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Cramer said the housing market remains huge, and any company that sells into it should be yielding big returns in 2013. Of course that means the home builders, but they've already run a lot, said Cramer, which is why he'd look into the building-materials and home-furnishing companies.
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Mumbai Jan 25 Saif Ali Khan didn't mince words when asked which of Bollywood's many Khans does his girlfriend, actress Kareena Kapoor look best with.
Apart from Saif, Kareena has so far worked with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and will soon be seen with young Imran Khan in "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu". After working with Saif in "Tashan" and "Kurbaan", she will be seen with him again in the upcoming "Agent Vinod", set for release March 23.
"Kareena looks good with me and there is no comparison! Apart from me, I don't see anybody (with whom she looks good)," Saif told reporters here on the sidelines of the first poster launch of his production "Agent Vinod".
Kareena, the leading lady of the spy thriller, was missing from the event Wednesday.
Saif explained: "We had to divide to conquer… she will be seen in future promotional activities for the film."
The first poster of the movie features only Saif in it. However, he promises that unlike other action films, the actress has a justified role in his film too.
"Kareena has a very strong role in the film. She has done justice to the role and the role has also done justice to her," Saif said.
The shooting of "Agent Vinod", directed by Sriram Raghavan, took a while. And Saif denies rumours that the delay ensued due to budget hassles.
"The film taking time to complete are the reports given by media. There were lots of rumours that the film is getting delayed, it's getting over the budget… everything was just a rumour. Films take time," he said.
He guarantees that the wait will be worth it, as he said: "The kind of action and locations that we have chosen, I have not seen in much movies. The film must have taken a longer time, but it does not matter as long as the product is interesting."
The film is said to have dollops of action, but Kareena wasn't too comfortable with it.
"She doesn't like doing action, but she is very good at it. She gives pretty intense expressions. As far as I am concerned, I thought it (action) would be fun, but it was very frightening. It's not easy," said Saif.
Besides the unique action sequences, "Agent Vinod" will also have a "different" item song, a 'mujra' picturised on Kareena.
"We thought let's go a different way and try something different in terms of expression. I believe even Dinesh Vijan was pushing for a mujra… we needed to make our item a little bit different," said Saif.


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Certain types of metal can cause blurry images or be dangerous to have on in the scanner room.You will lie on a narrow table, which slides into a large tunnel-shaped scanner.Some exams require a special dye (contrast). The dye is usually given before the test through a vein (IV) in your hand or forearm. The dye helps the radiologist see certain areas more clearly.During the MRI, the person who operates the machine will watch you from another room. The test most often lasts 30-60 minutes, but may take longer. How to Prepare for the Test You may be asked not to eat or drink anything for 4 - 6 hours before the scan.Tell your doctor if you are afraid of close spaces (have claustrophobia). You may be given a medicine to help you feel sleepy and less anxious, or your doctor may suggest an "open" MRI, in which the machine is not as close to the body.Before the test, tell your health care provider if you have:Brain aneurysm clips Certain types of artificial heart valves Heart defibrillator or pacemaker Inner ear (cochlear) implants Kidney disease or dialysis (you may not be able to receive contrast) Recently placed artificial joints Certain types of vascular stents StentsA stent is a tiny tube placed into an artery, blood vessel, or other hollow structure in your body (such as the tube that carries urine) to hold it o...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Worked with sheet metal in the past (you may need tests to check for metal pieces in your eyes)Because the MRI contains strong magnets, metal objects are not allowed into the room with the MRI scanner:Pens, pocketknives, and eyeglasses may fly across the room. 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Why the Test is Performed A chest MRI provides detailed pictures of tissues within the chest area.A chest MRI may be done for the following reasons:As an alternative to angiography, or to avoid repeated exposure to radiation AngiographyAn arteriogram is an imaging test that uses x-rays and a special dye to see inside the arteries. It can be used to view arteries in the heart, brain...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Clarify findings from previous x-rays or CT scans Diagnose abnormal growths in the chest Evaluate blood flow Show lymph nodes and blood vessels Show the structures of the chest from multiple angles See if cancer in the chest has spread to other areas of the body - this is called staging; staging helps guide future treatment and follow-up and gives you some idea of what to expect in the future Tell the difference between tumors and normal tissue Normal Results A normal result means your chest area appears normal. 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NORTHWOOD — Collin Coppinger needed only 65 pitches to lead the St. Thomas Aquinas High School baseball team to an efficient 1-0 win at rival Coe-Brown (5-6) on Wednesday in Division II action.
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A 2-year-old toddler who had no vital signs for almost 40 minutes after falling into a pool is recovering in an Arizona hospital
Caleb Teodorescu doesn't look bad for a boy who nearly drowned last week.
He was playing in the kitchen with his sisters and brother when he slipped out through the patio door of his home in Glendale, Arizona.
His brother found him in the deep end of the pool with s scooter.
"At that time you just think jump in the pool and get him out," said Mihaela Teodorescu, Caleb's mother.
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Justin and Selena's relationship is all over the place! Even Justin's mom, Pattie Mallette, said the couple's status all depends on what day it is. Browse through our photos and see their most shocking breakups and makeups!
