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While everyone else is seemingly under a cold snap across the country, Southern California continues to stay consistent with its coveted sunny clear blue skies and crisp morning air. You know what that means though, it's the perfect weather for working out! With the new year in full swing, and great weather, now is the time to take advantage of the rain-free paths and the fact that it doesn't snow here and get out there and get in a workout.
The weather has been pristine lately, and some of the sunrises have been breath-taking. If that isn't enough motivation to beat the sheet monster that holds you down in bed each morning, think about those who are layering up with multiple articles of clothes, including windbreakers, tights, ear warmers, mittens, beanies, and even those who are strapping on special snow shoes to get in a run in the snow. Only having to throw on a long sleeve and shorts makes running in Long Beach pretty easy when you think about it.
With the chance of rain in the forecast for spring, the time is now to get out and get in some miles. Make sure you don't overdress to overheat though, it might be a tad chilly when starting out, but you will warm up slightly after running consistently for a short period of time. Ear-warmers allow the head to continue to breath and don't hold the heat in like beanies do.
Also, instead of wearing a long sleeve, opt for arm-warmers. Easy to care for, warm and can be slipped down around your wrists once you warm up, arm-warmers are one of my favorite winter article of warmth. Asics makes some sweater-like material ones which I have found keep you very warm, and might be too warm for some of the mornings in Long Beach. Zensah also makes a thinner option which are my personal favorites.
Try to take the time to enjoy the temperatures that are offered at this time of year. At almost any time of day you can lace up your shoes and step outside and go for a run. It's unlike summer where a run must be accomplished in the early morning to avoid overheating, and right now, the morning air is practically embracing you once you take your first step. Enjoy the fact that we can still step out our front door and not be covered in slushy snow, that it isn't constantly raining and the sun continues to shine. Sometimes experiences along the run are what motivate you to get up the next morning and do it all over again, give yourself the chance to experience that.


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Under direction of the Dean of School of Business, the Assistant Dean - Advancement will: represent the School of Business to external parties including business leaders, government leaders, and philanthropists; represent the dean at various functions within the college and in the community; build excellent public relations with local, regional, national, and international businesses and other appropriate organizations; be an integral member of the leadership of the school contributing input on strategic directions of the school; create a development plan to fund school initiatives and work with the dean to establish appropriate development priorities; work directly with the Office of Institutional Advancement to coordinate fund raising activities across campus.
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- Develop a base of support for the School of Business with business leaders locally and throughout the state.
- Make appropriate introductions of supporters to the dean, faculty, and other administrators of the college.
- Is involved in appropriate community and professional organizations that will bring positive attention to the school.
- Prepare a development plan for the School of Business for both annual giving and major gifts and obtain approval of the dean.
- Successfully carry out the approved development plan by working collaboratively with development officers across campus to achieve the goals of the school and of the university.
- Maintain excellent records, per college standards, on donor prospects, including pertinent information on individuals, businesses, and interest in and ability to support the school's initiatives and programs.
- Represent the Dean internally as assigned and at various community events and functions.
- Provide support to the School of Business National Advisory Council.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
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Special Requirements of the Position:
- Ability to freely navigate the entire Orem campus, visits other campus locations, and attends local and national meetings.
- Must have personal transportation.
- Travel with the dean to represent the school at various functions around the country.
Graduation from an accredited institution with a master's degree in a business related discipline or equivalent.
- Demonstrate ability to work with business and community leaders.
- Must be personable, work well with others and demonstrate a team player mentality.
- Must have ability to cultivate excellent donor relations with potential donors, especially prospects for major gifts.
- Ability to organize and carry out major fund raising projects.
- Demonstrate ability to represent the dean and the interests of the school.
- Successful experience in development activities, gift planning strategies, financial and estate planning, tax law, and real estate.
- Knowledge of university operations, governance, and culture.
This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to the position.

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Lois gets on top and rides his dick. It must have been heaven for him with her big boobs in his face and that bubble butt bouncing up and down on his cock. They both looked like they really got off on the incest and I think they'll be having a lot more sex with each other in the future.
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She then pushes him down onto the bed and climbs on top. She reaches back and guides his erect cock into her warm wet hole so she can ride him like a naughty cowgirl. He sucks on her perky MILF tits while she bounces that delectable bubble butt up and down on him.
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When they think the cameras have stopped rolling for the day things get really wild on set. Check out these two pictures for a good example of just what they get up too off air. Like the rest of us they get horny too and there is a whole of steamy sex going on between all the characters.
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Cleveland's big dick is so hard it is just about popping out of his fly and Peter too has a chubby as he lusts after Meg. She is happy to please her daddy and his friend so she gets naked with them and lets them stick their big daddy cocks in her mouth, pussy and ass like a good girl.
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She doesn't have sneak around or cheat on her fat hubby either. He likes watching his sexy wife blowing other men and getting her pussy reamed. Check out this picture of him pitching a tent as he watches her get fucked by the pizza boy. Don't worry he gets his turn later when she comes to bed still horny for more. He fucks her mouth and busts a big cum nut all over her face and tits.
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She first mets up with one of his buddies. She had heard from another girl that he had a really big cock and she wanted a taste. She got more than that though. Once she had hist pants down and that huge dick in her mouth she sucked him til he shoot a big was of steamy cum down her throat.
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I love the beginning of school year – the teacher's have all put so much creativity into decorating their classrooms! Walking through the hallways during orientation night gets me inspired to organize and cutesy up my own house – and this year I totally STOLE this crayon clip idea from Mrs. Smith's classroom at Arnold Memorial Elementary
This is a super-easy craft you can make and uses very cheap supplies – most of which you probably have lying around!
While Mrs. Smith had hers hanging on a clothesline in the hallway - I decided to make them into refrigerator magnets for all the masterpieces my kids will be bringing home from school.
- Crayola Crayons
- Clothespins
- Hot Glue
- Strong Magnets
1) Let your kids each pick their favorite color, so they will have a special clip just for displaying their favorite masterpiece each week. Addie picked Blue!
2) Hot glue a line along the clothes pin and stick the crayon to it, Crayola side up (I think it just looks cuter that way).
3) Now hot glue a nice strong magnet to the back so it can stick to the fridge. I tried to cut some of those thin magnets into strips (you know the ones you get free from Little Ceasar's and whatnot) but they could barely hold up the clothespin and crayon, much less a painting as well.
My kids came home and went "cooool" – they loved 'em! Let us know if you get a chance to try this out – or if you have more ideas for getting your home ready for back to school!
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Among various flower festivals in the world, Kazanlak Rose Festival is getting more and more famous especially in Europe, Asia and Japan. Long time ago when internet was not yet introduced, this festival was not so well known to other countries (than Bulgaria) and only limited number of people knew about the Rose Festival in Kazanlak.
After internet became popular all over the world, Kazanlak Rose Festival has been getting more and more popular seemingly because limited number of people (who were familiar with this particular festival) shared the information with other people through Internet. Consequently even people living quite far from Bulgaria such as Japanese and Asian people became to know about this festival.
The oil produced from roses is quite famous. The high quality of rose oil produced in Bulgaria is widely used not only in Bulgaria but also in many countries. According to Wikipedia, about 85% of the world's rose oil is produced in Bulgaria. Especially the valley located south of Balkan Mountains and the eastern part of the lower Sredna Gora is quite famous for the rose oil producing industry. The center of the rose oil industry is the city of Kazanlak where the festival is held every year to celebrate roses and rose oil..
