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Santorum says Obama agenda not "based on Bible" — COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum challenged President Barack Obama's Christian beliefs on Saturday, saying White House policies were motivated by a "different theology."
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Reaction, Taylor Marsh, americanthinker.com, The Raw Story, Eschaton and Booman Tribune
Capt. Fogg / The Reaction: Sex. Lies and Santorum
Roxanne Cooper / The Raw Story: Obama's new slogan: looking to replace Hope and Change
Attaturk / Eschaton: Just another round of stupidity
Des Moines Register:
Obama trails three of four Republican candidates in latest Iowa Poll — © Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. — President Barack Obama trails three of the four Republican candidates in head-to-head match-ups if the election were held today, according to a new Iowa Poll.
Discussion: Hot Air, No More Mister Nice Blog, Hit & Run, Washington Post and Taegan Goddard's …
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air: Iowa not so hot for Obama these days
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run: Ron Paul Leads Obama In Iowa, According to New Poll
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post: Ron Paul would best Obama in Iowa general election matchup
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Poll shows Obama trailing three GOP challengers in Iowa — A new poll shows President Barack Obama trailing three of the four GOP presidential candidates in the key swing state of Iowa. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads Obama by 46 percent support to 44 percent among likely Hawkeye state voters in the latest Iowa poll.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and HotAirPundit
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Ron Paul gains votes in delayed Maine caucus, but Romney keeps lead — GOP hopeful Mitt Romney held on to his lead in Maine's caucuses Saturday after votes postponed by bad weather were finally tallied. — Ron Paul gained 83 votes on Romney following the caucus in Washington county …
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
Rick Santorum / CNN: Paul: Santorum has an 'atrocious voting record'
Kim Murphy / Los Angeles Times:
Texans rally against Keystone XL oil pipeline easement — Eddy Radillo was among dozens of Texans who rallied outside the Lamar County Courthouse in Paris, Texas, against plans to condemn land for an easement for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. (Sam Craft/The Paris News)
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Climate Guest Blogger / ThinkProgress: Protesters to Keystone XL Pipeline: Don't Mess With Texas
Tim Eaton / Austin American-Statesman:
Protesters in Austin try to clog pipeline proposal, support North Texas landowner — Private property rights advocates rallied Friday in Austin in support of a Northeast Texas landowner who was in court in Paris to defend the taking of her land by pipeline company TransCanada Corp.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Sunday Morning Layup Drill — 'Hope and Change' is sooo 208 - Team Obama is looking for a new slogan for 2012: — WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Winning The Future. Greater Together. We Don't Quit. — They may not be official but those are all phrases that could in one form or another …
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
RPT-Obama's slogan: looking to replace Hope and Change
RPT-Obama's slogan: looking to replace Hope and Change
Discussion: Scared Monkeys, americanthinker.com, Wake up America, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Susan Duclos / Wake up America: Perfect New Slogan For Obama's Reelection Campaign.... 'Things Could Be Worse'
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Team Obama Struggling To Find Meaningless Campaign Slogan To Replace "Hope And Change"...
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Obama Campaign Looking for a New Slogan
Paul Krugman:
Austerity and Growth — Or, actually, shrinkage. — Watching Europe sink into recession - and Greece plunge into the abyss - I found myself wondering what it would take to convince the chattering classes that austerity in the face of an already depressed economy is a terrible idea.
Discussion: Brad DeLong
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich: Romney will be 'badly weakened' if he loses Michigan — Newt Gingrich said Sunday that rival Mitt Romney's campaign would be "very badly weakened" by a loss in the Feb. 28 Michigan primary and dismissed the idea - floated by some conservatives concerned about the GOP field's performance …
David Catanese / Politico: Newt: Home states are must-wins
Newt Gingrich / CNN: Gingrich says home state win will be crucial
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The 'Safe, Legal, Rare' Illusion — AMID the sound and fury of the latest culture-war battles — first over breast cancer dollars and Planned Parenthood, and then over the White House's attempt to require that religious employers cover contraception and potential abortifacients …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Rod Dreher
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum says he accepts that President Obama is 'a Christian' — Rick Santorum said Sunday that he "wasn't suggesting the president was not a Christian" when he said on the campaign trail that President Obama's agenda was based on "some phony theology. Not a theology based on the Bible.
Discussion: Politico and Ballot Box
David Catanese / Politico: Santorum denies questioning Obama's faith
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Cantor sees 'window of opportunity' to pass additional jobs growth measures — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) previewed the upcoming Republican legislative agenda Sunday, saying the GOP would be pushing two measures it believes would spur small business growth.
David Catanese / Politico: Cantor sees Egypt aid on the table
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Voting Rights Act under siege — In a political system where even the most trivial issues trigger partisan rancor, the Voting Rights Act has stood for several decades as a rare point of bipartisan consensus. — Until now. — An intensifying conservative legal assault on the Voting Rights Act …
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
John Fairfax, Who Rowed Across Oceans, Dies at 74 — He crossed the Atlantic because it was there, and the Pacific because it was also there. — He made both crossings in a rowboat because it, too, was there, and because the lure of sea, spray and sinew, and the history-making chance …
Peter Allen / Telegraph:
Hitler had son with French teen — Adolf Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, according to new evidence. — Jean-Marie Loret, who died in 1985 aged 67, never met his father, but went on to fight Nazi forces during the Second World War.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
David Catanese / Politico:
Babeu comes out, denies allegations — Arizona GOP congressional candidate Paul Babeu acknowledged Saturday he is gay but forcefully denied charges he threatened an ex-lover with deportation after their relationship soured. — "All of the allegations are false except one, I am gay," Babeu said.
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade: GOP Ariz. sheriff comes out after allegedly threatening to deport ex
Monica Alonzo / Valley Fever: Paul Babeu, the Suddenly Openly Gay Pinal County Sheriff, Vows to Continue Congressional Run …
Ashley Parker / New York Times: Romney Arizona Co-Chair Resigns Amid Allegation
Jordan Fabian / Univision News Tumblr: Romney's Ariz. co-chair resigns amid allegations he threatened to deport gay lover
Brandon K. Thorp / Towleroad News #gay: Anti-Immigration Sheriff Paul Babeu's Gay Affair With Undocumented Immigrant
Jim Burroway / Box Turtle Bulletin: AZ Sheriff Outed, Mexican Ex-Boyfriend Says He Threatened Him With Deportation
Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator: Romney Campaign Arizona Co-Chair Resigns in Gay Sex Scandal
Robert Farley / Lawyers, Guns & Money: The Babeu Story Mostly Speaks for Itself...
Arizona Republican Sheriff And Congressional Candidate Paul Babeu Dragged Out Of The Closet
Arizona Republican Sheriff And Congressional Candidate Paul Babeu Dragged Out Of The Closet
Discussion: NewsHounds blog, Hullabaloo, Talking Points Memo, TalkLeft and Washington Wire
Ellen / NewsHounds blog: Fox News Downplays Salacious Details Of Sheriff Babeu's Gay Love Scandal With A Possible Illegal
Digby / Hullabaloo: IOKIYAR: even if you're having a closeted gay relationship with an undocumented foreigner.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo: Babeu, Days Ago, at CPAC
Sara Murray / Washington Wire: Arizona Sheriff Exits Romney Campaign
TRENDING: Arizona sheriff resigns Romney role after allegations
TRENDING: Arizona sheriff resigns Romney role after allegations
Discussion: Wake up America, Hot Air, The Hill and Arizona Republic
Susan Duclos / Wake up America: Video- Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu Steps Down From Romney Campaign Amid Allegations
Tina Korbe / Hot Air: Over shocking allegations, Sheriff Paul Babeu resigns as Romney's Arizona co-chair
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
2012: The year of 'birth control moms'? — First came the soccer moms. — Then the security moms. — Will 2012 be the year of the "birth control moms"? — Just a few weeks ago, the notion would have seemed far-fetched. The country is deeply divided on abortion, but not on contraception …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, State of the Union and Althouse
Jonathan Alter / Washington Monthly: Republicans Are Unprotected on Contraception
Ann Althouse / Althouse: Politico attempts to frame the meme "birth control moms."
