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According to a Jan. 28 report from MMA Junkie, hard-hitting knockout artist Cris "Cyborg" Santos (12-1, 1 NC) is being looked at to defend her Invicta FC featherweight title against Ediane "India" Gomes (10-2) in the main event of Invicta FC 8.
Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp said the event will likely be held in March, although the exact date has not yet been revealed.
In the past, Invicta FC has purposely avoided going head-to-head with the UFC and other high-level MMA events, so that means the promotion will not likely hold Invicta FC 8 on March 1, 8, 15 or 23.
The UFC already has the aforementioned dates booked. However, Invicta FC officials could do what they did for Invicta FC 7, by booking a show on the same weekend as one of the UFC's international events.
The UFC is holding events in England, China and Brazil in March, so Invicta FC should have plenty of space to book a date that wouldn't air at the same time as one of those shows.
Knapp also said that Invicta FC 8 might not be held in Kansas City, Missouri. That statement comes as a bit of a shocker, being that the promotion's first seven events were all held in Kansas City.
Santos, 28, hasn't competed at an Invicta FC 6 event since July of last year, when she defeated Marloes Coenen to earn the promotion's inaugural featherweight strap.
Overall, Santos is 2-0 under the Invicta FC banner.
As for Gomes, she's also undefeated in her Invicta FC fights. Gomes, 33, last fought at Invicta FC 4, where she defeated Hiroko Yamanaka.
More details about Invicta FC 8 will surely emerge in the days and weeks ahead.


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After taking a short break over the holidays, GymCat Corner will be updated each week during the season with a new blog from an Arizona Gymnast. This week, the Wildcats open the 2007 season on the road at Michigan State. Freshman Miranda Russell recaps the recent practices leading up to the season-opener.
Hello GymCat Fans!
The season is finally here!? The team has been working so hard during these last couple months leading up to the season, and itˇ?s definitely showing.? Weˇ?ve taken the final two weeks before our first meet this Friday (at Michigan State) to do fine tuning and perfecting.? This last Saturday we actually had a ˇ®mock meetˇ? in our practice gym where we truly stepped up.? The overall excitement was obvious throughout, and we didnˇ?t have to count a single fall.? Of course, there were a few glitches in places, but nothing we werenˇ?t eager to fix for the next weekend.
Our next practice came Monday and took place in McKale Center, where we have all of our home competitions.? This practice enabled us to get used to our home equipment and adapt to our surroundings.? Overall it went pretty well, with a few problems here and there.? The McKale workout further heightened our anticipation and made the season feel that much closer.?
Only two more practices before we travel to the first meet of the year at Michigan State on Friday.? Several of us on the team will get to see family and friends nearby, especially Bree, who is a Michigan native.? Personally, as a freshman, I am extremely pumped to not only start the season, but make an impact as a team right away.? We all cannot wait to do well and have a phenomenal year!
Remember to come cheer us on when we make our debut at home on January 26th!

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Head Coach Tyrone Willingham Post-Game Quotes
October 4, 1998
On Notre Dame:
"They kept us off-balance with the option and the running game. On defense, they limited us in getting the run going. We needed to find a balance on offensive and we were not able to do that. I was disappointed in our tackling and the ability to get that good square hit."
On what was the difference in the game:
"It comes down to execution and the physical aspect. You have to find a balance between the two areas, but we were down 21 points before you could blink. We have done that two weeks in a row which makes it difficult to come back. One thing you like to do is air it out, but you can;t do that when your defense isn't performing well."
On Stanford's poor tackling:
"We need to work on it. We are working in practice to create different angles and different drills to improve on it, but it definitely hurt us today."
On Notre Dame's fast start:
"I was not surprised that they jumped ahead so quickly. They performed well and we made some mistakes that made it easy for us to be down 21 points so fast."
On Notre Dame Quarterback Jarious Jackson:
"He could always pass and today much to everyone's surprise he was a little more accurate that we had seen. But he also brings the running game and now the option to the offense which makes Notre Dame even harder to defend. They were able to mix it up and never allowed us to turn them into a one-dimensional team. Anytime you can add another dimension to your offense, it changes all preparation for the game."
On the Notre Dame defense:
"I can only reflect on today's game, but they are one of the better defenses we faced this season."
How Stanford is reacting to the back-to-back losses:
"Any time you lose, it hurts. You work all week to have success in a 60 minute period. They are down and should be down, but they are resilient and will work hard this week and be ready for Oregon State."


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A key trend of 2012 will be the acceleration from coal to gas in generation. That's a win for the environment and a win for energy security. Most people don't realise that in 2009 for example, 70% of UK coal was imported and 70% of that came from Russia. Coal prices soared in 2010 making imports less attractive but still 50% of the total.
Coal has been around so long that the energy experts who missed shale gas haven't thought about coal either. Coal was always considered to be so prevalent and cheap that it was the first choice for electricity generation worldwide, especially in emerging countries. China and India were considered so desperate to electrify on cost alone that the expert opinion of coal as the fuel to beat was as cast in stone as the idea that natural gas was expensive and insecure.
It's now obvious that despite the condescension of NGO energy experts towards "developing" nations, nations don't simply use one model of development because it worked for others. The emphasis on pollution mitigation in China is a key driver in their five year plan for shale gas development. Similarly, conventional wisdom holds gas as intrinsically insecure compared to coal even in the US.That type of energy expert simply looks back at the charts and sees another price spike one of these years in natgas, so their advice is to stick to coal. So what if always cleaner gas is now actually cheaper in many US markets on a BTU equivalent price? Experts ignore the shale inflection point and base tomorrow's decisions on what happened in the past: Models rule, and the theory of new gas supply paradigms are dangerous, most especially to conventional wisdom reputations.
But with gas actually increasing share of generation, the new paradigm is starting to be considered. The experts seek twenty to fifty year certainty so a few years of shale hasn't been relevant.But that is starting to shift even in the power engineering sector. It's notable that may of the usual risks over operational constraints of gas v coal in power are receding.
In its "2011 Special Reliability Assessment: A Primer of the Natural Gas and Electric Power Interdependency in the United States," NERC outlined the specific measures needed to mitigate the risk of the bulk power system's increased exposure to natural gas supply and delivery issues. "Strategies - such as storage, firm fuel contracting, alternate pipelines, dual-fuel capability, sufficient pipeline capacity to support normal and emergency operations, access to multiple natural gas basins, or additional transmission lines from other areas - all can help mitigate and manage potential risks to reliability," NERC said.
Natural gas supply is also complex in that it will still have to back up renewable supply:
Swings in electric demand also present a unique challenge to the partnership. NERC said future gas storage will have to handle traditional fuel supply demands, while also accounting for varying day/night demand swings. Pipeline enhancements are also seen as necessary to support high pressure variable gas loads imposed on a system from gas generation plants. A recent white paper from ICF International echoed this sentiment, asserting that plans must also be made so the pipeline system can account for the variability from intermittent renewable generation.
Fortunately, gas supply should not be a concern. And due to the geographic diversity of shale supplies, grid operators will be able to more easily ensure supply reliability.
