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Pregnant Stacy Keibler Talks Baby Names — They've Picked One!
Somebody's ready for baby! A very pregnant but still very stylish Stacy Keibler recently caught up with People and gave us all an update on how she and husband Jared Pobre are doing awaiting the expected August arrival of their little girl.
"We're completely ready to go. We're just sitting around waiting now," the 34-year-old told the magazine last week. The couple are fully nested, Stacy adds, with the nursery all set including an extra special touch courtesy of her and Jared's closest friends.
"At my baby shower I asked everybody to bring their favorite children's book," she tells People. "It's great because the nursery is filled with all of my friends and family's favorite children's books. So she's covered." Note to self: totally steal this idea if the stork ever makes a house call.
As for the one detail we all want to know — what Stacy and Jared plan to name their bundle of joy — the Dancing With the Stars alum is keeping mum, even from loved ones! Whatever the final choice, it was an easy one for the newlyweds to make.
"We just talked about one name and that was it — easy peasy," Stacy explains. "Everything with us has been easy and effortless."
Fingers crossed the same is true of the delivery!
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Why am I so ugly?
Dear Jenny,
You try to avoid mirrors, but instead, you feel drawn to them. Hard red bumps loom inevitably into view. Awful acne. You stare in dismay, wondering why you're so ugly.
Everywhere you go, it seems like people are staring at you. Even when you put up your hand in class—excited to analyze William Blake or E.M. Forster—you still feel like hiding. Your normal self-confidence seems forced, fake. You blame your badly-behaved skin—and feel more miserable than ever.
Pray about acne? That you've done since the first offending spots appeared. You've had other physical healings before. If a clearer, sweeter view of God could heal you of a knee injury in high school, why not this? But nothing seems to be working. Instead of resting on God and on His perfection and beauty, your thoughts swirl with despair about your own ugliness. Even when you aren't checking the mirror for the umpteenth time, you might as well be. In your mind, the screaming red marks loom large; sometimes, they feel like all you can think about.
At one point, you call a Christian Science practitioner for help, but quickly become frustrated when nothing seems to be changing. But something is changing. Something that, ten years later, you'll still remember as a change much bigger than one particular healing. Those few days praying with the practitioner mark the beginning of a major change in the way you think about yourself. And though you don't know it now, this thought-shift is going to make all the difference.
For as long as you can remember, you've thought of yourself as ugly. As less-attractive than your friends, than almost every girl you encounter.
"Tell me I'm ugly," you'd say to your mom. "Tell me. Be honest."
"You have spiritual beauty," she'd say, trying to console you.
Instead, that just made you angrier. Why did everyone else get physical beauty while you got stuck with the spiritual kind—the kind no one could see?
So now, when the practitioner also mentions beauty, it triggers something. A dawning realization that perhaps your view of yourself could use a little beautifying. At first, you ignore it. You're frustrated that the acne persists and contemplating beauty seems almost like a taunt. But the impulse to learn what real beauty is remains, and slowly but surely, you yield to it.
And what do you find? What you find is beautiful! You especially love this passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: "Beauty is a thing of life," it says, "which dwells forever in the eternal Mind and reflects the charms of His goodness in expression, form, outline, and color. It is Love which paints the petal with myriad hues, glances in the warm sunbeam, arches the cloud with the bow of beauty, blazons the night with starry gems, and covers earth with loveliness." 1
It touches your heart to discover that Love is responsible for covering the earth"including you"with loveliness. And you feel ashamed to deny your own beauty. After all, isn't denying your God-given glory the same as denying God's love for you? Maybe you still struggle with the idea that you're beautiful, but you know God loves you. It's time to acknowledge every facet of that love.
You're learning other things about beauty, too. Like the fact that there isn't material beauty and spiritual beauty. If God, Spirit, is All-in-all, then beauty could never exist in matter; it must be completely spiritual. That was what your mom had been trying to tell you all along—that the beauty you had was yours by reflection, just like everyone else's. The day you grasp this for yourself, it seems like you're looking at everyone, yourself included, with new eyes.
As for that adamant belief about your own unattractiveness? It vanishes. Suddenly, effortlessly, you feel beautiful—and it doesn't take a mirror to tell you that you are. Still, even the mirror offers a changed view. The acne is gone, replaced by something more precious than clear skin alone. For the first time in your life, you're living with the knowledge that God loves you enough to create you in Her likeness. Beautiful. Always.
- Science and Health p. 247 ↩
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Los Angeles River (2003). Source: Matthew Gandy
Matthew Gandy is an urbanist and academic who writes and teaches about cities, landscapes and nature. He directed the Urban Laboratory at University College London (UCL) from 2005 to 2011 and has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University, Humboldt University, Newcastle University and UCLA. His extensive writing and knowledge of urban landscapes bring together culture, politics, environment and cinematic representations to produce prescient and alluring research.
What are you working on right now?
I'm writing, thinking and working on essays and a book manuscript. The book investigates cultural histories of urban infrastructure and material spaces of the city using water as a connecting thread. I'm also writing essays on wastelands and spaces of "wild urban nature." My aim is to reach a diverse audience using my blog, essays and books.
What do you think are the highlights and limitations of recent media productions about cities and urban change, particularly in the Global South?
Some of the best writers on cities are journalists. Examples are Jonathan Raban's "Soft City" about London in the early 1970s and Siegfried Kracauer's vignettes about everyday life in Weimar-era Berlin. In terms of recent art about cities, there are classic examples such as Hans Haacke's "Manhattan Real Estate Holdings, a Real-Time Social System" (1971), as well as works by Gordon Matta Clark from the same period that remain very influential.
Recent examples of really important representations of cities include cinema: a film that really stands out is Andrea Arnold's "Fish Tank" (2009). Arnold uses an architectonic eye to explore landscapes of alienation on the edge of London. Another great urban film is Robert Guédiguian's "La Vie Est Tranquille" (2000) set in Marseille. It reminds me of other "cross-section" narratives such as Robert Altman's depiction of Los Angeles in "Short Cuts" (1993), where we learn about the city through intersecting story lines and chance encounters. Examples of this genre from the Global South include Alejandro González Iñárritu's striking use of Mexico City in "Amores Perros" (2000) and Dev Benegal's Mumbai in "Split Wide Open" (1999).
What aspects are not being explored in the media?
Cost constraints, distribution problems and so on constantly militate against the possibility for more diverse forms of cultural production. We need space to allow new things to be created and experienced across all creative media.
How do these compare to past cultural representations of cities?
There was undoubtedly a very intense period of creativity in the 1970s, but I think creative production comes in waves, particular conjunctions of time and place: New York in the 1970s, Berlin in the 1990s and early 2000s, arguably London in the 1990s.