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Washington Memo: Supreme Court Justices Remain Security Exceptions — When Justice Stephen G. Breyer was robbed in his Caribbean vacation home 10 days ago, the crime was unremarkable except for one fact: a machete-wielding intruder was able to walk right into the residence of one of the highest members of the United States government.


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Here's something I'll like to share today. Infect I've done 2 different recipes today!! One for dinner and this lovely kuih for dessert..:D I'll like to share this kuih recipe first then will find another time to share my "dinner" recipe with you!
A fragnant and sweet kuih, that you'll probably love it...Peanut Santan Layer Kuih (Peanut with Coconut milk layer Kueh)
A recipe adapted from "famous cuisine no.70" with alittle modifications.
Ingredients (A):
200g grounded peanuts (as shown as picture below)
60g rice flour
80g tapioca flour
10g green bean starch
200ml thick coconut milk
115g sugar
400ml water
Ingredients (B):
60g rice flour
80g tapioca flour
10g green bean starch
200ml thick coconut milk
115g sugar
200ml water
1/2 tsp salt
~ Combine ingredients (A) and (B) separately, strain well.
~ Prepare 8" round tray with lined banana leaf or just brush with alittle peanut oil.
~ Spoon batters in tray on sequence by different colour at about 150ml each layer. Covered and steam each layer for 3 minutes over high heat.
~ For the final layer, steam over high heat for further 20 minutes, remove from heat. Leave to cool completely before cutting.
This kuih (almost the same as the layered kuih, 九层糕 ) was so good, chewy and not sweet at all. Love the peanuts and it really goes well with the coconut milk! It was well recieved by my hubby and my daughter..:) My daughter likes to eat it by peeling it layer by layer, she said that's more delicious that way...haha!
I'll like to submit this post to Aspiring Bakers #12: Traditional Kueh (October 2011), hosted by SSB of Small Small Baker.

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The Yacht Week NYC Nautical Brunch
The Yacht Week
Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM (EST)
Event Details
Following the huge success of the first NYC brunch in December we're comeing back bigger and better than ever. Join us for the second official Yacht Week Nautical Brunch on the 2nd February.
We're bringing a taste of what makes The Yacht Week the ultimate summer event right to the heart of New York. Meet some of the most fun and adventurous people in the city (our own Yacht Week fans). Enjoy a a fine selection of a la carte brunch options from RSVP. Soak up some tunes spun by our very own Reflex Le Roque. Sip on some something bubbly from our event sponsor ABSOLUT TUNE. Explore your nautical side with a (temporary) tattoo booth and enough seafaring swag to sink a ship.
It'll be nothing like the real world....
Entry: $10 (all profits go to Pencils of Promise)
Brunch: A la carte options availabe at the venue (http://thersvp.com/home/menu-fine-private-dining-nyc/)
Theme: Nautical (think stripes, pipes and skippers hats)
We are strictly limited on numbers - sign up to avoid disappointment.
When & Where
15 Watts St
New York,
Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM (EST)
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Queen Victoria Naming Ceremonyby Paul Motter | December 10, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007 marks the date for the official naming ceremony for the newest Cunard Ship, Queen Victoria. The ceremony was completed just an hour ago here in Southampton, England. To utter the famous words for British naming ceremonies, was Camilla, wife of Prince Charles, who stood at her side:
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|Lad with Flag
|John Heald with Anita-vacation Potter, and Johns wife
|End of the Ceremony
|QV Captain with his Wife
|Princess' Julie Benson with Peter Greenberg
|Ladies in Hats! Uf & Mrs Tukel
|Video of the Ceremony: The three tenors and the unvailing of the ship Video of the Ceremony: Camilla and Charles say Goodbye to the Crowd. Photo Gallery. See the complete Photo Gallery for this article.
But first, the Anglican priest gave a version of the common Anglican prayer...
"They that go down to the sea in ships; That do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep."
Then, Camilla, with Prince Charles by her side, floated to the microphone in her daiphanous chiffon gown and said,
"I name this ship Queen Victoria, may God bless all who sail upon her."
And with that the Princess of Cornwall pulled the lever to send the traditional bottle of champagne crashing onto the bow of the ship.
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|QV from the outside in the crisp UK air
|Library Staircase
|Harpist in Atrium
The bow of the actual ship could be seen through the back curtain of the stage which was a full-sized transparent window. The ship's bow was festooned in colored lights. Once the champage broke she had streamers flowing from her, as well as streamers falling from the cieling of the auditorium over the audience.
The champagne was a magnum of Cunard Line's signature champagne, Veuve Clicquot. When the bottle that was actually launched against the ship did not break, another bottle was broken by someone hiding on the bow of the ship. Though the original bottle dangled in mid air, the effect still the same. Liquid ran out of it down the side of the ship, the ship's deep horn bellowed, streamers and balloons filled the air, and the crowd roared with applause.
|Video of the Ceremony: The three tenors and the unveiling of the ship Video of the Ceremony: Camilla and Charles say Goodbye to the Crowd. Photo Gallery. See the complete Photo Gallery for this article.
The ceremony itself was held outside beneath a large, temporary auditorium but fully enclosed auditorium with seats on risers for excellent viewing. The weather did cooperate with no rain, and although the wind was crisply invigorating inside the audorium the temperature was perfect.
The show itself was magnificent with the London Philharmonic playing music to accompany first the lovely Katherine Jenkins in singing Carmen, Bizet. And After the naming ceremony came three tenors; Alfie Boe, Jon Christos and Gardar Thor Cortes who sang Rule Britannia among other inspiring pieces.
Camilla, Charles, and Micky Arison coninued to watch the entire event from seat on the right side of the stage. At the end of the ceremony, the entire crowd was asked to stand as the Royals left the room.
British Tradition for Naming Ships In Britain, it is a longstanding tradition to ask members of the Royal Family to christen ships, especially for Cunard Line. HRH Queen Elizabeth herself performed the honors for the Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 2 (1969) and the Queen Mary 2, christened in 2004. Cunard ships are considered to be "liners" rather than cruise ships, and no cruise ship that I know of has been christened by royalty.
The person christening a ship in modern times is almost always female, but prior to 1875 they were usually men of Royal derivation, and had usually served in the naval forces. Today, the ladies who preside over the ceremony are thereafter referred to as the "godmother" of the ship, although the British prefer not to use that tradition.
Naming Ceremony Events The official calendar for events aboard the ship for naming ceremony reads like this:
Sunday 9 December Evening:
|6:00 PM: Cocktail Reception
|Elegant Casual Dinner
|Evening Entertainment throughout the ship
Monday 10 December:
|6:00 - 8:30: Full Breakfast
|10-11:00: Morning Coffee with Live Jazz
|12:00: Luncheon in the Dining Room
|2:30: All Guests to disembark and take their seats at the naming ceremony
|3:15: All Guests must be seated
|3:30-4:30: Queen Victoria Naming Ceremony
|4:30: Guests re-embark the Queen Victoria
|6:30 pm: Gala Cocktail Reception
|8:00 pm: Gala Dinner
|10:00 pm: Entertainment throughout the ship
Note the way in which the vessel is called "the ship" before the naming ceremony, and then referred to as "Queen Victoria" after the ceremony.
There were several events today to mark this special occasion, and the ship itself was the star of the show up until the Royals appeared for the first time just in time to perform their duties.
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|the beautiful Queens Room
|Queens Grill
|Princess Grill
I was in Venice to visit the ship just two months ago as it was still under construction in the shipyard. To see it today in its full splendor is not only a treat, it is a wonder that so much work could be completed in such a short period of time. Rooms were little more than shells with wires sticking out of walls where sconces now appear. The walls themselves were unfinished lightweight sheets of building material held in place by aluminum studs, and all of the floors were bare of carpet or hardwood planks. There was no furniture at all. See that article here: http://www.cruisemates.com/articles/feature/VictoriaPart1-102207.cfm
Today, the Queens Room is regaled with live jazz to accompany the tea, scones with lemon curd and coffee. The restaurants are set in their finery of Wedgwood bone china, Waterford Crystal, sterling silverware and Fili d' Oro Italian linens. The Veuve Cliquot Champagne Bar is abuzz with people toasting, and the theater boxes in the Royal Court Theater are pre-reserved for the British society patrons planning to attend tonight's special celebrations.