"The unprecedented growth in shale production over just the last few years, due to a combination of the prolific nature of the shale plays and the rapid increase in industry drilling activity, is expected to contribute greatly to the future gas portfolio," the study said. "The shales will likely make a significant contribution to the U.S. supply portfolio for an extended period of time - potentially doubling over the next 20 years.
But there is still pushback which creates strange allies. During the UK Energy and Climate Change Committee investigation into shale gas both the World Coal Council and the World Wildlife Fund pointed out how unreliable and potentially polluting fracking was. The reality is that the WWF sees renewables as threatened and the coal industry happy to stoke up fears along with furnaces:
Natural gas is a more expensive fuel than coal.
- According to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, natural gas prices averaged over the period 1999‐2008 have been almost four times more expensive than coal. Natural gas prices have averaged $5.75/million Btu over the ten‐year period, whereas the price of coal has averaged $1.46/MMBtu over the same period.(1)
- During the first ten months of 2009, the price of natural gas has been more than double the price of coal. Natural gas prices averaged $4.65/MMBtu during January‐October. By comparison, coal averaged $2.23/million Btu over the same period.(2)
- According to EIA projections, natural gas prices are expected to increase by 60 percent between 2010 and 2030. By comparison, coal prices are projected to decrease by 2 percent over the same period. The table below shows EIA projections (from AEO 2010) for natural gas and coal prices for the electric power sector. Based on these projections, coal is expected to cost a fraction of the price of natural gas for the foreseeable
Natural gas prices are volatile.
- Over the 19‐year period of 1989‐2008, average annual natural gas prices have fluctuated widely between a low of $2.16/MMBtu in 1991 and a high of $9.66/million Btu in 2005, a difference of $7.50/million Btu. Over the same period, coal prices have varied modestly from a low of $1.20/million Btu in 2000 to a high of $2.52/million Btu in 2008, a difference of only $1.32/million Btu. The graph below shows the volatility of gas prices compared to the stability of coal prices.


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A Christmas Gift
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Yesterday, I blogged about how frantic I was while I was trying to buy my family's Christmas gifts the day before Christmas Eve. I was wrong when I said that I waited until the last minute to get everyone's gift. There is one gift that I've been working on for 231 days: my own. This year I gave myself the best present ever. Basically, I gave myself my life back. Over 70 pounds of my body is completely gone (almost a third of myself)!!! When I started this journey, I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. I thought I knew, and although I was partially right, I was still way off. I thought I just wanted to lose weight and feel good again. However, I had been obese for so long that I didn't even know what feeling good meant anymore. I thought I did. But, I underestimated the feeling. No, I really, really underestimated it. When you lose this much weight, your life changes in a million ways. Every moment is perceived differently. You might not notice it constantly, especially if you lose yourself in your work or other daily hustle bustle. But, when you stop and look around and take it all in, you clearly understand that things are really different. You really feel great; you really feel alive. Honestly, it will probably still take me quite a bit more time to get used to being myself again. I also think the mental shift you make to lose the weight is different than the mental shift you need to make to live in the changes that have been made. I'm not just talking about maintaining the weight loss; I'm also talking about living and enjoying your life in the present moment. Granted, you don't need to lose weight in order to do this, but when you do that moment is all the better to enjoy. All of that running around and shopping I did late last night was much more enjoyable and easier to do weighing 70 pounds less than I did last winter. In fact, just about everything is easier and more enjoyable to do.
Anyhow, it's late and I just wanted to share that this Christmas I received an awesome gift. And, I gave it to myself.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
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I meant to comment on this but got distracted with life (I hate when that happens!). You have received the best gift of all, Ken! I'm so proud of you and can only imagine how proud your family is. You are an amazing and postive example to us all!!!
I hope your Christmas was fantastic!
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You have accomplished so much! I am so glad that you are sharing with the rest of us, just how much the weight loss has improved your life! It is truly inspirational and VERY motivating! Thank you!
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Congratulations, and have a wonderful Christmas.
BTW - Did you tell everyone, now that you lost a third of your previous body weight, they need only spend 2/3 of what they might ordinarily spend on your Christmas Presents.
Probably cute, but not as funny as I thought now that I read it. Just a thought to memorialize the wonderful job you did.
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IT'S THE ECONOMY STOOPID!!!! (Not contraceptives)
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — David Stockman, former director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Reagan administration, and Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute, talk about the Obama administration's stimulus programs and the outlook for the U.S. economy. They speak with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)
"The Stock Market is Delusional!" Please watch the vid here and really hear what he says. It is very much worth your attention.
Stockman gets it right!
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When a 54-year-old zoo worker from the Netherlands, identified only as Mario learned he had terminal cancer, he knew that he did not want to die before he could say farewell to his beloved giraffes. As a result, he expressed his desire to the Ambulance Wish Foundation, which was able to arrange for the animals to visit him as he lay in his hospital bed.
The Ambulance Wish Foundation (a sort of "Make a Wish" for adults in the Netherlands) specializes in transporting patients who are terminally ill to destinations they love or desire to visit, using a special fleet of ambulances "outfitted with extra large windows so that bed-bound passengers can take in the view while out on adventures," according to a report in the Daily Mail.
"Their reunion is incredibly touching," noted organization founder Kees Veldboer, who stated that the giraffes appeared to recognize Mario, even leaning into the window of his hospital room to lick his face, as evidenced in a (now) viral video of the reunion.
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Hanna Movie Reviews
Release Date: Apr 08, 2011
Genre: Action/AdventureSuspense/Thriller
Rating: (PG-13)
User reviews on Hanna
very boring--very dull -- a yucky movie in general--don't waste your time--poor actors
This is definitely different from all other action movies in Hollywood. It is amazingly entertaining, interesting, intriguing and overall just awesome. I usually do not like action movies but this one changed my mind altogether about action films. The director spend a lot of time introducing Hanna to the audience and the end result is that you start to really care what will happen to this teenage killing machine. Saoirse Ronan is absolutely amazing and this young actress is definitely something to watch in the future, I loved her in"Atonement" but in this film she is even better. Cate Blachett is incredible as always and i simply adore her. Overall, the acting, the music, action scenes, everything works perfectly together in this film.
I don't know what movie everyone else was watching, but I found this movie to be incredibly dull. It had some nice travelogue shots if you want to see Morocco, Spain or Germany. It also had a mildly intriguing premise, but that's about it for the positives. Now for the negatives. Yes, it did have a lot of action and a thumping musical score, but it was so formulaic it was almost ridiculous, as in here's the action so we're going to pump up the volume right on cue. Watch the man run. Now watch the woman run. Now let's watch them run some more, and let's do it for about 30 seconds or so at a time accompanied by some pounding music. Then let's watch someone get brutally killed. That should be exciting. No, it isn't, especially if you as the viewer don't really care who lives or dies. Just because someone shows up first on the screen and we learn a little about them doesn't mean we identify with them positively. What justifies the main characters killing people who have done nothing wrong just because they got in the way? Why do supposedly highly trained, world class specialists not just shoot someone they want to kill? Do they first have to surround him and try their martial arts skills before finally pulling their guns and charging close enough that he can disarm them with his bare hands? Why can a highly trained agent sit in a room so dusty that she has to brush off the dust and cobwebs, but not notice that someone has just recently moved all over the same room and not left a single footprint or telling mark? There are many more of these logical stupidities, but the worst part is that I noticed them throughout the movie. In other words, the movie kept so little of my attention that my mind wandered to such things. If you're a thinking person or the moral makeup of the lead characters matters to you, then skip this movie. If people running to thumping music and frequent killings are all you care about, give it a try. By the way, if you don't see the cute little ending coming about five minutes ahead of time, then you just weren't even trying.
