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A Text-Book of General Therapeutics
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The lectures on therapeutics which I deliver at Guys Hospital in the summer session are in part devoted to an account of modes of treatment which do not fall under the heading of drugs. I was asked to publish these lectures. It seemed to me that any value they might have would be increased if they were thrown into the form of a short textbook which included a description of all those medical therapeutical methods which are omitted in most books on therapeutics. To prepare this a very great many books, pamphlets and articles have been read, among them there is so much that is worthless that I am afraid I have not always been successful in separating the wheat from the chaff. The bibliography appended to each subject does not pretend to be complete; I have only named a few books which those of my readers who require further information may consult with advantage. I am much indebted to several of my friends for their kind help and criticism. Dr. Ryle read through nearly all the manuscript. Dr. Pitt thoroughly revised and amplified the chapters on electricity, and Dr. A.T.
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Their little bodies are tired....it has been a summer packed with visits here and there, and we are all looking forward to winding down a bit before the new school season rears it's head. On the contrary, I have to pick up the pace work wise as the fall will undoubtedly bring a flurry of projects my way. With the book entering it's next phase (whew!), I can now start to work on some ideas for fabric designs and hopefully update the shop as well. (about time, right?) It may not seem like much, but the three mornings a week without both kids (the eldest starts going all day) will make a big difference in actually getting anything done in daylight hours, and thus help me keep up with things a bit better (fingers crossed). Any ideas on what you would like to see on some mummysam fabric????? Seriously......your ideas have always helped jump start my projects:)
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I couldn't believe how they ended the season
Those who watch Bones:)
Yeah...if you look back at the two episodes before this one knowing she's pregnant you can totally tell they're hiding it- looser coats, she NEVER goes without one (always has either the trench coat, a lab coat or a suit jacket on), funky camera angles, etc.
And if you watch the scene in last night's where she's pushing Max's wheelchair into the bowling alley, you can SO tell. That's totally a maternity shirt, and not only can you see bump, her boobs are HUGE now. I swear she's gone from a B to a DD!
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wait what!? Damn I was too busy watching Grey's anatomy and only flipping back to Bones on commercials! I missed the last 20 minutes :( Is Bones on Demand or online somewhere?
I could definitely tell she was pregnant irl in the episode. Her tummy was huge looking in that shirt.
I loved how happy Booth looked when she told him. That made me tear up (well everything made me tear up). I can't wait until next season to see what happens.
I have stopped watching a lot of the crime shows that I like because even if I DVR them, I tend to watch the DVRed stuff when my toddler is awake and I really don't want her to be exposed to that stuff yet. Bones isn't too bad, so I still watch that one. Booth is hot!!! even though I think he has cheated on his wife in real life, so that makes him a jerk. And I love the rest of the cast.
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Yes you can definitly tell they are trying to hide her pregnancy with coats & whatnot. Usually she has on tight coats too, but like in last nights episode she had a baggy one on that wasn't buttoned.And I agree her breasts have increased dramatically.
so I watch the re-runs! I don't get to watch the new ones cause I don't have cable :( obviously I missed some major stuff!!!
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Q3 2009 Earnings Call
October 27, 2009 11:00 am ET
Ashley Smith – Vice President Investor Relations
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Ashley Smith
Good morning and welcome to Valero Energy Corporation's third quarter 2009 earnings conference call. With me today are Bill Klesse, our Chairman and CEO, Mike Ciskowski, our CFO, and other members of our executive management team.
If you have not received the earnings release and would like a copy, you can find one on our Web site at valero.com. Also attached to the earnings release are tables that provide additional financial information on our business segments. If you have any questions after reviewing these tables, please feel free to contact me after the call.
Before we get started, I would like to direct your attention to the forward-looking statement disclaimers contained in the press release. In summary, it says that statements in the press release and on this conference call that state the company's or management's expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the Safe Harbor provisions under federal securities law. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ from our expectations, including those we've described in our SEC filings.
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Mike Ciskowski
Thanks, Ashley, and thank you for joining us today. As noted in the release we reported a third quarter 2009 net loss of $219 million or $0.39 per share, before the asset impairment pre-tax loss of $417 million. Including the asset impairment loss, our GAAP result for the third quarter was a net loss of $489 million or $0.87 per share.
The asset impairment loss related mainly to the permanent shutdown of the gas supplier complex at our Delaware City refinery which was part of an effort to simplify the refinery's operations, make it more cost efficient and improve its reliability.
The third quarter 2009 operating loss was $579 million versus $1.8 billion of operating income in the third quarter of 2008. Excluding the asset impairment loss from the third quarter of 2009, the operating loss was $162 million, which compares to operating income of $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2008, excluding the $305 million gain on the sale of the Krotz Springs Refinery and $43 million of asset impairment losses.
The key drivers of the decline in operating income were lower margins on diesel and jet fuel and smaller discounts on our sour crude oil and other feedstocks. For example, looking at the benchmark Gulf Coast margins versus WTI, ultra low sulfur diesel margins decreased to 71% year-over-year. Comparing the same periods, Maya discounts to WTI decreased 56%.
Our third quarter refinery through-put volume averaged to 2.4 million barrels per day, which was in the range of our guidance, but 208,000 barrels per day below the third quarter of 2008. This decrease in volume was mainly due to lower utilization rates across our refinery system and the planned shutdown of the Aruba refinery throughout the third quarter.
With respect to our reported operating costs, I should mentioned that as described in note four to the earnings tables, the asset impairment loss amounts for all periods have been excluded from operating costs in determining operating costs per barrel resulting in an adjustment in the operating cost per barrel previously reported. This should help clarify inter-period comparisons of our operating results.
Refinery cash operating expenses in the third quarter of 2009 were $3.94 per barrel or $0.84 per barrel lower than our third quarter 2008 results due mostly to lower energy costs. But our focus on other costs has also been successful.
Comparing the first nine months of 2008 versus 2009, our refinery cash operating expenses were down more than $700 million. As previously mentioned, much of this was due to lower energy and natural gas prices, but over $200 million was due to our ongoing efforts to reduce costs.
