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With over 40 million users (and still growing), google+ most likely has some fans of your brand on it – fans that (up til now) you might only connect with on that other social network (which we trust you're already doing with a facebook page for your business). That's about to change though, as google+ pages for business opened for business yesterday and the google+ badge for businesses will start appearing across the web, spreading as did the now ubiquitous "Follow Us" facebook icons and the +1 sharing button.
Wondering if google+ will be the next Buzz or Wave? All indicators are that google is playing for keeps on this one, and if one thing will make google+ stick, it will be widespread adoption by businesses. Google+ should have an edge on facebook pages (at least initially) in some respects, such as the ability to group your page's followers into smaller Circles, and even chat with them in video Hangouts (up to 9 at a time). The most interesting long-term aspect of google+ pages will be the upcoming integration with google AdWords paid search. You may have already noticed that there's an option in AdWords Display Ads to overlay a +1 button for people to like your ad, and the option to add a Social Extension to your campaigns. This latter will tally all the +1's of your ad, your site, your page and your search results (clearly google has embraced "bigger is better" math here), and allow people to view all of the recommendations for your brand in aggregate.
To add another layer to it, google's Direct Connect goes live today, rolling out on select websites. This feature lets people enter '+' followed by the name of your page in Google search to get directly to your Google+ page: try it for one of the brands that already have google+ pages: NY Times, ABC News, Dell. Certainly easier than finding your favorite brand's facebook page. We're looking forward to integrating google+ badges with the full suite of social sharing buttons, and then kicking back and watching the show in analytics.


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Data Type Mappings in ADO.NET
The .NET Framework is based on the common type system, which defines how types are declared, used, and managed in the runtime. It consists of both value types and reference types, which all derive from the Object base type. When working with a data source, the data type is inferred from the data provider if it is not explicitly specified. For example, a DataSet object is independent of any specific data source. Data in a DataSet is retrieved from a data source, and changes are persisted back to the data source by using a DataAdapter. This means that when a DataAdapter fills a DataTable in a DataSet with values from a data source, the resulting data types of the columns in the DataTable are .NET Framework types, instead of types specific to the .NET Framework data provider that is used to connect to the data source.
Likewise, when a DataReader returns a value from a data source, the resulting value is stored in a local variable that has a .NET Framework type. For both the Fill operations of the DataAdapter and the Get methods of the DataReader, the .NET Framework type is inferred from the value returned from the .NET Framework data provider.
Instead of relying on the inferred data type, you can use the typed accessor methods of the DataReader when you know the specific type of the value being returned. Typed accessor methods give you better performance by returning a value as a specific .NET Framework type, which eliminates the need for additional type conversion.
Null values for .NET Framework data provider data types are represented by DBNull.Value.

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Unlock ZZ Gundam::
1. Buy the E route and beat it.
2. Buy the F route and beat it with a One Year War Character.
3. In A route, beat Psyco Gundam and Psyco Gundam MkII.
4. Buy both Psyco Gundams.
5. In the specials section, buy items #1,2,4,6,8, and 9.
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Ski FAQs
- What does snowproof mean?
- What is the difference between snowproof and waterproof?
- How do I wash ski wear?
- Why are waterproofs used in skiing?
- What is RECCO?
- Should I wear a rucksack skiing?
- What should I pack for skiing?
- What are ice grips for shoes?
- What factor sun cream for skiing?
- What shoes to wear in the snow?
- How to walk distance over deep snow?
Ski Jackets
- What are ski jackets made of?
- How warm are ski jackets?
- What is a detachable snow skirt?
- Is it ok to wear a ski jacket in the UK?
- Are ski jackets waterproof?
- What are soft shell ski jackets?
- How heavy are ski jackets?
- What size ski jacket?
- What is the difference between a ski and snowboard jacket?
Ski Pants
- What are salopettes?
- Why wear salopettes when skiing?
- Are salopettes the same as ski trousers?
- Are ski trousers waterproof?
- Can I wear ski salopettes for snowboarding?
- How long should salopettes be?
- What do you wear under ski salopettes?
- Is it ok to wear jeans skiing?
- What are ski bibs?
- Why do I sweat in ski salopettes?
- What is base layer clothing?
- How do base layers work?
- How do you layer clothes for skiing?
- Do baselayers work?
- Do base layers keep you warm?
- What makes a good thermal base layer?
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- How do base layer leggings work?
- What is the difference between a base layer and thermal top?
- What is the difference between a base layer and a skin?
- What is IsoTherm?
- What are ski skins?
- Can I wear viscose as a base layer?
- Why can't I wear cotton as a base layer?
- What makes merino wool an effective winter base layer?
- What is a bamboo base layer?
- Bamboo clothing, is it any good?
Ski Googles
- Do I need ski goggles?
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- How to stop ski goggles fogging up
- What are ski goggles made of?
Ski Helmets
- Why do I need a ski helmet?
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- How much protection do ski helmets really provide?
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Natural Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Nasal Congestion
Nasal CongestionNasal congestion refers to a blocked nose
- Inflammation of blood vessels in the nasal passage
- Swelling in the nasal cavity
- Excessive production of mucus
- Sinus, cold and influenza are other causes
- Blocked nose
- Difficulty in sleeping, smelling or eating with a closed mouth
- Reduced hearing ability
Simple techniques
Natural home remedy using tomatoes, butter, black pepper powder and garlic
- Crush 3 tomatoes
- Boil them in 1 glass of water for 10-15 min
- Add 1 tsp of butter
- Add ½ tsp of black pepper powder
- Add ½ tsp of garlic paste
- Mix well
- Have this 3 times a day
Natural home remedy using black pepper powder
- Heat black pepper powder on a pan for 2 min
- Inhale the fumes
Natural home remedy using carom seeds
- Crush 2 tbsp of carom seeds
- Place in a cloth
- Hold this near the nose and inhale
- Repeat 3 times a day
- Eating hot and spicy food clears nasal congestion
These remedies are based on the principles of Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of healing, and are completely natural, non-invasive, and can be prepared at home. Consult your doctor if the symptoms persist. Refer to the terms of use.


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I liked KL too !! I stayed at a hotel just opposite to the Petronas. I used to wake up in the middle of the night to see the lightning twins from my window. :-)
KL - The Global City
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My first Malaysia trip was in 2008 which was more of a family vacation. I confess the travel itinerary was not well researched and I haven't been to a lot of prominent places. Also I endured a lot of suffering during this trip for not booking hotels and domestic air tickets in advance during the "tourist season" of August.
Hotel Hunt, Crazy Rainfall and B.B. Nightlife
We landed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 7 am with drowsy eyes. The airport is massive and dazzling; no wonder we were lost for almost half an hour. We hired a taxicab to the city located one hour away from the airport
The cab dropped us off at Jalan Bukit Bintang. I asked my mom to order breakfast at a coffee shop as I went for hotel hunting. After one hour of extensive search, I winded up with zero vacant room. I checked all the hotels on both the sides of the street and they all were fully packed. Few hotels asked me to come back after 12 pm. On my way back to the coffee shop, it started drizzling in the middle of a sunny day. I bought an umbrella and started walking again. Within five minutes, the rain stopped. Equatorial climate is crazy. We waited at the shop till 11 am and killed time by tossing down some ten cups of coffee.
