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The famous werewolf sheds his on-screen fur to become a global Benchsetter
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2013 seems to be a furry year for Bench. First there was Liam Hemsworth sharing billboard space with a ferocious—but adorable—lion. And then the clothing brand landed another furry friend—a werewolf.
Well, not technically a werewolf, but Taylor Lautner, who portrayed the world's most famous werewolf Jacob Black from the "Twilight" trilogy.
Bench previewed a screening of Lautner's TV ad at The Playground, which was located at the posh Bench Tower at Bonifacio Global City.
The TV ad was directed by Anthony Mandler, who has directed some of the music industry's heavyweights like Rihanna, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj.
The ad showed an energetic Lautner displaying his biceps while swinging from a rope and jumping over a padded sawhorse.
Mandler wanted the whole shoot to be an organic experience for Lautner whose athletic energy demanded plenty of space, which was why they shot the campaign in a huge warehouse in east L.A.
"Taylor was very considerate, constantly asking me if I liked the shots after each layout," recalls Ben Chan. Lautner was also very prompt, arriving earlier than the 9 a.m. call time.
The campaign showed Lautner clad in Bench's latest palette of grays and deep hues—colored jeans in a dark cranberry and a forest green, gray shirts in a soft fabric and a monochromatic striped shirt with the collar pulled up.
Landing Lautner is another feather for Bench's cap, especially given how picky the actor is with his international endorsements. According to Lautner's dad, who was also present at the shoot, Taylor would only endorse brands he believed in. He was reported to have been impressed with the brand's lineup of endorsers and felt he was in good company joining the Benchsetters.
Fans of the actor will be glad to know that Taylor Lautner will be visiting Manila soon.
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There's no doubt the Apple 1 is an iconic computer. We decided to re-create this classic machine with the help of an unassembled kit. Find out how we got on.
After the reset and clear screen buttons (the two black squares with tiny white buttons) are soldered to the board, the 5MHz crystal comes next.
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Several sockets, ranging in size from 8 pins to 40, need to be installed to house the chips that will come later. Most of the sockets can be soldered in any position, as long as they are the right size and the notches on the sockets align with the diagram on the board.
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The socket on the left is properly aligned; it just needs to be pushed into the board and soldered in.
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Trouble Getting Into College? It Might Be the Language You Speak
Israeli study finds Arabic detrimental to standardized testing, which adds to an already fraught educational landscape
Should Hebrew Be Israel's Official Language? Has It Ever Been?
A new piece of legislation seeks to upset the status quo over which language the Jewish state deems official. It's deeply misguided.
Donald Duck's Anti-Semitic Tweets Ruffle Feathers
Disney fires famous fowl's Arabic voice-over artist for extreme statements
Obama vs. Romney in Arabic
For years, the Arabic press promoted the conspiracy that Jews fixed U.S. elections. That's changing.
What's In (the Spelling of) a Name?
On the unusual transliteration, 'ElBaradei'
Road From Damascus
Struggling to maintain a Mizrahi heritage in an Ashkenazi-dominated culture
Lost in Translation
A Ramallah man struggles to find a reading public for Maimonides
Daybreak: Avigdor Nixes Further Freeze
Plus Bloomberg continues crusade, and more in the news
Sundown: The Pope's Jew
Plus, understanding through translation, the war on lox, and more
Israel Nears Third Straight Oscar Nomination
'Ajami' is country's first Arabic-language submission


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By Ben Stroup
Anthony Golden rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, Chris Crumb scored on a pair of powerful runs and Drew Batt hauled in seven passes covering 171 yards as Olentangy rolled to a season-opening 38-6 win over visiting Westerville South Friday in Lewis Center.
Junior quarterback Deeb Haber had an efficient night through the air, completing 16 of his 27 passes for 299 yards and a touchdown.
The game was never really in doubt, as Olentangy coupled the steady offensive output with dominant defense en route to a 28-0 halftime edge.
The Braves (1-0), who finished with 410 yards of total offense — 299 through the air and 111 on the ground, held the Wildcats (0-1) to just 236 yards in all.
South quarterback Lincoln Flood, who was harassed behind the line of scrimmage all night long, was picked off four times while completing just 10 of his 24 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. Devan Wade led South on the ground, covering 69 yards in his 14 attempts.
Olentangy's Seth O'Neill finished with two of the interceptions while Alex Draime and Nick Tarpey had the others. The Braves also recovered a fumble in the win.
Ben Stroup can be reached on Twitter @delgazette_ben.


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Backup Exec 2012 - Media Set advice
I am setting up media sets for our backups. We currently backup as follows:
- Monday: Incremental
- Tuesday: Incremental
- Wednesday: Incremental
- Thursday: Incremental
- Friday: Full
- Saturday: Incremental
- Sunday: Incremental
These backups are backed up to disk and retained for 4 weeks, plus duplicated to the DR appliance (we have two 3600 R2 appliances). This allows us to restore from any day in the last 4 weeks from disk.
We also have a requirement to retain 6 months worth of backups. We have an LTO5 tape library connected to our CASO DR appliance and my next task is to configure the monthly backups. We would retain Month 1, Month 2, Month 3, Month 4, 5 and 6 for 6 months.
I have a couple of questions .
1. As I only wish to duplicate the monthly backups to Tape should I add a schedule to duplicate the full backup to tape the day after the monthly full runs? Presumably if I selected "Duplicate data immediately after source task completes" this would also duplicate the weekly backups.
2. What would be the best way to configure the media sets? As we have a 24 slot library I had thought one media set would be sufficient for the 6 months of backups, but from reading the admin guide and other resources I am unsure if that would be the right option as the append period would be need to last for 6 months. Would it be better to create a "month 1", "month 2" etc media sets and allow them only to append for a few days? If that was the best option would I then need to edit the job each month to select the correct media set?
Any advice appreciated, thanks. I've attached a screenshot of the current backup properties if that helps any.
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1) You may also need to choose the ONLY duplicate last full backup setting, as depending on the config it may try and duplicate all the backups that have not been duplicated if you do not choose that setting
2) depends on if you intend to append to any tape sets, if you do month 1 to a set of tapes, and don't want month 2 to append onto the end of the same set of tapes but start with a new tape, then do not set the append time to much longer than the amount of time you expect your complete set of monthly backups to take to finish, but do set the overwrite protection to either 6 months (which may sometimes mean the tape is kept for 7 months, OR just under 6 months (which you could set in weeks so that tapes are reused more or less every 6 months)
Whether or not you choose to append probably will be linked with whether or not you ever want to take one of the sets of montly tapes out of the library - if you have appended you would have to take the last tape used by the previous month out as well as it would contain the first tape of the month you are interested in.
