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Nicola Marie will be seen splitting the judges on tonight's X Factor show.
The 35 year old singer is a Amy Winehouse/Lady Gaga tribute act from Derby and comes across as a little bit fame hungry and slightly desperate, when she appears on the ITV show.
Before taking to the stage the wannabe told Dermot O'Leary:
"My saying is, when I'm watching stuff on the telly is, I wanna live on the telly, I wanna live in the telly with the people on the telly. I wanna be in the telly now!"
Realising she may have been rambling somewhat, she added:
"Sorry I'm just dead nervous and I just talk on and on and on when I'm nervous!"
Louis Walsh thought Nic reminded him of someone famous, but not one of the ladies she impersonates.
He said:
"You know who you remind me of? You remind me of Davina McCall, you look a bit like her."
The hopeful revealed her real day job saying:
"I performed for Janice Battersby's 40th birthday…as Amy Winehouse."
When she stopped gabbling, the brunette crooner delivered a rendition of 'Tell it to my heart' by Taylor Dayne for the judges, but Gary Barlow wasn't a big fan.
He said:
Wow Nicola, oh Nicola, I don't know if I liked that or not. It was a bit like the opening to a magic act or something. It's just not current, it's not now, people don't do this.
I have to say I didn't really enjoy the audition, I found it dated and ultimately I'd find you really annoying if you were in my category.
Tulisa added:
"In the beginning I didn't like it…and then you did the splits, and now do I really really not like it or do I actually want to see it again!"
Former Spice Girl Mel B was guest judging for the day, which was lucky for Nicola as she was a big fan. The mum of three raved:
"I don't know what he's talking about, I properly loved it, it was full on, yeah it is a little bit dated, so what, but you grabbed my attention."
Louis Walsh agreed and gushed:
"The thing about Nicola is she gave it everything!"
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This course advances the student's understanding of selected research methods and concepts.
Availability2017 Course Timetables
- Semester 1 - 2017
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Recognise the similarities and differences between common qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research methodologies.
2. Describe, discuss and evaluate common qualitative/ quantitative research methodologies and design issues.
3. Describe ethical considerations pertaining to human research and be able to apply knowledge of research ethics to their own research proposal.
4. Generate a research question/testable hypothesis relevant to their discipline of study based on emerging knowledge critical appraisal of current literature.
5. Further develop critical appraisal skills.
- Quantitative research methods
- Qualitative research methods
- Mixed methods research
- An ethical approach to study design
- Review and advanced critical appraisal of literature
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Assumed knowledge
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Situated in Calgary, this eco-friendly motel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Southcentre Mall and 2.5 mi (4 km) from Heritage Park Historical Village. Trico Centre for Family Wellness and Chinook Centre are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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Travelodge Hotel Calgary Macleod Trail features an indoor pool and a fitness center. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This eco-friendly motel also offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby, laundry facilities, and express check-in. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Welcome aboard. Enjoy the journey. WRT-what to cook-all good suggestions above. Spatchcock chix is a favorite as it doesn't take too long. All that said, here a link that you should give a good look. The ceramic section will answer most of your questions, the recipe section has lots of good ideas (including spatchcock chix) and there is a wealth of other usefeul materials:
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I didn't feel comfortable enough to do low and slow for my maiden voyage. I was hesitant with all the unknown variables when jumping from primarily gas grill cooking to the egg. I chose to start off with chicken thighs. They're easy, forgiving and noticeably better on the egg.
Congrats on the grill and enjoy.
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Jessica Simpson Has No Problems With Her Exes
Ah, to live in Jessica's la la land.
Unbeknownst to the many Cowboy fans that could freak out, Jessica Simpson is still sporting this look. She talked to Allure magazine about ex Tony Romo.
"I'm still a fan. I'm a huge fan. I wear my gear, and I cheer Tony on," she says. "You know, I talked to Tony today. None of my breakups, none of it's been bitter."
This interview likely happened before John Mayer talked to Playboy. While Mayer equivocates Simpson to crack the cheery blonde says she wants the world to know he didn't cause her to go brunette. I'm not surprised she forgets the things she's said , but with so many things to call John out on I'm disappointed she went with her hair color. Some of you might be disappointed she refuses to disrobe for a part.
"I will never do nudity," she says. "I don't care how dark and intellectual the role could be, you know. I don't care if I frickin' could get an Oscar for it, I'm not going to do it." I don't think you are going to have ignore Martin Scorsese's calls.


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The Homeland Security Department has appointed a public advocate to handle complaints and questions about its immigration enforcement policies.
The appointment of Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a senior adviser at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was announced Tuesday.
ICE Director John Morton said the position was created to ensure that public and immigration advocates understand various changes being made within the department and what the changes mean for those immigrants being jailed by immigration authorities or those facing deportation. Lorenzen-Strait will also address concerns about ICE enforcement involving U.S. citizens.
"We have undertaken a significant number of reforms from a policy perspective and we want to make sure they are evenly understood in the public and advocacy communities," Morton said Monday.
Lorenzen-Strait, a lawyer who has been an ICE adviser since 2008, said he sees his new job as being the facilitator "of a two-way dialogue." He will report to Gary Mead, ICE's head of enforcement and removal operations.
In recent months DHS has announced changes in the way authorities determine which illegal immigrants are deported.
In June, Morton outlined when agents and immigration prosecutors could use discretion in opting not to pursue a deportation case. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano went a step further in August when she announced the review of roughly 300,000 pending deportation cases as part of the department's efforts to focus its resources on deporting illegal immigrants with criminal records, repeat immigration law offenders and those who pose a public safety or national security threat.
After a review of cases pending in Baltimore and Denver, DHS officials earlier this year recommended closing more than 1,600 deportation cases involving non-criminal illegal immigrants. The review is ongoing in other parts of the country.
Morton said Lorenzen-Strait will be responsible for helping the public understand the prosecutorial discretion policy and other changes as well as addressing complaints about the changes.
Congressional Republicans have been vocally opposed to the changes, at times calling the new discretion policy "backdoor amnesty."
On Tuesday, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith called Lorenzen-Strait's appointment "outrageous."
"The administration all too often acts more like a lobbying firm for illegal immigrants than as an advocate for the American people," the Texas Republican said in a statement. "This is just further proof that the Obama administration puts illegal immigrants ahead of the interests of Americans."


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'Dirty Jobs' Host Mike Rowe Has an Interesting Way to Name His New Puppy
"Dirty Jobs" TV show host Mike Rowe got a new puppy, and turned to his Facebook friends for help.After whittling the choices down to six, Mike decided to let the puppy take it from there. He invented Puppy-Poop Bingo! Now, I won't show you the final results, since you may be eating while reading this…suffice to say, Mike's new puppy will now go by the name, "Freddie!"
I hear Mike is going to be doing some work for CNN soon. Best of luck to Mike with the new gig.


