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Andre Ward W 12 Carl Froch: I think that Carl Froch has been the big winner of the Super Six Tournament. I know that I never expected him to make it to the finals to be perfectly honest with you.
But he's shown a lot of adaptability. But I don't think that he's got as much adaptability as Andre Ward does. I wouldn't be surprised if Ward takes a few rounds and maybe falls a bit behind.
But Ward seems to have the ability to adapt to any style and to fight differently to whoever is in front him him, as I've seen Ward do. I see Ward working well to Froch's body and adapting that way and winning a points decision for Ward in a good fight.
Jack Obermeyer, USA Boxing News
Andre Ward W 12 Carl Froch: I think that it will be a very, very close, razor-thin decision for Andre Ward in a tactical fight. They're both very smart to have gotten this far, and I think that the stakes are too high.
In a lot of these kinds of fights, they fight well within themselves rather than taking any chances. But I think think that Ward has a little bit more natural ability and speed factor than Carl Froch. He's well-schooled, and he's quicker.
Henry Ramirez, trainer of heavyweight contender Chris Arreola
Andre Ward W 12 Carl Froch: I've got to go with Andre Ward. What's not to like about Andre Ward? Very, very good fighter. Helluva good fighter. He can box and actually sit in the pocket and bang a little bit.
Plus, I think that he's very, very underrated as far as his toughness. I think that people call him a dirty fighter. But I think that he does whatever he has to do to win.
You can't knock a man for that. Carl Froch is a motherf–ker too. He's a stubborn, determined guy also. But I'm picking Ward by decision.
Freddie Roach, trainer of Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Ciff Rold, BoxingScene.com
However, Ward hasn't lost since he was a teenager for a reason. His timing, jab, and willingness to meet Froch in the trenches will allow to him to land first most of the night.
He'll be hit more than he has in the tournament so far, but, in a fight where neitherguy is likely to stop the other, it becomes a rounds game. Ward will enough of those to have his hand raised as the Super Six champ.


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Penguins Report: Practice 5/7/10
Friday, 05.7.2010 / 11:50 AM ET / Penguins Report
By Sam Kasan
Head coach Dan Bylsma addressed reporters at the podium on Friday. Here is what he had to say:
On keeping players from becoming too emotional when calls are made during games that do not favor the Penguins:
We have talked about it more than once regarding how we want to play the game and how we want to stay composed. I think that at different times, every team is going to feel like the ref missed a call in an estranged play. Focusing on what we can control and focusing on our game is what we're trying to do. Sometimes that means dealing with a road building. Sometimes that means dealing with a call or a non-call. We saw that evidenced in the first series where we had a bunch of reviewed calls, and we were waiting for a call about a goal or a non-goal, and it went both ways. Those are things where you just try to maintain your focus and get ready for the next play. We talk about that from series to series and game to game. With the refs and the buildings and the balances – you just have to keep focused on trying to play, and I think that our team has been pretty good at that up to this point. As the series goes on, the team that can get to its game and maintain its focus and composure – that's something that you need to have.
On Sidney Crosby's inability to score in recent games during the postseason:
Our team would like to score some more goals with the zone time and the opportunities that we have been getting. It's not just Sid. We need to get better in certain areas and can get better in certain areas to try to get more opportunities. We need to be focused on getting second chance opportunities, because it feels like that is one of the only ways that we are going to get those opportunities – in and around the net picking up second chances. From a team standpoint, we think that we can manage the puck better to get to our game, and everybody can also get to the inside more and expect the goals to be second chance opportunities. It's not just trying to shoot and go for home runs, but we have to look for second chances. We need to get to the inside both to create havoc in front of them and to get those second chance opportunities. That's for every one of our players – not just Sidney.
On Montreal's ability to stifle Crosby in recent games:
I think that we're faced with a different type of defense with Montreal. The Ottawa team had guys keyed in on stopping our guys and Sidney and Geno (Evgeni Malkin). This is a little bit different, and we have to adjust a little bit in terms of how we look for offense and how we get offense. We have not had a lot of rush opportunities against this team and odd man chances. They're not going to give them to us. We need to be focused on different ways to create that offense and get that offense and expect different things from this team. I think that we were good in Game 4 and maybe better than we have been in a couple of the other games in terms of getting to the inside. We were close to second chance opportunities. It's a change in mentality for our team. We have to continue to get better at that to fight for those chances. I think that the evidence of getting five shots from Sid was evidence that we did and he did get to the inside a little more. We just have to keep fighting to get those opportunities. He did last night, and I think that has to be a focus for him and our team.
On Crosby eventually scoring due to his superb athletic abilities:
That's not the way that I treat it. That's not the way that Sid treats it. You have to analyze what they're doing well, what we can do better and what our power play or Sid can do better. That doesn't change, because it's Sidney Crosby. He's doing that, and we're doing that and will continue to do that. The game and the result will take care of any storyline that you would like to talk about. We know that we can be better and have to be better to win hockey games. If we do, the storyline will be whatever you would like to make it.
On not having Bill Guerin in the lineup:
In every one of those goals in Game 1, Billy was within a foot or two feet of (Jaroslav) Halak. That's something that we talk about and need to do more of. That's part of what Billy brings, especially to our power play – that net front presence. He draws people there and adds traffic and creates second opportunities. In the absence of Billy, we need guys to do that. We got the power-play goal in the last game since Chris Kunitz was in that area and went to the front of the net. He got the goal last night because of it. Hopefully we can get Billy back in there and add to the area that we need to be better at. Our focus needs to be on second chance opportunities. We have to get there with more bodies and more pucks and not look for outside or rush plays and not try to take guys one-on-one. We have to have that mentality that it will be second chances with people at the net.
On the energy, tempo and confidence of the Montreal Canadiens at this point:
It was interesting to see the change of momentum last night in the game with the building and them getting two quick goals and getting the lead. It is a tough place to play, but that was the first time, with the exception of the goal at the beginning of the game, that we got two quick ones after that where we had to deal with that kind of momentum in the building. They have been everything that we have expected with the way that they are playing and the way that they are playing defense and the way that their goaltender is. That was a tough place to play and a tough team to deal with when they had that change in momentum when they came in there during the third period. For anybody who thought that it wouldn't be a battle, for anybody who thought that it wouldn't be easy – that certainly wasn't in our room, and I certainly don't think that it was in the Canadiens' room either. They're playing hard. They're playing well. Their goaltender is playing well. Their defense is stingy and making it hard for us, and that's what we expected. We are finding ourselves in a series where both teams are battling hard and looking for an upper hand. You have to give them a lot of credit for playing the way that they have played and defending the way that they have defended and also being opportunistic with getting goals and opportunities whether it be by their power play or last night with the chances that they got and the goals that they got. It's all that we expected, and we know that it's going to be difficult and hard. We find ourselves in a best-of-three with a team that is playing stingy, good hockey.
