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Pocket-lint Podcast #59
So iOS 5 has arrived, yet a large number of us still can't get it to work correctly on our numerous iDevices, so the Pocket-lint team looks at the reasons why - and why the Internet ground to a halt last night.
Rik Henderson, Stuart Miles and Chris Hall also discuss their own personal opinions on the iPhone 4S, and reveal whether or not they were underwhelmed by the announcement of an upgrade to an existing model, rather than an all new handset.
Chris talks us through the HTC Sensation XL and its Beats by Dr Dre tie-in, while Stu explains exactly what went wrong for RIM and its BlackBerry network in the last week.
And Rik reviews both Rage and Renegade Ops on the Xbox 360.
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Sex is a lot like air travel when you think about it.
Dating is a lot like going through airport security because it's a long tedious processes to determine whether or not you're a threat. Foreplay is a lot like take-off because you need to warm up the engines and taxi to the runway. And finally sex is flight because it's the main event.
But for this analogy to work, what would landing be? Landing would be the often forgotten act of afterplay.
Afterplay is just like foreplay but it occurs after sex. Afterplay just gives a nice denouement to sex and more often than not it leads to more sex.
Of course, don't beat yourself up if you've neglected afterplay. I know most of your understanding of sex comes from watching porn which 99% of the time it ends with the orgasm, so how were you supposed to know about afterplay? Hell, afterplay doesn't even have a Wikipedia article.
Next time you have sex, don't let it end with the orgasm. Fight the urge to roll over and fall asleep and try some of these afterplay ideas for better, balanced, and possibly more sex.
Stay where you are!
I know it's tempting to turn your back and fall asleep or get out of bed and call a cab, but the best way to engage in afterplay is to stay close to one another. When you get up or roll over, whether you intend to or not, you immediately send a message that you're no longer interested in your partner. Staying in bed and keeping your partner close will reinforce intimate feelings and it's easy to shower them with kisses to coax them for a second helping of sex.
Sexy caresses
When you're holding your partner close, make sure to caress them gently. Of course, you can give them a semi-erotic massage if they're not feeling the gentle touch. Start in a non-sexual area and move in to the erogenous zones as you go. Your caresses shouldn't scream, "Give me sex!" Just be gentle and let them come around.
Pillow talk
So you just had sex. What should you talk about? The weather? Your local sports team? Absolutely not. Talk to your partner about how great they are in bed. The talk can be as dirty or as sweet as you want to be, as long as you make it clear that they are amazing in the sack and you're willing to go another couple rounds just to make sure that they're the best you ever had.
Double your pleasure with a shower together!
Ok, so this might against rule #1 of staying in bed together but sometimes a post-sex shower is necessary. If it is, get in the shower together! Washing each other is just like the sexy caresses except you're in a steaming hot shower. Doesn't that just scream more sex?
No phones!
The biggest post-sex mood killer is when one of you immediately starts texting. You just had sex! Enjoy it! Just because one of you came doesn't mean the sex is over. You need to stay in the moment and enjoy each other.
Hope these tips help. Once you make afterplay a regular part of your sex life, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.


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'Stuff the Bus' supply drive kicks off
The annual drive to 'Stuff the Bus" has started, and will continue until Saturday, Aug. 16. All three Centennial Bank locations in Eastpoint, Carrabelle and Apalachicola, and the Cadence Bank location in Apalachicola, have boxes for collection.
Items needed for students include backpacks, pencils #2, cap erasers, pens - blue and black, red pens, Expo markers, Highlighters, glue sticks, colored pencils, 24-count crayons, 3-ring one-inch binders (not flexible, single color), tab dividers for 3-ring binders (5 per pack), folders with two pockets, multi-colored card stock, white and colored index cards, wide-ruled loose leaf paper, spiral notebooks, construction paper and scissors
Items on teachers' wish lists are white copy paper, Clorox wipes, Kleenex, white and colored index cards, yellow plastic pocket folders, electric pencil sharpener, dry erase markers, and colored and black ink for printers, in cartridge sizes HP950XL, HP951XL, andHP564
Free back to school haircuts
Dorothy Cooper at the Clipper Shop, 130 Avenue F in Apalachicola, will offer free haircuts for children grades K-12 returning to school. Free haircut day is Monday, Aug. 11. The shop will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Haircuts are on a first come, first served basis.
Donations needed for school clothes
School t-shirts are now on sale at the Franklin County School, 1250 US98 in Eastpoint. The shirts cost $6 new.
Unfortunately, spokesperson Connie Sawyer said that many students do not have the money to purchase new shirts for fall. She asks that anybody having used shirts bring them to her. She is also seeking school supplies and children's shoes of any size. Donations of money are also welcome. Anyone wanting more information can call 670-2800. Donations can be dropped off at the Franklin County School or at the Times office 129 Commerce Street in Apalachicola.
Thompson Consulting alternate debris monitor
At their July 16 meeting, county commissioners voted unanimously to name Thompson Consulting Services of Pensacola and Lake Mary as the standby debris monitor after disasters. The county's primary contractor is Rostan Solutions LLC, of Tampa and West Harrison, NY.
Cities must pay tipping fees
On July 16, Emergency Management Director Pam Brownell told county commissioners Apalachicola and Carrabelle must pay tipping fees at the landfill if the county wants reimbursement from FEMA for emergency debris disposal.
"We cannot get reimbursed from FEMA for final disposal of their debris if we don't charge them a tipping fee on a regular basis," she said.
Brownell said the county lost $24,000 after Tropical Storm Debbie due to the cost of disposing of city debris.
"We need something in place or the $24,000 we lost with Debbie will be minimal compared to what we would stand to lose in a major storm," she said. "The cities I believe have their own debris contractors and the tipping fees are a reimbursable charge for them, so they don't lose money but we don't either, but that money could help offset the cost of equipment replacement for solid waste."
Brownell suggested the commission might charge the cities a set annual fee.
In a telephone interview, Director of Solid Waste Fonda Davis said he was concerned that charging the cities a fee would create more work for the county.
"The cities help us out a lot when they pick up their own roadside debris and bring it to the landfill." He said. "If we start charging them a tipping fee, they may decide to leave everything for the county to pick up."
Commissioner Smokey Parrish said he supported the fee. Commissioner William Massey said having to pay for debris by the ton would "devastate" the municipalities.
Commissioner Cheryl Sanders asked Brownell to approach Apalachicola and Carrabelle city staff and explain the situation to them.
Brownell said she would do so and bring a recommendation for fees back to the first August meeting.
