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Today: Investors get spooked by CEO Meg Whitman's gloomy outlook for Hewlett-Packard (HPQ); will they have the patience for her long-term turnaround plan? Plus, Apple (AAPL) rises on report of pending iPad Mini, and Netflix (NFLX) has more satisfied customers.
HP shares plunge nearly 13 percent
Hewlett-Packard shares tumbled to a 10-year low Wednesday, as a grim outlook overshadowed CEO Meg Whitman's attempt to rally investors.
Whitman spoke to anaysts in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, hoping to bolster confidence that the troubled company is slowly but surely making progress in its recovery. But her warnings of significantly less earnings in 2013 and a four- to five-year turnaround spooked investors, sending HP shares down almost 13 percent, or $2.22, to close at $14.91. HP shares are now down more than 40 percent in 2012, CNN reported, making it the year's worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Industral Average.
"The big disappointment is stemming from the fact that things are expected to get worse" in fiscal 2013, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani wrote, according to Reuters. "The company intends to revert back to being a growth story. However, in the near term, earnings will get more challenging before they get better."
Whitman said the company was on the road to recovery, but was being hindered by the poor economy. "It's going to take longer to right this ship than anyone would like," Whitman said, according to the Merc's Steve Johnson. "I believe all of this is fixable, but it's going to take some time."
The question now is whether Whitman will be given that time; she is the Palo Alto tech giant's fourth CEO since 2005, and some experts believe her tenure is doomed unless she can show faster results.
"If she says (a four- to five-year turnaround), in four to six months she'll be fired," said Trip Chowdhry, a tech analyst with Global Equities Research told the Mercury News on Tuesday. "This is not running for office for another four years. I don't think investors have the patience to hope and pray and wait."
Apple rises on iPad Mini report
After a week of uncharacteristic declines, Apple shares started rallying Tuesday afternoon and continued rolling Wednesday, thanks to a report that the Cupertino tech giant has started production of a long-rumored 7-inch iPad.
Citing anonymous sources at Asian component makers, the Wall Street Journal reported that South Korea's LG and Taiwan's AU Optronics began production of 7.85-inch LCD screens for Apple last month. The so-called iPad Mini is expected to carry a signifncantly cheaper price tag than the $499 for the cheapest model of the 9.7-inch iPad, helping it stay competitive with 7-inch tablet rivals such as Google's (GOOG) $199 Nexus 7 and Amazon's $159 Kindle Fire.
The Journal report comes on the heels of Japanese blog's report earlier in the week that production on the iPad Mini had begun at a Brazilian plant, and a Ukrainian blog's supposed photos of the new device, taken from a factory in China. While the Journal report didn't cite a release date, Fortune last week reported the new device will likely be unveiled Oct. 17, and hit store shelves soon after, well in time for the Christmas retail season.
Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget told CNBC on Wednesday that the intoduction of a smaller iPad will benefit Apple, even though it may have smaller profit margins than some of the company's other fabulously popular products. They "need it because Amazon and Google and others have introduced a smaller tablet that is less expensive than the iPad, and that appears to be resonating very well with consumers. They're selling a whole bunch of them," Blodget said. "They're serving a purpose, so Apple wants to play in that game, and they should. That's a smart move."
Investors welcomed the iPad speculation, sending Apple shares up 1.58 percent, or $10.43, to close at $671.74.
Netflix: Happy customers lead to happy investors
Netflix shares soared Wednesday, bolstered by a report that found improved customer satisfaction.
A Citibank analyst's report found 48 percent of Netflix customers were "very or extremely satisfied," according to Bloomberg News, up from 45 percent in the first and second quarter of this year. A flood of angry customers dropped their subscriptions last year, after a price increase and ill-fated attempt to split its streaming and DVD rental businesses, but it appears Netflix has since won back hearts and minds. In the same survey, 37 percent of respondents said the service has gotten better over the past year, and 35 percent called Netflix "a top destination," up from 25 percent in the second quarter. Though its top rivals, Amazon and Google's YouTube, are also showing gains, Netflix is well positioned, the report said.
"Netflix's competitive position continues to rise," Citibank analyst Mark Mahaney wrote. "It's our 'screaming' buy -- we say 'buy,' people scream."
Shares in the Los Gatos streaming video company jumped 10.84 percent, or $6.12, to close at $62.58.
Among other Silicon Valley stocks, Mountain View-based LinkedIn rose 2.45 percent to $121.68 a day after announcing a new "follow" feature intended to increase user interaction, and San Francisco-based Salesforce.com and Mountain View-based Intuit (INTU) both rose more than 2 percent after anlysts' upgrades.
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: Apple. Google, Oracle (ORCL), Cisco (CSCO), eBay (EBAY), Gilead, Yahoo (YHOO), Zynga, LinkedIn
Down: Intel (INTC), HP, Juniper, Facebook
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 15.19 , or 0.49 percent, to 3,135.23.
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 12.25 or 0.09 percent, to 13.494.61.
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 5.24, or 0.36 percent, to 1,450,99.
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On Running Russell Simmons, intern Sagen said when you look up RUSH Communications in the Yellow Pages you see a picture of her vag. Then she showed it to T.I. She called this her "Britney moment." Watch the madness.
If I didn't know who produced this I'd certainly be wondering, as they brought the crazy for an hour straight. When Friend Of Russell Kelly Bensimon's snarking on a yoga girl doesn't even make the clip reel, you know you have a masterpiece. We even went to East Hampton and learned how to pronounce shtupping! In this gem, our feckless Sagen covers her boss's nipples with Band-Aids, as she nuts up about saving animals and her new ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST tattoo.


