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--The 63-foot Sierra White Fir lighted at the U.S. Capitol Grounds on Dec. 6 as the official 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree includes a prominently displayed ornament paying homage to President Barack Obama, but includes no ornament readily visible to a person standing near the tree's base that uses the word "Christmas," or includes an image of the Nativity, or bears the name or image of Jesus Christ.
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On the north side of the tree–at a height of about 4 feet and easily visible to people standing near it—there is an ornament that says: "I ♥ President Obama."
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STATE COLLEGE – Playing for the first time in eight days prompted Penn State coach Patrick Chambers to set one goal Sunday: Play harder than New Hampshire.
"I think we did that," Chambers said after Penn State limited New Hampshire to 22.6 percent shooting (12 of 53) during a 72-45 victory.
Jermaine Marshall scored 15 points and Sasa Borovnjak 11 for Penn State (7-4), which used a 32-5 first-half run to open a commanding 34-8 lead against the Wildcats (4-7).
"We were just so ready to play," Chambers said. "We wanted to go out and play harder than them. I hope we played that much better."
Brandon Taylor and D.J. Newbill added 10 each for the Nittany Lions, who have won three straight games and are 6-1 at home.
New Hampshire, of the America East Conference, shot just 17.9 percent (5 of 28) in the first half, enabling Penn State to open a 39-14 halftime lead with a 16-for-29 (55.2 percent) first-half field goal performance.
"The energy and effort were there," Chambers said. "We were dialed in for 40 minutes."
Penn State continued to widen its lead in the second half as Marshall scored eight points and New Hampshire was unable to come back with 28 percent second-half shooting (7 of 25). Marshall finished with a career-high five steals.
"The past couple of days we were working on our defensive foundation, our defensive gaps, and our defense really stepped up," Marshall said.
"They continued to play hard and we were still able to do what we do, and I think we did a pretty good job."
Penn State surpassed 70 points for the third straight game and shot 46.3 percent (25 of 54) overall.
"We need to create turnovers and get some run-outs and easy baskets," Chambers said. "Points in the Big Ten are going to be tough to come by, so it was good to get some steals."
The Nittany Lions' lead reached 52-26 on a jumper by Ross Travis after Donovon Jack blocked a shot by New Hampshire's Chandler Rhoads. Penn State extended the margin to 64-32 as nine of the team's 12 players scored at least three points.
"I thought today was the best job we've ever done," Chambers said. "Our bench was awesome. We began to listen to each other, and that builds trust. And that's why our defensive rotations were so good."
New Hampshire was led by Ferg Myrick and Scott Morris with nine points each.
Travis, usually a starter for the Nittany Lions, sprained a knee in practice Thursday but was able to play with a brace. He came off the bench and scored four points and had six rebounds in 21 minutes.
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I'll Have Another, the horse aiming to be the First Triple Crown winner since 1978, has pulled out of Saturday's Belmont Stakes according to the horse's trainer, Doug O'Neill. He made the announced on Dan Patrick's radio show moments ago.
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Rodney Cook, chief executive officer of Just Retirement, said: "Just Retirement sales results for the 3rd quarter ending 31 March 2012 are the highest since the business was formed.
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I was one of the unlucky few to develop a hematoma above the right breast one day after surgery. The doctor put me back under, suctioned everything out, and is having me wear a drain the next three days. Even though the hematoma is now gone, does it increase my chances of developing capsular contracture later on? If so, by how much? What can I do to prevent CC? Thank You.
Does Having a Hematoma Post-op Increase Your Risk of Capsular Contracture?
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Bleeding and Capsule Contracture after Breast Implant
Yes, bleeding does increase you chance of a capsule contracture. I tell patients not to worry and just do everything right. Taking 10 mg of the advised allergy prep is now considered a great idea for 3 months. Use a compression band on the upper pole for one month. After 2 weeks take 400U vit E a day, massage, and likely you will not get the contracture. Followly closely with you doctor. Do not worry the increased risk is small...possibly 5%. Good luck.
Breast augmentation and hematoma
An untreated hematoma would increase your chances of capular contracture significantly. However, in my experience once a hematoma is cleaned out the chance for capsular contracture is about the same. And for other patients reading this a drain may or may not be necessary after evacuation of a hematoma. So if you've had a hematoma and received no drain this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Hematoma and Capsular Contracture
The presence of untreaated hematoma is linked to the development of capsular contracture. Your surgeon performed the absolutely correct actions of evacuating the hematoma, washing the implant and placeing a drain. Early massage will be very important for you to keep your capsule loose. If there is some tightening, I have found topical Castor Oil, applied twice daily, to be helpful.
