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Get the most out of your Pilates workout – from the number #1 instructor, Mari Winsor. Beginner Pilates is the definitive beginner's DVD to learning correct form and alignment to achieve faster, safer results. Develop the long, lean muscles Pilates is famous for, while increasing strength and energy. In "Perfect Form Pilates," you'll learn basic Pilates principles including proper body positioning and control. This tutorial-style session is all about developing the "powerhouse," your body's natural control center (10 minutes). In "Pilates Primer," you'll learn purposeful breathing during Pilates to yield better and faster results. Mari shows you how to optimize your breath during controlled Pilates movements. These toning and lengthening moves will make you taller and more graceful (25 minutes) In "Strengthen and Lengthen" you'll add resistance to your practice to strengthen and help create lean muscle. This workout helps build stability while developing those long, toned muscles that give you that classic Pilates look (30 minutes). 65 minutes. Made in the USA.
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Los Angeles-based fitness expert Mari Winsor is the most celebrated name in Pilates. A former professional dancer, certified by Romana Kryzanowska, Mari has co-authored three fitness books: The Pilates Powerhouse, The Pilates Pregnancy and The Pilates Workout Journal. She has been featured on Oprah and in Allure, Fitness, Glamour, InStyle, More and Shape magazines.


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TOM BUTCHER: Jan, when we talked three months ago you mentioned that you thought we hadn't hit a bottom in oil. What's your opinion now?
JAN VAN ECK: Three months ago oil was in the $40s per barrel and we saw many risk indicators that the industry was reshuffling to the new reality of lower oil prices; inefficient, higher cost production needed to come off and companies were cutting their capex radically, but there was a big inventory overhang. It wasn't certain how things would shake out and some of our quantitative signals indicated that there was still considerable risk in the market. We therefore said it was a little too early to call the bottom. We now firmly believe that oil is in a bottoming process and this is a good time for investors to either market-weight oil or tactically add to targeted oil exposure. You can do that through equities as we do in our actively managed funds. You can also do it in the fixed income markets. We have a fallen angel strategy that effectively buys bonds as they get downgraded to high yield. That strategy was underweight energy last year and now there are a number of BBB energy issues that will probably get downgraded and added to the fund over time. That's kind of a mechanical way of legging into the oil recovery on the fixed income side.
It's hard to predict how it will shake out. There's a sort of stress period now in the spring and then there'll be a stress period in the fall in the markets, as they need to work through these concerns, but we're trying to look a year out. That's the safest approach. When we look at the downside risk, what we're seeing is this bottoming process, both technically and fundamentally, indicating to us that the downside is relatively limited from these levels.
BUTCHER: Would you say that if nothing else the precipitous fall in the price of oil since the peaks of September last year has actually shaken out the market in terms of distinguishing the quality companies, specifically in the U.S. unconventional shale oil business?
VAN ECK: The core of our portfolios is what we view as the quality companies: the survivors, i.e., those companies that can grow despite lower commodity prices, whether they are energy, mining or whatever else we're investing in at the time. Certainly that's the core. Everyone has been pressured by the lower prices, however, and is cutting capex as well. It's a matter of adjusting these extremely high inventory levels of today with the cut in rigs and production and seeing where the market shakes out. We're not saying that we can't revisit the lows. We're simply saying that we believe there is a bottoming working out process. We've stuck with our longer term, mid-term, one year outlook of $60-$70 a barrel.
On the other hand, the backdrop of the oil markets over the last decade shows that the only increase in production was in the United States, in North America. Whatever you want to say about Iran, Iraq, Russia, and all the investment in South America, their production was only flat. With the level of economic growth around the world, if it hadn't been for the U.S., you would see much higher oil prices.
BUTCHER: Wonderful. Jan, thank you very much, and maybe we can speak in three months' time and see where we are then.
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This post was written by N-YHS intern Erin Shaw. The Westside Crime Prevention Program Records are now available to researchers at the New-York Historical Society's library. Although crime has always been an issue for New York City residents, an unprecedented rash starting in the 1970s began to terrorize the Upper West Side of Manhattan — a […]
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Gilbert Arenas, the NBA player who was suspended for most of last season for bringing a handgun into the Washington Wizards' locker room, was traded to the Orlando Magic, providing the troubled star with a fresh start.
According to ESPN, Arenas, a former all-star, had worn out his welcome with the Washington front office with his controversial behavior, but Orlando welcomed him with open arms, making him the most recent athlete to aim for redemption with a new team after outside struggles.
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This elegant traditional sofa table has a charming style that will warm up your living room. A generous rectangular top surface has lots of space for decorative items, with a classic molded edge. Square legs and tapered block feet support the table. A large lower slatted shelf completes the piece, offering more space to add a personal touch to your room.
