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Having twins makes everything twice as busy. One of the hardest things is getting a young baby to sleep. If you have twins they could be sleeping and eating at different times. This gives the parents a lot less sleep. Here are some ideas to help get your twins on the same sleep schedule.
Schedule/Routine-Setting a set bedtime and routine can help teach your twins to relax for bed. Six –Eight week old babies can start a sleeping routine. Giving a warm bath can help relax them, bedtime story, cuddle time, rubbing their backs, and singing. Make a set of activities that you do every night before bed this will help your twins learn that this means it's time to go to sleep.
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Feedings- When one baby wakes up to eat, wake up the other one to eat as well. Try getting them on the same feeding schedule so that they are up at the same time to eat will help them also sleep at the same time. If you don't wake them both up at the same time then you might be getting up and down all night feeding them both.
Developmental - Developmental stages of twins depends on if they are identical or fraternal. Identical twins will be more likely to do things, like sleeping through the night, at the same age. Fraternal twins will be more independent in their development. If one is able to sleep through the night then you may move them into another room so that they aren't woken up by the other one who isn't there yet.
Like teaching your babies any other skill you need to be patient and consistent.This is just a stage it will pass, hang in there.Twins are at least twice the work of one, having them on the same schedule, where they are eating and sleeping at the same time, will give you more down time day and night. Remember it is okay to ask for help. Have someone watch your babies so that you can get some sleep. You are no good to anyone if you are overly tired. Baby Center "Helping twins sleep at the same time" gives some more ideas on how to get your twins to sleep at the same time.


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The latest video installment from our friends at Adopt-a-Grape is here. In this one, winemaker Heidi Barrett gives a recap of the unusual growing season that has just passed. It was a year that saw Mother Nature throw several curve-balls to local farmers, with late Spring frost leading to some 35-40% lower yields across most… Read More
Harvest 2008
'Grape yields are down approximately 40%'–thoughts on Harvest 2008 from Anna Monticelli, winemaker at Piña Napa Valley
What a difference a year makes. Late last September we caught up with Piña Napa Valley winemaker Anna Monticelli, who told us about the 2007 growing season, fruit quality and picking times. Fast forward to November 2008 and we've got quite an interesting update from Monticelli. She echos what we've heard from several other local… Read More
Did Spring Mountain Vineyard get its fruit in before last week's rain?
As you know, we've been getting regular updates from the folks at Spring Mountain Vineyard as they've gone through the 2008 harvest season. From our first report way back in mid-to-late August all the way through the month of October we've hopefully provided you with a glimpse into the process of making wine from the… Read More
Napa Valley harvest 2008: reds coming in, low yields overall due to Mother Nature
Over the weekend we checked-in with our friends at Spring Mountain Vineyard to see how the 2008 harvest was shaping up. Read on for an interesting update from winemaker Jac Cole, who talks about the general impact of the lack of rain this past winter, the early springtime frost and much more... We have stated… Read More
Harvest 2008: an update from the cellar at Spring Mountain Vineyard
Late last week we told you about the latest from the vines at Spring Mountain Vineyard. Over the weekend we heard from winemaker Jac Cole about what's going on in the cellar, here's the update: All the barrel lots of Sauvignon Blanc are very near or at the end of their fermentations; we don't encourage… Read More

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Participate in the 5th edition of the Tango Festival of Sanremo that place from 4th to 6th October 2013
The 2013 edition of the San Remo Tango Festival is a really special edition in the pursuit of energy and friendship with a clear desire to interpret the history and the identity of contemporary Argentine tango.
The energy is that of a close-knit group of friends that come together to offer to an international audience moments of real tango, to create together a "buena onda" which with great care and attention towards the Guest, one of the points of strength of this festival, in the elegant setting of a prestigous location.
Friendship is the sentiment that brings together the most beloved interpreters of the Argentine tango in the world, recognized testimonials in the culture and in the teaching of tango, that extraordinary find themselvwes together to perform in front of a vast audience.
Masters and artists like Milena Plebs and Pablo Veron, that have inspired and formed generations of masters, are joyously together with their respective partners and with couple of now famous pupils, Gisela Natoli and Gustavo Rosas, built up a cast that will offer to all those who desire to improve themselves stages of internship – in the complementary aspects of the techniques and dynamics of tango with totally unedited choreographies for all those who desire to be surprised
And it's deep understanding that joins the cast of TDJ, the Argentines Marcelo Rojas and Gus dj with his viniles, the French Céline Deveze and the Italians Mati, Hugo, Setgio Piscitello and Robbie Zambelloni, unedited pairs at the console that in an international mix will offer to the tangueros a repertoire of dance music to suit all tastes and styles.
The art direction and the organization of the Festival – Stefania Bertini, Marcella Oppezzi and all the staff – year after year seek to improve an art project where the cultural research of the offer meets the absolute care for its guests, artists and for the audience.
And as in the abrazo tanguero everything becomes harmony….
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"The survival horror genre has seen many changes over the years, but the core is always a cerebral experience that capitalizes on anxiety and startles the player," said Dr. Maral Tajerian Ph.D., neuroscientist and pain researcher. "Due to the background of certain patients in the Outlast asylum, there are a lot of interesting behaviors that could be unsettling to a player. We believe there is tremendous space to help Red Barrels get creative beyond portraying asylum patients as thugs."
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James Garner, popular veteran actor in films and television, was found dead in his home by paramedics on July 19, 2014.
The 86 year old actor's film and TV career dates back to 1956, when he made appearances on TV's "Cheyenne" and movies like "Shoot Out at Medicine Bend" (1957). He won the starring role in the western TV series "Maverick" (1957-1962), but continued to appear in movies like "Darby's Rangers" (1958) and "Up Periscope" (1959).
Garner's affable personality in his western films and TV series lent itself well to romantic comedy once "Maverick" left the air and he returned to making movies. He appeared in "Move Over Darling" (1963) opposite Doris Day, which was noted for having originally been planned for Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin (under the title "Something's Got To Give"). When Monroe died, Martin left the project, and Garner and Day were cast. Other comedies at this time included "The Thrill of it All" (1963) and "The Americanization of Emily" (1964).
While succeeding in comedies, Garner never strayed too far from the western, appearing in films like "Duel at Diablo" (1965) and "Hour of the Gun" (1967). Two of his more popular films, "Support Your Local Sheriff" (1969) and its sequel "Support Your Local Gunfighter" (1971) blended the western and comedy genres effectively. Garner also appeared in the noted war film "The Great Escape" (1963) and the racing drama "Grand Prix" (1966), the latter generating an interest in racing and his support of a racing team.
It was with the TV show "The Rockford Files," which premiered in 1974 that allowed the actor his greatest success. The show ended in 1980 due partly to injuries the actor incurred doing stunts on the program. When Garner found that his share of the profits were limited due to some "creative bookkeeping" by the studio, he sued Universal for $16.5 million. The suit was settled out of court.
In the 1980s, Garner played mostly dramatic roles, except for an attempt made to resurrect his Bret Maverick role in a new, albeit short-lived TV series. He also appeared as Wyatt Earp opposite Bruce Willis as Tom Mix in a fanciful comedy about their supposed friendship during 1920s Hollywood. However the movie, "Sunset" (1988), achieved limited success.
Garner was decelerating his activities by the 1990s and 2000s, appearing in a cameo in Mel Gibson's movie version of "Maverick" in 1994, as well as opposite Jack Lemmon in the comedy "My Fellow Americans" (1996). Garner also appeared in Clint Eastwood's "Space Cowboys" (2000) and the popular romantic drama "The Notebook" (2004).
Along with his award winning work as an actor, James Garner joined Martin Luther King on his march on Washington in 1963, and was sitting in the third row when King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
An amiable, likeable presence in films and TV for nearly 60 years, Garner achieved major success in many timeless films and TV shows, winning him generations of fans.


