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Jill sighed deeply and muttered "fuck" under her breath. Stretching her long legs in front of her, she sat uncomfortably in a loveseat in her therapist's office. A middle-aged, over-weight woman named Luanna stared at her patiently. Fussing with bit of soil under her fingernails, Jill struggled with the question she had just been asked.
"What would I have said to my dad when I was ten?" she paused. "'Drop dead Dad!' That's what I would've said, if I had a voice back then," Jill said at last.
"As a child, your response to his verbal abuse would have been to drop dead? Is that true, or does it feel true now?" the therapist asked.
"It's true. It's what I said in my head when he would scream and yell at me. I know what you're getting at. When he told me I was worthless, you think I believed him. I didn't. Not then, anyway," Jill replied.
"You didn't feel worthless then?" the therapist snatched Jill's open-ended response.
Jill smirked. She'd been caught. After eight weeks of sessions, the therapist had talked her into a corner.
"I feel worthless now, sometimes. Less so since I started the meds. But yes, a sense of worthlessness has dogged me for years," Jill stated.
The therapist didn't respond. As if she were waiting for it, she swooped over to Jill with a tissue as soon as the first tear fell.
Sitting next to Jill on the couch, the professional asked, "How do you think this feeling of worthlessness affects the choices you make?"
"It makes the choices, it doesn't affect them," Jill said between sobs.
After another long pause, the therapist looked at her watch. The hour was spent. Jill sighed with relief.
"Same time next week?" the therapist queried.
"Oh yes indeed," Jill said while she rose from the couch, mopping snot from her upper lip.
Luanna smiled knowingly, "You're on the right track, Jill. You're going to get there."
Nodding, Jill took a quick look around the room. It was sage green with colorful throw rugs, comfortable chairs, an emerald loveseat, and a framed mandala. A small water fountain bubbled on Luanna's desk. There were countless books resting in a bookshelf. If I'm to get better, this will be the place it happens, Jill thought while she closed the door behind her.
At home, Jill ate a solitary dinner at her kitchen table. Left-over Tai take-out tasted better than it looked while she wolfed it down. Marigold sat patiently at her feet, waiting to be cuddled on the couch while Jill watched TV or read a book. Quiet, solitude, and pet companionship, I might as well be eighty, thought Jill as she finished a plate of pad tai.
In the living room, she scratched Marigold's head and read a raunchy vampire novel. Having abandoned literature years ago for good reads, she devoured the sex and violence. Finishing the last chapter, her eyes drooped and she yawned. Bedtime came early lately, as her anti-depressant meds made her sleepy in the evenings. Anticipating another satisfying night, she headed off to bed. Marigold followed close behind.
Early the next morning, Jill woke with a start to the sound of her telephone.
"Hello?" she asked irritably.
"Did I wake you?" Jill's mother Margaret asked.
"It's like five in the morning. You think?" Jill replied coolly.
"Don't be sassy. I have some bad news for you," Margaret said.
"What is it?" Jill was concerned. Pangs of guilt emanated from her solar-plexus as she waited for her mother to announce she had a horrible disease or her house had burned down. It had been months since she visited the old woman.
"Your father Steve is dead," Margaret said.
"No shit? I'm glad it's not you," Jill replied.
"Well, me too. Anyway, I just received a call from his wife, I mean widow, Kelley…" Margaret didn't finish her sentence.
After an uncomfortable pause, Jill asked, "Are you still there?"
Margaret was silently crying, but managed, "Yes."
"Can you give me the details, or would you like to call me back later."
"I'm alright. Sorry. It's just sudden. I'd been thinking about calling him and burying the hatchet. We're getting so damned old now…" Margaret trailed off.
"I didn't know he was sick," Jill said.
"He wasn't. He died in a drunk driving accident on I5. It was a few hours ago, when the bars let out. He was driving too fast and traffic was stopped for another wreck. To avoid plowing into the car in front of him, he veered off to the shoulder and down an embankment. He struck a fence and was killed. No seat belt, the police said."
"Oh Jesus," Jill said.
"Jesus had nothing to do with it," Margaret snapped.
"Apparently not," Jill replied. "Should I call Kelley?"
"She said she'll let me know when the funeral is. I don't think she's interested in talking to you right now," Margaret said.
"Fair enough. I'll talk to you later. Thanks for calling Mom."
Jill hung up the phone and lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. "I didn't mean drop dead now you old bastard! I had some things I needed to say to you," she explained to no one. Rolling over, she tried to go back to sleep.
The funeral was three days later in a non-denominational Christian church in Gresham, a community fifteen minutes southeast of Jill's house. Margaret drove down from Tacoma that morning to attend the service. Stiffly climbing out of her Buick, she looked every minute of her seventy years. Unlike Jill, she was short and fair-haired. With pretty blue eyes and a mild demeanor, it seemed nearly impossible she had birthed Jill.
"Are you going to wear that dress to the funeral?" Margaret gasped when Jill answered the door.
"In Asia, white is the traditional color of mourning," Jill replied. She wasn't sure if this was true or not. Their family wasn't even Asian. She just liked the idea of wearing white to her father's funeral because it was like putting up a white flag. She surrendered.
Margaret only grunted her disapproval. Little was said between them on the way to the church.
Jill felt a wave of panic as they parked in a cramped lot next to an old brick church with a steeple. Pathetic annuals stuck measly heads out of flower pots next to the front entrance. An older man she vaguely recognized smoked off to the side, by a bucket with sand used as an ash tray. Margaret nodded to the man and said hello. Jill kept walking.
Inside the church, Jill felt like she was having a near-death experience, as she saw dozens of people she had completely forgotten about. Seated in the first three rows of pews were members of Steve's family she had not seen in years. His younger sister Sue was there, as was his ninety year old mother and many cousins. Steve's two friends Mike and John came through a side door. When she was small, they used to come by the house and drink until midnight in the garage with her dad. Memories, memories, Jill thought bitterly.
Kelly and her family arrived last, walking down the aisle with some ceremony. The widow was middle-aged and thick around the middle. She wore her hair long with a spiral perm. Her two teenaged sons, Aiden and Quinn, were tall and handsome. With dark hair and amber eyes, they had a feral look familiar to Jill. Margaret' eyes bulged.
"Good lord, Jill. They look just like you." Jill studied her never-before-seen half siblings.
"Christ! They really do, don't they?"
When Kelley and her children were seated, a minister took the pulpit and began to speak. Jill ignored the platitudes falling from the collared man's tongue. There was nothing he could say to make this moment more tolerable. Jill continued staring at the rows of people. So many names forgotten from want of use. So many stories pushed away because they were sad and useless. Cousins and aunties, grandparents and uncles. All this kin, back from the dead. It had never occurred to her how many people were related to her by blood, but unrelated to her by irrelevance.
When everyone else began to stir, Jill knew the service had concluded.
"Ready to go Mom," Jill asked.
"We're going to the cemetery," Margaret said.
Sighing, Jill nodded. Fuck, she thought, how long will this take?
Jill and Margaret drove in silence to the cemetery, which was a large site outside the city. Its manicured lawn glowed green from a distance. Perfectly symmetrical rows of grave markers glistened in the sun. Parking close to the street, so she could get away more quickly at the end of the service, Jill locked her car.
"I doubt anyone will break into your car at a cemetery," Margaret chided.
"Why not?" Jill said.
Following the crowd to a freshly dug grave, Jill and Margaret found their places among the mourners. Wearing a white dress in the sea of black funeral clothes made Jill look like a dove in a murder of crows.
The minister read from the Bible while Kelley and her sons tossed soil onto the coffin. Bawling loudly into her hands, Kelley was surrounded by family. Hugging her, whispering in her ear, and holding her hands, the many people she spent her life with carried the widow through her darkest moment. Jill was fascinated by the displays of affection for this woman she could never tolerate.
When the service concluded, the clot of people dissolved. Most began walking back to their cars. Margaret and Jill stood by the open grave and stared at the coffin. Taking in the loss, which finalized now what occurred twenty years ago, the women grieved together. Holding hands, they allowed tears to drip from their chins.
Looking up at a robin soaring above her head, Jill felt for the first time that day the warmth of the sun. Holding onto the sun and the warmth and the robin's ascension, Jill felt joy. She surrendered to it. Her dad was dead and she was living. The words she had for him, her rebuttal to his abuse, dissolved like salt on her tongue. Tasting tears, she said to her mother, "I'm happy."
Margaret crinkled her eyebrows in confusion, and then shook her head. "Oh Jill, you say the damnedest things."
Smiling at her prim, old mother, Jill put an arm around her shoulders. It would be absurd to argue with her. Truth is so often a damned thing, thought Jill.
Walking back to the car, they were intercepted by Kelley. The widow's face was red and swollen from crying. Her black dress was crumpled and stained in the armpits. Unhinged in her grief, Kelley spoke.
"You didn't know him after he was saved. He may have fallen off the wagon at the end, but Jesus had forgiven him. He was good to us. He was a good father and a good husband. There was love in our home."
"I'm glad to hear that," Jill said. Surprised at Jill's response, Kelley was muted.
Nodding to the widow, Jill led Margaret to the car. They were done.
I wore black to my father's second wedding.
I was your character and it scared me.
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I loved it!
Thanks FusunA, Marigold is certainly the only person in the story that understands Jill, so far. Thanks for reading.
Thanks Zanelle. The theme of forgiveness keeps popping up for me lately. I return to re-write this story again and again to see if I can get it right.
And thanks to you JP. The story comes from an unfinished novella I wrote in my twenties. I keep picking the fucker up and rewriting it, chapter by chapter. Thanks for reading the post.
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FORT DEVENS, Mass. – Sec. Coleman Nee, Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Services, addresses Soldiers from the 379th Engineer Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, whom are slated to deploy to Afghanistan this spring, about Veterans' services during a Soldier and family support event here Feb. 7, 2014. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs/Released)
FORT DEVENS, Mass. - Spc. Katelyn Tully, 379th Engineer Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, presents a flower to Gold Star Mother Carlene Barrett during a Soldier and family support event sponsored by the Military Friends Foundation, here Feb. 7, 2014. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class James C. Lally, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs/Released)
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First a belated congrats to curly girls on their milestone, don't know if I'll ever get that many caches. Beautiful autumn day to take a walk. Been hoping to get this one done for a while, today I finally get at it. get to wp1 and try to figure the safest way there, kinda slippery but got it safe and sound. wp2 so thats what an umbrella tree is. Been wondering bet it looks neat in the summer. Had to wait at the final for a muggle and her dog before venturing to get the final. Love this fun multi on this lovely trail. Very nicely done :)
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My anwer to all the Epic Sprite movies everywhere. This is my biggest, longest and best movie ever! Made because I absolutely love Super Mario Bros. 3, and I really like expressing my own adventures and scenes. I have worked on this piece since August 2005, and now, In 2006, It is finally done!
I Hope you guys enjoy. - 2nd
this flash movie was so exciting!!! the main things that gave it that feeling is: a good storyline, smooth animations, and the use of sounds and music. it really surprised me when they killed luigi. we all miss him. anyways, my rating for this flash animation is a full set of 5 stars.
JOLLY GOOD SHOW!!! (what pops said)
Fantastically well told
This fantastic and epic retelling of the mario 3 story was just action packed and extremely well animated. If i could have seen a animation movie that had all of the original sprite bosses from the Mario series, i would definitely watch this. Well Done Callum Stamp.
I'm also a huge SMB3, as I grew up in the Nintendo era. This was a very well made video. I cannot believe this does not have more reviews! Definitely a great piece of work. I am going to go watch part 2 right now :)
i loved the smoot animation and it was really cool to see bowser kick some ass.
oh and HE FORGOT LUIGI D:
Not bad, but kinda slow.
It wasnt the greatest, but I found the concept interesting. It makes me wish we could have fought like that back on the NES XD. Only problem was it seemed a bit slow when they were not fighting.


