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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with PortugalPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/128
October 3, 2008
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case. The staff report (use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this pdf file) for the 2008 Article IV Consultation with Portugal is also available.
On October 1, 2008, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Portugal.1
A modest recovery was underway until 2007. Growth rose to 1.9 percent in 2007, led by strong external demand, which had been driving a notable rebound in export growth in the last two years. In response, corporate investment gathered steam, which, along with robust private consumption, led to a pick up in domestic demand. Modest employment growth failed to keep up with continuing labor force growth, leading to unemployment rising to 8.0 percent in 2007. Inflation, while below that of the euro area since late 2007, has picked up due to higher food and energy prices. The current account deficit (including capital transfers) narrowed to about 8½ percent of GDP in 2007.
Real GDP growth is projected to slow to about 0.7 percent in 2008 and to about 0.6 percent in 2009, owing to deterioration in the global outlook, higher commodity prices, the stronger euro, and the fallout from the international financial turbulence. Relatively robust external demand is forecast to lead to a positive contribution from the external sector, while domestic demand is expected to become more subdued. Private consumption is forecast to remain constrained by weak employment growth and high indebtedness. While some corporate balance sheet restructuring has occurred, still-high enterprise debt levels and tighter credit conditions may restrain the rebound in investment. Some continued fiscal consolidation and structural reforms are projected to prompt a gradual recovery in competitiveness and productivity.
Decisive government action has reduced fiscal imbalances and enhanced credibility—since 2005, the deficit has fallen by 3½ percentage points of GDP to 2.6 percent of GDP in 2007. The consolidation has been driven by containing primary current spending. Revenue overperformance has also contributed, due in significant part to enhanced revenue administration. Fiscal consolidation is set to continue in 2008, though at a slower pace. Following substantial overperformance in 2007, the government lowered the deficit target to 2.2 percent of GDP. The restructuring of the central administration will play a central role in achieving fiscal consolidation goals and improving productivity. Recent reforms to the social security system have significantly improved long-term fiscal sustainability. Important steps to move to performance-based budgeting are underway.
Portugal's financial system remains sound and well supervised. The financial system has come under pressure but has so far weathered the recent global financial turmoil, though vulnerabilities have risen. Portuguese banks' reliance on wholesale funding, the sensitivity of bank employees' pension funds and banks' own investment portfolios to stock market returns, high household and corporate debt, and significant loan concentration in some banks to certain sectors and large exposures remain sources of risk. The authorities have been pro-active in addressing these vulnerabilities; for example, banks with weaker capital ratios have been encouraged to raise capital, and the Bank of Portugal has enhanced monitoring of banks' liquidity positions and banks' plans to address potential liquidity shortfalls.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed the progress made in addressing Portugal's long-standing macroeconomic imbalances, while recognizing that the economic situation remains challenging. Growth has slowed and near-term risks continue to be tilted to the downside, reflecting international financial tensions and weaker global macroeconomic conditions. Directors underscored that these challenges argue for strengthening the reform momentum, building on gains already made, so as to create the conditions to reignite the income convergence process with the EU and boost employment growth.
Directors commended the decisive action taken by the government to reduce fiscal imbalances and enhance credibility. Revenue overperformance and current expenditures that were set on a downward path have permitted an exit from the EU Excessive Deficit Procedure one year before the deadline. Directors welcomed the continued fiscal consolidation in 2008, and considered the measures to support more vulnerable groups appropriately targeted. Directors encouraged the authorities to continue with fiscal consolidation to ensure that the Medium-Term Objective can be achieved. They considered that a structural consolidation of ½ percent of GDP in 2009 should be achievable on current policies. Directors stressed that there was no scope for further discretionary loosening. Efforts to enhance the quality, transparency, and durability of fiscal consolidation should also continue.
Directors observed that the financial system remains sound and well supervised. Global financial tensions and weaker macroeconomic conditions have, however, heightened some existing vulnerabilities, including high household, corporate, and government debt levels and the relatively heavy reliance of Portuguese banks on wholesale funding. Directors welcomed the Bank of Portugal's pro-active efforts in addressing the vulnerabilities. They recommended that some further enhancements to the financial stability framework could be considered, including further strengthening liquidity supervision and the deposit insurance system, greater use of stress tests to ensure the adequacy of capital buffers, and speeding the implementation of the Basle II framework.
Directors agreed that improving productivity growth and closing the external competitiveness gap are critical to address Portugal's economic problems, and noted the important steps being taken to address these challenges. The ambitious and broad-ranging SIMPLEX program continues to improve the business climate, and the authorities should build on the recent public administration reforms and the implementation of the EU Services Directive. Directors welcomed the recent agreement on reforming labor relations, though the envisaged higher rate of social security contributions on fixed-term contracts should be reconsidered. Directors also stressed the need for greater competition in domestic markets, including by strengthening the efficiency of the judicial system to help improve the Competition Authority's effectiveness and developing a roadmap for the end of regulated electricity prices.


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Sunday, October 19, 2003
The theme from "Mission: Impossible" keeps you company if your call is put on hold, and sly design details suggest the CIA had a hand in this restaurant's blueprint. Notice the windows by the red velvet booths, the ones that allow you to spy on the kitchen, and vice versa? The declassified intelligence documents sandwiched between Plexiglas? Zola may be a neighbor to the Spy Museum, but it would be wrong to paint it as a typical theme restaurant. It took some time for the waiters and cooks to hit their stride, but they're performing with plenty of confidence these days. Most happily, new chef Frank Morales, late of the Oval Room downtown, has transformed a mixed American menu into something focused and fresh. A dense tuna tartare may taste flat, and chicken with raisin-tomato sauce is merely okay. But dishes like those are outnumbered by plates that encourage you to return: fat prawns draped in sun-dried tomato sauce and set on gingery grits; succulent grilled veal accessorized with crisp green beans, favas and a light jus; a first-class lobster roll that's missing only the sand beneath your feet. And a sense of humor crops up in "Buffalo" chicken croquettes flanked with blue cheese dip and vegetable sticks. Try 'em, you'll like 'em. Desserts here have never been better. The kitchen makes it tough to choose between the towering chocolate bombe, the fetching pineapple upside-down cake with a velvety scoop of ice cream, and a cookie plate that blasts much of the competition out of the water with, among other treats, melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies flecked with citrus zest. The oval wine displays in the center of each small dining room aren't just handsome props but serious collections of treats from around the world.

