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Women who have had Breast Cancer are in a bind if they have trouble getting pregnant. You see their chemo may have made them infertile, yet, if they take fertility drugs to get pregnant that increases the risk that their cancer may come back. But here's what's new.
A study at New York's Cornell University has found that a drug taken by some Breast Cancer survivors to prevent cancer from returning may also help them conceive and it should work for all infertile women. The drug is Tamoxifen, the oral chemotherapy that binds to cancer cells, keeping estrogen from fueling Breast Cancer.
Researchers say now that Tamoxifen also increases fertility. "It binds to estrogen receptors in the brain and blocks them, and now the brain does not see enough estrogen in the body and it wants to pump up more estrogen. To do that, it has to force this hormone called follicle-stimulating hormone to stimulate ovaries to make more eggs which in turn would produce more estrogen," says Dr. Kutluk Oktay, an OB-GYN.
So, Dr. Oktay and colleagues gave Tamoxifen to Breast Cancer patients for a few days at the start of their menstrual cycles. Their study found that the women taking Tamoxifen produced more eggs and subsequently embryos, than the women who were not treated with Tamoxifen. Because Tamoxifen is only used for a few days at a time, you don't experience the side effects that are seen with when its used for long term Breast Cancer treatment. Dr. Oktay also says that women who are getting Breast Cancer treatment should seek advice before they get chemo if they want to have babies. The study is reported in Europe's Journal Human Reproduction.
A new study shows that the age a person starts using marijuana is more of a factor in predicting whether they'll turn to harder drugs or alcohol later than genetics. A team of researchers from the U.S. and Australia looked at 311 sets of same sex twins to compare individual behavior and family background.
In each set of twins, one began using marijuana by age 17. When the twins were interviewed in their late 20's and early 30's the early marijuana users developed higher rates of problems with alcohol and other drugs. Researchers say their findings make a stronger case now that early marijuana use leads to later substance abuse.
While this study demonstrates that genetic and environmental factors cannot explain the risk, it's not clear how early marijuana use may be related to later substance abuse. Researchers also emphasize that just because a person uses marijuana before age 17, it does not guarantee problems later.
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"In my first year, I lost my brother who was paying my fees. Had it not been for my family's consolations, I don't think I would have come back to school." James Hakiza, the best student in Social Works and Social Administration said.
A teacher by profession, Hakiza opted out of teaching because there was nothing keeping him in the classroom.The 35 year old got a first class degree in SWASA.This degree did not, however, come to him as a surprise; it is some thing he has been expecting to get from the time he returned from the burial of his brother.That is the same brother who had encouraged him to abandon teaching and go back to school; he is also the one who paid his first semester tuition fees."After training as a teacher I got a diploma to attest to that and I got a secondary school where I was a teacher but my name never made it to the payroll and that is the reason I decided to join another field, SWASA being the best for me." Said Hakiza.Having attained all his primary and secondary school education in Kisoro District, Hakiza is not the type of person who travelled a lot from his home town, the furthest being to Kabale, earlier to escort his other brother who was admitted to Kabale NTC.This however did not bar Hakiza from following his heart especially after knowing that the weather in Kabale would not have been the best for him. On the contrary it served him right because it kept him from sleep and help him to read longer hours."One of the things I will remember the most about Kabale was the beautiful weather that kept me away from sleep, when ever I thought of the cold I got reminded that I had come a long way and that I had to put in extra efforts to attain what I wanted out of school."For his primary education, Hakiza went to Mwumba Primary School before joining Iryaruvumba Secondary School for his O' Level."After my O' level I joined Mutolere SSS for my A level and then Kakoba NTC in Mbarara where I got a diploma in secondary education." Hakiza explains.After completion of his diploma in education, Hakiza got a teaching position at Busanza SSS in Kisoro.This did not; however, last long because he failed to get into the government payroll and 'things did not look promising' thus his change in attitudes towards the classroom. The last born in a family of ten children, Hakiza is the first member of the family to get a Bachelor's Degree and he hopes to further it into a Master's degree in the near future, 'God willing' as he puts it.
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Harry Roberts was best known for his 15 years behind the bar of the Blackamoor pub in Roman Road, Blackburn.
And before that he ran the Flying Dutchman in Burnley Road, Padiham, and the Yutick's Nest in Pringle Street, Blackburn, which closed in 1992.
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He leaves his wife June, sisters Pat and Margaret, daughters Lesley and Amanda, grandchildren Rebecca, Megan, Jake and Luciana and great grandsons Harry Jnr and George.
He also had a late brother, Kenneth.
Mrs Roberts said: "He was a lovely man who left an impression on anyone he met.
"He was a really kind man, very generous. He loved the pub, that was where he was happy. Harry just loved people and acting the goat and making everybody laugh.
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Harry was born in Burnley and attended Abel Street School. He worked in the pits but joined the Navy during the war, spending 12 months at sea. After being demobbed he went back into the mines, and later became a lorry driver for a decade. Then, along with his first wife Marion, he took over the Flying Dutchman.
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This offseason has seen the insults, comments, questions and general malaise come from all angles. The team hasn't had much to be positive about after the worst regular season collapse of all time and the resulting flight of both the manager and GM. If that wasn't bad enough, we have added just two bullpen arms by way of trade and a stable full of aging and injured starting pitchers on minor league deals.
If that wasn't enough, the Yankees have reestablished their place atop the AL East by adding Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda to their rotation; both of whom would have looked great in a Red Sox uniform. So why shouldn't we plan a mass exodus from Fenway this year and maybe a trip off the Tobin Bridge? Because the Red Sox are still even today without a completed lineup one of the two best teams in baseball on paper.
The Rays might want to argue that fact, but the Red Sox on paper would come in second with only injuries having limited them in the recent past. That might not change as many pieces are back, but with J.D. Drew no longer in the outfield and Daisuke Matsuzaka and John Lackey out for most if not all of 2012, those have been two of the main culprits when it comes to DL stints.
The Red Sox offense has been arguably the best in baseball for the past two years (if not much longer than that). Per wRC++, they finished a close second to the Yankees in 2010 and a clear number one with a 116 in 2011.* There isn't much to report in changes here as the offense is going to stay largely the same except right field and on the bench. That is actually a good thing though, as even Josh Reddick couldn't save the right field position last year, which had a combined split of .233/.302/.369 and a wRC++ of 75 in 2011.
*wRC++ is a weighted measure of overall offensive skill. It accounts for league and park factors and 100 is league average.
Ryan Sweeney is not a great right field bat, but he can surely top that based on his historical numbers and a move out of Oakland. So put in that improvement and a full season of Jarrod Saltalamacchia with either Kelly Shoppach or Ryan Lavarnway backing up at catcher and the offense should have no problems matching that league leading output.
In the field, the team saw an amazing jump from 2010 to 2011 according to UZR going from a -13 for 2010 to 42.8 in 2011, which ranked them fourth overall in MLB rankings. This year will see some change without J.D. Drew's trusted glove, but that should be offset by never seeing Jed Lowrie play short stop again in a Red Sox uniform.
Right about now everyone must be wondering about the pitching. That was the problem in September, and the team has only made minor moves other than adding a closer and seen several major injuries. That's where one of the big things I learned this offseason when looking at the numbers. The Red Sox pitching, other than Jon Lester and Josh Beckett, was awful in 2011.* If you total the WAR from all the starters not named Lester or Beckett you get a grand total of 4.7. That is one really good ace or two middle of the rotation guys taking up a combined three spots.