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Katherine Strause will exhibit "Cut and Tie" in the Harry Krug Gallery March 10 – May 2, 2014. The artist will present a public lecture Monday, March 10 from 10:00-11:00 am in Room 103 of Porter Hall, with a reception to follow. Her exhibit is in support of Women's History Month.
Strause uses found photographs to serve as source material for her large-scale paintings. Discarded family album photos, archived civil rights photography, and beauty pageant publicity photographs all find their way into the amassed narrative composed by the artist. Piecing components while changing the design and placement within the source come together to add new meaning and pretense as the artist works within this context to explore the perspective of "Woman." From experiences of joy, to heartache, pain to survival, Strause aims to encourage her audience to interpret her images as she has while exploring the provocative nature of the images.
Strause received her BFA University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and her MFA at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She serves the Chair of the Department of Art and is an Associate Professor of Painting at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.


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my friend my friend really gives this show a nice focused start. it is played well and gets the energy flowing. the poor heart>down with disease pairings is just another great phish juxtaposition. poor heart was sharp, and disease is pretty well played too. for 1995, it is decently explored before wrapping around into a very well-played early taste. nicu cools the crowd down before a very intense and fiery stash. trey really buries this one, and I think, outside of the orlando version from the fall, this may be my favorite stash of 95. there are some real gems floating around out there, but this one is killer. after that massive stash, they drop a very sharp fluff head. this seems to be a very inspired version of this tune. whatever energy that was left over after the killer stash and fluffhead, is released in a smoking hot llama. adeline works well as the closer.
now comes the money set. a nice breezy makisupa>ctb combo opens this one up in loosey goosey fashiong. then it arrives. this is by no means the longest bt gin ever, but it is the best. the whole band is in wonderful, marvelous sync as they drive this band up and up and up. finally they start to hit a familiar groove and fishman really snaps everyone in gear. suddenly treys steps up to the mic and here we are, the real me! the seque into real me is just outlandish. they jam through the back section of the real me before chilling out and dropping back into the gin theme. gin slowly gives way to a very nice version of mcgrupp. page's solo in the middle section is gorgeous. after a quick run through bbfcfm, jim stinette, mike's former bass instructor,comes out for a bass duel. if you're a bass player, this is an interesting section of the show. you don't get enough of mike in the spot light, so it is good to let him and his old amigo share the spot light. this leads into the first la grange in over 2 years. i love this song and phish plays it so well. batr and fire close this show in standard practice, but after all the treats handed down to the hard cores, you gotta drop something for the newbies. ditto for golgi.
the first set and first half of the 2nd set, up through mcgrupp, really carry this show. the gin jam alone....
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poor heart>dwd, stash (must hear), fluff head
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bt gin>real me>bt gin(you absolutely must hear this!!), mcgrupp, and la grange


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Burke is going to make Craft look silly. They were about even in their 3 games last year (Burke took one, Craft took one, one was a wash) but Burke's level of play has vastly improved and Craft's has declined a bit. Mich by 4-8 points (I think they will be up around 4 and then stretch it to 8 with free throws in the last minute).
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If left untreated, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can seriously affect your daily functioning, relationships, success in school, ability to work, and mental health. OCD is usually treated with a combination of behavioral therapy (counseling) and medications. Behavioral therapy can help you gradually confront feared objects or ideas, either directly or by imagination. Medications are used to treat the obsessions, anxiety, depression, distress, and other associated disorders.
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text: Discussion is now open for our May book of the month, John Scalzi's Old Man's War. As Old Man's War was Rob's nomination, he put forth a few thoughts/questions to get us rolling this month: Something else to think about: I've heard a lot about this book being inspired by Starship Troopers. While I've not read that book, I understand (maybe incorrectly) that it has a strong pro-military stance. Given the current world climate, do you feel Scalzi is making any kind of statement regarding military or war with Old Man's War? One last thing: I believe John Scalzi maintains an interesting blog at: http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/ Rob has been in touch with Mr. Scalzi, and he may be dropping in in a week or so.


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Are all calories created equal?
Two bodies of thought when it comes to weight gain
Part 2 in a series
Nov. 25: America's all-consuming war with fat
Today: Are all calories created equal?
Dec. 9:Society's just desserts
View the documents mentioned in this article.
Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network
Effects of 4 weight-loss diets
Every body gets fat differently. The reasons vary by individual. They range from genetics to social behaviors and environmental phenomena to the effects of disease and medical treatments for them. There's a recipe for obesity in each of us – and at least one-third of Americans have found it. Still, when it comes to weight gain and loss, it comes down to two basic bodies of thought.
The first says a calorie is just a calorie. It doesn't matter if it comes in the form of a strawberry or a strawberry cheesecake. The only things that count in the so-called "energy balance model" are calories consumed and energy expended.
This is the way most people think about food and, by extrapolation, the nation's ever-widening obesity crisis. We simply eat too much. It's a conventional point of view long-held and buttressed by decades of research.
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But within limits, the energy balance system makes sense, said Dr. George Bray, chief of the division of clinical obesity and metabolism at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University. "Clearly, we don't get fat without an excess of calories. And the past 50 years have seen an increased number of calories consumed per capita."
On the other side of the weight scale is the an "alternative hypothesis" that posits that when it comes to human health, all calories are not created equal. There are "good" ones and "bad," and the nature of what you eat matters just as much — probably more — than how much you eat.
