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Sharon Otterman
Recent and archived news articles by Sharon Otterman of The New York Times.
Ebola Patient's Fiancée Shares His Passion for Helping Those in Need, Friends Say
Morgan Dixon, who left the hospital on Saturday to continue her quarantine at home, is described as a private person who helps others from behind the scenes.
October 26, 2014, Sunday
New Ebola Quarantine Protocol Seen as Barrier to Volunteers
Requirements for isolating people who had contact with Ebola patients, like those announced in New York and New Jersey, could dissuade Americans from working at the front lines of the epidemic.
October 25, 2014, Saturday
Seeking Dean's Firing, Seminary Professors End Up Jobless
A labor dispute at the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan springs from complaints about mismanagement and offensive comments attributed to its new dean.
October 2, 2014, Thursday
Tug of War for Bishop's Body, or Its Parts, Delays Sainthood
The remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who died in 1979, are in a crypt in Manhattan, but the Diocese of Peoria, Ill., is laying claim to them.
September 14, 2014, Sunday
Gay Groups to March in St. Patrick's Day Parade as a Ban Falls
The decision to allow a gay group to march under its own banner in the New York parade ends a policy that has prompted protests, court battles and bitter debate for decades.
September 4, 2014, Thursday
Bathrooms at 2 Lower Manhattan Churches: Packed by Tourists
Tourist numbers are exploding downtown but public facilities haven't kept pace. Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Paul's Chapel have found themselves de facto rest stops for many of the guests they welcome each year.
August 17, 2014, Sunday
A Rabbi's Departure Manifests a Challenge for Jews in America
The departure of Rabbi Andy Bachman, who is leaving his Brooklyn synagogue to help the poor, highlights vexing issues at the center of Judaism's future in the United States.
August 16, 2014, Saturday
De Blasio's Prekindergarten Expansion Collides With Church-State Divide
Racing to secure space to accommodate 53,000 full-day prekindergarten seats, New York City is asking religious schools to house more public school students.
August 5, 2014, Tuesday
New York Parish Fears Losing Daily Dose of 'Spiritus Sancti'
The Church of the Holy Innocents, the only New York City church that offers the Latin Mass daily, is among churches that might be closed.
June 28, 2014, Saturday
After Period of Turmoil, Riverside Church Elects New Leader
The Rev. Dr. Amy K. Butler was elected to lead one of the nation's most prominent liberal Protestant pulpits, making her the first woman to head the church in its 84-year history.
June 9, 2014, Monday
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This Friday's Piano Latino concert at the Arsht Center brings together two masters of Latin jazz with an upcoming prodigy, for a snapshot of the genre's past, present, and future. Eddie Palmieri is the grand master here, a first-generation Nuyorican who began playing piano at age 11 (all the way bac ... More >>
The Legendary Max Roach At work In sad news, great jazz percussionist Max Roach passed away yesterday at the age of 83. He'd been sick for some time according to reports and died on Wednesday in a Manhattan hospital. Roach was one of the well noted innovators of bebop jazz and worked with everyone ... More >>
With Sonny, its always as good as the first time
Impulsive! (Impulse)
At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note)
Mike Orta
God Body
Sex Mob flies in the face of traditionalists with its pop-inspired avant-jazz sound
Mark Murphy keeps the true jazz flame alive
Weekend Jazz Saturday with Tracy Fields
88 Jazz Place Overnight Session with Bob Parlocha
Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi plays it every which way
The Complete Columbia Recordings (Sony)
Sonny Rollins is fiery as ever
An Afro-Cuban jazz giant enjoys newfound success
Jesse Jones, Jr., at home with his instrument
Saxman Eric Allison and band titan up in tribute to the Big Three
Jazz and blues do the horizontal bop as William Evans looks forward and back

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(an excerpt from The Myth of Tori - Chapter 6: To Venus and Back)
Claim your pain
I have a really good shrink but I find I don't need her as much. When I was working with her, it was like beading a necklace. One little bead at a time. The idea that you just have a couple of sessions and brush the dirt off your hands and say, "All right, that's taken care of," doesn't work. Sometimes I go to see her, just like a check-up at a regular doctor. It's good knowing there is someone you can talk to. She knows things other people don't know.
Violence is always violence. The circumstances might vary, but what I felt when I was raped, and what the people that were affected by a war like the one of old Yugoslavia have lived is surely the same. When you're abused, there's a time to cry, to be looked after, and stop the bleeding. But there will be a time that you have to look after yourself. I believe women have to get more powerful. They are always looking for the prince on the white horse or the dark prince who can lighten their dark sides.
I don't find personal relationships hard. Believe it or not, I have a sense of humor. Men have their own battles. To be honest, their lives spin around women. Take a look at history. In the end, it's always about who can screw the daughter. Society always allowed men to do what they wanted to do: drink, fight, rape, screw. Enough room for the dark side. At the same time, women would wait, frightened: "When will I be raped, robbed or abused?" Some of them turn as hard as nails because of that fear. You can't reach them anymore. I was like that as well. But physically I'm in reach, of course. I mean, that penis has to get in somewhere.
One thing that bothers me is when women are cruel to other women. They become that way when their inner self is wounded. They're almost not accessible. You can always seduce a man, but a woman will try to break that force. A woman who's harsh is like an animal that kills, like a predator.
Women shouldn't deny their dark side. Sometimes those demons are frightening and sometimes they're beautiful. You'll have to approach them. Drink a glass of wine with them, take them for a walk on the beach, examine yourself. When you'll think about yourself for fifteen minutes a day, very honest and without a lot of criticism, you will get to know your force. Every person is unique. You have to find and respect that unique part in yourself. You can't expect others to do the work for you. I believe a personality is like a labyrinth where you can make a wonderful journey. And that journey can take a lifetime.
In the past hundred years, issues like rape and incest are being criticized for the first time. Women are allowed to work, have an independent life and can refuse sex. Such an attitude does have its influence on men as well. Sometimes they can't get their penis up for strong women. But it can turn around in sexual abuse as well. Sometimes after the show, children tell me they're in an incestuous situation. When they say, "It's Gods will," I can cut the culprit's throat. Abuse isn't what God was talking about. Absolutely not. Fuck "God's will."
I think when you see some of the little girls that I have that have been gang raped, it's real hard to justify that shit and say, "Her higher self wanted it." There are a lot of esoterics and shaman that have their opinion, but I think there's a lot of horse shit in that, because nobody is talking directly to the divine. And you can't say she was Hitler in a past life. Those things I feel are really weak and naive – try it on somebody else.
I think there is a place where there is the aching heart. We do weep many tears. Because when some people are close to soul death, you're so cut off from your heart that you can to that to somebody else. It doesn't justify what you've done to somebody else, just because you're in pain. And I think that it will continue until a generation rises up, claims their pain and says, "I must take the abscess, I must take the poison, and I must take the wound and look at it, and transmute it," and that's what the medicine women and medicine men did.
Jung calls this working with your shadow. There are books out there that I recommend for people that want to go into the psyche. Anything by Marion Woodman, powerful stuff. She's a Jungian. Addiction to Perfection teaches us how to handle our emotions. We're taught how to balance our checking accounts but not how to scream at the teller. Robert Johnson, he wrote a book called Owning Your Own Shadow, which I think is powerful. It's about how not to put your monsters on other people or take on other people's monsters. It's about power. There's a book that I've just gotten, which seems to be quite fascinating called The Fruitful Darkness by Joan Halifax.
And all this is about opening yourself to different information, checking in with your own instincts, and seeing what feels right and putting aside what doesn't feel right at the time. When I mention these books, there are zillions of books, but it's about a quest and about getting up off your ass and being part of the creative process in your own life instead of a blob in front of the TV screen all the time. Balance the TV, people. It's one thing to enjoy it and it's another thing to be a servant of it. Because it sucks and it sucks and it sucks your own creativity.
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(an excerpt from The Myth of Tori - Chapter 6: To Venus and Back)
Marion Woodman, a brilliant Jungian analyst, discusses her therapy technique, dream interpretation, etc. Broadcast May 1997.
|C.G. Jung
|- Marion Woodman
Marion Woodman: "How we see ourselves determines what happens to us in our lives. If we do not respect and love ourselves that will carry over into our relationships and others will not respect us."
Marion Woodman on healing…
In this clip, Jungian analyst and writer Robert A. Johnson talks about "The Golden World," the natural, mystical paradise we inhabit but no longer see. The image is a clip from The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch (c.1480-1505).
