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Muscle twitching
Muscle twitches are fine movements of a small area of muscle.
Alternative Names
Muscle fasciculation; Fasciculations of muscle
Muscle twitching is caused by minor
Muscle twitches are minor and often go unnoticed. Some are common and normal. Others are signs of a nervous system disorder.
Common Causes
Autoimmune disorderssuch as Isaac syndrome
- Drug overdose (caffeine, amphetamines, or other stimulants)
- Drug side effect (such as from diuretics, corticosteroids, or estrogens)
- Exercise
- Lack of nutrients in the diet (deficiency)
- Stress
- Twitches not caused by disease or disorders (benign twitches)
- Often affecting the eyelids, calf, or thumb
- Normal and quite common, often triggered by stress or
- Come and go, and do not last for more than a few days
Nervous system conditions that can cause muscle twitching:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (
ALS- Lou Gehrig's disease)
- Damage to the nerve that leads to a muscle
Muscular dystrophy Spinal muscular atrophy
- Weak muscles (myopathy)
Symptoms of a nervous system disorder include:
- Loss of, or change in, sensation
- Loss of muscle size (wasting)
- Weakness
Home Care
No treatment is usually needed for benign muscle twitching.
Call your health care provider if
Call your health care provider if you have long-term or persistent muscle twitches.
What to expect at your health care provider's office
Your health care provider will take a medical history and perform a physical examination.
Medical history questions may include:
- When did you first notice the twitching?
- How long does it last?
- How often do you experience twitching?
- What muscles are affected?
- Is it always in the same location?
- Are you pregnant?
- What other symptoms do you have?
Tests depend on the suspected cause, and may include:
- Blood tests to look for problems with
electrolytes, thyroid gland function, and blood chemistry CT scanof the spine or brain Electromyogram(EMG)
- Nerve conduction studies
MRI scanof the spine or brain
Chinnery PF. Muscle diseases. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011: chap 429.
Griggs RC, Jozefowicz RF, Aminoff MJ. Approach to the patient with neurologic disease. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011: chap 403.


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Free Is Not An Aberration; It's Basic Economics
from the understanding-free deptA few folks have sent over Andrew Zolli's short opinion piece over at Newsweek, suggesting that free content can't possibly last. Normally, I wouldn't even bother with such an opinion piece, since similar ones (nearly identical ones) have been debunked a hundred times over already. But Zolli runs PopTech, which is considered one of the better conferences out there, and if he's spouting such nonsense, it deserves a response. Let's start with the basics:
Unfortunately, as we've seen since, for companies whose core product is content--like every newspaper and magazine you read, including this one--the idea that we Internet visionaries sold is a total load of crap. We persuaded executives to compete with themselves online by setting up Web sites that offered for free the same content their staffs labored so strenuously to produce and sell in their print publications. The theory was that companies were supposed to make back the money by, uh, "monetizing the attention economy," or some other similarly vaporous concept, that meant either charging customers later on, or selling advertisements, or both.Compete with themselves, huh? First, this is hogwash. Most newspapers and magazines make the majority of their money from advertisements anyway, so putting their content out there for free is hardly taking away serious revenue. Newspaper subscription fees don't even cover the printing and delivery costs. Magazine subscriptions are just as cheap. You know all those "deals" that give you magazine subscriptions for next to nothing? That's because subscription revenue is meaningless. Ad revenue is what matters.
Second, being online doesn't mean they compete with themselves. If these magazines and newspapers didn't go online, then people would gradually come to ignore them, and favor the smarter publications that did go online, or which simply started online. Keeping yourself away from where people are is not a smart media strategy, but it seems to be the one Zolli is suggesting. So it was never "competing with themselves." It was always about understanding fundamental economics.
Supply and demand. If the supply is abundant, prices go down. That's not some techno-utopian "load of crap." It's what you learn if you pay attention in econ 101. If supply is effectively infinite, prices go to zero.
When I buy the dead-tree version of my local newspaper, I have no expectation that it should be free. If I pick it up and walk out of the coffee shop without paying, that's stealing. But when I walk upstairs to my office and log on to the Web site for the same paper, I feel a divine right to access the entirety of that paper--and 10 years of its archives--for free. Yet when I use another little computer invented more recently (Amazon's Kindle, say) to access that very same newspaper, I do pay. And I expect to pay. When the market floods this year with the iPad and its inevitable clones, I'll expect to pay on those as well.You may expect to pay, but it won't be long until others recognize that it's more valuable to give away that content for free, and then those who still put up a paywall will find it quite difficult to compete.
In the long run, the first decade of the Web could come to be seen as a momentary aberration--an echo of '60s free culture when we all took the bad, digital acid.Here, I'll let Jeff Sonderman respond to this one clearly and concisely:
The assertion is that free was clearly a mistake, an aberration, is usually not explained or backed up with any facts, it's just out there.
But any fair assessment of the facts shows that forcing payments for news is barely possible, and certainly not inevitable.
Begin with the fact that for the past two decades people largely have not paid for online news content. That's not an accident, as Zolli suggests. That's the status quo of a functioning online economic system. If someone says it's going to change, it's their burden to explain why. And so far, I don't hear any good reasons. The most common is that because the news industry is in financial trouble, consumers must bail them out by paying -- an insular, backwards view of the consumer relationship.
Along with the lack of evidence for "inevitability," there is significant evidence against it.
The spark of the whole paid-content discussion was the realization that display ads online aren't nearly as profitable as in print. The theory arose, if ads don't work we have to charge the user directly. Here's the problem: The same reason that the display ad model is failing is the reason paid content doesn't work -- there's no scarcity online. There are infinite other places to buy ads, consume content or even watch kitten videos, for free.

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HipChat JIRA Plugin
This is a simple JIRA 5 compatible-plugin that allows you to notify one or more HipChat rooms based on a JIRA workflow post function and a JQL expression.
I'll likely be adding more integrations over time. If you'd like to contribute, feel free to fork and send me a pull request.
Sample Usage
A common request is something along these lines:
"I want to notify my dev team about new Blocker issues."
This plugin can allow you to do that in a very flexible manner - by combining any workflow transition and any JQL expression to notify your team.
In the example above:
- add an Admin HipChat API token to Administration > System > Security > HipChat Configuration (you only need to do this once per JIRA install)
- add the Notify Hipchat post-function to the Create Issue transition (or any other transition you want) -- if you choose to assign it to the Create Issue transition, make sure the HipChat post function is the last one in the list, else you'll be greeted by an error.
- choose one or more Rooms you wish to notify
- complete the JQL field with priority = "Blocker" (or any JQL expression - the issue must return "true" to this expression)
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Old 97's Prepare For Stage in 'Let's Get Drunk' (Video Premiere)
The Old 97's celebrate 20 years of seat-of-their-pants alt-rock mayhem on their new album, "Most Messed Up," which has a particular emphasis on songs about overindulgence. "Let's Get Drunk & Get It On" is one of them, and the Dallas band premieres the video today on Speakeasy.
The four-way split-screen clip follows each of the band members (clockwise from top left, bassist and singer Murry Hammond, drummer Philip Peeples, guitarist Ken Bethea and singer and guitarist Rhett Miller) as they wake up and get ready for a show—in this case, the first show of their 2014 tour, which kicked off in Dallas in April.
The concept for the video came from the band's manager, Chris Suchorsky, Miller tells Speakeasy by e-mail. "No member of the 97's is terribly visually-oriented," Miller says. "That may be why we've made so few music videos."
So how closely does the clip resemble an average day in the life of the Old 97's? "Pretty closely," Miller says. "Ken drinks coffee while skating around the neighborhood, Philip eats in the shower, Murry sleeps wherever he finds himself and I wake in the late-afternoon in a hotel room, fully dressed and stage-ready."
Watch the video after the jump.


