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Female sexual dysfunction refers to recurrent problems during any phase of the sexual response cycle (excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution) that causes distress or negatively affects your relationship with your partner.
The following factors tend to be related:
During menopause in particular, estrogen levels decrease, which can cause changes to occur in your genital tissues and your sexual responsiveness. Intercourse may become painful ( dyspareunia), and/or it may take longer for you to achieve an orgasm.
Untreated emotional and psychological issues need to be addressed for treatment to be effective. Factors that affect sexual functioning may include:
This condition is most common in those aged 45-64.
Factors that may increase your risk of sexual dysfunction include:
Symptoms of sexual dysfunction include experiencing personal distress because of one or more of the following:
Defining sexual dysfunction is largely dependent on your own view of sexual difficulties and your relationship with your partner.
You will be asked about your symptoms, medical history, sexual history, and the medications you take. A gynecologic exam will be done. You may also have a psychological evaluation.
Your bodily fluids may be tested. This can be done using:
Because many factors can lead to the disorder, both medical and nonmedical treatments may be recommended.
Medical treatments address the underlying conditions, and include the following:
Other treatments to improve sexual health and decreased desire include:
You can't avoid all the risk factors for female sexual dysfunction. However, avoiding emotional stress may help.
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The Canadian Women's Health Network
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
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Enough with the spies already! This afternoon, New York's favorite Russian was busy with his own brand of deviousness.
Mikhail Prokhorov, the new owner of the Brooklyn-bound Nets, has erected a mural just outside Madison Square Garden depicting himself and Nets co-owner Jay-Z accompanied by the tagline "The Blueprint for Greatness." According to ESPN, it was designed to be seen from the Knicks' offices and here's the kicker: it's scheduled to be completed just before midnight tonight, when the NBA's free agency begins.
Tabloids have recently been awash with stories about Jay-Z's courtship of LeBron James, but there's no telling if the man behind the "Blueprint" trilogy signed off on the volley fired at 34th and 8th.
Prokhorov, who once showed 60 Minutes his AK-47, had been soft-pedalling his image of late, so this signals a big change for the oligarch. A 225-foot-by-95-foot change, to be exact.
Though, as a general advertisement it may be a bit too insider-y. Messenger Alvaro Gomez didn't recognize either of the Nets owners as he walked by the mural today.
"I thought they looked familiar," he said. "[But] I thought it had something to do with that TV show, Rescue Me."
Additional reporting by Michael Gonda.


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John Webster's play 'The Duchess of Malfi' opens at the RSC on March 1st in the Swan Theatre.
Webster was born 16 years after Shakespeare. You may remember him from the film 'Shakespeare in Love' portrayed as the young street urchin who enjoys feeding live mice to cats.
The characters in Webster's plays tend to meet rather gruesome ends and in 'The Duchess of Malfi', two corrupt brothers take revenge on their sister for marrying below her class. The play is full of grotesque violence, toxic masculinity and dark humour.
Directed by Maria Aberg and starring Joan Iyiola as the Duchess, the play runs until August 3rd.
Ambleside Guest House is just a few minutes' walk from the RSC. Click here to view our rooms.


