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The vet gave Benjamin a cactus on his splint. And then we took a walk in Sonoma Valley Regional Park.
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December 31st, 2010 at 11:53 am
What a fine cactus it is. That cactus looks awfully familiar.
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Dr. Judith Bluvstein [1], Director of the Dravet Center at NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center [2], recently returned from Dravet.org's [3] 2012 biennial conference Advancing Research and Enhancing Comprehensive Care: Progress for Patients with Dravet Spectrum Disorders, held last month in Minneapolis. The forum provided Dr. Bluvstein [1] an opportunity to interact face to face again with Dr. Charlotte Dravet, and other recognized colleagues about clinical advancements for treating Dravet syndrome (severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy), and related epilepsies.
(Dravet syndrome is a severe type of epilepsy syndrome resulting from a mutation in sodium channels in the brain. Seizures generally begin prior to one year of age and are prolonged.)
Among other issues, attendees at the conference discussed the significant rise in rates of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) [4] in the Dravet Syndrome population.
"Another development discussed is that meetings are being held with the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] [5] to examine the prospects for seeking its approval of Stiripentol (STP) for treating people with Dravet syndrome," Dr. Bluvstein [1] says. "Although there are no assurances STP will receive on-label approval, the FDA's blessing could potentially reduce the cost to patients who can secure insurance coverage."
Dr. Bluvstein [1] cautions that STP, even if it were to be FDA approved, is not appropriate for treating all types of Dravet-related conditions.
"Given the complexity of the condition, treatments may vary or patients may require a variety of customized treatments," Dr. Bluvstein [1] adds. "NYU's Dravet Center [2] has highly qualified epileptologists, neuropsychologists and a neurogeneticist, clinical nutritionist, and other professionals who collaborate as a coordinated team. We also work closely with pediatric cardiologists because patients may have irregularities in heart rate, and pediatric orthopedics."
The team's nutritionist, Registered Dietician Coordinator Courtney Schnabel MS, RD, CDN [6], has helped many of the Center's [7] patients with Dravet Syndrome [2] and other conditions receive medical nutrition therapy as part of their epilepsy treatment.
"Considering Dravet is one of the most difficult-to-control epilepsy syndromes, the Ketogenic diet does a great job at controlling seizures in much of the pediatric population with Dravet Syndrome," Courtney says. But she cautions the diet is not appropriate for treating every type of epilepsy and individual, nor is it an alternative to medical treatment. It is a strict diet with potentially significant risks and should not be administered on one's own under any circumstances. Rather, the diet should be implemented under close supervision and monitoring by doctors experienced in this therapy. (For information about this diet and its applications, refer to the article Epilepsy Diets: Foods for Thought [8].
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Visit the Dravet Center [2] at NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center [7] for more information about what it has to offer, other useful resources, or call (646) 558-0808 to make an appointment with one of the physicians below. The Center [9] is organized under direction of Dr. Bluvstein [10] in close collaboration with Dr. Orrin Devinsky [11], Dr. Daniel Miles [12], and Dr. James Riviello [13].


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An earlier preview for the shoe-string budget flick borrowed its look from 1970s exploitation films.
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As told by the story-teller Che, Eva Peron was born Eva Duarte, the illegitimate daughter of a penniless farmer. Still a teenager, Eva attaches herself to a popular tango singer, Agustin Magaldi and accompanies him to the Big City: Buenos Aires. Ambitious to succeed, Eva becomes an aspiring radio and film actress, eventually moving into influential circles within Buenos Aires society. Once her name is linked with the rising politician Juan Peron, tongues begin to wag, but the couple marry and Peron is elected President with the inspirational Eva at his side. Eva establishes herself as an ardent supporter of Peronism and promotes her unique blend of democracy with her "Rainbow Tour" to Europe. Attracting attention like no other woman before or since, Eva Peron hypnotized a nation of eighteen million people for seven years before her untimely death at the age of 33 in 1952.
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Like "America's Most Wanted" before it, "The Hunt with John Walsh" is proving to be an effective tool in ridding the U. S. of some of the country's more incorrigible criminals. In the space of a couple of weeks, two men profiled on the show have met with what many would call justice. The first, a convicted sex offender, as a result of his sudden loss of anonymity. The latest, Shane Miller, may have met his fate some time ago, because tests on his remains are pending. But Miller has been the prime suspect in the killing of his wife and two small daughters since early May 2013, CNN reported Aug. 3.
Human remains were reportedly found Friday on the banks of the Mattole River near Petrolia, Calif., not too distant from where police found Shane Miller's truck last year. In fact, the remains were approximately 1,500 feet from where authorities had recovered said truck. Humboldt County Sheriff's Office stated that they found a handgun and loaded magazines of ammunition. The ammunition was consistent with rounds found in Miller's truck and at the scene of the killings.
It was unclear how long the remains had been at the location. The remains were identified through dental records.
Shane Miller had been profiled on the very first episode of "The Hunt with John Walsh" on July 13.
Police received a 911 call on May 7, 2013, from the Miller household, where the sounds of breathing and crying could be heard. There followed loud bangs and then the line went dead. When police arrived at the home, they found the bodies of Miller's wife, Sandy Miller, and the couple's two daughters -- Shelby, 8, and Shasta, 5 -- dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Shane Miller quickly became the lead suspect. He ditched his truck and authorities had thought he fled on foot into the mountainous forests of California's "Lost Coast."
His prolonged avoidance of law enforcement led to the U. S. Marshal Service placing him on their 15 Most Wanted list in late July.
Miller went missing not long after becoming the prime suspect in the deaths of his family. At the same time, his truck and the family dog disappeared. Not long after that, he was spotted by an ex-girlfriend in Petrolia. The manhunt was on and authorities thought that the man had ditched his vehicle somewhere in the area.
Five days prior to Miller's remains being found, wanted sex offender Charles Mozdir died in a shootout with New York City police. The case had been cold since 2012, but a tip made during the second episode of "The Hunt with John Walsh," which aired on July 20, led police to Mozdir. Two U. S. Marshals were wounded during the shootout.
Walsh said of the shootout with Mozdir: "This is our first capture. I'm very sorry that those police officers got wounded in the line of duty, but this is one more lowlife that's off the streets."
John Walsh hosted the long-lived (23 years) criminal profiling series "America's Most Wanted" on Fox Television and for one more season on Lifetime Network.
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To Egg or Not to Egg...
Middle-aged men who ate seven or more eggs a week had a higher risk of earlier death, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.Now, "seven or more eggs" sounds a bit excessive—don't you think? Especially if you're adhering to Dr. Fuhrman's food pyramid. We talked about it earlier this week, but here's another look:
Men with diabetes who ate any eggs at all raised their risk of death during a 20-year period studied, according to the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The study adds to an ever-growing body of evidence, much of it contradictory, about how safe eggs are to eat. It did not examine what about the eggs might affect the risk of death.
Men without diabetes could eat up to six eggs a week with no extra risk of death, Dr. Luc Djousse and Dr. J. Michael Gaziano of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School found.
"Whereas egg consumption of up to six eggs a week was not associated with the risk of all-cause mortality, consumption of (seven or more) eggs a week was associated with a 23 percent greater risk of death," they wrote.
