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An academic thesis published in December 2012 argues that "predation play" - a descriptor of video games that encourage survival at any cost - offers valuable lessons and inspiration for young females.
Elena Bertozzi of Long Island University published her article, titled "Killing for Girls: Predation Play and Female Empowerment," in the Bulletin of Science Technology & Society several weeks ago. "Videogames that simulate predation - games in which the player is being hunted by others and must kill to survive - have long been the province of young males," Bertozzi claims. "Playing games that virtually simulate predation . . . has many benefits for female players." For reference, Bertozzi defines predation play as any game in which the player's avatar "finds itself in a situation where it is under attack by enemies seeking to eliminate it," citing Halo, Call of Duty, and Half-Life as examples. She asks, "Is the player willing to do what is necessary to survive? Is the player able to learn the strategies needed for success in specific environments?"
Her questions provide context for an argument that claims females are less prepared to face the challenges of violent, predatory games than their male counterparts. Bertozzi points the finger of blame at societal norms, which she says "prioritize nurturing and prosocial behaviors" at the expense of competition and necessary aggression for females to stake a claim in the working world. In contrast, "predation play creates a learning scenario where the player dies almost immediately if she does not compete." To Bertozzi, a game like Far Cry 3 presents significant benefits to girls who might feel pinned to gender roles. Predation play "can be used to empower those who feel powerless - at the mercy of predators - by teaching them how to respond successfully to predation," Bertozzi states, before citing sexual harrassment, rape, and physical assault as examples of real-world predation that video games can help females combat.
"Encouraging females to play at the same kinds of digital games males do may finally affect female willingness to seek and achieve the same kinds of power and status of top males. To accomplish this, parents and educators have to recognize the importance of predation play for the future success of female children."
Do you agree with Bertozzi's position? Can violent video games with an emphasis on survival teach valuable lessons to women in society? Join the conversation, and give us your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Bertozzi, Elena. "Killing for Girls : Predation Play and Female Empowerment." Bulletin of Science & Technology 32, no. 447 (December 2, 2012).


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The summary below is from the full report titled "Brief Communication: Severe Hepatotoxicity of Telithromycin: Three Case Reports and Literature Review." It is in the 21 March 2006 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 144, pages 415-420). The authors are K.D. Clay, J.S. Hanson, S.D. Pope, R.W. Rissmiller, P.P. Purdum III, and P.M. Banks.
Drugs are a common cause of liver damage. Companies that test new drugs often check liver enzyme levels to see if a new drug causes liver damage. Telithromycin, a new antibiotic, was approved in 2004 for the treatment of sinus and respiratory infections. In testing before approval, telithromycin caused liver enzyme elevations in very few people. It was as safe and effective as other antibiotics.
The researchers observed severe liver damage in young, healthy people taking telithromycin. They wanted to see if telithromycin caused the damage. They also wanted to review other reports of liver damage before and since the drug was approved for use.
3 patients who started taking telithromycin just before they developed severe liver damage.
The authors reviewed the patients' medical information and reports of telithromycin and liver damage in the medical literature and in reports to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They asked the maker of the drug to provide information from drug testing.
A healthy 46-year-old man developed jaundice and liver enzyme elevations soon after starting telithromycin therapy. He improved after the drug was withdrawn. A 51-year-old healthy woman developed jaundice and enzyme elevations the week after starting telithromycin. Her condition worsened, and she required liver transplantation to survive. Examination of her liver suggested drug-related liver failure. A 26-year-old man who drank alcohol regularly developed jaundice, fever, and gastrointestinal bleeding the week after starting telithromycin therapy. His condition quickly worsened, and he died. Examination of his liver also suggested drug-related liver failure. In a review of available information, the authors found that telithromycin was a known cause of mild liver enzyme elevations. However, there was no evidence that telithromycin caused mild elevations more often than other antibiotics. There were also no reported cases of elevations or liver damage as serious as those in the 3 patients.
The authors cannot prove that telithromycin caused the episodes of liver damage they observed. Alcohol, other drugs, and unknown factors may have contributed.
Telithromycin is a possible cause of severe liver damage. The drug should probably be taken with caution until it is proven to be safe.
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Koren-Morag et al studied the occurrence of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in 11 177 patients with documented coronary heart disease. During a 6- to 8-year follow-up period, 941 patients were identified with nonhemorrhagic CVD, 487 of whom had verified ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Adjusting for clinical covariates, lipid values in the upper vs lower tertile were associated with the following odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the end point of nonhemorrhagic CVD: total cholesterol, 1.43 (1.20-1.70); low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, 1.52 (1.27-1.81); high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, 0.84 (0.70-1.00); and percentage of total serum cholesterol contained in the high-density lipoprotein moiety, 0.69 (0.58-0.83). These findings clearly support the role of total cholesterol and its fractions in prediction of ischemic CVD among patients with established coronary heart disease.
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To determine the association between serum potassium and risk of cardiovascular disease, Walsh and coworkers studied 3151 participants in the Framingham Heart Study free of cardiovascular disease and not taking medications that alter serum potassium level. Over 16 years of follow-up, there was no association between serum potassium level and risk of cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio per 1-mg/dL increment, 1.00; 95% confidence interval, 0.98-1.03) or death due to cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio per 1-mg/dL increment, 1.04; 95% confidence interval, 0.97-1.11).
Tea is the most popular beverage worldwide. Tea extracts contain high concentrations of caffeine, fluoride, flavonoids, and phytoestrogen. These compounds have all been thought to influence bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk, but information about the effects of tea consumption on bone mass is limited and equivocal. In this study, 497 men and 540 women 30 years and older were enrolled. A dose-response effect between the duration of habitual tea consumption and BMDs of 4 measured regions was found. In other words, subjects who consumed tea habitually for more than 10 years had significantly higher BMDs compared with the nonhabitual tea drinkers. After being analyzed with all the covariates, tea consumption was still a significantly positive variable on BMDs of all measured regions. These findings suggest that habitual tea consumption might have a beneficial effect on BMD in both men and women.
