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Scientific integrity cartoon contest
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Union of Concerned Scientists is in the final round of its Scientific Integrity Cartoon Contest, recognizing the best cartoons dealing with the intersection of politics and science. Only 12 finalists remain--check out all 12 and vote for your favorite. Here's mine.
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Fact Sheet
Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis Disease in HIV-Infected Persons
June 1, 2009
In February 2003, the American Thoracic Society (ATS), the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released new guidelines for the treatment of TB. This fact sheet will provide key points from these guidelines; however, please refer to the Treatment of Tuberculosis1 for complete recommendations.
The management of HIV-related tuberculosis (TB) disease is complex. Although the treatment of TB in persons with HIV is essentially the same as for patients without HIV, there are some important differences.
Recommended Regimen
The recommended treatment of TB disease in HIV-infected adults (when the disease is caused by organisms that are known or presumed to be susceptible to first-line drugs) is a 6-month regimen consisting of
Patients with advanced HIV (CD4 counts < 100/µl) should be treated with daily or three-times-weekly therapy in both the initial and the continuation phases. Twice weekly therapy may be considered in patients with less-advanced immunosuppression (CD4 counts ≥ 100/µl). Once-weekly INH/rifapentine in the continuation phase should not be used in any HIV-infected patient.
Six months should be considered the minimum duration of treatment for adults with HIV, even for patients with culture-negative TB. Prolonging treatment to 9 months (extend continuation phase to 7 months) for HIV-infected patients with delayed response to therapy (e.g., culture positive after 2 months of treatment) should be strongly considered.
Drug Interactions
A major concern in treating TB in HIV-infected persons is the interaction of rifampin (RIF) with certain antiretroviral agents (some protease inhibitors [PIs] and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors [NRTIs]). Rifabutin, which has fewer problematic drug interactions, may be used as an alternative to RIF.
As new antiretroviral agents and more pharmacokinetic data become available, these recommendations are likely to be modified.
Case Management
Directly observed therapy (DOT) and other adherence promoting strategies should be used in all patients with HIV-related TB. Whenever possible, the care for HIV-related TB should be provided by or in consultation with experts in management of both TB and HIV. The care for persons with HIV-related TB should include close attention to the possibility of TB treatment failure, antiretroviral treatment failure, paradoxical reactions of TB (e.g., temporary worsening of signs or symptoms of TB), side effects for all drugs used, and drug toxicities associated with increased serum concentrations of rifamycins.
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Digital Calvin and Hobbes
Welcome to Digital Calvin and Hobbes, formerly known as Calvin and Hobbes - Resurrected. It's still a work in progress, but hopefully most of the features from the Calvin and Hobbes - Resurrected will be implemented. I know for a fact that some of them won't, but there will be new features too, so all in all I think we'll all be better off. Currently the most important features are the create-a-strip that let you create Calvin and Hobbes cartoons, and the games. The forums are also becoming increasingly popular, and you can use them to discuss anything related to Calvin and Hobbes.
If you are a Calvin and Hobbes "Veteran" on the Internet you might recognize the name. There are lots of Calvin and Hobbes web sites out there, but Digital Calvin and Hobbes was among the first ones.
How can it be, you might ask. You have never seen this site before! I'll tell you how: Around 1995 I started a site called "Digital Calvin and Hobbes", with the very first version of the create-a-strip. I made it as an exercise in HTML and CGI programming on college. It was "back in the days" when HTML was becoming "public knowledge". We used the first versions of Mozilla, and Google was yet to come. We searched using the "gopher" protocol. Background colors on the pages could not be changed because there was no tag for it, and tables had to be handcrafted carefully.
Anyway, having discovered Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson just a few years earlier I thought making a site about them would be fun. From that the site called Digital Calvin and Hobbes was born. It became very popular, and the site was neck and neck competing with a fan site for Eva Herzigova to bring the most load to the server. Calvin drawing a couple hundred more hits one week, Eva Herzigova a step ahead the next. Think about that. A small site about two cartoon characters drew as many visitors as a site about an almost nude supermodel!
Having the unique create-a-strip (or strip-maker" as it was called then) it didn't take long before it drew attention, and I was interviewed about it on national radio in '96. It passed more than 10.000 cartoon strips within the first year, but not too long into 1997 the disk on the server crashed and the site was down for quite a while. Later I learned to program in a new language, and I made a new version, this time as an exercise in Lotus Domino application programming. That was to become the site many of you have known for the last five years as "Calvin and Hobbes - Resurrected". This site passed 10.000 cartoon strips too, and was up until January 1st 2007 archived at http://old.calvin-and-hobbes.org. January 1st the hard drive on that server died, and being a low-budget site there was no room for backup (how stupid was it to play that game), and certainly no economic room for any recovery. I still have the disk, though, so if funds allow or recovery at a later time, it's still a chance. (That's what the donate-button up top is for)
Now it is up to all of you to help bringing the count up above 10.000 cartoon strips yet again! So, bring out the Watterson within yourself and create some Calvin and Hobbes comics. It cal be about Calvin and Hobbes, Spiff, Stupendous Man, Tracer Bullet or perhaps you have a couple of characters that even Bill Watterson didn't think of yet?
If you need inspiration first, read some of the strips in the archive, or get your paws on one (or more) of the Calvin and Hobbes books available.You can even find a link to them to the right of this very text.


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HR 1315 - Oversight of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - National Key Vote
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Vote to pass a bill that amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act by establishing a commission to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
- Establishes a 5-member commission to serve as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, whereas under existing law the Bureau is headed by a single director (Sec. 104).
- Requires the commission to be composed of the following members (Sec. 104):
- The Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve System; and
- 4 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, no more than 2 of whom may be associated with the same political party.
- Amends the number of votes needed in the Financial Stability Oversight Council required to set aside or issue a stay of any regulation made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2/3 of the membership of the Council to a majority, excluding the vote of the Chair of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Commission (Sec. 102).
- Prohibits a member of the Council from voting to set aside or issue a stay of a regulation made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if that member has been employed within the last 2 years by a company subject to the regulation under consideration (Sec. 102).
- Requires the Council to set aside a final regulation prescribed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if the Council votes that the regulation is inconsistent with the "safe and sound" operations of United States financial institutions, whereas existing law authorized the Council to set aside the regulation if it votes that the regulation would put the United States' banking or financial systems at risk (Sec. 103).
- Requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to complete the following for every proposed new rule or regulation (Sec. 108):
- An initial regulatory flexibility analysis for each proposed rule or regulation, including an analysis of the financial impact of the regulation on all financial entities; and
- An analysis of whether the proposed rule or regulation will impair the ability of individuals and small businesses to gain access to credit from financial institutions.
- Rescinds all funds for the FHA Refinance Program made available under the Troubled Assets Relief Program, and requires the funds to be deposited into the Treasury to be used to reduce the national debt (Sec. 202).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - April 1, 2011
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Kansas education reforms: Do they go too far enough?
Straight talk, from straight faces
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16 February 2007
Evolution, despite being a theory not supported by millions of years of observation (because we hadn't evolved yet), is correct. Although scientific principles insist that a theory cannot be proven, only disproven, any debate on the subject is mercilessly crushed for the good of humanity. The fossil records and observations that are used to support the theory of evolution can only be interpreted in one way - all alternatives are wrong. It is our responsibility to make sure that evolution is the only explanation allowed. Textbooks issued in Kansas shall henceforth expunge any passage that casts even a shadow of a doubt on the sheer absolute unquestionable factuality of evolution.
Creationism, also called "Intelligent Design" by pseudo-scientific charlatans who prey on the mentally retarded, is the obviously contrived explanation that "God did it because we have a book that says so". Evolution is scientific fact, which was discovered by Charles Darwin. There is doubt about his role in the so-called "discovery" of evolution, since it is so patently the obvious solution that it must've been clear to anyone not subjected to religious mumbo-jumbo brainwashing and he was probably just the first one to write down what everyone thought all along. Recent evolutionary evidence shows that religion is due to humans having sex with monkeys, producing a breed of gullible and stupid human hybrids. Religion was the cause of the rise of the Nazi party of Germany, the Communist party of Russia, and Al-Quaeda.
Honourary doctorates for the Kansas State Board of Education are being approved by every university in North America.
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- "Kansas Standards Evolve". Goodthink Weekwise, February 13, 2007


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May The Devil Take You (2018)
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Once Upon a Time in London (2019)
Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons.
Excursion (2019)
A mystery thriller about a 1980's devoted Czechoslovakian communist party member visiting his future self in London (UK), to make sure Socialism still prospers.
Every 21 Second (2018)
Every 21 Seconds is an intense and dramatic film based on the gut wrenching and inspiring true story of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) survivor, Brian Sweeney.
The Curse Of La Llorona (2019)
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
Arctic (2019)
A man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Thriller (2019)
A childhood prank comes back to haunt a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens when their victim returns home during their high-school Homecoming weekend.
Virginia Minnesota (2019)
Two young women, torn apart by a childhood tragedy, unexpectedly reunite and embark on an illuminating 24-hour journey, where they unlock memories of long-forgotten innocence and what it means to truly believe.
Guava Island (2019)
A young musician seeks to hold a festival to liberate the oppressed people of Guava Island, even if only for a day.
Smothered By Mothers (2019)
Bobby Davis, a wealthy football star, goes to bed one night secure in his wealth of almost one hundred million dollars and awakens the next morning almost broke. It appears that his business manager lost almost all of Bobby's money. The business manager also lost every dollar invested by Bobby's relatives. Every last penny lost in a Ponzi scheme. As if things couldn't be worse Bobby finds out out that three women are pregnant...each with his baby. Things can always get worse. Like a straw in the wind, sponsors, their money and luck can go in any direction. Bobby is forced to retire from football after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. It was inevitable that authorities would show up and show up they did. Convinced that fun loving Bobby was knowingly involved in a Ponzi scheme, FBI agents were knocking at his mansion's door in short order. Just in case Bobby didn't understand the scope of the charges and investigation his lawyers inform him that he is completely broke and that the three pregnant women must move in with him. In typical Bobby Davis fashion, the one and only option remaining is to try to pull off a mad caper and get his money back in his hands and the women out of his house.
Drunk Parents (2019)
Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.
Daddy Issues (2019)
Maya, a queer pixie artist, meets and falls madly in love with her insta-crush: the sexually fluid fashionista, Jasmine. It's all gumdrops and fairytales until Maya discovers Jasmine's passionate relationship with a secret sugar daddy.
Jumbo (2019)
Mr. Hollis is Bert's uncle and businessman. Mr. Hollis is unhappy with the fact that an elephant rivals his nephew, but he asks the jungle doctor for help. For Dr. Jumbo he writes a cursed prescription and Jumbo begins to lose his memory. Unable to remember even the simplest things, Jumbo wants to withdraw from the competition. But his friends prevent him and go to seek help from a dinosaur.
A Boy Called Sailboat (2018)
A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.
The Snarling (2018)
A sleepy English village is invaded by the cast and crew of a new zombie horror film, but the horror turns real when someone or something starts tearing villagers, cast and crew to shreds.
Storm Boy (2019)
When Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he's forced to remember his childhood and how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr Percival.
High Life (2018)
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
True Love Blooms (2019)
Spring is in full bloom when urban gardener Vicki fights to save her community garden from a handsome real estate developer. Both are caught off guard when it's not just the flowers that are blooming, but also love.
Miss Bala (2019)
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language film.


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West Virginia University at Parkersburg will host an Earth Day celebration on Wednesday April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the College Activities Center. The event is sponsored by the college's psychology club, with additional support from Professor Rebecca Phillips. It is free and open to the public.
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, West Virginia Division of Forestry, Parkersburg Recycling, WVU Pakrersburg, and the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department will provide information on sustaining and enjoying the environment and diversified agriculture and healthy eating. There will also be representatives from Project WILD and West Virginia Birding in attendance. Campus clubs will provide information on Earth Day related topics.
Hillbilly Engineering will be on campus that day to collect and recycle unwanted electronics. Campus staff, employees, students and area residents may drop off unwanted electronics to be recycled for free. Items accepted during the event include: personal computers (towers), monitors and flat screens, laptops, printers, copiers, fax machines, projectors, handheld devices, electronic parts (power supplies, circuit boards, hard drives, cd-rom, floppy drives), radios, DVD/VCR players, satellite boxes, cable boxes, small appliances, game systems, networking equipment, routers, modems, cell phones, digital cameras, ink/toner cartridges, battery backups, batteries, electric motors, and more.
Televisions and large appliances, such as washers and dryers, will not be collected as part of this recycling project.
Additional information is available from faculty advisor Cathy Mutz, 304-424-8320.


