las Vegas, Nevada. She claims to have ADHD and seems proud of it.
John Jenkinson Unemployed from Hollywood, California. He definitely looks the part. Jeez, wouldnt you at least make up some job?
The motley crew makes their way through a warehouse and meets up with host Joe Rogan. After Joes usual opening speech, he shows them the first stunt which he claims is easily the most screwed up theyve ever done:
A Shocking Experience
A 30 gallon barrel is anchored at each end of a platform. Contestants must transfer as many bolts as possible from 1 barrel to the other while 2 million volts of electricity flows around them in 1 minute. Thats 10 times the voltage of an electric chair! They will be wearing special chain mail like suits for protection. The 2 people with the slowest times will be sent home and the person with the fastest time gets to choose the order of the next stunt.
John is up first, and he is a bit odd. He has kind of a bad 70s porno look. No wonder why he doesnt have a job, I sure as hell wouldnt hire him. Hes suited up, and gets the countdown. He runs back and forth as the electricity buzzes and crackles around him, and doesnt seem a bit fazed. He ends up with 9 bolts in 58.6 seconds. He mentions something about almost losing control of his bowels. Uh, thanks for sharing John.
Tiffany is next, and we find out that shes hoping to win the show and help out her mom who was just diagnosed with cancer. S***, now I cant make fun of her. Tif gets going, and is having a fairly easy time with this. She has a little trouble grabbing a bolt at the end and finishes with 8 in 54.8 seconds.
Keith is up next, and we learn that his parents sent his older sister with him to keep an eye on him. Well, thats just what every college guy needs, a babysitter. He takes off and flies through this, finishing with 10 in 56.1 seconds.
Jen is next, and gets off to a bit of a slow start. Its almost is if shes taking her time, and shes a waitress, she should know better. She ends up with 8 in 55.7 seconds.
Lidia is next and is very nervous. She too starts out slow, and misses the barrel with her first 2 bolts. It doesnt look good for her, and she finishes with only 6 bolts. She is the first to take the walk of shame.
Michael finishes this stunt. He gets going, and almost falls off the platform going for his first bolt. He settles down into a nice rhythm and finishes with 10 in 55.1. Thats the best time, so hes picking the order for the next stunt. That also sends Jen packing.
The remaining 4 move to a different part of the warehouse where they find Joe holding a crossbow and standing in front of a boiling pot.
Witchs Brew
Contestants will fire flaming arrows from the crossbow and try to ignite a scarecrow. However many shots it takes to light the scarecrow will be the amount of scorpion and tarantula guts and carcasses they will have to eat.
Keith is chosen first. He misses his first shot, and hits the second. That will be 2 ladles of brew for young Keith. He grabs the bowl and begins downing the sloppy mess. Once the juice is gone, he starts on the spider carcass. It crunches as he shoves it in his mouth. Keith polishes off that and focuses on the scorpion. He finishes that, and even licks the bowl for good measure.
Mike chooses to go next, and hits his first shot. He holds his nose and goes for the spider and scorpion first. He finishes those off without any trouble and downs the tasty juice.
John is chosen next, and we find out that he used to be in the Army and has a lot of experience firing weapons. Oh thats good, give this psycho a loaded gun. This freak then decides to name the crossbow Joe. I dont think Id let him fire this. He hits on his first shot, and also goes for the carcasses first. He goofs around as he finishes off his little snack, making it look like no big deal.
Tiffany finishes this stunt. She hits in 1 shot and then lets everyone know that her dad owns a gun range and her boyfriend owns a bow hunting range. Ha, a ringer! She starts with the scorpion first, and John says thats going to go straight to your hips. That was pretty funny for a weirdo. John starts to make barfing noises, and that slows Tif down a bit, but she presses on. Her eyes roll back into her head as she pops the spider in her mouth, but she finishes it. She gags a bit on the juice, and almost loses it. Tif takes a few seconds to compose herself and downs the rest.
