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Trouble seems to be my middle name. No, I don't mean that I cause trouble. Oh no! I am and always have been good to a fault. I have never gotten in trouble at school, never skipped a day (well, once, but that is a story related elsewhere in this long tale of mine), never cheated, I am a horrible liar, could never rat on a friend, just can't do it! I am even too good to be true for some people.
What I mean is that I seem to draw trouble to myself like a flame draws the unsuspecting moth, like sunshine draws the flowers up through the dark, damp soil come springtime, like a hot young rising star draws screaming girls. Magnetic! Trouble seems to swirl around me, calling my name, whispering in my ear gently, ever so gently, pulling me into his warm, soothing, hypnotizing embrace. For, no matter what I do, no matter how long I wait, looking for just the right moment, the right configuration, signs from the heavens, trouble seems to trip me up every time, standing over me and chuckling at his own evil joke.
They have been telling me to do it, advising me that turning my blog into a domain would be the cat's pajamas, that blogging would become smooth, easy sailing, I'd feel a tremendous power over my little baby like never before and that it would be, like a shot in the arm, quick and painless. Well, more like root canal it has turned out to be. As the numbness wears off and your jaw starts to throb, as you turn down that bowl of ice cream, waving it away with a flip of the hand that isn't clutching at the side of your face, you curl up on the sofa in the dark and wonder why, oh, why you let someone convince you to do this?
No, I am not blaming my friends, my husband. No, that would be wrong. They only have my best interests at heart. It's that old devil Trouble, hovering around uninvited just waiting for me to make a decision, try something new, something bold and brave. And this simple switch, this "click of a button", this one step deal, has turned into a nightmare, dragging on endlessly, days and days of waiting, nail biting and nervous eating… oh wait, the nervous eating happens anyway, nervous or not…
And Old Mr. Trouble just pushed Mme. Patience off the swing and rubbed her face in the playground dirt. Son hit the "transfer" button on Sunday and… nothing. Pulled up my blog, it stared right back at me. But then I tried to open up a post and… error! And my new domain nowhere to be found! Well, "patience" they cried! Friends on Twitter compared stories, "Piece of cake," said some, "just hit the button and it was immediate." Others were less gleeful. "Same thing happened to me," said Sarah. "I lost my blog and had no new domain and it was days before anything was resolved. Days of craziness and frustration!" Aparna calmed me, telling me her switch happened right away although she lost all of her comments. Crazy! Wouldn't you think that this should be so much easier?
Finally, more than 3 days later – 3 days of hair pulling, nail biting, pacing a trough in these old wooden floors, 3 days of flailing arms, praying to the Blog Gods and cursing everyone else – son finally put a stop to all the madness! "Stop your incessant whining!" he cried and, after seeing that finally neither the blog nor the domain could be found anywhere, he succeeded in simply just flipping it back. Back to my little baby, my lovechild, my blog. And here I am, hoping that Mr. Trouble doesn't come looking for me, angry that his plans were frustrated by a quick thinking 19 year old. Maybe he'll show up in the kitchen looking for revenge, watching as I pull out flour and sugar, eggs and cocoa powder from the pantry, rubbing his scaly hands together in anticipation, his steely, hot breath on my neck, knocking my elbow as I measure, pressing down on the scale as I weigh, well, you get the picture. And no, I am not paranoid. I have simply learned from the past that things are never as simple as they promise to be, never as easy as pie and certainly rarely as painless as I could hope for.
So here is to my old, faithful blog. Life is indeed a Feast, but one should stay away from the oysters if the odor is doubtful, not bite into the pastry if it appears a tad too dry, keep away from the fish if rumors abound, avoid cheap champagne at all costs…. stick to what you know best, what you are most comfortable with until you are very sure that everything is tasty and delectable, that the wine is smooth and fruity and the food won't get stuck in your throat.
Well, it has happened before and it will happen again, that I know. But there are just two little things. The first, and the most important, is that I want to thank all my friends from the bottom of my heart for sticking by me through thick and thin these last few very trying, exasperating days, sticking by me and supporting me, encouraging me, calming me down with their kind words and silly jokes. And putting up with the whining, complaining and cursing. To thank you all I baked a cake just for you, luscious, dense with the rich flavor of the best of all chocolate bars, two layers sandwiching cool, silky, fabulous chocolate pastry cream and all covered in my favorite of all chocolate buttercream frostings. Just for you!
And for Simon who, with infinite patience and the occasional slapping me back into sense, I have made these delicate little chocolate muffins drizzled with white chocolate. To be eaten with a tall, ice cold glass of milk or a steaming mug of café au lait.
And second, I do need your help, your advice. From all of you. For the moment Life's a Feast is back to being a blog, but poor old thing, she's almost two years old and she's feeling her age: a wrinkle here, a gray hair there, sagging a bit where she didn't sag before. My little lady needs a facelift. And I would like your help. Think of yourselves as Dr. Food Blog, aesthetic surgeon to the world of food bloggers! Tell me where I need a nip, where a tuck. A light dye job? Maybe a whole new wardrobe will simply do the trick? I am open to every and all suggestions – kind, polite, well-meant and serious suggestions, please!
So please, friends, do tell me what you think! What do you love about my blog, what don't you like, and what should I change to make it even better? Look? Color? Template? Pages? Images or photography? Writing? I would love your opinions and suggestions before I make any decisions and go about with my total relook. This lady wants to come out looking young, hip and gorgeous! Just simply leave a comment below. And enjoy your slice of cake.
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½ cup + 3 Tbs (65 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, lightly spooned into measuring cups
1 cup (250 ml) boiling water
3 large eggs
2 ¼ tsp vanilla
2 ¼ cups + 2 Tbs (235 g) sifted cake flour
1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar
1 Tbs baking powder
¾ tsp salt
1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease 2 x 9-inch (22 cm) 1 ½-inch (3.8 cm) deep round cake tins, line with parchment paper circles and grease the paper and flour.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the cocoa powder together with the boiling water until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
Once cooled, and in another small bowl, whisk together the eggs, ¼ of the cocoa mixture and the vanilla.
In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients (the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt) and blend on low speed of your electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add the softened butter and the remaining cocoa/water mixture and mix on low speed until all of the dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium (high speed if you are using a hand mixer) and beat for 1 ½ minutes, scraping down the sides. Gradually add the egg mixture in 3 batches, beating for 20 seconds after each addition. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Scrape the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the surface with a spatula. The pans should be about half full. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until the center is set – a tester inserted in the center should come out clean and the cake should spring back when lightly pressed.
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LUSCIOUS CHOCOLATE PASTRY CREAM – Milk Chocolate and Caramel Pastry Cream
From the Joy of Baking website
1 ¼ cups (300 ml) milk
½ vanilla bean, split lengthwise
3 large egg yolks (keep the whites for macarons!)