"However, among male physicians with diabetes, any egg consumption is associated with a greater risk of all-cause mortality, and there was suggestive evidence for a greater risk of MI (heart attack) and stroke."
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If you're eating more than seven eggs a week, you're probably not eating them once weekly or less. Therein lies the problem. Too much animal foods—eggs included—and you're playing with fire. Dr. Fuhrman explains:
Today the link between animal products and many different diseases is as strongly supporting in the scientific literature as the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. For example, subjects who ate meat, including poultry and fish, were found to be twice as likely to develop dementia (loss of intellectual function with aging) than their vegetarian counterparts in a carefully designed study.1 The discrepancy was further widened when past meat consumption was taken into account. The same diet, loaded with animal products, that causes heart disease and cancer also causes most every other disease prevalent in America including kidney stones, renal insufficiency and renal failure, osteoporosis, uterine fibroids, hypertension, appendicitis, diverticulosis, and thrombosis.2But, Dr. Fuhrman is hardly anti-egg. Here's why:
If you choose a limited amount of animal products to be included in your family's diet, I favor eggs over fish or dairy, because of the potential for transmission of chemicals, mercury, and PCBs in the fish and dairy. Eggs, because they are virtually pollution-free, would be favored choice over other animal products to add to an otherwise vegan diet.And for reference, check out egg's Nutrient Scores:
So, I think you can ignore the wishy-washy research on eggs and just view them as other animal products—best kept to a minimum.
1. Glem, P., W. L. Beeson, and G.E. Faser. 1993. The incidence of dementia and intake of animal products: preliminary findings from Adventist Health Study. Neuroepidemiology 12: 28-36.
2. Fellstrom, B., B. G. Daneilson, B. Kerlstrom, et al. 1983. The influence of a high dietary intake of purine-rich animal protein on urinary excretion and supersaturation in renal stoen disease. Clinical Science 64: 399-405; Robertson, W.G., M. Peacock , and P. J. Heyburn. 1979. Should recurrent calcium oxalate stone formers become vegetarians? B.J. Urol. 51: 427-31; Bosch, L.P., A. Saccaggi, A. Lauer, et al. 1983. Renal functional reserve in humans, effect of protein intake on glomerula filtration rate. Am. J. Med. 75: 943-50; Effects of acute protein loads of different sources on glomerula filtration rate. 1987. Kidney International 32 (22): S25-28; Kerstetter, J. E., and L. H. Allen. 1989. Dietary protein increases urinary calcium. J. Nutr. 120: 134-136 Breslau, N.A., L. Brinkley, K.D. Hill, and C.Y.C. Pak. 1988. Relationship of animal protein-rich diet to kidney stone formation and calcium metabolism. J. Clin. Endocr. And Metab. 66: 140-46; Chiaffarino, op. cit., p. 395; Wiseman, M.J., R. Hunt. A. Goodwin, et al. 1987. Dietary composition and renal function in healthy subjects. Nephron. 46: 37-42; Appleby, P.N., M. Thorogood, J. I. Mann, T.J. Key. 1999. The Oxford Vegetarian Study: and overview. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 70 (3): 525-31S; Nordoy, A., and S.H. Goodnight. 1990. Dietary lipids and thrombosis: relationship to atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis 10 (2): 149-63.
One reason could be the horrible, filthy conditions egg-laying hens are raised in?
Actually Dr. Fuhrman has told some people that they should eat eggs I think it was one every other day with an otherwise vegan diet. It has to do with need for more of a certain amino acid. - only some people need this.
There are so, soo many ways one can alter their diet for the better, including lessening egg intake or just about any other single item... vegetarians need just be a bit craftier, you know? Or non-egg eaters, or whatever. One of the main benefits I see to being vegetarian is that one is really forced to consider what it is they are eating to make sure they are getting everything their body needs in lieu of meat, but this need not be an exclusive non-meat-eaters pact...
Everyone just being more aware of what they have in their diet and what nutrients they do not have would start moving all in the right direction. Just pay attention, its a start anyway.
here is a good outline for dietary nutritional needs folks might want to check: http://tiny.cc/giusX
You missed this part of the article:
"Men who ate the most eggs also were older, fatter, ate more vegetables but less breakfast cereal, and were more likely to drink alcohol, smoke and less likely to exercise -- all factors that can affect the risk of heart attack and death."
So according to this, eggs, being old, being fat, eating vegetables, not eating breakfast cereal, drinking, smoking and no exercise cause heart disease? Sounds like a pretty poor study - and even worse reporting.
Hey Tracy-
Wow! You have pretty poor reading comprehension. Eating too many animal products, including eggs, is miserable for your health. Don't be fooled by the low-carb peddlers trying to make a buck off your emotional attachment to food.
what about omega-3 eggs, hens fed algae, so they're rich in DHA?
Research by Harvard University in 2003 found that eating eggs as an adolescent could help prevent breast cancer as an adult. In 2005, another study showed that women eating at least six eggs per week had a 44 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer than women who ate two or fewer eggs each week.
In April 2008, researchers from the University of North Carolina found that choline (present in egg yolks) can reduce the risk of breast cancer by 24 percent. An egg yolk contains 125.5 milligrams of choline, about a quarter of the recommended daily intake, so just two poached eggs for breakfast provies half your choline for the day
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It turns out that he Bowl Championship Series is facing a little bit of a problem.
Empty seats and sinking ratings.
Oh, not for the BCS championship game. That's the hottest ticket around — one that sent StubHub into a bit of a meltdown this week.
But problems are creeping up with the cartel's other four games.
As the Associated Press reports:
Ticket sales for some of those games — the Orange, Sugar, Rose and Fiesta bowls — have been sluggish, and ratings generally have been lukewarm. There were thousands of empty seats at the Fiesta and Orange bowls. Connecticut sold only about 5,000 of the 17,500 Fiesta Bowl tickets the school was required to buy.
"We have to find a way to revitalize the marketplace," Sugar Bowl executive director Paul Hoolahan said.
If only there were some way to guarantee sold-out postseason games. You know, like games are when they're played on campus.
If only there were some way to captivate everyone's interest, with the pressure and excitement increasing for each game. As if feeling good about winning one game only set up the next.
If only there were some way to determine beyond a reasonable doubt which was the best team in the land at the end of the season.
If only there were some way.
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2014 Emmy Predictions: Who Will Win? Who SHOULD Win?!?
The Primetime Emmy Awards are being held a little earlier than usual this year, and so in order to avoid competing with preseason football and the 2014 Video Music Awards, the ceremony is being held on a Monday for the first time in 38 years.
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I recently discovered an app called StressReleaser available on iPhone and Android phones to be extremely helpful in relieving stress.
After downloading the app and reading through the information page, I went through a quick and simple training that determined my desired breathing cycle (inhale & exhale per minute), I tested it out for five minutes. Instantly, my entire body became pleasantly warm on a frigid day and I felt tranquil.