"At its core is the idea that obesity is a growth disorder triggered by what we eat," said Dr. Peter Attia, president of the Nutritional Science Initiative, a San Diego-based nonprofit group that advocates improved research on obesity and nutrition. "Certain foods, in certain people, may act on the body via hormones, enzymes, even bacteria in the gut, to promote excess fat accumulation."
Recipe for disaster
Blame the modern American diet, say "alternative hypothesis" proponents: highly processed, rich in additives, preservatives and other synthetic chemicals, some of them toxic. It's a recipe for disaster, they assert, fundamentally altering human metabolism in ways not yet detected or fully understood, in ways known or at least presumed to be bad for our health.
The specific list of real or suspected metabolic villains is long, diverse and growing. It ranges from synthetic molecules like bisphenol-A, a component found in plastic food liners and in the urine of an estimated 90 percent of Americans, to the even more abundant chemical compound known as high-fructose corn syrup, a sweetener found in processed foods — but not in nature.
"Alternative hypothesis" advocates have their own research to cite, such as a Princeton University experiment in which rats provided with water flavored with high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than rats drinking sugar water, even though the caloric content of both liquids was the same.
Of more concern, the rats displayed symptoms of metabolic syndrome — an umbrella condition describing a group of factors (such as high blood pressure, abnormal levels of sugar or fat in the blood or excess belly fat) that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
In simple biological terms, humans are a lot like rats. What's bad for them tends to be bad for us, and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome is rising in the U.S. In 2010, government health surveys concluded that 34 percent of American adults had metabolic syndrome, up from 29 percent two decades earlier.
These numbers have scary ramifications, according to Dr. Donald D. Hensrud, associate professor of preventive medicine and nutrition at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Minnesota.
"The prevalence of obesity started increasing in the 1970s. Around 1990, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes began increasing," Hensrud said. Metabolic syndrome is not explicitly linked to obesity. Normal weight people have it as well. But obesity is a major risk factor and if trends continue, new health crises loom over the horizon.
"The long-term health implications of the increasing prevalence of obesity are still evolving," Hensrud said. "We haven't yet seen the full expression of the associated (obesity crisis), including specifically and importantly, metabolic syndrome."
Twist of fat
When you look at someone who is noticeably overweight, it's easy to conclude that it's the consequence of bad choices, a suspect lifestyle, a poor self-image, all of these reasons and more:
The truth tends to be more complicated. Though obesity can indeed be the result of bad behaviors, many other factors may play consequential roles.
Disease: Certain hormone deficiencies can cause abnormal fat deposition. Psychological disorders, such as clinical depression, can cause overeating. Some heritable conditions and brain diseases can result in excess weight gain.
Side effects: Some medical treatments can distort or disrupt how the body metabolizes calories. Such medications include steroids, some antidepressants and drugs to treat high blood pressure and seizures. Some medications also make weight-moderating activities more difficult to do, leading to weight gain.
Genes: Experts say the percentage of obesity that may be attributable to genetics is substantial, but also far from definitive: 6 percent to 85 percent, depending upon the population studied.
Dozens of genes have been linked to obesity, but none can be said to conclusively cause obesity without the influence of other factors. For example, people with two copies of a particular variant of what is known as the FTO gene have been found, on average, to weigh six to nine pounds more and have a 1.67-fold greater risk of obesity than people without the gene variant. Still, the majority of people with the FTO gene variants are not obese.
Adult obesity may be programmed early in life, even before birth. Women who are overweight or who are obese when they become pregnant automatically boost the chances their babies will be born either too small or too large — both of which increase the child's risk of obesity later in life. A mother's smoking habits and blood sugar levels during pregnancy are also risk factors. Children born by cesarean section are twice as likely to become obese as children born vaginally.
In infancy, excessive weight gain — too many pounds relative to the child's height — increases later obesity risk. Babies who are bottle-fed or introduced to solid foods earlier than the norm tend to put on too much weight, both in the short- and long-term. It's not clear why, but it may have something to do with too much food skewing brain and body development signals so that both brain and body think they need more food than they actually do.
Obesity might be infectious, literally and socially.
In 2010, Dr. Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at UC San Diego, published a paper that found children exposed to a particular strain of adenovirus — a bug normally associated with respiratory ailments — were more likely to become obese. Exactly how or why this happens remains unknown.
In 2007, James Fowler, a UC San Diego professor of medical genetics and political science, co-authored a study that suggested fat was "socially contagious." Specifically, Fowler and colleagues reported that if a person you consider to be a friend becomes obese, your chances of becoming obese rise 57 percent. Among mutual obsese friends, the chances increase to 171 percent.
"Networks seem to play a very important role," Fowler said. "One (study) even showed correlation in body weight between friends on Facebook. Follow-up studies also suggest that the spread of social norms and changes in what we think of as 'normal' body size may play an important role in the spread of obesity."
Sweetness and blight
Nothing sours a food activist's mood faster than sugar — a compound carbohydrate composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms that receives the lion's share of blame for the current obesity crisis.
The problems began in the 1960s, say activists and others, when food manufacturers learned how to more easily make fructose, a form of sugar sweeter than sucrose, the traditional white granular kind derived from sugar cane and sugar beet. Corn was a cheap, plentiful source of fructose and, perhaps coincidentally, the federal government was actively boosting corn production at the time.
Not surprisingly, fructose production and consumption soared, along with other types of sugar consumption. Today, HFCS (a blend of fructose and sucrose) is found in everything from salad dressing and ketchup to breads and potato chips. It's frequently used to compensate for the sensory loss of fats removed from some foods to make them "healthier."
