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DOHA: Qatar Exchange index gained 199.02 points, or 1.55 percent, in the past week as the bourse closed trading at 13,076.33 points yesterday.
During the week the trading value surged to QR3.36bn from the previous week's QR473m.
The trading volume soared to over 85 million shares from 11 million shares.
The market capitalisation increased to QR695bn, any increase by 0.77 percent. Banks and financial services led traded value accounting for 30.37 percent of the total traded value. Real estate accounted for 29.13 percent. Industries accounted for 18.12 percent, and consumer goods and services accounted for sector, which accounted for 11.60 percent.
Real estate topped the number of transactions this week accounting for 28.8 percent of the total transactions. Banks and financial services accounted for 26.82 percent. Industries accounted for 22.74 percent, and consumer goods and services accounted for 9.56 percent.
Of the 43 listed companies, 38 companies ended this week higher, while five fell.
Mazaya Qatar topped the traded value accounting for 11.96 percent of the total traded value. United Development Company accounted for 8.75 percent and Industries Qatar accounted for 6.66 percent.
Yesterday, the main index dropped 27.12 points, or 0.21 percent, to finish at 13,076.33 points.
The trading value reached QR829.767m with a volume of 13 million shares from 7,182 transactions.
All sector indices closed higher barring industries which dropped by 0.86 percent. Islamic Holding led the gainers yesterday, significantly up by 9.72 to QR79.


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But what about the paywalls? This was touched on in the BBC programme, but no ideas were forthcoming on the question of whether paywalls on news sites can survive or how content providers can afford to keep on publishing news without charging. Why not?
I'm sat in a coffee shop on Brick Lane, desperately trying, but failing to be productive. It's a Saturday in April, and the bitterly cold air is heavy with the sort of enticing energy that can only be formed when the scent of roasting beans, and the fulfilled promise of free wifi collide...
Whilst the London Bombings occurred 10 years ago this month, one only has to look at the cascade of news reports of traumatic events in the UK, and further afield, which affect people from all nations. For those who are affected by PTSD, or indeed by other mental health disorders related to traumatic exposure such as clinical depression, specific phobia or substance misuse, life after traumatic events can be very challenging.
You were lucky enough to have many things handed to you on a plate David. You do not know the struggle of trying to find where you fit in or feeling like a misfit in a society where you 'should' know where you want to be in 5 years time. Please think about the choices you are making.
While Islamic State certainly do have a very sophisticated machinery for pumping out propaganda and promotional material, that alone cannot explain why approximately 700 individuals, including around 60 women, have traveled to Iraq or Syria with the intent of joining Daesh. Focusing on grooming strategies masks deeper worries.
The moment I heard Jeremy Corbyn had made it on to the ballot paper, I whooped with sheer joy. Apparently, however, not everyone in the Labour Party w...
"I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell" ― Harry S. Truman As more and more people discover the truth on ...
Ahmen's only offense is that she acted a bit carelessly in the quest to build her brand. The unforgiving coverage and backlash she's received since, I believe, has taken away from the real cause for concern here, which is news distributors and reporters believing that picking up tweets from journalists somehow absolves them from their own duty to double-check facts before running a story.
The Conservative general election campaign can be condensed to one word: security. Years of Labour's sky high spending, particularly on benefits scroungers, resulted in a deep recession, bankrupting our country.
More than a year ago there was a meeting of social media companies to take a look at these issues. But that initial eagerness to make progress has dissipated without any major progress being made. We have just re-elected a new government and now is the time for a renewed mandate and focus because I strongly believe this matter is too serious to be ignored.
Janet Jordon is not responsible for her own murder or that of her daughter and partner. Jed Allen made a choice to kill his mother and sister. He made this choice within a context of endemic male violence against women and girls. These types of murders are not isolated or tragic. They are simply the extension of patriarchal control over women's bodies and lives.
As the 2014/15 football season comes to an end, my over-riding memory is of something that needs to be got rid of to improve the sport...
Following what Nick Clegg called a "cruel and punishing" election for the Liberal Democrats, the party will undergo a great deal of soul searching. After jumping from protest vote, to party of government, to political life support in five years, Liberal Democrats now have to ask themselves what they stand for.
Thousands of LGBT people in Ireland are having their lives and future happiness put to the public vote today. For those of us who have canvassed, gone door to door knocking and phoning friends and family, today has been gut wrenching.
The SNP is, to a large extent, sustained by their powerful concept of a political-theological paradise. If unionists across the United Kingdom really want to defeat Scottish nationalism a truly inspiring and profound alternative to the paradise of independence is desperately needed.
I dream of a day when victories for the LGBT Community can be achieved in our own Parliament, through democratic principles and mechanisms rather than having to constantly turn to the courts. It's a victory for justice and equality today, but the fact that we had to go to court at all leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

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vitreous humor
gel-like substance, filling the posterior segment of the eyeball, helps reinforce the eyeball
condition of increasing pressure inside the eye, resulting from blocked drainage of aqueous humor
ability to focus for close vision, What is the ability of the eye to focus specifically on close objects (those less than 20-feet away)?
mucous secreting membrane of the eyelid that folds back to cover the eyeball except for the cornea
aqueous humor
provides nutrients to lens and cornea and maintains intracular pressure, reabsorbed into venous blood through the canal of schlemm
optic chaisma
fibers from the medial side of each eye cross over to the opposite side (remember brain diagram)
optic tracts
neuron fibers tracts from the optic nerve that go to the thalamus and then to the occipital lobe of the brain
damage to the visual cortex causes loss of vision to the same side of both eyes...cause=CVA(cerebral vascular accident/stroke)
A delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the part of the outer surface of the eyeball is called the
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2. lens
3. conjunctiva
4. vitreous humor
5. aqueous humor
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|Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith, Carol Arthur
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Description: In this 1975 adaptation of Neil Simon's stage play, director Herbert Ross presents the story of two old-time Vaudvillians played by Walter Matthau and George Burns in his first starring role since 1939's Honolulu. After decades apart, the cantankerous duo is persuaded to reunite for a television special despite the fact that they hate each other. Richard Benjamin co-stars as Matthau's nephew, who has the responsibility of making sure the comedians go through with the show and don't kill each other in the process. Nominated for four Academy Awards, Burns took home the statue for Best Supporting Actor.~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
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That said order was improvidently made
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For those who like to cook and those who like to eat, this is the best time of year to be in Ohio.