Berlin Mitte (2007). Source: Matthew Gandy
If you were to direct a film, what would you focus on?
I would like to make a documentary about the wastelands of Berlin while they are still there! I would like to interview artists and urban ecologists in the spaces that inspire their work.
Following up on your book "Concrete and Clay," if you were to do another in-depth study of a city today, which one would you choose and why?
I don't plan to write another book about a single city at the moment. Some cities seem to inspire book-length studies, such as Berlin or LA, whilst other cites such as London are neglected. I think London has been better served by fiction than non-fiction — J.G. Ballard's "Concrete Island" (1974) and "High-Rise" (1975) are fascinating starting points for understanding the city.
What are your thoughts on the notion of "assemblage" that is so often used in reference to cities, architecture and urbanism today?
I prefer the concept of "constellation," which links to the materialist history of Walter Benjamin. I feel that my work is rooted in the neo-Marxian tradition, but at the same time I recognize that there are blind spots within this intellectual legacy concerning aspects of culture, the body, sexuality and other themes. Whilst the concept of "assemblage" is certainly interesting, I think it needs to undergo further definition and development before we can really judge its intellectual value.
What do you think of the Occupy movement?
I am very sympathetic to the Occupy movement. I visited the St Paul's encampment in order to write an article about them for the Architectural Association's weekly free sheet, "Fulcrum." I was struck by the diversity of banners and agendas. I think there is a political polarization under way because of the scale of disenchantment with "mainstream" politics and the failure of social democracy to defend pubic interests against private interests.
Is the end of neoliberal urban development in sight?
No — in fact, there seems to be an intensification of neoliberalism. Things are not yet bad enough to provoke radical change or enable an alternative path to be successfully articulated. In London, for example, there is a full-scale housing crisis gathering momentum, with several causes, but the Left has not mobilized an effective or credible response. Even left-of-center mayors such as Berlin's Klaus Wowereit seem to follow the neoliberal agenda.
Another worrying development is the growing disconnect between democracy and public policy: If the EU is appointing governments, this takes technocracy to a new level. Across Europe there are stark choices between investment in the future or a flexible race to the bottom, as the French economist and eco-activist Alain Lipietz has argued.
What path should we take as urban citizens toward healthy, democratic and attractive cities?
Public services must be under democratic control or directly accountable (as many used to be). Most importantly, we need to reconnect public policy with the democratic arena.
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Tensions between Washington and Islamabad are at an all time high over Pakistan's support for the Afghan Taliban. While Pakistan has long been the Taliban's patron, providing it with sanctuary, the insurgents' attacks on the US Embassy in Kabul and other high-profile NATO targets this fall have pushed long simmering tensions to a boil. Pakistan is encouraging provocative Taliban operations, raising questions: What is Pakistan's goal in Afghanistan? What endgame does Pakistan's army seek in the Afghan war?
Pakistan's support for the Taliban is not new, of course, but US Admiral Mike Mullen was unusually blunt during his last testimony for the Senate Armed Services Committee before retiring as chairman of the joint chiefs. He rightly noted that both the central leadership of the Taliban, the so-called Quetta Shura, named after the city in Pakistan where it meets, and its most deadly cell, the Haqqani network, "operate from Pakistan with impunity."He said Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, uses them as "a strategic arm" and that ISI was directly involved in attacks on NATO targets. Since Mullen visited Pakistan 28 times as chairman and has described himself as Pakistan's "best friend," his remarks were especially powerful.
In response, the Pakistani chief of army staff, General Ashfaq Parvaz Kayani, convened an extraordinary meeting of the corps commanders of the army, the most powerful men in the country, and dispatched the head of the ISI on an urgent visit to Saudi Arabia to make sure Pakistan's key ally was in step with the generals. Former ISI chief Hamid Gul spoke for the generals when he said the US was flirting with the "dangers of a third world war" by threatening Pakistan; another former ISI chief Javed Ashraf Qazi said the US is "pressuring Pakistan to hide its own failures in Afghanistan." The Pakistani foreign minister chosen by the generals, Hina Rabbani Khar, warned that America needs Pakistan more than Pakistan needs America.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have always been conflicted neighbors. Afghanistan was the only country to vote against giving Pakistan a seat in the United Nations in 1947 because it disputes its British-imposed border, the Durand line drawn in 1893 by a British diplomat. No Afghan government, even the Taliban in the 1990s, has ever accepted the legitimacy of the border line, and some Afghan governments have laid claim to all of Pakistan west of the Indus River.
Pakistan's generals have thus always been concerned about the danger of a hostile Afghanistan, especially one aligned with India. In the 1980s then dictator Zia ul Huq constantly warned the CIA of the threat posed by the Soviet-supported Afghan communist regime aligned with Indira Gandhi's India, a treaty ally of Moscow. General Zia's support for the ISI-CIA war against the Soviets was a function of his concern about Pakistan being squeezed between Afghanistan and India.
Today's Pakistani generals see the same squeeze at play. General Gul warned after Mullen's comments that Washington seeks an Afghan "proxy" for India. The ISI has used the Haqqani network more than once to attack Indian diplomatic targets in Afghanistan, which the Pakistanis suspect are bases for Indian intelligence operations aimed at Pakistan.
The Pakistani generals see the American and NATO presence in Afghanistan always in the context of America's increasingly close relations with India. President Barack Obama's visit to India in November, when he chose not to visit Pakistan, only reinforced Islamabad's sense of isolation and the siege mentality that springs from it.
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Topic: Kongregate Multiplayer Games / [Monsters' Den Chronicles] Spending massive amount of level skill points.
Originally posted by ladolcevita:
play the game it was meant to be played and don't exploit the farm/1 man mode. the game might even be fun :D
I did, I had a whole party level 60 but it was getting repetitive, so I decided to mix it up. All I wanted was sparks of legend on certain epic gear, which I could have done by running act 1 over and over again, but it would have taken longer than I'm comfortable with, so I sped it up XD
By the way, if I reset my levels, do I keep my gear/items?


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LG Unveils Flexible Electronic Newspaper
Posted By Sarah Parsons On January 18, 2010 @ 8:42 am In green gadgets,Green Products,Innovation | 4 Comments
Reading the newspaper during your morning commute is about to get a lot more convenient. LG [1] recently unveiled its flexible e-paper [2], a new type of e-reader [3]designed to mimic the look and feel of a newspaper page. Once commercialized, the revolutionary technology will slim down bulky dailies and hopefully save tons of paper [4], wastewater and carbon emissions.
The Korean company's product features a 19-inch-wide display at a thickness of 0.3 millimeters – about the size of five sheets of paper. Unlike other e-readers [5]currently on the market, the new technology [2] bends and returns to its original shape, giving it the look and feel of a printed page. Designers hope the tech's flexibility will draw in customers because it mimics a traditional newspaper page but eliminates the need for cutting down trees.
