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CINCINNATI His motto should be, Xavier Paul, always on call.For the past few months, Paul has been Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Bakers Main Man off the bench when situations call for a left handed pinch-hitter.And X has marked his spot. So far this season he is hitting .300 in his pinch-hitting duties that includes a grand slam home run.The 28-year-old outfielder from Slidell, La., was released last July by the Washington Nationals and was unemployed for nine days before the Reds signed him to a minor-league contract on July 12.Six days later he was plucked from the Class AAA Louisville roster and spent the rest of the season doing benchmark bench work .314 in 86 at-bats that including 12 hits in 36 pinch-hitting assignments (.333).Those who have been every day players and end up as pinch-hitters say that coming off the bench cold to pinch-hit is like sitting in a freezer for a couple of hours then rush to a table to do a crossword puzzle.In his last two appearances, Paul has sin...
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As we get ready to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of CTS in 2015, I want to take the opportunity to look back over 2014 and call out some of the most memorable moments of the year. It was a year that included highs and lows, as every year does, but thankfully there were many more…Read the full article
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Michael Oldenburg +1 415.971.4235 firstname.lastname@example.com Strava Gears Up with Training Plans for Cyclists Plans from CTS Help Improve Performance on Strava Segments SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., (Jan. 8, 2015) — Strava, the online network connecting the global community of athletes, has introduced training plans for cyclists. Developed by…Read the full article
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach and co-author of "The Time-Crunched Cyclist" and "The Time-Crunched Triathlete" I would love to build a huge aerobic base the old fashioned way, but I love my wife and I'm pretty fond of my kids and my career. To ride 12-20 hours a week these days I would…Read the full article
By CTS Pro Coach Jim Rutberg Let's face it; there are times when indoor training is a lot more convenient – and potentially more effective – than riding outdoors. As I've moved from being a bike racer with unlimited training time to a working parent and career professional I've learned to embrace indoor cycling…Read the full article
As I've gotten older I've noted a shift in the way I look at gifts. Sure, I still buy little niceties like a sweater or bottle of wine for people, but these days I'm not buying as many wrappable items for the people who mean the most to me. I want my gifts for these…Read the full article
Pretty much every cyclist we talk to wants to go uphill faster. And while we spend a lot of time focused on increasing power output and reducing bodyweight, these two things only give you the capacity – the potential – to go faster uphill. Actually riding faster on a climb comes down to applying your…Read the full article
By CTS Coach Josh Whitmore By this time of year, regional cyclocross races are winding down and many of you have season ending goals to peak for the Cyclocross National Championships January 7-11th, hosted this year at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. The few week lull in racing over the holidays offers a great…Read the full article
One of the data points we monitor with a lot of athletes is how much fluid they consume during workouts. When temperatures drop, we often see a decrease in the amount of fluid they consume per hour and per workout. When we point it out to the athlete, the response is often a question:…Read the full article
January is traditionally when endurance athletes in the Northern Hemisphere dig in and recommit themselves to goal-oriented training. The months of November and December are often less structured, even for time-crunched athletes who rely more heavily on shorter, higher-intensity workouts to maintain and improve fitness. It's a smart idea to think of the next…Read the full article
I hope you are all enjoying a safe and active Thanksgiving weekend, and that you got a chance to spend the holiday with your family and friends. Thanksgiving is perhaps my favorite holiday, not necessarily because of its historical beginnings but because it makes me remember big Thanksgiving family gatherings and look forward to more…Read the full article

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T-Mobile will proactively reach out to customers who were charged premium SMS fees
Going a step further on its fight against fraudulent premium SMS charges, T-Mobile will now start proactively notifying customers of unauthorized billing of premium SMS to their account. Although customers could previously request refunds for any unknown charge on their bill, this proactive approach of identifying premium SMS scams that weren't refunded goes a step further. Mike Sievert, CMO for T-Mobile, had this to say:
"If you've been charged for a third-party service you didn't sign up for, it should be easy to get a refund. If customers were charged for services they didn't want, we'll make it right. That's being the Un-carrier."
From July to September, T-Mobile will be sending out notices to all customers (even if they are no longer with T-Mobile) if they were inappropriately charged in a premium SMS scam in the past and have yet to receive a refund. Starting in July a special website tailored to just premium SMS scam refunds will be made available as well.
Source: T-Mobile
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The eyes of the world may have been on the the gowns of the female attendees, but for the men of Hollywood, the Oscars are still the most important night in their sartorial calendar. The 2013 Oscars saw a return to the traditional tuxedo and bow tie – with each of our favourite stars putting their own spin on the classic look.
Eddie Redmayne
You can always rely on Eddie Redmayne to look suave on the red carpet. His Alexander McQueen tuxedo was the perfect choice – classic, sharp and undeniably Hollywood. We loved the velvet slippers that finished off this traditional look.Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Star of the Oscar-nominated Lincoln, Joseph Gordon-Levitt looked slick in a two-button suit and bow tie. As we always say with mens formal wear, the devil is in the details – we loved the subtle black buttons on his dress shirt. In a nice Oscars moments props have to go to Sally Fields who helped his re-tie his bow-tie in the back of his limo. Channing Tatum
Hollywood beefcake Channing Tatum looked surprisingly dapper in his shawl collar tuxedo three-piece. With the perfectly tailored suit and sharp, cropped hair, Channing Tatum looked every inch the leading man. Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis has been known to make some interesting red carpet choices, but this year, as he celebrated his Best Actor award for Lincoln, he opted for the traditional tuxedo. We loved the choice of a navy tuxedo and the slightly jaunty bow tie completed Day-Lewis' English gentleman in Hollywood look perfectly. Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper has been a very enjoyable addition to this year's awards season – and his tailoring choices have got better and better. With super slicked back hair and his mother as his date, Bradley Cooper showed why he's one of Hollywood's most eligible leading men.
George Clooney
Oscars 2013 seemed to be the battle of the beard – with Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd and Ben Affleck all wearing theirs with pride. But it was George Clooney's slightly scruffy beard that gets our honour – it fitted perfectly with his laid-back red carpet attitude. When will George Clooney ever get it wrong?Jack Moss.


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I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and an Epson Stylus NX415 printer. I am having trouble printing the color red and brown. I just replaced all 4 ink cartridges so it's not low on ink. It was having this problem before that. Any ideas?
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I do not have that printer to test but if it is like an HP and used about a year ago, the problem was with the printer. I tested the printer on Windows and guess what, same problem. Send the printer to get fix and after that it worked perfectly.
I suggest first to test it out on Windows (or a newer version of Ubuntu) and then go to your nearest miracle worker and let them fix the printer.


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Windows Phone 7 Getting Mutli-Tasking, IE9, Twitter in 2011
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Feb 14, 2011, 10:16 AM by Rich Brome @rbrome
updated Feb 14, 2011, 10:27 AM
Updated: added link / added SkyDrive feature info
Microsoft today lifted the veil on new features coming later in 2011. Steve Ballmer, making a keynote address at MWC in Barcelona, also revealed that Windows Phone will receive several key new features later this year. First is a limited kind of multi-tasking much like Apple added to iOS, which will allow apps to play sound in the background and allow fast switching, where apps resume exactly where you left off. Also coming this year is an updated browser with the Internet Explorer 9 rendering engine, hardware graphics acceleration, and an improved interface. Finally, Twitter will be integrated into the OS's "People Hub", in the same way the People Hub currently supports Facebook. The Office Hub will also gain access to documents on SkyDrive in addition to SharePoint. All of these features will come by the end of 2011, although a more precise release schedule was not announced.
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Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011
Former member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus
Debra Schuerer-DeNoon
May 26, 1957 – November 23, 2011
Debra A. Schuerer-DeNoon, a former member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus, died unexpectedly on Nov. 23. She lived in Evanston for the past 22 years and recently worked at Natural Things, Evanston's Flower Market.
