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On this private guided walking tour you will be able to sample a small taste of what this region has to offer.
- Comprehensive tour of the city
- Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the city
- Private guide for a more personalized experience
Visit the sites destroyed by the earthquake in 1755 destroyed Lisbon and see the ones which survived. The mega-earthquake of 1755 and the tidal wave that followed had devastating effects, resulting in enormous material and human losses. The destruction of the city's buildings led to an unprecedented reconstruction program and created an opportunity for the development of new solutions, not only at the level of architecture and civil engineering, but also in the field of town planning.
Highlights include Alfama, Praca do Comercio, St Jorge Castle, Rossio, Chiado, Bairro Alto.
Tapas means "cover". Portugal is famous for its fish and shellfish, and a Tapas bar is a great place to sample the array. Fried fish, from tiny fresh anchovies and rings of tender squid, to chunks of fresh hake and batter-dipped prawns are waiting to entice you.
The selection of shellfish will astound you. Clams and razorshells, mussels, prawns ranging in size from tiny to jumbo, crab, lobster and more. There will be a variety of hot dishes. Some are cooked to order, such as prawns pil pil, sizzled with garlic and oil or garlicky grilled pork loin, while others are dished out of a bubbling stew-pot.
You can savor meatballs in almond sauce, kidneys in Sherry sauce, sauteed mushrooms, chicken fried al ajillo, with garlic; lamb stew; broad beans with ham; piquant tripe, spicy snails, and, of course, tortilla, a thick round potato omelette. Crisp-fried fritters and croquettes are other great Tapas of Andalusia, which produces the world's finest olive oil.
Due to the large array available and to allow you to make the most of your Tapas experience, the Tapas is not included in the tour cost and you will order your choices at the restaurant.
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Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: modym02, March 2012
The personalized tour by Ms. Cristina Brito was remarkably impressive even though there was a little drizzle which eventually tapered off. Inspite of being a Sunday and the usual places being closed, we had the luck of seeing a 1920's movie filming set, an opportune religious celebration procession and a taste of good sushi since the tapas restaurants were closed. We also had a conversation with a NATO guard on duty and of course picture taking. The elevator building in the center of town was a unique experience.
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The United States-based US Airways has resumed non-stop flights between Charlotte in North Carolina, the United States, and Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris, France.
The last flight of US Airways, based in Tempe, Arizona, the United States, on the Charlotte-Paris route was 8 years ago.
In a statement, US Airways said it was using Boeing 767 plane aircraft on the Charlotte-Paris route, with seating for 18 passengers in Envoy, the carrier's trans-Atlantic business-class, and for 186 passengers in the main cabin.
The new daily Charlotte-Paris flights will operate seasonally through October 24, 2009. However, the US Airways added in the statement, the airline might eventually offer the service year-round.
The resumed flight will leave Charlotte-Douglas International Airport at 4-30 p.m. and land at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris the next day at 6:40 a.m. The return flight will leave Paris around noon and reach the next day in Charlotte at 3:35 p.m.
Doug Parker, chairman and CEO of US Airways, said in the statement that, apart from offering non-stop service from Charlotte to three destinations in Europe, the airline was planning to start its first-ever service to South America in the fall of 2009, with daily non-stop service between Charlotte and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
US Airways at present serves Gatwick Airport in London and Frankfurt International Airport in Germany from its hub at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
US Airways, a member of Star Alliance, operates 3,200 flights daily to about 200 destinations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The US Airways' statement said that, according to the monthly Air Travel Consumer Report of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), US Airways was the Number One 'on-time' carrier in United States in 2008 among the 'Big Six' hub-and-spoke airlines.
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'The Vampire Diaries,' Season 3, Episode 18, 'The Murder of One': TV Recap
Previously on "TVD": Ric's ring turned him into a murderer. Sage was Finn's One True Love. Esther bound her children together so she could kill them all. The white oak wasn't totally destroyed after all.
Alaric, Stefan and Damon are hard at work turning the last oak into stakes. When they're done, Damon urges Ric to put his ring back on. Bonnie's herbs seem to be working, so there should be no danger of him going rogue again. Ric complies and puts on the magic ring.
Then the brothers meet with Caroline, Elena, and Matt, brandishing the stakes. They explain that they're going to try to vanquish the Originals by killing one. Stefan wants to target Rebekah.
Speaking of Rebekah: She's escorting Finn back to the mansion with Klaus. Sage is there, waiting for him; the two embrace. They go on a walk, where Sage lets him know that she never stopped loving him—and that she doesn't want him to die. Then Rebekah ducks out to kidnap Damon, knocking out Ric in the process. Stefan eventually comes home and finds Ric, who tells him that Damon's been captured.
Elena is worried because she hasn't heard from Bonnie all day. Bonnie isn't picking up her phone because she's trapped in Klaus's mansion—he's forcing her to do a spell that will undo Esther's binding. If she tries to send for help, he'll kill anyone who comes to her rescue. To ensure her cooperation, Klaus has even enlisted Kol to spy on Jeremy in Denver. He also tells Bonnie that he'll find Abby if she'll help him. If not, though, he'll hurt everyone she loves until she agrees to do what he asks.
As Klaus threatens Bonnie, Rebekah chains Damon up downstairs and starts cutting his arteries. She's thirsty for revenge, and she wants to bleed the vervain out of him so that he can be compelled—maybe even to kill Stefan or Elena. He gets so delirious that he dreams of Elena coming to rescue him.
Caroline comes to Casa Salvatore, bearing herbs for Ric. He tells her how sorry he is for killing her father, and she tells him that she has blood on her hands too—neither of them is innocent. She's going to choose to believe he can be saved.
Elena wants to save Damon, but Stefan is determined to stick to their original "kill the Originals" plan. Though Elena argues that if their roles were reversed, Damon would do anything to save his brother, Stefan won't budge.
Sage and Finn are drinking at the grill. A vampire she's turned is there as well; Sage says she made him to act as backup for her. Matt manages to slip the two of them some vervain. After they spit out the tainted liquor, they look up and see Stefan walking out. The vamps follow Stefan outside—where he, Elena and Matt ambush them, killing Finn with one of the white oak stakes. Unfortunately, they do so right after Bonnie has completed the un-binding spell, so the rest of the Originals still live.
Klaus escorts Bonnie out, and she tells Elena what happened. After she hangs up, Stefan is ready to go to the mansion and finish Klaus once and for all. But before he can leave his house, Sage rushes in with her minion. She wants to kill Stefan for killing Finn. As she's fighting him, she starts coughing—and suddenly, she and Minion are both dead. Stefan realizes that if an Original is killed then all the vampires that came from his line will die as well. That means that if every Original dies, all of the world's vampires will die as well.
Stefan goes to the mansion, bearing white oak stakes in return for Damon. Klaus is suspicious of his gift, and he has right to be; there are 11 stakes left, but Stefan has only brought eight. The gang has figured out that Stefan, Damon and Caroline all come from the same vampire line, meaning they're all the spawn of one Original; they just don't know which one. So they're planning to kill the other three remaining Originals, leaving only the one who sired them. Caroline and Elena realize, though, that regardless of who sired Stefan, Damon and Caroline, Tyler will die if Klaus is killed.
Damon has been bled enough to leech all the vervain from his system. Klaus asks him how many stakes are left, and he admits that there are 11, not 8. Klaus starts going off on Stefan, saying that he's given Stefan's life purpose by giving him someone to hate; he can't believe this is how he's being repaid. The two get into a scuffle and almost kill each other, but Rebekah stops them by letting Damon loose. She tells the brothers that if they bring back all the stakes, they'll both live. Otherwise, says Klaus, he'll wage a war against everyone Stefan loves.
But all is not well between Klaus and Rebekah. She tells him that the Salvatores would die for each other; Klaus, though, doesn't really know what family means. Klaus answers by saying that as soon as he gets the stakes, he's going to leave to make his hybrid army. If Rebekah stays, he tells her, she'll be just as pathetic as Finn was.
Elena approaches Stefan, and he tells her that he's wasted his time hating Klaus; they've been beaten, and now he's back where he started. Elena tells him that this isn't true, and that he beat Klaus by being better than him. But Stefan's got more on his mind than losing his fight; he's also realized that he's been so consumed with hating Klaus because it allowed him to ignore everything else going on around him, like Elena falling in love with Damon. He knows Elena loves him, but he wants her to look him in the eye and say that she doesn't feel something for his brother. Elena can't do it, and Stefan walks away.
A quasi-healed Damon goes to get Ric's stake so he can take it back to Klaus. But the stake isn't where Ric left it—meaning that his vampire-hating alter ego must have hidden it. Uh oh!
Our next episode airs April 19. In the meantime, what did you think of this installment of "TVD"? Leave your thoughts in the comments.


