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Save the date and reserve your spot for this one: in honor of the release of The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook, there will be a special fundraising breakfast for ~CUESA~ (Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture), sponsored by Chronicle Books.
The breakfast will be held at MarketBar Restaurant, and is a total steal for $40, which includes a signed copy of the cookbook ($22.95 retail value)—check out "the bookworm" for more about it. Otherwise, breakfast is $25 without the cookbook, but trust me, you want that book. The long line-up of breakfast treats includes a springtime frittata with nettles, artichokes, and green garlic; beef bacon from Marin Sun Farms; Acme Italian batard toast which you can smear with artisan jams; and strawberries with aged balsamic on Straus yogurt. (I would love that breakfast every day, but I would be huge.)
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Case Gallery > Daniel
diny4ever-15 commented on 2006-08-31 22:00:00 that:
ady1989 commented on 2005-12-22 22:00:00 that:
first of all, WIRE CLEAN UP. second, why the blue chasis paint?! other than that its nice, id like to see those chasis black.
LucifersMagician commented on 2005-12-04 22:00:00 that:
thats very sexy
Hushplz commented on 2005-11-07 22:00:00 that:
Looks quite good
Psychotic_god commented on 2005-08-30 22:00:00 that:
Nice sleeving....
Mad4Sax2 commented on 2005-06-16 22:00:00 that:
In addition to cleaning up the wires, I'd replace that ugly side fan and grill with something more attractive.
Blue Dragon commented on 2005-04-07 22:00:00 that:
yea looks like a green squid got sucked in there ;)
danieljc commented on 2005-03-03 22:00:00 that:
the case isnt that huge to hide all the wires but im going to pull it down and re wire the lot when i get 2 new led fans in then ill repost the pics
sandman1485 commented on 2005-02-27 22:00:00 that:
Clean up those wires!
anthony commented on 2005-02-27 22:00:00 that:
definatly wires.. those look um.. :P
GameGuru1 commented on 2005-02-27 22:00:00 that:
Hyper Threaded commented on 2005-02-27 22:00:00 that:
why did you paint it blue? the tsunami has that beautiful silver aluminium chassis...
maladroitme2 commented on 2005-02-27 22:00:00 that:
nice componants, but clean those wires man
littleaznkid commented on 2005-02-27 22:00:00 that:
come on. you have a TT case. thats a huge case to fit all those wires. but nice components, pretty good mods 8/10. Clean it up.

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Five ways to think and talk yourself out of a negative mood
Sometimes we feel down and in a negative mood about situations and find it difficult to snap out of it. The intensity of the negative mood takes us further and further down and we sometimes get a skewed view of the situation because we are so far into it. In some instances you might seek out a friend to talk to, someone outside the situation and get an objective view.
What if you can't talk to anyone, what if no one is available that you trust? What if it is in the middle of the night?
Because I know how detrimental a negative mood state can be, I have put together some actions for you to try out if and when you feel particularly low. The actions I advise are very effective in releasing negative thoughts and are often enough to lift your thoughts away from the negative.
Five actions to try out
Action 1 - Talk to yourself and ask objective questions
The next time you are feeling low and in a negative mood, stop and have a conversation with yourself. Ask yourself pertinent and objective questions which will allow you to put your situation into perspective. Try and work out the positives of the situation and reframe how you think about it. This takes practice but the more you do this the more you will see how it works.
Be firm with yourself. Are you building things out of proportion?
Action 2 - Imagine you are with someone you trust, what would they say to you? How would they try and snap you out of the negative mood and make you feel better. Say what they would say to yourself. Or imagine you are that someone else, listening to your feelings and then give yourself the advice you would if you were them looking in. This is such a good activity as it allows you to be more objective about your situation.
Action 3 - Are you worrying about things that you have no control over and therefore wasting vital energy? For example, do you often worry about what people are thinking of you, or about a situation that has happened in the past or future? If you do then this will always be fruitless because you can't do anything to change it. Isn't it far better to concentrate your energy on what is happening now and getting busy enjoying that? This is often difficult, but acknowledging this is a start and then learning to divert your attention to more positive things is the key.
Action 4 - Write a list of all the positives of the situation you are in, focus on them. Because this is a physical action, writing the positives on a piece of paper, it has more effect as you internalise it more and believe it more. If you dig deep you can almost always find something to be grateful for and something positive in your situation to concentrate on.
Action 5 - Get professional help.
I don't often say this because most people can lift themselves up with a few positive actions. However if you have tried all of the above and have an overwhelming fear of the future, past and are generally unhappy most of the time you may need some extra support from a professional. Depression and anxiety is a real illness and one in three people suffer from it. It shouldn't be something you try and 'get over yourself' and seeking professional help is a positive action to take. Go on this link to find out more about depression.
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It seems that a meeting between Carroll's elected officials and Maryland's transportation secretary has moved the Manchester-Hampstead bypass off the state's back burner.
It's about time. Traffic congestion on Route 30 in these two northwestern Carroll towns has reached intolerable levels for area motorists as well as for the residents of Hampstead and Manchester. It can take as long as 15 minutes to pass through each of these towns during morning and evening rush hours, and town residents cross the street or turn left against oncoming traffic with great trepidation.
Because of a decades-old disagreement among local officials over the alignment of the Manchester bypass, state highway officials long ago relegated this project to the bottom of its road design and construction list. With Manchester's elected officials and the county commissioners finally agreeing to the road alignment outlined in the town's master plan, the impasse appears to be resolved.


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Thank you Sue, I had forgotten how cute they were.
Oh this is just too cute for the theme. I love it.
Your very welcome feederjohn.
Nice collage thanks :~)
Thank you Barb and Sandi, Ben is smaller and younger but the top dog, he can get annoyed but Jasper is totally soppy, they are good friends and never fight I only have to watch Ben dosen't steal Jaspers food.
They sure were sweet puppies! They grew into some very handsome dogs.
Such a sweet collage of your adorable guys as puppies. I just want to give them both big hugs. Thanks so much for sharing, Barbara! :-)