Robert Johnson offers a way to re-envision the Christian Cross and "heresy" in a way that, perhaps, more men can relate to. Envision the horizontal cross-bar of the Cross as our "doing" dimension. When we focus exclusively on "doing" our lives start to feel empty and meaningless. The vertical bar on the cross, connecting earth and sky (or, "Heaven and Earth") can be our "being" dimension. We need the balance of both.
In the Christian tradition, Robert Johnson points out, all "heresy" is a misunderstanding of the nature of Christ. Christ was both fully human and fully divine. Anything that departs from that exact balance is heresy. Robert found the power of the word "heresy" in his own life. You don't need to be Christian to spot heresy in your own psyche. "When my life becomes more doing than being I am in heresy. Alternatively, if my life becomes more being than doing, again I am in heresy. … Heresy is the dislocation of the center of gravity of the personality."
Robert hastens to add that he's thrown the word "spirituality" out of his vocabulary because it seems to imply abandoning the earthly dimension. "I have little patience with people who say they are on a spiritual path, because almost invariably they are trying to advance the vertical (lofty, unearthly) part of their lives at the expense of the horizontal (earthly, human) dimensions of their being. … some ancient wag joked that not only could Saint Teresa chat with God, she also never burned a dinner!"
|Robert A. Johnson (Jungian analyst, writer and mystic) on the Cross and Heresy…
and this I came to see:
That what I thought
was you and you,
Was really me and me.
|an old proverb [read more on projection]
drawing by Carl Jung, from The Red Book
|- Marion Woodman, Dancing in the Flames
|- Carl Jung
Marion Woodman is a brilliant Jungian analyst, mystic, writer and healer. In this clip she talks about addiction and healing the spirit/body split.


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45 CFR 2522.550 - What basic requirements must I follow in measuring performance under my grant?
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All grantees must establish, track, and assess performance measures for their programs. As a grantee, you must ensure that any program under your oversight fulfills performance measure and evaluation requirements. In addition, you must:
(a) Establish ambitious performance measures in consultation with the Corporation, or the State commission, as appropriate, following §§ 2422.560 through 2422.660 of this subpart;
(b) Ensure that any program under your oversight collects and organizes performance data on an ongoing basis, at least annually;
(c) Ensure that any program under your oversight tracks progress toward meeting your performance measures;
[70 FR 39603, July 8, 2005]
Title 45 published on 2013-10-01
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Hawaii Kai is located just east of Honolulu on the southeastern coast of Oahu between Kuliouou and Waimanalo.
The Hawaii Kai Championship Golf Course is a public course. It is par 72, and offers 6,222 yards. The course was designed by golf course architect William Bell, and opened in 1913.
The Hawaii Kai Executive Golf Course is a public golf course. It is par 55, and offers 2,386 yards. There is an automated tee time reservation and information system set up for municipal golf courses. Call (808) 296-2000.
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Mastodon Announce New Leg of 2014 U.S. Tour With Gojira + Kvelertak
Mastodon will hit the road this fall with some familiar faces, as Gojira and Kvelertak will carry over as openers from Mastodon's spring trek.
Mastodon will hit the road this fall with some familiar faces, as Gojira and Kvelertak will carry over as openers from Mastodon's spring trek.
After a long and anxious wait, you can now hear Mastodon's sixth studio album, 'Once More 'Round the Sun,' in full!
What's the chugging noise coming from the South? It's gotta be Mastodon! Having just revealed that their next album will be titled 'Once More Around the Sun,' the band is now serving up their first music from the disc -- a single called 'High Road,' which can be heard in full in the player below.
Vinyl lovers, start saving your money and circle April 19 on your calendar because that's when the next Record Store Day is taking place. As usual, a number of top acts are preparing special releases for the event.
Now, that's what we call a bone-a-fide discovery.
State officials say that earlier this week, a flood cleanup crew in Terre Haute, Indiana unearthed a 17-pound bone that they believe once belonged to a prehistoric mastodon.
When fellow metalheads are in dire need, the underground music community has a strong history of coming together and selflessly lending a hand. After a gruesome bus crash last year, the members of Baroness were left with serious injuries and daunting medical bills. In response, acts such as Mastodon, Meshuggah, Napalm Death, Neurosis, Circle Takes the Square, Municipal Waste and many more have donated rare items for the upcoming Baroness Relief auction.
Cold survives another round in the Rocktagon. Will the third time be a charm, or will Mastodon stop their run? Vote and listen for the winner tonight at 9, during Nocturnal Emissions.
Tuesday will mark the fourth appearance of Sixx:A.M. in the GBF Rocktagon. So far they have beaten Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat, and Korn. Sixx:A.M. has also managed to rack up nearly 11,000 votes since they entered the Rocktagon last Thursday.


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Wingstop Debuts One-of-a-kind Chili Lime Flavor
Limited-time addition to menu combines fiery punch of chili with tangy hint of lime
DALLAS (March 10, 2014) –Wingstop has done it again. The Wing Experts, known for bringing the flavor, are ready to unveil their latest culinary masterpiece. Combining smooth, fiery chilies with a refreshing burst of tangy lime, it's time say hello to Chili Lime wings.
The latest flavor sensation, sauced, tossed and made to order on classic or boneless wings, is now available for a limited time at more than 600 Wingstop restaurants nationwide, and President and CEO Charlie Morrison expects it to quickly become a favorite.
"This is a whole new way to experience Chili Lime,"said Morrison. "Our fans have come to expect one-of-a-kind flavors from Wingstop and our creative team of Wing Experts continues to deliver."
The arrival of Chili Lime comes just months after Mango Habanero wings were introduced in restaurants nationwide. The flavor became an instant favorite of Wingstop fans during the limited time it was available, and Morrison said he expects Chili Lime to be even more popular.
"Chili Lime scored even higher than Mango Habanero during taste tests, which has us ready for another cult flavor following across our chain,"Morrison said. "This flavor is designed for those who crave bold and exciting new flavors, and that perfectly describes Chili Lime. But they won't be around forever so guests need to get them before they're gone."
Wingstop is encouraging fans to share the Chili Lime love on social media through the use of the #ChiliLime hashtag.
For more information on Wingstop, including location and franchise information, visit http://www.wingstop.com.
About Wingstop
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Wingstop has more than 660 restaurants open across the United States, Mexico, Russia and Singapore. The "Wing Experts" menu features classic and boneless wings with 11 bold, distinctive flavors including Original Hot, Mango Habanero, Cajun, Atomic, Mild, Teriyaki, Lemon Pepper, Hawaiian, Garlic Parmesan, Hickory Smoked BBQ and Louisiana Rub. Wingstop's wings are always cooked to order, sauced and tossed and served with a variety of house-made sides including Wingstop's award winning hand-cut seasoned fries. Wingstop has experienced 10 consecutive years of positive sales increases, was named a Top 10 Best Franchise Deal by QSR magazine, and has been voted 'best wings' in markets across the country. Wingstop is owned by affiliates of Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that specializes in business and consumer service companies with attractive growth prospects and revenues ranging from $20 million to over $3.0 billion. For more information visit wingstop.com, wingstopfranchise.com,twitter.com/wingstop or facebook.com/Wingstop.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Eric Page, a wide receiver who spent last season on injured reserve with the Denver Broncos.
The Bucs have signed WR Eric Page, who caught 125 passes for Toledo in 2011 before signing with DEN as an undrafted FA last year.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@TBBuccaneers) April 11, 2013
As the tweet above states, Page was a high volume receiver in college, but went undrafted before inking a deal with Denver. He has great catching hands, and runs good routes, getting separation despite a lack of pure speed. He's also a very talented kick and punt returner, who uses his creativity and vision on returns rather than relying on pure speed.
On the negative side, he's not very big (think Wes Welker, or even smaller, depending on what measurements you trust), and also not very athletic. He's shifty, but not fast, nor explosive. He's also not great at holding onto the football, as fumbles were a concern in college.
Page will compete for a spot on special teams and as a return man, with the potential to crack the rotation at wide receiver. The competition at slot receiver will be fierce, so if Page makes the roster, it will be because he had proven himself in camp to be dependable at receiver, or dominant on special teams.
Page joins Steve Smith, Kevin Ogletree, and Tiquan Underwood as the competitors for the third receiver job, which will likely be the most interesting camp battle leading up to the 2013 NFL season.