If you do choose to append then bnbe awware that when teh tape yopu append 2 stops beign overwriet protceted will movbve back
i.e. Tape A is in use whe as the last tape of Month 1 - so it should become overwritable in month 7
Month 2 job runs in Month 2 and fills up the remaining space on tape A and moves the date at which that tape now becomes overwriteable back to Month 8 but leave the other tapes used by Month 1 overwriteable in Month 7


text: Exhibitor Resources Important information to make it easier for your company to get the most out of the Surgical Conference & Expo 2016. Key Documents Exhibitor Housing and Registration Exhibitor Education Exhibitor Functions Exhibitor Priority Points AORN Name and Logo Usage Key Documents Exhibit Contract and Application Interactive Exhibitor Floor Plan Past Conference Attendee Demographics Exhibiting Rules and Regulations Exhibitor Service Kit Exhibitor Housing and Registration Exhibitor housing will open in late July. Registration opens in October. AORN has negotiated special discounted hotel room rates for our exhibiting partners. Be at the epicenter of the conference by staying at one of the official conference hotels and booking your room through AORN's official housing bureau. Reservation link and contact number will be updated once housing opens. Exhibitor Registration Companies with completed exhibit contracts will receive an email providing the details for exhibitor registration. The exhibitor registration site is where companies can manage company attendee registrations and purchase tickets for conference events. Your company user name and password is required to access the site. This information was provided in your registration email. If you have any questions about registration please contact email@example.com or call (888) 266-7745. Exhibitor Education Exhibitors are permitted to provide continuing education (CE) materials to attendees in their booth. Any exhibitor wishing to provide CE to attendees must do so through Pfiedler Enterprises, Inc., AORN's exclusive education provider. For more information, please contact Judy Pfister at 720-748-6144. Exhibitor Functions Exhibitors are permitted to hold events and gatherings outside the exhibit floor provided the timing of these events does not conflict with official AORN events and the appropriate paperwork has been submitted to and approved by AORN. Function Space Application form will be made available by the end of July. Exhibitor Priority Points After a review of industry best practices, AORN has restructured the method in which exhibitor priority points are awarded. The AORN Exhibitor Advisory Council was consulted and approved the changes. To see how points are calculated, please review Priority Point Plan. Please contact Industry Director Matt Stone for more information and questions. AORN Name and Logo Usage The AORN name and logo are the exclusive, trademarked property of AORN and may not be used in any way without specific written approval from AORN. Exhibiting companies may use the designated AORN conference logo and/or the tagline "AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2016" on promotional items (both print and online) for the conference during the current conference year. Except for the foregoing use, names, slogans, trade names, or logos of AORN for any purpose in connection with the AORN Expo or otherwise. All usage of the conference logo must adhere to the Brand Guidelines. Brand Guidelines coming this summer! Link logo to www.aorn.org/surgicalexpo/ when using logo online Questions or graphic requests? Contact Graphic Designer Manager Colleen Landry or call 800-755-2676


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Celtics' Wallace Fined $10,000 For Profanity
The NBA has fined Boston Celtics forward Gerald Wallace $10,000 for using profane language during his postgame media availability.
Brad Stevens: Celtics Have 'Heck Of A Stretch' Of Upcoming Games
Celtics head coach Brad Stevens made his second of many weekly appearances Friday afternoon and addressed their upcoming stretch of games, Gerald Wallace's recent comments and what's on his iPod.
Grande: Mess Around With The Game, It Will Mess Around With You
Sean Grande says the Miami Heat learned a valuable lesson last weekend against the Celtics.
Gresh & Zo: Did Celtics Get Too Cocky After Four Game Win Streak?
Andy Gresh and Scott Zolak discussed the mindset of the Celtics coming off a loss to the Bobcats and the postgame comments from veteran forward Gerald Wallace.
Robb: How The Celtics Have Turned It Around, Changing Outlook Of Season
Why are the Celtics winning? Here are some answers, as well as a look at if this type of success is sustainable.
Brad Stevens Explains Difference In Coaching NBA vs. NCAA On Gresh & Zo
Head Coach of the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens joined Gresh & Zo and discusses his transition from coaching at Butler to coaching the Celtics.
Ainge: Fans 'Not Paying Attention' If You Think We're Tanking
Danny Ainge joined Toucher & Rich to discuss the Celtics win over the Jazz, the talk surrounding his team tanking for the NBA Lottery, Rajon Rondo's rehab and the Bill Russell statue.
Wallace Calls Out 'Selfish' Celtics Teammates After Loss To Milwaukee
Losing is a tough thing for any athlete to swallow. For a 13-year veteran on a young rebuilding team, that challenge becomes far greater.
Celtics' Ainge: We're Not Tanking
It was the first thing Celtics general manager Danny Ainge told Kris Humphries on Monday when the two sat down to talk: "We're not tanking."
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Needing help at forward, Red Wings acquire Legwand
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DETROIT -- If the Red Wings are to make the playoffs for a 23rd consecutive season, they'll have to count on a top center who wasn't even on their team until just before the NHL trade deadline expired.
The Wings on Wednesday acquired David Legwand, a Grosse Pointe (Mich.) native, from the Nashville Predators for Patrick Eaves, prospect Calle Jarnkrok and a conditional third-round draft pick.
After the Wings did so, they quickly deemed Legwand their No. 1 center because of a rash of injuries to forwards Henrik Zetterberg (back), Pavel Datsyuk (knee), Darren Helm (headaches) and Stephen Weiss (sports hernia).
"It really started about noon today," Detroit GM Ken Holland said. "I started to get information about Pav. I started to get information about Darren Helm.
"We were talking (trade) in a couple other areas and moved in a different direction."
Holland said after Datsyuk visited the doctor Wednesday morning, they made the decision to shut him down for at least three weeks, including off-ice workouts, while trying more aggressive rehabilitation for his left knee injury.
Holland said Helm also visited a doctor because of headaches that forced him from Tuesday night's game in New Jersey.
Weiss, who was expected to be back by now after core muscle surgery Dec. 23, still isn't ready, although the Wings are hopeful he'll return next week.
