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Quilted Bear in Germantown closes
The Quilted Bear, a longtime restaurant and banquet hall at N111-W18611 Mequon Road in Germantown, closed unexpectedly early this week.
"The Quilted Bear is closed. We wish to thank you for your past patronage," the telephone recording at the restaurant said Friday. It also said messages wouldn't be returned. »Read Full Blog Post(15)
Gaffigan's stand-up act well-received by Milwaukee crowd
Jim Gaffigan didn't have the fortune of being born here, but the native Hoosier did the next best thing and married someone who was.
Milwaukee is sort of a second home for the New York-based stand-up comic, not simply because of his family connections or because he's played annual year-end shows at the Pabst Theater since 2007. His style of stand-up - clean, soft-spoken, often deadpan, obsessive about food - seems tailor-made for Midwestern sensibilities. »Read Full Article(2)

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Hoops remains supreme in the Hoosier state, a recent Indy Star list revealed.
The newspaper ranked the top 20 salaries of the state's highest-paid public university coaches and two familiar names topped the list.
Tom Crean was Indiana's top-grossing public university coach, earning $2.943 million last season.
Purdue's Matt Painter, who made $2.079 million in 2013, ranked second on the list.
For comparison's sake, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski earned $7.2 million in 2013 which makes him the highest paid coach in both college basketball and all of college sports.
The rankings aren't necessarily surprising given the recent fates of Indiana and Purdue's football squads.
The Hooisers haven't played in a bowl game since 2007, and the Boilermakers posted an abysmal 1-11 record — the worst ever in the team's 122-year history — last year.


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Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos told shareholders the unusual thing about the company's $34.2 billion in sales last year was the growth rate of 40%. He said that growth rate was not something CEOs accomplish. "This is something a broad team of people, working very hard, for a long number of years, accomplishes."
Bezos was speaking to shareholders after its annual meeting on June 7, 2011, at the Seattle Art Museum after they had approved the company's four agenda items and voted against two shareholder proposals, which the Board had recommended voting against. (The proxy statement is found on the SEC website.)
Bezos reviewed Amazon's initiatives in 2010, including expansion into Italy and the addition of new categories into existing geographies and addition of millions of unique items into existing categories; the acquisition of Diapers.com's parent company Quidsi; the launch of private-sale fashion website MyHabit.com; the introduction Amazon Cloud Drive and its music Cloud Player; its Android App Store; and the introduction of streaming video for Amazon Prime members.
He also spoke about ongoing work including Amazon's FBA fulfillment service for third-party merchants, its "frustration-free packaging," its AWS business for third-party developers, and the Kindle ebook reader.
Bezos said the third-party seller business continued to do exceedingly well, with more than 30% of the units sold on Amazon sold by third parties, and he described the advantages of FBA to sellers and consumers (see bookseller and author Steve Weber's take on this on his Selling Books blog).
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Showing Some LunchBots Love & Quitting My Tupperware
Holy crap! Just last week I was having a nervous breakdown over buying new stuff, and here I am promoting a new product. Again. What can I say? I am human, and this product is awesome.
100% stainless steel LunchBots containersare the brainchild of Jacqueline Linder, a kindred spirit who was sick of plastic and wanted to do something about it. She developed LunchBots as an alternative to plastic lunch containers and plastic baggies. Her approach is an example of the Precautionary Principle in action, as demonstrated in the "Why Avoid Plastic?" section of her site. It's also very reasonable.
Jacqueline sent me two LunchBots models to try out: the LunchBots Uno and LunchBots Duo. The Duo is divided into two compartments — great for small snack or side dish portions. The Uno is one single sandwich-sized compartment. Before she sent them, I asked about one of my favorite subjects: shipping materials. Here's what she wrote back:
I ship LunchBots in a box sized to fit the number of containers well in order to eliminate or minimize the amount of stuffing needed. Each LunchBot is wrapped (no tape or stickers) in a small sheet of tissue paper to protect the surface during shipping.
In addition, for retail accounts, we have no box, the containers stack on the shelf and our packaging is merely a 1″ strip of recycled paper that wraps around the base of the container.
On the subject of tape, my boxes self close and I use just a few inches to protect it from being opened by the wrong person. I will definitely look into paper tape, especially since I need more tape for larger wholesale orders.
And just as she promised, the containers were shipped nearly plastic-free:
You might be wondering why I'm so excited about LunchBots when I've already written about other great stainless steel containers like those from Life Without Plastic and To-go Ware. Without a doubt, those containers are great for food storage.
What makes LunchBots different is their shape. Flatter than the other containers, LunchBots fit easily into a purse while traveling (although they are not completely leak-proof, so best not to carry them sideways with wet food inside.) The lid does snap on pretty tightly without the need for a silicone seal. In fact, I wondered about whether small children might find the lids difficult to manage. Jacqueline reponded, "Sometimes the lids are tricky the first 1-2 times that kids use them. Once they get the hang of it there are no problems."
Their flat shape is what enables me to finally give up my Tupperware sandwich container, the last piece of plastic foodware to which I still clung. LunchBots are not quite as square as the Tupperware. I'm hoping Jacqueline (or someone!) will develop a square version in the future. But for now, I'll be carrying my sandwiches in a LunchBots Uno instead of plastic. And the guys at the Green Bean Cafe who sometimes make my lunch can quit asking me why I have them put my sandwich in a plastic container if I'm so against plastic.
Jacqueline would like you to know that LunchBots have been independently tested at a California lab to certify that they are lead-free. You can use the coupon code FREESHIP09 to order from www.LunchBots.com and get free shipping.
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Hypertension is illness, which more often needs drug therapy throughout life. Most patients do not like to take drugs for hypertension. If blood pressure is not controlled then complication secondary to hypertension are very high.
There is place for life style modification in treatement for hypertension. Life style modification alone can be used treat hypertension in less severe hypertension i.e. stage one i.e. 140-159/ 90-99 without any Comorbid conditions. If blood pressure does not normalize, then need for drug is warranted. Undue delay or postponing drug therapy, may cause complication of hypertension
Below table gives general guidelines for imitation of drug therapy in cases of hypertension. I.e. blood pressure more then 140/90.
· In general, all patients with blood pressure more then 160/90 will need drug therapy with life style modification. More so if patient is age more than 65 years.
· For patient with blood pressure between 140/90 an d 160/100 without any Comorbid conditions initially patient can be given trial of life style modification for 1 to 3 months if blood pressure does not fall below 140/90 then drug therapy is added along with lifestyle modification
· Blood pressure between 140/90 to 160/100 with Comorbid conditions, (see table below for details) starting immediate drug therapy, with life style modification, is advised.