¼ cup (50 g) sugar
1/8 cup (20 g) flour
Scant 3 Tbs (20 g) cornstarch
2 oz (50 g) chocolate (I used Milk Chocolate Caramel) melted and cooled to room temperature *
In a medium bowl, stir the egg yolks and sugar together with a wooden spoon until thick and creamy. Sift the flour and cornstarch together then stir into the egg/sugar mixture until you have a paste.
Place the milk and the split vanilla bean in a saucepan and heat just until boiling; the milk will start to foam up. Remove from the heat and add the melted chocolate, stirring until smooth. Add the hot chocolate milk mixture to the egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly so the eggs do not curdle from the heat, until all of the milk has been whisked into the egg paste. Remove the vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds adding the seeds back to the chocolate cream mixture.
Place the chocolate milk/egg mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat just until boiling, whisking constantly. When it comes to a boil allow it to cook, still whisking non stop, for an additional 30 – 60 seconds until it becomes very thick.
Remove from the heat and immediately scrape out of the pan into a clean glass bowl or large measuring cup. If you like, you can stir in a tablespoon or two of Amaretto, Grand Marnier or whatever you like, to taste. But for this cake it really is not necessary.
Cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic onto the surface of the pastry cream, and refrigerate until cool. You can keep the pastry cream in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
* For Vanilla Pastry Cream, simply follow all the instructions but leaving out the chocolate.
6 ounces (175 grams) powdered/confectioner's sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons (50 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 tablespoons (25 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons very hot water
** Double the recipe if you think you need more frosting or if you want to use the buttercream for both filling (in place of the pastry cream) and frosting.
Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and the powdered sugar together. Add the cocoa powder and the hot water and beat, scraping down the sides as necessary, until well blended and fluffy. If the buttercream is too soft to spread simply place in the refrigerator for several minutes until it reaches spreadable consistency.
Make your cake:
Put one layer of your cake on a cake plate and, using a spatula, spread the Chocolate Pastry Cream on thickly. Place the other layer on top of the filling and frost the sides and top with the Chocolate Buttercream. Pipe designs on your cake with any remaining buttercream or, using the spatula eat any remaining frosting left in the bowl. And that's it! Now enjoy!
From Donna Hay's Chocolate
2 ¼ cups + 1 Tbs (300 g) self-rising cake flour
½ cup – 1 Tbs (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup + 1 Tbs + 1 tsp (220 g) sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup (160 ml) vegetable oil
½ cup (125 ml) milk
Optional, chocolate chips, chopped chocolate or chopped nuts to stir in or melted chocolate to drizzle on top.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line muffin tins with cupcake papers or prepare silicone or cardboard muffin cups on a baking sheet.
Blend the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking powder and sugar) together in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla, oil and milk. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry and stir together just until completely blended and smooth, not over beating.
Fill the muffin cups about 2/3 of the way and bake for 15 – 25 minutes depending on the size of your muffins (I made mini muffins) and your oven. When the muffins are puffed and just set in the center – better to slightly underbake muffins than overbake – remove from the oven and onto a rack – removing from the muffin tins or the baking sheet – until cooled.
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I didn't have Kampmann as top 5. I still think Hendricks gets next bout with GSP. I'd have Diaz rematch Condit for his first fight back. It would sell more than Diaz/Kos. If Nick won, I'd have him as #1 contender, fighting the winner of GSP/Hendricks.
Sniggles, I hope you were joking when you said showing up to press conferences is more important than winning fights.
Sakara, the concept of Diaz getting a #1 contender bout right away is odious, but not nearly as odious as sonnen weaseling his way into an actual title fight. You'd have more credibility if you'd posted such high-principled protests for both debacles, instead of singling out the fighter you don't like.
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Hi, everyone! Luckily things have been fairly smooth lately so I haven't written an update in a while. The Labetorol seems to be controlling my BP pretty well, it's running around 128/78 which is certainly an improvement! I had an ultrasound and amnio on Friday (I am 38 so my dr. recommended the amnio). I was hoping to find out the sex from the US, but they said it was too early. I was at 16 weeks, but the baby measured like 15 weeks, not a huge difference I guess, but I think I am REALLY 17 weeks so that is a bigger difference. I was worried that the Labetorol might be restricting the baby's growth, and I am going to ask my dr. about that. I didn't really get much new info for the whole experience. The amnio was not a pleasant experience. I really had not wanted to have one, but my dr. convinced me that with this high risk pregnancy, any information we could gather was important to gather.
I do certainly feel much, much better health-wise than a month ago. I'm feeling more hopeful lately! I feel the baby move a LOT, even this early on! Actually I think I've been feeling movement since 10 weeks--although I know that's not usually possible! It's a great feeling!
Hope all have a good Sunday and are doing well today.
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Google made a small change to the navigation bar used for its non-search services: the link to Google Reader was moved to the "more" drop-down, while the link to Picasa Web Albums was brought back to the main bar. At some point, both links were included in the main bar.
Google's Brian Rose said that the Picasa Web team is working on "some fun stuff" and we'll hopefully see some important changes in the near future. Meanwhile, Google Reader's team posted on Twitter that "the Reader link at the top of Gmail (and other sites) was accidentally removed. It's coming back soon, we promise."
It's still surprising to see that Google's navigation bar is not customizable and you can't add your favorite Google services. Google tested a customizable bar back in 2006, but this feature was quickly abandoned.
Update: A few days later, the link to Google Reader is back.
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
The most significant find of American slave artifacts in U.S. history is about to see the light of day.
DuPont, in conjunction with Cypress Gardens, has agreed to loan slave artifacts to the University of Florida's Harn Museum of African Art.
In 2008, more than 15,000 slave village artifacts were found during construction of DuPont's new Cooper River Kevlar plant adjacent to Cypress Gardens. The artifacts, believed to have come from an old slave village on the grounds of Dean Hall Plantation, presented new light on life of African slaves more than 200 years ago.
Susan Cooksey, co-curator of the Harn Museum of African Art on the UF campus, approached Cypress Gardens about studying pottery artifacts unearthed during DuPont's Kevlar Plant excavation project to see if they were similar to African Kongo pottery.
"Until now these artifacts were seen just as archeological artifacts," Cooksey said. "We see them as art and want these artifacts to be seen in the light of day."
In November of 2012 Cooksey met with Cypress Gardens Director Dwight Williams, Ralph Baily of Brockington and Associates, and DuPont's Cooper River Plant manager Jerry Good to study some of the 15,000 artifacts.
"After Dr. Cooksey completed her initial research, she informed us that some of our artifacts helped her prove the connection between African Kongo artifacts – (called "colonware") – and the colonware found at the Dean Hall plantation slave village excavation site," Good said.
Cooksey plans to include pieces of these artifacts in a major exhibition on the connections between African American and Kongo art and culture at the UF Harn African Art Museum to run from December 2013 through June 2014.
