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Entering its eighth year, the Saratoga Shakespeare Company has established a tradition of serving the community with free, professional outdoor Shakespeare productions. The company employs professional directors, designers and actors, with the cooperation of community volunteers in all areas. But it's far from a traditional theater experience.
It's wonderful because you can bring a picnic, you can bring your whole family, your dog, said actor Andy Place, who portrays Don Pedro in this summer's production of "Much Ado About Nothing."
"It's very casual. There's none of that stuffy atmosphere," he said.
Then the 10-year stage veteran reconsidered his choice of words. "Not that theater is stuffy " but this is very relaxed and casual. If you want to stretch out, or if you're with the kids and they get a little fussy, you can get up and take a walk through the park. It's a wonderful setting."
Bill Finlay, artistic director and co-founder of Saratoga Shakespeare Company, agrees.
"There are nights when, as the production winds down, the moon will sit right above the stage. You couldn't ask for better lighting," he said.
Finlay said he and the other founders of the company had a vision of an accessible theater event that would bring together people of all ages and levels of exposure to theater, with no limitations to the economically disadvantaged or physically challenged. In 2000, the company made its debut with "Twelfth Night." Since then, Finlay said, the company has tried to alternate serious and comedic fare every summer, depending on the professionals involved.
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Dan Straily | RHP, Athletics | Born: 12/1/1988 Dan Straily hype was virtually nonexistent during the preseason. It wasn't yet a thing. It's definitely a thing now, but back in the off-season, Baseball America didn't feature him as a top 30 Oakland prospect, and Kevin Goldstein didn't include him in his top 20 A's prospects over at Baseball Prospectus. Fangraphs didn't highlight him. Neither did we. Credit where credit is due, however: John Sickels ranked Straily #18 on his A's preseason list at Minor League Ball. Outside of Sickels, though, you'd have to do some significant digging to find much info on the 23-year-old righty. Of course, it's hard to stay under the radar when you've struck out 171 batters in 132 IP. Or when you've posted a 0.92 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP through seven starts in the Pacific Coast League. So now, along with all the other folks who ignored him preseason, I'm writing about Dan Straily. Drafted in the 24th round out of Marshall, Straily seemed
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Boycotts are a time-honored and almost always legal tool that has been used throughout American history by activists across the political spectrum to help force or prevent certain actions. Most people see the decision not to buy from particular outlets as a legitimate and precious part of our First Amendment rights.
Anti-gay religious groups, however, apparently have a different view. And it sounds a whole lot like, "Do as I say, not as I do."
It's well known that many such groups have led boycotts of companies that support LGBT rights, typically because they supposedly back "the homosexual lifestyle" or produce risque entertainment. But when LGBT supporters call for boycotts of companies that support anti-gay causes and rhetoric — as they have in recent weeks — well, that's when the very same anti-gay religious groups begin to whine about "discrimination," "economic terrorism," and "bullying."
Most recently, several anti-gay groups are spitting mad about a surprisingly successful grassroots online boycott campaign of the Charity Give Back Group (CGBG, formerly the Christian Values Network), a sort of an online mall that gives a percentage of each purchase to religiously oriented groups, including anti-gay groups like the Family Research Council (FRC), Focus on the Family (FOF), and the Liberty Counsel. SPLC lists FRC as an anti-gay hate group because of its especially demonizing and baseless propaganda about LGBT people.
The petition campaign against CGBG started initially in July and targeted Microsoft, asking that it "stop raising money for antigay hate groups." Within 20 hours, Microsoft had cut its ties to CGBG. Wells Fargo and Delta Airlines soon followed. Another petition then urged Apple to do the same, and it wasn't long before Apple withdrew iTunes from the listing on the CGBG site. Since then, nearly 200 companies have withdrawn from CGBG, a for-profit operation.
The response of anti-gay groups like FRC is to complain that LGBT groups are forcing companies to "discriminate" against Christians. FRC launched a "Resist Discrimination" campaign that demands that companies "resist pressure to discriminate against customers with a traditional, biblical view of marriage."
The FRC's Peter Sprigg later appeared on the American Family Association's (AFA) American Family Radio to discuss the campaign against CGBG, where he lamented that people "are afraid of the homosexual activists." (The SPLC also lists the AFA as an anti-gay hate group because of its denigration of LGBT people.) And in spite of Sprigg's and the FRC's continued demonization of LGBT people, Sprigg claimed on the show that "everything we do is motivated by love for the people who are hurt by this lifestyle." FRC shows that "love" through boycotts, too — "discrimination," as the group would have it, against Wal-Mart (pdf) and McDonald's, which have been too friendly to LGBT people for FRC's taste.