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|Wide Receiver
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|September 25, 1916
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|Carthage, Arkansas
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|March 28, 2001(aged 84)
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|Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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James Warren Benton (September 25, 1916 – March 28, 2001) was a record setting Arkansas, Southwest Conference, NCAA and National Football League pass receiver who was selected for the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team. Benton was the first NFL receiver to gain more than 300 yards in a game, a record that stood for 40 years.
College career
In 1934, he began his college career at Arkansas and set receiving records unheard of at the time. In 1936, Arkansas defeated Texas 6-0 on a Benton touchdown reception and won its first official Southwest Conference championship.[1] In spite of his sophomore year statistics not being included, he finished his career with 83 receptions for 1,303 yards and 12 touchdowns. Despite fewer games and shorter period of sports eligibility compared to today (as well as less emphasis on passing in the era), his receiving statistics stand as the 12th best career total among Razorbacks.[2] His 48 receptions remained a SWC record until 1963 and an Arkansas record until 1971. In spite of playing more than 70 years ago, he still ranks among the career receiving leaders in the history of Arkansas football.
Benton was selected to several All-America teams following the 1937 season when he led the NCAA in receptions. In 1937, he set the NCAA record in pass receiving with 48 catches for 814 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was all SWC in 1936 and 1937. In 1937, he received the Houston Post Award as the outstanding player of the year in the Southwest Conference, was named first team All American by the North American Newspaper Alliance and was a member of the College All Star team. He was selected to the Arkansas All-Century team in 1994.[3]
Benton also lettered in basketball for the Razorbacks in 1937 and 1938, with the team winning the 1938 Southwest Conference title.[4]
Professional career
Benton began his NFL career in 1938 with the Cleveland Rams, an NFL expansion team, after being drafted number 11 in the second round. He had a nine-year career, all with the Rams except for one year with the Chicago Bears. In 1941, he dropped out of pro football to coach high school football at Fordyce, Arkansas but returned to the Rams in 1942. In his first season with the Rams, he led the league with 19.9 average yards per catch, and was third in both receiving yards and touchdowns. He was named to the 1939 Pro Bowl team after leading the league with seven touchdown receptions. In 1943 due to the depletion of players called to military service, the Rams disbanded, and Benton who had been rejected for military service due to a heart murmur, was loaned to the Chicago Bears. During the season, he caught two touchdown passes to help Sid Luckman set the NFL single game record of seven touchdowns in defeating the New York Giants and caught a touchdown pass in Chicago's world championship victory over the Washington Redskins.
In 1944, back with the Rams, Benton made NFL history by catching 8 consecutive passes for 3 TD's against the Cardinal-Steelers. At season's end, he was the second ranked receiver behind fellow Arkansas native Don Hutson.
In 1945, in spite of playing only nine games, Benton ended the season leading the NFL with 1,087 yards receiving. He had 45 receptions and eight touchdowns. He averaged 118.6 yards receiving a game with his longest reception for 84 yards and a TD. He went over 100 yards receiving in six of his nine games. His most notable game was on Thanksgiving Day against the Detroit Lions, catching ten Bob Waterfield passes for 303 yards, helping the Rams win the divisional title. This broke Hutson's single game record and stood as the NFL single game record for over 40 years. Benton had nine receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown in the Ram's 15-14 victory over the Redskins in the World Championship game. Benton's 1945 performance ranks 7th all time in fewest receptions for 1000 yards.
In 1946, Benton led the NFL with 63 receptions and with 981 yards receiving. During the season his most notable game was against the New York Giants when he had twelve receptions for 202 yards.
Benton was the top ranked NFL receiver in 1945 and 1946. He was consensus all-NFL in 1945 and 1946 and second team All Pro in 1939 and 1944. He was ranked among the NFL's top five receivers in six of his nine seasons.
When he retired in 1947, Benton was the second leading receiver in pro football history with 288 receptions for 4,801 yards and 45 touchdowns. He had at least 11 games over 100 yards receiving (according to The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia Second Edition), including a 300 yard game and a 200 yard game. He averaged 533 yards per season and 55 yards per game. Benton played on two world championships, 1943 with the Chicago Bears and 1945 with the Cleveland Rams. He led every major receiving category in the NFL at least once. After having retired about 65 years ago, he remains in the career top 10 major receiving[5] and scoring[6] categories for the Rams franchise.
Benton was named to the class of 2005 of the hall of the very good by the professional football writers association.
In 2008, sports historian, writer, statistician, and archivist Sean Lahman had Benton ranked as 54th best wide receiver in the history of the NFL in his award-winning book "The Pro Football Historical Abstract / A Hardcore Fan's Guide to All-Time Player Rankings".
In 2010, ESPN.COM rated Jim Benton's 10 catches for 303 yards on Thanksgiving day against the Detroit Lions as the greatest regular season receiving performance in NFL history.
In 2013, Benton was ranked as the 34th best receiver in pro football history by footballperspective.com.
Coaching career
In 1948, Benton helped coach the Ram receivers, including future Hall of Famer Tom Fears. Also, in later years, at the request of George Halas, he helped coach the Bears' receivers.
From 1951 to 1953, Benton was head coach of the Arkansas A&M (now University of Arkansas at Monticello), leading the team to their first ever Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference title in 1953 with a record of 7-1,[7] and was named the AIC coach of the year in 1953 by the Arkansas Democrat.[8]
After coaching, Benton went into the oil business.[9]
Hall of Fame
Benton was inducted into the Dallas County Sports Hall of Fame, the UAM Sports Hall of Fame, The Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor [10] , The Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame,[11] and, in 1997 was named a Living Legend of Southeast Conference football. He was named to the Arkansas Razorback All Century Team, the Rams All Time Team and the NFL Hall of Fame 1940's All Decade Team.
- ^ http://www.collegefootballhistory.com/arkansas/history.htm
- ^ http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com//pdf1/133089.pdf?&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100
- ^ http://www.hogwired.com//pdf4/133090.pdf?SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100
- ^ http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/pdf5/147263.pdf?ATCLID=210043&SPSID=30746&SPID=2421&DB_OEM_ID=6100
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/career-receiving.htm
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/career-scoring.htm
- ^ http://www.guardonline.com/?q=node/9569
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (April 3, 2001). "Jim Benton Dies at 84; Set Longtime Pass-Receiving Record". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ http://www.guardonline.com/?q=node/9569
- ^ http://www.hogwired.com//pdf4/133090.pdf?SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100
- ^ http://www.arksportshalloffame.org/view/32
Further reading
- Dan Daly & Bob O'Donnel: The Pro Football Chronicle, (1990).
- Bob Carroll: Total Football II, HarperCollins, 1999.
- Sean Lahman: The Pro Football Historical Abstract / A Hardcore Fan's Guide to All-Time Player Rankings, The Lyons Press, Guilford (CT), 2008 (p. 168).
- Michael McCambridge: ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, ESPN Books, 2005.
- The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia, Second Edition, 2007.
- Richard Whittingham: What a Game They Played, Harper and Row, 1984.
- Orville Henry and Jim Bailey: A Story of Arkansas Football, 1996.
- University of Arkansas Razorback Football Guide.
- Sid Luckman: Passing for Touchdowns, Ziff Davis, 1948.
External links
- Richard Goldstein (April 3, 2001). "Jim Benton Dies at 84; Set Longtime Pass-Receiving Record". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
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Jun 1 2016
New Wood Power and Heat plant for Wrexham in Wales, UK
- UK Green Investment Bank plc and Equitix commit £25m to Wrexham green energy plant
- The facility will generate enough electricity annually to power 2,400 homes
- The plant will reduce the equivalent amount of greenhouse gas emitted by 2,800 cars
Wrexham set for new £25m green energy combined heat and power (CHP) plant
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Construction work will soon commence on a new green energy facility in Wrexham Industrial Estate, North Wales, after developers secured a commitment of £25m from UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) and Equitix.
The 5.4 MW biomass plant, the second to be developed by Liverpool-based Green Plan Energy, will generate around 34 GWh of green electricity per annum – enough to power 2,400 number of homes. It will be combined heat and power (CHP) 'ready', meaning it has the potential to provide heat to neighbouring manufacturing businesses.
The facility is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 6,000 tonnes CO2e every year – the equivalent of removing 2,800 cars from the road.
The Equitix-managed fund Energy Savings Investment (ESI), in which GIB is a cornerstone investor, is investing £12.25m in the project. An additional £12.75m of private capital has been mobilised from the parallel Equitix Energy Efficiency Fund (EEEF).
Bester Generaciόn UK Limited, part of the Bester Group, has been appointed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) Contractor and has been awarded a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contract. Around 60 jobs will be created during construction of the plant, with 15 full-time positions created upon completion.
Fuel will be supplied by Hadfield Wood Recyclers who have sites in Tilbury, Manchester and Middlesbrough with biomass specialists PBS Energo supplying the plant's biomass boiler, flue gas cleaning system and electricity generation contract.
Power will be exported to the grid and sold to ENGIE under a long-term power off-take agreement.
Edward Northam, Head of Investment Banking, GIB, said:
"Britain's manufacturing businesses consume huge amounts of heat every year, much of it from non-renewable sources. Dual-purpose plants like Wrexham, which are capable of generating renewable electricity and heat for the benefit of local industry, play an important role in greening the UK economy. Heat isn't just a bi-product of the electricity generation process; it is a valuable source of energy in itself."
Geoff Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Equitix, said:
"We are pleased to have reached Financial Close on another CHP 'ready' scheme in our energy efficiency portfolio. Once operational, we expect it to deliver beneficial carbon savings and make a significant contribution to the environment and creating a sustainable economy in the UK.
"Equitix is pleased to have achieved this close on behalf of our investors and we expect to close further energy efficiency deals in the coming months."
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As a writer, it's important to be out among people. I know that James Joyce said something about how a writer needs space and solitude. Trust me, I'm not the first to try and shoot holes in the inimitable Joyce[1]. I won't be the last either.
Allow me to qualify the above statement. You need to be out among the people. Yes. However, when it comes to the actual work of writing, it's a different-strokes-for-different-folks kind of situation.
As I write this, I'm sitting on a plane. Natalie and I are flying to L.A. to visit some friends of ours. As a passenger, I am crammed into a small metal tube with 150 other people. Consequently, I am privy to the private lives of a bunch of people around me as we rocket through the stratosphere together. I'm not just paying for passage; I'm paying for access.
h3. Access = Eavesdropping
It's all about access. Access often means eavesdropping. You've got to be an astute observer of the world. If the only people you meet or listen to are characters in books, movies, and plays then your writing will undoubtedly come up short. If art is holding a mirror to the world, then art is just a reflection[2]. If the world you're holding a mirror to is a reflection itself, then you're creating a reflection of a reflection. The reflection pales. The reflection of the reflection sucks.
Eavesdrop. Observe. Butt in (I don't really do that much, but some do). But try not to let on that you're doing any of it…
A woman was sitting in the terminal near the gate. She was dressed well, but on the cheap. Her posture was incredible — lightning rod straight. Perhaps 55 or 60 years old. I'm not sure where her husband was, but I know that she was borrowing his phone.
"Why is she so apologetic?" I wondered.
She went on and on apologizing. A story lives behind her apologetic ramblings. Surely. I listen further. She's apologizing for calling while "he" is home. Who is "he"? I can't be sure. Her husband returns. She quickly hangs up and gives him back his phone.
What's going on here? I don't know, but I'm filing it away in my little repository.
h3. The Repository
Gosh. That's a really dumb name. But, let's go with it.
I keep a document. This document grows and shrinks with the passage of time. Essentially, it's a list. But inside of this list lives all of the interesting people that I've encountered (at least all of them since starting this little document). Usually, I try to capture these people with one detail, idea, phrase, or sentence. Example:
"slouchy wears only black leather guy"
This phrase means absolutely nothing to you. I realize that. For me, however, it conjures up this guy I saw once. He was sleeping in a chair, I'm not entirely sure where, a public place for sure, slouched over, head tipped down. Everything that this man was wearing was leather (I'm not sure about his skivvies). Leather baseball cap, leather jacket, strange material shirt (probably not leather, now that I think about it), leather or vinyl pants, and leather sandals. All black. Hence: "slouchy wears only black leather guy".
Unfortunately, this guy was sleeping, so I don't have a lot of insight into who he was: what did he sound like? who are/were his friends? what kinds of conversations was he having?
Another example:
"woman with lots of opinions about Mexican food restaurants who constantly makes lists — touch of vertigo"
OK, this is a lady that I used to work with, so I got to know her pretty well. All of the above is true. She would constantly bloviate about this Mexican restaurant or that Mexican restaurant. She had sticky notes full of lists lining her computer and desktop. I don't know what those lists were about, but they were accumulating. She really did have vertigo.
I'm slowly, but surely, creating this database of characters. I'm not getting too descriptive. I don't need to go into minute detail here. I'm just trying to capture something about them for use later. I don't want a character that is __exactly__ like this person. If I did, no doubt I'd end up regretting it — just like Woody Allen in __Deconstructing Harry__. That's a no-no. I just want to lift something out of that person and tape it on to my character to see if it fits. That's a yes-yes.
h3. Art in the Repository
My repository exists in an "OmniOutliner":http://www.omnigroup.com document. OmniOutliner is a great program — like most of the software that the OmniGroup puts out there. It has the ability to be so basic, and yet so functional. Usable, yet extendable. It's Mac software goodness. If you're interested in learning exactly how I use this document, I'll be finishing up a post on that in the next few days. Stay tuned.
For now, I'm just going to paint with broad strokes. OmniOutliner Pro[3] allows me to create sections. I've got several: "characters", "situations", "in progress", "stuff I've writen", etc. Data moves in and out of these sections with ease. The document lives and breathes.
As I'm working, it is always open in the background. Even when I'm using "Scrivener's":http://www.literatureandlatte.com excellent full screen mode to block out distraction, the repository hangs, barely visible, behind Scrivener's translucent black veil.
As I'm uncovering the story, excavating it, digging the fossil from the soil, new thought trains come howling down the tracks. I might have a vague recollection of a person, a trait, a story idea, or whatever pop into my head. "Gee, that might be kind of interesting here." Consult the repository.
I said above that I like to keep these entries short. A sentence at most. Because they are short (unless of course you are attempting to challenge Victor Hugo in the category of annoyingly long sentences), they are quickly and easily digested. I can scan through the document without getting bogged down in a bunch of other "stuff." I look; I find the sorts of references I am looking for. Cool. Does it work in my story? Yes. No. Maybe. Give it a try. Don't give it a try. It all depends.
Again. Why?
I have friends who are artists. Not writers. Real artists. They make stuff with their hands: drawings, paintings, sculptures, dada-ist crap. You name it. A lot of them keep what is sometimes called a "morgue." These are snippets of art or design that they like or that taught them something. They can open up that little file, pull out this photo, that piece of fabric, a photo of this chunk of architecture. These morgues are repositories for information and inspiration.
My little document is no different. A writer needs to take information and inspiration, and fuse them together to create a compelling, moving narrative. Maybe writers are artists after all, eh?
Access + Repository/Morgue/Database = Whatever you want…
h3. Notes
fn1. I admit that I have never been able to read more than 60 pages or so of __Ulysses__. I have tried multiple times. But, I think I may have given up on that. Judge me. I prefer Homer to Joyce.
fn2. I have no idea where this came from, but I'm sure it isn't mine. If you know, by all means, comment below.
fn3. I can't quite recall, because it's been a while. But, I believe that new Macs come bundled with OmniOutliner — not OmniOutliner __Pro__, however. So, if you want to be super-cool and count yourselves amongst the elite, you'll have to go out and buy a license. Or, you can make do with the non-Pro version. I'm not sure if it's possible — I've never tried.


