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The Knight Foundation announced the winners of its annual Knight Arts Challenge Monday. The foundation handed out more than $2 million in grant money.
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, Miami Book Fair International and Palm Beach Opera were among the 49 top entries to receive grant funds from the contest. Winners represented a blend of art and technology, with projects including film, music, stage and much more.
Miami playwright Teo Castellanos won the coveted People's Choice Award, besting four other emerging organizations in a text-to-vote campaign. The award means an additional $20,000 for Castellanos, who plans to bring Miami stories to the stage.
"Teo is a great example of the smaller artistic organizations that are inspiring and engaging South Florida," says Dennis Scholl, vice president for arts at Knight. "No matter where you go in this community, Knight Foundation wants you to have an encounter with art. Projects like [Teo's] help make that possible."
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I have been using the Graphview library, and its working great for my simple graphs. But there isnt really much information on this library, and i was wondering how i can remove a series.
I am refreshing the data from at spinner but they just add a new line at the graph, so i gotta clear it first.
I did search a lot, and try a lot, but found nothing.
Preferably i would like a clear all series function, so i dont have to put the series into variables.
The only information i could find about the library is here http://www.jjoe64.com/2011/07/chart-and-graph-library-for-android.html
I know that this code will make the function, but is it possible to add it to a packed library, and how?
public boolean removeSeries(GraphViewSeries series) {
boolean result;
result = false;
if (graphSeries.contains(series)) {
result = true;
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Paula Deen dishes on diet, diabetes -- and her new dress size
Food Network host known for her outrageously caloric concoctions explains how she's losing weight and why exercise isn't 'addictive' for her just yet.
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SOUTHERN COMFORT: Image of Paula Deen taken as part of a public relations campaign for the nonprofit group Civitan. (Photo: WorkerBee/Wikimedia Commons)
It wasn't much of a surprise when the woman who brought us Creamy Hash Brown Casserole, Deep Fried Lasagna and Twinkie Pie announced that she had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes — but now the queen of comfort calories has sloughed off an impressive 30 pounds in six months.
How did she do it?
Since January, Paula Deen, the 5-foot-6 Food Network host whose signature dishes rely on butter, cheese and a deep-fat fryer, has gone from a size 18 to a 10. "The architecture of my plate has changed," Deen told People magazine, "I double up on greens — whether it's salad or vegetables — and my carbs are just a spoonful."
She has swapped her beloved potatoes and bread for broccoli, sweet potatoes and fruit. Skipped breakfasts are now filled with smoothies, and desserts like the Ultimate Fantasy Deep-Fried Cheesecake have been forsaken for "a bowl of sugar-free ice cream with strawberries and blueberries on top."
Deen also notes that adding exercise to her daily routine has been another component of her weight loss success, although she has not grown fond of her daily 30-minute walk. "I heard that exercise is addictive," she told People. "So far, it's not like cigarettes." And for the record, she still smokes; but indicates that quitting will be next on the horizon.
You can see the newly slim Deen on the cover of People magazine. Come to think of it, she looks really slim there, doesn't she? Compared to the average 5'6" woman who wears size 10, the photo makes her downright svelte.
Regardless, Deen plans to lose another 15 pounds, and we're guessing that means the Lady's Brunch Burger — a burger with bacon and a buttery fried egg nestled between two glazed donuts — is a thing of the past.
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26.10.06 - Ray Hatton, father and manager of the fighting Hatton brothers, Ricky and Matthew, was shocked last Friday when his younger son was disqualified from a British Welterweight title eliminator against Alan Bosworth with just two minutes remaining at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, England. Referee Howard Foster took two points from Matthew Hatton for low blows in the ninth round and then disqualified the 26 year old Manchester welterweight in the tenth and final frame..
In the days following the disqualification, the elder Hatton has gained some perspective on the loss but still questions whether the youngest of the fighting Hattons should have been tossed from the contest. "Matthew did do a few things that he shouldn't have," admitted Ray, "Alan Bosworth was doing a few things he shouldn't have as well but when it's all said and done, it's boxing, isn't it? I think my son Ricky summed it up by saying that when he fought Kostya Tszyu, both he and Kostya would have been thrown out after five rounds if their fight was refereed like Matthew's bout with Bosworth was."
Contrary to published reports, the Hattons aren't planning to file a protest over the decision. "This is just something that Matthew wants to forget really, he's just building up his career and it's one of those things that will make him stronger," said Ray. "He'll probably look at his performance and see things that he should have done, things that he shouldn't have done and hopefully he'll have learned from it. It's not the end of the world and he's still got a lot of improving to do."
The fact that Hatton was two minutes away from winning the mandatory challenger position for the British Welterweight title does make this disqualification a bitter pill to swallow for the family patriarch but Ray Hatton remains optimistic for the future prospects of his youngest son. "As it stays right now, Matthew isn't going any further down the British rankings but he's not going any further up, either," said Hatton. "Even though Matthew is 26, he's not had a lot of experience, I think just over 50 fights in total as both an amateur and a pro, which isn't a lot, so this experience will do him no harm.
"We're just going to keep him busy and we're looking forward to him fighting in America in January on Ricky's card against Juan Urango. Matthew can fight in Sheffield again in November to keep the momentum going because he's learning all the time. With the two fights coming up, he's not going to have much rest but that's the only way for him to carry on learning.
"Matthew was looking like he was on the verge of knocking Bosworth out in the last round and is very, very disappointed about the disqualification; he didn't have a mark on his face while Bosworth was really busted up with a cut eye and bruised all over. He'll learn from this; when you get told to cool it a couple of times, you have to calm down. Matthew needs to make sure that he realizes it doesn't matter what the other fellow is doing, he needs to make sure that he doesn't do anything that's going to antagonize anyone. He's got to look at this as another part of his education."
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Happy Friday, my lovely ladies!
I've got TWO more mascaras to give away. TWO lucky ladies any where in the world will have the opportunity to score tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara.
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Happy Friday, my lovely ladies!
I've got TWO more mascaras to give away. TWO lucky ladies any where in the world will have the opportunity to score tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara.
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Round 4 of the Mascara-A-Day giveaway and I'm giving away one of my absolute favorites. 2 ladies will have a chance to win this one!
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It's a great time at Clumps of Mascara, y'all. With celebrating 3 years in June, expanding my readership and blogging from a new platform (WordPress, holla!), I've been super excited with what Clumps of Mascara represents. In addition to being a blog that features and supports others ladies, gives you silly (but informative) product reviews and attempts to let brown girls know how beautiful they are, we are also the largest mascara review archive on the net. Yeahhhh boi!
