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I checked out LinuxWorld today in SF. There wasn't that much interesting to me personally. I think the industry is pretty mature at this point. I suspect LinuxWorld will eventually go the way of Comdex, since there really wasn't much there that you couldn't look up on the web anyways.
One company was showing off a 8-way dual-core Opteron box in a 5U case. I wonder what the power consumption on something like that is?
Afterwards, I killed some time in San Francisco, and went to the Mission to see a documentary called "Occupation: Dreamland". Wow. It's entirely composed of embedded footage from the US Army's 82nd Airborne unit when they were occupying Falluja in early 2004 (before the Marines went in and laid seige to the city). The documentary seems politically neutral to me - there's no narration - although several of the troops do get to express their views. It's quite well done because you get to see the Iraqi's side of things as well, as they argue with the troops in the street, and when their homes get raided in the middle of the night. Falluja really looks like a hellhole. You see the troops finding hidden weapons, and responding to RPG attacks. The scariest part is a live IED explosion that they captured on tape.
Anyways, everybody ought to see this film, no matter what their politics are. It's the clearest snapshot of what's going on over there that I've seen. I don't think it's been shown in many places yet, though.


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The Flying Dutch competed at the Division III women's nationals in Atlanta, Ga. the weekend of March 13-15.
Competing were senior Kelly Parker of Battle Creek, Mich. (Lakeview HS), junior Michelle Smith of Olympia, Wash., and junior Audrey Arnold of Richmond, Ind.
None of Hope's entries advanced past the preliminary round. A 16th place finish was needed to advance to the finals.
Audrey Arnold was 18th in a field of 32 entrants in the 100-yard backstroke with a season-best time (:59.69), 19th among 29 in the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.44) and 38th among 50 in the 200-yard individual medley (2:13.76).
Kelly Parker was 25th among 30 in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.24:) and 29th among 36 in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.88).
Michelle Smith was 33rd among 40 in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.85), 32nd in a field of 45 entrants in the 500-yard freestyle (5:10.46) and 18th among 20 in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:51.79).


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World No 1 amateur Lydia Ko has carded a three-over par 76 in the final round of the Australian Open today (Sun) to finish in third place in the ALPG event that was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.
The 15-year-old from the Gulf Harbour Country Club, who began tied for the lead with Jiyai Shin on 17 under par, finished four shots back from the South Korean professional as she tried to win two national opens in consecutive weeks.
The New Zealand Open champion was overtaken by World No 1 Yani Tseng in the final round when the Taiwanese pro shot a seven-under par 66 to climb into second place.
Ko, who shot a course record 10 under par 63 and her career best score on day one, got off to a nervous start in the final round.
She began with a double bogey at the opening par five and then followed that with a bogey on the second to allow Shin, who opened with birdie then par, to establish a four shot lead.
The Pinehurst School student bounced back with consecutive bogeys on the fourth and fifth to get back into the contest. She went onto make the turn in one over par.
Ko couldn't get anything going on the back nine as she made three bogeys and a birdie to finish on 14-under par.
She had rounds of 63, 69, 70 and 76 to finish as the leading amateur by eight shots from Australian Su-Hyun Oh.
Still it was another remarkable week for the teenage golf sensation. She was once again a star performer in a field that included nine out of the top 20 professionals in the world.
The World No 30 continued her remarkable record in professional events. From 13 events Ko has not missed a cut. She has won three titles, finished runner-up twice and third once.
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A widow recovers her real property, but if there be a settlement she is restricted by its provisions. She recovers her chattels real if her husband has not disposed of them by will or otherwise.
A wife' paraphernalia ( i.e. id est , her clothes and ornaments) which her husband owns during his lifetime, and which his creditors can seize for his debts, becomes her property on his death.
A widow is liable for any debts which she contracted before marriage, and which have been left unpaid during her marriage.
A widow is not bound to bury her dead husband, it being the duty of his legal representative.
If a man die intestate, the widow, if there are children, is entitled to one‐third of the personality; if there are no children, to one‐half: the other is distributed among the next of kin, among whom the widow is not counted. If there is no next of kin the moiety goes to the crown.
The husband can, of course, by will deprive a wife of all right in the personality.
A right is granted in Magna Charta to a widow to remain forty days in her husband's house after his death, provided she do not marry during that time.
A widow has a right to a third of her husband's lands and tenements for her life. Right of dower is generally superseded by settlements giving the wife a jointure. If she accept a jointure she has no claim to dower.


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RIC President Creates Chocolate Treats for Valentine's Day
A team of chefs helped Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo share the love this Valentine's Day by teaching her how to make chocolates for her husband, Ralf.
The lessons stemmed from a gift Carriuolo had received from Johnson & Wales University President Mim Runey, who had presented the Carriuolos with a tray of homemade candies during the recent holidays.
Carriuolo so admired the chocolates that Runey arranged for a private candy-making lesson by the pastry chefs at JWU's Harborside Campus, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Carriuolo visited the JWU kitchens earlier this week, where she was presented with a traditional chef's jacket and taught a variety of chocolate tempering and filling techniques. At the end of the lesson, she had a lovely assortment of handmade chocolate truffles and molded candies, decorated, layered and boxed.
"I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn from some such a talented team of chocolatiers," Carriuolo said. "No doubt my husband will appreciate it even more."