The exhibit will become a traveling exhibition, which would also be displayed at the Carter Presidential Museum of Art in Atlanta, the New Orleans Art Museum, and the Princeton, NJ Museum of Art through 2015.
DuPont, which owns the artifacts, agreed to a three-year loan. On Sept. 27, Cooksey picked up the last of these artifacts that will be included in the exhibition.
"People need to see these artifacts and DuPont is looking for the best way to display this amazing collection of American slave history," Good said.
DuPont funded the archeological dig in 2008 when slave village artifacts were found during their $460 million Kevlar plant project construction. In 2010 DuPont donated funds to Cypress Gardens to build the Heritage Room, where over 200 of the African American artifacts are on display.
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Become a WAGGGS representative at the 58th UN Commission on the Status of Women!
10 September 2013
Are you a passionate advocate for girls' and young women's rights?
Do you want to help accelerate the progress on MDGs and help shape the global development agenda post-MDGs?
Are you a committed learner willing to take action with your Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting organization, after the conference? Then this role is for you!
What is CSW?
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global policy-making body that focuses on gender equality and advancement of women at the United Nations. Every year, representatives of UN Member States gather in New York to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and advancement of women worldwide.
CSW 58 Dates and Venues
Venue: UN Headquarters, New York, USA
Dates: 10–21 March 2014
Date of attendance: 05–15/22 March 2014
(the dates are tentative and the dates of attendance will depend on the role in the delegation)
Why do we attend?
WAGGGS sends a delegation of young women to CSW to ensure the voices of girls and young women are heard at the UN. By providing a platform for our members to directly engage with decision-makers, WAGGGS delegates seek to influence decision-making at a global level. CSW is also an opportunity for them to promote their Member Organizations, and personal projects that they have implemented to empower girls and women worldwide.
What is the theme?
Each year the CSW focuses on particular gender equality issues. In 2014, Member States will discuss the "challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for women and girls". WAGGGS has an important part to play in this event. Through WAGGGS' Global Action Theme – girls worldwide say "together we can change our world", which focuses on the Millennium Development Goals, the World Thinking Day, which has been themed on MDGs since 2009 and a variety of other projects and campaigns, WAGGGS and its members, have been carrying out work on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) since 2008. As a result, WAGGGS is in a unique position, and has gained a wealth of specialist knowledge, in understanding how the issues highlighted in the MDGs affect girls and young women all around the world. As the leading voluntary organization for girls and young women WAGGGS can also bring significant contribution to the debate to ensure girls and young women's voices and priorities are adequately reflected in the next development agenda after MDGs expire in 2015.
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Pre-Conference: WAGGGS delegates will take part in pre-event training and tasks to build their knowledge and skills. Delegates will also connect with their national governments before the event.
Conference: WAGGGS delegates will follow the negotiations, participate and speak at side events, raise awareness, take part in interviews, meet up with their national government representatives and lobby decision-makers.
Post-Conference: WAGGGS delegates will implement an action plan where they will use their learnings and contacts from the event on a project related to the theme.
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CSW 58: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/58sess.htm
WAGGGS Global Action Theme: http://www.wagggs.org/en/take_action/gat
WAGGGS MDG Programmes: http://www.wagggs.org/en/take_action/MDGprogrammes
WAGGGS engagement in post-2015 development agenda: http://www.wagggs.org/en/post2015agenda
WAGGGS delegates at CSW 57: http://www.wagggs.org/en/csw57
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- Preprint (22) (remove)
- Dirac (2)
- Dirac-Brueckner theory (2)
- Dirac-Brückner Theorie (2)
- Lagrangian (2)
- Quanten-Chromodynamik (2)
- Quantenchromodynamik (2)
- Quantum Chromodynamics (2)
- antikaon (2)
- baryon (2)
- Phase transition in the chiral sigma-omega model with dilatons (1996)
- We investigate the properties of di erent modifications to the linear -model (including a dilaton field associated with broken scale invariance) at finite baryon density and nonzero temperature T. The explicit breaking of chiral symmetry and the way the vector meson mass is generated are significant for the appearance of a phase of nearly vanishing nucleon mass besides the solution describing normal nuclear matter. The elimination of the abnormal solution prohibits the onset of a chiral phase transition but allows to lower the compressibility to a reasonable range. The repulsive contributions from the vector mesons are responsible for the wide range of stability of the normal phase in the (µ, T)-plane. The abnormal solution becomes not only energet- ically preferable to the normal state at high temperature or density, but also mechanically stable due to the inclusion of dilatons. PACS number:12.39.F
- Hypermatter in chiral field theory (1997)
- Abstract. A generalized Lagrangian for the description of hadronic matter based on the linear SU(3)L × SU(3)R -model is proposed. Besides the baryon octet, the spin-0 and spin-1 nonets, a gluon condensate associated with broken scale invariance is incorporated. The observed values for the vacuum masses of the baryons and mesons are reproduced. In mean-field approximation, vector and scalar interactions yield a saturating nuclear equation of state. Finite nuclei can be reasonably described, too. The condensates and the e ective baryon masses at finite baryon density and temperature are discussed.
- Chiral Lagrangian for strange hadronic matter (1997)
- A generalized Lagrangian for the description of hadronic matter based on the linear SU(3)L × SU(3)R -model is proposed. Besides the baryon octet, the spin-0 and spin-1 nonets, a gluon condensate associated with broken scale invariance is incorporated. The observed values for the vacuum masses of the baryons and mesons are reproduced. In mean-field approximation, vector and scalar interactions yield a saturating nuclear equation of state. We discuss the di culties and possibilities to construct a chiral invariant baryon-meson interaction that leads to a realistic equation of state. It is found that a coupling of the strange condensate to nucleons is needed to describe the hyperon potentials correctly. The effective baryon masses and the appearance of an abnormal phase of nearly massless nucleons at high densities are examined. A nonlinear realization of chiral symmetry is considered, to retain a Yukawa-type baryon-meson interaction and to establish a connection to the Walecka-model.
- Kaon effective mass and energy from a novel chiral SU(3) symmetric Lagrangian (1999)
- A new chiral SU(3) Lagrangian is proposed to describe the properties of kaons and antikaons in the nuclear medium, the ground state of dense matter and the kaon-nuclear interactions consistently. The saturation properties of nuclear matter are reproduced as well as the results of the Dirac-Brückner theory. After taking into account the coupling between the omega meson and the kaon, we obtain similar results for the e ective kaon and antikaon energies as calculated in the one-boson-exchange model while in our model the parameters of the kaon-nuclear interactions are constrained by the SU(3) chiral symmetry. PACS number(s): 14.40.Aq, 12.39.Fe, 21.30.Fe
- Nuclei in a chiral SU(3) model (1998)
- Nuclei can be described satisfactorily in a nonlinear chiral SU(3)-framework, even with standard potentials of the linearmodel. The condensate value of the strange scalar meson is found to be important for the properties of nuclei even without adding hyperons. By neglecting terms which couple the strange to the nonstrange condensate one can reduce the model to a Walecka model structure embedded in SU(3). We discuss inherent problems with chiral SU(3) models regarding hyperon optical potentials.
