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In less than a year, star Shaler runner Brianna Schwartz has experienced two events that could change her life forever.
Maddie Holmberg says her knee feels good. But it's her heart that will hurt most this spring.
Leah Smith is considered one of the best collegiate swimmers in the country, and she proved it twice last weekend.
A changing of the guard could take place in WPIAL boys volleyball this season.
Penalties mar Penguins Cup champs in Pennsylvania Cup effort.
Alumna Ellen Toy will no longer coach volleyball due to health reasons.
Top scorers gone as Gators begin "new era" in boys lacrosse.
Isaiah Brooks returns to defend WPIAL Class AAA triple jump title.
Late flurry by Bayard Rustin buries Planets in quest for state hockey championship.
Seniors to provide key leadership under new coach Chip Young.
Jamie Kyriazis is resigning after 15 years as wrestling coach.
Canon-McMillan can't overcome penalties, falls, 6-4, to Holy Ghost Prep in Class AAA hockey title game.
Bayard Rustin fends off Mars' barrage of shots to win Class A Pennsylvania Cup hockey title.
Austin Tonkovich lead Canon-McMillan to its second PIHL Class AAA Penguins Cup title in the past six years.
A look at the three games this weekend at Penn State.
Penguins Cup champion Planets to test defensive skills in Pennsylvania Cup game Saturday.
Earns two individual gold medals in Class AA swimming championships.
Ryan Dudzinski was disqualified in one of his best events at the WPIAL championships, but he overcame that disappointment at the state meet.
Conor Hartnett has been sizzling in goal for Class AAA Penguins Cup champion Canon-McMillan.
Future is bright despite loss in Penguins Cup semifinals.
Jarod Kehl capped an excellent high school swimming career by winning a PIAA championship in the 500-yard freestyle.
The Pennsylvania squad couldn't quite keep pace with the nation's top wrestlers, dropping a 31-14 match at Fitzgerald Field House.
With many of the area's top wrestlers picked for the Pennsylvania all-star team, the WPIAL squad wasn't as strong as previous years.
The overall strength of the WPIAL this season could make things tougher for the WPIAL all-star team in the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic.
WPIAL athletes, including Norwin's Kathryn Painter, dominated on the first day of the PIAA Class AAA swimming and diving championships.
The Big Macs advance to the PIHL Class AAA Pennsylvania Cup championship with the 4-0 victory.
The Ramblers ended a long Penguins Cup drought by avenging a loss earlier this season to the Riverhawks.
Quaker Valley was the victim of some bad bounces, while the Planets took advantage to reach another PIHL championship game.
Maria Lohman successfully defends her PIAA Class AAA diving title.
Te'Shan Campbell is the first wrestler in the 41-year history of the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic to be chosen twice by the committee.
When the PIHL realigned in the offseason, the idea was to restore a competitive balance throughout the league.
The WPIAL advanced 28 swimmers and four relay teams into the consolation or championship in the PIAA swimming and diving championships.
The South Fayette wrestler releases lots of pent-up emotion after winning his first PIAA championship.
As Maria Lohman aims for her third PIAA diving championship, she can finish her high school career as one of the WPIAL's best ever.
After being hit hard by graduation attrition, Bishop Canevin wasn't expected to have a great hockey season, but it did.
North Hills' Gage Curry came o-so close to winning his first PIAA wrestling championship.
After winning 11 more games than last season, the Shaler Titans were stopped in the PIHL semifinals.
North Allegheny's boys and girls teams are serious threats to win state swimming titles.
Wrestlers from South Park and Mt. Lebanon turned in notable performances at the PIAA championship tournament.
South Fayette wrestler Mike Carr released plenty of pent up emotion after winning a state championship.
Four Franklin Regional wrestlers capped an impressive season by winning state titles.
Burrell heavyweight Al Beattie had an impressive high school resumé that was only missing one thing -- until last Saturday.
WPIAL champion Norman Gregory is hoping to add to his trophy case at the state championships.
It took some doing, but Central Catholic earned a spot in the PIHL Class AAA playoff field.
Quaker Valley (21-1-1) beat Hempfield, 3-2, in the Penguins Cup semis at 84 Lumber Arena; Mars (19-4-1) topped Deer Lakes (17-6-1), 4-3.
Mars' Taylor Hockenberry won the diving championships with a score of 426.75. The next-closest was Brittany Hart of Riverside at 411.30.
The potent Big Macs rolled to a 7-0 rout of North Allegheny in the Penguins Cup semifinals Tuesday night at 84 Lumber Arena.
Bishop Canevin fell, 8-2, to Cathedral Prep, while Shaler lost to Armstrong, 4-3, in overtime.
The Pennsylvania all-star team will have a heavy WPIAL influence Sunday in the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic at Fitzgerald Field House.
The Panthers became the sixth team to have four champions in one year and the first from the WPIAL since 1990.