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Serco Awarded New $12 Million C4I Contract with the U.S. Navy
Jul 07, 2016, 09:00 ET
RESTON, Va., July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced today that the Company has been awarded a contract to deliver Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I)/IT infrastructure installation for the new Command and Control Facility at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. The Navy's SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) is leading the effort to upgrade the IT infrastructure in support of the United States Air Force. The new four-year contract awarded by SSC Pacific is valued at $12 million, including options.
Following the Air Force's vision to build a state-of-the-art facility with the flexibility to support operations for the next 50 years, Serco will design, procure, integrate, and install C4I and IT network systems.
"We are excited about this new win and continuing a long term relationship with the U.S. Air Force," said Dan Allen, Chairman and CEO of Serco Inc. "This new contract win expands our IT services footprint modernizing Department of Defense Command and Control facilities."
Serco has been delivering C4I solutions for over twenty-five years in support of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army, and has completed thousands of integrated installations on ships and at shore facilities worldwide.
About Serco Inc.: Serco Inc. is a leading provider of professional, technology, and management services. We advise, design, integrate, and deliver solutions that transform how clients achieve their missions. Our customer-first approach, robust portfolio of services, and global experience enable us to respond with solutions that achieve outcomes with value. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Serco Inc. has approximately 9,000 employees and annual revenue of $1 billion. Serco Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Serco Group plc, a $5.9 billion international business that helps transform government and public services around the world. More information about Serco Inc. can be found at www.serco-na.com.
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Do You Need to Hire a Custody Lawyer?
As you look at your divorce case, you may be looking at everything that is available in regards to your needs. How can you take care of the problems that may come up? Are you going to be able to deal with issues related to your children or other people that may be involved in everything? And can you find ways to make it that much easier for you to work out as time goes on?
Working with child custody lawyers and having the support of children and family services morganton nc can help you to learn a lot about what is involved here and how you may want to proceed with the things that are available for you to consider. They are going to be a great resource and help you to see what works out the best in relation to this whole thing anyway. By taking that time to learn about the options that are out there and seeing why it matters so much for your family, you can actually end up with more favorable results and feel like you're that much closer to working out just what is going to make the most sense in regards to your situation.
Take some time to see what's out there and to talk to a lawyer about what your next steps may be. Make sure that you focus on the child first so that you can keep up with them and what they need, above everything else. You can check out a lot of different options that may be available and, as a result, you may discover that there are a lot of next steps that you need to be able to take to find the success that you need and that you deserve to start working toward at the same time, too.


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If you're a pet-owner and struggling to get some good old fashion shut-eye, you may want to think about sleeping with your dog
While some change their bedsheets or even their bed, a new study has shown that if you're a dog owner, it may be better for you to sleep next to your pooch.
A recent study was carried out by the Mayo Clinic to discover whether or not the presence of a dog disturbs people when they're fast asleep, reports the Daily Record .
Forty healthy participants with no sleep-related issues were observed, along with dogs who were no younger than six-months-old.
What the study found was that every participant slept measurably better with their dog in their room - it didn't matter about the dog's size, nor how much they moved around in the night.
"Most people assume having pets in the bedroom is a disruption," the Mayo Clinic's Lois Krahn said.
"We found that many people actually find comfort and a sense of security from sleeping with their pets.
"Today, many pet owners are away from their pets for much of the day, so they want to maximize their time with them when they are home.
"Having them in the bedroom at night is an easy way to do that.
And, now, pet owners can find comfort knowing it won't negatively impact their sleep."
And as we all know, the better the sleep, the more health benefits we reap!


