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B-CU VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON: What To Watch For
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Release: 08/01/2012
By Dan Ryan
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bethune-Cookman volleyball opens preseason training camp Thursday preparing for what should be a record-breaking season for several of its returning players.
- ONE LAST LOOK: B-CU finished 13-19 in 2011 under first-year head coach Isaac Raphael, a six-win improvement over 2010. The non-conference schedule included victories over Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Maryland Eastern-Shore and a victory over Wofford in the Stetson tournament that gave B-CU a share of the team title. In conference play, B-CU had a 6-4 mark and finished third in the Southern Division. The Lady Wildcats won a five-set instant classic with Morgan State in the MEAC tournament semifinals before falling to Florida A&M in the semis.
- B-CU is vying for its first winning season since 2004.
- KRYSTA(L) CLEAR: Senior Krysta Gardner could turn the B-CU volleyball record book into an autobiography if she matches her 2011 season in which she set the school single-season kills record (479). The senior needs 170 kills to reach the 1,000 career mark of 1,060 held by Melissa Sanders. Also, Gardner needs 40 service aces to break Javanne Johnson's career record of 126.
- IN THE BOOKS: Senior Janeen Davis is also poised to join the 1,000 kill club. She needs 325. Junior Jennifer Jimenez can enter the record books via defense. She had a school record 395 digs last year and needs 241 to break Sanders' career total of 852.
- PRESEASON STORYLINE: There's no middle ground with this team. The Lady Cats have the experienced crew of Gardner, Davis and Jimenez and then there's a crew of seven incoming freshmen. Sophomores Aubrianna Curtis and Aria Cormier represent the only second-year players.
- NEWCOMERS TO WATCH: Monica Lowe will aid the Lady Cats' defense while Destiny Hudson will contribute as an outside hitter.
- FIRST MATCH: Charlotte on 8/24 in the East Carolina tournament.
- OTHER KEY MATCHES: At Wyoming (8/31); at Stetson (9/4); 2011 NCAA tournament participant Baylor (9/28 in Lake Charles, La.) and, of course, Florida A&M (9/12 in Tallahassee and 11/11 in Daytona Beach).


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Chikungunya is a viral infection characterised by fever and severe joint pain. Its name comes from a Tanzanian word which means, "that which bends up". It refers to the stooped posture and painful joints that are characteristic features of this disease. There have recently been outbreaks of the disease in Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Delhi In India.
The condition known as sandhi jwara in Sanskrit has the similar symptoms to chikungunya. Sandhi jwara which means 'pain in joints' and this is one of the primary symptoms of chikungunya.
Causes of Chikungunya:
The main cause of spread of Chikungunya is stagnated water. The aedes aegypti mosquito lays its eggs only in stagnated water.
Ayurveda treats Chikungunya as a vata dosha disorder. Vata is the air component of our body, which represents the air that we breathe and the dissolved gases in our blood. In a healthy person there is a proper balance of the vata dosha with the other two doshas, pitta dosha and kapha dosha. But when this balance loses then disease conditions may start. Chikungunya is such a disease which is caused due to the lessening of the vata dosha.
Symptoms of Chikungunya:
The symptoms of Chikungunya are very similar to those of dengue fever, except that there is no hemorrhagic or shock syndrome form. The incubation period is usually 1-12 days- that means the disease manifests 1 to 12 days after the bite of the mosquito. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection can cause a debilitating illness characterized by high fever which can reach up to 104 degree Fahrenheit. There will be a sudden onset of flu-like symptoms, including severe headache, chills, rash, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain and joint pain. The normal symptoms persist usually upto 3 days but in a few cases, they may be upto 2 weeks.
The joints of the extremities will become swollen and painful to touch and because of this, the disease has been classified among the Arthritic Viruses. Platelet Count in the body decrease till the disease persist. A condition known as Nuetropenia occurs at times. It is a condition in which the antibodies destroy the nuetrophils which are important white blood cells that help fight infection. Children, pregnant women and person under stress will be prone for more serious form of the complications.
Treatment of Chikungunya:
There are no specific treatments which can cure Chikungunya. Main purpose of treatment is the management of fever and pain. For treatment of Chikungunya fever, Paracetamol is given in the first few days. It is only required in cases where fever management is essential. Other medical conditions if any, must be evaluated before taking any medicines. Other non steroidal medicines such as Tramadol may be taken for pain management. Again all these medications also come with other side effects such as possible damage to kidneys and stomach. Ayurvedic or Homeopathic treatments can also be helpful in joint pain relief.
Chikungunya is rarely fatal, however the chronic joint pain associated with it can substantially reduce the quality of life for a patient. A vaccine can be very useful in areas where there is a high risk of Chikungunya infection.
Prevention of Chikungunya:
Preventing getting bitten by a mosquito, while being the best defense against infection, is easier said than done.
- Wear clothes which cover most of the body.
- Use mosquito repellents
- Use curtains or window nets which prevent entry of mosquitoes to the house
- Use of cream or spray that can be applied on skin.
The best way is community prevention of mosquito breeding. Drain all the water collected around your house (for example in a pot or water cooler). Ensure that drainages etc. are either closed or chemicals applied. Pond, lakes, and pools in the area need to be cleaned regularly.

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Fans of the FIA World Rally Championship will soon be able to get closer to the action after it was announced today that a new official WRC console game is now under development and scheduled for launch in 2010.
The agreement with leading Milan based publisher, Black Bean Games, will see the WRC game available across the world for the first time on PlayStation®3, Xbox360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PC formats. Black Bean Games, and their in-house development studio Milestone, have an excellent track record of successful motorsport games including the SBK Superbike championship and MotoGP.
The new official WRC game will provide the sport with major promotional and commercial opportunities, which will continue to grow the reach and appeal of the WRC on a global scale.
Simon Long, ISC CEO, said:"The official WRC game will engage a whole new audience for the sport and we're tremendously excited at the opportunities to grow our fan base and the profile of the WRC. It provides a hugely powerful touch point for us in which to showcase the WRC to consumers, and it will be the most realistic and playable rally game of all time. We chose to work with Black Bean Games because they have a proven track record making top level games with the official license in two-wheel motorsport."
Virgilio Bixio, Black Bean Games President, added:"We are particularly proud to bring the WRC franchise back into the videogames arena after so many years of absence. Milestone has been working hard on this title and our expectations are really high. We will be able to provide the utmost competitive title that will provide extremely positive results. Furthermore, Milestone's work is enriched by the overwhelming support we have received from the WRC community."
The official WRC game agreement was secured by ISC, the exclusive worldwide media and commercial rights holder for the FIA World Rally Championship.
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About WRC
In 2008, WRC was covered by 188 countries via 228 broadcasters, with a total audience of over 633 million plus 12 million visitors to wrc.com. 2009 will see a total of 12 rallies staged across the world in Ireland, Norway, Cyprus, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Poland, Finland, Australia, Spain and Great Britain. For more information please visit www.wrc.com.
About Black Bean Games
Black Bean Games, publishing label of Lago S.r.l. which is part of the Leader Group, has started establishing itself in 2003 as an important player in the international publishing arena. Leveraging 20 years of market expertise and knowledge, Black Bean Games relies on a strategy focused on original IPs and strong licenses to create unique videogame experiences. Its latest twist brought to concentrate on Racing games and Family and Lifestyle ones. The first to please 2 wheels enthusiasts with the ever changing editions of SBK® license as well as car drivers passionate for tracks and off-roads experience, the latter to adequate to modern market trends creating new brands such as NewU Fitness First and NatGeo Play! For further information about Black Bean Games and its products, visit the following web site:
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Founded in Milan in 1996, Milestone S.r.l. is the biggest Italian developer and it is recognized worldwide as the leading Italian developer of interactive entertainment software specialized in racing videogames. In 2002 Milestone S.r.l. became part of the Leader Group. An obsessive desire for quality combined with an elaborate attention to detail have always been the trademarks and philosophy of the company. SBK® Superbike World Championship series is a clear example. Milestone is developing products for current and next gen platforms: PS2, PSP, Xbox360, PS3, PC as well as for Interactive Television. www.milestone.it
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May 16, 2012 By Kate Whitney
By Kate Whitney
FRESNO, Calif. - The 36th-ranked men's tennis team continues to bring home more honors even after the season has finished.
