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Gracia & Josh's Big Adventure - Part 1
Well, today's the day, having gotten up at 2am and dropped the kids off at St Pancras International to catch the 5:25am train to Paris, I am back home and feeling more than a little lost. Gracia text-ed me within five minutes of David and I leaving the station to say that she was missing us already and when I switched on my laptop there was an email from her to say she will miss us loads and can't wait to see us again!
A very quick, snatched photo as I wasn't supposed to take one and got told off! Look at her backpack - it weighs almost as much as she does and contains essentials such as hair straighteners!
I am so glad that she is going to have the opportunities that we have always wanted for her. In fact - in 2009, I made a layout saying that I wanted her to travel, go to music festivals and do all the things we never had a chance to do!
So for the next 5+ weeks they are going to
Benicassim (Spain) for a 4 day music festival
Greece for a week-long beach holiday with Josh's family.
xxx HOME xxx
Only another 38 days and they will be home (not that I'm counting or anything)!
Reasons to be cheerful:
1. That we have brought up a daughter who is confident enough to go backpacking around Europe at just 18.
2. That both kids are sensible and will look after each other and stay safe at all times.
3. That we can let her go and not let her know how much it hurts to do so.
Stay safe my baby.


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Latest Alzheimer's News
WEDNESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Yet another experimental drug has failed to help those who have Alzheimer's disease.
The drug, called semagacestat, was designed to block an enzyme called gamma secretase that makes beta amyloid, a sticky protein that clogs the brains of patients with the memory-robbing disease.
Animal studies and early human trials had suggested that the drug did what it was designed to do, but in a test of the medication in more than 1,500 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's, those taking semagacestat actually declined faster on thinking tests than those who took a dummy pill.
And those on the drug experienced more serious side effects, including skin cancers and infections.
The study results were published in the July 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
"You've got a very clear look at some not good results here," said study author Dr. Rachelle Doody, a neurologist with the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Semagacestat is just the latest in a string of medications being tested for Alzheimer's that have faltered in late-stage clinical trials, and it is the second drug in its class to be shelved because it didn't work.
Last November, Bristol-Meyers Squibb announced that it was pulling the plug on its gamma secretase inhibitor, avagacestat.
"It clearly leads to the conclusion that targeting gamma secretase as a way to reduce amyloid simply doesn't work," said Steven Ferris, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center at NYU's Langone Medical Center in New York City. "It doesn't appear that this is a promising target for treatment."
Researchers hope that studying why drugs like this fail may help drug manufacturers learn from their mistakes and pave the way for future successes.
Eli Lilly stopped the trial early, in 2010, after preliminary analysis of the data suggested safety problems with the medication.
The company then turned over all its study data to the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, a project of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, for independent analysis.
"In the Alzheimer's field, that's unprecedented," Doody said. "There's never been an industry group that's turned over their data and said, 'We're giving up our rights to publish the data.'"
Doody said Lilly deserves a lot of credit for its efforts to get unbiased information to the public.
"Those on the drug did worse, and that's a very important thing to get out to the public," she said.
Copyright © 2013 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
SOURE: Rachelle Doody, M.D., Ph.D., neurologist, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Steven Ferris, Ph.D., director, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Langone Medical Center, New York University, New York City; July 25, 2013, New England Journal of Medicine

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NEW YORK (MainStreet) If you are looking for a financial consultant and are concerned about fees, chances are you'll get a better price break if you hire a female advisor. A new study from PriceMetrix, a software and data services company, shows women advisors price more consistently and charge slightly less than their male counterparts.
Tapping a database of seven million retail investors, 500 million transactions and over $3.5 trillion in investment assets, the research found women "price more consistently than men."
Among female advisors, the range of advisors offering discounts compared to those who charge a premium fee on assets under management is less than 1%: 0.34% at the low end to 1.29% on the upper end. Among male advisors, the range is well over 1%: 0.33% to 1.58%. While male and female advisors have about the same percentage of fee-based business (22% for men and 21% for women), the research concludes male advisors charge slightly more than women.
Based on overall revenue on assets (ROA), men charge 0.77% ROA compared to 0.73% for the typical female advisor. PriceMetrix says the difference is largely due to the pricing of transactional business, such as stock trades. The typical male charges 0.58% ROA on transactional business versus 0.54% among women. On fee-based accounts, those from each sex charge about the same: 1.13% for women, 1.14% for men.
PriceMetrix estimates the proportion of female advisors in North America at 12%.
The typical female advisor has slightly more women as clients than men, 51% versus 49%, while the typical male advisor has more men than women, 56% compared to 44%.
According to the study, female financial advisors typically consult 56 large households, defined as having $250,000 or more in assets, and 72 small households. The median male advisor, on the other hand, has 51 large households and 78 smaller ones. The average household for women has $178,000 in investment assets versus $152,000 for men.
"We have consistently found over time that advisors do better when they concentrate on large households and pare back their smaller ones," says Doug Trott, president and CEO of PriceMetrix. "Bigger clients and more consistent pricing, not to mention a higher proportion of female clients, are significant advantages. "Taken together, these factors suggest women advisors are better positioned than men for future success."
--Written by Hal M. Bundrick for MainStreet


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As you know because you are a good and faithful reader, Izzy has been on a diet for a few months now. She is…she's a big girl. But we've been whittling down her food supply and giving her higher-quality meals, and the results are paying off! Here she is today.
As you can see, this is dramatically different from the Izzy from a few months ago.
Or, hell, even last month.
I am never going to stop making this joke.
Anyway, as the photos indicate, she's gone from being a big girl to a big angry girl, who thinks about nothing but murder.
We had to take her to the vet a couple of weeks ago due to a horrifying case of diarrhea. As she is so very large, we had to clean her after each bout. She hissed and clawed as we wet-wiped her butt. I don't think our relationship will ever recover. I think I'm okay with that. Maybe we need to establish some emotional distance, Izzy. Also physical distance. You go sit on the fire escape, now. There you go. Anyway, the vet observed that she has a "thick frame" (have you ever!) and said the best we could hope for is to get her down to 15 pounds (well!). She's now holding steady, since September, at 19. This, despite the strict regimen AND her weird virus, which also caused her to sneeze constantly and shun all foods. And breathe through her mouth and loathe us with every fiber of her being. (That last part is possibly not new.)
I'm supposed to get her to exercise, which I am here to tell you I cannot do. She is too fat to move. I have tried. I dangle a toy above her head and she lies on her back and paws at the air, wheezing. I dose her with catnip and THEN dangle a toy and she lies on her back, marveling at the rainbow trails her paw is leaving. She'll gallop across the room maybe once for something, and then she is done and retreats into a corner to rest up and collect more fortifying fat deposits. If I prod her to move any more than that, she'll hide under our bed and plot my untimely end. The only entertainment that really gets her racing around is a mouse, and I am not about to populate my home with vermin so my cat can get fit and trim. I have my limits!
Meanwhile as I'm writing this she's splayed across the top of the couch behind me, breathing like how Darth Vader would breathe if Darth Vader were a cat. Huuuuh-hoooorgh. Huuuuh-hooorgh.
She could jump on my head right now and snap my neck. Good thing she can't read, right? Stupid cat! HahahaaaaURK


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Brendan Knell 12/27/2005 1:12:36 PMCool pic! I like the green eyes with the grass. #364963
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 12/27/2005 1:16:14 PMOutstanding image, great perspective. FANTASTIC Lue!! I LOVE THIS! #2227177
Larissa M. 12/27/2005 4:26:31 PMThanks, Brendan! I appreciate your comments!
~Lue... #2227596
Larissa M. 12/27/2005 4:34:35 PMThank you, Donna!
~Lue.. #2227622
Katrina McMeans 12/28/2005 4:07:25 AMThe crop is great, Lue! Exactly where I would have cropped it, too! Have you entered this in the contest? I think you should!
Larissa M. 12/28/2005 8:08:07 AMThanks, Katrina!