Young love is so unpredictable. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have had their ups and downs over the past year, including an alleged fling with Barbara Palvin — on Justin's part, a double date ski trip with Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, as well as a romantic reunion on the Fourth of July. It's so hard to keep up with these two, so take a look at our list of their most shocking breakups and makeups!
Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez's Relationship: Biggest Breakups & Makeups
Justin & Selena Break Up After His Alleged Hookup With Barbara Palvin
Barbara Palvin lashed out at Selena in an interview on January 12, blaming the Wizards of Waverly Place star for all the drama that surrounded their twisted "love" triangle with Justin! The model blamed Selena for all the "ridiculous" stories that were written about her and Justin.
"You know how the drama started — Selena retweeted the picture," Barbara told Celebuzz on Jan. 12, referencing the photo of Justin and Barbara from November 2012, which provided further proof that they hooked up.
However, after Justin and Barbara's alleged hookup in November, it didn't take long for Justin and Selena to get back together.
Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Join Haylor For Double Date Ski Trip?
They allegedly joined Taylor Swift and Harry Styles for a double date ski trip in Utah, before heading home for the holidays. While en route to Canada on Dec. 21, Justin appeared to be telling Selena he misses her already on Instagram!
Selena Gomez Sings Revenge Song To Justin Bieber
Sadly, their reunion didn't last long. Selena sang a series of cover songs at the UNICEF concert in New York City on January 19, taking aim at Justin in the process.
Jelena Tease Fans With Adorable Instagram Pic
But, naturally, Justin and Selena were back in each other's good graces a few weeks later, as evidenced by an adorable Instagram pic.
Justin Bieber & Friends Pick Up Girls & Party Until 6 A.M.
A few months later, however, Justin was seen canoodling with a group of ladies. Justin flew in to NYC to support his bestie Jaden Smith at his movie premiere 'After Earth' on May 29 and HollywoodLife.com can tell you that the Biebs partied the night away with his buddies and sexy ladies.
A Brief Fourth Of July Reunion
In true Selena fashion, though, she forgave Justin and they celebrated the Fourth of July together. Yet, a few weeks later, Selena told Ryan Seacrest that she's single.
Justin and Selena's relationship is so unpredictable, but young love often is. We imagine it won't be long before we see Justin and Selena together again.
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Should Justin and Selena get back together?
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let's try to be sincere plz. there is this saying that fears are meant to b faced nd nt run away from nd never u say u dnt love a person anymore if you can't let go. so sel marie gomez, plz do d right tin gal coz you knw u alone make our justin bieber happy, so gal jst forgive nt bcoz we want to make justin happy buh bcoz we want u also r b happy. u still luv him so dnt back awt coz it seems he z really getting confused nd here is some advice, dnt allow frnds to decieve u co they can't have what u've go). we BELIBER'S and JELENA'S are counting on you. And to you justin stop trying to make her jealous coz it was for selena that i bcame a great fan of yours so dnt make me regret.
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Sel and Jb should make up their minds already.Are they gonna be broken up,or stay together.My oppinion,sorry but one side they should be together,the other side,they should make up their minds and break up.But if you are a real Jb fan and you love him,support his choice and get over it.At first i was not a fan of their love,then i realized he was happy,is that what we want? Or are you fans going to be selfish,and think he cant date anyone? Your choice,guys. Make the right choice.
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Cuban artists who dare to tiptoe the tightrope between freedom of expression and critiquing their government risk censorship or even jail time. They have to strike the perfect balance between creativity and political and social commentary, all while gambling that a rigid cultural ministry doesn't crack down on their projects.
So Havana's artistic husband-and-wife team of José Toirac and Meira Marrero deserve every bit of international acclaim they've received for a body of work that subverts Cuba's political history. Their pieces often include imagery of historic events and people found in the national archives that are re-created with a satirical twist.
The couple have not totally escaped censorship by the Cuban government, of course, so some of their most controversial works will be on view at Pan American Art Projects in Wynwood beginning at 6 p.m. to launch the Second Saturday Art Walk season opener. Although they have exhibited across the States at museums, universities, and institutions since 1998, their latest show, "Vanitas," marks their first major solo in a U.S. gallery and will include paintings, sculptures, installations, and videos.
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The provocative, conceptually freighted exhibit takes its name from a series of paintings of Cuba's former first ladies. Toirac and Marrero had first proposed the piece when another work, titled 1896-2006, was censored from a planned display at the prestigious Museum of Fine Arts in Havana. That piece would have included a commentary on Fidel and Raúl Castro, and museum honchos said that because both brothers were "eternal figures," the work was prohibited.
"We conceived of showing portraits of all of the first ladies we previously had in Cuba," Toirac recollects. "We titled that proposal 'Vanitas' because the primary information we used to source the work was first published by Vanidades magazine in 1952, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the republic."
But the museum didn't accept their second proposal either, in part because the Communist government doesn't recognize the concept of a "first lady." Also, although everyone knows Fidel is married, his wife's handlers are under strict orders to keep her in mothballs.
Finally, the couple's third proposal was accepted. Titled "Orbis: Tribute to Walker Evans," it paid homage to the American photographer whose lens captured Havana in the 1930s. The persistent pair ended up showing gold-leaf altarpieces of Evans' photographs on recycled remnants of old doors.
