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Commentary on Phillips CL, Grunstein RR, Darendeliler MA, et al. Health outcomes of continuous positive airway pressure versus oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013;187:879–887.
Question: Is the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with mandibular advancement device (MAD) similar in health outcomes to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the short term (one month health outcomes)?
Randomized, open labeled, cross over, non-inferiority trial; Clinical trial registered with https://www.anzctr.org.au (ACTRN 12607000289415).
Allocation: Patients randomized to both the treatment acclimatization and treatment arm orders, resulting in 4 randomized sequences for MAD (M) and CPAP (C): MCMC, MCCM, CMMC and CMCM. Each sequence was generated by a computer program using random permuted blocks. The acclimatization periods for each treatment were generally between 4-6 weeks. Treatment periods were for 1 month each.
Blinding: The investigators and participants were not blinded to study arm assignment.
Follow-up period: 1 month.
Setting: The study was conducted at three sleep centers in Sydney, Australia.
126 adults, mean age 49.5 years, 81% male, mean AHI 25.6 events/h, were randomized. Inclusion Criteria: patients with newly diagnosed OSA, AHI > 10 events/h, age ≥ 20 years, ≥ 2 symptoms of OSA (snoring, fragmented sleep, witnessed apneas, or daytime sleepiness), and a willingness to use both treatments. Exclusion Criteria: previous OSA treatment or a need for immediate treatment, central sleep apnea, a coexisting sleep disorder, regular use of sedatives or narcotics, preexisting lung or psychiatric disease, and any contraindication for oral appliance therapy (e.g., periodontal disease or insufficient dentition).
Intervention: Patients meeting eligibility criteria were randomized to a 4-6 week each, acclimatization to CPAP and MAD. A 2 week wash out period was then followed by initial assignment to CPAP or MAD treatment and subsequent cross over. During each of the 4-6 weeks of acclimatization with each device, all patients were asked to use their device for as long as they could tolerate it on a nightly basis.
Outcomes: The primary outcome was the difference in 24-hour mean arterial pressure (24MAP) between CPAP and MAD determined by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring. Secondary outcome measures were central BP and arterial stiffness measurements, neurobehavioral function, and quality of life (QOL) using the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ), the Short Form-36 (SF-36), the Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS), and the AusEd driving simulator. Daily diaries were also used to monitor treatment side effects and determine subjective compliance.
The sample size was calculated to show the non-inferiority of MAD relative to CPAP in the 24MAP after 1 month of therapy, using an a priori determined non-inferiority margin of 1.6 mmHg, assuming 90% power and a true difference between treatment means of zero. The primary hypothesis was tested by comparing the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the MAD-CPAP difference in 24MAP with the a priori non-inferiority margin using the paired t-test.
Patient Follow-Up: 18 patients (14%) withdrew after randomization, leaving 108 (86%) who completed the study. Two patients withdrew because of treatment intolerance (one CPAP and one both CPAP and MAD). Analyses were limited to the 108 subjects who completed the trial, regardless of compliance with their assigned treatment.
Main Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in the primary outcome. MAD was non-inferior to CPAP with a CPAP-MAD 24MAP difference, 0.2 mmHg (95% confidence interval, -0.7 to 1.1 mmHg). However, ultimately neither treatment lowered BP from baseline in the entire group, after 1 month of therapy. In the subgroup of patients with baseline hypertension (n = 45), there were consistent treatment-related 24MAP improvements (p < 0.05) of 2.5 mmHg (CPAP) and 2.2 mmHg (MAD), with neither treatment having a superior effect. There were no differences in secondary outcome measures between groups, except MAD performed better than CPAP in improving four of eight SF-36 general QOL domains, and the overall mental component score (p < 0.05). Subjective reports of nightly compliance were less for CPAP compared with MAD (mean compliance 5.2 ± 2.0 vs. 6.5 ± 1.3 h/night, p < 0.0001).Treatment preference results showed that 55 patients (51%) preferred MAD, 25 (23%) preferred CPAP, 23 (21%) preferred either, and 5 (4.6%) preferred neither.
Conclusion: In adults with predominately moderate to severe OSA, the short term (one month) use of an adjustable MAD was not inferior to CPAP in its impact on 24 hour mean ambulatory blood pressure, daytime sleepiness, disease specific and general quality of life.
Sources of Funding: The study was supported by Project Grant 457557, Practitioner Fellowship 202916 (R.R.G.), Health Professional Fellowship 571179, and CIRUS Postdoctoral Fellowship (C.L.P.) from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. ResMed Inc. donated all continuous positive airway pressure equipment for the trial. SomnoMed Ltd. donated all oral appliances for the trial and an unrestricted grant of A$60,000 to support the study.
For Correspondence:
Craig L. Phillips, Ph.D., Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065 Australia. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
In this commentary, we address two topics related to this paper:
This study is basically sound with a number of important strengths. These include the number of subjects studied, the randomization scheme (for both acclimatization and treatment), the diverse outcome variables assessed, and the comparative effectiveness approach taken. That being said, there are some minor concerns:
The study was powered to a change in blood pressure (BP) with therapy. Previous reports indicate that the effect of CPAP on BP is small at best and can be variable with the largest changes seen in patients who are hypertensive at initiation of therapy.1 Thus another outcome variable might have been a better choice although we doubt this weakened the observations.