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America's Got Talent 2014 Recap: Week 4 – Auditions (VIDEO)| June 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM EDT
Get ready for another night of America's Got Talent 2014 auditions, as the AGT judges 2014 (Heidi Klum, Mel B, Howie Mandel and Howard Stern) have more hopefuls take the stage on AGT 2014 tonight! The acts have been pretty good this season, so what will America's Got Talent Season 9 bring us tonight? Check it out with us in our America's Got Talent 2014 Recap and see videos of the America's Got Talent auditions 2014 here!
Last week on America's Got Talent Season 9, the acts continued to take the stage and try to impress the judges on AGT 2014. We know that the judges have been given the Golden Buzzer this season, which allows them to save one act they think should be moving on to the next round, but did not get three votes from the judges. Howard Stern used his earlier in the season, but everyone else has theirs in place! Maybe the acts have been so good the Golden Buzzer has not been needed? Smoothini was one of those acts last week that was so good and definitely did not need the Golden Buzzer, as all four judges loved him (and I did too)! To be honest, he is probably my favorite act of the season so far!
[PHOTOS: Click here for sneak peek at Week 4 auditions!]
All of the hopeful acts will bring their talents to the auditions in hopes of moving on to the next round and getting one step closer to that $1 million prize! Watch it with us in our Live Recap starting soon!
Don't want to know what happened on AGT 2014 Live Recap or see the videos of the auditions on America's Got Talent Season 9? Then don't read ahead!
[Please refresh this page frequently for the latest updates in our AGT Season 9 recap]
Here we go…
Emily West, 32 years old – She is a singer/songwriter from Nashville that just moved to NYC. She has been struggling because of the subway system in NYC! She has the country twang to her voice and is very solid, but I would like to hear her sing a different song. Howard said her voice is magnificent and he loved it. Heidi said she knows how to sing and there is no doubt about it. Mel B said a great singer and control and she looks like Old Hollywood. Howie loves her and they send her to the next round!
Emily West, 32 ~ America's Got Talent, 2014… by HumanSlinky
Then it was Girl Power on America's Got Talent 2014, as we take some quick looks at some successful girl acts that all make it through to the next round!
Successful Auditions ~ America's Got Talent 2014 by HumanSlinky
Baila Conmigo – The leader of the group never saw any Colombian salsa dancing, so she opened her own studio. She said they are competing against many different talents, so they have a surprise for us tonight. They are so quick on their feet and start out with three couples dancing, but then a bunch of kids come out and fill out the stage and they are all moving 100 miles a minute, but I wanted more in sync. Mel B said she has never seen salsa done like that. Howie said this is salsa on caffeine and he loved it. Heidi said it was full of energy and all in sync. Howard said we are looking for something different and this is something different. They are headed to the next round!
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Rachel Butera, 42 years old – She does impressions and feels there are no female impressionists out there. She moved to Hollywood at 39 years old. Howard Stern has had her on his radio show, so he will not be voting on her. Her voices are dead-on and she is good! Howie said we were all amazed at how right-on the voices were. Mel B said that was spot-on and blew her head off. Heidi said it is amazing how much she crammed into 90 seconds and it was really funny. She gets three yes votes from the other judges and she is going to the next round!
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Legaci, 30-33 years old – They have been together for eight years. They all work in the tech field, but would give it all up to be in the singing field. They are not your typical boy band, but hoping this works out for them. They give the most boring intro ever and everyone thinks this is going to be a joke, but they start singing and everyone is blown away. They have great voices and sounds good together. Howard said the most boring people opened their mouths and they were god like. Howie said this show proves time and time again you can't judge a book by it's cover. Heidi said she really enjoyed it and it was great. Mel B said they knocked it out of the ballpark. They send them to the next round!
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Mat Franco, 25 years old – He first saw magic on TV when he was 4 years old. His family has been super supportive of him. He claims he is doing something we have never seen before on this show and he is telling a story he has written about the show with his card tricks. He is definitely a good-looking and he is so compelling and his story is amazing. This was beyond fun to watch and he is good. Mel B said she is normally not a fan of card tricks, but his presentation was great and she loved it. Howie said he agrees with everything that Mel B said. Heidi said she is totally stunned and floored and she loved it. Howard said he appreciates the preparation and he did a routine that we have never seen before. They send him to the next round on America's Got Talent 2014!
Mat Franco ~ America's Got Talent, 2014 Auditions by HumanSlinky
Paul Ieti, 21 years old – He is an Army soldier and a singer. He was deployed in Afghanistan and his video went viral of his cover of "Stay" by Rihanna. He will take on the same song tonight and he is beyond nervous to take the AGT stage. I don't know why because he has an amazing voice and some great range. His nerves are showing, but he is so good and gives me chills. Mel B and Heidi go up and give him a hug, so Howard goes and hugs him too. Howie said a sound came out of him that no one expected and he is amazing. Heidi said he is a superstar. Howard said he did a great job up there and they send him to the next round!
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Christian Stoinev, 22 years old – He is a hand-balancer and is a fifth generation circus performer. He did go to college and graduated, but circus is where his heart is and wants that headline show in Vegas. He sticks a finger into a champagne bottle and is able to balance himself! He is beyond strong and the ladies are liking what they are seeing! Howard said it is in his blood and it is like he is representing the five generations before him. Heidi said he has shown them things they have not seen before. Mel B thanks him for taking off the jacket during the performance. Howie said he is unique and original. They send him to the next round!
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We had Girl Power earlier in the show and now it is time for the boys to take center stage and it is all about the hotties and keeping Mel B and Heidi happy! Cute guys and all moving on to the next round!
Maggie Lane, 31 years old – We get to see a lot of opera singers, including Grace Ann Gregorio. Maggie is also an opera singer, but she is a personal trainer as her main profession. She starts singing and has a good voice, but then removes her dress and sings the rest in a bikini. The men are loving it, but is this a joke? Howie said she has perfect pitch. Mel B said she has an incredible body and her singing is really good too. Heidi said she has a beautiful voice and body. Howard said she is a very good singer, but he did miss the connection to the song by taking her clothes off. They send her to the next round!
Maggie Lane ~ America's Got Talent, 2014 Auditions by HumanSlinky
The Doctor Benji, 64 years old – He is a surgeon by day and plays the keyboards at night. Nick Cannon thinks this will be him in 30 years. He is very confident about himself and thinks he is a $10 million act. His confidence doesn't match his voice and he is terrible, as the judges buzz him out of the competition!
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Magical Voice Doctor, 41 years old – Maybe The Doctor Benji needs her? She has brought her life to bringing the beautiful sound of music to it and will teach Howard Stern how to sing tonight and magically transform it to something beautiful. Howard gets up there and sings and is terrible and she is no help. He said he has no talent and she has no talent and she is headed home on AGT 2014!
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Josh Orlian, 12 years old – A little segment all about the kids and then takes the stage on America's Got Talent 2014! He is a stand-up comedian and said he is always writing jokes. Up until this point, he has only performed in front of friends and families and this is a big deal to him! He is so raunchy and shocked the crowd and got some major laughs. Mel B said what are we going to do with you? Heidi said she has to admit that she was laughing. Howard said he did what a comedian is supposed to do and made them laugh, entertain and never lost the crowd. They send him to the next round, but he is going to need some major practice!
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Laura Dasi, 43 years old – She is an aerialist and has been doing it for three years. Six years ago, she developed alopecia and lost her hair. She felt ugly and lost confidence. She decided to follow her dreams and become an aerialist and this has helped her feel beautiful and bring back some of her confidence. I find this to be so amazing and she is so talented. The fact that she has been doing this for only three years is even more amazing. Mel B said that was so amazing and so mesmerizing. Howard said she has outdone herself today and she should be proud. Heidi said she is a beautiful woman and so is her act and really enjoyed it. Howie said that everyone has something to overcome and she did that today. The judges loved it and they send her to the next round!
The America's Got Talent 2014 auditions are done for tonight. Who was your favorite?
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Here's an audience listening to a live performance of Nancarrow's Study No. 25 at the Whitney Museum yesterday:
(As always, clicking on photos makes them appear in a new window in better focus. Don't know why.) There was a player piano roll of Nancarrow's Study No. 36 draped across one side of the room. Here are some high points:
And, via Susan Schied of "Prufrock's Dilemma" blog fame, here I am standing in front of it. I had subconsciously chosen a shirt for the day that everyone thought was a player-piano-roll pattern:
High points of my evening took place at dinner with (L to R) Susan Schied, Liturgy guitarist Bernard Gann, his singer-girlfriend Heidi Farrell, my wife Nancy Cook, musicologist and Cage scholar Sara Haefeli, and one of those Pulitzer-Prize-type composers, John Luther Adams:
And in various other, more picturesque reconfigurations:
(Sara, who's quite tall, is standing off the curb.)
Not pictured, unfortunately, because they'd already left: composers Mikel Rouse and Tom Hamilton, director of the John Cage Trust Laura Kuhn, and Nancarrow's stepson Luis Stephens. Thanks to Jay Sanders of the Whitney and Nancarrow expert Dominic Murcott for involving me in a wonderful event.


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text: Long-lasting partnership with Electrolux Leave a Comment / - AIESEC in Sweden, -- AIESEC in Gothenburg / By Emmanuel One of the main goals of AIESEC is to develop and provide leaders to the world. For many years now, AIESEC has been working with many businesses and corporations in order to achieve this goal. One of these corporations is Electrolux. Take a look in the video below to check what they have to say about us: As with Electrolux, AIESEC in Sweden seeks to bring open-minded professionals to work and make a positive impact in Swedish companies. If you'd like to know more about our opportunities or how we work, take a look at our webpage for companies or access our opportunities portal directly.Check below to know more about the AIESECers who work for Electrolux: Natalia Farfan Natalia is from Bogota, Colombia, where she studied International Business Administration. She was part of AIESEC Uninorte and AIESEC en Colombia for four years and then became Business Development Manager for AIESEC International. Currently she is working as Talent & Performance Coordinator at Electrolux HQ. "Electrolux values AIESEC talent and understands its potential" – Natalia. Ivan Sánchez Enrique Ivan is currently Project Coordinator for Visual Communication at Electrolux HQ. Born and raised in Barcelona, Ivan did his Bachelors in International Business Economics in Pompeu Fabra University. He contributed to AIESEC as an active member for four years including the role of President of AIESEC in Spain. Himanshu Arora Himanshu Arora is from Chandigarh, India, and has studied Industrial Engineering and Management. After finishing his internship at NTUH in Taiwan, he currently works as Sales and Operations Analyst within Small Appliances at Electrolux HQ in Stockholm. Interested in having people like this working in your company? Access our opportunities portal or webpage for companies.