~Lue... #2229362
Katrina McMeans 2/24/2006 11:43:38 AMSo have you entered this into the contest? Keep entering it until they notice it...this is a great picture! Maybe you chould try more contrast and more saturation first too...just a wild idea...so unlike me...HAHA! ; )
Katrina McMeans 3/2/2006 5:17:31 PMBeautiful photo Lue!! Love the point of view, and love the green grass. What an adorable kitty too! Love it all!! :} #2489525
Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) 3/2/2006 6:02:05 PMAdorable.Great composition and colors. #2489601
Larissa M. 3/3/2006 8:31:42 AMThank you very much for your comments, Katrina, Angela, and Kara!
~Lue... #2491774
Joyce Baldassarre 3/22/2006 2:37:28 PMGREAT SHOT! CONGRATS! #2563180
Daniel G. Flocke 3/22/2006 2:45:24 PMGreat Composition!!
~Daniel #2563256
She-She Killough 3/22/2006 3:54:06 PMAWESOME Shot. The comp the colors everything! Congrats!!! #2563704
Renee Doyle 3/22/2006 3:57:19 PMFantastic perspective!!! Congratulations on a wonderful finalist!!!
Larissa M. 3/22/2006 6:37:42 PMThanks so much, Joyce, Daniel, She-She, and Renee!
~Lue... #2564369
Katrina McMeans 3/23/2006 3:59:26 AMWaHOOO! Congrats on this finalist win, Lue. And good luck in the next round!
Mac 3/23/2006 5:46:02 AMHey, darling, I've always liked this shot. The simple subject matter; stark contrast of green grass blades and soft fuzzy kitten, dead-on view of the feline looking straight at the 'shooter', and the calm tail resting. It's an excellent picture, and I'm glad you took it! #2566127
Larissa M. 3/23/2006 7:58:18 AMThanks, Kay!
: )
~Larissa... #2566547
Larissa M. 3/23/2006 8:03:06 AMThanks soo much for commenting on my picture, papa! I'm still so suprised I'm a finalist! : )
~Lue~ #2566567
Rick Clark 3/25/2006 3:36:31 PMGreat perspective and color. #2574980
Janine Russell 3/26/2006 9:44:44 PMLue, excellent detail, color, exposure and point of view; congratulations on you Second Place win. #2578403
Jill Flynn 3/26/2006 9:58:52 PMCongratulations on your win Lue! This is absolutely wonderful! #2578461
Daniel G. Flocke 3/26/2006 10:29:36 PMLue - Congratulations on your win!!!
~Daniel #2578537
Joyce Baldassarre 3/27/2006 4:07:11 AMCONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! #2579345
KHAWLA Haddad 3/27/2006 4:14:36 AMCongratulations on your Second Place win!!!. #2579401
Katrina McMeans 3/27/2006 4:25:12 AMCONGRATULATIONS, Lue!!!!! Way to go! ; D
Donna W. Neal 3/27/2006 8:52:42 AMCongratulations on your well deserved win Lue #2580367
Ronald F. Fischer 3/27/2006 3:30:23 PMA big congrats, Lue, I see you are following in your sister's footsteps!! She also gave you good advice about entering this photo in the contest! #2581644
Larissa M. 3/27/2006 5:39:01 PMThank you everyone for commenting on my picture! Rick, Janine, Jill, Daniel, Joyce, Khawla, Katrina, Donna, and last, but not least, Ronald!
~Lue... #2581946
Candy Dzenkiw 3/28/2006 8:55:40 AMCongratulations on an awesome win! :-) #2584138
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 3/28/2006 12:30:49 PMI wanted to say congratulations!! I loved this from the moment I saw it!! Well deserved win!! #2584726
Larissa M. 3/29/2006 7:53:20 AMThanks so much for commenting, Candy and Donna!
: )
~Lue... #2587280
Jacob 4/12/2006 11:09:45 AMVery nice Lue! And congratulations! #2636120
Larissa M. 4/13/2006 7:01:19 PMThanks, Jacob!
~Lue... #2640700
Larissa M. 4/20/2006 11:26:03 AMWow! What a fantastic shot! #2666097
Joyce Baldassarre 4/25/2006 12:39:43 PMBEAUTIFUL!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #2685925
Sylvia Rossler 4/25/2006 12:43:53 PMBeautiful shot Lue ! Big congrats ;O) #2685999
Wayne T. Fisk 4/25/2006 12:45:57 PMCongrats on your Cat! Love it!
Kurt Hawkins 4/25/2006 2:34:49 PMBeautiful Capture and Composittion Lue , Congratulations !!! #2687507
Larissa M. 4/25/2006 6:16:23 PMThanks so much for commenting, Genevieve, Joyce, Sylvia, Wayne, and Kurt!
~Lue... #2689669
Kent Schou Larsen 4/25/2006 11:17:31 PMCongratulations. Nice to se a real photo can be a finalist. And not only the "pictures". It seem like the "judge" are colour maniacs who likes to see anything through a macro lens.
Larissa M. 4/26/2006 7:32:24 AMThanks so much for taking time to comment, Kent!
~Lue... #2692997
Carol Teal 7/15/2006 5:29:36 PMCongrats on your winner! This is such a great shot and just so like a cat! Mine get that look in their eyes too, especially at night, and then they go crazy, running around, jumping on everything! This is definitely a photo I would want to frame! #3033972
Larissa M. 7/15/2006 7:06:44 PMThanks so much for your complement, Carol! ; )
~Lue... #3034181
Laura Kubasiewicz 7/17/2006 12:34:49 PMaw I love this little guy! guess im not the only one!:) Itd look great on canvas I think. #3041161
Larissa M. 7/17/2006 1:28:56 PMThanks, Laura! ; )
~Lue... #3041379
Wendy Stevenson 10/10/2006 4:47:47 PMMy belated Congratulations on this adorable 2nd place win! What a sweet portrait!! #3431956
Laura Clay-Ballard 10/10/2006 5:07:57 PMI love this! Thanks for commenting on "glamour puss" in my gallery. That's one of my favorite pictures! #3432012
Larissa M. 10/10/2006 6:41:41 PMThanks SO much for commenting, Wendy, and Laura!!
; )
~Lue... #3432253
Cheryl E. Molennor 11/2/2006 3:22:43 PMLove this Lue. Congratulations. #3538406
Larissa M. 11/2/2006 5:59:46 PMThanks so much for your comment, Cheryl!
; )
~Lue... #3538823
Sherry McClead 11/11/2006 4:07:10 PMwell I see you already entered this one before... so it's not up against my green photos... love the capture though... my cat is an indoor cat and gray... hard to get a good picture with available light... not to mention cats aren't know to be all that cooperative #3575146
Larissa M. 11/11/2006 4:49:07 PMThanks so much for commenting, Sherry!
: )
Lori Carlson 11/18/2006 10:37:29 PMI just can't get over how cute this shot is Lue! It's just priceless! Congrats on this winner! :0) #3602934
Larissa M. 11/19/2006 6:39:00 AMThanks so much for stopping by and commenting, Lori!!
: )
~Lue... #3603791
RC Fritz 11/21/2006 3:27:50 PMBeautiful image, Lue. Congrats on your fantastic WIN! #3613255
Larissa M. 11/21/2006 3:29:23 PMThanks so much, RC!!
~Lue... #3613262
Ivan Chacon 11/25/2006 4:48:42 PMFantastic shot Lue;great photo! :) #3630494
Ivan Chacon 11/25/2006 4:51:09 PM...and congratulations. :) #3630502
Larissa M. 11/25/2006 5:32:40 PMThanks so much, Ivan!!!
Shelly A. Van Camp 11/26/2006 6:30:50 AMVery cute...love the cat in the pretty green grass! Congrats!! :) #3632715
Larissa M. 11/26/2006 6:44:55 AMThanks so much, Shelly! :o) #3632785
Paula Dwyer 11/26/2006 7:31:16 AMCongratulations Lue on this fantastic winner!! :) #3632999
Larissa M. 11/26/2006 10:42:30 AMThanks, Paula!!
Autum Rhoades 11/27/2006 8:29:31 AMCongratulations on this winner, Lue. I really like the whole picture. I am new to your gallery. I can't believe I missed this one! #3637956
Larissa M. 11/27/2006 9:37:50 AMThank you so much, Autumn!!
~Lue... #3638437
Gregory Allen Collins 11/27/2006 2:47:04 PMGreat capture Lue. I like cats. #3639533
Larissa M. 11/27/2006 5:05:26 PMThanks for taking the time, Gregory!!