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Post op hematoma
Unfortunately a few patients do develop a post op hematome. Your surgeon did the right thing by irrigating the area and draining it. The hematoma was dealt with in a timely, and therefore has minimized the risk of you developing a capsular contracture. In my experience, I do not find that there is an increased risk of development of a contracture, provided you massage the breast area daily for 2-3 months
Hematoma after Breast Augmentation
Sorry to hear of your hematoma. I think your surgeon handled everything well by recognizing the problem quickly and addressing it.
Capsular contracture has been found to have an association with hematoma, seroma, and infection. By leaving a drain, your surgeon is minimizing fluid collection around your implant, which can be a nidus for infection or scar formation. Steps that can be taken to minimize subsequent capsular contracture are massage and vitamin E, once your plastic surgeon deems appropriate.
I wish you a safe and healthy recovery.
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Postoperative hematoma after Breast Augmentation
A hematoma after breast augmentation increases your risk of capsular contraction. It sound like your doctor is treating you well. We know that capsular contraction rates are about 10% after six years in women with silicone gel implants. Capsular contraction rates with saline implants are much lower about 1-3% for some reason. We do not know exactly what causes capsular contraction. I do not know of any data about the exact incidence of capsular contracture rates after a hematoma but I think they are higher than someone without a hematoma. There are chemical mediators in scar tissue that cause the capsular contracture and your scar tissue is definitely increased with a hematoma. Massage after th wound is healed in probably the only thing you can do.
Follow up with a board certified plastic surgeon.
Hematoma after breast augmentation
Developing a hematoma following breast augmentation surgery is a small but real risk. Unfortunately it is associated with a higher risk of capsular contracture. I recommend massage and careful followup exams.
Hematoma after breast augmentation.
Early diagnosis and treatment in the form of re-operation is never regrettable. If a bleeding point is found and stopped, a drain is not needed. In my experience, the ultimate result is equable to the side that bled. Massage is always helpful. Oral medications do not work well, and are elective.
Capsular Contracture and Hematoma
Dear Wooten3955,
Sorry to hear you had a hematoma. It sounds like your doctor did the best thing for you by not ignoring it, cleaning it out, and placing a drain. You are probably at a slightly higher risk, but not necessarily. I wouldn't worry regardless, that doesn't help.
As for being proactive in trying to prevent a possible capsular contracture, there is nothing that has shown to be effective in preventing it. This includes medications like Accolate, Singulair, and high doses of vitamin E, as well as post operative activities like implant massage. Perhaps the most important thing you can do is to take your antibiotics while your drain is in.
Another medication I give my patients after surgery is a coritcosteroid for the first week; this is to reduce inflammation. There is no data that this will decrease the risk of CC, but it definitely decreases post operative discomfort and makes the patient feel back to normal. Coriticosteroids do not come without risk, and your doctor might find that those risks are unacceptable for you.
Best of luck, and it sounds like you are in good hands.
Hematoma and Capsular Contracture
Yes, unfortunately, you developed a hematoma after breast surgery. This is a rare occurrence and can happen to even the very best surgeons despite every precaution. While the risk of capsular contracture is increased with hematoma, the risk is still very small. It is best to keep in mind that these are only statistics and every patient is different. in all likelihood you will be fine, but should continue to follow up with your surgeon.
Good Luck
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GasBuddy.com's Patrick DeHaan says he wouldn't be surprised to see prices drop even more in November and December. The drop in prices could be good news for both consumers and retailers: It will be cheaper for consumers to get around during the holiday rush and retailers stand to benefit from shoppers not feeling the pain at the pump.
DeHaan says the recent drop off is likely tied to the 16-day government shutdown, which ended on Oct. 17, but he notes the drop off in gas prices have been holding steady recently. Total decline over the past six weeks has been 22.19 cents per gallon, according to Lundberg.
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Stephen McKay Cruse, 55, of Harrisonburg, passed from this life on Sunday, January 12, 2014. He was born July 29, 1958 to the union of Lamar Bruce and Bobbie Rae McKay Cruse. Stephen graduated from Tarleton State University in Stephensville, Texas in 1980. He was employed by USDA- NRCS as Assistant State Conservationist for Programs. He was a member and former president of the Catahoula Cattlemen's Association, Louisiana Cattlemen's Association, NRA, DU, and SWCS. He was a member of New Ouachita Baptist Church. Stephen was a staunch family man who loved rodeo and equine activities. He always supported the Wild Horse Ministries of Jena because it involved the horses he loved and reached a population that might not attend traditional church. Services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Liberty Worship Center in Jonesville with Paul Daily and Earl Isonhood officiating. Interment followed at Pine rove Cemetery at Rhinehartunder direction of Young's Funeral Home of Jonesville. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife of 26½-years, Andrea Meyers Cruse of Harrisonburg; two daughters, Stephanie Marie Cruse and Mattie Rae Cruse, both of Harrisonburg; two sisters, Marcy Davis and husband Lee of Burleson, TX, and Tammie Heafner and husband Manny of Shreveport; his in-laws, E. C. "Sonny" and Rose Meyers; brotherin- law, John Meyers of Harrisonburg; aunt and uncle, Bonnie and Robert Oliphant; aunt, Madge Allbritton; aunt and uncle, Wanda and Milton
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MARGARET WARNER: We'll get reaction to the death of Somali clan leader Mohamed Aideed in a moment but first, this background report from Steve Scott of Independent Television News.
