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ELLE.com sat down with NARS international makeup stylist Uzo—part of Francois Nars' inner circle—to create an easy-to-do, brightening makeup look that will help you fake a full eight hours of sleep.
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Uzo, who's all about prepping the skin with moisturizer before applying makeup, used the iconic NARS the Multiple in Copacabana to add illumination to the cheekbones and down the bridge of the nose.
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"At NARS, foundation application starts with your hands. Your fingers blend so much better than a sponge or a brush, and it's quicker," says Uzo. Here, she applied a light foundation for a "sheer veil all over the face."
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"I recommend a little bit of foundation under the eyes before applying concealer. Women tend to use too much concealer," says Uzo, "so let the foundation even you out first, then use the concealer if you need it."
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Uzo added a bright pop of color to the cheeks with another NARS the Multiple stick, in G Spot. "I like to use color on the apples and in the hollows of the cheek so it's not too contoured, but more brightening."
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"I like to use powder only where needed," says Uzo. Here, that means around the nose and across the cheekbones to help blend out the cream blush.
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Uzo used NARS Seduction Blush to add another, bright pop of color to the skin. Layering will not only ensure that the look lasts all day, but will give dimension to your cheeks.
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Clean skin and a bright pop of color on the cheeks work for an everyday natural look. But, in a few more steps you can take a daytime palette to one that is more dramatic.
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"A big color right now is fuchsia. It's a great alternative to red and brightens the face up a lot." Here, Uzo used NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in 413 BLKR, a bright pink matte color all over to define the lips.
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Lip pencil all over the lip will last longer than just gloss alone. Uzo topped the look off with a shiny, lacquered lip gloss.
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Bright cheeks and glossy lips make the eye area (devoid of makeup) appear more awake.
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For those who want a look that goes from day to night, add a deep lipstick in a terracotta red color, like NARS Dressed to Kill Lipstick.
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Uzo recommends applying lipliner after lipstick in this instance. "That way, it's softer, and you can blend the color easier." Here, she used a bright red lipstick to define and brighten the lips.
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"Another quick way to brighten the eyes is by applying a neutral pencil to the inner rims. White pencils can be too harsh." Uzo applied NARS Larger Than Live Eye Liner in Rue Bonaparte to the bottom waterline only.
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Keep the eyes open and bright by applying a shimmery metallic gold color to the lids. Uzo applied a cream shadow from the lash line to slightly above the crease. When you have a bold lip, you can skip eyeliner, like Uzo did here.
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Finish with two coats of mascara on both the top and bottom after curling.
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Here, a bright-eyed, colorful, and more awake look is created using minimal products. It's the pop of colors that work together with correct concealer and foundation application to make the area around your eye appear lighter and more illuminated.


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Glo's latest obsession: wedding inspiration
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Even if you have chosen a classic and simple wedding gown, one way a bride can show some flair is in her hair. To help us decide between two head-turning accessories, we asked our Facebook fans for help. They said I do to this delicate and fun fascinator, complete with a mini veil for your walk down the aisle.
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Whether your husband-to-be is wondering what to get his groomsmen or you need something cute to give a newly engaged couple, this classic martini shaker fits the bill. Besides shaking up ice cold libations, the stainless steel cocktail-maker teaches you to say cheers in 12 new languages. Cin cin!
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Tucked into a charming silver compact is something every bride needs on her Big Day: the new NP Set Ready Set Loose Powder. Packed with nutrients and minerals that absorb excess shine, the translucent powder will ensure that you're camera-ready for the duration of the ceremony and the reception.
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Add a personal touch to your bridal shower or on the big day with these letterpress coasters—the perfect accompaniment to a glass of champagne. Ask your loved ones to jot down a few wise words in between the celebratory toasts. Cheers!
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Whether you're attending a wedding or in one this season, add a touch of whimsy to your look way of a brooch. Pin it on the lapel of a blazer for a classic take, or try it at the waist for a modern update. Wherever you place it, this crystal, gold and Lucite pin will make a statement, subtly.
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Entertaining the in-laws or hosting that first-ever holiday dinner is made easy with this guide for for cooking à deux. The book contains more than 130 recipes, including one for thousand layer chocolate chip cookies that will make you swoon. Author Sarah Copeland, a newlywed herself, knows that the act of cooking and eating together is one of the key ingredients in a happy marriage.
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Give guests something fun to do during the wedding cocktail hour. A game of corn toss is sure stir up a little friendly competition between the sexes. The best part? The boards are made to order, so you can customize them with your very own his-and-hers profiles.
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The edgy Brit beauty brand, Illamasqua, has just released its Naked Strangers line of lacquer. At first blush, it may not sound wedding-worthy (one of the polishes is called "Swinger"). But for those looking for a polish they can commit to, there's Monogamous, a pale-pink that will never be forsaken.
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Whether you're planning your wedding, a loved one's, or those "someday" nuptials (a girl doesn't need a ring to dream!), the invitation is your chance to set the tone. So we asked our Facebook fans to help choose between two modern yet classic styles. The winner? This elegant, all-white embossed option—perfect for a classy beachfront ceremony. Dun, dun, duh-dun...
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As the tradition goes, every bride should have something blue, which is meant to symbolize loyalty. We say stay loyal to your stylish ways with these gemstone and resin teardrop earrings. The delicate accessory will add a subtle pop of color to any all-white outfit.
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Give guests a goodie bag from your big day with customizable totes courtesy of The Wedding Chicks. (There are even totes for mother of the bride, mother of the groom and bridesmaids.) The eco-friendly carryalls are available in a variety of themes, so you'll be sure to find one that suits your style—and his.
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25 Healthy Dinner Recipes
Baked Ratatouille Sausage Penne [1]
What's the secret to keeping this pasta casserole as healthy as it is cozy? Lean turkey sausage, whole wheat pasta and just a sprinkling of cheese.
Blackened Chicken with Avocado Salsa [5]
A zesty fresh salsa tops flavorful chicken breast. A little bit of creamy avocado goes a long way to making the dish taste more indulgent than it really is.
Sunday Dinner Stew [9]
You couldn't ask for a simpler dinner than this! Just four ingredients and only 300 calories per serving.
Sunday Dinner Stew [10]
Jerk Pork Wraps with Lime Mayo [13]
Prepare pork shoulder in the slow cooker, then whip up dinner in a flash. The Lime Mayo topping uses fat-free mayo, so it doesn't add heaps of fat or calories.
Mediterranean Chicken-Pomegranate Stir-Fry [17]
Pomegranate seeds add a punch of sweet-tart flavor to this easy and healthy stir-fry. Thinly sliced pork tenderloin or peeled, deveined shrimp can be substituted for the chicken. For extra nutrition, serve with brown rice or quinoa.
Oven-Fried Parmesan Chicken [21]
Think this is loaded in fat and calories? Think again! Herb bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese make the coating on this oven-baked dish extra tasty.
Five-Spice Beef Kabobs [25]
These kabobs use lean flank steak or boneless sirloin, and the sauce is made with healthy yogurt.
Chicken Enchilada Casserole [29]
By cutting the sour cream and adding black beans, we lowered the fat and boosted the protein and fiber in this healthy twist on a Mexican-restaurant standard.
Herbed Salmon [33]
Nervous to cook fish? Don't be. This recipe is a cinch to make, and you'll get all those healthy omega-3 fatty acids from the salmon.