Joe Wright's resume includes Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, and The Soloist, so I was not expecting much out of Hanna, a fast paced thriller. Well, he's proved me wrong. Hanna is one of the most exciting films I've seen this year, packing great action, music and performances into a great moviegoing experience. Saoirse Ronan (who at the age of 16 has already proven herself to be one of the most talented young actress around) plays the title character, who has been trained to hunt and kill by her ex-CIA dad. She is sent out into a world she doesn't know, and pursued by Cate Blanchett's Marissa. Hanna is an incredibly fast moving film, with great set pieces and a thumping Chemical Brothers score. But what makes it move is the story and actors. Hanna could have easily just been a chase picture, but in the middle of the film, the character ends up hooking up with a family, and seeing this isolated girl interact is fascinating. Eric Bana (as Hanna's father), Blanchett and the rest of the cast are good, but Ronan is awesome. She hasn't stumbled once in her career so far, and it's going to be fun to watch her grow as an actress.
Very cool kick-ass film! I loved every minute of it and definitely recommend seeing it and telling everybody that it is awesome. I was very surprised that the director of this film is Joe Wright, because it is nothing like his previous movies. His previous films were great but definitely not my kind of films, however this one is definitely my cup of tea. The film is packed with amazing action and even better soundtrack. I am a big Chemical Brothers fan and their music was perfect for this film. I really liked the plot of the movie and the acting was amazing as well. Overall, a totally amazing movie that you will not forget for a long time.
Joe Wright has directed many great films that i have enjoyed very much, films like "Atonement", "Pride and Prejudice", and "The Soloist". This is yet another amazing film that is very different from his previous work and nonetheless brilliant. The film is very exciting and beautiful visually and absolutely perfect technically. The way the action scenes are filmed is incredible and I have never seen it presented this way in any other action film. The music that has been chosen for the film is awesome, I am a big fan of Chemical Brothers and I think that they were perfect for this film. Overall, I absolutely loved this film and I highly recommend it.
Absolutely amazing film and I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters and telling your friends about it. The film was extremely exciting, thrilling and interesting. The film is non stop amazing action that takes you all over the world accompanied with amazing soundtrack and incredible acting. The film is overall perfect and even funny fro time to time, I was amazed and I will most definitely see this film again. Saoirse Ronan is absolutely amazing, she gives such a grown up and well rounded performance that it is hard to believe that she is only 16 years old. This girl is so exciting to watch and i can not wait untill her next film.
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How do some couples stay married for a long time, yet remain happy? This is a question often pondered by many couples. While we know the the divorce rate has gone down slightly, the statistics do not exactly say HOW to keep a marriage from divorce. When a marital relationship becomes disconnected it opens a couple up to being vulnerable to divorce. If a couple is high in conflict in their relationship then they will be high in conflict in divorce also, which only means extensive amounts of money spent on attorneys and extreme stress dealing with the constant attacks and hurts. Most people don't think they will ever end up divorced when they marry, otherwise they would never marry. The problem is that most couples do not recognize and make change in themselves, until it is too late. Their are some couples that have successful relationships and even though they deal with the same life strife as other couples that do not do so well in their marriage, the successful couples are able to push through and still love.
Let's go back to the beginning . . . you started out a couple that was excited to see each other and found laughter in the smallest things together. Who was that couple? Do you remember them? If not, it's time to remember them and get to know each other on a deeper level. A level that if you were to play on the Newlywed game show, you would beat all the other players and proudly smile at each other adding one more point in the positive direction for your marriage. One of those newlywed questions that would gain you a point in the positive direction might be . . . "what does your partner think are the 3 most important things to make a marriage successful", and you would know at least two of the answers your partner would say.
What are the important characteristics to a strong marriage?
1) Laughter. There are many couples that used to laugh together and no longer do. Their are couples that used to laugh at each other and no longer do. Marriages that include laughter are more likely to last. Why? Because, when you are able to make light of a situation you are able to let the smaller issues slide. Think about it like this . . . if at the alter we were all given a large bucket and each spouse is told to fill the other's bucket with pebbles (for small issues) and rocks (for large issues), how many years would it take before someone's bucket was so heavy they could no longer carry it if all of the pebbles (small issues) were placed in that bucket? This is extra weight in the bucket. Save the room for the rocks. Trust me their will be plenty of rocks that you have to empty, so why add the pebbles. It is the day in and day out pebbles that build up the most and become so heavy and often outweigh the rocks (large issues). The only option when the bucket is too heavy would seem to be divorce, so they can get rid of the "weight" and move again. Research show that couples who can light-heartedly laugh at the little issues are more likely to last. Makes sense that their bucket would be a lot less heavy. As the pebbles come in deal with them, let them go, and throw them out of the bucket! A funny spouse makes a smile appear many times a day.
2) Empathy. Empathy encompasses many areas. With empathic reasoning a person thinks on behalf of the other before acting. With empathy one is less likely to act selfishly and make a move that would benefit them self without thinking about their partner. With empathy a person will think through the things said. With empathy people are less likely to cheat, less likely to physically abuse, less likely to do something to hurt the other person. With empathy, a partner puts the other ahead of themselves and with empathy a partner strives to make their partner happy. Think about it like this . . .if both people are putting the other first then everyone's needs are being met without the need for either to be selfish.
3) Friendship. This is an important characteristic that many people forget. Your spouse is your best friend. Plain and simple. Most of the time people treat other friends better than their own life partner. Often it is the case friends outside the home know a different person then the real person that your spouse knows. Pretend your spouse is those people and have self control for them like you do for your other friends. Be the most reliable friend your spouse can have. Go on dates even though you have kids. One day the kids will move out and you will be left together. You don't want to be stuck together miserable not remembering why you even dated in the first place. Let's face it their is a reason why you dated and became friends enough to marry and even have those kids. If people gave their spouse the same self control and respect they gave strangers or people they work with . . . .marriages wouldn't end . . .and certainly with not so much hurt, pain, and selfish moves.
This week laugh with your spouse each day, empathize with them, and be the friends you once were.
