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The Louis Vuitton Tambour Blue sports a contrasting black V on a canvas of deep blueCategories:Louis Vuitton
The freshly unveiled Tambour Blue doesn't deviate too far from winning these accolades. The timepiece features a rich deep blue color on the dial, which is marked with the distinct back V. Available in highly contrasting brushed and polished metal finishes, the watches employ the ETA 2894.2 movement with a 42-hour power reserve. The date indicator is located between the 4th and the 5th hour marker on the right hand side of the dial. The dial is flanked by a black alligator and calf bi-material strap with blue highlights. The sapphire glass that sits atop the dial is reflection-proof, thus making reading the time a lot more comfortable at any time of the day. Last, but surely not the least, the watch is submergible up to 100 meters in water, making it durable for sports and adventure usage as well.
The Louis Vuitton Tambour Blue chronograph costs $7,700 and is expected to arrive towards the latter end of this month.
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Louis Vuitton Tambour Monogram Sun TourbillonCategories:Louis Vuitton
The Tambour Monogram Sun Tourbillon, a truly exceptional timepiece, retains its LV80 calibre technical sophistication, with the Louis Vuitton La Fabrique du Temps signature, and is equipped with the most famous of complications: the Tourbillon. Once juxtaposed, the two bridges, located at the centre of the dial and composed of three petals respectively, form the LV flower. Its automatic winding makes it an even rarer piece whose overall design can be admired thanks to its sapphire background.
The Tambour Monogram Sun Tourbillon would not be the same without its particular watchmaking artistry. It all hinges around the dial that is adorned with a Louis Vuitton flower. Crafted on guilloché mother-of-pearl, it stands out from a snow setting. This setting features diamonds of different sizes arranged randomly so as to completely cover the precious metal. The soft colours accentuate the delicate ornamentation in shades of white and pink mother-of-pearl, white diamonds, pink and blue sapphires.
Tambour Monogram Sun Tourbillon Watch
– Case in 18-carat pink gold, 38mm diameter
– Bezel set with 58 diamonds (1.1 ct) and crown set with 1 diamond (0.16 ct)
– Automatic movement, LV80 calibre, La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton
– Functions: Tourbillon, hours & minutes
– Dial: Sunray guilloché white mother-of-pearl and 386-diamond snow setting (0.94 ct)
– Semi-shiny white alligator strap
– Pin buckle in 18-carat pink gold set with 103 diamonds (0.93 ct)
– Horns set with 48 diamonds (0.46 ct)
– Transparent background and oscillating weight in 18-carat pink gold
Tambour Monogram Sun Tourbillon Watch
– Case in 18-carat rhodium-plated white gold, 38mm diameter
– Bezel set with 58 pink or blue sapphires (1.2 ct) and crown set with 1 diamond (0.16 ct)
– Automatic movement, LV80 calibre, La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton
– Functions: Tourbillon, hours & minutes
– Dial: Sunray guilloché white mother-of-pearl and 386-diamond snow setting (0.94 ct)
– Semi-shiny fuchsia or matte blue alligator straps
– Pin buckle in 18-carat white gold set with 103 diamonds (0.93 ct)
– Horns set with 48 diamonds (0.46 ct)
– Transparent background and oscillating weight in 18-carat pink gold
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2014 Womens Louis Vuitton Tambour Monogram Forever WatchCategories:Louis Vuitton
"Forever", always a kind-of tricky word for people, just like "I Lover You, Forever", "I am Forever Yours". It is must be the season why Forever21 has grown into a giant brand, even lift continuously changes but we still love to belief that sometimes things can be 'forever'.
The new Louis Vuitton Tambour Monogram Forever watch for women also in the theme design which in a really nice look. It is not a new series watch since we had been viewed many of watch in the series, but it is also a new addition which crafted from white and pink gold. Designed by Louis Vuitton La Fabrique Du Temps, and the gorgeous stones make up the four-leaved clover which represents "Luck". And help this new lv watch will bring luck to you.
Here is the details information about the new LV Tambour Monogram Forever Women Watch and you can shop it at Louis Vuitton store at a price of $18,500 USD or € 22.600 euro's.
- The LV80 calibre keep time at 28,800 oscillations per hour
- 35 hours power reserve
- Diameter of 38 mm
- Finished with white mother-of-pearl dial, 18 carat
- black alligator strap
- Its water resistance to 50m
- The back is transparent
- Dail, bezel and horns are refined with diamonds
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Louis Vuitton Tambour TourbillonCategories:Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton is opening a new chapter in its Great Complications saga by offering a Tambour Monogram Tourbillon in white gold. A new face for the collection's star piece. The exceptional Tourbillon is seen as the most illustrious of complications and has become the ambassador for the Maison's watchmaking dimension.
Pink gold makes way for white gold, but its manufacture mechanism remains unchanged. The self-winding Tourbillon movement designed by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton is still housed in the case. The LV80 calibre keeps time at 28,800 vibrations/hour and offers a 35hour power reserve.
Visible through the sapphire back, it reveals its Geneva Stripes decoration that adopts a sunray motif in harmony with the guillochage on the mother-of-pearl and diamond dial, while the lozine remains engraved on the oscillating weight.
Tambour Monogram Tourbillon Specifications
– Diameter: 38mm
– Case in 18-carat white gold
– White mother-of-pearl dial, 18-carat
– Dial, bezel and horns set with diamonds
– Black alligator strap
– Water resistance: 50m
– LV 80 Automatic Manufacture Calibre, La Fabrique du Temps
– Functions: Tourbillon, hours, minutes
– 35 hours power reserve
– 28,800 oscillations per hour
– Transparent back
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Tambour eVolution Spin Time GMT & Escale Worldtime 2014 Louis Vuitton Watch
French Luxury Brand Louis Vuitton are well famous in its luxury and stylish handbags, after more than a century development, Louis Vuitton brand has been become a symbol of luxury no matter for its outfits, handbags,shoes, accessories or watch.
