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Oly_Megan November 12, 2012 @ 10:39 PM
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Weil-McLain won't heatHI- I have a Weil-McLain natural gas furnace, installed around 1997. Since the late fall, we have noticed that there hasn't been much heat coming from the baseboard heaters, but because we also have a gas fireplace, we didn't pay much attention until this weekend when the outside temp dropped below freezing. Then we wanted all the rooms to have a heat source!
We checked out the furnace and it is completely cold. We had a service person come out today. He first tried replacing the ignitor because the board was flashing the "vent" light, but that didn't fix the problem. Now he thinks that the UTEC 1013-10 Integrated Boiler Control Board needs to be replaced.
I think this is a really expensive part and the service person didn't seem very sure that replacing this part would fix the furnace. Does anyone have any ideas for me?
JStar November 12, 2012 @ 11:02 PM
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WMWhatis the model number? Does anything happen or run at all?- Joe Starosielec
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Oly_Megan November 12, 2012 @ 11:39 PM
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Model GV-4Ah, yes, I should have said - the Boiler model number is GV-4.
We tried turning the power off and back on yesterday for about 5 minutes to reset the system. At that time the Boiler Control Board went through its startup procedure a few times, but got stuck and started blinking the "vent" light. We heard some pumps coming on. We can't see the whether there is a flame in the ignitor - but because the service person swapped that part out today and the furnace still doesn't work, I'm going to go off the theory that the ignitor isn't the problem.
JStar November 13, 2012 @ 6:47 AM
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Error codeI din't see or remember any "vent" light code. Could it have been some other LED code?- Joe Starosielec
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Oly_Megan November 13, 2012 @ 11:26 AM
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Valve LightLooks like it is actually called "valve" light - sorry for the confusion. I was going off memory and I should have verified before posting.
pappas911 March 20, 2013 @ 1:26 AM
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furnace seems to work but boiler dosentall of a sudden our heat registers stopped getting warm and now the house is freezing,furnace seems to be working but not heating the house,thinking it might be the boiler,it makes weird sounds and dosent stay on long enough to do anything,
Tim McElwain March 20, 2013 @ 12:27 PM
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Need more informationIs this also a Weil McLain GV model boiler?
icesailor March 20, 2013 @ 6:54 PM
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Sounds like a:Sounds like a Warm Air "Furnace" with a broken belt or motor ans no air flow.
pappas911 March 20, 2013 @ 7:24 PM
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fixedit was a thermo Coupling , got it fixed :)
unclejohn March 20, 2013 @ 9:34 PM
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That makesNo sense at all.
pappas911 March 20, 2013 @ 11:15 PM
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okthermol it was ,whatever the spelling is


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Montgomery, Ala., September 15, 2008 - There's been a noticeable difference this year in the tone of the judicial campaign being conducted for a seat on the state Supreme Court, and for that matter, local judicial election campaigns as well.
It's been quiet.
After earning the dubious distinction for the costliest and nastiest judicial campaign waged in 2006, the credit for restoring "order to the court" lies with a little known group formed in cooperation with the Alabama State Bar called the Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee. Judicial campaign oversight committees seek to ensure that judicial candidates campaign differently from those running for political office.
The committee, comprised of six Republicans and six Democrats is co-chaired by retired Circuit Court Judge William R. Gordon of Montgomery and retired Supreme Court Justice Bernard Harwood of Tuscaloosa. Its members include judges, lawyers and laypersons.
Gordon said, "Overtly negative campaign ads in judicial elections are damaging to the judiciary in a variety of ways. At a time when the public's trust and confidence in the judicial system is at risk, negative judicial campaigns serve only to intensify the public's distrust by reinforcing the belief that judges are not impartial."
The committee has created a campaign agreement that encourages all candidates for judicial office to conduct their campaigns in a manner consistent with the dignity and the integrity of the judicial system, to maintain the dignity of a judicial officer and to achieve the highest ethical standards.
As an example of the committee's effectiveness, Gordon said judges Deborah Bell Paseur and Greg Shaw have both signed the pledge agreeing to take the high ground as they campaign for the supreme court seat and many of the candidates campaigning for judicial office locally have also signed the pledge.
The rising cost of campaigns, combined with the messages of many negative ads only provide more fodder in the public's debate about whether our state court judges are beholden to campaign contributors instead of the rule of law.
According to Alabama State Bar President J. Mark White (White Arnold & Dowd P.C.) "Going negative is now a sure ticket to losing a campaign. False and misleading statements are out and taking on issues outside the courtroom is expressly condoned. As an example, one need only look at the 52 incumbent judges in Texas who recently lost election challenges after repeatedly attacking their opponents."
Gordon said the committee has a three-fold purpose, "We serve as a non-partisan information source for candidates and invite them to have a dialogue with us about ethical standards. We also provide a confidential forum for resolving complaints or issues of the campaign and we offer information to the media and public about campaign conduct."
Gone are the days of yard signs and simple leaflets. Today, in states like Alabama that use elections to select judges, campaign costs have risen exponentially, television advertising has become a predominant feature in many campaigns, and special interest groups have begun to actively campaign for or against specific candidates. With increasing frequency, special interest groups are playing an active role in judicial elections.
"So long as trial judges are elected in Alabama, the Judicial Campaign Oversight Committee will do what it can to ensure that those elections are conducted in a manner that promotes respect for the integrity and legitimacy of the bench," Gordon said.
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State senators on a committee that oversees South Carolina prisons may bring Corrections Department officials before them to answer questions after inmates took an officer hostage at the same maximum security prison twice in a little over three months.
Sen. Shane Massey says he is concerned about the number of incidents involving prisoners at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville. In the past four years, there have been three hostage situations and four large fights. In two of those fights, officers had to abandon a dorm and launch tear gas into it to break up the incidents.
The most recent incident at the prison happened Thursday when inmates took a guard hostage. The officer was released after about five hours and was not seriously injured.
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A boy calls 911 from inside a carjacked vehicle with four other kids.