There's a bounty of fresh produce available, fruits and vegetables that never crossed a border, never went through customs, never spent time marinating in the exhaust of a tractor-trailer rig.
This time of year, I try to avoid the produce section of the supermarket and make the trip most Saturday mornings to Richard E. Orwig Park for the Howland farmers market. Local farmers sell their meats and produce from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and folks who don't want to cook can find plenty of prepared foods and tempting desserts.
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Eggs with tomato makes a great brunch dish, or it can be served as a vegetarian dinner entree.
It's also the perfect place to inspire an August food page.
One of the recipes here is a long-time favorite and the other I improvised.
Eggs with tomato is adapted from a recipe in the cookbook ''Cucina & Famiglia'' by Joan Tropiano Tucci and Gianni Scappin with Mimi Stanley Taft. The cookbook includes some of the recipes featured in Stanley Tucci's film ''Big Night,'' perhaps the greatest foodie movie ever made. We've never attempted the movie's centerpiece entree - the timpano - but this simple dish has been a favorite since the first time we made it.
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Eggs with Tomato
1/4 cup olive oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 28 oz. can whole plum tomatoes
4 large eggs
Salt and pepper to taste
chopped or torn basil
Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Add the sliced onion and cook until it gets soft, about three minutes. Add tomatoes and liquid from can and break up the tomatoes with hands or a wooden spoon. Cook until the flavors of the tomatoes and onions sweeten and meld, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Crack eggs into the tomato mixture (don't break the yolks) and cover the pan. Cook about five minutes until the whites are cooked but the yolks still are runny. Gently spoon out two eggs in each bowl and surround with the tomato mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste, top with chopped or torn basil and serve with a crusty bread.
Stuffed Zucchini
4 medium zucchini
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper
4 shallots, finely chopped
1 lb. mild or hot Italian sausage
1 cup cooked rice
1 large tomato, chopped
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice each zucchini lengthwise and then use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and some of the flesh for each zucchini half until they are about a quarter-inch thick. Brush about 2 tablespoons of olive oil total on the cut sides of the eight zucchini halves, add salt and pepper and place on a hot baking sheet, cut side down. Cook for about 10 to 12 minutes until tender and lightly browned. Remove baking sheet from the oven and turn the zucchini so the cut side is up.
While the zucchini are baking, heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and add the chopped shallots. Cook for a minute or two until they start to soften, then add the Italian sausage (casing removed) and break up the meat with a wooden spoon. Cook until the sausage is just cooked through (it will cook more in the oven so it's OK if there's still a hint of pink in spots).
Turn off the heat and drain any excess fat. Add the cup of cooked rice and the chopped tomato to the sausage and mix thoroughly. Spoon the filling evenly into the eight zucchini halves. Top with the parmesan cheese and the mozzarella cheese and return to the 400-degree oven for about 6 minutes until the cheese melts and starts to brown in places.
Makes four main-dish servings or eight appetizer servings.
It's a perfect Sunday brunch option, and it also works as a vegetarian dinner.
Now, I confess, I use canned tomatoes when I make this and occasionally will splurge for San Marzano tomatoes. But for gardeners who do their own canning, this would be a good use for those home-canned Roma tomatoes. And every other ingredient is available at the Howland farmers market and / or my own paltry garden.
Eggs are an inexpensive protein. Local brown eggs may seem pricy by comparison, but only to those who haven't tasted the difference. Crack one open and see how vibrant the color of the yolk is compared to a store-bought, factory-farmed egg. The flavor difference is just as pronounced.
But I learned the hard way that it's the early bird that gets the egg. I was chatting with a friend in front of Miller Livestock Co.'s stand at about 10:30 a.m. when I saw Melissa Miller scratch eggs off their dry erase board.
Sold out.
So the dish in the picture was prepared with store-bought, organic brown eggs. I won't make the same mistake this weekend.
The onion came from Shipula Farms' stand, and the 20 minutes the thinly sliced onion and the tomatoes simmer together sweetens both ingredients. The original recipe calls for a small onion and a cup of canned tomatoes. I triple those components, and my wife and I have no trouble devouring every last bite (you can add two more eggs and have enough of the mixture to serve three people if needed). I also leave the yolk runnier than the original recipe calls for, because just about everything is better with a runny yolk (and we sopped up the yolk and the tomato / onion mixture with a baguette from Colonial Bake Shop's farmers market stand). I also topped it with some chopped basil from our garden after plating.
Zucchini seems to be the most ubiquitous summer vegetable, and one of the most common ways to prepare it is to stuff it. We have a lot of zucchini recipes, but I'd never made stuffed zucchini before and was in the mood to experiment.
A recent issue of Cook's Illustrated had a recipe with suggestions to keep the filling from drying out or the zucchini shell from becoming mushy. I borrowed the technique for the zucchini, but they used a vegetarian filling and I wanted to incorporate some of the Italian sausage that came with the half of a Berkshire pig we bought in May from Miller Livestock.