*or injured
Having a healthy Clay Buchholz in the rotation will cut nearly half of that by himself, leaving the experiment with Daniel Bard and Alfredo Aceves or one of the injury risks to total 2.7 WAR in the last two spots of the rotation to just equal what they got in 2011. I wrote earlier that I liked the addition of Aaron Cook and that he could be the one to add that value.
I was not a huge fan of the Bard move, but could see him being an average starting pitcher and that should be worth 2 WAR if he can stay healthy and total 150+ innings this year. I am not as confident with Aceves, and would prefer he stays in the bullpen.
The bullpen has had some huge changes this year, but they look to have more talent. Though the individual talent is not as good as Bard and Jonathan Papelbon, the skill seems more even throughout the group. The talent should be even better if Aceves stays in the pen. If Bobby Jenks can get healthy, the team should be confident that getting just 6 solid innings from their starters should be enough in a majority of games.
So they haven't made many changes and they didn't add any big name pitching, but the Red Sox took a team that failed in one regard last year. That factor was pitching in September from injuries. This year the team has a boat load of pitchers they are lining up to fill that spot and even more to be there in September if the injury bug strikes again.
My guess is the team goes with Bard and one of the three options from Cook, Carlos Silva, or Vicente Padilla. That will give them Aceves as their first option to move from the pen. They can also look for Daisuke Matsuzaka to be returning in the fall as well as several minor league arms not named Kyle Weiland.
The 2012 Red Sox will remind a lot of fans of the 2011 debacle, but they've made enough changes or tweaks the team to change the things that happened last fall. So everyone join me and relax and love the 2012 Red Sox, at least until the first time Bobby Valentine makes his first questionable choice. Then all bets are off.
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A popular theory justifying the size of the iPhone revolves around this theory that "Anything bigger than the iPhone is unusable with one hand". But I'm curious if that's actually true.
Grab your 3.5" iPhone and lets see how far your thumb reaches comfortably. Does your thumb reach the opposite bezel? The top bezel? Does it go far beyond the opposite bezel? Does it reach all the way to the earpiece? Are you missing a thumb? Im just curious if the whole "one-handed operation" is exaggerated or not.


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opcl comunity givawayOct 4, 2012 Mapping Tool 2 comments
three little triggers for the modders who watching this project :) -ClearingCreaturegenerator -ClearingMissionTrigger -ProxymityTrigger with random sender...
Five Elite Mercenaries are send to an Island in middle of the 1980'. The Task: Find and Eliminate a local Drug Baron. Features: new Physic, real Sunmovement, Day/Night Change, Hunger/Food system, realistic (!) Weather system, Light/Dark viewing system for AI, 5 different Fractions on the Island. Complete Realistic simulation of nearly all things, including Sleep. New weapons, new Vehicles. Vehicles driving system is now exact (!) like GTA IV , FireSystem,... this mod is Heavily inspired by GTA, IGI, FarCry.
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download video in full quality: www.reflex-studio.com/clearing/video/opcl_pripyat_russianfightscenes.avi
- soldiers talking russian
- added clearing music player (dynamic music without spoiling AI mood ^^)
- music is already nearly finsihed for that map, need only one additional actionmusic and some cool radiosongs for vehicleradio.
- show the first mission / and how the storytelling is done.
about the languages:
the game will be complete in english, but the soldiers protecting that area are russians, and talking russian. other NPC's will talk english.
i override all the different language versions out there, so nobody will hear the soldiers or jack talking itialian, spanish, french, german, czech, or polish like in original farcry.sorry i forgot to give me a flashlight so its sometimes very dark, but atleast it shows real gameplay: rambo style seems totally impossible on that map.
for the interactive non spoiling musicsystem please listen close from 00:30 to 01:30.
about the light bug: i think its a combination of wrong cutted terrain tails, the new moon which enlights at night the scene and the sunset which happens at the same time.
the black flickering vegetation seems a ATI shaderbug, i read that some stalker user have the SAME bug on stalker engine in original game ^^ this is funny (or not so) but i cannot fix this, we have to see if i can find a way to avoid that, it happens all the time if vegetation get more than 1 lightsource. i hope really its a shaderbug which is maybe seldom, we will see on betatest what other OS-users, and Nvidia users report back.
ps.: reaching the hostage is not that easy in final game like in the video, thrust me :D
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with this collected html sites i developed operation clearing 8) thanks to all who have written their knowledge down and shared it to the comunity. i...
nov 1st 2013, new screen posted which was shoot during debugging :)
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new multiscreen plus some comments with current (yesterday) bugfixlisting
new multiscreen posted :)
My favourite mod for Far Cry.
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due to request i added a Donate Button on Top of the Page. i'm not sure if this is allowed so we will see what admin says about :)
in addition to standarts FarCry noise system and possibility to hide behind plants and objects, AI reacts in OPCL to light.
that means:
if you indoor or its night and shoot out a light, you are harder to see and aim for AI, (10% -30% instead of 100% ).
every light is shootable, every light have a powersupplay which can be destroyed.
destroying a light cause attention of AI.
lightsources are:
flashlight, sun, all sorts of fire, gunfire (muzzleflash), all dynamic lights (lamps on streets and rooms), glowstick.
additional i have a clothing system: you can change clothes and wear the same like AI to infiltrate a base, depending on area drawing a gun may be enough to alert a AI which see you, or atleast hurting a enemy will cause a temporary loose of your clothing stealth function, unless you manage to hide some minutes so that they "forget" how you look in changed clothes.
i have no stealth o meter and the radar shoes NOT enemies.ah and the music DONT tell you that a enemy switch to fight mode because he have seen you or the music also dont switch to non action mode if all enemies are death.
so this cheat is also gone, i have codet a own music system which starts the action if you really in battle and stopped the action part if you didnt have seen some time a enemy.
last but not least: in OPCL you can dive in to water and below 1 meter the AI cant see (in facry they see you all the time ^^).
My god this sounds like some really complex coding. Cant wait to give it a try. Id like to support this is their somewhere i can support like a Paypal or something ?
that would be fine :)
i added a Donator Button, please also look in to the forum to read and contribute about Donation and what donators could expect :)
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Getting his talking points??? RT @gretawire: MS/NBC's Rev Al Sharpton meeting at the White House today—
JoeC (@TiredOfTyranny) February 18, 2014
Doesn't Al Sharpton have his own key to the White House by now? Soon after the 2012 election, the MSNBC host was summoned along with other "progressive journalists" apparently to pick up the administration's talking points by hand. And last August, Sharpton sat down with the president in his role as an African-American faith leader to discuss voting rights, closing the gap on education, unemployment, and access to health care."
This weekend he was a guest at the state dinner for French President François Hollande, and Today Al "Tawana Brawley" Sharpton again shared a table with President Obama and Attorney General Eric "Fast and Furious" Holder, this time to discuss criminal justice reform.
Leaders from Civil Rights groups meeting w President Obama @ White House re criminal justice reform. w Al Sharpton. http://t.co/hqweliFEJN—
Stephen Crowley (@Stcrow) February 18, 2014
That's quite a bit of access to the president by an MSNBC host, isn't it?
MS/NBC's Rev Al Sharpton meeting at the White House today—
Greta Van Susteren (@gretawire) February 18, 2014
Speaks volumes, doesn't it? @gretawire: MS/NBC's Rev Al Sharpton meeting at the White House today—
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@gretawire RT MS/NBC's Rev Al Sharpton meeting at the White House today// Easy, stomach, don't turn over now—
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Update: We'd certainly like to hear "in detail" this administration's vision for the criminal justice system. A fundamental transformation, maybe? Good thing MSNBC sent a correspondent to this closed-door meeting. What's the story, Rev. Al?
In closed-door meeting today, Obama & Holder "described in detail" their vision of changes to criminal justice system, participant says—
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I pose a question here for all to comment on. Do you think that the balance in the quality of MLB will ever be fair?