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I really love this card because it looks complicated, but in face, it's really easy. Depending on the paper you can create it for any occasion you want!
1. Cut a double-sided cardstock 12″ x 5.5″.
2. Make 4 folds at 2″, 4″, 8″, and 10″.
3. Turn the cardstock and make 2 cuts at 1.5″ and 4″. Cut only from the first fold to the last fold.
4. Fold the card, starting from the left: first fold – mountain (out), second fold – valley (in), then mountain again and end with a valley fold.
5. Change two of the folds: the inner second fold turns out and the third fold turns in.
6. Now you have the basic card and you need to embellish it. Cut 2 sets of squares: the first set 1/4 of an inch smaller than each section (orange on my card). That would be the bottom layer. On top of it, the second set of squares will be 1/2 of an inch smaller (stripes, yellow and green on my card).
7. Add embellishments and sentiment.
The card itself is not complicated, the real work is to cut all the pieces to add on top of it!
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So apparently now you can sell things without an account again, and I assume if you do have an account it no longer needs to me authenticated by phone. Oh, Newmark. Your ways are mysterious but your ideals remain pure, I have no doubt.
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So I went to post my extra of Montreal tickets for next Thursday's show on Craigslist, and I was confronted with a challenge I had not previously encountered. Old Newmark was telling me "Your account needs to be authenticated by phone to post to tickets on new york city craigslist."
Here's what he has to say for himself:
We need you to provide a valid, working phone number so that we can verify your account.
To help enforce our terms of use, craigslist requires an account verified by phone for posting in certain categories. Terms of use violations will be subject to account suspension and blacklisting of the phone number used to verify the account.
I tried posting in different categories, but they all had the same warning. Looks like everything's starting to go the way of erotic services. You even need a verified account for free stuff. All right, Craig — I'll play ball. I got my shit verified real quick. I ain't afraid.


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Data is the competitive differentiator for financial services
Technology advances have created an environment where organizations are faced with "big data" – data that is large, complex or collected at such a fast pace that it challenges the capabilities of traditional data management systems.
This has created an environment where organizations are collecting more types and sizes of data than ever before, and now, more than ever, are seeking ways to gain actionable insights from that data. Harnessing big data can be especially helpful to financial institutions.
Simply put, banks have three things: people, buildings and data. In other industries there are physical items sold. In banking, products are the result of data assembly and calculations - the banks that can best manage their data become the most efficient, best at managing risk and can build the best products for their customers. Data has become the new competitive differentiator.
To stay ahead of the competition, banks are looking for ways to gain insights from data and create new business value. Firms require an analytical and visualization platform to deliver actionable data discovery across the organization to gain insight into many aspect of their business, including customer behavior.
For example, what if a bank could give business customers a platform for building offers and incentives. Then – through the analysis of demographic, social and payments data – the bank sends those targeted offers through mobile channels to its retail banking customers. Those customers create new transactions for the bank's business customers. In this case, the bank uses big data analytics to create a new value cycle across the bank's lines of business. That is innovation! It's also real: Our partner FreedomPay, a mobile payment and incentive company, has developed the Commerce Platform, available first on Windows Phone 8 to provide exclusive mobile incentives, benefiting benefits banks by letting them target consumers based on buying habits and use the app to deliver highly relevant offers.
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Google Glass just got another cool collection of new capabilities, including the ability to take a photograph with only a wink of a user's eye.
The updates, which also include the arrival of Google+ Hangouts for Glass and easy sharing of Glass-shot videos onto YouTube, were unveiled in a Dec. 17 post on the Glass+ page.
"You've shared your wishes, we've made our list and checked it twice, and now we're closing out 2013 with some of your most popular requests," the Glass team states in the post. Among the other new features are a screen lock for Glass to prevent unauthorized users from operating the devices, a new iOS app for iPhone fans and improved features for using Glass with Google Play Music All Access subscribers.
Topping the list for coolness, however, has to be the new wink feature.
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"Glass is about helping you look up and experience the world around you without getting bogged down by technology," the post states. "Based on this philosophy, we've got a new setting that lets you quickly and easily capture the moments you care about with a simple wink of the eye. Whether it's capturing an amazing sunset on an evening walk, or photographing your receipt for the lunch you'll need to expense, you can now stay in the moment and wink to take a picture instantly. If you want to turn it on, just swipe over to Settings."
And while the new photo capturing capability is cool, there's still more to come for wink, according to the post. "We're starting with pictures, but just think about what else is possible. Imagine a day where you're riding in the back of a cab and you just wink at the meter to pay. You wink at a pair of shoes in a shop window and your size is shipped to your door. You wink at a cookbook recipe and the instructions appear right in front of you—hands-free, no mess, no fuss. Pretty cool, right?"
The other new features certainly don't have as much pizzazz, but they'll like also be appreciated.
The new lock screen will help Glass users protect the operation of their device by others. "We get a lot of questions from Explorers about ways to make Glass even more secure, so this month we're adding the ability to lock your screen," the post states. "Just like with your laptop or phone, no one can use your locked Glass until you enter your secret Glass handshake using taps and swipes. You can set it up in Settings."


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Future Californians likely to join ''climate refugees'' in Alaska in 2500 A.D.
by Dan E. Bloom
[Dan E. Bloom was the founding editor of the Capital City Weekly in Alaska in the 1980s. He can be reached at
In two recent international news articles about climate change ("How
much more proof is needed for people to act" and
"Ignoring the future -- the psychology of denial,"),
the importance of facing major issues that will confront the future of
the human species were emphasized. Climate change is indeed an issue
that is on everyone's mind today, and while California seems to be far
removed from the experts who recently made their way to Copenhagen to
try to hammer our blueprints to prevent global warming from having a
Doomsday inpact on humankind, Calfornia will be on the front lines of
these issues.
Despite most observers thinking that solutions lie in mitigation
ideas, there are a growing number of climatologists and scientists who
believe that the A-word -- adaptation -- must be confronted head-on,
too. The fact is, despite the head-in-the-sand protestations of
climate denialists like Marc Morano in Washington or former Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin in Anchorage, that
we cannot stop climate change or global warming.
The Earth's
atmosphere has already passed the tipping point, and in
the next 500 years, temperatures will rise considerably, sea levels
will rise considerably and millions, even billions, of people from the
tropical and temperate zones of the Earth will be forced to migrate
north in search of food, fuel and shelter. This is where Alaska, and
Alaskans, will play a central role.
the year 2500, Alaska will be home to millions of climate refugees
from California and the rest of the Lower 48 -- as well as Central and South America -- who will have migrated
north is search of food, fuel and shelter, seeking safe harbor from
the devastating impact of global warming in those future times.
Many parts of the Californian coastline will be under water, and our northernmost state, Alaska, will find itself home to new kinds visitors from California and
beyond. They won't be going on cruise ships or airplanes, since there
will be no fuel for such services. They will be going by road on foot
and bicycle. Prepare your descendants for this kind of future, 500 years from now.
Californians must be prepared for the worst case scenario.
By 2500, millions of state residents will have been forced to leave
their homes and migrate
north en masse to
faraway northern
regions to find shelter in United Nations-funded climate refuges in
places such as Alaska, Russia and Canada. People from
India, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and the
Philippines will also make their way to Alaska and Canada to live in UN-administered "polar cities". It won't be a pretty picture. Think "Mad Max" meets "The Road."
When this reporter asked acclaimed British scientist
James Lovelock if such a
scenario was likely, he said in an email: "It may very well
happen, yes."
We humans cannot engineer our way out of global warming, although
scientists who believe in geo-engineering have offered their theories
on how to do it. There are no easy
fixes. Humankind has put too
many greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the result of the
industrial revolution that gave us trains, plans and automobiles --
and much more more to live comfortable and trendy lives -- and
now there is so much CO2 in the atmosphere that the Earth cannot
Forget trying to be more "green" in our
daily lives. California, like the rest of the world, is now
doomed to a very bleak future in the next 500 years. There will be millions of climate refugees
seeking shelter in the Arctic regions (and in
places like New Zealand, Tasmania and Antarctica in the far south as well).
Meetings in Copenhagen and Rio de Janiero and at the UN building in
Manhattan will not stop global warming. They didn't, and they won't.
What we need to focus on now
is preparing future generations for what our world will
become in the next 500 years and how best to survive it. The California
state legislature needs to start thinking about these issues, too, along with the governors who run the state in the coming decades.
There is a very strong possibility that America's "Northern White House" will
be located in Alaska, along with the US Congress and the Homeland Security Department. The Lower 48 will be largely uninhabited by 2500.
For the next 100 years or so, however, life
will go on as normal in California, so don't worry too much. There is
nothing to worry about now.
For the next 100 years, posh department stores will continue to
hawk their trendy
international computer firms will continue to launch their latest
cellphones and tech gadgets, and airline companies
will continue to offer passengers quick passage here and there, to the
Maldives and to Manhattan, for
business and for pleasure.
But in the next 500 years, according to Lovelock and otther scientists who
are not afraid to think outside the box, things are going to get bad.
Unspeakably bad.
Those of us who are
alive today won't suffer, and the next few generations of humans will be fine,
too. The big "troubles" will probably start around 2200 -- Lovelock says
sooner -- and last for some 300
years or so.
We are entering uncharted waters, and as the waters rise and the
temperatures go up as well, future generations will have some
important choices to make: where to live, how to live, how to grow
food, how to power their climate refugee settlements, how to plan and
how to pray. Californians need to start preparing for this new world now, if only by using thought exercises like this article. Your comments and reactions are welcome.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Future Californians likely to join flood of millions of ''climate refugees'' in Alaska in 2500 A.D.
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Skaters roll Saturday to honor fallen friend
Skaters roll Saturday to honor fallen friend
A mural at City View Skate Park honors 17-year-old Clay Harding, who died in November. Photo by Terry Winckler.
Few things keep skateboarders off Alameda's streets, but briefly last November, the streets were quiet as the city's skate tribe gathered at St. Joseph's Church to mourn the tragic death of 17-year-old Clay Harding. On Saturday the clan is gathering again in his memory, but this time loud and proud at the skate park where Clay was a high-flying regular.
Clay's mom, Patty, will be watching as skaters compete in the first Annual Clay "C-Bone" Harding Skateboard Tournament. It's a fundraiser to help pay costs of refurbishing the park - a task Patty has been orchestrating with the help of many skaters.
Two major upgrades are being made in memory of her son: a mural painted along the wall where Clay often hung out, and a picnic area built as an Eagle Scout project by Alameda Troop 73.
The mural features Clay's name intertwined with various images including two sloths - his favorite creature - on skateboards. The artist, a friend named Sam Norton, said the mural is designed to create the feeling that Clay is alive and skating among them.
Another friend of Clay, Edan Winckler, brought together city workers and members of his Boy Scout troop to build the picnic area. People from throughout Alameda donated funds for the project. Tournament proceeds will help pay for an awning Patty is planning to install over it.
Patty said working at the park has helped her cope with losing Clay, who died accidentally on November 23 after ingesting a mix of alcohol and a prescription drug.
The skating community has been deeply involved in all the park rehabilitation, including painting fences, benches and concrete, repairing cracks and generally cleaning up the park under the guidance of Alameda's Recreation and Parks Department.
Where: City View Skate Park, 1177 West Redline Avenue, Alameda Point
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
Registration: Opens at 10 a.m.
Eligibility: Spectators of all ages are invited. Entrants must be at least 12 years old. No maximum age.
Entry cost: $5