The time interval of treatment for both CPAP and the mandibular advancing device (MAD) was only one month. This is understandable based on the complexity of the protocol, but could miss outcome differences between the two therapies that would only become apparent after longer duration treatment.
Compliance with the MAD was only assessed subjectively. Again, this is understandable because no reasonable method was available to assess MAD use at the time this study was begun. However, this approach still weakens one of the main observations of the study (differences in device adherence between CPAP and MAD) as subjective report is notoriously inaccurate.
The acclimatization time for both devices was quite long (4 to 6 weeks) which could have led to the withdrawal of subjects who could not tolerate either or both the therapies prior to the actual start of the treatment phase (despite arguments by the authors to the contrary). This could make therapy acceptance and adherence appear to be better than would have otherwise been the case.
In our opinion, none of these potential problems importantly affected the outcome of this study which is clearly the best to date addressing the question raised (outcomes of CPAP versus MAD therapy in obstructive sleep apnea).
The most recent guideline from the AASM addressing OSA therapy2 suggests that MAD devices should primarily be used in patients with mild to moderate OSA. The study by Phillips et al. included 32% severe OSA patients (AHI > 30) or 34 patients. Thus the question is how well did these patients fare on the MAD device? The mean AHI for this group was 42 off therapy and on the MAD device was about 18-19 (per Figure E1). Although individual data are a bit difficult to ascertain from the paper, Figure 2 suggests the following results for this severe group. On MAD therapy:
7 patients (21.2%) had an AHI > 30
13 patients (39.4%) had an AHI > 20 (including the 7 with an AHI > 30)
8 patients (24.2%) had an AHI of 10-20
12 patients (36.4%) had an AHI < 10
The authors report that these severe patients had a similar improvement in sleepiness (based on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS]) on the MAD as they did on CPAP although the numbers are obviously small. This outcome and the AHI numbers above indicate that not all severe OSA patients respond well to a MAD, although a sizable minority probably does, depending on where one sets the success threshold for AHI, ESS, or any other viable criteria. Thus, the conclusion that a MAD is not an appropriate therapy for a patient with severe OSA may be incorrect. Although MADs may not be first line therapy for patients with severe OSA, the take-home message here is simply that a follow-up sleep study (lab or home) is probably needed for severe OSA patients to assess efficacy; not that MAD is not a good choice for these patients. Thus, for a severe OSA patient struggling with other therapies (particularly CPAP), a MAD is probably the best second line therapy available. As this study is the most comprehensive assessment to date comparing MADs to CPAP, it may be wise to reconsider current recommendations.
The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
White DP; Shafazand S. Mandibular advancement device vs CPAP in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: are they equally effective in short term health outcomes? J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(9):971-972.
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Bisognano JD, authors. The role of continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypoapnea syndrome: a review of randomized trials. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2010;5:35–42
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Theodosia the Virgin-Martyr of Tyre
May 29
The holy Virgin Martyr Theodosia was born in Tyre of Phoenicia. At the age of eighteen she was seized in Caesarea of Palestine during a persecution and was brought before Urban the ruler. Because she refused to offer sacrifice to the idols, her sides and breasts were mercilessly scraped even to the inward parts and bones. She endured this in silence with astonishing courage. When Urban again asked her to sacrifice, she mocked him, and after being tormented even more horribly than before, she was cast into the sea in the year 308.
Apolytikion of Martyr Theodosia
Fourth Tone
O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live in Thee: accept me offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.
Kontakion of Martyr Theodosia
Second Tone
Through labours hast thou inherited life free of pain; with streams of thy blood, O all-praised maiden, thou didst drown the vile lion, who is the most abhorrent enemy of Christ's Church. As thou now rejoicest with Christ, unceasingly pray thou in our soul's behalf.

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I'm redesigning my website (http://www.jungleoflife.com/ ) to more accurately reflect the purpose of the site. For the past three years, the site has been a blog. I am looking to take this to the next step, and start to offer coaching services to the audience I have built up.
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Viktro needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 167 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Looking for a professional and eye catching design for my business card.
I'm a 25 year old property investor. I don't have a brand from which to operate from at the moment except for my own name and personal contacts.
I'm specifically investing in high value industrial properties (e.g. warehouses and engineering/manufacturing plants) in New Zealand. I have a great reputation with people in the real estate industry as being honest and trustworthy.
The people that will be given the business cards will be:
- High net worth individuals (people with multi-million property portfolios)
- Real Estate Agents
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I have a few specific criteria for the business card:
- Professional
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Other than the above, I'm open to designs. Below are some points that might help a bit more in what I like in general.
A way to describe the style that would suit very well is the Audi brand. They are sleek, modern and cutting edge. They're not ostentatious but they catch your eye when they drive past.
There's the option of including some of my personality as well. After all, it is a personal business card. One of my biggest passions is cars. I'm very much into rallying and I also love and drive an Audi.
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The Lipscomb Bisons track & field team finished eighth in NCAA Division I in the list of Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
The Bisons team grade point average was 3.230. DePaul led the nation with a 3.419 GPA.
The award is based on a combination of academic and athletic achievements. The top honor goes to the team that has the combination of best overall finish at the respective Division I Indoor and Outdoor National Championships and cumulative grade point average.
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My father and I have been experimenting with lemon tart recipes for a year, without much success, by the way (until now). First there was the disastrous lemon tart from the New York Times, described so well by Deb of Smitten Kitchen; we had a similar inedible result.