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This is a simple editorial: STOP supporting the review sites that make you or your customers jump through hoops in order to use them. Despite what the review site companies and some of your peers claim, NOT EVERY REVIEW SITE IS IMPORTANT FOR DEALERS.
If you sell a hundred cars a month, we don't want to risk losing even ONE because of a bad review, right? We have to fix that, right? Even if the review site is ridiculous? Even if the review site is not used much by car shoppers? EVEN if our 2-stars on some random car-shopper review site is crushed by our 4 stars on five other indexing (SEO) car shopper sites? Let's still help the review site fix their market, right? Send all your customers THERE so that it BECOMES relevant to the search engines AND is an established Consumer Advocate review brand for car shoppers? NO.
Does anybody else see how silly this is? If not, I'm launching www.WhackADealer.com in some dusty corner of the Internet, getting reviews from folks claiming to be your customers, not allowing you to participate without paying me, making it hard for your customers to give real reviews, and sending all the negative reviews right to your dealer principal.
Oh. Wait. Except for the website name, that's already been done!
Sheesh. Please stop the madness!!!!!
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What's New
Version 1.1.2- Fixes a calendar bug that was introduced in the previous build. Please update to this build (or later) immediately to ensure correct functioning of this application.
Our sincere apologies.
App Description
MyScript Calculator wins Mobile App Showdown at CES 2013!!With MyScript© Calculator, perform mathematical operations naturally using your handwriting.
**The Free handwriting calculator for your iPhone or iPad**
Easy, simple and intuitive, just write the mathematical expression on the screen then let MyScript technology perform its magic converting symbols and numbers to digital text and delivering the result in real time.
The same experience as writing on paper with the advantages of a digital device (Scratch-outs, results in real time, …).
Solve mathematical equations by hand without actually having to crunch the numbers yourself
- Works on your iPhone (iOS6): 3GS, 4,4S,5.
- Works on your iPad (iOS6): iPad2, iPad3, iPad4, iPad mini.
- Use your handwriting to write any arithmetic formula
- Write and calculate mathematical expressions in an intuitive and natural way with no keyboard
- Scratch-out gestures to easily delete symbols and numbers
- Portrait and landscape operation
- Redo and undo funtions
Basic operations: +, -, x, ÷, +/‒, 1/x
Misc. Operations: %, √, x!, |x|
Powers/Exponentials: ℯx, xy , x2
Brackets: ( )
Trigonometry: cos, sin, tan
Inverse trigonometry: acos, asin, atan
Logarithms: ln , log
Constants: π, ℯ, phi.
*** IMPORTANT: If you wish to report a problem encountered with MyScript Calculator, or simply ask a question to Vision Objects, don't use the application feedback space as it's impossible for us to answer there.
Send us your feedback via:
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FAQ page:
Future releases:
We are taking note of all your remarks and comments, many of you are asking us for equations, you can visit our web demo page, a web equation demo will show to you what we are planning to add in the future, visit:
Equation web demo: http://webdemo.visionobjects.com/equation.html?locale=default
Handwriting recognition web demos: http://webdemo.visionobjects.com/
App Changes
March 07, 2014 New version 1.2.0
March 20, 2013 New version 1.1.2
February 15, 2013 New version 1.1.1
November 30, -0001 Initial Release


