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In these times when techniques for treatment of the handicapped child are receiving wide attention in the lay press, the publication of Dr. Holt's volume on Assessment of Cerebral Palsy is especially appropriate. Carefully controlled clinical evaluation of individuals and comparable groups of patients before and during therapy is a clear necessity if the physician is ever to advise a family wisely on types of management for the affected child. The author opens a door to such studies.
The assessment described is that used in the Ryegate Cerebral Palsy Centre, Sheffield, England. The book contains a thorough subject index of its 15 chapters plus 103 figures which are mainly photographs of good quality illustrating technique. Although the text must be based on extensive personal experience by the author, the suggested methods are well supported by a total of 186 references. In general, the methods described are not applicable in American
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The DT contribution this week is fabulous! I was so anxious to show you their cards.
Every card that arrived in my inbox was a different shape.
Can you guys can come up with more shapes than we already have? I am looking forward to seeing your ideas for this challenge. Please scroll down to the bottom of this post for sign up instructions.
Now on to this weeks showcase:
This first bottle shape invitation card is brought to you by our DT member
Shannon Bracken.
Here are her instructions:
This is a super easy card to reproduce! You'll need....
- Cuttlebug (or Big Shot)
- Scor-Pal
- 6" x 7" piece of CS for the bottle (I used Stampin' Up!'s new Taste of Textiles paper)
- 2" x 2-5/8" piece of CS for the label (I used Paper Tempress's Deckled Brockway in White)
- scrap of copper shimmer paper
- 2 - 2" x 3" piece of CS for the larger oval and embellishment to match the bottle
- 2" x 3" piece of CS for the smaller oval to match the label
- I also added a piece of white paper inside the card to add party details.
- "Sincere Salutations" stamp set by Stampin' Up!
- Copper Ink
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain
- Classic Oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders
- "Symbology" Shapeabilities by Spellbinders
1) Print the template houseofstirfry.com. I printed it as a 5X7 picture, which makes the card approx. 2-3/4" x 7-1/4".
2) Fold the CS for the bottle in half lengthwise so your paper is 3" x 7".
3) Cut out and trace the template onto the CS, then cut out the shape. Rub/Sponge "Walnut Stain" ink around the edges.
4) To make the label, score 1 line at the top of the label and 2 lines 1/4" apart at the bottom using a Scor-Pal
5) To make the foil topper, take your copper paper (at least 2" long) and trace the top of the bottle onto it. Cut out the shape and add score lines to resemble where the bottle would widen at the top using a Scor-Pal. Rub front with distress ink
6) Using the Nestabilities, cut 2 ovals (one the size larger) for the "You're Invited" label. If using the Cuttlebug the sandwich is ... A plate, C plate, Spellbinders Die ridge up, cardstock, B plate. If using the Big Shot the sandwich is ... Multi-purpose platform with both tabs down, cutting plate, 1 shim if needed since each machine is a little different, die cutting ridge up, cardstock, cutting plate.
7) Stamp "You're Invited" onto the white smaller oval.
8) To make the embellishment run the "Symbology" die through with the same paper you used for the bottle. Use the same sandwiches as above. Before removing it from the die, lightly sponge on "Walnut Stain" ink.
9) Assemble. The oval sentiment is set up on mini dots for dimension.
The second card we decided to show you today is designed by the talented senior DT member and one of my favorite card makers, Christine Penaflor from Creative Journey.
Here are the instructions for the card:
1. Create a 6x6 card base from cream cardstock. Die cut the card base using an Accucut heart shaped die making sure to keep the crease inside of the die so that it retrains a fold for the card.
2. Die cut ten of the "thanks" sentiment from cream cardstock. Brush on Angel Wings Shimmerz on each sentiment. Die cut one "thanks" sentiment from red glittered paper. Punch mini hearts from glittered paper. Adhere sentiments and hearts to the card as shown in the photo.
3. Adhere mini alphabet letters to red glittered paper and trim. Adhere this sentiment to the card as shown to complete.
Now go visit the rest of the design team ideas and come back to show us what you come up with for this challenge.
There will be a little prize to win too, and the honor of being nominated Cuttlebug Challenge Card of the Week. Even if you don't win, we will feature all the entries on the Cuttlebug Challenge blog so everyone can take a blog hop to see all the shape cards created by the readers.
Scrapbook layouts are welcome too.
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Instructions for submitting your cards to our chalenges:
- Link ONLY to webpages, not directly to image files.
- ONLY post links directly to your project. NOT to your blog.
- If you don't have a blog, you can link to your online galleries (like Splitcoaststampers)
- Keyword for uploading your cards in online galleries is: CBI18
To get the correct link:
Access your blog/gallery entry, click on your post's title. On the address bar you should see the link similar to below.
For example, notice it's a long address.http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/01/cuttlebug-fab-fridays-1.html.
Please DO NOT post http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com.
Come back tomorrow for a showcase of your creations for Be inspired #17: LOVE CARDS!
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Bert and Ernie jump rope and munch apples and carrots, and Cookie Monster has his namesake treat once a week, not every day. Can a Muppets mini-makeover improve kids' health, too?
A three-year experiment in South America suggests it can. Now, the Sesame Street project is coming to the United States.
Already, a test run in a New York City preschool has seen results: Four-year-old Jahmeice Strowder got her mom to make cauliflower for the first time in her life. A classmate, Bryson Payne, bugged his dad for a banana every morning and more salads. A parent brought home a loaf of bread instead of Doritos.
"What we created, I believe, is a culture" of healthy eating to fight a "toxic environment" of junk food and too little exercise, said Dr. Valentin Fuster, a cardiologist at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Six years ago, he started working with Sesame Workshop, producers of television's Sesame Street, on a project aimed at 3- to 5-year-olds.
"At that age they pay attention to everything" and habits can be changed, he said.
The need is clear: A third of U.S. children and teens are obese or overweight. Many don't get enough exercise, and a recent study found that kids' fitness has declined worldwide. They're at high risk for heart and other problems later in life.
"The focus is younger and younger" to try to prevent this, said Dr. Stephen Daniels, a University of Colorado pediatrician and a spokesman for the American Heart Association. The group's annual conference in November featured Fuster's experiment as one of the year's top achievements in heart disease prevention.
For Sesame Street, the project offered a chance to improve the lives of young viewers and give a makeover to certain Muppets.
"While Cookie Monster is an engaging figure, we felt there was an opportunity there to really model healthy eating," said Jorge Baxter, regional director for Latin America for Sesame Workshop.
The new message is that certain things like cookies are "something you can eat sometimes, but there are some foods that you can eat all the time," like vegetables, he said. The healthy messages have been gradually incorporated into the television show, and its producers even made a doctor Muppet - Dr. Ruster (pronounced "Rooster") - in Fuster's image for the preschool project.
It launched in Colombia because U.S. schools that Fuster approached years ago were reluctant, but a wealthy family's foundation was willing to sponsor the experiment in Bogota.
It involved 1,216 children and 928 parents from 14 preschools. Some were given the program and others served as a comparison group.
Kids had training on healthy habits and how the body works for an hour a day for five months using Sesame Workshop-produced videos, a board game (the "heart game"), songs, posters and activities. Parents were involved through take-home assignments and workshops that focused on overcoming barriers to good food and exercise. For example, in areas with poor access to parks or play spaces, parents were coached to encourage kids to use stairs instead of elevators.