Herbed Salmon [34]
Chicken Breasts with Red Pepper Sauce [37]
This unusual and tasty sauce gets its color from steamed, pureed red sweet peppers. Green beans, whole wheat pasta and lean chicken breast make it a hearty, nutrition-packed meal.
Cilantro Cauliflower "Rice" [41]
This nutritious alternative to rice is a tasty side dish for Mexican meals. Try it in a burrito with refried black beans, cheddar cheese and assorted toppers.
Sesame Orange Beef [45]
This Asian-style stir-fry is loaded with sweet, orange-y flavor and can be on the table in less than 30 minutes.
Sesame Orange Beef [46]
Superfoods Salad [49]
Spinach, Turkey and Wild Rice Soup [53]
Spinach and wild rice give a nutritional boost to traditional turkey and rice soup that simmers in your slow cooker. Use low-sodium condensed chicken soup and broth to make it even healthier.
Curried Couscous with Vegetables [57]
We used a preseasoned curry-flavor couscous mix so this slow-cooker vegetarian supper has only six ingredients. If you prefer a heartier meal, grill chicken breast to eat with the couscous or stir in a drained can of chickpeas for protein.
Lynn's Best Herb and Garlic Pork [61]
Pair thin slices of this herb-rubbed lean pork top loin roast with steamed veggies or roast potatoes for a nutritious Sunday supper.
Slow-Cooker Three-Bean Chili [65]
This calico stew of fiber- and protein-packed beans is easy to make in your slow cooker, where it simmers with chocolate syrup and Cajun seasoning. Because it only has 1 gram of fat per serving, you can feel safe adding a small sprinkle of cheese or dollop of low-fat sour cream as a garnish without blowing your diet.
Shrimp and Pineapple Lettuce Cups [69]
Lettuce leaves make a healthy alternative to a taco shell and allow the sweet-spicy flavors of the filling to shine through.
Hearty Chicken and Bean Casserole [73]
Smoked sausage adds flavor and richness to this casserole, while carrots, white beans and no-salt-added tomatoes keep it on the light side.
Hearty Chicken and Bean Casserole [74]
Download our FREE printable collection of 10 top casserole recipes [75]
Grilled Chicken and Garden Veggie Penne with Oven-Roasted Tomatoes [78]
Heaps of vegetables and healthy chicken breast make this a flavorful and low-fat choice for summer (or any time you get your hands on nice veggies). For extra nutrition, use whole wheat pasta.
Grilled Chicken and Garden Veggie Penne with Oven-Roasted Tomatoes [79]
Kale Salad [82]
Trendy kale is a nutritional powerhouse and much heartier than regular lettuce. This salad has lots of colorful veggies and a zesty Asian dressing. Pair it with a whole wheat roll for a satisfying light supper.
Kale Salad [83]
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Walnut Pesto [86]
This lower-calorie pasta salad features roasted vegetables, whole wheat penne pasta and homemade pesto. To turn it into a main dish, stir in a can of rinsed and drained white beans or add chunks of grilled chicken.
Chicken Taco Casserole [90]
Sweet pepper and spinach bring lots of vitamins A and C to this Tex-Mex layered meal-in-a-dish.
Tomato-Lentil Soup [94]
Lentils are an affordable and super-healthy protein source, and brown rice adds even more fiber. Don't skip the cider vinegar; it really brightens the flavors of the soup.
Tomato-Lentil Soup [95]
Mushroom Goulash [98]
Portobello mushrooms give a meaty texture to this slow-cooker spin on the classic supper dish.
Mushroom Goulash [99]
Marinated Lime Shrimp [102]
We created this dish as an appetizer, but it works great as a salad topper, too. Marinate cooked shrimp a couple hours before dinner, then drain and serve over lettuce with peppers, cucumber or whatever veggies you have on hand. Add tortilla strips for a crunchy finishing touch.
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On December 18, 2013, in conjunction with the Orange County District Attorney's Office, the New York State Police arrested John Raftery, age 43, of Pine Bush, NY for Grand Larceny in the Third Degree.
Earlier this month, Village of Chester Police Officials noticed discrepancies in the PBA account, and conducted an audit of their books, which lead to the investigation, and charges being filed.
Raftery is the current Village of Chester Police Department PBA President. He is accused of stealing over $7,500 from the Village of Chester PBA Fund from November of 2011 to December of 2012.
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Well, well, HADES back at ya Cajun We need some more "Cajun Shine" SHR has been out of Shine for over two month's now This place is like living in a "DRY" County
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Back at ya Caj............how's that dang dawg of yours??
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Alive's seasonal expedition through Columbus music concludes with a bang Friday at Woodlands Tavern. We've rounded up seven great acts to play alternating sets in the Grandview bar's front and back rooms, which means your $5 admission fee is an even better deal than usual.
What's more, a portion of that door charge supports Columbus Music Co-op's efforts to assist uninsured musicians. Some of the proceeds from locally distilled Middle West Spirits cocktails benefit the Co-op too, and Middle West will have free samples on site to whet your thirst.
Fostering a burning hunger for local music? Leave that to this lineup.
G. Finesse & the N.S.
Tony "G. Finesse" Haslett raps over funky instrumentals from a live band, instantly recalling The Roots at their jammiest. It's a good look — danceable with room to follow the muse. It also explains why they take naturally to '90s hip-hop tributes.
But originals are their specialty; they've got a batch coming Nov. 10 under the title "N.S.E.P." Mixtapes called "N.S. Society Mixtapes Volume 1" and "Ear Drugs" will drop soon too.
Get a preview when they close out the main stage Friday.
The Saturday Giant
Not only does Phil Cogley account for all the music on stage at a Saturday Giant show, he also hustles in all the other ways bands have to hustle — recording, booking, promotion and every detail that comes with doing it DIY.
He's getting better at all of it, and quickly. Months of touring are lined up for fall and winter, plus the recording and release of The Saturday Giant's first full-length. Cogley's approachable art-rock epics will sound splendid on the front stage Friday.
Joshua P. James & the Paper Planes
There's a time and place for artsy pretension, but not when Joshua P. James is on stage. His hardscrabble roots rock digs deep into the kind of crises that are (to paraphrase Homer Simpson) often caused and sometimes solved by whiskey and women.
On debut album "Please, Please," James and his trusty Paper Planes set those stories to rambunctious twang-stomp that recalls a time when country and rock were practically the same genre. Friday, they'll blow you down.
Wonder Twin Powers
Jazz, soul, hip-hop, country and more bubble in the brew that Jenny Flory and Joshua Sheik have been stirring. Whether accompanied by myriad backing musicians or stripped down to a simple drums-and-guitar duo as they'll be Friday at the front stage, they conjure an enviable musical chemistry while showing off their unique gifts. (That voice! Those ridiculous beats!)
Forest & the Evergreens
It's a simple matter of supply and demand: Everybody wants a piece of Forest & the Evergreens, so they are everywhere, all the time.
At least it feels that way. The innovative combo (influences: James Brown, Feist, soul food) has played everything from Till's tiny gallery space to LC Pavilion's 5,000-capacity amphitheater this month. Their cannonball-like momentum continues with a stop at the Woodlands main stage for Friday's showcase.