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Computer Repair in Paoli, Indiana.
Fix your PC, Mac, or Laptop.
Tom Tech 542 North Gospel Street, Paoli, IN (812) 723-5350 |
Tech Connect 1309 West Hospital Road, Paoli, IN (812) 723-4383 |
Helix Technologies Inc 8498 West Main Street, French Lick, IN (812) 936-2525 |
TPC Underground 193 Kelso Road, Mitchell, IN (812) 849-3009 |
TNT Computers 1217 R Street, Bedford, IN (812) 275-3519 |
Computers Plus 14770 Greene Street Northeast, Palmyra, IN (812) 364-0303 |
Mike Hunsaker's Computer Support and Repair 11 Hillcrest Circle, Bedford, IN (812) 275-3429 |
Precision PC Repair 519 I Street, Bedford, IN (812) 278-0732 |
mesii developments llc 1405 M Street, Bedford, IN (765) 543-1954 |
Birdseye Computers 102 South State Road 145, Birdseye, IN (812) 389-9166 |
Above, I have listed computer repair services in Paoli, Indiana. All of the businesses have been recommended to us by residents living in Paoli who work in the Information Technology industry. All listings offer virus and malware removal, data recovery and back ups, networking, repair diagnostic and hardware installation for PCs, Laptops, Apple and Mac products in the Paoli area. Many computer users are plagued with hard to remove viruses and trojans, which are spread by nefarious people in order to steal your bank account information. The virus or malware is often undetected, and you won't even know when you have it. You might notice that your computer is slow, and that is a tell tale sign of an infection. Unlike human viruses, computer viruses can be removed without being looked at by a professional in Paoli. There is software developed specifically to remove viruses for free. Malware removal programs are a great way to get your computer back up to speed, and are often less expensive than expensive diagnostics from Paoli IT professionals.


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What's New
Minor layout adjustments for iOS 7If you like Quick Conversions, please take the time to rate the app! It's pretty painless, and helps us to add new features.
App Description
*********************************Now updated with new features!
Easily convert between:
- Length
- Weight
- Volume
- Time
- Speed
- Temperature
- Area
Conversion calculator that
never takes more than 4 steps.
The biggest advantage an app like this has over other conversion apps, is that you can get any conversion in no more than 4 steps.
1. Press the category
2. Type in the number
3. Select the "from" and "to" from the dials
4. You're done!!!
The screen stays the same, the buttons are big, and it auto evaluates. Easy to read, and use with one hand.
App Changes
May 09, 2014 New version 1.2
March 14, 2014 Price Decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
February 26, 2014 Price Decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
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When is Gihren's birthday? I know UC 0044 is the year, but I'm looking for a date for a project I'm working on.
I don't believe the novels ever specifically state his birthday... The only way we know he was born specifically in UC 0044 is because we're told he's 35 in 0079. There's all that mumbo jumbo about Degwin and Zeon Zum Deikun, and then they say Dewin had children, but they don't specify when.


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by Dan Rix
(free for a limited time)
In a world like ours, humans are born in pairs. When a newborn boy takes his first breath in the coastal town of Tularosa, the exact time is noted, recorded in the Registry, and later compared to the birth times of other newborns around the globe. There will be one identical match—his half. They will meet on their eighteenth birthday and they will spend their lives together. Except this time, there is no match.
Hotheaded heartthrob Aaron Harper is scheduled to meet his half in twenty-nine days, and he doesn't buy a word of that entanglement crap. So what if he and his half were born the same day and share a spooky psychic connection? Big deal. After breaking one too many teenage girls' hearts, he'll stick to brawling with the douchebag rugby players any day.
Until the day a new girl arrives at school and threatens everything he takes for granted.
Cold and unapproachable, Amber Lilian hates the growing list of similarities between her and the one boy she can't read, Aaron: born the same day, both stubborn, both terrified of meeting their halves. . . . All the more reason not to trust him. That she would rather die than surrender herself as her half's property is none of his damn business. But once lost in Aaron's dangerous, jet black eyes, she's already surrendered more than she cares to admit.
Tangled in each other's self-destructive lives, Aaron and Amber learn the secret behind their linked births and why they feel like halves—but unless they can prove it before they turn eighteen, Aaron faces a lifetime alone in a world where everyone else has a soulmate . . . and he'll have to watch Amber give herself to a boy who intends to possess not only her body but also a chunk of her soul.
Entanglement combines young adult dystopian with a little science fiction, fantasy, and romance. If you enjoy books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, Matched, and Delirium, then you will devour this novel.
Free for a limited time. Price may change. Always check current price before downloading.


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As you may know, the ninth Humble Indie Bundle was released this week, containing some of the best indie games from the past year for a ludicrously low price (if you didn't know, stop reading and go buy it!). Eets: Munchies, while included, is not one of those bestseller games; for starters, it's still in beta, with a vague "It's done when it's done!" message on the official website. However, the game is being developed by Klei Entertainment, responsible for fantastic games such as Mark of the Ninja and Don't Starve. That was enough for me to dive right in.
Eets: Munchies is a 2D puzzle game with gameplay that falls somewhere between Lemmings and The Incredible Machine. The goal of each level is to guide the main character, Eets, to the cake at the end of the level, either by placing items in his path or by manipulating the ones already there. I'll admit I was unsure what to make of the game when I booted it up. The music is upbeat and jazzy, and the overall aesthetic of the game is whimsical to the point of goofiness. Dancing bears and elephants punctuate the loading screens between levels. "Is this a game for little babies?" I muttered to myself as I made my way through the first levels.
Well, okay, I didn't actually mutter that. I honestly really loved the art direction of the game, and the loading screens have some animations that made me laugh out loud. It's only made better by the way the sound effects and the game's music blend together; for example, Eets' footsteps plunk out a melody which speeds up or slows down depending on the game speed. The overall effect is a very consistent aesthetic, which is nothing less than I've come to expect from Klei Entertainment.
Anyway, I was starting to feel like I wasn't the target audience after the first few levels, which were easy–as most games in this genre often are at the start. The game guided me through putting a plank in Eets' path so that he could jump over the gaps. It introduced food items such as chili peppers, which make Eets angry when he eats them and allow him to jump farther. Characters such as the Inhale Whale, who sucks up and spits out items when clicked on, were added to the cast. And then I began to realize that this game was starting to get pretty hard.
Each level has three food items to collect, as sort of the 'optimal' solution. By the middle of the second world I was missing cupcakes left and right. The music, which had seemed so happy, felt like it was mocking me. Make no mistake–this game is challenging, and you will struggle to solve some of the later puzzles without cheating. And even with cheating, many levels require good timing, and sometimes even just good luck.
That last part is a bit of a turn-off to my tastes. The game can be frustrating when a solution requires you to click in a precise pattern for a few seconds, just to have an explosion blow up a few pixels off, forcing you to start all over (Spooky Caves level 10, I'm looking at you). For better or for worse, explosions level scenery in perfect circles (think Worms: Armageddon), and it can mess with Eets' pathfinding and jumping detection.
However, a lot of times those problems just mean you're doing the puzzle wrong. I remember feeling the exact same way as a child playing The Incredible Machine, which remains one of my fondest childhood experiences. Eets: Munchies does a good job evoking that binary of frustration and accomplishment, with some solutions that can only be called elegant, even if you have to admit it begrudgingly, like me. It also includes a puzzle editor, which has items unlocked by collecting the food in each level. If you're interested in level design, those baubles are worth seeking out–props like the Flippy Fungus, which reverses gravity, can significantly add to the possible solutions for a level.
Though the beta only includes 35 levels across three worlds, I am confident that the variety and creativity of tools in the game's arsenal will allow for some very interesting levels. The time I spent with Eets: Munchies had its ups and downs (especially with the Flippy Fungus, ha ha), but I can comfortably say that the experience was very satisfying. If you're a fan of the 2D puzzle genre at all, keep your eyes peeled for updates on the game's release–you won't want to miss this one.


