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College Hockey:Union Leapfrogs Yale In Standings
Dutchmen Cruise To 5-1 Win
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Union Skating Dutchmen defeated the Yale Bulldogs by a score of 5-1 as the Dutchmen were able to avenge a 4-3 loss suffered at the hands of the Bulldogs on December 9th and more importantly they were able to gain critical points in the conference standings and jumped over Yale in the standings.
Union senior co-captain Bryan Yackel lit the lamp with his third goal of the season at 3:53 of the first period to give the Dutchmen the 1-0 lead.
Union added to that lead when sophomore Randy Dagenais scored his second goal of the season (and second of his career) to put the Dutchmen ahead 2-0 at 13:08 of the first period.
The Bulldogs held a 13-1 shot advantage through the first 14 minutes of the second period before Union sophomore Kris Goodjohn scored his seventh goal of the season at 17:26 of the second period while the Dutchmen were skating with a five on three advantage.
Yale outshot Union 14-7 in a period that saw the Bulldogs fail to convert on five straight power play opportunities and trail 3-0 going into the final stanza.
Yale lost Jeff Hamilton just 32 seconds into the third period when he received a five-minute major for hitting from behind and the accompanying game misconduct. The Dutchmen were able to capitalize on the five-minute power play as senior Jason Ralph scored his 11th goal of the season at 5:12 of the third period to put the Dutchmen up 4-0.
Yackel put the Dutchmen up 5-0 when he gathered the rebound off a Lombard kick save, and slid the puck past the diving Yale netminder with 11:27 remaining.
Yale pulled starting goalie Dan Lombard at 11:27 of the third period. He finished with 22 saves in 51:27 minutes in net. Freshman Peter Dobrowolski had two saves as he played the final 8:33 in goal.
Union netminder Brandon Snee lost his bid for a shut out at 15:03 of the final period when senior Lee Jelenic put the Bulldogs on the board.
Snee finished the game with 33 saves. Yale's Lombard had 22 saves while Dobrowolski had one.
Union is now 11-13-3 overall and 7-9-1 in the ECAC and Yale is now 11-13-0 overall and 7-10-0 in conference play. Union hosts Princeton on Saturday and Yale travels to Rensselaer.
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Empty seats reflect Detroit's economic woes
A festive holiday mood enveloped Joe Louis Arena as the Red Wings entertained the Canadiens last night in one of those much anticipated Original Six matchups.
A festive holiday mood enveloped Joe Louis Arena as the Red Wings entertained the Canadiens last night in one of those much anticipated Original Six matchups.
But, as the residents of Motor City sit down to Thanksgiving dinner today, the question is how much will they have to be thankful for down the road?
The Big Three automakers have been the lifeblood of the local economy, but they are hemorrhaging red ink. They have been rebuffed in their latest bid for a bailout from the U.S. government and the fear is that one or more of the iconic U.S. companies will go bankrupt. The economic woes aren't lost on the hockey players who toil in this city. On any given night, they see thousands of empty seats, but they know it's not personal.
"The one thing you realize is that passion for the Detroit Red Wings is still there," veteran forward Kris Draper said. "Unfortunately, the way the economy is going, especially with the auto industry, it's tough for families to come to games.
"Anywhere we go around town, people are very excited about the hockey team, and what we accomplished last year, but it's not feasible for fans to support us by coming to 41 games. But we understand it. It's a tough thing to say, but we know we have a lot of support in the city and in the state of Michigan."
There was a sellout last night with a large influx of fans from Canada. Officially, it was the Red Wings' sixth sellout in eight home games, but Chris Chelios, the defenceman who started his career in Montreal, said the numbers were misleading.
"We can tell when the games are really sold out because those are the games where we have a hard time getting tickets for family or friends," said Chelios, who is still recovering from a broken leg he suffered in an exhibition game in Montreal on Sept. 30.
"You'd love to see the fans be able to afford to come, but it's just not affordable," said Chelios, noting that one of the hopes coming out of the lockout was that ticket prices would come down.
"You notice the crowds are down. Hopefully tonight, because it's Montreal and a lot of people coming over the border, that will give us the extra 5,000 seats we've been missing for a lot of games. It's not a lack of the fans' interest; it's just the dollar."
Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions are proving that even the National Football League isn't recession-proof in this economy. They have had three games blacked out on local television because of unsold seats, but did manage to sell out today's Thanksgiving Day game, a tradition in this city that goes back to 1934.
The sellout means local fans who can't afford to buy tickets will be able to see the game on television, which may or may not be a good thing.
There is a debate on this side of the border over whether Detroit should continue to get a Thanksgiving date and the national TV exposure that comes with it. That debate has become louder in recent years because the Lions, who are 0-11 this season, aren't very good and this year's matchup against the 10-1 Tennessee Titans shapes up as a, well, turkey.
But Michael Hiestand, who writes about television for USA Today, suggested that it probably doesn't matter who plays. He noted the Lions have averaged an 11.9 rating in recent years, while games involving the Dallas Cowboys, a newer Thanksgiving tradition, average a 12.1 rating.
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It was a thrill and an honor to be asked to review the newest book 365 Days to "I Do" Get Married This Year by one of Atlanta's very own. Janet Blair Page, PhD has more than 30 years in psychotherapy private practice in Atlanta and New York. She teaches at Emory University and has a very successful dating class that has been featured on Atlanta's CNN, FOX, Good Morning America, and The Early Show.