· Whatever modality of treatment the patient is on, blood pressure check up is advised once in two to three months (Home monitoring best). If patient is on only life style modification and blood pressure rises above 140/90 then drug therapy is needed for him also.
When start drug therapy for hypertension patients
High risk :-
· If any one three criteria if present, then it high risk patient
· Patient needs put on drugs immediately and also life style modification started
o Male age more then 55
o Female age more then 65
o Smoking
o Increased cholesterol
o Obesity
o Target organ damage
Proteinuria (protein in urine)
Medium risk :-
· Life style modification for 1 to 2 months if BP still more then 140/90 then add drugs continue life style modification
· Blood pressure more then 140/90 to 160/100 (stage one) with any one of these
o Male age more then 55
o Female age more then 65
o Smoking
o Increased cholesterol
o Obesity
o Target organ damage
§ Proteinuria (protein in urine)
Low risk :-
· Life style modification for 1 to 3 months if BP still more then 140/90 then add drugs continue life style modification
· Male age less than 55 years
· Female age less than 65 years
· Stage one hypertension i.e. Blood pressure between 140/90 to 160/100
· No other risk factors
For patient with Blood pressure between 130/80 to 140/90 with diabetes or target organ damage heart disease, renal failure then patient requires drug therapy along with life style modification without Comorbid conditions, only life style modification is needed.
Life style modification for hypertension
1. Weight reduction
a. If BMI is more than 25 then weight reduction is needed.
b. Android type of obesity is more dangerous then genocide type of obesity. Android obesity is obesity of upper segment of body i.e. i.e. abdomen. Gynoid obesity is obesity of lower segment of body i.e. thigh and buttocks
c. Those patient who are not obese need not reduce weight
2. DASH Diet
a. Less sodium and saturated fat with high potassium and fiber rich diet
3. Exercise
a. Brisk walking for 4 to 5 time a week for 30 to 60 minutes is advised
4. Salt restriction
a. Reduce sodium intake increase potassium intake
b. Processed food and meet contain more sodium so avoid them
c. Increase fresh vegetable, fruit which contain more potassium
5. Stop smoking
a. This is very important to reduce chances of heart attack. See Framingham risk score
6. Alcohol moderation
a. For purpose of hypertension, alcohol is better avoided. Most doctor do not permit alcohol; for hypertension but some doctor may permit this. For men 2 drinks per day is allowed and for women one drink per days is permitted.
b. One drink is defined as 12 ml of alcohol equivalent 12oz of beer or 4oz of wine, or 1.5oz of liquor.
7. Coffee
a. Reduce excess coffee i.e. 3 to 4 cups per day. Caffeine with soda is more dangerous avoid this.
8. Acupuncture has questionable benefits for reduction of blood pressure. Relaxation exercise has shown only transient improvement in blood pressure control. Some doctors have different opinion on this.


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A summer of love
In July, amid weeks of rain over England, the sun shone uninterrupted during the weekend my two best friends announced that they loved each other would attempt to spend the rest of their lives together.
A bit like a wedding, but without the paperwork. And instead of a church, we (200 or so of us) sat in a circle under a giant sycamore tree in the countryside, each taking turns to tell stories and crack jokes while a folk choir kept a melody going somewhere hidden in the forest behind.
Then onto a feast of medieval proportions in the adjoining barn, replete with goblets and castles (of cake).
Finally, as the sun set, out came the cocktails, up went the strobe lights, the bonfire and a roster of well-practised DJs -- and we danced the night away.
It was a reminder that nothing in life is better - or anything more required - than good friendship, music and food.
This particular picture was taken just moments after my girlfriend and I arrived on the farm...as yet ignorant of the treats that lay ahead.


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The second set of the Lorwyn Cycle, named Morningtide, will continue Lorwyn's
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is short for Dayton Ohio
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it is a shorter way to say dayton..like when people say atl-short for atlanta-
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dyt is short for dayton (ohio) like when people say atl-meanig short for atlanta
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New rap group from the DYT with two ep's under their belt, Dayton and Back 2 Tha Basics, and slatted for a bigger release this summer. Number one unsigned rap duo out there.
Guy- "Shit son, you here this new DYT track they got out?"
Son- "Chyeah. Shits off the fuckin deep end. Fo real!"
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Don't you think?
That class was boring, DYT?
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Short for: defend your title. Used in the TV series "Revenge". It's a challenge between the best and the second best hacker on earth.
"Falc0n: What do u want?"
(2nd best hacker) "Me: To meet."
"Falc0n: Teddy's. 3pm. DYT."
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Lleyton Hewitt knocked out of Brisbane International by Denis Istomin
- From: The Courier-Mail
- January 04, 2013
LLEYTON Hewitt rates his early Brisbane International exit as a minor glitch, rather than a calamity, as he builds towards the Australian Open.
The Australian's progress was yesterday stopped in straight sets by world No.43 Denis Istomin on Pat Rafter Arena.
Istomin, a tall right-hander from Uzbekistan, appeared to have Hewitt's measure from the outset.
He was never hurried nor rattled by the local favourite, using his powerful and reliable serve to keep Hewitt on the back foot.
Yet Hewitt says he is confident of his chances this summer, which continues next week at the Kooyong Invitational.
"Throughout the first set, I felt like a better player," Hewitt said after the 7-5 7-5 loss.
"He served well on the big points and hit the ball extremely clean. It could have gone either way."
Hewitt said he failed to take his chances against Istomin, who is coached by his mother Klaudiya.
But Istomin did not hand him many. Every time Hewitt challenged him in the first set, Istomin motored out of trouble with 200km/h serves or perfectly placed passing shots.
Istomin hit three aces and 14 winners in the opening set to establish the upper hand.
Hewitt, finally fit and healthy after a battling a toe injury, kept on counter-punching.
His best chance to seize and retain momentum came midway through the second set when he saved three break points to hold serve.
Each winner was followed by his trademark pump of the fist and a loud "c'mon".
The former world No.1 broke Istomin, but the languid Uzbek regathered his rhythm and accelerated past the South Australian.
"It was one of those matches where I just tried scrapping around there and hang in for as long as I could," Hewitt said.
"It's nice that I can put myself in a position where I can feel good and play match after match.
"But it's frustrating when you have chances, and feel like you're in a match, and you don't come away with a win."
Hewitt said experiencing the tough situations in Brisbane would prepare him well for Kooyong where world No.7 Juan Martin Del Potro is the highest-ranked player in a field that also includes Milos Raonic and No.9 Janko Tipsarevic.
