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Gossip Girl Recap: I'd Hoped Denial Would Last Longer As a Coping Mechanism
Last night, it was as if a plague had swept the Upper East Side, one whose symptoms were uniquely tailored to their hosts. Nearly everyone on Gossip Girl was suffering: Blair was the pregnantest pregnant person ever, full of bile and puke and inconvenient emotions. She wants badly to be a princess, but the determination of the creature inside of her to make trouble is an almost certain indication of who its father is (and it's not "mild-mannered" Louis, even if he is "surprisingly virile."). Meanwhile, Chuck was experiencing acute female hysteria, Dan was lovelorn as ever, and Nate had an itch that only a cougar could scratch. And then there was Serena, who as always, was suffering from chronic stupidity.
But as always, in sickness and in health, the Reality Index perseveres.
Realer Than "Carmmageddon" in L.A.
• "I'm sick of you guys on antidepressants," the woman credited as "Unsatisfied Hottie" grumbles as she leaves the apartment. And that's how we know we're back in New York. Plus 5
• Nate is having trouble getting it up, he tells Chuck, because he "can't stop thinking about that woman from L.A." Chuck: "That's understandable, given your mother issues." Plus 5
• Nate copes with cougar withdrawal by baking pot brownies. Plus 5
• He had sex with her in a house that she owns, and she told him to his face that she also owns a newspaper called The New York Spectator. Yet Nate is incapable of finding out via basic Google search or property record lookup the name of the woman he's obsessing over until he gets a paper card with her name on it. Plus 10
• New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein are both personally vying to offer Nate, the pothead college dropout son of a convicted Ponzi schemer who doesn't even understand how 411 works, an internship. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. Actually, you know what? Yeah, we're going to put this in the plus column because that's probably why this country is so fucked up. Plus 20
• Blair is intent on showing up "Charlene and her swimmer's body," by becoming a style icon in Monaco. If this thing really works out — more on that later — then Charlene's going to be wearing headbands and fetching yogurt before long. Plus 2
• "Shh, you never know who might be lurking." Blair says, seconds before Louis lisps, "Hello, Blair?" through her bedroom door. Plus 10 for acknowledgment of the fact that even on a show where nary a furtive conversation is had without being overheard by someone else, Louis is a lurker nonpareil.
• Beatrice recognizes the symptoms of bulimia "from boarding school," she tells Dorota. Plus 5 "The pale skin, the not eating in public." Plus another 2
• Now that characters have been doing things behind our backs like writing novels and taking pregnancy tests, it seems safe to say that while in Los Angeles, Serena pilfered a few bobbly earrings and shrunken blazers from the set of Clarissa Explains It All. Plus 2
• Cece's bridge games get so "brutal" that cops need to be called. Plus 2
• Dan attempts to get into Vanessa's account using the password "Maysles." Plus 8
• Things that are behind Dan when he's talking on the phone to Serena: The Sound Studio, Blown to Bits: A Wake-up Call to the Human Consequences of the Digital Revolution, a book on law school. Things that are behind Serena: billboards for Louis Vuitton, Armani Exchange. Not bad, set dressers. Plus 2
• Aw, Gossip Girl crew member Ramona Wong is in Dan's phone. Plus 4
• Charlie: "I'm not sure there's enough closet space ... The beach traffic can get really bad, and that might depress me ... Maybe I should just stay where I am ... "
Serena: "So you're going to give this place up because of traffic? Oh, I don't have my check book."
Charlie: "I don't think I have enough to cover two months' rent ... "
Serena: "Unless you bought the Maldives without telling me. [beat] Is this your way of telling me that you don't want to live with me?" Duh. DO YOU THINK? Plus 5
• Louis, suddenly appearing behind Blair at church: "Tell me what?" Plus another 5, see above.
• Dan to Chuck: "I could tickle you." Plus 5
• Louis "may be mild-mannered, but he's surprisingly virile." Plus 2
• Nate convinces his mother to do the interview with Elizabeth Hurley by telling her it would make her "classier than Ruth Madoff." Plus 2
• Elizabeth Hurley: "Are you trying to trade my interview with your mother for sex?" Nate: "Yes." Plus 2
• Strong-willed British babe comes to town with outsize ideas about building a media empire, using her position as a tool to harness power. Her first story is on "the disgraced wives of dirty businessmen." Yeah, that sounds about right. Plus 10
• Beatrice is secretly trying to undermine her brother in order to get the crown for herself. Obviously. Monaco, like the Upper East Side, is known for being a place where, "rumour and malice [are] held up as a national sport." Plus 10
• Aiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee we shrieked aloud when Beatrice kissed the priest, even though we knew something had to be up with him since he looks like a Chippendale's dancer. Plus 50, and more to come if at the next Big Party he whips off his cassock in one smooth motion, revealing it to have been held together with velcro.