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Coroner releases report providing details on award-winning journalist Michael Hastings' death
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County coroner's autopsy found traces of amphetamine and marijuana in the body of journalist Michael Hastings but concluded that it was an unlikely contributor to his death in a fiery single-car crash.
The report released Tuesday says the 33-year-old Hastings died instantly of "massive blunt force trauma" the same morning family was due to arrive in town to convince him to go to detox. Investigators say after 14 years sober, he'd started to use drugs again in the last month after moving to California from New York.
Toxicology results indicated he'd possibly taken methamphetamine many hours before his death.
Hastings won a George Polk Award for his Rolling Stone article that led to U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation as U.S. commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan.


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Jon Stewart frequently signs off the Daily Show with "a moment of zen," which is typically the opposite of what I understand Zen to be, but whatever. Seems to me we can play that game, too. This short video clip shows two California gray whales frolicking and spouting off; I shot it yesterday from the deck of my house out in California yesterday morning.
There's a lesson from this video, though, about the resilience of nature. When I was a kid whale sightings here were rare, and typically only in the winter months when gray whales were migrating north (or was it south?). For the last several years, as the population has not merely recovered but flourished, I see them in abundance, all year round.
Alas, today I have to return to the east coast for two weeks, no doubt with fresh TSA stories to tell.


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This is my first post from my blog, Innova Adlaw. Yes, this will be the first of many. I refuse to believe that I am going to be one of those persons who writes one, two or even twenty blog entries and then let it die on the vine. I'm committed to the process. I am committed to engaging and hearing from the marketing, advertising, marketing, PR and creative communities. Whether you opt to interact with me via the Comments section, my Twitter account, LinkedIn or even by phone or e-mail, I want to hear from you. In fact, I need to hear from you. Really, nobody wants to just hear me pontificate on advertising law issues.
I hope you will visit Innova Adlaw often. More importantly, if you have suggestions for topics, areas of discussion or ways to improve the blog, shout them out to me!
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Insurance Issues
Insurance is an often-overlooked area and one where people try to save money; however, a good insurance policy and coverage is worth its weight in gold. As well, many of your clients will insist that you carry insurance. Issues you should address include the standard business and liability coverage, but you should also consider overhead protection, business interruption, and intellectual property coverage.
Client Contracts
No one wants to start a business and not get paid. Having a rock solid contract can ensure your efforts are well rewarded and your business stands on solid financial footing. Key issues to consider are whether to get a retainer, what expenses will be passed through to clients, when invoices are due, who owns work-product until final payment is made.
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Having experienced accountants, attorneys, insurance advisors, and lenders can be critical to your success. Many of these people have been through the business start-up phase before and can help you avoid known pitfalls. Take time to select these key advisors. Interview them, and get references.
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Hottest Arianny Celeste GIFs
It's time to check back in on our favorite UFC ring girl, Arianny Celeste, in GIF form. Why? Because she's hot enough in pictures, but it's even hotter to see her in motion.
While watching dudes kick the crap out of each other in the Octagon is fun enough, the real reason we tune in is to see Arianny Celeste. This incredibly fit babe is of Mexican and Filipino descent and drives us absolutely crazy with her sexy look. Down below, you can see her get wet and wild, showing off the rocking body that's made everyone go stupid over her. We guarantee that you'll tap out after seeing her do her thing.


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This year I made up a whole new movie schedule (after sending out an email poll!)
Our first movie is this Saturday night and we are screening "Night at the Museum" to coincide with the second movie opening next Friday. Of course, I have to have a table to match the theme of the movie so I looked around my house to find "museum" pieces.
I decided the giant diamond I used for my friend's Breakfast at Tiffany's party would make a great Hope Diamond! I did a little research and found out that it is a blue diamond. I just happen to have a submersible light from Matt's grad party 2 years ago and placed it under a tissue filled square vase turned upside-down.
I also made "museum" labels for the items. Here is a replica of a dinosaur tooth from Chasen's 4th birthday---7 YEARS AGO!
We serve fixin's for S'Mores and toast the marshmallows in our fire pit prior to the movie.
Guests bring their own blankets and pillows and lay them on the grass to watch the flick.
I have 12 movies scheduled throughout the summer.
I will have more pictures this weekend!