Toirac was born in Guantánamo, Cuba, in 1966 and graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana in 1990. Born in Havana in 1969, Marrero earned a degree in art history from the University of Havana in 1992.
"We met in 1992 when we casually became involved in organizing an exhibit, which didn't materialize because it was the first time we had collaborated together as artists," Toirac says. "Since then and each time with greater frequency, we work together as a team."
At Pan American, the dozen works on display explore the transient nature of vanity and its effect on life. The works span from 1992 to today and represent different stages of the artists' careers.
One of the works that commands attention is Opus (2005), a five-minute video isolated in a room off the main gallery. The piece subverts Fidel's Communist rhetoric by projecting a series of dissociated white numbers on a black screen with audio edited from a speech he gave in 2003 at La Plaza de la Revolución. Spectators hear just the numbers cited in the windy discourse instead of the whole speech. The piece reflects the dictator's fixation with quantification while suggesting how his political system reduces citizens to numbers.
In another work, Cara y Cruz (Heads and Tails), the artists depict assassinations that took place before and after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Created in 1996, the wall-engulfing installation comprises 16 paintings, eight of which feature young revolutionaries executed for opposing Fulgencio Batista, the Cuban dictator from 1952 to 1959. The other eight canvases depict people shot immediately after the Cuban Revolution. Presented together in the shape of a large flag with red and black borders, the composition brings to mind the militant banner of Castro's July 26th Movement.
"The iconography is essentially the same, so you wouldn't be able to distinguish who was killed and who was executed and, ultimately, what is the difference between one and the other," explains Pan American's curator, Irina Leyva, who organized the exhibit.
"The idea is to present together victims and their murderers, since in finality, death is death," Toirac adds. "That's why it's impossible in terms of iconography to identify the good or bad... and the only distinguishing factor becomes the color of the wall."
The thread tying the diverse works together is the notion of how fame, beauty, power, political alliances, and wealth are all temporary and subject to the harsh realities of history. "The human psyche is accustomed to understand reality by complementing one thing with its opposite," Toirac says. "It's simpler to understand the good when you compare it to the bad."
For her part, Marrero, the art historian who ferrets out the source materials from documents and images excavated from national records and archives, says that fading chronicles she exhumes are the key to the concept at Pan American.


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EDINBORO – Edinboro University has joined six other state-owned schools in Pennsylvania to allow concealed-carry on campus. Of course, the privilege would be granted only to those with the necessary permit, and only in the outdoor areas – not in any buildings.
Opinions vary widely among students and faculty… graduate student Cam Ferranti tells us he's ok with the measure… saying not much has really changed.
"The way I see it, you can already have concealed carry everywhere in town, so what's the difference if there's also less than a dozen acres where you can also do it? I think the sort of person who would perpetrate a campus shooting is not the sort of person that's concerned about whether it's OK to legally carry on campus."
And Cory Byknish says as long as gun owners are responsible, he doesn't see it as much of a problem either.
"As long as it does not come out, and you can trust the students, I see no problem with it."
But these guys are at odds with the State System of Higher Education, which has asked the schools in question to hold off on the gun issue until it is reviewed by a safety task force. So far there's no word on whether the schools will honor that request. The new weapons policy took effect in December.


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For the high school softball junkie, Chicago Bandits Stadium in Rosemont will be the place to be on Wednesday when the Chicago Sun-Times All-Stars take on the Beverly Bandits 18U Gold.
The event will feature two games, with the underclassman all-stars playing the Bandits at 6 pm followed by the senior all-stars playing the Bandits at 8 pm.
The seniors will be led by Purdue-bound lefty pitcher Lilly Fecho (Glenbard North). Fecho was a first-team Sun-Times All-Area player and also named Gatorade Player of the Year. She is one of two Gatorade Players of the Year playing for the seniors. Brianne LeBeau (Richards) received the honor as a junior in 2011.
"Having the last two Gatorade Players of the Year from lllinois in one game is impressive," Bandits founder/coach Bill Conroy said. "Putting this together is fun for everyone. Having a collection of kids from my Bandits program and the best in Illinois should make it special for the fans to see.
"Some of the best high school players against some of the best travel ball players make for a fun, competitive environment for all."
Kankakee speedster Kylie Johnson is the other first team All-Area player on the senior roster. Michigan State-bound Dani Goranson (Elk Grove), Morgan Maize (Leyden), Hannah Perryman (Elgin) and Melanie Early (Lisle) round off an impressive pitching staff. Also on the 16-player roster is Danielle Chitkowski, who led Glenbard South to the Class 3A state title.
The underclassman will feature 18 players including Sun-Times Player of the Year Maeve McGuire (Benet), first team All-Area players Kelly Christner (Andrew), Loren Kzysko (Barrington) and Jill Galich (Lincoln-Way North). Sluggers Nicole Pihl (Seneca) and Katie Ryan (Batavia), and hard-throwing pitcher Elaine Heflin (Downers Grove North) highlight the roster.
