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Investigate the different ways of cutting a perfectly circular pie into equal pieces using exactly 3 cuts. The cuts have to be along chords of the circle (which might be diameters).
A circle with the radius of 2.2 centimetres is drawn touching the sides of a square. What area of the square is NOT covered by the circle?
Look at the mathematics that is all around us - this circular window is a wonderful example.
Find the area of the annulus in terms of the length of the chord which is tangent to the inner circle.
At the corner of the cube circular arcs are drawn and the area enclosed shaded. What fraction of the surface area of the cube is shaded? Try working out the answer without recourse to pencil and. . . .
Which is a better fit, a square peg in a round hole or a round peg in a square hole?
Read all about the number pi and the mathematicians who have tried to find out its value as accurately as possible.
The three corners of a triangle are sitting on a circle. The angles are called Angle A, Angle B and Angle C. The dot in the middle of the circle shows the centre. The counter is measuring the size. . . .
In LOGO circles can be described in terms of polygons with an infinite (in this case large number) of sides - investigate this definition further.
Bluey-green, white and transparent squares with a few odd bits of shapes around the perimeter. But, how many squares are there of each type in the complete circle? Study the picture and make. . . .
This article for pupils gives some examples of how circles have featured in people's lives for centuries.
Introducing a geometrical instrument with 3 basic capabilities.
Can you reproduce the Yin Yang symbol using a pair of compasses?
Can you reproduce the design comprising a series of concentric circles? Test your understanding of the realtionship betwwn the circumference and diameter of a circle.
Points A, B and C are the centres of three circles, each one of which touches the other two. Prove that the perimeter of the triangle ABC is equal to the diameter of the largest circle.
Identical squares of side one unit contain some circles shaded blue. In which of the four examples is the shaded area greatest?
This interactivity allows you to sort logic blocks by dragging their images.
A floor is covered by a tessellation of equilateral triangles, each having three equal arcs inside it. What proportion of the area of the tessellation is shaded?
Two circles are enclosed by a rectangle 12 units by x units. The distance between the centres of the two circles is x/3 units. How big is x?
Semicircles are drawn on the sides of a rectangle ABCD. A circle passing through points ABCD carves out four crescent-shaped regions. Prove that the sum of the areas of the four crescents is equal to. . . .
Thinking of circles as polygons with an infinite number of sides - but how does this help us with our understanding of the circumference of circle as pi x d? This challenge investigates. . . .
What fractions of the largest circle are the two shaded regions?
This article gives an wonderful insight into students working on the Arclets problem that first appeared in the Sept 2002 edition of the NRICH website.
Three circles have a maximum of six intersections with each other. What is the maximum number of intersections that a hundred circles could have?
A metal puzzle which led to some mathematical questions.
Learn how to draw circles using Logo. Wait a minute! Are they really circles? If not what are they?
What shapes should Elly cut out to make a witch's hat? How can she make a taller hat?
A cheap and simple toy with lots of mathematics. Can you interpret the images that are produced? Can you predict the pattern that will be produced using different wheels?
In a right angled triangular field, three animals are tethered to posts at the midpoint of each side. Each rope is just long enough to allow the animal to reach two adjacent vertices. Only one animal. . . .
A security camera, taking pictures each half a second, films a cyclist going by. In the film, the cyclist appears to go forward while the wheels appear to go backwards. Why?
Can you maximise the area available to a grazing goat?
Are all the possible combinations of two shapes included in this set of 27 cards? How do you know?
A circle rolls around the outside edge of a square so that its circumference always touches the edge of the square. Can you describe the locus of the centre of the circle?
What happens to the perimeter of triangle ABC as the two smaller circles change size and roll around inside the bigger circle?
Can Jo make a gym bag for her trainers from the piece of fabric she has?
If these balls are put on a line with each ball touching the one in front and the one behind, which arrangement makes the shortest line of balls?
Use a single sheet of A4 paper and make a cylinder having the greatest possible volume. The cylinder must be closed off by a circle at each end.
What shaped overlaps can you make with two circles which are the same size? What shapes are 'left over'? What shapes can you make when the circles are different sizes?
See if you can anticipate successive 'generations' of the two animals shown here.
What shape is the overlap when you slide one of these shapes half way across another? Can you picture it in your head? Use the interactivity to check your visualisation.


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Oxfam reaction to EU leaders' response to Ebola crisis
At today's EU summit, European leaders collectively pledged to raise their financial contribution to help respond to the Ebola crisis, bringing Europe's total commitment to €1 billion.
Europe must review climate targets after weak climate package deal
Today European leaders met in Brussels to agree an EU climate and energy package up until 2030.
Bolder EU response needed to help stop Ebola spiralling out of control
Today EU foreign ministers met in Luxembourg to agree a joint EU response to combat the spread of the Ebola virus.
Oxfam response to UN Committee on World Food Security Endorsement of Principles
The UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS), the central and most inclusive institution of the global governance on food and agriculture issues, today endorsed the Principles on Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.
Oxfam verdict on the World Bank/IMF Annual meetings 2014
'In terms of a plan to reduce extreme income inequality, we are left empty handed. There has been a lot of talk and a raw sketch of plan of action in the communique, but it's just a drop in the bucket."
Oxfam congratulates education champions Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai on Nobel Peace Prize
The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) co-founder Kailash Satyarthi and girls' education champion Malala Yousafzai have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Oxfam Response to IMF Managing Director Press Conference
Christine Lagarde gave the go ahead for 3 countries affected by Ebola to increase their fiscal deficit.
Nicolas Mombrial, head of Oxfam's DC office said,
Oxfam reaction to World Bank President Kim's Speech on "Boosting Shared Prosperity"
Tackling extreme income inequality means addressing issues related to both the have-nots but also the haves - including the top 10 percent.
UN Climate Summit: Oxfam reaction to President Obama's climate speech
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By Attorney Keith Morris
Special to THELAW.TV
To understand what an estate plan is, first it's important to understand what constitutes an estate.
An estate consists of all the assets a person owns. This includes personal possessions, real estate, savings accounts, stocks and bonds, retirement plans, life insurance, etc. Creating an estate plan is the process of deciding what will happen to all of these assets when you die.
This process is what's known as estate planning. There can be a range of elements in an estate plan, depending on the size of your estate and the type of assets. An estate planning attorney can help you determine what your assets are and what your estate plan should include.
Every estate plan should include drafting a will that dictates precisely which assets should go to which heirs. It's also wise to include powers of attorney and advanced medical directives. These legal documents name an agent to make financial and medical decisions on your behalf if you should become incapacitated. Naming guardians for minor children and creating trusts are also common elements of estate plans.
Who Needs An Estate Plan?
Often, people see estate planning as something that only the wealthy need. However, no matter how large or small your estate is, your loved ones will benefit greatly by having a legal blueprint of your final wishes.