Finally we dug up a vacant room at The Federal Hotel. We decided to go for a walk in the evening. Bukit Bintang streets were crammed with middle-eastern tourists. We sat at a hookah bar and enjoyed a local DJ concert . After the concert, we started walking towards the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) which includes the Petronas Twin Towers, the Suria KLCC Shopping Mall, a park, a five-star hotel and prime office blocks. By the time we reached KLCC, it was dark. The Towers looked magnificent against the deep sapphire sky. I must admit K.L. skyline at night is much glamorous than in daylight. KLCC was closed by the time we reached there.
Nightlife at Bukit Bintang is very happening. We shopped at Berjaya Times Square which is the 13th largest shopping mall in the world and very easy to get lost. After shopping, we parked ourselves at a caf� and enjoyed musical show till midnight
The Famous Towers and Movie Disaster
Got up late next morning and missed the free passes to the Skybridge. Skybridge is located between the Twin Towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is also the highest two-story bridge in the world. You can get free passes to the bridge if you collect them by 8 am. We never could make it by 8 am.
We reached Petronas Twin Towers at noon. Other than taking photos, there isn't much to do. Visitors are not allowed to go up (apart from the Skybridge) or even inside the office blocks. The geometric impression of the buildings is remarkable. The Towers were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 and still remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. We visited the Aquaria KLCC which is an underwater park. Then we checked out the luxury shops at Suria KLCC, the Art Gallery and the Science Discovery Center.
After lunch we decided to watch a movie at the KLCC Theater. This movie called 'You Don't Mess with the Zohan' starring Adam Sandler just got released and there was a long queue at the booth. We bought tickets for the evening show. It was the worst movie I watched that year and a bad pick when you are with family. After wasting money at the theater, we decided to unwind by the fountains of the KLCC Park.
We reached the KL Tower in the late evening which is the eighteenth tallest freestanding tower in the world. The Observation Deck is 276 meters high from where we enjoyed the beautiful landscape of the city. Later we had dinner at the revolving restaurant which is 282 meters high from the ground.
On our way back to the hotel I met this brave Russian man at Bukit Bintang. He started world tour in May 2000 on his motorbike. The man was deaf and mute. We helped him by making donations. Hats off to his initiative and I hope he fulfills his dream.
After Kuala Lumpur, our next stop was the 'Las Vegas of Malaysia'.
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there is more to it then meets the eye. KualaLumpur and Malaysia has lot to offer . bukit bintang is no doubt the best entertainment spot in the city there is no doubt about that. there are also interesting places in kl and neighbouring states penang is one of them . do find some time next when you happen you will see the other side of travel luxury


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C. G. Jung (1875–1961), the founder of analytical psychology, was one of the first theorists to take seriously what happens in our dreams. But his work goes far beyond psychotherapy to embrace symbolism, religion, archetypes, sexuality, art, and even occult phenomena. His ideas have been expanded and enriched by the works of his numerous students and followers, and his influence today is felt in a range of areas—from art to science to popular culture.
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This is my first jump into photoshop painting. I'm focusing on light and mood. Think Blade Runner. It's still very much a work in progress, but I'm hoping to hear some opinions on how it's shaping up alltogether. Also any good tips on lighting, perspective, environmental effects, color theory ect. I'm going to post updates as often as I can.
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It seems like we see this in the news many times .A person goes in for his yearly inspection and is handed a list of repaires from the gararge from $1000 to $2000 and its on the increase sence the State has been coming up with new laws each year..70% of the laws have nothing to do with the saftey of your vehicle..The person who lives nex to me an elderly women had an exauste leake and was told she also needed breaks @ the tune of $1500 after i told her of another gararge to try and another $20 dollar fee she took it to another gararge..
When i was with her i also looked at her beaks and saw no problems ..But i did know she needed a muffler after parts and labor from inspection garage 2 her bill was $185 and the stories keep pileing up..we are only on of 13 states left that have this law.People in maine think that if we repeal this law all we will have will be junk cars on our roads. [continued below]....
I am 48 and remember when cars were checked for ball joints tie rod ends tires lights all done with a floor jack and a quicke look at stuckeral rust for fram and floors anything that can cause some one to get hurt..Has it come to the point that we all have to look good driving a 2 year old car and trading it after 70k miles..? in the currant economic times we need to get our selves out of debt. and start working on building personal income not trying to keep up with the guy next door because his car is new and yours is 5 years old
it used to be a 10 year old car was fairley new we need to get back in control the state has gone so far with there inspections the only way to fix it is to join the 37 states that repealed the law and get back to basics..The only people who will complain will be the macanics wo charge 60-90 dollars on average used and new car dealers who might have to sell a few of there boats and cut back like the rest of us but im sure bye now most maine people who have had to do an inspection this year will agree and take a look at.Care 2 petition sight-eliminate Maine vehicle inspection..
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Creating content for any website requires writing skills, obviously; but, what many companies overlook is the need to write for the search engines, as well as your future customers. So today I have decided to do some searching for great articles that will help and inspire your writing skills.
The one major tip I can give is to be aware of the optimization needs but write with style, develop a voice and try and see if there are any viral aspects to the subject of your website. As a reader of many many pages of web content every day, I really appreciate the effort good writers put in to their site. So hopefully you will gain some tips for your local sites from the links below.
Vertical Response's 5 Copywriting Tips To Enhance The User Experience – good tips and great links inside the article.
Econsultancy's 30 Powerful Adjectives and Verbs For Eye Catching Headlines – the right clever headline can drive a lot of traffic. It is usually the line used in Tweets and catchy short headlines prompt clicks.
Distilled's How to Produce High Quality Written Content – starts with a great section on knowing your audience and then goes on to how to write for them.
ProBlogger's Write Good Content may have been written over 7 years ago but still offers insights.
WikiHow's How to Write Great Web Content in English (when English isn't your First Language – may be a simple article but given it is written in English for those who may not be as fluent as a native speaker, it offers good points.
Duct Tape Marketing's Writing for the Web: Tips, Tricks and Standards is a great example of a guest blog post and has been a reference on a number of occasions.
Local Visibility System's 16 Ways to Create Unique Local Content for Cities Where You Want To Rank/
Hope these stir your creative side. If you know of any others to recommend drop them in the comments below.


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A year after joining Open-Xchange, Dan Kusnetzky has left his job as executive vice president of marketing strategy of the company, a Microsoft Exchange competitor that sells open-source software for managing e-mail, calendars and contacts.
Kusnetzky said Open-Xchange was "headed in a different direction" and his employment contract wasn't renewed. He's now co-founding a small company, he said.
Separately, Open-Xchange announced a partnership this week under which Web site hosting company 1&1 Internet will offer its customers use of Open-Xchange's software, initially in Germany and later in the United States, United Kingdom and France.


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About MeOk well Im Steve owner of Urban Edge Photography, I have been doing this for 17years now and I really love it. It started out just for something to do in my free time at the races and other local events since 2000 I have been doing weddings, Sporting events, models, and any thing else you can Imagine.
I would love to meet new Photographers, models and anyone else in this business that can be a positive influence in this art. I do not have a Studio, I am an on location Photographer and do have Studio lighting I bring on location.