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I've been receiving requests to see the new floor. Here it is, in an empty room (with a strangely sad looking Vorlon):
Here it is, with new furniture:
Ok, not the best picture, and it doesn't put the floor to best advantage, but you get the idea.
The jury's still out on the furniture. It's super comfy, but I think it's a little large for the space. That could just be the fact that it was very spartan in there for over a month, so this is a big contrast. We still need to paint. That should be an adventure. My dad (Thanks, Dad!) helped me paint the red accent wall. Three coats of a colour that was fairly close to the colour that was already there, and still I think it needs another coat. Crazy. The rest will be done in nice, light colours, so hopefully two coats will do.
The garden, you ask? The squirrels are really enjoying it. Or it could be the bunnies. Or both. Anyway, my beans are pathetic, my carrot tops are all down to little nubs, and the radishes all had claw marks in them (I ate them anyway).
That's the bed with the squash, beans and corn. (There's some garlic you can see in the lower right corner). Something's eating holes in the beans. The corn is also getting nibbled on and the squash would probably be getting nibbled on too, if it had actually germinated. Even the sweet peas are all holey and weird. Not the best crop this year, I'm afraid.
See? Lots of nice bushy radishes (a week later, they were decimated) near the top. There are some carrots there, trust me. And one of the fennel plants got eaten up. I think I'm just going to throw a bunch of annual flowers in there for this year and call it a day. However:
Those are my tomatoes and basil. They seem to be doing well. They're getting lots of sun, and either the critters haven't found them yet, or tomatoes are just not that interesting until the fruit is out. They're not EarthTainers as I had originally intended (I mentioned those a few posts back). I wasn't able to find all the parts I needed, so I just drilled holes in the bottom of the Rubbermaid bins for drainage and treated them like regular containers. I have Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, and some kind of Delicious tomato. I'm looking forward to my crop. It's all I have left!
Also of note: The saskatoons are slowly ripening. And the smell of the Mock Orange next to my front door makes me happy every time I go by. Ecogrrl is back in town! Zebula did a fine job at her end of year piano recital (as did all the other students), and Vorlon is finished with Preschool. There are four days of grade 1 left for Zebula and the weather is finally gorgeous. Happy summer solstice!


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Colt M1911
Although revolvers functioned admirably, military personnel and gun enthusiasts wanted more. In particular, they wanted two things revolvers couldn't deliver -- faster reloading and greater capacity. Gun engineers designed the pistol to accommodate both of these requirements. A pistol is a semiautomatic handgun with a magazine that slides into the grip. It also tends to be lighter and more compact than a revolver. When a pistol is fired, some of the energy is used to eject the spent cartridge and load a fresh one from the magazine. The magazine commonly holds seven to nine rounds, but some current models hold 17, 19 or even 33 rounds.
Many of the early semiautomatic pistols came chambered for .38-caliber cartridges, but in battle, officers complained of the .38's inadequate stopping power. Enter John Browning. Browning already had a reputation as an innovative gun maker when he set out to improve the semiautomatic pistol, but his .45-caliber design for Colt set a new standard. It came with a seven-round detachable box magazine and performed flawlessly in any condition. The U.S. Army adopted Browning's new pistol in 1911 and designated it the M1911. It remained the standard U.S. military sidearm until the 1990s, when it was replaced by the 9 mm Beretta.
Even with its removal as the standard sidearm for U.S. armed forces, the M1911 remains popular, especially with civilians who participate in competitive shooting. Several companies continue to manufacture M1911-type models, and they all sell well. Many consider it to be the finest handgun -- and perhaps the finest gun -- ever made.
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Related HowStuffWorks Articles
- Bourjaily, Philip. "It Always Goes Bang." Field & Stream. Aug. 13, 2007. (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/guns/shotguns/2007/08/it-always-goes-bang?#
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. "2007 Firearms Manufacturing and Export Report." (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.atf.gov/firearms/stats/index.htm
- Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2003." (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/ind/GUNS.Ownership.1.html
- Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2008." (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/ind/GUNS.Ownership.1.html
- Dougherty, Martin J. "Small Arms from the Civil War to the Present Day" Fall River Press. 2005.
- National Shooting Sports Foundation. "Modern Sporting Rifle Facts." (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.nssf.org/MSR/facts.cfm
- National Shooting Sports Foundation. "The Writer's Guide to Firearms and Ammunition." 2006. (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.nssf.org/media/WritersGuide/
- Quinn, Jeff. "High Standard's New AR-15 Rifles." Gunblast.com. Sept. 15, 2005. (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.gunblast.com/HighStandard-AR15.htm
- Remington. "Model 870 Shotguns. The Most Popular Shotgun in Firearms History." (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_870/
- Sangster, Don. "Muzzleloader Buyer's Guide." Bass Pro Shops, OutdoorSite Library. (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPage?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&mode=article&objectID=31198
- Schoby, Mike. "ArmaLite M-15A4(T) Review." Cabela's Field Guide Story. (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.cabelas.com/story-123/schoby_armalite_review/10204/ArmaLite%252BM-15A4%252528T%252529%252BReview.shtml
- Sigler, Derrek. "New to Traditional Muzzleloaders?" Cabela's Field Guide Story. (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.cabelas.com/story-123/sigler_nw_muzz/10527/New%252Bto%252BMuzzleloaders%25253F.shtml
- Wakeman, Randy. "Rating the Inline Muzzleloading Manufacturers." Chuckhawks.com. (Oct. 16, 2009)http://www.chuckhawks.com/rating_muzzleloading_manufacturers.htm
What Are Ghost Guns and Why Are They So Dangerous?
Ghost guns are guns assembled by the purchaser from parts, including unfinished frames or receivers. This makes the guns untraceable and lets buyers skip background checks.