The AFA is no stranger to boycotts, or hypocrisy, either. They've boycotted Hallmark for its line of LGBT-friendly cards, and Home Depot for supporting LGBT rights. This past May, One Million Moms, an AFA project, urged members to try to convince advertisers to drop their support of the TV show "Glee," which, they claimed, was glorifying "the homosexual lifestyle."
Focus on the Family is also trying to derail the boycott of CGBG. Its political arm, CitizenLink, is urging its members to write to the companies that cut their ties to CGBG. FOF's own record includes boycotts of Wells Fargo, which donated to a gay rights group, and Procter & Gamble, because that company supported the repeal of an ordinance that discriminated against LGBT people.
Bill Donohue of the hard-line Catholic League has joined forces with FRC in decrying the CGBG boycott, claiming, "Radical proponents of gay marriage have taken the culture war to the marketplace." Most astonishingly — and totally falsely — Donohue denied that religious-right groups lead similar pressure campaigns. He neglected to mention that after he harshly criticized the Smithsonian for its exhibit of LGBT-themed art, one of the offending works was removed. In earlier years, the Catholic League urged boycotts of 20th Century Fox, ABC and Disney; threatened a boycott of CBS; and demanded that ABC kill a television drama about a Catholic priest — all examples of the pressure campaigns Donahue says the religious right does not engage in. (Catholic League spokesman Jeff Field saw it differently, saying the league's boycotts were merely aimed at those who "defame our religion." He differentiated that from "asking corporations to become involved in the culture wars.")
Not to be outdone, the Liberty Counsel's Matt Barber dedicated yesterday's program on "Faith and Freedom" radio to a discussion of how "homo-fascists" are unfairly pressuring businesses to drop out of CGBG's charity program. Christians, Barber claims, are victims of "persecution" from LGBT people. But that didn't stop Barber's group, in 2008, from encouraging a boycott of McDonald's over the restaurant chain's donation to the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, claiming that the company was personally attacking tens of millions of Americans who support "traditional morality." That's not all. Every year, Liberty Counsel encourages its members to support businesses that "honor Christmas" and avoid those that don't in their annual "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign."
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A lot of people support different fighters, we all have are favourites but has your support ever gone beyond this? Have you dreamed about a close encounter with your favourite boxer? could you build up a love for them? would your love for a boxer go as far to allow you to hang around the bushes outside there house? Do you think about them were ever you go? during work at night in bed? Have you ever thought about there bodys in a sexual way?
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Hmmm... boxers? No, but it would be great to meet Miguel Cotto, Erik Morales, Peter Quillin, Oscar de la Hoya, and others. Manny Pacquiao too.
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Also wazzaa, even I think he's a creepy little gay wierdo. He's combined racism and gayness in quite a profound way.
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The ironic thing is most people here who hate on Mayweather or Pacquiao wouldnt say anything derogatory to them more than saying "What's up champ! Big fan! Can I take a pic with you?"
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So, the Lakers enter tonight's game without Pau Gasol. Pretty sweet, right? Not quite. Ever since Mike D'Antoni replaced Mike Brown as the coach of the purple and gold, Gasol has been on the outside looking in. In one of the most confusing and indefensible moves in recent memory, D'Antoni had the guy coming off the bench. He has, understandably, not been happy with his role on the team even though it is for a reason, not a good one, but a reason just the same. Now he is out for at least four weeks with a torn ligament in his foot. Gasol is still one of the best big men in the game. He has skills for days and is arguably the best post up guy in the league. Any team should be ecstatic to have him on the roster, but not D'Antoni. Gasol just doesn't fit into D'Antoni's system of running and running and some running thrown in for good measure. This year, the big man is averaging career lows in ppg (13.4), offensive rating (106), effective field goal percentage (.462) and has a pedestr...
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MAC Satin - Brun
143 reviews
86% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.2
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.2
Price: $$$
on 10/17/2013 9:35:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Tan, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Black
I love love LOVE this shade. It's not a typical dark brown shade, but rather a deep grey brown color. Nonetheless, it's a great shade that will compliment any eye color! And for those black-deep brunette hair colors out there, this shade is perfect to blend with other brown eye shadows to create that perfect brow shade.
The consistency of the product is pretty smooth, so it's easy to get too much product on your brush. The blendability is pretty great too, but it's better to build this product up rather than slap a good amount on your lids because it will not budge once it's set.