Last week made the 100th mascara review and you know what that means…
Giveaways, of course! Be sure to check the rules as some will only last for a few hours. Others are for Facebook or Twitter users only. And some are just for Clumps of Mascara subscribers.
Last week I reviewed Rimmel's Lash Accelerator. Which I absolutely LOVED! I am still rockin' it as we speak. 5 lucky Clumps of Mascara readers will get a chance to snag this mascara. Hit the jump to get the deets on how to win.
Some little girls want to be ballerinas when they grow up. Others CEO's, veterinarians, award winner authors, scientists and fashion designers. And some…mascara reviewers. Granted I wasn't a 7-year old desiring to review 100 mascaras but alas, here I am. Debuting Clumps of Mascara's 100th mascara review.
I'll save my Oprah-like speech for the week-long celebration (with giveaways galore). In the meantime…check this kid out:
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And as far as coats….2 should suffice with this kid. More will send you straight to Clumps City.
Okay, I'll be honest…I've never been an enormous fan of higher priced mascaras. Or higher priced cosmetics, for that matter. Sure I'll spend my life savings on skin care products (I jest…kinda), but spending a ton of money on items that need to be thrown away, like mascaras, have never been my style.
Very unpleasant. It is also pretty smudge-y. Meaning if you drop a tear, splash some water near your eyes or sweat a bit, the mascara is coming right off. More so than other non-waterproof mascaras. I'd deal with the all of the flaws if the mascara gave me enough volume. But it doesn't. Not at all.


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套件: gnujump-data (1.0.6-2) [universe]
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下載原始碼套件 gnujump:
Please consider filing a bug or asking a question via Launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly.
Original Maintainers (usually from Debian):
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platform game where you have to jump up to survive - data files
The goal in this game is to jump to the next floor so you don't fall down. As you go higher in the falling tower the floors will fall faster. Try to survive longer than anyone, or, in single player mode, try to get as high as you can.
At the moment, the game is called sdljump (and it will appear as such in the menu), but the package name has changed following an upstream rename. The new version of the game will be called gnujump as well.
The game is a clone of xjump, and provides all its features, plus some more:
* Multiplayer mode (up to four players, not networked) * Smooth graphics possible (but xjump style as well) * Different themes are available * Can use OpenGL for rendering * Music and sound effects * Recording (and replaying) of games
This package provides the data files for the game.
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1955 R. c. VANDERBECK Filed Nov. 1, 1965' A lil'lwm a INVENTOR. c. VANDEREACK protection for the user. sterile'and protection must be provided for the user when United States Patent '0 3,294,231 DENTAL NEEDLESHIELD Russell C. Vanderbeck, Saddle River, NJ., assignor to -Becton Dickinson and Company, EastRutherford, N.J.,
a corporation of New Jersey Filed Nov.1, 1965, Ser. No. 505,889 1 Claim. (Cl. 20663.2)
This invention relates to a cap assembly for covering one end of a hypodermic' need'le or cannula; particularly one end-of a double ended needle such asa dental cannula. More particularly, the invention relates to a cap which is mounted upon a cannula hub by a straight axial force imparted thereto yet is removed *by unthreading the cap from the hub.
Packages containing medical apparatus, such as contemplated herein, aregenerally sealed so as to keep the contents in a sterile condition prior to use and to provide The needles must also remain the needle is removed from its envelope before being mounted upon the ampule stopper of a hypodermic syringe for subsequent use. To provide for protection and maintain sterility, it is contemplated'to encase the cannula by a suitable cap structure.
-It is therefore-an objectof this invention to provide a cap that may be easily mountedupon the supporting hub such as a dental needle and which cap is. removably mounted on a rigid supporting hub portion of a cannula. The cap is formed of a relatively yielding material and provided with a plu'rality'of longitudinally extending and circumferentially spaced external ribs that are adapted to interact with an internal threaded surface'formed on the hub to provide a relatively-tight fitwhen the parts-are assembled, said cap being received on the hub by means of a straight axial force imparted thereto which results in threads being impressed in the ribs when the parts are tightly engaged with each other whereby the cap is removed by unthreading one part from the other.
In the accompanying drawings which both illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention and form a part of this application,
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a packaged double ended cannula or dental needle assembly with the improved cap in surrounding relation to one puncture end of the rigidly mounted cannula;
FIGURE 2 is an exploded view partially in cross-section of the cannula, its supporting hub and cap;
FIGURE 3 is an end view of the cap as seen in FIG. 2 and showing a plurality of upstanding interference ribs;
FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIG. 2 with the cap and hub in assembled relation; and
FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary, longitudinal sectional view of the open end of the cap after removal from the hub, showing a set of threads tapped in the ribs.
Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 generally shows a sealed package and its contents all denoted by the numeral 10. The contents comprise a dental needle hub 12 which immovably supports a cannula 14 at a point between its ends, a shield or sheath 16 encircling the long body piercing portion of the cannula, and a cap 18 covering available. "be formed. by a. molding or equivalent process and may a be .formed so as to provide a central opening extending theishorter'cannula end which-is vadapted to pierce the stopper of 1a hypodermic ampule. -As is well known in the. art, the needle assembly issterilized before or after packaging ;by, .as for-example, ethylene oxide and the assembly will'retain such sterility for a. reasonable time *While within the. package.
The hub 12 which is shown to best advantage in FIGS. 2 and 4.is.generally cylindrical in shape and formed from one of the relatively hard, rigid non-yieldable plastic materials such as polystyrene, a high molecular weight polypropylene, etc., or metal, all of which are commercially The hub is of unitary constructionand' may therethrough forreceipt of the cannula 14. As is noted in. FIG. 2, the central opening is formed with cavities 20 which may be filled with an epoxy resin to essentially .weld.the cannula to the hub and fixedly secure the cannula in the desired position. Obviously, one skilled in .the art will contemplate additional methods for fixedly securinga metal cannula to a plastic or metal hub, the
" method discussed being merely exemplary.
' Thehub is formed with an annular sleeve portion 22 that extends in one, longitudinal direction and a circular neck. portion'24 extending in the other longitudinal direction and having azneedle receiving opening extending .therethrou'gh. Thexneck has ,an outer diameter which is i substantiallyequal to the inner diameter of the sleeve and each constitutes approximately one half of the hubs total :length.
Threads 26, are formed on theinner cylindrical wall of .the sleeve with the threads extending from a point near the'open end to approximately the bottom of the sleeve.