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Tuscano is designed to inspire mornings you live for - mornings that stimulate your inner Tuscan senses. During the early 19th-century French Restoration period, the utilization of lighter woods, called BOIS CLAIR, became fashionable. Then, as now, the love of light remains. The collection is built solid with select hardwoods, enriched with wrought iron detail and hand-rubbed to a lustrous sheen. No bedroom greets the morning more lovingly than those set with Tuscano. Classically sculpted select hardwoods furniture, hand rubbed to a lustrous sheen suitable to meet the day's early sun. From the distinct, vividly Italian style, Tuscano presents their rendition of classic bedroom furniture. Hand crafted by generations of skilled wood workers. Bring the flavor of Tuscany into your dining room. Share with pride the world and beauty. Classically comfortable within elegant boundaries. Fine touches flourish to tease and please the eye. Exclusive design also features rose-hued marble tops typical of fine Italian styling. Each drawer case comes with two choices of hardware - acrylic and antique bronze. The quality difference. There is an old saying that "you get what you pay for". With that in mind, owning a piece of solid wood furniture is very inexpensive considering that it will last a lifetime! High quality, solid wood furniture can be passed down from generation to generation. It is an antique of tomorrow, an heirloom, a family legacy. This furniture collection features solid wood construction. Genuine solid wood is used on all exterior panels and shaped edges to provide quality and beauty that will last for generations. If you look closely, you will see the following quality construction techniques: mortise and tenon joints, wood on wood non tilting dovetailed drawer guides, dovetail drawer construction, adjustable glides, floating tops, heavy front posts, finger joints and more.
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Pretoria Police beat Durbanville-Bellville 36-25 on Monday to advance to the national club championship semi-finals.
The men from Blue Bulls country proved too strong for their Cape counterparts, running in five tries. The result sees Durbell, one of the pre-tournament favourites, dropping out of the title race.
Pretoria Police will now play hosts Rustenburg Impala in Wednesday's Cup semi-finals. College Rovers will tackle Old Selbornians in the other play-off.
Wednesday's Plate semi-finals will see Noordelikes playing Bloemfontein Police, and Naka Bulls playing Welkom Rovers.
Roodepoort (Golden Lions) 19 Rustenburg Impala (Leopards) 31
Pretoria Police (Blue Bulls) 36 Durbanville-Bellville (WP) 25
Despatch (EP) 30 College Rovers (KZN) 41
Old Selbornians (Border) 28 Brakpan (Valke) 26
Naka Bulls (Blue Bulls Inv) 25 Villagers Worcester (Boland) 23
Bloemfontein Police (Free State) 22 Sishen (Griquas) 17
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Posted February 12, 2013
|Mohammed "Ben" Benzina is the February 2013 Employee of the Month
Mohammed "Ben" Benzina is the February 2013 Employee of the Month. Ben works as a Short Order Cook in the Food Services Department and has been with All Children's since 2011. Ben was recognized for his Service Excellence by his supervisor who wrote:
We call Mohammed 'Ben Two' because we have three Bens in the department. Ben is one of the most dedicated employees I have ever had the pleasure to work with. Ben will work anytime day or night, the weekends or holidays - you name it and Ben accepts the shift and assignment with a smile and without hesitation. He is eager and willing to learn all the food service stations. Ben started off at ACH as a Utility Aide, and he learned how to make pizza, rotisserie chicken, work the grill, manage the Chef's Station, and now he backs the line up with food during the busy lunch and dinner periods. What Ben did recently was a terrific example of his commitment to Service Excellence. His shift ended at 7:00 p.m. He went home and after retiring to bed, he woke up around midnight and realized the oven wasn't loaded with the roast beef for the Chef's Features station the next day. Even though Ben lives across the bay in Tampa, he jumped in his car knowing he was the only one who knew how to program the oven and came in and put the roasts in the oven so they were ready for service the next day.
Ben's Department Director added:
Mohammed is dedicated to ACH as his supervisor described. To drive a good distance to make sure the employees of the hospital receive a delicious meal speaks volumes. We've been utilizing the 'cook and hold' feature on our state of the art oven and Ben could have just called the chef and told him in the morning the roasts weren't prepared the previous night. When Ben woke up and it weighed so heavily on his mind he couldn't go back to sleep without taking action. That is behind-the-scenes dedication that no one really would ever had known about but it's what makes our Food Services department and what we do so unique. I'm sure there were many employees and visitors who had a delicious roast beef meal and they had no idea how awesome the "back story" was related to that meal. We applaud Ben for his commitment to the Food Services department and the difference he makes on a daily basis to the hospital, families and employees.
Ben, thank you for your extraordinary Service Excellence and all you do for our staff, patient families, visitors and everyone else who enjoys the delicious food prepared by the ACH Food Services staff. Congratulations for receiving the All Children's Hospital Employee of the Month honors!