Total: 169
Faker Than Gossip Girl Tipsters Being Vigilant About Goings-On in Queens
• Honestly, if Chuck is going to do this Fight Club thing, wouldn't it make more sense for him to do it in a basement or a ballroom of his hotel or anywhere except the same street corner, twice? Minus 3
• Gossip Girl's item about Blair is headlined "The Princess Bride," reminding us how long it's been since Wallace Shawn dared show his face on this show. No points, just saying.
• Why is Dorota wearing a pantyliner on her head at her own doctor's appointment? Minus 5
• We know Gossip Girl sees all, but really? Dan finds Chuck getting beaten up on the Gossip Girl map? How did that happen? Did he check in? How did that look? "Chuck Bass Has Unseated Gin-Soaked Bum As Mayor of Random Alley In Long Island City"? Minus 6
• Dan calls Serena for help hacking into Vanessa's bank account. Because, Serena van der Woodsen, ace hacker, obviously. Minus 5
• Beatrice deduces Blair has an eating disorder or a drug problem just because she goes to the bathroom a lot and isn't interested in eating a dirty water hot dog from a street cart. Minus 5
• Why doesn't Louis question the presence of Dan Humphrey, wearing a T-shirt and jeans and looking deeply pained, at a church event filled with royals? For that matter, how did security let him in? Minus 5
• Characters who are supposed to be native French speakers speaking English to each other even when there's no one else around. Come on. Did Lost do nothing right? Minus 5
• Of all the things that are ridiculous about Ivy and her boyfriend Max's sudden decision to up and move to Portland — don't they have a lease in L.A.? What are they going to do with all those tchotchkes? Also, why is this guy such a total pussy? — Max's preemptive purchase of Road Snacks was somehow the most galling. The whole point of Funyuns is that you're allowed to buy them on the road because they're the only thing around. Duh. Minus 8
• Still, that's not quite as ridiculous as Ivy suddenly deciding to full-on assume a new identity instead of just owning up to Serena about her crazy-ass aunt. Minus 10
• Dan diagnoses Chuck with "conversion disorder," otherwise known as "hysteria," and postulates that he's traumatized by Blair leaving him "forever." We think we may have seen this on Days of Our Lives once. Minus 15
• Blair BumpWatch 2011: Is this for real happening? Really? Never mind who the father is: Are we seriously supposed to believe that the rest of the season is going to be all about Blair getting fat and obsessing about baby carriages and being like, "Pickles!" and going out to dinner and looking uncomfortable and not drinking except for maybe a small glass of Guinness, and then giving birth and being like, "Oh ha-ha I never thought I would be this person but it's really true that when you have a baby, it's impossible to talk or to think about anything else!" and being like, "baby weight, argh" and "mommy and me yoga" so on through getting the kid into Constance Billiard so that the cycle can begin all over again? The answer is no, this cannot possibly happen, unless they're trying to capitalize on the Teen Mom phenomenon and/or drive us out of our fricking minds. The alternatives, however, now that it's pretty much established she's up the spout, are just as unappealing: Abortion? Miscarriage? Kidnapping? Alien abduction? Will she give birth to Rosemary's Baby? Actually, that would be kind of cool. Still, Minus 10 for even making us think about any of this.
Total: 62
Despite our reservations about the pregnancy plotline and Chuck's West Side Story–looking fight scenes, hilariously subversive name-dropping of Lloyd Blankfein and promisingly absurd scenarios involving Nate and the princess of Monaco cheered us and brought this episode over to the the Real side. As always, put your points, thoughts, hopes, and dreams about marrying a prince in the comments.


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EXIT have announced a clutch of extra acts for this year's edition.
Hotflush boss Scuba has hopped onto the bill, and will be showcasing his tried-and-tested live show. From Personality bangers through to his earlier dubstep-meet-techno material, expect a confident, dancefloor-orientated session. Goodie Mob jester and one-man brand Cee-Lo Green has joined the bill, as have Innervisions tech house duo Ame (going back to back with Dixon). Big-room filler Eric Prydz is now on board, as are Kate Boy, Ana Popovic, Prong and Delilah.