Children's weight and exercise habits were measured at the start and 11/2 and 3 years later. Researchers documented a significant increase in knowledge, attitude and health habit scores among kids in the program versus the comparison group.
In New York, where the program plans to launch in several early childhood and Head Start programs this spring and fall, project leaders will have to tackle under- and overweight kids.
"A lot of the kids are from low-income families, shelters," and many have poor access to healthy foods, said Rachael Lynch, director of educational services for an Episcopal Social Services preschool, The Learning Center, in Harlem.
Her preschool tested the Sesame Street project last summer and "it really took off" with kids and parents, she said.
The program had kids work in a nearby community garden one day a week to learn about growing vegetables.
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Austin Writers is a meant as a source of positive reinforcement and community for writers of all kinds in the Austin area. During a regular month, we have 2 meetups; one in South Austin & one in North Austin. (I am in the process of expanding that to 4 meetups a month.) These will be discussion based where people bring examples of their current writing for sharing (read silently) and to spark discussion.
The goal is simply to help foster a community of writers in Austin, and provide continuity to keep us writing as we go through daily life. It is not a heavy-duty workshop type thing. Absolutely all writing styles and approaches are welcomed; fiction, non-fiction, journaling, experimental.
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TOKYO, 11 October 2012 – Investment opportunities in Nigeria were discussed today at a forum organized by the Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization's Investment and Technology Promotion Office in Tokyo (UNIDO-ITPO Tokyo).
The one-day event attracted over 150 Japanese investors and development partners, allowing Nigerian participants to engage with potential development partners and investors in the agribusiness, health, manufacturing, and power sectors.
The UNIDO Representative to Nigeria, Patrick Kormawa, said that investment opportunities in the agribusiness value chain in Nigeria and policy incentives have been put in place by the Government. He also proposed on how UNIDO-ITPO and Nigeria could best facilitate investment.
Kiyoshi Kodera, the Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the President of Kaiho Sangyo Co. Ltd., commended UNIDO for co-organizing the forum and for providing technical assistance to promote technology access, knowledge and trade.
Participants from the Nigerian Government included the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Evelyn Oputu; the Federal Minister of Trade and Industry, Olusegun Aganga; the Federal Minister of State for Power, Darius Ishaku; the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi Lamido; and Nigeria's Ambassador to Japan, Godwin Agbo.
Business and development partners from Japan included representatives from Kaiho Sangyo Co. Ltd, the Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kiyoshi Kodera, and Kenji Tokoki, the Director of the Middle East and Africa Division of the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry MITI.
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10 ways to contribute to an open source project without writing code
10 ways to contribute to an open source project without writing code
What are the ways we can give to an open source community without contributing code?
A recent comment to an Opensource.com article a career in open source went something like that they wanted to contribute to open source but lacked coding skills. In fact, code contributions are very helpful and welcome for most open source projects, but there are a lot of other ways to contribute.
First, there are two things to remember about open source projects:
- Open source is not only about sharing in the sense of "throwing code over the wall for others"; it's also about contributing back. When my open source career started, I was benefiting from software like INN. Then, it became natural for me to give my modifications and additions back.
- Open source is a meritocracy. When you start working on a project for the first time and no one knows who you are, it's important to communicate. Start with what you need to get started or to get you through a problem. Otherwise, you likely to be ignored. If you have contributed to a project before, you are more likely to get a new feature implemented because there is trust from the community that gets you more rights and permissions to access code and document on the wikis.
When you start helping an open source project and enter the community built around it, you begin on a path that grows from a point where you are "outside" to a point where you are on the "inside." This is typical of any community and especially functional in an open source community. Remember this as you begin communications; if you don't get a reaction during your first contact or outreach, don't be disappointed. Continue to contribute, share, and strive for respectful communication, and you will succeed.
10 ways to contribute to an open source community
(without contributing code)
- Provide reports of what you liked and what you did not like. This includes bug reports as well as simple communication with the appropriate person(s). It is good to hear from users as well about how the project has helped them and to find out the details of their set up.
- Create feature requests that explain your use case. Describe why you find it is useful and how others can benefit. Without code contributions it is of course harder to get that feature into the code. But, if you can explain why the feature is useful and how others can benefit from it as well, you will often find out that others have similar pain points and eventually someone might implement that new feature.
- Test the code while it is being developed. No matter how many automated tests are in place the reality is that the project runs on a combination of hardware and software as well as other environmental items that have not been tested by the project team (which in fact can't all be tested). So taking a daily or weekly snapshot, installing it, and giving feedback is very helpful and welcome. For the project I work on, we changed some graphs and had one community member giving almost daily feedback about his experience from the latest code, which resulted in a lot of fixes and improvements.
- Write documentation. Many project contributors are good coders but not (documentation) writers. Some documentation is barely readable and needs proofreading for grammar, spelling, and sentence construction corrections. This helps the overall implementation and evolution of a project. In other cases, documentation describes technical details but lacks any information for beginners. Plus, outlier cases, workarounds, and best practices should written down and included. If you find the same question answered over and over again, you may also be able to write or update a Frequently asked Questions (FAQ) document, so that the answers are readily available for future reference.
- Translate the user interface and documentation. While many users understand English quite well, it is also true that many enjoy documentation that is written in their native language. After writing the first German book on JBoss AS, I was contacted by people telling me that they had read all available documentation in English already but that they still benefited from the book in their native language because they could concentrate more on the technical content without the distraction of reading in a foreign language.
- Answer questions users have on the forums and mailing lists. You may be surprised that you know more than you thought you did. And, the user on the other end will be very grateful for your help. Also, when you attemp to answer a question, you yourself will then better understand the project. This will help you write better bug reports, feature requests, and documentation. Bonuses to helping answer questions is that users who get faster answers are then more attracted to the project and much more likely to stay and contribute and core project members can spend more time coding. These both work to strengthen the project as a whole.
- Help design the user interface, logo, and website. Many programmers tend to create very technical user interfaces that are not aesthetically pleasing and may not attract new users. Good and self-describing interfaces do not by themselves provide new or additional functionality, but can very much improve the user experience. The same also applies to the website and any logos that are needed. Improving the visual appearance of the project can thus very much contribute to reducing the support efforts and can at the same time invite new users to try it.
- Promote the project by talking about it at your local user group, writing a blog post, and/or spreading updates via social media channels if you use them. Even if you think others must have heard about the project, don't assume. Hearing someone talk about their personal experience with a project is much stronger and involve others in a different way (versus browsing the project website and/or source code).
- Provide hardware if there is a need for dedicated build or test servers. You can provide access to hardware in a datacenter directly to the developers or indirectly by running continuous integration or testing yourself then providing results back to the project.
- Thank the community for their work and contributions to the cause you are working for and goals you are working towards.
These ways to help an open source project without contributing code are a great way to get started. If you have some more ways, please share them in the comments.
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thank you..
I'd like to add a few more ideas in ways people could contribute.
For example, if you are good at organizing events. A lot of open source projects run global and local events. Having an organizer focusing on this task, which has the necessary experience, is a great asset to the project.
Another way to contribute is to put your leadership skills to use. Usually you get assigned to a leadership role through meritocracy. Some project however realize that the way to grow is to put experienced and skilled people in place. For example http://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/1774-call-for-osm-board-pos.... So if you have a passion for open source and/or a certain project/product, and you have the skills, this is a way to contribute as well.
