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Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago today, and his Sketches by Boz was published on this day in 1836. This first book is a collection of magazine articles that had appeared over the previous few years, these now assembled into two categories, one being more documentary and the other more fictional. Taken together, they offer an early showcase of the social concerns and comedic talents that would make Dickens famous. The scholars say that some pieces can also be read biographically — for instance, "Shabby-Genteel People," "The Pawn-broker's Shop," and "A Visit to Newgate," which recall the hard times of both Mr. Micawber and Dickens's father.
The following passage from "Criminal Courts" might read as background for Oliver Twist,which began serialization a year after Sketches was published. At this moment in the daily courthouse drama, a young pickpocket has sworn that he is innocent and upright:
Court: Have you any witnesses to speak to your character, boy?
Boy: Yes, my Lord; fifteen gen'lm'n is a vaten outside, and vos a vaten all day yesterday, vich they told me the night afore my trial vos a comin' on.
Court: Inquire for these witnesses.
Here, a stout beadle runs out, and vociferates for the witnesses at the very top of his voice; for you hear his cry grow fainter and fainter as he descends the steps into the court-yard below. After an absence of five minutes, he returns, very warm and hoarse, and informs the Court of what it knew perfectly well before — namely, that there are no such witnesses in attendance. Hereupon, the boy sets up a most awful howling…. The jury at once find him 'guilty,' and his endeavours to squeeze out a tear or two are redoubled. The governor of the gaol then states, in reply to an inquiry from the bench, that the prisoner has been under his care twice before. This the urchin resolutely denies in some such terms as — 'S'elp me, gen'lm'n, I never vos in trouble afore — indeed, my Lord, I never vos. It's all a howen to my having a twin brother, vich has wrongfully got into trouble, and vich is so exactly like me, that no vun ever knows the difference atween us.' This representation, like the defence, fails in producing the desired effect, and the boy is sentenced, perhaps, to seven years' transportation.
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Stamford is a village in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2010 census.
The Village of Stamford is located partly in the Town of Stamford and partly in the Town of Harpersfield. The village is on routes 23 and 10. The village has termed itself the "Queen of the Catskills."
The area was visited by farmers and trappers in the 18th century. By the early part of the 20th century Stamford reached its peak as a tourist area, mostly aided by the arrival of the Ulster & Delaware Railroad from Kingston in 1872. (Passenger service lasted until March 31, 1954; freight service until September 28, 1976.) The village was incorporated in 1870.
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A Two Part Trial Investigating an Anti-obesity Drug in Overweight/Obese Male and Female Healthy Volunteers
This study has been terminated.
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Last updated: July 25, 2017
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This trial is conducted in the United States of America (USA). The aim of this trial is to investigate the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (the rate at which the trial drug is eliminated from the body) of NNC 0070-0002-0453 in overweight/obese, but otherwise healthy male and female volunteers. Selected subjects will continue in a follow-up period of up to 5 years.
|Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder Obesity
|Drug: NNC 0070-0002-0453 Drug: '2-0453 Drug: placebo
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Two Part Trial (Sequential Single Subcutaneous Dose Rising Trial and Semi-Sequential Multiple Subcutaneous Dose Response Trial) to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of NNC 0070-0002-0453 in Overweight/Obese Male and Female Subjects
Further study details as provided by Novo Nordisk A/S:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number and severity of adverse events [ Time Frame: From the first trial related activity (Day 1) and until completion of the post treatment follow-up visit (Day 22 +/- 1) ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Terminal half-life (t½) [ Time Frame: After administration of a single dose of trial drug ]
- AUC 0-24h, area under the '2-453 concentration-time curve [ Time Frame: From 0 to 24 hours after steady state ]
|Actual Study Start Date:
|January 5, 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|September 20, 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 13, 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Trial, part 1 (males only)
Drug: NNC 0070-0002-0453
Administration of a single subcutaneous (under the skin) dose. Up to 7 escalating dose levels will be investigated. Progression to next dose level will be based on a safety evaluation.Drug: placebo
Placebo will be administered as a comparator at each dose level.
|Experimental: Trial, part 2 (males and females)
Drug: '2-0453
Administration of multiple subcutaneous (under the skin) doses for 10 weeks. Up to 4 escalating dose levels will be investigated. Progression to next dose level will be based on a safety evaluation.Drug: placebo
Placebo will be administered as a comparator at each dose level.