Looking at our other business segments, I want to highlight that retail had an outstanding quarter with the highest ever operating income in a third quarter, at $111 million just beating the $107 million earned in the third quarter of 2008.
This was due mainly to very good performance in both the U.S. and Canada and lower selling expenses. Retail also set a record for the highest earnings for the first nine months of the year, with $232 million of operating income.
Our ethanol segment also had an excellent third quarter, with $49 million of operating income, which is more than double the $22 million reported in the second quarter of the year. The strong performance was due to all seven plants running nearly to capacity and capturing very good margins. And October margins have continued to be favorable.
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How much control should I have over my own baby shower?
I'm 3 Months pregnant. My best friend is planning my baby shower already. And I really wanted to plan most of it myself. I wanted something simple. and not "Super cutie baby" related with cheap decorations. So the men invited can have fun there too, without being uncomfortable. I didnt want games either, Half the people hate playing them, and the other half hate the door prizes (no matter how awesome they are.) So am I being a "mom-zilla"? Should I have say over my own Baby shower? Right now it sounds like the complete opposite of what I wanted.
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My best friend also threw my shower. I'm a total control freak and she knows that so we made the deal that I help with the planning and tag along for whatever shopping was needed but she ran and set up the whole thing. That way it was everything the way I wanted it without me doing anything but enjoying myself. My shower was also co-ed so we did some games and let people chose to participate or not. For prizes we did $5 gift cards for starbucks and fast food places so it was both guy and girl friendly.posted 11/02/2013 by Tayluhhnoell
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I've always been interested in the field of music and my family has supported me all throughout my fondness for music. Since I was a child, they enrolled me in piano, guitar and violin lessons which I enjoyed so much because aside from meeting new people and friends, I learned better about musical instruments because I talk and study with people with the same interest. This is the reason why when I went overseas to study my master degree, I still continued to enroll in music schools like Recording Connection. It is just amazing to know that other professionals like me still wanted to learn a different field, sometimes, even far more different that their profession. For instance, I met a lawyer in The Recording Connection Audio Institute who has been studying about sound engineering for almost a year. I was surprised knowing that a seemingly serious person like him is interested in sound engineering. But what is more amazing to know is that music has been part of his life even during his younger years. He told me that he knows how to play the percussion and has always been part of the church choir before he entered law school. He told me that music really makes him happy and inspires him in every way and that sound engineering seemed a unique field of music to study because it involves some technicalities. It just proves that no matter what age and stage of life one is, the love for music is just the same and that it inspires people in many different ways.


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According to Variety, Sony has emerged as a potential challenger to Lionsgate's bid to buy the rights to the Terminator franchise. Originally purchased by Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek of Halcyon Co. from Mario Kassar in 2007 for $25 million, Lionsgate's "stalking horse" or floor bid was considerably lower than that at $15 million plus a 5% cut of future grosses, while Sony's bid is unknown.
Anderson and Kubicek produced 2009's Terminator Salvation, which earned more than $370 million worldwide, but filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings after failing to make good on their debt to hedge fund lender Pacificor. The pair tried to forestall the necessity of auctioning off the rights to the franchise, arguing in court that it was worth at least $70 million, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
Thursday was the final day for submitting offers and it is likely that there were other bidders besides Sony and Lionsgate, but Halcyon Co. is not commenting. The auction will be held Monday in Los Angeles, with the bankruptcy hearing following on Wednesday. The winner of the auction will control the rights to all future Terminator movies, TV shows, DVDs, and other related merchandise. As the stalking horse bidder, if Lionsgate doesn't win the auction, the winning bidder will have to pay the company a "breakup fee" of $750,000.


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Marlene Stollings' second hire on her Gopher women's basketball coaching staff is Nikita (Niki) Dawkins. Continue Reading →
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The news wasn't even an hour old before a local daily newspaper posted on their website a list of possible candidates to succeed Pam Borton as Minnesota women's basketball coach. Not one, however, of the eight current head coaches and six assistant coaches suggested for the position was of color. The Gophers probably hadn't gotten back in town after last Thursday's loss at South Dakota State before Minnesota AD Norwood Teague simply inserted the final date on Borton's "Dear Jane" dismissal letter — the same type letter that former coach Tubby Smith received last year. Every time I saw Teague at a Gopher game during the season, he looked like he was just counting days, hours and minutes before he could zap her out. The former coach had been on shaky ground since last season. Continue Reading →
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Texas Tech hires Tubby Smith while U of M keeps looking
There is no mystery about the well-designed plan to oust six-year U of M Gopher men's basketball Head Coach Tubby Smith. Well designed, but ill-advised and poorly executed, as seen in various Star Tribune headlines Monday, March 25 through Monday, April 1. 25th: "Firing Smith would be big mistake by Gophers" (Sid Hartman)
26th: "Tubby out, U search in high gear" (Dennis Brackin)
26th: "U: time for a change"
26th: "Tubby's best not enough"
27th: "Mn in position like sleeping giant"
28th: "Search moves on; Smart to stay at VCU"
29th: "U leaders mold coaching network"
30th: "Stop fretting, Flip [Saunders] is the right fit"
31st: "Flip says no to U"
1st: "Tubby Smith to Texas Tech; Minnesota search continues"
1st: "Minnesota basketball coaching job: Who wants it?"
Have you wondered, as I have, as to why, even when the Gophers were 15-1, the Star Tribune's little lady from North Carolina [by way of short stints — after graduating from college — at the Boston Globe and the Detroit Free Press] was so hostile in her sports coverage of U basketball? Sources within the U as well as Minneapolis sports scene movers and shakers enable us to connect the dots. The announcement that Tubby found a new job April 1 at Texas Tech was no April Fool's joke. Continue Reading →
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Quincy Lewis says a large part of his new role as an associate development officer at the University of Minnesota is to create and maintain "the passion" among the school's many supporters. He also wants to improve relations between the school and the city's Black community, which historically have generated mixed feelings over the years. "As for the African American community, we have to do a better job of asking for engagement, and when we get engagement then we have to perform," proclaimed Lewis in a recent interview with the MSR.