The soprano sang with the Lyric Opera Chorus 1995-2010. Her solo roles at Lyric included Turandot's Handmaiden (Turandot, 1996-97, Bruno Bartoletti, cond.), Salvation Army Girl (Street Scene, 2001-02, Richard Buckley, cond.), the Valkyrie Ortlinde (Die Walküre, 2002-03, two performances, Sir Andrew Davis, cond.), and Woman (Cavalleria rusticana, 2008-09, Renato Palumbo, cond.). She understudied several roles as well.
Ms. Schuerer-DeNoon performed as a member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus from 1986 until 1997, and she also appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the following occasions: Overseer, Elektra/Strauss, Daniel Barenboim, cond., Orchestra Hall(1995); Penitent Woman, "Scenes from Goethe's Faust"/Schumann, Christoph Eschenbach, cond., Ravinia Festival (1996); one of six solo voices, Moses und Aron/Schoenberg, Pierre Boulez, cond., Orchestra Hall and Philharmonie, Berlin (1999). She also sang with members of the CSO Chorus on the soundtrack for Disney's Fantasia 2000 (the final section of Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance," James Levine, cond.).
With Indiana's Opera de Lafayette Ms. Schuerer-DeNoon sang small solo roles in Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance and Mozart's The Magic Flute. She performed as a soloist with several area ensembles, including the James Chorale, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Evansville's Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Singers, and Ballet Company, and others.
With colleagues from the Lyric Opera Chorus Ms. Schuerer-DeNoon performed seasonally as a "LyriCaroler" in the Civic Opera Building lobby and elsewhere, dressed in Victorian-style costumes while singing holiday favorites. She also sang several recitals with Lyric colleagues at venues in Door County, Wisconsin. For the past several years she was a professional member of the Chancel Choir of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston.
A native of Neenah, Wisconsin, Ms. Schuerer-DeNoon graduated from Armstrong High School in Neenah in 1975 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where she studied German and music.
"Debra started taking voice lessons as early as 7th grade," recalls her sister Karen Willett. "She was in Swing Choir and Chamber Choir at Armstrong High School, and was highly involved in musicals as well. She also was involved with summer theater through the Recreational Department in Neenah. I can't remember a time that she did not sing...it was her life! When we were youngsters, we would always put on little shows at family gatherings at our grandparents' house in West Bend, mostly singing Mitch Miller songs. Such good memories."
"She was an avid reader, and her interests included art, horses, cats, movies, poetry, music, and of course flower arranging," notes Richard Jarvie, Ms. Schuerer-DeNoon's beloved friend and partner. "She often told me that the high point in her life was working in the Lyric Opera Chorus. Debra loved life, her family and friends, and most of all, singing."
In addition to Mr. Jarvie, Ms. Schuerer-DeNoon is survived by her mother, Elizabeth Schuerer; sisters Karen Willett and Jennifer Schuerer, and brothers Donald, Michael, and Patrick.
Visitation 9 a.m.-noon followed by noon Mass Thursday, December 1, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Appleton, Wisconsin.
A Chicago-area memorial and concert are being planned. In lieu of flowers a memorial will be established.
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Christians seek God's forgiveness – not to remove some block in His heart, but to release a block in our heart.
Category Archives: Confession
Grace at Work
Real Grace
Facebook seems to be a hot bed for the new distorted view of "grace".
The other day someone posted that through grace, God finds our sin acceptable. He thus no longer "deals" with sin in our lives – and we are free of sin – because it no long exists.
According to their "logic", sin ceases to an issue in our lives because it ceases to be considered sin by God.
That neat theological sleight of hand was followed by lots of "likes" and "amens".
To deny the reality of sin and its bondage – and to say God doesn't deal with sin in our lives or that we are free of sin – is an abuse of grace.
Confronting Evil
Unrepentant evil will never fess up to its own culpability, and always play the victim.
Pastoral Counseling
Several ministries are offering a free class in Pastoral Counseling on Wednesday evenings in Prince William County, Virginia, beginning April 17, 2013, from 7:00 to 9:30 pm.
The class is open to all members of the Body of Christ from local churches (not just "pastors"!), and likely will run about twelve weeks.
To give some idea of the type of counseling we will be teaching others to do, I've reprinted below a blog about one session I had with a deeply troubled man last year.
Letting Go
For most Christians, the greatest struggle is not resisting sin but in being willing to let go of our hurts. More than sin, we allow our hurts to define us, and find it difficult to leave the familiarity of our pain for the unfamiliarity of a truly new life in Christ. Even among Christians, few risk the grace of confession, forgiveness and repentance to become whole and complete in Him.
Really, it's not that difficult…
Here's a story of one man's journey: Getting to Simple.
Another Good Read
Confronting the Error of Hyper-Grace, by Michael Brown:
"The biblical message of grace is wonderful, glorious and life-transforming. We can't live without it for one second of our lives. But there is a message being preached today in the name of a new grace reformation, mixing powerful truth with dangerous error. I call it hyper-grace…"
Hyper Grace – Part 4
Hyper grace teachers deny the need for confession and forgiveness in the life of a believer. What they fail to understand, though, is that confession and forgiveness for a believer are NOT about obtaining justification, but about obtaining wholeness.
Hyper Grace – Part 2
Real people want real answers and real freedom from real issues – not just the tidy platitudes of half truths.
Maybe that's what has shaped my strong reaction to hyper grace, which is really half grace: It cannot offer real freedom from real issues because it seeks the grace of God's affirming love and presence, but not the grace of His transforming truth and rule.
Theology and Reality
Miguel Labrador has posted another thought provoking blog, entitled Theology Precedes Practice, Vice Versa, or Something Else?
In it, he states: "orthodoxy (theology) & orthopraxy (practice) are 'simultaneous.'" I think he's right, in the sense that we must seek to keep both in balance – our walk must match our talk, and our talk must match our walk.
Sometimes, however, the Lord allows one or the other – our doctrine or our practice – to be challenged in ways that force us to then adjust the other.
Regardless, it is important to keep them in sync, as much as possible, and not let one get too far ahead of the other.
Life or Reaction?
So much of our "theology" (and we all have "theology"!) is forged these days by hurts.
The Bible has been used as a club to beat us into conformity, so we reject its plenary authority.
Our need for mercy has been abused, so we latch onto a concept of grace that excludes the Lord's occasional rebuke and discipline.
We have suffered from authoritarian leadership or a controlling church, so we become autonomous and discount the need for healthy, accountable community.
We realize that some pet doctrines were wrong, so we seek a purely existential Jesus and cringe at objective truth.
In doing so, we are reacting to hurts, wrongs and mistakes – rather than embracing life.
Finding Freedom From Life's Hurts
This is a fifty-five minute teaching I shared with about thirty men, based on hundreds of pastoral counseling sessions where God showed up and brought freedom and healing from deep hurts – including abuse, abandonment and so much more.
My blog is a feeble attempt to upload a lifetime of service to the King of Kings. I believe this audio teaching, however, captures better than anything I've written some of the most significant things I've learned as I've walked with folks to those ugly places of bondage and hurt in their lives. When we get there, and they exposed their hurts and lies to the Lord, He brings His loving, healing truth.
In this talk, I also share some of my own very personal story about my own places of hurt, which I had to expose to Lord so He could then bring wholeness to me.
You may think you know me from my writings, but this captures my heart in ways that a written blog never can.
If this resonates with you, I also recommend my related blog, God Shows Up.
Getting to Simple
The more I minister to folks, the more I realize how simple it is.
And the more I realize how hard it is to get to simple.
The Road to Grace
For the institutionally religious, the road to grace is the toughest journey they'll ever face.
For me, this certainly has been the case. And although the road to grace has been a wonderful journey, there have been many bumps and detours along the way. But slowly, I'm finally starting to find my way forward.