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POSTED — June 14, 2017
POSTED — June 14, 2017
Lecture at Institute of Physics
Lecture on Models Behaving Badly
Interview on Barry Ritholz's Masters in Business on Bloomberg Radio
POSTED — February 28, 2016 — Interviews
The Guardian Panel on the Piketty Phenomenon
Economists: … The only field more self-confidently but just as regularly wrong as economics is nutrition, whose recommendations to shun butter/margarine or red meat/carbohydrates regularly reverse themselves.
POSTED — September 23, 2014 — In The Press
"The axiomatic basis of theoretical physics cannot be extracted from experience, but must be freely invented"
POSTED — April 18, 2017 — Quotes
Where You End and Others Begin
One of the most useful things a person can know about himself is where he or she begins and where other people end.
POSTED — April 8, 2017 — Quotes
Old Blog Post About Emigres from Totalitarian Countries
In Pyongyang the skies were clear at night …
POSTED — November 27, 2016 — Miscellany
A Stylized History of Quantitative Finance
The evolution of a quantitative approach to finance has proceeded through many small but significant steps and occasional large epiphanies.
POSTED — November 15, 2016 — Miscellany
Was there a deeper rationality behind his economically irrational behavior?
POSTED — September 18, 2016 — Behavioral Finance Puzzles
A Scientific Approach to the Foundations of Finance
One approach that unifies both asset pricing and derivatives pricing.
A lightning 5-minute talk given at Bloomberg on Thursday August 27 2015.
POSTED — August 28, 2015 — Lectures
Smoking (Part of Involuntary Affinities, Elective Aversions)
Cigarette packs were more versatile too; smokes came in variety of containers to match your lifestyle.
POSTED — April 3, 2015 — Opinions
My Review of "The Age of Cryptocurrency"
Having observed the unsuppressable libido of capitalism, I'm inclined to think that if Bitcoin succeeds, some corporation will hijack its anarchist roots and make a lot of money the usual way.
POSTED — March 21, 2015 — In The Press
What does it feel like to work in a world of uncertainty?
POSTED — March 21, 2015 — In The Press
In the interests of accurate reporting, your intrepid and difficult-to-disgust columnist immersed himself in both Book 1 of the Fifty Shades trilogy to see if he could apprehend their charms.
POSTED — February 21, 2015 — Column, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Let X be the Unknown: The Miracle of Algebra
As recollected from a Walt Kelly Pogo Cartoon in the NY Post in the early 1970s. Somewhere I have the original cartoon, which I will scan and post once I find it.
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Words by Mr Tom M Ford
"It's weird. I used to live on the road just over there. I was always aware of this amazing building being here, but I never imagined I'd ever have a reason to enter it." Dressed in effortless indie attire - black Chelsea boots, skinny jeans and T-shirt - Mr Justin Young sits on a marble doorstep opposite the iconic Maida Vale recording studios. It's the release day of The Vaccines' second album, Come of Age and lazing in the early autumn sun is a front man with an attitude that's as punchy as his choruses. "We just want to be as big as we possibly can be. I just think, we're here now - I don't know what's going to happen next year, but tomorrow's going to be fun."
From posting raucous debut "If You Wanna" on YouTube in 2011, to a hit first album on Columbia Records (What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? became the biggest-selling debut by a band in the UK in 2011), and today's live sessions for BBC Radio 1 - the West Londoners have come a long way.
Their story of success is a familiar one. After Mr Young and guitarist Mr Freddie Cowan met on a summer's day in 2009 to experiment with some instruments, they simply "went on a roll". Critics and radio DJs heralded their first track, a debut London show in late 2010 sold out instantly, and they became darlings of the British music press, touted as leaders of a new wave of guitar music akin to New York rockers The Strokes.
We turned down magazine covers and interviews to try to slow it down. But at the end of the day it happened because people wanted to hear our music
In an increasingly fickle music industry, however, it felt premature. It seemed to be hype rather than substance. "We turned down magazine covers and interviews to try to slow it down," says Mr Young, earnestly. "We wanted to build a foundation. But at the end of the day it happened because people wanted to hear our music." Too right. In March 2011, less than two years after the band had formed, their first album shot to No.4 in the UK charts. No mean feat for an alternative guitar outfit still wet behind the ears.
So, how does Mr Young feel about the much-anticipated follow up? "I don't know. When I think back to 18 months ago and I think of the phases it went through - I can't imagine that happening again." Perhaps it was tactical modesty, but Mr Young needn't have been so cautious. In the week following the shoot, Come of Age has rocketed to No.1 in the UK album charts.
If their tongue-in-cheek debut What Did You Expect represented them riding that early hype, then their second attempts a level of maturity - proof they've settled into themselves and evolved. There's certainly more swagger second time around, and Mr Young agrees. "I think I was a bit wet on the first record. I think there's more attitude on this one... more confidence. The first one was heavily referential." Sticking to a formula of infectious melodies and pithy lyrics, Mr Freddie Cowan's lead guitar shows bravado on the likes of "I Always Knew", while Mr Young's vocals bark over tracks such as "Bad Mood".
The artwork for The Vaccines' second album Come of Age
Opener "No Hope", however (with the line "The whole thing feels like an exercise in trying to be someone I would rather not be") and latest single "Teenage Icon" - a gleeful list detailing Mr Young's inadequacy as a front man - question whether The Vaccines are more assured at all. "I'm in my mid-twenties now", says Mr Young when I quiz him. "You'd think at this point in your life you've worked out who you are, but I've found this period of my life harder and more confusing... It's kind of a searching record - about it being hard to come of age as people."
Personal disillusionment is understandable for a young front man in a whirlwind of tours, journalists and fans. As a group, however, The Vaccines seem more united than ever, and are looking to cement their future. What's in store beyond the coming tour? "We've got to try to find our place in rock's landscape and work out what it is we're about and what we can bring artistically. What's going to make people compare new bands to The Vaccines in 10 years? We want to be a popular band, too. We've all struggled for so long - and all of a sudden it clicked."
And how. As they prepare for tour dates in the US, Mexico and Europe, then Australia at Christmas and then Asia, The Vaccines are projecting their poppy brand of indie rock onto the international stage in style. And what's more, they're not afraid to enjoy it.
"It's weird. Sometimes our eyes will meet, and it'll just be like 'Yes... We're f***ing doing it!'"
The Vaccines' new single, "I Always Knew", is out on 18 November. Click here to buy Come Of Age. thevaccines.co.uk


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A Fairfield, Ohio, science teacher has been suspended without pay and could be dismissed after he allegedly told a male African-American student, "We do not need another black president."
Fairfield Freshman School teacher Gil Voigt allegedly made the remark earlier this month after the student commented that he would like to become president.
Voigt has 10 days to request a hearing with the school board.
Assistant Superintendent Roger Martin investigated the matter and says the incident occurred with at least four other students present. "This is a rare occurrence. This is the first time I've faced it since being named assistant superintendent (in 2011)," Martin said.
Voigt, who has taught at Fairfield for 14 years, was previously disciplined in 2008 for making an inappropriate racial remark and received a verbal warning last year for calling a student "stupid."
The teen who was the alleged target of Voigt's comment has been removed from his class.
"We intend to uphold board policies and to hold teachers accountable for the essential functions of the teacher job description," Martin said.
According to Voigt, the student misinterpreted his comment. He stands accused of violating board policies related to staff ethics, staff-student relations and harassment.
[Cincinnati Enquirer]


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Lego Olympics — Michael Phelps Wins the 200m [VIDEO]
This might be the coolest Olympic related video we've seen. What happens when you don't have the rights to put Olympic videos on your website? You create your own out of Lego blocks! That's what The Guardian in the UK did. Watch one of their creations below!


