text:
National Catholic Register - North Haven, CT
NEW YORK -- However you read the name, "Priests for Life" (PFL) expresses a certain theological truth. Some people, upon hearing the name, may think the organization defends the Church's teaching on the sacramental character of Holy Orders - once a priest always a priest.
That's a nice mistake, says the organization's publicity director Jerry Horn, but the truth is just as compelling: All priests, as representatives of the One who is Life, should be unconditionally pro-life.
It is encouraging, then, that Priests for Life (an Association of the Faithful as defined in canon law) has some 40,000 members among priests, deacons. and lay people throughout the country. The main work of the group is to bring clergy members to an active and effective pro-life apostolate among their people, even if they have few hours to spare in a busy pastoral schedule or they think no one will support them. The goal is approached from every angle, with leaders of the group giving conferences and retreats. writing pamphlets and newspaper articles and, in the case of the international director, Father Frank Pavone, hosting a regular program on Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Network. Even lay people are enlisted in the cause and supplied with a host of ways of helping their priests become more actively pro-life.
Father Pavone, from the New York archdiocese, has been head of the group since 1993. As an official of the Pontifical Council for the Family for the past three years, he also promotes prolife activities worldwide and spends much of his time in Rome.
Associate director Father Richard Hogan, from the Archdiocese of St. Paul, Minn. heads the national office in New York. A scholar, he holds a doctorate in medieval history from the University of Minnesota and is co-author of two books published by Doubleday on the writings of Pope John Paul II. He also helped to develop the Image of God series of religious education textbooks published by Ignatius Press.
Recently, two priests were added to the full-time staff to meet the growing demand for the organization's services.
Father Peter West, ordained in 1991 was assigned to PFL in March for three years by the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J. Joining the group in the fall will be Augustinian Father Denis G. Wilde, OSA, a chorus director and composer for more than 20 years at Villanova University, who plans to use music to help rally pro-life activists.
Among the group's 15 episcopal advisers are Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family; Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap. of Denver, Colo.; Bishop John Myers of Peoria, Ill.; Bishop Rene Gracida of Corpus Christi, Texas; and retired Bishop George Lynch of Raleigh, who has been arrested more than two dozen times participating in demonstrations with Operation Rescue.
Father Wilde was drawn to the association by a brief notice in a newsletter asking priests to consider joining full time. Soon after meeting with Father Pavone, he received approval from his superiors for a leave of absence from Villanova.
"I feel at this particular time in life that I needed to pursue my pro-life convictions in a more direct and formal way," Father Wilde, an Augustinian for the past 36 years, said in a Register interview. "It's time to get down to the primary life issues in this culture of death. Christ says that when you help the least of his brothers, you help him. Well, the least among us are the unborn babies. If we cannot protect them, what hope is there for the rest of us?"
Father West is a young priest, which the organization is attracting more and more of around the country. His pro life activities were an impetus to his discerning a call to the priesthood and entering the seminary. As a New Jersey parish priest, he preached often on prolife issues and led prayer vigils outside abortion clinics that resulted in a number of women changing their minds and keeping their babies.
If all priests had this background, said Father Pavone, who was a pro-life activist for 12 years before his ordination in 1988, the need for Priests for Life would be greatly diminished.
The primary focus of the organization is not so much to convert priests a pro-life stance; most of them know the basic moral theology and hold to the truth, he said. The challenge is to help priests find good and practical ways bring their beliefs into action and encourage their parishioners to do the same. He realizes that too many pro-lifers have legitimate complaints about priests not cooperating with their prolife initiatives and even treating pro-lifers and their single-minded agenda as obstacles to parish harmony. Father Pavone wrote a pamphlet for lay people to address this issue.
"We are not saying that priests are not pro-life," Father Pavone explained during a recent visit to New York and Washington, D.C. "We are addressing the reality that most priests have so many activities going on, and that there are so many pro-life activities to become involved in, that some feel overwhelmed. In many cases we find that older priests who were ordained before the pro-life movement began don't know how to get involved. We, as Priests for Life, are able to sort through the entire field of issues and activities for them and present them with ways of making a start."
The priest-to-priest approach is particularly effective, he added.
"A priest understands the life of a fellow priest and knows the difficulties of parish or religious life," he said. "When a priest talks to another priest, there is a fraternal quality that goes beyond the mere informational service that so many lay pro-life groups can give. Ultimately, a priest, like anyone else, will become active in the pro-life movement only through a strong conviction and commitment. That is more likely to come about through the encouragement of a fellow priest."
In the planning stage are canonical moves to establish Priests for Life as a religious community that can accept and train seminarians, a parallel congregation to the Sisters of Life, founded seven years ago in New York by John Cardinal O'Connor. Like the sisters, the priests would take the traditional vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and a fourth vow of defending innocent human life in all its stages.
"There are many avenues we can take along these lines and we are in the research stage now," said Father Pavone.
For the present he is continuing to seek priests who are able to devote a year or more to the apostolate, and bishops or religious superiors willing to release such priests.
"We need to do all we can to promote pro-life within the Church. This is no time to be distracted by other things," Father Wilde said. "Pro-life issues are so fundamental [compared] to all other moral issues." He has written a number of songs based on the writings of St. Augustine with a focus on the themes of wrestling with interior conflicts and abandonment to God's providence found in the Saint's Confessions. He wants to write similar songs with pro-life themes, noting that the civil rights and peace movements of the 1960s relied heavily on music to direct the mind and the emotions.
"Issues surrounding abortion and euthanasia are such hot issues," he said. "Music has a strong capacity to bring calm and peace and also to energize people."
He is particularly interested in post-abortion counseling and healing for women who have undergone the procedure and suffer from a sense of loss and guilt. He has worked in the past with Project Rachel and other post-abortion programs.
"There are tremendous pastoral possibilities in all pro-life work," said Father Wilde, "but we need to explore these and present them from a perspective of where people are now. We never compromise the truth but as priests we do exercise Christ's compassion and forgiveness."
Contact Priests for Life at PO Box 141112, Staten Island, NY 10314; (tel.) 888-PFL-3448,. (e-mail) email@example.com


text:
travelco needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 652 designs submitted by 88 freelance designers.
ginosi.com is a full service online travel company servicing caucuses and soon expanding to the eastern block.
Existing operations are being taken online for grater market reach!
The site primarily offers hotels, apartments, tours, resorts & events.
Travelers to Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania & Ukraine.
This would be travelers in general basically, the company is not defined by any one of these countries but rather where we currently operate.
Logo should use web colors, web format
Logo should fit in both banner and icon mode
The banner will be on top of the web-page, it must not take too much screen estate. That means the logo should have web banner ratio.
I've included the expedia.com design because it works quite well, It fits at the top, it can stand on it's own and can be used on several mediums. Think of the colors that would be used around it, stay away from fuschia!
The logo cannot be a rip of any major brand.
What to convey:
- Travel
- Trust
- Simplicity
- Web 2.0
- Modern
What to avoid:
- Do not submit very tall designs (more pixels in height than width)
- Do not use airplanes
- Do not fuschia as a color :)
You can get creative, don't follow these to the letter but here is a try from us!
You can use:
- Something modern and abstract
- Something that portrays web reservation system
Travel Concepts
- apartments, hotels, tours, rooms, resorts, car (rental), destinations, eastern europe [in this order]
Travel Objects
- suitcases, bags, tickets, passports,
Or... just use the name or a combination! But this is just a start, we're hoping you guys can help us come up with even more brilliant concepts, objects and eventually LOGOS!
Thanks in advance to all you talented designers!
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The CAT spring summer collection is out pulling inspiration from urban/street wear looks.
This seasons collections included 1904, Urban Utility and Steel Blue. The1904 collection focuses on vintage inspired distressed graphics and fabric appliquéing, which is worked through trucker caps, soft jersey t-shirts and a checked cotton poplin shirt. The colour palette is primarally made up of navy, khaki and creams. On the other hand the Urban Utility collection features bold graphics in block texts in bright reds, gold and violet. Finally there is the Steel Blue collection which focuses solely on denim. Made with 100% cotton, the classic 5 pocket western style is available in slim, original, straight and bootcut.
What do you think of the collection?


text:
Fujitsu Releases Lifebook M2010 Netbook – Nothing Out of the Ordinary
- 1 Comment
The Fujitsu Lifebook M2010 may come in one of several eye-catching colors, but otherwise, it's pretty ordinary. The performance of its battery even lags a bit behind the competition.
The M2010 has a 10.1″ screen with 1024×576 resolution, is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, and has 1 GB of RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. Some other tech specs of this netbook include three USB ports, an SDHC card reader, a webcam, and Bluetooth.
This netbook has a two-tone, hard plastic case that comes in a variety of colors, including Ruby Red (pictured above). The screen has a glare-reducing coating. The keyboard on this machine is a bit on the small side, but at least the arrow keys are relatively large. The touchpad of the M2010 has a nice, textured surface and is of roughly standard size.
This little netbook's performance is average as well. It scores a 34 on the WorldBench 6 (a Windows benchmarking tool offered by PC World Magazine), placing it in the medium range of performance among netbooks.
The battery life of the Lifebook M2010 is nothing to boast about though. Fujitsu claims that the battery of this netbook lasts for roughly 2.5 hours, but when tested, it was closer to 2 hours. This is measly, especially when compared to the battery lives of netbooks like the Samsung N110, whose battery can last for up to 9.5 hours.
Fujitsu made a bold move by releasing this netbook, but the results aren't so bold. Don't be deceived – the Lifebook M2010 is the Average Joe of netbooks.
Via PCWorld.
1 Comments on this post
Fujitsu Releases Its First Affordable Netbook: The MH330 | NetbookBoards.com wrote:
[…] earthshattering, by Fujitsu's high standards: $499.68 USD. It's a Pine Trail netbook, and its price point is about the same as what you'd expect for the features it comes with, […]March 31st, 2010 at 3:58 pm