The season of picking roses lasts from May to June. During this period of time, people living in this valley can enjoy a pleasant scent and also multi-colored beautiful flowers. Those who engage in gathering roses have been traditionally women who carefully cut the flowers one by one and lay them in willow baskets that are sent to the distilleries.
The Kazanlak rose festival is held in this season. The highlights of the festival is the parade and election of the Rose Queen. Some tourism companies arrange a tour for visiting Kazanlak Rose Festival. Japanese people who are interested in roses and Rose Festival participate in the tour to enjoy this particular event.
If you love flowers and have interest in this flower festival, why not visit Kazanlak in early June ? California Flower Art Academy is pleased to introduce a variety of floral designs, flower related events and festivals from all over the world. Those who would like to earn practical skills of fresh flower arrangement are recommended to take lessons at a floral school near you. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area or Silicon Valley (San Jose), California Flower Art Academy is more than happy to help. For more information, feel free to contact firstname.lastname@example.com
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Preserving A Sense of Place: The Preservation Alliance's Fall Conference
By Christina Tierno (MPA '12) and Tess Mullen (MPA '13), Associate Consultants
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia sponsored a city-wide conference, Preserving Philadelphia Neighborhoods, on October 21, 2011 at Temple University.
Fels faculty member and Senior Consultant John Kromer kicked off the event by delivering the conference's keynote address. Drawing upon his extensive experience working in urban development, Kromer provided a valuable overview of past, present and future revitalization initiatives throughout Philadelphia. Looking ahead, Kromer said that grounding new revitalization efforts around existing assets – such as local educational institutes, civic centers or transit lines – is often one of the keys to success.
While the conference offered a very positive perspective on neighborhood preservation, it also highlighted some of the inevitable tensions between groups who work in this sphere: some are more interested in preserving the physical structure of the neighborhood and others are more interested in using the preserved physical, historical atmosphere as a tool to spur economic or other development. While these two groups absolutely have overlapping interests, their goals sometimes diverge.
This tension was highlighted in a panel discussion titled 'Neighborhood Preservation Begins with YOU: Using Tools with Teeth.' The panel focused on capacity building skills for individuals that would like to preserve historic buildings or create historic districts within their communities. Christina was particularly interested in this session as it focuses on grassroots movements and is relatable to the Sustainable Strategies Promising Practices report she is writing at Fels R&C.
The conflict manifested itself as a panelist discussed the creation of a historic district in his community. Regulations related to the district were being violated by longtime residents who presumably did not have the money to maintain their properties in accordance with the standards set forth by the district, thus bothering their neighbors. The tension between individual families' finances and the community's desire to ensure that local assets are well maintained can be difficult to resolve.
Historic preservation can be a powerful tool through which to maintain the character of a neighborhood and attract residents and businesses. However, neighbors are justified in worrying about how preservation standards and gentrification initiatives will affect long-time residents on fixed incomes.
The Preservation Alliance appeared to be well aware people's concerns about gentrification. In his keynote address, Kromer addressed the controversy surrounding gentrification and provided examples of how some Philadelphia developers have worked with local residents to ensure that they continue to have access to affordable housing. We hope that the Preservation Alliance will continue to explore complex issues such as preservation, gentrification, and economic development in future conferences and meetings.
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REPORT: "Octomom" Nadya Suleman Now Receiving Welfare
"Octomom" Nadya Suleman is reportedly on welfare.
The mother of 14, who recently posed topless for cash, had long sworn that she'd never go on government assistance, but the financial burden of caring for her large brood has apparently forced Suleman to accept aid.
She now receives $2,000 a month from the state of California, according to TMZ.
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Suleman's welfare is reportedly deposited directly into a debit card that can be used only for food.
The "Celebrity Boxing" vet qualifies for assistance because her income is less than $119,000 – a threshold determined by the number of dependents in her household.
Suleman already had six children when she famously gave birth to octuplets in 2009.
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Aug. 10, 2010
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The Husky football team returned to the field at Husky Stadium Tuesday for the second practice of fall camp Tuesday afternoon.
Sunny skies and an occasional, welcome breeze greeted a contingent of fans, UW mascot "Dubs" and the Dawgs themselves, who worked out in helmets and shorts for a second straight day, per NCAA acclimatization rules.
"I thought it was good," Coach Steve Sarkisian said of Tuesday's workout. "I thought the intensity was really good today."
Sarkisian noted that being in helmets only for a second straight day, coupled with the natural enthusiasm that comes with the start of camp, means the players can tend towards the slightly over-zealous.
"In this format, they start clamoring," he said. "They want to get the pads on."
"The offense was efficient," Sarkisian continued, "and I've been impressed with a lot of our defensive players."
The coach said he's has been pleased with the play of several of his freshmen on the defensive side of the ball. He called out by name Sione Potoa'e, Princeton Fuimaono, Cooper Pelluer, Sean Parker and Gregory Ducre, noting that this list was only off the top of his head.
Sarkisian also praised the early-practice performances of tailbacks Chris Polk and true freshman Deontae Cooper, surmising that Cooper's presence is pushing the returning starter Polk.
Polk and Cooper each provided a highlight play Tuesday. Polk caught a screen pass at his feet for a nice gain while Cooper maintained his balance by putting a hand on the ground on a run up the middle in a nice display of his agility.
Other highlight plays included a nice catch in traffic from receiver James Johnson and a solid interception from Ducre on a tipped pass.
The Huskies return for another 3:00 p.m. practice Wednesday afternoon. They'll be in helmets and shoulder pads.
Q & A WITH Austin Sylvester
There's plenty of opportunity available for Austin Sylvester this season. With the departure of Paul Homer to graduation, the Huskies have a starting job available at fullback. Sylvester, a senior, is perhaps the leading candidate, but he understands the competitive nature of the Washington program means he has to bring it each time out during fall practice. The Reno, Nev., native - who went to high school in Princeton, N.J. - spent most of his summer here in Seattle working out to prepare for the season. GoHuskies.com correspondent Kyle MacDonald caught up with Sylvester after the team's first practice to ask him about the start of camp.
GoHuskies.com: How is this first day of practice different than previous ones you've been through?
Austin Sylvester: The tempo and excitement that everyone has is unparallel to what's been happening, this is the best year by far since I've been here.
GH.com: Do you feel different as a person and a player knowing this is your last season as a Husky?
GH.com: After being behind Paul Homer last year, what's it like being the man at your position?
AS: More responsibility, but at the same time me and Paul were always in a race with each other. It's still a race now, don't get me wrong. I come out here every day like I could lose my job any day. I'm not under any allusion to that because that's how this team operates and that's why we're so good and why we're going to be great because everybody has to play hard every day to keep their position. With Paul it was that race--he always pushed me to be better than what I was and never let me settle, and I never let him settle. In a way, it was like a symbiotic relationship that was frustrating at times but made me a better player, and I thank him every day for it.
GH.com: What did you do to make yourself better in the offseason?
AS: A lot of lifting and running and trying to eat right and stretching. It's mental too. You watch film, and watch yourself in the spring game and take notes of things you need to work on. As far as being with the team, our optional afternoon workouts were the best I've seen since I've been here. We had at least 80 guys every time, and it was almost a mini practice. It takes some programs three years to get where we're at, and we got there in a year and a half.