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A couple of weeks ago, DiS's Brad Barrett added to the anticipation/trepidation ahead of Biffy Clyro's impending fifth album Only Revolutions with a first listen piece in which he kind of sort of came to the conclusion that the once barking Scots trio had more or less gone proper mainstream, like. With just three weeks to go until the record's release, Neil Ashman caught up with bassist James Johnston to get the inside take on what looks to be their moment of crossover glory.
DiS: So Only Revolutions is your second album on a major label. Puzzle was a great commercial success. Does that mean you felt added pressure from the label to create another Puzzle or did that success earn you the right to a little more breathing space?
James Johnston: Interesting question... I mean there's always a lot of pressure from ourselves. We always want to make music that we're proud of and I guess that's the greatest pressure that we feel. Ultimately the label want us to do well for the our benefit and for theirs, so it's an interesting quandary, but the way we've always attacked it is to make the best music that we can make and that we want to listen to. Hopefully people are going to like it, I think we'd be lying if we said we didn't want people to like our record, but the best way to combat it is to make something we're proud of and try to ignore all the outside influences as best we can.
DiS: Opinion was divided on Puzzle, with some older fans perhaps finding it a little too accessible for their own tastes. How does Only Revolutions compare to it in that respect?
JJ: I think it's a great record, but a lot of people struggle because when you start liking a band, especially when we were a more underground band with our first three records, people start to take a little bit of ownership of the band and there's almost a part of you that likes them because nobody else likes them and they're your little secret. God knows we've felt the same way about bands in the past, so I understand it. I don't think these people are fucking crazy y'know, I understand their feelings, but I think we've made a great record and if people don't like it I feel sorry for them. I wish they'd like it! But I can't really comment on how I feel people are going to enjoy this record, because music is such a personal thing and it's really impossible to say what other people are going to think.
DiS: ...So you're not really concerned with having to appease those sort of fans?
JJ: Yeah, well I don't want to sound ungrateful or say that the people who buy our records and listen to our music aren't important. I mean we wouldn't be where we are without the kids coming to our shows and all those things, but it doesn't do yourself any favours if you start worrying about them, because you start second guessing every move you make.
DiS: ...And of course it's a good thing in that it shows you have a fanatical fanbase...
JJ: Absolutely, it's a nice thing when people say they hate you, because at least at some point they loved you. Hah.
DiS: The album's title is taken from the 2006 novel by Mark Z. Danielewski. In what way did it inspire or suit the album as a title?
JJ: It's a really interesting book, even the form that the book takes: it's one story told from two peoples' perspectives and you read eight pages from one side of the book and then flip the book over and read eight pages from the other person's story. The first page has got three quarters the right way round and then bottom quarter is upside down so you kind of read the two stories concurrently until you get... you're always reading the... it's such a complicated thing to explain! But that's the kind of way it works. The nice thing is that it's a story told from two points of view and Simon got married last year and I think it's a love record in that regard, it's about his relationship with his new wife. A lot of it is about trying to take arguments from somebody else point of view and be able to see two sides of the picture. I guess a lot of it is about the revolutions in life and revolutions in relationships and those sort of things, just the stuff everyone goes through at different points in their life.
DiS: You're not expecting people to listen to the first track then skip to the last track and do it that way though, are you?
JJ: No, haha, but that would have been interesting, we should have thought about that.
DiS: One of things the new record does share with Puzzle is its producer, Garth Richardson. Was he just a natural choice or did you feel there were particular qualities he brought to Puzzle which would benefit the new songs?
JJ: It wasn't as direct as that. We're lucky to work with somebody like Garth who is right at the top of his game and he's there to encourage the band and get great sounds. We always try to work really hard on the songs at home so that all that's taken care of, so we're not in the studio and kind of busking it. We just got a great relationship with Garth eventually, I mean it was tough at the start of Puzzle trying to figure out how he worked and for him to figure out how we worked. We got it all worked out and the communication was there basically.
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DiS: 'Mountains' is included on the album. Was this always the plan or was it originally planned as a stand-alone single?
JJ: We weren't too sure. We were starting to write for the new record and 'Mountains' was ready and we had a whole bunch of festivals coming up, so we just felt that it was time we had a new song to play to keep ourselves interested and also for the people coming to see us. I think it worked out well. The reason we decided to put it on the record was that we felt that in maybe five or ten years time if the song wasn't on the record then it would get lost. People might have been like "What's this song? I didn't have that single" or something like that. It was maybe just too good a song to leave out. I think it definitely fits on the record and adds a lot to the record as well.
DiS: So Josh Homme makes an appearance on the album, playing a guitar solo on 'Bubbles'. How did that come about?
JJ: We did some tours with the Queens in Europe and in the States and we got on really well. We shared a love of music and learned a lot from the way those guys work and operate. He heard we were going to be going to LA and said to give him a shout. I don't think he expected us to, but of course we did and he was gracious enough to come down, 'cos he's a very busy guy. He just came down, plugged in his guitar and, I think he listened to the song one time through and just went into the studio and started doing his thing. We definitely want to stay away from raving about the fact we have someone famous on our record, that really wasn't too important to us. What was cool was that he added a lot to the song and I think it really stands out.
DiS: You seem to have become the go-to-guys for support at stadium and arena gigs. You've done The Who, Rolling Stones and Bon Jovi...
JJ: That's right yeah, the proverbial support band. I don't know why that is. If you told us ten years ago that we would get a chance to do any of those shows we would have told you that you were crazy. Nobody goes to a Bon Jovi show to see the support band and we were quite aware of that. It's just really good experience playing on a big stage like that to 20,000 people who really don't want to see you. It definitely brings something out of you. We've always been the underdog as a band and that kind of reminds of how much you've got to fight.
DiS: Did you get to meet them all?
JJ: We got to meet the Stones. We had a little photo-call which was quite funny: there was a million people buzzing around, and they puts us in a corridor to wait for them and took our drinks off us in case we spilled our drinks on them.
DiS: Really!?
JJ: Yeah it was really surprising, but then they were all wearing sequined jackets and shit, and probably Armani suits or whatever. But on the whole we haven't really met anyone at that level that's a dick and maybe you don't get to that level if you are. If you go about being an arsehole to people, who wants to know about it? Generally people are really sound.
DiS: So does playing support slots at gigs that size give you a greater hunger to do bigger shows of your own?
JJ: It does actually yeah. There's a lot to be said about losing intimacy at a gig and the bigger it gets the more difficult. Where we come from people have a lot to say about the SECC, but we played there last December and it felt like one of our great shows at the Barrowlands. There was maybe two or three times as many people there, but it was great bloody fun. As long as you can get people united in a room and singing from the same hymn sheet then it doesn't matter where you are. So we enjoy the challenge and it's very exciting. We'll not stop doing small shows where you can see the whites of people's eyes, but it's great fun to be on a great bloody stage.
DiS: Has it given you any ideas for lighting etc for your own tour?
JJ: Yeah, we're going to have some big lights, some retina burners. We're lucky enough now, as was our dream years ago, to have someone to come do our lights and have our own soundman and all those things, so we're trying to make the most of that. It's a really visual thing going to a gig and it's about all the different facets of the performance, so it great to have lights to support you.
DiS: Any intention of including the pirate costumes from the video for 'The Captain'?
JJ: It's a secret ambition of mine, but I would never say that to the guys. I think costume changes we'll save for next year. The only change we'll make is, when it gets too hot, take our tops off.
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DiS: You have upcoming support dates with Muse, do you perhaps see parallels between yourself and them, in that you're both British rock bands that have achieved a significant degree of commercial success without belonging to any prevailing trends or fashions?
JJ: Yeah, I think that's the parallel right there: three-piece rock bands from wee towns that have just done their thing. I guess we've both made music that's unfashionable in some regard, but managed to not pay any respect to that and just do our thing. Obviously Muse are a much bigger band than us and in that regard a band we look up to. They're an incredible band live and all such amazing players. We'll learn a lot from getting to see how they do it every single night. We love what we do and want to do it for years so if we can nick a few tricks off guys like this I think we're on to a good thing.
DiS: You played a few festivals this summer. Did you get a good chance to see how the crowd reaction has been to the new material?
JJ: We played Rockness, where I think the only new song we played was 'Mountains' and I guess people had heard that on the radio. Then we played V-Festival which isn't really a typical Biffy crowd. I think last time we played V everyone was standing with blank expressions wondering why we were shouting at them in the sunshine, but this time round there seemed to be more recognition and people seemed to know the songs. So we flung a couple of new ones in and had a great reaction. We've always enjoyed playing new songs live and don't shy away from it. If we could play the whole album live we would, but we need to wait for more people to hear the record. It was funny going to V and noticing a marked difference from previous years.
DiS: Do you feel vindicated by the fact you've reached the stage where you can play festivals and support slots to crowds of thousands where people aren't there specifically to see you, yet they will at least know some of your songs?
JJ: I don't know. I think if I was to say 'yes' it might seem like I'm patting myself on the back. Like I said earlier we like being the underdog and we really do, we love it when you go out there and maybe nobody has a clue who you are. Maybe if things continue the way they are it will change a little. Maybe that will give us less to prove, but I hope not because it is really important for us to feel we have something to prove as a band.
DiS: Looking at the broad spectrum of bands you played with, this is also reflected in your fanbase. It seems like you are as likely to share fans with a band like the Arctic Monkeys as you are with Slipknot...
JJ: Yeah, but we don't want to be the everyman band. We've always said we'd rather be a one person's favourite band than a hundred people's tenth favourite band. We don't want to water down our music so that everybody can quite like it, but if people like our music then that's fine, we wouldn't want people to not like our music. We wouldn't work this hard if that was the case.
DiS: You're taking the Manchester Orchestra and Pulled Apart By Horses on tour with you. Do you have a say in the choice of support?
JJ: Yeah, big time. Sometimes you're doing friends a favour, but more often than not it's just a case of trying to get a really great band. Manchester Orchestra are a really amazing band, just great songs and Pulled Apart By Horses are a really wacked out band, really quite crazy and I've not actually seen them live, so it's cool to be able to discover them every night. I remember when I was younger I thought you wouldn't want too good a support band in case it makes you look bad, but that's really wrong. You want to get the best band you can so you have to try double as hard, and they keep you on your toes.
DiS: So you're busy up until the end of the year. What are your plans for next year?
JJ: We're playing a gig in New Zealand on Hogmanay, or maybe it's a Australia, Brisbane or somewhere like that. Next Year Manchester Orchestra are going to return us the favour and takes us out in the States and we'll be touring more around Europe than the States and we'll be back in the UK for the festivals. Another full calendar next year, just the way we like it.