text:
Friday, 30 March 2012 11:28 AM
Wall Street is less worried about the worst-case scenario for insurers: that the court strikes down the individual mandate requiring people buy insurance, but keeps in place provisions that could force insurers to cover more sick, high-cost Americans.
Investors also increasingly believe the whole law may be tossed out, analysts said, which could boost health insurer stocks in the near term. Several analysts pointed to UnitedHealth Group as a stock that should do well regardless of the ruling, while Aetna Inc has been a strong performer this week.
The high court heard three days of arguments over the law championed by President Barack Obama this week, with close scrutiny paid to every question posed by its justices.
Legal and political commentators saw shared support for the law among the court's four liberal appointees, but question whether Obama's administration will win over one of five conservative justices needed to keep the law intact.
As the nation waits for a ruling in late June, the thesis for healthcare investors has changed slightly, analysts and fund managers say.
In the worst-case scenario, the court strikes down the individual mandate, which requires people buy insurance or face a penalty, while maintaining provisions that force insurers to offer coverage regardless of health status.
Insurers have said that the mandate is necessary to ensure that healthy people are in the insurance pool, because without it they would only see an influx of sick, high-cost consumers.
But given the court's debate, analysts said, investors are discounting chances of such a partial decision.
"Investors gained comfort with the operating environment that (health insurers) are going to have," Jefferies & Co analyst David Windley said. "The worst case is now unlikely."
Analysts cautioned that health insurer stocks could tumble 5 percent or perhaps much more if the individual mandate alone is struck down.
"People at this point have pretty much dismissed the potential for an adverse outcome here, which would be the individual mandate gets tossed and everything else remains the same," Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Chris Rigg said.
Shares of large health insurers outperformed the market this week, and posted significant gains on Thursday.
Aetna jumped 6.5 percent on Thursday, while Coventry Health Care rose 5.9 percent and UnitedHealth and Cigna Corp both climbed more than 4 percent.
For the week, the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payor index of insurers rose about 6 percent through Thursday against roughly flat performance for the broader S&P 500 index.
Going into the start of the debate on Monday, the consensus among investors was that the law will be upheld -- a decision viewed as modestly positive for insurer stocks because it would create more certainty about their business in the coming years.
But the high court's debate created the impression among many on Wall Street that there is a greater chance the mandate is at risk, and possibly the entire law.
For example, former Aetna Chief Executive Ron Williams told CNBC television on Thursday he now believed that the individual mandate, had a "high probability" of being overturned.
"Going into the debate on the mandate, there was almost a sense of complacency out there that the mandate would stand, as would the law," CRT Capital analyst Sheryl Skolnick said. "Investors were thrown a curve ball."
However, should the mandate be struck down, the most likely scenario is that the court will also strike down provisions that require insurers enroll all individuals regardless of health status, according to Sanford Bernstein analyst Ana Gupte.
This scenario is positive for insurers because it eliminates risks from enrolling potentially unprofitable members through the new insurance exchanges to be created by the law, but would still allow the companies to increase their membership through the expansion of the Medicaid health program for low-income Americans.
Gupte called the court's developments this week "thesis-changing" for investors given that the diminished chance of the worst-case decision and the improved odds for the more positive scenario.
Thursday's rise for insurer stocks indicated that investors also may have been pricing in the court overturning the entire law, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs.
Such a ruling would also create uncertainty for the insurers, but could help their stocks in the near term by eliminating new regulations viewed as onerous to the industry.
Wall Street generally agrees that an overturn would hurt hospital companies. The law stands to increase the potential pool of paying patients by providing coverage for more than 30 million uninsured, many of whom otherwise might seek care but leave hospitals with unpaid bills.
Hospitals shares have traded lower during the week. Through Thursday, HCA Holdings fell 4.6 percent, Tenet Healthcare declined 1.7 percent and Community Health Systems slipped 0.9 percent.
"They could experience some additional weakness," CRT's Skolnick said. "I can't see where first-quarter earnings are going to generate a rally. I think they're going to be range-bound."
At the same time, Skolnick said, "Should reform pass this test completely, you wouldn't want to be short the hospitals."
Shares of insurers that specialize in Medicaid also may come under pressure ahead of the decision. The law is set to significantly expand Medicaid, providing a new growth opportunity for these smaller insurers.
Although the consensus seemed to be that the court would uphold the specific portion dealing with the Medicaid expansion, an overturn of the entire law could negate the expansion.
For now, investors do not seem overly concerned about this possibility: Shares of Medicaid specialists Amerigroup and Molina Healthcare both rose 1.7 percent for the week through Thursday, while Centene climbed 5.7 percent.
Oppenheimer & Co analyst Michael Wiederhorn said to expect some volatility among such companies until June, but said he'd "use weakness in the Medicaid names as a buying opportunity."
"When you look at the big picture of the Medicaid names, states are still struggling," Wiederhorn said. "States will continue to outsource this business."
Even as investors placed bets, some analysts maintained that nothing definite emerged from the three-day proceedings.
"It's a fool's game to try to figure out a 5-4 vote one way or another," Wiederhorn said.
© 2018 Thomson/Reuters. All rights reserved.
Newsmax Comment Policy
Keep discussions on topic, avoid personal attacks and threats of any kind. Links will not be permitted.
Newsmax, Moneynews, Newsmax Health, and Independent. American. are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc.