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Ling, F C; Khochfar, J; Baldus, S E; Brabender, J; Drebber, U; Bollschweiler, E; Hoelscher, A H; Schneider, P M (2009). HIF-1alpha protein expression is associated with the environmental inflammatory reaction in Barrett's metaplasia. Diseases of the Esophagus, 22(8):694-699.
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The oxygen-regulated transcription factor subunit hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is involved in angiogenesis, energy metabolism, cell survival, and inflammation. We examined the protein expression of HIF-1alpha within the progression of Barrett's sequence as well as the type and degree of the environmental inflammatory reaction. Squamous epithelium (SE), metaplastic, low- and high-grade dysplastic lesions, and tumor tissue of 57 resection specimens from patients with Barrett's adenocarcinoma were immunohistochemically analyzed. Active and chronic inflammatory reactions were classified according to the Updated Sydney System. HIF-1alpha protein expression increased significantly from SE to Barrett's metaplasia (BM) (P < 0.0001). From metaplasia through low- and high-grade dysplasia to cancer, no further increase could be detected. Active and chronic inflammation were also significantly different between SE and BM (P < 0.0001) but not during further progression in the sequence. HIF-1alpha protein expression did not correlate with histopathologic parameters or survival. HIF-1alpha protein expression pattern resembles the active and chronic environmental inflammatory reaction. All were significantly increased in metaplasia compared to SE without further change in tumor development. HIF-1alpha protein expression appears to be associated with inflammatory processes in the development of BM.
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I have a question on the following problem:
Let $S\subseteq \mathbb{R}$ be a Borel set such that for any $s\in S$, if $s$ and $t$ differ in only a finite number of decimal places then $t\in S$. Then either $\lambda(S)=0$ or $\lambda(\mathbb{R}\setminus S)=0$.
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Guest Column, 2-1: The Road to Stress-free Auditions
Show me the map, baby, I've had enough anxiety!
By Grover Dale
Copyright 2007 Grover Dale
Previously published on Answers4dancers.com.
Auditions have always had the power to raise emotional temperatures in the dance world more than just about anything, except mean-spirited dance critics. I don't know many dancers whose "comfort zones" haven't been rattled (at least once!) after not being chosen at an audition. Why do those moments of doubt, insecurity, or resentment happen? Some say that most of it is an inside job.
Are you saying we do this to ourselves?
In a way, yes. We're capable of contributing to it... just as much as we're capable of freeing ourselves from it.
But it affects our chances of being booked....
That's right. But haven't you wondered why some dancers book more jobs than others? Haven't you seen dancers whose talents and physical assets seemed equal, but their booking results are different?
Well, yes, I have....
Haven't you known hard-working talented dancers who should be booking but can't seem to get past the first cut? Or, dancers who may be short on technique but book jobs anyway? What is it that makes one dancer more employable than others?
I wish I knew....
Never once have I come across a dancer who didn't have the desire to be employed, or the intelligence and the ability to achieve that desire.
What stopped them?
The same thing that probably stops most of us... obstacles. Some are easy to recognize -- lack of training, lack of opportunity, lack of grooming savvy, lack of agent representation, or maybe just laziness. Some of these are legitimate obstacles, but... with effort... can be dealt with and overcome.
That's reassuring....
Harder to recognize and much harder to overcome are the internal obstacles, the emotional obstacles that keep us from having what we want for ourselves. I've come to believe that the way each of us thinks and feels about success is a factor in determining how much success we ultimately will have. In the same vein, the reason that others book jobs repeatedly may be that... with their thoughts and feelings, they have created the means to achieve what they desire.
Now I see where you're going with this.
In other words, our inner thoughts and feelings are factors in determining how much success each of us will be able to attract to ourselves.
Just tell me what I can do to improve my chances....
When you're able to walk away from an audition feeling positive about the experience and how you handled it (regardless of the outcome) you're truly on the road to freeing yourself from the grip of self-doubt.
That may take some doing....
Many dancers are looking at ways to make better choices in their working lives. We are not alone with our desire to improve. We have more brothers and sisters than we realize. The following collection of anecdotes from other professionals confirms that we, as dancers, can "hit any mark" we want to. Choosing the road to stress-free auditions may be easier for some than others, but regardless of when we climb aboard, we must see it as the act of courage that it is.
Liz Imperio, Dancer/Choreographer, choreographer for Gloria Estefan's World Tours and Disney's TV movie "Gotta Kick It Up!":
"The first two choreographers I auditioned for were Kenny Ortega and Michael Peters. One was warm and kind, the other was all business. With one, I felt welcomed. With the other, I felt I sucked. Being shot down in 10 minutes, I felt like I was slapped in the face. Later, I realized that I was in show business. I hadn't learned the difference between personal and business. No teacher prepared me for it. I learned the hard way..."
Robin Antin, Dancer/Choreographer, choreographed videos for Smashmouth, Bare Naked Ladies, Sugar Ray & Everclear:
"At my first audition (a long time ago!), I was a newcomer in a room full of dancers that I was in awe of. I danced the combination as well as I could. Getting cut was such a horrible feeling! I had so much anxiety! I wondered if I looked right, you know, the whole thing. You've got to have the look, I thought, you've got to have the attitude. I thought, 'Oh my God, will I have to go through this much pain for every audition...?'"
Jerry Evans, award-winning film/TV choreographer for Reba McEntire's 2000 Concert Tour:
"Anxiety at auditions? It didn't hit me until they split us up into small groups. Until then, everyone's focused on learning the steps. No one's looking at you. No one even cares about you, so you're fine. Then, they put you in a smaller group and everyone's looking at you. That's when you think, 'Okay, I'm getting a little nervous here.' Frankly, you never get over it...."
Shawnette Heard, Choreographer/director:
"Self-doubt is familiar territory, even among the successful. It's only fear. We can handle it. It wasn't too long ago that I was working on a video and realized, 'Oh my God, I'm working with Janet Jackson!' I started questioning myself. 'Why am I here?' 'Do I deserve this?' Once in awhile, those nasty voices come up in my head... but I can handle it...."
Lee Cherry, Dancer/Actor/Choreographer, dancer/photographer Reba McEntire's 2000 World Tour:
The whole audition thing, you just have to get over it. You have to be able to put your best foot forward under the most awful circumstances. If you don't, no one will do it for you. So, you have to do it, or you're dead. Once you get through the audition, you get the gig. That's another source of anxiety. You've got a camera in your face. You've got a hundred suits sitting around. Judging you...."
T.J. Espinoza, Dancer/Actor, Britney's favorite dancer:
"I'm the only one who's responsible for my success. If I believe in myself, I can achieve...."
Robin Antin, Choreographer:
"My first time being 'cut'? I remember I just sort of stood there, like, 'Am I supposed to leave now?' The feeling was devastating. I remember getting into my car and thinking, 'This is so horrible, it can't be what it's all about....'"
Lee Cherry, Dancer/Photographer:
"Disapproval doesn't come from the people who have made it. It always comes from the people who chickened out, because they want you to join them. They want to feel more legitimized because they didn't follow their dream..., so they'll do anything they can to block yours...."
Shawnette Heard, Choreographer/Director:
"Fear can hold you back. Everybody gets nervous about the unknown. It's okay to be nervous. Sometimes you hit and sometimes you miss. But at least you had the courage to go for it and you always learn something out of every experience... no matter what it was...."
Carmit Bachar, Dancer:
"Stress at competing? Once I was watching female gymnasts at the Olympics. I felt their stress. (I competed as a rhythmic gymnast for nine years.) I remembered the feelings I went through as a competitor. It wasn't like any of those girls weren't capable of fulfilling the requirements. They trained hard for years. It's that one moment they'd been given to show their stuff. That's what's so stressful. If you mess up, you've ruined your career and that's scarring. It's so hard. To me, competition is more of a mind game. If you can control your head, knowing that you are an excellent dancer and you're coming to get that job, not 'I just want this job so bad.' Instead, you come in with 'I'm ready to get this job!' With that attitude, you're bound to catch their attention somehow, whether you're the right person for the job or not...."
Travis Payne, Choreographer/Actor:
"The pressure of being judged at auditions calls for a greater understanding of our humaness. We need to know more about what makes us tick. We need to understand that reacting to outcomes is always a matter of choice: OURS! Those reactions can go two ways. They'll either lift us up or bring us down. Which do you want?"
"Since we work in a profession where 'not being chosen' happens more than 'being chosen,' we might as well give up our self-defeating ways of reacting to it...."
More insights on casting and workplace behavior are available on Answers4dancers.com.
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Clifton Collins Jr. has joined the cast of Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams' reinvention of the "Star Trek" film franchise reports Variety. Collins will play Ayel, the cohort and general to Nero, played by Eric Bana.
JFXonline has got the first shot of Zach Quinto as young Spock on the set, along with images of what looks like a Vulcan council meeting taking place.
Harlan Ellison, the writer of classic "Star Trek" episode "The City on the Edge of Forever," is not happy that story elements of his are being used for the upcoming film and tells SyFy Portal that a lawsuit may soon happen.
Finally, "Star Trek New Voyages" producer James Cawley claims to have seen the newly redesigned Starship Enterprise being used for the film and isn't happy with it, his comments can be found at Trekweb.