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Abel is back home, Tara is safe, and Gemma was able to get off with only house arrest. All is well in Charming as the MC celebrates with a big, celebratory breakfast. Lyla and Opie even announce their engagement to the club. But while cleaning up, Gemma finds the Real IRA folder in Jax's cut; she is stunned to find out that Jax is giving up the IRA council. Later, Clay tells Gemma they gotta find Jimmy to make good on the deal they made with the IRA. Gemma knows this can't be good for Jax, or anyone. She decides to turn herself in to help save Jax. While in a jail cell, she tells Stahl to kill the deal or she'll tell the US attorney that Stahl's case is all bullshit and the testimony was all a lie. She tells Stahl that nothing can ever work if it's based on lies, someone will get hurt. When Clay comes to get Gemma, she cryptically tells him that they can't look at Jax in the same light as John. Then, we see Jax at his father's gravesite. He leaves the NS ring right next to the SO ring. Leaving their relationship in the grave.
Jax meets with Stahl who informs him of what Gemma threatened to do. She reminds him time is running out, the bail hearing is tomorrow and she needs Jimmy or at least some kind of information, as a show of good faith. He gives her back the folder with the IRA council and says he'll sign off on all of them when all is said and done.
Clay and Bobby pay a visit to Big Otto at Stockton State Prison. He says Lenny the Pimp is real tight with the Russians, he should be able to get a location for where their keeping Jimmy. When Otto and Lenny finally meet, Lenny tells him the only way to get to Jimmy is to buy him from Putlova, the Russian contact in Northern California. After going back and forth through lawyers, Samcro is able to get a location for Jimmy, but the Russians want two million dollars to turn him over to them. This is when Chucky comes in to save the day. When he was running counterfeit money for Lin, he kept the misprints – five million dollars worth. It's an SOA payday. They'll need to mix the fake money with real money to distract the Russians. Jax gets the money from Stahl. But the only catch is she wants to be there for the exchange. He reluctantly agrees, but tells her she's gotta stay a few miles back.
It's time to meet the Russians and make the exchange. Jimmy learns real quickly that Putlova sold him out as he gets out of Putlova's SUV and sees Clay and the rest of SOA. Samcro hands the cash over to the Russians who inspect it. All good. They hand over Jimmy. His fate sealed. As the MC takes off with Jimmy in tow, Putlova takes a look at the cash and realizes he's been had – the money is fake. The Russians go after Samcro, but turn around when they see Stahl and the ATF vehicles staged down the road, waiting for them. Samcro also flees the ATF roadblock, leaving the tactical van behind. Stahl opens the van door and finds it empty. Livid, she meets with Jax who says the only way he'll turn Jimmy over is if she frees the guys of hard time. The two take each other in, unsure if they should trust each other. Stahl says in order for her to move forward, she needs to see Jimmy alive. So Jax takes her to Teller-Morrow and gives her Jimmy. When Clay asks how she knew Jimmy was there, she makes a decision and rats out Jax in front of his brothers. His fate sealed. They snap, hell breaks loose, and Gemma's devastated. Guards haul away Jax, Clay, Bobby, Tig, Juice, and Happy in a prison transport vehicle, the men are enraged and disgusted at Jax for turning on his club.
We then see Chibs, Opie, and Kozik in the Wahewa School Bus, Opie has a Mac-10, –they're driving with purpose. Unser, his office in boxes, places his gun and badge on his desk. He pulls out his personal pistol from his desk. As Stahl and Estevez transport Jimmy, they're tailed by Unser in his police car who signals for them to pull over. He says he got a tip that Jimmy's goons would be waiting for them at a turnout, just wanted to warn them. Estevez and the other agent go check it out, leaving Stahl and Unser with Jimmy. Then, the school bus pulls up — Chibs, Opie, and Kozik rush out. Chibs goes to Jimmy, pulls him out of the sedan. The men take each other in, bad blood between the two. Chibs takes two 'chibs' from his cut, slashing Jimmy's face. He then drives both blades into Jimmy's throat and twists, killing Jimmy O'Phelan. Meanwhile, Opie orders Stahl to get in the car and put her hands on the wheel. He's in the backseat as she pleads for her life. He tells Stahl this is what Donna felt. Then he shoots Stahl in the head, she slumps on the wheel, dead. He grabs the RIRA folder off the front seat and tears it apart. Chibs then paints the Real IRA symbol on the windshield of the car in Jimmy's blood. As the men leave, Unser, having played his part in the whole thing, tells Kozik to clock him. He then calls it in. Unser's back on the team. As the prospects follow the prison transport vehicle, they get a text. They start honking as they pass the transport vehicle. Inside, we see Jax's face light up, then Clay's, as all the men burst out in laughter. Their plan worked. It's finished. The prospects deliver a letter as instructed to Gemma, which explains everything. Gemma's relieved, she cries tears of joy. We then follow Tara, in the nursery, as she processes the day. She sees Jax's duffle, picks it up, and inside finds the letters Maureen put in there for Jax. Curious, she takes the letters out and starts reading. As she reads, Tara's is horrified to learn that John was afraid he would die at the hands of Gemma and Clay and his wishes for Jax to stay out of the life. But what will Tara do with all this new information. We will have to wait and see…Posted in Uncategorized | 72 Comments »


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ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of the common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors can use to find out what's wrong and identify the cause of the problem. To see other pages, use the menu on the side of your screen.
Doctors use many tests to diagnose cancer and find out if it has spread to another part of the body, called metastasis. Some tests may also determine which treatments may be the most effective. For most types of cancer, a biopsy is the only way to make a definitive diagnosis of cancer. If a biopsy is not possible, the doctor may suggest other tests that will help make a diagnosis. Imaging tests may be used to find out whether the cancer has spread. This list describes options for diagnosing this type of cancer, and not all tests listed will be used for every person. Your doctor may consider these factors when choosing a diagnostic test:
- Age and medical condition
- Type of cancer suspected
- Signs and symptoms
- Previous test result
The following tests may be used to diagnose oral or oropharyngeal cancer:
Physical examination. Dentists and doctors often find lip and oral cavity cancers during routine check-ups. If a person shows signs of oral or oropharyngeal cancer, the doctor will take a complete medical history, asking about the patient's symptoms and risk factors. The doctor will feel for any lumps on the neck, lips, gums, and cheeks. Since patients with oral or oropharyngeal cancer have a higher risk of other cancers elsewhere in the head and neck region, the area behind the nose, the larynx (voice box), and the lymph nodes of the neck are also examined.
Endoscopy. This test allows the doctor to see inside the mouth and throat. Typically, a thin, flexible tube with an attached light and view lens, called an endoscope, is inserted through the nose to examine the head and neck areas. Sometimes, a rigid endoscope, which is a hollow tube with a light and view lens, is placed into the back of the mouth to see the back of the throat in more detail. The examination has different names depending on the area of the body that is examined, such as laryngoscopy to view the larynx, pharyngoscopy to view the pharynx, or nasopharyngoscopy to view the nasopharynx. To make the patient more comfortable, these examinations are performed using an anesthetic spray to numb the area. If tissue looks suspicious, the doctor will take a biopsy (see below). Tests are often done in the doctor's office; however, sometimes, an endoscopy must be performed in an operating room at a hospital using a general anesthesia.
Biopsy. A biopsy is the removal of a small amount of tissue for examination under a microscope. Other tests can suggest that cancer is present, but only a biopsy can make a definite diagnosis. The type of biopsy performed will depend on the location of the cancer. During a fine needle aspiration biopsy, cells are removed using a thin needle inserted directly into the tumor. The cells are then examined under a microscope for cancer cells by a pathologist during a cytologic examination. A pathologist is a doctor who specializes in interpreting laboratory tests and evaluating cells, tissues, and organs to diagnose disease.
Oral brush biopsy. During routine dental examinations, some dentists are using a newer, simple technique to detect oral cancer in which the dentist uses a small brush to gather cell samples of a suspicious area. The specimen is then sent to a laboratory for analysis. This oral brush biopsy procedure is easy and can be done in the dentist's chair with very little or no pain. If cancer is found using this method, it is recommended that a traditional biopsy be done to confirm the results.
X-ray. An x-ray is a way to create a picture of the structures inside of the body, using a small amount of radiation. A dentist may take extensive x-rays of the mouth, including a panorex (panoramic view; see below).
Barium swallow. There are two types of these tests that are generally used to look at the oropharynx and check a patient's swallowing. The first is a traditional barium swallow. During an x-ray exam, the patient is asked to swallow liquid barium so the doctor can look for any changes in the structure of the oral cavity and throat and see whether the liquid passes easily to the stomach. A modified barium swallow, or videofluoroscopy, is used to evaluate swallowing. The patient is asked to swallow liquid barium, pudding, and a cracker coated with barium.
Panorex. This is a rotating, or panoramic, x-ray of the upper and lower jawbones to detect bone destruction from cancer or to evaluate teeth before radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan. A CT scan creates a three-dimensional picture of the inside of the body with an x-ray machine. A computer then combines these images into a detailed, cross-sectional view that shows any abnormalities or tumors. A CT scan can also be used to measure the tumor's size, help the doctor decide whether the tumor can be surgically removed, and show whether the cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the neck or lower jawbone. Sometimes, a special dye called a contrast medium is given before the scan to provide better detail on the image. This dye can be injected into a patient's vein or given as a liquid to swallow.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An MRI uses magnetic fields, not x-rays, to produce detailed images of the body, especially images of soft tissue, such as the tonsils and base of the tongue. MRI can also be used to measure the tumor's size. A special dye called a contrast medium is given before the scan to create a clearer picture. This dye can be injected into a patient's vein or given as a liquid to swallow.
Ultrasound. An ultrasound uses sound waves to create a picture of the internal organs. This test can detect the spread of cancer to the lymph nodes in the neck, called the cervical lymph nodes.
Positron emission tomography (PET) scan. A PET scan is a way to create pictures of organs and tissues inside the body. A small amount of a radioactive sugar substance is injected into the patient's body. This sugar substance is taken up by cells that use the most energy. Because cancer tends to use energy actively, it absorbs more of the radioactive substance. A scanner then detects this substance to produce images of the inside of the body.
After diagnostic tests are done, your doctor will review all of the results with you. If the diagnosis is cancer, these results also help the doctor describe the cancer; this is called staging.
The next section helps explain the different stages for this type of cancer. Use the menu on the side of your screen to select Stages, or you can select another section, to continue reading this guide.