Its on to the finals for these 4. They stay in the warehouse and find Joe standing in front of a clear tank.
Think Inside the Box
Contestants will be covered in corn syrup and locked inside a box partially filled with flies, red worms, super worms, and crickets. As the box tumbles, they must retrieve 3 keys that unlock the brake and stop the box. The person with the fastest time will win.
Tiffany is up first, and graces us with a lovely white bikini. Joe pours the syrup all over her and Im ready to stop this contest and declare her the winner right now. RIGHT NOW! Its probably a good thing I dont run this show. She gets into position, Joe dumps the bugs and keys in, and she gets underway. Round and round she goes and gets the first lock fairly fast. She drops the second key, but quickly finds it again and opens the second lock. She gets the third key and stops the box in 1:03, covered in critters.
Mike is next, and is able to use his long reach to grab the first key right away. He has trouble finding the other keys though, as now his size seems to be a problem. He struggles his way through the next 2 keys and finishes in 1:04. Oh so close.
Keith is up next, and is able to grab 2 keys right away. He fumbles with the keys though and ends up dropping one. Hes having major difficulty with the keys and the locks. He eventually finishes in 1:14. Buh bye.
All eyes are on John, and not just because hes nuts. He gets into position and gets underway. He gets the first lock at about 25 seconds, and the second one at around 45. He finds the last key, opens the last lock, and hits the brake in a time of 53 seconds.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Crazy John is your Fear Factor Halloween Edition champion! Looks like he can be unemployed for a bit longer now.
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THE remains of a GIANT human have been found in an ancient Roman fortress.
Archaeologists unearthed the bones while excavating the old Roman city of Odessus in the Bulgarian city of Varna.
The man, nicknamed Goliath, is thought to be over nine feet tall and to have died defending his castle in the late fourth century.
Head archaeologist Valeri Yotov says the finding has left researchers baffled.
"The size of the bones are enormous and very impressive. It's clear this was a huge man," he revealed.
"We suspect he may have been killed maybe while defending the wall as his remains were found alongside the wall.
"If he was not a defender then he may have been involved in building the wall."
The remains will now be taken away and examined where experts are hoping to find further details about how big this man actually stood.
A spokesman for Varna Museum of Archaeology, where the tests will be carried out, said: "We are very excited by this discovery and who knows what else the archaeologists may find.
"For now though we want to find out as much as we can about this huge man and to finalise his height."
The ancient city of Odessos was originally a post built by the Ancient Greeks in 600 BC.
Odessos was later taken over by the Romans who changed the name to Odessus.


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VMAs 2016: Fact Vs. Fiction On MTV Video Music Awards
The highly-anticipated 2016 VMAs took place on Sunday, and now Gossip Cop can separate fact from fiction on stories that emerged about this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
FICTION: Taylor Swift was snubbed by the VMAs nominations, according to Us Weekly.
FACT: As Gossip Cop reported when the nominees were announced last month, Swift didn't submit any music videos for consideration. With promotion for 1989 over and Swift in the midst of a break after extensive time in the spotlight, she had no intention of going to the VMAs. She was not snubbed, but rather chose not to get involved with this year's competition.
FICTION: Kanye West was going to end his feud with Taylor Swift at the VMAs, according to HollywoodLife.
FACT: After it was confirmed West would be in attendance, the site speculated that he would reunite with Swift as a follow-up to last year's joint appearance and as a new twist in their ongoing feud. The outlet even said West could end the war with Swift on stage. But as mentioned above, Swift wasn't going to the VMAs, something HollywoodLies would've known if it bothered to do research.
FICTION: Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift were going to have a showdown at the VMAs, according to HollywoodLife.
FACT: Similar to the aforementioned West story, the webloid predicted a run-in between Kardashian and Swift at the event, even theorizing that "the VMAs stage could turn into the platform for a girl fight real quick." The story hinged on the two women being at the "same place," which was never going to be the case. A dramatic run-in was never an actual possibility, as Swift wouldn't be attending the VMAs, something HollywoodLies easily could have fact-checked before running its speculative story.