Then there were my several attempts to make a Meyer lemon confit over pastry dough crust, still way too tart. We finally chanced upon a Charlie Palmer recipe with a fabulous lemon curd filling, but his cornmeal crust tasted like baked polenta.
Just didn't work with the lemon curd. So, we took the fabulous filling and put it in a tried and true shortbread-ish crust. Dad even made a batch of candied citrus peel (you can easily skip this step) days in advance. And voilá, a truly delectable lemon tart.
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Garnish with fresh mint and sneak some bites of the mint in between bites of the tart for even more fun with the flavors.
Candied Zest:
- 1 cup lemon zest, julienned
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, or 1/4 pound) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Lemon curd:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup creme fraiche
- 2 large eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Special equipment:
- 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom
- Pastry blender or two blunt dinner knives
- Double boiler and several metal mixing bowls
Candied Citrus Zest
1 Place lemon zest in a saucepan and cover with water by 1/2 inch. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, drain the water. Fill up with water again and repeat. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, then drain. Add water again, this time adding the sugar as well. Simmer for 30 minutes, drain.
2 Spread the zest out on a sheet of parchment paper. Let dry overnight at room temperature (do not put in the refrigerator). The next day toss the zest with a little more sugar.
Make the Crust
3 Combine flour, salt, butter, and sugar in a bowl. Use a pastry blender, or two blunt dinner knives, to cut the butter into the flour until the dough forms flaky crumbs and lumps. You can also just mix with your fingers. With a wooden spoon, mix in the egg, almond extract, and lemon juice. Continue to mix until the dough clumps; at first it may seem very dry. Shape into a ball, flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic, refrigerate at least an hour.
4 Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
5 Let the dough sit at temperature for at least 10-15 minutes before attempting to work with it. Allow the dough to relax enough to become somewhat pliable before rolling out. Roll out the disk between two sheets of parchment paper (or wax paper), to a circle 2 inches larger in diameter than your tart pan (about a 12-inch round).
6 Press the dough into the tart pan. Use your rolling pin to level the dough along the edges of the pan. Place aluminum foil over the foil and gently mold it to the dough in the pan. Add pie weights (dried beans work well, though after you use them once for pie weights, keep them as your pie weight beans and don't try to cook with them.) Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
Lemon Curd
7 Melt butter and creme fraiche together over a double boiler, stirring to combine. (If you don't have a double boiler, bring a couple inches of water to simmer in a saucepan, place a stainless steel bowl on top of the saucepan, making sure the bottom of the bowl is not touching the simmering water.) Remove top pan from heat and set aside.
8 In a bowl over a double boiler, whisk the eggs and egg yolks just long enough to warm them. Remove from heat and beat in the butter mixture, then the lemon juice. Strain the mixture through a sieve into a clean bowl and place over the simmering water. Add the sugar and zest and whisk until warm to touch, about 4 minutes.
Assemble the Tart
9 Pour the lemon curd into the crust and bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until set in the middle. Let cool on a rack. Chill in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, top the tart with candied lemon zest. Garnish with fresh mint.
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Change MBR to GPT on external hard drive with data:
I found a way for the internal one here. However the External drive is a Data drive only, I dont't need to care about any bootloaders etc. So is there an easy way to do it? It is a 3TB external drive, the setup in Gpartet looks like that:
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Shahzeb Khan didn't even get time to change the clothes he wore to his sister's valima. He was in his dark grey dress shirt and trousers when four 9mm bullets pierced through his car – a gleaming blue Swift which was an early birthday gift from his parents, and entered his body, eventually killing this popular 20 year old.
The car which had somersaulted after the shooting near Mubarak Masjid in Karachi's upmarket Defence area on Tuesday morning, now stands silent opposite the Darakhshan Police Station, a sad reminder of what the spoilt young sons of feudal landlords can do if they or their friends are challenged.
Ironically, Shahzeb Khan, the only son of his parents, was shot dead because of a small argument. He and his sister had just returned to their home in the Country Club Apartments from the wedding when a servant living in the building teased his sister. Shahzeb raised his voice against the harassment. But this did not sink in well with the harasser's master, one Nawab Siraj Talpur. A fight broke out soon after, but Shahzeb's father, DSP Aurangzeb, jumped in and quickly resolved the dispute, and the two men left on a good note.
Everything seemed normal. Soon after, Shahzeb decided to have tea with his friends. But the feud wasn't over in Talpur's mind till then. As an oblivious Shahzeb drove in his car near Mubarak Masjid, Talpur and his friend Shahrukh Jatoi followed him, along with Jatoi's armed guards. Police say that in an act of cold-bloodedness, they then allegedly fired four bullets into Shahzeb's car, leaving him severely injured, and eventually dead.
Soon enough after the incident, the two criminals and their families conveniently escaped to Sukkur. Despite the fact that Shahzeb's father himself is a police officer, there is little the police have done so far to catch the murderers.
The devastated father of the young victim, Aurangzeb, clad in mourning black clothes, said taking lives in the city had become so easy for people who have strong political backgrounds and power. "I had settled the dispute. Then why was my son killed like this. This is the brutal reign of the feudals. They don't spare anyone."
