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There will be something for everyone at the 2017 Grundy County Relay For Life! Bring the family for fun, entertainment, food and even a dunk tank! The event starts at 5:00 p.m. at the Grundy Center High School track ending at 10:30 with the Luminaria Ceremony. Strait Run Band will perform from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. There will be kids games and the YMCA slide will be on site.
The Dunk Tank will be manned from 5:00 to 8:30.
All proceeds go to Relay For Life.
From 5-5:20 Jocilyn Onnen
5:20-5:40 Amber Sly
5:40 to 6:00 Joe Nelson
6:00 to 6:30 closed for survivor walk.
6:30-6:50 Butch Kuester
6:50-7:10 Doug Frost
7:10 to 7:30 Kyle Waugh
7:30 to 7:50 Megan Norman
7:50 to 8:10 Chase Boren
8:10 to 8:30 Jake Bangasser
Come give your favorite target or targets a dip in the tank!
There will be a silent auction and we are excited to have many items to bid on. Teams walking in the relay are encouraged to donate a basket/item to the auction and the proceeds will be added to their team totals. So far donors to the silent auction include: GNB Bank, Greenbelt Bank, Peoples Savings Bank in Dike and Wellsburg, Trunck's grocery store, Reinbeck, Center Theater, Fox Ridge Golf Course, Meadowbrook Golf Course, Town and Country Golf Course, The Mill, As You Like It, Morris Inn Steakhouse, Barn Swallows, The MarkIT, Fleurist, Friends Studio Boutique, Hair Mechanic, American Lutheran Church, Spahn and Rose, Crazy Daisies, and First Presbyterian Church. All proceeds from the auction go to Relay For Life.
Together we can make a difference in the fight against cancer!


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What would you do to save the person you loved? Would you die for them? Would you kill for them? She just wanted to make the world a better place… All Jenna wanted was to help people. That's why she went to medical school. Why she joined Doctors Without Borders. She knew she could make
Erotica, Romance

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text: are there any differences between l7 and ipp2p filters for protocols that exist in both? i have two qos rules for bittorrent, one for ipp2p and one for l7. does this help increase the chances of matching with a bittorrent packet or is this just redundant and just reduce performance?


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Proof that the best sites don't always have to whizz-bang, Web 2.0 affairs, instapaper.com is a decidedly lo-fi affair, but a cracking idea.
Sometimes it feels like I'm drowning in a giant RSS soup. It's all good and well having the world's information at my fingertips, but will I have time to read it all? And where the hell did I see that article about the art of Fly-Fishing? And was it by JR Hartley?
Instapaper.com offers a wonderfully simple solution – it's a online repository for any stuff you don't really want to subscribe to or bookmark, but you do want to revisit at a later stage.
Simply add the "Read Later" button to your toolbar and it'll transport the link you're on to a (very vanilla) homepage for you to read at your leisure.
It's refreshingly gimmick-free, although perhaps a little bit of styling wouldn't go amiss – perhaps to mimic a newspaper front page?


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Review - by John Bush
Few jazz musicians did more to introduce American audiences to the Latin-jazz fusion than flutist Herbie Mann, whose pop crossovers -- a generous soul would describe them as "easy to digest" -- were heard by many more listeners than the work of artistic innovators like Machito or Antonio Carlos Jobim. Though he wasn't exactly a trailblazer, Mann recorded a lot of exemplary music, and two of his earliest and most vital dates are heard on Afro-Jazziac Bop, a 2003 compilation released by Fuel 2000. (The same items also appear on a 1999 Entertainers collection titled Brazilian Soft Shoe.) Comprising a pair of co-billed LPs recorded just before he formed his Afro-Jazz Sextet in 1959, the disc includes music originally heard on the 1959 Roulette LP Machito With Flute to Boot and the 1958 Mode LP Flute Fraternity (with Buddy Collette). For the first, Mann is featured in front of Machito's Orchestra, with the addition of Johnny Griffin on tenor and Curtis Fuller on trombone. His jaunty solos fit in well with Machito's stately swing, while the titles alternate boppish experiments ("To Birdland and Hurry") with evocative overseas postcards ("African Flute," "Calypso John"). The other session is a slim and limber West Coast date, featuring Mann and fellow reed player Collette playfully trading solos -- in fact, "Herbie's Buddy" has them interacting first on flute, then tenor, then clarinet. Taken together, the two sets heard on Afro-Jazziac Bop don't equal his Savoy work of the same time, but both of them equal or go beyond his more popular Atlantic records.
Track Listings
1. Brazilian Soft Shoe
2. Afro-Jazziac
3. Ring-A-Levio
4. Afternoon Death
5. To Birdland and Hurry
6. Calypso John
7. African Flute
8. Carabunta
9. The Davis Cup
10. Answer Me
11. Herbie's Buddy
12. Perdido
13. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
14. Give A Little Whistle
15. Here's Pete
16. Theme From "Theme From"
17. Nancy With The Laughing Face
18. Morning After
19. Bacao
20. Love Chant
May 20, 2003
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text: "Why is our life more a vale of tears than a garden of delight? … Much has been written about this apparent paradox, and the conclusion is not an easy one: if God is loving and wishes the best for us, then perhaps His plan is not the same as our plan…Have you learned more about yourself when things were going well, or when you were faced with challenges, frustrations, and suffering? … As much as we would like to avoid those experiences, without them would we not be shallow, self-centered creatures who would ultimately lose all sense of nobility or striving for betterment of others?" (pp. 45-46)


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I'm getting to the mountains of Pennsylvania for a retreat and am getting ready all the tech tools I'll need to manage the registration process for the 100 attendees.
Some tools I'm taking include a Flip camera, Dell Latitude E6400 (on loan from Dell), Wasp Barcode reader, HP printer, and my trusty HTC Ozone Phone.
What I'm also taking with me is a Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200, portable broadband wireless, WiFi hotspot.
You know something works well when it has that simple "Apple" look, a small manual (which you should not have to read) and minimal instructions.
I opened the box plugged the USB cable into the MiFi and my computer and ran the Verizon Wireless Access Manager software. After a quick and automatic configuration, I unplugged the USB cable and opened Windows WiFi network connectivity. I saw the Verizon Wireless MiFi access point listed and connected! It's that simple.
For times when you want to provide others with WiFi access (such as meetings), a personal WiFi hotspot is a very productive tool to have.
From what I can read on Verizon's web site, the device cost at most $60 per month (it all depends on how much data transmission you want to buy) and the device itself comes with your plan.
2010, more than any other year we've had in recent time, will continue to force businesses to DO MORE with less and be more innovative and productive. A personal MiFi (Sprint has them as well) can help your team of staff, who might normally not all have Internet access be more productive. You might need to buy mobile broadband for each employee, but using a MiFi might save you some money.
Imagine going to a customer site and wishing that 2 or 3 others had Internet access. Maybe it's in a place without WiFi or where you have to pay for WiFi. Having a MiFi in your bag or suit pocket can be the difference between a deal or no deal.
Based on the Twitter posts I see, many people are enjoying their MiFi's
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Posted by Ty Hall Pepperdine University found that companies with more women in the workplace outperformed companies with fewer women by nearly two-thirds in regard to revenues, profits as a percentage of assets, and profits as a percentage of stockholders' equity. A different study found that organizations with more women in the workplace had 1325.44 percent higher sales revenue than companies with less gender diversity. With results like that, companies may want to start focusing their recruitment efforts on recruiting talent of the female variety. These tips from Inc.com are practical ways to recruit more women in the workplace.
First, start developing the talent you already have. Recruiting talent from the outside is fine, but the best way to promote women leadership in the workplace is to focus on the specific skillset you want in your leaders, and then create programs to develop those skills. Consider a mentoring program or networking events that include speakers tailored to women's empowerment. Encourage everyone—especially women—to take advantage of these programs. If your organization's leadership is predominantly (or entirely) male, some women may feel like they can't break through the glass ceiling, so offer plenty of support.
Second, evaluate your company policies. According to the article, "One of the most cited reasons that women do not apply for leadership positions is because they worry what it will do to their work-life balance." This is not the same for men, said research. The more flexible your workplace policy is, the more successful your recruitment efforts will be attracting women and men. Flexibility is an ever-increasing necessity for recruiting and retaining top talent.
Third, offer family friendly benefits. As stated earlier, women are more likely to think about how their work life will affect their home life, especially if they have children. According to a survey by Working Mother, "their 100 best companies often offered perks like paid maternity leave, health screening programs, on-site flu vaccinations, adoption assistance, nutrition counseling, alternative child care arrangements, and an on-site lactation room."
The benefits of having more women in the workplace are through the roof, but many of these women feel like they can't break through the glass ceiling. When it comes to recruitment, think about the kind of talent you want, and tailor your recruitment efforts to suit their needs. For women in the workplace, more growth opportunities and more work-life flexibility are important for recruiting talent. You can make your company a place where more women want to work; an inclusive and diverse workforce is the key to a sustainable, profitable business.
Are you recruiting more women in the workplace? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.