Three Bulldogs picked up regional honors for the Northwest region from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association awards announced on Tuesday: Jay Udwadia was named Head Coach of the Year, Remi Boutillier earned Senior of the Year and sophomore Francis Alcantara was named Player to Watch. The Northwest region includes Stanford, California, Oregon and Washington.
This is one of many awards this trio has earned throughout the season.
Boutillier, who is ranked 27th in singles nationally, also received Western Athletic Conference's Men's Player of the Year and Fresno State's Male Bulldog of the Year. He was named WAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Month in October and November, the WAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week on four occasions this season, first team All-WAC in singles and doubles and to the All-Tournament team at the WAC Championships.
"It's always rewarding to be nominated for such an award, but I'd like to say thank you the Fresno State program which helped me get to where I am," Boutillier said.
Alcantara, who is ranked 43rd in singles, was also named the WAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week twice this season and received first team All-WAC honors in singles and doubles and All-Tournament team at the WAC Championships.
"I'm happy about what we have achieved this season and I plan to keep working hard," Alcantara said.
Udwadia was named WAC Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive time this season. In his eighth season at the helm, he led the Bulldogs to a 20-5 mark, including a 5-0 record against WAC opponents and a highest national ranking of 14th.
The announcement came just days after the Bulldogs competed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they fell to No. 27 San Diego, 4-0. Boutillier and Alcantara are still on the hunt for a post season victory. Both `Dogs received bids to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships that will be held May 22-28 in Athens, Ga. at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
"As nice as it is to be recognized, my focus is still on performing my best at the NCAA Championships," Boutillier said.
Boutillier is a three-year veteran of the Doubles Championships and earned his first bid in singles this season. This is Alcantara's first NCAA appearance in singles and doubles.
"I'm excited for the NCAA Championships because I was lucky enough to get a bid in both singles and doubles for my first one, "Alcantara said. "I'm just going to do my best and enjoy the opportunity." The duo of Boutillier and Alcantara will be joined by fellow Bulldog, 41st-ranked Marianne Jodoin, representing the women's tennis team in the NCAA Singles Championships. Boutillier, Alcantara and Jodoin are only the student-athletes to represent the WAC at the Championships.
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Gov. Peter Shumlin's statement on Vermont Yankee's continued operation today:
MONTPELIER - Gov. Peter Shumlin issued the following statement:
"I am very supportive of the peaceful protesters gathered today in Brattleboro to express their – and my – frustration that this aging plant remains open after its agreed-upon license has expired. We're doing all we can so that Vermont can move on from this old plant and move towards an energy future that sends Entergy Louisiana back to Louisiana."


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I've compiled several "The Best…" lists on various U.S. cities, including ones on New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco. I also have one on California.
Since many of our students, particularly my Spanish-speaking English Language Learners, visit Los Angeles frequently, I thought it might be useful to put together a quick list of accessible sites for leaning about L.A.
Here are my choices for The Best Sites To Learn About Los Angeles (and are accessible to ELL's):
EL Civics has a Los Angeles Photo Tour and Lesson.
Lingual Net has a video "Los Angeles: My City" designed for ELL's.
Los Angeles: Portrait Of A City is a TIME Magazine slideshow.
Travelego has a short video called About Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Landmarks is the title of a National Geographic slideshow.
Los Angeles: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours is a slideshow and article from TIME Magazine.
PopuLAtion is a video series from the L.A. Times featuring some of the more eccentric characters in the city. If you click on "Browse" you can access all of them.
FACT Monster has some relatively accessible text giving basic information about the city.
The Los Angeles Times has published a series of photos of the city taken from the Goodyear Blimp.
Then and Now: Southern California is a good slideshow from CNN.
Watch L.A. sprawl develop:
ANGEL CITY from Sunchaser Pictures on Vimeo.
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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.
Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)
Source: Diogenes Laeritius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, book V
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Philosophy is the science which considers truth.
A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent.
Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825 - 1921)
Source: The Sexes Throughout Nature, 1875.
Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords--philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather.
Anna Brownell Jameson (1794 - 1860)
TRUTH, n. An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing . . . to the end of time.
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914)
Source: The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
REALITY, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The nucleus of a vacuum.
PYRRHONISM, n. An ancient philosophy, named for its inventor. It consisted of an absolute disbelief in everything but Pyrrhonism. Its modern professors have added that.
POSITIVISM, n. A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.
PLATONIC, adj. Pertaining to the philosophy of Socrates. Platonic Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a frost.
PHILOSOPHY, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona women's soccer dropped their Pac-12 season opener, 2-1, to No. 11 UCLA Sunday at Murphey Field at Mulcahy Stadium.
Arizona's offense (5-2-3) recorded eight shots in the match with senior Jazmin Ponce pacing the squad with two. Sophomore Hannah Wong scored the Wildcats' lone goal of the match in the 37th minute off a pass from Ponce to cut the Bruins lead, 2-1, heading in to the second half.
No. 11 UCLA (9-1) came out to a quick 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of match after Taylor Smith recorded her second goal of the season, crediting Ally Courtnall with the assist. The Bruins outshot the Wildcats, 18-8, with Sam Mewis leading UCLA with four.
"I thought our girls did a great job," head coach Tony Amato said. "UCLA is the team that is picked to win the conference and we showed that we can play at that level. Obviously, they are a great team and created two goals but we were able to create chances as well. We gave them a great game today but we don't like losing and we want to fix the issues that we had and make sure we get better this week."
In the net, goalkeeper Gabby Kaufman recorded a total of seven saves while Bruin goalkeeper Katelyn Rowland recorded two saves.
Up next, the Wildcats will travel to California to take on No. 6 Stanford on Fri. Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. and California on Sun. Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. The match vs. Stanford will air live on the Pac-12 Networks.
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As grilling masters ourselves, we at Arizona Propane want to ensure your backyard barbeque goes off without a hitch, regardless of whether you're just starting out or you're already a grilling master yourself by providing you with tips on what we have learned through much trial and error (which is the only way to learn).
Tip #1 – Prepare Your Grill
The first tip for making any backyard barbeque successful is to ensure your grill is ready to go. This includes making sure its placement is in an area free from flammable objects, such as a tree, and to ensure your propane bottle has enough fuel left.
There is nothing worse than running out of propane, in the midst of grilling, which is why you can count on Arizona Propane to provide you with affordably priced, effective fuel and accessories.
You'll also want to ensure that its surface it clean and ready to go! You can do this by turning on the heat and using a wire brush to clean on and between your grills slates. We further recommend applying a bit of oil to the surface before grilling with a soft brush.
Tip #2 – Prepare Your Food before Turning On the Grill
If you marinating your food, it's often best to do so an hour, or 24 hours before you begin to cook. If you're making kabobs they can, and often do, take some time to prepare. That's why following this tip will help to ensure you don't run out of propane before you even get your foot out the door.
Tip #3 – Always Use the Correct Temperature
How many of you have set your grill at its max temperature, just to watch it burn? We'll admit that we must certainly have. So, just because your grill has a max temperature, doesn't mean it's always the best temperature for your backyard barbeque.
Thin cuts of meat, including hamburger patties, should be quickly cooked at a high temperature in order to seal in the juices. Poultry, seafood and vegetables should be cooked at a medium temperature. Any thick cuts of meat, including steaks and whole chickens, should be cooked at a low temperature.


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March 18, 2010
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Michaela Ahlin finished her first event at the 2010 NCAA Swimming championships Thursday, March 18 at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. The senior from Tyreso, Sweden finished 62nd in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:56.25.
Ahlin will compete in the 100 butterfly tomorrow as well as the 200 butterfly on Saturday. She is seeded 21st and 39th in those events, respectively. Go to www.ncaa.com to find complete results and streaming live video.


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They say great taste is timeless - but then again, so is bad taste. Despite the time we spend looking for stuff to make you salivate with desire, occasionally we stumble upon things that elicit a very different oral reaction. Sometimes we shudder and move on, and then there are times that the object in question is just too awful to keep to ourselves, so we bring it to you as a Doubtblush.
To know us at all is to know that we normally adore anything designed by the late Alexander McQueen. The man was simply a genius. Our gripe isn't actually with the design of this shoe, as we understand that it was intended to make a splash on the runway. What really bugs us is that they've been mass-produced so that women can wear them...where? We can't think of a single place where the Floral-Wedge T-Strap Sandal ($3,495) would be appropriate.