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Botox is the trade name for botulinum toxin type A, a cosmetic treatment used to treat the appearance of frown lines and wrinkles on the face and forehead. It is one of the most widely used and popular cosmetic treatments in the world - the single most commonly used cosmetic procedure in the US. It works on the principal of paralysing the muscles in the face, preventing them from contracting and causing wrinkles. It is commonly used in people ranging from as young as 18 up to the age of 65. It is regarded as one of the safest cosmetic treatments on the market, and is used in more than forty countries worldwide.
The cost of Botox treatment is usually measured in units and the number of areas being treated. Botox is used to treat three main areas - crow's feet, frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines) and lines on the forehead. The cost of treatment depends on how much Botox is being used to treat each area and the number of areas being treated. Prices vary from clinic to clinic and according to the extent of work being done but typically in the UK one treatment to a single area will cost around £250. If you were to have all three areas treated at the same time it would cost in the region of £500-£600 (clinics will often give discounts if all three areas are treated at once). In addition, clinics will sometimes give discounts if a block of three to four treatments is booked in advance (there is usually a three to six month gap between treatments). It is preferable from the patient's perspective, to use a practitioner who charges by units as opposed to areas of the face. If you are charged by area alone, say the forehead, the patient has no way of knowing how many units of botox are being used and so does not know for sure exactly how much Botox is being injected. Whereas if you know how much of the product is actually being used, you can more accurately calculate how much you are being charged. This has the added advantage of allowing you to know how much Botox you may need for future treatments.
As mentioned earlier, Botox is measured in units. The amount of units needed per treatment will vary according to the amount of work being done and the deepness of the wrinkles, but generally speaking 12-20 units will be needed for the treatment of frown lines, 15-25 for horizontal forehead lines and 10-15 units for crow's feet. The average cost of a unit of Botox in the UK is around £3.80. The price can vary and it is possible to find a cheaper price if you look around. But it's important to remember that the administering of botox injections is a very skilled and precise practise, requiring years of experience and knowledge to be done properly.
Unfortunately there are a number of practitioners on the market who aren't as well qualified as they claim to be, so it is worth choosing a clinic with a good, well-established reputation and paying that little bit extra to ensure that you are getting the best possible treatment.
As with any cosmetic procedure there is the potential for unwanted side-effects. Fortunately in the case of Botox these are quite mild and are only temporary. Side-effects usually appear in the first few days after having the injections. The most common side-effects are flu like symptoms, headaches and some possible nausea. For patients who have had their frown lines and the area just above the eyebrows injected, there is sometimes the possibility of experiencing drooping eyelids. Other more rare side-effects can include redness or soreness at the injection site, but again this is only temporary and can be treated with a topical antibiotic cream. In some rare cases, patients can have an allergic reaction to the Botox. This was more of a problem in the early days of Botox treatment but now most practitioners will test you for an allergic reaction to Botox prior to treatment. Hopefully you are now better acquainted with what Botox is and how much treatment costs.


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MSUM offers a variety of music scholarships for vocalists and instrumentalists alike. Music majors and non-music majors are equally considered for scholarship awards in order to perform in MSUM ensembles such as the Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Guitar Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. Area-specific scholarships for music education, music industry, piano, composition and academics are also available for current students and upperclassmen.
To submit a Music Scholarship Application, download the application and print out our convenient PDF form. Fill it out and mail it to us along with the required supporting materials to:
Music ScholarshipsMSUM Music1104 7th Ave. SouthMoorhead, MN 56563-9971
Please contact the department at 218.477.2101 if you would like to apply for a music scholarship after the deadline to discover if funds are still available.
Come audition for a scholarship, tour the campus, meet faculty, observe classes, enjoy a free lunch, and more! Call or email the MSUM Music Department at 218.477.2101 to get more details or to schedule an audition during this special date!
Those unable to attend on the Scholarship Audition Day are encouraged to apply for a scholarship via DVD/CD or by scheduling a private on-campus audition until our March 15th deadline.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) today praised a new study showing the maritime industry in Louisiana ranks first among all states. A recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) highlighted the strength of the domestic maritime industry, citing Louisiana as the top domestic maritime state in the country for jobs and economic output. Vitter also credits the Jones Act, requiring the use of domestic vessels and mariners, for protecting the maritime industry.
"Louisiana's maritime industry isn't just important to our state's economy – it plays an incredibly vital role in our national economy," Vitter said. "Our position in the maritime industry is a true point of strength for the Louisiana economy, creating tens of thousands of local jobs. The Jones Act obviously helps protect those jobs here in Louisiana and plays a critical role in our national security."
According to PwC, Louisiana provides more jobs in the maritime industry than any other state, contributing 54,850 jobs and an annual gross economic output of $11.36 billion. Additional highlights from the study include:
Income related to the domestic maritime industry in the state exceeds $3.45 billion annually.
Louisiana ranks first among all states in per capita American maritime jobs. One in every 83 jobs in Louisiana is connected to the domestic maritime industry, nearly twice that of any other state.
Louisiana is a major shipyard state with 29,250 associated jobs and more than $1.59 billion in labor income.
Louisiana is also home to the offshore marine transportation service industry in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the largest segments of the maritime industry. Approximately 25% of America's domestic energy is produced offshore, and the oil and gas industry depends on over 1,200 specialized vessels to perform seismic research, drill test wells, lay pipe, transport and install production facilities, supply them with personnel, fuel, equipment, tools, drilling mud, food, and water, and to plug wells and decommission platforms at the end of their production cycle.
The Lower Mississippi River is home to the largest port complex in the world, connecting 31 states through a 14,500 mile system of inland waterways. In 2011, there were 4,523 vessel calls at Louisiana ports.
Louisiana's navigable waterway network has more than 2,800 miles and moves more than 500 million tons of domestic and foreign cargo.
60 percent of export grain travels down the Mississippi River by barge to Louisiana's ports and the Gulf of Mexico each year.
- Louisiana is also home to the largest container port in the Western Hemisphere by tonnage and the second busiest port in the nation based on vessel arrivals.