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This test evaluates blood in a newborn baby's stool or emesis (vomit). It is used to determine if the newborn baby is bleeding (fetal blood), or if the blood came from the baby's mother (maternal blood)[1][2][3].
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Ubuntu has ghc6 packages in its universe repository.
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The extralibs, as well as various other libraries, are available as libghc6-library-dev. You may also want libghc6-library-prof and libghc6-library-doc for the profiling libraries and documentation respectively, but sometimes this will be included in the main package. You can also get the library sources in the ghc6-libsrc package.
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A general rule of thumb for GMs to operate by: Do not sign a seemingly washed-up player who admittedly smokes weed, hates the national anthem, played only 18 games last season following ACL surgery, and shot just 35.8 percent from the field during said games — even if he's a former NBA All-Star who once played with the versatility of a Swiss Army knife.
But what if that player isn't entirely washed up? Note: If there's a puddle of urine in the kitchen, the dog probably peed.
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Washington Board of Trade
Let me thank all of you. You have really led the way in so many very, very positive ways. It is hard to protect our quality of life unless you do so in a truly metropolitan way.
You know, as you fly over the country on a night flight and you look down, you see the lights emanating from our cities. You don't see the state borders or colors of the landscape change from one state to another, but you do see the metropolitans. And the particular challenge that we've always had – those of us who are familiar with the Washington area – is seeing beyond those borders, making sure we're working together.
In 2 different states we have 3 different jurisdictions. We have a city that's almost as much a state as it is a city, and it's often very, very hard to have that common vision to create that alignment so that we can move forward together and make progress. That's what your organization has always tried to do, I think anyway. Whether it's the importance of our intellectual infrastructure – that is strengthening higher education throughout the whole region, building a stronger workforce… to meet the demand of a very diverse economy, or improving physical infrastructure, like transportation.
From your very beginnings in "City Beautiful," you've understood the importance to preserve physical infrastructure – the beauty – of this region and I want to thank you for continuing that legacy.
And I understand that with your conference coming up October 30, we're going to be focusing in on sustainability, which is something that our administration is doing well. That notion that crosses a multitude of departments – that we need to measure the costs of what we do over the lifetime of those investments, rather than just the upfront bricks and mortar. By reducing energy consumption in this very scary de-regulated world, we can start empowering our people to take control of their own future and their own destiny.
I think we really have a tremendous opportunity. We have the former Mayor and now Governor Kaine, former Mayor now Governor yours truly, and also have the Mayor Adrian Fenty of the District of Columbia. Right now, I think that we have the executive alignment, if you will, to really drive this Chesapeake Crescent World Economy. Not only with sustainability but also on transportation… not only to invest in the skills of our people but to promote our preeminence as we compete on a world stage in this new faster moving global economy. And I'm looking forward to working with you.
So I wanted to touch on a couple of things that I know are near and dear to you in the time I have left. And then we'll open it up to questions…
I've touched a little bit about the importance of intellectual infrastructure. With us today is a new member of the Board of Regents Jim Shea, who's one of the best friends I have – a great leader in the City of Baltimore – and now is going to lead on the Board of Regents…
And I wanted to focus today on that physical infrastructure – transportation investment, highways, roads, bridges, mass transit, subway system, hopefully greater investments in the future in rail. All of those things that connect the tremendous intellectual power and creative energy of our state and of our region.
We face tremendous challenges and these challenges have not been made any easier by the fact that – if you read the Post today, one of my favorite periodicals – we have a $1.5 billion structural deficit in our state budget whose operating budget is approximately $15 billion…
How did we get there? In the broad sense, the short story is that we invested in an additional $1.3 billion in public education. Now, we can see these results coming back with test scores rising. The gaps between our poorest kids and our wealthiest kids are closing. And everybody's return on that investment is really their improvement. Unfortunately, at the same time that we locked in that formula, which meant in our budget this year that we invested an additional $580 million in all of the area school boards so that they could retain quality teachers, retain quality leadership.
At the same time that we locked that formula in four years ago, we also enacted – on the eve of an election – an income tax cut of a billion dollars that nobody was particularly clamoring for. The difference between a $1.3 billion investment and a $1 billion tax cut leaves you with $2.3. The combination of economic growth and also taxation by fees, which is a policy product of the last four years, narrowed it to the $1.5 hole we currently have.