Dear Mr. Selig, MLB sucks. Competition in MLB is non-existent, and is getting worse. Every year for he last ten, it has been the same old teams except for maybe the Rays. And the rich get richer from playoff and series money.The lower tier of baseball is forever domed to mediocrity because of the giant imbalance in income by some teams,mainly from their own small TV and radio networks. Unless you have a Steinbrener, or a Leonis, or a Snyder, who at least spend some money to really try to develop a team ( Snyder's choices don't count), most teams are domed, especially those in small TV markets. The Nats are domed a couple of ways. One, the stupid Peter Angelos owned TV MASN network contract, and the really stupid Nats radio network which I believe consists of 3 low powered radio stations including DC's 1500 am which you can barely get beyond the beltway. I can go anywhere in Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina and listen to the Orioles games loud and clear. Who the hell is running the TV radio contracts? Finally, the performance of the owners, so far, has only confirmed to me that they are not interested in developing the Nats, only in pay-as- you go financing, and the strong possibility they will be able to sell the ball club sometime in the next 5 years claiming lack of fan support. They will make a huge profit because the suckers in Las Vegas, or the Carolina's, will be willing to pay a huge sum for any MLB team, even the Nats. The performance of the Nats, the last two weeks has been appalling and embarrassing to MLB. I see no really outstanding candidates like a Zimmerman, in this last month when teams bring up their best new prospects. I salivate as I watch other young teams with fewer first round players than the Nats who will definitely be stars in the near future. Just look at the Braves in this past week's series. They will be real contenders over the next couple of years. It's the same old problem, poor owners, especially ones who meddle into the day to day club operations undercutting the club's president , GM's and even the manager. I still predict Stan the Man will leave the Nats soon. Here's a long time, knowlegable baseball guy who the Lerner's continue to hinder in his task of day to day club operations.
Wow, did I write all that? Now it's you turn. Do you feel like me, and do you have any solutions to the present chaos known as the Nats?
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It's very valuable to have an honest introspective conversation with yourself about:
A. Do you want to do consulting?
B. Why?
Given that you're reading this, I assume the answer to A is yes. However, B is crucial. Really ask yourself why.
Is it because you like competition and want to win? Is it because of prestige? Is it because you want your Starwood points and want to travel? Is it because you want to get into a top firm like Accenture or BCG that will help you get into a top business school like Harvard?
It's important to know what the answers to these questions are. What are the REAL reasons you're doing consulting?
Personally, I cared about the learning curve. There are other jobs that pay you more–investment banking, sales & trading – but I love the learning curve, the skill sets and analytical toolkit to take apart problems and find great solutions.
For others, it could be a whole range of other things.
Understand what you want out of consulting. This will help filter the companies you should apply to.
Here are 6 important dimensions to consider:
"I want to join consulting to travel around the world"
#1 Amount of travel
There are companies like AT Kearney where your engagement with a client will last 6-7 months. You fly out Monday morning to the client office, come back Thursday evening, and spend Friday at the home office.
There are other companies like Parthenon where there's no such rigid structure. A lot of Parthenon's business is local. We may go to a client's site for 2-3 weeks, but then spend a good month back at the home office. During my stint at Parthenon Mumbai (the Asian Headquarters), I've worked on projects in 15+ countries, to the extent that all the pages in my passport filled up because of the continuous travel. This experience is very different from Parthenon associates at our US offices where travel is mainly within the US.
If you want to get into consulting for the travel, make sure you speak to enough people in the office you're applying to in order to find out the exact nature of travel.
"I want to be on a steep learning curve up front in my career"
# 2 Case structure
Do you want to be under tremendous pressure during your first two years of consulting, or do you want to slowly and steadily increase your workload? Some firms have a single case model, where an analyst will only be on one client and project at a time. This allows the analyst to get some breathing time and develop stronger ties with one client at a time
Juxtapose that with a multiple case model like Monitor's, or Parthenon's where each consultant works on at least 2 cases at one time. The learning curve is unmatched in such cases, and you're ready to handle a lot more pressure, albeit at times with a skewed work-life balance!
There are pros and cons to each.
"I want to be in a very close knit mentor-ship environment where I know most of my peers"
#3 Big or boutique firm
There are consulting firms where employees don't even know names of all the partners of the firm. Although you develop close relationships with your immediate working group, the sense of oneness rarely exists among the gigantic office just like any corporate giant). The advantage of such a big office is that most processes are in place, there are more resources to leverage, and you have the option to work with a variety of people, especially if your working style does not match with a previous manager.
In a boutique firm, you sink and swim together. People are very close knit and develop strong ties with colleagues. The disadvantage of boutique firms is that they may not always have the resources that a big firm has at its disposal. For example, McKinsey, Bain and BCG all have "research centers," which do significant amount of desk research for their analysts. Parthenon being a boutique does not have such a resource at its disposal. On the flip side, associates at boutique firms get much larger responsibility because of the leaner structure and are involved in the entire process from creating the sales pitch deck to the execution. There have been times when associates have sold a case, something rarely possible in a big structured consulting firm.
"I want to get into a top B school and have my MBA sponsored"
#4 Ladder to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, INSEAD and LBS
One of the most common reasons why students pick consulting is to get into a top B school. If this resonates with you, check the track record of these firms in getting their associates at the best schools. As a rule of thumb, check from where the firm recruits for its post-MBA positions. It's generally a good indicator of the the relationship the firm shares with the school.
" The money and perks are great"
#5 I want to retire at 35
Although consulting pays well, if you want to retire at 35, this is certainly not the profession for you. There are various job portals such as Glassdoor.com, which provide an indicative pay range for consulting firms. Some of the premium subscriptions of the Vault guide are also helpful in depicting a good picture of the remuneration range.
"I want to work in XYZ industry/ I want to be a generalist"
#6 I want develop expertise in a particular industry
Although most consulting firms have multiple industry verticals and encourage their associates to grow on the generalist track, there are certain consulting firms that have developed a niche in certain industries. For example, Parthenon Mumbai has a dedicated practice in the field of education. Many applicants applying to Parthenon do so to get some expertise in this industry. Monitor has a dedicated practice in social sector consulting. Some McKinsey offices, like Detroit, have a strong focus on the auto industry. Bain Delhi, has a strong focus on government projects. Booz & Co. does a lot of defense work. ZS Associates does a lot of work in sales force optimization and pharmaceuticals. Analysysmason does a lot of work in the telecom strategy space.
Select your consulting firm depending on what skills you bring to the table and what industry you want to be exposed to.
You need to decide on these things before you jump on the consulting bandwagon. It's important to do the research so you know what you WANT out of the job, and which firms are appropriate.


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Targets: Deep abdominal and lower back muscles, pelvic floor
A. Begin on all fours, hands under shoulders, knees under hips, neck and lower back straight.
B. Slowly pull lower abs up toward spine. Hold 20 seconds, breathing easily, then let go, 3 times.
You're doing it wrong if... neck and lower back sag.
Targets: Postural muscles along spine
Begin on all fours, hands under shoulders, knees under hips, abs pulled toward spine. Lift right arm along ear, parallel to floor, thumb up. At the same time, slide left leg behind you on floor, lift slowly, parallel to floor. Hold 3 to 5 seconds, 10 to 15 reps per side.
You're doing it wrong if... low back arches, head drops below shoulder, hips are uneven.
Targets: Pelvic stability, coordination, core strength
A. Lie on back, knees up and bent at a 90-degree angle, arms straight up. As you breathe out, gently tighten abs.
B. Keeping lower back flat on floor, push right leg out, then left leg, alternating in a gentle bicycling motion. Do as many times as you can while you count to 60.
