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Inter ultras have shown solidarity with Milan after the closure of San Siro for 'discriminatory' anti-Naples chants and the FIGC admit the rules need "reflection."
The rules introduced to stamp out racist abuse in Italian stadiums have been expanded to include "territorial discrimination."
Rossoneri supporters had the Curva closed for anti-Neapolitan chants and the recurrence of these insults mean their game with Udinese will be played behind closed doors. [12]
In an unprecedented step, Inter ultras have released a statement showing solidarity with their arch rivals and urging a rebellion all over the country.
"We are ready and we hope that all the Curve will make discriminatory chants so we can have one Sunday with total closure of the stadiums!
"It might be difficult to ensure the bans are simultaneous, but it's easier to do than to explain!"
Milan have complained bitterly at the use of anti-racism laws to punish insults between Italian cities or regions.
"I understand that racism is a big problem, a worldwide one," said Vice-President Adriano Galliani. "However, territorial discrimination is something different.
"The rule on that needs to be abolished. All of the Presidents are in agreement with that and I've already called Italian Football Federation chief Giancarlo Abete to tell him that."
FIGC President Abete agreed the rules are open to interpretation.
"I think it would be helpful if there were a period of reflection on the way to apply these rules. We are moving within the international rules, though there are contrasting approaches to different discriminatory situations.
"I want to point out the rules on territorial discrimination in the Italian code have been there for a long time. The only thing that has changed is the degree of punishment."
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Following is the statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.
# Munaf Patel's aggregate of 17 wickets at an average of 14.35 in eleven games is the second best in the IPL 4.
# Aiden Blizzard has taken three catches in Punjab's innings - the first Mumbai fielder to accomplish the feat in the IPL 2011.
# Blizzard became the fourth fielder to take three catches for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, joining Sachin Tendulkar (4), Abhishek Nayar and Robin Uthappa.
# 22 extras, conceded by Mumbai Indians is the highest in the IPL 4, surpassing the 19 conceded by Kolkata in Rajasthan's total of 159 for four off 20 overs at Jaipur on April 15.
# Munaf Patel (5/21) has recorded his career-best bowling performance in Twenty20 - his first instance of five wickets in an innings.
# Patel has become the eighth bowler to capture 50 wickets (20.46 in 41 matches) or more in the IPL.
# Patel is one of the three Mumbai bowlers to capture five wickets in an innings in the IPL, the other two being Malinga and Harbhajan.
# All three Mumbai bowlers have bagged five wickets in an innings in the fourth edition of the IPL.
# Adam Gilchrist became the first wicketkeeper to effect 15 stumpings in the IPL.
# Gilchrist has extended his record for most dismissals - 44 (29 catches + 15 stumpings) in 56 matches.
# Bhargav Bhatt (4/22) has produced his best bowling performance in Twenty20 - his first four-wicket haul.
# Bhatt's performance is the best by a Punjab bowler in the IPL, eclipsing 4 for 29 by Paul Valthaty against Deccan at Hyderabad on April 16, 2011.
# Bhatt has got his first MoM award in the IPL.
# Munaf Patel has become the first bowler to record a five-wicket haul in a losing cause in the IPL.
# Punjab's magnificent 76-run victory is their largest by runs margin in the IPL, bettering their 66-run victory over Mumbai at Mohali on April 25, 2008.
# Mumbai have suffered their largest defeat in terms of runs in the IPL.
# Lasith Malinga is the first bowler to claim 25 wickets in an IPL competition - 26 at an average of 9.61 in eleven games.
# Malinga has set a bowling record for most wickets in the IPL history, capturing 59 at an average of 15.35 in 37 matches, surpassing RP Singh's tally of 58 at 25.82 runs apiece in 53 matches.
# Eight instances overall have been registered of five-wicket hauls in the IPL. Sohail Tanvir is the only one to take six wickets in an innings - the other four being Amit Mishra, Anil Kumble, Ishant Sharma and Lakshmipathy Balaji.
# Mumbai Indians (87 off 12.5 overs) have posted their lowest total in the IPL, eclipsing the 94 for eight off 20 overs against Rajasthan at Jaipur on April 29, 2011.
# The total is the lowest posted by any team against Punjab in the IPL, outstripping Delhi's 111 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on April 11, 2010.
# Shaun Marsh (324) has completed his 300 runs in the IPL 4. His aggregate is the second highest for Punjab, behind Paul Valthaty (359).
# Marsh became the only Punjab batsman to average 50-plus in the IPL (1087 at an average of 51.76, including one hundred and ten fifties, in 25 matches).
# After losing eight consecutive tosses in the IPL, Sachin Tendulkar has won the toss against Punjab.
# Ambati Rayudu has completed his 1000 runs in Twenty20, amassing 1005 at an average of 27.91 in 39 matches.
# Punjab have won five and lost three out of eight played against Mumbai in the IPL - success % 62.50.
# Punjab have won four and lost six out of ten played in the IPL 4.