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The Mooresville Historic District includes a downtown commercial district with a town hall, a citizens' center and historic landmarks, such as the D.E. Turner Hardware store, which dates back to 1899. Shopping of all kinds is available. Amenities include hotels, restaurants, wine bars and nationally recognized golf courses and golf communities.
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Nicknamed "Race City USA," Mooresville is home to dozens of NASCAR drivers and their racing teams, plus suppliers and others involved in the motorsports industry. The Memory Lane Motorsports and Historical Automotive Museum and the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame are located here. The Hall of Fame serves as the town's official visitors' center, where winning race cars are on display.
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Former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu just can't seem to stay out of the news as the 2013 NFL Draft approaches.
One day after a story surfaced that he missed two meetings with NFL teams because he was sick, Mathieu tweeted out an advertisement Wednesday for his draft party, which will be held Thursday night.
|Ex-LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu recently tweeted out an advertisement for a 2013 NFL Draft party Thursday night. (mathieu_era (intsagram)/)
We love the confidence. The party is held on Thursday night and it calls Mathieu a first-round pick.
Despite the fact that he sent out the invitation from his verified account, Mathieu displayed a quick backpedal on the issue:
"I didn't say i was going 1st round.. I Did not approve that part of the flyer..." Mathieu wrote after the flyer had been up a few hours. He also wrote: "Smh they just be looking for stuff."
Party promoters often use a player's image and presence to advertise parties in exchange for a fee. Sometimes the promoters use a player's name even without their permission. The difference in this case: Mathieu himself sent out the party invitation.
Taken in isolation, the party and the missed visits aren't big deals. But this is not the type of attention Mathieu wants before a team takes a chance on him. This is not what NFL teams want to be reading about during draft week. And you can be sure they are paying attention.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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A Cooperation Framework Agreement was signed by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med) and the Moroccan High Commission for Water, Forestry and Desertification Control (HCEFLCD) on May 7th, in Rabat. Through this agreement, the two parties aim to strengthen their relations regarding the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity and the protection of nature.
The two institutions agreed to reinforce the national network of terrestrial, marine and coastal protected areas, and to work on identifying and supporting the conservation of key biodiversity areas in Morocco. Likewise, the promotion of ecosystemic services as a source of revenue and alternative means of subsistence, as well as the use of traditional and local knowledge for the sustainable management of natural ecosystems, are two fields of joint actions.
The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation will provide its support to the implementation of international conventions in Morocco, particularly the ones related to the Aichi targets, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Barcelona Convention and its Protocol on Integrated coastal zone management and the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. The memorandum will last four years. IUCN-Med and the HCEFLECD will work together in the coming months to back up this agreement with concrete proposals.
The signature of this agreement coincided with the celebration of the agreement signed by Rupert Joy, UE ambassador in Morocco, Abdeladim Lhafi, High Commissioner for Water and Forest, and Nizar Baraka, Minister of Economy and Finance, for a European Union program to support Morocco´s forestry policies through a 400-million-dirham donation.
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text: Grain Markets Focus In on an Improving Forecast April 26, 2013 11:21 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Scott Harms, Archer Financial Services Email Information courtesy of Archer Financial Services. Contact Scott at 800-933-3996 or email@example.com The corn and wheat markets finished the week with solid losses, while soybeans were mostly steady. December corn was the loss leader this week with values slipping $.23 from last Friday's close. The high for the week was set on Monday as expectations of improved planting conditions pressured prices into midweek. Reversal action on Wednesday and follow through on Thursday was encouraging, but prices slipped again on Friday. The weather forecasters are largely in line for the next week, as warmer and drier forecasts for the next 4-5 days will give way to a low pressure system in the middle of the week that will bring with it the all familiar cooler and wet conditions. How low this system slides and how quickly it is expected to move across the Midwest will be watched closely as traders return to the markets next week. The weather forecast for the second week of May will likely determine whether December corn trades back to its $5.50 resistance level or slips toward the $5.10-$5.00 level next week. Producers with insurance protection and hedge levels of at least 30% can afford to be patient and await the next rally event as it will be a long summer. However, for producers that are looking to extend coverage can look to the July Short Dated options for protection over the next two months. Specifically a fence strategy in the options or placing a hedge in futures tied in with a long call that effectively sets a minimum price while re-opening the upside would be strategies to consider. (click on a chart below to see a larger version) Back to news


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Rapid City Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeiting
RAPID CITY - A Hot Springs man has pleaded guilty to a counterfeiting charge after being caught trying to pass phony $20 bills in Rapid City.
Thirty-five-year-old Jeffrey Walsh was accused of using the bogus bills at four stores last August.
U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says Walsh faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced on June 7.
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Slidell Man Attempts To Rob Restaurant With Bucket Mask
Slidell, La. (KPEL) - 23-year-old Richard Boudreaux of Slidell walked into local Slidell restaurant Kenney's Seafood yesterday with theft on his mind. Upon realizing he could be easily identified by the restaurant's security cameras, Boudreaux, a former disgruntled employee of the seafood establishment, decided to improvise.
Boudreaux donned a 5-gallon bucket to mask his face from the security cameras. After robbing the restaurant, the criminal mastermind decided to head to a pawnshop because he reportedly wanted to steal a gun before the new gun control laws were passed.
Unfortunately for Boudreaux, police caught the bucket-headed-bandit before he was able to enter the pawnshop.
Check out the video below courtesy of WWL-TV to see this master of disguise in action.


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(Lee Siler) - The U.S. economy shrunk more than expected, according to the Commerce Department. The U.S. saw economic contraction for the third straight quarter, a run not seen since 1974-1975. Analysts had expected the GDP to be down 4.9%, but the number actually came in down 6.1%.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne completed talks on Sunday with government departments aimed at securing spending cuts worth 11.5 billion pounds ($17.70 billion)in 2015-16 to help reduce the country's budget deficit, the Treasury said.
The finance ministry said it had reached agreement with all departments, three days before Osborne is due to publish details of their spending limits on June 26.
The talks to find spending cuts starting in 2015 - when voters go to the polls - posed a political headache for Osborne, particularly over the sensitive defense budget and a business department under pressure to do more to revive the economy.
Osborne, who announced the end of the talks on Twitter, will now seek to persuade voters that he has a credible plan to build on recent signs that the economy is gaining strength after two years of stagnation.
He is expected to give more details on Wednesday of billions of pounds of infrastructure spending designed to bolster the recovery.