With 2012 literally right around the corner, what better time is there than right now to pick up a copy of this book if you are in the dating game and looking to pair up for life. I mean come on, if the Turtle Doves can do it, so can we! With Dr. Page's help you can start off 2012 looking for the right partner, and you will also get tips on how to "get to know yourself and get out of your own way" when it comes to finding love and happiness.
The book is loaded with tips and advice, but it is also interactive in that it begins with having the reader take a good look at themselves and their history in Chapter One. From that information the book has a jumping off point to help you realize and evaluate finding love and a relationship.
Here's a sample of the many "Love Notes" that are through out the book:
"Heed the old cliche` when you point a finger, there are three more pointing back at you."
From Chapter 3: Self-Indulgence
"Nothing dampens a love relationship faster than yelling, meanness, and overall immaturity. After all, it takes a grownup to have a good marriage: in fact, it takes two. Character assassination is not foreplay."
As someone who's been married for quite some time, I can say that this book is full of real, practical advice that really rings true and not just for those that are single. Sometimes in a relationship, after it has matured, you can forget some of the fundamental basics of respect and consideration to yourself and your partner. All those things you try to do while catching a partner, should be continued after you've snared them, if you plan to keep them.
Let's look at one of Janet Blair Page's lectures on dating don'ts.
Dating Don'ts
By Janet Blair Page, PhD,
Dating should be more about the positive than the negative, but there are still some things any smart dater should avoid. Keep these don'ts in the back of your mind to avoid some of the most common dating mistakes.
- Don't nag, complain, get angry, swear, or drink too much on the first date, and little if any on future dates. If that's his best behavior, you don't want to see his worst. And if he doesn't care enough to be on his best behavior on a first date, you don't want to date him anyway!
- Understand that if the other person is less-than-wonderful, they still might be a great mate. They might care, they might be nervous, they might not have had a trillion dating experiences. It's easy to be smooth and unflappable when you aren't invested, and you know you're not going beyond a few dates.
- Don't go where one person knows everyone, and the other knows no one. This could be uncomfortable for the person who doesn't know a soul. They might feel stared at and judged -- and they might be stared at and judged. They also might feel your choice is a power play. Preferably, keep it more or less equal and on mutual or new turf for the first time.
- Don't talk too much about work on any date, even if you love your job. At least pretend you have balance in your life at the beginning. If you're going to accomplish a good marriage in the future, you'll need to develop it anyway.
- Don't talk about your ex. There's a matchmaking group in New York called Godmothers. They asked their clients what was the worst thing that happens on a first date. Almost everyone said the same thing: hearing about the ex. It's boring. It also communicates that you're still carrying baggage. And your date will assume quite correctly that where you're going to dump that baggage is on him.
- Don't name-call. As we've previously discussed, character assassination is not foreplay. Your date wants to be treated like a person, not immediately and verbally lumped into the "jerk" category with all of your exes and Charles Manson. If he upsets you, let him know with words -- preferably ones that imply you have faith he could change -- but never names.
- Don't interrupt. You'll never know how he would have finished his sentence, and if you always think you do, you're delusional. Interrupting is rude, even if you think it conveys your similar thinking. All it really conveys is your poor ability to listen. Trust me, he'll be far more impressed with your listening skills than your overly quick come-back.
- Don't get involved with people with untreated chronic mental illness. This does not mean people who have solved problems. Given a choice, you're better off with someone who's had problems and successfully dealt with adversity. Nobody gets out of life without having a few problems. You are looking for somebody to marry who is good at whatever life throws at him, not someone to adopt.
- Don't get involved with somebody whose ability to care just isn't there. It can be great to be the initiator, the positive one, the enthusiastic one in a relationship. No relationship is precisely 50/50. But if it gets past 65 percent on your part, then you need to reassess. Hold back, do a little less, speak up a little more, and say, "Would you do this for me?" Ask for more things to find out if you can be on the receiving end and aren't blocking him from giving. Being a giver is a great thing to be, but too many givers believe the reward is coming without any verification. Ask yourself if you are satisfied with your mate's willingness to give as well as to take. Ask him if he is satisfied with your willingness to give as well as to take. A sense of fairness in the relationship is based on this balance and understanding.
- Don't be rigid about rules, behaviors, or schedules. Flexibility is a wonderful, important attribute to bring to a relationship. People who are extremely inflexible are guaranteed to be problems later on. Someone very inflexible very early in a relationship can be downright tyrannical as the years roll on.
- Don't accept an overwhelming number of idiosyncratic behaviors. At best, he will wear you out. At worst, you'll need to commit him.
- Don't let assertiveness turn into aggression. Assertiveness means, "I know what I want and I attempt to get it." Aggression is when you demand, insist, bully, manipulate, and will not settle for anything other than your way.
If you are looking to have a ring on your finger this year, but don't have the person you want to slip it on there yet, treat yourself to a copy of Janet Blair Page's new book. Even if you are in a relationship this book has some very good introspective tips that all of us can use either as a new guide or a good "kick in the pants" reminder.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all find love and happiness in 2012!


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Species wiped out as Lonesome George dies
Lonesome George, the tortoise who is a symbol of Galapagos Islands, dies at about 100 years of age. He was the last of his kind.PT0M0S 620 349
Lonesome George has died, leaving the world one species poorer.
The only remaining Pinta Island tortoise and celebrated conservation icon passed away on Sunday, the Galapagos National Park Service said in a statement.
Estimated to be more than 100-years-old, the creature's cause of death remains unclear and a necropsy is planned.
