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"These convictions were tainted by naked racism and represent an ugly stain on North Carolina's criminal justice system that cannot be allowed to stand any longer," said Gov. Beverly Purdue. "Justice demands that this stain finally be removed."
In 1972, nine black men and one white woman were convicted in the store firebombing in the coastal city despite their claims of innocence and their supporters' vehement argument that the defendants were victims of racially biased prosecutors.
Their sentences were reduced in 1978 by the state's governor then, Jim Hunt, and two years later their convictions were overturned in federal court for reasons of misconduct by the prosecutors.
But until Monday there were no pardons, and the sting of the guilty verdicts still followed the six surviving members of the group that was known nationwide as the Wilmington 10.
A man gunned down Thursday on Chicago's West Side marked what police say is the city's 500th homicide of the year. It's a dubious distinction that hasn't occurred since 2008, when the city ended the year with 512 murders.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the total "an unfortunate and tragic milestone, which not only marks a needless loss of life but serves as a reminder of the damage that illegal guns and conflicts between gangs cause in our neighborhoods."
"The brave officers of the Chicago Police Department work tirelessly to continually reduce crime, but this is not just a law enforcement issue," Emanuel said in a statement.
Two firefighters were shot and killed and two others taken to a nearby hospital after a gunman opened fire on them as they responded to a house fire in Webster, N.Y., this morning, according to authorities and local media.
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There is "no active shooter, or shooters" at this time, Webster Police Chief Gerald L. Pickerin told reporters this morning, according to ABC affiliate WHAM-TV.
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Nine guards and 13 prisoners were killed in the incident that took place in the city of Gomez Palacio on Tuesday, said Fernando Rivas, a spokesman for Durango state police.
"The number of dead could increase although we hope not. A number of guards and prisoners are currently in a critical state," he said, noting that it was possible guards were complicit in allowing the weapons to enter the prison.
Initial reports on Tuesday night indicated that 17 had died in the attempted breakout.
Two Irving, Texas, women are suing two Texas State Troopers and the director of the Department of Public Safety after they say they were violated during roadside cavity searches in full view of the public and without probable cause.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two bank robbers pulled off a daring escape from downtown Chicago's high-rise jail Tuesday by apparently scaling down about 20 stories using a makeshift rope tied to the bars in a cell window.
Police helicopters and canine units swarmed the area, but not until more than three hours after Joseph "Jose" Banks and Kenneth Conley went unaccounted for during a 5 a.m. headcount, U.S. Marshal's Service spokeswoman Belkis Cantor said.
Both men were still at large late Tuesday night.
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Distance education or distance learning is a mode of delivering education and instruction, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional setting such as a classroom. Distance learning provides "access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both."[1] Distance education courses that require a physical on-site presence for any reason (including taking examinations) have been referred to as hybrid[2] or blended[3] courses of study.
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Distance education dates back to at least as early as 1728, when "an advertisement in the Boston Gazette... [named] 'Caleb Phillips, Teacher of the new method of Short Hand" was seeking students for lessons to be sent weekly.[4]
Modern distance education initially relied on main service and has been practised at least since Isaac Pitman taught shorthand in Great Britain via correspondence in the 1840s.[5] The University of London was the first university to offer distance learning degrees, establishing its External Programme in 1858. This program is now known as the University of London International Programmes and includes Postgraduate, Undergraduate and Diploma degrees created by colleges such as the London School of Economics, Royal Holloway and Goldsmiths.[6]
In the United States William Rainey Harper, first president of the University of Chicago developed the concept of extended education, whereby the research university had satellite colleges of education in the wider community, and in 1892 he also encouraged the concept of correspondence school courses to further promote education, an idea that was put into practice by Columbia University.[7][8]
Enrollment in the largest private for-profit school based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the International Correspondence Schools grew explosively in the 1890s. Originally founded in 1888 to provide training for immigrant coal miners eager to qualify as state mine inspectors or foremen, it enrolled 2500 new students in 1894, leaping to 72,000 new students in 1895. By 1906 total enrollments reached 900,000. The growth was due to sending out complete textbooks instead of single lessons, and the use of 1200 aggressive in-person salesmen. By 1916 it was spending $2 million a year on magazine advertising.[9] The dropout rates were high; only one in six made it past the first third of the material in a course. Only 2.6% of students who began a course finished it. The students dropped out because they overestimated the difficulty, had little encouragement, and had poor study habits.[10] There was a stark contrast in pedagogy:
Education was a high priority in the Progressive Era, as American high schools and colleges expanded greatly. For men too old or too tied down with family responsibilities, night schools were opened, such as the YMCA school in Boston that became Northeastern University. Outside the big cities, private correspondence schools offered a flexible, narrowly focused solution. In 1916 efficiency was enhanced by the formation of the National Association of Corporation Schools.[12]
Universities around the world used correspondence courses in the first half of the 20th century, especially to reach rural students. Australia with its vast distances was especially active; the University of Queensland established its Department of Correspondence Studies in 1911.[13] The International Conference for Correspondence Education held its first meeting in 1938.[14] The goal was to provide individualized education for students, at low cost, by using a pedagogy of testing, recording, classification, and differentiation.[15][16]
In 1948 John Wilkinson Taylor, president of the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, teamed up with the National Broadcasting Corporation to use radio as a medium for distance education, The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission endorsed the project and predicted that the "college-by-radio" would put "American education 25 years ahead." The University was owned by the city, and local residents would pay the low tuition rates, receive their study materials in the mail, and listen by radio to live classroom discussions that were held on campus. [17]
Charles Wedemeyer of the University of Wisconsin–Madison also promoted new methods. From 1964 to 1968, the Carnegie Foundation funded Wedemeyer's Articulated Instructional Media Project (AIM) which brought in a variety of communications technologies aimed at providing learning to an off-campus population. According to Moore's recounting, AIM impressed the UK which imported these ideas when establishing in 1969 The Open University, which initially relied on radio and television broadcasts for much of its delivery.[18] Athabasca University, Canada's Open University, was created in 1970 and followed a similar, though independently developed, pattern.[19] The Open University inspired the creation of Spain's National University of Distance Education (1972)[20] and Germany's FernUniversität in Hagen (1974).[21] There are now many similar institutions around the world, often with the name "Open University" (in English or in the local language). All "open universities" use distance education technologies as delivery methodologies and some have grown to become 'mega-universities',[22] a term coined to denote institutions with more than 100,000 students. In 1976, Bernard Luskin launched Coastline Community College as a college beyond walls, combining computer assisted instruction with telecourses proceed by KOCE TV, the Coast Community College District public television station. Coastline has been a landmark strategic success in helping to establish online distance learning using modern technoloty for learning.