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After my years of fiddling with lead tape, I would like to share what I know on tuning a racquet by altering the weight and balance.
First off, you should determine the swingweight of the racquet. Swingweight is different from overall weight. It is possible to have a very light racquet which swings heavy. Manufacturers do this by placing all the weight in the head and not much in the handle, so it will still perform. Avoid these racquets because the shock produced by these racquets can hurt your arm.
You can measure the balance of a racquet by balancing it on a rod or hanging it off the side of a table until it leans. Measure the distance from the balance point to the butt cap. Then subtract that number from 13-1/2 inches (the midpoint of the overall length). Let's say you get 12-5/8. That would make it 7/8 inches away from the midpoint. Every 1/8" is 1 pt head light, so you have a 7pt HL racquet.
Baseliners generally like a racquet between 3-6 pts. HL. Serve and volleyers generally like 8-10 pts. HL. But this is a matter of taste.
Let's say you have a 7 pt. HL racquet and you want more power out of it. You can balance it to 4 pt HL by placing lead in several locations.
Putting lead at 12 o'clock will change the balance the most. It will also give you more spin because it pulls the tip around faster on strokes. It is said Federer puts about 3-5 grams of lead on the tip, Nadal 6-8 grams. They put it under the bumperguard. The average club player can just put it inside the rim to good effect. This setup is called a polarized setup. Think "pole" as being "top of the globe", like "North Pole". (However, Federer's balance point is said to be around 8 pts. HL/ 32 mm from the buttcap)
Putting lead at 3 and 9 o'clock will change the balance less, per strip, but substantially also. This setup will give you more solid volleys, because the racquet will be less likely to twist on off centered shots. It will also make flatter groundstrokes more dependable for the same reason. Sampras was known to put gobs of lead along the side inner rim, which suited his flat loop forehand and volleys.
Let's say you wanted an 9 pt. HL racquet instead. You will have to put weight in/on the handle to make this change. You can either remove the grip and place the lead horizontally or vertically down the handle. The problem is that it will make your grip size bigger.
To avoid this problem, you can put the lead tape near the top of the handle and layer it there. Or you can take off the butt cap, by removing the staples, or open the trap door of the buttcap. The handle is hollow, and from there, you can place cotton two inches or less, and put in a known amount of silicone or fishing weight, or poster tack. Measure the material first, so you will know or be able to arrive at the desired balance point later.
I have found that putting lead at the top of the handle works better, because you do not have a reduction in power as you do when putting weight in the bottom of the handle. It is also much easier to put lead at the top. When putting lead at the bottom, I have had too much reduction in power where the racquet feels substantially less responsive.
A mysterious racquet customizer, John Cauthen, advocated putting 50 grams of lead at the top of the handle. I have put 24 grams and feel the difference already. It makes the racquet much more maneuverable, yet produce a noticeable increase in power. Cauthen's claim is that Agassi and Muster had their racquets customized in such a way and thus, rose to number 1 in the world when they did. I do not know if that is true, but I can speak from my own experience only.
Remember, a 4 inches of a 1/4" wide lead is 1 gram. So if you want 3 grams at the tip, multiply that by 4 and so you will need 12 inches of lead. So if you wanted to do a polarized setup, take 6 inches on one side, and 6 inches on the other side of the rim at the top of the frame. It doesn't take a genius to lay it in there, just put it in there nice and neat, then go out and try it.
If the swingweight feels too heavy, either reduce the size of those strips or counterbalance the weight you put at the top, with an amount in/on the handle. Then tune according to your taste. My taste is 8 pts. HL. with 24 grams at the top of the handle. What's yours?
Note: I achieved 24 grams by using 3/4" wide lead tape, using 8 inches length, wrapping the top of the handle twice. I found this tape at the Racquet Doctor for $1.75/ ft.
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Do you have this application Patrick? I am wondering if it is truly accurate.
I tried the TW forum swingweight tool, which uses the same principle, and didn't find it to be very accurate after counting the time elapsed for 10 swings. It could've been anywhere between 330 to 420 SW.
This is some really good info, Tim. A question though: when you refer to the HL balance, do you mean strung or unstrung? I have my Prince EXO3 Graphite MP racquets balanced about 5-6 pts. HL, strung (stock was 2 pts. HL). I used a whole pack of lead (18 g.) added to the middle/top of the handle. I am a spin player, apparently, with a good amount of topspin on the FH. The problem is my BH swing is a bit slow. Do you think I would benefit from changing to 7-8 pts. HL by adding more lead to the handle, or should I just practice my swing? Will I lose too much power by doing so?
I always refer to the HL balance strung. Different strings will shift the overall balance differently. So I see you have it at 5-6 pts HL.
Here is a possible problem moving it to 8 or 9 pts, when it was originally 2 pts HL and you've moved it to 5-6 pts. already. The racquet may begin to play lacking in power the higher the headlight balance. The manufacturer, say Prince here, designed the racquet's playability at certain specs. If you change the specs too much, it may play badly with little response.
Gasquet likes his balance to be 10 pts. HL on a Liquidmetal Instinct MP. I like mine to be 9 pts. HL on Youtek Prestige Mid. You could add another 18 grams to the handle and see what happens. Or you could put on a leather grip plus an overgrip, the classic one handed backhand player's solution. A one handed player likes more head speed and "whip". 5-6 pts HL is more of a baseliner two handed player's racquet.
You might like trying a different racquet more suited to a one handed player with a smaller head, and more headlight balance. There's a reason why Federer does not switch to a 98 or 102 head. It's this reason: he wants more HL balance and more precision out of a smaller head size, especially on his slice backhand and his 3/4 topspin backhand.
If you want to increase the speed of your backhand swing, without resorting to all of this, start taking your racquet up higher, above your shoulders. You can also experiment with rolling your shoulders and having a rolling heel to toe action too.
Taking back the racquet straight back requires more strength. I prefer to use gravity and potential energy rather than jerk the racquet out through a straight plane. I don't have big forearms or shoulders. I have a relaxed arm which speeds up through supination (the opposite of pronation). You maybe using little supination as well. Using more supination can greatly increase racquet head speed.
That makes sense. I'll probably leave it as is. The power is still good, but I worry about playability. It's too bad not many manufacturers make a green racquet, he he he!
I was not visiting this place for very long time and I'm sorry about but meanwhile I played a hell lot of tennis :) I changed my racket moving from Aero Pro Drive GT to the latest Roddick Pure Drive and this season I was using just this one with a Signum Tornado Pro string at 25 kg tension... Totally the racket weights around 344 grams... And now came the problem... After 10 months of playing without any problem I was insisting more on service power plus too many hours on court and I start having pains in elbow... I love my Pure Drive Roddick rackets but because of stiffness and stringing I have pains currently while serving... Meanwhile I bought a Wilson BLX ProStaff 95 16/19, 11 oz/ 313 gr (not stringed) .... So, I like the control on this racket but is too slow for my style and even usually I hit hard and with a lot of spin (semi-western) with this racket the ball just slowly flies away in comparison with my usual Roddick PD :) So, I want to add some lead tape and some weights in handle to increase the power while keeping the balance quite similar to current one... I want to keep this Wilson as good as it is at the net but just to increase plow through and power a little bit... So, if I add weight in handle, around 15-20 grams plus another 15-20 grams in "head" around 10 and 2 o'clock area do I get what I want? What do you advice me? Anyway, first of all I will work at strings but I want to add some consistency to this racket for baseline hits... For me looks wipy, meaning that you can easily accelerate the head of the racket, but inconsistent...
If you add 15-20 grams to the hoop and the same amount to the handle, you will get alot of static weight. You will also really increase the swingweight. The balance will change also depending where you put the lead exactly.
Question is, do you want more maneuverability (more lead in the handle) or do you want more stability (lead at nine and three o'clock for volleys)? Do you want more power (lead in the hoop) or do you want more control (lead in the handle)? Do you want more spin (lead at 10 and 2 o'clock, or lead at 12 o'clock)?
Any case, I would try 2 grams at a time in the hoop, 4 grams at a time in the handle. Putting lead in the hoop has a more measurable effect the closer it is at the tip. I would not merely try to match the overall weight of the Pure Drive on the Wilson. I would rather go gradual and build up, rather than waste a bunch of lead, having to peel off the layers.
Word of warning: You can't make one racquet model feel the same to the other model by simply changing the balance.
I doubt you can make the Roddick perform like the Volkl V1 because of varying stiffness, beam width and composition.
The Volkl V1 has 1 pt. HL for a reason. The overall mass is lighter so it needs to have more mass in the hoop. Unlike the Prostaff, where the overall mass is heavier, a headlight balance is used because there is 1) already enough mass to propel the ball, 2) the racquet is for advanced players who don't need the help of power.
I understand the desire for more playability and maneuverability for the one handed backhand. But I would just switch to a racquet with a more headlight balance.
Good points. Actually I like the feel and touch you get from Volkl but sometimes on some hits is not so consistent... On the other side with current setup the frame looks for me faster than Babolat. Actually is a different way of being faster, much more catapult style on Volkl case. So, I want to keep that feel and touch but to slow down a little bit the frame. So, for sure I cannot go to a similar balance of a Roddick but I need it to make it a little bit more heavier. That's why I would like to add that things. Currently without anything the frame is 205 grams and Babolat is around 325 grams (without anything)... so, I have 20 grams to play with and I was thinking to put 16 grams in handle and 4 grams on head at 3 and 9 o'clock. In this case the overall mass is increased and torsional stability is a little bit better. I played already 6 hours with it and I like some things on this new frame, things that I don't want to alter (as I said feel and touch) but there are some others that can be better like plow through and stability... I have 2 Volkl so I will change one until I find the right setup and after that I will copy for the other. By the way, I have MSV Hex on one (thinnest version) and Signum Tornado Pro (thinnest version) on the other and even this 2 strings looks similar MSV is much more comfortable and playable, Signum is stiffer.
I just want to throw out the idea that you can try using copper wire instead of lead tape to weigh and tune a tennis racquet. This is cheaper, or could be used to try out a weight before applying that amount of more expensive lead tape.
Just use 14 gauge solid copper wire, the size or diameter used for house wiring -- if none is lying around, you can buy some at any hardware store that sells it by the foot, and then strip off the insulation with a knife. Copper wire bends very well, so wrap the wire around the racquet frame, between the strings. Or around the neck. Then put any kind of tape over it, or you could even try a dab of solder to secure the end.
I've calculated that weightwise, 1 gram is 2.13 inches of 14 gauge solid copper wire ... 2 grams is 4.26 inches ... 4 grams is 8.53 inches. Or one foot (12 inches) is 5.64 grams.
This is based on 14 gauge solid copper wire weighing 12.43 pounds per 1000 feet, 16 ounces to a pound, and 28.35 grams to an ounce. For your info, copper is only slightly less dense than lead, at 8.96 grams per cubic centimeter, versus lead at 11.34 grams per cubic centimeter.
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ALL afternoon, as the Yankees kept slipping on banana peels, Jason Giambi quietly waited for a look from his manager, a glance, an opportunity to put on a batting helmet, try to stanch the bleeding.
All afternoon, as the Blue Jays built a 7-2 lead, then an 8-6 lead, as all the woes and the worries that suck the Yankees in like quicksand – sweaty bullpen, empty clutch hitting, the suddenly ultra-vulnerable Chien-Ming Wang – Joe Girardi patiently waited for an opening to tap his wounded first baseman, point him toward the batter's box.
Finally, bottom of the ninth, running out of ballgame, running out of hope, Girardi walked over to Giambi.
"What do you think?" Girardi asked.
"Gimme a shot," Giambi replied.
It seemed a fruitless task. Derek Jeter grounded out. Bobby Abreu flied out. B.J. Ryan's slider was tilting and his fastball was snapping, there were two outs, none on, Jays up two, maybe half the 53,571 who paid their way in were still in the house. The Yankees were limping toward another bad loss in a season overrun with them.
"Not a happy day at the office," Girardi conceded.
Alex Rodriguez hit a sharp ground ball to the left. Scott Rolen, the Jays' peerless third baseman, tried to intercept the ball, sparing his glass-armed shortstop, David Eckstein, a no-chance peg to first. The ball trickled through. Alex Rodriguez stole second: defensive indifference. Hideki Matsui hit a soft line drive into center. A-Rod scored, 8-7 now. The crowd began to stir.
And here came Giambi.
It's been a year that's eerily mirrored Giambi's tenure as a Yankee. There were times early when you wondered if he would ever make contact with a pitched ball again. But lately, the average was up to .250, from a low of .150. He even collected an opposite field hit the other day, channeling Derek Jeter, defying the overshift he sees every day.
"Things had been going better," he said, "and then the foot thing happened."
He was hit by a pitch Tuesday, the left foot, his plant foot. He sat Wednesday. He sat yesterday.
"It was frustrating," Giambi said. "We've waited so long to get everyone together, and Jorge [Posada] comes back today and then I can't go."
Ryan threw a slider. Giambi swung through it. Ryan threw another slider, a better slider, and Giambi nearly fell down fouling it off. Oh-and-two. The Yankees were 1-26 on the season in games they trailed after seven. Giambi was 2-for-14 lifetime against Ryan. Ugly numbers all the way around, fixing to get uglier.
"I figured he'd put me away with a fastball," Giambi said.
Ryan figured that's what Giambi was figuring.
"But I had a good slider today," Ryan said. "Real good."
This one wasn't near as good. This one hung like a helicopter, broke in around the heart of the plate. Giambi, still thinking fastball, already had the bat head out. When he made contact, he felt the same unmatched rush he had felt 374 times previous in his career – a home run feels different than just about any other sensation in the world.
There was only one thing left to wonder.
"I started talking it fair," Giambi said, "as soon as it got in the air."
So did everyone else. Girardi leapt to the dugout stairs, started studying the ball flight. He was joined by his players, some of them studying Ed Rapuano, the first-base umpire. Girardi focused on Giambi. "The player will tell you," he said.
"Halfway out, it stopped hooking, started straightening," Giambi said. "And I knew."
Rapuano confirmed it, emphatically, and the ball landed 10 rows deep in the upper deck, and instantly there was Sinatra blaring, and an "8" placed on the scoreboard, followed quickly by a "9." The remnants of the crowd roared. Giambi's foot pain vanished for the 20 seconds it took to tour the basepaths and jump on home plate.
"They got magic in this place," Toronto manager John Gibbons would say.
The mysticism has mostly been missing so far, and maybe this is a blip rather than a benchmark. Only the next few weeks can tell. For now, the Yankees were going to enjoy themselves, enjoy their wins. And, yes, for now, while it was there in the house for everyone to see, they would enjoy the magic, too.