"We have completed the spending round savings early and without all the arguments you normally get," a Treasury spokesman said. "This shows our determination to take the tough decisions needed to deliver our economic plan and to turn Britain around."
Osborne said earlier that the budget deficit was still too high and he was committed to trying to reduce borrowing and cutting the deficit.
"We are out of intensive care and our job now is to secure the recovery," Osborne told BBC television. "There certainly is a chance of a relapse if we abandon our economic plan."
Britain's Conservative-led coalition government is sticking with its central economic policy of reducing a deficit that peaked at more than 11 percent of gross domestic product before it came to power in May 2010.
Despite tax rises and spending cuts, public borrowing has remained stubbornly high over the past year, and data on Friday showed public net debt climbed to record levels in May.
A deal was reached with the defense department on Saturday, Osborne said, ending what analysts saw as one of the most difficult sets of negotiations.
General Peter Wall, the head of the army, said last week that more cuts would seriously damage the country's chances of success in future wars.
Osborne said the defense deal would see cuts to civilian staff numbers, while protecting Britain's military capability.
Agreement was only reached on Sunday with the business department, run by Vince Cable, a senior member of the Liberal Democrats, the government's junior coalition partner.
Labour, which leads the Conservatives by around 10 points in the polls with the next election due to be held in 2015, accuses the coalition of choking the recovery with its austerity drive.
Labour finance spokesman Ed Balls said he would adopt Osborne's day-to-day spending limits for 2015-16 if his party wins the election. However, he wanted the coalition to spend 10 billion pounds more on capital projects.
Balls said he would be prepared to borrow more to finance extra capital expenditure, an admission junior Conservative finance minister Sajid Javid held up as evidence that Labour couldn't be trusted to balance the books.
"If George Osborne had done that last year or the year before, we wouldn't have had such a flatlining economy," Balls said.
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Professional Religious Leadership -- Problems and Trends
The Council met last week and reviewed the general situation. There are some problems.
Problem 1. Aspirations for a Professional Religious Leadership vs. the poor prospects for the Institutions that can support Professional Religious Leadership.
Unitarian Universalism has an aspiration toward full-time professional religious leadership. The ideal model is a congregation with full-time, fairly compensated professional leadership in all areas -- a full-time minister, DRE, Musician and Administrator. There is a commitment that we strive toward equity between the professions and in some areas, there are legal requirements that the same benefits are offered to all employees who work a certain number of hours.
Only a minority of our churches are able to carry such employment costs financially. Our aspiration when it comes to the terms of employment for our religious professionals is that of a successful mainline Protestant church of the 1950's. And because that is the aspiration of our professional religious leadership that becomes the ideal model of successful liberal ministry.
Yet, we know that the 1950's mainline Protestant church are the large dinosaurs of a religious ecosystem that is changing. The trend seems to be toward fewer and larger churches at one end and many more smaller organizations at the other end. We are locked in to a professional system that is of the old ways. And the fact that our ministerial formation process is so expensive means that our debt-ridden new ministers are not even more motivated toward serving the kinds of churches which are becoming obsolete.
2. A second problem: Congregationalism vs. Employment Cooperation between Congregations.
There are no mechanisms for sharing employees between congregations.
3. A Third Problem: the weak administrative structure of our small congregations vs. the legal requirements of being a competent employer.
The stories are legion, reported by the OCSF and by the professionals themselves: congregations have volunteer treasurers and bookkeepers, some of whom are completely inexperienced and others without current knowledge, They mishandle taxes, W-2's, pension contributions, and insurance premiums. Health Care Reform will dramatically increase the level of reporting required of employers in the future. The picture is that of a cadre of religious professional whose livelihoods are often in the hands of administrative structures that are too weak to be reliable.
What we need: We need "super-congregational" structures that function as employers. (By "super" I mean "above" not "better".) These structures would allow multiple congregations to share ministers, musicians, religious educators and administrators. One idea would be for the flagship congregations in a region to actually employ a larger staff, providing services to smaller, local congregations and billing them appropriately. Perhaps Districts and Regions could become employers.
If the UUA can run a professional health insurance company, there is no reason why it cannot create or contract with a third party to provide payroll services for all congregations, thus standardizing and professionalizing this function.


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Hi there! This is AnneMarie Chany of Gen X Quilters and I am very excited to share an EASY tutorial with you today for these super soft washcloths. This is a fantastic quick and easy project for a baby or housewarming gift. Customized washcloths are a great and unique addition to any bathroom. Have any leftover layer cake squares from another project? This may be a perfect solution!
1 Layer Cake (10″ squares). I used Ten Little Things by Jenn Ski
1 yard of 60″ wide minky, terry cloth or flannel for the backing (Makes 12 washcloths)
Coordinating thread
1. Cut the backing fabric into (12) 10″ squares.
2. Select your favorite 12 layer cake 10″ squares. On each individual square, use a glass to trace a line onto the fabric to make a curve at each of the 4 corners.
3. Place one layer cake square on top of a backing square with right sides together. Pin in place. Repeat for all 12 squares.
4. Using the drawn curved lines, cut both the backing and layer cake square layers to round the corners.
5. Sew 1/4″ from the edge all the way around the square, leaving a 3″ opening for turning right side out. Backstitch when starting and stopping stitches.
6. Turn the layers right sides out and press.
7. Topstitich 1/8″ from the edge all the way around the rounded square, making sure to catch the opening you left for turning.
8. (optional) Add any embellishments, like an embroidered name or monogram at this point if you'd like.
9. Quilt as desired to secure the top and bottom layers together since these washcloths will repeatedly be wet and washed. This will help them hold up longer. I used a random all over stipple on all of my washcloths, but you could really simplify it by making a large X to get the job done.
12 super soft washcloths great for gifting!
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Brian Urlacher raised eyebrows this week when he told NFL.com's Dave Dameshek he'd be "really pissed" if the Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl without him.
We understand where Urlacher's coming from (as does Jay Cutler), but it's also the type of comment that opens the door for justifiable criticism. The Bears' organization made Urlacher a millionaire many times over. He has friends on the team. The fans loved him unconditionally.
Why wouldn't he want that organization and fan base to experience ultimate success?
Ego and competitive spirit play a role, as does publicly stated bad blood with Bears general manager Phil Emery. Mike Ditka, another Bears icon, believes Urlacher should let go of any bitter feelings he has for his former team.