It's Jesus in me and Jesus through me, so that it becomes possible to have Jesus in us and Jesus through us.
So much of my life over the last five years has been about the Lord reducing me to that simple truth.
I Saw Satan Fall
On Tuesday evening, I understood how Jesus felt when his disciples finally "got it" and reported back, after He sent them out to minister on their own for the first time, that the sick were healed and darkness conquered. In His joy, the Lord said He saw Satan fall from Heaven because of them.
On Tuesday I'm teaching and mentoring a class of students on how to minister in the areas of confession, forgiveness and repentance. After seven weeks of foundation laying, the students this week started doing ministry sessions on their own and – wow! – it was amazing what God did through them that evening.
Christian Counseling Class
I will be teaching a semester-long Christian counseling class beginning next Tuesday, September 6th, through early December. We will be meeting every Tuesday evening at my home just south of Manassas, Virginia, from 7:00 to 9:15 pm.
The course is being offered through Emmanuel Christian Institute, in conjunction with Fulcrum Ministries, for a very modest $200 (this fee goes to ECI for much appreciated administrative support, not me!).
Abusive Church Leaders (Part 3) – Mandatory Public Warnings
What if leader's sin is public and brings reproach on the church, or is an abuse of his position of trust and power in the church? Then it must be addressed openly as a warning to all – no exceptions! 1 Timothy 5 teaches this.
Abusive Church Leaders (Part 1) – My Personal Angst
Much to my dismay, God keeps bringing people to my door who have been abused by a pastor or other trusted church leader.
Over the last year, I've taken on three cases against abusive pastors. Two involve significant embezzlement and fraud by pastors in different churches. A third involves extensive sexual abuse and misconduct by around half a dozen men on the pastoral and ministerial staff at Christ Chapel Assembly of God in Woodbridge, Virginia.
My spiritual DNA — the way God put me together — makes me instinctively encourage others to give away what God has given them. Sharing God's blessings is a key component to spiritual growth, I've found.
I often teach and minister in a faith-based dorm at the local jail. Rather than me "leading" this Friday, however, I took a seat among them and let the men bless each other by sharing what God is showing them and doing in their lives.
Some rose to sing songs they wrote to the Lord, some read and commented on short passages of scripture that had become alive to them, while others gave testimony to how God is now healing and making them whole men.
One brother read a poem he wrote about dealing with the issues of his heart and finding healing through confession, repentance and forgiveness. I've seen tremendous peace and maturity emerge over the last couple of months as he's been totally transparent with the Lord — even though it's sometimes hard and painful to expose those secret and hidden places to Him.
Whole Health
The more pastoral counseling I do, the more I realize how often people deal with life's traumas, hurts and disappointments by suppressing either their mind, their heart, or their spirit – and thus some vital aspect of who God created them to be.
For example, instead of being healthy, integrated people, they numb out or otherwise retreat exclusively into the realm of their minds – i.e., their analytical logic and reason – to the exclusion of their heart and their spirit.
They are alive, but hardly living – as they deny themselves the catharsis of honest emotions and the wonder of new-found belief.
For others, their heart is the oppressor as they subjugate their mind and spirit to their feelings and sensibilities.
Some even allow their spirit to squelch their minds and hearts by super-spiritualizing everything, and treating reason and emotions as irredeemably corrupt.
I now realize that God created our mind, heart and spirit to be equally vital aspects of the whole, complete individuals He wants us to be.
Repentance, Forgiveness and the Kingdom of God
Recorded before a group of men in the local jail, this 55 minute audio teaching explains how we find peace and freedom when we allow God, through authentic Biblical confession, repentance and forgiveness, to change what we think, believe and perceive. That, in turn, allows us to know the righteousness, peace and joy that comes from finding and doing His will — which is what the Kingdom of God is all about.
This teaching arises from hundreds of intense pastoral counseling sessions through Fulcrum Ministries. In those sessions, I've seen how God uses Biblically authentic confession, repentance and forgiveness to bring quick resolution and lasting freedom from the lies, hurts and deceptions we carry from life's circumstances — including routine disappointments to extreme situations like sexual abuse, occult ritual practices, childhood abandonment and many other life-crippling situations.
A Very Public Confession
Here's a news brief I came across that really stood out.
In it, the CEO for Continental Airlines admits that his company in the past was racist and refused to hire black pilots. Past racism, in and of itself, is hardly surprising. What is surprising, however, is the candor of Continental's public confession and the public amends it made to set things right.
It is rare to see anyone anymore who is willing to publicly admit to public sins, mistakes and improprieties — especially among our leaders. In this case, I was very impressed by what Continental and its CEO did, and hope this can be an inspiration for us all.


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Tisdale Added to USA Basketball World University Games Trials Roster
June 15, 2009
Champaign, Ill. - University of Illinois center Mike Tisdale (Riverton, Ill.) and University of Arizona guard Nic Wise (Houston, Texas) have accepted invitations to attend the 2009 USA Men's World University Games Team Trials June 16-18 in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball announced today.
Tisdale, who was named to the 2009 NABC All-District 7 second team, earned All-Big Ten honorable mention honors after averaging 10.2 ppg. and 4.0 rpg last season. He replaces Illini forward Mike Davis on the trials roster. Davis withdrew from the camp after suffering a broken left ankle on June 9.
The World University Games is organized by the International University Sports Federation and held every other year. The 2009 men's basketball competition will take place July 2-11 in Belgrade, Serbia, with 26 men's teams expected to compete for gold. Eligible athletes for the USA team must be currently enrolled in a college or university and have remaining NCAA athletic eligibility.
Previously announced participants for the 2009 USA Men's World University Games Team Trials were: James Anderson (Oklahoma State / Junction City, Ark.); Talor Battle (Penn State / Albany, N.Y.); Trevor Booker (Clemson / Whitmire, S.C.); Craig Brackins (Iowa State / Palmdale, Calif.); Da'Sean Butler (West Virginia / Newark, N.J.); Sherron Collins (Kansas / Chicago, Ill.); Corey Fisher (Villanova / Bronx, N.Y.); Lazar Hayward (Marquette / Buffalo, N.Y.); Robbie Hummel (Purdue / Valparaiso, Ind.); JaJuan Johnson (Purdue / Indianapolis, Ind.); Dominique Jones (USF / Lake Wales, Fla.); Quincy Pondexter (Washington / Fresno, Calif.); Deon Thompson (North Carolina / Torrance, Calif.); Evan Turner (Ohio State / Chicago, Ill.); and Jarvis Varnado (Mississippi State / Brownsville, Tenn.).
University of Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan has been selected by USA Basketball to serve as head coach of the 2009 USA Men's World University Games Team. Ryan's two assistant coaches will be collegiate head coaches Frank Haith of the University of Miami and Rob Jeter of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The 2009-2012 Men's Junior National Team Committee is chaired by Jim Boeheim, head coach at Syracuse University, and includes NCAA appointees Illinois Head Coach Bruce Weber, Lorenzo Romar (head coach, University of Washington); Roy Williams (head coach, University of North Carolina); and athlete representative Jay Williams, a member of the 2002 USA Basketball World Championship Team.
For more information, please visit usabasketball.com.


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Teen Wolf Spoilers: Which character returns? WATCH the first 6 minutes of Season 5!
WATCH: Batman: Arkham Knight Harley Quinn trailer revealed!
Revenge Season 4 finale spoilers: Does Jack DIE in Two Graves?
Grey's Anatomy S11 E23 Time Stops spoiler promo: MASSIVE crisis for Meredith, Amelia & April!
Benedict Cumberbatch & Sophie Hunter loved up in SWEET appearance!
Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and Chiwetel Ejiofor Hunt A Killer In SECRET IN THEIR EYES Trailer
Not Safe for Work Review: Zawe Ashton shines in this promising comedy drama (Spoilers)
A Song for Jenny: Emily Watson shines in this emotional drama
BLACK PANTHER: Ava Duvernay Will NOT Be Directing Marvel's First Black Superhero Movie
Ryan Reynolds Rocks Some Big Guns In First Photo From Marvel's DEADPOOL!
Check Out Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, And LOTS More in The First Trailer For WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP
MARVEL NEWS: Channing Tatum Talks About GAMBIT, Cajun Accents, and His Iconic Costume
Nashville season 4 spoilers: TWO new characters announced!
NeNe Leakes & Betty White to star in To Tell The Truth remake
Hilary Duff says it was "torturous" and "super annoying" to be called Lizzie McGuire
Both Hannibal and Under The Dome see BIG drop in ratings
Shania Twain bringing farewell tour to the UK?
Sam Smith or Ellie Goulding for James Bond theme tune?
Lost Frequencies and Lionel Richie sit top of the Official UK Charts this week
Adam Lambert named Most Eligible Bachelor as he talks Original High album
NBC kills off Smash but injects life into new medical drama, The Night Shift
The New Normal axed by NBC after just one season
24 Hours in A&E: Love is all Around on Valentine's Day at King's College A&E
Police raid Jimmy Savile's hidden lair in Glencoe!
Both Hannibal and Under The Dome see BIG drop in ratings
Doctor Who Spoilers: As dark new teaser is released, Peter Capaldi hints at "cataclysmic" error in series 9!
Supergirl actress Melissa Benoist hits back at criticism and addresses THAT skit…
The Strain Season 2 Spoilers: Samantha Mathis joining the cast, but what's her role?
The Flash Season 2 Spoilers: Show set to add a number of new characters! Who are they?


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Dec 22, Putin spent an hour practicing with judoka, sambo, greco and FS wrestlers.
(some wrestlers from the national team in the last photo)
From the website of the Russian government:
"At the end of the practice, the prime minister tried his hand at Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. The wrestlers demonstrated different types of holds and throws, and then Mr Putin himself tried to perform them. He started with basic throws, similar to those used in judo, before moving on to a rather complex throw, during which the wrestler flips his opponent while dropping to his back and turning over in the air."
The moves were shown by Makhov, Kudukhov and Opan Sat. Then, Putin practiced with Kudukhov.


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Missy Ann Coulter Allegedly Owns Slaves
I'm not surprised that Ann Coulter said "our blacks are so much better than their blacks" when she appeared on Sean Hannity's show on Monday (video below). I'm not shocked by the uproar that has ensued. She didn't back … Continue reading
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Black vs. Mormon: Which one is more likely to get the RNC Nomination?
I'm being lazy and asking you guys some questions this week. So, Herman Cain. Really? This guy is a joke right. The Republicans are not really going to run this guy. To me, he's just as bad as Michelle B., … Continue reading
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Obama is NOT the Anti-Christ, He's Black and That's the Problem
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Political correctness, be damned! All of the racists and bigots out there need to just take it back to 1960 and call the President the N-Word! I'm tired of the re-directing. … Continue reading
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Sen. Reid's remarks: light-skinned with no Negro dialect
Negro dialect? Really Senator Harry Reid? Just because you mean well doesn't mean your comments were not racially insensitive. If you're dark-skinned with a negro dialect…guess you'll never be elected. Bright=right, huh? Democrats continue to close ranks behind Sen. Reid … Continue reading
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Obama, Coons and Muslims…oh my!: Young Rep. Leader responds to racist comment with "LOL"
I'm sure that none of my readers will be surprised that Republican leaders have yet to understand that the crazy stuff they say online will be picked up in mainstream media or at least by the bloggers. Here's another example … Continue reading
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GOP equals Albino Dinosaur
I couldn't have said it better myself so I'll let these guys break it down From GOP's New Mascot—An Albino Dinosaur What the GOP is missing: a DEMOGRAPHER I have nothing against old white guys—I'll be one soon enough myself—but is … Continue reading
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Note to Sarah Palin: Everybody talks sh** outside of the ring…
…, but it's when you get in the ring and face your opponent alone (without the benefit of speech writers like former George W. Bush scribe Matthew Scully) that the public will really be able to see how you fight … Continue reading
McCain meets with Black Republicans
From NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger – MSNBC.MSN.com PITTSBURGH, Pa. — African-American Republicans told McCain Tuesday not to abandon efforts to court black voters, despite the uphill battle in facing a prominent African-American Democratic challenger, meeting participants told NBC/National Journal. A … Continue reading
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Hispanic voters could learn a lot from Black voters
It seems that both Reps and Dems are targeting the Hispanic vote, especially in Texas. The past has taught me that this kind of attention comes with strings and neglected promises. African Americans have experienced let downs by Democrats and … Continue reading
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Speaking on Uncle Sam's New Plantation
Ok, you know the drill!! Don't work Don't save Don't vote Don't get married…Carry on, Negroes. There is so much history presented in this short video…dag. I'm going to have to buy "Emancipation Revelation/Revolution". Republicans and Democrats…know your history!
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Here we describe a simple method for patterning oxide-free silicon and germanium with reactive organic monolayers and demonstrate functionalization of the patterned substrates with small molecules and proteins. The approach completely protects surfaces from chemical oxidation, provides precise control over feature morphology, and provides ready access to chemically discriminated patterns.
Published December 16, 2011. Keywords: Bioengineering, Soft lithography, microcontact printing, protein arrays, catalytic printing, oxide-free silicon


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Please Note: The information listed here is for the 2014 season and is kept here for reference only. The 2015 season information will be posted here in late August, 2015.
One-half hour before sunriseNov. 10, 2014 - Feb. 10, 2015
The following animals are considered small game: squirrels, rabbits, northern bobwhite (quail) and grouse.
Only rabbits and squirrels may be trapped. Quail and grouse may not be trapped. Hunting bag limits apply. Trapping equipment and restrictions are the same as those listed in the furbearer section.
A trapping license is required for anyone 12 years of age and older.
Trappers must harvest squirrels and rabbits upon capture, unless they possess a captive wildlife permit from Kentucky Fish and Wildlife.
Seasons on WMAs and other public hunting lands not managed by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife may be different from statewide seasons.
LEGAL SMALL GAME EQUIPMENT and METHODS
Hunting small game with slingshots is prohibited.
Hunters may only use the following to take small game during the fall and winter seasons:
Q: Is there a limit on the number of rounds a magazine can hold when hunting small game with a rimfire .17 or .22?
A: No. There is no limit on a rimfire gun's magazine capacity when hunting small game.
Resident and nonresident youth hunters and trappers ages 15 and under may hunt and trap small game without a hunting or trapping license for seven consecutive days starting the Saturday after Christmas.
Hunter orange clothing must be worn by all hunters on Dec. 27-28, 2014 since youth hunters are also permitted to hunt deer with firearms at that time.
Youth hunters must comply with all equipment regulations and bag limits for small game when hunting or trapping. Hunter education is not required for license-exempt hunters. Adults accompanying youth hunters/trappers during the Free Youth Hunting & Trapping Week do not need a license if they are not hunting/trapping.
The limit for this hunting method is two (2) of any small game or furbearer species per falconer per day, except during the fall and winter hunting season when the limits are the same as for other methods. Falconers must possess a falconry permit, as well as a valid Kentucky hunting license, and obey all applicable state and federal laws.


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Every three months, Confused.com team up with the guys at Towers Watson to create the Car Insurance Price Index – a detailed look at what people are paying for their car insurance and who's getting the biggest discounts. All the figures quoted here are averages based on an annual comprehensive policy.