Having no plan in place when you die can leave quite a mess for your loved ones to deal with. Months, even years, can be spent in probate court trying to sort out your estate. In the end, property will be divided according to state intestacy laws rather than your wishes. An estate plan will help your loved ones avoid a prolonged probate court process and ensure that your wishes are followed.
It's not uncommon for individuals to put off estate planning, seeing it as something that should be done when they're much older. A will is something every adult should have in case of accidents or unexpected illness. But other documents an estate planning attorney can help draft are also important, no matter what age you are.
Other estate planning tools, such as powers of attorney and advanced medical directives, give your loved ones a roadmap for your wishes if you are incapacitated. Should you become unable to make decisions for yourself because of illness or injury, these documents allow an agent to make decisions for you, in accordance with the wishes you have laid out. This can help avoid stress and potential conflict among family members.
All of these mechanisms and more can be put in place with the assistance of an estate planning attorney. These legal professionals are experience in building the right estate plan for every situation and can help you get your affairs in order.
The author, Keith Morris, is an estate planning lawyer in Houston, Texas.


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FS#648 - Configurable behavior for line patterns at weight 0.00
Opened by Leo Potjewijd (LeoP) - Sunday, 22 July 2012, 12:27 GMT+2
Last edited by Andrew (andrew) - Sunday, 22 July 2012, 14:01 GMT+2
A line with linestyle = dots and line weight = 0.00 appears in model space overly spaced, all other lineweights behave as expected.
See attached drawing.
Suggested fix: use the same scaling for lineweight 0.00 as for lineweight 0.05.
Linepatterns of lines with a weight of 0.00 scale like linepatterns of lines with weight 1.00.
I.e. factor 1.0 or the original pattern spacing applies. This is intended for users who don't use line weights at all.
That's fine for those users I suppose...
But for those of us who do use line weights it is not all that fine (I'm being polite here).
I use line weight 0.00 for all sorts of auxiliary and construction lines (on dedicated layers); having to use solid lines now makes for quite a lot of extra work: edit layer styles in all my existing drawings is not a job I was waiting for... Not to mention the extra visual clutter in the drawing.
Perhaps a better way of dealing with this (for the users that do not use line weights) is a check mark to en- or disable pattern scaling with lineweight?
This likely boils down to some kind of switch in the user preferences, yes.


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- Messaging others while in a sleep state is called "sleep texting"
- The digital-age trend is similar to behaviors like sleepwalking, doctors say
- For adults, the habit can be embarrassing but also easily laughed off
- Sleep texting can be more problematic for adolescents, who need uninterrupted sleep
If you have a smartphone, you may have felt the embarrassment of sending a private message to the wrong person or having autocorrect fail you at just the wrong time.
But some people experience a different kind of messaging mishap, one they may not even remember doing. And no, they're not drunk-dialing.
They're sleep-texting.
While hard data is lacking on this cultural trend, the anecdotal evidence has been mounting over the past few years. Twitter users regularly recount the loopy messages they've sent with the hashtag #sleeptexting. "There are texts sent from my phone at 5am that I do not recall sending," said one tweet. Another said, "I should stop sleeping next to my phone."
Others post Twitpics and Instagram photos showing their bizarre or garbled messages, some of which are more gibberish than actual words. One woman told CNN affiliate WQAD last year that she had a sleep-texting disorder.
Whereas some people might "get up and go get something out of the refrigerator" while in a state of sleep, said Dr. Jim Fulop, the corporate medical director for OhioHealth Sleep Services, others "grab their smartphone, which is right next to them, and they may text or do other things."
The idea of unlocking a smartphone, opening a texting app and then typing something while asleep may sound far-fetched, but the "sleep-texting" term is a little misleading. It's more like "half-asleep" texting, as doctors describe it as a state of rest where a person isn't fully awake.
"It's like your brain is on autopilot," explained Dr. Shelby Harris, director of behavioral sleep medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. "Think about the rate at which people are texting nowadays, and most people sleep right next to (their phones), so if they wake up it's another automatic behavior. ... This is sort of a form of sleepwalking, that's kind of the way that I look at it."
Unlike sleepwalking, which can be dangerous, sleep-texting tends to be a habit that can be easily laughed off.
Kayla Potega, 23, saved one of her sleep texts to her boyfriend because "it was so outrageous," she said. Potega, a healthy-living blogger in Rockford, Illinois, first noticed she was sleep-texting a few years ago. She said she rarely does it but when she does, she seems to only text her boyfriend.
"I don't know (why it happens)," Potega said, although she has a theory that its root may be her desire to communicate whatever she'd been dreaming about.
"I think it's driven by the fact that I want to tell (my boyfriend) these dreams, but I'm still kind of asleep, so I just reach for the phone and text him regardless of what it is, and I have no recollection of doing it all," Potega said. "The last one, I remember I was trying to give him some sort of advice ... It ended up being something like, 'just because your brain is a cast iron skillet, doesn't mean your body is.'"
Here are some other recent examples of sleep texts, as posted on Twitter and Instagram:
Fulop and Harris say younger generations appear to be more susceptible to sleep-texting. For young professionals, sometimes their jobs require them to respond to texts and e-mails late into the night.
And teens, "they're texting constantly," Fulop said. "They feel they can spend the middle of the night communicating with their friends; it's part of their behavior. ... They don't intend to text, but they sleep-text because they wake up confused, they grab (their phone) and they're off mumbling in the text message."
Dr. Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor of pediatric nursing at Villanova University's College of Nursing, heard the same thing as she was researching Internet risk behaviors and the victimization of children and adolescents.
"I think for many adolescents and young adults, technology has provided us another avenue of sleep walking, (or) talking in our sleep. People have answered the phone, the good old-fashioned landline, in their sleep. That's not particularly new," Dowdell said. "What we're seeing now is younger people experiencing this."
Adults can typically shrug off sleep-texting with a laugh or an apology, but there could be greater consequences for adolescents. Texting is interrupting their sleep at an age when they need it most, and they could be more vulnerable to thier unintentional oversharing being posted for others to see.
If you're a sleep texter or afraid of becoming one, the easiest and best solutions are the most obvious: Turn off your phone, set your passcode lock or place it on the other side of the room so it's not within easy reach.


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And I lived like that for 40 years, never questioning this piece of wisdom.
Now, lately, my wife started to make such grips time to time. I taught her to drive, I am proud of what we accomplished together in her driving, and surely I was all ready to fix her terrible mistake before it develops into a deadly habit.
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Lateral epicondylitis, also known as tennis elbow, is characterized by pain on the outside (lateral side) of the elbow. The pain is caused by damage to the tendons that bend the wrist backward away from the palm. A tendon is a tough cord of tissue that connects muscles to bones. The tendon most commonly involved in tennis elbow is called the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis (ECRB), and this condition is usually diagnosed in both men and women between the ages of 30 to 50 years.