First and foremost, I do this because I love pictures and have loved them passionately for 17 years. To the degree that it is practically possible, the art will always come before all else with me. I am happy to help select models build their portfolios and achieve their goals but, as a rule, I do not do basic portfolio work. That said, I am always open to collaborating with creative, resourceful, enthusiastic and open-minded people. If I want to do nudes with you, I will explore that option with you before the shoot. While nudes are not a prerequisite to working with me, I do prefer versatility and flexibility in a model. I do not pay models unless I am being paid by a third party, in which case the model will be informed, permissions obtained and fair compensation negotiated. I require models to credit anything used online or elsewhere. As a rule, I do not distribute print-sized jpegs. Note: I will not tolerate pretentious people and I have no time for divas. So leave the attitude at the door and let's make art!
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No suffering or sacrifice is required in living life. You can choose play or you can choose to suffer and give your power away.
No suffering or sacrifice is required in living life. You can choose play or you can choose to suffer and give your power away.
We build large houses by first destroying nature on the property and later spending a fortune to recreate nature indoors. What kind of homes would you live in if you realized that nature is your home and that constructed houses are but temporary shelters?
When you feel not so good, go elsewhere. When you feel great, move closer. But do not spend the rest of your life running away from not feeling so good.
When you think of the dumbest decisions you've made, you can probably trace a smaller dumb decision that lead to it. Once you cross the line into stupidity it takes a lot to be corrected.
When I feel impacted by life's events I say to myself: "I am above that." Then my spirit rises in vibration and I am at peace until the next moment when I must say it again.
Trying to satisfy guilt is like trying to reach the horizon. As difficult as it seems, forgiving yourself is a lot more practical.
Our desires for love, intimacy and mastery of life are lifelong requests that can take longer if you block your own way.
"Dogs can only see in black and white but can perceive much more. People can perceive all colors yet they choose to see in black and white. Who is more conscious?"
"In our childhood we design the house we will be living in for the rest of our lives. Over time we begin believing that our identity is the house we live in, unless we remember that we are the architects who can design a new house any time we want."
"Focus is the ability to bring one thing to the foreground while leaving the rest in the background. If you have hard time focusing rest assured that you will not miss anything. It will wait for you in the background until you choose to focus on it."


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On a recent Sunday afternoon, members of the Austin Peay State University Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) sorted through boxes of children's books, categorizing them by reading level, for the organization's Candy for the Mind book giveaway project this weekend on campus.
Student organizations, local citizens and PKP members donated these books. Many also were purchased with the help of a literacy grant the chapter received recently from the national Phi Kappa Phi organization.
The Literacy Grants program was initiated to mobilize members and resources of Phi Kappa Phi and the higher education community to champion literacy initiatives. Grants of up to $2,500 were available to Phi Kappa Phi chapters and individual members to fund ongoing literacy projects or to create new initiatives. The society's commitment to the cause of literacy grows out of and is consistent with its mission, "to engage the community of scholars in service to others."
For the 10th consecutive Halloween, APSU's PKP chapter collected new and gently used children's books for its Candy for the Mind project. Last year, PKP distributed more than 2,500 books to community children during G.H.O.S.T. (Great Halloween Options for Safe Trick-or-Treating), the on-campus alternative for safe trick-or-treating.
PKP members will be on hand to give books to trick-or-treaters during G.H.O.S.T., slated this year from 4-7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28. Since the inception of the Candy for the Mind project in 2003, thousands of children who trick-or-treat at APSU have been thrilled to receive a book as a Halloween treat.
Dr. Dewey Browder, president of Phi Kappa Phi, said, "Reading and holding a real book in your hands is one of the great joys in life. Candy for the Mind encourages children to read and value that experience, and reading is at the heart of the PKP motto, 'Let the love of learning rule humanity.'"
Dr. John Blake, this year's chairperson, added, "Candy for the Mind is a unique chance for Phi Kappa Phi to help children develop a love of reading and learning, and to become scholars themselves."
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Nephrologist's salary in the United States is approximately about $210,927 per annum while an average expected salary for a Nephrologist is about $162,350. In fact, a median starting salary for a nephrologist is about $133,700 per annum however, one can gradually increase their yearly income to about $191,000 after certain period by increasing the employment tenure or work experience. In general, Nephrologists are health care specialists who treat kidney diseases including diseases of the urologic system. Nephrologist salary belong to average one on the field.
Nephrologist job description
Nephrologists are health care professionals who are specialized in dealing with kidney diseases, dialysis and kidney transplantation. A nephrologist's job demands advanced skills in addition to an in depth knowledge. The job of a nephrologist includes physical examination of patients, obtaining s. creatinine reports, USG kidney scan reports, diagnosing the type of renal problem, treating kidney diseases and disorders, performing dialysis in case of chronic renal disease in addition to kidney transplantation in case of patients with an end stage renal failure.
How much does a nephrologist make ?
Average nephrologist salary and wage: An average yearly salary for a nephrologist ranges from between $129,880 – $194,820 per annum while an hourly wage ranges from between $48-$102 per hour.
Nephrologist salary and wage in USA
According to percentile statistics, the median salary for 90th percentile of nephrologists has been around $275,534 per year. Similarly, about 75th percentile of nephrologists received $244,744, 25th percentile of them received $188,865 while 10th percentile received $168,778 per year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic, the median hourly wage for a nephrologist ranges from between $58 – $87 per hour. The nephrologists received a starting hourly wage ranging from between $48 – $72 per hour while the top earning nephrologists received an attractive hourly wage ranging from between $68 – $102 per hour.
Nephrologist salary in Canada
The average expected salary for nephrologists employed in medical schools in Canada received about $350,000 while those employed in hospices or private clinics earned a much higher salary.
Nephrologist salary in UK
The average and median salaries for nephrologists in the UK is about £60,000 per year. A nephrologist's salary varies based on age such as the one in 20s earns up to £45,000, one in 30s earns about £58,800, in 40s earns about £69,600 and in 50s earns about £69,600. The average hourly wage for a nephrologist in UK is about £30 per hour.
Nephrologist salary in Australia
A nephrologist employed as public intern in Australia receives an annual salary of about AU$56,758 per annum while those working as renal specialists or OPD consultants received a yearly salary of up to $210,102 based on work experience. An average weekly wage for nephrologists ranges between $1653 and $3438 per week which averages to an yearly salary ranging from between $152,000-$205,000.
Salary of nephrologist in New Zealand
Nephrologists can be more closely compared to the physicians practicing internal medicine. According to PayScale, the latter are making NZ$115,000 in median salary, as of June 2015. This is higher than the median salary of general practitioners, who are earning NZ$98,264 in median pay.
Salary of nephrologist in South Africa
There are limited data about how much a nephrologist in South Africa earns. However, their occupation is somewhat related to an internal medicine doctor, who earns a salary that may reach up to R2,676,100, according to PayScale.
And how much does a nephrologist earn in Mexico
Nephrologists are medical specialists, so their salaries are likely higher than that of a general practitioner, who earns between MXN139,620 and MXN623,404 per year in Mexico. PayScale also reported that doctors in the country make MXN140,000 in the state of Quintana Roo and MXN341,000 in the state of Distrito Federal.
Nephrologist education, training and certification
An aspiring nephrologist should first complete an entry-level education (under graduation in science) and should complete 4 years of medical school from an accredited medical school. This is followed by about 3 years of residency program in the field of internal medicine and 2 to 4 years of clinical training in nephrology. One should then pursue a Nephrology fellowship program that lasts for about 2 to 3 years and pass the ABIM nephrology exam.