The Bandits pieced together 12 players from Illinois and three from Ohio and formed one team from their two Gold teams to play in each game. Leading the way will be several first-team All-Area players: Michigan-bound Abby Ramirez (Trinity), Bri Cavin (Conant) and Emily Naegele (Oak Forest). Miranda Cavin (Conant) and Kaitlyn Knary (Moline) complete a speedy and power filled lineup.
Ohio pitchers Taran Avelo and Savvy Dorsey were the respective players of the year in their classes (1 and 3). They both throw in the mid-60s and will try and hold down some of the best hitters in the state. Avelo, a freshman, is already committed to the University of Washington. Dorsey is committed to Ohio University.
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The translator, an attractive 30-something American, makes a passable explanation of 'brass monkeys' that raises a smile to my hosts chilled face. It is north-west Spain in May and about the coldest and wettest week anyone can be bothered to recall.
The view from Castro Ventosa, here in the heart of the Bierzo region at Cacabelos, is made more dramatic with the dark grey backdrop. Castro is Pre-Roman Celtic for fortified village, this one has little remaining apart from weed infested walls rising over the plain, just one of several valleys that comprise the Bierzo wine-growing region Leon. The region itself is often cited as a transitional area between Galicia to the West and Castilla-Leon proper to the East.
They must be the oldest vines I've ever seen. The first stirrings of this years growth has topped them with vibrant green shoots. The one nearest to me appears like a swimmer half-way through a butterfly stroke - he is throwing those tendrils back like fingers on muscular arms, high above his shoulders, as his head plummets back into the stony soil.
The vines, of a variety that is going to get the grape-nerds amongst you scrabbling for the reference books, are Mencia, a red grape unique to the area. There is no trellising across these undulating vineyards, vines this age are all bush trained and hand picked.
They produce three distinct styles of wine - young, fresh and very Beaujolais-like due to the carbonic maceration process and 'normal' wines that have either seen some oak ageing or not. The former are the least successful in my view (who needs more Beaujolais?), with oak ageing Mencia becomes more serious, robust but fruity and not too heavy. Full of character too.
White wines are made in Bierzo. I was looking forward to trying some golden hued Godellos for example; the planned tasting hastily re-scheduled by mobile phone as we scurry back to the mini-bus escaping the first drops from the storm.
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Winter battles again with spring, as temperatures go up and down like a roller coaster.
The low pressure system that has brought heavy rain to some and twenty degree temperatures to others will bring winter-like weather to most before it exits the province Tuesday afternoon.
It will be a very warm day for some regions today, particularly over Eastern Ontario where temperatures may soar into the mid twenties, with readings near 20 again from near London to the Greater Toronto area.
However, a big change is coming as winter clashes again with spring. Showers, accompanied by occasional wind gusts up to 85 km/h, are moving in from Southwestern Ontario. This will herald an end to the first taste of almost summerlike weather across the regions. The showers will move into Eastern Ontario later this afternoon.
A very sharp Arctic cold front will sweep across Southern Ontario this afternoon then move into Eastern Ontario this evening. Temperatures will plunge quite dramatically as a result, with values dropping to near freezing or a bit below from roughly the Toronto area and west by Tuesday morning.
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A useful book for graphic modelers. (2d and 3d) check it out.
Working on a project for most 3D artists means hitting the keyboard first without ever touching a pencil. But in the world of animation, the pencil is revered as the most powerful tool in the animation process, because it directly addresses the design aesthetic of an animated project. Production design is the process by which an artist establishes the tone for a particular film by offering a unique aesthetic vision that is in support of the story. As a 3D artist, to overlook design is to overlook the fundamental process that greatly influences not only the film itself but also your contributions as a professional. To combine the disciplines of traditional design and 3D animation is a choice that only you can make.