"My advice would be to put it behind you," Ditka told the Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday. "Brian has been such a great player for the Bears and an ambassador for the team. Not many guys get to play 13 years for the same team. Usually, when you change GMs and a new regime comes in, they're going to make tough decisions.
"Mr. Emery decided that Brian wouldn't be part of the plan," Ditka added. "There's nothing you can do about it. You know, the game of football was very good to Brian, but it owes him nothing now. You just have to move on."
Ditka speaks from a place of experience. The Bears fired him in 1993, ending an 11-year run in which he was named NFL Coach of the Year twice and won one Super Bowl.
Urlacher and the Bears eventually will be in a good place -- it just will take time. For reference, consult the Green Bay Packers-Brett Favre drama.
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This homestay is a sprawling bungalow situated in the posh locality of Bapu Nagar in Jaipur. This homestay is a 15-minute drive from the railway station and a 30-minute drive from the airport. The hosts are Mr. Jaideep Singh and his wife. Their ancestry traces back to the legendary Prithviraj Chauhan who defeated the Afghan ruler Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain in 1191.
Jaideep Singh, incidentally, is an avid golfer. He is a member of the prestigious Rambagh Golf Club- one of the oldest golf clubs in the country. One of the advantages of staying at Jaideep's place is that he can take his guests along for a round of golf at this 18-hole golf club (with par 72 yardage) that happens to be located quite close to his home. If the exhilarating round of golf whips up a heavy appetite in one, head back to the villa where cooking is considered an art form. The guests staying here are treated to some authentic Rajasthani fare- the recipes of which have been passed down to the hosts through the generations. Taste of the mouth watering dishes of Rajasthan is more enhanced due to the warm hospitality of the hosts.
The expansive Jai Vilas comes with all the trappings of a modern home yet retains an age-old charm that never fails to surprise anyone coming here. So, if one is looking for a place in Jaipur that provides the warmth and hospitality in-line with the Rajasthani tradition of padharo mhare des (which loosely translates to 'welcome to my land'), then this homestay is the place to be.
Very nice hosts and very nice room. Feels light and friendly - would come back anytime!
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Park Sessions 2013 Woodward Tahoe at Boreal Preview
PHOTOS: Ben Birk
Park Sessions, Woodward Tahoe at Boreal, done. One of the sickest parks out there, thanks to Lane Knaack, Eric Rosenwald, and all the folks at Woodward Tahoe. Another great group of riders for this one too, we had Nial Romanek, Erik Leon, Sammy Spiteri, Riley Nickerson, Will Bateman, Brendan Gerard, and John Lazzareschi, plus a bunch of Strangers in the mix too. It was a good time, and you can get some of the same experience we did by signing up for camp at Woodward Tahoe this summer, you can snowboard, skate, bike, jump on trampolines, foam pits, all kinds of stuff. Or you could hit the Digital Media camp and hang out with Paul Heran, that would be sick too.
Look out for the video teaser dropping soon…
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BOP Narrative Competition
The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management announces its 2008 Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Narrative Competition co-sponsored by USAID and Cornell's BoP Learning Lab. This short-essay competition seeks to highlight the challenges of implementing business in underserved markets and identify innovative business initiatives or solutions to those challenges. Essays must be in English and submitted no later than midnight, October 5, 2008. The first place winner will receive $4000 USD. For more details visit www.bopnetwork.org


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This week in Breakdown, I want to take a look at the unique situation we have this year with Ryan Villopoto and Ken Roczen. Last fall, Roczen announced that he was joining up with the renowned trainer Aldon Baker, which meant he would be working side-by-side with Ryan Villopoto. This surprised a lot of people. Many consider Roczen to be in the next group of championship contenders and Villopoto was taking a gamble by letting that kind of talent enter his inner circle. Villopoto explained the move by saying he needed someone to push him to the next level during the week. Also, racing at the highest levels is very serious and RV felt that Roczen's lighthearted attitude could help keep things fun. Ryan is a very confident individual and deep down I don't think he believed Kenny would challenge him right away, anyhow.
Apparently he was mistaken.
After eight rounds, Kenny and Ryan have to be considered the favorites for this title. Ryan leads by only nine points, with nine rounds remaining. This title really is up for grabs.
Since the checkered flag flew at Anaheim 1, the same question keeps getting asked: Did Villopoto make a mistake by allowing Kenny to join the program? Kenny proved that he was ready for the big time and showed up at round two with the red plate. I don't think this worried Villopoto, however, because a 17-round series usually presents many highs and lows. Experience usually wins out in long championships and RV has that in spades to go along with his three titles in a row. But, so far, the rookie hasn't made many mistakes.
So if Roczen continues to stay strong, will that feeling change? That's now the big question on everyone's minds. Can these two keep the status quo? Can two riders battling for the most prestigious championship in the off-road motorcycle world also train, ride and spend downtime together? With dreams and ambitions, not to mention millions of dollars at stake, these two will be practicing every day side by side. They have been put in a position to constantly judge each other's psyche, look for weaknesses and find edges to exploit. It's a situation that I don't think we've ever seen at this level of the sport. It's usually just too difficult to keep egos and jealousy contained enough to be viable. If these two remain close in the points, I am very intrigued to see if this dynamic will evolve.
As the pressure mounts and both see the end nearing, can cooler heads prevail? And don't forget, as soon as Monster Energy Supercross ends, a new journey begins for 12 rounds of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. It would be an incredible display of respect and professionalism if they can make it work.
Another question I have been asking myself: Who would Villopoto rather battle for this title? Would he rather duel weekly with someone he trains with, or would he rather battle someone like Ryan Dungey or James Stewart? These two riders are not involved in his inner circle so he doesn't know as much about their daily preparation, strengths and weaknesses. This also works in the other direction in that Roczen knows the in's and out's of RV's program. Roczen has the advantage of knowing if RV is feeling down or has a nagging injury, or is struggling with bike setup or any other issues. Riders like Stewart and Dungey would be in the dark on details like that. It's an interesting question that I really can't answer, but love to consider.
At the halfway point, no one is shocked that Villopoto has the red plate. Many might be surprised that he has only won two races thus far, though. Even more would be surprised that his biggest threat to a fourth title would be his training partner and a rookie. With Chad Reed out due to injury, James Stewart handing over a ton of points last weekend, Justin Barcia's struggles and Ryan Dungey's DNF at Anaheim 3, Roczen and Villopoto might be left to settle this between themselves.