On increasing Jordan Staal's role in Game 5:
I thought that Jordan played very well. I didn't see any hesitation in his game or the way that he played or the physicality of it. I thought that he was right in there and played well. That's why that we anticipated him getting back in there and getting his feet wet so-to-speak and gaining some minutes as the game went along. That's what happened. Coming back from the surgery five days later, I think he gained some confidence as the game went on, and that was what he needed to do, as well. That should have done it for him. I was pleased with his game and thought that he did some good things. He was confident and increased his role in the third period. That could be the case for Game 5.
On the status of Bill Guerin:
He is day-to-day.
On if he feels any level of concern about winning the series at this point:
Our assessment of the game and our discussions with our team and our approach to Game 4 and to Game 3 and even to Game 2 was that we were doing some good things. We were able to get to the offensive zone for periods of time and get shots, but we can get better in a couple of areas, and we need to. That was our talk today in our dressing room and getting ready for Game 5. Being content with the way that things are going is not good enough. We have done some good things. We have identified what we have done well and what we can do better. There are areas where we think that we can do better, because the status quo right now draws us even with a team that is playing well defensively with a good goalie and with enough skill and a good power play to win hockey games, as well. There is the idea that the status quo or doing what we're doing now is not good enough. We need to get better at our game and add that to our focus. That's what we'll be pushing for in Game 5 and beyond.
Assist Caitlin Kasunich
Sounds from the Penguins media conferences. Head coach Dan Bylsma, Jordan Staal, Matt Cooke, Mark Eaton and Alex Goligoski were available for the Penguins.
Jordan Staal
On what Crosby has to do to break out:
I think it can be frustrating for any player, especially one of his caliber. It's never a lack of effort. He is always the hardest working guy at practice and in the games. It's just like any other thing – you have to stick with it. It's the playoffs and it's tough to score. He knows and understands that. It's not a time to get frustrated but one to keep moving forward and working that much harder.
|Matt Cooke (left); Jordan Staal (right)
They are a tough defensive team – there is no question. They are a much different team than Ottawa. They almost let you play in their end but they keep it tight. They get in front of shots and they have a lot of bodies in front which makes it tough to get rebounds. It's not going to be easy to score goals but we have to find a way.
On how he felt in Game 4:
It was good to be back, there is no question. As a player you are obviously nervous about jumping in after missing a couple of games and having an injury. All those questions kind of shoo away after the first couple of shifts. I felt pretty comfortable throughout the game. It was obviously pretty disappointing to lose the game, but personally I thought I had a solid game and I want to keep getting better.
On what they have to do to score more:
We felt like it was a pretty solid effort, but sometimes that is just not enough. You are going to lose some games and have some ups and downs. We are going to stick to our game and what we know works best. We know that will be enough. Hopefully we can come up with a more desperate level (Saturday) night.
On being able to get to their game:
I felt like in the first period we had a great start. We had a lot of opportunities and held them to very minimal chances. They do a great job in the neutral zone of slowing you up. They are a trapping team that makes it difficult to get through the neutral zone. Once we are in their end I feel like we played really well. We kind of lost it in the third when we gave up those two quick goals and got down by one. It's tough but it's something where we have to stick with it. I thought we had a pretty solid game (Thursday) night.
On when he knew during the game he was going to be OK:
Really after the first shift I felt good. I got hit pretty good and didn't feel a whole lot. Skating around it felt fine. Once you get that first shift or couple shifts under your belt you feel a whole lot more confident with what you can do out there. It got better as the game went on.
Matt Cooke
On what the Penguins need to do:
I think we need to stay along the same lines. We know what gives us success and that is playing in the offensive zone. We have spent long periods of time there. We came very close to second-chance goals last night. I think that we have to maintain our patience. Like Staalsy said, the playoffs are a tough time to score. Everyone is battling. Montreal is a good team defensively. We are getting our chances, we just have to believe they will go in the net.
On what they have to do to score more:
It's the playoffs. There is always a desperation level, but I would hesitate to say there is a concern. We feel like we are doing the right things and playing the right way. If anything, we have to be a little more desperate when we have the puck and when we are playing in the offensive zone to get those opportunities.
Alex Goligoski
On having nightmares of having a puck go off your skate and into the net:
It's a tough break. It's something a lot of defensemen can relate to. It's probably happened to everybody at some point. It's just one of those things. It's a tough bounce. It's just one of those breaks in a game.
On raising his game in the postseason:
I don't think it's anything too different. The intensity level is higher in the playoffs with everybody. The game is a little faster. Pucks are just going in and I'm the benefactor. I can't really point to anything being that much different.
On guarding against Jaroslav Halak getting in their heads:
I don't know if it's so much him as it is their defense as a whole and the way they're playing. It's things we've talked about. We're not going to get frustrated. We'll stick to our game. We'll throw pucks at him, crash the net and things like that. That's our focus. I don't think this group of guys gets frustrated too much. We're pretty good at sticking to our game, and that's the plan moving forward.
Mark Eaton
On having nightmares of having a puck go off your skate and into the net:
It's not something you think about too much. When it happens you have to get it out of your mind as quickly as possible because it is a bad break. You have to give them credit as well. They were throwing pucks into dangerous areas. You see what can happen when you do that.
|Mark Eaton (left); Alex Goligoski (right)
On what changed in the third period in covering Montreal when it had 16 shots:
I don't think there were any breakdowns. It was something that we talked about after the second period. We knew that it was a situation where they didn't want to go down 3-1. They were going to come out desperate and play their best hockey of the series. They did that. I just don't think we matched their desperation in the third period. You have to tip your hat to them. They came out and did what they had to do to create some offense in the third.
On the team's level of desperation in Game 5:
I think we should be very desperate and play with as much urgency as we've played with all the playoffs. We've taken a positive out of what happened. We got home-ice advantage back. It's up to us to take advantage of that. I expect us to come out with our best effort (in Game 5) because you don't want to go down 3-2 and go back to their building.
On guarding against Jaroslav Halak getting in their heads:
One, you have to make sure the way a goalie is playing change the way you play, or change what makes you successful. We aren't going to change too much. I hate to throw clichés out there, but we'll just keep plugging along and not let the frustration set in. When you do that you're giving in. You cannot do that, especially in the playoffs. In the playoffs most of the time you're not going to win games 6-4. They're not going to be high-scoring games. If we have to win games like Game 3 2-0, or 2-1, we're fine with winning games that way.
Assist Jason Seidling
Mike Rupp was back on the ice after missing Game 4
Bill Guerin skated for the second straight day
Craig Adams (left); Jay McKee (right)
Alexei Ponikarovsky (left); Brad Thiessen (right)
Penguins forward Mike Rupp, who missed Game 4 with an undisclosed injury, has taken the ice for the team's optional practice. This is a good sign that the team is slowly getting healthier. Veteran Bill Guerin, who also missed Game 4 but did practice in the Thursday morning skate, was also on the ice.