Nearly 1300 oyster licenses sold
The county's Sea Grant agent Erik Lovestrand said 1,270 oyster-harvesting licenses have been sold for the 2014 season. He said 400 were sold over the last two days of sale, June 29 and 30.
This year, commercial oystermen were required by the Food and Drug Administration to take a 20-minute training video provided free of charge by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Planning and zoning requests approved
On July 16, county commissioners unanimously approved five requests for construction permits and granted one special exception.
They approved a request to construct a single 32x12 family dock located at McIntyre Road in Section 10, Township 6 South, Range 3 West, east of Carrabelle, Franklin County, Florida and a request to construct a 295x4 single-family pier at Lot 16, Bay Palm Village, 1415 Evodia Ct., St. George Island.
They also approved a request to construct a single 250x4 family dock at 153 Harbor Circle, Alligator Point.
They approved a commercial site plan for a 10-slip commercial dock as a principal use in the C-1 District on property located at 530 US Highway 98 IN Eastpoint.
They approved a plat change for a three-lot subdivision named Pine View Cove 2.
Finally, they agreed to a request for a special exception to locate a telecommunication tower on a 100x100 sq, ft parcel located at 3567 US Highway 98, SummerCamp, St. Teresa.
Assistant County Planner Mark Curenton said ATT, the owners of the tower, have agreed to allow the county to mount a repeater on the structure, rent-free, to alleviate some communication problems for county emergency response personnel.
Meagan Robins, an ATT spokesperson, said the tower has a fall zone of 119 feet and a setback of 450 feet so there is no risk it will fall and block the highway. She said the structure is designed to collapse halfway down before falling.
Grant agreements signed
At the July 16 county meeting, the board voted unanimously to accept two grant agreements received from the state.
The first was from the Division of Emergency Management for the reroofing of the jail. The grant amount was $582,528. The county will pay a $194,176 match. The finance office has the match budgeted in the fine and forfeiture fund. Assistant County Planner Mark Curenton said the new roof would be fabric membrane construction similar to the roof on the courthouse.
The second grant for $50,000 came from the Department of Environmental Protection for improvements at Vrooman Park, which include relocating the T-ball field, expanding the children's playground and providing netting to catch foul balls.
Commissioners also voted unanimously to accept $122,000 from the Florida Department of Transportation to partially pay for the box culvert on Bluff Road. The total cost of installing the box culvert is $195,313. The board previously approved taking the additional $73,313 needed to pay for the box culvert from Commissioner Smokey Parrish's road paving funds.
Mosquito agreement approved
On July 16, commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and Franklin County mosquito control. This MOU allows the county to trap mosquitoes and send them to FDACS for identification at no cost to the county.
Abercrombie contract awarded
Commissioners voted unanimously to award the contract for building new docks at the Abercrombie Boat Ramp to the low bidder, H. G. Harder and Son, Inc. of Panama City. The bid was $94,495. Money for the project will be provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation Commission boating improvement fund.
Pit Stop to serve wine and beer
At the July 10 Carrabelle meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to issue a beer and wine license to the Pit Stop, 1637 Hwy 98 West, Carrabelle. The restaurant recently reopened with an expanded dining room under new management.
$500 for youth fishing tourney
At their regular monthly meeting July 10, Carrabelle commissioners voted unanimously to donate $500 to support the C-Quarters Youth Fishing Tournament. This year's tourney was held on J


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Man accused of cosh, knife and syringe threat crimes
Posted: December 10, 2012|
A MAN was to appear before magistrates today to face a string of charges including an armed robbery with a cosh and an attempted robbery where he is alleged to have threatened a shopkeeper with a syringe.
Damian Janes, aged 32, was arrested by police late on Friday night following the alleged incidents which began on the evening of December 4.
He is accused of going to an address in Mutley on that same night and committing two common assaults on a couple in their own home.
He has been charged with stealing a knife from the premises before he went to the Spar store in West Hoe Road on December 5 where he is alleged to have threatened staff with a cosh and ordered them to put money and cigarettes into a Sainsbury's 'bag for life'.
He will also appear before magistrates accused of entering a convenience store in North Hill on December 7 where he is alleged to have threatened the shopkeeper with a syringe and demanded cash from the till.
Janes, of no fixed abode, was arrested by police at around 11.45pm on Friday and was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service on Saturday night.
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Digg has released new buttons and widgets for blogs and websites. There are 4 new buttons available and you can also create a Digg widget consisting of the most Dugged stories of your blog.Read More
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The popular social voting site is planning an entire design makeover and you can spot the sneak page at http://digg.com/new. The new version of Digg is expected to be more user friendly than the current version.Read More
Google news team has added a new feature which lets you read old newspapers in "Browsed mode". This will let you view other editions of that same newspaper, if available.Read More
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nation assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces. Given the century of work devoted to the study of evolution, it is reasonable to conclude that these four broad classes encompass all of the fundamental forces of evolution.
Second, all four major forces play a substantial role in genomic evolution. It is impossible to understand evolution purely in terms of natural selection, and many aspects of genomic, cellular, and developmental evolution can only be understood by invoking a negligible level of adaptive involvement (Kimura, 1983; Lynch, 2007). Because all three nonadaptive forces of evolution are stochastic in nature, this conclusion raises some significant technical challenges. It is tempting to think that stochastic processes have no implications for the direction of evolution. However, the effects of mutation and recombination are nonrandom, and by magnifying the role of chance, genetic drift indirectly imposes directionality on evolution by encouraging the fixation of mildly deleterious mutations and discouraging the promotion of beneficial mutations.
Third, the field of population genetics is now so well supported at the empirical level that the litmus test for any evolutionary hypothesis must be its consistency with fundamental population-genetic principles. Grounded in basic Mendelian processes and sampling theory, many of these principles were laid down before the elucidation of the structure of DNA. Shortly after the genetic code was cracked, a series of technological breakthroughs advanced our ability to reveal molecular variation: protein sequencing in the 1950s, surveys of protein variants in the 1960s, ribosomal RNA sequencing in the 1970s, gene sequencing in the 1980s, and whole-genome sequencing in the 1990s. Each of these episodes brought the need for new methods for analysis and interpretation, and in each case the framework was drawn largely from preexisting population-genetic theory. Thus, although we do not yet fully understand the connections between evolution at the molecular and phenotypic levels, we can be confident that the machinery to do so is in place.