StressReleaser is a biofeedback meditation application that helps guide users through a breathing session with a biofeedback point system. Unlike other expensive biofeedback devices, there is no hardware needed. StressReleaser is designed intelligently utilizing a smart phone's built-in camera and flashlight to take a user's pulses during a breathing session. Users put one finger (any finger) to cover the camera and flashlight completely. On the phone screen, users see a blue dot moving up and down in the upper right panel, which signals users when to breath in and out. The speed of the moving dot is based on user's own breathing cycle setting. In the bottom right panel, users see their real-time Respiratory Sinus Arrhymthmia (RSA) wave. Users can adjust breathing pace to be steadier by looking at the moving dot and/or RSA wave. Experienced practitioners can close their eyes during a session. A soothing tone can guide them through the inhaling and exhaling process and ensure they breathe consistently.
Stress is a body's mechanism of reacting to a challenge by activating the sympathetic nervous system, which results in the fight-or-flight response. However, chronic stress has been identified as a culprit for many physical and mental diseases and acute stress can cause sudden death.
Stress Management is essential for better health and disease prevention. Relaxation Response, developed by Dr. Herbert Benson, a Harvard physician, and Miriam Z. Klipper in 1975, is still considered one of the most important methods to relieve stress. Slow breathing combined with being mindful can trigger a relaxation response. StressReleaser facilitates practitioners in reaching a relaxation stage. This app has functionality for users to manage their relaxation response by providing a scoring system and records of their breathing sessions. A practitioner gets two points if a breathing cycle is even-paced, one point if the breathing is not very smooth, and no point if the RSA line is really jagged or the breathing time is too short. StressReleaser recommends two 15-minute sessions a day with 200 points as the goal. With practice, users can improve their scores and breathing technique.
Coherence (TM) is a new science of breathing that is based on the understanding of autonomic nervous system balance and its relationship to subtle heart rate and breathing rhythms. Coherent Breathing is a breathing method that claims to facilitate circulation and autonomic nervous system balance. It involves breathing at the rate of 5 breaths per minute with equal inhalation and exhalation. StressReleaser provides the Coherent rate for each of the breathing session.
StressReleaser advises people using a stomach-breathing method by expanding stomach while breathing in and contracting stomach while breathing out. I tested out with other breathing methods and got the same results. Tai Chi and Qigong practitioners can incorporate this app while doing Wuji standing or meditation. You can also breathe following a small heavenly circle (Micro Cosmic Orbit) or a grand heavenly circle (Macro Cosmic Orbit). You certainly can lie down while doing a breathing session.
I have since used it on a daily basis. It calms me down quickly and rejuvenates me during a hectic workday. To avoid interruption, I set my phone on the "do not disturb" mode when meditate so all calls go into voice message recording.
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Out of the Box: Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection
October 24, 2009 – October, 2010
Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park
In collaboration with one of Boston's premier venues for photography, the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University (PRC), DeCordova has invited their former curator and now independent curator Leslie K. Brown to organize an exhibition from the museum's extensive photography collection.
Selections from eleven portfolios will be featured, ranging from the very first photographs to enter DeCordova's collection in 1980—an abstract portfolio by Calvin Kowal—to well-known leaders in the field such as Larry Fink and Neal Slavin. In addition to the most recently acquired photographs from 2009—a portfolio by Jo Sandman—Out of the Box will also highlight the entire PRC Portfolio, published in 2008, including luminaries such as Emmet Gowin, Laura McPhee, Arno Rafael Minkkinen, Abelardo Morell, and Patti Smith, among others.


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New Sony Ericsson Nozomi (Xperia Arc HD) live images leaked alongside more detailed specs
The rumor mill has been filled with stuff pertaining to the next Sony Ericsson flagship device lately. Let's not forget that this will probably be the last high-end smartphone to sport the Ericsson brand, since the phone maker will use just the Sony name starting next year. As such, the Nozomi, for that's its codename, will be an interesting 'last of a kind' handset. But that's not all that will make it desirable. It will come with some pretty top-notch specs too.
Nothing earth shattering, mind you, for Sony Ericsson was never the company to jump to new hardware as soon as it's available. No, in fact the company still doesn't have any dual-core phone on the market, and the Nozomi may just be its first.
Which brings us to the specs. Most of what we'll tell you we've heard before, but this leak adds some more details. First of all, the Nozomi may end up being sold as the Xperia Arc HD, although a recent other leak came to contradict that notion. The truth is that the actual commercial name of this device hasn't been conclusively leaked yet. So we'll keep calling it Nozomi until that happnes.
The Nozomi will reportedly have a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, a 12 MP camera with 1080p full HD video capture, an HDMI port, a 4.3-inch 1280×720 HD touchscreen, and no microSD card slot whatsoever. You'll apparently have to make do with the 16 or 32 GB of integrated storage. Also in the bad news category: the Nozomi will launch running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Sure, it's probably going to get updated to Ice Cream Sandwich eventually, but considering that this device is still a few months off by all accounts, it's sad to see Sony Ericsson not do its best to ship it with the latest version of the operating system.
The Nozomi will probably get announced early next year, either during CES in January, or during MWC in February. Until then, expect many more rumors about it to pop around. And us to cover them.
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Some time ago, I was solicited to join Obama's mailing list... So, I did... Today, I received this email from Stephanie Cutter, who is the Deputy Campaign Manager for Obama for America. I find it quite fascinating how they slant & distort, and accuse of being the liars.... Here's a copy/paste of her email:
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I found this in my mail box from Prophesy New Watch
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Psychic Kids
Self-Discovery and Support.
Self-Discovery and Support.
By Dr. Theresa M. Kelly
Parapsychologists (psychic scientists) have found that psychic ability works with our long-term memory.
When people who see ghosts, spirits, apparitions, they are not receiving an image from the spirit, but instead, information from the spirit.
Because no image is sent, your own memory searches for a picture that you already have in your memory that is similar to the information.
This way your brain can use an image already in your brain to show you want the information says.
I suppose people could see ghosts without clothes, but who really wants to see that!?
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My 20-minute video HOW TO JUMP START YOUR WAR is a satirical look at the four similar deceptive protocols used to start each of the last four big international wars: World War Two, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq.
Most people of all political stripes do not like being swindled, and this animated and historical video is about giving college and high school classroom exposure to what might possibly be the four biggest fakes of the last hundred years. This video is sure to provoke discussion about the causes of war.
Please note that among the four rulers primarily responsible for those four big wars, there was one fascist, one communist, one Democrat, and one Republican. War is an equal opportunity enterprise.
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The Thompson M1928 submachine gun is an awesome weapon that delivers semi/fully automatic fire at outstanding velocities in the battlefield. This gun has a polished full metal body that recreates the awesome look and feel of a real Tommy gun. The gun features a metal gear box & steel bushings, a high-capacity 450 rd drum magazine and a shot velocity of 400-410 fps (using .20g BBs). The front charging handle allows you to control the gun and an adjustable BAXS shooting system improves the accuracy of the gun when shooting from long distances. Own your enemies and order today!
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I would recommend this item to a friend.
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June 17, 2012
The gun is really good! Definately fun to play with. Range, Accuracy, and rate of fire is great. My only dispointments are the plastic wood grip on the trigger because it is very loose, and the amount of ammo in the drum mag can hold. If you want to be a hard core airsofter I would replace the plastic and get real wood, or atleast inforce the trigger grip by duck taping the top of the grip to the gun, I would also find a bigger drum mag for the gun that can hold around 1000 rounds so you can seriously spray and not have to worrie about going out of ammo. Great gun to any begginer in airsoft that wants to go pro.
