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Apartheid (an Afrikaans word meaning apart-ness) was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. Also called "separate development," apartheid curtailed the rights of the majority "non-white" inhabitants of South Africa and maintained minority rule by "white" people. The government of South Africa also practiced the same policies of racial separation while occupying South-West Africa, known after 1966 as Namibia. From 1970, black people were deprived of their citizenship, legally becoming citizens of tribally-based self-governing homelands called bantustans, four of which became nominally independent states.
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- The people who are opposing the policy of apartheid have not the courage of their convictions. They do not marry non-Europeans.
- P. W. Botha as MP of George, House of Assembly, 7 September 1948, cited in Dictionary of South African Quotations, Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books 1994, p. 251.
- I am one of those who believe that there is no permanent home for even a section of the Bantu in the white area of South Africa and the destiny of South Africa depends on this essential point. If the principle of permanent residence for the black man in the area of the white is accepted then it is the beginning of the end of civilisation as we know it in this country.
- P. W. Botha speaking to parliament on 11 May 1964 as Minister for Coloured Affairs, as cited in The Guardian 7 February 2006.
- There is not an Indian community in the world that is better off than the Indians in South Africa. That is the type of apartheid that I stand for. That is the type of apartheid that is not dead.
- P. W. Botha as prime minister in the House of Assembly, 23 April 1979, cited in Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1987, PW Botha in his own words, p. 40
- I am sick and tired of the hollow parrot-cry of "Apartheid!" I've said many times that the word "Apartheid" means good neighbourliness.
- P. W. Botha cited in Country of My Skull, Antjie Krog, Random House, p. 270.
- Our enemies latched unto the word "apartheid" and in a very sly manner transformed it into the strongest weapon in the onslaught against freedom and civilization in our country.
- P. W. Botha as state president at a parade of the SA Police College, Pretoria, 20 June 1986, as cited in Pieter-Dirk Uys, 1987, PW Botha in his own words, p. 37
- Because you could not translate the word apartheid into the more universal language of English, the wrong connotation was given to it.
- P. W. Botha cited in Dictionary of South African Quotations, Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books 1994, p. 22.
- Any suggestion that a segregated past was acceptable or positive is offensive and it is wrong.
- George Walker Bush, regarding comments made by Trent Lott (12 December 2002), as quoted in "Lott's Remarks on Segregation 'Wrong and Offense'" (13 December 2002), The Irish Times.
- It is U.S. policy to impose additional measures against South Africa, if substantial progress has not been made within twelve months of enactment of this act in ending apartheid and establishing a nonracial democracy.
- Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (1986), United States Congress.
- I apologise in my capacity as leader of the NP to the millions who suffered wrenching disruption of forced removals; who suffered the shame of being arrested for pass law offences; who over the decades suffered the indignities and humiliation of racial discrimination.
- F.W. de Klerk, as quoted in De Klerk apologises again for apartheid. South African Press Association. 14 May 1997.
- An apartheid state, once cracked, shatters and can never be reconstituted again... The entire idiotic system of apartheid was laid bare.
- Victor Davis Hanson, The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day (1999), New York City: The Free Press, pp. 210–211
- Racial segregation must be seen for what it is, and that is an evil system, a new form of slavery covered up with certain niceties of complexity.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Keep Moving From This Mountain (1965).
- In southern Africa, American policies must be guided by common sense and by our own humanitarian principles. Republicans believe that our history has meaning for Africa in demonstrating that a multi-racial society with guarantees of individual rights is possible and can work. We must remain open and helpful to all parties, whether in the new Zimbabwe, in Namibia, or in the Republic of South Africa. A Republican administration will not endorse situations or constitutions, in whatever society, which are racist in purpose or in effect. It will not expect miracles, but will press for genuine progress in achieving goals consistent with American ideals.
- Republican Party Platform of 1980 (15 July 1980), Detroit, Michigan.
- We reaffirm our commitment to the rights of all South Africans. Apartheid is repugnant. In South Africa, as elsewhere on the continent, we support well-conceived efforts to foster peace, prosperity, and stability.
- Republican Party Platform of 1984 (20 August 1984), Republican National Convention Committee on Resolutions.
- All who value human liberty understand the evil of apartheid, and we will not rest until apartheid is eliminated from South Africa. That will remain our goal... It is wrong to punish innocent black South Africans for the policies of the apartheid government of South Africa.
- Republican Party Platform of 1988 (16 August 1988), Republican National Convention.
- Although white businessmen and developers are guilty of some unfair treatment of blacks, they turned South Africa into a modern industrialized nation, which the poor, uneducated blacks couldn't have accomplished in several more decades. If more blacks were suddenly given control of the nation, its economy and business, as Mandela wished, they could have destroyed what they have waited and worked so hard for.
- Social Studies PACE 1086, Accelerated Christian Education, 1990 , quoted in David Dent (4 April 1993), "A Mixed Message in Black Schools", New York Times Education Supplement: 28
- If we consider what Merton College and what the Oxford School of English owes to the Antipodes, to the Southern Hemisphere, especially to scholars born in Australia and New Zealand, it may well be felt that it is only just that one of them should now ascend an Oxford chair of English. Indeed, it may be thought that justice has been delayed since 1925. There are of course other lands under the Southern Cross. I was born in one; though I do not claim to be the most learned of those who have come hither from the far end of the Dark Continent. But I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones; and most of all, I detest the segregation or separation of Language and Literature. I do not care which of them you think White.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, "Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford," June 5, 1959, reprinted in Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Monsters and the Critics, London: Harper Collins (2006), p. 238. ISBN 026110263X A native of South Africa, Tolkien had been a professor at Oxford since 1925. Earlier in his address he explained his objection to what he considered the "false" separation of "Language" and "Literature" in the study of English.
- We don't want apartheid liberalized. We want it dismantled. You can't improve something that is intrinsically evil.
- Bishop Desmond Tutu, speech, 1985. Quoted in Equality, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1989.
- The National Party brought development to a section of South Africa, but also brought suffering through a system grounded on injustice.
- Marthinus van Schalkwyk, as quoted in Meldrum, Andrew (11 April 2005). Apartheid party bows out with apology. The Guardian.
- I am now more convinced than ever that apartheid was a terrible mistake that blighted our land. South Africans did not listen to the laughing and the crying of each other. I am sorry that I had been so hard of hearing for so long.
- Leon Wessels, as quoted in Volume Five Chapter Six – Findings and Conclusions. Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- The whole ethos of apartheid is man's inability to live peacefully with people of another race, unless the races are divided into their own homelands. Simonstown not only was a living witness that this could happen, but it had been happening for over one hundred and fifty years. It was a living reproach to the rest of South Africa, a scandal in our midst, a blight which had to be got rid of. The majority of the Coloured people were swept from their homes to a township where they will live alone. This township with the ominous name of Slangkop is situated in the wind raked sand dunes on the isolated slopes nine miles from Simonstown. A sad and gaunt air hangs like the driven sand over the place. The pleas and the wishes of the Coloured population went unheeded. Separate development decreed otherwise.