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I would like to know why I have been given this warning:
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Not trying to be anal but...
You've been a member for almost 4 years, and have almost 1k posts...I think you should know by now to use code tags in your posts!
I am pretty sure i use code tags. always, maybe i forgot.
To that end, I will not be helping on this forum anymore. A warning for not posting code tags? wtf? I couldn't post unless i "acknowledged" the warning. This is like school. I have helped people on here because i like helping. not to be a part of some crazy mans empire.
Maybe i just forgot to use code tags, and i get a warning like that, this forum is dead to me because of this admin.
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I found Wednesday's Salt Lake Tribune article about a Provo motivational coaching business's technique at corporate teambuilding to be a bit shocking but still had to laugh out of a sense of schadenfreude. Read the rest of this entry »
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Farewell President HinckleyJanuary 28, 2008
It was with a heavy heart this morning that we learned the news of President Hinckley's death last night.
When President Hinckley became President of the Church on March 12, 1995, I didn't know much about him. His face was, of course, already a fixture in Church leadership, as familiar as any other that I could remember at that time because of his central function in Church leadership during the presidencies of Spencer W. Kimball, Ezra Taft Benson, and Howard W. Hunter. He became President of the Church only a few months before I entered the MTC for my mission to Berlin. I didn't think too much about it, although by then his voice at General Conference was already as a balm in Gilead to me in the way that it conveyed the message of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the marvelous work and wonder of the Restored Gospel. But it was while seated at a General Conference in the Tiergarten stake center in West Berlin when President Hinckley gave his electrifying and forceful rebuke of spouse or child abusers in the Church that I realized my gratitude for him and how lucky I would be to receive his counsel as the Lord's mouthpiece for however long the Lord would prolong his days in his office of the Presidency. I'll never forget that meeting, nor many others in which he taught the truths of the Restored Gospel in magnification of his weighty calling.
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John mentioned this theory before, and here it is in all of its glory. In an e-mail being circulated by a supporter of the Ron Paul campaign, Mitt Romney is being compared to a "ravening wol[f] . . . amongst us, from our own membership, and they, more than any others, are clothed in sheep's clothing, because they wear the habiliments of the priesthood.' (J. Reuben Clark, Jr., CR, April, 1949, p. 163.)" But here is the content of the e-mail, also available on this website, entitled "Open Letter to Mormons":
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My Brother's Keeper: Good Neighbor or Criminal?November 30, 2007
Some might call him a heroic brother's keeper, others a wild vigilante. Whatever the case may be, this neighbor in Houston, Texas may be charged with a crime for blasting away two intruders of his neighbor's home a few weeks ago, testing the limits of a new Texas law likely to be one of the most tolerant state allowances of deadly force in protection of oneself, one's property, and arguably the property of one's neighbor. Read the rest of this entry »
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Imagine an entity that receives far more patents from the U.S. PTO than any related entity in the country. An entity that has generated at least $500 million in patent royalties over the last five years. One that often uses the courts, routinely alleging patent infringement as a plaintiff and settling against such giants as Genentech for $200 million, Monsanto for over $100 million, and Microsoft for $30 million settlement, to name but a few. And yet, this entity cannot itself be sued or pursued for patent infringement. Some would say this sounds like a typical "patent troll," which does not actually make, use, or sell anything (and thus is not likely to be sued for patent infringement) but seeks only to "monetize" its patent portfolio by forcing legitimate practitioners of the technology to pay licensing fees. Read the rest of this entry »
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I enjoyed an article in yesterday's Fort Worth Star Telegram (ht: BBC's newsfeed) about Mitt Romney. Although the article is generally positive, it also makes a number of ironic observations that provoke a few snickers but without any Mormon-bashing or questioning of his faith, so it was a fun read. Read the rest of this entry »
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"Handle nur nach derjenigen Maxime, von der du zugleich wollen kannst, dass sie ein allgemeines Gesetz werde."
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While driving alone the 26 miles into work from my comfortable suburban home to downtown Dallas the other day, I heard on NPR a reference to a game I could play to see "how many 'Earths' of natural resources it would take to sustain all 6.6 billion humans… if everyone lived like [me]." Read the rest of this entry »


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How To Make Food Coloring
Cooking delicious food is not enough. It is much more important to make the dishes look appetizing as well. In fact, it is the appearance as well as the aroma of food that attracts people, especially kids to it, in the very first instance. It is only later that they get to explore its taste. Coloring plays a great role in making a food item look tempting. Just a pinch of edible food color added to your recipe can do wonders in making it look very enticing. For the purpose, synthetic food coloring of innumerable brands are available in the market. However, such food colors have chances of containing toxic ingredients, so it is better to avoid them altogether. Rather, you should make use of natural food coloring, made at home. In order to help you out, we have listed ideas on how to make food coloring, in the lines below.
Natural Food Coloring Ideas
- If you want to give yellow color to any food item, make use of 1 tsp, or more, of stale turmeric powder. It is fairly flavor neutral and is often used to give an "eggy" shade to vegan puddings and tofu scrambles.
- For adding a blush or pale pink color to any food, make use of the juice of fresh, thawed or frozen raspberries.
- Pastel shades can be acquired by mixing in avocado to a dish. Take a small avocado and mash half of it, until creamy, before mixing it with your recipe.
- In case raspberry purple is the color you desire, make use of blueberries or blackberries. Using a sieve, mash the juice from fresh or thawed frozen blueberries and use it for coloring. You can also use fresh or thawed frozen blackberries for the purpose.
- Pomegranate juice or dried, powdered, boiled and unsalted red beets are perfect for adding red color to any food item.
- In order to get a brown color, instant coffee granules or cocoa powder is what you need to add.
- If green color is what you desire, go for thawed or frozen spinach that has been blanched and pureed.
- Kashmiri chili powder (red chili powder that contains more redness than normal) is the perfect fit for giving a firing red color to your recipes.
- Making use of the puree of bright red tomatoes can give a reddish tinge to your food.
- Saffron is a great herb that gives a crimson touch to the food and gives a nice flavor too. You may make use of saffron in two ways - either mix it with half a teaspoon of milk (for crimson color) or combine it with water (for blood red color).
- For a light green color in your food, soak pistachios in water and then grind them to make a paste. This would be the best bet for puddings and desserts.
- Sugar, when caramelized, gives a brownish tinge and rich flavor to puddings. Use caramelized sugar in moderation, to enhance the color of your hot puddings.
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This is so easy and yummy! Have it prepped and in the crock pot by 1 p.m. and you're golden. The pork is so tender it falls off the bone. This dish is listed as the magazine Fix-It and Forget-It editor's favorite.
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4-6 bone in thick cut pork chops
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 1/2 cups finely diced carrot
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chicken broth
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
1/2 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf
Combine flour, 1 tsp. salt, and pepper; dredge chops in flour mixture
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chops and cook 2 to 3 minutes each side until browned. Set aside.
Add carrot, celery, onion and garlic to pan; saute until tender. Add broth and cook 1 minute. Take off stove and add tomatoes, 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary, 1/2 tsp. salt and bay leaf to veggies.
If chops need to be stacked, make sure to top each chop with vegetable mixture in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low 5 – 6 hours.


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Patti LaBelle at Universal Citywalk with Special Guest Ashford & Simpson
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The Pattie LaBelle and Ashford and Simpson show was "Excellent". The show was great the seats were great.
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Took my mom for Mother's Day. the show was off the hook. I wish todays music was this powerful. Ashford and Simpson did they thang, and you Patti does it big everytime. One of the best shows I ever attended.
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I took my mom and my aunt for Mother's Day. The concert was great and we all had a nice time. Patti is so down to earth and she put on an excellent show. Let me see, she went from 7" pumps to 4" to 3" to bedazzled flip flops by the end of the...continued
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Patti LaBelle has had one of the longest-lived careers in music, racking up hits throughout the years with a variety of sounds from girl group pop to funk to R&B ballads. Her most recent release was 2008's Live in Washington D.C. LaBelle performs her energetic show live with special guests Ashford and Simpson, the songwriting/performing duo who penned many of the biggest Motown hits.


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Teacher Fired For Bikini Photos
HS teacher, Olivia Sprauer was forced to resign after she was discovered to be a glamor model dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2… http://t.co/2TQTeVB6bd—
Mentality Magazine (@MentalityMag) May 06, 2013
A high school English teacher in Martin County, Florida was fired after she posed for bikini modeling pictures.
Olivia Sprauer, 26, was aware of the risk she was taking in posing for the risque bikini photos. She tells the Huffington Post, "Lots of teachers get fired or asked to resign for the same things I did. I knew I didn't want to come back next year and I knew I wanted to go to grad school so I decided if I made it to the end of the year I would be happy."
The teacher of freshman and juniors was called into the principal's office on April 29th and asked to confirm her identity in one of her photos. She was then asked to resign that day.
Sprauer still feels as if she did nothing wrong. She says, "I don't make pornography. I don't open my legs on camera. I take swimsuit glamour style photography."
We discussed whether or not it was fair that this teacher was let go. Listen to our debate from this morning:


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An Open Letter to the Oklahoma House Committee on Public Health:
February 14, 2011
Dear Chairman Enns and Members of the Committee,
On behalf of the National Taxpayers Union's (NTU)'s nearly 4,700 members in Oklahoma, I urge you to reject HB 2135, which would eliminate the state's preemption on local authority to regulate tobacco. Although proponents claim this legislation will enable municipal governments to promote economic development through healthy workforce initiatives - in reality HB 2135 includes language that could lead to burdensome regulations and higher tobacco taxes at the local level. This in turn would actually harm economic development due to higher tax burdens on low-income Oklahomans and small retailers in the Sooner State.
Needy Oklahomans are more likely to smoke, so they will disproportionately feel the impact of any increase in cigarette taxes. A 2007 study by the Heritage Foundation showed that more than one-fourth of people who smoke live below the federal poverty line and another quarter of all smokers live within 100-200 percent of the poverty line. A higher tobacco tax of even a few cents per pack would be a substantial additional expense for these citizens, especially considering that Oklahomans already pay the nation's 19th-highest state and local tax burden as a percentage of income – a heavier load than citizens bear in the neighboring states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas.
Sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products also comprise a substantial portion of business for small retailers. The National Association of Convenience Stores reports that cigarettes account for about one out of every three dollars of total sales nationwide at their establishments. If local governments raise cigarette taxes, Oklahoma's retailers in towns such as Blackwell, Sallisaw, and Marietta could lose business to competitors in Kansas, Arkansas, and Texas. Ironically, this will deprive the state and local governments of revenues. This is not idle speculation. Higher tobacco taxes at the local level have cost New York City and the District of Columbia millions in foregone tax collections and increased cigarette smuggling.
Economic development is a worthy goal for Oklahoma's state and local governments, and NTU generally supports laws allowing municipalities the flexibility to innovate with competitive fiscal policies. However, laws that expand public officials' authority to raise taxes and impose onerous regulations will not create more jobs or enhance the prosperity of citizens. Therefore, our members hope that you will stand for real economic development and against higher taxes by opposing HB 2135.
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Sony Releases 4:4:4 S-Log Upgrade and New Firmware for F3 Camera
Sony has released version 1.1 of the F3′s firmware, which adds simultaneous HD-SDI/HDMI output, ND filter color correction, Planning Metadata (file naming convention schemes), and other new features. They've also released the much-touted S-LOG upgrade, the tongue-twisting CBK-RGB01 paid upgrade, which adds awesome uncompressed output capability — for a price.
According to AbelCine, the $3,680 upgrade comes on a SxS card and, contrary to what some believed, does not require sending in the camera for any hardware modifications:
When you purchase the key you are actually buying an SxS card with a special encoded key on it. This will allow you to enable RGB & S-Log on one camera. Once the functions are active you can remove the SxS card from the camera for safety or continue to use it as a standard SxS card. It is possible to move the RGB / S-LOG functions from one camera to another by uninstalling the key from one and re-installing it on another. They are using some serious encryption on the card to prevent multiple installations.
I'm still curious to see how much dynamic range the camera will gain in S-LOG mode, but so far there's only been speculation. We'll see once formal tests hit. On the non-paid front, find the link for the free firmware update below.
Link: Sony PMW-F3 Firmware Version 1.1
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There was a test done in Vegas, can't recall what it was, but they said it gives you about two extra stops of latitude, which is awesome.
Lostfootage on 06.5.11 @ 5:12PM
$3,680 they've lost their minds, no doubt this will be a piece of software targeted for exploit.
Any news on the FS100? I'd love to see this available or hacked for that camera.
TTTulio on 06.8.11 @ 4:30PM
Are they nuts? They ask $3680 for a firmware update that should be inclusive in the overpriced camera to start with. They cannot even give the F3 a descent Viewfinder like the EX3 has…
Here's the S-Log video from a couple of months ago pre-release; http://vimeo.com/22540499
Unfortunately for Sony, this being a purely software update will invite cracker groups to take on the challenge of defeating the encryption, and every encryption can be defeated.
On the plus side for Sony, only serious people will buy an F3 to begin with, so they're probably serious enough to either buy the firmware or not use cracked versions.
Saying this, I would like to see cracker groups unleash the 4444 on the Sony fs100u.


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- Claude Julien chimed in on the Pacioretty/Boychuk incident. He agreed with the 2 minute penalty on the play. As did Gregory Campbell. Upon last check Boychuk did travel with the Bruins after the game, which is a relief since his injury appeared to be quite serious at the time.
- Kerry Fraser opined on the final minutes of the Devils/Habs game. He thought the tying goal shouldn't have counted. Read his take here.
- Did you miss last night's game? Laura has you covered.
- Lars Eller leads the Habs in hits. This is why.
- Darren Dreger was on the air discussing P.K. Subban's upcoming contract.
- We lost a great man yesterday, and the Habs, classy as ever, observed a moment of silence for Mandela's passing.
Other news and links from around the league:
- A look at what Henrik Lundqvist's deal means for now and the future. [via SB NHL]
- Patrik Berglund isn't the smoothest character around. [via SB NHL]
- James Duthie, Darren Dreger and Bob McKenzie signed extensions to stay with TSN. That should kill all the rumours of any of them jumping ship to Sportsnet.
- If you love Canada you will buy this t-shirt. [via PPP]


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Croydon photography students scoop top prizes
10:10am Friday 27th July 2012 in News By Nick Hitchens, Assistant Editor
Adult photography students have swept the board in a national competition.
Aspiring photographers from the Croydon Adult Learning and Training (CALAT) centre took top honours in the City & Guilds fourth annual student National Photography Competition, taking a quarter of all the winner and runners up positions.
Croydon learners won two first and two second-place prizes as well as filling six runner up places, out of 400 entries from across Britain.
Retired biologist David Thomas from Croydon took a top prize for his photograph Street Life alongside Andy Forey for his picture, taken while in India of a barber shop as part of a collection for his book One Billion Faces.
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How come London based colleges always get the 'Awards' is it something to do with the riots and the Olympics ?
I never new taking a picture of a homeless man near a sign displaying food would win awards, that picture has been done thousands of times but at least its different than the usual homeless guy sat outside a bank.
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text: This break in basketball seems to have come at a perfect time. Build on a three game win streak with some good practice, possibly get some guys healthy (and slim), but most importantly it lets HCCS and company shine in what has been an unprecedented recruiting haul for UL. With all the progress and success the underclassman had on the field last year, you know this incoming class should be licking their chops at a chance to win/take over a starting role. New LBs Keith Brown, Burgess, and Dawson will be looking to steal PT from Preston & Daniel Brown (geez, "Tackle by Brown" will be called a lot regardless who plays) and guys like Holliman will be looking to share the secondary with the likes of Smith, Pryor, etc. But the most heated battle I can identify is going to be on special teams. With Chris Philpot gone, some young man is going to have to step up and make a name for himself. I am kind of half joking with the lead in to this, but in all seriousness, kickers are generally the leading scorers and I am a little nervous that our most inexperienced postion is one of the most important on a football team. We've got a Special team roster full of guys most have never heard of besides of Nakatani. Most only know of him because of his father's success on the race track and because he's a local kid. Then we have Web design sensation, Joshua Appleby (#30 K by the four letter), coming in who definitely passes the look tests at 6'2" 235 lbs., who could cease the opportunity in front of him. Just doesn't seem that long ago that the great Art Carmody finished his brilliant career @ UL to go on exploring his Cafe dreams and the following year we endured a season of missed field goals, missed PATs, and PJCS's crowds roaring when the kickoff actually stayed in bounds. I'm totally stoked about the 2012 football season. The cards are poised to bring back the BE crown to the Derby city where it rightfully belongs. I just hope that our kicking corps have a very competitive attitude going in to spring ball, and when the badass HTML producing kicking sensation from Athens, GA graces us with his presence for summer camp, the battle heats up to Elisha Justice hot proportions. Lastly, I pretended I was going to the bathroom and wrote my first Fanpost. Go Cards!