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Condos vs. Apartments
Compared to other burgs in the Twin Cities metro area, Andover is one heck of a deal. Also, unlike in Minneapolis, it's much easier here to find pet-friendly rental properties. As an added bonus, many rentals here have backyards, which means you can let the pets run free.
As you'd expect, renting a condo is more costly than renting an apartment, but the benefits that come with the added expense of association fees, maintenance fees and the like will set your mind at ease, especially during the winter. A few extra bucks a month might seem worth it come winter, when you don't have to worry about snowblowing your own driveway.
When to Rent
Finding housing in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis isn't as competitive as it is elsewhere--this is just one of the many benefits of moving to Andover--but giving yourself four weeks to find a place isn't a bad idea.
What to Bring
You won't need anything out of the ordinary to rent in this area. Assembling your credit information, rental history, and standard rental application is smart. References don't hurt, either.
Golfers, snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, and outdoors enthusiasts love Andover, and for good reason: Andover is well-known for its parks and recreational areas. The Anoka County Bunker Hills Regional Park is a main attraction for residents of Andover and neighboring towns. The park is home to a lush golf course, a wave pool (that is, a pool with man-made waves), hiking/biking trails, stables, and an archery range. In addition, Andover is home to the Rum River Regional Park and Kelsey Round Lake Park. Lace up your hiking boots, fill your water bottle, and get ready to hit the trails!


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Friday, June 13, 2008
Just the Facts, Ma'am
49 comments:
- Half Gaelic, Half Garlic! said...
Looks like things are looking up girl!
Congrats on the prelim approval with Gladney....it is so exciting when you start your paperwork and the chase is on to get your dossier finished!
Your poor little arms.....it will all be worth it though!
Happy Friday!
- June 13, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Lauren said...
Congrats on your approval! How exciting!!! When will you know more?
And don't worry about your arms. You can count those as your mommy badges of honor for now. It will all be worth it in the end! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed 3 eggies!
- June 13, 2008 at 12:35 PM
- Amber said...
Congrats on all the progress. Poor arms. It's almost over.
You really only do need one good egg.
- June 13, 2008 at 12:49 PM
- andrea said...
talk about balls rolling!! grow follies grow....
annndd you do kinda look like an addict, not gonna lie! i feel bad for your arms :(
studying yesterday and today = slooow, burn out is setting in, so i am trying to take it easy so i can avoid that but still be productive at the same time, this is a difficult task! still chugging along - thanks for looking out :)
happy friday to you!
- June 13, 2008 at 1:14 PM
- shawna said...
Congratulations on getting the ball rolling! I hear you about the bruising, although my arms are half as bad as my stomach. I should me triggering Monday or Tuesday as well, or at least I hope so.
- June 13, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- Aunt Becky said...
You'll never find me! Bwahahahaha!
No, dude? GREAT NEWS. Sooo happy!
- June 13, 2008 at 1:22 PM
- Elizabeth Lyons said...
Okay, 1. The stalker thing made me pee my pants. I mean, it's not funny. But it's the kind of thing that movies are made out of. Okay, horror movies. But anyway. 2. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all things baby in your world right now! 3. The phlebotomist (sp?) who drew your blood needs further training.
- June 13, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- alicia said...
yay! on the approval! That is so exciting that you are adopting and doing IF treatments at the same time, so am I!! I sure hope the IVF works for you and that you are soon on your way to your adopted baby!
- June 13, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- MamaSoon said...
LOL. Excellent! You are also someone who didn't enable her profile to show her blog. LOL!
Congrats on ethiopia! That is a huge step. And your follies are lookin' good.
- June 13, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- MamaSoon said...
Oh wait, no you aren't! I am on drugs! HA HA HA! I can see your profile just fine. I love it. I need my sangria. Where is that bottle in my desk drawer?
- June 13, 2008 at 1:51 PM
- Io said...
1. YIPPEEE! That is excellent.
2. Good luck with the gimpy ovaries!
Wait a second...is this "infertility" thing just a cover for your heroin addiction?
- June 13, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- annacyclopedia said...
Great news! I'm so happy for you that things are looking promising on all fronts.
Your arms look very owie! Hope all your bruises are preparation for good results to come!
- June 13, 2008 at 2:31 PM
- Deb said...
Oh boy all sorts of good new huh??!! Aside from the apparent problem you have with "chasing the dragon" (Heroine reference BTW). Every single time I have to get just ONE needle for anything at all, give blood, get IV's, anything at all I end up bruised BAD-so I can identify with the feeling.
All going good with our floors so far and I am pretty certain we will both sleep EXCELLENT again tonight. And we are STILL married (although it was touch and go for a while today).
Keeping good thoughts for ya!!
- June 13, 2008 at 3:42 PM
- Suzanne said...
Congrats on adoption process!
So I haven't done an IVF cycle, only injectible/IUI. I give myself shots in my stomach. For IVF do you give them in your arms? Your poor arms.
sorry I didn't leave a url last time...http://perezbebe.wordpress.com/
Praying for tres embies!
- June 13, 2008 at 3:47 PM
- Rebecca said...
What exciting news. All of it.
- June 13, 2008 at 3:55 PM
- Julie said...
That's a lot of good news! ( Well except for the track marks part). Very exciting. I will cross all my fingers and toes for your cycle.
I always say that I have "Glenvy"... Gladney envy. The Gladney bloggers all seem so incredibly lovely and wonderful. Congrats on your approval.
- June 13, 2008 at 3:55 PM
- mybabyquest.wordpress.com said...
Great news on the adoption process. Woo hoo!!
And it is true what they say - you do only need one egg - I only got two on both of my IVF attempts and I got lucky.
I have a great feeling about you...
- June 13, 2008 at 4:11 PM
- Nit said...
Wow!!!! What great news!!! That's an awesome way to start the weekend.
I am so excited to follow your adoption journey...I really admire you for it.
Take care.
- June 13, 2008 at 5:56 PM
- Joanna said...
Congrats on the approval! Thats one small step for processes, one giant leap for mommyhood.
I concur with the heroine addict feeling. Bruises gallore during IVF cycle. C'mon GIMP - power up! *Fingers crossed for mucho embryos*
This is an exciting time!
- June 13, 2008 at 6:06 PM
- Pepper said...
I know another blogger who had IVF, got two eggs, and is now nine weeks pg. It absolutely happens!
Ouchie on those arms. My inner elbows are starting to look like I've got tracks. :-O
- June 13, 2008 at 6:39 PM
- megan said...
Congrats on your approval!!!
Your poor arms I definatly don't miss going through IVF
- June 13, 2008 at 7:09 PM
- annacyclopedia said...
THanks for the sweet comment, DC! I'm all grumpy cause it's been raining and cold for a week here, so your niceness is totally appreciated today. Cheers!
- June 13, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- Away2me (Deanna) said...
Wow you and I are schedule for ER on the same day. Next Wednesday. I'm thinking I might be delayed though, I'll find out more tomorrow.
Congrats on moving forward with your Ethiopian Adoption. How exciting. My friend Stephanie is adopting from Haiti. Here is here blog's address:
- June 13, 2008 at 9:10 PM
- msl said...
Great news all around! Congratulations on moving forward with Gladney (they rock)! And a big YEAH on the go for your IVF cycle!! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you!
- June 13, 2008 at 9:18 PM
- Mrs. Spit said...
What great news, all around. I'm so thrilled for you. . .
- June 13, 2008 at 9:29 PM
- Blog Shmog said...
Thanks for the comment! I look forward to following your journey as well!
- June 13, 2008 at 10:02 PM
- Amanda said...
I'm so excited for you!!! Sounds like good things are happening :)
- June 13, 2008 at 10:32 PM
- Kymberli said...
All such great, great news! June 22 is a good luck day - that's my anniversary!
- June 13, 2008 at 10:44 PM
- Mrs. R said...
Yeah! Congrats on the good neews, HOW EXCITING!
- June 14, 2008 at 12:11 AM
- JamieD said...
Yup - one egg, one sperm. At least that is what I am told. It just doesn't seem like it should be so darn hard!!
Congrats and the approval with your adoption agency and your follie results. Good luck this week!
- June 14, 2008 at 2:52 AM
- Jen said...
Hi there,
Nice to meet you. I love Almost Famous & Middlesex too. Good luck with your adoption and IVF!!
- June 14, 2008 at 4:48 AM
- Kerri said...
Congrats on both baby fronts! Hope all goes well with the IVF cycle and you're rockin and rollin on your homestudy and dossier very soon.
Kerri and Ruby
- June 14, 2008 at 5:55 AM
- Fiddle1 said...
Oh, such great news! I'm glad you have reason to be hopeful on both fronts. I wish you all the luck in the world in both avenues. You deserve every happiness.
- June 14, 2008 at 7:42 AM
- Lost in Space said...
Congrats on your approval. One more hurdle down!
Ouch on your poor arms! I'm so glad your RE is moving forward with your cycle. All my best for your retrieval next week.
- June 14, 2008 at 7:51 AM
Hooray! Things are looking up for you lovely lady! (although your arms are tres heroin chic! - ouch!)
Oh and ooops about the details in my profile. You should be able to see more details about me now!
- June 14, 2008 at 9:07 AM
- Baby Step said...
Four follies is great! How exciting about the adoption stuff AND IVF! You may have twins! :)
How did you become the comment queen so fast!?
- June 14, 2008 at 9:58 AM
- Baby Step said...
P.S. I am going to call you "Ms. Skinny Arms" - I wish I had your skinny arms!!
- June 14, 2008 at 9:58 AM
- Samantha said...
Wow! That's a lot of stuff happening all at once!! But it all sounds like it's going in the right direction - I hope those eggs will be all you need!
My arms always looks horrible at the end of an IVF cycle too. 10 straight days of blood draws will do that to you. And don't even talk about the stomach!
- June 14, 2008 at 12:01 PM
- beautycourage said...
Congratulations on the adoption acceptance! That is awesome. Love the pic of the girl with the egg. Hope the cycle goes well for you.
- June 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- this one said...
Congratulations on being pre-approved! That is such great news.
How exciting to think that right now your baby might be out there somewhere!
- June 14, 2008 at 12:51 PM
- PJ said...
That's really great! You've got several baby chances comin' at cha!
I'm so glad they are going to go ahead and do the retrieval. Yay!
- June 14, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- Hope2morrow said...
Oh my! I just got back in town and read that you were approved with Gladney AND moving forward with IVF! Congrats! What an amazing week for you!
- June 14, 2008 at 4:06 PM
- Alyson & Ford said...
Congratulations on any type of pregnancy!! I (we meaning DH and I) have been paper pregnant for almost three years. We wish yours is MUCH shorter wait!!
Thank you for commenting on our blog.
Alyson LID 01/27/06 (IA China)
- June 14, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- Sam said...
Congrats on several fronts! I cannot believe how many things you appear to accomplish every day. You are amazing!
- June 15, 2008 at 3:11 PM
It really does only take one! What great news you have to share, I will be thinking wonderful thoughts for you.
Ps. my next post (the one in my head) will be about vegetarian "pepperoni" that you make from zucchini - I hope you'll have a chance to stop by - I don't know if I'll get it written tonight but it should be up soon!
- June 15, 2008 at 6:51 PM
- Geohde said...
I'm so glad that everything is going along so well, both with your adoption and with the cycle, just wonderful!
- June 15, 2008 at 8:53 PM
- Meg said...
Very exciting news about the prelim approval! I wish you lots of luck on all fronts!
- June 15, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- Heather.PNR said...
Congrats on jumping into the adoption process!
- June 17, 2008 at 12:18 AM
- asboaz said...
Someone stole the pic of your arms and posted it on facebook as being their arms and their dad is beating them.I've got a screen shot of it I can email to you.I have a spam email that I will post here in case you want to see it email firstname.lastname@example.com
- May 29, 2011 at 8:57 PM