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Parthenia and Julianne Baird Present AS IT FELL ON A HOLIE EVE at Trinity Wall Street Church Tonight
Parthenia and Julianne Baird's As It Fell on a Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Christmas will be presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) and Trinity Wall Street Church tonight, December 27, 2012 at 7:30 pm.
Parthenia is Rosamund Morley, treble viol; Lawrence Lipnik, tenor viol; Beverly Au, bass viol; Lisa Terry, bass viol, with Julianne Baird, soprano.
A glittering array of songs, dances and carols from Elizabethan England. Along with music by Thomas Morley, Anthony Holborne, Thomas Ravenscroft, Dr. John Bull and Tobias Hume, this concert will feature a wide variety of music by the celebrated master composer of England's Golden Age, William Byrd.
Tickets: $25 - General Admission. By phone: 212/866-0468. Online: www.gemsny.org. Or at the door.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii — Jonathan Byrd and Carl Pettersson didn't miss a beat in the PGA Tour opener Thursday, both enjoying the surprisingly calm conditions in the Tournament of Champions to share the lead at 7-under 66.
Ben Crane was a stroke behind in the event for last year's winners. Jim Furyk was in a group of three at 68.
The Plantation Course was missing its notorious wind. The conditions were so serene that a dozen of the 33 players shot in the 60s, and only two players failed to break par. One was Rocco Mediate, who made the turn in 41 and shot 79. The other was Justin Rose at 75.
"It's quite an adjustment going out there with no wind," Byrd said.
It was Byrd's first tournament since he qualified by winning in Las Vegas with the best finish of the year, a hole-in-one in a three-man playoff. After making five birdies on the front nine, Byrd holed out another shot.
If the only the rest of the day could have gone as well.
"From there on, got a little shaky," Byrd said. "I didn't play great for about a three- or four-hole stretch."
Pettersson qualified by winning the Canadian Open, but he wasn't satisfied with the way his year ended. Instead of shutting it down when he returned from the HSBC Champions in China, Pettersson spent the past two months playing just about every day, whether that meant practicing for one hour or five hours, playing with buddies in North Carolina or taking golf trips to Florida.
"Probably worked harder on my game this offseason than I've done any other offseason," he said.
Two-time defending champion Geoff Ogilvy withdrew, three days after gouging his right index finger on a coral reef at the beach and getting stitches. Ogilvy said it was doubtful he would play next week in Honolulu and hoped to return at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego at the end of the month.
Woods, Golf Digest end relationship: Tiger Woods ended his 13-year relationship with golf's biggest magazine when the sides couldn't agree on how many hours he should devote to the job. Golf Digest, with a circulation of 1.65 million, announced the mutual end of a relationship that began at the 1997 Masters. Woods provided articles that were mainly instructional tips. The endorsement had been Woods' second-longest, behind Nike. It was believed to be among the smallest financially for Woods, worth no more than $2 million a year.
LPGA releases schedule: The tour will play 13 times in the United States as part of a 25-tournament schedule, including in Arizona where players will forgo paychecks to recognize the LPGA founders. Prize money will go to the LPGA Foundation that runs the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program. The season begins in February with back-to-back events in Asia. The first major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship, is March 31-April 3.


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NEW YORK — Just enough offense and a healthy dose of Alex Cobb led the Rays to a 4-0 win over the Yankees on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.
In completing the three-game sweep of the Yankees, the Rays (90-69) won their seventh straight game while claiming their 12th win in their last 15. The sweep of the Yankees was the Rays' first three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium.
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8/7/2013 – Please tell me all the ingredients I need to make wine. Is there a ready made mix I could use.
Response From Homebrew Heaven: Hi Gigi. Glad you found us. Gotta tell you that your question is a little vague. We're here to help, we just need a little more information. It's like someone who asks "all the ingredients to bake a cake, is there a ready made mix".... ? There are many ways to bake a cake, many different types of cake, and ways to go about it.SO, we . . .
5/17/2010 – what is your phone number?
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1/26/2008 – I live about an hour (if traffic is good) from the address on your website. Do you have an actual store or is everything here based solely online?
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1/3/2008 – Could these sweet fruit wine kits be bottled in beer bottles with priming sugar to create a sparkling wine cooler?
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11/5/2006 – I live in Seattle, can I come and pick up the bottles in Everett? Do you have a "brick and mortar" store?
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10/2/2006 – I would like to give this kit as a Christmas gift. Is there a freshness concern? If so what would be a good time frame to purchase it.
Response From Homebrew Heaven: No, freshness is not a concern. It is shelf-stable at room temperature.
12/29/2005 – How long do these take to make? Do they need to ferment as long as other wines? Do they need to be aged?
Response From Homebrew Heaven: They take approximately 30 days before bottling. That is similar to most of our varietal wine kits, and much less than some....much depends on fermentation temperature, of course.Aging is not really necessary with these fruit wine kits. They are really quite good when you bottle them. A little aging doesn't HURT, of course, but most people . . .
9/8/2005 – Fruit wines! wow. Would like to try, but 30 bottles is a lot. If I got the cranberry kit, could I divide by 6 each ingredient and make 1 gallon? I have a 2 gallon glass primary and 1 gallon carboy ready to use, but don't want to make so much. What do you think?
Response From Homebrew Heaven: I don't think 30 bottles IS a lot. Consider what you use, what become gifts, etc. Remember, you don't have to drink it all immediately. With age, it becomes even better.No, I wouldn't divide up the ingredients in that way. With the fruit wine kits, the juice etc comes in a plastic bag that doesn't lend itself to sealing and resealing. . . .
8/9/2005 – I purchased a blackberry merlot and green apple mist kits can you tell me if these are a sweeter wine? On the 1 to 10 scale, 1 being dry, what would these wines be when finished...
Response From Homebrew Heaven: Yes, these wines are quite sweet. I would give them na 8
6/16/2005 – my wife is korean and we are wanting to start making our wine. her mother taught her to just add sugar and let it age.is this one way of making it?
Response From Homebrew Heaven: Not if you want good wine, no. Why not make GOOD wine? Use one of our varietal wine (ingredient) kits, like those that are offered with this equipment kit, and you will make good wine! We have a large selection, if there is a particular type of wine you enjoy, we probably have it.
4/12/2005 – I have ordered the 6 gallon kit with the strawberry riesling mist. I read that the fruit wines are lower in alcohol. What is the average alcohol content of the fruit wines? If I want to raise it to the level of your other whites, should I condense the batch down to 5 gallons, or add pounds of sugar? and how many?
Response From Homebrew Heaven: They run approximately 8-9% alcohol when made per the instructions (6 U.S. gallons).You could raise the alcohol level either way (condense to 5 gallons or add additional sugar). If you condense to 5 gallons, that will raise it to about 9.6-10.8% alcohol by volume. If you add sugar at primary fermentation, you would need to add about 2 . . .
12/30/2004 – I have tasted a "fruit mist" style kit that a friend had made and it is great..we did notice however that the alcohol content was very low. Are all of the fruit kits like that? We are starting this up as a hobby and are curious...
Response From Homebrew Heaven: Yes, typically the fruit wine kits like this are lower in alcohol and meant to be enjoyed as a cooler or "mist" style wine on hot days. There is no reason why you can't make it higher in alcohol, however, if that is your preference. To raise the alcohol level by 1%, add an additional pound of sugar at the start of fermentation. To raise it . . .
3/4/2004 – OK, now what? If I buy the complete kit what else do I need to start making great wine? I don't want to wait to get the kit and have to read the book and then find I have to order other things and then have to wait. Tell me all the things I should order now so when it all comes I can pick up your book and read and make. . . .
Response From Homebrew Heaven: The Complete Wine Equipment Kit (6 Gallon) is really quite complete...just select a type of wine (ingredients) that you like to go with it (from Varietal Wine Kits, either red or white as you prefer). Yes, there is a book included, but many people just charge ahead using the instruction sheet supplied with the ingredients. They are really . . .
1/18/2004 – What actualy comes in the fruit wine kits? It says shipping is 19 lb, is it a full winemaking kit with carboy and all the tools needed? The description of the products just say what type of wine they make and how it will taste, but not exactly what is included in the package. Im particularly interested in the Green Apple wine kit.
Response From Homebrew Heaven: It contains the juice (concentrate), sweetening and flavoring pack, yeast, clarifiers and stabilizers, and complete instructions to make that particular fruit wine, in other words, the ingredients. It does not include the hardware to do make it, like carboys etc.We recommend the Complete Wine Equipment Kit (6 gallon) for these wines. Here . . .
12/5/2003 – What are the basic steps on how to make fruit wines?What are the main ingredients do we need to use?
Response From Homebrew Heaven: Fruit wines are tasty, and fun to make. We have several fruit wine kits where most of the work has been done for you, or you can start with available fruit, like plums, berries etc. Obviously doing it this way is more involved, but the two processes are similar once the juice and flavors have been extracted. Making wine from your available . . .
7/4/2003 – -first time wine maker, experienced brewer. Basic questions probably;1-How many wine bottles are need to make one kit?2-Is there a secondary fermentation stage?
Response From Homebrew Heaven: 1- You will need between 25 and 30 standard wine bottles per kit. 25 if you make this into a 5 gallon batch, and 30 if you make it into a 6 gallon batch (as it was designed). 2- Yes, secondary fermentation in a glass carboy is recommended.
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The first half of 2014 has brought revenue growth for the members of the Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC). Citing Nielsen data, OMAC reports a 5.5% revenue bump compared to the first six months of 2013, while advertising's overall spend increased only 2.5%.
A release from OMAC also says the share of total media spend going towards OOH media has increased to 7% from 6.8% last year, thanks largely to growth in digital OOH buying.
While Nielsen does not break-out data along digital and traditional media lines, OMAC president Rosanne Caron says she's heard from her membership that digital has led to "double digit growth across outdoor, indoor and transit."
"OOH's strength of quickly building mass awareness can now be leveraged with digital, mobile and social media to increase consumer interaction and create immersive brand experiences," Caron said, in a release. To bolster her case, she points to data from Warc showing 92% of entries shortlisted in the Cannes Lions' Creative Effectiveness competition (which allows past Lions winners to enter business case documents to prove campaign effectiveness) included OOH inventory. "Only 58% of the shortlisted campaigns used TV compared to 83% in 2013."
OMAC said the telecom, financial, media and alcohol sectors have shown the largest spending increases in OOH so far this year.