The color looks exactly like it does in the pan, and throughout different lightings the shade stays the same, even in natural lighting! Like most Mac eye shadows, it will stay on all day with simple eye primers. Since it's a satin texture, it blends well with other colors, especially neutral shades~ So if you're not sure on which deep brown or black eye shadow color to chose for neutrals or whatever else, I'll definitely say to get this shade as your first!
on 7/26/2013 4:44:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is my everyday brow powder! I love it! It's natural and not that overpowering.
on 5/25/2013 11:15:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Blue
I use this as a brow powder everyday. It's amazing and a little goes a long way. It's hard to find a shade like this without the shimmer and without being too light or too dark. This is perfect for my dark brown hair and pale skin.
on 5/25/2013 7:36:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
This shade is perfect if you don't want a full on dark black! It's a dark, ashy/brown-y color, and I love using this when I am using all browns and creams in an eyeshadow look. I use this in the outer corner, and it isn't too harsh, but definitely not too light either. I have no problems with the way this applies, it's creamy and blends well!
on 4/8/2013 5:37:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
Thanks to all the MUAers who inspired me to buy this shade! I can't really add anything that hasn't already been said about this classic, but it has a quality that I really like (though others may not). This color can go on very sheer -very easily. I like that, I can put a wash of color and easily build where I want more, versus trying to apply as little as possible and buffing most of it back off. This makes a beautiful wash of color.
on 2/6/2013 1:21:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Other, Fine
Eyes: Black
Brun oh brun, where do I begin? I've recently purchased a 15 color mac e/s palette and this is the one color I can't live without, of them all.
Brun is a cool toned (ash/grey) shade which I find difficult to call brown, but well it doesn't come close to any other color so let's just call it brown :).
Excellent color payoff that is buildable, great lasting power and I see no fall out with this.
I apply Artdeco e/s base then MAC PP in Painterly first, then my eyeshadows go on top of that. I use mostly MAC brushes for the whole process.
Brun works well in a myriad of ways: crease color, lid color, outer V, all over (lid+crease+outer V) for a smoky eye, on the lower lash line and for my eyebrows too. Staple. HG. I'd say Brun is the cool toned version of my Bourjois Taupe Essentiel.
Suggested look: Arabic Smoky Eyes
I use Brun as a lid color and on the LLL, Texture in the crease deepened with Brown Script, Carbon on the outer V, Blanc Type as a highlight...and don't forget to add some false lashes ;)
on 1/31/2013 4:16:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Other, Medium
Eyes: Brown
A nice, dark and rich matte brown colour. It has a nice soft finish and it is easy to blend. I used to use carbon to fill in my really dark brows but I felt like it was way too harsh for me. I asked the MUA at MAC what she thought would look good on me and she suggested this. I love it so much, it matches my brows perfectly without making them look too harsh like carbon did. It is also a great colour to deepen the crease of your makeup with or if you want a smokey brown eye look you could use it in the crease. It is a very versatile colour and I'd recommend it to anyone.:)
on 1/19/2013 9:15:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I've had MAC's Brun e/s for quite some time and use it to fill in my brows every day. The product is rich on colour so you don't need much - I still can't see any sign of the pan :) this is gorgeous in the crease or under the lower lash line if you want to add some drama to the eye. I find there's hardly any fallout with this e/s and doesn't crease up on you. A true 'milk chocolate' brown. Not too deep, nor too reddy.
on 1/9/2013 5:11:00 PM
Age: Unknown
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Green
I use this as an eyeliner and I absolutely love it.
Black isn't my daily choice for eyeliner because I'm pale and it's too dramatic for daytime, so I tend to lean towards different shades of brown (MAC Embark or Handwritten (slight plummy undertones), TM definer in dark brown), BB Espresso.
Brun is a bit lighter than the colors listed above. It's a perfect straight up dark brown color that really enhances the green in my blue-green eyes. . I don't detect any red or purple undertones in this.
on 12/30/2012 8:09:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
This is an absolute staple for me on the crease, it matches with so many different lid colours, and just finishes off any look perfectly. Brun is so deeply pigmented- its what I thought Espresso was going to be. I use it pretty much every single day. It should be in everybody's palette!
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AA next year?
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
No. I don't think he is ready and I don't think it is smart to push someone that small that hard.
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Selig, you had me scared for a second there. Trickster.
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Week Four: Becoming children of the light
Millennials are obsessed with authenticity. We have been raised to explore who we are and to be that person. That might be why we can't pass up the latest Buzzfeed quiz, whether it will tell us where we should live, what career we should have, or which Christian saint or pretty little liar we most resemble. And if authenticity is the cardinal virtue of the millennial generation, hypocrisy might be the considered the ugliest vice.