In all 12 players took part in the optional skate. Guerin and Rupp were joined by Mark Letestu, Eric Godard, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Chris Conner, Craig Adams, Jay McKee, Ben Lovejoy, Deryk Engelland, Brent Johnson and Brad Theissen.
The Penguins are at Mellon Arena for an optional practice at 12:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. The team is looking to bounce back from a disappointing 3-2 setback in Game 4 at Montreal that evened the series at 2-2. Pittsburgh was the victim of some unfortunate bounces and deflection in the loss but can rebound and take control of the series with a triumph in Game 5 at Mellon Arena on Saturday night.


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Welcome to new and returning Graduate Institute students, friends, family, and colleagues.
Aristotle says in the Ethics that, "all knowledge and every intention desire[s] some good." (1095a15) I propose to try today to articulate the good at which we are aiming in our discussions here at St. John's. Though you have, no doubt, seen various statements of the College's goals in our literature and on our website, I would like to approach this question from the inside, and ask what we experience as fulfillment in our best class conversations.
This is a difficult, perhaps hubristic, project for two reasons. First, as you know, we aim at no particular result in our conversations. To be sure, we limit ourselves to one particular author, one particular shared reading, in each class. But it can truly be said that we set off on uncharted waters (at least uncharted by us), with no real captain on the ship, and propose to meet whatever adventures befall us with only our native wit, our general goodwill toward each other, the courage we are able to summon in the face of the unknown, and whatever guidance we can coax from the otherwise static words before us. I do not believe I am overstating the situation. Tutors are not professors; we have no fixed interpretation to which you must subscribe. The questions we pose are as sincere—and as puzzling—as we can discover. And the eccentric idea of a conversation among 20 people with no agenda and no authority resists any simple characterization of its form and spirit.
The second difficulty is that even tutors have varied interpretations of our own activity. Each of us individually and repeatedly examines our ends and means. In this endeavor, we must set aside our idiosyncratic desires and goals: both the questions most urgent to us (whether they be "What is virtue?" or "Is language merely conventional?" or "Is God good?") and also any personal ambitions we may have. We each must try to discern the common goals of the common activity. For the experience of a shared project is definite and incontrovertible.
Now, often when we state our joint purpose, we—like many other liberal arts institutions—speak of the cultivation of various skills. Active learning in the public context of a classroom does indeed hone one's ability to reason, improve one's recognition of cogent arguments, develop clear and forceful communication, train one in careful listening, and stimulate one to probe beneath surface claims. These are many goods that arise from and are necessary for our mode of learning. We set high standards for each other with respect to these arts of apprehending, knowing, and understanding. I feel sure you will be aware of your own progress in these regards, and I have no doubt you will benefit from acquiring these skills, universally acknowledged as useful.
But, when I said I wanted to ascertain the good we aim at "from the inside," I intended to ask whether the act of conversing has its own good. To say we converse in order to acquire skills is to treat conversation as merely a means to an end. Now, I do not minimize its usefulness as a means for these purposes. But Aristotle has persuaded me to set a higher standard than the useful. He says, "that which is pursued for its own sake is more perfect than that which is pursued for the sake of something else." (Ethics 1097a32) Now this thought may be a bit foreign to some of you. We're all inured to encountering the question, "What will you do with that?"—especially when people discover our involvement with St. John's. This question betrays a supreme emphasis on usefulness—often the crudest sort of usefulness, that guaranteeing career advancement or a significant increase in earning power. But surely money itself is the paradigmatic means, only useful to assist one towards some other end. The really fascinating question, the question anyone truly interested in us ought to ask, is: "What do you think fulfills you, what is your end?"
Apparently, learning is not an activity people generally think of as fulfilling. I find this attitude hard to understand. Surely, learning is often difficult; it requires energy, attention, discipline, self-awareness, and openness to change. But many fulfilling activities are difficult (playing piano, running a marathon, cooking a gourmet meal). And, unlike those activities, our classes provide occasions to clarify important issues such as: what priority to place on family or philanthropy, whether love requires self-sacrifice, how to identify a friend. Seeking answers to such questions is a noble pursuit. At least one of the goals of learning is the ability to live and act well; and we can glean much wisdom from the deepest thinkers of the Western tradition and from our joint inquiries into their profound thoughts. Learning in this way can help us discern the principles most conducive to a good life and can help us to deliberate well about the "proper object and the proper manner and the proper time" (Aristotle's Ethics, 1142b28) consequent to such principles. Moreover, this end, of acting so as to lead the best life, seems to be an end in itself, simply choiceworthy.
However, once again the good I've descried is not really the good inherent in the conversation. Whatever clarity we achieve may be provoked by discussion, and certainly the proposed actions themselves would not be complete without this clarity of purpose. But if action is the goal of our conversations, then the real good is external to the classroom. And those of you about to study the Ethics will be reminded forcefully by Aristotle of the crucial role of habit and character in such action (1095b6, 1103a25-b22, 1152a31-33); intellectually grasping what virtue is may not even amount to "half the battle." So, if we do learn in order to act, the value of the learning itself only fully manifests through yet more effort of a different kind. Even more importantly for my purpose here today, our conversations at St. John's do not necessarily result in shared conclusions about such matters.
Is there any good we strive for together as we engage in our communal activity? Earlier I found the acquisition of arts inadequate as a candidate; perhaps the other half of the phrase "liberal arts" helps. Our education intends to be liberating; our mission statement formulates this purpose as "...seek[ing] to free human beings from the tyrannies of unexamined opinions, current fashions, and inherited prejudices." (Liberal Education in a Community of Learning, Annapolis, St. John's College, 2003, p.1) To this end, we follow Montaigne's advice:
Let the tutor make his charge pass everything through a sieve and lodge nothing in his head on mere authority and trust...he will choose if he can; if not, he will remain in doubt. Only the fools are certain and assured....For if he embraces Xenophon's and Plato's opinions by his own reasoning, they will no longer be theirs, they will be his." ("On the Education of Children" from The Complete Essays, translated by Donald Frame, p. 111.)
As we read the books which have been the original source of many of our opinions, we become more self-aware. Seemingly self-evident ideas often appear strange and unfamiliar when confronted directly in their unmediated state; their shadowy nature as opinion accepted on mere authority is revealed. Sometimes, as we consciously evaluate the integrity of our ideas, we also become conscious of "having been wrong." This experience is not always pleasant, but discomfort at the disagreeableness of truth may nevertheless be good. In the world outside the college, being wrong is condemned; there we're taught to be ashamed at it, and a posture of confident, all-knowingness is cultivated. Here, instead, we cultivate a pleasure in "having been wrong." (It takes some time to develop this pleasure.) We recognize this moment of "having been wrong" as learning.