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It seems like the fears of our pending destruction are accelerating lately. Perhaps it is just because I am getting older, but I think not.
Throughout American history, conservatives never have suggested convening a constitutional convention. Now some otherwise reasonable people are in such a dither over the budget deficits (i.e., unable to prevail in elections) that they are willing to risk the legal foundation of our nation.
The deficits are bad and looming worse. Some panic is in order, but the end is not near.
And then there are the record numbers of unaccompanied children crossing our southern border. It is a mess.
Border control that begins at the Rio Grande or any designated line is already hopeless. During my time in Congress, we went from a fence of a few hundred yards to over 700 miles, with double and even triple fencing at some points (still not enough).
When the Republicans took over Congress we boosted the number of Border Patrol agents from 4,000 to 10,000, and under Bush, to 20,000. We worked on electronics and drones. Border control has improved, but obviously there is still much to be done. Solutions also cost money.
But problems are complex and not solved easily. There are differences of opinions about how to solve them. In a democratic republic we elect people to resolve those differences. Problems slow in developing, rooted in regional and ideological differences, don't get solved by one's small clique of friends. You have to actually persuade those who obviously aren't agreeing with your solution.
I still get upset some mornings, often at lunch, frequently in the afternoon and usually at night. It is easy to get discouraged. It is tempting to wish we were God, who, given our complaints, apparently doesn't know best how to run this world or made people wrong. For Christians, it is easy to see all sorts of false harbingers, beasts from east and west and the imminent final war in the Middle East.
As we grouse around — connected on the Internet, flying and driving to places of our choice, eating dried pomegranates or whatever we please, trying to decide what shoes go with what we are wearing and other such luxuries of our lives – God must look down on us and think: "And I thought the Israelites wandering in the desert were ungrateful."
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On Saturday, Scott Kazmir and the Indians faced Joe Mauer and the Twins. Kazmir was looking for his first victory since 2010, and he got it. Mauer was looking to break out of a 4-for-38 stretch that had dropped his OBP nearly 100 points. He reached base twice, but only once against Kazmir, and with weak contact.
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The last time they faced each other was in 2008, when Kazmir was an All-Star but showing the first hints of a dip in his effectiveness. That day, the first 10 pitches he threw to Mauer were fastballs, all but one of them 91 or 92 mph.
Since that matchup in 2008, Mauer has hit .327/.408/.474, won an MVP award, and produced 18.6 WARP. In the same time period, Kazmir produced 1.0 WARP in the big leagues. In all action, split between the majors, Triple-A, the Dominican Winter League, and the independent leagues, he pitched 392 innings with a 6.04 ERA. "He couldn't even find it whether it was pitching in extended spring training against kids or teenagers," former manager Mike Scioscia said in 2011.
The last time we saw Kazmir in the majors, in 2011, his average fastball was 86 mph. The first pitch he throws to Mauer is 90.
It's also a two-seamer, a pitch Kazmir introduced in 2009 and largely scrapped by 2010. There was some evidence that it was an effective pitch in 2009, getting twice as many grounders as his four-seamer and inducing half the slugging percentage. (If our classifications are accurate, at least. That's not necessarily a given, as Kazmir also claims to have a "third" fastball that you won't see on his PITCHf/x cards.)
The second and third pitches, though, are the real eye-openers, each registering at 94 at BrooksBaseball:
The velocity isn't a panacea for Kazmir. He averaged 92.1 mph with his four-seamer in 2009, when he wasn't very good. He averaged 91.4, and touched 94 a handful of times, in 2010, when he was awful. But it's the first thing we all look for for a reason. As Kazmir said in 2010, in an interview here with David Laurila,
If someone has an above-average fastball, or above-average off-speed, the margin for error is a little bigger, but at the same time, these are big-league hitters. They hit mistakes and they get advance scouting that is so high-tech… they'll be able to hit those things. All I'm saying is that when you have good stuff, you have a lot more margin of error.
He is a more flawed pitcher than in the past because of the decline in raw stuff. Kazmir was never known for his precision, and it's evident that he will not be known for it now. He locates fastballs to arm-side targets well enough. It's when Carlos Santana asks him to go glove-side that things get greasy. Kazmir has struggled with finishing his pitches, and as a result he's missed with a few too many fastballs up and to the arm-side to feel comfortable.
Kazmir doesn't hit his location in any of these three pitches, and he probably misses in the direction he'd rather he didn't. Mauer doesn't know that, though. Mauer just knows he got busted inside with a couple of 94 mph, arm-side fastballs. (Kazmir would hit 95 with a pitch later in the game.)
Second at-bat:
Before the fastball deserted him, it was the slider that was a problem in Anaheim. His arm slot started dropping in 2008—he blames some elbow soreness—and the slider flattened out. He quit throwing it as much, dropping to 14 percent in 2010. It's back to 20 percent this year. His arm slot, too, is back to where it was during the pretty-good years:
These are the four to Mauer:
Here's Kazmir talking about the slider, to Laurila:
DL: Do throw your slider differently to right-handed and left-handed hitters?
Kazmir's struggles to locate extend to his secondary stuff, which exacerbates his inability to end at-bats in a timely fashion. In order to get big-league hitters to bite, Kazmir needs to throw the ball around their two-strike mouths—typically in or around the bottom portion of the zone. He could not do that against the Royals, and it plagued him to the point where he broke out a seldom-used curveball to steal strikes. In fact, the seven curveballs he threw this season—all in the low 70s—were the first PITCHf/x ever registered for him. You'd be tempted to call it a classification error, but Kazmir confirmed the existence of the pitch to a reporter in spring training. The curveball went back to the closet against the Twins, as Kazmir generally located his slider better and took advantage of a worse lineup. Two of the sliders to Mauer in this at-bat were located well, though two missed badly up and/or over the plate.
Mauer ultimately flipped a weak pop-up to left field that dropped in for a single.
Third at-bat:
The first-pitch fastball up is the fourth-hardest pitch Kazmir will throw all game. The slider looks like more of the no-dot slider Kazmir says he'll throw to right-handers, starting in almost the same spot as the fastball before breaking late. It works more on deception, so-called late movement, rather than with a ton of tilt. Here's the step-by-step progression of the slider on the left, fastball on the right:
You can see why pairing it with a well-located fastball would be effective in getting hitters to chase over it, though here Kazmir doesn't get it quite to a place that would qualify as a chase. Kazmir gets the groundout to second base. But it's on a slider that looks more like a get-it-over pitch than a putaway pitch. It won't make you forget about the excitement you felt the first time you saw him break one off.
In the two starts since his lousy debut against Houston, Kazmir has pitched better. Those loyalists who spent past summer nights tuned into some poor Tampa Bay teams will recognize traces of the old "Kid K" in this present-day Kazmir. The delivery looks more or less the same. So does his appearance; he still probably can't grow a worthwhile beard. Remnants of the old arsenal are here, too, as is the maddening tendency to rack up high pitch counts:
Kazmir's Inefficient Ways
Call it stubbornness or resolve, but Kazmir had every reason to change his game—his repertoire, mechanics, philosophy, whatever—and mostly chose against it. He's not totally the same: the two-seamer is back; he undid a change in his windup that had him, for a while, raising his arms over his head; and, of course, the curveball seems to be a brand new offering. But Kazmir mostly made it back to the majors by embracing his power pitcher roots. He rides his fastball and, thanks to the recovery of a few miles per hour, thatt's a more credible strategy, especially for a southpaw. About 66 percent of his pitches this season have been fastballs, according to Brooks Baseball. The pitch has missed bats at a solid rate. Kazmir's slider features enough two-plane movement to dodge lumber as well:
Kazmir's Whiff Rate by Pitch, 2013
And the end result is a pitcher who, name aside and based solely on stuff, has decent prospects of sticking around as a back-of-the-rotation guy. It's also not hard to imagine him pitching well into his 30s as a Oliver Perez-style conversion prospect. Both roles would require him to stay healthy. Kazmir's name was never synonymous with durability, and it doesn't help that he threw about 80 combined innings over the past two seasons.
Kazmir's hard work in overcoming long odds and injury is laudable. You figure he had enough money to retire comfortably and live—or continue to live—a lavish lifestyle. He put in the effort to get back to the show. Based on his stuff alone, his upside feels like that of a no. 4 starter. If Kazmir takes a dogged approach to improving and refining his craft further, it's possible that he'll exceed those expectations. Bottom line: he's not likely to be the guy who was getting Cy Young votes and finishing at the top of prospect lists, but that's a straw man; nobody's suggesting he is. It's petty not to acknowledge that what he has done in coming back is pretty exciting, much more exciting than anything he's likely to do going forward.
As for Mauer: From our angle, watching the catcher's mitt, it looks like he missed plenty of hittable pitches, sliders that stayed over the plate and fastballs that leaked back. Hitting is a lot easier from our angle, of course. "I don't feel terrible at the plate," he said after the game. "I just don't feel like I did in those four-hit games." Of course, for Mauer it's just one stretch, likely an illusion. The next time these two face each other, few will remember these at-bats. Most will continue to bet on Mauer.
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Northview High School has been the dominant wrestling program in the area for nearly two decades and that trend is continuing this season.
The Vikings, armed with a trio of competitors who are contenders to place at the state championships in March, look as strong as ever. Northview is ranked No. 2 in CIF-Southern Section Division 2 this week after winning three tournaments and a top 10 finish at a fourth during the first two months of the season.
""We're doing well," Northview coach David Ochoa said. "We won Carter, we won our tournament, we won at El Cajon. We were eighth at the Don Buchanan Tournament, which I thought was a pretty good showing for our team. We have a lot of kids who are having a good year."
Northview is led by senior Bryan Salinas, who is ranked No. 1 in the state at 160 pounds by The California Wrestler; sophomore Richie Casillas, who is No. 9 at 113, and Ricky Padilla, who is No. 9 at 152.
Salinas, who was CIF-SS divisional and Masters champion at 170 before placing eighth at the state championships in 2013, has scored three titles, including a 3-1 win over state No. 2 Aaron Negrette, of Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana at the Doc Buchanan Tournament in Clovis.
Casillas has three championships, with a fifth-place finish at the Doc Buchanan Tournament, which is considered the top tournament on the West Coast.
Padilla, who was fourth in the CIF-SS divisionals at 145 last season, has two tournament titles, with a second at the El Cajon Invitational and a fifth at Clovis.
"Bryan is healthy right now," Ochoa said. "He's just real dominant. He's wrestling with a lot of confidence."
Northview will now prep for this weekend's Five Counties Tournament at Fountain Valley High School. The tournament, which is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, features some of the top competitors in the state.
"We just want to continue to evaluate where we are and what we need to work on to get better," Ochoa said. "That's our biggest reason for going there."
Gonzalez leads San Dimas
San Dimas' David Gonzalez is a good bet to place at the state championships.
The junior, who is also scheduled to be at Five Counties, is ranked No. 9 at 106, with four tournament titles. He was fifth at Clovis. He won at Arroyo last weekend.
Damien had a solid effort at the Inland Empire Tournament of championships this past weekend with a third-place finish.
The Spartans were led by individual champions Bailey Terrones (113), Ian Gust (195) and Patrick Sanchez (285)