The widespread use of computer and the internet made distance learning distribution easier and faster and have given rise to the 'virtual university, the entire educational offerings of which are conducted online.[23] In 1996 Jones International University was launched and claims to be the first fully online university accredited by a regional accrediting association in the US.[24]
A study published in 2011 by the U.S. Department of Education found that "From 2000 to 2008, the percentage of undergraduates enrolled in at least one distance education class expanded from 8 percent to 20 percent, and the percentage enrolled in a distance education degree program increased from 2 percent to 4 percent."[25]
Today, there are many private, public, non-profit and for-profit institutions worldwide offering distance education courses from the most basic instruction through to the highest levels of degree and doctoral programs. Levels of accreditation vary: some of the institutions receive little outside oversight, and some may be fraudulent diploma mills, although in many jurisdictions, an institution may not use terms such as "university" without accreditation and authorisation, often overseen by the national government – for example, the Quality Assurance Agency in the UK.[26] In the US, the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) specializes in the accreditation of distance education institutions.[27]
Although the expansion of the Internet blurs the boundaries, distance education technologies are divided into two modes of delivery: synchronous learning and asynchronous learning.
In synchronous learning, all participants are "present" at the same time. In this regard, it resembles traditional classroom teaching methods despite the participants being located remotely. It requires a timetable to be organized. Web conferencing, videoconferencing, educational television, instructional television are examples of synchronous technology, as are direct-broadcast satellite (DBS), internet radio, live streaming, telephone, and web-based VoIP.[28]
In asynchronous learning, participants access course materials flexibly on their own schedules. Students are not required to be together at the same time. Mail correspondence, which is the oldest form of distance education, is an asynchronous delivery technology as are message board forums, e-mail, video and audio recordings, print materials, voicemail and fax.[28]
The two methods can be combined. Many courses offered by The Open University use periodic sessions of residential or day teaching to supplement the remote teaching.[29] The Open University uses a blend of technologies and a blend of learning modalities (face-to-face, distance and hybrid) all under the rubric of "distance learning."
Distance learning can also use interactive radio instruction (IRI), interactive audio instruction (IAI), online virtual worlds, digital games, webinars, and webcasts.[29]
Distance learning can expand access to education and training for both general populace and businesses since its flexible scheduling structure lessens the effects of the many time-constraints imposed by personal responsibilities and commitments.[30] Devolving some activities off-site alleviates institutional capacity constraints arising from the traditional demand on institutional buildings and infrastructure.[30] As the population at large becomes more involved in lifelong learning beyond the normal schooling age, institutions can benefit financially, and adult learning business courses may be particularly lucrative.[30] Distance education programs can act as a catalyst for institutional innovation.[30]
Distance learning may enable students who are unable to attend a traditional school setting due to disabilities, handicaps, or sicknesses such as decreased mobility and immune system suppression to get a good education,[31] and may provide equal access regardless of socioeconomic status or income, area of residence, gender, race, age, or cost per student.[32] Distance education graduates, who would have never have been associated with the school under a traditional system, may donate money to the school.[33]
Barriers to effective distance education include obstacles such as domestic distractions and unreliable technology[34] as well as students' program costs, adequate contact with teachers and support services, and a need for more experience.[35]
Some students attempt distance education without proper training of the tools needed to be successful in the program. Students must be provided with training on each tool that is used throughout the program. The lack of advanced technology skills can lead to an unsuccessful experience. Schools have a responsibility to adopt a proactive policy for managing technology barriers.[36]
Because online courses may have no upper size limit, there is a theoretical problem about the application of traditional teaching methods to online courses. Some see Daniel Barwick's work as an influence on the development of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. He noted that higher education has not established a negative link between large class size, generically understood, and reduced learning outcomes.[37] Barwick argued that although a negative link has been established between certain types of instruction in large classes and learning outcomes, higher education has not made a sufficient effort to experiment with various instructional methods to determine whether large class size is always negatively correlated with a reduction in learning outcomes. Further, he argued that there is no testable evidence to suggest that large class size is always worse than there is to suggest that small class size is always better. Early proponents of MOOCs saw them as just the type of experiment that Barwick had pointed out was lacking in higher education, although Barwick himself has never advocated for MOOCs.
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I caught up with two men who had just left a blackjack table.
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An elderly Asian-looking man at the same table was betting tall stacks of green chips worth $25 each. At one point, he bet nearly $100, then doubled down. When he won, he calmly smoked a cigarette and did the same thing on the next hand. Immediately, I saw the real lure of the game — he made almost $700 in seconds.