GH.com: Did you have any fun this summer?
AS: There's plenty of time to have fun. We work out and then go jump in the lake. We'd have Wednesdays off at the beginning and the weekends. We got a week off before camp to go home and see our families. It's like any other kid, they have a summer job. We have our summer job to work out and go to school and take care of business.
GH.com: How are the expectations this year?
AS: We believe more in ourselves than anything. We know we deserve much better. We're playing like we do now. Last year was a great comeback from the year before, but it wasn't good enough for us. Every guy on this team--you can see it in their eyes--they want more. That's what's great about it. We're all working to this common goal, and that's to win the Pac-10. That's our goal.
GH.com: Is there any added pressure being the last line of defense for Jake Locker?
AS: You can't think about it like that. If you put pressure on yourself, that's when you mess up. You just have to go out and play. Jake's such a great athlete, I just have to get him an inch and he can get out for a mile. It's another blessing to be playing with a guy like that. It's very rare to play with a guy that has the potential to be the first pick in the NFL draft. I have that this year, so if I have one year starting, it's going to be the best year ever.


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A Clarksburg man was put behind bars after he apparently made a 6-year-old perform sexual acts on him on multiple occasions earlier this year.
Clarksburg Police said 25-year-old Christopher Lee Wilson forced a 6-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him two times back in February and March. Wilson admitted to investigators that this happened.
He's charged with two counts of second degree sexual assault, two counts of incest and two counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or person in position of trust.
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Pumpkin Cranberry Bread Pudding RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 8 slices cinnamon bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Place bread in a greased 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, pumpkin, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir in cranberries. Pour over bread cubes. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- For sauce, in a large saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil over medium heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and mixture turns a golden amber color, about 20 minutes. Gradually stir in cream until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve warm with bread pudding. Yield: 8 servings (1-1/3 cups sauce).
Reviews for Pumpkin Cranberry Bread Pudding
"I could eat ANYTHING pumpkin & be happy. This was so easy to make."
"Oh wow! This was amazing! I made homemade bread (I didn't have cinnamon bread) and added one tsp cinnamon and a dash of vanilla. I have been craving a caramel pecan sauce, so I made that for the sauce. It was SO good! Thanks for sharing - this will definitely be one I will make over and over!"
"oops ... cooked almost 4 hours and was using cornwaring casserole dishes. Probably could have cooked at higher temp but did not want to burn! Keeps extremely well in refrig too..."
"Make-over ... I doubled the receipe and baked in a 9x13 casserole (made 2 for meals-on-wheels) baked at 325 for 2-1/2 hours.Since I could not find plain cinnamon bread I used Roman Meal and increased cinnamon to 1 tablespoon. Did not want any left-over pumpkin so used the entire 29oz can. Since I decided not to make sauce and had the half & half used 1 cup milk and 1 cup half & half.Used part dried cranberries and part fresh in one; and used all fresh in the other -- the all fresh was much better. If I used dry again I would definitely hydrate them before using.Will definitely use this again since it was well received -- even a couple of volumteers helping took some of the leftovers!!! Thanks for sharing & I will definitely try in the slow cooker when I don't need to serve 41 folks!"
"Very nice warming dessert. I left the cranberries out cuz I don't really care for them. Also I think it needs a bit more of a crunch so I think next time I'll add nuts."


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Miss Solange Solange inspired a massive crowd into motion at the Glastonbury Festival. Encouraging guests to 'lose their minds,' she sang her lovable "Losing You" single while energetically lighting up the stage waving some impressively long braids.
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Miss Solange Solange inspired a massive crowd into motion at the Glastonbury Festival. Encouraging guests to 'lose their minds,' she sang her lovable "Losing You" single while energetically lighting up the stage waving some impressively long braids.
The colorful Solange takes us around Brooklyn in her newest video for the 80s inspired "Locked in Closets." Love the energy this lady always brings to all her visuals.
On her recent tour stop in London at XOYO, Solange takes us way back and brings Oliver xx from the famed The xx along for the ride. 90s R&B had so many gems that certain ones somehow sadly seem to get lost, and such we thank Solange for her service in bringing Nicole Wray's "Make It Hot" back into the forefront of our minds and hearts.
We're gonna be dipping and weaving to the song all weekend now. Aye!
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This vintage Brooklyn Afro-boheme themed new Solange video is exactly the dose of artistic inspiration we needed today. The song, "Losing You," also has an 80s pop throwback vibe to it. The dusty visuals show Solange in an African-esque "village" with dapper gentlemen sipping tea interspersed with scenes of her posse of Brooklynite boho pals frolicking about in their unfairly gorgeous, stylish youth.
We want more where this came from, promptly. Totes dreamy.
After experiencing overwhelming and well deserved success with his recent Black Radio release, Robert Glasper is now gearing up to release a remix EP. Called Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP, the project includes both unreleased tracks and remixes. The remixers include Glasper, Questlove, 9th Wonder, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Pete Rock, along with some additional flair compliments of Black Milk, Phonte, The Roots, and Solange.
Peep the track list below and be sure to catch Rob and the guys on tour this fall for some spiritual healing.
Tracklisting for Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP
1. Afro Blue feat. Erykah Badu / 9th Wonder's Blue Light Basement Remix feat. Phonte
2. Black Radio feat. yasiin bey / Pete Rock Remix
3. The Consequences of Jealousy feat. Meshell Ndegeocello / Georgia Anne Muldrow's Sassy Geemix
4. Twice / ?uestlove's Twice Baked Remix feat. Solange Knowles & The Roots
5. Letter to Hermione (feat. Bilal) / Robert Glasper and Jewels Remix feat. Black Milk
6. Dillatude #2
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September 15 – Indianapolis Jazz Festival – Indianapolis, IN
September 23 – iTunes Festival @ The Roundhouse – London, England
September 26 – Milwaukee Performing Arts Center – Milwaukee, WI
October 4 – Showcase Live – Foxboro, MA
October 5 – Iron Horse – Northampton, MA
October 6 – Traif – Buffalo, NY
October 7 – The Egg – Albany, NY
October 9 – Royalton – Fairfield, CT
October 11 – Birchmere – Alexandria, VA
October 12 – Ram's Head – Baltimore, MD
October 13 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA
October 16 – SOB's – New York, NY
October 19 – The Hoxton – Toronto, Ontario
October 20 – The Shelter – Detroit, MI
October 21 – Lincoln Theatre – Columbus, OH
October 25 – Royce Hall – Los Angeles, CA
October 26 – Discovery Green – Houston, TX
October 27 – Royce Hall – Los Angeles, CA (Trio)
October 28 – Anthology – San Diego, CA
November 1 – Palace of Fine Arts Theatre – San Francisco, CA
November 4 – Triple Door – Seattle, WA
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The slowdown in the global economy is starting to take a toll on international tourism to the United States, new data from the U.S. Commerce Department shows.
In May, the number of international visitors to the country rose just 1 percent from a year earlier, a slower pace than previous months.
Visitation was up 6 percent to 25.1 million international travelers in the first five months of the year, the data shows.
In May, the top inbound markets continued to be Canada and Mexico, with each down 3 percent from a year earlier.