- The Rt. Revd. Colin Winter, Anglican bishop of Damaraland (Namibia), on the relocation of the Coloured population of Simonstown, South Africa, under the Group Areas Act when he was a parish priest there. Colin Winter, Just People, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (1971), p. xiii. ISBN 0281026041 "Slangkop," the place name mentioned in the quotation, means "Snake Head" in Afrikaans.


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Formed in 2007 to mark SCA's 50th Anniversary, the SCA Alumni Council's mission is to organize alumni in support of SCA and SCA's Alumni Engagement Plan. Whether through in-person service days or on SCA's social media pages, the Alumni Council assists in keeping SCA alumni connected and engaged.
Each year, current council members select new recruits from young alumni nationwide for a two year term. With a diversity of SCA service backgrounds – from former high school crew members, to special initiative interns, to year long conservation corps programs – the Alumni Council represents the wide range of SCA's programs and members. Each member is equipped to represent and connect with SCA's over 75,000 alumni.
Specifically, the Alumni Council goals are to:
- Support SCA service projects and alumni focused social events
- Contribute to SCA's online content in the form of blog posts, social media sharing, and editorial writing
- Strengthen the SCA's reputation as the nation's preeminent youth conservation movement among partner organizations, agencies, and the general public
- Serve as a source of counsel for SCA staff and board members, as requested
Email Alumni Council Chair Jean Barthlomew at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have any questions about the council.
Alumni Council Bios
Sara Brostrom, Seattle, WA
For Sara, exploring parks, trails and beaches near her childhood home in Washington sparked an early interest in the great outdoors.
She learned about Student Conservation Association as a high school student and, the summer before her senior year, spent 5 weeks in Alaska's beautiful Kenai National Wildlife Refuge serving on National Crew that focused on trail work. The experience broadened her understanding of conservation and deepened her fascination with the natural world. Four years later, Sara returned to the Kenai as an SCA Intern, collecting data on seasonally migrating sockeye salmon. Three years later, Sara served as an SCA National Crew Leader in Vermont.
Outside of SCA, Sara has 5 years of experience as a science educator in Baltimore, Seattle, and Olympic National Park. She has a Master of Arts in Teaching from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Biology from Western Washington University. Currently, she is pursuing a Master of Marine Affairs degree at the University of Washington while working as a teaching assistant.
Ben Dunphey, Bar Harbor, ME
Ben grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. His parents instilled a wonderful sense of adventure and a love for the outdoors with family vacations to Acadia National Park in coastal Maine. His first experience with SCA was in 2006 on a high school crew in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan where he spent one of the best months of his life on a wilderness island in Lake Michigan. He did 2 more crews in North Cascades NP in WA and along the Connecticut River in VT and attended SCA's EarthVision Conference in DC.
Ben graduated from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) with a B.S. in Environmental Science with focuses on mapping and recreation and resource management. During his time at ESF, he was a trails intern with the US Forest Service and then led his own HS crews in Denali NP and North Cascades NP.
After graduation in 2012, he ventured out to the beautiful state of Idaho for the SCA Idaho AmeriCorps Program. During this program, he met some of his closest friends and explored some of the US's most remote places. He then participated in SCA's Lake Berryessa Leader Development Crew in Napa, CA and led a crew in the Sierra NF in CA. Ben currently works on Acadia NP's trail crew.
Cori Rendon, Everett, WA
Cori grew up in the border city of Laredo, TX and became a conservation rock star in 2013 when she participated in SCA's NPS Academy. Through the Academy, she was able to spend three months at Great Smoky Mountatins National Park as an interpretation intern. The following year she returned to the Acamedy as a peer mentor and as a leader in 2015.
Cori studied Natural History Interpretation at the State University of New York: Environmental Science and Forestry with a minor in Recreation Resources and Protected Area Management. Through SCA she was able to find her dream career protecting public lands by educating and engaging the public. After her internship, she worked at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in her home state of Texas and Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area on the Oregon coast.
Currently, Cori is the Youth and Community Engagement Coordinator at Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in western Washington. She works with a variety of partners (like SCA!) coordinating and leading youth and community programs throughout the Forest. When Cori isn't enjoying the natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest she likes to try new recipes, sing karaoke, read and drink chai lattes.
Jean Bartholomew, San Francisco, CA
Jean is an overly proud native Pittsburgher. She began with the SCA as a high school student on a national crew 15 miles in the backcountry of Yellowstone, aka her version of paradise. In college, she participated in Alternative Spring Break at the Grand Canyon which reinvigorated her love of national parks and trail work. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Political Science, she discovered that while she loves writing she has a disdain for cubicles. Jean worked briefly at REI, replenishing her gear supply before heading back to SCA to lead national crews. In her first stint as a field leader, Jean had the wonderful opportunity to serve in Yellowstone again, in the same region of the park with the same agency contact.
Jean has gone to on become immersed in the SCA world, working on leader crews and national crews - from Denali to the Virgin Islands, and leading volunteer events in cities across the country. She is now the Seasonal Community Services Educator at the Crissy Field Center for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy in San Francisco. With this role, she uses the skills and values she gained with SCA to teach placed-based environmental education.
Jeremy Taitano, Philadelphia, PA
Jeremy is a current student at Temple University in Philadelphia who began his SCA experience as a high school member of the Washington DC Conservation Learning Corps.
Jeremy first developed a passion for conservation while living on Saipan, a 12x5 mile island in the south pacific from where his father's family comes. Spearfishing on the islands reefs and spending time on the island's beaches gave him an appreciation for climate change and sea level rise through first-hand experience.
Jeremy began his SCA experience as a high school member of Washington DC's Conservation Learning Corps, since then he has served on two community crews, participated in an alternative spring break program and in two National Park Service Academies. He continues to stay active with SCA through several community service events in the Washington DC area.
Since moving back to the mainland, his original curiosity towards nature and caring for the environment has turned into a passion for youth empowerment through connecting with and working within the great outdoors and public spaces.
Erin Murphy
Erin grew up canoeing Florida's creeks and exploring its beaches, while visiting national parks around the country each summer. She attended the University of Florida to study environmental science, and recently completed her JD at Georgetown Law. Erin has benefited from two empowering experiences serving with the Student Conservation Association. During her first summer of college she worked in Pisgah National Forest, NC, monitoring hiking trails, assisting with prescribed burn preparation, and employing new techniques to battle invasive species. At her second SCA position, Erin coordinated the Children in Nature program for Delaware State Parks, promoting outdoor opportunities for kids around the state.
While in law school, Erin worked for environmental organizations and agencies such as Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund and the EPA. For the next year, she will clerk for Justice Hjelm on the Maine Supreme Court, and looks forward to practicing public interest law to promote conservation and a cleaner, safer environment.
Daniel Dryburgh
Growing up in the Bay Area, Daniel developed a passion for environmental conservation from an early age, and involvement with Boy Scouts catalyzed his desire to explore the natural beauty of his native California.
