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Girls Aloud are reportedly planning to return to the studio and record new material in January.
The girlband took a hiatus in 2009, but all the band members have agreed to reunite in six months after Nadine Coyle offered her support to Cheryl Cole following her axe from The X Factor USA, The Mirror reports.
"All is forgiven between Nadine and the rest of the band," a source told the newspaper. "It's all water under the bridge.
"They're excited they're going to be making a fresh start together on this next adventure of their lives. In six months' time, it'll be back to work as normal - they are itching to get back in the studio."
Girls Aloud, whose other members include Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding, are also looking to write songs inspired by their personal experiences.
"Cheryl has been through a lot worse than the US X Factor. She's survived a marriage breakdown and almost died of malaria. She's made of tougher stuff," the source continued.
"In fact, they have all got so much more experience between them now. They have all been through so much and come out fighting, and they will reflect this in their tracks."
Walsh hinted earlier this year that Girls Aloud may reunite in 2012, while Cole was previously adamant that Coyle would return to the girlband.
Roberts recently released her debut single, 'Beat of My Drum', and will launch her album Cinderella's Eyes later this year.
Watch Girls Aloud perform 'The Promise' at the 2009 Brits below:


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4 The Guideline Development Group, National Clinical Guideline Centre and NICE project team
4 The Guideline Development Group, National Clinical Guideline Centre and NICE project team
4.1 Guideline Development Group
The Guideline Development Group members listed are those for the 2014 update. For the composition of the previous Guideline Development Group, see the full guideline.
Campbell Cowan (Chair)
Consultant Cardiologist, Leeds General Infirmary
John Campbell
Cardiology Specialist Nurse, Community Services, South Tees Acute NHS Foundation Trust
V‑Lin Cheong
Clinical Practice Pharmacist, NHS Sheffield/Lecturer (Pharmacist), University of Derby
George Chung
Consultant Cardiologist, Yeovil District Hospital
Matthew Fay
General Practitioner/Principal, Westcliffe Medical Centre, West Yorkshire
David Fitzmaurice
Professor of Primary Care, University of Birmingham
Gregory Lip
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital Birmingham
Clifford Mann
Emergency Medicine Consultant, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Nick Mills
Cardioversion and Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Nurse, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge
Eileen Porter
Patient member
Suzannah Power
Patient member
Richard Schilling
Professor of Cardiology and Electrophysiology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London
Rebekah Schiff
Consultant in General and Geriatric Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
4.2 National Clinical Guideline Centre
Joanna Ashe
Senior information scientist
Elizabeth Avital
Associate Director (until August 2013)
Clare Jones
Project manager/senior research fellow
Zahra Naqvi
Research fellow
Jill Parnham
Operations Director (from August 2013)
Vicki Pollitt
Senior health economist (acting)
4.3 NICE project team
Philip Alderson
Guideline Lead (until October 2012)
Christine Carson
Guideline Lead (until February 2013)
Sharon Summers‑Ma
Guideline Lead (from March 2013)
Mark Baker
Clinical Adviser
Sarah Dunsdon
Guideline Commissioning Manager (until December 2012)
Clifford Middleton
Guideline Commissioning Manager (until May 2013)
Caroline Keir
Guideline Commissioning Manager (from May 2013)
Jennifer Heaton
Guideline Coordinator (until August 2012)
Andrew Gyton
Guideline Coordinator (until April 2013)
Margaret Ghlaimi
Guideline Coordinator (from May 2013)
Nichole Taske
Technical Lead (until March 2013)
Beth Shaw
Technical Lead (from April 2013)
Jasdeep Hayre
Health Economist
Judy McBride
Editor (until February 2014)
Gareth Haman
Editor (from February 2014)