Tennis elbow, as the name implies, often is caused by the force of the tennis racket hitting balls in the backhand position. The forearm muscles, which attach to the outside of the elbow, may become sore from excessive strain. When making a backhand stroke in tennis, the tendons that roll over the end of the elbow can become damaged. Tennis elbow may be caused by the following:
The following are the most common symptoms of tennis elbow. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently.
Initially, the pain may be felt along the outside of the forearm and elbow. The pain may increase down to the wrist, even at rest, if the person continues the activity that causes the condition. Pain may also persist when the arm and hand are placed palm-down on a table and the person tries to raise the hand against resistance.
The symptoms of tennis elbow may resemble other medical problems or conditions. Always consult your physician for a diagnosis.
The diagnosis of tennis elbow usually can be made based on a physical examination. However, in some cases, an x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and electromyography (EMG) of the elbow are necessary.
Specific treatment for tennis elbow will be determined by your physician based on:
Treatment for tennis elbow includes stopping the activity that produces the symptoms. Treatment may include:
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This is what the Sixth Annual San Francisco Theater Festival looked like today down in the SoMA's Yerba Buena Gardens:
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Here's the sched and here are a bunch of photos. That should whet your appetite for next year.
Yes, it's all free. See you next year!
"The San Francisco theater scene can become stronger and more vigorous, appealing to community members who do not currently benefit from the contribution theater arts make to one's life through activities like the Theater Festival. Director Peter Sellars has noted that bringing people together for a shared theatrical experience does more than create good art; it creates and nurtures a sense of community and an interest in the common good.
The Festival creates access and expands the theater audience. Working together to put on the Festival, the theater community conducts a large-scale event that gains the attention of the broader community. The Festival induces cross-pollination of audiences as attendees interested in one performing group stay to see others. As the Festival grows, we will see theater audiences expanding, leading to more performances, more productions, and more theater jobs, as well as a richer cultural experience for all community members.
While there are festivals for film, dance, jazz, blue grass, beer, and wine, there is no comparable festival for theater. The San Francisco Theater Festival is unique. This is the only showcase for Bay Area live theater, presenting the full spectrum of theater groups. This is the only festival that takes place on one day or a single weekend, providing the audience with an opportunity to sample conveniently the many theaters available here. This is the only FREE festival, thereby providing open access to all."
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- Tor is dependent on the host computer having its clock synchronized with that of the network clock: Psync
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- a Tor circuit may be re-established, new identity created, at any time via: Menu > Network > Tor
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Plan ahead for these costs so the holidays do not drive you into debt.
This year, plan to avoid these errors and come out ahead after the holidays.
Maple syrup and cinnamon give these mashed yams a rich depth.
How to plan a holiday shopping strategy that leaves a clean plate and a clean credit car.
Fresh ingredients and homemade fried onions for the win
How to celebrate the holiday while reducing costs, debt and stress.
You're at increased risk for colds and the flu over the holidays, but a few simple measures will help lower your chances of getting sick, an expert says.
Smart holiday shoppers can save big by planning ahead leading up to Black Friday.
A festive party calls for a little more makeup than your everyday swipe of lip gloss, and it's surprisingly easy to liven up your look and still be out the door in a flash.
By Bryan Coffey
In these complex modern times, a sense of cultural identity and heritage can fade as cultures and ethnicities mingle and Old World notions of religion succumb to secular life and individual spirituality. Even so, "Tradition!", Tevye's defiant cry from "Fiddler on the Roof," remains an important way for people to establish that identity and create a connection to their heritage. But as older, cultural traditions get left behind, familial traditions can fill the void and thrive in our modern, melting pot culture of America.
Establishing family traditions is a great way to create a sense of togetherness, family harmony and family identity that can carry through from generation to generation. And the winter holiday season, encompassing Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, is an ideal time of year to revive, combine or create those family traditions in your household. Here are some ideas for inventing some of your own family traditions.
Make New Traditions
Families these days are more varied in their make-ups than in the past. Blends of cultures or religions, families split by divorce, or merged because of remarriage can make standard holiday traditions problematic. Making new traditions is the way to go.
According to the editors at Tango Magazine, a New York based lifestyle magazine focused on love, family and relationships, couples can learn about and respect their cultural differences and create lasting traditions unique to their family by merging elements from both partners' pasts. In situations of divorce and remarriage, creating new traditions is very important because it may be too painful or awkward to carry on the traditions of past relationships.
Blend and Share
Compromise is also a big part of forming new traditions.
I come from Midwestern stock but was raised in New England. My wife has Southern roots, but was raised in Utah. In my family we carry on my mother's stuffing recipe at Thanksgiving and my grandmother's cookie recipes at Christmas. My wife's side is represented with her mother's crescent rolls and Mormon casserole dishes. We also try to inject something new into that mix to give our children things to look forward to and carry on later in their lives.
Give to Charity
Regardless of what religion your family practices (or doesn't practice), the holiday season is a wonderful time for charity and giving.
According to Dr. Vicki Panaccione, a child-clinical psychologist, "Giving is a fabulous lesson to instill in children. What better way to teach charity than making it a family tradition?" Find a charitable organization you can donate to or volunteer for, or find your own way to give to those less fortunate.
Involve the Whole Family
Another important part of making new holiday traditions is to include the entire family, especially children.
Valerie Connelly, author of Arthur, the Christmas Elf, suggests that children and adults work together to make holiday decorations or cards to give out to neighbors, friends or anywhere in the community. Just make sure that everyone gets to participate, no one's work is judged better or worse than others,' and that the project can be completed in about a half hour.
Celebrate in the Kitchen
Food is a big part of every holiday and there are well-known (and worn) food traditions for each one. Why not try something different in your family? Panaccione recommends picking a recipe that will be included every year in a specific holiday meal or including dishes from all the cultures and histories within the family.
Borrow from Other Cultures
You could also create a patchwork from foreign cultures outside of your own ancestries.
Debbie Mandel, author of Changing Habits and Turn On Your Inner Light, recommends borrowing from seasonal practices in other cultures and working them into your own family holiday rituals.
Traditions guide us through the future by reminding us of our past and common heritage. But traditions don't have to be rigid, unbending practices that we stick to no matter the circumstances.
The point of holiday traditions is to bring people together, promote values that we share, and create a sense of who we are and where we belong. Taking an active role in deciding what those traditions will be will help bring your family together and build memories you'll cherish for years to come.


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In Memoriam: Carol Markell
We are very sad to announce the sudden passing of our colleague, Carol Markell. Carol died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 19, in the company of her closest friends while on vacation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. As Home Energy's Advertising and Marketing Manager for over a decade, Carol developed relationships with scores of Home Performance industry professionals and advertisers, networking at conferences and in countless phone calls. In so doing, she helped grow the home performance community as well as the success of Home Energy magazine.