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Efron plays a "strong and silent type" guy named Logan, a returning soldier in search of the woman in a photo he found on the battlefield. This movie caught most of our attentions back when the trailer was circulating through the web and placing a spotlight on the star's unique pair of black undies.
Now that the movie has finally premiered this weekend, those of us who've seen it are already aching to go again. Needless to say, it's filled with a lot of make-out sessions and shirtless shots. As far as we're concerned, that's all you really need.


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The European Union will try to overcome French resistance to free-trade talks with the United States on Friday and keep alive plans for a deal that could boost their struggling economies by dramatically increasing transatlantic business.
Paris, which is trying to shield French-language culture from the global might of Hollywood, has refused to join the 26 other EU governments that want talks to start in July, unless movies and digital media are left out of any deal.
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EU trade ministers must resolve the issue when they meet in Luxembourg. They need French agreement not just because it is Europe's second largest economy, but because under EU rules, trade deals touching on cultural issues need unanimous support.
"We need to work this out. It's about finding language that people would be satisfied with," said Richard Bruton, Ireland's minister responsible for trade, who will chair Friday's talks.
Free-trade advocates Germany and Britain say it is vital that Europe push ahead with what would be the world's biggest trade agreement, because of the economic benefits it could bring, especially when much of western Europe is in recession.
Together the United States and EU account for half of global economic output and a third of all trade.
The European Commission, which normally negotiates the bloc's trade deals, is ready to give member states a much greater say on cultural issues in the talks with Washington, an EU source said on Thursday.
EU trade chief Karel De Gucht will propose at Friday's meeting that the trade ministers be consulted before the Commission negotiates on audio-visual services, said the source.
First considered three decades ago but knocked down by France in the 1990s, the idea of an EU-U.S. free-trade deal has gathered momentum since last year because the United States is also achieving only modest economic growth, while China's rise is another incentive to deepen Western integration.
A deal would essentially shape the future global trading system, something that raises concern in Beijing.
Following mutual gestures of goodwill, such as lifting bans on some of each other's meat imports, European leaders and U.S. President Barack Obama will use a summit of the Group of Eight countries next week to mark the opening of negotiations - provided the ministers reach agreement in Luxembourg.
A trade deal, called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), could boost the EU economy by 119 billion euros ($159 billion) per year, and the U.S. economy by 95 billion euros, according to an EU-commissioned study.
An agreement would go much further than bringing down already low tariffs. It would also aim to synchronies U.S. and European regulations in areas ranging from car seatbelts to pharmaceutical packaging, lowering the cost of doing transatlantic business, particularly for smaller companies.
Obama gave his backing in February for talks to start in earnest, and EU and U.S. negotiators say they could finish their work by the end of next year because there have already been 14 months of preparatory discussions.
"We have an opportunity to give both of our economies a major shot in the arm and to redefine the global trading system for the 21st century," said Robert Sturdy, a British member of the European Parliament, which must ratify any final agreement.
Persuading France to agree to the talks has been the focus of the European Commission, the EU executive that will negotiate on behalf of the member countries.
Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso met European filmmakers this week, as well as actress Berenice Bejo who starred in the French film "The Artist", to underline that their cultural subsidies and working conditions would not be at risk.
De Gucht, who met officials in Paris last month, stresses that an accord would not threaten any EU country's right to subsidize domestic production and set quotas for film and TV.
Paris is unconvinced and says the entire audiovisual sector should be excluded from negotiations, including developing online entertainment and future technologies. Trade Minister Nicole Bricq said on Thursday she had no reason to back down.
The United States already sells the EU far more music, movies, radio and television programs than it buys from Europe. Its net surplus for the sector averaged 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) a year from 2004 to 2011.
France fears this imbalance will only increase under a trade deal as digital and Internet services - already dominated by U.S. technology companies - become ever more popular.
The Commission and pro-free-trade EU members say excluding an industry from the talks would prompt U.S. demands for a similar opt-out such as to protect its closed shipping sector, undermining the benefits of an eventual trade pact.
(Additional reporting by Luke Baker in Brussels and Nick Vinocur in Paris; editing by David Stamp)