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Press release from the issuing companyMEREDITH, N.H. (January 9, 2006) – VUTEk, a division of EFI, is exhibiting the PressVu UV 200/600 UV-curing flatbed roll-to-roll printer at Graphics of the Americas, Miami Beach, Fla., February 3 – 5, 2006. The PressVu UV 200/600 UV-curing flatbed roll-to-roll printer, starting at only $199,000, offers the highest image quality and greatest versatility available today in a UV-curing printer. This affordably priced printer enables users to benefit from high-end image quality and greater productivity, all while providing the capability to deliver creative, new products aimed at improving profitability. The PressVu UV 200/600 digital inkjet printer is loaded with features you would expect to find on more expensive models – like stunning four- or six-color, 600 dpi capabilities that deliver photographic color reproduction and crisp text reproduction. Its virtually limitless versatility and industrial-strength construction allow operators to print on a variety of sheet-fed or roll-to-roll materials around the clock, enabling owners to expand their services and satisfy a nearly infinite variety of long-term outdoor and indoor applications — increasing value to customers and driving up profitability. Available in four-color, six-color and four-color white+ models, the PressVu UV 200/600 can print up to two meters (80 inches) wide at up to 33 square meters (350 square feet) per hour, and prints on rigid materials up to 4.45 centimeters (1.75 inches) thick. Color gradients are smooth in the printer's six-color/600 dpi mode, and the accurate and easily repeatable matching of target colors is now possible.
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Here's the first 500 words or so of something new I started working on. Would like your thoughts.
Cal Bachter was the best fighter they'd trained in years. He had a natural wit to him. Even without any training he'd been able to intuitively pick up skills that had taken those much older than him years to master. Master John had been training him for nearly eleven summers now. The demons had attacked the boys village mercilessly and by the time the castle had sent reinforcements all they had found was the charred remains of the huts and little Cal just eight years old hidden underneath his bed.
When Master John first met Cal what struck him most about the boy was his lack of tears. Other boys his age who had just witnessed the murder of their parents and desecration of their homes were usually inconsolable. Cal wasn't found crying, though. And he didn't cry when he was brought to the castle either. Master John naturally assumed that the boy was simply hiding or ignoring his pain and dismissed him as just another hurt child in this century's long war. When Cal came to him though, he immediately knew there was something different about the child. Young Cal with his hair too long and his head too large picked up the largest sword in the training center and dragged it straight to Master John. The boy summoned up all his strength to lift the blade off the ground as he looked at Master John with a furrowed brow and demanded, "Show me how to use this."
Master John, who was no stranger to little boys who wanted to play with the swords, usually would have given little attention to the request but Cal was different than the other boys. There was a look in his eyes, a determination that told Master John that Cal didn't want to play with the sword. He wanted to fight.
"Why should I teach you how to use that, boy?" Master John inquired.
"I want to fight," Cal insisted.
Master John rolled his eyes and returned to sharpening his blade, unhappy with the answer he'd been given. "Plenty of boys want to fight. Few are any good at it and less are actually worth the time it takes to teach them. What makes you any different?"
Cal frowned and took a moment to think it over. Master John saw his arm start to quiver under the weight of the sword, but the boy did not drop it. Instead, he lifted his head defiantly. "I want to fight the demons. I want to stop them from hurting anymore people. And I'll do a good job. I know I will. Because I'll never give up and I'll practice. I'll practice every day and be the best fighter you've ever trained."
Sure enough he did become the best fighter Master John had ever trained. He grew into a strapping young lad who was strong and obedient. He was a young man who understood the importance of the war and his role in it. And Cal had a good heart. He would give his own life to save that of a stranger, do anything he could to help someone in pain. That was why Master John had suggested Cal to the King and High Council for this role. The orb surely needed a strong warrior to protect her, but more importantly than that she needed a strong man with a good heart. And Cal's heart was the purest Master John knew.