text:
Over the past 35 years, Christian Marclay has explored the fusion of fine art and audio cultures, transforming sounds and music into a visible, physical form through performance, collage, sculpture, installation, photography and video.Marclay began his exploration into sound and art through performances with turntables in 1979, while he was still a student. Early work includes a series of 'Recycled Records' (1980-86), fragmented and reassembled vinyl records that became hybrid objects that could be played, replete with abrupt leaps in tone and sound. For his 'Body Mix' series (1991-92), he stitched together album covers into works to create strange phantasms of music and culture – such as Deutsche Grammaphon conductors with the slender legs of Tina Turner – that bring to mind Surrealist 'Exquisite Corpses'. This transformation of musical instruments or objects to create visual puns is an essential component of Marclay's work. (1999), for instance, features an accordion with its bellows elongated to more than seven metres. This playfulness with sound and image is also a feature of his 'Snapshots', an ongoing, informal series of photographs that depict elements of sound and onomatopoeia that the artist discovers in everyday situations.
Over the last decade, Marclay has created ambitious work in a variety of media. The video (2000) features a Fender Stratocaster being dragged behind a pick-up truck along rough country roads in Texas. While on one level the work is an expression of Marclay's interest in creating a new sound, it is also a nod to the guitar-destroying antics of rock stars as well as a reference to the murder of James Byrd Jr., an African-American man dragged to his death behind a pick-up truck. (2002), a four-screen projection featuring hundreds of clips from old Hollywood films, with actors and musicians making sound or playing instruments, represents a high point of his vision, an elaborate audio-visual collage that evokes pop culture, appropriation art and sampling. Marclay used a similar technique with (2007), a four-screen video installation that surrounds the viewer with clips of actors handling and discharging guns directly at the viewer. The work is at once a musical composition, with the gunfire creating a powerfully rhythmic soundtrack, and an incisive re-imagining of one of cinema's most common tropes. In 2010, he created from thousands of edited fragments, from a vast range of films to create a 24-hour single-channel video installation. While examines how time, plot and duration are depicted in cinema, the video is also a working timepiece that is synchronised to the local time zone. At any moment, the viewer can look at the work and use it to tell the time. Yet the audience watching experiences a vast range of narratives, settings and moods within the space of a few minutes, making time unravel in countless directions at once. With his six animation videos (2016), the artist explores the limits and concept of 'street photography'. Each animation is created by editing thousands of images taken during his daily walks through London, where Marclay shot commonly discarded objects found in the pavement (cigarette butts, bottle caps, chewing gums, cotton buds, plastic lids and straws). Countless photographs are layered in bombastic sequence, tricking the audience to perceive a conjured sense of motion: burnt cigarettes growing back and being consumed; colourful bottle caps flash and blend; hairy cotton buds wiggle; blobs of chewing gum divide and multiply like cells; and plastic straws rotate like clockwork.
Christian Marclay was born in California in 1955, raised in Switzerland and now lives in London. He has exhibited widely, including recent solo exhibitions at Sapporo Art Museum, Japan (2017), White Cube, London (2017 and 2015), Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles (2016), Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau (2015), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2010), Barbican, London (2005), Fredericianum, Kassel (2003), Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis (2004), Tate Modern, London (2004), The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (2002), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2002). He was awarded the Golden Lion at the 2011 Biennale di Venezia for . Recent solo presentations of The Clock have included amongst others Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2018), Instituto Moreira Salles, São Paolo and Copenhagen Contemporary (2017), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Contemporary Arts Centre (2016), Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis (2014), SALT Beyoğlu, Beyoğlu (2014), Centre Pompidou, Paris(2014), Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao (2014), SFMoMA, San Francisco (2012), Ruhrtriennale, Bochum, Germany (2012), LACMA, Los Angeles (2011). Selected recent group exhibitions include Performance Process: 60 Years of Performance Art in Switzerland, Museum Tinguely, Basel (2017), The Artist's Museum, ICA, Boston (2016), America is Hard to See, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2015), Fotomuseum Winterthur and Albertina, Vienna (2014), 'Elevation 1049', Gstaad (2014), 'Blackboard: Teaching and Learning from Art', Konsthall Artipelag, Gustavsberg, 'Damage Control: Art and Destruction Since 1950', Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington (2013), Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, The Menil Collection, Houston (2012), 54 International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia (2011). Christian Marclay also continues to collaborate with musicians, including recent performances with Steve Beresford, Okkyung Lee, Shelley Hirsch and Otomo Yoshihide.
11 July 2018 - 02 September 2018 White Cube Bermondsey
Over the past 35 years, Christian Marclay has explored the fusion of fine art and audio cultures, transforming sounds and music into a visible, physical form through performance, collage, sculpture, installation, photography and video.Peter KaiserBASIMA Classic heels schwarz vzaw95
144 – 152 Bermondsey Street
Thank you, Natalie. Right on the money–and what I am working on, changing old beliefs that are not working to ones that will.
Emily says
I don't love my ex anymore, but I still remember those nasty things he did to me. It makes me feel scared to open up and love. It has been one and a half years and I can't meet someone to go into a relationship even I have tried to date different people.
I want to get rid of the past and embrace a new relationship, but the past just comes back to haunt me sometimes. I do want to be in a happy relationship. How can I really forget the past?
HowIGotOver says
I am having the same issue, only difference I haven't even tried dating again. Looking for the same answer…
Heather says
Question — I'm starting to think I'm the "common denominator" to a degree but I'm not sure how to fix my situation. I've been with unavailable men and I stopped doing that; I have not had a real, committed relationship in about 5 years. I was with a EU three years ago and didn't see the flags that he was EU — it truly broke my heart. I finally stopped seeing him and have dated other men but I have extreme anxiety — it seems like the only two kinds of men I meet are those who are unavailable in some way or those who are ready to get serious without even knowing me yet (needy, pressuring me, etc.). I think a huge part of it is just not meeting the right guy but I'm starting to think having repeated disappointments from dating and either letting someone down or being let down has left me permanently damaged. I also very rarely feel any sort of connection or spark with a man and I'd rather stay single than be with someone who I'm not really attracted to emotionally. I truly do want a relationship, just the right one. I'm heading to 50 and have been divorced now for 10.5 years — I left because I could not relate to my husband/had different shared values and left thinking I'd find that with someone else. Here I am alone for another holiday and unsure how to fix this situation….
Mephista says
In many places in Illinois, Independence Day celebrations include official fireworks shows on July 3 or 4. Then there are the informal ones featuring illegal fireworks, which commence in late June and go on until — well, we'll let you know when they stop. If you've recently been awakened from a...
The much-awaited summit in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin certainly had the stuff of spectacle. There they were, Vlad and the Dealmaker, dancing around questions of meddling, Ukraine and Syria like two Fred Astaires. It all went according to the program....
Being a middle child is like being one of those presidents between Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt. Yeah, you made it, but does anyone really care? Anyone saddled with this fate had better get used to being overlooked and shortchanged. Other children can expect better. The firstborn enjoys...
Smack them with their own bat. That was the gist of, "Hey Democrats, Fighting Fair is for Suckers," a provocative jeremiad that Politico ran on Independence Day. In it, writer Rob Goodman argued that after Republicans have killed all the old political norms — denying a Supreme Court nominee a hearing,...
In 1967, Pete Seeger composed a protest song that said: "We're waist deep in the Big Muddy, and the big fool says to push on." It was a poke at President Lyndon Johnson in an allegory about Vietnam. That war is long past. But Johnson led us into another, more literal Big Muddy that we have yet...
When Barack Obama, in his first major speech since his presidency, decried today's "utter loss of shame among political leaders," did anyone not know whom he was talking about? No, when the first African-American president made the point Tuesday during the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in...
A mother of two little girls is dead, gunned down walking into an apartment building on the South Side. For most communities, that's a tragedy that sticks, a moment that haunts neighbors and drifts in and out of conversations — heads shaking at the senselessness of it — for years. In Chicago, it's...
The president of the United States thinks you're very, very, very, very, very … (please imagine the word "very" an additional 40 to 50 times) … very, very stupid. That president is Donald Trump. At least, I think his name is Donald Trump. It's quite possible he's lying about that, as he seems to...
"We can't emphasize enough how important it is for rugby in Canada, not just Rugby Canada," Powers said. "The funding hit and the repetitional hit would be significant—not that we can't overcome it —but we want to get through it and be there."
Powers and current Rugby Canada CEO Allen Vansenare both in San Francisco for the tournament and saw the Canadian men's and women's teams fall out of title contention on Friday.
"This weekend, Canadians maybe aren't as happy with the results that have come forward, and our players certainly aren't," Powers said. "[But] there's lots of positive, exciting things happening in Canadian rugby. Soon the results will catch up."
Vansenpoints to developmental academies in Toronto and Langford, B.C., as important parts of the national teams' future, along with the fact that the men's team has receivedsome funding as ofApril. That's a major boost for a program that lost funding from Own The Podium after failingto qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
"Performance, in certain terms, it's not where we want to be," Vansen said. "This tournament is a great example, but certainly we'll continue to look for that funding as we go forward."
Beyond the results on the pitch, Vansen and Powers emphasize the impact of the World Cup on Canadian rugby as a whole.
"This is a really, really critical tournament," Vansen said. "It's huge for our sport, great for bringing more profile and really good on their pathway to the Olympic Games in 2020 [in Tokyo.]"
The last 12 months have been a lot to digestfor Canadian rugby fans. In addition to the men's 15s ongoing attempt to reach the 2019 World Cup, thewomen's sevens team missed out on a World Rugby Sevens Series' overall podium finishfor the first time whilethe men showed flashes of brilliance amidst an inconsistent campaign.
Powers sees the women's internal transition as necessary for the team's evolution. "I think 'in transition' means that you're sometimes going to have bumps on the road, that you're not going to dominate as you once did as new players get their feet," he said.
"You don't stay on top forever without transitioning."
Adding to the Canadian rugby narrative is the advent of professional rugby union, with the United States-based Major League Rugby reviewing the possibility of admitting the Ontario Arrows to its ranks. Rees knows Bill Webb, one of theArrows' co-founders.
© 2009 - 2018. MyCasaParticular.com . A product of ABUC Media Network GmbH. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Sun Devils Use Big 10-Run Fourth Inning In 14-2 Thrashing Of Portland
May 14, 2002
MESA, Ariz. -- Led by a season-high 10-run fourth inning and two doubles each from Jeremy West and Cesar Castillo, the 20th-ranked Arizona State baseball team defeated the University of Portland 14-2 in a seven-inning non-conference college baseball game Tuesday night at Hohokam Stadium.
The Devils improved to 29-18 overall with the victory and are now 19-10 in non-conference action. Portland, who has picked up wins over ranked opponents Washington and San Diego and are in the hunt for the West Coast conference division title, fell to 23-27 with the loss.
The Devils jumped out to an early lead with a pair of two-out runs each in the second and third innings. Senior catcher Castillo plated two runs with a sharp double down the left field line to score West and Ryan McKenna. West added a run with a double in the bottom of the third and came around to score on a single up the middle by freshman right fielder Nick Cadena.
ASU used its biggest inning of the year with 10 runs in the fourth to extend its lead to 14-0. Sending 15 batters to the plate, the Devils used seven hits to score the most runs in an inning since posting 11 vs. Creighton on Feb. 16, 2001. Castillo added another run-scoring double and Cadena brought home two more runs with a single to center field. Sophomore left fielder Rod Allen doubled home two runs and back-to-back triples from Steve Garrabrants and Joel Bocchi capped the big inning.
ASU starter Carlos Arguello picked up the win, scattering three hits and striking out three to improve to 2-1 on the year. Sophomore reliever Aaron Klusman finished off the win by allowing two runs in three innings.
West and Castillo both went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles to lead the Devils at the plate. Freshman third baseman Jeff Larish was 1-for-4 with two runs scored to extend his career-high hitting streak to nine games.
Portland's Trevor Hahn, who also picked up the loss on the mound, extended his hitting streak to 24 games with a single to right field in the top of the seventh inning.
The Sun Devils and Pilots will conclude the two-game midweek series tomorrow night at 6 p.m. ASU is scheduled to start sophomore right-hander Josh Perrault (0-0, 3.68) on the mound. The Sun Devils return to Pac-10 action this weekend with a crucial three-game series against conference leader USC Friday through Sunday at Hohokam Park.
Arizona State 14, Portland 2 (May 14, 2002 at Mesa, Ariz.)----------------------------------------------------------------------Portland............ 000 0 01 1 - 2 10 1 (23-27)Arizona State....... 022 (10)00 X - 14 13 0 (29-18)----------------------------------------------------------------------Pitchers: Portland - Hahn; Coleman(4); Stewart(4); Speck(5).Arizona State - Arguello; Klusman(5).Win-Arguello(2-1) Loss-Hahn(0-3) T-2:22 A-1674
Airing on:
- Pac-12 Network
TOMORROW | 7:00pm PTLive
Airing on:
- Pac-12 Network
- Pac-12 Los Angeles
- Pac-12 Washington
Thu 10/18 | 12:00pm PTLive
Airing on:
- Pac-12 Network
- Pac-12 Bay Area
- Pac-12 Mountain
Thu 10/18 | 3:00pm PTLive
Airing on:
- Pac-12 Network
- Pac-12 Los Angeles
- Pac-12 Oregon


text:
Jennifer Lawrence scooped up her People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress with an endearing acceptance speech in which she referenced both "Mean Girls" and Robert Downey Jr.
"I've been sweating to much I'm gonna drop [this award]. Robert Downey Jr. knows, I sweat all over you," the 22-year-old "Hunger Games" actress said.
Lawrence received an Oscar nomination for "Silver Linings Playbook" the very next morning.