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"The Moon that Embraces the Sun" Director's Cut DVD Will Feature Deleted Scenes
Kim Do Hoon, the director of popular series "The Moon that Embraces the Sun," starring Kim Soo Hyun, Han Ga In, and Jung Il Woo, treated fans to great news.
On April 1, he tweeted, "'The Moon that Embraces the Sun' Director's Cut DVD will be released this June, It will feature the deleted scenes that had to be cut due to time restrictions restored in the original sequence."The Director's Cut will also contain behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, and other supplements.
Meanwhile, "The Moon that Embraces the Sun" ended its successful three-month run on March 15, ending with a personal high rating of 42.4% (AGB Nielsen). The final episode also set personal record-highs within the real-time ratings, reaching 48.1% at one point during the hour run.


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The Slava Memorial Cup is one of the greatest tourney of Russia; it will be held, as ever, at Moscow City Golf Club, February 17 to 19, 2012. The event is in memory of Slava Grinuk (1970-1999), a bridgeplayer. The Muscovite Vladimir Ivanov last year told us the story: Slava's friends were not bridgeplayers, but, when he died, they dedicated to him a yearly bridge event (read here >>). The format this year has been changed: there are still two tourneys, the Top 8 and the Top 40, but the former has become for teams, whereas last year were both for pairs.
The 40 pairs of the Top 40 will be selected as follow: about ten pairs by invite from the Organizing Committee (the rule states "no more than 1/3"); seven pairs will be selected for their results in the main Russian tourneys; fifteen or more will enter according to their rating in the Russian Bridge Federation. The list of pair tourney players is not available yet.
The eight teams of the Top 8, all invited, will be divided into two groups of four; in each group a complete round-robin qualifier will be played. The best two of each group will play semifinals. The top 8 list is available on official website (click here >>). There are some of the strongest players in the world, including Fantoni, Nunes, Lauria and Versace from Italy, Helgemo and Helness from Norway, Van Prooijen, Drijver, Jasma and Paulissen from The Netherlands.
February 12, 2012
Top 40 Running scores and results >>


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My Dearest Friend
I received Yesterday your favour of the 15th.
The Discussions upon the Treaty have been temperate, grave and decent, as least as much so as any Debate that was ever carried on in Senate. The Subject will be thoroughly examined and fully understood, before any Decision is made. I think We shall rise by the last of next Week perhaps sooner: but all is uncertain.
Mrs. W. says John Ague arises from Worms and that you should give him Pinkroot, I think it is that she says will cure him.
The Dispatches from The Hague have not been laid before Senate. I wish they had -- but there has been no occasion.
G. A.s Speech is a good one upon the whole -- a little seasoned as you say, to make it popular with a certain Party, to whom he too often sacrifices.


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Four years ago President Clinton kicked off a Pacific Rim summit by declaring that despite the end of the cold war "the United States is not about to pull up its stakes and go home - we will remain engaged in the world."
Today, as the president begins the same annual conclave in Vancouver, he finds it especially hard to live up to those words.
Some of Asia's most dynamic economies - including Thailand, Taiwan, and South Korea - have wobbled badly in recent months. In Japan, the fourth-largest brokerage house, Yamaichi Securities, is expected to collapse.
But at a time when leadership is needed, US credibility in Asia is taking a hit. And Asian leaders are increasingly concerned that the United States is shirking its vital role as a stabilizing force in the region, thereby encouraging greater assertiveness from Japan and China.
Mr. Clinton joins the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum stinging from recent legislative defeats that weaken his hand. Congress - including many of Clinton's fellow Democrats - this month thwarted his efforts to win "fast track" authority to negotiate trade agreements. It also failed to approve a $3.5 billion contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and to make good on a long overdue, $926 million payment to the United Nations.
The blows from Congress come at an especially bad time. Indeed, Clinton's weakness hinders efforts by APEC leaders this week to dispel market jitters by endorsing a new IMF plan for restoring order, say US lawmakers and experts in global finance.
"The presidency has been weakened in its ability to respond to international crises," says Rep. Jim Leach (R) of Iowa, House Banking Committee chairman.
Clinton is "coming to the poker table without any chips," says Robert Dunn, a specialist in international finance at George Washington University in Washington.
Administration officials counter that Clinton still has plenty of leverage, and the current financial crisis proves it. The United States remains the most powerful voice at the IMF, the multilateral agency throwing lifelines to the most troubled East Asian economies. Also, countries aiming to export their way out of crisis depend on access to the huge US economy.
Still, the recent legislative defeats bolster a long-standing anxiety in East Asia that the United States is edging away from its traditional role of balancing conflicting interests in the region.
That impression has grown for several years over a broad range of issues, among them:
* The withdrawal of US forces from the Philippines.
* Clinton's flip-flop on tying most-favored-nation trade status to China's human rights record.
* The administration's silence over China's seizure of disputed reefs in the South China Sea.
* Initial hesitation in actively opposing China's "test" missiles fired at Taiwan.
* The decision in July not to take a strong role in IMF aid to Thailand.
* The failure in October to discourage Taiwan, which heavily relies on US military backing, from devaluing its currency by 10 percent to keep up with the weakening currencies of its trading rivals. Such "competitive devaluations" badly undermine financial stability.
Sensing a US withdrawal, both Japan and China have grown more assertive in Asia. China has acted on long-standing territorial claims and strongly backed recent IMF aid.
Japan proposed the creation of a $100 billion Asia Fund soon after Washington shied from the Thai rescue package.
Last week in Manila, US officials persuaded East Asian nations to reject Japan's proposal and support an IMF-sponsored surveillance forum and backup financing fund for the region. APEC is expected to endorse the measure this week.
The US success in Manila belies claims that rather than take the lead across the full spectrum of problems, Washington is more discriminating and apt to follow regional initiatives.
"It's not a selective policy," says David Lipton at the Treasury Department. "It is a policy to work with all countries in the region to try to create a framework for the restoration of stability."
The cautious policy shows how US officials in East Asia must be especially careful in reconciling national and collective interests. Many nations in the region are ambivalent toward the US. They want it to help them reach their goals, but not to make strong moves to shape their goals. Asian nations recall decades of colonialism and bristle at any hint of Western domination.
For example, South Korea resisted applying for IMF aid, concerned it would cede its sovereignty.
Also, Japan's aborted Asia Fund was just the latest sign of a stubborn desire to solve problems through a regional Asian organization rather than through an international organization run largely by Western nations.
Moreover, many Asian leaders shrink from the IMF because it requires aid recipients to ease state controls over the economy and move toward Western free-market capitalism. The Asian leaders favor their own state-guided capitalism.
But forces other than East Asian mistrust also hamper Clinton administration efforts to rein in financial markets.
Some economists and lawmakers say IMF aid backfires by encouraging officials and investors in unstable economies to continue their misguided ways in the belief the fund will ultimately rescue them from loss. Over time, therefore, tremors will grow in world markets.
But US officials are most inhibited in the crisis by the opposition of Congress to costly bailouts. The Clinton administration in 1995 failed to gain the support of Congress for a $50 billion IMF rescue package for Mexico, a neighbor and leading trading partner. It would be even more difficult to win support for distant, comparatively minor trading partners in Asia.
"It's always dicey trying to get congressional approval for IMF funding," says Mr. Leach.