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To assess the use of cholesterol-lowering therapy and related beliefs during 1999 and 2000, Ayanian et al surveyed 815 elderly Medicare beneficiaries who had been hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, or Pennsylvania during 1994 and 1995. In this cohort, 59% reported they were taking a cholesterol-lowering drug, and in adjusted analyses this treatment was significantly more common among women, younger patients, and those who reported that a cardiologist was responsible for their cholesterol management. Lowering cholesterol level was viewed as "very important" by 77% of respondents, but only 33% of respondents knew their cholesterol level. Use of cholesterol-lowering drugs was substantially greater than in prior studies of elderly patients after myocardial infarction, but most patients were unaware of their cholesterol level or the potential adverse effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs, suggesting opportunities to enhance patient education.
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This week I graduated and when people ask me, "Where do you go to school?" my answer will no longer be, "Williamsport Area High School"....
Good letter, Ms Emms. Williamsport has a lot to offer to those who choose to take advantage of it. I hope you choose to stay around, because people like you can and do make a difference.
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After winning his and hers Emmy awards, Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen celebrated – and feasted – with their costars.
The Modern Family onscreen couple was joined by their fellow cast members at the Governors Ball held at the Los Angeles Convention Center after Sunday's ceremony, where they were served a three-course dinner catered by Patina Restaurant Group.
On the menu: Windrose Farm's heirloom tomatoes, rosemary and cherry wood grilled asparagus and fried gold potatoes to start, followed by a main course of filet mignon and gratin of macaroni.
Parks and Recreation stars Aziz Ansari and Chris Pratt (along with wife Anna Faris) were seen enjoying the steak dinner, while the Office's John Krasinski and wife Emily Blunt sat at a table with his costars and tucked into their meal.
Guests also enjoyed a Duncan Hines milk chocolate brownie paired with a blackberry macaron for dessert.
Decked out with black and white décor, the "mod-illusionist" themed ball – which also drew out everyone from Emmy host Jane Lynch to Tina Fey to Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin – featured "living art" performers and aerial artists.
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A look at the decline of Milwaukee's middle class
We've heard the saying: If you're willing to work hard, you'll be able to make a living and build a better life for your children.
It's the theme that the middle class was built on, but a PBS "FRONTLINE" series, "Two American Families" set in Milwaukee, shows that even though a family can work extremely hard and play by the rules, the American Dream can still slip right through their hands. The show airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday on PBS. »Read Full Article(98)
Five singers declared winners in local Met Opera auditions
Five singers were selected by judges to advance to the next round at Saturday's Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim, mezzo-soprano Corrie Stallings, soprano Caitlin Ruby Miller, tenor Ian D. Koziar and tenor Joe Shadday will compete at the Upper Midwest Regional in St. Paul, Minn. The five vocalists also won $2,000 each. »Read Full Article
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Walt Whitman may have rightly claimed that his poetry contains multitudes, but Emily Dickinson can stake an equally valid claim to being America's greatest poet.
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As the Oscar race enters its final stretch, PEOPLE's critic handicaps the contenders gunning for gold this Sunday.
Best Supporting ActorJared Leto
Best Supporting ActressLupita Nyong'o
Best ActorMatthew McConaughey
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Best ActressCate Blanchett
Another case of will win/should win, no matter what residual dirt may have fallen on her as a result of the Woody Allen controversy. None of the director's travails should affect Blanchett, who delivered the most vivid, captivating performance of any actress this year. She's be squaring off against Amy Adams (American Hustle), Sandra Bullock (Gravity), Judi Dench (Philomena) and Meryl Streep (August: Osage County). (Given the fact that the Best Actress nominees have 38 past and present Oscar nods between them, that's saying a great deal.) In Blue Jasmine, Blanchett takes an entirely unlikeable character and makes her sympathetic, with a turn that's somehow delicate yet snatches the film by its throat. In short, she steals Allen's movie from him.
Best DirectorAlfonso Cuarón
Best Picture12 Years a Slave
Yes, 12 Years is an important film (and all that that implies), but it's also an exquisitely made piece of cinema, with the kind of exceptional dialogue and performances that Gravity, quite frankly, lacks. Speaking of the actors, there isn't a disappointing one in the bunch, from the nominated stars, like Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nyong'o and Michael Fassbender, to those who were overlooked – from Paul Giamatti as a brutal slave trader bereft of empathy, to Adepero Oduye as a mother subsumed by grief over the loss of her children, to Sarah Paulson as the vicious Mistress Epps, possessing a political scientist's mastery of soft power. In concert, they deliver a work that not only paints a haunting portrait of our nation at its ugliest, but that will also change the way we talk about race onscreen. That's the power of an amazing film.
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Heading into the 2013 World Series, this matchup between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals looked to have all the makings of a seven-game dog fight.
We're just two games in at this point, but things are all knotted up at 1-1 heading to St. Louis, and the two teams certainly look to be as evenly matched as any baseball fan could ask for.
For now, however, we'll briefly turn our attention to the past. Looking back at the past 25 World Series matchups, I've ranked them from 25-1, based upon how good the series itself turned out to be.
So what makes a great series? Memorable moments like the Kirk Gibson and Joe Carter home runs certainly help, but my main focus was on how many games the series went and how tightly contested each game in the series was.
With that value system in mind, here is a look at the past 25 years of the Fall Classic.