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Florida's stock index fell 1.10% from the month prior in June, and increased 25.27% from a year ago. Of the ten sectors included, nine reported month-over-month losses ranging from 5.64% (Utilities) to 0.41% (Industrials). The only sector to report a gain was Financials, with an increase of 0.05%. In Florida, financials make up 9% of the economy, while utilities make up less than 1%. Areas like consumer discretionary and industrials, which combined make up 49% of Florida's economy, suffered smaller losses of 1.13% and 0.41%, respectively. Overall the S&P 500 itself lost 1.28% from May to finish the month at 180.70. Though the average daily value of the S&P 500 was 1618.77 points, the stock index finished the month 12.49 points below this value at 1606.28 points. Year-over-year changes provide a brighter outlook, as all sectors reported growth–ranging from 38.48% (Financials) to 2.34% (Utilities)–and the S&P 500 itself increased by 22.31%. Similarly, among Florida's metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), all reported monthly losses, from 1.21% (Gainesville) to 1.01% (Naples and Panama City). Likewise, all reported annual growth, from 24.37% (Tallahassee) to 26.16% (Naples).
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Pain Management in Circumcision
by Dr. Nicy Varghese on April 5, 2012 at 2:36 PM Health In Focus - G J E 4
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of all or some of the foreskin of the penis. For Jews and Muslims, circumcision is a part of their religious custom. Studies have shown that in many countries, more than 40% of neonates are circumcised for nonreligious reasons.
The infectious bacterial colonization beneath the prepuce or foreskin of penis is remarkably reduced by this procedure. This results in minimal chance for urinary tract infections (UTI) mainly in the first year of life, and STDs like gonorrhea and syphilis. Studies have suggested decreased HIV infection for circumcised individuals. Circumcision could also reduce the chances of penile cancer. However, in 1999, the American Association of Pediatrics declared no evident medical benefits for circumcision.
AdvertisementThe surgical procedure of circumcision can cause pain; hence the patient should receive an anesthetic during the procedure and a painkiller following the procedure. Topical application of anesthetic agents like 2.5% lidocaine or prilocaine, applied either alone or in combination for 60 to 90 minutes prior to the surgery with or without occlusive dressing, have proved to reduce pain. A more effective mode of pain management but invasive technique is nerve infiltration. Dorsal Penile Nerve Block is given using 1% lidocaine at two sites on the penile skin 3-5 minutes before the surgery. Epinephrine should not be used in the injection. Alternatively, 0.8% lidocaine can be administered as 'ring' around the penis 8 minutes prior to the surgery to anesthetize the area. Acetaminophen in a dose of 15mg/kg is given orally once every 4 to 6 hours for 24 hours postoperatively to reduce pain. Pacifiers dipped in a concentrated solution of sucrose have soothing and pain relief properties.
Circumcision is contraindicated in premature neonates, those with bleeding disorders or having a family history of the same. Bleeding and infection are the common complications for this surgery for which direct pressure and oral antibiotics with local wound care can be the respective remedies. Phimosis or inability to retract the remaining foreskin is a complication that needs topical steroids or repeat surgery for its cure.
The final decision for surgical removal of the prepuce of male neonates should be taken by the parents as its medical benefits in the long run remain blurred.
Reference: Drug Therapy Considerations in Circumcision; Rebecca Regen et al; US Pharmacist 2012
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The dust is still settling after a videotaped argument between "American Idol" judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey hit the Web on Tuesday.
Although neither Minaj nor Carey have issued a formal statement about the incident, several people close to the situation have spoken out about it, like Carey's husband and fellow reality-TV showman Nick Cannon, who told "Access Hollywood" that Fox deserves a lot of the blame for setting up the pressure-cooker scenario that fostered the argument.Was the Nicki/Mariah fight real or staged? Twitter weighs in!
"When you think about what the show is actually about and represents … I feel like it's taking away from the quality of what 'Idol' is all about," he said. "This is about people accomplishing their dreams, experts guiding these young people to do what they've done.
"My wife is the strongest and classiest woman that I've ever met," Cannon continued, speaking to how Carey handled the situation. "If you watch the video, she just maintains her composure. … I don't think she's moved by the theatrics and pageantry of it all. She signed up to do a job to help young people. … This is like a sidebar. I hope that's not what this show becomes, about the catfights. The show is solely about a singing competition. That's why America loves these shows, they want to see people reach a certain goal or win … and then to make it about something it's not, [it] kind of shows that the producers and the network are losing their foot a little bit."
Cannon said he thought his wife was not too upset about the situation and that she was focused on checking in on her family when she called him after the incident. With regard to her work on "Idol," Carey is genuinely interested in finding and fostering young talent, Cannon said.
"She called me and we were talking about the kids. … At the end of the day, she's a mom, and that's my wife. … We got diapers to change and kids to raise," he said. "I think that [avoiding on-set drama] was one of her main concerns. … [She] signed up to be a mentor on a show that is about people accomplishing their dreams."


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Educated MAI. Total EVA Time: 0.46 days. Number of EVAs: 2.
Official NASA Biography
NAME: Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin (Ph.D.)
RSC Energia Test-Cosmonaut
PERSONAL DATA: Born January 3, 1959, in Batumi, Georgia. Married to Larisa Anatolievna Yurshikina, born in Shyolkovo, Moscow region. They have two daughters. His father, Nikolai Fyodorovich Yurchikhin, and mother, Mikrula Sofoklevna, reside in Sindos, Greece. He also has a brother, 2 years younger. Hobbies include collecting stamps and space logos, sports, history of cosmonautics, and promotion of space. He also enjoys reading history, science fiction and the classics.
EDUCATION: After graduation from high school in Batumi in 1976, he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergey Ordzhonikidze. He finished studying in 1983, and is qualified as a mechanical engineer, specializing in airspace vehicles. In 2001, he graduated from the Moscow Service State University with a Ph.D. in economics.
EXPERIENCE: After graduating from the S. Ordzhonikidze Moscow Aviation Institute, Yurchikhin worked at the Russian Space Corporation Energia from September 1983 until August 1997. He held the positions of engineer, senior engineer, and lead engineer.
In August 1997, he was enrolled in the RSC Energia cosmonaut detachment as a cosmonaut-candidate.
From January 1998 to November 1999, he completed his basic training course. In November 1999, he was qualified as a test cosmonaut. In January 2000, he started training in the test-cosmonaut group for the ISS program.
Currently, Yurchikhin is assigned to STS-112 scheduled to launch in 2002.
Birth Place: Georgian.
Status: Active.
Born: 1959.01.03.
Spaceflights: 3 .
Total time in space: 370.84 days.
The EO-15 crew and EP-13 space tourist Shukor (brought to the station by Soyuz TMA-11) boarded Soyuz TM-10 and undocked from the Zvezda port at 07:14 GMT on 21 October. The re-entry burn began at 09:47 and was normal. But afterwards, due to failure of an explosive bolt, the Soyuz service module remained connected to the re-entry capsule. The Soyuz tumbled, then began re-entry with the forward hatch taking the re-entry heating, until the connecting strut burned through. The Soyuz the righted itself with the heat shield taking the heating, but defaulted to an 8.6 G ballistic re-entry, landing 340 km short of the aim point at 10:36 GMT. Improved procedures after the ballistic re-entry of Soyuz TMA-1 meant a helicopter recovery crew reached the capsule only 20 minutes after thumpdown. However the true nature of the failure was concealed from the world until the same thing happened on Soyuz TMA-11.