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Great location, a bit noisy May 23, 2010
The location is the best thing about this place - it's minutes away from a mall, the riverside and you can get local buses near from here. However, it's location means that it can be a bit noisy and this can be annoying in the evening and early morning. Despite that, it's a nice place. The staff are friendly and helpful, and the rooms have nice bedding with enough space for your stuff. The place is very safe at night too, as you get buzzed in. Their internet access is very good too. It's a great place to go to the riverside too, which is two minutes away. There are great places to eat and drink there, so your evening plans are very easy to organise!
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Oasis of good atmosphere and relaxing vibes Jul 21, 2009
There is no wrong word to say about this hostel. the rooms are spacious and the beds are the best I ever had in a hostel. the staff is really friendly and they are always there to help you out if you need anything. the rooftop terras/bar is really cool and you meet lots of people in the evening because everybody comes together for a drink. you can share your travel thoughts on the wall and drink a beer or two with the new ones. showers and toilets are clean, you have to take of your shoes before entering the hostel. but it really is a good way to go because that makes the experience at this hostel complete. kuching is a great city to be at and this hostel is like icing on the cake for it!
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My version of the Village Inn Smothered Chicken.
100 Calorie Omelet...YUM
With these in the fridge or freezer, you will have your veggies ready to use. Use in all sorts of dishes. I add to scrambled eggs. Fried potatoes and so on. The uses are endless.
I love this...
Quick and easy if you already have cooked chicken breast.
I don't know where I found this one, but it is sooooo goooood!!!
They are good with or without the glaze.
Different pudding flavors and brands may change the nutritional info. I wanted chocolate but didn't have any more chocolate pudding. You could even use chocolate grahams as well. That may change the info too.
Low calorie, low fat lunch. I had some grilled chicken tenders left over from dinner, So I made this for lunch. Just remember, anything you add will change the nutritional value. It's your diet do it your way.
I LOVE fried potatoes!!! I thought it was worth it.
13" x 9" Pan size - 20 brownies only 115.4 calories per brownie using unsweetened Applesauce .
Lower calorie pancakes
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This is what I did with my leftover chicken breast. Quick and easy. The stats will be a little higher if anything else is added. I thought about adding celery and onions, but it was too late for this time. Will add them next time.
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A little cleaning here. Fix the last fluorescent globe.
And finishing touches on the carpeting. But it was the 17,000 square feet of wood flooring that makes the rebuilt Spin Nations.
"What's special about this floor is its hard rock maple. It came out of Tennessee. We worked anywhere from 12 to 16 hours a day here," said Jim Balay, owner of Spin Nations in Port Richey.
In September, Hurricane Hermine's heavy rain flooded Spin Nations for the third time ruining the entire floor and shutting down the business for two months.
"Getting hit in September was incredible. It was only 11 months ago that we were down so we were just starting to get back on our feet," said Balay.
He says losing business for two months was bad but there is a silver lining.
"Not so much a dollar figure, but it's the impact on our future here," Balay said.
Balay says his friends joke with him that after replacing this floor three times since 2012 that he should go into the rink replacement business. Balay says he's just happy to get the business rolling again.
"Excited. Very excited it's been a long road to recovery, but now you can see we're finally at the end of the tunnel," said Balay.
His only concern right now: Will customers come back?
"It's absolutely critical we need to show them look at the improvements, but we need you back to make this place viable again," said Balay.
Next year's rainy season is always on Balay's mind, praying for no more flooding.
"All it takes is some good days of rain and we're done," said Balay.
For now, nothing but smooth skating and rebuilding his customer base.
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DARA BioSciences Selected to Present the Positive Results of KRN5500 Phase 2 Study at the 5th Annual Therapeutics Summit
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DARA BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:DARA) announced today that the Company has been selected to present the positive clinical data results for KRN5500, its lead compound for Neuropathic Pain, at the 5th Annual Therapeutics Summit to be held September 20-21, 2011 in San Francisco. Linda Jett, MSN, Clinical Director, Drug Development at DARA, will present a poster entitled, "Management of Placebo Response Yields Proof of Concept in Randomized Trial of KRN5500 in Patient with Neuropathic Pain and Cancer."
The presentation will provide results from analyses of a recently completed randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose escalation study designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of a novel spicamycin derivative, KRN5500, in patients with advanced cancer experiencing neuropathic pain. Placebo response in these types of studies often dilutes the ability to detect potential drug effects. The presentation will explore the ramifications of placebo response in randomized, controlled trials for analgesia.
It is common that patients respond to the placebo in pain trials where subjective outcome data are collected. Patients want to feel better.
The placebo effect is a normal physiological event and can be as high as 40% to 50%, requiring an even higher drug effect to show a difference. The placebo response can be thought of as background noise, and what researchers look for is a clinical benefit over and above what is in that background. Researchers are often faced with a dilemma: Is the drug a failure or is the placebo response too great to see the drug response? Often clinical trials must be quite large in order to detect the potential benefit of active treatment over placebo. Although this particular trial had only 19 patients, it had a low placebo response, enabling the positive KRN5500 results to be more easily interpreted.
The KRN5500 program was recently granted Fast Track designation for treatment of chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain by the U.S. FDA. The Fast Track program is designed to expedite the review of new drugs that are intended to treat serious or life threatening conditions and that demonstrate the potential to address unmet medical need.
Additional information about the conference can be found at www.paintherapeuticsummit.com.
About KRN5500 and Neuropathic Pain
KRN5500 is a novel non-opioid analgesic agent, a semi-synthetic derivative of spicamycin:(6-[4-Deoxy-4-[(2E,4E)-tetradecadienoylglycyl]amino-L-glycer
o-beta-L-manno-heptopyranosyl]amino-9H-purine). Neuropathic pain has multiple etiologies, including direct nerve trauma, infectious disease (e.g., herpes zoster), metabolic disease (e.g., diabetes) and drug-induced neuropathies (e.g., chemotherapy). Chronic neuropathic pain is characterized by an abnormal hypersensitivity to innocuous as well as noxious stimuli, and often persists after initial tissue damage and inflammation appear to have healed. Painful neuropathy is more commonly caused by non-traumatic conditions than by direct nerve trauma.
Prevalence of neuropathic pain in patients that have been treated for cancer is reported to be in the range of 40%. Neuropathic pain in this population has multiple etiologies, including side effects from cancer treatments. Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy is the most common cause of neuropathic pain in patients with cancer, and in particular, for those patients receiving multi-agent chemotherapy.
Clinically, neuropathic pain is difficult to manage and can have a profound impact on quality of life. Although this type of pain sometimes responds well to standard analgesic treatments, currently approved therapeutic agents can have intolerable side effects that prevent reaching the most effective dose. Thus, there is continued need to develop safe and more effective drugs to treat chronic neuropathic pain.
The FDA recently granted Fast Track Status to DARA for the KRN5500 program for treatment of chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. The Fast Track program is designed to expedite the review of new drugs that are intended to treat serious or life threatening conditions and that demonstrate the potential to address unmet medical need.
About KRN5500 and Clinical Results
KRN5500 is a novel spicamycin derived, non-narcotic/non-opioid, analgesic agent produced by Streptomyces alanosinicus and is being studied for the treatment of neuropathic pain in cancer patients. A completed Phase II (DTCL100), double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, dose escalation study yielded positive results. The purpose of the study was to determine safety and efficacy of KRN5500 as treatment for neuropathic pain in patients with advanced cancer and neuropathic pain.
KRN5500 met its primary endpoints of safety and reduction of pain and was superior to placebo (p=0.03). Based on the results of this study and the urgent unmet medical need, the NCI entered into a Clinical Trials Agreement with DARA to further study KRN5500 for the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain in patients with cancer. Under this Agreement the NCI will fund the costs of the study and DARA will supply drug and placebo. This collaborative trial is scheduled to begin during the second half of 2011.
About DARA BioSciences, Inc.
DARA is a pharmaceutical development company that acquires high quality, promising therapeutic molecules in early stage development (late pre-clinical/Phase I) that has the potential to fill a significant medical need and represents a large commercial opportunity for participation in large and growing markets. The Company expedites development through proof-of-concept in humans (prior to Phase III) for subsequent partnering, sale or out-licensing to large healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. The effective implementation of this strategy has the potential to greatly enhance return on investment by properly designing drug studies that will reduce event risks and cost of the drug development process.
Presently, the Company has two (2) lead drug candidates advancing through clinical trials. KRN5500 for the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with cancer has successfully completed a Phase IIa study.
DB959 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia has successfully completed a Phase Ia study and is nearing completion of a Phase Ib study. The Company plans to announce results during Q3 2011.
DARA has a number of promising pre-clinical drug candidates for future development and monetization which include:
Family of DPPIV Inhibitors - DB160 is a lead dipeptidylpeptidase
(DPPIV) inhibitor. DPPIV is an enzyme that inactivates a key hormone involved in promoting control of blood sugar levels, thus giving people with diabetes better control of their blood sugar levels.
Studies have demonstrated that potent DPPIV inhibitors may be beneficial with stem cell transplantation. The cell surface enzyme, DPPIV, is involved in a number of functions, including adhesion, apoptosis, immune regulation, signal transduction, degradation of incertins such as GLP-1 and as a suppressor in the development of cancer and tumors (Boonacker and Van Noorden. Eur J Cell Biol; 2003).
Additional studies have demonstrated that DPPIV is involved with mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic progenitor cells (Christopherson, Exp Hematol; 2003). In-vitro studies in mice have shown that inhibition of DPPIV activity on donor cells (either through deletion of the protein or through treatment with a DPPIV
inhibitor) enhanced short-term homing, long-term engraftment, and mouse survival (Christopherson et al., Science; 2004).
DB900 is a series of compounds which are PPAR g/a/d agonists for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These compounds activate genes involved in the metabolism of sugars and fats, thereby improving the body's ability to regulate blood sugar. These compounds have the potential to raise good HDL cholesterol, lower bad LDL cholesterol and lower triglycerides. They also have the potential to deliver weight loss.
DB200 refers to a series of compounds that are inhibitors of CPT-1 for the topical treatment of psoriasis. This drug candidate has the potential to inhibit inflammation and the proliferation of skin cells, thus resulting in decreased reddening and less flaking of the skin.
This program is currently not being resourced. Should development of DB200 resume, a clinical candidate will be selected from a number of strong lead compounds.
Safe Harbor Statement
All statements in this news release that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially for DARA from those projected. Those factors include risks and uncertainties relating to DARA's current cash position and its need to raise additional capital in order to be able to continue to fund its operations, risks and uncertainties relating to the potential delisting of DARA's common stock from the NASDAQ Capital Market, risks and uncertainties relating to DARA's ability to develop and bring new products to market as anticipated, the current regulatory environment in which the company develops and sells its products, the market acceptance of those products, dependence on partners, successful performance under collaborative and other commercial agreements, competition, the strength of DARA's intellectual property, the intellectual property of others, and other risk factors identified in the documents DARA has filed, or will file, with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Copies of DARA's filings with the SEC may be obtained from the SEC Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. DARA expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward -looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in DARA's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements are based. DARA BioSciences and the DARA logo are trademarks of DARA BioSciences, Inc.
The drug discovery and development process is highly uncertain, and we have not developed, and may never develop, a drug candidate that ultimately leads to a commercially viable drug. Our most advanced drug candidates are in the early stages of development, and we do not have any drugs approved for commercial sale. Before a drug product is approved by the FDA for commercial marketing, it is tested for safety and effectiveness in clinical trials that can take up to six years or longer. Promising results in preclinical development or clinical trials may not be predictive of results obtained in later clinical trials. A number of pharmaceutical companies have experienced significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, even after obtaining promising results in earlier preclinical and clinical trials. At any time, the FDA may place a clinical trial on clinical hold, or temporarily or permanently stop the trial, for a variety of reasons, principally for safety concerns. We or our collaborators may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of, the clinical development process that could delay or prevent our drug candidates from being successfully commercialized, including: (1) Failure to achieve clinical trial results that indicate a candidate is effective in treating a specified condition or illness in humans; (2) Safety issues, including the presence of harmful side effects; (3) Determination by the FDA that the submitted data do not satisfy the criteria for approval; (4) Lack of commercial viability of the drug; (5) Failure to acquire, on reasonable terms, intellectual property rights necessary for commercialization; and (6) Existence of therapeutics that are more effective.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Bond King Bill Gross needs a stress-buster to manage $2 trillion successfully. How's he do it? Meditating his way: "Yoga is great physical training, not something spiritual or religious. I want to be as effective as I can be in my job. It's results-driven. And the results are remarkable."
How about you? Want better results?
Yes, we're all stressed out. And the bad news just keeps getting worse. I'll bet you've tried some kind of sitting meditation ... and stopped. Why? You hate sitting!
In her review of my "Millionaire Meditation" book, Marjorie Adams, publisher of the Bottom Line Personal newsletter, wrote: "Truthfully, I hate to meditate … Sitting is not the only way to meditate. It's simply the best known … You can meditate while exercising … pursuing a hobby … or playing a game … anything can be a meditation."
Yes sitting works for monks in monasteries. But there are millions like you who hate sitting like a monk.
You're more like Bill Gross. In researching my "Millionaire Code," a study of the wealth-building habits of successful leaders, I discovered that sitting works for only about 20% of us. But sitting meditation doesn't work — financially, physically and psychologically — for the other 80%. Get it? The odds are that sitting is not the best way for you either.
So here are my top 10 tips, a short course in money-making, stress-busting, fun meditations. If you want the same results as a Bill Gross — stress reduction, physical health, increased energy, higher productivity, better portfolio results and a happier life — follow these 10 tips:
1. Yes, you are already meditating
Everybody meditates. It's natural, just by doing what you love. You won't hear about this in the mainstream press. They love highlighting brain scans of sitting monks at peace. But most Americans are quietly managing their stress by "meditation-in-action," in ways that fit their personality type naturally. Compare the number of Americans cycling (85 million), hiking (72 million), fishing (50 million) and running (30 million), to the sitters, TM practitioners and American Buddhists (under 10 million).
2. Sitting doesn't work for 80% of us
Can't emphasize this enough: Sitting is not the best way to manage stress for most busy Americans. It's not the best way to meditate for the vast majority of active people in today's high-pressure Corporate America or Wall Street. We're already sitting too much.
3. Stress is good for your mind, heart and attitude
No, stress is not bad for you. And active meditations will actually increase your ability to handle it. In fact, Herbert Benson, author of "Relaxation Response," says stress may be the underlying cause of 60% to 90% of all doctor visits. But most doctors aren't like Benson, they focus on diseases. They believe stress is bad and tell us to reduce stress. But sports psychologists see the world from the opposite perspective: Stress is good for you. For healthy living you should increase your capacity to handle stress, not reduce it.
4. How? Do something you love
Most people who try traditional sitting meditations eventually stop. Something inside tells them sitting is just not right but they don't know why. So trust your instincts. You know what's right for you better than a sitting guru. You most likely are in the 80% who need action-oriented meditation to effectively manage stress.
5. Why neuroscientists love sitting monks
For three decades the research of neuroscientists, medical doctors and clinics focused on sitting. They're limited by MRIs that can't be hooked up to athletes. So they concentrate almost exclusively on monks. So neither neuroscientists nor the newer breed of sports psychologists have ways to compare the effectiveness of passive sitting versus active methods of stress-management meditations. And that bias has created an impression in the media that "sitting like a monk" is the only way to meditate and manage stress.
6. Better working with new sports psychologists
Yes, sitting gurus tend to ignore the new stress-management research from sports psychologists. By focusing almost exclusively on monks and other sitting meditators, America's stress clinicians and neuroscientists miss the wisdom emerging in the new body of stress-management training and research by sports psychologists and sports-medicine experts that focuses on action.
7. Media: Positive attitude and a healthy skepticism
The media rather uncritically promotes sitting meditation as the only way. News stories love running colorful MRI brain scans of monks in a lotus position. So most people miss focusing on the benefits of meditations in golf, running, hiking, tennis, fishing, swimming, even gardening, the arts, music, painting, hobbies. Remember, anything can be a time to meditate, anything you love to do, just go do it, have fun, cut stress, get healthy. You'll also make better business and financial decisions.
8. Sitting meditation adding to America's obesity?
Think about it: The popularity of sitting meditation in the past three decades parallels America's growing obesity, suggesting that action-oriented meditations and stress management may be a more effective solution to controlling weight and stress, creating healthier individuals.
9. Sweating like a jock beats sitting like a monk!
So here's your new mantra: 'Sweating like a jock' really is better than 'sitting like a monk!' But you probably already knew that instinctively, even if the gurus are keeping the secret from you.
10. The only four rules you'll ever need
Remember these four simple rules that have worked for thousands of years, both for ancient Zen masters as well as today's leading sports psychologists.
- 1: Focus on that you're doing in this moment, nothing else
- 2: Trust yourself, the results are within you
- 3: Anything you do can be a meditation — anything
- 4: Keep it simple: everyone meditates, it happens naturally
For more about the new sports meditation research and techniques, read the books of one of the pioneers, Dr. James Loehr, a leader in the field. His "Challenge Response" is the classic counterpoint to Dr. Benson's more traditional "Relaxation Response," both of which are reviewed in my "Millionaire Meditation."