I got mild sausage because my wife isn't as big of a fan of heat as I am, and I cooked it with finely chopped shallots I bought a couple weeks ago from Shipula's stand. Shipula also had zucchini that were just the right size - not monstrously big, but large enough to handle a decent amount of filling.
I mixed rice and chopped tomato (try to get as much liquid out of the tomato chunks as possible) with the sausage before stuffing the zucchini.
I was happy with the texture of the zucchini shell; it still had a bit of firmness. And the filling had a subtle flavor, so each of the ingredients was distinctive on its own. And the salty bite of the parmesan cheese gave it a nice finish
But it may be too subtle. Next time I would add some garlic, maybe substitute panko crumbs for the rice and / or add a little heat, either some spices or maybe mixing in some of Abruzzi's hot peppers in oil (also available at the Howland farmers market) just before that return to the oven to melt the cheese.


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Jonathan Taylor, U.K. partner at Bird & Bird, talks about the investigation into the corruption allegations surrounding the 2022 World Cup bidding process.
Qatar Airways will be expecting its first Airbus A350 delivery this year. CNBC's Sri Jegarajah speaks to CEO Akbar Al Baker on the airline's fleet expansion plans.
World Cup host Qatar has been downgraded to "extreme risk" for working conditions, following multiple deaths at its sporting construction sites.
Islamic bond issues could hit record levels this year, Fitch said on Thursday — the same day as Qatar launched a $3 billion issue of "sukuks".
Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, explains that the group's financing does not come from the government but from its cash flow and its international lenders.
Mel Goldberg, senior partner at Mel Goldberg Law, discusses FIFA's investigation on corruption and bribery claims regarding Qatar's successful bid to host the World Cup in 2022.
Now that the U.S. has edged past Russia as the world's largest oil and gas producer, the drumbeat to export some of that oil bounty might get louder.
Dogged by allegations of corruption from the start, Qatar's successful bid to host the event is again under fire.
As emerging markets continue to fall from grace, their less high-profile frontier peers are stealing some of the spotlight. Interested, but not sure where to look next? Click ahead to see which frontier markets are the top performers.
The Emir of Qatar has formally announced he is to hand over power to his son, the Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim, 33. Yousef Gamal El-Din has more from Cairo.
The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 61, informed members of the ruling family on Monday of his decision to hand power to Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim, the Qatari-owned television channel Al Jazeera said.
Global index compiler MSCI has upgraded the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to Emerging Market status from Frontier Market, marking a new era for their capital flows.
Equity index provider MSCI on Tuesday lowered Greece to emerging market from developed market status, citing failure to qualify on several criteria for market accessibility.
Oil traders should not lose too much sleep worrying about what OPEC, often unpredictable and quarrelsome in the past, will do when it meets next week.
Spanish officials tell a dramatic turnaround story: from near-bankruptcy a year ago to model of budget austerity and reform now.There are just two things missing: jobs and growth.
Andrew Stevens, Group CEO at Commercial Bank, talks to CNBC about their plans to buy a 70.8 percent stake in Turkish lender, Alternatif Bank.
Rotana CEO Selim El-Zyr says the time has not come for Rotana to go public or to establish its brand in developed countries, as it should first focus on consolidating its regional leadership.
Raghavan Seetharaman, President & CEO of Doha Bank, talks about the company's recently-opened Sydney office - the first for a bank from the Gulf region.
Barclays said its finance director Chris Lucas and its top legal expert are to retire, adding to change at the top of the British bank as it struggles to put a series of scandals behind it.
U.S. safety regulators are nowhere near finishing an investigation into a battery fire on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a top official said on Thursday, raising the prospect of a prolonged grounding for the aircraft.


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Sean Connery's James Bond may have been a vodka martini man — "shaken, not stirred" — but in Skyfall Daniel Craig's 007 shows a preference for The Macallan Scotch whisky. The film's main baddie even describes a 50-year-old Macallan as the agent's "favourite drink".
Now, growing demand from Dallas to Dubai for a dram of the 190-year-old malt has prompted Edrington, the Scottish spirits group, to draw up plans to invest £100 million developing a new distillery and visitor centre at The Macallan's Speyside estate.
Edrington, which also owns The Famous Grouse whisky and Snow Leopard vodka, said that it had commissioned


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You Inc: A Sunday guide to the business of life
Amazon Studios develop 3 shows
Amazon Studios, the retail giant's original-programming arm, has given the green light to create pilots for three new half-hour shows.
The division, which uses crowdsourcing techniques to help guide its programming decisions, is developing the shows to compete with Netflix, which has its own hit program in "House of Cards."
One of the new pilots, "Mozart in the Jungle," written by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Alex Timbers, is based on Blair Tindall's memoir of the same name.
Get the facts before choosing bankruptcy
Individuals should consider bankruptcy very carefully before starting the process. To that end, it would be well worth a visit to one of several good websites with information about Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Here are a few:
- American Bar Association: Discusses bankruptcy advantages, disadvantages and alternatives. http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/bankruptcypros.html.
- Bankruptcy Law: Serves up in-depth look at bankruptcy, including reasons for filing, 10 things a person should know about it, and an explanation of the process. http://www.bankruptcylaw.org/Basics/Good-People.html.
- FindLaw: Features bankruptcy basics, with a special focus on Chapter 13 and Chapter 7. http://bankruptcy.findlaw.com/bankruptcy/bankruptcy-basics/.
- U.S. Courts: Provides overview to all forms of bankruptcy, including Chapters 7 and 13. http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics.html.