Fourth, some attempts to marginalize the contributions of population genetics to our understanding of evolution have pointed to the "bean bag" genetics debate that occurred in the middle of the last century (see Felsenstein, 1975). However, this is a misunderstanding, as the tensions during this period were not about the population-genetic basis of evolutionary change, but about the need to incorporate epistasis into the existing framework, something that population geneticists have now invested heavily in (Wolf et al., 2000; Carter et al., 2005). From the standpoint of its phenotypic products, evolution is more than a change in gene frequencies. Organisms are more than the sum of their parts, just as genes are more than the sum of their functional components. But if we are concerned with


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Mississippi State volleyball coach Jenny Hazelwood couldn't help but think of what might have been if only her team had entered Sunday's match against the 18th-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers with a
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The next step eluded the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday.
By JOEL COLEMAN
It was the most talked-about issue on the minds of Mississippi State fans coming into Saturday's game against South Carolina.
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Kirby Jackson's smile said it all on Saturday morning.
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Starkville High School head coach Jamie Mitchell did not sound like a coach whose team had just won a game 45-8 on Friday night.
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ACKERMAN – Sometimes, help comes from unexpected places.
Ackerman found out as much Friday night in its thrilling win over rival Eupora.
CRAWFORD – The West Oktibbeha Timberwolves were called for numerous penalties during Friday night's Class A, Region 3, District 4 showdown with West Lowndes.
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Women of the Word
We desire that each woman who regularly attends Christ the Word Church be growing toward mature Christian faith. Women of the Word is a ministry committed to encouraging spiritual growth, serving others and developing relationships. We offer Bible studies, teaching and fellowship events and outreach opportunities.
Please see the schedules below for our bible studies and upcoming events.
Special Events
October 4 re:garding Him conference
December 1 Christmas Fellowship
January 16-17 Mother-Daughter teaching event
February 6 Teaching Event
March 20-21 Women's Retreat
April 23 Spring Fellowship
2014-2015 Bible Studies
Seeking Him
Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00
Host:Dianne Taylor
Leaders: Shelley Schriner, Rebekah Wing & Judy Cleveland
The Book of Acts
Wednesday Mornings 9:15-11:15
Location: Church house
Leaders: Jennifer Clark, Aleaha Bayly, Cheryl Bayly
The Book of Acts
Wednesday Mornings 9:15-11:15
Host: Sarah French
Leaders: Val Beerbower, Erika Simpson, Grace Brown & Wendy Foulke
The Book of Acts
Wednesday Mornings 9:15-11:15
Location: Church house
Leaders: Julie Morgan, Tai French & Jen Turner
Studying the Prayers in the Psalms
Saturday Mornings 8:00-9:30
Location: Church house
Leaders: Rebecca Byers & Lisa Twining
Please contact Wendy Foulke with any questions, 419-957-8340.
Women of the Word Leadership
Wendy Foulke is married to Dave and they have three sons and one daughter. Wendy grew up in a Christian home and came alive in her faith in her mid-twenties when God gave her a real hunger for His Word. Since that time, she has been involved with both youth and women's ministries as well as participating and leading in bible studies.
With a background in speech-language pathology, she practiced in rehabilitation hospitals until the Lord led her to stay home with their growing family. She has been homeschooling for eleven years, although her oldest two sons are now in public school and university.
The Foulke family has attended Christ the Word since they moved back to this area in 2007. Her husband, Dave, has served on the Deacon board as well as worship team and her children have been active in Living Word Youth, AWANA and the worship team.
Wendy blogs at reflect-i.com.
You can contact her at or via the CTW office at 419.829.2005.


text: http://www.talkandroid.com – Well friends, the unofficial Nexus Google Developer tablet has just become a whole lot smoother and buttery. How, you ask? You all remember how we told you about a certain colorful, yet buttery test run that was imminent for certain Motorola Xoom owners? Well the test run has begun and according to our sources, the new update is being pushed to owners of the device which confirms what we already knew, Jelly Bean is officially on the Xoom WiFi. The update includes the latest Jelly Bean version (Android version 4.1.1) and the software build for the Xoom update is known as JRO03H— while co (IT news)


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D.C.-area military moms showered with love, gifts
How much does it cost to raise a child in the U.S.? $245,340
Reduce stress at homeComment
Work may be stressful, but a recent study found that working women are actually more stressed at home than they are at work!
The Great American Backyard CampoutComment
Summer is the perfect time to gather up the family and head out for a camping trip! But you don't need to go far to get out and experience nature.
President Barack Obama wants more employers to adopt family-friendly, flexible work policies
President Barack Obama encouraged more employers to adopt family-friendly policies during a day-long summit Monday, even though the U.S. government doesn't always set the best example.
Ending child abuse with the National Children's Alliance and Safe ShoresComment
Child abuse and neglect is a serious issue, but it's something that we don't often discuss. The National Children's Alliance and Safe Shores are teaming up to educate the public about the issue.
Summer art classes for kidsComment
Learning to paint or draw is a great creative outlet for kids of all ages. That's why ARTkids offers art classes that are specially designed for kids.
Water safety tipsComment
With pool and beach season kicking off, we're all excited to head out to catch some rays. But, it's important to be mindful of your family's safety around water.
Summer vacations with a step-familyComment
As a step parent, finding your place in a new family can be challenging...especially with summer vacation coming up!
Getting through the teenage yearsComment
The teenage years can turn your sweet mama's boy or daddy's little girl into a moody nightmare! But it doesn't have to be that way.
Family and Youth Casting CallComment
This weekend, kids in the DC area are going fishing!
Stranded father and sons rescued in Utah
Jason Knight and his two sons, ages eight and 11, were rescued Saturday after a nearly four-day ordeal stranded in Utah's Sandthrax Canyon with barely any food or water.
Things to consider before marrying someone with kidsComment
If you're thinking about marrying someone who already has kids, there are several things you should consider before saying "I do."
Apologetic florists, breadwinning mothers, futuristic Nikes
Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but 1-800-FLOWERS is still apologizing to customers whose flowers and candy didn't show up on time because of the bad weather.
NOAA Heritage Week Open HouseComment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is hosting an Open House to educate the public about the work they do - from weather and climate monitoring to ocean mapping.
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A newborn baby brings joy and happiness to a family...but he or she can also be a source of conflict in a relationship!
Family wakes up to Christmas Eve holiday surprise
The seven children in the Diamond family woke up Christmas Eve thinking they were headed to the dentist. But their parents, Kentia and Gary Diamond, know their kids have recently felt enough pain.
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It's the second time that Tom Cooney gets to survey the damage since the fire. The house is so burned that it's hard to tell what it used to be.