But arrivals rose from other markets key to South Florida: Western Europe, up 2 percent, and South America , up 12 percent. Visitation from the Caribbean slipped 9 percent from a year ago, the data indicated.
South Florida has been riding a wave of rising tourism from South America, especially giant Brazil. Brazilian visitors last year spent more than $1 billion in Miami-Dade County — the first overseas group ever to spend at least $1 billion in the county in a single year, according to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.
International tourists account for about half of all visitors in Miami-Dade, about a quarter in Broward and perhaps 10 percent in Palm Beach County, county tourism bureaus estimate.
South Florida tourism leaders court overseas guests, because they tend to stay longer and spend more than domestic tourists. Many come to shop for U.S. brands at such malls as Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, lured by prices cheaper and selection better than in their homelands.


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The grand finale played out on Thursday, initially there was the Team Challenge, but, unlike before all remaining cooks, 3 from Team Ludo and 1 from Team Anthony would present their dishes and the least favorite would be eliminated, and only 3 would compete in the Solo Challenge and victor crowned.
And once the 4 dishes were tasted judgment was passed and surprisingly Jeff from Team Ludo was eliminated and everyone was astonished at the turn of events. Then came the Solo Challenge and each cook would need to prepare a mouthful representing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The 4 judges tasted the spoonfuls and based solely on taste decided who would be the 3rd runner up and again another surprise as Lee from Team Anthony was eliminated. That meant that Martina and this is unbelievable Louise from Team Ludo were the last 2 cooks standing.
And then the 3rd and final surprise came when Louise's name came up as the winner of this season. It was disappointing because Louise had flown under the radar and those who were eliminated had received Gold Stars and had more than less been at the top of their game throughout the competition, but the judging was done based solely on what was presented and nothing more.


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The Warwick girls' volleyball team ran its winning streak to three with a decisive victory over Cedar Crest in Lititz last Thursday. The Lady Warriors played possibly their best league match of the season while sweeping Cedar Crest.
"Besides the Dallastown tournament," Warwick coach Jen Wanner said, "this was our best volleyball we've played all season. Certainly it was our best effort in a single match set-up."
This effort resulted in a straight-set victory for the Warriors by scores of 25-10, 25-14 and 25-11. Warwick took early leads in all three matches and in two of the three sets did not allow the visiting Falcons to reach double digits in points until the outcome of the set was more or less already determined.
Cedar Crest had only one scoring run that reached as many as three points during the evening as Warwick played solid volleyball and made few mistakes.
"We have been focusing in practice on unforced errors," Wanner said. "We have been working on our awareness that unforced errors have an impact on our winning margin."
In the first set, Warwick jumped out to an 11-4 lead capitalizing on the strength of a pair of kills each from junior Gabby Yellets and senior Emily Buckwalter. Senior Greta Weidemoyer also added a kill and a serving ace in the early run.
The Lady Warriors maintained their lead as sophomore Callie Donmoyer served an ace and Buckwalter served three more. By the time sophomore Gia Gruett recorded her third kill of the set, Warwick had a 21-9 lead and was cruising. Senior Abby Wenger punctuated the victory with a servicing ace of her own for Warwick's final point in the 25-10 victory.
Warwick came out strong again in the second set and took a commanding 13-5 lead. Buckwalter recorded two kills in the early run, and Gruett added a kill. The Warwick servers continued to keep the pressure on Cedar Crest as junior Sarah Rodgers served two aces and Weidemoyer and Donmoyer each served one ace. Keeping the unforced errors to a minimum, the Lady Warriors kept Cedar Crest from making any sustained runs. By the time Buckwalter added her third kill of the set, Warwick led 21-12. Weidemoyer and Gruett recorded kills for Warwick's last two points to seal the set victory, 25-14.
The two-set lead allowed Wanner to make some substitutions in the third set, and still the Lady Warriors continued their strong play.
"It's good to see we can bring people off the bench and not lose our momentum," Wanner said.
The third set followed much the same script as the first two. Two serving aces by Buckwalter, three kills by Weidemoyer and one by Gruett propelled Warwick to a quick 9-3 lead. The Lady Warriors finished the match strong from there as Buckwalter added two more kills and a servicing ace, while Donmoyer added another ace. As she did in the first set, Wenger finished off the Lady Falcons with a servicing ace for the final point in the 25-11 victory.
For the match, Buckwalter led the way with seven kills, while Weidemoyer and Gruett each added six. Buckwalter also led with five serving aces. Donmoyer, Rodgers and Weidemoyer each totaled three aces. Gruett led the team with two blocks, and Wenger recorded eight digs.
In other action last week, the Warriors traveled to Lancaster City and swept McCaskey 25-16, 25-15 and 25-9 last Tuesday, Sept. 12. Buckwalter led the team with 11 kills and added four digs. Wenger also had four digs and Tristan Booker served five aces.
The Lady Warriors hoped to continue to eliminate the unforced errors as they traveled to Landisville on Tuesday to play the No. 1-ranked team in the state, Hempfield. Results from the Hempfield match will appear in next week's issue of the Lititz Record Express. Tonight (Thursday), Warwick hosts Manheim Township at 7 p.m. More WHS VOLLEYBALL, page B-8


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The Dunkin Donut store has been facing extinction in many parts of the country, e.g. Hawaii. However, its coffee has been creating a wide reach of awareness through television commercials and ads on social media websites. The question is, is the quality for the Dunkin Donut coffee overrated?
This is a tough question especially when the question is not specifically targeted to coffee drinkers in areas where there is access to Dunkin' Donut's coffee. According to reviews at shop.dunkindonuts.com, customers seem to be satisfied with the coffee that they purchased. Reading through the reviews though, the purchase of Dunkin's coffee (2-oz Mini-Brick Coffee) serves more as a gift than as for personal usage (e.g. wedding favors). Those reviewers that bought the coffee for personal use seems to like the idea that measuring and guesstimating is a thing in the past. Keurig lovers are also in support for Dunkin's coffee bean.
History: Although Dunkin' Donuts started off as a donut shop, their emphasis changed and geared towards developing more coffee products, and fancier coffee varieties. Dunkin' Donut is in competition with big brother "Starbucks". The target market may be different but they both have the capability in capturing coffee drinkers around the world, on the road and at home. According to fastcocreate website, Dunkin' Donuts has now nearly 11,000 restaurants in 33 countries (about 7,000 in the U.S.). Big brother Starbucks, on the other hand, has 20,000 retail stores in 65 countries (11,000 of them in the U.S.). One amazing statistics on these two companies is that, if as a combined commodity, these two companies dominate around 60% of the US coffee market. Although Starbucks still stays in the lead as a coffee guru (36%), Dunkin' Donuts is not far behind with around 24% of the market share.
Dunkin' Donut has been doing a great job in creating awareness of their brand. Through TV commercials, social media websites, and radios, consumers are starting to take notice of Dunkin's coffee push.
Back to the question of over rated: This is probably a question for you to decide. Try their coffee and decide if they are as good as they appear to be!


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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:01:21 -0800
Before Abe Smith (remember him?) gave up and went away, his E-mail forum spread. Today I found myself corresponding with a 20-year-old fundamentalist who was trying to explain science to me from a biblical perspective. I find it amusing, since I actually am a scientist. I am trying to ease him into using the liberal scientific method in his thinking (but I'm not holding my breath).