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I've been crafting for as long as I can remember, My grandmother and mom both crocheted so there was always yarn around me (and of course there still is).
I offer cute crochet patterns. ...
I've been crafting for as long as I can remember, My grandmother and mom both crocheted so there was always yarn around me (and of course there still is).
I offer cute crochet patterns. Most of the toys use basic crochet stitches and are crocheted in the round. All patterns are offered as instant PDF downloads. Sorry no paper patterns or finished items are available.
Be sure to visit my blog (tericrews.blogspot.com) to find out what's on sale this week, get free patterns, see tutorials and get any applicable pattern errata/revisions.
Feel free to make and sell the finished toys you create from my patterns, after all you are the one creating them, but please respect my copyright. Do not sell, alter, change, copy or share the pattern itself.
Do you have questions about one of my patterns or need more information, send me an email and I'll get back to you as soon as I can or visit my blog for more info.
Thanks for stopping by and happy crocheting,
Make a special gift for that special baby. This sweet bunny blanket will definitely get hugs. Pattern includes detailed instructions (in English), materials list and notes and tips to help you finish your blanket in no time. Pattern uses worsted weight yarn, a size G and I crochet hook and basic crochet stitches. You will need to know how to crochet in the round to finish your bunny. Bunny uses 1 pair of size 12mm brown safety eyes along with a small piece of white felt (about 1") for under eyes. Blanket is approx. 28 x 22 inches.
Please be sure to visit my website for free patterns, tutorials, and pattern errata. Have a question? Please don't hesitate to write.
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Dragon Crate
We launched another project for our Dragon Crate product - a whole lotta' dragon stuff for one low price.
If you liked the foil and embossing on the Synthesis decks, we're... Read more
The Princess Bride
If you've enjoyed any of the products you've received from Albino Dragon so far, we hope you'll check out our current deck project for The Princess Bride.
We have... Read more
Synthesis is shipping
Some of you may have already received notice that your decks have shipped (and a few have already gotten them). The domestic orders should finish up next week and then... Read more
Address Changes
We're sending the final spreadsheet over to our fulfillment company today. If you have any address changes that you haven't already let us know about, now is the time to... Read more
Almost there
I received a couple of the decks in the mail today and they look awesome. Like, so awesome that I almost didn't post these pictures because they don't do them... Read more
Quick Update
I've gotten word from USPCC that our tuck boxes have all been printed. I should have an image of what those look like on the next update. The cards are... Read more
BackerKit Closing Soon
We've extended BackerKit usage until Friday. If you have any add-ons you were missing, you'll have until this Friday to add those in. After that, we'll be ordering all of... Read more
BackerKit Closing Soon
I just wanted to give you guys a quick update about where we are. All of the cards have been approved and are ready for production so we should have... Read more
BackerKit Updates
I've had a ton of emails/comments about not having received an invite yet. I've resent those out to anyone that hadn't signed up yet so please make sure that it... Read more
BackerKit Invites Sent!
I just pulled the trigger so that everyone that has filled out a survey should have received an email inviting you to use BackerKit.
BackerKit will better help you manage... Read more
New project has been launched!
The Name of the Wind
If you've ever read this amazing best seller by Patrick Rothfuss, then this is the project for you! And if you haven't, go read it... Read more
Joker #2
Shane finished up the second Joker as seen below.
We're also looking at using BackerKit so those of you that missed out on the project or wanted to add a... Read more
Thank you!
Thanks again to everyone for being so awesome and helping us fund another project here on Kickstarter! As always, it's been such a fun experience and we can't wait to... Read more
Let the nail biting begin!
We cleared over $5000 in an hour and half and still have 2.5 hours to go! This is that crunch time where we'll only hit the goal if everyone goes... Read more
New Stretch Goal?
We hit $60k and still have four hours, which is a long time in Kickstarter time!
If we hit $70k, we'll do ALL 4 of the Jacks in 3Dand... Read more
New Stretch Goal?
Hey guys,
We're almost at the $60,000 stretch goal, thank you! So far this has been a great project and we want to keep giving you guys as much as... Read more
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Stretch goal clarification
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ACES and a T-minus 24 hour update
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First, thank you guys for making this such a huge success. We had a lot of hurdles with this one. Starting with popping in the wrong... Read more
A new 3D card stretch goal
We just reached $50,000 which means everyone at $30 or more will receive the 3D King of Spades AND the 3D King of Diamonds!
If we reach $55,000:Everyone at... Read more
Jack of Clubs
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Although Inbee Park said she wasn't nervous during the round, the 25-year-old confessed she felt some butterflies before teeing off in the first round of the Women's British Open.
That she experienced some tenseness before play wasn't surprising. After all, the South Korean is seeking to become the first golfer - male or female - in history to win four professional majors in the same season.
With that in mind, her opening 3-under 69 on the Old Course at St. Andrews was a good initial outing in her quest for her fourth major title of the year and a remarkable seventh win overall in 2013. Park is three strokes off the pace set by American Morgan Pressel and Sweden's Camilla Lennarth, who each opened with 6-under 66s Thursday.
Helping Park out was a knowledgeable and supportive crowd, as would be expected at the "Home of Golf."
Helping Park out was a knowledgeable and supportive crowd, as would be expected at the "Home of Golf," a place infused with history and many milestone performances by golfers over the centuries.
"I felt like everybody was rooting for me, and that was such a nice feeling to have," Park told reporters later. "And especially when you're far away from your home and a lot of people are cheering for you and wishing you luck, that's really sweet."
Here's what else the top-ranked player in the women's game had to tell the media Thursday evening after her opening round in the Women's British Open.