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Sunderland are set to face Bolton in the third round replay of the FA Cup with Budweiser at the SoL on Tuesday 15 January (KO 7.45pm)
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Iroquois meets $25,000 fundraising goal for cancer research
By Jeremy Selweski
Posted June 19, 2013
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — It's one thing to set a goal for yourself, but it's another thing entirely to actually achieve it.
Students at Iroquois Middle School recently had a chance to experience this proud feeling of accomplishment. On June 12, they officially reached their goal of raising at least $25,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual Pasta for Pennies program, which is presented in conjunction with Olive Garden. The school was able to bring in $25,168.91 for LLS over the last several weeks: a record for any school in Michigan.
"This was an amazing way to end the school year, and we have to thank all of our students, parents and staff for making this happen," said Lynn Dawson, sixth-grade counselor and student council coordinator at Iroquois. "The kids were so excited when they heard the news. I announced it over the P.A. system yesterday (June 12), and there was this gigantic roar through the whole building."
The school's $25,000 fundraising goal was not chosen at random. By reaching that number, Iroquois will become the first school in Michigan to have an LLS research project named after it. Students chose to pursue a pediatric blood cancer grant because, as Dawson pointed out, that is the leading form of cancer among people under the age of 21.
According to Carol McQueen — campaign director of Pasta for Pennies and its sister program, Pennies for Patients, for the Michigan chapter of LLS — cancer research grants like this "are extremely important because they allow scientists to look for cures right now, not six months or a year from now. People today are living longer and finding cures faster because of research like this. I was so glad to see Iroquois choose pediatric blood cancer because it's something that's relevant to people their age — it's kids helping kids."
McQueen added that as their research project progresses, Iroquois students will have the opportunity to remain involved every step of the way. They will receive regular updates and can take part in online conferences and talk to the researchers behind their project.
Iroquois was able to raise more than $25,000 through a series of events that included a spaghetti dinner and silent art auction, a powder puff football game between the seventh- and eighth-grade girls, a school dance, a movie night, various competitions held between individual classrooms, and sales of food and beverages at school. And they made it just in time, reaching their goal on the final day of the 2012-13 school year.
Pennies for Patients was founded in 1994 and has grown exponentially since that time. According to Andrea Greif, director of public relations for LLS, the program's name is based on the fact that it started out as a campaign in which schools collected loose change in jars on behalf of LLS. However, it soon expanded its scope after schools began branching out and developing more creative fundraising projects.
As Greif noted, there are about 27,000 participating schools in Pennies for Patients spread across LLS's 61 U.S. chapters. The program generates more than $30 million annually for LLS research grants, cutting-edge cancer therapies and treatments, and educational and support services for cancer patients. It is always held in the spring near the end of the school year, when schools are given about three weeks to raise as much money as possible.
At Iroquois, though, LLS extended the program by a few extra weeks. "We were so close to reaching our fundraising goal that they agreed to give us more time than they normally do," Dawson explained.
McQueen pointed out that Iroquois is the top fundraising school in the history of LLS's Michigan chapter. This marked the third consecutive year that Iroquois has been the state's No. 1 donor, a title that previously belonged to another local institution: Shelby Junior High School.
McQueen visited Iroquois June 12 to present the school with an honorary plaque and a giant check showcasing its fundraising total. The check was put on display near the front entrance, and Dawson said that as students were leaving for the day, many of them took pictures of the check with their cellphones.
"We wanted this to be the culmination of everything that they had worked for over these last few weeks, so we were ecstatic for them," McQueen said.
By devoting themselves so completely to a charitable endeavor like Pasta for Pennies, McQueen believes that Iroquois students were able to experience firsthand the value of community service.
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What is it about cheese that we all seem to love? Many think that when they become vegan, there are certain things they will have to give up - cheese being one of them. Thankfully, that is the furthest from the truth!
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- 14 oz silken tofu
- 3 oz dry roasted macademia nuts
- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder
- 2 tbsp agave nectar
- 1 tbsp white or yellow miso
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp ground mustard seed
- ½ tsp sea salt
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"I'm usually pressed for time in the mornings, and I appreciate how Invisalign doesn't slow me down. I just pop out the aligners, brush my teeth and pop 'em back in."
Amy—Irvine, CA
You'll also remove the aligners each time you eat. This means you can continue to eat all the foods you love without any restrictions or worrying about food getting stuck in your wires and brackets. With other teeth-straightening methods, the simple act of eating can often be troublesome.
"I love how I can pretty much eat whatever I want and not have to worry about whether it's going to damage anything during my treatment."
Carl—Fort Worth, TX
For those who are active in contact sports, Invisalign allows you to continue wearing your aligners without having to worry about any sharp brackets cutting your mouth. If your sport requires wearing a protective mouthguard, simply remove your aligners and you're good to go!
"Soccer is my life, which means there's a lot of contact. Wearing braces would definitely make me a little hesitant to go all out"
Teri—Boston, MA
Your bedtime routine can continue as before, with the simple addition of cleaning your aligners. You won't be struggling with trying to floss and brush in between brackets and wires, which can be time-consuming.
"I don't think I'd have the patience to keep braces clean especially having to floss between all those wires. With Invisalign, I just take out my aligners, brush and floss my teeth, quickly brush my aligners and I'm done."
Jeff—Bellevue, WA


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Order of the Garter Ceremony
The present day ceremonial dates from the Order's 600th anniversary in 1948. New appointments to the Order are usually announced on St George's Day (23rd April), but the investiture ceremonies take place in June, on the Monday of Royal Ascot week.
The Queen invests new Companions with the insignia (a broad riband worn over the shoulder, a star and a collar) at a Chapter of the Order in the Throne Room of Windsor Castle. This is followed by a luncheon hosted by The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in the Waterloo Chamber for all the Companions and officers of the Order. After lunch, in fine weather, the entire company - dressed in full ceremonial robes - processes on foot, marshalled by the Officers of Arms, and led by the Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle, and the Military Knights of Windsor, through the Upper, Middle and Lower Wards of the Castle to St George's Chapel.
The habit of the Order includes a Garter of dark blue velvet, edged with gold, bearing the motto, Honi soit qui mal y pense (shame on him who thinks this evil), which is worn by men below the left knee and by ladies on the left arm. The mantle is of dark blue velvet lined with white taffeta, a hood of crimson velvet, and a hat of black velvet with a plume of white ostrich feathers. The golden collar consists of 24 pieces, each in the form of a Garter surrounding the Tudor Rose, connected by 24 knots of chased gold, and from it is suspended the George (the figure of St George and the Dragon in gold and enamel).


