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HSN Taps Bradley for Ecommerce
March 8, 2009,
Television and online retailer HSN, or Home Shopping Network, has named Brian Bradley evp of its HSN.com business and advanced services, reporting to Mindy Grossman, ceo.
In his new role, Bradley will develop and guiding the strategic direction and operations of HSN.com. He oversees all components of the web business, including merchandising, marketing, sales, content and technology, enhancing customer experience and acquiring new customers.
Additionally, Bradley manages the advanced services unit, which develops new distribution services for HSN, including Shop by Remote, broadband applications and video-on-demand.
Grossman noted, "HSN.com is a powerful channel for our cross-over TV customers and a point of entry for new customers." She cited Bradley's track record of "building and managing successful ecommerce businesses."
Bradley spent the past four years with Circuit City, most recently as svp, multi-channel, in charge of the website, call center and catalog channels.
Prior to that, Bradley was director of strategy and implementation for Capital One Financial Corporation, where he worked starting in 2002.
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Topic: PSC
I know someone here will know the answer. Is PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis), actually considered CC. From what I read it appears that PSC can cause cancer but not that CC is PSC. I am having thoughts to contact the Walter Peyton Foundation but not sure he really had CC. Thanks
Any suggestion I offer is intended as friendly advice based solely on my own experience. Please consult your doctor for professional guidance.

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Bermuda Boonefish Encounter
Last week I was on an extended family excursion to celebrate a 50th anniversary with my wife's parents in Bermuda. With the exception of a few hours there was no fishing but I made the most of the time I got.
Checking into the situation on Bermuda, the following tidbits came to light:
Another long rickety ride later the bus driver informed me I was at the Long Bay stop. Judging by the way he waved at everyone in Somerset I assumed he was from the area and he knew exactly where I wanted to go. I thanked him and hopped off to make good just as a lightning storm descended on the area. The area was far enough from touristopia to start showing signs of ill repute as piles of household appliances and neglected homes became the rule. Three locals on their bicycles were swapping small packages for cash, giving me cautious looks. I walked by them demonstrating my interest in the water, keeping my eyes straight to the shore the way I was taught to walk past a barking dog.
Aside from the riff raff, the streets were lined with an explosion of flora and fauna, unlike some of the arid islands further toward the equator. Big flowers like the kind you pay big bucks for up north grew profusely in thick green groves amid the palms. Anoles scattered about and rivers of red ants flowed on the tree trunks where I ducked under to avoid the warn drenching downpour as I put all my valuables into a ziplok bag to avoid soaking them - my passport and ship boarding pass, bus pass, wallet, etc. The park was about 3/4 mile up the road and clearly marked and I hurried to see what the azure waters would hold.
The heavy black skies cleared into patches and the sweltering sun re-appeared as quickly as it had left. I began to string my line thru the guides when I noticed a tent city in the trees behind me. A boy came over to ask questions like "why is de line so fat?" and "what are you trying to catch?".
"Bonefish" I replied, trying to look serious and optimistic; inside looking out from the steelheader/striperhound reality inside my brain at this image of a rain-drenched native boy, feeling every bit the stranger with a dream of an exotic fly fishing experience in this youth's backyard.
"Oh Booonefish!" he replied, as his eyes lit up. "They love chicken" he added, reporting that while handlining for snapper they occasionally hook big Bermuda bonefish that rip the handlines from their hands. He also held out his arms to scary proportions and said as they snorkel along the beach they see "really beeg boonefish" at Long Bay. He also said that the fancy boats come but "they never catch de boonefish, but they really love chicken, are you going to try chicken?" - he asked with a generous smile as if he wished me to succeed. I smiled and appreciated the boys enthusiasm. I felt a little less like the stranger after talking to him and the faces checking me out from the tarp city got bored with looking at the stranger in the flats shirt with the 'fat line' and went about their way. And so did I.
Bermuda might not have a lot of bones, but they have fewer HUGE bones. I wasn't there 5 minutes when I saw two grey shadows gracefully cruising along, thinking mullet? No, too big, confident and missing dark tail tips... cuda? No, wrong head shape and body motion... can't be... hmmm.... they continued to glide along on to the pink sand edge not more than 18 inches deep... sure as **** they are! "BOOONEFISH!" and easily ten pounds each! I didn't get a shot at them but as they moved away I saw the mercuric silver highlights along their lower flanks and the single dorsal, and the unmistakable head shape and eye of the grey ghosts of the flats. I started to mumble to myself, hoping it was not just a fluke, and praying there would be more where they came from.
I immediately changed the uncast crab fly I had on to a small sand colored shrimp pattern and added a longer flouro tippet. I marked the spot on the beach and started to stalk slowly up and down the beach. Sure enough, another one came along from right to left and I let fly... way too close, sending the ghost off like a missle. ARGGH! Three seen, one shot in the first 15 minutes - and I totally lined it! Had to settle down.
Cuda... don't cast. Pod of mullet. I cast anyway, but yes, they are vegetarians - waste of time. An hour passes, another sudden lightning storm erupts and I run under a broad-leafed subtropical tree to relax, bide time and drink some water, thinking "man I could get used to this".
When the sun came back out, the angle has lowered dramatically and visibility was getting poor. Hordes of aquablue "fry" start to get pounded by 'cuda, houndfish and an occasional jack. I am tempted to switch over to the sure hookup, but instead take a tiny sand colored deep eel and trim it down to an inch with my nail clippers before tying it on. I walk along feeling the pressure of time slipping away and the long ride back to meet dinner plans.
Wait - there's a pair, maybe three just a tiny bit more grey than sand color and gliding toward the forebeach - I cast about 8 feet ahead and lightly. Let it settle. Yes, they are coming to it... twitch.... yes a definite advance, still coming, strip.... two are on it, twitch... the fish are now in about 14 inches of water and are definitely checking out the fly! At this point I can see every feature of these huge Bermuda bones and they are just about jamming me they are so close! One rushes ahead and twists it's body in the shallows at it, making a false take but there is no grab - damn they wanted it! But to no avail.
After another quick chat with a fisherman I decide to hike up to the point on the western edge where there are a couple of visible beaches, about 1.5 miles. With little time left, I hurried up and cut through a beautiful resort area on Daniels Head Beach that was vacant for some reason. From the road I could see cuda, mullet, damselfish, triggerfish, parrotfish, all kinds of fish cruising the beach. Then the busting began and I hustled down to the water, put on the wire and a long shank silverside pattern and had a blast hooking 24-30" cuda in the shallows. An occasional houndfish would connect (they hit it a lot) and provide the "poor man's tarpon" fight. Didn't see any bones out on the head but had some fun before hopping back on the pink bus for the l-o-n-g ride back to the love boat.
It wasn't much of an outing, a few hours at best - but it was a revealing peek into what the island can offer. Sure I spent more time on the bus than on the water, but it was a blast. As the rest of the week unraveled I found that cuda were pretty much everywhere and the tides run hard and strong on Bermuda. With huge amounts of bait around in August, any hard running tide gets the fireworks going in a hurry where the current is constricted. I saw some big fish busting in the channels in the strong currents, although I didn't have a flyrod with me at those times.