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Ender's Game
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The International Military seek out a leader who can save the human race from an alien attack. Ender Wiggin, a brilliant young mind, is recruited and trained to lead his fellow soldiers into a battle that will determine the future of Earth.
Release Date: 1 November 2013 (USA)
Duration: 114 min
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That one moment where the prank war goes just a little too far for his patience
I've finally found out why Sammy won't get off the internet, I guess he has a modeling business going or something… Anyway here he is in makeup hope you all enjoy.
This is of course after he peed on everything I loved, ain't Sammy just the cutest thing?
Also photoshop, it's awesome, computers have really started to grow on me.
Kirk with antlers, as promised.
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Mom- "Well, if you got off the internet and did your homework…"


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The Strumbellas Podcast Episode 1 - Junos
Welcome to the inaugural Strumbellas' podcast. We (Dave and Izzy) are kicking off this first episode by taking you to the 2014 Junos. We brought along a microphone to the awards, and we'll take you through the weekend.
Stay tuned for more episodes!


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Popes John Paul II and John XXIII headed for sainthood
Pope Francis announced Monday that two of his recent predecessors, Popes John Paul II and John XXIII, will be canonized as saints next spring.
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano arrested in corruption plotComment
Prosecutors allege a Vatican official tried to bring the equivalent of $26 million in euros into Italy from Switzerland aboard an Italian government plane. Officials say Monsignor Nunzio Scarano was arrested today.
Pope Francis braves the rain to greet audienceComment
The rain hasn't stopped Pope Francis--he braved the rain to greet crowds at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square.
Pope Francis exorcism photo: Is Pope Francis and exorcist?Comment
Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square.
Benedict XVI returns to the Vatican, meets with Pope FrancisComment
Benedict XVI has returned to the Vatican for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28 and met with successor Pope Francis.
Pope Francis nixes bonus for Vatican employeesComment
The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis, known for his frugal ways, had decided Vatican employees won't be getting the bonus that traditionally comes with the election of a new pope.
Rome square renamed for John Paul IIComment
A corner of a big Rome piazza, known for hosting free rock concerts and political rallies, will be renamed after late pontiff John Paul II, with Pope Francis coming to the unveiling ceremony Sunday.
Pope Francis opens Holy Week at Vatican on Palm SundayComment
Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart as he promised to go to a youth jamboree Brazil this summer, while the faithful enthusiastically waved olive branches and braided palm fronds.
Pope Francis begins ministry as 266th popeComment
Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the 266th pope on Tuesday in an installation Mass simplified to suit his style, but still grand enough to draw world leaders.
Pope Francis' first Sunday celebrated in Rome, D.C.Comment
Walking up to crowds, shaking hands with surprised bystanders in the street, mixing his formal speeches with off-the-cuff remarks, Pope Francis stamped his own style on the papacy Sunday. And in D.C., Catholics celebrated the first pope from the Americas.
Pope Francis explains choice of name, urges 'church for the poor'Comment
Pope Francis offered some intimate insights into the conclave that elected him pontiff Saturday, describing how he was immediately inspired to name himself after St. Francis of Assisi because he wants to see a church that is "for the poor."
Vatican defends pope against anti-clerical campaignComment
The Vatican is denouncing what it calls an "anti-clerical left-wing" campaign to discredit the new pope, pointing out that courts in Argentina have never accused Pope Francis of a crime as a result of his actions during Argentina's military junta from 1976 to 1983.
Pope Francis pays tribute to Benedict XVI during audience with cardinalsComment
Pope Francis has paid a heartfelt tribute to his predecessor Benedict XVI, saying his faith and teaching had "enriched and invigorated" the Catholic Church and would remain its spiritual patrimony forever.
Pope Francis-Argentina political ties 'defamatory,' Vatican saysComment
The Vatican is lashing out at "defamatory" and "anti-clerical left-wing" forces seeking to discredit Pope Francis over his actions during Argentina's 1976-1983 military junta.
Pope Francis begins first day as pontiffComment
Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by praying Thursday at Rome's main basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Papal merchandise: T-shirts, cologne, coffee mugs all offeredComment
If you want to see real papal memorabilia, the Blessed John Paul 2 Shrine is the place to be. They display actual clothing, shoes and watches worn by popes as well as rosaries.
Pope Francis profile: Who is Jorge Bergoglio?Comment
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is known for modernizing an Argentine church that had been among the most conservative in Latin America.
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The cardinals have chosen a Jesuit to lead the church. Jesuits swear an oath of obedience to the pope but they have not always been on good terms with him.
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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a disease of the joints in children. It can effect a child over a long period of time. JRA often starts before the child is 16 years old.
In JRA, the joint to become red and swollen. It will make the joint painful and difficult to move. JRA can also lead to long term damage to the joint. For some, JRA can interfere with the child's growth and development.
There are five major types of JRA:
JRA can be a serious condition. Your child will need care from a doctor. The sooner JRA is treated, the better the outcome.
JRA is caused by a problem of the immune system. The normal job of the immune system is to find and destroy items that should not be in the body, like viruses. With JRA, the immune system attacks the healthy tissue in the joint. It is not clear why this happens. The immune system problems may be caused by genetics and/or factors in the environment.
There are no clear risk factors for JRA. Factors that may be associated with some types of JRA include:
JRA symptoms may be mild or severe.
If your child has any of these, do not assume it is due to JRA. These symptoms may be caused by other, less serious conditions. See your doctor if your child has any of these symptoms:
Some symptoms are specific to each type of JRA. For example:
Often, there are remissions and flare-ups. Remission is a time when the symptoms are better or disappear. Flare-ups are times when symptoms become worse.
More than one test may be needed to diagnose JRA. The tests will also help to eliminate the possibility of other diseases.
Your doctor will ask about your child's symptoms. You will also be asked about your family medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your child may be referred to a special doctor if JRA is suspected. The specialist is a doctor that focuses on diseases of the joints.
Tests that may be ordered include:
Talk with your doctor about the best plan for your child. The plan will work to control swelling, relieve pain, and control joint damage. The goal is to keep a high level of physical and social function. This will help keep a good quality of life. Treatment options include the following:
There are several types of medication that may be used:
Polyarticular JRA may become inactive in children who begin medications within 2 years of onset.
Exercise is done to strengthen muscles and to help manage pain. Strong nearby muscles will support the joint. It also help to recover the range of motion of the joints. Normal daily activity are encouraged. Non-contact sports and recreational activities may be good options. Physical activities can also help boost a child's confidence in their physical abilities.
Physical therapy may be needed. This will help to make the muscles strong and keep the joints moving well.
Splints and other devices may be recommended. They may be worn to keep bone and joint growth normal. Some joints may get stuck in a bent position. These devices can help prevent this.
There is no known way to prevent JRA.
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What: McDonald's Citizen Tour (50 miles from Durango to Silverton)
When: Saturday May 23rd, 2015, 7:35 a.m.
Where: Buckley Park, 12th and 13th St. and Main Ave., Durango, Colorado
How much: $149 for registration fee and a tax-deductible donation
Return Transportation: Riders who need return transportation from Silverton can purchase a return trip at the time of registration or packet pick-up on Friday May 23 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., Durango, CO. Bikes are also transported. Bike pickup is 3- 6:30 p.m. at Durango High School. Charge is $40, and space is limited. Riders are not allowed to ride back from Silverton.
All riders must be past Coal Bank Pass Summit by 11:30 AM and Molas Pass by 12:30 PM. Riders not past those points will be transported by bus to Silverton, and their bikes will be trucked. Roads open to vehicles at 1:00pm and all riders must be off by then! Riders are not allowed to ride back to Durango.
What: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Quarter Horse (25 miles from Durango to Purgatory)
When: Saturday May 23rd, 2015, 7:40 a.m.
Where: Buckley Park, 12th and 13th St. and Main Ave., Durango
How much: $100 for registration fee, t-shirt, and a donation to the scholarship fund
Return Transportation: The following transportation shuttles (including bikes) will be available at $15 per shuttle on Saturday, May 25:
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It's a pose, guys.
Nothing is "wrong" about that submission, nothing is out of the oridinary.