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hey Jim, I posted to this thread but it got lost in the web somewhere.
Tho I have not an 11x14 (but the lust is there!) I have given it some thought. I like the idea of an old Janssport pack frame (they have that nice shelf on the bottom), then build a box out of 1/8" plywood that the camera can fit in. Strap the box onto the pack frame. In use, I'd lay the pack down and have a hinged lid that opens up like a front-loading pack.
I would make the box deep enough for the camera and padding to go in first, then a padded bag for the holders that would be placed on top of the of the camera. If the box was tall enough, lenses and etc would go on "top" of the camera (when the pack was standing up.)
Make the box easy to strap on and off the frame and the box could be moved to a baby jogger, wheeled dolly, to the car, etc.


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Mann's Bait Company, Inc.
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|HOLLOW BAIT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fishing lure comprising a body and a lip. The body includes a front end and a back end. The lip extends from the front end of the body and has a hollow interior portion. The lure is versatile due to its ability to effectively function as a "surface lure", "wake bait", and "crankbait" in a single cast.


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|Finely shredded orange peel
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|Orange juice
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|1 Tablespoon
|Nonstick spray coating
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|All purpose flour
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Baking powder
|1 Tablespoon
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Skim milk
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
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|Ground cinnamon
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In a medium saucepan stir together 1/2 cup sugar, corn syrup, orange peel, orange juice, and 1 tablespoon margarine.
Bring just to boiling, stirring constantly.
Spray an 8x8x2-inch or a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick coating.
Pour in orange mixture and set aside.
Stir together flour and baking powder.
Cut in 1/4 cup margarine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Make a well in the center.
Add milk, stirring just till dough clings together.
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently 15 to 20 strokes.
Roll into a 12x9-inch rectangle.
Stir together 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon, then sprinkle over dough.
Roll up jelly-roll style, starting from one of the short sides.
Slice into nine pieces.
Place, cut side down, on top of orange mixture in pan.
Bake in a 425° oven for 20 to 25 minutes or till golden.
Cool 1 minute.
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Cypress (NASDAQ: CY) delivers high-performance, high-quality solutions at the heart of today's most advanced embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer and mobile devices. With a broad, differentiated product portfolio that includes NOR flash memories, F-RAM™ and SRAM, Traveo™ microcontrollers, the industry's only PSoC® programmable system-on-chip solutions, analog and PMIC Power Management ICs, CapSense® capacitive touch-sensing controllers, and Wireless BLE Bluetooth® Low-Energy and USB connectivity solutions, Cypress is committed to providing its customers worldwide with consistent innovation, best-in-class support and exceptional system value. To learn more, go to www.cypress.com.
Cypress is structured in four divisions to better allocate key management resources and to focus on our core markets. We report our financial results under the following business segments:
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Cypress PSD delivers high-performance, programmable solutions at the heart of today's most advanced embedded systems. The programmable product portfolio includes high-performance Traveo™ automotive microcontrollers, the industry'' only PSoC® programmable system-on-chip solutions, ARM® Cortex®-M4, M3, M0+ microcontrollers and R4 CPUs, analog PMIC Power Management ICs, CapSense® capacitive touch-sensing controllers, TrueTouch® fingerprint readers, TrueTouch touchscreen controllers and wireless BLE Bluetooth® Low-Energy devices. Cypress is committed to delivering best-in-class support, exceptional technical documentation and flexible, low-cost development kits for embedded system developers.
Cypress DCD delivers flexible connectivity solutions that form the nervous system within the most-advanced embedded systems. Cypress has been making USB Universal® since 1996 by continuously delivering a broad portfolio of differentiated USB products that enable companies to add the most up-to-date USB standard to their products. Today Cypress is enabling the world to migrate to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with the flexible EZ-USB® FX3™ peripheral controller and SuperSpeed USB 3.0 hubs. Cypress is leading the industry with the world's first programmable USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery solutions, including the EZ-PD™ CCG1 Type-C port controller and CCG2 Type-C cable controllers. Additionally, Cypress's PRoC™ BLE Bluetooth® Low-Energy wireless devices are enabling PC peripherals and smart remote control OEMs to upgrade to BLE.