Conclusion about nephrologist salary
The starting salary for a nephrologist averages from between $106,960 – $160,440 per annum while a well-established nephrologist receives a much higher salary ranging from between $152,800 – $229,200 per annum.


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Courtyard by Marriott Tallahassee North/I-10 Capital Circle
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Located in Tallahassee, Courtyard by Marriott Tallahassee North/I-10 Capital Circle is in the business district and convenient to Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens and Killearn Gardens State Park. This hotel is within close proximity of A J Henry Park and Harriman Circle Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 93 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and shopping on site.
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Bounce? Obama's job approval at 52% in Gallup, highest since Bin Laden raid
posted at 4:01 pm on September 7, 2012 by Allahpundit
A week ago he was at 43/48. Now? 52/43.
I'm thisclose to going full eeyore on you. And trust me, you don't want to see full eeyore. Melting-bunny videos in every post.
President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party look as if they are getting at least a preliminary bounce from their convention. Today's (Friday, Sept. 7) Gallup Daily tracking update puts Obama's job approval rating at 52%, the highest it has been since May 2011, after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Obama has also moved to a 48% to 45% lead over Mitt Romney among registered voters in the election tracking, up from Obama's 47% to 46% margin over the last nine days.
Gallup averages the job approval rating on a three-day rolling average, meaning that today's report encompasses interviewing conducted over the three days of the Democratic Convention in Charlotte — Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Gallup's report of presidential election preferences are, on the other hand, based on a seven-day rolling average stretching from last Friday, the day after the GOP Convention ended, through last night.
In other words, the job approval number is the more useful indicator here because it's not larded up with stale week-old data. And since the job approval number suddenly looks rosy, it stands to reason that O's lead over Mitt could widen over the next few days as the pre-convention data is replaced with post-convention bounciness. Nor is this the only poll today to show an uptick for O. After the Republican convention, Romney bounced out to a four-point lead over Obama in Rasmussen's daily tracker. Today at Ras, O's back within one. Assuming Gallup's right that there's a bounce in motion, that tiny lead is likely to be erased this weekend.
Why not go full eeyore in honor of the occasion, then? Four reasons. One: O just took a roundhouse from that terrible, terrible jobs report. That's bound to temper some of the new, Clinton-fueled enthusiasm for him. Two: Gallup's and Rasmussen's surveys are based for the most part on interviews conducted before O's own widely panned speech last night. If the public was as underwhelmed by it as the commentariat, the bounce may well deflate early. Three: Gallup's poll is of registered voters, which always skew Democratic. A 48/45 Obama lead among registereds is a de facto tie among likelies, which is precisely what Rasmussen's finding. O's back to even, not out to a lead. And four: Romney's finally beginning his massive attack-ad offensive against Obama in eight key swing states today. When push comes to shove, it doesn't much matter how O's doing in the national daily trackers. It's the swing-state polls that count.
Even so, no data this depressing can go without a proper video treatment. I hate to do it to you, guys, but you know the drill. Exit question via Stanley Kurtz: Are Republicans fooling themselves about how successful the Democratic convention was?
Update: A few readers have e-mailed to note that Gallup's job approval number is based on a sample of adults, not registered voters. Right; it's the head-to-head with Romney, where O now leads by three, that's based on a sample of registereds. Apologies if that wasn't clear. The point is, if we're seeing his job approval rise among adults, that'll probably have some similar but lesser effect among registereds and then a similar but still lesser effect among likelies. Not a huge bounce, but a little something.
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While their defense has led to the franchise's best start through 41 games, the Memphis Grizzlies have been getting it done at both ends lately.
That's bad news for the New Orleans Hornets, who have taken a step back in their last two games.
The Grizzlies will try to stay within striking distance of the Southwest Division lead and win for the fifth time in six games on Sunday night when they wrap up a four-game homestand against the Hornets.
After losing three straight by an average of 22.7 points, Memphis (27-14) has won four of five to surpass the team's previous best start of 25-16 during the 2005-06 season.
The Grizzlies, who are five games behind division-leading San Antonio and rank near the top of the NBA in defensive scoring (89.2 ppg), have allowed 79.4 points per game over that five-game stretch.
They should be able to maintain that pace against a New Orleans team that has failed to reach 100 points in each of its last eight against the Grizzlies.
"One thing that we have had all season is our defense,'' said Memphis guard Rudy Gay.
Despite being ranked near the bottom of the league in bench scoring at 26.0 points per game, the Grizzlies have outscored their last three opponents by a 110-85 margin in that area. Jerryd Bayless, Tony Wroten and Chris Johnson combined for 32 as Memphis' bench gained a 38-24 advantage over Brooklyn's reserves in a 24-point victory on Friday.
"For us to win, we need our bench." forward Zach Randolph said. "The way they've been playing has been great. They've been stepping up.''
The bench effort has been key with both Randolph and Gay slumping recently.
Randolph, named to the Western Conference All-Star team on Thursday, has averaged 12.2 points on 38.0 percent shooting in his last five games while battling a strained back.
Gay appears to be healthy, but has scored just 13.3 points per game while shooting 32.3 percent from the floor over his last four.
Gay, however, may be able to get back on track against the Hornets. He's averaged 26.0 on 57.1 percent shooting in his last three in the series, including a game-high 28 to lead Memphis to a 96-89 win at New Orleans on Dec. 7.
Even with their stars struggling, the Grizzlies have reached 100 points in back-to-back games after reaching the century mark only twice in the previous 24.
They also improved to 13-0 when scoring over 100 - a trend they hope to continue against the Hornets, who have allowed four consecutive opponents to reach that mark.
"We haven't been able to guard and hold teams under 100 points,'' New Orleans coach Monty Williams said. "That's where it starts for me. We have to defend better.''
The Hornets (14-29), last in the Southwest, had won seven of nine before losing their last two.
Eric Gordon has averaged 17.6 points in 12 games back from a knee injury that cost him the first 29 games. New Orleans is 13-8 the past two seasons when he plays.
Ryan Anderson has been the other top weapon, averaging 20.3 points in his last four games.
The Hornets, however, shot 38.8 percent from the field and 3 for 20 (15.0 percent) from 3-point range in a 100-82 loss to Houston on Friday. They had scored 109.3 points per game and hit 31 for 66 (47.0 percent) from beyond the arc in their previous three.
The Hornets have dropped six of seven to New Orleans, including three straight in Memphis.


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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Several new single-molecule magnets have been discovered by George Christou, James H. Rudy Professor of Chemistry at Indiana University, and his research group. Christou will report his results on March 26 at the meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco.
Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) have many important advantages over conventional nanoscale magnetic particles composed of metals, metal alloys or metal oxides. These advantages include uniform size, solubility in organic solvents, and readily alterable peripheral ligands, among others.
Magnetic particles are how digital information is currently stored on hard drives, DVDs and other devices. There is great interest by high tech companies in increasing the density of information storage, which means increasing the number of bits of information in a given area of hard drive or other device. To get more digital information in a given area, each magnetic particle must be smaller. The size of the particles must also be the same so they will behave the same.
"Currently it is a problem to make really small, nanoscale magnetic particles from iron, iron oxide, or the other magnetic materials known to date," Christou said. "My group makes molecules containing the metal manganese. These molecules are much smaller than the magnetic particles currently used in information storage, but nevertheless are magnets at low temperatures. So each molecule can be considered an ultra-small magnetic particle, and this promises access to the ultimate high-density information storage devices."