FICTION: Beyonce got Taylor Swift "banned" from the VMAs, according to MediaTakeOut.
FACT: We repeat: Swift was never going to this year's ceremony. This was known in July. But the bad blog chose to pick up a blind item that ridiculously claimed Beyonce forced MTV to prohibit Swift from attending the event. That's simply not true, or as Gossip Cop was told, it's actually "made-up B.S." Swift's lack of involvement with the 2016 VMAs had nothing to do with Beyonce and everything to do with the personal and professional reasons listed above.
FICTION: Beyonce was going to perform outside to open the VMAs, according to MediaTakeOut.
FACT: In a supposed "world exclusive," MTO insisted the ceremony would kick off with Beyonce singing "Hold Up" outside Madison Square Garden. It was even said "tens of thousands" of people were expected to "watch a FREE BEYONCE SHOW on 33rd Street." Of course, Beyonce did NOT open the show, and her entire performance took place INSIDE the venue. The photos the site posted as proof of the superstar's outside set were actually part of the staging for other performers, including Ty Dolla $ign and Lukas Graham.
FICTION: Britney Spears was "freaked out" about her VMAs performance, according to RadarOnline.
FACT: The webloid claimed the combined stress of the pop star's MTV Video Music Awards comeback and the release of her new album, Glory, had Spears struggling. But while she was admittedly nervous to take the stage, as she is for all big performances, there was no "freaking out" going on. In fact, one contact point-blank told Gossip Cop that the claims were nothing more than "Radar making up stories."
FICTION: Nicki Minaj had a "wardrobe malfunction" at the VMAs, according to MediaTakeOut.
FACT: While it's true Minaj had a fashion mishap at the 2014 event, there was no such issue this time around. The rapper chose to wear a dress with sheer panels, an outfit that MediaFakeOut used as the basis for its "wardrobe malfunction" allegations. But as even the photos the site chose to feature showed, nothing inappropriate was actually exposed.


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David Fricke of Rolling Stone did a Thom Yorke interview when Radiohead did their little New York tour a couple of weeks ago, and found out some juicy details about the future of Radiohead and Atoms for Peace -- it includes new music plans.
"We can get things together quite rapidly at the moment," talking about a new song titled "Come to Your Senses." "We have this version of it. It's a five-minute rehearsal, but it has the essence of what we need. There are a few of those. It would be fun to have them ready when we go to play next year. I don't know how we would release them."
So there you go ... when the Radiohead tour flies next year, we're likely to see new music in the set list. As for the new Atoms for Peace album, there's no hurry to deliver, as Thom Yorke wants to make sure everything comes together, saying "It's still in flux. We're waiting for the lightning bolt to strike." Atoms for Peace is Thom Yorke's other band, which includes Flea, Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, and Mauro Refosco.
Radiohead has been all over the place lately, both online and offline, including appearances on Saturday Night Live, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and The Colbert Report. They also released their TKOL RMX 1234567 remix album.htm this week, with a full live webcast of the release party.
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posts on 7/27/2007 1:02:12 PM
IS the book Valiant a sequal to thithe or not it is driving me nuts not knowing.If anyone knows the answere please contact me at Fallout Reject 93 @ verizon. net take out the spaces
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posts on 6/20/2007 7:19:22 PM
Yah thats right dont! I control you all! lol!
posts on 6/16/2007 8:21:16 AM
So have u read the warrior books the are awesome... do any of you have cats like in real life? i do they are sooooooo cute!
posts on 6/14/2007 7:09:38 PM
Okay, I do agree with your opinion about not romanticizing things, and I asked Holly herself anonymously via LiveJournal. She said that was pretty much the point. It just seemed like an odd way to wrap up the series. It seems like there needs to be something else... BTW, I now have a fanfiction account (AKA Harey) and have some Tithe things on there if anyone wants to check that out...