At last we are able to see the beautifully decorated Queens Grill Grand and Master Suites, Penthouses and Queens Suites. They range in size from 508 to 2,121-square feet and each features a sofa and a generously sized balcony. In addition, Grand Suites include a large dining table and nautically inspired artwork.
These Queens Grill accommodations include butler service with butlers trained to the exacting standards of the International Guild of Professional Butlers; who stand ready to assist with unpacking and packing (using tissue paper between folds to ensure a flawless finish). Passengers in these suites will watch their butlers uncork the requisite bottle of French Champagne on departure.
All Queens Grill suites include fresh flower arrangements, fruit baskets, personalized Cunard stationery, bath salts, a manicure kit, umbrella and binoculars. The grandest Queens Grill accommodations (Q1-Q4) take luxury to the next level with in-room DVD players and a library of films.
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|String quartet plays in central atrium
|Entrance to the private Queens Lounge
|Signage assures exclusivity of Queen's Lounge
The Princess Grill accommodations include the P1-P4 stateroom suites that range in size from 335 to 513-square feet and feature spacious private balconies. Those embarking for the inaugural voyage in these suites enjoy a bon voyage bottle of sparkling wine and sugar-iced strawberries, as well as a fresh fruit basket and a fresh orchid in each stateroom.
All together there are accommodations for 142 people in the Queen's Grill suites and 132 in the Princess Grill suites.
The rest of the passengers (including myself) are in standard staterooms, ours for but two nights as we preview the ship and celebrate her naming ceremony. I will be returning home tomorrow morning, having arrived just yesterday, but when you get an invitation asking for your presence with British Royalty, how can you refuse?
Queen Victoria's Inaugural Voyage Queen Victoria is doing something once considered highly unusual, but has become far more popular in recent years. Her Maiden Voyage, commencing to a splendid fireworks display, at 5:00 pm on Tuesday December 11, will be to the crisply climated Scandinavian countries for a pre-Christmas cruise in the land of Santa himself. The Queen will sail as far north as Oslo, Norway, visiting Rotterdam, Copenhagen (a very popular holiday season destination in this part of the world), Oslo, Hamburg and Bruges, Belgium.
The following cruise, commencing December 21st and roundtrip Southampton, heads south to Spain, Lisbon, spending Christmas Day at sea, and finally Madeira and the Canary Islands for several days before returning to England.
World Cruise After these two shakedown cruises within relatively safe distance to home, the Queen's third cruise is a grand 106-day world cruise. It begins with a transatlantic crossing directly to New York City, through the Panama Canal to Los Angeles, Hawaii, the South Pacific, Asia, India, Dubai, Egypt, through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean and back home again.
As soon as I return home I will have a more complete report for you about the interior of this beautiful new Queen with plenty of pictures.


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Breaking: GoDaddy Drops SOPA Support
from the wow deptAs the public backlash continued to grow -- and GoDaddy's support of it seemed entirely tone deaf to what people were saying -- you knew something had to break eventually. GoDaddy has just announced that it no longer supports SOPA. From the press release they just sent, they say they'll only support future version of the bill if the internet community supports it too:
Go Daddy is no longer supporting SOPA, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" currently working its way through U.S. Congress.I would imagine that, for many, this will be too late, but as SOPA support continues to crumble, it's going to make it very difficult for Congress to claim that this bill really has much support out in the real world.
"Fighting online piracy is of the utmost importance, which is why Go Daddy has been working to help craft revisions to this legislation -- but we can clearly do better," Warren Adelman, Go Daddy's newly appointed CEO, said. "It's very important that all Internet stakeholders work together on this. Getting it right is worth the wait. Go Daddy will support it when and if the Internet community supports it."
Go Daddy and its General Counsel, Christine Jones, have worked with federal lawmakers for months to help craft revisions to legislation first introduced some three years ago. Jones has fought to express the concerns of the entire Internet community and to improve the bill by proposing changes to key defined terms, limitations on DNS filtering to ensure the integrity of the Internet, more significant consequences for frivolous claims, and specific provisions to protect free speech.
"As a company that is all about innovation, with our own technology and in support of our customers, Go Daddy is rooted in the idea of First Amendment Rights and believes 100 percent that the Internet is a key engine for our new economy," said Adelman.
In changing its position, Go Daddy remains steadfast in its promise to support security and stability of the Internet. In an effort to eliminate any confusion about its reversal on SOPA though, Jones has removed blog postings that had outlined areas of the bill Go Daddy did support.
"Go Daddy has always fought to preserve the intellectual property rights of third parties, and will continue to do so in the future," Jones said.
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Gout Treatment
Treating gout requires a two-pronged approach that combines medications and lifestyle changes.
Treating an Acute Gout Attack
Here are the steps for getting the pain and swelling of a gout attack under control:
- Take an anti-inflammatory medication as soon as possible
- Ice and elevate the joint
- Drink plenty of fluids (no alcohol or sweet sodas)
- Call your doctor and make an appointment
- Relax; stress can aggravate gout.
- Ask friends and family to help you with daily tasks.
Despite the sudden onset and intense pain, gout attacks usually peak and resolve within a week or 10 days and then disappear completely. The first 36 hours are typically the worst. However, it's important that once you have an attack, you begin working with your doctor to control uric acid levels and prevent future gout attacks.
Medications for Treating An Acute Gout Attack
Here are the medications used to treat an acute gout attack.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
NSAIDs are frequently used to quickly relieve the pain and swelling of an acute gout episode and can shorten the attack, especially if taken in the first 24 hours.
Corticosteroids (such as prednisone) can be taken by mouth or injected into an inflamed joint to relieve the pain and swelling of an acute gout attack. They can also be injected systemically if the attack doesn't respond to other medications or if many joints are affected. Injection of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), a synthetic drug that stimulates the body to produce corticosteroids naturally, can help treat a gout attack. Corticosteroids and ACTH usually start working within 24 hours after you begin taking them.
Colchicine is derived from a plant that has been used to treat gout for more than 2,000 years. It helps to relieve the pain and swelling of acute attacks. Colchicine's most common side effects are diarrhea, nausea and abdominal cramp, but more severe side attacks can occur. Like all gout medications, it has been shown to be most effective if taken at the first signs of a gout attack.
Reducing Uric Acid Levels
Medications that lower uric acid are intended to prevent gout attacks and keep the condition from becoming chronic. Your doctor will wait until your most recent gout attack is over before starting these medications, because taking them during an attack can worsen or prolong it. Taking these medications can be challenging – as uric acid levels drop, crystals in your joints may shift, triggering another attack. However, sticking with your treatment plan is the best way to prevent future attacks. Your doctor may prescribe an anti-inflammatory medication such as a low, but regular dose of colchicine or an NSAID, along with one of the medications below for the first six weeks to 12 months to prevent attacks.
Allopurinol reduces the production of uric acid. It is often prescribed at a low daily dose at first, with the dose gradually increasing over time. Occasional side effects include skin rash and stomach upset. Stomach problems usually go away as your body adjusts to the drug. In rare cases, allopurinol can cause a severe allergic reaction.
Febuxostat may be an option if you develop side effects from allopurinol or have kidney disease. Like allopurinol, febuxostat decreases the amount of uric acid made in the body. It's also started at a lower dose, which may be increased if uric acid levels remain high. Side effects can include nausea and joint or muscle pain.
Probenecid acts on the kidneys to help the body eliminate uric acid. The medication is taken daily and may be combined with antibiotics to boost effectiveness. Common side effects include kidney stones, nausea, skin rash, stomach upset and headaches.
Pegloticase is used when standard medications are unable to lower the uric acid level, a condition known as refractory chronic gout. Pegloticase reduces uric acid quickly and to lower levels than other medications. The drug is administered every two weeks by intravenous (IV) infusion. Side effects can include infusion reactions, gout flares, nausea, bruising, sore throat, constipation, chest pain and vomiting.
One of the best ways to take care of your health if you have gout is to take a proactive role in your own treatment – a process called self-management.
Here are some lifestyles changes you can make to help you manage gout.


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Important Safety Information: Recommended for riders 16 years of age and older. Honda recommends that all ATV riders take a training course and read their owner's manual thoroughly.