Detailed Description:
Due to an unfavourable benefit-risk profile observed during the phase 1 trial for the obesity project, NN9161, Novo Nordisk has decided to terminate further clinical development.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 64 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent must be obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that would not have been performed during the normal management of the subject
- Overweight/obese males: Body Mass Index (BMI) between 27.0 to 39.0 kg/m2
- Good general health
- Informed consent must be obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that would not have been performed during the normal management of the subject.
- Obese male and female subjects: Body Mass Index (BMI) between 30.0 to 39.0 kg/m2
- Good general health.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Aggressive diet attempts within the last 3 months
- Current or history of treatment with medications that may cause significant weight gain
- History of major depressive disorder or history of a suicide attempt or history of any suicidal behaviour
- History of eating disorders
- Any weight change of 5 kg (11 pounds) in the last 3 months
- Tobacco use
- History of alcoholism or drug/chemical abuse
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01044108
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01044108
|United States, Indiana
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|NCT01044108 History of Changes
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U1111-1112-7351 ( Other Identifier: WHO )
|Study First Received:
|January 6, 2010
|Last Updated:
|July 25, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nutrition Disorders
Body Weight
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Lily Allen initially wanted to open a fancy dress shop but soon changed her mind and opted for a vintage store instead.
Lily Allen initially wanted to open a fancy dress shop.
The 'Not Fair' singer - who is currently pregnant with her first child - recently opened a vintage clothing store with sister Sarah Owens but had a different idea when they first discussed their plans.
She said: "When I got pregnant I decided to wind down a bit, so Sarah and I thought it would be a good moment to open the shop we'd been thinking of doing for years. Originally it was going to be a fancy dress shop, but because of our passion for vintage clothing we thought this would work better."
Lily says she decided to open a high-quality vintage store after seeing so many girls in the same dress as her.
She revealed: "One of my 'light bulb' moments came when I went to a Christmas party and five people had the same high street dress on as I had. Plus the quality doesn't compare."
Sarah also spoke about her desire to open the shop, saying she wanted people to have somewhere different to go.
She told the Daily Telegraph website: "For years we were stuck in a bit of a fashion rut. Our mothers never got a chance to wear all these flamboyant outfits, but now that vintage has entered into mainstream fashion, people are trying to re-create different looks which aren't just about merging with every other girl on the high street."


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Public Policy, Health Insurance and the Transition to Adulthood
This paper assesses the impact of two recent policies designed to increase insurance coverage for older teens and young adults. The introduction of SCHIP in 1997 enabled low and moderate income teens up to age 19 to gain access to public health insurance. More recent policies adopted by a number of states have enabled young adults between the ages of 19 and (typically) 24 to remain covered under their parents' health insurance. We take advantage of the discrete break in coverage at age 19 to evaluate the impact of SCHIP. We also use quasi-experimental variation across states and years along with the targeted nature of eligibility to evaluate the impact of these "extended parental coverage" laws. Our results suggest that both types of policies were effective at increasing health insurance coverage, especially among their respective target populations. Overall, SCHIP increases insurance coverage by 3 percentage points; those with incomes under 150 percent of poverty are found to experience a 7 percentage point increase. We find little evidence of crowd-out associated with the introduction of SCHIP. Extended parental coverage laws have minimal aggregate effects on coverage, but they increase coverage by up to 5 percentage points for select groups. These laws may generate reverse crowd-out, as individuals leave public insurance coverage to take advantage of the private coverage now available to them.
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- Ham, John C. & Shore-Sheppard, Lara, 2005.
"The effect of Medicaid expansions for low-income children on Medicaid participation and private insurance coverage: evidence from the SIPP,"
Journal of Public Economics,
Elsevier, vol. 89(1), pages 57-83, January.
- Lara D. Shore-Sheppard & John C. Ham, 2003. "The Effect of Medicaid Expansions for Low-Income Children on Medicaid Participation and Private Insurance Coverage : Evidence from the SIPP," Department of Economics Working Papers 2003-10, Department of Economics, Williams College.
- Lo Sasso, Anthony T. & Buchmueller, Thomas C., 2004. "The effect of the state children's health insurance program on health insurance coverage," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(5), pages 1059-1082, September.