According to long-standing data, the typical American consumes 95 to 100 pounds of added sugar each year. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture changed its measurement methodology, lowering per capita consumption to 76.7 pounds.
The measurement change remains controversial, but either annual total translates into a lot of sugar per person per year. And sugar consumption, according to many experts, underlies not just the obesity crisis, but the rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes, which doubled in diagnosed cases between 1995 and 2010, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 18.8 million Americans have type 2 diabetes.
Fructose garners particular concern and scorn because, say critics, it disrupts normal metabolic activity, altering insulin levels and resistance, causing people to become hungrier and more fatigued — a recipe for overeating, obesity, diabetes and other ills.
"Consuming 300 calories of sugar (sucrose or HFCS) will have a different hormonal/metabolic effect than 300 calories of some other carbohydrate — the glucose, say, in starch or the lactose from milk — or 300 calories of fat or protein," said Gary Taubes, author of the best-selling 2007 book "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and last year's "Why We Get Fat," and co-founder with Attia of the Nutritional Science Initiative.
Sugar, according to Taubes, "has a different hormonal metabolic effect on our bodies than any other nutrient and, if the latest research is correct, the result is obesity and type 2 diabetes and the diseases that associate with them. If this is true, we do indeed eat too much sugar, but not because it's empty calories, but because it's toxic."
UC San Francisco pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig agrees. In excessive amounts, fructose behaves like ethanol or pure grain alcohol. All three are metabolized the same way and can produce the same deleterious effects in the liver and elsewhere. Fructose is "alcohol without the buzz," said Lustig, and should be treated accordingly.
Of course, these views are not universally endorsed. The sugar industry vehemently disputes them, asserting that there is no compelling scientific evidence that sugar is responsible for the obesity epidemic in general or for conditions like metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes in particular. Some scientists caution against hyperbole.
Sugar isn't a poison, says Joanne Slavin, a University of Minnesota nutritionist. The relationship between diet and obesity is much more complicated than any single ingredient. And, in truth, the basic science is not yet clear.
"Our bodies and metabolisms are incredibly complex, interactive, changing systems," said Dr. Jerrold Olefsky, a professor of medicine at UC San Diego and noted endocrinology researcher. "As foods and chemicals are broken down, they produce new chemicals and byproducts, which cause cascades of effects, healthful and harmful. We understand a lot about human metabolism. We understand more every day. In the greater scheme of things, though, we still know very little. We don't know what we don't know."
That reality makes resolving the obesity problem much harder.
"The science is confusing because science works incrementally and dozens of physiological factors influence hunger, satiety, and body weight; each worth studying on its own," said Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University.
"But we know plenty about these subjects already, the most important being the extraordinarily important influence of the food environment on the food choices of individuals. Yes, genetics matters, but sometimes the simplest explanations make the most sense. I put my vote on energy balance. While the scientists are working away, if you want to lose weight, eat less. It works every time."
For the bulk of overweight Americans, that advice may be hard to swallow, even with a teaspoonful of sugar.
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A Clinton man was arrested on drug-related charges last Tuesday during a traffic stop in Oliver Springs after he reportedly tried to swallow pills to keep from being charged with possession.
Oliver Springs police reports said officers arrested 31-year-old Jason Lee Reynolds, 1508 Laurel Road, Clinton, charging him with possession of Schedule III drugs, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Anderson County jail.
Police Sgt. Charlie Graham made a traffic stop on East Tri-County Boulevard about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday on a Nissan in which Reynolds was the back seat passenger, reports said.
Officer Shannon Runyan came to the scene and both officers reportedly saw Reynolds shoving Xanax pills into his mouth and locking the back door of the car. After a short time, someone unlocked the car door and officers got Reynolds out, reports said.
The officers reportedly put Reynolds on his stomach on the ground because of the possibility of weapons or him having "dangerous substances" on his person. Reports said the officers found a spoon, lighter and straw in his pants' pocket during a "pat down." When officers allowed Reynolds to stand, a syringe fell from his pants, reports said.
Reports said other three people in the car told the officers that Reynolds had the illegal substances on his person when the car was stopped. No one else in the car was arrested, reports said.
Reynolds was arrested in 2012 on burglary and theft charges in Anderson County.
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The secret to longevity may be found deep in the branches of your family tree. An intriguing new study completed at the University of Utah found that pioneer women who had twins lived longer than their counterparts who gave birth to only one baby at a time. And that, experts said, could help us understand aging today.
"There is something about how women reproduce that may impact their health in later life," said lead researcher Ken R. Smith, professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah. Smith and his team looked at just more than 58,000 nonpolygamous white Utah women born between 1807 and 1899 who lived to age 50. They found women who gave birth to twins not only lived longer, but were more physically fit and more fertile.
"The findings do not mean having twins is healthy for women, but instead that healthier women have an increased chance of delivering twins," said Smith. "It's something innate that could lead her to having a longer life."
Smith and his colleagues choose to study pioneer women because they are the perfect "natural fertility population." "At that time, they weren't tinkering with their fertility," said Smith. This was before modern birth control and fertility treatments. Also, women were encouraged to have as many children as possible, especially in Utah, where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settled in the 1800s.
Fast forward to 2011.
What does this mean to you? Smith said if you have a history of twins conceived naturally in your family, it may suggest that your genes are hardier than most and that you may live longer. But he stressed that while the findings are important, "this is not a prescription to have twins."
"It's complicated. There are so many factors that contribute to longevity, health and aging," he said.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Aging and appears in the May 11 edition of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.


