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Christmas is coming…
TFNC London treated me to an early Christmas and gifted me with this gorgeous two-piece. The party season is just around the corner and no doubt you'll be looking for something for Christmas and New Year events.
If you tuck this two piece in, you can also transform it into a dress! this is fully lined on the inside so there is absolutely no itching. The iridescent mermaid colours are truly beautiful, as you can see in the photos.
Simmi Shoes also treated me to these cleated mules, which go so well with the two-piece. I've posted about these shoes before, I promise you these heels are comfy. The thick platform makes them relatively easy to walk/balance on. A heeled mule is a very fashionable heel to invest in.
If you don't like getting your legs out, bright colours/sequins look great with black tights!
Shop my shoes
Shop my two-piece
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Fantasy Game Notes for Thursday: American League
Comerica Park (outdoor) 1:05 p.m. ET (20 percent chance of thunderstorms, high of 85 degrees)
Mark Buehrle, LHP (9-9, 3.47 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) versus
Chad Durbin, RHP (8-6, 4.76 ERA, 1.42 WHIP)
Notable Injuries: A.J. Pierzynski, C, (personal, out); Jermaine Dye, OF, (quad, day-to-day)
Game Story: Buehrle is very solid, but he's not recommended against the Tigers potent offense unless you're desperate. He pitched well last time out but finished August with poor numbers, at least partially due to a brutal schedule. Durbin is a weaker pitcher, but the White Sox offense has not been impressive. So neither starter is a great bet. Naturally Magglio Ordonez will be in every owner's lineup, but for those thinking about using Buehrle, it's worth noting that Ordonez is 12-for-19 with two home runs against the Sox lefty. Those in need of steals should grab Jerry Owens, who has posted a solid .464 on-base percentage the past week and is more known for his speed than on-base abilities.
Oriole Park (outdoor) 7:05 p.m. ET (mostly clear, low of 67 degrees)
Tim Wakefield, RHP (16-10, 4.16 ERA, 1.27 WHIP) versus
Garrett Olson, LHP (1-3, 7.22 ERA, 2.20 WHIP)
Notable Injuries: Tim Wakefield, SP, (back, day-to-day); Manny Ramirez, OF, (back, day-to-day); Eric Gagne, RP, (shoulder, day-to-day)
Game Story: Wakefield is still recovering from a back injury and is questionable to make this start, so he's a risky play. He's still a better bet than Olson, who's been miserable in six starts for the Orioles. Boston's Dustin Pedroia and Baltimore's Aubrey Huff are among the desirable bats in this matchup. Both have enjoyed robust second halves and have started September strong.
Angel Stadium (outdoor) 10:05 p.m. ET (patchy fog, low of 63 degrees)
Paul Byrd, RHP (14-5, 4.35 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) versus
Kelvim Escobar, RHP (15-7, 2.99 ERA, 1.21 WHIP)
Notable Injuries: Chone Figgins, 3B, (wrist, day-to-day)
Game Story: Escobar has pitched like a true ace this year, and he is showing skills consistent with the results. You'll want all but the stud Cleveland hitters on the bench. Byrd has pitched well for four straight starts and is coming off a shutout of the White Sox. Play only the Angels hitters whom you normally would.
Fantasy Game Notes for Thursday: National League
Busch Stadium (outdoor) 2:10 p.m. ET (60 percent chance of thunderstorms, high of 83 degrees)
Bryan Bullington, RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP) versus
Mike Maroth, RHP (5-6, 6.79 ERA, 1.83 WHIP)
Notable Injuries: Adam LaRoche, 1B, (knee, day-to-day); Juan Encarnacion, OF, (eye, DL); Troy Percival, P, (quad, day-to-day); Xavier Nady, OF, (head, day-to-day)
Game Story: Maroth has been one of the worst pitchers in the National League since coming over from Detroit earlier this year. He rejoins the rotation Thursday and chances are the Pirates will give him a beating. Stack your lineup with all possible Pittsburgh hitters, and grab Jack Wilson if you need an infielder. The Pirates' shortstop has been hitting well lately, and for what it's worth he has two hits in three tries against Maroth. Bullington is making his first major league start, but his numbers in Triple-A don't inspire confidence. Use Rick Ankiel and Aaron Miles against the rookie right-hander.
Wrigley Field (outdoor) 2:20 p.m. ET (60 percent chance of thunderstorms, high of 82 degrees)
Derek Lowe, RHP (11-12, 3.78 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) versus
Jason Marquis, RHP (11-8, 4.20 ERA, 1.33 WHIP)
Notable Injuries: Jason Kendall, C, (hand, day-to-day)
Game Story: Marquis is more likely to deliver a disaster than a gem, so get your Dodgers in the lineup. First baseman James Loney is a solid addition. The normally-reliable Lowe struggled in his last turn, but shut down the Cubs earlier in the year. He's a risky play, especially since he'll have to face three Cubs sluggers in Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez who are all currently in top form.