It might not be the Bahamas or Belize, but Bermuda is a place where you can have shots at some really huge "boonefish" on your own. One of the (perhaps many) spots where this is possible is Somerset Long Bay on the Northwest end. Can't wait to go back!
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Movie Review - Grudge Match
January 16, 2014
Thank you director Peter Segal, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Jon Bernthal and Kevin Hart for giving me a great Christmas present with GRUDGE MATCH. The fictional story of former boxers Henry "Razor" Sharp and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen, Razor and The Kid haven't spoken in 30 years. Each winning hotly contested bouts against the other with a third match set to "break the tie", on the eve of the final bout, Razor abruptly throws in the towel, announcing not only his retirement from the sport, but the cancellation of the fight. Bringing both of their boxing careers to a screeching halt, the two haven't spoken since.
Over the years, The Kid has parlayed his name into an endorsement bonanza, owning a car dealership and restaurant supper club, the latter where he performs doing a puppet act. Razor has slipped into relative obscurity, going to work at a local Pittsburgh ironworks foundry. Adding to the mix is boxing promoter Dante Slate, Jr., whose father not only promoted the last two bouts between Razor and The Kid, but who embezzled the gates, leaving Razor and The Kid with empty-pockets. Unfortunately, Slate also left his son penniless.
But Dante Jr. is nothing if not industrious and with the same fast-talking charm of his father, convinces Razor and The Kid to enter the ring just once more. Hit a major payday for all three of them and answer the question once and for all, who's the better fighter.
Stallone and De Niro are perfection as Razor and The Kid, respectively. GRUDGE MATCH is as much about paying home to legends and their iconography as it is to deliver an entertaining film. Both having spent time on screen in the ring previously (Stallone as "Rocky" and De Niro as "Jake La Motta"), not to mention co-starring in "Copland", GRUDGE MATCH goes beyond the current grudge match between Razor and The Kid, poking fun at/paying homage to the good natured grudge match that began between the two actors at the Oscars in 1976 when Stallone and "Rocky" won Best Picture over De Niro and "Taxi Driver." Stallone at age 67 has never looked better and still packs a wallop. Even De Niro at age 70, who trained heavily for this role, has some moves in the ring that rival his quick glibbed dialogue.
Complete with amusing sight gags that are nods to the iconography of the two legends. For Stallone look for more than a few set-ups that harken to several of the films in the "Rocky" franchise (raw eggs and meat lockers will jump right out at you) while De Niro handily sends up nods to "Raging Bull" and "The Godfather".
But what is most impressive about this Tim Kelleher - Rodney Rothman script is how it embraces the legends that are Stallone and De Niro while finding a perfect meld with Jon Bernthal as BJ, who just now learns that The Kid is his father, and Alan Arkin as Razor's trainer Lightning Conlon, adding a slightly crustier edge to the imagery ingrained in our collective consciousness of Burgess Meredith as Rocky Balboa's trainer, Mickey. As Dante Slate, Jr., Kevin Hart is just an outright hilarious scene stealer! (And stay through the credits for some laugh-out-loud hijinks with Hart.) Kim Basinger is a rose among the thorns as the woman between Razor and The Kid, delivering a quiet performance that it sweet and engaging. Jon Bernthal has quickly risen in the ranks as man to watch thanks to a strong turn earlier this year in "Snitch" and currently also in "The Wolf of Wall Street". As BJ, Bernthal grounds the film with an honesty and heart that is wonderful to watch unfold as the relationship between BJ and The Kid unfolds (and yes, it will remind you of the Rocky Jr. - Rocky relationship in "Rocky Balboa").
No stranger to working with legends, having paired Jack Lemmon and James Garner in "My Fellow Americans" some years back as former presidents who are less than friends, director Peter Segal now pairs up a few more legends with Stallone, De Niro and Arkin, the latter of whom had never worked nor met with either of the first two despite some 50 years in the business. For director Peter Segal, GRUDGE MATCH is a dream come true, particularly when it comes to the ultimate fight on "Grudgement Day" as he called on none other than Stallone to choreograph the fight together with Robert Sale, the film's boxing consultant who worked with Stallone on all of the "Rocky" films. Calling Stallone, "the best fight choreographer in the business", I have to agree and watching the ultimate bout between Stallone and De Niro is nothing short of magic. Thanks to cinematographer Dean Semler and his implementing 7 cameras, plus employing some HBO sports cameramen to help with the lensing, not to mention sportscaster Jim Lampley, UFC announcer Mike Goldberg and the HBO sports team commentators, the result is a beyond realistic bout with Stallone and De Niro doing all their own boxing and throwing real punches. NOTE: No stunt doubles are used in the fight sequences. It's all Stallone and De Niro.
GRUDGE MATCH pulls no punches. A trip down memory lane for many of us, a fun-filled often tongue-in-cheek nod to cinema legends, it wins every round.
Directed by Peter Segal
Written by Tim Kelleher and Rodney Rothman
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal


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Ipad Purchase Question
Posted 13 December 2010 - 08:31 AM
My DD (age 16) wants an iPad for Christmas!! (who doesn't right, I mean, I'd like one!!) I've been telling her "no way", "no chance" for MONTHS now. My husband I are finally shopping today for the kids. (16 yo and 18 yo) This morning my dh indicates maybe we should get her an iPad. (by the way, he just unloaded the dishwasher for me and is cleaning the kitchen, he is a keeper for sure!!!) Anyway....this is a way crazy amount of money to spend, but I guess that's not the point right now.
1. My question is regarding WHERE to purchase the iPad. Prices seem the same just about everywhere. The nearest Apple store is about an hour away. (wind chills below zero today!!) Target and Best Buy are only 30 minutes away. Is there and advantage to buying directly from the store? Or Online? Is the warranty the same?
2. What extras are necessary? Obviously a screen protector.
3. Is there a knock off that is as good?
Anything else to consider?
Posted 13 December 2010 - 08:51 AM
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 08:57 AM
Thanks for that input Sandi! I assume regardless of where you purchase it, they offer the Apple Care plan, and it's the same price? I love the Zagg protectors! Have them on all our smart phones.
Wal mart also has them, at least my local one does. Definitely get apple care for it. Screen protectors and a cover too. Your DD is one lucky young lady. BTW, I prefer the apple store in Leawood, near Towne Center Plaza over the one in KC.
Is there a chance that stores will be out of them?
She is lucky!! (spoiled really!!) More than we would ever spend....I'm amazed he is considering it!! I think I will get her iPod touch since she won't need it.
Posted 13 December 2010 - 09:22 AM
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 11:35 AM
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 11:38 AM
Ooh... and there is a knock off... okay not really but VERY similar product ......... but its smaller, and JUST as expensive! I think its by samsung... or something.
Angela N.
Posted 13 December 2010 - 11:40 AM
I bought mine directly from Apple, I looked all over the place and the prices were all about the same, ordering from them was only $5 more and they engraved each of the Touches (which is helpful for us so we know which is which) They also did free shipping and it came very quickly.
Posted 13 December 2010 - 12:06 PM
best buy is a good place to buy from. they are really a great company. ... because of the portability, id probably ask about warrenties and what they cover.
Ooh... and there is a knock off... okay not really but VERY similar product ......... but its smaller, and JUST as expensive! I think its by samsung... or something.
Angela N.