His SCA journey began in high school as a member of a National Crew in Alaska's White Mountains National Recreation Area. After a summer of constructing trail on the mosquito-infested tundra, Daniel was hooked. Through SCA NPS Academy, he went on to serve as a Digital Media Intern for the largest urban national park in the U.S., Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, gaining valuable insight into the fundamental challenges of urban environmentalism: access and coexistence.
Having recently earned a double major in Marketing and International Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Daniel currently works as an Account Manager for GlassView, a digital advertising start-up based in New York City.
Outside of the office, he can be found enjoying the outdoors, volunteering with the Student Conservation Association, and playing soccer. His passions include sustainable development, travel and, all things sport.
Christopher Fernandez, Washington, DC
Christopher grew up in the suburbs of Washington D.C. in Northern Virginia where he developed a passion for environmental conservation through meaningful experiences in local parks, the Smithsonian Institution, and the SCA.
In 2014 and 2015, Christopher was involved in SCA's Career Discovery Internship Program (CDIP) through which he spent two summers doing field work at the Long Island and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Complexes. Christopher has stayed involved with the SCA through community service events and mentorship and outreach to other students.
As he finishes his studies in Environmental and Conservation Biology at George Mason University, Christopher is working on campus to help build a community of stewards interested in trail blazing the conservation movement. Through this and with his seat on the SCA Alumni Council Christopher intends to further his passion for uplifting and empowering others to explore nature and cultivate care for the environment and their communities.
Tina Walsh, New York City, NY
Much like the island she grew up on, Tina was shaped by her experiences with water. A childhood on Long Island brought fascination with many of the animals living off the shore, especially horseshoe crabs and sharks. This magnetic quality of water remains to be a driving force in her life. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Biology and Chemistry from St. John's University in Queens where she fell in love with the energy and endless possibilities that New York City brought.
Environmental education and conservation are vital pieces to the changing landscape of New York City. Her first position was a part of SCA's Hudson Valley Corps as an Environmental Educator with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. From there Tina went on to work at various non-profit groups such as the Beczak Science Center in Yonkers and the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park.
Today she is an Environmental Educator at Hudson River Park in New York City, which encompasses 4 miles of reconstructed piers along Manhattan's West Side. The park's mission of access, awareness, and stewardship resonate strongly with Tina and make for a perfect fit. With this position, Tina also has the unique opportunity to supervise SCA interns, a great way to be inspired by and connect with the next generation of conservation leaders.


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Mazda MX-5 Miata Super20
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The car you see above is the Mazda MX-5 Miata Super20, and as far as we know, it's the only one out on the road. Oh sure, people have been hotting-up Miatas since the little roadster's birth some two decades ago, but this Super20 is a hand-crafted Mazda original, first seen at the 2010 SEMA Show and the brought back out for the 2011 expo wearing the color scheme seen here.
It's very rare that we get to drive conceptual show cars outside of staged ride-and-drive events. Needless to say, when Mazda called and offered us a few days with its sweet little Super20 here in the Motor City, we immediately cleared our schedules.
Over the course of our week with the Super20, both Executive Editor Chris Paukert and I – Paukert being a second-generation (NB) Miata owner, for what it's worth – were able to flog the little yellow racer. Would this prove to be our favorite Miata yet?
Driving Notes
It's very rare that we get to drive conceptual show cars outside of staged ride-and-drive events. Needless to say, when Mazda called and offered us a few days with its sweet little Super20 here in the Motor City, we immediately cleared our schedules.
Over the course of our week with the Super20, both Executive Editor Chris Paukert and I – Paukert being a second-generation (NB) Miata owner, for what it's worth – were able to flog the little yellow racer. Would this prove to be our favorite Miata yet?
Driving Notes
- First, let's get one thing out of the way: It's unclear exactly how much power is being produced by the supercharged 2.0-liter MZR engine. Mazda's original press materials suggest somewhere around 250 horsepower for the Cosworth-supercharged mill – a full 83 hp more than the standard, naturally aspirated car. No torque specs were given, but it's easy to feel the extra thrust of power in the lower end of the powerband.
- "Despite having a lot more power, the engine is still working way too hard at highway speeds (a sensation amplified by the overly boomy aftermarket exhaust and lack of sound deadening). Time for a taller sixth gear," Paukert notes.
- Chris continues, "The ACT street clutch isn't as friendly in terms of modulation as the stock unit, but it's easy enough to get used to, and probably necessary considering the extra power the Cosworth supercharged MZR is kicking out."
- As for handling, having this extra grunt in the Super20 only proves how great the NC Miata's chassis is. The Super20 had no issues putting power to the ground with poise, still being immensely forgiving all the while. "It's enough to make one wish for an intermediate stability control setting with a broader degree of play," Paukert notes.
- This thing is a total attention-grabber, and not just because of the unique yellow-and-black color scheme. It's lower, wider, and looks downright mean because of it. Wherever we took it, the Super20 garnered all sorts of attention from people of all ages (and both sexes).
- We love the finger-pull door latches – paying a tribute to the ones used on the original NA Miata. A nice homage.
- Interior is your standard Miata fare, albeit with some suede inserts in the seats. That said, we'd love some more supportive chairs here, as the stock seats don't provide nearly enough lateral support, something we really noticed while flinging the supercharged Miata around.
- Weight has been saved throughout the car's interior, including the removal of the storage and roll bar compartment behind the front seats. A half-cage has been added, as well as a fixed hardtop. Notice how the fuel door release just sort of hangs outside of the center console.
- We won't fault the serious NVH issues of this car too much – it was designed to be a concept first and foremost, after all – but man, this thing is loud, and everything inside the car rattles. The fixed roof is no better for sound deadening than the normal soft top.
- All in, the Super20 makes us wish for a proper stripped-out track day special edition. An all-new Miata is still probably at least two years away, so a more hardcore version would certainly be enough to keep enthusiasts entertained until then.
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Definition of eligible in English:
1Having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions: customers who are eligible for discounts [with infinitive]: a foreign student is eligible to attend the school
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- This is subject to winners being eligible for race competition licences.
- There are two conditions that must be met in order to be eligible for these new measures.
- Four or five cardinals who are eligible for the candidacy of pope could openly campaign.
entitled, permitted, allowed, qualified, able
1.1(Of a person) desirable or suitable as a partner in marriage: the world's most eligible bachelor
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- We have plenty of eligible bachelors in these parts and quite a few eligible ladies too!
- Prince William managed to stand one of the world's most eligible women up last week when he got tied up foxhunting.
- Last month this magazine presented a list of Scotland's 100 most eligible women and men.
desirable, suitable;
available, single, unmarried, unattached, unwed
Late Middle English: via French from late Latin eligibilis, from Latin eligere 'choose, select' (see elect).
elegant from Late Middle English:
These days, someone elegant will generally be well dressed, but the basic idea behind the word is of being discerning and making careful choices. It comes from Old French élégant or Latin elegans, from eligere 'to choose or select', which was the origin of elect (Late Middle English), eligible (Late Middle English), and elite (late 18th century).
