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Type of Physician: Neurologist
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Nishant Ranawat
Bio Family Clinic
11468 N Frontage Rd Ste A
Yuma, AZ 85367
(928) 342-6500
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Gerardo O. Sanchez
ABC Neurology
1230 W 24th St Ste 1
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 314-3702
- 1 office location(s)
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Bapu C. Aluri
ABC Neurology
1230 W 24th St Ste 1
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 314-3702
- 1 office location(s)
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Brandon Hansen
ABC Neurology
1230 W 24th St Ste 1
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 314-3702
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Rawinson D. Fernando
Rawinson D Fernando MD
2281 W 24th St Ste 6
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 539-9402
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Julio Zonis
Julio Zonis MD
2281 W 24th St Ste 15
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 276-9761
- 1 office location(s)
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William S. Masland
William S Masland MD
2340 W 24th St Ste A
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 341-9293
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What is pseudotumor cerebri?
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Wreck knocks out power in Columbus
Interim Polk County Manager behind the wheel
Published: Monday, February 17, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 17, 2014 at 12:37 p.m.
Nearly 1,500 customers lost power in Polk County Monday morning as crews worked to repair lines brought down by a motor vehicle accident in downtown Columbus.
Polk County Emergency Management Director Bobby Arledge said interim County Manager D. Marche Pittman crashed into a power line near the intersection of Mills Street and Highway 108 shortly before 8 a.m.
Duke Energy of the Carolinas spokeswoman Catherine Butler said the accident "caused three of our poles to come down."
No other vehicles or passengers were involved in the collision. The Columbus Police Department is investigating the cause.
Pittman was taken to Mission Hospital for treatment, where he was listed in stable condition, according to Arledge. Polk County Board of Commissioners Chairman Ted Owens said Pittman was released and returned home this afternoon.
Duke Energy reported 847 power outages at 3:15 p.m. Monday. Butler said they expected to have all of the restoration work complete between 5 and 6 p.m.
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Intergroom, the annual international grooming convention and competition, took place this past weekend at the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus, NJ. It was colorful. Here's a play-by-play from photographer Dustin Fenstermacher.
Standard poodles are the go-to dog for these grooming events, as they're tall and can grow absurd amounts of fur. Here we've got one named Frost. He's going through a glittering process to complete his transformation from animal to Animal.
Here's an overview of the competition area.
Vendors sell every manner of scissor and razor imaginable. Some even have dogs around for product demonstrations. Gilda, pictured here, is posing at one such booth with feathers dangling from her ears and sparkly pink nail polish adorning her pouffy poodle paws.
This here is Paris. This puff of the pink persuasion is a champion runway model, previously being fashioned into a facsimile of a tiger and a dragon. Seriously, look this stuff up.
Fantasia in the beginning stages of her transformation into a coon hound.
Overheard when Dutchess, presented as the Little Mermaid, was shown: "It's dressed like Ariel! I need to start doing this stuff."
Mr. T is a parrot.
I just don't even know where to begin. It's a Pinnocchio-themed presentation. More than once, I witnessed groomers who used buttholes as "mouths" for their creations.
Now, Frost's owner said the dog was going to be Animal, but she didn't quite explain how the thing is really some kind of Gonzo/Miss Piggy/Animal monstrosity. I had a nightmare about this thing last night.
Oh, look. Fantasia is a coon hound now.
Dutchess gets her trail did during Little Mermaid prep.
Flirt the dog wasn't too much of a flirt, seeing as she was subdued in a sack when I met her here.
Workshops were held throughout the weekend. Courses included "Bathing Basics," "Mastering the Poodle Topknot," and "Ruff Times in this Economy." In the hallway, "Who Let the Dogs Out?" blared on the PA, and the announcer decreed that Intergroom Monday should be renamed "Intergroom Fun Day."
"We make the beauty and the beast," she boasted.
I don't know the name of this dog. I just enjoy making photos with ecstatic animals looking miserable or suspicious.
Case in point. Katie was just done with everything.
Like humans, dogs love people food. Diamond, the winner of the Extreme Makeover competition, would only pose for photos if there was food around.
Diamond eating like the bouffant champion she is.
Cat owners aren't ones to be left out of making a mockery of their pets. Here's Faith gussied up as Archimedes, the owl from The Sword in the Stone.
Faith with her owner.
Try to follow this one: Tig is dressed like a bee with bees lodged in his fur because he was stealing "hunny" from Winnie the Pooh's honey stash.
Chase the cat dressed up as a catfish. Chase the cat is wearing an entire A.C. Moore's worth of googly eyes. Chase has every right to be embarrassed.
Poor Chase.
Poor, poor Chase.
This is Martini. Martini won the Feline Fantasy competition. I think Martini was an elephant.
This cat is not only bedazzled, shaved and dyed, but the thing has got pink eyelashes. Pink eyelashes.
After announcing the winners of the "Feline Fantasy" portion of the show, the emcee stated matter of factly: "Happy cats. Happy cat owners. We're thinking out of the litter box."
"These are all pros," she added. "This is art."
Dustin Fenstermacher is a freelance photographer and Kim Jong-il memorialist. Stephen Colbert once called him a "hulking freakazoid." He lives in Brooklyn.


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quote: The problem here is I can't see how why they didn't include other operating systems in there tests. For example, there isn't a single OS X, nor are there any computers running a Linux distribution mentioned. It would be easy to assume that the reason they are excluded is because all the top ten placed computers were running operating systems other than Windows.
quote: Does that mean the average Windows computer crashes at least once per day? That can't be real! You Windows users must be incredibly tolerant.