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The only point to upscaling is so that the standard definition image can fill the screen. It doesn't make anything better, it doesn't turn it into HD, just lets it fill the screen.
That is part of it, but you're kind of suggesting that all upscalers are the same, and none of them offer better upscaling performance from one to another, which would be misleading at best.
Performance, yes. Quality, no. No matter what algorithm, making 4 pixels out of 1 pixel will always just be interpolated. And interpolation is never the same quality as full sampling.
A movie aiming low should not be praised for hitting that target.
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Not all of us is a Photoshop expert. Here are some free, simple tools to resize and crop your images for web uploading, and slideshows, without having to buy or learn new software. Image optimization may be the single best thing you can do to improve the performance of your website and keep your users from being frustrated. Go to the tutorial >>
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Making Slideshows with Gallery Slideshows: New Tutorial!
Want to add a slideshow to your site? We now have a very simple, lightweight plugin that helps you build a slideshow where you want it. It's called "Gallery Slideshow" and we have posted a new tutorial to walk you through the steps. Note: For those of you who had used Soliloquy or Slidedeck in the past, we are removing those plugins soon and will assist you with converting your slideshows to this new tool. Although those tools were very "fancy," we found that there were many conflicts with code that caused them to not display properly in all browsers. The beauty of Gallery Slideshow is that it is based on the built-in WordPress galleries so is very lightweight and doesn't bog down the load time of your pages or cause weirdness in displays. Here is the tutorial >>
BMG Website Goes Live
The Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics website went live in our new template and multi-network system. Check it out as it uses many of our dynamic pulls all managed by the administration staff of the BMG department – working hand by hand with our Digital Communications group who provide the technical solutions to the content and subject matter experts of BMG.
New Features and Enhancements to Faculty Data Display
We've been working on upgrading functionality for use of Research Faculty Directory data for department sites. These changes have been made in response to requests from departments who are looking for more ways to deploy the faculty data within their posts and pages. The following enhancements are now in place:
More Flexible Faculty Listings:
Now, you can place a single faculty listing, or multiple listings, anywhere within the content any page or post. By inserting the WordPress "shortcodes" right inside of page content, you can load a faculty name, photo, and research title right inside the content of your paragraph or page, wrapping text around it, above it, or below it. The listing will still link to a full bio of the faculty member and keep the user within your site.
Faculty Publication Listings
You can now simply type in a shortcode in the body of any page and it will give you the publications for a faculty member. This is a great timesaver for those who don't want to necessarily display all the bio information, but want to include a PubMed listing of a given faculty member's publications within the body of a page or post.
Coming Soon: Faculty Widgets
We are now working on a "widget" that you can place anywhere in your site. The widget will include the thumbnail portrait and name of a faculty member, linking to their full bio. This should be in place in the coming month.
See how to use these new enhancements to the shortcodes for faculty data in our updated online documentation >
For more about WordPress shortcodes, visit the WordPress site >
Student Life Video Project
We have begun interviewing students for what will become a 16 student interview section of (a yet to be developed, but will also be developed Student Life and Admissions section of our website).
In this project we are working closely with professional videographers in Charlottesville, and Gabrielle Marzani-Nissen, M.D., Assistant Dean for Admissions.
The Dean approved the hiring of consultants for this project, as our video capacity has been out stripped by our video demand. We're looking forward to launching the final versions (and the new website) in July.
The Dean's Office Messenger Arrives
We have just completed our first month of the new Dean's Office Messenger. This is a new communications tool in which we have deployed WordPress's impressive blogging and aggregation tools, developed a few custom plugins, and integrated this with MailChimp email services. The result is a platform that enables targeted, opt-in communications from the Dean's office to internal constituents.
The past month, we have rolled out the daily and weekly Funding Opportunities and Research Announcements newsletter. Subscribers to this newsletter receive near-daily updates from the UVA SOM Office of Research, or can opt for a weekly digest of the same announcements. And because each news story originates from a single website, you need not go through emails to see the latest news — it's always live at http://news.med.virginia.edu/deansoffice.
In the future, the service can further expand to other news topics of interest to the Dean's key audiences: Medical Education, Clinical Practice, Policies, Etc. The system includes a way to require NetBadge login to view private content, but at the same time, opens up most content to the public web. This allows us to leverage the continual influx of new content to improve search engine rankings while ensuring that private content is not viewable to the outside world.
This is not a replacement for, or in competition with, UVA Connect. Rather, by being specific to the Dean's Office, the Dean's Office Messenger has to potential to provide valuable aggregated articles that can be shared dynamically with UVA Connect, providing additional content of a more targeted nature, with a more distributed authorship.
Opt-in communications and aggregated news feeds will help to reduce in-house spam while allowing people to decide what communications they want to receive, rather than having to receive it all and filter through it. We are very excited about this first step to building a better news and communications platform for the UVA School of Medicine.