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One son.
One weeping,
One won.
Two families
One child
No contact,
Forms filed.
Two last names,
One blood.
The tears
Cause a flood.
Two mothers
Both love
The small boy
From above.
An angel
He sits
Watching life
Through the slits.
One mother
Sits all alone,
No one to call,
No one to phone.
Her baby is gone,
Oh where could he be,
Will he ever come home,
Will he ever know me?
Two mothers
One son,
Both love him so.
Two mothers,
One son,
But he doesn't know.
He loves his mother,
The one that he knows,
She holds him close,
He knows no other.
She holds him and cries,
For she knows he is sad.
She doesn't know why,
But she knows it is bad.
She's been given this child
To clothe and to feed,
But she doesn't know
About the terrible deed.
When a small child was taken
Away from its Mom,
"To help her," they said,
"Til better times come.
"We'll watch him,
We'll keep him,
Til you get alright.
And then
Give him back,
When your burden is light."
So she gave him away,
With the promise they made,
Just a wee bit of help,
A tiny small break,
And in a short time,
She asked for her son,
But the people had taken him,
And gone on the run.
They gave him away,
But they had no right,
They named him again,
And the mother did fight.
But the mother,
She lost
And her son
Was the cost.
Two mothers
One son
Both love him so.
Two mothers
One son
But she didn't know.
The mother who got him
Thought he wasn't wanted,
She never knew
Why he was so haunted.
She thought he was left,
That's she was told,
How would she know,
That he had been stolen?
Two mothers
One son.
But nobody won.
In 1964, my husband was taken from his mother by the child welfare authorities for what was supposed to be a short, temporary period. She trusted them, needing the help, with several other children also in tow. He was never given back and was adopted two years later into a Caucasian family who loved him, but never knew that his birth mother had not agreed to the adoption.
My husband loves his adoptive family, and they love him very much. He has also re-united with his blood family, who also love him. That said, however, the scars are still there for him. He was torn from his mother at the age of six weeks, and placed in foster care, where he endured abuse. By the time he was adopted two years later, he already had great difficulty in forming attachments to others.
My husband was part of a historical event called the 60's Scoop -- when thousands of babies in Canada were taken from First Nations mothers, and handed over to non-First Nations mothers. This series of poems is my gift to him -- to share his story -- and to help us understand what he and thousands of others went through.


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DiFlatfile-a key component of DiCentral's SaaS B2B data integration solution-enables you to connect and communicate with more of your important trading partners without the typical ongoing maintenance of hardware or software. DiCentral's flexible SaaS internet infrastructure allows businesses to exchange and integrate data with multiple partners in EDI, XML or proprietary file format.
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1 lb. cranberries
2 cups boiling water
1 envelope plain gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
2 cups sugar
1 pint gingerale
1. Cook the cranberries in boiling water until the skins pop.
3. Mix the gelatin with the cold water and allow it to soften.
2. Put the cooked cranberries through a food mill; do not drain the
4. Stir the sugar and the gelatin into the processed cranberries,
stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
5. Allow the mixture to cool. When it has cooled, stir in the
6. Put the mixture in the freezer and chill until almost solid.
7. Turn out the partially frozen mixture and beat with a
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8. Freeze overnight.
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I have reaaally curly hair (but its nice), and the guy keeps telling me to straightening it Because he really wants to see me with straight hair. Should I? Why would he even WANT to see me with straight hair?
Am I overreacting? :/
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If you like him, do it. But if you don't, you don't have to. I had a guy friend that used to make fun of my curly hair. He said things like, 'you have a lot of hair' or 'your hair makes you look like you just rolled out of bed'. then another time he said that I look better with straight hair. idk. guys can be really insensitive sometimes. it's not their hair, it's yours and yours do style any way you want.


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Private residence relief: realising gain: restriction
The second part of Section 224(3) denies relief on the part of a gain which is attributable to particular expenditure. In practice this means a comparison between the gain which accrues and the gain which would have accrued without that expenditure. To make this comparison you will usually need advice from the Valuation Office Agency. This advice should be obtained using form CG20, see CG74320+, with a covering memo explaining the purpose for which the advice is needed.