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At the deft hand of a caricature artist on Fisherman's Wharf, I have become a big giant head.
I am glamorous in all my exaggerated charcoal glory, looking a little like Cheryl Tiegs, but with a formidable Kirk Douglas chin, my massive disembodied cranium floating over a scene of the Golden Gate Bridge. There's a huge smile on my face, hinting at benevolence -- or a sinister plot to ravage the city, a la most summer blockbusters.
Just steps down the Beach Street sidewalk in front of Ghirardelli Square, another artist also swells my noggin to extreme phrenological proportions, but kindly adds arms and an upper torso. She depicts me with far more robust assets than Mother Nature saw fit to provide, and for some unknown reason, I'm holding what appears to be either an ice cream cone or a microphone -- perhaps she sensed my inner trampy lounge singer.
These masterpieces are my treasured souvenirs from a recent fun and kitschy weekend visit to San Francisco with some out-of-town gal pals. Our chief goal was to obtain caricatures from every sidewalk artist we could find, but the trip would also involve chocolate, clam chowder (pronounced chowdah), a Michael Jackson moonwalk-a-like, Elmo, gold street performers, silver street performers, sea lion fisticuffs and the opportunity to eat our combined weight in teddy bear-shaped sourdough bread from Boudin.
See what you're missing, locals, by steering clear of the touristy stuff? I mean, the reason it's touristy stuff in the first place is because it's actually pretty darned fun, in the way that clichés become clichés because they're actually pretty darned true.
Since my buddies and I have no shame, we did not hesitate to tour with a vengeance. No kitsch would be left unmocked. No sight would go unseen.
Quirky quest
We began our caricature quest on a chilly but sunny Saturday morning by exploring the wharf's vibrant sidewalk art community. Small easels and umbrellas clustered amid jewelry stands along the Beach Street stretch and on a section of Jefferson Street (the main wharf drag) near Frank's Fisherman nautical antiques store. Apparently, the artists enter a lottery each day to see who gets the prime spots. Some have been working out there for 10 or 15 years.
Each artist boasts a bold offer of "$2.75 a sketch," but that's just for a quick profile. A frontal caricature is usually $5 or $6 -- still, what a deal! -- plus a couple bucks more for color, and so on up to $25 for a nicely done portrait.
Our first stop was at the booth of an artist named Jim, a sweet man with a scruffy beard, glasses and a floppy fishing hat. I opted for the $6 sketch, and Jim sat me down in a camp chair, surrounded by sample portraits of President Barack Obama and Mel Gibson.
I felt a little silly posing in public, not only because I was momentarily the center of Jim's attention as he glanced from me to the paper, but also because I was the subject of hilarity for my snickering "friends" and the occasional passer-by.
Jim sometimes is out there late, he says, depending on customers and weather. He tries to bring out people's good features (instead of making fun of Rudolph noses or taxi-door ears), but some folks aren't happy no matter what. My Cheryl Tiegs/Kirk Douglas picture turned out great, though -- much better than I look in real life. Jim rolled up the paper tenderly, as though it were a precious Dead Sea Scroll, and we moved on to the next artist.
Shelve the selfie
Caricatures should replace the ubiquitous selfies in today's society. They're far more creative and personal. And, really, if you're going for a San Francisco souvenir, a sketch is way better than a shot glass or a sock monkey sporting an "Alcatraz Psych Ward" T-shirt.
Between sketches, we nibbled on samples of dark chocolate-caramel squares at Ghirardelli and sidestepped a pack of fellow tourists struggling to pedal up the Hyde Street hill on bicycles rented from Blazing Saddles. We breathed in the smell of fish, bay water and creosote. Small waves glistened in the sun, and shivers of light danced on the hulls of fishing boats with such names as Angelina and Sea-Esta.
It soon became apparent that the bay side of Jefferson is the more-or-less authentic Fisherman's Wharf, what with all the, well, fishermen. Plus, there's vats of live crab and lobster, vintage restaurants such as Alioto's, nautical shops and the Musée Mécanique at Pier 45, where you can play with antique coin-operated arcade games. We played with the French Execution, watching little mechanical dolls behead another little mechanical doll.
At the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, you can tour historic ships, such as the 1886 square-rigger Balclutha, or visit the Maritime Museum in the supercool Aquatic Park Bathhouse building, a 1939 Art Deco-offshoot style that looks like an ocean liner for landlubbers.
The flip side
Then there's the other side of Jefferson Street -- basically a mall turned inside out with a Sbarro, It'Sugar, Chipotle, an In-N-Out Burger, a giant Applebee's and more. It makes Pier 39 look like a museum of fine art. At least the Hooters is gone.
Speaking of Pier 39, the sea lions are out in force right now, basking in the sun or vying for dock domination. Maybe they need a sea lion lottery to secure their spots.
A few more caricatures later, we finally decided to sit for a group sketch at a booth with images of Albert Einstein and Will Smith on display. This one's run by Louie and his wife, Yvonne, who has an adjacent jewelry stand. For a $12 package deal, Louie spent quite a bit of time on each one of us. We could see the progress reflected in his mirrored sunglasses. Despite his care, we all came out looking pretty much the same -- kind of an all-blonde version of Charlie's Angels, even though two in our group are brunettes and one is half-Japanese. But we'll treasure this sketch. We took selfies of us getting our caricature "selfies."
Louie gently rolled up the picture, and we went home with an armful of sacred scrolls. And a teddy bear bread loaf.
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Detroit artist finds voice in various mediums
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The success of the "Dark Knight Rises," despite the horror of its opening weekend, is a testament to not only director Christopher Nolan's gift for filmmaking, but also the character of Batman.
In fact, Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy may not have been possible without the release of Frank Miller's seminal, "The Dark Knight Returns" comic (which was later collected in graphic novel format). It presented a darker Batman more serious take on the character, and was the inspiration for Tim Burton's 1989 film starring Michael Keaton.
So, if you still haven't gotten enough of the caped crusader, Warner Home Video has a new film, "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1," due to hit stores on Sept. 25. This animated feature film is from the same folks who brought us "Batman: The Animated Series," and the favorably reviewed direct-to-video films featuring DC Comics characters, spearheaded by animation wizard Bruce Timm.
Both "The Dark Knight Returns" and Alan Moore's "Watchmen" paved the way for grittier depictions of superheroes in comics and on the big screen.
Maybe you can't prove it statistically, but I'm willing to bet there are more Batman fans out there than his sometimes partner in crime (uh, justice, rather), Superman. Batman's simply cooler and more relatable because of the lack of super powers.
Here's the official description from Warner Bros. films:
Fanboy demi-god Peter Weller ("RoboCop") leads a stellar voice cast as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Joining Weller behind the microphone is David Selby ("The Social Network," "Dark Shadows") as Commissioner Gordon, Ariel Winter ("Modern Family") as Carrie/Robin, three-time DCU veteran Wade Williams ("Prison Break") as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, and Michael McKean ("This is Spinal Tap") as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper.
In the bleak and ominous future of "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1," it's been a decade since Bruce Wayne hung up his cape, following most of the other superheroes who had been forced into retirement. Facing the downside of middle age, a restless Bruce Wayne pacifies his frustration with racecars and liquor – but the Bat still beckons as he watches his city fall prey to gangs of barbaric criminals known as The Mutants.
The return of Harvey Dent as Two-Face finally prompts Wayne to once again don the Dark Knight's cowl, and his dramatic capture of the villain returns him to crime-fighting – simultaneously making him the target of law enforcement and the new hope for a desolate Gotham City. Particularly inspired is a teenage girl named Carrie, who adopts the persona of Robin and ultimately saves Batman from a brutal attack by the Mutant leader. Armed with a new sidekick, and re-energized with a definitive purpose, the Dark Knight returns to protect Gotham from foes new … and old.
It's almost a sure bet given the consistency of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line, that "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1" will deliver.


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The distance from Hughes Stadium to the Colorado State University campus is only about 4 miles, but to hear some school officials talk, it's an impassable gulf for alumni and one of the biggest detriments to the university taking its rightful place as a world-class institution.
But the university officials planning the drive to raise $250 million to build an on-campus stadium say they can parlay fundraising for a marquee sports program into donor dollars for academics and research, as other top football schools have done.
"They may go to the football game, but they won't come back over here," said Brett Anderson, the school's vice president for advancement. "If they're already on campus, they're a captive audience. If I can get them here, show them the facilities, they give at a much higher rate than they would otherwise. And this is a venue that will do that for us."
The venue Anderson is referring to is the proposed 42,000-seat, on-campus stadium that CSU president Tony Frank recently recommended be built. The school's Board of Governors voted unanimously to proceed with the project, which would replace the primitive Hughes Stadium west of campus, provided that half the cost is raised through private funding within the next two years.
Since that vote this month, officials have been contemplating exactly what shape the fundraising campaign will take. And while the final plan isn't expected to be finished for another two weeks, Anderson said he's "very confident we can do this."
"We had a lot of naysayers when we embarked on a capital campaign seven years ago," Anderson added. "We set a goal of $500 million, and we hit that early and in arguably the worst economic downturn in our lifetime."
To read this article in its entirety, go to http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21877913/more-than-just-football-csu-hopes-new-stadium


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October 08, 2008
New DOE Campaign Encourages Consumers to "Stay Warm, Save Money"
October is Energy Awareness Month, and DOE has launched a new Web site and educational campaign, titled "Stay Warm, Save Money," in order to help consumers be more energy efficient and save on their energy costs this winter. The campaign focuses on providing simple, cost-effective, energy-saving solutions for consumers and small businesses, and although the campaign is currently focusing on energy-saving tips for the winter months, the Web site will be expanded later in the year to include tips for summer. The "Stay Warm, Save Money" Web site lists no-cost and low-cost energy-savings tips, financial assistance links, long-term solutions for saving energy, and a blog that covers energy-saving topics. Visitors to the site can also download an energy checklist and other materials to help them save money this winter. See the DOE press release; the Stay Warm, Save Money Web site; and the Energy Savers blog.