Gender blues
First of all, I have some bad news for the young lady drivers who are reading this. It seems that the EU Gender Directive did some damage even before its official launch date on December 21st (maybe that's what the Mayans were counting down to, after all). In the last three months of 2012, female drivers aged 17-20 were paying an extra 1.4% on their premiums compared to 2011, bumping their costs up to £1,986. 1.4% might not sound all that much, but when you consider that everyone else paid at least 6% less this time around (and in the case of 17-20 male drivers, their prices were slashed by a fifth) you might feel more than a little annoyed, and rightly so. Luckily, the gap is a lot less for family drivers i.e. married drivers in their 30s , who are paying roughly between £375 and £550 per year for both men and women.
The price gap between men and women is narrowing, which is a predicated outcome of the effects of the Gender Directive since insurers are no longer able to take gender into account when working out premiums. Bear in mind that this was the calm before the storm, before the Gender Directive actually took effect. The next few months may see an even tighter gap between the sexes, meaning young women could be paying a lot more again. On the plus side, up until the directive hit, young women paid about £1,000 less than men (£1,986 versus £2,960 for men) so there's still a silver lining for this cloud.
Discount nuptials
If there was ever an excuse to settle down and start a family, having cheaper car insurance certainly isn't the best one (who does that?). That being said, married women on the whole are paying less for their car insurance than single ladies, with women between 31-35 paying £165 less than their unmarried counterparts (£449 for a woman with her spouse on a policy, £614 for a woman as the only insured driver). The only exception to this trend is, once again, our 17-20 female drivers. Adding their partner to their policy actually increased their premium from £2,081 to £2,089. Again, not a massive increase, but the only ones that have to pay more for the privilege.
A surprise increase
People believed that the effects of the Gender Directive would be worst felt in the big cities like London. In a surprising turn of events, this isn't the case. Whilst these areas are amongst the highest for price increases for young women, the worst offenders are the East Midlands (a 4% increase on last year) and Northern Ireland (a 12.7% increase). On the flip side, there is some good news for the ladies in the North East – you're one of the only areas in the country to see a reduction for female drivers (a 3.1% reduction on last year, averaging at £1,952).
So, to the young ladies living in Belfast or Nottingham – if you want a chance at knocking off a few quid, don't get married until you're 30 and start looking at houses in York. For family drivers, it doesn't matter which of you is in the driver's seat, your premiums are more or less the same.
Jamie Gibbs writes about motoring and all things on four wheels for car insurance comparison site Confused.com.


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A church in Newtown, Conn., was evacuated after an anonymous threat was phoned in just two days after 27 people, including the shooter, were shot to death at a local elementary school.
The St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church was evacuated temporarily after a "credible threat," reported the Boston Herald, citing Brian Wallace, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Bridgeport. The noontime Mass was evacuated after the pastor heard about the threat, Wallace said.
Soon after the evacuation, the SWAT team was called in and armored cars surrounded the church. The church held three Masses, which were packed after Friday's deadly incident.
Another church official told Yahoo! News that an unidentified male called the official with a threat, saying, "My friend didn't finish the job."
According to the Herald, after SWAT members investigated the building, they did not find any bombs or other threats.
"I don't understand. I don't understand," said one woman, who was evacuated, to The Boston Globe.
Nancy Elis, another parishioner, told The Wall Street Journal, "Is this Newtown? Is this Newtown, Connecticut?" She told The Associated Press that the scene looked like a "war zone."
Parishioner Anna Wood told the Globe that people remained calm as they left the church.
I just looked up and said, 'You know, if anything has to happen, protect the kids, because they have been through enough already.'
— Anna Wood, parishioner, St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church
"He asked his mom, 'Mom, why are we leaving?,'" Wood recalled, referring to a 9-year-old boy leaving with his mother. "The mom couldn't answer. She just started crying," Wood added.
She told the Journal, "I just looked up and said, 'You know, if anything has to happen, protect the kids, because they have been through enough already.'"
Police are still trying to figure out the motive or what prompted shooter Adam Lanza, age 20, to carry out the mass shooting that killed 20 children.
Authorities are currently investigating computers they seized over the weekend that belonged to Lanza in the home that he lived in with his mother, who he also shot at home before arriving at the school Friday morning, according to ABC News.
The guns that were used by Lanza were reportedly registered in his mother's name. Referring to the firearms Lanza used, Connecticut State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance told ABC, "We are tracing them historically, all the way back to when they were on the workbench being assembled."
They are also examining computers and other devices belonging to his brother, Ryan Lanza, who lives in New Jersey.
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This article will teach you on how to join in SWA Supreme Wealth Alliance (SWA Ultimate) and earn money part-time or full time.
SWA Ultimate is a new business founded by Francis Chaves, an Asean/European accredited speaker and trainer.
When I heard about SWA Ultimate from a friend, and after convincing myself in joining into this business by watching the video, I ask on how I can register and start earning money. The steps actually are so easy and it requires a small amount of capital to start this new business.
With as little as $55 or P2,500, you can start earning from a friend through Facebook or other medium like twitter and other social media.
The following are the steps require in joining SWA Ultimate:
Pay the amount of P2,500 or $55 at the following payment gateway:
- Western Union Remittance (Multi-Currency)
Remit US$55 to:
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Deposit US$55 to this HSBC account:
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Account number: 053-011631-130
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Send P2,500 to this Globe mobile number:
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Deposit P2,500 to this BPI account:
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Deposit P2,500 to this BDO account:
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Remit P2,500 to this recipient:
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Ask your up line to call or follow up the admin at SWA Ultimate that you have already deposited and emailed the receipt.
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Published: June 10, 2010
The largest liver transplant program in Houston's world-renowned Texas Medical Center, St. Luke's performs approximately 75 liver transplants annually. Additionally, St. Luke's liver transplant survival rate is the highest in the nation, with a one-year adult patient survival rate of 96.5 percent compared to the national expected survival rate of 89.38 percent.
Dr. Goss's clinical interests lie in areas of adult and pediatric liver diseases. Dr. Goss performed the first pediatric split livers and adult living donor operations in the Houston area. Currently, he serves as the director of liver transplant programs at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center.
"This professional accomplishment is a testament to Dr. Goss' commitment and dedication to the field of liver transplant and we join him in this milestone," says Rise J. Stribling, M.D., medical director of St. Luke's Liver Transplant Program. "I'm extremely proud of the St. Luke's transplant leadership team. Each practitioner exemplifies professionalism and vast expertise, both of which are hallmarks of a successful transplant program."
"The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center's program for the treatment of liver disease in the Veteran population is among the most advanced in the country. Dr. John Goss' unique surgical talents, his team at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and the outstanding liver transplant program he established here have all played a fundamental role in its success," said David H. Berger, M.D., M.H.C.M., Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Operative Care Line executive. "I thank Dr. Goss for his unrelenting support and dedication in providing the best possible health care for our Nation's heroes."
The liver transplant team at St. Luke's includes six hepatologists – each certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology and liver transplantation. Their multidisciplinary approach is comprehensive, collaborative and personal – all critical elements in striving for the best possible outcomes and the highest quality of life for patients. St. Luke's liver transplant patients typically benefit from the shortest possible hospital stay and low complication and re-transplantation rates, which are key indicators of a program's success. In addition, the team's rate of successful transplantation and low frequency of re-transplantation exceeds the national averages.
Liver failure may result from health issues, such as hepatitis B and C, autoimmune hepatitis, cirrhosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, cryptogenic cirrohosis, primary sclerosing choalangitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, Wilson's disease, primary hemochromatosis, non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Budd-Chiari Syndrome, acute liver failure and metabolic disease.
Goss completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Wyoming and received his medical degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He completed his general surgical training at the Barnes Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine General Surgery Program, under the direction of Samuel A. Wells, Jr., M.D. Goss then completed a two-year multi-organ transplant fellowship in the Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine under the guidance of Ronald W. Busuttil, M.D., Ph.D. Following the completion of this fellowship, Goss joined the UCLA Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor. At this time, he was awarded The American Surgical Career Development Award, an American Liver Foundation Award and a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Award. In 1998, Dr. Goss was recruited to Baylor College of Medicine to direct the liver transplant programs.