We had a good session this year, and while we have not yet come to terms, we have reestablished that tone of civility, mutual respect and honesty… And hopefully, in the course of the months and weeks ahead, we'll be able to create a much more high-minded dialogue about the choices that we face as a people. We are trying to break up that gridlock that had taken over in Annapolis and we're trying to square our shoulders to the challenges ahead. Together we are advancing a statewide vision and we intend to continue to advance a statewide vision for transportation that is based on balance.
It is not solely focused on roads. It is not solely focused on rail. It is not solely focused on transit. It is not solely focused on growth and sustainability. But the balance that incorporates all of those things with an economic development strategy as well.
To help us, we have been able to recruit some really top notch people in this administration. A couple of them are here today. John Porcari, our Secretary of Transportation, who wore his purple tie for the Purple Line today. John, thank you for coming back here and serving…
Also, David Edgerly is here, our Secretary of Economic Development. David who served as the Secretary of Economic Development for Allegany County and also Montgomery County and, in terms of the economic spectrum, that covers about everything in our state… We're delighted that both of these gentlemen would come back to state government. When I get frustrated that we aren't able to find that common ground, among all the various representatives of the state, I do take some solace in the fact that we have a really good cabinet…
We have committed, as you know, and we are going to pursue with all deliberate speed the Intercounty Connector. We all know what's at stake. We have been studying it for 50 years, and right now we have an over burdened local road system that simply cannot absorb the rate of growth. We are not going to roll back that rate of growth and every year of delay is costing us another $100 million in missed opportunities and in efficiencies.
The ICC is going to be a very important part of the balance of transportation in this region. We are going to be managing demand – what does that mean? It means we're going to be reducing the tolls during those off peak hours. We will be improving bus services. We're going to be doing everything we can to recruit and retain businesses in this region. And we are going to unlock some of that gridlock that has become such a huge impediment. I'm sure you experience it when trying to recruit employees to the regions. It's become one of the biggest detractors that we have. It could mean over $7 billion worth of savings over the next 20 years and over 14,000 new jobs with tremendous potential in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties…
I know there are those who want to delay the ICC – some preferably for another 50 years of study. There are others who want to stop it all together. But fifty years is long enough, and it has to give way to action. If we're going to be ready for tomorrow, the ICC has to be part of the solution. That's why we started, this year, with the first $480 million contract to begin construction. We're investing $370 million to minimize any environmental impact. And last month, Secretary Porcari and his team went to New York City to brief the rating agencies on the project, earning a Triple-A rating from Standard and Poor's.
On the legal front, our federal partners are facing a couple of lawsuits filed against them over how the ICC study was conducted. And we have asked Attorney General Gansler to file a motion to intervene so that we can hopefully push forward to a resolution that allows the ICC to continue. I also wanted to mention that a key member of our legal team is someone many of you are very familiar with: Gus Baumann of Beveridge & Diamond, who is a former Chairman of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Gus has been invaluable on both the legal and environmental fronts – and I know that together, Maryland can keep moving the ICC forward.
Let me talk a little bit about the Metro. As we advance a balanced vision for transportation, we also have the support our fundamentally important Metro system. While other jurisdictions have had to figure out how they would deal with the dedicated funding issue, Maryland already has the mechanism in place – in the Transportation Trust Fund – and the commitment to make it happen, without reinventing the wheel. That is a responsibility that we have always met, and we will continue to meet.
In the budget we submitted this year, the rate of growth – even with those investments in public education – was 2.1%, compared with 12 % in the last fiscal year. As part of that budget, we did not divert money from Open Space nor did we take Transportation Trust Fund dollars and put them in the general fund. As one state though we can only do so much. Hopefully one day soon… maybe with a shift in Washington, we will get our national government to return to the much more traditional role it has played in making investments in our security, in our infrastructure, in our transportation system. We do not want to be the first generation of Americans that leaves our country to our children in a weaker condition than we inherited it from our parents.
I'm a very strong supporter of the Davis Bill, which would in part expand the Metro board to include federal representation. If we work together, the $1.5 billion in federal funds each year, along with the local match, would pay for: 275 new buses, tunnel repairs, station improvements; and 340 new rail cars – making full use of system capacity. When it was built in… the 70's and 80's, our Metro system was one of the best in the world, and we have a responsibility to make sure we continue to make it one of the best in the world. That won't happen by itself. We have to make the investments necessary to make it so and to ensure the Metro remains the transit workforce of the Washington region.