Istomin is now through to the quarter-finals alongside Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who had a 6-3 6-4 victory over Raonic.
Jurgen Melzer is also into the quarters after his 6-4 7-6 win against David Goffin.
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Brisbane Joker of Brisbane Posted at 7:23 PM January 03, 2013
Now, unfortunately what does Sam have to say to LH!!. always think before your open your mouth LH!!
Joyce Pascoe of Australia Posted at 7:23 PM January 03, 2013
Fantastic atmosphere for the Hewitt match this afternoon.Poor Lleytton was smashed of the court by a better player on the day. It's a shame though, that every time he loses a point he keeps looking at his support box as if they can do something about it..He needs to keep his concentration up and stop thinking that others can do something about his wrong stroke selection.


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this is program to find average and sum of array
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Well, you tell us. Does it print the sum and the average? If it does, then why do you think it might not be?
If you enter 5,10,15,20,25, the average should be 15 and the sum 75. Do you get those results or something else?
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every time i run it i get an error which is weird so i dunno if its my but do what xpi0t0s said cause you know hes right lol.
It does seem abit.... werid cause ive done this but i did it a diffrent way. Where the user just input 6 values i then would use scanf to get those values then at the end do g=a+b+c+d+e+f for sum and then do g/6.0=your average.
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@ hnaya....Cast a look on this line....
I think the problem you are facing is that the sum is okk...but you found the average to be troublesome....am I right???
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@ TriG0rZ.....what you are doing is that you know there is six values to come....what if there are 66 values??? Surely you aren't gonna use 66 scanf's for them...and not as well 66 variables to declare and your sum= a1+ a2+ a3+ .....a66....you will simply become crazy!!!....that's what the array is for...
You can use for loop to get all the values with just one scanf and again a for loop to get their sum as well....
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Rashard Mendenhall, social historian, has his doubts about 9-11
UPDATE 1:55 p.m.:This isn't the first time Mendenhall has used Twitter to wedge his foot into his mouth. In March, the running back (who made a reported $527,000 last season) sent a Twitter message defending a statement by Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson ($1.14 million last season), who compared the National Football League to "modern-day slavery."
"Anyone with knowledge of the slave trade and the NFL could say that these two parallel each other," Mendenhall wrote.
UPDATE 1:31 p.m.: The Pittsburgh Steelers wasted little time distancing themselves from Mendenhall's comments. Team president Art Rooney II released a statement today saying:
"I have not spoken with Rashard, so it is hard to explain or even comprehend what he meant with his recent Twitter comments. The entire Steelers organization is very proud of the job our military personnel have done and we can only hope this leads to our troops coming home soon."
Rashard Mendenhall, a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, seems hellbent on proving, yet again, that the ability to share one's thoughts instantly with the world isn't necessarily a good thing.
Yesterday, on his Twitter account — where he identifies himself as "Conversationalist and Professional Athlete" — Mendenhall said he was troubled by the celebrations taking place across the country after President Barack Obama's announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
After all, Mendenhall suggested, we hadn't heard al-Qaeda's side of the story.
Then, an hour later, apparently in response to something a follower wrote to him, Mendenhall drew on his extensive experience as a structural engineer to say that he had his doubts about the government's version of what happened to the World Trade Center:
Then — I'm guessing after people started calling him a nincompoop, or worse — he defended his statements, saying:
There is not an ignorant bone in my body. I just encourage you to #think
His Twitter account has been silent since.
PHOTO: Rashard Mendenhall (34) doing what he does best, which is not political commentary, during Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 5 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. (G.J.McCARTHY/DMN)


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8 Ways I'm Potty Training My Toddler: These May Not Be for Everyone But They're Working for MeMonica Bielanko
We were reading one of her Elmo books for the third or fourth time in ten minutes when I hear it. We hear it.
The undeniable trickle of peepee in the potty.
A glorious sound, the first time your child pees in the potty. A sound that should be accompanied by a heavenly choir, by angels trumpeting.
I look at her and she peers back at me with saucer eyes. Awestruck: the expression like a flower blooming, her rosebud lips dilating into an O of amazement.
After watching me demonstrate peepee in the potty dozens of times she absolutely can't believe it is happening. Understanding dawns on her face like sunrise.
"My peepee!" She shouts.
"Yes! Your peepee! Look! You are peeing in the potty!"
I have to admit, my reaction was a little over the top because my screams of excitement prompted Serge to come running in alarm. But, oh my.
After three years of buying diapers, three years of changing diapers, to actually bear witness to the light of my life depositing her peepee where it belongs is nearly as exciting as giving birth, I tell you what.
Not only that, but to witness this huge milestone, to see her do this, to watch her eyes widen, sweet lips cracking into a grin of accomplishment so bright it hurts your eyes… Well, man. It was something.
She's 3, barely, and had showed no signs of really giving a crap where she peed but we just decided to do it anyway because we're just exhausted with all the diaper changing. Yeah, we still have Henry's diapers to contend with but we kind o figured if this kid can feed herself dinner, can walk up and down stairs, can memorize story books from beginning to end and can maintain conversations with adults then this kid can certainly pee in the potty.
I did quite a bit of internet research. Some tips I agree with, some I think are silly but the bottom line for me is, if it works DO IT. Here then, is how we got Violet peeing in the potty after just a couple days of potty training. A lot of these may not be for you or fit in with your style of parenting, but I'm certain you'll find something helpful in the tips below.
Cold Turkey 1 of 8I like to go all in. Just ask my husband about the last time I spent 24 hours at the blackjack table in Vegas. I don't go in for this pull-up potty training pants business. Just another way for Pampers and Huggies to siphon your cash out of your pocket. We talked up underwear, said bye-bye to diapers and that was it. Just make sure you have a solid underwear supply on hand because those first couple of days you will go through a lot of underwear.
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Nudity 2 of 8My own nudity, that is. I try to time my own pit stops with Violet's so that we go to the bathroom together like a couple of drunk college gals out on the town. I whip down my paints and point to the peepee and act super excited about the whole bathroom experience (again, much like a couple of drunk college gals). I figure if pee by example doesn't work, seeing me naked ought to scare the piss right out of her.
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Bribery 3 of 8Whomever said bribery teaches kids a bad lesson never had kids, is what I'm thinking. If I can get Violet to pee in the toilet by offering up a cookie or a car every time she does so then I am all about it. WHATEVER WORKS is my personal motto.