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Ware, MA (March 7, 2013) - An eight-week restorative yoga class designed for breast cancer patients will be held on Wednesday evenings beginning March 20 and continue through May 8 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Classes will be held at The Centered Place Yoga Studio, located at 286 Bridge Street in Warren, and will be taught by co-owner, Nancy Nowak, R.Y.T., certified and registered yoga teacher and yoga therapist.
"Yoga is a complementary therapy. It improves feelings of well-being and can enhance the quality of life for some patients with cancer," said Camille St.Onge, LICSW, Social Worker at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital. "Relaxation is a vital element in healing because it relieves stress that can get in the way of an efficient immune system.
According to instructor, Nancy Nowak, "This eight week Yoga series will offer participants gentle stretching, deep relaxation, in a nurturing environment where tensions can melt, stress can be released, and cares and concerns drop away. Participants will leave each class with a greater sense of peace, well-being, rest and renewal."
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I am a first timer, so please be kind.
Just to let you know, I am secular by upbringing, Anglican by reasoned choice.
I've read "Letter to a Christian Nation". I agree with Sam on some things, and disagree on others.
More importantly, there are some things I do not understand, and would appreciate clarification.
The tone of the book sounds very fundamental (to my ears) in its own right. Is the consensus of those who have read it that the views presented in the book are fundamental in nature or pluralistic?
Has there been any discussion into the source of secularism in the West?
Has any society ever existed that was completely free of dogma (religious or otherwise)? If so, what ultimately happened to it, and why does it not still exist? Natural selection, perhaps?
Is the basis of all this discussion that uninformed decision-making is bad, or that we should all believe the exact same thing, or that we are trying to proselytize one another?
Again, my questions are sincere. Please provide sincere replies. Thanks!


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The Fullness of Christ
Because the faithful church bows to Christ willingly today, it receives special graces and gifts not found in the outside world. Churches faithful to God's revealed Word enjoy the blessings of discipline, growth in servant-like love for others, the tangible ...Read More
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The image of God has not been entirely destroyed in fallen humanity, but our sense of what it means to function as we were originally designed has been severely warped. Consequently, we must learn what it means to be human, ...Read More
Our True Master
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Understanding that we are already holy in Christ should not be confused with the perfectionism that we often see in other theological traditions. We will not be free from the struggle with sin before we are glorified, but knowing that ...Read More
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Women's Volleyball Wins Five Game Thriller at Mount Olive
October 4, 2013
by Paul Horner
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - Behind a career-high hitting performance from sophomore Brianna Jones and her first double-double of the 2013 season, the Pfeiffer University women's volleyball team defeated Mount Olive 3-2. With the win the Lady Falcons improve to 4-11 overall and 2-3 in Conference Carolinas while Mount Olive falls to 6-9 and 3-2 in conference play. Jones finished the match with 16 kills which breaks her original career-high of 14 kills set on October 20, 2012 against Fayetteville State. The Lady Falcons were also playing their first match of the season without senior Milana Mervosh who was sitting out due to a knee injury suffered against King University.
After dropping the first two games to Mount Olive 24-26 and 19-25, the Lady Falcons came roaring out of the break with poise and determination. With game three tied at three points apiece, a kill by Jones sparked an 8-1 run by the Lady Falcons, and they never looked back. Jones served six straight Falcons' points and a monster block by senior Anna Vizvary and junior Kelly Lancellot clinched game three for Pfeiffer 25-18.
Game four was a bit closer than its predecessor, but in the end belonged to the Lady Falcons, 25-21. Game five was the highlight of the match, and couldn't have been much closer boasting seven ties and six total lead changes. Sophomore Emily Wall opened the frame for the Lady Falcons with three straight serves before a kill from Mount Olive's Dezirae Mackey tied the game at two apiece. Mount Olive attempted to make a stand and went up 11-8 off a service ace by Charnel Austin, but the Lady Falcons would be undeterred. Following a timeout by Pfeiffer coach Paul Lawson, the Lady Falcons began to mount their comeback. A kill by Vizvary put the Lady Falcons out in front for good, and Pfeiffer clinched the final game 18-16 off of a solo block by sophomore Kelsey Blauser. Blauser's block was the team's only solo block of the match and couldn't have come at a better time.
Sophomore Emily Wall led all players in the assist column with a whopping 41. Wall also scooped up 12 digs enroute to her first double-double of the season. The feat also marks the first time this season that two Lady Falcons have recorded double-doubles in the same match. Junior Nicole Mueller bested all Pfeiffer players in the dig column with 17 for the outing. This was also Pfeiffer's first five game match of the season and their first with five separate players putting up digs in double figures.
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Varsity baseball
Kings Mountain 1, Forestview 0 — The Mountaineers scored the lone run of the game in the bottom of the first.