My friend, who ended up losing, uh, moderately (no reproachful looks here), fluctuated between good hands and bad hands, often making what he told me were "smart moves." Hitting when he had 16 and the dealer had seven? Yeah, smart. He wasn't at the table for half an hour, though, when a pit boss came over and announced that they were switching the $15 tables to $25. Too steep for my gamblin' man... and everybody else at the table.
Enough is enough. Yeah, the place is full of smoke and strange characters, and blackjack is fast-paced and fun, but seediness wears me out, you know? I'll be back, though. Want to bet on a sure thing? Bet the farm: It won't be long before the Seminoles come up with something new to make me forget all the reasons I stay away.


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Former Representative Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), who was wounded in a mass shooting in 2011, delivered testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Giffords said in her impassioned and moving opening statement:
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Williams holdings total 183,000 acres
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Clayton "Claytie" Wheat Williams Jr. was born Oct. 8, 1931, in the depth of the Great Depression, but he was destined to become one of Texas' wealthiest entrepreneurs.
Clayton Williams Sr. moved his wife, Chicora "Chic" Lee, to the home of her parents, O.H. "Oscar" and Mernie Graham, in Alpine shortly before Claytie arrived.
"I was born in Alpine because my dad couldn't pay the light bill at our home in Fort Stockton," he told Mike Cochran, an Associated Press reporter who authored Claytie's biography. "It took my dad two or three weeks to get the money together to pay the light bill."
Claytie grew up under the influence of his father and grandfather, working manual labor jobs as a youngster and learning how to be frugal from his mother. He had fond memories of times spent at the ranch and farm with his mother's two brothers, "who were pretty good cowboys."
He graduated from Fort Stockton High School in 1950 and followed in his father's footsteps to Texas A&M University. Graduating in 1954, he joined the Army.
During his senior year at Texas A&M, Claytie and his high school sweetheart, Betty Meriwether, were married.
They had two daughters: Kelvie Williams Cleverdon and Allyson Williams Groner.
Claytie inherited his father's work ethic and his mother's charisma.
After two years in the Army, Claytie went into the insurance business. He drove a 1952 Chevy for 12 years and sold insurance by day and brokered oil leases at night.
"I was making $3,000 the first year, and then after three or four years I was earning about $10,000," he told Texas Business magazine. "I was doing pretty well in life insurance until I'd finished selling policies to all my friends and relatives. Then I had to look for another job."
Following a separation and divorce in 1964, Claytie soon met Modesta Simpson. They were married in May 22, 1965. They had three children: Clayton Wade Williams, Jefferson "Jeff" Wheat Williams and Chicora Modesta Williams Welborn.
During their courtship, Claytie took Modesta on a drive through the Davis Mountains "to show her the distinctive beauty of the country."
Afterward they shared a love for the area and dreamed of owning a ranch there. In 1972 they looked at a ranch north of Alpine and immediately placed a down payment on the land.
"I don't have the heritage of the Four Sixes," he told Texas Monthly, "but I have a love of the land, and I've managed to buy it with profits made somewhere else."
After buying the 26,880-acre Henderson Cove Ranch at Alpine (which the Williamses renamed Happy Cove), they acquired three more ranches, including his biggest ranch, the 78,000-acre West Pyle in Pecos County in 1993.
He also purchased 10,000 acres of farmland in Fort Stockton that belonged to his father.
"I love to get out there and just be a cowboy," Williams told Texas Monthly in 1981. "I love being on horseback — it helps me get back in touch with myself."
The Clayton Williams Ranches totaling more than 183,000 acres are in Borden, Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos and Presidio counties.
Remembering his college days at Texas A&M, Claytie was partial to Brangus cattle. The breed was a cross of three-eighths Brahman and five-eighths Angus and had a hardiness very adaptable to the rough and mountainous terrain of the Davis Mountains.
By the mid-1970s, the Happy Cove Ranch became the setting of Williams Brangus sales.
"If I'm going to have people come from Houston or Dallas to Alpine," Claytie said, "it's got to be an event."
From the first sale in 1978, every sale was followed by a post-party featuring country acts including Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, George Strait, Charley Pride and Merle Haggard.
There were 3,000 folks who attended the invitation-only first sale.
The auction sale grossed nearly a quarter-million dollars, and the third sale brought in more than $2 million.
During a lifetime, his career has ranged from farmer, insurance salesman, wildcatter and oil tycoon to banker, real estate mogul and big-game hunter. Yet it was love of ranching that became Claytie's passion.
"Of the many ventures, projects and activities that I've taken over a lifetime, one of the most satisfying was the acquisition of the Alpine (Happy Cove) Ranch," Claytie said. "Another great satisfaction has come through working with Frank Velasco as we put together and developed the irrigated Fort Stockton farms, which produces 16,780 tons of alfalfa hay a year."
Perhaps less known, both Claytie and Modesta have enjoyed more than a dozen big-game hunts throughout the world. Claytie and Modesta have taken more than 20 species in their global hunting adventures.
Modesta took her world-record Ganzu Argali sheep in western China in 1988, and the largest African crocodile — an 18-foot-7-inch trophy — in 2005.
Mike Cochran titled his book: "The Roller-Coaster Life of a Texas Wildcatter, Claytie."
Even though Clayton Williams Jr. has been rewarded many times over from a lifetime of hard work and pursuance, at 82 years old, he says he continues to stay connected.
"I won't retire," he told the Houston Chronicle in 2011. "My mother said it very well. She lived to be 93. She said, 'I've never been so old; I've never been so busy.'"