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Issue No.04 - October-December (2001 vol.23)
pp: 44-48
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/85.969962

The CBI Reprint Series was established in 1981 to make available key works in the history of computing field that warranted a wider distribution and accessibility than available at the time. This article describes the origins and development of the Series, and the part played by the editorial board and the publishers in the reprint program.

Martin Campbell-Kelly, "The Charles Babbage Institute Reprint Series for the History of Computing", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol.23, no. 4, pp. 44-48, October-December 2001, doi:10.1109/85.969962


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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball coach Scott Malone has announced the additions of nine players to his program during the early signing period.
"We are excited to add nine new members to the Islander baseball program," said Malone. "The best complement that I can give this group is that as much fun as they are to watch on the field, they are an even stronger group off the field. These future Islanders will continue to take this program to higher levels."
Malone gave much of the credit to his recruiting coordinator Chris Ramirez for the success of the Islander class.
"Chris has done an outstanding job of combining talented high school players and veteran junior college players to give us a great mix for next years roster," said Malone. "He works as hard as any recruiting coordinator in the country to find talented baseball players and kids of great character to bring into the Islander baseball family.
"This spring we will graduate a strong senior class. Coach Ramirez and the rest of our staff have done an excellent job of finding nine new players to keep this program moving forward. The future of Islander baseball is definitely bright with the players signed today."
The class is highlighted by the signing of four local players Justin Meza, Matt Flores, Adam Hoelscher and Chris Pena.
"Our direction with recruiting is that we always want to find the best Corpus Christi talent and give those players the best chance to play in their home town," said Malone. "South Texas and Corpus Christi is definitely a hot bed for high school baseball."
Below is player-by player look at the signing class
Justin Meza (OF/RHP) 6'2/165 S/R Moody High School (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Meza is a dual-role player for the Trojans. As a junior, Meza hit .489 with six home runs. He was just as impressive on the mound as he earned second-team all-state honors after going 9-0 with 85 strikeouts in 63 innings with 1.35 ERA. Meza was also named to the all-district, All-South Texas and Al-Metro teams.
Malone on Meza:
"With the addition of Justin Meza to our recruiting class we know we have added one of the best players in the city. Justin is one of the most talented kids that we have signed. He is a two-way player that has enormous upside as a hitter as well as on the mound as a pitcher. Justin has a fastball in the low 90's with an above-average slider. Just has a fluid left-handed swing and will be an above-average power hitter in the future. "
Adelaido Anaya (C) 5'9/170 S/R Alvin Community College (Deer Park, Texas Deer Park HS)
Anaya started as a freshman at Alvin Community College and had little trouble adjusting at the plate. He hit .388 as a freshman with six doubles and played a key role in Alvin advancing to the NJCAA World Series. His performance led to him being selected to the Texas Junior College All-Star Game. In high school, Anaya was named a three-time first-team all-district catcher and was named the Defensive Player of the Year at Deer Park. As a senior was chosen to play in the Greater Houston All-Star Game.
Malone on Anaya:
"There will be no easy way to replace senior catcher Steven Flora but we feel that Layo can make the transition as painless as possible. Layo is an outstanding defensive catcher and the fact that he is a switch hitter will only help our team offensively. His leadership abilities will only make our pitching staff better."
Matt Flores (SS) 6'3/180 L/R Alvin Community College (Robstown, Texas Robstown HS)
Flores, a former star at Robstown, started at Alvin in 2007 before missing the 2008 season with a broken leg. He was named first-team all-conference and all-region as a freshman at Alvin after batting .378 with 25 RBI and seven doubles. In high school, Flores was named all-state as a junior and senior. He was also chosen to the Corpus Christi Hooks All-Star team as a junior and senior and to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times All-Metro team. Flores hit .450 as a senior.
Malone on Flores:
"Matt is another player with ties to the Corpus Christi area. Matt's experience at the junior college level & success he has hat at Alvin should lead to him being an impact player for us next year. Not only is Matt a good player but an outstanding person of the field. Matt will be a great ambassador of our program."
Adam Hoelscher (LHP) 6'3/175 Calallen High School (Corpus Christi, Texas)
A signee out of Calallen, Hoelscher missed most of his junior year in baseball due to an injury. He spent the summer playing with the Columbia Angels.
Malone on Hoelscher:
"Adam is one of the best kept secrets in Corpus Christi. Due to a knee injury, Adam didn't get to pitch many innings during last spring. Adam comes from one of the strongest high school programs in the state. This is the second year in a row we have been able to add a player from the Calallen program. Adam is a strong, all-around athlete and wide receiver for the football team. We have no doubt his best days as a baseball player are in front of him."
Trenton Irwin (RHP) 5'11/170 Blinn Community College (New Braunfels, Texas Canyon HS)
Irwin will join the Islander University from Blinn Junior College. He was member of the starting rotation as a freshman at Blinn posting a 6-2 record and also had a 3.22 ERA in 53-1/3 innings. Irwin was chosen to the Texas Junior College All-Star Game.
Malone on Irwin:
"Trenton is not your prototypical RHP. He has had great success pitching in the mid 80's with an above average curve and change up. He has spent his time at the junior college level learning how to command the strike zone and keeping hitters off balance. Trenton has great maturity and is another strong character addition to our roster."
Roman Madrid (RHP/C) 6'0/175 Victoria Memorial High School (Victoria, Texas)
Currently a senior at Memorial High School in Victoria, Madrid batted .433 with four home runs and a .611 slugging percentage to earn the team's MVP and Big Stick awards. He was named first-team all area and second-team all-district..
Malone on Madrid:
"Roman is a guy we first saw at out of one of our camps and followed him after that. Roman has always been a good catcher and will continue to be. The excitement for his future will be on the mound. He should be able to make and immediate impact to our pitching staff with a fastball in the low 90's and a curve in the low 80's."
Chris Pena (LHP) 5'10/195 Alvin Community College (Corpus Christi, Texas Miller HS)
Pena was a vital member of the bullpen for Alvin and helped them to the NJCAA World Series. He is expected to be in the rotation this season. At Miller, Pena was the District MVP as a senior and first-team all-district as a junior. Pena had 15-5 record combined a record as junior and senior with 179 strikeouts. He posted an ERA of 1.88 as senior after a 2.08 mark as a junior.
Malone on Pena:
"Chris will be a great addition to our pitching staff. With a mid to upper 80's fastball from the left side, Chris will be as talented as anyone in the Southland Conference. It's rare to sign three players from the same junior college. Not only are these three guys great players on the field, I expect them to be great leaders for us off the field."
Darby Walker (SS/UT) 5'10/180 Cisco Community College (West Texas University/Irving, Texas Nimitz HS)
Walker began his college career at West Texas A&M where he was the Lonestar Conference Freshman of the Year after starting all 52 games at shortstop. At Nimitz High School, he started all four seasons earning first-team all-district honors as each of his final three seasons. As a senior, Walker was named the Offensive MVP in his district.
Malone on Walker:
"Darby comes from and up and coming junior college program. Coach White at Cisco has put that program on the map with a roster of overachievers and Darby fits this mold perfectly. Darby is an outstanding athlete and most importantly a very talented baseball player. Darby can play almost every position on the field and we are confident he will really hit at the next level."
Kevin Williams (LHP) 6'2/210 Angleton High School (Angleton, Texas)
Williams was 3-1 as a junior with a 3.25 ERA at Angleton HS. He spent the summer traveling with the Houston Hear.
Malone on Williams:
"Kevin is another guy we first saw at one of our camps and tracked from there. Kevin has the body frame of an MLB-type lefty. Kevin's fastball is in the mid to upper 80's with a mix of a quality curveball and a change up. Kevin's work ethic in the weight room is as strong as any high school player I've been around. Kevin will have a bright future as an Islander."