Waiver Wire Pickups
James Loney, 1B, LAD @ Chicago Cubs
Rick Ankiel, OF, STL versus Pittsburgh Pirates
Aaron Miles, 2B, STL versus Pittsburgh Pirates
Jack Wilson, SS, PIT @ St. Louis Cardinals
Aubrey Huff, OF, BAL versus Boston Red Sox
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS @ Baltimore Orioles
Jerry Owens, OF, CHW @ Detroit Tigers
Please Note that the notable injuries are not meant to be a comprehensive report of each team's disabled list. For brevity, we include only day-to-day injuries or new DL additions for players you might otherwise consider using in these games. Long-term DL or day-to-day injuries to starting pitchers who were not scheduled to appear are omitted.
Will Harris is a fantasy baseball analyst for ESPN.com and TalentedMrRoto.com. He can be reached at email@example.com
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Those efforts include a Vista clinic, which opened last year at 1840 West Drive.
After relocating to a larger building on the same site, the VA Vista Clinic will serve about 3,000 patients a year, Butler said.
The VA also has clinics in El Centro and Chula Vista. The El Centro clinic will move soon to a new location in Brawley, said Langston, a retired Navy commander and Vietnam veteran.
He added that the VA now is considering opening a clinic in El Cajon.
"It's a matter of providing better service," Langston said. "Most vets, like anyone else, don't like to have to drive an hour or so for medical treatment."
For some veterans, the travel issue is more crucial, said Giordano, a former Marine who suffered a head wound during combat in World War II that requires continuous treatment.
"A lot of (VA patients) have diabetes that affects their eyesight or just can't drive a long way for other reasons," he said.


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WASHINGTON—U.S. Catholic bishops have used the Obama administration's contraception mandate as Exhibit A in their high-stakes defense of "religious freedom." But it's not just the bishops who are fuming, and it's not only over contraception.
Like-minded religionists of several denominations – including Southern Baptist leader Richard Land and Baltimore Archbishop William Lori -- gathered in Washington Thursday (May 24) to organize a response to what they see as the sorry state of religious freedom in America today.
"We must all be willing to stand up and tell the government 'no,'" said Land, who heads the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. "Secularists don't like people of faith because the ultimate authority for us is not the state. The ultimate authority is God."
Sponsored by the Ethics and Public Policy Center [6]'s American Religious Freedom Program, the daylong summit attracted conservative Catholics, Baptists, Orthodox Jews, Orthodox Christians, Mormons and others, almost all of whom painted a dismal picture of religious freedom.
Much of the rhetoric was less confrontational than Land's, and several speakers from varying denominations called for civility in a debate that has, to some Americans, become unproductively shrill.
A March poll by the Public Religion Research Institute [7] showed that a majority of Americans do not believe that religious liberty is under threat in this country.
"Civility ought to be the hallmark in the way we deal with one another," Elder L. Whitney Clayton of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told an audience of about 350.
The conference also honored Lori for his work as the Catholic bishops' point man against the birth control mandate, which would require almost all employee health plans to include free contraception coverage for employees.
Lori received the group's "American Religious Freedom Award" for his "vigorous but gracious defense of religious liberty in the face of increasing hostility and legal and policy challenges."
While much of the all-day meeting focused on the birth control mandate, speakers also warned that other religious rights are under siege, including religious groups' freedom to hire employees of their choice, and devout workers' rights to abstain from activities forbidden by their beliefs.
Take the family-owned pharmacy in Washington state that originally was told it must carry an abortion-inducing drug, or the town clerk who is required to sign marriage certificates for same-sex couples, said Hannah Smith, senior counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty [8].
On the birth control mandate, Smith said the federal action is particularly noxious to employers who don't want to provide free birth control, because the exemption is so narrow – narrower than those offered by many states that require employers to cover contraception in their health plans.
The Obama administration considers the federal exemptions a compromise, but "the compromise is really a hollow compromise," Smith said.
William A. Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, rejected the general consensus that religious rights had devolved to a critical point, and called for a "sense of proportion" even as he disagrees with the original contraception mandate introduced by the Obama administration.
In the United States, Galston argued, it's inevitable that religious rights will occasionally collide with the government's responsibility to protect citizen welfare. "This is not a fatal disease," he said. "It is a chronic condition we are called upon to manage."
Lauren Markoe writes for Religion News Service. VIa RNS [9].