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Interrogation 4 of 8Our potty training days have gone a little something like this: Violet, do you need to pee? Five minutes later: Want to go sit on the potty? Ten minutes later: Let's go to the bathoom! Seven minutes later: Do you have peepee pants?
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Groping 5 of 8Not five minutes goes by that I'm not groping my toddler to make sure she hasn't wet herself. C'mere, let me feel your pants!
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Potty Humor 6 of 8We spend A LOT of time in the bathroom together. We paint her fingernails and toenails, we sing songs, we read Elmo books a lot. In fact, the first peepee in the potty occurred whilst reading Elmo. I get her so distracted she isn't thinking about it and then BAM. Enter peepee.
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Harassment 7 of 8We are constantly interrupting her Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Viewing to talk smack about diapers or about pee and poop and potty and the awesomeness of underwear and pointing out all the people who wear it and peepee in the potty. Dad does it, mom does it, Grammy does it... Ten minutes later: Dora does it, Santa Claus does it, the Easter Bunny does it...
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Did I Mention Bribery? 8 of 8If the cookies aren't cutting it, up your bribery ante. Seriously. Why not?
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[QUOTE=primalrob;1141733]the same can be said for the bible[/QUOTE]
Yes you are correct. The Bible authors were inspired by God, paintings were not inspired.
[QUOTE=Kata;1141728]Did you forget that Jesus lived in the Middle East, where wheat was first cultivated? And that he lived in a very agricultural society where wheat was the main staple, especially for the poor (to whom Jesus was preaching)? Bread was available to everyone, but meat was a luxury that only the wealthy could afford on a regular basis. Seeing any parallels here?[/QUOTE]
Very good answer
all spiritual beliefs over time become indistinguishable from insanity.
Unless you were there, you have no clue what was said or want was meant.
I am the Big Cheese, walk in the way of Gouda.
in 1000 years they will have had 2 - 3 more messiahs and christs and will worship the great and powerful ox..... oh wait we did that prior to yesuah ben yosef
or maybe the virgin birth of Anakin Skywalker will become the new catholic religion.
spirituality is good for the soul, but electrons, protons and neutrons are required for the body.
religion rots the mind like sugar rots the teeth
Agree with Quelsen.
[QUOTE=Sam Harris]In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs.[/QUOTE]
The fact is that it is impossible to distinguish the difference between "God spoke to me in a dream" and "I dreamt God spoke to me."
[QUOTE=eKatherine;1141767]The fact is that it is impossible to distinguish the difference between "God spoke to me in a dream" and "I dreamt God spoke to me."[/QUOTE]
But we can evaluate the differential probabilities...
[QUOTE=Mr. Slate;1141726]These were done by fallible humans .[/QUOTE]
God was created by man, not the other way around.
I thought the purpose of Communion (bread/body, blood/wine) was always meant as a ritual for Christ's followers to remember the ultimate sacrifice Christ made for them. Who'd a thunk Jesus was pushing Monsanto wheat and HFCS?
or maybe the virgin birth of Anakin Skywalker will become the new catholic religion.
what was jesus' midichlorian count? lower than his cholesterol numbers i bet.


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Yes they did mention the rumor about a special dividend along with lots of other companies. It would be nice.
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Universal Pre-K: Why it Might Be a Great IdeaMichelle Horton
As predicted, the President did mention Universal Pre-K in his State of the Union Address last night. A good chunk of his speech, in fact, was devoted to education at all levels. But considering I have one 4-year-old son at home, the topic of early education holds a bit more weight than college affordability (says the woman with massive student loan debt strapped to both ankles).
In case you missed it, President Obama kicked off the topic by saying, "Research shows that one of the best investments we can make in a child's life is high-quality early education."
That's hard to argue with, right? But not everyone is beaming sunshine and roses about what a Universal Pre-K initiative would realistically look like. Babble.com blogger Brian Gresko, for instance, wrote a thoughtful and insightful post titled, "The President to Call for Pre-K for All: Why That Might Not Be a Great Idea," and he makes some great points.
While Brian and I (and the President, apparently) are in agreement that every 4-year-old should be provided a free pre-kindergarten experience, what kind of program would our government fund? If the programs are anything like Brian has encountered in New York City, they could be an extension of the rigorous academic preparation and one-size-fits-all education model solidified with recent national testing standards. Is this the kind of pre-K we want for our kids? Is this even a good idea, at all?
Although some of the President's language about early education raised red flags (like "race to the top" and "this is right for America"), his intentions seem to stem from providing preschool opportunities to low-income (and, let's be honest, middle-income) families. Because that's the real issue here.
Have you been through the preschool process? Do you know how hair-pullingly expensive it is to send a kid to preschool? And the hours! Most preschool programs operate on half days (or less than that), which is totally fine if you happen to work from home (ahem) or have additional childcare in place (which, $$$). For 9-to-5 working families, preschool options are pretty crappy. And pricey.
In a perfect world, we'd all be teaching our kids at home or enrolling them in play-based programs that fit into our flexible work schedules. But that's not our reality. That's not the system in place. So we can pay a second mortgage in preschool costs or we can send kids to a daycare-like setting where they aren't prepared for a classroom. Or sit them in front of the TV while mom plugs away on her computer.
A lot of families need affordable preschool programs — even if they only teach kids how to hold a pencil properly and follow orders and walk in line, as Brian noted. Because, whether we like it or not, our kids are being enrolled in these public Kindergarten systems where they will be behind. They'll see other kids understanding the system of cubbies and circle time, being comfortable with peers, knowing how to hold pencils and follow orders and walk in line. They might see other kids already knowing how to read or making other academic strides that they never had an opportunity to learn at a home-based daycare or in front of the TV. And then they might feel discouraged about going to school — setting them up for a struggle. I consider myself lucky to have found a play-based preschool program that we can (barely) afford because I know, without a doubt in my mind, that my son is ready for kindergarten. Not all parents are this lucky.
The reality of the matter is this: whether we agree with our educational system or not, this is the system we have. No amount of magical thinking will transform the American model into the one over in Finland. No amount of avoidance or denial will change the fact that many parents CAN'T avoid or deny the system. When private school is unaffordable and alternative schooling isn't an option, parents have to turn to their tax-payer-funded public school — as they should. Even if the public school system causes doubt and anxiety and frustration, many of us don't have another option.
But the system has to change, you say. The system is broken, and extending that broken system to the preschool level will only do more damage.