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Veolia's Plan to Purge Its Sins
Véolia Environnement Chief Executive Antoine Frérot is desperately trying to purge the utilities services group, the world's biggest by revenues, of its sins, namely debt and over-expansion.
Even if he's successful with €5-billion asset-sale plan amid a broader shake-up, Veolia may struggle to fully regain investors' confidence in a sector that's fallen out of favor despite underlying growth.
Véolia's original sin €17 billion in net debt with which it was saddled when it was spun off in 2000 from Vivendi Universal shortly before the entertainment group's near-collapse from an acquisition binge. Véolia, as Vivendi Environnement was renamed, trimmed its borrowings with some asset sales but then CEO Henri Proglio was adamant it could grow without major deleveraging.
And so Veolia did.
It expanded aggressively abroad in its original water business and waste management and transport even as French rival Suez, now part of GDF Suez, reined in its international ambitions after a near-death debt-related experience of its own. By the time Veolia folded its transport division into Transdev last year, it was operating buses as far afield as Las Vegas, Rabat in Morocco, Santiago in Chile, Stavanger in Norway, and Sydney in Australia.
On paper, the expansion looked savvy, not least in transport given the rapid urbanization in developing countries and the steady drift to cities in the rich world where cash-strapped municipalities are turning to the private sector to save money.
On average, around half of every urban rail or bus ticket in Europe is subsidized by a local authority. Brussels is trying to open up EU markets beyond the U.K. and the Nordic region to competition. But as recent profit warnings and operational problems have shown, tightly managing such a sprawling business has proved tough.
The utilities services business is intensely local, vulnerable to volatile municipal politics, and in the case of transport, capital intensive and relatively low margin. As well as exiting transport, Frerot plans to quit 37 of the 77 countries Veolia operates in. The refocusing is long overdue. But as Suez Environnement's coming ejection from the CAC-40 suggests, it is the whole sector that is out of favor.


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Health Care: The Senate should focus on controlling medical costs
As expected, the House took the first swing Saturday at passing a plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. The bill includes some long-needed reforms, such as preventing insurers from turning down patients with preexisting conditions. But it misses the mark in numerous other ways, including the risk the proposal poses to the deficit over the next two decades.
The House plan will not be the final bill, of course, and that's a good thing. The more liberal House really didn't need to worry about its moderates to pass a plan.
Fortunately, the Senate can't afford to take that course. Its more powerful moderates will have a broader say over that chamber's bill, which is why Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is still struggling to get the 60 votes to offset a filibuster of the Senate proposal.
Reid almost surely will get his 60 votes. But before he does, we all should hope that moderate Democratic senators like Evan Bayh of Indiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas amend the final product so that it can better contain health costs.
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation recently analyzed the Senate's bill and concluded that it falls way short in curbing medical expenses. For example, the foundation discovered that:
"Without providing new measures to control the growth in costs, total health spending would rise from about 17 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010 to 25 percent in 2029."
Equally troubling, the foundation reported that:
"The federal government's health spending would increase by almost $400 billion over the next 10 years and $1.6 trillion over the 20-year period."
So, what to do? How can the Senate ride to the rescue and better "bend the cost curve?"
Here is one big way:
Change how doctors and hospitals are paid. Like the House bill, the Senate plan still relies on limiting payments to doctors and hospitals to curb health spending. Such payment limits have not worked in the past. Doctors have balked at Congress for limiting their Medicare reductions, and, generally, Congress has suspended the reductions. There's no reason to think things will be different in the future.
Instead of repeating that mistake, Congress should create a Medicare payment system that rewards doctors and hospitals for using data, patterns and evidence that point to the best way to treat their patients. So-called "evidence-based medicine" will never be perfect, but it could improve the quality of care patients receive by regularly tracking patient outcomes. Instead of just rewarding medical providers for the volume of services they provide, which we do today, the feds – and private insurers — should reward them based on their results.
A change like this can't happen overnight. But the Senate can move us further toward this goal. For example, the Senate needs to create more pilot programs that reward doctors and hospitals for keeping patients healthy, not just giving them treatments.
There are hospitals trying to think anew about how they deliver care. The New York Times' David Leonhardt profiled Utah's Intermountain HealthCare Sunday, citing how it is using "evidence-based" medicine to change practices, such as how the hospital treats early births.
But we still have a system that is built upon fee-for-service medicine. And that's a big part of our problem. As Leonhardt wrote:
"The fee-for-service" payment system encourages ever more testing and treatments. We're not sure which ones make a difference, but we keep on getting them, and costs keep rising. Millions of people cannot afford insurance as a result. Millions more have had their incomes pinched by rising insurance premiums. Medicare is on a long-term path to insolvency. The American health care system is vastly more expensive than any other country's, but our results are not vastly better."
Change won't come until Congress puts its weight behind this shift in approaching medical care. If the goal is to systemically reform our health care system, this is one crucial part of the current system we can't leave out.