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CEE Morning Briefing: Czechs May Launch FX Intervention
Monetary policy remains the central theme in central Europe Thursday, as the Czech central bank may vote to launch a foreign exchange intervention to loosen monetary conditions, hot on the heels of Hungary slashing interest rates and saying more easing is in the cards.
In Prague analysts expect no change to the central bank's benchmark interest rate, which is at a historic low of 0.05%.
But if the monetary policy board deems it necessary to ease monetary conditions in the country that is emerging from recession, it will come via large-scale koruna sales.
"The central bank is [now] the closest [it's been] to start foreign-exchange interventions after a year of contemplation," said Miroslav Plojhar, economist and currency strategist at Erste Bank.
Mr. Plojhar said its a 50-50 chance the bank votes for the move. However, the bank is not obliged to hold such a vote.
The central bank board hasn't found the need to launch an intervention yet, but governor Miroslav Singer recently said a koruna-sale is likely while the country's inflation rate continues to undershoot the central bank's 2% target.
That comes as the Hungarian central bank Tuesday cut its main rate to 3.60% from 3.80%, citing a slow economy and tame inflation as drivers.
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LETTER FROM M. L. (dated June 6, 2010)
I was not with you when you were 15 years old…. I wish I were. I remember alot of things. Things that were wrong. Things that should not have happened to younger under age little girls. And they were not protected. They were left alone to fend for themselves. They were left alone to make decisions for themselves. They were left alone to say oh yeah I'll smoke that [or] yeah, I'll take that. We were not protected from the world as it was.
So why do you feel guilty? Why do you condemn yourself for what he did? For what all of them did to their children?
It's not our fault. It's not your fault. It's not my fault.
Stand tall. be yourself, be strong!
When I was around ten-years-old, in 1972, my parents divorced. It was a time of Vietnam, the Moody Blues, drive-in movies and Watergate. I really don't remember much about Watergate, or my parent's divorce, for that matter. My desperately shy existence consisted of books and David Cassidy. I had a mad crush on him, and the music to "I Think I Love You" reverberated in my head every time I looked at his face from the poster hanging on my bedroom wall.
I have very few memories of my days in California between the ages of two and twelve years old. I remember eating frozen bananas on sticks, dipped in chocolate and rolled in chopped nuts, as we walked on a wooden boardwalk that jutted out over the Pacific. I haven't had one since, but I can still remember how they taste. And mom taking us grunion hunting in the middle of the night, under a big yellow moon, still in our pajamas, rolled up high so they wouldn't get wet as we caught the splashing silver fish along the shore with our bare hands. Charles Bukowski must not have seen us when he penned the poem "The Hunt".
"…and the grunion ran again
through the oily sea
to plant eggs on shore and be caught
by unemployed drunks
with flopping canvas hats
and no woman at all"
I remember my mom, so exotic and beautiful with a smudge of kohl accentuating her sapphire blue eyes, and her long black hair done up in the fashionable bouffant style of the 60's coming in to kiss us goodnight before she went out, her perfume lingering in the room long after she left. I remember the smell of alcohol on her boyfriend's breath when he snuck into my room, leaned in close and slipped his hands under my blanket.
I have vague memories of staying a summer in a trailer park, a type of 60's California commune. I was supposed to have been with my father that summer, but he left me there, instead, to live with my two older half sisters. I would stay awake at night listening to guitars strumming, and the hippies in the park, with their long hair, the scent of patchouli and cannabis afloat, singing Don McLean's "Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie", which remains one of my favorite songs to this day.
It was there that my oldest sister's boyfriend, recently back from Vietnam, came to my bed at night, just as my mother's boyfriend had done. Another time, he arranged to take me alone to the deserted cove of a beach. I don't remember how I came about not having my bathing suit on, maybe I took it off willingly, sparklingly innocent in my nine-year-old nakedness, the only witnesses being the soaring seagulls and the crashing sea. I remember part of what happened there, but not all. My psychologist told me once that our minds allow us to remember things when we're able to deal with them. I've considered hypnotherapy, but I think I'll let it go. Maybe my mind knows better.
I was 12-years-old when we moved back to Florida. We stayed with my grandmother until mom found us a place to live. I loved my grandmother, but living with her wasn't easy. I don't think she wanted us there. She was usually angry and not very nice. Now I realize that she was clinically depressed. In those days, people went undiagnosed and somehow lived with it, unlike in my mother's time. Mom made sure she had plenty of medication for her depression.
One summer day, my little sister Lisa and I were riding our bikes. A man stopped his car to ask us directions to the next town. He left after we told him, but turned around and came back. He asked us lots of questions, how old were we? Did we have any brothers? Where did we live? Lisa became nervous. "Debbie, we have to go. Mom's calling. Come on." But I wasn't falling for it. I knew mom wasn't calling us. I shot her a withering look. He'd just asked if we wanted to earn $5.00. I couldn't believe Lisa was being a big baby and was going to ruin our chances of earning some money of our own.
He asked if we knew what a hand job was. It sounded like something to do with fixing the car. I was sure we could learn easily enough. Anyway, if Lisa wasn't willing to learn, I was. "Just take a look in here, I'll show you how." I took a step closer to the car and leaned forward to look in the window, trying to ignore Lisa's pleads to go home. What I saw was his erect penis clutched in his fist. My mind saw a gigantic purple monster. I sped away, peddling as fast as I could. By the time I got home, I was sobbing hysterically. Lisa, I learned later, followed close behind me, zigzagging the whole way. She thought I'd seen a gun.
When I was thirteen, we moved into the sagging wooden shack on the edge of the road that mom bought. She bought it for the property and said that it would be her retirement one day. After all of her financial struggles, when she turned 60, she sold it for a million dollars, echoing what she'd always told us – you can never go wrong owning land.
Some of the wood on the house had begun to rot, a great deal of the paint had peeled off, and the house itself drooped down like a dying daisy toward the ground. What was left of the original white paint had turned a mottled grey, the color of a rain cloud before a summer storm. It was a small, single storey house, which faced the rural road and had a thick pine and palmetto scrub forest as a back yard. In the deepest part of the woods was a lake, which we kids swam in, until we spotted an alligator, its dragon-like ridged back, eyes and snout barely above the surface of the water as it glided silently through the reeds.
To the left from the main living area was a hallway. Mom and Lisa's bedrooms were at the end of it. There was nothing unusual about those rooms except that my mom's room was where the three older neighborhood boys took me that time when they broke into the house, after they beat Lisa's friend up and broke a couple of his ribs.
They were bullies, and wanted to use me to give the youngest of the three experience, while the other two looked on.
I didn't protest and I didn't fight. I went willingly. I didn't think there was anything I could do. Afterwards, it was never discussed, which was fine with me. I didn't want to talk about it. I felt guilty, like it was my fault. I knew if I pushed it far enough out of my mind it would disappear and be gone, as if it never happened. I was good at that. Afterwards, when I saw those boys, they were mean and said that they wouldn't touch me with a ten foot pole. However, I know what they did.
And they know what they did.
At the beginning of the hallway was my bedroom. In my room at night, I could hear the palmetto bugs and roaches scurrying, and I remember the sound they make when they fly – a whir, then a click when they landed on something – the wall, the floor, please God, not my blanket. I was sure I would die if one were to land on me or crawl on me, so even though the nights were Florida hot I would make sure not an inch of space was open between the light blanket and me.
It was under those blankets in the sweltering sticky heat that I dreamed of another place, a place far away, a whole other life. I wasn't sure where, but I thought if only I could get away, I'd be safe and happy. Safe from the roaches, safe from the older neighborhood boys, safe from the thoughts in my head, and my sharp self-criticism. By this time I'd picked up where my father left off. I no longer needed him to tell me I was good for nothing. My own thoughts answered his words, like an echo in my head.
Almost directly across the hallway from my room was the bathroom. It was your typical bathroom, except for the fact that there was a hole in the floor near the toilet where you could see the ground. Other than that, it was fine and functional, with an old tub, toilet and sink.
One winter my mom couldn't afford to buy another water heater when the one we had broke, and we had to boil water for our baths. That was okay, we had a bath time routine at night and got used to it.
Then there was Uncle Billy and the Cracker Jack Rodeo.
Usually Uncle Billy would pick up the kids in his van and take us. He wasn't really our uncle, but all of us called him Uncle Billy. His van was made especially for him, with complicated hand gears and something in the back with which to lift his wheelchair out. He liked it when we came along, especially the girls, and would let us smoke cigarettes and weed around him.
I don't remember the first time I smoked pot, but by that time, when I was 13, we'd discovered how to get nickel bags from the dicey areas of Wabasso, a few miles up the road. We'd have an older friend drive us and go to the places where young men hung out in groups, their skin glistening in the stifling heat, outside informal, old wooden stores or bars. All we'd have to do is produce the $5.00 and we'd come away with a baggie.
We used to go to the roller skating rink in those days. It was the best. Especially the time we went after that party, the one at the hotel room in Fort Pierce, where they were all smoking pot and snorting coke. I took a hit of acid that someone handed me, then we all decided to go down the road to skate. The lights blared and pulsed and the music reverberated. I skated round and round to Frankie Valli's "My Eyes Adored You" and Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom", and felt alone with the music.
The next town south of us, Fort Pierce, was a frequent destination. Many times, we'd end up partying in a run down hotel room with people we didn't really know. Once, at a party, I talked most of the night to someone and found out the next day that he was stabbed to death after I left.
Some summer days I'd go over to Bonnie's place, which was just down the road from us in a small house near Curtis's farm. I'd walk in my bare feet, jumping from the sizzling asphalt to the sandy edge and back again, always careful of sand stickers. Bonnie was an older woman with a raspy voice and a hacking cough. She would share her cigarettes, both of us blowing smoke rings, and talk to me as if I was an adult, sitting there at her stained Formica kitchen table, even though I was only fourteen. Sometimes she'd impart her wisdom about sex. "Once a girl loses her virginity she always wants 'it'", she casually said one day. I never asked her about her life, why her children never visited, for instance, or why she lived alone.
It was the summer that Elvis Presley died; the summer that New York City brunettes like myself could finally relax after being terrorized by the serial killer David Burkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam. I had recently turned fifteen and this was the summer that would change my life forever…
I rolled over on my towel and pulled at the edges of my bathing suit bottom, making sure all was covered that was supposed to be covered, and rested my head on my arm. The day was perfectly hot. The sun baked my oil-slick body. I wriggled my arms a bit to make an indentation in the sand, until the hollow was just right. I closed my eyes and listened. My breath became rhythmical like the gentle waves that broke, then sucked away. The sounds of the sea birds echoed in my mind, the distant sound of people talking became soft static.
With my head turned to the side, still resting on my arm, I barely opened my eyes and squinted through the blazing sunlight. There was an older couple, sitting on beach chairs reading novels. From their deeply wrinkled bronze bodies, it was obvious that they spent too many hours in the sun. I heard the protest of a child and saw a mom, sitting on a toy-strewn blanket, put on the bathing suit of her small son for the third time – he kept taking it off and running to the water's edge.
And sitting on the top landing of the wooden boardwalk, a young man stared out into the ocean. I quietly watched him. He had wavy dark long hair. His jeans were worn and soft. I found it odd that he wore jeans on the beach in this heat. One thing I knew, he wasn't from here. No local would think of wearing jeans on the beach. Well, at least his feet were bare. As he gazed out, I found myself wondering what he was thinking. Maybe about his girlfriend far away in a cold climate.
As it turned out, he was as charming, at least in the beginning, as he was good looking.
Two months later, I left the wooden house by the road for the last time with the young man I'd met on the beach. I left a note for mom, telling her I'd gone to Bonnie's for the afternoon, and very simply, at fifteen-years-old, walked away and left home.
I didn't carry many things with me. A few clothes, and, as a second thought, just before leaving, I grabbed a picture of Lisa, mom, and me. The feelings I remember were of excitement – excitement at the prospect of travel and the feeling of stepping out into the unknown future, which I thought must be better than the existence in which I currently lived. I hated my life and I hated myself.
If I had known, and was able to see the future, I would have hugged Lisa tight, and told her I loved her. Mom, too. But, I don't have the gift of foresight, and in my youthful ignorance, I never could have guessed what was to happen, and how my life would be altered forever.
Once on the highway, I jutted out my thumb to the passing traffic, and finally left, just as I always knew I would.


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Eleanor and Tim – Dulwich and Skinners Hall, London Wedding
Wow. What a day. I always a little nervous about London weddings. Not that I'm fearful of London, quite the contrary. But the transport, the getting from A to B, the commotion of it all; it can be a bit much in the score of trying to deliver amazing wedding images. Travel to Dulwich was simple and I had time to spare. First hurdle taken with great ease. Wandering around Eleanors parents house with free access is a wonderful feeling. But something was odd. No, not the house or the people or the rooms. It was the fact that people were randomly singing and dancing repeated to the same tune. It was then I realised today was also a 'Marryoke' day. Will I ever get Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" out of my head. Probably not, but then neither will they. My London wedding nightmare almost came to fruition in traveling the first 1.1 mile from her parents house to the Church. How, in the space a single set of poorly managed red lights did the bridal car beat me to the church. Luckily Darren was already there. Another fantastic service in Christ Chapel in Dulwich (it an amazing church) and the vast array of guests spilled out on to the quad and ultimately to the buses. I raced in my car to attempt the impossible. Parking in central London. I'm pleased to say I won. Right around the corner. Result AND free. With all my fears gone I could get on with recording a fantastic reception and evening at the amazing Skinners Hall. With calm skies the terrace was a wonderful outside space that made you feel urban but not simply in the middle of London. It was cozy and a perfect fit. The meal was in the most amazing room. I still remember the shock I got when I opened the door to see it for the first time. Tim and Eleanor, family and friends, filled this space with three long (and I mean long) tables themed in memories of Granada where they first worked together. Thank you for having us along and all I can say is .. London 0 – Rob 1.