He accused me of using a "straw-man" argument about the New Testament. I had made an assumption based on Roman Catholic theology that as a Fundamentalist he considered to be heresy. He continued at length about the many, many, people (though not his people) who make the wrong interpretations of the bible.
This brings me to what, for me, is a new thought.
God's job description includes being not only perfect but being free from the constrictions of any natural law.
How would a perfect creature communicate with us if they felt the need to?
I suppose an argument could be made that being imperfect ourselves we couldn't know what a perfect "supernatural" creature would do. But our imperfection actually gives us an advantage. That is whatever solution we came up with that of a perfect creature would be at least as good and more than likely better.
So if we had a communication that purported to be from a perfect creature and fell short of our imperfect imaginings that should be conclusive proof that it was a fraud.
For instance I would imagine a perfect creature would be able to communicate ... well perfectly. No interpretations, everyone, everywhere would understand it's message to mean exactly the same thing, the clarity of the information being in the auspice of the communicator and not that of the listener.
This is less theology than it is basic marketing.
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Note: CGI is spearheading a major pan-university effort to significantly increase the number of traditionally underrepresented students who have access to global opportunities. This effort seeks to open access to students regardless of their academic discipline, age, disabilities, educational or family background, gender identity, racial or ethnic identity, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status.
We, therefore, prioritize proposals that make an effort to reach diverse students with global content. We seek proposals that add global content to existing courses that reach students who are traditionally under-represented in globally-oriented courses. We also seek proposals that suggest ways to attract such students into courses with global content.
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Halloween is our biggest excuse to play dress-up and be as silly, horrifying, and over-the-top as we want. While some don pre-made, out of the package costumes, others carefully craft their garments, and take accessories very seriously. From bullet wounds and zombie makeup to artfully coifed locks and colored contact lenses, the devil is in the details for some.
But just like you need to be vigilant about using non-toxic body paint, you should also beware of non-prescription decorative or colored contact lenses. These lenses can transform your eyes into that of a cat, a werewolf, or a vampire, or make your brown eyes blue. But these lenses can do major harm if not fitted and used properly, even for a few short hours.
While decorative and colored contact lenses are primarily non-corrective, meaning that they do not help your vision, they are still considered medical devices by the FDA. They are not, as some might advertise, a "cosmetic," which can freely be sold in stores or over the internet.
Decorative contact lenses must be fitted and prescribed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. They are not, as the FDA describes them, "one size fits all." For someone not used to wearing contacts (and caring for them properly), buying a pair that are a poor fit can cause eye damage, some of which could be long-lasting or permanent. Damage can include, scratches to the cornea, corneal infection, conjunctivitis, decreased vision, and even blindness.
In addition, there are care procedures for these decorative lenses, just as there are for regular ones. Cleaning and disinfecting are chief among them, but also making sure they are removed daily is of utmost concern. Late-night Halloween parties mean you may roll into bed without removing the lenses, and you could wake up with them adhered to your eyeball and difficult to remove without causing harm.
"The problem isn't with the decorative contacts themselves," says Bernard Lepri, O.D., M.S., M.Ed., an optometrist at FDA. "It's the way people use them improperly—without a valid prescription, without the involvement of a qualified eye care professional, or without appropriate follow-up care."
The FDA has some simple rules to help you make wise choices about decorative contact lessons, which will reduce the chance that you may do harm to your vision this Halloween (with more than alcohol).
Where NOT to Buy Contact Lenses
FDA is aware that many places illegally sell decorative contact lenses to consumers without valid prescriptions for as little as $20. You should never buy lenses from:
How to Buy Decorative Contact Lenses Safely
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Former "Home Improvement" co-star Taran Noah Smith was arrested in Los Angeles for alleged driving under the influence and possession of marijuana, TMZ said.
After the Tim Allen-led show wrapped, Smith gave up acting and has since 2005 owned a food manufacturer and restaurant specializing in vegan and organic foods.
TMZ said Smith was arrested early Thursday after police saw his car parked haphazardly in front of a fire hydrant, then detected the smell of marijuana when they stopped to talk to the retired actor.
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Well hello there, fresh and fun Arrow Olivia Sewing Cabinet ($449)! We've been searching for you, but foolishly we were looking in thrift stores and flea markets. And you know what we found? A lot of junk. Sure, we could spend hours sanding and painting and being all DIY-tastic, but we'd rather spend that time sewing.
I saw this and a small voice literally eeked out of me saying "oh my god, I need this."
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That would be legit! Big time! White uni's on ESPN, love it!
Easy to see?
not so sure bout that...
why not all GOLD?
This could be sweet. Like, really sweet.
i love our unis anyone have a pic of these...sorry if already posted
hmmm... sounds like the white helmet could come out at one point in the year.
white helmet is a must!
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According to Cinema Blend on Sunday, ABC's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s" Clark Gregg discussed the first season and his enthusiasm about where they're taking Agent Phil Coulson on his journey. In the last episodes of the ABC TV series, when Coulson explores an old bunker and finds the cure for Skye's fatal wounds and of course the reason for his continued life, what he saw at Project T.A.H.I.T.I. wasn't quite a magical place for him. Though, the blood acquired from the seemingly dead blue creature apparently does have seemingly "magical" properties.
Gregg is currently working on his project "Trust Me" and whilst in the interview, questions were asked about the journey and possible fate of Agent Coulson. Back in the first Jon Favreau "Iron Man" days, Gregg just did minor appearances in the initial Marvel Studios movie. The most excitement he's ever had in that film was blowing up a door entry with a minor explosive device.
Now, Gregg has appeared made his way as one of the most recognizable human heros in the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization and now even has his own TV show and "bus." Gregg expressed that he really liked where they were going with him.
"I love where they took it," Gregg said, complementing the show's writers. "I love that they stripped him down and gave him his dream job at a moment when S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer existed. He's the President of the United States of nothing right now. He's been told the reason he was saved was because of a project designed to save Avengers, so on the one hand that's a ridiculous honor from Director Fury. But it's just a huge responsibility that he's basically been given. 'This thing you've dedicated your life to, it was rotten to the core. Here's a mystery cube, and start to rebuild it, and P.S. you're pumping with alien blood, don't really know the ramifications. Good luck!'"
If any fan recalls, with the tie-in of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and the acquisition of S.H.I.E.L.D. by Hydra in the movie, this situation had serious ramifications on "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." as well. With treachery and deceit, there was no telling who to trust.
Most importantly, in regards to the future of Agent Coulson and his involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Gregg was asked about Coulson's unintelligible writings on the wall in an obsessed fashion in the last episode. Gregg mentioned that his character wasn't conscious of what he was doing as he seemed to perform some kind of mock role as the visiting alien to Earth in the classic film "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
There are speculative thoughts on the alien under glass that Coulson had encountered. Thoughts that may consider said alien could be of the Kree race. A species name that would likely to be brought to light as mentionable in James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy." A known esteemed member of the Kree is the main villain in Gunn's film and is known as Ronan the Accuser as portrayed by Lee Pace.
Gregg had his thoughts on what Coulson encountered:
"It looks like [a Kree] to me, but I haven't heard it confirmed. All I can do is be a fellow fan boy at this point."