On Saturdays, we get to see them lay it on the line for the points and glory, but everyday during the week for the next two-and-a-half months they will be having a silent battle for confidence. Most riders engage in a "cold war" on the weekends. They don't speak to each other and they don't acknowledge each other, they basically just let their riding do the talking. For RV and KRoc, that's not possible. On every bicycle ride, in every 20 lap moto, on every sprint, in every rowing session, they will be silently watching each other and taking mental notes. They will then show up on Saturday and the outcome will be real … And we will all be watching.


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VIDEO: The Daily Zap for games played Jan. 5
Nets get good news on Lopez | Cavs have no deals for Bynum | Report: Nuggets trying to deal Miller | Report: Barbosa set for 10-day with Suns | Wade is back … to back
No. 1: Nets get good news on Lopez surgery — Not only are the Brooklyn Nets winning games in 2014, but the reeling franchise got some good news about Brook Lopez after he had surgery this weekend on his right foot. He's still done for the season, but at least there is light at the end of the injury-filled tunnel for the Nets' big man, according to Mitch Abramson of the New York Daily News:
For once, the Nets received a bit of good medical news when it comes to an injury. Nets center Brook Lopez underwent successful surgery to fix a fractured fifth metatarsal of his right foot on Saturday morning, and Nets general manager Billy King expects Lopez back for offseason workouts this summer, fully recovered. A second procedure — a first metatarsal osteotomy — was also completed on Saturday to "unload and protect the injured area" and to reposition the bone to lessen the strain and reduce the chance for another injury, according to a press release put out by the Nets. Lopez, who was injured on Dec. 20 at Philly, is out for the remainder of the season.
"With this procedure, we both fixed the broken bone (fifth metatarsal) in Brook's right foot and repositioned another bone, so that his sole of his foot will bear weight more evenly than before," said team medical director Dr. Riley Williams, one of three doctors who were involved in the procedure.
Still, despite the positive tone of the statement by Williams, King admitted before Saturday's game to the uncertainty involved with a surgery such as this.
"They said it was going to be a successful recovery, so I mean, we can't sit here today on Jan. 4 and say what's going to be when he starts playing (again)," King said. "We can't speculate and that's what I'm not going to do."
"Right now, he had(the surgery), and I expect him to have a full recovery and be playing next year," King said.
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No. 2: Cavaliers running out of time with Bynum? — The countdown clock is ticking on the Cleveland Cavaliers and their attempts to make something of the mess that is the Andrew Bynum affair. They've engaged several teams (most notably the Los Angeles Lakers, for Pau Gasol) in trade talks about their disgruntled center in advance of Tuesday's deadline, but still have nothing concrete to choose from in terms of options. They'll obviously push it to the deadline, but there is nothing imminent, writes Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal:
Any team that acquires Bynum must waive him by Tuesday in order for him to clear waivers in time to have his salary removed from their cap, but any players the Cavs acquire will have to first pass a physical unless the team agrees to waive it.
ESPN.com reported the Cavs and Lakers were hopeful of completing a deal Sunday for Pau Gasol, but that didn't happen. Gasol played for the Lakers on Sunday night while the two sides continue negotiating. The Lakers are insisting on assets beyond luxury tax relief, but thus far Cavs General Manager Chris Grant hasn't budged. The Cavs are offering tax relief and little else.
One source described the talks as stalled late Sunday night, but another source said talks have been off and on throughout the negotiations. No deal is considered dead until 5 p.m. Tuesday, when the deadline is reached for Bynum to be waived for cap relief.
Bynum's agent, David Lee, said Sunday he has been told nothing by the Cavs. Wherever Bynum is traded, his stay will be brief. He is expected to be released, since only about half of his $12 million contract is guaranteed. Any team that acquires Bynum can waive him without paying him a dollar and shed $12 million off their cap. He will then be free to sign with any team in the NBA, likely for the league minimum.
Cavs coach Mike Brown didn't want to discuss the trade talks prior to Sunday's game against the Pacers.
"Those are great questions for Chris," Brown said. "I'm coaching the guys in the locker room."
Yahoo! Sports reported Sunday the Lakers were seeking Dion Waiters as part of the trade, but a league source said Sunday the Cavs weren't interested in parting with Waiters for what will likely be a brief rental of Gasol.
No. 3: Report: Nuggets actively looking to deal Miller — In a loss to the Sixers last week, Nuggets point guard Andre Miller blew up at coach Brian Shaw during the game in a vocal outburst that was witnessed by practically everyone in attendance. As a result of that outburst, Miller was suspended by the team for detrimental conduct, but the team rescinded that move on Friday. Miller was not with the team as he was granted leave to deal with a personal issue, but it seems more and more unlikely that Miller will ever suit up for the Nuggets once he returns, writes Christopher Dempsy of The Denver Post:
Andre Miller, who was excused from all team activities for four days, won't be part of the Nuggets for long after he returns.
The Nuggets are actively trying to trade Miller, according to a league source. If accomplished, it would be the second time Denver traded him. He was traded in 2006 in a package that brought Allen Iverson to the Nuggets.
It has been a dicey few days for Miller, who had harsh words for Nuggets coach Brian Shaw during Wednesday's game against Philadelphia. Miller was initially suspended, but then the suspension was rescinded, in part so Miller would be able to continue getting paid during his time off.
Miller has spent all or parts of seven seasons in Denver, in two stints, this latest one starting in 2011, when Portland traded him back to the Nuggets.
No. 4: Report: Barbosa set for a (10-day) return to Suns — Eric Bledsoe's knee sprain could be the New Year's blessing Leandro Barbosa was hoping for as he readies to sign a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns, according to a report from Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic. The Suns, who remain one of the surprise teams in the league this season, need the added depth in the backcourt and are turning to a familiar face in Barbosa:
Barbosa has not played in the NBA since Feb.11, 2013, when he suffered a season-ending knee injury while playing for Boston when Suns General Manager Ryan McDonough was the assistant GM there. Barbosa was part of a later trade to Washington but the torn ACL made him just a salary-slotting part of the Jordan Crawford deal while he was at home rehabilitating in Brazil.
After going unsigned this season, Barbosa began playing for Pinheiros in Brazil to try to get his body ready for a NBA opportunity. Barbosa averaged 20.8 points, 3.1 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals in eight games while making half of his 3-pointers.