Maggie Forti, our Office Manager will be responding to Carol's e-mails and voicemail messages in the interim. If you need to contact Maggie directly, please call her at 510-524-5405, Ext. 111 or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We'd like to invite our readers and advertisers to share any thoughts, experiences, or remembrances of Carol by commenting on this blog.
The outside world cannot appreciate how much she contributed to the close-knit Home Energy family, sharing in all our own personal joys and sorrows. Carol held much of the magazine's history within her very fine mind and her good counsel will be irreplaceable. We have no doubt that she will be missed in the wider community as much as she will be missed here at Home Energy.
A memorial will be conducted on August 25 between 11 am and 1 pm at the Elderberry picnic area of Alvarado Park, in the north end of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in Richmond, California. (At the McBryde and Park Ave intersection in Richmond.) Directions can be found at ebparks.org/Page151.aspx. There is limited street parking and additional parking beyond the entrance at the Wildcat Canyon staging area approximately 1/4 mile farther on Park Ave.
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Our main goal here at Rebel Base Seo is to help your small business generate as much traffic and business from your website.
Having a Website is not enough.
Having a website that does not rank in the search engines is like having a business in the middle of the woods with no signs or directions pointing you where to go. Most people today rely on Google, Bing, Yahoo and other apps to do their research. If your business isn't showing up, odds are you are losing money and your clients are grabbing up your would be clients. Also, in case you didn't know this, there are 2 different types of search engine results… but I will get into that later.
Your business needs good Search Engine Optimization. The reason is that people use search engines today the way people used the Yellow Pages and 411 in the 1980's and 1980's. I know that growing up in that era, searching through that gigantic book was a frustrating ordeal just to order pizza and there were plenty of times when the number that was listed was disconnected or changed.
These days people just search for what they are looking for. In addition to the fast approach to researching business, most people won't go past the first page to find something. So if your business isn't on page one of a search engine you are potentially missing out on tens of thousands of clients a year.
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Google just started penalizing websites that are not mobile optimized. The reason for that is the fact that over 60% of web searches are done from mobile device. So if your website is not mobile optimized you are definitely not showing up on a mobile search. You can actually test this by searching for something on your phone or your tablet. The pages that show up are clearly marked "mobile friendly."
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7 Elements is a fast paced Match-3 type of game, developed and published by a couple of studios out of China. The biggest draw for the game is the inventive multi-touch gameplay that allows you to move as many gems as you see them in the game, not limited to two at the same time, you can do more than two if the gems are available for the moves. The graphics are very polished and music decent. It would have been a great Match-3 game with a refreshing spin on the gameplay with multi-touch if it weren't for the complete lack of game design.
At first the multi-touch gameplay will throw you off a bit if you are a long time Match-3 veterans who lived and breathed games such as Bejeweled, Montezuma or Cradle of Rome, but very quickly you'll find that the multi-touch element adds some very interesting aspects to the gameplay. First of all, you start to train your vision to see a bigger picture than just the normal three gems, using two fingers to line up at least 5 gems for the eventual power-up moves. Then you'll discover that you can use more than two fingers to move two gems, you can move three or four gems all at once, in one move, if the option is there on the board. And all of sudden, you're searching every direction for possible links of gems and the entire game board becomes your playground.
All that excitement of expanding a traditional Match-3 gameplay was stumped by the non-existent game design. Unlike traditional Match-3 games that often offer dozens if not hundreds of levels, 7 Elements essentially offers only 1 level that's timed with a very short timer. We say it's a short timer, we're only guessing as the game doesn't even offer you an actual timer so that you can keep track of your progress. There are no other game modes, difficulty levels or anything that resembles a different way of approaching the game other than playing one level over and over again without knowing how fast you need to go.
The only thing you earn when you complete a game is coins that you can use for power-ups the next time you play the game again. There are five power-ups and you can use three in the game. You need the coins to unlock power-ups, which costs a lot and that provides a great opportunity for the game to make money on IAP, and it costs a good amount of money to use the power-ups that you've already unlocked. This wouldn't be a bad design if there are many levels and different game boards with different layouts to play through and earn money, but as the game stands today, it expects you to earn coins slowly with a single level of gameplay, a Sisyphean way of approaching something that's meant to be fun.
The game does support Game Center and Facebook, but with one level of gameplay, few will actually try to play for long to beat high scores.
Graphics & Sound
The graphics in 7 Elements are well done, polished and colorful, and animations run smoothly. The game plays in a portrait mode which gives you bigger space for longer gem links. The touch control is responsive, it might take you a bit of time to get used to using two or more fingers to move the gems on the screen, but once you do, it's easy to control the game. The gem pieces look distinctly different from each other, making it easy to recognize the similar pieces. It's a shame that you get the same effect, only better scores, whether you linked 4 or 6 pieces together, but once you've done a bunch, the game offers animations that indicate the super effects, like frenzy. All these gorgeous graphics only serve as a reminder that how much you wish the game design was better.
The background music is upbeat and matches the gameplay well. Sound effects company the gem movements and successful combos. Everything you'd expect in a Match-3 game in the sound department is here and it all feels appropriate and fitting with the game. You don't get to hear a lot of the nice BGM though as the game gives you a short level.
The flash of brilliance of adding multi-touch in a Match-3 is overshadowed by the lack of design and direction in the gameplay. The 7 Elements could have been a very enjoyable or even game changing experience in the crowded genre, but it fell well short of a title that's worthy of recommendation. There are many titles that offer much richer experience and definitely longer gameplay in this genre. So save your dollar and wait for either a drastic update that adds some gameplay into this title or other titles that might take on the multi-touch approach.
Ratings (scale of 1 to 5):
Graphics: -4.5-
Sharp, colorful and 3D looking, smooth animation.
Sound: -4-
Nice sound track and sound FX, but you hear so little because the gameplay is so short.
Controls: -4.5-
Smooth and responsive.
Gameplay: -2-
One level of timed game without a timer indication. Power-ups cost too much. Not a fun gaming experience.
Playing Hints and Tips:
Make sure you expand your view to more than 3 gems.
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Release Date: Jul 16, 2013
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Remember in January, when Chris Christie first announced he'd be delivering that 10 percent income tax cut to New Jersey residents?
If you sort of forgot about it over the past year, you could be forgiven. There was an awful lot of noise about it during budget season, but it's been so long since there's been a peep about this in Trenton that the only place you've been able to read about it is the side of a milk carton, under "Have You Seen Me Lately?"
Well, the governor changed that Monday, when he said the Sandy cleanup might place such a demand on revenue that a tax cut won't be possible. From the story:
Once the center of debate in Trenton, the issue of whether the state can afford a tax cut has faded into the shadows of Hurricane Sandy.