STEVE SCOTT, ITN: To many Mohamed Farah Aideed will be remembered as the African warlord who humbled the might of the U.S. Army, and as the thorn in the side of the countless peace plans for Somalia, a man who led his militia into years of civil war, bringing famine and virtual anarchy to his country. It was against this background in 1992 the Americans led a U.N. peacekeeping force to restore law and order.
Their efforts to capture Aidid were disastrous. His fighters shot down two U.S. helicopters and killed eighteen Army rangers, dragging some of their bodies through the streets of the capital, Mogadishu. Well ahead of schedule, the Americans pulled out, after suffering their worst losses in combat since Vietnam. Again, Somalia was left to its warring factions. On many occasions, the self-appointed President Aideed and his bitter warlord rival, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, appeared in public and signed peace pacts, but the warring continued.
Last weekend, Aideed's supporters say he was shot twice. A few days later, surgeons operated on him. Soon afterwards, he suffered a heart attack. Aidid will be buried today. Many aid workers in Somalia hope a decade of factional violence may well be buried with him.
MARGARET WARNER: For more on this story, we turn now to Ambassador. Robert Oakley, former Special Envoy to Somalia during both the Bush and Clinton administrations. He is now a visiting fellow at National Defense University. Welcome, Mr. Ambassador.
ROBERT OAKLEY, Former Special Envoy to Somalia: Margaret, how are you tonight?
MARGARET WARNER: Very well, thanks. What kind of a mark did Gen. Aideed make, do you think, both on his country but also on ours?
ROBERT OAKLEY: Well, he made two marks on his country. First, being the most important leader to eliminate Siad Bari, who was truly a very, very nasty dictator and who had done terrible things to his country and who was hated by almost everyone, except his immediate sub-clan. And Aideed was the man who really got rid of Siad Bari, therefore, at that point, he was a hero to a lot of Somalis. But when his personal ambition to become president and to have all the power, much as Siad Bari had had the power, carried him away, he then led his country into all sorts of disaster, which we all know only too well.
So in Somalia, I guess, it'll be a mixed blessing. On the other hand, he does have, from the Somali point of view, unfortunately, the image of a hero who stood up and fought against foreigners who were shooting and killing Somalis. He was in that position sort of accidentally. We misplayed our cards. We misjudged, I think, what type of man Aideed was, and what the situation was on the ground. And so he certainly left an indelible impression on this country.
MARGARET WARNER: Well, the Somali intervention which was the largest commitment of U.S. ground forces since the Vietnam War at the time, is now widely regarded as a disaster. Was that more history, or was that ours, the fact that it's now considered disastrous?
ROBERT OAKLEY: I think it was a combination but it certainly was traumatic for the United States, as traumatic as what happened in Lebanon 10 years earlier when the Marine barracks were blown up and we had to leave Lebanon. It had a profound impact upon U.S. public opinion, upon our attitudes toward the United Nations, upon our attitude toward ourselves. I think that we're recovering from that, and the Clinton administration has recovered, but it's a really deep shock and a great trauma.
Now I think that it was a combination of both. I say we and the United Nations misjudged Aideed's obsession with becoming president and all the power. He wouldn't share it with anyone else. He had to have it all. And when we saw him in that mode, we said, well, this man is an obstacle to the sort of Somalia we would like, and so we're going to marginalize him politically. He said, well, I will not be marginalized; I'm the man that got rid of Siad Bari, I'm going to fight my way back. And if it means war, it means war, but I am here and I'm a Somali. And so it turned to military confrontation. And at that point, the whole U.N.-U.S. operation in Somalia became get Aidid, not save the country, or rebuild the country. It became get Aidid.
MARGARET WARNER: And that was our mistake?
ROBERT OAKLEY: That was our mistake.
MARGARET WARNER: So what lessons do you think, rightly or wrongly, the U.S., both public opinion and sort of political opinion, has taken about this kind of a humanitarian military intervention that, that our venture in Somalia was?
ROBERT OAKLEY: I think we've learned several very important positive things, Margaret. One is to assess the situation much more carefully and not take anything for granted militarily or politically. The second one is to recognize the interrelationship between the political, the military, the humanitarian, the economic development. The third one is to move with care and not get too deeply involved, try to adapt to the cultures and realities of the situation, and not try to impose too much upon it. I think Haiti has been a very successful example of the lessons which we've learned from Somalia and elsewhere.