FIR 519 under murder case 302 has been registered at the Darakhshan Police Station against the two accused and their guards. Initially, the family had a hard time registering the case owing to political pressure coming from other end. However, Investigation officer Murtaza told The Express Tribune that a joint team under SI Chaudhry Nafees had been formed to look into the case. Some say this is a mere formality and nothing will come of this.
"We have requested the FIA to put the names of the accused on the ECL." The officer said that such open use of arms across the city had become common. "For students and young adults, carrying guns has become a trend. Fights break out and the first thing children do is take out guns on one another. Parliamentarians and influentials travel in the city with their guards pointing guns at others and no one can do anything. Their children do the same."
The tragic death of this media sciences student at Greenwich University sent shockwaves. Loved ones who remember Shahzeb for his cute smile, created a page "In Memory of Shahzeb Khan" to seek justice for the act. In just thirteen hours since the page was created, 2,500 people had joined, with dozens leaving messages of 'I'll miss your smile, RIP and you were a real soldier, you stood up for the wronged."
Close university friend Saad Jan, who had just arrived from visiting his friend's grave said that Shahzeb was the person who would always stand up for others. Another friend, Fahad Wakeel said that he was always remembered for his good nature.
Shahzeb's uncle, Jahanzaib said: "For him everything ended with a smile. Even when he was leaving from the valima, and I saw him for the last time, he smiled and joked with my daughters and went away, leaving us forever."
The police suspect that the boys aged 20 or 23, are on their way to Sukkur. So far two people, alleged to be Jatoi's guards, have been arrested. But even the police are now taking sides. SSP Investigation Faizullah Karejo said that the boys knew each other and were in a fight from before. "The parents had to intervene and everything was settled," he said. "However, the boys started to fight again and Jatoi shot Shahzeb four times as he sat in his car to go to a friend's house." He added that Jatoi was in the city for winter break and is studying in Malaysia.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 27th, 2012.


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People in the eighteenth century traveled very little compared to today's mobile society. Most travel was for the purpose of attending church, transporting produce, purchasing supplies or perhaps visiting neighbors. Colonists who lived in rural areas went to town once or twice a year, possibly to attend a session at the local county court. Generally speaking, only government officials, merchants and planters traveled for business or pleasure. These people of different social levels used various modes of transportation for different purposes and destinations. By looking at how people traveled, we can learn more about life in the eighteenth century.
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Two or three class periods
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
- identify various forms of eighteenth-century travel
- make generalizations about the people that utilized eighteenth-century modes of transportation
Setting the Stage
People today use a variety of ways to travel. Using the Graphic Organizer: Transportation, have the class brainstorm and list modes of transportation used today. Discuss with the students who might use each mode, where the final destination might be, and the purposes for using this form of transportation.
Discuss with students how they think travel was different for the colonists during the eighteenth century than it is today. Record students' responses on the chalkboard or on a flipchart. Inform students that they will come back to these responses when they have finished investigating travel in the eighteenth century.
Divide the class into collaborative groups that contain no more than four students each. Distribute a set of Traveler Cards to each group.
Ask each student to select one of the Traveler's Cards. Have them, as a group, think about who is traveling, where that person is going, and why that person is going there. When students have had a few minutes to brainstorm together, give each group a copy of the Graphic Organizer Travel in the Eighteenth Century. Ask the students to complete, as a team, the first three columns. Inform them that each group will select a spokesperson who will report its findings to the class.
Ask each group to report its findings to the class. Let students know that there may be several answers to the questions on the Graphic Organizer. After each group has reported, allow time for discussion if some groups have different opinions.
Next give each group the set of Transportation Cards. Ask each group to discuss these various methods of eighteenth-century travel. As a group, ask them to decide how their persons might have traveled to their destinations. When each group has made their choices and has come to a consensus, ask them to complete column four on the Graphic Organizer Travel in the Eighteenth Century. Inform the students that each group will have its spokesperson defend its choice.
In concluding the activity for the Graphic Organizer Travel in the Eighteenth Century, have students refer to the Graphic Organizer: Transportation and complete column five by listing a twenty-first-century mode of transportation. Discuss with students the changes that have taken place in methods of travel over the last three hundred years.
As a culminative activity, refer to the chalkboard or flipchart used at beginning of lesson. Ask students if there is anything they would change or add. Have them defend any changes they make.
Alternate Plan
Display Transportation Cards on a bulletin board. The teacher or a student creates a Traveler Card each day for the whole class to consider and add to the bulletin board display.
If time permits, have each collaborative group research four other eighteenth-century persons. Have each group write a Traveler Card and a Transportation Card for each of its four persons. Then have groups exchange cards and follow the instructions under Strategies/Procedures.
Students select an eighteenth-century character and write a journal about a trip this character would have made. Included in this journal entry should be a description of the person, where that person in going, why the person is traveling and the mode of transportation that person is using.
This lesson plan was developed by Patricia Krzich of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Cupertino, California and members of the staff of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.


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Ok, you do get a point for suggesting that Man-in-hat killed some innocent Vietnamese people during the War, but you lose that point for crying again about how Firefly was canceled. We know! It was a good show! Arrested Development was also canceled! These things happen!