Last of his species ... Lonesome George. Photo: Reuters
Lonesome George's longtime caretaker, Fausto Llerena, found the tortoise's remains stretched out in the "direction of his watering hole" on Santa Cruz Island, the statement said.
Lonesome George was discovered on Ecuador's Pinta Island in 1972 at a time when tortoises of his type were already believed to be extinct. Since then, the animal had been part of the park service's tortoise program.
Repeated efforts to breed Lonesome George failed.
"Later two females from the Espanola tortoise population [the species most closely related to Pinta tortoises genetically] were with George until the end," the park service said.
In honour of Lonesome George, the park service said it was convening an international workshop in July on management strategies for restoring tortoise populations over the next decade.
The Galapagos Islands, situated about 1000km off Ecuador's coast, are considered a haven for tortoises.


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Video: 8th Annual Black College Expo Returns to DC/Maryland
*Diamond Bar, CA — The Black College Expo will return once again to DC/Maryland for a eighth year. The expo will take place on Saturday, November 12th, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Reckord Armory, with an after-show from 3-5 p.m. The mission this year … Continue reading Video: 8th Annual Black College Expo Returns to DC/Maryland
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Michael Karaman & Karaman Communications
Karaman Commuications was actually started in 1987 as The Phone Network. At the time Michael Karaman started his company; he had little indication of becoming a leader in business telephone systems and computer networking systems in Fayetteville, NC and the surrounding areas.
Michael Karaman came to Fayetteville NC / Ft. Bragg in 1980 after graduating West Point with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He resigned his commission in 1984 in order to become self-employed. His knowledge of and long time interest in telecommunications led him to start his company, The Phone Network, initially as a provider of private pay phones.
In 1990 he was asked by Cellular One, then a leader in wireless phone systems to become an Authorized Agent. The business expanded again in 1992 to fill the growing need for sales and servicing of business telephone systems and data systems.
DEVELOPING A BROADER RANGE OF TECHNOLOGY: The name changed in 2008 to Karaman Communications, Inc to better reflect the variety of services offered. Karaman Communications is a premier provider of Panasonic Business Telephone Equipment. The company can work with almost every type of business phone system and is involved in all aspects of the communication and computer industry, utilizing VOIP and performing all tasks associated with cabling for voice and data systems. Also, because of business relationships developed over years, if they can't do the job, they will refer you to someone who can.
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Pitney Bowes Leader Blogs on Health Care
Pitney Bowes is best known as a provider of postage meters. But the company has also developed a reputation as an innovator in health care and employee health benefits.
Now, the company's executive chairman, Michael Critelli, has launched a blog called Open Mike to sound off on a variety of business topics. Pitney-Bowes sent the Health Blog a link to Critelli's blog this morning and said he would make health a frequent subject.
In his most recent post, Critelli (pictured) focuses on his interest in Alzheimer's disease, which he says may have affected some members of his family. Critelli advises the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center. "While we want world-class research in trying to find breakthroughs for diseases like Alzheimer's and we get it at institutions like BU," he writes, "our government and other donors put ridiculous bureaucratic obstacles in the way of focusing on research and clinical care."
One college official told him, for example, that "universities and other research centers have to account for individual pieces of mail and other low-ticket items because of the government's obsession with making sure that no dollar is 'wasted.' At the same time, no one in government thinks about the waste or opportunity cost of high-skilled researchers or physicians worrying about the cost of single letter or photocopy and charging it to the right account."


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Last night American Idol showcased the ten remaining men in the competition, and for the most part, the singing was middling-to-good. But the performances were largely overshadowed by the judges' reaction to poor Charlie Askew, who wore an outfit that was straight out of a 1991 Auto Shop III class, complete with lengthy earring made visible by his ponytail, and sang Genesis's "Mama." His performance was imperfect, with some mumbled vocals and over-the-top theatrics, but it was markedly better than his effort last week; he wasn't shaking, and his voice landed more confidently, although his octave leaps paled in comparison to Adam Lambert.
But the judges were not having it. Keith Urban called out his realness; Nicki Minaj took his outfit to task and wondered, "Who stole my little kid?" Randy Jackson was perplexed by the whole thing and was probably the out-and-out meanest; it looked like he was holding back laughter at one point.
And Charlie was just flummoxed. The poor kid. He was skating through on nice comments that basically embraced his self-described weirdness, and to see all the judges pile on him at once shock him was absolutely uncomfortable television. At least Zoanette took her lumps well enough on Tuesday. It's worth noting that Ryan Seacrest was completely on point here, going into therapist mode and softening up just enough for the 17-year-old (ahem) to actually get some composure and tell the judges that he needed to let out the raw, deep feelings behind his constant smiles. (Perhaps here we can note that "Mama," according to Phil Collins, is "about a young teenager that's got a mother fixation with a prostitute that he's just happened to have met in passing and he has such a strong feeling for her and doesn't understand why she isn't interested in him.") He left the stage before Ryan tossed to commercial. That's how awkward it was.
I don't know if the combination of his meltdown and the judges' pile-on will result in him getting sympathy votes, and I honestly think that he might be best on the "fan favorites who didn't quite make it" circuit, where the spotlight can be a little less glaring if you don't fall down the reality-TV rabbit hole. But he did noticeably recover by show's end, blowing a kiss to the camera… just in time for the voting to start. So we might be seeing him again next week.