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Picture Story: Imagine The Pasayten
Pacific Northwest climbers know John Scurlock for his stunning mountain images. His aerial photos have contributed to countless adventures, providing inspiration and aid to climbers looking to hone-in on details of remote peaks. John is a paramedic by trade, and a photographer and pilot by obsession (he's working on a coffee table photo book, to be published by Wolverine Publishing in November). While his images usually lead to climbers daydreaming about future ascents, the other day, when John flew over Slate Peak on the southern edge of Washington's Pasayten Wilderness, it brought him back 38 years. - Ed
Imagine The Pasayten
Thirty-seven years ago, at the age of 19, I was a backpacker northbound on the Pacific Crest Trail. In late August of 1973, atop Slate Peak, I finally reached the edge of the great and mysterious Pasayten Wilderness. Five weeks of solo travel seemed trivial now that I was about to step into this incredibly lonely, windswept jumble of peaks that lay in front of me. I was in awe, and felt as if I were the first, although of course I wasn't. Looking back on that day, I wonder what it takes to sustain those feelings as the years pass by, as life wears away at us, as we come to realize that there are always distant boundaries, as our romantic views of wild places fade with the responsibilities of adulthood.
Yet, for some reason that I can't explain, I still get that same sensation whenever I journey back up to Slate. I never guessed back then that I would someday have the enormous privilege of photographing some of the greatest peaks and ranges of the western US and Canada from the air. But through all those travels and adventures, that wonderful corner of the North Cascades is a constant pull. To stand at Slate, to climb Mt. Lago, to dip my hand in the sublime Dot Lake, to endure lightning at Horseshoe Basin, to be tent-bound in the Ashnola highland with a late fall storm whistling through the larches, the jingle of hobbled mules nearby in the snowy dark: these are my visions of the Pasayten and the North Cascades, and the sustaining heart of my own wilderness imagination.
--John Scurlock, originally written for The Wilderness Society
[Top - Pasayten Sunset: Slate Peak & Gold Ridge. Above, right - The fire lookout tower on Slate Peak. Photos: Scurlock Photo]


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Moose auction bidding open in Vt.The Associated Press | July 19,2013MONTPELIER Vermonts 2013 moose auction is open for bids.
The auction for five moose hunting permits is open until Aug. 21 with a minimum bid amount of $1,500.
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Ok, all cards on table, all problems with handguns
Ruger SP101: Cleaned according to owner's manual, but eventually the cylinder/crane assembly gummed up and pulling the trigger was next to impossible. Manual says no further dis-assembly rqrd, but that's bs. I took it apart and cleaned out the accumulated gunk. One shouldn't have to send a firearm to the manufacturer to get it cleaned.
S&W 29: I've never flipped the cylinder closed, but the timing got out of whack and started spitting bullet fragments in my face - good thing I always wear safety glasses. Cost me $80 to get fixed and was told it would continue to happen with a 44 Mag.
Llama Comanche .357: Fail to fire. Been a long time, but I believe the trigger wouldn't advance the cylinder. Don't remember what part it was, but a strip of metal repeatedly bent under stress of firing - I had to bend it back to get the gun to fire every X rounds. No hammer needed.
Kel-tec P11: broken ejector. Went to eject chambered round and saw round "floating" in front of breechface. Had to pry it out. Guess what I've never carried again.
Glock 23: No problems in 20 years with the same gun. Seriously, not a one.
While I admit this is a limited selection, I think that only reinforces the fact that revolvers can and do fail - I had failures in such a small sample size.
I've also seen revolvers (and pump shotguns and lever guns) go down at the range. Pumps and levers get locked up to the point of needing tools to get them running again due to short stroking. Have I left out any sacred cows? While the P11 was a catastrophic failure, so was the Llama and admittedly they can't be considered high end guns. The Smith - gun would still run, but w/o glasses I could've sustained serious eye injury. The Ruger situation is just unacceptable and the gun did get to the point where it was damn near impossible to fire. I've seen a Judge go down b/c 3" shells were fired in a 2 3/4" chamber, yeah that was the shooter's fault, but the gun was locked up. I've seen a squib lock up a revolver as well as bullet jump doing the same.
I've never claimed that pistols are fail proof, and I doubt anyone else would either; but repeatedly hear that claim made by revolver fans and the, let's say, "inexperienced". It's become a serious pet peeve of mine in that it leads new shooters to believe something that isn't true. The never fail attitude can also lead one to neglect maintenance which is never good. Leading newbies down a false path is just infuriating to me.
On related note: On a regular basis I see new older shooters, new young shooters, and new female shooters show up with revolvers or with someone steering them towards revolvers (worse yet, airweights) and when push comes to shove they 1)can't pull a dbl action trigger, 2)can't thumb back a hammer, and/or 3)can't handle the recoil of an airweight. I've taught a lot of new shooters and have seen some who couldn't operate a pistol or just prefer revolvers, but I've seen just as many who couldn't physically operate a wheelgun that could run a pistol just fine. Don't forget, strength problems with pistols can be overcome with certain techniques; strength problems with a revolver are much harder or impossible to overcome.
380ACP: You're missing a couple of steps in the revolver section: either
1) loading individual rounds into individual chambers
2) aligning rounds stored in speedloader with chambers, steps to release rounds into chambers (whatever those are) or
3) steps needed to transfer rounds in speedstrip to chambers, rotating cylinder, repeat as necessary.
You are also ignoring more advanced loading/unloading situations like one handed or weak hand reloads and that you have 5 or 6 six additional chambers to clean which takes more time than scrubbing/spraying out a pistol frame. How is an individual's accuracy when trying to pull a dbl action trigger weak hand only vs pulling a pistol (non DAO) trigger weak hand only?


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Aside from a few standout moments and the occasional arresting image, Phillip Noyce's adaptation of Lois Lowry's dystopian young-adult novel "The Giver" is a largely dreadful film. The ambiguity and creeping dread that made the book so intriguing for millions of adolescent readers is largely absent from the film, replaced by a half-hearted teen romance subplot that vainly sought to replicate the emotional suffusion that made the "Twilight" and "Hunger Games" film series so popular. Without that, or any, subtext 'The Giver" is a muddily shot, Baby's First Dystopia slog that won't even serve as a useful cheat for lazy middle school students because of its many divergences from Lowry's text.
One of the film's few bright spots is Jeff Bridges portrayal of the title character, a hermit cursed to bear the weight of a utopia's societal memory until he can shift his burden onto an unsuspecting young person. Bridges is the only actor in the film to embody the novel's thorny ambivalence; he's idealistic enough to agitate for change within his emotionless perfect society, but wise enough to understand that civilization evolved the way it did for a very good reason. His performance is an oasis of sadness and intelligence in a desert of cold utility.
Everyone else in the film acts like the only direction they received was a single Post-it note with archetype written on it such as Hero (Brenton Thwaites), Love Interest (Odeya Rush), Mother (Katie Holmes), Father (Alexander Skarsgård), Semi-traitorous Best Friend (Cameron Monaghan) and Little Sister (Emma Tremblay). Meryl Streep tries her best to make The Human Face of Fascism work and she almost does, like when she speaks the film's only memorable line of dialogue ("People stood on each other's necks, just for the view."), but even the best performer can only do so much with a character that exists only as a plot device.
In addition to the film's rote acting and exposition laden dialogue, "The Giver" is surprisingly ugly. While the idea of conveying a society free of feeling in black and white with bits of color dribbling in as the protagonist enters into a world of emotion is a compelling one, it was poorly executed here. The early sections of the film, actually presented in a murky grayscale with few defined blacks or whites, are underexposed in places and don't evidence a production design concerned with maximizing the format's contrasts. "The Giver" also features a number of distracting inserts, intended to be flashes of ancestral memory, shot on a variety of cameras including what appear to be a Go Pro and a late-model iPhone, shatters the film's visual consistency in a way that Noyce and cinematographer Ross Emery might not have intended.
Even the film's action thriller finale, an invention of screenwriters Michael Mitnick and Robert B. Weide, falls flat because of its sheer improbability. Director Phillip Noyce, who worked the perennially laid back Harrison Ford into a memorable frenzy in their two Tom Clancy adaptations, was unable to get Brenton Thwaites to react to surviving an impossible motorcycle jump, a plunge into a raging waterfall and a trek through a punishing, inhospitable climate with any kind of emotional engagement, and this was well after his character was supposed to have discovered the full range of human emotions. There's no tension to "The Giver," which is shocking when considering that it was directed by the same man who made the sublimely taut "Dead Calm" in 1989.