Daniel Barrett led off with a double, moved over on a Wil Sellers groundout and scored on an Alex Reynolds RBI single.
Reynolds went 3-for-3 to lead
Sellers threw a complete game, giving up four hits and one walk while striking out three.
Varsity softball
Burns 4, Shelby 2 — The visiting Lady Bulldogs punched a pair of runs across in the top of the seventh to claim a SMAC victory Tuesday.
Candace Fitch threw a five-hitter for Burns (5-7, 3-3 SMAC) with 10 strikeouts.
Burns was led at the plate by Keeley Pendleton's four hits. Allison Cooke and Chelsey Whisnant added two hits each.
Lyia Murphy paced
Kings Mountain 9, Forestview 0 — Reagan Childers pitched seven innings with three hits allowed and seven strikeouts to earn the complete-game win.
Ashlee Harris (2-for-3, 2 RBIs), Emily Bell (2-for-3, RBI), Reagan Childers (2-for-3, RBI) and Kayla Skidmore (2 RBIs) led the Mountaineers offensively.
Kings Mountain (8-3, 4-1 Big South 3A Conference) plays at South Point on Thursday, a day earlier than originally scheduled because of rain in the forecast for Friday.
The Lady Mountaineers' Wednesday game at Lincolnton has been rescheduled for April 24.
Varsity tennis
Shelby 9, Chase 0 – The Golden Lions continued to roll in SMAC action by blanking Singles: Marshall Parker (S) def. Mason Womack 6-0, 6-0; Ray Webb Parker (S) def. Jacob Wilson 6-1, 6-3; Miles Poage (S) def. Drew Terrill 6-0, 6-0; Charles Dixon (S) def. Samuel Scarlett 6-1, 6-1; Alex Nanney (S) def. Cole Buckner 6-3, 6-0; Aaron Assad (S) won by forfeit.
Doubles: Parker/Parker (S) def. Womack/Wilson 8-0; Dixon/Assad (S) def. Terrill/Scarlett 8-0; Hill Morgan/Hayes Mabry (S) won by forfeit.
Varsity girls soccer
Burns 3,
Claire Cabaniss and Kayla Powell each had an assist.
Ashley Boling and Brittany Cook were in goal for Burns (11-1-1), which is 5-0 in the South Mountain Athletic 2A/3A Conference and plays at
Burns 1,
Kayla Powell had the assist.
Ashley Boling was in goal for Burns.
Varsity golf
Shelby 327, Patton 343, R-S Central 347, Freedom 348, Chase 357, East Rutherford 360, Burns 378 — The Golden Lions prevailed in a South Mountain Athletic 2A/3A Conference match Monday at Silver Creek Plantation in Morganton.
Alex Anderson (79), Elliott Grayson (79), Sam McMurray (83) and Sam Goforth (86) scored for
Grayson Gee (90), Austin Smith (92), Delance Burton (98) and Sam Bomer (98) scored for Burns.
JV Baseball
Shelby 9, Burns 6 -- Elijah Spurling picked up the mound win and AJ Lombardo logged a save as the junior Golden Lions won Tuesday.
Tyler Hendrix and Spurling led the victors with three hits apiece.
Middle school baseball
Kings Mountain 12, Lincolnton 1 (5 innings) — Madisyn Bolin pitched the first two innings for
Palmer Davis had three hits for the Patriots, while Bryson Bailey hit a two-run home run, Brian Lysek added a solo home run and Colby Hughes had a triple.
Middle school soccer
Kings Mountain 3, Lincolnton 0 — MacKenzie Ramsey, Paloma Detloff and Sara Pasour each scored goals for the Lady Patriots.
Pasour and Cassidy Calhoun had an assist apiece.
Middle school tennis
Shelby 9, Chase 0 — The Blue Devils notched a conference victory Monday to improve to 6-0.
Singles: Kenji Price (S) def. Beheler 8-0;
Doubles: Kenji Price/David Blankenship (S) def. Beheler/Allen 8-0;
Kings Mountain 8, R-S 1 — The Patriots secured a conference win Monday.
Singles: Ervin (KM) def. Poole 8-0; Leatherman (KM) def. Parton 8-6; Kersey (RS) d Condrey 8-3; Skeith (KM) def. Bailey 8-2; Fite (KM) def. Scofield 8-3; Belcher (KM) def.
Doubles: Condrey/Skeith (KM) def.