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All throughout December, we will be examining comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically "overturned" by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Click here for an archive of all the previous editions of The Abandoned An' Forsaked. Feel free to e-mail me at email@example.com if you have any suggestions for future editions of this feature.
Today we look at the redemption of Prometheus' bad ass stature…
Prometheus was introduced in JLA as basically the villain equivalent to Batman. Tough enough to take on the entire JLA…
Then he was getting beat up all over the place, like when Green Arrow out a hurting on him…
Hush saves him, and Prometheus does not come off so well…
Prometheus then basically becomes Hush's henchman…
In the 2009 Prometheus one-shot by Sterling Gates, we discover that that was not the same Prometheus who fought the JLA…
He captures the imposter and we learn the connection between the two…
Prometheus went on to challenge the Justice League once again and caused some major damage. Green Arrow, oddly enough, was once again the person who took him out, but this time not nearly as easily.
I didn't realize they had fixed Prometheus, very cool.
This is often the problem with a villain introduced as the baddest badass on the block. There's always going to be another writer who really wants to see that creep taken down a peg.
Also, seeing Prometheus in a Batman comic seems problematic, because Knight's current costume is so similar.
Unfortunately, his return to his former glory was done in one of the most universally reviled series DC's put out in recent years, making this retcon completely ineffective. Prometheus in Cry for Justice may have been powerful for the first six issues (largely due to the heroes being portrayed as completely incompetent, rushing him all at once), but in the final issue he basically let Green Arrow walk up and skewer him.
OK- where was that middle section from- where G.A. perforates him so thouroughly? It looks familiar, but I can't place it.
Batman Gotham Knights #53.
That was the absolutely horrendous period of Gotham Knights where Hush appeared in every single issue for about 2 years straight.. It's what finally caused me to drop the book.
Speaking of characters designed to be anti-Batmen, did the Wraith ever make another appearance after Batman Special #1, in 1984?
Yes , the Wraith appeared in a Batman Confidental arc a few years ago. I don't remember the issue numbers. But it was early in the series.
Y'all are talking about the Wrath. The Wraith is a minor Spider-Man villain.
Naw, the Wraith is a hero created by Michael T. Gilbert in "Quack!" He's kinda like the Spirit.
I always liked his takedown in JLA/ Avengers, where he tries his psychological warfare attack on Captain America, and Cap punches him out all "Bitch, please."
Nice save of a character. Well thought out "excuse"
I always hoped that the Wraith would be revealed as the mastermind behind the Hush storyline …. but it wasnt.
Boy that Gotham Knights storyline really was almost nonsensical. Did Judd Winick write it?
neural chaff. ugh. That's got Grant Morrison written all over it.
Yes, I was thinking that while re-reading it.
Nevetmind that in his first appearance…after all that posturing…..his own creator had Prometheus defeated by a single cateoman whip to the balls. That character was always style over substance
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Where can I find a standalone light sensor that updates the brightness of my screen to match the ambient light level in realtime for Windows 7? My monitor does not have a sensor. I had the idea there was such a thing, but all I can find is for laptops or Macs.
Check this before buying somethings, May be it's a solution if there's no such sensors built-in your PC...
Webcam as Ambient Light Sensor in Windows 7
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I have the following method in a module that calls another method imported from another module:
def imported_function():
The actual method that needs to be tested, imports and uses the above function:
from somewhere import imported_function
def function_to_be_tested():
return 42
The inner calls and related calculations inside imported_function are not important and they are not what I want to test so I just want to skip them while testing the actual function function_to_be_tested.
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def test_function_to_be_tested(self):
import somewhere
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Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances in medical, surgical, and critical care, the mortality rate for Aspergillus endocarditis remains dismal (approaching 100%). We report a case of a 49 year old immunocompetent woman with recent aortic valve prosthesis who presents with fever, chills, sweats, left facial droop, left arm weakness, petechial rash and cyanotic toes. Initial trans-esophageal echo was normal but a repeat study revealed a 9 × 5 mm vegetation abutting the aortic pros- thesis. Microbiological correlation could not be documented despite the presence of persistent fever through serial blood cultures, and the diagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis was ultimately made on embolectomy specimen when she developed an ischemic right leg. Aggressive medical treatment was initiated with intravenous voraconazole, liposomal amphotericin-B and heparin. The timing of surgical intervention was contemplated, but was precluded by multiple comorbidities. She succumbed to her illness after developing cerebral herniation following intraparenchymal hemorrhage.
The effectiveness of combined medical intervention and surgical valve replacement for Aspergillus endocarditis is therefore contingent on high diagnostic suspicion and early echocardiographic detection in a high risk individual with features of culture-negative endocarditis.
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Edmunds.com, the car research site, releases amusing ads that show a supermarket checkout clerk haggling. Dealers force the site to remove the ads, saying car dealers don't haggle anymore.
The Toyota Prius' electronic issues signal that cars will have more software bugs. But cars are not PCs, an expert at car Web site Edmunds.com explains.
The 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show concluded on September 27, and boy were there some mighty and pretty (and expensive) cars on display. This Edmunds.com highlight reel shows off some of the finer automobiles making their debut at this celebrated motor show.
The new Toyota Prius and the revitalized Honda Insight face off in this Web video from Edmunds.com.
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America Online hopes a deal with auto-research provider Edmunds.com and a redesign of its AOL Autos channel will help drive its car-buying business.
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Welcome to Cop15, the UN Conference on Global Warming being held in Copenhagen. Denmark is not easy to forget. In the first place, every school child knows the tales of fearless, seafaring Danes. In the second place,every traveler remembers Copenhagen as the city of $20.00 hamburgers and $40.00 seven minute taxi cab fares. Copenhagen is, in fact, the second most expensive city in the world, just slightly less expensive to live in than Oslo. But that will be nothing compared to the price the world pays for this conference.


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Spectacularly finished Executive home
2540 ft.², 3-bedroom, 2 bathroom, resort style pool and backyard, three car garage, and much more
Large gated courtyard
52' x 20' custom built in pool with multi color underwater lighting. 3ft to 91/2ft in depth. Custom designed, built-in swim outs on both sides & ends. 6" deep sunbathing/resting platform (8'x 5').
30' x 20' living and formal dining rooms as seen from front of the house
30' x 20' living and dining rooms as seen from family room
Extensive remodel of entire kitchen completed in 2011 at a cost of approximately $62,500
Top end stainless appliances including 42" Kitchen Aid refrigerator, Electrolux dishwasher, Bosch Convection Oven, Gaganau Gourmet Steamer ($6,000), Elica European Chandelier Blower/Fan/Light.