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With a tentative agreement between GM and the UAW pretty much a done deal, some auto workers could be back on the job by early afternoon on Sept 26.
Rank and file members still have to okay the deal.
Early on Sept. 26, GM union workers put down their picket signs ending the first national strike against the nation's largest automaker in 37 years.
"We're pleased to announce that at 3:05 a.m. this morning, we reached at tentative agreement with GM," UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said.
"There was ups and downs the whole time. I'm just glad it's over for our membership and everyone really in the whole country," added UAW member Mark Yates.
The union ended the two-day strike, after settling a major sticking point with General Motors. The company wanted to shift most of its massive unfunded retiree health care plan to a union-run trust fund.
Under the deal, GM would pay $36-billion into the fund. The union would then invest the money and take over the health care costs for more than 300,000 GM retirees and spouses.
"I think the strike probably helped our side more than theirs," Gettelfinger continued.
"As long as you know your company's behind you," one member said.
A source close to the negotiation tells the Associated Press that under the deal, union members will also get a lump-sum bonus once a year. Analysts say the agreement is especially good news for workers in Ford and Chrysler plants.
"Those union talks are up next and both of those companies should be very happy because they will get the same deal," added Melody Hobson, ABC News financial contributor.
In a statement, GM said this will will make it more competitive and strengthen manufacturing base in the US.
GM says the deal would make it significantly more competitive and provide the basis for maintaining and strengthening its core manufacturing base in the United States.


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Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are not officially divorced yet, but since Khloe filed papers and things are in motion, she has been opening up a bit more about what actually went on in her marriage. According to The New York Daily News, Khloe recently admitted that Lamar cheated on her while she was married to him. This is something that was previously speculated but never confirmed
The confession came about while E! cameras were filming for Keeping Up With The Kardashians. In an upcoming episode, you will see Khloe tell Kourtney:
"Do you know the interviews he's doing? Saying that being married to me were the best years of his life and that he is now wearing his ring. F--k your ring. You were wearing it when you were f--king someone too."
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom had a rocky marriage that got worse as it progressed. There were plenty of rumors floating around about their relationship and what was going on (that Lamar was addicted to drugs and that he cheated on Khloe), and now at least one of those rumors has been confirmed: Lamar was unfaithful.
Khloe did what she needed to do and filed for divorce after her numerous attempts to fix things with Lamar failed. While many wondered if the couple would be able to work things out, but now it seems clear that there wasn't much to work out. Khloe needed to end her marriage -- and that is exactly what she did.
Khloe opened up further, saying:
"The way I was living is not a way to live! I kept in hiding every time there was something going on. I would have to lie, or conceal, or cover up, and I'm so over it. Let me tell you something. Last year on my birthday I lied to everyone because I had to lie and say I was with my husband when in fact my husband was missing with another girl... I was alone and lied to everyone."
Are you surprised that Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom split? Do you think Khloe is being brave in talking about her failed marriage, or do you think she's just doing this for KUWTK ratings? Do you feel bad for Khloe?


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Mason bee nest boxes are easy to build and other than maintaining the hole size of 3/8ths inch, stock doesn't much matter. You can use any scrap you have laying around. If you are drilling holes side by side try to leave 3/4" to 1" between holes.
Side note on hole size:
To avoid confusion use a 3/8 bit for blocks with paper tubes. Use 5/16 bit if you are just drilling the blocks and not using paper tubes. I recommend the paper tubes to avoid sanitizing the blocks each year. Here are links to the bits. 3/8 by 12-Inch or 5/16 by 12-Inch Drill Bit
Here is how to build your block.
You can copy and save this video to your computer using WM Recorder
How To Build A Mason Bee Block from DavesBeesvideos on Youtube.
In the video I used a 2 by 6 cut 8 inches long. A standard drill bit will only reach a little over 4 inches. A 4 inch hole will work but you end up with less females as the bees like to lay female eggs in the back of the nest. To stay with the instructions in the video you need to buy a 3/8 by 12-Inch Drill Bit or slice off the back thick enough for a standard drill bit to go all the way through.
Another option is to drill straight in as far as the bit will reach without cutting off the back and eliminate the paper tubes. For a great little fact sheet on simple mason bee blocks check out this Free Publication Fact Sheet 301 from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
If you have checked out the KTBH videos you know that I really like this Black & Decker Firestorm 24 Volt 4-piece Cordless Combo Set You can literally build the Mason bee blocks and the KTBHs with this set....I do it all the time. There is also a Black & Decker 18-Volt 4-Tool Combo Kit that is cheaper but should work just fine. I also recommend the 24 Volt Dual Charger.
The block in the photo on the left is more like 5 by 6 inches and is drilled all the way through. It is filled with paper tubes and a scrap board is used as the back.
The only real difference between a raw drilled block and a block with tubes is the reusability. All the instructions apply except the entire block is stored for the winter and the entire block is put inside a release box in the spring. You just need a cardboard box big enough for the bees to emerge from the block and make their way to the 3/8 inch hole you put in the cardboard release box. For this size block a shoe box would probably work great.
For instructions follow this link. Mason Bee Nest Block Instructions


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Despite the existence of the Nuremberg Code (first promulgated in 1949) and the Helsinki Declaration (adopted by the World Medication Association in 1964), clinical trials and even care for non-trial participants admitted to teaching hospitals around the world involves egregious ethical lapses. Recently published research by a team in Uganda uncovers particular lapses in the practice of informed consent in surgical units in teaching hospitals.
"Informed consent in medical practice is essential and a global standard that should be sought at all times that doctors interact with patients," the researchers write. However, they note, "to our knowledge there has not been any systematic review of consent practices to document best practices and identify areas that need improvement." In order to contribute to this body of knowledge, the research team, headed by Joseph Ochieng of the School of Biomedical Sciences at Makerere University in Uganda, studied the informed consent practices in use at three teaching hospitals in Uganda.
What the researchers found disturbed them. Fewer than half of the respondents to the researchers' survey reported that they obtained consent each time that surgery is performed. In addition, more than one-third of the survey respondents did not know the definition of informed consent. Many of the consent forms were signed upon the patients' admission to the hospital, prior to any diagnosis or recommendation of a treatment plan. "There is need for development of an informed consent template," the scientists write, "with adequate information and room for modification to facilitate the informed consent process."


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For their next exhibition, the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco goes inside a period in American visual culture, especially when it impacted the way Americans will live.
The exhibition Designing Home: Jews and Midcentury Modernism, is a feature of works that help redefine architecture and design from the 1930s to the 1950s, by bringing a sense of modernism in the styles of buildings, products and advertising. These works are from artists and émigrés, who have fled Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and their impact would forge a network of influential schools and artist colonies, as well as museum initiatives.
Designing Home focuses on six design hubs across the United States, critical in the design principals of modernism. They are the Institute of Design in Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, North Carolina's Black Mountain College, The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the California Art and Architecture Magazine in Los Angeles, and the Pond Farm Workshop in Guerneville, California. Also included are stunning artifacts from Bay Area museums and other leading institutions from across the country, including those seen publicly for the first time.
Some of the features of this exhibition include a book jacket for Gertrude Stein's Three Lives, the ever-famous marshmallow sofa, an advertisement for a Eichler model home, and various stoneware (including butter dishes and teapots). Designing Home is on view until October 6th. Log on to www.thecjm.org for more information, and to see a few samples of this exhibition.


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As part of a larger physical model I am currently searching for a solution to the following expression, a numerical solution is fine as I am ultimately really after the numerical result. $\alpha$ is a physical value and I need solutions for upto $n = 200000$
$$ \sum\limits_{k=0}^{n}\frac{1}{2k+1} \lim_{\sigma \to 0} \frac{d^{2k}}{d\sigma^{2k}} \left(\exp(0.5[\alpha-\sigma]^2) . \mathrm{erfc}([\alpha-\sigma]/\sqrt2) \right), \alpha \in R $$
$\mathrm{erfc}$ is the complementary error function.
Obviously an iterative solution would be best as it allows to find solutions for all $n$ in one run.