Recently, at the BASELWORLD 2014 watch and jewelry exhibition, we are finding a great new fashion Louis Vuitton Tambour eVolution Spin Time GMT watch which design inspiration from tourism and world travelers with a gold case set off to keep a consistent LV luxury style, with black MMC material to make it lightweight and durable.
Except the luxury Louis Vuitton 2014 Watch, there is another impressive LV watch on the 2014 Basel Watch Fair – Escale Worldtime Louis Vuitton Watch which can show 24 countries and cities time, all of the delicate pattern on the surface of this pair watch are hand-made by oil paints, total of 38 kinds of colors. Since this great LV Escale Worldtime Watch need to extremely complex difficult work, each watch need a week difficult process of production, so this LV Escale Worldtime limited release only 20 this year. Want to know more Louis Vuitton 2014 News, Stay tuned to our site for more update.
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By JOHN GORALSKI
Coach Rich Niro couldn't believe his eyes when Sean Garrison appeared at the bottom of the hill at Wickham Park. Finishers were still being counted in single digits, and here was his first Blue Knight elbowing his way to the finish line at the CCC championship race.
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the coach was hoping for a good performance at the first postseason contest this fall, but Niro never could have predicted the Southington's surge.
Garrison (17:32.43) cracked the top 20, and the sophomore earned all-conference honors when he crossed the finish line just over a minute later than the fastest runner in the field of more than 150. But that wasn't the end of the story.
Colin Murphy (17:52.98) cracked the top 35. Damiean Florian (18:08.24) finished well before the 50th runner, while Matt Albrecht (18:30.94) and Andrew Bielecki (18:33.94) battled into the top 75.
Brandon Bayron (18:37.38) and Jack Myers (19:12.10) didn't score for the Knights, but even they finished in the top 100 of the prestigious conference race.
When officials announced that the Blue Knight boys had claimed seventh place overall and fourth place in the CCC West, Niro couldn't believe his ears.
"They really surprised me, but they've been surprising me all season," said the coach. "There were some question marks on that team at the start of the season, but they've really worked hard to fill any holes and have really picked each other up. If you told me at the beginning of the year that we were going to be the seventh team at the CCC championships, that we'd finish with a winning record, and that we'd beat Conard, a team that we lost to early on, I would have been more than a little surprised."
Even though a sophomore paced the group, Niro credits his senior leadership. Murphy, a senior co-captain, increased his pace to help the team overcome an illness in the starting group. Florian, Albrecht, and Bielecki each surpassed expectations to help catapult the Knights past Conard at the finish.
Their finish has raised Niro's hopes and expectations for his team's chances at the state meet.
"The boys will be long shot, but if some of these other teams make a mistake we're the kind of team that can pick up that last spot to the state opens," he said. "If Jack gets healthy, and the senior pack continues to run well, we could do it, but we're still a long shot."
The girls, on the other hand, continue to prove that this might be the year. Even without a top 20 finish, the Lady Knights climbed their way into the top 10 in the girls race and fourth place in the CCC West.
Lauren Perkowski (21:03.33) set the pace in the race's top 40. Gabi Napoli (21:34.69) finished just outside the top 50. Catherine Myers (21:37.47), Amanda Hamel (22:05.03), and Raquel Romano (22:33.31) scored. Megan Albert (23:37.92) and Abby Guthrie (23:47.82) contributed, and Southington placed all seven runners in the top 100 of the girls race.
"It's tough to describe how much this team has improved without talking about the numbers," said Niro. "We're deeper than we've ever been. We're better than we've ever been. Our team time from the top 5 girls was 1 hour, 48 minutes, 25 seconds, and that's almost two minutes faster than our best time that we ever ran. This team is improving by leaps and bounds even though we have a few people struggling with injuries and bad luck."
Now, the girls will take a shot at the state meet, and Niro said that it could be a special day if everything falls in place. Southington will return to the Manchester park this Saturday (Oct. 26) for the Class LL championship race.
The boys are scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. with the girls following at 3:40 p.m. Now, the team will start to taper their workouts, and Niro hopes that the times will continue to drop. That's an exciting prospect for the girls team.
"We still need to pick up about 10 seconds per girl to be a state open team, but we could do that," said Niro. "It would be incredible. Southington High School has never sent a girls team to the state opens, and it would be a year ahead of schedule. To have a shot with three freshman and two sophomores is impressive."
Can this year's Knights go the distance?
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Runners surge into postseason
By JOHN GORALSKI

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The big cutdown to the 53-man roster starts will occur on Friday. That means that most of the guys truly "on the bubble" will survive for at least a few more days.
There were a few big interesting names that did not make the cut from 90 players down to 75 on Monday. Since you haven't heard of the vast majority of players that were released this week, here are the moves we think you should know. You can find a full list here.
Players you should know that were cut
1. Terrell Owens was the big story on Sunday. We'd fully expect Braylon Edwards to make the team now, and he may just win the Seahawks starting job.
2. The big goats from the Ravens AFC Championship loss are both out of work. Baltimore cut kicker Billy Cundiff over the weekend. (Lee Evans was released by the Jaguars earlier in the month.)
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3. The Ravens also cut Cam Newton's brother, center Cecil Newton.
4. Former first-round pick wide receiver Bryant Johnson has probably reached the end of the line. He was cut by the Texans.
5. The Seahawks released two offensive line names you should recognize: Alex Barron and Deuce Lutui.
6. "Hard Knocks" favorite Les Brown is going to get a visit from "The Turk" in Tuesday night's show. We will miss him; his journey to the Dolphins was a great story.
7. Jabar Gaffney and Donte' Stallworth did not survive the battle royale at wide receiver in New England. Gaffney is a big surprise considering his history with the Patriots and production in Washington last year.
8. A few more kicker battles were decided. Josh Brown was cut by the Jets (in favor of Nick Folk) and Neil Rackers was cut by the Redskins (in favor of Graham Gano.)