The result of this choice is a broader artistic skill set that increases your creativity and consequently increases your worth as a professional. Plain and simple, this book is going to teach you easy-to-use design techniques that will make you a better designer and increase your worth as a 3D artist. The most important element in any animated film is story and, as they say, story is king. The goal of a story is to take the audience on a journey through the lives and experiences of the characters within. Whether that journey is cerebral, emotional, or physical, the characters in that world should give the audience a point of view that is unique and compelling. As a designer, your role within a production is as an aesthetic problem solver who is there to support the story. As a 3D artist/animator, your role is to solve problems, but comes after the design process. Design and animation are two different disciplines that problem solve in two different ways, yet each has the same goal. What if we combined these disciplines into a single role that uses design to influence animation throughout the entire 3D process? This book is about that very thing. For those who are open minded about learning a valuable skill like design, this book will not only improve your animation work, but will improve your worth as a 3D artist.Production design for 3D animation is the process of using traditional drawing techniques to create characters, props, nvironments, color, lighting, compositions, and storyboards. Each design detail needs to be laid out and problem solved long before any animation is
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"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."-- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Back 45 years ago, a successful investment manager wrote what follows in a letter to his limited partners:
The investing environment ... has generally become more negative and frustrating as time has passed: Maybe I am merely suffering from a lack of mental flexibility. (One observer commenting on security analysts over 40 stated: "They know too many things that are no longer true.") However, it seems to me that: (1) opportunities for investment that are open to the analyst who stresses quantitative factors have virtually disappeared, after rather steadily drying up over the past 20 years; (2) our $100 million of assets further eliminates a large portion of this seemingly barren investment world, since commitments of less than about $3 million cannot have a real impact on our overall performance, and this virtually rules out companies with less than about $100 million of common stock at market value; and (3) a swelling interest in investment performance has created an increasingly short-term-oriented and (in my opinion) more speculative market.I feel very much like that 38-year-old investment manager, whose views arguably apply to the investment backdrop today. That investment manager was Warren Buffett, and the paragraphs were extracted from the Buffett Partnership letter to limited partners in May 1969, in which Warren explained his decision to close his investment partnership. ("Therefore, before year-end, I intend to give all limited partners the required formal notice of my intention to retire.") Warren went on in the letter:
Quite frankly, in spite of any factors set forth on the earlier pages, I would continue to operate the Partnership in 1970, or even 1971, if I had some really first-class ideas. Not because I want to but simply because I would so much rather end with a good year than a poor one. However, I just don't see anything available that gives any reasonable hope of delivering such a good year and I have no desire to grope around, hoping to "get lucky" with other people's money. I am not attuned to this market environment, and I don't want to spoil a decent record by trying to play a game I don't understand just so I can go out a hero.Yesterday I highlighted my concerns with emerging sectors of market froth/speculation, and I referenced a 1997 Barron's editorial I wrote, " Kids Today." I authored that "Other Voices" contribution to Barron's when I was approximately the same age that the Oracle of Omaha was when he wrote his 1969 letter in which he said, "If I am going to participate publicly, I can't help being competitive. I know I don't want to be totally occupied with outpacing an investment rabbit all my life. The only way to slow down is to stop." Warren closed his 1969 letter with the following paragraph:
Some of you are going to ask, "What do you plan to do?" I don't have an answer to that question. I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals that those which had priority at age 20. Therefore, unless I now divorce myself from the activity that has consumed virtually all of my time and energies during the first 18 years of my adult life, I am unlikely to develop activities that will be appropriate to new circumstances in subsequent years.As we all know, Warren Buffett, it turned out, was just starting his remarkable and unparalleled investment career in 1969. As it is said, "the best was yet to come" with his stewardship of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A - Get Report)/ (BRK.B - Get Report) in the decades ahead. (That, as news commentator Paul Harvey used to remind us on the radio, is the rest of the story.) And to this day, as illustrated in my opening missive " 'Buffett Being Buffett' Bracket Challenge," Warren has not slowed down, though he will be 84 years young this August. In closing, Warren's 1969 words and my 1997 editorial are two reminders to us all of how markets might not repeat themselves but they certainly rhyme. Be forewarned.
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Many of you seem to have read my post about this sulencious guy in my schoool bus. I've been suggested on talking to him. Of course, i knew i had to do, because he might really be on the edge. ( see my post if you don't understand )
But i'm a timid person. And since i've been bullied myself in the school bus ( Mostly by the guy's brothers), i never ever talk. So now, how to go and talk to him, let him know i want to listen and be kind of a friend. The last thing i said to him was last year, the last day of school, i went to sit next to him, and said : Hey i wish you a nice summer !
He looked kinda bored and not really surprised, but at least he said : you too
Now i'm asking, what should i do? how can i go now talk to him, and still being realistic, i haven't talked to him in ages now...
Please, how can I help the Silencious boy?
Hey, i don't really have any advice to give you, i just didn't want you to think that no-one was reading this...
I guess it would be easy for me to tell you to try and work up the courage and talk to him...it's not like you have to start a conversation with him straight away, maybe just start with "hey" and a smile when you see him, and then work up to asking him questions and stuff...er, really i have no idea what to tell you...everything else i can think of sounds corny and unrealistic...oh i know lol, find out his email address and send him anonymous nice, happy messages...kidding, sorry can't really help :( But good luck anyways
Just talk to him
say hey wuts up or bump into him so he notices you
"There are no flowers no not this time" AFI
He didn't like me for many years, how can I explain to him i wanna be friends now? Please help.....
>> Am I Souless or only Blinded by Darkness? <<
Maybe he hasn't liked you all these years, maybe he has. If he hasn't, then I can't see what you have to lose by starting to talk to him now. You sound like you're a little nervous, that's all.


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Using Debates to Engage Students in Sustainability Controversies and Conundrums
Robert Turner, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
A primary feature of this "Water and Sustainability" course is a series of 10 debates on controversial sustainability topics. Each student in the course participates in one of the debates.
Bioregion Scale: Local Community/Watershed, Regional, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Ecosystem Health, Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Cycles & Systems, Water & Watersheds, Promising Pedagogies:Case Studies
Bottled Versus Tap Water: What You Drink and Why
Marie Villarba, Seattle Central Community College
In the activity students learn about the properties of solutions, acidity and pH, electrolytes versus non-electrolytes, and solution concentration. Hopefully, this activity will also dispel common misconceptions about tap water and bottled beverages.