~Lue... #3639931
Hayden Cannon 11/28/2006 6:45:28 PMfantastic capture and well done on the win great colors and details love the kitty shots i've only got 2 photo of my cat but great photos keep it up #3644407
Larissa M. 11/28/2006 6:47:16 PMThanks again for your lovely comments, Hayden!!
~Lue... #3644412
Ross B. McCullagh 11/29/2006 4:13:16 AMExcellent capture. Great shot. :) #3645558
Ross B. McCullagh 11/29/2006 4:13:34 AMExcellent capture. Great shot. :) #3645560
Raymond Pauly 11/30/2006 2:49:33 PMWonderful shot! Great composition and colors! #3651830
Larissa M. 11/30/2006 2:50:49 PMThank you, Ross and Raymond for your time, and lovely comments!!
~Lue... #3651835
Kathleen Brennan 11/30/2006 3:37:05 PMGreat shot, Lue! I am a vet and have four cats of my own. Always appreciate a good baby picture! #3651953
Larissa M. 11/30/2006 3:39:41 PMThank you so much for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment, Kathleen!!
~Lue... #3651960
Stephen Zacker 12/1/2006 4:51:03 AMSuper perspective and capture. A belated Congratulations #3653626
Larissa M. 12/1/2006 7:49:46 AMThanks for your lovely comment, Stephen!!
~Lue... #3654356
Chastity Abbott 12/4/2006 7:08:44 PMWOW!!!!!!!!!!! What an amazing pov! Great work and congrats!!! :o) #3667025
Larissa M. 12/5/2006 8:46:36 AMThanks SO much, Chastity!!!!!
~Lue... #3669107
paul parent 12/5/2006 5:48:19 PMAdorable.
Larissa M. 12/5/2006 7:05:36 PMThanks so much for your lovely comment, Paul!!!
~Lue... #3671123
Kenneth Mucke 12/8/2006 8:41:28 PMThis is really an outstanding image Lue..the colors are great and the total comp of the image is perfect...very well done #3682981
Larissa M. 12/8/2006 8:48:14 PMThanks so much for stopping by with a lovely comment, Kenneth!!
~Lue... #3682995
Phil Cannon 12/9/2006 2:37:13 AMLue I really enjoyed this photo congrats on doing so well with it. #3683383
Larissa M. 12/9/2006 7:50:39 AMThank you for your wonderful comment, Phil!!!
~Lue... #3684120
Penny L. VanAtta 12/20/2006 4:36:39 PMLue what a wonderful picture. My family are cat lovers...so appreciate. #3722964
Larissa M. 12/20/2006 6:09:27 PMThank you so much for your time and lovely comment, Penny!!
~*Lue... #3723159
Vladan D. Djordjevic 12/22/2006 7:38:58 AMBeautiful photo! Fantastic composition and color!!! Lovely cat! #3729170
Larissa M. 12/22/2006 7:49:31 AMThank you so much, Vladan!!
~*Lue... #3729231
Mahesh Hariani 12/26/2006 7:36:55 AMcongrats...Lue, you do have a lovely kitty n your kitty has a wonderful photographer around... I wish you n your family a Merry Christmas n happy holidays... also a brilliant New Year ahead
Larissa M. 12/26/2006 9:11:55 AMThanks so much for taking time to leave a lovely comment, Mahesh!!!
~*Lue... #3741325
John V. Roscich 1/14/2007 4:47:31 PMEXCELLENT IMAGE LUE
Larissa M. 1/14/2007 5:02:39 PMThanks so much, John!!!
~*Lue... #3819568
David W. Kelly 2/1/2007 5:42:59 PMThis is a real winner. One sweet photo. #3901834
Larissa M. 2/2/2007 8:39:19 AMThanks so much for your kind comment, David!!
~*Lue... #3904152
Reggie Santos 3/24/2007 4:48:20 PMsorry im late..'just logged on today :)
congratulations Lue on your 2nd place win..very deserving..wow youre skill level in photography is really stepping up..congrats again
best regards,
reggie #4093265
Larissa M. 3/24/2007 6:12:26 PMThank you, Reggie!! your comments are very appreciated!
~*Lue... #4093571
Christopher P. Brady 4/24/2007 3:51:13 PMReally great image! #4205468
Phil Cannon 4/25/2007 9:45:14 AMLue I think its great that you are still attracting comments over this shot - it indicates just how good a shot it is - I hope you have this hanging on your wall!!! #4211831
Larissa M. 4/26/2007 12:59:23 PMThank you so much, Chris & Phil!!
~*Lue... #4217661
Taylor 7/19/2007 2:48:50 PMExcellent photo. #4528074
Larissa M. 7/19/2007 4:27:22 PMHey Taylor!
~*Larissa... #4528321
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The San Francisco Zoo's baby gorilla, who became an international star after being abandoned by his natural mother last December, is finally bonding with his new adopted mommy.
The five-month-old gorilla named Hasani is now in the loving care of his surrogate mom, Bawang, after his human caregivers handed him over last week.
A Youtube video shows the primate pair acting quite intimate, and more human than visitors might expect, during their first day together.
Hasani's plight had been watched by animal lovers ever since his birth. His real mom, Monifa, wanted nothing to do with him almost immediately.
After the maternal rejection, the zoo set up a temporary nursery inside the zoo's gorilla house and zookeepers took over Hasani's care.
The zoo's primate team, a veterinarian, and a hand-rearing support team shipped in from the Columbus Zoo were on the job around the clock taking care of the young ape while also training Bawang to be his mother.
Over the next few weeks and months zoo keepers will begin introducing other gorillas into the mix -- including Monifa.
But before Hasani's biological mother gets another chance, Bawang's 10-year-old daughter Nneka and a couple others, including Hasani's birth father, will slowly be brought back into his life.
The introductions are expected to take about two months.
Hasani is still not ready for visitors, but the zoo is providing updates via Twitter and through its podcast page.
Hasani & Bawang Together at Last


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jeremy Hellickson allowed one hit in seven shutout innings and rookie Wil Myers homered in his home debut, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 4-1 on Monday night to end Toronto's 11-game winning streak.
Myers hit the second of three straight Tampa Bay homers in the second, connecting in his first at-bat at Tropicana Field. He received a standing ovation from a crowd of 11,407 getting its initial close-up view of the key acquisition in the offseason trade that sent pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis to Kansas City for the power-hitting right fielder and other prospects.
Myers' drive to center off Esmil Rogers (3-3) was sandwiched between home runs by James Loney and Sam Fuld as Tampa Bay went deep three times within a span of eight pitches. Luke Scott added a bloop RBI double to make it 4-0 in the third, and that was all the support Hellickson needed.
A night after scoring a season-high 13 runs at home to complete a three-game sweep of Baltimore, the Blue Jays were limited to four singles and five walks. They came up short in their bid to extend the longest winning streak in the majors since Detroit won 12 straight in 2011.
Hellickson (6-3) gave up J.P. Arencibia's single, walked four and struck out four. He allowed only one runner past first base - in the second inning, when Colby Rasmus walked and moved to third when Arencibia followed with his hit to center field.
The Blue Jays stranded Rasmus, who drew three of Toronto's five walks, when Maicer Izturis grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Toronto finally broke through in the eighth when it loaded the bases with one out against Alex Torres with a pair of singles and a walk. Jose Bautista grounded into a force play to drive in a run before Edwin Encarnacion flied out to end the threat.
Fernando Rodney worked the ninth for the Rays, earning his 16th save in 21 opportunities.
The Blue Jays' longest winning streak in nearly 15 years matched the best in club history. They also won 11 straight in 1987 and 1998.
The Rays began the day last in the AL East, one percentage point behind the surging Blue Jays, who gained seven games on Tampa Bay during their winning streak.
Despite the loss, Toronto has won 15 of 19 while outscoring opponents 103-57 to get back into the division race led by the Boston Red Sox.
Loney, Myers and Fuld went deep off Rogers with one out in the second, just the second time in franchise history - first at Tropicana Field - that Tampa Bay has hit three straight homers. Evan Longoria, Willy Aybar and Dioner Navarro did it on June 9, 2008, against the Angels.