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Nothing is guaranteed in life, and this is especially true in farming. We are generally limited by our climate, space and labor, and every year presents new surprises and challenges with rain, pests, plant disease and staffing interruptions. Part of the reason we grow such a diversity of crops is that every year some of them thrive and others fail, and we are grateful that there's always something to harvest, if not precisely what we were expecting.
Our farm can never create the reliable selection that you find at the grocery store, neither can we give you the option of choosing how much you want of most of the items we have available. So a CSA share is ideal for someone who is willing to try new foods, and can adapt their meals to suit the vegetables they have at hand. It also helps if you can comfortably get rid of the things you know you won't eat right away. Some people freeze their excess, some give it to friends and family, some feed it to their soil by composting it, and some choose not to take items they know they won't eat, which we then donate to agencies that come to our farm. People who feel guilty or cheated whenever they don't want the produce we're offering tend to be dissatisfied with a CSA share, no matter what kind of year we're having.
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South-East Asia Floods: Cambodia on high alert
The worst floods in a more than a decade have devastated large areas of Cambodia, causing 247 deaths, displacing 46,000 households and disrupting the lives of 1.2 million people. The crisis is part of a region-wide emergency, in which seasonal rains and back-to-back typhoons have caused flooding across SE Asia, affecting more than 8 million people, and destroying homes, livelihoods and infrastructure.
Already estimated to be the worst floods in 50 years, more rain is forecast over the coming week. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is supporting national disaster management offices in Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and the Phillipines, who are leading the response together with UN agencies and NGOs.
Children's education put on hold
In Cambodia, a month after the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers broke their banks, water levels have still not receded. Families sit under tarpaulins by the side of the road, their cows tied up close by. They cannot work; their farms are submerged and their crops destroyed. Some families say their food rations are running low. Access to safe water and sanitation are major concerns.
In Kampong Chhnang province, along the Tonle Sap River in central Cambodia, Svet Yen is 12 years old, and in fifth grade at Kbal Koh Primary School.
He has always been a good student, but Svet was only able to attend classes for two weeks before his school was closed due to high water levels. His family of eight has been displaced from their home.
For the past three weeks Svet and his family have been living in an open air pagoda, surrounded by water and accessible only by boat.
Water for cooking, bathing, cleaning and drinking comes from the river. There are no bathrooms at the pagoda and people jostle for space with pigs, chickens, and dogs.
Now that the school is closed Svet only eats two meals a day - which primarily consist of rice and fish that he catches from the river. Svet hopes for the waters to recede so he can go back to school and play football with his friends.
Emergency response
The UN is working closely with the Royal Government of Cambodia and humanitarian organizations to assess needs, and to ensure aid reaches the most-affected families.
However the total impact will be difficult to assess until the waters recede, and the situation could deteriorate further. With many roads and bridges submerged and villages difficult to reach, delivery of urgently-needed aid is proving challenging.
The UN has nonetheless provided thousands of jerry cans, bars of soap, water purification tablets and ceramic water filters to help prevent the spread of water-borne diseases. Rice is also being provided to families whose food stocks have run out. Cash has also been made available to authorities to assist in flood relief efforts.
When hit by shocks such as this year's extensive flooding, Cambodia families often have very limited options. One in five Cambodian households live below the food poverty line, and families will often resort to selling essential household assets, leading them into debt, or simply cutting back on food consumption.
"The UN in Cambodia considers the situation to be very serious," said Jean-Pierre de Margerie, Chair of the UN Disaster Management Committee in Cambodia.
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Warmachine/Hordes - Free Play
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After a few months of steadily building interest, Warmachine and Hordes are back at the Gopher on a regular basis.
Bring some 15, 25, 35 and 50 point armies and let's slug it out on the battlefields of Western Immoren.
Newcomers are welcome to join us... we'll teach anyone to play!
We're starting out with general free play for now, but if there is interest, we will start some organized play in the furture.
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When all you have is bombs, everything starts to look like a target. And so after years of providing Libya's dictator with the weapons he's been using against the people, all the international community – France, Britain and the United States – has to offer the people of Libya is more bombs, this time dropped from the sky rather than delivered in a box to Muammar Gaddafi's palace.
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Their achievements range from challenging the discriminatory dispersal of toxic chemicals to the recasting of cities to enhance the quality of life to botanical genius to help folk care for and reap the bounty of the land.
(See below how you can post your own green heroes)
Will Allen is a genius. That's according to the MacArthur Foundation who handed him $500,000 in 2008 as part of its genius grant program. What caught the eye of the folks at MacArthur is what folks in Will Allen's 'hood in Milwaukee can see every day: more than a dozen greenhouses right in the middle of the city near a housing project. Founder of an organization called Growing Power, Will Allen and his crew are bringing the growing of fresh produce right on the block. And with his work coupled with some other urban and rural sites, Will Allen is not only putting folks in touch with the land, he's feeding them directly off it.
Majora Carter is also a genius, certified by the MacArthur folks in 2005, for her determination to bring a clean, livable and indeed enjoyable environment to her native 'hood of Hunt's Point in the South Bronx. She thought she'd become a filmmaker, but when the City of New York wanted to locate a major trash facility right on the waterfront of Hunt's Point she fought back. Today Sustainable South Bronx, her creation, is the proud sponsor of a lovely waterfront park. Ms. Carter herself has gone on to form a for-profit environmental consulting company, the Majora Carter Group, now noted for working to bring high intensity agri-business to inner city neighborhoods.
Robert Bullard is a Clark Atlanta University sociology professor who was among the first to document that people of color are disproportionately affected by such environment risks as the location of toxic dumps, with his groundbreaking book Dumping in Dixie, first published in 1990. Professor Bullard's work was key in debunking the misconception that economics played the most important role in the location of toxic dumps. Over and over he found race to be a more important factor. Professor Bullard has also documented that racism in transportation didn't go away after the era of Plessey v. Ferguson, but that racism is a key component of sprawl. Today Robert Bullard also directs the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University.
Anthony "Van" Jones is probably America's funniest green black person, if his recent appearance on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher is any guide. A lawyer and community activist who started looking to green jobs as one of the ways to help employ former prisoners, he has become one of the most articulate voices calling for a new green economy for the inner city—and the rest of America as well. An author of the bestselling The Green Collar Economy, Van Jones is a Fellow of the Center for American Progress, and a former green jobs advisor to the Obama White House.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is CEO of Green for All Green for All, an organization that was originally launched by Van Jones. Since she's took over the helm of Green For All in 2009, she has become the poster person for involving people of color in fighting climate change. Interviewed in 2009 in Yes Magazine, Ellis- Lamkins, outlined how she has achieved success so far.
"We've joined with the Hip Hop Caucus, the NAACP, and other organizations that have not always been traditional players in the environmental movement, and created Green the Block, which gets people involved in environmental projects in their own communities. That program's successes have shown us, in a short period of time, that when you mobilize communities of color and low-income communities, they really can make change in the environmental movement and also address the issues that are most critical to saving the planet."
Hazel Johnson was busy educating people about the effects of environmental hazards on low-income and minority communities as early as 1982 when she formed People for Community Recovery (PCR) in Altgeld Gardens, a gritty housing project on the South Side of Chicago that is within "spitting distance" of more and a dozen toxic dumps and industries. Young Barack Obama came and went as a volunteer in Altgeld gardens, but Hazel Johnson has stayed. Today Altgeld Gardens is cleaner, and some of the dirtiest nearby industrial sites have cleaned up their acts, but Hazel Johnson is still out on the job. "There is still so much to be done," she recently told a group of visiting journalists from the Unity Convention.
Jerome C. Ringo grew up in the bayous of Louisiana and worked for petrochemical industry for years in Louisiana's Cancer Alley until shortly after he noticed that people at his plant had to wear protective masks and clothing, but the residents along the fence line didn't. He started speaking out and back in 1991 joined Calcasieu League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN), an affiliate of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. In time he would be elected chairman of the National Wildlife Federation. He's now a director of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of organized labor, environmentalist, business and civil rights leaders dedicated to clean, sustainable and secure energy.
Ludacris (Chris Bridges), the highly successful rapper and actor, uses his celebrity to speak out on environmental causes. This year he's actively involved with Increase Your Green program to make your high schools across the nation more environmentally friendly. He also co-stars in Discovery Channel's environmentally themed reality show, Battleground Earth.
Drake headlined 'Greening the block" with a Campus Consciousness Tour across 17 campuses in 16 states during 2010's Earth Day season. The wildly popular performer joined with Green The Block, campus leaders and community organizations to raise environmental awareness during the tour. The tour itself lead by example, riding in bio-diesel buses, working with the concert venues to recycle, and purchasing clean energy offsets.
And from history:
George Washington Carver is a genius who grew up in the Jim Crow era of the South, when many African Americans were disappointed about what they saw as the broken promise of the federal government to provide every freed slave family 40 acres and a mule. (The promise is attributed to Union General William Sherman). Carver set out to prove that even a single acre of land could provide great bounty, and he devoted his genius to agricultural research. He's known for his work on the peanut (think of G.W.Carver when you have a peanut butter sandwich) but also developed hundreds of inventions and concepts, ranging from novel crop-rotation methods to hundreds of new uses for crops such as the peanut and soybean, which created new markets for farmers.
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I have family land in Tenn. but live about five miles inside the Ala. line. It costs me $275 a year to hunt up there. I leased about 3000 acres in another county close by so I hunt about 80% of the time in Tenn. to get my money's worth.
That was the first state that came to mind when Grizzly started this topic. A lifelong friend of mine transplanted to Tenn. with his industry. We were talking last spring and he was saying that his son had taken up turkey hunting and wasn't having any luck. I considered going down for a long weekend visit and hunt to help his son until I checked into the cost, that made up my mind for me. That's a hundred more than we pony up in Missouri and at least you can tag two birds there. I'll have to check the Tenn. regs and see if I can guide him w/o a license.


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Introduction to Pingo
Where and When
- date: February 20, 2009
- time: 2:00-4:00pm
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Pingo is a CRAY XT5 system and is the most recently installed Supercomputer at ARSC. This lecture is a general overview of Pingo and includes topics such as: system hardware, compiling and debugging code, and use of the PBS queuing system.
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Since it has been raining all day and freezing up I figured I would finish some small projects today. I finished the cape of the gobbler I took back in October, touched up some spurs and made them look nice, and put some brass on some beards. I didn't have enough brass for all the beards so I guess I need to go shoot some rounds off. Plus, I have some beards that are too big to fit in the brass case, so I need to figure what I am going to do to them.
Even though I wasn't able to do any scouting today for tomorrows opening day at least I could find something to help with my addiction to such a beautiful bird.


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Robin van Roosmalen vs. Yuichiro Nagashima, Jerome Le Banner vs. Koichi Pettas added to DREAM 18/GLORY 4 on NYE
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The DREAM 18/GLORY 4 mega card continues to expand, as lately we've had a steady flow of fight announcements over the past few days.
Just now, it was announced via press conference that Robin van Roosmalen will fight Yuichiro "Jienotsu" Nagashima at 70kg. The fight will be a kickboxing bout, and I'm only mentioning that because it was actually rumored that these two would fight in MMA. Robin comes off making it to the finals of the GLORY Final 8 in Rome where he lost to Giorgio Petrosyan on November 3, while Nagashima last fought in October at REBELS 13 and dropped a close decision to Henri van Opstal.
In a heavyweight kickboxing bout, Jerome Le Banner will face Koichi Pettas. Le Banner was another fighter who was rumored to be fighting MMA but instead he'll do kickboxing. Pettas made his GLORY debut at GLORY 2 Brussels where he stopped Mark Miller.


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The State Aviation System Plan (SASP) is a comprehensive 20-year plan guiding the maintenance and development of airports and aviation systems in Minnesota. The 2012 SASP includes a study of scheduled airline service focused on strengthening our connection to the rest of the world, a vision for the future of aviation in Minnesota - including consideration of NextGen technologies - and investment plans for airports and navigational systems. Learn more about our plan.
A key strategy included in the SASP was to evaluate the state's zoning standards, and consider revisions to appropriately balance public safety and airport compatible development opportunities near airports. To guide this effort, an ad hoc advisory committee was formed to make recommendations and provide key stakeholder input. The primary goals include, streamlining the zoning process for enacting an Airport Safety Zoning ordinance; making it easier for local officials to understand roles; more closely integrating airport zoning with other local zoning and planning processes; and ensuring zones are appropriately sized. Learn more about airport zoning.
Airport Projects in MnDOT District 2
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Programs
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) – Aviation Trust Fund monies provide grant-in-aid funding for planning, land acquisition, and capital improvement projects at Airports included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).
Essential Air Service (EAS) – Aviation Trust Fund monies support a minimal number of scheduled airline flights to small communities that otherwise may not be profitable for airlines. To qualify for the program, an airport must have had airline service prior to deregulation in 1978. Airline service at Brainerd is subsidized under the current program.
Statewide Programs
Airport Construction Grant Program - State Airport Fund monies are provided in Grant form to state system airports based on a determination that the improvement is a justifiable benefit to the air-traveling public. Grants are issued for a variety of projects including; planning, land acquisition, airfield paving, arrival/departure buildings, maintenance buildings, utilities, aviation fuel facilities, airfield lighting systems and certain qualifying equipment.
Airport Maintenance and Operation Program - State Airport Fund monies are provided in Grant form to state system airports for 3/4s of documented, routine maintenance expenses up to a ceiling amount calculated by airport infrastructure.
Hangar Loan Program - The Hangar Loan Revolving Account can provide a loan to a state system airport for building new hangars. Loans are paid back in equal monthly installments over 10 years. Payment receipts are then loaned out again to other airports needing hangars.
Air Service Marketing Program - State Airport Fund monies may be provided in Grant form to encourage the preservation and expansion of airline service at some airports in Greater Minnesota through marketing strategies. Access to air service in a community is vital for businesses with global markets and as a tool for economic development. Grants may not be used for subsidy payments to airlines.