Bioregion Scale: Campus, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Food Systems & Agriculture, Lifestyles & Consumption, Pollution & Waste, Sustainability Concepts & Practices
Critical Thinking on Sustainable Food Production and Consumer Habits
Michael Faucette, Seattle Central Community College
Students are assigned to research, write, take a position and present it on the complex issue of sustainable food production and consumer habits.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental, Regional, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Lifestyles & Consumption, Social & Environmental Justice, Food Systems & Agriculture
Sally Salivates Seashells by the Seashore- Ocean Acidification and the Effect on Sea Shells
Rus Higley, Highline Community College, and Vanessa Hunt, Central Washington University
In this lesson we review "Acids and Bases" taught in a previous lesson and, through a scientific method, will look at the impact of an acid on different types of shells. Students will reinforce previous learning of scientific principles including acids/basis and will develop a real experiment using the scientific method.
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Ecosystem Health, Climate Change, Cycles & Systems, Water & Watersheds
Modeling Atmospheric CO2 Data
John B. VanLeer, Cascadia Community College
In this activity, students will use actual CO2 data from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii to create their own "Keeling Curve"; conduct an analysis of the data; and, attempt to match it to a mathematical function. They will then use the function to predict increases in CO2, both historical and future.
Bioregion Scale: Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Change
Detox Me: How To Reduce Your Exposure To Toxins Found In Everyday Products
Surya Tewari, Bellevue Community College
I use the topic when I am discussing cancer in either nutrition or biology class. Talking about genetic and environmental factors that can increase the incidence of cancer, and the homework, helps students understand how adjusting their environment can help reduce their risk for developing cancer.
Bioregion Scale: Global, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Social & Environmental Justice, Ecosystem Health, Food Systems & Agriculture, Human Health & Wellbeing, Civil Society & Governance
What is the True Cost of Burning Coal?
Justin C. Lytle, Pacific Lutheran University
This activity is a framework for general chemistry students to explore the costs, ethics and alternatives to coal-fired electricity.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Lifestyles & Consumption, Energy, Climate Change
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Dale Blum, Pierce College
This is a group mapping exercise that examines the many factors that affect the distribution and possible future distribution of malaria in North and South America.
Bioregion Scale: Global, National/Continental
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Climate Change, Human Health & Wellbeing
Delocalized Diets: Globalization, Food, and Culture
Mary L. Russell, Pierce College
This assignment addresses cultural sustainability by asking students to go beyond distinguishing between five subsistence strategies to examining the impact of globalization on diet and culture.
Bioregion Scale: National/Continental, Local Community/Watershed, Regional, Global
Bioregion Topical Vocabulary: Sustainability Concepts & Practices, Social & Environmental Justice, Human Health & Wellbeing, Food Systems & Agriculture, Lifestyles & Consumption
Exploring Personal Footprints
Bev Farb, Everett Community College
Students apply the main research methods in sociology to explore their personal footprints (i.e., the global consequences of their individual actions).
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Contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology, PCWas established in 1982 by Dr. Schulte.
The specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) begins after medical school is completed and the M.D. (Medical Doctor) degree has been earned. At a time when other physicians are beginning their practice, an OB/GYN specialist undergoes an additional four years of intensive training. Areas of high risk obstetrics, gynecological surgery, infertility, as well as, special diagnostic studies and treatments related to these areas are studied. Both comprehensive written and oral examinations must be passed before a doctor can be certified as an OB/GYN specialist. Continuing study and education are provided by medical conferences and post-graduate courses to keep them abreast of modern techniques and advances.Obstetrics is the field of medicine dealing with the pregnant woman and her unborn child. The typical Obstetrician may also see patients in consultation with other physicians regarding special problems or complications that place either the individual or her unborn child at "high risk". The surgical training of the Obstetrician enables them to perform cesarean sections. They can perform operations involving the bowel, bladder, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, as well as, and other procedures necessary during pregnancy.By dealing strictly with women, the Gynecologist has also become a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment involving problems with hormonal imbalance and hormone replacement therapy. Generally, problems that are unique to the female patient falls in the realm of the Gynecologist. Infertility is becoming increasingly important in the field of Gynecology.Health care is a very personal and private matter. The OB/GYN specialist is trained to deal with problems unique to the female patient. Many women have come to view the OB/GYN specialist as their primary care physician. They may go years before requiring the attention of a physician outside of the field of OB/GYN, but patients may be referred to another specialist if an examination or diagnosis indicates the need.


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In an article on the Gospel Coalition website, a Christian writer named Trevin Wax asserts that anti-choice politicians are held to a higher standard than pro-choice ones. He lists ten "hard questions" that he thinks pro-choice candidates aren't asked often enough. I'm not a politician, but I thought I would take a shot at answering them.
1. You say you support a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices in regards to abortion and contraception. Are there any restrictions you would approve of?
Although this list is supposedly ten questions, several of them are the same question, just asked with different wordings. See my answer to question #4.
2. In 2010, The Economist featured a cover story on "the war on girls" and the growth of "gendercide" in the world - abortion based solely on the sex of the baby. Does this phenomenon pose a problem for you or do you believe in the absolute right of a woman to terminate a pregnancy because the unborn fetus is female?