Several years ago a group of FOSS developers, teachers, and students brainstormed a list of nearly 100 ways to participate in FOSS projects:
I realize this response may seem over simplistic, however I just wanted to say thank you. Not being a coder I just sort of resigned myself to the fact that I would always be a user and not a contributer. All I need to do now is pick a project or two and get started.
Hi all !!
I have translated in spanish this great article, Thanks to the author and this web for let me do it!
You can read it here:
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And is one of the most readed in my blog, until now!!
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With its clean, refined body lines, the Citroën C3 is one of the most compact cars in its class but its clever design gives the impression of plenty of space inside. Sweeping glazed areas enhance the feeling of space and freedom
The Citroën C3 has something different with its sweeping Zenith windscreen. A feat of hi-tech design, the windscreen is exceptionally long at 1350mm, giving you incredible visibility and loads of light. It increases the forward field of vision by 80°and also improves front 3/4 visibility.
With its slim pillars, the windscreen forms a curving expanse that gives all passengers an amazing view of the scenery and makes travelling in the Citroën C3 uniquely enjoyable.
The Citroën C3 is like a glass bubble designed to welcome the incoming light and give you the ultimate in visibility. The Zenith windscreen has a dark-tinted area with a stiff sunblind and two sun visors at the top - so the light never becomes a problem.
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If you choose an Exclusive model, you'll also get a row of three white LEDs to light up the central console area.
With its clean, fluid design lines, the Citroën C3 is beautifully styled. It boasts elegant lines, a dynamic front end, an upper grille with chevrons and an original LED light signature.
The Citroën C3 is one of the most compact models in its class, a classic example of good things coming in small packages. At under 4m (3.94m long, 1.72m wide and 1.53m tall) and with a turning circle of 10.2m, the Citroën C3 is ideal for today's busy roads and tight parking spaces. Its neat size is complemented by generous inside space and boot capacity, ranking it among the best new cars in its class.
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The central console is within easy reach and your driving position is exceptionally comfortable.
Despite its compact exterior, the Citroën C3 is roomy enough to carry five adults in perfect comfort. This is down to exceptional design creativity:
The C3 car is designed for everyday use, with an unusually spacious boot of 300 litres with 2/3-1/3 split/fold-back seats. Folding the backrests increases the load length to 1.19m.
There's plenty more storage space too (glovebox, door panels, central console, fascia etc), plus a central armrest with two cubbies, and a drawer under the driver's seat.
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The Citroën C3 is fuel-efficient and eco-friendly, and comes with a choice of five diesel engines. Three use e-HDi micro-hybrid technology, the most efficient Stop & Start system around: the e-HDi 70 and e-HDi 90. With CO2 emissions as low as 87g/km, the Citroën C3 is one of the best in its class for fuel consumption and emissions.
The VTi 68 and VTi 82 engines on the Citroën C3 belong to the PureTech family of petrol engines.
These engines use cutting-edge technology and are both responsive and fuel-efficient.
PureTech engines cut fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by around 25% compared with previous generation engines (from just 99g/km), with no trade-off in performance.
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We've walked downtown three days in a row now (1.6 miles one-way). Today we trekked it to breakfast, and then the market (mini pies made this morning: strawberry rhubarb, apple, & raspberry now in my possession), the splash pad, a kid's lemonade stand, and a yard sale promoted by a hilarious girl on the corner wearing a whoopie cushion costume and singing into a megaphone. We bought a book of riddles, an electric guitar, and a Wizard of Oz lunchbox.
My heartful eyes see. I cherish Gray's little legs in shorts with socks and shoes. He is counting down the days until he gets to go back to school he loves it that much. I can't figure out if Ivy is a mirror image of myself or if I am transforming into her. I'm mesmerized by her flair. Noah and Carter are big kids now and suddenly our neighborhood seems smaller. Their bikes go farther, out of sight. This freedom and letting go seems to come naturally, a meeting in the middle sort of thing. Happy scary love.


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By far the best rapper of all time people think thats biggie and eminem are on the same level but neither of them were as smart as he was and shared the same views as he did. Eminem could only dream of getting the love from his fans that 2pac got from his fans i can relate to his music because i came from poverty like he did where i had to do things for money to survive and i share alot of the same views as he did and i can say that his music is the only thing that has stoped me from blowing my brains out many times he was by far the best rapper ever he was real he was a gangsta unlike rappers like dre eminem 50 cent how many of them went and shot cops after they become famouse cos 2 pac did he did jail he did it all and it disgusts me to hear eminem sing songs like{ toy soldiers} cos now all the rappers arwe just tryna be like 2pac and my message to them is wake the fuck up there will never be another 2pac in the rap world so stop trying cos theyre all a bunch of try hards and wannabes plain and simple. He sung about the real issues and they came from the heart examples of this are songs like changes, me against the world and to hear eminem say that he wont be killed because of his daughter what a load of crap does he honestly think that because he is dilusional if he does. i know people that hate rap that love 2pac for his songs like changes and me against the world
examples of his genius are songs like changes
av todd vas 8 augusti 2005
AkA GOD! The best rapper to ever walk this earth.
Any album by 2pac, dead or alive it doesn't matter.
av NyC4LyFe 21 maj 2007
tha greatest human beside jesus. killer MC, genius poet, and amazing actor. All u dib shits that desrespect, you better get ur damn ears checked
RIP homie 2pac
av mcmjk14 5 april 2009
2pac waz the greatest rapper of all time and alwayz will be. Any stupid ass mother fucker who wants to rip on 2pac is fucked in the head. "GOD OF ROCK" you are a fucking fagget how bout you go and get a life rather then stayin on here and ripping on the best rapper of all time.
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av when we ride on our enemies 22 januari 2006
a man who made mostley racist mysoginistic music and was promoted by capitalist White jewish heads of transnational corrparations
2 pac is a nigger the world can live with out!