MARGARET WARNER: So you don't think it's made the United States timid or more timid about this kind of an intervention?
ROBERT OAKLEY: It certainly did for a while. You remember the Harlan County which turned tail and ran from an angry mob in–
MARGARET WARNER: The U.S. warship that–
ROBERT OAKLEY: Old U.S. warship which turned around, rather than trying to land U.S. soldiers by an angry mob of civilians on the dock in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, came only 10 days after what happened in Mogadishu. And I think that was probably the low point of our self-esteem and our courage and our willing to look at things and to assess them carefully and then move ahead once you've made the decision, not suddenly retreat.
But I say, I think Haiti later on showed that we've recovered from that syndrome, and currently Somalia has also been an object lesson in caution which we're applying in Bosnia by not getting too deeply into things, but, nevertheless, in being prepared for any eventuality.
MARGARET WARNER: It also introduced, didn't it, sort of a rally and cry politically about never putting U.S. troops under a U.N. command?
ROBERT OAKLEY: It has really soured U.S. congressional attitudes toward the United Nations. There's a lot more popular support for the United Nations and for U.S. membership in it, and for the U.S. to pay the debt which it owes, which is about half the total debt up there, rather than welch on a debt.
But the Congress is certainly turned off on the United Nations, and yet, ironically, U.S. troops were never under U.N. command. The troops that were out trying to get Aidid were under U.S. command the whole way. They were doing what they were told to do by U.S. military and political commanders. They were not following the orders of the United Nations at any time.
MARGARET WARNER: But as you say, the political image that lingers is very different.
ROBERT OAKLEY: That's right.
MARGARET WARNER: Now there were comments today both from the White House and U.N. officials, very cautious ones, but suggesting that with Aideed out of the way, dead, that there was now a chance for peace in Somalia. Do you think it will have that kind of an impact?
ROBERT OAKLEY: I think, Margaret, that there is a chance, but it'll take patience and time. Aidid's obsession with having personal power and wanting to gain all the power for himself blocked all the compromise proposals that have been put forward, and there were a number of them. I think the other Somalis have been willing to have Aideed as a president with some sort of checks and balances, but Aideed didn't want any checks and balances; he wanted all the power, therefore, there was no way they could reach a political solution.
Now the way is open, provided that they give it time. In other words, Aideed supporters are going to be traumatized, and one needs to give them time to settle down, rather than attacking them or coming to them with a peace proposal right now. I was told that his supporters in this country raised a terrible raucous at the State Department on Monday after Aideed had been killed but before people–at least when he was seriously ill–they wanted him recognized by the United States, so you have it–I think if they calm down and people give them time to calm down, the outside world should watch, rather than trying to intervene, and let the Somalis work it out for themselves.
MARGARET WARNER: Well, thank you, Mr. Ambassador. Thanks very much.
ROBERT OAKLEY: You're welcome, as usual.


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10/10 on both subs. They were never mounted. The lead wires on one of them have about 1/2 inch stripped off because I wanted to hook it up to about 500W to see if it was all good after shipping. The other one doesn't even have any wire stripped. These are like brand spankin shiny new. I'm just getting rid of them because I want to do a pair of 15"ers instead.
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This is going to be local pickup only because if I ship, they are going to be too close to the same price as strait from AQ.
Anyways, anyone interested, they will be $500 picked up FIRM. Don't even bother with offers or trades. I need strait cash.
I will be driving from Lafayette, IN to Columbus, IN over Christmas break, so if you are in Indiana, chances are, I'll be comming close enough by you to drop them off or we can meet somewhere inbetween since gas is cheap right now. Also, after break, I will be driving from Indiana back to school in Wisconsin, so I could probably meet somewhere inbetween there as well, but after Christmas. PM me if you think you're close, and maybe we can work something out.
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I'm an author/publisher, and I'm writing a book called The Libertarian Lessons of South Park. I have a preliminary (unedited) draft available online here:
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I like the funny chapter titles but the chapters seem a little unevenly sized (not necessarily a problem) and to focus a little too much on explaining what libertarianism is rather than how it relates to the show but that could be because it's a draft.
To second bailrocks123, Trey and Matt's response to a similar book called "South Park Republicans" suggested that there is no message in the show. However, with death of the author you're free to interpret one into it. It was a lot of people's first introduction to libertarianism, especially here in Europe where it isn't such a well-known phenomenon so it does have a libertarian message, weather it was intended or not.
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Earlier this week, Broadway stars PETER AND THE STARCATCHER's Celia Keenan-Bolger and NEWSIES' Andrew Keenan-Bolger have made another video promoting Broadway for Obama. In this second edition, the sibling duo challanged you to share your own Obama story with the world! Check out Celia's Obama story below!
