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Old Lady Alert, Move out the Way kind of Smell! not the good smell eitherOkay I've watched this for about several years now, and wanting to purchase it, but weary because I can't smell it on the spot and I'm horrible at returning things. So I got a special that came w/this the , Destin and the parfums of both as well. This is Horrible and I'm too young to smell like an old lady. maybe it's my chemistry or my sense of smell, but it reminds me of the old perfumes you co...read moreuld make kits from barbie. I was soo exited to get this in the mail and when I opened and smelt it, I was Blown AWay, in a very Bad way! The parfume is worse! I then sprayed it on me hoping it would smell different, but it was worse. YUCK< YUCK YUCK!!!! Since it was so expensive and I know my mom wouldn't want it so I use it and mix it with a young floral scent to balance the potency out. I smell much better, but still more on the awful side. I use it around the house to drown out smoke smell when I'm cooking, but it still gives me a headache. It's very strong and well frankly the worse old lady scent I've ever smelt. Is smells like the great grandmas who like to bathe in perfumes and makes me think of old, snobby women who are hoity toity.. I would not waste your money on this at all! It's phermone alright, phermonal in that it attracts NOTHING! I'm one, who smells good with pretty much any perfume even men's cologne, but this stuck is pretty much rancid!! — 3 years, 12 months agoLani702 | 118 reviews
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uniqueEverywhere I go I am asked what am I wearing. The fragrance is warm and seductive yet not too strong. It is just my special fragrance. So very nice for the price. Love it, mschanek — 8 years, 4 months agoLindaGale | 6 reviews
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WR Justin Brent: "I got a chance to watch him work out (Wednesday morning) and the first thing that stood out to me is he does not look like a freshman. He had his shirt off this morning and he was running around and he looks like a senior. We were looking for a physical player at this position, somebody that can impose their physicality. His ability to run after the catch was very impressive."
DE Andrew Trumbetti: "The thing that really put him over the top for us is when we were watching his film and he was returning kickoffs in high school. Not many times do you see a defensive lineman returning kickoffs, so we knew about his athletic ability right away."
OL Alex Bars: "Alex has a great pedigree. He has a couple brothers that play college ball, his dad played here at Notre Dame. Alex is a young man who we think has all the gifts necessary to be a great student-athlete here at Notre Dame."
DE Grant Blankenship: "Here is a young man who has just blossomed over the last couple years. We loved him in camp, had a hard time with anybody blocking him. He is a guy who just stood out right away for us when we saw him in our summer camp working out. He had a great senior year and a guy who just continued to grow. I think he is just starting to get to his potential level."
DE Jonathan Bonner: "We really project him to be an outside player for us, an edge player, a rush player, a guy who gets after the quarterback. Really was impressed with Jonathan, his personality (and) his character. When you talk about the right fit to Notre Dame, Jonathan possessed all the right characteristics, academics, socially and then as a football player.
OL Jimmy Byrne: "Really love the way Jimmy has progressed, especially in his senior year. He is physical (and) moves his feet well, really excited about him. He is a great student, a great young man and a great fit for Notre Dame."
DL Daniel Cage: "We got a chance to see him here last weekend on his official visit, has a great family. This guy is a ferocious player, he is an inside player and we love the way he got off the ball (with) his lower-body strength. He is a guy who can play (defensive tackle and nose guard). He is a guy who is very disruptive inside. A real good nose for the football and plays the game hard every snap."
DT Jay Hayes: "One thing I'll say about Jay, probably one of our best recruiters in a sense from day one, he has talked about Notre Dame and why you make a decision about coming to Notre Dame. I remember one of his quotes when I was with him, he said, 'Some of these guys don't get it, they don't really understand why you would come to Notre Dame.' That said, he is a heck of a football player. He is long. Has got multi-position capability, can play inside, can play outside. A ferocious, attacking player."
LB Kolin Hill: "Was a young man we offered when he didn't have a lot of action, but we saw a young man we thought we could develop into just an outstanding football player. Loved him as a person, high energy … all those things we really liked. After we offered him of course he got a million offers after that … but he saw the reasons he chose Notre Dame and fought through that late recruitment (by Texas). He will continue to develop. He has not even seen his ceiling yet."
WR Corey Holmes: "Really a precise route runner. Really like his game. Very mature player in the way he handles himself in the classroom (and) off the field. I cannot tell you anything I don't like about this young man. He is just a great fit for Notre Dame. Very mature kid, one who wants to take on all the challenges at Notre Dame. This is a great fit for us … he has played great competition and is a great fit for our program."
QB DeShone Kizer: "So many things to love about DeShone. He is 6-foot-5, I love that. He is 212 pounds, I love that. So you can see you have a tall, athletic quarterback that has good size. He's going to be able to do the multi-dimensional thing we love. One thing I loved about him, this kid loves to have the ball in his hands when the game is on the line. Extremely competitive and confident, confident kid."
TE Tyler Luatua: Our people said, 'Well, he didn't talk enough. He wasn't engaging enough.' I said, 'Weel, you don't know him well enough. Because once you get to know Tyler Luatua, he is just like Justin Utupo, you can't shut him up.' It was clear to me we just needed to spend a little more time with him. A pass-catching tight end. No, he is not the 6-foot-5, 6-foot-6 tight ends we've had, but he is a really good tight end. He can catch the football, he can block for us, he'll be able to do all the jobs we have at the tight end position for us."
LB Greer Martini: "One of the smarter defensive players we signed. You have to have leaders. He is a really good player and he is a really good leader. He will be a very good linebacker for us at Notre Dame and also a guy who makes others around him better. Good size at 6-3, 225 and only going to get bigger and stronger while he's here. Be an inside linebacker for us, a position of need for us moving forward."
DL Pete Mokwuah: "Peter was a great fit for us. In looking to augment our defensive line position, we wanted to find the right profile. At 6-4, 315 pounds, a pretty good fit right there."
LB Nyles Morgan: "Every time I am with him he just wants to talk football. He is a good student and his mom and dad want him to just talk about academics. A great nose for the football, plays downhill and plays fast (with) great instincts. When he arrives he arrives with a bad attitude when he gets to the football."
OL Sam Mustipher: "Here is a powerful guy inside. What stood for us with Sam was his ability to move his feet."
OL Quenton Nelson: "Physically one of the stronger kids we got. One thing that stands out is here is a guy who is relentless, he is going to come after you play after play after play. His desire to want to be great is what always stood out about Quenton, he is always pushing himself. He is a guy who is so focused on what he needs to work on, that's what we loved about him."
K/P Tyler Newsome: "We had Tyler up here this summer … got a chance to see him work out. Was really impressed with his versatility. He is a guy who doesn't come along very often. We love the pop that he had as a kicker, but we were most intrigued by his punting. That's an area he is going to continue to work on and continue to develop, but he is such an intriguing young man. When we saw him punting, there was nobody even close in terms of the potential upside he has."