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Canterbury coach Des Hasler says five-eighth Josh Reynolds will have learned a lesson from being reported twice and sent to the sin bin – but argues he did not "self destruct" in the heavy loss to Brisbane.
Reynolds was booked for kicking Sam Thaiday in the head, then for tripping Ben Barba and was sent to the sin bin for a high tackle on Alex Glenn in the 41-10 flogging by the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium.
"I think 'self-destruct' is a little bit harsh, yeah," said Hasler.
"I wouldn't say self-destruct but he learned some harsh lessons out there. He knows he's done wrong.
"He had a bad night, he had a tough night, he's well aware of that. Frustration probably got the best part of him tonight but he's not like that, he's not that kind of player.
"It's a tough lesson he learned tonight, he'll cop his medicine and he'll get on with it. That's all.
"He'll get back up off the canvas and he'll go again. He's a good kid and he's a damn good footballer."
Reynolds was not made available to speak to media representatives.
Centre Josh Morris, freshly back from injury, said Reynolds competitive nature was an overwhelming positive for the team but sometimes it was his undoing.
"He probably over-played his hand a little bit (last week) because that's the kind of player he is – he wants to be involved in everything," said Morris.
"This week I thought he did some good things. There's obviously some challenges he's got to face now. Who knows what the judiciary will do there?
"That's just 'Grub'. He always competes well, he always wants to win and sometimes he gets himself in hot water - like tonight."
Reflecting on a fourth consecutive loss, Hasler said: "Our main concern is obviously possession.
"On the back of some pretty fundamental and basic errors in the first half, coupled with a 7-3 penalty count, it's very difficult to handle those momentum shifts.
"The first half, it was pretty close. At the back end of that first half … it was all Broncos possession.
"There are still four games of the regular season left and all we can do now is front up for each game. We can only improve."
Captain Michael Ennis added: "We've certainly got the guys in the room capable of turning it around. We know what's required. We've done it this year already."
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A few years ago, The Wilderness Society and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit to stop logging in an inventoried roadless area in the White Mountain National Forest. The legal action caused quite a stir in New Hampshire conservation circles. A number of organizations even filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Forest Service plan to log in the Wild River roadless area.
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UPDATE 12 p.m. – Repairs have been completed.
Gulf Power spokesman Jeff Rogers says service will be restored before 8 a.m. for roughly 85 Navarre area residential customers currently experiencing a temporary power outage in a neighborhood north of U.S. 98 and east of Hwy. 87 S.
Roberts says the current outage area is likely related to a tripped fuse, resulting from excessive, weather-related energy demand. He says repairs can be made "very quickly" for the impacted area, which is clustered in three blocks located east of Granada, west of Ortega, north of Rio Vista Drive and south of El Paseo Street.
Earlier this morning crews restored service to about 130 customers on the south side of U.S. 98 near Edgewood Drive in Navarre. Rogers says that incident was the result of a fault on a power line detected by a piece of safety equipment called a recloser. Those customers experienced "blinking" as the system attempted to automatically restore service.
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mgsondance-- oh good! Scared me a bit :-0. I am planning to do a 23 day cycle this time as well. Then I will definitely take 6 wks off before doing any more hCG. I am not even sure what my weight goal is but I will see where I am at after this round.
daisyredhat-- good for you for getting educated! Yes, I followed that conventional medicine stuff myself until I started really researching things and became disturbed about how so many people are being told/taught things that are actually more harmful than good. I do know that natural remedies can work awesome. I did not know much about homeopathic hCG when I first became interested in the diet, but I decided to try the homeopathic version since it is so inexpensive. I was very impressed when I dropped 7 lbs the first 2 days--shocked actually! So I kept it up and it worked great. I had the same as everyone else-- a bit of a headache at first, some muscle weakness at one point, and a wierd rash that appeared the 2nd week. Even if the naysayers are right and there is no actual hCG in it, it still WORKS! That is all I know!
The pure Drops that I am now doing have shown stronger side effects. More of a headache, very sore breasts, fatigue and dizziness (almost tipped over when I was vacuuming, heehee). It also brought on my period again, which I just finished less than 2 weeks ago...?!? Anyway, if nothing else, homeopathic works and has milder side effects (for me anyway). I will be anxious to see what the weight loss is like in comparison.
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Loved it. "Very random in a good way. Extremely creative." "Interesting." "Hilarious." "Kind of weird."
Jacob Two Two is called that because everything he has to say he has to say twice to be heard. Jacob also plays on the school hockey team as goaltender. His favorite hockey team is the Montreal Marvels, their hometown team and looks after his next door neighbor Mr. Dinglebat's hamster, Agent Intrepid. He often gets into trouble but finds a way to get out of it. Great storylines that teach valuable pro-social lessons such as believing in yourself, honesty and how to deal with bullies. A great music score, and a fantastic cast. It is funny, well written, and just a plain good show. "I love this show!" A story worth telling by the stellar writer Mordecai Richler. Engaging, silly and delightful.
Based on the celebrated author Mordecai Richler's delightfully irreverent books, Jacob Two-Two is a stylish animated adventure series featuring globetrotting, freewheeling international spies, mysterious neighbors, revolting cafeteria food, treacherous teachers and one very spirited boy. The youngest of five children, Jacob is nicknamed Two-Two because he sometimes has to say things twice just to be heard! Small for his age, Jacob nonetheless has a big heart and a heaping helping of determination.
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The existentialist part of my brain kicked in and I started wondering what process the airlines took to come to such a mixed message. Perhaps they just said that it would be cheaper to slap a no-smoking, "Ghost Busters" style sticker on the door rather than remove the original smoking sticker, and replace the ashtray with a dummy insert. Then I started thinking more diabolically. Maybe the airlines and the FAA split the fines when people are caught smoking or tampering with the silly smoke detector in the lavatory. Place the picture of a lit cigarette carefully above the temptation of an ashtray might be too much for a smoker to resist. Heck, I was thinking how cool it would be to have a smoke at 38,000 feet, and I've never been a smoker!! I even got Samuel L. Jackson's voice stuck in my head saying "Ashtrays on a mother[blog edit] plane!!" Then I got to thinking of how many times I've heard of passengers getting caught smoking on a plane.Since I couldn't think of one specific incident I've ever heard of, my diabolical side gave up and I just decided it was probably just plain laziness and cheapness on behalf of the airline industry that created such a mixed message.
If you've made it this far, you're probably asking yourself what does ashtrays on a plane have to do with law firms, libraries, technology or anything else I normally write about? Truth be told... not much. I'm pretty sure that you can think of a number of mixed messages the legal industry (especially large firms) put out. Such as buying high dollar legal research tools with the hopes of recovering that cost from our clients. Or, how about the whole idea of putting out annual announcements of revenue and profits with the hopes that clients will be impressed with how much we charge and how large our profit margins are? Makes my existentialist/diabolical side start wondering if clients are talking about our 'mixed messages' in the same way I just describe the airplane lavatory ashtray. Now that I think about it... I bet they are.