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Seven local stand-ups promise to have you in stitches at Stand-Up Utah!, on Thursday, Nov. 29 at Park City's historic Egyptian Theatre. Keith Barany, who compiled the show, says these seven will present the edgier, non-mainstream-Utah comedy that fits so well at the Egyptian, where stand-up comedy shows are presented about eight weekends out of the year. "The mountains wouldn't come to them, so the comics are coming up the mountain," says Barany, a stand-up comic himself.
Who you'll see: Steve Soelberg, Christian Pieper, Guy Seidel, Harris Alterman, Andy Gold, Mike Anderson and Emcee Marcus.
Andy Gold
We had a chat with Andy Gold to get the story behind his comedy:
Why comedy?
"I started doing comedy in the summer of 2010. I had just gotten out of rehab—I'm a recovering heroine addict—and was looking for something to do that I loved. I've always been a kind of happy, funny guy. One night after six months of being clean I decided to go up during an open mic night. I loved it, and it just kept going from there."
Favorite subject material?
"I mostly write about my own life. I never have really specific topics. I talk a lot about recovery and sobriety. I use a lot of my life's experiences. It's really all about me and my life."
Best part of doing comedy?
"The best part of what I do is going home and writing a joke down that I've worked on, then seeing it come to fruition. Walking on the the stage and seeing that joke that you worked really hard on and having the gratification of seeing that the audience enjoys it—there really is nothing better or more satisfying."
Do you have a comedic role model?
"Mitch Hedberg is my favorite comedian. If I were to try and imitate his style it would be too obvious though. He has a really unique style and has absurd material that, if put in the wrong hands, would sound corny. He's really my favorite."
Any hobbies other than making people laugh?
"Honestly comedy has kind of been my life for the past couple months. I'm addicted to and obsessed with comedy. I do like the outdoors, however. I like to go outside of the city and go camping. I love Yellowstone and seeing all the wildlife."
Last thoughts?
"I'm really excited for this. The audiences in Utah are always better than people think they will be. People think Utah audiences will be hard to please, but I've found they are some of the very best. Just really looking forward to it!"


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May 1, 2002
In this weeks American Water Polo Coaches Association Poll, the Bruins are ranked No. 1 in the nation, receiving 100 first place votes. Stanford is No. 2, followed by No. 3 USC.
The Bruins look to defend their NCAA title Saturday-Sunday, May 11-12, at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium. The Bruins will face Loyola Marymount at 5:00 PM on May 11. The championship game will take place Sunday, May 12, at 5:00 PM.
AWPCA Top 20 Poll (May 1, 2002)
2. Stanford
4. Long Beach State
5. Cal
6. San Jose State
7T. San diego State
7T. Loyola Marymount
9. UC San Diego
10. UC Davis
11. HAwaii
12. Michigan
13. Hartwick College
14. Indiana
15. UC Irvine
16T. UC Santa Barbara
16T. Princeton
18. UMass
19. Pacific
20T. Brown
20T. Cal Baptist


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"Conditions for Reintegration" with USAC meeting Nov 18th
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
- ACA Board Recommendations
- USAC's response to ACA Relationship
- BRAC Plan
Guest Opinions
- Jon Tarkington - Former ACA Exec Dir
- Chris McGee - ACA Exec Dir
- ACA Board Recommendation
Is Colorado getting closer to having a combined USAC/ACA association? This Friday your ACA club is encouraged to attend a special meeting with the CEO of USAC, Steve Johnson. Attached is the Full Agenda for the Meeting and below is a snippet of it
6:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Roll Call of Club Presidents
6:30 Presentation Steve Johnson, President & CEO of USACycling
6:45 Presentation Bill Barr, President, ACA Board of Directors
Clint Bickmore, Vice President, ACA Board of Directors
Chris McGee, Executive Director, ACA
7:00 Statement of Conditions for Reintegration
1- For the first three years in which the ACA serves as a Local Association of USAC, the USA Cycling
Development Foundation's Center of Excellence of Award will provide $20,000 per year to the ACA for the
ACA's Junior Development Program.
2- As per the LA Agreement, USAC will rebate the ACA $10 for each full price license sold in the ACA's LA
area (Section 2.2) during the Term of this agreement. As all ACA license members who join USAC as a result
of the ACA becoming the Local Association are in excess to the 2011 licenses sold, the ACA is due an
additional $5 for each license sold during the 2012 Term of this agreement (Section 2.3).
3- The Local Association can set local policy regarding race points points series, upgrades, various LA fees,
including but not limited to: calendar fees, surcharges, race kit fees, officials' fees and race day duties,
calendar date request fees, required EMT on site for all races, and the continuation of existing programs and
continuation of existing staff.
4- The ACA will work with USAC personnel on providing transaction process flow from the USAC license web
application to include ACA local association process flow. Additionally, the ACA will provide USAC web
personnel local association information to include with license purchase confirmation.
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That's your pitch? I believe
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
That's your pitch?
I believe the concerns voiced here are an expression of healthy self interest and appropriate desire to be informed.
Points: 20
Major Changes - LA
Submitted by Clint Bickmore (not verified) on
Most issues can be handled by policy at the local association. We are getting close to completing issues with USAC. Most things that people have brought up to us have fallen under local control, so we can take care of them just as we do as ACA.
For example, the number of clubs that can be listed on a permit will become less of an issue. A Race Director Association will become the practice in the near future. See the note from Steve. Essentially, this will become a non-issue in 2012 and will be controlled on the LA level. My question had to do with having enough volunteers to deal with races like Deer Trail and Hugo where many volunteers are needed.
This will not be a problem. As we move to fully implement the new Race Directors Association in 2012, we intend to eliminate the requirement for clubs to promote a race, and replace it with a requirement for clubs to provide volunteers for a race. Under the new system, clubs will still be encouraged to promote a race and will each be allotted one race director certification along with their club license. However the old rule requiring sponsored clubs to promote a race makes little sense in most cases. At any rate, this is something that is typically monitored by the LA's, not USAC.
Points: 26
Looks like many have finally swallowed the red pill
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
So after years of generic "grass is greener" grumbling by the few, this issue has finally been pushed to the brink and--once all the details are revealed and analyzed--many start to realize that we have a pretty good deal here?
I've raced in many areas of the country and think the ACA is easily the most racer-friendly sanctioning body I've seen. You really do get a lot for your $35 compared to the overlord bureaucracy and angry-at-life officials of USAC.
Points: 18
LA integration
Submitted by Clint Bickmore (not verified) on
Major changes are coming either as ACA or as a local association.
The lack of dual sanctioning and loss of reciprocity will change bicycle racing in Colorado. We have been assured a few things. ACA will not be able to hold dual sanctioned events in 2012, nor will there be reciprocity. The implications are biggest to our junior racers.
The other factor is that there will be an LA next year in CO. This can either be combative, or be the strong entity we know. As an LA we can provide more venues to our racers. As an example, we did not get to race as amateurs on the great venues that the pros at the US Pro Cycling Challenge. Our objective is that we will permit the racing at the finishing circuits of the stage race (either as crits or circuits). It will be great to see amateurs racing at these great venues.
In the end, we will continue to provide great cycling in Colorado. The question is whether we will do so along side USAC, as most communities do, or in competition with USAC. I think our energy is best spent in races.
Points: 18
Amature races at USPCC - no way
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
The argument that we should join USAC because we will get to do some crit course at the finish of the USPCC is a far reach. I fail to see that happening and this seems like a weak argument. They don't have races at ToC and I would like to see some evidence that this would happen rather than an off the cuff statement. The promoter is focused on the requirements of a 2.HC pro race and won't be distracted by amature races.
Points: 10
We'll we all know which way
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
We'll we all know which way Clint, Vice President, is voting. I fail to see how this truly impacts the juniors? It's us, the 35+4's who fund the majority of this operation, not the juniors. Last time I looked the junior fields in the largest races shrank as they approached high school. If ACA junior development was effective this wouldn't be the case. I'm sure we'll hear a "they're the future argument", but show us increased participation among 15-18 year olds and you can make your case. The Eckman's and Phinney's we'll emerge whether or not we're ACA, USAC, or OBRA. Please don't give us this song and dance about the US Pro Challenge, they have yet to even pick host cities or a route. Show the majority, 35+ fields, how this benefits us before doing what's in your best interest.
Points: 30
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
The reason the juniors cats decline in high school is 2-fold. Some kids do stop racing, but most start racing in the open catagories. Have you seen the number of 16, 17 year old kids racing cat 4 open (mens and womens), and even into the 3s? This is a testament to the great job ACA does for juniors (yes, the future). I have had dual membership for several years now, and I can say without a doubt that USAC has NO concern for junior development (until they are elite level 18-20 year olds). You can't even get a license for juniors under 10!!! And USACs concern for the rest of us is even less...
Points: 17
For Serious Juniors, the ACA isnt great
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I really do not feel that the ACA is that great for Juniors who want to seriously work towards become a professional. If a young kid wants to turn pro more than likely they will have to race NRC events or against fields with lots of Pros. The current issue is that USAC does not recognize a Cat 1 upgrade, which is required to race any NRC event. The second issue is that since Pros are no longer allowed to race in ACA events, so any result that someone would like to put on their resume would not mean as much because the field is automatically not considered as deep. This means that you have to travel outside of COlorado to do USAC races to either get an Upgrade, or to demonstrate your ability in fields containing pros. So sure its great that juniors can race for free, but for a serious junior they now have to spend hundreds of dollars to travel and race if they want to really make it in this sport.
Points: -1
you're telling me that you want to turn pro
Submitted by kung fu panda (not verified) on
but don't want to race in NRC events, against a bunch of pro's or travel to do so? Did I misinterpret that? Re-read that and tell me if that makes any sense.
I lived out of the back of a truck racing against the best all over the West in trying to be a mtb pro. How badly do you want it?
Points: 7
Why don't you offer a solution?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
The rider is describing a sincere problem with the current system, and you just diss him. I have also seen the challenges that up and coming cross racers face without USAC racing available to them. How about you make some productive solutions that extend beyond "more travel."
Points: 7