Holly Oak church basketball
Top scorers: LA/NJ — Dashun Sweezy 23, Zack Peeler 18; Palmer — Miles Lawrence 12, Blease Young 11
Hopper's Chapel 67, Shoal Creek 47
Top scorers: Hopper's — Tim Gullatte and Mike Montgomery 16 each; Shoal — Mike Leach 19, Andre McCullum 13
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Leah McArthur Ferrucci Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Research Interests
Skin cancer; indoor tanning; modifiable cancer risk factors; cancer survivorship; colorectal cancer, nutritional epidemiology
Current Projects
Understanding ultraviolet radiation exposure in skin cancer survivors
Understanding and preventing indoor tanning among young adults and adolescents
Dietary meat intake and colorectal neoplasia
Needs of long-term cancer survivors
Research Summary
Dr. Ferrucci's primary research interests are in elucidating modifiable causes of cancer and developing a better understanding of how cancer impacts the individual across various life domains. She focuses mainly on evaluating diet/nutrition and ultraviolet radiation in relation to cancer as well as the needs and experiences of cancer survivors, including health information needs and quality of life, in a national longitudinal study of cancer survivors. Dr. Ferrucci is currently working to translate some of her etiologic and descriptive findings into behavioral and structural interventions for individuals and communities to reduce cancer risk and impact survivorship. At present, Dr. Ferrucci is conducting both quantitative and qualitative research that will culminate in a behavioral prevention intervention to prevent indoor tanning in young people. In addition to her work on skin cancer prevention, Dr. Ferrucci is also studying sun exposure, sun protection behaviors, and indoor tanning among skin cancer survivors after their diagnosis to better understand these risk behaviors after a cancer diagnosis.
Selected Publications
- Troche JR, Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Systemic glucocorticoids and basal cell carcinoma in young people. Annals of Epi. In Press.
- Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Tea, coffee, and caffeine and early-onset basal cell carcinoma in a case-control study. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2014 Jul;23(4):296-302.
- Cartmel B, Ferrucci LM, Spain P, Bale AE, Pagoto SL, Leffell DJ, Gelernter J, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and tanning dependence in young people after a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma. JAMA Dermatol. 2013 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print]
- Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Oct;67(4):552-62. 2011 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print].
- Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Gordon P, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Host characteristics and MC1R in relation to early-onset basal cell carcinoma. J Invest Dermatol. 2012 Apr;132(4):1272-9. 2011 Dec 8. [Epub ahead of print].
- Lostritto K, Ferrucci LM,* Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Lifetime history of indoor tanning in young people: a retrospective assessment of initiation, persistence, and correlates. BMC Public Health. 2012 Feb 10;12:118.*Joint first author
- Ferrucci LM, Sinha R, Huang WY, Berndt SI, Katki HA, Schoen RE, Hayes RB, Cross AJ. Meat consumption and risk of incident distal colon and rectal adenoma. Br J Cancer. 2012 Jan 31;106(3):608-16. 2011 Dec 13. [Epub ahead of print].
- Ferrucci LM, Sinha R, Ward MH, Graubard BI, Hollenbeck AR, Kilfoy BA, Schatzkin A, Michaud DS, Cross AJ. Meat and components of meat and risk of bladder cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Cancer. 2010 Sep 15;116(18):4345-53.
- Ferrucci LM, Sinha R, Graubard BI, Mayne ST, Ma X, Schatzkin A, Schoenfeld PS, Cash BD, Flood A, Cross AJ. Dietary meat intake in relation to colorectal adenoma in asymptomatic women. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 May; 104(5):1031-40. Epub 2009 Apr 14.


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I was curious how the abstract BuildSupport class is working that does all those great things for e.g. the SwingBuilder and AntBuilder.
So I wrote the following Groovy Test that exposes its behaviour:
The SpoofBuilder is a sample instance of the abstract BuilderSupport class that does nothing but logging how it was called, returning 'x' for each node.
The test sections call the SpoofBuilder in various ways and the log reveals what methods were called during the "Build".
This test allowed me to verify my assumption on how the builder pattern works here. I used this knowledge to write a specialized AntBuilder for
. This "MacroStepBuilder" allows using the Canoo WebTest "steps" (that walk through a webapp for testing) from Groovy Code. Groovy has now become a first-class citizen in the
When writing the above test I stumbled over a few things, here are two of them:
- I was not able to write a fully fledged subclass of GroovyTestCase with separate methods for the various tests. I couldn't find out how to make the SpoofBuilder an inner class of my TestCase. I would very much appreciate help on this.
- Coming from Ruby I expected the << operator on Strings to operate on the String itself (like it does on Lists) rather than giving back a modified copy. It appears to me that << on Strings and on Lists is not consistent. Same with the "+" operator.
What I especially appreciated:
- == on Lists is clear and compact
- display of evaluated expression when assert fails saves a lot of work when writing assertions. Most of the time you need no extra message.
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Dr. Eck received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Catholic University of America in Biomedical Engineering, followed by a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University. Following this he worked as a research engineer conducting spine biomechanics research. He then attended medical school at University of Health Sciences. He is board eligible in orthopaedic surgery.