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Family: Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths view all from this family
Dimensions 1 1/2 - 2 1/4" (38-56mm).
Habitat Cities, suburbs & towns, Forests & woodlands, Grasslands & prairies, Meadows & fields.
Range Florida, Southeast.
Nessus Sphinx Moth Amphion floridensis
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Date Posted: January 10, 2010 - 9:43 pm by: Paris
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Twilight chick Ashley Greene bagged a Sports Illustrated gig by posing nude for a Sobe-sponsored photoshoot. But she's not really nude, well not entirely, as she was wearing scales made up of body paint for the shoot. I honestly didn't think the entire almost nude shoot is hot or whatever, but nothing would be lost if I post them so here are her pics. They're not a bit hotter than Sports Illustrated favorite cover girl Bar Refaeli's, but these will do.
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The specter of a federal government shutdown looms as the White House and Congress wrangle over a budget for the final six months of the current fiscal year. But as Democrats and Republicans scramble to meet Friday's deadline, even bigger budgetary battles are in the offing. How these clashes play out will signal--domestically and internationally--whether Washington can put its fiscal house in order and shape the battle for control of the White House and Congress come 2013.
The numbers separating the two sides on the FY11 budget are small. The White House and Senate Democrats have agreed to $33 billion in cuts. Speaker of the House John Boehner has proposed $40 billion in cuts.
Boehner has warned his colleagues that shutting down the federal government will help Democrats and hurt Republicans, just as it did back in 1995.
But House Republican hardliners aren't buying the argument. With Tea Party protestors shouting "cut it or shut it," they insist that standing firm is the best strategy politically and legislatively. As Representative Mike Pence (R-IN), a darling of the Tea Partiers, puts it, "sometimes, the most reasonable thing in the legislative process is to be unreasonable."
However this week's budget battle turns out, more spending fights are on the horizon. Next up is whether to raise the ceiling on the national debt. The federal government will reach its $14.29 trillion debt limit by May 16. If the ceiling is not raised, Washington will within a few weeks not have enough cash to pay all its bills. In a worst-case scenario, it could be forced to default on its debt.
The stakes in the debt ceiling debate are enormous. "Default by the United States is unthinkable," Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner told congressional leaders this week. It "would cause a financial crisis potentially more severe than the crisis from which we are only now starting to recover."
Still, Geithner's warning may not deter House Republicans bent on remaking federal spending. They see the debt ceiling vote as leverage to force major budgetary changes on an unwilling Senate and White House. In a legislative version of the game of chicken, they believe that the other side will blink first rather than risk damaging the economy.
The kinds of spending changes House Republicans want can be seen in the spending plan that House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled on April 5. Ryan proposes cutting federal spending by $6 trillion over ten years, in good part by privatizing Medicare and handing Medicaid over to the states.
The early signs from the White House suggest that it sees Ryan's plan as an opportunity to score political points at the GOP's expense rather than an opportunity to begin a national conversation on the tough choices the country needs to make to put its fiscal house in order for the long term.
So Republicans and Democrats have staked out competing visions for the future. House Republicans are betting that Americans are ready to embrace bold change. The White House and and Senate Democrats are putting their money on incremental changes to business-as-usual.
If the two sides cannot forge a common ground, they will shake the world's confidence in Washington's ability to solve its fiscal problems. That could derail the economic recovery and remake the political terrain come Election Day 2012.


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Lambert's W function, and I thought I'd share the Riemann-surface plots above, which are, from top to bottom, Re(W), Im(W) and abs(W) for the branches -1 (Blues), 0 (Greens) and 1 (Oranges). The route I've taken to get the plots has been a good learning experience for me.
First approachMy initial idea was to write a mex wrapper to my algorithmic Fortran code, along the lines of what happens for the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB. I also wanted to see if I could provide a vectorized interface, as native MATLAB functions have.
Whew, it's not much fun debugging mex files, is it?
The main thing I learned from this experience was to use mxCreateNumericMatrix to create my function's return values: in this case the W value, the residual error and the fail flag.
/* prhs[2] is the array of input zs */ dims = mxGetDimensions(prhs[2]); plhs[0] = mxCreateNumericMatrix(dims[0], dims[1], mxDOUBLE_CLASS, mxCOMPLEX); if (nlhs >= 2) { plhs[1] = mxCreateNumericMatrix(dims[0], dims[1], mxDOUBLE_CLASS, mxREAL); if (nlhs >= 3) { plhs[2] = mxCreateNumericMatrix(dims[0], dims[1], mxINT_CLASS, mxREAL); } }Other approaches I had tried, such as populating local mxArray *s which were only assigned back to the plhs arrays at the end (and if required) caused all sorts of upset to MATLAB when it exited my mex routine.
With the working code, I managed to get some good plots in a MATLABy way. I felt a little discontent though, and then I remembered the advice of my old (and sadly departed) A-level statistics teacher, about how it's better to be able to solve a problem two ways than one.
Second approachI thought back to Mike Croucher's PyNAG tutorials on calling the NAG C Library from Python, and decided it might be fun to call my algorithmic Fortran code from Python and use matplotlib to do the plotting. While I was at it I decided I'd see if I could get Fortran 2003's C Interoperability to help me make the call to Fortran from Python more straightforward; in the 'unassisted' case, calling Fortran from Python is very similar to calling Fortran from C, with the usual headaches that entails.
The primary hoop I had to jump through to allow C interoperability was to map Fortran character strings to arrays:
... USE, INTRINSIC :: iso_c_binding, ONLY : c_char ... CHARACTER (kind=c_char), DIMENSION (6), & INTENT (IN) :: in_str CHARACTER (kind=c_char), DIMENSION (10), & INTENT (OUT) :: out_str CHARACTER (len=SIZE(in_str)) :: local_in_str CHARACTER (len=SIZE(out_str)) :: local_out_str INTEGER :: i ... DO i = 1, SIZE(in_str) local_in_str(i:i) = in_str(i) END DO ... ! Here's where all the real stuff happens. Operate on ! local_in_str and local_out_str. ... DO i = 1, SIZE(out_str) out_str(i) = local_out_str(i:i) END DO ENDThen with a similarly-vectorized and Pythonic wrapper around my Fortran call I generated the plots above using
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import \ Axes3D from matplotlib import \ cm import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np fig = plt.figure() ax = Axes3D(fig) n = 100 lower = -1 upper = -lower threshold = 0.001 X1, Y1 = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(lower, upper, n), np.linspace(lower, -threshold, n)) X2, Y2 = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(lower, upper, n), np.linspace(threshold, upper, n)) cmaps = {-1: cm.Blues, 0: cm.Greens, 1: cm.Oranges} # Loop over some branches for b in [-1, 0, 1]: w = nag_LambertW(X1 + 1j*Y1, b=b, fail=1)[0] ax.plot_surface(X1, Y1, w.imag, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cmaps[b]) w = nag_LambertW(X2 + 1j*Y2, b=b, fail=1)[0] ax.plot_surface(X2, Y2, w.imag, rstride=1, cstride=1, cmap=cmaps[b]) plt.show()I had to do two separate subplots for each branch to avoid matplotlib interpolating across the discontinuity at the branch cuts. Being a bit of a matplotlib newb, I'm now wondering
- is there a better way of telling matplotlib to avoid discontinuities?
- is it possible to apply a colour map continuously across two subplots?
- doesn't plt.title('Title') work with surface plots?


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text: Migration Info It is difficult to characterize the migration of this widespread species, because of its extreme geographic variability (there are seven migratory subspecies in North America). The first Yellow Warblers to arrive in the United States are those that reach southern California in mid-March. These birds, representing two subspecies, pass up the Pacific coast and reach southern Alaska by mid-May. The other five subspecies arrive in the United States in early April. This wave of birds passes through the southern states along a broad front stretching from Arizona to Florida. Their movement is rapid; some of these birds will reach the Great Lakes region before the end of April, and others may arrive in interior Alaska by mid-May.