Zetterberg underwent back surgery Feb. 21 and will miss a minimum of eight weeks.
"When you look at our center-ice (situation) . . . we felt it was important to get a bonafide center-ice man," Holland said. "We think we found the perfect fit."
Legwand, 33, was the Predators' very first draft pick, in 1998, and waived a no-trade clause to return home to Detroit. He's an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Holland said Legwand will be at the morning skate Thursday and would likely play between Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyquist.
"He's good defensively," Holland said. "He's a guy that puts up 50-60 points. And he's an established, legitimate NHL player who can kill penalties and can play against anybody from the other team."
Legwand has 10 goals and 30 assists and is minus-8 in 62 games this season.
"We're a point out of the playoffs with a game in hand," Holland said. "It was a disappointing loss (Tuesday) night, but we think we have a lot of good signs. The kids are playing good. We seem to check good.
"We need to be a little bit deeper. And we think with the addition today, we're a little bit deeper down the middle, and we hope to be deeper next week."
Some Wings fans weren't excited about losing Jarnkrok, but Holland said you have to give to get.
"He's a good player," Holland said. "I think he's going to play in the NHL, but there's so many people that he's behind here that I don't know when he was going to get the opportunity. We're fairly deep at that position."
After talking with Eaves and his agent, Holland included him in the deal so that Eaves might get more of a opportunity to play in Nashville.
As for losing a third-round draft pick, or second-round pick if the Wings reach the playoffs, Holland wasn't too concerned.
"My scouts have told me, it's not a very deep draft," Holland said. "We've hung onto our first-round pick. Somewhere around 18-24, it starts to drop off."
In the salary-cap era, the Wings aren't able to go out and get every player they want or need.
But the cap also brings with it more parity because teams can't afford too much depth. As a result, just getting into the playoffs means the Wings would have a chance.
Just look at last season, when -- as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference -- they beat the Anaheim Ducks in the first round and took the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks to overtime of Game 7.
"We want to make the playoffs," Holland said. "We have to win some games, and as we go along here, we're going to get some of these players back.
"If we can qualify for the playoffs, we still believe there's a chance in the first round of the playoffs Z will be back."


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The most common critique that you'll hear in regard to the Occupy Wall Street protests is that the protestors' message is jumbled and incoherent. They haven't been able to coalesce around one specific set of policies, grievances or even enemies. The common rebuttal is that it doesn't matter, the protests are the expression of America's generalized frustration with terrible economic conditions, and they want something done about it. But perhaps there's a third, more terrifying force behind the protests. Perhaps there are just so many things going wrong that it is impossible to express the myriad grievances in even an extended rant about how poor people should shut up and be thankful that at least they have a refrigerator.
One of the more salient critiques that has emerged from the protests is the idea that private business, whose chief motivations include sucking out your soul through your skull, is getting a little too close to a government that is supposed to protect and serve us. So in the interest of delineating some of the unaccountably numerous problems Americans should have with the current state of affairs, here are 10 of the worst examples of businesses sidling up to government in bed and savagely beating it while exclaiming "You think I like this?! Why do you make me do this?!"


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The 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Presented by BET Networks Announces Festival Ambassador Kerry Washington, Opening & Closing Night Films, Official Film Selections and Screenplay Finalists
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ — The 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by BET Networks, today announced actress Kerry Washington as festival ambassador and Magnolia Pictures' Night Catches Us — directed by Tanya Hamilton and starring Washington and Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) — as the Opening Night film. The world premiere of the family drama I Will Follow — written and directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Black Dynamite, Antwone Fisher), Omari Hardwick (For Colored Girls, Kick-Ass) and Beverly Todd (Crash) — is the festival's Closing Night selection.
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Founding sponsor HBO continues its support of Urbanworld, the nation's largest competitive multicultural film festival which will place September 15-19, 2010 in the heart of Manhattan.
Urbanworld also announced the 2010 official selections for the narrative feature, documentary feature, short documentary and short narrative categories. The festival will screen 71 films this year, including 22 world premieres.
Highlights of Urbanworld 2010 include: Nabil Elderkin's Bouncing Cats, narrated by rapper/actor Common with Mos Def and Will-I-Am; Robert O'Hara's The Inheritance, starring Golden Brooks and DB Woodside; Qasim Basir's Mooz-lum, starring Danny Glover, Nia Long and Evan Ross; and Madeleine Sackler's The Lottery, which uncovers the failures of the American public school system.
In addition, the festival will present the work of five Urbanworld Screenplay Competition finalists in live readings. This private event will be hosted by BET Networks, the sponsor of the screenplay competition category. Finalists include Bag Ladies written by Tai Nelson; Gracey, written by Julian Breece; Jean of the Joneses, written by Alison Meghie; Knife to a Gunfight, written by Gemal Woods and Osvaldo's written by Randy Wilkins.
"This year's program is rooted in our original mission: to shine a light on films and filmmakers whose artistic excellence is too often overlooked elsewhere," said Stacy Spikes, founder of Urbanworld. "Through our partnership with BET, we are thrilled to introduce more than 20 world premieres in a true celebration of bright, bold multicultural filmmaking."
"We are proud to have the opportunity to once again partner with Stacy Spikes and the Urbanworld Film Festival," said Alvin Bowles, Senior Vice President of Brand Solutions for BET Networks. "This year's exciting slate of cinematic talent encompasses BET Networks' initiative to embrace and support the new wave of filmmakers of color through our partnership and we are thrilled to serve as the presenting sponsor for a third year."