C. As you get stronger, add arm movement: as one knee moves toward chest, move the same-side arm back above head. Alternate sides as you count to 60.
You're doing it wrong if... lower back pops off the floor.
Targets: Glutes, piriformis (muscle below hip joint)
A. Place right leg on chair. Cross lower left leg over right thigh; gently push left knee away with left hand to feel a mild stretch in your tush.
As glutes and hips loosen, do this instead:
B. Grasp back of right thigh and pull leg to you, using left elbow to push left knee away. Hold 30 to 60 seconds, each side.
You're doing it wrong if... lower back isn't flat on floor, hips even.
Targets: Muscles and tendons along back of thigh
Lying on your back, place a strap or towel over arch of left foot. Extend left leg up, toes flexed, hips anchored to floor. Gently straighten leg as much as possible as you pull it toward you. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds. Repeat on opposite side.
You're doing it wrong if... your knees lock.
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I know, I know, I have been writing about SmartGlass quite often the past couple months, but this will probably be the last one (That is a lie). Android devices managed to score Microsoft's SmartGlass app on the day of Windows 8 release, most of them anyway, and now it's Apple's turn! Microsofts SmartGlass is now available to iOS Devices, which include iPads and iPhones.
Everyone thinking of selling your iPhone 4 or 4s, or whatever number, to get more control out of your Xbox can hold off for now. Though Windows devices will have more available, SmartGlass allows any Android and Apple device to sync to your xbox. It's really cool with movies and shows, as it displays information and gives you the basic controls in the palm of your hand… though controllers and remotes already do that.
We here at TheBlueDot haven't been able to play around with SmartGlass except on our PC's, since none of our phones are compatible due to system updates. But if it is anything like the PC's control over the system, it will be a must install app for anyone with an Xbox 360 and iOS device. You can check out more about SmartGlass in our article here!


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An earlier vote was 54 to 44 and the absence of a hard push by the President created a stampede effect.
You are correct the final version passed with a veto-proof majority.
An earlier vote was 54 to 44 and the absence of a hard push by the President created a stampede effect.
You are correct the final version passed with a veto-proof majority.
Everything you say is true. Deregulation and failure to impose even minimal oversight created a climate that produced this catastrophe. And even with passage, other factors needed to come into existence for this catastrophe to unfold. Bush, the GOPers, and corporate greed and incompetence are the most proximate causes.
Still, I do wish the President had listened in 1999 to the consumer advocates and the watchdogs who cautioned against his support. The lax oversight could not have created as large a problem if Glass-Steagall had not been repealed. This was, afterall, the rationale for its passage, to preclude to much integration across all financial services creating the likelihood of relatively rapid meltdown. The bill in question also did more than merely repeal Glass-Steagall
Please do not read me as taking Bush and the GOPers off the hook.
But I do think people should bring some serious thinking to this issue and not merely take it up as a political cudgel, though we definitely should do that as well.
On October 2, 2007, Rep. Barney Frank's Committee on Financial Services held a hearing titled "Systemic Risk: Examining Regulators' Ability To Respond to Threats to the Financial System" (Y4.F49/20:110-65).
At this hearing economist Bob Kuttner, an editor and co-founder of The American Prospect and a fellow and the Economic Policy Institute gave the following testimony:
" second parallel is what today we would call securitization of credit. Some people think this is a recent innovation, but in fact it was the core technique that made possible the dangerous practices of the 1920. Banks would originate and repackage highly speculative loans, market them as securities through their retail networks, using the prestigious brand name of the bank - e.g. Morgan or Chase -- as a proxy for the soundness of the security. It was this practice, and the ensuing collapse when so much of the paper went bad, that led Congress to enact the Glass-Steagall Act, requiring bankers to decide either to be commercial banks part of the monetary system, closely supervised and subject to reserve requirements, given deposit insurance, and access to the Fed's discount window; or investment banks that were not government guaranteed, but that were soon subjected to an extensive disclosure regime under the SEC. Since repeal of Glass Steagall in 1999, after more than a decade of de facto inroads, super-banks have been able to re-enact the same kinds of structural conflicts of interest that were endemic in the 1920s - lending to speculators, packaging and securitizing credits and then selling them off, wholesale or retail, and extracting fees at every step along the way. And, much of this paper is even more opaque to bank examiners than its counterparts were in the 1920s. Much of it isn't paper at all, and the whole process is supercharged by computers and automated formulas. An independent source of instability is that while these credit derivatives are said to increase liquidity and serve as shock absorbers, in fact their bets are often in the same direction - assuming perpetually rising asset prices - so in a credit crisis they can act as net de-stabilizers.
Earlier he wrote in the "The Bubble Economy" in the American Prospect (24 Sept, 2007)
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?arti cle=the_bubble_economy
The current crisis was triggered by the sub-prime mortgage panic, but it might as easily have been sparked by a hedge-fund collapse or a run on the dollar. The vulnerabilities are system-wide. Since it began with sub-prime, let's start there.
When the housing market turned soft, mortgages started going bad, and investors headed for the exits. The stocks of mortgage companies plummeted; the banks that lent them money took hits; hedge funds that invested in their bonds lost money, too -- a chain of events rather like the poem about the war lost for lack of a horseshoe nail ("For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe, the horse was lost, for want of a horse, the rider was lost ..."). This variant on The House That Jack Built was a house of cards. Thanks to deregulation, these several realms are interconnected. Inflated assets in real estate, the bond market, hedge funds, and private equity feed on each other.
The Roosevelt schema of financial regulation was built around two principles -- disclosure and outright prohibition of inherent conflicts of interest. All publicly listed and traded companies were required to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission and to the public all financial information deemed "material" to investor decisions. The New Deal also prohibited stock trading based on insider information, and it created structural barriers against the kinds of temptations that ruined the economy in the 1920s. The most notable of these was the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act, which prohibited the same financial company from being both a commercial bank and an investment bank.
The Glass-Steagall wall was devised to prevent a repeat of the 1920s' scams, in which banks made speculative investments, turned the debts into securities, and sold them off to unsuspecting investors with the blessing of the bank. With Glass-Steagall, commercial banks were tightly supervised and given access to federal deposit insurance, to keep savings secure and prevent runs on banks. Investment banks, meanwhile, were not government-guaranteed and were free to do more speculative transactions for consenting adult customers. But Roosevelt's newly created SEC subjected securities markets to much tighter structures against self-dealing and insider conflicts of interest.
So the crisis could have been triggered by any one of a number events, including the incredibly lax oversight, but what made the entire system fragile, to a substantial degree, was the repeal of Glass-Steagall.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ shows/wallstreet/weill/demise.html
Again, please do not read me as letting the GOPers off the hook. All I am suggesting is that we carefully consider the possible proximate and indirect causes of the current crisis, mostly because we need to understand how to stop it and prevent it in the future. It goes beyond politics, I think. Thank you.
By all means, worship at the alter of He Who Can Do No Wrong.
I prefer supportive criticism and pursuing the truth. The President did an amazing amount of good, but he had his flaws. Greatest among them, in my opinion, was his very consistent support for much of the corporate agenda even in the face of substantial opposition within his own party and from progressives.
Ayes: 54
Nays: 44
Most of the Democrats in the Senate saw the potential harm this deregulation would create. Unfortunately, the President did not. Most of the consumer rights organizations were opposed to the bill. Unfortunately, the President was not.
I am not blaming this collapse on Clinton or a single bill passed nearly 10 years ago. The diarist accused McCain of doing nothing while his friend Gramm pushed through the repeal. That was poor judgment on the part of McCain.