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Monday, February 27, 2012
Banana Cinnamon Chip Muffins
For those still keeping tabs (myself included, obviously) I am now 15 months smoke free. (YAY!) I have lost the 30 pounds that I gained when I quit smoking and am now working on the other 500 lbs I still need to lose. Well, maybe not 500, but some days it feels that way.
Regarding my breast cancer, all is well as far as I know. My next mammogram is scheduled at the beginning of April and until then I refuse to worry another gray hair over it. I'm enjoying life, love, family and friends. Is there anything else that matters?
The recipe I'm posting today is basically a repeat of a muffin recipe I made awhile back. I've changed a few of the ingredients because hubby has told me he's going to commit me to the King Arthur Flour Insane Asylum if I don't start using up the flour that I have in the freezer.
I purchased some perfect pastry flour blend last year thinking that I was going to become the queen of pie crusts. Didn't happen. So now I have all of this flour left to use. I decided to use it in these muffins and they turned out so well that I wanted to have the recipe on record so I can repeat it (because I still have two more bags of that flour to use!)
Banana Cinnamon Chip Muffins (makes 1 dozen muffins)
1 cup minus two TBSP whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup perfect pastry blend
1/4 cup milled flax seed
1/4 cup wheat bran
2 TBSP wheat germ
1/4 cup brown sugar Splenda (or 1/2 cup regular brown sugar)
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cinnamon chips
1 1/2 cup very ripe mashed bananas
3/4 cup fat free sour cream
2 large eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners and spray lightly with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, flax seed, wheat bran, wheat germ, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the cinnamon chips.
In another bowl whisk together the bananas, sour cream, eggs, canola oil and vanilla.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir well to combine but do not over mix. Spoon batter into cupcake liners. Bake for 24-26 minutes. Remove pan from oven and allow muffins to cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely on cooling rack.
11 comments:
- Pam said...
Way to go, Mags! It sounds like you're doing great all the way around! Love those muffins and wish I had one now. Keep up the good work, girl!
- February 27, 2012 at 3:48 PM
- Julie said...
HI! Glad to hear things are going well for you!! 15 months, no smoking and losing weight, amazing!!
- February 27, 2012 at 7:41 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
This is a muffin I could love. So glad everything is going so well for you.
- February 28, 2012 at 7:27 AM
- June said...
Congratulations on the 15 months AND 30 pounds. Holy cow ..you go girl! Muffins look wonderful and so healthy too!
- February 28, 2012 at 8:44 AM
- The Mom Chef said...
Bravo on your successes! April will be one more to add to your cap!
I can't believe all that flour. Wow. I have 'a' bag. Of course, I'm not much of a baker, so it makes sense.
The muffins look delicious, decadent. Even with chocolate.
(You really need to lose that captcha. I had to try it twice and you made me cuss.)
- February 28, 2012 at 9:24 AM
- stephchows said...
Congrats on being both smoke free and now extra lbs free! Great job!!! And I'm totally jealous of your flour stash!!
- February 28, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- thisoldbroad said...
Yum! So glad your doing & feeling great! Your update made my day a bit better, so thank you for sharing the news.
- February 28, 2012 at 11:43 AM
- Luray Caverns Bed and Breakfast said...
Banana Muffins seems to me delicious but would you tell me how much bananas have to take as you didn't mention in your recipe chart.
- February 29, 2012 at 1:48 AM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Luray: it varies depending on the size of the banana. I used two large bananas and one medium one in this recipe.
- February 29, 2012 at 3:17 AM
- Lea M. Callais said...
What goodness going on in your world - joy!!!!! Lovely looking muffins!
- February 29, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Glazed Bakehouse said...
Wow these muffins look amazing! Over here in Australia we dont have the choices of ingredients that you lucky people have!And well done on your success of not smoking and good health! x
- February 29, 2012 at 11:45 PM


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Graeme McDowell could think of no better way to head home for a 10-week holiday than to win for the first time in two years.
He closed with a 4-under 68 in the light rain Sunday and posted a three-shot win in the World Challenge in Thousand Oaks.
McDowell extended his dominance on the Sherwood Country Club course that Jack Nicklaus carved out among the foothills of Conejo Valley. In three appearances, he has won twice and was runner-up.
"This really caps off my season. We try not to put winning on a pedestal, but this one feels very sweet because it's been a grind all year," said McDowell, who won for the first time since he beat Tiger Woods in a playoff at Sherwood CC in 2010.
McDowell made a 6-foot birdie on the 18th hole that he didn't really need to finish at 17-under 271 and earn $1 million against the 18-man field.
"Certainly I will draw some confidence from this one," he said. "The game hasn't given me a huge amount this year."
Keegan Bradley, who was within one shot after a birdie on No. 5, closed with a 69 to finish second. Bo Van Pelt had a 70 to finish third at 278.
Woods, the tournament host and five-time champion, was never in the picture. He didn't make birdie until No. 13 and shot 71 to tie for fourth with Jim Furyk (70) and Rickie Fowler (69) at 279.
"I struggled with my game a little bit this week," said Woods, playing for the first time in five weeks. "I just managed myself well to get around in these conditions."
The German finished at 8-under 280, two shots ahead of South African Charl Schwartzel (69). American Bill Haas (71) was third at 285 at Gary Player Country Club.
Kaymer's victory was his first since the WGC HSBC Champions in November 2011 and earned him a $1.25 million check.
LPGA Tour: San Jose's Christina Kim earned partial tour status for 2013 by tying for 39th place in the five-round LPGA Tour qualifying tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Kim, a two-time tour winner, closed with a 2-over 74 for a 1-over 361 at LPGA International. She had been as high as third after the second round.
The top 20 finishers earned full tour status.
Canada's Rebecca Lee-Bentham shot a 5-under 67 to tie Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn (74) for the top spot at 13-under 347 at LPGA International. Japan's Ayako Uehara (69) was third at 348.
Kim, Mitsuki Katahira, Ashleigh Simon and Jordan Hardy, at 361, were the final players to earn partial status.
PGA Tour: Former Stanford players Joseph Bramlett and Zach Miller and ex-Cal player Peter Tomasulo continued their slide down the list at the PGA Tour qualifying tournament in La Quinta.
Bramlett shot a 1-over 73 at PGA West's Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course and was tied for 92nd at 7-under 353 for five rounds. Miller had an even-par 72 at the Stadium Course for a tie for 120th at 358. Tomasulo had a 73 at the Stadium Course for a share of 130th at 359.
Australian Steven Bowditch (64) held a one-stroke lead at 23-under 337 heading into Monday's final round. The top 25 and ties receive 2013 PGA Tour cards. The next 50 and ties earn Web.com Tour cards.