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Is IT consulting the wave of the future for small businesses? According to a recent Computer Economics study, smaller companies (those with fewer than 300 employees) are leading the way when it comes to outsourcing information technology processes. And some estimates say cost savings are the chief driver of this trend, placing the average cost savings for companies who choose to outsource IT as high as 25% to 40%.
Whether or not your company should outsource a specific business function is always a complicated question for small businesses. For some business services -- legal work or equipment maintenance, for example -- it just makes the most sense to trust the professional with very specific experience. Services like information technology can be a more complex issue, though. Can you trust an outside firm with your data? Are costs predictably lower than hiring an in-house IT staff? How do you know if outsourcing IT is the right choice for your business?
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For small-to-medium sized businesses, business process outsourcing (BPO) -- tasking a specific project, task, or service to a third-party provider -- is fairly common. Outsourcing tech support, customer help desk functions, and on-site maintenance all fall into this category. According to IT Management, many companies turn to IT outsourcing for access to otherwise unavailable resources: staff capabilities, hardware or infrastructure access, or other capabilities.
Outsourcing can make costs more predictable -- for example, using a hosted server (instead of purchasing and maintaining your own equipment) lets businesses fix expenses at pre-set amounts each month. There are no up-front equipment expenses or variable maintenance costs beyond this fixed amount. Here are some of the reasons small businesses are outsourcing IT:
Of course, outsourcing also has its disadvantages. For one, trusting a third-party provider for all of your company's IT needs can create serious security issues. And outsourcing is not a panacea. If your business is having trouble managing technology on its own, it's likely that an IT outsourcing provider will be bound by the same constraints that make in-house management difficult -- poor system construction, inefficient communication, and lack of scalability aren't problems that an outsourcing company will be able to fix overnight.
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According to the Computer Economics study, the most commonly outsourced IT categories are data center operations, disaster recovery, and e-commerce Web design functions. Many companies start out outsourcing basic support services (help desks, etc.) and eventually begin to include more advanced operations (security management, for example) in the outsourcing contract. IT outsourcing companies also provide services like e-mail marketing management, virus protection, data backup and recovery, wireless support, purchase consulting, and network architecture.
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By John Goralski
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When John Myers took over as the Apple Harvest Road Race director, the annual 5-mile race attracted about 500 runners and a handful of workers. Over the last decade, that number has tripled.
With armies of runners winding down by the finish line and legions of Little Fritters circling the town green, it's become a logistical nightmare for police as church goers pour into the center of town and parade enthusiasts fight for space along Main Street.
So, for the second time in as many years, race officials have pushed up the starting time. On Sunday, Oct. 6, the 5K road racers and 5-mile competitors will burst from the starting line at 8:30 a.m. at the same time as the 2-mile participants leave the YMCA. The extra 15 minutes should help ease congestion on opening day of the yearly festival.
"We crept up 15 minutes last year, and now we've moved the start to 8:30," said Myers. "I think that's going to help out with some traffic control with the end of church services. Also, it gives us a little more time before the Apple Harvest parade, and that will give us a little break."
The annual race swelled to over 1,500 participants in 2013 with about 300 runners challenging the traditional 5-mile race and more than 900 competing on the 5K course. In the past few years, hundreds of non-runners have swarmed onto the town's rail trail for the annual 2-mile walk, and everyone sticks around for the annual Little Fritter Fun runs that attract more than 150 toddlers and pre-teens.
"I never really thought it could get this big, and I still think it can get bigger," said Myers. "Every year we seem to get more and more people involved. It's become a traditional, good, old-fashion road race. There are a lot of gimmicks out there for road races, but we've kept this as a pure hometown race."
The days of big changes, heavy marketing, and celebrity runners are behind him, so Myers and his throng of volunteers have spent the last few years tinkering with small changes and customer service. This year will be more of the same.
"We've been working all year with the police to make sure that we're doing all we can for course safety," he said. "We'll have more and more volunteers on the course to help runners stay on course, and this year we're going to post volunteers at every intersection along the route to help out those 12 policemen."
Myers expects the number of runners to finally crack 1,000, and that sparked the only real change to the actual course. Instead of funneling runners into a tight corridor on Center Street at the end of the race, runners will turn right onto Main Street and finish on the other side of the town green. It will also help runners to avoid any hidden perils at the finish line like they did a few years ago when a small puddle of cooking oil from a vendor's tent caused havoc at the end of the race.
"I think the runners will really like the new finish line," said Myers. "It was just so narrow coming down that final stretch, and this will allow us to broaden out the finish and separate the fast 5-mile runners from the slow 5K runners so that everyone will have their own area to finish. That was the only change that we made to the course. Instead of going that extra 10 feet to turn down Apple Alley, they'll make a right before the town green."
Once again, Myers expects the local elementary school runners to compete in the Y-Cup challenge, while the middle school runners compete in a DePaolo vs. Kennedy duel.
In recent years, the race has seen an influx of group runners like the Blue Knight soccer teams and Team Lauryn that have used the event as a fundraiser for local scholarships and charities. Myers said that it has all helped continue the feeling of community that has become a staple for this local event.
It's one reason why race officials have created a website with tips on running, information about fundraisers and groups, and results from past races. The website can be accessed through the YMCA (www.sccymca.org).
"This really is a community race," he said. "We're hoping that this will continue to grow. We want the website to be a place that people can gravitate to for running information. Eventually, we hope to add other races to the site so that people know where races will be on any given weekend."
Registration for the races is already underway on-line and at the YMCA membership desk. The cost for the 5-mile and 5K races remains $20 ($25 on race day). Cost for the Little Fritter Fun Runs and the 2-mile walk is still $15 ($20 on the day of the race).
In addition, Jolene Miceli will continue to enlist local musicians to join in on the celebration. Last year, guitarists played for runners at the early registration, but Myers envisions musical performances throughout the route in upcoming years.
Musicians or volunteers should contact John Myers at the YMCA for more details at (860) 621-8737.
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Kansas Senate debating union paycheck deductions
A bill prohibiting public employee unions in Kansas from deducting money from members' paychecks to help finance political activities is advancing in the Legislature.
The Senate was scheduled to debate the measure Thursday. The GOP-dominated chamber is expected to pass it.
Supporters of the bill say they want to prevent public employee unions from funneling money deducted from members' paychecks to candidates or causes opposed by those members. They also contend that state and local government agencies processing payrolls shouldn't be entangled in such transactions.
Opponents argue there's no need for the legislation because union members must agree to any deductions. Public employee unions say the measure is meant to hurt their fundraising and is another politically motivated attempt by many Republicans to undermine groups that overwhelmingly support Democrats.