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For decades now, Honda's line of Rancher all-terrain vehicles has pretty much been where the search for the perfect mid-size ATV starts and ends. And it's easy to see why so many thousands of Rancher owners know they've made the right choice. With a variety of models and options, it's easy to get the features you want. Plus, the Rancher just hits that sweet spot in terms of size and performance.
Every Rancher starts with the same proven Honda engine, the heart of any ATV. A 420cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder design with fuel injection, it's engineered for the kind of wide, low-revving power an ATV rider wants. And it offers something no other ATV can: Honda's legendary reliability and efficiency.
After that, the mix-and-match of features is up to you. We have models with independent rear suspension (IRS) for excellent handling and a superior ride. We also have swingarm/solid-axle models suited to riders who tow a lot, or who want a solid axle's simplicity of design. Standard manual ATV transmission, our exclusive Electric Shift Program, or Honda's revolutionary Automatic Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) are all available, as is Electric Power Steering and your choice between two- and four-wheel drive.
A Honda Rancher is all about what Honda does best—combining innovation with proven performance. Now, which Rancher is right for you?
- Automatic DCT: The Rancher's Honda Automatic DCT transmission offers strong internals, fast shifts, excellent control, true compression-braking capability in steep terrain, and an automatic program that upshifts and downshifts while you concentrate on riding. It's one of the best available choices you can make.
- Available Electric Power Steering (EPS): Electric Power Steering helps eliminate bump steer and lessens steering effort, especially over rocks, logs and on sidehills. Honda's system is second to none. There's no pump, belts, or hoses to fail. Plus you get more boost when you need it: when you're in four-wheel drive, at lower speeds and in rough conditions.
- Independent Rear Suspension: The Rancher Automatic DCT with Independent Rear Suspension (IRS) has over 8 inches of travel and 9 inches of clearance. That returns two big benefits: first, it helps ensure constant tire contact with the ground for superior traction; second, it gives you an ultra-smooth ride over rough terrain, so you don't get beat up on the trail.
- Programmed Fuel Injection: Being able to count on crisp performance and starting under any conditions is a must for anyone who depends on their ATV. Thanks to Honda's Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI)—featuring a 34mm throttle body, 12-hole Denso injector, and an oxygen sensor that allows the fuel mapping to instantaneously adjust to any riding condition—the Rancher not only ensures trouble-free operation in the cold and at varying altitudes, it reduces emissions and enhances fuel efficiency.
- TraxLok® Selectable 2WD/4WD: Our rock-solid system lets you choose either 2WD or 4WD instantly, giving you the freedom to choose between lighter steering (in 2WD) and maximizing available traction (in 4WD) when you need it most.
- Semi-Dry-Sump Engine Design: Compact and lighter-weight, the Rancher's overhead-valve, semi-dry-sump design creates an engine that's shorter from top to bottom. That returns two big benefits: it enhances handling by lowering the engine's center of gravity, and it also allows for better ground clearance.
- Shaft Drive: Clean, efficient, proven, low-maintenance. Shaft drive is the perfect choice for a machine like this, and for riders who pile on the miles. You never have to worry about lubrication or adjustment out on the trail. And an added plus: it helps keep your ATV cleaner, too.
- Longitudinal Engine Layout: By orienting the crankshaft front to back in the chassis in our ATV and side-by-side engines, we route the flow of power straight to the wheels without any unnecessary right-angle detours, reducing powertrain friction and putting more grunt to the ground.
- Swingarm Rear Suspension: On select Rancher models, the rear swingarm incorporates an enclosed, solid-axle design for strength and rigidity. When you need to tow a heavy load, the swingarm eliminates rear suspension squat as the load is placed on the axle itself, not on the rear shock.
- Reverse Lever: The Rancher's reverse lever is simple, easy and intuitive to use.
- A Comfortable Seat: A plush seat and open rider triangle (bar/seat/pegs) teams up with the suspension to really treat you right. Superior ergonomics have always been a Honda priority, and the Rancher is no exception. With thick, soft foam, it's exceptionally comfortable.
- In-Tank Fuel Pump: The Rancher incorporates an in-tank fuel pump for cooler pump operation, and long pump life.
- Digital Instruments: Easy to read and full of the information you want. In addition to the standard gear position indicator, speedometer, odometer, trip meter, and hour meter—you get readouts for fuel level, clock, water temperature, speed and Honda's "maintenance minder" system (to help remind you when it's time to have your ATV serviced). Comes with all Ranchers except base model.
- Disc Brakes (Rancher IRS models): The Rancher IRS models offer disc brakes all around for excellent braking performance.
- Honda Phantom Camo®: A favorite option for many riders, our exclusive Honda Phantom Camo is a treatment that helps your ATV blend in to a wide range of environments.
- Engine Type: 420cc liquid-cooled fuel-injected OHV wet-sump longitudinally mounted single-cylinder four-stroke
- Bore And Stroke: 86.5 mm x 71.5 mm
- Induction: Keihin® 33 mm throttle-body fuel-injection system
- Ignition: Full-transistorized type with electronic advance
- Starter: Electric with optional auxiliary recoil
- Compression Ratio: 9.9:1
- Clutch: Automatic
- Transmission: Automatic DCT with Reverse
- Driveline: Direct front and rear driveshafts with TraxLok® and torque-sensitive front differential
- Front Suspension: Independent double-wishbone; 7.28 in. travel
- Rear Suspension: Independent dual-arm; 8.46 in. travel
- Front Brake: 190 mm Dual hydraulic disc
- Rear Brake: 170 mm Hydraulic disc
- Front Tire: 24 x 8-12
- Rear Tire: 24 x 10-11
- Length: 84.6 in.
- Width: 47.4 in.
- Height: 46.8 in.
- Wheelbase: 50.9 in.
- Seat Height: 34.9 in.
- Ground Clearance: 9.2 in.
- Curb Weight: 686 lb. (Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and a full tank of fuel—ready to ride)
- Fuel Capacity: 3.9 gal., including 1.3-gal. reserve
- Turning Radius: 11.5 ft.
- Model ID: TRX420FA6
- Emissions: Meets current California Air Resources Board (CARB) and EPA off-road emissions standards
- Available Colors: Honda Phantom Camo®
- Note: No operator under age 16. Honda recommends that all ATV riders take a training course and read their owners manual thoroughly.
- One Year: Transferable limited warranty; extended coverage available with a Honda Protection Plan
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- Fuel-injected OHV wet-sump longitudinally mounted single-cylinder four-stroke
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- 420cc
- Bore x Stroke
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- Engine Cooling
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- Fuel System
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- Starting System
- Electric with optional auxiliary recoil
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- 190 mm Dual hydraulic disc
- Front Tires
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- Rear Travel
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- 170 mm Hydraulic disc
- Rear Tires
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- Curb Weight: 686 lb.
- Fuel Capacity
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The Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve in Aiken County will open to the public on the following Saturdays this fall: Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 and Oct. 1.
Scouting, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities will be allowed. No weapons will be permitted in the area during this period.
Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve is 10,470 acres owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. Crackerneck is in Aiken County along the Savannah River and lies south of the town of Jackson, off S.C. 125. Access is through the check station gate off Brown Road.
For a detailed map of the Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve including specific rules and regulations, contact the S.C. Department of Natural Resources office in Aiken County at 803-725-3663. You may also request a map by email. Please include your name and postal mailing address and e-mail it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hunters will be able to scout the area prior to the commencement of hunts in October. Anyone unfamiliar with the property, but interested in hunting the area this season, may take advantage of these open dates to scout Crackerneck. Also, habitat changes resulting from timber harvests, prescribed burning and road creation make it advisable for seasoned hunters to also scout prior to the hunt season.
Other outdoor activities such as sightseeing, bird watching, hiking, nature photography, mountain biking and horseback riding will be allowed on these dates. There are no formal trails in the area. Mountain bikes and horses are restricted to the 50-mile designated road system and to 30 miles of selected firebreaks. Camping is not permitted.
Fishing will be allowed on these open dates, but anglers are cautioned that ponds are extremely low due to lack of rainfall, and success is expected to be poor. The 8-acre Skinface Pond will be open for fishing with the limit on largemouth bass set at two per person per day with a 14-inch minimum. Bluegill limits will be the same as state creel limits — 30 fish. Due to low water, more bank-fishing opportunities exist than normal. People using small boats will have to off-load because the landing is high and dry.