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Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world, Danish Marie and Irish Sophie come ashore in Northern Scotland. After another drunken night they are soon parted from all their accumulated cash. Out of money and out of luck ambitious Sophie pressures Marie into accepting a lucrative job as surrogate mother. Months on, Marie finds herself alone, life having taken a dramatic turn. Heavily pregnant, and wanting to terminate her pregnancy, she's on the run from the future parents, searching for Sophie's old flame, Ken. In a case of mistaken identity, Marie ends up in hiding with three strange men in a seedy Glasgow garage. But then happiness strikes again. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338440/ Danish without subtitles.


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BMI View : Tripetch Isuzu's second CV plant is expected to increase the company's annual Thai output to 500,000 units eventually. We believe the company's sales will benefit from Thailand rebuilding itself after the2011 floods as well as from the pipeline of infrastructure projects in other ASEAN countries. BMI considers Thailand one of the most attractive auto production hubs in the region and we believe that investments in the auto parts sector will ramp-up going forward, to respond to the recent increases in domestic production by global automakers.
Tripetch Isuzu Sales Co , a Thai subsidiary of Mitsubishi Co , expects its domestic commercial vehicle (CV) sales to reach a record high of 210,000 units in 2012 due to the launch of the Isuzu D-Max pickup in October 2011 and pent-up demand from that year's floods. Furthermore, the company opened its second, THB6.5bn (US$211mn) new plant in October. This plant will produce pick-ups as well as medium and heavy duty trucks. Isuzu plans to raise its Thailand truck production to as much as 500,000 units annually to tap into surging domestic and overseas demand.
BMI has long been bullish on new vehicles sales in Thailand and we have revised our forecasts upwards a couple of times this year, as the strong recovery from the devastating floods of 2011 continues to play out.
We believe that the CV segment will continue to enjoy strong growth rates as the country rebuilds itself after the natural disaster. BMI forecasts CV sales to grow 75% in 2012, to hit 720,000 units. Heavy truck sales, a sub-segment of CV sales are expected to enjoy a higher growth rate of 80% in 2012, to reach 43,000 units due to their low base.
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Furthermore, BMI forecasts CVs to enjoy an annual average growth rate of 8% over the 2013-2016 period.
To be sure, the bulk of the domestic demand for CVs is coming from the post-flood rebuilding and not from infrastructure projects, which are fewer in Thailand compared to other countries in the region. Our infrastructure team is more bullish on the infrastructure market in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia ( see our online service, September 12, 'Tata's Expansion Into Indonesia A Logical Step' and October 11, 'Hino's Investment Taps Construction Boom'). We forecast annual average growth rates of 7.4%, 7.1% and 6.8% between 2012-2016 for Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia's construction industries respectively.
However, BMI views Thailand as one of the most attractive production hubs in the South East Asian region due to its pro-business policies as well as excellent transport links to neighbouring countries and we believe that it is a canny move for truck makers such as Isuzu to use Thailand as an export base for other countries in the region.
We see the potential of Myanmar as an upcoming export destination for CV exports. Isuzu has been considering a distribution plan for Myanmar and is expected to reach a conclusion soon. With Myanmar recently passing an investment law bill, we can expect to see a surge in demand for trucks and pick-ups as companies look to increase their capital investment in the country. This would lead to a rise in demand for CVs, resulting in increased exports to the country.
We also expect to see more investments in the auto parts sector in Thailand. As automakers increase their investments and production in the country, component manufacturers will be incentivised to increase domestic production to take advantage of the agglomeration effects coming from being close to their customers.


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This evening, Tim EI2KA, representing AREN was presented with a scroll by Cork County Mayor Alan Coleman at a civic reception held in Cork County Hall. The reception, to acknowledge the skill, dedication and
bravery demonstrated in the service of the community during search and rescue and other emergencies in the region, was attended by more than 250 dignitaries and representatives from across the professional and
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This evening, Tim EI2KA, representing AREN was presented with a scroll by Cork County Mayor Alan Coleman at a civic reception held in Cork County Hall. The reception, to acknowledge the skill, dedication and
Killarney multi-agency exercise.Monday, May 11th, 2015
On the 9th of May AREN took part in a multi-agency mass casualty exercise hosted by Kerry Mountain rescue in Killarney. Other agencies involved included An Garda Síochána, the HSE, The Irish Coast Guard, The Civil Defence, The Search and Rescue Dog Association, Irish Search Dogs, Killarney Water Rescue and others. The AREN station was set up in the on-site co-ordination centre alongside the Inter-Agency Mobile Command Unit.
Net Control was in West Cork with two sub-stations operating in County Waterford. 40m voice and Winlink data was used to get traffic out of the mountains to the outlying substations who forwarded messages to recipients by normal means. Participating members were Eoghan EI5HBB, Martin EI2HIB, Tim EI2KA John EI7IG and Conor EI4JN.
AREN MeetingThursday, April 30th, 2015
On the weekend of the 18th and 19th of April the Amateur Radio Emergency Network held a training and development event in Dromineer County Tipperary. Members enjoyed a mix of indoor and outdoor activities with Winlink, Fldigi (NBEMS), message handling, navigation skills and go-kit demonstrations to whet the appetite.
AREN would like thank Declan EI2GE of the Lough Derg House & Lake Cafe for accommodation, Denis Dillon of Shannon Sailing for the training facilities and especially the members for giving of their time and making the trip to Dromineer.