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Russia and China again veto Syria resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Thursday aimed at pressuring President Bashar Assad's government to end the escalating civil war in Syria, sparking dire warnings of even greater bloodshed and spillover to the wider region.
The 11-2 vote, with two abstentions from South Africa and Pakistan, was the third double veto of a resolution addressing the Syria crisis, now in its 17th month, by Damascus' most important allies.
The key stumbling block was the West's insistence that a new resolution include the threat of non-military sanctions to step up pressure against Assad's regime. The sanctions are under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which also includes provisions authorizing the use of force, but no force was authorized in the British draft.
Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said the resolution should never have been put to a vote because the sponsors knew it had no chance of adoption.
"We simply cannot accept a document under Chapter 7, one which would open the path for the pressure of sanctions and further to external military involvement in Syrian domestic affairs," he said.
The defeat leaves in limbo the future of the 300-strong U.N. observer mission in Syria, which was forced to suspend operations because of the intensified fighting. Its mandate, to monitor a cease-fire and implementation of international envoy Kofi Annan's six-point peace plan, expires Friday.
Britain's U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, who sponsored the Western-backed draft, said he had circulated a new draft resolution that would extend the mission of the unarmed observers one last time, for a final 30 days. A copy of the draft obtained by the AP showed the mission would continue only if the council confirmed that Assad's government had pulled artillery and heavy weapons back from the cities and sent his troops back to barracks.
Pakistani circulated a rival draft that would extend the mission for 45 days, with the possibility of further renewals.
After closed council consultations late Thursday, Churkin emerged visibly upset and said the British draft was imposing political conditions on the mission's continuation. He said Russia would oppose that and would support the Pakistani text.
Churkin said he expects the council to vote on both drafts Friday morning.
Lyall Grant said he was "appalled" at the third double veto of a resolution aimed at bringing an end to the violence in Syria and creating conditions for political talks. He called Russia's argument that the resolution would allow for military intervention "irrational," saying Article 41 deals only with non-military sanctions "and could not, therefore, be construed as a precursor to military intervention."
"The consequence of their decision is obvious," Lyall Grant said. "Further bloodshed, and the likelihood of descent into all-out civil war."
U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice told reporters history will judge the Russians and Chinese "harshly," saying their vetoes at a time when the conflict is deteriorating rapidly "threatens to engulf the region in a wider war."
France's U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud said Russia and China must answer for the rise in casualties in Syria — 3,000 at their first veto last October, 7,000 at their second in February, and 17,000 at present. Activists say more than 17,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in March 2011, most of them civilians.
The latest veto was a blow to Annan, the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, who had called for "consequences" for non-compliance with his peace plan, which has been flouted by the Assad government.
The vote on the resolution was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but Annan requested a delay and appealed to the council to unite behind a new resolution — but neither side would budge.
Annan expressed disappointment through his spokesman, as did U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ban also accused the Syrian government of failing to protect its people and pledging that with Annan and the U.N., he will "spare no effort" in the search to end the violence and bring about a peaceful, democratic Syrian-led transition, U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said.
"The onus is also on the parties, and with the Syrian government in the first place, who must stop the killing and stop the use of heavy weapons against population centers," Ban's spokesman said.
The delay in Wednesday's vote was announced shortly after the deadly bombing of a high-level security meeting in Damascus that has made Assad's hold on power look increasingly tenuous.
Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari blamed elements from al-Qaida and Arab and non-Arab jihadist and terrorist groups for the attacks.
He reiterated the Syrian government's support for Annan's mission and a Syrian-led national dialogue.
"However, it also requires a sincere international commitment and political will from all — especially those parties that have influence on the armed groups and the armed opposition," Ja'afari said. "Some countries are still bent on undermining any serious effort that seeks to solve the problem in Syria peacefully."
Churkin told the council he would not put Moscow's rival draft resolution to a vote to avoid continuing confrontation in the U.N.'s most powerful body. Moscow's proposal called for the "immediate implementation" of Annan's plan and guidelines for a political transition approved at a meeting in Geneva last month and would have extended the observer mission for 90 days but made no mention of sanctions.
Associated Press Writer Peter James Spielmann contributed to this report from the United Nations.
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Bedside Hammer: What's Your Home Security System?
When I lived alone in San Francisco, there were a few things that made me feel safer at home at night: I kept a phone right next to my bed, I was friendly with a few neighbors — and I slept with a hammer under my mattress. Of course, this meant I could never find my hammer when I needed it for actual hammering...
For years, I'd slept with a picnic knife under my mattress, the kind that has a hard plastic sheath (perfect for preventing sleep-stabbing). I happened to show it to a guest, who gently pointed out that the thing was broken and the sheath was permanently attached. It was still good for poking, but nothing more. I replaced the knife with the hammer my grandpa gave me when I was little. I don't remember him, as I was very young when he passed away, but how can you not love a man who gives a 2-year-old girl a hammer?!
I stuck the head of the hammer between my mattress and box spring, leaving the wooden handle sticking out a bit for easy grabbing. It was undetectable when the bed was made, but I knew it was there, at least at night. During the day, I'd occasionally find myself searching for my hammer, panicked that I'd lost it again.
The thought of a break-in is a truly terrible one, and so far I've been lucky enough not to experience one (except for a thwarted attempt in my early teens). I never want to live for The Worst Case Scenario, but I don't want to be naive, either. Sleeping with a hammer close at hand made me feel a little safer, a little less vulnerable. If nothing else, surely I was protected by my grandpa's ghost, right? What makes you feel safe at night?
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thanx jamielee. i tested 12 days post transfer. congratulations for your bfp. Do you have twins? did you test 48 hours later? What are the symptoms you are having now? I know it is so normal to feel nervous but also so exciting i still can't believe it i feel i am dreaming. To want a baby so much and not be able to have it is a nightmare i really wish no one goes through that. I wish everyone can pop babies when they want :)Nadia
Wow!! I'm really jealous of those HCG numbers.Mine have really started out low....I was 16 ten days post transfer and jumped to 69 then 155I don't go back until Wednesday. My doctors were concerned with the low HCG which is why I had 3 blood tests back to back. I'm doubling so that's the important thing. I'll feel much better when I'm in the 1000's on Wednesday! Keeping myself positive!Valerie
My first test was 11dpt and the 2nd was 3 days later. Right now I am just really tired around lunch time. Sometimes certain smells bother me but I feel ok so far. I wish I had more symptoms but I am just 5 weeks yesterday so I know they will come soon. Keep us posted I'm sure you will be fine with numbers like those!!
don't worry valerie my sister in law when she was pregnant she started very low too and the doctor was concerned but she was doubling every 48 hours so that is the important thing. and now she has a beautiful healthy girl. As for me i had bad experience with this doubling issue so i am hoping this time my numbers will double. I keep praying things will go well.Nadia
me too certain smells bother me. We don't really have to experience any symptoms. my best friend is 4 and a half months pregnant and she didn't experience any symptoms nothing at all till now. and her pregnancy is going great. She is very lucky and i hope we can be as lucky.Nadia
I know I hope your right. I have no reason to worry since I've never miscarried. I lost one due to an ectopic but since then have had my tubes removed so the risk is gone. I think the whole ivf process takes a lot out of you! I think we will be fine!!
Congratulations Nadia, It is so great to hear when someone gets a BFP with their first IVF b/c that is what I am gearing up to do in June. I wish i could do it earlier but I heard it is pretty intense and I am assuming that would require some time off work. I went for my 4th iui today- I am going to try to relax with this one b/c I almost feel as though iui is not the way it will happen. That is why I love hearing all the IVF stories. I have also started acupuncture- I like it a lit but due to $ I can only go every other week. The last time I went it was definitely more intense, not painful but I def. felt my body humming. Best wishes to all. Can't wait to hear all updates. Tra
Yeah Nadia!!!!I am so excited to hear it turned out well! Please keep us updated. I hope everyone's good luck rubs off on me. I will be doing my test next Saturday for my first IVF!! I am so glad everyone is doing well-LindsayP.S. Is it abnormal that my breasts do not hurt on the progesterone or did people develop this later in the process and think it was related to their positive pregnancy?
Much luck to you doglover! I cant wait to see how it turns out.Tra
Congratulations Nadia - those are high numbers! There may be more than one in there??? Did the Dr mention they were high?Tra - I got pregnant with my first IVF so it does happen. Then I had one that didn't work and now this one (number 3) and it has worked (a little too well some might say). Anyway, stay positive and hopefully the first time will be the charm. Valerie - Are you just having another blood test on Wednesday or will they give you a scan. I am going for another scan on Wednesday and it can not come fast enough!Take care everyone.Jane
Lindsay, My breasts were not sore until a little over a week into my 2ww, and even now they come and go but never to bad!Jane, How are you I've been thinking of you! Are you feeling any better about everything?
Thanx to everyone.. Lindsay, my boobs didn't hurst till the 2ww period ended. and they don't hurt much at all. Even today only the right boob does.Jane- I will know tomorrow when i do the next HCG if i have more than one in there. Tra- keep your hopes high hopefully you won't need to go through IVF and you will be pregnant before june. And by the way I didn't find IVF to be that difficult compared to IUI. Almost same medications and injections. And the egg collection wasn't that bad so don't wory. you just have to rest for a couple of days that is it.
Thanks for your thoughts Jamielee - I am scared stiff to tell the truth. I am living in hope that when I go back there will only be two there! I just don't know what I will do otherwise. I have been looking on the internet about reduction down to two. I am thinking about that at the moment but who knows. Nadia - will you have a scan tomorrow? I didn't think they could tell by your hCG numbers how many were there. Anyway, good luck.Jane
No my doctor doesn't like to do a scan before i am 6 weeks pregnant to see a heartbeat. but yes you can know by the HCG numbers if you have more than one. if the number more than doubles in 48 hours then you can have more than one. Will let you know tomorrow. Jane - when do you go for your scan? keep me posted on what is going on. good luck.
Jane, how many did they put in? Hang in there. I would probably feel the same way. Just take care of yourself and who knows, like you said maybe there will only be two by the time you go again for an US. When do you go? We are hoping to start another cycle at the end of April. I hate the waiting. If I hadn't gotten pregnant at all, we would be in the middle of another cycle right now so it's kind of frustrating. Valerie~ I found a great website to calculate your due date with IVF: http://www.ivf.ca/calcu.htm~Lisa
Jane - they are doing blood and a scan. My ob/gyn nurse thought it was too soon for a scan but my IVF doctor wants it.......can they see anything at this stage when it's too early for heartbeat?Are they looking for sac's and yolks like I've heard mentioned on this forum?I had to do my IVF out of state because of the HLA typing to match my son. I was only at my IVF doctor for retrieval and implant....everything else is done local.Lisa- thanks for the calculator!! Funny...when I enter my LMP my due date is December 1st. When I enter my egg retrieval date my due date is November 28th. I would think the egg retrieval date would be more accurate but who knows?
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There are few who know as much about the strengths and weaknesses of the Anthrochiropterans as Richard. He's hunted, stalked, studied, dissected and experimented on them in ways that would even do Viktor Constantine proud. He's a driven, intelligent man, an unusually caring husband and surprisingly loving father. Richard possesses an unusual, grudging, respect for his prey that has made him a bit of an outsider among his family.
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Davey Graham
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- 18 September 2006
Oran Mor, Glasgow, Sun 24 Sep
Lauded by Bert Jansch and Eric Clapton, Davey Graham is the guitar hero's guitar hero. But despite his revolutionary impact on acoustic guitar playing and British folk music in the early 1960s, Graham has remained a relatively obscure figure. So it's cause for celebration that he has returned to public performance.
Born to a Guyanan mother and Scottish father, Graham was never one to limit his horizons. As a teenager in London he absorbed blues, jazz, folk and classic and travelled to Morocco in the early 60s, where he devised the groundbreaking DADGAD tuning.
It was thanks to British blues godfather Alexis Korner that Graham had his first real breakthrough. For the young John Renbourn (appearing as Graham's special guest in Glasgow) and his future partner in psych-folk legends Pentangle, Bert Jansch, hearing Graham 'changed everything'.
'Alexis and Davey did an EP together which had 'Angi' on it,' says Renbourn. 'It's why Bert and I sounded like we did. Davey was our idol.'
The solo instrumental 'Angi', released in 1962, became Graham's signature tune and a rite of passage for aspiring guitarists. Jansch recorded a version for his debut album and in 1966 the tune crossed over to a mass audience via Simon & Garfunkel.
Two albums Graham made in 1964 stand as his most lasting achievements. Folk Routes, New Routes, a collaboration with Shirley Collins, is a revelation. Graham provides remarkably inventive accompaniments to Collins' stark readings of English traditionals like 'Nottamun Town' and 'Reynardine', his jazzy flourishes and vaguely Middle Eastern inflections.
His own album of that year, Folk, Blues and Beyond, was more eclectic still, with Graham looking towards not only American jazz and blues, but Eastern European, North African and Indian music.
Although Graham continued to cut important albums throughout the 1960s, he emerged less frequently, his erratic habits exacerbated by drug problems.
Recent years, however, have seen his albums reissued, bringing him belated recognition and a new audience.
No-one can be sure exactly what to expect from a Graham performance. But as Jansch testifies, that's the beauty of his approach: 'He's completely unpredictable and the audience will be treated to wherever his mind is at that moment . . . but I've never been less than blown away by his playing.'