The Samsung Tab. I want that one! I like anything powered by Android/Google
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 12:17 PM
I looked both online and at the Best Buy store, and all the prices seem to be about the same. I like that bit about the Apple store doing the engraving and set up though. Oh, dear, decisions, decisions. I don't want him to have to set it up, but I get points at Best Buy.
By the way, Best Buy had all kinds of covers and screen protectors, so you can go look at them and see which one would be best. I would definitely recommend some kind of protection - based on my kids, something that does not come off easily lol.
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 03:10 PM
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Posted 14 December 2010 - 05:15 AM
I have an Ipad, and I bought the Apple case to go with it, but I chose not to add a screen protector. Because the Ipad is a touch screen it has a LIPOPHOBIC coating, which means it is designed to repel oils secreted from your skin, and make the screen easier to wipe/keep clean.
It has been known for some brands of screen protector to become detached, wrinkled or even permanently stuck because of the reaction with the adhesive and the lipophobic coating. I think part of the value of the using the screen is its "touchability" (if thats a word). You might want to check with the store or with Apple beforehand as to which brands they recommend. Just my ten cents worth!
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Wednesday, April 17, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case of extraordinary impact on the Constitution and the power of the federal government to control every aspect of citizens' lives. Not surprisingly, it's a case you've never heard of.
United States v. Kebodeaux is of such immeasurable importance that if the Obama administration is victorious, it will — perhaps irreversibly — accelerate the consolidation of all power in Washington, D.C. As one commentator observed, should the court decided in favor of the president, he will have "gained total power to rule the lives of US citizens from cradle to grave."
How is this usurpation accomplished? By way of the assumption by the federal government of powers reserved to the states, specifically that spectrum of authority over the individual known as "police power."
The Constitution as drafted and ratified by the states granted to the federal government a limited slate of powers (described by James Madison as "few and defined"), leaving the residue in the hands of the states.
Among the powers not delegated by the states to the federal government in the Constitution is the "general power of governing," that is to say "police power." This direct influence over the life, liberty, and property of citizens is reserved by the state governments.
There are, admittedly, a couple of exceptions. For example, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution places the military and obviously federal property within the jurisdiction of the federal government. Also, the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 expanded the scope of the federal government, including the addition of a few "police powers" formerly restricted to the states.
An example of the practical execution of this power is the array of state laws governing abortion, voting eligibility, marriage, etc. Notably, in recent years, the federal government has legislated in each of these areas.
Unfortunately, state legislatures have — perhaps unwittingly — participated in the centralization in Washington of all power. According to the facts of the creation of the Constitution and the explicit text of the 10th Amendment, states may rightfully reject any federal act that exceeds the narrow range of powers granted to it in the Constitution. However, the federal government has grown so powerful and the states proportionately have become so weak that the federal government can now unconstitutionally compel obedience to its many mandates by withholding billions in grant money and "matching funds" from insubordinate states.
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Exhibition shows 'Fauntleroy' manuscript, complete again after nearly 100 years
Posted November 4, 2010; 05:49 p.m.
Author Frances Hodgson Burnett's full manuscript of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" -- reunited for the first time in nearly a century -- will be part of an exhibition opening Monday, Nov. 15, in the Main Gallery at Princeton University's Firestone Library.
Titled "Little Lord Fauntleroy Comes to Princeton," the exhibition in the gallery's 18th-Century Window will include selected items from the Vivian Burnett Collection of Frances Hodgson Burnett, recently acquired with the support of the Friends of the Library. To launch the exhibition, Professor of English Emeritus Ulrich Knoepflmacher will give a public lecture titled "What Happened to Frances Hodgson Burnett's Harry Potter? The Rise and Fall of a 19th-Century Children's Classic" at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the gallery.


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Paintings by James McCarthy. These are insane.
Paintings by James McCarthy. These are insane.
A lovely series of paintings inspired by a three month trip through the United States and Canada by London-based artist Charlotte Keates. See more images below, along with a short video of Keates discussing her work. "Sojourn" will be on display at Arusha Gallery in Edinburgh from May 5 – May 30.
Photos by Los Angeles-based photographer Neil Kryszak. More images below.
Another batch of surreal illustrations by Keith Rankin (previously featured here). See more images below.
Photos by Massachusetts-based photographer Ki Choquette. More images from "42°19'25.3″N 72°20'52.7″W" below.
New paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Seth Armstrong. Click here for previous posts. His new show "Pretty Deep Shit" opens at Thinkspace Gallery on Saturday! Definitely go check this one out if you live out that way. More images below!


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Is that clown doll looking at you funny? It may very well be. Haunted objects are more common than you think—and it might be wise to think twice before picking up objects from antique sales or flea markets. Here, Haunted Stuff author Stacey Graham details ten such haunted—and utterly creepy—objects with hidden pasts.
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Not all that long ago, people were afraid to approach the topic of ghosts. The popularity of ghost shows on television has changed that perspective, and now people are excited to talk about ghost sightings and other supernatural experiences they have. With the quantity of paranormal occurrences increasing, we need to be cognizant that if a ghost is in our lives, it will need our help in crossing over. Diana Palm, author of Setting Spirits Free, gives us ten reasons we should help ghosts with their healing and journey to the other side.
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Route 66 is a 2,448-mile roadway that connects Illinois to California; along with its many twists and turns come stories of ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal activity. Why does this road, one of great history and legend, inspire paranormal activity? Richard Southall, author of Haunted Route 66, provides five reasons.
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Paranormal investigation, namely ghost hunting, is enjoying phenomenal and unprecedented growth. This is due to the global broadcast of paranormal reality TV, and this avocation is now popular around the world. But do these shows get it right? What are they—and the paranormal community—missing from their investigations? Deonna Kelli Sayed, author of Paranormal Obsession, discusses the concept of psi and the concept of consciousness in paranormal investigation.
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Has anyone smelt out the new AHSEE yet? If so, what are you impressions on it?
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Has anyone smelt out the new AHSEE yet? If so, what are you impressions on it?
I really want to try this. Does anyone know the release date and what store it will be sold at?
It's on the Chanel website so it's probably available at Chanel stores.
do not like it.
It should be appearing at some large department stores soon.
I kinda hate how the new trend seems to be take a classic and amp it up with extreme and squeeze more money out of it.
So you never know...the Extreme version could be exactly what some people are looking for. It could become a new classic with a huge following. Or it could be a half-assed attempt to squeeze more money out of a successful product. Still worth a sniff either way to decide for yourself :)
Bought a bottle here in town last thursday.
Seen it in several other stores today as well.
Especially love the tonka beans and the woody base which give it a very warm character. Also the mint in the opening is subtle compared to the citrus blast in the opening of the original AHS.
Definitely not getting the toothpaste vibe someone else mentioned here, thank god. Been wearing it a few times now and couldn't stop sniffing my hand, haha! :)
Do test it though, because I'm a bit of a Chanel junkie, so my opinion is not very objective...
I'll have to try this for sure. I'm not allergic to sport scents like everyone else here. I actually really like Armani Code Sport. mmm lemony :tongue:
I haven't seen it at my local department stores yet. Does anyone know if it's an exclusive to a certain store like Macy's or Nordstrom for the launch?