- Anthony T. LoSasso & Thomas C. Buchmueller, 2002. "The Effect of the State Children's Health Insurance Program on Health Insurance Coverage," NBER Working Papers 9405, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Randall P. Ellis & Ching‐to Albert Ma, 2011. "Health insurance, cost expectations, and adverse job turnover," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 20(1), pages 27-44, January.
- Randall P. Ellis & Ching-to Albert Ma, 2007. "Health Insurance, Cost Expectations, and Adverse Job Turnover," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2007-034, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- David M. Cutler & Jonathan Gruber, 1996. "Does Public Insurance Crowd out Private Insurance?," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 111(2), pages 391-430.
- Margo Rosenbach & Marilyn Ellwood & Carol Irvin & Cheryl Young & Wendy Conroy & Brian Quinn & Megan Kell, "undated". "Implementation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): Synthesis of State Evaluations," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 5f3bda32db9e4a9eb9d4dfc3a, Mathematica Policy Research.
- Michael Anderson & Carlos Dobkin & Tal Gross, 2012. "The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on the Use of Medical Services," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 4(1), pages 1-27, February.
- Michael Anderson & Carlos Dobkin & Tal Gross, 2010. "The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on the Use of Medical Services," NBER Working Papers 15823, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- David M. Cutler & Sarah J. Reber, 1998. "Paying for Health Insurance: The Trade-Off between Competition and Adverse Selection," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 113(2), pages 433-466.
- Blumberg, Linda J. & Dubay, Lisa & Norton, Stephen A., 2000. "Did the Medicaid expansions for children displace private insurance? An analysis using the SIPP," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 33-60, January.
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"The one, the only, your friend and mine... DONKEY KONG!!!"
Most will agree that the golden age of the e-Reader was around the time series 2 came out. Series 2 was released around the same time Mario Party-e, my personal choice as the e-Reader's "killer app." Anywho, series 2 gave us the Ice Climbers, Urban Champion, Baseball and of course the classic Donkey Kong. Honestly who hasn't played this game? It's obviously what made Nintendo popular, and most will agree that it is Nintendo's best pre-Super Mario Bros. title. But does it still hold up today?
Graphics- 7
The graphics were phenomenal in 1981, but even in '85 in which this title was released on the NES, the graphics were getting a little old. Average there, average on the e-Reader. Donkey Kong and Mario (AKA Jumpman) look nice and the picture is crystal clear. The second level impressed me (for an NES game) because there was so much stuff going on at once.
Sound- 7
There is a catchy little tune in game but nothing spectacular. There are, however lots and lots of sound effects, making the game a little more frantic than it really is. Then there is the noise Mario makes when he walks, if you walk enough in one direction without stopping it'll make a complete song.
Gameplay- 9
This is a true classic my friend. You are Mario and your girlfriend has been kidnapped by Donkey Kong. You must go through 3 levels (it was 4 in the arcade version, the cement factory never made it home to consoles, a pity, it was an awesome level too) to get her back. Mario must dodge barrels, anvils and enemies in his objective to reach the top. There are items scattered throughout the level that can be obtained for points and a hammer item that makes your front practically invincible. The game is very fun to this day, it's only aged slightly.
Control- 8
I don't have any major gripes with the control, it handles the way it's supposed to. Sometimes the control can get a little tight, it's probably the most restricting Mario game I've ever played. The tight control can sometimes result in a cheap death or 2.
Graphics and sound are all right.
Gameplay is phenomenal, a classic.
Control is good.
Graphics and sound are dated.
Control is a little tight.
This a classic game no matter what medium it's on. It's certainly one of the best games on the e-Reader and a must own. It's only $4.99 too.
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Carbon County Special Olympics is looking for a new family coordinator.
The family coordinator is the member of the management team who aids the families or other caregivers of the local program athletes, by providing them with needed information and opportunities to participate in the program. They also act as a liaison between the families and the management team so that families and caregivers may express their concerns and know that they will be discussed and/or acted upon by the team.
"The family coordinator position is a fun way to be involved with a great organization," said Lisa Lux, public relations coordinator for the Special Olympics of Carbon County. "Plus, You get so much more than you can ever give when you volunteer for Special Olympics."
"My involvement with Carbon County Special Olympics has been such a personally rewarding experience and I love to share that experience with others," added Maureen Foster, manager of the Special Olympics of Carbon County. "Everyone is invited to be a fan and witness firsthand the determination, sportsmanship and enthusiasm of our athletes."