LB Nile Sykes: "He is a versatile player. He can play inside, he can play outside. He is a physical player with very good ball skills/instincts. Another versatile player in the front seven that is going to add to the depth of our football team."
DB Drue Tranquill: "We saw Drue (at camp) and we weren't looking for his position at the time, because we were full and he was playing safety. But he kept jumping out at us, this kid was making plays. He was always on our radar but we were not ready to offer a scholarship at that point at that particular position. Got to the point where I watched more film, watched more film, I loved his attitude, loved the way he played the game. I said, 'We're gonna offer him as a head coach's offer.' The head coach can offer anybody, right? People have asked does he play safety, does he play running back, I don't know where he is going to play, but he is going to play somewhere here at the University of Notre Dame because he is a darn good football player."
DB Nick Watkins: "This is a long (cornerback). This kid is an exceptional football player. We feel like we got one of the best corners around. Long, athletic, can really do a lot of things for us. Can play man, can play zone. I just think he is an outstanding player that is going to develop here."
TE Nic Weishar: "We could argue about this all day, he is the best pass-catching tight end we saw. You could argue about who it is, but we think he is. We love his ball skills. We love his ability to use his body to control defenders. Has a knack for catching the football in the air and taking it away from people. He is going to be another in a long line of very good tight ends here at Notre Dame."
DE Jhonathon Williams: "Here is a young man who just started playing the game, who knows what his future is going to be, there is no ceiling. He recognizes he has a great opportunity at Notre Dame and we're excited to provide him that. From our perspective, we have one of those guys where you could call him a sleeper or whatever you want to call it. Didn't play great competition (in high school), but he is going to get an opportunity to play against some of the best competition here."

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Signature Theatre to Offer 20 Seats for $20 For Really Really
Signature Theatre is offering a special "20 for $20" ticket special to see the world premiere of the Generation Me tragic comedy Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo. Theater-goers 30 years of age and under can take advantage of this exclusive ticket price for the run of the production by using the code word: GENME. All ticket-buyers must show proof of ID at the Box Office when picking up their tickets.
Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 703-573-SEAT (7328), visiting the Signature Box Office, or going to www.signature-theatre.org.
About the show: Directed by Signature's Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Art, [title of show]), Really Really is a contemporary drama that pushes The Edges and embraces the harsh realities of the "Me" Generation. At an elite university, when the party of the year ends in the regret of a lifetime, one person will stop at nothing to salvage a future that is suddenly slipping away – and it is now every man for himself. The provocative new play features a young cast that includes Paul James (TV's Greek), Kim Rosen (Ideal at 59E59 Off-Broadway), Bethany Anne Lind (Carapace and 26 Miles at ALLIANCE THEATRE), Danny Gavigan (Pride and Prejudice at Round House Theatre), Lauren Culpepper (Crime and Punishment at Centerstage), Evan Casey (Signature's The Hollow and The Boy Detective Fails), and Jake Odmark (Signature's Sunset Boulevard).
Eric Schaeffer, Signature Theatre's Artistic Director, stated, "Really Really is a fearless new work by a remarkable young playwright that speaks directly to today's youth. In these uncertain economic times, Signature is dedicated to bringing affordable ticket prices to theater lovers of all ages. This is a play that is sure to get audiences talking – and we wanted to ensure that younger audiences would be able to take advantage of this opportunity and see a great show."
Really Really contains brief nudity, strong language and explicit situations. For mature audiences only.
Performances of Really Really run from January 31, 2012 to March 25, 2012. Showtimes are Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 pm, Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm. A Funders' performance will take place on Tuesday, February 7th. There will only be an 8pm performance on Saturday, February 4.
Signature Theatre will be hosting two 'Pride Night' performances that will take place on Friday, February 17h and Friday, March 2nd (both at 8:00pm) with a one-hour post-show cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception.
Full price tickets begin at $56 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 703-573-SEAT (7328) or visiting www.signature-theatre.org. Group discounts are available for parties of ten or more by contacting Amanda McClish at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling (571) 527-1831. Student discount tickets are $30 and must be purchased the week of the performance. Signature is also offering "$22 for Tuesdays," making available $22 tickets to the first two public Tuesday performances.
For more information please visit www.signature-theatre.org.
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
January 31, 2012 – March 25, 2012
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The remaining line-up for Signature Theatre's 22nd season features the Tony Award®-winning shows Hairspray (now playing through February 5) and God of Carnage and the Washington DC premiere of the cult classic musical Xanadu. Signature is also home to the world premiere of the rock musical Brother Russia. Discount subscription packages (starting at 3 shows) are available by calling the Signature Box Office at (703) 820-9771 or visiting www.signature-theatre.org.
Recipient of the 2009 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, Signature Theatre is a non-profit professional theater company in Arlington, Virginia dedicated to producing contemporary musicals and plays, reinventing classic musicals, and developing new work. Under the leadership of co-founder and Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer and Managing Director Maggie Boland, Signature has presented 36 world premiere productions and is renowned for combining Broadway-quality productions with intimate playing spaces.
In addition to hosting the finest talent from the DC metropolitan area and New York, Signature has been home to such theatre luminaries as Chita Rivera, George Hearn, Hunter Foster, Emily Skinner, Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Cameron Mackintosh, Terrence McNally, and the company's signature composer, Stephen Sondheim. Since its founding in 1989, Signature has won 72 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in the Washington, DC region's professional theater and has been honored with 293 nominations.
Signature is partially supported by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and by a gift from Arlington County through the Arlington Commission for the Arts and the Cultural Affairs Division of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources.
Located in Arlington, Virginia and complete with free parking, Signature Theatre is just 5 miles from the Washington Monument, an estimated 10-15 minute drive according to googlemaps.com. Using public transportation, Signature can be reached by the 7, 25 and 25A buses from Pentagon Metro Station or via a $12 taxi ride from the Pentagon City Metro stop (on both the Blue & Yellow lines) with a taxi stand located in front of the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Signature Theatre is located at 4200 Campbell Avenue (22206) off I-395 at the Shirlington exit (#6). After the exit, blue Signature signs mark the way to the theatre. Please note that Campbell Avenue is a new street and some GPS online mapping systems do not yet recognize Signature Theatre's address. For directions visit http://signature-theatre.org/map.htm.
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ADELAIDE chief executive Steven Trigg has conceded it could take years for him to regain the trust of the public after the Crows' board yesterday unanimously decided he was they wanted him to return after he's served his suspension.
There is also ground to make up with his employer, the club's board.
Trigg, exhausted after six weeks of the Kurt Tippett salary cap breach and draft tampering scandal, said he understood why people called the club hypocritical by keeping him after summarily sacking senior recruiter Matthew Rendell for his controversial comments earlier this year.
He has spent weeks debating with himself whether his position remained tenable with the club
"I can understand people being somewhat polarised by these things," Trigg said. "I think it will be on performance.