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San Francisco Giants managing general partner, Peter Magowan told Barry Bonds Thursday that he'd like to move the team into "a different direction"... one which doesn't include the veteran slugger.
This marks the end of an era. A 15-year tirade in which Bonds set the single-season and all-time home run records while bringing an insane amount of controversy. Of course, Magowan says he'll have difficulty saying goodbye after a decade-and-a-half of ups and downs... mostly downs.
"There is more baseball in me and I plan on continuing my career. My quest for a World Series ring continues," Barry said .Bonds, who hasn't played since Sept. 15th due to a sprained big toe, wanted most in life to finish his career where he father Bobby and godfather Willy Mays played. Unfortunately, he may miss the opportunity to play one last homestand this weekend, but manager Bruce Bochy thinks Bonds will be in the lineup at least one the days.
Why not just retire? I know, I know. He's still one of the bigger threats as a No. 4 hitter in the National League. He'd make a great designated hitter. He's awesome, I get it. He's also 43 years old and accident-prone.
So, why not end his career on a high note? I think it'll be tough for him to find a home as sweet as San Francisco, considering how much people dislike him outside the Golden Gate. There is always the possibility that the A's, Padres and Cardinals will show the same interest they did after last season ended and he'll get a nice, fat deal to polish off his career with.
One thing is certain: at least he won't have to worry about his likeness being changed into a new uni for MLB2k8. Since he's not in it. Cause he's a jerk like that.
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In the Everyday Roots Book I begin the chapter on weight loss by stating that I believe there are only two ways to truly manage weight, through exercising and eating healthy. There simply is no magic shortcut, and while this may seem obvious to some people it is overlooked far, far, too often. Now you're probably wondering, if diet and exercise are the only ways to lose weight, why did you write this list? Because there are still natural remedies and recipes that will help you reach your ultimate goal. If you use these in addition to eating better and getting some exercise, they can speed up the process. There are many different contributing factors to losing/gaining weight, so the below remedies cover a wide range.
Before you go on you should have a simple understanding of the process your body goes through when dropping the pounds. Fat (along with protein and carbohydrates) is stored energy, plain and simple. Calories are the unit that is used to measure the potential energy in said fats, carbs, and proteins.
Your body will convert fat to usable energy through a series of chemical processes, and any excess energy (calories) that you don't need will be stored away. To lose weight, you must expend more energy (or calories) than you take in. When you are using more than you taking in, your body draws on stored fat to convert it to energy, which makes the fat cells shrink.
It doesn't disappear; it simply changes form, like water to steam. While this is the basic process, you also have to take into account genetic and environmental factors. How well the above process takes place does vary from person to person.Blood sugar has a direct impact on your weight as it affects…


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Say Cheese.. *click click click* ; it's as easy as it gets now. Every one has a camera today, atleast one of those digital ones they merrily skip around with – but every diamond starts out as a coal – and there is so much more to photography than any average person thinks.. So here are 8 facts that'll surprise you a little!
1. The 'Kodak Moment' – remember the commercial don't you? The Eastman Kodak Company, popularly known as "Kodak" was founded in 1888 by George Eastman and by 1976, this company captured 90% of market share in terms of sales!
2. Ironically, the core technology that is used in digital photography today was actually primarily invented by Kodak!
3. We all know technology is great, don't we? If we travel back in time, photography wasn't just as simple as a "Cheese and click"! Back in 1820s, cameras actually took several hours to capture a film! So yes, technology is indeed great!
4. Also, back in those days, photography was a hell of a task. With annoyingly long exposure hours, photographing people with a "cheese" was impossible. Why, you ask? Simple! Try getting someone to smile for hours and you'll get your answer!
5. When photographing adults was a task, image the chaos made by babies! Most times, mommy's used to hide and disguise as chairs, tables, etc just to hold their babies still! Spot the moms in the picture above, you'll understand what we're trying to say!
6. After this nerve-racking task of picturing babies, society almost took to the most creepy manner of photographing babies as a norm.. after they were dead! That way, they could be still for as long as they want. Definitely not something appreciable, but jaw-dropping for sure!
7. Today, the number of photographs clicked by a person every two minutes (selfies and all) is the same as the number of photographs clicked by mankind in 1800s!
8. The very first digital camera that was created in December 1975 was by an engineer in ofcourse, Kodak Company and it took 23 seconds to create a single photograph, which was bliss and the camera weighed only 8 pounds!!
So there, some interesting facts about photography in the older ages.. you probably knew some and probably didn't know others, but thank heavens life's easier than smiling for hours now!
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Is it true that if you shave at a young age, the hair will grow back faster as you grow older?
Is it true?
Update: When I say shave, I mean shaving a mustache or something like that.
Update 2: I keep getting this "thicker and darker" answer, well, my hair is black anyway, so will it make much of a difference?
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SACRAMENTO — Growth in U.S. wine sales slowed in 2015 as competition heats up globally to slake the thirst of wine consumers for higher-priced wines, according to experts at a major wine industry conference.
"When you look at it from 60,000 feet overall, the wine business is great; it's booming and things look very good for the coming year, including this year," said Jon Fredrikson of Woodside-based wine industry analysis firm Gomberg Fredrikson & Associates to about 1,500 gathered for an industry status check at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium on Jan. 27.
The good news is the U.S. wine market hit another all-time high in the U.S., but the worrying news is that growth has slowed overall, dragged by lower-priced wines, and competition from craft beer and spirits and from bottled imports is growing, he said. Sales in the U.S. last year grew by 2 percent, or by 7.2 million cases, to the equivalent of 383 million 9-liter cases, based on 10-11 months of government data plus estimates. The gap is widening between wines retailing for under $9 a bottle, which account for three out of four bottles sold, and higher-priced wines, which account for half of wine sales dollars, he said.
By another measure, sales of wines with more than 14 percent alcohol content, which tend to be higher-end labels, grew by 12 percent last year to an estimated 37 million cases. And sparkling wine made a significant comeback in 2015, with 10 percent growth to 22 million cases.
Pressure on lower-priced wine is being felt worldwide, as a number of large-producing wine regions around the world are rapidly working to increase the level of quality to compete, said Steve Fredricks, president of Novato-based Turrentine Brokerage.
A "shocking" picture in this competition in wine below $10 is the growth of craft beer and spirits, Fredrikson said. Craft beer sales passed those of these lower-priced wines in 2011, and craft brew sales doubled in the past four years, along with the number of such breweries.
"Craft beers are delivering complexity and mystique," he said.
While there were 4,054 bonded wineries in the U.S. last year, there were 4,144 breweries and 1,500 distilleries and 15,000 imported wines, with about 135,000 label applications being processed by the U.S. Tax & Trade Bureau, Fredrikson noted.
"Name another industry with that much competition," Fredrikson said.
Demand for wines over $10 a bottle is driving planting of California coastal grapevines, as well as in Oregon and Washington, and pricing for wine sold in bulk from those areas, according to Nat DiBuduo, president of farmer marketing group Allied Grape Growers.
"Premiumization is where the action is," he told the audience. "There is pricing pressure because of a shortage of good grapes."
For wines retailing for $10-$20, commercially bearing acreage in California is projected have increased by 32 percent for cabernet sauvignon through 2018 on a large base, 11 percent for chardonnay on a equally large base and 23 percent for pinot noir, based on a survey of grapevine nurseries.
For wines priced above $20, largely in Napa, Sonoma and Santa Barbara counties, acreage growth is projected to be 8 percent each for cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir and 2 percent for chardonnay, while merlot acreage is forecast to slip 4 percent, DiBuduo said.


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WASHINGTON AND OGUNQUIT, MAINE — Olympia J. Snowe may be, for the moment, the most powerful woman in Washington.
As the lone congressional Republican working to support President Obama's healthcare overhaul, no one will be more closely watched when the Senate Finance Committee votes next week on a bill aimed at curbing costs, improving coverage and making insurance more attainable for those without.
Many in her party are appalled that the Maine senator would even think of helping Obama. Her support might make it easier for moderate and conservative Democrats to go along. More significantly, Snowe could hold the crucial 60th vote that divided Democrats may need to overcome a GOP filibuster, which would kill the president's top domestic priority.
But her position -- standing apart from most fellow Republicans, sitting squarely in the sights of interest groups attacking from both sides -- is a familiar, if not particularly pleasant, one for Snowe. She often broke with President George W. Bush and Republican colleagues on tax cuts, abortion, stem cell research and Alaskan oil drilling.