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Here are some of my bookmarks, filed under different folders. I'm putting only the ones I have actually used (some are there, waiting to be used… I'll leave them out for the moment!)
Feel free to pick any!🙂
REFERENCE (for all that research – in my case mostly historical)
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ a medieval archives name, you can also ask them for advice, they do reply (ex. you need a British name of the XII century or something)
Encyclopedia Mythica for worldwide mythology – gods and goddesses of our planet!
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ The Bibliotèque Nationale Française, has also English texts downloadable for free (something the British Library doesn't seem to be able to do yet)
Internet Medieval Sourcebook – in case you didn't notice, I have a passion for the Middle Ages
Awesome page of historical articles and various non fiction – I bookmarked the section on the Middle Ages, but the main page has it all.
I use the Osprey books when I need reference for battles/armies/weapons
Limyaeel's fantasy rants on world creation and avoiding fantasy clichés (more here), the final collection, most comprehensive collection here (Catnip4 writers also has lots of links for writers… see sidebar/web pages)
UTILITIES (dictionaries etc)
Common errors in English usage
http://www.merriam-webster.com/ as suggested by Jim Cirile of Coverage Ink
Dictionary.com as suggested by Mickey Mills the Prodigal Scribe – I use also the Thesaurus and the Translator (when it's only a word or two)
English wordfinder – useful for crosswords AND rhymes
Visuwords as suggested by Madison Woods
and I keep Wikipedia here as well for a first search on any topic
1001 Free Fonts for your experiments (I downloaded all the gothic/medieval-looking I could find…)
Indie Authors – here's a comprehensive list of useful links to free stuff for your covers, book trailers, etc! (thanks, Joleene @ Self Published Author's Lounge!) and more free pictures for covers.
Top 50 best sites for indie authors 2014.
DIY for authors, with everything explained.
List of basic things to know if you want to indie publish – with links
E-book formatting for Open Office (not free)
Create you Kindle e-book (step-by-step guide)
list of insanely useful links for indie authors (editors, cover artists, promotion, etc)
Some things you might want to put on your blog
If you're thinking of collaborating, here's Joe Konrath's collaboration agreement – do sign a contract with your co-writer to avoid later problems…
Ultimate guide to self-publishing and book distribution – comparing the various distributors!
Resources for publishing ebooks.
WGA (Writers Guild of America) to register the screenplays
US Copyright Office to register the novels
Keep your copyright – contracts©right for Dummies
Stop online copyright infringement
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice
Copyright on images and photo and how using Google Images can cost you lots of $$$
Use of pictures on blogs and Chart to Know If You Can Use an Image from the Internet
150 things you can't show in a commercial stock image
IP lawyers (recommended by Laura Resnick and Dean Wesley Smith) as well as David P.Vandagriff (AKA Passive Guy)
Legal aid and insurance for artists (and writers)
Preditors&Editors – check the list of agents/beware
Writer Beware from the SFWA and WB list of helpful resources (scroll to the end of the post)
http://www.wordhustler.com/ to search your market for a publisher or an agent
http://www.agentquery.com/default.aspx to find your agent
On being a non-US citizen publishing on Smashwords and Kindle
The Pros:
Orson Scott Card on writing and writers workshops
Piers Anthony on publishing
Colleen Doran on agents
Neil Gaiman on agents
On COPYRIGHT: Colleen Doran, Brad Templeton, Moira Allen, more Moira Allen and SFWA Writers Beware and and ALCS on wise up to copyright (UK).
That's all for now. If any screenwriter wants also the screenwriting links, just add a comment and request them…
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jQuery | What is That?
What's the difference the sites not using jQuery? much more difference, for example, if your browser does
not refresh a page when you click a link, when we are to submit a data into their servers. become more attractive with animation without using a flash (. swf)
Who the hell made that jQuery? jQuery si created by John Resig in 2005, jQuery own first release January 14, 2006. And the latest version of jQuery already until version 1.3.2. He was inspired by the Behavior code. At that time, he feel the results of the Behavior Code is not elegant and is still ugly. then he developed jQuery, where writing code so much simpler with pleasing results.
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The suspect is described as a white male with olive skin, possibly "Italian", late teens or early twenties, 5'6-5'7" tall, 160-180 pounds, short dark hair, green or hazel eyes, bushy eyebrows and hairy arms, with light freckles on his nose and under his eyes. He was wearing a dark T-shirt, blue jeans, and white basketball-type shoes.
The suspect left in a blue or teal early 90's hatchback, similar to a Ford Escort. The suspect vehicle was driven by a white male with blonde hair.
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Weekend Link Love – Edition 237
The Primal Life Kit is still available. If you enjoy obtaining reams of valuable ($485 worth) knowledge (including a month's subscription to my own Primal Blueprint Meal Plan service) for cut-rate prices (just $39), you will like the Kit. Buy it.
Research of the Week
Got brain drain? Go for a walk in the park.
Is "salt-sensitive" hypertension just glucose intolerance in disguise?
Three whole eggs a day is just what the cardiologist ordered.
Interesting Blog Posts
How America's oldest living person – until recently – lived so long.
BoingBoing picked up my Paleofantasy review.
Media, Schmedia
Genetically modified wheat (coming soon to a store near you!) may silence vital human genes, according to research by a professor of microbial genetics (PDF). Of course, to do that, the relevant compounds will have to make it through the gut wall and into the bloodstream to interact with our genes, which wheat has never, ever been shown to do. Right? Right?
When normal people are faced with the consequences of their decisions or actions, they have to own up to it. When Monsanto is faced with independent research that their actions might be killing the bees en masse, it simply buys the research firm that implicates them. And no, this is not an Onion article.
Everything Else
Recipe Corner
- Tod man pla (no, that's not a typo).
- We all need more shellfish in our lives. Why not go all out and make some magic shrimp?
Time Capsule
One year ago (Apr 7 – Apr 13)
- The Definitive Guide to Traditional Food Preparation and Preservation – How'd they do it in the old days?
- The Importance of Pull-up Bar Training – Bar calisthenics expert Al Kavadlo explains why you need to be working with an elevated horizontal bar capable of supporting your body weight.
Comment of the Week
Had to laugh!
"A big paleofantasy. I could be making this entire world up in my head as I go along."
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The Immunogen: Neurofilaments can be defined as the intermediate or 10nm filaments found in specifically in neuronal cells. In the electron microscope neurofilaments appears as 10nm diameter fibres of indeterminate length which generally have fine wispy protrusions from their sides. They are found particularly abundantly in axons of large projection neurons. They probably function to provide structural support for neurons and their synapses and to support the large axon diameters required for rapid conduction of impulses down axons. They are composed a mixture of subunits which usually include the three neurofilament triplet proteins, known as NF-L, NF-M and NF-H. Neurofilaments may also include smaller amounts of peripherin, alpha-internexin, nestin and in some cases vimentin. Antibodies to the various neurofilament subunits are very useful cell type markers since the proteins are among the most abundant of the nervous system, are expressed only in neurons, and are biochemically very stable. The characterization of this antibody has been published in peer-reviewed form and has been shown to be very effective in ELISA (1). The antibody has a very high titer and can be used in immunofluoresence experiments at dilutions of 1 to 1 million, and reacts primarily with the phosphorylated axonal form of NF-H. As with many antibodies to NF-H, this antibody has some cross-reactivity with phosphorylated NF-M, which has similar phosphorylation sites to NF-H. To raise this particular antibody bovine intermediate filaments were prepared from spinal cords by the glycerol polymerization method of Delacourte et al., and the cytoskeletal material was dissolved in 6M urea (2). Individual neurofilament subunits were purified by ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and the NF-H containing fractions were concentrated and further purified by preparative gel electrophoresis on a Biorad Prepcell. The HGNC name for this protein is NEFH.
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Figures: CBB shows lane of Coomassie Brilliant Blue stained crude extract of rat spinal cord, with the prominent major neurofilament subunit indicated; In rodents, NF-H runs at ~200kDa, NF-M at ~145kDa and NF-L at ~68kDa; in larger species such as pig or human, NF-H runs somewhat slower at ~210kDa or 220kDa. The Chk lane shows a blot probed with chicken anti NF-H antibody CPCA-NF-H. A prominent band at an apparent SDS-PAGE molecular weight of 200kDa corresponds to phosphorylated form of NF-H. The lane marked Rab shows a similar blot probed with our rabbit antibody to NF-H, RPCA-NF-H. Right shows rat mixed neuron/glial cultures stained with mouse monoclonal antibody to neurofilament subunit NF-L MCA-7D1 (green) and CPCA-NF-H, EnCor's rabbit antibody to neurofilament NF-H. This antibody binds primarily to the phosphorylated axonal forms of NF-H, in contrast to the NF-L antibody which stains both axonal and dendritic/perikaryal neurofilaments. The NF-L antibody therefore reveals a prominent cell body in green, while the surrounding axonal profiles are orange, since the are bound by both NF-L and the chicken NF-H antibody. Blue is a DNA stain.
Antibody Characteristics: This antibody was generated in chicken by standard procedures and immunoglobulin was extracted from egg yolk. The resulting polyclonal antibody belongs to the IgY subclass. This is the chicken homologue of mammalian IgG and can be used in the same general way, with the caveat that this type of antibody does not bind either Protein A or Protein G. Suitable second antibody reagents can be obtained from many vendors including Molecular Probes and Sigma-Aldrich. Store at 4°C or -20°C. Avoid repeat freezing and thawing.
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2. Delacourte A, Filliatreau G, Boutteau F, Biserte G, Schrevel J. Study of the 10-nm- filament fraction isolated during the standard microtubule preparation. Biochem J. 191:543-6 (1980).
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When working with WordPress, I often need to reference specific columns in the database. I've got most of them memorized (ID, post_author, post_date, post_content, etc, etc) but every now and then I'll need to get at some data and can't recall where it's stored. Enter the handy WP DB schema chart!
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Assistant Professor Jonathan Rosa (anthropology) was a guest panelist on Melissa Harris-Perry's program on MSNBC on Aug. 10, discussing issues of race and race-related developments in the news. Among the topics tackled by the panel was Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks' recent comments about the Democratic Party promoting a "war on whites" in the U.S.
Rosa said Brooks' remarks reflect an "alternative racial reality where talking about race is what divides people rather than racial inequality." In addition to blaming Democrats for creating a racial divide, Brooks is also invoking anxiety about Latinos at a time when immigration is a key issue, said Rosa.
During a segment on racial inequality in the U.S. and structural barriers for minorities, Rosa said, "We need an intersectional and an interracial analysis of what citizenship in the U.S. is all about. So by looking at the African-American experience we can understand that simply discussing a pathway to citizenship for Latinos is by no means a guarantee of access."
Also appearing on the program were Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now," University of Michigan political science professor Vincent Hutchings, and Kai Price, editor at large at "Colorlines."