"Unfortunately, it's going to take a little while for me in the new year to get back to that."
Trigg's immediate fire from the public aside, it will take time to win back trust from the board members. Many of them -- including chairman Rob Chapman -- were kept in the dark for years over the handling of the Kurt Tippett 2009 contract and side deals that plunged the Crows into trouble with the AFL.
"It has to be that there has to be a little chip in that level of trust," Trigg said. "And I need to earn that back.
"So look, their actions in supporting me and Phil (Harper, football operations manager) tell a story.
"But there's certainly some accountability and a bit of trust that needs to be rebuilt, no question."
Disgraced Crows CEO keeps his job
Trigg has accepted his reputation has taken a hit, along with that of the club.
But said his decision to be talked into staying was not for individual reasons.
"It'd be trite to suggest that you're not thinking about yourself at some stage through the exercise, but I've genuinely tried to take the position at all time that if it is best for the club at any stage for me to back away then that's what'll happen.
"And that's happened with the full board and with (chairman) Rob (Chapman) separately.
"If it was best for the brand of the club, the operation of the club, the future of the club ... I'd have no hesitation."
Trigg was aware of the obvious attacks that will follow the announcement.
Matt (Rendell) had lost the support (of the board). Fortunately for me in this situation I've got support.
Would he have kept his job if he had made the same blues in the corporate world, be it in banking, mining of finance?
"I think it depends on what sector you're in," Trigg said. "This hasn't broken a corporation law; it hasn't broken a civil law.
"It's been a breach of the rules and I take full and complete responsibility for it.
"It is different to the corporate world. But no corporation's law broken, no common law broken doesn't mean I feel any better about it. But it's different."
Tippett blames Crows for 11-game ban
Trigg understands the obvious comparison to the Rendell case, in which the senior recruiter was sacked over sensitive comments regarding the recruiting of indigenous kids even though he immediately sought to explain he had never meant to be insensitive or in any way racist.
The similarity between Rendell's mistake and Trigg's was that Trigg had maintained the confidence of the board.
"I do -- I understand completely," Trigg said. "If I was sitting out there, I would ask the same question.
"But I think there is a perception that it was a me-decision and a knee-jerk decision (to sack Rendell).
"What I want people to understand that when you're talking about senior recruiting positions and CEO roles, they're board appointments. They're not my appointments.
"So in that one, it was a board decision and unfortunately Matt had lost the support. Fortunately for me in this situation I've got support.
"That's the essence of it."
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And by infinitely expandable, they ''mean'' infinitely expandable -- even the earliest bricks made in the 1960s, when they first started their construction toy business, are 100% compatible with bricks manufactured today. They are also (nearly) infinite permutations on how you can combine them, with only ''6'' of the basic 2 by 4 bricks being able to be combined ''915 million'' different ways!Over the decades, in addition to selling basic boxes of bricks, LEGO has produced a vast array of "themes", collections of related playsets devoted to a general setting and concept (and occasionally, an overarching story), exploring a diverse range of time periods, places, jobs, characters, genres and even styles of building. See Toys/LEGOThemes for an index of trope pages for these themes.Since 1997, LEGO has given the licence to make VideoGames based on various themes to innumerable game developers, and as such there is a very sizable array of LEGO-based games. 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[[WhatWereTheySellingAgain Some don't realize that it has anything to do with a LEGO toy line, at all, though]].Creator/PhilLord and Creator/ChrisMiller (the ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' movie, ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'', ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'') [[http://collider.com/lego-movie-greenlight/126173/ penned and directed the first live-action/animated theatrical LEGO movie,]] called ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', released in 2014. And, as the first trailer reveals, the movie itself takes from both classic LEGO characters as well as its newer licensed success; Franchise/{{Batman}} is a main character (with cameos from Franchise/{{Superman}}, Franchise/WonderWoman, the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, and others) along side one of the generic Builder dudes. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnY2NjSjrg Here's the first trailer.]] [[http://www.awn.com/news/films/universal-develop-lego-hero-factory-feature And Universal picked up the rights to produce the first movie based on]] ''Toys/HeroFactory'', the SpiritualSuccessor to Toys/{{Bionicle}}.Prior to 1999, the LEGO Group avoided adapting licensed properties, reasoning (logically), that LEGO was its ''own'' very successful property. In 1999, that changed, with the LEGO ''Franchise/StarWars'' line, which was ''insanely'' successful. The LEGO Group now has a myriad of licenses. (It's almost easier to list the ones they ''don't'' include: those owned by other toy companies (e.g., ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''), those not age-appropriate (e.g., ''Film/JamesBond''), and ''Franchise/StarTrek,'' which is thoroughly locked up by Creator/{{Hasbro}}.)Here (to be representative) are some of their big licenses, and some of their small(er) ones:* ''Franchise/StarWars''* ''Franchise/HarryPotter''* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' (including ''Film/TheHobbit'')* Franchise/TheDCU* Franchise/MarvelUniverse* {{Creator/Disney}}* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie''* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''* ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia''* ''Anime/SpeedRacer''* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''In addition to those, there are many, many others.[[BuiltWithLEGO To say it's popular is an understatement.]] Now [[CrackIsCheaper if only one could afford those high, high prices...]]----!!LEGO itself provides examples of:* ActualPacifist: The creator of LEGO, Creator/OleKirkChristiansen, having lived through WWII, was one. It is for this reason that LEGO does not make military sets, and even the first gun pieces for cowboys and the like were controversial within the company. This is also why LEGO bricks initially came in bright primary colors that didn't include green or brown; Christiansen didn't want kids to make realistic military vehicles and gear out of them.** The company itself is more of a TechnicalPacifist that allows for FamilyFriendlyFirearms. Depictions of medieval or futuristic warfare are apparently fine (consider the Castle, Pirates and Star Wars sets). It's just the modern and [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI World]] [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Wars]] era that LEGO firmly refuses to cover. There have been a handful of exceptions through the years, though, including a series of [[http://www.ibrickcity.com/lego-10226-sopwith-camel/ collector's]] [[http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/10024_Red_Baron models]] featuring a Sopwith Camel and a Fokker Triplane, two World War I fighter planes, as well as a handful of [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Jones]] sets featuring the [[http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/7198_Fighter_Plane_Attack Pilatus P-2]] (which admittedly never saw combat, being intended as a "trainer" aircraft) plus another World War I fighter in the Albatros D.III. Furthermore, the F-86 Sabre and Mark VIII heavy tank both have official designs depicted in [[VideoGame/LegoIndianaJones Lego Indiana Jones 2]], but these were never released into physical sets. The Film/WonderWoman sets also depict World War I-era fighter planes. ** It should be noted that this policy only extends to the weapons themselves, and there is technically nothing stopping ''soldiers'' of these periods from being depicted, ThoseWackyNazis featured in the Indiana Jones theme (albeit with NoSwastikas) being the stand-out example. Likewise, the "Green Army Men" from the Toy Story line are a hand and head swap away from becoming [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks 50s American GIs]], who likewise have counterparts in the [[RedsWithRockets Soviet soldiers]] who also hail from the Indiana Jones sets. * AgonyOfTheFeet: Let's just say it's a good thing LEGO and carpet manufacturers seldom use the same colors...