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I absolutely love this gun! it is perfect for those close combat situations and can release a STORM of bb's! me and my friends have airsoft wars in the forest(s) and we love this gun!
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April 19, 2011
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February 28, 2011
Tulane women basketball team wins in seniors final home game
Fans, friends and family milled in Fogelman Arena after the Tulane women's basketball team coasted to its third consecutive victory.
Tulane women's basketball posts second consecutive win with an 82-77 victory over Rice on Thursday
Thirty-five minutes and one second into Thursday's Conference USA women's basketball contest between Tulane and Rice at the Tudor Fieldhouse, things did not look good for the Green Wave. Trailing by 11 at 71-60 with 4:59 left in regulation, Tulane stared adversity squarely in the eye - and adversity blinked first.
Tulane beats George Washington 3-2 at Turchin Stadium
Tulane's baseball team beat George Washington 3-2 at Turchin Stadium on Sunday to sweep the weekend series.
Kendall Timmons has forced Tulane basketball opponents to plan on stopping him
But the quiet, 6-foot-5 Tulane basketball player made an impression two years ago during his first day on campus. Kris Richard, now a senior, split Timmons' lip wide open during a pickup basketball game.
February 25, 2011
Tulane baseball: Struggling Green Wave eager to get back in the swing
No one comprehends how much Tulane's offense has struggled through the first four games of the season more than the Green Wave's players.
February 24, 2011
Wave bracing for Sugar Bowl golf tourney
With a rainbow cascading across a gray sky serving as a backdrop, the Tulane women's golf team on Wednesday prepped for this week's Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship by tossing a baseball around the parking lot.
February 23, 2011
Tulane basketball coach Conroy looking to turn organization around
After four seasons at the Citadel, a call came from New Orleans from a University with its own unique challenges.
February 18, 2011
Tulane baseball coach confident sophomore core will deliver
Last year Tulane Coach Rick Jones looked out on opening night and saw five true freshmen on the field as position players. He thought the 2010 season's fortunes hinged on the youngsters' ability to grow up fast.
February 17, 2011
Tulane baseball team's keys to success
Three keys to Tulane's season.
February 16, 2011
Tulane remains undaunted despite its nine-game losing streak
The Green Wave is 12-12 overall and 2-9 in Conference USA with five games left in the regular season, the next today against Central Florida (15-8, 2-8 C-USA) at 7 p.m. at Fogelman Arena.
Nick Boullosa a catalyst for Tulane baseball team in the outfield
And there was perhaps no better catch in school history than a backhanded flying stab he made in the Green Wave's 9-1 victory over LSU on May 18.
February 15, 2011
How does Tulane baseball spell relief? Nick Pepitone, that's how
Even though Tulane pitcher Nick Pepitone has carved out a rather reliable niche for the Green Wave the past couple of seasons, Coach Rick Jones just might have different plans for his closer.
Tulane Green Wave's Aaron Holmes is out for the season after knee surgery
Tulane senior swingman Aaron Holmes had season-ending surgery on his left knee to repair a meniscus tear, Coach Ed Conroy said at practice Monday.
February 14, 2011
Tulane's potential limitless if young pitchers develop
There are many ways the Tulane starting pitching rotation can go. There is one way it will sing, however, according to Coach Rick Jones.
February 13, 2011
Catching duo a strength for Tulane baseball
There is one thing Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones knows about his two catchers this season: He doesn't ever want their bats out of the lineup.
February 9, 2011
Tulane basketball team hopes to regain magic against Southern Methodist
As Tulane heads into Dallas today for a 7 p.m. game at SMU, the Green Wave can't help but feel a bit nostalgic.
February 5, 2011
Jordan Callahan gives Tulane basketball team more than one reason to smile
If Tulane guard Jordan Callahan gets to the free-throw line today, and if the crowd quiets before he shoots, there will be one audible cry in Fogelman Arena.
February 3, 2011
Tulane loads up on Louisiana players among its 22 signed
Several of the area's top athletes gathered to announce their pledges and then sign national letters of intent in front of a packed room of coaches, family and media.


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Rihanna continues to make news for other things besides her music. As TMZ first reported on April 28, the "Diamonds" singer may have went to far with comments made to a former bodyguard and now the pop star is being sued for defamation.
Geoffrey Keating, Rihanna's former head of security, filed a lawsuit on Monday in Ireland claiming that his former boss made "nauseatingly offensive" and false statements about him on more than one occasion. According to Keating, the pop star made these statements in an email she stent to him and his wife last July. The same kind of defamatory comments were heard in a telephone call to his sister.
Keating, who worked for Rihanna on her "Diamonds" tour between October 2012 and July 2013, is suing for damages as he feels the comments have ruined both his reputation and future business opportunities. Keating is also out to clear his name of the alleged defamation by publishing a correction to statements associated about him.
Gerald Kean, Keating's attorney, will have permission to serve Rihanna at her home in New York City and told TMZ that this lawsuit is something that won't go away. He said, "We're taking this battle very seriously. We are satisfied that the Irish courts will see justice at the end of the day."
Keating filed the application in the Dublin High Court where Justice Michael Peart, who claimed to have no idea who Rihanna was, granted the application on what is known as an ex parte basis, meaning only one side is represented in court. No details of the alleged defamatory comments made by Rihanna were made available in open court, but the judge was satisfied enough to grant permission for Kean to serve the superstar singer with notice of the intended proceedings. Rihanna has not made a comment about the allegations as of yet.


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Motorola XT882 dual-everything Android smartphone goes to China this month
The Motorola XT882 is an Android-powered smartphone which is headed to the Chinese market, and will launch there later this month. It's an interesting device because of its 'dual-everything' mantra. It's dual SIM, dual core, dual mode – "the triple dual", in Moto's words. That, of course, comes dangerously close to the LG Optimus 3D's "tri-dual" architecture. Basically, phone manufacturers seem to have run out of marketing ideas and terms, and hence are overusing what they've got – "dual", for example.
Regardless, the XT882 is one beast of a device. It has a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, dual SIM capability, and it's also got both GSM radios (for those SIMs) and a CDMA radio. This phone will basically work with an incredibly large number of possible network subscriber scenarios – which is good for you, the prospective buyer of this handset.
The Motorola XT882 (I wonder if the Chinese like these model numbers better than US-style individual phone brands, since all manufacturers seem to be dropping the latter in favor of the former on handsets destined exclusively for China) will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and it will have a 4-inch qHD (960×540) capacitive touchscreen, an 8 MP camera with dual LED flash (look, another "dual"!) and 1080p HD video recording, a front-facing camera for video chat, 8 GB of internal memory, an HDMI port, and an 1880 mAh battery (which is quite a lot by today's standards). Unfortunately or not (you be the judge), Motoblur, Motorola's Android skin once thought dead, is alive and well and present on the XT882.
The phone will be available for about $830 from China Telecom.
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Facebook Home: Do People Really Need It?