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|Electrophysiologic remodeling of the left ventricle in pressure overload-induced right ventricular failure.
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|PMID: 22676940 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review
|OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to analyze the electrophysiologic remodeling of the atrophic left ventricle (LV) in right ventricular (RV) failure (RVF) after RV pressure overload.
BACKGROUND: The LV in pressure-induced RVF develops dysfunction, reduction in mass, and altered gene expression, due to atrophic remodeling. LV atrophy is associated with electrophysiologic remodeling.
METHODS: We conducted epicardial mapping in Langendorff-perfused hearts, patch-clamp studies, gene expression studies, and protein level studies of the LV in rats with pressure-induced RVF (monocrotaline [MCT] injection, n = 25; controls with saline injection, n = 18). We also performed epicardial mapping of the LV in patients with RVF after chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) (RVF, n = 10; no RVF, n = 16).
RESULTS: The LV of rats with MCT-induced RVF exhibited electrophysiologic remodeling: longer action potentials (APs) at 90% repolarization and effective refractory periods (ERPs) (60 ± 1 ms vs. 44 ± 1 ms; p < 0.001), and slower longitudinal conduction velocity (62 ± 2 cm/s vs. 70 ± 1 cm/s; p = 0.003). AP/ERP prolongation agreed with reduced Kcnip2 expression, which encodes the repolarizing potassium channel subunit KChIP2 (0.07 ± 0.01 vs. 0.11 ± 0.02; p < 0.05). Conduction slowing was not explained by impaired impulse formation, as AP maximum upstroke velocity, whole-cell sodium current magnitude/properties, and mRNA levels of Scn5a were unaltered. Instead, impulse transmission in RVF was hampered by reduction in cell length (111.6 ± 0.7 μm vs. 122.0 ± 0.4 μm; p = 0.02) and width (21.9 ± 0.2 μm vs. 25.3 ± 0.3 μm; p = 0.002), and impaired cell-to-cell impulse transmission (24% reduction in Connexin-43 levels). The LV of patients with CTEPH with RVF also exhibited ERP prolongation (306 ± 8 ms vs. 268 ± 5 ms; p = 0.001) and conduction slowing (53 ± 3 cm/s vs. 64 ± 3 cm/s; p = 0.005).
CONCLUSIONS: Pressure-induced RVF is associated with electrophysiologic remodeling of the atrophic LV.
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Then I had to get my husband killed, as he provided too little demesne bonus.
I ramped up horde frequency when I upgraded the patch, and count of Bedford got a second horde - bringing his numbers to 98k. I guess there are fewer and fewer legitimate independent minors nowadays, and only counts and dukes can get horde event. He attacked France in Great Subjugation War, but there was one big problem - he was landlocked.
Sadly France had some holdings in Britain, and I didn't really feel like letting him win, so it was another tributary war. I defeated him in a 64k vs 88k naval landing - that's what 21/23/23 vs 0/4/0 commander battle looks like. Hordes get very little action, most are just squished by me before getting anywhere.
I stacked positive modifiers, and soon I got to 33/13/20/19/41, which is a rather ridiculous skill level. Best I remember anyone not child on satan having. And I have some more ideas on how to level up even higher:
- staying on family focus has event that would let me level up diplomatic education (for now I'm too busy making babies)
- writing Magnum Opus would bring me points (I'm second in line behind 76 year old grand maga)
- we could find more artifacts (my steward is busy searching)
I didn't want to blob, so I used plotting against my vassals to get some lands for my children in Sweden and Scotland. I'm really trying to just move my demesne, but I prefer to be opportunistic instead of going on a tyrranical revocation spree.
I got artifact from one of the sieges - but it was just Collar of Pearls wint +0.10 monthly prestige and +1 vassal opinion. I wish pope was landed - he'd have a nice stash of items. I can't even really raid much, as most of the world is Buddhist, and you can't raid coreligionists.
As for world events:
- My sultan of Baluchistan somehow won against a revolt
- I replaced the last Orthodox OPM with a Buddhist.
- Catholic : Fraticelli ratio got to 42:15. Sadly Fraticelli Mali is losing to Catholic revolt, so it will probably revert.
- Mali is facing Catholic host, Catholic claimant faction war, Catholic peasant revolt, and joint Fraticelli/Catholic independence revolt. It does not seem too hopeful, and I'm not sending troops to the desert for it
- Sunni : Zikri ratio got to 58:7, as Sunni sultan of Granada is doing quite well.
- Syria is facing 3 revolts, but due to bordergore it looks like it's 10.
- The Hindu infidels created kingdom of Lanka.
Double Horde. I could have let it take over France, I didn't mostly due to game's broken warscore system - if they attacked me they couldn't actually defeat me, but there was a risk of them getting 100% warscore with "get everything" CB.
Syrian Civil War. And they say games aren't realistic.
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A Mass of Christian burial for David A. Kennedy Jr., retired registrar and teacher for 40 years at Loyola High School, will be offered at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 65 Sacred Heart Lane, Glyndon.
Mr. Kennedy, who was 84 and lived on Leyton Road in Reisterstown, died Monday of heart failure at St. Joseph Hospital.
He retired in 1977 and had been registrar since 1942. Though he was primarily a history teacher, he also taught French, Latin and science.