West Coast Wheelers Cycle RaceThursday, February 26th, 2015
The West Coast Wheelers Cycle Race was run on Sunday the 22nd of February and this was our first event of the year. The course was set in the hills around Loughrea which has many tough uphill climbs along with some long protracted downhill sections where considerable speeds may be achieved. The weather conditions were not fantastic with rain throughout the event. Road surfaces were slippery in places.. (continue reading)
Sean Kelly TourMonday, September 1st, 2014
On the 24th of August, radio amateurs from the South East assisted at the Sean Kelly Tour Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). Our primary role was to establish communications between some of the Voluntary Emergency Services and the EOC, tracking, using APRS, the head and tail of the three events (50k, 100k and 160k), and acting as roving weather observers for the Medical Coordinator. The total area covered during the day was approximately 1500 square km.
Many thanks to EI2HIB, EI3HLB, EI5GOB, EI5HHB, and EI7IG.
An Rás Mór, 2014Saturday, May 31st, 2014
EI4JN, EI7IG and EI8JA assisted on three safety boats at An Rás Mór in Cork Harbour earlier today. Good use was made of the EI7FXR repeater up at Farmers Cross for coordination. Once all three vessels were back in simplex range, operations were then conducted on 144.525, this allowed for coordination between ourselves while leaving the Marine channels free for Race Control, and more important safety traffic.
Conditions were ideal for the day, with no major incidents. A enjoyable day on the water.
Mick, Gary, Matthew, Conor (EI4JN), John (EI7IG), John (EI8JA), Harley
2013 Sean Kelly TourSaturday, August 31st, 2013
The Sean Kelly Tour is over for another year. AREN was invited by Waterford County Civil Defence, along with the Irish Red Cross and Order of Malta to assist at this years event.
Our principal task this year was to track the sweeper vehicles in each event, on the day we were also tasked with establishing a radio link with Order of Malta.
The APRS units from Byonics worked quite well, giving us information as to the sweepers location, and after discussion with the Officer in charge of Order of Malta, a communciations link was successfully established.
Everything worked as expected on the day and it was great to see the different organisations all operating together.
Training WeekendFriday, April 5th, 2013
We are delighted to invite you to our third AREN weekend training and social event. We return to the shores of Lough Derg, for a relaxing ,enjoyable, social and educational event.
This years focus is on progressing three tems from our strategy which have been selected by members. There will be a variety of activities both indoor and outdoor to interest everyone.
Our host Declan EI2GE has kindly arranged generous rates for accommodation and meals.
Training WeekendTuesday, January 31st, 2012
We look forward to meeting everyone in Lough Derg House, Dromineer, this coming weekend for a training and social event.
Could those attending please confirm with Conor, EI4JN, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Training weekendSunday, October 17th, 2010
It is planned to have a training weekend over the 13th and 14th of November on the shores of Lough Derg. This central picturesque location has been popular with other Voluntary Emergency Services for training and social activities.
Attendees can arrive on Friday night or Saturday morning.
Saturdays activities will include practical training and a taste of GlobalSET. It will wind down with a tour of the local RNLI station followed by dinner before moving on to the Whisky Still bar for 'craic agus ceoil' with local trad' musicians.
An afternoon finish on Sunday will ensure you are home early that evening. Our host, Declan EI2GE, has kindly arranged generous rates for accommodation and meals. Full details will be circulated to members in due course.


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Gov. Chris Christie's budget is out of whack. Perhaps he and his fans haven't heard that "honesty is always the best policy." This maxim was a favorite of George Washington, who quoted it in his farewell address, and can be traced back to Aesop's fables.
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When the Texas Commission on Jail Standards informed Potter County officials of a second notice of noncompliance regarding jail overcrowding and understaffing in June, there was not an abundance of options available to address the issue. No matter what the county recommended as a solution, the expenditure of additional taxpayer funds was going to be required.
Unfortunately, this possibility is becoming more of a reality as commissioners approved a proposal Monday to purchase land adjacent to the jail for future expansion and to hire 14 additional staff members.
Taxpayers may not enjoy the inevitable tax increase as a result, but as more inmates arrive in handcuffs to fill the county's already-crowded facilities, it is the commissioners who have their hands tied.
Something has to be done.
The alternatives, which we have indicated previously, are not acceptable. Housing county inmates in neighboring jails is costly and does nothing to address an ongoing problem. Releasing inmates back into society is not an option. Therefore, expansion is the only other means to meet the state standards. Commissioners and county officials are working closely together to find the most cost-effective solution.
County Judge Arthur Ware, along with Joe Morris of the sheriff's department and other county officials, recently traveled to Austin to inform the TCJS of the county's plans to expand and renovate 96-bed pods at the jail.
The TCJS's primary concern was adequate bed space for female inmates, an issue the county also will have to address.
Rather than applying a Band-Aid to the problem, the county should expand its jail facilities as much as fiscally possible. The purchase of adjacent land is a promising option, as is constructing four 96-bed pods rather than two.
Ware has pointed out this fact in the past - that despite a strong local and national economy and low unemployment rate, jails and prisons nationwide still face overcrowding problems.
Now is the time to meet these needs before the numbers possibly increase even more in the future.
County residents may not be fond of the corresponding hit to their wallets, but unfortunately such is the cost of justice today.
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Except for that totally unnecessary penalty that took the Wings off the PP when they could have put a fork in Boston, gave the Bruins a brief PP which they scored on. It was a game, and likely, series changer.
Are you kidding? You should invest in a DVR if you're going to start criticizing players about penalties and whatnot.
I remember that looking like a huge bit of embellishment from a player that has a very long list of embellishing things..... I don't think a bump like that should completely corkscrew a 6' 9" behemoth. Nor the previous game when 5' 9" Tatar somehow mustered the strength to throw the same 6' 9" man.
ABSOLUTELY. And that's why Bertuzzi was LIVID. Chara skated backwards into him and their elbows connected SLIGHTLY- I don't even know if it was Bert's elbow or just his sleeve, it looked PATHETIC.