Since thehub is of a rigid non-yielding material, the thread will retain its shape and act as a self-tap to positively receiveand hold the cap 18, as will-bebrought outbelow.
'A plurality of longitudinally extending ribs 28 are formed-on the outer portion of the neck 24. It is preferred to providejthe neck with three or four ribs that are circumferentially. spaced to allow foraxial receival of Therefore, with the sheath the sheath to precludeysubstantially all-'rotaryzmovement between the parts when assembled, with the ribs, further, creating a good frictional hold between the parts.
As shown in FIG. 1 the sheath 16 carries a plurality of longitudinal corrugations 30 which may be gripped in a positive manner so that the sheath may function as a wrench in the manner hereinafter indicated.
As generally brought out above, a cap 18 is provided to encase the short cannula portion prior to aflixing the hub and cannula to the ampule of a hypodermic syringe. As is apparent, both the sheath and the cap not only provide extra protection for the needle and the user before, during and after use of the cannula, by encasing the exposed puncture points, they also keep the cannula in its sten'le condition during the interval between its removal from the package and use.
The cap 18 is generally in the form of a hollow truncated cone terminating adjacent the open end in a collar 32 from which extends a sleeve portion 34. The sleeve is generally cylindrical in shape and is relatively thin in cross-section. Further, the shield is formed of a relatively softer and less rigid plastic which is more flexible and yielding than the relatively hard and rigid hub. The cap, for example, may be formed of polyethylene which possesses these qualities.
A plurality of raised ribs 36, as best seen in FIG. 3, are formed on the exterior cylindrical surface of the sleeve, and which ribs extend the longitudinal length of the sleeve.
While any greater number of ribs may be provided, sufficient interaction between the ribs 36 and threads 26 is developed by having three ribs which are angularly spaced around the peripheral surface of the sleeve.
To provide a protective assembly which may be handled Without the exposure of the sharp cannula points the shield 16 is axially placed upon the neck portion 24 of hub 12 so that the respective ribs reside in the respective grooves on each part. inner diameter of the shield) are chosen so that a relatively tight fit is provided therebetween and the parts are assembled by an axial force. Thereafter, the cap 18 is mounted on the hub and it should be noted that these parts are also connected by the application of a straight axial force to the cap until a tight interference fit is obtained between the threads and ribs. The parts will be, thereafter, firmly held in assembled association by interference between the ribs and the internal hub thread 26. The unit is therefore in unitary form and the fit between the respective parts is such that they will not jar loose during normal handling. Further, the unit may be distributed within a sterile package and the relatively tight fit of the parts will maintain them in position.
To use the device it is to be noted that the cap 18 is first removed from the hub by a relative rotary unthreading movement between the parts since an axial force imparted to the cap will cause the hub to release from shield 16, leaving the hub and cap connected. This occurs due The diameters (outer diameter of the hub and to fact that the cap is more positively secured to the hub than is the shield. The tight fit is provided due to the resilience of the sleeve 34 which, after yielding inwardly during assembly on the hub, tends to return to its initial cylindrical configuration with the ribs 36 substantially conforming, in a complementary fashion, to the configuration of the threads 26. Such is shown in FIG. 4.
In FIG. 5 it is seen that the relatively hard threaded portion 26 has essentially tapped a thread in the relatively softer ribs 36 as the cap is threadedly removed from the hub. The tapped thread is shown at 38.
To mount the hub and cannula 011 the syringe, the cap 18 is removed, as discussed above, and the short portion of the cannula forced through the easily pierceable stopper of the ampule. The shield 16, which is still in place, may be used as a wrench, since relative movement between the shield and hub is prevented by the interacting ribs, and the hub may be threaded on the ampule that is suitably provided with a complementary thread. Once the union is accomplished, the shield 16 is removed and a medical injection may be made.
From the foregoing it is obvious that a unique dental needle cap is provided and which accomplishes the here inbefore stated objects. The cap is simple in construction yet operates to create a relatively firm fit on the dental hub when in surrounding relation of the cannula and is removable by unscrewing it from the hub.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to a preferred embodiment there of, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
Having described the invention what is claimed is:
A sterile disposable needle assembly adapted for use with a hypodermic syringe comprising a substantially rigid hub element having a longitudinal opening therethrough and including an annular skirt portion and a neck portion integral therewith and extending in opposite longitudinal directions, said neck portion carrying a plurality of longitudinal extending and circumferentially spaced ribs, said annular portion carrying an internal relatively rigid thread, a cannula rigidly and sealingly received within said longitudinal opening of said hub whereby the ends of the cannula extend outwardly of said annular skirt and neck portions, a sheath member received on said neck in surrounding relation to one of said cannula ends and frictionally retained by said neck ribs, a yieldable cap adapted to be received within said annular portion in surrounding relation to said other cannula end, and means on said cap for mounting the latter to said annular portion comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending and circumferentially spaced ribs of less rigidity than the thread formed on the annular skirt portion whereby said cap is received on said hub by a straight axial force causing the open end to yield inwardly thereafter returning to its original shape to be retained by the interaction of said ribs and thread in assembled position for removal by an unthreading force.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,058,297 10/ 1936 Carvalho 215-44 2,597,830 5/1952 Webb 215-44 2,991,136 7/1961 Eichmann 21543 LOUIS G. MANCENE, Primary Examiner.
THERON E. CONDON, Examiner.
J. M. CASKIE, Assistant Examiner.
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Afp --> alpha-fetoprotein
(Science: protein tumour marker) a protein substance that is normally produced by the liver cells.
It is one of the first alpha-globulins to appear in mammalian sera during development of the embryo and the dominant serum proteins in early embryonic life. They reappear in the adult serum during certain pathologic states.
measurement of the alpha-fetoprotein level in the bloodstream has been used as a early detection test for some forms of cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). Alpha-fetoprotein can also be an important marker in the fluid obtained by amniocentesis for the prenatal diagnosis of anencephaly and other open neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
Elevated in: wrong dates for a pregnancy, multiple gestation, midline closure (neural-tube) defects, encephalocele, anencephaly, liver tumours, hepatoblastoma, haemangioendothelioma (occasionally, mild), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, hepatoma). The level produced by liver tumours (hepatomas), germ Cell tumours (teratocarcinoma and embryonal cell carcinomas) permits the monitoring of response to treatment of these tumours.
Decreased in: wrong dates fo 471 r a pregnancy, chromosome abnormality (including down syndrome)
Acronym: afp
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i'm in northern AL (a few miles from the TN state line). My dd is 3 1/2 and nursing is still a big part of her life. Her oldest brother just recently weaned at 7yrs 4 mos, and the 2nd brother is 6yrs and hasn't asked to nurse in over a week(wonder if he'll notice).