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Prosecutor: Ex-Houston officer hit, kicked suspect
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer kicked and punched a black burglary suspect when the teen already was on the ground with his hands on top of his head, a special prosecutor told jurors Monday in describing a video of the arrest.
But the attorney for Drew Ryser countered that while the video shows "a disturbing and aggressive scene," the ex-officer was calm and followed "textbook" procedures to help subdue a potentially dangerous suspect who might have been armed.
Ryser, 32, is one of four ex-police officers who were fired and later indicted in the 2010 incident. He is charged with official oppression, a misdemeanor, and faces up to a year in jail if convicted.
The beating of then-15-year-old Chad Holley prompted fierce public criticism of Houston's police department by community activists, who called it an example of police brutality against minorities.
In video footage from a security camera that caught the March 2010 beating, Holley is seen falling to the ground after trying to hurdle a police squad car. He's then surrounded by at least five officers, some of whom appear to kick and hit his head, abdomen and legs. Police said that Holley and three others had tried to run away after burglarizing a home.
Special prosecutor Tommy LaFon told jurors during opening statements in Ryser's trial that when officers arrest a suspect, their safety comes first, followed by that of the suspect.
But LaFon said Ryser and the other officers mistreated Holley when he was on the ground and surrounded. LaFon told jurors that Holley took a "wailing" from officers.
"It is going to be clear, when officers first make contact with Chad Holley, he's going to be laying face down on the ground with his hands on his head in the prone position," LaFon said. "That's when kicks from these officers and hits from these officers and knees from these officers and punching from these officers ... that's when it all started."
The six-person jury was later shown the video of the beating.
Ryser's attorney, Carson Joachim, told jurors that Ryser, who had belonged to the police department's gang task force, had been called in to help another unit. Officers in that unit had been tracking Holley and several other suspects, believing they had been breaking into homes for several months.
On the day of the arrest, Ryser and other officers were told that Holley and the other suspects had stolen firearms the day before and were probably armed, Joachim said.
"Focus on Drew. You will see he was cool and calm and went through his progression. It was almost textbook. If one thing didn't work, he went on to the next. That is how we want our highly specialized officers to operate," Joachim said.
Officer Tiffany Jefferson, an instructor at the Houston police academy who reviewed the video, told jurors Ryser mistreated Holley because the ex-officer decided to strike the teen instead of handcuffing him, which would be proper procedure in securing a suspect.
"Is there a rule that says if you run from the police, you have to take a whoopin'?" LaFon asked Jefferson.
"That's not a rule that we teach," the officer responded.
Another attorney for Ryser, Lisa Andrews, questioned Jefferson and suggested the video didn't clearly show everything and that Holley could have been resisting arrest.
Andrews also suggested Jefferson, in making her evaluation on use of force, didn't take into consideration that Ryser and the other officers had been told Holley and the other suspects could be armed.
Testimony was to resume Tuesday in the trial, which is expected to last about a week.
Two other former officers charged in the case pleaded no contest and were sentenced in April to two years of probation as part of plea agreements. A fourth ex-officer was acquitted in May 2012. All the fired officers indicted in the case were charged with misdemeanors.
Holley was convicted of burglary in juvenile court in October 2010 and placed on probation. Last year, Holley, now 19, was arrested on another burglary charge, and a judge sentenced him in April to six months in jail and seven years of probation.
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Daytona Beach, Fla. - The firsts continue to roll in for Shorter College's cheerleading program.
On Friday night, the Hawks' All-Girl squad made it back-to-back national championships by taking first place in the All-Girl II Intermediate division at the 2010 NCA Cheerleading Nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The squad, which captured the school's first-ever team national championship in last year's NCA Nationals, entered Friday's finals as the No. 1 seed after Thursday's preliminary round and did not disappoint, becoming the first Shorter team to win consecutive national championships.
Shorter is now the proud owner of five national titles, two team championships courtesy of the cheerleading program and three individual crowns from track and field athletes Montagious Brown (2008 Indoor High Jump) and Justyna Mudy (2009 3,000-meter steeplechase, 2009 Cross Country).
Shorter's All-Girl unit had been incredibly impressive in Thursday's prelims, incurring no deductions and earning a score of 8.198, placing it well ahead of No. 2 seed Bridgewater State College's (Mass.) total of 7.666. The University of Texas at Dallas entered Friday's finals in third after posting a 7.536.
The Cheer Hawks backed up their Thursday effort and solidified their place in Shorter's athletic history with another brilliant performance on Friday, scoring an 8.2 in the finals - 0.6 points ahead of eventual second place squad Texas-Dallas. Shorter also received the Crowdleader Award for the most impressive crowd involvement of any team in its division.
Shorter's Co-ed squad, which competed in Cheer Division II, placed fourth with a final score of 8.314. The team had entered Friday's finals as the No. 4 seed and narrowly missed out on a top three finish, just 0.05 points behind third-place finisher Tarleton State University out of Stephenville, Texas.
Shorter's fourth-place finish was significant when considering size of the schools in its division. Shorter, with an enrollment of 2,900, went toe-to-toe with schools that boasts enrollments of over 8,000. Nine of Shorter's 20 competitors had not competed in a college event until Thursday's preliminary round.
Eight-time defending national champion Hawaii Pacific University, which nipped last year's runner-up Shorter for the 2009 title, repeated as national champion with a sizzling score of 9.327. Oklahoma City University took second in Cheer Division II with a score of 8.782.
Fans can watch the preliminary and finals performances from both squads in Daytona Beach by following this link and typing Shorter College into the search bar on the right hand side of the page.