Other than Charlie's meltdown, last night had a couple of gender-bent performances (two half-Aguileras and a Rihanna), lots of praise to God, and one really overzealous backup singer. The contestants, in order of my personal preference:
1. BURNELL TAYLOR. Cheated a bit by reprising "I'm Here," his audition song, although he claimed that he did so because he wanted the viewers at home to hear more of the lyrics. Mm hmm. Still, he has the best pure voice out of all of the guys, and hearing him run this song up the flagpole once more was thrilling.
2. CURTIS FINCH, JR. Torched R. Kelly's "I Belive I Can Fly" closing-hymn style, and while there were parts of the performance that made me sad I missed Jacob Lusk's performance of Kells tunes in Montreal last year, the hosannas he recieved from all four judges at the end were well-deserved. Also, did you know that "Believe" came to R. Kelly in a dream… when he was nine?
3. PAUL JOLLEY. Taking on both sides of a duet is risky, especially when both singers involved are also judges from a rival singing show. Yet Paul's supple voice handled the Christina Aguilera/Blake Shelton duet "Just A Fool" quite well; sure, there were tonal shifts during his performance, but I didn't mind them as much as the judges seemed to.
4. VINCENT POWELL. I had high hopes for Vincent after his Top 40 performance, but he tried to do too much on his performance of "End Of The Road" last night—overseasoning the stew, or something like that. To be fair, Boyz II Men's early-'90s ballad is a showcase for harmonies as much as it is for any one singer, and that might have perplexed Vincent as far as figuring out an arrangement.
5. DEVIN VELEZ. Once again, the cherub-cheeked Chicagoan played to his Spanish-speakers-and-moms base by singing the 43-year-old "Somos Novios," which was originally recorded by Perry Como (in English) and which in the past 10 years has been recorded as an Andrea Bocelli/Christina Aguilera duet and as a solo track by Clay Aiken. (Again, playing to the base.) Like he did during top-40 week, he performed the song half in English and half in Spanish. His voice has an angularity to it that will suit the Latino pop world well, although I still think the combination of factors he has in his favor (young, cute, bilingual, loves his mom) means he'll be one of the singers who makes it to at least the first week of May.
6. NICK BODDINGTON. This year's lone remaining White Guy With An Instrument took to the piano for a performance of the Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris"—a completely savvy move that probably won him some votes by default. His voice has a bit of a Justin Timberlake whine when he's pushing it too far, but it also possesses a lovely roundness when he doesn't strain.
7. ELIJAH LIU. The chatter that the judges engage in after every single one of Elijah's performances is so strange—it's much more focused on his marketability than on his singing. He went first and performed Rihanna's "Stay," and was competent enough, if a little gesture-y and awkwardly phrased at points. He's definitely cute, though, and the judges just want to eat him up. Nicki showed her age by comparing the merchandise he could sell to that hawked by New Kids On The Block back in the day. Do you think she was a Donnie girl? She had to be, right?
8. CHARLIE ASKEW. See above.
9. LAZARO ARBOS. Lazaro is the feel-good story of this year's crop of guys, overcoming a speech impediment to make it all the way to the top 20. But his performance of the Idol standard "Feeling Good" was problematic, rife with diction and phrasing issues and a couple of spots that were out-and-out off-key. The crowd went nuts for him, with Randy even pulling out the old "in it to win it" chestnut (how am I already sick of certain catchphrases when we have two and a half months to go). Only Mariah pointed out the obvious issues with his performance, although she also praised his ability to throw himself into his song. Given Charlie's treatment last night, I can't help but think that if Lazaro makes it through to the Top 10 he's next to be thrown under the bus.
10. CORTEZ SHAW. Oh, man, this made me so sad. Cortez was the first person all week to do an uptempo song, choosing Bruno Mars's "Locked Out Of Heaven." But his performance was just not good at all. He lost control of his breath; he seemed more focused on his dancing, to be honest. Also, who was the backup singer who was really loudly scatting to the point of distraction? I get wanting to mimic the arrangement on the record, but that guy should get 40 lashes with a wet Unorthodox Jukebox booklet.
HOW I (WOULD HAVE) VOTED: 20 for Burnell, 20 for Vincent, 10 for Curtis.
WHO'S PROBABLY GOING TO GO THROUGH: Nick will appeal to those Idol viewers who have historically voted for your Matt Girauds and your Kris Allens; Paul will lock in the country vote; Devin appeals to both moms and the Latino audience. That leaves two spots that are utterly up for grabs. Lazaro's smooth looks and up-from-the-depths backstory might appeal, although his performance was way overpraised; the judges' banging the audience over the head about Elijah's "marketability" (and his admitted cuteness) could help him. Burnell has, pardon the not-intentional pun, a barnburner vocal style, as does Curtis—could both of them go through? (Honestly, if Vincent had performed a bit stronger tonight, he'd be a lock.)
The wild card here is Charlie. Will the judges' cutting comments and his reaction to them—not to mention the support of Vote For The Worst—result in lots of supervoting in his favor?
WHO WILL GET ROBBED: Cortez, unfortunately, robbed himself during his lackluster performance of that Bruno Mars song.
TONIGHT: The Top 10 is revealed in a 90-minute spectacular! And who knows, maybe it'll be a Top 12, given that the ladies are just so much better than the guys this year and the producers really want to get the dudes as out of there as possible.


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Do shasta daisies bloom again after they are cut?
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I have shasta daisies but have not cut them. Does the plant produce more flowers after they are cut?
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Deadheading (removing dead flowers) from your daisies should give them a longer life throughout summer and even into early fall, depending on where you live. Try this technique: http://www.hgtvgardens.com/garden-basics/the-secret-to-deadheading-plants
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But in general daisies, which flower according to the amount of sunlight the plants, receive, have just the one mass flowering with a few spritzes of new flowers here and there the rest of the summer.