9. The Saints cut Super Bowl starting defensive tackle Remi Ayodele and reserve quarterback Luke McCown.
10. The Chargers released wide receiver Roscoe Parish. It's not a great sign he couldn't come close to making a team that could use some depth at the position.
11. The Rams finally gave up on promising but injury-prone wide receiver Danario Alexander.
12. I'm going to miss being the last man on the Vince Young bandwagon. It's been real.
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Players that were placed on the reserve/PUP list
These players won't be eligible to play in the first six weeks of the season, but their teams are holding out hope they can return this season
1. The Browns placed nose tackle Phil Taylor on reserve/PUP. Cleveland's defense will be missing a lot of parts early in the season.
2. Giants tight end Travis Beckum and defensive tackle Chris Canty won't be ready until midseason. Canty is a big loss for a defensive line that is top heavy.
3. The Ravens placed Terrell Suggs on reserve/PUP, as expected. He's been targeting November all along.
4. Falcons starting defensive lineman Corey Peters will miss the first six weeks. He's started 30 of 32 games since joining the team.
5. The long-term of Jaguars linebacker Clint Session is in doubt because of concussions. The same is true for Detroit running back Jahvid Best. We know that both players won't be eligible to start the year.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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The Vikings boys dished a 21-point loss to South Lenoir to end the conference home winning streak Monday night.
DEEP RUN � South Lenoir teetered on breaking into single digits throughout the third quarter.
But as momentum built for the Blue Devils inside Munn Gymnasium on Monday night, it just as quickly vanished, which gave Kinston its fifth-straight conference victory. The Vikings won, 63-42, to maintain its dominance in the newly-formed Eastern Carolina 2A conference.
The loss made South Lenoir (12-4 overall, 2-3 EC2A) the only conference team to lose at home since league play began.
�The end of the third quarter really hurt us,� Blue Devils coach Jeremy Barnett said. �We had them at 10, with a chance at eight, and our crowd really believed we had a chance.�
As the final minute of the period wound down, SL trailed, 43-33. Blue Devils� Dominic Williams drove to the right side of the lane and hoisted a tear drop. As the shot fell through the net, an official�s whistle blew.
With a blocking foul, the Blue Devils had the chance to cut the lead back to seven entering the final frame. But the charge wiped the basket from the scoreboard and swung the momentum back in the Vikings� favor for good.
�We had one charge taken tonight, but we left a lot out there,� Vikings coach Perry Tyndall said. �When you�re willing to sacrifice your body in those settings, it�s a foul on them, it�s a change of possession and it sparks a big run.�
Immediately following the SL turnover, Kinston�s Tiquan Canady answered with a drive to the basket to stretch the lead to 12. As the last second expired in the third, Brandon Ingram intercepted a Blue Devils� pass and his 3-pointer from the right wing was pure as Kinston increased its lead to 14 to start the final quarter.
The Vikings continued the run, scoring 16 unanswered points to put the game out of contention.
Kinston (13-4, 5-0) outrebounded SL, 32-28, but was hindered by the bodies the Blue Devils threw at them. Six rebounds were the most by a single player on Kinston�s roster.
Jaquan Wooten had 14 for the Blue Devils.
�When we get zoned, it naturally packs things in for us,� Tyndall said. �Jaquan is a great player, and they did a good job of using their bodies and keeping us from getting second-chance opportunities.�
Perhaps the surprise performance of the night was from Kinston�s Mykel Hart, who finished the game with 20 points and four steals to go along with his team-high six rebounds.
�I think a lot of it fed off of his defensive effort,� Tyndall said of Hart. �We�re just fortunate he got a lot of steals right under the basket. That�s the beauty about us: Darnell (Dunn) gets into foul trouble and (Hart) steps up for us.�
Ingram finished with 19 points for the Vikings, along with five blocks.
Jonte Midgette added 10 for the Blue Devils.
Girls� game:
To call Kinston one of the most well-rounded girls� basketball teams in the state wouldn�t be an understatement to the defending NCHSAA 2A state champions.
On Monday night, the Vikings had their way with cross-county rival South Lenoir, doubling up the Blue Devils, 66-33, to improve to 5-0 halfway through the EC2A schedule.
The Vikings jumped out to an early 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and were never threatened by the overmatched Blue Devils. And once again, each of Kinston�s eight players recorded at least a point in the winning effort.
�Since we�ve been here, we�ve been so unselfish,� Kinston coach Hubert Quinerly said of his team�s hunger to distribute the ball. �Sometimes it is to a fault, but that�s good basketball. (We) are passing up good shots for great shots.�
While Kinston dominated the games, Blue Devils coach Donald Mooring was very pleased with his team�s effort. South Lenoir�s only other conference loss was to Goldsboro during the first game of the EC2A season.
�We grew up tonight,� Mooring said. �Kinston is the state champion, and Coach Q is going to have another run at that this year. But we didn�t play scared. � Each night you go on that floor, (we have) to go just as hard as we can go.�
Kinston was led by Brittany Drumgoole and Shika Mason with 14 points apiece. Lydia Rivers and Takerian Harper had 12 and 10, respectively, for the Vikings.
Meosha Franklin had nine for the Blue Devils, while Demeyia Adams and Marquia Suddeth each added eight.
Both Kinston and South Lenoir are set to play games Friday night, however, weather delays could impact those tipoffs. South Lenoir is scheduled to play Goldsboro, the only other conference team to defeat the Blue Devils this year.
�When you play Goldsboro, that�s where you�re going to have to beat them, in the post,� Mooring said. �(Kinston�s) Lydia Rivers is one of the best post players in the state and tonight our girl�s found out that can do that.�
Kinston will travel to North Lenoir Friday.