Fishing will also be allowed in three small lakes within the Savannah River swamp, but these require a jonboat for access. No fishing, boating or other uses are allowed in Upper Three Runs Creek.
The Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve entrance gate will open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. during the open fall dates of Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 and Oct. 1. All individuals using Crackerneck are required to sign in before entering the area and sign out before leaving. Anyone not following this procedure will be considered trespassing.


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A Strings is South Wales' leading independent music shop. Located north of Cardiff, we specialise in guitar and bass, and supply musicians locally and worldwide.
We stock a large range of musical instruments and amps from top brands, and have one of the most comprehensive selections of strings and accessories in the UK. We also have repair and tuition services. Our vast selection, along with our experienced and friendly staff, makes us your one stop shop for all things guitar!
A Strings music shop is situated in Treforest, South Wales, just a few miles outside Cardiff. We supply guitars, guitar strings and musical instruments and accessories to musicians and beginners throughout South Wales and online. We are Vox Diamond Dealers and Fender Premium Dealers, and stock a wide range of instruments, amps and accessories from other brands, including Martin Guitars, Gretsch Guitars, Roland Amps, Brian May Guitars, Blackstar Amps, Bareknuckle Pickups and many more.
We have the largest range of guitar strings and bass strings in Wales, with brands such as Optima, Thomastik, GHS and DR Strings sitting alongside D'addario, Martin, Elixir and Ernie Ball, totalling over 1,000 different sets of guitar strings. We also offer guitar set-up, repair and tuition services, and our friendly and knowledgable staff are always on hand to give you a warm welcome.


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PassMark Software, the leader in PC benchmarks, now brings you benchmarks for Android devices. The results from users of PassMark's PerformanceTest Mobile app (currently available for Android devices) have been collected from various phones and posted to this web site. The generated chart is updated daily with new submissions.
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Android Benchmark results ("Baselines") were gathered from users' submissions to the PassMark web site as well as from internal testing. PerformanceTest Mobile conducts 17 different tests spanning 5 test suties to determine a devices PassMark rating. Submitted PassMark ratings are then averaged and to determine the Mobile PassMark rating for a system seen on the charts.
To ensure that the full CPU power of a device is realized, PerformanceTest Mobile runs each CPU test on all available CPUs/Cores. Specifically, PerformanceTest Mobile runs one simultaneous CPU test for every logical CPU; physical CPU core (dual core) or physical CPU package (multiple CPU chips). So hypothetically, if you have a device that has two CPUs, each with dual cores then PerformanceTest Mobile will run four simultaneous tests...[ Read the entire article]
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Sorry about the headline pun — we'd have called it plastic surgery, but because the functional brand offering isn't changing its proprietary bottle that much, we were worried we'd cause confusion.
That noted, what's on the Neuro bottle's outside and inside has gone through major changes ahead of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Show in Atlanta, trying to simplify its message and focus behind three key parts of its product assortment.
Gone is the "brainwave" icon on the front of the bottle, replaced by Sonic, Bliss, or Sleep, along with "Energy Refreshed," "Reduce Stress," and "Sweet Dreams," respectively.
"We're evolving it and making sure that it directly addresses what we know our consumers are looking for, and that's really the functional benefit," said Brian Pope, the company's chief marketing officer. Pope, who came to Neuro after a three-year run at fast-growing Pop Chips (a company that, like Neuro, is partially owned by venture capital firm TSG) said that energy, stress relief, and sleep are the three functions that hard-core Neuro fans clamor for most, along with immunity, which is one of the next varieties that will be restaged.
Neuro also spent heavily on improving the flavors of those three functional propositions, and now offers up two for each function. All flavor descriptions are also more prominently featured in a strip across the top of the bottle.
The revamp follows a slowing of growth in some markets that forced the company to reconsider why it connected with some consumers but not all.
An ongoing challenge came from early messaging efforts, which distributors and retailers seemed to get but not necessarily the consumer, who was faced with as many as eight different SKUs and little differentiation. Those consumers who were willing to gamble the $2 or so for one of the uniquely-shaped bottles then sometimes faced a flavor that was unfamiliar and another obstacle to repeat purchase.
So the brand, which has sampled heavily in new markets, went back to its core consumers to evaluate what they liked about it, and what could be improved. Extensive flavor comparisons were put in place, pushed by board member Danny Ginsberg, who stressed that getting the taste right was as important as health benefits. Extensive flavor testing followed, with more than 100 varieties compared in the offices of Tragon, a firm that provided quantitative data on consumer response both from hard-core users and those unfamiliar with the brand.
The change in labeling is something of a re-ordering of the traditional architecture of Brand/Function/Flavor but creating a brand associated with any of the key functional attributes for Neuro is a high-dollar proposition. That meant getting rid of the "EKG" icon – it wasn't popular with women – and moving function up over brand.
The company has been in road-show mode ahead of NACS, letting key distributors and accounts like Target and Walgreen's, as well as major supermarkets, know that the changes are coming.
According to Pope, the brand remains intent on staying a national player.
"I have more field marketing people in the East, focused on New York, Boston, and Philadelphia than I do on the West Coast," he told BevNET.
Also forthcoming is a new, trimester-based approach to marketing; while the brand just finished the "summer of bliss," the next period will focus on Sonic.
The new products are expected to be on the market by January 1.


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In a letter today, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) congratulated President Obama on his reelection.
"We join with you in the goal to save energy, save lives, and build the economy of this great nation," said NEMA President and CEO Evan Gaddis. "Building energy efficiencies across America's critical systems will help meet these goals."
NEMA looks forward to working with the administration on a number of opportunities to provide America energy savings, increased productivity, and economic growth. A few of them include:
- Smart Grid is America's power grid of the future. But it needs to be built today. In it are opportunities where these efficiencies can be gained, while creating smart infrastructure, ensuring reliability, resiliency, and safety. Expedited approval of transmission lines will assist in this step forward.
- High Performance Buildings can turn commercial buildings into connected, well-managed energy consumers.
- Industrial Energy Efficiency will drive business savings, growth, and reduce energy significantly, pushing businesses along toward increased jobs across the country.
- Residential Energy Efficiency saves American's money by saving on their utility bills. They get the same product benefits without the high costs.
- Tax and Regulatory Reform will ensure costs and burdens do not stand in the way of manufacturers lifting the country to its feet.
- Intelligent Transportation Systems drive less congested roadways across the country, lowering emissions, drive time, while increasing productivity.
- Improving Health and Homeland Security through interoperability of products will increasingly save lives in hospitals and keep America safe through its boarders, airports, and shipping ports.
- Medical Imaging improves health, saves lives and lowers costs. It is vital that Americans have access to this equipment when they and their doctors see the need.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Apple Inc. posted solid gains Wednesday, fueling the Nasdaq and the tech sector despite notable dips by Google Inc. and Dell Inc.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.80% rose 7 points, or 0.2%, to close at 3,118, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, -1.83% added 1.2%. The Morgan Stanley High-Tech Index was up a fraction.
Apple AAPL, -1.46%, which has a heavy weighting on the Nasdaq, jumped 4.2% to close at $506.09. The stock has been under heavy selling pressure of late, losing nearly 7% over the last two trading sessions on worries about potentially slowing sales of its iPhone 5.
Several brokers issued positive notes on Apple before the open, pointing to strong results expected for the first fiscal quarter; the company will report next week. Katy Huberty of Morgan Stanley wrote that recent concerns about iPhone sales "are overblown," and she reiterated her overweight rating and $714 price target on the stock.
That helped to offset a downgrade by Pacific Crest — the second notable downgrade the highly favored stock has seen over the past month.
Analyst Andy Hargreaves lowered his rating on Apple to sector perform, or neutral, citing "evidence of high-end market saturation" as the primary reason for the move. "We believe the high ends of the smartphone and tablet markets are quickly becoming saturated, which is likely to limit Apple's growth by pressuring unit volume and driving a mix shift to lower-margin product."
Google Inc. GOOG, -0.71% slipped 1.3% to close at $715.19. Following the introduction of Facebook's "graph search" tool the previous day, some analysts speculated on the potential impact to Google's core Web search business.