Urbanworld Film Festival 2010 Roster
Opening Night Selection:
- NIGHT CATCHES US directed by Tanya Hamilton
Closing Night Selection:
- I WILL FOLLOW directed by Ava DuVernay (World Premiere)
Narrative Feature Competition:
- BILAL'S STAND directed by Sultan Sharrief
- CALLBACK directed by Kartik Singh (World Premiere)
- EVERYDAY BLACK MAN directed by Carmen Madden
- GO FOR IT! directed by Carmen Marron
- KREWS directed by Hilbert Hakim
- MONEY MATTERS directed by Ryan Richmond
- MOOZ-LUM directed by Qasim Basir (World Premiere)
- SUS directed by Robert Heath
- THE INHERITANCE directed by Robert O'Hara
Documentary Feature Competition:
- BOUNCING CATS directed by Nabil Elderkin
- FINDING GOD IN THE CITY OF ANGELS directed by J. Jessum & S. Joseph (World Premiere)
- GROWN IN DETROIT: TEEN MOMS, URBAN FARMERS directed by M. & M. Poppenk
- NI WAKATI (IT'S TIME!) directed by Michael Wanguhu
- STREETBALL directed by Demetrius Wren
Documentary Short Competition:
- JR. POSSE directed by Michele Ervin
- KID CAPRI PRESENTS: THE LIONZ DEN directed by Loaded Lux and Kid Capri
- LAREDO, TEXAS directed by Topaz Adizes
- MANIFEST HOPE: DC directed by Alfred Gragg III (World Premiere)
- ONE OF THESE MORNINGS directed by Valery Lyman
- OUR PATH, OUR VOICE, OUR JOURNEY directed by Alex Munoz
Narrative Short Competition:
- 44 directed by Mikal Din (World Premiere)
- 3 FACES OF EVELYN directed by Kamali Minter
- CASTING NOTICE directed by Marcus Thomas
- CHAINS directed by Marcus Stokes (World Premiere)
- CLAP CLAP directed by Tanuj Chopra
- CLOSE directed by Tahir Jetter (World Premiere)
- CONGRATULATIONS MR. GONZALEZ! directed by Victor Cruz (World Premiere)
- COOKIE directed by Francisco Ordonez
- CUTS directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green
- EASY MADE HARD directed by Elizabeth Appell
- EMPIRE CORNER directed by J.P. Chan (World Premiere)
- GIMME GRACE directed by Anthony Onah
- GOOD INTENTIONS directed by Morocco Omari
- GORDITA directed by Debby Wolfe
- GRACE directed by Steven Mondesir (World Premiere)
- HARROW ISLAND directed by Anja Marquardt
- HEAR ME directed by Kenn Michael (World Premiere)
- KATRINA'S SON directed by Ya'Ke Smith
- KNOCK OFF directed by Rosanne Flynn
- MEN OR MICE directed by Kiara C Jones (World Premiere)
- MIRROR MIRROR directed by Tamika Guishard (World Premiere)
- MR. GRAHAM directed by Julius Amedume (World Premiere)
- PARAMOUR directed by Maba Ba (World Premiere)
- POSITIVE BUY directed by Hanley Valentin
- QUIETLY directed by Cole Wiley
- ROOS DJAJ (CHICKEN HEADS) directed by Bassam Jarbawi
- SAY GRACE BEFORE DROWNING directed by Nikyatu Jusu
- SILENT NIGHT directed by Red Carter
- TAGS directed by Dominique DeLeon
- THANK YOU FOR WASHING directed by Camille Brown
- THE CYCLE directed by Roy Clovis
- THE FORGIVEN directed by Lawrence Saint-Victor (World Premiere)
- THE REAL T directed by Ohene Cornelius (World Premiere)
- THE TROY SHAWN WELCOME STORY directed by Michael Pinckney (World Premiere)
- THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES directed by Shalako Gordon
- TRAIN directed by Darius Clark Monroe
- TYPES IN STEREO directed by Gemal Woods
- URBAN LULLABY directed by Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez (World Premiere)
- YELLOW directed by Tony Murphy (World Premiere)
Screenplay Finalists:
- BAG LADIES written by Tai Nelson
- GRACEY written by Julian Breece
- JEAN OF THE JONESES written by Alison Meghie
- KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT written by Gemal Woods
- OSVALDO'S written by Randy Wilkins
About Urbanworld
The Urbanworld® Film Festival is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind. The five-day festival includes features, documentaries, short films, as well as panel discussions, live staged screenplay readings, the celebrated Actor's Spotlight, Actor's Boot Camps, and introducing Urbanworld® Digital, a 1-day Conference during the festival focused on Digital and Social media. Over the last thirteen years, Hollywood studios have consistently chosen Urbanworld® to premiere box office and award-winning hits. Urbanworld® has also become home to some of today's top brands who wish to reach key influencers and social media leaders across the African American and Latino landscape. The Urbanworld® Film Festival is an initiative of the Urbanworld® Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes dedicated to redefining the multicultural roles in contemporary cinema, television and online by implementing programs and initiatives that support the development of the urban content creation community. Gabrielle Glore serves as Executive Producer of the Urbanworld Film Festival, as well as ancillary Urbanworld Foundation endeavors. For this year's 2010 festival, BET Networks returns as the Presenting Sponsor. HBO continues support as the Founding Sponsor. Media Sponsors include Essence, Vibe, Uptown, BlackPlanet.com, TheUrbanDaily, KISS FM, HOT 97, and Jigsaw Global. Benefactor Sponsors include AMC Theatres, Directors Guild of America – New York, and urbanAdserve. The festival website is www.urbanworld.org.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
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THE HAGUE (AFP) - Dutch prosecutors are to probe a retired top justice official for allegedly raping two Turkish boys in the 1990s, amid denials there had been a cover-up in the languishing case.
"The court considers... that a criminal investigation is appropriate," the Den Bosch Appeals Court said on Tuesday of the allegations against former justice ministry secretary-general Joris Demmink.
"Until now other investigations have not yielded the desired clarity," the judges said as they reopened a case that had led to international accusations that the Dutch authorities were failing to investigate properly.
Mr Demmink, who was once regarded one of the country's most powerful civil servants, is being investigated over allegations that he raped two Turkish boys aged between 12 and 15 years old while on visits to Istanbul in the mid-1990s.
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ATLANTA, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The fastest growing technologies are related to the Internet. Michael D. Wilson is the Founding CEO and Executive Producer of Single Vision Media. His cable and Internet Programming network targets multi-ethnicity.
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Composer George Perle, who won a Pulitzer Prize for music in 1986, has died in New York at the age of 93, his wife says. Perle earned acclaim in the music world for an approach he tabbed 12-tone tonality that focused on using the 12 notes of the chromatic scale equally in comparison to more traditionally accepted seven-note scales, The New York Times reported Saturday. The famed composer explained in a 1985 interview how he fell in love with music the first time he heard composer Frederic Chopin's Etude in F Minor. It literally paralyzed me, said Perle, who died Friday of unspecified causes.