Celia has also appeared on Broadway in Les Miserables and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Her Off-Broadway credits include the Encores! Merrily We Roll Along concert, A Small Fire, Saved, Little Fish, Princesses, Vanities, The Secret Garden, Catch Me If You Can, Summer of '42 and more.
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We've been on the edge of our seats waiting to announce this…
ToutApp is a contestant in this year's CRM Idol competition!
We're so honored to have been selected as a contestant and to be included along with the likes of products we respect including Nimble, PipeDrive and select others.
Because we consider ourselves to be at the intersection of CRM and email, being selected as a nominee for CRM Idol marks a huge stride for us over here at ToutApp.
Over the past 2 years, and at nearly 30,000 users, we've taken a very principled approach into understanding and solving the pain points salespeople have to deal as they switch back and forth between their CRM, email clients and mobile phones. We're super excited to show the CRM Idol judges how our product is leading the evolution of CRM and email.
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For all of us toters who are in constant practice or know that we should be constantly practicing...try this
Pick out your best holster and your number #1 gun, make sure the weapon is totally empty. Place a snap cap in the chamber, put your weapon on ready and in the holster now put a dime or a nickle or penny on back of your weak hand (non-palm side), bring that weak hand palm down side towards the ground and place it at hip level Now flip your opened hand(the one with thte coin on it so that the palm ends face up and the coin drops off to hit the ground. ) At the same time, with your dominant hand draw your weapon to point it at a safe place, and dry fire your weapon. Keep practicing till you beat the coin (before it hits the ground.)
Reality check---do you realize that you have to draw at least this fast and hit your target, just to give you a 50-50 chance to survive an armed confrontation?
Now try to outdraw a person who has the coin on their back of their hand...have them drop it any time they feel they're ready. They should stand a few feet away from you and to the side of where you are pointing your barrel.
Reality check scenario: Your wife had walked into a local mom and pop store while you were getting out of your car, BG was in the process of holding up the store with a handgun. He sees your wife...figures hostage, now grabs your wife by the arm and is going to walk her out of the store to the getaway car.
You see that the BG is putting his weapon into his waist band under a coat. You see the driver of the getaway car.
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You can see the video above for my reactions as I opened the box (I wasn't thrilled), or check it out here:
Contents of my January Beauty Box 5 Shipment:
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While I've enjoyed Beauty Box 5 on occasion, stopping my subscription to this box was a no-brainer. I'd say I felt like the box was a good deal less than 50% of the time. Yes, I received three full-size products in this box, but I don't really need hot pink lip liner or purple eye liner. In fact, there's nothing really in this box that I want.
A monthly subscription to Beauty Box 5 costs $12, and for that you will receive 5 deluxe beauty samples.
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Jewelry Television Announces Key Finds from the Tucson Gem, Fossil & Mineral Show
February 25, 2014 --
Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) February 25, 2014
Jewelry Television (JTV) announced key trends and product acquisitions made recently at the largest gemstone event in the world, the Tucson Gem, Fossil & Jewelry Show in Arizona. As one of the largest retailers of gemstones in the world, JTV scours the show each year searching for new gemstone materials and unique stones to bring back to eager collectors.
Key gemstone buys included:
- Sphalerite this gem has four times the light dispersion of a diamond and it comes from a famous Spanish mine originally sealed in 1989.
- Colombian Emerald this emerald sets the standards to which all other emeralds are measured. As it has become more difficult to source, JTV was pleased to find this gemstone available.
- Bixbite An all-American beauty and one of the rarest gems in the world, bixbite is always difficult to attain. Found only in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah, it is estimated that only one blood-red bixbite crystal is found for every 150,000 diamonds.
- Chromium Kyanite With color and rarity rivaling blue alexandrite in daylight, the chromium kyanite gems come from Orissa, India. This natural untreated gems unique color is due to a rare combination of trace elements and is sure to excite collectors.
- Purple and Blue Spinel Nicknamed "Gem Island," Sri Lanka is a natural treasure trove of gemological wonders and our buyers discovered rare, untreated purple and blue spinel from this storied locale. The exceptional brilliance, paired with highly saturated hues, set them apart from all other gems on the planet today.
Our buyers noted that worldwide demand for colored gemstones is on the rise, said Jill Johnson, vp of marketing at JTV. We canvas the world to stay on top of emerging trends, discover rare gemstones, and make them accessible to anyone who love to collect or create their own jewelry masterpieces.
For more specific information on the gemstones cited above, refer to JTVs extensive online Learning Library.
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Jewelry Television® (JTV) is one of the largest multichannel retailers of jewelry and gemstones in the U.S. appealing to fashion-conscious women, jewelry-making enthusiasts and private collectors. The privately-held shopping network broadcasts high definition programming, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to more than 80 million U.S. households. Committed to consumer education, the network employs numerous Graduate Gemologists and Accredited Jewelry Professionals. JTV.com offers the most comprehensive jewelry and gemstone Learning Library on the internet, and is the third largest jewelry website according to Internet Retailers Top 500 Guide for 2012.