The NHL is going to have to do something much like the NBA, fine-fine-fine-suspension. Until that happens, captain embellishment is going to continue to directly affect games in a way that lacks integrity and displays unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Soaking in a hot bath can help burn some extra calories, but only if you can get the water hot enough.
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I put a 17 lb recoil spring in my ppk/s taking out the factory 20 lb. What sort of limitations do I have when it comes to ammo. Thanks.
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February 17, 2012, 07:58 PM
A recoil spring has one main function: to load the next round and close the slide after the shot. If the spring is too strong, it may keep the slide from functioning properly (i.e., the ammo may not have enough force to push it back properly). If it's too weak, the spent cases may be sent way too far.
A weak recoil spring isn't likely to hurt anything, as the rearward movement of the slide isn't particularly hard on the gun. A very strong spring might cause damage when the slide slams forward -- and in some gun may eventually damage the slide stop.
Changing the spring will cause your experience of recoil to be different. If you're having trouble racking the slide. If you're shooting hot ammo, you may see the cases go farther.
(1911Tuner, who participates here, demonstrates to non-believers that you can shoot a 1911 without a recoil spring and not be overwhelmed by the force of recoil. No damage, either. The slide just won't close automatically.)
February 17, 2012, 10:55 PM
I put a 17 lb recoil spring in my ppk/s taking out the factory 20 lb. What sort of limitations do I have when it comes to ammo. Thanks.
I don't have a PPK, but have some experience lightening pistol springs.
Walt Sherrill tells it like it is.
Many, if not most pistols will accept a lighter hammer spring. The "IF" is if it's too light. 1. it may not feed 100% 2. It may cause intermittent light primer strikes and FTFire.
As a PURE W.A.G., 20# going to 17 should work fine, IF you were getting good solid primer hit with the 20# spring.
If your cases are flying into the next county, the spring is too light. AGAIN, this is just a guess based on some experience with other pistols.
By coincidence, my 9mm CZ75 came with a 20# hammer/mainspring. It now runs 100% reliably with a 13# spring with some coils cut off. By going this light, I had to further modify the firing pin to get reliable strikes with both WIN and FED primers (the two softest primers). My light loads are thrown about 6'. With a 15# spring it will feed and fire anything available. With factory target loads, the cases fly maybe 7'. Not much change.
Hope this makes sense.
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February 17, 2012, 11:19 PM
We're shifted the discussion and we're now talking about two different things here: recoil springs and hammer springs.
As I understood the question, it was about the RECOIL spring, and not the hammer spring.
(The weights mentioned are close to the CZ Hammer spring weights, which may have caused the issue.)
A lighter hammer spring CAN lead to light primer strikes -- but as 1SOW notes, not always.
I've dropped hammer spring weights on some guns, but it's not something I do as often as dropping recoil spring weight. (I've found that it helps a lot with 3rd Gen. S&Ws to go down a pound or two on the hammer spring.)
That said, I have no way of guessing how a 3lb. lighter HAMMER SPRING would affect the performance of the PPK/S. As noted, a lighter recoil spring isn't going to have much effect on performance; a 10%-15% lighter hammer/mainspring might...
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Neonatologists call breast milk "liquid gold" because of the immunity it provides newborns. But not every new mother can provide "liquid gold" for her newborn so they seek it elsewhere.
Admittedly, the thought of using someone else's breast milk to feed my baby initially weirded me out. But the more I read about it the more I realize what a beautiful act it really is. Kind of like that closing scene in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, or Salma Hayek whipping out a boob and breast feeding a starving child in Sierra Leone. I still can't watch that video without tearing up.
A co-worker of mine who has adopted three or four kids – I can't remember the exact number because he has a lot of kids – told me about how he and his wife bought breast milk from a woman to nurse their adopted newborns. They bought it "under the table", no less. It cracked me up to think of this big breast milk black market type bootleg operation going on. But hey, this is Utah, after all. There are a lot of kids here.
Adoptions are one reason people seek out the donated breast milk. Many times mothers can't provide the milk themselves, perhaps because their baby was delivered prematurely — before the mother's breast tissue prepares for nursing, typically in the last trimester of pregnancy. Also, some women simply are not able to produce milk.
That's where these donation centers come in. Now, Utah has opened its very first breast milk donation bank. Until now, the only way to donate the milk was for mothers to ship it in dry ice to Colorado, said Rebecca Bingham of University of Utah Health Care.
Mother's Milk Bank at Presbyterian St. Luke's hospital in Denver is one of only 10 milk banks in the country that collects breast milk from mothers across the country and delivers it to sick and premature babies. The milk bank sells breast milk for $3.50 per ounce to the hospitals around the country. Thanks to grant funding, the nonprofit bank usually breaks even. The bank also gives a portion of its milk away free. In other words, if a baby needs milk, it gets it.
The donated milk is ordered by prescription from physicians. "Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo is the biggest user of banked milk," said Christy Porucznik, co-director of The Mothers' Milk Donation Center in Salt Lake City. UVRMC uses 5,000 ounces of prescription, pasteurized human milk a year, hospital spokesman Dane DeHart told the Daily Herald.
One mother whose baby is now receiving milk from the bank had a double mastectomy before her third child was born. Another baby girl receiving donated milk was adopted by two gay men. Her milk is pumped by Lisa Crane, a Denver woman who has her own 7-month-old son, Elliott. Crane pumps each night after Elliott is in bed, collecting 3 to 5 ounces in bottles delivered to her home by the milk bank. The hospital picks up her frozen milk every few weeks.