"As of now, we do not see Graph Search as a threat to Google Web search," wrote Justin Post of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch in a note to clients, adding that "looking forward, Facebook Graph searches could be competitive with certain categories of Google searches, such as Places and Maps."
He said Facebook remains "a small overhang" on Google's shares. He lifted his price target on Facebook FB, -0.11% to $35 from $31. Facebook shares were last trading down a fraction as other analysts issued mixed reactions on the new graph search feature. Read: Facebook graph search gets muted reviews.
Yelp shares YELP, -2.29% fell 1.2% to close at $20.36 after Northland Capital downgraded the stock to an underperform rating, saying the new Facebook feature is "highly competitive" to Yelp's core business.
Dell shares DELL, -2.24% fell 4.3% to close at $12.61 after gaining more than 20% over the previous two session on rumors that the PC maker may go private.
EBay Inc. EBAY, -0.10% was up a fraction closing at $52.90, ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings, scheduled for after the closing bell. Analysts are expecting a 17% gain in revenues for the period. Read: Mobile efforts set to lead eBay's results
Shares of Yahoo Inc. US:YHOO jumped 2.8% to close at $20.07, possibly on speculation about IPO plans by Alibaba, though the Chinese company flatly denied a Bloomberg report that it is making such plans.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard HPQ, -1.49% also rose 4.1% to close at $17.21 after a Wall Street Journal report citing unnamed sources that potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring Autonomy Corp. An H-P spokesman said the company doesn't comment on speculation.
Also in the red were shares of Netflix Inc. NFLX, -5.53%, which shed 4% to close at $97.48.


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An indoor play experience in the fellowship hall for the whole community. We welcome toddlers through pre-kindergarteners and their favorite adult play partners. With plenty of room to run around and eight different activity centers, we can pretty much guarantee fun for everyone! Each of the two 45-minute sessions includes a 10-minute circle time, during which children and their adults join together for fun songs, finger plays, and stories.
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Spurs' strength built from defence
Tottenham Hotspur defender William Gallas believes the club's defence has emerged as a source of real satisfaction this season.
Whilst Spurs' attacking players have stolen the headlines with an impressive brand of football, the back-line have been in stringent mood, allowing just 11 goals in 15 matches after the early season defeats to Manchester United and Manchester City respectively.
That's coincided with a run of results which has since propelled Harry Redknapp's side to third in the Barclays Premier League, and the latest clean sheet against Norwich on Tuesday was their sixth shutout of the current campaign.
"We played very well in defence, concentrated on what we had to do and kept the strikers quiet," said Gallas, reflecting on the performance at Carrow Road.
"That is real satisfaction for the defenders, when you don't concede a goal. That's very good for us.
"With my experience, I'm always wary about a game like that. Even if you score the first goal, you never know what can happen, so it was important to score the second, stay strong and that's what we did. Everyone was happy."
Gallas was partnered by Younes Kaboul against the Canaries, arguably Spurs' two reserve centre backs before injury put Michael Dawson and Ledley King out of action.
Kyle Walker has impressed after making the right-back position his own, with Benoit Assou-Ekotto solid if not spectacular on the opposite flank. Brad Friedel has been the epitome of consistency between the sticks.News Now - Sport News


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WPMS: THE MUSICAL Comes to The VETS, 3/15
Coming to The VETS on March 15, 2013 at 8P. WPMS: THE MUSICAL is Louise Roche's follow-up fun, fabulous, and everything female Girls Night Musical experience.
Tickets for WPMS: THE MUSICAL are on sale NOW at the PPAC/The VETS Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.thevetsri.com, and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $24 to $39; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket facility fee and are subject to change without notice.
Purchase your ticket to WPMS any time NOW through Valentine's Day on February 14, 2013 and receive a complimentary WPMS specialty drink the night of the show! Limit one drink voucher per ticket purchase; voucher must be presented at the bar to receive complimentary drink. Must be 21+ to receive complimentary specialty drink (a non-alcoholic beverage can be substituted if desired).
Louise Roche's latest Girls Night Musical incarnation is throwing the biggest party radio has ever seen and we want you to be part of the live studio audience! After ten years on the air the hosts of Girl Talk have decided to go out with a bang. Join them as they dish, reminisce, and break into plenty of songs by artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Aretha Franklin, Carrie Underwood, and more in this show that The Advocate says is "Sex and the City meets Chelsea Lately." Theatermania calls it "Perfect for bachelorette parties, birthday parties, divorce parties, or just an exciting evening out with the ladies."
British playwright, author and television producer, Louise Roche has written and produced six other plays including "Girls Night"(UK Tours 2003, '04,'06), "Bobby and Johnny" (UK Tour 2005), "Girls Behind"(UK Tour 2005), "Checkout Girls" (Milton Keynes 2005), "Lucky Balls" (Milton Keynes 2002), and "Milton Keynes The Musical" (2002). Her novel "Glutton for Punishment" is published in paperback, and her television writing includes "Where The Heart Is" and "Doctors."
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Halo is a science-fiction video game series created by Bungie Studios. The series centers on the Master Chief, a cybernetically enhanced human super-soldier equipped with technologically advanced battle armor, and his artificial intelligence (AI) companion, Cortana, as the humans of a futuristic universe battle the Covenant, a theocratic alliance of alien races.
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The video games, particularly Halo: Combat Evolved, have been praised as being among the best and most influential first-person shooters on a game console, with Halo being the Microsoft Xbox's "killer app." The franchise has expanded to include novels, several graphic novels, and numerous other licensed products. The cultural impact of the Halo series has been compared to that of the Star Wars franchise, with those who enjoy it being dubbed the "Halo Nation."
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The side effects of chemotherapy depend on the type of chemotherapy and the amount given. Anticipating and managing side effects can help to minimize them and provide the best possible experience for the person receiving chemotherapy.
As each person's individual medical profile and diagnosis is different, so is his or her reaction to treatment. Side effects may be severe, mild, or absent. Be sure to discuss with your cancer care team possible side effects of treatment before the treatment begins.
Because anticancer drugs are made to kill growing cells, they also affect normal, fast-growing cells such as blood cells forming in the bone marrow and cells in the digestive tract (for example, mouth, stomach, intestines, and esophagus), reproductive system (for example, sexual organs), and hair follicles. Some anticancer drugs may affect cells of vital organs, such as the heart, kidney, bladder, lungs, and nervous system.
Chemotherapy causes no serious long-term problems for most people. In some cases, however, chemotherapy can cause permanent changes or damage to the heart, lungs, nerves, kidneys, and reproductive or other organs. Further, certain types of chemotherapy may have delayed effects, such as a second cancer that develops many years later. Discuss any long-term effects that may result from your treatment with your doctor.
Some anticancer drugs cause bladder irritation or result in temporary or permanent damage to the bladder or kidneys. You may need to collect a 24-hour urine sample for laboratory evaluation, and your doctor may ask for a blood sample to evaluate your kidney function before you begin chemotherapy. Some anticancer drugs cause the urine to change color (orange, red, green, or yellow) or take on a strong or medicine-like odor for 24 to 72 hours. Consult your doctor to determine if the chemotherapy drugs you are getting will cause any of these side effects.
Drinking plenty of fluids will ensure good urine flow and help to prevent problems--especially if you are taking drugs that affect the kidney and bladder. In addition to water, juice, soft drinks, broth, and soup, you may include ice cream, Popsicles, and gelatin to increase fluids. Caffeine can act as a mild diuretic, but even coffee is better than no fluids.
Because drugs can affect your kidney and bladder, be sure to let your doctor know immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms:
Pain or burning during urination
Frequent urination
Inability to urinate
Urination urgency (a feeling that you must rush to urinate)
Reddish or bloody urine
Chills, especially chills that cause your body to shake
The following are the most common symptoms of nerve and muscle involvement due to chemotherapy. However, each individual experiences symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Weak, sore, tired, or achy muscles
Walking problems and/or pain when walking
Loss of balance
Clumsiness and/or difficulty picking up objects
Shaking or trembling
Hearing loss
Jaw pain
Stomach pain
Tingling or pain in the feet
Most of the time, these symptoms will resolve with time. However, this may take up to one year following treatment. The symptoms of nerve and muscle involvement due to chemotherapy may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recommends the following strategies for reducing nerve and muscle problems related to chemotherapy:
If your fingers are numb, they will not react appropriately when you touch something sharp or hot. Handle objects with care.