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Man Carl you need to get on some meds. It's a goddamn joke. How much of a prick do you gotta be to see yourself as a goddamn protector of all that's good? I mean seriously--he doesn't "get" to make fun of someone? Now free speech is a goddamn privilege? Stop being such a pretentious phony.ReplyDelete
Here's what I don't get: xkcd is a type of humor. You don't like that kind of humor. Therefore, the logical step would be to not read it. For instance, I think Family Guy sucks the big one. I don't go on rants on some phony blog about how Family Guy shouldn't dare mention Socrates, that Socrates was the greatest man of his time, that Socrates was far more brilliant than Seth McFarlane could ever imagine. Me writing some douche blog about Family Guy--not just that I hate it but watching every single show to rip apart its jokes and do NOTHING else on the site--is just mental.
I mean, do you hate xkcd so much that you have a problem with its actual existence?
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So what if someone would be so angry with this blog that he/she would make a hate blog about it ? How would that be ?ReplyDelete
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This black silk dress probably dates to about 1915-1920. It is deceptively simple in its appearance, made of black silk faille overlaid with matching lace. The straight silhouette of the garment signaled an innovation in women's dress during the second decade of the 20th century. Unlike other periods, there is no large skirt, bustle, or exaggerated leg o'mutton sleeves to change the natural shape of any part of the wearer's body. The skirt length, too, is indicative of a change; revealing the wearer's lower calves and ankles, it is the shortest length to date for women's clothing. The dress was made in Boston, and belonged to Gertrude Cochran Smith (1875-1956).
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The field hockey teams from Germantown Friends and Penn Charter met in a scrimmage way back on September 1, and the Tigers and Quakers found themselves facing one another once again in one of the final outings of the autumn.
The two teams had been matched up in the Pa. Independent Schools tournament, and after they battled through 60 minutes of regulation and one 15-minute overtime last Wednesday afternoon, Charter scored early in a second OT session to claim a 1-0 victory over the visiting Tigers.
GFS, which lost a Friends Schools League semifinal to eventual champion Shipley on Monday, owned a final overall record of 10-7 following the recent outing at PC. Two days after that game, Charter was eliminated from the Indy Schools tournament by Notre Dame, but the Quakers (8-11) still had two Girls Inter-Ac League bouts left on their schedule.
In Wednesday's match Penn Charter earned a corner less than two minutes into the action, but gave the ball away with a foul of its own. The Tigers charged the hosts' circle and got off a shot that was turned aside by PC senior goalie Liz Cahn, and back down at the other end a threatening reverse-stick shot by Quakers freshman Tara Murphy was saved by visiting keeper Maddie Andrews, a sophomore.
The teams continued to romp back and forth, each penetrating into the circle of the opposition numerous times. PC had a corner go by without a shot, and then sent the ball across the GFS goalmouth without a getting a touch in front of the cage. During this same span in the middle of the period, Germantown earned three corners, and on the most promising sequence a loose ball in the middle was cleared out by Quakers senior Tess Reinhold.
Later, Tigers senior Isabella Didio slammed the ball at the Quakers cage from just outside the circle, but it went into the goal without any of her teammates making contact in the scoring area.
So it went through the rest of the first half and the entire second period. PC had a bit more ball possession and a shooting advantage, as reflected in the total saves for the keepers; 14 for Germantown's Andrews and seven for the hosts' Cahn. Andrews would've seen even more balls coming at her if not for the surehanded defense of senior back Mel Mason.
Following a time-out with 4:16 to go, Charter attacked much of the time until the end of regulation play. A last-second strike by the Quakers was averted when another GFS senior defender, Rachel Palmer, drove out a ball rolling about nine yards in front of the cage.
Early in the first overtime Tigers sophomore Sydney Weigert was hit by a ball and left the field, and later PC came up empty on two corners. In transition, Quakers junior Katherine O'Donnell dribbled the ball down near the left post, but Andrews was able to thwart the attack.
In the opening minute of a second overtime period, another PC 11th-grader, Anna Wills, escorted the ball down the right wing and crossed it through the circle. Freshman Avery Shoemaker missed a tip-in attempt at the far post, but the Quakers' rookie made good on her next opportunity, ending the affair just under three minutes into the second OT.
O'Donnell brought the ball into the GFS circle and sent it low to Shoemaker near the left side of the cage. Andrews forced the freshman out along the endline a few yards, but Shoemaker reversed her stick for a shot back over into the goal.
"That was the first time I've done that kind of shot," she related, "but that was the only way I could shoot from where I was."
A former middle school standout, the Wyndmoor resident made an immediate impact when she joined the varsity this season.
Looking forward to her sophomore season, Shoemaker said, "I want to work on dodges and dribbling around girls, and I also want to get better at finishing in the circle."
The ninth grader has plenty to keep her busy the rest of the year; she plays lacrosse at Penn Charter and also plays ice hockey for the Wissahickon Warriors in Chestnut Hill.


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Ironically, Bond may make a name for himself wearing an Oakland A's uniform. But he isn't playing for the team across the bay from the Giants. He spent several months as an actor in the movie "Moneyball" about Oakland general manager Billy Beane and his approach to baseball. On one of his return trips to Nashville he spoke to lipscombsports.com for a "where are they now" with a little twist in the usual style.
The thousands of people attracted by opportunities to audition for shows like "American Idol" or "America's Got Talent" are testimonies to the belief that everyone thinks he or she could be a star with the right breaks.
Former Lipscomb baseball player Casey Bond is knocking loudly on the door of Hollywood success as an actor. Like the endless string of people trying out for these talent shows Bond believed he had the talent to be an actor. Unlike most of those people the doors are quickly opening for him.