Matt Monta
As a solo guitar-slinger or with groups like the Smoking Guns, the Hot Coal Band and Righteous Buck & the Skull Scorchers, Matt Monta keeps Columbus rollicking. Friday night at the front stage, he'll kick out the jams and (metaphorically) kick up the dirt all by his lonesome. It'll be a hoot to hear him holler.
Deadwood Floats
Sometimes music is just beautiful. No matter how many scrapes, stomps and shouts Deadwood Floats weave into their songs, the most striking aspects are their subtle mastery of arrangement and a knack for melody that pierces even at a whisper.
Their forthcoming full-length will probably be among the year's best; get in on the ground floor when they open Friday's showcase.


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Collecting Basic Data on a Stock
Step 1: Where Do I Find the Data I Need to Analyze a Stock?
The Valuation Worksheet provides a systematic approach to gathering information needed for the valuations. Clearly, the information sources play a critical role in the analysis. Here, we take a closer look at sources of information and some of the problems and differences you may encounter when using them.
Per Share Data
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Most of the information on the Valuation Worksheet can be derived from the per share financial information detailed at the top. This consists of, for each of the last five years: high and low share prices, earnings per share, dividends per share and book value per share.
The primary source for the per share information is the firm's annual financial reports. Corporate annual reports will include both summary and detailed financial statements, although even more detailed financial statements are available in a separate report, the 10K. Both of these reports can be requested from the company, or obtained at the SEC's website.
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This webinar recording aims to increase understanding about the role Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) play in the proper collection of forensic evidence and in providing a supportive and empowering response to survivors. Participants will learn about how SANEs increase the probability of obtaining probative DNA evidence while minimizing trauma for survivors and how the involvement of SANEs increase prosecution rates. You must select the recording from the main webinar page, register and allow WebEx in order to hear the recording. View Presentation slides.
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The two Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police officers stealthily walked through the woods. They silently approached a tree stand where a hunter, not wearing the required blaze orange, was sitting with his 12-gauge in his hands. As they neared the stand one officer called out, "Conservation Police! Please empty the ammunition from your shotgun."
Think about this. How scary would it be to approach a stranger carrying a loaded gun in the woods just before daybreak?
I can answer that question for you. It is gosh-darned scary. I know because I was walking with the officers. I think it takes a lot of guts to do that once, let alone on a regular basis.
I recently rode with Officer Rich Riedel as he went about his duties on the first Saturday of firearm deer season. Riedel and I have been talking about doing this, and finally agreed on a date. He had given me the option of a night of surveillance, trying to catch some guys who were reported to be illegally shooting deer after dark, or riding with him for a shift. I chose to ride with him.
I met Riedel in the Algonquin Police station parking lot before dawn. We drove to meet officer Eric Schreiber to check on a tree stand where they knew something was odd. Schreiber had checked this tree stand a couple days earlier and found a good-sized pile of oats and hulled corn a few feet from it.
It's illegal to attract deer with bait in Illinois. Schreiber figured someone would show up to illegally harvest a deer.
He was right. There was a hunter in the tree stand over the bait, waiting for a hungry whitetail to move in to have breakfast.
I must say that I really wasn't scared at the time. The fear set in later. I guess I came to my senses. There was danger in being a Conservation Police Officer.
It hadn't dawned on me that there could be trouble, even though Riedel showed me how to use the squad car's two separate police radios to call for help in case of an emergency while still in the Algonquin parking lot.
I hadn't really think about the fact that we didn't wear orange to not alert any possible poachers. It didn't register that the officers were in bullet-proof vests and I was wearing a sweatshirt.
Why would anyone want to shoot a Conservation Officer?
Riedel told me he'd once stopped a hunter only to discover that there was a warrant out for him. Arresting him would put him in jail for six years.
Is six years in prison worth the risk of shooting an officer in the woods where he might not be found for days?
Luckily for Riedel the man didn't consider it. He was arrested without incident.
Our poacher came down from his tree stand agreeably.
He swore that he did not see the bait pile under his stand. He said he had his orange clothing with him but had taken it off when he climbed the stand.
When questioned about the fact that he didn't have permission to hunt the private property where the stand was located, he claimed confusion about the property line and didn't realize he had permission to hunt the land next door.
Schreiber wrote the citations. Riedel explained the reasons for all of these laws that hunter had broken.
That was certainly interesting.
We then checked a waterfowl blind where there were supposed to be unlicensed shooters harvesting over their limit of ducks. The blind was vacant.
We checked a field on private property where there were reports of trespassers shooting geese. We found no one.
We went to a couple of lakes to check fishermen to see if they had licenses. Everyone we checked had them.
We spent some time moving quietly through the woods to sit and wait for someone who was a suspected poacher.
When Riedel explained what the guy was allegedly doing, my stomach soured. I can't explain the circumstances because he is still being watched.
I will say that what he's doing is one of the most heinous examples of poaching I've ever heard of and he was doing it with incredible arrogance.
For our last stop we went to the Fox River.
We saw one car in the parking lot, an SUV with a temporary Tennessee tag in the rear window. It was obvious the cardboard tag had been altered with White-Out and a magic marker. That is a felony.
We saw the fisherman on the bank and approached him.
He pulled out identification and a license but spoke no English. He was an illegal alien but amazingly had purchased an state resident fishing license.
I must admit that I jumped a bit when the man thrust his hands into the pocket of his hoodie. Who knows what he had in there? Would the threat of deportation make a man desperate enough to attack a uniformed officer and an overweight gray-haired guy wearing a sweatshirt?
Thankfully nothing happened. My imagination had just run wild. Riedel called the Carpentersville Police for the assistance of a Spanish-speaking officer.
The officer arrived, the man was questioned, and all was good. He was not the owner of the SUV. The Carpentersville officer called for backup and we all waited for the owner to show up.
I'll tell you what happened after that the next time out. Believe me, it will be worth the wait.
I will also give you my take on what being an IDNR Conservation Police officer is all about and what their jobs really are like.
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Serving the Garo Tribe in Bangladesh
The Garo community is one of the major tribes in Bangladesh. According to the history books, the Garo tribe entered Bangladesh in the first century. They were refugees from Mongolia and came to this region through Tibet.
The Garo have stayed in Bangladesh for thousands of years. Initially, they followed a religion called Sonatoni; during the British rule in this subcontinent they came to Christ. Today, nearly 100 percent of the Garo tribe practices Christianity, though a few still believe in Sonatoni.Continue Reading ›


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I really and truly am not a Patrick-Hater. But maybe there is a reason why the concept of Chanflation exists:
I really and truly am not a Patrick-Hater. But maybe there is a reason why the concept of Chanflation exists:
OMG What is this? Am I supposed to take this seriously? Mao's one clearly landing on 1/4 borderline with two-foot which made tech panel call underrotation, and Chan landing backwards, I'd say no short of revolution, but if to be strict, it's a barely rotated but "rotated" jump.
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So you know what that disparity (between what you see and what I see) proves? It means that even counting no. of revolution is SUBJECTIVE. Maybe ISU should admit it. Figure skating can't be a sport if there can be no objective method of determining what's what.
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Usually a heavy two foot landing is called at least "<" because the freefoot typically hits at the same time as the skating foot and it is more than 90 degrees under rotated.
Lots of hot air. Chan's 3Axel was clearly past the 1/4 turn mark. Mao's 3Axel was slightly short of the 1/4 turn mark.