With a new president and new athletic director, "I think sometimes when you have change, there's new opportunities. Now it's time to step up and come with some fresh ideas, some fresh engagements and some opportunities. I think it's a great opportunity for the university to be aggressive" in this area. Lewis said he is keenly aware of the historical distance between the school and the city's Black community. Continue Reading →


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Since September 11, Democrats and Republicans alike have called for a national energy plan that reduces America's dependence on foreign oil. "Without energy security, you can't have national security," Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham warned Congress last fall, while pushing the Bush administration's proposal to open Alaska's pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The controversial initiative to drill ANWR is the centerpiece of a Bush energy plan that seeks to ramp up domestic production of oil, coal, and natural gas.
But many energy experts assert that self-sufficiency would be better achieved by making cars more fuel-efficient and by investing in conservation-minded renewable sources of energy, such as wind, solar, and geothermal. A study released in October by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) estimates that if clean-energy policies were adopted today, by 2020 the use of natural gas would drop by 31 percent and coal by nearly 60 percent--compared with government projections for energy requirements during this period. In addition, if these policies were adopted, the United States would save more oil in 18 years than it could tap from ANWR in 60 years. "These options clearly do far more for energy security than drilling in the Arctic Refuge," says Alan Nogee, a coauthor of the UCS study and director of the group's Clean Energy Program.
Taking on the Bush administration and congressional Republicans, Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT), chairman of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee, has proposed legislation that emphasizes energy efficiency and conservation initiatives. Nogee contends that Jeffords's bill, which is called the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Investment Act, would save consumers as much as $70 billion by 2020. But the Bush administration has thrown its support behind an energy plan, already passed by the House of Representatives, that a recent editorial in The New York Times called "an alarmingly one-sided bill that contained $27 billion in subsidies for traditional energy producers and only $6 billion for conservation."
Such criticism hasn't deterred many members of Congress, predominantly Republicans, from sharpening their drill bits. Nor are these members above playing the terrorism card to trump any objections. "At a time when our national security is threatened, I don't believe it is appropriate for the United States to be in a position of begging Middle Eastern countries for energy," says Senator Larry Craig (R-ID). The reality, however, is that less than one-quarter of America's oil is imported from the Persian Gulf; the rest of it comes primarily from Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, and Nigeria. Moreover, the United States possesses a mere 3 percent of the world's known oil reserves, so drilling in places like ANWR doesn't exactly ensure long-term energy self-reliance.
Many Democrats, including Senator John Kerry (D-MA), are bristling at Craig's argument. "I believe it is a false patriotism that tries to suggest to us that--as a matter of national security, for energy independence and economic growth--we should drill in the pristine wilderness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," Kerry says.
--Keith Kloor
Environmental Law
Since its creation three decades ago, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been hailed by biologists as a lifeline for thousands of imperiled animals and plants. In recent years, however, a debate over the controversial act's implementation and success rate has fueled calls by some longtime critics that it be substantially weakened. Now, in an upcoming issue of the scientific journal Conservation Biology, two ecologists have supported the act by providing concrete evidence that the Yellowstone grizzly bear owes its survival to this landmark law.
The peer-reviewed report, written by David Mattson, a U.S. Geological Survey biologist, and Troy Merrill, an independent researcher, concludes that the estimated 400 to 600 grizzlies in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem would not be there today if not for the bear's listing under the Endangered Species Act a quarter-century ago. Using a sophisticated computer model, the two scientists compared the grizzly's range and population trends before and after federal safeguards were put in place. They found that without the ESA's protection--which spawned changes in land management--the grizzly would have a "one in quadrillion chance" of still existing as a viable population. "This research provides an essential historical context and highlights the modern necessity of the act," says Tim Clark, a conservation biologist at Yale University.
Back in 1975, though, when the bear was put on the ESA's growing list of federally threatened or endangered species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists feared the worst for Yellowstone's rapidly declining grizzly population. (Currently, there are 1,807 species on the list.) Habitat destruction and hunting had plunged the bear's population to fewer than 200 individuals in the Yellowstone ecosystem. "The future looked bleak," says Chuck Schwartz, leader of the Yellowstone Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team.
Of course, now that the bear is finally on the rebound, the governors of three western states--Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho--are angling to have it pulled off the list of federally protected species. In addition, Wyoming officials are looking to again allow sport hunting of the big bears.
Not surprisingly, many biologists argue taking the opposite approach. "This new research makes a compelling case that we should not back off," says Clark, "but be doubly vigilant."
--Todd Wilkinson
Today the average American-driven vehicle is bigger, faster, and roomier than ever. But all that extra power and comfort comes at a price: the worst fuel economy in 21 years, down to 20.4 miles per gallon, according to a recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency. (Predictably, SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks are the worst culprits, clocking in at 17.3 mpg in 2001.) This slump in efficiency does not come from a lack of technology, however. If automakers would increase fuel economy by just three miles per gallon, U.S. drivers could reduce the country's reliance on foreign oil by a million barrels a day, save themselves as much as $25 billion a year in fuel costs, and cut CO2 emissions by 140 metric tons a year.
--Shervin Hess
Move over, Lewis and Clark. The All Species Inventory, a newly launched initiative to document every living species on earth, may go down as the greatest survey of all time. Led by an all-star cast of prominent scientists and media barons, including biodiversity champion E.O. Wilson and Kevin Kelly, cofounder of Wired magazine, the grand venture is expected to cost between $3 billion and $5 billion and take 25 years to complete.
"Now is the time for this project," says biologist Brian Boom, who is heading up the survey. "Many species are becoming extinct from habitat destruction, and we have the technology to make this [survey] happen." Scientists guess that there are anywhere from 3 million to 100 million species left to record on earth, including aquatic species, plants, and microscopic life.
The survey, whose supporters see it as both a nexus of species data and a guiding hand for new research, is expected to attract biologists and even citizen scientists around the world to its cause. Much of the effort will be carried out with cutting-edge technology: remote viewers to scan ocean depths, electron microscopes to scrutinize insects, and GPS receivers to pinpoint the locations of undiscovered species.
Project leaders will post new species on the survey's web site as they are discovered. In addition, several international environmental groups, including Conservation International, have pledged to work closely with the project to help ensure that the newly discovered species are protected.