Mark Zuckerberg's efforts in maintaining Facebook as a pop culture is obvious. Facebook has had a lot of additions in its system, like the timeline and video chat. The advent of smartphones have also prompted Zuckerberg's nerd posse to create Home, the new Facebook mobile app. The app Read More →


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Introducing Staple
STAPLEby: shea at 11/3/2014 5:53:33 PM
In 1997, Jeff Staple stepped into the Triple Five Soul shop in New York and got his very first order of twelve silkscreened tees – and Staple was properly open for business. What began as a small scale tshirt line handcrafted by Jeff Staple, who was then a student at Parsons School of Design, advanced naturally and began to gain traction in the city. In the development of constructing this prospering label, Nike hired Jeff in 2005 to conceive a special shoe to rep New Yor...
Back to School with SPRAYGROUND!
Back to School shopping is now in full effect which couldn't be a better time and excuse to grab yourself a new backpack for the new school year. Not to mention, the new Sprayground backpacks and bags just hit our webstore in perfect timing for back to school shopping. You can check out the entire collection using the link here but I figured I would show a few my own personal picks from the new collection. Check 'em out.by: shea at 10/14/2014 11:28:36 AM
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Issue— #7
Black Clock turns up the heat with its seventh issue. Bursting with twenty-five stories, one essay and four poems that flirt with and court outright sex and the erotic, Black Clock 7 is occasionally titillating, frequently audacious, and always provocative.
Arielle Greenberg
On Typing (After Rachel Zucker's "Sunday Morning")
Lynne Tillman
More Sex
Matias Viegener
Yxta Maya Murray
A Girl Called Casanova
Aimee Bender
On A Saturday Afternoon
Tom Carson
My Mother, Marie Christ (b. Hope Springs, TN, 1951 - d. Memphis, July 4, 1985)
Sandi Tan
Ice Cream
Wanda Coleman
Howlin' With The Woofdog
Janet Fitch
Room 721
Lisa Teasley
Late Blooming
John Mandel
Durga Rising
Seth Greenland
Joy Nicholson
Manson Girl
Grace Krilanovich
Rachel Resnick
Evening At The Cryo-Crystal Circus Hotel
Francesca Lia Block
Sex And The Spirits
Danielle Aquiline
Your Filthy Mouth
What Not To Say When Asked Why You Are A Lesbian
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Here I Come
Tara Ison
John Haskell
Brian Evenson
Invisible Box
Arion Berger
Todd Collins
Billy Jean And Connie Cheaters
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In The Valley Of The Nest Of Spiders
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Responsible Hedonism
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Cinema: The film Good Bye, Lenin!, released in February 2003, is the story of a son who does not tell his mother, when she comes out of a coma, what has happened since the fall of the wall. In Germany it had an audience of 6 million.
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Help a friendly family save their island home in Pakoombo?, a unique puzzle game that's full of tropical fun! When the evil Mr. Lyar threatens to sell their home, it's up to Cathy and her brothers to find a hidden treasure and save the day. Use your match-3 puzzle skills to swap and slide game pieces and collect items for the island residents and challenge them to exhilarating match-3 duels. Original power-ups will give you a helping hand, but it's going to take your best puzzle prowess to stop Mr. Lyar. But Mr. Lyar may be the least of your worries as the island is also home to the dreaded Coconut Monster! Featuring three game modes, vibrant full-screen graphics, fun mini-games, and dozens of challenging quests, Pakoombo? is a delightful puzzle adventure for all ages.
Hidden World of Art 2
Stop a string of art thefts while restoring wonderful masterpieces in Hidden World of Art 2, a colorful seek and find mystery! Expert art thieves have the police looking for answers with their string of daring heists. Countless works of art are missing or have been recovered damaged, but no clues exist. To help them solve the case, they approach Lana Vassari, a gifted art restorer searching for work. She agrees to become an undercover agent and now finds herself on an exciting case. Follow Lana and use her skills to expose the theft ring! Search for clues while restoring precious artwork. Speak with old friends to uncover more information on the next possible target. While you're at it, your apartment could use some new furniture, so go shopping with your earnings! Play Hidden World of Art 2 free with the demo version or download the full version and let your passion for beautiful art serve justice!
Project Rescue - Africa
Poachers and unkind conditions have led to the dwindling of the once-majestic African savannah. With your care and help however, nature can restore order and bring life back to this amazing preserve. Do you have the skills to keep the dreaded poachers away and maintain the savannah safe for generations to come? Feed, protect, and rescue critters in over 50 amazing time management challenges. Raise and care for lions, hippos, rhinos and more by purchasing food, using medical supplies, and getting rid of poachers. Use money earned to upgrade your preserve and buy helpful items. Once your animals have reached adulthood, send them back into the wild to live a fun and happy life!
Lost Souls - Enchanted Paintings
A child and his mother receive a strange package that turns out to be a beautiful painting. That night, with the painting hanging in the child's room, a strange spell emanates and captures the child. It whirls him to a strange land far away. Now, his mother must venture deep into unknown and magical lands to find her son and break the spell that holds him prisoner. Journey through enchanted lands searching for the young child and find a way to get him home. Leave no stone unturned as you locate items and use them to gather more clues or get through obstacles. Meet the colorful inhabitants of these odd worlds and help them as they help you throughout your journey. Solve amazing puzzles, discover startling secrets, and immerse yourself in a bewitching atmosphere.
Fight monsters and explore a medieval world. Aveyond is packed with more than 60 quests, tons of places to explore, and over 50 hours of game play. In addition to a great story, this award-winning game is packed with additional great features. Chase monsters around in real-time, and fight them in turn-based battles. Explore dozens of non-linear quests, marry off your characters, buy a mansion, pets, and more!
Nertz Solitaire
A new twist on the all-time favorite card game, Nertz Solitaire is competitive solitaire at its best. Just like traditional solitaire, build piles of cards in ascending and descending order. Win by scoring the most points and getting rid of your Nertz pile before your opponent. Enjoy three exhilarating game modes: Step in for some quick fun in Quick Play mode; Play the classic card game with Nutzy and his squirrelly family in Classic mode; Show that you have what it takes to be a Nertz Champion in Championship mode. But be careful 'cause Nertz can drive you nuts!
Delicious - Emily's Holiday Season
Warm up your holidays with Delicious - Emily's Holiday Season, an uplifting time management sequel filled with romance and joy! Winter has come to Snuggford and Emily is looking forward to her family's holiday party. While making arrangements at the local lodge, she takes on a job offered to her by the new owner. Soon, love comes calling as two gentlemen begin to vie for her affection. Can Emily balance her new duties and decide which of these two men deserves her attention? Or will she decide that the single life is better? Join Emily and find out in this romantic new adventure set in a winter wonderland! Meet her family for the first time and catch up with old friends. Tend to and serve guests delicious holiday treats. Go to the fair and visit the farm, now beaming with jolly activities. With five locations, 50 new events, festive upgrades, and a fresh set of fireworks, Emily's frolicking will brighten up your holidays with heartwarming fun! Play Delicious - Emily's Holiday Season free with the demo version or download the full version today!
Mahjongg - Ancient Egypt
Take a step back through history as you weave down a treacherous path to discover an ancient tomb lost for ages. From the blistering sands of the desert, to the fertile banks of the Nile, each exciting clue brings you closer to the prize. Only by correctly combining the timeless hieroglyphics using your Mahjongg skills however, will you be able to decode all that is necessary to unearth this marvelous treasure. Embark on this extraordinary quest and locate the lost Egyptian temple. Work your Mahjongg magic through 15 exciting levels in Adventure mode, or enjoy the Classic mode with over 300 layouts, 11 variations, and three difficulty settings. Unlock new tile sets, use helpful power-ups, and switch backgrounds. You can also create your very own levels!