Top of the line Brazilian Minsk 3cm granite that includes 15' x 3' raised custom dining/sitting bar
Top of the line Brazilian Minsk granite
18' x 11' family room
26' x 17' master bedroom with fireplace and doors to back patio
18' x 9' master bathroom completed in 2011 at a cost of approximately $23,500
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U.S. Releases 9 More Guantanamo Detainees
Eighty detainees now remain, the lowest population at the facility in 14 years.By Chas Danner
Eighty detainees now remain, the lowest population at the facility in 14 years.By Chas Danner
Ten men were transferred to Oman on Thursday.By Samuel Lieberman
He expressed no desire for the future other than to get married.By Ben Ellman
Pentagon officials were sent back to the drawing board.By Margaret Hartmann
That's what he'd change if he could do it over again.By Margaret Hartmann
The president plans to make an aggressive push to transfer more detainees.By Margaret Hartmann
They were sent back to Afghanistan.By Caroline Bankoff
Only 136 left to go.By Caroline Bankoff
Well, this is an interesting program.By Dan Amira
Molly Crabapple talks to the Cut about drawing smiley faces in Gitmo and waging class warfare in nightclubs.By Jill Filipovic
Or the government may be distorting the facts.By Margaret Hartmann
That discouraged detainees from meeting with lawyers.By Margaret Hartmann
"I say close Guantanamo, open the Bay."By Jennifer Vineyard
He'll restart the transfer of detainees to Yemen.By Margaret Hartmann
"This is a lingering problem that is not going to get better."By Joe Coscarelli
It will be sent to his family in Yemen through the prisoner's lawyers.By Joe Coscarelli
A prisoner wrote a devastating op-ed, dictated over the phone.By Joe Coscarelli
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Newcastle right-back Mathieu Debuchy will miss France's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Spain on March 22 and 26 with a left thigh injury, the French Football Federation said Monday, with Rod Fanni deputising.
Debuchy picked up the injury in Sunday's English Premier League loss at Wigan and had to hobble off in the 12th minute.
His club-mates Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Yohan Cabaye and Moussa Sissoko are retained in the squad.
"Mathieu has a thigh muscle injury. He is out of the two matches, we have called in Rod Fanni, who will join up with us this evening," said France coach Didier Deschamps.
Marseille's Fanni, 31, has won five caps to date, his last coming in 2010.
Two other potential options, Arsenal's Bacary Sagna and Lyon's Anthony Reveillere, are both already unavailable through injury.
Deschamps plumped for Fanni ahead of Saint-Etienne's Francois Clerc, who won the last of his 13 caps to date in 2008.
France began their Group I campaign with a 1-0 win in Finland and followed up with a 3-1 home victory against Belarus before a stoppage-time goal by Olivier Giroud earned them a 1-1 draw at world champions Spain in October.
France squad
Goalkeepers: Mickael Landreau (SC Bastia), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham/ENG), Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
Defenders: Gael Clichy (Manchester City/ENG), Rod Fanni (Marseille), Patrice Evra (Manchester United/ENG), Christophe Jallet (Paris SG), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal/ENG), Mamadou Sakho (Paris SG), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Newcastle/ENG)
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle/ENG), Maxime Gonalons (Lyon), Blaise Matuidi (Paris SG), Dimitri Payet (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle/ENG), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)
Strikers: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/ESP), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal/ENG), Bafetimbi Gomis (Lyon), Jeremy Menez (Paris SG), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/GER), Loic Remy (Queens Park Rangers/ENG)


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Released: May 01st, 1995
Running Time: 106
Director: Cameron Grant
Company: Ultimate Pictures
Distribution Companies: Adam & Eve Pictures
Cast: Jordan Lee, Misty Rain, Barbara Doll, Bionca (I), Kyle Phillips, Vince Vouyer, Steve Drake, Kylie Ireland, Rebecca Lord, Anna Malle, Sindee Coxx, Jen Teal (I), Nikole Lace, Nick East, Vanessa Chase, Peter North, Felecia, T.T. Boy, Steven St. Croix, Tony Tedeschi
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In typical Cameron Grant fashion, a virtual who's who in adult has been gathered for a slick, stylish and lengthy fleshathon. The story (also penned by Grant) involves, oddly enough, a Fantasy Chamber (an experiment in sensory deprivation where a person is partially submerged in water and externally stimulated). Sounds like an Aspen hot tub.
Explorer and knowledge-seeker (go ahead and make your own jokes) Nikole Lace volunteers for the sexperiment and before you can say Scanners, she's involved in a Barbara Doll/Mark Davis three-way. This vignette shot before a series of mirrors is aptly titled, "Reflections." The well-shot, beautifully scored prism-poking that follows includes; ass kneading, cowgirl, doggie, standing fuck, standing 69 (be careful when trying this at home. Remember, these are trained professionals), dual dick-drenching and of course the ever-popular doggie anal.
Nikole convinces Kylie Ireland to enjoy the "treasures of the tomb" for herself and before you can say Mad Max (catch a theme here?), Kylie is involved in a three-way biker banging with Alex Sanders and Vince Vouyer. A garbage can fire provides the dramatic lighting for the blow job/doggie double team. Kylie also finds herself in a poolside domination (with Betty Page replica, Sindee Coxx) scene that features spanking, strap-ons and mutual bush biting.
Word travels fast, as Steve Drake also gives the chamber a whirl. He envisions three of the hottest looking women in the adult biz today (Felecia, Misty Rain and Jen Teal) involved in a heated latex clad, altar-worshipping all-girler. Strap-ons, butt-plugs, tongues, tits, clits and hot candle wax has this I-can't-control-this-bulge-in-my-pants scene scorching.
It would take too long to review each of the ten well shot, scored, acted and directed scenes but they're all definitely worth a look (and besides, anytime you get Sindee Coxx in a Betty Page get-up and T.T. Boy in a top hat, you know its gotta be special). With it's high production values (computer graphics, special effects, etc.) and beautiful cast, Fantasy Chamber and it's Total Recall-ish theme will explore unchartered areas of your mind as well as body.
With selected scenarios being more stylish than hardcore, look for sales of the "soft" or cable version to soar.


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Thanks to hits like "I Can't Dance," "Hold My Heart," and "Invisible Touch," Genesis became one of the most popular rock bands of the 20th century. Now, you'll catch former guitar Steve Hackett as he brings the Genesis Revisited tour to Royal Oak Music Theatre on Monday, September 23. Hackett joined Genesis in 1971, and he was part of the band's golden age, all of which will be represented again through hit after hit at this must-see show.
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Pakistan remains under emergency rule despite President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to hold parliamentary elections in January. A nuclear security analyst and a Pakistani physicist assess how the political turmoil will affect the security of Pakistan's nuclear program. Continue reading
Pakistani police blanketed the site of a major anti-government protest rally Friday and barricaded opposition leader Benazir Bhutto inside her home to prevent her from joining the demonstration. Experts assess the latest developments in country's political crisis. Continue reading
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Explosions went off near a convoy carrying former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Thursday as she returned to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile. At least 108 people were reported killed in the blast. A reporter details the chaotic homecoming scene from Karachi. Continue reading
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The Taliban released 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and another seven may be freed Thursday. A political scientist and a former CIA official discuss the challenges of negotiating with the Taliban. Continue reading
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Texas Chainsaw 3D
- Studio: "DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG
- Release Date: Jan 4, 2013
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Helmer John Luessenhop ("Takers") and a small army of scripters go back to the bloody roots of the long-running franchise to concoct a better-than-average horror-thriller that relies more on potent suspense than graphic savagery or stereoscopic tricks.