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For me, New York Knicks PG Raymond Felton's play has always been a riddle, wrapped in a conundrum that was swallowed by a puzzle. The point guard is fast, has quick hands and is strong relative to his height. Felton is also surprisingly agile in attacking the basket. The floater is oftentimes wet and he has a penchant for getting to the rim when there appeared to be no lane into which to penetrate.
But he also shoots too many three point shots (4.4 per game), misses easy shots (42 percent from the field) and gets destroyed by the Chris Pauls of the league-at times seeming to shrink away from the challenge the uber-guards present. Raymond will sometimes play down to lesser competition as well, makes too many bone-headed plays down the stretch, and will dribble, dribble, dribble the basketball a little too much. However, I believe the latter had more to do with coach Mike Woodson's lack of a flowing, truly team-oriented offensive game plan. Last season was pretty much 'clear out for Melo, throw a lob or shoot a three'.
Be that as it may, Felton is among the best non-All Star point guards in the NBA. His 14 points and five assists per game averages last season were above average, but for the New York Knicks to make a serious run at an NBA title he needs to learn how to kill a bum. No, I don't mean he should literally go out and attack homeless people, but he should dominate against lesser guards-offensively and defensively.
PG Beno Udrih will be pushing Felton for minutes this season and thrives at aspects of the game in which Raymond is average-shot selection — the mid-range jumpshot and three point field goal percentage in particular. Udrih is the best backup the Knicks have had since Felton's return, and this may-or may not-inspire Ray-Ray to be more consistent this season. Only time will tell, but what you see is pretty much what you get at this point in his career. But he has to at least learn to compete night in and night out, no matter who is guarding him.
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How has life been? Well very much the same. One thing different. I am distancing myself from people. I guess it's for the best. I'm not one who craves attention and credit for things I did not do. So prolly the 'cold palace' would be best for now. #reallycantbebothered
Something different. Something new. I hope to explore further before making the step. Very long I've missed this bubbling excitement. I just wish I'm bestowed with more energy to work this out.
Day by day finding the chain of thoughts and inspiration thru work of arts. Cultivating the patience to craft, sketch, doodle, design. I love what I love best. Still, nobody knows me as well as I know myself. Of cuz other than my boy. #keepongoingsabby #sabbycandoit