Unless we can use it as an opportunity — the chance to jam our foot in the door and shoulder our way through the crack, yelling through our megaphones (and blogs and emails and grassroots campaigns). Last night, the President stated that he's going to pull together "a coalition of elected officials, business leaders, and philanthropists" to help more kids access high-quality pre-K. Why can't we piggyback on the President's call to action? Why can't we use our collective voices to steer our local programs into something that's healthy and age-appropriate, while still preparing them for a classroom?
Shouldn't we at least try?
We can fight blue vs. red, public vs. private, them vs. us all the live-long day. The fact remains: too many parents are feeling trapped. Too many children are starting their school career off with overwhelming exhaustion. Too many 5-year-olds are already behind.
For those of us who can't avoid the system, we have to change it from within. And maybe — just maybe — the Universal Pre-K initiative is a good entrance point. Even if we have to fight our way through the door.


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La Bonne Vie Steakhouse returns to its roots
In today's world, finding a restaurant that offers a serene, sophisticated vibe is as rare as a royal flush.
Yet the sights, sounds and feeling can contribute as much to your dining experience as what is on your plate.
Recently the Sensory 3 Restaurant & Lounge at Presque Isle Downs & Casino adjusted its atmosphere, returning the restaurant to its original name and concept -- La Bonne Vie Steakhouse.
And in this case, less is certainly more. Gone are the images that flashed across numerous TVs, distracting you from your meal and conversation. In their place are pieces of art.
The dining room has also been restored to its previous floor plan. The tall pub-style tables and open-style seating, which made the room feel loud and cramped, have been removed. Now a new half wall and more booths make each table feel more intimate and private.
This is also an opportunity for the kitchen to shine, with an increased focus on house-made sauces, pasta and a menu that will change quarterly.
The new menu maintains many of the restaurant's most popular items -- like lobster mac 'n' cheese and the Bento Box, a selection of ahi tuna, pork lollipop, lump crab, shrimp cocktail, crabcake and tenderloin.
Steaks, of course, are still the star, and now there are 10 to choose from. You'll want to check out the new 16-ounce, bone-in, strip steak, which is dry-aged, a process that creates an incredibly tender and flavorful cut of meat.
Doug's favorite is the filet, a thick, center-cut beauty served simply with a slice of roasted garlic.
Salad, soup and sides are extra but worth it. Choose from a variety of steak accents including bearnaise, hollandaise, au poivre, blue cheese, Oscar and gremolata and accompaniments such as asparagus, broccolini, baked potato and steak fries. I recommend the lobster mac 'n' cheese and gnocchi.
One of my favorite things about La Bonne Vie is that you don't have to order a huge entree. I opted to make a meal by pairing an appetizer and salad. This time I tried the crabcakes, a new addition. The two patties were perfectly sized, well seasoned and served with a side of r�moulade and pickled vegetables, a zesty blend of radish, cucumber and onion with an Asian sauce. My Caprese salad, which paired sliced tomato with fresh mozzarella, basil, oil and balsamic reduction, tasted like the epitome of summer.
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Lynne Plambeck's column ("Tough love for efficiency standards," May 6) chided the City Council for refusing a request to make LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification mandatory on construction projects in the Santa Clarita Valley.
When I was working, I had accreditation as a LEED accredited professional, and I can tell you that when the LEED program was developed, the goal was not for it to become a standard that would be a government requirement.
The LEED program was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council as a voluntary multitiered certification system that could be used to award environmental credits — which could be realized through tax credits or other incentives — to construction projects of a commercial, and later residential, nature in order to advance "environmental-friendly" design as defined by the LEED Council.
I find the idea of a city "requirement" for LEED certification to be repugnant on several levels.
First, it's a standard defined outside the purview of a government body responsive to the voters. The Green Building Council is a private organization composed of members who are primarily construction professionals, including building-product manufacturers.
Second, over the years several of the criteria that were originally defined by the LEED Council to be worthy of credit have later been abandoned as they've proven impractical or of little or no benefit.
It was never the goal of LEED to replace state or local building codes, which is in effect exactly what Plambeck is calling for.
That's inappropriate and unwarranted.
Lastly, and maybe most importantly, LEED certification is an amorphous process through which a project can earn one of four levels of certification through the accumulation of "points." The number of points and the method of achievement are left up to the design team. One project may try to earn credits that the design team of another project may be totally uninterested in. So what, exactly, is Plambeck calling for?
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The collected memoirs and documents in this book, penned or preserved by the author with such belief and ideological conviction over so very many years of effort, can be described as a masterwork. Without euphemism or any other sort of circumlocution, they bluntly set out facts that will come as a revelation to anyone who knows only the accounts sympathetic to those who had a hand in the loss of the Revolution and War in 1936–39 – works indeed often written by counter-revolutionaries themselves to conceal the malicious intent that they so cravenly pursued. The revolutionary structures of the anarcho-syndicalist and anarchist movement were undermined to their very roots by all its foes without and within, by Bolsheviks in particular and by the cohorts of the state in general.


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Authorization Letter for Birth Certificate
Certificates play a major role in all spheres of life. Almost all the certificates one earns in life are important, but the most important one is the 'Birth Certificate'. It is not just a piece of paper, but a proof that a person has come in life. It is one the documents that you have to preserve it with you throughout the life. You will need it at the time of securing an admission in school, applying for driving license, visas, passports, opening a bank account, and obtaining a marriage license.
When a child comes to birth, the parents have to fill a form in the hospital. The form contains all the details of the child like names of the parents, permanent address of the family, name of the hospital, the child's biological information such as weight at the time of birth, height, gender, and exact date and time of the birth. The form will be authenticated by the doctor, who has done the delivery. Thereafter, the completed form will be sent to city's registrar office, where the actual birth certificate is prepared. A copy of the birth certificate will then be given to the parents by authenticating it and the original copy will be with a registry offices.
At the time of admission, the school will need the child's birth certificate to check whether he/she has attained the minimum age requirement for admission. When the child applies for a driving license, he/she needs to submit a birth certificate copy as a proof of age. If the social security number has been issued to them, they can submit a proof of the same. Alternatively, when you apply to open an account in a bank, or for a visa and passport, you have to submit an authenticated copy of your birth certificate. As a birth certificate is an important document in a person' life, some people try to forge the certificate to obtain a driving license, passport, or visas. It is for this reason, most of the country requires authentication of the birth certificate.
When you lose your copy of the birth certificate, you can apply to the registrar office of your city and obtain a copy. If you are not able to collect it personally, you can authorize someone by writing an authorization letter to collect the copy of your birth certificate for you. The authorization letter has to be written to the Office of the Vital Records. The letter should include the name of the person authorized to obtain the copy of birth certificate. It should have your full name and date of birth.