MODERATOR: Good morning again, everyone. We have Inbee Park with us who has just completed a 3 under par 69 after a very early start this morning. How did you feel about the round this morning?
INBEE PARK: Felt like a roller coaster today. I played very good on the front nine and then I had a little bit shaky on the back nine. But I still feel really good about the game. I was 6 under through ten holes and that means I could do the same thing tomorrow. There was a couple of bad drives and a couple of bad putts on the back nine, but it's the first round, and could have been much better. A little bit disappointing, but I'm glad that I've done that in the first round instead of the first round instead of the final round. Yeah, I'm looking to improve the next three days.
Q. Are you feeling the pressure at all? Everyone's talking about you doing the Slam and all the rest of it, is that something you're becoming aware of and is it hindering your game at all?
INBEE PARK: Well, I was a little bit nervous this morning before I teed off. But then once the round started, and especially playing so good in the first few holes, that really gave me a lot of confidence. I didn't feel much pressure when I was playing during the round. I'm just glad that it is already started and I got the first round under my belt.
Q. Just curious did you feel more nervous before you teed off this morning than you did at Sebonack?
INBEE PARK: Yeah, I think so. Yeah, because I know what I was playing four. I made a little more nervous, but I made a birdie on the first hole, so maybe I can play under the pressure.
Q. Two questions I wanted to ask about the back nine, your pace on the putting was so beautiful for ten holes and it suffered a little bit on the back. What happened there?
INBEE PARK: I think I didn't get a to putt a long putt until the first 3 putt. I didn't really get to putt 25 yards before that hole, and that was my first one putt, and the greens were a lot slower than I thought. Just missed it on the speed, and the same thing on the next hole. I thought I hit it hard and it just didn't go.
Q. And secondly, you had a couple of drives that you lost to the right. I'm curious, when you got to 16, with the road all the way down the right side, were you planning to be that far left or were you being protective?
INBEE PARK: I was always going to go to the left side there, and that was my strategy going into this week. Yeah, I was never aiming right. That was, you know, some place that I was actually going for. That was a target I went for.
Q. You were not super happy with how you were driving the ball the two tournaments coming into this, but did you feel you like you had worked that out? Were you a little surprised on the back nine?
INBEE PARK: Yeah, I thought I was almost - that I fixed all my problems coming into this week, especially until yesterday, I was hitting it so good on the practice round and then I didn't really miss any balls. Yeah, I thought I was really prepared and that I was really ready, but those couple of bad shots really shocked me, and I really wanted to fix them right away, and couldn't really concentrate on the greens when I hit those shots. Yeah, I've learned my lesson. Good thing I've got my time to fix that today and tomorrow.
Q. You were very badly bunkered at the 16th, very nastily bunkered, was that the only way to get out sideways, left out of the bunker? Was that the only way to get out?
INBEE PARK: Well, I could have gone right, and maybe I could have tried to go at the pin, but it was a little bit half and half, so I didn't really want to take the risk. I was actually going for a bogey, and the left side was the best play for me, yeah.
Q. How close was -
INBEE PARK: I think it was about two feet.
Q. One more question about that bunker shot. Your short game has been so fabulous; was it almost, did you have to talk yourself out of trying to go for the pin?
INBEE PARK: Yeah, I mean, I actually was really confident that I could go over the lip, but my caddie said, I think that's really high, and when you doubt yourself, you can't get out of these bunkers. So once doubt gets into your mind, I wasn't trying for that.
Q. Did you get a sense that the crowd were pulling for you out there, given what you're on the cusp of?
INBEE PARK: Who was?
Q. The crowd, the spectators.
MODERATOR: Did you get a sense they were pulling for you, the crowd.
INBEE PARK: Yeah, I felt like everybody was rooting for me, and that was such a nice feeling to have. And especially when you're far away from your home and a lot of people are cheering for you and wishing you luck, that's really sweet.
Q. You holed some really long putts, a couple of 30 footers on the front nine. When you made that par save on the 12th, did you have any feeling at all that you weren't going to miss today?
INBEE PARK: Yeah, I mean, that putt was big, and I thought I wouldn't make anymore bogeys if I'm putting like this. But still a little bit worried about the drive that I hit, and yeah, I was just trying to, I was just concentrating so much on my swing that I couldn't - I really lost my concentration in the middle of the round there through 13 to like the 16th, 17th hole. I really just wanted to fix the swing. I couldn't concentrate on the greens.
MODERATOR: Probably a good time to go through the birdies and bogeys.
INBEE PARK: The first hole, I hit a 9 iron to about 15 feet. I'd better go backwards No.18, I hit a gap wedge to eight feet. No. 10, I hit a sand wedge to about five feet. No. 8, 8 iron to about 15 feet. No. 6, I can't really remember No. 6.
MODERATOR: The one with the blind drive?
INBEE PARK: All the front nines are blind drives. (Laughter). No. 4 I remember. It was a rescue to about 15, 18 feet.
MODERATOR: Could we also go over the bogeys?
INBEE PARK: No.17, I hit a 7 iron short, about 20 yards short, and 3 putted from there. 16, I was in the bunker with 7 iron and I hit it to the left side, which is about 30 yards from the hole and 3 putted from there. No. 13, I hit my drive to the right, and the second shot, I hit 6, a rescue - I hit a rescue to the left rough. I hit the shot and hit the chip and it was about 20 feet and missed that.
Q. I just wondered about your thoughts on an early start.
INBEE PARK: Early start? I want to start early every day here. That's the calmest time of the day and didn't real play with the wind this morning. It was a little bit rainy, and it looks like this afternoon is actually really nice. Hopefully we get that tomorrow.