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They are all on by default and must be explicitly disabled
(--disable-pam-passthru). These all cause ENABLE_xxx to be defined for C code
so that we can enclose the code in #ifdef ENABLE_PAM_PASSTHRU blocks, for
example. For the first two, these also cause the plugins to be built - so that
if you specify --disable-pam-passthru, the plugin code will not be built at
all. I discovered a nifty autoconf macro called AS_HELP_STRING - this nicely
formats the help messages output by configure --help. I don't know if it's
worth going through all of our m4 code to use this, but I went ahead and fixed
configure.ac. Create instance will now add plugin configuration entries (but
disabled) for pam passthru and dna if the corresponding ENABLE_ macros are
defined. I also fixed a bug with passthru (not pam passthru) - the plugin
configuration entry was not being added.
Platforms tested: RHEL4, FC6
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Tragic news: on February 13th, legendary filmmaker Seijun Suzuki, behind such films as Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill, passed away at 93. Suzuki may well be the Jean-Luc Godard of Japan: like Godard, Suzuki's films were stylish blends of violence and humor paying tribute and taking aim at Hollywood cinema. Renown for his yakuza genre films, Suzuki's work inspired the likes of Wong Kar-wai and Quentin Tarantino (it's difficult not to watch Kill Bill and not be reminded of Suzuki).
I had the great fortune last year of seeing a rare print of Suzuki's The Call of Blood last year. Although it isn't one of the director's most well-known pieces, the film epitomizes Suzuki's auteurism perfectly, a wild feature that's as boisterous as it is sharp. He will be missed.


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Winning the Inner Game
The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is.
― W. Timothy Gallwey, The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
As the new year approached, I began planting seeds for the new year. I made a note to myself, Winning the Inner Game would be my January message.
Isn't the inner game the only game there is? No matter how well things are going in the various aspects of our lives, careers, relationships, family and health related matters, we all have that voice of judgment (VOJ) that drives us crazy. You know it—that inner critic that says in one way or the other, you aren't good enough. And it keeps coming back for periodic visits.
Even if you are the President of the United States and one of the wealthiest people in the world, you still have to deal with that inner critic that says, "I'm not good enough." And with some people that voice is really loud.
By the way, for those of you haven't yet read The Soul of Uncertainty that is the basic premise…at some level from the time we are born until the time we leave this earth we are always in that question. Yet it's not necessarily a bad thing.
That uncertainty is what drives us, consumes us, and perhaps takes us to the next level…so how do we tame that inner critic, that voice of judgment even if just for a little while?
Like the rose that Tim Gallwey refers to, we are constanty in the process of change and each moment is perfectly all right as it is.
Rather than resisting the process of change, embrace it as possibility, as opportunity, as adventure.
With that in mind, it's important to begin each day with meditation. It connects you to your center and sets the tone for the day. And you do have the time…in my lawyer days, I meditated even when I had to be in court first thing in the morning.
Make the practice of gratitude, part of your morning practice. It shifts your focus from what you don't like about your life, to what you do like about it. Researchers have documented the health benefits of gratitude such as lowering blood pressure and increasing your sense of well-being.
In 2000, when I transitioned from being a lawyer, I was very curious as to what life had in store for me. I couldn't figure out what I was going to do next. And then a shift occurred. Rather than thinking about what I was going to do with the rest of my life, I focused on that day and each day became a lifetime in itself. That shift has led to a practice which has helped me greatly tame my VOJ.
In the mornings after my meditation practice, I would ask myself what the highlight of my day might be? Throughout the day I would be in that question, open to good occurring, even expecting it, even though I didn't know what it might be.
The secret of this practice is to know that no matter what is going on, there always is a highlight. It might be a little thing that quite often we tend to overlook. Like many new habits, it takes practice initially, but over time will become part of your belief system that will lead to more optimism and taming your inner critic.
Your VOJ will never totally go away. When it rears its head, just notice it and give it a name, which helps you detach from it. I call mine Ralph.
Let me know what you discover, and if you have a strategy that works for you, I am curious to know what it is.
I invite you to share this blog with those in your circle.
In the meantime,
Embrace this Great Mystery, this Great Adventure, called, "Life,"
Mark Susnow is a life coach and strategist and thought-leader who inspires others to believe in themselves. He is passionate about life being an exciting journey of discovery. A former trial attorney for 25 years and musician, he integrates what it takes to be successful in the world with the inner wisdom unfolded to him through years of yoga and meditation.
If you are curious to find out how Mark can make a difference in your life both personally and professionally, you are invited to contact him at 415.453.5016 or email him at email@example.com.
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"An unlikely hero meets a modern-day mystic, who entices him to step into the greater mystery of life. In reading this story you'll feel called to do the very same thing."
—JOHN GRAY, New York Times Best-selling Author of
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
"If spiritual intelligence appeared to you in human form, would you listen?
The Soul of Uncertainty lets you peek into that possibility to illuminate your
own soul's journey. —RAZ INGRASCI, Chairman, Hoffman Institute Intl.
"A revelation! A wake-up call! Most all of us are looking for deeper meaning. The Soul of Uncertainty lifts up the human spirit and becomes your guide on an empowering journey of self-discovery."—TEMPLE HAYES, Difference-maker, Speaker, Author, When Did you Die?
Our hero, Buddy, is uncertain from beginning to end of his story about final answers to the perplexing problems of life.
He is all caught up in what Langston Hughes calls "the sweet flypaper of life." He gets stuck in some bad situations and problems, but always at key moments in his life a friend or mentor shows up to free him, for the time being. What makes different from the many famous coming of age stories from David Copperfield and Huckleberry Finn to The Catcher in the Rye is that Buddy talks to us, his readers and asks us questions like "What if you could wake up every morning excited about beginning your day." —RUSSELL FANELLI, Amazon Vine