Hollywood celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will rent a Suffolk County, N.Y., estate while she films the movie Salt, a Faded Youth blog said. Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi confirmed his county would serve as a filming location for the upcoming espionage thriller, prompting Jolie and Pitt to rent a 48-acre waterfront estate on the Lloyd Neck peninsula, Newsday reported Saturday. The estate features eight bedrooms, indicating the couple will likely be bringing along their six children. The property, owned by LaVal Properties, also comes equipped with a barbershop, laundry, two helipads and three greenhouses.
Nearly 3,200 people have auditioned in Chicago for the gospel TV competition Sunday Best, the show's host says. Sunday Best host Kirk Franklin said the Hyatt Regency Chicago auditions Saturday gave contestants a chance to compete for an appearance on the Black Entertainment Television series that can help jump-start musical careers, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Sunday. Best hopefuls such as Sunya Lewis and Brittany McCleary said that was exactly what they hope to do. "I'm looking to share my voice with everyone,'' McCleary said at Saturday's auditions. I just want to spread love everywhere, Lewis, 47, told the Sun-Times. The Chicago competition for aspiring gospel singers marked the first round of auditions for the upcoming second season of Best, which is to debut March 8.
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Mexico plays Brazil even in World Cup
Goalkeeper Memo Ochoa has a career night to preserve 0-0 tie
"Of course it was worth the wait," Ochoa said. "I never doubted my ability."
Whether it was Herrera's instructions or merely the circumstances of the game, Mexico did not attack Brazil like he had promised or everyone expected. Instead it took a mature, cerebral approach: remaining compact and organized on defense, holding the ball and building an attack while not committing numbers forward with abandon.
That did two things. It limited the amount of time the Brazilians had the ball, and it frustrated them when they did.
"We were just patient," Mexico defender Miguel Layun said. "We kept moving the ball and didn't let them play."
Mexico created numerous chances of its own, forcing Julio Cesar to tip balls over the crossbar and sending several other long-range shots just inches high or wide. Possession was 53 to 47 percent, Brazil. Shots were 14-13, Brazil.
In other words: An even game.
Except, of course, in the murky world of perception and expectation and consternation.
The first question in the post-game news conference to Felipao (Big Phil), as Scolari is reverently addressed by journalists here, was about whether he relies too much on the magical feet of 22-year-old Neymar and might consider altering his tactics. The second was whether he's frustrated.
Felipao smiled and grunted: "In my opinion, it's my opinion and not yours, not the opinion of people who criticize us, and everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I think the team played 10 percent better than when we played Croatia (and won 3-1). We are getting better and better. I was pretty happy with what I saw on the field."
Will he entertain lineup changes?
Felipao: "Are you asking me if I trust my players? I've already told you 10 times that you in the press create all kinds of different thoughts. I like my team and I work with the lineup that I want. You can create your own teams in your mind and the players you would like to see on the field. But the problem is, you will not have an impact on what I think. This is my team."
And the dirty little secret is this: Mexico has always played Brazil tough. Over their last 14 meetings, El Tri has seven wins, four losses and now three ties. Scolari calls it "a pebble in our shoe." Herrera calls it "a big rock."
Sometimes it is Mexico's possession style, sometimes the counterattack, sometimes the organized defense. In the 2012 Olympic final, it was Oribe Peralta and his two goals. Tuesday, it was a goalkeeper with curly hair who plays for an anonymous French club (AC Ajaccio) on the island of Corsica.
"That's football, that's the World Cup," Brazil defender David Luiz said. "Big games, big players."
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Suit challenging Google's digital library dropped
A federal judge handed Google Inc. a victory in a long-running legal battle on Thursday, tossing out a lawsuit claiming the Internet giant was violating copyright laws by scanning books without permission to create the world's largest digital library.
The Authors Guild had sued Google in federal court in Manhattan 2005, claiming the Mountain View, Calif.-based company was not making "fair use" of copyright material by offering searchable snippets of works in its online library.
Google has scanned more than 20 million books, most of them out-of-print, for the project. It includes the collections of the New York Public Library, Library of Congress and several major universities.
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BOISE -- Ron Barker will lace up his running shoes on Saturday and do something he's done without fail for the past 37 years. He'll take his spot on the start line for the annual Race to Robie Creek.
The say distance running isn't a team sport, but for 67-year-old Barker and his twin brother Jim, the majority of these races have been spent side-by-side.
As far as anybody can tell, Ron and Jim have run the grueling half marathon together more than 20 times. That includes the very first Race to Robie Creek in 1975, where the brothers finished 4th and 5th.
Both were 27 or 28-years-old -- they don't remember exactly. What they do remember, is meeting Boise's Joel Weinberg, who's only missed three of the races.
That's where first ran into you, Ron jokes while the trio sits at the table in his Boise Bench home. It's the day before the 37th running of Robie Creek, and they're reminiscing. You were wearing a green T-shirt about 30 years ago. It looked like it had seen some wear, he laughs.
Combined, these superathletes have run over a thousand miles up Aldape Summit and down the other side. They're preparing to add another 39 miles to that tally on Saturday.
Along the way, Ron has finished second overall three times, and placed with top 7 nine times. He's also won the Idaho State Marathon in 1983, and took first in the Hidden Springs Duathlon last year.
Jim has finished the Race to Robie Creek in the top 20 twice, and has won awards for his age group. He's also won marathons in five states, competed in the full Ironman twice, and won the 1977 Pacific 50 miler ultra marathon.
Joel has been a lifelong road cyclist and backcountry skier who rarely misses a beat. He remembers running the 13 miles up 8th Street and across Aldape Summit long before there was an organized race.
I used to go after work every Friday, and run to Highway 21 and hitch-hike back, he explains.
However, for this trio of aging athletes, getting older while continuing to race was never meant to be easy.
Ron Barker was run over by an SUV while biking down Boise's Capitol Boulevard two years ago. Witnesses to the crash thought he was dead. He says it took him more than a year to heal from his injuries.
When you're actively engaged, accidents are a part of life, Ron says.
Similarly, Joel Weinberg broke his ribs and pelvis in a serious bike accident in California last year. It's taken him months to regain his stride.
This was a springtime goal to see if I could get through this year's Robie Creek, he confesses.
Jim, a Vietnam War veteran, has suffered a lifetime of running injuries, and currently jogs with collapsed arches and foam inserts to sooth his gnarled feet.
He jokes about leaving footprints unrecognizable as that of a human being.
More like the mascot of the University of Oregon, he tells me.
And now -- here's the part where you get some from free advice from these tough old guys. It's the kind of advice anyone should heed, even if you're not running your 37th Race to Robie Creek.