IBM last year reported a new hard-drive record of 3 gigabits (3 billion bits) of digital information in one square centimeter of area using a known cobalt magnetic material. "The much smaller size of our molecules means we could get 30,000 billion of them into one square centimeter, and thus a storage density of 30,000 billion bits (or 30 terabits) is feasible. This is 10,000 times greater than the current best by IBM. The research challenge now is to find better SMMs that function at higher temperatures," Christou said.
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Gay rights activists held a series of public events this week in Tirana, pushing for greater acceptance of the lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual lifestyle.
|Acticvists ride for rights | Photo courtesy of Pro LGBT
A group of gay rights activist cycled down Tirana's main boulevard on Monday, challenging homophobic mindsets by brandishing the slogan, "Make up your mind, some people are gay."
On Wednesday a photography exhibition at the Tirana Express Cultural Center was organized by activist from the "Pro" LGBT organization.
"The goal of this exhibition was to say that we are not afraid anymore," said Xheni Karaj, one of the activists during the opening ceremony that was guarded by police.
Human rights campaigner Delina Fico underlined the importance of the occasion, praising the activists for their courage in coming out in public.
"This community is quite substantial already, but there's a core group of activists that have brought the cause forward," Fico noted.
While Albania's parliament decriminalised homosexuality in 1995, more than a decade and half later gays and lesbians are still heavily stigmatised.
A majority of them hide their sexual orientation, fearing that if it was discovered their safety would be endangered.
Human rights reports on Albania say ingrained attitudes among the general public leave gays and lesbians on the fringes of society.
Nor is progress straightforward, even today.
A march planned for Thursday across Tirana's main boulevard, branded Albania's first ever gay parade, was cancelled.
Meanwhile an alternative protest by Muslim organizations, calling on society to uphold traditional family values, went ahead.
No Parliaments being stormed, few protests and little incendiary bilateral rhetoric between Balkan countries makes for a calm, but never dull, news week.
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The Biggest Loser (season 2) is the second season of the NBC competitive reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser. The second season premiered on September 13, 2005, and like season one features overweight contestants who compete by trying to lose the most weight. The show is hosted by comedian Caroline Rhea, with Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels joining as the two personal trainers.
The contestants were divided into two teams: men in red and women in blue, with each team assigned to their own personal trainer of the opposite sex. Each week, the team which had the lowest percentage of total weight-loss was required to vote out one member of their own team.
The show concluded November 29, 2005, when Matt was declared "The Biggest Loser", winning $250,000. Seth was awarded $50,000 for his second place finish, and Suzy was awarded $25,000 for third. Of the non-finalists, Pete had lost the highest percentage of weight and received the $100,000 prize.
"Season Two Begins"
Caroline Rhea returns to welcome fourteen new players to The Biggest Loser and to host them at their stay at the new ranch. After being faced with a room of tempting food, the players discover a twist in the game - this time it's men vs. women! The women, who will always wear Red, will be trained by Jillian Michaels, while the Blue team, the men, will be put to the test by Bob Harper. Later, the new teams compete in the first challenge of the season - a competition that takes place in a jet so that the contestants can experience what it feels like to weigh nothing! At the end of this 90-minute episode, one of the hopefuls will be voted off of their team. Who will survive the battle of the sexes Biggest Loser style?
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The contestants' diets are put to the test when they are told that if they eat some high-calorie treats, they will be given a letter from home. Who will be able to resist the temptation? Plus, who will win the next challenge, which deals with balance, and who will be voted off of their team?
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Twelve contestants remain, as they continue to endure the pain from their injuries and the disputes from their trainers. They'll have to decide whether to continue on with the next physical challenge and resist the food temptations that continue to tempt them. Can they do it?
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When the teams get a chance to go to Las Vegas, they'll have to endure some very tempting temptations. They will have to make some very tough decisions while they're there. Will they be able to resist, or will they lose it all for some cash?
"Losing Teammates Instead of Weight Drags Down One Team"
As the teams continue to lose teammates, one team begins to lose their confidence. So, their trainer brings in a special visitor from the past to talk to them and help them regain their confidence once again. But will this be enough to get the team back on track, or will the team continue to fall apart, despite their trainer's efforts?
"High Anxiety"
Because of the Blue Team's subpar performance on previous weekly challenges, the team decides to push themselves during workouts, as well as try harder to get along with each other. Meanwhile, Jillian pushes her team to go on their most dangerous workout yet. Can they handle it?
"Let's Do the Twist!"
As eight contestants remain, everything changes with twists at every corner. The teams are no more, contestants are forced to work with their enemies, and even the weigh-in will have a special twist this time around. All this leads up to the most shocking elimination yet. Who will it be?
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In order to participate in a professional photo shoot, all seven remaining contestants receive a Beverly Hills-style make-over. Afterwards, a special surprise awaits the seven contestants at the pedicab race when their family members arrive for a surprise visit, as they become the cargo for the race. The winner will not only receive immunity for the week, but he/she will also get to spend an evening with their family.
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Caroline informs the remaining six contestants that the duos are gone from here on out. Now, they will all be competing against each other by themselves. Aside from this change in the game, one contestant will shock everyone with their new look. Meanwhile, two other contestants will end up having a fight between each other.
"Last One in the Pool is a Winner"
Before participating in the weekly challenge, the remaining men share their dreams with everyone else. This week, the challenge will prove to be one of the hardest ones yet. The contestants must hang on with their arms and legs to a tube hanging above a swimming pool. Can the remaining five contestants handle it?
"Scary Scale"
Final episode before the live season finale, where the remaining four contestants discover how far they've come since their first day on the ranch. Time for one last challenge, in which the contestants will have to carry their weight in quarters, with the winner getting to keep his/her quarters.
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Caroline Rhea hosts the live season finale, where "The Biggest Loser" will be chosen out of the three remaining contestants. The results of all their hard work will finally be revealed, with "The Biggest Loser" also walking away with $250,000, as well as a healthier lifestyle.


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These Hollywood stars want the world to know just how in love they are, but we want to know who has the most adorable PDA?
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have been running all over town hugging, kissing and just oozing love. We told you the happy couple skipped the Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 7 to enjoy a quiet day together. Meanwhile, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber couldn't keep their hands off each other at the star studded soiree.
Miley and Liam didn't just spend the weekend together, they were spotted having lunch on Aug. 8 day on the patio of LA's Sweetsalt Food Shop. They kissed throughout lunch and even left arm-in-arm!
Whether it's stealing kisses over a meal or at an event, these celebrities aren't hiding their love! But the question remains, who looks cuter? Do you think Selena and Justin look more puppy-loveish while Miley and her beau appear a bit more mature?
We're thrilled our favorite stars have found love! Now tell us: whose PDA do you prefer?
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The star took a break from her whirlwind tour and had a little fun in the sun, where she looked totally relaxed, (and quite sexy!), while basking in the rays sans bikini top.
No tan lines here! Selena Gomez was in Miami on Oct. 28, where the 21-year-old star stripped down to an itty bitty bikini to enjoy the gorgeous day — but it wasn't long before she took off her top, making sure that the tan on her back would be perfectly even. While untying her top could lead to an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction, the star didn't seem to have any concerns — in fact, she was all smiles and looked so carefree while enjoying a little rest and relaxation. The day in the sun was definitely a nice change for the star, who has been busy on her tour.