Abortion based on the gender of the fetus is deplorable, and I'd like to see it ended, but it doesn't happen in isolation. It springs from a deeper culture of endemic sexism that values women less than men and makes daughters more of a burden on their families than sons. (Need I add that this sexism is often based on religion?) Banning sex-selective abortion without remedying this underlying sexism is treating one symptom without curing the disease. Conversely, if we could convince everyone that boys and girls were equally valuable, sex-selective abortion would disappear on its own as an incidental benefit.
Also, I think that while sex-selective abortion is deplorable, it's likely that any legislation to outlaw it would cause even worse harm. Enforcing a law like that would necessarily entail a humilating and invasive interrogation of the woman's motives, and would require some kind of external authority to decide whether her stated reasons were "good enough". Obviously, this would leave a huge loophole for anti-choicers to issue blanket denials.
3. In many states, a teenager can have an abortion without her parents' consent or knowledge but cannot get an aspirin from the school nurse without parental authorization. Do you support any restrictions or parental notification regarding abortion access for minors?
This is a question where I personally haven't made up my mind, and I'm open to arguments either way. In general, I think that parents should have a role in medical decisions for their minor children. But I also think that if a teenage girl needs an abortion but doesn't want to tell her parents, there's probably a good reason for that. And I definitely don't think that parents should be allowed to force a teenager to carry a pregnancy to term against her will.
4. If you do not believe that human life begins at conception, when do you believe it begins? At what stage of development should an unborn child have human rights?
Human development is a continuous spectrum, not a black-and-white discontinuity. That said, I think that what gives us our moral worth is the possession of consciousness, and this in turn depends on a functioning brain. That's why I argue, as Carl Sagan did, that personhood status and human rights should be granted at the point when characteristically human brainwaves are detectable in a fetus, generally around the beginning of the third trimester. Before this point, abortion should be legal for any reason. After this point, I think it'd be defensible to prohibit elective abortion (although realistically, abortion is virtually never performed after this point anyway, except in cases of medical necessity).
I have to add one important point, which is that this applies if and only if a woman is given a meaningful choice at an earlier stage of the pregnancy. It's a vicious perverse incentive to suggest that if anti-choice legislation can stall and delay a woman seeking abortion for long enough, then she's obliged to carry the pregnancy to term.
5. Currently, when genetic testing reveals an unborn child has Down Syndrome, most women choose to abort. How do you answer the charge that this phenomenon resembles the "eugenics" movement a century ago - the slow, but deliberate "weeding out" of those our society would deem "unfit" to live?
Eugenics was a moral atrocity because it entailed violating the rights of human beings - the killing or forcible sterilization of people who were deemed unfit by others to live or procreate. Since abortion doesn't entail the death of a sentient human being, it violates no one's rights, just as it violates no one's rights for parents to use IVF and genetic screening to eliminate genes for hereditary diseases from an embryo.
6. Do you believe an employer should be forced to violate his or her religious conscience by providing access to abortifacient drugs and contraception to employees?
No employer has to "provide access" to any kind of drug or medical procedure. (I guarantee there's no provision in Obamacare requiring Plan B to be handed out at the company canteen.) What employers provide is health insurance, which employees earn as compensation for their work, and which they then use to cover the cost of medical procedures in consultation with their doctor.
What this question is really asking, then, is whether employers should be permitted to intervene in the employee-doctor relationship and decide which medical procedures their employees have access to, by decreeing how employees may spend the compensation they earn in exchange for their work. And my answer to that question is an absolute no. If I work for a Jehovah's Witness, he's not permitted to tell me that I can have any kind of medical procedure I might need except for blood transfusion. If I work for an Orthodox Jew, he's not permitted to tell me that I can't go to a hospital on his Sabbath day. If I work for a Christian Scientist, he's not permitted to tell me that I can only have faith healing through prayer. If I work for a Wahhabi Muslim, he's not permitted to tell me that I can only see a doctor of the same gender as myself. And that same principle holds true for any legal medical procedure which some employers happen to object to on religious grounds.
7. Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King, Jr. has said that "abortion is the white supremacist's best friend," pointing to the fact that Black and Latinos represent 25% of our population but account for 59% of all abortions. How do you respond to the charge that the majority of abortion clinics are found in inner-city areas with large numbers of minorities?
My answer, which I'd think is obvious, is that abortion is most common, and the need for it is greatest, in places where people have insufficient access to birth control or inadequate education in how to use it. Those places are often low-income communities that are home to stigmatized minorities.
Also, I'd add that Alveda King's comments come close to suggesting that black people or Latinos should have more children for the good of their race, irrespective of their individual circumstances in life. This is a grossly offensive and ignorant sentiment, if it hasn't been quoted out of context. Racism should be counteracted by better moral education in society, not by more prolific breeding of the disenfranchised.
8. You describe abortion as a "tragic choice." If abortion is not morally objectionable, then why is it tragic? Does this mean there is something about abortion that is different than other standard surgical procedures?
Abortion is tragic when, and only when, the pregnancy that's aborted was a wanted pregnancy that the woman finds herself unable to carry to term - for example, because it would endanger her life or her health. If the pregnancy was unwanted and unwished-for, I don't regard abortion as a tragic choice but as a rational decision.