posts on 5/26/2007 9:55:14 AM
have you guys read the warrior books? They aare like the best books ever! you shouold read them
posts on 5/24/2007 8:25:26 PM
Just read Ironside... I agree, Ethine's not the character I thought she was. Roiben is too good at his promise of being emotionally frozen, and... honestly, I can't find much else wrong with it! It's a fantastic book, better than Valiant, in my opinion, and if you haven't read it don't listen to over-paid critics, just listen to other readers - it's worth it. Corny takes a huge turn for the better, in my opinion - he's a lot less of a dork.
posts on 5/6/2007 10:19:38 AM
I made a mistake, go to amazon usa instead to read the chapetr excerpt of ironside. I haven't read it yet, I,m going to read it after my exams finish. I don't like what I'm hearing about the new book.
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posts on 5/6/2007 12:00:53 AM
I have a feeling that the relationship was supposed to be a little shaky-it wasnt supposed to have a "they ride into the sunlight.....the end" ending.They had to get over the glamour of the relationship. He may be some hot sexy sidhe knight but thats a first (overly romantic)impression. He has seen and delt with horror and as much and people enjoy romantising it it hurts the guy. I guess that why i enjoyed how his character evolved in this one -cuz you get to see behind the facade. If you mean he went out of character well i didnt seem that way to me.
posts on 4/25/2007 9:35:59 PM
Ironside is OUT EARLY! It's quite funny. I have a list of about 20 things that made me laugh out loud. It was also quite good, but the ending seemed sort of shaky, and it lacked Tithe's gritty charm. Roiben also seemed quite different. I definitely prefer him in Tithe. The relationships in Ironside are all over the place, and I've decided that I don't really like Ethine much. At the end, it felt like Kaye and Roiben still didn't completely trust each other, and that everything was up in the air. And I have the feeling that Roiben won't do very well ruling both courts when he was having enough difficulty ruling one...Anyone else share similar thoughts?
posts on 4/21/2007 5:54:51 PM
You can read the book description and an excerpt of chapter one for ironside. Go to amazon uk and search for ironside and scroll down to read. can't wait to read the book!
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A report on how to improve the city's light rail service, to be discussed at Tuesday's Municipal Transportation Agency meeting, acknowledges that service is poor. In May, trains were more often late than on-time, with an on-time performance rate of below 50 percent. One of every five trains was five or more minutes late.
Most of those delays — about 71 percent — can be attributed to vehicle maintenance problems. According to the report, each train breaks down, on average, every 25 to 30 days. A separate report presented to a Board of Supervisors' committee last week found that Muni Metro has enough operating railcars available to operate all scheduled service only a third of the time.
Failures of the automated train control system, which controls Metro trains in the subways, accounted for 14 percent of the delays. Other infrastructure problems, including worn tracks also create slowdowns.
So what is Muni doing about the problem? According to the report, the agency has assigned extra mechanics to the subway to help repair breakdowns faster, stationing standby trains (when available) where they can quickly be pressed into service to close gaps, and posting better service alerts and updates online and on electronic signs in the Metro stations.
Muni also expects to test "double berthing" — allowing two trains to use the same platform simultaneously — in July, study the possibility of running three-car trains instead of the current two-car maximum and consider using automated train controls on trains running along the Embarcadero. It will also continue its program of replacing worn tracks and equipment.
About a third of the Muni Metro cars have been rehabilitated and the rest are scheduled for overdue overhauls. But in the long run, Muni needs more rail cars. They're expected to solicit bids for a new fleet of rail cars next year but the trains would might not arrive until 2017.


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I'm really enjoying this series. Each article serves as a good reminder that in professional settings the best course of action is to stick to professional topics until told otherwise.