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'Home Run' to be shown Aug. 30
ANDERSON — There will be a free showing of the film "Home Run" at Madison Park Church of God, 6607 Providence Drive, (corner of 67th Street and Columbus Avenue), on Friday, Aug. 30, at 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy free soft drinks and popcorn with the movie.
NAMI to present 12-week class
ANDERSON — "Family to Family; From Despair and Isolation to Hope and Empowerment," this 12-week class presented by the National Alliance on Mental Illness runs Sept. 5 through Nov. 21 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 1512 N. Madison Ave.
This 12-week class is for parents, siblings, spouses, adult children, friends and families of choice of persons with a serious psychiatric illness, such as major depression, bipolar disorder and sczhizophrenia.
There is no charge. Early registration is recommended.
Call Phil/Pamela Parris at 622-9864 or email to email@example.com. A registration form will be mailed or emailed to you.
Fish fry to benefit Salvation Army
PENDLETON — A Dan's Fish Fry will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Rawlins House & Fall Creek Retirement Village, 300 J.H. Walker Drive, Pendleton.
Adult tickets, $9; and children 6-12, $5. Fish and tenderloins will be served.
Each ticket purchased will have a raffle entry for many prizes. Bring a non-perishable canned good and receive an extra raffle entry.
All proceeds will benefit the Salvation Army.
Riverview Hospital to be at Pork Festival
NOBLESVILLE — Join Riverview Hospital at the 2013 Tipton County Pork Festival, on Sept. 5-7, and discover the many ways you can improve your overall health and well-being. Stop by the Riverview tent and meet members of our team, learn about healthy choices for you and your family, and register to win a healthy prize package.
CHA Auxiliary to host sale
ANDERSON — The Community Hospital Anderson Auxiliary will host a Masquerade Jewelry Sale from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the cafeteria dining room, located on the hospital's lower level.


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First off, I need to come clean about something. About 6 weeks ago, I lost my brother. We were close. Very close. I had to be put on medication to help me cope so I didn't lose it.
I was kind of in a haze for several weeks. I wrote a Fanpost about what I mistakenly thought was a misquote of Haley. The feed back was remarkable. Someone helped me to see that I had simply misreading the article. I stood corrected. Not surprised though. I was in la la land.
What was sad however, was the rudeness of some people on here towards me. I couldn't help but think of the lessons i learned from J-man who came in to our site in good faith with a pure heart. Some people were horribly rude towards him because of his spelling or really the lack thereof. Then when people read his bio, they got it and felt bad.
I'm not here for a pity party. I just wanted to point out that when Chris and Joel say that they are tightening up a bit in here because of the rude nature of some comments/posts its for a legit reason.
I always poke fun at people and I have fun with it. I KNOW for a fact that I get taken too seriously sometimes. That's incidental to my point though. I just had a realization the other day about something and wanted to share it with you guys.
Here's what happened. I was watching the Chiefs Raiders game. I am in Florida and have never gotten to go to a game at Arrowhead. I've never even seen a Chiefs game live and in person. I want to tell you guys something that I feel is so important. I got choked up watching all the people cheering in unison for the Chiefs. Seeing little kids and parents all screaming for our beloved Chiefs. Seeing all red was amazing. I wanted to be there so bad.
If you live in KC your lucky. You get to be there for Red Friday and for the games. I've never been to either one. I don't get to sit amongst Kc fans wearing red and cheer with you guys. I don't know what it feels like to go to any sports bar and see red. Point is..we should never take things for granted. We should be more patient with one another. More compassionate. You never know what the person who posts something we think is stupid is dealing with or has just gone through.
Let's try to get along and be good to one another. Life is fleeting and short. We have the Chiefs, win or lose. They are our team. We should have that in common and use it to have fun with one another. Noone else cares about us. We're all we have when it comes to football. Some things are more important than winning an argument or being popular online.
Whatever, I'm sure some people will care about what I'm saying and some won't, but that's okay.
We're all Chiefs fans here. Let's act like it. GO CHIEFS!!


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The Dolphins signed former Jaguars WR John Matthews on Tuesday. They waived WR Brooks Foster.
Matthews played in three games last season for Jacksonville without recording a reception. The San Diego grad was originally signed by the Colts as a rookie free agent in 2009.
In Jacksonville's first preseason game last Thursday, Matthews had one catch for 19 yards.
Foster is a second-year pro out of North Carolina.
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England 222 for 6 (Edwards 106*, Doolan 3-50) beat New Zealand 220 for 8 (Satterthwaite 85, Colvin 3-31) by four wickets
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Players/Officials: Charlotte Edwards | Amy Satterthwaite | Shashikala Siriwardene
Matches: England Women v New Zealand Women at Mumbai (BS) | South Africa Women v Sri Lanka Women at Cuttack
Series/Tournaments: ICC Women's World Cup
Teams: England | New Zealand | South Africa | Sri Lanka
An unbeaten century from England captain Charlotte Edwards led her team to a four-wicket win against New Zealand, which secured third place in the Women's World Cup. In what may be Edwards' last World Cup game, she guided the chase of 221 with an innings of 106 off 121 balls, equalling the most centuries in women's ODIs - eight.
After being put in to bat, New Zealand began sedately with a couple of productive partnerships, before the run-out of Sophie Devine and three middle-order wickets to spinner Holly Colvin hurt them. Suzie Bates, the highest run-getter in the tournament, had been dismissed for 21, but No. 3 Amy Satterthwaite, who had scored a century in her previous match, stayed until the 47th over to score 85 and guide her side past 200.
England lost Danielle Wyatt early wicket in the chase, but were more assured thereafter. Edwards added 78 with Sarah Taylor, 53 with Lydia Greenway, and 58 with Arran Brindle to help them to 199 for 3 in the 42nd over. They then lost three wickets for three runs, before Laura Marsh and Edwards took England home. Offspinner Lucy Doolan was New Zealand's most productive bowler, taking 3 for 50 in her ten overs.
Edwards was happy to have contributed to a fruitful World Cup campaign. "I came into this tournament after having worked incredibly hard over the winter - not just on my skills, but I had also worked on my fitness. It's really nice to reap rewards of that. Two hundreds in this tournament, I am really proud of that, for me it's been about me contributing to the team and today was about getting to third place and ending the tournament on a high," she said.
New Zealand's captain Bates felt her team needed 30 more runs in their innings. Her team, she said, played their worst in their final three games of the tournament.
"I think the last three games, we probably played our worst cricket which is what we will probably remember from the tournament. The game against West Indies where we lost hurt us badly and we didn't play well enough."
Sri Lanka 244 for 7 (Atapattu 52, Siriwardene 44) beat South Africa 156 (Fritz 54, Siriwardene 4-32) by 88 runs
Sri Lanka captain Shashikala Siriwardene, with an all-round display, helped her team to the fifth position in the tournament as South Africa were beaten by 88 runs.
After choosing to bat, Sri Lanka found themselves at a precarious 14 for 2 in the fourth over. Chamari Atapattu and Deepika Rasangika steadied the innings thereafter to put on 68 runs for the third wicket.
Rasangika was dismissed in the 22nd over, and the new batsman, Siriwardene continued to build on the previous partnership with an 82-run stand with Atapattu, who finished as the highest scorer in the innings with 52. Siriwardene was stumped on 44, sending in bowler Eshani Kaushalya to add impetus to the score as she scored a quick 43, off 31 balls. Sri Lanka finished with a competitive 244 for 7.
South Africa were unable to put on substantial partnerships in their chase, as they lost wickets at crucial intervals through their innings. Chamani Seneviratna and Sripali Weerakkody helped dismiss the top order, and they were reduced to 49 for 4 in 17 overs. From there on, Siriwardene took over as she picked up 4 for 32 to help finish off the tail. Shandre Fritz was the only batsman to offer any resistance; she scored 54 before being run out by Kaushalya.
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England need disruptive strategy to counter spin
Alastair Cook needs an out-of-the-box plan that veers India from the set pieces. One of those plans could be an early Powerplay
Kohli, Root, Smith and Williamson will take turns as the No. 1 Test batsman. So far each has shown only one technical weakness
Dhoni doesn't heed his own warning
Plays of the Day from the second ODI between England and India, in Cardiff
Plays of the day from the 4th ODI between England and India at Edgbaston
England World Cup plans in ruins
England's World Cup plans are in ruins after another trouncing from India at Edgbaston and Alastair Cook's presence in the side is impossible to justify
Test cricket's young Fab Four (163)
Kohli, Root, Smith and Williamson will take turns as the No. 1 Test batsman. So far each has shown only one technical weakness
England World Cup plans in ruins (70)
England's World Cup plans are in ruins after another trouncing from India at Edgbaston and Alastair Cook's presence in the side is impossible to justify
England need disruptive strategy to counter spin (57)
Alastair Cook needs an out-of-the-box plan that veers India from the set pieces. One of those plans could be an early Powerplay
Graeme Pollock has been among the top three finest players his country ever produced; and not far off that pace in the world rankings either
Question marks over West Indies' ODI batting (29)
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Date: March 6, 2013
Occurs: Every Wednesday from March 6, 2013 through April 25, 2013
Time: 08:30PM til 10:00PM
Location: TWC Formal Lounge
LTS meeting. Leadership Through Servanthood--RUF's leadership team--will meet at this time for Bible study, prayer, and a little bit of planning. Please pray for your leaders!