This includes inspection and audio function checks of all comm panels (PA) in and between the Service Module (SM), FGB and Docking Compartment (DC1), VHF receiver tests, and an audit of headsets. (The "Voskhod-M" STTS enables telephone communications between the SM, FGB, DC1 and U.S. segment (USOS), and also with users on the ground over VHF channels selected by an operator at an SM comm panel, via STTS antennas on the SM's outside. There are six comm panels in the SM with pushbuttons for accessing any of three audio channels, plus an intercom channel. Other modes of the STTS include telegraphy (teletype), EVA voice, emergency alarms, Packet/Email, and TORU docking support. Last time done 4/15/07 by Yurchikhin & Kotov.) Additional Details: here....
After wakeup and before breakfast, FE-2 Dan Tani again accessed the SLEEP experiment (Sleep-Wake Actigraphy & Light Exposure during Spaceflight) software for data logging and completing questionnaire entries in the experiment's laptop session file on the HRF-1 laptop for later downlink. (To monitor the crewmember's sleep/wake patterns and light exposure, Dan wears a special Actiwatch device which measures the light levels encountered by him as well as his patterns of sleep and activity throughout the Expedition. The log entries are done within 15 minutes of final awakening for seven consecutive days, as part of the crew's discretionary 'job jar' task list.) Additional Details: here....
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Tweets of the Week
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We round up this week's top tweets.
@NBrownrigg: Dear Martin O'Neill, please for Christmas could you buy us Beckham, the greatest idol English football has ever had. Thanks!
@ScottDickson93: @SAFCofficial great win at the weekend. Sess' goal was outstanding!
@emstoth: So pleased I already have @rihanna tickets for @SAFCofficial next June from the pre-sale! Sounds like they are super popular!
@CraigGards8: Great win boys tough place 2 go buzzing #hawaythelads
@DavidMeyler: He's back baby, what a goal by Sessi!
@ellramsey04: @SAFCofficial great win today! Cracking performances all round! This will kick start our season #hawaythelads
@mickygray33: Great win for Sunderland. Players now hitting good form and a very good 2nd half. Well done lads! What a goal Sess!
@SMignolet: Finally another 3points! Kick on now! Thanks for the support and all the nice comments!
@Cuellar24: Thanks very much for the support today it is a very important 3 points we needed a win
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The sixth-ranked UCLA men's soccer team fell to the Cal Poly Mustangs, 3-0, in the 2013 home opener on Thursday night.
The Bruins dropped to 1-1-1 on the year while Cal Poly improved to 2-1-0.
Cal Poly struck first in the 11th minute to take an early 1-0 lead. The Mustangs got the goal when Kip Colvey took a free kick from the top of the box that went off the wall. Steve Palacios collected the rebound off of the free kick and then put a shot on net that UCLA keeper Earl Edwards Jr. was able to save. However, the rebound off of the shot came right to Chase Minter, who finished into the empty net for the goal.
The Mustangs then made it 2-0 in the 25th minute when John Chronopoulos crossed the ball into the middle of the box. Mackenzie Pridham picked up the cross and found himself all alone in front of goal. He then slotted the ball past Edwards to put the Mustangs ahead by two.
The Bruins' only serious chance of the half came in the 27th minute, when senior Victor Munoz put a great shot on goal towards the far post from 15 yards out. Cal Poly keeper Wade Hamilton made a nice diving save though to deny Munoz of a goal and allow the Mustangs to take their 2-0 lead to the half.
At the start of the second half, freshman Nathan Smith had a chance to cut into Cal Poly's lead, taking a great cross from senior Reed Williams by the far post. He took a touch and fired the ball towards goal, but it sailed high. Then in the 63rd minute, the Bruins were dealt a huge blow when freshman Michael Amick was handed a red card for a foul on a player just outside the box, sending UCLA down to 10 men. It would be too much to overcome for UCLA, and eventually the Mustangs increased their lead to three when Chris Bernardi scored on a breakaway in the 84th minute, giving Cal Poly a 3-0 lead. The 3-0 lead would hold up for the final six minutes and the Mustangs went on to take the match.
Overall, Cal Poly outshot the Bruins, 14-9, while both keepers made three saves.
"Tonight was a poor performance by our team," head coach Jorge Salcedo said after the match. "We have some work to do and we'll continue to work to try and improve and have the right mentality for next week."
UCLA (1-1-1) will continue its homestand next weekend as they take on Southern California rivals UC Santa Barbara (2-0-0) on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m., before facing San Diego (0-1-0) on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 4 p.m. Both matches will be played at Drake Stadium and televised live by the Pac-12 Networks.


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Quick note: The transition over to www.3rdgradethoughts.com should finally be complete. I had to wait three whole days (torture!), but now it's a lot easier to type in my blog's address :)
Have you seen the idea on Pinterest to go to a home improvement store to cut your composition notebooks in half, thereby making two mini-notebooks?
I love Home Depot and the like, but I just couldn't imagine those huge saws cutting though my 50 cent composition notebooks and making them look nice.
Then, Monica at The Schroeder Page wrote about her trip to an office supply store and their print department and I knew that was the solution to my problem!
|From 15 of these big guys...
|To 30 of these little guys!
At my local Office Max, it was around $1 a cut, and they said thy could cut 500 pages in one cut- so it would only be a little over $3.
Then, the lady was kind enough to cut them one by one to make sure they were all even (she knows me too well!).Yaaay!!!
I plan on using these for my Math Message at the beginning of math class, so these will be PERFECT! Plus, it costs around $10 for 30 mini-notebooks!
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Thank you all so much for your positive response to my Mystery Reader packet, and more importantly, for all of your terrific input about involving parents in your classrooms! I want my little girl to be in your classes- you all do such amazing things!!
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Super Quick, Super Cute, Super Star-Baby Blocks
Posted by JessicaO on Monday, January 28th, 2013
Hello all you crafty people! This is Jessica from MamaJama Quilts. I am excited to be able to post this follow up tutorial! Last Monday we made the Super Quick, Super Cute, Super Star Baby Quilt. Today I get to show you the coordinating toy baby block.
I am located in Layton, Utah where we are in the middle of our inversion season with an ice storm on top of that. That means we haven't seen the sun in days, and it is freezing cold outside. The positive part is I get to stay in where it's nice and warm and look at these bright,fun fabrics that make me smile.
Let's get started!
One- 5" stacker- I used the Super Star fabric to match last week's quilt
Two- 4X4X2 pieces of white foam filling (we'll talk more about this in a minute)
Pieces of ribbon (Optional)
Your everyday sewing supplies
A word about filling material:
I experimented a little with filling. I am always frustrated with the polyester fiber fill. It seems lumpy and I hate shoving my fingers into the small openings. I am always afraid I'll rip my seam open. So I tried Regular Density Foam and Densified Batting. Neither package says what the material is made of but both say they are hypo-allergenic and washable. Both cut well with a serrated knife and trim up with a pair of sharp scissors.
The biggest difference I found was the volume of the foam vs. the batting. When I filled the block with both 2" foam or 2" batting, both cut to 4"X4" I found that the foam filled up more space. With the densified batting I cut 5 layers of cotton batting to help fill in the gap because it wasn't as full looking or feeling.