Bond, toiling in the San Francisco Giants farm system, was in Nashville relaxing and taking some classes at Lipscomb in 2008. He and his roommate were watching when he made a decision that would quickly affect the direction of his life.
"I don't remember the name of the movie we were watching, but we had a conversation and felt like we could be actors," Bond said. "We decided we were going to start taking acting classes. We found a teacher out in Cool Springs. The teacher was encouraging, but it was nothing out of the ordinary like you have a special gift.
"I didn't spend time in theater arts. It just felt right when I started the classes. I really enjoyed it."
Bond doesn't want to appear to be overconfident in his decision to act. He compares it to his experiences in baseball.
"Ever since I was little I wanted to be a professional baseball player and I did that," Bond said. "I wanted to go to college. I really set my mind on doing the things I want to do and I work hard at it."
After taking a class or two Bond called his aunt and uncle in Santa Monica, Calif. They are two of his favorite relatives and he wanted them to know what he had planned.
"My aunt used to be an actress way back in the day," Bond said. "She and my uncle have a friend who acts some on the side and he told his agent about me.
"I thought that wouldn't matter to me because I was here in Nashville and there are tons of people in Los Angeles trying to become actors. But this agent actually ended up calling me because he heard I played professional baseball."
The agent offered an audition for a national television commercial. The only problem was it was the next day. Bond's parents worked for Delta and Delta was ready when Bond was.
"I got the flight scheduled at the last minute," Bond said. "I thought why not? I went to the audition and flew back the same day."
The audition was for "One A Day" men's vitamins. There were hundreds of people at the audition. In an effort to stand out Bond never missed an opportunity during interviews to mention that he had flown across the country just for the audition.
"Maybe that got their attention," Bond said. "They wanted to see me again. So I flew back to L.A. a week later. I booked the commercial and got paid. Since it was s national commercial I got residuals. I thought this is pretty cool."
Bond did not have a speaking part in the commercial. His contribution was a slide into home plate. But in addition to the paychecks he also got his Screen Actors Guild card (SAG) which is like having a license to be an actor.
"I'm not foolish," Bond said. "I know I was extremely lucky to get work that quickly. That agent to this day says I am the luckiest person he has ever met.
"It is really hard to get into the Screen Actors Guild. It is a major hurdle for most actors in Hollywood right now. When I got my card I was like, `wow, what a sign'."
After two years with the Giants he was released. He had some offers to play for an independent team and some tryouts, but nothing seemed to fit.
Bond and his roommate decided to move to Los Angeles. Bond has performed in some more commercials and also had a spot on "Gene Simmons: Family Jewels" playing a handyman. He worked as an extra in the film "Country Strong" featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw.
"I have been taking whatever work that comes my way," Bond said. "I have been meeting with a lot of people. Networking and who you know is very important, especially in this business."
The lucky streak for Bond continued when auditions were held for "Moneyball". He can't talk a lot about the film which is expected to be released in 2011.
The cast of the movie includes Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill and Chris Pratt. Pitt plays Billy Beane, Oakland's general manager who put together a team on a tight budget using a computer-driven statistical analysis. Hoffman plays Oakland manager Art Howe.
"I play Chad Bradford, a submarine pitcher from Mississippi," Bond said. "I called Chad on the phone. Ben Zobrist is one of my friends and played with Bradford with the Tampa Bay Rays. He gave me Bradford's telephone number."
Bond's agent told him about the auditions for "Moneyball". He quickly discovered the competition for a role in the film would be tough.
"I read with the director three times," Bond said. "There were three people left when I went in for a private reading with Brad Pitt. "After that I guess he signed off for me to play Chad Bradford. Brad Pitt had a lot to do with this film being made."
Ironically, Bond thinks that baseball prepared him for the rigors and frustration of auditions.
"In baseball if you fail 70 percent of the time as a hitter you are an all-star," Bond said. "You are going to fail so much in the acting world. I don't pay too much attention about what is going on around me. I focus on the audition.
"As soon as you walk out of the door you have to forget it. You have to move on. You can't walk out thinking they really liked you or hated you because you do not know. As an athlete I have learned how to fail and how to succeed."
Bond was on the set for eight weeks. The movie was finished in 12 weeks. The cast spent 14 days at Oakland Coliseum. The rest of the film was completed at Sony Studios in Culver City.
"It was an awesome experience," Bond said. "I made some great connections. It would be great if those connections get me another movie."
Bond, 26, is wondering how much of his work will be on screen. Bradford is a major part of the book so Bond is hopeful his part won't receive heaving editing. He recalls tales of actors like Kevin Costner who had his role in "The Big Chill" reduced to a couple of scenes of his wrist and feet as his character was prepared for burial.
"I'm really excited for the movie to come out," Bond said. "Hopefully, if they keep enough of me in there, and people recognize the work I did with these people that more doors will open."
He is waiting around for that next offer. He still makes regular trips to Nashville for visits with his girlfriend, Sarah Marince, who has a career in country music and has placed a song on the charts.
"I'm a starving actor again," Bond said. "I am back to what's next. I have connected with people that I genuinely like. I've never been star struck by many people. I try to treat everyone the same.
"I want to do it the right way. I don't have a timetable, but think it would be a silly move for me to leave Los Angeles anytime soon." This outfielder is going to keep on pitching.