Given the novel's brevity and didacticism, it would have been hard for any film version of "The Giver" to succeed. Perhaps, years after the YA adaptation fad has gone away, a filmmaker with a strong aesthetic sensibility and a profound respect for the craft of acting will mount a new adaptation of Lois Lowry's novel that will convey the book's insights into the painful and complex journey of coming to understand the adult world. Such an adaptation might act as a crucial intellectual stepping stone that would cause young people to question the contradictions of society for the first time. It might mean something. This film, with its relentless dreariness and picture book simplicity, certainly doesn't.


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Manolo Blahnik has shown to the rest of the world his new and awesome Spring/ Summer 2012 shoe collection that is as bright and vivid as never before. I am ready to bet all fashionistas will find something to suit the taste in this collection.
Manolo Blahnik Spring/ Summer 2012 shoe collection is really different and very impressive, it has everything you can dream of and a lot of options to choose from. Flat sandals, sky-high heels, luxurious evening shoes … the collection has it all.
Majority of shoes come in classic forms and with an average length of heel. The collection features a lot of Spring/ Summer 2012 shoe trends: transparency, prints and color blocking.
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Information for Preceptors
The Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney welcomes and appreciates practitioners' involvement in the training of our future pharmacists.
The Pharmacy profession cannot be maintained without the support and experience of pharmacists such as yourself. The experiential and clinical component of the student's training is pivotal to their future practice competence and career. Your involvement in the training and education of future pharmacists is integral to this.
It has been shown that students, having been inspired by their preceptors and mentors at their initial training site, tend to return post-graduation, to continue on their chosen career paths.
Similarly, preceptors have reported that sharing their experience and expertise with enthusiastic novice practitioners, is a gratifying experience. The knowledge that they have had a valuable influence on the future of the profession is extremely rewarding.
The University of Sydney, Faculty of Pharmacy offers two degrees that lead to registration as a pharmacist:
In each degree, students undertake clinical placements throughout the course (first year through to final year) which may occur across the calendar year. It is possible that, in your practice, you may encounter students from either of these programs.
These placements occur within a range of practice settings, including community, hospital, specialist medical clinics, aged care facilities, professional organisations and the pharmaceutical industry. Some of these placements are organised by the Faculty staff, the Coordinator of each program, whilst others are organised by students.
While the overall purpose of the clinical placement program is to allow students to gain knowledge and skills, and to appreciate 'real world' practice issues, there are specific and different objectives for each type of placement. Summaries of the different placement types, including the main focus and timelines, can be found by clicking on the submenu listing (left) for each degree.
For further information please contact the Clinical Placements Student Services Officer, on (02) 9351 8957.
Postgraduate training for Pharmacists
The Faculty offers an Intern Training Program as part of its Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice.
The Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice is a part-time postgraduate course with two study pathways designed for either pharmacy interns or registered pharmacists.
This course provides a clear extension and continuation of the cross-disciplinary, integrated approach to learning and teaching undertaken in the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Pharmacy programs offered at the University of Sydney. It is for pharmacists who wish to develop exceptional clinical skills relevant to contemporary pharmacy practice in Australia.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Junior Rachael Kidder and sophomore Kelly Reeves have both been named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team, as announced on Tuesday. Three others, seniors Lainey Gera and Lauren Van Orden and junior Tabi Love, received honorable mention team accolades, while Zoë Nightingale earned All-Freshman honorable mention team plaudits.
The awards for Kidder and Reeves mark the second year in a row the duo has been honored by the conference. Kidder was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention award winner in 2010, while Reeves was named to the All-Freshman squad.
Gera becomes the 14th Bruin to earn at least three all-conference accolades with her third career honorable mention award. It was also the first honors for Love and Van Orden.
The Bruins have had 92 All-Pac-10/12 selections (58 first-teamers) over the last 25 seasons, as well as 38 All-Freshman Team honorees.
The Bruins open up play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday against Maryland Eastern Shore. First serve is at 8 p.m. at the John Wooden Center. For more information on the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament, click here.


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March 18, 2004
College Station, Texas. - The No.6 Arizona women's swimming and diving team completed the first day of competition at the 2004 NCAA Championships in third place with 86 points. Junior Emily Mason was crowned the 2004 NCAA Champion in the 400-meter freestyle setting an NCAA record with a time of 4:01.58. Mason now holds the second fastest time in the world for the 400 free.
"I can't believe that I won tonight, I am so excited. First of all, this was my first time to actually make the finals in the 400 free and I was incredibly late to the start of the race. That got my adrenalin running pretty good and it didn't give me time to settle down and think about the race too much. So maybe I should be late every time!"
Freshman Whitney Myers made her debut at the NCAA Championships finishing third in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 2:10.23. The 400-meter medley relay team of sophomore Marshi Smith, senior Jessica Wagner, Myers, and junior Jessica Hayes also finished third with a time of 3:59.18.
The 200-meter freestyle relay team of Smith, sophomore Jenna Gresdal, Hayes, and sophomore Ryann Hackett finished ninth overall and first in the consolation finals with a time of 1:40.31.
In the diving well, senior Daniela Bemme finished 20th in the prelims of the 1-meter competition and freshman Mary Yarrison was 32nd.
Competition will resume on Fri. March 19 at the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas. Prelims begin at 11 a.m. (CST) and finals will start at 7 p.m. (CST).


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Israeli Night at 'Messiah 2013'
Maoz Israel was so honored to once again bring a group of 20+ Israeli Messianic Jews, to the annual 'Messiah Conference' in Pennsylvania.
Thanks to our generous Maoz partners and our hosts, the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America, we were able to organize the trip, not only so our Israeli group could attend the conference, but also take part in 'Israeli Night'.
As you'll see in this video, our worship team (combined from multiple congregations across Israel) and our own Ron Cantor provided music and teaching at the special event, designed to honor and bless Israel.
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Christina Applegate Blasts Paparazzi: "Taking Pics of Kids Is Sick!"
Christina Applegate had some harsh words for the paparazzi — and the celebrities who encourage them — on Twitter early Friday morning.
The "Up All Night" star revealed an outing with her year-and-a-half-old daughter Sadie turned downright scary after they found themselves surrounded by photographers.
Applegate began, "I want my daughter to live a normal life. I want her to feel free to be who she wants, so paparazzi stop taking pics of her! Enough."
She went on to sympathize with the family of the late Michael Jackson, whose kids have been endlessly hounded by the tabloid media.
"It's times like these where I understand why Michael Jackson had his kids covered they were able to be anonymous until they decided to be public," Applegate wrote, adding, "We need a law against this! Taking pics of kids is sick!"
RELATED – Justin Bieber's Alleged Highway Paparazzo Pursuer Charged Under New Law
The actress continued, "When I chose to be an actor we didn't have paparazzi. We excelled on the merit of our work, not by what gown we were wearing."
An admittedly "p*ssed" Applegate then called out "those who use paparazzi to further their careers," saying such stars "are going to have a rude awakening when their talent doesn't get them anywhere."
"When I chose to be an actor we didn't have celebrities. We had actors," she explained. "Not people who wanted fame. I blame those people who need fame."
Applegate then reiterated her main point: "Just imagine for one second you having fun with ur kid in the park and a bunch of a holes start surrounding you and freaking ur kid out."
In 2010, then-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill cracking down on paparazzi who are reckless in their pursuit of celebrities.
Obviously, there is still a long way to go.
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Stop Teen Suicide
Attention all parents, teachers and caregivers!
Don't believe the myth "people that talk about suicide don't kill themselves." Most people who commit suicide provide warning signs. If you do not know the warning signs for suicide keep reading. You could save a life.
Teen Suicide is a serious problem and is the third leading cause of death among teens and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24. Parents need to know the warning signs and act quickly when they see them manifest in their children.
Warning signs of suicide
- Giving possessions away
- Withdrawing from friends and family
- Depression
- Sadness
- No longer enjoying activities once enjoyed
- Talking about suicide
- Change in eating habits, eating too much or too little
- Change in sleeping habits, sleeping too much or too little
- Aggressive behavior
- Substance abuse
- Running away
- Feeling bored much of the time
- Difficulty paying attention
- Drop in school performance
- Decline in personal hygiene
- Complaints about headaches, stomach aches and fatigue
- Making statements like "I wish I could go to sleep and never wake up, I won't be around much longer, nothing matters, it is hopeless, I don't care anymore.