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Last month, Sunrise Bakery [1] a UK-based Caribbean food firm, celebrated their 45th birthday by launching an authentic Caribbean Rum Cake based on their original recipe. Founded in 1966 by Herman Drummond and William Lamont, to service the demands of the growing Caribbean community in Birmingham and the surrounding area, Sunrise Bakery has expanded significantly within recent years. Their full product range is currently in more than 90 Asda stores and 60 Tesco outlets across the UK, as well as more than 250 independent retailers. No small achievement!
Current CEO Errol Drummond, was kind enough to participate in the first installment of my new 2012 series "Five Questions". He is also going to send a Paradise Estates Rum Cake [2] to one lucky blog reader. More on that though, after our interview…
TG: Dear Errol, first of all let me thank you for allowing me this opportunity to ask you a few questions about yourself and Sunrise Bakery [1]! According to your website you are "the leading producer and wholesaler of Caribbean Hard Dough Bread, Spiced Buns and Cakes in the UK". I'm sure my readers would love to know a little more of the human story behind your company's founding. Who started Sunrise Bakery and why?
ED: Sunrise Bakery [1] was established in 1966 by my father Herman Drummond, and his partner William Lamont, to supply the growing Caribbean community that settled in the West Midlands. For the first fifteen years our market was concentrated within a thirty miles radius of the original site in Bearwood, but in the early 1980s we developed new markets nationally.
TG: How has the original vision for Sunrise Bakery [1] changed or evolved since its formation?
ED: Our original vision has remained consistent in that we have always striven to be the premier supplier of quality Caribbean products throughout the United Kingdom, and to bring Caribbean cuisine to the wider market.
TG: What does Caribbean food represent to you?
ED: Caribbean food is an amalgamation of many cuisines from around the world which includes: Native Caribbean, African, European, Chinese, Indian and some Middle Eastern. It is this fusion that has created the great Caribbean taste. Given this historical journey through time and taste, plus our large variety of root vegetables, Caribbean Food is crying out for a larger audience. The challenge for those of us engaged in the industry, at whatever level, is to market and sell effectively.
TG: What are 3 of your favourite Caribbean dishes?
ED: I love Caribbean style soup, it doesn't matter what the meat is, or whether there is meat, as long as there are plenty of dumplings. I am also quite fond of fish with anything. Stew-peas and white rice tends to hit the spot. I can go on but you did say 3.
TG: in closing, what is one piece of advice you'd like to give readers who may also have dreams of opening a Caribbean food-based business in the Diaspora?
ED: My advice is quite simple. Look at the other cuisines that have achieved success in the marketplace and learn lessons. We don't need to reinvent the wheel. For those looking to go into the Restaurant or Takeaway side remember that you are effectively the gateway to Caribbean Food and as such you need to focus on your core market and the market you are trying to attract and always exceed your customer's expectations.
One lucky reader will win a Paradise Estates Rum Cake [2] this month. YUM! Will it be you? 🙂
1) 'Like' Trinigourmet' on Facebook (click the 'Like' button below)
2) 'Like' Paradise Estates' on Facebook (click the 'Like' button below)
3) Post your favourite Rum (Black) Cake memory to Paradise Estate's Facebook wall [3]
A Winner will be announced on January 27th. Best of Luck! 🙂


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By Tiernan Ray
Yahoo! (YHOO) this afternoon reported Q4 revenue in line with analysts' expectations, and EPS that easily surpassed expectations, but the forecast for Ebitda this quarter looks a tad light, and it's possible growth at the Alibaba business in which Yahoo! holds a stake was not what investors had been hoping for.
Revenue in the three months ended in December fell 2%, year over year, to $1.2 billion, excluding the cost of traffic acquisition, or TAC, yielding EPS of 46 cents.
Analysts, on average, had been modeling $1.2 billion and 38 cents.
Adjusted Ebitda fell by 6% to $478 million, the company said.
Display ad revenue in the quarter declined 6%, year over year, to $491 million, excluding TAC. Number of ads sold rose by 3%, while the price per ad fell by 7%, year over year.
Search ad revenue rose 8%, year over year, to $461 million, excluding TAC. The number of "paid clicks" rose by 17%, Yahoo! said, while the "cost per click" fell by 3%.
For the current quarter, the company said in a separate deck of slides it sees revenue in a range of $1.06 to $1.1 billion, which is in line with consensus for $1.08 billion. The company sees adjusted Ebitda this quarter in a range of $290 million to $330 million, which may be viewed as being light of a consensus for $364 million given by FactSet.
Yahoo! shares are up 78 cents, or 2%, at $39, in late trading.
Yahoo! management will host a conference call with analysts at 5 pm, Eastern time, this evening, and you can catch a webcast of it on the company's investor relations Web page.
Update: The shares have reversed course and are now down $1.64, or over 4%, at $36.58, and were briefly down as much as 6%. That may have to do with results for Alibaba Group Holding, in which Yahoo! holds a minority stake, for last quarter.
The company in the slide deck stated that Alibaba's revenue in the prior quarter (the period July through September) rose 51% to $1.78 billion.
Update 2: In a note to clients out just now, Citigroup's Mark May notes that the $1.78 billion in revenue from Alibaba was below his own projection of $1.82 billion, and below the "most bullish" estimates for $1.89 billion. He also views the forecast range of Ebitda this quarter as "significantly lower than consensus."


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|Ocean Flyfishing for Salmon Perhaps the most under-rated fishery in the world
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I have a business trip to Vancouver coming up soon, no spare time but it will tick me over the freq. flyer miles number I need to do a low-budget trip later in the year.
I just got back from the Queen Charlottes, the weather was brutal most of the time and we got blown off the water one day by "40-50" knot winds. The standard (cut plug) fishing was slow although I did bring home some fresh salmon the conditions for the fly just weren't great.
I also witnessed more bait than I have in past trips. Thick bait balls of very small candle fish, I had nothing small enough to throw at them and couldn't get them to take anything. I however did hook and land a puffin with a clean release
I buddy managed a 5lb halibut on the fly.
Hush hush, I heard Vashon is hot right now.
Bait in Puget Sound
The amount of bait in Puget Sound this summer was crazy in July and August compared to last year (and recent years) at least in the areas I explored. The resident coho we caught last week were fat and nice sized and a hoot on the Miyawaki Popper as well as small clousers.
One observation was where plenty of "happy" jumping coho were around the bite could be frustrating knowing they are there, but when they are surging through the bait it's a sure thing. But fishin being fishin of course some jumpers hit while other rippers won't but as a general rule it was the case.
Strangely the ocean and straits fishery seems to be way down at Sekiu and Neah Bay while Westport seems to be fishing very well. I wonder if favorable conditions in the sound has a role in this odd year? I hope it's not the state of the ocean runs being so poor that Clallam Bay and Neah Bay fisheries are that down for salmon. Another option is maybe the conditions out in the pacific have them still roaming getting fatter and stronger for my fall trip....
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Super mario!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:< at the no surprise today.
Nintendo 3DS
Okay a 3ds what is this
3ds finally
Oh ok, I thought they were gunna say WII3D, I was gunna get pissed
Well, the surprise is probably the 18th like that Duke nukem fake bullshit June 18th source 2 take 2 bullshit.
WTF MY STREAM FROZE SETAAGEHYtwssfras
Those glasses! THOSE GLASSES! Adasfdafsdfsdfsd....
I've heard of this.
Magic everywhere in this bitch
When did Euclid discover 3D I didn't fucking know that who cares.
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There the man is.
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IT PRINTS MONEy
He's like the God/Balls of Nintendo
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But that email is time stamped 1014pm D:
3D without glasses, this should be interesting
Shows special graphics without needing special graphics
he sounds like someone is reading him lines :/
i like how he is not showing the 3d AT ALL
Try and email Gabe.
An auto-email comes back saying:
"Out of office,
For suprises, be at E3."
Imagine a pokémon game on this baby. hmmmmm....
Hey guys what i've missed ?
does the 3ds have same graphics as ds ? or is it improved
Photos in 3D, pretty damn cool
3d pictures