Barbosa is expected to join the Suns in Chicago, where they begin a five-game road trip Tuesday and where Barbosa made a game-winning shot for the Suns in 2007. The 10-day contract is pending a physical. Barbosa was recently considered by the Lakers, who later signed ex-Suns point guard Kendall Marshall.
Barbosa played the first seven of his 10 NBA seasons with Phoenix, playing a key bench role for the winningest era in franchise history. Barbosa was the 2006-07 Sixth Man Award winner, when he averaged a career-high 18.1 points per game. He averaged at least 13 points for four consecutive Suns seasons and is a 39.1 percent career 3-point shooter.
Barbosa last played with the Suns in 2009-10, when he was bench teammates with current Suns starters Goran Dragic and Channing Frye.
NBA teams can begin signing free agents to 10-day contracts Monday. Signing Barbosa will put the Suns roster at the 15-man maximum.
No. 5: Wade goes back-to-back, ready for the grind? — Dwyane Wade chose the first weekend of the New Year to test himself and his knees to see if he was ready for the grind of the remainder of this NBA regular season. Wade played on back-to-back nights for the first time this season, gauging his own progress from July shock-wave knee therapy, a process that Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel points out, is believed to take six months to recover from. The two-time defending champs can afford him all the time he needs (it's easier to do with LeBron James and Chris Bosh healthy and rolling) but Wade is ready to push it now. The Heat, by the way, are 4-4 in games Wade has missed this season:
"I just want to be able to go," he said of Sunday's start. "I got a good workout in. It felt OK. There's no guarantees. But there's got to come a point where I feel comfortable with trying it. So I thought this would be a good time." …
"It's getting better," he said. "I feel like it's less sore now in the beginning of January than it was in the beginning of December.
"So, it's all about continuing to progress. So hopefully it's better as the months go on."
He wound up playing 35 minutes in Sunday's 102-97 victory, after playing 36 in Saturday's victory over the Magic. He closed with 14 points, nine assists and four rebounds, making a pair of critical late free throws.
"He was competitive, particularly in that fourth quarter," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "His legs were live and he had to make some defensive plays at the end."
Wade has missed eight games this season, seven as part of his knee maintenance program.
The last time Wade played both games of a back-to-back set was Nov. 15-16 against the visiting Dallas Mavericks and at the Charlotte Bobcats. He said he felt compelled to play in Charlotte because of the suspension of starting point guard Mario Chalmers due to a flagrant foul the night before. He scored just four points in that game in Charlotte.
Wade later said he regretted playing on those consecutive nights, sitting out the next two games, inactive for six days.
VIDEO: A career night for Reggie Jackson worked wonders for the Thunder
SOME RANDOM HEADLINES: Kobe Bryant doesn't want your All-Star votes, and get off his lawn while you're at it … The Warriors did their best to break the scoreboard Sunday night … Russell Westbrook speaks about his three surgeries since last spring and where he goes from here … The Colts are following the Pacers' postseason lead in Indianapolis … The Nuggets care, they really do!
ICYMI(s) Of The Night: J.R. Smith continues his weird ways with the New York Knicks, this time checking into the game and promptly going to work on Shawn Marion's shoelaces. At least the Knicks won this game without Smith's antics interrupting their flow …
VIDEO: JR Smith unties Shawn Marion's shoes at the free throw line


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On April 2, at WrestleMania 27, Edge will try to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto del Rio. Having competed in nine Manias to date, one might expect that Edge will have the advantage over Del Rio, who will be making his WrestleMania debut. But with Edge's overall 5-4 Mania record, with all of the losses coming in the past four years, it could very well be the challenger who, pardon the pun, has the edge going into the match.
Edge made his debut at WrestleMania 2000, partnering with Christian in a triangle Ladder Match against the Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boys. The next year, the three had a rematch, this time in a TLC Match. Both times, the six men put on one of the best matches of the year, as they took creative violence to new levels. With bodies seemingly flying everywhere, off of ladders and through tables, the matches often resembled accident scenes, to the delight of the fans on hand and watching on pay-per-view. The first of the series was tremendous and featured some amazing moments, including Jeff Hardy putting Bubba Ray Dudley through a table in the entrance aisle after a Swanton off of a giant ladder. The second was even better, with Lita, Spike Dudley, and Rhino also joining the fray. An iconic image from this one was Jeff Hardy hanging onto the belt, only to get hit with a super Spear by Edge. Both times, it was Edge and Christian coming out on top to win the Tag Team Championships. Record: 2-0.
After a two-year absence due to injury, Edge made his return to Wrestlemania at the 21st edition, competing in the first ever Money in the Bank match. A spectacular affair, this one featured Edge, Christian, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Shelton Benjamin, and Kane in a match that was a 15-minute long highlight reel. Once again proving his expertise in these high-risk affairs, Edge was able to come away with the victory and a guaranteed title shot, which ultimately springboarded his career to new heights. Record: 4-0.
By WrestleMania 22, Edge was a full-fledged bad guy, and with his new attitude came a new hardcore edge, which he showed off against a legend in that genre, Mick Foley. This match remains one of this writer's favourite Mania matches of all time, as it was an intense, bloody fight from bell to bell. Barbed wire, thumbtacks, and chairs all came into play, but it was a Spear by Edge that sent both men crashing through a flaming table that got Edge the win. Record: 5-0.
That match saw Edge's winning ways at the big event come to an end. For the last four years, he has lost his matches, twice costing him the Heavyweight Championship.
At WM 23, Edge competed in the Money in the Bank match, though his participation was short-lived. After a series of Spears on every other competitor, Edge saw himself on the wrong end of a ridiculously high Jeff Hardy Swanton through a ladder bridging the ring apron and the guardrail. The move broke the ladder, and Edge as well, as he was stretchered out of the match that was ultimately won by Mr. Kennedy. Record: 5-1.
Wrestlemania 24 saw Edge fall victim to The Streak, as he squared off against The Undertaker in the night's main event. Despised by the crowd in Orlando, Edge gave it his all against the challenger, but would ultimately have to tap out to the Devil's Triangle submission hold, costing him the Heavyweight Championship. This match was excellent, and was easily Taker's best of all of his WrestleMania victories up to that time. Record: 5-2.
After making a surprise return from injury, Edge won the 2010 Royal Rumble, and he chose to face his former friend and partner Chris Jericho at WrestleMania XVI for Y2J's Heavyweight Championship. Edge had been spearing Jericho at every opportunity in the weeks leading up to the match, and it was expected he would do the same at Mania to take the title. He wasn't able to avoid all of Jericho's sneaky shenanigans, though, and Edge's losing streak continued. Record: 5-4.