- Effective kaon energy from a novel chiral SU(3) model (1998)
- A new chiral SU(3) Lagrangian is proposed to describe the properties of kaons and anti-kaons in the nuclear medium. The saturation properties of nuclear matter are reproduced as well as the results of the Dirac-Brückner theory. After introducing the coupling between the omega meson and the kaon, our results for e ective kaon and anti-kaon energy are quite similar as calculated in the one-boson-exchange model.
- Chiral model for dense, hot and strange hadronic matter (1999)
- Introduction: Until now it is not possible to determine the equation of state (EOS) of hadronic matter from QCD. One succesfully applied alternative way to describe the hadronic world at high densities and temperatures are effective models like the RMF-models [1], where the relevant degrees of freedom are baryons and mesons instead of quarks and gluons. Since approximate chiral symmetry is an essential feature of QCD, it should be a useful concept for building and restricting e ective models. It has been shown [2,3] that effective sigma-omega models including SU(2) chiral symmetry are able to obtain a reasonable description of nuclear matter and finite nuclei. Recently [4] we have shown that an extended SU(3) × SU(3) chiral sigma-omega model is able to describe nuclear matter ground state properties, vacuum properties and finite nuclei satisfactorily. This model includes the lowest SU(3) multiplets of the baryons (octet and decuplet[5]), the spin-0 and the spin-1 mesons as the relevant degrees of freedom. Here we will discuss the predictions of this model for dense, hot, and strange hadronic matter.
- Neutron star properties in a chiral SU(3) model (1999)
- We investigate various properties of neutron star matter within an e ective chiral SU(3)L × SU(3)R model. The predictions of this model are compared with a Walecka-type model. It is demonstrated that the importance of hy- peron degrees are strongly depending on the interaction used, even if the equation of state near saturation density is nearly the same in both models. While the Walecka-type model predicts a strange star core with strangeness fraction fS 4/3, the chiral model allows only for fS 1/3 and predicts that 0, + and 0 will not exist in star, in contrast to the Walecka-type model. PACS: 26.60+c, 21.65+f, 24.10Jv
- Superheavy nuclei in a chiral hadronic model (2000)
- Superheavy nuclei are investigated in a nonlinear chiral SU(3)-model. The proton number Z=120 and neutron numbers of N=172, 184 and 198 are predicted to be magic. The charge distributions and alpha-decay chains hint towards a hollow stucture.
- Hadrons in dense resonance matter: a chiral SU(3) approach (2000)
- A nonlinear chiral SU(3) approach including the spin 3 2 decuplet is developed to describe dense matter. The coupling constants of the baryon resonances to the scalar mesons are determined from the decuplet vacuum masses and SU(3) symmetry relations. Di erent methods of mass generation show significant differences in the properties of the spin- 3 2 particles and in the nuclear equation of state


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July 18, 2007
Social Gmail
Google has an emerging social network and it doesn't use it. No, I don't talk about orkut or Socialstream (which was only sponsored by Google). Gmail, Google's most successful project if we leave search aside, has the potential of gathering information from all the other Google services that can be easily shared with your contacts.
The Past
Contacts started to become actual links in a social network when Gmail added avatars, last year. The chat made it possible to see the online presence of some of your contacts.
In April, iGoogle added a surprising feature: wizards that let you build simple gadgets and share them with your friends: greetings, photo albums, counting the days until a special event. A smart man made this comment: "This reminds me of a Facebook profile page. You can share your favorite photos/videos, put up your status, and add friends to your community so you can look at each other's pages. Google is sort of jumping into the social networking realm with this one...".
The Present
Most Google services have a way to share content: you can share your favorite videos, photo albums, documents, blog posts, but there's no central place to manage how you share content or a simple way to expose the shared content.
Google Reader has a feature that lets you share feed items, but you need to explicitly send to your friends the link to your shared items. Facebook's app for Google Reader generates a list of the top shared items by your friends, and that's a great way to discover new content filtered by the people you know.
Many Google services ask you to create a profile: Google Groups, Blogger, orkut, dodgeball, Google Co-op, but all these profiles are distinct and difficult to manage.
The Future
Gmail can easily create a graph of the interactions with your contacts based on how fast you answer to someone's message, how much do you write, the analysis of messages. Instead of a static profile you need to build for each of your contact, you could see his live profile that contains information aggregated from different services.
All this data could make you communicate more efficiently because Gmail could prioritize messages based on previous patterns and show more context about a contact when you type your message.
Gmail could also separate your contacts into different groups and let you share different data for each group. You'll share photos, documents, web sites, notes from a single place.
Creating a mail application centered on conversations instead of messages was a smart move from Google, but now Gmail should focus on those who create the conversations and try to make the conversations better. After all, conversation comes from the latin conversari ("to associate with"), so conversations could update the associations from Gmail's social graph. That's Gmail 2.0, the social Gmail.
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PHC's administrative & finance arm keeps the College operating smoothly by providing crucial support services. All members of the PHC community, whether staff, faculty, or students, benefit from the work of these individuals.
Office of the Executive Vice President
Carl W. Schreiber
Mr. Schreiber joined Patrick Henry College as Executive Vice President in 2010 after 22 years serving Biola University as its Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs. Earlier, Mr. Schreiber worked with Dr. Jerry Falwell at Liberty University, where his service as Vice President for Planning supported that university's dramatic growth and expansion. Before that, he served as the central financial officer for the multiple-campus system of Pennsylvania State University.
At PHC, Mr. Schreiber oversees all business and fiscal-related operations of the College and supervises the Offices of Institutional Effectiveness, Campus Services, Financial Affairs, Information Technology, Admissions, and Financial Aid.
Until recently, Mr. Schreiber was a member of the governing commission of TRACS, and he is well-known among financial officers at Christian colleges around the country, having chaired the Commission for Chief Financial Officers of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University and has earned an M.Ed. in Educational Administration from Liberty University. He also holds a Certificate in Management Accounting (CMA) from the Institute of Management Accounting.
Mr. Schreiber and his wife, Marsha, now live in Round Hill, Virginia. Their two grown daughters and five grandchildren reside in California.
Tiffany Thompson
As Executive Assistant, Tiffany Thompson maintains the Executive Vice President's appointment schedule, coordinates meetings, prepares data, provides assistance to the offices under the oversight of the Executive Vice President, and serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Formerly, she worked in the Office of Admissions as an Admissions Counselor, Senior Admissions Counselor, and finally as the Assistant Director of Admissions.
Ms. Thompson graduated from Patrick Henry College in 2006, with a degree in Literature. As a student, she devoted her time to Eden Troupe, PHC Teen Camps, student government, and served as a Resident Assistant.