To produce the tech's bendy features [2], designers arranged the display panel on metal foil instead of a glass substrate. Plus, the gate driver IC exists right on the panel instead of on the side of the panel, providing even greater flexibility.
The release of products like the Amazon Kindle [6] and Sony Reader [7] has sparked much debate about the environmental impact of e-readers versus that of traditional printed books. According to a New York Times blog [8], the book and newspaper industries were responsible for harvesting about 125 million trees in 2008. In addition to publishing's role in deforestation, paper processing creates significant amounts of wastewater and a huge carbon footprint, so it's clear that consumers need some kind of eco alternative. We couldn't find figures on the e-paper's [2]power consumption, but we're guessing that so long as it's sturdy and doesn't require a ton of power, it may be a better option than traditional printed media.
LG's 19-inch-display reader [2] is just for show, but the company plans to launch an 11.5-inch, flexible e-paper product in the first half of 2010.
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[1] LG: http://www.lge.com/us/index.jsp
[2] flexible e-paper: http://dvice.com/archives/2010/01/lg-shows-off-ne.php
[3] e-reader : http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/08/hp-and-asu-announce-flexible-computer-screens/
[4] paper: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/30/the-secret-life-of-paper/
[5] other e-readers : http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/11/lg-unveils-solar-powered-e-book-reader/
[6] the Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Original-Wireless-generation/dp/B000FI73MA
[7] Sony Reader: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644523779&XID=O:sony%20reader:dg_read_gglsrch
[8] New York Times blog: http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/are-e-readers-greener-than-books/
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Grain wrote:I would if cards fell into my lap.
reddwood wrote:If you are a gowen and you keep losing to refess...
Windem wrote:If you manage to find 2 song sorceress you could pump that much needed AGI
however, I would recommend to have a Soul Card that pump AGI and sacrifice a unit to increase SS agi to possibly 6.
It will help refess a lot and it's just 1 SP in falkow sphere
DanTheTimid wrote:reddwood wrote:If you are a gowen and you keep losing to refess...
I have to admit, that line very nearly caused me to truly LOL. Probably not the best example as Gowen vs Refess is generally consider HUGELY in favor of Gowen (to date no one has been able to figure out a way around Gowen's Brave Panther combo with a refess deck but even with out the combo Gowen's cards generally seem to match up well against Refess').
Ironically though I have tried numerous hybrids for the very opposite, to figure out how to beat Gowen with Refess. So far... no success. I tried invisible druid to KO Brave Soldier but he's proven to be too slow, I tried salamanders to help finish off those Gowen units who always seem to have 5-10 hp left against Refesses low attack power, again didn't really work out. Undine was even considered as a way to slow a key enemy unit (such as brave soldier) so the rest of my army could go, but unfortantly again it just didn't seem to be worth.
To add to my personal lack of hybrid success, every time I've had people hybrid against me I've found myself the victor, so I haven't found any evidence to support mixing decks as a good strategy. Still its something I'm continuing to look at different possibilities as it has pretty much become my last resort for consistantly defeating the Gowen menace with Refess.
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Ohio Art Classic Etch A Sketch In 1960 Box for $15.95
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•The classically simple Etch-a-Sketch is one of the best-known toys of a generation and remains popular today
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Yeah, but is it Made In USA like the originals or Made In China?
Edit: it says "Made in USA"
I figured this would be nostalgia-sucker pricing, but non-classic is basically the same price. So go relive your childhood, Boomers.
Captain obvious strikes again!
can i get a bundle with screen protector and case with a built in kickstand?
Love it. The original "tablet."
1960's box, but not 1960's pricing...
$14.99 and free shipping w/Prime
@kamikazeken: And you kids better get off my lawn!
in my day we called tablets "etchasketches", dangit! And we had to walk through 3 feet of snow, uphill, to get to it!
@zippy the pinhead: Your price is through Wayfair.
It still shows $15.95 + $4.90 shipping for me 9.30pm CT
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CAC To Be Official Charity Of IFSCby Duncan Campbell - UKC Apr/2014
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The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has just named Climbers Against Cancer (CAC) as their official charity. The announcement was made on the 27th March noting that "IFSC were very pleased to support CAC and its worthy and positive cause". With this announcement, CAC becomes the first charitable organisation to be supported in this way by the IFSC, a very positive step.
CAC was founded by British climber John Ellison back in January 2013 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2011. Instead of letting his illness get the better of him, John decided to be as optimistic as possible and set up CAC to bring together the support of the climbing community to raise awareness and funds for cancer research.
The success of John's endeavour has been absolutely exceptional; with the sale of T-shirts, Hoodies and Calendars, plus donations from numerous events and individuals, CAC has raised a total over £210,000. In addition to this, CAC has spread the word on cancer awareness far and wide with numerous events supporting the cause plus climbers of all abilities have been talking about the charity.
With the considerable funds raised, CAC has donated money to the best cancer research companies on three continents; in France, Australia and Canada. At the recent CWIF, CAC made the first of several planned donations for 2014 to worldwide cancer research facilities.
This news comes just after John was made an Honorary Member of the IFSC at the beginning of March (UKC News Report).
You can read an interview with John Ellison HERE
To buy a CAC product, donate or just keep up to date on CAC news visit their website; ClimbersAgainstCancer.org
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McWilliam's, one of Australia's most highly respected family-owned wine companies, has been at the forefront of Australian winemaking since 1877. McWilliam's Hanwood Estate wines, noted for their complexity and fresh fruit flavors, have been crafted from premium fruit sourced from renowned wine regions in South Eastern Australia.
This Shiraz exhibits a vibrant reddish-purple hue, characteristic of its plum and raspberry fruit flavors. Nestled among the rhubarb and black cherry fruit flavors, layers of chocolate, vanilla and spice characters emerge with hints of oak, giving way to an elegant finish.
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Steve Schneiter of Sandy, Utah, is the clubhouse leader at the 63rd annual Arizona Open at The Golf Club Scottsdale after Friday's second round.
Schneiter, who captured this event in 2004, followed a first-round 66 with a 2-under-par 70 for a two-day total of 136.
One group remained on the course and could not finish play due to darkness.
It will resume play this morning at 7:30 a.m. and the cut to the top 60 golfers and ties will be made prior to final round action.
One shot back is first-round leader Mikkel Reese of Maricopa, who shot a 72 after yesterday's 65. He's joined in second place by Julien Trudeau of Tempe, who fired a three-under-par 69.
Four golfers are three shots off the pace: Kent Eger of Scottsdale, Tucson's Brandon Smith, Tom Kalinowski of Scottsdale, and Paul Trittler of Cave Creek.