The Greek word Plato uses for this moment is "aporia." Often translated as "perplexity," its etymology reveals a connotation of placelessness. We see this unrooted state in Meno's slave boy when he realizes his assumption that he could easily name the line that forms double a square is unjustified (Meno, 84a). Naturally, a certain discomfort attends the moment—the kind of discomfort that has Meno calling Socrates names and trying to block every line of inquiry with his "captious argument" (80a, 80d). To the extent that we agree with Socrates that it is better to "feel the difficulty [we] are in," (84a), we at the College actively pursue such discomfort as a good. We encourage the open and honest "Well, by Zeus, Socrates, I for one do not know" of the slave boy rather than Meno's obstructionism. Of course, the slave boy has little status to lose, and perhaps his opinions about geometry are not as deeply held as the ones we need most to be liberated from.
Deeply held opinions can require a mighty convulsion in order to be overthrown. Such a convulsion may not derive only from conversation. When Achilles' advice at the general council of Greeks in Book I of the Iliad is spurned, he is shocked and wounded. They refuse to heed him, not because his advice is unwise, but because Agamemnon's status (he is the titular authority of the whole Greek army) trumps Achilles' (I.281). Until that moment, Achilles seems to have assumed that his recognition by all as the best warrior warrants also the honor due the best man. The council's violation of his assumption provokes not only volcanic wrath in Achilles, but also a retreat away from the battle and into extended meditation about his realization that the world is not as he had perceived: What has he accomplished? Why is his excellence seemingly not honored? Is there a better way of life? Why should he care about other Greeks? (IX. 315-343, 393-409, 608-619)
Perhaps such cataclysmic events are more effective than conversation in freeing us from whatever opinion fetters us. However, I think it is no accident that Achilles experiences his revelation during deliberation in council rather than during the press and urgency of hand-to-hand combat. No question about first principles can truly be entertained as one is facing "invincible hands spattered with bloody filth." (XX. 504) And some version of this problem of capitulation to urgent concerns and accepted societal orders faces us all. As Montaigne points out in his essay "Of Custom,"
The principal effect of the power of custom is to seize and ensnare us in such a way that it is hardly within our power to get ourselves back out of its grip and return into ourselves to reflect and reason about its ordinances.
Life requires action; action requires choice; choice requires a principle; custom supplies the requisite principle. The needed perspective for questioning the community of opinion to which we belong comes only when we are forcibly removed (as cave-dwellers in Plato's Republic must be) from that community or when we voluntarily withdraw from it (and enroll in the Graduate Institute). Rather than be at the mercy of chance events that may or may not liberate us, if we are to improve our ability to judge wisely, we need to withdraw ourselves from the crowd, consult our best selves, and begin a process of winnowing the contents of our understanding.
To this extent St. John's is something of a "magic mountain"—like the retreat referred to in the title of the Thomas Mann novel some of you will be studying in preceptorial. The novel takes place in a sanatorium in Switzerland. People are there to undergo a cure for tuberculosis. But their struggle with sickness removes them from the everyday struggle for existence and frees them to engage in conversations about intellectual, human, emotional, political, moral, and philosophical matters. The main character Hans Castorp, while visiting his cousin, decides he wants to be ill, is attracted to the liberating, holiday atmosphere. There is also a pleasing rigor to the curative regimen, but more importantly there is time to cultivate an examination of the meaning of life in this retreat from the everyday world of capitalism.
Now, I'm disturbed by the analogy just sketched between St. John's and a sanatorium; the connotation of illness implies the need for a cure. Unfortunately, I suppose that the way I've depicted the liberation of a liberal education corresponds with this idea. For I've analyzed the process, I think consistently with Socrates' depiction, as a freeing from falsity and illusion. Such liberation is more a negation, the destruction of an undesired state, than a positive, healthy activity to be pursued. Even if this "freedom from" is still a goal worth pursuing, when put in terms of health, it seems incomplete in a radical way. Not surprisingly, the self-aware, self-searching characters of Mann's Magic Mountain address this issue. At a certain point, Naphta, one of Hans Castorp's mentors and a fellow inmate, defends illness as follows: "Disease was very human indeed. For to be man was to be ailing. Man was essentially ailing, his state of unhealthiness was what made him man..." (Magic Mountain, p. 465, Vintage International).
This justification gives insight into the possibility that the mountain is in fact a way of life. But don't we all long to walk upright, breathe deeply without coughing, stride boldly with no shortness of breath? I cannot turn Naphta's defense into an inspiring affirmation of a positive good—only a cheerless attempt to make a virtue of necessity. Of course, to the extent that we feel delight in the very process of being cured, of being liberated from an opinion masquerading as truth, the magic mountain is positively good. But, to the extent that the falsity cries out to be replaced by the healthy and true, our conversations, like those of Socrates himself, often remain inconclusive and bereft of the particular intellectual satisfaction attendant on clear and pure knowledge. Such unimpeded vision more properly belongs to the act of contemplation as depicted by Aristotle in Book X of the Ethics, an act which depends least of all on other people (1177a28-33) and which is most self-sufficient in the sense that it can be carried on quite apart from conversation.
Is there a positive good, a real health, achieved through conversation? It seems to me that a kind of intermediate state exists between the self-sufficient, positively good state Aristotle describes as political or communal (a state that is an end and not merely a means, a state achieved through ethical action in accordance with reason 1097b8-11, 1098a16-19) and the almost divine but isolated self-sufficient state he describes as achieved through true knowing (a state that seems more appropriate to Mt. Olympus than it does to the Magic Mountain—1141b8). I claim a third kind of self-sufficiency exists which is a hybrid of the communal and individual. The best conversation forces us simultaneously to live well with others—to practice the forms of courage, justice, moderation appropriate to conversation—and also to exercise what Aristotle calls the highest, most divine part of our individual nature (1177a20, 1177b28)—namely, reason. When, in the course of a conversation, we feel ourselves guided by some principle external to us even while we are most vitally awake to our own thoughts, then a kind of austere and noble harmony (both interpersonal and intrapersonal) comes into being. I suppose this harmony depends upon the acknowledged incompleteness of our wisdom, but the negative aspect is alchemically transformed through our energetic, dynamic activity. The completeness of attention involved, the fullness of self which must be brought, the purification of extraneous goals and motives necessary for such a moment—all produce an independently choiceworthy activity. So, while many useful goods may be aimed at in our conversation, I think I am willing to argue that THIS is the good proper to conversation, the one we really want to experience inside the classroom. I'm even willing to say that it is an end in itself, for I myself feel truly alive, truly fulfilled at such moments.