Fans can follow Bond on Twitter at /CaseyBond.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.


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The Warwick Vets boys' lacrosse team knew what it was getting into when it visited Coventry on Thursday in the Division III quarterfinals.
Unfortunately, it didn't end up making a difference. After the Oakers had beaten Vets twice in the final 10 days of the regular season, they made it three times with an intense 7-6 victory over the 'Canes.
Coventry advanced to take on top-seeded Smithfield in the semifinals, while Vets' season came to a close. But head coach Fred Schweizer had no complaints about the way his team competed all season long, Thursday included.
"We battled," Schweizer said. "That's what I was just telling them. Not just today, but the entire season. The coaching staff had no idea what to expect, and they worked hard and stepped up. They made the playoffs, they took it down to the wire today against a very tough Coventry team."
The 'Canes fought back from a 5-2 halftime deficit to tie the game at five after three quarters, and they tied the game again in the fourth after falling behind 6-5 midway through.
Yet, the Oakers just kept coming. With 24.9 seconds remaining in regulation, Stryker Blue fired home a shot from the right side, past Vets goalie Kyle Corvese, for the game-winner.
Vets tried to recover, and it won the ensuing draw, but it never mounted a serious charge and failed to get a potential game-tying shot off before the final buzzer sounded.
"My boys came back and gave them a run for it," Schweizer said. "I'm proud of where we ended. They exceeded my expectations."
The 'Canes took an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Cody Sullivan and Will Hay in the first five minutes of play, but Coventry quickly found its footing.
It got two goals in a 36-second span from standout attackman Ethan Tryhubczak, quickly erasing the deficit.
"Number 13, he's a player," Schweizer said, referring to Tryhubczak.
Armed with the momentum, the Oakers took their first lead with 6:30 to play in the half, getting a goal from Zachary Allen on a long-range shot on the left side.
They made it 4-2 on a low shot from Caleb Carr with 2:34 to play, and they then took the three-goal lead when Tryhubczak scored his third goal of the game on another shot from distance.
"We learned a little bit too late what we needed to do with their middies, in terms of cutting off their hands," Schweizer said. "They're good shooters, and we just weren't able to slide quickly enough to shut down their shooting hands."
In the second half, the 'Canes adjusted.
While consistently denying shot attempts by the Oakers, Vets began to mount its comeback. It got a goal from Nathan Brotman not even three minutes into the third quarter, on a perfect pass from Sullivan, and then brought the deficit to one when Brotman scored again on another assist from Sullivan with 6:26 to play in the third.
Less than two minutes later, the 'Canes got the equalizer from Brotman when he scored his third goal of the game on a spin move just to the left of Coventry goalie Nick Mowry.
"We figured it out about a quarter too late," Schweizer said. "But we really battled back."
The score stayed tied into the fourth quarter as the Vets defense continued to be stingy. With 5:29 to play in the game, Coventry went back on top on a goal from Allen, breaking a stretch of 20 minutes and 14 seconds of game time without a single goal.
Suddenly down a goal again, Vets took a timeout to regroup. Forty-three seconds out of the break, the 'Canes came back again.
Hay scooped up the ball in the defensive end and raced with it all the way into Coventry's zone. With a defender in his face, he fired a low, bouncing shot that evaded Mowry and tied the score at six.
"We felt like we had a good draw and it was going to be a good game," Schweizer said. "We knew it was going to be a battle because it had been the previous two games. It was definitely fun."
From that point on, both teams desperately searched for the game-winner. Vets got shots from Sullivan and Brotman, both of which were denied, before Blue slipped one past Corvese to win the game.
It was a tough loss to take, especially against a team that the 'Canes nearly beat twice during the regular season. Coventry won their regular season meetings 8-7 – in overtime – and 5-3.
Those two games were the difference between the No. 5 seed – which Vets was after a 5-8 regular season – and the No. 4 seed, which Coventry was after finishing 7-6.
Yet, the 'Canes could take solace knowing that they didn't hold anything back.
"Making the playoffs, five seed, they battled. They learned quickly and they worked hard," Schweizer said. "This is the fruit of that labor. Even just now, they're like, 'We're ready for next season.'"
Vets will only graduate two seniors – Dan Pickering and Kevin Shepherd – and will also lose junior Diego Martinez, who is a foreign exchange student.
And they'll be missed.
"Leadership," Schweizer said. "Dan is a captain and Kevin came back and ran LSM. Everyday, they've helped the young kids. They're coaching players. They don't just play. They help the other guys out. I'm proud of the seniors. This is their last game. But we've got a lot to build on, and a lot of experience coming back."


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May 24, 2010
Six Wabash College athletes will compete this weekend at the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Berea, Ohio. Emmanuel Aouad, Wes Chamblee, and Kevin McCarthy each earned individual berths, while the 1600-meter relay team of Jake Zielinski, Garett Bonk, John Haley, and Chamblee will also compete.
Aouad (left), a senior who was one of three Wabash runners to earn All-America honors at the 2010 Indoor Championships earlier this year, will compete in the 110-meter hurdles. His qualifying time of 14.52 is eighth-fastest among the field of 16 runners selected to participate.
Chamblee earned an automatic berth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.04 set at North Central College. The junior's time is third best among the competition.