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Brit Paul Bradshaw attended the Society of Editors 08 meeting in the United Kingdom recently and posted at his Online Journalism Blog video of Michael Rosenblum's presentation.
Rosenblum is a former CBS news producer turned independent video journalist. Bradshaw presents Rosenblum in three videos, totalling roughly 20 minutes. Yes, it's linear video, and it's worth every minute. (There is some blue language about halfway through first video.)
Rosenblum rocks the boat, and it's a wonderful ride.
I've been chided for not exploring the future of TV news enough in this blog. Rosenblum takes it on, no holds barred. His point is that TV news, as it's always been done, is ridiculously overpriced. You no longer need all those editors, producers and $500,000 editing bays, he says. Hire six quality journalists, outfit them each with an $800 point-n-shoot video camera, teach them to edit on a Mac laptop and send them out the door to find stories in their communities. Heck, they can even work from home. It's not just talk; he's doing these things.
Are you listening, newspapers? Rosenblum says newspapers need to stop fighting that disruptive technology known as the Internet and start doing this, too — because the Web demands video, that's why. "You are not in the newspaper business!" he says, explaining that we're in the business of delivering stories to our communities and charging advertisers for the eyeballs. And we can still do that on the Internet, he says, and save money, too.
And lest we get all dismissive and elitist about those less-expensive VJs — as we journos are wont to do with experimental stuff (see mainstream media's hypercritical response to David Cohn's crowd-funded Spot.us) — Rosenblum points out that there are talented journalists who can be tapped for these jobs and that mainstream media companies will attract them.
"Journalists aren't made; they're born," Rosenblum says, quoting a colleague. Damn right we are, and we can do this.
Still have doubts? Rosenblum points out that embracing disruptive technology has been a winning strategy since 1356. Listen to his Edward III story in second video for details.


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What? A new tutorial? Do you still do those? Yes. Yes I do. I've been amazed by how busy I've been, but I'm SO excited to share what I've just learned with all of you! How to create and insert your OWN favicon into your blog or website!
If you are like me...I had no idea what that little picture next to your URL was called. You know what I mean, right? That tiny little icon that shows up next to the URL for a website? Like this:
Do you see my little icon there? THAT is what I have wanted to know how to do for SO LONG, and I had no clue just how easy it would be. Now I'm going to walk YOU through how to do this yourself! It will really make your blog or website your OWN and help it to stand out that much more. Okay, let's get started!
1. Create your own icon. This can be any image in any square size. Remember, because it is going to be shrunk down quite small (16px by 16px) you will want to keep the design simple. You can design your icon in Photoshop, or use a photo or image that you already have! I created a new document, named it "Favicon" and sized it to 1"X1" at 300 dpi to make designing it easier.
If you don't have photoshop, you can google "icon generator" and find lots of online programs that can design one for you. This is what I came up with:
2. When you have your icon finished, resize the image to 16px by 16px at 72 dpi. This can be done in Photoshop by clicking on "Image>Image Size" and filling in the spaces as follows:
If you don't have Photoshop, you can google "Favicon Generator" to find a free website that will resize your image to the right size for you. Handy dandy!
3. Now you will need to upload your image to some place like photobucket, flickr, picasa...wherever. You'll need to get a URL for your favicon. I upload mine to photobucket.
4. Head to blogger and click on Design>Edit HTML to get to your HTML page. This is the frightening part for most of us. ACK! All of that code! What if I screw it all up? You won't. Just ignore everything except the part I'm going to tell you to look for. Scroll down until you see a line of code that says;
< /head >
Right ABOVE that, you will want to copy and paste this code:
< /head >
Right ABOVE that, you will want to copy and paste this code:
Where it says "URL OF YOUR PICTURE" , you should input the direct URL of your favicon that you copied from Photobucket or wherever! That's it! You should now see your little icon appear next to your URL and on your tabs, etc. It's so fun to customize your blog this way. And it's really easy!


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I love visiting the Taser booth at CES. My evil side gets so much joy when seeing someone get shocked by 50,000 volts of energy, even if it's only for a quarter second. Enjoy the video.
A Very Shocking CES Experience
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That is crazy! Great footage though!
Didn't want to give it a try yourself John? 🙂
As I stated in the video, I've been Tasered before. Don't need to get Tasered again. 🙂
Rofl, as Ed has already stated on his blog, your must surely be Satan's manifestation on earth 😉
John, what were they giving away to people that were tasered? I mean, who in their right mind says "Hey, I wanna get tasered."?
Oh, and you should have used 12x zoom on his face.
Man, that has got to hurt.
I just saw this video on YouTube – celebrities getting tasered:
So is that what you are going to do to us if we steal your Smirnoff Ice?
Great video John, all of us at the ThinkComputers hotel room were cracking up.
Ryan – If you agree to get Tasered, they give you a Taser T Shirt. The first time I got Tasered, I didn't even get that!
Wow that looks like it hurt. Why would anyone do that for a t-shirt? I would consider doing it if I could have a night out with the booth babe! Then it would be worth it!
Lol, I would consider getting tasered as I have seen so many videos of it and you wonder how much it really does hurt.
Hmm, tasered for a link in John's Featured Sites list? I see a contest there. Lol.
The best part of that video was John laughing when the guy got tazered!
Speaking of shocking, did anyone catch the interesting message that showed up instead of this site earlier today? Haven't seen anyone mention it, but I figure I can't be the only one who saw it.
Ha ha, "I got freakin' Tasered and all I got was this lousy T-shirt"!
I'm afraid to ask you, John, whether the first (and presumably only) time you got tasered was actually voluntary? 🙂
I guess if people will pay $40 for parking they'll have no problem being tasered for a t-shirt. The human race never ceases to amaze me.
Looks like fun! Where do I get in line?
When I saw the video, I was wondering how much they'd get pay for that? A T-shirt only? Well, may be he can ask John for the royalty. 🙂
HaHa. I want to be tazed. I hear you can get heart palpitations after that. I want that.
John, I like this new "evil John" personality you're working on! Tasers, grabbing asses…wow!
Moto didn't have the balls to do again but then again, I wouldn't have been that keen to give it a try….
50,000 volts are not that much… Amps are where the killer power is.
Wow – that must hurt
I heard your site just got hacked by the Turkish Hacker. That must have been a shocking experience!
The best part of the video is John laughing in the background.
How does it compare to touching an electic fence? I believe they are around 10 – 20k volts and give a nice little zap.
Interesting video. I had never heard this term 'taser' before – pardon my ignorance, but people do THIS for fun ?
great movie 😀
Yep, I've been tasered before too. One of my buddies has one…those things hurt. We used to build them back in high school with reloadable battery magazines.
I would've asked that chick on the side to hold me instead.
Raghu – A Taser is used by the police to take down bad guys without killing them. A full 5 second burst would render the meanest baddie into a crying baby.
Cam – Touching an eclectic fence is nothing compared to getting tasered!
Max – I can't help it. Seeing the guy scream in pain was just funny. LOL
Hey that was never a quarter of a second. You can hear it going on for at least 2 seconds.
Yeah that's almost as long as a regular taser… I guess the guy who's doing it has a sadistic side.
There is one thing I do not understand.
The TASER is an electric charge right? When I was a kid we had this "trick" we used to play on people where you would grab someone by the wrist and then grab onto the "cow fence" to give them a good zap. The current would pass through you harmlessly and ground out on them causing pain.
How come the two guys holding the big guy are not affected by the TASER?
HMTKSteve, it looks like they're wired or something, perhaps even grounded, in addition to that they're holding him by his cloths which would increase the resistance of them.
I wonder why people would like to get tased, I doubt the pain will be gone suddenly as it's causing a lot of muscles to move unnaturally.
is it true that when you get tasered that you can lose control of your bowels?
making vids so people have to go back to your website? interesting strat to boost rev.
Nick, if John would have used 12x zoom maybe we would have seen some lost bowels… doh
I'd volunteer to get tasered for some free loot 😀
Plus I'm curious how I'd handle it
uh oh…better not get near those guys
I have never been tasered 🙂 but I believe taser hurts the area its in contact with.
I couldn't see any special grounding gear on the guys holding the target 🙂
You totally should have done it again, Moto! Watching you get tasered a few years ago was too damn funny. I remember laughing so hard with Charity that I dropped my camera and didn't get a picture of it. I was hoping to see video footage of you doing it this year. Too much fun!!
Mmmm…I was expecting something to be visible through the air. Could have been faking it if I didn't know you'd taped it.
This reminds me of that kid at UCLA that was stunned by campus police like 5 times for not wanting to leave the campus library…he forgot his ID….ooops
I'm *thankful* you didn't use the 12x zoom to see some uncontrolled bowels.
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A Aa Telugu Film 12th Day Collection 2nd Monday Box Office Income :- Telugu rom-com movie A Aa which has received fabulous response before its release from people because of its mind blowing music has done too good job at the local markets of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as a result of which this Tollywood big banner movie has made a hefty amount of income in the opening 11 days and a lot is expected from near future as well.
Nithin and Samantha's "A…Aa" has done decent collection at the worldwide box office in its second weekend. It has entered the club of Telugu movies that have earned Rs. 40 crore in 2016.
"A…Aa," which was released in theatres on June 2, collected Rs 51.92 crore gross at the worldwide box office in the first week. The film earned Rs 35.48 crore for its distributors in eight days. Trade experts from film nagar predicted that the rocking run of the movie would be slowed down by new Telugu releases like "Okka Ammayi Thappa" and "Right Right" in its second week.
But mixed word of mouth for "Okka Ammayi Thappa" and "Right Right" paved the way for the Trivikram Srinivas-directed film to keep the cash registers ringing at the ticket counters everywhere. In its second weekend, "A…Aa" has done decent business, which much bigger than the opening weekend collection of the new Tollywood releases.
"A…Aa" is estimated to have collected approximately Rs 8.53 crore gross at the worldwide box office in its second weekend and its 11-day global gross total has reached Rs 60.45 crore. The movie has earned Rs. 5.83 crore for its distributors in its second weekend and their total share stands at Rs 41.31 crore.
"A…Aa" has been made on a whopping budget of Rs 35 crore and its global distribution rights were sold for Rs 30.50 crore to various distributors. The movie has recovered 100 percent of the investment of the distributors in its opening week and it has earned a huge profit share of Rs 10.81 crore to them in 11 days.
This Nithin, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Anupama Parameswaran starrer has collected a nice amount of income on the 12th day as well because of its wonderful performance at the domestic markets and people are giving good compliments to A Aa plot as well.
A Aa Twelfth Day Collection – Rs 1.60 crore (approx)
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Filed under: Celebrities, Lifestyle, Personal | Tags: Africa, chimpanzees, Jane Goodall, Roots and Shoots, Texas
This is long overdue, but I wanted to make it sound right. I actually turned this in with an application. Ask me any questions you might have about my experience!
On March 9, 2011, I had the opportunity of a lifetime. My dad and I took three days off from our busy lives to fly to Houston, Texas to see Dr. Jane Goodall give a lecture about her life with chimpanzees. "Dr. Jane," as she is affectionately called, is one of the finest I've had the opportunity to see. She realized her childhood dream of visiting Africa by taking advantage of all of the opportunities that came her way, working hard and never giving up hope.
Her first 26 years with chimpanzees were spent in Africa researching and making discoveries about their behavior. You can tell how fond her memories are; she speaks passionately and lovingly of all her chimpanzee friends. She even gave us a demonstration of how chimpanzees greet each other, and gave her call to the audience. I was reading the introduction of her book, Harvest for Hope, and she talked about how nervous she used to get giving public speeches (even Jane Goodall gets nervous!). She said that the way she calms down is by people watching, because she sees so many similarities between our behavior and the behavior of the chimpanzees she spent so many years studying. That's why she decided, in 1986, that she couldn't just stand by while their habitat and chance of survival was being destroyed. Since then she's spent three hundred days of every year traveling around the world, spreading awareness and a message of peace and hope. She's one of the most optimistic and inspirational people I've come across. Although faced with much adversity, she maintains a serene composure and an unwavering optimistic outlook.
When she realized that the habitat in Gombe was disappearing, she knew she had to do something to try and save it. One of the main reasons their habitat was being destroyed was because the villages around it were chopping down the trees for themselves. The people near Gombe were very impoverished and there was no way she would tell them they had to stop cutting trees (and lose their livelihood, warmth, etc.) so her chimpanzees could live. So she found some people in the villages that were interested in working with her to improve their quality of life. While working on this Jane got an invitation to a fair trade coffee conference and she mentioned the coffee production that was going on near Gombe. Turns out their coffee is pretty awesome (Green Mountain Coffee) and it completely turned around their quality of living. They set aside some protected land for the chimps with their new surge of profit and now their prospering as well. I love this story because it shows not only how animal lovers are human lovers as well, but that the best solutions can be very innovative. It also shows Jane's ability to take full advantage of all her opportunities.
Dr. Jane started a program called Roots and Shoots, which is designed to give kids the support they need to change the world. Her goal is to inspire the next generation to care for the planet in all ways, and she does this by convincing them that each individual can make a difference. One of the great bits of advice she gave was to experience everything and take every opportunity that comes your way. Through these experiences, ideas and opportunities to make a difference will begin to manifest. She's an inspiration to everyone, and the world is a better place because of her. I hope that I can make a fraction of the difference that she has.
I'd like to add that Jane Goodall is also a vegetarian. She even wrote a book about it, Harvest for Hope.
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Wow that is such a great experience! So happy for you! She is such a great woman and I am so happy that she is doing so much good for the chimps and their habitats. Thanks for sharing!