I can't convince myself to bllnd buy this, but I am really curious to try it - waiting for it to pop up at Macy's......
Would not blind buy.
It's a good scent but I can see some folks being letdown with this.
So far still not out in the local stores like Macy's/Dillards/Sephora. Looked for it today.
Tried this today at work, was not happy :( To me it smells like refined Ben Gay... maybe it was just my first impression.. but it does not bode well.
It's similar to Allure Sport, only replace the lemon scent with a slight mint and pepper vibe. If that equates to Ben Gay, then Ben Gay has been reformulated. BIG TIME!
When others mention how it is "subtle" compared to Allure Homme Sport, I think they're strictly talking about the opening. It doesn't open as loud as AHS with it's "fresh lemon burst", but the projection and longevity of the Eau Extreme is actually a bit better than the original....at least on my skin. I'm very impressed by not only the scent (which is very nice), but by the longevity of this one.
Waiting for my local Bay store SA to call me so I can try it out :)
god this fragrance is such a pile of crap. In other news I just bought a 200ml flacon of Sycomore and couldn't be happier.
Seent it today at Macy's here in Grand Rapids, MI. At first smell I didn't care for it all that much. I may go back, because I actually like the Issey Sport and I am considering buying it. So when I do, I can actually try a spray of AHSEE on my skin rather than just the paper.
Those that said they did not see it at Macy's, it looks exactly the same as AHS, I asked the SA about it and they grabbed it for me. The bottle is the same as AHS, but has Eau Extreme at the bottom.
Gonna go and sample this soon. I like Allure Homme Sport and Edition Blanche, but not enough to buy bottles of them. Wonder if this one will be a good frag.
On the paper slip, it appeared to be quite different than any of the Allures. I could be mistaken though since I was also smelling quite a few other fragrances.
Bought this one blind as a bat.
Just got it via UPS this morning and
wore it as my SOTD, and I really like it...a lot.
I don't think I'm going out on too much of a limb
by saying it's the best fragrance in the Allure line so far.
It is similar to Allure Homme Sport, but a bit darker and richer
with more mint and pepper.
Longevity--as always with Chanel--is outstanding.
Projects really well for the first couple of hours,
then gets closer to the skin, but still noticeable later.
Longevity is a solid 8 hours. And projection overall
is just right. Not too loud, but you will be noticed.
This would make an excellent, year-round signature scent.
I will be wearing it quite a bit this summer and into the fall/winter.
It was 86 degrees Fahrenheit here today, and it wasn't too sweet
or rich in the warm weather.
Initial rating: 8.5/10
Big thumbs up from me.
The fragrance is not my cup of tea...i almost had to scrub it off....majorblet down. The drydown is too old man smelling..ill stick to the original AHS for life
I'm wondering if some commenting on this with negative comments have actually tried/smelled the fragrance, or if they're simply trying to be fashion critic snobs and are being critical just for the sake of being critical (especially since this one has the potential to be a fairly "popular" and mainstream fragrance).
I also find it funny when someone refers to a scent having an "old man" smell. In the case of this fragrance, it doesn't smell like an "old man" at all. Not even close. What the Hell is an "old man" smell anyway? Maybe we've got some 13 year old here writing reviews (which, to a 13 year old, someone in their 20's is an "old man" - LOL)
I tested it on paper and I didn't even care to test it on my skin.
This fragrance was released in Harrods on Monday. Didn't get a chance to sniff the juice though because I was there on Sunday. The lady at the counter said it isn't as nice as the original Chanel Allure sport though


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Have you used balkan pharmaceutical products?,I've already tried nolva,clomid and clen and that shit runs very good!!
I used other clen labs like sopharma or europharmacies and balkan is the best one,very fast effect and gtg.
When i was on cycle i used anastrozole and have no gine or other effects.Very good lab, I recommend it!!
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Chef's Hate Recipe: Paprika Flavored Butter
Paprika Flavored Butter
2 cups butter, softened
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a small bowl, combine butter, cheese, onion, paprika, pepper and salt. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until well combined. Cover and chill in refrigerator at least one hour to allow the flavors to blend.
Remove from refrigerator 15 to 30 minutes before serving to allow the butter to come to room temperature.
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It's time for some Speed! Join Carla (crs) at 8 pm et for the Speed Scrap Crop! I'll give you 6 tasks, spread out over an hour. You'll then have an hour to get it finished and posted in the Speed Scrap Gallery!
Here are the tasks for tonight's Speed Scrap:
Task 1. Choose 3 photos that reflect the season you are currently enjoying.
2. Choose a solid paper for the background, and a patterned paper to use however you'd like.
3. Add a Scrap Simple product to your layout...SS Paper, SS Alpha, SS Word Art, SS Embellishment, Styles, etc.
4. Add an odd number of seasonal embellishments to match the season in your photos. Also include some kind of fiber, stitching or thread.
5. Add your journaling and make sure you mention the season and the date in there somewhere.
6. Add a title if you still need one, shadows and any other last minute touches. Upload your layouts to the Speed Scrap Gallery within the hour. There are no Speed Scrap Police, so if it takes a little extra time to make your layout exactly what you want it to be, that's fine!
Speed Scrap Tonight, 8 Pm Et!
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Posted 25 July 2013 - 08:55 AM
Posted 25 July 2013 - 10:39 AM
Hoping to make it tonight!
Posted 25 July 2013 - 10:40 AM
Wish I could, but I'll be at the Cardinals game with Grandma
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Posted 25 July 2013 - 03:26 PM
Oh, I'm going to try hard to remember this!
My Gallery I scrap with Photoshop CS6.
Posted 25 July 2013 - 06:56 PM
Enjoy the game, Theresa!!
Chat starting soon!
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Posted 25 July 2013 - 09:39 PM
Thanks Carla, been meaning to get these photos scrapped...Summer Surfing
Posted 26 July 2013 - 09:30 PM
Man, I signed on early, o-one in the chat so I left, then the power went out! I missed this chat but made it to the next one barely in time.
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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – Ten games into the season and a win away from bowl eligibility, there are familiar story lines for Ole Miss this week.
The Rebels must put a final-seconds loss behind them and must prepare to face a top-10 SEC opponent on the road.
They've had success with the first challenge, less with the second.
After losing a 10-point lead in the final 6 minutes and falling 30-27 to Texas A&M, the Rebels rebounded the next week to snap a 16-game SEC losing streak with a 41-20 win over Auburn.
Their visits to top 10 foes have resulted in big losses even though the Alabama game – a 33-14 defeat on Sept. 29 – produced confidence by how the Rebels competed. The other trip was a 37-10 loss at Georgia on Nov. 3.
This week the Rebels (5-5, 2-4 SEC) face traditional rival No. 8 LSU in Baton Rouge.
Different mindset
Linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche says the mindset is different from the first time the Rebels faced a similar task.
"We go into the game like, 'We can have this one,' and we just have to play hard for 60 minutes. With teams like that, it brings the best out of us, and being away brings the best out of us."
LSU was ranked No. 1 last year when it led Ole Miss 21-0 in the first quarter and went on to win 52-3 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
It was the second of three games in which the Rebels were outscored 110-13 after Houston Nutt's firing was announced.
"We shouldn't even have been in that situation if we'd have played harder," Ole Miss cornerback Charles Sawyer said.