av NLR718 16 juli 2006
a tight rapper
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I'm not saying the best ever as some people who only know a little about rap would say. But 2pac was an alltime great who was very influential and contributed a lot of hard work with strong emotion. Ever since the digital underground days his rhymes had a lot of character in them and he stood out more than shock g and money b. His rap style is very poetical and he covers a lot of emotions of a troubled lifestyle. I believe he was better at the time of 'me against the world', but was still ok on deathrow, some might not agree, but I feel deathrow fueled his style more into 'gangsta without a cause' than his political and real heartfelt style that was a better influence to our troubled societies we live in. And as a result, the 'thug life' image deathrow helped to escalate even further, was also his downfall. It was a sad day back in sept 96 when I heard he had passed away. I just thought, damn what a loss!. And sadly even pac knew his day was coming soon because of his life situation at the time. The good thing is, while he was in prison he got to write a lot of rhymes and also just before and after he was out he was known to just write lyrics in a short time not a lot of others could match. Theres a few 100 songs he still has and will be released in time. Lets just hope that whiteboy eminem doesn't try and produce anymore of them to appeal to the others(if you know what i mean!). 2pac was a role model for our struggling youth in the heart of the citys, and i don't mean these well off crackas with identity and sexuality crisis'. This was music for the REAL struggling society, not the wannabes who took it upon themselves to become false thugs portraying the image in their heads to fit the music in their ears. Most of them weren't fans and didn't know about tupac until after his death. A lot of people were in a confused state leaving themselves wondering and trying to convince others that ''he's still alive!'', that is how much of an impact he made. I did think that too until 97 when I thought it through properly and had to let it go. I mean people have gone so far and taken his lyrics out of context, he was referring to leaving the ghetto not the earths surface, he spoke of escapism of his 'thug life' wanting to get rich, people thought he died from his first shooting which ended in his undeserving arrest which is what he used to refer to and he always knew that his life would not be that long in the struggle. All of these conspiracy theories are weak and hold no weight to an argument which easily would result in ''pac is dead!''. I mean all this 7 bullshit has to stop, you are only fooling yourself and have too much time on your hands, let it rest!. ohhh, his barbers last digits are 223=7, his album had 14 tracks, divide it by 2=7, and it goes on.......GROW THE FUCK UP AND STOP THIS 7 SHIT!! and all the other stuff, if you have anything to prove let me know and I will clarify it to your concience. I don't think any of you who claims he is alive have even read the REAL machiavellis books, and if you have, you would not question if pac is alive or not right now. But his spirit lives on and his music is here forever. I make music too, and we have a lot of things in todays studios, stuff to change the layers of your voice so you sound like someone else(e.g. pac, biggie, eminem...on and on), ways to chop sections of vocals from old songs and make them into new ones that sound completely different, computer programs that could make your CD cover look like you are standing in front of 100 real ferraris with gold teeth and bling that you don't have. ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. I have used all of these things when playing around in the studio and home. All eyez really are on suge knight for his death(smart people will feel me on this too) otherwise it could have just been gang related. People need to see that, normally when people die, they can't do anything else except for be dead and a dead person. Let us all just remember tupac for what he done and what is still unreleased for the future. Peace! 7 luv! lol
man1:Yo, that looks like 2pac with some hair and a beard over there who that guy is passing that bag to.
man2:Oh my god, it is man, so he's been living in that greenhouse all this time
man1:(Calls friends)-yo, you won't believe it! we seen 2pac nigga
later that day............
:This is a news bulletin:
news reporter:We are at the scene of a building thought to be abandoned for the last 9 years, we believe 2pac is here and will have full coverage for you.
building door opens-
''Yo, thuglife, BITCH!, R U STILL DOWN!''
Everybody watching-
He was a great rapper with a big character and his spirit and music will live on forever!! unless that stupid white cracka eminem has the rights to produce all his work and ruins him completely.
man2:Oh my god, it is man, so he's been living in that greenhouse all this time
man1:(Calls friends)-yo, you won't believe it! we seen 2pac nigga
later that day............
:This is a news bulletin:
news reporter:We are at the scene of a building thought to be abandoned for the last 9 years, we believe 2pac is here and will have full coverage for you.
building door opens-
''Yo, thuglife, BITCH!, R U STILL DOWN!''
Everybody watching-
He was a great rapper with a big character and his spirit and music will live on forever!! unless that stupid white cracka eminem has the rights to produce all his work and ruins him completely.
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A whole lotta stuff just got really weird on this thread. Like rabid beasts yeah!! Bring on the GPF or bust!! LOL.
A whole lotta stuff just got really weird on this thread. Like rabid beasts yeah!! Bring on the GPF or bust!! LOL.
We are talking who is better/more deserving etc. What's wrong about it?
GPF? But that would be off topic, Lena & Nikita are not there.
How can you compare different seasons results with different judges/technical specialists and even different skaters from previous Olympic cycle? And every year there are some changements in judging system. Plus compulsory dance, how can you compare competition with and without compulsory dance? With bad compulsory dance couple had a big problem to get better placement in the rest of the competition. We all remember than Lena & Nikita were struggling a lot during their first senior waltz, with compulsory dance it would be more obvious and they wouldnt finish fourth at Euros 2011.
Well look back in 2008, Bobrova & Soloviev are young couple, 2007 Junior Worlds winners, they are not counted as brilliant, nobody talks about them like about next Olympics champions .Russians had Domnina and Khokhlova, they didnt need more .suddenly Maxim Shabalin has to withdraw because of injury and B&S suprisingly comes to their first Worlds. Like nobody who would be supported by Federation which put effort in Khohlova winning bronze there.
Now 2010/11 season .Elena & Nikita won 2010 Junior Worlds, immediatelly everybody in Russia and not only in Russia talked about them like about future Olympic champions, there were many interviews and fotoshoots. I understand. They were lovely. And Domnina&Shabalin finished career, Khokhlova&Novitski were forced to finish due to Novitskis injury, Rubleva also finishing (she wasnt counted as promising also), Russian Federation needed another couple for next cycle and for the Olympics in Sochi. They already had Bobrova, but reigning Junior Worlds champions sounds better than 2007 Junior Worlds champions. Federation and many people completedly forgot than Lena and Nikita were Junior number 2 during whole season, they lost to Monko&Khaliavin who dominanted at JGPF and Russian Junior Nats (Monko&Khaliavin were leading couple for whole season until Junior Worlds). Lena and Nikita won Junior Worlds, the most important competition in junior circuit and it changed everything. I&K came to GP 2010/10 like so great and talented kids, Russian Federation supported them and even with bad skating (and thanks to withdraw of some couples) they got bronze at COR 2010. I&K skated Russian Nats 2010 with mistakes but judges and Tarasova forgived (they are so young) puttting them in third and sending at Euros. At Euros another big propaganda about so talented kids and future Olympic gold medalist, talking about challenging Tessa and Meryl. Before Worlds a big documentary about Lena & Nikita was shown in TV, Lena promises to dedicate her Olympic gold medal to her grandmother. Everybody Lena, Nikita, Alexander Zhulin, Vlasova, Lenas mom and gradmom are happy how things and work is going, many compliments to coach team. I dont remember documentary about couples before winning Olympics and Worlds, I only remember documentaries after the victories. I call this another big propaganda. So, as you see the situation when Bobrova and Lena came at Worlds for the first time was absolutely different.
Only at 2010 Worlds after short dance Bobrova&Soloviev started to be counted like ,,supported team when Domnina&Shabalin already finished and Khokhlova&Novitski withdraw, and Bobrova finished eighth.
If you are talking about Lena & Nikita fast progressing in results do you mean that today they are more talented than Navka, Domnina, Annisina, Krylova, Grishuk, Fusar-Poli, Pechalat, Usova, Klimova because all those couples started their senior career behind top 10? And because of that Lena & Nikita deserve number 1 in Russian Team?
I/K aren't in the GPF because they bombed their first event. They are the first alternate in the event that a team withdraws.
IMO, they are a far more talented team than B/S, but their performances are also notoriously more erratic. You never know what you are going to get from I/K when they step on the ice. They can be brilliant, or they can be a mess.
I don't see B/S (23 and 24) retiring after Sochi. They could easily continue on to 2018, barring injury, and considering that I/K are still not quite stable, the Russian federation will likely encourage them to stay in. None of the other Russian teams seem to have the talent or charisma to become the next big thing.
I am actually really surprised they won over P/B in France, when you would have though P/B with home ice advantage would have easily won (although the extended lift was a silly technicality that cost P/B the silver).