We have a whole lot of work ahead of us, in promoting a statewide vision for transportation. If it is to truly be statewide, then it's going to have to include not just one or two projects – it's going to have to include hundreds of projects, large and small. The growth that's coming to Maryland because of our tremendous institutions – like NIH, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and many, many others – require that we make timely investments. It's going to be difficult. We cannot pit ourselves one against another. We cannot fall into that tempting scarcity mindset that, "this far we're going and no farther." We have to dream of a new tomorrow and more importantly, we have to challenge one another to invest in that new tomorrow.
We need Transit Orient, we need demand management. We need the Purple Line…We have a $40 billion – that's with a "b" – in unmet transportation needs. We need to advance a balanced, statewide vision that connects our local economies together. It's not going to be easy – nothing worth doing ever is.
In order to make steady progress, we need to realize between $400 to $600 million per year on top of what we're already investing. That's a big price tag. It's especially difficult in the current climate and with the other challenges we have, but that's the task we volunteered for. And that's why we have to close the deficit in a way that's fiscally responsible; that provides a long-term solution to our problem; and unlike some of the policies from the recent past, is fair to middle class and working families.
We can trim excess here and there. Yes we always have to look for room to cut, and we already have. On July 11, we are going to submit $200 million in cuts from various state agencies and departments. But if we go around solving this deficit only with cuts, I think we miss a huge opportunity. More importantly, I think that if we solve this with a cuts-only solution, we are going to erode our very quality of life that all of you care so very much about. That is the reason why we are the powerhouse metro economy, and state and regional economy. Quite frankly, I did not put myself and my family through the meat grinder of public service in order to reside over decline…
I know that when people of Maryland are given the opportunity to choose progress or decline, we always choose progress provided that the sacrifices are shared, that we are fair about it and that we are one Maryland as we move forward.
So I need your help in this. I really, really do. There has been a wild swing of the pendulum that would make our government as weak as possible, as quickly as possible, as if somehow that would move us all forward and advance the common good. I think we're coming through those times… but I need your help. As people who have to meet your bottom line everyday – who understand that you will not long have a successful business if you're not retaining quality people, if you're not investing in your own infrastructure and innovation – you know we need to make business successful along with our quality of life.
And I need your help in backing up your delegates and senators because they're going to be under a heck of a lot of pressure. The simple communication of sticking with cuts only is very effective and very wrong. Like most simple answers, it is also wrong and will not keep faith in what people have done for us in the past. More importantly, it will not keep faith with the children of Maryland who are going inherit this place from us.
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Obama's Radical Friends- OFA 2.0 considering merger with radical left-wing groups
The new Obama advocacy nonprofit Organizing for Action is reportedly considering a merger with a left-wing umbrella group whose financiers have ties to Palestinian terrorists and Central American Marxists.
The Common Purpose Project (CPP), an affiliation of left-wing activist groups, may merge with Organizing for Action, the new 501(c)4 iteration of the Obama campaign's 527 group, Organizing for America.
The Common Purpose Project held periodic meetings attended by top liberal groups during President Barack Obama's first term. Top White House officials regularly attended the meetings and the president himself has even attended one.
Erik Smith and Laura Burton Capps—CPP's founder and the group's managing director, respectively—have reportedly attended at least 50 "planning sessions" at the White House.
Among CPP's donors are Sandor and Faye Straus, founders of the left-wing Firedoll Foundation. The couple has funneled money to a host of radical organizations through Firedoll.
According to Firedoll's form 990 filings, it has provided $30,000 in grants to a group called the Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ). AFGJ's president Katherine Hoyt worked for Nicaragua's Marxist Sandinista government.
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Why does this not surprise me?
And I won't be surprised when congress does nothing about this, too.
Just like they didn't do anything about Current TV being sold to al-Jizzy.+4
hmmm…That logo looks an awful lot like two crescents gobbling up something white.+4
Oh great. Michelle just got an idea for a new boob belt+6
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234 Sheriffs And 4 Sheriffs Associations Take A Stand Against Obama's Illegal Push For Gun Control.
"If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law"
― Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience and Other Essays: Collected Essays of Henry David Thoreau+2
Reminds me of the whole Bolshevik & Menshiviks thing in Russia about 100 years ago. Just look how well that turned out for everyone.+4
Who needs more proof the commies are taking over? Oblowme may not be doing it personally, but his cronies are.+1
OFA and CPP are both Soros front groups. ie. radical communist groups hell bent on destroying the republic.0
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Air Tractor president Jim Hirsch reports that the aircraft manufacturing company is on track for another strong year of production and sales in 2013. "First quarter 2013 orders and aircraft production is robust, Hirsch says. "We are seeing a continuation of the strong demand that we experienced in 2012."