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ST. LOUIS (AP) â¿¿ Patriot Coal Corp. has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to modify collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers of America, allowing the company to cut health care coverage for retired miners.
St. Louis-based Patriot also sought to change wages, benefits and work rules for existing workers in an effort to make the company more competitive, saying in a filing Thursday that the actions are necessary to save more than 4,000 current jobs.
Patriot filed for bankruptcy in July, citing exceptionally weak coal markets, increasing costs and "unsustainable legacy liabilities." The company said that since the filing, coal markets have only gotten worse.
"Without the cost relief we are seeking, all of these jobs will be lost and it will no longer be possible to provide health care for more than 23,000 employees, retirees and their dependents," Patriot president and chief executive officer Bennett K. Hatfield said in a statement. "Our labor and retiree benefit costs have risen to levels that simply cannot be sustained given the challenges facing the company and our industry." Separately on Thursday, Patriot filed suit against its former parent company, Peabody Energy Corp., also of St. Louis, saying it wants to ensure that Peabody doesn't try to use Patriot's bankruptcy "to escape Peabody's own health care obligations to certain retirees." Union leaders have been anticipating the effort to cut retiree benefits, holding protests in St. Louis last month that drew more than 1,000 people. UMWA President Cecil Roberts called the proposal "unacceptable" and said the loss of benefits would cause financial ruin and threaten the health of thousands of retirees. "This is the path we have been saying Patriot would take from the very beginning of this bankruptcy last July," Roberts said in a statement. "They're demanding massive changes to the collective bargaining agreement, and they want to scrap the health care benefits our retirees earned through decades of blood and toil."Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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I just picked up a model 778 Marlin pump shotgun at the local gun show last Saturday. Have not had a chance to try it out yet. What can anyone tell me about it? I never knew Marlin made such a shotgun, and at first glance I thought it was a Remington 870 or 1100. I was pleased to find it was a Marlin and the price was pretty good. While looking at it the owner knocked $35 off the price, so I paid him and left.
The 778 you have is a Marlin/Glenfield version of the Marlin Model 120. It's the same exact shotgun, except the stock. The Marlin 120 has a walnut stock where the 778 has a lower grade wood stock that was distributed to deptartment stores to sell.
It's a great shotgun. I've had both the 778 and the 120 models. I sold the 778 with a 40" barrel that I had. Someone wanted it for the barrel and was willing to buy the whole gun for the barrel. I didn't mind since I had the model 120 with 3 barrels, one being the rifled sight slug barrel.
I paid around $200 for the 778 and a little more for the Mod. 120. I think around $250 with only one barrel. I found the other barrels later on.
The Marlin pump shotgun has quite a few similarities to the Mod. 12 Winchester and it hasn't failed me yet.
I don't know if it is year model change or not but the 120 I have is slightly different than the 778 I have. The 778 Glenfield has an extra tang on top of the receiver that extends into the butt stock. The 120 is straight across the back so the stocks won't interchange. Also the extractors on the 778 are longer and the trigger group pins are the same front and back, The 120 has a larger diameter pin in the rear. They look the same at first but buying one for a parts gun for the other didn't work too well.
I recently purchased a Marlin 120 and I love it. It has a 28" barrel with vent rib and modified choke. If you look closely at the gun it actually looks like several shotguns put together.
-The bolt resembles a Mossberg 500/590
-The receiver is like a Winchester Model 12
-The barrel lug and retainer are reminiscent of the Remington 870
The most unique feature that stands out to me is the bolt release is a large tab just in front of the trigger. I have read that Marlin designed it this way for folks wearing gloves in the field.
Anyone know where I can get another barrel for the 778? is the 120 barrel compatible with the 778? looking for shorter barrel or one I can modify.
I inherited a Glenfield 778 12 gauge shotgun that belonged to my late father in law. It has the vent rib on a 28" Modified choked barrel. Trigger pull is almost bench rest rifle grade. Never before have I fired a shotgun with such a crisp/clean trigger pull. It has never failed to fire or function. It throws a really dense pattern for a modified choked barrel. Only complaint I have is it's weight. I have shoulder and elbow issues and it's weight adds to the pain I have. Other than that I truly like it. It's great for sneaking into my favorite squirrel spot and sitting with it. It would be great for turkey hunting but I don't hunt them. For me it would not be my first choice for upland game hunting carrying it all day but for what I use it for it's great. It also has a three inch chamber. All my other 12 gauges are 2 3/4 inch chambered. My understanding is the 778 was not offered very long and not a whole lot were made. That was posted on MO a while back when questions arose about the 778. Another plus for me is that this year I got back into 12 gauge shot shell reloading after a 45 year hiatus. I'm loading 1oz, 1 1/8oz, and 1 1/4oz loads for all my 12 gauges. Life is good.
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I had both the 120 and the 778 and enjoyed them both. The 120 was quite fussy about ammo with Federals always getting stuck in the chamber after firing. The 778, though, ate anything. I sold them both because of the weight, too. They were not fun to carry pheasant hunting all day. Fine old pump guns, though.


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La Sagesse is a beautiful unspoiled beach with a single boutique hotel on it approximately 40 min from port. We rented lounge chairs for $4 each. There is a small restaurant on site with good (expensive) food and slow, unfriendly service. Bring your own beverages. There were only about 12 people here; felt like we were on a deserted island!
We also enjoyed th free WIFI at port.
We drove back to Castries but would recommend the water taxi to return; it is quicker and you are less likely to get motion sick from the winding roads!