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Chamber Music 2000
Chamber Music 2000 at the Purcell Room
On Wednesday night the Purcell Room hosted a concert to mark 10 years of Chamber Music 2000, the scheme started by the Schubert Ensemble to commission and propagate new chamber music for student ensembles. The aim has been to create a body of new music by leading composers which is technically accessible to learner players. The concert featured music by twelve composers played by performers ranging from professional groups (the Schubert Ensemble themselves and the Lawson Trio) to students from the Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Academy Junior Department, right down to a group of eight-year-olds from a state school in north London.
As befitted the occasion, most items were world premieres; these included Antonia Bates's iridescent Twinkling Crystals, winner of a competition for young composers, as well as works from established names like Paul Patterson and David Knotts. The composer who has contributed most to Chamber Music 2000 is Piers Hellawell, and he was represented by four pieces: two for students and two full-scale concert works.
Hellawell's The Building of Curves, with which the Schubert Ensemble opened the programme, was the musical highlight. Starting from a driving, muscular unison in the strings decorated by an ornate piano line at the extremes of the keyboard, the second movement dissolves into an elusive, haunting, slow melody. The Lawson Trio finished with his challenging and eloquent Etruscan Games, which I would like to hear again but felt like one piece too many on this occasion.
Hide in the attic, also by Piers Hellawell, was the most successful of the pieces for students, played with impressive self-possession by a very young quartet from Garden Suburb Junior School in London. The piece cleverly mixed notated and aleatoric passages without the joins showing, and the young pianist Mina Masuda gave a brilliantly assured performance.
Although there was not a weak piece on display, I did feel at time that everything was a bit too polite: a leaning towards slow and quiet music at the expense of the loud and rhythmical – although Cheryl Frances Hoad's Pay Close Attention bucked the trend enjoyably. I was surprised more than once to hear the ghost of Fauré echoing through the harmony: he may not be the most fashionable of composers, but is unquestionably one of the giants of the chamber music pantheon.
A perennial problem with chamber music in a school setting is the shortage of violas. The violists at the Purcell Room were all excellent but there are many schools who would not be able to summon one up, immediately ruling out more than half of the pieces on the programme. If I had a single suggestion for CM2000 it would be: more trios, please, or quartets without viola. This is not to disrespect the treasured viola, but to widen the net for the repertoire. [I understand that some pieces can use an extra violin to replace the viola part if necessary.]
So bravo to the Schubert Ensemble for ten years of Chamber Music 2000, and to the Lawson Trio for taking up the baton. Playing (good) new chamber music is a great experience for young players, and writing it is a challenge composers are clearly keen to take up. Here's to the next ten years.
The scores of all Chamber Music 2000 scores are available from Sound and Music.
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|MDCI > SEC Filings for MDCI > Form 8-K on 9-Aug-2013
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on August 8, 2013. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the three proposals submitted to a stockholder vote.
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Class II Directors. The election of the Class II director nominees was approved as follows:
Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Paul D. Meringolo 10,175,109 311,207 3,805,156 Kenneth R. Newsome 9,282,097 1,204,219 3,805,156 Pamela R. Levy 10,252,731 233,585 3,805,156
Proposal No. 2 - Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 10,180,982 140,057 165,277 3,805,156
Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of the Selection of KPMG LLP. The ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 was approved as follows:
For Against Abstain
13,994,994 276,704 19,774


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Leaders of four major Jewish organizations have indicated to the Obama Administration that they will have a 60-day moratorium during which they will refrain from conducting any public campaign urging Congress to strengthen U.S. sanctions against Iran.
The understanding was reached during a sometimes tense meeting at the White House this week between a group of senior Administration officials led by National Security Adviser Susan Rice and executives and leaders from an ad hoc "quartet" of influential Jewish organizations: AIPAC, the American Jewish Committee, The Anti-Defamation League and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.
Though they refrained from describing it as "a deal" or a quid pro quo, sources familiar with the meeting said they had agreed to a limited "grace period" only after hearing assurances from the Administration that it had no intention of easing sanctions or of releasing Iranian funds that have been "frozen" in banks around the world.
Sources in the Jewish establishment emphasized that they did not make any commitment to refrain from supporting new sanctions in their private dealings with the U.S. lawmakers nor would they ask Congress to stop their own initiatives. Another source at an organization represented at the meeting, who insisted on anonymity, said that he "categorically denies that any commitment was given for any such moratorium. In fact, if the Senate moves forward with sanctions legislation, we will support it."
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In the aftermath of Nick Diaz' title defense against Evangelista Santos, aka Cyborg, there's been a bit of debate about where the man ranks in the welterweight division.
E. Spencer Kyte of UFC content partner Heavy.com says the guy isn't in the top five:
Can a player who is lighting up the American Hockey League really be considered one of the best despite the fact that he's dominating second-tier talent?
Of course not, and that is the same reason why Nick Diaz cannot possibly be considered a Top 5 Welterweight.
Before you go arguing that MMA and team sports shouldn't be compared, just go with it and focus on what is being proposed.
Following his win over Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos on Saturday night, many social media users, both MMA industry members and non-members alike, were trumpeting Diaz's place as one of the five best 170-pound fighters on the planet. Some went as far as to claim he was a top three talent, a stretch that is beyond ridiculous to me.
Don't get me wrong: the Strikeforce champion is on a nine-fight winning streak and has proven to be one of the best welterweights competing outside of the UFC, but a top 5 talent he is not.
Michael David Smith of MMAFighting (and an illustrious member of our rankings panel for the USAT/SBN Consensus MMA Rankings) has a more nuanced take:
7. Nick Diaz (8): So this is where I have Diaz: Moving up one spot after a solid victory over Cyborg, but still not up there with the truly elite in the UFC. Unfortunately, as long as Diaz is fighting under the Strikeforce banner, we're not going to know for sure how he'd match up with the other nine guys on this list.
Our panel as a whole has Diaz ranked at #7 in a tie with Martin Kampmann.
Personally I'm not losing any sleep over the issue. Diaz had a UFC run and it became pretty clear that his fighting style is heavily penalized under the unified rules and modern commission judging systems. He lost three back-to-back decisions against Diego Sanchez, Sean Sherk and Joe Riggs to end his first UFC run. I'd say he only lost the Parisyan fight as a fight, but would have scored the Sherk fight against him as a judge. The Riggs fight was very close and IMO was a questionable decision.
But the point is that we've seen Diaz in the UFC and he struggled against strong grapplers who could put him on his back and grind out decisions.
Diaz has doubtless improved a great deal since then, but he has elected to be a big fish in a small pond rather than going for UFC gold. That's fine with me, his Strikeforce fights have been incredibly fun to watch and I'm curious to see how he fares in a professional boxing bout later this year too. Trying his hand at boxing is not something he'd have been able to do while on a UFC contract.
As much as I'd like to see Diaz try his luck against Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch, we'll have to settle for Paul Daley and possibly Jason Miller, aka Mayhem. In all likelihood, the Diaz-Daley fight will be more entertaining than watching Diaz get smothered by the AKA boys anyhow.
Diaz is a human being who's free to make his own choices. Those who wish Strikeforce would go out of business so they could see all their dream fights come true in the UFC are hopelessly naive. There is no guarantee that Diaz would even continue an MMA career under those circumstances.
Rankings are fun for conversation, but the only thing that really matters is how many eyeballs a fighter can draw. To the extent that rankings help fighters in their careers they matter, but no more than that.
The important thing about Nick Diaz is he's very fun to watch fight and all indications are that we'll get to see him against some dangerous foes this year. That works for me.