Air Tractor, Inc. finished 2012 having sold a total of 180 airplanes. This is a new all-time company sales record, exceeding the previous year's production record. "Just over half of our aircraft sales are exports, which reflects the strong market presence our global dealer network has in key markets. We are all very pleased with the great work of our international dealers" Hirsch added.
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New geographic vocabularies available to machines and humans at LC and OCLCTuesday, April 12th, 2011 by traugottkoch
Early this year, a couple of new geographic vocabularies became freely available, to be accessed by machines and humans via web services.
The "Library of Congress Authorities and Vocabularies Service" (http://id.loc.gov) made available three new vocabularies, the MARC Code Lists for: a) Geographic Areas, b) Countries (with mappings to equivalent ISO 3166 codes) and c) Languages (mapped to ISO 639-1, 639-2 and 639-5). The same site offers Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) since 2009.
The main goal is to provide machine access to LC data and selected links to other vocabularies, e.g. in the context of Linked Data. The data is encoded in SKOS/RDF.
Individual concepts are accessible via a web browsing and searching interface for human users or programmatically via content-negotiation.
OCLC offers a demonstration Web Service for FAST geographic headings. The complete FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) vocabulary contains over 1,6 million authority records, reworking LCSH for easier use and application (http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/fast/).
The Web Service (RESTful standard, http://www.oclc.org/developer/services/MapFAST) takes the chosen geographic coordinates and returns a ranked list of FAST headings near the specified location. Alternative name forms, the type of geographic feature, selected events at the location and other information from the authority records is displayed. Developers can use the Web Service to develop their own applications (mobile, geolocation services).
The MapFAST demonstrator (http://experimental.worldcat.org/mapfast), using the same Web Service, is a mashup prototype that uses a Google Maps interface to present FAST Geographic authority records and, via links, allows geographic subject searching in WorldCat.org or Google Books. The prototype demonstrates a strength of the subject faceting approach of FAST over coordinated subject headings.
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Carin Malm, a former Miss Albuquerque, is trying out for the Phoenix Suns Dance Team.
''I was one of about 150 girls that went through the whole process and I've made it to the final cut of the last 32 girls that are considered finalists,'' Malm said.
The La Cueva and University of New Mexico graduate is the only girl from New Mexico among the 32 finalists and is hoping for some local support from her home state.
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Twenty-five percent of their scores during try-outs come from online voting. The final 18 will be announced online at 8 p.m. on Aug. 28th. Voting closes at 3 p.m. earlier that day.
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To measure the amount of copper in the blood, urine, or liver; to help diagnose and monitor Wilson disease; sometimes to identify copper deficiencies and excesses
When to Get Tested?
When you have jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, behavioral changes, tremors, or other symptoms that your doctor thinks may be due to Wilson disease or, rarely, to copper deficiency or excess; at intervals when you are being treated for a copper-related condition
Sample Required?
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm and/or a 24-hour urine sample; sometimes a liver biopsy sample
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
This test measures the amount of copper in the blood, urine, or liver (hepatic). Copper is an essential mineral that the body incorporates into enzymes. These enzymes play a role in the regulation of iron metabolism, formation of connective tissue, energy production at the cellular level, the creation of melanin (the pigment that produces skin color), and the function of the nervous system.
Copper is found in many foods including nuts, chocolate, mushrooms, shellfish, whole grains, dried fruits, and liver. Drinking water may acquire copper as it flows through copper pipes, and food may acquire it when people cook or serve food in copper dishes. Normally, the body absorbs copper from the intestines, makes it nontoxic by binding it to a protein, and transports it to the liver. The liver stores some of the copper and binds most of the rest to another protein called apoceruloplasmin to produce the enzyme ceruloplasmin. About 95% of the copper in the blood is bound to ceruloplasmin, and most of the rest is bound to other proteins such as albumin. Only a small amount is normally present in the blood in a free (unbound) state. The liver excretes excess copper into the bile and it is removed from the body in the stool. Some copper is also excreted in the urine.