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is an attempt to grapple with the processes of grief, after the suicide of an AIDS-afflicted young man, Andy (Robert Seeley), sends a trio of people whose lives he touched through the famous five stages. These people are Andys brusque, workaholic female friend, Stephanie (Pamela Donnelly); his lover, Chad (Scott Crawford); and his mother, Pastor Marie (Bonnie Tyler). Marie has formed her own evangelical church, with a chorus of minions following her in rabid agreement and with some appealing a cappella backup thats among the highlights of Christopher Holders staging. Debbie Bolskys play is carved into five acts, each depicting one of the stages of grief, which is cumbersomely announced and defined at the start of the section. The focus, however, is on Stephanie, while Andys ghost hovers with as much difficulty saying goodbye as the rest of them. Bolsky bolsters the abundant psychodrama with riffs of humor, including scenes with a fortuneteller (Mona Lee Wylde) seeking to get a degree in psychology. I found the quirkiness so strained, the characters expressions of despondency so self-absorbed and the plays focus so diffused, I checked out emotionally. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. Starts: April 10. Continues through May 17, 2008
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The Multi-Media Retail Store1 Sep, 2008 By: Jacqueline Renfrow Response
Today's retailers are finding that the only way to compete is to sell products in every outlet that the consumer is browsing — from traditional venues, such as store shelves and television, to more modern channels, such as online social communities and mobile.
Marketing Relevance, Trust and Value
Though Staples has successfully branded its office supply store, it still relies on DR marketing, especially to inform customers before they purchase. For Staples, the target audience is small businesses, and its marketing focuses on value and great customer service.
Like most other retailers, the company offers a rewards program for customer loyalty. But especially in tough economic times, Staples has to reiterate to its small business customers that it's the right place to make the most of their supplies and services budgets, no matter how small. So how do they help educate the customers before they buy?
Online E-tailer Overstock has now brought its television commercials to the Web. "A screen is a screen is a screen," says DeVon Fowler, Overstock's marketer in charge of customer acquisition and direct mail.
"Customers are excited to be able to touch and feel the products before taking them home," says Amy Shanler, a spokesperson for Staples. "There are many ways throughout the store, such as trials for shredders and business tools, that give customers a hands-on opportunity with our products to help guide them in their purchasing decisions."
While creating relevance for an underwear company may seem ridiculous, Jockey Intl. Inc.'s marketing department has found that it's even more of a necessity to create a need for a product that's in a saturated market than for a one-of-a-kind product.
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"Direct response becomes a great place for creating relevance for the right people, once they've opted in and indicated what kinds of products they'd be interested in," says Tim Pitt, vice president of global marketing and advertising at Jockey. "It's the paradox of choice. The biggest challenge isn't rejection; it's indifference because there is so much to choose from," he says.
Jockey overcomes this challenge by target marketing from a psychographic standpoint, going after the self-directed life enthusiast that values freedom. But mostly, Jockey markets itself as a trusted brand, since the company was established back in 1876.
While Jockey targets customers through traditional media such as television, events and catalogs, mobile marketing company StoreXperience is taking a more technological approach. The Berkeley, Calif.-based company creates a platform for mobile shopping solutions for retailers, brands and consumers — both helping the in-store shopping experience while providing valuable data to marketers. It allows retailers to influence consumers when they are in the shopping mode — actually in a store — and when they're most receptive to products and sales. The company works across verticals such as consumer electronics, fashion, cosmetics and food and drink. Basically, the technology sends consumers offers and information to their mobile phones when they enter a store.
Like a loyalty program, customers opt in and then StoreXperience immediately works with the technology to enable the phone to receive special offers within minutes. For example, a grocery store can hang a poster featuring a perishable product that it wants to sell more quickly. If a consumer walks by and scans the poster with a phone, he can then receive a coupon for that item, a recipe and a list of other ingredients needed for the recipe.
Hervé Pluche, president of StoreXperience, says that in the past, beyond a consumer asking a sales clerk a question about a product, there was no way to track how much interest there was in a product on a daily basis. "Now, if consumers have an interest, they can go to the number on the flier, get info sent to their mobile device, and we collect that information as a way to direct market," he says. "From the time they leave the house from the time they show up at a cash register, every single screen they see on the mobile phone, we're aware of, we collect and it helps us understand consumer behavior. We're not focused on the individual, more in context with the interaction, which customer has expressed interest, in what product, on what date and at what time."
Pluche says StoreXperience is also about crossing mediums. Consumers can begin their research online at home and then use the mobile device at point of sale. "It combines the best of both worlds so you don't have to make a choice between online or offline — we offer the experience," says Pluche.
While StoreXperience is working with many companies abroad, it's only slowly starting to become more popular in the United States, since the use of mobile technology is somewhat behind in America. The use of the in-store mobile experience came into great emergence in Europe about a year ago, and Pluche predicts that the mature technology and best packages will be available to retailers and marketers in the United States next year.
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When music editors sit down with take-out Thai, ephedrine, and their spent youth at the end of this year and they are scratching their nicotine patches trying to come up with a name for 2002, perhaps it will end up being dubbed "The Year of the Fey". With Belle & Sebastian spawning a fleet of imitators who believe that Burt Bacharach is the best backdrop for cooler-than thou indifference, maybe the time for not rocking has come. Not to mention Emo, "the harder soft", whose practitioners have nabbed impressive market shares with their yearbook emotionalism and vulnerable power chords. I'm not bitching. For the most part, I eat it up. I'm just trying to give you a quick prism to place Philly's pop eclectics, The Trouble with Sweeney.
Their second EP, a follow-up to 2001's full length Dear Life, is a roadmap for playing it quietly cool. It wasn't until I read the band's bio that I realized it was fronted by singer/songwriter Joey Sweeney, who also used to moonlight as a crabby-assed culture critic for Salon.com. In that role, he was one of my favorite barstool assassins, as he offhandedly capped musicians that, if justice prevailed, would be boiled alive for their artistic felonies. Thankfully, his band is not a case of a critic who simply suffered from groupie envy. Though, maybe Sweeney does secretly wish to thrash out in his boxers shouting ill-defined angst and resenting white boy privilege in that slumming way that only privileged people can. But that's just rude speculation and there's certainly no evidence on this EP, which culls together some of the best understated rock into something noteworthy.