Office of Campus Services
The Office of Campus Services oversees all physical plant operations, service units, and functional areas. These include bookstore, campus health & safety, central supply, custodial, events & facility use, facility maintenance, food service, grounds maintenance, mail service, property development & construction, reprographics, and security.
Earl Hall
Earl Hall was hired in 1996 to help Dr. Farris and HSLDA launch the dream that has become Patrick Henry College. Mr. Hall previously worked for the City and County of Denver Paramedic Division at Denver General Hospital for ten years, capping a 17-year EMS career before moving to Virginia. Mr. Hall and his wife, Geni were also active within Christian Home Educators of Colorado.
Mr. Hall holds a B.A. in Health Services Administration from Eastern Washington University, a B.S. in Paramedicine from Central Washington University, an M.S. in Management from the University of Colorado at Denver, and a Certificate in Construction Management from the University of Washington.
The Halls wed in 1987 and live in Purcellville. They've been blessed with ten children and four grandchildren. Mr. Hall serves as an elder, Awana Commander, and sound engineer at church. He also volunteers as a paramedic on the local rescue squad, and as an adult leader in Boy Scouts.
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Office of Enrollment Management
The Office of Enrollment Management helps current and prospective students work through the process of application for admission and financial aid.
Stephen Allen
Stephen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in Bible at Nyack College, and completed his Master's Degree at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. He has six years of experience increasing tuition revenue in college-preparatory boarding schools. He enjoys writing, music, hiking, learning, and creative, intentional family time.
Office of Financial Affairs
The Office of Financial Affairs maintains the integrity of College financial records and is responsible, among other things, for the hiring of new employees.
Daryl Wolking
Mr. Wolking brings with him 25 years of accounting experience in private industry. He has a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Northern Kentucky University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). In 1998 he served as the Treasurer for a U.S. Congressional Campaign.
Office of Information Technology
The Office of Information Technology provides technical support to the staff, faculty, and students of the college.
Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports and implements the mission and vision of Patrick Henry College through the purposeful, systematic collection of information. It uses this information to understand the current condition of the College and to help it move towards set goals.
Rodney Showalter, M. Ed.
Mr. Rodney Showalter earned his M.Ed. from the College of William & Mary in Educational Leadership and his B.A. from Toccoa Falls College. His twelve years of higher education experience includes positions related to student development, academic administration, and institutional research.
He has presented at national conferences such as the annual meetings of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS), the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges & Schools (TRACS), and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO), on topics related to academic quality, institutional assessment, and the portability of credit. Mr. Showalter is also a published author in College & University.


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here is a tutorial fir the Wise Lite mg42 / M53 receiver build:
here is a tutorial fir the Wise Lite mg42 / M53 receiver build:
I tried getting one through Weaponeer, but they went out of stock while my online order went into the byte basket somewhere in the virtual world. Still waiting for Wiselite to give me an answer on ordering direct and paying by MO.
At worst, I do have a 3 cut rear section that just needs the camming section. I hate the thought of going that route with 5 pieces plus the end piece to weld.
" The world is a very dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who do nothing about them." - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955
yes but they wont give you the letter or let you see it. LMAO
REtVet: im told they are all out of them!!
but then again they told me to start with they only made 20 now ive heard they made 70 that passed quality control and 15 that did not...
like Pirate said (youve seen mine too) they are a good looking build and a dummy like me got it to work with Pirates great tutorials and advice.
i wish i could found a good kit to build this off of
If any punk kid ever comes up to you asking for your `Gang Sign` Tap your chest twice then your forehead once. After doing that only upon a threat do you draw your glock and show him what you meant.
Wow! Really nice site...if nothing but for academic study on my part.
I should let you know that page 1 of the grip tut does not display anything and if i click next it jumps to page 3.
Other than that...wow
yeah actually Pirate is in the middle of redoing that tutorial and the bolt one.
do you need some help with it?
I want one. Can somebody hook me up with resources for parts kits, etc..


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By Barry from USA on 2010-12-26 14:37:42Things I liked:Very accurate and consistant. Clean
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Oh, and another basketball player/sprinter ran for a two-point conversion.
The role-reversal game to raise money for the cheerleading program also featured some of the senior and junior guys dressed in the cheerleader outfits, complete with hair bows and lipstick, to boost spirits on the sidelines and perform at halftime.
Their dance routine was OK, but they weren't much to look at, and their cartwheels and tumbling needed a lot of work.
The girls, meanwhile, had a spirited game of flag football that included a few tackles and holding penalties but no obvious hair pulling.
Track star Victoria Dumas ran for a touchdown in the first half, and tennis player turned quarterback Ashley Mills hit basketball player Heather Rushin with a touchdown pass in the second half for the senior girls. Jalisa Hammock, another basketball and track athlete, ran for a two-point conversion after the second touchdown to complete the scoring.
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text: Larry Whitcher, 67, of Altus, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2012, at the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Graveside services have been scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday at the Blair Cemetery with Scott Willingham officiating. Interment will follow in the Blair Cemetery under the direction of the Kincannon Funeral Home.Larry George Whitcher was born on Jan. 28, 1945, in Paris, Ill. He graduated from Paris High School. After graduating from high school, he worked in cereal mills, processing wheat to make cereal, from 1963 to 1976. He married Elizabeth Nolan in 1963 in Paris, Ill. She passed away on July 24, 2005. His family moved to Houston, Texas where he worked on offshore oil rigs from 1976 to 1996. He moved to Burleson, Texas and worked in a machine shop from 1996 to 2003. He moved to Altus in 2003 and has lived here ever since. He loved to watch movies. Larry was of the Baptist faith.Larry was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Elizabeth Nolan Whitcher; second wife, Sharon Whitcher; one sister, Marlene Vidito; and a brother, William Whitcher.He leaves behind three daughters, Lisa Yates and husband Clifford of Altus, Lori Yates and husband Richard of Lake Worth, Texas, and Theresa Cabler and husband Floyd of Haltom City, Texas; one son, Daniel Whitcher and wife Esperanza of Geronimo; seven grandchildren, Jacob, Rebecca and Adam Yates, and Elizabeth, Anthony, Shelby and Shaun Cabler; and four great-grandchildren, Trenton and Benjamin Hutchins, Harper Kendrick and Chesney Ferguson.Online tributes may be made at kincannonfuneralhome.com


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Posted: March 19, 2013
Most experts acknowledge that bullying is a serious problem that has negative consequences for both perpetrators and victims. However, we know very little about how bullying early in life affects future behaviors.
Several years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a partnership with researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to better understand how bullying may lead to sexual violence. When we say "sexual violence," we are talking about one specific type, sexual harassment, which does not include forcible acts like rape.Continue ReadingPosted in Specific Groups
Posted: March 5, 2013
After a survey found that students didn't feel safe in their Pueblo, Colorado community, the Safe Haven for Pueblo Bullying Victims Project stepped in to make a difference.