I merely had the temerity to point out that the President supported the bill, presumably exercising judgment on that issue that was at least as poor. It would not have become law without the President's signature. Not saying it is because of that signature we have our current problem.
We are in a world of hurt when even indirect criticism of someone unnamed is beyond the pale. We are not morphing into lockstep like the GOPers, I hope.
All for pinning this financial meltdown on the GOPers and putting into the White House someone who will support re-regulation by Congress.
I just wanted to note one thing. Diarist accuses McCain correctly:
Because he stood by and quietly approved as his friend Phil Gramm moved to dismantle the Glass-Steagall Act that used to regulate the financial sector, we couldn't prevent the kind of disaster we're seeing unfold today
McCain stood by quietly...
Gramm's bill became law on 12 November, 1999. To become law, the President's signature was required. Who was that President?
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I'll be interested to hear about your conclusions when you have finished reading the book.
In a sense, what he and we mean might turn on the sense of rational we adopt. For instance, I do not equate unconscious to not rational. Quite the contrary, as I alluded to in this comment on Armstrong's recent diary about Lakoff:
http://www.mydd.com/comments/2008/9/12/6 842/84682/24#24
Highly self-reflective deliberation is not required for decision-making to be rational, especially given that so much of our decision making is a function of (or heavily influence by) mental modules that operate across a large number of social and environmental regularities we confront as human beings, including unpredictability and limited information. While I am not wholly on board, my view is influenced by the works of Cosmides and Tooby and other evolutionary psychologists.
I take Lakoff as saying we are rational but that what is labeled rational by liberals regarding political deliberations is not what occurs in the real world.
If I could rate this comment up a dozen times I would.
Sadly, many in our own party have played a role in the purges, then and since. All of us in the party and progressive movements more broadly have to fight for every desirable change and defend every major achievement we can, but I do feel that major success on the economic front would open up major progress on other issues. From the other direction we get a little of latter and almost none of the former. The last sentence in your second paragraph is the reason and a profound summation of the dynamics.
You expressed the essence of my view on this question better than I could.
Except that we are not all dead.
I lived in Girdwood and Anchorage and tasted mooseburgers and they are good.
Why anyone in Alaska would choose them over salmon or halibut is another issue.
Because GOPer Senators engaged in an historically unprecedented level of obstructionism requiring 60 votes to move essentially anything?
Because Bush showed he was willing veto anything meaningful and had the Senate to back him up?
Because those things that could make it through that gauntlet, like torture, he eviscerated with an historically unprecedented abuse of presidential signing statements?
Because Bush tried to legislate by regulatory order, bypassing Congress?
Then we get to some weak leadership from Dem leaders in Congress, but mostly in the form of not making the GOPers pay enough in the public eye for their efforts.
Does this show that our control of Congress is vulnerable or just that our ability to gain new seats from GOPers has taken a hit?
We do have a sizable cushion in the house. There is little evidence they can retake the House even if they pick up seats and no one has predicted that; it seems the issue is Dems +0-?.
Or am I thinking about this the wrong way?
In any event, we are going to gain in the Senate, though maybe Stevens survives.
Driving home today I heard a follow up story on WDET. I do not know if it was a local or national story, but it may be related to this national NPR blog post:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/newsandviews/20 08/09/lose_your_home_lose_your_vote_1.ht ml
Mostly the story repeated the facts included in Steve M's diary.
The story differed from part of the current front page post in one way. They reported that the MI GOP strongly denied that there was any truth whatsoever to the story; it must be true. The FREEP story linked in the Orton diary includes the same type of categorical denial. The WDET story and the GOPer denial both specifically referenced the online Michigan Messenger source Steve M cited.
The story also indicated that MI election law allows folks to vote at their old address and precinct if they have not registered at their new address. This would imply that even if they no longer live at the foreclosed home, they should likely have the option of voting as if they did, at least for a period of time. My cursory search of the election law did not uncover a period by which one must re-register, but it stands to reason there is such a requirement. The new law only requires that the photo ID match the address on the rolls.
Avoiding foreclosure is not a requirement to vote, so if they have not moved from the foreclosed residence, there is not eligibility issue. A family down the street (Hamtramck; County of Wayne) stayed in their foreclosed home for at least half a year. Nobody can sell anything here, so there is not much incentive to boot homeowners if the lender can get something out of them.
The WDET story did include a comment from a voting rights activist that the publicizing of this incident locally may cause some to choose not to vote to avoid the embarrassment of having the foreclosure/eligibility issue surface at the polls. It is also possible the confusion arising form the a**hole GOPer poll intimidation challenges will slow things down and result in people walking away.
A few potentially relevant sections of the code:
168 Sec. 507a(1) A registered and qualified elector of this state who has moved from the township or city of a county in which he or she is registered to another township or city of a different county within the state after the sixtieth day before an election or primary election shall be permitted to vote in the election or primary election at the place of last registration upon the signing of a form containing an affidavit stating that the move has taken place. This subsection shall apply if the county in which the elector is registered has implemented the county file as the official file pursuant to section 509e.
168 Sec. 509aa(2)(c)If the voter has moved his or her residence within the city or township and does not complete and return the card to the clerk with a postmark of 30 days or more before the date of the next election, the voter will be required to vote in his or her former precinct of residence in the city or township. The voter will also be required to submit an address correction before being permitted to vote.
True, but look what Rove was peddling. By that measure, he was pretty successful.
Perhaps articles from his co-POWs and fellow veterans about how they are too scared of his temperament if given access to the button?
Is third party and folks in a position to personally know something about McCain.
It doesn't say he is some kind of lying ogre, just not possessing the personality this one particuar job merits.
Doesn't require your GOPer friends to say their party is full of it or anything of the sort.
You require some life-saving surgery in the near term. There are two doctors. One you don't like so much as a person, but his demeanor and those vouching for him is that he stays calm in the OR and reads up on the med lit. The other is your friend you have known a long time and think he looks at the world pretty much the way you do. But he is a bit of hot head who makes quick judgments and sometimes is a little hot to his co-workers. He also acts from his gut and experience rather than boning up on the latest thinking.
Who do you want holding that scapel?
I have a question for the several folks posting up thread commenting that Lakoff's perspective represents a cynical view of the electorate. I understand, and partially embrace, that criticism.
But ultimately I do not think it is a cynical view and here is why (caveat: his view may not be accurate but I'm thinking it is not cynical).
It would be cynical if he is saying Americans are too stupid to evaluate issues carefully and render a deliberative judgment about the relative merits of candidates. And serious cynicism follows from that characterization if one concludes that those stupid jackasses need to be appealed to using idiotic, lowest-common-denominator pandering. That is a hyperbolic summary of the views up thread.
But I do not think that is what Lakoff is saying. Remember, he is issuing this view of politics on the foundations of his work as a cognitive scientist and linguist, a very accomplished one at that. His views of politics derive from a view about how the human brain functions and processes information. That view may not be correct, but the conclusion that follow from that view cannot be fairly characterized as cynical. It is essentially a polemical claim resting on empirical foundations.
This is picked up in the second to last passage Armstrong quotes:
Voters are smarter. Since they don't know what the situation will be in a couple of years, it is rational to ask if a candidate shares your values, if he's saying what he believes, if he connects with you, if you trust him, and if you identify with him. That is a rational thing to do. Not just a matter of personality.
I would translate this thusly: because experience suggests that the future in general and the future behavior of politicians engaged in rule-making in particular cannot be accurately or confidently predicted, the most rational assessment tool is to try and determine if candidate's a worldview, basic judgments, decision heuristics, etc., basically map to your own, suggesting they will respond to changing and unpredictable circumstances as you would, or at least in a manner you might find comfortable.