Stephen Miller fired a hole-in-one on the 211-yard, par-3 16th hole.
Blustery conditions plagued golfers during first-round action, but the weather was more accommodating during the second round.
Overcast skies and cooler temperatures are forecast for today's final round.
Canadian Michael Knight shot a 1-under 71 and Michael Wog II from Tucson carded a 3-under 69 to post two-day totals of 1-under 143 to take the clubhouse lead by two strokes over Chandler's Bryan Hoops when second-round play was suspended due to darkness at the 34th Arizona Stroke Play Championship at Desert Mountain's Outlaw Course.
Following today's second round, the field will be cut to the low 60 and ties.
ASU's Nick Carlson, who had a one-shot lead after the weather-delayed first round concluded on Friday, posted a 3-over 75 and is tied for fourth place.


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A national restaurant chain has shut down its Greenville location.
The O'Charley's Restaurant on Greenville Boulevard notified employees this morning that it is now closed. A sign on the front door confirms the closing, while the Greenville location has already been removed from the company's website.
One employee who was let go this morning says around 65 people at the Greenville location, and the company told them they closed several locations today due to a lack of business.
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Maternal protein restriction leads to pancreatic failure in offspring: role of misexpressed microRNA-375
- Olivier Dumortier1,2,3,
- Charlotte Hinault1,2,3,4,
- Nadine Gautier1,2,3,
- Stéphanie Patouraux5,
- Virginie Casamento1,2,3 and
- Emmanuel Van Obberghen1,2,3,4
- 1 INSERM, U1081, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), « Aging and Diabetes» team 06107 Nice, France
- 2 CNRS, UMR7284, IRCAN, Nice, France
- 3 University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- 4 Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, University Hospital, Nice, France
- 5 Central Pathology Laboratory, University Hospital, Nice, France
- Corresponding Author: Emmanuel Van Obberghen, E-mail: vanobbeg{at}unice.fr
The intrauterine environment of the fetus is a preeminent actor in long-term health. Indeed, mounting evidence shows that maternal malnutrition increases the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in progeny. Although the consequences of disturbed prenatal environment on pancreas development are known, the underlying mechanisms are poorly defined. In rats, gestational protein restriction alters the endocrine pancreas development and favors T2D appearance later in life. Here we evaluate the potential role of perturbed microRNA (miRNA) expression in the decreased β-cell mass and insulin secretion characterizing progeny of pregnant dams fed a low protein (LP) diet. miRNA profiling shows increased expression of several miRNAs in pancreas of LP fetuses including miR-375. Its expression remains augmented in neoformed islets derived from LP fetuses and in islets from adult 3 month-old LP progeny. miR-375 regulates the proliferation and insulin secretion of dissociated islet cells, contributing to the reduced β-cell mass and function of LP progeny. Remarkably, miR-375 normalization in LP derived islet cells restores β-cell proliferation and insulin secretion. Our findings suggest the existence of a developmental memory in islets that registers intrauterine protein restriction. Hence, pancreatic failure after in utero malnutrition could result from transgenerational transmission of microRNA misexpression in β-cells.
- Received September 17, 2013.
- Accepted May 7, 2014.
- © 2014 by the American Diabetes Association.
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Montana's confusing day
Timothy Kincaid
February 23rd, 2011
The legislature in Montana has been having a lot to say today about gay folk. And it's all over the place.
The Senate decided to remove the unenforceable anti-gay language from their books: (Gazette)
The Montana Senate has voted to remove an obsolete state law that criminalized homosexual relations.
The state Supreme Court struck down the law in 1997. Senate Bill 276 would remove the language from state code.
The Senate endorsed the bill Wednesday 41-9.
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Macromedia is using newly-developed technology to cast video for clients worldwide, including Fox Broadcasting, Scripps Networks and the new ImaginAsian TV. The point is to leverage Flash's wide acceptance as a purveyor of easy-to-do online animation into the booming video-provision business, a move that pits Macromedia against an already ensconced base of competitors, including Apple's formidable QuickTime.
Anyone among the worldwide group of consumers with a Flash Player will now be able to view video on Web sites such as Fox.com where clips of TV programming are available instantly.
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Snowbunzz and Oister also became mods today, haven't seen them yet though.
A few hours ago, lol.
Pretty much just Ragnarok.
No I don't use xfire anymore.
haha, fu I didn't realise it changed lol, it was people running out of a room through the window, 3 jumped normally and the 4th one jumped as if he was on a boat and there was water below :o he had a strange bandana too, dunno if you know what I'm talkin about ^^" sorry lol
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you're mean, i don't know your xfire
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Maisy Learns to Swim
Booklist Reviews 2013 March #1
When Maisy and her friends take a beginners' swimming lesson at the pool, she and Tallulah ease into the cold water slowly, while Eddie jumps in with a splash. The title overstates Maisy's accomplishments, but she does make progress during her lesson, learning to kick using a kickboard, blow bubbles underwater, and float on her back. Illustrated with cheerful gouache paintings, the matter-of-fact narrative and practical information conveyed within make this a helpful picture book for children who are curious or anxious about their own swimming lessons. A useful addition to the popular Maisy First Experiences book series. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews.
Horn Book Guide Reviews 2013 Fall
Maisy mouse joins her friends at the pool in this enthusiastic description of what happens at a swimming lesson. By observing Maisy as she floats, uses the kickboard, and blows bubbles, preschoolers can recognize their own experiences or preview future lessons. Cousins's signature illustrations, with their bright colors, simple figures, and heavy black outlines, enhance the cheerful mood.
Kirkus Reviews 2013 January #1
Take the plunge with Maisy and her friends as they splash and wade through their first swimming lesson. Part of the Maisy First Experiences series, this title helps familiarize young ones with the preparations and activities common to most swimming instruction. First Maisy must collect everything she needs: bathing suit, towel and goggles. She joins Eddie and Tallulah for the adventure. Eddie is brave and jumps right in, but Maisy and Tallulah dip their "toes in first. Ooh, it's freeeezing!" After a "swish-swash [and] splish-splash," the trio meets their hippo teacher, Poppy. They learn to kick, float and blow bubbles. Soon the fun is over, and it is time for the lesson to end. Maisy climbs up the ladder and "feels shivery out of the water, so she wraps herself up in a fluffy towel." After a quick shower and change into her clothes, Maisy is ready to meet her friends for a snack. Over apple juice and milk, a smiling Maisy looks forward to the next lesson. All is depicted in bright gouache illustrations done in Cousins' signature style by, presumably, the film studio responsible for animating the Maisy franchise. Young readers will appreciate this brief introduction to what occurs in most beginning aquatic lessons for children--sans any tears and fears.
(Picture book. 2-4)
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Alright, I'm going to make this thread to keep some of the info organized on it so that everyone who wishes to install it can go about it easier.