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United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Oceans
and the Law of the Sea
Ninth meeting, 23-27 June 2008
Discussion Panel "Maritime security and safety"
List of Panellists
Segment 1: Overview of threats to maritime security, their impacts and
responses thereto, with a focus on piracy and armed robbery against ships
(23 June, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
Mr. Stuart Kaye
Professor, Chair in Law
Melbourne Law School
The University of Melbourne
Overview of threats to maritime security and their impacts
Mr. Pottengal Mukundan
International Maritime Bureau
International Chamber of Commerce
Challenges in implementation and enforcement, with a focus on piracy and
armed robbery
Mr. Yoshiaki Ito
Executive Director
Information Sharing Centre
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against
Ships in Asia (ReCAAP)
Mr. Arif Havas Oegroseno
Director of Treaties for Political, Security and Territorial Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Nancy Karigithu
Kenya Maritime Authority
"Role Played by Kenya in the Fight Against Piracy and armed robbery against
ships in Waters off the Coast of Somalia"
Segment 2: Prevention and suppression of transnational organized crime
(24 June, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Mr. J. Ashley Roach Attorney-Adviser
Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State
United States of America
Overview of actions taken to address transnational organized crime
Mr. Anthony Stafford Franklin
Institute of Marine Affairs
Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract /
Ms. Ana Isabel Sánchez Ruiz
Policy Officer
Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security
European Commission
Mr. Gunnar Stølsvik
Senior Adviser
Resource Management Section
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
"Transnational organized fisheries crime as a maritime security issue"
Segment 3: Experiences and challenges in maritime safety
(24 June, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
Mr. Koji Sekimizu
Maritime Safety Division
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Mr. Simon Bennett
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
Challenges in implementation and enforcement: flag State perspective
Mr. Walter Alfredo Guido
Argentine Coast Guard Liaison Officer l
Secretaría del Acuerdo Latinoamericano sobre Control de Buques por el Estado
Rector del Puerto (Viña del Mar Agreement Secretariat)
Challenges in implementation and enforcement: Port State perspective
Abstract / Presentation
Mr. Majed Sahel Mohammed Mastoor
Executive Officer
Training Institute of the Yemen Coast Guard
Challenges in implementation and enforcement: coastal State perspective
Mr. Brendan McRandle
Section Head
Office of Transport Security,
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local
Segment 4: Focus on people at sea
(25 June, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Ms. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry
International Labour Standards Department
International Labour Organization
International Labour Office (ILO)
"International Labour Standards and Decent Work: Taking account of the
`people factor' in an integrated approach to improved maritime security and
Mr. Jon Whitlow
Seafarers', Fisheries and Inland Navigation Sections
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
Safety and security issues confronting seafarers and fishers
Ms. Anja Klug
Senior Legal Officer
Division of International Protection Services
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
"The Treatment of Migrants and Refugees at Sea"
Ms. Aïcha Belarbi
Professor and Researcher
Mohammed V University
"Quelle sécurité des personnes en mer ? Le cas de la mer méditerranée"
Segment 5: Maritime security and safety: Enhancing cooperation, coordination
and integration, and increasing capacity-building
(25 June, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
Mr. Brad J. Kieserman
Operations Law Group
United States Coast Guard Headquarters
Office of Maritime & International Law
Current activities and opportunities for strengthening
coordination/integration at all levels (for example, within States,
regionally and globally)
Mr. Magnus Teye Addico
Secretary General
Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa (MOWCA)
"Dialogue and Cooperation in Maritime Security
of ASEAN and ASEAN Regional Forum"
Mr. Marc Mes
Maritime Security Sub-Group of the Maritime Experts Group of the APEC
Transportation Working Group
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Sometimes, when people offer for someone to go to their home for Christmas Break, they gladly accept. Sometimes, when people offer for someone to go to their home for Christmas Break, they politely tell them no.
In my case, I was dragged to their home. In quite the literal sense…
"I don't want to be anywhere near Potter!" I growled, hugging the foot of my bed, as Lily tugged hard on my legs. I was up high in mid-air. Goes to show just how strong she really is.
"You'll have to face him some time or another!" Lily argued, keeping the tugging as Abby began shoveling clothes after clothes into my suitcase (after, of course, engorging it).
"No!" It had been a total of three weeks since that day. That day where Potter publically humiliated me in front of our Transfig class with the Ravenclaws.
And see, I've been avoiding him and never making eye contact with him again, since then. It's been…tricky with the Quidditch practices.
Especially because of our upcoming match with the Ravenclaws the three weeks that follow the break.
"Lily, would you happen to have known where I've kept-" his jaw was slightly ajar as he stared at the scene before him.
My screaming, and holding tightly to my bedpost, Lily yanking back like a cave-woman, Abby stuffing in panties after bra after shirt after pants, Rose hauling the luggage to the door (miserably and failingly) and Roxanne trying to stun me so Lily could haul me down.
"What in the name of Merlin is going on here?!" James shrieked. Although, he sounded somewhat amused. Not…like…I care or anything. Because I don't. Care, I mean. About him. I don't care about him. That's it.
"Mum," Lily gritted her teeth while ferociously yanking once more. "Invite. Maggie. Break. Maggie. Says. No. Me. Dragging. Maggie. To train."
With each pause after every word, she yanked hard. It was a wonder I wasn't stupefied yet.
"This is ridiculous," Potter rolled his eyes. "Levicorpus."
I shrieked as I got yanked up off my bedpost, dangling in the air by my left ankle. "Put me down! Put me down NOW. I'm wearing a skirt, for Merlin's sake!" Towards the end of that, I ended up more whining than demanding.
Potter rolled his eyes again and turned to Abby who was still stuffing clothes into a suitcase. With another flick of his wand, the clothes made their way itself into the suitcase. At this point, I was just using my dangling arms to cover myself up, as best as I could. That's when Potter grabbed a hold of me, slung me over his shoulder, took two bags from Rose (and damn, were they heavy), and walked down the stairs at ease.
He made it look peachy as easy as a pie. I pounded my fists on his back. "Let me go, dammit! This is kidnapping! You're illegibly kidnapping an innocent being!"
"Innocent, my ass," he snorted. "Now shut up, Green."
"James, you are a life saver," Rose breathed out. "God, I love you," she laughed, hugging him awkwardly as I kept groaning and trying to writhe my way down.
It didn't help that Potter's arm/hand was right under my bum, holding me ever so tightly in place.
Bum…hmm…Potter's bum is kinda nice. I mean, he has a nice bum. You don't really find many guys who've got nice bums these days. It's almost like two big apples down there. Just really round and all. In fact, his bum looks very…squeezable.
"Woah, it just got really quiet on Maggie's part," Roxanne interrupted my…er…my bum inspection.
"Hmm?" I hummed. "Oh yeah. I uh…I figure there's no point anymore, since you're going to actually drag me onto the train." I sighed. "I don't exactly see why it seems to be a dear must for me to go with you. I'm not even freakin' family!"
"Funny you should mention that," Lily giggled. "Victoire's invited you to her wedding. It's to be taking place during the break."
I groaned again. Wonderful.
"Oh! Maggie, darling! Oh, it's just so wonderful to see you again!" Ginny hugged me tightly around my neck, swaying side to side, talking in an entire motherly affection.
"It's great to see you too, Mrs. Potter," I smiled. The last time I'd seen her was on the platform September 1st. And before that was when I stayed the week with Lily and Rose two summers ago.
"Ginny," she stated. "You call me Ginny."
I smiled again. "Alright."
"That's the last of the bags," Harry came in, shutting the door with his foot while carrying two bags in his two arms.
"God, Abby, how much did you pack?" I asked her.
She shrugged. "I dunno. Your entire wardrobe." Great. Thanks Abs.
Lily motioned for us to follow her and so we did.
"I have an idea," Lily stated, once we'd reached her room. She was sitting on her bed, and the rest of us just filed around on the bed. It was a rather large bed.
"Shoot," Roxanne offered.
"Let's play truth or dare to the extreme," she grinned, both smugly and evilly.
I gave her a suspicious look. "How extreme?"
She grinned again, and pulled out a small vial of clear liquid. "Veritaserium, extreme."
My eyes widened. Where on earth had Lily gotten a hold of such a thing?
"Oh, I'm in," Roxanne said confidently, smacking her hand down on the bed.
"Me too," Abby agreed. Those two were the only ones who were up for anything risky or not-a-good-idea looking things.
But Rose. Surely Rose, being the sensible one of us, would never, ever, in her life say-
"Oh, I'm all for it!"
Wait, what?
"Lily, I really don't think-"
"No, Green, don't say a word," James interrupted me. Of course, Roxanne simply just had to go and get the guys. "This is a very good idea. And besides," he shot me a look. "It's ten against one. By majority vote, we win."
I glared at him. As much as I hated to admit it, and I'd never admit it to his face, he was right. They basically had me cornered at their will. The rest of the guys-Lorcan, Lysander, Fred, Al, and Scorpius-nodded their heads in agreement.
I crossed my arms. "Fine. Jerks."
James rolled his eyes. "Okay," he said, coming round with the vial of veritaserum. He started off with himself, who was right next to me. "Open up, everyone," he commanded afterward, letting in a couple of droplets into each person's mouth-because that's honestly all that it took.
I huffed once he reached me but opened my mouth anyway. He had a sort of evil glint in his eye. I should have seen it coming. I honestly should have.
But I'm an idiot. So I didn't.
He jerked the entire vial into my mouth. Crap.
"Lily, truth or dare," Fred said.
"I love doing truths," Fred laughed. "Tell James and Al how many boys you've kissed or dated."
Lily's lips quivered, like she was trying so desperately hard not to blurt out the answer but-
"What?!" both of her brother's shrieked simultaneously.
Lily's hand clasped shut to her mouth. Wait, did that mean she kissed 28, dated 28, or as a total, kissed AND dated 28?
I'm guessing for the third.
"Mags," Lily stated.
Oh, darn. "Erm…er…truth?"
It sounded like a question. "Why'd you not want to go to Hogsmead with my brother?" she asked.
I narrowed my eyes at her. Bitch. She did this on purpose. Even Potter seemed to tense up a bit. Everyone else leaned forward, however, seemingly very curious as to the real reason.
"Er…er…I…" Don't say it. Don't say it. Don't-
"I was afraid I'd screw something up and he'd hate me forever!" My hands flew to my mouth. Shit.
God, I hate veritaserum.
I'd been basically avoiding Potter since the end of the truth or dare game (which ended some twenty minutes ago). Obviously, my dosage of the veritaserum wouldn't go away until another 8 or so hours, seeing as to how James drowned me in the substance (okay, not really, but it was similar…sort of).
And then he had me cornered. In his room. In his closet.
His very small and not too roomy closet.
Merlin help me.
"I thought you just didn't like me," James mumbled into my hair.
I bit my lip to refrain from saying something along the lines of 'Oh, I like you alright.'
"Do you like me, Maggie?"
My teeth sunk deeper into my lip, the blood flooding into my mouth. "Yes!"
I hate you, James, so much, at the moment. He smirked. "How much do you like me, Maggie?"
"A lot."
His smirk grew even wider, if possible. "What do you like about me, Maggie?"
"Your bum is rather nice." I would give anything for a hole in the ground to swallow me whole. He barked out laughing.
"Do you want to snog me, Maggie?"
He didn't give a chance for my brutally honest mouth to start talking again.
Let's just say I'm no longer a lip virgin.
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nce you have the vision firmly in hand, you need to communicate it throughout the organization. You need to make the vision real. Put it in the heart and not just the mind. Get people to see it and then communicate it again and again. International consultant Manfred Kets de Vries thinks leaders should sound like broken records. "Leaders who have succeeded at getting their message across could probably go to the janitor of one of their office buildings and get from that person a sensible answer about what the organization is trying to do."
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"Casa de Shenandoah," the Las Vegas home owned by singer Wayne Newton — a.k.a. Mr. Las Vegas — for more than 45 years, has been majorly discounted, according to real estate website Redfin.
The 36-acre property was initially listed for $70 million in September 2013. The home was taken off the market and re-listed a month later for $48 million, and then finally discounted to $30 million on Tuesday.
The estate has eight separate homes, a huge garage, 37 stables, a tennis court, and even its own jumbo jet and terminal.
Even crazier, it once had a functioning zoo with Arabian horses, sloths, penguins, lemurs, and more than 100 birds. Newton moved in June 2013 after a legal battle over the future of the property, and the animals were relocated to wildlife centers.
The main house at Casa de Shenandoah is a two-story structure with three bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, and more than 9,000 square feet.
There's also a nice swimming pool in the backyard.
The entire property spans 36 acres, and has eight separate homes.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) health centre
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) risk factors
As many as 1 in 5 people in the UK may experience symptoms of IBS at some point in their lives, but it still isn't clear exactly what causes irritable bowel syndrome.
However, doctors do know there is a range of risk factors affecting a person's chances of developing IBS. These include:
Food sensitivities
Some people may have digestive systems that rumble angrily with consumption of dairy, wheat, fructose (a simple sugar found in fruits), or sorbitol (a sugar substitute). Certain things - such as fatty and fried foods, fizzy drinks and alcohol - can also invite chronic digestive upset. There's no proof any of these cause IBS but they may trigger symptoms.
IBS is more common in women than in men. Researchers aren't sure why this is so but they suspect that changing hormone levels in the female menstrual cycle may have something to do with it.
IBS can affect people of any ages but the symptoms are more likely to appear for the first time in people aged 20-30.
Family history
Studies have shown that people who have a first-degree relative, such as a parent or sibling, with IBS are at increased risk of the condition. It's not clear whether the influence of family history on IBS risk is related to genes, or to shared factors in a family's environment, or both.
Studies have shown an association between IBS symptoms and antibiotics, antidepressants and drugs containing sorbitol.
Psychological factors
Many people with IBS may be stressed, have psychological or emotional problems or have experienced some sort of a stressful or traumatic life event, sometimes during childhood. There's evidence that stress management and cognitive behavioural therapy helps relieve symptoms.
Irregular mealtimes
Eating at irregular times or eating an abnormal diet may trigger IBS in some people.
Food poisoning
IBS may develop after experiencing food poisoning or gastroenteritis for some people.
Get medical advice
Talk to your doctor if you suspect you might have IBS. Don't try to self-diagnose this condition. There are various treatments available for IBS with constipation and IBS with diarrhoea that may make your life easier. Dietary modification, exercise, stress reduction and probiotics may help, as well as medication.
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Hazelle E. Leonard age 3 married William Franklin (Jack) Davis about 1946. Jack was the son of William Franklin (Willie) Davis Sr. and Mabel A. Bray, the grandson of George Samuel Bray and Lucille (Lou) McDaniel, and the great grandson of my second great grandparents Joseph A. (Joe) Bray and Ferriba Salina (Salina) Moore. As such, George Samuel Bray was the brother of my great grandmother Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala or Haley) Bray and Mabel A. Bray was the first cousin of my grandmother Lola Ethel Williamson.
Hazelle was the daughter of Claude C. Leonard age 29 and Carrie L. age 26.
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Question: What is sinus tachycardia, and is it something that should be treated?
Answer :Sinus tachycardia is the heart rate's normal response to any type of stress -- whether that stress be exertion or caffeine, a cold, fever -- but it's the heart responding normally with an increased heart rate. Anytime the heart rate goes above 100, we call that a tachycardia. The sinus is the group of cells in the upper part of the right atrium that controls the heart rhythm, and it in itself is controlled then by the nervous system, specifically adrenaline. So anything that increases adrenaline will increase your heart rate, the sinus drives that heart rate in its normal function.