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Texas A&M wins NCAA golf title
Bronson Burgoon of Texas A&M beat Arkansas' Andrew Landry Saturday to give the Aggies their first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.
Andrea Pavan beat David Lingmerth 7 & 6 and John Hurley beat Ethan Tracy 6 & 4 to get the first two points for Texas A&M. Arkansas then had a 3 & 1 victory by Jason Cuthbertson over Matt Van Zandt and a 3 & 2 win by Jamie Marshall over Texas A&M's Conrad Shindler.
That left the final match to determine the title. Burgoon had a 4-up lead with five holes to play, but Landry won the next four holes with pars to square the match with one hold to play.
Burgoon was conceded birdie after a close approach shot at the last hole to enable Texas A&M walked to post a 3-2 victory.
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Derek Milroy took 28 jumps to hop around a sandbox on his pogo stick[]. The sandbox was 12 feet by 12 feet in size.
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FDNA will unveil Face2Gene™, a mobile app for research and investigation of genetic syndromes, using facial photos.
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FDNA® (http://www.fdna.com) – a pioneer in computer-aided dysmorphology analysis is scheduled to exhibit at the 2014 ACMG meeting, booth #915 in Nashville, Tennessee. The company will present its proprietary technology in a scheduled theater presentation and unveil Face2Gene, the first available search and reference mobile application, powered by this premier technology. FDNA's technology facilitates detection of facial dysmorphic features and recognizable patterns of human malformations, while accessing comprehensive and up-to-date genetic references. Face2Gene will aid and empower medical professionals in accelerating and increasing confidence in the research and investigation of genetic syndromes.
"FDNA's game-changing technology introduces an objective computer-aided dimension to the "art of dysmorphology," transforming the analysis into an evidence-based science." Dr. Michael R. Hayden, CM, OBC, FRSC – Chairman of FDNA's Scientific Advisory Board & Steering Committee and Editor in Chief of Clinical Genetics.
FDNA will present its cutting edge technology and solution during a theatre presentation titled "Incorporating Computer Aided Facial Analysis into Clinical Practice, FDNA – Accessible Genetics" on Friday March 28, 2014. Speakers will include Dr. Lynne M. Bird, MD, FACMG from the University of California in San Diego; Prof. Lior Wolf, PhD, Chief Scientific Advisor & Co-founder of FDNA and Mr. Dekel Gelbman, FDNA's CEO.
"We are excited to showcase our technology at this prestigious venue. After years of developing and validating this innovative technology with the help of our trusted partners, it is only natural that we would give something back and make our solutions available for free to the entire genetic community," said Mr. Dekel Gelbman, FDNA's Chief Executive Officer.
About FDNA
FDNA's mission is to save lives and improve the quality of life of patients with rare or difficult-to-diagnose genetic syndromes. FDNA has developed the proprietary Facial Dysmorphology Novel Analysis technology. This cutting-edge technology facilitates comprehensive analyses of dysmorphic features and recognizable patterns of human malformations from facial photos.
Using advanced learning algorithms, the technology improves over time, referencing comprehensive phenotype databases in real-time.
Using the power of cloud-computing and a HIPAA compliant community platform, FDNA brings this innovation to mobile devices. FDNA's solutions aid and empower in accelerating and increasing confidence in the research and investigation of genetic syndromes while leveraging the ever-increasing amounts of data in human genetics and dysmorphology.
Face2Gene is a search and reference tool provided for informational purposes and not intended to replace the clinician's judgment or experience, nor should it be used to diagnose or treat medical conditions.
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Many teams in week 17 have their playoff spot locked up, while other teams don't have a shot of making the NFL post season and they are looking forward to a vacation. For the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys, they only have one option.
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That option is to focus on the game this Sunday.
When the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants take the field for Sunday night football, the winner will win the NFC East and head to the playoffs, while the loser heads home for the season. That makes the Sunday night game the start of the playoffs.
The NFL week 17 betting odds for this game opened with the Giants as three point favorites. The line has stayed the same with some slight movement on the juice (move to -115) as 69 percent of the betting public is on the Giants.
For Dallas it is pretty clear that Tony Romo will play in this game despite hurting his hand a week ago. It will take more than that to keep him off the field. Giants wide receivers Mario Manningham (knee) and Hakeem Nicks (hamstring) and running back Ahmad Bradshaw (foot) were listed as probable. The Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, is questionable for this game, but let's face it they are all going to play if they can.
The Cowboys had the Giants beaten the last time these two teams met, but fell short and let the Giants make one of the best comebacks of the year. That loss still hangs heavy over the Cowboys team as it may be the difference in going to the playoffs or staying home.
When it comes to games like this, taking the points is the smartest way to go. Both teams will go all out to win this game and with two evenly matched teams this could stay very close. Romo can take advantage of the suspect Giants secondary if the offensive line can protect him.
The sports betting trends favor the Cowboys. The underdog is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings and the road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings. The Giants are 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a home favorite of 0.5-3.0 and will struggle to cover this number.
The Cowboys are in apposition to pull off the upset and could send the Giants packing on Sunday night.
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Puerto Rico and Los Cabos offer a study of contrasts that extends well beyond their 'east vs. west' geography.
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Farmers Cutting 'Quality' Wheat Crop
By CHRIS KICK
By CHRIS KICK
Staff Writer
WOOSTER — Most of the area's wheat crop appears to be harvested, and some area farmers have already baled straw from the remaining stubble and planted a follow-up crop, such as soybeans or alfalfa.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that 99 percent of Ohio's winter wheat crop was ripe, identical to last year. Forty-three percent of the winter wheat was harvested last week, compared to 94 percent this time last year.
But mostly-sunny weather the past week has helped local farmers catch up on the harvest.
Will Spreng, an agronomist and field consultant for Loudonville Farmer's Equity, which serves farmers in Wayne, Holmes and Ashland Counties, figured about 75 percent of the local wheat crop had been harvested as of Thursday.
As of Thursday, Spreng figured the mill had received about 50,000 bushels of wheat. He said the quality was mostly good, with moisture percentages between 13-18 percent.
If the moisture is too high, and if the wheat is stored in a metal wagon for too long, the potential for mold is increased, he said. Spreng said if wheat must be stored for long periods of time it should be well aired, by transporting it from one wagon to another, or in some other way causing aeration.
"It doesn't take long for it to heat up in a wagon," said Mark Trenchard, a grain merchandiser for Town & Country Co-Op.