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A kiss in the wind / Jennifer Bray-Weber.
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- ISBN: 9781426893490 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1426893493 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: [Toronto?] : Carina Press, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
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Marisol Castellan is in trouble--again. Against her pirate father's orders, she snuck off their ship to intercept a message meant for a rival captain, one that offers a clue to the whereabouts of her estranged brother Monte. Pirate captain Blade Tyburn is not pleased to find the letter he's been waiting for is missing. He's even less pleased when he discovers the thief is a raven-haired beauty who bewitches his senses and muddles his thinking. The note gives the location of a silver-laden ship that'll make his fortune; Blade must find it, and if that means bringing Marisol along on the voyage, so be it.Marisol believes Monte sails on the very ship Blade is to meet and strikes a deal with the handsome rogue. If he will give her passage to her brother, she will give him the exact location he needs. And both will get more than they expected.
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Taking inspiration from our beautiful coastline here in Cornwall, experience the fresh ocean hues of the new spring collection, and get the blues with us!
Oceanic dark navys to light sea blues flow throughout our collection, reminding the wearer of the garment's origin of inspiration and design. For us here in Cornwall, we are reminded on a daily basis how beautiful our surroundings are, especially our beaches. The colour palettes and textures of the sand, water and cliffs all influence our collections right from the start. From the design process through to choosing which natural materials to make the garments in and what colours they should be. We create clothing that is of the highest quality and most wearable style, seeing you through many years of wear and making you feel truly amazing every step of the way.
Call it our vitamin sea for you!
The graduated hues of the ocean along with the bold line of the horizon can be seen in many of our knitwear designs, either using stripes or colour blocking.
Our ocean inspired colour palette rolls across the whole collection, featuring in clothing, accessories and footwear. The softest organic cottons, linens, wools and leathers are all available in the freshest light blues to the most dreamy dark navys.


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At Gettysburg, 80% of students complete at least one internship or intensive career exploration experience by the time that they graduate. Obtaining an internship isn't only an integral part of developing a successful career plan, but many students use these experiences to launch their first job post-graduation.
So how do they do it?
We've asked a few students who've held internships this past summer to walk us through their internship process: from the application to the interview, the first day to the last.
Check out their responses for yourself. And to learn more about how to find an internship, stop by the Center for Career Development and start your career plan today.


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Fernanda, a 19-year-old Brazilian transvestite, dreams of becoming a woman, meeting a prince and being swept off her feet into a fantastic life of middle-class normalcy. She goes to Milan and works as a prostitute to raise money for a sex-change operation.
On the streets she is transformed into 'Princesa'- a stylish and alluring figure who makes a lot of money and many friends. One night Fernanda is picked up by Gianni, a conventional, handsome Italian man. The two establish a passionate relationship very quickly and a whirlwind of romance ensues.
Gianni leaves his wife and offers to pay for Fernanda's sex change operation. She turns away from her life on the streets and sets up home with Gianni. As time passes, Fernanda's ideal image of life as a housewife is tested. She feels isolated and unsure about the operation.
Life in Gianni's middle-class world is not as Fernanda had imagined it and soon, and after much soul searching, she is forced to re-examine the person she hopes to become.


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DONG Naturgas A/S (DONG Naturgas) specializes in the distribution and sale of natural gas and electricity. The key activities of the company include procurement, transportation, trading of natural gas and electricity. DONG Naturgas owns and operates some parts of gas infrastructure of DONG energy. It holds the entire portfolio of gas purchase contracts. The company offers energy related products and services primarily to the energy retailers. DONG Naturgas gets gas supplies from the UK, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands and operates its business through its subsidiaries. The company purchases power for resale from European power exchanges, primarily Nord Pool.
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Voitlander Vchrome 100 at Porto: A slide film, which makes beautiful and warm photos.
I bought this film and I didn't know how it was because I never heard about it. I found this film in a blog of a guy who sells expired films at very low prices. I use this film in a little walk that I made with some Lomographer friends in Oporto at a day that we agree to join for a walk called Lomo Safari. Basically, we go around, at this case at Oporto and we just shoot everything like what Lomography says.
I liked the results, a lot. The photos turned out with a tones of red, orange and with a little grain that made some of my images look vintage. The roll have a great power to catch the light around us. For me the photos gave a very cozy look at Oporto.
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So I am taking an undergraduate legal research and writing class; the class is graded on only two papers: a legal memorandum and a research paper. I am currently working on the first assignment, the legal memorandum, and desperately need feedback and help. I am willing to provide monetary compensation for anyone who can help me. The assignment asks us to pretend we are working at a housing law firm and write a memo in response to HUD's recent announcement on screening and rejecting tenants on the basis of prior convictions. From my understand, HUD had previously published an interpretation that said it was not okay to screen and reject applicants on the basis of prior convictions. Now, HUD' is basically saying that screening and rejecting applicants on the basis of prior convictions is fine. I see basically three issues in this case: 1. whether not HUD's recent announcement actually constitutes a legitimate agency interpretation, 2. if that recent announcement is considered an interpretation by the courts it would still fail the Chevron two-step. 3. The interpretation would still not be given skidmore deference by courts. I have not written the issues down like that exactly but those are basically what they are. My professor is saying my issues and the way they are written on my actual memo are good but my analysis is severely lacking. Can someone help me? Also I've recently read some forums on here about Chevron and Skidmore and saw that there is a step "0" in Chevron? Should I bring in Mead then? What should a brilliant analysis look like?
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Cudahy, WI-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. has appointed a president for each of its three business segments.
Grant Crawford joins Roadrunner as president of the company's Less-than-Truckload (LTL) segment, while Patrick McKay has been promoted to president of Truckload Logistics (TL) and Kevin Charlebois has been promoted to president of Transportation Management Solutions (TMS). The three new segment presidents will report to COO Brian van Helden.
Roadrunner said the appointments complete the reorganization of its executive management team, a transition that began in January 2014 with the promotion of van Helden to COO.
With the promotions of McKay and Charlebois, the addition of Crawford, and the previously announced appointment of Mark Peterson to executive vp of sales in June, the company's executive management team now has seven members.
The other executive officers are Mark DiBlasi, president & CEO, Helden and CFO Peter Armbruster.
"We are very pleased to announce the addition of Grant and the expanded roles of Kevin and Pat on our senior leadership team," said DiBlasi.
"This announcement is a significant milestone in the company's history and reflects the substantial growth we have experienced over the past several years, both through acquisitions and organic growth," he continued.
"Our executive management team is positioned to continue driving the company forward as we work to become a leading multi-billion dollar transportation provider," DiBlasi added.
Crawford was most recently an officer at FedEx Freight, Inc. serving there as vice president– International Operations.
McKay joined Roadrunner in 2012 as president of Truckload Services. Prior to joining Roadrunner, he served in various management roles at Schneider National.
Charlebois most recently served as president– Freight Consolidation & Inventory Management for Roadrunner. He joined the company in 2011 as president of Prime Distribution Services, the warehouse and consolidation division of Roadrunner. Prior to joining Roadrunner, Charlebois held a number of leadership positions over 17 years with FedEx Ground.
According to Roadrunner, it is a leading asset-light transportation and logistics service provider that offers "a full suite of solutions," including customized and expedited less-than-truckload, truckload logistics, transportation management solutions, intermodal solutions, freight consolidation, inventory management, expedited services, international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and comprehensive global supply chain solutions.