To prevent falls or accidents, move slowly and use handrails, especially if you have weak muscles or if you are experiencing problems with balance. Use bath mats in the tub or shower to reduce your risk of slipping. Also, consider wearing shoes with rubber soles for better traction.
Consult your doctor regarding pain medication, if necessary.
Many patients, both men and women, find that chemotherapy affects their sex organs as well as their ability to have sex. Your age and general health will influence how the drugs will affect your sexual function. The NCI provides the following advice for coping with sexual problems associated with cancer and chemotherapy:
Chemotherapy drugs can cause temporary or permanent infertility by reducing the number of sperm cells and their ability to move. While it does not necessarily affect a man's ability to have intercourse, it could create difficulty in getting or keeping an erection. Chemotherapy can also damage the chromosomes in the sperm, which could lead to birth defects.
Discuss with your doctor the use of birth control during treatment, including using a condom for the first 48 hours following the last dose of chemotherapy, as some chemotherapy agents can be detected in the semen. Your doctor can advise you regarding how long to use birth control. If you wish to father a child, you should consult your doctor to determine whether the treatment will affect your fertility and discuss the possibility of sperm-banking before you begin your treatment.
Chemotherapy can have an impact on a woman's menstrual periods, fertility, and menopause. Consider the following:
Effects on the ovaries. Anticancer drugs can affect the ovaries and reduce their ability to produce hormones. Some women find that their menstrual periods become irregular or stop completely during chemotherapy. Related side effects that affect the ovaries may be temporary or permanent.
Infertility. Damage to the ovaries may result in infertility that can be either temporary or permanent. Whether infertility occurs, and how long it lasts, depends on many factors, including the type of drug, the dosage given, and the woman's age.
Menopause. A woman's age and the chemotherapy drugs and dosages will determine whether she experiences menopause while on chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may also cause menopause-like symptoms such as hot flashes and dry vaginal tissues. These tissue changes can make intercourse uncomfortable and can make a woman more prone to bladder and/or vaginal infections. Any infection should be treated immediately.Discuss with your doctor and cancer care team the best ways to reduce symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal symptoms, as well as ways to prevent infections. Dressing in layered clothing, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol, can help reduce hot flashes. The right kind of clothing also makes a difference in reducing vaginal infections. Avoid wearing tight slacks or shorts; choose cotton underwear and pantyhose with a ventilated lining.Care should be taken when using vaginal lubricants to decrease vaginal dryness; a water or mineral oil-based lubricant is recommended, not petroleum jelly. Your doctor may prescribe a vaginal cream or suppository.
Research has also shown that chemotherapy can affect cognitive function, such as how you think and remember things. This is something called "chemo-brain." While people seem to recover from these changes over time, these vague "thinking problems" are nonetheless very disturbing to both the patient and the family. Be certain to talk to your doctor if you believe you or your loved one is having trouble thinking or remembering things after receiving chemotherapy.
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King Ghidorah: This was a golden dragon monster with three heads, two legs, two batlike wings and two tails. Often he was under mind control when he was on a rampage or battling Godzilla. His origins have varied. In the Showa series of films (1954-1979), he was created by the Garogans and given to the Xilians, who unleashed him upon Earth. In the Heisei series (1980-1998), King Ghidorah was the result of three Dorats (genetically engineered creatures meant to be pets) fusing because of a nuclear device explosion. In the Millennium series (1999-2004), he was supposed to be an eight-headed serpent god but was awakened before he could develop his eight heads and was forced to function with only three.
Destoroyah: This creature could assume many appearances, including a microscopic form, and originated as a colony of Precambrian crustaceans that were awakened when the Oxygen Destroyer was activated to destroy Godzilla in the original 1954 film. Destoroyah really irked Godzilla when he killed Godzilla Jr. in "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah."
Mechagodzilla: This mechanical version of Godzilla popped up a few times in the monster's long and varied adventures. He truly was well-armored and could endure Godzilla's fiery attacks and respond with a laser blast of his own.
Mothra: This creature has appeared over the years in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle. Mothra is one of the good guys, not becoming aggressive except when protecting her worshippers or battling other monsters that go on nasty rampages, as Godzilla occasionally did. Mothra also is accompanied by the Shobijin, or twin fairies, who speak for her.
Gigan: This beast can be an intimidating force with his buzz-saw weaponry in his abdominal region and his steel hooks in place of hands and feet. Godzilla first mixed it up with him when Gigan was sent to Earth, along with King Ghidorah, by the Space Hunter Nebula Aliens. He also sold his services to the Seatopians in their quest to destroy Earth in "Godzilla vs. Megalon."
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- 1 West Face
- 2 Near the Cave
- 3 Ecstacy Wall
- 4 Solitaire
West Face
Tafelberg, Spout, West Face. 1. Bazooka Rodeo
Bazooka Rodeo (25) ****
Spout, West Face
A varied route with an improbable start, and then consistently good climbing. Start about 15m right of Dogmatix, below a pocketed roof.
- Pitch 1. 25 m (25) Up a short easy wall, and a left leaning break to a wide rail (#3 and #4 Camalot) below the pocketed roof. Use a deep C-shaped pocket to launch to the lip, and do some circus moves to establish on the face above. Climb up and slightly right for about 7m to a semi-hanging stance.
- Pitch 2. 10m (18) Straight up steep face to the ledge, again #3 and #4 Camalot useful.
- Pitch 3. 15m (19) Traverse left along narrow ledge for a few meters, then pull up to some underclings above the slab. Continue traversing left until able to easily pull up to large ledge.
- Pitch 4. 40m (20) Start directly under a narrow roof, at about 10m height, that has two small left pointing flakes. Up to the first break, then to the narrow roof and use the flakes to gain the face above. Tend diagonally right across the face to pass the next larger roof on the right side. Continue tending slightly right and up, just left of the wide arete. Stance in a small right facing corner on the ledge.
- Pitch 5. 30m (19) Climb the corner for about 2m then traverse right and up on rails. On the right edge of the long roof is a thin, left tending finger crack. Pull up into this, and then again tend right across the face to the next ledge. A short wide crack on the right then leads to a blocky ledge. Stance in a right facing corner under a bottomless chimney about 10m up.
- Pitch 6. 15m (20) Climb the short steep cracks to a rectangular roof. Pass this on the right side and then step left into the chimney that leads to the top.
FA: Joe Möhle and Richard Halsey (Nov 2011).
Aqua Spring (22) ***
Start on a large block right behind the water point. Jump for a good rail and then follow the crack system up and through two recesses on the left. At the good rail where the rock above deteriorates in quality, rap from a nut/chock anchor (<30m).
FA: R. Halsey 31/12/11
Near the Cave
Candle Man (23) ***
A short, fun route right near the cave. Good sunset jaunt. From the Sundowner platform above the cave, walk about 30m further back past some large boulders, to an undercut corner capped by a roof with a hand crack on the right.
- Pitch 1. 15 m (23) Starting on the left, pull up to a rail and make some bouldery moves to gain the corner. Head up to the roof, rail right and use the roof crack to gain an easy ramp above. Stance at a nice platform.
- Pitch 2. 10m (15) Head up just left of a vague arete, and then easily to stance at some large blocks. After belaying, walk ~10m toward the Pillar Box, over some blocks, to the base of vertical crack.
- Pitch 3. 10m (22) Climb the crack to a ledge, then tackle a short but steep wall with a vertical finger crack crossed by a horizontal hand crack.
Descent: Tops out right at a tat abseil point. One rap gets you all the way down. Alternatively scramble off left onto the standard descent route.
FA: Richard Halsey and Douw Steyn (Jan 2013)
Pocket Aces (21) ****
A steep and pumpy route on great holds. From the Cave, walk toward the Solitare wall, and you will find the route on your right after ~200m, just left of Tinkerbell. Scramble up a knobbly groove to the base.
Starting just left of a hollow, use a break to gain a rail ~3m up. Pull through a narrow roof to the steep face above with pockets. Straight up to the roof, then follow the right tending crack out of the roof to a narrow ledge at the top.