Probably the worst thing anyone ever said to me at work was when my boss announced that as per upper management our department who were already overworked and overburdened would be taking on even more work and that he knew I would stay and tolerate whatever they threw at me because he knew I needed the "health insurance" I couldn't tell you what else was said during that meeting. My mouth had to be open hitting the floor. We weren't alone, there were four other women in office too and he proceeded to give each an assessment of whether or not he could rely on them to handle the extra work but when he came to me well…he just knew I would take it! This was a well known investment bank too not some Mom and Pop shop that may not have known better.


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This report describes a "Workforce Optimization" project conducted in a newly formed inbound call center. At the core of the project was the implementation of a new workforce management (WFM) system designed to centralize, standardize, and automate call forecasting, staff scheduling, and performance monitoring processes. While this system was intended to dramatically increase efficiency, it was only one part of the initiative to optimize employee productivity and performance. The second part of the project focused on managerial behaviors that promote trust. An emphasis on "managerial trustworthy behaviors" was crucial because trust in leadership is strongly related to positive work attitudes, citizenship behaviors, and excellence, all vital to optimizing productivity and performance. The most difficult implementation hurdles involved employee acceptance of the new WFM system. Trust was central to this acceptance, especially within the employee's relationship with his or her supervisor.


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What a hanger Elle Flynn showing for sex. What a beauty lady to watch.
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Date: December 28th, 2013
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Girl of many talents, sexy and very busty newcomer Elle Fynn is displaying one of those talents at drawing in "Creampie Art Class" while our camera focuses on two more important talents Elle has brought to the table. It looks like that male model she is sketching has inspired Elle in her art although it's obvious from our point-of-view that his nose is not that big. Like many an art student before her, and to follow, this brunette treasure has been deeply moved by the class and by the model. She lowers her hand to subconsciously touch herself. Elle is wearing crotchless red hose for the occasion. She'd planned for this. Just then, he arrives to inspect Elle's work and is touched to see her work. His hands drift to Elle's gorgeous cleavage bulging out of her tight top. He has Elle stand and is all over her, squeezing, rubbing and fondling her very sexy body. Elle loves that plus a little bit of the roughneck so he spanks her titties with his palms.


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It's going to be a Kardashian Khristmas for Matt Kemp. Or that's what it looks like anyway.
Speculation swirls that Khloe Kardashian is moving on with the Dodgers outfielder after he Instagrammed a photo from inside the Kardashian Kompound yesterday.
This tree is undeniably the family's foliage, the country's most ostentatious Christmas tree this side of Rockefeller Center, when compared to a photo Kris Jenner shared on her account this week (but has since inexplicably deleted).
A lot of famous faces move through the Kardashians' home no doubt, but Matt's caption—"Best time of the year!! It's gonna b a Cali Christmas this year."—suggests he'll be spending more time over the holidays there.
Also noteworthy is that after our source told Hollyscoop that Khloe would be filing for divorce after the holidays, Khloe is now reportedly rushing to the courthouse today to get her separation from Lamar Odom on paper—less than a day after this potentially compromising photo was posted—and there's something telling about that in and of itself.


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It's been said that a field of wildflowers is dressed more beautifully than any person could ever hope to match. Draw from the natural world to develop your favorite color schemes and texture palettes for your wardrobe this fall.
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Jewel tones continue to grace the runways and the clothing racks this season. Combine two jewel tones, à la bird of paradise arrangements, to bring a splash of color to your life.
If you're sad to see summer go, try to imagine the bliss of an outdoor picnic followed by gazing up at the blue sky through deep-green trees. Channel this inspiration with a bold, foliage-printed dress.
Storms at sunset present some of the most brilliant color schemes in nature. Revel in the interplay of reds, yellows, deep blues and gold by pairing a bold necklace against a classic silk shirt and pencil skirt.
You don't need to reinvent the wheel when there are so many beautiful fashion icons sprinkled throughout history. Use pieces inspired by the fashionable women of American lore.