Myers made his major league debut in Boston at the start of a seven-game road trip that ended Sunday. He hit a grand slam off CC Sabathia for his first big league homer during a loss last Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
NOTES: Blue Jays LHP J.A. Happ, who suffered a skull fracture and a sprained right knee when he fell to the ground at Tropicana Field after being struck behind the left ear by a line drive on May 7, is expected back at the ballpark Tuesday. Toronto manager John Gibbons said Happ, slowed by the knee injury, is throwing off a mound at the team's spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., but still has a ways to go before he pitches again. ... In preparation for his home debut, the Rays had Myers out on the field early to take fly balls in the domed stadium with the lights on and off. ... Gibbons hasn't ruled out SS Jose Reyes (left ankle) returning to Toronto's lineup in the next few days. ... Blue Jays RHP Brandon Morrow (forearm) has not resumed throwing, while 3B Brett Lawrie (left ankle) is probably a couple of weeks from starting a rehab assignment. ... Rays LHP David Price, sidelined since May 15 by a left triceps strain, is scheduled to make his second rehab start for Class-A Charlotte on Wednesday.


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=== Denver Nuggets Team Report – November 8 ===
(Sports Network) – The Denver Nuggets lost a tough game Friday in overtime to
the Los Angeles Clippers, 104-102, at the Pepsi Center.
Nuggets rookie sensation Carmelo Anthony posted a career-high 30 points in the
defeat. Earl Boykins added 19 for Denver, which has split its six games this
season. The Nuggets, though, lost for the first time on their home floor in
three tries.
Andre Miller hit just 5-of-15 shots and finished with 13 points, eight
rebounds and eight assists against his former team. Miller, who played with
the Clippers last season after getting traded from Cleveland, signed with
Denver as a free agent this past offseason.
Anthony opened the extra session with a shot from behind the arc to give the
Nuggets a 91-88 advantage. A basket by Quentin Richardson drew LA within one,
but Anthony hit another three-pointer to make it a four-point game.
Chris Wilcox and Anthony then traded baskets to keep the margin at four with
just over two minutes left in overtime. Two straight baskets by Richardson,
though, tied the game at 96-96.
A short jumper by Corey Maggette and a lay-up by Marco Jaric then made it
100-96 in favor of the Clippers with under a minute to play. The Nuggets
pulled within a basket at 101-99, but Maggette sealed the contest with a
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Pakistan collapsed from 144 for six to 157 all out as India snatched victory in the final one-day international to avoid a series sweep against their rivals.
Pakistan appeared set to complete the whitewash after bowling India out for 167 in Delhi and then getting solid contributions from Misbah-ul-Haq and Nasir Jamshed to close in on their target.
Although fellow opener Kamran Akmal went for a duck and Younis Khan soon followed for six, Jamshed kept his cool to make 34 before being trapped lbw by Ravichandran Ashwin.
Misbah helped the score along to 113 before departing for 39, caught by Ajinkya Rahane off Ashwin in the slips.
Pakistan endured a brief wobble with Shoaib Malik managing only five and Umar Akmal then stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 25, leaving the tourists on 125 for six.
Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Gul steadied the ship and looked to have them in a winning position with a little over 10 overs to go, but when Gul fell for 11, it prompted a late collapse with Saeed Ajmal following six balls later for one and Junaid Khan run out without scoring.
With seven balls left and Pakistan still 11 shy of their target, Hafeez was caught by Yuvraj Singh at short mid-wicket to give Ishant Sharma his third wicket and wrap up the victory for India.
Earlier, Ajmal had dominated proceedings, taking five for 24 as the hosts were dismissed in 43.4 overs.
Dhoni, with an unbeaten century and half-century in the first two games, top-scored with 36 as he hit out with wickets falling regularly around him.
Mohammad Irfan did the early damage as he removed openers Rahane and Gautam Gambhir with just 29 runs on the board.
Rahane went for 19 when he was caught behind by Kamran Akmal after Irfan had taken a slight edge with a ball which was angled across the batsman.
Gambhir had contributed 15 when he was caught by Umar Akmal to become Irfan's second victim, guiding a short and wide delivery straight to point.
Virat Kohli was dismissed for seven when Junaid found an outside edge to give Younis a low but comfortable catch at second slip, leaving the home side on 37 for three.
India had reached 63 when Yuvraj was squared up by a straight delivery from Hafeez and was bowled for 23.
India were battling their way back into the game and Dhoni, playing despite a sore back, hit successive sixes off Hafeez.
However, Suresh Raina went for 31 when he was trapped lbw by Ajmal to leave India on 111 for five.
Ashwin went first ball, again lbw to Ajmal who was on a hat-trick with the final ball of his over.
Ravindra Jadeja played a forward defensive to deny Ajmal a hat-trick but he had still bowled a double-wicket maiden to rock India, who were struggling on 111 for six.
Dhoni responded with a six off the first ball of Hafeez's next over but perished for 36 when he was caught by Umar Akmal at point off Gul.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was dismissed for two, trapped lbw by Ajmal with a doosra, to leave the home side 141 for eight.
Jadeja and Sharma had put on 19 for the ninth wicket when Sharma was out for five, caught and bowled by Ajmal who took the catch at the second attempt.
Ajmal secured a five-wicket haul when he tempted Jadeja to try for a second-successive six and he was caught at long-on by Umar Akmal after contributing 27 to a disappointing Indian total.


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by Hugh Hunter
"Wedding Belles" (2009) by Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards is a contemporary play that takes you back to yesteryear. Now running at Old Academy Players, it is set in 1942 in Eufala Springs, a small Texas town where middle age women hold a Garden Club meeting.
The set is striking. The porch of the white country house of Laura Lee is full of stacks of paper – part trash, part donation to the war effort. As women gather, they inspect the neglected backyard flowers, and you can see a lot is going wrong.
Bobrita (Ginny Kaufmann) is married and weary of supporting Violet (Patricia Pelletreau), her bible-quoting spinster sister. Improbably, Violet is now living with Glendine (Michele Loor Nicolay), a zippy and sportive woman now married for the sixth or seventh time.
The early going is full of circumspect chitchat. All these women are vibrant, but their personalities are so different that you wonder how they can live together. You are kept in the dark, even as you are being teased by an undercurrent of shared disgruntlement.
A second issue emerges when Laura Lee (Susan Lonker) finally shows up with Ima Jean (Kimberly Shrack), whom she found at the bus station. Ima is a picturesque and winning waif who is trying to marry her fiance before he goes off to war. Will she be stranded at the altar?
But the dramatic tension in "Wedding Belles" is never very high because somehow you know everything will turn out all right. Even if overtaken by disaster, you have the presentiment that these resourceful women will at least manage to pull off a moral victory.
That is because the script of Bailey and Edwards all but screams at you that, in an earlier time and place, people (women anyway) were worth more than they are today – more staunch, more true-blue. Given this point of view, victory on some terms is a foregone conclusion.
I do not see there is much director Helga Krauss could have done to change any of that. "Wedding Belles" is a short work, just 90 minutes in its entirety. Since the pace picks up in Act Two, the drama might work better if played straight through without intermission.
But I doubt any tinkering with staging can overcome weaknesses in the script. The plot itself is overly familiar. Consider: a dynamic stranger bursts into an already disquieted community with the result that old problems are stripped bare, and everyone is forced to own up. Heard this story before?
Maybe people were more true-blue in the old days. For this to ring true, the drama would have to unfold in such a way as to surprise you into the realization. But with its insistent nostalgia and predictable outcomes, surprise is the one thing "Wedding Belles" lacks.
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Diplopia, commonly known as double vision, is the perception of two images from a single object. The images may be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal [1].
Binocular diplopiaEdit
Double vision can occur when the two eyes are not correctly aligned while aiming at an object, such as in esotropia and exotropia - these result in uncrossed diplopia and crossed diplopia, respectively (i.e. "crossed eyes", in esotropia, result in uncrossed diplopia). When the eyes are misaligned and aimed at different targets, two non-matching images are sent to the viewer's brain. When the viewer's brain accepts and uses two non-matching images simultaneously, double vision results.