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I managed to get the last copy of Harvey Pekar's Cleveland at Bergen St. Comics about a week ago, just before seeing A Cabin in the Woods. I've been waiting for this book for two years. Like quite a bit of Pekar's work, this is focused on Cleveland (really they've all been in some way or another "about Cleveland"), but this is really more a history book of his hometown. It is totally appropriate that his writing career would end on this note. Funny how that happens when a writer's life ends, their last piece of work is on something that you couldn't imagine being more appropriate. As if they knew.
He boils it down simply, as usual. There's nothing flashy happening in this book at all, the life of the city and how it relates to Harvey is the action. One panel, one narrative caption or piece of dialogue, pages are either five or six panels so it's a thick read. Pekar is the king of, as my Mother says, "Keep[ing] it simple, Stupid." He doesn't try anything overtly flashy, he's just straight forward and tells you how it is. Pekar is the definition of that latter statement.
Joseph Remnant's detailed art is amazing, he portrays Pekar and Cleveland's life as it appears from amazing historical depictions on the founding of the city, and the faces of the people in the city. No one in this comic looks like someone you might recognize, and now I understand why it took so long for it to come out. Remnant took the time to make Pekar's last work, the root of it in the city and its people, and make the populace look completely unique. You may not read a graphic novel this year that has such distinct faces. I think this is accentuated because the art is black and white. Everyone has a particular look and the attention is amazing. Right down to the cuts between younger Pekar, his face and the modern Harvey are so perfectly portrayed. You can see the wild-eyed excitement in both of their eyes even though they're in two different periods. The hairlines, the wrinkles, the slouch, etc. From Harvey in the sixties to Harvey in 2009. One chapter of his life to the current one, narrating the story, we can pull out Harvey in the crowd. It would be stating the obvious that this is a love letter to a city, a cartographic piece, but that, on the surface, is the first motive in non-fiction, usually though, in very good non-fiction, it ends up going deeper.
The heart-wrenching moment is really the end, of course, because it seemed like there was still more Pekar wanted to say, his last line is so bittersweet, but it just stops abruptly and he walks off the page, and the city goes on for another page without him. He exits the stage. But that's how it goes doesn't it? There is more to say but you don't get to say it anymore, do you? You just stop. Your home goes on without you, even though you helped define it for a moment. And it seems like that was intentional, per an article my friend Rick Marshall did. Pekar, as in life, portrays the end in a way I imagine it must be like.
There are many questions the book asks, the answers I have absolutely no hope in solving. How much does a city define a writer, or vice versa? Does the writer leave any mark? Does he or she change a city? I choose to think they help to define a city's period, but that is just a surface-level detail. That's my shortcoming, I can't dive very deep. I'm always just on the surface. These are universal questions that occur when it comes to writing non-fiction, especially the pioneering mission Pekar has been on since the early seventies. Inevitably who you are as a creator comes out of where you're from, and that seems to be something that Pekar has been trying to answer his entire career.
Thanks for this, Mr. Pekar and Mr. Remnant, see you on the other side.
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Many CMS-backed sites are built using MySQL and are launched on cloud infrastructure. In order to mitigate down-time due to regional outages, it is advisable to create a geo-distributed redundancy topology in both the app layer as well as within the database. GenieDB makes it very easy to set up multiple MySQL database servers around the world that are automatically kept synchronized as data is changed on any of the nodes. The database nodes are typically paired 1-on-1 with an app or web server. Some of our customers use the app servers to dish out their CMS backed sites. The database is kept synchronized, but the customers still need to find a way to keep the media content that they use to be available on all these app/web servers. Below is a simple setup that can be easily configured within a very small budget and provides high availability[Read more...]
Catching up on our reading today, we saw a blog post from Chris Stevens, the multi-faceted VP of Engineering at Traxo, technology consultant, and Full Stack developer. In his post, he notes some of the impressive new database technologies he's seeing lately in tech blogs and on the conference circuit.
Chris says that when it makes sense he advises his clients to look at non-relational datatstores, but for a number of reasons he works with MySQL wherever possible. Many of his clients looking to run globally distributed applications often need to distribute the database across more than one data center (geo-distribution) for fault tolerance and localized performance.
"Globally distributed applications often require localized performance," he said in his post. "We can do[Read more...]
Standard MySQL is configurable such that a single master server can be clustered with a number of read-only slave servers. To enable this master-slave replication, master's transaction logs are communicated to the slaves (log shipping). Log shipping is a form of asynchronous replication. Under this configuration, the data on the slave always remains behind the master, a condition referred to as slave lag or replication lag. The extent of the slave lag depends on workload, network bandwidth and network latency. Database reads can be served out of the slaves, assuming the application has been designed to tolerate the slave lag and requisite staleness of data (eventual consistency), which can at times be variable and opaque. MySQL master-slave replication offers the possibility of promoting a slave to become the new master[Read more...]
Scenario Master – Master replication
MasterA is a client facing server
MasterB is a warm standby server (read only)
MasterB restarted abruptly and when instances were braught back up MasterA (it's slave) was showing the following error:
MasterA has the following error in show slave status:
Last_IO_Errno: 1236
Last_IO_Error: Got fatal error 1236 from master when reading data from binary log: 'Could not find first log file name in binary log index file'
Slave: stop slave;
Master: flush logs
Master: show master status; — take note of the master log file and master log position
Slave: CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_LOG_FILE='log-bin.00000X′, MASTER_LOG_POS=106;
Slave: start slave;
It's been a long time since we've started this project and it is time to make a checkpoint. So, I've decided to release final 1.0 version and make 1.X branch stable while all serious development with deep architectural changes will be done 2.X branch (trunk at this moment).
Changes from previous release:
MySQL Master-Master Replication Manager version 1.0-pre3 has been released today. Changes list is really short now:
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I have an English Mastiff pup and found it hard to find a food that interested her and also didn't give her loose stools. At first we fed her Autarky puppy (not a large breed one) and this gave her constant runny backside. After doing a bit more research we decided that a large breed puppy food was needed. Large breed food helps them to grow at a slower rate, as larger breeds suffer with joint problems if they put too much weight on too quickly. The large breed food also usually is a larger kibble size which helps to stop them wolfing their food down, causing bloat, which is a very dangerous condition.
The first large breed food we tried was a local shops own version of a large breed food. She loved to eat it, but it didn't come out the other end how it should (to put it nicely!) so we switched to James Wellbeloved large breed puppy, which she liked at first but we swapped about with the flavours as she got bored of it. We switched up to the junior food (larger kibble) and she wasn't really that interested and her tummy problems started again. So again I went online and checked out some other comparisons to see what other options I had, and found Arden Grange.
Since starting our pup on Arden Grange, her bowels have been brilliant. The only time she has had a dodgy tum was after her jabs/worming which was to be expected. She is still not great with eating her food (she likes to leave it until she realises we wont be giving her any of our food!!) but she eats it, and it agrees with her. Her fur looks lovely and she also loves the treats that Arden Grange do.
The kibble is about half an inch in diameter and has a hole in the middle. You can buy them in 2kg, 6kg and 12 kg bags. We always buy her 12kg bags and it lasts us a month. We can usually buy it for around £30, which works out at about £1 a day to feed.
The food has Boosted levels of glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM – to help maintain supple, strong joints and cartilage, which helps them to grow at a slow and steady rate to avoid hip displasia and other common joint issues that large breeds have. Arden Grange use HUMAN GRADE meat in their foods, why feed them a meat quality that we wouldn't eat ourselves?
This food is recommended to be fed to large breed puppies up to 12-18 months (or for smaller breeds that like bigger kibble).
Another thing I like about Arden Grange is they are a Brittish owned company and make their foods in Britain too. I feel I can trust them to provide good quality kibble and they also provide excellent customer service. I have recently contacted them via their facebook page, to which they reply quickly.
I would not hesitate to recommend this food to any other owner of a large breed puppy. I have bought our last bag of junior food and will be moving her onto the large breed adult food next month, and I am really hoping that the adult food does as much good for her as the puppy/junior food.
I have been watching NCIS from season 1 up to season 7, and as the seasons go on, you get sucked right into each story and each characters individual stories.
Lets start with the characters...Here's a quick run down!
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Known in the series just as Gibbs): The main man and the boss at ground level for the NCIS agents. He is stubborn and when he gets a gut feeling about something, there is usually little anyone can do to stop him getting to the bottom of things and catching the bad guy. He has a penchant for red heads, and seems to be unintentionally attractive to women. He has a long service history not only in NCIS but formerly CIS and a long stint in the navy as a Gunnery Sergent. He has had 4 wives, one of which was sadly killed (along with his only daughter) by a drug cartel (the leader of which Gibbs "dealt with").