Kinston (13-4, 5-0) 14 17 17 15�63
South Lenoir (12-4, 2-3) 7 10 16 9�42
Vikings FG FT 3P Reb. TP
M. Hart 8-12 4-5 0-0 6 20
B. Ingram 5-14 8-9 1-1 6 19
A. Lopez 3-13 0-0 3-10 3 9
T. Canady 2-4 0-0 0-0 6 4
A. Berry 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 4
T. Jones 1-7 1-3 0-0 5 3
Darn. Dunn 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2
Dari. Dunn 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2
Q. Ham 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0
M. Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
Team total 23-62 13-17 4-11 32 63
Blue Devils FG FT 3P Reb. TP
J. Wooten 5-8 5-7 0-0 13 14
J. Midgette 4-10 0-0 2-3 5 10
D. Williams 3-11 2-6 0-2 4 8
D. Jones 1-11 1-2 1-2 1 6
J. Mickens 1-6 1-1 0-0 3 3
T. Turner 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 2
N. Stroud 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0
B. Davis 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0
W. Cooper 0-1 0-2 0-1 0 0
L. Whaley 0-5 0-0 0-1 0 0
Team total 16-56 7-17 3-10 28 42
Kinston (13-2, 5-0) 14 17 19 16�66
South Lenoir (10-7, 3-2) 3 11 8 11�33
Kinston scoring: Brittany Drumgoole 14, Shika Mason 14, Lydia Rivers 12, Takerian Harper 10, Anshonee Addison 5, Shannon Mayo 5, Mikia Davis 4, Jada Faison 2. South Lenoir scoring: Meosha Franklin 9, Demeyia Adams 8, Marquia Suddeth 8, Hanna Meready 4, Keely Gates 4.


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Pandora's Tower tells a haunting tale about a cursed young woman's slow transformation into a hideous beast, and the lengths to which the man she loves will go in order to save her. Aeron must brave the Thirteen Towers, which are suspended in the middle of a valley by chains connected to surrounding cliffs, and use his magical Oraclos Chain weapon to retrieve "master flesh," the flesh of the giant monsters that reside within each tower, which he must feed to Elena in order to reverse her transformation. Aeron's interactions with Elena during their time together have a direct impact on the story, as the strength of their bond will determine which of the multiple endings is achieved.
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The Twin Cities Lightroom User Group will meet this Wednesday, March 11, 2009, from 7-9PM.
Topics and speakers include:
Rikk Flohr, professional photographer and trainer, will discuss installing and configuring a custom PayPal web gallery in Lightroom's Web Module.
Steve Bye, Adobe Certified Instructor and Lightroom beta tester, will share some Library/Develop tips and tricks.
Jeff Tranberry, Photoshop Product Lead and Lightroom Evangelist, will talk about 3rd party plug-ins, Plug-in Manager, and the community around Lightroom Extensibility.
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Bond length in element
This length refers to the internuclear separation between the atoms in the element.
Most data are abstracted from reference 1 but some missing values are taken from the primary literature. Lengths do depend upon the allotrope, or form of the element, to some extent. Thus, the C-C length in graphite is 142.6 pm whereas the C-C length in diamond is 154.1 pm. While values are given for the Group 18 gases, these are separations, not bond lengths.
To convert from pm (picometres) to Å (Ångstroms), divide by 100.
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Design Your Own Diet- Getting Started
Weight management can often be frustrating and disappointing. Is there a magic plan to follow to lose those unwanted pounds? The answer is yes and no. It does take quite a bit of planning but there is no magic involved. Weight loss involves a great deal of thought, discount cialis time and planning ahead. We are all different and have unique needs- it is important to identify what will work for you. What got you here to begin with? The following is a list of 5 key steps to consider when getting ready to embark on a lifestyle change to promote a healthy body weight.
Step #1- Keep a food journal & implement the Hunger Rating Scale.
We underestimate what we eat by 50%. One study showed that we can underestimate caloric intake by as much as 1000 calories per day. Over the next couple of days or weeks, record the time you eat, hunger level, foods/beverages consumed, and estimated amount.
Psychological studies have demonstrated that by the age of 5 we have lost our intuitive hunger signals of when to eat and how much to eat. Three year olds eat the same amount of food regardless of how much is given to them. They truly listen to their bodies, whereas, as we age we eat more simply because it is there in front of us. A major obstacle to weight loss is simply the result of eating when we are not hungry, not eating when we are in fact hungry (which leads to overeating later) and eating too fast or mindlessly, that before we know it, we are too full. Try practicing the hunger rating scale throughout the day, meal to meal and snack and snack. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-5 before, during and after you eat.
Hunger rating scale:
1 2 3 4 5
Very hungry comfortable Stuffed
A rating of 1 is when you are feeling ravenous and 5 is absolutely stuffed/ uncomfortable. If you are below 3, you are hungry, if you are 3 or above, you are not
Step #2- Take an inventory of your environment. Does your kitchen or office reflect how you would like to be eating? If you want to be eating more fruit and vegetables, and they are not the first things you see in your kitchen, chances are you are not eating them. If you keep junk food most visible in the office, then that is what you are reaching for when you are hungry. Often, it is not a lack of willpower, but a lack of pre-planning. Learning to plan ahead is truly the definition of making a lifestyle change. Make sure your environments support your food goals.
Step #3- Focus on what you need more of. Americans typically have a low intake of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy foods. Shortfall nutrients include fiber, calcium, vitamin D and potassium.When trying to lose weight, many of us focus on what we "should" be eating less of vs. what our diets are lacking. When reviewing food journals, 9 times out of 10, what stands out are the foods and nutrients that are actually missing in the diet. Start to pay attention to what might be missing in your diet.