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2009 SP Signature Edition Football makes its brand return for the first time since 2003 and delivers even more bang for the buck! Every box will have a multi-signed card or two individual autographs! Look for unique autograph inserts like Signs of the Super Bowl, pairing two players from the same game!
Regular Set: Regular Cards (200)Signature Rookies (60)
Top Inserts: Signs of the Super Bowl (Varied #)
Signature MVPs (Varied #)
Signature ROYs (Varied #)
Signature Eight (Varied #)
Draft Years (Varied #)
Rivalries (Varied #)
Box Break: (on average)
One (1) Multi-Signed card OR Two (2) Individual Autographs in every Box!
All Multi-Signed Cards are foil numbered!
Case Break: (on average)Five (5) Triple, Quad, Six, and Eight Signatures per case!
Configuration:4 cards per pack1 pack per box
Product Arrival Date: November
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
2009-10 SP Signature Edition Football Preview and Image Gallery
3 comments:
- Cardboardsingles said...
Any clue on the price tag on this product? or is that yet to be determined by Upper Deck. This looks like it will be an interesting product, hit or miss terribly with every pack.
- July 29, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- VOTC said...
No SRP yet
- July 30, 2009 at 12:48 AM
- masterpug said...
the basketball version of the product runs about $50/box, so probably in that range...
- September 16, 2009 at 10:52 PM
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Truck drivers assume huge responsibilities when they obtain their licenses and get behind the wheels of their tractor trailers or other big rigs. They're responsible for the truck and its contents, which is sometimes toxic and dangerous to others. They also have the power to affect the lives of other drivers on the road with their actions. If large truck drivers aren't careful, they can cause accidents, which result in devastating injuries and fatalities.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highways Loss Data Institute conducts highway safety research. In 2014, it reports that a total of 3,660 people died in truck accidents. About 16 percent of the deaths were truck occupants; 68 percent were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles; and 15 percent were pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists.
Dangerous accidents are often the result of truck driver negligence. If you've been the victim of such an incident, you may be able to prove negligence with the help of a truck accident attorney, and receive compensation to put you on the road to recovery.
Certain Actions Make Accidents Unavoidable
The Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS) examined some of the common actions that caused unavoidable accidents. According to its report, crashes often occurred after truck drivers:
Ran out of the travel lane. This could be due to veering into another lane or going off the road. About 32 percent of the large trucks in the study were involved in accidents because of this action.
Lost vehicle control. Loss of control might happen because the driver traveled too fast for conditions; traveled beyond capacity for poor road conditions; or vehicle system failure or cargo shift. Approximately 29 percent of the truck accidents studied occurred for these reasons.
Experienced rear-end collisions. A truck driver colliding with the rear end of another vehicle usually happens because loaded rigs and trailers take up to 40 percent longer to stop. The study found that around 22 percent of the accidents took place after this action occurred.
Driver Negligence Is the Primary Cause of Accidents
The LTCCS indicates that while some of the accidents happened due to unforeseen health issues, such as truck drivers having heart attacks or seizures, many were the result of negligence. Some of the most common types of driver negligence include:
Aggressive driving. Speeding, following other vehicles too closely, changing lanes unsafely, and other forms of reckless driving are prime examples of how truck drivers cause accidents by driving aggressively. Often, they engage in these behaviors because they're rushing to meet deadlines.
Distracted driving. Texting, emailing, engaging in social media, and talking on the phone are highly distracting for big rig drivers—so much so, there are federal regulations restricting mobile phone use. But other forms of distraction, such as reading a newspaper, reaching for items in the cab, and looking at billboards also avert drivers' attention long enough to put them in dangerous positions.
Drowsy driving. Certain medications and long road hours are often to blame for a driver's inability to stay awake. His reaction time drops, making accidents more possible.
Drug and alcohol abuse. Drivers may use certain drugs in order to stay awake while driving, and then take sleeping pills to fall asleep when they're finally off the road. The effects of these drugs, as well as drinking alcohol, can cause problems for them when they get behind the wheel.
Exceeding hours-of-service rules. Truckers are obligated to follow hours-of-service rules, which are federal laws that mandate how long someone can drive without resting, and how often she must take breaks. A driver may knowingly violate these laws in order to make a tight deadline, and the trucking company may look the other way. Working these difficult hours could result in the truck driver causing an accident.
Proving Truck Driver Negligence Was to Blame for Your Accident
If you think your truck accident was caused by driver negligence, an experienced attorney will conduct the research you need to prove this, which may enable you to receive the compensation you deserve for expenses related to the accident. Schedule your free consultation with an attorney from Kennedy Hodges, LLP by calling 855.947.0707 and find out how we may be able to help you.
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Tune in to Gearlog's Apple Live Blog
I'm in the Bay Area for what has all the makings of a Major Apple Announcement. Mysterious email invitation to event in San Francisco? Check. Cryptic conversation with Apple PR about what to expect? Check. Confirmation from Apple that this event will be the announcement of its new tablet? No, but I didn't hop on a 6-hour flight to see some new laptops and a GarageBand update (as nice as those might be).
Not to contribute to the overflowing cauldron of speculation and hype, but this is the product announcement of the year. And since Apple invited me, your PCMag Audio & Video Analyst, we can assume that it's not simply a bigger iPhone nor a straight-up computer--but it will likely have a blend of 3G and Wi-Fi coverage. The iPad, iSlate--whatever Apple names it--is probably going to be a big iPod touch, but built with one untapped market in mind: e-readers.
Will the new Apple tablet reduce the Kindle to kindling? According to a recent New York Times article, major print publishers including Conde Nast and Hearst have developed tablet-ready versions of their magazines (as if they have known details about the tablet all along...) Oh, incidentally, there were some people on my flight who work for Hearst and Conde Nast magazines but do not traditionally attend tech events.
But what new features, aside from a (rumored) 10-inch screen built for e-books and e-zines, might it have? Subscription services to TV networks has been speculated, but I'm thinking that the execs who fired Conan aren't ready to embrace anything that might save them. Wireless audio? Kleer's excellent wireless audio transmission, which sounds much better than Bluetooth, could probably fit in a tablet. And of course, a larger screen opens up a new world of possibilities for app and game developers. Also, rumors that the iPhone will be available via more carriers abound. Stay tuned, folks.
The live blogging begins at 10 A.M. Pacific Time, 1 P.M. Eastern at Gearlog, here..
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Opera has just released Opera Mini 4 for BlackBerry Curve 8300 series. This is this first time that they officially added support for BlackBerry Curve though the browser was always available for Pearl 8100 and 8800 series.
To install Opera Mini 4 in BlackBerry, go to http://mini.opera.com/ and click on the link to Download Opera Mini. Just answer 'Yes' to all installation messages (e.g. This application does not contain a signature, it might not be from a trusted source).
And with the new Opera Link feature, you can sync your Opera desktop bookmarks with the bookmarks of the mobile phone browser.
If you use a computer or device with a browser that doesn't support Opera Link, you can still access your bookmarks and Speed Dial. Go to link.opera.com to log in to the Web version of Opera Link.


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I'm the person you call when a graphic designer/web designer has built you a beautiful website but they haven't had the technical know-how to tune it to provide the best performance in search results. Or if you're looking for someone to build you a new website that will load fast, look great on mobile phones and tablets and rank well in Google Search Results to drive more leads for your business.
I'm a 'techie', a coder, a nerd. I'm based in Torquay and have over 20 years experience working in digital marketing. I have a deep technical understanding of the mechanics of the internet and platforms such as Google, WordPress, Shopify, Sqaurespace, Amazon and Facebook.
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I primarily provide the best search engine optimisation (SEO) services for small businesses across South Devon, including the Torquay, Torbay, South Hams, Teignbridge and Dartmoor areas.
You need my SEO expertise when:
- Your web pages take longer than 5 seconds to load
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- Your Facebook posts are not reaching enough people or not driving enough sales
If you are a looking for a new website or a complete refresh of your old website, I have a great deal of experience building websites from scratch, migrating websites to a better platform and redesigning websites to improve search and sales performance. Check out websites and online shops I have built.
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Improving your visibility in search engines like Google will have a real impact on your business' bottom line.
Whether yours is a company seeking local recognition, targeting a national audience or even building a brand overseas, I can help. Get in touch today; I'd be more than happy to provide you with a free SEO audit and discuss how I can improve your rank in Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs).
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Localised SEO is all about helping search engines understand the local relevance of your web pages. I can utilise various tools and techniques to help search engines like Google determine that yours is the best business to send local people to when they are looking locally for the products or services you provide. An example would be ensuring your business appears on Google Maps.
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Google has indicated site speed (and as a result, page speed) is one of the signals used by its algorithm to rank pages. Of course, it is also critically important to user experience. Pages with a longer load time tend to have higher visitor bounce rates and have been shown to negatively affect conversions, lead numbers and sales.
Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO)
Conversion rate optimisation is the systematic process of increasing the percentage of website visitors who take a desired action — be that filling out a form, becoming clients, or buying your products. The CRO process involves understanding how users move through your site, what actions they take, and what's stopping them from completing your goals.
Winning the 'Position Zero' featured snippet for Gilboy's
'Position Zero' is the highly coveted top-spot 'featured snippet' in Google search results. Google's intention is to provide an immediate answer to the search query without requiring a click through to a website.
This presents a fantastic opportunity to build your reputation as a subject matter expert and gain consumer trust. Google is also kind enough to provide a link to the source (your website).
Of course exactly how Google decides which website to glean the featured snippet information from is a closely guarded secret and a result of its proprietary AI. That being said, I have had quite a bit of success with Gilboy's (below).
Top of Google's organic search results for Gilboy's wire wool
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I'm a fan of urban fantasy. I was an adult before I discovered the genre in the form of the first Underworld movie. I'm still fond of that one—it's an urban fantasy action movie with a plot that actually makes sense—an actual blend of genres.
That genre-mixing a complaint I've heard about several movies Kate Beckinsale has starred in, actually.
A particular friend introduced me to Underworld. When Moni realized how much I liked the movie, she pointed me to the few urban fantasy authors that she knew.
From there, it didn't take long for me to realize that urban fantasy often… sounded the same. Characters would curse and often have sex on-screen. Heroines had smart mouths and kicked others' butts. Even "devout" characters wouldn't have their lives affected by their faith at all—never attended church, or thought about the theological implications of what they did beyond the occasional "Woe is me—I'm damned" character. Really old (vampire) guys would romantically interested much younger human women for no apparent reason.
Then there's young adult "urban fantasy", which is mostly all paranormal romance and has similar tropes. That really old supernatural guy will fall in love with the young narrator. Oh, and the love triangle? The "nice" guy will be the odd one out.
It's… boring.
It got old years ago.
But I keep reading urban fantasy. I enjoy the various reinterpretations of myth and lore. I like seeing effective uses of "fade to black." I want to find the devout ancient beings plagued by "Thou shalt not bear false witness" and "Thou shalt not kill" and "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." (Those are Biblical quotes, by the way: Exodus 20:16, 20:13, and 22:18.) I know other fans of the genre who like the same thing I do.
I like discovering stories that don't feel like they're following someone else's mould. But I still haven't found a series that's exactly what I want to read. I've spoken to others who feel the same way.
We discuss those clichés, those things we keep seeing in book after book after book…
I'm kinda tired of those debates, too.
I finally sat down and wrote a book that's young adult, that's urban fantasy, and that isn't "different" the same way as everyone else.
Destiny's Kiss is the politics, magic, and culture of your standard urban fantasy novel, with the teenage worries of the average young adult paranormal… and a bad boy you don't want to win.
All the early readers have told me that they love it. More than one beta has called it "unique" and said that they've "never read anything like it".
Does that mean I've succeeded in making something truly "different"? I hope so. What tropes are you tired of seeing in YA paranormal and adult "chicks in leather"?
Destiny's Kiss is currently available for $2.99 US—but it won't be at that price forever. Buy it now or try the sample before you buy it: Amazon.com, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, or XinXii. (Are you outside the US? I recommend using Smashwords or XinXii.)
Destiny Walker is an exceptional student despite her youth, sullenness, and the werewolf baby she left on a stranger's doorstep. Across the Atlantic, Kismet Baros was a rare mutt of a Magik—essentially immune to magic but nonetheless able to magically modify scents and heal herself—who was under the protection of the vampire court. Only Destiny and the judge who emancipated her know why Kismet no longer exists.
When powerful Magiks from Kismet's past come into town to celebrate a classmate's coming of age, Destiny must face her demons. She must decide what she is—person or property—and if she'll sacrifice the few friends she has to save the many. If she doesn't, she'll be the next face to launch a thousand ships.