The verdict? The batting was fine but when I buy my next round, I will get the foam for sure. I really liked the firmly filled block.
Now we can cut the foam:
Start by marking the foam into a grid measuring 4"X4".
Once the grid is marked, using a sharp knife cut the foam into squares using the grid lines.
I found it easier to cut the foam if I pushed on both sides of the foam with an outward direction away from the knife. When I wasn't doing that the foam would bunch up and cause uneven cutting and become so dense it was harder to get through.
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You will need two of the 4"X 4" X 2" pieces of foam for each block.
Onto sewing:
I opened my 5" stacker and sorted the fabrics. This allowed me to get my blocks in a pleasing order to my eye.
A note about stackers: Because each fabric line is unique they don't all have the same amount of pieces per stack. You can easily tell how many pieces are in your stack by reading the back of the label. Example: Super Star has 22 pieces per bundle
Each block will need 6- 5" X 5" pieces. Lay them out so you can see all four sides, top and bottom.
To make life easier I marked the back of each block .5" from the outside. I used a .5" seam allowance so baby can push, pull, and bite while the seams had plenty of protection from coming undone.
Start by matching two of the side pieces and sewing them together starting and stopping at the .5" mark, using a .5" seam allowance. Make sure to back stich at the beginning of your sewing, again, we should do what we can to keep baby safe.
End at the opposite .5" mark and back stitch.
Continue by sewing the other two side pieces together and then sewing all four pieces to create a square.
I found it easier to match up my top square with the side box by pinning to mark the middle of the square on all four sides and then pinning the middle of each side piece in a similar manner.
Using the pins as a guide match up the top piece and the square box. Pin to hold.
Fold the fabric so your sewing line is flat. This will help keep the other sides and corners out of the way.
Sew top on using the .5" seam allowance and starting and stopping at the .5" marks. Remember to back stitch.
Add the bottom of the block in a similar manner as the top. This time leave a space open to add the filling. I use two pins to mark an opening to remind myself not to sew the whole thing shut.
I have been tempted to leave the whole side open but have found it much easier to hand stitch the opening closed when I have already started the sewing. Make sure you back stitch at the pins to give you the reinforcement you need to push the filling in.
Turn the block right-side.
Stuff the block
Top stitch the opening closed.
Because the Super Star has 22 pieces per bundle I was able to make three blocks. (22 pieces / 6 pieces per block = 3 blocks)
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Nice blocks! I use an electric knife to cut hi-density foam for all sorts of projects - works like a charm with hardly any mess.by Terri in BC
January 30th, 2013 at 3:08 p.m.
ooooooh, so cute and fun and safe and more fun! Am making these TODAY!by Karee
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Here is a list of some excellent Transgender-Themed Films and Documentaries. Have you seen any of these? How were they? Do you have any other suggestions that should be on this list? Let us know in the comments.
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
The true story of Brandon who was murdered by his buddies when they discovered he was a female to male transgender man.
This is the dramatic story of a intersexed 15-year-old. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition.
She's a Boy I Knew (2007)
Using interviews, animation, old family footage, and voice mail, Vancouver filmmaker Gwen Haworth documents her male-to-female gender transition partially through the voices of her anxious but loving family, best friend, and wife.
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005)
Documentary about transgenders and transvestites fighting police harassment at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco's Tenderloin in 1966, three years before the famous riot at Stonewall Inn bar in NYC.
Soldier's Girl (2003)
The true story of a young soldier beaten to death for falling in love with a transgendered nightclub performer.
All About My Mother (1999)
Young Esteban want to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his father, carefully concealed by the mother Manuela.
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
It used to be that the female roles in Chinese Opera were sung by men groomed to perform as women. In the great opera "Farewell My Concubine" the two leads have been friends since they were
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
A transexual punk rock girl from East Berlin tours the US with her rock band as she tells her life story and follows the ex-boyfriend/bandmate who stole her songs. children. But one of them only can be "his" true self when she is on stage and then can express her unrequited love for her friend.
Paris Is Burning (1990)
This is a documentary of 'drag nights' among New York's underclass. Queens are interviewed and observed preparing for and competing in many 'balls'.
Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink) (1997)
A middle class family struggles with their little boy's insistence that he is really a girl and will grow up to be a girl. Even if they accept their child, will everyone else accept them?
Transamerica (2005)
A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York. As they travel across country she hides who she is while they forge a relationship.
Tomboy (2011)
A 10-year-old girl, settling into her new neighborhood outside Paris, is mistaken for a boy and has to live up to this new identity since it's too late for the mistake to be clarified.
Southern Comfort (2001)
Southern Comfort documents the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by two dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations. By the time Eads received treatment, the cancer was too advanced to save his life. Filmmaker Kate Davis follows Robert and a group of trans-gendered Southerners in this captivating and truly touching documentary.
TransGeneration (2005)
A look at the lives of four college students undergoing gender transition.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Two drag queens and a transsexual get a cabaret gig in the middle of the desert.
Beautiful Boxer (2004)
Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and wear flowers to her sensational career as kickboxer whose specialty is ancient Muaythai boxing moves which she can execute expertly with grace and finally her confrontation with her own sexuality which led to her sex change op.
Venus Boyz (2002)
A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. A legendary Drag King Night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to transgendered worlds, where women become men - some for a night, others for their whole lives. What motivates them? What changes take place? What do they dream of? The drag kings of New York meet in clubs and change lustfully into their male alter egos, parodying them and exploring male eroticism and power strategies.
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
The unusual and wondrous journey of an Irish Transsexual woman from her boyish childhood to her emergence as a woman without her really even trying
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
The Cockettes (2002)
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
Normal (2003)
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She (2005)
Examines the diversity of human sexual and gender variance around the globe, with commentary by scientific experts and first-hand accounts of people who do not conform to a simple male/female binary.
Red Without Blue (2007)
The intimate bond between two identical twin brothers is challenged when one decides to transition from male to female; this is the story of their evolving relationship, and the resurrection of their family from a darker past.
Different for Girls (1996)
She used to be the boy picked on by bullies in High School. He used to be the friend who protected him. Now they are finding out if it is possible to have a relationship after she's become a woman.
M. Butterfly (1993)
A French diplomat falls in love with the Chinese Opera star, totally unaware "she" is a man pretending to be a woman in order to spy on him. But is she pretending? Is it really love or an illusion. What is the truth about gender and love?
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)
A young man and his former step father, a transitioning Transsexual woman, bond in the last few days before her operation.


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Its actions and intentions are clear, Vladimir Putin's government is aligned with rogue nations and is out of step with Western values and the free world. The damage is done, and the question is how deep will Russia put itself into the freezer. For the Russian government, it is a matter of balancing its desire to reclaim lost territory and to expand its presence versus being a viable part of global enterprise. Apparently, they prefer to build their own brand instead of joining freer nations. The question is what works best for people? That decision remains with citizens who must decided and assert their desires. When the free world lends a hand, people have a better chance to escape the grasp of tyranny that still exists in many forms.