"This project will provide a true encyclopedia of life," says Wilson. "And it will be one of the great adventures of science in this century."
--Ryan George
His friends call him a heretic, his colleagues give him the cold shoulder, and at a recent speaking appearance in England, protesters threw a pie in his face. But Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish scientist, former member of Greenpeace, and author of the controversial new book The Skeptical Environmentalist, is not backing down. "You have to call the shots as you see them," says the 37-year-old professor of statistics at the University of Aarhus, in Denmark. An overnight media darling, Lomborg has barnstormed U.S. and European colleges and has appeared on Nightline and Politically Incorrect.
Of course, in calling every major environmental problem grossly exaggerated--as Lomborg does in his book--he might as well have drawn a bull's-eye on his forehead. "Acid rain does not kill the forests," he writes, "and the air and water around us are becoming less and less polluted." Marine ecosystems aren't collapsing, and forests aren't shrinking, he insists. As for species, they're not dying off in alarming numbers, after all.
To inoculate himself against critics, the self-described "data-head" offers nearly 3,000 footnotes based mostly on statistics from the United Nations and other world organizations. But experts accuse Lomborg of selectively mixing and matching his numbers to build a phony case. "It's sloppy scholarship and full of inaccuracies," says Anthony Janetos, senior vice-president of the World Resources Institute. Stuart Pimm, a conservation biologist at Columbia University, says, "The book reads like a collection of term papers prepared the night before they were due."
Lomborg's adversaries take particular exception to his claim that only 0.7 percent of species will become extinct in the next 50 years, and to his general downplaying of extinction as a legitimate concern. In a recently issued joint statement, Pimm and three other top conservation biologists--Harvard University's E.O. Wilson, Jeff Harvey of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, and Thomas Lovejoy of the World Bank--charge Lomborg with misrepresenting the data on biodiversity loss. They take special offense at his 0.7 percent figure, saying that it "is strikingly discordant with the 10 percent to 40 percent of well-known species that teeter on the brink of extinction . . . and that ranges of current extinctions are 100 to 10,000 times the pre-human level."
Meanwhile, angry colleagues at his university have posted their own critiques on the political science department's web site (www.au.dk/~cesamat/). And English environmentalists have a web site to rebut what they describe as his "greenwashing" of environmental issues.
Lomborg is taking all the heat in stride but insists he is being miscast as an enemy of the environment. "I'm not some free-market demon that wants to dismantle all the things that environmentalism has achieved," he says. "But we only have so much worry to go around, and I would argue that we overworry about the rainforest and underworry about other pressing issues in the world, like the lack of clean drinking water, basic sanitation, and food for the developing world."
Experts aren't buying that argument either. "Lomborg's dichotomy between saving the environment and saving people is false," says Pimm. "Billions of people suffer when forests are cleared and their soils are eroded. All humanity depends on the environment, which, if current actions continue, will impoverish countless generations to come."
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Nova Mining Corp. (OTCBB:NVMN) announced today that the Company has received, as part of Due Diligence, very positive initial test results furnished by Natural Resources Recovery Guyana (NRRG) regarding concessions totaling 2,567 hectares (6,000 acres) in Northeastern Guyana, South America, for which Nova Mining has signed an option agreement with NRRG. Under the Agreement, both parties are to negotiate, in good faith, an Investment and Profit Sharing Agreement (IPSA) related to the concessions. The initial test results will be confirmed by Nova Mining as part of the Due Diligence process in reaching an IPSA. The concessions are located in the Upper Cuyuni Basin - Greenstone Belt, Guyana, between the country's border with Brazil and Venezuela.
The initial test documents are from test locations on the concessions that is reportedly sanctioned by the Guyana Government. The documents show that on five (5) tested locations, 252.2 carats of diamonds were recovered from 1656 stones. Subject to affirming the assertions by NRRG, Nova Mining management believes that acquiring an interest in NRGG's Guyana concessions could prove to be a very lucrative move for the Company.
Nova Mining Corp. (NVMN) strongly believes that current market conditions are extremely favorable for diamond prices and sales due to the new significant demand being placed on the existing worldwide diamond supply. New manufacturing methods requiring superior cutting materials, new material requirements of the US military, the need for more diamond tipped oil drilling bits and rapidly rising demand in Asia has resulted in a staggering price increase of 49% in the first half of 2011, accelerating after two years of 30% annual growth.
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|MOTHERLODE: Lawyering, Parenting (and Writing About It) in the Age of "Having it All"
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Every professional woman with children is familiar with the conflicts that career and motherhood can pose; whether it's juggling conference calls with music lessons, getting home in time to have dinner with the kids, or preserving time to do your best work, what conscientious lawyer has not struggled with the demands of being an equally conscientious mom?
Three prominent law school graduates-turned-writers examine the bottomless, sometimes heart-wrenching choices that working mothers face in the increasingly complex world of child-rearing. From the competitive pressures of academic performance to the frightening world of bullying, working mothers face a host of parenting challenges that our own mothers rarely engaged with—challenges that even elite professional training can't always prepare us for. In the age when women can supposedly "have it all," are we up to the task of doing it all?
AMY CHUA, John M. Duff Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Author, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother; EMILY BAZELON, Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law, Yale Law School; Senior Editor, Slate; Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine; and currently working on a book about bullying for Random House; JULIE BUXBAUM, Author, The Opposite of Love and After You; her writing has appeared in the New York Times and other publications
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SEATTLE, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle author and resident, Victor T. Foia, has published the first volume of the " Dracula Chronicles" series, " Son of the Dragon" , now available on Amazon Kindle http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ARSJNW6. Dracula is certainly among the best-known men in the world, yet arguably the least understood. While many stories have been told about both the real and the fictional Dracula, Foia's account benefits from his extensive research and the unique perspective of a Transylvanian native.Foia visited the castles, fortresses, dungeons, and underground chambers that witnessed the life of his protagonist Dracula. He interviewed historians in Romania and Turkey to capture new insights into the makeup of his elusive compatriot. Under Foia's pen, the "Dracula Chronicles" series finally pierces the veil of mystery that has shrouded the Wallachian king for over 500 years. "Dracula was immoderate in everything except moderation," said Foia. "His wrath for evildoers knew no limits, and his passion for women was volcanic. Women shielded their men from his sword, while men shielded their women from his... looks. Regardless, once he had them in his sights, not many of either gender got away." Book One of the series, " Son of the Dragon" , begins Dracula's epic journey that will see the young prince become, in future volumes, the famed strongman, warrior, and object of women's interest who captured the imagination of millions. "Dracula was a consummate lover and a born heartbreaker," said Foia. "Powerfully built, he had flowing black hair and gleaming white teeth. Both men and women found his bright-green eyes beguiling, but obviously for different reasons." Fighter, reader of history, and lover of languages, young Dracula used his skill at arms, knowledge, and wits to overcome impossible odds confronting him. Then, with a single impulsive step he launched himself into a hostile world capable of devouring even the strongest men.