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Bruce MacLeod, Twitter:
"Dan Cleary has a separated shoulder and will be out four weeks. Ville Leino returns to the Red Wings lineup."
Out of curiosity I searched the words "Red Wings" and "Hockey Gods" and it returned this:
Look, I don't want to break kayfabe here but I was kinda sorta joking about the whole curse of #44. I was trying to lighten the mood.
"...Franzen, Osgood, Maltby, Filppula, Helm, Eaves, Williams, Datsyuk, and now Kronwall have missed time due to injury or illness, and it's only November. It's only going to get worse. From what I can tell, the sequential ordering of the injuries will snipe each individual player once a week for the next few months until we are left with only one.
And his name, of course, is Todd Bertuzzi."
In the two week's since I wrote that and later quoted myself like a douche bag, we've dodged serious injury in the form of Patrick Eaves' ankle and Jonathan Ericsson's foot, and had a little scare with Rafalski's back. The team couldn't stay so lucky as to keep incurring day-to-day injuries, and now Dan(ny) Cleary is out for four weeks. He will be the seventh (holy shit, the seventh? Yep, the seventh, asshole) Red Wing since the start of training camp to spend at least a month on the sidelines.
This one, though .... this is the one that broke the spine of my sanity. In a non-salary cap hockey world these injuries would be hard enough to overcome. Now I don't even know that we're icing a good team anymore. I love the Eaves/Helm/Draper unit but it is NOT a second line. As bad as we might want it to be, it simply isn't. We're going to keep facing teams with better depth than the Justin Abdelkaders and Drew Millers and Brad Mays can counter with. Barring a breakthrough performance, the goal scoring is going to continue to be a serious issue.
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Community Edition 220.127.116.11-Free-1 On Linux Mint 10 Julia.
I'm trying to draw a triangle - a right angled triangle where I know the length of the hypotenuse (h) and one other side(x), but not the length of the other side, nor the other 2 angles.
The equation, as I'm sure we all know, is h^2 = SQRT(x^2 + y^2)
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Friday, Dec. 14, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Westside High School was on lockdown on Friday after two black males fired pellet guns at students on the football field.
Three students were injured during the incident but did not need any medical attention.
The students were playing football on the practice field during their lunch period when they were shot at around 12:15 p.m.
Witnesses say two black males were shooting. One was wearing a camouflage hoodie and the other was wearing a silver hoodie.
Students chased the two males into the woods behind the practice field and all the way to the Fountain Head apartment complex. The assistant principal and school public safety officer met them there.
Deputies received word that one of the suspects was hiding inside of a building within the apartment complex. A search was completed, but the suspect was not found.
Two faculty vehicles also sustained minor damage to their windshields during the incident.
The school was put on lockdown for the remainder of the day, and a pep rally planned for Friday afternoon was canceled.
Additional school public safety officers were sent to the school to assist with dismissal.
Investigators are looking for the two suspects in the surrounding area.
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- Barnidge: Warm memories, loving words not enough to save Pleasant Hill's dome
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- Pleasant Hill's 'dome' movie theater screens fade to black Sunday
PLEASANT HILL -- The dome movie theater was demolished Wednesday, just a day after the City Council approved razing it.
SyWest Development plans to replace the 46-year-old movie theater with a two-story Dick's Sporting Goods Store.
A group called Save the Pleasant Hill Dome had appealed the Planning Commission's approval of the project. Dozens of dome supporters pleaded with the council to preserve the theater during a marathon hearing that stretched into early Tuesday morning.
SyWest's quick action precludes any attempt to challenge the project in court.
In 1967 and the Pleasant Hill Soroptimists sponsored the opening night festivities for the theater. Nine hundred guests sipped sparkling wine and watched the romantic epic "Doctor Zhivago, " according to the historical booklet commemorating the city's 25th anniversary. Several movie theaters of similar design were built around the country in the 1960s.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Aug 20, 2013 20:47 Flag
Fenner vs. Arsenal
Okay maybe not strictly an LFC subject, but was interested in the impact this tie may have on us. And, as we have a gunner who likes to visit this board, why not discuss.
On the one hand if Arsenal fall at this stage and are knocked out of the CL its going to have a negative impact on them which may give us some advantage. Loss of CL revenue may impact what they do in the transfer market no matter what the club says about how much they have in the bank, but have yet to spend. Additionally the one major draw they have over us with players, the chance to play at Europe's top table will be gone. Let's be honest the one thing that turned Suarez's head when Real cooled their heels is the fact Arsenal would be in Europe while we are not.
But on the other hand, despite all the media reports about the weak squad Arsenal has, they are a club built to play in Europe. Focus that all on the league, with less games, less chance of injury and more recovery time they could be a greater force in the league. Arsenal have had a habit of missing out at the crucial moment in big competitions, but usually finish the league season in top form. Maybe that top form will come sooner if they are less distracted.
Personally I'm torn as I have connections with Fenner. Its my wife's team, and the only club she'll actually watch play, my barber is a huge fan, and my sister in law lives less than a mile from the stadium. And of course there's Kuyt. So I'd love to see the Turks do well, and sorry to our visiting Gunner, I'd laugh at Wenger expense, however I do think an Arsenal in Europe is less of a threat to us in the league, than one focused on 4th from the beginning of the season.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Aug 21, 2013 22:06 Flag
Fener 0-3 Arsenal
Obviously not the outcome Liverpool fans wanted tonight, but Arsenal players did a professional job, albeit, against a weaker opposition.
It now seems to me that qualification into the CL group stages is all but sewn-up barring a miracle, and an unlikely goal avalanche from Fener in the return leg.
The question I have is, what does Arsenal's almost certain CL qualification mean for Luis Suarez's situation?
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49 - I don't think it will have any bearing on Suarez's situation. He's been told he won't go to an EPL rival, we have been told the same. Us Liverpool fans can get really vexed when the powers that be lie to us!
We all want a Fener win tonight! It won't happen though, Arsenal will surely be strong over 2 legs. Such a shame that Dirk is out injured for the tie.
With regards to the Willian thing, it is a real shame, he is a quality player but a bit scary price wise at £30m? I reckon we could get 2 wingers for £40m that should give us a stronger chance this year. Arda Turan and Xherdan Shaqiri would suit us perfectly.
The story with Spurs is quite clear to me. Spurs have already done a deal for Bale, they already have the money just that Levy has masterminded a deal that allowed them to spend the money before it became official so that they were not held to ransom. This is surely the reason he has not been able to play, as they don't want an injury to cause a problem.
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A Yahoo! User Aug 21, 2013 12:51 Flag
Hobitez, I agree £30m is alot of money to blow on a player with no Premier League experience. Anzhi took the same gamble on several high calibre players and it didn't quite work out as they planned. Spurs are taking a huge gamble on Willian, imo.
A done deal for Bale is the only plausible explanation for Daniel Levy's spending spree in recent weeks.
I would like Arsenal to fail in their attempt to get in the CL.
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A Yahoo! User Aug 21, 2013 12:03 Flag
Loki, given the Suarez dispute this summer between Arsenal and Liverpool, I should say in fairness to you that most Gunners would have prayed for Liverpool to fail too if Liverpool were in our position.
The Suarez to Arsenal saga has done alot of damage to the good relation between both sets of fans and it would take awhile before the current bad feeling subsides.
A Yahoo! User Aug 20, 2013 22:26 Flag
Hi Dave,
Just heard that Willian has passed his Spurs medical which is a shame for BR, his capture would have been a great coup for LFC having lost Sigusin (spelling?), Dempsey and company to Spurs in recent seasons.Additionally, Balague, the Spanish football expert is reporting that Bale's transfer to Real is now a matter of hours and not days before it happens. Looks like the clog jam delaying things is now starting to move slowly but surely. This is good news for other clubs waiting for big deals to happen.
Back to the topic for discussion, failing to qualify for this season's CL proper will be a huge blow for Arsenal having done all the hard work last season to put ourselves into this position. I have a feeling that we would get a positive result tomorrow and over two legs I believe Arsenal would have too much quality for the Turks. We have to be careful not to under-rate Fener as they have a few players with Premier League experience in the squad. I'm expecting a hard fought match over two legs. It would also be very interesting to see what sort of reaction we get from the players having been beaten by Villa in our opening league match.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Aug 21, 2013 00:09 Flag
I saw the story on Willian arriving in London so the assumption was he was going to Spurs for a medical, but I'd not seen yet any confirmation that he had actually taken or passed the medical at WHL. If true then your right it will be a blow for us, although a coup if he'd actually come to us, so can't get too upset. But I'll also say BR has had a habit of keeping his real targets very close to his chest till they actually sign, so I'd not be surprised if we hear an announcement on a player that no one had linked to us. Just hope if that happens they are real quality.
But I also saw a story linking both our clubs to Lamela after Spurs dithered. It does seem things are moving much faster now, so maybe the Bale story is true, which has removed that log jam. I do expect quite a few moves this week, but don't be surprised if the press missed many of the deals that actually come to pass.
On the CL question, I can understand from a fan perspective why failing now would be a huge blow, but just wondering, as who is in CL this year from an LFC perspective is irrelevant, which is the bigger threat, an occupied Arsenal playing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays or one solely focused on the league.?