By delivering the broadest portfolio of high-performance memories for embedded systems, Cypress has established itself as the marketshare leader in SRAM, and NOR Flash memories that form the brains of today's most advanced embedded systems. The memory product portfolio includes the world's highest throughput QDR®-IV SRAMs, low-power MoBL® SRAMs, high-performance serial and parallel NOR Flash memories and high-reliability F-RAM™ ferroelectric memory devices that capture and protect the world's most-critical data. Cypress's industry-leading HyperFlash™ memories deliver 333 megabytes per second read throughput-more than five times faster than traditional Quad SPI flash, and one-third the number of pins of parallel NOR flash.
Our "startup" division includes AgigA Tech Inc. and Deca Technologies Inc., which are both majority-owned subsidiaries of Cypress. ETD also includes our foundry business and other development-stage activities.
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When the Ravens drafted Breshad Perriman in the first round, the speedster from Central Florida became the first wide receiver the team had drafted in the first round since Mark Clayton in 2005.
Clayton, who's now retired, wound up catching 44 passes for 471 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie as he started 10 games. And Torrey Smith, the former Maryland standout now with the San Francisco 49ers...Read more
There was a lot of talk over the weekend about the upcoming July 15 deadline to sign designated "franchised" players to long-term contracts before they are locked into playing the season under the franchise tag.
The Dallas Cowboys reportedly made some progress in their efforts to sign wide receiver Dez Bryant. The New York Giants have a decision to make after their designated "franchise" player, pass...Read more
Anne Arundel County police called an audible in their search for a suspect wanted for using a stolen credit card at a local convenience store.
In a posting on its official Facebook account, the police department asked for citizens' help in finding the man and posted three surveillance photos of the alleged perpetrator while pointing out that the suspect isn't Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco.
"We know...Read more
The tumultuous career of trouble-prone former Ravens middle linebacker Rolando McClain took another rocky turn Thursday when he was suspended by the NFL for violating its substance-abuse policy.
McClain, entering his second year with the Dallas Cowboys, will miss four games after being signed to a one-year, incentive-laden $3 million contract this offseason.
"I apologize to my family, the Cowboys...Read more
When the Ravens visited Frederick Douglass High School following the riots in Baltimore, wide receiver Michael Campanaro wanted to remain involved and do something to help out the football program.
The River Hill graduate is giving 80 pairs of new Under Armour cleats to the football team on Tuesday night at the high school.
"These kids have been in the middle of a lot of negativity these past few...Read more
In the past three years, the Ravens have gone from having one of the older rosters in the NFL to being in the middle of the pack.
Will they be even younger this year after bringing in a nine-man draft class and signing a boatload of college free agents?
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Tjin Van Der Zant helped found "Robocup at Home" in 2006, and since then the organization has spread to include a number of new locations everywhere from Brazil to Thailand. As a professor at the University of Groningen in the Cognitive Robotics Lab, and founder of a Robotics startup and machine learning startup – he's pretty "involved" when it comes to robots – and it made me eager to pick his brain about the future of home robotics.
My name is Jaidyn Edwards. I am eighteen years old and live in South Australia. For me, being interested in robotics was part of an evolutionary process built upon a few core interests I had as a child.
My interest in mechanical things came about from the age of five. I distinctly remember carrying around a little sketchbook with a pencil everywhere I went. Whenever I had an idea for something, I would draw a picture in a page of the book, maybe writing a word or two on what it was.
The second interview of this four-part series about collaboration between academia and industry was conducted at the CITEC Summer School 2012 at the Center of Excellence "Cognitive Interaction Technology", Bielefeld University in Germany. Sascha Griffiths, member of the ECHORD team at TUM interviewed Hiroshi Ishiguro, who is famous for his humanoids with lifelike appearance. Prof. Ishiguro is ATR fellow and director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University.
So, depending on who you ask, Willow Garage is shutting down, pursuing commercial interests, or changing direction. But things are not as dire as some may think: ROS is fine (the OSRF will support it) and there are many options for Willow Garage to explore. Personally I'm hoping it will be snatched up by Stanford or another academic institution and become a research institute. But given the number of robots they have out (and their price tags!), a commercial path into the future seems even more likely. In any case, I doubt that Willow Garage will disappear just like that.
What caused the changes is that Willow's founder and funder, Scott Hassan, has decided that it's time to wean Willow Garage from his private financial support.
Surrounded by his quadrocopter drones on stage, Raffaello D'Andrea explains feedback control and talks about the coming Machine Revolution
During the 20 minute presentation, Raffaello D'Andrea revealed some of the key concepts behind his group's impressive demonstrations of quadrocopters juggling, throwing and catching balls, dancing, and building structures – and illustrated them with live examples with quadrocopters flying on stage.