9. Do you believe abortion should be legal once the unborn fetus is viable - able to survive outside the womb?
As explained in question #4, I believe the permissibility of abortion should be decided by the possession of a functioning brain, not by progress in incubator technology. And at the other end of life, my answer is the same. We may get better and better at keeping brain-dead bodies biologically alive, but it doesn't follow that we should.
10. If a pregnant woman and her unborn child are murdered, do you believe the criminal should face two counts of murder and serve a harsher sentence?
I don't see what the point of this question is. How many jurisdictions impose a harsher sentence for two murders than they do for one?
A better question would be: if a pregnant woman is assaulted in a way that kills the fetus but not her, should the assailant be prosecuted for murder? And my answer is the same as in #4: if the fetus has developed to the point of possessing a functioning brain, then yes; otherwise, no.
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Most widely used form of internal-combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the reciprocating-piston engine. In four-stroke engines, each cycle requires four strokes of the piston—intake, compression, power (expansion), and exhaust—and two revolutions of the crankshaft. In a two-stroke cycle, the compression and power strokes of the four-stroke cycle are carried out without the inlet and exhaust strokes, in one upstroke and one downstroke of the piston and one revolution of the crankshaft. The size, weight, and cost of the engine per horsepower are therefore less, and two-stroke-cycle engines are used in smaller motorcycles, most marine motors, and many handheld landscaping tools (e.g., hedge trimmers and chain saws). Seealso compression ratio; piston and cylinder; rotary engine.
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Petrol engines have many applications, including:
Petrol engines may run on the four-stroke cycle or the two-stroke cycle. For details of working cycles see:
Common cylinder arrangements are from 1 to 6 cylinders in-line or from 2 to 16 cylinders in V-formation. Alternatives include Rotary and Radial Engines the latter typically have 7 or 9 cylinders in a single ring, or 10 or 14 cylinders in two rings.
Petrol engines may be air-cooled, by fins on the cylinders, or liquid-cooled, by a water jacket and radiator. The coolant was formerly water but is now usually a mixture of water and ethylene glycol. This mixture has a lower freezing-point and a higher boiling-point than pure water. In addition, the cooling system is usually slightly pressurized to minimise evaporation of coolant.
The compression ratio is the ratio between the cylinder volumes at the beginning and end of the compression stroke. Broadly speaking, the higher the compression ratio, the higher the efficiency of the engine. However, compression ratio has to be limited to avoid pre-ignition of the fuel-air mixture which would cause engine knocking and damage to the engine. Modern motor-car engine generally have compression ratios of between 9:1 and 10:1, but this can go up to 11 or 12:1 for high-performance engines that run on, say, 98 R0N (93 AKI, US Premium- or European Super-grade) petrol. In the 1950s, with low-octane fuel and less well-designed cylinder heads, compression ratios were between 6.5:1 and 7:1. Old tractor engines running on tractor vaporising oil might have compression ratios as low as 4.5:1 but modern tractors have diesel engines.
Concerns about global warming and air pollution have put a question mark over the future of the petrol engine. Much has been done to improve its fuel efficiency and reduce emissions and this has bought it more time.


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For the second time in a little more than a week, a school has ruled against transgender student Kasey Caron's homecoming bid.
Caron, a 17-year-old senior at Richland High School, was informed on Aug. 30 that he could not appear on the homecoming court as a male because he is a biological female. Despite being told earlier that he could appear on the ballot as a male, he was switched to the ballot for homecoming queen and earned a spot on the court. But Kasey, who has been dressing as a boy for years and is undergoing the counseling necessary to begin the transition to a male, does not want to take part in the Oct. 4-5 events as a girl. He plans to speak to the school board about the situation on Monday night.
In the meantime, two Westmont Hilltop High School students reached out to the student from the rival school and offered him a spot in the Hilltoppers' homecoming celebration. Josh Livingston, Westmont's student council president, and Abby Panek, another student council member, came up with the idea to offer Caron an honorary spot on Westmont's homecoming court.
"To avoid the alleged legal issues that Richland faced, he would not be running for King or Queen at Westmont (mainly because he does not go here); rather, he would simply be a member of the Court," Livingston said in an email to The Tribune-Democrat.
Caron said he would accept the invitation if he did not get to serve as a boy at Richland.
Livingston said that Westmont's administrators needed to approve of the invite.
He seemed optimistic after an initial meeting with the school's principal, Tom Mitchell, but later said the idea had been curtailed.
"It has been decided to not let someone outside the student body be on our Homecoming Court, whether in official or honorary capacity," Livingston said in an email.
Mitchell did not return phone messages left by The Tribune-Democrat on Friday.
Livingston said that no school or school-related officials were involved in the invitation to Caron.
When informed of Westmont's decision, Caron did not seem too upset.
"I was super honored that they asked me that," he said. "I told them I'm going to wait and see how it goes (with Richland)."
Eric Knopsnyder is the editor of The Tribune-Democrat. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/eric_knopsnyder.


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Peter Muphy, AKA the Godfather of Goth, brought the music of Bauhaus, his legendary post-punk outfit, to Grand Central for the Miami stop of the Mr. Moonlight tour. The black leather and eyeshadow was plentiful.
See also: Review: Peter Murphy and the Music of Bauhaus at Grand Central Miami, April 30
Published on May 1, 2013