We booked a speed boat tour called the Xtreme Circumnav through Adventure Antigua. Highly recommended for those seeking adventure and love speed! We flew in a 700 HP speedboat around the island stopping to swim with stingrays, snorkel a reef, eat a delicious meal on a private beach, and enjoyed rum punch on another private beach all while learning about the island. There are only 20 guests and 3 staff on board. Highly recommended!
We took a $14; 40 min. taxi ride to Maho beach to see the planes land. It was packed and loud so we didn't stay long but were glad to see it. We walked about 15 min to Mullet Beach which is more picturesque with less people. Here you can rent a chair and umbrella and buy lunch. The sea was really rough and not good for swimming.
This was a least favorite port; too busy and commercial.
We booked an ATV & jet ski tour called the 2-fer from Gecko's Island Adventures. The ATVing was alot of fun and the terrain was beautiful as we traversed up steep inclines to enjoy expansive island views and through rain forest.
Afterwards we were dropped off at Rainbow Beach for a 1 hour jet ski rental; so much fun! Our rental included use of loungers and umbrella for as long as we liked. There is a restaurant on the beach called Rhythms which offered tasty finger food and awesome frozen drinks; be sure to try the bushwacker and the lime in da coconut; yummy! There was even a live reggae singer who was amazing. This uncrowed beach had lovely sand, beautiful water great for swimming, and was only a $6 taxi ride or one mile walk from port. Highly recommended!


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If you have a partner with anxiety–whether it is "everyday anxiety" or a full-blown anxiety disorder–you know the ways anxiety can wreak havoc on your lives and your relationship. It may feel like everything revolves around what will and will not make your partner anxious. Feelings of frustration, unfairness and anger on your part are all normal.
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Posted by R.AnirudhanAnna University First year students completed their exams by last week of January 2013 (i.e. by 31st January 2013) and all are eagerly waiting for their Results. Anna University declared 3rd,5th, 6th Semester by 6/03/2013 (as mentioned by our site) and result percentage was average this time.
Now, yet another results i.e. 1st semester results are going to be declared very soon within 20 days from today. i.e. Anna University Results for 1st Semester Students is expected by March Last week.
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Anna University PG Results 2013
Anna university UG results announced Today and all PG students are expecting results. Yesterday as mentioned in Kin India, PG results will be announced soon. Since anna university rushed to publish UG results PG results were delayed. As soon as possible all process will be completed. On 8th March Anna university convocation day so on 8th no results will be published.
1st semester for ME, MBA, MCA, M.Tech and M.Arch was started lately So there is possible to publish the PG results along with UG 1st semester Results.
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Nokia Lumia 505 Price in India: Nokia is on rage to launch budget phone and Nokia Lumia 505 is also said to be least priced among them. This rumors surfaced in mexico recently but no official news in India confirming Lumia 505 model. This phone is powered by 800 MHz processor which runs Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8 operating system. The most exciting feature of the phone is 8 Megapixel camera which raise the eyebrows. The phone will have 4 inch TFT screen with 480 x 800 pixels resolution. 800 MHz processor manage to deliver 267 ppi pixel density seamlessly. The phone have 256 MB RAM and 4 GB internal storage memory. Camera have extra features like geo tagging and auto focus capabilities. Connectivity features like GPRS, EDGE, 3G and WiFi are included for internet connectivity on the go. Price of Nokia Lumia 505 in India is mentioned below.
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- Occupations with prolonged sitting
Diagnosing Pilonidal Disease
Pilonidal disease, similar to a large pimple, can burst through the skin by itself or may need to be lanced or drained to let the infected fluid escape. Pilonidal disease is classified into three stages:
Why do people get hemorrhoids?
Hemorrhoids are composed of blood vessels found in the internal and external anal area. Believe it or not, everyone is born with hemorrhoidal tissue. Although there are several theories regarding the function of hemorrhoids, many physicians believe that hemorrhoids help maintain fecal continence.
Why Do People Get Hemorrhoids?
When the blood vessels become enlarged (similar to varicose veins in the leg), hemorrhoids may begin to bleed, become swollen, and can be extremely painful.
There are several reasons why enlargement of these veins can occur. The most common reasons are thought to be related to straining and increased pressure on the abdomen, including:
- Constipation
- Prostate problems in men
- Chronic cough
- Dietary factors
- Pregnancy
Should Hemorrhoids Be Treated?
If symptoms are mild or infrequent, then treatment may not be necessary. If symptoms are more severe, such as frequent pain, bleeding, itching, or, difficulty with hygiene, there are several treatment options available.
Treatment options will vary depending upon the size of the hemorrhoid and if it is internal or external. Common treatments include:
- Sitz baths
- Prescription medications
- Rubber band ligation
- Surgical removal
Most procedures can be completed in the physician's office and take less than 30 minutes. If surgery is required, patients go home the same day.
Will Hemorrhoids Come Back After Treatment?
Following treatment, a recurrence is uncommon. If hemorrhoids do return, conservative therapy usually corrects the problem.
The 'Bottom' Line
You do not have to live with, or schedule your daily activities around your hemorrhoidal discomfort. Our goal is to help find treatment that is right for you.
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Fecal Incontinence: You don't have to live with it
Bowel incontinence is a socially disruptive condition. People living with incontinence often plan their daily activities around bowel movements. In some instances, fecal incontinence leads to people being homebound, fearing an accident in public. Fecal incontinence affects nearly 18% of the population. In addition, nearly 50% of people living in nursing homes are affected (ASCRS, 2011).
What Is The Cause of Fecal Incontinence?