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In my business, we used to have a saying, "Catch somebody doing something right." Sadly, these days it seems that only people doing bad things are newsworthy. And that's a shame.
On June 25, I was passing through Eagle on the tail end of a cross country road trip, headed for an engagement in California, when my vehicle stopped running, just allowing me to exit the highway before total immobilization at the westbound exit ramp stop light. While I was on the phone with AAA arranging a tow, I was amazed by the number of folks who stopped to offer assistance. Three kids in a van stopped traffic and pushed the car over to the shoulder. A dad and two children on bicycles, a number of passing motorists, a family returning from shopping - all good people offering to help a total stranger. Most incredible - I looked up at one point while awaiting the tow truck to see a fellow (Rob) walking down from the corner bearing a Styrofoam container. He had brought me a tasty dinner from his church's Monday "Simple Supper," and offered to wait with me for the tow truck. He provided a personal introduction to a local motel that he felt sure would offer a reasonable rate should I be a stranded traveler, which seemed likely, as it was past 7 p.m. by that time.
The AAA recommended repair shop (Werks) in Gypsum who waited late for me, secured and installed a new alternator, at reasonable cost, and had me back on the road by 9 p.m., in time to fulfill my obligation. Thank you to all good people of Colorado. I, for one, shall continue to "pay it forward!"
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Anyone successfully accessed their iTunes Library through the PS3 Media Server? I can get to the album but cannot get any farther, I believe it has to do with the amount of folders the PS3 can traverse. I'm trying to access /users/name/music/itunes/itunes music/album which I think might be one level too far.
I tried creating a symbolic link to /itunes music folder but the Media Server isn't picking it up.
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Accenture Foundation Platform for Oracle (AFPO) – Your pre-build & tested middleware platform
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The Accenture Foundation Platform for Oracle (AFPO) is a pre-built, tested reference application, common services framework and development accelerator for Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g product suite that can help to reduce development time and cost by up to 30 percent.
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2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Crossed the 800m-finish line with a personal-best time of 2:12.08 at the Fred Duckett Rice Twilight (4/21), to place second all-time … clocked a time of 4:37.33 in the 1500m at the Texas Invitational (4/14) … ran the third leg in the Distance Medley Relay at the Texas Relays (3/31) to help her team finish with a school record time.
2012 INDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Set a personal-best time of 2:16.62 in the women's 800m at the Southland Conference Championships (2/26) which places second all-time … ran the third-leg of the DMR finals to help the team finish sixth with a time of 12:25.99 at the Southland Conference Championships (2/26) … won the 800m with a time of 2:19.68 at the Jeff Davis Bank McNeese Indoor Meet (2/3), to qualify for the Southland Conference Championships … competed in six events during the season.
2011 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Teamed up with Shelby Polasek to finish fourth for at the UTPA Bronc Relays (9/2) with a time of 48:07 … finished fourth in the women's 5k at the Islander Splash (9/23) with a time of 19:35 … set a personal-best time of 24:18.6 in the women's 6k at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/15) … competed in five meets during the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for head coach George Lutkenhaus at Northwest High School in Justin, Texas … cross country regional qualifier in 2010 and 2009 … qualified for track regionals her last three years … holds the school record in the 4x4 and 4x8 relays.
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Hi, first sorry for my english.
(First of all i have to tell, i am using Windows 7 64bits)
Well, i have a problem with some MKV files, when i try to stream in my ps3 or xbox in my PC appears the message "MEncoder stop working" in spanish i recive the message "MEncoder dejo de funcionar"
I look for a update of MPlayer/MEncoder and i found in here http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php
I download the lastest version and i replace the files in PS3 Media Server/win32, i make a copy of new MEncoder and rename it mencoder_mt and put into the folder win32 to.
Then i run again PS3 Media Server and i can stream the MKV files perfect BUT... PS3 and XBOX don't show me the subtitles.
I hope some one can help me.


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I grew up in Hibbing, MN. (No. I don't know Kevin McHale. But I did graduate with his sister.) I played sports video games on the old Atari system and that developed into an interest in doing sports play-by-play. After a year at the University of MN and a year at Brown Institute I landed in South Dakota. Two years later I made my way back to the State of Hockey. I started working at KRFO during the aftermath of the Halloween Blizzard of 1991. Covering home games is easy. I enjoy following the Huskies on the road as often as possible. (It's kind of a goal of mine to get into a new gym or arena each year.) I won't pick a favorite sport here. So let me just say that the variety of my job is a highlight. Football, volleyball, basketball, hockey, wrestling, baseball, softball, and a little soccer. I play all those great Oldies on AM 1390 every day, but I'm really a fan of the country music on Kat Kountry 105. My wife is Chris. Our children are Cynthia (student at Wisconsin-Eau Claire) and Aaron (sophomore in high school).


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Visual inspection is always a component of a cleaning-validation program, and routine visual inspections for equipment cleanliness are a crucial part of day-to-day operations in a pharmaceutical facility (21 CFR 211.67 (b)-6). Visible-residue limits (VRLs) can be established for the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, and detergents processed in the facility. The VRL of the API is generally the greatest concern because the API is the most potent component of the formulation. If the VRLs are lower than the health-based and adulteration-based acceptable residue limits (ARLs) as determined by the company, then the VRL is a viable approach to assess the equipment cleaning in the facility (1).
Sample preparation and viewing parameters for VRLs have been established for pilot-plant and commercial-manufacturing facilities in previous studies (1, 2). A solution or suspension of the API in methanol was applied at different concentrations to stainless-steel coupons, thus resulting in residues of uniform size. Studying viewing parameters, such as viewing distance, viewing angle, light intensity, residue composition, and observer subjectivity resulted in the optimal viewing conditions to detect visible residues. These viewing conditions in the pilot plant were set at 18 in., 30°, and > 200 lux, respectively. For commercial facilities with larger, fixed equipment, the viewing inspection parameters can be restricted. The limits for acceptable viewing conditions were determined to be ≤ 10 ft, ≥ 30°, and > 200 lux. A discussion of the applications of VRL use and the associated risks concluded that the potential for a cleaning failure was small when a well-controlled VRL program was employed (3–5).
The subjectivity of the observers and the appearance of the dried residues remained as potential limitations to a VRL program. The original VRL work used a small group of four to six observers (1, 2). For subsequent work, a larger pool of observers determined the VRLs of APIs in development at one site. In addition, a study of VRL determinations of five APIs at multiple sites helped to address the issues of observer subjectivity as well as residue sample preparation to better define the ruggedness of VRLs for cleaning (6).The complete set of VRL data was examined for distribution and trends (6). The original VRL data set was compared with the subsequent data set and demonstrated improvements in the procedure and technique. Refining the testing range to lower concentrations improved the procedure. It resulted in more accurate VRLs and fewer in which the lowest spotted concentration was visible. The training of personnel in VRL appearance and detection both in the lab and in the field improved the technique of visual observation. The VRLs of the APIs, excipients, and formulations showed a correlation between the VRL of the API and its formulation. Appearance of the residues depends on the amount of API residue being spotted and the volume of spotting solvent, which translates to the concentration of the resulting residue. VRL residues can appear as a uniform residue at higher concentrations, or as a ring, which is typical of lower concentrations. Methanol is consistently used as the spotting solvent because its low surface tension allows it to spread to a uniform spot size and its high volatility allows it to dry quickly. Experience gained through ongoing equipment inspections and direct soiling of manufacturing equipment with test soils confirmed that potential residue on cleaned equipment would be similar in appearance to the experimental VRL residues.
Despite the extensive ruggedness data generated, the following questions about the constant parameters of the VRL studies remain to be answered:
These issues will be the subject of future work and will require significant resources in time, material, and data to arrive at meaningful conclusions. The question explored in this study was the most straightforward: whether the presentation of the residues to the observers affects the VRL determination. The original study design anticipated that the lower concentration residues would not be visible. For a high percentage of samples, however, the VRL was determined to be less than the lowest residue concentration spotted on the coupons. The consistent ability of observers to see the lowest spotted residue prompted the question of whether they saw the residue because they knew there was a residue present. This was a legitimate concern when applied to clean equipment inspection, where the expectation is that there would be no residue present.