Subscribe to the Dean's Office Messenger at: http://news.med.virginia.edu/deansoffice/emailsubscription/
Academic Strategic Planning Site
With the launch of the the Academic Strategic Planning process at the School of Medicine, we have partnered with that team to create an open, transparent and interactive communications tool.
In short it's a website: http://med.virginia.edu/asp/
But with the help of an active content provider, use of feedback, comments and simple surveys, we are able to engage the visitor online, and begin to revision the way the School of Medicine web communications can work.
With video, word clouds and constant updating, replying, feedback and innovation the site will prove to be in integral part of the Academic Strategic Planning at the School of Medicine.
New Research Faculty Directory
We have just completed the initial phase of the new searchable Research Faculty Directory at the School of Medicine. The directory takes advantage of Curvita data, as does the BIMS site. It then extends that data to a set of new JSON objects that are consumable for outside web applications, parsed in a way that is more practical for extended directory use than the current Curvita-delivered XML-RPC web services. For more information, please visit our documentation section.


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Latest Wide Area Augmentation System Stories
Raytheon will update the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in preparation for the introduction of future dual frequency capability MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct.
Advantech Wireless releases new Synthesized Frequency Converter Series WAAS/ EGNOS fully compliant.
A research vessel surveying European waters is also charting the maritime performance of Europe's EGNOS satnav system.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its new high-accuracy Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) compatible correction service.
Pau Pyrénées in southern France has become Europe's first airport to use the new EGNOS Safety-of-Life Service, to guide aircraft in for landing using only this highly accurate space navigation signal.
SAINT-CLOUD, France, March 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dassault recently flew the first approaches using Europe's new EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) satellite navigation system. EGNOS is expected to vastly improve airport access for aviation throughout Europe.
Today, the EGNOS Safety-of-Life signal was formally declared available to aviation.
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Dear readers,
This is an invitation to an architectural history tour in Dorobanti area of Bucharest: open to all of you who would like to accompany me, the author of the Historic Houses of Romania blog, this Saturday 10 January '14, for approximately two hours, between 11.30h – 13.30h.
I will be your expert guide through one of the architecturally most distinguished areas of Bucharest, see the map bellow, second only to Kiseleff in its quality of historic buildings. Dorobanti is more than brimful with architectural wonders, ranging from the finest Neo-Romanian to Art Deco style houses or hybrids between the two, to many other architectural designs. There are also some beautiful public monuments from the inter-war period dotting the tree lined streets and piazzas. The area is also host to many foreign diplomatic missions occupying some of its most beautiful mansions. Dorobanti is thus a compendium of Bucharest's architecture in its most brilliant state. All of these exquisite sights from one of the city's most prestigious quarters are awaiting to be discovered and photographed by you!
Book by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or using the comments section of this post. You will be informed of meeting place on booking.
I look forward to seeing you at the tour,
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A blond male who is full of himself and believed everyone loves him. He will often depict extreme hatred for things or people he doesn't understand. To convince him self of his coolness, he will even engage in activities such as 'gym' 'skating' 'playing guitar' 'playing with himself'. He will continuously convince people of his 'awesomeness' and nothing can stop him except the people closest to him. After the age of 15, the ego of the Stan will often grow too big and at this point he is a lost cause.
1. 'Come on man, stop with the skating! You're starting to look like a Stan!'
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Fans of a well known rapper Eminem
Nick: What fan base are you apart of?
Jackie: I'm apart of Stans!
Jackie: I'm apart of Stans!
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A abrieviation for STANLEY used to refer to self harming. The code word is used between self harmers to talk about self harming without arousing suspicion.
Referes to cutting parts of the body for relief or in anger usually with a stanley knife or similar knife.
Referes to cutting parts of the body for relief or in anger usually with a stanley knife or similar knife.
I am feeling so bad I might go and see STAN tonight.
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''You up to much later?'' ''Yeah. Going down the pub after work.'' ''Stan.''
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See "one upper". Acronym (Shit That Ain't Nothin') for the one upper
Person A: "I dove off a 15 foot cliff yesterday"
One Upper: "Shit, that ain't nothin'. I dove off a 20 foot cliff two hours ago."
Person A: "What a fucking STAN"
One Upper: "Shit, that ain't nothin'. I dove off a 20 foot cliff two hours ago."
Person A: "What a fucking STAN"
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short for "standard" used as a term of agreement, to do something with friends etc also can be used as a showing appreciation. Used mainly in the UK London.
Stan, nice one!
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Ed: "Dude, did you know he just gave our cousin a copy of Office Space and called it "a gift to their family?" even when he didn't get anyone else a gift for Christmas?
Jeff: "Yeah, he totally Stan'd us."
Jeff: "Yeah, he totally Stan'd us."