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May 9, 2012 By Jason Clay
By Jason Clay
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Fresno State had three players named to the 2012 All-WAC Softball teams that were announced Wednesday morning at the 2012 WAC Awards Banquet on the opening day of the conference tournament.
Senior pitcher/utility player Michelle Moses was named first-team All-WAC for the third-straight season while senior designated player Courtney Moore and sophomore third baseman Vonnie Martin were both named to the second team.
Moses becomes the 17th player in school history to be named first-team All-Conference three times in a career and the first since Haley Perkins was named first-team All-WAC three times (2006-07, '09). Moses led Fresno State all year in the circle and provided the power in the Bulldog lineup. She finished the regular season with a 21-14 record, 1.98 ERA, a WAC-leading 234 strikeouts and was second in the WAC with 16 home runs.
Moses was named the WAC Pitcher of the Week two times on the season and also threw two no hitters, first on Feb. 23 against Iowa State and again on March 2 vs. Saint Joseph's. In 34 starts, she has thrown a WAC-leading 12 shutouts to tie for the fifth most in the nation.
Moore batted .290 on the season, was second on the team with nine home runs (five that were hit in WAC play) and she was third on the squad with 24 RBIs. She had a career-best nine-game hitting this year and posted seven multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games.
In the season opener againast Toledo, Moore hit her first career grand for the program's 30th overall since 1991 and only just the sixth by a Bulldog at home.
Martin hit .283 on the year, was second on the team with nine doubles and she added four home runs and 14 RBIs. Martin saved her best for WAC play, hitting a team-best .327 in league games. Her six doubles against WAC teams led the Bulldogs and tied for the second most in the conference.
Martin also performed well on the road, leading the team with her .340 (18-for-53) batting average in road games this year with four doubles, four home runs, six RBIs and 10 runs scored.
The Fresno State softball team opens the 2012 WAC Tournament Wednesday evening against Louisiana Tech at 6 p.m. PT from the NM State Softball Complex in Las Cruces, N.M. Bulldog fans can listen to the game on ESPN2 790 AM with the call from Guy Haberman, or can watch it online at WAC.tv.
"We Are Your Team" - ESPN2 790 AM is your home for Fresno State Softball.
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Stranded on Lake Superior ice, record heat and a big snowstorm top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history. From the National Weather Service archives here are the events that happened on March 16.
1897 – Muskegon records their lowest temperature ever for the month of March with a frigid -11°. Sault Ste. Marie sees a daily record low with -14°.
1941 - 20 people were stranded on ice on Lake Superior near Skanee near Point Abbaye when ice broke away from the shoreline with strong west winds. 2 men that were stranded when ice broke away near Point Abbaye in Lake Superior drifted 28 miles on to shore in Northern Baraga County from where they had been fishing in Lake Superior.
1997 - The big snowstorm wound down in the U.P. The storm produced a record snow depth of 63 inches at the Marquette County Airport which exceeded the previous record depth of 59 inches recorded on March 13, 1976. Other locations that exceeded 20 inches included Phoenix in Keweenaw County with 29 inches, Herman in Baraga County with 25 inches and Shingleton in Alger County with 21 inches. Other snow totals included Alger County Munising 19.5 inches, Baraga County L'Anse 16 inches, Pelkie 14 inches, Watton 12 inches, Delta County Bark River 13 inches, Gogebic County Ironwood 18 inches, Watersmeet 18 inches, Houghton County Calumet 10 inches, Iron County Paint Lake 14 inches, Luce County Two Heart 18 inches, Marquette County Champion 18 inches, Gwinn 15 inches, Ontonagon County Bruce Crossing 16 inches.
2004 - A snowstorm began over Southeast Lower Michigan that dumped 7.0 inches of snow on Port Huron. The storm lasted through the 17th.
2012 – The warmest March on record for Southwest Michigan produces record warm temperatures. Starting with the low temperatures for the day, Grand Rapids observes a record warm reading of 51° and Muskegon a record 45°. Record high temperatures around the state include Grand Rapids 79°, Muskegon 72°, Lansing 78°, Flint 75°, Houghton Lake 72°, and Marquette 64°.


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HARRISONBURG — The Augusta County Sheriff's Office is investigating what it believes was a murder suicide in Verona late Thursday.
At 10:40 p.m., deputies responded to a single-family home in the 100 block of Oak Crest Drive for a report that two people had been discovered dead inside, according to a press release. Two bodies, a man and woman both 56 years old, were found in the master bedroom, dead from gunshot wounds, police say.
A weapon was recovered.
The investigation is ongoing, but the preliminary determination is a murder suicide, the press release says. The victims were sent to the Medical Examiner's Office in Roanoke, and results are pending, as is identification of the victims until their next of kin is notified.


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This is a homework question, but I've tried as hard as I can. Let me walk you through what I've done so far.
$$\ln(x^2+1)+1 = \ln(x^2+4)$$
$$\ln(x^2+4) - \ln(x^2+1) = 1$$
$$\ln\left(\frac{x^2+4}{x^2+1}\right) = 1$$
Now, this is where I'm kind of getting lost. Maybe I should rewrite the equation? Doesn't this basically say "e to the 1st power should be equal to $\frac{x^2+4}{x^2+1}$"?
$$\frac{x^2+4}{x^2+1} = e$$
$$x^2+4 = ex^2+e$$
This is where I couldn't move on, but as I was writing this post, this hit me:
$$x^2-ex^2 = e-4$$
$$(1-e)x^2 = e-4$$
$$x^2 = \frac{e-4}{1-e}$$
$$x = \pm \sqrt{\frac{e-4}{1-e}}$$
According to my book, the answer should be:
$$x = \pm \sqrt{\frac{4-e}{e-1}}$$
By calculating the right-hand expression, I see that it is the same as my answer.
$$x \approx \pm 0.86$$
Two questions:
- What's the reason for changing the order of terms in the solution?
- Have I made any particularly odd steps in my solution?


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Leading up to the June 21st release of his new album From Africa With Fury: Rise, Seun Anikulapo Kuti, the prodigious son of legend Fela Kuti, brings to us his video for the single "Rise". As if the title of the video wasn't already clear enough, Seun immediately lets us know that his message is a powerful one by staring directly at the camera proclaiming, "Our stomachs are still empty." Directors Juliet Rios & Gabe Imlay do a great job of capturing Seun and his dancers as they flex their Afrobeat performance chops.
Seun also announced his US Tour dates for this summer, backed by his band Egypt 80, the combo first fronted by his renowned father.
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Project Studio Ltd.
Project Studio Ltd. Business Card
Project Studio Ltd. Business Description
PROJECT STUDIO EOOD was established in 1999 in Varna.
The company's scope of activity includes: Manufacture and distribution of phyto-pharmaceutical and biological agricultural materials; Development and implementation of new environmental technologies in the sphere of agriculture; Manufacture of products for the needs of bio-dynamic agriculture.
The company is funded entirely by private capital and is managed by Hristo Kojuharov.
PROJECT STUDIO EOOD owns modern research laboratory and manufacturing facilities on the territory of Kavarna and Varna municipalities.
The company conducts an active research and development program, and over the past four years has maintained contacts with the National Center for Agricultural Sciences - Sofia, the Dobrudzha Agricultural Institute – General Toshevo, Agricultural Institute – Shoumen, the Cotton and Durham Wheat Institute – Chirpan, Agricultural Institute – Stara Zagora, National Institute on mountain stockbreeding and agriculture – Troyan, Institute on Plant Genetic Resources – Sadovo, Institute on Cryobiology and Food Technologies – Sofia.