I think the only way to keep on moving, is to keep on moving, Joel Weinberg says. You got to keep on moving.
Ron and Jim Barker agree.
The 37th Running of the Race to Robie Creek begins at High Noon on Saturday.


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I was sleeping and felt my spirit roll out of my body, so I helped it, got out, and was floating just above my floor. I felt a really strong suction back towards my body so I held onto my table and managed to push myself away from my body. After that, I thought my door's room was quite solid but I managed to float through it so it felt like an astral projection.
However, I'm not sure if it was a dream because some things happened that didn't make sense. I went into my parents room and my dog was there, it growled.. and a cat was there (Never saw this cat before, I don't have a cat.) and the cat hissed at me. I also went into my sisters room and she was sleeping. Then I went downstairs (I think I was walking/half floating because I heard my foot steps.. thought this was weird cause I wasn't in my physical body ).
I didn't leave my house, it was dark. I thought of a location (my friends house) but I didn't travel there. Then I accidently thought of being back in my body, and I woke up immediately. However, it was morning and there was sunlight.. it wasn't dark like it was in the projection/dream?? And I asked my parents why the dog was growling but they told me there was no growls. No cat in the house either, and my sister also has been away from home for a few days.
My first thought was it was a projection that turned into a lucid dream or hovered between the two not sure. But I'm so glad I had my first proper astral experience. I've had lucid dreams before but I really want to project.
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George Washington once observed that "We should avoid ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burdens that we ourselves ought to bear." The fiscal facts contained in the Congressional Budget Office's long-term budget outlook, released last month, would leave the normally unflappable Washington appalled.
Just to set the stage: we have an accumulated federal budget debt approaching $15 trillion. That's staggering, but it is small compared to the additional $47 trillion in unfunded liabilities for benefit programs, notably social security and Medicare.
The respected and nonpartisan CBO presents two scenarios. The first, called "extended baseline", assumes that current law taxing and spending will continue. This assumes that Federal deficits (this year: $1.47 trillion, 9.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product) will drop down to around 2 percent of GDP by 2014, then rise steadily to over 4 percent in 2035.
For this to be remotely realistic, the Bush tax rate cuts of 2001 and 2003 will be allowed to expire at the end of this year, not just for "the rich", but for all taxpayers. The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) comes roaring back to plague upper middle-income taxpayers. Compensation of physicians providing Medicare services will be slashed 20 percent. The new ObamaCare Independent Payment Advisory Board will get tough on wasting Medicare dollars on sick people who are, in the government's view, well over the hill.
You say the American people will never let their Congress allow those bad things to happen? The CBO agrees, and thus presents an "alternative scenario" that is more politically realistic.
CBO's "alternative scenario" assumes that most of the Bush tax rate cuts will continue, taxpayer resistance will block ever more "soak the rich" schemes, the Medicare doctors and hospitals will get paid quite a bit more, and the outcry over Medicare "death panels" will block those expected savings.
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Gore challenges Wicker for U.S. Senate seat
Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo faces Democratic challenger Albert N. Gore Jr. of Starkville on Tuesday. Read about the two candidates in today's EAGLE. (November 2, 2012, Page 10A)
Lots of work these days for 'fact checkers'
They were once known as research assistants and were pretty much limited to the publishing business. Now, Editor Don Whitten writes, they're called "fact checkers" and they touch all parts of our lives, especially in an election year. (November 2, 2012, Page 4A)
Candidates must stand for something
Local columnist T.J. Ray cites the words of former presidents Grover Cleveland and John Adams in writing about candidates and how they must take a stance and then stand by that stance. (October 29, 2012, Page 4A)
Letters to the Editor
Jo Von Reed writes to thank participants and attendees of the Mr. GQ contest for their assistance to The Pantry, while Jan Hillegas offers readers information about the Green Party's candidates for president and vice president. (October 24, 2012, Page 4)
Mississippians and the voting booth
Editor Don Whitten writes about the voting habits of Mississippians, noting that voters in the Magnolia State turn out in a higher percentage than most of the country. (October 15, 2012, Page 4A)
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Albert Sperath writes to remind voters that they will not have to show an ID to vote in November, while Sue Russell writes to relate her story of roadside assistance that shows that Southern hospitality and helpfulness is alive and well. (October 8, 2012, Page 4A)
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Patti C. Harris writes about the different views the "right" and "left" have, and she takes a look at issues including Mormonism, Christianity, political correctness, et cetera. (October 1, 2012, Page 4A)
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Carolyn Ross writes to cite three recent examples of how President Obama's behavior belies his words. (September 27, 2012, Page 4)
Will 'undecided' voters keep an open mind?
Democrats and Republicans alike know there's a certain percentage of voters who've already made up their mind about who they'll vote for for president this fall. It's the "undecided" voters, which Editor Don Whitten takes a look at, who'll likely decide the election. (September 3, 2012, Page 4A)
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Italian Job: What's behind the Berlusconi/Tremonti feud?
- By Robert ZeligerRobert Zeliger is News Editor of Foreign Policy.
When your country is on the ropes amid widespread fears that the economy is headed in the same direction as Greece, it's probably not the wisest time to intensify a feud with your finance minister — the man many economists believe is the only thing standing between the Italian financial system and disaster. Yet that's exactly what the irascible Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is doing. On Friday, he called Giulio Tremonti "the only minister who is not a team player" and added "he thinks he's a genius and everyone else is stupid."
"I put up with him because I've known him for a long time and one has to accept the way he is," Berlusconi told the Italian paper La Repubblica (ironically, one of the few not owned by him).
There is widespread speculation that Tremonti could be forced out of office. He backs a tough fiscal line — largely unpopular with voters and other cabinet members — and last week, was able to push through a €47 billion austerity program that Parliament is debating this week. Berlusconi said he would fight to change the package before parliament passes it — which he derisively called, "Tremonti's plan." The prime minister wants to make it more attractive to the electorate rather than markets, he told La Repubblica.
But the possibility that Tremonti might be forced out is making rating agencies and markets nervous, analysts say.
Not that anyone argues that Tremonti isn't a bit of a pain in the rear. The former tax lawyer is reported to be uncompromising, aggressive, and hard to get along with — he has said of himself that he's the only advisor willing to say no to the prime minister. In the past, Tremonti been quick to threaten resignation when he doesn't get his way (and has actually resigned before, only to come back). He also plays politics, of a sort, leveraging support among economists and fiscal conservatives to get others to compromise. And he's certainly cultivated the image that he alone is the man who can save the economy — listen to him or face disaster. No wonder Berlusconi isn't a fan.