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Historically, there are teams that are not very active in the unrestricted free-agent market. The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers are two perfect examples. While each team will sign its "homegrown" players, rarely do the Packers or Steelers spend big money on other teams' free agents.
Then there are organizations like last year's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. General manager Mark Dominik and head coach Greg Schiano knew they needed to do something to get the fans fired up again. So the Buccaneers spent heavy in free agency, locking up wide receiver Vincent Jackson, offensive guard Carl Nicks and cornerback Eric Wright.
Jackson was one of the best receivers in football, and Nicks was a dominant player until he was placed on injured reserve.
Here are 10 teams that need to be players in free agency in 2013. These franchises either need more talent or need to spend big to show their fans they are serious about winning now.


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"The Perfect Storm" is the standard-bearer for nonfiction storytelling that involves the forces of nature. Sebastian Junger's best-selling narrative brought to life the fishermen of Gloucester, Mass., and the roiling seas that eventually swallowed them in 1991.
Junger's prose is so perfectly coiffed it seems to suck the oxygen from the creative room for those following him. But there is plenty to recount from nature's wrath, as author Peggy Shinn underscores in her debut book, "Deluge: Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont's Flash Floods, and How One Small State Saved Itself."
Shinn pursued the project after reporting for the Wall Street Journal on the August 2011 floods that surprisingly stranded a dozen Vermont towns after Irene swept through.
The human toll she had seen on television in the aftermath of countless hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons and earthquakes suddenly took on another dimension when it came to her front porch.
Shinn was one of the few reporters to witness the destruction firsthand after riding a mountain bike for miles to reach isolated towns where all roads had been washed away. As she writes in her introduction, "Loaded down with a ham sandwich, two energy bars, a half-gallon of water, cell phone, camera, notepad, pens and digital recorder, I pedaled up the road and through the woods."
While her on-the-ground reporting resulted in vivid descriptions of the devastation, Shinn soon realized the story of the calamity and, ultimately, restoration, was just beginning. This wasn't some reporter parachuting into the disaster zone for a one-time story. The eighth-generation Vermonter lives in Rutland, Vt., just west of the Green Mountains where neighboring villages were stranded.
Shinn returned to the scene to flesh out the story in the hours, days, weeks and months after the flooding. She eventually followed a handful of protagonists through their ordeals to develop the core theme of "Deluge." The book blends the human side of a natural disaster with digestible explanations of meteorology that are central to understanding how a landlocked state could be severely hit by a tropical storm.
Without such diligent reporting, these stories might have been quickly forgotten, along with their invaluable lessons. After all, the media focused on the fact Irene passed by New York City with little more than a quick hello.
And with Hurricane Sandy's destruction last year in New York and on the Jersey shoreline, Irene is nothing but a distant memory, except for those who lost their homes and businesses. "This was not pastoral Vermont," Shinn writes of her initial reaction. "It was a war zone."
Then "Deluge" gives blow-by-blow accounts so vivid the reader is transported to this narrow region in south-central Vermont that is the focal point of the book. It starts in the town of Pittsfield (pop. 546), framed by verdant terrain. On a Sunday afternoon in late August, Heather Grev was preparing for a hurricane party after storm-proofing the clapboard home she and her husband rented.
Within minutes she found herself fighting for her life as water from the overflowing Tweed River turned her tranquil town into a life-and-death struggle.
The more time Shinn spent in the disaster zone the more she realized something greater was at work. Despite the sudden desperation, Vermonters rallied around each other and opened their homes and hearts to those hit hardest by the floods.
Instead of waiting for state transportation crews to begin rebuilding roads, private local construction companies went to work to reconnect isolated towns with the outside world. Without power for weeks, some tiny communities bonded together with daily town meetings to create a structure by which neighbor could help neighbor.
"Deluge" ends with a hopeful tone. Unlike New Orleans, where so many people struggled to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Vermont's flood victims got on with it quickly.
A few scars remain, but the American "can-do" spirit is branded into these Vermonters like cattle.
Staff writer Elliott Almond is author of "Surfing: Mastering Waves from Basic to Intermediate." He can be reached at 408-920-5865; follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/elliottalmond.
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Whether you were born in China or are learning the language and wish to practice its use, you are welcome to attend. Bibles are available.
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Pols pine for the demos, but may trip on the stunts
The "satire circuit," as it's coming to be called, is turning out to be both a lure and a trap for politicos.
"Several years ago, the satire shows were a phenomenon," says former Reagan aide and media strategist Eric Dezenhall. "Now, they are the establishment."
Once thought of as stunt booking, the political satire shows — Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report," and HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" — are becoming a regular feature in political campaigns.
"What's most interesting is they've become part of the standard rotation; they're part of the atmosphere and help shape the conversation," says ABC News chief Washington correspondent George Stephanopoulos.
Recent gaffes by Reps. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), who completed a tongue-in-cheek sentence about why he enjoyed cocaine, and Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.), who couldn't name more than three of the 10 Commandments, on "The Colbert Report" have reminded the politicians that satire shows can be a minefield.
But candidates, like Ned Lamont, are being pushed by their twentysomething political staffers to connect with younger demos. And strategists say the shows are key to courting "the irony demo": the coastal, college-educated cadre of young viewers who get much of their political analysis in the form of satire.
Sure, politicos still covet the mainstream media forums like "Meet the Press" and latenight stalwarts Letterman, Leno and Conan (and even "Saturday Night Live") have been a staple for political celebs like John McCain and Barack Obama since Bill Clinton appeared on the "Arsenio Hall Show."
"Politicians go on these shows to reach a different audience; it's an opportunity to humanize themselves in a different way than a hard news show allows them to do," says consultant Craig Minassian, a former Clinton aide later consulted on "The Daily Show's" campaign coverage
With "The Daily Show's" 1.6 million viewers and Colbert's 1.4 mil, the duo outweigh just about every show on cable news, short of Bill O'Reilly (whom Colbert calls "Papa Bear"). When you count the multiple airings both shows get per day, and their far younger demo, Congress has clued in that they reach way more young people in their districts than "The O'Reilly Factor" or "Larry King Live."
Obscure congressmen who have a hard time booking a place on "Hardball" are lining up to play along with Colbert for his "Better Know a District" segments. Once thought to be home turf for Democrats, the venue is getting more popular among Republicans.
Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston, the first Republican to give it a try, appeared on "Colbert" in May. "As a conservative entering the lion's den of liberal entertainment, there's a novelty factor," Kingston says. "Because of that people will actually listen to you."
Performing well on these shows is emerging as a huge advantage, especially for those who want to establish a national profile on an issue, or to get into the standard pundit rotation on TV.
"Not everyone can play in this arena so it will redefine what kind of candidate can survive," says Dezenhall.
But performing well can prove difficult for politicians accustomed to controlling their media environment and adhering to talking points.
"The mistake most people make is going on 'The Daily Show' with a message," says Reed Dickens, former Bush strategist and former adviser to the Schwarzenegger campaign. "But it's not about message, it's about tone."
It's a difficult trick to appear likeable in that environment as Democrat Brad Sherman, who reps a district that includes the San Fernando Valley, found when he ended up bickering with Colbert over whether his district is the nucleus of the multibillion-dollar porn industry.
Westmoreland ran into a buzz saw when Colbert pointed out he had not introduced a single piece of legislation in nearly two years. "Does this make you the 'do-nothingest' congressman?" he asked.
Westmoreland had co-sponsored a bill to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in the Capitol, but when asked to name them, replied, "What, all of them?" and came up with three.
Last spring, Colbert started taping the segs in a conference room in the Rayburn House Office Building in D.C. Congressmen are asked to clear at least two hours and to show up with personal effects to make the room look more like their congressional office.
Some had never watched "The Colbert Report."
That was true of Wexler, who had never seen "The Daily Show" or "The Colbert Report" before his 29-year-old press secretary showed him clips.
Wexler, like many members of the House, has no significant opposition in the 2006 midterm elections so Colbert asked him to say "some things that would really lose the election for you if you were contested." Asked to complete the sentence "I enjoy cocaine because," Wexler responded, "I enjoy cocaine because it's a fun thing to do."
The clip blew up on Youtube and on the blogs, and was taken out of context the next day on "Today" and "Good Morning America." The ensuing flap forced Colbert to drop character in his TV show to do damage-control, defending Wexler. "He knew it was a joke and was confident enough to play along."
Asked about the incident at a press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said, "I wouldn't recommend anyone going on that show. Don't subject yourself to a comic's edit unless you want to be made a fool of."
Republican press secretaries were also cautioned to steer their congressmen clear of Colbert.
Yet Colbert's most public defense came from little-known Lee Terry (R-Neb.), who wrote an op-ed piece defending the show in the L.A. Times. "When I go on a show like that, I'm reaching out to young people, saying I'm not some esoteric jerk trying to run your life," Terry says.
Even though many Dems assume Stewart and Colbert are playing for the home team, Republicans often perform better on the shows, as they're generally more willing to play it straight.
Still many are skeptical that satire shows are fertile ground for politicos. "There are only about 100 zip codes in America where Jon Stewart is a big deal," says Mike Murphy, consultant and former campaign manager for Sen. John McCain. "The swing state of Michigan doesn't really rock to 'The Daily Show.' "
With a natural constituency among the so-called "irony class," McCain is one of few pols with the personality to succeed in the format. Will that help him on the campaign trail in 2008?
Not likely, says Murphy. Appearing on "The Daily Show" and "Saturday Night Live" didn't help John Kerry in 2004; George Bush avoided the shows.
"I don't think there's an upside to going there and being Stewart's stunt dummy," he says.