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The last audition show from Britain's Got Talent is being screened tomorrow (May 5) before the nail-biting semi-finals kick off on Sunday night.
It's been a fabulously entertaining show so far, so here at stv.tv we decided to take a quick look back at some of our favourite moments – whether good or bad!
We've burst out laughing, shed the odd tear and looked on in horror at some of the acts who've appeared on our TV screens this year.
Mr Zip
Mr Zip's act truly had to be seen to be believed. Explaining his act – a rap about losing his keys and mobile phone – the 49-year-old drew bewildered glances from the judges, whose expressions didn't change as he kicked off the bizarre song.
But within a minute Mr Zip had won the audience and the judges over, with everyone singing along to his catchy rap. We're sure Lost My Keys, Lost My Phone is set to be a massive future hit! Watch the audition now.
Ashleigh and Pudsey
This uber-cute dog act really melted our hearts and got four very strong "yes" votes from the judges, who were smitten with 16-year-old Ashleigh and her gorgeous pooch.
Mr Cowell even dubbed it "one of the best dancing dog acts ever." High praise indeed! Watch the paw-some performance now.
Geisha, quite frankly, terrified us. Givng a 'unique' performance of the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, we were left quivering in our seats. See what we mean.
The judges must have seen the magic though, with three out of four giving Geisha a "yes". Whatever will she do next?!
Charlotte and Jonathan
This audition was the SuBo moment of this year's BGT. We got goosebumps as school friends Charlotte and Jonathan broke into those first few notes of the opera song they chose to perform as a duet.
Appearing on stage dressed-down and clearly nervous, it was obvious the audience and judges weren't expecting much from the pair. But all that changed in mere seconds, as everyone realised just how talented Charlotte and Jonathan really are. Want to feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? Check out their audition now.
Analiza Ching
This super talented violinist shocked some with saucy confessions about playing her instrument commando, but when it was her musical performance that really won Analiza top praise and huge applause from the judges and audience.
Tipped as the "next Vanessa Mae", Analiza looks set to go far. Watch her perform.
Chica Latina
This hip-shaking Latina honey certainly didn't have the best voice we've ever heard, but the Spanish-Colombian singer managed to win over the judges and the audience with her spicy performance that left them wanting more. Watch it now. She even managed to snare four votes! But will she make it through to the semi-finals? You'll need to watch this Saturday to find out.
The Loveable Rogues
This group sent temperatures soaring on BGT with a performance of their own track Love Sick, which earned them a comparison to Madness.
The judges loved the fact that the boys really let their personalities shine through in their performance, and were delighted that the boys had really though through their audition. Check it out now.
Paige Turley
The Edinburgh-based 14-year-old stunned us with her rendition of Bon Iver's Skinny Love. Despite her young age, Paige showed off a maturity way beyond her years and won praise from all four judges who tipped the teen for big things. Watch Paige's audition now to see what all the fuss is about.
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App Description
Super Space Fighter is an exiting fighter plan game that launches you deep into space to fight of Alien invasion.Shoot and destroy the aliens with the laser fighter collect more ammo during your mission so you can give it to the aliens. Come and join me in a mission to protect the galaxy from these creatures.
App Changes
February 23, 2014 New version 1.0.2
February 19, 2014 New version 1.0.1
February 09, 2014 Price Decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
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brain stem auditory evoked response test
(brayn stem AW-duh-TOR-ee eh-VOKT reh-SPONTS …)A test used to detect some types of hearing loss, such as hearing loss caused by injury or tumors that affect nerves involved in hearing. Electrodes are placed on the head and certain tones or clicking sounds are made. The electrodes measure nerve signals in the brain when it reacts to the sounds. Also called ABR test, auditory brain stem response test, and BAER test.
2011-01-10Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis TreatmentHistiocitosis de células de Langerhans: Tratamiento


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More West Nile virus in Columbus
From 10TV news:
Columbus Public Health officials said Friday that an area encompassing portions of German Village and the Brewery District had a pool of mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus.
The 43206 ZIP code joins ZIP codes 43211 and 43207, according to the health department.
It can kill you, but the good part is that most people won't have any symptoms.


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It may have inhereted some flaws from the last PlayFull model, but the PlayFull Waterproof is still affordable, has a great build, and is great for active types.
Earlier in the year, I reviewed the Kodak PlayFull pocket camcorder and gave it a decent rating. For the past couple of weeks, I have had the new Kodak PlayFull Waterproof pocket camcorder in my possession and while there are plenty of things I like about it, I was disappointed to see that many of the flaws from the original PlayFull that marred its quality have been carried over to this model as well.
So do the PlayFull Waterproof's strengths manage to outweigh these flaws? Or, even at a bargain price of $69.95 MSRP, is this a camcorder that you should still pass on? Let's find out.
The build of the PlayFull is excellent. It's compact, measuring 2.2 x 3.7 x 0.5 inches, and very lightweight, weighing in at a mere 85 grams with a memory card. While very slim, it's squat and wide, creating a more comfortable amount of room for a larger (relatively speaking) 2-inch display. And perhaps my favorite part about the PlayFull's construction is that it has two doors -- behind which various ports are concealed -- that are attached to the frame not by a flexible dongle or weak plastic hinge, but rather by sturdy, thick metal hinges. The metal hinges and the locking switches that keep the doors closed ensure that the ports stay protected and that the doors stay sturdy and won't break off when opened. Plus, they just look a lot nicer when they actually swing open rather than just hang limply off the camcorder.
The front of the device is very minimalist, sporting a slick silver-white paintjob and nothing more than the lens and microphone. When viewed from the back, the left side is devoid of any features, while the right side has one of the hinged doors, behind which is a full-sized SD card slot and a micro HDMI port. The other door is found on the bottom edge of the device, behind which is an AV jack and the full-sized USB dongle.
The back of the device is as sleek as the front, with the five buttons (video/photo toggle, settings, playback, delete, and share) all flush with the surface of the device. None of them are raised, keeping things flat and smooth on the back, where the display and speakers are also found.
Ergonomics and Controls
The one problem I have with the PlayFull's design -- and this is something that has unfortunately been carried over from previous Kodak pocket camcorder models -- is the woeful d-pad. I don't know why Kodak continues to do this, but the d-pad is this squishy little thing that does not have much surface area to press and does not click when pressed down. As such, it's hard to tell when your presses are registering (and in what direction), as the whole thing just kind of squishes down. Thankfully, the OK/confirm button that is in the center of it clicks when pressed, so at least that's less of a hassle to use.
Other than that, though, the PlayFull is very easy to use, just like any pocket camcorder. Just hit the power button on the top, select whether you're shooting video or photos, hit the large confirm button in the center of the d-pad, and you're off to the races. Playback is simple too, requiring only a single press of the playback button, at which point you can cycle through your library and hit the confirm button to watch your video of choice. While watching videos, you can adjust the volume, play, pause, and rewind -- all using the d-pad -- but the fast-forward function only appears to work when you pause the video first, which I found odd. You can also zoom in on still photos while in playback mode.
Menus and Modes
-Video resolution
-Share settings
-Microphone Gain
-Glare Shield
-LCD Brightness
-Camera Sounds
-Safe Mode
-Video Output
-Reset Settings
-Format Memory Card
-Underwater Correction
I really appreciate the decision that Kodak made regarding the display on the PlayFull. The last PlayFull I reviewed was too small for its own good; it made for a painfully small screen that made it hard to get an accurate idea of what my video looked like, and navigating menus was a nightmare. With this PlayFull, however, Kodak made the camcorder wider while still maintaining a very slim profile. This way, users are afforded much more screen real estate while the camcorder on the whole remains very compact and still much smaller than your average-sized smartphone.
But while I appreciate the larger display, its actual quality is not very good. It's a 112.3k TFT color LCD display, but it's insanely blurry and, like the other PlayFull, isn't good for much else beyond framing your shot. Forget about trying to make out finer details (though unlike its predecessor, you can at least make out how the auto focus and lighting look); you'll have to wait until you're able to view it on a better screen for that. I do, however, appreciate that the camcorder has a glare shield option and, in general, the screen is pretty visible in outdoor situations.
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Article ID: 2397370 - View products that this article applies to. SymptomsMigration of a virtual machine from one Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Failover Cluster to another fails. Both Failover Clusters are managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (SCVMM). CauseSCVMM 2008 R2 attempts to execute an operation on the source host (of the source cluster) using the resources names and GUIDS of the destination cluster. Migration will always fail right after the BITS migration when the virtual machine is placed in a saved state. This issue can only be reproduced under these conditions:
ResolutionThere are two different workarounds for this issue. 1. Perform the migration when the virtual machine is in a saved state or powered down. 2. Use the Failover Cluster Manager User Interface to locate the virtual machine in "Services and Applications". Right click the top resource group for this virtual machine and change the Resource Name from "Virtual Machine <vmname>" to "SCVMM <vmname>". Then refresh the virtual machine in SCVMM PowerShell using the "refresh-vm -force '<vmname>'" cmdlet. The virtual machine can now be migrated while in a running state. Note This is a "FAST PUBLISH" article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained herein is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice. See Terms of Use
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I used to be someone who made a dress in a day, knitted a sweater in a month, or stitched a plethora of little zipper clutch bags or totes in a weekend. Then I had children, and found that once they spend most of their time awake, it is a challenge to get in that kind of intense, focused making for hours at a time. I still sew and knit, but I accept that I can only get things done in little bits and pieces here and there rather than all at once.
Enter baking– baking is creative, it is fun, and children can do it with you. Most of my daily crafting that isn't totally kid related (play doh, cornstarch paint, finger puppets…), is kitchen related. We had a nice harvest of apples from the two trees in our yard this year–they are perfectly OK eating apples but not really terrific raw, so I set to work and made several batches of apple butter. But as I don't really like eating apple butter I had to come up with something to do with them(other than giving them away). The solution? Baked Apple Cider Donut Holes. There was great enthusiasm over the baking
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Corporate America Hasn't Been Disrupted
By Michael Mulvey on August 14, 2014 9:12 AM
Over at FiveThirtyEight, Ben Casselman drops a spoiler on the whole "disruption" thing:
Talk to anyone in Silicon Valley these days, and it's hard to go more than two minutes without hearing about "disruption." Uber is disrupting the taxi business. Airbnb is disrupting the hotel business. Apple's iTunes disrupted the music industry, but now risks being disrupted by Spotify. Listen long enough, and it's hard not to conclude that existing companies, no matter how big and powerful, are all but doomed, marking time until their inevitable overthrow by hoodie-wearing innovators.
In fact, the opposite is true. By a wide range of measures, the advantages of incumbency in corporate America have never been greater. "The business sector of the United States," economists Ian Hathaway and Robert Litan wrote in a recent Brookings Institution paper, "appears to be getting 'old and fat.'"
Corporate America is doing fine, but why?
Consolidation is one factor:
Large companies are becoming more dominant in part by buying up their rivals. Hathaway and Litan find that, not surprisingly, most major industries have become more consolidated over time, as Wal-Mart and Starbucks have displaced corner stores and coffee shops.4 It's a lot harder to compete with a multi-billion-dollar multinational company than with an independent business.
This entrepreneur stuff makes me think about crowd funding sites like Kickstarter. They're great (I've completed 2 successful ones), but they usually kickstart projects, not businesses.
Remember, there's no reason to fret. Very soon we're not going to have to work ever again.