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Carlstadt, NJ 07072
Phone: (201) 935-4600
Fax: (201) 935-0264
Arts & Museums
»Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Walk the deck of the 900-foot (274-meter) aircraft carrier Intrepid, best known for its role in World War II, and witness thought-provoking exhibits on aviation as well as deep sea and space exploration. Tour a submarine and take a virtual flight, in addition to viewing vintage and modern airplanes parked wing to wing. The interactive programs and events are designed for all ages and guarantee an educational yet fun experience. The stunning interiors and the panoramic views on the outside make The Intrepid a must-visit.
»Nicholas Roerich Museum
The museum houses 200 paintings from the collection of Russian-born artist Nicholas Roerich. The center serves as a platform for up and coming artists, featuring an ongoing poetry series and live music performances throughout the year.
»Children's Museum of Manhattan
If you're looking to mix fun and learning, the Children's Museum of Manhattan is a great addition to your New York itinerary. A hit among students and kids, the vibrant space plays host to a plethora of exhibitions, activities, performing arts and programs. Ages five and up can sign up for a computer course that lets you use the latest digital imaging technology to create a digital design. For the art-inclined, indulge in creative workshops that push your imagination. In addition, enjoy shows by international performers, geek-out with science displays and get thrilled with the rainforest adventure. Interactive and imaginative learning plays a significant role in a child's overall upbringing. With this philosophy in mind, CMOM has been at the forefront of family development for over three decades.
»La Boîte
La Boîte, the brainchild of chef Lior Lev Sercarz, dealing exclusively with spices and biscuits, is located in Manhattan's Hell Kitchen neighborhood. The inception of La Boîte began dates back to 2006, when Sercarz created a range of French biscuits. His travels around the world enabled him to get acquainted with various spices. Finally in 2011 he could boast of his own store where visitors can purchase not only his creations but also imported spices. But this place turned out to be more than just a spice and biscuit shop, it also functions as an art gallery with a rotating collection of works on display.
»Irish Arts Center
Founded over 30 years ago, the Irish Arts Center remains one of New York's leading non-profit organizations. This inviting three-story building just outside the Theater district, combines various aspects of Irish culture for all to enjoy. Irish film, theater, music, dance, language, history, literature, visual arts, and more are made accessible to people of all backgrounds and ages. The IAC offers a wide range of instructional Irish culture classes and features performances in its beautiful 99-seat theater.
»American Folk Art Museum
If you are a person who likes to think out of the ordinary, then this museum should be on your list. American Folk Art Museum houses interesting exhibits that showcase traditional folk art as well as contemporary pieces from self-taught artists. The interesting exhibits range from cultural artwork to unique work done in a variety of medias, in one room you'll see a 19th-century quilt and in the next room view a double-sided painting by Henry Darger. What's more, you can enjoy this all this for free!
»Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA)
Do not worry if you are at a loss for words, it happens regularly here. A trip here will give you a glimpse of how interesting scriptures can be. Get a visual image of familiar Biblical parlance and study the Jewish lifestyle way back when the Son of God split time (BC & AD). And if you do not understand the display, the museum staff will be glad to help you.
»American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History is a popular attraction and one of the largest natural history museums in the world. The museum houses a vast collection of artifacts, displays and exhibits, all geared to reveal secrets of the beautiful natural world. The visit begins with skeletons and live-size replicas of elephants, dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, which welcome you as you enter the main hall. Other points of interest include the Hall of Human Biology and Evolution, the Hall of Meteorites, a vast collection of gemstones, an IMAX theater and the Rose Center for Earth and Space planetarium shows (at extra cost), as well as a research library. The museum offers a number of specially customized public and group tours as well as educational programs and trips, enabling visitors to explore the exhibits in detail. Please note, there are separate entry fees for certain exhibitions and programs, the IMAX theater and shows at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Please check the website for more details.
»Rose Center for Earth & Space
Located at the American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth & Space focuses on all things related to the stars - from our home planet to the most distant galaxies. The fantastic, high-tech architecture actually makes you feel as though you have stepped into the future, perhaps even to a distant planet. The most prominent feature of the Rose Center is the New Hayden Planetarium, but the other exhibits (such as the installations illustrating the scale and age of the universe or the inner workings of the earth) are just as fascinating.
»Miriam And Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery
The Miriam And Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery is housed within the sprawling campus of the Columbia University. This gallery has been in the forefront of promoting an artistic climate in the city. Check website for a list of upcoming events.
»Affirmation Arts
Affirmation Arts is truly dedicated to the development and growth of fine arts. This venue holds a number of exhibitions and displays by many famous as well as amateur artists. The contemporary architecture and decor adds to the beauty of this place. It houses studios, galleries and office spaces that are available on rent. The venue is quiet spacious and is well maintained. The events calender is usually full with a number of events lined up, it's advisable to call up in advance to inquire about specific shows.