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students group got help from more than 700 students to design posters denouncing bullying. They then reached out to business owners to hang the posters in their windows, to show their community support for the project. The posters alert students that these businesses will provide a refuge for them if they are being bullied or feel unsafe. The business owners agreed to help youth arrange for someone to pick up any students who are being bullied and to let them wait there until a safe ride arrives.Continue ReadingPosted in Response
Posted: February 27, 2013
Recent media publicity around suicides by youth who were bullied by their peers has led many to assume that bullying often leads directly to suicide. Although youth who are involved in bullying are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and attempt suicide than those who are not involved in bullying, research indicates that other risk factors play a larger role in suicidal behavior.
What do we know about suicide and its causes?Continue ReadingPosted in Risk Factors
Posted: February 21, 2013
Bullying can happen anywhere. It can happen in person, online, or behind your back. But there are some groups that are at higher risk.
Erin Reiney is the Director of Injury and Violence Prevention at the Health Resources and Service's Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). She leads HRSA's Bullying Prevention efforts, and serves as project officer for the MCHB Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Resource Center Consortium and the Children's Safety Network National Resource Center....Continue ReadingPosted in Risk Factors
Posted: February 11, 2013
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month! Dating violence can happen to any teen in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship, anytime, anywhere. It can happen in person or online with a current or former dating partner. Bullying involves acts of violence, power or control of one person over another. But it does not have to happen at all.
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McFarlane Toys is proud to present a trio of 2-packs that showcase some of the best players from the six Canadian NHL teams. While there is no shortage of hockey fans worldwide, Canada is where hockey was born, and where the game's passion runs deepest. These NHL 2-packs feature two natural on-ice rivalries and one match-up of players with something to prove. So who's in
our starting lineup this fall?
Captains Courageous – MATS SUNDIN 2 vs. DANIEL ALFREDSSON 2
Ottawa right wing Daniel Alfredsson and Toronto center Mats Sundin are the longest-tenured captains of Canadian teams. The two Swedes are Olympic teammates and friends off the ice, but there's no love lost when their teams meet. What happens when two friends collide at center ice with a game on the line? It's just business, nothing personal…
The Battle of Alberta – RYAN SMYTH vs. MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
Every division game on the NHL schedule is an important one, but there's more than two points on the line when Edmonton faces Calgary. "The Battle of Alberta" rages every season, and more often than not the primary combatants are Oilers left wing Ryan Smyth and Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. Following his trade from San Jose, Kiprusoff has led Calgary to a 7-3-1 record against Edmonton, while stopping 93.8 percent of Edmonton's shots. The teams split their last six meetings, with Smyth recording a point in each of the last five games.
Unfinished Business – MARKUS NASLUND vs. DAVID AEBISCHER 2
Left wing Markus Naslund was born in Sweden, drafted by Pittsburgh, yet has become known as arguably the greatest hockey player in Western Canada. Swiss goaltender David Aebischer's career has seen some twists too, including winning the Stanley Cup in 2001 as Patrick Roy's backup with the Avalanche. Following Roy's retirement, Aebischer took over between the pipes in Colorado. His strong 2003-04 season was interrupted by the NHL lockout – and once hockey returned it wasn't long before he found himself in Montreal, the opposite end of a trade that sent Jose Theodore to Colorado. Aebischer righted himself after a rocky start, leading the Canadiens to wins in four of his seven starts. Naslund led Vancouver in scoring yet again, but the Canucks' shaky season left them three points outside the NHL Playoffs. Aebischer enters the 2006-07 season looking to cement his name in Montreal's lineup, while Naslund's focus is set on returning his team to the playoffs once more.
Stay tuned to Spawn.com in the upcoming weeks for images of these figures. Look for these NHL 2-packs this fall, as well as our NHL Team 3-packs, NHL 13, and NHL Legends 4.


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The son of Robert and Deneta Peters... born 8-5-90 in Annapolis, Md.
2011 Statistics
Played in 11 games, with 10 starts... rushed for team-leading 595 yards and added seven touchdowns on 117 attempts... averaged 5.1 yards/rush and team-leading 54.1 rushing yards/game (9th in CAA)... long rush was for 48 yards in Colonial Clash victory against UMass... added 27 receptions (4th on team) for 174 yards... averaged 6.4 yards/reception and 15.8 rec. yards/game with a long of 20 yards in win at Richmond... returned 31 kickoffs for 764 yards (24.6 yards/return) with a long of 70 yards at Richmond... ranked second in CAA with 139.4 all-purpose yards/game... ranked third in CAA with 24.6 yards per kickoff return... carried 9 times for 32 yards with a 6-yd TD run in loss at Towson; also returned 4 kickoffs for 81 yards... carried 16 times for 87 yards and 2 TDs (3 yards, 9 yards) in win over James Madison... rushed 13 times for 92 yards and a 4-yard TD carry in win over Rhode Island; added 3 catches for 68 yards... carried 13 times for 92 yards and 2 TDs (5 yards, 1 yard) in Colonial Clash win vs UMass at Gillette Stadium; added 98 kick-return yards for 208 all-purpose yards to win Bill Knight Trophy as game's MVP and won CAA Special Teams Player of Week for second time in '11... registered 9 rushes for 30 yards and a 6-yard TD run in win over Villanova... chalked up season-high 104 rushing yards on 18 carries in win over Holy Cross... set career high with 56 receiving yards on career-high-matching four catches in win at Richmond; added career-high 70-yard kickoff return as part of 141 kick-return yards to win CAA Special Teams Player of Week... returned seven kickoffs for season-high 157 kick-return yards in win at Lehigh... amassed 148 kick-return yards, including 57-yarder, in season-opening loss at Toledo... named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-CAA Second Team... tabbed to CFPA D-I FCS Watch List... ran one time for six yards in spring Blue-White Game; also collected three receptions for 33 yards
2010 Statistics
Named to All-CAA Third Team...Played in 12 games, rushing for team-leading 707 yards on 142 attempts...Scored 7 rushing TDs to lead team...Averaged 5.0 yards per carrry and 58.9 yards per game with a long rush of 60 yards...also made 11 receptions for 73 yards and 1 TD, averaging 6.1 yards rec. per game with a long of 27 yards...carried 3 times for 4 yards in NCAA D-I Quarterfinal loss at No. 5 Delaware...rushed 6 times for 19 yards and made career-high 27-yard reception in NCAA D-I first-round victory at No. 13 Bethune-Cookman...led team with 157 rushing yards on 12 carries in victory at No. 9 Villanova, scoring on a 51-yard rush; added 56 kick-return yards for game-high 213 all-purpose yards...carried 10 times for 11 yards and made 2 catches for 11 yards in loss to No. 4 William & Mary...carried 23 times for 98 yards and career-high-matching two touchdowns in victory over UMass in inaugural Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium; scoring rushes were for 3 and 2 yards...had 11 rushes for 60 yards and a TD in victory at No. 6 James Madison; scored on 14-yard rush; added 2 receptions for 14 yards...rushed 9 times for 11 yards in Homecoming triumph over No. 11 Richmond; made 1 reception for 1 yard...chalked up 33 rushing yards in 12 carries in loss at Maine...gained 93 yards on 19 carries in win over Lehigh...ran 7 times for 9 yards, adding 1 reception, in loss at Rhode Island...ran for 15 yards on 11 carries in loss at Pittsburgh...rushed 19 times for career-high 197 yards and career-high 2 scores in season-opening win over Central Connecticut St.; registered career-best 60-yard rush; 197 rushing yards were the most recorded by CAA player in 2010.