Q. Is there part of you that's relieved that this first round is over? There's been so much talk about what you could do, and now you're actually into the tournament.
INBEE PARK: Yeah, whether the result is good or bad, I'm just glad that it already started and I finished the first round, 25 per cent of the tournament. You know, if I could walk out of this tournament with no regrets, that's what I'm looking to do and yeah that's all I could ask for. I played and I learned my lesson - I wouldn't say it's a regret, a couple of mistakes but that can always happen. I tried hard, that's all that matters.
Q. Any idea the last time you had back to back 3 putts?
INBEE PARK: It's tough to remember when was the last time. These greens here are so big, you could have 40 , 50 yard putts, it could happen. You have to be prepared for 3 putts here. You are always going to have 3 putts here.
MODERATOR: Thank you very much.
The transcript for the above interview is courtesy of ASAP Sports.
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The prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak has demanded the death penalty for the ousted Egyptian leader on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule.
ONE ordinary man got the whole thing started.
FROM billboards across the land, the Iron Lady stares Fdown on us through Meryl Streep's eyes.
George Clooney has revealed he turned down an invite to one of ex-Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' sex parties.
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Sikivu Hutchinson and Diane Arellano: As with the abortion-as-black-genocide billboards unleashed by the far right Radiance Foundation, the Latino billboards evoke reductive hyper-religious narratives of sinning promiscuous bad women and "breeder" good women.
The Meaning of Conservative Principles
Steve Hochstadt: The billionaires who fund Tea Party organizations, the bankers and stock traders who support Republican campaigns, and the mining company owners who oppose more safety regulations let their public frontmen cite the Constitution, wave the Bible around, and accuse their opponents of socialism. And it still works.
Blueprint for a Majority Third Party
Robert Fuller: Given the dysfunctional state of American politics, the need for a path that Right and Left can travel together is urgent. If conservatives and liberals cannot subordinate their partisan agendas to the common good, world leadership will pass to nations that do manage to transcend this obsolete ideological dichotomy.
Rescuing Reagan from the Neocons
Tom Hall: Televangelists, mega-church pastors, and the backers of Proposition Hate go on and on about Reagan's devotion to traditional family values and the sanctity of marriage. They don't mention that, as governor of California, Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act, permitting women to make their own health care decisions. Or that Reagan signed the nation's first law permitting no-fault divorce.
The Decline (and Fall) of the G.O.P.?
It's hard to believe that less than five years ago George W. Bush won re-election, and the G.O.P. secured control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Since that time, the Republican Party has gone through one of the greatest meltdowns in political history. Americans have been leaving the party in droves. And […]


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* BA/BS degree or equivalent in Graphic or Interaction Design, Human
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By | September 28, 2011
After a long weekend it's back to a busy work week. I always try to get right back on the healthy eating train by immediately going to the grocery store to stock up on lots of fresh produce, fruits, veggies and other essentials. Then I'll make large quantities of healthy dishes for the week. This week I'm coming back to a jam-packed schedule. Since my flight got in last night at midnight, I had very little time to prepare. I had to be inventive and use whatever I had left in the fridge. It's times like these that are perfect for stewp! One of my dear friends came up with the name and I just love it! Of course it's a dish that falls somewhere between soup and stew.
Soup + Stew = Stewp!
I love a good stewp and this one is especially delicious! I may end up freezing some of this batch. That's another great trick; making an enormous quantity so that you've got enough for the week and enough to freeze for later. That way, if you find yourself in a crazy whirlwind with no time for groceries or prep, you can just pull the stewp from the freezer and thaw. Viola! A yummy homemade meal in minutes!
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- 1lb carrots, chopped
- 1 bag celery, chopped
- 1/2 head of cauliflower, chopped
- 2 sweet potatoes, diced
- 8-10 red potatoes, diced
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1-2 stalks broccoli, chopped finely - I use the broccoli stems too, they are delicious in stewp!
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 3 tsp sea salt
- 2-3 tbsp Nutritional Yeast Flakes (optional)
- 3 tbsp Polenta (optional)
1. Simply add the chopped veggies, polenta, sea salt and about 2 cups of water to a very large pot - (and I mean LARGE, my recipe will make about 7-10 good sized servings). Cook on med-high heat for about 45mins or until veggies are soft.
2. After 20mins, using a wooden spoon, start stirring the mixture frequently. This will cause the veggies to start breaking apart, turning the soup into more of a "stewp" consistency.
3. After the soup is fully cooked, you can also add Nutritional Yeast Flakes if desired.


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The Medical University of South Carolina needs a new leader and the Board of Trustees is expected to select a head hunter this week to help hire one.
Members of the MUSC Presidential Search Committee include MUSC Board of Trustee members, faculty, staff and citizens:
Tom Stephenson, MUSC Board of Trustees Chairman
Dr. Charles B. Thomas, Jr., MUSC Board of Trustees member
Dr. Conyers O'Bryan, Jr., MUSC Board of Trustees member
Charles W. Schulze, MUSC Board of Trustees member
Dr. Donald R. Johnson II, MUSC Board of Trustees member
Anita G. Zucker, Chairwoman and CEO The InterTech Group Inc.
Dr. Charles F. Bratton, MUSC Assistant Professor of Surgery, MUSC
Dr. Patrick Cawley, Executive Director/CEO Medical Center and MUSC Vice President for Clinical Operations
Dr. Etta Pisano, MUSC Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean of the College of Medicine and Dept. of Radiology Professor
Lisa Montgomery, MUSC Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations
Dr. John J. Sanders, MUSC College of Dental Medicine Dean
Sabra C. Slaughter, Chief of Staff, Office of the MUSC President
Tom Smith, MUSC Faculty Senate President
Board of Trustees Chairman Tom Stephenson said the Presidential Search Committee met Friday and interviewed three possible firms to facilitate the search for a new president. The full board will make a final decision about which firm to hire on Friday during its regular meeting.