»Museum of Arts & Design
This Manhattan museum is housed in a modern building with a resemblance to that of a Tetris game. All aspects of design, and every medium of art, are represented at this impressive museum. Whether it's architecture, interior design, fashion or folk crafts, the collections here encompass much of American object art. The museum also offers a wide range of workshops, programs and tours, giving anyone a chance to join in, whether you're an art student or a casual visitor.


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I have no idea what DoTA is or how you play it, but the forums for it will make you wish that instead of inventing the Internet the Department of Defense invented a new kind of pudding.
I wonder how many times his parents said, "Stop buying all those stupid toys!" which made him flip out and destroy the coffee table. Don't call a man's figurines "toys" if you want to live...
I'm betting you have a crippling mental disorder that causes you to dress up as some lame superhero that throws playing cards at people. What a horrible idea for a superhero. Watch out, villains! He'll give you a paper cut!
I went to a comic book convention once and I noticed Solid Snake really let himself go. He didn't have man tits in the game.
You laugh now, but this fanfic is being made into a movie. Steven Spielberg is on board to direct. Now that you know who the Juggernaut is, just stay out of his way. In theaters this Summer.
Haha look at that cat. He's using the computer. Cats can't use computers. What a wacky collection of images.
Rock legend David Bowie has changed his identity with almost every album. Can you remember all these classic Bowie characters?
Tucker Carlson's idiot brother just called New York mayor Bill de Blasio's spokeswoman a "LabiaFace."
A psychic terrorist travels to the 1990s to win his true love by murdering her entire wedding party!
The SA Goons deliver another knockout round of soccer GIFs!
Get caught up on these last-minute Bloodborne changes and read our review!
There are hundreds of stories happening on the World Wide Web. Let me tell you, that's a very wide web. Our goal at Weekend Web is to bring you the latest headlines from around the Internet. We go into the very bowels of message boards everywhere and find out what millions of online citizens have to say.
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Daytime napping has historically received a bad rap because it was thought to interfere with nighttime sleep. But lately, daytime naps have been peeling off their bad-for-you reputation layer by layer. For one instance, a recent study by Weill Cornell Medical College in White Plains, N.Y, researchers concluded that significant cognitive benefits and increase in overall sleep time in older people were found as a result of napping, as reported in Harvard Health Publications.
Daytime Napping Mistakes
How to Compare Latex Mattress Brands
If this is your first time purchasing a latex mattress, the wide range of brands and options might be a little bit confusing. On the outside looking in, one brand looks much the same as any other. There are, however, a few things you should look for that may help you make your buying decision.
Best Mattress for an Adjustable Bed
If you're in the market for a new bed these days, it's hard to resist the appeal of an adjustable bed. There are so many potential benefits to a bed of this type, and you still have the ability to sleep flat, if that is your desire. Before you make your purchase, however, there are a few details you should iron out, such as whether or not you will benefit from an adjustable bed and which mattress is the best mattress for an adjustable bed and for a better night's sleep for you.
Dream Interpretation
The philosophy that dreams are trying to reveal important messages is not a new school of thought. It's been around for ages – and in many cultures. Sigmund Freud, for instance, was convinced that dreams have meaning. Native American tribes, such as the Iroquois, considered dreams to be sacred, and treated the interpretations of their dreams as law in matters such as marriage and even war.
LED Lights and Sleep
It doesn't take much to throw your circadian rhythm (your body's internal sleep clock) completely off balance. Unfortunately, once you've done that, it can take quite a while to get your rhythm back so you can get a good night's sleep once again. The really strange news, however, is that your alarm clock may even be one of the culprits keeping you up nights.
What is the Best Latex Mattress?
While searching for latex mattresses, you're sure to come across quite an arrangement of mattress options from which to choose. There are synthetic and natural latex mattresses, and two primary methods of construction: Talalay and Dunlop. It can seem like a real guessing game to determine which mattresses are best suited to meet your needs. You should also know that the best latex mattress for you might not be the best mattress for your neighbor, friend, or spouse.
These are a few of the things you should know while searching for the best latex mattress.
Sleep Gadgets
Very few people will even attempt to argue that getting too little sleep is good for humans. But that doesn't make it any easier for the millions of people, globally, who suffer from frequent or chronic sleep deprivation to find those elusive winks at night. Now, however, help has arrived in the form of several gadgets designed to make grabbing those forty winks a dream. Here are just a sampling of them.
Do Latex Mattresses Off Gas?
Off gassing is a fairly major concern among people interested in purchasing a new mattress. Consumers consider a wide variety of factors when purchasing new mattresses such as, size, comfort, support, durability, lifespan, etc. As consumers become more educated, however, they're more interested in issues involving the airflow of the mattress and whether or not off gassing is a concern.
Sleep Disorders and Their Treatments on the Rise
The number of sleep disorder diagnoses worldwide is discouraging enough in its own right. However, the really alarming information is the rise in number of sleep disorders diagnosed among children and teens. The problem is, it isn't just children. Sleep disorders among women are also on the rise, according to Living Healthy News, as are emergency room visits related to prescribed sleep medications such as Ambien.