text:
My Account
Shopping Cart
Jay's Taekwondo
Privacy Policy
Members Only
New Students
About Us
About Taekwondo
Hours of Operation
What We Offer
Traditional Taekwondo
Competition Taekwondo
Mu Sool Sa Do/Weapons
Self Defense
Age Levels
Toddler Classes
Special Needs
Home School
Novice Classes
Advanced Classes
Black Belt Classes
Seminars For Everyone
Focus Group Seminars
Training Camps
Coaching Seminars
Referee Training
Community Programs
Women's Self Defense
Introductory Classes
Board Breaking
Kids Only
Training Camp
Birthday Parties
Individual Training Sessions
Demo Team
Junior Leaders
Specials and Coupons
Eagle River Dojang
Mat-Su Dojang Classes
Academy Charter School
Event Updates
2008 Jay's Classic
2008 Alaska State
2008 Spring Inhouse
Tournament Results
2006 Junior Olympic Updates
Greatland Games Results
2006 Dutch Open Pictures
2006 Winter Inhouse
Alaska State Fair
2006 Dutch Open Updates
2006 Senior Nationals Updates
2007 Seniors/Juniors
US Open 2007
2006 Awards
2006 Dutch Open
2007 US Open
Eagle River Dojang Remodel
Alaska's High Level Training Center
2012 US Nationals
2012 Summer Advanced Belt Testing
2011 Winter Advanced Belt Testing
2011 Juniors/Seniors
2011 Alaska State
2011 St. Jude Kick-A-Thon
2010 Juniors/Seniors
Review of Juniors
Photo Album
2010 State
2009 Juniors/Seniors
Archive Results
2008 US Qualifier
Sabumnim Trantham's Visit
2009 Nominations
2008 All Star
2007 Awards
2008 Juniors/Seniors
Jrs/Srs Photos
Uniform Size Chart
Women's Fitness
Sparring Gear
Judo Gear
Site Map
Contact Us
Online Inquiry
Email Alerts
Feel Good About Yourself!
907-696-0044 907-376-7433
Processing ....
Home School
We are vendors with many Homeschool Programs and can work with any of the new homeschool programs. Taekwondo training can add a sphere of discipline, physical education, and socialization for the Homeschool student.
Some Homeschool students' schedules work well with our
evening daily classes
. However, with the flexibility of Homeschooling, we realize that daytime training may be the better option. We have certain times available for daytime classes. We need at least 8 students to fill a class. Please use the form below to indicate which time slot you are interested.
We are able to provide distance Taekwondo education for those outside of the greater Anchorage and Mat-Su Valley areas.
For more information on our Taekwondo distance learning or to begin a Homeschool day class, please
or call 907-696-0044 or 907-376-7433
Your name
Location of Classes? - Eagle River or Matsu Valley
Monday - Available Times
10:30am - 11:30am
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tuesday - Available Times
10:30am - 11:30am
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Wednesday - Available Times
9:30am - 10:30am
10:30am - 11:30am
Thursday - Available Times
9:30am - 10:30am
10:30am - 11:30am
Friday - Available Time
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Contact Email or Phone
Powered by Century Direct
Martial Arts Websites


text:
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has described his role in the investigation that led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus, saying someone gave him information about the case that sounded like a potential "national security vulnerability."
Cantor, a Virginia Republican, told reporters Wednesday that he did not know the person and did not know if the information was credible. He says that's when he decided to take the matter to the FBI and its director, Robert Mueller.
In late October, Cantor was contacted by an FBI employee who gave him information about the affair between Petraeus and his biographer, Paula Broadwell.
Cantor says he asked the FBI to keep officials in Congress informed once it was determined whether an investigation was necessary.


text:
In the opening moments of Roman Polanksi's Repulsion we watch as titles drift across the eyeball of the film's protagonist, Carol (Catherine Deneuve). The camera proceeds to pull back as a despondent score plucks, thuds, and reverberates in our eardrums. Slowly a face covered with a thick plastering of who-knows-what calls out, "Have you fallen asleep?" At the film's conclusion, a carefully orchestrated bookend image offers an uncomfortable answer, suggesting Carol may never have been "awake".
Some horror filmmakers are lovers of the medium who desire nothing more than to simply share a tense psychological moment with an audience, to do whatever outrageous surprise necessary to elicit that prized reaction, the scream, from the people who have rewarded their films with their hard-earned
I recently had the opportunity to attend a press re-screening of two of Roman Polanski's most influential films. "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby" were the picks for the night to honor the work that Polanski has done in his career. I decided against writing a full blog post about the event and thought doing a review of "Rosemary's Baby" would be more fitting. This cult classic has become a seminal horror icon and still holds up as a masterpiece of film. The pacing of events combined with the competency of each character is as subtle as the hellish baby bump growing on Rosemary's tummy.
Giving birth is the weapon humanity has against the constant attempt of nature to destroy it, the yin to death's yang.
We've all been sitting on pins and needles to see what's next in the ongoing tale of the big screen version of "Ouija", the classic talk to dead people "game" from Hasbro. Well Juliet Snowden and Stiles White are next in line to write and direct the flick, which has already seen a few names come and go from the production sheet, and Michael Bay is still set to produce. The duo recently worked on the upcoming kid with a demon inside flick "The Possession" in case you were wondering. In contrast Michael Bay recently finished getting a BJ from a Russian stripper who has hopes of being in "Transformers 8: Dry Hump of the Dinobots".
Hail Satan! "Rosemary's Baby" is coming to Blue-Ray on October 30th for all your demon baby Halloween needs. The disc will be chock full of interviews, making of docs and restored goodness. Plus if you buy it you'll be supporting the world's most famous sex offender. It's really a win on all accounts.
"Vamp U" is going to change the way we view film forever. I don't even care what the movie is about. I know from title alone it's going to be a game changer. And thanks to the lucky folks at Level 33 were smart enough to acquire the rights to the film. I'm sure there was a bitter bidding war over this one since it will no doubt blow all box office records away. Wait it's a vampire comedy with a guy named Wayne Gretzky who can throw his teeth? Just close production on every other movie being made in the world, Hollywood people. There's no way you're going to top this one.
It looks like David Letterman may have given away the ending to "The Dark Knight Rises" on a recent episode when he was interviewing Anne Hathaway. So here it is. SPOILER ALERT: I will still hate Anne Hathaway's guts after I see "Dark Knight Rises".
Happy Father's Day weekend everyone! It's that time of year where you buy your dad an ugly tie, socks, or just a new flask so he can cope with being a parent a little while longer. The horror genre also has dads all throughout its film lore.


text:
Kik #pictures
Add Your Kik
Kik Match
Kik Map
Browse Kik #pictures
Find trending and popular Kik #pictures usernames. Browse user photo gallery and explore their stories. Meet interesting new people and gain new friends. If you want your profile to appear in this page, edit you profile and add the hashtag #pictures.
Find Kik Users by Hashtags
Find #pictures people on Kik using combination of user added hashtags. User added hashtags are set of hashtags that describes a user. For example, it's possible to search for "#Girls #pictures", "#Guys #pictures", or "#Gay #pictures". Do you want to get more friends on Kik? Signup now and get discovered on Kik!
Disclaimer: Dizkover is not liable for any type of information users provide. Check user Dizkover stories before you follow them in your app.
No data found.
Posts Tagged with #pictures
Recommended in Kik
26 · 0 · 4
Kik me sweetemmy92
0 · 0 · 0
Kik me @arabesque_98_
0 · 0 · 0
New Here
0 · 0 · 0
0 · 0 · 0
Kik me @arabesque_98_
1 · 0 · 0


text:
This e-mail was sent to you because, by virtue of your professional or personal responsibilities, you play a key role in preventing youth suicide. Disclaimer: Well Aware does not provide medical, diagnostic, or treatment advice. This eBulletin is not a subtitute for consultations with health care providers on issues related to specific conditions or situations.
Well Aware Wyoming is a comprehensive program directed at 7,000 stakeholders in youth suicide prevention in Wyoming—primarily those who set, influence or implement policy in education and other arenas affecting at-risk youths. The Wyoming Dept. of Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division, in partnership with the state Dept. of Education, brought the Well Aware program to Wyoming in 2008, with funding made possible, in part, by the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. The Well Aware program is multi-faceted and includes webinars, print policy bulletins, eBulletins, posters, bookmarks, banners, conference materials and presentations. Well Aware is a copyrighted program of the PDV Foundation, Inc. To learn more, visit the Well Aware website or contact us at 920-457-4033 or email@example.com.
Click to view this email in a browser
If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe
|Click here to forward this email to a friend
PDV Foundation
514 North 6th St.
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy.