"Then we'll begin assembling candidates," Stephenson said.
Former President Ray Greenberg left MUSC last month for a job within the University of Texas health care system. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Mark Sothmann will serve as interim president until the Board of Trustees names Greenberg's permanent replacement.
Stephenson said he hopes to bring a short list, possibly three candidates, to Charleston in early 2014 to interview for the position.
"We'll not have a replacement until late next spring," he said.
The search committee is still finalizing its recommendation about which search firm the Board of Trustees should hire.
"I was pretty pleased that any of them that we interviewed could do a good job," said Tom Smith, MUSC Faculty Senate President and a member of the Presidential Search Committee. "We just have to pick the best one."
The MUSC Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. Friday on campus at Colcock Hall. Board meetings are open to the public.
The College of Charleston and Clemson University are also in the process of replacing outgoing presidents.
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MedPAC promotes 'more flexible payment systems'
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has found through an analysis of pilot projects what is already widely known - that the current fee-for-service model does not promote the teamwork and flexibility needed to coordinate care to improve patient outcomes.
The fragmented delivery of care and the number of providers involved in a patient's episode of care erects barriers to be able to effectively coordinate care, the commission said during a meeting held last Friday.
[See also: MedPAC issues 2013 payment recommendations]
MedPAC wants to develop recommendations for payment incentives to encourage innovation to achieve better patient results.
The fee-for-service model is not as accommodating for organizations to find what works for their patient population and requires proven interventions, said Glen Hackbarth, MedPAC chairman and an independent consultant.
"I think there is broad agreement here that more flexible payment systems that get away from fee for service and are broadly bundled not only create incentives, but they also give providers the flexibility to allocate resources and be accountable for those resources," he said.
In a study of demonstration projects of care coordination in fee-for-service Medicare, "promising models were not always able to recruit enough participants or be financially viable," said Kate Bloniarz, MedPAC analyst. In addition, lower hospitalizations did not necessarily lead to lower program spending. The projects ran for several years.
[See also: MedPAC advises 1 percent pay increase for doctors, hospitals]
At the same time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is paying incentives to providers that can demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), and the requirements increasingly call for sharing patient information among physicians and hospitals and care settings to achieve better patient results. CMS' Innovation Center also has launched pilots for team-based patient care and bundled payments, in which providers may share in the savings.
But under the traditional fee-for-service model, the evidence is mixed on which elements of care coordination are most critical to success. Programs may incorporate the same elements and appear similar, "but are quite different on the ground," Bloniarz said.
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston had more success than other demonstration projects because it conducted extensive planning in its health center pilot to identify problems and made sure that the patients enrolled in the pilot had established ties to the physicians' organization, she said.
Each physician was paired with only one care manager to streamline the case management, and physicians were paid a fee for interacting with the care manager.
Electronic health records, interoperable information systems and communications protocols were critical tools in linking the care manager, hospital, medical practices and beneficiaries. "The care manager knows when the beneficiary shows up at the hospital," Bloniarz said.
Care coordination can't be plugged in like a module, but evidence of best medical practices can be available to organizations to build into their culture and values, said Mary Naylor, a commission member and nurse from the University of Pennsylvania.
"We know that this is not cookbook stuff. This is multi-dimensional and managing complexity in complex systems," she said. Often clinicians don't talk to each other within systems let alone across providers.
"I think the core issue is finding what are the best combinations of incentives or disincentives to get to the outcomes that people care about, like their functioning and quality of life," she said. Providers need to be able to apply multiple approaches and not just one because people's needs change over time.
MedPAC's analysis and comments about the state of care coordination will be included in the advisory group's report to Congress in June.
[See also: MedPAC approves SGR repeal proposal]


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So what: Leerink maintained its "outperform" rating on Celldex, but a new price target of $45 per share (from $28) implies a valuation of more than $1 billion and represents 55% worth of upside to Friday's closing price. Analyst Howard Liang believes that Celldex's experimental cancer immunotherapy, CDX-1127, has huge potential as a co-stimulatory agonist, but given the fact that there's still no human data on the drug, Fools shouldn't read too much into the call.
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Lea Michele finally understands something important about fashion – not everyday is a pageant. And more importantly, when you're carrying a bag like the Givenchy Nightingale (at Barneys New York for $2,020), you don't need much else. Seen in LA on a recent shopping spree, Lea shows how to shop effortlessly. You don't want to wear anything so complicated that it's a pain to try on new pieces. A great pair of fitted (yet not so tight that you can't get them off without a fashion squad!) jeans like Victoria Beckham's stovepipe blues (on Shopbop for $285) and simple black Vera Wang Lavendar flats (at Neiman Marcus for $175) are essential. To keep things exciting, top it off with a long-sleeve lacy number from Free People (at Free People for $48). And don't forget to pop a pair of Ray-Ban aviators (at Nordstrom for $145) into your Nightingale for the paparazzi. What do you think of her off the red carpet look?