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· cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"
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· act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"
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· run away in a stampede
Hypernym(s): flee, fly, take_flight
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013 03:51 PM
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will make his first public speech since the 2012 election at a noteworthy gathering of conservatives next month.
Romney plans to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on March 15, offering his first extended remarks about national affairs and the conservative movement since losing the November election to President Barack Obama.
The former Massachusetts governor has maintained a low profile since the election, spending time at his Southern California home and rarely venturing into Washington fights over taxes, spending and Cabinet nominees. He met with supporters in Washington after the election and joined Obama for lunch at the White House but has yet to offer a public critique of Obama's second term or advice on a way forward for Republicans.
Romney's speech will come as many Republicans offer prescriptions for the party's disappointing 2012 election and look to a new generation of leaders to compete with Democrats. A Romney adviser said the CPAC speech would give Romney an opportunity to express his appreciation to friends and supporters of his campaign.
Romney has a long history at the conference, which draws some of the leading voices in the Republican party every year. He has won several CPAC straw polls and announced he was ending his 2008 presidential campaign at the conference.
Al Cardenas, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, which organizes CPAC, said they were looking forward to hearing Romney's views on the current state of affairs in the nation and around the world and "the future of the conservative movement."
Other speakers at the March 14-16 conference include: Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin; Florida Sen. Marco Rubio; Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Romney's speech was first reported by The National Review.
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Time for another installment of Upon Further Review.
Oakland Raiders host local pro day for prospects entering the 2019 NFL Draft
Thursday afternoon, the Oakland Raiders hosted a local pro day for prospects hoping to get selected in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Mike Mayock talks 2019 NFL Draft, gives thoughts on Raiders recent acquisitions
General Manager Mike Mayock held his pre-draft press conference Thursday afternoon at the team's Alameda, Calif., facility.
Raiders Retienen a Jalen Richard
El corredor continuará con el Plata y Negro.
Raiders re-sign running back Jalen Richard
The Oakland Raiders have re-signed restricted free agent RB Jalen Richard, the club announced Wednesday.
Oakland Raiders Mock Draft Tracker: 10.0
With the 2019 NFL Draft two weeks away the anticipation continues to build; take a look at who the "experts" have the Raiders selecting.
Raiders Iniciará Condicionamiento Físico
Definen fechas del programa de condicionamiento para receso de temporada.
Anuncian Pretemporada 2019
El calendario de pretemporada fue presentado por la NFL.
NFL releases full list of college prospects attending the 2019 NFL Draft
Many of this year's top pass rushers will attend the event in Nashville to take the stage when their name is called.
Raiders announce preseason opponents
The Raiders' 2019 preseason schedule features a nationally-televised ESPN contest against the Arizona Cardinals and games against the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks.
Raiders Añaden Otro Receptor
Ex jugador de la American Football Alliance, De'Mornay Pierson-El, se integra al Plata y Negro.
Raiders fullback Keith Smith and linebacker Jason Cabinda attend 'Broadcast Boot Camp'
Last week, 33 current players and NFL Legends took part in this year's NFL Player Engagement Broadcast Boot Camp April 1-4 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH.


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Prosecco and Elderflower Jelly with Melon
According to Home Made Summer author Yvette van Boven, every children's party in Ireland served jelly with cream for dessert. The combination wasn't a favorite, but the memory of refreshingly jiggly jelly stuck. This version has a flowery, delicate flavor bubbled up with prosecco. Adding edible flowers is the final touch.
Reprinted with permission by Yvette van Boven. Copyright © 2013. Published by Abrams. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
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- Yield:fills a 4-cup (1L) gelatin mold
- 4 sheets unflavored gelatin
- 2 tbsp elderflower syrup
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 3 cups (700 ml) prosecco (Italian sparkling wine)
- 1 cantaloupe or honeydew melon
- Edible (white) pansies (available at specialty grocers), or unsprayed rose petals, daisies, or edible white carnations
Put the gelatin sheets in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Let stand for 5 minutes to soften. Remove the sheets from the pan and squeeze out excess water. Set aside.
In a separate saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the elderflower syrup with 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) water and the sugar and boil it down for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir the softened gelatin sheets into the syrup, let it cool slightly, then add the prosecco and stir well. Set aside.
Scoop small balls from the melon. Put them in a 4-cup (1 liter) mold or bowl. Add the flowers.
Pour in the gelatin liquid, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours to firm up.
To get the jelly out of its mold, fill a larger bowl with hot water. Gently lower the mold into the water to warm it. Not too long, or the jelly will melt, and make sure the water doesn't overflow into the mold, as that will melt the jelly as well. When you see the sides come loose, it's time. Place a plate upside down on the mold, invert it, and the jelly should slowly and carefully slide out of its bowl. If that doesn't work, warm the mold a little longer and try again. Serve immediately. Without cream.
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Blatche Makes Cupcakes, LaVar Arrington Posts Up Arenas, and Training Camp Day 1
►Kyle Weidie | Sep 29, 2009
First up, our friend Andray Blatche. What you will see in the video embedded below: Andray making cupcakes at Red Velvet. Andray eating cupcakes and drinking a juice box with NBC...


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A sold-out final, an absence of major security incidents and an increasing number of female fans marked the second edition of the Afghan Premier League (APL), which came to an end on Friday 11 October 2013. The conclusion was reached with Shaheen Asmayee winning their maiden title after a 3-1 victory in extra time against Simorgh Alborz.
As Sayed Aghazada, secretary general of the Afghanistan Football Federation, told FIFA.com: "The smooth running of the league and the victory of our national team in the SAFF Cup in September have sparked football euphoria in our country. The APL has become a concrete platform to build bridges and increase the popularity of football. We have seen an unprecedented increase in the number of women and families attending the games. The special pre-match programme for women and families we organised ahead of the final proved to be a big success."
Eight teams from all over the country joined the second edition of the APL, including De Maiwand Atalan from south-west Afghanistan, whose team included players from the violence-afflicted provinces of Helmand and Kandahar. All games were played at the 6,000-seater AFF stadium on FIFA Goal project-funded football turf.
We can only be proud of what the Afghan Football Federation has achieved in recent months.
"We had plenty of sold-out crowds, with an average attendance of about 4,500," said Ali Askar Lali, APL match commissioner. "We didn't have any big issues in terms of security, and crowds were particularly fair. On the pitch we could say that the level of play improved compared to what we saw in the first year. We'll discuss with all parties prospective ways to improve the selection process we implement ahead of the competition in order to further develop the quality of the league".
The APL, the men's national team and women's football are set to become important pillars within the strategic planning of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF). "With the support of FIFA we are working on a long-term strategic plan that aims at enhancing the development of Afghan football in some key areas such as grassroots, infrastructure, and the men's and women's football domestic competitions," stated Aghazada. "The idea is to take advantage of the current boom and get more youngsters into football, thus increasing participation."
FIFA's Head of Development, Cyril Loisel, praised the progress made. He said: "We can only be proud of what the Afghan Football Federation has achieved in recent months. The success of the league and their national team show that the investment we have made together with AFF for the development of football in Afghanistan has had a concrete impact."
The FIFA Development Committee, which met in September 2013 in Zurich, confirmed that Afghanistan will benefit from the construction of a futsal hall and a beach soccer arena as part of the world's football governing body programme dedicated to aiding less privileged member associations.


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Haunt the House: Terrortown Possesses Your PlayStation Mobile Device
Haunt the House: Terrortown is hitting PlayStation Mobile devices today! So keep an eye on your PlayStation Vita or PlayStation Android device, like the Xperia Play.
This charming little game is available today and looks a bit like Capcom's Ghost Trick, only ... cuter? You take control of a ghost and swirl around a town and its buildings full of people and miscellaneous objects. The goal is to scare all of these pesky beings away, since they're bothering you with all of their incessant living and such.
You can accomplish this by possessing inanimate objects, such as statues, lamps, and bottles, to make them act in a way that will spook nearby occupants. What's also cool is that this game started out its life (or lack thereof), as a Flash game a few years back.
If you'd like to give floating around and scaring people a try, check out the trailer below and find it on the PlayStation Network for $3.49!