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A Health Detour
I'm not the kind of woman who has plastic surgery. In my high school, when nose jobs were de rigueur, mine looked perfectly fine without one. During my 30s and 40s, when I noticed signs of "work" on other women, I didn't feel, to quote Nora Ephron, bad about my neck. Or face.
But the year I turned 50, my undereye bags started bugging me. They became the feature that said "old" when I looked in the mirror. I invested in countless eye gels that promised to shrink puffiness, but if they made a difference, I couldn't see it. Finally, I appealed to my dermatologist, who told me surgery was the only way to get rid of the excess baggage for good. My reaction: Surgery? Me? Never.
Fast-forward one year, to 2005. I was living in San Francisco and had just finished a career-advice book based on my years as founder of Parenting magazine and head of Time Inc.'s magazine development division. The next venture on my career horizon was a concept I called TeeBeeDee ("to be determined"), a Web site — tbd.com — designed to help middle-aged people network and find support online. I'd not been this excited about a business idea since my early days at Parenting, but there was one problem: How could I extol the benefits of midlife when I felt as though, thanks to my eye bags, I didn't look all that great for a 51-year-old?
Then I got breast cancer, and starting a new business or having an eye job became the last things on my mind.
Like many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer today, I learned that, thankfully, my case was not life threatening. After a combination of surgery and radiation, my prognosis was excellent. But having breast cancer led to other health issues. In 2006, I underwent a second surgery to remove my ovaries and cut off the estrogen they supplied (which increased my risk of recurrence). I still bemoaned my puffy undereyes — and I put off the publicity shots for TeeBeeDee's launch because I didn't like the way I looked. But I didn't seriously consider plastic surgery. The prospect of going under the knife again — voluntarily — was unthinkable.
Then my 9-year-old daughter, and I went on vacation in Santa Fe, and a museum guard said to me, "Your granddaughter is adorable!" One week later, when we got back to San Francisco, I called to make an appointment to see a plastic surgeon.
Finding a Doctor
That summer I visited two plastic surgeons who had vastly different approaches. Dr. A, who didn't charge for the appointment, operated in sell mode, dropping hints about famous patients (without naming names) and disparaging other doctors (also sans names). In the 15 minutes we were together, he never examined my eyes up close; instead he talked to me across his desk, then asked a nurse to show me before and after videos. But a hospital had devoted an operating suite to him, and I left thinking that, despite his arrogance, Dr. A was probably the best I'd find.
Dr. B's process was different: The consultation cost $150 (to be credited toward surgery if he performed it), and he examined my eyes carefully, photographed me, and spent an hour discussing my options. His surgeries were performed in his office, adjacent to a hospital (a better one than Dr. A's). I chose Dr. B.
One thing the doctors had in common was their recommendation that I get my upper lids done too, something I'd never considered. They said once I had my lowers looking good, my uppers would start to bother me.
They also both predicted my recuperation would take one to two weeks, at most. Dr. A bragged about doing a TV anchorman's eyes on a Friday and "He was on the news that Monday, wearing makeup, but fine." I'd recovered so quickly from my cancer-related surgeries, I confidently booked an appointment on a Friday in August, expecting to be back in my office on Monday. And I was back — but that didn't mean I was okay
Going Under the Knife
I wasn't nervous before the surgery; I'd had general anesthesia twice in the past two years. The tough part would be skipping my morning coffee, since I couldn't eat or drink pre-surgery.
The procedure began at 7 a.m., and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in the recovery room at noon. I heard the nurse calling my boyfriend, Stewart, to come pick me up. But then my doctor said, "Jesus, she's not ready to leave." I later learned that my left eye had swollen so badly he thought he'd have to repair his work right away. He didn't, but clearly my swelling pushed the boundaries of normal.
The nurse asked if I'd brought the Vicodin the doctor had prescribed. I had, and she told me to take one prophylactically. At about 3 p.m., when the swelling had subsided somewhat, Stewart drove me home. I rested, with ice on my eyes.
When my kids came home from school, my 13-year-old son wouldn't look at me, and my daughter turned her back, then peeked around with her hand over her eyes. I didn't blame the kids for averting their eyes; I couldn't even look in the mirror while I brushed my teeth.
So Much for a Quick Recovery
I did not expect to feel so helpless. My vision is not good to begin with, but for the first two days after the surgery, I was seeing double and everything was blurred. I normally have a cast-iron stomach, but I couldn't keep anything down: not food, not water, not the Valium the doctor had prescribed to help me sleep. Throwing up (there's just no pleasant way to convey this) put extra pressure on the stitches, exacerbating my already-extensive bruising and swelling. I also couldn't fall asleep — or calm my anxiety.
For 48 hours I was completely dependent on Stewart. And I was unable to take care of my kids, something which had not been true after either of my previous cancer-related surgeries. But I'd chosen to have this procedure, so I didn't feel I was really entitled to anyone's sympathy. My guilt and shame made me want to hide, but I had idiotically scheduled the operation only a few weeks before TeeBeeDee's official launch. On day three I dragged myself back into the office.
For the first week, my eyes were so swollen and bruised it was hard to imagine things would ever get better. I felt I'd never look normal again, and it was my own fault. On day seven I wrote a note to myself: "Everyone told me they spent the first day after surgery thinking they'd made a mistake. It's now been a week — and I still do."
Plastic surgeons always show you their before and after shots, but they never share photos of a patient mid-recovery. I was severely bruised from my left eye down to my chin. A procedure designed to make me look younger had actually caused me to look worse than I ever had.
Well-meaning friends would ask, "Do you know if this is normal?" Of course, that was my deepest, darkest fear: that something had gone horribly wrong and my eyes would never be the same again. Actually, my recovery was normal, but I was on the bad end of the spectrum. Someone has to be, I guess, but I never thought it would be me.
Some Improvement (At Last)
Three weeks after the surgery, I went to Santa Fe for Labor Day weekend. I was exhausted, still looked a mess and was in tears for much of the flight. I'd used up every ounce of stamina trying to work and keep my life going post-op. I am not a person who normally gets blue, but that was a low point. (I've since learned that the third week or so after the operation is when patients often feel depressed because the recovery progress slows down.)
After I returned from Santa Fe, I finally started to feel a bit better. Two friends who came to see me actually set up consultations with my doctor. The fact that they didn't feel he'd been incompetent helped me to perk up.
Yet my improvement was not linear. My skin formed new puckers around my eyes as it healed. And the dark bruising underneath my left eye stayed quite visible for almost six months.
For every press appearance during the launch of TeeBeeDee in mid-September 2007, I needed a professional makeup artist to cover me in layers of thick foundation. I wasn't trying to conceal the eye-lift — I talked about it openly — but my bruises made me look like a battered woman. Which I was, of course, but by my own hand.
One Year Later
So, was it worth it? It's pretty hard to justify an eyelift financially. Mine cost $6,500, which included the surgeon, the anesthesiologist and the operating room. (Insurance usually doesn't cover the surgery, except in rare cases when vision is obscured by drooping skin.) If I had elected to do just my lower lids, the cost would have been about $4,500. I do wish I had timed the operation differently. Bringing on the elevated level of stress while engaged in the launch of my company was foolish. I also wish I had done a few important things before the surgery, such as taking arnica, a homeopathic medicine that's supposed to minimize bruising and inflammation. (Even if it hadn't helped, I would have felt I'd done everything I could.) I think I should have gotten a third opinion. When I had breast cancer, I'd cut corners on choosing a doctor. I really liked the first one I interviewed, and she had an opening the next day, so I went for it, and never regretted it. But elective surgery is another matter; you can be really picky and see three or four people. And, finally, I wish, going into the surgery, I had expected the worst instead of assuming the best.
Yet, overall, I don't regret having the procedure. To me, my eyes now look as they did 15 years ago. I doubt most of you could even tell I've had work done, unless you're a keen-eyed member of The Tribe (those of us who have gone under the knife to improve our looks). Stewart and my friends all tell me I look great.
I've recently noticed that several of my friends who've already had one procedure have started to discuss the possibility of undergoing another one. This hasn't happened to me yet and I doubt that it will — but I'm over my political resistance to cosmetic surgery.
Before, when I looked in the mirror I'd think, god, those bags look awful; should I try that new cream? Now I don't even notice my eyes most days, so that's a victory. Once in a while I wake up with a puffy lower lid and wish I'd never messed with nature. But there's no going back, so I don't dwell. I got the results I wanted: I don't look different; I just look like a younger version of myself. And now no one mistakes me for my daughter's grandmother.
20/20 Foresight: What You Should Know Before the Operation
Cosmetic eyelid surgery removes droopiness, pouches, bags, and wrinkles from above and below the eyes. But although almost 186,000 blepharoplasties, or blephs, were performed on over-40 women in 2007, many patients do not have a realistic notion of what they are signing up for.
"Eyelid rejuvenation is not a spa treatment," cautions Michael J. Yaremchuk, MD, clinical professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "The adjective is cosmetic or plastic, but the noun is surgery."
While the procedures are generally safe, there is at least a 5 percent risk that healing will not proceed perfectly, and in some instances patients may require a follow-up procedure or surgery, according to Mark A. Codner, MD, a clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at Emory University.
Possible unappealing outcomes (all fixable) include lower lid malposition, in which the lower lid is pulled down for a hangdog look; chemosis, swelling of the clear membrane on the eyeball; and blepharitis, inflammation of the eyelids. Also, some patients may bruise and swell more intensely and for much longer than they expect; this is what Robin Wolaner experienced. Ideally, patients should plan to take two weeks off post-op.
What's the worst that could happen? There's an outside chance a woman could have a bad reaction to anesthesia. And if a hemorrhage develops behind the eye postoperatively, it could, in rare instances, cause blindness.
Protect yourself by choosing your cosmetic surgeon carefully. "Go online and find out everything you can about the doctor," suggests Alan Matarasso, MD, a clinical professor of plastic surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.
Since surgeons "tend to underestimate complications," as Codner notes, find out in advance what your doctor will charge if you need follow-up surgery. Matarasso suggests another form of self-protection: Ask other eyelid surgery veterans, "What did you not know going in that you wish you did?" To start a conversation, hit the bleph message boards on sites such as makemeheal.com or go to Robin Wolaner's site, tbd.com.
— By Sheila Anne Feeney
Originally published in MORE magazine, February 2009.