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Precision Health Cloud
LifeOmic's Precision Health Cloud (PHC) is the cloud platform that integrates and indexes data from disparate sources including genomic, clinical, patient acquired, wearables, imaging and population data. All of this data is added to a searchable and flexible repository for each patient. The PHC includes machine learning algorithms that help you surface critical interrelationships between data, for example across genotypic and phenotypic data. With the PHC, you are able to focus on your research and analysis – not software setup, configuration and updates.
Data Driven Applications
The PHC includes a set of applications including the Subject Viewer that delivers a rich, interactive experience to explore individual patients, cohorts and entire populations. The LIFE Extend mobile application is fully integrated with the PHC, enabling you to monitor and interact with individuals via surveys, custom content, challenges, daily "to do" lists, progress, recommendations and more.
Additionally, REST API's, including support for standards such as FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) and GA4GH (Global Alliance for Genomics and Health), makes working with the apps you use today like R Studio, Jupyter Notebook, Tableau and Spotfire seamless. You can also quickly and easily build custom analyses, mobile apps and web applications.
You Own Your Data
You retain ownership of your data and determine who can access it with advanced authorization controls. We never distribute or monetize your data. The PHC is both HIPAA compliant and HITRUST CSF Certified, ensuring that your patient data is always protected.
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Leveraging the Precision Health Cloud (PHC), the LIFE applications empower individuals to take control of their healthspans. Our apps don't just enable you to leverage interventions shown to help people live healthier for longer, but also allow these behaviors to be tracked in the PHC platform.
With LIFE mobile applications, you can interact with your patients remotely; deliver surveys, collect data from wearables and deliver care plans. LIFE apps also integrate with Apple HealthKit, Google Fit, wearables and medical devices.
The LIFE Fasting Tracker App helps individuals track and share experiences with intermittent fasting. The LIFE Extend application helps individuals learn, make and manage lifestyle choices to improve health and wellness.
JupiterOne enables SaaS companies to dramatically shorten the time and effort required to achieve compliance and certifications like HIPAA and HITRUST. Additionally, JupiterOne facilitates a true DevSecOps culture and delivers the orchestration in software to ensure you manage your operational environment as it evolves.


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If you're looking to begin an internet profession, it would not damage to have a primary understanding of the way it originated and know the historical past of the industry. It trumps lots of social media platforms, in relation to engagement and it's an effective way of promoting products and services. Email Advertising and marketing is much from lifeless and one of the crucial effective methods to remain in front of each current and potential prospects.
We comply with a very formal advertising process for every social media strategy which includes in-depth discovery, market analysis, venture planning, distinctive venture management, coaching, consulting, and reporting. The target of marketing is to achieve potential clients by means of the channels where they spend time studying, looking out, procuring, or socializing on-line.
They key to social media advertising success is to decide on the platforms your market is mostly like to use whether or not it's Twitter, LinkedIn , Facebook , Pinterest , and so on. Content marketing could be very effective, but time consuming to create. With the numerous promoting channels obtainable on-line and offline it makes attributing success to the right campaigns very tough.
On-line advertising and marketing is often known as web advertising, web advertising, digital marketing and search engine advertising (SEM). This implies they need to type a transparent picture of the place they're presently and what number of assets they can allocate for his or her digital advertising technique i.e. labour, time and so on.
This subject deserves a whole information on its own, but if you want to be successful with social media (and you may HAVE to, in the long term), your finest wager for a one-stop shop is Gary Vaynerchuk. On this course, I'm going to stroll you thru the ins and outs of building a digital technique.


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About Us – Helping Hands Care, Exmouth and East Devon
Rated by the Care Quality Commission June 2017 as OUTSTANDING
All about us
Helping Hands is a family business, started in 1986, and is committed to providing services of the highest quality. This commitment has not changed over time. Great emphasis is placed on providing the right service for each person, our teams are dedicated to supporting people in their local community.
From those very small beginnings, Helping Hands has flourished to the professional organisation it is today. We have 150 care staff working in their local communities throughout East Devon supported by a professional management team. All workers are directly employed by Helping Hands, we have a rigorous recruitment procedure to make sure that we only employ people who are caring and have the right qualities to work with people in their own homes. The training programme is extensive leading to nationally recognized qualifications.
The business is locally based and not part of a national organisation. Helping Hands is registered with the Care Quality Commission and is a member of the United Kingdom Homecare Association.
My story ……..
By Rosemary Witherby (Managing Director)
My passion and commitment for the services that Helping Hands provides is as a direct result of caring for my own mother. She was one of the first people to have complex drug treatments at home. The Royal Devon and Exeter hospital produced a video documentary, filming us as a family around the breakfast table, to show how you could live with cancer and be with your family at home. This has stayed with me throughout my career and we strive to provide services that are of the quality we would want for our own family
see home care services page for more detailed information.
If you would like to find out more about the services we provide please contact us to discuss your requirements.


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The most popular style of band to hire with our customers at Warble Entertainment is without a doubt the rock and pop cover band. Perfect for any wedding or event where dancing is required, these fantastic groups perform everything from the 50s and 60s right up to present day chart music. With a huge variety of line-up options, from 3 piece bands to full 10 piece groups, why not allow one of these amazing combos to bring your wedding, party or corporate function to life. Live music bands for any budget and all tastes!