Trenchard figured Town & Country's Smithville location had received about 800,000 bushels of wheat as of mid-last week. He said the mill will probably take in more wheat this year than last year, but was unsure how much more.
This year's Ohio wheat crop was forecasted to be 67 bushels per acre, an increase of 4 bushels over last year.
Most area markets are buying wheat for more than $6 a bushel, among the highest prices in at least the last 40 years. But with the cost of growing wheat on the rise, the margin of profit may not be as high as anticipated.
"We're not gaining anything over the last 40 years," said Clayton Arnholt, who grows wheat south of Wooster.
Arnholt, who also does custom combining, said this year's crop is a good one and figured his own wheat produced 65 bushels an acre, almost what the state forecasted. The market is good, he said, but increases in the cost of diesel fuel and fertilizer have taken away the profit potential for him and most farmers.
Several of the area's feed mills have remained open later into the night than usual, to accommodate the wheat farmers are harvesting. Trenchard said Town & Country of Mansfield has been staying open until 7 p.m., compared to the normal closing time of 4:30 p.m.
He said if wheat must be stored on a wagon or truck after it's harvested, it's important to keep it covered because processors are increasingly concerned about any foreign material, such as bird droppings, which can significantly reduce the intended use of the wheat and its value.
Farmers who don't have the time or equipment for this year's grain harvest still have options for custom harvesting. Arnholt said he is still adding custom acreage for the season. He can be contacted at 330-264-6326.
Reporter Chris Kick can be reached at 330-287-1635 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Originally published by By CHRIS KICK Staff Writer.
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Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., pilot, gets help donning his training version of a space shuttle launch and entry suit prior to a bailout training exercise at Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Also seen preparing for the exercise are astronauts Leroy Chiao (back to camera) and Daniel T. Barry. Later, each member of the crew simulated a bailout into water and a subsequent "rescue" operation in the nearby 25-feet deep pool.
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Realized Postmillennialism: The world is getting better not worse
In the 1800s, most history textbooks stressed the idea of progress, that the world was improving due to advances in learning. Most Christians believed this was due to the advancement of the Gospel. As more and more people were converted to Christ, individual lives would reform and the world would become a better place.
According to the U.S. Center for World Missions, Christian evangelism in the last 100 years has reached a growth curve which is now increasing exponentially. Comparing the ratio of Christians per unconverted people in the world, the following statistics have been noted:
- In the year 100 A.D. (70 years after Jesus Christ's ministry began), there was a total of one believer for every 360 unbelievers on the planet Earth (or .27% of the world's population).
- In the year 1000, the ratio became 1 to 220 (or .45% of the population).
- In 1900, the ratio became 1 to 27 (or 3.7%).
- In 1980, the ratio became 1 to 11 (or 9.1%).
- In 1990, the ratio was 1 to 7 (or 14.3%).
Has this resulted in the world becoming a better place? While people might differ as the the definition of "better," there are some real, measurable indicators of material and physical prosperity. Although material wealth is not an indicator of God's blessing, the Bible teaches that the person who obeys the Law of God will have a longer life and material prosperity.
However, this is a paradox. Evangelical Christians have become generally more pessimistic in the last 100 years. There used to be more postmillennialists who thought the world was becoming a better place due to the great missionary thrust of churches in the 1800s. Ironically, now that Christianity is the largest religion in the world, most evangelicals are premillennialists who think the world is predestined to get worse and worse until the end.
Below are some statistics for you to consider from the book by Greg Easterbrook called, The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse
Here are 61 indicators that the world is getting better and better, not worse and worse:
In 1890, less than 1 percent of American households earned the equivalent of $75,000 in today's dollars; now nearly a quarter of households are at that favored point.
The typical person now commands twice the real buying power of his father or mother in the year 1960.
Cars, furniture, clothing, and other common goods have shown a steady, ongoing decline in the number of work-hours required for the typical American to purchase them.
Today a third of America's families own three cars or more.
Today the typical American place home has 5.3 rooms for its average of 2.6 people. This means that a longstanding metric of comfortable living, "a room of one's own," has been gone one better; on average, Americans of today have two rooms of their own.
The average child or teenager has his or her own bedroom—surely the first time in history this has been achieved for an entire large society.
In the 2000 Census, the fraction of American dwellings without indoor plumbing dropped below 1 percent for the first time in history.
The typical new home now built in the United States is 2,349 square feet, including . three bedrooms and two and a half baths… compared to 1,100 square feet in 1950.
Ninety-five percent of American homes are now centrally heated, versus about 15 percent in our grandparents' generation; 78 percent have air conditioning, versus essentially zero then.
Almost 70 percent of Americans own their own home, versus less than 20 percent a century ago, when most Americans were tenants.
Four-fifths of American adults are now high school graduates, compared to one-third in 1947.
One-quarter of Americans hold college degrees, compared to about 6% in 1947; today Americans average 15.2 years of education.
Two-thirds of high school graduates go on to at least some college, while fewer than 10 percent drop out of high school.
The United States is on the short path to becoming the first society in history with more adults who are college graduates than are not.
84 percent of Americans have medical insurance and most of those who don't have it receive medical attention in an emergency room situation. Medical insurance was practically non-existent after World War I, and only the elite wealthy were protected against ruinous medical expenses.
Americans collectively take twenty-five million overseas vacations per year.
Americans took 612 million airline trips in 2002. Approximately 200 million Americans, 70 percent of the nation, are members of the "jet set." Just 105 years ago airplanes did not exist.
The typical American eats four restaurant meals per week and spend 49 percent of their food dollars in restaurants compared to just 25% in 1955.
58 percent of American men work in white-collar occupations which require no physical toil, along with 52 percent of women. This means there are now more white-collar Americans than blue-collar.
In 1850, the typical American man's workweek was sixty-six hours; in 1900, fifty-three hours; today it is forty-two hours.
A century ago, 90 percent of women spent at least four hours per day doing primary housework: cooking, cleaning; But only 14 percent in the year 2000 spent four or more hours per day at this task.
Compared to 1880, the typical adult male has forty MORE hours per week available for relaxation; the typical American woman now has about thirty MORE relaxation hours per week.
You can spend your leisure time watching movies that cost $100 million to make for $8 at the cinema, for $15 on your DVD player or computer, or for free on one of your four televisions.
In the mid 1800's, the typical person spent 50 percent of his or her waking hours engaged in some form of imposed labor (ie, working). Today it is a little under 20 percent of a person's lifetime.