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My Children's Ancestors
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Pennsylvanians Move Out~ to Ontario
It was about five o'clock in the morning; the sun was showing red over the tops of the Allegheny Mountains and the date was the first week in April in the year 1794. Four Conestoga wagons, (Photo) two drawn by horses and two drawn by oxen, were loaded to capacity with the household effects of four families about to leave their homes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, for new homes in Canada. The preceding summer two of the men had gone to Canada to spy out the land In the Niagara District, they had found most of the good land had been either allotted or settled upon by earlier arrivals, and so they had traveled around the head of Lake Ontario to York. Here they were told they might get 200 acres as a grant, and that additional land would be available either to rent or for purchase at a low price.
This particular morning there was a quiet spirit of anticipation, for they were leaving good homes to live in a land of virgin forest. In the group there were grandparents as well as parents with small children, responding to an inherited drive to be pioneers in search of a new country where they could continue to live under the British flag and be free of army service and have freedom to practice their religion. The previous evening their friends had met with them to hold a religious service -- they belonged to the Dunkard church -- and to wish them well on their journey. Some of their well-wishers hoped to follow soon, particularly if the reports coming back were good.
The women and small children would ride in the Conestoga wagons, a means of conveyance first made in the Conestoga Valley of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The wagons being used on this trip were made locally out of swamp oak, white oak, hickory, locust, gum or poplar from neighboring woodlands, and ironed by the local blacksmith. All the work was, of course, done by hand. The wagons used on this migration were the farm type, much smaller but built along the same lines as the large transports often drawn by six horses.
The type of wagon was admirably suited to travel over poor roads, for the wagon bed was long and deep, with a considerable sag in the middle, both lengthwise and crosswise, so that, should the load shift, it would settle towards the centre and not press against the end gates. The body resembled a rowboat with square ends, and indeed was sometimes used as such after the interstices were carefully caulked with tar and the wheels removed and placed inside the wagon. Such rivers as the Susquehanna and Niagara could thus be crossed if ferries were not available.
The bows of the wagon followed the line of the ends of the body, and were slanted outwards. A white homespun tentlike cover was spread over the hoops to protect goods and persons riding in the wagon. The driver usually rode the horse on the left hand side, or walked on that side. The drivers of the big transport wagons are given the credit for the fact that traffic in America passes on the right instead of the left, contrary to English custom.
Our calvalcade had a cow tied to the back of each wagon. Her milk was placed in a bucket under the wagon, and the rocking back and forth of the bucket turned the milk into butter. As well as the cows, there were sheep, pigs, and fowl. These were to prove a considerable difficulty on the route, because of their tendency to stray far and the efforts needed to protect them from attack by wild animals. Such livestock were put in the charge of the young men and girls, particularly when streams had to be forded and the animals had to swim.
The Conestoga wagon was usually drawn by the Conestoga horse, bred, it is thought, of Flemish stallions with Virginia mares. It had a short arched neck, full mane, good clean legs, and a weight of fourteen hundred pounds or more. It was powerful and quiet but slow and thus suited for pioneer work. It was popular in Upper Canada until about 1840 when, with improved roads, faster-moving horses were sought. Other breeds, such as Canadian, Clydesdale, and Shires took their place and the Conestoga disappeared.
Although most of the early settlers from Pennsylvania made the trip to Canada by Conestoga wagon, only two of the original wagons are still in existence in Ontario at the present time (1971); on, in Waterloo county, came up in 1807; the other, and older, is in the possession of Amos Baker, Lot 11, Concession 2, Vaughan Township, whose great-great-grandfather, John Baker, drove up from Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in 1796. How well it was made was demonstrated at the centenary of Waterloo County in 1952, when it was driven back over the same route that John Baker had taken in 1796.
There were two routes by which early settlers made their way from Pennsylvania and New York states into Upper Canada. Those Sunbury, Williamsport, Bath, Genesee, and Batavia, cross the Niagara River at Buffalo, and then continued by St. Catharines and Hamilton as far as York. Those from the eastern sections went by way of Reading, Allentown, Wilkes-Barre, Elmira, Canandaigua, and Rochester to Lewiston. From there they followed the same route to Canada as far as Hamilton.
The settlers we are interested in came by way of Harrisburg. It was not unusual for the trip to take six weeks or more. When they arrived in the Niagara area they were almost 'home-free,' for those who had preceded them were always most hospitable and gave them the benefit of their experience. Many such migrations of families were to take place during the next twenty years.
Those who came before 1796 did not receive deeds for their property; sometimes, however, location tickets were given. Hence, those who came into Vaughan township in the early years took up land as squatters. Normally they would put up a barn or some form of protection for the livestock before they built a house. Coming as most of them did in the early summer, the protection could be simple at first until the cold weather came. By that time adequate shelter was unusually completed.
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A History of Vaughan Township
by G. Elmore Reaman
@George C. H. Snider, 1971
Printed: University of Toronto
My children's paternal lines of Keffer, Puterbaugh (main lines) followed the above route.
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- Someone who cares! said...
I am a descendant of the Puterbaugh Line and you'll find more connections to this line under Peterbaugh and Peterbough in Ontario Kincardine in Huron, Echo Bay Algoma, Ont. I currently live in Huron County but was born in Toronto. I have Peterbaugh family in Trenton Ontario and some living in Scarborough. You'll also find good connection to Vaghan with Vicki Munro who has a very extensive knowledge of the Puterbaugh lines and was involved in saving the Puterbaugh Log cabin now portrayed as a school house at Pickering Pioneer Museum Pickering Ontario. I am also in close connection with Janet Peuterbaugh of Michgan USA by the way we are all locatted and easy to find on FaceBook try searching Peterbaugh, Puterbaugh, Peuterbaugh you'll be very surprised who you'll find. By the way My name is Ken Wilkinson. Great grandson of Joseph Benjamin Peterbaugh/Puterbaugh also known as Putterbach in the old language.
I also have a German friend whom I'm in contact with currently residing there who is from this line Named as such. You'll also find the Puterbaugh farms in Pennsylvania still run by same.. Cheers! I have much to share!
- July 2, 2009 at 11:00 PM
- Nancy said...
I, too, am a descendant of the PUTERBAUGH line that migrated from Somerset Co PA to York Co ON. Would love to compare and share information. I can be reached at keithnancy @ t-one.net (no spaces... just trying to foil the email addy harvesters...)
Eager to *talk with* other PUTERBAUGH researchers.
- August 1, 2009 at 8:43 AM
- Someone who cares! said...
Hi Nancy
Please join us on Facebook..
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It's that time of the year. It's getting cold, and for a lot of places that also means snow. What's the best car for the conditions?
My normal refrain is that a Miata would be perfect, but let's be real here. Even with snow tires on, the Miata isn't perfect. No sir. My vote would go to a Subaru WRX. Great on tarmac, and with a set of snow tires on board, it's almost unstoppable in bad conditions.
Why do you think they've had such a glorious rally history? What say you? Show us the best winter cars you can think of.
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