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Hi lovelies! Hope you have a beautiful Saturday.. as beautiful as the City of Orange. 😛
I have just came back from the Orange Region Farmers Market which is held every SECOND SATURDAY of each month. I forgot how much fun to be spending Saturday morning (started from 8 am to 1pm) looking at fresh local produce, discovering new products, and basically uncovering the "hidden gems" in Orange region.
For the past couple of trips my hands have been fully occupied with bags of goodies. But this time I brought my beloved with me so while I'm busy with taking photos, he can be my human trolly, hehe! All photos were taken by my Samsung Galaxi S-II and tweaked in Instagram + Photoscape.
xoxo Emily 🙂
Orange Region Farmers Market
Budgi Werri Prunes
Greentrees Gourmet Preserves
Morganics Naturally (garlic) – Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Ploughman's Hill Olives (Parkes)
Canobolas Pure Health – Shop 26, The Orange Arcade
Sammy's Sushi Japanese Restaurant Opening Soon on Summer Street (next to the Cheese Cake Shop)
Figtree Retreat (Mudgee) – Growers and Producers of Premium Organic Table Olives, Tapenades & Preserves
P/S: I have finally signed up for an Instagram account! My username is emilyphotologue. You can view more photos of the farmers market and my daily photos here.


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This past weekend was a bittersweet affair for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Saturday, we had the pleasure of watching the well-rested Kansas City Chiefs piss away a 28 point led like fat schlub Andy Reid pisses away his time outs. Even if KC had managed to win, they wouldn't have had any players left after losing approximately 29 different players over the course of the game. Gee, it sure was a smart move to bench all your starters that final week of the season, wasn't it you walrus-faced assclown? When are idiot NFL head coaches going to learn taking a week off NEVER HELPS?
I do have to admit, Andy Reid schadenfreude is the best schadenfreude. Continue reading »
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Terence Garvin Fined $25,000 For Annihilating Punter
When I was a kid, I wrote letters to Santa. Times really have changed. What that young Bengals fan doesn't realize – besides the fact he's in for a lifetime of disappointment – is that success is the best revenge.
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Terence Garvin was slapped with a $25,000 fine for destroying Cincinnati Bengals punter Kevin Huber last Sunday night. C'mon, you didn't really think Roger Goodell was going to let a Steeler get away with laying somebody out on national TV, did you? With a defense full of pansies and lousy tacklers, the Ginger Dictator has had precious few opportunities to indulge his favorite hobby of fining Steelers for playing football this season. His catered lunch slush fund must be dwindling dangerously low. Continue reading »
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Week 15 Recap: Well, It's The
Bengals Bungles
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas…
The Pittsburgh Steelers laid a mighty whuppin' on the Cincinnati Bengals, temporarily keeping their slim playoff hopes alive with a 30-20 victory on Sunday Night Football. The final score doesn't accurately reflect how one-sided this game actually was. The Black and Gold roared out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter and basically coasted the rest of the way. Meanwhile, Cincy never seemed to get on track, repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot with mistakes or ill-timed penalties. As Cris Collinsworth, a former Bungle, said after one of their players got flagged for taunting down while down 20 points, "Well, it's the Bengals." Continue reading »
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Misery loves company.
That was Bill Cowher's famous rallying cry the last time the Pittsburgh Steelers were eliminated from playoff contention with weeks left in their season. The final game of Coach Cowher's legendary Steelers career came against this week's same opponent, the Cincinnati Bengals. In that game, the Steelers had nothing to play for but Cincy needed a win in order to qualify for the post season. Thanks to an overtime touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes, the Chin walked off the field one final time as a winner.
The Steelers can't knock the Bungles out of the playoffs on Sunday night. Cincy has the AFC North well in hand with an eye toward maybe even getting one of those first round byes. And the Steelers aren't technically eliminated from the playoffs, although it would take a nearly miraculous series of events for them to back-door into the Wild Card game. However, it's still Cincinnati-Pittsburgh so you know both sides are going to play hard. Continue reading »
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Giovani Bernard With TD Of The Year (But Bengals Still Lose)
I was going to write "But the Bungles still lose" except when you're 2-5 and staring up at the entire division, you really shouldn't throw stones. Such is life for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
If you were busy yesterday taking your kids trick or treating or attending one of those adult Halloween bashes where you get to live out your childhood fantasy of being Batman while every woman is wearing a costume with the word "Sexy" attached (Sexy Nurse, Sexy Plumber, Sexy Maid, Sexy Butcher), you probably missed NFL Network's Thursday Night Football. By the way, a dirty little secret of this season is the TNF games have actually been pretty damn good. They stumbled into a much better slate than ESPN got stuck with on Monday nights. It's just hard to get used to watching NFL on days other than Sunday and Monday. Continue reading »
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Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers historically bad start to the season, there has always been a small sliver of hope that all is not lost. That hope is rooted in two factors. First, the Steelers were gifted with a relatively soft schedule. And second, the AFC North isn't setting the world on fire.
The bye week giveth and the bye week taketh away. Continue reading »
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Yesterday was Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin's weekly liefest/press conference. Since not enough Steeler fans have gotten the message what an jive-talkin' assclown their coach truly is, I'm stealing a page from the Kissing Suzy Kolber playbook and transcribing Tomlin's actual words from his weekly press conference so everybody can see what a goof he actually is.
Without further ado, let's begin with Coach T's expert analysis on why the Steelers have yet to win a game in 2013: Continue reading »
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Week 2 Recap: Bungling Their Way To Victory