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That's right: boxsets. Plastikman (otherwise known as Richie Hawtin to many) has been in the electronic music industry for decades now. Jumping from industrial to techno in one quick motion, the Plastikman legacy, which includes more than six studio albums, is being collected into one of the biggest (and slightly confusing) boxset collections we have seen. Four options exist for the collection: Reference, Digital, Analog, and Komplete. At the high end, you receive eery studio record remastered, including numerous CDs with exclusive and unreleased tracks as well as heavyweight 180g vinyl versions of the studio albums, and a DVD. As you scale down, discs and music are removed. The hardcore will want the Reference or Komplete. Oh, and he's calling it Arkives.
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From a research paper: "Probing Cold Dense Nuclear Matter":
The protons and neutrons in a nucleus can form strongly correlated nucleon pairs. Scattering experiments, where a proton is knocked-out of the nucleus with high momentum transfer and high missing momentum, show that in 12C the neutron-proton pairs are nearly twenty times as prevalent as proton-proton pairs and, by inference, neutron-neutron pairs. This difference between the types of pairs is due to the nature of the strong force and has implications for understanding cold dense nuclear systems such as neutron stars.
Nuclei are composed of bound protons and neutrons, referred to collectively as nucleons (the standard notation is p, n, and N, respectively). A standard model of the nucleus since the 1950s has been the nuclear shell model, where neutrons and protons move independently in well-defined quantum orbits in the average nuclear field created by their mutual attractive interactions. In the 1980s and 1990s, proton removal experiments using electron beams with energies of several hundred MeV showed that only 60-70% of the protons participate in this type of independent-particle motion in nuclear valence states. At the time, it was assumed that this low occupancy was caused by correlated pairs of nucleons within the nucleus. Indeed, the existence of nucleon pairs that are correlated at distances of several femtometers, known as long-range correlations, has been established (3), but these accounted for less than half of the predicted correlated nucleon pairs. Recent high momentum transfer measurements have shown that nucleons in nuclear ground states can form pairs with large relative momentum and small center-of-mass (CM) momentum due to the shortrange, scalar and tensor, components of the nucleon-nucleon interaction. These pairs are referred to as short-range correlated (SRC) pairs. The study of these SRC pairs allows access to cold dense nuclear matter, such as that found in a neutron star.
Experimentally, a high-momentum probe can knock a proton out of a nucleus, leaving the rest of the system nearly unaffected. If, on the other hand, the proton being struck is part of a SRC pair, the high relative momentum in the pair would cause the correlated nucleon to recoil and be ejected as well


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Aaron Velasquez wanted a rematch.
Now hes got it.
The Bayfield High School senior and defending state wrestling champion moved into position to win a second consecutive state title when he pinned Austin Vance of Monte Vista on Friday night in the Class 3A 160-pound semifinals at the Pepsi Center.
More importantly for Velasquez, he will go for a second crown at the CHSAA Class 3A State Wrestling Championships against the only wrestler who has beaten him this year (or last) Brandon Bertsch of Alamosa.
The goal is definitely within reach, Velasquez said after he pinned Vance with 49 seconds to go in the match of Intermountain League rivals.
I wanted to go out there and show everyone that Im still the defending state champion, and if someone wants to take that title from me, theyll have to earn it, said Velasquez (26-2), who built a 12-1 lead before the pin.
Velasquez, son of Gus and Tina Velasquez, said hes happy hell get a state rematch with the Alamosa senior (34-9).
I was hoping he (Bertsch) would win, said Velasquez, who finished his semifinal match and then watched Bertsch beat Zach Dillon of The Classical Academy with a takedown in overtime.
Its going to be a good match, the Bayfield senior said.
He may have beaten me twice, but nothing matters except the state tournament, said Velasquez, who will join his longtime friend, Alex Peña of Ignacio, in todays state finals. Peña will go for his fourth state title in Class 2A at 126 pounds.
Bayfields Velasquez (66-2 over the last two years) also was dominant Friday morning in the quarterfinals against Jordan Ross of Strasburg. Velasquez took a 5-2 lead in the second period.
Then, in the final period, Velasquez managed another takedown and a tilt that produced three near-fall points for the 9-2 victory that propelled him into the semifinals.
We had scouted that kid, and we expected him to shoot right off the bat, Bayfield head coach Herb Stinson said. But he didnt shoot at all ... it looked like he was afraid to attack Aaron.