Tips for parents to intervene
- Call a psychiatrist and if you are unable to reach the doctor or take your child to the nearest emergency room if you have any doubts about your child's safety.
- Listen to your teen with interest and ask questions about possible problems.
- Validate their feelings even if you do not agree-"I understand you are upset."
- Ask what you can do to help
- Talk with the school counselor
- Remove weapons from the home
- Lock up prescription medications
The signs of impending suicide are similar to depression. This is a treatable condition. Get your child help immediately if you notice the warning signs discussed in this article. If your child refuses to get help and is under age in the state where you reside then call a local hospital or the police to get information on how you can get help for your child against their will.
If you feel your child is in imminent danger of hurting themselves call 911 or take your child to the nearest emergency room.
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Daniel Berkeland has been traveling the world and recording his experiences on canvas since 1997.
This portfolio of his work spans the period from 1997 through 2008 and covers work created in his studios in Italy, Greece, California, and Sweden as well as paintings inspired by various side adventures.
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Why is astragalus contraindicated in chronic lyme?
I have been bitten a number of times over the last ten years. What usually happens, is I use your protocol and it helps very much, but then I get bitten again and I have to up the dosage and start again. So, I probably have chronic lyme. I'm certainly not new to it. Anyway, you recommend astragalus for prevention. I'd love to take something for prevention, but you say not to take it if one has chronic lyme. Is this still true? And if so, why? What does it do that's negative? Thanks so very, very much for your protocol, such a big help, Don't know what I'd do without it.
If you are not currently sick, you can certainly take astragalus. The reason for not recommending it is that astragalus raises the parts of the immune system that are overactivated in chronic lyme. Those parts of the immune system are highly effective against lyme early on and help prevent or reduce the disease but if they are low to begin with and you are infected the infection can spread more easily. After awhile the immune system does ratchet up those parts to attack the lyme bacteria but by then the spirochete has altered itself and is no longer very affected by them, those parts of the immune system then begin to cause some of the lyme symptoms people have making the disease a kind of autoimmune problem. My book Healing Lyme goes into this in a great amount of detail.
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Superman: Doomed came out on May 14, 2014. The comic was published by DC Comics and written by Charles Soule, Greg Pak, and Scott Lobdell. The art and cover art for this comic is by Ken Lashley. This comic starts off full of action and horrible things going on. Doomsday has returned bigger and badder than ever. The Doomsday Superman fought before was just a baby compared to the full grown Doomsday he has to fight now.
The action barely slows down as Doomsday kills thousands of people and animals everywhere he goes. This Doomsday is so bad ass that he is killing people by having them burst into flames by just coming near them. Superman has his hands full and doesn't know what to do, so he turns to the Justice League for help. But it's Lex Luther who gives Superman his plan of action.
Not only does Superman have Doomsday to worry about, but he has Smallville to worry about also. Lois Lane and Lana Lang are in Smallville to find out whats going on. In Smallville everyone they know has just dropped into a coma. This comic is fulled for action and mystery. This was a amazing 1st issue that will have you begging to know what's going to happen. I'm looking forward to reading more and following this adventure.
Have you picked up this issue yet? You should it's awesome. If you have, what are your thoughts? What do you think will happen to Superman now and the people in Smalleville?


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Sawit Watch
Sawit Watch was established in 1998, investigating the large Indonesian forest and land fires in 1997/1998. It has 143 individual members and works in 17 provinces.
Sawit Watch envisages social changes for smallholder farmers, labourers and indigenous peoples towards ecological justices.
→ Establish, provide and manage data and information;
→ Increase the capacity of smallholders, labourers and indigenous peoples;
→ Facilitate conflict resolution between smallholder farmers, labourers and indigenous peoples and large-scale oil palm plantations;
→ Establish synergy of movement amongst smallholder farmers, labourers and indigenous peoples;
→ Encourage the adoption of state policies in favour of smallholders', labourers' and indigenous peoples' interests.
Key Activities
1) Carrying out studies on policies and regulations related to oil palm plantation development and its impacts on smallholder farmers, labourers and indigenous peoples;
2) Monitoring the development practices and activities of oil palm plantation companies and their credit-backer financial institutions;
3) Developing alternative economic models to the large-scale monoculture oil palm plantation model;
4) Facilitating conflict resolution related to the development and management of large-scale oil palm plantations;
5) Promoting enabling conditions for policy changes favourable to smallholder farmers, labourers, and indigenous peoples;
6) Carrying out public education to promote environmentally-based development models;
7) Carrying out campaigns towards ecological justices;
8) Facilitating communities dialogues with government, parliament and the private sector for the resolution of conflicts and for policy changes related to oil palm plantations in Indonesia;
9) Carrying out organisational development and capacity building for members.
Enabling and Supporting Systems
1) Public Interest Lawyer Network (PILNET)
– 150 individual members
– 120 lawyers
– Human rights defenders and activists
2) Village information centre (Pusat Informasi Kampung)
– 120 ongoing
– 83 established village information centres
3) Union of Oil Palm Farmers (Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit)
Advocacy approaches: Joint National and International Interventions
2007 – United Nations, Committee on Racial Discrimination
Mechanism: Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedures on mega project along West to Eastern Kalimantan
Result: Strong recommendations to Indonesia
2007 – World Bank/IFC
Mechanism: Accountability mechanism, complaint procedure of CAO
Result: Suspension of funding on palm oil world wide (2009-2010)
2010 – United Nations, Special Rapporteur on Right to Food
Mechanism: Submission on palm oil case and statement of rights to food
Result: Positive recognition of the problems and issues
2011 – United Nations, Committee on Racial Discrimination
Mechanism: Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedures on MIFEE
Result: Strong recommendation to Indonesia
2011 – Indonesia Constitutional Court
Mechanism: Judicial review against Plantation Act (Law 18/2004)
Result: Constitutional Court revokes article 21 and 47


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One set of a framed and autographed ELO poster and an unopened ELO album will be given away on Friday night Aug. 2 at Music at the Junction. Tickets for the drawing may be purchased at Ruby's Auto Body or the La Junta Senior Center for $5 each or six for $20.
It's not over on Friday night. There are six prizes just like this one which will be given away August 3 at the main performance. You may also buy your Music at the Junction tickets at both locations.
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Released: Jan 30th, 2008
Running Time: 95 Min.
Director: Julie Simone
Cast: Dana DeArmond, Michelle Aston, Ariel X., Reagan Maddux, Gia Paloma, Lielani, Aiden Starr
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: All-Sex
A conventional release featuring four scenes of lesbian couplings with romantic music and medium production values. If this sounds too tame, wait until the last scene when the gloves come off! A heavily tattooed Michelle Aston gangs up on Gia Paloma for some offbeat Sapphic passion. Michelle devotes a lot of time to Gia's feet, sucking them, putting them on her tits and inserting a toe or two into her pussy in between the labia licking, vibrator and dildo action and finger-fucking.
Michelle and Gia turn up again in a majority of the BTS extra footage. Interspersed with the BTS are some amusing outtakes. The Interviews extra concentrates on the girls' first lesbian awakenings and what they like about women.
Retailing: A pleasant Sapphic release that won't offend anyone.
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I designed this custom made dress from a few different dresses that I fell in love with when I went dress shopping. When I got the dress and tried it on, it wasn't my personality. I ended up purchasing a new dress that is a bit more simple, made of lace with the same trumpet kind of style, but not "poofy" at the bottom. The dress was inspired by a Paloma Blanca dress that I fell in love with that retails for around 2300 depending where you go.
- Alterations: The dress was very well made. There haven't been any alterations since I got it, but the measurements were a little off so the straps will most likely need to be altered or redone. You can probably even remove the straps and have a strapless dress with a nice V shape in the back. The back is very beautiful because of the V shape. I typically wear a size 6 in dresses, but this would probably fit like an 8 (i over estimated my measurements just in case). The measurements (in inches) the dress is based off of are : Waist: 33, Bust 36, Hips 40, hollow to floor 50, shoulder to waist 15, total height 61, height of shoes 4.5 I'm about 5'2 and with 4.5 inch heels on the dress fits perfectly.
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Simply compress the earplug with your finger and insert it into your ear.