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LOS ANGELES - Arthur Blank ambled past the entrance of the Atlanta Falcons locker room, shaking hands and accepting hugs deep inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, surrounded by the chaotic din of a visiting team moving on. A table served up trays of burritos and plastic fruit cups. Equipment managers pushed massive carts. Players lugged bags. As some of them passed, Blank grinned and offered congratulations.
The Falcons had returned to the postseason with a resounding smackdown of the upstart Los Angeles Rams, a 26-13 NFC wild card victory that opened a pathway for the Falcons to return to the Super Bowl, the stage that has haunted them for the past 11 months. The way Atlanta stifled the highest-scoring offense in the NFL, coupled with the diminished state of the Philadelphia Eagles, offered legitimate hope the sixth-seeded Falcons, still the defending NFC champions, could make another deep run.
"We're not here just to get here," quarterback Matt Ryan said. "We want to make noise while we're here."
Blank, the Falcons' owner, was last seen in the postseason on the Falcons sideline, a celebratory smile turning slowly into a funereal countenance. For the rest of the football, the Super Bowl collapse has defined the Falcons all season. Their unevenness this year, as they broke in new, untested offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, suggested that 28-3 remained in their collective headspace. Blank challenged that notion, going so far to say that the Falcons wouldn't be here if Coach Dan Quinn had not guarded against it.
"Last year, honestly, was over and done with during the offseason," Blank said. "I didn't carry any of that forward. I think our team didn't. It's one of the reasons Coach (Dan Quinn) is as good as doing what he does. He doesn't let the players or the coaching staff think about what could have been or what should have been, what happened last year. We live in the present, and live for the present and the future."
With the way the immediate future looks for the Falcons, why not? Atlanta faded as an apparent Super Bowl threat during the first half of the season, dropping to 4-4 after a loss at Carolina in Week 9. Since that point, the Falcons are 7-2 and have evolved into the kind of team that can win, and win on the road, in the playoffs.
Atlanta opened as a 2 ½-point favorite against the Eagles, surely a nod to Nick Foles playing quarterback in place of the injured Carson Wentz. But it's also a reflection of how dangerous the Falcons are. The Rams averaged 29.9 points this season, and the Falcons stifled them not only with a menacingly fast defense, but also with a pounding running game that allowed to possess the ball for 13 minutes in the third quarter alone.
"This is a high-scoring offense," Blank said. "They're where we were last year. To hold them down the way we did, it's a great credit to our defense, which played consistently tonight. It wasn't just at one point. That's going to be important going to Philadelphia. They don't have Carson Wentz, but Nick Foles is a hell of a good quarterback. And the temperature will be a little bit different."
Safety Keanu Neal said the Falcons have developed a new rallying cry, handed down from Quinn: "Anytime, anywhere." Ryan said the Falcons have heard the mantra "probably thousands" of times from Quinn.
"Whoever it is, as long as we do what we do, everything else will take care of itself," Neal said.
In Los Angeles, Atlanta proved it has the capability and ingredients to win a cold-weather road game. Saturday night, the Falcons' offense and defense worked hand in hand in precisely the way they did not last Super Bowl.
Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman combined for 106 yards rushing, but the more meaningful total was 32: the number of rushes they totaled. During the week, Sarkisian stressed to the Falcons they would run the ball for the entire game even if it proved fruitless at first, trusting the Falcons' offensive line would wear down the Los Angeles front.
"We felt like we could crease them in the run game a little bit," Ryan said. "It's tough sledding, for sure, but we felt like that was our best plan for success. The guys bought into that. We all had that belief. We were all very clear about our plan coming into this game."
It is hard not to view the Falcons through the lens of their collapse against the Patriots. When they built a 13-0 lead in the first half, taking advantage of a muffed punt and fumbled kickoff return by Rams return man Pharoh Cooper, it became easy to wonder if the Falcons would blow another double-digit lead. It became even easier when the Rams mounted two scoring drives in the final minutes and nipped the deficit to 13-10.
"That's a tough way to go into halftime," Ryan said.
But the Falcons knew they were getting ball. On their opening drive of the second half, the Falcons struck to Sarkisian's gameplan. They ran 16 plays, 12 of them runs, and held the ball for nearly nine minutes. They had to settle for a field goal, but they extended their lead, seized total control and enabled their defense to conserve energy.
In the Super Bowl, the Falcons kept trying to outscore the New England Patriots even after they had taken a massive lead, leaving their defense helpless and breathless. Saturday night, they kept the reins on a tight game by controlling the ball. Through punishing runs and short passes, the Falcons possessed the ball for more than 37 minutes.
"We were fresh. We were ready. We were antsy," Allen said. "We were ready to get out there as a defense. We didn't want our offense to stall. But you're sitting down so much, you're just ready to roll. Because our offense was doing so good, we had enough time to go through all our adjustments we needed to go through."
The defense deserved plenty of credit. During their 7-2 run, the Falcons have surrendered only 17.3 points per game. Shutting down the Rams, and holding them to three points in the second half, may have been their most impressive showing.
"We're growing," Neal said. "We haven't even reached out peak yet. That's the beauty of it. But the camaraderie, playing together, playing as one, that's definitely a beautiful thing."
In the locker room, Falcons players talked about their "brotherhood" and the close bonds they share, having experienced last year's Super Bowl run together. It is easy for teams to boast about togetherness in the wake of a playoff win, but Atlanta seems to mean it. Allen called it the closest team he's ever been apart of, on any level of football.
If one play encapsulated the Falcons' idea of brotherhood, it came on Atlanta's first touchdown. Freeman plunged toward the goal line, and Rams defenders stoned him. Center Alex Mack rammed the pile, pushing the entire thing, Freeman included, into the end zone to put the Falcons ahead, 13-0.
Afterward, Freeman saw a few reporters standing around Mack and craned his neck around a bank of lockers. "Hey, that was his touchdown," Freeman said. "I wouldn't have got in."
"I should have been blocking somebody," Mack said, laughing. "He should be able to walk in."
Even in the postgame giddiness, the Falcons were reticent to evaluate their Super Bowl chances. Outside the locker room, Blank formed a slight grimace when just presented with the idea of how far Atlanta could go.
"You don't think that way in the NFL," Blank said. "You take it a game at a time, and during the game, you take it a series at a time. That's really all you can. I think that's the healthiest place to be. The minute you look past who you're playing, there's too much talent in this league."
The Falcons learned that the hard way last year, in the most wrenching way on the biggest state. They are back now, for another chance. They are not here just to be here. They want to make noise, again, and they may be better suited to than ever.


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As many of you know, the TYA leadership recently paid for an advert with Yellow Pages and Yell.com as a trial to explore the effectiveness of adverts like these.
The advert links to the TYA website where our names and contact details are listed.
Yell.com gives figures telling us how many times our advert has been looked at on a computer. Clever!
It also tells us how many times the person looking at the advert then clicked on it to find out more information. Even more clever!
On behalf of Swami, I'm going to be checking the figures each month and rounding up the data on how well the yoga advert is doing.
If you want to keep track of how it's doing then just look at this website each month.
Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, if someone rings you up and says they got to you through the advert on Yell.com, let me know by emailing email@example.com so I can add that in to the reports.
In about ten months we should have a clearer picture of whether the advert was worth the effort and the money and so we can make an informed decision about whether to take out further adverts with Yellow Pages.
Here's the first report:
Number of people who viewed the advert in the local area: 344
Number of people who viewed the advert nationally: 239
Number of people who clicked on the advert to find out more: 10
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It is no secret that The Tour begins on July 3rd..... or that Phil Ligget is one of the best announcers in the business.. But the hairstyles!
Come to our own Trailside Cafe and watch Le Tour with us! All the stages will be up on the big screen and Phil will not doubt treat us to a pile of "Ligget-isms."