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I can never sleep firstIn a room with a stranger Who is also aloneFor, I can't stop thinkingOf bringing him something Foreign And neededThe bright of white skinIn the dimWhich we've both grown adjusted toNo having it construed As anything but self loveNo me trying to createHis own thoughts and conventionsI want my caress to be the hand that shapes himTo a precise re-production of self-gratificationAnd I want him to love himself back, so intenselyThat the radiance lingers Till he's only in dreamsI wish these things Came as natural for meAs the urge comes in stillnessTo do as to wantSo my warmth could be realizedNot squandered each minuteSo my worth could be realizedThe best way I've found "What I learned from the future is Sharpie markers will replace facial hair and all men are impotent except Sean Connery. The future looks bright." - T.P. on Zardoz
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ROME, Italy – Rashawn Thomas had 17 points and 11 rebounds for his third straight double-double to lead the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team to an 80-50 win over Stella Azzurra on Thursday, Aug. 29. The Islanders wrap up their four games in Italy with a 3-1 record.
Fellow freshman Jeff Beverly posted 13 points for the Islanders, as all 12 players who saw the floor recorded baskets in the contest. Cole Martinez and Joy Williamson each had eight points for A&M-Corpus Christi, which shot 31-for-58 (.534) in the victory. The Islanders outrebounded Azzurra 44-23 as well.
Thomas added four blocks and four steals in the victory for the Islanders, while Zane Knowles had six points and eight rebounds. Jelani Currie added six points and Jake Kocher scored five.
The Islanders started the game on a roll, scoring the first 12 points of the contest to jump out to a double-digit lead in the opening minutes. Currie delivered a three-point play and Martinez knocked down a triple in the rally. Azzurra was able to battle back to bring it as close as seven, but back-to-back baskets by Williamson got it back to double figures, and the Islanders held a 24-16 lead at the end of the first, as Azzurra hit a layup at the buzzer to get it back to eight.
In the second quarter, it started all Islanders once again, as the visitors scored the first 13 points of the frame to balloon the lead to 37-16. A three-point play by Beverly and triples by James King and Brandon Pye were key in the rally. But Stella Azzurra got off the schneid with six straight points, and rallied to trim the deficit to just 13 with a minute left. The Islanders closed the half with the last three points, though, as a Williamson putback sent them to the locker room up 44-28.
The teams came out even in the third, with the Azzurra trimming the lead to 49-37. But the Islanders put together yet another massive run, this one for 13 consecutive points to head into the final quarter ahead by 25, 62-37. Beverly started the rally with a layup and scored six of the team's points in the run. A layup by Williamson capped off the rally in the quarter's final minute.
The Islanders were able to continue the momentum into the fourth, with Thomas leading the way. The freshman had the first basket of the quarter, and went on to score 11 of the Islanders' 18 points in the stanza. Stella Azzurra got no closer than 22 the rest of the way, and A&M-Corpus Christi scored the final eight points to result in a 30-point win.
This concludes the Islanders' four-game, 10-day trip to Rome, as the team will return to the United States on Friday, Aug. 30. The Islanders will begin classes next week and return to the practice court in the coming weeks, leading up to the season-opening Holiday Inn Downtown Marina Islanders Classic against Huston-Tillotson on Nov. 8.
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To confirm that belief, the beauty giant commissioned a study, which found that 77 percent of women agreed: when their hair is "on," they're "on," too. So L'Oreal Paris Advanced Haircare is making the most of that confidence boost by launching an initiative around it called #POWERON.
"I've always known exactly who I am. I was a girl trapped in a boy's body." Meet Jazz Jennings: at 13, the transgender teen is already a YouTube star and inspiration, and now she's the latest face of Clean & Clear's "See the Real Me" campaign.
Answer: Yes. "During the spring and summer, you can hydrate less. Since there's humidity in the air, a heavy moisturizer isn't necessary. Your skin gets hydrated from the atmosphere," says Dr. Karen Hammerman, a New York-based dermatologist from Vanguard Dermatology. So while you may just be realizing the change of seasons is nearing (two weeks, guys!), your skin has long been in the know. "If you're in a climate that goes from cold to warm, like most of us are, your skin needs a different amount [of hydration] depending on the season," Dr. Hammerman says.
But does that mean you need to go out and buy a whole new bottle?
Our workout hairstyle (low bun, wide black headband) was just given fashion's ultimate stamp of approval: That of Karl Lagerfeld. The iconic designer sent the Chanel Fall 2015 collection down the Paris runway earlier today, complete with the elevated take on gym hair—and we've taken notice.
Any beauty junkie will tell you Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion ($20) is a makeup bag essential—it keeps powders, shimmers and liners in place for hours. But now, we can actually say that a tube of the stuff is life-changing. Urban Decay has teamed up with Gwen Stefani on The Ultraviolet Edge initiative to empower women, kicking off with the launch of a new semi-matte shade of the potion, Enigma.
Whether your daily beauty regimen is just a light application of tinted moisturizer or a full-out glam routine, would you be able to skip it for a day? How about two? That's what the "Five Days On, Two Days Off" skin-detox plan asks. Taking the makeup-free movement a step beyond a selfie or occasional low-fi weekend, some dermatologists suggest that a makeup hiatus should be a part of every week. Results like a brighter complexion, decreased acne and collagen regeneration could show within a month. Now how do you feel about skipping makeup twice a week?
When you look this good, people want to know your secret. It was only a matter of time before Gwyneth Paltrow got in on the beauty business (final stages of Goop world domination, right?). Gwyneth's joined the team at Juice Beauty, an organic skincare line, where she'll serve as creative director of makeup.
She'll be working on cosmetics for Juice (ranging $24 to $49), and the two brands will also collaborate on six new skincare products available on Goop.com in 2016. This isn't the first time Gwyneth's been our go-to for healthy skin tips, so to celebrate her latest move, we collected her best get-glowy advice:
We've thought a lot about when to say goodbye to expired beauty products, but what about those times when one goes away too soon? Case in point: a broken blush. You know the feeling. So do our friends at PureWow, and they have excellent news for you with this genius palette-saving hack:
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Evans Wins Stage, Dennis Keeps Lead
Published: Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 1:36 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 1:36 a.m.
BLACK DIAMOND, Alberta | Cadel Evans won the fourth stage of the Tour of Alberta on Saturday, and fellow Australian Rohan Dennis held onto the overall lead with one leg left.
Evans, the BMC rider who won the 2011 Tour de France, finished the 105-mile stage in 3 hours, 57 minutes, 18 seconds. Evans is 17th overall, 7:17 behind. The race ends today in Calgary.
Ratto Wins 14th Vuelta Stage, Nibali Leads
COLLADA DE LA GALLINA, Andorra | Daniele Ratto of Italy withstood cold and rain in the Pyrenees to win a grueling 14th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday, while Vincenzo Nibali withstood rivals' attacks to protect his overall lead.
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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Luke (NIV) 10:8 When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you.
9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, "The Kingdom of God has come near to you."
Observation: Jesus was sending his disciples out to expand his ministry. Here are the instructions he gave as he sent them out. Like his own ministry, Jesus wanted their ministry to consist of healing and teaching. They were to teach about the Kingdom of God. The Israelites were looking for an earthly kingdom that would free them from the rule of Rome; they were not too interested in a heavenly kingdom. So the disciples were to demonstrate the power of God's kingdom by healing the sick. The presence of God's kingdom makes a difference on earth.
Application: When I refer to Jesus as Lord, I am claiming to be a part of His kingdom and placing myself under His authority. People will not want what I have unless they see that God's kingdom makes a difference in my life here on earth. My life is to be a demonstration of the Kingdom of God here on earth.
Prayer: Lord, may your authority be established in me and expressed through me. Amen
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Cleveland County sheriff's detectives have recovered a Shih Tzu puppy that was reported stolen from a business in December.
The 6-week old female was taken Dec. 17 from the Puppy Love Kennels, 9151 U.S. 77 in Noble. Investigators received an anonymous call earlier this week which led to the identification of a suspect.
The dog was found and returned to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office on Thursday. It was in good health. The puppy has been given back to its owner.
Detectives continue to investigate the case. At this point, charges are pending against the suspect. No further information will be released about the suspect at this time.
Any questions regarding this press release and/or information can be addressed to Meghan McCormick, Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, community liaison/public information officer. McCormick can be reached at (405) 701-8847.
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Mr. Gurowitz: Blaming the inappropriate but free speech of an anti-Muslim film for the pre-planned coordinated attacks on the our Libyan embassy is like blaming your pencil for poor SAT scores.
Our ambassador, two ex-Navy Seals and a fourth American are dead, and all Obama can do is apologize and go to fundraisers. What does it take to understand that a coordinated attack, with advanced weaponry on the 9/11 anniversary, being blamed on a 2-month-old movie trailer is just another excuse for the last three years of a devastating foreign policy?
Our president lies, and people like Ed Gurowitz swear to it. Face it, we have a pro-Muslim, anti-Israeli and seemingly anti-American president occupying the White House who makes excuses and blames anybody and anything to cover his inadequacy, amateurishness and disastrous economic, energy and foreign policies. Why do so many Americans wonder whose side Barrack Hussein Obama is on anyway?
Mr. Gurowitz, if you want to write about the necessity of American free speech, that's fine, but leave out your ignorant partisan words and stick to the issue.
Two weeks ago, you wrote about the legal battles between IVGID and Aaron Katz, and found it necessary to slander the name of Paul Ryan with a ridiculous unfounded remark comparing Ryan to Katz. It was a disgustingly dumb addition to the writing of a man who claims intelligence by displaying his PhD at the end of every submitted column.
Here is a suggestion that might alleviate some of your misinformed drivellous prattle: Try submitting a column every other week and spend some time researching your arguments.
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Horror often works because of its outlandishness, from David Lynch to Rob Zombie. But there is another level upon which horror works well; the level wherein there might be something supernatural involved, but the gritty realism and focus on character in the story refuses to allow the audience to dismiss the project as simply a "scary movie." It is in the latter category that you will find most of the films of filmmaker Eric Red.
Eric Red, who directed "Body Parts" and is apparently not a Viking, has been picked to direct the big screen adaptation of "Dead Of Night". The film is based on a book by the same name and follows a small town cop trying to fend off a zombie outbreak. Red will also be writing the script for the movie which I assume will also have no Vikings in it. I know, I'm disappointed too.
"Midnight Special" is a really great Creedence Clearwater Revival huh? Good now that we've got that out of the way let's talk about Kirsten Dunst who has just been cast in a movie with the same name. It's about a father who finds out his 8 year old son has supernatural powers. CCR has nothing to do with the movie and as far as I can tell observations I made here are in no way connected. You're welcome.
George A. Romero has wrapped up writing the script for "The Zombie Autopsies" and is shipping it out to studios in the hopes it will be his next directing project. Based on a book by the same name the film focuses on a group of doctors trying to find the cure to a zombie people disease on a small island. Do they still call it "zombie people disease"? I never know what the term is suppose to be these days. Romero kind of looks like Stan Lee doesn't he? Let's move on,
It's the end of summer and not a damn thing is going on so here's an "Evil Dead" themed bikini that you can buy on Etsy. Because who doesn't want a giant face with spiked teeth on their cooch.