Both excesses and deficiencies of copper are rare. Wilson disease, an inherited disorder, can lead to excess storage of copper in the liver, brain, and other organs. This can cause tissue damage and signs and symptoms such as:
- Anemia
- Nausea, abdominal pain
- Jaundice
- Fatigue
- Behavioral changes
- Tremors
- Difficulty walking and/or swallowing
- Dystonia
If the kidneys are involved, then urine production may be decreased or absent. Some of these symptoms may also be seen with copper poisoning that is due to acute or chronic environmental exposure to copper or due to conditions such as liver disease or obstructions that prevent or inhibit copper metabolism and excretion.
Copper deficiencies may occasionally occur in people who have conditions associated with severe malabsorption, such as cystic fibrosis and celiac disease, and in infants exclusively fed cow-milk formulas. Symptoms may include neutropenia, osteoporosis, and microcytic anemia. A rare X-linked genetic condition called Menkes kinky hair syndrome leads to copper deficiencies in the brain and liver of affected infants. The disease, which affects primarily males, is associated with seizures, delayed development, abnormal artery development in the brain, and unusual gray brittle kinky hair.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is obtained by inserting a needle into a vein in the arm and/or a 24-hour urine sample is collected. Sometimes a doctor performs a liver biopsy.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.
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CANNES, France, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Audio specialist Sennheiser will support The American Pavilion at the Cannes International Film Festival during its Conference Series this year in Cannes, which will feature panels and one-on-one interviews with the film industry's leading talent and entertainment personalities. Over the course of the 12-day festival, which is the most high profile event in the film industry, audiences will be able to listen to The American Pavilion Conference Series through Sennheiser wireless headphones.
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yeah, but only the really crappy ones
So does religion.
Porn only destroys lives if all the people in your life are narrow-minded Bible thumpers…
They should do a xxx parody of the bible. Call it "Bible Humpers"
Give it time, give it time.
the internet someday will fill this hole
If me discarding a batch of knuckle-children counts as "lives" then I am far more successful than Hitler.
Although I think the billboard is shooped in, I a am still trying to ge into the head of someone who would stand below such a sign a give us the double thumbs-up. What is his story?
His name is Porn Destroys. And he lives.
Not a shoop. There used to be one identical to this off HWY 44 outside of Bourbon, MO many years ago. Directly next to it was a billboard that said "Adult Boutique Next Exit". I may still have a pic of it somewhere.
porn may destroy lives but faggotry destroys morals
Belligerent stupidity is quite good at destroying both.
Like the other posters are talking about religion?
I don't know if porn destroys lives, but it's sure done a number on my keyboard. (~Greg Giraldo)
Porn makes life worth living, how many marriages does porn save? I imagine there are millions of guys stuck in sexless marriages that are able to survive because of porn. If there was not easy access they would have cheated or moved on.
You sound like someone who has never been married.
Sexlessness is generally not the problem in a marriage. However, it is usually a symptom of the problem. In that case, porn is not going to fix anything. Just because a guy is "surviving" through the use of porn, doesn't mean his marrieage is "saved." If he and his wife are still emotionally detached (and therefore not getting any), their marriage is still dysfunctional, and by no means saved.
Porn does destroy lives – the lives people waste trying to stop it.
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Charles Tillman looks forward to matchup with 'Megatron' Calvin Johnson
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Lions receiver Calvin Johnson was 108 yards away from history. A typically powerful, productive performance against the Bears in the final game of the 2012 season would make him the first receiver to reach 2,000 receiving yards.
But cornerback Charles Tillman was in the way. As always.
Johnson caught five passes for 72 yards on Dec. 30 in Detroit, falling 36 yards shy of hitting 2,000.
Their storied matchup begins their 2013 chapter Sunday at Ford Field. Will Tillman, with knee and groin issues that kept him out of practice on Wednesday, continue to do what no other cornerback seemingly can? Can he stop Megatron again?
"I didn't have the best games against them last year, so I definitely want to have some good performances against them," said Johnson, who has 17 catches for 268 yards and three touchdowns this season.
Neither defensive coordinator Mel Tucker nor Tillman (on a conference call with Detroit media) were too revealing about their plan to slow Johnson. But the past, film study and Johnson tell you it'll be plenty of man-to-man and press coverage.
"They use it pretty regularly," Johnson said. "I've been facing Tillman the last couple years. He's usually within five yards of the line of scrimmage, so I'm used to it."
Johnson said the Bears' defense is functioning similarly to last season, but that "you might see them in single-high a bit more than usual."
As for Tillman, Johnson said it's his smarts — "He understands some of the concepts probably that we do on offense, so we've got to throw different things at him to get him off balance," he said — and his size that make him a difficult foe.