That's actually pretty charitable. The tax cut battle was so faded by the time Sandy came ashore that it could have passed for a vintage pair of jeans. But the storm is at least giving Christie some closure on the tax cut, which he can insist was still viable up until the storm hit.
It doesn't change the fact that Democrats were somewhat unwilling to consider such a cut, in the same way that South Jersey feels about a Meadowlands casino, but he's hoping you don't notice that. At least now he can argue the cut was killed by a storm, and not because revenue projections were too rosy.
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VS Prague, Horizont, Antakya and Ruzomberok were the last teams to qualify for the Eighth-Finals of the EuroCup Women after Regular Season action concluded on Thursday night.
The two best-placed teams from each of the eight Regular Season groups sealed a spot in the Last 16.
Group E saw a dramatic finish on the ultimate game day, as Horizont and Telge Basket met in a straightforward fight to advance, with the Belarusian side prevailing 65-64.
Antakya and Ruzomberok advanced from a three-way tie in Group H, putting Vilnius Kibirkstis out of contention.
Defending champions Dynamo Kursk are the only undefeated team left in the competition after winning Group F with a 4-0 record.
Russia, Turkey and France have four representatives in the Eighth-Finals, respectively.
The Eighth-Finalists were ranked from 1 to 16, based on their W/L percentage and their goal average coefficient. The teams were then paired based on that ranking.
The first leg of the Eighth-Finals will be played on 6th December 2012, with the return leg to take place a week later. The team ranked higher will play its first game away.
The Eighth-Finals pairings are:
VS Prague (16) vs. Dynamo Kursk (1)
Adana Botas (15) vs. BLMA (2)
Horizont (14) vs. Hainaut Basket (3)
MBK Ruzomberok (13) vs. Dynamo-GUVD (4)
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This is an old revision of InstallationFrugal made by coolpup on 2010-08-12 10:03:46.
When a frugal installation is desired, then it is convenient to have a LiveDVD because it can be used to install the required boot loader (either /wiki/applications/pre-installed/grub GRUB, SYSLINUX, or EXTLINUX depending on the format of the partition).
First acquire the latest, official, production version of Puppy Linux.
Installation from within Puppy to any ext2/3/4 partitionFlash tutorial
Installation from within Puppy to an U.S.B flash drive without using an optical drive
- Go to Menu > Setup > BootFlash and follow the instructions BootFlash formats the flash drive
- Extract and copy vmlinuz, initrd.gz and *.sfs from the Puppy iso file onto the U.S.B. flash drive
Installation from within Microsoft Windows to an U.S.B flash without using an optical drive
- Format the U.S.B flash drive to FAT32 using Menu > System > GParted
- When using FAT32 partitions, the bootloader syslinux, instead of GRUB, is required: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
- Acquire the desired Puppy Linux iso file, e.g. http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Download%20Latest%20Release.htm
- Extract the contents of the Puppy iso file to the partition, using e.g. 7-zip, (it is important that the original file names be kept; sometimes the archivers mess up with the names e.g. PUP_434.SFS instead of pup-434.sfs)
- Rename the file "isolinux.cfg" to "syslinux.cfg"
- Delete the file "isolinux.bin"
- Edit "syslinux.cfg" in a text editor: change "pmedia=cd" to "pmedia=usbflash"
- Extract syslinux to a folder, e.g. C:/syslinux. Then go to C:/syslinux/win32/ and run this command to make the drive bootable (where X: is the drive letter for the target drive/partition):
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Sussex CCC are delighted to announce that their England all-rounder Luke Wright has signed a new contract at The PROBIZ County Ground, which will see him remain at Hove until at least the end of the 2015 season.
26 year-old Wright signed for Sussex at the end of 2003 and has gone from strength to strength since joining the County, including becoming a regular in the England one-day setup, having played 46 one-day internationals and 30 Twenty20 matches.
His appearances in 2011 were mainly limited to the first half of the summer for Sussex due to a troublesome knee injury, with the highlight an unbeaten 81 against Essex Eagles in the Friends Life t20 victory, and he did reach three figures in the LV=County Championship clash with Warwickshire at Arundel.
Now fully fit, Wright has starred in Australia's Big Bash over the winter, and his 44-ball century for Melbourne Stars against Hobart Hurricanes in January was the fastest ever in their domestic tournament, showing the form which has made him a favourite at The PROBIZ.
Wright, who is currently playing for the New Age Impi in South Africa's domestic Twenty20, said of his new deal, "I am delighted to have signed a long contract with Sussex. Sussex is a fantastic club of which I have been lucky to win many trophies with and I look forward to helping them towards more success in the coming years.
"Myself and my family are very happy here and I have always been greatly supported by the club and its fans."
Sussex's Professional Cricket Manager Mark Robinson said, "We are delighted that Luke Wright has committed the next four years to the club.
"He has been with us now since he was 19, has become an integral part of the squad both on and off the pitch, and the way he plays his cricket excites crowds and makes him a dangerous player to play against".


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|Erin Phillips is back for Wisla Can-Pack, but fans will notsee her suiting up in the EuroLeague Women this year
Australian playmaker Erin Phillips is back with Wisla Can-Pack Krakow and bidding to land her fourth Polish Championship, whilst Rivas Ecopolis lost their proud unbeaten record in Liga Femenina.
Reigning WNBA champion Phillips returns to Krakow as the club attempts to boosts their prospects of landing another domestic title.
With Alana Beard and Tina Charles occupying the slots for non-Europeans, she won't suit up in the EuroLeague Women, a competition she averaged 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in when playing last season which included an appearance at the Final Eight.
Wisla have recently slipped to third spot behind CCC Polkowice and Artego Bydgoszcz who are having a fine season and who routed Jose Hernandez and his team 65-49 only last week to inflict a third defeat of the season on Wisla.
As for Rivas, their loss to a rejuvenated Perfumerias Avenida was perhaps a little predictable after a poor week which included a defeat at Uni Gyor.
Whilst Queralt Casas poured in 21 points for the Spanish league leaders, it wasn't enough to prevent Rivas from slumping to a 74-63 home-floor loss to their rivals, with some woeful free-throw shooting particularly costly.
Le'Coe Willingham had a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds for Avenida, whilst Marta Fernandez racked up a 16 point haul in what is proving a dream start for recently installed head coach Victor Lapena. By taking victory, the visitors cut the gap between themselves in Rivas in half since they still only have two losses.
Elsewhere in Spain, it hasn't been the greatest of seasons for Gran Canaria 2014, but teenage rising stars Leticia Romero and Astou Ndour (vote for her as Young Women's Player of the Year) continue to enhance their respective reputations with the former claiming 21 points and the latter registering a double-double in a 61-53 success against UNB Obenasa.