The mere presence of a second layer to the story gives Texas Chainsaw 3D an intriguing kick, and it adds a couple moments of visual wit that show a willingness to fiddle around with the genre. Not being irredeemable garbage counts as a modest achievement, but it's a small step in the right direction.
Ms. Daddario is adequate, while Mr. Eastwood, as a lawman, strikes sinister notes. It's nice to see briefly Marilyn Burns, the record-holder in long-distance screaming in Tobe Hooper's original 1974 "Texas Chain Saw Massacre," and Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface in the same.
A sign of how desperate the series' producers have become is that the big twist here is that Leatherface, the slobby butcher-boy demon in his mask of human skin, is now...the good guy. (That's a ''jump the chainsaw'' concept if ever there was one.)
Stick around through the credits for an extra closing scene that leaves the door of Heather's new home wide open for a sequel.
The original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" leaves audiences feeling hollowed out, dispirited and dissolute. Texas Chainsaw 3D is simply a bummer for being a big nothing.
Discredit director John Luessenhop for giving us 3-D visuals reminiscent of "Jaws 3-D": That slab of meat's coming right for us! Try as he might to honor the original - flashbulb transitions, a skeevy (yet buff) hitchhiker, metal doors, and meat hooks - there's little of its mounting dread.
The climax of Texas Chainsaw 3D is a bit more interesting and unpredictable than the usual horror-movie third act. But it feels like it's bred more out of desperation than anything organic; you can sense the gears turning in the screenwriters' heads as they try to figure out a way to breathe some fresh life into this franchise.
Unlike the restrained 1974 film which cleverly relied mainly on suggestion, this version piles on the graphic, often CGI-enhanced gore.
The most frightening thing about the franchise at this point is that it just keeps on going, undaunted by the characteristics by which the first film made its name. Family is still family and a brand is still a brand, but the blade… well, it's only grown dull.
There's nothing thrilling about summarily dispatching everybody who isn't meant to survive to the credits, nothing entertaining about meathook, hatchet and chainsaw murdering that we've seen scores of times.
Sadly, this leap onto the stereoscopic bandwagon marks a new low for the franchise, as far away in quality from the '74 original as it is in years.
Time to fire up the critical Black & Decker: Somebody-there are six credited screenwriters-really wasn't clear on the concept.
A clunky, lumbering sequel that, like its masked protagonist, has no redeeming features.
Texas Chainsaw 3D sees itself as over-the-top and knowing, but what we ultimately get is simply eyes without a face.
There's no deliberate Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2-style comedy to the film, just dim-witted gruesomeness retrofitted with gimmicky contemporary trappings.
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Jan 11, 2013What a stinker!! I seriously don't understand how an army of writers came up with this dreck! I feel bad for the new generation along with noWhat a stinker!! I seriously don't understand how an army of writers came up with this dreck! I feel bad for the new generation along with no jobs they have to watch pale horrible remakes of far superior originals! Do yourself a favor and watch the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and forget the rest!… Full Review »
Jan 9, 2013This is a typical horror flick with a lot of gore and insane situations. As usual with a movie like this, it is going to be polarizing. I amThis is a typical horror flick with a lot of gore and insane situations. As usual with a movie like this, it is going to be polarizing. I am somewhat in the middle with this. I would have liked a bit more originality, but I don't want to jump in the bandwagon and bash it for what it is: "just" a horror movie.… Full Review »
Jan 5, 2013I hate that i am gonna say this but it was stupidly-comedic and hilarious. It's a fun movie actually, and as a fan, i find it very interestingI hate that i am gonna say this but it was stupidly-comedic and hilarious. It's a fun movie actually, and as a fan, i find it very interesting to see if a 2012 type Texas Chainsaw will work and it did. No scare at all but i don't care, do you? 2 THUMBS UP!… Full Review »


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I listened to the call and did not recognize the name of the new face of latisse, Christina Hendricks. I googled her up and still do not really recognize her but I have to say I am dis-appointed. She may be the picture of the American women for someone but she has massively oversized breast implants and may well be a candidate for a lapband. (check her BMI score). With the millions of pretty faces we see everyday, I think we could have done better. By the way I am long AGN and really not liking this week much.
With the millions of pretty faces we see everyday, -Speaking of pretty faces the lady that was disfigured by a chimp received a face transplant!Her hands transplant did not take.God bless her,and thank God for plastic surgeons!What skill,and how far they have come.


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Before-camp meet & greet
Opening Ceremony - Kaliko
Opening Ceremony - Keola
Opening Ceremony - Paul
Opening Ceremony - Herb
Opening Ceremony - Ozzie
Opening Ceremony - 'Ohu
Opening Ceremony - Moana
Opening Ceremony - Uluwehi
Opening Ceremony - Alan
Opening Ceremony - Dennis
Staff Concert - Ozzie
Staff Concert - Herb
Staff Concert - Moana & Keola
Staff Concert - Konabob
Staff Concert - Alan & Herb
Staff Concert - Konabob, Alan & Herb
Staff Concert - Uluwehi
Staff Concert - Dancers from Uluwehi's Japanese Halau
Staff Concert - Dancer from Uluwehi's Japanese Halau
Open Mic Night - Tent
Open Mic Night - List of Performers
Open Mic Night - Haynes
Open Mic Night - Janet
Open Mic Night - Keith
Open Mic Night - Jeane
Open Mic Night - Tom
Open Mic Night - Sherry & Henry
Open Mic Night - George, Darrel & Susan
Open Mic Night - Jake
Open Mic Night - Kaliko
Open Mic Night - George
Open Mic Night - Konabob, Shirley & Alan
Open Mic Night - Darrel
Open Mic Night - Henry
Beamer Family Concert - Keola & Moana
Beamer Family Concert - Keola & Marsha
Beamer Family Concert - Kaliko
Beamer Family Concert - Keola
Beamer Family Concert - Moana
Beamer Family Concert - Keola & Chris
Beamer Family Concert - Dennis
Beamer Family Concert - Laua'e
Beamer Family Concert - Keola and "Big Dog" class
'Ukulele Construction
'Ukulele Construction - tender fingers from pressing the bracing while the glue set up
Kama La'i-making
Uluwehi's hula
Herb's 'ukulele class
Moana's hula class
Moana's lei-making class
'Ohu's chant class
Kaliko's 'ukulele class
Kaliko's language class
Ozzie's session 1 intermediate class
Ozzie one-on-one
Camp Store
Student concert - Alan's steel guitar
Student concert - Herb's 'ukulele
Student concert - Kaliko's 'ukulele
AMC Lu'au
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony - a new tradition of sharing a moment of silence and sharing of food; something Aunty Nona did following blessing ceremonies
Ozzie & Dick
Jan, Michael, Jo, Ursula & Larry
Dennis with proud 'ukulele builder Jan
Shirley & Konabob
Clay, Konabob & Dennis
Jan, Mark Alan & Ben
Jan, 'Ohu & Ben
Dave (aka Big Dawg) & Bev
Dave, Bev & Ben
Mark Alan, Jim, Jim's mom Marlene & 'Ohu
Dorothy (or I may be having a senior moment - sorry if so!)