McCarthy also earned All-America honors during indoor season in the 800-meter run. This time he will participate in the 1500-meter run, qualifying with a time of 3:51.65. The sophomore has now qualified for all three NCAA running championships this year, finishing 46th at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships followed by his sixth-place finish in the 800 at the indoor championship meet.
Zielinski, Bonk, Haley, and Chamblee set a new Wabash record in the 1600-meter with their qualifying time of 3:15.07.
The national championship meet will take place May 27-29 at Tressel Field on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College.


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TORONTO — A swarm of Canadian journalists hovered around his locker, latching onto every word he spoke.
Steve Nash making a return to a country where he's served as a living inspiration for all Canadian basketball players and the national team's current general manager?
Nope. Nash is training in Vancouver to heal the nerve issues in his back. Instead, Lakers backup center Robert Sacre took over ambassador duties.
"I don't think of it as that," Sacre said before the Lakers' 112-106 win Sunday over the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. "But I'm very proud to say that I represent Canada."
The Lakers are, too.
"He got us right through customs easily," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni joked.
The Lakers like Sacre beyond travel conveniences. After being tabbed Mr Irrelevant as the 60th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Sacre has assumed a more relevant role with the Lakers, averaging 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds through 14.2 minutes both as a reserve (18 games) and starter (eight).
"I look at it as a blessing in disguise," Sacre said of his draft standing. "It kept me hungry and kept me on my toes in getting better."
The Lakers sensed enough in Sacre's improvement this offseason on his post moves, pick-and-roll execution and defense to sign him to a three-year extension worth $2.6 million, with the first two seasons guaranteed.
"That non-guarantee is overwhelming a little bit," Sacre said. "But the Lakers knew what they wanted. They're happy with me and I'm happy being with this organization."
It's still a challenge considering Sacre has sat on the bench for 15 games because of D'Antoni's preference to have a stretch forward. Sacre posted only two points on four shot attempts in five minutes against Toronto.
"He has to go with the mindset to bring us energy and run the floor," D'Antoni said. "He's done that and done it well. But there's a lot of people that have that role so we go back and forth at times to his detriment."
The Lakers also like Sacre's team-first mindset, which he partly credits toward Nash.
"He's one of the hardest working guys even though he's older than most people," Sacre said of Nash, who turns 40 in February. "He's always in the gym working his game, trying to improve and get better himself. I try to mimic my game after that."
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Jodie Meeks has remained in high spirits all season, and why shouldn't he? He's played for at least 40 minutes for the past eight games, because of long-term injuries to the Lakers' backcourt.
"It's fun. I'm not complaining," said Meeks, who posted 11 points in the Lakers' win over Toronto. "I've been on the other side of that with not playing at all."
Meeks has managed such a role partly after reducing his sugar intake and lowering his body fat percentage from nine to six percent. He has also averaged a career-high 14.6 points on 44.6 percent shooting, with D'Antoni attributing it to improved outside shooting, drives to the basket and defense.
"Sometimes last year I didn't see the game as well," Meeks said. "I wasn't playing many minutes understandably since I was behind Kobe [Bryant] and he was healthy. This year, I'm getting more of a feel of things I can do."


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Today some of you may find a super high-value $5/2 Neutrogena Hair, Hand, Body or Men's Products in your 2-24-13 SS x4/27. This is an awesome coupon that also does not exclude Bar soap. Neutrogena has their facial bars classified under body & bath on their web site, so I believe this is valid to use on the single Transparent Facial Bars that Target sells for around $2.09 regular price, making 2 of them FREE after this coupon.
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My husband just tried the coupon with two bars and it worked! They were $1.97 each at my Target in Los Angeles and the coupon worked just fine – thanks!
Thanks Valerie! Did he get overage?
Thanks Valerie! I was just coming to ask this very question.
love this coupon! these are great to donate! mine were 1.99 at my store, and it took off the full 5! 1 overage! wasnt expecting that 😀
Are you sure this is a correct match up for the facial bar? The coupon doesn't not mention anything about facial products which are classified as a different line on neutrogena.com rather than "body".
Hi there! It's the first time I'm couponing and I don't understand why on my Neutrogena smart source coupons it's written "available at Walmart" and in this post it's mentioned Target, someone could explain me how does it work? Thank you so much
@Nick – First, I am not the mary who commented on 6. But yes It should work, if not argue that your face is part of your body!!
Does the coupon beep if you buy 2 bars ?
@Bea It may say "available at…" but that doesn't mean you have to purchase it there. You can use it at Target too.
I have bought this soap in the past . It has been good in the winter time .
tried to do the 1.97 bars and my target and no go. She wouldn't push through. Maybe I'll try the shampoo and bar.
Anyone tried the shampoo and bar to see if it works? My target is fairly picky about "beeping" coupons, so I just want to check before heading out,
I just went and purchased 7 bars and 1 shampoo with no beeps and overage. 🙂 I'm in California by the way.
fyi there was no beeping with this coupon for me for those wondering
@Melissa: thank you so much!
The Target where I shop doesn't carry the single bars of soap…I guess I'll try Walmart…though they are not very coupon friendly…
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From the party to the beaches summer dresses look cute and are versatile making the styling options endless! For a trendy beachwear look pair a bright and colorful sundress with sunglasses and some creedler sandals or slip-on flats, and for cooler weather try wearing your summer dress with a pair of leggings, a sweater, scarf and some boots to keep the trendy look lasting throughout the seasons.
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