"There's a certain amount of misery with the position that we're in. We'll wear it. We don't like it. We'll wear it." – Mike Tomlin
If the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was an article of clothing, it'd be a pair of bowling shoes. Stinky ugly bowling shoes. Coach T was gracious about crediting Cincy for playing well during his post-game cliche-fest. All I'll say is that if the Bengals are the class of the AFC North, then our division has quickly become the Big East of the NFL.
In my game preview, I mentioned this being the year quarterback Andy Dalton needed to take his game to the next level. The Ginger Rifle responded by playing a hideous game. Overthrows, underthrows, missing wide open receivers, Dalton did his best to keep the Steelers in the game. Unfortunately, the Black and Gold were in an even more charitable mood. Continue reading »
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Know Thy Enemy: Cincinnati Bengals
Heeeeee's Baaaacckkk…
Tonight marks the first meeting of the season between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. Tonight also marks the first time ex-Steeler James Harrison will face his former team. If you watched any of HBO's Hard Knocks series, you know Harrison is an angry man. And one has to think a portion of that anger is directed towards the Black and Gold.
Whether it was time for Deebo to move on or not, Harrison played his entire career with a chip on his shoulder. It fueled him to become a multi-time Pro Bowler despite being an undersized linebacker undrafted out of Kent State. It has also fueled his penchant for being a vicious headhunting sociopath. After years spent defending Harrison's repeated attempts to cripple and maim opponents, tonight we'll get a chance to see how it feels when we are that opponent. Continue reading »
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Hard Knocks Featured James Harrison Being James Harrison
Hard Knocks featuring the Cincinnati Bengals premiered on HBO on Tuesday night. For those cheapskates out there who don't get HBO, Hard Knocks is their yearly reality series chronicling behind the scenes of an NFL training camp. At best, the program exposes the major underlying issues facing the featured team. At worst, it exposes players as obnoxious self-promoters or serial impregnators and management as clueless putzes. Continue reading »


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So far this season, it's a great year for the Redondo Union and El Segundo High boys' volleyball teams that recorded key league victories this week.
In what could be the biggest showdown in the South Bay and one of the tops in Southern California, the Sea Hawks recorded their first victory over the traditional power Mustangs since 2006 with a 25-14, 25-15, 25-22 last Tuesday at Redondo.
In a match-up between two Pioneer League powers, the Eagles swept South Torrance High, 25-18, 25-21, 30-28 on Thursday at El Segundo.
For Redondo, which is off to its best start ever with a 22-1 overall record, including 4-0 in the Bay League after a 25-21, 25-21, 25-16 sweep of Rolling Hills Estates Peninsula Thursday at Redondo, it was definitely a sweet victory and long time coming, especially for several top seniors including fourth year starting varsity player and last season's all-CIF-Southern Section Division I Richards, libero Tyler Bird and outside hitter Vinny Pizutti.
"This season's just beginning,"Pizutti said. "We did it. It was our greatest match in awhile."
Pizutti sparked the Sea Hawks, currently ranked No. 3 in the Southern Section Division I behind top-ranked Huntington Beach (also No. 1 in the United States) and second rated Newport Beach Corona del Mar, with 17 kills and 13 digs.
Richards added 12 kills and three blocks. Sophomore middle blocker Lucas Lossone contributed six kills and two blocks. Junior opposite hitter Wes Graves had three kills. Another top contributer was junior setter Tanner Smith, who recorded 37 assists and six kills."
"It's nice to be 3-0 in the Bay League," Redondo head coach Duncan Avery said. "We trained real hard on scheming Mira Costa. While we were playing in a tournament in Hawaii (last week), we watched Mira Costa play Punahou (a private school in Honolulu whose one of the most distinguished alumni is President Barrack Obama)."
The Sea Hawks surprisingly dominated the Mustangs, who are faced with a rare rebuilding year after losing all of their starters except University of Southern California-bound senior middle blocker-outside hitter Connor Inlow, in the first two games.
In the third game, a desperate Mira Costa led throughout the earlier part. It held a 9-6 advantage after a kill from Inlow, but Redondo rallied back. The two squads were tied at 22 on a kill from junior outside hitter Cole Anderson but the Sea Hawks sealed the deal with the final three points and clinched the match when the Mustangs' Blake Markland's hit fell wide to the right.
Sophomore outside hitter Roy McFarland led Mira Costa (18-4 overall and 3-1 in league) with eight kills. Inlow put up seven kills. Markland tallied five kills and Andrew Huchel contributed four.
In Redondo's win over Peninsula, Pizutti, who committed to playing volleyball at Long Beach State University next season, contributed his outstanding performance with 19 kills. Bird tallied 15 digs and Tyler Saxton had five kills and two blocks.
Also on Thursday, the Mustangs outlasted host Palos Verdes, 25-18, 25-22, 26-28, 25-27, 15-11. Inlow sparked Mira Costa with 21 kills and four blocks. Markland put up 15 kills. McFarland finished with nine kills and three blocks. Cole Anderson contributed nine kills and two blocks.
The Sea Kings, who are currently in fourth in league at 1-3 and are 11-11 overall, were led by Brad Maricle with 18 kills. Jackson Hobus added 18 kills and two blocks. Travis Long contributed 14 kills and four blocks and Noah Mitre had 12 kills. Defensively, P.V. was led by Gavin Branigan with 21 digs.
At El Segundo, the Eagles grabbed the Pioneer Leauge with the sweep of the usually league power Spartans.
El Segundo, which improved to 15-4 overall and 5-0 in Pioneer action, was led by setter Jacob Richmond with 42 assists. Middle blockers Eric Chance and Steve Moye also did well. Chance finished with 12 kills and four blocks. Moye had six kills.
Nick Rable tallied seven kills. Brandon Kurke totaled six kills for the Eagles, who are ranked 11th in the Southern Section Division II. South entered the showdown ninth in the division.
For the Spartans, who are 11-3 overall and 4-1 in league, Chris Wulpern tallied a match-high 19 kills, including eight in the third game. A pair of errors late in the game enabled El Segundo to clinch the match.
The two teams square off, again, on May 6 at South. Redondo plays at Mira Costa on May 1. The Sea Hawks host West Torrance next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.