And I'm also going to include a mini-FAQ about it so that we don't get the redundant questions as often about it.
Q - Can I install FMCB with a PC/PS3 and a memory card adapter?
A - No. The FMCB installer requires the PS2 for it's built in MagicGate support as well as it's DVDPLAYER ELF file in the BIOS.
Q - If I install it on one region system, can I use it on another?
A - No. Once installed you can use the memory card on another region system, but Free MC Boot will not work on any system that is not the same region as the one you used to install it.
Q - I have a SCPH-9000x system. Why is it not working once I install it?
A - Sony has removed the DVD Player's upgrade feature within the BIOS on the newer versions of that system. FMCB requires that this function be active for it to work as FMCB hijacks that feature to operate. Note that SCPH-9000x systems that have a BIOS revision older than 230 (or the system has a date code older than 8B)
Q - Can I play backups with FMCB only?
A - No. You have to install ESR with it. Make sure it's in the INSTALL folder of the installer package. Also, you have to patch your ISO files before burning them.
Q - Can I add more apps to the main menu?
A - Yes. read the tutorial.
You can find the TUTORIAL HERE: bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/noobie.php
I'm only linking to it since if it needs to be updated, JNABK or my self can do so by updating it in a single location instead of mulitple places.
Tutorials include the main body of information on the installer as well as methods to boot up the installer on completely unmodified systems.
Also, I'm including the current release of FMCB, uLaunchELF, and ESR, and the ESR patching utility (current as of Dec. 22, 2008) so that users can get a foot in the door on homebrew and the ability to save their original games from wear and tear.
Program credits:
FMCB - Primarily jimmikaelkael and neme
ESR - ffgriever
uLaunchELF - Primarily dlanor and E P
ESR patcher - not sure. no one documented that one by any read me or any of the source files.


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So Predictably Disrespectful
In the 19th Century, respectability was important in most of the Western world. Men and women of all classes strove for it. Sometimes the striving was emotionally painful and financially difficult. Possibly in reaction, artists in France adopted épater le bourgeois as their rallying cry. Needless to say, the theme didn't stay within French borders. The zeitgeist was picked up in other parts of the world by other artists and certainly floated unknown, unrecognized, and unobserved above the thoughts and feelings of most of humanity in a time before mass media, such were the unimportant contributions of many of these artistes.
Today, you would think the theme would have run its course. Oscar Wilde was truly clever and funny. That was then. By today's standards of épater le bourgeois, Oscar was a true genius practicing épater le bourgeois with élan. Surely, imitation of épater le bourgeois by lowbrow entertainers has made it trite by now. It's odd that a cheap, unoriginal, sterile approach lives on in the simple-minded themes and acts of artists that hold so much attention in pop culture today. Madonna kissed Britney Spears to shock us. Former child star Miley Cyrus fake kissed a girl in the same inane spirit. And soi-disant Lady Gaga has trumped them all in a music video named "Alejandro" that displays the banality of today's trite épater le bourgeois. Poor thing this Lady Gaga. You know you're just a bore when Katy Perry, singer of such épater le bourgeois songs as "Ur so Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl," calls Ms. Gaga's video blasphemous and compares it to "a comedian telling a fart joke." It's good to see Katy Perry can be judgmental.
Being creative is hard work. Being vulgar to shock the middle class is by now simply the last refuge of an empty mind; it's not shocking at all. We expect disrespect from people like Lady Gaga. After all, we'd only be shocked if she sang something beautiful, inspirational, or possibly with more than ten words in the song.
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Matt, Will and Alex, with birthdays on consecutive days, decided to hold a common birthday party with no personal gifts to be exchanged and the beneficiary to be the DFW Chapter of Heroes on the Water. The gifts to HOW included four rod/reel combinations, another reel, and miscellaneous fishing tackle items along with $510.
So grateful they caught the vision!
HOW experienced tremendous growth thanks to our supporters:
37 chapters (+85% increase)
23 states
3,038 Veteran Days Kayak Fishing
830 Volunteers
15,505 Volunteer hours
$343,281 Volunteer value
"It was so cool to finally have a smaller event… we got to focus on the 2 younger vets and take all the time we wanted…. they are hooked", Don Anglin, coordinator.
101-C North Greenville Ave. #55
Allen, Texas 75002
Heroes on the Water is a 501(c)(3) public charity that relies totally on contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Amazingly, the simple sport of kayak fishing has proven to be a powerful source of rehabilitation for thousands of wounded veterans across the country.
An annual donation of $25 or more entitles you to Friends of HOW benefits. You will receive a HOW Ddecal to display proudly to assist in the growth of our organization and a free one-year digital subscription to Kayak Angler Magazine for your iPad, Android and desktop, value $9.99.
If paying by check, your name and email address are required to receive a digital subscription. Please allow 4-6 weeks for us to process your digital subscription to Kayak Angler Magazine. You will be emailed a notification with login instructions when we have you all set up.
Our freedoms come at a big sacrifice. Together, we can help wounded warriors gain the freedom they fought to protect. FREEDOM CAPTURED.
Thank you for your support!
Heroes on the Water, 101-C N. Greenville Ave. #55, Allen, TX 75002
HOW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations to HOW are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by U.S. law.
Our kayak fishing program is successful for three reasons:
1. HOW is responding to the tremendous need of returning Veterans with injuries, visible and invisible. Kayak fishing creates positive memories overriding the negative images and memories from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
2. HOW takes Veterans kayak fishing – providing "triple therapy":
Captain James "Jim" Dolan was awarded the American Airlines Order of the Eagle Award for his service as founder and president of Heroes on the Water. The award is presented yearly to three or four American Airlines pilots out of 10,000 who exemplify Service above Self, Heroism in the Air, and Service to Company.
Describing servant leadership, Captain John Hale, Vice President Flight, Chief Pilot American Airlines, stated it is where "me" gives way to "we", and success is an all-or-nothing proposition. From the Navy Seal standpoint, it is their pledge "to defend those who are unable to defend themselves," and "leave no man behind". Captain Hale referenced Robert Greenleaf's theory stating,"no one will completely trust you as a leader if they don't witness you acting, ultimately as a servant."
Captain Hale acknowledged that recipients of the Order of the Eagle Award are representative of the Greenleaf model of true servant leadership. "They had to meet uncertainty with faith, and that faith had to be not only in their own abilities, but also in those of their team. They served best not only from the front, but also from the supporting role that grants trust and authority and if called for, fulfilling a subservient role themselves for the good of all. They had no assurance regarding the outcome, just faith in doing what was right for everyone."
Captain Dolan's noble purpose in healing the physical and emotional rehabilitation of our honored military personnel by founding and serving with the Heroes on the Water organization epitomizes Greenleaf's model.