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Anybody knows who's the girl? She's SUPER hot!!
she should ditch the shoes...
Girl is freaking gorgeous!
i want a man to lift me like that to eat me out!
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in the best moment the cameraman switched to her instead of the pussy :/ what a fail
i bet she regrets doing a scene with that psycho overly agressive guy who didnt care that he was hurting her most of the video
director says "get your foot out of the way" how about shut your fucking mouth director and give your job to someone else who knows. that shot was awesome exactly how it was before you ruined it.
I would be a little scared of being fucked by a guy that buff. lol Big muscles means lots of testosterone, which in turn makes them beasts during sex. Scary.
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It is a very common notion that fat is not good for your body. Most people have started opting for sugar instead of fat, which, in turn, has led to the rise in cases of diabetes. Recent studies have shown that fat is actually healthy for your body. Fat plays an important role in the body such as forming the membranes of the cell and reducing inflammation.
Here are some foods that are rich in fat and are actually good for you:
- Avocado: Avocadoes are different from other fruits in the way that they are rich in fats unlike other fruits, which mostly contain carbohydrates. It mostly contains oleic acid, a type of monounsaturated fat that is beneficial for the immune system. They are also rich in fiber that lowers the bad cholesterol levels in the body.
- Dark chocolate: As mouthwatering as it can get, dark chocolates never fall out of a foodie's list of things he can't do without. Studies have always attributed chocolates with all the ill effects they can possibly bring on you. However, recent researches have come up with quite contrary results, which can make all the prejudiced ones eat the humble pie. Dark chocolates, apart from their exotic varieties, come with incredible health benefits as well. It is rich in fats and antioxidants, known to improve your cardiovascular health. Chocolate is also known to lower blood pressure and improve brain function.
- Fish: Fish such as sardines, mackerel and salmon are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids which are very beneficial for your heart. It lowers the risk of heart disease and other cardio vascular diseases.
- Nuts: Nuts are rich in healthy mono-saturated fats which reduce the risk of diabetes, obesity and heart diseases. Nuts also contain magnesium and Vitamin E which are good for the body.
- Extra virgin olive oil: Extra virgin olive oil is rich in Vitamin K and E along with various antioxidants. These antioxidants help in preventing inflammation and free radical damage to the body.
- Chia seeds: Chia seeds are types of seeds which are rich in fats and fiber, thus promoting satiety. They have anti-inflammatory properties and help in lowering blood pressure.
Well, very tough one to answer. There can be no right or wrong answers. Most parents will wish their kids to abstain till marriage and youngsters will always question it with lots of reasoning. Some will argue to have grown up enough to take appropriate decisions and with easy availability of contraceptives, "what's the big deal"they may ask ? They will always label their parents and those in favour of abstinence as old fashioned persons always giving unsolicited advice because it is their life after all ! Why should they listen to anyone?
Sweet sixteen is a very tender age when lots of hormonal changes take place. Surge of chemicals in the body make you feel very different like never before. There is a strong but sweet attraction to someone of the opposite gender you knew for quite some time. Your friends tell you a lot of interesting and romantic stories about their own life , some of them may be a work of fiction . You may feel aroused while watching some intimate scenes in a movie. Many of you try to calm down by masturbating , which is perfectly safe way to experience ultimate pleasure in absence of the "real one" .During one of "those" discussions with your friends, their may be a mention of virginity and wish to try the real thing. I find lots and lots of youngsters to have tried that real thing but is it appropriate?
One thing is sure. As you grow up, there are a lot of mile stones or possible goals to be achieved like doing well in studies, working hard for a good career, achieving both emotional, social and economical independence and of course experience this pleasure which will inculcate intimacy and help you mature as a person. Making babies is a very minor mile stone and many may not opt for this but other goals are inescapable.
Now what ever your parents want , they can't accompany you all the time . It is you and only you who will decide what you want to do with your life . You need to set your priorities right. No one can stop you from experiencing the "real thing " at the time you chose . You can argue that you are mature enough to focus hard on studies, prepare for career and experience "that thing"
In my opinion , it may become too much of a multi tasking. I know for myself I am not good at it. I have also been through all these chemical "locha " There was a strong urge to experience "that joy" with someone changing each day in fantasies . Probably I didn't have the courage to ask someone for a date so waited till marriage Fine, that may have been a blessing in disguise if I look back on all those wonderful years of my school and college. It was not this common as well those days ,as it is today but I could focus very hard on my studies and today, I am what I am. Really, was it something so great I wish I should have done it earlier? It was great and still is , but studies is the real asset I Accumulated to reach here. All people are different so others may be more efficient in multitasking but There is a chance that you are driven more by the raging chemicals and start focusing on it more than it deserves. Really, if by any chance, it so happens, you lose lots of time and may not achieve your potential. This chance to work for career will not come twice . Still you may be capable of doing everything perfectly but it becomes a high risk path. You want to tread a safer approach or walk on a superhighway is your choice. At the end of the day, people will judge you by what you have achieved . It is of no importance at what age you lose virginity.
So decide for yourself what is right for you at which age. My job is to tell you positives and negatives
In the warmer, longer, laziest days of summer, the living may to be easy but your life probably feels less chaotic.
Give Your Diet a Berry Boost
If you do one thing this summer to improve your diet, have a cup of mixed fresh berries -- blackberries, blueberries, or strawberries -- every day. They'll help you load up on antioxidants, which may help prevent damage to tissues and reduce the risks of age-related illnesses. Blueberries and blackberries are especially antioxidant-rich.
A big bonus: Berries are also tops in fiber, which helps keep cholesterol low and may even help prevent some cancers.
Floss Daily
You know you need to, now it's time to start: floss every single day. Do it at the beach (in a secluded spot), while reading on your patio, or when watching TV -- and the task will breeze by.
Flossing reduces oral bacteria, which improves overall body health, and if oral bacteria is low, your body has more resources to fight bacteria elsewhere. Floss daily and you're doing better than at least 85% of people.
Get Outside to Exercise
Pick one outdoor activity -- going on a hike, taking a nature walk, playing games such as tag with your kids, cycling, roller blading, or swimming -- to shed that cooped-up feeling of gym workouts.
And remember, the family that plays together not only gets fit together -- it's also a great way to create bonding time.
Be Good to Your Eyes
To protect your vision at work and at play, wear protective eyewear. When outdoors, wear sunglasses that block at least 99% of ultraviolet A and B rays. Sunglasses can help prevent cataractscataracts, as well as wrinkles around the eyes.
And when playing sports or doing tasks such as mowing the lawn, wear protective eyewear.
Vacation Time!
mprove your heart health: take advantage of summer's slower schedule by using your vacation time to unwind.
Vacations have multiple benefits: They can help lower your blood pressure, heart rate, and stress hormones such as cortisol, which contributes to a widening waist and an increased risk of heart disease.
एलोवेरा एक रसीला पौधे है और इसके पत्तों में पानी का भंडार है, जो मोटी और मांसल हैं। इसकी पत्तियां दो पदार्थ उत्पन्न करती हैं - जेल, जो कि कई अन्य पोषक तत्वों में मिश्रित होती है, और रस, जिसे एलो लेटेक्स भी कहा जाता है। एलोवेरा जेल व्यापक रूप से सनबर्न को दूर करने और घावों को ठीक करने के लिए जाना जाता है। जेल आमतौर पर कच्चे रूप में और सीधे प्रभावित त्वचा पर लगाया जाता है। एलोवेरा जेल त्वचा के लिए बहुत फायदेमंद हो सकता है, धूप की कालिमा, कीट के काटने, चकत्ते, कटौती और घावों के साथ मदद कर सकता है। यह एंटिफंगल, जीवाणुरोधी है और कोशिकाओं के उत्थान में मदद करता है। एलोवेरा लेटेक्स का स्वाभाविक रूप से अवसाद, कब्ज, अस्थमा और मधुमेह के इलाज के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है।
एलोवेरा में कई विटामिन और खनिज शामिल हैं जो शरीर के सभी प्रणालियों के उचित विकास और कार्य के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं।
एलोवेरा के लाभ:
1. झुर्रियों से मुक्त त्वचा के लिए: इसमें त्वचा, शरीर और स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत से लाभ हैं। एक शानदार एंटी-बैक्टीरिया, अनुत्तेजक पौधे के रूप में काम करने के अलावा, यह झुर्रियों से छुटकारा पाने में भी मदद करता है। यह त्वचा को मॉइस्चराइज करने में मदद करता है और त्वचा से मृत कोशिकाओं को हटाता है।
2. कब्ज से राहत: एलोवेरा का रस पीने से पेट और आंतों में जलन को कम करने में मदद मिलती है। इसका रस चिड़चिड़ा आंत्र सिंड्रोम, कोलाइटिस और आंत के अन्य सूजन संबंधी विकारों में सूजन को कम कर सकता है। इसके अलावा, यह आंतों में स्वस्थ बैक्टीरिया बढ़ा सकते हैं जो पाचन में मदद करते हैं।
3. मुँह के छाले को ठीक करता है: यदि इससे मूह के छल्लों पर दिन में कई बार लगाया जाए तो चिकित्सा प्रक्रिया को गति देने में मदद करता है।
4. कोलेस्ट्रॉल के स्तर को कम करता है: एलोवेरा रस में बीटा (β) सीटिस्टरोल नामक एक यौगिक होता है, जो शरीर में कोलेस्ट्रोल स्तर को कम करने में मदद करता है।
5. प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली को बढ़ावा देता है: एलोवेरा में मौजूद ब्रैडीक्नास प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली को उत्तेजित करता है और संक्रमण को मारता है। एलोवेरा में जस्ता भी शामिल है, इससे हमें रोगों को बंद करने, जीवाणुओं को मारने और हमारे सेल झिल्ली के कार्य की रक्षा करने में मदद मिलती है।
6. तनाव कम कर देता है: एलोवेरा को एक अनुकूलन माना जाता है। एलोवेरा का रस न केवल मानसिक तनाव से राहत देता है बल्कि शारीरिक तनाव से निपटने में भी मदद कर सकता है।
7. यह मधुमेह के इलाज में मदद करता है: एलोवेरा रक्त शर्करा के स्तर को कम करने के लिए जाना जाता है। इसमें ग्लूकोमान्स मौजूद हैं जो रक्त शर्करा के स्तर को कम कर देता है।
8. एंटीसेप्टिक है: यह आपकी पाचन तंत्र को साफ करने में मदद करता है। यह खून को शुद्ध करने में भी मदद करता है।
9. रक्त प्रवाह में सुधार: एलोवेरा आपके केशिकालों के आकार को बढ़ाने में मदद कर सकता है जिससे आपके शरीर में रक्त परिसंचरण में सुधार हो सकता है।
एलोवेरा रस के दुष्प्रभाव:
एलोवेरा जेल को इस्तेमाल करना सुरक्षित माना जाता है, लेकिन लेटेक्स से निकाले जाने वाले अप्रसारित रस का सेवन करने से कई साइड इफेक्ट्स पैदा हो सकते हैं, जैसे कि:
1. एलोवेरा रस में एन्थ्राक्विनोन नामक एक पदार्थ होता है, जो रेचक होता है और बड़ी मात्रा मंन डायरिया पैदा कर सकता है।
2. एलोवेरा में मौजूद लेटेक्स कोलाइटिस, क्रोहन रोग, एपेंडीसिटीस, डायवर्टिकुलोसिस, आंतों की बाधा, रक्त स्राव, पेट दर्द और अल्सर जैसी समस्याएं का कारण बन सकता ह ।
3. एलोवेरा का रस पीने से एलर्जी की प्रतिक्रिया हो सकती है जैसे कि त्वचा के दाने या पित्ती, खुजली या सूजी हुई त्वचा, साँस लेने में कठिनाई, सीने में दर्द और गले में जलन।
4. गर्भ और स्तनपान कराने वाली महिलाओं को अल्युवेरा जूस लेना सक्त मना है। यह गर्भवती महिलाओं में गर्भाशय के संकुचन को प्रोत्साहित कर सकता है, जिससे गर्भपात और जन्म दोष हो सकते हैं।
5. एलोवेरा के रस से शरीर को अत्यधिक मात्रा में एड्रेनालाईन उत्पन्न हो सकता है, जो दिल की स्थिति से पीड़ित लोगों के लिए हानिकारक हो सकता है।
6. लंबे समय तक की अवधि के लिए अतिरिक्त खपत स्यूडोममेलाइसोस कोली का कारण हो सकता है। यह कोलोरेक्टल कैंसर का खतरा बढ़ा देता है।
7. एलोवेरा रस की अधिक मात्रा में लेने से श्रोणि में रक्त का निर्माण हो सकता है, जिससे आपके गुर्दे को नुकसान हो सकता है।
Both males and females suffer from acne.
Acne means a condition when you have blackheads, white heads ( small white bumps on skin giving uneven look ), pimples that may eventually lead to pus filled painful large pimples that leave marks and scars on face.
It can occur due to improper diet, hormonal fluctuations, using inappropriate cosmetic products and sticky creams, humidity, sweating and dead skin collection causing blocked pores or due to some medicines.
Its your over all diet and exercise routine, with proper sleep and water intake, under guidance of a skin doctor that will help you get a permanent solution for acne. There are 3 steps of acne treatments.
First to stop and heal the acne, then to take care of the marks and spots, and lastly to get rid of scars to get a smooth skin. A combination treatment is required including oral medicines, vitamins and antioxidants, creams and sunscreen, chemical peels, medical facials, resurfacing and rejuvenating lasers and PRP. 6-8 months are required for complete recovery.
Do not touch, press or rub the pimples.
Do not use hair products, creams and cosmetics without doctor's advice.
Always remove your make up before going to bed.
Use non sticky sunscreen that suits your skin.
Use mild pH balanced cleansers for your face.
Apply ice on painful pimples, it will help in reducing pain and redness.
If you have acne, consult a dermatologist and get complete treatment following proper protocol.
When 24-year-old Erin learned that she had type 2 diabetes she simply could not believe it was true. This could never happen to her, she felt. The diagnosis must be wrong. During the next few weeks Erin was prescribed appropriate treatment, and given advice on self-managing her condition, to control symptoms and reduce the risk of long-term problems. But before too long it became clear that Erin was continuing to suffer symptoms. Her diabetes was clearly not under control.
Erin was eventually referred to our clinic, where we discovered why the standard therapeutic approach was not working for her. Deep down, she still did not believe that she had diabetes. When faced with pressures in her daily life – Erin had recently moved to another country to take up a demanding job – she would feel overwhelmed and simply stop managing her diabetes, which seemed much less important than the immediate issues facing her. We helped Erin to recognize and understand this pattern of behavior, and to learn to cope with her disease. She has now finally accepted that she has diabetes, and understands clearly that she can benefit by taking responsibility for her treatment, complying with instructions and adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Erin's case is by no means unique. Studies suggest that less than 50 percent of patients with a chronic disease follow their management plans correctly, for a wide variety of reasons. Many people with diabetes, for example, do not adhere to their prescribed diet or take their prescribed medication, resulting in poor metabolic control and a high risk of developing long-term complications.
Two major external factors influence the course of diabetes in an individual patient. Healthcare professionals control one of these when they establish a management plan, involving specific treatments, lifestyle modifications and regular assessment. The other factor, controlled by patients, is their ability to self-manage the disease, adapting the plan according to daily circumstances.
Few people – if any – will have this ability when diagnosed, and it is the responsibility of health professionals to help patients develop the necessary knowledge and skills. Patient education is widely recognized as vital for effective long-term care. However, its implementation is often inadequate, and too often it involves little more than putting information in front of the patient. Key issues for the patient, such as understanding the implications of the disease and learning how to incorporate its management into their day-to-day life, are sometimes not addressed.
I am 25 year old. I had sex with my partner but now we are no more together and I am getting married with other person. I don't want to have any complications my future husband. I have heard about hymenoplasty and I want to consult you about it.
How much time did it get of my hair back in transplanted area after hair transplantation, Which nutrition should I take for my regrowth of hair.
Hello doctor My friend had c section before one month. And the c section is absorbable. And she is having a baby girl. Can she do sex from now. Does it have any side effects or any harm in the stitches. Please let me know Thanking you.
Hi Mujhe premature ejaculation ki pareshani hai. Mai jab bhi masturbate Ya gf k sath sex karne ki kosis karta hu. Mujhe is problem ko face karna padta hai.
I am suffering from low immunity and catch the disease very easily but it will difficult to cure the same. Stamina, immunity, body pain, stomach pain et are the common problem with me. As per the blood test report I have eosinophilia. Please help me.
My gf got pregnant its conformed by urine test. Right now its not correct time for baby v want to abort how to abort naturally last period was 28 march. Suggest me quick plz.
I don't masturbate for a month or two even though I want to, as I am afraid. My condition becomes severe like loose stool becomes severe n cannot digest also. Last time When I said to a doctor may be he could not understand my prob n said it's becoz of my psychology bt it's not. So I hesitate to consult a doctor too abt my prob. I'm jst 23 years old.
Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile duct cancer), like any other cancer, leaves a person physically, mentally and emotionally drained. It has been mostly found to affect people above 60 years of age. The signs and symptoms associated are so common that very few people consult a physician. A delayed diagnosis implies delayed treatment. This goes on to aggravate and complicate the situation further. One needs to be a little alert. Any symptoms, no matter how common, should not be taken lightly. Look for the early signs and symptoms and bile duct cancer can be fully cured.
Signs and symptoms associated with Cholangiocarcinoma:
Bile duct cancer can be Extrahepatic (occurs in the duct outside the liver) or Intrahepatic (cancer develops within the smaller ducts inside the liver). It must be noted that Intrahepatic Bile duct cancer and Liver cancer are different.
- Bile duct cancer results in blocking the bile duct. This blockage severely effects the secretion of bilirubin and bile from the liver. Thus, the secretions (bile and bilirubin) which are supposed to flow into the intestine move back into the bloodstream. An elevated level of bilirubin in the blood gives rise to a condition, known as Jaundice (a condition resulting in yellowing of the eyes and the skin). The problem lies in the fact that many other factors can equally contribute to Jaundice. Consulting a physician at the earliest is the best resort.
- A sudden or drastic weight loss and loss of appetite is an alarming sign of Cholangiocarcinoma.
- Excessive itching can be an indication of something as big as bile duct cancer. Itching can be an outcome of the increased bilirubin (blood) reaching the skin.
- At an advanced stage of Cholangiocarcinoma, a patient may experience severe abdominal pain.
- At times, the tumour in the bile duct might exert immense pressure on the nearby organs. This can give rise to an enlarged abdominal mass. Bloated feeling is also very common amongst the patients.
- An unusual change in the colour of the stool and urine should not be neglected. The elevated bilirubin level from the intestine is usually eliminated out of the system through the urine. Thus the stool appears lighter and the urine a shade darker.
- A cholangiocarcinoma patient can, at times feel nauseated. Fever is also a common but an extremely important indication.
Bile duct cancer or cholangiocarcinoma can lead to many other complications. Click below to know every minute detail associated with Cholangiocarcinoma.
A normal healthy love life is as important as having a healthy body and mind. However, many men tend to have problems in maintaining a healthy love life due to the problem of impotence. A man is diagnosed as impotent when fails to get erection despite arousal or maintaining it during sexual intercourse.
Physical and mental impact If the failure to get erection / erectile dysfunction becomes a regular phenomenon, it can severely affect the person's relationship status, not to mention his self-esteem. Sometimes, impotence might be an indication of a serious underlying condition.
Symptoms you might be suffering from male impotence if:
- You are experiencing recurrent and significant trouble in order to get and subsequently maintain an erection.
- You are suffering from a low sex drive for a long amount of time.
- A combination of the both.
Either way, a consultation with the doctor might help to cure male impotence through a prescribed dosage of medications. In extreme cases, the doctor might prescribe an artificial replacement of testosterone within the body or even a surgery in order to normalize things. If male impotence occurs due to psychological factors, sessions of counseling might help to improve the condition. If diagnosed and treated efficiently, male impotence is an easily curable condition.
Causes of male impotence or erectile dysfunction might occur due to numerous physical or psychological factors. Some of the known causes of erectile dysfunction are as follows:
- Underlying health issues: If you are suffering from major health disorders you may suffer from erectile dysfunction. Some of these could be
- Medication and treatments: Erectile dysfunction might occur due to side effects of certain medications such as chemotherapy and blood pressure medications.
- Excessive alcohol consumption, tobacco usage or drug abuse: These elements put many harmful elements within your body and may result in prostate cancer or surgery within the pelvic area. If anyone has recently undergone surgery to treat prostate cancer or other problems of the pelvic area, it may cause impotence as well.
- Psychological trauma: Since the brain is one of the most important agents responsible for erections, any form of psychological trauma, anxiety or stress might trigger a dysfunction in the process as well. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a sexologist.
What Is Myopia (Nearsightedness)?
Myopia is a common refractive error of the eye that makes it difficult to focus on far away objects. People who are nearsighted will see objects close to them clearly, while those further away appear blurry. Myopia is natural. An overall longer shape of the eye usually causes myopia, so it is a naturally occurring visual problem that cannot be prevented. Nearsightedness tends to run in families, but you don't need to have a myopic parent to develop it. Myopia begins at an early age and worsens in the teenage years, but generally stabilizes in adulthood.
Here are the most common signs and symptoms of myopia:
- Objects far away, like a chalkboard or road signs, appear blurry
- Persistent need to squint or close eyelids to see clearly
- Headaches due to eyestrain
- Difficulty seeing while driving a vehicle, especially at night (night myopia)
- Need to sit closer to the television, movie screen or the front of the classroom
- Holding books very close while reading
- Not able to notice distant objects
Causes of Myopia
Nearsightedness happens when your eye is longer than normal, or, less often, when your cornea is too curved. It's a problem in the focusing mechanism of the eyes. However, the exact cause of myopia is not known. Research about myopia supports two key risk factors:
- Family history. If one or both parents are nearsighted, the chance of their children developing it increases.
- Working up close. Myopia may be helped along by how a person uses their eyes. Intense detail work, long hours in front of a computer or reading can also increase the chances of developing myopia.
Treatment Options for Myopia (Nearsightedness)
When treating myopia, the goal is to help your eyes focus on far away objects. The most common way to achieve this is through
- Corrective glasses
- Contact lenses
- Refractive eye surgery, such as LASIK, is available for adults and those with moderate to high levels of nearsightedness
Adults who have developed cataracts may also have their myopia corrected with an intraocular lens (IOL) that replaces the human lens during cataract surgery. The most appropriate treatment depends on your eyes and your lifestyle. Nearsightedness can also be corrected as part of the cataract surgery procedure.
- Contacts and Glasses: Eyeglasses and contact lenses can correct myopia. However, they cannot stop the eye from growing longer or cure the irregular curve of the cornea that causes your blurry vision.
- Surgery: Surgery can decrease or eliminate dependency on eyeglasses and contact lenses. LASIK surgery is the most common type of surgery to correct myopia.
- ICL (intraocular collamer lenses) or phakic lensesIn adults with cataracts, is an option for those myopic patients who are not suitable for lasik surgery due to either less corneal thickness or very high myopia.
- Orthokeratology: A new type of treatment which offers an alternate solutions to people who are suffering from myopia. This is also known as Ortho-K. As a part of this procedure a person has to wear specialized lens overnight, to correct the vision for the next day. Orthokeratology is a process that uses specially designed GP contact lenses to temporarily reshape the contour of the cornea to reduce myopia (nearsightedness). In addition to the benefit of lens-free daytime vision, orthokeratology is starting to be appreciated for its ability to slow the progression of myopia. A number of published clinical studies have found that orthokeratology lens designs inhibit the growth of the eye's axial length, which determines the degree of myopia. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a ophthalmologist.