Heiau (temple)
Sights around the hotel grounds
Sights at Place of Refuge
"Let me innnn"
Honu (green sea turtle)
Looking down into a sea cave at Hawai'i's South Point
I've been trying for years to capture the unique green in Hawai'ian surf. Maybe I found it at South Point.
The wind blows hard at South Point.
Mauna Kea from the parking lot of Jagger Museum at Kilauea
Hikers in the caldera of Kilauea 'Iki
Kilauea 'Iki looking toward Halema'uma'u crater (source of the venting)
Hilina Pali Overlook at Kilauea - looking north
Hilina Pali Overlook at Kilauea - looking south
Hilina Pali Overlook at Kilauea - looking at rainbow which formed over the lava field.
Panorama showing the big three volcanoes of Hawai'i Island - Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Hualalai (l-r). Taken from the slopes of Kohala.


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Cephas Thompson
Cephas Thompson (July 1, 1775 – November 6, 1856) was a successful, self-taught, early nineteenth-century portrait painter in the United States, who was born, died, and lived most of his life in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
Thompson married Olive Leonard on March 18, 1802. Their son, Cephas Giovanni Thompson, became a painter of portraits and landscape in his own right, and a friend of the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Their daughter Florantha married missionary Granville Sproat and, after spending time teaching at La Pointe, Wisconsin, moved to California during the gold rush. Florantha and Granville's daughter Elvira (Cephas Thompson's granddaughter) married James Hutchings, the early promoter of Yosemite.[1]
Although Thompson lived most of his life in Middleborough, he produced portraits throughout New England and from 1800-25 also made annual trips to the south during the winter months to paint in Alexandria, Baltimore, New Orleans, Norfolk, Philadelphia, and the Carolinas and Georgia. When about fifty years of age, he settled permanently in his home in Middleborough.
Among his portraits were those of John Marshall, Stephen Decatur, David Ramsay of South Carolina, John Howard Payne, Elizabeth Wirt, and George Washington Parke Custis, who was his pupil. The largest collection of his work is in the Boston Athenæum.
- ^ Huntley, Jen A. (2011). The Making of Yosemite: James Mason Hutchings and the Origin of America's Most Popular National Park. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press. ISBN 978-0-7006-1805-7.
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●You're mildly anemic.
About 12 percent of women under 50 have anemia or deficient levels of iron, a mineral key to producing hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that transports energizing oxygen throughout the body. Anemia is typically diagnosed with a complete blood count test, which measures circulating hemoglobin levels. But even if your numbers are normal, you may still be anemic. "Have your doctor also test your ferritin levels, which measure your body's iron stores," says Northrup. Anything below 12 nanograms per milliliter signals anemia. Your doctor will probably advise eating more iron-rich foods, such as lean beef and dried fruit. But don't take an iron supplement before first asking your doctor, since too-high levels can damage your liver.
● You're hypothyroid.
One in 10 women have hypothyroidism, or low thyroid hormone levels - and about half don't know it, according to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. "Thyroid hormones control metabolic rate, so when your cells aren't getting enough, your body's processes start to slow down, leaving you sluggish and prone to weight gain," says Mark Wiesen, M.D., director of endocrinology at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. Your doctor can check hormone levels in your blood with a thyroid-stimulating hormone test; low levels are treatable with a synthetic hormone, which you may have to take for the rest of your life. Another 10 percent of women experience postpartum thyroiditis, a decline in thyroid levels that frequently normalizes on its own over time.
● You've got restless legs syndrome (RLS).
Up to 10 percent of women suffer from RLS, a neurologic disorder characterized by an overwhelming urge to move your legs when they're at rest. "It can cause severe sleep deprivation because whenever you do fall asleep, your legs jerk you awake," says Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, D.O., director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the Cleveland Clinic. If you suspect RLS, check your iron levels: One suspected cause is iron deficiency (doctors aren't sure why). If you aren't anemic, ask your doctor about Requip, a drug proved to reduce RLS symptoms.


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It turns out Mark Trumbo will not be the one "protecting" Paul Goldschmidt in the Arizona Diamondbacks' lineup.
Instead that responsibility will fall on Martin Prado.
A guest of the Dan Bickley Show with Vince Marotta on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM Monday, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson explained the decision.
"He's a better true hitter. He's virtually a lifetime .300 hitter, he can handle the bat," Gibson said. "If they want to pitch around Goldy and we have multiple guys on I want to be able to do things with Prado.
"And the other thing is I want to try and get guys on base; he gets on base pretty good."
Prado hit .282 with 14 home runs and 82 RBI last year in his first season as a Diamondback, but is a career .292 hitter with a .342 on-base percentage.
And Trumbo, who was brought over from the Los Angeles Angels, is coming off a season in which he mashed 34 home runs and drove in 100 but hit just .234 and had an on-base percentage of .294.
It came down to power or contact, and Gibson is clearly choosing the latter.
"I want to get guys on base so if Goldy cleans them up I want to get some guys on base before Trumbo again as well, because hopefully Goldy hits them out of the park, Trumbo hits them out of the park," he said. "And the other thing with [Prado] is that I think he was a better hitter, he utilized his total game in the four spot.
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Our reviews of The Best Of Bonanza: Volume One (published October 22nd, 2003), Bonanza: The Official Second Season, Volume 2 (published November 6th, 2011), Bonanza: The Official Fifth Season (published April 20th, 2013), Bonanza: The Official First Season (published October 7th, 2009), Bonanza: The Official Fourth Season (published December 16th, 2012), Bonanza: The Official Seventh Season (published September 10th, 2014), and Bonanza: The Official Sixth Season (published July 27th, 2013) are also available.
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"I didn't inherit the Ponderosa. I worked to build it."—Ben Cartwright
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"From the first Chevrolet in 1911 to the newest marks a half century of Chevrolet quality, and Chevrolet celebrates its golden anniversary by saying: Thank you, America, for 50 years of confidence. Now, Chevrolet presents…"
A white-hot branding iron comes down, emblazoning the Chevrolet symbol onto the map of the Ponderosa, and we're right into Bonanza: The Official Third Season!
• "The Smiler"
There's big doings in Virginia City, Nevada, particularly out at the Ponderosa ranch; home to everybody's favorite TV widower, Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene, Battlestar Galactica), and his three sons: Adam (Pernell Roberts, Trapper John, M.D.), Hoss (Dan Blocker, Lady in Cement), and Little Joe (Michael Landon, Little House on the Prairie). Count 'em: thirty four rip snortin', Bronc-bustin', Dad-burned, episodic adventures, and each one presented "in living color," still very much a rarity in the fall of 1961.
Season premiere "The Smiler" boasts a bravura performance from guest star Herschel Bernardi (Peter Gunn), as the brother of a man Hoss kills during a street scuffle. The biggest-hearted Cartwright experiences an eerily unique form of passive-aggressive punishment, administered by a man armed only with songs, proverbs, and talk of forgiveness. I saw this episode many moons ago as an impressionable child, and it's haunted me ever since. Nice to see the story hasn't lost any of its power.