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: An agent in his 30's who is a big ladies man (usually rationalising it by saying it's because of his Italian blood lines!). He likes to play pranks on his team members, and is often found accidentally falling in love with victims/family members of targets that always ends up in heartbreak. He likes to make out that he is happy living the single batchelor lifestyle, partying and having fun. Another thing he likes to do is eat...he is nearly always eating something! He is a loyal and hard working agent who has been assigned to special ops by the Director many times.
Agent Timothy McGee: A "computer nerd" that gets called "Elf Lord" by his collegues due to his passion for DnD games. He is usually the one who gets given the tech tasks, hacking phones, tracking people and works closely with the forensics lab. Graduating from MIT, he has a lot of acedemic experience, and back in the first season started as a "Probie" and still finds it hard to get the highest amount of respect from some of his co-workers. He is often nicknamed by DiNozzo as either McGeek, McGoo etc
Forensic scientist and ballistics expert Abigail Scuito: A very happy go lucky goth girl who loves animals and helping habitat for humanity. She deals with the fingerprints, bloodwork, toxicology, and anything to do with guns. She has a farting hippo toy she keeps with her in her lab. Abby also see's Gibbs as a father figure and relies on him for moral and emotional support. Abby also has the knack of getting accidentally involved in the bad guys plans!
Ziva David: Came in on Series 4. She is from Israel and is former Mossad. She is a tough woman you wouldn't want to mess with. Excellent in a fight, and brilliant with a gun!
Medical Examiner Ducky and his helper Mr Palmer are the team that deals with the bodies. Ducky likes to tell extensive stories whilst performing his autopsies, usually at Gibbs frustration. There is also the Director (that has changed a few times over the seasons) who controls the whole operation.
Season 7 has 24 episodes where the agents face their most personal cases to date. Family members arise, as usual, to complicate things, and Gibbs is persued by not one, but two beautiful women who each have their own agenda!
Over the 24 episodes you see stories where there is usually either a dead marine found, or one goes missing, and the crew has to figure out what has happened and why. In this season you get to see a little more into some of the crews lives, and also see's Ziva change her status with NCIS. Could she possibly get the chance to be a fully fledged member of the NCIS team? Furthermore, what will she have to do to get that chance?
If you like watching TV box sets that involve action, drama, romance, guns, car chases, foresnsics or just enjoyed watching CSI, NCIS is definitely worth a watch. This is my favourite TV series to watch, and I cant wait to start watching season 8!
I have been dying my hair for many years when I decided to take the plunge and go from my natural mid brown hair to platinum blonde (crazy I know!). Luckily i have chin length hair which I'm growing out so I don't have nice long hair to wreck! Before using this dye I had gradually lightened my hair to a light honey blonde and needed to use an overall colour to make it less brassy. After trying toners for a bit, I decided to try the Schwarzkopf Colour Mask in Pearl Blonde.
First things first...what you get in the box...
Gloves...softer easier to wear for smaller hands, but nothing special.
Instructions with product details, and how to use the products.
A pot a bit like a moisturiser tub with a screw cap containing the initial colour cream.
Colour Sachet, you add this to the pot and shake.
A moisture conditioner for afterwards.
Once you mix the two first parts together, when you open the pot, you notice it is a pastel blue/violet colour. It is a nice thick texture and smells like parma voilets (mmm) You apply it with your fingers, and with my hair length it was easy to apply and felt so nice! It also makes your hair look blue...ignore this!
I will say, if you have dry ends on your hair, or your hair is very light, there is a chance you will end up with a very silver coloured hair. The dryer tips of my hair looked a silvery violet colour compared to the steely blonde of the rest. The colour doesnt last as long as other dyes, and I find, after a few washes, the silvery cour fades out, but it was quite a nice colour.
It only takes between 30-40 minutes to do, and the after conditioner is nice and thick.
Give it a go if its on offer, but don't pay full price. It does make your hair feel very soft and shiny, and has great highlights.
I decided to buy a kindle instead of a Samsung Galaxy tab, mainly due to the price (£229????) and haven't been very disappointed.
Firstly the price at the moment is good, there are plenty of offers on, and I got mine from a supermarket.
The HD screen is beautiful, if you watch films etc on it, you will not be disappointed! The speakers are good for such a small device, and the balance from the sound is surprisingly good. There are quite a few good apps you can download, and the web browser is rather good.
Now one of my main bugbears with this device is that is doesn't run flash. Now I know flash is being made obselete, but that still makes accessing sites that use flash a pain. I play browser games, and you cant do it without the latest flash. I have read internet instructions on how to get flash installed, but it is not the current version.
The camera is ok, not the best in the planet, but I didn't expect it to be, and I wont even really be using it.
Its responsive, sounds great, looks great and holds a charge for ages! One small thing to note...you dont get a wall charger with it...you get a mini usb to usb cable which your'e supposed to buy a kindle power acessory seperately. Luckily I have a plug you can plug usb into to convert to mains so I dont need it.
I have changed my hair colour from a dark brown and managed to get it nearly platinum blonde (yes, I'm crazy!) and the last time I had my roots grow through (medium brown) I thought I'd give this a try.
I have used the regular Live XXL dyes in the past, and have used the Max Blonde one to touch my roots up with as it usually lifts my colour up to 8 shades, which is perfect. The foam however can only really go from about 4-6 shades.
First we will start with the boring stuff like the packaging, smell etc...
The packaging is quite funky, a nice pot that looks like a frappacino cup from a coffee shop. You basicly mix the products inside the cup, and shake 40 times. When you open the lid, there is a very light foam inside that looks more bubbly than foam. It smells okay, as it has pomegranate essence in it.
To apply the product you just scoop it out of the cup and apply. It does tend to start to "un-foam" after a while, so make sure you're fairly quick using it. It doesn't feel that nice on the hair as it is applied compared to creams and masks, but it goes on fairly easily. I have chin length hair, so one pack was enough, but if your hair is any longer and thicker, it may be worth getting 2.
The price is a bit expensive for what you get and how well it works, but if its on offer, and you need a quick hair dye thats easy to apply, then this is the one for you!
My roots came out a dark gingery blonde, nowhere near as light as the max blonde regular style dye, but it did feel nice after. This would be suited more to someone who has dark blonde/medium blonde hair, as the lift isn't as strong as the regular Live XXL.
I had been dying my hair with la riche directions hair dye, red slice in the front with black. This is not reccomended to use when you have used whats called a bright fashion colour such as red, but I wanted to re bleach the roots of my red section then re apply, so thought I'd try removing some of the build up. On the occasion that I used this stuff I decided to use it on my whole head and remove the black too.
Now this is where I'd like to stress that I knew it wouldn't get the red out conpletely, as red tends to stain the cuticle and Colour B4 doesn't remove cuticle stain, but I thought it would take out most of the black (temporary la riche) and maybe leave the temporary red section a sort of pale orangey blonde ( as that section was lightened). Both dyes I had on my hair were temporary. This will not work on pre lightened hair to put it back to a dark as when you are lightening, your're not colouring, you are taking pigment out.
Now the first thing to mention is the price. Its usually about a tenner, which to me, is alot for what you get. Cheap nasty gloves that are huge and tiny bottle thats hard to squeeze.
Enough of going straight into negatives, lets start with positives.
It's easy enough to apply, I have a short bob so I only needed one (luckily at that price). It did work! I'm not going to lie, it didnt get it out completely, but it did remove enough to make my hair look dark brown instead of black, and the red bit went a sorta caramac colour with slighly red roots. I ended up using it one more time a few weeks later and it did get some more out.
Now the bad thing about this product is the smell. It is VILE! It smells like rotten egg, and the first time I did it, I got it on my shirt and I had to change as it smelt like I'd had an accident! You definately need to open the windows and when you dispose of the bottles etc, chuck them in the main rubbish and put it outside or put the rubbish in a bag and tie it up, otherwise your house will stink! You do have to wash your hair for 5-10 minutes , but the buffer smells nice and lathers up nicely.
Overall, its good if you haven't used black or red dye, and if you have, it will take about 70-80% of the dye out. So if you have dyed your hair probably up to 3 or 4 shades lighter or darker then it probably works better.