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Long distance dedications, 40 hits, a great voice and a signature sign-off of "keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars." All of these things are associated with Casey Kasem. He died today on Father's Day at the age of 82.
The news was shared by Kasem's daughter on Twitter and Facebook. Facebook tributes are pouring in and Sirius XM is running a Casey Kasem tribute on 70's on 7.
Kasem's American Top 40 started on July 4, 1970 and was syndicated to radio stations around the world.


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An icon to climbers and sightseers alike, the Cobra rock formation that is estimated to be 250 million years old has toppled. Utah's desert towering formation, which is made of red sandstone and carved over millions of years by winds and rain, is believed to have toppled during the storms in the area last week, according to AOL News on August 7.
The rock towered over in the desert near Moab, reports Bureau of Land Management spokesperson Megan Crandall. There was no eye witnesses to the Cobra beheading and no injuries were reported, so apparently it went down quietly and alone in the desert.
The Cobra was a popular attraction for rock climbers with its thin spire standing about 50-feet high. The rock looked to defy gravity with a wide, flat cap rock that almost look like a good wind could blow it over, but it was sturdy. The "Cobra was beheaded" by nature, suggests MSN News.
One of the April Fool's Day jokes in the area is that the Cobra rock has toppled, so when folks first heard of this rock's demise, many didn't believe it was for real. Lisa Hathaway, who is a Moab-based climber said that the rock falling over shouldn't really surprise anyone.
Hathaway said people who are accustomed to seeing the rock knew it would topple one day, or at least the cap rock would go over. Rock formations that are made by nature are often taken away by nature too.
In 2008 another towering rock came down in Arches National Park. In July a 12-foot slab of sandstone fell in the same park. Moab and the lands surrounding it are used as a playground for many extreme sports enthusiasts.
New Hampshire residents can feel the pain felt by the folks in Utah. They lost a rock formation that was such an icon in the state that even the famous Daniel Webster wrote about it. They've had more than a decade go by since the demise of their famous face-like stone wonder.
Back in 2003, New Hampshire residents were saddened when their granite "Old Man of the Mountain" fell. The granite side-view of a face greeted folks traveling in and out of New Hampshire for centuries, as USA Today reports over a decade ago.
The Old Man of the Mountain fell victim to Mother Nature after years of trying to secure it against the same elements that created it. Years of stabilizing cables and epoxy fixes lasted only so long and it was not a defense against the forces of nature. Much like the Cobra rock, The Old Man of the Mountain got its start over 200 million years ago.
Daniel Webster wrote about the Old Man of the Mountain:
"In the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men."


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New website collates embarrassing Facebook photos, posts for all to see easily
A news Website called FacebookSearch exposes a simple way to collect the most embarrassing public Facebook photos and posts and amass in one place for all to see.
Have you posted Facebook photos or personal statements about being drunk, fired or a serial romantic cheater? Those online tidbits can turn up easily to haunt you.
FacebookSearch allows someone to search public Facebook files using key words such as "hate my boss" or "spring break." Search results show the name and profile photo of those who made Facebook updates using those key words. Scary, right?
For more information check out TGDaily.com.


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The Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) is the state's largest independent health philanthropy dedicated to improving lives by changing health systems. Since it was established in July 1999, the foundation has supported innovative grant-making, public health policy research, technical assistance and convening to achieve its mission – to improve the health of the people of Connecticut.
After meeting with state agencies, community leaders, and health care professionals, the foundation selected three program areas to focus its resources:
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Florida Panthers: Booth update coming next week…and more
Back after a week of vacation.
Here's a few notes from Pantherland:
*****I'll have an update for you from David Booth next week. Booth will be down here for a Hockey Ministries event and will speak with the media about his rehab from his second concussion, among other things.
*****The Panthers should name the new coach for AHL Rochester sometime this week. Assistant GM Mike Santos said last week the team was down to two or three candidates.
*****The Panthers will play two games against the Predators during their rookie camp in September — Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 16 at noon. Both games will be at the Iceplex, the arena formerly known as Incredible Ice.


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Wrongful Conviction Compensation
New technology not only helps police solve crimes, it can also be used to prove the innocence of the wrongfully convicted. Spending time in prison, in some cases years and years, can be devastating, and these innocent convicts have to pick up the pieces of their lives and move forward in most instances with no job, money or life outside prison.
Some states have enacted compensation provisions for wrongfully convicted individuals who are declared innocent in order to provide financial compensation. Of course, money only goes so far in helping someone cope with a life that is forever changed after a wrongful criminal conviction and incarceration.
For more on efforts to try and free innocent prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted, as well as a host of interesting statistical information on these convictions, a handy resource is The Innocence Project.
Twenty-five states (plus the District of Columbia) have provisions to grant compensation to wrongfully convicted individuals who are later declared innocent.
If you or someone you love is serving time for a wrongful conviction, a local criminal defense attorney can speak more directly to any compensation offered in your state, and how similar cases in the past have concluded.
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While regaining your personal life and clearing your criminal record are top priorities if you've been released after a criminal conviction, compensation funds from the state can be a help in reintegrating back into society.
If you have questions about if your state has compensation for wrongful convictions and what the law allows, speak to a criminal defense attorney, who can better address your specific questions. Just fill out our free online evaluation form or call toll-free at 877-445-1059 to be connected with a criminal defense attorney for a consultation.