In the Turkish League Besiktas finally found a win after 13 straight losses, with an 81-64 success at EuroLeague Women side Tarsus Belediye.
Milka Bjelica, who started the season with Municipal Targoviste sparked the victory with a highly efficient 24 points, whilst Turkish youth star Ozge Kavurmacioglu added an eye-catching 19 points.
There was no change in the higher echelons of the standings as Fenerbahce stayed unbeaten after cruising to an 88-64 win against Canik, Galatasaray won 77-72 on the road at Ceyhan and Kayseri Kaski spor locked down Istanbul University 64-54 to stay third.
|Olesia Malashenko boosted Arras with 19 points in their win over fellow EuroLeague Women side Mondeville
There was more delight for Arras over the weekend in France as they followed up last weeks' first EuroLeague Women success of the campaign against Schio with a critically important 75-71 win at USO Mondeville, something which provided a huge boost to their survival hopes.
Ukrainian forward Olesia Malashenko claimed 19 points, with Dawn Evans adding a stellar 11 assists to go with her 15 points.
Bourges Basket overcame their injury woes with recent British signing Johannah Leedham scoring 12 points on debut in a 74-64 home success over Aix en Provence, whilst table-topping Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration had 20 points from Geraldine Robert to thank for a 79-62 home win against Villeneuve.
There was disappointment in Hungary for last weeks's EuroLeague Women surprise package Uni Gyor as they lost yet another player when Nora Nagy-Budjoso, the main architect of their stunning win against Rivas, headed for the exit door.
They also lost to UE Sopron as their arch rivals preserved their unbeaten record at the top of the table with an eighteenth win of the season - Jelena Milovanovic starring in the 76-62 success with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Finally, there were also plenty of double-doubles in the Czech ZBL as the title duel between leader ZVVZ USK Prague and chasing BK Imos Brno continued. The former moved to 18-1 after two terrific performances by Kia Vaughn and Ilona Burgrova who inspired them to a convincing 88-58 win against Kara Trutnov.
The latter sit with a 17-2 record after 26 points and 10 rebounds from Tereza Peckova took them to a 110-66 victory against VSE Prague.


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|Ivana Matovic is one of the significant names to resign with Fenerbahce this week
They may have a crunch EuroLeague Women play-off series against Uni Gyor to focus on during coming days, but this hasn't stopped Fenerbahce from scanning the horizon and making some early preparations for next season.
Ensuring a considerable amount of continuity for the 2013-2014 campaign, the Istanbul giants have swooped to secure the services of key personnel including Cappie Pondexter and the twin towers of Anastasiya Verameyenka and Ivana Matovic.
The trio have all enjoyed productive seasons so far and impressed sufficiently to have their deals extended, meaning they will join Angel McCoughtry, Birsel Vardarli and Nevin Nevlin who already have respective contracts in place for next season.
Pondexter has been influential and averaged 11.4 points and 3.9 assists per game, although it is Matovic and Verameyenka in particular who have been in sparkling form for several months.
Matovic, who is in her third season with the club, has played more minutes than anyone on the roster and is averaging a team-high 14.6 points a night to compliment her 5.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists a game.
Belarus national team star Verameyenka arrived in Turkey last summer, hitting the ground running and has not looked back after hitting the ground running. Her unflappable temperament and ice-cool, clinical approach on the floor has led to her claiming 10.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
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Synchronize your Swatches: the time is
now. On the mean, dusty streets of Oakland, down a
lonely alley between liquor stores and rib joints, a hum is heard.
Crackling and hissing, the amplifiers warm up, the public address
system is tested, tested, tested, the snares rattle and the tom-tom
rumbles. We're in the clubhouse of The Pattern and the sonic
implements are being readied to deliver a potent brew of punk soul
Just blocks from the courthouse steps where the Panthers once chanted "Off the Pigs!" the five converge to shape the new sound that has the West Coast talking. Just over one year old, The Pattern attack songs with a looseness and intensity that can only be attributed to their extensive collective experience in previous Bay Area outfits: Christopher (vocals), in The Peechees; Jason (guitar), in Saint James Infirmary; Carson (bass), in The Cutz; Andy (guitar) in Nuisance and Scott (drums), in Heart Of Snow. A veritable super-group, these five fresh-faced and fashionable fellows are already attracting the attention of rock and roll fans everywhere for their super high energy live performances.
The Pattern IS Contemporary California.
With a sweet, soulful sound vaguely reminiscent of British R&B and
Beat-- think Creation, Action, Eyes-- combined with a healthy dose
of energetic Motor City overdrive and washed down with the punk
disaffection of Black Flag and Richard Hell. Heard it all before?
Maybe, but never in such an appealing package. Something old,
something new, something stolen, something blue...the classic recipe
for all inspired rock'n'roll.
Constant practice and a rigorous calendar of live appearances
have tempered their enjoyable electric sound, making these boys one
of the most sought-after groups on the Bay Area dancehall circuit.
Your record collection screams 'yesterday'�. see The Pattern
The Pattern have singles on GSL Records, Alternative Tentacles Records and Gearhead Records, and a mini-LP release titled �Immediately� in the U.K. on England�s Wichita and now in the U.S.A. on Lookout! Records.
The Pattern are an affirmation that America has rediscovered its rock'n'roll soul...
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ACLU plans to reveal lawsuit over Utah not recognizing same-sex marriages
01/18/2014 8:47amThe ACLU of Utah is set Tuesday to announce a lawsuit against the state over the decision not to recognize marriages of same-sex couples performed before a stay was issued in the Amendment 3 case.
Biggest risk to rising Utah economy 'constant bickering' of Congress
01/18/2014 11:21amUtah's economy is poised for growth if Congress avoids sending the national economy into a tailspin due to bureaucratic gridlock, local economists say.
Sundance premiere 'Camp X-Ray' uncovers Gitmo life
01/18/2014 11:46amKristen Stewart endures a fair share of abuse in her latest film. In "Camp X-Ray," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, the actress stars as Amy Cole, a guard stationed at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. prison in Cuba detaining terrorist suspects.
Prison move recommendations ready, consultant says
01/18/2014 3:16pmThe consultant hired to help the state determine whether to move the Utah State Prison said Thursday he'll be ready to make recommendations before the start of the 2014 Legislature.
Power-generating customers question power rate hike
01/18/2014 4:31pmThis month, Rocky Mountain Power announced a rate hike request of $76.3 million, or 4 percent, from the Utah Public Service Commission. The request also included a $4.25 monthly fee for "net metering," prompting a debate on customer-generated power.
LA fire fueled by drought, could impact the country
01/18/2014 4:57pmFirefighters are still contending with a wildfire that was allegedly set on purpose in the Los Angeles area. But it's being fueled by a drought that was already sweeping the state, which could impact people across the country.