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text: Fab and I are just plotzing over Anne Hathaway's new haircut. Clad in a cute red dress, she's sporting a cropped style that looks chic and sophisticated. Her long layers were beautiful in their own right, but short hair always seems to put a stronger focus on the face. I'm looking forward to seeing how she works with this new cut; I bet she'll be able to prove that you don't need long hair to have a versatile hairstyle. What do you think?


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There's no shortage of lists talking about ways to stay creative; one of my favourites being 29 ways but that's all they really are – lists. They don't really go into depth about the tools available and how to really utilise them in an efficient and creative work flow.
As a designer, it's imperative that I remain in the loop about the latest trends and technologies and it's essential to follow a few rituals to keep the creativity brewing. I'd like to share my top 5 tips and tools for staying creative.
1. Make Notes/Sketches
There's nothing more frustrating than trying to recall a spark of genius you had while on the train or at the cinema which you simply cannot remember when you get in front of your desk. Make notes and sketch wherever you go to serve as cue cards when you need them most. Depending on your lifestyle, you could simply carry around a notebook and pencil however for most – including myself – the most effective way would be via your smartphone. Evernote is a brilliant tool which lets you capture your thoughts on your phone or tablet (even while offline) and organise the notes into topical notebooks. You can add text, audio, photos from your phones camera and even your geo-location. In fact, the draft for this post was written in Evernote while on the train home from work.
Another tool which I've been using recently is Wunderlist which is a lot more stripped down than Evernote and more about making task lists. The wunderful thing about Wunderlist is the fact that its available on every mobile platform, desktop, and web; and its interface is beautiful. It also allows you to share a list allowing several people to keep in sync at once.
2. Subscribe To RSS Feeds
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content – usually from news websites and blogs. It allows a person to subscribe to regular updates from a particular website without the need to share their personal information (i.e. signing up to a email newsletter). There are many folks who believe that RSS is dead however I feel that it is more important today as it's ever been!
We're currently in a state of information overload in the form of tweets, status updates, emails and more. Everyone is trying to push their message in front of your eyes. It's hard to sift through all of the noise and find what you want without signing up to a few dozen e-newsletters – thus clogging up your inbox on a daily basis.
Google Reader solves all of this in one intelligent and convenient blow! Sign up for free and the next time you find a website whose content you'd like to 'follow', copy the feed URL and add it to your Google Reader account. Now you can sync your account in a whole heap of desktop and mobile applications so your content is with you whenever you decide to read it.
Feed Demon is a must for Windows users. It syncs with Google Reader; pulling in all your folders and tags etc. It runs in the background and can provide a notification whenever one of your feeds is updated. MobileRSS is the best and most simple reader I've used on the iPhone. It feels very similar to Feed Demon so the two go hand in hand beautifully. Flipboard on the other hand makes your feed look and feel like a real, personalised magazine, but unfortunately doesn't sync as well as MobileRSS (so marking items as 'read' doesn't always work). Reeder for Mac does a great job too and syncs with its iPhone and iPad apps.
3. Read Everything
It may sound obvious but the amount of people who simply say they 'don't have time' to read is astonishing. I too was one of those people until recently when I started taking public transport to work rather than driving. The 45+ minute journey now gives me plenty of time to breeze through a book, newspaper or magazine. I've found that over the past couple of months my reading speed has increased massively and I'm able to digest the information much more easily. There's hundreds of great books available for creatives – I highly recommend Making Ideas Happen – but even scanning over a couple of articles in the newspaper in the morning will really get your mind ticking in time for work!
4. Stumble, Stumble, Stumble
If like me, you're prone to eating your lunch at your desk, make sure you use your hour wisely. Use Stumbleupon to quickly find web pages related to your favourite topics. Once you've created an account, pick a few key topics (not too many), install the browser extension and hit the stumble button over and over again. It's a great way to curate content for your own blog or tweets!
Beware: Stumbleupon can quickly become addictive so don't let it overtake your life too much. You have been warned!
5. Share Your Knowledge
In order to boost your creativity, you need to surround yourself with creative people and content. The reason you're around these people is because of their willingness to share their knowledge and you should do the same. By committing yourself to share, you are also committing yourself to create. Your competitive side should kick in and you'll push yourself to create content which is on par with your peers (and better than your own last piece).
If you're using Twitter to share your thoughts, be sure not to share too much content that you appear to be spamming your followers. The best way to tackle this is to use a service like Buffer which allows you to queue up all your updates and sporadically publish them to your social networks. Buffer has browser extensions and mobile apps making it easy to schedule wherever you are. It also integrates well with a number of other apps – my favourite being Pocket, which you should definitely be using to save web pages for reading later.
Finally, a great way to stay creative is to follow other creative thinkers. As a starting point you should follow me on twitter @ajaykarwal and check out my blog – www.dsgnsos.com


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Structure Alignment ViewPre-calculated jCE results for d4hhba_ vs. d4hhbb_ .
This page provides a summary view of the protein structure alignment.
Structure Alignment Results
It is also possible to view this alignment using the stand-alone Java Web Start application.
- Download XML version of the alignment.
- Download PDB file of the two aligned structures.
A detailed description of the procedure for the all vs. all alignments is available.
Algorithm: The alignment displayed on this page is based on the jCE algorithm, a Java port of the original Combinatorial Extension (CE) algorithm. (Implementation by Andreas Prlić).I.N. Shindyalov, P.E. Bourne (1998)
Protein structure alignment by incremental combinatorial extension (CE) of the optimal path.
Protein Eng 11: 739-747
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RCSB PDB Comparison Tool Reference
Andreas Prlić; Spencer Bliven; Peter W. Rose; Wolfgang F. Bluhm; Chris Bizon; Adam Godzik; Philip E. Bourne (2010)
Pre-calculated protein structure alignments at the RCSB PDB website
Bioinformatics 26: 2983-2985
For more information on the algorithms see here.


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Key skills to make sales managers better developers of salespeople....
Get out of the firefighting business and into the business of developing the people who develop your profits. Successful salespeople rightfully become sales managers because of superior sales records. Yet too often these sales stars get stuck doing their old sales job while also trying to juggle their manager role, and too often companies neglect to train their sales managers how to excel as managers. That's the "sales management trap," and it's exactly what The Accidental Sales Manager addresses and solves. Full of helpful steps you can apply immediately - whether you're training a sales manager, or are one yourself - this practical guide reveals step-by-step methods sales managers can use to both learn their jobs and lead their teams. Get tactics to stop burning time and exhausting yourself, while taking effective actions to use time better as a leader Discover how to integrate learning into leading and make sales meetings an active conversation on what works and what doesn't. Author has a previous bestseller, The Accidental Salesperson Don't get caught in the "sales management trap" or, if you're in it, get the tools you need to escape it. Get The Accidental Sales Manager and lead your team to do what you do best: make sales, drive profits, and get winning results.