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"Karen" is sort of indie rock's answer to "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", a jaunty, mid-tempo pop plea that even includes some glockenspiel madness that's sure to leave your head bobbing like a Peanuts character, "Most of Its Mine" sounds like the Johnny Marr playing for the "Bastards of Young"-era Replacements, almost British with its never care, well-read contempt. Of course my favorite moment in the song is when Joey Sweeney pronounces ask as "ax", but I'm a pushover when it comes to minor flourishes of white boy soul.
As enjoyable as it is to take in The Trouble with Sweeney's wide span of indie deftness, the real joy of the record comes in catching some of the well-turned phrases that slip through. "Losers Get Results" paints a narrative of epiphanies deferred and all the fumbling that comes from trying to translate the static-filled gabbling of the heart. Set to an absent mindedly plucked banjo and a sweet undercurrent of flute, Sweeney pens heartbreakers like "she said if all you do is complain dear, my thoughts were bound to stray". The truth hurts, and Sweeney manages to pluck your emotions without resorting to eyes on fire or elevating love into the ether of pop cliché. This is accidental grace at its best.
"Come Home" comes in so low, you need to lean to listen. With rumbling lithium drums, distantly seeping organ and barely panted vocals, you could easily confuse it for one of the best Yo La Tengo tracks you've ever heard. Even the lyrics evoke things hushed and washed out, such as "truck wheels on the service road, make the loneliest sound, I've ever known".
When Sweeney rocks out on the "Oh! It's Mortifying!" it's not the album highlight. Since they seem to work best when they force you to be attentive, this cocky number about the joys of various kinds of friction doesn't set any records, but it's not half bad. They're great musicians, it's kind of hard to imagine them really fucking it up.
Perhaps the EP's strangest departure, "Waiting for Gary", puts some quotations and words of Andre Gide to a sparse background. At first, I thought that this track had too much cigarette holder pretension, like the sort of thing that people in expensive glasses listen to when they're writing personal ads: "I like single bean chocolates and deconstructing". But, you know, Kathleen Carroll's blithe "I'm just lying here" French makes for acquired beauty with repeated listens. The percussion sounds like a combination of computer keys and crumpling tissue paper which coupled with some easygoing flute and bossa nowhere guitar, make it sound like you're listening to Anais Nin dictate her diary in politely damp undies.
The final track, a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "The Only Living Boy in New York", does the harmonizing duo a good turn by fleshing out the despondency of the original track. Gone are the tidal aahs, which to be frank, always sounded like ABBA doing back up to me. Where the original song seems to sound like a scarf waving cruise ship goodbye, Sweeney focus on the anger and sorrow of the person left behind. It's a selfishly sorrowful take, like a face pressed up against rainy glass in a tacky airport departure lounge. Good eatin, kids'.
As the end of the year approaches and our ubiquitous culture nipples churns out more ephemeral garbage and we consume more and more to avoid the crushing reality of our own inevitable deaths, I can only hope that The Trouble with Sweeney will make somebody's list somewhere. This isn't a call to revolution, but it's a solid record, haunting and smart, sensitive and sniping, the perfect piece of peace for an evening spent staring at the ceiling, thinking about what you should have said and how it makes you sad that all of your own poetry is only in retrospect.
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Michael Carrick's strike gives Manchester United nervy win over Galatasaray
Manchester United began to put last season's embarrassing group stage exit behind them with a solid if unspectacular 1-0 victory over Turkish champions Galatasaray at Old Trafford.
Michael Carrick 's early goal settled United's nerves after four dropped home points last time around saw them bow out early – even though Nani 's casual second-half penalty cost them the comfort of a two-goal cushion.
Just seven minutes in, a neat one-two between Carrick and Shinji Kagawa saw the England midfielder go one on one with keeper Fernando Muslera and kept his cool to round him and score.
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Now in its 15th year, Progressive Arts Alliance's RHAPSODY Hip Hop Summer Arts Camp Concert will feature a high energy performance of music and dance complete with custom illuminated art created by Cleveland-area middle and high school students. Special guest will be nationally-acclaimed rapper, actress, writer and US State Department musical ambassador Toni Blackman.
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With snow melting and winter slipping away, area officials are keeping a close eye on the potential for spring flooding.
"Things right now are quiet and I'm hoping that they will continue that way," Elk River Fire Chief T. John Cunningham said Thursday. He also serves as the city's director of emergency management.
The city of Elk River has been encouraging residents to make sure they are prepared for any potential flooding, and has handed out 500 sandbags so far. Sandbags are still available. See details below.
Cunningham said the melt has been happening gradually.
"We're continuing to just monitor the situation and we'll adapt as needed," he said.
South of the Mississippi, Otsego City Administrator Mike Robertson and Hassan Town Administrator Bill Craig both said Thursday that no flooding has occurred in their communities yet.
"We're obviously keeping our eye on the Mississippi," Robertson said.
Sandbags are available for residents of both communities. See below for more information.
There also were no flooding problems reported in Zimmerman.
Here's a rundown on where to get sandbags.
Elk River
Each Elk River household or business may pick up 100 sandbags at no cost at Elk River City Hall, 13065 Orono Parkway, during business hours. Additional bundles of 50 bags can be purchased at City Hall for $11.
Photo identification displaying an Elk River address is required to pick up sandbags. Business representatives must bring written proof of address such as a utility bill.
To purchase more than 500 sandbags or for after-hours pickup, call 763-635-1100.
Residents are responsible for filling and placing sandbags. A limited quantity of sand is available to Elk River residents and businesses at the Elk River Public Works Facility, 19000 Proctor Rd. Sand is located near the compost facility and intended for filling sandbags on-site.
In addition, City Hall has a list of sand suppliers.
Hassan Township
Sandbags are available to residents by calling the Town Office at 428-4100. Small batches will be provided without charge. "To date we have not received requests for large numbers (in the hundreds); if we did, we would suggest they purchase them directly," according to Craig.
Sandbags are available at Otsego City Hall, 8899 Nashua Ave. The cost is 30 sandbags for $10, plus tax. Sand will also be available for people to use to fill the bags themselves.
City Hall is open from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon Friday.
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Sherburne County has sandbags available to residents at a cost of 29 cents per bag. Sandbags are available for pick-up at both Sherburne County Public Works buildings, located at 425 Jackson Ave., Elk River and 10705 125th Ave., Becker.
Sandbags can be picked up Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Residents needing sandbags after hours should contact the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office at 1-800-433-5245.