This was my first Android phone, after upgrading from my Sony Ericcsson C905 (which I loved until it started playing up).
The look: Its sleek, a little thicker and weightier than my current Samsung Galaxy S2, but it feels a lot more substantial in your hand. It has a nice sized 4" screen, nice and bright and clear. There are choices in colours I believe, but I have this in black. It has 3 buttons across the middle of the bottom of the handset (menu back and home). The plastic that makes up the battery cover is easy to remove, and has a nice tactile grip to it. You have a button on the top for power and to lock the screen, a volume button on the top right and a dedicated camera button on the bottom right side.
The Insides: To lock the phone you push the power button once, and I have mine set up to swipe the bottom icon to the right, you can also change your phone to silent/vibrate/silent off by swiping right. As most Android phones you have a few home screens to hold important shortcuts on, by swiping right and left. The reaction of the swipe on the menus with this phone is a little slower/not as responsive as some of the newer phones like my Galaxy S2, but it works.you have a grid icon on the bottom of the home screen which, once tapped, opens up the rest of the phone. The nice thing about the inside menu is that you can still see your home screen picture behind it. The screen is good, its bright and clear, but you can tell that there is more to be done in later models to make it look completely crisp, as its not HD quality (very close tho!)
It has a nice loud volume setting, so (depending on what ringtone you have) you can usually hear all calls/texts. You can customise your own ringtone from music as well as your message tones.
It has Facebook and Twitter installed, E-mail, a very nice 8MP camera. On the subject of the camera, the flash it pretty pointless as it is just a torch lighting up the area (which doesn't work in dark areas).
Battery life is quite good, although works a lot better with no programmes running in the background, and with your internet turned off, but that is the same with any smart phone. The charging slot has a little cover you have to open up to charge the phone, this is useful for keeping it clean and free of dust, but can be a little fragile so be careful when you are charging your phone!
There is one thing I notice above all other things about this phone and that is that it seems very slow to perform tasks. For example, if you press onto your messages, it takes a few seconds for it to load it all up. If this is going to be your first Android phone, or you are not bothered about the speed of its responses, then I would definitely recommend this phone.
Things to get as well with this phone are a pack of screen protectors to stop that lovely screen getting scratched to an inch of its life, and some sort of case. I bought a gel case, so that it protected the main part of the phone, and you don't have to take your phone out of it before using it.
It has everything you would need from a phone, they are intuitive, well laid out, and fun to use.
I bought this after having done the 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels. I had done it for 4 or 5 weeks, and felt I needed something else to pep up the workout a bit. So I got this!
There are 5 10 minute sections that you can either do one, or mix a few or do the whole 50 minutes (If you're feeling brave!). The sections are called Flat Belly Fast, where you train your ab muscles to lay flat (You will need a folded towel for this), Pilates Perfect Abs, Belly Fat Blaster (cardio based), Abs Ripper (a mix of all the sections in one ten minute slot) and Six Pack Abs (mat based crunches). To help you get through, I played a little game with myself, and counted the amount of times she said "Abs tight!!"
Easy to fit in 10 minute sections.
Mostly clear instruction
Just as you think you cant go on, she lets you have a rest
Effective, work up a sweat and feel the muscles worked.
She tells you why you are doing certain moves, so you know where you are targeting.
Not a very long warm up (but to be expected considering the time frame) They should have a seperate section with an extended warm up in it.
The music...its terrible...but if you concentrate as much as I do trying not to pass out, it doesn't matter too much.
Quite a few shots of her bum and hips and her groin area when doing hard bits, which is kind of off putting!
She tries to time her saying "now ten tiny tucks" in with the music, which is eye-rollingly cheesy
Speaking of the ten tiny tucks...there's a lot, and yes, you get shots of her groin whilst she's doing them...
I wouldn't say this was a very difficult DVD, but after Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, I can do anything! The section Six Pack Abs and Pilates Perfect Abs are fairly hard on the neck as you spend a fair amount of time curled up, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a neck issue. Its fairly low impact for the knees, although some of the stretches and moves you have to have a fair amount of balance for (or she says you can use a chair/wall to stabilise yourself on!).
Ben and Jerry's ice cream is always going to be my favorite, as much as I like other ones too, Ben and Jerry's is always going to be the best! Not only are their ethics very fair and likeable, their ice cream flavours are always very inventive and delicious.
My personal favorites are Half baked (half chocolate brownie ice cream and half cookie dough), Cookie Dough, Baked Alaska (Vanilla ice, marshmallow swirl, which chocolate polar bears) or Fossil Fuel (Sweet cream ice cream, Chocolate cookie pieces, chocolate dinosaurs and chocolate swirl).
They are always so creamy, and with those swirls and chunks they put in them, its always a different experience with each mouthful! They also do lower fat versions of their ice creams in frozen yoghurt varieties such as Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Cherry Garcia and Strawberry Cheesecake.
They use fair trade ingredients where possible, and support a whole host of charities. Their packaging is novel and unique, and they also get involved with music festivals!
I think the only negative I can see is the price. £5 for a tub of ice cream that will probably last 2 seconds, seems a little steep to me, but its on offer in a lot of places, so you can usually find it half price somewhere. It is worth £5, but I'm just being tight!
Now all we need is a B&J ice cream van to tour our towns, to help out people in need of their B&J fix whilst at work, now THAT would be genius!
I currently have AC 1, 2 Brotherhood and Revelations, and love the progression they make with each game. Each time they release a new game, more and more things are added to make your life even more fun whilst playing the game, and in AC Revelations, they are nailing it!
You play as Ezio Auditore, a skilled Assassin, roaming the cities using most things to be able to get around. You can swing from hanging lanterns, pull down scaffolding towers to block opponents, climb across rooftops, and perform a leap of faith from some of the highest buildings!
The majority of the game can be played from a more melee stance, using ranged weapons when you need to remain hidden. You can now call on your Assassins to come and help you in fights, if you get overwhelmed with enemies, at the push of a button you can step back and let your Assassins get to work whilst you skarper! You can also get them to perform an air strike, which is handy for when you are in hiding, and need to get past a group of guards without being seen (obviously don't hang around for too long afterwards!) You also have guns, throwing knives, bombs (stink bombs, splinter bombs) and much more!
There is so much more control when climbing up buildings too, as you now have a hookblade which you can use to jump up further to higher grab points on a building without falling to your death.
The visuals are amazing, great detail has been given to most aspects of this game. It is a game you could play for a long time, as there is always something hidden you didn't know about. It took me over a year of inconsistent gaming to finish it, and trust me, sometimes you need to google/youtube for a walk through! There are some parts, where you are on a main quest, where it begins to look a little like Tomb Raider...AKA you get stuck in a cave somewhere and cant figure out how to get out, but with AC you have to look around the whole room, as sometimes he has to climb in the most oddest of places!
If you've not played AC before, and are tempted by the description of the game, then I'd say get it. It will be one of the most enthralling, exiting games you have played in a long while!
I had been using another Tresseme shampoo for a while and changed to this one as I started to use more products on my hair, and needed something good! First off, the price tag is always slightly shocking when in some places its nearly £5 for a bottle of shampoo! I usually buy mine in Savers or Wilko as they usually have it on offer for £2.39. If you can find this on a good offer, then I would recommend it!
Obviously its best to use conditioner of the same version with the shampoo to get the best results.
The shampoo comes out as a blue green gel, and not a rich cream like some of the others, which did make me wonder how good it was going to feel after I had used it as I have always preferred a creamy shampoo as I used to have really dry hair when it was long. It smells fairly pleasant, nothing out of the ordinary, very fresh. You also don't need to use too much of the product as it goes quite far!
On application it foams up really well, and gives you a very clean feeling to your hair, so much so that my hair was actually squeaky clean! I had been using Got2B Powderful volumising powder, pantene for layers hairspray and a little salt spray, and it removed it all out of my hair, fantastic.
One word of warning though, do not use this if you have semi permanent hair dye in, as this will also remove colour with prolonged use. I used this to get rid of some left over blue hair dye I had in. I also wouldn't recommend it if you have fairly frail hair, as I don't think it would give you the nourishment that your hair would need.
After washing with this shampoo and using the conditioner, it left my hair feeling fresh, lightweight, and clean, I would highly recommend it!
I have had my Xbox 360 for roughly 4 years, and I have never had anything but fun with it!