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text: I recently finished reading two very different novels, 1Q84 by Murakami, and The Ice Trilogy, by Sorokin, and found myself thinking about how the two writers relies on repetition a great deal, even if in two completely different ways. Murakami is constantly letting the reader know how obsessed his characters are with their predicaments, giving us the same inner thoughts over and over again, sometimes in the same chapter or paragraph. At times it gets grotesque, really, to the point that Murakami has trouble keeping the chronology of events of his book straight, and it's forced to break the fourth wall, and talk to the reader directly to explain what happen when, destroying quite clumsily the suspension of disbelief. I know that he is one of the most successful and respected author alive, and I can see that (as I explain in more details in my Goodreads review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/384517453), but I can't help thinking that this book could have been a lot better at a third of its length (600 instead of the 900 pages it runs now), reducing that constant repetition to a less jarring amount. Sorokin, on the other hand, constantly repeats the same plot point, over and over again and mostly in the same detailed manner, without seemingly being able to offer us more. It kind of make sense, in the overall structure of the novel, but it still gets boring pretty quickly. And when he finally gets to the point, the last part of the trilogy feels quite rushed and uninspired, and almost preposterous. Just like Murakami, though, even if not at the same level of brilliance, Sorokin has some magical stretches that shows why he is a very accomplished author in his own right, but at the end of the day the overall reading experience feels flatter than it could have been. Also, I can't help thinking that if an unknown author would have tried to sell any of those novels as their first work, he would have either failed, or had to edit them dramatically, under the direction of the editors assigned to them by their publishers. I know that repetition can be very effective if done properly (the style of the magnificent trilogy of James Ellroy on American History - American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand and Blood is a Rover comes to mind), but personally when I write, I consider it the worst of all evil. I go out of my way to avoid using the same term, or, God forbid, the same plot point, but reading these two successful novels makes me rethink a bit my stance. How do you feel about repetition? Something to avoid at all cost? Or that can be used with moderation? Or only if you can get away with it as a successful author, like in the two cases above?


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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A pair of Richmond County parents are in trouble after living with their 12-year-old child in a home that was falling apart.
Patricia Smith and William Smith are facing delinquency of a minor and marijuana possession charges.
Deputies were called to the home for a possible burglary on Tuesday. Patricia said a man came into her home and started to have a conversation with her. He left before the officer got there.
When talking to Patricia, the reporting officer says he noticed multiple ants crawling near the front door and saw spider webs and trash inside the home.
When the officer came inside the kitchen, he says the ceiling was collapsed and there were three refrigerators filled with rotting food. He also noted the ceiling was collapsed in the bathroom and the bathtub was filled with trash.
Patricia told the officer they have not had power in the home along Byrd Road since November of last year. She also said the bathtub had not been working for five months.
Patricia told the reporting officer her husband frequently visits the home and was aware of its condition.
The officer also found a green leafy substance, later identified as marijuana, lying in plain sight on a living room table.
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A weakly defined warm front moved slowly north through Oklahoma. South of the front dew point temperatures were in the middle 60s, with afternoon temperatures well into the 70s. Lift associated with an upper-level disturbance combined with around 2500 J/kg of CAPE created favorable atmospheric conditions for severe thunderstorm development.
A large supercell thunderstorm developed over Major County, and quickly became severe. Baseball-size hail was reported west of Fairview. Hail up to softball-size was reported west of Okeene as the supercell continued moving southeast. A larger area of at least golfball-size hail developed from south of Kingfisher to northwest Oklahoma City, with embedded areas of larger than baseball size. Wind speeds also averaged around 50 mph, but some locations measured winds in excess of 60 mph.
Reports of damage to cars and automobiles, as well as to trees and vegetation came in by the hundreds as the supercell moved through the heart of the Oklahoma City metro area. Hail drifts reached several feet deep over some areas. Some areas even reported hail still on the ground more than 12 hours later. The reported hail sizes became smaller as the storm moved into Seminole, Hughes, and Atoka counties. Although there has been no monetary value placed on the hail storm, estimations have put the damages well into the millions.
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Nintendo Wii U Review Roundup
By Matthew Lynley
The Nintendo Wii U, its first console released in the past six years, came out on Sunday.
In addition to a traditional console, it features a "GamePad" that essentially doubles as a big tablet with a controller attached to it.
So far, the verdict has been mixed. Many reviewers across the Web are praising Nintendo for creating a console that definitely feels like a step forward.
But the reaction so far seems to be along the lines of, "give it a while." The software isn't fully baked yet and while there's a decent line-up of games, all the pieces aren't quite there, according to reviewers.
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The GamePad is the hallmark feature of the Wii U — it's a big tablet-like device with a controller built into it. One major advantage is that it can essentially turn the Wii U into a portable console players can carry around the house. "The Wii U is close — tantalizingly close — to being a portable console," writes The Verge's David Pierce. "So close, in fact, that I found myself wondering constantly why the GamePad wasn't the console, and the TV-connected piece a peripheral."
But the battery life of the GamePad and the build quality, however, left something to be desired: "Most tradeoffs I could live with, but not the battery, which insisted on dying after only about three hours of gameplay — Nintendo obviously sacrificed battery size to keep the GamePad light, and it overshot the balance a bit," Pierce writes. "I had to have the GamePad's charger, which includes yet another huge brick, accessible at all times when I was playing, because as you'll see there's basically no Wii U without the GamePad."