Sawyer expects more effort from the Rebels in Baton Rouge after a good week of practice in spite of an emotional 27-26 setback to Vanderbilt, another lost opportunity to secure a bowl bid.
"As teammates and brothers, we're going to depend on each other," he said.
He likes the idea of playing LSU on the road.
"The thing that motivates you is like, 'Man, I know if we win, this whole stadium is going to be quiet.' Or if we're sitting on the sidelines, and we see people filing out that have on LSU colors," Sawyer said.


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text: Ah, Labor Day Weekend: America's last chance to do summer right: it may have been introduced by labor unions during the Industrial Revolution, but these days the holiday is mostly just an excuse to throw one final barbecue. Here at The L we take barbecues very seriously, and everyone knows a good party needs an even better playlist. So we made this one. Remember, these songs are not just the soundtrack to your day drinking. These are 13 songs that celebrate our working class heroes and to commemorate the blood, sweat and tears that exemplify the working condition. Also, there's Loverboy and Cam'ron. So go forth! Enjoy your Labor Day. Wear every piece of white clothing you own (before it's too late!) And above all, don't work too hard.


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I really, really hope Christina continues. Personally, I thought she skated wonderfully at Nationals. I loved both of her programs--the music, the choreography, the costumes, her attention to detail. I just like her overall package. I think she was very underscored in PCS, especially compared to Agnes, who I felt was ridiculously overscored.
The judges at Nationals seemed to have a clear preference for strong, fast, athletic skaters like Zawadzki and Gold and Hicks. Christina doesn't fit that mold. She is slender and doesn't have, I suppose, quite the sheer speed and power of Agnes. But she has so much delicacy and grace and sophistication and choreographic interest to her skating. I think her phrasing and attention to detail in the music is much superior to some of the other girls. Christina still has many areas she can improve in--technique and speed of spins, projection to the audience, better arch through her back in spirals and footwork, more speed, more confidence. But none of her best qualities were appreciated by the judges at Nationals, and it just seemed very unfair. I'm relieved that she at least got the 4CC assignment, which I interpret as a sign the federation still has faith and confidence in her.
The irony is I think Christina's skating is better appreciated internationally than nationally. Whereas Agnes gets these tremendous gifts at Nationals but really no respect from the international judges.
Anyhow, I hope Christina knows that she has many fans and supporters out there. And I hope she continues skating. If she does, I agree with kwanatic that Christina needs to do something very distinctive with her programs next year to get herself noticed more.


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Since I have some new sig lines,I might as well explain them
The "Publik Skool" one is bascially just funny,and sadly true.(At least,where I live)
The next "Totally Crushin' on Hayden" came from
Caesar.We were both joking around about the DVD release and Hayden being "Hottie of the Month" awhile back.
The last line I just thought was funny,since I saw it over at internetbumperstickers.com
Treat your stepmother with respect Pantera, or you'll be sleeping in the streets!!
Well as for mine:
My top 5 saga figures... then of course the ramblings of George Dubya... and lastly Yodajammies is a cheat in the old game Jedi Knight, I think it gave all the light side force powers... you learn something new everyday
I just added 2 to mine over the last few days:
"more bad news, your mom called... she said that IS the face you were born with."
(which just made me chuckle when it popped into my head the other day)
"Luke, I have no father!" - ESB:Nifty Edition
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I've decided to take the beard challenge and am counting the days since a razor last touched my face, it's time to see how much of a man I really am. Hence the sigline.
Back and more bearded than ever before
Funny, when I took a similar challenge over the last few weeks, I only felt more and more like an itchy man each day.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
It's a small, itchy price to pay, but it beats having my sensitive woman skin get cold from the Ohio wind chill.
Back and more bearded than ever before
I will go to a reeeeeeeealllllllly obscure line, probably no one will get it, because
1. It's from a newspaper ad
2. It's from over 15 years ago
3. It's from a local southern CA newspaper that no longer exists under that name
And it is: "... shelves of books obviously containing spells."
My old one was:
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I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
Well, seeing that Jek Porkins is the real hero at Yavin, and the glory monger, farmboy--Skywalker--walked away with the medal. I just want to remind you all who your daddy really is.
Porkins is Your Daddy!
I added a line to my sig line because I don't believe political discussion belong on this website.
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Real estate investment trust returns lagged the broader stock market in the first quarter, as they often do when stocks turn bullish, but still managed to post a 7.9% return, their best single-quarter return in a year, as A.D. Pruitt reports in today's Wall Street Journal. Some quarterly sector highlights courtesy of Pruitt's story (which you can read in its entirety here):
- The Dow Jones Equity All REIT Index, which tracks 137 REITs, returned 7.9% (including dividends) versus 10.6% for the S&P 500 index. REITs have beaten the S&P for 11 of the past 16 quarters. The average REIT dividend yield is now about 3.4%, versus 2% for the S&P 500.
- Thanks to high dividends, companies that invest mainly in commercial-mortgage loans and securities returned 22.6%, leading the REIT sector. Multifamily REITs lost 0.03% on worries that the improving single-family home market might result in lower rents and higher vacancies at apartment buildings.
- CommonWealth REIT (CWH) was the best-performing REIT, returning 44% after two big shareholders launched a takeover battle.
- AvalonBay Communities, (AVB), the largest multifamily operator, was the worst performer, falling 5.78%, while Post Properties (PPS) was a close second, losing 5.2%.
- Analysts generally expect REITs to return anywhere from 12% to 15% this year as long as job growth continues and interest rates remain relatively low.
- Mortgage REITs (such as Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC)), which use short-term debt to buy longer-term mortgage securities, "are at the greatest risk if interest rates rise because that would increase their short-term borrowing costs and cut the value of the mortgage bonds that they hold, possibly resulting in losses and reduced dividends," Pruitt writes.


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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of Cisco Systems (CSCO) are up 46 cents, or almost 2%, at $24.62, after Piper Jaffray's Troy Jensen reiterated an Overweight rating on the shares, and raised his price target to $28 from $25, after raising estimates to reflect the fact the company appears to be "gaining momentum in multiple core markets as a result of better execution and a more effective-go-to-market strategy."
Jensen raises his estimate for the July-ending fiscal Q4 to $12.4 billion in revenue, 62.3% gross margin, and 52 cents per share in profit. That compares to his prior $12.34 billion, 62%, and 51 cents, and is ahead of consensus slightly.
For next year, he models $51.8 billion in revenue and $2.15 per share in profit versus a prior $51.45 billion and $2.10 per share.
Cisco has been faring well against competitors such as Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and China's Huawei, helped by the upgrade cycle to 10-gigabit ethernet:
This has translated into meaningful share gains across switching and routing markets, where Cisco has recently underperformed broader market trends. We expect this momentum to continue heading into the July quarter, as Huawei and Alcatel-Lucent struggle to find their footing in the global marketplace […] Cisco reported a 35% jump in 10G port shipments during the [fiscal Q3 March-ending] quarter, which has translated to an overwhelming 67% share of the 10G switching market. This remains the fastest growing segment of the broader switching market, and we view Cisco's dominant position as a good indicator for future success. According to Gartner the 10G market is estimated to grow 9.5% through 2017, despite a 15.4% drop in price per port (estimated at $163.5 exiting 2017) […] Outside of Switching, Cisco saw healthy share gains in both Enterprise and Service Provider Router markets at the expense of Alcatel- Lucent, Huawei, and Ericsson (ERIC) […] Due to recent security concerns at Huawei and structural issues at Alcatel-Lucent, we believe Cisco will continue to capture share within this market, and believe any material uptick in carrier spending will likely translate to significant model revisions, as we believe this is not yet factored in to Street estimates. However, we view this as more of a 2014 story, with modest improvements coming later in 2013.