Double vision is dangerous to survival, therefore, the brain naturally guards against its occurrence. In an attempt to avoid double vision, the brain can ignore one eye (suppression). Due to the brain's ability to suppress one eye, double vision can appear to go away without medical evaluation or treatment. The causes of the double vision are very likely still present and loss of vision in one eye can occur due to lack of treatment. The loss of vision in one eye can be temporary or permanent depending on detection and treatment. It is in this way, that diplopia contributes to loss of depth perception and binocular vision, amblyopia (lazy eye), and/or strabismus (deviating eye).
Monocular diplopiaEdit
Diplopia can also occur when viewing with only one eye; this is called monocular diplopia, or where the patient perceives more than two images, monocular polyopia. In this case, the multiple vision can be caused by a structural defect in the vision system, such as cataracts, subluxation of the crystalline lens or Keratoconus causing irregularities in the refraction of light within the eye.
Temporary diplopiaEdit
Temporary diplopia can also be caused by intoxication from alcohol or head injuries, such as concussion. If temporary double vision does not resolve quickly, one should see an eye doctor immediately.
Treatment for binocular diplopiaEdit
Treatment for binocular diplopia includes prism lenses and/or vision therapy. Daily wear of prism lenses is the passive compensatory treatment. Vision therapy is an active treatment which retrains the visual and vestibular systems (brain, eye muscles, and body). Vision therapy may eliminate the need for daily wear of prism lenses.
- ^ Cassin, B. and Solomon, S. Dictionary of Eye Terminology. Gainsville, Florida: Triad Publishing Company, 1990.
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- Common Cause of Double Vision
- All About Double Vision
- All About Lazy Eye
- FAQ -- Eye Muscle Surgery Information
- Brain Injuries and Double Vision
- Some more info about diplopia
- Addtl info about diplopia
- What is Stereovision?
- What is Vision Therapy?
- VisionSimulations.com | What the world looks like to people with various diseases and conditions of the eye
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An invitation to a nocturnal promenade, this new edition of the Nuit blanche à Montréal takes over three districts and one pole in Montréal: Old Montréal and the Quays of the Old Port, the Quartier des spectacles and the downtown core, the Plateau Mont-Royal and the Mile-End, and the Pôle Maisonneuve. Throughout the night, these three districts will be linked by a shuttle service, allowing the festival-goers to move easily and quickly from one district to another. Live performances, music, exhibitions and design will cast their spell over the city, with attractions and events including a winter fairyland in the Place des Festivals, and a redesigned "Underground City" featuring the artistic corridors of Art souterrain: a plethora of activities to please all Festival fans. What's more, the metro will remain open all night long.
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|System: X360, PS3, PC
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Midway Studios
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Midway
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Sept. 3, 2007
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-16
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Pending
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Matthew Walker
August 7, 2007 - Aliens have been the bane of our existence for quite some time, whether in video games or real life for some. They constantly find ways to ruin a perfectly good town with their death rays and probes. Granted, we have had several chances to take our stand against, as well as be one of, these heartless cold-blooded killers. Some would say the only exception to the cold-hearted ruthless killing nature of these life forms from a distant world is E.T., but I say that even he was out for blood. He just substituted his blood thirsty nature for some Reeses Pieces and stopped for the day.
Midway has been leading the charge against the world conquers for some time now. In the past, we needed to shake out our pants to find quarters to pop in to the arcade in order to take them down. Over time, we have had the opportunity of mowing down some Alien/Predator wannabes in the console version of those games and now we have a new outing that will focus on the element of teamwork to bring down the aliens. In September, we will make our final stand. In September, we will show the universe that you don't mess with a world that has seen Independence Day.
The main storyline follows Aeran Pierce, a military vet who served during the Iraq Conflict. At the start of the game, we get a harsh flashback about the war and the mindset of the character at that time. We also find about those aliens. Doing what the government does best, they convince Aeran's squad that the aliens they saw were not real. They probably told them that it was due to the battle stress they were under, a common government ploy to distract from the truth. That or weather balloons. After some time has past, Aeran and his squad are called back into action because they are the only ones that have seen what is devastating the U.S. from the inside. This could be one tour of duty that Aeran and his fellow squad may wish they didn't have any part of.
I recently played the demo available for the game, and if I wasn't ready to take down aliens before then, I am now. Blacksite Area 51 is your traditional FPS game. You have the first person view, various weapons, and even the screen turning red effect to symbolize you are about to kick the bucket so find a place to hide to fill your health up feature. I know that that may be a little disheartening to find out that it is just another FPS, but it makes it up with the squad features you will be able to play with. There were several instances that the squad with me kept asking for orders and I could honestly hear that their restlessness was affecting their mood to follow my commands. I love this feature of the game; it adds that certain amount of depth to the combat system. Orders are not the only things that will affect your squad's performance either. If you are pinned down by a large amount of opposing forces, you will be able to watch them hide and scream to you to come and aid them. In addition, their morale is boosted if you are doing exceptionally well.
The controls for the demo were great all the way around; they responded as well as the squad followed my commands. I'm not sure if it is because of the countless hours I have spent playing through some other FPSs, but the ease in which a few friends and I were able to lock horns with the enemy was rather impressive. Nothing was overly complicated with the controls. I'm sure that as the game progresses, this simplistic natured control scheme will become a dire importance when face incredible odds, probably more so when we can take Blacksite online and play as a co-op team or in a 16-person deathmatch. There's part of me that hopes we will have more than those two choices of online gameplay, but we will have to wait and see how that comes about when the game is finally released.
The graphics are another appealing aspect of the game. The rain effect alone in the level that I played was impressive. The game is not a grittily detailed as some other games, but the effect Midway was going for is respectable enough to be considered a beautiful game to look at. This was even more apparent in the destructive nature of everything in the game. If you don't like the way the dairy freezer looks in the store, shoot it until it doesn't look like itself. The lightning effects add the omniscient eerie appeal to the game as well. All of the attention to detail in graphics will make the gamer in all of us giddy. Not to be completely outdone, the sounds of the game are pleasing too. The voice acting doesn't seem to be reliant on the fabled sci-fi genre of quality acting, and this is a good thing. The explosions are also authentic to the point of forcing you to feel the carnage of war on your nerves.
Blacksite Area 51 is holding its own as far as a title to be on the look out for. In a month that seems to be already dominated by Halo 3, Blacksite will be the sleeper hit that everyone is talking. Impressive graphics, squad based gameplay, and online features for a full explosion of carnage and bloodshed, all await us when the game hits shelves this September. The alien scum had better be watching their backs when we fight another Independence Day to free our world from them.
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Quick and satisfying vegan meals can be easily prepared with your own creativity, along with what you have stocked in your pantry, refrigerator and/or freezer. Some of the best (and most delicious) quick recipes that I have come up with were born from desiring a home cooked meal, not having much time to cook, and deciding to experiment with whatever I had on hand! (See some easy recipes posted below this article).
Smoothies are the quickest instant meals. With a good blender, some frozen or fresh fruit and good quality H2O, you can blend a meal together in seconds. A favorite breakfast of mine is to blend together a frozen banana, some frozen raspberries or blueberries, a handful of organic baby salad greens, a few pitted dates and a bit of nondairy milk, all combined to make a tasty and satisfying shake.
Salads are next up on the simple-to-prepare-scale. I like to pre-wash greens early in the day and refrigerate them, so they are nice and crisp by suppertime. I combine these crunchy, leafy gems with canned garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed), a bit of sliced onion, pretty grape tomatoes, sunflower seeds, chopped carrots and my favorite dressing. This makes a tasty and filling main dish salad. For fancy toppers try jarred artichoke hearts, Kalamata olives, roasted red peppers or cubed tofu.
Pasta makes a super easy vegan meal. One of my preferred quick dinners consists of a flavorful sauce made from combining jarred, low fat vegan marinara with thinly sliced crimini mushrooms and 2 tablespoons of capers. Simmer for fifteen minutes. Toss the sauce with a pound of cooked penne, (al dente of course) and you've got perfect pasta-with-pizazz. Or sauté baby spinach, white beans and chopped garlic in a bit of veggie broth. Let it simmer for 5 to 7 minutes while you cook up some whole grain spaghetti. Toss the spinach sauce with the cooked spaghetti and serve. Jazzylicious!