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- Two exciting young stars bring the rivalry to life: Hemsworth ("Thor") plays the charismatic Brit James Hunt and Daniel Brühl ("Inglourious Basterds") as the brooding Austrian Niki Lauda.
- Director Ron Howard knows how to tell a story on film: He won an Oscar for "A Beautiful Mind" and has directed "The Da Vinci Code," "Apollo 13," "Cocoon" and other hits.
- The film's music is as exciting as the camerawork: Tracks by Steve Winwood, Thin Lizzy and David Bowie complement the film's intense score by veteran composer Hans Zimmer.
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July 06, 2011
DOE Offers $4.5 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Three Solar Power Plants
DOE announced on June 30 offers of approximately $4.5 billion in conditional commitments for loan guarantees for three California solar power plants. The support is for three solar generation facilities using solar photovoltaic (PV) panels made from thin films of cadmium telluride. DOE is offering a conditional commitment for a $680 million loan guarantee to support the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 project, conditional commitments for partial loan guarantees of $1.88 billion in loans to support the Desert Sunlight project, and conditional commitments for partial loan guarantees of $1.93 billion in loans to support the Topaz Solar project
First Solar, Inc. is sponsoring all three projects and will provide PV modules for the projects from a new manufacturing plant that has begun construction in Mesa, Arizona, as well as from its recently expanded manufacturing plant in Perrysburg, Ohio. The company expects that the projects will create a combined 1,400 jobs in California during peak construction.
The 230-megawatt (MW) Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 project will be located in the Western Mojave Desert, approximately 80 miles north of Los Angeles. The installation will feature a utility-scale deployment of innovative inverters with voltage regulation and monitoring technologies that are new to the U.S. market. The inverters will provide the power grid with more stable and continuous power from the project, which is expected to generate enough electricity over the course of a year to power more than 54,000 homes, while avoiding 350,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
The 550-MW Desert Sunlight project, to be constructed in two phases, will be on a Bureau of Land Management site in Riverside County and will use 8.8 million thin-film PV modules. The 550-MW Topaz Solar project in eastern San Luis Obispo County will use more than 8.5 million PV modules. Each of the 550-MW projects is anticipated to generate enough electricity over the course of a year to power approximately 110,000 homes, avoiding nearly 725,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. DOE has now issued loans, loan guarantees, or offered conditional commitments for loan guarantees totaling more than $38 billion to support 40 clean energy projects across the United States. See the DOE press release and the DOE Loan Programs Office website.