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I am a new Sales Manager and this book seemed perfect for my first listen in on the subject, Was a good crash course on what to expect. I liked that it had shared experience from others on how to handle different situations. moving on to others now but this was deff worth the time. i will be coming back to this book for a 2nd and a 3rd review as it has many good ideas.
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No Modern Warfare 4 here—meet the graphically superior Call of Duty: Ghosts.
FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, and UFC to arrive on new console, along with Forza 5.
Nothing illegal here, just more of the same sketchy tax practices big corps employ.
CEO Marissa Mayer makes her biggest move yet as she approaches one-year with Yahoo.
Filmmaker Alex Gibney talks about his new doc, We Steal Secrets: the Story of WikiLeaks.
Julian Assange stars as Walter White; the US government reprises The Chicken Man.
Citing India law, firm informs Jeffrey Beall he could face up to three years too.
A David Bowie cover produced in space—genius. This guy is awesome.
No "constraints from an outside funding agency" plus speeds in the world's Top 25.
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Heavy usage after marathon bombings—not an intentional shutdown—degraded service.
Ars looks back at a tumultuous season and grabs 10 minutes with Robert Kirkman.
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Greenpeace opposes fracking because it diverts from real solutions (including energy efficiency and renewables), and the full effects on the environment and health has not been fully investigated or addressed.
Documentation of Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking) drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formations in Dimock and Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Some residents of these areas have filed lawsuits against gas companies alleging that the water wells they rely upon for domestic and agricultural use have been contaminated by nearby drilling processes.
© 01/10/2012 © Les Stone / Greenpeace
Large shale rock formations lie deep underground throughout much of the U.S. and in many other parts of the planet. These areas, called "shale plays" by the industry, contain a range of hydrocarbons, including methane, natural gas liquids like ethane, and crude oil. Some of these deep shale deposits, including the Marcellus Shale Formation in the Eastern U.S., contain large reserves of natural gas. Advances in drilling technologies in the last decade have made it possible to extract these reserves, which conventional drilling methods could not reach. As a result, U.S. natural gas production has soared to the highest level since the early 1970s. Shale gas now supplies over 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to the U.S, one quarter of all U.S. natural gas production. Hydraulic fracturing, – or "fracking" – has made the recent gas boom possible. Fracking is a technique used to break apart the dense shale rock, releasing the hydrocarbons (like gas and oil) contained inside. A combination of sand, water and chemicals are mixed together to create a gel called "frack fluid," which is then injected under high pressure into the shale rock layer deep underground, creating "fractures" in the shale that allow the gas to seep out. These cracks can extend up to 2,500 feet from the injection well. (See the "Cracks in the Façade" report by the Environmental Working Group for more information)Though the oil and gas industry claims that fracking has been used safely for decades, there has been little actual study of the environmental effects of the process. In fact, companies engaged in fracking have consistently warned their investors that drilling operations, which include fracking, involve inherent risks including leaks, spills, explosions, blowouts, environmental damage, injury and death. In addition, the scope and scale of today's hydraulic fracturing has no precedent. Recent advances in technology allow drillers to change the angle of a well underground to drill horizontally and to drill multiple bores from one well pad. This technique, called horizontal multi-directional drilling, has fundamentally changed how fracking is used, giving the gas industry the ability to fracture more of the shale from a single well. Because of the combination of horizontal drilling and fracking, drillers have been able to access formations that were previously inaccessible [fracking allows wells to produce more gas than they otherwise would, but the average gas well today produces less gas than the average well did two decades ago; while per well production has increased recently, it's not clear whether that's because wells will produce more over the long term or because so many wells have been drilled recently and production tends to increase in the first few years of a well's life] – which has led to the rapid proliferation of drilling the U.S. is currently experiencing. These changes have also created unprecedented demands for water, chemical additives and drilling pressure.View this diagram which illustrates how fracking works:
The recent explosive growth of shale drilling due to fracking has major significance for the environment, energy policy and electricity markets. The industry estimates it will drill almost 100 new wells per day in 2012, on top of the 1.2 million wells already in existence. The heavy industrial growth of gas drilling has already led to plummeting natural gas prices, which have fallen to a 10-year low.
The graphics above show the exponential growth of fracking in the Barnett Shale, in and around Dallas, Texas. The same growth is occuring in shale plays throughout the country.
According to industry analysts, the current abundance of cheap shale gas has convinced some utilities to convert their coal-fired power plants to burn gas instead. But the long-term environmental impacts of doing so are unclear: As one study points out, lower electricity prices from the widespread use of gas threatens to stimulate enough overall additional electricity demand to offset any significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions made by substituting gas for coal. Moreover the recent surge in renewable energy investments could slow down significantly if shale gas prices continue to exclude GHG costs. (Henry D. Jacoby et al., "The Influence of Shale Gas on U.S. Energy and Environmental Policy," Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012). Furthermore, many experts believe there is far less shale gas than the gas industry claims. This means that a large scale conversion to natural gas could be a waste of time and investment capital, which could instead be used for renewable projects that do not rely on fossil fuel extraction.
It is important to note that in addition to gas, the industry uses fracking to extract oil and natural gas liquids as well. As gas prices plummet, oil and other liquids remain extremely profitable. Chesapeake Energy, one of the largest fracking companies in the United States, plans to get 50% of their profits from oil by 2013.
Earthworks: Environmental Protection Agency: "Hydraulic Fracturing Background Information"
Environmental Working Group: "Drilling and Fracking"
Environmental Working Group: "Drilling Around the Law"The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (Theo Colborn):
Food and Water Watch Gasland (movie) and The Sky is Pink (short film) by Josh Fox.
National Resource Defense Council Marten Law's Legislative and Regulatory Trends Roundup The Bipartisan Policy Center Fractracker DeSmogBlog: "Fracking the Future" New York Times Drilling Down Series, Ian Urbina
Colorado:STRONGER (State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations):
STRONGER was formed in 1999 to reinvigorate and carry forward the state review process begun cooperatively in 1988 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). STRONGER is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization whose purpose is to assist states in documenting the environmental regulations associated with the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas.
Earthworks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the impacts of irresponsible mineral and energy development while seeking sustainable solutions.Earthworks stands for clean water, healthy communities and corporate accountability.