** AscendedMeme: The [[http://www.lego.com/en-us/minifigures/characters/goblin-539c4dfba8184af98e2372960d0ead92 Goblin minifigure]] likes stealing bricks and hiding them under people's feet.* AmusementParkOfDoom: Two in the DC line; a small funhouse featuring attractions for Joker, Harley Quinn, and the Riddler, and a much larger park with rides for Joker, Harley, Poison Ivy, and the Penguin. Both sets have several traps for Batman and Robin (and Beast Boy and Starfire) to face.* {{Built with LEGO}}: Naturally, and especially at a convention by fans.* CallBack: The Scooby-Doo sets feature stickers that depict Johnny Thunder and the Prospector (from Minifigures Series 12) on them.* DarkerAndEdgier: Some of the monster designs in the Monster Fighters theme are merely more serious and played-straight versions of figures from the Minifigures line, like Lord Vampyre, the Crazy Scientist, his Monster, and the Mummy.* DoubleMeaningTitle: See above.* EpicFail: The DC Super Heroes line introduced the Super Jumper, a stand for mini-figures that worked like a jumping frog toy; push the tab on the back, and the release force flips the stand and mini-figure into the air. However, soon after the sets' release, fans noticed that the locking system the stand used (studs to stand the figure, combined with an insert between the legs, and two inserts that snap into the back of the legs) actually damaged the plastic of the mini-figure legs. Due to the intense force necessary to attach and remove the figure, the plastic inserts scraped, warped, and occasionally cracked the plastic. Many are upset and sending complaints. Apparently, the jumper is supposed to be bent backward to insert the figure more smoothly without damage, but there are no instructions for using them.* FunWithAcronyms: AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO), TFOL (Teen Fan of LEGO), MOC (My Own Creation), SNOT (Studs Not on Top), and lots more! Others include BURP (Big Ugly Rock Piece) and POOP (Piece Out of Other Pieces).* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Pretty much every female minifigure is printed with one.* MonsterClown: In the DC line, Joker counts, but so does the clown-face archway on Jokerland.* {{Mukokuseki}}: LEGO have yellow skin for this reason, however many people think of them as being White. There are minifigures with more realistic skin colors.* OurDragonsAreDifferent: LEGO have produced a number of dragons over the years; single 'big fig' figures in the [=1980s=] and [=1990s=] in the same vein as LEGO horses, more advanced ones with additional articulation in the [=2000s=], and block-based dragons with large articulation in the [=2010s=] ''Elves'' and ''Ninjago'' line. Almost all are quadrupedal with two additional wing limbs. The ''Elves'' line feature friendly magical dragons varying in size from a small car to a building, while previous sets - typically the ''Castle'' line - feature traditional knights and dragon slaying.* StealthPun: Some of their tongue-in-cheek humor counts as this. In the Brick Bank set, for example, the criminals smuggle stolen money out of the building via a hidden door in one of the washing machines ( in the neighboring shop), which leads to an empty air vent. In other words, they're money launderers.* SuperDeformed: The aesthetic of the Super Heroes Mighty Micros minifigures, using short legs and having simple yet exaggerated cartoon designs. * TheTetrisEffect: Possibly the oldest living example.* ThemeNaming: All of the Modular Buildings' names are exactly two words.* UnitsNotToScale: Particularly the ''Star Wars'' sets, where only the fighters (i.e. X-Wing) are roughly 1:1 minifig scale; other sets like the Imperial Star Destroyer or Tantive IV have major scale changes, usually with only an interior area built to minifig scale. This is to maintain sanity, because a [[MileLongShip to-scale Star Destroyer]] would be the size of an Olympic swimming pool.* UnreliableCanon: Trying to decipher the canon (outside of its more story-oriented themes such as ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'') can be a real mess, though it hasn't stopped many from trying. Perhaps the greatest unreliability is the LEGO timeline and universe.** Some sources state that each [[Toys/LEGOThemes theme]] takes place in its respective era. For example, Toys/LEGOPirates takes place in the 1700s during the Golden Age of Piracy. ''VideoGame/{{LEGOLAND}}'', the first ''VideoGame/LEGORacers'', and Toys/LEGOTimeCruisers ''LEGO Mania'' comics apply TimeTravel as a HandWave for {{crossover}}s.** On the other hand, there are so many {{crossover}}s between LEGO themes (such as ''[[Videogame/LEGOIsland LEGO Island 2]]'', ''Videogame/LEGOUniverse'', ''Soccer Mania'', and countless LEGO magazine comics) ''without'' the TimeTravel HandWave that it would seem that most LEGO themes take place concurrently. For example, this means Toys/LEGOPirates would take place in 1989, simultaneously with Toys/LEGOSpacePolice.** Other sources (such as ''Videogame/LEGOUniverse'', ''Film/LEGOTheAdventuresOfClutchPowers'', and one [[Toys/LEGOSpace UFO]]/[[Toys/LEGOCastle Fright Knights]] commercial) imply that all themes take place concurrently, but each on their own separate planet. For example, the 2007 Toys/LEGOCastle theme would take place in 2007 but on the castle-themed planet Ashlar.** The Toys/LEGOTimeCruisers comics from ''World Club Magazine'' which interprets the many LEGO themes as TheMultiverse, but even within certain universes there are unexpected crossovers. For example, there's one universe which has [[Toys/LEGOSpace UFO]] and [[Toys/LEGOCastle Fright Knights]] interacting on Castle Planet (tying into the previously-mentioned commercial), and another universe which has Wild West, Extreme Team, Res-Q, and [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Adventurers]] all taking place simultaneously.** ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' depicts all themes as taking place concurrently. They are all part of the same planet but were separated into separate theme-based zones under the rule of President Business, who dislikes crossovers. The setting of Toys/ClassicLEGOSpace, for example literally being a brick wall away from the settings of the Wild West and Toys/LEGOCastle themes. [[spoiler:In reality, the entire LEGO world is the basement of "The Man Upstairs", with each zone represented by a different table. This may imply that LEGO's canon is all based on how each LEGO builder perceives it, and thus its inherent subjectivity explains why the canon is so unreliable.]]** When EveryoneIsRelated, things become even more unreliable. For instance, [[Toys/LEGOAlphaTeam Evil Ogel]] is the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of [[Toys/KnightsKingdom2 Lord Vladek]], implying that the two themes take place seven generations apart. But wait, there's more! The [[Toys/LEGOMinifigures Evil Knight]] served under both Lord Vladek and [[Toys/LEGOCastle Cedric the Bull]], who has interacted with the casts of ''VideoGame/LEGOIsland'' and ''Soccer Mania'', both of which had a {{crossover}} with Alpha Team in one of the ''LEGO Magazine'' comics... which would imply that Alpha Team and the second Knights' Kingdom themes take place around the same time, not seven generations apart. And let's not get started on [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder's]] [[Toys/LEGOTimeCruisers family]] [[Toys/LEGODino tree]]...* YouDontLookLikeYou: The clown archway in Jokerland only shares the green hair, white skin, and red lips with the character who owns it. The archway has a red nose, two tufts of green hair, and a bowler hat.