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note eyepopslikeamosquito
 When I gave a lunchtime talk evangelizing TDD (Test Driven Development), I summarised the benefits as follows:

 Improved interfaces and design. Writing a test first forces you to focus on interface. Hard to test code is often hard to use. Simpler interfaces are easier to test. Functions that are encapsulated and easy to test are easy to reuse. Components that are easy to mock are usually more flexible/extensible. Testing components in isolation ensures they can be understood in isolation and promotes low coupling/high cohesion.
 Easier Maintenance. Regression tests are a safety net when making bug fixes. No tested component can break accidentally. No fixed bugs can recur. Essential when refactoring.
 Improved Technical Documentation. Well-written tests are a precise, up-to-date form of technical documentation.
 Debugging. Spend less time in crack-pipe debugging sessions.
 Automation. Easy to test code is easy to script.
 Improved Reliability and Security. How does the code handle bad input?
 Easier to verify the component with memory checking and other tools (e.g. valgrind).
 Improved Estimation. You've finished when all your tests pass. Your true rate of progress is more visible to others.
 Improved Bug Reports. When a bug comes in, write a new test for it and refer to the test from the bug report.
 Reduce time spent in System Testing.
 Improved test coverage. If tests aren't written early, they tend never to get written. Without the discipline of TDD, developers tend to move on to the next task before completing the tests for the current one.
 Psychological. Instant and positive feedback; especially important during long development projects.

 The talk was well-received and did change both development practices and management awareness. I also illustrated each point with specific examples from our workplace (e.g. a developer refactoring without a test suite causing a rush of new bug reports from customers).

  Updated 19-mar-2006: Improved wording. Also note that many of the ideas for these bullet points were derived from chromatic and Schwern's excellent Test::Tutorial talk. See also [id://546160].
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Kawhi Leonard (knee) pronounced himself "good to go" for Friday's game at shootaround.
Paul Millsap (illness) is questionable for Friday's game vs. the Wizards
Derrick Rose (ankle) will not play Friday against the Knicks or Saturday against the Sixers.
Frank Mason scored 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting Thursday, to go with seven rebounds, eight assists, one steal, one block and three turnovers in 30 minutes off the bench.
Isaiah Taylor put in a career-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting Thursday, to go with one 3-pointer, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one turnover through 26 minutes as a starter.
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points with five rebounds, four assists, three steals and one 3-pointer during a 119-112 win over the Mavs on Thursday.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was en fuego from beyond the arc on Thursday, hitting eight 3-pointers on his way to 28 points, four boards, two assists and one turnover in 43 minutes.
Anthony Davis scored 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting in Thursday's 128-125 win over the Lakers, adding nine boards, three steals, two blocks and one assist in 37 minutes.
Rajon Rondo scored 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting Thursday, to go with 10 assists, two rebounds, one 3-pointer, three steals and three turnovers in 31 minutes.
James Harden made just 4-of-20 from the field for 21 points during a 100-96 overtime win over the Pistons on Thursday, adding eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in 40 minutes.
Eric Gordon scored 22 points with three rebounds, five assists, two steals and three 3-pointers in 42 minutes during a start for Chris Paul (hamstring) on Thursday.
Blake Griffin scored 21 points with 10 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and one 3-pointer in 42 minutes against the Rockets during a 100-96 loss on Thursday.