Velasquez and Ross last encountered each other in the fall when Bayfield and Velasquez beat Ross and Strasburg in the state football playoffs.
The other Bayfield wrestler in the quarterfinals, heavyweight Matt Eckstein, lost to Nick Testroet of Mead in a second-period pin. That sent Eckstein into the consolation bracket of Class 2As heavyweight division.
Two other Wolverines, who lost their opening-round matches Thursday, rebounded to win their first consolation round bouts Friday.
Bayfields Jon Roberts (170) dominated Logan Schopp of Hotchkiss, winning 10-1.
Teammate Justin Briskey (182) pinned Francisco Alvarado of Jefferson with 1:06 to go in the third period. Briskey was leading 10-1 at the time of the pin.
Bayfields TJ Pazell was ousted from the tournament when he lost in the consolation bracket to Abren Tenorio of La Junta. Pazell led midway through the match, but Tenorio turned and pinned Pazell 30 seconds into the final period.
In the second round of consolation matches Friday night, Roberts (19-12) saw his tournament come to an end with a 7-0 loss to Jesse Duft of Gunnison.
Briskey (21-10) also was eliminated in the second consolation match. He was pinned by Salidas Thane Smith in the second period.
But Eckstein won his match in the consolation bracket Friday night. He pinned Zack Taylor of Hotchkiss in the second period. Eckstein will wrestle this morning in the consolation bracket at the Pepsi Center.
The state finals are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today.


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Small- and medium-sized enterprises, participating in the Hong Kong Green Awards 2010 green Purchasewi$e awards, demonstrated that formulating and implementing green purchasing policies are integral parts of their activities.
DIX Construction and Transportation, which picked up a silver award, says the firm's commitment to environmental sustainability is a routine part of its activities.
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Anyone else got a problem with the "reply-all"?
You know what I'm talking about. Someone sends an email to, say, 50 people, just asking a simple question. And then half of those 50 people press "reply-all," thinking the other 49 really need to read what they have to say.
We don't. We really don't. There is no reason why we all need to know that you "love the idea" or "will certainly considerate it after chatting with my wife." It's fantastic that you "might make it, though we have several other invitations that night" or that you're happy to be signed up "for whatever needs to be done."
Is there no filter? Don't these people ever think, I don't need to inform everyone that my little boy needs an XL sweatshirt. I just need to inform the team manager, who asked. Don't get me wrong. I'm not pointing my finger at any one group. I'm pointing my finger at every group.
Here's the 10 O'Clock:
Spring training's been happening for a while, and today the exhibition games start in earnest, and seem to go forever.
One of the talking points out there? Joey Votto. The Canadian first-baseman and 2010 National League MVP has led the NL in walks for three straight seasons, and it doesn't sit well with a lot of people. Here's an interesting visual take on the Votto debate. And should it not be mentioned that, for four straight years, he's never had fewer than 24 home runs? Or that he hits a lot of doubles, is one of the NL's best in slugging percentage, has had just one MLB season where he's hit below .300 and, well, just hits the ball a ton?
Raymond Felton of the New York Knicks doesn't seem like too smart a guy, following his estranged wife turning in his Belgian handgun that was fully armed with bullets that can pierce body armour.
Writes Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News: "There ought to be some kind of seminar about guns, in this gun-loving sports culture, at the start of every training camp in every professional locker room, conducted by one of the law enforcement people that all teams seem to have on their payrolls these days. Just for the slow learners."
Pro golfer Steve Elkington is no stranger to making controversial tweets. His latest moronic statement on Twitter — poking fun at NFL draft-eligible Michael Sam — has been deleted from his account.
But it's still out there, as it's hard to permanently delete anything anymore. And it has offered the Golf Channel's Jason Sobel to weigh in on Elkington. "This pattern of hatred – or at least perceived hatred, as if he wants the public to believe he's more spiteful than he actually is – is embarrassing to himself, distressing to the game of golf and deplorable in a progressive society than often doesn't have to deal with such juvenile frivolities."
Incidentally, someone needs to explain this to me:
This guy's pointed response:
So the men of the ATP Tour are in Dubai this week for the wonderfully named Dubai Duty Free Championships. Roger Federer, who along with Novak Djokovic has won nine of the past 11 titles there, was on court today, beating Radek Stepanek in three tough sets to advance to the quarterfinals.