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Although the bus was comfy we did not sleep so well and when we arrived at our chosen hostal we sat around waiting awhile for a room, as soon as it was ready we both crashed and woke at midday.
We attempted to visit the Cathedral and the church of San Lorenzo - both were closed so we spent our afternoon drinking coffee in a cheap cafe we found on the pedestrian mall.
Potosi was a nice city, but it was pretty quiet and aside from the mines there was not a huge amount to do and see. After not finding any shops selling the usual South American touristy things we wandered around the local market and through the narrow streets, which were also steep and at 4070metres it does leave you huffing and puffing
We did eventually find the tourists shops, just randomely as we were taking a taxi to the bus terminal to book our bus tickets, out of the window I saw a sign saying Mercado Artesenal and lots of small shops - great stuff!
Our main reason for visiting Potosi was to take a tour to the mines. Potosi was once the richest city in Latin America, silver is the main reason for the mines which now mine a lot of other minerals too. The conditions down there are dreadful, the workers must buy all of their own equipment which should be provided for health and safety! The mines still call themselves a cooperative, but they are not at all. We were only down there for two hours and the dust and fumes were horrid, we cant imagine working down there for years as some miners do before they die of lung disease and other related illnesses.
Before we visited the mine itself we went to the miners market, where we bought gifts for the miners - dynamite (yep you can buy the whole shabang on the market no worries!), coca leaves, juice, water and ciggarettes along with an alcohol which was 96% - we tryed it - nail polish maybe?!!
We went to and looked out over Potosi from the mountain before we went underground, the views were fab up there. Then our crazy guide sorted the dynamite out, lit it and bang! We have never heard a sound so loud!
After the mine tour we went or lunch with a couple we met in our hostel. Lunch turned into dinner and dinner into drinks
This morning we were out of there early and took a smelly, cramped, hot bus through endless desert terrain on an unmade road past huge cactus to Tupiza (famous for the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid - all filmed here). We are now 3 hours from the Argentine border and our plan is to take the 4am bus and cross tomorrow into Argentina.