I/K is one of my favourite teams to watch, but it's hardly unexpected that they didn't make the GPF.
They were 9th at Worlds last year... B/S were 3rd... is it really all that surprising that B/S are being pushed as the top Russian ice dance team? I/K aren't going to magically jump from 9th to 3rd, so the Russian fed is better off pushing the reigning World bronze medalists (even if B/S are worse this year than I/K).
At the GPF, I thought B&S's SD was much better-but then Dmitri fell in the FD, and they finished off the podium-so I think we have to wait to Russian Nationals to settle this question.
Hopefully B&S finishing off the podium at the Grand Prix final and falling again is a huge open door to I&K to take over Russian #1. They are by far the more talented and entertaining team.
I was rooting for B&S for a few seasons until now. I'm tired of crappy programs. A fall in the last 2 competitions. They were probably faster and more powerful than anybody but their content wasn't the toughest. Yet they can't handle the content with all these falls. 80s costumes and makeup.
I love their free dance program , except the final scream, please don´t hate me but I would loved this program for the Shibs. For me I/K FD program is boring and predictable, the only good thing about their program is the first lift although their SP is really good.
More or less talented, even Tarasova (who were mentioned above) keeps saying that talent is 10 percent of success and them you have to work and sacrifice and work and sacrifice.
Lena and Nikita are very entertaining team... they would be even more entertaining if they had time to make a normal exhibition not just putting choreo from free skate with another music together - which persuades me that they really don't care what they are skating about or what music they are skating about - choreo from Ave Maria/Ghost used to such different music and stories like Capricious Horses by Vysotski, Someone Like You by Adele, at least Une Histoire d'Amour by Matthieu is similar to Ghost story a little bit but the rhythm is completely different.
Dancing choreo, difficulty of program, skating skills, deep edges, close holds, timing and keeping the rhythm, high levels, expressing the feeling of the music, variability of dancer is not that entertaining but it is what is dance category about. But Hollywood directors would definitely agree with you! Entertaining on the first place. Dance and music lovers would like to see something more than entertaining only.
After GP part where those two teams didn't meet yet (maybe for a cup of coffee only ) the result is...
I&K - fourth place, second place, didn't qualify for GPF
B&S - second place, first place, qualified for GPF - after SD they were even third, because of the fall they were fourth in free dance and finished on fourth place overall...
these results works for B&S...
Watching for mistakes - both teams are fighting with levels, both teams are making mistakes (Lena stumbles, Ekaterina falls and makes Dmitri fall).
Some people deeply wished to see I&K qualify for GPF. If we try to imagine...how about the result? The technical specialist was from Japan, that one who were in NHK Trophy. I quess looking at name it is a lady...a lady who strictly watches for levels and nobody is save if edges/requirements are NOT properly done (lena and Nikita were not the only couple whose levels were downgraded, but some other teams got their high levels, which means that even with that lady it is possible to achieve high levels). If TEB technical specialist excuses not perfect spin position and stumbling in diagonal step sequence, a japanese lady wouldn't forgive like she didn't forgive other teams. We all know that between NHK and TEB there were just few days, Lena and Nikita themself admitted they didn't practise even one full day between those two competitions. So there was no time for correction for getting higher levels, spin and steps were executed exactly the same at both competitions but levels were sudenly higher. In one week they improved in SD and FD about 8 points without practising anything, which proves that every technical specialist is on his own - more kind or less kind, as well as judges marks and points react not only at skaters but they also put more or less point comparing dance team to previous dance teams they saw before (I don't doubt that after Zhiganhina&Gazsi free dance Lena and Nikita looked like aliens to all judges). But in GPF there was that less kind and more strict technical specialist so we can suppose that levels would be lower again...so the marks)
Another interesting moment...Lena and Nikita lost to Cappellini at NHK both in short dance and free dance, the same Cappellini who finished totally last at GPF.
At TEB short dance Lena and Nikita lost to Pechalat who was fifth after short dance at GPF. Pechalat lost to Bobrova at both Cup of China and GFP in short dance.
Comparing free dances looks to be more complicated - Lena won over Pechalat (but before lost free dance to Cappellini), and Pechalat won over Bobrova twice. But if judges would be more carefull and noticed Lena's stumble in step sequence, they would get minus GOE for the diagonal step sequence, if technical specialist would notice problematic posititon in dance spin and Lena's stumble in steps he would put the levels down as well and they would lost to Pechalat. Bobrova lost to Weaver at COR free dance, Weaver lost to Bobrova at GPF free dance.
Bobrova looks to be the best in short dance, Pechalat looks to have the strongest free dance.
I am not wise from this... I still prefer comparing dance teams at one competition because of things mentioning above.
I am curious to see Russian Nationals, I wish all teams to do their best as well as I wish the same to all judges and technical specialist.
I would definitely not expect I/K to take over number one when they were hammered with 4 level 2's in a SD just a few weeks ago. Putting that number one would be a horrible mistake and why B/S have not lost a SD or FD in Russia since 2010. I/K could absolutely go to the Olympics and get mostly level 1's and 2's.


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After a long road, Microsoft is finally ready to
enter the tablet market in earnest during 2011 with a number of Windows 7 tablets running
on Intel Atom system-on-a-chip processors. To date, Microsoft has
only released one high profile Windows tablet -- the
HP Slate 500 -- and by "high profile" we mean "sold 5,000 units
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Microsoft obviously hopes for much bigger things,
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Microsoft plays its hand right and manages to offer a decent selection of
affordable options, it may just win these slow adopters over. The only
big risk is the fact that Windows 7 tablets are expected to get worse battery
life due to the fact that they use Intel, rather than ARM processors.
The real question for Microsoft is what to do
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legacy software support for its newly
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its rivals. But it also has to consider whether a full-fledged Windows
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would be better off adopting its non-traditional Windows Phone 7/Zune OS in a
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Microsoft's plans for this year is looking
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quote: ust out of curiosity, first i shall poll the readers:1) How many people have seen an iPad in real life, being used by actual people, outside of stores selling them. I for one have seen one. It was about 2 weeks ago.2) Of the people you see using them, what are they doing. The person i saw was playing a simple game.3) How many people, estimate, would be able to fully replace their home/work computer with an iPad?The problem that i see with the iPad, and the tablets that it has inspired, is in the approach it takes. Being a content viewing device, it is not truly suited to replace a traditional computer. Think of a college student, who instead of buying a laptop or netbook bought an iPad. they would be forced to go to their schools library in order to write a lengthy report that makes up most of their grade for a class.There are many people who spend more time inputting content into a computer than they do viewing it. For them, the limited abilities of a content viewing device would cause problems, especially if it costs as much as their content input device.The idea behind the Slate, and the reason its geared for business, is as a mobility content input device. This may not be the thing that sells millions of units to the average masses, but it fills a needed role. At your desk, you dock your tablet, giving it keyboard and mouse functionality, and perhaps a larger screen. Then when you leave your desk, you pick it up and keep working on it with the touch interface.It is not a fancy new idea, it is the evolution of the portable computing. years ago someone slapped together a device with integrated keyboard, mouse, and screen and created an expensive, yet mobile computer. yet, many people didn't really like using the built in mouse, so at their desk they had another.I for one am hopeful that, just like laptops, tablet computers will evolve, become more powerful, and have longer battery lives, so that they will be able to phase out their predecessor.A content viewing device can never do that.
quote: iPad is a useless piece of crap that cannot possible catch on or replace the old style computer just seem ridiculous in the face of Apple's sales figures


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Since 1947 people have been "tweeting" with this Audubon bird call. Simply twist the wooden cylinder against the zinc plug to create a variety of chirping sounds. It's a great introduction to birding and a fun stocking stuffer.