First off, whilst I may not have used my console to its full capacity (as of yet) it has been nothing but plain sailing. Its very easy to set up, you get the choice of using a scart connection to your TV or a HD version using a HDMI lead. Usually you will get one controller with the console as standard. Some shops (if not all) do bundle deals, where you can usually get an extra controller or a game as part of a discounted price. The other thing to think about is second hand controllers. I now have 2 controllers as I bought my second in Blockbuster second hand fairly cheap. You can get wireless or wired controllers, wired being better for long gaming sessions as you don't need to worry about your battery dying! The wireless are better if you sit fairly far from the screen, or want more portability. You can also buy a plug and play kit, which I think it pretty essential, as if your battery starts to die mid game, you can plug it in and carry on playing while it charges up.
The menu system is pretty easy to navigate, and has capability for connecting to the web if you have a WIFI dongle attached. You can send messages, chat online, download films, music, etc etc but you have to pay for a subscription, and points, something which consoles like a PS3 wouldn't as it's free to join the PSN.
Some games you can only buy for the XBOX 360, like Viva Pinata (a kids game where you make your own garden with cute Pinatas running about in, and you have to keep them safe and happy), to games such as Fable on which you play either a good or evil character set in a sort of medieval DND type setting.
The negatives... It doesn't have built in WIFI, so you can spend up to £70 on just a dongle to get you online...then you have to buy XBOX Live Membership, then you have to buy points to be able to buy things. It can over heat if played for a very long period, and can also cause ring burn in the disks if you stand your console on its side. There was also a fault with the console, if overused, to get the "red ring of death" which means the lights on the front go red, and it dies (game over!). Also with only 20GB on board, you wouldn't be able to save too much if you are a seasoned gamer. It can also be a little noisy with the fan on the console.
This has to be my favourite of the burner oils. It is so strong, but in a good way. Its really uplifting and sunny smelling. It really does smell just like a satsuma, and not like artificial made up satsuma...
I find that its best if you put a little water in your burner, and drop between 8-10 drops into your burner.
Given the price of the product, the size is a little disappointing, but deceiving! Its amazing at how much you can squeeze out of one bottle! The bottle has a baby proof style top, with a dropper type dispenser in the bottle to easily control how much of the scent you would like.
It is sometimes considered a treat item, but I think that considering how long this bottle lasts, it is most certainly worth the money...if you like orange that is...
Just don't let your burner run dry, otherwise it could start burning onto the burner, and not come off!
I was anticipating the release of this console for a while, and managed to trade mine and my partners DS lites in (and with my staff discount!) managed to get it pretty cheap! There is no way I would have paid out the going rate of about £219 when it first came out!
In comparison to the DS Lite, the top screen (I think) is the same size as the touch screen, whereas in the older one the top screen was smaller. This helps a lot as you can see so much more! I don't believe young children should get them though, as the full 3D was a little too much on my eyes and made them ache, I'd hate to think of what it could do to a kids eyes!
Luckily they have a 3D depth slider, so if full 3D is too much, you can slide it down a bit!
You can also browse the internet, send messages and pictures, and take photos with the camera (inc 3D photos). The browser is fairly slow, so its probably more of a novelty thing really...
Instead of just the cross joy pad on the left, they now have a round keypad which works more like a joystick. You have your L and R bumpers on the front, and a power button on the front. You get a nice metal stylus with it, but sadly they moved the stick to sit inside the top of the console, and not on the side, so I'm forever trying to find my bloomin stylus!
That said, the battery life is amazing, and rarely have to charge it. I got the turquoise colour one, and it looks very funky! The games are a little too expensive still, I think once the price drops on them, more people will buy the console. Most DS games, brand new, cost around £20, and 3DS games cost around £32-£34.
You can play normal DS games in it too, but sadly you cannot play 3DS games on a DS. You cannot use Gameboy advance games in them anymore, as they took that port out.
Most women who visit the hairdressers will at least once usually get the GHD treatment, as that is the most common hair straightener in salons. And most women who use hair straighteners would most likely say that if they had the money, they'd get GHDs. I bought mine from the GHD website, and got them for £79 as they were on offer!
I had always found that other straighteners don't ever get my very wavy/curly hair dead straight with no kinks..and if it did, it would only last an hour before the kinks re-appeared! GHDs were the only one to not only leave my hair shiny and dead straight, but it felt lovely after.
They have a shiver mode which is interesting...in a house with no central heating, they do get cold! I have had them go into shiver mode once, which is its way of coping with extreme temperatures so that there is no condensation build up and risk electrifying you! The way to get round it is if you have to keep them somewhere for a short period of time, just warm them up by rubbing them, or putting them somewhere warm for a little while.
Another handy safety feature is that if you forget to turn them off, they will automatically shut off after 30 minutes!
It has a good long swivel cable too.
I have had mine for over a year, and they are still within warranty I think. I have not had any problems and they are still working great. So all those times you keep paying out for sub standard straighteners, you may as well pay out once for GHDs.


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Definition of Swiss cheese in English:
Swiss cheeseSyllabification: Swiss cheese
1Cheese of a style originating in Switzerland, typically containing large holes.
More example sentences
- Layer with thinly sliced, snipped prosciutto and grated Parmesan cheese or sliced Swiss cheese.
- On the way home we talked longingly of sleep and filled ourselves enormous sandwiches of Swiss cheese, slivered bell peppers, fresh basil leaves, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- The pork schnitzel with Swiss cheese was especially to be recommended, but there is a substantial Thai and international list of dishes from which to choose.
1.1Used figuratively to refer to something that is full of holes, gaps, or defects: the team has Swiss cheese for a defense
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- I was fine even though my brand new glider was now swiss cheese.
- Are you saying that he has Swiss cheese for brains?
- This movie has Swiss cheese for a script.
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Lucky Day!?
- Tuesday, March 01, 2005
I pulled up to a parking meter recently, only to realize I didn't have any coins. As I got out of my car, I saw a meter maid about 6 parking meters away....heading my way.
"I'm just going to go in here", pointing to a nearby shop, "to get some change," I called out to her.
"If there's no quarter in that meter by the time I get to your meter, I'll have no choice but to give you a ticket," she yelled back to me.
Quickly running into a nearby coffee shop, I ordered a coffee. The waitress, seeing the $20 bill in my hand, asked if I had anything smaller.
"No, I'm sorry, I don't"
"Well, it's your *lucky* day then," she said, handing me the coffee and a big smile.
"We don't have any change, so your coffee is on the house! Enjoy!"
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Pokey Oaks Kindergarten is a solely kindergarten school that the Powerpuff Girls attend in Pokey Oaks North. So far we know that the only teacher there is Ms. Keane who teaches basic Kindergarten skills to her students. The City of Clipsville hints in one of its flashbacks that when the girls speed up time and become Valley Girl-ish teenagers (a la Kimberly Hart from Power Rangers and Clover from Totally Spies!), the school may have evolved into a high school.
The students at Pokey Oaks are often seen coloring, playing with toys, or doing simple math problems.
Major Students
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Mitch Mitchelson - A typical "bad" boy that frequently wears black and is always acting out in class.
- Elmer Sglue - A classmate of the Girls who is constantly made fun of for eating paste. He wears thick glasses and a smear of paste around his lips, and he has a very timid voice.
- Harry Pitt - This boy is always seen playing in soil or doing other miscellaneous things that get him dirty.
Recurring Students
- Princess Morbucks
- Mary - An overweight girl with a nasal voice. She has a shy personality and wears a flowered dress. She is voiced by E.G. Daily.
- Susie Jenkins - A girl, who took a "poisoned" cookie from Blossom (Substitute Creature). She is voiced by Jennifer Hale.
- Julie Bean - A student with curly, orange hair and green dress.
- Pablo - A boy with ability to speaking Spanish (Ice Sore)
Other Students
- Joey - A boy first appearing in Equal Fights. He is voiced by Tara Strong.
- Jeff - Disabled student from Mojo Jonesin'.
- Asian Girl - Apparently identified as "Kim" in the closing credits of Mojo Jonesin'.
- Football Kid
- Billy
- Hanout (Ice Sore)
- Kristen
- Clara - An African-American girl student with glasses and purple dress.
One - time Students
- Robin Snyder
- Mike Believe : A new student at Pokey Oaks Kindergarten. He appeared in the episode Imaginary Fiend. Voiced by Aaron Spann.