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After the first big flush of bloom on Shasta daisies, cut back the top to the next lower lateral flower bud, right above where a leaf comes out on the stem. You'll get a second, smaller flush of flowers. You can repeat this as often as you see new flower buds emerging lower down on the stem; usually this continues longer on younger plants. When all the lateral flower buds have finished, you can then cut the flowering stem back to the base of the plant, where you'll see some new basal leaves developing (don't cut the basal leaves).
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- March 7, 2012 11:24 PM (GMT)
Ali stretched her arms as she sidled into the bar, smiling to herself. Today hadn't been a bad day, although she was feeling pretty exhausted; That was what a good Danger Room run did for you. She didn't like being overworked, but at the same time, part of her knew it was good to get a sweat going fairly frequently. At the same time, if you were gonna work hard, then you could play hard; It went both ways, honestly, so if Ali got any crap tomorrow morning, she would just point at the Danger Room and smile. Although tomorrow was.. A Sunday, if she remembered rightly, although that didn't really mean much at Xavier's. If they really wanted to, they'd drag you out of bed to get you involved in a training exercise, or, as Ali recalled, hiking trips and stuff along those lines. She recalled being lugged out for that sort of thing on a few occasions, although she didn't really mind. Accustomed as she was to bars and clubs and the like, to having a cigarette dwindling away to nothing between her lips, she actively enjoyed going out and doing stuff.
By her own choice, of course.
Like riding a scooter around packed San Francisco streets, or actively going out surfing or whatever. Or exploring abandoned places like urban explorers did. Ali wasn't incredibly active, but when she decided to do something, she really went out and did it.
So yeah. Tonight was most definitely her night. And it was going to be utterly, utterly awesome. She strolled over to the bar, and ordered her first drink of the evening, scoffing slightly at a bunch of kids downing alcopops or whatever like they were candy; They basically were, mind you - She'd looked at the sugar content of the damn things before, and it far, far outweighed the alcohol content. Ali didn't really need pussified shit that tasted like bubblegum or soda or what-the-fuck-ever. Alcohol was meant to be an acquired friggin' taste, unless you were drinking cider, and in that case, it was meant to taste absolutely awesome. And so, that was what she ordered now. Ali had a taste for the stuff; She wasn't quite the enthusiast some of her friends had been, but she had attended a weird convention for cider-lovers when she was travelling back to New York and had hit Chicago. Those guys treated it like wine, which Ali utterly loathed, but she had to admit that they knew their stuff.
She looked around as a flock of girls in one corner started to giggle loudly - enough to aggravate the bartender, seemingly, who grumbled under his breath, wiped his hands, and stalked off to the clean a few glasses; It seemed the girls had been whispering and laughing about a guy who had just entered. He was attractive, for sure, so Ali could see why they were going on about him - and they really were! But at the same time, she'd seen the guy's type a bajillion and one times before. He was, she theorised, the kind that would speak loose French to charm you, repeatedly go on about how beautiful you were, and then maybe.. Hm.. Yeah, he was most likely good with his hands, too. Unless she was completely losing her touch when it came to men or whatever, and she didn't think she was. Frowning slightly, Ali ran her fingers over the padlock she wore on a chain, hanging from her neck. Still accompanied by a set of keys. In all honesty, she'd not found someone to give one of those keys in years. Part of it was down to her, and she knew it - she just wasn't looking for..
, really.
At least, she
hadn't been
. Now, she wasn't so sure.
But she sure as hell wasn't gonna get what she was looking for - whatever she was looking for - from this guy. Still, she grinned to herself, and took a long sip of cider. This would be fun, she figured.
- March 9, 2012 01:29 AM (GMT)
Gambit walked into the club and took in the sights and sounds. this was just what he needed, a place where he could blow off some steam and forget about the harrows of the day, of the entire week to be more accurate. It mused him how hie mood differed, which in turn led him to a different 'hang-out'. On any given day day he liked to chill out in a posh bar or restaurant, normally somewhere that played jazz music and with a higher clientele of people. And then other times he was happier in a place like this.
The fancy bars were okay and he did enjoy their feel and vibe. However, he could never really relax in places like that because for him it was like going to the office, it was work. The biggest advantage of places like that was the kind of people that also went there. Not the ones like him, hell no, he was a gold digger and proud. In fact, 'gold digger' was probably too nice of a phrase for him: he was a thief, born and raised, literally. The people Gambit liked were the ones that made thieving so much fun, such a rush. The ones who would sell their own family for a pretty face or a
smile. Gambit knew it was wrong, after all he wasn't a monster, and he knew it greatly conflicted with his new attitude of redemption but a leopard never changed it spots. Not because it couldn't, but because it was born to have them, born to be a leopard, just how Gambit was born to be a thief and people were born to fill his pockets.
But Gambit wasn't working tonight, on the contrary he was out to have fun, let his proverbial hair down and satisfy his other passion which also involved him using his charms on people.
As Gambit entered he looked around the busy nightclub. He couldn't help but notice the girls in the corner who seemed to turn into jelly at the mere sight of him, giggling jelly. He loved having this effect on women, not that he fully understood why it happened. Well, he did kind of understand , he was easy on they eye and was able to fool people into believing he had a level of confidence he didn't fully posses. Yes, the Cajun was confident, overly so, but he also struck out as much as he got lucky. the difference was he was persistent, he lied a challenge. Though the girls in the corner were very beautiful, they were also likely to give the mutant everything he wanted before he had a chance to order his second drink. They were also the type who would want to 'get to know' Gambit and that just wasn't on. No, for tonight's games they just wouldn't do.