Step #3 Identify Your Personal Eating Behaviors
Weight loss requires much more than simply knowing what to eat. It is often our behaviors that become our major obstacle. Start to think about which behaviors apply to you:
- I eat too fast
- How often do I eat/snack while standing
- I eat out of packages
- I often skip meals
- I wait until I am "starving" to eat
- I eat until I feel overly full
- I often don't know what's for dinner until I get home at night
- I have trouble planning ahead and stocking my refrigerator for the week
- I do not bring my own snacks to work
- I eat in the car
- I eat in front of the TV
- I eat most of my calories when I get home from work
- I snack throughout the night
- I clean my plate in restaurants
- I am an emotional eater (boredom, stress, etc…)
Step#5- Identify Your Personal Diet Rules and Get Rid of Them: Try to design your very own diet. Try to identify which foods for you are challenging (i.e. once you start eating, unable to stop), which nutritious foods you want/need to be including more often, and which behaviors are getting in the way. Do you avoid fruit because a previous diet told you they were too high in calories? Do you try to stop eating after 6 pm? Do you avoid pasta? Begin to identify all of the diet rules you have adapted over the years. There are no good foods vs. bad foods. Trying to live by a list of rules creates deprivation and restriction. If a weight loss diet instructs you to avoid even strawberries, they will be the first thing you want. Making a true lifestyle change means being able to mindfully choose what you want. Have confidence in the fact that 9 times out of 10, you will choose health. As a result of fad diets, people are avoiding even healthy foods like bananas, potatoes, and carrots. As I always, say, the banana didn't make us fat! Let's start from the very beginning and go back to a time when food was not a source of total confusion. Let's re-learn how to eat mindfully and healthfully!


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The San Diego Chargers drafted D.J. Fluker No. 11 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft with the expectation that he'll be a bedrock for their offensive line for years to come. The team didn't waste any time getting him under contract.
NFL.com's Kimberly Jones reported Wednesday that Fluker's contract with the Chargers is worth $11.4 million over four years. The deal includes a $6.6 million signing bonus. Ezekial Ansah, taken fifth overall by the Detroit Lions, signed weeks ago. But Fluker's deal indicates that we could see more movement soon on rookies taken in the top-15 picks.
Fluker's selection was a clear "need" pick by a Chargers team with a barely functioning offensive line. Right tackles who are known for run blocking rarely are drafted so high. The team is hoping that Fluker's nastiness rubs off on the rest of his offensive line teammates.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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Congratulations to Professor Tyee Carr and the Epsilon Alpha Chapter on their successful efforts during the 2011-2012 academic year. We are proud to announce that their chapter has been recognized internationally as a Distinguished Chapter by Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary organization for Financial Information students and professionals.
Recognition as Distinguished Chapter is a significant accomplishment. Under the leadership of Tyee Carr, the Epsilon Alpha Chapter has exceeded the baseline requirements of Beta Alpha Psi and has excelled in the areas of academics, professionalism, and leadership. As Faculty Advisor for the chapter, Tyee Carr has provided an invaluable service to our academic institution.
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The fact the average age of people developing and dying from heart disease is constantly decreasing has considerably increased the importance attached to coronary health. Although a great many advances have been registered in the treatment of heart disease, experts in the field basically recommend that careful precautions be taken before such diseases ever arise. Experts also recommend one important foodstuff for the healthy functioning of the heart and the prevention of disease: fish.
The reason why fish is such an important source of nutrition is that it both provides substances necessary for the human body and also reduces the risk of various diseases. For example, it has been revealed that when fish-which acts as a shield in terms of health with the omega-3 acid it contains-is consumed on a regular basis, it reduces the risk of heart disease and strengthens the immune system.
The fact that fish, the health benefits of which have only newly been scientifically registered, is an important nutritional source is revealed in the Qur'an. Almighty Allah makes the following references to seafood in the Qur'an: "It is He Who made the sea subservient to you so that you can eat fresh flesh from it..." (Surat an-Nahl: 14), "Anything you catch in the sea is lawful for you, and all food from it, for your enjoyment and that of travelers…" (Surat al-Ma'ida: 96) Furthermore, particular attention is drawn to fish in Surat al-Kahf, in which it is revealed that the Prophet Musa (as) set out on a long journey with his servant and that they took fish along with them to eat:
But when they reached their meeting-place, they forgot their fish which quickly burrowed its way into the sea. When they had gone a distance further on, he said to his servant, "Bring us our morning meal. Truly this journey of ours has made us tired." He said, "Do you see what has happened? When we went to find shelter at the rock, I forgot the fish…" (Surat al-Kahf: 61-63)
In fact, when we examine the nutritional properties of fish, we encounter some very striking facts. Fish, given to us as a blessing by our Lord, are a perfect food, particularly in terms of protein, vitamin D and trace elements (certain elements found in minimal quantities in the body but which are still of great importance to it). Due to the minerals they contain-such as phosphorus, sulphur and vanadium-fish encourages growth and enables tissues to recover. Fish meat also assists in the formation of healthy teeth and gums, benefits the complexion, makes the hair healthier and contributes to the fight against bacterial infection. It also plays an important role in the prevention of heart attacks as it beautifully regulates the level of cholesterol in the blood. It helps the body to break down and use starch and fats, making it stronger and more energetic. On the other hand, it also influences the functioning of mental activities. In the event that the vitamin D and other minerals contained in fish are not consumed in sufficient quantities, disorders such as rickets (bone weakness), gum disease, goitre and hyperthyroid may all arise.
The Benefits of Omega-3 in Fish Oil
There is a large body of evidence relating to the benefits to human health of fish oil, the actual benefit stemming from its omega-3 fatty acid content. Despite being present in vegetable oils, these omega-3 fatty acids are less effective in relation to human health. However, marine plankton is very effective at turning omega-3 into EPA and DHA. When fish eat plankton, their constitution becomes much richer in EPA and DHA. That, in turn, makes fish one of the richest sources of these vitally important fatty acids.
Vital Benefits of the Fatty Acids Found in Fish
|Wonders of Creation:
The Penguin: An Animal Created for Polar Climate
Everything Is for the Young Penguin
After the end of four months when the eggs start to crack open, the female penguin suddenly shows up. In the duration, she has not wasted time but worked for her young and stored food for it.