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haven't heard this particular album, but Nightrage in general can be described in 3 letters: Meh
good review bud.
A little surprised that this doesn't have a review yet as I am told that its the band's most popular release.
Thank you, I'm not a huge fan of them either. They're consistently average I guess.
yes. A couple of good tunes here and there, but in general, like said, meh.
in the summary I allude to the fact that they could get a lot better, which they could have in truth, but they didn't as it turns out.
Like I said, the At The Gates vocalist is the real selling feature here.
A New Disease Is Born takes the title of NIghtrage's best album to date. I never could get into this release. Nice review
yeah, they have been playing their generic melodeath for what, 6-7 years already, and there really isn't any progression tbh.
Thanks, yeah A New Disease is Born has that new vocalist and a more catchy aspect too
the new vocalist is mediocre. Painfully.
He's alright, especially with no prior background in anything
maybe it's because i'm sleepy and so not in the most generous of moods, but I think he rather sucks. He can't really carry out his vocal's as he should. They are too weak most of the time.
Album Rating: 2.0Despite the presence of Gus G I think this album sucks.
Played in Arch Enemy right?
Album Rating: 2.0Gus G. plays in Firewind, he did temporarily play for Arch Enemy though.
Album Rating: 2.0Something about his voice really bugs me... still respect him though.
Yeah Lindberg's great
I've never heard of Firewind. The database here has them as a power metal band. Any good?
Album Rating: 2.0
I've never heard of Firewind. The database here has them as a power metal band. Any good?
Yeah I listened to a few songs. The vocalist is pretty typical power type, but Gus does sound pretty good
Firewind are bottom spankingly heavy
Not as heavy as dragon force
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A storied era in automotive history has ended. General Motors has decided to sell Vauxhall and Opel, and effectively pull out of Europe. It is easy to see why; the last time the American automotive giant made money in Europe, Bill Clinton was in the White House and Tony Blair was Prime Minister.
General Motors (NYSE: GM) has not made money off vehicle sales in Europe since the 20th Century; an analysis by Quartz writer Jason Karaian indicates, yet it waited until March 5 to sell its European Division. That division includes two storied brands; Germany's Opel and Britain's Vauxhall, a European financing division, 11 manufacturing plants and an engineering center.
The company lost money for 17 years in Europe from 1999 to 2017 before finally leaving. Disturbingly the only reason why it stayed so long was; trouble finding a buyer for it European assets.
GM will probably lose money off the sale to France's PSA Group, a Washington Post article indicates. General Motors will incur non-cash accounting charges of $4 billion to $4.5 billion, yet Opel and Vauxhall are only worth around $2.3 billion. PSA owns Peugeot and Citroen, two troubled but historic French brands.
Auto Sales in Europe Good, GM's Sales Dismal
Interestingly enough the sale is coming as car sales are increasing in Europe. Best Selling Cars reported that passenger vehicle sales in the European Union increased by 10% in January 2017. On January 1, 2017, Germany even reported a record number of car registrations 45.8 million in a country of 80.62 million.
Opel was still the second most popular car in the Federal Republic, but its sales are dropping. The number of Opels registered in 2016 fell by 1.7% to 10.1% of the vehicle fleet, well behind Volkswagen which accounted for 21.6% of the cars on Germany's roads. There are currently around 9.74 million Volkswagens and 4.687 million Opels in Germany.
Yet the market is not growing fast the number of cars in Germany increased by just 1.6% in 2017, indicating that demand is not there. To make matters worse, Germans simply are not buying new cars the average age of a vehicle in the Federal Republic increased in 2016 from 9.2 years to 9.3 years. That shows that the demand is simply not there in Europe's largest economy.
The European car market is also complex and highly competitive; over 400 new car models were for sale in the UK alone in 2016, with 70 model launches planned for 2017. UK car sales were up by 2.25% in 2016 to 2.692 million.
GM's hasty exit from Europe will have many people asking the question will Ford (NYSE: F) be the next to leave. Ford's sales in the UK fell by 5.06% in 2016. Like GM it might be considering a pullout and a repositioning to faster growing international markets like China and India.
Strangely enough there is one "American vehicle brand" that is doing well in Europe. Jeep's sales in the United Kingdom increased by 30.54% in 2016, that doesn't say much for the U.S. auto industry because Jeep is owned by Italy's Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU).