During the 1990s, homicides fell by 75 percent in San Diego, 70 percent I New York City, by big margins in Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, and other cities.
Domestic violence against women fell 21 percent in the 1990s. Robbery and burglary declined; car theft declined. Rape declined by 40 percent . Gun use declined.
By 2001, the figures for the Forty-first Precinct in the Bronx had fallen to 12 homicides from 130 homicides per year in the 70s, to 225 burglaries from 6,433, and to 239 robberies from 2,632—in total, roughly a 95 percent decline.
Twenty-five years ago, only one-third of America's lakes and rivers were safe for fishing and swimming; today two-thirds are. (Leading Index of Environmental Indicators, EPA)
Since 1970 smog has declined by a third, even as the number of cars has nearly doubled; acid rain has declined by 67 percent, even though the United States now burns twice as much coal; even airborne lead, a poison, is down 97 percent.
During the 1980s, Los Angeles averaged about 150 ozone "health advisory" days per year, and about fifty "stage one" ozone alerts. By 2000, the number of advisory days had fallen to about twenty per year, and in 2003, Los Angeles has had no stage-one ozone alert for four years running. (www.aqmd.gov)
Toxic emissions by industry declined 51 percent from 1988 to 2002.
Total American water consumption has declined 9 percent in the past fifteen years, even as the population has expanded in the arid Southwest. The wooded acreage of the United States has been expanding for more than a decade.
Deer populations have expanded, and once-periled species such as the bald eagle, gray whale, brown pelican, and peregrine falcon have recovered in numbers and been "delisted" from emergency protection.
Prices of most primary commodities, specially metals, coals, and ores, have been falling for two decades.
Credible estimates put the world's proven reserve of petroleum at about one trillion barrels, a forty-year supply at current rates, while . . . an additional trillion barrels . . . will become recoverable with improved technology, such as drilling in the deep ocean.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the average American life expectancy was forty-one years, but by the twenty-first century it had risen to seventy-seven years.
The average life expectancy for the entire world is sixty-six years.
Heart disease and stroke have been declining for decades. By the year 2000, U.S. incidence of heart disease death was 60 percent lower, adjusted for population increase, than in 1950; incidence of stroke deaths fell 70 percent in the same period.
Most cancers, including breast cancer are in retreat for the first time since increasing average age made cancer a general concern. Most studies by the National Cancer Institute show cancer mortality declining at about 1 percent per year since 1993, again despite overall aging.(Annual report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer)
Infant mortality has declined 45 percent since 1980, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and is now down to 0.7 percent of live births, the lowest figure ever for the United States.
The rate of suicide in the U.S. rate has fallen 18% since 1950.
Most forms of accidental deaths are in long-term decline, as are workplace fatalities. Deaths by fire, especially, have declined, down by 50 percent
Traffic deaths have been hitting new lows on an almost annual basis. For example, 42,850 Americans died in automobile crashes in 2002 versus 52,627 in 1970, though the population rose and auto miles traveled increased about 75 percent through that period. www.nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2003/Assess01.pdf
Use of most illegal drugs has been declining for two decades. Alcohol consumption per capita has been declining for a generation, including among the young. Cigarette use continues to decline. Today just 10 percent of Americans tenth-graders smoke, believed to be the lowest number for this age group since packaged cigarettes became common in the 1920s. (America's Children: Indicators of Well-Being 2002)
The divorce rate, which had been climbing seemingly inexorably since the 1950s, flattened out in the 1990s and at present is in shallow decline. It is no longer true that, when you attend a wedding, there is a fifty-fifty chance you are watching people swear vows that will not last.
The rate of children born out of marriage, climbing seemingly inexorably since the 1950s, like the divorce rate flattened in 1990s and at present is in shallow decline.
During the 1990s, the segment of children who lived with both parents rose from 51 percent to 56 percent.
Teen pregnancy and births to teens fell, by 22 percent and by 15 percent, respectively, during the 1990s.
Most public-school test scores are either slightly up (math proficiency) or flat (reading proficiency). (Thomas Loveless of the Brooking Institution)
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, overall IQ scores have risen about 20 percent.
Women and minority-group members continue to assume roles once restricted to white males.
The gap between women's and men's wages has been shrinking for a generation, and today is the smallest ever. In 1982, women as a group earned 62.5 percent as much as men, and by 2002 that share had risen to 77.5 percent.
Through the last generation, the portion of African-Americans living in middle-class circumstances has more than doubled. By the end of the twentieth century, black poverty had dropped to the lowest rate ever recorded. (2002 study National Urban League)
The percentage of U.S. children living in poverty declined from a peak of 22 percent in 1993, just before reforms were enacted, to 16 percent, the lowest figure of a generation.
In the United States there continue to be jobs, including plenty of desirable jobs, and an almost unlimited supply of goods and services at reasonable prices.
Food, housing, clothing, and other essentials cost less in real-dollar terms than a generation ago, despite being higher in quality, while prices of some categories of consumer goods, notably electronics, fall steadily.
The Cold War never became a hot war, and ended with democracy routing tyranny. Nuclear-bomb factories in the United States and the former Soviet Union once turned out doomsday weapons in hideous numbers; today they run in reverse, disassembling warheads in the largest and most important arms-reduction in history. In 2002, the U.S. and the Russian Federation agreed to reduce the number of strategic nuclear warheads . . . to no more than 2,200 per nation. Once accomplished, 90 percent of the Armageddon arsenal will be gone.
Twenty-five years ago, only about a third of the globe's nations held true free elections; today, two-thirds do.
That democratic governments now outnumber autocratic governments two to one is a situation unprecedented in world history.
The number of armed conflicts in the world has declined. There were twenty-eight declared wars and forty-five armed conflicts globally in 2002, for example, versus forty-eight declared wars and sixty-five armed conflicts in 1993.
In 2000, four times as many people globally died in traffic accidents than in any form of combat—1.3 million traffic deaths versus 300,000 deaths from war. That car crashes currently pose a greater threat to the citizens of the earth than combat is surely progress in the right direction. (World Health Organization 2000)
Annual global military spending peaked in the year 1985, at $1.3 trillion, and has been declining since, to $840 billion in 2002. (World Military Spending, 2003)
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Most articles on dividend investing focus on buying the best dividend stocks, reinvesting dividends and living happily ever after. They dazzle you with elaborate analysis and entry criteria, yet spend little in analyzing factors that cause one to sell.
In a long term dividend portfolio, I expect that there will be lots of change occurring over time in both company's business prospects and portfolio composition triggered by the business environment changes. As a result even if you picked the best stock in the world at the best price, you might still need to consider selling for one reason or another.