But BoP, when people need slo mo to see this and constant explanation from skaters, you know it is way too complicated to attract many fans. It is indeed the scoring system that could be ouverhauled and must be simplified, as that is one reason, maybe not the biggest, for the decline in TV viewership. Yes, this is just an elite sport in North America, now. This artistic sport is valued more in Russia and Asia for many reasons. The TV programming, is awful here, and cable is worse. We are not sseeing any 'Great performances" outside of PBS which ironically is viewer supported, and the last bastion of taste and intelligence on can find on TV in America. The PChan fan fest thread says it takes 250,000 to get all the everything Pat needs to be a World champion and stay there. This is rediculous. It has become a sport of rich kids, and the smaller the better.
Without a female star, there really is very interest in skating, and it is turning into a very small club of top skaters, coaches, judges, fans who can afford to travel to big championships. We are a country ready to destroy programs that are keeping sick/elderly alive. That I know a lot about. Russia, China seem to have the money now to have the state underwrite the sport and olympic medals mean more to them than us, to the point of cheating. The sport has moved largely to Asia, and Asian skaters have the advantage size wise no matter whom they skate for. So USA can feel proud of ice dance and that appears to be it.
Evan did not get much ride out of that gold medal with endorsements, and I don't get why. He is very marketable and America watches DWTS. I find it sad a nice kid can't recoup some of his parents money. Everyone knows Johnny Weir though, and he is doing quite well after years of shameless at times self promotion.
It is much sadder to see empty factories and my city decay because our very life- manufacturing jobs for the middle class-have been sold out from under us by our millionaire congress.
While it is sad we cannot see these great competitions on NBC, we have seen TV degenerate into dumbed down reality trivia and tabloid journalism. As long as the internet remains free and anonymous, we can still show good figure skating, and other dying art forms, to the masses. If through dumb luck we get a couple great rivals al la Kwan? Lipinski or Huhes, or Cohen, we will certainly get some TV coverage back, but not until we have great ladies again who are consistent winners. We can dream. So much for my frustrated rant about the decline of this country and the reverence for good music, good art, good programming, libraries with recent books, everything that made this country a great democracy is lost.
If every FS fan wrote to NBC or ESPN and begged for coverage like 10 years ago, it would not matter, because our fan base has moved to Asia with the rise of Yuna, Mao, Dai, Shizuka, HAnyu, Nan Song.
And the best in North America are children of Asian emigies. I don't think we will ever see another Debi Thomas, or Rudi Galindo or even (for better or worse) a Tonya Harding who honed her skills when young at a mall rink. Opportunity shrinks across every state. It is frightening, not just sad to see what North America has allowed.
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I hear you, skateluvr!
I was very sad that Evan didn't get any mileage out of his OGM. He seems like a decent guy.
Like you, I don't understand why someone can't make the time to feature skating on TV a bit more. They have so much wrestling--every day, it seems. Can't they spare two hours a week for skating?
As far as the factories, that is a complete tragedy. What shortsighted impulse led corporate leaders to send their facilities offshore, when the logical assumption would be that American workers could no longer afford to buy their products? Idiocy. Henry Ford understood that if he priced his cars to sell to assembly line workers and people like that, he would be successful beyond the dreams of avarice. Modern corporations have settled merely for the dreams of avarice, I guess. But there are a few good signs on the horizon. I read that some factories are reviving. Perhaps more of this will happen.
Back to skating: if Asians because of their size and build have an advantage in singles skating (or at least ladies' singles), then the U.S. and Canada still have a built-in advantage, because we are both countries of immigrants. Americans and Canadians come from everywhere, including just about every country in Asia. But we've seen that good skaters and even good jumpers can have other body types, as Irina Slutskaya certainly proves. So we don't need to take the narrow view, and indeed we shouldn't. As you say, we can still dream of American skating glory. Don't give up now!


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Hill and Granada Share Top Honors Entering Final RoundMay leads Boys Division with two-round total of 141
GREENVILLE, De. â Nannette Hill of Pelham Manor, N.Y., and Julieta Granada of Asuncion, Paraguay, each carded a two-day total of 138 to share the top spot on the Girls Division leaderboard. Seventeen-year-old David May of Auburn, N.Y., shot a 4-under-par 67 to distance himself from the rest of the Boys Division following the second-round of the Randall Parker Shootout at Fieldstone.Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Randall Parker Shootout at Fieldstone features 84 players, 66 boys and 18 girls, ages 12-18 from 12 states and Paraguay. The 54-hole stroke play event has returned to the Fieldstone Golf Club after a one-year absence.Hill, who entered Wednesdayâs round with a two-stroke advantage, completed the day 1-over-par.âI was a little more mentally tired so today didnât come as easily to me. I went into the round with the plan to end at least even-par, but the back nine was hard on me,â Hill said. âIâm entering the final round with a conservative and smart approach.âThe newly-crowned Rolex Girls Junior Champion, Julieta Granata, also felt that her game was weaker today and looks forward to re-focusing for the final round.âIt was just not a good round for me. I was struggling on my first nine holes, but a birdie at the turn got me going again,â said Granada. âMy putting was not very good but I held it together and ended up with five birdies. I am going to be more patient tomorrow and focus on my own gameânot the other girls.âIn third place behind Hill and Granada is Maryland native Stephanie Connelly of Pasadena, with a 144 two-round total.May, the Boys Division leader, carded six birdies on his way to the low round of the day.âI played very steady all day and hit 17 of the 18 greens,â May said. âThe fast putting greens have been hard to get used to, but I managed to keep away from doubles and only had one 3-putt.â Sitting just back of Hill in second place after shooting back-to-back 1-over-par 72s is Lion Kim of Lake Mary, Fla., at 144. Greg Carlin of Kensington, Md., is in third after carding a two-round total of 147. First-round leader Kyle Davis of Kennett Square, Pa., fellow Pennsylvania native Maxwell Wyndorf of Chadds Ford, and Ryan Heisey of New Bern, N.C., are tied in fourth place with two-round totals of 148.The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.Titleist, the AJGAâs National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Associationâs success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.The final round of the Randall Parker Shootout at Fieldstone will start off of Nos. 1 and 10 tees at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday. For more information on the Randall Parker Shootout at Fieldstone, please contact AJGA Tournament Headquarters at (302) 658-2600 (ext. 14).
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One of the most useful utilities to be found on any Unix system is the
find command.
In the next two articles, I'd like to work you through the syntax of this command and provide you with some practical examples of its usage.
The command itself has a very simple syntax:
find where_to_search expressions
The expressions are the part that can look confusing the first few times
you use
find. They are also the part that can vary from Unix system to
Unix system, so you may want to take a quick peek at
find's manpage if
you find yourself on a new system. The most common expressions that
you can use on your FreeBSD system are as follows:
|must be quoted when using wildcards
|name or UID
|name or GID
|specify permissions
|rounded up to next 512 byte block or use
c to specify bytes
|last time file was read
|last time file's owner or permissions were changed
|last time file was modified
|find files newer than given file
|remove files found
|gives same output as
ls -dgils
|displays results of
find command
-exec command {} \;
|to execute a command; note the required syntax
|use instead of
exec to be prompted before command is executed
|starts at lowest level in directory tree rather than root of given directory
|used when you want to exclude certain subdirectories
I'll be giving examples that show how to use and combine these expressions.