"Always a servant leader, Jim sought out a way to help thousands of our esteemed service members who return home with physical and emotional injuries that threaten their self-worth. Armed with your leadership abilities and love of the outdoors, you have forever transformed the lives of our wounded warriors. Heroes on the Water motto is "Paddle, Fish, Heal." Pretty simple, but it is powerful to how the program makes such a difference in the lives of our military personnel who have given so much to our country and for our freedom. That legacy which Jim began with Heroes on the Water will outlast us all and will continue to make a difference in the lives of our military personnel. In the cockpit and in the community, Jim is a consummate professional, and I am proud today to honor you for your outstanding vision and dedication."
We are grateful for Jim's heart to give back and his dedicated efforts to grow and sustain Heroes on the Water so thousands of wounded warriors will have access to the program yearly!
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James's page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
James Dowding
£2,499.22 raised of £1,500.00 target
31 donations
My Target:
£2,499.22 raised so far
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So I've finally plucked up the courage to enter the London Marathon ! But why now? And why support the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign? As you probably know, I turned 50 a few months ago, and wanted to do something challenging to mark the event. I've always fancied the idea of running a marathon but never found the time (or, to be honest, the inclination) to train for it. So I thought, it's now or never (although "never" came a pretty close second !), and what better year to do it than "London 2012".
So why support the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign? A very good friend of mine was diagnosed with the condition and is doing all he can to meet his personal challenge. I felt it was the least I could do to show him that I'm behind him all the way, and also support the charity that does so much to help fellow sufferers. I'm lucky that the aches and pains of my marathon experience will be over a few days after the event - his, and those of fellow sufferers, will go on, as they battle with a condition that currently has no cure. So please join me in supporting such a good cause, and thanks again for taking the time to check out my page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it's the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.
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Just to let you know that I managed to finish the run in a time of 3 hours and 38 minutes. On behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and myself, thank you so much for your support and generosity; we've really appreciated it.
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Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to beat muscle-wasting conditions.
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Donations 31
Better late than never. Well done. A brilliant effort
Donation by Lynn Regan on 29/05/12
Donation by Linda Woolley on 08/05/12
+ £50.00 Gift Aid
Congratulations Jim, Great news! Roll on next year!
Donation by Elaine Mikelis on 23/04/12
Best of luck, hope it all goes according to plan!
Donation by Shaun Bryce-Borthwick on 21/04/12
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Stay cool James, we'll be working up a sweat watching you from our sofa. Rob Sarah Imongen and Fliss x
Donation by Rob Dowding on 20/04/12
I'll be thinking of you on the day (and your poor feet!).
Donation by RUTH GILES on 20/04/12
Hey Jim, all the best and good luck with the Marathon!! Great cause, well done you!!! All the best from the Barters :) :) :) :)
Donation by Michael Barter on 20/04/12
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Will be thinking of you on the day - hope it's dry and cool. Will watch out for you on TV!
Donation by Joan Boenke on 16/04/12
Best of luck Jim - enjoy yourself!
Donation by Robin on 15/04/12
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck James - hope you don't hit that wall to early !! enjoy the day
Donation by Mark Poynter on 12/04/12
Good luck James. Remember to enjoy the day.
Donation by David Oliver on 11/04/12
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done for taking it on, and in a good cause, too. Best of luck! Bill and Jan.
Donation by william dowding on 05/04/12
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck Jim ... Love The Spences
Donation by Sally-Ann Spence on 04/04/12
+ £6.50 Gift Aid
JAMES run well and enjoy it as much as you can - great effort so far WELL DONE !!! Joe +Clare and the kids ...
Donation by Joe Hills on 03/04/12
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal....." Best wishes, Jim
Donation by Richard and Sue Diggory on 02/04/12
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Great effort Jim - good luck on the day!
Donation by ALISON MURDEN on 01/04/12
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
James, Good luck and best wishes for the big day - run Forest, run..........
Donation by Susie, Andy, Ben and Francesca Morris on 01/04/12
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Stephen Robinson on 28/03/12
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Hope you have been putting in the training Jim - will be looking out for you Peter & Irene
Donation by Peter Hammond on 25/03/12
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Kevin Arnold on 23/03/12
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
So, you've also been caught by the marathon bug! Crazy... I am donating only because it's for a good cause (btw my husband will be running it too!)
Donation by Anastasia on 21/03/12
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Way to go Jim - will be watching for you! Is it the Gorilla suit or the Buzz Lightyear this time? All the very best great cause.... Cheers
Donation by Phil on 20/03/12
+ £37.50 Gift Aid
Good luck James, Try to enjoy the day. Don't forget the vaseline!!
Donation by Steven Perry on 20/03/12
From Tom and from myself. It would be nice to see you James!
Donation by Marene Cardella on 20/03/12
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
James, good luck and enjoy it! I'll give you an extra pound for every minute you do it under your target of 3hrs 30mins.
Donation by Mark Wills on 20/03/12
+ £6.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,514.22
- Offline donations£985.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£2,499.22
- Gift Aid£343.25
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Tuesday Jan 04 2011
DA theft case goes to U.S. Attorney
By: Jenifer Gee, Journal News Editor
Placer office declines case because Owens is victim
The District Attorney's Office has declined to file charges against a man accused of taking more than $15,000 from Placer's top prosecutor. Brian Jagger was not arraigned at his Tuesday Placer County court appearance and instead was told his case was being referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office for review. Jagger was arrested in late December for allegedly taking more than $15,000 from District Attorney Scott Owens' campaign fund. Jagger reportedly took the money for personal use. Deputy prosecutor Jeff Wilson said Tuesday that the case was referred by law enforcement to the United States Attorney's Office and is currently under review. "The Placer County District Attorney is not going to file charges against Mr. Jagger because District Attorney Owens is a victim in the case," Wilson said.


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Practical synthetic organic chemistry : reactions, principles, and techniques / edited by Stéphane Caron.
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- Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
- Format/Description:
- Book
xii, 856 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Subjects:
- Organic compounds -- Synthesis.
- Summary:
- "A must-have desktop reference and textbook for every student and professional working in organic chemistry or related fields,
Practical Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Proven Reactions from the Chemical Literature provides the user with practical knowledge
to assist in the planning and execution of synthetic reactions in the laboratory. Organized classically by reaction type,
the work selects the most reliable and useful reactions, and provides the information necessary for a chemist to strategically
plan a synthesis, as well as repeat the procedures in the laboratory. The text provides information on the basics of the reaction,
the synthetic procedure(s), mechanism, and scope of the reaction"-- Provided by publisher.