The brain can be viewed as comprised of set of modules, if you will, that have evolved to address recurring circumstances in the environment, including the fact of unpredictability and limited information. Modules make decision making possible in the face of that environment. That is possibly part of the foundation for the "thinking in metaphors" claim he makes.
Again, I am not saying I necessarily agree with all this, just that it is worth thinking about and not dismissing as self-evidently cynical.
According to several participants on both sides, planners considered nuclear war to be a highly probably outcome if the United States rejected Khrushchev's offer early on to remove Soviet from missiles from Cuba if the US removed its missiles on the Iranian-Soviet border, that is, closer to the USSR than Cuba is to the US.
A few points.
First, Graham Allison in Essence of Decision, 1971, wrote that planners believed that should war ensue that around 100 million Americans and 100 million Soviets would die. While this estimate was being bandied about on the US side, Pres. Kennedy himself put the chances of such a conflict at 33-50% if the US rejected Khrushchev's offer.
Second, the missiles in Turkey the Soviets wanted removed had been slated for removal six months earlier because missiles on the new Polaris submarines made them obsolete. Before the Soviet offer, the US had already made plans to remove the missiles from Turkey, though the offer had not yet been carried out.
The US rejected the offer to simultaneously remove the missiles from Cuba and the obsolete missiles in Iran.
That means a part of the decision-making apparatus you applaud entailed accepting a risk the planners themselves believed carried a one in three to one it two probability of a war killing 200 million people. That was their estimate of odds and carnage.
They did so to reject removing missiles from Iran they had already planned to remove. That Khrushchev later backed down and the US later agreed to quietly remove the missiles in Iran the next year does not change the fact that US planners willingly and knowingly took a risk earlier in the crisis that they believed very well could culminate in the worst catastrophe in human history.
I have a very hard time accepting that as a glorious moment of US diplomacy. This sets aside the fact that Kennedy ran to the right of Nixon on foreign policy in 1960 - running on the fraudulent missile gap at a time US planners believed the Soviet's had fewer than 10 nuclear bombs they could deliver to the US soil, more probably closer to four while the US had many hundreds that could reach every major Soviet city and military facility several times over.
Let's not even talk about Kennedy's Bush-Reagan like trickle down tax cuts or Bobby's advice to MLK to step back on the non-violent protests. Don't get me started on the Alliance for Progress that set the stage for the Latin American death squads in the 1970s and 1980s.
JFK's very real accomplishment's should not obscure his very large problems. Mythologizing is not history.


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Hurricanes defensive tackle Curtis Porter continues to improve and impress.
The fifth-year senior had a tackle-for-loss and fumble recovery at the 50-yard line in the first quarter against Florida. Denzel Perryman forced the fumble.
The Canes (2-0) — who are off this weekend and play next against Savannah State (0-2) on Sept. 21 — scored on the ensuing drive.
"He's doing a great job," UM coach Al Golden said of Porter, who has been injured much of his career. "How can you underestimate the impact he's had on our defense right now? And it's not just his size. It's everything — his approach, the way he's finishing plays, the arm violence. He's turning and running to the ball. He's in better condition. He has been fun to coach."
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Quarterback Stephen Morris was asked by Atlantic Coast Conference Digital Network host Jeff Fischel — if UM wins the ACC title, would he "run up and mess" up Golden's hair?
Replied Morris: "There are a couple of things you just don't do, and messing up [the hair of] Coach Golden is definitely in the top five. I'll just leave that one alone."


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Global meteorologist freaks out over spider
Kristi Gordon really doesn't like spiders
Meteorology can be a scary gig. Tornadoes, baseball-sized hail and hurricanes often threaten weather reporters in the field.
But then there's the spiders.
Global B.C. meteorologist Kristi Gordon had a minor freak-out on air after a spider crawled its way in front of a weather camera.
Watch the video above to see Gordon's reaction. Here's a partial transcript:
"Oh my gosh that was creepy! Oh, of course he had to be right on my head."
"Oh! I just don't like that."
"Okay, I gotta move."
Sure, the spider wasn't actually in the studio, much less on Gordon's head, but arachnophobia can trip up the best of us.
Gordon seemed embarrassed about the incident, but took it with good humour on Twitter.
I was crying! Just didn't want to show on-air so I kept laughing to regroup. RT @jewelsills:I would have been the same. I would have cried.—
Kristi Gordon (@KGordonGlobalBC) June 21, 2013
Thanks. So embarrassing. RT @michellesparrow: @KGordonGlobalBC best noon weather forecast ever! Your so cute!—
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- Are there keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs?Yes, you can visit the Google Docs Help Center for a full list of keyboard shortcuts.
- Are there limits to sharing files?There are limits to the number of people with whom you can share Google docs, files, and folders and how many people can simultaneously collaborate:
- A single Google doc, file, or folder can only be shared with 200 people including viewers, commenters, and editor (doesn't apply to public items).
- Only 50 people can edit and view a spreadsheet, document, or drawing at the same time.
- When possible, choose the "Public" visibility option.
- Share the doc or file with the mailing list rather than individual people.
- Can I access these files from my phone?There is a Google Drive app for Android and iOS. Some functions may not work fully on the mobile version like they do from your computer.
- Can I log in from the Gmail page?
Yes. To log in from Google, you should enter your full Bates email as the username and then press sign in. DO NOT enter your Bates password.
This will bring you to the Bates Federated Authentication Service page, where you can enter your Bates username (not full email address) and Bates network password.
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- How Do I Create a Google Doc?In your Docs interface look at the top left and click and hold down the "new" button. Slide your mouse down to choose either "Document", "Presentation", or "Spreadsheet".Once your document has been created, do a little exploring and see what you can do with it.
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- How Do I Get Started with Google Docs?Google provides introductory videos and a decent overview at http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs/chapter-1
- How do I import files into Google Docs?Next to the create button, there is a button with a picture of a hard drive that says upload. Click on it and choose the file or the folder that you want to import.
- How do I save a Google Doc?The Google Doc files are saved automatically and frequently. You don't need to manually save it.
- How Do I Share a Doc?To share your document, open the document you have been working on and look in the upper right of the document and click and hold down the "Share" button. Choose "Share with others".At the next screen, type in the email address of a person you'd like to share the "Doc" with. Select the radio button "collaborators". To invite more than one collaborator or viewer to your doc, simply put a common after each address (with no space) and add another email address if you want. Then click "Invite collaborators".You'll then get a screen where you can type a message (or not). Now click the "Send" button. They'll get an email from you. But you don't have to actually send them the email. Once you click "Invite collaborators" you'll see their email addresses on the right side of your screen.
- Is there a size limit to the Google files?Documents: 1,024,000 characters, regardless of the number of pages or font size. Uploaded document files that are converted to Google documents format can't be larger than 2MB. Spreadsheets: 400,000 cells, with a maximum of 256 columns per sheet. Uploaded spreadsheet files that are converted to Google spreadsheets format can't be larger than 20MB, and need to be under 400,000 cells and 256 columns per sheet. Presentations: Presentations created in Google Docs can be up to 50MB -- which is about 200 slides. Uploaded presentation files that are converted into Google presentations format can also be up to 50MB.
- Is there a way to see the revisions that have been made on a Google file?Yes, go to File > Revision History. This will open a pane on the right hand side of the screen that will show you the changes that have been made based on time. For a more detailed view of the changes, click show more detailed changes at the bottom of the pane. To continue editing the document, click the x in the revisions pane.