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September 21 Birthday Horoscope
The Year Ahead
Forecast for September 2011 to September 2012
If You Were Born Today, September 21:
You are an exceptionally creative person. Once you learn to focus that energy into one or a few creative passions, you can go far. Disciplining yourself is not necessarily a problem--you tend to have so many ideas and talents that it can be hard to develop just one. Indecision is sometimes an issue. You are very likeable, and others sense your warmth, or at the very least, they seem to know you have a lot to share. Famous people born today: Faith Hill, H. G. Wells, Larry Hagman, Leonard Cohen, Stephen King, Bill Murray, Ricki Lake, Nicole Richie.
Your Birthday Year Forecast:
The year ahead is likely to be a more stable one than last year. You are less impulsive and rebellious this year. Nevertheless, you are likely to experience great bursts of creativity and energy that help you to further your goals. Healthy risk-taking is likely this year, as you are more able to spot an opportunity when you see one. It is easier than usual to break free from habits that have previously held you back from going after what you want in life.
While overall the year is likely to be quite stable, your romantic life and finances may be subject to fluctuations. Intensity characterizes your personal relationships and romantic attachments. Passions, feelings of jealousy, and possessiveness run high, and these emotions are in direct proportion to fear of losing someone. You are likely to have to deal with these emotions in yourself, but you may also need to handle the jealousies and possessiveness of a partner. Resist the temptation to try to manipulate others into following your own romantic script, and avoid those doing same.
You may have some tension over your personal finances, and/or need to make a large payment that necessitates changes in your spending habits. Finances may be complicated. Power struggles with money may emerge.
You need to find a balance between helping others and helping yourself this year, as the tendency to want to take care of others can be very strong. Try not to over-commit yourself.
Opportunities to advance your personal interests are especially strong in May and June 2012. Be confident, but also grateful and humble, and this will help attract the things you want into your life.
New methods of doing things can be discovered this year - you are thinking outside the box. Energy levels may be erratic but also strong. You express yourself with more independence and freedom, as some of your inhibitions are released. Your love life is likely to be animated but also rocky this year, as you can be temperamental when it comes to affairs of the heart.
2012 will be a Number Eight year for you. Ruled by Saturn. This is a year of power and accomplishment. Actively seeking to expand, taking educated risks, and moving forward are highlighted. This is a year of opportunity, particularly in the material and business world, and opportunities need to be seized. It's generally not a year to find a new love partner, simply because the focus is on the material world and your place in the world. This is a problem-solving year in which you can expect real, tangible results. Advice - take action, plan ahead, seize opportunities.
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does anyone else find that basterd annoying?? its like hes trying to moan louder than her and shes struggling to moan louder than him... i just wanna knock him the fk out and take over.
by the way...how many indonesians here are surfing porn?
well obvious she would hide her indo name and use something that sounds exotic enough to be indonesian or pacific island-y.
but nyomi is a wird name for indonesian
perhaps she is from bali [?]
i guess it should be nyoman
one of her parents is from Jakarta,apparently...
ye she looks pinay
I'd say she's Filipina...
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[ Illegibilus - Pierre Rosier ] by cherriluuWatch
ɤ › NAME: Pierre Rosier
ɤ › AGE: 16
ɤ › GENDER: Male
ɤ › HEIGHT: 180cm / 5' 11''
ɤ › WEIGHT: 70 kg / 154 lbs
ɤ › BIRTHDAY: February 14th
ɤ › NATIONALITY: French-Irish
ɤ › HOUSE: Slytherin (the house of the c u n n i n g)
ɤ › YEAR: 6th
ɤ › PERSONALITY:
【 façade 】jokester | "charming" pfftt yeah no | unpredictable | stalker | can be scary ;;
【 reality 】likes to help out | good teacher | aggressively protective | gentle
Pierre's built up a convincible front over the years, but his other side tends to slip out, especially if he's close to you. He doesn't have a split-personality/two personalities, he puts on a façade so he won't get hurt. If people don't take him seriously, then he doesn't have to take their opinions seriously either.
He would rather be left alone than part of the Slytherin power play – doesn't mind being an outcast. However, he is lonely, which is partly why he stalks Mei-Lin so much – he doesn't know what else to do. He carefully monitors his behavior – he can be an annoying asshole when he wants, and intelligent, calm and dangerous if the situation calls for it. He smiles a lot, but looks lecherous doing it…
He's a bit of a "sleeping giant" (or serpent if you want to be stereotypical and play the Slytherin snake-love card) – he's a guy you don't want to underestimate, no matter how stupid he's acting, since on the inside, he's carefully analyzing the situation.
On the inside though, Pierre doesn't hesitate to help those in need, and he's oddly gentle with those younger than him. He likes using his Slytherin status to teasingly scare people or creep them out, but he hasn't crossed the line into cruelty
yet. He detests bullying, but only really steps in if it's directed at 1st or 2nd years or within the Slytherin house.
ɤ › HISTORY:
Océane Rosier was a pureblood witch fascinated with muggle culture and became a Muggle Ambassador. She met and married Finn Donne, a carefree Irish muggle when she was 21 and had Pierre a year later. Finn was delighted that his wife was a witch and Pierre grew up hearing stories of magic. The young parents loved their son very much and they were very happy family.