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Dec. 29, 1928 – June 15, 2013
Matthew Licata, of Amherst, a retired General Motors employee, died Saturday in Maplewood Healthcare Facility, Cheektowaga. He was 84.
Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of Burgard High School and was drafted into the Army during the Korean War. He was stationed stateside in both California and Alaska. After his military service, Mr. Licata earned an associate degree in metallurgy from Erie County Technical Institute
Mr. Licata worked at GM for 35 years and retired as a production supervisor in 1987. In retirement, Mr. Licata became a member of several golf and bowling leagues, and was a member of the Amherst Senior Center. He also was an usher and member of the Holy Name Society at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Amherst. He also belonged to the church's Young at Heart organization and its Honor Guard.
His wife of 55 years, the former Rose Lombardo, died in 2009.
He is survived by a daughter, Susan M. Sirica; three sons, Ignatius, Anthony and Matthew Jr.; and four sisters, Sara Zwifka, Angie Smietana, Frances Monaghan and Susie Wood.
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Your not my best friEND, your my best frever.
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Chazz Star is in the house!
December 2, 2009
The Elf On The Shelf really only works if you remember where you put him.
Chazz Star is in the house!
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awesauce! He is so cute-I am tempted to find one of my own, but fearful that he might end up in Chicken's room never to come out again. (its were all the cute stuffed type holiday decorations go...to apparently die or something because I never see them again)ReplyDelete
This is such a great idea....I want to do this for Jackson when he's a bit older.ReplyDelete
Love the Elf on the Shelf! We started that this year in our house. Sydney named him "Kevin." What is your Elf's name?ReplyDelete
Our elf, "Moby Dick", made his debut this morning, too!!!!!ReplyDelete
I love where he's sitting. Looks like he and the easter bunny are communicating. I am so glad you found him. What does Ivy think about him?ReplyDelete
That is such a cute idea! But I kinda agree...he is just a little creepy...just a littleReplyDelete
Cracks me up! This AM my kids woke up and asked us why in the world "Mipsy" was in the same place as yesterday. Did he forget to fly to the North Pole?ReplyDelete
My MIL sent the kids one this year... and I'm a little late, I will have to read them the story and have the little elf named and put him up somewhere today!ReplyDelete
Love the name! Very, very, original!
My MIL gave the Elf to us the year, and the kids latched on immediately to "Fredder". My only problem is remembering to move him at night. The kids were starting to worry when he didn't fly for three nights in a row! (I told them it was because they weren't sleeping in long enough, and he was a afraid he wouldn't get back from the north pole in time). :-)ReplyDelete
Elf on a Shelf totally freaks me out.ReplyDelete
We might have to do that next year ;) Too cute!ReplyDelete
(and thank you for the prayers, the skin test came back negative... now onto a food challenge next month to be positive he's outgrown it! Yay!!!)
Courtney- his name is Chazz Star! Click on the link below the pic! LOLReplyDelete
Our Elf on a Shelf is named Buddy... unfortunately he forgets to switch his hiding spots some nights!ReplyDelete
Love your elf's name haha
I feel lost. I have seen little elves floating around everywhere and I have never heard of this..ReplyDelete
Chazz Star! LOVE it! Who came up with that name? My cousin is very good friends with the author. My mother had my cousin get the booked signed for us by the author. Currently "Kevin" is hiding in our Christmas tree. I think that is the best hiding spot he has been in so far! I'll let you know if Sydney finds him!ReplyDelete
Our elf showed up last year. It took me several hours to remember where I put him when I wanted to get him out Thanksgiving night. The kids have so much fun looking for him...and I love that the book tells them they can't touch him. (Although I wonder what happens if he falls or gets bumped from his perch? I worry about these things!)ReplyDelete
It's funny because I have a post scheduled next week for the Midwest Parents blog about our elf!
Awww-loved Gray's comment!ReplyDelete
Hey-we have a fun little thing we do with a snowman here at our house. He's actually a tiny little ornament-only an inch or two high. He moves around the house (banned from the bedrooms 'cause we'd NEVER find him again) because we all take turns "hiding" him. Upon being found, that person gets to hide him again for someone else to find and so on. My kids LOVE this! We have one more rule-he can't go behind anything-he has to be in full view without having to move anything. (You'd be surprised at how hard it is to still try and find him sometimes!) It's just a thought to incorporate one more fun tradition at your house. Have fun!
Jaimie, I had never heard of it before last year! This is our 2nd year doing it. It's fun!ReplyDelete
Steph - Sydney found "Kevin" in our tree right away this morning! Fun, fun, fun!ReplyDelete
We LOVE the elf. Ours is named Sassy! -RenaReplyDelete


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Back in September, Cindy Chmielewski a member of the Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking group and New Jersey resident, met with Representative Rush Holt's legislative health aide, Kim Montgomery regarding HR 2746, the Cancer Coverage Parity Act of 2011.
A few days before her meeting, Cindy spoke with the IMF advocacy team to help prepare her on the issue and discuss her talking points. The IMF also provided her with materials for review and to leave behind for Rep. Holt.
Cindy recalls, "I was excited to have the opportunity to meet with Kim Montgomery, Representative Rush Holt's legislative health aide, but extremely nervous at the same time. This was my first time speaking one on one with anyone in government. My advocacy in the past involved me signing letters or being part of a group supporting a cause. I was never the actual face behind the "voice." I made sure I prepared for my meeting by studying all the materials on HR2746 that the IMF provided me."
The meeting was conducted in Rep. Holt's district office via video conferencing to DC.
"After a few seconds of "opening night jitters" I felt at home in Representative Holt's office," said Cindy. "Ms. Montgomery was very receptive to what I was saying about the importance of oral cancer drug parity, asked some questions, and assured me she would relay my message to her boss."
Cindy answered Kim's questions in a follow up email with the help of the advocacy team. And, continued to follow up to get a final answer on whether Holt agreed to co-sponsor the bill. Her persistence definitely paid off. Rep. Holt recently signed on as a co-sponsor of HR 2746!
Rep. Holt serves on the Health, Employment, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee, to which the bill has been referred. If passed, HR 2746 will require health insurers that already cover chemotherapy to cover oral anticancer medications on a basis no less favorable than intravenous or injected anticancer medications. Insurers cannot raise the out-of-pocket costs of IV nor can they reclassify anticancer medications to achieve compliance.
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The fighting moved closer to Baghdad, where the bodies of four young Sunni men were found in a Shiite neighborhood.
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The fighting moved closer to Baghdad, where the bodies of four young Sunni men were found in a Shiite neighborhood.
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has resisted calls to work with Sunni Arabs and Kurds, instead spending most of his time running his country's military strategy and trying to recruit Shiites to battle separatists.
China is moving sand onto reefs and shoals to add new islands to the contested Spratly archipelago, alarming other Southeast Asian nations that claim sovereignty over it.
A privacy group says the government has asserted the right to intercept communications that go through services like Facebook, even if they are between people in Britain.