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The cabana is a good way to start the show and it was a very well written intense promo between the two. Both men were well in chracter and as Renegade said it was good to see the promo not end with a brawl as that most of the time usually gives away who will win the match.
Good to see the Hooligans on Raw but i would of thought that they would of faced either AMW or MNM or even had a post match brawl but that can still happen on Smackdown i suppose. Good victory for the Hooligans to get them over but i would like to see Cade and Murdoch get pushed into the tag title scene post Mania.
Nice little HBK promo here, came off a little heelish in the promo which was nice to see and am personally hoping that he walks away with the title but i have got a feeling that Edge will walk away with the belt.
Lol at Mickie sucking up to Trish for help. Great interaction between the two bringing up their feud from 2006 and looks like Mickie is going to have to do the job by herself but i expect her to win because of your bias for her
SQUASH! Can't really comment on this match because i don't know who the Jobbers are but i am guessing it is Brian and Brett Major. Lol AAE is gold also got to say well done for keeping this interpromotional feud more enjoyable than it should be.
Orton video hype looked very good and is quite possibly the first time i have seen this done in a thread by my memory strangely enough
Good victory for Victoria giving her some momentum into WM. Didn't see the need of her squashing two men aswell tbh, got to say my pick for this match is with Mickie now looking at how strong Victoria looks at the moment.
Awesome promo here, both men were spot on character. Was a bit of a shock to see Austin come out so early before Angle can do his speech. Was a great confrontation between the two of them and enjoyed both mens speeches. Angle getting the stunner at the end makes me think that he will get the victory at Mania but hopefully i am wrong.
Hype video for Edge was good just like Ortons and you are giving the Raw main event for Mania alot of buildup which is the right thing to do as it is the biggest match on the biggest stage.
8 man tag was Match of the Night and i am guessing that this match was put on just to put everyone on the card before they compete at Wrestlemania. Seemed like a very enjoyable match through the match summary. Poor Chris Masters gets his ass kicked after the match. Interesting to see Orton's response and then Rated RKO's responce to Orton and looks like we are going to see the end of the army very soon.
Main event was suprisingly short but you had reason for that, was not expecting Edge to get the victory as i thought this had no contest written all over it and makes Edge look very strong going into Wrestlemania despite Orton's interference. Saw something like that coming for the aftermath however and HBK stands tall and Orton looks like the real underdog for this match at present time.
Overall was a very good hype show for Wrestlemania. The Austin/Angle promo was the standout segment of the show but it is the main event for Raw which i really am looking forward to. 8.5/10
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POPLAR BLUFF -- Heather Robey is dressed for the occasion when she takes the field. Eye black is carefully lined under each eye, black socks rise just short of her knees and her visor is always flipped upside down and backwards.
It's flashy apparel, but this pitcher is anything but flamboyant.
Despite eye-popping numbers that make her an All-American candidate and one of the best all-around players in the history of the Three Rivers softball team, no one is more grounded than Robey. Asked about her no-hitter, she says it doesn't matter if she allowed 10 hits as long as her team wins. Mention her string of 55 scoreless innings, she says she still has room for improvement.
"She's humble and has a great attitude about the game," Lady Raiders coach Jack Childress said. "You trying to say dominating and she quickly says, 'I don't know if it's dominating.'"
There?s hardly another way to put it.
The hard-throwing, left-handed freshman from New Madrid has been nothing short of sensational her freshman season at Three Rivers. Her numbers prove it: a 19-4 record, 184 strikeouts, three no-hitters, nine complete-game shutouts and 16 appearances without allowing an earned run. Opponents are batting a measly .138 against Robey going into this weekend's Region XVI tournament in Columbia.
But that's just half the equation. Robey is just as effective at the plate as she is throwing to it.
A right-handed batter, Robey leads the Lady Raiders in batting average (.412), on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.595), hits (61), runs (27), doubles (14) and RBIs (27).
Most junior college pitchers have designated hitters bat for them, Robey hits third in the lineup. When she's not starting on the mound, she's playing center field.
"I heard a lot of things about Heather and her pitching, but her bat has been the thing you didn't know it would be," Childress said. "In all facets, she's probably the best we've ever had."
The start to Robey's collegiate career is a continuation of the success she enjoyed at New Madrid County Central. As a sophomore, she threw a perfect game, three no-hitters and led Southeast Missouri in strikeouts. The next year she gave up just three hits and didn't allow an earned run in 37 innings of work.
Despite those numbers, even Robey is somewhat surprised by her success with the Lady Raiders.
"I knew it was going to be a lot different than high school, but I think the adjustment is not as bad as I thought it would be," Robey said. "I kinda overestimated it, I guess."
It hasn't been complete smooth sailing for Robey, though. She started the season 3-2 and lost back-to-back decisions for the first time in her career in early April.
That's when Childress convinced Robey, who throws a riseball, dropball, cutter and knuckle, to rely more on her changeup to keep batters off balance. Since that discussion, Robey has won 10 straight games and allowed just two earned runs in 62 innings of work.
"I think she always had it, she just didn't use it that much," Childress said. "At this level it's a little bit different. You have to keep people off balance, especially the second time through the lineup or they'll time you and take you for a ride."
Robey said it was a lesson she quickly learned.
"There's always that comfort pitch that you rely on and mine's the fastball, but I'm getting better with the changeup and starting to throw it in more clutch spots," she said. "I realized how important the changeup is when those batters start to get your timing."
When Robey isn't producing strikeouts - she's fanned 10 or more batters seven times this season and averages eight per seven innings - she's taking care of most of the outs herself. Often sprawling and diving after comeback grounders like a hockey goalie, Robey has a team-high 235 assists. After recording 16 of 21 possible outs in Wednesday's game against Shawnee, one of her teammates suggested to Robey that she didn't have to do all the work by herself.
"She's definitely surprised me," sophomore Kristi Wallace said. "She's done outstanding for coming in the way she did."
Considering the variety of pitches she uses to compliment a 60 mph fastball, Childress said it's not hard to figure out Robey's success. Being left-handed also helps.
"Probably the only thing detrimental to her is the walks that she gives up, but at times she can shut a team down," Childress said. "If she's throwing well and gets cooperation behind the plate - I don?t know if the word is dominating, but she's capable of controlling the game."
Of course, Robey would never say so.
"I know every day I've got to get better," she said. "It's not so much that I'm dominating now because really, I'm not. I can't dominate until I pitch perfect games every game, so there's always room for improvement."


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How U.K. Retailers Fared: Christmas 2009
As U.K. retailers count the cost of a white Christmas, most of them have come out in the black, with same-store sales improving across the board for companies that have so far reported Christmas trading figures. Sort the chart below by company name or change in total or same-store sales. (Last updated Jan. 19, 2010)
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|22 weeks to Dec 24. Next Retail includes online sales but excludes directory sales and VAT
|Next upgraded its full year targets on the back of its strong Christmas trading, tight stock control and an extra week in the year. Still the company expects 2010 to be tough as taxes look set to rise and unemployment could do the same.