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Introduction to lumbar spinal fusion
The lumbar spine is the lower portion of the spine found at the center of the curve of the low back, below the rib cage. This area can be a common source of pain. Low back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the family physician, behind the common cold. As people become older, various changes occur in the lumbar spine that can cause pain. In most cases these changes are due to normal degenerative arthritis (wear of cartilage over time). The physician must also rule out other more serious conditions including tumor, infection, scoliosis (curvature of the spine), spondylolisthesis (slippage of one spinal bone on another), or fracture.
Fortunately, most patients with low back pain will have improvement in their symptoms regardless of treatment within six weeks. During that time the physician has various treatment options including medications, physical therapy, or injections that can help ease the symptoms. Some of those patients that do not improve after six to 12 weeks may be candidates for surgery. The spine surgeon has different types of surgical options available based on the specific cause of pain.
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Lumbar spinal fusion is an operation that causes the vertebrae (bones of the spine) in the lower back to grow together. The goal of the lumbar fusion is to have the two vertebrae fuse (grow solidly together) so that there is no longer any motion between them. Removing the intervertebral disc (cushion between the bones) or bone spurs can reduce some of the pressure on the nerves, helping to reduce pain. Additionally, by fusing the two vertebrae together, this may stop the formation of bone spurs at that location, further reducing pain and potential nerve injury.
There are many different specific techniques to try to fuse the vertebrae together. The surgery can be performed either through an incision in the back, the abdomen, or a combination of both. In many cases metal screws and rods are placed from the back into the bones to hold them in position while the fusion occurs. During an interbody fusion, the surgeon removes the intervertebral disc and places either a bone graft or a metal or plastic cage, or a combination of these in its place. The decision on what type of fusion is best for each patient is based on their specific complaints and the cause of symptoms. Spinal fusion can be very effective in the properly selected patient.
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If it's the first of the month, it's a day to be greeted with a stack of new laws and amended regulations.
Bills passed by the General Assembly were staggered out to take effect at the beginnings of several months, and today brings with it high-profile changes to abortion, gun and welfare benefit laws — along with more than 50 other new laws and regulations.
Proposed changes in how abortions can be provided and clinic standards helped draw thousands to the Moral Monday protests in Raleigh. The legislation also mandated tougher penalties for drivers of cars involved with collisions with motorcycles.
"As far as the abortion bill, I really wouldn't classify that as an abortion bill; what I would do, I would classify that as raising the health and safety standards on clinics across the state," Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, said. "Those clinic (standards) have not been updated for many years, and it was time that the health standards were raised at those clinics."
Bell noted at the time Democrats, when they were in the majority, would end up with bills including incongruous language to pass policy priorities.
Rep. George Graham, D-Lenoir, has been recognized by NARAL Pro-Choice NC for his support of abortion rights.
"I think that a woman should be able to say what she wants to do with her body," Graham said. "I don't think that we should try to legislate that. I feel very comfortable with our (previous) standard of operations in North Carolina. I was very comfortable with that and I did not see that it had to be changed."
Also, beginning today, if you have a concealed carry permit, you can lawfully take a concealed weapon onto playgrounds and into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. The provision dictates that an armed person cannot, by law, partake in alcoholic beverages at these establishments.
"A lot of confrontations take place in public areas, and I certainly support (expanded concealed carry)," Sen. Louis Pate, R-Wayne, said. "Anyone who goes through all of the necessary criteria to get concealed carry should be able to protect themselves."
Graham said guns don't have a place around those kinds of public areas, though.
"I think weapons should be able to be kept under lock and key, and they should not be on recreational facilities or playgrounds," Graham said.
Another change often debated during the last legislative session involved drug screening for those seeking federal welfare benefits. That bill became one of a handful vetoed by Gov. Pat McCrory, but legislators overrode the veto to put the new regulation on the books.
"I do not believe we should be supporting people's drug habits with public money," Pate said. "And, therefore, I don't see anything wrong with having proper checks made to see into it that people are drug-free, when they get public money."
Graham countered that we, as a people, shouldn't make it harder to provide assistance to those who need it the most.
Efforts to reach Sen. Don Davis, D-Greene, were unsuccessful as of press time.
For a full list of bills going into effect today, visit ncga.state.nc.us and click "2013-2014 Legislation with Effective Dates from July 1, 2013 through January 1, 2014" under the "News & Information" header. The bills and their effective dates are listed in chronological order.
Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.