"The British foreign secretary, William Hague, warned Russia it faced being frozen out by the west for years if it did not stop destabilising Ukraine. He said London was prepared to take a financial hit from sanctions affecting business relations."
Leaders are asking Putin to choose a different path before more damage is done. What will life be like for Russians in the deep freeze? They have been there before in the not too distance past. Will the Russian youth be happy with that?
"Nato chief calls on Russia to stop destabilising Ukraine
Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Russia should 'stop being part of the problem and start being part of the solution'"


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It's so nice to see some sunshine after a gloomy rainy start to the week. Ellie and I are planning to get outside this afternoon to enjoy the warmth and sunshine as soon as the housework is done. I'm waiting on her to clean her room, and being on 3 year old time it could take all day for that to happen.
That's okay. While she's being stubborn I'll use the time to finish my baby registry (yeah, I still haven't done that yet), knock out some online work, and catch up with some online friends I haven't had time to catch up with. I'm in a great mood today, and I'm not going to let her little stubborn attitude get me down.
Actually I've been in a great mood since my usual doctor's visit on Friday. That's when I found out that my latest round of test results show everything is going super great with little Miss Aubrey. The best news of all is that the protein has disappeared from my urine, so my blood pressure meds have straightened that out. If protein returns we'll know it's more likely to be preeclampsia related, but everything is looking great at this point.
Baby Aubrey is measuring right on schedule with no growth restriction, and that's great news, too. Ellie started showing signs of growth restriction around week 33, 2 weeks before the preeclampsia hit, so the doctors are keeping an extra close eye on that.
Ok, I guess I need to give up on trying to blog right now because little miss cranky is starting to pitch a hissy fit to blow bubbles. Oh how simple it would be if she would just throw her toys in the toy box like I asked so we can go outside! She's such a stubborn little mini me!


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Seminar Provides Computer Forensics Updates with 'Digital Detectives'
The Wecht Institute will kick off its Spring five-part Forensic Fridays series this week with Digital Detectives: A Computer Forensics Update.
"As digital forensics continues to grow as a critical scientific discipline for national security, law enforcement, and the private sector, this program has been designed to provide an overview of current legal, technical and practical issues in digital forensics, including real-world examples," said Ben Wecht, program coordinator for the Wecht Institute.
Featured presenters at Digital Detectives: A Computer Forensics Update include:
- David Ries, attorney at Thorp, Reed & Armstrong
- Todd Waits, CERT Coordination Center, Carnegie Mellon University
- Jeffrey Hamet, CERT Coordination Center, Carnegie Mellon University
- Karen Schuler, bit-x-bit computer forensic and e-discovery consulting firm.
Digital Detectives will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, in the Africa Room of the Duquesne Union on campus.
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Release Date: 1999-09-24 (Limited)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 30min
Andy is a serial monogamist, lost and lonely after the sudden departure of his girlfriend, Cheryl, for another man, Trevor. Adding insult to injury, Andy is forced to share custody of his dog, Mogley, with his ex, whose enthusiastic love life has sent the pooch straight to the couch of a renowned animal therapist, Dr. Cavan. Ignoring counsel from his best friend and co-worker, Jeri, to withdraw from the dating game for a while, Andy finds himself smitten by Lorna, who, wary after a recent breakup, chooses to focus all of her attention on her lethargic dog, Peanut, and her role as the popular children's television host, Ms. Bookworm. But Lorna's friend, Rachel, has a theory about romance called the 'Dating Chain'; and Lorna soon discovers that she, too, is part of that chain. What happens to her, romantically-speaking, is bound to cause a chain reaction.
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Three goals by Javier Morales led Real Salt Lake to its first ever win at BBVA Compass Stadium. Morale's hat trick offset a two goal performance by Dynamo rookie forward Mark Sherrod and ended Houston's short-lived two game winning streak.
RSL (5-0-5) struck before most of the 16, 514 in attendance had settled into their seats. RSL took the opening kick-off straight down the field and Houston left Morales with space just outside the eighteen. The veteran midfielder lofted a shot that floated past Tally Hall into the upper corner just fifteen seconds into the match.
"It's unfortunate I think Morales having time to face the goal isn't an ideal situation, he takes a shot, it takes a defection and kind of floats kind of weirdly and finds its way into the back corner," described a dejected Tally Hall said following the game.
Seventeen minutes later, Morales struck again redirecting a corner kick past Hall and a 2-0 RSL lead.
Five minutes later Sherrod would score his first professional goal in his first MLS start cutting the deficit in half. Dynamo captain Brad Davis served a corner into the box and the rookie forward who holds the Memphis University scoring record tuck home a left-footer and Houston was on the board. Davis assist mark his sixth straight game with either a goal or an assist.
In the 27th minute, referee Allen Chapman whistled Dynamo midfielder Servando Carraasco for a red card in what appeared to be clean take away and changed the complexion of a close game.
Alvaro Saborio wasted little time punishing the Dynamo. The Costa Rican midfielder who owns the highest scoring goal rate in MLS history notched his 57th career goal in his 106th game giving RSL a two goal lead heading into halftime.
Moments later RSL defender Aaron Maund took down Houston's David Horst on a corner kick and the men in orange had an opportunity to cut the deficit to one. RSL netminder Nic Rimando guessed right and stoned Houston's Giles Barnes from the spot holding the game at 3-1.
"Disappointing day we got off to the worst possible start in the first minute there and things kind of went downhill from there," said Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear.
Playing their third game in nine days and without the services of Will Bruin, the Dynamo came out pushing the tempo in the second half and the effort paid off when Sherrod drilled a short side shot passed Rimando in the 56th minute.
It was as close as the Dynamo would get as RSL would get a 71st minute goal from Luke Mulholland before Morales punctuated the win with his third goal from the spot in the 89th minute. The win extended RSL's unbeaten streak to fourteen games.
For Sherrod and the Dynamo, the rookie's two goal performance in his first MLS start was little consolation.
"It was great and everything to get a goal and obviously I would of loved to get a victory as well for the ten people who fought really hard," Sherrod said summing up the match.
Morales' hat trick leads RSL past Houston 5-2
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Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 7:29 AM
Hello again! I just read some of your discussions on Truth (capital T) and felt I had to add something to the mix.
It seems to me that Truth is a dangerous commodity; it's OK to chase it but not to catch it. A pursuer of Truth is called a Thinker, but someone who has captured the Truth is called a Fanatic. I prefer to think of myself as pursuing Value, meaning I study to understand more and more about Reality without the danger of losing my spirit to continually question and seek. Even if I "catch" it, it only means I've gained from the experience and I can keep working toward the next bit of Value down the road. That doesn't necessarily mean I'm successful at any of this, but it helps me to not lose the appreciation of the wonders of the real world, which totally outclass the fictions created by our Theist philosophers and apologists.
Glad to see you're back to updating the site; it was a rather arid few months! Keep up the good work!
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Washington lobbies are far less influential than political rhetoric suggests. In fact, sixty percent of recent lobbying campaigns failed to change policy despite millions of dollars spent trying. Lobbying and Policy Change explains why.