text:
The second annual teen craft fair will be held at the Jamestown library on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Handmade items and baked goods will be for sale.
Santa Claus to visit island this weekend
Santa Claus will ride throughout the island this weekend, atop his firetruck 'sleigh.'
On Saturday, Dec. 10, Santa will visit the north end of the island — tossing goodies to children who come out to greet him, and on Sunday, Dec. 11, he will visit the rest of the island.
On Thursday, Dec. 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m., Santa will pay a visit to the fire station, where he will pass out treat-filled stockings to all children who pay him a call.
Village decorating contest underway
The Quononoquott Garden Club is sponsoring the annual Holiday Decorating Contest, which will offer awards to village businesses that demonstrate the best use of natural greenery and plant materials in their holiday decorating schemes.
Judging will take place the week of Dec. 11 and winners will be featured in the Dec. 22 edition of the Press.
For more information, call Sharon at 423-2256.
Volunteers needed to fill town vacancies
Town officials are looking for volunteers to serve on two commissions and one committee:
• One vacancy with a threeyear term exists on the Jamestown Traffic Commission. The purpose of this commission investigates parking and traffic issues, including but not limited to stop signs, speeding, and parking, and makes recommendations to the Town Council. Meetings are held when matters have been referred to the committee.
• Two vacancies having threeyear terms exist on the Jamestown Conservation Commission. The purpose of this commission is to promote and develop the natural resources, protect the watershed resources, and preserve natural aesthetic areas within the municipality. Meetings are conducted monthly on the second Tuesday of the month.
• Two vacancies with threeyear terms exist within the Water Resource Protection Committee. This committee is charged with the acquisition of open-space land or the development rights that protect or preserve the water resources of the town.
Applicants must be registered voter in Jamestown to be eligible for appointment. Anyone who wants to serve on one of these panels should send an application and a letter of interest and background by Tuesday, Dec. 27. to the Town Clerk, 93 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI 02835. Applications can be found at Town Clerk's Office, at the Jamestown library, 26 North Main Rd., and on the Internet at www.jamestownri.net.


text:
Time once again to field questions from Nancy Naive, who poses a series of queries about current events.
So, what�s new?
Well, of course Nancy, the big news is that an enormous hurricane struck the country and wreaked havoc on the landscape.
Yes, I heard something about neighborhoods in New Jersey and New York being underwater.
Nancy, I refer to the political landscape. Sure, Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to millions along the East Coast and will end up causing $20 billion in property damage, but it�s a week before the election. This means that absolutely everything leads back to politics, including such natural disasters as hurricanes, floods, high sea levels and Donald Trump�s hair.
Why is that?
Well, Trump�s hair is really weird, and when it�s windy outside �
No, I mean, what does a hurricane have to do with politics?
Oh, right. Well, it�s a good boost for Barack Obama, who gets to travel to devastated regions and act all presidential by frowning thoughtfully at storm damage. Poor Mitt Romney, meanwhile, must now run around the country pretending not to be political, when he�s so desperate for attention that he recently offered to eat a live cockroach on TV.
No, Nancy, of course not. I jest. The cockroach would be dead. Romney has more dignity than that. Speaking of dignity, did you hear the latest about �Octomom� Nadya Suleman?
Is she the woman with 14 kids conceived through in vitro fertility treatments?
Yes. According to her spokeswoman, Suleman checked herself into a rehabilitation center, citing exhaustion and stress, and a reported addiction to Xanax. I mean, who saw that coming? The spokeswoman also said that the rehab center offered to treat Suleman at no charge, but she opted to pay for the program herself.
She must have a lot of self respect?
Sure. I guess her careers of starring in a porn video and posing for seminude photo shoots must really be paying off. Who says welfare mothers don�t work!
What does Nadya Suleman have to do with the election?
Admittedly nothing, but I can�t stand that human semination station. Meanwhile, a better question might be, whatever did Romney do to tick off Chris Christie?
Why do you ask?
Well, Christie is a Republican who allegedly spoke on behalf of Romney at the Republican National Convention, but yesterday he was praising Obama and slobbering all over him, as though the president was a giant Hostess cupcake. That does Romney no favors, of course, and I suspect his campaign was secretly responsible for planting this mean headline in The Onion: �New Jersey Residents Avoid Rising Floodwater by Climbing to Top of Chris Christie.�
How has Romney fared?
It hasn�t been a good time for the Mittster. Obama was endorsed by The Salt Lake City Tribune, Utah�s leading newspaper, which is kind of like if the Vatican newsletter had endorsed Nixon over Kennedy. Romney is a Mormon, you see, and Utah is overrun with Mormons, as evidenced by the fine HBO documentary �Big Love.� Also, Utah is the most Republican state in the country, and Romney saved the Salt Lake City Olympics, so you�d think the newspaper would throw the poor guy a bone.
Instead, it called Romney the party�s �shape shifting nominee� and suggested he�ll say anything to get elected. In response, Romney claimed that he just discovered the golden plates upon which the Book of Mormon was written. �They state that no one should take the Tribune�s endorsements seriously, as its editorial board is run by a tribe of pedophile polygamists,� Romney said.
He really said that?
No, Nancy, I jest. Closer to home, the hurricane was also responsible for the cancellation of Tuesday�s debate between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren, even though it could easily have been rescheduled, but Brown was too busy running around in the sort of �take charge� blue windbreaker particular to politicians loath to squander a telegenic crisis. Meanwhile, an evangelical pastor has become the first far-right nut job to blame the hurricane on the gays, although the season is still young, and I suspect those mischievous homosexuals will wreak more havoc before year�s end. They�ve been emboldened by gay marriage, along with the gay man�s Holy Day, otherwise known as Halloween.
My goodness, I hope that doesn�t happen!
You know what I really hope doesn�t happen, Nancy? This time, I hope Tim Murray doesn�t decide to survey any storm damage.


text:
BOSTON — There's no doubt that Yoenis Cespedes is a big-ticket slugger, something that has been missing with the Red Sox all season. You'd think Cespedes in a Boston uniform would be welcomed with open arms.
Well, yes and no. If he hits, then everything will be fine. If he doesn't, the presence of Cespedes will underscore the absence of Jon Lester. Cespedes would suffer the consequences. Look, he'd rather be in Oakland, and Lester would rather be in Boston. The deal that went down this week puts pressure on both players. Big trades are made to give both teams a fair shake regarding their needs.
If Lester continues his terrific season with his new team, and Cespedes stumbles out of the gate with the Red Sox, it'll be a bumpy ride for the muscular outfielder.
We'll see if this simply comes down to a team going nowhere dealing with a team with world championship aspirations. But there's been another layer to the story, and it's that Lester, through some curious piece of business, could return to Boston next season. Two months for Lester to help the Athletics get to the promise land, then the big lefty heads east again. Destiny or foolishness?
Oakland trading Cespedes, then losing Lester when the season's over seems like a far-fetched scenario. Then again, if Oakland gets to the World Series, and Lester's a big part of it, that might be enough to make Billy Beane happy, even if Lester turns out to be a rental.
In a 6-4 loss to the Yankees at Fenway Saturday, Cespedes singled his first time up, but stranded three runners in two other at bats.
Lester had some interesting things to say in his first Oakland press conference Friday. "We'll see where that relationship with (the Red Sox) goes. My time in Boston will be something that I always remember, always cherish."
"I thanked them personally for everything they've done, and we'll see where it goes later on.
"But right now I'm an A. And I'm going to perform for these guys and do the best I can to bring a championship here."
He got off to a good start Saturday, beating Kansas City 8-3. He wasn't overwhelming, 6 2/3 innings, nine hits and three runs. Four ex-Red Sox, Jonny Gomes, Josh Reddick, Jed Lowrie and Nick Punto drove in five of the Oakland runs.
Lester said after the game that winding up with the A's was a stroke of luck because "I know so many of the guys."
Back at Fenway Saturday, Allen Webster was trying to show he belonged in a rotation stripped of Lester and John Lackey. Instead, Webster took several giant steps backwards. After the Red Sox had staked him to a 3-0 lead in the third inning, Webster gave the Yankees four back in the fourth. It was messier than it sounds. Webster walked five in the inning, four in a row. Gotta hand it to him, that's not easy to do.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox roster is ever-changing. Anthony Ranaudo, conqueror of the Yankees in his big-league debut Friday, is back with the PawSox because Joe Kelly, from the Lackey deal, has been officially added to the roster.
Kelly said putting on a Red Sox uniform is "different…but an exciting different. Something I'm really pumped for."
The Red Sox weren't done making changes (what a week, huh?). Friday catcher David Ross left in the 6th inning with an injury, so up came Dan Butler for his first taste of the bigs. Remember the A.J. Pierzynski and Ross combo, almost 75 years of men behind the mask? Now your catchers are Christian Vasquez, 23, and Butler, 27. Scorecard sales are up at the park.
Sunday the suddenly de facto elder statesman of the rotation, Clay Buchholz, starts. Finally a pitcher the Yankees recognize.
Lenny Megliola can be reached at email@example.com.
Megliola: Jury still out on Red Sox trade
BOSTON — There's no doubt that Yoenis Cespedes is a big-ticket slugger, something that has been missing with the Red Sox all season. You'd think Cespedes in a Boston uniform would be welcomed with open arms.


text:
KFI's 3818LB Series Café Stool is comfortable and stylish, making it a fantastically unique addition to your cafeteria, restaurant or lounge. The sturdy 18-gauge steel frame features a metal back, shaped and slotted with an appealing wave design. Fabric upholstery covers the generous 2" thick padded seat. Glides keep your chair from wobbling and scratching the floor. Choose from several fabric and frame finish colors to match your décor. KFI's 3818LB Series Café Stool supports up to 400 pounds.
Please note: KFI's 3818 Series Cafe Stools are a custom item, and therefore, non-returnable.
Key Features
- Unique wave design on metal back adds a stylish touch
- Fabric-upholstered seat has a waterfall edge for comfort
- Made in the USA
- Seat Height: 29"
- Frame Material: 7/8" round 18-gauge steel tubing
- Frame Finish: Powder-coat paint
- Weight Capacity: 400 pounds


text:
Is My ADHD Medication Affecting My Sleep?
Please Note: By clicking a link to any resource listed on this page, you will be leaving the TeensHealth site.
National Sleep Foundation (NSF)
NSF is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting education, sleep-related research, and advocacy.
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
This organization is built around the needs of adults and young adults with attention deficit disorders.
Children and Adults With Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
CHADD is a national nonprofit organization representing children and adults with ADHD.