It also probably doesn't help that commentators keep referring to Tremonti as a potential successor to the prime minister, should his many scandals force him to resign.
But Tremonti now has a scandal of his own. The finance minister is under investigation for allegedly taking an apartment worth €8,000 per month for free from one of his closest allies in Parliament.
The controversy has been stoked by Berlusconi's media empire. "Tremonti's free flat," read the front page headline of Il Giornale. The paper also said Tremonti's position is weaker than it has been in years and called him a die-hard "socialist," who has repeatedly blocked Berlusconi's attempts to implement tax cuts.
What comes next depends largely on Parliament. Tremonti today said the austerity measure under debate will be passed by Friday. That would be a major coup for the finance minister — though his battle with Berlusconi won't go away. The prime minister is stuck between a scary economic outlook and an angered electorate. Continuing to attack Giulio Tremonti may be his most convenient escape for now — regardless of what it does to the economy.
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- This is among the first to address my concerns of my belly size and whether my baby is healthy. While I understand this article will not directly address my babies health, it does confirm that every women is different. I am 5 10' and I am constantly being told that I am too small. This article confirms that everyone is different. I workout for at least 30-40 mins a day. I thought my routine was negatively affecting my growth. Looking at these pictures confirms that I am perfectly fine & my doctor reassures me. Honestly it's a little stress having a baby especially when others comment about your progress and where they think you should be.
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The 2nd Annual MDG Awards Honoring Celebrities, World and Civic Leaders in New York City
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In her latest forays into the American scene, Joan Didion covers ground from Washington to Los Angeles, from a TV producer's gargantuan "manor" to the racial battlefields of New York's criminal courts. At each stop she uncovers the mythic narratives that elude other observers: Didion tells us about the fantasies the media construct around crime victims and presidential candidates; she gives us new interpretations of the stories of Nancy Reagan and Patty Hearst; she charts America's rollercoaster ride through evanescent booms and hard times that won't go away. A bracing amalgam of skepticism and sympathy, After Henry is further proof of Joan Didion's infallible radar for the true spirit of our age.
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From the article: First 5 Things to Do After Your Child Is Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy
If you're the parent of a child with cerebral palsy, chances are you've gotten quite an education since you first heard that diagnosis. What would you say today to parents who are just getting the news? Tell them about that book that explained everything, that website full of resources, that e-mail group you still lean on, that experience with your child that made you see things differently. Those of us who have been there have important gifts to give those who have not yet done that. Offer your words of wisdom and experience here.
Parents of kids with CP
- The following applies to kids with CP only. I have had CP since birth. When I speak to parents about kids with CP there is a common theme. Parents, doctors, teachers, family, etc often limit their child's potential. A child born with CP doesn't know they have limitations so why treat them like they do? Understanding the difference between "providing assistance" and treating them like "special needs" is a major obstacle. We have to be able to balance assistance vs growth potential. Set them up for independence if it is within their ability. I am always thankful, that despite CP, I am able to live an independent life thanks to my mom.
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Child first
- On your new path you will have miracle cures that will seem pretty & what you are looking for is a quick fix. Many will be expensive, take up a lot of time...not all things are bad BUT...think about it before you walk that path. Know that the more of these trials you do takes precious time away from your kids. Remember first and foremost they are still kids. They want to play, laugh, giggle, be silly. Not everything has to be work. Enjoy the finer moments. Cherish the quiet moments, when all seems to be going well, don't live every moment waiting for the other shoe to drop. Enjoy your child. Breath! Seems simple but you need to remember to do that. Regroup, take time for yourself (doesn't have to be long time...can change your whole outlook of things). Ask for help! You don't have to do it alone. One day everyone is there...you don't ask for help....one day you wake up and everyone is gone...ASK for help!
- —Guest Lalalalamom
Children with CP
- It is indeed difficult to hear your child has a disability; I still struggle with it everyday. I am past the guilt stage; I am proactive in my child's education every step of the way. Any human being would certainly feel loss for their child's future but you have to learn to accept reality and help your child in becoming an productive citizens. It is a lot of work and sometime I am just so exhausted, but at the end of the day, I wouldn't trade any of it!! My child is who my child is and the disability end of it gives me so much purpose in life, a renewed energy, and a whole new outlook on life. Yes, I wonder why my child at times, but then I remember all the great things my baby does to make me smile and keep going day to day. I no longer take anything for granted or that it is a given. When I feel like I want to give up or give in, I look at my baby and I instantly snap out of it cause if I give up, I give up on my child also. The greatest reward? Success won through a challenge!!
- —Guest lele
Celebrate your child
- I understand the loss one feels upon hearing a diagnosis. CP is not the end of the world. Your child is still the same child you had before you heard a diagnosis. As for a law suit, if you feel that will help you heal then have at it, but do not forget that one day your child will hear and understand all of that "disappointed" energy.
- —Guest Reno Mom
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- My son was diagnosed with cp when he was 2 . He was born at 28 weeks . He is now 5 and wears splints and uses a walker . He attends a main stream school and he is such a loving little boy who makes me smile every day. All I can say to new perents is take every day by day and it may seem hard but always smile cause that child only has you for his world and that's what you are. Their world.
- —Guest Sam
Not all are the Dr's fault
- My Doctor did EVERYTHING right. Healthy pregnancy, no complications, easy delivery. My daughers brain did not develop right from the moment of conception. Just remember, you love your kids individually, the goals in each life will be different. The struggles will be hard, but knowing you are giving the best life to your child is well worth it.
- —Guest Lofgren
Newly Diagnosed Child
- I would strongly suggest obtaining an attorney - it could be a birth injury. Cerebral palsy, abbreviated as CP, is an injury to the brain. The injury is usually because of a lack of oxygen to the brain for an amount of time, usually caused by constricted blood flow from the mother to the baby. Cerebral palsy as a result of negligence ends up becoming a rather dramatic and drastic type of a negligent act.
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What causes schwannomatosis?
In some families, more than one person has been diagnosed with schwannomatosis. This is referred to as a familial case of schwannomatosis. In some families, only one person has been diagnosed with schwannomatosis. This is referred to as a sporadic case of schwannomatosis. Some people have features of schwannomatosis that are limited to only one part of their body. This is called mosaic schwannomatosis (also called segmental schwannomatosis).