Carol R. Chambers
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10 December, 2010
Office of Vital Records
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Subject: Authorization letter for birth certificate
To whom it may concern:
I, the undersigned, Carol R. Chambers, want to have a copy of my birth certificate to apply for a passport. As I am not in the country, I authorize my uncle, Mr. John Chamber to apply and obtain a copy of the same on my behalf. My date of birth is June 17, 1979 and my full name is Carol Ramirez Chambers.
Your immediate attention in this matter is appreciated.
Carol R. Chambers
An authorization letter for a birth certificate has to be hand-written and notarized by a notary. This sample letter will help you to draft and apply for your birth certificate. Just keep the letter neat and clean for a better response from the authorities.


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KALAMAZOO, MI -- People are flocking downtown, selling their homes, big yards and lawnmowers in the outskirts of Kalamazoo for more stairs, walking and apartment living.
In the past three days, we've taken you inside some newly rehabilitated downtown residential units and some units that, for now, are bare walls. We've addressed the high demand for residential units that developers are trying to meet and the "unnaturally low" availability rate of 1.2 percent.
We've looked at the safety of the city's Central Business District and analyzed the crime rates. We've told you where residents who live downtown buy their groceries, walk their dogs, park their cars. We've let them tell you in their own words what they think downtown is missing, and we've asked local housing leaders what they think the future holds for downtown residential in Kalamazoo.
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2006 Quilceda Creek Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
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For the second year in a row, The University of Texas-Pan American's accounting team won first place in the National Student Case Study Competition sponsored by KPMG, one of the world's largest accounting firms, and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA).
UTPA President Blandina Cárdenas said she learned of the victory while at a UT System Board of Regents meeting and immediately exercised "presidential bragging privileges."
"I am so proud of our team and their advisers. They truly bring great honor to themselves, this University and this community," Cárdenas said.
The elite group of teams at the national competition won regional contests in which 27 universities participated including Rutgers University, New York University, University of California-Berkeley and Florida State. UTPA gained an automatic trip to the national competition based on the team's first place win last year.
Members of the 2005 team - all senior accounting majors - are Nereyda Bartolo, Olivia Lopez, Mariela Molina, Amy Claudette Guerra-Ochoa, and Gloria Proa. The team was selected by faculty for their outstanding academics and motivation. All but Bartolo, who was unable to attend, traveled to Miami in August for the competition.
Preparation for the event began in mid-May when the team was assigned a unique case, which was researched and to which relevant and practical accounting guidance was applied to develop a solution. At the competition, the case solutions were presented to the panel of judges consisting of KPMG partners and executive level ALPFA members.
"The case study involved accounting for a renewable license to operate a casino. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has realized that there are inconsistencies in their rules governing this type of situation and are trying to work out a solution," said team adviser Dr. John Darcy, assistant professor of accounting and business law.
Team members said the time commitment during the three months of preparation for the competition was challenging. "After our first meeting, May 14, we first practiced for two hours three times a week, then the last month it was almost every day," Proa said.
During that time the women all had other responsibilities - two are married with children, three had full- or part-time jobs; and all but one were taking summer classes and faced a competition out of state the week of UTPA's Summer Session II finals.
Team members said they were guided "from start to finish" by Darcy, who "never stopped believing in us."
"From day one he said 'you are going to win.' Never did he say 'if you win,'" Lopez said.
Dr. Dora Saavedra, associate professor of communication and UTPA Honors Program director, also assisted the team, helping with their communication and presentation skills. Dr. Ray Landry, associate professor in accounting and business law, assisted the team in Florida. Locally they also received advice from the accounting firm of Burton, McCumber and Cortez, which hired two of last year's team members.
Darcy said the team's professional approach to the problem won the judges over.
"They developed highly sophisticated solutions to both the accounting and tax aspects of the case, which they were able to explain based on the fundamental principles involved. Their solution was consistent with current rules and the closest possible approach to the new treatment FASB was working on. The team also demonstrated that their solution was superior to any allowable alternative using a mathematical model," Darcy said.
Team members said their depth of research, professionalism, and passion figured strongly in the victory. "One of the strengths in our presentation was that we went above and beyond," Molina said, noting they always tried to keep in mind what was best for the client. "We took on the role of professional CPAs ...one of the judges said afterwards that we presented better to the client than some professionals."
Darcy said the judges also commented that the presentations from UTPA's team members were "from the heart" and "passionate." Judges were also impressed with the consistency of the strength of presentation by each team member.
"There was no let down in quality as the presentation proceeded," Darcy said.
In addition to the $500 prize for each, the competition experience gave them the opportunity to network with some of the world's top accounting and finance professionals including the Inspector General of the U.S. Government's General Accounting Office, Frances Garcia, one of the competition's judges.
The team was also recruited by KPMG, where one of last year's team members is now employed.
"Hopefully this win will open more doors of opportunity for us," Bartolo said. Team members said interest was shown while they were in Miami by KPMG and other top accounting firms in visiting and possibly recruiting at UTPA.
Team members feel their victory will help provide more access by UTPA accounting graduates to the larger firms and other companies with accounting positions.
"This win shows that there is potential here at UTPA," Proa said. The second win in a row also drew the attention of ALPFA officials who, Lopez said, asked team members to help start a chapter in the Valley.
The victory puts next year's UTPA team into the 2006 national competition in Fort Worth. Team members, only one of whom will be eligible to participate again next year, are already thinking about how to continue UTPA's winning legacy through mentoring future team members.
"We plan to record ourselves for next year and I'm making an audit case guide as my senior thesis in the Honors Program here," Molina said.
For Darcy, the competition experience is one way of meeting Cárdenas' challenge to faculty to engage students and provide opportunities to excel.
"These students were extraordinary in what they have accomplished, but in another sense they are typical of what our UTPA students can do if they apply themselves and engage faculty to provide them with the opportunities to demonstrate what they can achieve," Darcy said.


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Bubka is pure heaven - because it strikes just the right note of sweetness, being neither pastry nor bread. It is relatively easy to make - not as complicated as true Danish with its rolled in blocks of butter but certainly richer and more moist than an average sweet dough. With so few bakeries outside of big cities making real bubka anymore, making your own is a noble thing. Freeze the extra one and bake on another day or make one huge one. This cinnamon bubka is a lovely bread for easter but moreover, simply something nice for a week or weekend of casual friends and drop-by guests, all remarking that finally, spring IS here. Use your mixer or bread machine to make the dough. A cinnamon schmear, by the way, which is it filling, is a sweet goo of cinnamon, corn syrup and ground nuts.