[1] http://sojo.net/blogs/gods-politics
[2] http://sojo.net/biography/lauren-markoe
[3] http://sojo.net/blogs/2012/05/25/activists-gather-plot-defense-%E2%80%98religious-liberty%E2%80%99#comment-covenant
[4] http://sojo.net/letter-to-web-editor?post=Activists%20Gather%20to%20Plot%20Defense%20of%20%E2%80%98Religious%20Liberty%E2%80%99
[5] http://sojo.net/donate
[6] http://eppc.org/
[7] http://publicreligion.org/research/2012/03/march-rns-2012-research/
[8] http://www.becketfund.org/
[9] http://religionnews.com


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New Projects - Fresh from the Labs
If you're looking to improve your mental faculties, especially in the area of memory, check out this project. According to the Web site:
Brain Workshop is a free open-source version of the dual n-back brain training exercise.
...A recent study published in PNAS, an important scientific journal, shows that a particular memory task called dual n-back may actually improve working memory (short-term memory) and fluid intelligence.
...Brain Workshop implements this task. The dual n-back task involves remembering a sequence of spoken letters and a sequence of positions of a square at the same time, and identifying when a letter or position matches the one that appeared in trials earlier.
Although running Brain Workshop isn't particularly difficult, installing another external program, AVBin 7, is recommended.
Head to the project Web site, click the Download link, and click the link, "Source Distribution for Linux". This page contains instructions for both Mac OS X and Linux. Scroll down the page for the Linux instructions. The only other real requirement mentioned here is Python 2.5, although most modern distros likely have this pre-installed.
As I mentioned above, the instructions say that you should install AVBin 7. Although this is optional, it will give you musical cues that are rather satisfying, so I recommend doing so. Luckily for me, the Webmaster has been good enough to provide detailed instructions for AVBin's installation, as well as links to both 32- and 64-bit versions.
Once the prerequisites are out of the way, grab the latest tarball and extract it. From here, the Webmaster again has done the work, so I'm quoting the next step verbatim: "Open a terminal, enter the brainworkshop directory and type python brainworkshop.pyw to launch Brain Workshop. You also may enable execute permissions on brainworkshop.pyw, if you'd like to launch it, by double-clicking."
Upon entering the program, you'll be greeted with a menu and a fabulous background diagram of an anatomical brain. I could explore a number of options at this point, but for now, let's jump right into the game.
Press the spacebar, and the level that's about to start appears, most likely called Dual 2-Back. Here you can alter the game mode if you know what you're doing. Press the spacebar a second time, and the level actually starts.
Now strap yourself in, because this game is much more grueling than it first appears. Assuming you have the game set to its defaults, two stimuli will be coming at you: positions and audio. The former appears in the guise of a blue square, appearing randomly in any of the nine squares. The latter takes place as letters, spoken out loud by a female voice that just happens to sound like the one used on almost all computer systems in every futuristic sci-fi movie ever made.
As this is happening, you control the game with only two keys: A and L. Let go of the mouse, and let your left hand rest on A and your right hand on L. Now, I'll explain how the game actually works.
Each level has a series of three-second Trials. The first Trial will have the square appear in one of the boxes in tandem with a spoken letter. The second Trial will have the square in another box with another spoken letter. These first two Trials don't require you to do anything, but instead provide the information for the following Trials.
Given this default mode is "2-Back", the information provided in the first Trial is the basis for testing against in the third Trial. The information in the second Trial is for testing against the fourth, and so on. Now, let's examine the third Trial and onward, where the actual game begins.
Was the position of the blue block the same as the first Trial? If so, press the A key. Was the letter the same? If so, press L. Each Trial may have a combination of both position and letter, or just the one, or even no matches.
As you can see, this game mode is all about remembering what happened two Trials ago. This sounds easy, but each stimulus acts independently of the other, so most of the time, the letter and position won't land in the same place. This means your memory has to split in two different directions—multitasking in memory. Does that sound tricky? Believe me, it is. I'd even go so far as to call it intense.
Chances are you'll get a bad score, but that's okay. The manual recommends starting with a game of 1-Back, but I thought I'd start you off with the harder mode because I'm mean like that! If you want to alter the difficulty, prior to starting a level is a list of options at the top left where you can increase/decrease the N-Back number (try 1 for instance), the number of trials, change the speed and so on.
That's all I have space for here, but if you want more information, check out the game's documentation available at the main menu. I recommend looking into the game's more-advanced features, such as color and image testing, arithmetic and more.
All in all, this is one of the most grueling brain exercises I've come across, and anyone looking to improve specific areas of memory definitely should try Brain Workshop.
John Knight is the New Projects columnist for Linux Journal.
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