----!! Appearances in fiction:* In a ''Series/MythBusters'' "viral" episode (read: they got all their ideas from highly-watched Website/YouTube videos), they tested the plausibility of a LEGO ball the size and rough shape of the boulder seen ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Didn't work, because they could not easily transport the thing, getting all the bricks was nearly impossible, they only needed a fifth of the LEGO bricks mentioned by the myth, and it broke up when it rolled. They way it bounced in the video they watched was no way near plausible for how the real ball acted.* One of the minor {{mon}}s in the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise is [[http://wikimon.net/Toy_Agumon ToyAgumon]]. I think you can guess the toy from which it appears to be made. It also has a few {{Palette Swap}}s. Similarly, there's [[http://wikimon.net/Omekamon Omekamon]], a Digimon resembling a LEGO minifigure who's drawn on himself to try cosplaying as [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Omegamon]].* The card [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Blockman Blockman]] in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' is pretty clearly made out of LEGO bricks.* In ''Film/TimeBandits'', at least part of Evil's Fortress of Ultimate Darkness is clearly shown to be made up of giant LEGO blocks. This is one of many times that Kevin's toys appear in his adventure through time.* Blocken from ''Manga/ShamanKing'' is a disfigured man who hides his appearance in a suit that looks like a LEGO figure and manipulates LEGO-looking blocks (which are really the spiritual energy of many rats) into various deadly shapes.* The bonus stages in the obscure UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} puzzle-platformer ''P. P. Hammer and His Pneumatic Weapon'' are made of LEGO-like blocks.* When LEGO sculptor Nathan Sawaya appeared on ''Series/TheColbertReport'', he presented Stephen a lifesize LEGO Colbert. LEGO is also a popular medium for entries in the perennial Creator/StephenColbert Video Challenges.* The [[AllegedlyFreeGame "free to play"]] MMORPG ''VideoGame/MapleStory'' has Ludibrium, a world made of plastic bricks and whose residents have that vaguely LEGO/Duplo/whatever-esque look.* The demolition derby scene in the third ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' movie had some LEGO participants. Much as you'd imagine, their vehicle fell apart when it was destroyed.* ''Series/CornerGas'' had one episode with Hank building a model of Dog River out of LEGO, and a DreamSequence with a LEGO Corner Gas.* The first question ''Literature/SophiesWorld'', a mystery novel about philosophy, asks is: Why are the LEGO bricks the best toy in the world?* The seventh, eighth and ninth levels of the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' game for Super NES is a ToyTime world where the foreground is made entirely of LEGO bricks.* The children's book ''Adventures in LEGOLAND'' is about a kid who visits a LEGO-themed theme park which comes to life at night and saves the day. Lucky kid.* In the episode "To the Lighthouse" of ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', John Henry is seen building a mountain out of LEGO bricks. However, he talks about Solek on Voya Nui, when it's supposed to be Karda Nui, and the Toa protecting the Mask of Life, when they were actually trying to claim it before the Makuta do. Since John Henry is a robot with Internet access (and in fact commented that there are no ducklings on Voya Nui in that episode), it[=/=]he should know better.* The Viridian City Gym in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' looks like its walls were made of giant LEGO bricks. Sadly, the remakes ''[=HeartGold=]'' and ''[=SoulSilver=]'' don't keep this.* ''VideoGame/EveOnline'' features a building material and loot item called "Construction Bricks", with an icon resembling LEGO pieces in a small pile.* Block Town, the first world in ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Pac-Mania]]'', is made up of LEGO blocks.* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou", ManChild Peter envies a kid's LEGO collection:-->'''Peter:''' Aw, sweet! You got [=LEGOs=], aw sweet. Lois only buys me Mega Bloks."-->'''Lois:''' They're the same, Peter.-->'''Peter:''' You know what, Lois? They are ''not'' the same. And the sooner you get that through your thick skull, the sooner we can get this marriage back on track.* In the old Amiga ''VideoGame/{{Populous}}'' game, one world your worshippers could conquer was made of LEGO. (Others included a lava world and France.)* In February 2010, ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' added an item that let you summon [=BRICKO=] bricks, which could be used to build equipment or monsters to fight. (In a nod towards the trademark naming, the game says they should actually be called a "BRICKO� Brand Funucational Construction System Core Unit", but nobody calls them that)* In ''FanFic/KiraIsJustice'', Near seems to like LEGO bricks.* The Servbots from ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' resemble LEGO Minifigs.* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has a fictional theme park called Blockoland, being a parody of LEGOLAND. [[HilariousInHindsight Of course, now the series is getting its own LEGO sets.]] The episode "Brick Like Me" features a LEGO version of Springfield. * Some parts of Zoetopia in ''VideoGame/MonsterTale'' seem to be made of LEGO blocks. Justified in that the area also features lots of other toys, such as jacks, dominoes, and wind-up windmills, and Zoe generally follows a toys theme in her presentation.* In a Norwegian family TV series, based on the Danish ''Olsen Banden'', the protagonists build a LEGO robot to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=squxkHIaIdY climb a set of stairs and open a lock]].* [[http://www.mangareader.net/one-piece/622 In a One Piece colourspread]], the Strawhats are building a small castle out of bricks that can easily be identified as LEGO.* A pair of minifigures actually serve as the flight attendants of the backpack in which [[{{Franchise/Barbie}} Barbie and Ken]] arrive in the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' short "Hawaiian Vacation." A LEGO rabbit also appears in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStoryOfTerror''. Notably, it's able to use the bricks it's made up of to shapeshift into objects the characters need, like a stairwell, * ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' has several sketches wringing BlackComedy from such aspects of the LEGO world as the minifigures' PerpetualSmiler [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2i_CKDrZUw expressions,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqmWWLWLYsE combining sets from]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udKbB-di1oY different themes,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHaDiyA-0BY LEGO's forays]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGAqY9f9tWg into movie licenses,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNSovtpOzl8 minifigures' rebuildable nature,]] and {{Shoddy Knockoff Product}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv3srTr9ZhQ flooding the market.]]* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'', the last stage in the Mario Zone is made of [[http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/N%26B_Block N&B Blocks,]] Nintendo's own long-forgotten knockoff brand of LEGO, made back when Nintendo was a toy company.* One of the entities contained by the Wiki/SCPFoundation is [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-387 SCP-387, aka "Living Lego",]] self-replicating LEGO bricks that animate whatever is constructed with them (such as self-propelled cars and sentient people) and have a violent, undisclosed reaction to [=MegaBlocks=].* In ''Ultimate Comics All New Spider-Man'' Miles Morales best friend Ganke Lee loves building LEGO toys.* The Brazilian blog and webcomic ''[[http://www.irmaosbrain.com/ Irmãos Brain]]'' is starred by Ego, Superego and Id, three LEGO minifigures who are brothers.----


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WHATEVER your political persuasion, there's no denying world leaders work hard. Endless meetings, hand shaking, media wrangling, briefing documents and dealing with a belligerent opposition and a discontented public. It's a tough job.