"This book is a hands-on guide for the organic chemist. Focusing on the most reliable and useful reactions, the chapter authors provide the information necessary for a chemist to strategically plan a synthesis, as well as repeat the procedures in the laboratory"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- Contributor:
- Caron, Stéphane.
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Steve Marshall is not exactly a passive observer
At vocm.com yesterday, a remarkable story; not for its resourcefulness, but for its lack of disclosure.
The story was headlined More Debate Over Cameron Inquiry (link may not work for much longer) and it begins with opposition complaints that Premier Williams's and Minister Kennedy's attacks on the inquiry are totally inappropriate. This was followed by Kennedy's defence of the attacks, which, I should add, are not convincing in the least.
Then, there was a quote from "a St. John's lawyer" who defended government's bizarre behavior. VOCM described Steve Marshall as "a taxpayer" and "a private lawyer who has practiced for 25 years." It didn't disclose that Marshall is former business partner and major supporter of Danny Williams.
Here's the relevant chunk of text:
"A St John's lawyer is calling the lawyer's fees associated with the Cameron Inquiry outrageous. Steve Marshall is a private lawyer who has practiced for 25 years. Marshall says he wants to know, as a taxpayer, what the total tally will be. He says the key issue is what's in the best interest of the patients affected by the botched breast cancer hormone receptor tests."
If the reporter was a novice and didn't know this, fair enough but the item should be amended nonetheless to include this balancing information. If a seasoned reporter did the interview, he or she should have asked Mr. Marshall about his close personal connections to the premier.
They could also ask Mr. Marshall how much his firm makes every month from its cut of accident settlements that it wins on behalf of clients. Is that "outrageous" too? And who pays for those insurance settlements, through higher insurance premiums? That would be the rest of us.
Meanwhile, testimony from today's inquiry proceedings reminds us that "many cancer patients could have benefited from more appropriate treatment before they died."
That's what this inquiry is about the fact that people who died might have lived, had they received the right treatment. The medical mistakes are part of the problem, but so is the manner in which the errors were managed' after being discovered.
Finally, kudos to Bill Rowe, host of VOCM's Backtalk call-in show, who discussed this issue on his program Thursday afternoon. As Williams's former man in Ottawa, Rowe has worked closely with the premier, and is perhaps even more of a nationalist than Danny. However, it was clear from today's discussion that he is not in Williams's back pocket.
Rowe pointed out and I am paraphrasing here that the province must have known the lawyer's hourly rates, and a rough approximation of the work involved, before the inquiry began. What then, are Williams and Kennedy alleging? That the inquiry counsel are somehow charging more than they should? If so, these are serious charges that require some degree of evidence, Rowe said.
As popular as the premier is, it's safe to say that the vast majority of the population are against him on this issue. They were several weeks ago too, when he first began interfering with the business of the inquiry, and they remain so today. The issue is not likely to bring Williams down in flames, but it is definitely leaving some dings in his armour.
The question is: what is he really trying to accomplish with this?
Note: I see this item has also been picked up over at Nottawa.
Here is the full text of the VOCM story, in case the link goes down:
More Debate Over Cameron Inquiry
June 19, 2008
The Liberal Opposition House Leader and Justice Critic Kelvin Parsons says the attacks on the Cameron Inquiry by Premier Williams and Justice Minister Kennedy are absolutely inappropriate. Yesterday the justice minister raised more concerns about the legal fees being charged by the Commission's lawyers. Parsons says its hard to determine what message the criticism is sending. Parsons says the Inquiry is doing what it was meant to do and he says the government doesn't like the approach. He says the money issue is being used by the government to stymie the commission or perhaps influence the outcome. Parsons says the amount being billed by the lawyers at the inquiry is not unusual for attorneys of their stature.
New Democrat Leader Lorraine Michael is also calling on the government to stop meddling in the inquiry.
Justice Minister Jerome Kennedy says government is just doing its duty bringing the cost of the Cameron Inquiry to the public's attention. Jerome Kennedy says the legal fees appear to be exorbitant. Kennedy says during the month of March, Sandra Chaytor's law firm billed $93-thousand dollars, Bernard Coffey's firm billed $67-thousand dollars for a total of $160-thousand dollars for one month. He says by any stretch of the imagination that is certainly extensive if not exorbitant. Kennedy says the questions about the inquiry costs are valid. He says on May 8th. Justice Cameron requested the extension. He says at that point there were 80 witnesses left to call and at this point there are still 65 left.Kennedy says then the other parties have the right to call witnesses. He says all they are trying to do is determine the cost of the inquiry and that is legitimate. Kennedy says in a letter to the Commissioner Tuesday he indicated the deputy minister of justice and finance officials could meet with Inquiry officials as early as today to discuss the budget.
A St John's lawyer is calling the lawyer's fees associated with the Cameron Inquiry outrageous. Steve Marshall is a private lawyer who has practiced for 25 years. Marshall says he wants to know, as a taxpayer, what the total tally will be. He says the key issue is what's in the best interest of the patients affected by the botched breast cancer hormone receptor tests.


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Use Case Notes
strike-through indicate items for which we got relevant cases (Antoine)
Enrich a record, for example the Swedish Union Catalogue - (point to dbpedia), or Ghent University Academic Bibliography
Linking to authority data for example German National Library, VIAF or LCSH. Jeff Young Bibliographic Networks, use Linked Data to reflect the relationships across the FRBR entities. Link editions, translations, media formats. Link people to all of their works. So discovery is better, delivery is better,....--Tod Matola 12:06, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
- Link Social Bibliography to a Bibliographic Network. Link reviews, tags, lists, cover art to a work. This seems like a variation on the enrich a record use case.
Publish a Thesaurus/Vocabulary on the Web, e.g. STW Thesaurus for Economics, using SKOS and RDFa, with an additional, SPARQL-based terminology web service (a W3C use case study exists and could be updated)
- Find stuff in several collections.Searching a specific set of library and non-library collections--for instance to find a given book or DVD, or get access to an article. I'm thinking about this first as a local area search with a specific set of libraries--but then also as a 'travel' awareness search (for the harder-to-find things I'm willing to go out of my way to find, while travelling). I'd love, for instance, a mashup between TripIt/Dopplr, my calendar of availability, and my LibraryThing wishlist -- alerting me to possibilities to use items I can't get locally when I have a free day out-of-town. Jodi Schneider 13:48, 30 June 2010 (UTC) It seems that we don't have any such far-stretching case. Or this item rather calling for enabling mesh-ups, not doing them? (Antoine)
Citations : how to express curated lists of works, as in bibliographies and reading lists, and ,how to express the state of scholarly knowledge or debate about works and the relationships between them.(From http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xg-lld/2010Jul/0035.html)
- Find e-books see http://efoundations.typepad.com/efoundations/2010/07/finding-ebooks.html
Fix subject headings see http://everybodyslibraries.com/2010/07/31/keeping-subjects-up-to-date-with-open-data/ Compare subject headings from different sources (e.g. LCSH and NYT SH
BibOnto specification group might be another place to look for ideasLooking at the mailing list, it will be very difficult to give ourselves the task to investigate this. We should count on informal contacts (e.g. with Mike Bergman) to push the the XG relevant cases. (Antoine)
"Linked Open Copac Archives Hub" (LOCAH) - finding aids as linked data
UDC in linked data
- archives and linked data, knitting together multiple identifiers
open source, open catalog, RDF support, versioning, FRBR-like domain model
Precision and quality assessment of library data : library metadata is created in standards-based library systems, which are expressly required to enforce the standards, and which will only accept data that meets the standards. Data sharing initiatives among libraries necessitate that practices must be as uniform as possible across a wide number of institutions. The maximal ontological commitment is essential. It is also necessary to strongly control the consistency of data when it is created -- e.g., with application profiles, using criteria that can form the basis of syntactic validation, quality control, and consistency checks (+ training of the catalogers in the proper application of the conceptual system).