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From the Never-Too-Thin file: The Sports Connection-owned Sports Club L.A.--a posh, $18-million gym--opens in West L.A. in 1986 and will offer one unusual amenity--valet parking (so exercise patrons don't get tired walking from the parking lot). . . . Singer David Lee Roth obviously loves "California Girls," because he frequently can be found in a Venice gym well-known for its female body builders. . . . When the Bev Hills Chamber of Commerce stages its first race for the U.S. Cycling Federation Labor Day, it will be called "The Wheat Thins Mayor's Cup."
GUESS WHO--In the collegiate fund-raising sweepstakes, Pepperdine's a winner--the Malibu school ranking No. 2 among small colleges with $46 million raised in the last three years. (No small feat, since there are 1,200 colleges in that category, places like Vassar, Radcliffe, Swarthmore--and Smith College, which beat out Pepperdine for No. 1.) To complete the university's current $100-million "Wave of Excellence" campaign, $54 million will be raised in the next 3 1/2 years. "Gift opportunities" outlined in a new brochure range from a possible $25 donation for a library book, to a possible $5 million for the building to house the Fine Arts Center. More than 75% of the $46 million cash in hand came from Southern California, but college officials say there is suddenly a lot of interest from national foundations and non-hometown individuals. The local success came from a concerted effort--or, as Michael Adams, the v.p. for university affairs, told us, "When a cultural event, a social event happens in Los Angeles, some major person affiliated with Pepperdine will be there." This tactic has given Pepperdine the highest of profiles. Leonard Straus, chairman of the Thrifty Corp. and one of three people sharing the office of the chairman, said the fund-raising success could be credited to both the school's academic programs as well as its "value system. I believe the country is increasingly in tune with institutions like Pepperdine."


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EPA Selects 32 Locations for Assistance with Sustainable Community Planning
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today named 32 communities in 26 states as the initial participants in the Sustainable Communities Building Blocks program. The communities will receive technical assistance during a day-long session that will help them achieve their sustainable planning goals. Sustainable planning helps safeguard the environment and spur economic development while also improving Americans' health.
EPA selected the 32 communities from 354 applicants through a competitive process in consultation with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). During a day-long session with EPA-funded, private-sector experts, participants will focus on a specific sustainability tool such as zoning code reviews, walkability assessments, or economic and fiscal health assessments. They will also learn about additional environmentally responsible, economically healthy development techniques and general sustainable community strategies.
Sustainable Communities Building Blocks is coordinated through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, a joint effort between EPA, HUD, and DOT to coordinate federal actions on housing, transportation, and environmental protection. This interagency collaboration achieves efficient federal investments in infrastructure development, facilities, and services that meet multiple economic, environmental, and community objectives.
The selected communities are: Bemidji, Minn; Bluffton, S.C; Cambridge, Md; Chelmsford, Mass; Deerfield Beach, Fla; Dover, N.H; Erie County, N.Y; Essex, Conn; Fitchburg, Wis; Granville, Ohio; Helena, Mont; Hellertown, Pa; Jersey Shore, Pa; Kayenta Township, Ariz; Lincoln, Neb; McKinney, Texas; Muskegon, Mich; Nashville/Davidson, Tenn; Northampton, Mass; Oak Ridge, Tenn; Oklahoma City, Okla; Portland, Maine; St. Louis, Mo; Pike's Peak Council of Governments, Colo; Ranson, W.Va; Reedsburg, Wis; Renton, Wash; Rockport, Texas; Shelburne, Vt; Spencer, N.C; Syracuse, N.Y; and Wichita, Kan.
More information on the Building Blocks program
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October 8, 2011 was a cold Saturday, and the threat of rain had hung in the air all day, sounds like perfect football weather to me! My Step-Dad has season tickets for BYU football and because of some work related conflicts he wasn't able to attend the Homecoming game this year, so he generously offered them up to me. I took my wife, son, and a nephew along for some action under the lights. It was a late televised game so kickoff wasn't until 8 pm.
I've wanted to take my son to a football game for awhile but haven't had the opportunity so when free tickets came up even to the "other team" (I'm a U of U guy, that means BYU's in state rival for all you non-Utahns) I couldn't pass it up.
So we bundled up, brought the rain gear (not needed as it cleared up at sunset) and squeezed ourselves into the too small seats on the 25 yard line and enjoyed the show.
I used the 18-200mm and although I wish I had had a 70-300mm, I was still pleased with the results of my first football shoot. I shot everything that night at a really high ISO 1600-2000 I didn't use noise reduction on any of the shots as I wanted to show you how decent the D7000 is at high ISO's.
Those sissy looking pink shoes are for a good cause – October is Breast Cancer awareness month, represented by pink.
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Nothing great photo wise, but I did have a great time with my Wife and the boys and since BYU won 29-16 it was a good game as well.
Happy Shooting


text: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., has expanded the activities of its Biomarker Research Initiative in Mass Spectrometry center. Originally created in cooperation with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to focus on protein biomarker discovery, the center now will conduct clinical validation and clinical application assays. Triple-quadrupole platforms from Thermo Fisher Scientific are being used to develop highly selective, multiple-reaction monitoring assays for peptide and protein biomarker quantitation.


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Rabies is a fatal disease passed to humans through the bite or scratch of an infected animal. The virus attacks the nervous system and is not curable once symptoms develop.
The health unit investigates every reported potential rabies exposure. Any person who has information about an animal biting or scratching a person is required by law to report the incident to the health unit.
When a person is bitten or scratched by a domestic animal (e.g. cat or dog), a public health inspector will follow up with the animal owner and the animal will be confined for 10 days (usually at the owner's home). Healthy animals are not removed from their owner's home. If the animal remains healthy and free of rabies symptoms during the confinement period, there is no risk of rabies transmission to the person exposed.
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2 cups WW pastry flour
1/3 c brown sugar
1cup butter
16 oz cream cheese
1/3 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1tsp vanilla extract
4 granny smith apples, diced into cubes
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Streusel topping, recipe follows
Caramel topping
-Preheat oven to 350F.
-Combine flour and sugar. Cut butter into mixture until crumbly. Press evenly onto a 13x9 inch pan lined with foil. Bake for 15 minutes.
-Combine cream cheese with sugar and beat until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla.
-Pour over warm crust and spread evenly.
-Combine chopped apples, 2tbsp sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture.
-Sprinkle evenly with streusel topping.
-Bake for 30 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel.
Streusel topping: combine all these ingredients together:
1cup brown sugar, 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 c butter
Happy birthday Cristiana!:)
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LOOOONG Break
Sorry for how long i have been gone, school is back and with that is homework, which i have had a lot of. Also I'm in the middle of my fall baseball season so i have been really busy, but it feels good to back to writing soooooo……
No, not Megan Fox (I wish) Mr. Jake Fox of the Chicago Cubs who hit the walk off homerun to beat the cardinals in 11 innings. Being in Omaha we get lots of cubs games so jake fox wasn't to new to me. He has been juggling between AAA and the majors and we see him off and on. With this Jake starting to take form, and the young Sam Fold catching everything. The cubs look like a very good team right now so its hard not to put them in the race NEXT year.
With the postseason looming for my Bronx Bombers, there are a few questions
1. Burnett – at times he can't find the strike zone, and he doesn't get a long with jorge which take a pretty good bat out of the lineup (assuming Molina goes in).
2. Red Sox – Nothin like Sox vs Yankees in October, but lately the Sox have dominated in the postseason. Not that big of a worry though, unless the sox learn to hit 🙂
3. Joba – The inconstant Hot Head/95 Miles per hour/ Hometown Hero has been question mark for a long time
Bradley – Is suspended for the rest of the season, don't really need to tell you why.
(attitude, negativity, .257, temper, its Milton Bradley)
thanks for reading
Images from ESPN.com


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Day Two
With a flash of colorful graphics and a flourish of music sending a message of urgent attention, an announcer intoned from the television set, "This is Action News 11 At 6!"
This was followed by professionally rendered photographs of young earnest looking people with perfect teeth as the announcer identified them each one by one.
"With anchors Fred Dickens and Judy Locke along with Grant Gilless with weather and Liv Crawback with sports!"
With the introduction over, the scene shifted to Fred and Judy at the news desk with their serious breaking news faces on.
Fred solemnly addressed the camera: "Good evening and thank you for joining us for Action News 11 at 6. We currently have a breaking story in downtown at this moment."
Judy weighed in such sincerity. "That's right and we have Dan Robbins on the scene to bring us up to date. Dan, what's going on there right now?"
As Judy spoke, the screen was split with Judy on the left side. On the right was Dan Robbins. But his back was turned away from the camera.
Judy entreated, "Dan? Dan can you hear me? What's going on?"
At that moment, Dan turned and his face was a mask of horror and schock.
Judy and Fred were alarmed. "Dan, are you OK?" Fred asked.
"Dan, what's wrong?" Judy chimed in.
Dan stood there for a moment, his lips quivering. But then he finally spoke.
"Oh my God! There's so much mayonnaise!!!"
Day Three
Yesterday: Day One (click here)
But before you go, some non-mayonnaise related nonsense.
And now...this!
Thanks for dropping by. Until next time, remember to be good to one another.
Oh, if you really, really can't take much more of this, Doctor Who stuff is coming in 5 days.
I'm So Glad My Suffering Amuses You


text: Mark Larson, manager of titanium process development for Makino, currently leads development activities in the company's new Global Titanium R&D center in Mason, Ohio. His particular focus is achieving more effective titanium milling processes. Please Ask Mark by clicking on this link. (Do not leave your question in the comment field below.)