Before doing that, what can
find be used for? If you use the
command to see what it does, the answer may surprise you:
whatis find
find(1) - walk a file hierarchy
In a nutshell,
find is meant to recursively search directories to
find any files that meet your specified expressions. This may not seem
like such a big deal, but there aren't that many Unix utilities that
can "walk" through a directory and all of its subdirectories. This ability
proves quite useful, as not only can you find files, but you can do
something with them as you find them.
Let's start with some simple examples and then work our way towards some more seemingly-complicated expressions. The simplest
find you can do is
to simply type this:
find . -print
Since the "
." represents your current directory, this
find command will
find all of the files in your current directory and all of its
subdirectories, and then
On your FreeBSD system,
find .
However, it's a good idea to get in the habit of using
find on a system that does not assume this action.
To find all of the files in your home directory, you should first make sure
you are in your home directory, then repeat that
find command, like so:
find . -print
cd command will always take you to your home directory. Since the
find command can be used to do powerful things, it is always a good idea
to first
cd to the directory structure in which you wish to work. For the rest
of this article, I will assume that you are in your home directory, so you
won't inadvertantly affect any files on your FreeBSD system that don't
reside in your home directory.
The above examples demonstrated how easy it is to use
find, but usually
you are looking for something specific when you invoke the
find command.
This is where the other expressions come into play. Let's try to find
a file with a specific name:
touch file1
find . -name file1 -print
Let's pick apart what I just did for a moment. I created an empty file named
file1 using the
touch command. I then told
find to search my current
directory ("
.") for a file named (
file1 and to
file1 in my home directory and all of its subdirectories, as only one result
was displayed.
Often, when you need to use the
find command, you are looking for more than
one file. For example, you may want to find all of the files with a
certain extension. I tend to download a lot of .pdf files and don't always
remember to keep them in the same place. Occasionally, I like to collect
them and put them in a directory I've created named
pdfs. When this urge
strikes, I can use the following
find command to search my home
directory and its subdirectories for all .pdf files:
find . -name "*.pdf" -print
It looks like I've been pretty good lately, as I only have one .pdf file
that is not in my
pdfs directory.
You'll note that in order to get this
find command to work, I had to
"quote" the "
*" wildcard by typing
"*.pdf" instead of just
find . -name \*.pdf -print
find . -name '*.pdf' -print
Let's add to that original command and see how the output changes. What if
I was only interested in seeing which .pdf files were not in the
directory? Let's repeat that
find command, but pipe the results to
grep so only that one file will be displayed:
find . -name "*.pdf" -print | grep -v "^\./pdfs/"
Well, that command worked, but that syntax looks pretty scary; we better
pick it apart. Whenever you use
grep -v, you are creating a reverse
filter, meaning that you want it to show the opposite of what follows. In
my case, I'm not interested in the files that reside in the
directory; I want to find the files that aren't, so I used the reverse
filter. You'll note that I also "quoted" the whole expression. I also
added a bit extra, that
^\ stuff. The
^ tells
grep to only search
the very beginning of a line for my expression. The
\ is an extra quote so that
grep does not interpret the
. as a special character. The whole thing put
together told
grep to just show me the files that don't live in the
./pdfs/ directory, so I received the desired output.
Brave enough to try something even more useful but complicated-looking?
Let's get
find to not only find this file, but move it to the correct
directory using the following command:
find . -name "*.pdf" -print | grep -v "^\./pdfs/" | xargs -J X mv X ./pdfs/
To see if it worked, let's repeat the original
find command:
find . -name "*.pdf" -print
So it worked. Let's see why. Once
grep finished filtering the
output, we piped that result to the
xargs command to finish the job for
us. The
J switch tells
xargs to take all of the files it receives and
assume that the file you specify with the command is to be the destination.
For example, before I ran the
find command, I had no idea how many files
needed to be moved. There may have been one, or there may have been several. I
needed to let
xargs know that regardless of how many files were found, I
want them all moved and I want them all moved to the
pdfs directory. That bit
of magic is the job of the
J switch. To get the
J switch to work
properly, I also defined a character (
X) and put that character on either side
of the
mv command.
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Learning the Unix Operating System
Remember that Unix filenames don't necessarily have extensions, so you may want to search for a more complicated pattern. Let's say I want to find any files that have "bsd" somewhere in their name. I would do this command:
find . -name "*bsd*" -print
We can also find a file by more than just its name. For example, to find
all the files that you have not read in more than (
+) 30 days:
find . -atime +30 -print
To see files you haven't modified, use
-mtime instead, and to see files you haven't changed the owner or permissions of, use
-ctime. The number
after the
+ indicates how many days or 24-hour periods. To see which
files were modified today, try:
find . -mtime -1 -print
This will show what files were modified during the last 24 hours. Note
that this time you should use the
-, as you want to find the files from
less than one day ago.
The other switch that deals with time is the
-newer switch. The three
time switches all use 24-hour periods. If you would like to be a bit
more granular in your time than that, the
-newer switch will compare a
file's access, modification, and change times to within a minute. For
example, to see if any of your "dot" files were changed since you last
changed your
.cshrc file, you could execute this command:
find . -type f -name ".*" -newer .cshrc -print
You'll note that I've included some other new switches in this command. I
specified a "type" of
-f for files, as I don't want to see any
directories, just files. I told the
-name switch that I was
interested in seeing files that start with a "
.". Finally, I used the
-newer switch to indicate that I was interested in the files that were
modified since I last modified my
.cshrc file.
Since I've started to combine switches that indicate which files I'm
interested in finding, I should mention that all switches are logically
"anded" unless you use the
-o or logical "or". Since the switches are
logically anded, I really told the
find utility that I was only
interested in files that were of a certain type and had a certain name
and were newer than my
.cshrc file.
Let's look at an example that shows the difference between a logical "and" and a logical "or". If I wanted to see all of the files in my home directory that had not been accessed in the last seven days "and" are larger than 10 Mb, I would use this command:
find . -atime +7 -size +20480 -print
However, if I wanted to see any files that either had not been accessed in the last seven days "or" that were over 10 MB in size, I would use this command instead:
find . -atime +7 -o -size +20480 -print
You'll note that I had to do some math to come up with the number to give
to the
-size expression, since
-size is looking for the number of 512-byte blocks. However, I could have used the
expr command to do the math
for me, like so:
find . -atime +7 -o -size +`expr 10 \* 1024 \* 2` -print
Note that in this example, everything between the backquotes (the ` on the far left of your
keyboard) is what will do the required math. We still need
+ in front of the first back quote, as we want to see files greater than
10 MB. You could also test what the results of the math will be by adding the
echo command to the beginning of the command:
echo find . -atime +7 -o -size +`expr 10 \* 1024 \* 2` -print
find . -atime +7 -size +20480 -print
It is a good idea to
echo complex commands first, to ensure that the
stuff you've quoted will do what you expect before asking the
find command to execute it.
That should get you started for this week. In next week's article, I'll
continue through the rest of the expressions and give some more practical
examples for using the
find command.
Dru Lavigne is a network and systems administrator, IT instructor, author and international speaker. She has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she pens the popular FreeBSD Basics column for O'Reilly and is author of BSD Hacks and The Best of FreeBSD Basics.