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More info on StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm released
Today at Blizzcon there has been more news and information regarding the next expansion Heart of the Swarm. Now, sadly this information doesn't include a release date, but there is still some exciting stuff. Heart of the Swarm will be picking up where Wings of Liberty left off. As expected, you will play as Kerrigan, and similarly from Wings of Liberty, as you progress through the game Kerrigan will grow in strength and earn new abilities, and players will choose which powers to enhance and use from mission to mission. The game will have 20 new campaign missions, new gameplay mechanics and even some new multiplayer units! In-game and pre-rendered cinematics will make a return this time as well. There will also be some new Battle.net features which will help with custom-game searching as well as new tools for map authors. There are new things to play here at BlizzconRead more →By stealthyslyth in News 1 Comment »
Interview: Penka Kouneva
Penka Kouneva is a Sundance Composer Fellow and a rising Hollywood film composer who blends her native Eastern European influences with modern orchestra, medieval chant, rock, and electronica. Recently, she composed additional score for the videogames "PRINCE OF PERSIA" 2010 and "TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN" working alongside the TRANSFORMERS composer Steve Jablonsky. I was given the opportunity to ask her a few questions about herself and her experience with Ubisoft. Enjoy! GamingAngels: How did you feel when you were first approached by Ubisoft to compose for Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands? Penka Kouneva: When I found out that Ubisoft had approved me to work alongside Steve Jablonsky I was ecstatic and remember jumping to the ceiling with joy. I was being given the one "lucky break" and had to step up to the occasion. Right away I immersed myself in Middle-Eastern and Persian music. I tend to thinkRead more →By Hokulani in Music 1 Comment »
12 Seconds in Heaven 07/29/2010: Starcraft 2
Welcome to our new weekly article on @GamingAngels! "12 Seconds in Heaven" is a feature wherein several GA staffers will answer a question about anything going on at that moment in geek culture. While San Diego Comic Con just ended, the real geek celebration around the world this week is the release of StarCraft II. This week we're answering the following question: "Are you excited for Starcraft II?" Working on GA on 12seconds.tv I NEEDED Starcraft 2 on 12seconds.tv Being crazy stoked about StarCraft II. on 12seconds.tv Starcraft 2 on 12seconds.tv My thoughts on the GamingAngels topic of the week – StarCraft. on 12seconds.tv FollowRead more →
Blizzard scraps plans for Real ID forum identification
As quickly as this brouhaha started, it's over. Plans to require Blizzard's forum users to display their real names have been put on hold, due to extreme dissatisfaction from their legion of fans as well as other people from around the world. People went as far as looking up the names and information of Blizzard staffers and posting that on the forums themselves as well as outside blogs (one of which even listed contact information, home address and even more information on Activision CEO Bobby Kotick and his wife). In a post from Nethaera this morning, a message from Blizzard CEO Mike Morhalme said it pretty simply: We've been constantly monitoring the feedback you've given us, as well as internally discussing your concerns about the use of real names on our forums. As a result of those discussions, we've decided at this time that real names will not be requiredRead more →By Tiffany Nevin in News 2 Comments »
Don't forget Blizzcon 2010 tickets on sale tonight!
As previously announced, there will be two dates where Blizzcon 2010 tickets will be sold, and today is one of those special days! Tonight at 7pm Pacific, the first round of Blizzcon 2010 tickets are going on sale, so if you didn't mark it on your calendars yet, here's your reminder! Tickets for the event are $150 each, and there will be a limit of 5 tickets per mailing address. To go to the sales page, you can click here! The convention will be at the Anaheim Convention Center and Jay Mohr will return as the master of ceremonies for 2010. With the upcoming release of Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, the (hopeful) release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm later this year and maybe more news on Diablo 3 it should prove to be a good show. Not to mention Blizzard fans will have the great opportunity to connect withRead more →By stealthyslyth in News No comments yet
StarCraft II Out July 27, Start Your Countdowns Now
Blizzard announced just now that the highly-anticipated StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, will be shipping to stores around most of the world starting July 27. After that point, it will also be possible to purchase the game directly from Blizzard. The sequel touts a new version of Battle.net, as well as a 29-mission campaign with challenge mode minigames and a player-tailored experience. For more information, visit the official website at www.starcraft2.com. To see what's available in the special edition (that really, you should pre-order today if you want it), check out this article from last month. FollowRead more →By Tiffany Nevin in News No comments yet
Our Most Wanted Games of Q1 2010
The holiday season is here, which means as gamers we have been flooded with a ton of great releases to play over our holiday break. But the great games don't stop here. 2010 is just around the corner and we are going to be seeing some amazing games. These are just a few of our Most Wanted titles for 2010. Mass Effect 2 (Jan 2010) ~ Amanda Alright, so if you haven't played one of the most multi-faceted, single-player console RPGs ever to be deserving of a sequel, then you probably are in immediate danger of slapping yourself (because you don't want me to do it for you, trust me). In which case, you can save yourself by grabbing your very own copy of Mass Effect just before the impossibly amazing sequel hits shelves on January 10th. As you can probably deduce, I'm biased and my gaming legacy has leadRead more →By Yukino in Angel Life · Featured 7 Comments »
SteelSeries Unveils StarCraft 2 Branded Gaming Surfaces
SteelSeries, a leading manufacturer of game peripherals and accessories, unveiled a new line of gaming surfaces featuring art from Blizzard Entertainment's highly anticipated StarCraft® II. The QcK Limited Edition Terran Marine and Kerrigan vs. Zeratul editions are designed with a non-slip rubber base which prevents the pads from sliding, no matter what surface the mousepad is placed on, and is optimized for optical and laser technology providing an overall more reliable gaming experience. "StarCraft and its expansion have together sold more than 11 million copies worldwide, and we believe StarCraft II will prove equally influential and popular, making this a great opportunity to provide gamers with surfaces that help to improve performance and game play," said Brian Stech, SteelSeries President of the Americas. "We are incredibly excited to have an opportunity to continue our partnership with the designers from Blizzard Entertainment and develop surfaces that we know StarCraft players willRead more →