text: Legend says that the original chinese birth chart was buried in a tomb near Beijing, China for the past 700 years. It is now displayed in the Beijing Institute of Science. You can determine the lunar calendar's prediction as to whether it's a Boy or Girl by cross-referencing the mother's age at time of conception and the month during which she conceived or check the chart's accuracy against babies already born.


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Business Domains
Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning & Energy Solution and Vehicle Components - LG is paving the way for the future.
Home Entertainment Company
The LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company is a global top player in audio-visual products, monitors, personal computers and wearable devices. The company is always pushing the boundaries of technology to create feature-rich devices with stylish designs that meet the needs of global consumers. LG is committed to improving customers' lives with innovative home entertainment products led by its award-winning OLED TVs, 4K ULTRA HD TVs and CINEMA 3D Smart TVs featuring the new webOS platform.
Mobile Communications Company
LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is an innovator and trend leader in the global mobile communications industry. LG is driving the evolution of mobile forward with its highly competitive core technologies in the areas of display, battery and camera optics and strategic partnerships with noted industry leaders. LG's consumer-centric products - including the flagship premium G Series models - incorporate unique, ergonomic designs and intuitive UX features that enhance the user experience. The company remains committed to leading consumers into the era of convergence, maximizing inter-device connectivity between smartphones, tablets and a wide range of home and portable electronics products.
Home Appliance Company
LG Electronics Home Appliance Company is a global leader in the home appliance industry, providing thoughtfully designed products that combine excellent performance with enhanced user convenience. The company's smart appliances offer consumers impressive energy and time savings along with greater health benefits. LG's innovative products, including refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, cooking appliances, vacuum cleaners, built-in appliances, and healthcare products are designed to resonate with consumers around the world.
Air Conditioning and Energy Solution Company
LG Electronics Air Conditioning & Energy Solution Company is a total heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and energy solutions provider. The company offers a comprehensive range of customized HVAC products, including Residential Air Conditioning (RAC), System Air Conditioning (SAC), Air Quality and Building Management Systems (BMS). Through energy efficient and eco-friendly technologies, heavy investment in R&D and effective marketing strategies, LG continues to consolidate its position as a global leader in the HVAC and energy sectors.
Vehicle Components Company
LG Electronics Vehicle Components Company focuses on commercializing eco-friendly automotive components and core solutions based on LG's proprietary technologies. The business unit is expected to be a major growth engine for LG going forward. LG produces high quality in-car infotainment systems that deliver both information and entertainment on-the-go for many of the world's biggest automobile brands. The VC Company also develops electric compressors for automotive applications, e-traction motors for individual and integrated systems such as drive units and power electronics providing a total solution to meet specific market needs. Vehicle Engineering provides engineering and consulting services in the areas of product development, production engineering and component supply.