text:
Burak Yilmaz opened the scoring for the home side on 12 minutes, but Jermaine Jones' equaliser meant that honours ended even.
And with Istanbul proving a traditionally intimidating European destination, Draxler revealed the Bundesliga side's unique preparations prior to the game.
Speaking to ZDF, Draxler claimed: "We listened to the atmosphere of this stadium with a laptop, which prepared us very well. But of course, we are professionals and have to go through things like that.
"Matches are a lot of fun if 60,000 fans hiss against you, but I think we focused on the important part, delivered a good performance and built ourselves a solid foundation for the second leg."
Jones, whose strike on 45 minutes gave Schalke a valuable away goal, then gave his thoughts on the game and admitted he was content with his side's showing on the night.
"We're absolutely satisfied. We made a few mistakes, for example the goal we conceded was an invitation, but overall, we played a very good game and rightfully grabbed a point," he added.
"I think we've earned us a good amount of respect in the first half. They knew they were not able to open up the game, because it would have enabled us to finish our counters."
Schalke remain one of only three unbeaten sides in this season's Champions League and they welcome Galatasaray at the Veltins Arena for the return leg on Tuesday March 12.


text:
posted by Quentin Hartman on Mon 14th Jul 2008 08:46 UTC, submitted by makkus
At last week's Guadec meeting, Kristian Rietveld delivered the GTK+ "state of the union" report. GTK+ is the multi-platform toolkit behind a number of popular applications and, perhaps most well known, the Gnome Desktop environment for Linux. Read the full report here.


text:
Jason CheryFree Agent
Wide Receiver
Ht: 0.0 | Wt: 0
News | Stats | Stat vs. Team | Targets | Injury | Depth Chart | Roster
|Rec Yds
|Rec Avg
|Rec TD
|Rec 2pt
|Rush Yds
|Rush Avg
|Rush TD
|Rush 2pt
|Fum Lost
|Packers | Five players released
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:52:34 -0700
The Green Bay Packers have released WRs Jason Chery and Charles Dillon, OL Chris Campbell as well as LBs Alex Joseph and Maurice Simpkins, reports Rob Demovsky, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|| Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette - Rob Demovsky
|Packers | Jason Chery to be returner Thursday
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:38:35 -0700
Green Bay Packers WR Jason Chery will return all of the kicks and punts in the team's final preseason game, reports Greg A. Bedard, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|| Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Greg A. Bedard
|Packers | Jason Chery signed
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:15:14 -0700
The Green Bay Packers have signed unrestricted free-agent WR Jason Chery (Steelers). Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|| Source: 1 No Source
|Steelers | Seven players released
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:03:19 -0700
The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced they have released WR Jason Chery, PK Piotr Czech, LB Derrick Doggett, P Adam Graessle, DT Cordarrow Thompson, C Bradley Vierling and CB Trae Williams.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|Steelers | Sign nine
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:15:23 -0800
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed free-agent TE Eugene Bright (Eagles), WR Jason Chery (Panthers), CB Tuff Harris (Steelers), DL Steve McClendon, RB Isaac Redman (Steelers), RB Justin Vincent (Steelers), CB Trae Williams (Steelers), DL Scott Paxson (Steelers) and PK Piotr Czech (Steelers) Thursday, Jan. 7.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|Ravens | Two wide receivers try out Tuesday
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:06:32 -0800
Jamison Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun, reports the Baltimore Ravens worked out free-agent WR Maurice Price (49ers) and free-agent WR Jason Chery (Panthers) Tuesday, Dec. 15. Neither player was signed.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|Panthers | Five signed to practice squad
Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:32:39 -0700
Darin Gantt, of the Rock Hill Herald, reports the Carolina Panthers have re-signed free agents QB Hunter Cantwell, WR Jason Chery, LB Mortty Ivy, LB Kelvin Smith and DT George Hypolite to their practice squad.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|Panthers | Birmingham, Kaesviharn amongst players released
Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:44:50 -0700
Panthers.com reports the Carolina Panthers have released OL Justin Geisinger and S Kevin Kaesviharn. The team waived WR Larry Beavers, RB DeCori Birmingham, DL Casper Brinkley, OL Patrick Brown, QB Hunter Cantwell, WR Jason Chery, S Paul Chara, DB D.J. Clark, TE Andrew Davie, DT Marlon Favorite, DB Joe Fields, OL Keith Gray, LB Anthony Heygood, DT George Hypolite, LB Mortty Ivy, RB Jamall Lee, LB Jeremy Leman, WR Kevin McMahan, WR Marcus Monk, OL Jonathan Palmer and LB Kelvin Smith.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|Panthers | Agree to terms with Chery
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:45:42 -0700
Brad Biggs, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Carolina Panthers have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agent WR Jason Chery (Louisiana-Lafayette). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:
|Steelers | Scheduled to meet with four prospects
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:36:38 -0700
Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports the Pittsburgh Steelers are scheduled to meet with Western Michigan S Louis Delmas, San Jose State DE Jarron Gilbert, University of Louisiana-Lafayette WR Jason Chery and Michigan State DE Brandon Long Wednesday, April 15.
|Comment (0)
|| Share:


text: Come along and laugh for your health and happiness. The Southbank Laughter Club runs every Tuesday night from 6pm to 7pm. The laughter session is based on Laughter Yoga which enables you to laugh even if you don't feel like it. It's an aerobic exercise program that is AAA rated. Anyone can do it Anywhere, and Anytime. You don't have to have a sense of humour to attend but you WILL develop one. Laughter boosts the immune system, regulates blood pressure, increases oxygen, reduces depression and anxiety, as well as emotional and physical pain.


text:
Today I proudly presents a very great announcement! The new amazing update 2.0 for Candy Fever were submitted yesterday. Now we just need to wait till Apple aprove it. In order of that great news I release the features list of this amazing update! And now, STAY TUNED!
Apple Store Link
It's time again : Halloween! Hurry up, grab your bag and try to catch every single sweet candy that is falling from the sky.
Challenge your friends with highscore and stats in "Candy Fever".
Gameplay is easy : Simply tilt your iPhone (left/right) to move the candy bag. Catch the candy, but avoid the bad items.
Candy Fever 2.0 Features
★ Play with your favorite Halloween characters
Now you can choose between many characters you like to play with. you are able to unlock even more new characters such as monster and mummy !
Lonely Indie is going to provide you with more new characters in the upcoming game updates. Stay tuned!
★ Get yourself into the game!!!!!!!!!!!! Take a picture!!!!!!!!!!!
Just take a picture of yourself and start collecting sweet candy. (Only available on iDevices with integrated camera)
★ The �Bad Candy� learned some nasty new tricks.
★ Native iPad support
Finally enjoy Candy Fever on the big screen of your lovely iPad. This is going to give you a new gaming experience in catching sweet Halloween candy.
★ Complete reworked graphics
Experience a totally new Halloween world.
★ New Achievements
Try to unlock the new achievements to show the world that you are the one and only true candy master!
★ New �Special Candy�
Another new sweet candy you can collect! Collecting this one will help you to unlock all the cool new costumes!
★ Combo system
Don�t let candy fall on the ground. Catch the candy in a row to push you score multiplicator!
★ TWITTER integration: post your highscore directly to your Twitter timeline and challenge all of your friends!
★ spooky and colorful Halloween theme
★ child friendly graphics
★ Easy gameplay
★ 6 different sorts of candy to catch
★ 3 different sorts of bad items to avoid
★ a lot of extra items in the background to touch for many extra points
★ �Fancy Candy Fever" bonus mode (just touch it to activate it)
★ spooky Halloween soundtrack
★ RETINA display support
★ FACEBOOK integration: post your highscore directly to your Facebook wall and challenge all of your friends!
★ Apple GAMECENTER integration (only available for devices with iOS 4.1 and above. Except iPhone 3G)
★ Global Highscore
★ Achievements: try to get all 21 achievements rewards


text:
Microsoft is celebrating another number-one finish in the video game console wars, this time for October, its 20th consecutive month in that spot. But the Xbox 360 continues to reign over a seriously diminished market: According to the researchers at NPD, video game sales fell a whopping 25 percent year over year in that month, with hardware sales plunging an even worse 37 percent.
"October was another month of steep declines in retail sales," NPD analyst Liam Callahan said. "We are looking forward to November 2012 with [new software titles] along with the [Nintendo] Wii U launch to provide a much needed boost to retail sales."
Microsoft says it sold 270,000 Xbox 360 consoles in October and controlled 56 percent of the market for video game consoles in the United States. This is the 20th month in a row that the Xbox 360 has garnered 40 percent or higher market share in the United States, the firm claimed.
Furthermore, consumers in the United States spent $315 million on the Xbox 360—consoles, accessories, and software—in the month, more than on the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 combined. Six of the top 10 games were Xbox 360 titles, as well.
Sounds great. But as has been the case for all of 2012, the Xbox 360 rules an industry in trouble, with the market for consoles pretty much saturated. Hardware and software sales have been down year over year for much of 2012 and the industry's Hollywood-like sequel trend is starting to backfire: Sales of recent sequels in the Medal of Honor and Resident Evil franchises have been mostly underwhelming.
That said, 2012 could experience a bit of a bump with the one-two punch of two of the most eagerly-awaited video game sequels, Halo 4, which launched this week, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which hits next Tuesday. Both are expected to be blockbuster hits, especially on the Xbox 360, and the recently released Assassin's Creed III could perform well, too.
But the Xbox 360's reign on top of the hardware charts could end as soon as Nintendo jumpstarts the next console generation with the release of its Wii U on November 18. Microsoft and Sony aren't expected to update their consoles until next year at the earliest, so Nintendo will enjoy at least a year's head start.