I have tried addressing this issue in previous articles, where I identified three reasons where I will make me sell. The three reasons include dividend cuts, company being bought out for cash or position being too high relative to other portfolio components. The only automatic rule is selling after a dividend cut or if I get bought out for cash when a stock is acquired. In the process of my portfolio reviews, I have uncovered another guideline that would recommend selling a certain type of companies on a stock per stock basis.
In the past year, I have sold three companies, which have kept growing their distributions. I then replaced these with companies which had better earnings and growth prospects.
In the middle of 2012, I replaced most of my Con Edison (ED) shares with units of ONEOK Partners (OKS). Con Edison was growing earnings and distributions very slowly, and looked overvalued based on the low future expected growth in earnings. ONEOK Partners on the other hand had much better growth prospects and a higher yield. The more time I spent researching the industry, the more I view utilities as poor long-term dividend growth stocks with their tendency to pay high current yields but to cut distributions every once in a while.
At the very end of 2012, I sold my position in Exxon-Mobil (XOM) and purchased shares in ConocoPhillips (COP). Exxon-Mobil has one of the stingiest dividend payouts in the oil and gas industry, and it tends to prefer stock buybacks to cash distributions. ConocoPhillips on the other hand has a better payout, and looked like a better value. I wanted to maintain my energy exposure, which is why I bought shares of ConocoPhillips.
The third trade I recently made was selling my position in Cincinnati Financial (CINF) and purchasing shares in five Canadian banks. These banks included Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) and Royal Bank of Canada (RY). Cincinnati Financial had raised distributions at a very slow rate over the past five years, had a high dividend payout ratio and earnings were not expected to grow by much in the foreseeable future. The yield was high due to indiscriminate yield chasing by yield hungry investors, and the P/E ratio is close to 18. With the funds received, I purchased the five Canadian banks mentioned above in order to maintain exposure to financials in my portfolio. In addition, they had slightly higher yields on average, and better earnings and growth prospects than Cincinnati Financial.
Another trade I have made includes replacing Universal (UVV) with Phillip Morris International (PM) stock. Both companies have similar yields, although Universal has a lower P/E ratio relative to PMI. However, I view PMI's growth prospects to be much brighter than those for Universal. In my last analysis of Universal, I realized that the company might experience declines in earnings going forward.
In general, I reviewed each company's prospects on a company per company basis before making a decision to sell. I viewed low growth in earnings, dividends and poor near-term growth prospects as negatives. I then tried to look for a replacement in the same sector, or a close substitute.
Full Disclosure: Long PM, BMO, CM, BNS, RY, TD, COP, OKS, ED
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Spring Cleaning My Dividend Portfolio
Most articles on dividend investing focus on buying the best dividend stocks, reinvesting dividends and living happily ever after. They dazzle you with elaborate analysis and entry criteria, yet spend little in analyzing factors that cause one to sell.
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Definately always a good idea to periodically review your portfolio and make sure the companies you own are living up to your expectations. I like to make sure earnings and dividend growth are both at a rate I expect them to be and the reasons I bought the company in the first place still hold true.ReplyDelete
DGI - Wondering if you considered the BMO S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks Index ETF (ticker symbol "ZEB" on the TSX). It holds the 5 Canadian banks you purchased plus one other (National Bank).ReplyDelete
Smart man, buying CDN banks. :)ReplyDelete
I actually sold COP and bought more VTI. That puts me down to 9 U.S. dividend aristocrats in my portfolio.
Most of them are DRIPping and only a few left that are not - that should change in 2013 - all stocks will be on autopilot for the next 20 years.
Everything else U.S. is in VTI and likely always will be. Some yield and capital appreciation.
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 8:45 PM
Don't Canada hold out 15% tax on the Canadian bank dividends? They're not 100% recoverableReplyDelete
I hold most of my dividend stocks in a retirement account. Would you buy OkE instead of OKS as Roth accounts cannot hold MLPs?ReplyDelete
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My mother and I had our appointment in San Francisco on Thursday. I claimed GGF, GF, M.
Everything went smoothly. Mr. Cei was very kind with a calming way. As he asked for documents that I thought I had in exact order he said, "It's OK, you aren't on a timer here." At the end he said that he didn't see any concerns jumping out at him. We left the appointment feeling optimistic and relieved!
I scheduled my appointment 18 months ago. Several items that may be helpful to know:
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* The forms and directions on the Consulate website were updated in late February. They are now much simpler and clearer.
* Many fewer translations and apostilles are now required. Check the directions.
* I was asked for my grandparents' death certificates. This wasn't on the list. I have them, but didn't bring them to the appointment. Mr. Cei said it was OK. That they can just provide further proof and if I had them with me he would have taken them. He said that if needed, they will be asked for in the future, but not to worry.
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Two Walpole farmers were founding members of the Bellows Falls Market and worked very hard over the years to make that Market a success. Erin Bickford of Abenaki Springs Farm in Walpole said "One or the other of us (referring to her husband, Bruce) was on the Board every year since it began. We spent a lot time and effort struggling to get Walpole farmers and shoppers to participate in the BF Market. But we just couldn't get that many people from Walpole to go over there. When the bridge went out last year even fewer people wanted to go."
Holly Gowdy, of Brookfield Farm in Walpole, another founding member of the Bellows Falls Market says "I was not able to sell my milk over there. In Vermont, milk can't be sold at Farmers Markets, and
I'm not allowed to take it across state lines anyway." Virginia Carter, of Barnett Hill Vineyard makes the same point, "The law prohibits me from selling my wine in another state, so Vermont markets don't work for me."
The Bickfords and the Gowdys both feel confident that a successful Walpole Farmers Market will contribute to the success of the Bellows Falls Market. They have noticed that more vendors doing well at a market doesn't create competition among the vendors, it creates a better overall market that attracts more customers, so that each vendor does better.
They feel an additional market in the area will have the same effect. "If the 342 people who responded so positively to the survey develop a stronger commitment to fresh local food, the chances are good that many of them will want to explore other area markets, said Caitlin Caserta, of Walpole's Valley Farms, "and we will encourage them to do so."
It is a part of the mission of the WFM to expand the market for local food, to increase awareness of the value of farm fresh food, to promote the health of the local food shed and economy, and to promote all outlets for local food, including other farmers markets.
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Put a copy of a random minion from your opponent's deck into the battlefield.
Sometimes it feels like this is all a game.
Mindgames is an epic priest spell card, from the Classic set.
How to get[edit]
Mindgames can be obtained through Classic card packs, through crafting, or as an arena reward.