A mellow and classic banana bread with just enough sweetness, moistness and warm banana flavour to make it a blue-ribbon winner. The best banana breads feature extremely ripe bananas that are fork-mashed (not pureed bananas; a potato masher is actually better than a fork). Buttermilk is sublime in this recipe but you can swop in cola, coffee or orange juice - whatever you have on hand.
The quest for the perfect birthday-style "yellow cake" is up there with the quest for the perfect pie crust and the perfect sourdough. If you want light, moist, delicate but easy - tastes like store-bought but with a true, homey, scratch taste. Don't even think 'mix'. Gotta a celebration? This cake's for you!
This is a sumptuous, golden, moist sour cream coffeecake to beat the band. If you collect sour cream coffeecakes, you have to try this one.
Use a huge angel food cake pan.
A combination of a moist yellow cake and nuggets of brownie throughout, results in a wonderful and tasty effect. This is an unusual cake because you are baking up two entirely differently sort of batters but it's worth an adventure into unknown cake territory becausea this is such a great cake. Nothing else like it on the planet.
Are these cupcakes or muffins? Who cares! These are pure gems. Cream cheese and chocolate chips anoint a fudge muffin and then the whole affair is gilded in a ganache, or truffle topping. Curls of white chocolate would make this irresistible along with a dusting of confectioners' sugar.
This gourmet deep-dish tart reminds me of the middle of summer. A trio of fruits form the filling and the top is a patchwork of dough.
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Thai Recipe Ingredients
* 1 fish (any meaty white fish) weight 400-500 grams
* 1 tablespoon chopped chili
* 3 tablespoons lime juice
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 4 tablespoons fish sauce
* 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
* 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
* 1/4 cup mint leaves
* 2 tablespoons lemongrass, finely sliced
* 3 red shllots, finely sliced
* 1 tablespoon cubed lemon
* steamed vegetables (carrot, cabbage, baby corn, etc.)
* cooking oil
Thai Food Preparations
1. Clean and score the fish at an angle all the way to the bones on both sides to help it cook faster.
2. Heat oil in a wok, about half a cup or at least to the side of the fish. Fry the fish on low heat, about 10 minutes on the first side. Don't try to loosen the fish from the pan until it is done, otherwise, the fish breaks up.
3. When the first side is cooked, flip and fry the other side, for 5 minutes. When the fish is cooked thoroughly, remove and set it on a plate.
4. Prepare the sauce : Mix together lime juice, fish sauce, red shallot, lemongrass, parsley, coriander leaves, cubed lemon and chopped chili. Stir until mixed well.
5. Sprinkle with mint leaves on the fried fish. Pour the sauce over the fish or separate in dipping sauce bowl. Serve with steamed vegetables and hot steamed rice.
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While Thorne Smith only had two short stories published during his career, there have been several short fiction writers clearly influenced by him over the past eighty years. We'll soon be adding a special page showing those specific influences. In the meantime, you can click on a title below for more information about it.
The lack of short works is perhaps due to having more length in a novel to stretch and play around with many ideas simultaneously. In fact, initially the idea for the novel TOPPER started out in short form and later grew into the full length classic novel but thus far no copy of that original idea has been found. But whatever the reason for the lack of short fiction, we're happy to have found these two pieces written near the end of his life.
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This Year's Conference to Examine Timely Issues of Policing, Violence, and Racism
We are proud to announce that the Cultural Studies Association's annual conference will take place at Villanova June 2-5, 2016. This international conference is expected to bring 300 national and international scholars, activists, and artists to campus. Villanova faculty and students are welcome to attend and participate. Keynote plenary speakers will include Bernadine Evaristo, the award-winning British writer. The theme of this year's conference, Policing Crises Now, provides a unique opportunity to engage in a comprehensive, critical conversation on the timely issues of policing, violence, and racism in the US and beyond. Many other cultural topics will be analyzed in terms of the most recent theoretical and activist approaches.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Yes, winning matters to Chicago State coach Tracy Dildy.
But he also sees the benefits of taking an overmatched team into the home of a powerhouse, of testing his team against the very best.
The Cougars (3-12) hung around for a while with No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday night before the Buckeyes' depth and talent tipped the scales in an 87-44 victory.
Despite the margin, it was a memorable trip.
"In practice yesterday we had guys taking pictures of the arena and putting it on Instagram and Facebook," Dildy said with a chuckle. "It's just been a great experience. That's one of the things that's really important to our university is really making sure that our young men have a great experience. There's not a better experience than this one here."
To put it into perspective, the Cougars played before a crowd of 16,881 at Value City Arena - 3,500 more than the attendance at their previous seven games combined.
There was only one thing, really, that Dildy wanted.
"I just wish we could have played a little better that second half just so you guys wouldn't be so bored," he said to reporters. "So I apologize for that."
Quinton Pippen, a nephew of ex-Chicago Bulls start Scottie Pippen, had 12 points for Chicago State (3-12), which fell to 0-11 away from home with its fourth straight defeat.
The Cougars' regular season is half over already with one more game to play in 2012.
The Buckeyes slowly pulled away to lead 37-24 at the half and never looked back.
After the opening 10-plus minutes, the teams were tied. Ohio State seemed to be having trouble with Chicago State's changing zone defense.
With the score tied at 14, they took the lead for good when LaQuinton Ross spun and dropped in a finger roll. Aaron Craft then went through the lane and hit a left-handed layup before Deshaun Thomas sent a hard pass to Evan Ravenel for a dunk and a 20-14 lead.
Thomas then hit a follow to push the lead to eight while the Buckeyes held the Cougars scoreless for more than 4 minutes.
After Corey Gray made a long 3 for Chicago State, the Buckeyes came right back on a Lenzelle Smith Jr. layup and Thomas' drive through heavy traffic.
Ravenel then stole the ball and made a long pass to Smith for an easy layup before Amir Williams, making his first career start at Ohio State, scored inside to make it 30-17.
The Cougars managed just three points in almost eight minutes while being outscored 16-3.
Thomas led the Buckeyes with 17 points, while Ross added 15 points, Smith 13, Amedeo Della Valle had a career-high 11 and Craft 10 for the Buckeyes (10-2), who complete an eight-game homestand when they host Nebraska in the Big Ten opener on Wednesday.
Ohio State then soared away in the opening minutes of the second half to put the game out of reach.
"They came out in the second half and they let us know, `We're the big boys.' They came and let us know, `We are a Top-10 team in the country."' Dildy said. "The second half was all Ohio State."