His burning red eyes probed the other 'potentials' and finally settled on a dark haired beauty standing at the bar. She too was watching him, probably trying to figure him out, read him as it were. Though the look on her face told Gambit she was wise to men like him, her stance and the way she was playing with her necklace told a completely different story. This behavior titillated him, a conversation with her could go either way and he was curious to see what the outcome would be.
/he made his way over to the bar, smiling at the group of girls as he passed. He didn't want to burn all of his bridges, he made need them later on. He stood next to the dark haired girl and smiled but said nothing. He waited a moment until the unspoken words between them grew to almost uncomfortable levels and then he turned to order a drink.
Gambit smiled mischievously to himself. He wondered how she would respond to such behaviour.
- March 11, 2012 09:18 PM (GMT)
Needless to say, Ali wasn't immediately turned to jelly and-slash-or a giggling wreck by the presence of this guy, which seemed to be the case with a whole bunch of the girls in here; She admired a guy who could do that, somehow, given that these days, it didn't seem like one man could appeal to broad variety of women - the concept of the 'type', especially visually, seemed really prevalent to Ali. She was.. She supposed she was about as much into a personality as she was appearances. That wasn't to say she'd sleep with some fucker who looked like Charles Manson just because he took her out for dinner, didn't spit and treated her nice, but.. Yeah. When she was younger - and still to a degree today - she was a lot more into appearances, but a little step along the morality and maturity lines had brought her to where she was today. Still, she definitely knew the type of the guy who had just entered.
They were most definitely the kind who wined you, dined you, treated you like an absolute princess, made you feel like some kind of goddess in the bedroom, and then when they had their fill and left you for the next girl, you were left a blubbering, miserable wreck. Despite the fact that she involuntarily fiddled with her necklace, she actively grimaced; Too many times had she been involved with that sort of guy.
He made his way to her side, Ali rolling her eyes at the legion of giggling airheads he left in his wake - did they not have any dignity at all? - before she glanced at him in the corner of her eye. It seemed he was playing the silent game; Oh brother. She shook her head before taking another sip, struggling not to burst into laughter. She knew the game here - Or at least, she'd gone through enough variants of it beforehand - they played it cool and kept quiet until you spoke to them, and then they capitalised on that and made it seem like you were really interested in them, at which point they smooth-talked enough to get into your pants. As such, she decided two could play at that game, and with a slight smirk at him, opted to remain silent for as long as possible. Continuing to drink, she gestured for the bartender to set her up with a second bottle. It was actually pretty easy to keep schtum right now - The number of times she'd gotten upset over guys like this were pretty much incalculable. As such, she entertained herself with thoughts of the various ways she wanted to kill said men.
Moments passed, and Ali figured he thought he was winning out. Fortunately, she could most definitely keep this all day. She quickly worked her way through the second bottle of cider, and lined up a third, before she cracked a grin at the guy next to her;
"You should know, I can keep this up all day, slick. I'm wise to the silent game,"
she advised, smirking still.
"If you want, I'll get you a drink, but seriously, Slick? There's no way you're getting into my little yellow boxers."
Not unless he was like, secretly the perfect man. Such a thing, however, Ali ruminated as she took a drink, did not exist. Not at all.
- March 17, 2012 02:07 AM (GMT)
As Gambit stood at the bar he had the feeling that the girl next to him had played this game before, or at least was aware of the moves he was trying to pull. This didn't surprise Gambit and he was always prepared, always ready to change his tactics mid-game. He knew it was crude but this kind of flirting, all this game playing and point scoring was really what got him out of bed in the mornings. He knew a shrink would have a field day inside of his head but he didn't plan on going to one and even if he did, for whatever reason, there was no way they would be able to even scratch the surface of Gambit's many layers. Hell, even he didn't understand all of them himself, he just knew what he liked and what he didn't; and this he liked.
Gambit held the bottle of beer he had ordered in his hand as he glanced around the club. He didn't normally drink beer, even nice foreign exports like this. He found the drink too boring and lifeless in a strange kind of way. He liked a drink that excited his taste buds and burnt his throat. However tonight was different, tonight Gambit was playing a new game, one he had never really tried before. This new game had a whole new character and this character liked beer. It was simple things, little variations that made his life so much fun. Not only was he into going out and pulling a girl, but he wanted to set every scenario up as though he was playing a role. This way he could be whomever he chose, a different girl, a different guy, a whole different life. Not many people could pull off such a feat, but Gambit was a professional and whatever this girl may be, he doubted she was even in his league.
"You see, dis is da problem wit' girls in New York city,"
Gambit said as he turned to face her.
"Dey be watchin' too much Sex in the City, they t'ink every guy is an asshole b'fore he even open his mouth.
As he spoke he studied the girl without appearing to do so. It was important for him to follow her reactions to every word he spoke. These small telltale signs could make a difference as the conversation progressed. He also needed to know what was working and what wasn't; she was like a test audience to his master plan. If a line didn't get the desired reaction he changed tact, move on and hope the next line would create enough effect. This was how he stayed on his feet. It was almost like pretending to listen to a lady's story about her boring day at the office. You nod and smile and reassure in the right places, whilst the whole time you plan your next heist or money making scheme. This was another feat he had acquired over the years and perfected, another weapon in his arson.