- What file types can I import into Google Docs?Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx) Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pps, .pptx) Rich Text (.rft) Plain text (.txt) HTML (.html) PDF (.pdf) Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop (.ai, .psd) Autodesk AutoCad (.dxf) Apple Pages (.PAGES) Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG) PostScript (.EPS, .PS) TrueType (.TTF) XML Paper Specification (.XPS) Comma-separated values (.csv) Tab-separated values (.tsv) OpenDocument Text (.odt) OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) StarOffice (.sxw)
- What is the difference between Google Drive and Docs?Google Drive is the space where your Google created files are stored. Here you can see all the files that you have personally created and the ones that have been shared with you. Google Docs are the programs that work with the files you create.


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(via playstation.com) Confirmed! The PlayStation 3 is now available for $299. Yes, NOW! Today, Kaz Hirai also announced a new, slimmer form factor 120 GB PS3 (available September 1st). SCEA President and CEO Jack Tretton shows off the new hardware in this video.
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Catherine Ashton speech on EU foreign & security policy to the European Parliament
Catherine Ashton in landmark visit to Iran
Ashton tells UN Security Council: EU is committed partner for UN in search for international peace
Suspension of Iran sanctions, Syria, and Central African Republic dominate EU Foreign Affairs Council, 20 January 2014
Iran nuclear deal: historic breakthrough
Catherine Ashton in Geneva for Nuclear Talks with Iran
Catherine Ashton speech on Foreign, Security and Defence Policy, European Parliament, 23 October in Strasbourg
68th UN General Assembly
There is great potential for deeper relations between Iran and the EU. Whilst practical cooperation between the EU and Iran already exists, the scope is currently well below potential. The limits of our cooperation reflect ongoing concerns in the EU and international community, chiefly connected to Iran's nuclear programme. The EU is also following the situation of human rights closely.
The European Union has no Delegation in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) but is nevertheless working in close collaboration with the EU member states embassies in Tehran.


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George Cretekos is the next mayor of Clearwater.
Cretekos beat out political newcomer Christine Marketos-Cuomo with slightly more than 70 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election, which saw 17,152 people make a choice at the polls for the city's future leader.
There are more than 66,599 registered voters in Clearwater.
Residents also voted against two changes to the city charter that included adding time council members serve on the City Council and the time between charter reviews.
Voters overwhelmingly rejected (72 percent) the change that would add time a council member can serve. A few years ago, a council member could serve a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms, for a total of six years. However, changes in recent years extended officials' terms to four years.
Residents also decided (56 percent) they did not want the Charter Review Committee to meet every six years instead of the current five.
A change residents got behind (86 percent) was publishing when the annual city audit is available.
Supporters of Cretekos filled the banquet room at on Island Estates to hear the results.
Former mayor Brian Aungst and outgoing mayor Frank Hibbard were there to congratulate the mayor-elect.
"You know that when you pass the baton you have concerns," Hibbard said. "But I'm excited that George Cretekos is taking that baton."
Cretekos thanked his supporters.
"It's hard to believe a boy from Tarpon Springs has grown up to be mayor of Clearwater," Cretekos said to a room of cheers.
Before speaking, he said he wished his opponent well, although he only met her twice at forums during the campaign.
"I don't know her," Cretekos said.
Marketos-Cuomo was across town at the Laconian Society on Drew Street. The ballroom, full of supporters, sang and danced even after hearing of the loss.
"I think I had a good showing, considering," Marketos-Cuomo said. "I made a difference in the way people think, in the way they voice their concerns."
She hopes Clearwater's new leader is compassionate and said this is not the end of her participation.
"I will make sure the city does what the people want," Marketos-Cuomo said. "Whatever way I can, I will be a voice."
Turnout was smaller than in the last mayoral election, when Hibbard won over Rita Garvey. Clearwater's last mayoral election, held during the presidential preference primary in 2008, had 25,716 voters.
More than 11,200 people mailed in ballots or cast early votes in Clearwater. There were only about 6,000 who came out on election day.
"It's embarrassing to me that people don't want to vote," Cretekos said, adding that it is residents' responsibility to participate.
Cretekos, who worked for many years for Congressman C.W. "Bill" Young and on the City Council, has two weeks to prepare for his next challenge.
"I'm ready to get to work," Cretekos said.


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A scammer gets away with more than $2,000 from unsuspecting, unemployed victims. Now, the Attorney General's Office needs your help finding the con-artist.
The scammer identifies himself as Brandon Williams and says he works for a company called "Wipe Out Windows."
Attorney General Jim Hood says the man went to several WIN Job Centers across Central Mississippi to find employees. He offered to pay $12.50 an hour, but the employees first had to send him about $60 to cover the expense of a shirt and a Transportation Industry Card. AG Hood says the man is a con-artist, and he pocketed this money.
The WIN Job Center was quick to realize he was a fake, and they alerted the Attorney General's Office.
"It was kind of an innovative scheme," says AG Hood. "Got to give him credit! That's all he's got to do is sit around and figure out how to take advantage of people. But unfortunately these people are the ones that needed work, and they're actually trying to get a job to go make an honest living, and the guy cheats them out of the little bit that they have. Hopefully we'll catch this guy before he spends all the money and try to get this money back to these victims."
If you know the man who's behind this scam, or if you were scammed yourself, please call the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division at 1-800-281-4418.
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DemoCamp is an event that brings together developers, creatives, entrepreneurs and investors to share what they've been working on and to find others in the community interested in similar topics. For presenters, it's a great way to get feedback on what you're building from peers and the community, all in an informal setting. The rules for DemoCamp are simple: 7 minutes to demo real, working products, followed by a few minutes for questions, and no slides allowed.
Started back in 2008, DemoCamp Edmonton has steadily grown into one of the largest in the country, with 200-300 people attending each event. DemoCamp Edmonton has just completed its 24th event. DemoCamp Edmonton 25 will be taking place in the fall of 2014 and the event date will be announced on the Startup Edmonton meetup group.
For recaps of what happened at past events check out Mastermaq's blog.
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Art of Inspiration
Over the past decade this fair has established an astounding reputation, and to show us why, its latest edition gathers the best new projects in the world.
SCOPE Miami 2013 is good to go /
Born at the beginning of this millennium as a modest project featuring around twenty galleries, SCOPE has managed to transform itself into a beloved and popular contemporary art fair. The pavilion in SCOPE Miami 2013 occupies 70,000 square feet which will host 100 exhibitors and a fortunate incubation program that collaborates with 15 galleries.
The SCOPE Art Show has been recognised as one of the greatest art fairs in the world; it has been established in Basel, New York, London and Miami over the past decade. The participating organisers and sponsors have designed expansive projects for SCOPE, which support, disseminate and increase opportunities for emerging artists; the current edition of the fair has already established itself as one of the most relevant events of the year.
As an interesting collaboration with VH1, this edition explores the possibilities of music, visual arts and popular culture. The SCOPE 2013 organisers have invited the artist Hebru Brantley and the musician Kasseem "Swiss Beatz" Dean, who will have a joint live performance while visitors enjoy the show and their collaboration at sundown.
The event will be celebrated from December 3 to the 8. Its program delves deeply into the multiple marvels of contemporary art.Tagged: Miami, SCOPE Miami Beach, contemporary art


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Despite the boys initial dislike for the figure and the girls instant love of it I'm actually really liking it. I honestly can't think of any sets that we have that we could use it with though. I guess mine will be staying on the shelf and my daughters will be used when ever she can steal the horses from the boys.
I love the simple design of the model. The decals look crisp and for once the accessories actually give it some motion rather looking… well looking like a lego figure standing on a shelf I suppose. I'm not a fan of the non-standard hair/hat pieces you get with the collector series though. Very cheap looking and sometimes they don't fit in with build quality of the rest of the minifig. In this case though you barely notice it once it's on the minifig.