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Hours are indicated by counting the vertical lights & minutes by the horizontal lights. The minute lights can indicate 5 mins each light or 1 minute depending on the configuration - sounds complicated, but not really that difficult.
For example, take a look at one of the Multi-color LED watch photo's. The Green (vertical) lights are hours. The Yellow (horizontal) lights are 5 mins each & the Red 1 minute each. The same applies to the other models, just the color is different.
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Re: Goooood Morning SHR- Saturday
Already 73* in Hopewell this morning, and going for a Hi of 92* HOT and Sunny. Glad I got the AC's in last weekend.
Have to go to The Depot this morning. Kids are making a Lawn Mower Pencil Holder.
Al kinds of racing going on today
Sprint Cup Series Practice 10:00 am/8:30 pm SPEED
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Trackside, Dover 12:00/9:30 pm SPEED
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I spent a typical Saturday morning shagging flies and hitting BP at Citizens Bank Park yesterday. No big deal.
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Liquid assets
City Council bans all outdoor water usage
By André Coleman 02/21/2013
About 250,000 people in Pasadena, Altadena, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta will face a severe water shortage for the rest of the month while a major pipeline is being replaced by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, MWD.
The Pasadena City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 28 to declare a Level 4 water shortage, which calls for banning any outdoor usage of water, including washing cars and watering lawns.
"Even though this temporary cut in our supply is severe, we are confident Pasadena will once again rise to the challenge and cut back on daily water use, so that we all have enough water for drinking and vital indoor uses," Phyllis Currie, Pasadena Water and Power general manager, said in a prepared statement.
Residents are also being asked to reduce shower times to five minutes and to not leave water running when washing dishes, brushing teeth or shaving. Officials are encouraging people to only run full loads in washing machines and dishwashers.
According to Nina Jazmadarian, general manager of Foothill Municipal Water District, which serves La Cañada Flintridge, portions of Glendale and Altadena, Montrose and La Crescenta, some local agencies will access groundwater, stored reservoir supplies and other sources to meet retail demands during the shutdown.
At least 40 percent of Pasadena's daily water comes from the pipeline that is being shut down, according to Pasadena Public Information Officer William Boyer.
The MWD regularly schedules shutdowns during the winter and early spring, when cooler temperatures lower consumer usage of water, to complete inspections and perform maintenance. "They are telling people to take this seriously and fill up some jugs of water before the shortage begins," Boyer told the Weekly. "People will be out there driving around to help educate people during the shortage."
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And all the while, the Tunnel Water that runs down the flood control channel and that could be used to fill the lakes on the Brookside Golf Course, continues to run straight into the ocean. This is good stewardship of scarce resources?
"People will be out there driving around to help educate people during the shortage."
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Assistant attorneys general and special agents from the Division of Criminal Investigation will visit various polling places across the state, including La Crosse, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6.
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"Elections run according to law are the cornerstone of our democracy and I encourage all who are eligible to get out and vote," Van Hollen said. "While we anticipate that the election will proceed without any major problems, the DOJ teams will be ready to respond if something unexpected occurs."
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A wide range of activities, lectures and events are offered each term, many of which are developed by students but are open to all. From world-renowned scholars and Canadian prime ministers to celebrated artists, musicians and cultural icons, Hart House has played
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Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
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The 2012 awardees were honored at individual presentations and group award ceremonies at various locations in the Pacific Southwest region.
- Children's Environmental Health: Dr. Jeanne Conry, MD, PhD of Roseville, Calif., a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), is a practicing obstetrician who has advanced children's environmental health by promoting better prenatal and preconception care. While prenatal environmental exposures have been recognized as a key risk factor for infancy and childhood health problems, there was little focus on pregnancy as an opportunity for prevention. Over the past three years, Dr. Conry has made reproductive environmental health a key new emphasis for the obstetrics community, and has helped make environmental chemicals a priority for ACOG.
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- Climate Change Champion: Grid Alternatives of Oakland, Calif. provides renewable energy and energy efficiency services, equipment and training to low-income communities. It developed a solar affordable housing program that has trained more than 8,000 community volunteers and job trainees who have installed more than 2,000 photovoltaic solar power systems. This has created jobs, skills, and income for the communities, as well as environmental benefits. Through solar power and energy efficiency upgrades to homes, Grid Alternatives has prevented 180,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Green Business of the Year: The Frito-Lay Casa Grande Plant in Casa Grande, Ariz., launched an ambitious sustainability project that took it "off the grid," supplied primarily by renewable energy sources including solar power and a biomass boiler. The facility has reduced its use of outside electric power by 90%, its natural gas usage by 80%, and its total greenhouse gas emissions by 50%. The Casa Grande Plant now recycles 75% of its water and produces zero landfill waste.
- Green Chemistry: KORE Infrastructure, LLC has operated a pilot project at a major wastewater treatment facility in Southern California for the past four years that uses a thermo-chemical process to convert biosolids into market-ready, drop-in, No. 2 diesel fuel. This process uses pyrolysis to reduce biosolids by 90% and then utilizes the Fischer-Tropsch process to transform syngas into advanced biofuels without the use of outside energy. The KORE Infrastructure technology will lower the GHG profile of the wastewater utility by reducing truck traffic for biosolids disposal and offer other sustainable economic, environmental and community benefits.
- Green Government: Arizona State University's Sustainable Cities Network , part of ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) in Tempe, is a collaborative program that serves as a bridge between ASU and the sustainability challenges facing communities. Since 2008, the voluntary network has linked local and tribal sustainability practitioners from more than 25 jurisdictions and Maricopa County. The network engages with communities to streamline green city operations, advance solar and renewable energy, mitigate urban heat island effects, design sustainable neighborhoods, and deal with water supply challenges. As one of the nation's first university/community-based sustainability outreach programs, it can be replicated elsewhere.
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Myth No. 2: Sunscreen is all you need to stay safe in the sun
So you've lathered yourself up from head to toe with sunscreen. You're safe, right? Not so fast.
You probably missed some spots. Think of your body like one of those diagrams that show different cuts of meat on a cow. Some parts get overlooked while some need an entirely different kind of lotion.
Don't forget your ears and neck. If you've ever burned them, you probably aren't likely to let it happen twice.
Also, don't forget your scalp. It isn't all the bald guys and gals out there who have to worry about burning their domes. Be sure to wear a hat. A hat gives you protection for your scalp, as well as your face.
Don't forget your lips. The American Academy of Dermatology advises you wear a lip balm with SPF 30 protection. Of course, if it were up to them, we'd live in caves, but we digress.


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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Rivalry provides added allure and excitement to high school sports as fans from communities fill the stands in support of their local teams. Rivalries are timeless despite the changing cast of players.
With a playoff berth on the line, the intense football rivalry between Sullivan West and Liberty reaches its latest boiling point on October 6 in Lake Huntington, as the Indians and Bulldogs square off for the remaining Division I spot in the Class C playoffs semifinals slated for October 28. Last year, Liberty's 26-12 regular season win barred the Bulldogs from reaching the playoffs a year after Liberty shocked the favored Bulldogs in the Class C semifinals 17-13. Both teams are currently 1-1 in Class C.