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Don't miss BSA IndyCar driver Alex Lloyd in Sunday's Indianapolis 500
Do a Good Turn Daily? Tomorrow, one good turn won't cut it.
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Be sure to tune in as Lloyd and the BSA Motorsports team take 200 adrenaline-filled laps around the famous oval.
The 100th running of the race begins at noon Eastern Time on Sunday, May 29, and can be seen on ABC.
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"Amidst of the eternal waves of time. From a change of ripple shall the storm rise. Out of abyss peer the eyes of a demon, Behold the Razgriz, its wings of black sheath. As the demon sleeps, man turns on man, his own blood and madness soon cover the earth. From depth of despair awaken the Razgriz, its raven wings ablaze in majestic light. The demon soars through dark skies, fear and death trail the shadow beneath, until men united wield hallowed saber, in final reckoning, the beast is slain." -- Ace Combat 05
"... grant that we, the chosen members of the Special Air Service regiment may, by our works and our ways, dare all to win..." - SAS Regimental Prayer
"De Oppresso Liber" Green Beret Motto
"...To have peace, you must prepare for war." - The Punisher, 2004
Well, My friend is the one who told me about this site, considering I am the one who got him into AMV's. I love watching anime and I think that the idea of AMV's are the best. My studio is called RedFusionX. I plan to make AMVs for some anime's that are great but do not have any made for them. Have fun to all of you and enjoy All Anime and AMV.
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My Christopher Lambert Limited Edition Katana from Highlander
Subaru WRX-STi
Asuka Langley Soryu
My 72mph Electric R/C Car
My Six Foot Tall R/C Sailboat - The Seawind
History Any and All
Asuka Langley Soryu
My new 2004 F-150 Supercrew Lariat
Computer Games, Hidden & Dangerous 2 Rules
Building Models
Grr - Best Animated Dog Ever
Asuka Langley Soryu
Pledging Loyalty to Pricess Hinoto
Hating Fighter Jets, F-16CJ Sux
Create Short Stories
Did I Forget to Mention Asuka?
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Computer Name: Grr
GinStar Custom Machine
AMD Athalon 2800+
One 40GB Maxtor ATA133 and One 120GB Maxtor ATA133
ATi RadeonX 800XL 256MB video card
Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum
8x/4x/24x CD-RW (Old ain't it?)
32x DVD-Rom
Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop are my main choices for AMVs
Computer Name: Tomo-Chan
Alienware Area-51m Gamer's Extreme
P-IV 2.66 GHz
DVD-RW/CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive
128MB ATI Radeon Mobility Graphics Card
Soundblaster Extigy External Sound Card/Internal 32 Bit Sound Card
JBL Internal Speakers
17" Clearview LCD Screen
Dual Lithium-Ion Batteries (Total Six Hours Run Time)


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Description Oval, with bright yellow to yellow-orange coloring. Seven yellow branchial plumes and light yellow ground color. Black spots on the notum extend from the dorsum to cover some of the tubercles. The pattern and number of black spots varies greatly, with some having only a few to nearly solid.
Averages about 44 mm in length but can reach 150 mm. Ranges from Kachemak Bay, Alaska to San Diego, California and is named for its type locality, Monterey Bay, California.
Archidoris montereyensis preys on the encrusting sponges Haliclona and Halichondia. Appearance quite similar to Anisodoris lentiginosa Millen, 1982 and Anisodoris nobilis (MacFarland, 1905), both which it co-occurs with.
Habitat Rocks, Ocean or bay shallows.
Range Alaska, Northwest, California, Western Canada.


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Over 150 prints by the renowned Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is one of the largest of his collections in the world. Photography and history buffs will enjoy the unique glass negatives of works by early Zionist photographer and illustrator, Ephraim Moshe Lilien. Alexander Archipenko, James Ensor, and Lesser Ury are also major draws, and the design and architecture exhibits are cutting edge. In addition to its permanent and dynamic changing exhibitions, the museum's education department runs workshops for children and adults, enrichment programs, gallery talks, and other activities. The concerts offered in the museum's two auditoriums are fixtures of Tel Aviv's cultural life. At the Tel Aviv Museum of Art you can take a break from ordinary sightseeing to immerse yourself in its cultural landscapes. If you're staying over night in Tel Aviv on a Tuesday or a Thursday, you can save the museum to savor in the evening.
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Established in 1998, the first release of Tensley totaled just 100 cases. In 2006, our production reached 3,300 cases and included seven single-vineyard Syrahs, the most in Santa Barbara County.
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In addition to considering a retail marijuana application, the Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday will:
• Interview the applicants for the lodging tax steering committee that will help to oversee funding of trail projects.
• Consider approving $362,975 worth of funding for local non-profit groups.
• Hear a presentation on the city's debt rating and structure.
• Consider endorsing a new group sales program.
Steamboat Springs The first Steamboat Springs City Council meeting of 2014 will be one for the history books.
Acting for the first time as the local marijuana licensing authority, the council Tuesday night will consider approving the city's first retail marijuana license for Rocky Mountain Remedies.
The approval would usher in a new era of recreational pot sales starting Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Public Safety Director Joel Rae said the retail marijuana shop on Downhill Drive has met all of the city and state requirements to open after passing the final part of an exhaustive inspection Monday morning.
Rocky Mountain Remedies will be the first of three recreational pot shops expected to open in Steamboat.
Ryan Fisher, the co-owner of the store, said preparations for the big moment on Wednesday have been ongoing since late summer.
"We've been putting in a lot of 12- to 14-hour days," he said.
The other two planned retail pot shops, Golden Leaf and Natural Choice, haven't gotten to a point yet where they can be inspected by the city and earn a license.
That means Rocky Mountain Remedies will likely be the only recreational marijuana shop open in town until at least February, when Golden Leaf's application is expected to be considered by the city.
Under Colorado law, state residents 21 and older can purchase up to an ounce of marijuana at the pot shops. Visitors can purchase only up to a quarter of an ounce.
As recreational pot becomes available to purchase here, Rae and police are hoping consumers will be responsible by not consuming or smoking pot in public while also keeping it out of children's hands.
Officers also are undergoing new training to better detect drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs such as marijuana.
Steamboat's marijuana sales are getting a bit of a late start compared to the Front Range.
Pot sales started Jan. 1 in Denver, and people lined up before dawn to purchase their first bags of legal marijuana.
Where can you smoke it?
Steamboat Springs residents should have a much easier time than tourists in finding a place to legally smoke marijuana.
That's because your personal residence (if it allows smoking) and any other private property or residence that permit smoking are essentially the only legal places to do it.
That includes balconies and porches on private property.
But if you're renting or leasing your place, you're going to have to check with the landlord about smoking and drug policies.