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He is survived by his companion, Pat Harrison; a son, Shelton Burch of Henderson; a daughter, Teresa Burch of Lexington; a brother, Harold Burch of Ohio; four sisters, Barbara Renfroe of Lexington, June Franke of Mountain Home, Ark., Evelyn Baker of Laverne and Martha Gorrell of Indiana; and three grandchildren, Kenneth, Hayden, and Islynn Burch.
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Luckily, the first poster for the movie is no bootleg, but, unfortunately, doesn't tell us any more about the movie than the recent photos. Featuring the cryptic tagline "the search for our beginning could lead to our end", the poster shows someone (probably Noomi Rapace) walking to a profile of the same statue revealed in the previous stills. Prometheus follows a group of scientists and explorers that head to a distant planet in search of aliens — sorry, the answers to mankind's origins.
Prometheus was written by Jon Spaihts (The Darkest Hour) and rewritten by Damon Lindelof (Cowboys and Aliens), which apparently led to the movie becoming something other than a prequel to Scott's Alien. The cast includes Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class), Charlize Theron (Young Adult), Idris Elba (Thor), Guy Pearce (Memento), Logan Marshall-Green (Devil), Patrick Wilson (Watchmen)and Rafe Spall (Anonymous).


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BOSTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sovereign Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco Santander, today announced that a replica of a racing helmet worn by Fernando Alonso, world-renown Scuderia Ferrari driver, will be auctioned for charity to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. This one of a kind, autographed and specially crafted helmet is an exact replica of the helmet worn by Alonso in almost every Formula 1 race this year. The auction of this item presents an opportunity to own an exclusive part of Formula 1's historic year and is not available for purchase. Alonso autographed the helmet when he joined Sovereign-Santander and the President & CEO of the American Red Cross in the Greater New York area in ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on November 20, 2012. At the bell ceremony, Sovereign-Santander highlighted its support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts with a $250,000 donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. 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Due to monetary/other issues I won't be able to do SNK/AoT Reiner this year, though he's still in the line-up for next year at this point. As a result the entirety of the costumes I'm bringing will be Hetalia, though which days for what I'm not sure yet as it's really going to depend on the weather.
Day 0: I will be Volki, who is my version of 2!P Germany. He has the scarring (which will be better this year), but no curly hair.
Other days: Blue Uniform Germany and WW1 Pilot Germany/Manfred von Richtofen
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
What A Difference A Year Makes
Posted by Danielle Wycough at 8:17 AM
6 comments:
- Jen Benoit said...
I came by this blog by chance; I just wanted to say I'm sorry about your mother.
I understand the pain first hand of what you've gone through. I almost could have written this post myself. My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer (large cell) in 2009. She was told she would not survive the treatments. But she did. In 2010, she had headaches. She demanded a head scan. While waiting for the scan to come back, she had a tooth removed. Headaches went away. She thought her scan was going to come back clear. It didn't. She had surgery a couple weeks later. The tumour grew back. She had gammaknife treatment. It came back. She had a second surgery. It came back. She had whole brain radiation in January. Currently we're watching her slowly lose her battle with this horrible disease. We're at the point of just trying to keep her as comfortable as possible. There's nothing more her doctors can do for her. Seeing how she was told she would die from the lung cancer she conquered, I consider these past 4 years to have been a blessing. The past few months have been stressful though.
Thank you for sharing your mother's story.
- May 25, 2013 at 9:03 AM
- Rhonda Merry said...
We have missed you Danielle, so sorry for your loss. I pray that those memories stay strong and your sadness softens.
- May 25, 2013 at 10:06 AM
- TeenaBugg38 said...
tears are streaming down my face right now. I hope that by writing this you have felt some of the weight come off of your shoulders. In times of of incredible stress I have let go of crafting myself and always, ALWAYS came back to it because it is my therapy. In time you will feel the same way. As busy as our lives get we often forget it can all change in the blink of an eye....we should all be thankful for whatever time we have with our loved ones and and let them know how special they are. God bless you and i will keep you and your family in my prayers
- May 26, 2013 at 11:34 AM
- Helen Dooley said...
Wow that was the most intense story i have heard lately. Im so sorry for the loss of your mom. Both of mine are gone so I can relate. Its a good thing you have faith and family to help you through the hard times. Hugs to you, glad youre here and hope to see you more. Let the wonderful memories of your mom keep you going through the rough times. Laugh out Loud when you remember some of the funny ones. Know shes with you always.
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In the name of Allah,the Most Compassionate the Most Merciful.
Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."
O People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you not reason?
Here you are - those who have argued about that of which you have [some] knowledge, but why do you argue about that of which you have no knowledge? And Allah knows, while you know not.
Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah]. And he was not of the polytheists.
Indeed, the most worthy of Abraham among the people are those who followed him [in submission to Allah] and this prophet, and those who believe [in his message]. And Allah is the ally of the believers.
A faction of the people of the Scripture wish they could mislead you. But they do not mislead except themselves, and they perceive [it] not.
O People of the Scripture, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allah while you witness [to their truth]?
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My promt was to give my opinion on US budget and what the government should use the money for. I honestly dont think that famous people or even army peoples earn more money then normal citizens because if we normal citizens get the same amount of money as athletes and famouse peoples and also soldjers then we would be billionairs. If i had the choice on what the US government should use all the money on it would be for homeless and orphin people, because they need more money then the Rich Folks need. Upper class people have a huge house and usually a few cars and they dont have the kindness in their heart to even try to help with the comunity and if they do they just do it for attention... That is what bothers me about upper class people is that they get pretty much whatever they want. Well now you know my opinion on the US budget and how it should work. (:
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