Obama asks for intelligence gathering changes, opponents react
01/18/2014 5:22pmReaction is pouring in fast over President Obama's recommendations to change the government's controversial intelligence gathering methods.
'Stargazers' gather at the Sundance Film Festival
01/18/2014 6:42pmThe 30th annual Sundance Film Festival got underway Thursday and is drawing a host of celebrities and their fans. Dozens of celebrity seekers crowded the sidewalk Saturday morning, eager to get autographs and photos.
Condolence letters to Jacqueline Kennedy released for the first time
01/18/2014 7:21pmFifty years after Jacqueline Kennedy publicly thanked Americans for their letters after the loss of her husband, the JFK Library released some of those letters.
State requests more time to appeal same-sex ruling, plaintiffs want request denied
01/18/2014 8:03pmThe gay and lesbian couples whose lawsuit led to Utah's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage being overturned are asking the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to deny the state's motion for more time to file an appeal.
Police seek public help identifying bank robber
01/18/2014 8:41pmThe West Jordan Police Department is seeking the public's help with identifying an alleged bank robber.
Becker, White House staff talk climate change challenges
01/18/2014 9:14pmSalt Lake Mayor Ralph Becker hosted White House representatives Friday in a community discussion about climate change and its challenges to Salt Lake City.
Committee hopes to better locate wireless 911 calls
01/18/2014 9:33pmLocation information for wireless emergency calls released in October by the Federal Communications Commission prompted the Utah 911 Committee to take a closer look at how the state's system is functioning.
Candlelight Vigil held for murder-suicide victims in Spanish Fork
01/18/2014 10:21pmA candlelight vigil was held Saturday night for a Spanish Fork family that died in a quadruple murder-suicide.
Utah ice rinks host 900 youth hockey players for tournament
01/18/2014 10:21pmSkiing isn't the only big sporting event going on this weekend in Utah. A youth hockey tournament involving 50 teams from 9 states are in the Salt Lake Valley.
Man ejected, killed in car crash
01/18/2014 11:58pmA 37-year-old Stansbury Park man died Saturday after he was ejected in a crash.
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Contains a unique blend of marigold, chili powder and natural astaxanthin which helps promote brilliant colors in marine fish
A great food for getting vibrant colors from any fish. Clear differences have already been seen in my fish in less than a month. Not a great staple food however. It's best used when mixed with other foods.------------------------------75G Planted Blue Themed Community Tank:
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For over 20 years, Louisiana Music Hall of Famer Bill "Diamond" Davis has made his band Dash Rip Rock Louisiana's edgiest cultural export. Recorded at the infamous Studio in the Country, "Black Liquor" effortlessly melds rock, swamp, garage, and punk influences into one blistering guitar album with a haunting and quirky indie country ballad and pop voodoo paean rounding it out. This album brings classic Dash back home with it's straightforward songwriting, authentic roots, and raw talent honed by years of touring - the future of Southern Rock here today.
Bill Davis on "Black Liquor":
"I played the best guitar of my life on this album. That includes all live and studio performances ever. The reasons are obvious: it was the history and vibe of the room, the amazing vintage equipment, and working with a producer that knows my capabilities. We had a lot of fun recording out at Studio in the Country. We doubled tracked the drums then got crazy and triple tracked them. The entire band is at the top of their game from frequent touring. And this is the longest I've ever spent writing and recording a record. I also pulled a few never-recorded gems out of the Dash demo vault for this one."
"What lifts Dash Rip Rock's album a head above most southern rock is Davis's ability to write songs that do more than sell beer on a Saturday night."
- Washington Post
"Their roots sound's supercharged with energy and an overdose of irreverence, delivered with crunchy bar band swagger."
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The lymphatic system is part of the immune system, whose function is to fight disease and infections.
The lymphatic system includes:
Lymph. Fluid in which the lymphocyte cells are suspended.
Lymph vessels. Thin tubes that carry lymph fluid throughout the body.
Lymphocytes. Cells that fight infection and disease.
Lymph nodes. Bean-shaped organs, found in the underarm, groin, neck, abdomen, and other parts of the body, that act as filters for the lymph fluid as it passes through them.
Hodgkin disease is a type of lymphoma, a cancer in the lymphatic system. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012 about 9,060 new cases will be diagnosed, and approximately 1,190 people will die from the disease. About 10 to 15 percent of cases are found in children and teenagers.
Hodgkin disease causes the cells in the lymphatic system to abnormally reproduce, which can then form tumors in lymph nodes or other parts of the body. Hodgkin disease cells can also spread to other organs.
The following are the most common symptoms of Hodgkin disease. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
The symptoms of Hodgkin disease may resemble other blood disorders or medical problems, such as influenza or other infections. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
A risk factor is anything that may increase a person's chance of developing a disease. It may be an activity, such as smoking, diet, family history, or many other things. Different diseases, including cancers, have different risk factors.
Although these factors can increase a person's risk, they do not necessarily cause the disease. Some people with one or more risk factors never develop cancer, while others develop cancer and have no known risk factors.
But, knowing your risk factors to any disease can help to guide you into the appropriate actions, including changing behaviors and being clinically monitored for the disease.
Suggested risk factors for Hodgkin disease include the following:
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for Hodgkin disease may include the following:
Specific treatment for Hodgkin disease will be determined by your doctor based on:
Treatment may include:
Please consult your doctor with any questions or concerns you may have regarding this condition.
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Low-fat Pumpkin Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies
posted September 23, 2011 by Gina
What happens when you take the Best Low Fat Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and swap out the apple sauce for pumpkin puree, then add lots of pumpkin pie spice? Yup you guessed it! A fabulous Fall pumpkin spiced chocolate chip cookie!
I promise I'll make more desserts with apples soon, I love apples with all my heart and even plan on going apple picking soon but right now I'm on a pumpkin roll and it's hard to stop. I'm sure I will be all pumpkin'd out real soon!
This recipe doesn't call for a lot of pumpkin puree, so if you have any leftover puree from another pumpkin recipe, save it for these yummy cookies! If you can't find pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin (same thing by the way) in the supermarket, make your own, it's easy!
Low-fat Pumpkin Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 12 • Size: 2 cookies • Points +: 5 pts • Smart Points: 7
Calories: 171.4 • Fat: 5.0 g • Protein: 1.4 g • Carb: 34.7 g • Fiber: 1.5 g • Sugar: 25.4 g
Sodium: 113 mg
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 egg white
- 2 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350°. Line two cookie sheets with non-stick silicone baking liners such as Silpats (I highly recommend for best results) or lightlyspray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, salt and pumpkin spice; stir to blend. In another bowl, whisk the sugars, butter, egg white, pumpkin puree and vanilla together until light and fluffy.
Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in two additions until the batter is very well blended. If the batter looks more "crumbly" than smooth, add just a drop of water at a time (ONLY if needed) until it smooths out.
Drop by level spoonfuls about 1 inch apart onto baking sheets.
Bake 8 – 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let them stand 5 minutes before removing the cookies from the pans to cool on wire racks.
Makes 2 dozen cookies.


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Maryland Student Legislature Fall LTI
The Maryland Student Legislature gathered at Washington College for there Fall Leadership Training Institution. College and Grad Students came to learn more about the Maryland Student Legislature as well as participate in a mock debate. William Troy Simmons, the founder of MSL, opened up the event by telling students the history of MSL and their involvement with the Maryland General Assembly. Washington College alumni, Tammy Barnes and Dan Hollar, came back to talk to students about MSL and how it has continued to help them out since their graduation.


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Jello Biafra was floored by a demo played only once on Maximum Rock n Roll and invited them to open for The Dead Kennedys in San Francisco. An amazing but now rare single followed, then the band disappeared. People who've blundered into the 7" with its stunning songs and Rudimentary Peni/Amebix- caliber artwork have been left wondering, "Who were these guys?"
Now it can be told. All 10 songs from the "Final Conflict" sessions produced by Chaz Ramirez (Adolescents, Social Distortion, Leaving Trains) plus 3 gems recorded later. Especially recommended for fans of TSOL's "Dance With Me" & "Beneath the Shadows" LP's, The Phantom Limbs, 45 Grave, early Christian Death, and the Batcave bands that rocked. A real find and a vital piece of goth/punk history!
"Alternative Tentacles has exhumed this defunct band's recordings from a Californian grave, allowing its goth punk to once again rain down upon hapless punk rockers. Formed in 1983, Burning Image brought teased bangs, heavy eyeliner and lipstick-smeared lips into the punk arena. While other bands were happily dishing out speedy hardcore, Burning Image slowed it down, kept the effusive guitar intact, and added a more melodic foundation to the music, effectively fusing the British Batcave sound with SoCal's '80s-era death rock.
While Killing Joke, 45 Grave and Siouxsie were far more popular names at the time, Burning Image certainly played a role in influencing today's goth punks. This compilation includes the band's impossible-to-find single "The Final Conflict" b/w "Burning Image", along with a slew of other unreleased demos and a few tracks recorded in 2003. Opener "Time is Running Out" begins with the tribal pounding of the tom drums, then unveils a dissonant cacophony of atonal vocals and stressed guitar. It's like a sped-up version of early Birthday Party. "Hives" alternates between throbbing rhythms and squirming breakdowns, while the haunting "Love Mask" sounds like a band of ghouls chanting in unison over gloomy guitar and the dull thud of low bass notes.
A reconstituted Burning Image recently went into the recording studio and created "Gargoyles", "Anytime, Anywhere" and "Temptation". Each new track sounds as inspired as the band's 20 year-old material. As you'd expect, the sound is a lot better than the earlier recordings, but Burning Image pick up right where they left off, delivering a spooky smattering of twisted goth and animated punk.
It's questionable whether Burning Image would have changed the course of musical history, but 1983-1987 is still a great historical document that showcases another side of '80s music. It'll be interesting to see if the band continues writing new material; perhaps they'll make it out on the road to creep out a new generation of punks weaned on AFI and The Alkaline Trio." - Andrew Magilow @ Splendid Magazine


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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is caused by bacteria, often the same type that is responsible for several sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia. In some cases, PID develops from bacteria that has traveled through the vagina and the cervix by way of an intrauterine device (IUD).
PID can affect the uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or the ovaries. It can lead to pelvic adhesions and scar tissue that develops between internal organs, causing ongoing pelvic pain and the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy (the fertilized egg becomes implanted outside the uterus). Left untreated, infertility can develop. In fact, one in 10 women with PID becomes infertile. If left untreated, PID can also lead to chronic infection. In addition, if PID is not diagnosed early enough, peritonitis and inflammation of the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavity may develop.
Although women of any age can develop PID, sexually active women under age 25, and those of childbearing age are at the greatest risk of acquiring the disease through sexually transmitted bacteria. Women who use intrauterine devices (IUDs) are also at an increased risk.
The following are the most common symptoms of PID. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms of PID include:
Symptoms may be mild enough that the condition may go undiagnosed.
The symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your health care provider for a diagnosis.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical and pelvic examination, diagnostic procedures for PID may include the following:
Specific treatment for cervicitis will be determined by your health care provider based on:
Treatment for PID usually includes oral antibiotics, particularly if there is evidence of gonorrhea or chlamydia. In cases of severe infection, hospitalization may be required to administer intravenous antibiotics. Occasionally, surgery is necessary.
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Brian Urlacher announces his retirement
Former Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher announced on Wednesday that he has decided to retire from the NFL after 13 seasons.
"After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher said in a statement posted on Twitter. "Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards. When considering this, along with the fact that I could retire after 13 year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear.
"I want to thank all of the people in my life that have helped me along the way. I will miss my teammates, my coaches, and the great Bears fans. I'm proud to say that I gave all of you everything I had every time I took the field. I will miss this great game, but I leave it with no regrets."
Urlacher, who turns 35 on Saturday, was the ninth overall pick of the 2000 NFL draft. During his 13 seasons with the Bears, Urlacher was credited with over 1,300 tackles to go along with 41.5 sacks and 22 interceptions, including two that he returned for touchdowns. The 6-foot-4, 258-pound Urlacher was named to eight Pro Bowls, which is the third-most total in Bears' history, trailing only Mike Singeltary (10) and Walter Payton (nine). Urlacher was a five-time All-Pro and was voted the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year in 2005.
"I'd been thinking about it for a long time," Urlacher said of his retirement during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday morning. "I gave it a couple months to make sure I wasn't going to change my mind, but it wasn't really that hard a decision."
Injuries had begun to creep up on Urlacher in recent seasons. In 2009, a wrist injury ended his season after just one game and a serious knee injury in the 2011 regular season finale caused Urlacher to miss most of last season's training camp. Urlacher missed the final four games of the 2012 season with a hamstring injury.
The Bears considered bringing Urlacher back for the 2013 season, but announced in mid-March that the two sides could not reach agreement on a contract. Urlacher took issue with the Bears' offer, which was reportedly worth $2 million and included just $1 million in guaranteed money. Urlacher, who earned $8 million in 2012, had been seeking a multi-year contract from the Bears.
Urlacher had been linked to the Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings, but neither team appeared to be too interested in signing the veteran, instead opting to go with younger options at the linebacker position.
"I don't know how much was out there, to tell you the truth," Urlacher told Patrick about the NFL's interest in him at this point. "The Bears offered me a contract, and if I had sat around and waited until training camp, something [else] might have happened, but I didn't want to do that."