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The Mitigation Potential of Consumer Adoption of Smart Energy Behaviour
This article aims at analysing the potential of consumer empowerment and engagement in the electric power system, focusing on the case of Italy. Firstly, we build a System Dynamics model to evaluate the potential dynamics of consumer adoption of 'Smart Energy Behaviours', including within this term different levels and combinations of the following actions/behaviours: i) changes in the electricity consumption patterns; ii) effortless reduction of wasteful electricity consumption; iii) participation in Demand Response programmes; iv) residential electricity generation. Secondly, we evaluate the impacts of such adoption dynamics on the national electric power system in terms of electricity demand, system costs, and greenhouse gas emission reductions. Results indicate that consumer behavioural changes can induce important benefits to the system and participate to the reduction of the electric sector carbon footprint in an efficient way. Thus, innovative policies and initiatives that promote a more proactive end-user interaction and involvement in the consumption and production of electricity should be highly encouraged.
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"Oz and the Three Witches" is a short story written by Hugh Pendexter III. First published in booklet form in 1977, it was reprinted in the final issue of Oz-story Magazine in 2000 (with original artwork by Patricia Ambrose).
Pendexter's story fills a gap in the general Oz mythos. It is set at a specific point in Oz chronology, just after the conclusion of Baum's fourth Oz book, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Princess Ozma has invited the Wizard to remain in Oz and become her student. Glinda, however, is less immediately welcoming; she comes to the Emerald City and gently but persistently interrogates the Wizard with her Truth Pearl, on his actions and motives during his first stay in Oz — as to why he delivered the infant Ozma to Mombi, and how he survived against the Wicked Witches of the East and West with no magic of his own. (In their climactic battle, the Wizard tricked the two witches into fighting against each other.) Only when he satisfies her does Glinda conclude that the Wizard is indeed a good man, and a fit candidate for an education in magic.
One interesting aspect of the tale is its use of the Truth Pearl. This magical talisman was introduced by Baum in the penultimate chapter of The Marvelous Land of Oz. There, Glinda has "an immense white pearl, attached to a slender chain" that functions as a lie detector: lies told in its presence cause the Pearl to discolor to black. Unlike other elements of Ozian magic, like the Great Book of Records, the Magic Belt, and the the Forbidden Fountain, Baum never mentioned the Truth Pearl again in his later Oz works; and his followers and imitators have generally continued that neglect.


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PPG Donates $10,000 to NACE For Annual Scholarships
Donation supports students pursuing corrosion-, coatings-related degrees.
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $10,000 to create two annual scholarships provided through the NACE International Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity affiliated with NACE International, The Corrosion Society. Two students pursuing postsecondary academic degrees related to corrosion or coatings each received a $5,000 scholarship on behalf of PPG. The 2014 winners were:
- Kaitlyn Martin of Baytown, Texas, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering at Colorado School of Mines, and
- Azra Turajlic of Fort Worth, Texas, a freshman majoring in petroleum engineering at Louisiana State University.
"We appreciate PPG's generous donation, which is helping NACE Foundation support the next generation of corrosion control specialists," said Neil Thompson, president of the NACE International Foundation board. "By creating these scholarships, PPG expands learning opportunities that can benefit the overall coatings and corrosion fields."
NACE International is a global authority on corrosion control and has a longstanding relationship with PPG's protective and marine coatings (PMC) business. PPG exhibits at NACE International trade shows, provides expert speakers for its conferences, and enrolls employees in specialized NACE training programs. Students supported by these NACE Foundation scholarships are studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines related to corrosion control in undergraduate degree programs.
"The PPG NACE Foundation scholarship provides an opportunity for PPG to invest in potential future industry leaders," said Tim Knavish, PPG vice president, global protective and marine coatings. "Providing financial support to these students helps us contribute to the vitality of STEM-related fields and companies such as ours that rely on innovation."


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President Obama just took two serious steps to make life a lot easier for folks with student loans—and there's a good chance you or someone you know will benefit from these changes very soon.
Here's how:
—Effective this January, if you're someone who has different kinds of loans—guaranteed and direct—you'll be able to roll them both into one direct loan and bring down your interest rate. You'll only have to write one check a month—and you'll see a discount. This switch saves money for taxpayers across the board, and it helps pay for the second step the President announced today.
—You might remember that, as part of last year's student loan reform, borrowers' loan payments could be no higher than 10 percent of their disposable income. This is a big deal—but it wasn't going to go into effect until 2014. Today, the President announced that he's speeding up this program so it will affect students next year—two years early. This will have huge consequences for people struggling to make their student loan payments.