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Table 6 Productions hosts the Sweethearts Soiree at Twelve Oaks Bed & Breakfast
Elizabeth Stephenson, Table 6 Productions / Nicole Greer, Twelve Oaks B&B
Friday, July 26, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM (PDT)
For lovers and those who love lovers...
We're bringing you the Sweetheart Soiree - it's a perfect night for an outdoor movie, tour of the famous home, and maybe grab some light snacks at one of the world's most luxurious B&B's in Covington, Georgia.
The idea is that we're doing a photo shoot for a staged wedding the day before, so the place will be all set-up for a party - it just made sense to actually have one! We're inviting everyone we know, friends, family, brides and grooms. You'll get to browse thru the inn, check out the wedding decor, meet the professionals, then, when the sun sets we'll show My Best Friend's Wedding on the lawn. So, grab a blanket, bring a picnic and someone sweet to share it with you. We'll see you there then!
Maybe the best part of it all is that it's free!
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Best US Poker Sites (US Friendly) - 2015
Finding US friendly poker sites is a little more challenging than it was a year or so ago. Whilst the availability is fairly limited, there are still options that are available to US players. Here are a list of online poker sites that still accept traffic from US players. All our listed sites have been reviewed and meet our strict guidelines for inclusion on our site.
888Poker was formerly the site known as PacificPoker.com, the flagship poker room of the leading casino brand, 888.com. The software itself has great features including an improved search function and site layout, 3D-avatars to play with and improved multi-tabling abilities with up to 4 tables tiled or the ability to have your tables cascaded.
You'll receive £12 FREE (or equivalent currency) as soon as you register your account and should you choose to deposit, you'll be entitled to double your money up to a max value of $400 (.i.e. deposit $200 - get $400). There are also a ream of freerolls that you will gain access to.
- £12 No Deposit Offer
- Many loose casino players
- $4,500 in Freerolls
- Moderate Off Peak Traffic
- Slightly higher rake
- No Live support
Carbonpoker.com is one of the newer kids on the block, having only been launched in 2007. For a newer site, they have made a real impression through high value player promotions, a great player interface and some of the loosest games around. The room sits on the Merge poker network, and shares traffic with other sites such as Poker Host, Bet on USA and IronDuke.com. The room offers a good selection of games including Holdem (Limit, Pot limit and no limit), Omaha (Limit Omaha High, Hi-Lo, Pot Limit and No Limit), HORSE, Stud (Caribbean Stud, 5 Card, 7 Card and Razz) and Draw (Deuce to 7 Lowball, Badugi and 5 Card Draw).
All new depositing players entitled to a $5,000 welcome bonus and a FREE odds calculator!
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- Massive $5,000 Welcome bonus
- Limited Omaha Traffic
- Only email support
- Limitations interfacing with Poker Software
Betfair Poker sits on the Ongame network and part of The Sports Exchange Ltd, one of the biggest sports exchanges in the world. Traffic isn't huge outside of peak European hours however there are some great tournaments and most of the games are very loose by most standards. The software offers great functionality (including hand replay) and is backed up by one of the best Loyalty Programs on the Ongame network.
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The rumored second DLC add-on for Mass Effect was released Tuesday morning for the public. Available at only 400 Microsoft Points, players can compete in an arena-style simulator and rise up on the scoreboard.
To get straight to the point, there really isn't a story here. Shepard arrives at Pinnacle Station only to be challenged by Vidinos, the cocky leader of the scoreboard. Vidinos challenges Shepard to beat his scores and in return he'll give up one of his weapons.
There are four simulations available with two different levels, Hunt; killing enemies gives more time, Survival; must fight as long as possible, Time Trial; kill the enemies as fast as possible, and Capture; three points must be taken. After certain requirements have been met, more simulation levels will become available. When fighting in the simulation, Admiral Ahern will act as sort of a commentator. His comments are repeated frequently enough that they become annoying quickly.
These modes are fun for a little while, but they quickly become dull after repeatedly retrying them to obtain first place. There isn't anything really wrong with these modes, but the combat isn't as snappy as it needs to be to accomplish any of these goals, making some later scenarios rather frustrating.
Perhaps the best part of Pinnacle Station is Tech Officer Ochren, a nerdy, annoyed, and sarcastic technician that just wants a little credit for his work. His comments are usually pretty funny and left me with atleast something to look forward to. With that said, that's all there really is to Pinnacle Station. The station is just a training ground for soldiers, with no real mission to complete. Players only gain experience from the simulations only if placed in first, and nothing really worth while comes out of this add-on.