A gene called INI1 (also called SMARCB2) is often found to be the cause of familial schwannomatosis. Sporadic and mosaic schwannomatosis can also be caused by the INI1 gene. However, for many people with sporadic or mosaic schwannomatosis, the INI1 gene is not the cause of their condition. As yet, there have been no other genes found to cause schwannomatosis.
Can schwannomatosis be passed on in families?
Since the genetics of schwannomatosis are not clearly understood right now, it can be difficult in some families to determine who might be at risk of developing symptoms of this condition.
Is genetic testing for schwannomatosis available?
Genetic testing for the INI1 gene is available and can be coordinated for families in which testing would be appropriate. For people with mosaic schwannomatosis, genetic testing can be more complicated than for people who do not have a mosaic form of this condition. It is a good idea for anyone with questions about genetic testing and the possible risk of developing schwannomatosis to meet with a genetic counselor to learn more about their individual case.
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A few things:
1. You're not alone in "beginning difficulties." Everyone is different and for some folks it will come easier than for others. But my first racquet too me about 4 hours over the course of 2 days! I used an old cheapy that I didn't care about to practice on. I learned a lot! These days, I can get through a racquet in under 30 minutes, and for certain racquets/strings, I can do about 20 min.
2. Blocked grommets can indeed be tricky. I suggest searching on the forums here, as there are a number of technique that can help mitigate the difficulties.
3. You wasted a little money, yes, but I would argue that saying you wasted your time isn't the right way to look at it. Yes, it's frustrating, but like with virtually any craft, you don't get good at it by just doing it once. You have to put in the work (the investment) first, before you get a return on that investment. In this case, part of the investment is learning how to string well, and a part of that process is messing up. You didn't waste time, you learned what didn't work. You will get better, IF you have the patience and determination to see it through. You won't become an expert overnight, but each time you do it, you will learn more about how you can improve and make it easier on yourself the next time.
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More urgent. More crowded. More expensive. Also, more flexible and accessible to millions.
That, in a nutshell, is how higher education has changed around the world in the wake of the global financial crisis that struck five years ago, and the Great Recession that followed.
Here's how it happened: Increasing financial pressures to get more people through higher education more efficiently opened the door to new technologies. Those technologies, in turn, have begun "unbundling" individual classes and degrees from traditional institutions - much in the same way iTunes has unbundled songs from whole albums and the Internet is increasingly unbundling television shows and networks from bulky cable packages.
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-Certificates. Austerity by European governments and U.S. states hammered the budgets of public universities, leaving students to foot more of the bill. Many have responded by seeking faster and more affordable options, targeted to deliver immediate jobs. Certificates - bite-sized credentials typically in narrow, occupational fields - don't count as formal degrees, but they're cheaper and can produce a substantial salary boost. Their popularity has exploded in the United States - about 11 percent of American workers now have them, up from 2 percent in 1980. And while data is spotty, Anthony Carnevale of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce in Washington, D.C., says their equivalents are growing elsewhere in the developed world, and possibly in developing countries as well, where the inaccessibility of four-year degree programs is even more pressing.
-Competency-based learning. Until now, the main currency of academia has been the "credit hour" - if you spend a certain amount of time in the classroom and pass the course, you earn credit. That may be changing with a broad-based move toward giving students credit for what they can demonstrate they know, regardless of how much time they spend in class. Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Education signaled to colleges they can get approval to collect federal aid dollars for competency-based programs, and such programs are starting to emerge. These options could save students time and money. As technology makes self-directed learning more available in the rest of the world, other countries will be pressed to consider similar moves.
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how long does it take suboxone to get out of my system to where i can take the pain meds and they work. i know if i take the pains meds now, they wont alleviate the pain. i was in a car wreck today and fractured both ankles. i've been taking suboxone 8mg/day for a month. just need to know when it'd be safe to take the pain meds, when the suboxone would be out of my system, so i can get pain relief. any help? thanks.
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22 Sep 2006
I was wondering the same thing. Im on a pain management program and was prescribed suboxone to get me by until my doc got back from vacation. Took my last sub about 6 hours ago... how long before Perc/vic will be effective again. Thanks in advance for any help.
P.S. If you are trying to get off pain killers: Suboxone is Amazing at relieving the withdrawl symptoms. A true life saver (at least that's my experience)
25 Sep 2006
Are you wanting to take a narcotic perscription?
Try taking an OTC medication.. Such as motrin, Tylenol, Ect.. Narcotics aren't the only thing that works to relieve pain.. I used to have my mind set on Vicodin being the only pill that would help with my headaches, Untill I got addicted. Sure learned my lesson.. I'm clean now, But, Be careful. Once you take one pill, One pill of anything.. There's the chance of becoming an addict, Strange, isn't it?
26 Sep 2006
I advice you to not go on methadone.. And i'll tell you why.
I am on methadone, Well right now i'm detoxing from it (My choice, I'm sick of taking it) And it's SO MUCH HARDER detoxing from than Vicodin, Than any opiate.. So before you get on methadone.. Please, Think about what will happen when you want to get off the methadone.. It's more addicting than vicodin, I'm sure.
26 Sep 2006
thank u for the advice... i was once on a methadone clinic for 3 months and have detoxed with methdone 3-4 times but im planning on just taking it for about a week or so and then jump to suboxone or just stop alltoghether but i must ask who reccomended u to go on methadone for vicodin... i could see oxycotin or heroin but for vics or percs i wouldnt bother takin methadone for more than a couple of days
17 Nov 2007
Isn't it really dangerous to mix both vicodin and suboxone? Doesn't it say that if you do it could cause death? Or is that only if you take a sub and then turn around and take more vicodin? I'm so confused about this. I am also wondering about stopping the sub for now, since it's so expensive and take the vic for a while while we're on our trip next week for Thanksgiving.
17 Nov 2007
Let me say that i dont know your story so if you are taking subs for fun then stop reading.
If you are taking the subs to WD from a narcotic habit then please dont stop for your VACATION. How long have you been on the subs?? Are you willing to start back at square one someday in the future? I know that the meds are costly, but your worth it! Stick with it and one day you will be drug free. All roads lead to HERE. Some have a longer scenic route and some cut straight there... which one are you on? I do wish you luck... stay strong.
PS i say all of this because i too have been where you are... i do care...
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