Western Resource Advocates
Founded in 1989, Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is a non-profit environmental law and policy organzation.Our mission is to protect the West's land, air, and water. Our team of scientists, economists, policy experts and attorneys: 1) advance clean energy to reduce pollution and global climate change; 2) promote urban water conservation and river restoration; and 3) defend special public lands from energy development and unauthorized off-road vehicle travel. We collaborate with other conservation groups, hunters and fishermen, ranchers and others to ensure a sustainable future for the West.
Eerie Rising: Erie Rising is a grassroots, mom (parent) powered organization, dedicated to protecting our children, our health, our environment and our community, as well as those beyond our reach. Founded by accomplished women, mothers and business owners, Erie Rising is quickly becoming the an effective grassroots mom-powered organization bringing awareness to the issues related to hydraulic fracturing and concerns for children's health in Colorado and beyond.Longmont ROAR: Our group of concerned citizens come from all over Longmont, and from its neighboring rural areas. We share the hope that the City of Longmont will assert its right to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of our urban community. We want to prevent the wasteful destruction of our environment, preserve our economic vitality and our home values, and conserve Longmont's water, minerals, parks, wildlife, lakes, trails, streams, open space, and recreational areas for future generations.Fracking Colorado: This site will provides information about fracking, to raise awareness of what is happening in Aurora and Colorado, and anywhere else this method of gas and oil extraction is used.
New Mexico:
Earthworks: Earthworks is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the impacts of irresponsible mineral and energy development while seeking sustainable solutions.Earthworks stands for clean water, healthy communities and corporate accountability.
New York:
Last year, the state issued a draft plan that would allow shale gas drilling under certain conditions. The state received more than 66,000 public comments on the plan that ran 10-1 in opposition to shale gas drilling according to Albany Times-Union columnist Fred LeBrun. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to decide this year whether to allow shale gas drilling in the state.
The New York Times reported that after a two-year review, Gov. Cuomo intended to lift an effective state-wide moratorium on fracking with exemptions for the watersheds and underground sources used by New York and other cities. The state is revising its regulations. Catskill Mountainkeeper has an analysis of flaws in the DEC's regulations.Texas:
Earthworks, TexasPennsylvania:
StateImpact Pennsylvania :
StateImpact is a collaboration among NPR and local public radio stations in eight pilot states to examine public policy issues in-depth. The cross-platform reporting network seeks to inform and engage communities with explanatory, data-driven stories focused on how government decisions affect people's lives.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Pipeline blog
Pilpeline is the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's interactive website on news and issues surrounding development of the Marcellus Shale. The Post-Gazette launched Pipeline in February 2011 as a specialty news website that employs multimedia, social media and interactive maps and that curates daily coverage from the PG and other news organizations to provide an authoritative resource for Marcellus Shale news and information
Protecting our Waters
Protecting Our Waters is a Philadelphia-based grassroots nonprofit organization committed to protecting the Delaware, Susquehanna and Ohio River Basins — the state of Pennsylvania — and our region from unconventional gas drilling and other threats to our drinking water, environment, and public health.
Marcellus Protest
MarcellusProtest.org is an information clearing house about Marcellus Shale gas drilling and activism and related issues. Although this website's primary geographic focus is Western Pennsylvania, MarcellusProtest.org also includes content pertaining to the five states in which the Marcellus Shale is located - as well as other Shale gas formations across the U.S.
Ohio:No Frack Ohio
The No Frack Ohio Coalition is composed of member organizations and individuals who signed on to a Statewide Moratorium letter in the Spring of 2011. Since the original sign on campaign, these groups and individuals have worked across Ohio on outreach to Elected Officials at all levels of government, landowner education, and mobilizing members for activism.
Ohio Citizen Action
Ohio Citizen Action is 80,000 members who have joined together to prevent pollution. Non-profit and non-partisan, Ohio Citizen Action was founded in 1975.In the past fifteen years, Ohio Citizen Action has developed the 'good neighbor campaign,' which uses the power of community organizing to convince major industries to prevent pollution at their facilities. These campaigns have won changes far beyond what federal or state regulations would require at Eramet (Marietta), AK Steel (Middletown), Sunoco Refinery (Toledo), Brush Wellman (Elmore), Lanxess Plastics (Cincinnati), and many others.
Maryland has a moratorium on shale gas development in the state's portion of the Marcellus Shale while the state prepares an analysis of the issue scheduled to be completed in 2014. See Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland, Executive Order 01.01.2011.11, The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative, June 6, 2011. Accessed online February 20, 2012 at Virginia:Both Rockingham County and Washington County have successfully opposed shale gas drilling proposals under local zoning rules. You can find stories from the Washington Post (Rockingham Co.) and Bristol Herald Courier (Washington Co.) about these decisions.Shenandoah Valley Network
The Shenandoah Valley Network works to maintain healthy and productive rural landscapes and communities, to protect and restore natural resources, and to strengthen and sustain our region's agricultural economy. We pursue this mission by supporting strong local citizens' groups and promoting good local land use and transportation plans, compatible economic development strategies, and effective land protection programs. We serve community groups in six Virginia counties: Frederick, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham and Augusta.Southern Environmental Law Center
For over 25 years, the Southern Environmental Law Center has leveraged the power of the law to protect the environment of the Southeast—the fastest growing region of the U.S. Working in all three branches of government and with more than 100 partner groups, this nonprofit organization shapes, implements, and enforces the laws and policies that determine the quality of the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the landscapes and communities you love.


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There are signs the police-led drink driving crackdown is slipping into negative territory, with President Museveni becoming its harshest critic. The president is particularly angered that the police crackdown has degenerated into a binge for the police to extort money from the public. The police introduced the operations, late last year, in a move aimed at curbing traffic accidents. But concerns were raised when the police literally changed the law to incriminate anyone driving with the slightest trace of alcohol in their blood.
The Observer has learnt that the president voiced his frustrations at a recent meeting with senior police officers. Without denying or confirming the president's concerns, the Commissioner for Traffic and Road Safety, Dr Stephen Kasiima, turned on the media for failing the operation.
"You [media] are just bent on spoiling people's jobs," said Kasiima and declined to speak further. When contacted, Kampala Metropolitan traffic chief Lawrence Niwabiine, just hung up.
A senior police officer, who preferred not to be named, told this writer that the president was upset at the way police had abused the operation by extorting money from motorists. A similar operation to arrest marauding thugs in Kampala and its suburbs was stopped by police over similar concerns of abuse and extortion by some police officials. The source said the president first lambasted police officials, shortly after passing out more than 5,000 police constables at Kabalye police training school in Masindi district early this month.