Smoking marijuana is prohibited in all public areas, and that includes parking lots and frontages on private property such as the stores in Central Park Drive.
"Everybody should be able to walk anywhere they have a right to be in Steamboat and not be exposed to marijuana smoke. Period," Public Safety Director Joel Rae said.
Smoking marijuana is not allowed at Steamboat Ski Area, including in the gondola cars, at the base area and on the slopes.
And all the tourists who come to Steamboat and buy pot to smoke likely won't find many lodging properties, rented condominiums or timeshares that will allow people to smoke marijuana in them, just as they do not allow smoking cigarettes.
The Steamboat Hotel, for example, even has a sign at the check-in counter that advises guests that cigarettes and marijuana cannot be smoked there.
Holiday Inn of Steamboat Springs owner Scott Marr said smoking in the rooms has been an issue.
People who violate the hotel's non-smoking policy can face a fine of $200 for a room cleanup.
"Hopefully, it won't have any impact," Marr said about the upcoming sale of recreational marijuana.
He said the edibles are a different story.
"From my perspective, I don't see a difference between that and having three beers in your room," he said.
Like the Holiday Inn, The Steamboat Grand and the Sheraton Steamboat Resort also are smoke free.
It's best just to call ahead and ask the property about its rules for smoking marijuana.


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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Influenza Surveillance Program is a collaborative effort between CDPH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kaiser Permanente, California local health jurisdictions and participating sentinel providers and laboratories. Annual influenza epidemics follow a winter seasonal pattern in the United States with typical activity peaking during late December to early February. CDPH obtains and analyzes clinical, pharmacy and laboratory data year-round in an effort to determine the timing and impact of influenza activity and to determine how well circulating strains of the virus match those used in the current influenza vaccines. Each surveillance method is described more fully below.
Sentinel providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) situated throughout California report on a weekly basis the number of patients seen with influenza-like illness (ILI) and the total number of patients seen for any reason. ILI is defined as any illness with fever (≥100°F or 37.8°C) AND cough and/or sore throat (in the absence of a known cause other than influenza). At present, over 150 sentinel providers report ILI data, allowing CDPH to attain the CDC goal of 1 sentinel provider per 250,000 population. Sentinel providers also submit specimens from patients with ILI to the CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory or local public health laboratories for influenza testing. Additional information about the California Sentinel Provider program can be found at: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/dcdc/Pages/CaliforniaSentinelProviderProgram.aspx.
The CDPH Influenza Surveillance Program collaborates with Kaiser Permanente to monitor trends in influenza-related hospitalizations. There are two regions of Kaiser Permanente in California: Kaiser Permanente Northern California and Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Together, they insure more than 6 million Californians, or roughly one-sixth of the state's population. Thus, influenza activity among Kaiser Permanente patients is thought to be generally representative of influenza activity for the entire state.
Kaiser Permanente inpatients with an admission diagnosis including the keywords "flu," "influenza," "pneumonia," or variants of the keywords are defined as pneumonia and influenza (P&I)-related admissions. The number of P&I admissions is divided by the total number of hospital admissions occurring in the same time period to estimate the percentage of P&I admissions. Admissions for pregnancy, labor and delivery, birth, and outpatient procedures are excluded from the denominator. Influenza admissions that have subsequent laboratory confirmation for influenza are also tracked.
The number of prescriptions for medications active against influenza, such as amantadine, rimantadine, zanamivir and oseltamivir, are used to serve as indicators of influenza activity. This component of the project assesses the number of influenza antiviral prescriptions filled weekly by all Kaiser outpatient pharmacies in California.
Public health surveillance for persons severely ill with influenza is important for detecting the emergence of novel influenza viruses and to characterize populations at risk for complications due to influenza. Information gathered from surveillance can lead to new prevention measures, education campaigns, and strategies for vaccine and antiviral use that will help protect the public.
Currently, the following cases are reportable:
The laboratory component of the project involves use of data from hospital, academic, private and public health laboratories located throughout California. These laboratories report the number of laboratory-confirmed influenza and other respiratory virus detections and isolations on a weekly basis. Reporting laboratories are divided into the following networks:
The Respiratory Laboratory Network (RLN) is composed of 28 local public health laboratories that offer PCR testing for influenza A and B. Some RLN laboratories are also able to identify five other common respiratory viruses (respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, and parainfluenza virus types 1-3). Participating laboratories include: Alameda, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Imperial, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Ventura.
California Sentinel Laboratories are a network of clinical, commercial, academic and hospital laboratories located throughout California that provide weekly data on the number of laboratory-confirmed influenza and other respiratory virus detections and isolations. These labs use various testing methods, including rapid test, direct fluorescent assay, viral culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Participating laboratories include: Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Laboratory, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Regional Laboratory, Stanford Medical Center, UCSF, San Francisco General Hospital, Children's Hospital Oakland, Children's Hospital Central California, UCLA Medical Center, Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, El Centro Regional Medical Center, Pioneers Memorial Hospital, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, and San Ysidro Health Center.
The CDPH Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory (VRDL) serves as a reference laboratory for the state of California. A fraction of the influenza viruses isolated at participating laboratories are forwarded to VRDL for further antigenic and genetic characterization. Complete antigenic characterization enables detection of new strain variants and provides a method for monitoring how well circulating influenza strains match those used in the current influenza vaccines. In addition, sentinel providers located throughout California submit specimens from patients with influenza-like illnesses for respiratory virus PCR and straintyping to VRDL. The VRDL performs surveillance for antiviral resistance on a limited basis. The VRDL works closely with the RLN and the CDC to develop and adapt new assays for novel influenza viruses and other emerging pathogens.
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Disney buys Muppets. Such a loss.
Disney buys Muppets. Such a loss.
Another weird idea about intrusion detection crossed my mind.
Charmed is somehow full of flags these days. Not that it was worth anything to start with apart from a couple of attractive details.
Finished a few more books, replaced another fried power supply in a pc "server" and more life as usual.
Packaged ScummVM for Irix. Maybe that's a babystep forward in that packaging project of mine. I don't think there's quite exactly fitting a title in the "my relation" entry in project page. As usual.
I'm still reading The Art of Unix Programming. Funny I hadn't started before. It's an excellent book especially in contrast to all this hype and microsoftist creep of today.
Seems Firebird on Irix is quite bearable for a browser. And for that sacrifice, you get the usual benefits of these behemoths.
But the truly wonderful thing is, Mozex finally allows me to have view source and textareas editable in an external editor (gvim -f)! Maybe this would help rid me of my newfound hate toward wiki editing.
I made a little macro set that lets me write documents to be published in html with minimally annoying syntax.
So much else is going on. Back to work.
Got a new pet -- an Octane. Happy me.
Rewrote my Irix tardist building environment to use make. It doesn't seem to help too much. I should experiment a lot more, maybe publish something (if only sf wasn't so bad) and look at all the other make building systems like pkgsrc.
Toyed a bit with ocaml.
Someone got me looking at GStreamer. It seems very nice apart from linux-centrism in the docs and pages and some weird windos-envy. Then there's the state of the documentation and thread problems.. Still, looks like a great framework.
Some very nice and linkful web pages, especially Wiki's, can lead to me doing something like a very long depth-first search. When I hit the bottom of a branch, I should backtrack. The back button does something and maybe I even remember where I was in the previous page.