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"Love this. heart emoticon Knowing the theme of your
story is an immense help during the writing process." -Rashelle Workman (to see the original FB post and link to the article click HERE)
Just for the record, I totally agree!
I thought the article pointed out a lot of great information.
My favorite line from the article was this: The best novels and the most life-changing memoirs you will ever read are the ones that help you discover a truth about the human condition.
So, what is theme in relation to stories?
- The underlying message of the story or the main idea.
- What the story means.
- It is a belief or idea that goes beyond culture and is universal, touching on the human experience.
I like to sum it up with this statement: The theme of a story is the lesson or message about life that is learned from a story.
Basically, if you know what your story is about, what its meaning is, and what the lesson is, you know your theme. (Need more tips? Click here)
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We finally got our hands on the new Nexus 7. Is it really as great as everyone expects it to be? Read on to find out.
Last year's Nexus 7 from ASUS and Google was for a long time the 7-inch tablet to beat. It had a very competitive price at £199, and offered much more than what the competition had at the same price point. Initially it shipped with 16 GB of storage, which later turned into 32 GB, but Google kept the price the same.
That pricing stability did have somewhat of a detrimental effect in the long run, as the older the tablet got, the less interesting it became compared to other state-of-the-art 7-inch and 8-inch tablets. Take the Memo Pad HD 7 from ASUS, for example, it dropped in price so much it now offers a lot of bang for your buck.
In other words, it was high time for a new Google tablet. The new Nexus 7 keeps the competitive pricing. The 16GB Wi-Fi edition costs £199, the 32GB Wi-Fi model costs £239 and the Nexus 7 32GB with Wi-Fi and LTE (4G) is priced at £299.


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Thwarted Attack At Saudi Facility Stirs Energy Fears
Officials Worry Terrorists Are Targeting Oil System; Crude Futures Jump 4%
A foiled attack Friday on a Saudi oil-processing facility reinforced a dire concern for the U.S. and the energy industry: that terrorists are looking to score a direct hit on one of the world's largest petroleum chokepoints.
Friday's target, the vast Abqaiq facility, may be the single most vital cog in the world petroleum system. Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter. Abqaiq processes six million to seven million barrels a day of crude oil -- equal to about two-thirds of daily Saudi output and 8% of the world's consumption....


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Matt Boelman and Kory Ballard, owners of Perficut Companies, at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines, Iowa.
Perficut clients recognize early on that we are a different kind of company - an enterprise fueled by progressive spirit and managed with a level of passion that is uncommon in our industry. But that's just one part of the equation. Our roots reflect an approach that is inspired by the generations before us who refused to take shortcuts and knew the value of a job well done.
At Perficut, we don't see our work as a business - we see it as our profession. For more than 25 years, we have utilized a dependable, adaptable, proactive approach that creates greater value for our clients and delivers unexpected results worth remembering.
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One of my favourite themes to explore has always been the creation of organic forms. There's something so beautiful and necessary in the unpredictability of free flowing art. For me, embracing yourself in nature's organic art brings a moment of elation like no other, whether it be the way cloud formations light up during sunrise, the ripples formed by rain or viewing a horizon of peaks and valleys created by centuries of tectonic movements.
I find the organic flow of water particularly incredible. When forces act on a body of water they create the most amazing sculptures that last only for a split second. I wanted to try and capture some of these fluid forms, ones that disappear too quickly for our eyes to properly appreciate. So I began experimenting with macro photography.
Using inks of different density and recreating natural currents in water I tried to capture the fluid movements. The swirling patterns and contrasting colours were mesmerising and forever changing before my lens.
While reviewing the photographs I found they reminded me of biological organisms, I saw seahorses, jellyfish and anemones in the patterns created. Using fineliners I wanted to bring these organisms to life with illustrations. I began playing with the balance between the organic flows and the geometric patterns found in organisms.
Through using digital manipulation I was able to merge the illustrations with the photographs and create the prints you see on the scarves. The illustrations add boundaries to the organic flows while the flows provide inspiration and direction for the geometric patterns.


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diabetes insipidus
diabetes insipidus - a rare endocrine disease that occurs as a result of absolute or relative deficiency of vasopressin (neirogipofizarnogo hormone) and developed debilitating urination (polyuria) and a strong thirst (polydipsia). Most often the disease occurs in young people of both sexes aged 17 - 25 years (but can occur at any age).
For information: vasopressin - antidiuretic hormone produced in the hypothalamus, accumulates in the pituitary gland and is responsible for the balance of fluids in the human body (the extracellular fluid part of blood, water, etc.)
most often diabetes insipidus developsby abnormalities of the pituitary gland, provoked malignant or benign metastatic tumors.Another possible cause of destructive processes in the pituitary gland are unsuccessfully performed surgery on the brain (every fifth case of diabetes insipidus).Also, the causes of occurrence include: chronic and acute infectious diseases, trauma (accidental or surgical), tumo
addition to the acquired form in adults and congenital forms in children, diabetes may be kidney (nephrogenic), central and idiopathic
sudden appearance of abundant and frequent urination at which the daily amount of urine can vary from three to fifteenliters (sometimes up to 40 liters per day) and a strong thirst.There has been a decrease in Poteau - salivation, dry skin, seizures.Marked weight loss, anorexia, fatigue and irritability, disturbance of the proper functioning of the gastro - intestinal tract.Children are often lagging behind in the sexual and physical development.In men, a decrease in potency, and female menstrual cycle is disrupted.By limiting fluid intake, develop dehydration symptoms: headache , dryness of mucous membranes and skin, nausea and vomiting, blood clots, increasing the overall body temperature, collapse, mental disorders, tachycardia
diagnosis insipidusDiabetes is set based on the presence in a patient of polydipsia, polyuria (no pathologic changes in the urinary sediment at a relatively low density urine);when the sample with xerophagy no increase in the relative density of urine
treatment of diabetes insipidus is assigned depending on the form of the disease.When the central diabetes insipidus shows the assignment of hormone replacement therapy with synthetic vasopressin analogue - desmopressin or adiuretinom SD (administered intranasally twice daily).If the patient takes little urine (less than four liters per day), it is recommended that replenishing lost fluids.
When nephrogenic (kidney) form of diabetes insipidus is probably the most effective treatment is a combination of antidiuretic limiting daily salt intake (less than 2 oz.).
addition to medical treatment, diabetes insipidus patients must adhere to a diet that is to limit the consumption of salt and proteins, as well as the complete rejection of the use of alcoholic beverages.By contrast, in large quantities should eat vegetables, fruits and dairy products.To quench your thirst recommended the use of chilled fruit compotes and fruit drinks.
also in the treatment of diabetes insipidus are proven some recipes of traditional medicine (fees herbs), but they may be only a supplement to medical treatment, after prior agreement with your doctor - an endocrinologist.
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Quality of Life Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Application of Social Cognitive Theory
Abstract (Summary)The purpose of this project was to augment self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and self-regulatory skills for women with breast cancer through a quality of life intervention based on Social Cognitive Theory. Relationships between social cognitive variables, positive coping behaviors, and quality of life were explored. The intervention was conducted in collaboration with an established cancer treatment center and provided information, guided feedback, and mastery experiences in a supportive environment for breast cancer survivors. A total of 32 women were enrolled and randomized to either the 8-week intervention or standard-care. With a final n of 14, the lack of statistical power made it difficult to determine whether differences existed between the two groups. Data trends suggested that some women benefited from the program. Implications for the content and delivery of future psychosocial interventions with cancer patients were discussed.
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Advisor:Robert S. Stephens; Richard A. Winett; Eileen S. Anderson; Jack W. Finney; George A. Clum
School:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
School Location:USA - Virginia
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Date of Publication:03/27/2002