Cave Quest
Spirits and a mysterious gloom haunt an ancient castle near a remote mountain village. Travelers from far and wide have disappeared nearby, most recently, Isabella's brother and parents. She rushes to the site with her husband in tow to find out what happened, but so few indications give little answers. They will have to use their courage and ingenuity to make it through. Join the search for Isabella's family in this captivating blend of Match 3 and Hidden Object adventure searches. Travel the narrow trails of the mountain range playing Clear-the-Path and other fantastic Match 3 variations to find answers. Use your keen eye to spot valuable items and clues to their whereabouts. Collect money to buy special tools, use helpful power-ups, meet odd helpers, and battle strange spirits to challenging contests.
Tank Wars
In Tank Wars, the city is under attack. You are the only one with the courage, skill, and equipment necessary to defend the city against ruthless invaders. Cruise the streets and reduce enemy tanks and helicopters to rubble in this exciting military combat game.
Get ready for fast-paced fishy fun in this exciting challenge from the creators of Super Collapse! II and Aloha Solitaire. Colored balls are rolling towards the pond where they aren't wanted. Shoot streams of water at them to push them to the top of the screen and keep the pond clear. Featuring fantastic graphics, adorable characters, and original power-ups, Splash is a blast of watery fun.
Commandos - Behind Enemy Lines
Commandos is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive. Clever strategy has never been so furiously action-packed. Study the enemy's movements, develop a careful plan, synchronize your men, and launch them on a swift and fierce attack using all your power and skill.
CID lives in a world obsessed with safety because of potential danger around every corner. Employed as a lowly Crash Impact Dummy, he dreams of having a greater purpose in life rather than just checking and re-checking everything from cars to escalators. Today, it looks like his opportunity has finally arrived. Professor Werken's daughter is missing, most likely the captive of the evil D-Troit, and CID is just the right dummy for the job. Join CID on this perilous mission of a lifetime to rescue the most beautiful girl in the world. Fight fierce robots using kung-fu and a blazing bazooka. Overcome obstacles with acrobatic skills and stealth. Solve puzzles, find upgrades and battle Boss monsters. With 20 game levels, including stunt car driving, turbo-charged weapons and mind-boggling dangers, this daring adventure to save the world and the girl is finally CID's chance to do something amazing!
Bookworm(TM) Adventures Volume 2
EviLex has stolen the all-powerful Codex Pen and turned Lex's world upside down. In Fractured Fairytales, help Lex return the characters of classic tales to their stories. In The Monkey King, step through to an astounding world with amazing friends in the continuing chase to stop EviLex. In Astounding Planet, experience the grand sci-fi finale as you build words to battle space mutants and robots. With all three exciting chapters, enjoy hours of word-building battles against incredible foes. Call on friendly characters such as Mother Goose, The Monkey King, and even H.G.Wells to help you through. Use fun power-ups as you battle minions and Boss characters. Enjoy dazzling effects, fantastic mini-games, and hilarious situations.
Nemesis of the Roman Empire
Nemesis of the Roman Empire picks up where the award-winning Celtic Kings: Rage of War left off. In the height of its glory Carthage was the greatest power in the ancient world. With trade routes throughout the entire Mediterranean there was no other nation to dispute its strength. Goods, gold, and slaves poured in to the majestic city - the source of its might. Countless mercenary armies were constantly bought to ensure that all who threatened Carthage or its interest would be dealt with. However, another Empire was also on the rise. The city of Rome too had begun to gain strength. The Romans soon decided openly to challenge their Carthaginian rivals. The time of the Punic Wars had begun.
1001 Minigolf Challenge
Over 1000 fun and challenging golf holes to play in this amazing 3D mini-golf world! Are you up for the ultimate challenge? Can you make par? With a combination of real golf rules and mini-golf fun youll play mini-golf like you never did before! Putt through wacky loops, crazy pipes, extreme ramps, and mind-blowing obstacles. Play in real 3D! Incredibly Realistic 3D Engine! An intuitive, easy-to-use 3D Virtual Play to make it easier for you to sink that putt! *This program will not run on a limited user account.
Super Jigsaw Pets
Cuddle up with some of man's best friends in this new jigsaw collection of 50 adorable images of playful pals. With more than 500 pieces, your choice of shapes, piece rotation and hundreds of images to choose from, the possibilities are endless. You could spend a lifetime at this game and never play the same cute puzzle the same way twice!
FRANKENSTEIN - The Dismembered Bride
Brad's wife Janet disappeared a few months ago while on assignment in Europe. After a lengthy search, he finds himself in Bavaria at the footsteps of a dark and unnerving manor. He hears a chilling scream and rushes in only to find that his wife has fallen to pieces, literally. This is the house of Lord Albrecht von Frankenstein, mad scientist, and she is his latest experiment! She is still alive, but her body torn apart, with the pieces scattered throughout the manor. Jump into the bowels of this odd nightmare and help Brad recover her body parts! Search the manor and its many creepy areas, from the torture chamber to the cemetery. Locate all sorts of bizarre items including the monstrous machine that will make her whole once again. But will Janet's brain have the patience to wait? Zoom in and inspect things carefully; you never know where there could be a finger hiding!
Inspired by the culture of ancient Asia and pachinko machines, Dachinko offers a relaxing experience that is difficult to put down. Simply select the power of the shot and watch as the series of balls roll down the board, bouncing off pegs, seesaws, and spinners. Your goal is to land them into the waiting jars for massive points, but can you make all of the shots count? Challenge yourself in 55 remarkable levels. Use multi-balls, earn power-ups and collect huge jackpots. After clearing sets of boards, you'll be treated to unique artistic performances full of cultural flavor. But that's not all. You can also win fabulous trophies highlighting your skills, as well as unlock extra Casino and Relaxed modes for even greater challenges and enjoyment.
1 vs 100
The exciting television show is here to challenge you with hundreds of brain-teasing questions as you work your way up to the grand prize. Take on the Mob and eliminate each of the 100 members one by one to reach the top, but watch out because one wrong answer can spoil your payday. Enjoy the classic version of the game show with fun new twists including the High Roller and Lightning Rounds. Level your character up and obtain or purchase all 100 special collectables to unlock ten themed episodes. On occasion, you'll randomly run into some of your favorite iWin characters in the mob from popular titles such as Jewel Quest, Jojo's Fashion Show, and Mah Jong Quest.
Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate
Madame Fate, a mysterious fortune teller, has foreseen her own demise at midnight this very day. She has asked for your help in investigating each quirky carnival worker to determine their whereabouts at midnight. Your investigation will include a multitude of fascinating personalities, from Art the Carny to Lucy the Bearded Beauty, while exploring the magical world of Fate`s Carnival. Each suspect has a motive, but only a Master Detective can discover the secrets hidden within Madame Fate`s crystal ball.
Super Collapse! 3
Super Collapse! 3 is here! Discover the world of Super Collapse! 3 in the game mode Quest, where each level contains a unique challenge. Buy strategic items in the Shop, take a chance in the Casino or try your luck in one of the seven Quick Play game modes. Whether you're already a fan of Super Collapse or new to the frenzied fun, once you start clicking, you won't be able to stop!