The Cougars don't get to go home right away, either. They play at Toledo on New Year's Eve. They also play the first two games of 2013 away, at UNLV on Jan. 3 and then the Great West Conference opener on Jan. 12 at New Jersey Institute of Technology - capping a seven-game road trip stretching from Oregon to Texas to Nevada and then to New Jersey.
Dildy said his team would learn a lot from playing in such a difficult place against a top team.
"It clearly helps us," he said. "We're a low-budget university, so we have to take guarantee games. We've got one more, then we get into our conference. We really feel good where we are going into our conference.
"Like I told our guys in the locker room, we're not going to see anyone like this anymore this year. We hope this will help us going into the conference with some type of confidence knowing that no other team in our conference has played the schedule we have played, the type of teams we have played."
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I have noticed that the people CW has claws in the deepest are the ones most opposed to the paleo lifestyle. I mentioned the change in our eating habits to our school principal and she was all "everything in moderation" and couldn't seem to get away fast enough. I wanted to shake her but that wouldn't have been very good. I am really looking forward to parent teacher interviews next month when I can find out if my kids attention spans have really increased as much as I believe they have.
Paleo's a hoax! That's fine, more bacon for me!
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CW: 191.4 April 21 2013
TWL2D: 32 lbs
Primal Goals: to feel healthier, fitter, and sexier than ever before
Favourite primal resources: The Food Lovers Make it Paleo cookbook, Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo, The Food Lovers Kitchen, Primal Kitchen: A Family Grokumentary and of course Mark's Daily Apple!
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Yeah... because I know I used to binge on quinoa ALL THE TIME. Boxes of it.
Seriously, I prefer zucchini noodles to pasta and ice cream is an occasional treat.... and in what universe is there a diet that allows for real full fat ice cream? Really? I must have missed the part about ice cream being on the various diets I did.... that chapter must have been excluded from my copy of South Beach Diet.
I don't miss fat free, sugar free yogurt as I dig into bacon and eggs. And who the hell would prefer quinoa salad over a steak?
So funny that they claim this diet is lacking in pleasurable foods. The reason we all stay on it is because it's BASED on satisfying foods. Every other diet in the "world of weightloss" is based on horrifyingly unsatisfying foods that drive you eat crap! Because Slimfast is so pleasurable. You know that swill ain't like a Dairy Queen shake.
Well, that's a headesk article if I ever read one.
" A breakfast of plain lowfat yogurt and berries wouldn't be allowed." Says who? Yes, lowfat is not great, but if it is PLAIN and not full of artificial thickeners, sweeteners, sugar, food coloring, pectin......" Then go ahead! Personally, a full fat PLAIN yogurt simply tastes better with berries. No one is clubbing you over the head, dragging you back to their cave and forcing you to consume a huge portion of woolly mammoth meat for breakfast.
There's another, wholly unrelated problem: pleasure. "It eliminates quinoa, ice cream, pasta -- these things we love to eat, that make us social creatures
I do agree that ANY way of eating does have some social difficulties, but humans being social creatures is not thanks to quinoa, ice cream or pasta. That's just sloppy writing.
The thing is, as time goes by, I'm actually seeing that paleo/primal eating is actually having some negative health effects on me, and while I want to believe in it full-heartedly, the results I'm seeing are pretty disappointing, and I've actually had some success in moving towards a more SAD-type diet (still no gluten, soy, dairy, but way more sugar and carbs, less vegetables, lower fat). I could easily write an article explaining what I see as being some of the problems with this way of eating, but not a single thing in that article would be on my list, because it's all nonsense.
That's cool... more bacon and steak for me!! YAY!
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SW: 221 | CW: 204 | LPW: 166 | UGW: 140 (80 lbs loss)
If they were equations, they would look like this:
Real food = satisfaction for hours
Real food + crap food = short-term satisfaction followed by increasingly urgent hunger and moodiness
That realization, years ago, made me willing to consider Atkins and then the paleo/primal diets.
Why don't we ever see articles like this: "Standard American Diet: Healthy or a Road to a Host of Health Woes"?
One of these articles comes out about every month like clockwork these days. The hallmarks are a total lack of evidence, failure to speak with anyone who's tried it out for a period of time, and very sloppy logic / simple failure to look stuff up, like the whole "don't eliminate food groups" thing as well as repeat of the artery-clogging sat fat boogieman.
Meanwhile, average life expectancy in the US is starting to fall - NY Times article today.
If you are new to the PB - please ignore ALL of this stuff, until you've read the book, or at least http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/ and this (personal fave): http://www.archevore.com/get-started/


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By Express News Service - NEW DELHI
Published: 29th Dec 2013 08:32:00 AM
Aam Aadmi Party's dream run has forced the established political parties to do a rethink and get back to the basics.
With just about four months to go for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP is in a rush to touch base with as many voters as possible. Party strategists are using every trick in the book to make that personal contact. To start with, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will engage with volunteers—a relatively new entity in the Indian political scenario—to spread the party message.
Modi will meet volunteers enrolled by party under the banner 'India272', the magical figure BJP wants to achieve on its own to form government, on January 9 in Delhi to answer their queries and "inspire" them to work for the party till the votes are counted. BJP is actively seeking volunteers who may not become party members but can contribute time over the next 2-3 months to build a buzz around Modi.
Like volunteers were the mainstay of AAP electoral debut, people enrolling as volunteers on BJP's platform too are being asked to contribute by writing blogs, tweeting, online tasking and ground-level activities. Sources say in the last two weeks, over a lakh volunteers have enrolled in the campaign. To reward them, the party has created a points system where volunteers actively contributing through blogs and tweets earn points. And the grand prize? "Volunteers earning maximum points will get to meet Modi on January 9," a party leader said.
Since the spectacular success of AAP, parties like Congress and the BJP have realised that glitzy elections campaigns may create a buzz, but reaching out to voters is far more important. BJP also set up a special website for getting ideas for its manifesto—to be drafted by a senior leader MM Joshi-led committee. It has received over 50,000 suggestions in the last two months. The BJP has tweaked its campaign. "We have been doing this since Jan Sangh days," party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said early this week.
However, over a period of time, election funding has changed from funds collection drives to corporates funding the elections. If AAP collected `20 crore within months of seeking donations, the BJP too has a plan prepared.
The saffron party intends to reach out to 10 crore voters in the next two months from whom it will seek funds from a paltry `10 to `1,000 per head. "This will help create a bond with those voters. Once a person donates willingly, he stays in touch with the party working. This helps in bringing him to the polling booth on election day," a BJP leader explained.
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