Descent: walk left to join the standard Spout descent route.
FA: Richard Halsey and Joe Möhle(Dec 2012)
Ecstacy Wall
A deceptively steep wall just to the right of the route Thumbelina. It is easily visible as you walk from Spout cave toward the water point. Approach by scrambling up The Central Route. There may be potential for a route or two more to the right, but they will be brick hard.
Flaming Woozel (24/25) ****
Start off a large, flat boulder more-or-less in the centre of the wall and climb up easily to a break. Follow a slight right leaning groove to a finger rail (small cams). Traverse 1m right and use two short slanted rails and the golf ball to reach the next good rail. Traverse about 2m left until able to pull up to another good rail, and the ledge above. Move slightly right to a darker brown, steep prow and climb the left side till the top.
Consensus grading required, probably harder if you are short.
FA: R. Halsey 12/11/2011
Solitaire wall - Left Side. 1. The Inventor, 2. The Cynic, 3. Go Go Gadget
The left side of the Solitaire wall is easy accessed by the path leading to the water spot. Good warm up area in cold weather.
The Inventor (21) ***
Start up a featured face (just right of the path leading to the water spot) up to the steep orange rock. Pull through some rails and then easily up to a featured layback. At the small ledge, move about 1.5m left and up to a rail. Use good holds on the face to reach the next ledge and follow the short left facing corner to the top.
FA: R. Halsey 6/11/11
The Cynic (18) ***(*)
Climb easily up to the layback from the right. At the ledge traverse left to the blunt arete and climb this to the top.
FA: J. Möhle 6/11/11
Flying High (24) ****
Start just left of Go Go Gadget and climb straight up to the first ledge. Reach up to a hand rail, then straight up via gymnastic moves to and from the huge horizontal pocket (in the grey rock with an orange stripe coming down from its centre). Easily to top. Great climbing, pity about the ledge. Consensus grading needed.
FA: R. Halsey & U. Pitsch 12/02/2012
Go Go Gadget (23) ****
What a little gem! Pull onto the orange face from the boulder and tend slightly right up the steep wall to the narrow overhang. Pull directly through and up a series of flakes to a hand rail to the left of a small roof. Crank onto, and across the roof on good holds in the grey rock, and then tend slightly left to a small ledge. Straight to top.
FA: R. Halsey 7/11/11
Any Takers? (16) ***
This is an obvious line that has probably been climbed before but not recorded. It has good, easy climbing and is recorded for completion.
Scramble up a large boulder about 5m left of Pinstripe Sweet. Step onto the face and follow the wide crack, layback and flake to the top.
U. Pitsch & R. Halsey 12/02/2012
Pinstripe Sweet (23) ***
Start about 2m left of Solitare. Climb a blunt arete to a ledge. Follow the thin black water streak with some committing moves above the ledge. About half way up the streak you need to make a move left and up for 1m to a thin crack on a flake, before moving right again. At the next ledge move slightly right to a vague corner and then easily to the top.
FA: R. Halsey & U. Pitsch 29/01/2012


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Will Geothermal Solve California's Energy Crisis?
Energy producers and experts discuss geothermal and other renewable power sources at the National Geothermal Summit in Sacramento, Calif.
By Brian Heaton, Government Technology
Geothermal power can play a key role in expanding renewable energy sources in California and the United States, according to experts at the National Geothermal Summit.
The Wednesday, Aug. 8, summit brought together legislators, energy producers, researchers and geologists to discuss the future of geothermal energy -- sustainable thermal power generated and stored in the earth. They concluded that while solar and wind power are popular choices for alternative energy, geothermal has a number of untapped resources that, when discovered, should improve geothermal power's contribution to California's and the nation's energy grids.
California State Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, chair of the state's Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, felt that there is great potential to expand the power source's impact statewide despite the fact that geothermal energy production has been "flat" over the past 15 years.
"Solar may get a lot of the attention because it's glitzy, it's glamorous maybe, and I know politicians love to tout and cut ribbons on solar facilities, but geothermal is what we call 'renewable gold,'" Padilla said. "Because of its attributes, it's very attractive and should always play a role in our energy portfolio."
Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, agreed and said that geothermal power has a strong future in California. He admitted, however, that regulatory hurdles are preventing geothermal energy from becoming more prominent in California's energy mix. Strides have been made with the California Public Utilities Commission to remove those barriers, Perez said, but he continues to work with stakeholders to further support the use and export of geothermal power.
In addition, despite the abundance of renewable energy resources in California, Perez was disappointed that the state continues to purchase a significant amount of energy from neighboring states and Mexico.
"The state of Nevada … has 31 renewable energy projects in the queue that total more than 5,500 megawatts that will be delivering energy to the state of California," Perez said. "Those are lost jobs, investment and economic development opportunities for Californians."
Carla Peterman, commissioner of the California Energy Commission, identified some of the other challenges facing geothermal energy's penetration into California. One is that that there are limited financial incentives available from public resources for geothermal developers to tap into and use. Mitigation of negative environmental impacts and the ability to deliver power are also of concern, she said.
Peterman believed workable solutions to those challenges need to be found in order to take advantage of California's geothermal resources and projects in the Imperial Valley, located in southeastern California near the Mexico border.
Despite those issues, Peterman said that geothermal remains a prominent part of the state's clean energy strategy. She noted that California has more than 40 geothermal power facilities with a generation capacity of 2,500 megawatts and more than 2,000 megawatts of capacity in various stages of development. One megawatt of electricity is enough power to light up to 1,000 average U.S. homes, according to the Electric Power Supply Association.
Looking Forward
John DiStasio, general manager and CEO of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), delivered the conference's keynote address. He said SMUD is using a diverse resource mix that includes geothermal power as an integral part of SMUD's ongoing efforts to optimize its energy portfolio.
SMUD signed an agreement with Gradient in northern Nevada for 87 megawatts of baseload renewable energy generation and expects production to begin in 2013. The utility is also looking at a prospective geothermal project in Colusa County, Calif.
"We see geothermal as kind of the 'other white meat,'" DiStasio said. "It has all the great attributes of some of the other baseload resources, but it's just not as well understood and awareness is not as high."
Karen Edson, vice president of policy and client services for California ISO, which provides access to the bulk of the state's wholesale energy transmission grid, said projections have shown that geothermal projects in California will be relatively flat in the years ahead.
The federal government is trying to change that through the funding of advanced geothermal technology R&D work, according to Doug Hollett, program manager of the U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Program. Uncle Sam is helping fund 43 projects related to technology advancements in geothermal energy production in California to the tune of more than $100 million.
Hollett likened the technical breakthroughs being worked on in geothermal expansion to the Mars Curiosity rover project. He said that people were initially skeptical of the forward-thinking plans put forward by engineers to land a car-sized probe on Mars. But it worked. By the same token, he expected that in time, the advancements to make geothermal energy production a more viable power source would succeed as well.
"It creates value at the end of the day," Hollett said regarding the geothermal R&D work.
"Whether it's unique ways of drilling wells, whether it's imaging … these are all keys," he added.
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Holiday Mulled Red Wine Crockpot Recipe
My oldest brother has become famous the past few Christmases for making almond roca. It was something that my mother always used to make when we were kids, but hadn't made in a long time and my brother resurrected it. Along with bringing back the almond roca, my brother has become famous for making holiday mulled red wine.
I have to admit that hot wine didn't sound to appealing to me at first, but once it starts simmering the smell of it makes you want to grab a mug and sip it by a roaring fire. It smells and tastes like the holidays. My brother cooked his famous mulled red wine on the stove. However, I believe that almost everything is easier to make in a crockpot, so the recipe I'm sharing is for the crockpot.
Holiday Mulled Red Wine
4 bottles dry red wine
2 cups orange juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
8 cinnamon sticks
8 whole cloves
4 oranges, sliced
Pour the wine and orange juice into the crockpot. Slowly stir the sugar in to the wine. Sprinkle the cinnamon and allspice on to the wine. Toss the cinnamon sticks and the cloves and orange slices on top of the wine. Cook on low for 4 hours.
After the 4 hours are up, stir the wine and then serve. Turn the crockpot on low and leave the lid off. Keep enjoying the rest of the day.
Joy Larson is a mother of four boys, graduate of the University of Montana, animal lover and writer.