The products manufactured by the company and the technologies offered are popular and are implemented on the territory of Bulgaria by the most successful agricultural farms, as well as in Austria, UK, Spain, Switzerland, Egypt, Yemen, Moldova.


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Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Home Turf introduces a customizable Base system for the first time to the popular MMO game. Players can now customize their own Lair, which serves as both a Base and battleground for new Lair PvP Battles. Through their Lair, players can harness new power and combat abilities through their new Mainframe to use on the streets of Gotham City and Metropolis.
"Every hero or villain should have a Lair, so this is really fulfilling a major fantasy for our players," said Jens Andersen, Creative Director, DC Universe Online. "The introduction of Lair PvP Battles also adds an entirely new level of action to the game, allowing players to thrash opponents in these new round-based duels. Whether as a way for gamers to express themselves through customization or to seek tactical advantage in combat, Lairs are rewarding for both heroes and villains."
All DCUO players will have access to a Hideout, a low rent version of Lairs with limited capabilities. The Home Turf DLC gives players two Lair Themes, with four additional Lair themes that are accessible in the Marketplace, and with more to come in the future. Players can customize their Lairs by collecting some of the hundreds of available items through gameplay.
At the heart of a players' new Lair is the Mainframe, which gives access to amazing new combat abilities that can be unlocked. Heroes and Villains can acquire a devastating Orbital Strike, call in battle-hardened reinforcements, acquire Supply Drops or unlock powerful new Mods. Additionally, a Lair can be upgraded to provide conveniences such as mail, vendors and Broker.
Along with the new Base system, Home Turf gives gamers access to new high end solo content, with new missions at four iconic locations: Stryker's Island, Arkham Asylum, Steelworks and Ace Chemicals. Each location boasts new exterior and interior content, instances and missions that breathe new action into the environments. These areas each offer players 10 missions to complete for 'Marks of War,' which they can use to purchase equipment, or convert to 'Marks of Triumph' in order to upgrade their Base Mainframe.
DCUO's Home Turf DLC pack is a free download for the game's Legendary members and is now available for $9.99 to Free and Premium players via the PlayStation Network, the in-game Marketplace, or for PC players via the DCUniverseOnline.com website.
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According to Comic Book Resources on April 9, director Bryan Singer of "X-Men: Days of Future Past", discusses his ability to work with both casts from this comic book movie. New behind-the-scenes footage shows quite a few highlights from this featurette and the challenges that Singer enjoys being a part of. Also, the "X-Men: director contends he really enjoyed being able to work with a set of actors from the original "X-Men: First Class" film as well as those thespians he's quite familiar with.
The synopsis of the film entails Logan, also known as Wolverine, volunteers to partake in the saving of the mutant race against Bolivar Trask's Sentinels. Fans may have recalled at the end of "The Wolverine" film where he's approached during his arrival at the airport by Magneto and Professor Charles Xavier. This foreshadowed what was to come in "X-Men: Days of Future Past".
As seen in the trailer, Kitty Pryde, as played by Ellen Page, has the ability to send Logan back to his younger body to talk sense into the young Xavier and influence the outcome and survival of mutant-kind. With the appearance of President Nixon in the trailer, the time period seems to occur after the Cuban Missile Crisis as witnessed in the "X-Men: First Class" film.
Of course, in the original story line of the "X-Men" comic book, it was Kitty Pryde that went back in time, but according to writer Simon Kinberg, he thought it stood to good reason that Wolverine be chosen due to the act he's the protagonist of the entire franchise. He is also a character that is quite well-known and beloved. Also, the method of time travel used in this flick entails being sent back to a younger, former self. This would mean sending Pryde back a negative 20 years. This simply would not work.
Singer describes the younger casts' reaction to having walked into the underbelly of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
"For the younger cast, it wasn't until they walked onto the blue hallway, standing next to Hugh Jackman in full Wolverine makeup, James McAvoy said to me, 'Wow, now I really feel like I'm in an X-Men movie.'"
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" opens in theaters May 23.
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9/11 and the New York City economy
July 01, 2004
In New York City, the events of September 11, 2001, resulted in the deaths of 2,699 workers. In addition to the human, political, security, and social implications of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, there were profound impacts on New York City's economy, its labor market dynamics, and individual businesses.
In New York City as a whole, the attack caused an additional loss of about 143,000 jobs per month over a three-month period beyond the trend in job losses already occurring as a result of the economic recession of 2001. The effect of September 11th was concentrated on the finance, professional services, information, arts, entertainment, management, and manufacturing industries that make up the "export" sector of the New York economy. About two-thirds of the attack-related job losses were in the export sector.
Reflecting both the locus of the terrorist acts and the industrial distribution of the ensuing job losses, the borough of Manhattan lost jobs as a result of the attack over a slightly longer period. Job losses in Manhattan were about 60,000 per month and continued for four months.
The data in this report were collected in conjunction with the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. The job loss figures are estimates based on a deviation-from-trend methodology. For more information, see "9/11 and the New York City Economy: A borough-by-borough analysis," by Michael L. Dolfman and Solidelle F. Wasser, in the June 2004 Monthly Labor Review.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, 9/11 and the New York City economy on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/jun/wk5/art04.htm (visited June 28, 2016).
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Seventh Annual
Informed Patient Conference
June 8-9, 2007
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Highlights from the Parent Session
June 8, 2007
Management and Treatment of Children with Hepatitis B
Maureen Jonas, M.D.
Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School
HBV Genotypes
- HBV genotype testing in kids should take place possibly when interferon treatment is being considered, to check on their possible response to interferon – or, when someone has advanced liver disease or when the question of drug resistance is brought up. In the near future, genotype testing may play more of a clinical role for patients.
Viral Load
- Viral load (or HBV DNA) is important to measure when looking at treatment response (before and during interferon), during treatment to find resistance to a medication (if viral load goes up one log during treatment, it is called clinical resistance).
- Viral load does not predict severity of liver disease and does not predict response to treatment with the currently approved nucleoside/nucleotide analogues (i.e. oral drugs).
- Dr. Jonas only tests for HBV DNA if a child's ALT is abnormal. Since she won't treat a child with a normal ALT (even if the viral DNA levels are high), there is no reason to put a child through another needle stick.
Immune Tolerance Phase
- Most children and young adults are in the immune tolerance phase, with high viral loads and normal ALT. The high level of virus at this stage is usually not an indicator of more serious liver disease or liver cancer.
- The current medications are not effective during the immune tolerance phase, and should be avoided to prevent the development of possible drug resistance which can cause problems later on when a child really may need treatment.
- Resistance decreases a patient's treatment options, so it is important to only start treatment when there are signs of "active liver disease" (usually represented by high ALT levels).
- When the immune clearance stage lasts 6 months or longer, there is more liver damage – the longer it lasts, the more liver damage occurs (which can set the stage for developing fibrosis or cirrhosis).
- Usually at the end of this stage there is e-antigen seroconversion (loss of HBeAg+ to HBeAg-). It is rare for patients to lose the surface antigen (s-antigen seroconversion or HBsAg- and HBsAb+).