During his record-setting 2012 season, Johnson had eight catches for 106 yards against the Bears.
"A lot of the plays I'm able to make on Calvin have been because of my defensive line," Tillman said. "If you take them out of the mix, I can't do anything.
"He's like the LeBron James of wide receivers. He's like that Madden character that you can create in the game — he's tall, he's fast, he can catch, he's got quickness, he's got the speed, he's got the agility, the leaping ability, the extra boost."
Asked if his injuries will keep out, Tillman said, "No, I'll be there." Backup corners Zack Bowman (knee, limited) and Sherrick McManis (quad, out) also are on the injury report.
Johnson also missed practice Wednesday with a knee injury, but he didn't sound like player who was going to sit out.
"We all play this game because of the competition," Tillman said. "Calvin is probably the best competitor in the game at the receiver position."


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Christmas Gift Have not used this yet, and was afraid I had purchased something my husband and son may not like. But, when it was opened on Christmas morning, I knew I had bought the right gift! They are excited and feel this was a great purchase. January 7, 2013
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Great Purchase VHF Radio works great! Great reception and easy to use. Great value for price! Only disadvantage I can think of is that it doesnt come with a "disconnect" plug on the power cord to enable removal during boat storage. I know the unit is supposedly water/sun proof, but....ya know. Went to local automotive parts store and purchased a 2 cord (+ & -) trailer wiring disconnect plug, and it worked perfectly. I would recommend using "heat shrink" butt splices for all electrical terminations, but hey, I am an electrician, so it may be overkill. July 23, 2012
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Details:I see it comes with a basic mounting bracket - but can it be mounted in a dash or console? Does it come with the necessary hardware to mount it flush (or with the front bezel sticking out?
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A:You are able to install a GPS device to his radio, see owner's manual https://www.cobra.com/Manuals/MRF45D_MANL_ENG.pdf. Thanks
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A:The marine radio meets JIS7 standards; Submersible for 30 minutes in one meter deep water. The radio still should work great if it gets wet due to rain or washing the boat. Thanks
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Zach Bogosian, Ryan Clowe and Nathan Horton are all ready to return from injury - grab them while they're still available.
December 14, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Here Comes Trouba
Back from injury and mid-stride, Jacob Trouba is one to watch in this week's article
December 7, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Carolina's Hurricane
Andrej Sekera is showing why Carolina is poised to return to the post-season this year
November 30, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Hello Again, Mr. Andersen
With Viktor Fasth's second injury this year, Frederik Andersen has another chance to shine.
November 23, 2013
The Waiver Wire: The Rebirth of David Desharnais
While many jumped off the bandwagon weeks ago, David Desharnais has finally found his game.
November 17, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Ott To Get Much Better
Steve Ott looks to lead the way in Buffalo's turnaround after this week's front office shakeup.
November 11, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Two Recommended Ducks
Dustin Penner is playing with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry - go get him.
November 3, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Gagner Returns
Sam Gagner is back from his preseason injury and goes under the microscope in this week's column.
October 27, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Monahan Here To Stay
It's full speed ahead for Calgary's Sean Monahan, who will be up with the big club for the rest of the year after the Flames bypassed the option to send him to his junior team.
October 20, 2013
The Waiver Wire: Oilers' Line Shuffle
Mark Arcobello has landed in a great spot with Edmonton and has cashed in with eight assists so far. See who else Dan Waldner and Mike Wilson recommend as pickups this week.
September 27, 2013
Draft Kit - Job Battles: 15 Preseason Job Battles
Will Martin Brodeur or new acquisition Cory Schneider get the majority of starts between the pipes in New Jersey? That's one of 15 battles that Dan Waldner and Mike Wilson are following in this article.
September 24, 2013
Draft Kit: The Corsi Line and QoC
Dan Waldner and Mike Wilson delve into hockey sabermetrics and discuss why the Sedin line in Vancouver could perform better than their expectation.
September 18, 2013
Draft Kit - Middle Rounds Strategy: Grit Wins Championships
Johan Franzen should benefit greatly from the Red Wings' offseason moves. See who else make good middle round targets to fill out your roster and get those often undervalued grit categories.
September 10, 2013
Draft Kit: Top 10 Calder Trophy Candidates
Dan Waldner and Mike Wilson evaluate this year's rookie class to see who is most likely to walk away with the Calder Trophy. Jonathan Drouin of the Lightning top their list.