"Sadly, overall, the GamePad controller gives off a relatively low-grade impression," Engadget's Ben Gilbert writes. "It looks and feels like a toy. The four main buttons resemble aspirin pills and aren't of the polish we expect from modern game consoles; glossy plus / minus buttons accentuate this tragedy even further. Shallow, squishy shoulder buttons akin to those on Sony DualShock 3 compare poorly to those found on the current Xbox 360 controller as well as competent third-party equivalents (the Razer Onza, for instance). And the convex analog sticks had our thumbs easily slipping during long Mario sessions."
But enough about the hardware — let's talk about the experience. As a concept, second-screen gameplay seems like a natural evolution, according to most reviewers. At least, when the games get them right.
"Every game implements the GamePad differently, and most don't do it very well. Some of the games in Nintendo Land take place almost entirely on the GamePad, so all you see on your TV is 'Look at the GamePad!'," Pierce writes. "Others are mirrored, so you're seeing exactly the same thing on the TV and on the GamePad – it's distracting to see things happening on both screens, and I wound up constantly shifting my gaze because I'd see some movement out of the corner of my eye."
"In terms of gaming I think the most potential lies in "off-TV" play," CNET's Jeff Bakalar writes. "This promising features place-shifts all the action to the GamePad controller. It essentially gives you Wii U graphics and performance in a tablet-size form factor, eliminating the need for a TV altogether.
Even with that "off-TV" play, the GamePad still holds up to other devices. "The resolution of the GamePad screen, while inferior to an HDTV or an iPad, still presents game graphics exceedingly well. Mario looked just as vibrant and was just as playable on the GamePad screen as it was on the TV. Madden transferred fine," Kotaku's Stephen Totilo writes. "Nintendo Land's Pikmin and Zelda games looked technically better on the GamePad screen than any console games in their respective series ever looked on televisions. Graphically, visually, the GamePad holds its own."


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STOCKTON - Police arrested a 31-year-old man on weapons and parole-violation charges after responding to a call that shots had been fired at Sonora and San Joaquin streets in south Stockton about 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
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I'm new on this site, and a relative newbie to running (actually I'd call what I do jogging...) since I only started jogging regularly about a year ago. Since I'm sort of new, I'm perplexed by how stinky some of my jogging clothes are after washing them. Sometimes I don't smell them until after I get them on and just start to get warm, other times I can pull them right out of the dryer and catch a whiff. Whew! I'd like to think of myself as a lady, but I guess my pits would say otherwise. So any suggestions for laundering sports bras, shirts, pants, shorts? I mainly run in polyester blend with moisture wicking properties - running and work out type clothes. Sometimes I throw on a cotton or old concert T. Do I really have to invest in Lululemon to keep my clothes from stinking? Most of the time I try not to wash my clothes (at least my sports bras anyway) on HOT cycle so as to make them last longer, but honestly I'm thinking now, what the heck may as well scorch the stink out if it'd work. It's that or throw them out! I've seen some sports detergents and wonder if htey are worth it? Ideas? Suggestions? Anything would be appreciated by me, nad anyone I may pass running! Thanks in advance!
add vinegar to your wash cycle. Make sure you wash your running clothes separate from your other clothes so the smell doesn't transfer.
a tablespoon or 2 or 3 has worked for me for years. But again, they are running clothes so eventually you may have to throw the really bad ones out
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Tide sports laundry detergent works great. Also, try hanging your work-out clothes above the shower or outdoors following the washing machine. (High heat from the dryer sometimes permanently sets in stains and odors). I seldom put exercise apparel in the dryer, or only for a few minutes...spray them with Febreze before and after the machine (or hand wash) and let them air dry naturally. Also, use a strong cream/lotion (one marketed for male althletes) and that will reduce the body odor transferred onto clothing. Same thing for body wash and deodorant...get a stronger men's version and then do a quick spray of light cologne underneath your arms (Adidas dynamic pulse or something along those lines).
Do not worry about smelling like a man...unscented versions are available, but honestly, even the harsh aroma of some brands is better than fresh perspiration.
Hope this helps!
Also Febreze sells a "laundry odor remover" that works pretty well. I use about half the recommended amount and it still works well.
Run it through a regular laundry cycle, then dry as usual, then put your stuff in the freezer for a few hours. The extreme cold will kill ALL bacteria that causes stink...great little trick there, and it won't prematurely wear out your clothes like harsh detergent or high heat.
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I put baking soda in the wash with my running/work clothes (I work with horses, those clothes sometimes smell worse than my run clothes)! I use about a 1/4 cup, you can use a 1/2 cup if they're really stinky. I buy a big bulk tub from Smart N Final, costs about $3 and lasts for a few months. Seems to work pretty well. I've also used baking soda to get rid of campfire/cigarette smoke smell in clothing, this sometimes takes a couple of washes. As an aside, I have noticed if I am not paying attention to my diet or adequately hydrated, my sweaty stink is noticeably worse. Hope this helps!
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2012: 3 10ks, PR of 50.10
Gonna do a 1/2 in December 2012
2013: Wildflower Triathlon (Olympic Length)
I put vinegar in a downy ball and add a little bit of eucalyptus oil to the water as the machine is filling., I do this for all my laundry, not just running clothes. If I need to dry my running clothes, I use the low heat cycle. Most things dry on their own overnight but a few items need the dryer especially in the summer humidity.
Also, hang them out when you take them off. Don't pile them up where they can 'ferment'. I swear a few new life forms have spawned from balling up my work out clothes and letting them sit for several days. Or at least my wife believes it happened!