Sometimes, it can be hard to see how these policy changes will actually affect your day-to-day life. Not the case with this one. Whether you're a student, a mom or dad, one of these almost certainly helps you.
President Obama isn't waiting on Congress to take action. He's doing everything in his power, right now, to help bolster our economy and get folks back on their feet.
On Monday, he laid out new rules on federal mortgages to help make sure more families don't lose their homes to foreclosure. On Tuesday, he issued two executive orders to help veterans find work. Today, it means making changes that make student loans a lot easier to manage.
These are actions that can't wait on the next vote or the next election. So long as people are struggling, this President and this administration will do everything in their power to help them when and where they can. It's just that simple. Now, let's make sure that the millions of people who stand to benefit from today's steps know about it.
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Healthy Weight Loss
Most people today have never heard about eating well and eating healthy foods. Nobody has taught what is really healthy for us and sometimes it takes a while to rid ourselves off the convenience of packaged, precooked and otherwise processed food. Only during the past 6 years we are hearing about how important good nutrition is and about superfoods that can prolong our live and much more. However, the benefits, of making a change towards eating healthy foods are numerous. We should take the time to find out what foods taste good to us and start including them in our daily foods. Trust your body, it knows what it needs. Implementing and eating healthy foods in your daily diet promises more success than the common crash dieting and sudden extreme food changes that many weight loss programs suggest.
With this in mind, we can start substituting food that we love but that isn't so good for our health and body weight, with far healthier alternatives. This is a great way to start this process.
Here are five examples of changes you can make in your diet that can improve both, your health and your waistline:
Yogurt: A great superfood is plain yogurt because it has a balanced amounts of carbs, fat, and protein. Yogurt can satiate you while keeping your blood sugar levels stable for many hours.
In a study from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, subjects on a low-calorie diet that included yogurt lost 61 percent more fat overall and 81 percent more belly fat than people on a similar plan but without yogurt.
Nevertheless, it is important to stick with plain, organic yogurt because sweetened yogurt can have more sugar than ice cream.
- Yogurt makes a great substitute for sour cream and mayonnaise in dips and as a topping for potatoes, soups, and mexican food.
- I like to eat plain yogurt, add some berries, an apple and a spoon of honey and mix it all up. That's a great substitute for ice cream.
Almond Butter: If you're in love with peanut butter, try Almond butter. Almond butter tastes as rich but it is much better for you. Studies have shown that eating bread with almond butter lowers the glycemic index of the bread, even white bread, so that it keeps blood sugar levels low. Almonds are also a great source of protein, amino acids, and vitamins. They are great for digestion and help keep the body from becoming too acidic.
- Put it on bread and crackers instead of peanut butter.
- Add some almond butter to your oatmeal for protein.
- Make a sauce or dipp for stir fried veggies and serve with brown rice.
Quinoa: This superfood comes from Peru and is high in fiber and protein as well as an almost complete source of amino acids. It keeps you full longer than pasta or rice, is versatile, and it's greatto keep a pot will stay fresh all week.
- Use Quinoa as substitute for rice with stir fried, fish, or meat.
- Quinoa can be added to many salads.
- In Peru it's often eaten as a morning cereal with a bit of milk and honey or chopped fruit and nuts.
Sardines: With levels of mercury rocketing sky high in tuna and many wild fish and pollution concerns with farmed fish, sardines are a natural and super healthy answer. Packed full of omega 3 fatty acids and extremely high in calcium, sardines are also low on the food and mercury chain. Many people shy away from sardines because they taste 'fishy' but this can be solved by soaking them in milk for an hour or so. Substitutions:
- Use sardines instead of anchovies in dressings, in ceasar salads, and on pizza.
- Use chopped sardines in place of tuna in cold and hot sandwiches.
Berries: Most especially, acai berries blueberries and goji berries are the best fruits to be eating right now. Blueberries are high in antioxidants and fiber, while goji berries contain 18 of the 20 amino acids needed by the human body, making them a great source of protein and more beta carotene than carrots.
- Instead of bananas in your cereal or oatmeal, try blueberries. Unlike bananas which can spike blood sugar, blueberries help keep insulin levels stable while providing a wide range of nutrients.
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The Progressive People's Party (PPP) launched its National Campaign for the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections at an impressive rally held in Elmina in the Central Region on Saturday, 2nd June with thousands and thousands of people in attendance. The party used the occasion to announce its community-based campaign right after the inaugural ceremony.
The PPP showcased many of the PPP's youthful parliamentary candidates from all ten regions of the country. The speakers stressed the commitment of the PPP to eradicate corruption, tribalism, preventable diseases such as malaria, cholera, job creation and compulsory and continuous education from kindergarten to senior high school. They affirmed the party's determination to be disciplined, show respect to all and only talk about what the PPP can do to transform Ghana into a prosperous country.