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This was our 12th Princess Cruise and had a wonderful time. The ship was everything and more than we expected. The new piazza design was a great place to gather, enjoy a coffee, gelato, pizza or just sit and listen to the music and watch others dance. I love that the coffee card from the international café allows you a 3 scoop gelato sundae for one punch and as always your coffee card is good from one cruise to the next. No other cruise line offers that!
Our deluxe cabin was great, love the new size. The décor is peaceful and we found now complained of any noise from neighboring cabins. Nice size cabin, very comfortable and quiet. Balcony is obstructed as the sides and rail are white steel. However the balcony is very large making it a great space to enjoy the reclining chair and ottoman.
The new princess live is a great space to watch the taping of the wake show and enjoy other game shows. The layout of Horizon Court is the best of any ship and any other cruise line (we've been on 4 other cruise lines). The food and variety was great. Princess is and will continue to be our 1st choice. They are consistent, have the best travel itinerary and the best spa area.


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A SWAT situation on the south side of Tucson ended with an empty home Sunday afternoon, according to Tucson Police Department.
Detectives executed a search warrant at a home in the 1700 block of West Pueblo Vista, according to Sgt. Pete Dugan. He said officers believed they had tracked a suspect to the location.
The extra offices were called in because detectives do not rush into buildings when there is not an active chase, according to Dugan.
"It's a matter of officer safety," he said.
Police blocked off parts of the street and evacuated nearby homes in the neighborhood.
The SWAT team sent its tactical robot into the home for the initial search. Dugan said officers followed up with a second search to make sure the suspect was not inside.
Details of the suspect could not be shared because of the current investigation, but Dugan said he is not a danger to the public.
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The crowd cheered for him to fail. It's the same story with any visiting player picked to be the Pizza Hut K-Man at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
If the K-man strikes out, the crowd wins free breadsticks. So the crowd responds with typical free-food wanderlust.
They stand. They scream. They get ugly.
But it seemed particularly ruthless Friday night.
Jay Gibbons, 31, has gone from Baltimore Orioles outfielder, million-dollar talent, to boo material. In York - a place where Gibbons signed autographs five or six times for diehard O's fans - it took three pitches for him to strike out in his first at-bat.
Feel a little bit bad for Gibby. The contest is suppose to be fun and I'm sure Gibbons is used to jeering. Plus, he's making a ton of money and he did strikeout. But these contests are mean. Reminds me of Gladiator where people are rooting for humiliation. Or a scene from the Simpsons when Moe opens up a new restaurant and some kid throws crap at while singing happy birthday and Moe responds with "That's great kid, taking my dignity and all."


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Clarkson 'in BBC deal' (From The Oxford Times)
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Clarkson 'in BBC deal'
8:40am Tuesday 27th May 2014 in News
JEREMY Clarkson is in talks for a new £12m contract with the BBC, a national newspaper reported yesterday, following controversy over recent comments.
The Top Gear presenter, who lives in Chipping Norton, was criticised over claims he used two racist words in reports for the BBC2 programme.
Mr Clarkson, 54, said he meant to mumble one of the words while reciting a nursery rhyme and was "mortified" by the mistake.
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Hope to see you back on TG before long, Jeremy!
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Neonlights says...
Which never went to be broadcast on TV and ended up on the cutting room floor for someone else to come along, pick them up and then make mountains out of molehills.
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When you look in the mirror, are your first thoughts about what you'd like to change? If your partner says, "You look as sexy to me as ever," do you think, "Hmmm, I wonder what he (or she) really wants this time?" If you had to take your clothes off tonight in front of a new sexual partner, would you make sure the lights were off? If so, you share the feelings of many people today, and it's a blueprint for sexual turnoff.
Your body image is how you see your body -- not necessarily how others see it or how it really looks. A negative body image can drain the joy out of many aspects of your life, but it can be especially damaging to your sex life. It's difficult to abandon yourself to pleasure when you're obsessed with sagging breasts or a potbelly. Yet it's a scientifically proven fact that you don't have to be skinny or have perfect breasts or an unlined face to have a great orgasm. In your heart of hearts, you probably know this. So why are you turning off the lights, hiding under the sheets, and losing the visual stimulation of watching your partner respond to you? Why isn't sex something you look forward to, as you used to?Societal Ideals
It's no surprise that researchers easily find a statistical correlation between body weight and body image. Grow up with Barbie and Ken and GI Joe as your role models, and even though today's outcry against unrealistic advertising makes sense, it can still be hard to swallow emotionally. These were our childhood images of what we were going to grow up and look like. We never saw Ken lose his hair, GI Joe struggle to button his fatigues over his potbelly, or Barbie's breasts sagging after her pregnancy. Unconditional self-acceptance of fat thighs and thinning hair is difficult in a culture that reveres self-improvement.
For our honeymoon, my wife and I went to Brazil. On the beach at Ipanema we saw women in string bikinis and men in tiny swim trunks, and frankly, many had round stomachs and waistlines hanging over. The Brazilians had a different snapshot of beauty. It was obvious in their media, in their magazines, and most of all on their beaches. If you have a body that meets American standards of beauty -- flat stomach, skinny thighs, what one of my patients calls the "antiseptic look" -- you start to feel emaciated on Ipanema. It was amazing to me how quickly one could adjust a lifelong vision of beauty after a week or two in those surroundings.
While I can't tell patients that it is good for their health to be overweight, I truly admire those who are comfortable with their bodies and feel so accepting of themselves. I have the same question most people have: "What do you know that the rest of us need to know?"
A therapist can help you gain body confidence. Because your goal is to change your thinking rather than your body, cognitive behavior therapists are a good resource. Those who specialize in eating disorders may be especially helpful because they treat body image issues on a daily basis. The Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (www.aabt.org) maintains a referral service that can help you find a therapist in your area.
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For Jane Wheeler it's about the joys life and beauty bring
Jane Wheeler is a self -taught Bird Rock artist who retired from a 16-year career in event-planning to raise her two children, make home-cooked meals, volunteer at school, and devote more time to community art projects. She graduated with a business degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Several years ago she started the Bird Rock Artist Guild and recently completed the fifth and final bench in the Bird Rock Mosaic Bench beautification project.
She said she enjoys using a palate of colors that is luscious, vivid and joyful. When creating, she is focused on brightening every day life, covering ugly concrete with mosaics, and sending out positive messages to the community. Jane is most creative when hunting for treasures to put in her next mosaic or working like an alchemist in her studio listening to yoga music. Bringing art alive in the community is important to her.
What brought you to La Jolla?
Living in Wisconsin all of my life and having the opportunity to travel and live in Europe after attending university, I was ready for a new adventure. My roommate from college, who had recently moved to the West Coast, sent me a birthday card asking me to move to San Diego. So I packed my one suitcase, bike, $500, and headed west.
What makes this area special to you?
Being close to the ocean and the dynamic sunlight creates an energy that is positive and health oriented surrounded by the vastness of nature. Also, there is an openness and innovative/entrepreneurial spirit here that is refreshing and inspiring.
What might you add, subtract or improve in the area?
Keep Art Alive in the community! La Jolla's historical roots include the presence of an art colony. With programs such as The La Jolla Community Foundation Murals, this art element comes alive for all to experience and share.
Also, the La Jolla Art Association's paintings on the garbage cans take something functional/utilitarian and give it a spin of creativity and spontaneity that enhances the downtown streetscape. One of my favorite quotes is "Art reflects the soul of the community," from the Naples Museum of Art. I feel art is important and should be part of any thoughtful planning.
Who or what inspires you?
My family, yoga, my friends, bike riding by the sea, travel, and the creative spirit.
If you hosted a dinner party for eight, whom (living or deceased) would you invite?
Of course, my husband (my patron of the arts), Jesus, Michelangelo, Henri Matisse, Antoni Gaudi, Buddha and Steve Jobs. And I would have us all cooking together to create various foods to share.
What are your favorite movies of all time?
Those would be the adventure films of James Bond, Indiana Jones, and StarWars.
What is your most-prized possession?
I treasure my family, my artistic abilities, and my yoga mat.
What characteristic about yourself do you like least?
I don't like it when I am out of balance from over scheduling myself.
What is your greatest accomplishment?
For me it is more of a journey; I am always working at trying to enjoy the process versus an end goal. Being a mom and spouse in a fun, crazy family is the start. This led me to create various art programs/projects that have engaged students and members of our community to help beautify Bird Rock and the schools my children have attended.
What is your motto or philosophy of life?
"Beautify the World" and "Love Your Community!" Do what you can to make this world better and more beautiful.
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Published: May 2013 Servings: 4
- 1 head of garlic
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 1 15-ounce can black-eyed peas, rinsed
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley
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Preheat oven to 425°. Rub off papery skins from outside of garlic and trim 1/2" off top. Place on a sheet of foil, drizzle with 1 Tbsp. oil, and season with salt and pepper. Wrap up in the foil, place on a baking sheet, and roast until tender, 30–35 minutes; let cool slightly.
Squeeze garlic cloves into a food processor. Add black-eyed peas, lemon juice, and cayenne, and pulse until a coarse purée forms. With motor running, drizzle in remaining 4 Tbsp. oil. Transfer purée to a medium bowl and mix in chives and parsley; season with salt and pepper.
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Fact: People love watching YouTube videos.
Fact: People don't like advertising when watching videos, especially if it happens before the clip begins.
Challenge: How does Google monetize YouTube so it can get an ROI on its $1.65-billion investment.
Solution: Something called an overlay that appears on the bottom fifth of the frame about 15 seconds after someone starts watching a video. If the ad is interesting enough that someone clicks on it, the ad will start and the video will stop. The New York Times has all the details.
First take: Interesting proposition that the entire video industry will be watching with great interest to see if consumers actually like the format and, most important, click on the ad videos; and whether it's something advertisers will find appealing. So far, pre-roll ads have seen modest success while post-roll ads only works if they're compelling – Rocketboom, for example, has used this tool often.
Clearly, there's a lot at stake for Google, which desperately needs to find a way to squeeze more revenue out of YouTube to justify the acquisition and attract more content owners who have been sitting on the sidelines before getting into any kind of partnerships.
The other challenge facing Google is coming up with a revenue-share formula that's enough of a win-win for everyone involved. For all the success of the AdSense program, content owners only make a small portion of the revenue generated. Google is talking about a revenue split, which, in theory, sounds far more appealing than AdSense.
The bottom line is online video has to be monetized so content producers will start distributing their best material, which will attract more consumers, which will attract more advertisers, which will generate more revenue for video service providers such as Google.
More: Deep Jive Interests said Google's announcement is a "big deal" because YouTube sitting on an "absolute gold mine" of videos that people spending hours watching. Scott Karp makes a great point that the video ads not only need to be unobtrusive but relevant, while Andy Beal calls it "an innovative step in the right direction".