Notable legislation going into effect today:
H.B. 392 — Warrant Status/Drug Screen Public Assistance: Requires those receiving federal welfare benefits to submit for drug screening, and provide for interagency cooperation if a person applying for benefits has an outstanding warrant for arrest or is an absconder from probation or parole
H.B. 433 — Land Use Surrounding Military Installations: Provides uniform regulation on building height and tower constructions within 5 miles of military installations, providing for safety and viability of air combat training operations
H.B. 664 — Cell Tower Deployment Act: Streamlines process of state and local governments to facilitate mobile broadband and enhanced wireless communications
H.B. 683 — Commonsense Consumption Act: Provides lawsuit exemption for restaurants and food manufacturers regarding actions brought because of obesity and similar factors. Also bans localities from producing regulations on the size of sodas
H.B. 891 — Exploitation of Seniors/Freeze Defendant's Assets: Allows district attorneys to freeze and pursue seizure of the assets of defendants accused of financially exploiting a senior or disabled adult
S.B. 353 — Health and Safety Law Changes: Institutes new regulations and standards for abortion clinics and ups penalties for automobile drivers involved in a wreck with a motorcycle. Also bans sex-selective abortion
S.B. 683 — Safe Harbor/Victims of Human Trafficking: An act to create a safe harbor for victims of human trafficking and prostituted minors
S.B. 937 — Amend Various Firearms Laws: Allows those who have concealed carry permits to carry weapons on playgrounds, and bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, though the person with the weapon cannot imbibe
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The postponed Six Nations match between France and Ireland will now be played on 4 March.
The match was scheduled for last Saturday but postponed because the pitch was frozen. The Six Nations council said it was very regrettable to have to move the game to next month.
'French and Irish ticket holders unable to attend the match will receive a full refund of their match ticket. Final details of the refund mechanism should be available tomorrow [Wednesday],' the council said.
It was feared that because of the schedule clashes with the Top 14, the Six Nations Test would not take place until June. The French Rugby League had asked the Six Nations council to hold the game over until the end of the Top 14 season, pointing out that 10 out of 17 Top 14 weekends this season have already clashed with international fixtures, mainly due to the World Cup.
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Wednesday - 12/19/2012, 6:56pm EST
Congress has cleared the way for a $633 billion defense policy bill that includes mandated reductions to the Defense Department's civilian and contractor workforces.
Leaders of a House-Senate conference committee, tasked with reconciling competing versions of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, included in the final report the automatic workforce reductions that opponents say would result in about 36,000 job losses. But the conference committee's version gives Defense officials significantly more flexibility than the original bill did.
Civilian workforce cuts
The committee report calls on the defense secretary to develop an efficiencies plan for reducing the civilian and contractor workforce but stipulates that the defense secretary "shall ensure that the civilian personnel workforce and service contractor workforce ... are appropriately sized to support and execute" the Pentagon's military strategy.
The White House had threatened to veto the Senate's version of the bill, in part, because of the workforce reductions. But Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the changes made in conference had defused the threat of a veto.
Still, the American Federation of Government Employees decried the workforce reductions.
"Arbitrary cuts are contrary to law and common sense," AFGE President J. David Cox said in a statement. "DoD has three distinct workforces — military, civilian and contractor — each with its own unique mission. Just because one workforce is being cut by a certain amount doesn't necessarily mean that the other workforces should also be cut by the same amount, as both the White House and the Pentagon have pointed out repeatedly."
Cox said conferees had initially agreed to exempt certain positions, which would blunt the cuts. "However, in conference, behind closed doors, the language governing those exceptions was changed from mandatory to discretionary so that the hit can be the full 5 percent — or 36,000 positions," Cox added.
Contractor salary cap watered down
The conference committee stripped from the final report a provision cutting the amount defense contractors could charge the government to pay for executives' salaries. The Senate version capped taxpayer-funded contractor compensation at $230,700 — equivalent to the salary drawn by the vice president. Currently, government-backed compensation limits cap salaries at more than three times that amount.
Instead of a hard salary cap, the conferees included a measure requiring the Government Accountability Office to review the number of contractor employees whose compensation costs would exceed the Senate's proposed limits and to study what effect such a cap would have on contractors and the Pentagon.
The Professional Services Council, an industry group, cheered the committee's revisions.
"Throughout this debate, PSC has called for a comprehensive analysis of the impacts of moving the contractor compensation cap from the formula in current law to an arbitrary limit that does not reflect the commercial value of the critical skills contractor employees hold," said PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway in a statement.
Other contracting provisions
Another provision included in the final report limits the Defense Contract Audit Agency's access to internal company audits unless the agency can show it's necessary to complete its required evaluations of contractors' business systems.
The report also specifically states DCAA cannot use internal company audit reports "for any purpose other than evaluating and testing the efficacy of contractor internal controls and the reliability of associated contractor business systems."
Soloway said his organization disagrees with providing DCAA unlimited access to companies' internal audit reports "because systems can and have been effectively evaluated without such intrusions into privileged information." But he said the bill's limits on DCAA access would safeguard companies from unfair audit practices.