text:
Privacy Policy HARKE GROUP
Thank you for your interest in our web presence. Herewith we, the companies of the HARKE Group, would like to inform you about our Privacy Policy. We would like to point out that possibly we collect and use your personal data - however accordant to the regulations of the data protection law of the Federal Republic of Germany only. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.
1. Subject of data protection
Personal data are defined as any information concerning the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"), §3 BDSG. For example your name, your address, telephone number and possibly also your IP.
2. Data communication and - logging for internal system and statistic purposes
During your access to our web page your internet browser transfers data for technical reasons automatically to our web server. Among other things these are the date and time of the access, the URL of the referring web page, the recalled file, the quantity of the data sent, type and the version of the browser, operating system as well as your IP address. These data are stored separately from other data you may give us in connection of the use of our offer. These data will not be attributed to a certain person (as this is currently not technically possible anyway). We look at the data on a collective basis, in summary form, rather than on an individual basis. These data are evaluated for statistic purposes and deleted subsequent.
3. Range of data collection and data storage
To be able to furnish our services, it might be necessary to receive some personal data. E.g. we will need personal data with regard to the transmission of handouts, the provision of software for downloads as well as to be able to answer individual inquiries. Providing personal data is voluntary. If you do decide not to provide correct personal data –which you might do-, and it is obvious that the data are not correct, we are not obliged to transmit any information. For your inquiry via the contact form, we collect only the data, which are necessary for the processing of your inquiry. The information of other data is optional. The data are used only for the processing of your inquiry and will be not transmitted to Third parties. You via the contact form given data are not used for advertising purposes without your consent. The personal data will be extinguished, as far as they are not necessary anymore and no legal storage requirements stand in the way of the deletion. You can revoke the approval of the processing of your data any time via the address given in the imprint.
4. Restricted data use
We consider the principle of restricted data use. Therefore we collect, process and store your personal data for the purposes, for which you communicated them to us, only. As far as not absolutely necessary for the contribution of the
services, without your express consent your personal data will not be passed to third parties. Notwithstanding the above policies, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information to appropriate third-parties if we are required to do so by law or we believe that such action is necessary e.g. to comply with legal process such as a search warrant or court order; to protect the company's rights and property; or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our web site After conclusion of the contract your data will be locked. After expiration of the relevant preservation duties accordant tax and commercial regulations your personal data will be deleted, as far as you have not given your express consent to further use of this data. If you receive our newsletter due to registration by providing your email address, we will use your email address beyond contract execution for own advertising purposes also, as long as you do not cancel it.
5. Right of access to personal data
You have the right to receive any time information about the data stored to your person, including origin and receivers of your data as well as the purpose of the data processing. Please send your inquire in writing or by e-mail to the contact address given in the imprint, or to our data protection representative under firstname.lastname@example.com.
6. Cookies
The Internet sites use so-called Cookies at several places. They serve to make our offer user-friendly, actual and saver. Cookies are small text files which are filed on your computer and which your browser stores. Most of the Cookies used by us are so-called Session-Cookies. They are automatically extinguished after the end of your visit. Cookies cause no damage on your computer and contain no viruses.
Privacy Policy download:
Privacy Policy HARKE Group englisch


text:
The Dodgers have needed to add quality bats to the team for years. That's no secret and this year is no exception. But in this wafer-thin market, there aren't a lot of options.
The Padres appear to be asking a lot for Chase Headley, who is the best third baseman reportedly on the market.to get him, the Dodgers would likely have to deal Lee and at least another B-/C+ prospect to get him. While he's under control through 2014 and should perform much better outside the unfriendly confines of Petco Park, I'm still not sure I'd be rushing to give up Lee to get him.
At this rate, I might not even give up Allen Webster to get Headley. Webster's resurgence has been fantastic to see.
But should the Dodgers be looking elsewhere for offensive help?
The Marlins have reportedly been gauging trade interest in their shortsop-turned-third baseman Hanley Ramirez.
From Scott Miller of CBS Sports:
"Rival executives who have spoken with Marlins people believe they've never been more open to the idea. Halfway through a bitterly disappointing season, the Marlins aren't so much trying to blow things up (as they have in the past) as they are simply trying to change the ingredients.With the Marlins' big trade today, moving Ramirez indeed seems more likely than ever.
It's not that they think they're that far from winning so much as the Marlins simply do not like their team. They've decided that the mix is bad, the pieces don't fit, the personalities have not coalesced.
In other words, they've come to terms with the obvious."
Ramirez, a former batting champion, 30-30 man and MVP runner-up, has not been the same player he was as recently as 2010.
Ramirez is hitting just .245/.328/.405 in the last two seasons. His 2011 was shortened by injury and his 2012 is marginally better.
Despite the lack of production, the price to get him -- prospects- and money-wise -- will be greater than that of Headley. Still, if Ramirez is available, the Dodgers need to get in on the sweepstakes.
Let's face it: they're not going to get Justin Upton (as much as I'd love that). If it comes down to Ramirez and Headley, I'm taking Ramirez (if not both, which would gut the system).
Hanley Ramirez
Pros: Age, power, past performance, speed, SS or 3B
Cons: Attitude, declining production, owed roughly $39 million through 2014, poor defense
Pros: Age, defense, friendly contract, no attitude, on-base ability
Cons: Lack of power, limited ceiling, no superstar potential
The Marlins signed Jose Reyes to a big contract in the offseason and moving Ramirez to third base hasn't exactly worked out offensively or defensively.
What would it take to get him?
Editor's note: After some feedback, it's been determined I'm giving up too much in this deal. So, I've amended it by removing Joc Pederson.
To Florida: Lee, Scott Van Slyke, Chris Reed, Shawn Tolleson
To Los Angeles: Ramirez, Ricky Nolasco
I'm not saying it's a good possibility the Dodgers get Ramirez, but considering the Padres want a lot for an affordable Headley and the Dodgers would have to pay a premium with an interdivision trade, Ramirez might make more sense.
The Marlins get salary relief (to use on free agents in the winter), a Top 50 prospect in Lee and a budding Top 100 prospect in Pederson. Reed has lots of talent but is still an unknown. Van Slyke is a guy who can player right now for the Marlins and Tolleson is a quality bullpen arm who can go right into their bullpen. The Fish always seem to acquire MLB-ready relievers in trades.
The Dodgers get a legitimate stick in Ramirez and a starting pitcher in Nolasco who is owed about $16 million through next year. Ramirez is due about $39 million through 2014.
The best asset the Dodgers' favor right now is the ability to take on money (and not just in lieu of including quality prospects). Ownership has not been quiet about that fact. This could be a golden opportunity to put that benefit into effect.
Ramirez is a risky acquisition, but it's a risk well worth taking. He has superstar potential, even if he hasn't shown it for the last few seasons. The Dodgers cannot go forward with Luis Cruz at shortstop. Until Dee Gordon returns, I'd play Ramirez at shortstop and bat him leadoff. He's enjoyed a lot of success out of the leadoff spot in his career.
Ramirez, like another Ramirez the Dodgers acquired a few years ago, needs a change of scenery. This move would also allow the team go acquire a guy like Justin Morneau (another risky proposition) which would immediately improve the lineup.
Photo credits: SD Dirk, Flickr


text:
NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partners. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Breastfeeding, also called nursing, can be an easy and inexpensive way for a mother to feed her child.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Policy Statement on Breastfeeding, women who don't have health problems should exclusively breastfeed their infants for at least the first six months of life. The AAP suggests that women try to breastfeed for the first 12 months of life because of the benefits to both the mother and baby.
What are the benefits of breastfeeding?
Breastfeeding offers many benefits to the baby:
Breastfeeding also bene (More)
Understanding Breast Feeding
Commonly Asked Questions
Additional Information
Meet Our Experts
Barbara Morrison, PhD, CNM, FNP
Research and Your Health:
Get Help With ...
Related Topics and Conditions


text:
The Music Cognition Group (MCG) is part of the Department of Musicology, the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), and Amsterdam Brain and Cognition (ABC) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
This Web site describes research that aims to reveal the representations and processes that underly our cognition and appreciation of music by using theoretical, empirical and computational methods. Next to information about the research, the site (online since 1994) contains articles, sound examples, QuickTime movies, demonstrations, and other material..[N.B. This site uses frames.]