There can be several causes of fecal incontinence. The most common reason is damage to the anal muscle, or nerves with childbirth.
Incontinence is more common in women, but men are also affected. As women age and their tissues begin to weaken, episodes of incontinence can become problematic.
Other causes of fecal incontinence can include...
Robotic Colectomy
I recently appeared in a series of videos where I discuss robotic colectomy. A colectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the large intestine. Colectomy is also referred to as "colon resection." Robotic colectomy is a type of minimally invasive surgery to remove all or part of the large intestine. It is done to treat serious colorectal conditions such as colorectal cancer, diverticulitis and blockages caused by scar tissue. You can learn more about robotic colectomy and its advantages by watching the videos. Click here to see the playlist or watch below:
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So guyz, today I got a ban.. -.- Just like that.. I didn't get to know the reason for it or anything. I read some on the forums and a guy said that you get a warning before the ban. I immediately checked my mail and found this, an e-mail from Riot: Greetings greikad, Certain in-Game activity on your account has been found to be in violation of the Summoners Code by the Tribunal. The most common cause for this warning is either harassment or disruption of gameplay (intentional feeding, etc.). Bear in mind that the definition of harassment can range from direct, overt verbal harassment, to intentionally creating an unpleasant gameplay environment. This is a friendly warning to encourage you to respect the Summoner's Code and contribute to the community in a positive light. Thanks for your understanding, and best of luck on the Fields of Justice! Summoner's Code: http://www.leagueoflegends.com/artic...Summoners_Code You can read the Tribunal FAQ here: http://www.leagueoflegends.com/tribunal/faq Terms of Use: http://eu.leagueoflegends.com/legal/termsofuse And I was like whhhhaaatttt is this? It doesn't say anything about why I was banned. Do note that this e-mail either came after the ban or along with it. I didn't get a warning before the supsension. Please, is there anyway I can check the reason for my ban? How could I else learn from my mistakes and correct my ways?
I can't help but to get images like these in my head whenever I hear, or even think of the "Tribunal":
Tribunal is the worst thing I've seen.. people telling other players to "F**k Your Mother" than they don't get banned.. but when many report come on one player people just punish him.
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if you're a level 30 summoner, try logging into the tribunal and doing a few cases, see what people get reported for, and then you can figure out what to avoid. in general though, i can only say avoid yelling at obvious trolls, dont troll other people, dont feed or try to ruin games on purpose, or verbally harass people with racial epithets, etc. just act like you would see that person tomorrow at school/work and that they would know what you said, and act like you would towards friends. the anonymity of the internet is an awful thing sometimes
I'm not level 30 so that's not possible, also.. I always act as politely as I can and I always do my best when inside a game. This is the part that's puzzling me. I just can't understand why someone would report me. That's why I'd like to see the reason for my temporary suspension. I just shouldn't have gotten a ban.. me being a saint and all.
Hehee "me being a saint and all." reminds me of the phrase if you meet the Buddha on the road..." Sorry to hear that you feel your punishment is/was unfair. I imagine there will be growing pains with this new system. But I feel I still might get a punishment for some of the behavior I put forth in some of my earlier games. If so I will accept the communities decision
BTW: It would be nice if you could review the case yourself or at least see what others saw when they past judgement!
Yes.. I did actually imagine that you would be able to do that when I first heard about Tribunal. If the banned people don't know why they were banned how can they better themselves and avoid doing the same things in the future?
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Asking on the forums will get you nowhere. Contact them through customer service.
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Hello, friends that I've never met in person. I'm glad to see you again, metaphorically. I've already hit you with my top 20 catchers for 2015 fantasy baseball and the top 20 1st basemen for 2015 fantasy baseball. This, here, is the top 20 2nd basemen for 2015 fantasy baseball. This, here, is a mess. There's seriously about seven 2nd basemen I'm excited about, and two of them are Brett Lawrie and Jedd Gyorko, so we know how that's gonna play out. I don't know what happened to the latest crop of 2nd basemen, but I have a theory. Twelve years ago, when these 2nd basemen were learning the position, their role model was Bret Boone. Boone used to frost his hair, so all the kids learning 2nd base at that time, frosted their hair too. Then their friends beat the crap out of them, and that was the end of all future 2nd basemen. Here's the position eligibility chart for 2015 fantasy baseball. All the 2015 fantasy baseball rankings are under that linkie-ma-whosie. As always, my projections and tiers are included for the low, low price of zero dollars. Anyway, here's the top 20 2nd basemen for 2015 fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?DJ LeMahieu
The other day I talked about the dark underbelly of roster expansion and how, due to teams not DL'ing their players, it can actually hurt us in this thing we call life. Well, some of us call it fantasy baseball instead of life. Some of the less obsessed of us. To those people, I ptooey in your direction. If you're not completely obsessed over your hobby, let me say this… Get a new hobby! The national pastime's pastime? Maybe if you're a stutterer! This shizz is more like the national pastime's full-time, 24/7 job like taking care of your uncle who has been lying on your sofa for a month because your aunt started dating a guy she met on Tinder! "Uncle Frank, maybe you put on sweatpants so I can have company." No, Uncle Frank won't put on sweatpants, just like you won't have company until you find another first baseman to replace Anthony Rizzo. Uncle Frank is comfortable in his gotchies! Are you kapeeshing me? So, Rizzo has a muscle strain, and the Cubs said they would DL him if the rosters hadn't expanded, but instead they're going to let Anthony Rizzo slice garlic really thin — so thin it melts when it hits the pan — while he whittles away the year on the bench. Sadly, you have to move on to another first baseman in redraft leagues. You can't count on him the rest of the season. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Yu Darvish hit the DL with elbow inflammation. In Grey's 2nd half rankings, he said, "BAM! What? (Darvish) should be in the top 20 with the rest of the big-name pitchers, but I'm worried about an injury, so I ranked him much lower and that gets a BAM!" And that's me quoting Grey! Dayum, son, Grey called that one. Sure, he called it so long ago that no one even remembers it, but he called it neverthehoo! Actually sounds a bit like Grey is writing this. Oh, shoot, here he comes! Hey, who wrote those previous, beautifully written sentences? Sure as heck wasn't me! Guess that's what I get for leaving my computer open at a Starbucks while I order a double foam, half-Sanka, half-espresso mocha, goochie, goochie, ya ya latte, LaBelle-style. Well, I told you I had concerns about Darvish and when I have concerns, I make it happen with my mind like some crazy, telekinetic-fantasy-baseball-Scott-Baio-in-Zapped mofo! The Rangers haven't given a timetable for Darvish's return yet, but like I also said in the 2nd half rankings, the Rangers have nothing to play for so they could shut him down. Give him more time with his lady friends. What does Darvish's girlfriend call Yu's erections? YD Bulger, and it's in hiding. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Man it was a crazy weekend! I think the biggest event was I saw a dude with a Fangraphs shirt on. Way to wear your heart on your sleeve! With a 79.8% confidence. Then my boy James Paxton was straight up nasty, striking out the White Sox in order in the first inning and turning in a good start. Pour the syrup, hoser! Oh, and I got engaged…
But despite all that hooplah, I'm back, I'm fierce, and I'm ready to hit the Pitcher Profile harder than Wade Miley at the free lobster Golden Corall! "That's just mean, JB…" Well, what was really mean was if you started Miley in his last start, tagged for 10 runs against the Royals. "Damn that Alex Gordon for bringing me those KC ribs! I had the meat sweats before I hit the field!" Even so, Miley bounced back well yesterday, and still has a surprising 144 Ks in 156.1 IP. He needs three more to surpass his 147 career-high last year that took him 200+ innings, so he's taken a giant step forward. Which may or may not sound like Jurassic Park. Ok, I'm done! Here's how Miley looked yesterday, with some analysis-ation on if he can help your fantasy squads down the stretch:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Something many of you don't realize, but one of the first people to talk to a player that was just traded is his new team's tailor. The Yankees tailor got on the phone with Chase Headley to find out what size jersey he wears, and Headley looked down, beaming to be out of Petco, and said, "Giuseppe, you might want to take out my inseam too." I wonder if the flowers smelled a little better as Headley stepped into Yankee Stadium for the first time. Sure, in contrast to his hour long ride through the Bronx, getting lost in Hunts Point, anything would smell better, but it can't be worse, can it? His career in away games prorated over a 162 game season is: 79/19/79/.286/14. Doode's David Wright! Well, almost. Which is sad for Headley and Wright. More sad for Wright. What a guy does in only half a season can be anywhere from bupkis to I-want-to-bump-grind-and-kiss. Will Headley suddenly be mixed league worthy? Yeah, for at least a flyer, if nothing else. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?I have been wanting to write about DJ LeMahieu (9.3% owned) many times throughout the first half of the 2014 season. OK, it's not a true mathematical half, but an easy way to reference for the non-counters. Numbers….Psshhh! He came into the season with a little MI love but has been an infrequent batty call at best. After a solidly blah April, he went all don't even think about it to owners who wanted to hit the add button. That was the first three months of the season, but this is July where he's hit .357 with a HR so far. Anyone who knows DJ's will know that the first half of the night is a'ight while the last half is when the magic happens. When the crowd has been beat (pun point) into a position for the knockout blow of auditory bliss. You know what I'm saying dog? Yeah yeah yeah, WTF, I just had a hand stutter. The french DJ has the house on his side, and by house I mean Coors Canaveral, where the Coors Correction makes everyone Bichetter!
Please, blog, may I have some more?Has the DraftKings monkey jumped on your back yet? What are you waiting for, Razzheads? Try one hit and you'll be back for more. Especially when the first taste is free. New players that click on this link get into the $500k Showcase with a $100k top prize. Win that 500K and you can buy yourself a new liver. Thanks, Obamacare! We Razzicians will even give you an advantage over the other players by introducing you to the DFSBot. Check it out. Sure he looks like 2XL, but that bucket of bolts knows his shizz.
If you're new to the DFS World there a number strategies that work when constructing a roster. Over the last few weeks I've shared some here and here. Hope they helped. If they didn't, please stop with the Twitter stalking! Yeah, looking at you, Tehol. DFS is an entirely different beast when it comes to fantasy baseball and the variance day-to-day over playing an entire season is wide as you can imagine. Some rosters I put together come up aces and eights, others simply crap out. I played a roster the other night that had Mike Trout, Prince Fielder, Adrian Beltre and Giancarlo Stanton. That team would kill over a season, but on that particular night they all went cold and I lost. Fortunately, I usually play 3-5 rosters a night and it's very rare I end up in the red. Over the last three days I've cashed in seven of 10 contests. Which brings me to the types of contests to play. There are basically two different types of games – 50/50s/Double-ups/Head-to-Head AKA (Cash Games) and GPPs (guaranteed prize pool tournaments). I use a different strategy depending on what I'm playing in. If I'm playing in Cash Games I don't take a lot of chances. I play it safe and look for sure points. No need to risk not starting Miguel Cabrera because Matt Adams has two homers in 15 at-bats off a particular pitcher. You don't need to be first you just need to be better than 50% of everyone else. Go for the sure thing. However, when it comes to GPPs I'm taking some risk…okay, a lot of risk. I want guys with huge upside that are going to go off and (hopefully) score a ton of points. Many nights it works out, but there are many nights it does not. If you're new to DFS I'd suggest starting with Cash Games at low stakes before jumping in with the sharks – unless of course DraftKings is letting you play for free. Hey, I gave you the link!