"He even ordered for a reshuffle in the traffic department of the police force," the source said. The president is also reported to have narrated how one day, while on a trip to eastern Uganda, he found traffic officers who stopped several vehicles and in less than five minutes they let them go.
"He wondered how traffic officers can check five cars in less than five minutes," a source said.
Several industry stakeholders, ranging from brewers, nightclubs and bar owners have attacked the operations, after they watched their sales drop. The Observer was also told that beer companies had complained to both the Finance ministry and President Museveni about the operations, although this information could not be independently verified by press time. The proprietor of Amnesia club in Kampala, Dr Innocent Nahabwe, admitted that the drink driving operation was affecting his business negatively.
"Alcohol contributes greatly to the economy in direct and indirect taxes, but our sales are going down due to the drink driving operation," he said. "The crackdown is just meant to embarrass everyone who drinks."
Nile Breweries Corporate Affairs Director, Francis Onapito Ekomoloit, said though they supported the operation, it was being abused by the police.
"It is within our policy of not driving under the influence of alcohol, but we are against the way police inhumanely handles the suspects; extorting money, manhandling and even parading them before cameras and the press," he said.
Asked if the operation had affected the beer sales, Onapito said: "We have not quantified the loss in terms of sales, but definitely it has an effect".
Putting suspects on camera, Onapito says, violates a person's constitutional right of being innocent till proven guilty. He said the operation had become a show of some sort.
"We are in a dialogue with police to enforce the law but in a decent way," Onapito said. "Alcohol is not a problem; it has been around for centuries. The only problem is the abuse."


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A Federal Coalition Government will commit $300,000 to a Surf Coast solar town project, Sarah Henderson, Liberal Candidate for Corangamite announced today.
Shadow Climate Action, Environment and Heritage Minister, Greg Hunt, said "The Coalition will allocate a total of $300,000 for the Surf Coast Solar Community. This will include Torquay, Lorne and everything in between including Jan Juc, Anglesea and Aireys Inlet."
"This is the result of strong representation both from Sarah Henderson and the local community."
The funds will be available to community groups to access solar hot water or solar energy. The funds will be available as of 1 July 2014.
Community groups that could apply to reduce their energy bills include sports clubs, senior's clubs, ballet schools and scout centres to create a solar precinct along the Surf Coast.
"The Coalition recognises the potential to harness power at a local level. There is no better place for this project than along the Surf Coast," Ms Henderson said.
"This is a very important and positive environmental policy.
"The $300,000 Surf Coast solar town project will support local solar projects put forward by community groups.
"Grants will be assessed and awarded on the basis of the greatest savings of CO2 per dollar of funding.
"The Coalition's program will produce a minimum of 25 new Solar Towns and 100 new Solar Schools across the nation. I am delighted Corangamite will be home to one of the first," Ms Henderson concluded.
The Initiative is part of the Coalition's Plan for Clean Air and supports our commitment both to reduce electricity prices while also meeting our climate change targets and supporting renewable energy.
"Labor has announced then scrapped numerous programs, including solar schools, solar hot water rebate and the multiplier on renewable energy credits, creating a roller coaster ride for the industry and customers. Kevin Rudd's Solar Flagships is yet to see one project built despite an original promise of $1.5 billion four years ago."
The Coalition is committed to taking direct action to reduce carbon emissions in a practical, affordable way.
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Jumptap, a recognized authority in targeted mobile advertising, announced Tuesday that its targeting abilities have attracted an influx of major retail advertisers in the past six months. As a result, retail is now one of the most successful advertising verticals on the Jumptap network.
If you didn't get a tablet this holiday season, you may be one of the few. According to Jumptap, the leader in targeted mobile advertising, tablet network traffic jumped 229 percent over an average projected for the day after Christmas, based on historical network traffic. January 2, 2012 also saw a bump, with a 263 percentage traffic increase – most likely from recipients uploading holiday photos and getting familiar with their devices. In its newly released January MobileSTAT, Jumptap found that the Kindle Fire experienced the greatest tablet growth throughout December. The new device held 10 percent of tablet market share on December 1 and finished the year with 30 percent market share. This year-end surge suggests a 2012 trend for lower-priced tablets.
Jumptap, the leader in targeted mobile advertising, today announced that Bob Hammond has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. Hammond will oversee engineering and technology efforts for the company, with a focus on scaling all aspects of Jumptap's platform and extending the company's lead in mobile audience targeting.
Jumptap Inc., a mobile advertising network in Cambridge, has brought on board a new chief technology officer in Bob Hammond, a veteran of Yahoo! and online ad network Vibrant Media.


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Quick Pumpkin Pie
- Prep Time : 10 min
- Cook Time : 1 hour
- Ready Time : 1 hour, 10 min
- 1 9-inch unbaked deep-dish pie crust
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 eggs
- 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
- 6 tablespoons Better than Milk soy milk powder (if using another brand use the amount of powder called for to make 3 cups)
- 1 1/2 cups water
Preheat oven to 425. Mix sugar, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in a small bowl. Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar mixture. Combine soy milk powder and water in a medium bowl and whisk until no lumps remain. Gradually stir soy mixture into the pumpkin mixture. Pour into pie shell.
Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 and bake for 40-50 minutes more, or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack for two hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate.
This recipe is adapted from Libby's.
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You probably heard yesterday about the raid of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Arkansas. (If you hadn't, authorities were investigating allegations of child pornography and six minors have been placed in state custody.) Alamo has, um, a colorful past—his church has been raided three times and he was previously charged, and acquitted, with child abuse and threatening to kidnap a judge and convicted of tax evasion—but that's not why the Bible Belt's press corps was ready for this raid.
Frank Lockwood, the Bible Belt Blogger, explains:
When state and federal law enforcement officials swooped into Tony Alamo Ministries, many, if not most, of the major news organizations in Arkansas were in Texarkana, Ark. watching it all unfold.
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thank god ND didn't join the B1G. Don't need that kind of humiliation (again - thanks buckeyes).
not bad
thank god ND didn't join the B1G. Don't need that kind of humiliation (again - thanks buckeyes).
With that TD, Alabama has passed the 400 yard mark for total offense in this game. If anyone is interested in this stat, ND has now given up about 150% more yards than their season average.
Notre Dame will not catch up to us for the all time wins % today.
They wouldn't have anyway. If they somehow win this game they will still be just short.
Who else is going to bask in the Irish tears on their message boards??
That the ND grad spent all that money to make the tickets to the NC game affordable to ND students, so they could feel the pain up close and personal? As one of the wounded in Dallas, I can say it is much worse on the road.
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Nick Saban...2nd best coach ever? :(
you are talking about active head coaches right?