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Very Good Recipes of Pear and Ginger
There are 28 Pear and Ginger recipes on Very Good Recipes.
Do you like pear and ginger recipes?
See all pear recipes or all ginger recipes.
Click on the title of a recipe or the photo of a dish to read the full recipe on its author's blog.
Thirsty Thursdays: Pear and Bourbon Ginger Snap
By Hungry Couple
11/02/14 16:23
Pear and Bourbon Ginger Snap Check out today's post on A Cocktail Life for this sweet and spicy delight!
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Ginger Poached Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts
By Hungry Couple
10/15/14 06:32
When summer fruit season ends, I usually mourn until I hit the market and discover the autumn bounty of figs, apples and pears. Especially the pears. For out of hand, sweet juice dripping down your chin, eating, I'm partial to Bartletts. But for any cooking...
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Pear Ginger Crisp
By Savvy Eats
10/03/14 13:00
Cooking: 35 min Pear preserves are topped with a cinnamon-ginger crumble in this pear ginger crisp to create a simple cool-weather dessert. Last Thursday was one of those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. I just couldn't seem to do anything right. I bought ingredients...
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Pear Ginger Preserves
By Savvy Eats
09/23/14 13:00
Preparation: 30 min - Cooking: 45 min You'd think that once fall weather hits and the peak season for most berries and fruits passes, you'd have less to do as a canner. Nope! At least, not in the northeast. Apples and pears are on their way (and I LOVE me some pear preserves!). The tomato plants...
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Ginger, Pear, Ricotta and Borlotti Bean Loaf
By eat-tori
08/05/14 07:10
Flashback 12 months ago, to the day. This was me. I was three nights shy of welcoming Will into the world. It was the end of 40 Weeks of Feasting. I was harried. I was on the cusp of signing the deal for Cut the Carbs and madly testing recipes while listening...
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Day 78: Orange, Banana, Pear & Ginger Smoothie for Breakfast
By kitchen karma
04/23/14 12:37
Day 78: Good morning folks! Hope your day kicked off well and is going smoothly. If you are wondering what I am doing so chirpy and bright in the morning, oh well spring is in the air and I have a lunch date with the girls. Jokes apart, as part of our plans...
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Pear and Ginger Bundt Cake
By Dollybakes
04/10/14 20:29
I've made some wonderful friends through cake. It's pretty weird to think that had it not been for my move away from the muffin period and into the bundt obsession, I would never have started Bolton Clandestine Cake Club, and some of my closest friends...
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Cranberry-Pear Crisp with Almonds & Ginger
By StrawberryPlum
11/18/13 19:23
Preparation: 10 min - Cooking: 45 min There were 6 pears, sitting on my kitchen table, just begging to be eaten–scratch that–made into dessert. I decided on a making a simple crisp–you know, just baked fruit, with a buttery, oatmeal topping. Then I started thinking about ginger and that bag...
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Raw Pear & Ginger Buckwheat Porridge
By Om Nom Ally
04/09/13 01:48
Raw Pear & Ginger Buckwheat Porridge I've been feeling a bit down lately and lacking some daily zip and zing. It's nothing to be concerned about and not really caused by any particular event but more of a cyclic occurrence I've had to become aware of over...
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#MuffinMonday: Ginger Pear Muffins
By Baker Street
01/14/13 13:15
This Monday we have one recipe and four excellent pear muffin variations for you. The original recipe 'Pear and Date Muffins' hails from The Free Range Cook by Annabel Langbein. My version is without dates and substitutes water for buttermilk: two small...
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Mini Pear-Ginger Cheesecakes with Gingersnap Crust
By Susie QT pies Scraps of Life
12/06/12 23:09
These individual cheesecakes are a healthier twist on the classic dessert with dried pears, gingersnaps and canola oil. Sugar plums will be dancing in your head with each bite! "Skinny Mini Holiday Desserts" Recipe Collection is available at CanolaInfo.org....
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Mini Pear-Ginger Cheesecakes with Gingersnap Crust
By Susie QT pies Scraps of Life
12/06/12 23:09
These individual cheesecakes are a healthier twist on the classic dessert with dried pears, gingersnaps and canola oil. Sugar plums will be dancing in your head with each bite! "Skinny Mini Holiday Desserts" Recipe Collection is available at CanolaInfo.org....
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Chocolate Pear & Ginger Cake Cups/ Шоколадный Дессерт с Грушей
By Cooking Easy
11/26/12 08:00
I think this idea of making individual cakes in glasses or jars is really nice and fun. To me such a dessert is so homely, cosy, but quite festive as well. This dessert here is a rum chocolate cake, layered with caramelised ginger, rum and vanilla pears...
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Spiced Pear Muffins with Candied Ginger
By The Dutch Baker's Daughter
10/27/12 23:21
I have a love/hate relationship with pears. Admittedly, they can be gorgeous to behold, all fall-like in their appearance. It makes me want to take a juicy bite out of one before I even leave the store. Unfortunately, I've been betrayed more than once by...
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Pear/hazelnut/chocolate crisp and ginger ice cream
By Out of the Ordinary
10/19/12 19:50
I had a hard time taking this picture, because of the light. In the summertime I could take pictures of my food outside, in perfect light, just before we ate it. Lately it's been harder and harder. It's often dark … Continue reading →
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Upside-down Pear and Ginger Cake
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
10/16/12 21:18
Upside-down pear and ginger cake - does it look yum or what? A long-awaited visit from old friends from America was all it took to make me try this latest find from the November issue of Olive– I have to add the words Comfort Food Special were writ large...
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Pear Apple Ginger Juice
By Tasty Planet
10/10/12 01:04
I had gotten these wonderful pears from the Farmer's Market, and in typical Becky fashion, I let then get a wee bit too ripe on the counter. So before they completely disintegrated, I figured I would juice them. Pear Apple Ginger Juice 3 pears 1 apple*...
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Gelato allo zenzero su un letto di pere alla cannella - Ginger ice cream on a bed of pears with cinnamon
By Penna e forchetta
09/07/12 11:43
Gelato allo zenzero sopra un letto di pere alla cannella, un tripudio di sapori Della serie io non mi arrendo nemmeno davanti all'evidenza Che ci fai con queste pere? Le mangio Ma non potresti farci qualcosa? Tipo? Cosa vorresti? Non mi faresti quella cosa...
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Pear, Ginger & Thyme Martini
By Hungry Couple
06/29/12 06:48
Experimenting with cocktails in the summer is as easy as a trip to the fruit stand. Smelling ripe fruit at the market instantly brought ideas for new refreshments but not all fruit lend themselves well to being pureed. If the fruit is not particularly juicy...
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Peas & Thank You's Whole Wheat Ginger Pear Waffles
By So Very Domestic
05/23/12 03:49
I know I have been singing serious praises for this cookbook all year but it really is everything I'm hyping it up to be and no one is even asking me to do it! Another winner from this book, this time a breakfast treat. Even one of me wee ones that isn't...
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About Me:
Name: Swoops
Birthday: 2007 (Exact date unknown, birth certificate has been lost)
Height: Tallest bird ever!
Weight: Isn't that personal?
Once upon a time, just north of WakeMed Soccer Park I hatched along side of the railroad tracks. As a youngster, I didn't venture far from my nest because I didn't know what was out there looming around in the dark. During the day I had seen these strange birds walking around that were much taller than I, without any feathers except on the top of their heads. I soon came to find out those strange creatures were not birds, but humans.
According to my friend Mr. Wuf, the humans rule the world, driving around in their cars, going to work everyday to make money to spend on items such as food. All this seemed strange to me at first. Why would someone need to work to get money for food? Whenever I'm hungry I just walk around my nest pecking at the ground for worms, and they don't cost me a thing, which means I don't have to work, so I can just play around my nest all day long!
As I got a little older and more adventurous I started to wander farther and farther away from my nest. One night on my scouting trip, I decided to cross Chatham Street and see what was on the other side. I couldn't believe me eyes! I saw lots of green grass with white lines. I was eager to come back the following day to learn what happens there.
The next morning, I woke up and rushed over to that large area of beautiful grass I had stumbled across the night before and found a nice hiding spot in the woods where I could see everything. After a while, I noticed cars pulling up and little humans getting out and gathering on the grass. As I watched, more and more came, each with a small object apparently called a ball at their feet, kicking it around. These smaller humans, kids as I later found out, seemed to be having a great time. They were running around, kicking the ball to each other while some other ones wearing different color shirts tried to steal their ball from them. Then when the ball would get close to this large net with one kid in another color shirt standing in front of it, the kids would kick it as hard as they could trying to put it in the net.
All of this seemed like so much fun, so each night after everyone was gone, I would venture out and run around the field like I had watched those kids do. I would pretend I had a ball at my feet, running back and forth, passing it to my friends, taking it from the others and then kicking it as hard as I could at the net.
Then one day my dream came true. When I went out for my nightly practice session I noticed one kid forgot to take his ball home. I now had my very own ball! I began to kick the ball, to run with it at my feet and to shoot it as hard as I could into the net. I continued to practice each and every night for as long as my little legs would allow me to so that I could be as good as those kids I saw playing.
One night as I was out kicking my ball around, I got caught! There was a human on the field, and he came up to me and said, "Hey, you're pretty good, I've got a job for you." I was interested to see what kind of job a human could have for me, a RailHawk. The human explained to me that in this park I had been playing in, they were going to start a professional soccer team, and the team was looking for a mascot. I later came to find out that was the name of the strange game the humans were playing and I was learning to love. He told me I'd be able to go to all the games, and practice my skills with all the players and get to play with all the kids. This was an opportunity I couldn't pass up, so I agreed to join him so I could be apart of this game I have grown to love.
I made my debut on Saturday, April 28, 2007, swooping onto the field and since then I have been able to play with a lot of little humans learning more and more about them and about this game they call soccer.