But it reminded me of this video from several years ago, when Federer and Andre Agassi, went to the roof of the Burj Al Arab Hotel, the fourth-tallest hotel in the world. There they hit tennis balls on a helipad that had been converted to a tennis court. Not everyone would have done this, unless the Sheikhs were paying you a lot of money to go up there. In the last minute of the video, you see what happens when an errant shot plunges somewhere around 250 metres off the court.
As a fan of cheese, I particularly love the conversation between Federer and Agassi as they head to the elevator that will take them to the roof. It's funny, perhaps even a little stilted, as if Agassi doesn't really know what's going on. Though it's not as bad as the forced ha-ha-ha between David Bowie and Bing Crosby (though I do love to hear this song every Christmas).
The NFL wants the "N-word" eradicated from its fields of play. But Michael Wilbon of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption isn't too happy about where it's coming from. "So you're gonna have a league with no black owners and a white commissioner — middle-aged and advanced-aged white men — say to black players, mostly — because that's what we're talking about — you can't use the N-word on the field of play, or we're gonna penalize you. I've got a massive problem with that."
Here's a powerful video that tackles the subject of the "N-word" head-on, featuring some of the biggest names in sports. And while Deadspin often deals in silliness, Greg Howard has written an awfully insightful commentary about how we dance around the word. And you have to love this: "The NFL's proposed rule is hilariously wrongheaded. It plucks the word out of context, out of history, fixing a precise value on the use of a racial slur. Players are penalized 15 yards for saying 'nigger'—not five or 10, or 20 yards, or a down, but 15 yards. Worse than holding, not as bad as intentional grounding."
Team Canada hero Carey Price somehow picked up a lower-body injury during the Olympic tournament. So now he's out for a couple of games. Sports Illustrated has it right. What they have wrong is saying Price will miss Thursday's game against Team Canada teammate and Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo. There is no such game this week.
The Texas Rangers have had their team photos taken in the bathroom? By the urinals? Well, that's what it looks like. I really don't know what to say.
Russell Wilson has clearly moved on past his Super Bowl win. He now tells Dan Patrick that he'd like to own a baseball or football team one day.


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Yes, you are right about "so". I misspoke. I should have said that "that" was short for "so (understood) that"
"Thus" would be an adverb. "That" as short for "so that" is the subordination conjuction.
Das ist sehr schwierig.
Yes, I know it's hard, but I think it is doable. When I can, I'll see what I can do.
Incidentally, the dictionary says that "only" can be an adjective -- like "few".
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Dear Mexican: Why do so many of my peers assume I must have low self-esteem just because I'm dating a Mexican guy? I finally found someone with my same values who treats me way better than any gringo I ever dated. The same women who complain about "sleazy" Mexican men go to France and giggle about how "flirtatious" French men are. Fucking racists!
Dear Cute Little Gabacha: A couple of years ago, I dated a Vietnamese chica caliente whose only sins were that she'd studied Spanish in Guatemala and had racist parents. Remember that scene in Annie Hall where the bigoted grandmother of Woody Allen's girlfriend imagined the nebbish as a Hasidic Jew? Substitute a sombrero for the shtreimel, and that was yo in the eyes of those damn chinitos. Despite my bachelor's degree, full-time job and lack of a mustache, my gal's parents still disapproved of our relationship because I was Mexican — no other reason. The girl and I broke up after about a year because she was a two-timing puta, but that's a different cuento. The point of this story is to say gracias for noting how stupid non-Mexicans can become once a wab starts dating someone they know. Not to get all Abby here, but por favor, people: Judge a Mexican man by his accomplishments, not by how dark his skin is or his ability to grow a mustache within the hour. Too many good guys I know get burned this way (write in with your horror stories, cabrones!) and drown their sorrows in Herradura as a result. Who says Mexican men aren't pussies?
And while we're at it, Chulita, may God rain churros upon your days for further ridiculing the hypocrisy of your fellow gabachas. Look, chicas: Spare me your questions/rants about Mexican men ogling/whistling at/courting you. As Chulita points out, isn't it interesting how sexual harassment is interpreted as flirting when the horny man is some hot hombre and not a day laborer? I'm not excusing their actions, but grabbing your nuts and catcalling chicks isn't a Mexican trait; it's a huevos thing. Ask Jack Nicholson if you don't believe me.