However, Pierre's life away from home wasn't quite so hot. His classmates thought he was strange and crazy for talking about flying and magic and shunned him. But Pierre, being the stubborn and optimistic boy he was, kept trying to make friends with them. But thankfully he had his bffl Amy to keep him company and punch the bullies for him !! They were very close, and she was the bolder of the two, dragging him on adventures and standing up for him.
Then, on his 11th birthday, his Hogwarts letter came and everything changed – for the better! But....unfortunately, Amy had moved away and he was left without friends (haha pffft). After a life of rejection, Pierre had lost his casual optimism and was more careful around people. He vowed never to be hurt again. Although somewhat surprised to be sorted into Slytherin, he embraced it, and spent a lot of his time keeping to the shadows and basically being forgotten.
Then, during his second year, his father, a very patriotic, impulsive man, decided to enroll in the army (he was 33 that year) and was assigned to a foreign country for a short while. It was supposed to be a very "safe" job, but suddenly a very bloody revolution broke out, and Finn was caught in the middle of it. He took a bullet to the chest, which missed his heart by inches. One of his mates rushed him to the nearest hospital where he fell into a deep coma, barely saving his life.
(The revolution was harshly suppressed by the officials a few days later and its leaders executed. It was basically a huge failure.)
When Océane learned of the news, she was devastated and nearly went crazy. By using a huge amount of money, she was able to get her comatose husband back to Britain and into a nearby hospital. The doctors said there wasn't a high chance of him waking up again. The oblivious Pierre only knew about his father's state when his mother rushed him to a wizarding hospital in desperation. Océane had forgotten to tell him the news.
Nothing worked. The magical healers weren't equipped to deal with muggle weaponry, and the wound had been too close to the heart. Finn wasn't dead, but he couldn't even breathe on his own without life support. Pierre's life suddenly changed again…for the worse. His mother couldn't even take care of herself, much less her grieving child. Very tearfully, she transferred Pierre's legal guardian status to his magical grandparents (her parents), who he'd only seen maybe 5 times his entire life. Starting the summer of 2nd year, he started living with Colette and Stéphan.
This obviously had a huge impact on Pierre's personality and ideals. Luckily, his grandparents were good people and he grew up just as loved as he was before (just in a different way). He started being raised as a pureblood child, taking etiquette lessons (dancing, manners, etc.) and being taught more rigorous magic by his grandfather. Pierre essentially abandoned the muggle world, and hasn't seen his mom in a while. She sends cards on his birthday and Christmas, though.
To this day, Pierre's worst fear is disappointing his grandparents. He acts very affectionate and sincere around them, none of his jokester façade crap.
ɤ › FAMILY:
【 mother 】 - Océane Rosier – Finn was always her greatest love, and she's still not able to get over him. Her mental state is very fragile, knowing there's little chance Finn wake up, but unable to "pull the plug" and kill him. She feels guilty and awkward around Pierre even though he assures her he doesn't blame her at all.
【 father 】 - Finn Donne-Rosier (in a coma) – Finn was the hero for both Océane and Pierre and the light of their household. But in the end, he was too carefree, too reckless, and that had horrible repercussions for everyone.
【 grandmother 】 - Colette Rosier – A strict, traditional pureblood witch, but also very honest, dignified and kind to her family. She loves Pierre very much, and connects more to him than her own daughter. Pierre and Colette's relationship is very sweet.
【 grandfather 】 - Stéphan Rosier – A quiet man of few words who expresses himself best through teaching spells and potions. He's awkward at small talk and showing affection, but he's the best teacher Pierre has ever had, and they bond over knowledge.
Ω yes, his father took on his mother's last name (like Rory and Amy Pond from Doctor Who)
ɤ › LIKES & DISLIKES:
√ sincere people (wow hypocrite much--)
√ his grandparents ♥
√ stalking / bothering Mei-Lin
√ Amy (---hurk hurk in a sisterly way guys----no romance pfft it would be like kissing his lil sis -so yeah no;; )
√ Transfiguration
√ the innocent 1st years
√ casual flying
√ full moons
going on dates ♥
parties, balls, dancing shhh
× essays (he reads the books, understands the info…& writes like 1/2 a page before giving up)
× fricking History of Magic ‼ (he's taking Ghoul Studies to find a way to exorcise Prof Binns-- /hit)
× betrayal
× love potions
× the muggle world (no he's not a muggle hater - he just likes the wizarding world more)
ɤ › ELECTIVE CLASSES:
Ω Care of Magical Creatures – it freaks him out how creatures can figure him out much easier than people. He's his most honest self in this class since he gave up trying to fool creatures long ago.
Ω Divination – he wonders why he even took this class, but stuck with it since his grandmother is surprisingly into this kind of stuff and he can sleep in this class.
ɤ › EXTRA CURRICULAR:
Ω Ghoul Studies -
because he loved Halloween as a kid
Ω Art – another one of the "inspired by grandmother" things. He paints birthday gifts for her.
ɤ › SPELLS:
Ω lumos (lumos charm) - creates a bright light at the end of the caster's wand
Ω protego (shielding charm) - creates a shield from the caster's wand which deflects jinxes, hexes, and curse
Ω accio (summoning charm) - summons an inanimate object to the caster. Objects held by someone else are generally impossible to summon in this manner
Ω reducto (reductor curse) - causes a solid object to explode spectacularly
Ω silencio (silencing charm) - silences the victim, preventing any form of vocalization
Ω incarcerous (incarcerous) - binds a victim with magically conjured ropes
ɤ › WAND INGREDIENTS – "highly suited to Transfiguration and…"
Ω Core: Dragon Heartstring
Ω Length: 10 ½ inches
Ω Wood: Ebony
Ω Flexibility: Rigid (hard for others to use – it backfires 8/10 times)
ɤ › RELATIONSHIPS (make relationships with him guys sobs)
Siofra Bardon - He teasingly calls her "Little Miss Hufflepuff" and met her outside the library after dark one day. He walked her back to her common room -- being creepy and scaring her in the process. But a few days later, she stumbled upon him after he'd crashed off his broom (to avoid hitting a nest of bird eggs) and healed him (after a lot of trouble from him). He's not sure where she stands in his book -- he feels a little indebted to her -- and still teases her, but it's a little less menacing and more playful (????). .............................................after a really scary event, he realizes that he really cares about her. Like not in a sister way. ..... he likes her... maybe even l--
.... but will he ever tell her?