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Umbrellas Vs. BoxesPHOTO Techniques, May/June 2003
written by: Bobbi Lane
It's common knowledge that when photographing a person, the shape of the reflected catch light in their eye identifies the light source. It's easy to tell an umbrella by the shape and the spokes, and a box because it looks like a window. Some photographers base their decision on which soft-light modifier to use on this, falsely believing it is the only difference. The truth is there are vast differences in the behavior of light—not only between boxes and umbrellas, but between various styles in each type. Let's face it—photographers are gadget freaks, equipment junkies and tinkerers. We are always Read more »


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(NEW YORK) — The New York Jets have announced tight end Dustin Keller will not play in Sunday's game versus the Miami Dolphins.
This will be the second straight game Keller will miss while battling a Hamstring injury.
Earlier in the week, Keller said he felt good and thought he would be able to play, but instead it will be Jeff Cumberland taking his place for the second week in a row.
In six career games versus the Dolphins, Keller has caught 28 passes, for 328 yards and four touchdowns.
Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio
Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com


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The Forest Lake Dance Team attended its last invitational of the season on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Mounds View — placing 6th in jazz and 9th in kick – out of a field of 23 teams competing in Class AAA.
The Rangers will now get ready for Sectional competition that will be at Bloomington Kennedy on Saturday, Feb. 11.
"Our jazz performance was enough for a trophy, but in kick we were hampered by ankle/knee/hip injuries to four dancers and two alternates," said coach Cheryl Smoczyk.
Jazz fared much better, she noted, even dancing down two members.
"We finished the highest ever in a field of competitors this big," Smoczyk said. "We are still hoping to crack the top three at sections in either jazz or kick so we can advance to the state tournament, but we need some injury healing time."
Tryouts for next year's dance team will take place on Feb. 28-29 in the fieldhouse at Forest Lake High School.


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Coldest temperatures of the season to plunge in early next week
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:38:08 GMT —
A quick round of lake effect rain/snow will sweep across Northern Michigan Thursday into early Friday with some minor accumulation. Early next week, we are forecasting the coldest temperatures of the season to plunge across Northern Michigan.
One day removed from nearly an inch of rain that fell over most of Northern Michigan, winds have turned westerly and are dragging colder air across the Great Lakes setting off lake induced rain/snow showers downwind of both Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Snow amounts will be relatively light even in the targeted snowbelt areas with an inch or so forecasted around the Gaylord/Grayling/Kalkaska areas and the same around Newberry in Luce County. The greater Sault Ste. Marie area will see close to two inches by the time the sun goes down Thursday evening.
Skies clear for a few hours Friday with some sunshine poking through although it is short lived as clouds return with some light rain or snow breaking out after midnight Friday night into early Saturday morning. That system too could drop a little bit of slushy accumulation. The good news is it will pass quickly with much of Saturday afternoon drying out and that will carry over into Sunday.
The bigger story in weather will be early next week as a powerful cold front will pass through on Veterans Day allowing cold air of Northern Canadian origin to spill in leading to the coldest temperatures of the season. Highs Tuesday will struggle to get to the freezing mark with some lake effect snow developing off of the Great Lakes.


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Acid Reflux? She spits up ALOT.
We've tried different formulas & she doesnt do bad with baby food. Shes four months old & its never ending.
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We've tried different formulas & she doesnt do bad with baby food. Shes four months old & its never ending.
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My son is almost 7 weeks old, I breastfed for the first couple of weeks while supplementing with similac advantage, he spit up a lot, was extremely fussy & gassy. He started...
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My daughter was diagnose with Acid Reflux when she was a month old, and she's almost 6 months. They told us to use a tablespoon of rice cereal to each ounce of formula. We've...
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My son has acid reflux and it seems like I have tried everything to help him. He has been on liquid Zantac and liquid Prevacid, now I'm trying a product call Colic Calm, it...
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My 61/2 mo old daughter has acid reflux, and has always had it, but at about 6 mos it got much much worse, she was refusing her bottles, and was in alot of pain, loosing sleep...
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My 10 week old son has acid reflux andwe give him ranitidine for it. I was wondering how long does it take for babies to grow out of this stage? Or am I going to have to give...
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My 5-month old has sever acid reflux (she takes prevacid every day and spits up constantly). She is still sleeping in her car seat and she sleeps great as long as she goes down...
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My two month old has acid reflux. She is currently on baby prevacid. We always elevate her especially after her feedings. I am breastfeeding and would like to continue. She...
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Any home remedies, or formula that helps?
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I'm looking for anyone that has a newborn with acid reflux and any information you might have.
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how do I make him more comfortable and get more then 3 hours a sleep a night?
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Does anyone have any experience with acid reflux? How did you know what was going on? What were the signs that made you question it? Is spitting up always associated with it? If...
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Madyson is just one month old today and she's been suffering from Acid Reflux... apparently this is why she sounds like she has an awful cold sometimes... she sleeps fine when...
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My son is two moths old & has acid reflux, I was just womdering if any one else has this problem which I am sure someone does LOL. How do you deal with this situation??? Advice...
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My daughter is 2 months and a day and she's goes to the doctor on friday to be checked for acid reflux. Im nervouse cause i dont really know what that means for my baby.
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my baby has acid reflux and i am too nervous to put cereal in his bottles so i dont....does anyone else whose baby has acid reflux do the same as me?
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Hello~ Does anyone have a baby that is having issues with GERD or Acid Reflux? My son is currently on medication, but is still spitting up close to 50 times a day and has...
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Colin Kaepernick almost became a safety or wide receiver at Nevada
Leading the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl has solidified his place among a group of promising young NFL quarterbacks, but there's no telling where Colin Kaepernick would be if his college coach had gone forward with a hunch that he should be playing safety or wide receiver.
Former Nevada coach Chris Ault said in a conversation with Sports Radio Interviews that was transcribed by DeadSpin.com that he wanted to convert Kapernick, who he said in college was "built like a fork," to free safety or possibly wide receiver if he wasn't going to cut it as an NCAA quarterback. Ault said there was nothing about Kaepernick that screamed "great athlete" when he was with the Wolf Pack.
Ault said it's "one of those times in your life that may never come again" when he watches his old player run the Pistol formation in the NFL, but said he still think Kaepernick would have been a great free safety:
"He could have been a great free safety, without question. And you know, his freshman redshirt year, guys, he was OK. There was nothing that told us he was a special athlete. He threw sidearm a little bit. He's a great pitcher and he had that little pitching motion from the sidearm. We had to try to push that thing up. And he ran the Wing T in high school, he didn't run for a bunch of yardage. So he was just a really good athlete, but boy would he have been a heck of a free safety."