In spring, the glaciers start to melt and holes emerge in the ice under which the sea appears. The parent penguins soon start to hunt fish in these holes and feed their young.
Feeding the baby is a tough task; sometimes the parents do not eat anything for a long time in order to feed the young. There is no way to make a nest when everything is covered with ice. The only thing the parents can do to protect their offspring from the ice cold is to put it on top of their feet and warm it with their tummy.
Timing is also very important in laying eggs.
|Lives of the Prophets:
One of Allah's greatest blessings to Prophet Abraham (as) was to support him with angels. According to the Qur'an, two angels came to Prophet Abraham (as) in human guise and stayed in his house:
As we see, Prophet Abraham (as) realized immediately that these guests were not ordinary guests. He showed a superior hospitality to them, although he had never seen before, and immediately offered them pleasant refreshments. Such an act symbolizes his superior moral values. And, offering such refreshments before his unknown guests made any requests is an example of the fine thinking that Muslims need to adopt. Another model worthy of adoption is the way he prepared the refreshments without giving any indication that he was doing so:
Prophet Abraham (as) did not ask his guests whether they were hungry or tell them that he had made any preparations. This is the height of good manners, for a guest may feel shy to request some refreshments, and his or her self-respect may prevent such a request from being made. Prophet Abraham's (as) handling of this situation indicates his respect for and interest in his guests.
He offered them a roasted, fattened calf, which people of that time considered to be a most pleasing and delicious meal. His request that they eat is one of the finest examples of his superior morality and thought.
However, his guests did not eat the food placed before them, because:
|Evolution Deceit:
So much for the cell, but evolution fails even to account for the building-blocks of a cell. The formation, under natural conditions, of just one single protein out of the thousands of complex protein molecules making up the cell is impossible.
Proteins are giant molecules consisting of smaller units called amino acids that are arranged in a particular sequence in certain quantities and structures. These units constitute the building blocks of a living protein. The simplest protein is composed of 50 amino acids, but there are some that contain thousands.
The crucial point is this. The absence, addition, or replacement of a single amino acid in the structure of a protein causes the protein to become a useless molecular heap. Every amino acid has to be in the right place and in the right order. The theory of evolution, which claims that life emerged as a result of chance, is quite helpless in the face of this order, since it is too wondrous to be explained by coincidence. (Furthermore, the theory cannot even substantiate the claim of the accidental formation of amino acids.)
The fact that it is quite impossible for the functional structure of proteins to come about by chance can easily be observed even by simple probability calculations that anybody can understand.
For instance, an average-sized protein molecule composed of 288 amino acids, and contains twelve different types of amino acids can be arranged in 10300 different ways. (This is an astronomically huge number, consisting of 1 followed by 300 zeros.) Of all of these possible sequences, only one forms the desired protein molecule. The rest of them are amino-acid chains that are either totally useless, or else potentially harmful to living things.
In other words, the probability of the formation of only one protein molecule is "1 in 10300." The probability of this "1" actually occurring is practically nil. (In practice, probabilities smaller than 1 over 1050 are thought of as "zero probability").
Furthermore, a protein molecule of 288 amino acids is a rather modest one compared with some giant protein molecules consisting of thousands of amino acids. When we apply similar probability calculations to these giant protein molecules, we see that even the word "impossible" is insufficient to describe the true situation.
When we proceed one step further in the so-called evolutionary scheme of life, we observe that one single protein means nothing by itself. One of the smallest bacteria ever discovered, Mycoplasma hominis H39, contains 600 types of proteins. In this case, we would have to repeat the probability calculations we have made above for one protein for each of these 600 different types of proteins. The result beggars even the concept of impossibility.
Some people reading these lines who have so far accepted the theory of evolution as a scientific explanation may suspect that these numbers are exaggerated and do not reflect the true facts. That is not the case: these are definite and concrete facts. No evolutionist can object to these numbers.
This situation is in fact acknowledged by many evolutionists. For example, Harold F. Blum, a prominent evolutionist scientist, states that "The spontaneous formation of a polypeptide of the size of the smallest known proteins seems beyond all probability."1
Evolutionists claim that molecular evolution took place over a very long period of time and that this made the impossible possible. Nevertheless, no matter how long the given period may be, it is not possible for amino acids to form proteins by chance. William Stokes, an American geologist, admits this fact in his book Essentials of Earth History, writing that the probability is so small "that it would not occur during billions of years on billions of planets, each covered by a blanket of concentrated watery solution of the necessary amino acids."2
So what does all this mean? Perry Reeves, a professor of chemistry, answers the question:
When one examines the vast number of possible structures that could result from a simple random combination of amino acids in an evaporating primordial pond, it is mind-boggling to believe that life could have originated in this way. It is more plausible that a Great Builder with a master plan would be required for such a task.3
If the coincidental formation of even one of these proteins is impossible, it is billions of times "more impossible" for some one million of those proteins to come together by chance and make up a complete human cell. What is more, by no means does a cell consist of a mere heap of proteins. In addition to the proteins, a cell also includes nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and many other chemicals such as electrolytes arranged in a specific proportion, equilibrium, and design in terms of both structure and function. Each of these elements functions as a building block or co-molecule in various organelles.
Robert Shapiro, a professor of chemistry at New York University and a DNA expert, calculated the probability of the coincidental formation of the 2000 types of proteins found in a single bacterium (There are 200,000 different types of proteins in a human cell.) The number that was found was 1 over 1040000.4 (This is an incredible number obtained by putting 40,000 zeros after the 1).