I wash mine in cold water, with a detergent I make myself (Ivory soap, baking soda, borax, and washing soda). Rinse twice, vinegar in the first rinse, and AIR DRY!! The heat of the dryer sets stains and odors! And this way, I have a shirt I've worn and washed probably 50 times this year and it still looks brand new.
I hand wash my socks to get the dirt out.
Also, consider your diet. Animal fats cause a particular odor in sweat. When I'm on one of my periodic vegan cleanses, my perspiration has almost no odor.
i always try to let them air dry before throwing them in the clothes hamper. If they stay damp for a while thats when bacteria really starts to grow on them. Anytime after a run my shirt goes up on a hanger or the corner of a door, basically anywhere to dry. Ive never had a problem with clothes stinking so it works for me!
+1 to allowing running clothes to air dry as a preventative measure. I've never had a problem with residual smells (after laundering), probably because I almost always let the clothes air dry. Otherwise they can become breeding grounds for mold and mildew. If I'm at the gym or on travel and have to pack running gear while it's still wet, I put it in its own little laundry bag and then take it out of the bag when I get to my destination. The same applies to running shoes.
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If the odor is particularly bad, you can soak your clothes in a bucket with baking soda and water prior to washing. Definitely air-dry them, rather than wadding them up and tossing them into a hamper. I am really careful to air-dry my and my DH's socks before tossing them in; otherwise, eveything smells like feet when it comes out of the washer! :O
If your shoes get really squishy after a run, try a shoe dryer. That has helped our shoe-funk considerably.
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how do i get my ball handling better... im a pretty good scorer around the rim, and an very good shooter. I can also make good passes but i suffer at driving to the hoop sometimes because of my lack of speed, which is why i need to improve my ball handling because it is not where i can play like a pg. how can i improve my handles? willing to put in hrs wake up at 5 to play
Try dribbling in a dark room or with your eyes shut. Also, have you ever seen those dribble glasses? If you haven't, look up dribbling glasses sometime. Their cheap, and could really be useful to you. Also, work on developing driving to the hoop with the left and right equally well. Now, trust me, this will take some time, but if you can get this down, then you could be very hard to guard 1-on-1. Hope this helps!
There are tons of drills on this site as well as all over the internet. Find some that you enjoy doing making sure you develop both hands equally. There is one that I saw but requires a partner to complete. Do various drills while playing catch with a tennis ball with your other hand. It will obviously keep you from looking at the ball and to develop your feel.
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What I do is simple. Go in your front yard and driibble with one hand to one side of the street and the other hand to the other. ALWAYS LOOK UP. The three speeds u work up to is first you walk then ya jog then u full out run. Then try dribbling at full speed around da block. Hope it helps. Im #1 dribbler bcz uv this
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MARIETTA - A lawsuit filed against three Marietta police officers in November has been dropped by the Marietta man who filed it.
Jeremy Richards, 39, of 100 Cisler Lane, Apt. C8, filed a motion in Washington County Common Pleas Court Tuesday to dismiss his civil suit against the officers.
Richards had alleged Sgt. Len Ritchie, Patrolman John Hanson and Patrolman Jon Blasko arrested him without cause on a charge of disorderly conduct on Oct. 31.
On the same day Richards dismissed his civil suit, the Marietta Law Director's Office dropped the disorderly conduct charge against him.
Law Director Paul Bertram III declined to comment on whether the concurrent dismissals were part of the settlement agreement, which included a confidentiality clause.
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Super Comp Champion was Robert Owens from Title Sponsor of the Citrus Nationals, Bennett Auto Supply. Owens took the first place podium finish running an 8.891 at 168 mph. Runner Up was Jeremy Preston from West Palm Beach, Fla. running an 8.880 at 168.28 mph.
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A stolen Knox County school bus has been found in Anderson County this morning.
Anderson County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas notified the media this morning that the school bus had been found. He said the Sheriff's Department is working with Knoxville Police Department, which is investigating the case.
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Hi. I am an eighth grade hoping to play JV basketball next year. I would like some advice on some really good basketball shoes to buy, and also some advice on what to do to improve my game. It would be nice to get some advice from a basketball player. Thanks!
well, just practice every day, keep a consitant routine going everyday to practice. when your in a game, don't do anything you know your week at untill you practice and feel comfortable with it. Do the things you know you excell in. I am really good at driving the ball, so most the time i drive, but you need more parts of your game so your not so predictable. and the Adidas AdiRose is a great shoe, great grip, and lasts.
most nike shoes work great, especially the hyper fuse, and also the addidas pro models work too. alll of them are very comfortable and are light weight. i would suggest you stay away from the flashy jordans unless its the jordan fly wades or the air jordan 2011
ok, but what about those reebok brand shoes? also, im about 5'8" probably will be 5'10" by high school, i can make shots well, my dribbling, it could use some work, and my oassing is perfect. What position do you think ill play?
you will prob be point guard
i havent tried any reebok
i had adidas ts commanders and they were good but gonna get fly wades prob this year
Reebok has zigtechs and those are legit but u gotta have a sick handle (dribble) to play pg and go far
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In the Holiday Tournament, the Saints Zach Brandts was named to the all tournament team selected by coaches.
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The Rockford Rockets won both the boys and the girls championships. The boys beat Morris Area in overtime by a 55-48 score. The girls beat Springfield by a score of 68-49.
Talking about the tournament, St. James Activities Director Les Zellmann said, "It is always good to have school programs come to our community.
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The piano students of Iris Davis, Lewisville, will present their annual spring recital on Sunday, May 12, at 1:30 p.m. in Zion Lutheran Church Hall Lewisville.