Moorhuhn Remake
Five years after the first release of the Original Moorhuhn Hunt hunter and prey return to the very beginning: the game offers a remake of the popular Fun-Shooter with modern graphics, better animations and new music. The successful gameplay remains the same: aim, shoot chicken from the sky and reload. Before the release of the very first "Moorhuhn" game, the world was more or less alright: office breaks were simply for recreation and almost no one was interested in unimpressive poultry that spent a more or less peaceful life in the high moors of Scotland. But then the year 2000 arrived and the Original Moorhuhn Hunt hit German retail after an impressive odyssey through the internet. Since then every computer job has become a potential hunting ground. Who could ever forget the headlines in the daily newspapers in which numerous bosses complained about the steadily rising lack of discipline among their employees¡. One button push, 90 seconds and eight shots per magazine: the small pleasures in life are so simple!
Bonnie's Bookstore Deluxe
Developed by New Crayon Games and published by the makers of Bejeweled and Bookworm, Bonnie's Bookstore is a whimsical new word game for casual gamers of all ages. Challenge your vocabulary and word-finding skills by helping an aspiring writer fulfill her dreams of becoming a children's author. Change tiles to green and wind your way through the word grid converting consonants, vanquishing vowels, and evading the dreaded Writer's Blocks. With its friendly style and appealing gameplay, Bonnie's Bookstore will appeal to the budding author in everyone!
Kelly Green - Garden Queen
Build a buzzing organic nursery in Kelly Green Garden Queen, a spunky and unique time management game that blossoms with every season! Kelly just inherited a nursery and moved from the city to the countryside in hopes of more peaceful living. That is until her phone starts ringing off the hook with customers placing their orders. Now, Kelly's hope for relaxation is out the window! Join in the fun with Kelly and arrange floral bouquets with creative flair, bribe a demanding executive with lemonade, or wow the local farmer with an array of 20 different plants. Customize your nursery as you wish with 50 garden tools. Can you withstand new challenges as your nursery changes with each season? Play Kelly Green Garden Queen free with the demo version or download the full version today and make beautiful blooming flowers your gratifying reward!
Robin Hood
Robin returns to England only to find that the Sheriff of Nottingham rules the countryside through tyranny. Determined to bring hope back to his people, he starts his campaign that quickly becomes the stuff of legends. With the Sheriff on his tail, a band of honorable thieves at his side, and the Maid Marian in his sights, the wanted outlaw certainly has his hands full. Slip into the role of valiant hero and experience his greatest adventures in this wonderful journey. Search for helpful objects in breathtaking and familiar medieval locations such as Sherwood Forest. Sneak through the castle grounds, the marketplace, and more, solving devious puzzles at every corner. Fight the crafty Sheriff of Nottingham and win the heart of lovely maiden Marian in this timeless adventure!
The competition is on to find out who is the best Picker in America. As owner of the Rusted Gold antique shop, you're one of the chosen to participate. Start up the van and head on out across the country because you have shelves to fill, auctions to run, and money to make. Can you become the top Picker? Scour the country's junkyards, barns and basements for the best finds at the best prices in this fun game where you control all of the action. Shine your items up or sell them as is to see if you can turn a profit or if you hit a bust. Haggle with quirky characters, consult experts to avoid being hoodwinked, and combine items to increase their values. The bigger the profits, the better your chance of becoming the nation's top Picker.
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- Price: $999
- Official Site: www.Kodak.com
- Specs: 7.6"; 180 degrees viewing angles; 30,000:1; 2GB; 16:9; 800x480; Wi-Fi
- Company: Kodak
In just a few short years, digital picture frames have gone from wacky novelty device to a serious technological gadget. Recently, electronics giants Samsung and Sony have both introduced impressive offerings in this field, and now Kodak has stepped up and offered the world's first organic light emitting diode (OLED) digital frame -- the OLED Wireless Frame. The OLED Wireless Frame is backlight-free and Wi-Fi enabled with a 7.6-inch frame. The great feature on this frame is its ability to access any networked hard drive in your home and display ultra realistic images -- for just a hair under $1,000.
Thanks to the OLED technology, Kodak has been able to craft a paper-thin screen with a crisp 800 x 480 resolution. The large 2GB internal storage will come in handy when you utilize the Kodak OLED Wireless Frame's Wi-Fi connectivity. Through this wireless connection you can access any stored pictures, videos or songs on any computer on your network, as well as photo websites such as Flickr. Kodak has even gone a step further by creating specific software called KODAK EASYSHARE Digital Display, to make it downright foolproof to access and share files with your OLED Wireless Frame. The possibilities are nearly endless with the types of things you can display on this frame, making it a great gadget for any guy to use for himself or as a gift for someone special. Another significant leg up that OLED technology brings to this Kodak frame is true 180-degree viewing angles. Many cheaper digital picture frames will give you distorted and discolored pictures from a side angle, but that isn't even relevant in this case.
Kodak has gone the extra mile with this OLED Wireless Frame by incorporating several technologies, such as Kodak Perfect Touch, which automatically processes your photos for optimal brightness, exposure and color. It has to be stressed that with OLED in its infancy, the type of frames like the one being made by Kodak are going to cost you a mint. The hope is that over time, the popularity and positive buzz will encourage other manufactures to make OLED display frames and, in effect, lower the cost. If you absolutely must spend a grand on a digital picture frame this holiday season, you can relax with the knowledge that you will be getting a wonderful gadget. The Wi-Fi ability alone is such an advancement that it leaves the Kodak OLED Wireless Frame head and shoulders above the competition.


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Liberal was really good without Eduardo Moreno last year. With the senior forward, the Skins could be really special again this season. Moreno, who trained with Sporting Kansas City this summer scored six goals while first team all stater Isai Gutierrez found the back of the net twice as Great Bend wilted in the heat and wind in an 8-3 blowout for Liberal. Gutierrez dished four assists while Moreno, Christian Espinoza, and Juan Granados added assists. Liberal plays at the Wichita South Titan Classic Monday at 1 p.m. against Wichita Trinity.
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The end goal remains the same in a 48-game season as it does in an 82-game season. The mindset for getting there is what's different now.
"You know how during a season you have the beginning and it's all excitement, then you get into the dog days, then things ramp up again for the playoffs," Minnesota left wing Zach Parise told NHL.com. "Well, now it'll just be ramped up the whole time."
The sprint to the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins Saturday when 26 teams play the first of their 48 games this season. Ninety-nine days is all they'll have to earn a playoff spot. There are no preseason games to work out the kinks, no time to waste.
"It's amplified now," ex-Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko, who experienced the 48-game sprint in 1995, told NHL.com. "It's a big challenge for the coaches to get guys to gel and find that chemistry right away, more so than in an 82-game season when you can go through your prolonged slump.
"The L.A. Kings can't do what they did last year. They might not make the playoffs."


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- Welcome
The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation is one of 10 multidisciplinary teams chosen by the Department of Energy and the Building America program to deliver innovative energy efficiency strategies to the residential market and address barriers to bringing high-efficiency homes within reach for all Americans. Led by Davis Energy Group, Inc. of Davis CA, ARBI includes consulting firms, nonprofits, educational institutions with a broad range of expertise to bring energy efficiency upgrades to existing homes and new energy efficient technologies to new homes.