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If you have heard about the sexually transmitted diseases, than you have most likely heard the term genital warts tossed around as one you do not want. There have been many TV commercials that offer medication for those who are forced to live with genital warts because genital warts are something you cannot cure.
If you contract genital warts you will have to learn how to control them rather than effectively cure them. However, having genital warts is not as serious as other sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, so you should not immediately despair if you receive a positive diagnosis.
Usually people find out they have the disease because they see the cauliflower shaped warts emerge around their genitals, although the warts usually will go away on their own, there are treatment options to keep outbreaks under control. It is important not to ignore genital warts symptoms however because they are a strain of the HPV virus which if left untreated has been known to cause cervical cancer. Most people are placed on a medication regime that helps prevent genital warts breakouts and minimizes the side effects of burning and rashes from breakouts.
Serious breakouts can lead to surgical removals of warts such as laser treatments or freezer burn methods of wart removal. However, these genital warts removal methods are usually avoided if they can be because warts do come back, so they are only temporary fixes to a larger problem.
During a breakout, rashes are usually treated with medicated lotions or creams which help with burning and help the warts disappear sooner. It is important to note that just because genital warts may go away on their own or with treatment the disease is not cured, as you may suffer another breakout within months or possibly the next day. You can still spread genital warts to your partner or partners as well, even if you are not in a breakout. Thus, you want to make sure you stay on medication for your own health and stay protected for your partner's sake.
If you want to protect yourself from genital warts, there is now a vaccine for young women that they can take between the ages of 8-25 that will protect them from contracting the disease later in life. Therefore, if you fit the age requirements or your daughter does, you may want to consider taking the HPV vaccine so the possibility of genital warts is erased from your mind.


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Jimmy Tingle Comedy Show Fundraiser
Comedian/Filmmaker Jimmy Tingle to Headline 2nd Annual Woods Hole Film Festival Benefit Event
Saturday, June 28th, 8 p.m. Woods Hole Community Hall
Comedian Jimmy Tingle returns to Woods Hole on Saturday, June 28th at 8 p.m. to perform in the 2nd Annual Woods Hole Film Festival Benefit at the Woods Hole Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole. Last year's sold out show was a highlight kick-off of the summer season. This year, Tingle returns with his new show "Making Comic Sense of 2014".


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The largest event for baroque, renaissance and medieval music in the Nordic countries.
Thursday 11 June 2015
Have a look at how various cultural institutes have presented the concerts:
Institut français
Rumänska kulturinstitutet
Goethe institut
Listen here to festival related podcasts in English:
Podcast 2/6
Podcast 3/6
Podcast 6/6
Wednesday 10 June 2015
The final concert of the festival from last Sunday was recorded and is being broadcast on Swedish Radio P2 this this coming Thursday, at Swedish local time 7 pm.
Follow the link below!
Wednesday 3 June 2015
We would like to inform our listeners that the SEMFestival passes are sold out!
It is still possible though to purchase tickets to for individual concerts.
Photo: Markus Ström
Sunday 31 May 2015
Early Music on wheels! As a warm-up before the 14th issue of Stockholm Early Music Festival, June 3-7 in Gamla stan, the festival presents a rolling novelty: The Early Music Bus. Both on Saturday, the 30th, and Sunday the 31st of May, will the sounding bus appear both in central Stockholm and in the suburbs, whith brief and surprising live music swoops.
Wednesday 27 May 2015
•NB: the key note speaker for the AnonymA seminar (to be held in Swedish), Saturday 6/6, 2 pm at The Cathedral Parish Hall, is Bodil Asketorp.
•For those who have only received information from our flyer: the artist in The House of Nobility, Sunday 7/6, is the European youth ensemble Seconda Prat!ca and the time for the concert start is now 3 pm!
•For those who have seen our first add in the Swedish journal Tidig Music (March 2015): the featured "The Recycled Orchestra" is unfortunately cancelled.
Saturday 31 May 2014
Where does all the Iberian folk music, that always seems to have been there, come from? Where does the flamenco have its roots? What did the long journey of the fandango from baroque up to nowadays look like? From castle and hut, from streets and celebration, filtered through the fiery sounding body of the baroque guitar, which provides the frantic rythms its special colour – new but old and oh so catchy…Stockholm Early Music Festival presents the multifaceted Uruguayan born baroque guitarist Rafael Bonavita, Friday 6 June at 6 PM in the Finnish Church. 24 hours later, Saturday 7 June at the same time and place/6 PM also in the Finnish Church it is time for another matchless Mediterranian experience; Corsican polyphonic singing tradition, springing from the depths of history. The six emotive male voices of A Filetta are messengers of an archaic polyphony, that has been existing on this Mediterranean island for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. A concertante reflection of deep roots and a strong identity, with an openness to the world.
Mayumi Kamata, Dan Johansson
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It was a casual remark tossed off by Donald J. Trump that jolted Johanna Kandel from her seat during the recent presidential debate.
An anonymous computer hacker, Mr. Trump said, "could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds."
"The hair on the back of my neck definitely stood up," said Ms. Kandel, 37, of West Palm Beach, Fla., who has struggled with eating disorders and now works to raise awareness about the issue. Ms. Kandel recalled how vicious comments about size and appearance contributed to her own struggle.
"How many of our youth were sitting there and watching these debates, and thinking that this is O.K. to talk about and shame people based on their appearance?"
Ever since the Monday debate, another national debate has erupted: What happens when fat-shaming becomes part of the presidential campaign?
Mr. Trump's personal fixation on weight was on display during and after the debate. He reignited a feud with the comedian Rosie O'Donnell, whom he once said had "a fat, ugly face." He was unapologetic in responding to Hillary Clinton's comments that he had called a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, "Miss Piggy."
"She gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem," he told Fox News the next morning, although he denied calling her the name.
But it's the blithe comment about a hypothetical 400-pound hacker that helped trigger a national conversation about fat-shaming.
More than two-thirds of American adults (including Mr. Trump himself) are considered to be overweight or obese.
"It would make logical sense that if the majority of Americans are fat, that this would definitely do him in," said Kimberly Massengill, a self-described fat person who specializes in photographing people who are fat. But she doesn't think that will happen because fat people often think poorly of themselves. "The fact is that the majority of fat people feel unworthy."
After Mr. Trump's comment about the 400-pound hacker, Ms. Massengill, who lives in Manhattan, said her cellphone buzzed with text messages from friends.
"They all said the same thing," said Ms. Massengill. "Wouldn't it be great if fat people were the ones to keep Trump out of office?"
But obesity experts and activists say fat-shaming is one of the last bastions of acceptable discrimination, and Mr. Trump's public body shaming simply reflects a culture in which it is still considered acceptable to mock people for their weight.
"With two-thirds of people struggling with weight, you would think that some of the shaming would be on the decline, or that acceptance or tolerance would increase," said Rebecca Puhl, a professor and the deputy director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut. "We are not seeing that."
Dr. Puhl points to the paucity of laws protecting people from hiring discrimination based on their weight – so far Michigan, she said, is the only state to forbid it. Studies show that overweight people, women in particular, are discriminated against in the workplace for their size. And research shows that even medical professionals provide worse care to people who are overweight.
The concern is that cavalier comments about weight by a public figure can have far-reaching effects. Being teased about weight is a strong contributor to both disordered eating and weight gain among young people, said Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, the head of the division of epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
"In some ways it legitimizes making those types of comments, which we know from our research can be very dangerous," she said. "In my opinion, these things trickle down."
Kristina Saffran, 24, who was hospitalized with anorexia nervosa in high school, said body-shaming comments from a public figure, even when they aren't directed at an individual, still can be deeply painful to people who struggle with eating disorders.
"They live in a society where everyone is thinking they are bad and stupid and lazy for being fat, and we have a presidential candidate who is championing those beliefs," said Ms. Saffran, who lives in San Mateo, Calif. "It is going to be even harder for them to seek help."
Though Mr. Trump's comments may reflect a widely held view that being overweight or obese is a personal failing, some people fear that fat-shaming comments by a presidential candidate will encourage others to go further.
"Saying these negative things about people's weight and women's appearance will further embolden people to express similar ideas," said Lesley Kinzel, a Boston-based author of a memoir about being fat.
Until the debate, Ms. Kinzel said she had not focused on much of what Mr. Trump has said. But during the debate, it became personal. She said she realized overweight people like her were now "just one in a line of people he wants to dismiss as losers."


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Hi Dylan. I'm about to run my first cycle. My bloodwork is all good.
I am 25 years old.
Height is 174cm
Weight is 166lbs
Bf% is 12-13%
My cycle is test e 500mg a week for ten weeks.
I will be running it with proviron dosed 25mg am & 25mg pm.
I am hoping for a recomposition.
If I do this cycle in a calorie deficit should I expect to gain lean muscle and strength in in addition to cutting bodyfat?