Soups make the ultimate quick meal because they are satisfying and simple. A great 20-minute soup can be prepared by combining 4 cups of of vegetable broth, plenty of thinly sliced mushrooms, and some fines herbs. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add a 1/2-cup of whole grain rotini and cook another 10 minutes. Soup time!
Hard to eat vegan? Nope, it's easy…and quick too – Here are a few "no-cook" recipes for simple summer fare!
Fancy Chickpea Salad
Makes 2 to 3 servings
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans, rinsed well and drained
1 cup minced celery, with tops
11/2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon capers, drained, rinsed and minced
½ cup chopped walnuts
3 to 4 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise or unsweetened vegan yogurt, plus more as needed
Put the garbanzo beans into a medium mixing bowl and mash them up using a potato masher. Add the celery, parsley, sea salt and cayenne and continue mashing to combine. Stir in the capers and walnuts. Stir in the vegan mayonnaise 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Chill for 2 to 6 hours. Serve as a sandwich spread or serve on a bed of greens, as a main dish luncheon salad.
Almond "Creamy" Pudding
Makes 4 to 6 servings
14 to 16 ounces soft or firm regular tofu, drained
6 heaping tablespoons almond butter
6 heaping tablespoons maple syrup
4 to 6 almonds, for garnish
Put the tofu, almond butter, and maple syrup in a blender and process until smooth and creamy. Spoon into six espresso cups, four martini glasses, or four small dessert dishes and refrigerate for 3 to 24 hours. Serve chilled, garnished with a whole almond on top, if desired.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - In what head coach Andy Card described as a "survival at sea," the Yale lightweight rowing team defeated Penn and Columbia in both the varsity and second varsity events in windy conditions on the Housatonic River.
In the first varsity eights race, which opened the day after a scheduling change, No. 3 Yale defeated No. 9 Columbia by 9 seconds, finishing in a time of 6:21.6. No. 10 Penn was another 7.9 seconds back, with a time of 6:38.5.
Yale also won the second varsity eight handily, finishing in a time of 7:09.7, 14 seconds ahead of Penn. Columbia finished well back with a time of 7:37.1.
Conditions continued to worsen throughout the day, and racing was called off due to swamping midway through the first freshman eights race. Both the third varsity fours and second freshman/fourth varsity fours were called off as well.
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I have been learning about Peace Week.
Peace Week is an annual tradition organised by The Peace Foundation every year. You can learn more about The Peace Foundation by following this LINK.
As a way to learn about Peace Week I did three different Peace Week activities.
With Miss Brennan we created a poster to help promote peace and Peace Week.
With Mrs Baker we made hand print doves and wrote messages of peace on them.
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Last week, Aleem Walji participated in GE's global conference, 'Disrupt or Be Disrupted'. He has written an entry that is being featured in The World Bank's "Let's Talk Development" blog. Below is an excerpt:
How do you 'disrupt' your business from the core by building on your strengths and leveraging your assets? Jeff Immelt, GE's CEO talked about the fear of losing too many engineers and scientists who don't 'fit corporate culture' but proceed to found billion dollar businesses (Sergei Brin started at GE). It reminded me of a session at the Indian School of Business led by a senior Google Executive where he said that it's not Microsoft, Facebook, or Twitter that keeps him up at night, it's 'three kids in a garage'. Hewlett Packard, Apple, Google, and Groupon, all started small, learned fast from failure, took risks nobody was willing to take, and then fundamentally disrupted business models and industries.
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GameAttain needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 218 designs submitted by 50 freelance designers.
We're a new start-up building a social discovery engine to help consumers find new games to play.
GameAttain will initially be a Facebook, then iPhone app designed to help the casual and serious gamer in finding recommendations, reviews and information base on their gaming interest. Essentially we're developing an intelligent recommendation application customized to the individual gamer.
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Our desired audience are repeat game buyers. They are looking for the next hot game, anticipating the newest releases. They're collectors, enjoy competition and like to show off their achievements. Essentially, they are game connoisseurs.
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- Pop for hours and hours and hours and hours
One of the single greatest gifts (and curses) to anyone who is a little anal retentive is bubble wrap. Sure it's good for protecting packages, but the real joy is popping each and every bubble. You can't let even one survive or your mission as bubble popper has failed. But what happens when you desire the joy of popping bubble wrap but don't have the time to invest in popping a full 60' roll? Welcome to the future, my friends; electronic bubble wrap is here.
Each keychain device has 8 rubbery little "bubble" buttons. They have a pretty close tactile feel to actual bubble wrap. Guess what happens when you push one? That's right, you hear a little pop. In a nutshell, that is the simple beauty of the electronic bubble wrap keychain. But there is one bonus, and here's where the OCD can kick in a little. Every 100th "pop" is not a pop at all, but a silly sound: a boing, a bark, a rude noise, etc. And since you can easily pop (pun intended) the keychain in your pocket, you'll always have bubble wrap when you need it most (you know, like when your boss starts talking).
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It's December. The leaves have fallen and the trees are bare. Here in the southern Ontario snowbelt we had several early dustings of snow but they all soon melted off. Although our first major snowfall was late this year, it's now here to stay and we will not see the grass again until at least March, maybe April. The Friends of Algonquin started their Facebook album of 2010 winter photography a month ago on November 5. Algonquin Park, about a two hour drive north of here, is my favorite photography destination even in winter. I took my first winter trip there on December 4-5 this year.
I'm often asked for advice about photographing in winter so I thought I'd share some of my favorite tips in a series of articles. Here are a few to get you started. If you have a specific question about winter photography you'd like answered, ask in the comment section.
This is so important I've listed it first. Condensation can disable a camera or lens for hours. It occurs when warm, humid or moisture laden air meets a cold surface. Like when you breath on a cold window and it fogs up. The fog might stay there for hours or even freeze into ice like on your car windshield. You don't want that to happen to your camera and lens especially on the inside where you might not be able to see it or do anything about it.
So don't breath on your lens or camera if you can avoid it. And don't try to blow snowflakes off the front of your lens; use a lens brush or Rocket Blower.
Some people advocate putting their equipment in a sealed plastic bag before bringing it back into a warm building but I simply put everything in my camera case and zip it up. I leave it closed for several hours or even overnight until everything warms up to room temperature. Before sealing the camera bag, I take out all the batteries so they can be recharged and also the memory cards so they can be warmed up and off-loaded to my computer.
I often put my camera bag over a heater vent to speed up the warming process. If I decide to go back outside I either leave the bag outside so it stays cold or simply take it back out without opening it inside.
Even before the temperature gets down to the freezing mark, you will start to experience problems with batteries. The colder your batteries get, the faster the power will drain. There are several ways to handle this problem. I like to carry a couple of fully charged backup batteries in a nice warm pocket inside my coat. As soon as the battery in the camera starts to give me any problems. I replace it with a warm one and put the used one in my pocket to warm back up so I can reuse it later.
You can extend the battery life by cutting down on your power consumption. The LCD uses a lot of power so keep the display turned off when you don't need it. Don't use Live View if you don't need it. The same goes for Image Stabilization. Those of us with failing eyesight love Autofocus but it, too, can use a lot of power. I use the center spot to focus a scene then turn AF off when I recompose moving my subject off the spot. This may require a tripod.
At the end of the shooting day, I take all the batteries inside and fully recharge them so they'll be ready for the next day. I keep a power inverter in my car so I can partially recharge them when I'm driving from one location to another. The inverter only works when the engine is running so this is not very effective if you're only going short distances. I purchased the inverter from the computer department at Staples.
Metal tripods get cold. They can be painful to touch with bare skin. I wrap my tripod legs in ensolite foam pipe insulation that I purchased from Home Depot and Lowe's. This insulation comes in various diameters so you need to take your tripod into the store to find the size that fits. I cut the insulation to length using a box cutter type knife, put it on the top section of the tripod legs then wrap it end to end using black vinyl electrical tape. I leave it on my tripod year round because it also cushions my shoulder when I carry it. The insulation will last for many years without needing to be replaced. Also, it does not add any significant weight to the tripod.