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" Brand: Evans / Type: Boots "
When I was a child, I always had to have the widest fitting shoe in Clarks for school - in fact I only recall once being able to get school shoes which weren't Clarks - a pair of Mary Janes made by TUF, a brand which claimed was scuff proof. This claim sadly proved to be false and my mother was so disappointed it was back to Clarks for me again - a fate I suffered until I finally was able to wear adult footwear.
Sadly as I have got older, I have noticed my feet not growing in length, but certainly in width. I have found I invariably have to look at the wide fitting section in shoe stores nowadays, and ironically Clarks have one of the poorer selections on the high street.
I usually go to Marks & Spencer, who have shaken off the "granny sandal" image of wide fitting footwear in recent years, but another port of call is plus size clothing store Evans, part of the Arcadia group.
Most of the footwear Evans sell is EEE fitting - making it rather luxuriously wide if I am honest - my fitting tends to be more an EE (the standard women's width is D). Sometimes I can wear a size 5 such is the generosity of width in Evans shoes, other times I need to take my usual size 6.
The range at Evans varies enormously - they do sell a lot of footwear with man made uppers which I invariably eschew as I do prefer leather footwear (with the exception of my Crocs). Where they really excel is in their boots. They understand not all women have standard size feet, ankles and calves, so if you have wider than average legs, you may well be able to get boots to fit you here.
It was on a trip to Evans with my sister who was looking for boots that I spied these black zip up leather shoe boots. I was really taken with them, and so too was my sister. So much so we each bought a pair and such is our mutual adoration of them, I decided to review them as they are still available instore and on the Evans website.
~~The Look~~
These are billed as "shoe boots", and they come up to your ankle. The silver zip fastener is located on the outside of your ankle, making them a noticeable feature of the boot, and the leather is ruffled slightly around the ankle, but smooth over the top of the foot.
The boot has a flat heel of 0.5 cm, and the sole is padded for additional comfort.
~~My Thoughts~~
What drew me to these boots at first was the look. There is something quite edgy about the way the zip is positioned at an ankle on the outer side of your foot, and the black leather acts as a wonderful contrast to the silver zip. I am not renowned for being edgy in the fashion stakes I hasten to add - but I do like fashion details and this was the kind of fashion detail that draws me to an item when I am shopping.
The toes are angled but not too pointy - pointed toes are a bit of a turn off for me, taking me back to the pixie boots of my youth (the less said the better!).
These obviously work best with jeans or trousers look wise but you can also wear them with leggings or thick tights. They aren't the kind of footwear you could possibly wear with bare legs however.
What I really love about these boots is how comfortable they are. Putting them on is a breeze, although I must admit I found it weird the zip not being on the inside of my ankle at first but I've got the hang of it now. The zipper is strong and of a very high quality, easily fastening and unfastening without sticking.
The boots feel soft and supple next to my ankle - they don't give me a vice like grip around that area that I have endured with ankle boots in the past - they just sit nicely around that area.
They are noticeably roomier than standard boots as well due to the extra width afforded by the EEE fitting.
The padded sole makes for a very comfortable shoe - I have worn these on several occasions where I had rather a lot of walking to do and haven't suffered any burning sensation on my sole which I get when I wear some shoes, nor have the boots rubbed against my foot at all. It's most unusual for me to buy footwear that doesn't require any "breaking in" period but these are safe to put on straight away without wondering where the Elastoplasts are.
The leather on the boots is soft and supple, but I have managed to scuff mine on the toe. I was worried this might be hard to cover up but a quick application of an anti scuff product from Morrisons saw the scuff off and you'd never know I'd done it now.
They do need pretty regular polishing as the finish on the leather is quite shiny and it looks at its optimum best with the shine you get from a good polish, but I always think regular polishing improves the lifespan of leather shoes anyway and as such should be encouraged. The flat heel so far is showing barely any sign of wear (I have had them 2 months now) after regular wear.
The boots are weatherproof, if not waterproof - certainly I wouldn't recommend walking through huge puddles in them but they will keep you dry in a downpour.
If you have wider than average feet and ankles, and you are looking for a woman's ankle boot which is both comfortable and stylish, then this might well be what you are looking for.
Sadly if your feet are standard width or narrower these won't be any good for you and I haven't seen anything similar elsewhere.
Available in sizes 4 EEE to 10 EEE (no half sizes) on www.evans.co.uk website and instore. Full price for the boots is £45 but they regularly have promotions. I got mine during a 20% off promotion and therefore only paid £36.


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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tollgrade Communications (Nasdaq:TLGD) today announced an upgrade to its LightHouse® centralized grid monitoring system, featuring new analytics and sensor improvements. The LightHouse solution enables electric utilities to provide real-time grid intelligence and immediate fault detection, and helps to minimize the impact of outages and optimize utilization of assets. "Tollgrade's LightHouse technology helps utilities meet today's continually evolving regulatory challenges," said Ed Kennedy, Tollgrade President and CEO. "Additional benefits of the LightHouse system include improved operational efficiency and improved customer satisfaction, because of the upgrade's accurate and immediate distribution system information and analytics." LightHouse release 1.2 provides analytic and sensor upgrades designed to provide numerous benefits for utility customers, including the following:
- Distribution personnel receive immediate information – including detailed outage histories and outage status information -- which aids in planning, asset management and operations, and helps utilities to meet regulatory targets for customer satisfaction. Sensors provide analytics for accurate fault location, which means you can assure customers calling to report the problem that crews are on their way to repair damages and restore service.
- The LightHouse recloser counters, analytics for capacitor bank operation, and archive outage data, give asset planners the information needed to develop preventive maintenance schedules based on failure trends, breaker operations and fault magnitude.
- The LightHouse SMS software provides real-time outage notification and fault location alarms to system operators, who can then send crews to the exact faulted segment. Accurate fault location enables circuit switching to restore the greatest number of customers before repairs begin.