No...ever. He's tied with Woody and only Bear Bryant and Yost have more national titles. Who could you possible say is better than Saban right now?
There isn't anything left to comment on. This is a massacre, and I feel terrible for those kids in blue and gold. They're out there willing to leave it all on the field, and they have no way of matching up physically or schematically. Continuing the commentary is in poor taste at this point. If ND goes on a 21-0 run, bring the comments back. But this is embarrassing to run up so many comments on a rout that's not even our team.
Do you feel this bad every time a football team is down 35-0, or just when it's Notre Dame?
Did your heart bleed for UMass this season?
You must be joking
This is pretty funny to read:
I think the odds of Kelly heading to the Bears are going up. When the ND fans start to claim that Gholson is only a freshmen and he'll improve remember what happended to Garron Gilbert. Favourite line of the night so far was Musberger saying if this were a prize fight they'd call it. Remember how everyone said if Boise or on of the other BCS busters got to the title game and gat hammered that would be their last shot? The same should go for ND.
A&M also has a 1st round pick at LT
Saban needs to start going for two.
I never got to see that Texas A&M/Alabama game, unfortunately. I was on my way back from Ann Arbor after that overtime game against Northwestern.
Looks like the refs are trying to help ND score at least one TD.
he literally only touched him..
Ugh, gift from the refs. Whatever, they're not going to save you today ND.
I swear ive seen this game before
Damn it. I wanted a shutout
Shutout averted.
The echos have returned! Huzzah!
But seriously it shows u the power of the SEC. I cant stand that bullshit but its true they are far ahead of the rest. Meanwhile the BIG counters by adding Rutgers and Maryland
You do remember Clemson beatin LSU and Louisville stomping Florida right? Not that far a head.
And hell, an 8-4 Michigan taking USC to the wire.
Funny, because I remember LSU losing, Florida getting manhandled, and we were a sack away from beating South Carolina.
This just goes to show how far ahead Alabama is
is that Rutgers and Maryland < Texas A&M and Missouri. Say it isn't so.
Alabama 35
Refs: 7
Thanks for the points back
Goddamnit. Seriously though, did that roughing call seem like a complete pity call to anyone else?
If the head ref picks up the phone I'm sure it'll be the programming director from ESPN calling to say "thank you".
Oh well. A couple generous calls from the refs to give ND the touchdown.
Winner of the internet > RT @KateUpton: It's okay Notre Dame this happened to the Jets every week
Only to be challenged by our very own Blue in South Bend:
"Hey, Jimmy Kimmel, I tried to hug my TV, but it spun away and gained 8 yards." ~Manti Te'o.
the key play of the drive was a gift to the irish. no shutout.
7 pts for the Irish. The return to glory has begun again.
Next year will be the year!
there's very little audience left. Anyone without strong interest that didn't turn the channel at halftime left when it went 35-0.
My favorite is the heat Musberger is taking on twitter after commenting on McCarrons girlfriend. lmao
So we watch full set of commercials to see a kick off then back to full set of commercials. GG
Awesome tweet by Kate Upton
almost equally certainly not a top 5 team
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnddd here come the referees to help Notre Dame save face!
I didn't see a hold there. If the refs wanted to control the game, they should have done it from the start.


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Iron Jawed Angels is a 2004 film about the American women's suffrage movement during the early 1900s. It was filmed in Virginia, produced by HBO Films, and released in 2004. It received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival,
The film, directed by Katja von Garnier follows political activists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as they revolutionize the American feminist movement to grant women the right to vote.
Over time, tension between the NWP and NAWSA grows as NAWSA leaders criticize NWP tactics such as direct protesting of a wartime President and picketing directly outside the White House with their Silent Sentinels. Relations between the American government and the NWP protesters also intensify, as hundreds of women are arrested for their actions, though the official charge is "obstructing traffic." They are sent to Occoquan Workhouse for 60-day terms where they suffer poor conditions. During this time, Alice Paul and other women undergo a hunger strike during which prison authorities force feed them milk and raw eggs through a tube. News of their treatment leaks to the media through the husband of one of the imprisoned women who had been able to lobby for a visit (the suffragists are depicted as otherwise unable to see visitors or lawyers). The media dubs these women 'Iron Jawed Angels.' Pressure is put on President Wilson as NAWSA seizes the opportunity to lobby tirelessly for the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution.
Paul, Burns and all of the other women are eventually pardoned by the President and the Supreme Court rules that their arrests were, in fact, unconstitutional.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is announcing the discontinuation of obstetric services at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital and the closing of the inpatient unit at St. Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital. These changes are necessary due to a drop in patient volume and declining reimbursement for care delivery. These services will be consolidated throughout Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, creating a more seamless regional care delivery network.
"In all we do, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System must focus on our mission, especially our commitment to patient care excellence, community benefit and social responsibility," explained Garry C. Faja, president and CEO of seven-hospital Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. "Part of that commitment includes repositioning services according to the changing needs of the people we serve to ensure the consistent delivery of high quality, compassionate care."
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"Throughout this necessary transition of services, our first concern is for the people we serve, both patients and employees. Our decisions are based upon sustaining clinical services while minimizing disruption and dislocation for the people in our highly valued workforce," said Rob Casalou, president and CEO, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, Livingston and Saline hospitals.
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Over the course of the next several months, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston (SJM Livingston) will close its Family Birth Center. The decline in the number of deliveries at SJM Livingston, dropping from 856 in fiscal year 2008 to less than 650 this year, required St. Joseph Mercy Livingston to consolidate these services with the Family Birth Center at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor.
"Typically, when an obstetric unit's birth rate falls under two births per day, it becomes very difficult to maintain necessary staffing levels 24/7 in order to exceed our high patient safety standards," explained Casalou.
As this service is phased out, St. Joseph Mercy Livingston will work with its OB/GYN physicians to evaluate the needs of expectant mothers who are planning to deliver at SJM Livingston. Once the transition is complete, Livingston County families will continue to be served by our highly qualified OB/GYNs who will perform deliveries in the new mother-baby unit at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, which features 34 private rooms and showers, and state-of-the-art technology. SJM Ann Arbor can accommodate additional volume from SJM Livingston.
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"We are trying to be good stewards of our valuable resources," said Casalou. "Our inpatient services are not being utilized at a rate that can sustain the hospital."
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I have a vague memory from the park's opening of the dino currently out in front of Dinosaur being stationed in the water where he was passed by guests in the boats and possibly visible from the bridge.
Can anyone confirm this?
Pictures? *hugs*
also, is the old dragon-in-the-cave still running?


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