Feel Guide
The lasso is easy enough to find in the packet. The loop is slightly angled and even though it's the bend-able plastic they've used it still retains that shape in the packet. The hat/hair piece is another way to ID the minifig. It can be confused with the cheerleaders hairpiece but you should be able to find the rim of the hat easily enough.
As with the Olympic minifigs I thought about producing a dot/bump code guide for this series. In all honesty though after sitting staring at the packets in my house for a good twenty minutes I just can't read them well enough. The robot packets I have for example all have the same lot codes but completely different dots. They are probably exactly the same but just too faint to read properly and if I'm being completely honest if you can get close enough and have the time to look for the dots you'll have a far better success rate with the feel guide and spend less time on it as well.


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Beginning August 2, 2010, school sports physicals will be available at the Family Health West Hospital 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Monday- Friday. The cost is $30 and no appointment is necessary.
"We will perform a physical exam required for sports participation," said Lori Henderson, Chief Nursing Officer "These physicals ensure that the student is physically fit for his or her particular sport interest." Physicals will be done on a first-come/first-served basis."


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Exclusive: The Game Turns Over A New Leaf, Plans To Stay Clear Of Drama
Saturday, Aug 30, 2008 12:00PM
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Despite his recent digs at some rap rivals, The Game says he's trying to escape the drama. In this SOHH Exclusive the West Coast rapper reflects on past beefs, talks about channeling rap's late greats on his new album, LAX, and sends condolences to one-time mentor Dr. Dre.
This week, The Game squashed his beef with New Jersey rapper Joe Budden by bringing him out at a show in New York City and acknowledging that he got into many unnecessary beefs during his time with G-Unit.
The Game said he's learned from that experience and wouldn't take back anything that he's said or done in the past. This revelation comes shortly after he called out Jay-Z and threatened to "turn that Roc-A-Fella sign into a pee stain." But Game insists that what's in the past--distant and recent--is water under the bridge. "I don't regret anything. You make mistakes. I just acknowledge them. The beefs that I had back in the day were beefs that I had. I understand them, I know them and I did what I did. No apologies, no regrets."
"For the future [I'll] just try to be a little bit more wiser. I was young and wild then," he explained.
"I know that person and can go back to that person if need be but I'm focused right now. I'm on another level [with] my lyrical growth and my mind is free," he said. "I got spaces in my head for other things outside of drama and bullshit."
One song on LAX where Game got to demonstrate his newfound lyrical growth is "Never Can Say Goodbye." There, he raps from the perspective of 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G. and Easy E just before their respective deaths.
"I came up with it one night in the studio and I didn't know if I could pull it off," he said. "I knew I had 'Pac and the story of Easy that was sorta me being that I grew up and I come from the N.W.A cloth. The Biggie was tough to pull off but as I rolled through the middle of the verse it started to become fun and easy. It made for a dope song, a dope concept."
Though his former mentor, Dr. Dre, didn't produce any tracks on L.A.X., the Game insists that they're still in contact. "Its not like I don't talk to Dre. I talk to Dre every now and then," he said.
The Game also took the time to send his condolences to the producer for the recent death of his 20-year-old son, Andre Young Jr.
"I met him once or twice but we wasn't tight like that," he said. "All I can do is pray and send my condolences and that's it. I don't know what to really say when people pass away except to keep the family in my prayers and send condolences."
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Starting with I was the biggest Rask disbeliever and still think he has his moments, but he has been amazing this series.And two, I wrote this for BSM but I figured you could maybe enjoy it too? I tried to be more opinionated?
So I've had this article in my head since Game Four when Tuukka Rask practically won that game for them but I couldn't really write it until I saw how he played for a few more games. But here it goes.
Blast from the Past:
It's 2010 and you're sitting on your couch with your family watching Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semi Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins were up 3-0 in the series but were unable to stomp on the throats of the Flyers. Now they're up 3-0 in the game and before the first period is over the Flyers score a goal. The Flyers would get two more in the second period. And in the third period with a little more than seven minutes left to go, Simon Gagne put the dagger in the hearts of Bruins' fans with a slightly soft goal. Cue all the hatred for Rask, a rookie who had never seen the playoffs.
Back to May 13th 2013:
Though Tuukka Rask had pretty decent stats through the 2009-2010 playoffs with a 2.61 GAA and a .912 SV% fans everywhere blamed him. The team in front of him was battered with injuries and collapsed before fans' eyes, but it was Tuukka that most of the blame went on. And with some of the goals he allowed during the Flyers' rally, I had a little resentment myself.
At the start of the series against the Leafs, fans everywhere were crying that Tuukka could not be a big time goalie. He could not be a playoff goaltender.And they could not be more wrong. This year Tuukka Rask has been the reason the Bruins have been in every single game against Toronto. The goal scoring was there in front of him but when they needed him, Tuukka Rask was on his game, all series long.
Tuukka Rask is a good goaltender. Tuukka Rask is a great goaltender. And if anyone had their doubts about him showing up in the playoffs before this season, they should be silenced by now.
Rask won the Bruins Game Four with 45 saves. Eleven of those coming in overtime, allowing David Krejci to score the game winner and get his second career playoff hat trick. Tuukka Rask kept the Bruins in this series, especially tonight in Game Seven, when the rest of the team looked defeated. He had the drive to continue. He wouldn't give up on a team that had seemed to give up on themselves. When they finally rallied back with seconds left, the game headed into overtime. Even then, he made some terrific saves to keep the Bruins in the game with a fighting chance.
Rask is sporting a .923 SV% and 2.49 GAA only allowing 18 goals on 234 shots heading into the Eastern Conference Semi Finals against the New York Rangers. Those numbers are similar to his numbers in 2010, proving that he was not the only issue in that series, but I can truly believe his numbers will get better as the team in front of him continues to play better.
When asked about making saves in overtime Rask said, "You're either a hero or an a-hole." Well. Tuukka Rask, this series you are the hero, and you have fully earned your redemption and the faith from many disbelieving Bruins fans.


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Whaddya wanna bet Boehner will start to blubber in the middle of the inevitable toast to his new found power... never mind the shooting victims. It will be all about him:
Speaker John Boehner will host a cocktail party for the Republican National Committee at the same time that President Barack Obama will be addressing the nation at the memorial service for victims of the Tucson shooting.
The Ohio Republican is holding a 7 p.m. cocktail reception Wednesday night for 168 RNC members, who are in the Washington area for an annual meeting. The event is sponsored by Boehner's political action committee and will take place at Maryland's National Harbor resort.
What a typically compassionate bunch.
A Boehner aide said he'll be leaving the Big RNC Do before Obama starts speaking. What he didn't say is where he'll go.
Oh, but I kid the Tippler of the House.
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Short, succinct, and to the point, like Arn's love life.
- Since Anquan Boldin has entered the league in 2003, the Seahawks have fielded a defense ranked better than 15th only twice, and worse than 20th three times. The Rams have fielded a defense that has never been better than 17th, and has had four seasons ranked at 31. In that timespan, the 49ers have had a top ten defense once, and have finished worse than 20th overall the remaining seasons, as well as 2 seasons ranked 32nd (they were the reason the Rams couldn't finish 32nd in some of their seasons).
- Anquan Boldin has only completed a full 16 game season twice, his rookie year in 2003 and in 2006. He has missed half of his playoff games.
- Anquan Boldin has 27 career 100 yard receiving games, 14 of which came against one of the worst defensive divisions in football, the NFC west.
- He has a whopping total of 1 post season TD.
I may break down the numbers even more if I get bored later.