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Interim Results for the six months ended 30 September 2000
Sir George Russell, chairman of 3i Group plc, commenting on the results, said:
"3i achieved good results for the six months to 30 September 2000, generating a total return of £1,040 million, a return of 20% on opening shareholders' funds. The Directors have announced an interim dividend of 4.9p, an increase of 6.5% over last year."
Total return of £1,040 million
Return on opening shareholders' funds of 20%, outperforming all major stock market indices
Diluted net asset value per share increased from 847p to 1011p
Interim dividend of 4.9p per share, up 6.5%
Investment of £902 million
Brian Larcombe, chief executive of 3i Group plc, said:
"I am pleased with 3i's performance in the six months to 30 September and particularly with the progress that we have made in building the business. 3i's international network is enabling us to invest in exciting businesses across the world and to achieve good returns from these investments."
In the UK, investment rose to £511 million compared with £327 million in the same period last year. Investment in continental Europe increased by 79% to £352 million, with particularly strong growth in Germany and Spain.
Quoted markets were receptive to good quality technology IPOs for most of the period. There were 27 IPOs of 3i backed companies in Europe compared with 17 in the whole of the previous financial year. Of these IPOs, 12 were in the UK and 10 were in Germany. There were 67 trade sales compared with 59 in the same period last year.
3i's European network has expanded with the acquisition of Helsinki-based SFK Finance and the opening of an office in Zurich. Since September, 3i has also acquired Bank Austria TFV, an Austrian technology venture capital investor.
3i's US offices in Boston and Palo Alto add value to 3i's overall technology portfolio, as well as providing good investment opportunities. 3i made eight investments during the six months, investing £29 million. Since opening in the US last year, 17 investments have been made, with 3i leading nine of these investments. The Group is very pleased with the continued development of this business.
In Singapore 3i's business has continued to develop, focussing on technology companies and other fast growth businesses with the capacity to establish international operations. 3i has built a good team in Japan but the buy-out market there continues to develop slowly.
3i currently manages around £2.3 billion of unquoted third party funds which are invested alongside 3i's own capital. 3i is the investment manager to four quoted investment companies, with the launch of 3i European Technology Trust in early April. By managing these assets 3i builds on its expertise to manage quoted investments in certain specialist areas which helps 3i to manage its quoted portfolio.
Total return for the six months was £1,040 million, a return on opening shareholders' funds of 20.1%. This return compares very favourably with total returns of the FTSE 100 and the TechMARK 100 which were down 2.7% and 15% respectively. In line with recent trends, an increasing proportion of total return comprised realised and unrealised capital profits, with revenue profits marginally lower than last year.
Technology investments accounted for all of the Group's total return. Performance of 3i's non-technology, buy-out and growth capital businesses was satisfactory given difficult trading conditions in certain sectors. 3i's European businesses performed well with the UK making a total return of £909 million and continental Europe a return of £174 million.
3i has achieved the strategic objectives which were set out three years ago. As a result, 3i has taken the opportunity to set further objectives that reinforce the Group's international ambition.
Increase investment in continental Europe to at least 30% of the total portfolio by 2006
Increase the US portfolio to at least 10% of 3i's portfolio by 2006
Increase the portfolio in Asia Pacific to at least 5% of the Group's portfolio by 2006
Continued innovation in the UK to maintain 3's market leading position
3i has exceeded the objectives set for investment in technology companies. The investment policy is to invest in growth companies and it is becoming increasingly difficult to define those which are technology businesses and those whose growth will be driven by the application of new technology. For this reason, a specific technology objective has not been reset.
Brian Larcombe commented:
"3i has achieved good results and the Group continues to develop its international network, making significant progress in key markets. Investment activity and realisations since 30 September have continued at a high level."
For further information, please contact:
|3i Group plc
|Brian Larcombe, Chief Executive
|Tel: 020 7975 3386
|Michael Queen, Finance Director
|Tel: 020 7975 3400
|Liz Hewitt, Director Corporate Affairs
|Tel: 020 7975 3283
|Issued by The Maitland Consultancy
|Philip Gawith
|Tel: 020 7379 5151
Notes to Editors
3i brings capital, knowledge and connections to the creation and development of businesses around the world. It invests in a wide range of opportunities from start-ups to buyouts and buyins, focusing on businesses with high growth potential and strong management.
3i invests in businesses across three continents through local investment teams in Europe, Asia Pacific and the USA. To date, 3i has invested almost £13 billion (including co-investment funds). In the six months to September 2000, an average of £7.2 million (including co-investment funds) was invested each working day. 3i's current investment portfolio is valued at almost £7 billion.
The Interim Results press release, the presentation and speeches given by Brian Larcombe, chief executive and Michael Queen, finance director, announcing the Interim Results will be published from 10:00: 23 November 2000 on 3i's website:www.3i.com/investor.


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Titusville, FL (PRWEB) March 06, 2014
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted three-year full accreditation to the Cancer Program at Parrish Medical Center, located at 951 N. Washington Ave., Titusville, Fla. "Parrish Medical Center is proud to be recognized for its clinical excellence in cancer care because it is recognition of the exceptional people we have dedicated to caring for the community we serve," said George Mikitarian, Parrish Medical Center President/CEO.
Accreditation by the CoC is earned by those facilities that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their cancer care outcomes. Only 30 percent of facilities in the U.S. have earned CoC accreditation, but those facilities treat 71 percent of all new cancers. Receiving care at a CoC-approved cancer program ensures that a patient will have access to:
Three-year accreditation is earned following an on-site evaluation during which the facility demonstrates a level of compliance with the CoC's Cancer Program Standards, including program management, clinical services, continuum of care, patient outcomes, and data quality. These categories align with the current healthcare focus on patient-centered care coordination, quality, and outcomes.
For more information about Parrish Medical Center's Cancer Program, visit parrishmed.com.
About the CoC
Established in 1922 by the American College of Surgeons, the CoC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival rates and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-settings, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of comprehensive, quality care. Its membership includes Fellows of the American College of Surgeons and 42 national organizations that reflect the full spectrum of cancer care. For more information about the Commission on Cancer, visit our website at http://www.facs.org/cancer/index.html.
About Parrish Medical Center
Parrish Medical Center, located at 951 N. Washington Ave., Titusville, Florida, is a 210-bed, not-for-profit acute care public medical center serving North Brevard County for more than 50 years. The Joint Commission named PMC as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures, recognizing PMC for "exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions." The hospital is the only Brevard County hospital to earn four consecutive "A" safety ratings from the Leapfrog Group, an independent, national not-for-profit organization founded more than a decade ago by the nation¹s leading employers and private healthcare experts. PMC has been ranked by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as Central Florida's No. 1 hospital, America's No. 5 independent public hospital, and in the top six percent of all U.S. hospitals. The medical center has also earned four disease-specific certification gold seals from the Joint Commission in acute coronary syndrome, breast cancer, heart failure and stroke. For more information, visit http://www.parrishmed.com.


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Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy - until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Valentin leaves Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby's mother, but only ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie's birth mom shows up out of the blue, and Valentin realizes he's in danger of losing his daughter- and his best friend.
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Event marketing is one of the fastest growing fields in marketing and advertising today. It's everywhere you look in today's culture although; you probably don't readily recognize the majority of the event marketing programs when you see them. That's because there are many flavors to event marketing and there are no hard rules about what exactly is and isn't event marketing. That free sample of coffee you picked up from the Dunkin' Donuts logo wrapped vehicle = Event Marketing. The Custom Canopy setups with dozens of Playstation 2 stations where you played the hottest new game titles while at the X Games = Event Marketing. Have you been on Spring Break or at a vacation hot spot and been approached by an attractive model who wanted you to sign-up or try something? That was an Event Marketing program in action.