Decades before The Feminine Mystique, Katharine Hepburn channeled a mixture of power and femininity that we would all do well to emulate in the workplace. Try to work in a slight shoulder pad on your blazer or a well-fitted trouser or colored denim to copycat this icon.
Over 50 years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains the perfect example of curvy fashion confidence. Find yourself a beautiful cocktail dress with a plunging neckline and flouncy hem to play flirtatious and fun. Smooth on a bright red lipstick for good measure.
Few women have Twiggy's impossibly small figure, but that doesn't mean that you can't enjoy her quirky sense of style in your own wardrobe. To look Twiggy-style retro and arts loving, show off a plaid statement piece or opt into a tiny shift for a leggy update to your look.
The gorgeous Cindy Crawford was at the top of her modeling game in the late '80s and early '90s — when fashion was painfully bad. But even bad eras have their fashion icons and their high points. Look like you're a lady from the age of excess by working metallic pieces or makeup into your outfit.
With all the inspiration we draw from nature and history, it's easy to forget that one's own person can become the most powerful inspiration of all. Remember to acknowledge the characteristics you love about yourself — then play them up with the latest fashion trends. These are just two of our ideas, but the inspirations you can find in yourself are endless.
There's no shame in wearing colors that are intentionally selected to make your eyes go pop. The bird of paradise color scheme does amazing things for women with green eyes, whereas the gold of a sunset sky makes brown eyes shine bright.
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Russ Roca is a photographer and videographer, who enjoys using imagery to tell stories and share experiences. Russ has a fascination with zombies, a deep love of bacon, and a 5-piece fly fishing rod that has taught him about patience. His work has appeared in Adventure Cycling, Bicycle Times, Momentum Magazine, Rangefinder Magazine and Italian Vogue. Currently, he is combining his multi-media skills to inspire and advocate for bicycling around the country.
«When an assignment calls that involves long days in the bicycle saddle, up and over mountain passes, I definitely pack a MeFOTO on my bike.»
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Being a photographer/videographer that goes to all assignments by bicycle, I have a different set of requirements for my gear. I shoot primarily travel photography and videos for various bicycling and adventure travel magazines and websites, with an emphasis on bicycling. All my gear is chosen with an emphasis on quality, volume and weight. On a bicycle, every pound counts (especially uphill!) but at the same time, I don't want to compromise image quality.
When I go out to shoot and film multi-day bicycle adventures, I pack as light as possible, leaving the full-frame Nikon at home and take out my much more portable micro 4/3rd kit. For stills, I can usually get away without a tripod. But when I'm shooting video with the GH2, a tripod is absolutely necessary to avoid shaky, unusable video. I've been using MeFOTO tripods for the last few months and have been really impressed. They are highly packable, lightweight, nicely built and quick to deploy (all big assets when traveling...especially by bike!).
I've tried the MeFOTOs in two flavors, the BackPacker, which is the smallest version, and the RoadTrip, which falls in the middle of the line.The BackPacker is great for shooting stills with high-end point and shoots or any micro 4/3rds camera. I can fit the tripod and case easily in a pannier. Its only shortcomings are its shorter maximum height and slightly more vibration prone legs for video. If I needed a tripod just to shoot stills with, no video, the Backpacker would be a no-brainer.
The tripod in the MeFOTO line that I am most excited about however is the RoadTrip. It is larger than the Backpacker and can't be quite as easily stowed in a pannier (though it fits well on a rear bicycle rack), but provides enough stability to not only shoot stills but also video. For my uses, I've replaced the provided ball head with a video fluid head on which I've mounted everything from a bare GH2; a GH2 with rails, follow focus, audio recorder and matte-box; to even a small 2 foot video slider with another fluid head!
Another benefit is that if I want to go even more mobile, one of the legs on the Road Trip can be converted into a monopod. This setup is great for run and gun videography when I'm grabbing b-roll. While not as rock solid as a shot on a tripod, when combined with some image stabilization software and good technique, it allows me to capture moments you might have missed.