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Charles Hawley is the founder and director of the No Boyz Allowed Basketball League in Elizabeth, NJ. Hawley developed his love for basketball while playing at St. Patrick's Middle School. He played in high school and later for Champlain College. There he was introduced to new basketball philosophies and was able to learn a new system.
Hawley explained, "My focus remained with practice, incorporating technical skills, and gaining more efficient shooting form and style. During this time I paid attention to the coaching style and the detailed nature of my coach who left little room for error."
From these experiences, Hawley decided to continue with basketball. He became the founder and program director for Team Freckles, where he head coached teams. He is also the assistant varsity coach for The Patrick School girls' basketball team. Hawley shared, "I have discovered that I enjoy setting goals for myself. I like holding myself accountable for reaching my goals. That's a big part of who I am. I like to challenge myself whether on the court playing, on the sideline coaching games, or while on the court teaching others the game of basketball. I like holding myself and young people to high standards." These beliefs have helped him to help his players progress to high levels.
The league's motto, "1 Touch is All it Takes to Make a Difference," references La'Tasha Harris-Mapp's The Touch Movement, Inc., founded in 2010.
In March of 2010, Harris-Mapp was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 32. She founded this corporation in order to educate both women and men under the age of 40 of the importance of self-examination to detect breast cancer. Her ultimate goal was for people to understand that "1 Touch" during a self-breast examination can save lives. Before she passed away on March 14, 2012, she was quoted saying, "I hope to unite a group of people who can make a difference in the fight against breast cancer... my goal is to unite a group of people whose presence will make a difference; whose voices will be heard and whose faces will be recognized."
Charles Hawley was inspired and motivated by this dream and stepped up to be one of those to make a difference. He formed the No Boyz Allowed League with the goals of bringing attention to Harris-Mapp's dream, raising money for the fight against breast cancer, providing girls with the opportunity to play basketball in an organized setting, and bringing attention to those playing for possible college scholarships.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. -Napoleon Hill
"The quality of life is what we at the No Boyz Allowed Basketball League respect and value. This purpose of this league is not only to assist in sustaining the gift and appreciation of life, but to also provide an opportunity to enhance opportunities for girls' basketball players. What inspired this league was the loss of someone special [La'Tasha Harris-Mapp]. This woman valued life and touched so many people. She will never know how much she touched my life and I will never let her death and dream go without meaning and cause. Although I will never have the opportunity to know her special 'touch' in my life, if we work together we can all touch the lives of others through awareness and treatment of such a fatal disease," explained Charles Hawley.


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Funeral home workers found 78-year-old Walter Williams alive when they noticed him kicking inside the body bag they were going to unzip. Foxnewsinsider.com reports Feb. 28 that Williams was pronounced dead at his home in Lexington, Miss. Wed. night, but the next day was a totally different story!
After Williams was believed to be dead that night, the coroner even assisted in transporting Williams to Porter and Sons Funeral Home. The next day funeral workers were preparing to embalm his body and that was when he began moving around inside the body bag. They saw for themselves that Williams was definitely alive and literally kicking. That's certainly something funeral workers don't see much of!
Paramedics rushed the 78-year-old man to a nearby hospital. His family is thrilled at this miracle and say Williams is happy to be alive....as anyone would be in his situation.
So, how was it that Williams was pronounced dead in the first place? The coroner explains that his pacemaker probably stopped working then started up again.
This is a miracle on a grand-scale for sure. Usually when someone is pronounced dead, they are really "dead." It's great that Williams is still alive, but to wake up in a body bag must have felt a bit morbid!
Copyright 2014 Heather Tooley
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The SlowExposures 2011 show book is now available for viewing or purchase online. Copies may also be purchased at A Novel Experience Bookstore in Zebulong, Georgia.
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Since 2003, SlowExposures has presented an annual exhibition of fine art photography to showcase work that emphasizes the rich diversity, contradictions and complexity of the rural South (www.SlowExposures.org). Other events include photographic workshops, portfolio reviews, salons, other exhibits and the annual SlowExposures Ball. Proceeds from SlowExposures' events help fund the work of Pike Historic Preservation in Pike County, Georgia. Each year, photos juried into the show are collected and published in a show book. The book was produced by Paul Conlan (www.FStopBlues.com).
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News this morning from CNN is that Condoleezza Rice will not be the commencement speaker at Rutgers this year because protests were too strong against her appearance. It is about student reactions against her involvement during the George W. Bush administration in the Iraq War. She was intimately involved. Maybe that is why you won't see her name on the slate of presidential hopefuls at a time when the GOP can use both a woman and minority candidate.
Democrats have their own "Rice" problem and that is Susan Rice. Susan Rice was on point in handling the Benghazi attack in Libya during which her initial talking points were aimed at emphasizing that the attacks were spontaneous and random. Of course, they were not and she changed her story to reflect that they were al Qaeda terrorist initiated. The trouble with Susan Rice's story is that she may have known better, or that the information fed to her was manipulated for political purposes by the White House.
Republicans are making a whopper deal out of the Benghazi incident while ignoring the fact that Republicans broke America's bank on the Iraq war that was based upon lies to Americans and the world. The war was an illegal incursion that cost lives and a huge amount of resources for which there was no return on cost. So, if politicians want to have "Rice" wars, the battle should be interesting.
"Condoleezza Rice declines to speak at Rutgers after student protests
By Kristina Sguelglia, CNN
updated 6:13 AM EDT, Sun May 4, 2014
(CNN) -- Condoleezza Rice, former US secretary of stateannounced on Facebook Saturday that she would not be speaking at the Rutgers University commencement this year, following student protests against her appearance.
The students made accusations against her in connection with the war in Iraq.
"Commencement should be a time of joyous celebration for the graduates and their families," Rice wrote.
"Rutgers' invitation to me to speak has become a distraction for the university community at this very special time."
In an open letter to the president of the school, printed in the student paper The Daily Targum on April 30th, "Rutgers Student Protestors" cited "destruction" in Iraq "at the hands of the Bush administration."
"Rice signed off to give the CIA authority to conduct their torture tactics for gathering information from detainees as well," the letter continues. "These are clearly human rights issues. By inviting her to speak and awarding her an honorary degree, we are encouraging and perpetuating a world that justifies torture and debases humanity."
In 2009, a Senate intelligence report said that Rice approved waterboarding in the questioning of a suspected al Qaeda leader. Rice was National Security Adviser at the time.


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Huawei is one of the Chinese manufacturers that have been present in Barcelona, back in February, during the Mobile World Congress. At the event, the company has lifted the veil on a handful of new products, including the new MediaPad tablet line-up. The "Glory" smartphone line-up has been going pretty strong too, but now with the arrival of a new wave of devices (such as the Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8), Huawei seems to be preparing for a follow-up.
In our constant digging for new information we've recently come across a handful of new pictures depicting what seems to be a new Huawei smartphone. The most interesting thing about this mysterious device is the fact that it seems to borrow a page from Samsung's playbook. Take a look at the shots below and see for yourself.
New Huawei Smartphone Surfaces – Faux Leather in Tow
Yup, what you're looking at, ladies and gents, is a new Huawei smartphone which is apparently referred to as an "upgrade" over the Glory 3X (or a "refresh"). The device is rumored to be retailed under the "Glory 3X Pro" moniker once it hits the shelves, and as you can all see, the smartphone features a faux leather back panel, with fake stitching and all. Needless to say, the alleged "Glory 3X Pro's" design is heavily "inspired" by Samsung's own Galaxy Note 3.
As far as the hardware specs go, word on the street is that the device will feature a 5.5 inch display with a resolution of 1080p, a MediaTek MT6592 octa-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. In the camera department, the handset is said to feature a 13 MP main unit, complemented by a 5 MP front-facing sensor.
Last but not least, recent rumors have also suggested that this new member in Huawei's family of smartphones will cost somewhere around 1699 yuan, or about $US 272.
Any thoughts concerning this particular Huawei smartphone? Do you think the company is on the right path in terms of design philosophy? Feel free to drop us a line in the comment section below.