Whether you are at the Super Bowl, Ozzfest, the Van's Warped Tour, the Olympics, or just your local mall or grocery store, there is an event marketing program there or, at the very least, waiting for you right around the corner. Event marketing brings the advertising to the consumer by direct hand-to-hand sampling or interactive displays. While advertising and major marketing programs blast millions of consumers with the same general messages on television or mass media, event marketing targets specific individuals or groups at gathering spots where they hope to make quality individual impressions.
Programs rely on an Event Marketing street teams to execute the daily program and accomplish any and all program goals. While everyone at the event marketing company involved in the creation and construction of the program probably had an MBA or a college degree in advertising or marketing, the street team is generally comprised of young, energetic people. Whether it's simple sampling or a full blown Food Tent, these teams bring brand awareness directly to the consumer and can provide instant feedback to corporate on likes and dislikes of products.


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March 21, 2012
By Nathaniel Kraft, Web Producer III
DrupalCon2012 may sound like one of those sci-fi conferences, but this annual event isn't for Star Wars-quoting, Klingon-dressing devotees. DrupalCon is, in fact, a gathering of 3,000 web developers, designers, and enthusiasts who work with and contribute to Drupal, a free, open-source content management system (CMS) used to build robust, easy-to-maintain websites. This year's DrupalCon is being held in Denver, Colorado, from March 19 to 23.
Drupal got its start when Dries Buyteart, a Belgian web programmer, started creating a community website in 2001. Today, 1.5 million websites the world over have been created with Drupal, from small, local organizations to large, instantly recognizable companies such as Sony Music and the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, there has been a growing movement toward using Drupal in the Federal Government, with sites like WhiteHouse.gov, Energy.gov (Department of Energy), FCC.gov (Federal Communications Commission), and DrugAbuse.gov (National Institute on Drug Abuse) all leveraging the flexibility and power of the platform.
Why Drupal?
With so many high-powered, costly, and proprietary website management systems on the market today, you might wonder what sets Drupal apart? Or, what could be better than this system for building Government websites when it has no direct overhead cost? If it has no subscription fee, no paid license, and an off-the-shelf purchase price of $0, where does it derive its value?
In a word: "community." And in another word: "collaboration."
Drupal has an active, global community of developers, designers, and project managers who not only use the system but actively support it by contributing improvements, extending functionality (in the form of Drupal modules), writing documentation, and generating fixes. In short, it has a support team unrivalled by any proprietary CMS—a veritable ecosystem that results in a platform built around flexibility, robustness, and ongoing evolution.
So what does this mean to Federal agencies that are used to paying maintenance fees and support subscriptions to keep things up and running or to extend their website's capabilities?
It means endless possibilities and freedom.
And what do you do with the budget you may have spent on purchasing a proprietary CMS?
You use it to make your website even more innovative, open, and dynamic than you would have been able to by allocating those funds to content development or usability testing.
What Happens at DrupalCon…
…does not stay at DrupalCon. The event, held annually at cities around the world, is a chance for web developers, designers, usability experts, and project managers—who normally, and naturally, collaborate online—to meet face-to-face and to share their knowledge, ideas, and passion for building rich, open-source websites and mobile applications. Companies and individuals who may compete in the private sector come together, shake hands, and discuss their experience of working with Drupal in the present, and their ambitions and hopes for its future.
IQ Solutions and Drupal
Kate Kuhl, project manager, and I are representing IQ Solutions for the very first time at DrupalCon this week. We're here to learn even more about how we can leverage the power of Drupal to innovate in health communications on the web for current clients and future partnerships alike. We're excited to bring this knowledge back and start putting it to work.
To learn more about the Drupal projects we've already developed here at IQ Solutions, see our work sample.


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80 CONVERSION, FOLEY. 17-54. Wow, that scoreline does seem a bit harsh on Argentina, but this is Test rugby and errors will be punished. Thanks for joining us, it's time for a cold one. cheers!
78 TRY, AUSTRALIA, FOLEY. 17-52. Oh, so harsh on Argentina. Amorosino makes a break but his offload goes to ground just a few metres short of the tryline. The Wallabies pounce and Foley races home from a long, long way out.
76 CONVERSION, FOLEY. 17-47. First points in Test rugby for Foley.
74 TRY, AUSTRALIA, ROBINSON. 17-45. Great break from Michael Hooperm who bolts 20m. The support is up quickly and two phases later Benn Robinson crashes over.
70 The Wallabies are sticking to their structures and looking dangerous. Foley throws a few decent passes with his first few touches. A handful of reset scrums in centre field slows the game right down though. Wayne Barnes pings Argentina for a crooked feed.Eh? How is that consistent?
66 Cooper misses conversion. Bernard Foley on for his Test debut off the bench as Felipe Contepomi is given a standing ovation as he leaves exits the field of a Test match for the last time.
64 TRY, AUSTRALIA, TOMANE. 17-40. The Pumas shoot themselves in the foot as Imhoff breaks but throws a loose pass. It ricochets off Bosch's feet, Tomane picks it up and sprints 50m to score the Wallabies' fifth try!
62 Into the final quarter we go. This is where the Pumas usually run out of steam. They need to keep charging if they want to pull this one out of the fire.
60 Great passing and offloading by Matera and Imhoff opens the Wallaby defence. But it comes to nothing as Folau stands his ground to snatch it in the air. Argentina keep coming though, this game isn't over by a long way.
58 Hang on one second! How Martin Landajo just got away with repeatedly stomping on Adam Ashley-Cooper's hand is behond me...The TMO can clearly see the scrum-half stomping away (after the whistle) but recomends nothing more than a warning!
56 PENALTY, AUSTRALIA, COOPER. 17-35. Easy three points from right in front.
54 Cooper finds touch. The Wallabies look to attack up centre field. The ball goes to ground...but the Wallabies win a penalty at scrum time! Cooper lines it up.
52 Argentina kick into the corner but make a hash of the line-out. Horwill snaps it up and Genia punts it up field. The Pumas try to counter but give away a penalty on the deck for hanging on.
51 YELLOW CARD, AUSTRALIA, SIMMONS. A no-arm, late hit on Contepomi earns Rob Simmons 10 minutes in the bin.
50 CONVERSION, SANCHEZ. 17-32. Easy conversion.
49 TRY, ARGENTINA, LANDAJO. 15-32. The Pumas hit back after Bosch opens up the Wallaby defence again. A few phases later the Aussies run out of numbers and the scrum-half can snipe over from short range.
47 Play takes a break after Juan Manuel Leguizamon face plants the deck and needs a moment to regather himself. On come Agustin Creevy and Matias Diaz.
46 Argentina need to open up to get back into this game, which does not suit their style at all. If anything it's playing into the hands of the Wallabies, who are happy to counter punch.
43 CONVERSION, COOPER. 10-32. Easy extras for Quade Cooper, who has taken over the kicking durties from Lealiifano, who was replaced by Toomua at the interval.
42 TRY, AUSTRALIA, FOLAU. 10-30. Hat-trick for Folau!!! The full-back jinks his way over from short range. Perfect start to the second half for Australia. That should be good enough for the win.
41 Here we go for the second half! Can the Pumas drag themselves back into this one? The Wallabies start strongly and are playing the pressure in the Argentina 22.
40 It's a helter-skelter end to the half as the Pumas push for another try by the hooter brings an end to proceedings. Australia have cashed in on every half-chance.
37 TRY, ARGENTINA, BOSCH! 8-25. What a reply from Argentina as Bosch cuts back in on the angle and punishes the Wallabies for some soft defending to race home!