This past weekend, Sullivan West (3-2 overall) trounced Livingston Manor/Roscoe 33-0, ending a two-game skid behind an epic performance from Tom Mootz, who rushed for 131 yards, had two TDs and 18 tackles. E.J. Franskevicz threw TD passes to Sawyer Erlwein and Zac O'Connor. Jared Meola ran for TD as well. The night before, Liberty (4-1) squeaked by Pine Plains 35-28. Also vying for a playoff berth is Class A Monticello, which nearly pulled off an epic upset over top-ranked Wallkill as they fell 28-21 on a last-minute score by their namesakes. Monticello needs wins over Port Jervis and Goshen to punch a ticket back to the playoffs. They lost to Cornwall a year ago in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Tri-Valley is still in the hunt, despite losing a league game to Burke 21-7 this past weekend. The feisty Bears will need victories over Fallsburg and arch-rival Millbrook to secure the remaining Division II berth. Burke and O'Neill are the top seeds from Division II and I, respectively.
Cats and Dawgs: Though the rivalry between Sullivan West and Monticello is of a non-league variety, it still has legs from season to season. In fall, those kerfuffles are played out principally on the soccer pitch.
On September 26, the Sullivan West boys (1-5-1) garnered their first win of the season as they beat the Monties 4-1. Richard Lander had the hat trick with a trio of goals. Junior varsity call-up Gavin Owen was spectacular in goal in his second-half stint as he recorded 11 saves. John Masten scored a goal as well, as he has now been moved from the cage to the front line to utilize his speed and aggressive style of play.
While the boys games between these two schools are interesting (SW won the match last year, too), the girls games are apt to be far more intense. Two years ago, Sullivan West beat Monticello at home under the lights 4-3 in a game they led 3-0 until a furious comeback by the Lady Monties. That fray was quite physical and the Montie seniors remembered it well as they took to their home pitch on September 27. SW's Hannah Feinman is the only veteran left from that epic 2009 clash. This year, it was the Lady Panthers (2-4), who prevailed by the score of 3-0. The Lady Westies (3-5) have been plagued by injuries and are fielding a team heavily comprised of young and inexperienced players. Monticello got goals from Annie Purcell, Kerissa Bennett and Heather Miller. The rivalry resumes under the lights in Lake Huntington on the Lady Bulldogs' senior night on October 11.
Meanwhile on the harrier circuit, the rivalry is more multi-dimensional, as cross-country runners from host Tri-Valley and visiting Eldred, Sullivan West, Monticello and Liberty will dial it up on the T-V course, which has been idle for a couple of years due to construction. Eldred and T-V will vie for the Division V title at Eldred on 10/18, while Liberty and SW will take on the likes of Burke and O'Neill in the Division IV clash at Liberty the same day. T-V will visit Sullivan West for the Westies' lone home meet on 10/11.
Later this month, runners from all schools will head to Bear Mountain for the OCIAA league race on October 28. Sectionals are slated for Bear Mountain on November 4. Eldred will vie in Class D. Alex Campanella is ranked sixth in NYS overall and first in Class D. Hunter Proscia is ninth in Class D. T-V, SW and Liberty will go at it in the Class C sectionals. T-V's Autumn Bender is ranked 35th in Class C in NYS. SW's Dani Myers is listed as 69th. T-V's Omar Lopez is currently ranked 25th, while Jimmy Bernstein is 31st. Rankings invariably change from week to week.
Visit www.sportsinsightsny.com [1] for up-to-the-minute sports coverage.


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By Health Day
Breastfeeding is best...that's the advice most new moms get from their doctors and it's supported by strong research on the health benefits.
But now a new study out of Canada suggests there may be an issue to look out for if you breastfeed more than 12 months.
Parents of healthy children ages 1 to 6 were recruited during routine doctor visits between December 2008 and July 2011. In all, 1647 kids were included.
The team asked the mothers about their breastfeeding history then cross-referenced that information with lab tests that measured iron levels in their baby's blood.
While the average breastfeeding duration was 10 months, 27-percent of participants breastfed for more than a year.
The startling find...when breastfeeding continued past the 12 month mark, the risk of iron deficiency went up... nearly doubling.
Iron is important to a child's brain and neurological development.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that doctors conduct risk assessments for iron deficiency anemia.
I'm Dr. Cindy Haines of HealthDay TV with the latest breakthroughs from the world of medicine.
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Thanks to everyone for your replies...any other suggestions any insight is appreciated. You guys have been a great support.
Thanks to everyone for your replies...any other suggestions any insight is appreciated. You guys have been a great support.
hang in there. I would not recommend getting up every 2 hrs to pump, 3 hrs is just fine at night or you're just going to run yourself ragged and exhausted and be more upset about all the problems.
I did find a baby scale to be quite helpful. Maybe you could go into your doctor's office for a feeding and before/after weigh then and then at least know how much she's getting the one time.
Nursed my sweet daughter 3 years, 3 mos.
Way too lazy for formula
I really want to thank you all for the advice and input. I believe we are coming out of the strike!!! We've had a full day of EBF...except once I tried to give her a bottle when we at the new house because she was not breastfeeding that well, but she didn't want the bottle, she wanted boob! Ha ha...only in time for me to go back to work tomorrow =(. So I guess the true test will be this weekend when my poor thinking will disrupt little baby the most...wed, I return to work, thurs, we move, fri we head out for a little long weekend road trip. If I could postpone/reschedule any of these I would knowing what I knowing now. But I'm going to try to keep everything as consistent as possible...same bedding, same bed, same mom, dad, and grandma...and hopefully this will get her (and me!) through the changes without another strike.
Thank you again. None of my friends who are breastfeeding have experienced this and none seemed to quite understand what I was going through.
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Orlando (FL) County Public Schools Food & Nutrition Services has debuted what they term possibly the first NBA franchise themed school food cart. The district hopes the program, conducted in partnership with the Orlando Magic, will promote the goals of wellness, healthy dining and eating a nutritious lunch at school (rather than skipping the meal). The menu for the cart includes a variety of nutritious choices such as barbecue roasted chicken, spicy Asian chicken and a popcorn chicken ...
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The Chicago Blackhawks are your 2013 Stanley Cup champions.
In one of the most awe-inspiring endings in NHL history, the Blackhawks pulled out an improbable road comeback to defeat the Boston Bruins, 3-2, Monday night at TD Garden. With the win, they pick up the series victory at 4-2.
UPDATE: Tuesday, June 25, at 11:30 a.m. ET by Brandon Galvin
President Barack Obama's Twitter account sent the following message to the Blackhawks.
Congrats, @NHLBlackhawks. Thanks for bringing the Stanley Cup back to Chicago.— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 25, 2013
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Regardless of which team you were rooting for, one thing is undeniable—that was one heck of a way to end the season.
The Blackhawks were trailing 2-1 with just 1:16 remaining in regulation. In a span of 17 seconds, however, Chicago managed to score two goals and take the lead. The score stuck and resulted in Chicago's second Stanley Cup title in the past four years, capping off an extraordinary season with an incredible feat.
What a series, the #StanleyCup heads to the ice. https://t.co/BF23gcTtr8— NHL (@NHL) June 25, 2013
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews led the charge, scoring a goal and picking up a key assist late in the game. Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland added goals for Chicago, while Duncan Keith, Johnny Oduya and Michael Frolik all tallied assists.