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In 2010, hip-hop artist Kid Cudi traveled over with us to Amsterdam to perform at our 23rd Annual High Times Cannabis Cup. In fact, he even brought over his buddy A-Lister actor Shia LaBeouf who filmed Cudi's performance (and some backstage antics as well) for the video to "Marijuana." Having gotten to know Cudi a little bit back home in NYC, we were all amped for an intense performance and he didn't disappoint.
The dressing room backstage at the Melkweg was packed to capacity. Arjan from the Green House and Derry from Barney's coffeeshops brought their finest buds and hash and some serious sampling was taking place. I'll never forget Cudi introducing me to his friend "Shia" and then looking up and realizing it was the dude from Transformers hanging out with us behind the video camera. I think you can can see some of the mayhem of the trip and performance in Shia's video below.
Needless to say, when Cudi hit the Melkweg stage, the whole place went nuts! Joints were thrown to the crowd throughout the performance. For the finale, Cudi played his #1 hit at the time "Day 'n' Night" while handing out buds to his audience from his personal stash jar. It was truly a night to remember and those who were there will never forget it, hazy though the memories may be...
Make your own memories. Buy tickets for this year's event here.


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BigCrumbs add up to Big Cash! Get yours now for FREE!
Writer's note: As the Top 10 List Writer that CARES about America's youth, I can only hope that this list, submitted as a request for assistance with a homework assignment, will get our lucky student an A, a date to the prom and maybe, just maybe a funny look from the teacher. If it doesn't, oh well kid, you'll end up JUST LIKE ME!!! BWAHAHAHAHA
10) Your allowance of goat's milk didn't really amount to much when you tried to barter with someone.
9) Tut, "The Boy King" always blamed you for any of his mishaps.
8) Ever try to write a term paper in hieroglyphics?
7) An Oasis, unlike a mall, had only one product, water so it kind of sucked to hang out there.
6) Had to be 18 before you could get a license to drive a camel.
5) All the local bands played the same damn song, "Walk Like An Egyptian".
You KNEW I'd Use That Somewhere in the list so just GET OVER IT AND GO ON DOWN THE LIST!!
4) The stone tablet delivery route was very overrated.
3) Being "grounded" meant having to stand in the part of the Nile where the piranahas were.
2) You always had to "build the stupid pyramids" while your friends got to play all day.
1) The line "Oh My God, You Killed Ramses...You Bastard" didn't really go over that well and wasn't found to be funny.
Thanks to Mr1Peabody for the Topic and BPATT/Sherman for the list
Submitted: Thu Sep 24 22:26:42 1998
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breast feeding when to stop???
80 years ago in America, it was common especially in poorer families to nurse for a long time. In post war America, it became less common.
I agree with others that it's not your business, but it is outside of the normal convention of today's society.
Personally, I weened mine before they got teeth!
Breastfeeding is personal and should be a choice that each mother makes on her own, not what society thinks.
My son turned 3 in August and I am still nursing. I know that people don't think this is good and I know I probably should stop but I don't want him to start sucking his thumb because he wasn't ready to be weened. I see that happen to alot of children I work with, whose moms either don't breast feed or stop breast feeding (they supplement by sucking on their thumb or fingers). I know this may not happen but I just don't know how to just stop (cold turkey) him from nursing? I know there is no nutritional value to him nursing now but I am still worried for other habits to form. I am going to my GYN soon, but I just wanted some advice on how to stop? I don't think anything is wrong with nursing longer than a year to be honest (it's just the feed back I get from others). And no..I don't want him to be 4 or 5 nursing either, although I have known people who nursed that long. I just want a way to stop without harming my son in the long run (by him picking up other habits). If that makes sense.