The star looked so fresh-faced without any makeup on, while her signature long brown locks were tied back off her face in a high ponytail. She seemed to be laughing and smiling while soaking in the rays with her pals. She definitely seemed to be having a ball in her bikini — in fact, she even took to Instagram to share pics of her in her little swimsuit. While she looked sexy when she hit the sand, we also noticed that the star was sporting some fresh ink.
Selena's body looked more than bikini ready — and it comes as no surprise to see that she's still so toned, especially because she's busy on tour where she dances up a storm on stage.
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By messing around with upload of images to flickr from my mobile, I came across ShoZu.com, which offer yet another approach to flickr uploads.
The service offered by ShoZu enables you to upload, describe and tag images. ShoZu can currently be used with flickr, textamerica or Webshots and uses the open (semi-open in the case of Webshots) API's (flickr API, Textamerica API and Webshots API) offered by those services to interact with your account.
The setup is as follows:
- You open an account at the ShoZu website and type in your phone number (countries all over the world is supported).
- You then chose the image sharing service to use with ShoZu (see above) and authorize ShoZu to interact with you account.
- ShoZu will then send you a link by sms to where you can download ShoZu's phone application. The application is either a J2ME (MIDP) application or a native phone OS application - the latter was the case for my Sony Ericsson P910i - and a reasonable range of handsets is currently supported.
- Once you have downloaded and installed the application, you activate it by entering the user name and password chosen in step #1
To use the service, you must have set up your phone for GPRS or 3G data access.
The ShoZu phone app works somewhat like a FTP client. Using the app, you can browse the folders and files of your phone, add image descriptions and tags and select images for upload. The app integrates with your camera app, so when you capture an image, a pop up will ask you, if you want to upload the captured image (you can disable the pop up in the settings of the ShoZy app).
To give you an idea of how it works, I grapped some screenshots while using the ShoZu app - see below. The screenshots were taken using Anthony Pranata's ScreenShot for Symbian OS. BTW, take a look at Anthony's list of must-have Series60 applications - many of which are also available for UIQ phones.
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ShoZu posit that their service is superior to email upload in terms of reliability (uploads can be resumed) and overhead. As an added bonus, it is possible to send uploaded images by email without having to transmit the images from the phone. Until you delete the images (the ones you have uploaded) from you phone, ShoZu will store copies on their servers. If you then send email using ShoZu, the service will fetch the images from their cache and attach them, before passing the email on to the recipients. This last feature could be the #1 reason to sign up with ShoZu, since it will dramatically lower the cost of emailing images.
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I'd like to throw the Kahr brand into the mix. I don't own one; but from personal experience and from forum posts, I've heard several women say how well Kahrs fit in their hands.
I got my wife an XDm 9...and she loves it...BUT... with a 4.5" barrel,its NOT a very concealable weapon for a woman
She carries here on the farm ...but NOT on the street
I'd like to throw the Kahr brand into the mix. I don't own one; but from personal experience and from forum posts, I've heard several women say how well Kahrs fit in their hands.
The Kahr fit my wife's hands really well (she loved it) until she shot it. It wanted to rotate in her hands. She liked the guns with slightly larger grips.
The kahr was a 9. It was a little tough for me to hold onto as well. I think after handling so many regular sized grips it was just tough to get used to.
I think the S&W 3913 makes an excellent carry gun, especially for people for people with small hands.
It's the perfect size for CC, Aluminum frame to help manage recoil, and single stack mag to keep the gun and grip thin.
The Lady Smith version (LS3913) is sex-zee!
Take a look at the Walther PPS. It is nice and slim and recoil is not bad at all
I think by that video she could handle a 40 S&W with no problem.....a 40 is a great round....don't get stuck on the 9mm thing! JMO and a 40 Springfield XD in any style weather a sub or a larger compact or the service model would work just fine!
There a Great gun to own and keep.....
If recoil is an issue I would continue to lean to the 9mm. Not my caliber of choice but I am not the one carrying it. Cabiler is of no value if you can't hit the target!
I have had women come to my CCW class with everything from 22s to 45s. and the two problems they mostly have it keeping sight alignment during trigger pull and flinching because of recoil. I have a Springfield XD compact I carry to every class for people to try out and it has been a hit with almost all of the female new comers. The grip is generous but not too big, the recoil is very mild and it is deadly accurate. Trigger pull is typical Springfield, decent with something to be desired but no where as horrendous as most 38 snubbys or cheaper weapons.
Before buying anything take her to a gun shop and let her handle mulitple canidates. Feel plays a big part in the Pull/Point/Shoot seneriao of protection


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"Cool and refreshing"—that describes this leftovers salad pretty well! It's full of cold ingredients. Prepare it as a side dish or serve it along with homemade bread as a main course. I frequently make my salad for family luncheons. That's only appropriate—the recipe was passed down to me by my mom, who got it from her mom! I'm a full-time wife and mom (plus home-school teacher!) with five sons, who range in age from 9 to 1.
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- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In a large bowl, toss together cabbage, pork, rice, peas and water chestnuts. In a small bowl, combine dressing ingredients; mix well. Pour over the salad and stir gently to mix. Chill for several hours. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Originally published as Crunchy Pork and Rice Salad in Country Woman September/October 1993, p31
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"Semi-Pro" is not even semi-funny. It takes what looks like an unmissable slam dunk of a premise and turns it into a big, noisy airball of a movie without a single truly funny moment.
Will Ferrell in the 1970's — automatically funny, right? ("Anchorman") Will Ferrell doing sports — automatically funny, right? ("Talladega Nights," "Blades of Glory") Then what an inspired idea it must have seemed, to put Ferrell in the story of the outrageous outlaw league the American Basketball Association, which enlivened sports from 1967-76 with its mix of basketball and showmanship until it merged with the NBA. Box office magic, right?
Not with this script.
Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, the team owner, coach, and power forward of the Flint, Michigan Tropics basketball team the juxtaposition of the chilly car-manufacturing town and the team's sunshine and flamingos graphics is just one of many examples of this movie's attempt to make incongruity substitute for wit.
Moon bought the team with the proceeds from his one-hit-wonder pop song (clumsy attempt to play off of the 1970's were cheesy theme by inserting a faux , and has tried every possible tactic to keep it going, from offering free corn dogs if the score goes over 125 points to trading the team's washing machine for a new player, Monix (Woody Harrelson), who once played on an NBA championship team, even if he never made it onto the floor for the finals. The pending merger of the ABA and NBA can only absorb four of the ABA teams. Jackie resolves to be that fourth team, and he and Monix have to come up with a way to start winning some games and selling some tickets. Monix works on skills and strategy and Moon tries to jump a motorcycle over a line of cheerleaders and wrestles a bear.
It would be ironic if it weren't so tedious that this is a film about players who will do any crazy thing to interest an audience except work on winning some games while the movie itself will do anything to interest an audience except put in some funnier jokes. Over and over again and then over again again it throws everything at the audience but genuine humor. The characters are dull and one-dimensional. Moon is the same arrogant and clueless character we have seen Ferrell play too many times before with much more that was interesting to do than wrestle a bear and sing a raunchy song. It is supposed to be funny that a man is more insulted by being called a jive turkey than by being called an unprintable epithet. And then it is supposed to be funny that the joke is repeated and stretched out. It is also supposed to be funny that Monix's ex (the criminally underused Maura Tierney) has a new boyfriend (husband?) who is such a Monix fan that he is not only not jealous but actually, uh, excited by seeing the two of them together.