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By Ahura Mujuni Mark
Joseph Kony the leader of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has remained a threat to Africa even after being dislodged from Uganda to Central African Republic.
With blood of thousands of people in Northern Uganda DRC and CAR on his head ,the warlord has since failed to be captured to face the law under the International Criminal Court.Strange and a mystery,that is the right way to describe Joseph Kony ,for his brutal disfiguring and massive killing of people -but his sister Gabriela Lakot Gabriela Lakot who still lives in Odek, northern Uganda, where Kony was born reveals yet more mysteries about Kony especially when he was born.
Joseph Kony was Born in 1961 in Odek,East of Gulu.Although he has described as a brilliant dancer ,footballer and dedicated alter boy at his church during his childhood,he was always quick to retaliate in a dispute and when confronted he would often resort to physical violence.
Years later, hacking people to death,chopping off people's ears and boiling babies was what described him,he had become a curse to his family.It was however not a surprise at all.The family knew it the day he was born that he would not bring any joy to their family.
"As soon as Kony was born he stood on his own two feet," she says. "Everyone was astonished and wondrous saying: 'This child is strange.'
"God has brought a curse on this family – that was my mother's lament. Kony brought so much trouble on us up to now. Everyone hates us." his sister Gabriela Lakot Gabriela Lakot told the BBC in an Interview.
His family members wives and children have been affected negatively by his violent acts .Some of them especially his wives have since failed to be accepted back in their families for associating with him and have to look after their children singly.
Joseph Kony continue to wage war in CAR ,The Ugandan government with the help of the US continue with his search to see that he faces the law.An estimated 66,000 children became soldiers and two million people have been internally displaced since 1986,thousands have died in the war and hundreds disfigured for life.