Played in 12 games for the 'Cats at slot back...rushed the ball 37 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns...posted 4.8 yards per carry, with a long carry of 26 yards...racked up a career-high 56 yards on seven carries against St. Francis (Sept. 5)
Began his UNH career as a defensive back in his redshirt season.
Career Highs:
Yards 197, vs CCSU, 2010
Carries 19, 2x, last vs Lehigh, 2010
Longest 60, vs CCSU, 2010
TDs 2, 4x, last vs James Madison, 2011
Yards 56, at Richmond, 2011
Receptions 4, 2x, last vs James Madison, 2011
Longest 27, at Bethune-Cookman, 2010
Touchdowns 1, vs Lehigh, 2010
Kick Returns Longest 70, at Richmond, 2011
Punt Returns Longest 7, vs Dartmouth, 2009
Before UNH
Captained the 2007 St. Mary's High School squad...led the county in rushing with 1,346 yards on 134 carries and 19 touchdowns...averaged an amazing 9.3 yards per carry...caught 14 passes for a total of 213 receiving yards and two touchdowns...an honor roll student...selected to "The All-Capital Gazette Team"...a first-team MIAA pick...a first-team Baltimore All-Metropolitan player...an honorable mention all-state selection...lettered three times in football and twice in track and field.


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You might think being a male porn star is easy. Have sex for a living? That's a piece of cake.
So, what can some of the biggest woodsmen in the porn business teach us about work?
As it turns out, guys who get it up for a paycheck have something to offer when it comes to career advice.
I heard from seven of Porn Valley's biggest studs via email and got the secrets to becoming a successful working stiff.
TIP #1: Get your coworkers to like you.
In the porn business, it's doubly important your coworkers like you.
According to Brandon Iron, star of "Perverted Planet 7″ and director of "Sex Crazed," getting along with your costars is the key to getting ahead in porn.
"The hardest thing about being a male porn star is convincing your female co-workers that you are an interesting, well-rounded, fun guy who they might consider dating in a parallel universe after a few drinks," Iron says.
TIP #2: Don't confuse the professional with the personal.
For male porn stars, the line between professional and personal can get blurry. If you think keeping the professional professional and the personal personal is tricky in your line of work, you should talk to a male porn star, who may have a wife waiting at home for him to finish his latest scene with another woman.
Jeremy Steele, star of "Naughty Neighbors" and "M.I.L.F. Money," says the hardest thing is what happens when he's not working.
"[The hardest thing is] having a relationship with a significant other," Steele says. "The first time I told a girl I was in porn she disconnected her phone number the same night, and I never saw or heard from her again."
Not only that, changing career tracks can be tricky, especially if you leave the adult business and try to reinvent yourself.
"The second hardest thing is having a post-porn career that doesn't make you 'infamous' if or when it is discovered that you were a sex worker on film/video," Steele reports. "You can lose a job or not find one if you're too well known for having been a whore on camera, in spite of it being legal."
TIP #3: Be cognizant of how others perceive you.
Whether you're a twentysomething or fiftysomething, your age can impact how management perceives your abilities. Are you too young to be getting the salary you're negotiating for? Or are you perceived as too old to be promotable?
Dave Cummings may be the oldest working porn star on the planet. At 72, he's appeared in "The Sopornos 2″ and directs his own series, "Sugar Daddy."
On the one hand, Cummings owns a niche market. On the other hand, his age can be an impediment.
Sometimes, Cumming says, he worries his coworkers would "prefer working with a younger guy than me."
TIP #4: Rise to the occasion.
Seymore Butts has had in his own Showtime reality series, "Family Business," and he's directed and starred in adult movies for years.
According to Butts, it's not the porn starlet, the director, the producer, the cameraman, or the production assistant who has the toughest job in porn. It's the guy who has to get wood — or else.
Butts opines:
The most difficult part about being a male porn star is the hard-on. They have to get it up and off on cue essentially and all the while in between maintain [it] for two to three hours. This must be done under the most difficult of circumstances, including not being attracted to their female co-star, having sex in the most uncomfortable settings, i.e. on hard surfaces, cold/hot weather, etc., and/or having to stop frequently for direction or shot setups. They have to be in great shape in order to perform. It all adds up to being the most difficult job in porn, in my opinion.
TIP #5: Successful negotiations are key.
You may have seen Richard Mann in "Freaknic 2″ and "Big Mann on Campus," but Mann says he and his brethren are getting stiffed when it comes to getting paid what they should.
"I'd say dealing with the fact that you don't get any royalties" is the hardest thing about his job, Mann says. "When you shoot, they pay you once, and that's it."
Will male porn stars unionize? Unlikely.
TIP #6: It's all about confidence.
Zak Smith is an artist, author, and male porn star. With his unique resume, he's found porn is a tricky industry because it breeds insecurity.
"Everything that happens [on a porn set] affects whether people will want to sleep with you," Smith says. "The stakes could not possibly be higher. Every other thing — including things that might lead to losing the job — are just subthings of that thing."
TIP #7: Perspective, perspective, perspective.
Arguably the most famous male porn star of the moment, James Deen's work can be seen in "This Ain't Ghostbusters XXX," "Simpsons: The XXX Parody," and "Batman XXX: A Porn Parody."
Deen's secret to success: a positive attitude.
"I guess the hardest thing about being a male performer is … um … I don't know," Deen says. "My job is pretty easy."


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Jose Mourinho believes the signings of Anzhi Makhachkala duo Willian and Samuel Eto'o will make a big difference to Chelsea's title hopes. Mourinho has also insisted he is committed to helping the national game and wants young English talent to become the core of Chelsea for years to come.
Danny Rose claims he has received assurances from Andre Villas-Boas about his Tottenham future, despite the club's pursuit of a left-back during the summer.
Gary Cahill believes Daniel Sturridge will fill the void left by Wayne Rooney this week and help England take a major step to qualifying for the World Cup.
Brazil keeper Julio Cesar insists he is not disappointed about failing to secure a move away from QPR this summer and is ready to help them win promotion from the Championship.
Manchester United have been warned they will not get Ander Herrera on the cheap if they go back in for the Athletic Bilbao midfielder in January.
United's Michael Carrick hasn't thought about when he will retire and is relishing the challenge for places Marouane Fellaini will bring.