This new donation bank in Utah doesn't take Denver out of the equation, but it makes the process a lot easier for donating mothers. Unlike the old method, where mothers had to package their milk in dry ice and mail it at their own expense, the new donation bank in Utah handles all the logistics and there is no cost to donating mothers. The Redwood Health Center in Salt Lake City takes the donated breast milk and will ship it to a processing plant in Denver. It's then shipped back to Utah where it is prescribed by doctors.
The need for donors is ongoing but the screening process is strict. Basic qualifications include being a non-smoker in good health, not regularly using medications, limited use of caffeine, and a 12-hour waiting period after use of alcohol.
What a cool thing. Not weird at all, as I originally thought. Kind of like donating blood but even better, because the liquid gold is going to sweet, little newborns. What's better than that?
Potential donors should call The Mothers' Milk Bank in Denver at (877) 458-5503 to begin the screening process.
For more information, visit healthcare.utah.edu/redwood or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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What started as a simple project to refine and clean up the site a few months ago is finally done today, and you can see the results by clicking here (if you're reading this via email).
The last time we did a major redesign was more than 3 years ago, so it seemed like it was time to make another big change.
Yes, the site looks a lot better and there's a giant video and set of buttons below it on the homepage now, but there are plenty of other benefits for you as well.
What's New?
Let me break it down by category:
Revamped Design
While the old design "worked," this new one is more professional and better highlights everything that's actually available on the site – articles, interviews, web series, free videos, tutorial series, online courses, coaching, and more.
I won't say that we "copied" the design of a similar, popular website in another market, but, um, let's just say there was some influence.
While you may know what this site is all about if you've been a regular visitor for years, millions of new readers visit each year and don't necessarily "get it" right away.
With the new homepage and the video with the obligatory shout-out to Per Se, it is impossible not to understand the site at first glance.
It's also much easier to access everything here just by scrolling down a bit from the top of the homepage.
Better Categories for All Articles and Content
Over time, this site has moved away from pure investment banking coverage, and the original article categories stopped making sense a long time ago.
So I spent several days reorganizing everything (those were a fun few days), and you can see the result on the new Articles page.
Everything is now organized by industry (investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, etc.) and there's a separate page for each one of those.
And then within each of those, there are more granular sub-categories (e.g., Investment Banking Groups & Regions –> Regions –> Europe).
Of course, there's still a ton of content on investment banking since I spent a few years writing almost exclusively about that.
Going forward, though, at least 50% of the content here will be about other industries and the new category structure reflects that.
Free Tutorials, Courses, and More
Yes, I sometimes still get emails from readers wondering which company's financial modeling course they should sign up for. Seriously?
So it is now blatantly obvious what we offer: the interview guide and networking toolkit, financial modeling training, industry-specific training, resume/CV editing, coaching, and more.
Over the past 1-2 years, we also released free tutorial series for the modeling courses and industry-specific modeling courses and you can also access all those tutorials via the links above.
Free YouTube Videos
I haven't written too much about this one, but I've been gradually publishing free modeling-related YouTube videos over the past few months.
There's one on Equity Value vs. Enterprise Value here (this one has generated the biggest reaction so far), one on how to calculate EBITDA, one on Depreciation on the 3 financial statements, and more coming soon.
These are not full courses or case studies or anything like that – they're just short samples that answer specific questions we've received over and over again.
Since I am crazy and obsessive-compulsive, my long-term goal is to publish 5,000 free videos on YouTube, even if takes 25 years to get there.
NOTE: As stated above, these videos are NOT full courses and they're not structured in an organized way – unlike the BIWS courses.
So no, I didn't go on a weekend retreat into the magical forest of weed-smoking leprechauns and suddenly decide to give away all the modeling content for free.
These videos will help you a lot, but they're not case studies that you can speak to in interviews or list on your resume/CV.
And if you already have access to the Premium/Advanced/Fundamentals course, I'm going to start adding these free videos soon – plus, you'll also receive access to the Excel files, PDFs, and my written notes on each one of them.
Right now, the focus is on the "core technical topics" but eventually there will be industry-specific videos, videos on deal structuring and more advanced topics, and more.
Coming up next will be a series on equity investments (AKA associate companies) that explains what to do, simply, and clarifies the massive amount of confusion I've seen on this topic.
There will also be a set on Noncontrolling Interests under IFRS and GAAP, based on an accounting textbook I've been reading for fun.
(NOTE: Yes, I read accounting textbooks for fun. As you can tell, I have a very active social life and get invited to a lot of parties.)
…And It Really Works on Mobile Devices
Technically, the old design "worked" on smartphones and other mobile devices – it was readable, at least, and a different layout showed up if you were reading on one of those…
But this version is much better, i.e. it actually works.
It uses responsive design to automatically size the content appropriately depending on your screen size, so there are no shenanigans even if you're using a much bigger/smaller screen at some point.
I still don't have a solution for how to view massive Excel files on your smartphone, but at least you can now read everything and watch the videos more easily.
The entire BIWS site now works on mobile devices as well – which is more useful than it seems, since you can now take quizzes on your phone and read and watch on your phone, even if you cannot manipulate a 1,000-row Excel model on a 5-inch screen.
Browser Problems?
If you see any issues or bugs on this new design, please leave a comment with your findings or reply to one of my emails and let us know about it.
NOTE: If you're using an ancient browser such as IE6 (released in 2001) or IE7 (released in 2006), you should really upgrade your web browser.
Even Google – a $300+ billion company – has now dropped support for some of those browsers, so we cannot possibly support them.
Dates on Articles!
On that note, I finally decided to give into the pressure and add dates to everything here, even going back to the first article published in 2007.
Just kidding.
That will never happen because I enjoy leaving dates off everything and saying "no" to this common request.
(I actually have reasons for doing this, based on data collected for email sign-ups and site engagement rates.)