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Lobster Cooking – Preparing a Delicious Lobster
Many people are bothered about killing live lobsters right before cooking them. Some cookbooks recommend plunging live lobsters into rapidly boiling salted water while others claim that for baked or broiled lobster, the spinal column should be severed.
There are a number of different ways to prepare a lobster. One option is to hold it down firmly on a cutting board and plunge the tip of a chef's knife into the head before cooking it.
If you are squeamish about killing and cutting a lobster in half from its live state, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil, plunge the lobsters head first into the water, cover the pot and cook for two minutes. Lobsters are then boiled for approximately five to six minutes per pound.
If you are uncomfortable with both approaches, another method is to place the lobster on a rack in the bottom of a pan filled with tap water and gradually bring the water to 104 degrees. Although the water feels almost lukewarm, the lobsters cannot normally tolerate more than 98 degrees, and will go limp, expiring with minimal stress or pain. Once they go limp, they are dead. If you plan to boil them, raise the water rapidly to the boiling point. If they are to be baked or broiled, remove the lobsters, split them and proceed with your recipe.
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text: Prerequisite: HS101, one HS300-level course, and written or electronic permission of the instructor. An exploration of the causes, nature, and extent of early Christian persecutions until Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in the fourth century. Topics include the Jewish-Greek-Roman environment of early Christianity; Rome's policies toward foreign cults; Christians' reputation for extreme promiscuity and cultic atrocities; comparison with competing cults; the danger of open profession of the new faith; and Christian acceptance of the ancient world. Given the muddled understanding of the early Christian persecutions, we shall examine and dispel the myths and bring some order to the chaos. Same course as CL324. IC


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Alvernia announces largest fundraising campaign in history
Date: 1/15/2009Photo: Besides the early leadership gift to the Values and Vision Campaign from Jerry and Carolyn Holleran, who committed $3 million to the Holleran Center for Community Engagement, two other donors have made seven figure commitments including the Ray and Carole Neag, who gave $1 million for Alvernia University's first endowed professorships (pictured here with President Tom Flynn).
Alvernia University announced a $27 million campaign to position the private Franciscan university as the emergent institution in the Greater Reading area and to help it extend its reach throughout the middle Atlantic region. Values & Vision: The Alvernia 50th Anniversary Campaign has raised more than $14.1 million in one year of campaigning.
There are three significant financial components to this comprehensive campaign. Of the $27 million total $14.2 million will be raised for capital and program enhancements including new and expanded teaching and learning spaces, student scholarships, and faculty endowments; $2.8 million in annual fund gifts will support operating initiatives, overall educational quality and student services; and $10 million in deferred gifts from planned giving and bequests will provide much needed investment in the future of Alvernia.
The campaign addressed specific needs identified in new strategic and campus master plans, the cornerstones of an institutional vision to position Alvernia as a distinctive, Franciscan university.
"The early success of this campaign," explained President Thomas F. Flynn, "affirms that Alvernia has earned the community's respect and support as a multidimensional institution that graduates men and women of character, who make a difference in their professions and in their communities."
Capital and program gifts will help Alvernia University transform and improve facilities on the Reading campus, expand outreach to students throughout the region, and invest significantly in the quality of programs and faculty essential for a first-rate university education.
Values & Vision: The Alvernia 50th Anniversary Campaign has been led by campaign team of over 100 volunteers co-chaired by Theresa '83 and Robert McCormack '82 and Kathleen '95 and Carl Herbein, with honorary co-chairs Jerry and Carolyn Holleran and Ray and Carole Neag.
- History: Established as a private four-year liberal arts college in 1958, Alvernia celebrated its 50th year by being awarded university status in 2008.
- Heritage: Founded by the Bernardine Sisters, a Catholic religious order, the university embraces the Franciscan core values of service, humility, collegiality, contemplation and peacemaking.
- Motto: "To Learn, To Love, To Serve"
- Campus: The main campus in Reading is 121 acres, with two satellite campuses in Philadelphia and Pottsville (Schuylkill County).
- Location: Our residential campus is situated three miles from center-city Reading, in the scenic Blue Mountain area of Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Enrollment: 3,000 students attend Alvernia including 1,500 traditional undergraduates, 600 continuing education students, and 780 graduate students. Over 77% of first-year students live on campus.
- Faculty: Our professors are accomplished scholars, experts in their fields, and supportive mentors. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1. Most classes are 20 students or fewer.
- Athletics: NCAA Division III, member of the Commonwealth Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation and member of Eastern College Athletic Conference, 8 men's and 10 women's intercollegiate sports.


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Darkstar One ? Space Combat Simulation
DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis! Centuries have passed since the intergalactic war. Since then, the races within the known universe have lived more or less in peace with each other. The Great Council watches over the peace and the power of the empires. However, a race from the edge of the universe called the �Thul� frequently violates this peace.
Kayron Jarvis is a young fighter pilot and the player�s alter ego. For better or for worse, Kayron�s life is about to take an unexpected twist of fate. At the helm of the advanced �DarkStar One� spacecraft, Kayron�s flight path soon veers from stone-cold vengeance to inescapable destiny.
- Elaborate story, related by more than fifty minutes of video sequences
- Upgradeable space ship ?Darkstar One?: The player decides which type of spacecraft he prefers ? a fast attack ship with many light weapons or a near-invincible cruiser with heavy weaponry
- Over two hundred different weapons, shields and equipment items
- Rockets, torpedoes and mines feature special tactical uses: mines can tactically fire at opponents or distract approaching missiles
- The ?Spell Weapon?: the player will have a special weapon at his disposal that will have an area of effect similar to certain spells in role-playing games. This weapon will become increasingly versatile throughout the game and it will increase the tactical potential considerably.
- A vast, simulated universe with numerous, completely different races, space ships and battle tactics.
- Each race features distinctive weapon types with different functions that require different battle tactics. The player will be able to acquire these weapons in order to mount them on the ?Darkstar One?.
- Special missions, for example in canyons, on the surface of planets or inside of planets
System requirements:
- System: Pentium IV 1.6 GHz or equivalent
- Video Memory: 128 MB
- Hard Drive Space: 6500 MB
- Other: DirectX 9.0-capable video card
Release name: Darkstar.One-RELOADED
Size: 1 DVD, 4.32 GB, 93?50 MB
Genre: Space Combat Simulation
Protection: Tages SDK + Custom
File names: rld-dso
Reviews, info: GameSpot, 3DGamers
NFO: here
Homepage: here
Developer, distributor: Ascaron Ent. GmbH, CDV Software
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Related publications
The articles and documents listed below can be accessed, downloaded for personal use, or ordered.
Because of copyright arrangements some of the article links may, however, be not freely accessible.
The HINARI program, set up by WHO together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature.
To check the group of countries that may register for access to the journals through HINARI please click on the link below.
Defining obesity risk status in the general childhood population: Which cut-offs should we use?
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2010;5:458-60. -
Evaluation of the feasibility of international growth standards for school-aged children and adolescents
Journal of Nutrition 2007;137;153-7.