The jokes are cheap, underwritten retreads,with half-hearted attempts to draw humor from how funny it was that back in the 70's we didn't know that Michael Jackson would grow up to be weird or CDs hadn't been invented yet and tapes were reel-to-reel. We're talking the 70's, people. It's almost impossible not to hit the mark in making fun of just about anything that people wore, danced to, or thought was cool in that decade, but this one scores less often than the hapless team members it portrays. Then there are the quarter-hearted jokes like having the team members stand around in funny tropical costumes or wearing guyliner and then having it run and sting their eyes or having briefly-respectable Jackie Earle Haley deplete all of his recent credibility with the role that in Adam Sandler movies gets assigned to Rob Schneider. The film has no energy and its pacing lags. It tries to make the inability to vomit funny. It fails. More than once. Even the bear was funnier the first time around, in "Anchorman." Done well, profanity can be poetic, but here it is just dull. You know how your mom always told you that bad language was used by people with no imagination? This is the movie that proves she was right.
Parents should know that this film has extremely strong and vulgar language and crude sexual references and situations including pornography. There is comic violence and peril, including stunts, a brawl, and Russian roulette. A strength of the film is the strong relationships between characters of different races, but there are insensitive insults about developmental disabilities and a priest uses bad language and behaves in a crass manner.
Families who see this film should talk about the differences between the ABA and NBA and the difference (and similarities) between sports and entertainment.
Families who enjoy this film will also enjoy The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (some mature material), about baseball team in the Negro League, before baseball was integrated.


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Update on Foley on Carson Daly (Updated)
Mick Foley posted on Twitter: The appearance on Lat call with Carson Daly looks like it's actually Saturday night/Sun morning at 1:30 am.
Foley posted a short time ago: After many a consultation with the TV Guide, it looks like Last Call really is Friday night/Sat morning 1:35 am.
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While pregnant with her fourth child two years ago, Becky Frausto was diagnosed with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. Then, in September 2015, she received even more disturbing news from doctors: she had Hodgkin's lymphoma.
For someone who has been so healthy for her entire life, the bad-to-worse news takes a daily toll. Because Becky's immune system is already compromised by lupus, as well as asthma, the chemotherapy has been particularly rough on her.
"I was one of those people who got sick only once a year, if that," says Becky. "Now I have a hard time recalling when I wasn't sick."
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If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks! I consider myself very lucky to have a network of great photographers around the world. I met most of them through Flickr, where we are constantly commenting and giving feedback on one another's photos. This has enabled me to meet up with great photographers wherever I travel, and they are great people to hang out with because they already know the prettiest places around where they live!
One of the people I was lucky to shoot with was Rebekka in Iceland. We met at a coffee shop in Reykjavik and talked about where to go shoot. We jumped in her car and drove a while until we reached a fjord. Nearby were these horses running around like wild beasts. They have no fear of humans, and we were able to go right up to them. Their hair is very long, and I'm sure it evolved from the hyper-cold whipping winds around the edges of the sea.
I don't shoot a lot of animals, because I find it hard to improve upon what other great animal photographers have done in the past. However, here is a tip for shooting animals. It's kind of a lame trick, but it always works. Use a wide-angle lens and get in close. It always makes the head look really big and cute. Humans love big-headed animals and it always makes them smile. Why this is, I have no idea... Note this trick also kinda works with babies.
Seriously, thanks to Rebekka for a great day tooling around the fjords of Iceland.
Oh, and yes.... I have pictures of Rebekka coming up at some point wearing her green-thing ... nothing too salacious for public consumption, I assure you... but in more of a "photographer in her milieu" milieu.
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Highlights of 2011
Sold a painting!
Wonderful relationship!
Flying across the world to surprise my family!
Colorado Mountains with my Dad!
Thanksgiving with my brothers!
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I can't mention all the wonderful things. Impossible. Daily I am the witness of love, kindness, and humanity at the very best & worst. The new year is a renewal of many things, time itself. The year is new, the spirit changes. We take everything gathered from the existence of ourselves, and others who have taught us, and we continue to become the best versions of ourselves.
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text: Cowboys penalties have been going up the past three seasons: 2010 27th in the NFL - 109 penalties for 873 yards 2011 28th in the NFL - 114 penalties for 816 yards 2012 30th in the NFL - 117 penalties for 853 yards I've heard it said that there isn't a strong correlation between penalties and overall team performance, however, when I look at the bottom 10 team in terms of penalties I see mostly bad or mediocre teams. Any thoughts as to why the Cowboys are trending downwards in penalties. If the Cowboys ranked, lets say 16th in the NFL in penalties this season, would they have won another game?


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NextLevel Internet, Inc., a provider of cloud-based communications solutions, recently launched a new, fully-managed private cloud network for organizations requiring a modern, cost effective and secure alternative to traditional phone systems.
Originally, NextLevel Cloud was developed for first responders, whose loss of Internet connection could result in the loss of life, money, property, and reputation. But now, as the marketplace for cloud-based communications has grown, this fully redundant cloud service has been made available nationwide for individual businesses of any size.
"We built NextLevel's foundation with a private cloud that comes with a 100 percent uptime guarantee. This was and is of utmost importance when dealing with first responders," said Jerry Morris, founder of NextLevel, in a statement. "The beauty of this foundation is that we are now offering it to SMBs and large enterprises. We are delivering carrier-grade voice service over our very own private cloud that is specifically designed to provide exceptional clarity, reliability and redundancy."
Officials explained that NextLevel Cloud is designed to support fast growing companies with multiple locations and large numbers of off-site workers, providing free unlimited calling between endpoints.
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Additionally, NextLevel also unveiled the company's new brand identity and image with a redesigned website and company logo. All visitors to the new NextLevel home page will experience a clean, modern and streamlined navigation design, the company said.
"The market spoke and it became clear for NextLevel to expand our managed voice offering across all verticals and to businesses of all size," said Mickey Chapatte, Channel Manager of NextLevel. "It's also with this shift that we found it imperative that our brand further reflects this evolution. We are extremely happy with our new web site design and company logo which visually echo the excellence of our hosted voice and managed cloud offerings."


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Why do pedestrians need to press button to walk?
Issue: A reader is frustrated by the walk signals at the intersections of 88th Street and North Avenue and 92nd and North. In order to get a "walk" signal, pedestrians have to push a button. If the button is not pushed, the pedestrian signal continues to read "don't walk" even when traffic has a green light.
Status: Bill Wehrley, city engineer, explained that the lights are not pre-timed and the timing changes depending on how many cars are waiting at the intersection.
If only one car is waiting, then the light will not stay green long enough for a pedestrian to cross, he said. When the button is pushed, the signal system allots enough time for a pedestrian to cross safely.
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The Little Rule and Effect describe the cause of phenomena of physical and chemical transformations on the basis of spin antisymmetry and the consequent magnetism of the most fundamental elements of leptons and quarks and in particular electrons, protons and neutrons causing orbital motions and mutual revolutionary motions (spinrevorbital) to determine the structure and the dynamics of nucleons, nuclei, atoms, molecules, bulk structures and even stellar structures. By considering the Little Effect in multi-body, confined, pressured, dense, temperate, and physicochemically open systems, new mechanisms and processes will be discovered and explanations are given to the stability of multi-fermionic systems for continuum of unstable perturbatory states with settling to stable discontinuum states (in accord to the quantum approximation) to avoid chaos in ways that have not been known or understood. On the basis of the Little Effect, the higher order terms of the Hamiltonian provide Einstein's missing link between quantum mechanics and relativity for a continuum of unstable states.