Sometimes instead of that I keep opening all interesting links in new windows (Dillo) or tabs (Galeon) and then browsing them. I try to go layer by layer, but sometimes I go back to depth first.
So I started wondering if it would be nice to have some functionality in a browser to help in this. First idea was to add an item to a link's contect menu that pushes it to a stack of "read this" pages (unless it's already there?) and I can then walk that stack when I have time. Well, it should be a bit more complex than that, but just accumulating bookmarks or windows/tabs is quite tedious.
Clearly that would require some more thought and time to try stuff like bookmarklets or hacking dillo to test approaches.
Besides diving into C2 again, I noticed one WikiClone doing a form of FacetedClassification. That spawned more ideas. Must try to write more stuff down outside my LogBooks.
Did a small scheme eval window type thing in FLTK to learn that and get some exercise. Great fun.
Quite a bit of downtime on the Elisa DSL once again. Nothing big, though.
Installed debian on a pair of Sun LX50 boxes and set up RAID1 in the process. Twice. The first try ended up totally dead and the second try sometimes hiccups at boot. There must be something I managed to mess up or something funny with the kernel that makes it sometimes refuse to start raid pairs.
Pretty nice machines all in all. SMP, serial redirected everything, very fast SCSI buses and quite nice construction in 1U. Heavy price tag though.
http://people.debian.org/~blade/install/ was a nice find.
A bona fide lucid dream entered from a repeated scene recognised as a dreamsign plus a false awakening! Finally I managed it. It's amazing how very few things surprise you when you're asleep.
And back to earth, this companion in life of mine has showed her scheming side (and I don't mean the language) again.
It's getting really hot in here. Better get back to reading Cryptonomicon outside.
Mr Herbert handed me a package of Dillo for Irix. Man, that thing *flies*. Shame about the messy macros that bother compiling it with mipspro, though.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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The Princeton Katzenjammers will perform selections from their diverse repertoire during "KatzenJam 2006," which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in Richardson Auditorium. Members of the a cappella group include, from left, junior Amy Coenen, senior Jackson Murley and junior Pam Testani.
At left: Members of the Katzenjammers, who perform regularly in arch sings around campus, prepare for "KatzenJam 2006" with a rehearsal in the East Pyne arch.
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A cappella group to present 'KatzenJam 2006,' April 8
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The Princeton Katzenjammers a cappella group will present "KatzenJam 2006" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
The Katzenjammers, founded in 1973, are the country's oldest coed collegiate a cappella group, with a repertoire spanning from their signature vocal jazz to pop to classical.
The group performs regularly in arch sings around campus and has toured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. Every four years, the Katzenjammers bring a "jamboree" concert to the Richardson stage, incorporating a wide variety of a cappella music from their domestic and international tours.
"KatzenJam 2006" will feature contributions from a student jazz trio and from the diSiac Dance Company, which will perform a ballet piece accompanying the Katzenjammers' rendition of "When I Fall in Love." The Katzenjammers also will perform a composition, "Folk Tropes," by Paul Lansky, the William Shubael Conant Professor of Music.
The Katzenjammers were founded by students who sought to establish a unique identity among existing single-sex a cappella groups. The group has produced several albums since its formation.
Tickets for "KatzenJam 2006" are $6 for students and senior citizens and $10 for others. They can be purchased online through University Ticketing or by calling the Richardson ticket office at (609) 258-5000.


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I am continuing my 3 3/4" vehicle thread series.
I added the image below.
This will discuss ONLY the vehicle in the title of the thread (in this case The Fireship From ROTS).
I will cover several unmade vehicles for the action figures per week, choosing them from a rotating schedule through the movies and the Expanded Universe.
I'll order it TPM, AOTC, ROTS, ANH, ESB, ROTJ, EU, and then keep going back through the order in that manner.
So here I'm only asking you if you'd buy The Fireship From ROTS?
This vehicle could easily be made (very likely under-scale) for the $24 starfighter assortment.
I think it only needs to fit one fireship pilot in some sort of front cockpit.
The really interesting thing you could make this toy do is squirt water!
Colored the same shade as the ship's main hull's plastic mold, you could have a soft push-pump on each of the 4 corners of the ship, and a plug to fill most of the ship with water at the read (capping off just like your common squirt gun).
The water cannons will be rotatable about 160 degrees at each position, so you can spray anywhere off each side of the fireship (but not across the ship itself).
Maybe add manual landing gear, and you're done.
If you want to price this a little hire, I'd allow a compartment for fireship troops in the main hull, with maybe a dropping deployment platform for them similar to the Republic Gunship. Then you can bring the firemen to put out the fire.
I think this one sounds like fun. Star Wars doesn't yet have "a firetruck."
Do you want the Fireship made?
How do you think this would sell if produced?
Should they use this vehicle more Clone Wars, helping it sell?
ROTS has previously had a bad turn-out when it came to vehicles winning all our votes to put them into production. Only Palpatine's shuttle (that went to Mustafar) and the Republic Star Destroyer (as exemplified by Admiral Yularen's command ship) have won thus far.


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It's not just you: May did seem to creep up more quickly than ever this year. And now that Mother's Day is almost here, buying a gift from a website and waiting days until it arrives isn't an option. That's why we've put together the best presents available at stores nationwide that you can easily pick up the day before the holiday—or even the day of (we won't tell).
These vibrant finds can perk up any home sweet home.
6" x 4" Teal Floral Frame and Water Lily Iris Filled Candle, $5.99 and $7.99; at Kohl's stores.
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Got a picky recipient? This 48-piece eyeshadow collection can make any makeup maven smile. The pocket-sized palette offers the most variety we've seen for such a small price.
e.l.f Essential Little Black Beauty Book, $5.00; in Marshalls stores.
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These pretty gardening tools just may elevate a green-thumbed mom's flower power.
Threshold Floral Gardening Toolset, $17; at Target stores.
Bold Umbrella
Keep Mom dry and fashionable with this fun, floral-printed umbrella.
Blue Flower Print Umbrella, $10; at Old Navy stores.
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This polka-dotted glue gun is the perfect pattern to make even the most standard household repairs a lot more interesting.
ArtMinds Glue Gun; $4.99; at Michael's stores.
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Give the gift of relaxation with these aromatic goodies, perfect for an at-home spa day.
Crabtree & Evelyn Citron, Honey & Coriander Little Luxuries, $16; at Crabtree & Evelyn stores.
Animal Print Glasses
Seeing spots has never been so stylish, and these are surely an upgrade from Mom's standard spectacles.
Foster Grant Reader and Giraffe-Pattern case, $16.99; at Rite Aid stores.
Just as sophisticated stacked or single, animal-print bangles are instant style boosters.
Luxe Leopard Bangles, $12.50; at Claire's stores.
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Start off her morning right with a floral mug bound to bring out the best in any beverage. These sturdy, springy selections make an uplifting addition to her kitchen cabinet.
Daisy Mug, $9.95 each; at Pier 1 stores.
Bring color and company to her outdoor décor. Mom's feathered friends won't be able to resist visiting this heavenly hideaway.
Yellow Outdoor Birdhouse, $19.99; at HomeGoods stores.
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