For 400 Microsoft points it seems like a deal, but all that's really here is some shallow combat modes that are never really that fun. This can certainly add a few hours to any Mass Effect play-through, but unless dominating a scoreboard that other people can't even see is your thing, you might as well stay away from this add-on.


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This movie could really use an Avon Barksdale, but even actor Wood Harris, who played drug kingpin Barksdale in "The Wire," seems a bit lost. show more
Next Day Air can't decide whether it's a broad stoner comedy or a gritty Tarantino-esque action flick. The humor is there, but violence brings the laughter to an abrupt halt. show more
He may be a first-time feature director, but music video master Benny Boom clearly knows how to pull a midlevel movie together. show more
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Worse movie I ever had the unpleasant experience to almost sit through. We left after 40 minutes of sheer boredom and ear burning cursing. I do not recommend this to anyone!
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I really didn't think that this movie was as bad as most of the viewers reviews. I thought it was kind of eye opening, that something like this could really happen. The movie also took unexpected turns, which I welcomed. It was better than your average, "well I know what's gonna happen next", movie. Throw in some comedy too.....I thought it was pretty decent.
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From: Nashville Public Radio By: Blake Farmer USDA inspectors disqualified a record number of walking horses at this year's National Celebration in Shelbyville, according to a Celebration spokesman. A preliminary report from the Department of Agriculture says nearly 16 percent of all horses that were inspected were disqualified from competition because of evidence of "soring" Full Article
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A sling device for implant in a human body as a bladder support includes a rectangular, flexible strip of cloth with stiffening members extending across each of the two shorter sides. The stiffening members at each end include a pair of spaced, parallel beams, integrally connected at their ends. Marginal end portions of the flexible strip are passed through the space between the beam around one of the beams, and folded back upon and affixed to the opposing surface of the flexible strip. A flexible suture is attached to a loop at the midpoint of the other beam.
1. An bladder sling for implant in a human anatomy to alleviate female urinary stress incontinence, said sling comprising:
a) a substantially rectangular, flexible strip of material having two longer and two shorter sides:
b) stiffening means extending along each of said shorter sides, said stiffening means at each of said shorter sides comprising first and second, substantially rigid beams extending in spaced, substantially parallel relation between opposite ends which are joined to form a unitary, one-piece structure;
c) marginal edge portions of said strip along each of said shorter sides passing through the space between said first and second beams, around said first and second beams and affixed to said strip;
d) a pair of flexible sutures; and
e) means for attaching one of said sutures to said second beam at each of said shorter sides of said strip substantially at the midpoint between said opposite ends of said second beam.
2. The sling of claim 1 wherein said means for attaching said sutures comprises at least one loop for passage therethrough of said suture.
3. The sling of claim 1 wherein said means for attaching said sutures comprises a single loop formed in said second beam at said midpoint between said opposite ends of said second beam.
The present invention relates to apparatus for use as a sling to support the bladder in a position calculated to relieve female urinary stress incontinence. More specifically, the invention relates to a device in the nature of a flexible sling which is positioned by a surgeon below a patient's bladder, with sutures extending from opposite sides of the sling anchored to the pubic bone.
The prior art includes sling devices for supporting internal body organs. Such slings have included rectangular strips of biologically compatible material with surgical thread attached to each side of the strip for anchoring to the abdominal wall or the pubic bones. However, the flexible strip has a tendency to bunch up along the longitudinal axis, thereby in effect becoming narrower and less suited to perform its supporting function.
It is a principal object of the present invention to provide an implantable device in the nature of a bladder-supporting sling with long-term performance superior to that of prior art devices of this type.
It is a further object to provide a bladder sling for alleviation of female urinary stress incontinence including a flexible strip of material with sutures extending from opposite sides for attachment to an anchoring body part wherein the strip does not tend to fold or bunch along the longitudinal axis, thereby reducing the effective width of the strip.
Other objects will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.
Briefly stated, the device of the invention includes a rectangular, biological compatible strip of flexible material with each of the short sides supported by a rigid or semi-rigid strut. An eyelet, or the like, is provided at the center of each strut for passage of a surgical thread which is anchored to the inside of the abdominal wall or proximate bone structure such as the pubic bone. The struts provide support for the lateral edges of the sling material, effectively preventing the latter from folding or bunching toward the center in a manner tending to reduce the supporting area of the sling.