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One local pastor uses writing to address the issues of marriage and divorce.
Dr. Gregory Fuller, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in Augusta, is hoping his new book "Why Marry?" will help when choosing a mate.
News 12's Domonique Benn sat down with the pastor, who spoke about why, when, and to whom to commit.
Djenane Demetrius is getting married in a few weeks. At Macedonia Baptist Church, she will vow to be with her husband through good times and bad.
"The biggest thing is learning how to deal with conflict and being open to communication," Demetrius says.
Nearly half of all couples break the promise to stay together, ending their marriage with divorce.
Demetrius' pastor Dr. Gregory Fuller wrote his book "Why Marry?" to help couples sort it all out before they say, "I do".
"A lot of persons marry because everybody else is getting married. 'I want to be married', 'I'm dealing with the fact that I'm getting older', 'I'm not sure if this is the right person but he or she is better than not have anybody at all'," Dr. Fuller says.
In addition to marriage counseling with her pastor, Demetrius read the book, taking notes along the way.
"You are the cake and your husband is the ice cream. You are perfectly fine by yourself, but you're better when it's together," Demetrius says.
Dr. Fuller's book is a blueprint to choosing a mate and having a successful marriage.
He talks about the meaning of marriage all the way to knowing who to marry.
Dr. Fuller says many times couples come to the altar to get married and even then there is doubt.
"If you don't have peace with it, if there is something nagging, gnawing at you saying something just ain't right, trust me: something is not right," Dr. Fuller says.
"It's okay to postpone, it's okay to ask questions, but get help," says Demetrius.
For relationships that seem blurred, understanding why may help clear things up.
The book is for a person of any faith. It is available at Family Christian Bookstore in the Augusta Exchange shopping center.
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(WOMENSNENEWS)--To see what's being done right when it comes to gender equality and environmental efforts, look to northern Europe.
That's the finding of an index that launches tomorrow, Nov. 19, which ranks 72 countries to measure how they stack up globally.
Iceland topped the index, followed by the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
The Democratic Republic of Congo came last.
The scorecard, called the Environment and Gender Index (EGI), monitors governments' progress on women's empowerment in the environmental arena. It is being launched during the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) 19th Conference of the Parties (COP19), a climate change conference taking placeNov. 11 to22 in Warsaw, Poland, in hopes of measuring progress, improving information, identifying gaps and pushing countries to take more action, especially on international gender and environment mandates.
"There's not enough accountability between international agreements and what's happening on the ground in gender and environment . . . and no one is monitoring it," said Rebecca Pearl-Martinez, EGI's manager who works in the global gender office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Switzerland-based organization behind the index. "There's piecemeal monitoring and data, but no one is looking at this holistically. We didn't know worldwide where women were doing better or worse environmentally."
Pearl-Martinez said they hope the index will push governments to overcome the inertia seen in many countries in implementing international gender mandates in the environmental sector that have been agreed to over the last two decades. The EGI, she said, provides the first quantitative data on governments' performance translating such mandates in the three Rio Conventions, which came out of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and CEDAW (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women) into national policy and planning.
"We will not have truly done our work until whatever is done at the international level in terms of agreements can actually trickle down to your woman growing yams. Until she's not directly benefited, we're still talking blah, blah, blah, right? And that's the challenge," said Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UNFCCC.
Best and Worst Countries
Iceland is No. 1 in the index, a top performer in most of the EGI's categories. "It was one of the few OECD [Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development] countries that connected gender and climate change mitigation," Pearl-Martinez said. "Iceland is forward thinking on this. Their lower performance was in women in COP delegations," she added, referring to the national delegations sent annually to negotiate the international climate change convention UNFCCC.
The United States ranks 14th, in part because of its lower performance, equal to that of Greece and Bangladesh, on women in policymaking positions and because it hasn't ratified CEDAW. The United States is, however, the top country among the 72 on the percentage of women without anemia; 90 percent don't have the condition. On the other end of the spectrum is Mali, where only 38 percent of women aren't anemic.
Coming in last is the Democratic Republic of Congo, with low scores on most variables, except ones such as its ratification of CEDAW and equal legal rights. (See how other countries rank in this photo gallery.)
Pearl-Martinez said generally women are under-represented in environmental decision-making. The index found, for instance, that the global average for women's participation in inter-governmental negotiations on climate change, biodiversity and desertification peaked at 36 percent. It also showed that 45 of the 72 countries have no female ministers of the environment or another environment-related ministry such as land, energy or agriculture. Only nine countries had both, including the United States.
But female leaders are becoming increasingly important as environmental concerns continue to take their toll on women. The everyday lives of some women have become harder due to climate change, said former Vice President Al Gore in a late September session with journalists.
"In much of the world, particularly developing countries, women do a disproportionate share of labor such as gathering wood or other biomass for cooking fires and that task has become much more onerous, [as has] gathering water if it has to be carried from more distant and deeper wells and dealing with the problems that families, and children in particular, experience in greater proportion as the effects of global warming unfold."
Differing Knowledge
Not only are women more impacted by some environmental factors, but they also bring different skills and knowledge to the table, such as with biodiversity, said Päivi Kannisto, senior advisor at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, who specializes in gender equality and is one of the 32 members on the EGI expert panel.
"We are losing our valuable biodiversity every single day. Women in most countries are the ones who know what different species there are and where they are and what is the meaning of them as they are daily linked to biodiversity through their actions and through their role as a woman," she said.
This type of specific knowledge reinforces why it's essential that women also be in environmental leadership roles, she added.
"If only men participate in decision-making, as has been the case in the past, we will miss the knowledge, the views and the wishes as well perhaps also the action of half of the world," Kannisto said. "Protection of forests and prevention of desertification, water in all its forms, sustainable consumption and industry, sustainable agriculture, green growth and green economy and innovations are just some of the areas in which women should be among the decision makers and active implementers and contributors of knowledge much more than what they are today."
The EGI, which began in June 2012 at the Rio+20 conference, hopes to encourage women's roles in environmental policymaking through its rankings. It scored the countries among 27 variables that were divided into six categories. The data, mostly from 2010-2012, were taken from existing internationally recognized datasets.
But Pearl-Martinez said they realized when compiling the index that data on women's roles and access in environmental sectors is severely lacking. Robert Engelman, president of the Washington-based environmental group Worldwatch Institute, added that more data is needed in other areas too. "It's also critical that we build the evidence base for the important premise on which the new index is based – that gender equity and female empowerment are prerequisites for sustainable development."
Besides motivating countries to share lessons and do better, the index may also be a tool to encourage international cooperation on environmental issues, which Kannisto said is necessary.
"Environment is something that does not know borders. You lose a forest somewhere, it affects a much wider area than just that location. International cooperation is extremely important there," she said. "This kind of an international network is a valuable tool for diplomacy and for the environment. It is also an absolute necessity for a small country to get its voice heard. And, it is much more interesting and fun to do this together rather than alone."
Juhie Bhatia was a recipient of a United Nations Foundation Global Issues Press Fellowship during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, during which some of these interviews were conducted.


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Armstrong family !!!! awsome photo!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you Billi
Ha Ha! That is so sweet! :) You guys are adorable!!
Oh my God you guys so cute! Brazil sends much love for this beautiful family!
I love it when you post photos of your family!
My favourite american family!! (Billie, you have to charge your phone) ;)
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:-) The Armstrong family ... nice picture! You are all very beautiful! :-*
Celebrate!!! :D
is there some meaning to 10:39 that i'm unaware of? because this is the same time that was on mike's picture. if there isn't a meaning, then it's a weird and really cool coincidence!
i think it means 1039, like their first album 1039 smoothed out slappy hours
i figured that out like 20 minutes after i posted that comment, but thanks anyway!!
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Truck renter says he was double-billed by U-Haul, called 100 times by collectors
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Aww Tre this is so adorable!!
Tre, I've never met Dooder but feel like I know him and love him anyway with all the photos you post. Thanks for that and hope you don't miss your boy too much while you're away. Bet he's hanging out to have you back as well xox


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Librarians shared the best strategies when working with students and research in a recent webinar. The bottom line? The need to push them to think beyond the results—and instead examine how they got there.
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On Saturday, Jan. 12, the Klamath National Forest will host a job fair at the Klamath National Forest Service Headquarters office, 1711 S. Main St. in Yreka from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Current job opportunities on the Klamath National Forest include fire apprenticeships and seasonal positions in fire fighting, as well as a variety of other resource areas.
The objective of the fair, according to a recent press release, is to inform and educate the public about temporary, seasonal and permanent job opportunities in the U.S. Forest Service and on the Klamath National Forest. Help will be available to explain the hiring process and how to complete the online job application. Vacancy announcements and job descriptions are currently available on the USAJOBS website at usajobs.gov.
Computer workstations will be available during the job fair to allow interested people to submit applications. Technical assistance will be available to help with accomplishing the application process and answer any application questions.
Interested applicants should come prepared with appropriate supporting documentation such as current resume, employment history, references, letters of recommendation, post high school transcripts, DD214s for veteran preference, IQCS Master Record (firefighter) or other documentation relevant to the position being applied for.
Interested applicants with questions may call the Klamath National Forest at 842-6131.
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They say home is where the heart is.
But what is home? To us, home is more than a roof over your head. It's the community we live in. It's family and friends and a familiar face. It's the memory of simpler times. Home is where we feel most comfortable and where we always feel welcome. It's where we belong and it makes us who we are.
The first Casey's opened in July 1968
The very first Casey's General Store was a converted three-bay garage that opened in Boone, Iowa in July of 1968. At the time, the population of Boone was around 12,468. The Casey's store carried a limited list of products—two kinds of gasoline, common grocery items and 10-cent cups of coffee.
In towns across America
There's a Casey's waiting for you with:
- A warm smile.
- Some good conversation.
- A hot cup of joe.
- A fresh donut.
- A hot and ready sandwich.
- A cold drink.
- A famous handmade pizza.
- Or whatever you need.
In 1985 famous homemade pizza is introduced.
In Waukee, Iowa, Casey's famous homemade pizza is introduced. And it quickly becomes a favorite in towns all over the Midwest. Now Casey's is the 5th largest pizza chain in the US, and people come from all over to experience Casey's famous pizza. Today, there are over 19 million pizzas made each year, and Casey's is the 4th largest convenience store chain.
Home is where there's a Casey's
- A community gathering place
- A mom-and-pop shop
- A gas station
- A pizza parlor
- A bakery
- A convenience store