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2014 In With the New
Posted by Randy Watson on Thursday, January 9th, 2014 at 8:41pm.
Out With The Old, In With the New
The New Year, that is. Bye-bye to 2013, hello to 2014; this an exception to the saying about preferring a known evil to the one you know nothing of, but then it's not like we have a choice. Here we go, on a rocket-launch into the unknown, willy-nilly – without any guidance save being certain to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.
I looked back at certain resolutions that I made at the end of 2012 – sell the relatively useless (to me) property I owned in California and buy a piece of Texas paradise, finish my next book and sell a great quantity of copies of all my books at year-end events, to switch over from a national bank to a Texas establishment for all my banking needs, pay off a major creditor, ditch cable television and switch over to a Roku box with internet video amusements for an evening, and to have an extensive vegetable garden in my back yard. Yea, verily – I wanted to have enough vegetables and greens for all our dining needs for a good part of the year, and that is one of the things that I still want to happen. I did accomplish just about all the other items, though – selling the California property, paying off the credit union, switching to Frost Bank, ditching cable TV, and the book – The Quivera Trail – was finished on time, too. Alas, I did not have quite as much in sales at various events as previous experience led me to expect; it seems that everyone was counting the pennies this year. Not that I mind, as I was counting them myself.
And there were some unexpected things which happened this last year as well; the transmission of my daughter's car needed a rebuild, the sale of the property allowed us to afford a totally rebuild of the HVAC system in the house, one of the cats died (of old age – dear old Sammy!) but we acquired another, a kitten who promises to be as large, friendly and eccentric as Sammy ... and another dog, a dump-ee in the neighborhood. This one is mostly terrier and thinks he is a cat, being nimble, insanely intelligent and totally fearless. We call him Nemo because ... we found him. We also found a mountain bike – abandoned in the creek-bed which runs through the neighborhood. No one has claimed it yet, so I can see that biking the various trails along the San Antonio creek greenways is in our future.
The garden simply has to happen – that is a given. Raised beds, edible stuff grown in various patches, the folding plastic greenhouse made complete use of ... and the dog poop cleared out on a more regular basis. In a few days, I will call the tree guy who works our neighborhood to come and sort out the magnificent mulberry which shades the back yard – which was butchered almost to the point of dying, first by the local utility crew clearing away errant branches from the power-lines, and then a couple of years of serious drought. It recovered, but this winter it simply has to be shaped properly into a dense and compact lollipop of a shade tree. And the pair of weed shrubs which planted themselves and grew into small saplings have to go – as well as the red-leaved photina which the first owner of my house planted too darned close to the house. That will give scope to re-doing the front entryway; those are my plans for the 2014. What are yours?
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Mobile clinic raises concernsFebruary 22,2013NEWPORT Officials are concerned that a mobile methadone clinic in Vermont is not safe after a recent attempted robbery.
They feel the clinic, which parks each morning at the Newport city recycling center, isnt secure enough after a man approached a staffer last month at its nearby administrative headquarters. They say he demanded methadone and ran away without any after the staffer said she didnt have access to the drug, which is kept locked.
The Caledonian-Record reported that officials have suggested to the City Council that the treatment center be relocated to an office with a secured and locked entry.
Seven years ago, the city agreed to the mobile clinic. The idea initially was that it would serve other communities, too. But many patients have been going to the Newport location.MORE IN Vermont NewsSlow Money Vermont to launch in Vermont Full StoryCOLCHESTER The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival opened Sunday with one of the most... Full StoryMONTPELIER Tuesdays primary was marked by low voter turnout and slow, tedious counting by... Full Story
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Blacksburg, VA – Friday was graduation day for more than 5,000 students at Virginia Tech. There were ceremonies all day, but no celebration was as big as the one that took place in Lane Stadium where a record number of students showed up to hear First Lady Michelle Obama.
But with the First Lady comes a little extra baggage most notably, longer lines. Especially the one that took the seniors to Rector Fieldhouse.
Once inside, it looked kind of like an airport terminal.
"It's moving a little quicker than I thought. The line was really long but it's moving so that's good," said graduating senior John Lawrence as he walked in.
It all definitely changed the way Roanoke's pipe and drum band Warpipe did business. They usually escort the students with honors across campus and into the stadium. But not this year.
"Because of the security we're just taking them to the stadium and not going in ourselves," said Burt Mitchell, from Warpipe.
Security was tight both outside and inside Lane Stadium. Maybe it was the nice day or maybe it was the keynote speaker? Whatever the reason, more seniors showed up to the ceremony than expected, which forced everything to run a little late as crews found extra seating.
It wasn't so much of a hurdle, considering the four years that led up to this one moment.
"We are all determined to live up to the example you have set. And in those ways, and so many others, yes we are all still Hokies. Congratulations again on everything you have achieved. Thank you all. God bless you," said Michelle Obama in her commencement speech.
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The intersection of Street and Knights roads in Bensalem has the dubious distinction of the "most dangerous intersection in America," according to Time magazine.
Miguel Cruz showed up at his preliminary hearing Wednesday free on bail, but left the Morrisville court room in handcuffs after allegedly threatening the woman he is accused of assaulting.
A veteran New Jersey educator is the new principal of Pennsbury's Penn Valley Elementary School.
Thousands of area residents in Yardley, Lower Makefield, Upper Makefield and Newtown heard from their state representative Thursday night.
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP — Williams Transcontinental Gas pipeline will close and detour Route 532 between Route 413 and Stoopville Road beginning Sept. 8.
The David Library of the American Revolution in Upper Makefield has added to its resources by appointing a scholar-in-residence.
Full-day kindergarten is back at Pennsbury with the program starting Wednesday at the district's 10 elementary schools.
The nearly 35 million travelers expected to hit the road for the Labor Day holiday will find gas prices lower than they've been in four years.
UPPER MAKEFIELD — Colonial re-enactors and historians will present 18th century cooking and other demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at Washington Crossing Historic Park at Washington Crossing and River roads.
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We moved to Cumming, Georgia, from Lower Makefield in March 2013. My wife and I are recently retired and moved here to Forsyth County because of the great tax advantages, especially for senior citizens.
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Each week, Patch is profiling a local nonprofit agency. If there's a nonprofit that you think your neighbors need to know about, email Doug Tallman.
Mission: "The Fisher House program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs," according to Fisher House's website.
Contact information: Phone: 301-294-8560; Fax: 301-294-8562; Email: email@example.com; Address: 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, Maryland 20850
Financials: The organization reported more than $39.2 million in donations in its 2009 tax filing and spent about $22.6 million toward its mission.
Cindy Campbell, vice president for community relations, said in an email that only 3.5 percent of donations go to administrative costs, the rest going directly into building more Fisher Houses and supporting the mission.
According to its website, every major military medical center has at least one Fisher House to assist families in need and to ensure that they are provided with the comforts of home in a supportive environment.
"Annually, the Fisher House program serves more than 12,000 families, and have made available over three million days of lodging to family members since the program originated in 1990. By law, there is no charge for any family to stay at a Fisher House operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and Fisher House Foundation uses donations to reimburse the individual Fisher Houses operated by the Army, Navy, and Air Force. No family pays to stay at any Fisher House!" according to Fisher House's website.
History: The Fisher House program was established by Zachary Fisher and his wife Elizabeth. The first "Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher House" was opened in Bethesda at National Naval Medical Center on 24 June 1990. President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush opened the second Fisher House at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. To date, the program consists of 54 houses located near Veterans Affairs hospitals and military installations across the country and at one United States military installations in Europe. From these locations, Fisher House serves more than 12,000 military families per year. The Fisher House program plans to build several more lodging facilities to complete its nationwide support network.
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LOSING her job helped Kate Worsley realise her dream of writing a novel.
And five years later the Mistley author's debut book is about to hit the shelves.
Based in Harwich She Rises is a tale of drunken sailors, press gangs, smugglers, and love.
"Everyone always says novels take a long time," Kate said.
"I was made redundant in 2007 and realised if I didn't do it now then I never would.
"My idea was to write the book before going back to work – but it took twice the time I thought.
"It was five years from idea to it being published."
She Rises will be officially launched at the Alma Inn, in Harwich, on March 14 from 6.30pm.
The Naze Shanty Crew will be singing shanties from the book at around 8.30pm and then the Harwich Shanty Festival will be holding a fundraising auction for the 2013 festival in October.
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Mobay Nite Out
Dear Editor,
I was pleased to read in the press that "MoBay Nite Out" is to return to the Second City, according to Mayor Harris. However, I do remember that it was started in the 1990s and it was allegedly stopped in the wake of complaints from some hoteliers about the "blocking of the road".
Mayor Harris stressed that "apart from its entertainment value the event will provide economic opportunities for many local vendors when it returns to the hip strip". Aren't the "local vendors" he's talking about illegal? I assume he means the street vendors. Does the council have a structured plan to make this venture a civic and cultural tourism enterprise and not just another craft bazaar with cheap art and dancehall in the background in some spots and mento at others?
I would honestly love to see a rich cultural product that engages creative local artists and artistes, of high quality, not just the "same old same old" bead and chains with generic paintings. I am dreaming of seeing productive cultural exchange and interaction, and less of the pimping, sex-selling and sex-driven atmosphere.
Don't get me wrong. I think it's probably a good idea, but they need to resolve the problems that were initially at issue, and cater to a modern city that wants and requires better, bolder more creative tourism products that actually incorporate Jamaicans in an economic and cultural way, and not another Brand Jamaica product re-ignited by Jamaica 50 fervour, that is co-opted by some multinational or big local corporate entity.
Lastly I hope that the complaints and concerns of the "legal", tax-paying hoteliers and businesses that occupy the strip will be addressed before the event is restarted.
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