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text: On The Media Published by On The Media Infant Mortality Download this audio Want to embed this player? Use the code below. More info. <iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="130" width="100%" src="https://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/otm/#file=/audio/json/132725/&share=1"></iframe> Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email a Friend Summary Transcript Summary During debate last weekend on the health care bill, Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) yelled out "It's a baby killer!" on the House floor and, in doing so, joined legions who have invoked this powerful defamation. American University professor Allan Lichtman says the phrase holds a prominent place in the catalog of public accusations. Music Playlist Centralia (Washington-California) Artist: by Norfolk & Western Transcript BROOKE GLADSTONE: During debate last weekend on the Health Care Bill, Republican Congressman Randy Neugebauer of Texas yelled out, "It's a baby killer" on the House floor. Later he said that he was referring to the bill itself, not Representative Bart Stupak, a Democrat of Michigan who was then speaking at the podium. Nevertheless, it quickly generated headlines as one of history's most notable legislative outbursts. Of course, Neugebauer joins legions of those who have invoked this powerful defamation. American University professor Allan Lichtman says that the phrase holds a prominent place in the catalog of public accusations. ALLAN LICHTMAN: That's right. Even as applied to so-called abortionists, the term "baby killer" dates back at least to eighteen-hundred and ninety-four (1894) in the United States. In that year, the Associated Press published a story about a raid on the office of alleged abortionists. Of course, in those days abortion was illegal, and they called the abortionists "the baby killers." And the story was extremely lurid, although brief, and it talked about finding dead babies on the floor of the office and condemned the unnamed, unknown perpetrators as the baby killers of 1894. So sensationalizing the whole issue, the sensitive emotional issue of abortion, is absolutely nothing new. It dates back well over 100 years in American history. BROOKE GLADSTONE: But, of course, the use of the phrase "baby killer" isn't limited to abortion. In the early 20th century you say that peddlers of patent medicines were sometimes called baby killers. How come? ALLAN LICHTMAN: Public health reformers in the early 20th century, around the year 1910, launched a campaign against these patent medicines, you know, Dr. Cure-All's Magic Elixir, because it turned out that a lot of these were quite toxic and were at least implicated in the deaths of babies. And these patent medicines were damned as "the baby killers." BROOKE GLADSTONE: But it sounds like these patent medicines were killing babies. Prohibitionists also used the term? ALLAN LICHTMAN: Prohibitionists in the early 20th century called the saloon "the baby killer." And, of course, the reference here was indirect. The argument was that the saloon contributed to turning good husbands into bad husbands, making them wife beaters, even child beaters, causing them to lose their jobs, to break up their families, and all of these things could ultimately result in the deaths of babies. BROOKE GLADSTONE: And it's a phrase [LAUGHS] that has seen repeated service during wartime. Many of us can remember – at least there were reports of antiwar activists yelling "baby killer" at returning Vietnam vets. It's also been used by government propaganda units in the military to demonize the enemy. We can start with Winston Churchill during the First World War. ALLAN LICHTMAN: Winston Churchill, then head of the British Navy, seized on the naval bombardment of the town of Scarborough to brand the Germans as "the baby killers of Scarborough." Of course, the Germans responded, [LAUGHS] well look, the British are blockading Germany, they're depriving us of medicines and foodstuffs and maybe indirectly killing far more babies, but somehow the idea of blowing babies to bits in bombardment had more resonance. And there were stories of Germans singing and laughing and bayoneting children in the streets. An iconic image of the war that demonized the Germans was the image of a young child with his hands cut off. Now, the Germans did kill a lot of civilians, and undoubtedly the British blockade did too, but these particular atrocity stories were later shown to be false and, again, were part of the demonization of the enemy and the attempt to whip up public opinion. BROOKE GLADSTONE: The accusation of baby killing resurfaced during the Second World War, and once again in 1991. In the run-up to the first Gulf War, there was a young woman who appeared before a kind of unofficial congressional committee to talk about Iraqis seizing babies from Kuwaiti incubators in Kuwait City and dashing them to the ground. NAYIRAH: While I was there, I saw the Iraqi soldiers come in to hospital with guns. [CRYING] They took the babies out of the incubators, took the incubators and left the children to die on the cold floor. ALLAN LICHTMAN: Congresspersons repeated the story. President George H. W. Bush repeated the story. PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH: Kids in incubators and they were thrown out of the incubators, so that Kuwait could be systematically dismantled. ALLAN LICHTMAN: Amnesty International picked up on the story. Later it was shown this young woman was an absolute plant. She was a member of the Kuwaiti Royal Family, and she was the daughter of the ambassador to the United States. She had not been a nurse in a hospital. She had not witnessed any of these events. These events were pure fabrications planted by the Kuwaiti Royal Family, obviously, who had a great interest in the United States intervening to drive out the Iraqis and restore royal control over Kuwait. BROOKE GLADSTONE: And they did it with the assistance of the American public relations firm Hill & Knowlton. ALLAN LICHTMAN: Hill & Knowlton planned the campaign, with the explicit aim of getting the United States to go into war. And it worked. BROOKE GLADSTONE: You know, it strikes me that another altogether different context in which "baby killer" is used as an accusation is in the mid-1970s against the Nestle Corporation. In that case, there are actual dead babies involved. ALLAN LICHTMAN: Absolutely, and in this case the accusations were that by marketing formula in the Third World for babies and essentially discouraging breastfeeding, Nestle Corporation was contributing to the ill health, and indeed, if indirectly, to the documented deaths of many babies. There was a pamphlet that was published called "The Baby Killers" directly relating to Nestle's operations in the Third World, and the publicity was quite devastating. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Bringing this back to abortion, more recently Dr. George Tiller, who performed abortions and was murdered by an anti-abortion activist, was nicknamed "Tiller, the Baby Killer," and it was a phrase that was often repeated by Bill O'Reilly on The O'Reilly Factor. [CLIPS] BILL O'REILLY: Dr. George Tiller, known as "Tiller, the Baby Killer" as some call him, the notorious Tiller, the baby killer. BILL O'REILLY: I wanted George Tiller, Tiller, the Baby Killer, going, hey! BILL O'REILLY: If you want to kill a baby, you hire Tiller. You got to pay him 5,000 upfront, and he'll kill the baby. [END CLIPS] ALLAN LICHTMAN: Certainly when you call a particular individual a baby killer that is definitely an incitement to vigilante action, because you're essentially placing them outside the pale of our common humanity. BROOKE GLADSTONE: So what should we think when we hear the term being used? ALLAN LICHTMAN: We should think that this is not an appropriate term for political dialog. You foreclose the possibility of any kind of reason or negotiation. Back in 1979, when Nellie Gray, the founder of the March for Life, was approached to try to reach some kind of compromise with the pro-choice movement, she responded, "I do not sit down and negotiate with baby killers." This argument is not about whether one side or another is more pro-life, that is, cherishes life more. Both sides, we can say, cherish life. The difference is a fundamentally core, unresolvable dispute about when life begins. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Allan, thank you very much. ALLAN LICHTMAN: My pleasure. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Allan Lichtman is a professor of history at American University in Washington D.C.