A professor of applied mathematics and astronomy from University College Cardiff, Wales, Chandra Wickramasinghe, comments:
The likelihood of the spontaneous formation of life from inanimate matter is one to a number with 40,000 noughts after it... It is big enough to bury Darwin and the whole theory of evolution. There was no primeval soup, neither on this planet nor on any other, and if the beginnings of life were not random, they must therefore have been the product of purposeful intelligence.5
Sir Fred Hoyle comments on these implausible numbers:
Indeed, such a theory (that life was assembled by an intelligence) is so obvious that one wonders why it is not widely accepted as being self-evident. The reasons are psychological rather than scientific.6
An article published in the January 1999 issue of Science News revealed that no explanation had yet been found for how amino acids could turn into proteins:
….no one has ever satisfactorily explained how the widely distributed ingredients linked up into proteins. Presumed conditions of primordial Earth would have driven the amino acids toward lonely isolation.7
1. H. Blum, Time's Arrow and Evolution, 158 (3d ed. 1968), cited in W. R. Bird, The Origin of Species Revisited, Thomas Nelson Co., Nashville, 1991, p. 304. (emphasis added)
|Quick Grasp of Faith:
Believers are aware of the fact that Allah sees and hears them at every instant, and that Allah has created every event they encounter. For that reason they always bear Allah in mind. At every instant of their lives they internally reflect on Allah, and in their dialogues with other believers they remember their Lord's might, His exaltedness, and the perfection of His handiwork in the creation. It is related in the Qur'an that believers always remember Allah as follows:
One remembers Allah by being aware of the fact that every occurrence is created by Him, reflecting on the meaning of those occurrences in one's own life, trying to see and understand the wisdom in the creation of Allah, trying to grasp His exaltedness at every instant and transmitting all these to other people. A person can steadfastly put his trust in Allah when he is facing an apparently difficult situation only if he remembers Allah at that very moment. Therefore, one who is constantly mindful of Allah, is constantly aware of Him and His power, and hence behaves properly.
|Book Review:
Some of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad have to do with the Signs of the Last Day. Besides offering information about the Signs of the Last Day, He also made explanations about the period preceding the Last Day. In this book, the Signs of the Last Day are examined in the light of the verses and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad...>>
|Site of the Day:
This site explores some nations which were destroyed due to their rebellion against Allah and their denial of His prophets. The purpose of the site is to reveal the manifestations of the Qur'anic verses which give an account of these events and prove once more that the Qur'an is the word of Allah. Besides, it is also intended that all these incidents, each of which is an "example to their own time", can serve as a "warning".


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Today I made an amazing discovery, the collection of David and Louise Rosenfield.
1,891 works by 418 artists
And you know that is only a little bit of what this couple has collected.
And you know that is only a little bit of what this couple has collected.
This is an amazing resource that I will be using both as a curator and as an artist.
Collections are very personal and often are not opened up for viewing like this. The is a history to each of these objects that comes from the maker, and then there is the history and story of the collector. I have been lucky enough to visit a few homes with impressive collections and and what I usually enjoy the most is listening to the story of how the piece was acquired. Couples that collect together are especially dear as each acquisition is a moment in their relationship, part of their collective history.


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Throughout the recession and fiscal cliff debate, CEOs and other business leaders have echoed the same thing over and over, that "uncertainty" about taxes, the economy, or regulation prevents them from investing or hiring.
All of that despite the fact that corporate balance sheets and cash reserves have been historically high.
In an extensive Q&A with Connie Guglielmo at Forbes, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson argues that uncertain times create the best opportunities to invest:
"...I've learned an important lesson over time from two guys, Carlos Slim and Ed Whitacre. And that is when you see people pull back that's usually a good time to go in. When you hit difficult times, people tend to pull back, entrench, and it creates a bit of a vacuum. And those have always been the times that we've invested the most, and it's always been the times when the returns were the greatest."
We did it in 2008 and 2009. The whole world contracted and pulled in. We invested more in wireless than we've ever invested in the history of our company."
And it's not just that others are pulling back. Stephenson has acted on the idea that the combination of that reality with historically low interest rates make this an opportunity that we may never see again:
"..You sat there in December and said, "We are in a unique moment in time from a historic standpoint. That is, interest rates are at levels that I believe in my lifetime we probably don't see them again. It's just a once in a lifetime opportunity. And so what do you do with the business from a shareholder standpoint — do you rethink capital structure? If you're going to make big investments, you ought to do it now while capital availability is at these prices."
His attempted purchase of T-Mobile didn't go through, but the company made very large investments in expanding its LTE and other capacity anyway.
Sitting back until everyone else jumps back in and potential acquisitions, new hires, and everything in between become more expensive doesn't seem like a winning strategy. The danger of over committing is always present, but waiting carries its own penalty.
Find the full interview at Forbes
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Houston hospital gets 'all clear' after SWAT search finds no evidence of shooting
"All patients and employees safe at this point," says Houston police
"All patients and employees safe at this point," says Houston police
"All patients and employees safe at this point," says Houston police
After searching Ben Taub Hospital twice and interviewing witnesses about a reported shooting, the Houston Police Department gave an "all clear" Tuesday afternoon and returned control of the hospital back to medical staff.
Although an early report indicated a shooter had been cornered on a floor of the hospital, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said that no evidence was found of an active shooter or shooting.
"It wasn't a mistake, there was a specific reason (we responded)," Acevedo said. "We had multiple witnesses that heard a man yell, 'Drop the gun, drop the gun.' Multiple people heard two large bangs, whether or not those were gunshots is subject to further investigation."
But Acevedo, who arrived on the scene shortly after SWAT officers arrived, said there was no evidence of a shooting, such as bullet casings, broken windows or bullet holes. Police did not find any victims during their first and second checks.
"All patients and employees are safe at this point," Acevedo said.
Reports started coming in about 2 p.m. of shots fired, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said.
Medical providers hid inside their offices at Ben Taub Hospital as Houston police responded to reports of shots fired inside the building. Others barricaded themselves in available areas of the hospital.
Patients in the Emergency Room told the Chronicle that hospital staff originally said the flurry of action was part of a drill but then began disconnecting patients from their IVs. Images showed nurses and others bringing patients outside on hospital beds and gurneys.