text:
Begin Farming Ohio
For Ohio to have a sustainable future that includes agriculture, it needs to develop beginning farmers wherever they reside and in all age groups.
Generally, a beginning farm is considered to be one that is operated by one or more operators who have 10 years or less of experience operating a farm or ranch. In 2007, approximately 21 percent of U.S. family farms met that definition. Beginning farms in 2007, in contrast to established farms, were more likely to be small farms and were less likely to be producing for agricultural sales.
People starting to farm are not necessarily young people raised on a farm who begin to farm as an adult. New entrants include young people not raised on a farm, mid-career changers moving from a non-farming career into agriculture, and those retired from an occupation other than farming. Beginning farmers may have little to no production experience, and while some new entrants may have experience within a business, many are unlikely to have been business owners.
Success for beginning farmers and new farm business operators is far from assured, putting at risk their own livelihoods, Ohio's communities, regional economic development, and the potential to operate local food systems. Regarding small farm survival, analysts at USDA's Economic Research Service, report that small farms, like all small businesses, have a relatively high exit rate of 9 – 10% per year. Two primary factors affect the failure rate of agricultural enterprises: the size of the farm and the age of the operator. Farm exit rates decline as income of the farm increases and farm exit rates are lower for both producers between 45 and 54 years of age and for those with prior business experience.
A Few Definitions and Facts
The Federal Government currently defines a farm, for statistical purposes, as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products (crops and livestock) were sold or normally would have been sold during the year under consideration. There are almost 76,000 farms in Ohio and almost 14,000,000 acres in farmland.
While Ohio farms range in size from 1 to more than 2,000 acres, in 2007 the average size farm was 184 acres and 42% of Ohio farms were less than 50 acres.
The profile of Ohio farms and principal operators is changing. During the 5-year period from 2002 to 2007, the percent of principal operators with a primary occupation of farming decreased from 56% to 43%. Comparing 2007 to 1997, while the number of 500+ acre farms decreased slightly and the number of 50-499 acre farms declined by 17%, only farms under 50 acres increased (+19%).
The average age of farmers is often the focal point of discussions regarding the future of agriculture, and in Ohio that age is 56. Of the 75,861 Ohio principal farm operators, 42% are age 35 - 54 (a period generally referred to as the prime working age) and another 52% are age 55 – 70+. Only 6% (4,729) principal operators are 34 and under. Both national and Ohio employment projections forecast a reduction in the industry Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting and a loss of Farmer and Rancher jobs (about 8% each during the 10-year period ending 2016). Nevertheless, farming is an occupation that continuously attracts new entrants.
A farm operator is a person who runs the farm, making the day-to-day decisions. A farm may have several operators. Ohio's farms are operated by about 112,000 people, about 46,000 (40%) engage in farming as their primary occupation.
The principal operator of a farm is the person in charge, such as a hired manager, business manager, or other person primarily responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of each farm business. In 2007, more than 6,500 Ohio principal operators were on their present farm for 4 years or less and more than 11,000 were on their present farm between 5 – 9 years.
Meet a few of Ohio's beginning farmers
Farmers featured in Profiles previously participated in a mentor-based pilot program for beginning farmers, operated by Innovative Farmers of Ohio (IFO) during the period 2006 – 2008. This pilot program, Wisdom in the Land, is referred to in the profiles of those who participated, often simply as WIL.
Thirty two people involved in 27 farms participated during the programs operation. The program offered knowledge-building seminars, skill-building workshops, dedicated individualized and small group mentoring with experienced farmers, and provided financial support and incentives.
Begin Farming Ohio thanks IFO for dedicating a portion of its 2009 SARE Outreach grant to enhance this website outreach to beginning farmers, incorporating profiles and resource information first published by IFO in 2008.
Search the websites of all five collaborating organizations simultaneously.
For more information:
- 2007 Census of Agriculture
- Ohio Job Outlook
- Understanding U.S. Farm Exits


text:
How to reduce prescription medication costs
For the millions of people who rely on prescription medications every day, the day when a drug faces generic competition is one many circle on their calendars. That's because generic prescriptions are often significantly less expensive than brand name medications, and consumers are able to save substantial amounts of money once a brand name drug faces generic competition. But many men and women currently taking a brand name prescription might be quick to point out that, while generic medications cost less, brand name prescriptions often rise in price in the months before they face generic competition.
Such was the findings of a 2011 study from the AARP Public Policy Institute that examined the 217 brand name drugs most commonly used by people in Medicare. Prices of drugs facing generic competition in 2010 rose by an average of nearly 14 percent in 2009, an increase that was nearly twice the amount of all other drugs.
That's a troublesome reality for anyone taking a brand name prescription, but especially so for older men and women living on fixed incomes. Though drug manufacturers aren't I likely to change their practices. there arc still ways men and women can reduce prescription medication costs.
Ask for generics. If there are generic alternatives to brand name medications available, always ask a physician for those medications instead of their more expensive brand name counterparts. Sometimes doctors prescribe brand name medications despite the availability of cheaper and equally effective generic medications.
"Test drive" a drug first. Just because a doctor prescribes a drug doesn't mean the patient will respond to that drug. Many men and women find they are too sensitive to a given medication and stop taking it after just a few days. Unfortunately, they paid for a full prescription and cannot return the pills they don't plan to use. Individuals who have a history of sensitivity to medications should "test drive" a drug first, ordering just a few pills or asking a physician for samples to see how well the body handles them. This won't necessarily matter for people with flat-dollar copayments (you will essentially have to pay two copayments if the drug proves effective), but those without such a plan can save themselves some money if medication does not work out.
Buy in bulk. Men and women who have been taking a certain medication for a long time and expect to keep taking it might want to consider buying the medicine in bulk. This can save money; just make sure pills purchased won't surpass their expiration date before you take them.
Inquire about combination medications. Sometimes medications used to treat the same condition can be purchased as combination pills. This will only require one prescription instead of two. For instance, some blood pressure medications have proven effective at treating other conditions as well. But don't experiment on your own. Consult your physician about your medications and ask if any of them can be used to effectively serve double-duty and save you money.
Look for programs that offer relief. There are programs that offer some relief with regards to paying for prescription medications. Discuss such plans with a physician to determine your eligibility, which might be determined by your age or current prescriptions.


text:
Good things come to O's, who wait
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Regardless of the circumstances of how it came about, it can now be said that Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette played the free-agent market just right.
With the signings in the last week of outfielder Nelson Cruz and right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, Duquette didn't dive into the market as much as he let it come to him.
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Regardless of the circumstances of how it came about, it can now be said that Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette played the free-agent market just right.
With the signings in the last week of outfielder Nelson Cruz and right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez, Duquette didn't dive into the market as much as he let it come to him.
Duquette took guff during the offseason from some Baltimore fans and members of the media, but in the end, he signed Cruz for one year at $8 million and Jimenez for four years at $50 million, with $2.25 million annually of that money deferred.
"If you sign somebody in November or February, it's still the same when April gets here," said O's manager Buck Showalter hours after he, Cruz and Duquette met with the media. "[The players] know that all this will pass and you're going to end up with 25 players getting on a plane. We have 61 players here. That means there are a lot of tough conversations I have to have with players before the end of the spring. There will be one, maybe two, that I'll get to tell they made the club."
Those decisions became a lot harder for the Birds' brass after the events of the last week. Duquette acknowledged in a one-on-one interview these two deals couldn't have been made before the turn of the new year. When asked if he was tired of criticism about the offseason pace of improving the team, Duquette burst into laughter.
After all, this is a man who worked as general manager for the Red Sox around the turn of the 21st century and never has received enough credit for the building of both the 2004 and '07 World Series championship teams. Those clubs won with players Duquette put on the Major League roster or were acquired by later management with the prospects he signed and drafted.
Before Duquette was replaced by the young Theo Epstein, he was heavily criticized by Boston fans and the media. So during this past offseason in Baltimore, the living was relatively easy.
"Timing in life is everything," Duquette said. "It would've been nice if we were able to get these deals done in December, because then everyone would have been saying that the Orioles are addressing their needs, that they're trying to remain competitive in the American League East, that they're trying to win the pennant. We weren't able to get these deals in December, but by waiting, we got good, solid deals for the team and the city of Baltimore. We got some really good players."
Truth be told, the market for front-line starting pitching was skewed by the late posting of Masahiro Tanaka, who didn't sign his seven-year, $155 million contract with the Yankees until Jan. 22. After that, whether tied to Draft-pick compensation or not, the big arms started signing: Matt Garza with the Brewers, Bronson Arroyo with the D-backs, and last week Ubaldo came to terms with the Orioles. Only Ervin Santana still remains out there, and it's safe to say he will sign somewhere before the end of Spring Training.
Garza, Jimenez, Santana and Cruz were among 13 players tendered $14.1 million qualifying offers by their old clubs after the 2013 season. All 13 turned those offers down, meaning Draft-pick compensation was tied to each of the new teams signing those particular free agents.
With the signing of Cruz, as of now, Santana, Stephen Drew and Kendrys Morales are the only players on that list still unsigned.
The Orioles looked at Cruz as far back as December, but the early asking price from his camp was in the range of four years, $60 million, Duquette said. Since it was also tied to the Orioles having to forgo their first-round Draft pick, at that time the price seemed too steep.
But circumstances change. The Orioles gave up their first- and second-round picks to sign Jimenez and Cruz, who was one of the players suspended for 50 games last season because of his involvement in the Biogenesis investigation.
"We were following the market on [Cruz] as far back as December," Duquette said. "We had to give up our first-round pick for [Jimenez], but given the term of the contract, his age [30], and our need for starting pitching, we thought it was a reasonable trade off. There were some unique circumstances surrounding [Cruz]. I don't think the club would've been in a position to sign him if we had to give up a No. 1 pick. But once we signed the pitcher, I think [the No. 2 pick] was a more reasonable consideration for the team."
Duquette sent his Round A competitive-balance pick between the first and second rounds to Houston last season in the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline deal for pitcher Bud Norris. So this year, that means the Orioles will not have a pick in the First-Year Player Draft until the third round.
More significantly to Orioles fans, that also means that this year, the O's are all in as they try to take first place in the AL East, get back to the playoffs and win the World Series. Right now, the future is on hold. Duquette is operating on the presumption that the window to accomplish all this is wide open. He's only too aware how quickly that window can slam shut in professional sports.
"We are more focused on having a solid, competitive team this year," Duquette said. "We think we have the core group of players returning and a solid foundation to be competitive. Let's face it, the AL East is a tough division."
And Dan Duquette is a tough operator. When all is said and done, he allowed the market to come to him.
Barry M. Bloom is national reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. Follow @boomskie on Twitter.