The RoadTrip extends to a great usable height without raising the center column. This means more stable shots when shooting video with a long lens. The twist locks are super fast to deploy. I've gotten good practice with unlocking all the locks of a single leg with one fluid motion then extending the leg with a flick. The overall build quality is excellent. I've used many small travel tripods with spindly legs that don't compare. I'm not saying it's rock solid as a full sized Vinten or Sachtler, but for tripods of similar size/class it performs really well.
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* Asia shares ease, weak US data raises global growth
* Saudi Arabia under OPEC pressure to prevent oil collapse
* IEA warns upside risks for oil still big
* Coming Up: U.S. Jobless claims Weekly; 1230 GMT
* Asia shares ease, weak US data raises global growth
* Saudi Arabia under OPEC pressure to prevent oil collapse
* IEA warns upside risks for oil still big
* Coming Up: U.S. Jobless claims Weekly; 1230 GMT
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By Manash Goswami
SINGAPORE, June 14 (Reuters) - Brent crude held above $97 on
Thursday, trading in a narrow range with investors reluctant to
take positions ahead of the outcome of a meeting of producer
group OPEC and Greek elections.
Oil has fallen around a quarter from 2012 highs reached in
March as a weak global economy, exacerbated by a worsening debt
crisis in Europe, has cast doubts on the outlook for fuel
demand, while major suppliers like Saudi Arabia boosted output.
Participants are looking out for any change in stance in
OPEC's output policy with latest data from the world's top oil
consumer the United States adding to a raft of signals that
point to a slowdown in its recovery. They are also awaiting
clarity on whether Greece will stay in the euro zone.
Brent crude rose 42 cents to $97.55 a barrel by 0605
GMT, after dipping to as low as $96.80 earlier. U.S. crude
gained 27 cents to $82.89, after settling at the lowest
since Oct. 6.
"The broad consensus seems to be that OPEC would maintain
status quo on its output quotas," said Victor Shum, a senior
partner at oil consultancy Purvin & Gertz said.
"Prices would remain under downward pressure for some time
because of the weak outlook for Europe."
U.S. crude will swing between $80 and $90 over the next few
days because of the uncertainty surrounding demand growth
outlook, and Brent will trade about $12 higher, Shum said.
According to analysts at ANZ, the U.S. benchmark has support
at $81, and at $76 after that. The upside is capped at $87 for
the moment, the analysts said in a report.
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has come under pressure from
fellow OPEC producers to cut oil output to prevent a further
slide in crude prices.
Price hawks in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries are fretting that slowing economic growth will send
crude, already off $30 since March, plummeting further.
"We think that given the economic situation, above all in
Europe, there is a serious threat that prices might fall
drastically and so our policy is to defend the production
ceiling agreed in December," said Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael
Ramirez ahead of the meeting.
Riyadh's preferred oil price is $100 a barrel, a level it
feels permits oil investment without hurting economic growth,
while most in OPEC want to defend $100 as a price floor.
"The upcoming OPEC meeting is unclear whether an agreement
would be made about the ideal output level," said Miguel
Audencial, sales trader at CMC Markets, in a report.
"The outcome of this meeting would be closely watched by oil
traders because this would give a very good indication on where
the price of oil is headed in the short-to-medium term."
The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned oil prices
could move higher again as Iranian exports had fallen steeply in
the past months and could slide further, effectively calling on
OPEC to maintain current high oil output levels.
Concerns over economic uncertainty in the United States and
Europe have dominated oil markets in recent months, often
overshadowing supply and demand indicators.
The latest such instance was data from the U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA) that showed domestic crude
stockpiles edged down 191,000 barrels last week, as refiners
revved up operations to their highest since 2007.
The drawdown included a fall in crude stockpiles in Cushing,
Oklahoma delivery point for U.S. oil futures from a record high,
supported by the reversal of the Seaway pipeline.