More patrol units as well as members of the SWAT team were en route at 2:15 p.m.
Texas Southern University student Pegah Nassiri was working the second day of her job when she heard staff announce a "code white" over the hospital's loud speaker."I didn't know what code white meant, but we knew we needed to lock ourselves in a room," Nassiri said.
She said she and another student stayed locked in a first floor room for 15 minutes before police found them and told them to get out.
Barbara Mushinski, who has been a nurse at Ben Traub for nine years, said colleagues on the second floor told her they heard gunshots and heard someone say to put down a gun.
She said 10 people near the eye clinic on the second floor were told to shelter in place. But the clinic is a busy, noisy place, where banging noises are not uncommon.
"It was completely unreal, terrifying actually," Mushinski said. "This doesn't happen all the time," adding that she has seen three similar incidents during her nine years with the hospital.
Students at St. Marks Episcopal School in Bellaire were apparently in the hospital's cardiology unit not long before the reports of a shooting were made. Harris Health System posted on Twitter a photo and Tweet praising fifth grade students for donating artwork to the cardiology clinic.
The school would not answer a reporter's questions about whether the students were still at the hospital when the building was locked down.
By about 3:45 p.m., at least three patients had been transferred by ambulance to other hospitals as other patients wandered around outside.
Baylor College of Medicine's security department issued an emergency notification of an "active shooter situation" about 2:15 p.m. The notification instructed college employees not to go to Ben Taub and ordered those already there to follow emergency response guidelines.
The last shooting at Ben Taub happened in October 2016, when an officer shot an inmate who had taken a medical student hostage.
Ricky Hall, 46, was facing a parole violation and a host of new charges when he was shot by a sheriff's deputy after he took up an "edged weapon," according to Chronicle archives.
Days before his violent outburst, Hall - who struggled with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, his mother said - was taken to the hospital for treatment of seizures. Hall ultimately died from his wounds.
More recently, a gun-wielding patient was shot by off-duty sheriff's deputies after he opened fire Jan. 3 inside the North Cypress Medical Center in northwest Harris County, sending receptionists diving under their desks.
The 21-year-old gunman, whose name was not released, survived the incident after being shot multiple times, according to authorities.


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Doctor ZitZaki is a character in Grand Theft Auto 2 who works for the Yakuza. Johnny Zoo has Claude Speed drive ZitZaki to the J-Lab,[1] after learning that the Zaibatsu Corporation have found out about his experiments.[2] Zitzaki is involved with Yakuza drug production.[3]
GTA 2 Mission Appearances
- ↑ Johnny Zoo: "Bring Doctor ZitZaki directly to the new J-Lab." (from the Get ZitZaki! mission)
- ↑ Johnny Zoo: "Kosai! Johnny Zoo here. The Zaibatsu have discovered our experiments with Doctor ZitZaki. He needs help - and fast." (from the Get ZitZaki! mission)
- ↑ Johnny Zoo: "Doctor ZitZaki is safe and Yakuza drug production can continue." (from the Get ZitZaki! mission)
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For the first time, Adwoa Aboah is photographed in Accra, Ghana, as she returns home to visit her family. Discover Adwoa's journey and our Autumn/Winter Pre-Collection, captured by Juergen Teller.
'Going home, back to the motherland. A place where I felt like an outsider but always wanted to belong. Growing up differently, never knowing the mother tongue. Where my father was born, the other half of my British blood, Accra. Home away from home with the church and the swing and grandma and grandad, aunties, kente cloth, fufu and buckets for washing. Memories, so many memories of six-hour journeys to visit my other half.
'I want the world to know that there are two families, both that mean the world to me, two sides to my story. I want the world to see the beauty and Ghana to have that moment in the light, one that it has always deserved. I have been claimed by Ghana, told to go and show the world, make them proud. I belong. So that's what this is, a message of love and pride to my family and the people of Ghana.' – Adwoa
Above: Sonny wears a wool mouliné striped sweater.
Right: Adwoa wears a logo-print shirt with cotton high-waisted trousers and a heritage-stripe trench coat.
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Above: Adwoa wears a tailored check blazer with matching trousers and a graffiti-print bodysuit.
Right: Adwoa wears a coral wool-cashmere cocoon coat.
Adwoa's cousin, Kensemaa Aboah; great-auntie Mary Asare; Adwoa; grandma Gladys Aboah; and auntie Tina (Ernestina Aboah).
'I was sitting in my office and this big, long bundle of Burberry fabric dropped on my desk. Adwoa called me and said, 'auntie Tina, I have something for you to do, you have to make me a dress.' I've had a week of sleepless nights because I just wanted to get it right. My tailors are amazing and it's just been wonderful doing something with Adwoa. I'm not going to sleep for months! I'm still dreaming.' – Tina, Adwoa's auntie
Sonny wears a patchwork sweater.
'I met Sonny in Soho and we ended up spending the whole day chatting, drinking tea and shopping. I remember thinking, 'this one's special.' We just wanted to be in each other's company. We had an instant connection. He's an old soul and I think I'm an old soul and we completely clicked.' – Adwoa
'I feel like from the day we met, Adwoa and I were so honest and raw and open with each other. We had so much to talk about and it was just so special.' – Sonny
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Adwoa wears a patchwork sweater and cotton drill trousers.
Sonny wears a graffiti archive-scarf print puffer jacket and graffiti-print leggings.
'Being in Ghana with Adwoa has been amazing. I met the whole family and it was such a special moment. We went and bought cupcakes, saw the family house, ventured about. It was a really special day.' – Sonny
'I tried very hard not to be too overemotional about this trip but it's so special for everyone to see where the story started. To be in Ghana means coming home. I've been able to bring close friends of mine here, and my grandma and my family have had a taste of what part of my life is like.' – Adwoa
Adwoa wears a graffiti-print bodysuit with a graffiti archive-scarf print shirt dress. Sonny wears a geometric cashmere tank top.