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|13 weeks to Dec. 26. U.K. same-store sales
|M&S reported its first U.K. same-store sales growth in two years but the results were well below some of its rivals and despite better stock control there was no upgrade to margin targets. A cautious outlook added to market concerns. (More: M&S Hungry for Better Food Sales)
|Majestic Wine
|9 weeks to Jan. 4. UK same-store sales
|Majestic's Christmas outperformance was driven by customers trading up to more expensive wines and a return to champagne which had slumped along with consumer sentiment in the 2008 festive season. The group expects to return to 6% lfl growth going forward.
|JD Sports
|5 weeks to Jan. 2.
|JD Sports expects to outperform full year market expectations on the back of a its good Christmas trading period, although the extrent of the beat will depend on the continued winter weather currently gripping the U.K.
|J Sainsbury
|13 weeks to Jan 2. Same-store sales excluding VAT and Fuel.
|Sainsbury third quarter sales topped forecasts as the group built up its non-food and online offerings amid solid food sales. The company acknowledged the difficult consumer environment but was sanguine about continuing to perform well.
|Ted Baker
|Nov. 1 – Dec. 24
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|Aug. 29 – Jan. 7. Same-store sales exclude 87 stores shut in 4Q 2009.
|Blacks same-store sales were helped by the closure of 87 stores in the final quarter of 2009 after the group underwent a significant restructuring to avoid going into administration. It is now looking to raise GBP20 million to refurbish its remaining stores and pay of a high-interest loan following the cold-weather boost to sales during Christmas.
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|6 weeks to Jan. 9. U.K. same-store sales excluding VAT and fuel, including loyalty voucher sales.
|Tesco's same-store sales topped market forecasts as customers traded up to premium brands, bought more discretionary non-food items and spent loyalty vouchers in the run-up to Christmas. Still the company is mindful of the pending economic constraints on consumers as taxes rise and unemployment looks set to go the same way.
|Topps Tiles
|14 weeks to Jan. 1. U.K. same-store sales
|Topps Tiles is effectively now a UK company after it withdrew suport for its loss-making Dutch business in December. Same-store sales have accelerated as more housing transactions and mortgage approvals help stimulate demand and indicate some return of consumer confidence. Total sales growth was slightly lower than same-store sales after a store closure.
|18 weeks to Jan 2.
|Debenhams has been sacrificing sales for profits as it implements its strategy of replacing concession brands with higher-margin owned brands like its Designers at Debenhams range. In the meantime sales are sluggish because of the store refurbishments as space is reallocated.
|N Brown
|19 weeks to Jan 9.
|N Brown heads into 2010 cautiously because its financial arm continues to factor in bad debts, although these seem to be stabilizing. Sales at least are solid, continuing a trend of growth that saw sales up 8.8% last year.
|4 weeks to Dec. 26.
|Greggs bakery stores did well in the run-up to Christmas as customers stocked up on mince pies. The company expects to post positive sales growth this year although the recent snowy weather has meant a tough start so far.
|Game Group
|5 weeks to Jan. 9.
|Game Group warned that it won't meet full year expectations because of the falling price of video games and consoles. With no new console releases on the immediate horizon and the price of games falling, it could be some time before the company gets another growth spurt.
|DSG International
|12 weeks to Jan. 9.
|DSG Christmas sales were well-ahead of expectations and the company nudged market forecasts to the top of the GBP60-GBP90 million full year pretax profit range. The company's store renewal strategy is having a marked effect and even though retailers aren't expecting too much in the way of revenue growth this year, DSG expects to outperform a flat market.
|Argos (Home Retail Group)
|18 weeks to Jan. 2
|Home Retail Group lifted its full year earnings guidance on the back of a strong Christmas, although margins are still being eroded at both Argos and Homebase. Gross margin concerns and the now de rigueur cautious outlook took their toll on the shares, which fell over 6% Thursday.
|Homebase (Home Retail Group)
|18 weeks to Jan. 2.
|Home Retail Group lifted its full year earnings guidance on the back of a strong Christmas, although margins are still being eroded at both Argos and Homebase. Gross margin concerns and the now de rigueur cautious outlook took their toll on the shares, which fell over 6% Thursday.
|13 weeks to Jan.1.
|The proliferation of smart-phones and their in-built GPS capabilities is hitting sales of satnavs at Halfords, but the rest of the products it sells were enough to keep the company on track to post full year results at the top-end of analyst expectations.
|5 weeks to Jan 2.
|HMV sales were dragged down by Waterstone's, its bookseller chain, which had to contend with closing down sales at its competitor Borders. Still, Waterstone's is now the only remaining major high-street bookseller which should help going forward. Sales at HMV music stores in the UK and Ireland were up 2.2% on a same-store basis, with a bit of a boost from Susan Boyle's album.
|13 weeks to Jan. 8. U.K. same-store sales.
|Mothercare is doing very well overseas and is expanding rapidly in India and and Russia. The plan is to open 115 new stores by the fiscal year-end which should continue to help sales growth across the group.The group also fared well in the UK with sales coming from in-store as well as online.
|5 weeks to Jan. 3.
|ASOS' international operations helped boost total Christmas sales up 30%, although this marks a slowdown from the seven week period to Nov. 15 when sales rose 46%. Still against tough comparables and less discounting, margins improved in the peak period.
|3 months to Dec. 31. Same-store sales at its retail stores.
|Burberry's third quarter sales were streaks ahead of market views, and its shares surged as the group nudged full year consensus to the top-end of expectations. Department stores are slowly returning to growth which helped wholesale revenue, and an online campaign has trench coats flying off the shelves.


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Leave work on Fridays with a tasty homemade dinner in hand for FOUR! From savory to refreshing, these recipes are sure to keep you coming back for more. By the end of the week, who wants to go home and cook dinner after a long work week? In this class, you will dust off that Crock Pot and learn how to utilize it for days that you just don't have the energy to stand over the stove. The recipes will rotate between a vegetarian option and a meat option.
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Cake Pop Creations
Join the Culinary Corner as we welcome guest Baker Linaya Heatherly from "Designed with Sugar," as she teaches the how to's of Cake Pop Creations. Learn how to bake the most delicious cakes, and create exciting designs in this hands on Cake Pop Class. Sign up with friends, family, or colleauges and bring home your Cake Pop Creations and the knowledge of how to for future Cake Pop designing in your own home!
Date: March 3
Time: 5-6 pm
Cost: $7
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Culinary team-building is currently one of the hottest trends in the area of enhancing a group's performance. Much like the ingredients in a recipe, each member performs a unique role within the organization, yet is dependent on other members to achieve both short-term objectives and long-term goals. Reserve the kitchen for your event whether you are UND students, faculty, staff, or community members. It is open to everyone! The Culinary Corner is the only demonstration kitchen in the Greater Grand Forks that offers these wonderful culinary team-building activities.