But hey, keep trying and maybe one of these days I'll give into the demands for dates.
That's about it for now.
If you are using our modeling courses, you're about to get a massive update soon – more quizzes, certifications, and transcripts, and a brand new massive bonus case study for the Oil & Gas course that goes beyond any other model covered on the site.
Comments, questions, feedback – you know what to do.
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Hiya everyone, I'm alive. I've just had a lot of things happening all at once.
So, unlike most of the lovely users on this site, I am 21 years old and independent. mostly.
So, this is going to be a rant/explanation/all out babbling about my personal life. If you are not interested, that's ok I understand. I just want to get everything off my chest and mind so I can focus more.
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Limestone County (Tanner) EF-0
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This tornado formed in association with a secondary circulation that developed a few miles south of a pre-existing tornado. The second tornado touched down west of the intersection of Huntsville Brownsferry Road and Neely Road, and moved east-northeast before dissipating near Tanner. This weak/brief tornado primarily uprooted trees and caused damage to signage near Tanner High School.
|Hytop, AL Radar (HTX) radar loop of the EF-0 tornado track from 11:23 - 11:28 pm CDT. The imagery on the left is reflectivity, while the imagery on the right is storm-relative velocity. Click on the image to loop.


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[QUOTE=Westly;967903]Hey all!
I've been with her for six or seven years now, and I cooked my own food previously. (Which is why I was able to stick so well to Primal!) but when she moved in near the beginning of the year, she said that she would prepare the meals. I told her that I'd really like to stick to Primal, and she says "Oh, well, a few potatoes aren't going to kill you." and "It's just a little sugar in the chicken!" (WTF?) (And by a little she means about a quarter cup.) And "I've set out some pound cake for you, eat it before it goes bad." She doesn't take what I'm doing seriously, because to her, it's not serious.
I've been doing my part. I generally make a lot of crock-pot meals (Because WF has been having a lot of stellar sales on roasts!) I bake my own fish (She hates fish) pan fry my own scallops, make my own soups (Typically a from scratch chicken coconut curry with home made stock), roll my own meatballs, and do all of the grilling. I make quite a bit of my own food, but she also eats a lot earlier than I do (She needs to eat around 5-6PM) and I don't even get home from work until around 7 or 8, so she makes extra of whatever she's eating, and expects me to eat it before it 'goes bad'. She doesn't like eating leftovers. I've got a bit of a hangup about food going to waste (Comes from being poor as a teenager) so I tend to finish off things she doesn't eat as well.
I would love it if she'd buy her own food, but, currently, I'm the only one with a job, and I buy all the food. She gets sick if she doesn't eat the foods she likes (Which, interestingly enough, MAKE HER SICK!!) and I think it's pretty much a case of "I want you to be like me."
Thanks for all your suggestions, folks! I'm going to be eating more fish (It's really cheap here in Cali) and sticking to strictly making my own meals. It's just really financially difficult to be funding both Primal and SAD. ;_;[/QUOTE]
Wait. You support her? If she doesn't work, then why does she have to eat at 5-6PM? Sounds like she has more weird control issues over food. I hope she can be happy for you as you make some healthy changes in your life. If she cannot, you need to do some serious thinking about her future in your home. She needs a job so she doesn't have to fixate on you. Volunteer???
Not too helpful, I know. You're a good guy to even care about her feelings at this point!


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Already paying for tuition, housing and food, Lycoming College is hoping to help students' wallets when it comes to textbooks this fall with a new rental program.
As students made their way around the school's bookstore during the first week of classes, some students had the option of buying or renting textbooks for a cheaper price.
As Patricia Bausinger, store manager, noted, they weren't just old, used books - some were brand new.
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Patricia Bausinger, bookstore manager, stands next to a poster on Lycoming College's campus that advertises the school's new textbook rental program.
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A stack of textbooks display a sticker showing that it can be purchased or rented. The rental cost is a lower price than purchase price. Students still can write and highlight in the book as long as it is returned with no other damage.
"One of the things we started to look at is to give the students options. They needed options to keep the costs of textbooks down," Bausinger said.
For example, one new book could cost a student $122 to buy, but the student could rent it for the semester for $66.
And the renting student has the same freedom with the rented textbook as one purchased.
"You can write in it, you can highlight in it. We just ask ... that you return it in decent condition," Bausinger said.
Although writing and highlighting is allowed, the store will not accept water or any other damage that would make the book unusable.
If a book is returned in poor condition, the student will be charged the full price of the book.
Bausinger estimated about one-third of the store's textbooks were eligible for renting during the fall semester.
She said this semester was the first of three steps to implement the program.
In the spring 2013 semester, Bausinger said the program will see a "full-blown" implementation.
But, Bausinger added, not every book can be rented.
She said there were "certain limitations," such as workbooks and sets of books that come with CDs or DVDs that can only be sold, but any book that can be rented will be available for rent in the spring.
"Our goal is to rent pretty much everything we can," she said.
The final piece of the plan is to allow students to rent the books online, like they do when preordering books on the store's website before the semester starts.
"Kids today, they want options. They want affordable options," Bausinger said.
Bausinger went on to say that the bookstore saw more traffic at the beginning of the semester than it did in previous semesters.
She said students are interested in learning more about it, as they have found other options with other online companies to rent or buy the required textbooks.
"Their first question is, 'How much is it to rent,' and the students look at kind of how much savings it is," Bausinger said.
She added that the store was trying to find ways of lowering book costs and saw other institutions of higher education renting, so Lycoming decided to as well.
"We saw more and more schools getting on the bandwagon," Bausinger said.
Since Sept. 6, Bausinger said the rental program has saved 144 students about $11,700.