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Great Performances
The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life inSeries Website »
Episode Guide »
This program brings to life the words and music of the American Yiddish theater. The story's lead characters -- Bessie and Boris Thomashefsky -- also happen to be the grandparents of San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas. Bessie and Boris emigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe in the 1880s, and while still in their teens, they began to play major roles in the development of New York City's Yiddish theater. For Jewish immigrants who settled on the lower East Side of Manhattan, the Yiddish theater was central to their lives, and provided a stage for the new ideas that were shaping the transition to an American way of life. In "The Thomashefkys," Tilson Thomas serves as guide through the lives and repertoire of his grandparents. Performed at the New World Symphony's Frank Gehry-designed home in Miami, Tilson Thomas shares the stage with a 30-piece orchestra and ensemble cast to bring the repertoire and words of Bessie and Boris to life. With time, aspects of klezmer and cantorial sounds became more integrated and more American, as Jewish composers became immersed in their new surroundings, greatly influencing composers like Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
More Full Episodes
Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro - Full ProgramLa Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema - Full ProgramAmerican Voices with Renée FlemingStar-Spangled SpectacularDudamel Conducts Verdi Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl - FullMatthew Bourne's Sleeping BeautySting: The Last ShipBarrymoreRodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"San Francisco Opera's Moby DickGreat Performances 40th Anniversary CelebrationDancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand StillPaul Taylor Dance Company in ParisBroadway Musicals: A Jewish LegacyMagical Mystery Tour RevisitedPaul McCartney's Live KissesTanglewood 75th Anniversary CelebrationLA Phil performs An American in Paris
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Chaos - The Battle of Wizards
10,000 - 50,000 downloads
- Nostalgia.
- Retro 8 bit graphics
- 8 mages at once
- Spell descriptions needed.
- Unexcusable bugs
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"Nineteen eighty-five Chaos"
Reviewed by Peter Warrior / May 11, 2011
If you don't know what it is, stop reading.
Once upon a time, when we played with our beloved Spectrum on a TV, games came in tapes...
It is difficult to understand what Chaos - tBoW is o how it works or even how can exist screenshots like these.
Chaos represents a battle between two o more mages. Each mage has a few spells assigned at random at the start of the game. The most powerful spells have less probabilities of success. There are also summonings, that can be a fake (illusion) or not. If they are, they can be disbelieved. If they aren't, hope they are on your side: a 20x20 pixel golden dragon is as mighty as it sounds.
Chaos is turn-based strategy game with retro graphics, retro sounds and retro spirit. Free, no ads. I like the idea of recovering those old games for our new android devices. Who would have thought that games as Chaos would be played...on a phone! However, just a homage to the original.
So, we can not recommend downloading, but I strongly thank the developer instead. Thank you...ever after.
If the game fails to run on your Android device, please send me an email and we'll try and work out what the problem is.
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* Sound volume fix - should better respect the chosen volume level
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Some times when it says engaged to enemy it freezes sort it out
Faithful to the original plus a few thougthful additions. Thanks for the pleasant reminder.
So, so good to have this old game back in my life!
I liked this very much for to make this better
Best thing ever.
Faithfully adapted, judiciously updated.
...it's only blooming Chaos! Not played it in years and beat the computer at first attempt. It's like riding a bike!


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A record crowd of more than 2,000 watched the fastest edition yet of the Nike Festival of Miles. Temperatures in the 70s with little to no wind made for perfect racing conditions at Saint Louis University High School and the athletes did not disappoint.
The night's premier event, the Saint Louis Track Club Men's Mile, featured Jordan McNamara (Nike OTC Elite) who addressed the crowd before the race and asked them for their help as he was going after the meet record of 3:55.29. Read the full recap by following the link below.
Every year at the Festival of Miles, ALL of our proceeds from ticket sales go to an athlete in need. To date we've raised more than $38,000 for five fantastic people. To read about past athletes and to make a nomination, click the link below.
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Report: 40 percent of state hospitals could close by 2008
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Nearly 40 percent of the hospital buildings in California could be forced to shut down by Jan. 1, 2008, unless they are fitted with costly earthquake-proofing braces and supports, or completely rebuilt, according to a state report released Wednesday.
The report showed that nine of 25 buildings at North County's three major hospitals -- Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas, Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside and Palomar Medical Center in Escondido -- will need to be "fixed" or closed by 2008.
The report by the Office of Statewide Healthcare Planning and Development was mandated by Senate Bill 1953, which was passed in 1994 and requires all California hospitals to comply with two main goals:
- By 2008, all hospital buildings must be able to withstand a magnitude-6 to magnitude-6.9 earthquake or close their doors to patients.
- By 2030, the hospitals must not only be able to withstand such a quake, they also must be able to maintain medical service in its wake -- or close their doors.