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With fascinating museums, intriguing landmarks and a buzzing live music scene, whatever your style, you'll find plenty of things to do during a Berlin city break.
The constant influx of artists and designers welcomed into the Berlin fold mean that the city has become a melting pot of cultures, with diverse influences present in its food, music, architecture and nightlife. With an atmosphere that is devilishly contemporary with just a hint of Berlin's past still evident, visitors flock daily to historical sites like Checkpoint Charlie, the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate. There really is no other way to enjoy Berlin's charm than to jump in feet first.
Those looking to experience the city's romantic character should stay in the stunning area of Grunewald outside the city centre. Perfect for families and couples looking for a quiet place to retreat to, this neighbourhood has all the benefits of city status with the tranquillity of secluded forested landscapes.
Like most things in Berlin, the art scene is culturally diverse – from the contemporary art found at Galerie Crone to the modern art found in East Side Gallery, the Berlin Wall's original home.
Berlin's nightlife is world-renowned, with a thriving club scene and a wealth of live music on offer. Whatever music you're into, there is a place to party during a Berlin weekend break. For an experience providing more than just music, head to Sisyphos. With a huge chill-out area, small lake, abandoned bus and labyrinth of dance floors, this is a truly unique experience. Meanwhile, for quiet drinks and meandering conversations, visit Das Hotel. With its ramshackle romanticism and hipster crowd, you won't want to drink anywhere else.
With so much on offer, it can be difficult to know where to start. However, the city's main attraction, The Berlin Wall is a good place to begin. Drawing crowds from all over the globe, it is a fascinating reminder of Germany's history that calls to be photographed – so don't forget your camera!
Aside from Berlin's remnants of war, there are sights that showcase the city's earlier history. By far the most grand is Schloss Charlottenburg, one of nine royal residences in Berlin. Surrounded by a beautiful landscaped garden, this is the perfect place to soak up some of the city's culture.
When the hustle and bustle of your Berlin city break gets too much, head to Volkspark Friedrichshain, a large park in the centre of the city where you'll be able to relax under shady trees and sprawl across rolling laws. With a laid back atmosphere and picturesque setting, this is an ideal location for recharging your batteries.
City breaks to Berlin are ideal for lovers of art with some fascinating galleries to discover. Some of the best known are the Galerie Eigen & Art and the large Art Centre Berlin Friedrichstrasse. The city also hosts many festivals, such as the Berlin Film Festival and Karneval, a huge carnival parade.
There are plenty of things to do in Berlin, with an endless choice of museums it is ideal for those looking to learn out more about this charming city. Top picks include; the Berlin Wall Memorial located in the centre of the city, with free admission and Museumsinsel, translated as Museum Island, where visitors will find a huge collection of art and architecture.
Shopping in Berlin is a shopoholic's heaven! The main shopping streets include Ku'Damm and Tauentzienstrasse. For designer wear and high-end boutiques head to upmarket Friedrichstrasse in former East Berlin. At the other end of the spectrum, there are lots of markets that spring up at the weekends; a particularly large flea market being at Strasse around 17th June.
There are plenty of good daytime activities for those visiting Berlin as part of a group. Sports fans will be spoilt for choice with plenty of big sports represented in the city, the most popular being football. Fans will love to see the Olympic Stadium, host of the World Cup Final in 2006. Spas are also well-loved in the city, and there are a variety of day and weekend spas for some blissful pampering.
The Berlin Beer Festival takes place on the first weekend of August, in the longest beer garden in the world. Over 300 breweries showcase their specialty beers, including the famous Berliner Kindl. The festival is free of charge, and the many stalls and samples keep the one million annual visitors busy all weekend. It's a fun way to spend some time in the city on a group holiday.
Like London, Berlin is divided into many boroughs, each with their own characteristics and reputations. Mitte is right in the centre of the city, and is home to many places of historical interest. East Central is a young, trendy area packed with bars and clubs, and is becoming increasingly popular with artists and students. A little more relaxed is City West, with plenty of good shops and restaurants; ideal for a weekend break. Although Berlin is a very large city, the transport systems have an excellent reputation so you can be sure to get around the city with ease.
Berlin is quickly becoming a top European city for nightlife. There are plenty of trendy bars and clubs in districts such as Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg. The club scene is huge, with over 200 nightclubs spread across the city staying open until the early hours of the morning.
You will find a wide variety of international cuisine availabel in Berlin as well as lots of stable German dishes. These include currywurst, which is a bratwurst sausage with curry powder. These are a must-try during your city break to Berlin! Hackescher Markt and Oranienburger Strasse are top districts for visitors and eating out for breakfast or brunch is very common here.
If bar-hopping and clubbing isn't your thing, there is plenty of other evening entertainment on offer in Berlin. With the well known Film Festival taking place here as well as a number of old and new cinemas where you can watch a movie. There are also many venues for concerts, opera, shows and theatre.
The Gold Inn Angleterre boasts a prime position close to some of Berlin's main attractions including the Jewish museum, Gendarmenmarkt and Brandenburg Gate. Public transport options can also be found close by, so exploring the city is easy. The hotel is decorated in a warm and elegant style with all rooms offering modern amenities to ensure a comfortable stay. The hotel has a restaurant and bar serving a range of cuisine and refreshments. For those looking to really relax during their stay, there is also a fitness centre, sauna and rest room to make use of. The Gold Inn Angleterre is a great choice for those seeking a memorable city break to Berlin.
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This charming family-run hotel is located along a quiet street in Berlin just a short walk away from several public transport options. The Alfa Hotel is made up of 34 spacious rooms each offering high standard amenities including a modern bathroom and flat screen satellite TV. There is a breakfast-restaurant within the hotel serving a rich buffet breakfast and the adjoining Alfa Sports bar provides the perfect place in which to enjoy a drink whilst watching a match. This hotel makes a great choice for families and couples looking for a comfortable place to stay within easy reach of Berlin's top attractions.
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This hotel is found in the heart of Berlin just a few minutes' walk from the famous Kurfuerstendamm, with excellent transport links to the rest of the city also nearby, sightseeing on your Berlin city break is easy. With a total of 150 rooms each decorated in a modern style and fully-equipped with a private bathroom with shower and WC. There is also a breakfast room in-house serving a daily breakfast buffet. The Ivbergs Premium hotel makes an ideal choice for those seeking a bit of luxury on a city break to Berlin.
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Who Dat? Inc., the company that made a 1983 recording featuring the "Who Dat" chant associated with the New Orleans Saints football team, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Saints organization, the National Football League, the State of Louisiana and the Secretary of State. The suit claims that those parties have either directly or indirectly violated the company's trademark.
The suit, filed in federal district court in Baton Rouge, says NFL Properties, LLC, New Orleans Saints LLC, the secretary of state of Louisiana and the state of Louisiana, "conspired to defraud" by interfering "with its prospective and other business relationships by engaging in a coordinated public effort to disseminate false information about Who Dat?, Inc. for the purpose of driving Who Dat?, Inc. out of business or making it impossible for Who Dat?, Inc. to continue to commercially use the 'WHO DAT' marks."
The suit stems from a January controversy surrounding usage of the phrase Who Dat on Saints paraphernalia. The NFL, during the Saints' season, sent letters to two New Orleans shops ordering the retailers to stop selling a host of merchandise that it said violated state and federal trademarks held by the New Orleans Saints. That, the letter said, included items with the words Who Dat.
After a public backlash, the NFL backed off of the claim that it or the Saints organization held trademark rights on the phrase. The backlash included a press release from state Attorney General Buddy Caldwell declaring Who Dat part of the public domain.
The suit says that those actions prevented Who Dat Inc. from profiting on the sale of items bearing the phrase.
"As a natural consequence of these actions, Who Dat?, Inc. was not able to obtain the financial fruits of its labor," the suit says.
Records show that Steve Monistere registered the trademark in 1983. Monistere recorded the Who Dat chant that appears over the song "When the Saints Go Marching In" at his First Take studios in 1983 and created a company, Who Dat Inc., to market and sell the phrase on T-shirts soon after. According to the secretary of state, Monistere requested a trademark on the phrase for use on records, tapes, T-shirts and bumper stickers. In his request for registration, Monistere claims to have first used the phrase in commerce on Oct. 14, 1983.
In its suit the company is asking, among other things, that it be able to recoup profits earned on Who Dat merchandise by third parties since October.
The Saints organization, the NFL and the office of the attorney general would not comment on the lawsuit.