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RIP kamikaze bee 7/10/14
Thanks you little suicidal rat bastard bee who thought my beach towel was a flower. I had a nice day after you stung me yesterday morning.
me: all those little bothersome breathing issues from a constricted chest and throat...gone. Ha!
me: finished the last 4 episodes of cult classic Freaks and Geeks on Netflix. In 1999, when it was on the air, I had 3 kids 4 and under. I was busy. It was niche programming before anyone understood that. Too bad.
bee: since it seems I've developed an allergic reaction to bee venom when I was last stung on a camping trip when I was 10, I have to see my doc and be allergy tested. Could end up having to haul around a bee kit for the rest of my life. I hate hauling stuff around. But I think I'd hate death by honeybee more. Sigh.
me: sting site? What sting site? I can barely find it. Ha!
me: totally amused my husband last night without trying because I'm such a wimp. Plus he took me out for an ice cream cone.
TALLY: me...4 bee...1
Making lemonade out of lemons.


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Obama Pushes For Stronger Action Against Russia After Crash
Jul. 18, 2014
(Washington, DC) -- President Obama says the jetliner disaster in Ukraine Thursday should push Western nations to take stronger action against Russia for meddling in Ukrainian affairs. Obama and other U.S. officials believe the Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down by a missile, and Ukrainian rebels wouldn't have the expertise to do that without Russian help. Meanwhile, international observers are being prevented by rebel gunmen from getting to the crash site of the Malaysian airliner.


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Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman
Book list *Starred Review* Like Sidman's Caldecott Honor Book, Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (2005), this picture book combines lyrical poetry and compelling art with science concepts. Here, poems about the woods at night reveal exciting biology facts that are explained in long notes on each double-page spread. In a poem about crickets, lines describe the raucous scrape / of wing against wing, while a prose passage explains that the cricket's wing has a serrated file, which the cricket rubs against a hard scraper on its other wing to attract a mate, creating a sound called stridulation that can swell to deafening levels. The facts are further reinforced in the accompanying picture, which shows the small file on a cricket's wing. In an opening note, Allen explains his elaborate, linoleum-block printmaking technique, and each atmospheric image shows the creatures and the dense, dark forest with astonishing clarity. Looking closely at a picture of a snail, for example, readers will see the physical detail, described in an adjacent poem, in the small animals' moist, sluglike bodies, riding on a cushion of slime. The thrilling title poem captures the drama of predator and prey: a mouse in the undergrowth flees an owl's hooked face and / hungry eye. A final glossary concludes this excellent, cross-curricular title.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2010 Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publishers Weekly "Welcome to the night!" cries the opening poem in this celebration of nocturnal life. Everything from snails to mushrooms has a role to play and something different to say (the title is taken from a concrete poem about a horned owl, narrated by its would-be prey: "Perched missile,/ almost invisible, you/ preen silent feathers,/ swivel your sleek satellite/ dish of a head"). Spiders offer advice, porcupettes pirouette, and the moon laments the dawn, all illuminated by debut talent Allen's detailed yet moody prints, which encapsulate the mysteries and magic of the midnight hours. Opposite each poem is a short note on the featured creature, explaining its appearance and habits. In Sidman's delicious poems, darkness is the norm, and there's nothing to fear but the rising sun. Ages 6-9. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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School Library Journal Gr 3-6-Sidman continues her explorations of natural history in this set of poems about nocturnal life in the forest. As in her other collections, each selection is set in an expansive spread that includes a factual discussion of the featured subject. The illustrations are bold, richly detailed linoleum prints colored in gouache. The 12 poems are led by a scene setting "Welcome to the Night" and go on to feature 9 different creatures and some mushrooms with a concluding lament by the moon as night fades into morning. Sidman adroitly applies varied poetic forms and rhyme schemes. The title's dark emperor, the great horned owl, lends its shape to the one concrete poem, and the closing lament is in the medieval style known as an ubi sunt. The poetry is reflective and at times philosophical. "Build a frame/and stick to it,/I always say./Life's a circle..Eat your triumphs,/eat your mistakes:/that way your belly/will always be full.," advises the night spider. Other poems are playful and some just a bit confusing. The porcupine poem explains that the infant of this species is known as a porcupette; the repeated use of "baby porcupette" seems oddly redundant. The bookmaking is beautiful with the concept of night lending itself generously to poetry. It invites lingering enjoyment for nature and poetry fans, and, as with Sidman's earlier collections, it might be used with varied curriculums.-Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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In trying to relaunch every single title in their line as a #1, DC once again misses the point entirely. People have largely walked way from comics because they are tired of being abused like this by the publishers. They read comics because they loved the characters and wanted good stories, but like Hollywood the publishers relied on crappy stars and bad sensation instead of getting down to making solid, dependable products.
The people running these companies don't even know what good is. So they just rely one the same old people to crank out the same old stuff that is resulting in declining sales. I don't now if they will ever get that, before its too late.


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White Sox 8, Yankees 1
CHICAGO -- Hours after being suspended by Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez went 1-for-4 Monday in his first game of the season during the New York Yankees' 8-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Rodriguez was suspended for 211 games for his involvement with the Biogenesis clinic, and he has three days to appeal. Rodriguez, who activated from the disabled list before the game after sitting out due to hip surgery and then a quadriceps injury, was lustily booed before each at-bat and when he ran onto the field before the game at U.S. Cellular Field.
Fans in the left-field corner held up a large banner that said "A-ROID," and another banner read "211," referencing the length of Rodriguez's suspension.
Batting cleanup and playing third base, Rodriguez hit a bloop single to left in his first at-bat, leading off the second inning. In the fourth, he flied out to deep center. His drive with one out in the sixth was caught on the warning track. In his final at-bat in the eighth, Rodriguez was called out against Matt Lindstrom, drawing a loud cheer from the Chicago crowd that had been chanting "A-Roid!"
Unlike 12 other players linked to Biogenesis, which MLB maintains supplied performance-enhancing drugs, Rodriguez is not accepting his suspension, the latest turn in what was once a shining career.
In just the last year alone, Rodriguez has been benched during the postseason, undergone a hip operation, fought with the Yankees over his future, and been a focus of one of sports' biggest drug investigations.
Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, on the DL since April 27, was one of a dozen players who accepted his 50-game suspensions for their involvement with Biogenesis.
New York also placed shortstop Derek Jeter on the DL due to a right calf strain.
Even with Rodriguez in the lineup, the Yankees were routed by the White Sox, who had lost 10 straight and hadn't scored eight or more runs in a game since July 20.
Andy Pettitte (7-9) allowed three runs in the first on RBI singles by Alex Rios and Gordon Beckham plus a sacrifice fly by Adam Dunn. Rios added a two-run single in the second inning.
Alexei Ramirez's third-inning single pushed the lead to 6-0. Pettitte then loaded the bases and was relieved by Preston Claiborne, who walked Rios to give Chicago a 7-0 lead.
Pettitte, who hasn't won in his last three starts, gave up seven runs and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. The 11 hits also matched a season high.
Jose Quintana, who had one win since May 21, struck out five while allowing eight hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings. Quintana (6-3) had received six runs of support in his previous four starts and he had no-decisions in 14 of his first 22 starts this season, the most in baseball.
Chicago (41-69) started Monday 29 games below .500 for the first time since ending the 1976 season 64-97. The White Sox had also lost 10 straight for the first since June 1976.
Ramirez had four hits, and Rios drove in four runs.
New York avoided the shutout thanks to Brett Gardner's seventh-inning sacrifice fly.
NOTES: The Yankees made a series of roster moves before Monday's game. Along with activating Rodriguez moved Jeter to the DL, they recalled INF David Adams and designated UT Brent Lillibridge for assignment. The Cubs also claimed OF Thomas Neal off waivers from the Yankees. ... White Sox LF Dayan Viciedo made a lunging try on a Robinson Cano single in the first, and he was replaced by PH Alejandro De Aza in the bottom of the inning. Viciedo left with a jammed left thumb and is listed as day-to-day after X-rays came back negative. ... Yankees veteran Vernon Wells made his first career start at first base. He had played in 1,699 games before Monday. ... On Tuesday, Yankees RHP Hiroki Kuroda (10-6, 2.38 ERA) will face Chicago LHP Chris Sale (6-11, 2.92).