The foregoing and other details of construction and use of the device will be more readily understood and fully appreciated from the following detailed disclosure, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic, lateral section of a female body in the lower torso region showing various internal organs in normal positions;
FIG. 2 is the same view as FIG. 1 with the internal organs in a "dropped" position, which is common in many women after repeated childbirths and/or with advancing age, and with the sling device of the present invention positioned under the bladder;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a typical prior art bladder sling;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bladder sling of the present invention; and
FIG. 5 is an elevational view of the sling of the invention shown in supporting relation to a bladder and anchored to bone structure.
Referring now to the drawings, in FIG. 1 is shown, for reference purposes, a lateral section of the lower part of a female torso with various, labeled anatomical parts in normal positions. FIG. 2 illustrates the same portion of the anatomy with internal organs positioned substantially as they would be in a subject with a so-called dropped uterus. It will be noted that the bladder is considerably lowered from its normal position, and the urethra is compressed and foreshortened, resulting in a condition known as female urinary stress incontinence. Among the measures undertaken to alleviate this condition are implanted devices in the nature of slings for providing support to the dropped bladder. A prior art sling, denoted generally by reference numeral 10, is shown in FIG. 2 in supporting position substantially at the junction of the bladder and urethra.
Sling 10, as shown separately in FIG. 3, consists of rectangular strip 12 of flexible, biologically compatible material such as that commercially available under the Trademark Protegen, from Microvasive/Boston Scientific, and surgical threads 14 and 16 passing through openings 18 and 20, respectively, along the shorter sides of strip 12. Sling 10 is normally implanted in a procedure wherein strip 12 is properly positioned and the ends of threads 14 and 16 remote from strip 12 anchored, typically to the interior of the abdominal wall, by a surgeon. The length and width of strip 12 are indicated as L and W, respectively, in FIG. 3. It will be noted that the supporting strip portion of sling 10 is illustrated in FIG. 2 as being folded or bunched toward the longitudinal centerline of the strip, a condition which commonly develops after the sling has been in position for some length of time. This condition, known as "accordioning," effectively reduces the width of the strip with concomitant reduction in its supporting capability, and creating complications.
Turning now to FIGS. 4 and 5, the sling of the present invention, denoted generally by reference numeral 22, is shown in perspective view and in supporting relation to a bladder/urethra, respectively. Sling 22 includes rectangular strip 24 and end struts 26, 26'. Strip 24 may be of the same dimensions and material as strip 12 of prior art sling 10. End struts 26, 26' are of identical construction, preferably being one-piece moldings of a rigid or semi-rigid plastic suitable for anatomical implantation. Strut 26 includes spaced, parallel beams 28 and 30, joined at their ends by curved portions 29, 31. Eyelet or loop 32 is integrally formed in beam 28 at the midpoint thereof. Structurally identical portions of strut 26' are indicated by reference numerals applied to corresponding portions of strut 26 with a prime sign added.
Strip 24 is secured along its opposite, shorter edges to struts 26 and 26' by passing the edges of the strip through the spaces between the beams of the struts and securing opposing faces of the strip together. That is, in the illustrated embodiment, one of the shorter edges of strip 24 is passed through the space between beams 28 and 30 to provide marginal portion 34 which is stitched, heat sealed, or otherwise secured to the underlying, opposing face of strip 24. The opposite, shorter edge of strip 24 is likewise passed through the space between beams 28' and 30', with marginal portion 34' secured to the opposing surface of the strip.
Sutures 36 and 36' are passed through loops 32 and 32', respectively, and sling 22 is implanted and positioned in the desired relationship to the bladder by the surgeon. Sutures 36 and 36' are then secured to appropriate portions of the anatomy to anchor the sling in the desired position. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, sutures 36, 36' are anchored to portions 38, 38' of the pubic bone and may be secured in the areas denoted by reference numerals 40, 40' by appropriate surgical clips, or the like.
Strip 24, being thus supported along its shorter sides by struts 26, 26' does not exhibit the accordion effect commonly encountered in flexible strips of prior art slings. Accordingly, sling 22 is easier to install and performs its intended function more efficiently than comparable prior art bladder slings. In addition, complications such as erosion and urinary retention due to the accordion effect are also avoided by this invention. Modifications of the invention within the scope of the appended claims are contemplated. For example, rather than securing the ends of the strip to the struts by looping the strip material around one of the strut beams, as shown, the strip material may be fixedly attached along part or all of its shorter side(s) to one or more strut beams by an adhesive, heat sealing, or other appropriate means. Although a single loop at the center of each strut is provided for the sutures, two or more loops or similar structure for engagement of the sutures with the struts may be provided.
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