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Another long weekend is coming up, and I'm sure you're excited to get some much needed R&R. Maybe you're looking forward to catching up on your Christmas shopping, or maybe you're planning to go to the beach with your family.
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Disease Proof
Today is the Kick-Off!
Since today is the kick-off for the six week holiday challenge, I've asked physician and newly appointed Dean of the Nutritional Education Institute, Dr. Jay Benson, to share a few thoughts with us. Dr. Benson is well versed in modern, high-tech medicine and the nutritional and natural methods utilized by Dr. Fuhrman, and sees the majority of patients at Dr. Fuhrman's office in Flemington. He also works side-by-side with Dr. Fuhrman on nutritional research, gives lectures, and answers questions on Dr. Fuhrman's Ask the Doctor forums. Welcome to Disease Proof, Dr. Benson.
On your mark…get set…go! The six week holiday challenge officially begins right now!
You've made the commitment to eat for health over the holidays, so what do you do next? Do you hope that everything goes well and wish that the external forces that control your life push you in the right direction? No, no, no. Remember, YOU are in charge of you and your future, and your health destiny is in your hands. Now that that has been said, this is what are you going to do now……plan and prepare.
As a boy scout, I was required to repeat the boy-scout motto, "Be prepared," in scout meetings. This motto was chosen for a good reason. It reminded me that my preparations and planning may mean the difference between surviving or not; whether that be deep in the woods, or in the middle of a big city.
The environments that you will be in may bring all types of challenges and dangers, but these can be averted with careful planning and preparation.
So let's get to planning:
- Decide exactly what you will eat and when so that you won't have a choice later. You are more likely to do something consistently if you decide and prepare to do it well in advance. If you wait and see what will happen, hoping that you will not fail, then you are sure to fail. Make it easier on yourself by planning each meal carefully and completely; and then stick to your plans, no matter what.
- Get out the healthy recipes that you enjoy the most. Try new recipes and ask your nutritarian friends for their suggestions. Make sure to keep your refrigerator well stocked at all times with freshly cleaned vegetables, fruits, and cooked beans for quick meals. [If you are traveling by car, keep a cooler filled with healthy foods at all times. If you are flying, make it a priority to get to a grocery store upon arrival to stock up.] Be prepared, at all times, in all situations.
- Make a detailed grocery list twice every week and only include foods that are part of your planned meals. By having an inflexible list you will be less likely to succumb to the rampant advertising of unhealthy junk food in the stores.
You can rise above the noise of holiday temptations with careful planning and preparedness; and you will come away with earning great health! Here's to excellent health for all this holiday season!
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This is wonderful! I am most successful when I have a plan and a list. I usually go to the same three stores and know exactly where to go to get the beans that I want, etc.
The most difficult part for me is social situations and relatives. I'm already offering to bring certain foods that will be safe and they're delighted so far. Most of the social situations I've attended the past couple weeks always offer some raw veggies and fruits so that was easy.
Tomorrow is a huge International Thanksgiving with over 300 community members attending last year and more expected this year. My husband and I will be hosting a table. Every table will have the usual Thanksgiving fare so the IU students and International families can experience a traditional Thanksgiving. That will be a challenge for me. I'm trying to think through this wonderful situation right now. Do I just take a teaspoon of every food and let it go and enjoy the conversation or stick to the veggies, which no doubt will have butters or oils? Dessert will be a real challenge but maybe one bit of a pumpkin filling and then leave the rest would do, or just turn down dessert altogether. What to do on that one? Still working through this social event. I really want to focus on the families attending and getting to know them. I think whatever I decide will be low cal and as plant based as possible.
Very helpful thank you!
I am cooking Dr. Furhman's non meat loaf with onion gravy and some of the other side dishes. I love his recipes and it will be my first Vegan Thanksgiving!
What did you all eat today? Here is what I had:
Breakfast: smoothie with bananas, strawberries, romaine, blueberries, a bit of soy milk and water to blend. I also had a handful of shelled pistachios.
Lunch: huge salad with mixed greens, carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms, sunflower seeds, yellow peppers with a dash of lemon poppyseed dressing. I also had a baked potatoe and roasted veggies.
Dinner: I am going out to a Mongolian BBQ where I will fill my bowl with tons of veggies and pineapple, then I will give it to the cook to cook-up on the hot wok. After it's done cooking, I will sprinkle it with some peanuts. I realized that this is a great way to be able to go out. If you have a Mongolian BBQ style restaurant in your area, you can do very well and eat tons of cooked veggies that taste great. Yummy!!!!
Snack: If I get hungry later, I will have frozen bananas with a dash of vanilla and almond milk to blend and I will make my own "ice cream."
I also had hot green tea today. I usually have at least three sodas per day. I actually don't have a terrible headache yet, but I am sure if will come. I think green tea has many health benefits.
I am dong pretty good considering that my typical meal was a donut and soda for breakfast, fast food burger/fries for lunch with a Pepsi and some other processed thing for dinner with a soda.
I was not able to sign-up on the Member's Center, and I was surprised when it asked me my credit card number for the "free" six weeks. I do not use credit cards, period. That was a bit disappointing.
I hope everyone is doing very well, best of luck to you all! So, what did you eat?
I live in Australia and our festive season has not started as yet.
I have ordered the books and we have implementing getting ready for the changes that are about to become! We have started changing some of our meals and have removed meat from several of them. I have to say that I'm not missing it at all!
We have decided to start once the books arrive and we can arm ourselves with all the information we will need as a family to make better choices around our food habits!
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Thank you for sharing all this valuable information!!
Good Luck to you all!!!
I can't believe I actually made it through the first day. I am feeling a little "foggy" right now, because I did not have any caffeine today and I don't have the pseudo energy and alterness from drinking soda all day long. I have been breathing deeply everytime I think about how badly I would love to have a coke. The other thing is that I am really tired, again, probably because no caffeine. I feel less anxious and hurried today. Again, probably because of the lack of caffeine, sugar in the soda. I am feeling a certain calmness in myself.
My menu included, a smoothie for breakfast with a piece of whole wheat toast with peanut butter, lunch was a bowl of black bean soup with a salad topped off with tomatoes, avocado, dinner was roasted veggies and another salad. I need more ideas on what to have for dinner. I am open to any of your suggestions and I would love to hear what other people are having for their meals.
This is excellent advice we should ALL be following. Too many of us in North America have diets bordering on being disgusting - loaded with salt, sugar and saturated fat. Our current trend as a society to consume huge quantities of awful food then rely on an over taxed health care system to bail us out needs to shelved in favor of us each taking 100% for what we put in our bodies.
Check out this website for some Eat-To-Live style recipes. You can click through the links for pages upon pages!
There are also some great cookbooks out there, including "The Cancer Survivor's Guide," published by PCRM.
Another wonderful recipe resource is NutritionMD.org, which offers hundreds of low-fat vegan recipes.
My breakfast smoothie= makes me feel fantastic and filled with energy all day long!
2 cups pineapple juice ( fresh- or use 1 cup water and 1 p.j.)
4 handfuls kale
1-2 handfuls spinach
1T. flax seeds
( sometimes I add a small handful of parsley)
Blend until smooth and enjoy!
I had a good day yesterday, despite temptation at every turn (Mrs. Arnn, are you coming to our Band Boosters breakfast fundraiser? Mrs. Arnn, will you and your husband be able to join us for the big church breakfast this Sunday?) (!!!) Makes me think of an Obscure Movie Quote from Bull Durham, "I was lured."
Oh, and setting the kickoff for a weekend - brilliant!! I mean, I know it was set to coincide the end of the year, but I slept 10 hours last night! What's that thing they say about sufficient sleep aiding weight loss? Well, whatever it is, I am thoroughly rested, refreshed and ready to take on the challenges of the day!
I will NOT be lured! Have a great day everybody!
I had a smoothie of spinach, apple, orange, raspberries, flax and water. A Large salad with portabello for lunch. Frozen broccoli, carrots and cauliflower sauteed in water with some seasonings for dinner. No caffeine, but some wine :(
So i missed the first day of blogging. The advice in the post was very good. It's so easy for us to lose track with the festivities. I have been moving towards veg with goal of vegan. I have already reduced the simple sugars to agave and honey and only in small amounts. Looking to do some no traditional foods to make the table more healthy.