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Summoned minions[edit]
- This spell copies a random minion from your opponent's undrawn deck, not their total deck, and will not copy cards which have already been drawn.
- Unless it has Charge, the copied minion will be exhausted, and unable to take action that turn. Minions with Charge will be able to attack immediately.
- Any Battlecries will not be triggered, since the minion is not being played from the hand. However, any triggered effects in response to a spell being played (such as the effect of Wild Pyromancer) will be triggered immediately after the minion is summoned.
- If you play Mindgames and your opponent has no minions left in their deck, you will summon a Shadow of Nothing to the field. While not mentioned on that card, the Shadow of Nothing will destroy itself at the end of the turn on which it is summoned, unless Silenced or Transformed.[1][2]
- Mindgames can be used to grant you some strategic knowledge of your opponent. For example, any minion copied by Mindgames is currently in your opponent's deck, waiting to be drawn. Outside of arena, this means that if they have already played one of this minion, or if the minion is a legendary, you can be sure that they do not have one of that minion in their hand, while if they have only a few cards remaining, you can be certain that that minion will be drawn soon. If the Shadow of Nothing is summoned, this lets you know that they have no more minions to draw, which can be tactically critical. However, remember they may still have minions left in their hand.
- For 4 mana, this card will most likely copy a minion with a lower cost, unless the opponent's deck's mana curve has an atypical skew. (Usually decks have positive mana cost skew. See Skewness.)
- One of the best possible minions to summon is Ragnaros the Firelord since it can immediately deal damage. This can be devastating in the early game because it will be hard for the opponent to remove.


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Aurelio Andreazzoli has admitted some regrets over his time in charge of AS Roma.
Andreazzoli was promoted following the dismissal of Zdenek Zeman.
"I was called to perform a job: to lift up a team that was in real difficulty," he told Tuttomercatoweb.
"We managed to do that and during my time in charge we had an impressive average points tally. We did what we had to do, but there are also regrets that we didn't take the most important opportunities of the season.
"We wanted to win the Coppa Italia Final and therefore qualify for Europe. We played that game below our capabilities, as did Lazio, and in such a tense encounter one incident tends to be decisive.
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Saudi's top cleric warns against mixing of genders
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's top cleric on Friday warned against the mixing of the genders, saying it poses a threat to female chastity and society, as the kingdom prepares for the first time to grant women seats on the country's top advisory body.
Delivering his traditional Friday sermon, Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheik said authorities must adhere to Shariah, or Islamic law, by ensuring men and women are separated as much as possible at all times. The cleric's comments come just weeks ahead of allowing women to be members of the 150-member Shura Council, the country's top advisory body.
Since 2006, women have been appointed as advisors to the council - an appointed, consultative body that has the authority to review laws and question ministers but cannot propose or veto legislation. There are currently 12 female advisors, but they do not have a right to vote in the assembly.
The move by King Abdullah to allow women a voice on the Shura Council is part of a larger reform effort by the monarchy to give women greater space in the public sphere. Last year, the kingdom began enforcing a law that allows women to work in female apparel and lingerie stores.
Religious leaders, including the grand mufti, have spoken out against such reforms.
The country is guided by an ultraconservative interpretation of Islam called Wahhabism. In the kingdom, women cannot travel, work, study abroad, marry, get divorced or gain admittance to a public hospital without permission from a male guardian - typically a husband, brother, father or uncle.
While Al-Sheik has spoken out in support of granting women the right to vote in 2015 alongside men in the nation's only open elections, he has criticized the decision to allow women to work in apparel stores, saying that it puts them in contact with men unrelated to them.
"It is necessary for women to be separated from men as much as possible, because this great religion protects the chastity of women against evil and corruption," Al-Sheik told worshippers at the Imam Turki mosque in Riyadh.
While his Friday sermon focused mainly on corruption in the kingdom, the grand mufti stressed that it is forbidden in Islam for a woman to stand before a man unveiled, warning that to do so will destroy the morals and values of society. The veil in Saudi Arabia refers to the full face covering worn by most women in the ultraconservative kingdom.
The Saudi government has not said how many women will be given seats on the Shura Council. Some local papers have suggested that women would be separated from the men in the assembly hall by a barrier, while others have suggested that women communicate via an internal video system.
However, those pushing for reform point to a recent council session where the country's top female official, deputy Education Minister Nura al-Fayez, sat in a full face veil and took part in the dialogue alongside the men.
"It sends a message to the conservatives that this is the example for women's participation in the Shura Council," Hatoon Al-Fassi, a columnist and professor of women's history in King Saud University said, adding that it also suggests this is what the king supports.


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NHL Game Summary - Phoenix at St. Louis
(Tuesday, January 3rd)
Final Score: St. Louis 4, Phoenix 1
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves and Jamie Langenbrunner recorded a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues downed the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-1.
Patrik Berglund, Chris Stewart, and T.J. Oshie also tallied for the Blues, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Alex Pietrangelo and David Perron notched two assists apiece.
"I like the way we competed, two hard working hockey clubs. We took away their speed and our game looked organized again. We lost a little confidence against Detroit. When you play that well and lose, you lose a little but of confidence and I think coming back tonight and getting the win is a big step for us," Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock said.
Radim Vrbata was the lone goal scorer for Phoenix, which got 27 saves from Mike Smith.
"That's a game that we need to put more will and commitment in the game. I thought they won a lot more of the one-on-one battles and we didn't," Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett said.
David Backes laced a slap shot from the left circle, which ricocheted sharply off the pad of Smith and right to Stewart, who backhanded it home at the 4:43 mark of the first.
Langenbrunner made it 2-0 as his slap shot beat Smith, but Vrbata answered on the power play with 1:11 left in the opening stanza. Vrbata worked the give- and-go with Keith Yandle on the left wing and Vrbata finished the play with a sharp wrister from the left circle.
Oshie tallied on the power play 4:28 into the second for the lone goal of the period. Pietrangelo put a slap shot on net from the right circle and Oshie pounced on the rebound in front and backhanded it home.
Berglund added an empty-netter with 44 seconds left to seal it.
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The Coyotes activated goaltender Smith from injured reserve on Tuesday. Smith missed a total of six games due to a lower-body injury believed to be a groin issue...The Blues moved to 16-5-5 under head coach Hitchcock.


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Vasopressin, a hormone that helps regulate water retention, prompts the liver to produce blood glucose when the body is dehydrated, a study found. The results suggest that water intake may play a role in glucose control, researchers reported in Diabetes Care.
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