The PPP's community-based campaign is to ask Ghanaians to give the party a chance on 7th December by voting it into power to provide incorruptible leadership and use the best people in Ghana to solve our numerous problems. This is to be done village by village, town by town to win many, many believers for the PPP. The rally was attended by regional executives from all ten regions of the country, regional and constituency executives from the Central region and national leaders of the party. The national team was led by the Chairman, Nii Allotey Brew-Hammond, Vice Chairman Alhaji Ibrahim Seidu, National Secretary Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, National Youth Coordinator Divine Nkrumah, National Women's Coordinator Belinda Bulley, National Volunteer Coordinator Nii Armah Nkunim, National Treasurer Mr. Felix Ograh, Director of Operations, Nana Ofori Owusu, Mr. Mike Eghan, Mrs. Mary Ankomah Boakye-Boateng, Mr. David Ampofo, Mrs. Mercy Abaka, Director of Communications Richmond Keelson, Nana Boadi, William Dowokpor and many, many others.
Earlier, the PPP paid a courtesy call on the Edina Traditional Council to announce it presence in Elmina and introduce the leadership of the party. The delegation was led by the National Chairman, Mr. Brew-Hammond and included National, Regional and Constituency Executives. The Traditional Council welcomed the PPP as its own and threw its support behind the Presidential Candidate of the Party, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom. This they said was not just because Dr. Nduom comes from Elmina but cited his real, visible, practical contributions to education and job creation in Elmina, Central Region and all over Ghana. To them, Dr. Nduom himself has proved to be a national "Edwumawura" by his selfless dedication to job creation.
Such a person they said does not have to rely on tribal or ethnic messages to win votes as his positive contributions of truly unprecedented proportions already set him apart from other competitors. They cited the jobs he has created with his hotels, banking and other businesses. The Central Region Organiser of the PPP, Kwame Ayoma stated that Dr. Nduom has no equal in the Central Region when it comes to positive, practical contribution to society. He asked everyone in the region to note what Dr. Nduom has done and vote for someone with practical experience where it matters most – improving quality of education and creating jobs. He also cited the community library in Elmina, the Junior High School in Elmina that scored 100% in the 2011 BECE and the football team Elmina Sharks all Dr. Nduom's social responsibility initiatives as more reasons to give him a national stage for greater national performance.
Dr. Nduom asked the Traditional Council to support him, vote for him, make the PPP theirs and also encourage people all over Ghana to make him President of the Republic of Ghana. He told the Council that while he is from Elmina, it is the rich experience at the local assembly, parliament, private sector, public service that makes him the best presidential candidate compared to President Mills and Nana Akufo-Addo.
Ghanaians he said must vote for the best, with demonstrated ability to serve Ghana and deliver positive results felt by the people. When this is done, he said, he will become the next President of the Republic of Ghana. Dr. Nduom said the PPP is determined to do all it can to win the KEEA Parliamentary seat with Lawyer Kojo Anan as its candidate.
The PPP is calling on all Ghanaians to be Awake to the task of uprooting corruption, preventable diseases, tribalism and self-centred leadership from the country.
Richmond Keelson
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3rd June 2012


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Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in e minor, Op. 93 Australian Youth Orchestra, Alexander Anissimov, Melba Recordings MR301105
I will get right to the point …At first, I was not sure what to expect with this recording. 2006 was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Shostakovich and the music world was supplied with numerous recordings of the works of the great man. My hesitation was not because it was another recording of a Shostakovich symphony; rather, it was the fact that it was a "youth" orchestra. Now, don't get me wrong …I have nothing against youth orchestras. However, I have heard plenty of youth orchestras that will usually be lacking in at least one section: the strings may be weak but have a superb woodwind and brass section or some other varying combination of strong and weak sections. However, my view of what a youth orchestra can do has forever been changed by this recording. I do not know what they are feeding the young musicians "down under" but whatever is going on is working and working WELL!
I have two other recordings of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony, one an SACD from Capriccio with Kitajenko and Gürzenich-Orchester Köln and the other an older Decca with Sir Georg Solti and Chicago. While the Capriccio benefits from the SACD sound and the Decca suffers from some 1990s digital glare, the sound of the Melba recording is absolutely top notch, besting the Capriccio by a fair amount and trouncing the Decca.
Timings are pretty much similar on both the AYO and Gürzenich-Orchester Köln recordings and not surprisingly, slower than the Solti. Regarding performance, I have always liked Solti's Shostakovich for its raw intensity, especially in the war symphonies. The AYO recording has all the fire and passion that the Solti offers, without the sometimes raw sound from the CSO. Funny, when I bought the Capriccio set, I felt pretty much confident that this set, outstanding as it is, might be the end of many more offerings of Shostakovich on SACD. I am very glad that Melba proved me wrong.
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