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Though U.S. players refused to say that beating Ghana would be a huge accomplishment, their goalkeeper simply would not allow them to lose to the Black Stars in a third straight World Cup.
Israel arrested 150 people, most of them leaders of the militant Islamic movement Hamas, and Aziz Dweik, a Hebron resident who is speaker of the Palestinian Parliament.
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Liv Tyler
- 1976
Rock Stars & Centerfolds
1974 Playboy centerfold Bebe Buell has an eight-month romance with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. In July 1977, while in a relationship with rocker Todd Rundgren, Buell (right) gives birth to a daughter she names Liv Rundgren. Rundgren is listed as the father on the birth certificate because Tyler is in the middle of his well-documented drug excesses. "Todd's my spiritual father. I love him," Liv tells PEOPLE in 1992.
- 1986
Discovering Daddy Tyler
Buell introduces Liv to Steven Tyler at a Rundgren show but not as his daughter. "I didn't know what it was, but I started to see him more, and it would mean so much to me that I would write about it in my diary," she tells PEOPLE in 1992. "I was very confused." When Liv sees Mia (Steven's daughter with his first wife Cyrinda, who is a splitting image of Liv) at an Aerosmith concert in 1988, she realizes Steven is her biological father. ''I don't think my dad was in any position to be a father. Steven, that is,'' Tyler (pictured with Mia and Steven) tells the AP in 2001. ''What an amazing thing Todd did for me…luckily, it just made me feel more loved. It meant that I had two dads instead of one.''
- 1991
Model Mode
While living in NYC's Greenwich Village, Tyler, 14, begins modeling when former supermodel Paulina Porizkova takes photos of her that end up in Interview magazine. "Everything on Liv's face is right, and with the dark hair and pale skin, she looks very now," Porizkova tells PEOPLE. In November 1992, she lands on the cover of Seventeen. "It happened sort of naturally, since I've been around this all my life," Liv tells PEOPLE.
- 1994
"Crazy" for Liv
Tyler stars in Aerosmith's music video for "Crazy." Tyler and Alicia Silverstone (right) play schoolgirls who cut class, tease oogling boys on the road, and hang out at a strip club. "Steven and I vetoed the first script," Buell tells EW of the video. "Omigod, it had some racy stuff in there. It had a kiss between Liv and Alicia. Steven and I just looked at each other and went: 'Uh-huh, sure. When hell freezes over!'" It creates buzz for Tyler, who makes her film debut in Silent Fall, starring Richard Dreyfuss.
The Tylers on Rolling Stone
A 17-year-old Tyler and her 46-year-old father appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, where she discusses leaving modeling and her role in her father's music video: "I understand why people might have a problem with it, but I have no problem with it, and Steven has no problem with it, and if other people have a problem with it, it's their problem." When Steven is asked about Liv's status as a sex symbol, he responds, "As a father I'm a realist. You can teach your children well and hope you've taught them some good sense...I told my daughters…'Flaunt it. But if you lift your skirt, every little boy's tongue's gonna want to be up there.'"
- 1995
Liv Tyler & Joaquin Phoenix
Tyler meets actor Joaquin Phoenix (right) on the set of Inventing the Abbotts. The two begin dating and eventually move in together during their three-year romance. Her father tells USA Today, "I told Liv, 'You'll always have that movie. You can look back and see yourselves falling in love.'"
- 1996
Stealing Beauty
Tyler stars in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty (left) as Lucy Harmon, an innocent, romantic teenager who travels to Italy intent on losing her virginity. The New York Times says Tyler looks "like a lithe young Ava Gardner," and Bertolucci tells the paper, "The presence of the girl on the set had a bit of the same effect it has in the story." She also appears in Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do!.
- 1998
A Blockbuster Armageddon
Tyler plays Bruce Willis' daughter and Ben Affleck's (left) love interest in the summer blockbuster Armageddon. The film grosses more than $201 million worldwide, and Aerosmith provides the movie's theme song, "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing." "I figured if I got a couple songs in this movie, I'd get a chance to spend time with Liv," Steven tells USA Today. "I never see her. These days, she does three movies to my one album."
Tyler & Langdon
Tyler begins dating British rocker Royston Langdon (left) of Spacehog. In early 2001, the pair gets engaged. "He was very romantic about it," she tells In Style in 2004. "He called my dad and asked his permission, which my dad loved." On March 25, 2003, Tyler, 25, and Langdon, 30, wed in a private ceremony in the Caribbean. "It was an incredible experience because my mother, Todd and Steven had never been in a room together before, and Todd and Steven had never met," Tyler adds. "But in the end it was beautiful and a nice healing moment for all of our families."
- 1999
Teaming with Robert Altman
Tyler costars with Chris O'Donnell, Glenn Close and Julianne Moore in Robert Altman's Cookie's Fortune (right). She wins raves for her turn as the rebellious tomboy member of an eccentric Deep South matriarchy. The New York Times says, "Ms. Tyler, who fits right into the Altman ensemble style, makes it easy to understand why Emma is admired by a police rookie and a Peeping Tom with equal ardor." She reteams with Altman for 2000's Dr. T and the Women.
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- New York, N.Y.
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Royston Langdon, husband (1998 to 2008; separated)
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And I suddenly thought, dear God please don't let anyone- adult or child- ever shame her if she pulls up her shirt to breastfeed a doll (or sometimes a tall block of Legos, or a tea cup) if I'm not around.
She's two, but already I can sense that tug of what is naturally right and what is society-perceived right. And am anxious, sick! at the thought that someone's words, or pierce of a judging eye, could tarnish her virtuous intentions.
This is all she knows, and whether she is nursing a toy or in twenty years nursing a real live baby, I want her to always feel that inborn connection, and to never feel shame for doing something so natural. And so right.


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Katsidis doneski?
While he went to distance and was kinda close I had it 116-112 for the Ghanan. Katsidis still the same and everyone knows the game plan to beat him.
How many fights does he have left given he has lost 4 out of his last 5 and has taken some decent damage in them.
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I haven't seen the fight, I have it recorded.
His never made any real adjustments. Note sure why he doesnt throw a jab. It's the first thing I learnt in the gym.
I say he will be a stepping stone now for other fighters, sadly.
Shame he hasn't tried to make a few adjustments over the years,
I'm sure it would have been a different story for him.
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That's the thing about a jab. Jabs are not inherently effective. If he had Ike Quartey's jab I'm sure he would hang it out there. He doesn't, his jab sucks, so he doesn't use it. Then you get to the question of why he doesn't have a better one, and that is just a case of below average fundamentals.
To me its not so much about making adjustments. Mick is often compared to Gatti so lets look at that. Gatti made adjustments. If you watch him very early on in his career he was actually a skilled mover, liked to use his jab, still liked to exchange, but was a skillful fighter. We all know how he then turned into a 100% face first brawler, however you can see through the later part of his career him making some adjustments. These adjustments helped him to win some pretty big fights later in his career that he most likely would never have even been in had he not made those slight changes.
Mick doesn't have the fundamentals that Gatti had. Gatti had a jab, Gatti had ring smarts, Gatti knew how to evade a guy and slip some shots, Gatti knew how to move. Mick has always just been superfit, superstrong, super-determined. A come at you fighter that never stops. I don't think he was ever really capable of making material adjustments because of this. Sure it doesn't even seem as though he tried, but in reality I doubt it would have helped him too much. Lets face it, he has always looked at his best in fights when he has 100% been on the front foot and just pounding away.