35 TRY, AUSTRALIA, FOLAU. 3-23. The Pumas are bleeding points with a man in the sin bin. Izzy Folau goes on a slaloming run to ghost over for his second try!
34 TRY, AUSTRALIA, ASHLEY-COOPER. 3-18. The gap grows even wider. Great work from Israel Folau, who creates the chance with a dummer and then an offload. Genia provied the link to AAC, who scores in the corner. Lealiifano misses the conversion.
34 Adam Ashley-Cooper scores in the corner! Or does he? The ref goes to the TMO to check if there was a knock-on by Joe Tomane on the opposite side of the field...
32 PENALTY, AUSTRALIA, LEALIIFANO. 3-13. Good kick from the centre.
31 YELLOW CARD, MATERA. Huge blow for los Pumas who lose their top tackler for a no-arms hit on Scott Fardy, who has sprinting towards the line.
29 PENALTY, ARGENTINA, SANCHEZ. 3-10. Straight down the middle. Fernandez Lobbe and referee Barnes have an argument over the lack of a card...
27 The Pumas are looking very dangerous here with a series of offloads to bog runners down the centre of the field after Bosch intercepts. Penalty against Horwill for offside.
25 PENALTY, AUSTRALIA, LEALIIFANO. 0-10. Slipper returns from the sin bin, Argentina have not been able to cash in on the numerical adavantage.
23 A bit of kick tennis ends in a line-out to Australia inside the Pumas half. Genia is unlocking the home defence and Argentina give away a penalty right in front.
21 Oh wow! Argentina break out with some wonderful offloading from inside their own half. Marcelo Bosch and Juan Imhoff combining. But the penalty goes to Australia on their own 22 as Farias Cabello goes off his feet at the breakdown.
20 Finally Hernandez can clear and finds touch on halfway.
19 What a psychological turnaround for the Aussies who are now on the attack in the Pumas' 22. Strong defence from the hosts, who are under pressure from the speed of the Wallaby movement.
17 The Wallabies get out of jail! The Pumas scrum drives forward but the back row leaves the ball behind. Hooper breaks off and picks it up. Genia clears! Hernandez tries to counter but the penalty goes against Argentina at the next breakdown.
16 YELLOW CARD, AUSTRALIA, SLIPPER. The Wallabies loose man, but there is no penalty try. On comes Benn Robinson.
14 A reset cause the scrum wasn't straight. Then another penalty because the Wallabies went early.
13 Ben Alexander goes down. Wayne Barnes warns the Wallabies, another collapsed scrum and someone goes to the bin.
12 The ball comes out. The Pumas keep it tight and try drive over. Another penalty, the hosts go for another scrum.
10 Penalty to Argentina. Surprise, surprise...they ask for another scrum down in the corner.
9 Oh! Close one. Cooper has to race back to dot down in-goal after a chip ahead from Hernandez. 5m scrum to los Pumas. This could mean trouble.
7 The Wallabies are on fire here. Tomane and Cooper in particular are causing trouble. The Wallabies even hold their own at the first scrum.
5 CONVERSION, LEALIIFANO. 0-7. Great kick from out wide!
4 TRY, AUSTRALIA, FOLAU. 0-5! What a start for the Wallabies! Genia and Cooper draw the defenders infield, space is created out wide and Folau can race over in the corner! Perfect start...
2 Argentina have a go down Joe Tomane's channel early on but get bumped into touch. After the line-out it's Tomane we replies with a break up centre field to start a promising attack.
1 Here we go! Argentina kick us off. The Wallabies take it in. A short maul is followed by a punt for territory.
What a moment for Felipe Contepomi as he sings his national anthem for the last time in a Pumas jersey. This place is about to explode. Here we go!
Scrum-half Will Genia's promotion to the Wallabies run-on side, at the expense of Nic White, is the only change to Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie's starting line-up after last weekend's 28-8 defeat against the Springboks in Cape Town.
Argentina have been hit hard by the loss of tighthead prop Juan Figallo, who has been replaced in the side by Racing Metro man Juan Pablo Orlandi. In the backs veteran centre Felipe Contepomi has been recalled, replacing Santiago Fernandez and Horacio Agulla in for Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino on the wing.
Hola! Welcome to Gigante de Arroyito Stadium in Rosario. It's crunch time for Argentina and Australia. Los Pumas are chasing their first win in the Rugby Championship while the Aussies are hoping to avoid the humiliation of finishing last in 2012. Kick off is approaching, don't go away.
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Frank M. Cuervo is in his first year as Indiana's Assistant Director of Athletics for External Operations. In this capacity, he supervises and manages the activities of the Hoosier marketing, ticketing and media relations departments. In addition, he serves as the liaison with IU Sports Properties, the multi-media rights partner for Indiana Athletics, the IU spirit squads and bands and the IU Licensing and Trademark program.
Prior to Indiana, Cuervo served as Assistant Director of External Operations at the University of Missouri in 2005-06, and he held the Director of Marketing and Promotions position from 2001-05. A member of the Tigers' senior administrative staff, Cuervo directed 17 full-time employees on the marketing, media relations, Tiger Team Store, Spirit Squad and Band staffs.
During his tenure at Missouri, Cuervo served as the financial administrator for six operating budgets totaling over $2.1 million. He oversaw marketing efforts for 20 sports programs, The Tiger Team Store and ticket sales efforts for football, men's and women's basketball and six Olympic sport programs. Under his direction, football attendance increased 18 percent and ticket revenue by $2.4 million (2001-05) while men's basketball reached over 90-percent capacity and achieved annual ticket sales revenues of more than $3.5 million over the same time span.
Cuervo also experienced success in the retail outlet, managing The Tiger Team Store - The Official Store of The University of Missouri Athletics. Sales increased from $500,000 to $1.4 million over a four-year period (2001-05). Cuervo guided the renovation of an existing location, the opening of a new location and instituted the primary online merchandising presence that has realized double-digit growth each fiscal year.
From 2000-01, Cuervo worked at Bowling Green State University as Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing & Sales and supervised the operations of the marketing, ticket and media relations departments. He developed the Falcon Partner Program, which encompassed 40 corporate sponsors and generated $500,000 annually. Cuervo also launched the school's first group sales and hospitality effort that focused on increasing attendance and interest in all athletic events.
Additionally, Cuervo coordinated a six-station radio network for football, hockey and men's basketball broadcasts as well as three half-hour coaches shows. He maintained the university's licensing program that consisted of 35 licensees and generated over $80,000 annually.
Cuervo arrived at Bowling Green from The Ohio State University, where he served as the athletic department's Marketing Coordinator (1999-00). With the Buckeyes, he was responsible for developing comprehensive marketing plans, season and group ticket sales campaigns and advertising for the football, men's and women's soccer, men's basketball and baseball programs.
Prior to his stint at Ohio State, Cuervo served as Marketing and Ticketing Coordinator with the Outback Bowl in 1999. He assisted with the coordination and planning of 12 special events for bowl sponsors, players and coaches and handled game-day operations.
A 1997 graduate of the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in marketing and public relations and a minor in finance, Cuervo launched his career as an Assistant Account Executive for Manning Selvage & Lee Public Relations in Atlanta (1997-98). He worked to provide support and develop campaigns for various accounts, including The Georgia Tech Athletic Association.
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Ikea was briefly evacuated Sunday after a bomb threat was received.
Managers at the Houston IKEA store evacuated customers and staff after receiving a bomb threat Sunday afternoon.
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I recently discovered inadvertently that honey helps with snoring. My husband says my snoring has diminished by 85%. On the internet, I found some comments that appear to validate this remedy. I eat honey with my Fage yogurt (ymmm!). BTW, I found that yogurt - which I eat just b/c I love it and it's a good source of calcium - also seems to have helped with reflux issues.
I recently read that apple cider and cranberry juice are useful remedies for bladder infections.
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