- FEATURED: Journey to a Zero Net Energy Community
Achieving a Zero Net Energy goal in residential and commercial buildings presents financial, transactional, and technology challenges. However, as the cost of photovoltaic systems falls and knowledge of better building practices improves, zero net energy buildings are becoming more attainable. Zero net energy can be more economically accomplished when it is treated as an imperative and the effort is undertaken on a community scale.
A case in point, the UC Davis West Village community opened its doors to students in October 2011, becoming the largest planned zero net energy community in the U.S. Built by a private development team on UC Davis property, the community is designed to produce as much energy as it consumes on a net annual basis by blending energy efficient design and on-site renewables. When complete the community will house 3,000 students and provide 343 new homes for faculty and staff.
The Alliance for Residential Building Efficiency is conducting specific research on this revolutionary project to better guide future community scale zero net energy efforts.
- FEATURED: The SEED House
A home built by La Mirada Homes in Tucson is demonstrating that radiant floor heating and cooling combined with an efficient building enclosure holds much promise as an affordable dry climate solution for energy savings and comfort. Named by Builder Michael Ginsberg the "Super Energy Efficient Demonstration" (SEED) house, the house has been living up to its name. The house combines a practical, affordable, and attractive enclosure that includes SIP walls, a tight envelope, and standard high performance windows with a novel mechanical system. The efficiency of the enclosure works together with the mass of the slab and embedded tubing to keep daily indoor temperature swings within 3-4°F. An air-to-water heat pump delivers hot or chilled water to the slab, activating its thermal the mass to maintain comfortable indoor conditions. Two factors contribute to improved heat pump efficiency, the reduced thermal lift required due to the moderate water temperatures required, and the ability to heat and cool at times when outdoor temperatures are most favorable to heat pump performance. The Alliance for Residential Building Innovation is collecting information from the SEED House to determine the long-term cost effectiveness, marketability, and viability of such houses for hot dry climates.


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A century after World War I broke out, the planet faces a thermonuclear showdown of truly global proportions.
This time, the tinderbox is in Ukraine.
"A fascist coup is being imposed, and it's been prepared for more than 20 years," says Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder of the international Schiller Institute.
Countering Western media reports, LaRouche says the protests in Kiev are neither democratic nor representative of the Ukrainian people. Rather, the demonstrations are being orchestrated by Westerners, including George Soros and the highest levels of the U.S. and British governments.
"This is part of the encirclement policy that started with the fall of the Soviet Union," LaRouche told Examiner in an interview.
"The neocons and the British empire decided on a policy of regime change against every government" that opposed them. (George W.) Bush started wars based on lies (Iraq) and (Barack) Obama did the same with Libya."
"View Ukraine in that context," she said, noting that European think tanks have raised $30 million to $40 million to build up some 2,000 non-government organizations in Ukraine.
"What do you think Washington would do if people started occupying government buildings here?" asked the wife of one-time presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche.
Mrs. LaRouche charges that the Ukraine agitators, nominally led by some of the country's most extreme political elements, are "bought off by the West."
In the latest provocation, one activist claims he was abducted and "crucified" by Ukraine police. Dmytro Bulatov's account – yet unproven -- is seen as yet another ploy to stir unrest.
Attempting to calm the situation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed tripartite talks involving Moscow, Ukraine and the European Union. But Western leaders scotched that idea.
"They're not interested in freedom and human rights and democracy – their goal is geopolitical expansion," LaRouche asserts.
She said the West keeps gassing the Eastern European fire through NATO's "first-strike" nuclear doctrine. That policy has merely forced Russia and China closer together in a siege mentality – setting the stage for an epic East-vs.-West confrontation that will make the Cuban Missile Crisis look like a game of backyard beanbag.
LaRouche says it doesn't have to be that way, and the Schiller Institute offers a "new paradigm" to reduce tensions.
"There's no reason not to include Russia in any alliance. We have proposed Eurasian cooperation from the Atlantic to the Pacific," she said.
The Schiller initiative would "replace petty geopolitics with the common aims of mankind" -- notably life-giving programs to eliminate hunger and produce more energy through heretofore untapped fusion power.
Above all, LaRouche says Westerners need to wake up to what's happening in their own countries, where joblessness and income inequality are becoming the new normal.
"It's sleepwalking like 1914," she says. "The main war danger comes from the trans-Atlantic economic system collapsing."
"Today's European Union is more like the old Soviet Union than (modern) Russia."
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Don't waste any time before you file a claim due to someone else's negligence. You can rescind the claim down the road, but you can't file one which doesn't exist. In addition, you might feel fine initially, but discover later on that you were actually injured.
Consider whether a prospective lawyer chooses mostly settlements or trials. How many are resolved outside of the courtroom? How many moved forward? This can have a big impact on how much you receive for your claim. If the other party sees that your lawyer has an aggressive record of going to trial, it may be more willing to offer a generous settlement.
Before you agree to a settlement, be sure the medical care is completed. You may want the money now, but hold on. This is because you might need more medical care than you thought, and if the case is settled, you may have to pay for it yourself. When looking for a personal injury lawyer, speak with people you know who've had a personal injury suit before. Speak with friends, family and colleagues. Once you've gotten numerous referrals, you can set up consultations with all the attorneys. The attorneys are able to let you know how they can handle your case during these consultations. If someone states that your case is "in the bag," be a little nervous. There is no such thing as a guarantee in legal matters.
Do not get in touch with a lawyer if you just experience a little pain after sustaining a minor injury. This is expected and will probably go away soon. If it's been a couple days and you're still struggling, you should call a lawyer. When you are injured, inform all of the necessary parties about your mishap. Tell your supervisor if you're ever hurt on the job. If you are involved in a car wreck or pedestrian injury, notify law enforcement and emergency medical assistance.
If there were witnesses present at your accident, do your best to get them to court. Neutral testimony has the most weight. Your judgment may be positively affected by witnesses who can account for the ways in which your injury has negatively impacted you.
It's always a good thing to hire a personal injury lawyer that you feel comfortable with. You must not stick to someone you do not like only because he's qualified for the case. Any negative feelings between you and your attorney can have a negative impact on the way the two of you handle each other. This can translate in court, which is not what you want.
See a doctor following your accident. Even if you feel okay, you may realize later that you are not. Sometimes you won't see an injury right away, and a doctor can let you know about one. By keeping track of your doctor's visits, you can present that as evidence later on in court.
The main goal of a personal injury lawyer is to get as big of a settlement as your case deserves. Keep in mind, however, that this is because his fee will be a percentage of whatever compensation you receive. Don't hire a TV attorney if you can avoid it. This could cause major problems. The slickest marketing does not always translate into the best legal representation. Schedule a face to face meeting with any prospective attorney. Not doing so can waste your time and money, and leave you with an inexperienced attorney. If you have suffered an injury, you need to file a claim quickly. If you change your mind, you can withdraw your claim; however, if you wait to file, you may lose evidence that could help you win your case. In addition, you might feel fine initially, but discover later on that you were actually injured.