With regards to the thread question, yes he is done. I thought he gave a good effort in that fight but he was seriously physically outmatched. He also doesn't quite have the durability or the sharpness that he once had. Too many wars, too many shots. It comes with the territory. You want to fight like that, those are the consequences.
Still love the guy to death and will always support him no matter what he does, but he will never beat another top fighter, whether it be at 135 or 140. He is done in that arena.
Just my two cents.
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Couldn't agree more about gatti.
Yeah sadly Mick is done.
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Even though he has changed trainers its too late to change his style/skill set.
Im sure every aussie really likes kats as a boxer but sadly he is pretty much done been a serious world contender in the sport.
Like brent said he will only be a stepping stone for other fighers.
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I just watched the fight the other day. I was away and recorded it.
I think Mick did better, but he still wasn't able to throw the jab enough.
Maybe he should try and work on his power, not sure.
But I am sure he shouldn't have wasted all those years with Smith.
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Improving accuracy of rare variant imputation with a two-step imputation approach.
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|Genotype imputation has been the pillar of the success of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for identifying common variants associated with common diseases. However, most GWAS have been run using only 60 HapMap samples as reference for imputation, meaning less frequent and rare variants not being comprehensively scrutinized. Next-generation arrays ensuring sufficient coverage together with new reference panels, as the 1000 Genomes panel, are emerging to facilitate imputation of low frequent single-nucleotide polymorphisms (minor allele frequency (MAF) <5%). In this study, we present a two-step imputation approach improving the quality of the 1000 Genomes imputation by genotyping only a subset of samples to create a local reference population on a dense array with many low-frequency markers. In this approach, the study sample, genotyped with a first generation array, is imputed first to the local reference sample genotyped on a dense array and hereafter to the 1000 Genomes reference panel. We show that mean imputation quality, measured by the r(2) using this approach, increases by 28% for variants with a MAF between 1 and 5% as compared with direct imputation to 1000 Genomes reference. Similarly, the concordance rate between calls of imputed and true genotypes was found to be significantly higher for heterozygotes (P<1e-15) and rare homozygote calls (P<1e-15) in this low frequency range. The two-step approach in our setting improves imputation quality compared with traditional direct imputation noteworthy in the low-frequency spectrum and is a cost-effective strategy in large epidemiological studies.European Journal of Human Genetics advance online publication, 18 June 2014; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2014.91.
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It�s one of those great �Why didn�t I think of that?� ideas — collecting and compiling feature stories, interviews and first-person writings that span Bruce Springsteen�s entire career. But it�s one thing to think of it; it�s another to find, curate and cultivate 40 years worth of material into a single, cogent volume. �Springsteen on Springsteen� is that volume, and apparently Jeff Burger was the man to do it.
A chronicler in his own right — his 1974 Zoo World feature on Springsteen makes an early appearance — Burger clearly has an ear for stories that capture Springsteen�s attitude and outlook. It�s not exactly comprehensive, and given how much has been written about the man, how could it be? But it�s certainly representative of Springsteen�s long career, and by pairing lower profile interviews with excerpted �Bruce Bits� from more mainstream publications like Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Times, Burger more than covers his Bruce bases.
In general, the verbatim Q&A�s are the most interesting chapters, mainly because they do such a good job of capturing Springsteen�s unique voice. They range from an unpublished 1974 sit-down with Paul Williams — in which a plainspoken Springsteen laments making less than his newspaper reporter girlfriend, despite having released two albums — to his 2010 interviews with Ed Norton and Brian Williams, where he�s more polished and confident, but just as thoughtful. And the artist�s own writings, most notably his SXSW keynote address from 2012, fit right in, expanding and elaborating upon the Springsteen worldview.
The prose pieces are sometimes less illuminating — the older ones, Burger�s excepted, sometimes seem to be more about the writer than about the as-yet-untested Springsteen. (Burger does a fine job of tracking down writers to reflect briefly on their interviews, although I�d love to know if Andrew Tyler, who in 1975 predicted Bruce would become �another averagely regarded also-ran,� ever regretted coming off as such an @&$hole.)
Still, they all do their part to show the progression of Springsteen from searching, striving young buck to seasoned elder statesman. (One who doesn�t listen to his own work, incidentally — he tells Gavin Martin of New Musical Express that ��I�d be insane if I did.�) Many of the pieces make references to Springsteen�s lack of pretension — showing up to interviews alone, making no preconditions, and taking the time to formulate long, serious answers to incisive questions.
Springsteen�s candor is especially evident in interviews like The Advocate�s 1996 piece on gay rights, where his comments on same-sex marriage are amazingly progressive, not to mention prescient:
�It does matter. It�s very different than just living together. First of all, stepping up publicly — which is what you do; you get your license, you do all the social rituals — is part of your place in society and in some way part of society�s acceptance of you � Those are the threads of society; that�s how we all live together in some fashion. There is no reason I can see why gays and lesbians shouldn�t get married. It is important because those are the things that bring you in and make you feel a part of the social fabric.�
The nature of the collection makes it unavoidably repetitive, since so many interviewers tend to ask Springsteen the same questions — yes, he really DID jump over the gate at Graceland, etc. But even the segments that are overly familiar are useful in this more comprehensive context: They reinforce Springsteen as a serious artist, one who understands the delicate balance between resonant work and the listener�s desire to have a good time. They also cement the fact that Springsteen�s relationship with the audience, from day one, has been not only his paramount professional concern, but his reason for getting up in the morning and on stage each night.
In fact, the book does such a good job of capturing the ticking inner workings of both the man and the artist that, at the end of the day, �Springsteen on Springsteen� cements itself as the one Boss book you�d have to take with you to a desert island. Along with your copies of �Darkness� and �Born to Run,� of course.


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Early in the program Scott said he almost knocked Tessa out accidentally hit her. They got visibly stuck on their last lift the one that he apparently hurt his neck on. That knocked the lift down to the lowest level. Also apparently they lost some levels on some other things.
This doesn't bother me at all. They know what they need to work on and I expect their scores will just go up as the season goes on. And, importantly, I liked the program as a whole. I think it's a good vehicle.
Scott hit Tessa in the head at the beginning too lol.
They lost at least 8 pts on levels.....(that's what Tracy just said).
Protocols are up
V/M: NOTHING WAS LEVEL FOUR. Levels two and three on the Yankee Polka, level three on the twizzles, level two on the NT-steps, level one for the lift. Whoa.
I'm just letting that simmer.
With all those technical problems, and they still have an *average* PCS score of 9.32.
No wonder people have problems with, well, you can fill in the rest.
eta: Ah, thanks IP, for pointing out the levels. At least that's something.
Wow. I didn't imagine this was possible. I kind of like that the "invincible ones" are, well "vincible." But, can't wait to see the improvements...
Does anyone have a link to V/M?
In the thread on the men's short program, someone posted that Skate Canada is the most corrupt event on the GP circuit. And after seeing both Chan's and Voir's PCS scores, there may be something to that.
I'm just an average fan, but frankly I can understand why people get turned off figure skating when something like this happens. It leaves a bad aftertaste...


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