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08-28-2009 #1ProSkillz21 Guest
Assassin's Creed II - New Gameplay Style Revealed Using 'Toys'
New information has been released on the various gadgets or 'toys' you will be able to play with in the upcoming game from Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed II, as follows:
Coins - Assassin's Creed II will feature an economic system allowing you to apparently pickpocket anyone you see and buy extra knives and other objects throughout the game. Ezio also has the ability to throw some coins into the crowd and watch people scramble to pick them, allowing a very juicy time to escape.
Poison - Ezio will be able to acquire poison to use on his hidden blades. The poison eventually kills the target (after a minute or so), but until such a time, the target goes insane, and will babble with madness, trash around and lash out at people and guards.
Smoke Bombs - These were first seen in a preview the developers of the game created at which time they used them to blind the guards and quickly run away.
The toys can also be combined in various ways. Poison a guard and have a crowd of people gather around to watch the show. Then throw some coins on the ground and watch them scramble to pick them up while crazy-pants beats them to a pulp. This creates a nice little distraction, allowing you to sneak past the guards.
These toys are confirmed as being available, in addition to all the cool gadgets Leonardo will whip up for you.
Finally, Ezio will also now possess a "third-person" version of his eagle vision allowing him to better spot targets. Ezio will also be able to find and complete certain mini-challenges / rooms, similar to those found in the Prince of Persia series. The completion of all these rooms will eventually gain the player access to a super rare and useful item.
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thats so sick.. i've always wanted to buy items in that game, and the thought that you can use it for an escape.. this game's gonna be awesome, the last one was pretty repetitive.
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Removing the quotes from "Marriage" and making it a choice available to this last, vast segment of society is deeply affecting.
Well, it has happened.
What I've cautiously said, many times over the past 20 years, I thought might happen before I die has actually come to pass far earlier than I'd dared to think possible. DOMA and Proposition 8 are dead, Marriage Equality is a reality at the Federal level and we are a virtual hair's breadth away from Equality in Marriage at every level for every citizen of these United States.
I did not expect this. I'm used to us losing at the last moment; of being told to be patient and bristling at the ease with which our right to what all other citizens enjoy was so readily dismissed.
I was prepared to lose; I was not prepared for this win and was even further from prepared for the expansive, visceral exhilaration exploding from deep within the protected parts of my soul as the news sunk in, on Wednesday.
This has been passionately political an issue. The language and headspace with and through which I argued and lobbied for change in the law and acceptance of my fellow, marginalized comrades in gender treachery (Margaret Atwood – "The Handmaid's Tale") was voiced has been about the political and social recognition of our primary relationships (in my case, potential primary relationship) as equal to all others.
I've used terms such as "respect," "acknowledgement," "rights," "benefits" and "equality" as I have railed against the discovered bigotry of those who had been close friends and those who have been stalwart enemies of this Equality. It was a fight, a battle, a debate.
Then, on Wednesday, came the word, and from millions of surprised eyes, tears poured forth. A sudden upwelling of emotion from deep within our hearts came bursting forth; revealing a deep, emotional investment on, I believe, all our parts at a level we may not have identified.
Standing at the edge of the stage in the Castro, on Wednesday afternoon, as thousand and thousands of people poured into the neighborhood; it dawned on me that I'd never seen a crowd, there, quite this happy. I've been to that corner for angry marches, cacophonous rallies, festive street fairs, the wildest of Hallowe'en's…but never have I seen such a crowd so exuberantly joyful.
Everyone was smiling from inside; smiling at what was going on in their heads, smiling at the sun, smiling around themselves at this City of Equals.
Men, Women, Transgendered Men and Women, Families with kids… Hello, kids were on shoulders everywhere; kids who will be raised in a world of Acceptance, where Equality is a Given. These kids are the future.
And moist eyes, everywhere.
I can only speak for myself; but Wednesday was a day of resonant Discovery as well as Decision.
From whence all this emotion? I expected victorious cheering, I expected laughter and exultation. I did not expect to discover this deeply moving, powerful, emotional and unbridled Joy.
I discovered, on Wednesday, that one may not fully appreciate the depths, reach and darkness of living with one's own oppression until that oppression is finally lifted. One can live with it, fight it, resist it and oppose it; yet, one cannot truly experience it's true, daunting effect until it is removed.
Equality came Wednesday; 44 years after the first beer bottle was thrown at Stonewall, 39 years after I first realized this might not be a "phase," 26 years after meeting the love of my life, 23 years after watching him die from an unacknowledged plague…decades of guarded conversations, self-editing and careful evaluation of my associates in considering how much to share…as of that moment, We became Equal.
In the days since, San Francisco has been victim to a plague of, in the words of Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, "Mad Vow Disease" as City Hall stayed open through the weekend, performing nearly 500 weddings with deputies from all over the city. Longtime partners have suddenly felt butterflies as the Actual Question was popped…
"What if s/he says 'no'?!!"
Marriage is not for everyone, but everyone should have the right to it. Personally, I have always dreamed of a Forever Relationship, partnership between two men, two husbands, building something together, growing old and cantankerous together (so far, I've managed to end up old and cantankerous, all by myself. Not entirely true; I would have been married but for a disease and bad timing), sharing and experiencing life, together.
Partner, Lover, Mate, Husband, Wife, Significant Other…?
With this decision, we need no longer wrestle with what to call our partners, how to express our relationships, how to communicate the depth of our commitment to one another. With Marriage Equality, we become Husbands and Wives in the eyes of the Law and Society.
No more implied quotes from well-meaning (or not so well-meaning) friends and relatives. No more, "…so, are you going to have a 'wedding'?" "Will you two be getting 'Married'?" No more insubstantial yet insidious separation from the Real Thing in the minds of anyone. Any marriage I have from this point, forward is exactly the same as your marriage. Legal, binding, for better or worse, forever…if I have anything to do with it.
This one distinction, mentioned at a breakfast before Sunday's Pride Parade, says it all. Removing the quotes from "Marriage" and making it a choice available to this last, vast segment of society is deeply affecting.
There remains more to do, some protections yet to gain before we will have become fully vested in the US; but the big step has been taken.
Even now, I can only write these thoughts, as to attempt to give them voice renders me weepy, yet.
The relief from oppression is profound.


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Since 1948, JAARS has existed to make Bible translation and language development possible—especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth.
Much has changed since then, but our mission is fundamentally the same.
More than 600 million* people speaking roughly 5,000 languages have little-to-no Scripture in a language they can fully understand—their mother tongue, or heart language. And when they can't understand what they read or hear, the life transforming power of the Gospel is stopped in its tracks.
We're here to do something about that.
If your language isn't written down, it's pretty certain you live in a fairly remote place. So JAARS partners with dozens of language development and Bible translation organizations around the world who are on the front lines of this foundational Great Commission work. Our job is to provide logistical solutions in transportation, technology, media and training so they can focus on the language development, translation and literacy work that brings the Gospel to every tribe, tongue and nation.
As you might expect, global missions in the 21st century is changing rapidly. The new model is still a work-in-process, and it's not enough to say what we are or what we do. So, we seek wisdom and guidance daily from our Lord and our field partners regarding what we will be and what we must do to make real outcomes--measured in transformed lives—possible.
A few things are certain:
- Bible translation work is needed most in three major areas: Central Africa, South Asia, and Asia-Pacific
- Our core solution platforms are vitally needed and much in demand by partners with enormous tasks and limited resources
- Life transformation—in the form of education, economic development, community wellness, cultural preservation, and more—is a powerful side-effect of the language development and translation work that leads to the primary goal of spiritual transformation
So we press on. And we invite you to take a look around this site—or even visit us at our campus in North Carolina—to learn more about what God is doing through JAARS to reach people he loves in the most remote and difficult places on earth.
You'll run across specific initiatives we're involved in, of course. But you'll also learn more about our partners' goals and outcomes. And you'll be inspired—we hope—by stories from those whose lives have been forever transformed by an encounter with the Gospel in their own heart language.
We'd love your prayers, your advocacy, your support in any way that God speaks to you to engage with us in his mission. He doesn't need any of us to accomplish his plans, of course, but he chooses to work through people and he invites each of us to participate. And so we're dependent on friends who will pray, serve together, and give to accomplish this mission.
You can find more information throughout this site on opportunities to do just that.
Serving him together!
*See the Wycliffe Global Alliance scripture access statistics here.


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Cagliari President Massimo Cellino warned he will "not give any of our players to Napoli" after the Davide Astori problems.
The Sardinians had a deal to sell defender Astori to Napoli for €14m, but the move collapsed at the last minute [12] when Rafa Benitez opted against the signing.
"I will not give Astori to Napoli, but nor to any of the other 'good' clubs," snapped Cellino on SportItalia television.
"I have decided to keep all of my players this season. Napoli? There is one certainty – we will not give any of our players to Napoli."
See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk [13]


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