"Maybe getting into your
is da furthest thing from my mind, maybe it isn't, but your mind is made up, I'm automatically the bad guy."
- March 20, 2012 10:47 PM (GMT)
If Ali had actually been interested in being with someone tonight, she might've actively responded in the positive to this silent treatment and the advances; She was, however, internally despondent about her complete and utter lack of commitment to things, her lack of progress in four years to actually go anywhere, and miserable about the string of one-night-stands and illicit rendezvous' she'd had in that time. As such, this guy could be, like, the equivalent of Gosling, Pitt or Clooney standing next to her, smirking away and giving her the silent treatment, but as it was, she still wouldn't have been interested. So not only was it that she recognised the game being played and she was actively kind-of insulted by that, but she just wasn't in the mood. If it had been a month ago? Maybe. Right now? It would take her getting way, way more drunk than she currently was.
That said, she had the feeling this guy was almost a professional at this sort of thing, if you could apply such a term. Managing to look him over from a somewhat objective perspective - which was very, very difficult given he was admittedly very attractive - everything about him suggested he did this long term and was basically incredibly experienced at getting what he wanted when it came to women; His posture, his expression, the carefully practiced silence, all of it. It was impressive in it's own way, given Ali had basically seen a fair number of partners in her own time, over the years since she'd been away from Xavier's. She eyed him curiously as he started to speak, kicking off with a curious line about New York girls;
"Hey now, slick, if you're gonna eyeball the merchandise, at least identify it properly,"
she told him with a grin,
"I'm Californian, born and raised."
She almost choked on her cider following his next remark, however;
"Sex and the City, huh? I'll be frank - I could never get into the Sexual Adventures of Madame Horseface and Friends, but seriously - You gonna say I'm into Jersey Shore next or somethin', dude?"
she asked of him, grinning still;
"As for being the bad guy - Well, maybe not,"
she shrugged,
"You could be the nicest guy in the world, I don't know. But.. I dunno. I guess I know your type,"
she told him, knowing he was trying to play innocent a little.
Naturally, Ali wasn't sold. No dice. She wasn't being convinced. She'd come across this sort so many times - had cried about feeling exploited and then gone out to do it to someone herself - that she could pick out a lot of things. She probably wasn't as savvy as he was, but she had the feeling she was being underestimated, somehow. Still, she was happy to toy around with this, see what his game was. If it ended up with her legs around him at the end of the night, however, she was going to slap herself silly and drown herself in Central Park tomorrow, she was that determined to try and change.
Undoubtedly, then.. She hadn't exactly picked the best place if she just wanted to drink. She should've just picked up a six pack of cider and snuck them into the Institute.
"Well hey - you're the one jumping to conclusions there and assuming I'm calling you the bad guy,"
she told him with a grin, gesturing to the barkeep and ordering another drink each for the two of them.
"Like I said, I know the games and I'm not interested,"
she stated,
"Doesn't mean we can't talk, though. You're hot, I'm hot, doesn't mean we gotta make with the squeaking mattress immediately.."
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The U.S.D.A. (United States Department of Agriculture) is moving toward approving a horsemeat slaughterhouse in New Mexico within the next two months. This will be the first time equine meat slaughtered in the US will be offered for human consumption since 2007. Horses can be consumed in the US, but not slaughtered here so they have been shipped to Canada and Mexico.
If you're like me you might be shocked, and appalled that people could eat horsemeat in the US. And then, like me, maybe you're also harkening back to those elementary school years (before I gladly became a vegetarian) thinking, "What was in those school hamburgers?!
Companies like Tesco, Ikea, and Nestle recently had to pull food from the shelves in 14 countries because it was labeled 100% beef but actually contained horsemeat. Yes, it is just gross, but people also warn about drugs used to treat horses ending up in the food supply.
The factory might be approved because a horsemeat slaughterhouse locatedin Roswell, NM called Valley Meat Company sued the U.S.D.A., which was no longer inspecting the plant for safety. Meaning the meat couldn't be sold in the US.
The Humane Society and several other groups have launched a formal protest. If you want to stop the slaughter of horses in the US contact your local representative or sign a petition like this one on CARE2's Petition site.


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I have been trying to derive speed, radius etc. in hydrogen atom using Bohr's postulates and not neglecting the coulombic attraction on proton.
I know that they will be revolving around their centre of mass with same angular speed. But, I have this one doubt. Do we write $$L=\frac{nh}{2\pi}$$
of electron with respect to their centre of mass or wrt proton(nucleus)?


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On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, California legislators will hear testimony on failure of Community Care Licensing (CCL) to enforce regulations and protect residents in residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE). The hearings follow on public outcry over CCL negligence in the closure of Valley Springs Manor in Castro Valley, California.
Most facility staff left Valley Springs Manor after CCL ordered the facility closed. However, CCL made no provision for moving residents to alternate locations. A licensing analyst knowingly left twelve residents in the care of a janitor and a cook. The Contra Costa Times followed the story and called for accountability.
Further impetus for the hearings came from coverage by the San Diego Union Tribune and the California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF) Center for Health Reporting.
The U-T and the CHCF Center for Health Reporting in September chronicled 27 deaths as a result of abuse or neglect. The series revealed regulatory weaknesses including a maximum fine of $150, even for violations resulting in death, and inspections that can take place every five years — less often than in other states.
This Examiner interviewed the director of Sunny Place of Stockton (San Joaquin County) after the facility was assessed a $150 civil penalty for the wrongful death of resident Maria Jordanou. The director said she did not appeal the citation because, "It was trivial."