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Frank R. Baumgartner is the Bruce R. Miller and Dean D. LaVigne Professor of Political Science at Penn State University. Jeffrey M. Berry is the John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Marie Hojnacki is associate professor of political science at Penn State University. David C. Kimball is associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Beth L. Leech is associate professor of political science at Rutgers University.
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The PAI presents plays on one Saturday, each month. "Hungry as a Bear" and "Goodnight Irene" are scheduled to show this Saturday, January 23, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 per person and includes free finger puppets for each child. The plays are suitable for ages 3 and up. Due to limited seating, reservations are strongly encouraged. You can reserve your spot for the show by calling the PAI at 816-833-9777.
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If sitting through an entire play is too passive for your youngsters, the PAI also offers a variety of puppet making workshops and hands-on demonstrations. Children can create their own puppets and learn about the art of story telling through puppetry. A word of caution: the puppets created in the workshops are from the paper-bag variety and will require ample time to paint and dry, so be sure to look at the suggested time length for each activity listed on the PAI's website. Also, listed on the website are their hours of operation (Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.), upcoming presentations, and workshop fees.
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By Roman Strobl on II 14, 2008
I got this info from Tomaz Zezula and Jan Becicka:
We made changes in the 6.1 java editor to reparse and reattribute only modified method rather than the whole java file. This leads to significant performance improvements. When the user types into the method only the top level method is reparsed which decreases both parse+attribute time and the time needed by tasks (hints, error marking, navigator) to recalculate changes. For example for modification of a method in the 150KB java class the benchmark looks like this:
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Also the newly added API allows the tasks listening on the Java model
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College Hockey:Women's D-I wrap: Jan. 7
RIT enjoys signature weekend
RIT put together a more than respectable 2012 portion of the season. The Tigers entered the break with a 7-9-3 mark, including 2-3-3 in the CHA. Their worst defeat was a 7-0 setback versus Mercyhurst, but that came in the first weekend.
However, a summation of their season would likely have been "not bad," rather than a more ringing endorsement for two reasons. RIT lacked any wins that would really make one take notice. Sweeping Sacred Heart was expected even when the Tigers played in D-III. The other wins came against Brown and Yale, two programs showing signs of a return to respectability but still having ground to cover, and Penn State and Lindenwood, teams making a similar exodus as the Tigers. In addition, RIT's performance in the second game of a series had consistently dropped from the level of the series opener. Through its first seven series, the goal differential regressed by an average of three goals in series finales.
Neither criticism is valid any longer. The Tigers went on the road to face Robert Morris, the team with the best winning percentage in CHA play, and shocked the Colonials on Friday, 2-1. Perhaps even more impressively, a second victory on Saturday by the identical score proved that the first win was not a fluke.
Goaltender Ali Binnington led the way, stopping 29 of 30 shots on Friday and 31 of 32 on Saturday. RIT's special teams also played a vital role. In each contest, RMU struck first, but the Tigers drew even with a power-play goal. RIT's two-for-five conversion rate with the advantage stands in sharp contrast to the zero-of-eight power play of the Colonials. The turning point for the weekend may have come in Friday's third period when the Tigers' Carly Payerl was assessed a five-minute major for checking from behind at 2:29 while the score was tied, 1-1. The penalty kill held off RMU, and Lindsay Grigg scored the game-winner with five minutes remaining. Kim Schlattman fueled the Tigers' offensive push with a goal and two assists over the two games.
Robert Morris loses much of the edge gained by its December sweep of Mercyhurst. The Colonials were a team under consideration in the PairWise Rankings and were poised to break into the top 10 in the polls. Now they find themselves looking up at two teams in the CHA standings.
Colgate ends Vermont unbeaten streak
Vermont advanced its program-record unbeaten streak to six games with a 2-1 win over Colgate on Saturday. Freshman defenseman Gina Repaci scored her first collegiate goal on a third-period power play to decide matters, and senior Kelci Lanthier turned aside 31 shots in improving her personal record to 2-2.
The Raiders exacted some revenge on Sunday. On three separate occasions, Vermont scored to erase one-goal deficits, the latest coming from Emily Walsh with under two minutes remaining in regulation. When the Raiders' Jocelyn Simpson scored with a minute to go in overtime to make the score 4-3, the contest ended with no further opportunity for the Catamounts to answer, and the Vermont string was snapped. The goal was Simpson's second of the game, to go with two assists. Klara Myren had a goal and two helpers for Vermont.
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No. 5 Boston College and No. 9 Northeastern of Hockey East traveled to New York's North Country to face ECAC squads, No. 2 Clarkson and unranked St. Lawrence. The Saints proved to present the more formidable challenge, as two top players for the Golden Knights, forward Jamie Lee Rattray and defenseman Erin Ambrose, were playing for Canada at the Meco Cup in Germany.
Clarkson was no match for the Eagles on Thursday. BC's power play clicked on three of five chances in a 5-1 win, as 10 different Eagles recorded points, with Dana Trivigno, Emily Field, and Haley Skarupa each producing two.
The Knights put forth a better effort on Friday against the Huskies, taking a 3-1 lead on a Vanessa Gagnon goal early in the third period. Clarkson only had 14 skaters dressed, and that may have taken a toll, as Northeastern stormed back with three straight goals to win, 4-3. Rookie Paige Savage had a monster game for the Huskies, scoring the game-winner at 13:51 after assisting on the first three tallies.
Meanwhile, SLU showed early signs of making a second-half run as it did a year ago. The Saints outclassed Northeastern by a 6-0 score on Thursday. Rylee Smith had two goals and an assist, while Carmen MacDonald was flawless in a 27-save shutout.
Friday, Alex Carpenter had a goal and two assists as Boston College took a 3-1 lead, but St. Lawrence staged a third-period rally with Abbey McRae and Kelly Sabatine scoring to force overtime. However, Blake Bolden scored on the only shot of OT to give the Eagles the 4-3 triumph, stretching their unbeaten streak to 14 games, the last nine of which have been wins.
How the rest of the top 10 fared
No. 4 Harvard was the only other ranked team to play an official game; No. 1 Minnesota, No. 3 Cornell, No. 6 Boston University, No. 7 Mercyhurst, No. 8 Wisconsin, and No. 10 Ohio State were either idle or playing exhibitions.
The Crimson improved to 11-1-1 on the season by demolishing Union, 9-0, and edging past Rensselaer, 2-1, on the strength of a third-period power-play goal by defenseman Kelsey Romatoski. Jillian Dempsey spurred the rout of the Dutchwomen with a pair of goals and three assists.
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Maine traveled to Providence for two games on the weekend, defeating Brown, 4-2, in the opener. Kelly McDonald and Brianne Kilgour each contributed a goal plus an assist for the Black Bears. Sunday was the Brown Bears' turn, as the hosts' offense ended a long hibernation with a 6-5 victory. The six goals were the most scored by Brown since a 6-1 win over Quinnipiac on January 11, 2008. One has to go back to December of 2004 to find a game where the Bears have tallied more than six times. Maine's Brittany Dougherty and the Brown duo of Laurie Jolin and Lauren Vella all had three-point games.
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