The equally haunting and musical "Broken Ballad" finds legendary gunslinger Ed Payson (Robert Culp, The Greatest American Hero) returning to the region after years on the road, coming home to claim and rehab his late father's weather-worn farmhouse. Payson no longer wears a gun, now preferring six strings and singing to six-shooters and showdowns. But that does nothing to mollify the vengeful townsfolk, who've neither forgotten nor forgiven Payson for killing the son of a local shopkeeper before leaving town in the first place.
"The Many Faces Of Gideon Flinch" marks the eighth and final Bonanza episode directed by big screen legend Robert Altman (The Player), who goes out with a blaze of glory, helming a deliberately light-hearted tale of mistaken identities, ulterior motives, and cross-purposes. It's a feat of comedic strength, and among the many extras included in this set is an (optional) commentary track by guest star Sue Ann Langdon (Hold On!), who sounds like she had as much fun making this episode as I had watching it.
Presented in standard definition 1.33:1 full frame, there's some residual grit and grain that pops up during the course of these episodes, but the colors are sharp and vivid. The Dolby 2.0 Mono mix is serviceable, and English SDH captioning is available.
Bonus features include four additional episodes feature commentary tracks; an excerpt from "Henry Fonda and the Family," featuring Blocker; a witty clip from "The Scene Stealers," a 1962 March of Dimes promo pitting Blocker and Greene (as Hoss and Ben) against screen icons Buster Keaton and Ed Wynn; vintage Chevrolet commercials, and production photos, photos, and even more photos. A "Bonanza" indeed!
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Can Spurrier Win as Saban?
The clearest sign yet that Nick Saban has wholly taken over Southeastern Conference—and thus of college football as a whole? It had to be South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier standing in the bowels of the Swamp Saturday afternoon, telling reporters that his team's performance was "sad" and "embarrassing."
That's a normal reaction after a 44-11 loss to Florida in a key SEC East showdown. Yet the real pathos derives from how Spurrier lost to the school he once coached, the school now led by Saban disciple Will Muschamp.
The Head Ball Coach must have felt like the guy who changed everything about himself in order to please a significant other, only to be told: Sorry, but she found somebody better.
Spurrier dominated the SEC in the 1990s at his alma mater by transforming the Gators into a passing juggernaut, a Fun 'N Gun attack that drew up "ball plays" designed to "hang half a hundred" on opponents. (For those who don't speak Spurrier, that means scoring 50 points.) Running the ball was something you did just enough to keep defenses honest, and defense was something you hired some talented young coach to oversee while you dreamed up more pass patterns.
His methods certainly worked. Taking over a Florida program that had never won much of anything, he nailed down six SEC championships from 1991 to 2000. It might have nagged that such a dominant run resulted in "only" one national title, but surely that was nothing that a few more passes couldn't cure.
But while Spurrier took a brief and unhappy sojourn to the NFL to coach the Redskins in 2002 and 2003, Saban began to transform the SEC. Then at LSU, Saban won the BCS title in 2003 with a team built on defense, the running game and a mobile game manager under center in Matt Mauck. While Spurrier's QBs at Florida made postseason award shortlists, Mauck went to dental school.
The HBC returned to the college game in 2005 with South Carolina, while Saban was on his own ill-fated NFL sabbatical. Yet the SEC had already been transformed into a running-and-defense league. Even the SEC's spread offenses that have helped win championships were built less around flashy passing games (like West Virginia's) or even speedy backs (like Oregon's) but behind beefy QBs who doubled as power runners. See Tebow, Tim, and Newton, Cam.
Spurrier tried to chuck it around for a while at South Carolina but discovered that his Fun 'N Gun no longer confounded conference coordinators. Spurrier's first five Gamecocks squads lost at least five games each season.
So Spurrier changed. He basically abandoned the pass-first philosophy he had built his career on and got with the Saban blueprint. After all, Saban was back in the SEC by 2007 with Alabama, while LSU was still going strong under Les Miles and Florida was winning by running the ball and throwing out waves of five-star defenders under Urban Meyer. Those three schools combined for six BCS titles from 2003 to 2011.
In 2010 Spurrier unveiled a freshman running back named Marcus Lattimore, and he helped the Gamecocks win the SEC East. That season included a 36-14 win over the Gators in the Swamp in which Lattimore rushed for 212 yards on 40 carries. Fun 'N Gun had transformed into Ground 'N Pound.
Last season Spurrier welcomed another true freshman phenom, 6-foot-6 defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, and the Gamecocks went 11-2. Erratic QB Steven Garcia was finally sent packing and replaced by Connor Shaw, a mobile game manager. Maybe South Carolina didn't light up the scoreboard, but the wins looked plenty pretty, especially for a program that's never won an SEC title since joining in 1992 and last won any conference crown in 1969.
Recently Spurrier has all but become a Stepford Saban. Consider the former passing-game guru's comments on a recent SEC conference call: "There's all kinds of ways to win the game. The best one is to play outstanding defense, special teams and run the ball. There have been a lot of champions that run the ball."
Which is why yesterday's beatdown much have been that much more painful for Spurrier. He willingly changed his approach to get down in the muck with his SEC brethren, and all it did Saturday was leave him dirty. Muschamp's boys didn't just win ugly. Somehow they dominated ugly.
The Gamecocks actually played generally outstanding defense; the Gators managed only 183 total yards. But all other aspects of Spurrier's new strategy were a mess.
Special teams were a disaster, with two turnovers deep in Carolina territory. The Gamecocks couldn't run the ball a lick, with 36 net yards on 26 attempts for 1.4 yards a crack.
Spurrier was so desperate early in the second half that he reverted to his old visor-tossing ways, yanking Shaw for a throwing quarterback in Dylan Thompson. That didn't work any better. Thompson was 8-of-20 for 83 yards and a pick, compared with Shaw's 9-of-20 for 72 yards and no picks.
This isn't to suggest that Spurrier will, or should, return to the Fun 'N Gun. This Gamecocks squad is still the same one that clobbered then-No. 5 Georgia 35-7 just two weeks ago. There's no shame in dropping road games at LSU and Florida, part of a three-game stretch against top-10 foes. Running the ball and stopping the run really does win championships. Plus, no more Sabanistas remain on the schedule.
Still, yesterday's defeat must especially sting. Losing is never easy, but it must feel even worse when you do it by coaching like someone else.


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Length: 8½"
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Rated 5 out of 5 by LoveMyBaby This is a wonderful product I bought this beautiful bracelet for my boyfriend and he loves it. I would recommend everyone to purchase this item. It was everything that I expected and more. I looooooooooovvvvvveeeeeee it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! January 8, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by waldengirl quality without breaking the bank I'm a female but have large wrists so purchased this for me. It's a tad bigger than I would want, but I'm very pleased with the look & feel. It's exactly what I was hoping for. January 14, 2015
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