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By Ben Levisohn
Retail has not been a great place to be, but JPMorgan sees stability in athletic wear–and that means better times for Nike (NKE) and Under Armour (UA).
JPMorgan analysts Matthew Boss and Anne McCormick explain:
Based on our work, the department stores are increasing allocation to activewear space, with our conversations with Macy's (M )management pointing to a doubling of activewear square footage by the end of October (versus last year) as part of its millennial strategy with the key focus being (1) NKE (increased assortment within 650 doors), (2) UA (70 men's & 47 women's doors vs. previously no women's), (3) The North Face (134 doors and expanded assortment vs. 113 doors LY).
Other department stores, such as Nordstrom (JWN) and Kohl's (KSS) are also dedicating more space to active wear, the analysts say.
As a result, Boss and McCormick upgraded Under Armour to Neutral from Underweight. They write:
Given brand relevance, we believe ongoing product innovation (Charged Cotton technology created a $200M new business in two years), growth in footwear (every 1% of market share in just the running category represents an incremental $60M), growth in non-traditional distribution (department and specialty stores), and investments in the women's business (representing 29% of sales today) should continue to drive sales growth in North America (94% of sales). At only 6% overseas exposure, global expansion is a large opportunity with specialty door expansion an untapped growth vehicle over time. While we believe UA's top-line profile has improved (women's traction), we acknowledge heavy infrastructure investment necessary to build critical mass, particularly as the company expands overseas, is likely to constrain margin and bottom-line upside.
Boss and McCormick's favorite, however, remains Nike, which reported strong earnings last week, and they raise its price target to $80. They explain why:


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Hi everybody. I saw a good source code that is made for MMO development with Python here. I've tried it and it worked. I really am interested in this source code and I want to learn it, but when I opened the script, it was pretty confusing for me. I'm new to network programming, so it's hard for me to understand it.
What I want to know is what does the source code do and how does it work. Can someone please add some comments in the Python scripts explaining parts of it. You can just explain one script or one part if this is bothering you too much, like maybe just the client part, etc. Every help will be appreciated.
Sorry if this sounds so newbie, but I really have no idea.
Thank you.