Administrators from California's hospitals were required to analyze the earthquake-readiness of their buildings and submit that information to the state by Jan. 1, 2000, as the first step in complying with SB 1953.
Hospital leaders statewide are struggling to determine how they'll be able to pay to comply with SB 1953.
Jan Emerson, spokeswoman for the California Healthcare Association, a trade organization that represents hospitals, said it estimates it will cost hospitals $24 billion to comply with the 2030 standard.
She said the association estimates it will cost hospitals $12 billion to comply with the 2008 standard. Emerson said two-thirds of California's hospitals are losing money, which could make paying for SB 1953 impossible.
Chris Van Gorder, the chief executive officer of Scripps Health, said Scripps estimates it will cost roughly $125 million to retrofit or rebuild its five San Diego County hospitals. Van Gorder said the estimated cost to retrofit three buildings at Scripps Memorial in Encinitas is $7.7 million.
Van Gorder said Scripps wants to have the safest hospitals possible but criticized SB 1953 as an "unfunded state mandate."
"This is terrible," Van Gorder said. "We're all pretty stressed out about it. About 60 percent of all hospitals in the state are operating in the red. This can't be something we dump on hospitals and say, 'Good luck, God bless,' because hospitals are challenged right now."
Van Gorder said there are two bills that have been proposed in the state Senate that could offer hospitals relief. One, he said, Senate Bill 928, introduced by Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Garden Grove, would give hospitals $4 billion to $5 billion to help pay the cost. The other, Senate Bill 842, introduced by Sen. Jackie Speier, D-San Francisco, would extend SB 1953's 2008 deadline by five years, to 2013.
Allen Coleman, the vice president of business development for Tri-City Health System, said its district also is seeking state financial aid to pay the roughly $16 million it believes it will spend to retrofit two of its three affected buildings.


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I am going to start doing some landscaping around the house. I want to put in some lilacs. I know this sounds dumb. Does this turn into a big bush? Should I be concerned putting it close to the house because of the pipes? Thanks
When Lilacs Last in the Doorway Bloomed, is an old poem and implies they were close to the house. Mine is smack up against the corner of my foundation and it's such an airy plant that it has done no damage in 35 years. Of course you should always "Dig Safe" no matter where or what you plant in your yard and avoid digging anywhere you'd be bumping into utility pipes. You will love your lilac!
Lilacs get huge! I planted mine eight feet away from the house. It is pushing it there. It a white one and has gotten ten feet tall and six feet across.
They can get huger if you let them. I would be less worried about pipes than the branches scratching against your house, I would never ever plant one up against the foundation.
If you want a lilac and a lilac smell by your doorway, plant a smaller cultivar of syringa (if there are any?), I think there is something called "Korean lilac" or "persian lilac" (don't know latin name) that I see in nurseries that is a small bush which smells really nice. I like the large old-fashioned lilacs better, but just make sure you leave enough room.


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The docking of Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's aircraft carrier, at the Syrian port of Tartus is a pivotal moment both for Russian geostrategy in the post-Cold War era as well as for the great game in Syria. The aircraft carrier is accompanied by four other ships including a destroyer and a frigate. Damascus promptly described the Russian move as a "show of solidarity with the Syrian people." A Russian official affirmed that "The port call is aimed at bringing the two countries closer together and strengthening their ties of friendship."
Russia flexes muscle in Syrian waters
The geopolitical significance can be seen from the the prominent Iranian and Chinese media coverage.The government-owned China Daily reported that Syrian defence minister Dawoud Rajha visited Kuznetsov. Debka, the Israeli intelligence's media outfit, added that Russians laid out a full guard of honour of marines for Rajha under a flyover of Russian Su-33 and Su-25 fighter bombers. Debka noted, "This was taken as a signal of Moscow's willingness to back the Assad regime up against any Western military intervention as well as a gesture of support for cooperation between Syria and Iran in their operational plans."
China Daily was a bit cautious, though, noting that "The [Russian] move is seen by many observers as an apparent show of of support" for Assad. The quintessence could be lying somewhere between the Israeli and Chinese comments.
Surely, Russia is not preparing for a war with the west over Syria. But Russia can frustrate to a great extent the western plans of intervention in Syria and make it politically very costly — and militarily, more dangerous. Meanwhile, the Russian-Chinese common stance in the UN Security Council is helping Russian diplomacy.
Moscow's intention is to systematically dampen the west's enthusiasm for a Libya-type intervention in Syria, while on a parallel diplomatic track it works to ensure that a political dialogue somehow gets started in Syria despite the west's robust efforts to prevent the Syrian opposition from entering into a dialogue.
Of course, it is too much to expect the Arab League mission to facilitate a dialogue anytime soon since the regional body comes heavily under the influence of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which are moving in tandem with the west with regard to harnessing the Arab Spring. Nonetheless, Russia keeps pecking at it and would ideally like to see a genuine Arab League initiative gaining traction.