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Contact Stephanie Hoffman, MS, ACE-CPT, EIM by email or 701.777.2943 for more information and pricing.
Reservations must be requested at least 30 days in advance and are subject to instructor availability.
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Nutrition Presentations & Speaker Opportunities
Various nutrition presentations are available and are led by a Registered Dietitian or dietetics student.
- Faculty and Staff: Please review the Nutrition General Sessions through Learning & Development
- UND Students: Presentations can be requested via the Health and Wellness Hub.
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The chief marketing officer for Enterprise Florida says the campaign just tries to show Florida is more than sun and sand and there is nothing sinister about the necktie. Ironically, just last year, Florida was ranked as the state with the fourth highest number of female owned businesses.
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On Thursday March 26, 2009 at 2:45 pm, a 1992 Chrysler Lebaron driven by Lisa Diane Parrish of Southern Pines, North Carolina, struck a 2005 Harley Davidson driven by David Chesier on Murchison Rd. near Pamalee Dr. Lisa Diane Parrish fled the scene on foot after the collision. David Chesier, a soldier assigned to Ft. Bragg, suffered extensive leg injuries and was transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. The injuries do not appear to be life threatening at this time.
Lisa Diane Parrish is currently wanted by the Fayetteville Police Department as a result of this accident for Felony Hit and Run, Failure to Yield the Right of Way Causing Serious Injury and Open Container. Lisa Diane Parrish is also wanted by the North Carolina Department of Corrections for a Probation Violation.
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Founded in 1877, Regis University shares a 500-year-old tradition of private Jesuit education with 27 other U.S. institutions of higher education, including Georgetown, Creighton, Loyola and Marquette Universities. Named a top School in the West by US News & World Report for the fifth consecutive year and the Templeton Foundations top 100 universities for student character development, Regis is dedicated to values-centered education, academic excellence and leadership in service to others. It is Colorado's largest private institution of higher education and is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. Regis has three schools: the College with its liberal arts undergraduate tradition and a graduate school of education; the Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions, offering undergraduate and graduate nursing, healthcare administration and physical therapy programs; and the School for Professional Studies, offering professional undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of business/management areas, computer information technology, teacher education, professional counseling, and non profit management.
New Ventures of Regis University draws on the experience and expertise of Regis University. Regis' tremendous success in the adult education market in the Denver area prompted the establishment of a separate arm of the University in 1987. The initial outreach of the Office of New Ventures of Regis University was in the form of employee training through relationships that had been established with corporations, such as Coors Brewing Company and US West Communications. Subsequently, the first partnership with an institution of higher education, Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, was formed to provide assistance in the implementation of an adult-degree completion program known as the LUCEP Program.
New Ventures of Regis University mission is to provide the highest quality support and leadership to higher education institutions to enable them to fulfill their missions of providing the highest quality educational opportunities to adult learners.
In achieving its mission, New Ventures of Regis University draws on the experience and expertise of Regis University. New Ventures of Regis University maintains a collaborative relationship with the College for Professional Studies (CPS) and continues to use their assistance, with over fifteen years of experience helping over 30 institutions launch accelerated adult education programs. New Ventures of Regis University has significant resident expertise in implementing accelerated adult education programs. New Ventures draws on the School for Professional Studies' expertise in distance learning to assist colleges and universities in gaining access to online opportunities for their students.


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Headache Relief Remedies – Causes of Headache Types
Migralex is different from most other headache medications.
First of all, it has no caffeine. Caffeine is an active ingredient in a variety of over-the-counter and prescription headache drugs. Caffeine does enhance the pain-relieving properties of other medications. However, caffeine is also responsible for causing or worsening headaches in millions of people. Almost everyone who drinks more than one or two cups of coffee a day knows that skipping their usual cup of strong morning coffee can result in a severe headache. The existence of caffeine withdrawal headaches is also well documented in scientific studies. Caffeine also causes or worsens anxiety, depression, insomnia, acid reflux, palpitations, and other problems.
Research shows you should choose Migralex because it:
- Caffeine-Free & Safer on Stomach
- Delivers Fast Acting Headache Relief
- Formula is Doctor Developed and Patented
Another distinguishing feature of Migralex is that it is gentler on the stomach. Magnesium oxide, which is an ingredient in Migralex, is an alkaline substance that counteracts the acidity of aspirin, making Migralex a safer product. Some other pain medications are safety-coated to achieve the same result. However, coating delays the release of active ingredients and causes a delay in getting relief. This brings us to the next outstanding feature of Migralex.
Migralex works fast. Alexander Mauskop, MD has learned from his patients that if a medicine takes too long to work it may not work at all or it may take 2 or 3 doses for it to eventually provide relief. To produce Migralex a company which specializes in drug formulations was asked to develop a fast-acting product. After almost a year of work Migralex was born.
And lastly, Migralex is a very versatile drug that works for different types of headaches and pain. It can help tension, sinus, stress, menstrual, hangover, and other headaches. Many people have difficulty differentiating these types, especially sinus from tension headaches. Fortunately, Migralex can help both of these headache types.
Migralex is a unique headache medicine, combining the most effective over-the-counter headache medication with magnesium. It works fast and magnesium makes it safer. I take it myself and recommend it to my patients.– Russell Walker, MD
A unique combination of ingredients designed to block tough headaches.
Migralex Information
Alexander Mauskop, MD's Migralex, patented headache formula is now available as an over-the-counter treatment for many types of headaches, including:
Its rapid-release formula quickly dissolves for fast-acting relief. Yet Alexander Mauskop, MD's Migralex is less likely to irritate your stomach. It contains no caffeine, no sodium, no preservatives and no artificial flavors.
It's the carefully calculated, specific ratio of ingredients in Dr. Mauskop's Migralex and their rapid dissolution that makes it so effective at treating headaches. These ingredients also make it unlikely that the headache will return.– Alexander Mauskop, MD
How did Dr. Mauskop Discover Migralex?
The story of Migralex began in 1992 when Alexander Mauskop, MD and his colleagues at the State University of New York embarked on a research project trying to understand some of the causes of headaches. This project initially involved 500 patients seen by Dr. Mauskop at the New York Headache Center, a headache clinic he founded in 1987. This research yielded dozens of scientific articles, three books, presentations at major scientific conferences, and lectures at Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia, NYU, the Mayo and Cleveland Clinics, and other universities. Dr. Mauskop's research also led to two patents for a combination headache product. Seeing excellent results in many of his patients, Dr. Mauskop decided to develop these patents into an over-the-counter headache medicine, Migralex.