Chris Kelly and Milan Lucic picked up the goals for Boston to continue a strong Stanley Cup Final for the two individuals. Tyler Seguin, Daniel Paille and David Krejci finished with an assist apiece as well. When it was all said and done, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the postseason MVP.
Patrick Kane is the 3rd-straight American-born player to win the Conn Smythe, and 4th all-time (Kane, Quick, Thomas, Leetch)— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 25, 2013
So, how did it all transpire?
The action started early, as Boston's best Stanley Cup line of Kelly, Paille and Seguin continued to step up in a major way. At the 7:19 mark of the first period, Kelly found the back of the net to make it 1-0 Bruins. Seguin and Paille tallied assists to give Kelly his second goal of the playoffs.
. @NHLBruins Chris Kelly scores his second goal of the #StanleyCup Final. He had gone 23 playoff games without scoring prior to Game 2.— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 25, 2013
The score remained 1-0 at the end of the first, as Boston dominated possession and Tuukka Rask held down the fort. It won 17 of the first 24 faceoffs and doubled Chicago's shots on goal.
Unfortunately, that wasn't the main story. A very scary moment transpired during the opening period when Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw took a puck to the face. Fortunately, he returned to the game.
Though Rash stood strong early as the Hawks assumed control of possession in the second period, Chicago broke through at the 4:24 mark of the frame. Toews broke into open ice with a 2-on-1 and went between Rask's legs to make it 1-1, showing great resiliency and recovery after his hard Game 5 hit.
Jonathan Toews: 20th career postseason goal, 2nd this series ... has a point in 3 straight after 0 Pts in 1st 3 games of series— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 25, 2013
Both teams stepped up defensively, as they remained scoreless throughout the remainder of the second. With Rask stopping Chicago's power play—what else is new?—and Corey Crawford making some key stops, the game stayed at 1-1.
And then Crawford made a disastrous mistake. He took the puck at the back of the net, but Lucic emerged and gained control to subsequently put Chicago in a 2-1 hole.
Lucic just blew the lid off of TD Garden. Slides a loose puck past Crawford to put @NHLBruins up 2-1 in the 3rd. #StanleyCup— NHL (@NHL) June 25, 2013
With just 1:16 remaining in the third period and facing a 2-1 deficit, the Hawks needed a miracle to send it to overtime. Rather than sending it to an extra period, however, they ended up winning the game.
Pandemonium ensued in front of the net, with none other than Toews coming up with the loose puck. With no hesitation, the captain rifled it over to teammate Bryan Bickell for the leveling goal.
Just 17 seconds later, Frolik put the puck on net and Johnny Oduya deflected it right off the post. With both sides standing around with the assumption that the puck went in, Dave Bolland stepped up. With a flick of his wrist, he put the visitors up, 3-2, with 59 seconds remaining.
It was a stunning turn of events, to say the least. But, perhaps, it was only fitting. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Blackhawks, after all, set a record for their season-opening points streak, proved that depth was their greatest weapon, and displayed a never-say-die attitude all year long.
Until next year, the Chicago Blackhawks are your Stanley Cup champions.


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Can you believe that it's just three short weeks before the kiddos return to the classroom.
Hard to imagine, isn't it? Seems like just yesterday they were being released to enjoy their summer.
Where did our summer go?
Remember when those three little words - back to school - could send our parents into a panic? It meant not only registering for school, but also a trip or trips to the store to stock up on school supplies and new clothes.
As a kid, that was a fun time.
Now as a parent and grandparent, it's not so much fun as the shoe is on the other foot.
Yes, I'm talking about paying for those supplies and new outfits.
In an effort to get a head start and be ahead of the game for a change, the girls and I decided to start school shopping for the granddaughter this past weekend.
With a seven-year-old in tow, what normally would have been an adventure to write home about actually turned out to be a whole lot better than anyone could have ever imagined.
Why? Because the little one didn't object to anything that was picked out for her. Not in the way of supplies, shoes or clothing.
It made me wonder if we had the right child with us.
A normal trip would have found mother and daughter bickering over shoe styles, color choices, as well as designs on something as simple as a notebook or folder, making for one heck of a long day.
But this trip was a whole lot different. Not only did everyone agree for a change, but there was minimal arguing. And that was only because everyone was getting tired.
After all, I'm not made to hold up to six hours of shopping anymore. My "shop till you drop" attitude departed about 15 years ago.
But during the trip and after seeing the bill for those much-needed new items of clothing, I found myself wondering how my parents did it all those years ago with three children to take care of and get into school - among other things required to keep us going on a daily basis.
And I only bought the clothing while my daughter took care of the school supplies.
I have to say that even though our income wasn't half bad, it certainly wasn't always easy to get our own three children through the beginning of the school year.
And now, we are down to one small child - but her requirements seem to be as many as all three of my kids combined.
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"I have been listening to you on EWTN for about one year now. I left the Catholic Church 42 years ago and have been attending Protestant churches. After many struggles during this last year, I finally went to confession on Sunday. Thank you all so much for helping me on my journey home."
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~ King Oswy, at the Synod of Whitby in A.D. 664, declaring himself in favor of the arguments of Bishop Wilfrid (who himself had just quoted Saint Peter) thereby aligning England with the Vatican.


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AMD announced that its board of directors has appointed Rory P. Read, 49, president and chief executive officer of AMD. Mr. Read joins AMD from Lenovo Group, where he was most recently president and chief Operating officer responsible for leading day-to-day global operations while overseeing the development and implementation of the company's growth strategy.
"I'm very pleased to be joining AMD at this important time in its history. AMD is a true innovator and is uniquely positioned to lead the industry forward, delivering the next big thing both within the PC ecosystem and beyond. AMD has strong momentum and the opportunity to continue profitably gaining share based on its highly differentiated products, solid financial foundation, and passionate and committed employees. I'm excited to be joining AMD's employees as we write the next chapter not just for the company, but for the industry and consumers around the world," said Mr. Read.
While managing Lenovo's Americas group, Read drove double-digit revenue growth and market share gains, reversing operating losses and delivering consistent profitability. He was promoted to president and COO in 2009, helping to transform Lenovo into the world's fastest growing major PC manufacturer and achieving its largest worldwide market share ever.
One of the things that AMD needs from its new chief executive officer is maintaining and growing profitability as well as providing vision for future growth beyond personal computers and servers.
While Mr. Read will likely start to define the new strategy for AMD shortly, it will take several years till the era of Dirk Meyer and Hector Ruiz ends at AMD and the era of Rory Read begins.
Prior to Lenovo, Read spent 23 years at IBM where he held a broad range of management positions. While at IBM, Read consistently grew revenues while significantly improving the operating profitability for the groups under his management, including IBM's business consulting services division, global business transformation of IBM global services and business consulting services/Asia Pacific.
"Rory is a proven leader with an impressive record of driving profitable growth. He is ideally suited to accelerate AMD's evolution into the world's leading semiconductor design company. As president and COO of Lenovo he helped take the company into dynamic new markets while growing market share and expanding profitability. His sound strategic thinking and natural customer orientation will help amplify the voice of the customer inside AMD," said Bruce Claflin, chairman of AMD's board of directors.
Mr. Read has also been appointed to the company's board of directors. Thomas Seifert, who served as interim chief executive officer since January, will return to his role as chief financial officer. Bruce Claflin returns to his role as AMD's chairman of the board.