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Probability And Randomness: Measures Of Randomness
How can we measure variance and what can it tell us? Today on the blog Dominic Yeo continues his series on probability and randomness.
In the last post, we talked about averages, how to calculate them and how to use them. The main danger was in attempting to calculate the average of some data that wasn't really generated by the same source. This was particularly noticeable when we compared the effect of a drug before and after improving the drug and altering the number and type of participants.
All of the objections raised in the previous post could be summarised by saying that the average does not tell you everything about the data you are considering. Today we proceed in the opposite direction by considering the standard deviation and variance of some data, which, informally, tells you how good the average is as an estimate.
A First Example
As a concrete example, consider the following sets of data, which we could interpret in lots of ways: stock price changes or rainfall over time; heights of children in a school class; and so on.
Set A: 10.1, 10.2, 19.7, 9.8, 20.0, 20.1, 9.9, 20.2
Set B: 14.3, 13.6, 16.0, 15.2, 15.8, 14.6, 16.2, 14.3
After recovering from the shock of a string of numbers, we might calculate the average of these data sets, and they've been chosen so that both averages are exactly 15. But is it likely that they came from the same source?
Well no, not least because they look completely different on the page. The second set of numbers are all fairly close to 15, ranging from 13.6 to 16.2, and spread within this interval, not quite evenly, but there are certainly no noticeable gaps. By contrast, the data in the first set looks like it might have come from two sources. One source is producing numbers close to 10, and the other is producing numbers close to 20. It turns out we have five of each, and so end up with an average of 15. In particular, there are no entries between 10.2 and 19.7, leaving a rather clear gap around the actual average!
So the fact that the average is 15 is a more useful description of the second set of data than the first. But how should we measure this aspect?
Calculating Variance
What about this? We've said that the average is less useful for the first data set, because in fact all of the values are rather different to the average. So let's work out the differences between each data point and the average.
For the first set we get:
4.9, 4.8, 4.7, 4.8, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1, 5.2.
Note that we have not identified whether the values are higher or lower than the average. Based on how we work out the average, and just by intuition, there should be values both higher and lower than the average. But we ignore this for now – we are only interested in how far a data point is from the average.
So if we take the average of this new string of numbers, the list of differences, we get about 4.3. For the second set of data, we get 0.8. We could therefore use this quantity, the average distance from the mean, to distinguish qualitatively between the two cases.
In fact, statisticians prefer to consider the squared difference between a data point and the average. The average squared difference between a data point and the average is called the variance. Remember that 'squaring' a number means multiplying it by itself. The reasons for this convention are not especially enlightening. Essentially, if you have two sources of randomness, it is easier to calculate the overall variance because sums of squares work together rather nicely. This is somewhat reminiscent of everyone's favourite school maths theorem due to Pythagoras about relating the squares of the side lengths of a right-angled triangle.
An Example: Comparing The Premier League And The Championship
As an example, let's take last year's final Premier League standings, and as a way to measure how well matched the division is, we look at the number of wins earned by each team, and calculate the variance of this quantity.
So we look down the Wins column, and can work out the total by doing a big sum:
28 + 23 + 22 + 21+ ... + 6 + 4 = 272.
Then, there are twenty teams, so we have to divide by 20, to get the average number of wins as 13.6. To calculate the variance, we have to work out the square of the difference between each data point and the average. So Manchester United had 28 wins, so the difference between that and the average is:
28 – 13.6 = 14.4.
But now we also have to square this number before we add it to the rest of the collection, and this gives:
14.4 x 14.4 = 207.36.
If we proceed similarly, we get for example 88.36 for Manchester City, 0.16 for West Bromwich Albion, and 92.16 for QPR. Notice that teams who ended up a long way from the average are contributing a lot more to this sum than teams who ended up in the middle of the table. This is a common theme in probability and statistics. In most contexts extreme values of the data are more interesting and significant than typical values. So we do the sum as follows, using x^2 to mean 'x squared'.
14.4^2 + 9.4^2 + ... + 9.6^2 = 770.8.
But we want the average squared difference, so again we have to divide by 20, which is the number of teams, and we get 38.54 as the variance. Often, we consider instead the square root of the variance, which is called the standard deviation of the data. In this case the standard deviation is about 6.2 wins.
However, if we are just using this statistic to make comparisons, it doesn't really matter whether we are using the variance or the standard deviation. For example, if we apply the same procedure to the table for the Championship, we obtain a standard deviation of about 3.3 wins.
So this is exactly the sort of calculation we need to justify the comment that the teams in the Championship are better matched than those in the Premiership. Of course, number of wins is not the only nor necessarily the best measure of performance, but to get an indication this variance calculation works perfectly well.
Next time, I will talk about applying these ideas directly in a betting context: how to interpret variance as a measure of risk, and how to decide what price to pay for extra risk.
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Urdu Teachers, Jobs & Vacancy in Education at Sarva Shikha Abhiyan, Delhi Sep 2012
Job or Vacancy Description:
Department of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi
Engagement of 100 Urdu Teachers (TGT) on contract basis in SSA Delhi.
Applications Fee : are invited for engagement of 100 Urdu Teachers (TGT) under SSA in UEE Mission. The appointment will be purely on temporary and contractual basis on a fixed monthly remuneration of rupees 15000/ -. Age : 30 years for male and 40 years for female.
How to Apply : Apply Online
General Instructions:
1. The main objective of the Scheme is to provide quality education to the children from Class I to XII under one roof as is being provided in the private public schools. Though primary education is the responsibility of municipal bodies, yet primary classes are also introduced in the existing schools to provide school education at one place.
2. The objective of the scheme is to facilitate coaching and study camps for the weak students to improve their performance. Earlier, students of SC/ST/ educationally backward minority & weaker section of society were covered under this scheme. The facility of coaching is now extended to all students who has poor achievement level academically.
3. This ongoing scheme aims at promotion and improvements of sports and games in Delhi by providing opportunities and facilities to the young and talented players to learn, train and improve their standard in sports and games for bringing medals in Olympic, Asian and Common wealth games as well as at international and national level.
4. Under the scheme, various regular activities / programs, coaching camps and other national and state level tournaments are being organized. The scheme also provides participation of players in National School Games, providing playing kits and sports material etc.
Tentative Last Date:20-09-2012
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Education holds the key to economic growth, social transformation, modernization and national integration.The National Policy on Education formulated in 1986 and modified in 1992 aims to provide education of a comparable quality up to a given level to all students irrespective of their caste, creed residence or sex. It aims at promotion of a national, a sense of common citizenship and composite culture and strengthening national integration. It lays stress on the need for a radical transformation of the education system to improve its quality at all stages and gives much greater attention to Science and Technology. All children are proposed to be provided free and compulsory education up to 14 years of age. The Directorate of Education earnestly endeavors to implement the policy. The educational facilities are provided in stages i.e. pre-primary, primary, middle, secondary, senior secondary and university level. Pre-primary and primary educations are mainly the responsibility of the local bodies. Middle, secondary and senior secondary education is primarily looked after by Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi.
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G. Anton Decker, M.B.B.Ch., named Chief Medical Officer for Banner Medical Group
A respected gastroenterologist, Dr. Decker is an expert in patient care, patient safety, and biomedical informatics. He served in various leadership roles including associate chair for Quality and Safety with the Department of Internal Medicine, a physician leader for Mayo Clinic's Electronic Medical Record Convergence, and chair of the Mayo Clinic Enterprise Diagnosis and Problem List Task Force.
"We could not be more pleased to have someone of Dr. Decker's clinical caliber joining the BMG team," said Jim Brannon, CEO for Banner Medical Group. "His medical leadership will be critical as we begin our journey to transform the way we deliver care across six states and through a growing number of Banner Health Centers and Clinics.
"Dr. Decker will also work hand-in-hand with Banner Health Network CMO Dr. Tricia Nguyen to assure we are meeting and exceeding the expectations of our new Banner Health Network members, and our partner organizations," Brannon added.
A native of South Africa, Dr. Decker received his medical degree from University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He completed his residency training at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale and Rochester, and earned a Gastroenterology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Dr. Decker is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom. He has a Masters degree in Health Administration and is a Certified Physician Executive through the American College of Physician Executives. He is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives where he serves on the Arizona Regent's Advisory Council.
Dr. Decker joins Banner after a 10-year career at the Mayo Clinic, first in Rochester, Minn., before moving to Scottsdale, Ariz., in 2004. At Mayo Clinic, he served as director of the Gastroenterology Hospital Practice, program director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship, and medical director of the Pancreas Clinic. He has published 43 peer-reviewed manuscripts and delivered more than 50 local, national and international medical lectures.
About Banner Medical Group
Banner Medical Group is a group of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners located in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming. Our highly-qualified health care professionals are dedicated to providing excellent care, superior outcomes and an outstanding patient experience. To learn more about the Banner Medical Group, please visit www.bannerhealth.com/bmg.
About Banner Health
Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country. The system owns or manages 23 acute-care hospitals, long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of other services including family clinics, home care and hospice services, and a nursing registry. Banner Health is in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming.
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Sam Brown Horse Camp
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Sam Brown Horse Camp is the only horse camp in the Galice Ranger District and offers seven camp sites. Facilities include handicapped accessible toilets, horse corrals, trailer sites, restrooms, drinking water and picnic tables.
Directions: From Grant's Pass: Travel northwest on Highway 5 to Merlin Galice Road. Follow this road for approximately one mile, and make a left onto Forest Service Road 25. Follow 25 for approximately 12 miles to Forest Road 2512. Follow 2512 west for half a mile to the horse camp (adjacent to the Sam Brown Campground).
Seasonal Access: Normal Services Available: May-October (Campground may be open beyond these months with limited services.)
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Your B-12 shot in a spray!
It's a fact that women need more B-12 + Folic Acid than men for DNA synthesis, red cell formation and to maintain a healthy nervous system. Sprayology's energizing vitamin is for all ages but not just for women. Vitamin B-12 helps metabolize fats and carbohydrates while maintaining healthy nerve tissue and protecting you from anemia and heart disease.
Now this oral spray makes it easy to get your daily requirement of both B-12 and Folic Acid by spraying twice a day.
B-12 and Folic Acid is particularly valuable for women of childbearing age, people who eat little or no animal protein, people who consume alcohol regularly and those at risk of heart disease.
Sprayology's pioneering sprays go under the tongue, where they are absorbed directly into the bloodstream. Unlike tablets, liquid and capsules, oral sprays bypass the digestive system (which can degrade the restorative properties of the nutrients) so more nourishment makes it into the body. Sprayology's convenient pump sprays contain no harmful aerosol propellants and provides an easy and fun way of taking your daily vitamins.
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Most of what I know about crack comes from pop culture: Chris Rock's crackhead, Pookie, in New Jack City ("It be callin' me, man!"); Diane Sawyer's infamous interview with the late Whitney Houston ("Crack is cheap...crack is whack!"); and more recently, Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) on Girls ("They kept calling it a 'stem'...It was a stem"). (Don't do drugs, guys!) But this week's New York magazine uncovers a particularly strange side to crack: Tide detergent has recently become a desirable thing to trade for the drug. Why? In part because of its smell. WHAT THE WHAT?
The whole story is bonkers! Sample quote: "Tide bottles have become ad hoc street currency, with a 150-ounce bottle going for either $5 cash or $10 worth of weed or crack cocaine." But in addition to its street value, among Tide's desirable qualities is its scent: a fruity-floral blend with a shot of citrus—which, according to the article, is prized for its ability to "correlate strongly with perceptions of cleanliness." In other words, the smell of Tide makes consumers feel like they're being "good" caregivers, and that being able to afford it (Tide is twice as expensive as other laundry detergents) "is seen as a sign of success." Forget sneakers, iPods, or Beats by Dre headphones: Is laundry detergent the new status symbol?
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Hannah married John ADAMS, son of John ADAMS and Anna HOWE, on Feb 26, 1680 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. (John ADAMS was born on May 1, 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA and died on Jul 20, 1701 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.)
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2010 - Earned outdoor all-america honors as a member of the 4x100m relay that competed in the finals at the NCAA Championships ... Was 10th in the 200m (21.71) and 20th in the 100m (10.92) at Pac-10s) ... Finished third in the 200m (21.53) against USC ... Ran on the winning 4x100 relay against Oregon (40.02) ... Placed eighth in both the invite 100m (10.87) and invite 200m (21.54) at the RJ/JJK Invite ... Cal/NV champion with the 4x100m relay (40.09) ... In indoor track, was seventh in the 200m (21.83) at MPSF, ran on the winning 4x400 relay (3:15.37) at the Boise Invite and was first in the 200m at the NAU Classic (21.65).
2009 - Member of the 4x100m relay that competed at NCAAs ... Placed seventh in the 200m at Regionals (21.57) ... Member of the Pac-10 champion 4x100m relay (39.77) and placed ninth in the 200m (21.35) ... Finished fourth in the 200m against USC (21.36) ... Member of the winning 4x100m against Oregon (40.39) ... Ran on the Cal/NV champion 4x400m team (3:11.72).
2008 - Placed ninth in the 200m at West Region (21.52) ... Finished fifth in the 200m (21.21) and 12th in the 100m (10.74) at Pac-10s ... Finished third in the 200m (21.15) against USC ... Was second in both the 100m (11.11) and 200m (21.65) against Oregon ... Cal/NV runner-up in the 200m (21.38) ... In indoor track, had top times of 6.99 in the 60m and 21.86 in the 200m.
2007 - Placed seventh in the 200m at the Pac-10 meet (21.47) ... Finished second in the 200m at USC (21.34) ... Won the open 100m (10.86) and invite 200m (21.31) at the RJ/JJK Invite ... Also won the 100m (10.74) and 200m (21.40) at the UCLA Invite ... In indoor track, had a top 60m time of 6.93 and top 200m time of (21.90).
High School - Letterwinner in track and football ... Three-time track Athlete of the Year ... 2006 All-CIF ... In football, was named Athlete of the Year and team MVP his senior season ... Holds the 100m (10.69) and 200m (21.69) school record.
Personal - Born July 25, 1988 in San Diego, CA ... Son of Stan Griffin, Sr. and Donna Fox ... Has one brother, Tristan and one sister, Mercedes ... Pre-Political Science major.
Griffin's Best Times
60m - 6.90
100m - 10.69
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Click here to view the First Night 2016 event guide
History of First Night Akron
First Night Akron is a major visual and performing arts festival created by and for the community to welcome the New Year in Downtown Akron on December 31st each year. First Night Akron is in its 18th year!
First Night began in Boston in 1976 as a way to bring neighboring communities together in celebration, while providing an alternative way of ushering in the New Year.
First Night admission buttons help support the cost of the celebration and provide admission to all First Night venues on event night. The design for the button changes each year and is a unique work of art.
Past First Night Akron button artists include: Don Drumm, Mark Soppeland, Laura Ruth Bidwell, Miller Horns, Joan Colbert, Michael Ayers, Leandra Drumm, Dan Cuthbert, Janice Troutman, Martha Kaltenbach, Jon C. Lund, Linda Hutchinson, Liz Remmel, Julienne Hogarth, Maria Alejandra Zanetta, Donald E. Peoples, Judith Gaiser and Larry Walker.
First Night Akron is a program of Downtown Akron Partnership. Founding partners are the city of Akron and the Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com.