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Quantum computers symposium set, Sept. 26
Posted September 20, 2007; 09:58 a.m.
Princeton will host a symposium on "Frontiers in Quantum Computation" from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in A10 Jadwin Hall.
The workshop will feature talks by experts from both academia and industry who are developing a radically new form of computer technology. Quantum computers, if they can be realized, might solve certain problems much faster than conventional computers. The symposium is part of a yearlong program focusing on the design challenges that remain.
Sponsors are the Princeton Center for Theoretical Physics and the MITRE Corp. There is no charge to attend, but registration is required at www.pctp.princeton.edu/pctp/.
The Princeton Center for Theoretical Physics, established in fall 2006, is dedicated to exploring frontiers across the theoretical natural sciences. Its purpose is to promote interaction among theorists and seed new directions in research, especially in areas that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.


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Major Lag In Cs4 When Using My Bamboo
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So, I just got my Bamboo Craft for a Christmas present, and after playing around with it a bit, I decided to try it out on a LO I was working on. That's when I noticed the major lag in Photoshop. I was using the brush tool, and I could paint a few strokes and then I would literally have to wait a minute before I could do anything else. The strokes show up immediately, but once I take the pen off the tablet, CS4 hangs up and I can't do anything else. Then after about a minute it lets me resume with the brush or move on to a different task. The same thing occurs with the clone tool as well. I downloaded updated drivers from Wacom's website, I restarted my computer, I closed other open programs, and I checked my activity monitor, but there is plenty of free system memory (I have 4 GB). I am running CS4 on a Mac, and I'm not sure what to try now...please help! I'm sad my new toy won't work...
I don't really know Macs but just one question? Did you previously have a Wacom? I got the new Wacom Fun Pen & Touch and installed it and it was so slow and unresponsive and I previously had an older model Wacom on my PC. I uninstalled the new one, uninstalled the old one, restarted my PC and then reinstalled the new with the latest drive. It now works great with CS4.
Sorry - that's all I have to offer - hopefully someone will have more suggestions for you.
"Be thankful for what you have, you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never have enough." - Oprah Winfrey
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Scherzando is a 12'10'' open canoe. The construction technique is a wooden basquet whith a canvas skin coated with epoxy or polyester. The plans include 7 station moulds, bow and stem at full escale.
If you are a designer who offers plans, or kit boats, we invite you to enter your information in the Directory of Boat Plans & Kits. There is no charge! This is for boats of ANY hull material. And if you're in the market for a boat to build, this is a fine place to start.


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Family: Tetraodontidae, Puffers view all from this family
Description Also known as the porcupinefish or porcupine puffer. Diodon hystrix may be up to 91cm long and weigh as much as 2.8kg. It is coloured tan with dark spots above and pale below, and has many long, moveable spines. It is largely nocturnal.
Habitat Ocean or bay shallows, Estuaries, tidal flats & salt marshes, Tidepools.
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I don't care how it happens. I want Patterson or Allen drafted by Miami. Trading down and getting one of the two would be stellar.
I don't care how it happens. I want Patterson or Allen drafted by Miami. Trading down and getting one of the two would be stellar.
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Is he worth it at 12? Is he in the same class as J Jones, AJ Green or Dez Bryant? If not, then no, not at 12. If he is there mid to late 20's, then perhaps trade back into the 1st after picking Deon Jordon with our 1st pick. WR in the draft than
I think there are better wr's in the 2nd & 3rd that will be avaialble as opposed to more quality DE or CB's in the 2nds & 3rds, soI think we have to take the best DE at 12 that will help Wake, then target WR / TE with our 2nds & 3rds.
Jordan at 12, and if we have to package a 2nd & 3rd or 4th to get back into the 1st & pick either Patterson or Allen, then so be it. We need a true No 1, and even if we get Jennings in FA, we need to groom a new No 1.
I'd be moving around like mad if the opportunity presented itself. First I would trade down to the mid-late 20s for their first this year and next year, then if there is a player I want use a second to move back up some spots into the mid first.
But I don't think Okafor is going to be there in the 2nd. WR is our biggest need, and I'm pretty much sold on Patterson, so I still feel good about him at 12. If there aren't any pass rushers I really like at 42, I consider looking at WR again. We thought Hopkins would declare, but now that he has, it pushes someone else down the line (or I'm assuming it does). Patton, Woods, and Hopkins all look like they'd thrive in this offense. I feel like T. Williams would be another good fit, and he has a shot at falling. Hunter could fall, but I think someone takes a shot at him before the 2nd. If we do go WR/WR, we still have a 2nd and two thirds to address DE and CB. And while our D can definitely use upgrades at those position, FS, and could use depth at LB, it's not like that unit is a cluster **** void of talent like our offense. The D played pretty well this year. Good enough to win with a good offense. Have to prioritize the WR position. And with the talent out there, I'd prefer to pass on the FA's (unless Jennings signs for a friendly contract). I'd rather sign M. Johnson than D. Bowe.
First off you're treating Cordarrelle Patterson unfairly if you're comparing him with guys that are currently successful in the NFL because you're never going to be able to avoid lookback bias there. How many people actually doubted Dez Bryant's talent coming out of the Draft? Quite a few, I can tell you because I argued against all of them and I ended up arguing quite a bit. I think A.J. Green was just accepted as a great talent, but was Julio Jones? Not really. Not until the Combine and even after that you had a lot of people pointing out that Julio was not an elite prospect until the Combine and the Combine shouldn't matter that much, etc.
Second, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. You're tossing out Cordarrelle Patterson based on his not being (NFL) Julio Jones, (NFL) Dez Bryant or (NFL) A.J. Green...but why aren't you tossing out Dion Jordan for not being (NFL) Demarcus Ware, (NFL) Aldon Smith or (NFL) Jason Pierre-Paul? Your exact sentence, exact line of reasoning, could be used to eliminate pretty much every single player that will be available to us at #12 overall.
You've got to compare these players to EACH OTHER...because you can't draft A.J. Green in this Draft. You can't draft Dez Bryant or Demarcus Ware in this Draft. You can only draft Cordarrelle Patterson, Dion Jordan, Barkevious Mingo, Jarvis Jones, Keenan Allen, Dee Milliner, Johnthan Banks, Sheldon Richardson, Dion Jordan, Alex Okafor, Zeke Ansah, Damontre Moore or Manti Te'o. I mean, there are other choices, but you get the point.
Pass rushers Miami should consider at #42 overall include Cornellius Carridine and Corey Lemonier. I would be happy with either player. Both are great value for what they are.
This wide receivers class is so deep, if you've already got the guy at #12 in Patterson that you think provides the same spark for your offense that Julio Jones provides in Atlanta, and in free agency you've either re-signed Brian Hartline or decided to upgrade to Greg Jennings, then you could even wait a little while before you start rolling the dice on some other guys. For example, you could wait until the 4th round or so and roll the dice on STRENGTH guys like Marcus Davis or Chris Harper. These are guys that have a history of physically wrestling the ball in the air away from defenders, with strong hands, and then showing strength and power in their running after the catch.


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Allegheny Riverstone Center For The Arts42 Palmer Street
Foxburg , PA 16036
ARCA provides stimulating and enriching professional arts programs at Lincoln Hall, Riverstone Farms and at "Foxburg on the Green". Also part of ARCA, just down the street is the Red Brick Gallery... more info
Arcadia Theater50 Main St.
Wellsboro , PA 16901
The Arcadia Theater has been entertaining the good people of Wellsboro for over 80 years. It features four screens offering the latest in movies. If you're looking for a great night out, take... more info
Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center10 Marilyn Horn Way
Bradford , PA 16701
Twenty-four seasons strong bringing first-rate arts and entertainment to the Twin Tiers region. Since its founding, Bradford Creative and Performing Arts Center (BCPAC) has presented a wide variety... more info
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Bradford , PA 16701
The Bradford Little Theater is a community theater dedicated to the production of quality and challenging plays. Be sure to catch a show if you're in the area! more info
Clarion River Jam Bluegrass FestivalPark Inn by Raddison
45 Holiday Inn Road
Clarion , PA 16214
This toe tapping event takes place every March. Enjoy some of the best bluegrass musicians in the east. A fundraiser for the Clarion County United Way. more info
Clarion University Little Theatre149 Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Center
Clarion , PA 16214
Live performances and musicals in which undergraduates of the Department of Theatre at Clarion University are receiving training and experience in pursuing careers in professional theatre. more info
Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre (CAST)112 E. Locust Street
Clearfield , PA 16830
The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre features multiple performing arts including live theater, dance, music, readings, and art exhibitions. Classes in dance, music and acting. more info
Community Theatre League100 West Third Street
Williamsport , PA 17701
Quality live entertainment. Includes large-scale musicals, plays, children's shows and concerts at affordable prices. 31 year history. more info
Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts170 Theatre Lane
Cooksburg , PA 16217
Located in Cook Forest State Park. Live theatre and musical performances along with various art & craft classes. Handcrafted items, herb & fiber arts festival, wood show and competition. Visit the... more info
Coudersport Theatre1 North Main Street
Coudersport , PA 16915
In an era when small-town movie theatres have all but disappeared from the American landscape, the Coudersport Theatre continues to provide entertainment to hundreds of local residents and visitors... more info