Prices surged to session highs after the data, only to pare
gains on worries about the euro zone's finances and weak U.S.
retail sales for a second straight month.
Investors are worried about the outcome of the Greek
elections as a win for parties opposing the austerity terms of
the bailout would leave the country on the brink of bankruptcy
and an eventual chaotic exit from the bloc. That would further
deepen the crisis in the region and hurt oil demand.
"The euro zone will muddle through," Shum said. "There will
be no collapse, but neither will there be a major solution."
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On June 9, 2010, the Honorable William Haynes of the Middle District of Tennessee entered an Order permanently enjoining defendants Aaron Donald Vallett ("Vallett"), a registered representative in Brentwood, Tennessee, and A.D. Vallett & Co., LLC ("Vallett & Co."), a state-registered investment adviser, from violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder; and Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
In its Complaint, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") alleged that between September 2008 and April 2010, Vallett raised $5.5 million from 19 investors by misrepresenting the nature of Vallett & Co.'s investments. Vallett used investor funds to cover personal expenses and to pay investors in his first offering with investment funds intended for his second offering. Vallett also claimed that Vallett & Co.'s investments were for notes to be secured by Vallett's personal and business assets; however, in a recent examination by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Vallett provided false documentation suggesting that the collateral exceeded the amount raised.
The Court's Order also continued an asset freeze ordered earlier, provided for expedited discovery and, among other provisions, ruled that the issues of whether to order that the defendants pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest thereon and civil penalties will be decided at a later date. Vallett and Vallett & Co. consented to the issuance of the Order without admitting or denying the allegations in the Commission's Complaint.


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ATHENS, Ohio (March 22, 2006) -- In recognition of Women's History Month, students, faculty and staff at Ohio University Lancaster Campus and the Pickerington Center have organized "Celebrate Women," a daylong conference for women of all ages. The event will be held at the Pickerington Center on Friday, March 31, from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Women may attend two morning sessions in diverse areas such as legal issues for women, the holistic woman, women making a difference and starting your own business. Each session features a panel of area women. The afternoon sessions examine Native American art, money matters for women and women in nontraditional jobs. The day concludes with an open discussion of women in the 21st century.
Mindy Drayer, weekend anchor for the morning edition of News Channel 4, will discuss women's balance among work, home, family and career. Her presentation will be offered during the luncheon. Conference participants also will have opportunities to visit many informational displays and an art exhibit.
Cost per participant is $15, which includes lunch. For more information, or to register, contact Ohio University Pickerington Center, at (614) 367-9371 or 1-888-446-4468, ext. 673.
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Several brain–derived biomarkers may be increased in the serum of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). These include S–100B, an astroglial protein, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), an intermediate–filament component of the astrocytic cytoskeleton. In patients with moderate to severe TBI who have poor outcomes, serum levels of GFAP have been found to be increased nearly 20–fold, and S100B increased 2–fold, when compared to TBI patients with favorable outcomes. Thus, when used as an adjuvant to clinical variables such as pupillary reflexes and age, serum levels of GFAP and S10OB may enhance prognostication in patients with moderate–severe TBI. These markers, however, may not be as useful in individual patients with mild TBI.
1. Vos PE, Jacobs B, Andriessen TM, et al. GFAP and S100B are biomarkers of traumatic brain injury: an observational cohort study. Neurology. 2010; 75: 1786–1793.
2. Metting Z, Wilczak N, Rodiger LA, Schaaf JM, van der Naalt J. GFAP and S100B in the acute phase of mild traumatic brain injury. Neurology. 2012; 78: 1428–1433.
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I understand it's not possible to "loop" inside a back ground music at a specific time with SimpleAudioEngine. (not at the beginning)
How do you guys achieve to do that ?
Is cutting the music into small parts and using timers to play them at the right time a bad idea ?
Using another lib ?