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ADP released its Employment Report for December on Wednesday. The news was good for the economy—238,000 private sector jobs were added in December. Last month replaced November as the best month for private sector job creation in 2013. The 238,000 jobs added in December is up from the 229,000 jobs in November, and the 209,000 reported in December 2012.
"It's encouraging news that hopefully bodes well for 2014," Carlos Rodriguez, president and chief executive officer of ADP said in the press release.
Small businesses were responsible for 108,000 of the 238,000 jobs. Of those, businesses with 1-19 employees added 55,000, and those with 20-49 workers added 53,000. Small business is responsible for most job creation in the nation. The fact small business growth is strong bodes well because it shows the owners have confidence the economy will continue producing customers.
Another good sign in the report is the strong growth in hiring by large companies. These firms sat on billions of dollars in profits and did not hire new workers during much of the recovery. The last few months, however, big companies have begun hiring again. Companies with over 1,000 employees added 74,000 new jobs in December. There was shrinkage of 3,000 jobs in firms with 500-999 workers resulting in a net increase of 71,000 workers.
Medium sized firms had strong job growth as well adding 59,000 workers.
As is always the case in our service economy, 170,000 of the jobs added were in the service sector. Private payrolls increased by nearly 1.9 million jobs in the service-providing industries in 2013. The bulk of this increase was split evenly between transportation/trade/utilities and professional/business services. Finance brought up the rear gaining just 59,000 in the last twelve months.
The goods producing sector added 69,000 jobs in December, up from 46,000 in November. The construction industry added 48,000 jobs as the home building industry continues to rebound. This was the strongest month for the industry since 2006. Manufacturing showed another month of growth with 19,000 workers.
Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, a partner with ADP in producing the Employment Report said, "The job market ended 2013 on a high note. Job growth meaningfully accelerated and is now over 200,000 per month. Job gains are broad-based across industries, most notably in construction and manufacturing. It appears that businesses are growing more confident and increasing their hiring."
The official jobs report will be released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That report will cover public sector jobs and well as private sector jobs. The BLS calculates the number of unemployed persons, so we need to wait for their report to see if the unemployment rate continues to drop.
This is one more report with good news about the economy in recent weeks. GDP grew at a surprising 4.1% in the third quarter, and last month the unemployment rate dropped. One danger sign on the horizon is the fact that Congress did not extend unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans. That number will grow to higher each month if Congress does not act. Economists estimate this will cost the economy 240,000 jobs. This will show up beginning next month.
There is little reason to hope Congress will act, but anything is possible in an election year.
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BOE's Haldane Says Inequality May Feed Instability
Inequality is one of the most compelling economic questions of the moment but central bankers don't usually talk about it.
Step forward then Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's big thinker on financial stability and as of June 1 its chief economist.
Mr. Haldane traveled to Bristol in west England Wednesday to speak at the Bristol Festival of Ideas on the subject of whether inequality is inevitable or necessary.
His conclusion: inequality feeds financial crises and probably damages economic growth. "The puzzle is it took so long to have this front and center as an issue," Mr. Haldane said.
If this sounds like a surprising intervention by a central banker, remember this is the same Mr. Haldane who made headlines two years ago when he told Occupy activists they were right to attack the global financial system.
Drawing on the work of Raghuram Rajan, now governor of the Reserve Bank of India, as well as recent studies by the International Monetary Fund, Mr. Haldane said Wednesday there's "pretty clear evidence" that inequality is bad for growth and foments instability.
One example: poor, "subprime" borrowers in the US soaking up cheap and plentiful credit, a trend that ultimately led to the banking crisis that tipped the world into recession in 2009.
"We all know how that movie ended," he said. Extremes of inequality were also a feature of the years the Great Depression, he added. "Until we solve that problem we will be back down that track before too long."
Mr. Haldane disagreed with another aspect of the inequality debate: the contention that central bank policy in recent years has exacerbated inequality by pushing up the prices of assets, which tend to be owned by the rich. He argued "all of us, collectively, would have been significantly, absolutely worse off" without ultralow rates and massive asset-purchase programs.
Inequality is important because "a sense of fairness is deeply entrenched and richly valued by humans," Mr. Haldane said. "It is almost what identifies us as species."