At WrestleMania 27, Edge will have to reverse his Mania momentum if he hopes to successfully defend against the newcomer Alberto Del Rio. Though Edge is known to be the Ultimate Opportunist, he hasn't been able to capitalize on them, at least at recent Manias. That might be a sign that Del Rio might very well be poised to win the match and, in his words, achieve his destiny.


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He was in a mood. So was I.
Last time I was in Şişhane metro station I almost died because a cleaner at the top of the longest escalator suddenly decided to pick something up off the floor with his mop crossing the top of the escalator just as I was about to get off. I did some super quick Bruce Lee move to get around the cleaner and under the mop in a split second and lived to tell the tale.
I told this story to LE and he patiently explained to me that it wasn't a Bruce Lee move at all because Bruce Lee would have jumped over the mop.
So we went to meet our friend outside the metro station and, hooray! A demonstration was just getting ready to march off.
Lucky for us, it was a peace demonstration. Or a gay peace demonstration, judging by the flags. The marchers may or may not have known about the gay rainbow thing, it's hard to say. Much of the language on the peace signs wasn't Turkish, and in fact was in a language I couldn't figure out at all. Maybe it was Basque or something? So some of the subtleties of the demonstration may have been lost on me.
The US Consulate is forever sending out these terrifying emails about how US citizens should avoid demonstrations because they can turn on you at any second. Eminent danger is ongoing. Aside from the embassy warnings, which my MIL would never know about, we were definitely heading into the sort of day she would have a shitfit about. Commoners! Germs! Public transportation! Demonstrations! Taksim is the most dangerous place on earth because once like10 years ago some guys tried to rob FIL but then his cousin showed up and chased them off.
LE didn't give a shit because he'd found a pile of sand on the street.
The demonstration was followed by a parade of peaceful police officers, in full riot gear and carrying all manner of weapons. LE was impressed enough to leave the sand for a few seconds.
Although the cops were kind of scary, the scariest thing is that that's me saying "Yeah," in that video, because LE wanted me to check out a particularly large gun. Yes, it's true. Apparently I've developed a man voice. I had no idea until I saw it on You Tube. Oh well. It was bound to happen.
Thanks to a tip from A Seasonal Cook In Turkey, we were off to the DOBAG carpet sale in the Crimean church down the street. The carpets were astounding. They caused me all manner of stress and consternation because I wanted to be the sort of person who just buys a fucking gorgeous carpet because it's gorgeous and would really bring the room together, but instead I was the sort of person with a kid, an unpaid phone bill, and 173 lira in my bank account. Fortunately, the co-op that made the little carpets that really had me dribbling didn't take credit cards. The credit card is more of a future problem that takes care of current problems, but not all of them. I remember the days when credit cards were for fun.
Even more distracting than my envy and money issues was the fact that this was the first time LE has set foot in a church.
|Good thing it was a cool church.
But the MIL wouldn't have been happy about the big fuzzy cat that lived outside of the church. Or the giant ducks in the garden. I love ducks because they're so hopelessly undignified and they always say the same hilarious thing no matter how they're feeling. LE chased them everywhere and they patiently got away, calmly muttering and sticking together but never panicking.
So it was a good day. Our hands got dirty, we touched animals, and breathed the same air as people we don't know. Then we ate Chinese food. Somehow we all survived, but I think we'll not be talking about the specifics to the MIL. It could kill her. Or make her talk really a lot about boring things.
Either way wouldn't be so good.


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"Traffic Back at the Cottage"
Rolling Stone, March 19, 1970
After a thirteen-month hiatus, Traffic will jam again. The group's last album came out
eighteen months ago and
last January they officially diverged onto separate roads.
Steve Winwood went to Blind Faith and then to Air Force Chris Wood did session work, a gig with Dr. John and then went to Air Force. Jim Capaldi spent six months with Dave Mason. Mason, who kept coming in and going out of Traffic, was last seen among the friends of Bonnie and Delaney and hasn't been mentioned, even conversationally, in the reformation of Traffic.
What this means for Blind Faith and Air Force is now the subject of dithered flurries at Stigwood Organization, which manages both groups. Air Force, a ten-man band revolving around Ginger Baker, will presumably be able to continue with replacements for Wood and Winwood. But with Eric Clapton off with Bonnie and Delaney, Baker involved with his own group and Winwood back in Traffic, it would appear that Rik Grech is the blind man led by the faithless.
Says Winwood on getting it back together with Taffic: "I was working on material for an album I was getting up for U.A. We had started recording and I asked Jim and Chris if they'd like to help. We did a couple of sessions together, had a good time, got to talking about things and mutually decided that Traffic ought to be given another chance. "We'd like to get back to concentrating on live gigs as soon as possible."
The tracks the three did for Winwood's United Artists album (which was to have been called Mad Shadows) will now be on their own album, due out on United Artists in the U.S. and on the Island in Britain in about two months. Meanwhile, they are back at the Berkshire cottage.
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Last updated November 11, 1997.
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Solitude reigns in the Missouri park system's largest undeveloped area, the Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry. The 60,000-acre tract in a remote corner of the Ozarks is part of the state's largest privately owned forest. The backcountry contains nearly 30 miles of trails and includes nearly 15 miles of frontage on the pristine Current River. Two natural areas in the backcountry add to the solitude hikers will find.


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Transforms: Everything you need to transform your CCD observations
This page serves as a central location for the tools AAVSO voulnteers are developing and promulgating to help fellow photometrists transform their observations, making them compatible and more useful to the professional astronomy community.
These include:
- Transform Generator (TG) - A tool to compute the transform coefficients. Details of this program can be viewed at: http://www.aavso.org/tg TG is a Python application that will run in Windows, Mac, Ubuntu and Linux environments. Author: Gordon Myers.
- Boxter & AAVSO Report Utilities - Tools for aggregating your observations (including timeseries). These programs can be downloaded together in a zipped file. For Windows users only. Author: Richard Sabo.
- TransformApplier (TA) - This tool will take your coefficients and observations and output transformed data. To learn more about this useful tool and download it to your computer please visit http://www.aavso.org/transformapplier. If you subscribe to this page, you will be notified of any changes or updates to the code. TA is a Windows application. Documentation is included in its help screen. Author: George Silvis.
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