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House Fire
Posted on 04/29/2014 7:15 am
On Monday, April 28 at 5:17 p.m., Wilmington firefighters on the D-Platoon were dispatched to the 600 block of North Rodney Street for a report of a house on fire with fire reported in the basement. Upon arriving, Fire Department units reported smoke was showing from the first floor and second floor of the 2-1/2 story, middle of the row, brick, single family dwelling.
Fire suppression companies began an aggressive interior attack while simultaneously searching the residence for any occupants. All the occupants had self-evacuated prior to the arrival of the Fire Department. The fire was located in the basement of the home. There was moderate fire, smoke and water damage to the basement. There was smoke damage to the rest of the residence.
The fire was placed under control by the Incident Commander Battalion Chief Raymond Brock at 5:42 p.m. No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.
As a result of the fire, six adults, teenagers and one infant are temporarily displaced due to the home being deemed uninhabitable by the City of Wilmington Department of License and Inspections. The owner of the property was making arrangements for living arrangements for the displaced family.
The Wilmington Fire Marshal's Office responded to investigate the origin and cause of the fire. The fire investigation is active and ongoing at this time.
Approximately 32 fire and EMS personnel responded to the fire. The following units responded: Engine 6, Squad Engine 1, Engine 5, Ladder 2, Battalion 4, Battalion 3, FM15, Ambulance PA1, New Castle County Paramedics, Wilmington Police Department, Wilmington Licenses & Inspections, Delmarva Power.


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Started in 1998, the Pitfire is a cross-curricular activity for fourth grade students. It is the culmination of a 9-week unit of coil pottery celebrating the art of Pueblo people; in particular the San Ildefonso. Modeled after the work of Maria Martinez, the firing process is unique. The pots are set upon an iron grate and and surrounded with metal sheets. Dried cowpies are used as a fire source. Once ignited and allowed to burn, dried horse manure covers the fire and smolders for several hours. The carbon from the manure shoots through the pots and turns them black!!
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Let $G = \hbox{proj.lim.}_{\alpha} \{ G_{\alpha} , \varphi^{\alpha}_{\beta} \}$ be a projective limit of simple groups (i.e., each $\varphi^{\alpha}_{\beta}\colon G_{\alpha}\to G_{\beta}$ is a surjective group homomorphism between simple groups).
It is clear that if $\varphi^{\alpha}_{\beta}$ is not the trivial map ($x\mapsto 1$), then $\varphi^{\alpha}_{\beta}$ is an isomorphism. I believe $G$ is always a simple group. But I don't know how to prove this.
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Sky News takes a look at the stories making a splash in Thursday's national newspapers.
08:14, UK, Thursday 24 April 2014
A potential lead in the hunt for Madeleine McCann and the death of the Duchess of Cornwall's brother Mark Shand feature on the front pages of many of Thursday's newspapers.
The Daily Express leads on what the paper calls a breakthrough in the investigation into what happened to Madeleine, who vanished in Portugal in 2007.
The same story runs on the front page of the Daily Star, which claims arrests could be made within weeks by detectives.
The death of 62-year-old Mr Shand, who suffered a serious head injury in a fall in New York, leads the front pages of The Sun and the Daily Mail.
Police attempts to try to prevent young men joining the fighting in Syria is the focus of The Guardian's front page.
The paper reports the Metropolitan Police will "gamble" that its officers can persuade Muslim women to inform on relatives who are intent on taking part in the country's civil war.
A new generation of entrepreneurs is being created by the Government's benefit cuts, according to the front page story in The Daily Telegraph.
The Financial Times runs with an article about Germany's largest bank, Deutsche Bank, on its front page.
The Times reports on the launch of a new union for teachers amid what the paper describes as discontent about strike action.
A sharp fall in the number of people dying from cancer is the front page splash in the i.
Meanwhile, The Independent reports that three quarters of the Government's free schools are empty.


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AT&T Samsung i917 Cetus live pics emerge
The Samsung i917 was outed a while ago by the Bluetooth SIG, and it looks like it's going to be one of the first, if not the first Samsung smartphone to run Windows Phone 7. This despite some previous rumors that there will be a Cetus device running Android. Or maybe Samsung are prepping a whole Cetus range.
Anyway, what we already know, spec-wise, about the i917 Cetus is that it will have a 4-inch AMOLED or presumably Super AMOLED display with a WVGA (480 x 800) resolution, 5 MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11n, FM Radio, microUSB port and Bluetooth 2.1.
This device is reportedly headed to AT&T.
There's still absolutely no mention of a launch date, but it's obvious that it should be in stores before the holiday shopping season starts. How much earlier than that Samsung are willing to release it probably also depends a bit on Microsoft and when they finalize WP7. Because the hardware looks ready enough even today.
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I've just finished setting up supervisor to run my gunicorn instances and I was wondering if there is a default way to let a regular user run supervisorctl to start/stop the websites. I was thinking of adding some sudo config that would enable this user to run it but then I think it might open some loophole through which an intruder could run stuff as root. I know I can set user=someuser on the [supervisord] config section, but then I'd have to give permission to that user for files all over the filesystem, for logs, socket creation, etc. That would be a problem because the standard ubuntu package deploy assumes supervisor will be run as root.
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Dec. 28, 2013
Editor's Note: The following first appeared in the University of Iowa's Hawk Talk Daily, an e-newsletter that offers a daily look at the Iowa Hawkeyes, delivered free each morning to thousands of fans of the Hawkeyes worldwide.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa volleyball program excelled in the classroom this fall and saw nine student-athletes receive 2013 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference recognition for their academic prowess. The Hawkeyes' nine honorees tied a school record that was established in 2008.
To be eligible, Big Ten student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, be in at least their second academic year at the university, and be a letterwinner in their respective sports.
Sophomore pre-medicine major Julianne Blomberg, senior health and human physiology major Grace Burns, junior political science major Katie Kelley, junior biomedical engineering major Erin Leppek, junior pharmacy major Alex Lovell, sophomore health and human physiology major Alli O'Deen, sophomore health and human physiology major Anne Yanda, junior human physiology major Emily Yanny, and senior health and human physiology major Bethany Yeager each met the criteria and earned the Big Ten's academic recognition.
"It's extremely important that the Big Ten recognizes academic success," Lovell said. "Most of us will not continue with volleyball after our four years in college, so our grades will determine our future."
"The fact that they are recognizing us is great," Yanny said. "The Big Ten realizes how hard it is to do well when you are busy as an athlete. It shows that the conference thinks academics are just as important as athletics. Personally, to be recognized for all the work I put in to that area feels great."
Of the 18 total student-athletes on the Hawkeye volleyball roster, 15 are in at least their second season at the University of Iowa. Therefore, sixty percent of those in the eligible class standing made the cut.
Members of the team have made academics a priority, which has made academic focus a main component to the UI volleyball culture and in turn enables the group to be successful as a whole.
"We all realize that we're students first and athletes second because we're all here to get our degrees," Yanny said. "Everyone on the team takes that seriously. It's nice because we know that there will always be someone that will go to the library with you. Everyone has the same priorities so that makes it easier for us to be successful."
The UI volleyball staff and the team's academic advisor Doug Coonrad also work hard to set the student-athletes up for success year-in-and-year-out.
"The staff has meetings with us throughout the year and our academic advisor Doug (Coonrad) would keep them informed of how we were doing in classes so they were up to date on how we were doing," Yanny said. "They let us know that we could come to them with any issues, and they all want us to do well in that area. They do a good job at pushing us to do our best in academics."