The Syrian opposition is far from united and there is a substantial body of opinion which disfavours any outside intervention. The western media propaganda obfuscates the ground reality that the regime in Damascus is not a pushover or that the country is up in arms against it.
But the clincher for the present could be that Turkish politics has become extremely volatile and Ankara needs to play a lead role in any western intervention in Syria. The morale of the Turkish armed forces is at a low point with the unprecedented arrest of a former chief of general staff Ilker Basbug last weekend on charges of attempting to overthrow the elected government.
The historic schism between Islamism and Kemalism also surges into view and Turkey's own democratic credentials are coming into question, with Islamists pitted as anti-democratic "revanchists". The fallout of ethnic, sectarian strife in Syria can be quite serious for Turkey, too, which has a substantial Alevi community. Turkey's Shi'ites claim to form a quarter of the country's population.
Indeed, Turkey will also closely weigh the crisis brewing in Iraq, which has grave implications for its security. Over and above, Turkey is obsessed with its own Kurdish problem, which has a Syrian (and Iranian and Iraqi) chapter, too.
All these elements are playing into the Syrian cauldron. The focus of the mission by the US deputy secretary of state William Burns to Ankara on Monday appears to have been on Iran rather than Syria.Burns surely tapped into the talks last week by the Turkish FM Ahmet Davitoglu in Tehran with the Iranian leadership.
Thus, on the whole, Kuznetsov docked at Tartus in a climate of easing tensions over Syria. Without doubt, a regime change in Syria and the loss of the Soviet-era naval base of Tartus will seriously debilitate Russia's role as a mediterranean power. For China, too, it amounts to an exclusion from yet another part of the Middle East. For Iran, it would be a catastrophe.
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ligustrum pruning
I have browsed the many submissions but still have a questions. I'm in SW Florida and have a line of 20yr old ligustrums lining the rear of my property. they are very vigorous growers but I have let them get a little too tall for my liking (10'-12'). they have also become barren in the lower part of them. I want to cut them to 6' to try encourage fuller plants from the ground up. my question is, should I cut the stalks to different lengths? ie: some at 5'-5" some at 6' and some at 6'-6"? also should I take some stocks right down to let's say 1' to encourage growth below? thanks
I want to cut them to 6' to try encourage fuller plants from the ground up.
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check out the link for rejuvenation pruning
read ALL THE WAY DOWN ... avoid haircut pruning ... and get down to page 9 fig 13 .. renewal pruning ...
Here is a link that might be useful: pdf link
thats what i would probably do .... unless the view to the neighbors is a severe problem ...
then i might suck it up.. and cut every other one down.. and then next year.. when the cut ones come back vigorously.. i would cut the others down ...
thereby maintaining some semblance of a sight block ...
This is not the time of year to do any kind of heavy pruning, however. Doing so could cause some serious problems for your plants. Our woody plants need to be concentrating on storing carbon resources at this time of year. That process is essential to winter survival and spring growth. Pruning will stimulate an enormous amount of top growth, diverting all of that energy to making new foliage rather than storage. Make sense?
Ligustrum responds beautifully to a full rejuvenation pruning...take them down to no more than 6 inch stubs in the late winter/very early spring. Do not fertilize your shrubs the first year.
To keep your hedge from behaving this way again, do a little detail pruning every year. Cut a fourth to a third of the stems to varying heights (including some to the ground) to insure fullness.
thanks so much for all the input. Ken, I did print off the article you included thanks. I began the pruning prior to getting any replies but I think I'm on the right track. Have taken some 6" from the ground and cut other to a height of 6'. there is enough of a growing season left here in SW FL to see plenty of new growth before winter. Next spring I will prune the longer stems down. In the case of some if not most of the plants, there are only 2 or 3 main stems so in those cases I pruned to just above the point where a main branches into 2 or 3.
I am now staring at twig remnants of what use to be 12' majestic sprawling ligustrums. I have to live with my decision to prune before getting feedback even though there is conflicting info. I am hoping their hardiness gets them through the cooler months (Dec-Feb) and in the early spring I will assess and prune accordingly.
I'll bet that they'll be fine. I pruned mine down to little tiny nubs last fall, only to watch them get covered by the incredible snow we had. They started sprouting from every square inch in April, and now they're back to about 3 very bushy feet (and I've trimmed them twice). Mine were 18' - 20' sprawling feet, and I've still got the wood laying by the driveway. To give you an idea of how tough privet is, several of the big trunks sprouted leaves in the spring, even though they had been cut down months before; they're like Rasputin.
One thing that our original poster has to deal with is that in her USDA zone, her/his plants have lots of time to put out a lot of new growth between now and when her/his plant might start to go dormant for the winter. Heavy pruning in the later summer/fall in the warmer climates can be detrimental for plants.