But there are some great perks too. Like, really great perks.
US president Barack Obama was able to wield his considerable influence to get advance copies of Game of Thrones, setting loose the green-eyed monster in fans the world over.
But that's nothing compared to all the other trappings that come with being the Commander-in-Chief. First and foremost is the White House and all it entails including an executive chef with a kitchen staff of more than 20, ready and willing to whip up whatever takes your culinary fancy. Late night Kobe steak with pomme frites anyone? Among the other 400-plus staff is a chief calligrapher.
How about clearing out your favourite to shop without the inconvenience of other customers elbowing you away from the sale rack? Earlier this month, president Obama shut down the Gap to pick out some gifts for his family. Nice.
President Obama's primary car is a $300,000 Cadillac limousine protected by a 12cm armour with its own oxygen supply, an internal firefighting system, tyres that don't really puncture, infra-red video and contains a supply of the president's blood type.
Of course, there's the private plane and helicopter, the security team for life and the generous pensions and allowances you collect once you're out of office. Former president Bill Clinton's New York $500,000 office space bill is picked up by the American tax payer.
It's not just American leaders who get the shiny end of the deal. Even UK prime minister David Cameron has access to some pretty sweet digs. Apart from the famous front door of 10 Downing Street, UK prime ministers have called Chequers their country escape since 1921.
Chequers is a 12th century estate 150 kilometres northwest of London that has hosted world leaders in addition to ministerial weekends away.
Russian president turned prime minister turned president again Vladimir Putin has some very handsome perks, which he's able to enjoy between biffos with Ukraine and taming tigers.
A 32-page document released by Putin detractor and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemstov revealed the ostentatious life of the president. There are 20 palaces and villas the president has access to, all of them decked out in the luxury you'd expect. President Putin also has 15 helicopters, a fleet of high-end yachts including a five-decked one with a $75,000 toilet.
But he has said he's not a rich man, once likening himself to a "galley slave". In 2011, he declared an income of $115,000 with a bank balance of under $180,000.
And then there are the excess riches of former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. An explosive New York Times investigation found former premier Wen's relatives controlled assets worth $2.7 billion, accumulated during his tenure at the upper echelon of the Chinese government.
Mr Wen stepped down from the top spot early last year after 10 years as China's premier, during which China's markets was further enmeshed in global commerce after decades of communist economic policies started to be softened in the late 1970s.
Mr Wen was in a unique position of influence at the intersection of government and business, which is far more connected than in many western economies. Many Chinese politicians have amassed great wealth but don't draw attention to it.
The New York Times' review of corporate and regulatory records revealed Mr Wen's mother, daughter, younger brother and brother-in-law held the assets, which was often hidden behind partnerships and investment fronts including offshore entities.
The publication also wrote the family's business projects were often financially backed by state-owned companies. The revelations were in stark contrast to Mr Wen's poor background, an image played up to gain popularity among China's citizens.
The Chinese government blocked mainland access to the Chinese version of The New York Times after the report.
Even Australian pollies get a shiny deal after they retire. A $200,000 yearly pension, free travel, office and staff are just some of things up for grabs. Former prime minister John Howard collects a cool $250,000 pension plus an estimated $300,000 in office and travel costs in a year. $250,000 a year buys a lot of tracksuits.


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Surviving are her husband: James N. Clem of Van Wert; her children:
Zoe (Terry) Longstreth of Van Wert, Duke Clem of Lakeland, Florida, Jay
Clem of Van Wert, K.C. (Chris) Clem of Bradenton, Florida, Richard Clem
of Jerome, Michigan; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers:
Rufus Heck of Fairmont, West Virginia, and Keith (Velva) Heck of
Monumental, West Virginia, who look forward to the day they meet again.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements were made by Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory.
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Bi-monthly part of the year, actually published 8 times for the year 1975.
Contents listing with illustration and indicia information at bottom of page.
Batman's wife appears in the story, but her identity is not made clear. Feature bannered as "Superman & Batman and Their Sons Co-Starring Robin" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - Avenge Thy Father; Part 2 - The Riddle of Smoke Island; Part 3 - Tomb of Ice.
Story miscredited to Bob Haney.
Select comments from Bob Rodi, Sean McInerney, Tom Gates, Dan Stimpson, James Decker, Guy Rosefelt, Paul Johnson, J. Douglas Wellington, Perry Wilson, Scott Gibson, Philip Byarley, Joe Pelusi, Richard F. Bales, Tony Marrero, Bob Crawford and Robbie Marsdan.
Story is 25 pages of which 3 are 2/3 of a page for an actual page count of 24 pages.
The answer to the puzzle is a line from the Aquaman origin story in More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #73.


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Have a Tax Question? Ask a Tax Expert
Retained earnings can't be the only balance that's different. What else is different on the tax return? Thanks, Bill
cash- but its only off by $4
is there a way just to fix retained earnings?
There may be if an income or expense account is the reason for the difference. If another balance sheet account is different, then simply adjusting retained earnings does not correct that account. Are a lot of accounts different? Thanks, Bill.
I answered you yesterday, too. This is what I wrote then for figuring out the journal entry: First of all, list all of the accounts down one page--or on Excel, showing the book totals of assets as positive, the liabilities and income as negative and the expenses as positive. The sum of the accounts should be zero. Then enter a column for the tax amounts. Find the differences and you've got the journal entry. Hope this helps, Bill.