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5 Food Labels That Will Leave You Confused
The push towards consumer education has given us more labels than ever. Just what is natural food anyway? How close to us should food be grown to be labeled local? And, what does organic really mean?
Here is the lowdown on what the new labeling system really covers and where the confusion sets in.
The Natural Label
During weight loss, it seems to make sense to buy products that are labeled natural but even the Food and Drug Administration is unclear what the natural label actually means. This lack of a formal definition doesn't necessarily mean that the food is bad for you. However, you should take the time to read the ingredients list before you put one of these beauties into your cart.
Products labeled natural may contain lots of added sugar. To get this designation in the grocery store, food manufacturers must simply omit food coloring, synthetic additives, and artificially developed flavors. Before you buy, check out the sidebar. If you see sugar listed at the top, it's a good bet that this item won't help your weight loss efforts.back to menu ↑
The Local Label
Foodies are increasingly embracing the localvore term. Localvores restrict themselves to food that has been produced nearby, thus eliminating the waste that comes from transportation and, hopefully, eating food that is fresh from the ground or vine.
What local doesn't mean is pesticide or herbicide free. In fact, local food can sometimes come from hundreds of miles away, depending upon how 'local' is defined in your area. Most grocers restrict the use of the word to food that has been grown within 100 miles of their store, but in some cases it gets the designation if it was grown within the state.
Since many local foods are grown or manufactured by small business operations, you probably won't see an ingredients label. While it's great to save the environment, use your eyes to check for freshness and be sure to properly wash all produce.back to menu ↑
The Organic Label
To get the USDA Organic label, farmers and food companies must provide ingredients and food dishes that were made without manufactured pesticides, petroleum-based fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms. Meats must come from animals that have had access to the outside for grazing or feeding, be free of hormones and antibiotics to promote growth, and be fed a diet of organic vegetation throughout the course of their lives.
The USDA further modifies this label with percentages. A 100% Organic labels means that all conditions for the organic label were met while the Organic label means that at least 95% of the conditions were met. In addition, a label stating that a product was made with organic ingredients means that at least some of the foods used meet the organic criteria.
When it comes to the Organic label, a dieter's best bet is to either know the producer themselves or to carefully check the nutrition label. Some organic foods are filled with sugars and can be devastating to a weight loss plan.back to menu ↑
The Grass-Fed Label
Perhaps one of the least understood labels is the Grass-Fed one. When most people see this one, they think of cattle ranging out on the pasture for their daily feeds. While this may be true in some cases, it isn't the case for most.
The Grass-Fed label simply means that cattle can only consume their mothers milk and forage throughout their lifetimes. The majority of that forage doesn't necessary come from the wide open range, as many dieters think. In fact, grasses may be mostly stored and feed to the cattle on a feed lot. The forage doesn't necessarily have to be organic, either.
Cattle and other meat animals may receive this label even if they have been given antibiotics and growth hormones as well. To eliminate these unwanted additives from your diet, make sure that the label states that the meat you buy is both grass-fed and organic.back to menu ↑
The Gluten-Free Label
The current war on gluten is attracting lots of attention. Food manufacturers are taking note of this and are labeling food items such as vegetables like carrots and peas and fruits such as peaches and apples as non-gluten foods.
Gluten comes from foods such as wheat, barley, and rye. Anyone who is gluten intolerant can switch to breads made from oats or pastas created from an alternative source. Keep in mind that gluten-free foods may be highly processed and contain lots of corn based sugars that will sabotage your diet.
Grocery store aisles are frought with dangers for dieters on a weight loss expedition. Choose your foods judiciously and be sure to understand what the new labels really mean.


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Kuroki Nagisa – Jiyuuritsu
- Koshi tantan to tantan to (虎視眈々と淡々と)
- Makura kotoba (枕詞)
- Daiyogen (大予言)
- Almond (アーモンド)
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- Inochigake de hoshii mono hitotsu (命がけで欲しいものひとつ)
- Template (テンプレート)
- Kimi ga watashi wo dame ni suru (君が私をダメにする)
- Shiroya (白夜)
Kuroki Nagisa is a singer-song writer who started out in a band (also called Kuroki Nagisa). Their first and only album release was a self-titled 7-track mini album (although written 黒キ渚 instead of 黒木渚) in 2013. It's great short pop and rock CD and has my absolute favorite track by her called Atashi no shinzou ageru, which translates to "I'll give you my heart." Except in Japanese, the words for heart like emotions (kokoro) and the organ (shinzou) are two separate words and Nagisa is going to give you her throbbing heart. It's a great obsessive love song. After she went solo from the band, Nagisa released a full length album in 2014. Although it had a couple of really catchy numbers like Kakumei, there were a lot of boring filler songs and ballads and I was afraid her music career was going to continue to head in a direction that I wasn't much in favor of (similar to Uchuu Mao, another band-turned-singer-songwriter whose amazing rock/pop music has gradually declined into nothing but boring pop numbers).
However, Jiyuuritsu not only renewed my faith in Nagisa but completely blew away all my expectations. It is beginning-to-end a thoroughly enjoyable album. It is still more leaning towards pop than her initial release, but there is a real rocking song on track 7 with Template. All the songs have a distinct Kuroki Nagisa flavor to them but each is refreshing in its own way and doesn't give me that flat feeling that plagued her second album.
Standout tracks:
- Template – Heaviest song on the album with interesting take on repetition
- Koshi tantan to tantan to – Great pop number with a fabulous tongue twister chorus
- Daiyogen – Broad, majestic pop song with great keyboard
- Kimi ga watashi wo dame ni suru – Fast tempo catchy song with chaotic piano and drums


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For Better or for Worse, But How About a Recession?
Jeremy Arkes, Yu-Chu Shen
NBER Working Paper No. 16525
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This work was partially funded by Grant Number R03HD052776 from the National Institute on Child and Health Development. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Roger Spy from BULLETT MEDIA on Vimeo.
From Goldfinger to Andy Warhol, there are lots of reasons not to miss the sixties. Thankfully, Roger Spy has no problem referencing all of them. Spy and BULLETT take you on the baddest of all trips in this exclusive photo series–the kind that makes that chicken decapitation sequence in Willy Wonka look like child's play.
Photographer: Grant Thomas
Make-up: Hila Karmand
Styling: Rachel L. Antony
Hair: Kota Suizo
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text: Receivers finally emerge in win over Washington State Share Tweet Email Print Senior wide receiver Rashad Ross carries the ball near the sideline during the Sun Devils' 46-7 win over Washington State on Saturday. (Photo by Kyle Newman) After watching film of Saturday's victory over Washington State, ASU coach Todd Graham was pleased. The Sun Devils played well in all facets of the game and thoroughly beat the Cougars. The wide receivers' performance stood out on Saturday, as the group has been maligned all season. ASU's wide receivers caught a total of 19 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday. Eight different receivers caught the ball in what was a break out game for the position group. "We wanted to be more engaged in the offense," redshirt junior wide receiver Kevin Ozier said. "In the past, the receivers had been kind of down, so we wanted to show everyone that we are playmakers like we are supposed to be." Ozier finished the game with three catches for 60 yards. Senior receiver Rashad Ross, playing in his final game at Sun Devil Stadium, led the receivers with eight receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Hostile Situation When the Sun Devils take the field Friday night against UA, they will hear their fair share of insults and taunts. Rivalry games are notorious for trash talk, but the Sun Devils know they can't get involved in those extra curricular activities. "It's kind of a hostile environment," Ozier said. "The fans are screaming at you when you take the field, but you have to focus on the task at hand and not let that get to you." Redshirt junior offensive lineman Evan Finkenberg knows this is a big game and that both teams desperately want to win to make their seasons just that much better. However, Finkenberg also knows emotions are a big part of games like these and he wants to make sure all his teammates keep their emotions under control. "I (have to) help the younger guys understand what the atmosphere is going to be about," Finkenberg said. "The energy you are going to feel during the week, you are going to feel some butterflies when you walk out onto the field and you see the whole stadium and all the fans against you. It may make you play a little nervous, get too hyped up, and that's the type of thing I need to talk to the younger guys about. It's just another football game. It's not, but it is." All season, Graham has preached discipline and the Sun Devils have certainly responded. No longer is ASU among the most penalized teams in the nation, and Finkenberg believes the yearlong commitment to discipline will play a factor. Although Graham will always want fewer penalties, he has been pleased with his team's discipline for the majority of the year and wants his players to focus on what is truly important Friday night — the football game. "You're not going to remember what some person said to you over the rail," Graham said. "You're not going to remember who had the best (tweets) or who talked the most trash. You're going to remember who won the game. What is important is that you stay focused on that, and that is a challenge when you go on the road, especially in a rivalry game." Reach the reporter at email@example.com Subscribe to Pressing Matters Get the best of State Press delivered straight to your inbox. Related Stories No. 20 ASU hockey knocks off No. 4 Denver in 4-1 upset ASU WBB wins ugly again, defeats BYU at home 60-52 Seven games into season, ASU women's basketball has yet to find its identity