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The Geneva College chapel program--a weekly devotional time in which the campus community comes together in praise of God--is a vital part of the College′s educational mission. The purpose of each service is to encourage with the Word of God a community learning to serve Him in all areas of life. Messages apply deep biblical truth in a winsome way, engaging the hearts of attendees on the soul-deep issues of our time and helping them understand and apply to life the grace and glory of the risen Christ.
Scripture is central to all components of the service, including the music. We sing the Psalms of the Bible because of their unique connection to the life and ministry of Jesus and their consequent ability to unite Christians from every culture and time period.
Chapel is under the direction of Geneva′s chaplain, Pastor Rutledge "Rut" Etheridge. Following his undergrad work in theology with a pastoral studies emphasis, Rut was a high school Bible teacher in Indianapolis from 1999-2004. He earned his Master of Divinity Degree in 2006 and for seven years pastored a church in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. He started work as Geneva′s chaplain in the 2013-14 academic year. Rut is the regular speaker in chapel but we also hear from a variety of local as well as nationally known teachers and preachers.
Chapel is held in Metheny Fieldhouse every Wed. at the 10:10 a.m hour. Chapel messages are recorded each week and posted on the college website for listening. Students are required to attend but are allowed to miss 4 of the 15 services per semester. Most campus offices shut down during chapel so that as many faculty and staff as possible can attend along with the students.
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I've always loved your rendition of that poster, thank you for updating for us!
I totally agree with ToyOtter…
Excellent article! You said everything: "this is a toy line, not the comics".
This is my favorite wave so far. Black Vulcan, El Dorado (awesome face sculpting), Samurai, Apache Chief and Toyman. Yes, I have waited for 20 years too…
I think Mattel should release Brainiac robot and Mr Freeze in the DCUC line. It would be great!!!
Great read and thanks for the video post. I LOVE SUPERFRIENDS/SUPERPOWERS. And the fact I can have my LOD face off the real Super Friends, is amazing! Wave 18 is my fav wave in a long time.
Now all i need is a Superfriends bizzaro and scarecrow!
Like it or not, the "theme waves" of "Blackest Night" followed by "SuperFriends" may well determine if this line continues…or not.
The fact this line is now admittedly aimed at "collectors" and the BN wave has already seen release by DC Direct by the time that wave was confirmed does not help.
Sure, I can hope we hit w68 or beyond, but realistically, with rising costs this past year and increasingly 'niche' characters, let alone complete waves, I think I'm being more than a little realistic, here.
For the record, El Dorado is the only one I don't care for from this wave, but I do hope to be surprised like I was with Golden Pharaoh.
and for the record, there are several hispanic and occasional black figures in the wrestling lines, including women. Meanwhile, the only "non-white" females in DCUC are…Starfire (a Matty exclusive) and Katma Tui? Where's Vixen, Cheshire (besides YJ-?), Skyrocket, among other "minority females"? But hey, version #3 of Black Lightning!
Sorry, but Shang Chi does not even begin to complete Super Powers, and yeah, we get the Freeze repaint, but what about a repainted Penguin? Wave 1 Penguin is the same as using an old Freeze. This can't be over yet. Plus, Orion is nothing like the SP version, and we need a new Lex, a vac-metal Braniac, a SP Kaliback, Darkseid could use a cape, a new Clark Kent couldn't hurt…
And for the LOD, we really need a new Bizarro, a Captain Cold repaint and brown Grodd before we can have a good Super Friends LOD.
Wave 18 is a yellow brick in the right direction but we haven't reached the Emerald City yet, Toto.
So awesome. El Dorado is also part of the unreleased fourth series which could have been, so he adds nicely to that category along with being a Super Friends character.
I think the circle is BETTER than complete. Not only do we have Samauri, but we have a ton of characters that SHOULD have been included 25 years ago. Bizarro, Sinestro, Black Manta, Toyman, Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, Grodd, Solomon Grundy, Captain Cold, Riddler, Giganta. They've done an awesome job.
Lt. Clutch- I'm stupid. Of course, El Dorado counts towards the unreleased concepts!
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i always liked the attempt to diversify the super powers line with Samuria and Apache chief and El dorado. black Vulcan never cared for only because he was a black lightning remake because hb did not want to pay for black lighting. but to actully see the super powers line redone and near completion including almost all the unproduced figures. Mattel has scored well with dc classics. plus boomrang and bronze tiger means maybe the suicide squad can start to see more figures.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. (…or hers, if you're name is DemonCat…and you come from Long Island were girls are just as geeky as guys..especially in the Five Towns area!. I'm from West Islip originally.) I happen to be thrilled with Wave 18. By the way, some of us waited thirty-something years for these figures! Not just twenty!
My other opinion is that the prophets of doom among us (I'm looking at you Brainlock, and some guy named Rono in the Forum) really have no idea what they are talking about. (Kind of like real-life prophets of doom, who are also full of…bologna.) This line is not only alive and kicking, but the hottest thing going at the moment. Besides, look at how long it took Mattel to finally put the JLU out of its long-overdue misery. DCUC is nowhere near done. There will be real signs when it is.
And please add my vote for bonafide Super Powers versions of Penguin, Kalibak and Orion. I'm OK with Batman, Superman, Clark and Lex as is. Although Superman's current head definitely needs to be revisited. And I'm sure it will be. And Clark is a bit out of shape. And a more comic-accurate armored Lex would be cool. There's probably a Superman Legacy subline in the works for sometime soon. Especially with a new movie next year.
Now let's all get together and demand a DCUC Super Powers BATMOBILE!!!
Hey Brainlock…ever heard of a little line called Justice League Unlimited?!?!
Folks were constantly calling for it's demise for years. But it kept going and going and going…until recently of course.
So I think it's still really early to start predicting the demise of DCUC. These guys are doing an awesome job and with the 4H on board, they can make even Ma Hunkel a sought after figure.
He'll…any 6″ scale Batmobile will do!
Marvel was stereotyping too back then, of course, but Hanna-Barbera and DC really did take it to the Nth level. Maybe that's because they were created for TV and mass media. But you still see stereotyped characters now. Its been diluted, but it's still there, and there's no denying it can come across as insulting.
But…I have no problem enjoying these characters, who for all intents and purposes are no less lame than A LOT of other DC characters. Harley Quinn and Livewire are also cartoon-created characters and are great designs, so not being created for comics isn't as much of an issue as the "Super-stereotypes".
Now as far as 4th wave Super Powers? I'd really be curious to see a Silicon figure. But really, lets not give Kenner too much credit for essentially avoiding actual DC characters to create their own, non-licensed ones.
I'm just glad it's (hopefully) almost over. I'm glad for the people who wanted these that they're getting something they were looking forward to, I know I have my own wishlist figures as well (Jason Todd's Red Hood) but I am ready to see more variety in the line, and not have so many characters shoehorned in just because someone working on the line likes them. If you like these, I'm happy for you, and I'll also be happier when we can move back to comic based characters. There are a lot of characters that have just as much right to be represented that are having to take a backseat to these. The Flash family alone is getting ridiculously shortchanged. I do hope that they don't continue this on to the figures that were planned but not made as well, there's such a thing as too much.
Quadrex would complete things for me greatly as far
As Super Powers goes.
I still want my CnC Rita Farr and Chief!
And we still have 3 Metal Men to go..and a Will Magnus wouldn't hurt!
And I would kill for a wave that had Halo, Katana, Looker, and GeoForce in it (a 70s style BL and an older style Metamorpho would be nice too)!
How about a Terra, Jericho, Gideon, and Bumblebee? A Kole would be nice too!
Or how about a Loser's Squadron?
No, this line is FAR from done
Someone needs to get down and solve the mystery of the "Seth Green" faced Captain Boomerang. Was that this year's in-joke ala Molarr from last year? What more can they serve up at SDCC, we shall definitely see.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China, having recently toured Foxconn facilities, but so far his most interesting meeting has been with Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang. Li committed to improving intellectual property protection for international companies like Apple, who is currently duking it out with a local LCD vendor over the iPad trademark. The Vice Premier said specifically:
To be more open to the outside is a condition for China to transform its economic development, expand domestic demands and conduct technological innovation.
He also called on foreign companies to care for Chinese workers, which has been a concern for Apple at Foxconn for awhile now, but has become a big subject of public attention lately. Cook promised to keep working honestly within Chinese law, and maintain a healthy level of cooperation with the locals. Li would like to see international companies partnering with Chinese ones for product development, and said the government aims to strengthen emerging industries and innovation.