With all that said, here's your dirty turbaned Guru's lineup for Wednesday's 5/7 contests on DraftKings for 2014 Fantasy Baseball. Remember to check the lineups and the Doppler radar. Don't get left with a big fat zero if it starts raining frogs in Boston. Good luck.
Please, blog, may I have some more?They say the more things change, the more they stay the same. This might actually apply here for my column name change. Last year, Sky put up a stellar Creeper of the Week every week, something I am still striving to live up to. But now I have my new feathered haircut, my acid washed Levi's, seat covers for my El Camino… all these things have given me a different look, but underneath, I was still the same. The haircut scored me no brownie points with the ladies, the jeans made it look like I was wearing girls pants, and the seat covers were to cover up a cheap whiskey and firecracker incident… don't ask. This isn't like when they introduced New Coke, which I loved because I was a Pepsi drinker (the formula is the same, it just has my name inserted in a nothing kind of way). So in case this made no sense, I am still writing the Creeper of the Week, it's just under a new title.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Lots of people tried to explain to me why you don't slide into first base. I still don't get it, so apparently I'm dense. Is 1st base lifted higher than other bases? Are there Lilliputians standing by first base with mini hammers? Is there a mini MC Hammer there singing U Can't Touch This which is just so bizarre it screws you up and you hurt yourself? I get that it slows you down, so there's no point to doing it. I understand that sprinters don't slide into the finish line. I've heard that from countless announcers. I do kinda wish in the next Summer Olympics a sprinter would slide into the finish line just so announcers would stop saying it. I still don't understand why people invariably get hurt doing it. Josh Hamilton for one. He's out for 6-8 weeks with thumb surgery. He should've just had Ryan Braun look at it, he can cure thumbs just by brining them in vinegar. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?I'm sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea, I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me. The Virgin Sea is Coors Field and you have got to be free to add Avisail Garcia ASAP. What sweet sweet rock n' roll poetry to get week 2 of the season started. The 1970's and early 80's hit making band Styx provided me with that brilliant piece of intro for this week's Creeper of the Week. Their classic, Come Sail Away, has been a radio staple, as well as a beautiful remade meoldy by Eric Cartman on South Park. In week 2, we get the early season gift of Avisail Garcia making his Coors debut and like any lover of sleepers out there we love these kind of trips. If I was wealthy, I'd hop a plane to cheer this 6'4 240lb Venenzuelan onto fantasy week 2 gold. I'd also want to go get a room in the team hotel (stalker alert) and that way I can make sure anytime he isn't on the field no one is trying to disrupt this treasured hitter. Wait a minute, before you all think I'm crushing too hard on him be reminded I'm not the only person at Razzball with a crush on Avisail. (He was Jammed by the Guru, targeted by Grey, a sleeper by Grey, loved by Mike and Bill Mahoney in the White Sox Fantasy Preview, and is one of Jay's top 100 keepers) So why is he only 11.6% owned in ESPN? I'll tell you why, 88.4% of all ESPN leagues don't read Razzball (for shame) and only contain ESPN employees and their family members. Thankfully we have a good readership in Yahoo who sports a 34% for my Creeper of the Week. Props to you Yahoo players for reading the Razz on the regular.
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Plug Power (PLUG) Stock Reverses Gains After Business Update
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Plug Power (PLUG - Get Report) turned sharply lower on Monday after the company's scheduled conference call.
Shares had taken off 4.1% to $7.20 by midday after rallying ahead of the call earlier in the day.
The fuel-cell company said it had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyandai Hysco to create a joint venture partnership selling hydrogen fuel cells in Asia. Under the terms of the MOU, details of the joint venture must be finalized by July 31.
Plug Power also said it aims to close $150 million in 2014 bookings. In the year to date, the company has already booked nearly $80 million.
Must Read: Warren Buffett's 10 Favorite Stocks STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. TheStreet Ratings team rates PLUG POWER INC as a Sell with a ratings score of D-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate PLUG POWER INC (PLUG) a SELL. This is driven by a few notable weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income and weak operating cash flow." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Electrical Equipment industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 240.8% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$8.47 million to -$28.88 million.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to -$8.94 million or 93.52% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
- PLUG POWER INC's earnings per share declined by 27.3% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, PLUG POWER INC continued to lose money by earning -$0.79 versus -$0.94 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings (-$0.09 versus -$0.79).
- Compared to its closing price of one year ago, PLUG's share price has jumped by 4325.00%, exceeding the performance of the broader market during that same time frame. Regarding the future course of this stock, we feel that the risks involved in investing in PLUG do not compensate for any future upside potential, despite the fact that it has seen nice gains over the past 12 months.
- The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 4.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 35.6%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: PLUG Ratings Report
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On the cover: When the current Oregon State Capitol was built in 1938, it was deemed fitting that two separate trails vital to the opening of the Oregon Territory be made monumental. A stele of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, led by Sacagawea, flanks the east side of the Capitol steps (the pioneers of the Oregon Trail mark the west). The Leo Friedlander sculpture is carved from white Danby, Vermont marble. Photo courtesy of Oregon State Archives, Oregon Board of Control records, photo #OBC0007. |