- About 20% of people will come out of the low/non-replicative phase into a reactivation phase, maybe as a response to mutation – this is a late stage HBV infection, and patient is HBeAg-. This can also lead to liver damage/cirrhosis.
Management Issues
- Regular monitoring is very important! Dr. Jonas sees children with HBV beginning at age 2 years and tests ALT every 6 months, and HBeAg/HBeAb and AFP once a year.
- There are no clear recommendations for ultrasound in children. In adults, ultrasound imaging is generally recommended every 6 months.
- There is no need to measure HBV DNA during immune tolerance phase because the test result will not change the course of management. Dr. Jonas bases treatment decisions on whether a child has a high ALT, not a high DNA level.
- If the ALT is elevated, have it tested monthly to see if it is persistent or a fluke. Rule out other possible causes for an abnormal ALT. If it continues to be 2x normal for more than several months, then consider treatment.
- After seroconversion, about 2/3 of people will remain in remission, and about 24% will have HBeAg negative re-activation.
- Monitoring after eAg seroconversion – yearly ALT and AFP, HBeAg/HBeAb, HBsAg and HBsAb. Ultrasound is also needed, and how often is based on the person's history and family history (i.e. if there is a family history of cirrhosis or liver cancer, then more frequent ultrasounds may be ordered). DNA is only tested if ALT goes back up (to look and see if it is either seroconversion or emergence of HBV mutation such as e-antigen negative HBV).
Liver Cancer Screening
- Although the optimal age for screening children for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC or primary liver cancer due to chronic HBV infections) is unknown, the risk for HCC increases with age. Dr. Jonas always starts screening adolescents, if not sooner.
- All HBsAg+ patients have a 0.4% chance of developing HCC annually. Family history, duration of active disease, heavy alcohol use, and co-infections with immune suppressive diseases (i.e. HIV) are factors linked with the increased risk of developing cirrhosis and HCC.
Liver Biopsies
- A liver biopsy is important to know what is actually happening in the liver. There is some risk because the liver is a highly vascular organ (lots of blood vessels).
- A liver biopsy is helpful in deciding whether to treat, to provide a baseline value before starting treatment, and to help determine prognosis.
- Dr. Jonas does not do a biopsy with normal ALT because even if she finds liver damage, there are no therapies that will work, and if she started treatment with normal ALT, she could reduce the effectiveness of the drugs at a later time when their ALTs may go up.
- Although a biopsy only takes tissues from one area of the liver, the risk of "sampling error" is generally not much more than a one stage difference. So it is generally considered a good representation of what is going on in the entire liver.
- Goal of treatment: to reduce the risk of long-term complications and improve long-term outcomes by suppressing viral replication that will hopefully lead to seroconversion (e-antigen or the ultimate, surface antigen seroconversion).
- HBV fibrosis and cirrhosis can improve with response to treatment (in adults and kids).
- Treatment is indicated for children and adults with "active liver disease" (i.e. high ALT) and:
HBeAg+ and HBV DNA >105
HBeAg- and HBV DNA >104
A liver biopsy is indicated if high ALT and DNA <104
- Treatment can be considered to shorten the immune clearance phase or during the re-activation phase.
- Viral breakthrough during treatment happens when DNA increases more than one log after initial suppression.
- If there is viral breakthrough and there is a documented virus mutation, then this is considered "resistance".
- If the DNA never goes below 5 log during therapy, then this is considered "treatment failure".
Approved Drug Therapies
- Only two approved drugs for children with HBV: interferon alpha (IFN) and lamivudine (LAM).
- IFN meta-analysis in children (n=240):
DNA decrease in 28.6%
HBeAg- in 23%
Normal ALT in 38%
- Interferon treatment – seroconversion from eAg to eAb can occur during treatment or within the year after treatment.
- In children, the interferon dose for HBV is double than that of HCV.
- The higher the ALT, the better the response for interferon and lamivudine.
- Lamivudine is used only in children with ALT at least twice normal.
- Begin to check on lamivudine for HBeAg seroconversion at around the 1 year mark.
- Children are kept on LAM for at least one year – and must be continued for at least 6 months after documented HBeAg seroconversion.
- Children who do not seroconvert can continue LAM until the DNA increases by one log (which indicates resistance since DNA should decrease on treatment).
- Children must be monitored after stopping LAM for a potential ALT flare.
- Children who received LAM for 3 years: 64% developed resistance.
- Interferon works best with high ALT, lower viral load – so, does pre-treatment with LAM work? Not as shown in the larger studies, even though it seems to make sense.
Pediatric HBV Clinical Trials
- Early results of Adefovir in children are disappointing – adolescents responded similarly to adults, but there was lower efficacy in younger children.
- Entecavir pediatric trials are beginning (approved for adults in 2005).
- Pediatric trial are being considered for Telbivudine (approved in adults 2006), but it has cross resistance with LAM.
- Adding lamivudine and adefovir in children with a partial response to adefovir is useful to prevent the development of resistance to adefovir.
- No data yet for tenofovir
- Good website for pediatric clinical trials - www.researchchildren.org
Additional Issues
- Tylenol – children with mild liver disease should not be restricted from any medication they may need.
- Corticosteroids – Although the viral DNA level will increase with corticosteroids, with short-term use (i.e. in asthma), there is no evidence that it will cause lasting damage. Long-term use must be evaluated on an individual basis.
- Alcohol – it is not known how much alcohol is safe and the recommendation is generally to avoid it or use it very sparingly. Must certainly discourage binge drinking or continuous heavy drinking.
Maureen Jonas, M.D .
Dr. Jonas' research focuses on liver disease in children with an emphasis on viral hepatitis. Her recent work includes investigations of the transmission and prevention of HBV and HCV in newborns. She is a principal investigator in the pediatric trials of Pegylated Interferon (with and without Ribavirin), Adefovir Dipivoxil in children and adolescents, and the "Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group."
Dr. Jonas received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine. She completed her internship, residency, and fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston. Dr. Jonas is a member of the American Society of Transplant Physicians and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. She is also on the editorial board of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and is the author of many journal articles and monographs.
Please know that the Hepatitis B Foundation provides these summaries for information purposes only, not as personal medical advice. Be sure to consult your own health care provider with any questions or concerns you may have about your management and/or treatment.


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Calendar Beethoven's Ninth
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Marin Alsop, conductor
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Fog Machine - Brings back the fog weather effect from Gen 4. Half the new Pokemon have it as their only ability. Players quit in droves.
Oh Arceus noooo!
But for serious, I wouldn't mind more Lightningrod-esque abilities for the otherwise weak new Pokemon. I mean, heck, Storm Drain made Gastrodon super useful in countering rain teams, why not an ability like that for more weaker Pokemon?
Perhaps an ability that increases accuracy to 100% for damaging moves but puts in a power penalty. Inaccurate moves like DynamicPunch could see limited use outside of No Guard.
Perhaps a randomized and limited Wonder Guard? Perhaps every turn the ability activates and renders the Pokemon immune to blank-type moves for that turn. Maybe a bit subject to RNG, but so is Moody, and it could be interesting.
A reverse Multi-scale, making Pokemon below say... 40% health take less damage. Do you go for an HP balancing act and go for a set with perhaps Reversal or do you play it safe and try to stay healthy?
I think those would be pretty interesting to see.