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Royal Hudson 2860 Steams Into Turntable to Mark Grand Opening of CN Roundhouse in Squamish
On June 30, 2010 at around noon, steam-locomotive Royal Hudson #2860 roars into the turntable to mark the Grand Opening of the CN Roundhouse and Conference Centre at West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish BC. In "preserving British Columbia's railway heritage", the West Coast Railway Association (WCRA) first acquired the site under lease from the District of Squamish and began building a world-class roundhouse and gather railway artifacts for the 12-acre heritage park to tell the story of what the railway meant to formation of Canada, the settling of the West and the development of BC. It is well-known that railways create communities. Vancouver prospered and never looked back when the Canadian Pacific Railway decided to make the port city a terminus for the transcontinental railway back in the 1880s.
The new facilities at the CN Roundhouse and Conference Centre have 21,000 sq. ft to accommodate 1,200 theatre-style or 600+ banquet-style booking. The Roundhouse complex has three levels with an outdoor viewing deck that oversees the turntable. The completion of this major construction of the roundhouse complex also marks the third phase of an overall development to turn the railway heritage park into a major railway tourist attraction for railway fans in Canada, U.S. the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world.
The West Coast Railway Heritage Park is open year round and have already hosted almost 400,000 visitors since its opening in 1994. The WCRA is a non-profit organization in BC that also operates the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver that housed the historic CPR locomotive engine 374. Although the WCRA has 15 paid employees, the organization cannot carry out al its function without the tremendous contribution from its volunteers who have altogether put in over 28,000 hours in 2009 alone. WCRA is an active rail tour operator running unique rail journeys such as the popular Whistler Sea To Sky Climb train and into other parts of British Columbia.
On display on that grand opening day were the historic CPR Business Car #16 and the 1939 Buick McLaughlin S/N 1 that was used for transport by the Royal Family when they visited Canada. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth first rode on this royal car in 1939 and almost 50 years later, Prince Charles and Princess Diana did the same when they came to Vancouver to open Expo 86, the 1986 World Exposition. The CPR Business Car #16 was the very first piece that WCRA acquired back in 1963 and had been totally refurbished.
West Coast Railway Heritage Park, 39645 Government Road, Squamish BC
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Today's Reading(s)
Acts 24:1-27
1 After five days Ananias the high priest came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. These men presented their case against Paul to the governor. 2 When he was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him and said: "Since we enjoy great peace because of you, and reforms are taking place for the benefit of this nation by your foresight, 3 we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with utmost gratitude. 4 However, so that I will not burden you any further, I beg you in your graciousness to give us a brief hearing. 5 For we have found this man to be a plague, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the Roman world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes! 6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we apprehended him [and wanted to judge him according to our law. 7 But Lysias the commander came and took him from our hands with great force, 8 commanding his accusers to come to you.] By examining him yourself you will be able to discern all these things we are accusing him of." 9 The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were so.
10 When the governor motioned to him to speak, Paul replied: "Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defense in what concerns me. 11 You are able to determine that it is no more than 12 days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem. 12 They didn't find me disputing with anyone or causing a disturbance among the crowd, either in the temple complex or in the synagogues or anywhere in the city. 13 Neither can they provide evidence to you of what they now bring against me. 14 But I confess this to you: I worship my fathers' God according to the Way, which they call a sect, believing all the things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets. 15 And I have a hope in God, which these men themselves also accept, that there is going to be a resurrection, both of the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 I always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men. 17 After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my nation, 18 and while I was doing this, some Jews from Asia found me ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without any uproar. 19 It is they who ought to be here before you to bring charges, if they have anything against me. 20 Either let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin, 21 or about this one statement I cried out while standing among them, 'Today I am being judged before you concerning the resurrection of the dead.'"
22 Since Felix was accurately informed about the Way, he adjourned the hearing, saying, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case." 23 He ordered that the centurion keep Paul under guard, though he could have some freedom, and that he should not prevent any of his friends from serving him.
24 After some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and listened to him on the subject of faith in Christ Jesus. 25 Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, "Leave for now, but when I find time I'll call for you." 26 At the same time he was also hoping that money would be given to him by Paul. For this reason he sent for him quite often and conversed with him.
27 After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Holman CSB®, and HCSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.
Today's Reflection
Key Verse(s)
As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you."
—Acts 24:25
When I Find it Convenient
In this passage, Paul is on trial before Felix, the governor of Caesarea. Paul was essentially charged on three accounts: 1) stirring up riots, 2) being a Christian ringleader, and 3) and defiling the Temple. These charges were the best kind: a series of half-truths and twisted lies.
Paul presented his defense in the way Paul does: with a clear conscious, never out of self-pity or bitterness, and always ending with the gospel.
Paul didn't bother to hold back either, even if that meant making Felix uncomfortable. You see, Felix's wife, Drusilla, was previously married to the King of Emesa. With the help of a magician, Felix seduced her and convinced her to marry him.
Felix knew the charges against Paul weren't true. However, he kept Paul in prison because he was trying to appease the Jews.
A quick history lesson: there was a long withstanding argument about whether Caesarea was a Jewish or Greek city. There was an outbreak of mob violence where the Jews came out on top.
As a result, Felix sent in troops to support the Greeks. Thousands of Jews were killed and with Felix's consent and encouragement, houses of the wealthiest Jews were sacked and looted. The Jews, naturally, reported their governor to Rome.
Therefore, Felix, in attempt to gain some favor with the Jews, left Paul in prison. However, Felix was still dismissed from office and escaped execution only by the influence of his brother.
One of the most interesting things about this passage is the time in between. "As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, "That's enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you...so he sent for him frequently and talked with him. When two years had passed, Felix was succeeded."
What did those conversations look like? Did Felix confide in Paul about the disturbances happening in Caesarea? After two years, why didn't Felix make a profession of faith? You can tell Felix is intrigued, otherwise he wouldn't have sent for Paul, but why does it stop with intrigue?
My gut tells me, the answer is in verse 25, "When I find it convenient, I will send you for you."
If we're honest, we empathize with that. We only want God around when it's convenient for us. We pray that He'll take away conflict in our lives. We want easy and comfortable.
We say, "My faith is central to who I am." Yet, fail to recognize God's hand at work around us. We send God away any time we're asked to speak boldly about our faith, especially around people of authority.
We make excuses, "That's not politically correct. I wouldn't want to offend." But, none of that stopped Paul. Do we truly believe what we say we do?
Today, I challenge you to pray the words of Paul, found in Ephesians 6:19: "Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearless make known the mystery of the gospel."
+ The Acts of the Apostles, by William Barclay
Reflection Questions
- Who do you identify with in this story? Paul or Felix?
- Do you consistently pray for boldness and ask for opportunities to share your faith?
- What keeps you from sharing your faith?


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I am not afraid.
I know how this ends.
But I'm still going to fight.
If I ever have a son (or adopt a son, or get a male cat), I'm naming him Ishmael.
Show the world we want a phone worth keeping! #phonebloks
Do you know what's confusing? Asking me to come, then ignoring me. Then telling me to go away afterward, but not before asking me to join the next day. Then spending that day avoiding me.
No finite amount is "a lot" or even significant compared to the infinite.
It's okay, that's not what I'm trying to do. As long as we're— um … that's still inappropriate? That's okay, then— oh, not that either? Lets— still? But you said— um … Fine. How about— really?
I guess I'll just be sad and alone.
I kinda gave up on it when you told me it'd still be inappropriate.
You might as well take advantage of it while you still can.
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$3,009 2002 Two seadoo (gtx rfi, gti le)wave runners Check out thisSea-Doo · Lees Summit, MOTwo 2002 Seadoo waverunners, jet skis for sale GTX Rfi new engine just finished breakin and GTI Le with trailer.Omar D. · 1 week ago
$3,000 Two 2007 Yamaha Waverunners VX Deluxe Jet Ski Wave Runner Low Hours excellentYamaha · Kansas City, MOThey have been stored in a heated garage and are in excellent condition with 53 and 58 hours.Hjyb G. · 2 weeks ago
$4,200 2007 Tahoe Q7I BOWRIDER BOATTahoe · Topeka, KSTHIS IS A VERY NICE Q-7 I. IT HAS A 5.7 L 350 CU IN MERCRUISER W/ ALPHA DRIVE. SPORT SEATING, POP UP CLEATS,FIBERGLASS LINER, AM/FM/CD PL...Derrick S. ·1 listing · 2 weeks ago
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