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Video: Scuffle leads to 10 consecutive free throws
Ever see 10 consecutive free throws in a game? You have if you saw Ohio State's 76-60 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night. A scuffle with 5:24 left in the second half led to the ejections of Northwestern's Nikola Cerina and Ohio State's LaQuinton Ross, and after an extended delay to sort out all of the penalties, the Buckeyes shot four free throws and the Wildcats six. Watch it in the video above.


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Associate Professor of Chinese
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Phone:(413) 545-4954
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Chinese 138 Religion in Chinese Culture
Chinese 153 Literature in Translation
Chinese 397S China in World Affairs
Chinese 450 Elementary Classical Chinese
Chinese 555 Classical Poetry
Chinese 597E Political Philosophy
Chinese 597K Buddhist and Taoist Literature
Chinese 670 Research Methods
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, East Asian Languages and Cultures
M.I.A., Columbia University, International Affairs
B.A., University of Colorado, Religious Studies
I have been teaching at UMass Amherst since 2007, having come by way of a rather circuitous route. Prior to my work at Berkeley and my position here, I was an officer of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, the branch of the American Foreign Service responsible for international trade and investment, with postings to the American Embassy in Beijing, China and the American Consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia. Before the Foreign Service, I served as an international trade analyst in the China Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce. And in the private sector, I worked in international trade with China and Japan for Mitsubishi International Corporation and Chindex International, both in New York. The world of international affairs remains even now a core area of interest and research for me. But my professional experiences also rekindled my older interests in literature, philosophy, religion, and culture. So, I decided to go to Berkeley to take a doctorate in East Asian languages and cultures, where, after broad studies of Chinese literature and as much of the Japanese tradition as possible, I concentrated my research on the relationship between political philosophy and literature, particularly in the works of the great Tang poet Du Fu.
Classical Chinese literature, political philosophy, war and diplomacy, utopianism, religion, all in comparative perspective with other traditions, and Chinese and East Asian civilizations in contemporary international affairs
Confucian Prophet: Political Thought in Du Fu's Poetry (752-757), Cambria Press, 2012.
Friedrich Bischoff's San tzu ching Explicated: the Classical Initiation to Classic Chinese Couplet I to XI (Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2005), China Review International: Vol. 13, No. 2, Fall 2006, p. 356-363.
"China and the Realities of Power in Asia," Diplomatic Courier, Winter 2011, Issue 1, Volume 5, p. 40-42.
"The G8 Africa Partnership Must Face the Challenge of China," G8 Deauville, France, May 2011, p. 78-80.
"Back to the Future?: China's Sea of Foreign Exchange Reserves is Not New," G20 Seoul Summit 2010, November, 2010, p. 58-59.
"Iran Sanctions: The View from Beijing," Diplomatic Courier, Spring 2009, Issue 2, Volume 3, p. 35-37.
"The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A League of Autocracies?," AmericanDiplomacy.org, August 2008
"Review of The Truman Doctrine: Address to a Joint Session of Congress
By Harry S. Truman, President of the United States," AmericanDiplomacy.org, July 2008
"Power Plays" (with Jessica Madoc Jones and Guo Liming), The China Business Review, Volume 20, Number 6, November-December, 1993, p. 20-26.
"On Your Mark…" (with Jessica Madoc Jones and Guo Liming), The China Business Review, Volume 20, Number 6, November-December, 1993, p. 34-41.


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People Moves: Milbank, MoneyGram, SciClone, SEC
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Former SEC co-director of enforcement George Canellos is rejoining Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy as global head of the litigation department. He will begin in mid-March.
MoneyGram International's chief compliance officer Phyllis Skene-Stimac joined the executive committee and will report directly to the chairman and chief executive of the firm.
Pharmaceutical firm SciClone Pharmaceuticals said Charles Meng was appointed general counsel and vice president of compliance. He joins from Novartis Group, Beijing, where he was general legal counsel and chief compliance officer for the pharmaceutical division, among other responsibilities.
The Securities and Exchange Commission named David Fredrickson associate director and chief counsel in the agency's division of corporation finance, a role he is expected to assume in March. He has been assistant general counsel in the SEC's office of general counsel since 1998.
Paul A. Leder was named director of the SEC's office of international affairs. He joins from law firm of Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, where he was a partner.
Wealth management and investment advisory firm Banyan Partners LLC said Lauri B. London was named general counsel and chief compliance officer.
United International Pictures named Kristy Grant-Hart chief compliance officer, Compliance Week reported.
Arsenal Capital Partners appointed Frank Scrudato as chief financial officer and chief compliance officer, according to a news release. Mr. Scrudato was most recently chief financial officer and principal of Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co.


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The Robert Acremant murder case is the subject of a true crime television show airing tonight on the Investigation Discovery channel.
The case is featured on the series "Very Bad Men," and will make its premier at 7 p.m., according to the Investigation Discovery website.
Acremant pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in September of 1996.
He lured Roxanne Ellis and Michelle Abdill Ellis on Dec. 4, 1995, to a northeast Medford duplex apartment, where he tied and gagged them with duct tape. He shot them each twice in the head after forcing them to lie in the back of a pickup truck, which was discovered with the bodies in a nearby parking lot three days later.
Prosecutors at the time said Acremant killed the women in a desperate attempt to rob them of money he wanted to spend on a stripper whom he called his girlfriend.
He also murdered a man in California before heading to Oregon.
Current Medford police Deputy Chief Tim Doney was a lead detective in the Acremant case, helping to track down the murderer after he fled Medford following the brutal killings.
Doney will be featured on the show. The filmmakers shot the 30-minute piece last fall.
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Pocono Billards & Supplies at 216 Eagle Valley Mall in East Stroudsburg partnered up with the Lost in Time Car Club and presented its first Car Show on July 21 to benefit Waggin' Tails Pet Rescue. The event featured food, vendors and music by DJ Raul along with trophies being awarded. Marty Sagofsky of Bartonsville, with his 2000 Harley Road King, won in the motorcycle class. Lost in Time members Stan Bernado and DJ Raul stand with Raul's Corvettes. Lost in Time Car Club holds its meetings at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday at Friendly's in Marshalls Creek. Visit lostintimecarclub.com or find the group on Facebook under Lost in Time Car Club.
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Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine Lens for Canon
7 Days
Retail: $549.00$36.00
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You are liable for any damage or loss to the rental equipment.
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Protects you from liability due to unintentional damage.
Theft not covered.
Theft not covered.
The Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine Lens for Canon EF is perfect for digital cinematography. Hybrid aspherical lenses and multi-layer coating help to produce sharply defined images. Excellent sharpness, contrast and bokeh, in addition to a "de-clicked" aperture ring providing smooth iris pulls. Depth of field markings provide an essential aid to focus pullers.
Front cap, rear cap, Bayonet Mount Lens Hood.
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Though you may spend your days bedecked in a bearskin, even woodsmen have the right to clean up nice. This tie bar is the perfect accent for a trapper in a suit, with a stained birch wood finish and simple design that balances looks and subtlety.
I was thrilled to find a tie clip in my box, as I wear a tie everyday with clip. Unfortunately, this is designed for a very skinny tie. Since I'm 6'6" and barrel chested, skinny ties aren't my thing. This clip is just too small to be useful. It doesn't reach enough to securely grab the tail and shirt, and then stay.2