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Yellowstone - Adventures in America's Sacred Wilderness is a book full of photographs of America's first National Park, displaying many photos of its diverse and wonderful landscape and animals. It is dedicated to showcasing the beauty of the park and how we can preserve and protect its many natural wonders from destruction.
Born in Alameda, California, Michael has lived all over the west, including such places as Sonora, California, (near Yosemite), Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah. His love of wildlife and wild places began as a small child when his father took him on what would become many camping and backpacking trips through the Sierra-Nevada mountains. Michael currently lives in Provo, Utah and hopes to publish more books about Yellowstone and other wonderful wild places in the western United States.
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It also carries a DVD drive, an HD webcam, a 5-in-1 card reader, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, three USB 2.0 ports with one eSATA combo, and HDMI/VGA-out. The FX610 weighs 2.4kg (5.3lbs) with a six-cell battery and it runs Windows 7 Home Premium. Although it's not automatic like Optimus, you can manually switch between discrete and integrated graphics with a hotkey.
The company hasn't revealed pricing or launch details for the FX610 yet, but the FX600, its Intel-based cousin, costs about $800 with the Core i5-450M, Nvidia GeForce GT 325M graphics, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB HDD.


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Sunny skies are expected for the Clarksville area today as high pressure continues to hold onto the region. Temperatures are also expected to remain warm with highs in the middle eighties. The nice weather has to come to an end however as the next storm system moves into the region. This system will cause scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop during the day Friday and Friday night. The thunderstorms at this time do not appear to be severe, but heavy rains and gusty winds are possible. The weather pattern for the weekend is expected to remain unsettled as highs will be in the eighties with a risk for showers and thunderstorms. The unsettled weather is expected to last into the upcoming workweek until another cold front moves through the region on Tuesday.
Here is the Clarksville area forecast:
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High: 85
Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Low: 65
Friday: Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 80%. High: 77
Friday night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 50%. Low: 64
Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation 30%. High: Lower 80s Low: Middle 60s
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist wants to increase state spending by $2.7 billion during the next budget year.
Crist unveiled his full $69.2 billion budget recommendation Friday in Tallahassee. The next budget year begins July 1.
It includes about $1 billion in additional federal money for Medicaid that Congress has not yet approved, but Crist said he's confident it will pass.
The governor over the past week has been traveling the state to announce key parts of the plan. They include a $535 million increase for public schools, $100 million more for universities and an additional $67 million for state and community colleges. Legislative leaders, though, say they are facing another tight budget year and have been skeptical of Crist's proposals.


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OMAHA, Neb. - Arizona State will face Long Beach State Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the College World Series, as the 49ers eliminated Miami with a 6-3 win on Tuesday. With the Miami loss, the top 3 seeds in the CWS - all Florida teams - have been eliminated from the double elimination tournament.
An ASU win on Wednesday will put the Sun Devils in the national championship game, Saturday at 9:30 a.m. If LBSU defeats ASU on Wednesday, the two teams will face each other again on Friday at 12:30 p.m. for a berth in the championship game.
KUSK-TV will broadcast the game live to the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. ESPN2 will televise the game nationally on a tape delayed basis at 7:30 p.m. (PT). KMVP-860 AM will air the gave live to the Phoenix area and that broadcast can be heard at this internet site. If you live outside Arizona, a live feed of the game can be picked up on the following satellite coordinates:
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WOODLAND, Calif. -- The pictures on Zachary Hicks' missing cell phone cam are more than embarrassing, they've led to his arrest.
Police in Woodland say someone turned in Hicks' lost cell phone.
Investigators reported they found digital snapshots stored in the phone of piles of pot and cash.
Officers searched Hicks home and said they found drugs and money, and another camera phone.
Police said the new cell phone cam has pictures of dope and money, too.