text: 13 Nov 2011 2:12 PM You may have noted that Microsoft Dynamics CRM Sustained Engineering has released fixes for Internet Explorer-related memory leaks affecting our Microsoft CRM 2011 web client. I've noticed that occasionally IE clients may still leak memory, eventually resulting in slower page load times or Out Of Memory errors, even though the latest CRM 2011 Update Rollup has been installed on your CRM servers. Please note: Windows client servicing, via Windows Update or WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) + SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) is also vital. We've identified a fix that can potentially help with Internet Explorer memory leaks. This fix was pushed through Windows Update via MS10-090: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. It was released earlier this year and is likely already on your client machines. HOWEVER: the fix I'm referencing here is registry enabled, so to receive the benefits of this fix, you need to add the registry keys mentioned in the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article: KB 975736: A memory leak occurs when you open a Web page that contains a circular reference in an iframe The registry changes needed to activate the fix are described in this Knowledge Base article, and for large enterprises, these registry keys are generally pushed by GPO (Group Policy Objects) or other means. In any case, I heartily recommend that you assure MS 10-090 is installed on your client machines and the KB 975736 fix enabled if you are still experiencing Internet Explorer-related memory leaks when the latest CRM 2011 Server Update Rollup (as of this writing, Update Rollup 5) is installed. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/crminthefield/archive/2011/11/11/microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011-related-microsoft-windows-internet-explorer-memory-leaks-and-windows-microsoft-update.aspx Read Complete Post and Comments


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While a modern progressive rock band may have been the band's influence back in 2006, after primary songwriter and bassist Ryan Johnson took a closer look into the genre of world music, his sound quickly evolved into an experimental, Latin and Afro/ Cuban groove machine.
"When the band started in 2006 it was a very different band," Johnson said. "I wanted to play crazy prog-rock like the Mars Volta — I was writing that stuff. But as the band came together I realized the magical thing about Mars Volta wasn't the prog rock elements, it was the subtle Latin influences they incorporated into each song. When I realized that, it suddenly took me down a road of
Afro-Cuban music." Since then, the band, which also includes John Gapp
(vocals), Andrew Cooper (sax), Brent Clore (sax), Ian Hudson
(percussion), Ryan Jurado (drums), Jake McCarthy (guitar) and Eric Wolf
(violin), has played over 30 shows. It is set to release its second
album, "After Silence … II," on Saturday, Jan. 16 at Basement 414 in
Kinase may be known locally for its danceable percussion and extended
solos, the lyrical content adds another layer to an already complex
unit. "When the band first started, we decided we wanted to do a
concept album," Johnson explained. "We wanted to talk about eugenics
(permitting reproduction of only those people with genetic
characteristics judged desirable), but not from just one side that
thought it was horrible — what if it wasn't horrible?"
Gapp began
penning odd lyrics about human factories and manufacturers. In his song
"The Future of Ladders," Johnson said Gapp explored "the idea (of
eugenics) from the prospective of a company and how they would profit
from the idea of manipulating and making 'better' people."
Suspension' is a song written from the perspective of a facility that
makes perfect people, so it's talking about an assembly line of vials
and test tubes."
Complexity aside, Johnson said he hopes his songs have a simple effect on listeners.
hope they hear something that makes them want to dance. I think lately
that has been happening more and it makes me really happy," he said.
"Our live shows make people want to dance, but at the same time it's
complex dance music. It's not just simple beats, there is something
going on underneath."
Kinase Moves the Audio
CD release show @ Basement 414
414 E. Michigan Ave, Lansing 7 p.m., all ages, donation only w/ Treet Hut Kings, Raisins of Acquired Taste www.myspace.com/ kinasemovestheaudio2


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Several experts took the stand Friday for the defense team of Adrian Thomas. Thomas is accused of murdering his four-month-old son Matthew in 2009.
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After serving for seven years with the Korean car maker Hyundai, Arvind Saxena has stepped down from the position of Director, Marketing and Sales. "I will always cherish the time I spent at HMIL. The organisation has been open to ideas and I have personally learnt a lot from the time spent at Hyundai Motor India. The company has a strong succession plan in place manned by very capable individuals who I am sure will take the company to the next level," he said. The company is yet to announce Arvind's replacement.
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Legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti will be laid to rest in his hometown of Modena, northern Italy, today.
The opera singer's family had asked for his funeral to be a private affair, but thousands of people are expected outside the invitation-only ceremony at Modena cathedral.
Pavarotti died on Thursday morning at the age of 71 after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer.
His body, dressed in a black tuxedo and clutching a white handkerchief and rosary beads, has been on public view since dawn today ahead of it being taken to the cathedral.
Tens of thousands of Italians are thought to have filed past his coffin over the last three days.
The tenor's funeral, which will be broadcast live on Italian television, will be attended by a range of musical figures reflecting his universal appeal.
U2 singer Bono, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras with whom Pavarotti formed the Three Tenors and Milan's La Scala opera house general manager Stephane Lissner are all expected to attend.
Pavarotti's second wife Nicoletta Mantovani, their four-year-old daughter Alice, his three daughters from his first marriage to Adua Veroni will be present as well.
Vatican cardinal Tarcisio Bertone will conduct the ceremony itself, while tenor Andrea Bocelli will sing Panis Angelicus.
Italian prime minister Romano Prodi and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan will also be in attendance at Modena cathedral and the Italian air force will conduct a flyby as a mark of respect.
Pavarotti will then be buried at the Montale Rangone cemetery where members of his family, including his stillborn son Riccardo, are buried.
In further tribute to the tenor's memory, the Italian and English football teams will play Nessun Dorma before their respective Euro 2008 qualifying matches later today.
Pavarotti a passionate football fan gave one of his most memorable performances alongside Domingo and Carreras at the 1990 World Cup in Italy singing Puccini's Nessun Dorma.
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Shin splints refers to pain in the front of the lower legs. The pain is located along the inside edge of the tibia, the large bone in the lower part of the leg.
Pain most often occurs during or right after a change in activity level, such as running more often or increasing the number of miles.
Although the term shin splints is often used, it is not a defined medical diagnosis.
Lower leg pain; Pain - shins; Anterior tibial pain; Medial tibial stress syndrome; MTSS; Exercise-induced leg pain; Tibial periostitis; Posterior tibial shin splints
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Flat feet or a very rigid arch may place more stress on the lower leg and also cause shin splints.
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Although shin splints are seldom serious, you may need to call your health care provider if:
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The physical examination may include an examination of the legs.
Home treatment will be prescribed for any of the different types of shin splints. Surgery may be needed in rare cases when shin splints caused by an anterior compartment syndrome do not go away over time.
The pressure can be relieved by splitting the tough, fibrous tissue that surrounds the muscles. Surgery may also be needed for stress fractures.
Carr K, Sevetson E, Aukerman D. Clinical inquiries. How can you help athletes prevent and treat shin splints? J Fam Pract. 2008;57:406-408.
Bederka B, Amendola A. Leg pain and exertional compartment syndromes. In: DeLee JC, Drez D, Jr., Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa. Saunders Elsevier;2009:chap 24.
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While Sen. John McCain was using the first presidential debate with Sen. Barack Obama to threaten to veto any legislation crossing his desk containing earmarks if he's elected president, his colleagues on Capitol Hill, in both parties and both chambers, were putting the final touches on a $630-billion spending bill that included 2,321 separate earmarks worth $6.6 billion.
It was the omnibus spending bill to keep the government functioning until March and so let lawmakers go back home to tell voters how indispensable they are to the survival of the republic.