dun dun dun the suspense---//SLAPPED
Amy Deasmhumhain - Amy, Amy, Amy, what to say about her -- well no doubt he really cares about her since they grew up together and were really good friends. When they re-meet at Hogwarts after her transfer, they both realize the other has changed a lot -- Pierre for one is very different and he feels more protective of her (opposite to how they were as kids when she would stand up for him, etc) -- and teases her a lot, calling her names...which she returns ---
think of like forever friendzoned bffs--. If anyone knows his secrets, it would be this girl u v u
Biony Lin-Teague - imouto onee-chan -- these two are very alike -- like long lost siblings or something ahah-- she keeps him from doing stupid things (the onee-chan part) and sometimes he does cute stuff for her like buy her chocolate or baby her (since he thinks of her like a lil sis) /// he likes playing with her camera -- ;;;
Mei-Lin Cheng -- ????? The person he stalks?? Maybe friends??? During the end of 4th year, he was running to a class and tripped, falling flat on his face, and she helped him up (even though that would make her late too). Pierre was shocked at her kindness but ruined everything by making a perverted statement and got punched in the face. He developed an interest in her and became her stalker like he memorized her schedule and sits by her during meals and tries to partner with her for everything ;;;
Keira Flanagan - Keira...oh Keira. He finds her highly amusing, and calls her "spitfire" and "little Ravenclaw". He firmly believes he saved her butt from her potion that she messed up, but proceeded to mock her, scare her and threaten her wand, so it's little surprise she doesn't think too highly of him. He finds her honesty refreshing and funny, saying, "What a duo we make. The liar and the truth-teller."
Alice Barry - He can't find it in himself to be mock the sweet Hufflepuff fourth year. She partnered up with him in Herbology to be his tutor (yes, he is THAT horrible at it) and due to her younger age and cheerful, gentle demeanor, he grew annoyed when their classmates started laughing at her, and used his sharp tongue to shame and silence them. He kind of made her cry though, but not on purpose ;;; Still, he is wary around her - he can't believe that people as sweet as her actually exist.
Dimitri Leshchyov - housemates, bros, friendssssss
...one of his only male friends ahahAHA-- ......
Zia Pendleton - .........it's funny how she's so close to people he's close to -- ahahahaha (like Dimi is her bf and Briony is her bff) -- hopefully they can become better friends
ɤ › TRIVIA:
Ω He really likes street fighting ;; like the quick and dirty fights with punches and kicks – when he was younger, like summer of 4th year, he was really angry at the world and would sneak out to the muggle world and pick fights (and get totally beat up) but his grand-mere found out (obviously; he had like 2 black eyes) and made him this training room with dummies and stuff so he wouldn't get himself killed in the muggle world. To this day, he still like street fighting;;
Ω He's a really messy painter and will get paint everywhere – which is why he only paints when he's at his grandparents' mansion or in a locked room at Hogwarts so no one will see him.
He will be my bbys senpai whenever i finish Niles' app huehuehue
I'd love to rp aldsjk ;v;
i saw your lovely girl HAHA SO PRETYTTTTYYY ////
AND EEKK just add me on skype! i'm cherriluu ////
eeekk THANK You!! // and i'll get to it asapp ///
btw do you have a skype? because i'm faster at skype hah//
send me a request when you want~
and yeah we had an rp long time ago...but don't need to worry~ since notes aren't the most organized rping sistem ^-^
such detail in his backstory ahaha x'D
Wanna RP?
EEEKK I LOVE CHARAS SHORTER THAN HIM LMAOO hahasdfasdf //// eeekk of course i do! just add me on skype if you have one! (and tell me who you are haha) i'm just cherriluu
Hahahahaha its ok
I made her sooooooooooo short XD I have skype but it doesn't work right? Its been causing me trouble lately, its my computer I bet
I'm Jessica by the way, or as on DA I'm Code-Sonic
Nice to meet you!
please feel free to add me on skype! (and tell me who you are haha) my name's just cherriluu
We must rp someday! >v<
*^* So here are my skype OvO ---> karolina.balec1 (so many personal information XDDD)
Thanks! Q//w//Q <3333333


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The mother of a 9-year-old girl from Newtown, Conn., says her daughter was "very happy to be back at school today."
For children who attended Sandy Hook Elementary, this is the first day of the first full school year without the 20 children and six educators who were killed by a gunman last December.
Brenda Lebinski says her daughter's transition into the fourth grade was made easier because she was able to have the same teacher as last year. Lebinski says everything "went well" this morning -- with a lot of teachers and therapy dogs greeting children when they arrived.
The students from Newtown are being bused to the neighboring town of Monroe. A former middle school there was renovated for them after the shootings.
Town voters will be asked in October to approve plans to demolish the school where the massacre occurred, and build a new one on the same property.
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It is relatively rare for the state's consumer protection commissioner to seek statewide office.
But this is not a normal year.
Jerry Farrell, Jr., who has served as commissioner since December 2006, is expected to announce next week that he is running for Secretary of the State, sources told Capitol Watch.
A Republican, Farrell was named commissioner by Governor M. Jodi Rell, and he is pictured with Rell on the consumer protection Web site.
The Secretary of the State's office has become a major political launching pad in the past for several politicians, including Ella Grasso, who held the office for 12 years before later serving as governor. Barbara B. Kennelly of Hartford held the office for more than three years before serving in the U.S. Congress from the First District.
In a reversal of what Farrell is trying to do, Gloria Shaffer served as the secretary of the state for more than seven years in the 1970s and then later became the consumer protection commissioner in the 1990s. She resigned from SOTS in 1978 for a seat on the Federal Civil Aeronautics Board.
An early appointee of the Rell administration, Farrell arrived in September 2004 as deputy commissioner. Before that, he served for 11 years in the private practice of law - meaning that he is also qualified to run for attorney general. He focused chiefly in his law practice on the legal issues facing senior citizens.