As it is the weekend, both days we had a smoothie for breakfast and a big salad with jpmemade dressing and homemade soup for lunch. My current soup is red lentil with winter squash, kale, onions and tomatoes. Last night we made a vegetable stew with brussel sprouts, squash, eggplant, carrots, onions,chickpeas, peas, mushrooms and crushed tomatoes. We had this with salad and fruit. The stew will go for 2 more dinners. Tonight is a green bean and asparagus dish with tofu, orange pepper, peas, onions, garlic and mushrooms. With salad and fruit of course.
So, I thought I would have it pretty easy, considering I did not have a headache at all yesterday, when I usually drink at least three sodas a day and did not have any. Well, this morning, on day 2 on our wonderful adventure, I woke-up with the feeling that someone hit me over the head with a baseball bat. I had a massive headache like never before and I felt very sick. I felt miserable and had to go back to bed and lay down for a few hours because I felt so miserable. I was really thinking that I do not want to live life like this, and now, on Sunday, I can not even function and go out and do the errands I need to do. I couldn't even safely drive my car, as my head hurt terribly. I was thinking of how easy it would be to get rid of this feeling, of how all I needed to do was drink an ice cold Pepsi and I would be feeling fine and could go about my day and feel cheerful, high energy and be able to have a productive day. I was so close to justifying just one. Then, I thought about how many times I have done that before and one soda leads to two, then three, then four. I dont' want that for myself, I don't want to need "food" to feel good. I decided I would ride it out. I did have a hot green tea and that made me feel better so that I could at least get some of my household chores done. It is decaff, but I am sure there is still some caffeine in it. I made it, DAY TWO WITH NO SODA! That really is a miracle for me. I also cooked all three of my meals at home, which is another amazing thing. I would usually always eat one meal out.
Breakfast: smoothie, water steamed potatoes with green/red peppers.
Hot green tea
Lunch: Mashed pinto beans topped with avocado, salsa, tomatoes, romaine lettuce.
Dinner: A huge mixed green salad with a variety of nuts/seeds, this was excellent.
Now...on to day three, let's hope I can keep it up, I feel stronger everyday that I am able to succeed.
Good for you! Hang in there for just a bit longer as your body gets rid of those poisonous toxins. Withdrawal is so short lived compared to a lifetime ahead of freedom from addiction and then resulting great health. Keep up the great job!
You are so right. Just like a nicotene or cocaine addict who is in the beginning phases of withdrawal will feel so much better if they instantly return to their nicotene or cocaine . . . it is health destructive. They will continue to be enslaved to their addictive substances. Toxic food addiction is no different. AND toxic food is just as damaging to the body.
Keep going! Yeah!
I agree with an earlier comment that social situations are the toughest to handle. It takes fortitude and perseverance to get through but it's worth it.
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ATHENS, Georgia – Spring season is underway for the Mississippi State women's golf team as four players competed in the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship in Athens on Saturday with Rica Tse finishing in a tie for third.
"I am really proud of Rica today. She has been working extremely hard in the offseason and it paid off for her," fourth-year head coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said. "It was critical experience for Blaise, Logan and Izel. They are not experienced collegiate players yet, but gained valuable experience for future use."
After posting the lowest first round score of 73, Tse followed up with a 75 in her second round to give her a 148 final score to earn her first top-10 finish of the season and fourth of her career.
Blaise Carabello improved her opening round score of 81 by three strokes in the second with a 78 to finish tied for 27th, narrowly missing her second top-25 finish of the year.
Sophomore Logan Chaney notched a 78 in the first round and 85 in the second to earn a tie for 34th with a 163 final score. Izel Pieters' second round 82 was a seven-shot-improvement from her first round to place in 46th at 171 for the championship.
Alex Harrel of Auburn and Chessey Thomas of Tennessee were named co-champions with 147 final scores.
Brown-Lemm's squad will return to action in the Seminole Challenge on Feb. 14-16 in Tallahassee, Fla., at Southwood Golf Course.
Updates will be provided on the Mississippi State women's golf Twitter account, @HailStateWG, and Facebook page, facebook.com/HailStateWG.
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Final Round – February 8, 2014
T3. Rica Tse 73-75=148, +4
T27. Blaise Carabello 81-78=159, +15
T34. Logan Chaney 78-85=163, +19
46. Izel Pieters 89-82=171, +27
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There are many varieties of USB microphone available in the market offering tons of different functions. In this article we're going to look at the best USB microphones for speech recognition which will plug right in via USB. Choosing the best USB microphone can be very tricky and that is why you should know about the USB microphone features and functions available.
Choosing Your USB microphone
Choosing a USB microphone is not always easy, and everybody has their own preferences. Most USB microphones have plug and play features and are compatible with both PC and Mac.
There are also three different modes that can be used via USB Mics to record onto speech recognition software:
Omnidirectional: This recording pattern registers sound from any direction of the room, great for lectures, discussions involving a group of people etc.
Bidirectional: Bidirectional mode picks up sound from both directions and they are perfect for face-to-face interviews and conversations.
Cardioid: Cardioid microphone picks up sound from one direction and make suitable equipment for simple podcast, singing, or individual voice-recording which is great for voice recording purposes such as used on speech recognition software.
Although historically USB mics have not been as good as studio mics these microphones can play a role like professional microphones as well as offer portability, convenience and affordability.
Best USB microphones for Speech Recognition
CAD U1 USB Dynamic Recording Microphone is an excellent microphone for singing as well as other recordings (such as voiceovers and other speech functions). It has dynamic design element for vocal and instrument. Cardioid pick-up pattern can isolate the main sound source and minimizes background noise. It has Smooth, extended frequency response which is excellent for speech. Built-in pop facilitates minimizes popping. It has an on-off switch for instant mute. Over all I think that CAD U1 USB Dynamic Recording Microphone is the good for singing and other voice purposes, making it a great choice for speech recognition.
Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone may be the best option for your voice recognition needs. It is uniquely designed with a plug-and-play USB connectivity for either PC or Mac. Dual capsule design and unique three-pattern switch means we can recording in multiple patterns including cardioid and omnidirectional. One of the main draws of this mic is that it does need require any additional software or drivers so you can simply plug in and go!
Different users have different preferences in USB microphone but you wont go far wrong with these choices for speech recognition. They're easy to use, relatively affordable and do a great job at the vocal frequencies which will mean a clear recording.


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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A bicyclist died Thursday night after he was hit by a vehicle.
The California Highway Patrol's report on the crash, issued late Thursday night, said the bicyclist's identity was not known at that time.
The CHP said the collision occurred at 9:30 p.m. on Highway 20 east of Keys Boulevard in Clearlake Oaks.
The bicyclist was riding a black 10-speed east on Highway 20. The CHP said the man was wearing dark clothing but no helmet.
William Hartman, 68, of Yuba City was driving a 2003 GMC Sonoma eastbound on Highway 20 with 59-year-old Evelyn Krause, also of Yuba City, riding as his passenger, the CHP said.
Hartman didn't see the bicyclist and hit him from behind, according to the CHP.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said. Hartman and Krause were uninjured.
The CHP said alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the Thursday night crash.
The collision remains under investigation by CHP Officer Geer.
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California Vehicle code 21201, section (d).
(d) A bicycle operated during darkness upon a highway, a sidewalk where bicycle operation is not prohibited by the local jurisdiction, or a bikeway, as defined in Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, shall be equipped with all of the following:
(1) A lamp emitting a white light that, while the bicycle is in motion, illuminates the highway, sidewalk, or bikeway in front of the bicyclist and is visible from a distance of 300 feet in front and from the sides of the bicycle.
(2) A red reflector on the rear that shall be visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.
(3) A white or yellow reflector on each pedal, shoe, or ankle visible from the front and rear of the bicycle from a distance of 200 feet.
(4) A white or yellow reflector on each side forward of the center of the bicycle, and a white or red reflector on each side to the rear of the center of the bicycle, except that bicycles that are equipped with reflectorized tires on the front and the rear need not be equipped with these side reflectors.
(e) A lamp or lamp combination, emitting a white light, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 300 feet in front and from the sides of the bicycle, may be used in lieu of the lamp required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (d).
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I am so tired of people feeling sorry for those who CHOSE to put themselves at risk! I'm not talking about bicycling, I'm talking the lack of appropriate clothing to make themselves visible.
It would be so nice if people who make those choices thought of someone other than themselves!
This was not an accident - this was suicide by motor vehicle!
A tragedy all the way around.
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