Conferees also directed DoD leaders to take a look at the Pentagon's small-business contracting practices. Within two months of the bill being signed, the defense secretary would be required to conduct an independent review of DoD's small-business contracting, including the department's adherence to small-business goals and how often teaming agreements are maintained throughout the performance of contracts.
The conference report also includes a provision instituting a procedure for cleared DoD contractors to report cyber intrusions into their networks. The bill leaves it up to the Pentagon to establish criteria for which networks and information should be covered by the rapid reporting system.
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GRANT BALL says Australia blew their chance at breaking the highveld drought and another loss in Bloem will follow.
The contest to avoid the wooden spoon produced a loose affair last week, a game that suited the visitors in their quest to break a 47-year losing streak at altitude. They dominated possession in the last half hour, especially, but still botched it.
The tourists have spoken about the self-belief gained from their start, but it's more likely that lost opportunity will haunt them and only serve up more mental demons. Reversing the result this Saturday after the nature of the Loftus blowout will take massive character from this Aussie unit, but they don't appear to have the necessary mental fortitude to win in tough conditions, or when they've got themselves into commanding positions (for example, 21-7).
If the Boks allow the Wallabies a similar buffer in Bloem it will only highlight their defensive and tactical frailties, but as poor as the Boks have been throughout the competition, you can't see that happening again.
Robbie Deans' response has been to make three changes to his pack, two of them clear acts of desperation. Ben McCalman is selected to bring some physicality, but picking a lock at No 8 for his first Test start is a gamble at altitude. The Boks will adopt their kick-chase approach, and McCalman's tactical nous at the back and his covering skills will be tested to the limit. Mark Chisholm displaces Dean Mumm in the second row, but whether Chisholm is the answer is highly debatable – he'll play his first Tri-Nations Test this year after last featuring in Australia's unconvincing win over Ireland in June.
The elevation of hooker Stephen Moore is no surprise, but it again highlights how big an opportunity the Wallabies wasted in Pretoria. Saia Fainga'a's lineout throwing faltered and he didn't offer much in the loose, but Deans failed to bring on Moore and other substitutes when individuals were tiring.
The Boks have neglected the opportunity to blood new players and have made just one change – promoting Danie Rossouw – before the majority of the players undergo a conditioning camp. Whether their minds are on the break or what will be the final Test of the year for some will go a long way to determining the performance.
The standard of their showing is important in gauging whether the Boks have stagnated or regressed over the past six internationals, while their competitors have advanced. If the Boks can re-produce a similar set piece display as Loftus, and then replicate the team breakdown performance, they'll have the quality possession needed to dominate the fragile Aussie defence.
It's no surprise Morne Steyn had his best Test of the year, as did Jean de Villiers, against an Aussie midfield of Quade Cooper, Matt Giteau and Adam Ashley-Cooper. As dangerous as that trio are with ball in hand, if the Boks get front foot ball, they should look no further than attacking No's 10, 12, and 13.
A possible second win out of six will get De Villiers crowing once more (who knows what he could say post-match), but it may just serve to lead to complacency and unfounded confidence that the Boks are on the right track under their eccentric coach.
Prediction: Boks by 10
Springboks – 15 Frans Steyn, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Gio Aplon.
Australia – 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 James O'Connor, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (c), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Mark Chisholm, 3 Salesi Ma'afu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Saia Fainga'a, 17 James Slipper, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 Richard Brown, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Anthony Fainga'a.


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James Franco isn't just an actor — he's a multi-talented guy with a vision, and we can't stop staring in his direction.
I was reminded today of how hot Franco is when I saw the trailer for 'Spring Breakers.' (Go watch it. I'll wait.) Okay, he's not hot IN the trailer, but he is hot in general, and sometimes I forget. In the upcoming film, he plays a thug/wannabe rapper who helps a quartet of teen girls evading the law after robbing a bank for spring break money. Sounds rad.
Anyway, Franco doesn't just act — he also writes, directs, and produces. He's got a couple of films playing in the next week at the Sundance film festival: a documentary about BDSM culture (ooh la la, suck it, '50 Shades of Grey'), and a film called "Interior. Leather Bar," which is inspired by the movie 'Cruising.' Look it up, I'm not your Google.
We've loved him in films like '127 Hours' and 'Pineapple Express,' and he's got a seriously busy year ahead, with new movies like 'Oz: The Great and Powerful,' 'This Is the End,' 'Lovelace,' and the aforementioned 'Spring Breakers.' 'Lovelace' is particularly interesting because it's about '70s porn star Linda Lovelace, and Franco plays Playboy founder Hugh Hefner because OF COURSE HE DOES.
Enough about his resume — Franco is super adorable and shaggy, and has that total stoner charm about him, which makes sense because he's played a few stoners in his time. But his smile is absolutely magnetic, and for that, we salute him.