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Winthrop trustees to listen to faculty more
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) -- Winthrop University trustees say they will count on the opinions of school employees more as they prepare to look for a president for the second time in two years.
Trustees Vice Chair Karl Folkens told The Herald of Rock Hill (http://bit.ly/1s27uCr ) that faculty members seemed to have a grasp about former president Jamie Comstock Williamson's shortcomings before she was hired.
Winthrop trustees fired Williamson last month after one year, saying she violated the university's nepotism policy by hiring her husband for a part-time job, lied and was demeaning and rude.
Some of those complaints came up in a February 2013 online survey of students, faculty and alumni.
Folkens says trustees like acting president Debra Boyd and that may give them more time to look for a new permanent president.


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Public comment
Listeners respond to Sunday's SummerFest concert:
Earl Dolnick: "They (the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio) have been playing together for (more than) 30 years and it shows. The Mozart middle section was lushly played and the new piece by Zwilich was modern but happily devoid of dissonance. Laredo plays the violin like he has played Schubert for 30 years. The pianist looked up at the strings to sync up as he also did for 30 years. Let's face it, SummerFest only brings the best!"
Brenda Goldbaum: "The Mozart was magnificent. They brought out every bit of emotion especially in the second movement. The Zwilich was delightful and the audience really responded to the enthusiasm of the piece."
Catherine Rivier: "I commend LJMS for sponsoring new pieces. I also greatly appreciate its dedication to the classical repertoire, which I love."
Anne Konrad: "I loved listening to the trio - it is great to hear them both and I enjoyed the world premiere."
La Jolla Music Society SummerFest
When: Next concert 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Where: MCASD's Sherwood Auditorium, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla
Admission: $45-$75
Phone: (858) 459-3728
Anyone who knows Schubert's song, "The Trout," and the famous quintet he wrote around it, knows this is a moody trout, or to quote the song: Die Launische Forelle.
But who knew this particular trout, which was also the inspiration for Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Quintet, had the blues?
Only Zwilich, who wrote her piece for the same instrumentation as Schubert's Quintet, could somehow find the Gershwin in Schubert. In the second movement of her Quintet, which received its world premiere Sunday at SummerFest, Zwilich took a snippet of Schubert's melody, augmented it until it was nearly unrecognizable, and transformed it into a all-out jazz-inflected romp. You almost expected the work to break into "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" at any moment.
No wonder the Quintet was a crowd pleaser, earning a standing ovation from the audience in Sherwood Auditorium (unlike Mozart's Piano Trio in B-flat Major that came before, or the Schubert "Trout" Quintet that followed).
Written for the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson trio, which performed the premiere Sunday, along with violist Michael Tree and double bassist Harold Robinson, the work was commissioned by a consortium of a dozen organizations (ranging from SummerFest to Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center), so further performances are assured. Still, this appealing work has a real chance of having a life beyond its commissioned performances.
Only in retrospect does the rhythmically energized opening movement, with its skittering unison passages and repeated sustained tones that provide a tonal anchor, prepare you for those second movement blues. The walking bass introduced by the bass at the opening of the movement is soon taken up by the entire ensemble, except for the pianist, who vamps in the background.
As the second movement (subtitled "Die Launische Forelle") continues and on into the final movement (subtitled "Movement III"), Zwilich convincingly combines the more chromatic material in the first movement with the blues based elements in the second. If she goes on a bit longer than she needs to, it's because she, the musicians and the audience are having such a good time,
The trio-plus-two gave a committed, concentrated performance that was tight when it needed to be, but loose enough to give the music room to breath.
A similar approach would have been welcome in Mozart. It's been a couple centuries since it was new, cutting-edge music, and the trio's comfortable, matter-of-fact performance sounded as if it had been playing it about that long.
In the Schubert, however, pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime Laredo, and cellist Sharon Robinson, and Tree and Robinson, woke up this warhorse of the chamber music repertoire. Perhaps Zwilich's work promoted them to consider "The Trout" anew. Particularly in the opening movement, they were more present, resulting in interaction, more life, more music.
This "Trout" had anything but the blues.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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A Cessna Citation II that ran out of fuel and landed gear-up early Sunday morning at Wilmington (N.C.) International Airport sustained "significant damage," and the incident has been upgraded to an accident, according to an FAA spokeswoman. According to Randy Stevenson, an executive with Joda LLC, the financing group that owns the aircraft, the Citation sustained a punctured right wing and additional damage to the belly skin, the flaps and the left wing. The aircraft is leased to Caribair, a Dominican Republic-based airline, Stevenson said, and was being operated under Part 91 out of La Isabela International Airport in the Dominican Republic. Seven people, including two pilots, were on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. No injuries were reported. The pilot had made three unsuccessful attempts to land in fog before declaring an emergency while on the fourth approach. An NTSB spokesman said the left engine shut down during the third approach and the right engine shut down during the fourth approach. The FAA spokeswoman did not know if the pilots had listed an alternate airport in the flight plan, but said that question would be part of the investigation.
Fuel Exhaustion Cited in Citation II Crash
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Women's Ministry Example
The Women's Ministry
For our women's ministry, we followed a similar path to the church example, but more for prayers for the specific ministry.
- Groups
- My role in Women's Ministry
- Staff
- Grace
- Growth
- Gifts
- Good Stewardship
Praying for Small Groups
- ...God will give wisdom to our leaders to meet the needs of their members.
- ...for our mentors and mentees to be teachable, committed and discerning.
- ...God will bless our groups with a growing sense of honest community.
- ...God will strengthen our groups' understanding of the Bible and God will bless the teaching of His Word.
- ...our groups will be open to new people and welcome them warmly.
- ...new leaders will be raised to start new groups.
My Role in Women's Ministry
- ...be an instrument of God's grace, reaching out to newcomers.
- ...be a good steward of my time, talent and treasures.
- ...discover and use my gifts for the benefit of those in the Women's Ministry and the rest of the church body.
- ...be involved in a small group building community.
- ...Grow in love and knowledge of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit through His Word.
- ...reach out to others who don't have a growing relationship with Christ.
For the Staff
- ...in their leadership roles as they seek God's will for the future of our ministry.
- ...in their pastoral roles as they shepherd our ministry members.
- ...in their teaching roles, that they would proclaim God's Word faithfully and communicate clearly.
- ...in their personal walk with Christ, that they would continue to grow in their love for God and seek His face in their daily lives.
- ...for their personal time, for regular times of rest and renewal.
Grace in Women's Ministry
- ...by understanding God's gift of grace to us, we will be able to genuinely, extend this to others.
- ...God will help us accept and honor those that may seem different from us.
- ...God will help us to hold each other in the highest regard, considering one another above ourselves.
- ...the Holy Spirit would move women to serve the under-resourced in the urban and the suburban areas with their small groups.
- ...more would women would take a faith step towards international trips.
Growth in Women's Ministry
Pray that God will...
- ...grant us wisdom, understanding and a clearer picture of Him in our journey.
- ...continually transform each of us into the likeness of Christ.
- ...reveal to us the next steps toward greater levels of growth.
- ...supernaturally permeate our teaching so that all may hear His voice in it.
- ...direct our programming and retreats according to His plan and purposes.
- ...grow us into a healthier authentic community committed to loving one another.
Gifts in Women's Ministry
Pray that God will...
- ...lead us in the discovery of our spiritual gifts.
- ...empower us to use the gifts He has given us for His glory.
- ...raise up apprentice leaders and helpers for the many Women's small groups.
- ...bless others in the ministry through the unleashing of our spiritual gifts.
- ...help us teach, lead and shepherd others in the development of their spiritual gifts.
Good Stewardship
Pray that God will....
- ...help use our time and spiritual gifts wisely for His purposes and for our own growth.
- ...help us use our financial resources responsibly for His purposes and for our own growth.
- ...grant wisdom to our leaders in making choices on how to use the provided resources.