Crewe assistant manager Neil Baker thinks Nick Powell can thrive in the Championship on loan at Wigan this season and can go on to star for Manchester United.
Man City midfielder Samir Nasri is promising that, after being welcomed back by his country and given assurances by new City boss Manuel Pellegrini, he will be back and buzzing this season.
Manchester United's Robin van Persie has distanced himself from claims he is not convinced by new boss David Moyes, insisting he is happy.
BBC pundit Alan Hansen has sensationally revealed that he was offered the position of manager at Manchester City back in 1995 - and turned them down.
Everton loan signing Gareth Barry realised he had to move elsewhere when he was left out of a pre-season game in Finland.
Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool FC winger Raheem Sterling is ready to deliver for England if he's called upon in their crunch World Cup qualifying double-header.
Jordan Henderson has hailed the importance of Liverpool FC's defensive solidity in their flying start to the new season.
John Stones is England's best young defensive prospect according to Everton boss Roberto Martinez - who originally wanted to sign the teenager while still in charge at Wigan.
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will seek assurances from Yohan Cabaye that he remains committed to the club.
Newcastle United must learn to accept Hatem Ben Arfa for the unpredictable "maverick" he is - says Sylvain Marveaux.
Paolo Di Canio has been impressed by how quickly Ondrej Celustka has adapted to life at Sunderland.
Newcastle United are looking to find a long-term left-wing solution and Sammy Ameobi believes he is the man for the job.
Sunderland young gun Mikael Mandron is willing to make a temporary switch if boss Paolo Di Canio wants him to.
Jacob Butterfield believes he's joined a Premier League club in waiting. The 23-year-old deadline day signing from Norwich can't wait to pull on a Boro shirt.
Emanuele Giaccherini insists he is relishing life under Paolo Di Canio, despite Sunderland's disappointing start to the campaign.
Luke Shaw's horror run of luck with the England Under-21s could finally end tonight, with the left-back preparing to make his debut alongside fellow Saints ace James Ward-Prowse.
World record holder Gareth Bale has spoken of his "growing problems" as a Southampton academy starlet. The £83.5m Real Madrid man remains eternally grateful to staff at Saints during a period in the mid 2000s when injuries threatened his progress
Wigan striker Grant Holt is keeping his fingers crossed that he has escaped serious damage to his knee. The striker pulled up lame in the 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough, having scored Wigan's first goal, and missed last week's win over Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert reckons he has now got the competitive squad he so desperately craved last season.
West Bromwich Albion have issued a statement claiming Hull City tried to reduce their offer for Shane Long after the Baggies had accepted it.
Wolves winger Bakary Sako today claimed he has no regrets over staying at Molineux and insisted he still wants to play for the club in the Premier League
Wolves striker Kevin Doyle has said he wants to leave Molineux with his head held high after the summer transfer window failed to deliver him a move.
Leeds United boss Brian McDermott has revealed he made an enquiry regarding a wing target on deadline day - believed to be Birmingham's Chris Burke - only for the £600,000 asking price to put him off.
Hal Robson-Kanu has departed for international duty with Wales with a spring in his step. The midfielder admits it's taken him some time to get going during the new campaign due to an injury picked up in pre-season.
Michael Laudrup will keep fingers crossed that key members of his Swansea City squad come through the latest round of World Cup qualifiers unscathed.
Chris Coleman has hailed the return to form of Aaron Ramsey ahead of Wales's World Cup qualifier in Macedonia.
Bolton's Andre Moritz has turned down the offer of a short break to undergo extra strength training sessions during the international break.
Gary Bowyer insists there is plenty more to come from his resurgent Blackburn Rovers side. Back-to-back wins means Rovers could move up to third and above rivals Burnley with victory in the East Lancashire derby on Saturday week.
Goalkeeper Mark Howard has warned his Sheffield United teammates they must keep their cool in this Saturday's South Yorkshire derby at Rotherham United.
The paperwork for Teemu Pukki and Nir Biton has been processed in time for the Celtic new Bhoys to be included in the Hoops squad for the Champions League group stage.
Bilel Mohsni believes Rangers can go all season without losing in SPFL League One - after watching them hammer their first four opponents
Rangers have confirmed that they will consider a request to add former chairman John McClelland and three others to the board of directors.


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from sherdog.comBellator MMA welterweight ace Ben Askren is now a former champion.
Askren, 12-0, was released by the promotion Thursday morning. Bellator announced the roster move with a press release.
Ive said it many times, Bens a completely one-dimensional fighter who is utterly dominant in that dimension, declared Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. I had a number of discussions with Ben and it became clear it was time for both parties to move in different directions. Weve relinquished any right to match here and Ben can sign with whoever he chooses to sign with. Bens been at Bellator since the start of his career, I respect him and what hes accomplished and wish him the best wherever he goes.
The 29-year-old wrestling standout starred at the University of Missouri and was a member of the 2008 Olympic team (74 KG) in Beijing. He last saw action in the cage in a dominant performance against Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 97. Askren is currently seated fifth in Sherdog.coms official welterweight divisional rankings.
The Bellator 170-pound title will be vacated until Douglas Lima faces the winner of Ron Keslar and Rick Hawn, who compete Nov. 22 at Bellator 109 in Bethlehem, Penn.


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At East Carolina University, we have been exploring immersive environments and their educational value. ECU began its Second Life journey in the Fall of 2007 beginning with a 1/4 sim.
Second Life is an innovative approach to teaching with multicultural exposure, the exploration of methods for online learning where faculty and student can interact with expressions, share course material, and create a persona all using Web 2.0 technologies.
We are proud to invite you to our internal campus.
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC is a doctoral university offering classes, meetings, and conferences in Second Life. ECU has been holding classes since 2007 in the virtual world realm.
The number of classes varies each semester, but we typically have five to ten classes on-going in Second Life, plus four Early College High School classes.
A survey of Distance Education students prior to 2007 revealed that students felt they did not know the peers in their Distance Education classes. One of the solutions to this problem was the usage of Second Life, which allows students and professors to attend class as "avatars". Within Second Life, professors can utilize various media tools including presentation slides and videos. Second Life isn't limited to just slides and videos. Second Life offers the capability for much more thanks to its building and scripting language tools.
One example of our work is an Agricultural Safety Simulation. At the Agricultural Safety Experience a participant can learn about farm safety practices. The simulation includes a drivable equipment which interacts with the avatar. If the avatar were to contact a moving part, the effects are displayed on the users Heads Up Display. Â By design, the simulation also takes into account dehydration and overall health. Taking breaks and drinking water improves the health of the participant.
A number of courses in Second Life, and it varies with the semester. For a list of courses and events, and a bit on what each class has done in Second Life, see our Classes page.
A number of faculty have written journals and articles about their experiences in Second Life. ECU has also been represented as numerous conferences as well. You can find an archive of many of these on our Publications page.