Apple has invested a ton of money into Foxconn, and by association, the Chinese economy; it's expected that they're also on good terms with the government, and that they'll keep up those relations to make sure iPhone and iPad production continues unabated. That said, I can't help but wonder who needs who more as far as economics go: China for the money Apple's bringing in, or Apple for China's supply chain?
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Senator John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, S. 2242, which would permanently abolish the federal estate tax. The Senate bill is identical to H.R. 1259 introduced in the House by Representative Kevin Brady, R-Texas. The tax is currently set at a 35% tax rate with a $5 million exemption. However, in 2013, the estate tax rate is scheduled to increase to 55% with a $1 million exemption. However, in 2013, the estate tax rate is scheduled to increase to 55% with a $1 million exemption.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association President J.D. Alexander calls the tax an unnecessary tax on small businesses and farm and ranch families across the country.
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The appraised value of rural land is extremely inflated when compared to its agricultural value. Many cattle producers are forced to spend an enormous amount of money on attorneys or sell off land or parts of the operation to pay off tax liabilities. This takes more open space out of agriculture and usually puts it into the hands of urban developers.
Thune, calls the estate tax destructive, misguided, and inefficient, and he says the economy, small businesses, family farms, and ranches that are expected to be transferred to future generations will benefit enormously from its elimination. Co-sponsor, Senator Mike Johanns, R-Neb., points out that the loss of a family member should not be a taxable event, and Americans should not be forced to sell the family business, farm or ranch just to pay it.
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Pluristem Therapeutics Inc said results from its early/mid-stage clinical trial indicated its placenta-derived stem cells for the treatment of muscle injury were safe and provided evidence the cells might be effective in treating orthopedic injuries.
"Patients treated with PLX-PAD had a greater improved change of maximal voluntary muscle contraction force than the placebo group," Israel-based Pluristem said in a statement on Tuesday.
The trial was conducted at the Orthopedic Clinic of the Charite University Medical School under the auspices of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Germany's health authority.
"This was a very important study not only for Pluristem but for the cell therapy industry in general," Pluristem chief executive Zami Aberman said. "Based on these results, we intend to move forward with implementing our strategy towards using PLX cells in orthopedic indications and muscle trauma."
The injured muscle studied was the gluteus medius muscle in the buttock. Total hip replacement surgery via the standard transgluteal approach necessitates injury of the gluteus medius muscle, and post-operative healing is crucial for joint stability and function.
"The study showed that PLX-PAD cells were safe and well tolerated," the statement said.
The primary efficacy endpoint of the study was the change in maximal voluntary isometric contraction force of the gluteal muscle six months after surgery.
Efficacy was shown in two groups treated with the cells, with one group receiving a 150 million cell dose displaying a 500 percent improvement over the placebo group. Patients treated with a 300 million cell dose showed a 300 percent improvement over the placebo.
An analysis of the gluteal muscle indicated an increase in muscle volume in those patients treated with PLX-PAD cells versus the placebo group.
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Friday, January 27, 2006
Sugar (not) High Friday #15 (I tried...)
This time the Sugar High Friday is hosted by Becks&Posh, and they've decided to replace the 'high' with 'low'. The task:
is to make a delicious, mouthwatering dessert whilst being a lot more frugal than usual with the fat and the sugar. In fact, try not to use processed sugar at all.
Hmmm. Got that? No processed sugar whatsoever. However, more 'natural sugars', like honey, syrup, sugary fruit etc were allowed.
Inspiration struck me about a week ago on Glasgow-Edinburgh train when I was flipping through the pages of the January issue of Waitrose Food Illustrated. On page 11 it states that
The parsnip's season is November to January, so this is the last chance to get them at their best. Winter frosts will also have intensified their already marked sweetness; in days gone by, this root was used instead of sugar in cakes.
Voila! I like carrot cakes a lot, and if parsnip was used instead of sugar in the old days, I could try to make a parsnip cake which is like carrot cake, but without sugar. I also had a packet of sucrose free ginger (Buderim Ginger from Australia) in my cupboard, and I thought that ginger should work quite well with parsnip. I checked out some of my carrot cake recipes, and eventually decided to make parsnip, ginger and hazelnut tray bake.
Well. It wasn't bad. If I'd be served this, I'd happily finish the piece. But it wasn't blogging-worthily good either, verging on the bland, so I'll keep the recipe to myself this time. It was much nicer on the morning after, when the ginger had had time to depart some of its gingery goodness into the rest of the cake (that ginger was actually delicious on its own as well, I hadn't tried this particular type of ginger previously).
But, to be truly honest, I should have just made the sugar-free Luscious Apple Cake recipe from the very same Waitrose magazine..
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8 comments:
- Alanna said...
Too bad! But I think you still definitely deserve A Veggie Venture kind of "great try and better luck next time" pat on the back!
- 5:24 pm, January 27, 2006
- Sam said...
I am glad I am not the only one who feels let down by their experiment - but hey - it was good to play right? you are right aboutt he apple cake though - maybe I will give that one a try. it looks rather yumptious.
- 9:16 pm, January 27, 2006
- relly59 said...
Drop by to say "Fit like" is it correct? I have cooked yesterday mini tart out of just mashed banana and nuts. But did'nt know about weekly events until yesterday afternoon.
- 9:17 pm, January 27, 2006
- sha said...
i did something very greek
you will love it bec of the spices
try again .. get up .. and soon share the recipe with us!
- 12:59 am, January 28, 2006
- J said...
hi pille, sounded like a great idea on paper; still...there's always next time!
- 4:46 am, January 28, 2006
- Anne said...
Oooh, I was very much thinking about that apple cake myself, it seemed so convenient!! :) This was much more inventive though, sorry it didn't quite work out.
- 9:28 am, January 28, 2006
- Niki said...
That apple cake sounds great! You should give it a go anyway.
Buderim ginger is pretty big over here in a real "Aussie pride" kind of way.:-) My grandmother lives half the year in Buderim and has always loved ginger so she's in heaven. I have to say I'm not such a fan of the big chunks of crystallised gigner they make. I prefer my sugared ginger to be in thin slices, like I discovered it in Japan recently.
- 2:37 pm, January 29, 2006
- Pille said...
AK - indeed. Thanks for tha pat on the back!
Sam - I did enjoy the challenge, even if it didn't really work. I'll probably try the apple cake, too, to see if this sugarless thing is possible..
Relly - I couldn't find your post about the mashed banana and nuts:( Sounds intriguing - let me know when you're sharing the recipe!
Sha - I loved your quince dish!
J - that's what I thought, but sadly no:)
Thanks for your kind words, Anne. We must try that apple cake soon. And I liked your biscotti!
Niki - I'm not so keen on ginger, but I really liked that Buderim version! I ate most of the ginger-rich pieces of the cake with my friend - I guess it disguised the sugarfree blandness of the cake very well:) Though I must admit I chopped it up a bit - I'm afraid the big chunks would have been a bit too much indeed..
- 4:43 pm, January 30, 2006


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Nov. 19, 2004
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Senior Adam Gibbons scored 25 points to lead the MIT Engineers to a 66-62 win over Roger Williams at the UMass-Dartmouth Tip-Off Tournament. MIT (1-0) will play Endicott College (1-0) in Saturday's championship final after the Gulls upended the host-Corsairs.
After two near-flawless performances in the preseason, Friday night's season-opening victory wasn't pretty for the Engineers. Roger Williams (0-1) challenged every shot, forcing MIT to just under 36 percent from the floor for the game. But despite the shooting woes, Tech used another side of its arsenal to clip the Hawks. The Engineers outrebounded Roger Williams 33-22, and scored in transition by forcing 18 turnovers.
Gibbons paved the way with 25 points on 9-of-20 shooting. Tech's senior tri-captain also added a game-high six steals and five rebounds.
As well as Gibbons played, Mike Huhs anchored the team by grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out four assists from the low-post. He also added 13 points en route to his first double-double of the season. The Engineers now face Endicott College in the tournament championship. The Gulls qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season, losing to NEWMAC-rival Babson College.