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One of the features of Gmail that is all too often swept under the bus and forgotten about is the ability to call any phone using Google Voice for free. Of course, this only applies for users in the US and Canada, but it's an awesome feature nonetheless, and one that users should most certainly take advantage of. Well, Gmail users will be able to use the service to make free domestic voice calls for another year, as Google has just announced that is extending the use of the service through all of 2013.
To use the feature in Gmail, simply pop out the chat menu and you will see a little icon that looks like a phone handset. Click this icon, and you will be able to dial any domestic phone number and make a call, just like you were using an actual phone.
If you want to make calls that are not within your domestic region using Google Voice though Gmail you can, but it will not be free. Rates for international calls start off as low as $.02 per minute, depending on where you need to call. Overall, the rates are quite reasonable, and if you only need to make domestic calls, the price of free is about as good as it gets.
This is the not first time Google has extended the free calling period of Google Voice for Gmail users. The service first debuted in 2010, and every year since Google has announced that it is extending the free period through the next year. Will they ever change? Only time will tell, but for the time being, you can certainly enjoy making free calls, as long you live in the US or Canada.
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News: Water In the West - Part 1December 13, 2010
This is an in-depth series, produced by KDNK and Aspen Public Radio, called Water in the West. It looks at water: a growing problem we'll be forced to deal with in the coming years. Conrad Wilson, from KDNK, and Mitzi Rapkin, from Aspen Public Radio are here with an overview of the series.


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What's on?
Download the Saturday, 10th September 11am-2pm Workshop timetable HERE
Download the Saturday, 10th September 3pm-7pm Workshop timetable HERE
Download the Sunday, 11th September 12pm-4pm Workshop timetable HERE
Whilst there are plenty of wines to try around the Fair and lots of knowledgeable people to talk to, if you would like to learn a bit more about wine why not attend a Workshop? This year, in addition to Winemakers and Experts you will find Workshops from local and well known wine journalists and wine writers. Tickets to each Workshop are limited to 16 and are only available at the Fair on a first come first served basis, limited to one workshop per person. We will post a timetable of Workshops nearer the events.
Wine walks
If you're not afraid of a little exercise, why not take a Wine Walk with one of our experts. A variety of different experts will take groups of up to eight visitors around the Fair, talking about and tasting different wines that are of specific interest to you. More information about Workshops and Wine Walks will be available in your Show Guide and at the Workshop Booking Area at the Fair.* Tesco reserves the right to make amends to the showguide and prices at any time.
What they say
"Our friends had told us about the Tesco Wine Fair, but I'm not very wine knowledgable so was a little nervous about what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised - all the people being the stands were so helpful and friendly - I learned loads!"
"In my experience The Tesco Wine Fair Workshops are a great opportunity to show a diverse range of wines to an inquisitive, responsive and enthusiastic audience"
"This was brilliant. Learnt so much. All of our opinions were valued and sought. Really well worth doing"
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Getting there by public transport
Piccadilly and Victoria train stations are approximately 20 minutes walk, Oxford Road train station 5 minutes and Deansgate train station just a 2 minute walk. You can use your train ticket to get the Metrolink from Piccadilly, Victoria and Deansgate train stations.
There is a free Metroshuttle bus that travels between the Piccadilly and Victoria station across the city centre.
The nearest Metrolink stop is St Peter's Square, 5 minute walk to Manchester Central.
Getting there by car
Manchester is at the heart of the Northwest's motorway network with easy access from north, south, east and west onto the M60.
Once on the M60 exit at junction 12 and join the M602 signposted towards the city centre. Follow the A57 straight on from the end of the M602 passing under a railway bridge before taking the left hand exit to merge onto the A56 Bridgewater Way.
Turn right onto Whitworth Street West at Deansgate station and then turn left onto Albion Street. The entrance to the Manchester Central Car Park is through the next set of traffic lights on the left, opposite The Bridgewater Hall.


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Step 1: Choose your paper. Double sided with a simliar color scheme on both sides, works best.
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Che Guevara Quotes
Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.
I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.
Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.


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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2014 file photo, U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Jamesa Euler, delivers mail in the rain in the Cabbagetown neighborhood, in Atlanta. The U.S. Postal Service says it will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery because Congress isn't allowing the change. The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cut back in August to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages, as a way to hold down losses. (AP Photo/David Goldman)


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Platform and fund costs top priority for advisers, study
Advisers are placing and increasing amount of importance on investment platform pricing and fund manager costs, research from CoreData suggests.
In a study of 1,245 advisers, more than a quarter cited platform and fund manager costs as the single most important consideration in 2012. This percentage is up from 22 per cent in 2011 and 15.1 per cent in 2010.
In terms of adviser satisfaction with their main platform provider, the study finds that a combination of service (23 per cent), functionality (20 per cent) and support (19.7 per cent) account for around two thirds of the overall statistical drivers of adviser satisfaction with the platforms they use.
Meanwhile advisers cite the availability of full self-invested personal pensions, annuities and income drawdown products as high on the wish list of products they would like to access via a platform.
Other factors advisers would want include a broader range of products and greater flexibility as well as improved service, administration and support.
Earlier this month (6 August), research company Defaqto claimed it was speed of doing business that advisers looked for when it came to using platforms, more than any other factor.
Craig Phillips, Principal at CoreData Research, said: "Satisfaction among advisers is on the rise, perhaps reflecting the fiercer-than-ever competition pervading the market. And with inflows stuttering in 2012, platforms seem to be going the extra yard to keep advisers happy.
"Almost three in 10 advisers would recommend their main platform to another adviser, which is up from 19.7 per cent last year and 21.8 per cent in 2010."


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This huge Victorian semi detached house had spectacular rooms - and a tiny kitchen - on the ground floor, and an usable warren of rooms in a dark basement, with neither properly connected to the big south facing garden. It also came with planning consent by Somerjay Low Tallis for a modernist glass box extension which our client asked us to build.
Lots of glass in a steel frame may look spectacular, but is hard to reconcile with today's drive for low energy. We worked hard to conceal lots of insulation to meet current regulations whilst keeping the glazed look. The double height extra space turns the basement into a light bright family kitchen dining room with big doors to a terrace for outdoor living.
With more bathrooms and extensive repairs this is now an exceptional family home.
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Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
This week's guest on Open Mic is U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. In this interview, Secretary Vilsack discusses the current cyclical swing in farm income and the policy decision Washington must consider to protect the nation's farms and ranches. Vilsack says congressional leaders must consider "need" over budget when considering the next farm bill. While the Trans-Pacific Partnership remains a priority for the Obama administration, Vilsack discusses options to secure congressional support for the deal and defines the ominous challenge of writing regulations to implement the nation's biotech disclosure law.


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Henry Lonski, formerly with Bombardier Marine, Auction123/eBay Motors, Vento and United Motors, is touting his most recent endeavor: Henry Lonski and Associates, LLC.
Established in 2005, Lonski and Associates is a resource for providing recruiting, staffing, and consulting services customized to the powersports, recreational, and marine industries.
"Our growing staff and network of experienced, qualified associates and consultants support our industry client partners on local, regional and national levels," says Lonski, managing director. "Regardless of the time, place, or need, we can provide a wide range of effective solutions for your needs."
Henry Lonski and Associates, LLC, is based in Indialantic, Fla. For more information, see www.henrylonski.com.


text: "[By 1976] I'd caught up with the whole Bowie thing and was a big fan. I think I was 16 when I bought his Aladdin Sane album. I also started going to a gay club in London's Poland Street called Louise's. A group of us would travel up on the train to Louise's, or to another London club, Crackers in Wardour Street, where we persuaded the gay management to let us have our own David Bowie night. The gay club was great, it was the only place you could go without being beaten up if you looked a little out of the ordinary."Gary Numan, Praying to the Aliens: An Autobiography (1997), p.26