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MICHAEL J. KOPLOW is program director of the Israel Institute. He blogs at Ottomans and Zionists [1]. Follow him on Twitter @mkoplow [2].
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu did something extraordinary when they emerged from a January 12 bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Friends of Syria conference in Paris. Such occasions are usually marked by predictable boilerplate rhetoric about how productive the talk was and how closely both countries are working to solve pressing global issues, and Davutoğlu's comments [3] followed the standard script. What happened next was more unusual. After Davutoğlu finished speaking, Kerry took the opportunity to chide his Turkish counterpart for neglecting to mention an important component of the talks: Kerry's emphatic rejection [4] of Turkish claims that the United States had been meddling in Turkish politics and trying to influence the Turkish elections. As Davutoğlu sheepishly looked at the floor, Kerry continued that Davutoğlu now understood the score, and said that the two countries "need to calm the waters and move forward."
Kerry's addendum came in response to what has become a familiar Turkish government strategy of shifting the blame to outside powers, and particularly to the United States, when faced with any sort of internal opposition. During the Gezi Park protests in June, for example, Turkish government figures blamed Washington, CNN, and "foreign powers" for inciting unrest. More recently, when an ongoing corruption scandal exploded into the open in late December, Turkish ministers were quick to insinuate that the United States was the hidden hand behind the graft probe. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel U.S. ambassador Francis Ricciardone [5] for allegedly provoking Turkey and "exceeding limits," a reference to allegations that the ambassador was somehow meddling in Turkish affairs and prodding the investigation of government officials.
It isn't surprising that the Turkish government has blamed the United States for self-inflicted wounds. But it is surprising that the United States has finally responded forcefully. And, if Turkey's behavior after the flap is any indication (it made a quick about-face on
[1] http://ottomansandzionists.com
[2] https://twitter.com/mkoplow
[3] http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/01/219569.htm
[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnAtSs5cMGU
[5] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-21/turkey-s-erdogan-says-foreign-ambassadors-could-be-expelled.html


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Sylvan tricksters are rogues who model themselves after the mischievous fey of legend. Though not spellcasters, sylvan tricksters learn minor magical abilities reminiscent of those favored by fey creatures. The journey for many sylvan tricksters began in childhood, learning at an elder's knee the stories of the fey and the secrets of how to resist their tricks. Sylvan tricksters often live in areas where the boundary with the Fey World is thin, and a few have even been there— voluntarily or not.
Class Skills: A sylvan trickster adds Knowledge (nature) to her list of class skills and learns Sylvan as a bonus language. She does not gain Knowledge (dungeoneering) as a class skill.
This alters the rogue's class skills.
Wild Empathy (Ex)
A sylvan trickster can improve an animal's attitude. This ability functions as the druid ability of the same name, using the sylvan trickster's rogue level as her effective druid level.
This replaces trapfinding.
Fey Tricks
A sylvan trickster can select a witch hex in place of a rogue talent. At 10th level, the sylvan trickster can select a hex or major hex in place of a rogue talent. At 18th level, a sylvan trickster can select a hex, major hex, or grand hex in place of a rogue talent. She cannot select any hex more than once.
This alters rogue talents.
Resist Nature's Lure (Ex)
At 4th level, a sylvan trickster gains resist nature's lure as the druid ability of the same name.
This replaces uncanny dodge.
Fey Resistance (Ex)
At 8th level, a sylvan trickster gains DR 2/cold iron. At 11th level and every 3 levels thereafter, this damage reduction increases by 2 (to a maximum of DR 10/cold iron at 20th level).
This replaces improved uncanny dodge.
Rogue Talents: The following rogue talents complement the sylvan trickster archetype: camouflage, charmer, honeyed words, major magic, minor magic, survivalist, terrain mastery.
Advanced Talents: The following advanced rogue talents complement the sylvan trickster archetype: familiar, hide in plain sight.
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Exchange Opportunities for International Veterinary Students
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Participating in an IVSA Exchange in the U.S.
Dear International Exchange Applicant,
As the two International Exchange Officers representing the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA), we are very happy to be able to assist you in your search for a veterinary exchange opportunity in the United States. The U.S. is a vast nation with unlimited opportunities to learn and grow as a future veterinarian serving the animals and people of the world. We do hope that you will be able to find the type of experience you are looking for to further your veterinary medical training, and to grow both personally and professionally in this exceptional field of work.
There are two ways in which we can assist you in your search for an exchange.
1. There is a list of U.S. veterinarians who have agreed to host international students at their practice. If the interests indicated on your IVSA Exchange Application match with what one of these clinics offer, we will try to arrange an exchange. You and the clinic will be responsible for setting up all the details of your visit, we will arrange the original. Please first fill out an IVSA Exchange Application form, and send it to the SAVMA International Exchange Officer. From there, we will contact you with a list of potential host clinics and we will only send your application to the clinics of your choice.
2. There is a list of externship websites based on species of interest or type of practice that you can use to research a clinic for your exchange. For those not familiar with the term "externship", this means a 2-6 week focused clinical experience in a veterinary practice. You will be solely responsible for contacting the institution(s) and filling out individual externship application requirements. These application requirements will vary from institution to institution. This list will be continually updated as new information becomes available. Opportunities can be found in the section entitled "Exchange Opportunities for International Veterinary Students".
In either case, once details of your exchange have been arranged, please contact us to let us know when and where you will be visiting so that we may keep records of your exchange in order to further assist you and other future exchange applicants.
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Vaccine-Educated Parents Push Pharma Back in New York
Vaccine-educated parents in New York stood up for their human right to make informed, voluntary vaccine choices and pushed back Pharma-inspired attempts to pass laws mandating every childhood vaccine the CDC endorses (A10942) and giving children vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases without their parents' knowledge or permission. Parents held rallies and press conferences in Albany at the State Capitol and organized a grassroots email, letter and phone campaign to voice their opposition to all attempts by government officials, drug companies and doctors to force vaccination without parental consent.
The successful challenge by parent activists in New York to powerful and wealthy special interest groups promoting the forced use of multiple vaccines and the removal of non-medical exemptions to vaccination will be followed by a similar grassroots effort in the next legislative session to protect the religious exemption to vaccination (A03064), obtain a philosophical exemption to vaccination (A05468) and widen the medical exemption to vaccination (A03180) in New York.
Rita Palma (http://www.ourkidsourchoice.com/), who had a religious exemption to vaccination for her son denied by Suffolk school officials, organized the rallies attended by families with vaccine injured as well as healthy children. She and Assemblyman Mark Alessi (D-Wading River) appeared on Fox News June 20 to talk about why parents in New York do not want laws mandating their children get more than five dozen vaccinations currently promoted by the CDC and more vaccines in the future endorsed by CDC employees.
Congratulations to all New York citizens and supportive state legislators who stood up and defended freedom. Every vaccine carries a risk of injury or death and that risk is higher for some than others. No individual or self-appointed group in government, industry or medicine should force fellow Americans to put their lives or the lives of their children on the line for pharmaceutical products that can injure or kill without voluntary informed consent.
"This is something that is a personal issue. It's our children's bodies and that's what we're here to protect, our rights," said Kim Slavis of Canandaigua......The Department of Health says it's a public health issue, but these parents say when it comes to getting shots it's just too many, too soon. "When we were kids, we were getting 10 vaccinations. Now these kids are getting 37 vaccinations before they get into kindergarten," said Michael Smith of Clifton Park.....If they start with this, what are they going to enforce on us next? What will be the next freedom that they take away from us in terms of our medical rights?" Slavis wondered." - WNYT-TV- Albany (June 10, 2008) http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S472932.shtml?cat=300
"A few parents at Tuesday's rally said they endured grueling questioning when they cited religious beliefs to avoid immunizing their children. Dr. Lynn Friedman, a chiropractor, said she unsuccessfully sued the Clarkstown School District in Rockland County to allow her son, now 12, to attend school without vaccinations. The school district questioned the validity of her request for a religious exemption. She went through hours of questioning and had her medical records pored over, she said. Her son goes to private school. "It should be our choice to vaccinate our child," she said.....Carolyn Catalano of Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, said her 12-month-old son, Tyler, would not be vaccinated. Some of the viruses that there are vaccines against, such as rubella, are normal childhood diseases that healthy children can fight, she said. "He can make his own choice once he's older," said Catalano, a pediatric occupational therapist in Mahopac, Putnam County, who has autistic patients. Angela Luhrs, also of Hopewell Junction, said her 1-year-old son is fully vaccinated, but she wants to start delaying some shots because she doesn't want to overwhelm his system. Eventually, he will get everything, she said. "I am here because I do believe there has to be a point at which parents' choice comes into play," she said. Elisa DiBari of North Salem, Westchester County, said her son, now 10, stopped speaking after receiving the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine at 15 months. He was diagnosed with autism and has had a lot of treatments over the years and is doing well." - Cara Matthews, Democrat & Chronicle (June 11, 2008)
"In my childhood, two vaccines were the extent of it. We muddled through whooping cough, measles, German measles, chicken pox and emerged with stronger immune systems. No one that I knew died of any of these diseases. Multiple vaccines in one needle are obscene. I wouldn't do that to my animals. Stepping on a rusty nail, I went for a tetanus shot. After, the nurse said, "You are all set with your tetanus and diphtheria shots." I was enraged. I spent the next week in bed with a high fever and no way of assessing which vaccine was the culprit. Let us not forget the chief beneficiaries of the vaccine craze: our friends in the pharmaceutical industry who cross over to take Food and Drug Administration posts when they cannot get Congress to do their bidding. The payoffs are enormous, according to a reliable friend who once worked in the FDA. The time is overdue for parents to unite and assert themselves against the tyranny of forced medications. The state does not own our children - yet." - Catherine Portman-Laux, The Journal News (June 23, 2008)
2 comments:
- John H said...
You Know, Doctors are NOT licensed to practice 'health'. They are only licensed to practice 'medicine'.
...and boy do they have more than enough meds to practice on all of us with.
Think about that.
Barbara, I was one of the biggest pushers for vaccines on the planet. Yes, I was THE biggest vaccine supporter on Earth. It was because I was so serious about vaccines I read quite a bit of studies / research and the more I read the further down the rabbit hole of realization I fell.
I must tell you, if the money machine had 'good' intentions vaccines could in 'limited' certain situations be beneficial.
The government 'forcing' people to take any kind of medication without the consent of that individual is really crossing a line 'outside' of the vaccine / vaccination issue. If I am not mistaken, this very subject was deemed a 'crime' at the Nuremberg trials.
Thank you for your time...
John H
- Anonymous said...
I'm a mother of two healty boys the little one is 5 years old, I take him for his check up and he has his vaccines, Dpt, polio and flu all at once.
2 days later he has fever and headaches, I take him back to his pediatrician and she tink he has Streept troat, she give him some antibiotics, and he didn't get better, he was sicker, and sicker I reccuest Mri, or C.T. Scand because of his headaches but the DR. said it may be a virus, after severals back and forward to the Pediatric office she send him for blood work. Nothing found. I told her several times the I think was a reaccion of the Vaccine Shots, but she didn't believe me.
Almost a month of headaches he loss his vision, he got weaker and now he is diagnosted with A.D.E.M. (Acute Desiminated Encepholo Mielitis) caused by the vaccines.
Be carefull please.
My son in much better, because of a Miracle God made on our lives. But the vaccine a the pediatricians almost kill my 5 years old son.