Many families say that CCL does not respond to their complaints. The Sacramento Bee covered disagreement over the number of complaints in the backlog.
Evon Lenerd, a state health department official whose branch oversees investigations into caregiver abuse, said the state has a backlog of about 700 complaints that are more than a year old.
But Patricia L. McGinnis, the executive director of California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, said she had received private assurances from people within Lenerd's professional certification branch that there were nearly 10,000. McGinnis said the department has been "extraordinarily unresponsive and has a long history of noncompliance."
In June of 2012, this Examiner submitted a complaint with documented negligence and wrongful death of resident David Forbes at Wildwood Canyon Villa (San Bernardino County). Nearly two years later, CCL has yet to issue a report or cite the facility.
In February and March of 2013, this Examiner submitted an additional ten complaints against Wildwood Canyon Villa. Those complaints included documented allegations of:
- neglect,
- isolation,
- physical restraint,
- chemical restraint,
- administration of medication without physician's orders,
- administration of medication by unlicensed staff,
- possible sexual abuse,
- and cover up of possible sexual abuse.
Nearly a year later, CCL has responded to only two of the ten complaints. There is no indication the other eight complaints were given case numbers or assigned for investigation.
In October 2013, this Examiner and Dr. Robert Fettgather submitted complaints of elder abuse at Villa Fontana (Santa Clara County) and Senior Paradise (Monterey County). Four months later, CCL has not responded.
The abused resident at Villa Fontana is now hospitalized. Abuse at Senior Paradise continues unabated. That resident is unlawfully isolated, and her condition is not known.
On February 11, 2014 two joint committees will convene to hear testimony on failings by Community Care Licensing. The Union Tribune provided details for Californians who wish to attend. Some limited time will be available for public comment.
After the September series in the U-T, Democratic Sen. Leland Yee of San Mateo promised to hold an oversight hearing of the Senate Human Services Committee, which he chairs. That hearing will be held jointly with the Assembly Human Services Committee from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 11 in Room 4203 of the State Capitol, 1301 10th St., Sacramento.
Two other Senate committees will also hold a joint hearing on the same subject in the same room at 1 p.m. that day — the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee and the Health Committee.
Community Care Licensing is a division Department of Social Services (DSS). Director Will Lightbourne and his staff repeatedly opposed rights of residents in RCFEs. The Los Angeles Times reported:
William Lightbourne will make $343,000 annually in pay and benefits, making him one of the state's highest-paid bureaucrats. Officials defend the agreement, saying he has the necessary experience.
Readers may contact legislative committee members at the following email addresses.
Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senator Leland Yee (D)
Senator Tom Berryhill (R)
Senator Noren Evans (D)
Senator Carol Liu (D)
Senator Roderick Wright (D)
Senator Mark Wyland (R)
Assembly Health and Human Services Committee
Mark Stone, Assembly Member (D)
Brian Mainenschein, Assembly Member (R)
Tom Ammiano, Assembly Member (D)
Ian Calderon, Assembly Member (D)
Christina Garcia, Assembly Member (D)
Shannon Grove, Assembly Member (D)
Isadora Hill, Assembly Member (D)
Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee
Senator Ted W. Lieu (Chair)
Senator Mark Wyland (Vice Chair)
Senator Tom Berryhill
Senator Marty Block
Senator Ellen M. Corbett
Senator Cathleen Galgiani
Senator Ed Hernandez
Senator Jerry Hill
Senator Alex Padilla
Senator Leland Y. Yee
Senate Health Committee
Senator Ed Hernandez (Chair)
Senator Joel Anderson (Vice Chair)
Senator Jim Beall
Senator Noreen Evans
Senator Kevin de León
Senator Mark DeSaulnier
Senator Bill Monning
Senator Jim Nielsen
Senator Lois Wolk
Suggested Links
- Elder abuse and deprivation of rights by Monterey County, California
- Elder abuse by Monterey County Public Guardian: Woman says "I am in prison"
- Elder abuse by Monterey County Public Guardian: "They are thieves and liars!"
- Elder abuse: Isolation by Public Guardian in Santa Clara County, CA
- Elder abuse: Wildwood Canyon Villa staff feed narcotics to helpless resident


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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Nearly one-third of people who have had a stroke in the United States have had one before. These recurrent strokes generally have worse outcomes, and people are more likely to die from them. Studies have revealed Mexican Americans, the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, have an increased risk of stroke compared to non-Hispanic whites, but now, new research out of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor reveals they have an increased risk of recurrent stroke as well.
This difference between ethnicities was especially true for younger people. Mexican Americans, however, were not more likely to die from a recurrent stroke than others.
Previous research has revealed Puerto Ricans in the United States are nearly three-times more likely to have stroke recurrence compared to non-Hispanic whites. The Michigan researchers report, "If future work confirms the current finding that Hispanics experience greater stroke recurrence risk compared to non-Hispanic whites, factors contributing to ethnic differences should be investigated to improve outcomes following incident stroke."
Those who had a recurrent stroke in the study were also two- to three-times more likely to die from any cause.
Interestingly, Mexican Americans had better survival than non-Hispanic whites following ischemic stroke -- where an artery to the brain is blocked, preventing blood flow.
This article was reported by Ivanhoe.com, who offers Medical Alerts by e-mail every day of the week. To subscribe, go to: /newsalert/.
SOURCE: Annals of Neurology, 2006;60:1-7
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