Since he was 18, Farrell has been serving in his hometown of Wallingford in a wide variety of positions, including as a selectman, a justice of the peace, and seven terms as a member of the town council. In addition, his volunteer work includes serving as president of the Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust. For all of his efforts, he was named Wallingford's Italian-American Citizen of the Year in 2003.
Farrell graduated from several prestigious schools, including Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, and Villanova University Law School.


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Mark Peter Kellar
Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: July 17, 1952 in Chicago, IL
High School: Irving Crown
College: Northern Illinois (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 6th round (155th overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)


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If you have health insurance and can pay for vaccination, flu vaccine is also available at many healthcare provider offices and pharmacies. Use the Flu Vaccine Finder to locate one near you.
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Using a French Dictionary (Dictionnaire Francais)
Whether you're just trying to learn a new language, or actually trying to communicate with a business prospect in France, a French dictionary (dictionnaire francais) can be quite handy. A productive collection of French phrases and French words can really make life easy in terms of interacting with French natives.
Albeit, using a French dictionary that suits your individual needs can be quite tricky. Whilst a student might use a quick online resource, a scholarly attempt requires a more traditional French dictionary. Let's explore the options.
The following are traditional French dictionaries that have been around for quite a while, and part of mainstream French scholarly expeditions.
Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française
The official dictionary of the French language, the Académie Française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language. A special Commission (Commission du Dictionnaire) composed of several of the members of the Académie undertakes the compilation of the dictionary. Since 1687, it has published thirteen editions of the dictionary, of which three were preliminary, eight were complete, and two were supplements for specialized words. The finalized ninth edition is expected to contain more than 15,000 new words.
Grand Dictionnaire Universel du XIXe Siècle
The work of famous French grammarian, lexicographer, and encyclopaedist Pierre Larousse, the Larousse du dix-Neuvième, is an encyclopedic dictionary, in 17 volumes of 1500 pages each, extended from 1866 to 1877. Volumes 1-15 covering A-Z were issued from 1866-70, while volumes 16-17 and two supplements were issued from 1877-1890. Larousse also published further supplements in the form of a magazine, called Revue Encyclopédique (1891-1900), and then Revue Universelle (1900-1905).
Le Petit Robert
Published by renown French lexicographer and publisher Paul Robert, the Le Petit Robert is a popular single-volume French dictionary first published in 1967. It is actually an abridgement of his eight-volume French linguistics landmark, Dictionnaire Alphabétique et Analogique de La Langue Française. As of 2008, it is in its fourth edition and is available in both print and electronic forms.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française (Littré)
Researched and written by Emile Littre, the "Littré" is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in four sets. Originally issued in 30 sets, the first publication took place in 1863, and has since then been part of popular French linguistics culture.
Collins-Robert French Dictionary
Marketed as Le Robert et Collins Dictionnaire Français-Anglais in France, the literary endeavor is a bilingual dictionary of English and French derived from the Collins Word Web, an analytical linguistics database. As well as being a bilingual dictionary, it contains usage guides for English and French (known as Grammaire Active and Language in Use respectively), English and French verb tables, and maps of English and French speaking areas.
Harrap's Shorter French Dictionary
One of the best known English/French bilingual dictionaries in the United Kingdom and France, the Chambers Harrap Publishers dictionary is one of the most widely used literary instruments in Europe. The first edition of the Shorter was published in two volumes, the French-English book in 1940 and the English-French four years later. Revised editions were published in 1967, 1982, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2007.
Oxford-Hachette French–English/English–French Dictionary
One of the most comprehensive and recent bilingual French–English and English–French dictionaries, it was the first such dictionary to be written using a computerized corpus and it contains 555,000 translations as well as 360,000 words and expressions. The work was first published in 1994, with its second, third and fourth editions appearing in 1997, 2001 and 2007 respectively. Though the dictionary is entirely bilingual, it is marketed in French as Le grand dictionnaire Hachette-Oxford and in English as Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary.
Collins Free French Online Dictionary
One of the free, public-service endeavors from global publication giant Collins Online French Dictionary, the bilingual French-English and French-English is an excellent online tool for students and businessmen to use on-the-go. With over 40,000 French words and references, the free online dictionary online offers excellent coverage of today's language and usage, and is easier to apply in local context, whatever the situation might be.
Yahoo! Babelfish
Another excellent drive-through user's delight, the Yahoo Babelfish dictionary from famous IT giant Yahoo! not only translates French words into English, but also entire blocks of words. Although it is pretty non-conventional, but an excellent tool for rapid reference and communication.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - In 1997, the Federal Trade Commission blocked the merger of Office Depot and Staples, a move that was rather shocking and somewhat comical to me at the time. Thank goodness Big Brother stepped in to stop the formation of this evil monopoly, which, if had been allowed to move forward, surely would have driven the prices of office supplies through the roof, giving the public no recourse.At the time, the director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, William J. Baer said this: "The FTC's decision to ask a court to block the merger is about lower prices for consumers. If the merger is allowed to proceed, consumers will pay millions of dollars more for their copy paper, envelopes, pens and file folders."
Justice Dept. Makes Cheap Beer a Top Priority
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text: The Del Oro High football team is still on the field in late November, restoring order in Loomis. The Golden Eagles missed the playoffs in 2008 for the first time in eight seasons after an uncharacteristic 4-6 finish. This year, Del Oro (8-2) earned an at-large invitation to the playoffs, landing the No. 8 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section's newly formatted Division II bracket. The Eagles will host ninth-seeded Christian Brothers (7-3). The Falcons took second place in the Sierra Valley Conference, finishing 4-2. Their league losses to Union Mine and Oak Ridge were by a combined six points. Christian Brothers features a diverse offense led by senior quarterback Michael Lahey. He averages 121 yards per game through the air and rushes for another 40 each game. Running backs Julian Winters and Corey Crowder are both dangerous. Winters is small and quick while Crowder is a 205-pound bruiser. Del Oro pulled out of a two-game losing skid with a 56-8 romp in its Sierra Foothill League finale last week. Senior tailback Bryce Pratt made it 30 touchdowns on the year to go with 1,719 yards on the ground. Junior Max Magleby has quietly been outstanding for the Eagles. He's completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,536 yards and 17 touchdowns. Magleby's thrown just four interceptions.


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