I have been getting bad headaches for over 30 years and I was shocked this worked. It eased the pain in about 40 minutes. Thank you!– LeeAnn R.
Take two Dr. Mauskop's Migralex caplets with a full glass of water at the earliest sign of a headache. You can take two caplets every six hours, but do not take more than eight caplets in a 24-hour period. Store Dr. Mauskop's Migralex at room temperature in a dry place. For children younger than 12 years, consult your physician.
Aspirin 500 mg, Buffered with Magnesium Oxide 75mg
- Reye's syndrome: Children and teenagers who have or are recovering from chicken pox or flu-like symptoms should not use this product. When using this product, if changes in behavior with nausea and vomiting occur, consult a doctor because these symptoms could be an early sign of Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious illness.
- Allergy Alert: Aspirin may cause severe allergic reaction which may include hives, asthma, (wheezing), facial swelling, shock, rash, skin reddening and blisters.
- Stomach bleeding warning: This product contains an NSAID, which may cause severe stomach bleeding. The chance is higher if the user: has had stomach ulcers or bleeding problems, takes a blood thinning (anticoagulant) or steroid drug, takes other drugs containing prescription or nonprescription NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or others), takes more or for a longer time than directed, is age 60 or older, has 3 or more alcoholic drinks everyday while using this product.
- Alcohol warning: If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should take aspirin or other pain reliever/fever reducers. Aspirin may cause stomach bleeding.
- Do not use if you are allergic to aspirin or any other pain reliever/reducer.
- Ask a doctor before use if you have kidney disease, a magnesium restricted diet, asthma, bleeding problems, stomach problems that last or come back (such as heartburn, upset stomach or stomach pain), or if you have ulcers.
- Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking a prescription drug for anticoagulation (thinning the blood), diabetes, gout, arthritis.
- Stop use or ask a doctor if allergic reaction occurs. Seek medical help right away or if pain gets worse or lasts for more than 10 days, new symptoms occur, fever gets worse or lasts for more than 3 days, ringing in the ears or a loss of hearing occurs, redness or swelling is present, user experiences any of the following signs of stomach bleeding: feels faint, vomits blood, has bloody or black stools, has stomach pain that does not get better.
- If pregnant or breast feeding, ask a health professional before use. It is especially important not to use aspirin during the last 3 months of pregnancy unless definitely directed to do so by a doctor because it may cause problems in the unborn child or complication during delivery.
- Keep out of reach of children.
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Omega-3s and vitamin D support the special physical and mental demands placed on serious amateur and professional athletes.
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Foodbank on the Eastern Shore distributes food to more than 12,000 unduplicated individuals annually. In addition to operating a Community Thrift Store at our location in Tasley, we give over 2,000 articles of clothing and household items to families in emergency situations.
Volunteers play a vital role in our work, donating their time to help distribute food and clothing to those in need. We also work closely with Social Services, our local court systems and our local schools to provide work experience and community service options in our communities.
Food Distribution: We receive donated food from companies, grocery stores, food drive, local farmers and other sources. The food is distributed through our 17 Partner Agencies, including emergency food pantries, shelters, senior care centers, and our Mobile Pantry Program and BackPack programs.
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, this is the nation's largest food program, available to all families and individuals with gross income below 130% of the federal poverty level. With that said, only 28% of people who qualify for help actually receive SNAP. Perhaps they are not aware of the initiative or are apprehensive about requesting government assistance. We urge individuals and families to take advantage of this program. It has been created to offer supplemental support for those who are struggling. For decades, the Food Stamp Program has been providing modest food subsidies for the working poor, the unemployed, single parents, and the disabled. With even small amounts of SNAP aid, individuals then require less help from the Foodbank, so we can then serve more people. Every dollar spent on food from SNAP creates $1.84 of economic activity, employing people in agriculture, manufacturing, and retail.
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CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Britt of Cherry Hill celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 12.
The former Nancy Thomas is the daughter of the late Roy and Alma Thomas, who were of Baltimore, Md. Britt is the son of the late Paul and Eva Britt, who were of East Prairie, Mo.
The couple's daughter and son-in-law, Shelia and Matthew Bright, surprised them by having a party in their honor at the Philadelphia Inn in Baltimore. Britt's sister, Ruby Wild; and niece, Diane LaPlantz; and a host of friends attended the celebration.


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Definition of definition in English:
1A statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary: a dictionary definition of the verb
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- The Judge said she had, in the absence of any statutory definition, consulted several dictionaries for a definition of the word record.
- No, it's not exactly the dictionary definition of the word.
- The dictionary definition of the word is to ride on or along a wave on a board.
1.1An exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something: our definition of what constitutes poetry
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- One widely accepted definition describes poverty as 'an enforced lack of socially perceived necessities'.
- Most definitions of the scheme describe it as operating alongside criminal action.
- I'm struck how in the introductory sections, Publius returns again and again to a definition of 'human nature.'
meaning, denotation, sense;
interpretation, explanation, elucidation, explication, description, clarification, exposition, expounding, illustration;
statement/outline of meaning
1.2 [mass noun] The action or process of defining something: a question of definition issues of methodology and definition
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- It is equally important that our community have safe space in which to engage in that process of definition.
- In the introduction, Lauret confronts the thorny questions of definition and categorization.
2 [mass noun] The degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound: the clarity and definition of pictures can be aided by using computer graphics
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- They have great resolution and incredible colour definition.
- The anamorphic widescreen transfer is decent enough, with reasonable clarity and picture definition, though graininess can a problem now and again.
- By looking at the graph and seeing the colors and shapes, these students were able to listen again and hear the shape of the sounds with more definition.
clarity, clearness, visibility, precision, sharpness, crispness, acuteness, distinctness;
resolution, focus, contrast
2.1The capacity of a device to make images distinct in outline: we've been pleased with the definition of this TV
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- I own a 60" DLP, and the TV's definition is great.
- The TV's definition is great, you just have to be 20+ feet away from it, because it has the same number of pixels in it as a 1080p 46".
- This television has excellent definition which makes the image jump right at you.
by definition
- By its very nature; intrinsically: the assumption is that travel will, by definition, lead to creative insightMore example sentences
- And lest we forget, Saints, by definition, have the means to perform miracles in times of need.
- A fully biological account of the human has to be deterministic, by definition.
- Violence, by definition, signals the loss, lapse and negation of a spiritual way of being.
definitional adjective
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- If one accepts this definitional framework, then the moral equivalency argument sounds plausible.
- However, it serves to indicate the nature of the definitional problem.
definitionally adverb
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- On any objective view, 'crime' has to be seen as a non-natural category of behaviour, crucially definitionally dependent on the censuring processes of a given society.
- For example, area would definitionally be related to length and width.
- Economies of scale or scope are expressed, definitionally, in the context of changes in total cost.
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