That legislation is technically called a continuing resolution, but on the Hill it's known as a Christmas tree because of all the ornaments lawmakers hang on it for their friends, constituents, contributors and — here's the shocker — some very good causes.
McCain, the Republican nominee, has made zero tolerance of earmarks a centerpiece of his campaign; Obama has vowed to reduce, but not eliminate, them. To hear McCain tell it, if you remove the earmarks, you're halfway home to eliminating the deficit and rescuing the economy.
While $6.6 billion is an unfathomable amount of money for most of us, it is barely one percent of the bill, and about the same proportion of the entire $3 trillion federal budget, and removing every single earmark would barely make a dent in the deficit. But it would do great harm to a great many good programs.
McCain's no-earmarks policy also represents a costly threat to Israel, the beneficiary of an annual earmark of $3 billion in security assistance, plus millions more in other federal programs. The money is earmarked to protect it from the whims of administrations that might want to use that economic lever to pressure or punish Israel. Even a popular president like Ronald Reagan had to back down in the face of strong bipartisan opposition from the Congress.
There's a lot more at stake for the Jewish community. United Jewish Communities maintains a full-time Washington lobbying (they prefer the term "advocacy") office to help federations and their beneficiary agencies get federal funding for their programs.
That's critical at a time when these groups are facing a big drop in contributions as a result of the economic crisis, especially in real estate, banking and Wall Street, the source of all that affluence for many of the biggest givers.
The UJC Washington office lobbied this year against cuts to Medicare and Medicaid; for up to $125 million for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program; for $65 million for security for Jewish communal institutions against potential terror attacks; and other programs for the aging, homeless, elderly and employment retraining in the wake of natural disasters.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, UJC and other Jewish organizations annually bring thousands of citizen activists to Washington to lobby in support of aid for Israel, for their local federations, social service agencies and communities, and other issues. And that usually means earmarks.
Better to have elected lawmakers making "informed decisions" about the needs of their constituents than "unknowing and unknown bureaucrats in Washington," said William Daroff, head of UJC's Washington office.
The problem isn't earmarks, but the abuse of them. Selling earmarks in the defense spending bill sent Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-Calif.) from the people's house to the Big House. But that doesn't justify McCain's indiscriminate obsession with tossing the baby out with the bathwater. He ought to listen to his running mate Sarah Palin, whose state has the distinction of being the largest per capita beneficiary of federal earmarked spending. She told Charles Gibson of ABC News that she doesn't want to eliminate them, only to make sure they are done "in the light of day, not behind closed doors, with lobbyists making deals to stick things in there under the public radar."
What's needed is a heavy dose of sunshine. Publish them, debate them, show who's behind them and who benefits, and then vote on them and be counted. Don't hang special-interest pork-barrel spending in the middle of the night like ornaments on a Christmas tree, in the rush to adjourn and use it to taint the good stuff.
Not all earmarks are bad. Some of that pork can really be glatt kosher.
Douglas M. Bloomfield is a Washington, D.C.-based columnist.


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I really like genfromtxt (having recently gotten pretty >>> familiar with it) and would like to help out with extending it towards >>> these kind of cases if there's an interest and this is feasible. >>> >>> I tried another workaround for the dates with my converters defined as conv >>> >>> conv.update({date : lambda s : datetime(*map(int, >>> s.strip().split('/')[-1:]+s.strip().split('/')[:2]))}) >>> >>> Where `date` is the column that contains a date. 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Again, I'm wondering about whether the > new datetime dtype might eventually be used for something like this. > > Do you know if SAS publishes the format of its datasets, similar to > Stata? http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?dta > I am not exactly sure what you mean. Most of type formats are available under the data set informat statement but really you need to address special ones like defining strings with sufficient length and time when reading data. Usually I read dates as strings and then convert back dates as needed since these are not always correct or have the same format in the data. SAS is rather complex as it has multiple ways to create what it calls permanent datasets and these are even incompatible across OS's in the same version. So really these are not very useful outside of the specific version of SAS that is being used. There are many ways to transfer files like using the xport engine that R can read (see read.xport in foreign package - has link to format). However, usually it is just easier to create a new file within SAS. > >> >> >>>> or even >>>> simpler, define a dtype for the output (you know that your first >>>> column is a str, your second an object, and the others ints or floats... >>>> >>>> >>>> >> How do you specify different dtypes in genfromtxt? >> I could not see the information in the docstring and the dtype argument >> does not appear to allow multiple dtypes. >> >> > I have also been struggling with this (and modifying the dtype of > field in structured array in place, btw). To give a quick example, > here are some of the ways that I expected to work and didn't and a few > ways that work. > > from StringIO import StringIO > import numpy as np > > # a few incorrect ones > > s = StringIO("11.3abcde") > data = np.genfromtxt(s, dtype=np.dtype(int, float, str), delimiter=[1,3,5]) > > In [42]: data > Out[42]: array([ 1, 1, -1]) > > s.seek(0) > data = np.genfromtxt(s, dtype=np.dtype(float, int, str), delimiter=[1,3,5]) > > In [45]: data > Out[45]: array([ 1. , 1.3, NaN]) > > s.seek(0) > data = np.genfromtxt(s, dtype=np.dtype(str, float, int), delimiter=[1,3,5]) > > In [48]: data > Out[48]: > array(['1', '1.3', 'abcde'], > dtype='|S5') > > # correct few > > s.seek(0) > data = np.genfromtxt(s, > dtype=np.dtype([('myint','i8'),('myfloat','f8'),('mystring','a5')]), > delimiter=[1,3,5]) > > In [52]: data > Out[52]: > array((1, 1.3, 'abcde'), > dtype=[('myint', '<i8'), ('myfloat', '<f8'), ('mystring', '|S5')]) > > s.seek(0) > data = np.genfromtxt(s, dtype=None, delimiter=[1,3,5]) > > In [55]: data > Out[55]: > array((1, 1.3, 'abcde'), > dtype=[('f0', '<i8'), ('f1', '<f8'), ('f2', '|S5')]) > > # one I expected to work but have probably made an obvious mistake > > s.seek(0) > data = np.genfromtxt(s, dtype=np.dtype('i8','f8','a5'), > names=['myint','myfloat','mystring'], delimiter=[1,3,5]) > > In [64]: data > Out[64]: array([ 1, 1, -1]) > > # "ugly" way to do this, but it works > > s.seek(0) > data = np.genfromtxt(s, > dtype=np.dtype([('','i8'),('','f8'),('','a5')]), > names=['myint','myfloat','mystring'], delimiter=[1,3,5]) > > In [69]: data > Out[69]: > array((1, 1.3, 'abcde'), > dtype=[('myint', '<i8'), ('myfloat', '<f8'), ('mystring', '|S5')]) > > > Skipper > Thanks for these examples as these make sense now. 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