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Dear Mexican: I've been reading your articles for a while now and would like to know how you are able to answer all the questions you receive so intelligently. Sometimes I think you go above and beyond just to show us how smart you are. Which is cool, but I don't know if anyone can relate to you, because you seem to put yourself above us other Latinos and reply back as if we're stupid.
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NEW PORT RICHEY — Through pockets of thick fog it was clear this was a brutal rivalry.
Bodies bounced, crunched and crashed into one another, leaving more than one girl wincing in agony.
If you didn't see the hit, you certainly heard it.
The intensity between River Ridge and Land O'Lakes came down to one thing: the Class 4A, District 8 tournament title. The teams met for the fifth consecutive title match Friday with the Gators playing the usual underdog role.
In the end, River Ridge supplied too much firepower en route to a 3-1 win for its fifth consecutive title, all against Land O'Lakes. The Royal Knights will host Mitchell and Land O'Lakes will travel to Hudson.
What does five in a row mean?
"It means the girls want it," River Ridge coach Skip Glover said. "It means they're not going to sit on it and say, 'We won the last one so were guaranteed to win it.' They earned it."
The difference proved to be a goal by Royal Knights junior Jenny Karl with less than seven minutes remaining for a 2-0 lead.
The Gators offense picked up the attack late and sophomore Alyssa Lonsway hit the crossbar in the final two minutes, then put one in with a minute left to pull Land O'Lakes (11-5-6) within one.
The offensive push was too late, and with about 10 seconds left River Ridge freshman Sarah Olin iced the game with a goal to go ahead 3-1.
"We just couldn't finish the last goal," Land O'Lakes coach Vicky King said. "Our goal was from hard work. We gave up an easy goal after that, but it was still a very good game."
The Royal Knights (17-2-1) were urged by Glover to score early, and they attacked. In the fourth minute freshman Corrine Pieterse powered a shot off her right foot across her body, sending the ball in the upper right corner for a 1-0 lead.
"That's an unbelievable angle," King said. "That hurt us early that they scored. It was even in between; we just couldn't finish."
Gators keeper Tara Marshall made 13 saves and did her best to keep Land O'Lakes in the game.
The teams took their familiar places in the trophy presentation.
"We work really hard for it and we train for it," Karl said of the five consecutive titles. "We definitely deserve it."
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Pena back, dropped to sixth in order
The Rays will have another big bat available this weekend as 1B Carlos Pena was activated Friday from the disabled list.
To make room, INF Ben Zobrist was optioned.
Pena had been on the DL since June 4 with a fractured left index finger, but had progressed well through rehab this past week. The left-handed slugger made it through a rehab appearance Thursday night for Vero Beach, and flew with SS Jason Bartlett Friday morning to meet the team in Pittsburgh, where they open a three-game series.
Manager Joe Maddon said he just wanted to ease Pena back into the swing of things by putting him sixth, a move Pena embraced.
*In other pre-game returns, SS Jason Bartlett was tired - but all smiles - in re-joining the team following the birth of his son, Jayden, this week. He quipped his wife Kelly let him sleep for a couple hours, and that the newborn is healthy and doing just fine. Bartlett placed celebratory cigars at the foot of each of his teammate's lockers, and showed off one of the first photos of Jayden.
Bartlett will have a new double play partner for a few days starting Saturday, as with Akinori Iwamura's three-game suspension upheld, Willy Aybar will likely get the start at second for those games.
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There's been a lot of talk about the Pacers being a team that's low on talent. I've bought into this to a certain extent, but I'm starting to rethink it a bit.
Also, I think the evaluations of talent level will be different at the end of the season than at the beginning.
Let's take a team like Philadelphia. Do they really have more talent than the Pacers? How would you rank the significant players on both rosters? I think Granger's #1, followed closely by Iguodala at #2, and Andre Miller at #3. After that it gets pretty murky, but I think you could make the case that Ford, Jack, and Murphy are as good as anybody else on Philly's roster, especially if you don't count Elton Brand.
I'm really out to see on this issue, but I'm leaning toward saying that I think the Pacers underacheived from a talent perspective, but I can't seem to muster any vitriol towards O'Brien or the players when I say this.
I guess I need to do a better job factoring in the fact that we were getting contributions from Rush and Hibbert at the end of the season that we weren't at the beginning and these contribuitions have drastically affected my appraisal of our talent level.


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