She added that there's no need to think more won't use the program in the future.
"It's been very, very positive. We haven't heard anything negative," Bausinger said. "If anything, they want more."


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First off, just wanted to say thanks to Speero and Moose and the YGT guys for inviting me to do a guest post on the site!
I day trade the grain futures, specifically corn; and I swing trade options on big liquid momo stocks such as AAPL. So what's my trading strategy? I'm a student of price action and market sentiment and work off of that. I like to keep it as simple as possible because complexity breeds confusion. When it comes to indicators there are only a select few I put my money behind and they are the TTM trend, TTM squeeze, and TTM wave indicators developed by John Carter, who I have learned a ton from over the last few years and highly recommend his book Mastering the Trade for anyone trying to make this a career. Anyway, how do I use these indicators to develop a trading strategy?
Simple as 1, 2, 3...
First, the TTM trend is just the color of the candles or bars you see in the charts. Either blue or red. You can see that once the color changes it tends to stay in a decent trend for awhile until things change. Each candle incorporates the close of the previous 6 periods in order to get an idea of what the actual TREND in the market is, which for me is valuable and much more important then the look or close of one candlestick.
Second, the TTM squeeze is the momentum bars with occasional red dots appearing on the midline. When they appear it tells you the stock or market is resting and getting ready for its next move so get ready!
Third, the TTM wave is the bottom indicator that shows two different wave's. A blue wave that shows the longer term momentum and a shorter term red/yellow wave. The blue wave is a filter for me to keep me on the right side of the market. For example, if the long term blue wave is completely positive then I am only looking for long setups and will buy the next time the shorter term yellow wave crosses back above 0.
All of these TTM indicators are available for free on ToS under studies.
Here is a real 60 minute chart example of a trade I took on AAPL about 2 weeks ago. AAPL had been underperforming a strong market that week so on Friday after it gapped up above 350 only to fade and then turn red on the day I was looking to go short.
1. Arrow one shows when AAPL broke 348 support the TTM trend changed to red looking at lower timeframe's like the 15 minute chart I scaled into some in-the-money 355 puts.
2. Arrow two shows the 60 minute squeeze forming on AAPL for several days saying that move is coming. Once it breaks support at 348 and the TTM trend bars are red I can assume the squeeze will eventually fire off short.
3. Arrow three shows my last confirmation of the TTM wave red bars going negative and then the wave completely below 0. Indicating game on and I added to my 355 puts Friday before the close.
I stayed with the trade until AAPL gapped down on Tuesday morning and opened at 336. I could have waited for two blue bars in a row to show me the change in trend but I covered the AAPL at 336 that morning because 12 points in two trading days is a great move!
I do this on basically any timeframe with any stock or market. Rinse and repeat and follow the trend.


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Soccer: Cardinals, Huskies Play Even through Two OTs
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State soccer team played to its second 2-2 draw of the weekend in Mid-American Conference action Sunday, this time against Northern Illinois.
Nicole Pembleton and Elaina Musleh both scored for the Cardinals, but Northern Illinois managed a pair of goals from Jess Woolridge to leave the Briner sports Complex with a tie on Ball State's Senior Day.
Musleh's goal at the 80:40 mark answered Woolridge's second goal of the afternoon to even the score at 2-2. Neither team was able to find the game winner over the final nine minutes of regulation or either of the 10-minute overtime periods.
With three regular-season games remaining in the race for MAC Tournament seeding, Ball State's record now stands at 9-4-3 (4-2-2 MAC). Northern Illinois is now 4-9-3 (2-4-2 MAC).
In a game marked by 33 total fouls, Ball State more than doubled Northern Illinois in shot attempts (27-11) and shots on goal (13-6). But the Huskies were able to convert on enough of those chances to play the Cardinals even.
"Our team is disappointed," Ball State coach Craig Roberts said. "We are at the point where we are not content tying games or just being in games; we want to win everything. I think that's a great attitude, but we have to convert scoring opportunities if we're really going to win those games."
After a scoreless first half, Pembleton struck first for the Cardinals in the 52nd minute when she collected a loose ball in the box and fired a shot into the right corner of the net for her third goal of the year. That lead stood until Woolridge found an open net to tie the score in the 71st minute after Ball State failed to clear the ball from its own end.
Woolridge scored again just more than 10 minutes later at the 80:15 mark after a Ball State foul set up a free kick from 35 yards out. Courtney Ksiazek placed the kick perfectly toward Woolridge, who headed it in to give the Huskies their only lead of the day.
That lead was short lived. Less than 30 seconds later, Musleh scored on a header of her own. Maimee Morris crossed the ball into the box, and Musleh sent in into the right side of the net to tie things up again on what proved to be the final goal of the day. It was Musleh's second goal of the year.
The Cardinals had other chances, including a penalty kick from Victoria Jacobs, but could not get the lead back. Northern Illinois goalkeeper Amy Carr was there to make 11 saves on the day. Layne Schramm made four saves for Ball State and also came off her line to play numerous dangerous crosses.
At 4-2-2 in conference play, Ball State has 14 points in the league standings based on a system that awards three points for a win and one point for a tie. The top six teams in the MAC are separated by just four points with Eastern Michigan leading the way at 18. The top four teams in the final standings will host first-round conference tournament games.


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Larger than the grey partridge, it has a large white chin and throat patch, bordered with black. It has a greyish body with bold black flank stripes, and a chestnut-sided tail. It is an introduced species, brought to the UK from continental Europe, where it is largely found in France and Spain.
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Partridges, quails, pheasants and allies (Phasianidae)
Most numerous in England, especially in the east, with some birds in the Welsh borders and in eastern Scotland. Usually seen in groups in open fields.
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