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One of my daughters called recently to see how I've been doing. As we talked and I shared how difficult my recovery has been. I began to hear an echo of my own words coming out of her mouth. My spirits were lifted not only by her words of encouragement, but the fact that the very same words I'd said to her had so resonated that she was now feeding them back to me. A true gift for any parent to receive. But it didn't end there. She was trying to find ways I could cheer myself up looking toward the end results of my recovery. So she encouraged me to plant some spring bulbs inside and as they grow I could see my own growth along the way anticipating the end result that blossom with hard work and time.
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What is your cancellation policy?
When you reserve a room, we agree to turn away all other requests for the room you select, and guarantee to hold it for the nights you reserve. In return, you agree to pay the quoted rate for the number of nights you reserve.
We understand that changes can occur to your travel plans. However, since late cancellations affect us significantly, and your circumstances are totally out of our control, we cannot assume all of the risk for late cancellations. Therefore the following cancellation policies apply to all confirmed reservations:
– Cancellations within 7 days of your scheduled arrival date will be charged for one night, or 50% of the total reservation amount, whichever is greater.
– "No-shows" and early check-outs will be charged the full amount of the reservation.
– Group reservations (3 or more rooms) require email and credit card information for each room booked. Credit card charges will be applied for the group reservations one month in advance (or at the time of the reservation if made closer than one month in advance). Cancellations within 7 days of your scheduled arrival date will be charged for one night, or 50% of the total reservation amount, whichever is greater.
What are your Check-In and Check-Out times?
Check-In is between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM. We kindly ask that you specify your arrival time within one hour so we are able to plan appropriately.
Check-Out is by 11:00 AM.
Other times must be pre-arranged with the innkeepers.
Yes. We are a family-friendly inn that welcomes children of all ages in the Braeburn Cottage or McIntosh Room, and children older than 13 in the Gala Suite.
For the enjoyment of all of our guests, parents are expected to supervise their children at all times.
Many guests enjoy traveling with their fur-babies and can't imagine leaving them behind. The McIntosh Room at the Apple Bin Inn provides a space for pet-friendly lodging.
We accept small to medium-sized canine companions at our bed and breakfast. But note, there is only ONE guest room where pets are allowed. Lancaster County is limited to the pet-friendly bed and breakfast inns, so we highly suggest booking as far ahead as possible to improve your chances of finding a room during the dates you need.
The Apple Bin Inn has a few standard rules designed to keep all of our guests happy, safe and comfortable…furry canines and fur-free humans alike. Please recognize and acknowledge when considering your stay with your pet(s):
• Advance Notice. If you're bringing a dog with you, even if you've booked the McIntosh Room, we ask that you let us know ahead of time so we are prepared for your fur-baby's visit.
• Pet Fee: We charge a pet fee of $30 for your furry friend(s) for the length of your stay. We allow a max of 2 well-behaved dogs in the room. Sorry, no other types of pets are permitted. Pet owners will be liable for any out-of-the-ordinary cleaning bills or repairs, should they be required.
• Vaccines are a Must Have: We (and our insurance company) require all pets staying with us to be vaccinated. We require each dog is up-to-date with Rabies, Distemper, Canine Influenza, and Canine Bordetella. It is also necessary that flea and tick prevention is used. We must have veterinarian records emailed directly to us from your vet confirming the requirements have been met prior to your visit. Documentation must be received at least 7 days prior to your arrival.
• Housekeeping: We typically clean guest rooms between 10 am – 2 pm. If you'd like your room freshened up, your pet must be either be with you, crated, or not in the room. You can request a specific time for housekeeping if you know of a time you'll be out of the room with your pet during this period.
• Size Matters: The total weight of your pet(s) must not exceed 50 pounds. This is in consideration of your pet(s) to be crated during your absence. You are asked to provide size and breed information prior to your visit.
• Pets allowed in your room ONLY: I know, it's crazy, but not all our guests like dogs, so we ask that you keep your pet in the McIntosh Room only (even the main house and cottage are off-limits), and please keep your pet leashed while in the yard.
• Home Alone: We have provided a large crate for when you are out and about exploring, dining, visiting, or generally not with your pet. This is required as a preventative practice in order to avoid any chance that your pet may become "destructive" while you are out. Any dog(s) "in distress" when the owner is out simply make us sad, so we'll call you to remedy the situation if it occurs.
• Clean up after your pet(s): If you need a baggie, please use the pet waste bags provided and dispose of it in the designated receptacle in front of the garage.
• So this has NEVER happened… please don't be the first for us! If your pet is not kept in control or disturbs other guests, we reserve the right to take action which quite likely includes eviction.
You will be asked to sign this agreement upon your arrival acknowledging that you have read and understand this policy.
I, _______________________________, understand and agree to follow the standard pet rules as stated in the policies of the Apple Bin Inn. As the registered guest assigned to the McIntosh Room of the Apple Bin Inn, I agree that I am responsible for my pet(s) and their actions. I authorize the Apple Bin Inn to charge my credit card for the standard pet fee of $30, as well as any other extraordinary cleaning and/or repair charges deemed necessary by the Apple Bin Inn to cover damages associated with pets in the room. I understand that if I do not follow these rules, the Inn reserves the right to take action including, but not limited to, eviction from the bed and breakfast without reimbursement of any kind.
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Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the main house, Empire Room Balcony, Braeburn Cottage, or McIntosh Room.
Outdoor smoking is permitted in the designated area of the garden and parking areas.
If you choose to ignore this policy, you will be charged a $350 cleaning fee, and the remainder of your reservation will be cancelled.
Do you have guest refrigerators?
A guest refrigerator is located in the living room of the main house, and is stocked with complimentary beverages for our guests to enjoy. It is also available for guest storage, space permitting. The Braeburn Cottage and McIntosh Room have their own refrigerators for your convenience.
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We will accommodate most special dietary needs. Just let us know your requirements in the special requests section when you make your reservation. Also, please tell us of any food allergies or sensitivities you have, so we are able to avoid using those ingredients in your breakfasts.
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Here at the Apple Bin Inn, "eco-friendly" is more than just a buzzword. We try our best to be good citizens of our planet. Our efforts include recycling paper, plastic, metal, electronics, and building materials; using energy-efficient LED lighting; using a water-saving front load washing machine; using a high-efficiency dishwasher; using biodegradable, non-toxic detergents and cleaning supplies; mulching or composting of all lawn and garden waste; donating towels to the Lancaster Humane League; donating clothing and linens to Community Aid and Mennonite Central Committee; using local products in our cooking (many organic products as well); and being active members of our community. In fact, even our website is "green", because we utilize a web hosting company that powers its servers and offices with 100% renewable energy!
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