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There will be a presentation of gold cups won by two of the students in judging and certificates awarded for excellence from The Scherzo Society.
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A Clay County jury returned guilty verdicts and recommended the death penalty in a triple homicide that took place in Cole Camp just over four years ago.
Attorney General Chris Koster announced Tuesday that Robert Blurton was found guilty in the murders of his aunt, uncle and 15-year old cousin in 2009.
Blurton's trial was moved to Clay County, where the Attorney General's Office assisted the Benton County prosecutor in the capital murder case.
On June 7, 2009, Blurton was found to have entered the home of Donnie and Sharon Luetjen in Cole Camp. He then bound and shot the couple and their teenaged granddaughter, Taron Luetjen, killing them, and then fled with money and other valuables.
"The Leutjen family and the close-knit community of Cole Camp deserved to see justice done," said Koster. "I hope that these verdicts begin to bring some degree of closure."
The jury convicted Blurton of three counts of first degree murder last Friday and recommended death for each of the three counts on Saturday, June 15. Sentencing by Clay County Circuit Judge Larry D. Harman is scheduled for Aug. 9, 2013.
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The organization said that while the spot isn't as racy as some big-game ads, its sexual nature sends a poor, disrespectful message to women and is "about selling objectification, not selling cars," said Melissa Henson, the Council's director of communications and public education.
Henson said the commercial, which seems to focus far more on Upton than on the car, tells "millions of wives, daughters and sisters across the country that you use your sex appeal to get what you want, and if you're not sexy, you have nothing to offer."
The ad also "seems off-brand for Mercedes," Henson said. While the CLA is meant to attract a younger, less-affluent audience than other Mercedes models, the car is still expected to sell for $30,000 or more, which is serious money. She said she doubts people buying any Mercedes car care much about which swimsuit model is pitching it.
Mercedes did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
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A York County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the owner of a Kennebunk Zumba studio on more than 100 charges in connection with a prostitution case.
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NAME: Edward Lee Swing Jr.
DATE OF BIRTH: June 19, 1984.
CHARGE: Two counts distribution of crack cocaine.
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Vail Christian High School's dance team won its second straight state title and learned something along the way.
The second title requires as much work as the first, and it's just as sweet.
"It was very exciting," said Patti Carlson, who coaches the team along with Caitlin Mutter.
First and foremost
Vail Christian performed first, 8:30 a.m. that Saturday morning. That's awfully early to sparkle that much.
"We were up at 5 in the morning, but it was worth it," said Allison Carlson, a senior and co-captain with Mimi Naray.
They finished and spent much of the morning watching the rest of the teams they were competing against.
It wasn't until everyone else was done that they learned had no deductions. They knew nothing about the other teams except what they'd seen, and that they were good, Allison said.
"There was the pressure of going first, but it worked out well," Allison said.
Allison is used to it. This is her fourth year on the teamand she's been to state all four years.
"You know what the judges are looking for and who the other teams are, so that helps. But it didn't help with butterflies. Not at all," Allison said.
Caroline Carlson (yup, they're sisters) did the choreography. She's a 2010 VCHS grad and the routine she designed is not for the faint of heart, or dancers who are faint of foot.
Vail Christian's dance team had a pretty good idea how difficult it was, but they did it anyway.
Any mistake can cost you your title shot, and anyone can make one.
No one did.
At the state championships they performed it perfectly.
"It takes much more athleticism than meets the eye," Patti Carlson said.
150 seconds
At the state tournament, their entire performance lasted about two and a half minutes. But saying they won a state title in 150 seconds is like saying Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight boxing title in the three minutes it took him to knock out Sonny Liston.
They practice four days a week, two hours a day, and their season runs from August to March.
"That's normal. As the states approached they worked much harder," Carlson said.
They perform for football, basketball and volleyball games, during their own tournaments through the school year and just about any other time someone needs a halftime show.
"It's a long season," Carlson said.
"After all that practice over all those months, it comes down to that one performance," Patti said. "The girls were awesome. They did a two and a half minute dance. They did a lot of dancing in a very short time."
Dance is a sport, Carlson said. You have winners and losers. Winners find a way to be successful; losers don't.
Dance and cheer teams offer a chance for high schoolers to compete outside the more traditional sports, she said
And like anything else, being mediocre is easy. Excellence takes work, Carlson said, like the excellence Vail Christian showed in winning two straight state titles.
What do you do after you win your second straight title? Start practicing for the third. That's where we found them Monday afternoon.
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Total running time: 2 hours 8 minutes, two intermissions
SF Ballet is pleased to present Tears, a world premiere work by Val Caniparoli. While he has created works for more than 40 dance companies around the world, Caniparoli is most closely associated with SF Ballet, where he has made his artistic home since 1973. The program also includes two critically acclaimed works from last season—both named to San Francisco Chronicle's Top Ten Dance of 2013: Alexei Ratmansky's joyous trip around the globe, From Foreign Lands, and Wayne McGregor's arresting Borderlands, a fierce, driving study in movement inspired by the work of 20th-century visual artist Josef Albers.
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Wednesday, February 19, 7:30pm
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Sunday, February 23, 2pm
Thursday, February 27, 8pm
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The 2013 world premiere of From Foreign Lands was made possible by support from the Byron R. Meyer Choreographers Fund of the San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation.
The 2013 world premiere of Borderlands was made possible by Lead Sponsors Gaia Fund, Shelby and Frederick Gans, and Mr. and Mrs. John S. Osterweis.