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Revamped Heat Roster Maintains Youthful Core, Flexibility for 2017
The Miami Heat initiated its post-Dwyane Wade transition by completing a flurry of moves in rapid-fire succession on Sunday, the timing of which dictated by the man potentially set to replace him and the execution of which pursued with a singular goal in mind.
Pat Riley has always dreamed big. In the past 12 years, he has acquired Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James — arguably the NBA's two greatest post-Michael-Jordan era players — and paired them with Wade to secure the franchise's five NBA finals appearances and three titles.
Title aspirations are standard course for Riley and owner Micky Arison. It represents the foundation for everything they do. How they think. How they plan. How they negotiate, even if the parameters for negotiation ultimately lead to the loss of a franchise icon.
Facing the potential overwhelming loss of the team's most critical ever player, Riley and Arison were unwilling to concede so much in their negotiation with Wade as to paralyze their team's ability to build a title contender. They believe the Heat is currently in a better position to succeed than would have been the case if they were to have met Wade's demands. They believe they have compiled a solid core of multi-talented youngsters in guards Tyler Johnson and Josh Richardson, forward Justise Winslow and center Hassan Whiteside. They believe they have a potentially perfect, floor-spacing frontcourt compliment to Whiteside in Chris Bosh, assuming health. And they believe they have an All-Star caliber lead guard in Goran Dragic to spearhead the charge.
They may be right.
Johnson will compete with Richardson for the starting shooting guard role (a battle which he'll win to start the season, with Richardson still sidelined with a partially torn medial collateral ligament). But, perhaps more importantly, he also serves as insurance against a lack of development from Winslow.
In his first season, Winslow showed great promise as a defender. But his offense at times proved to be so limited that defenders constantly sagged away from him, often effectively relegating the Heat to playing four-on-five basketball. If he improves his shooting, he could quickly become one of the Heat's most vital players. If he doesn't, his future as a starter could quickly be jeopardized.
Imagine, for a moment, a Dragic – Johnson – Richardson – Bosh – Whiteside unit.
In an offense system designed to capitalize upon it, what was once a shocking inability to space the floor – predicated largely on the always imperfect backcourt tandem of Wade and Dragic — could now be considered a strength. And depending upon where Richardson – who led the entire NBA in three-point shooting percentage after the All-Star Break, at 53 percent – and Johnson – who shot 41 percent on three-pointers last season (excluding heaves), despite often being miscast on offense as a point guard — level off with their shooting, a potentially big one at that.
That type of shooting could provide Whiteside — now a franchise cornerstone with his four-year, $96.4 million contract secured – the much-coveted floor-spacing into which to maneuver.
At 7-feet, 265-pounds, and with a ridiculous 7-foot-7-inch wingspan, Whiteside alters the geometry of the game. His individual statistics last season were silly – 17.6 points (on 60.6 percent shooting), 14.7 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per 36 minutes played. And he did it despite constantly having two, three, and sometimes four defenders hanging all over him every time he touched the basketball. Because why not collapse at even the hint of danger? Who was going to hurt you from the perimeter if you do? Not Wade.
He's not all a back-to-the-basket big, but he can a huge initiator of offense — whether or not he ever even touches the ball. He hasn't yet mastered the art of either the pick or the roll, but he has the tools to become of the best roll men in the NBA. And his mere presence in the paint sucks in defenses with more force than a Dyson. That yields tons of garbage points and rebounds for him, and open shots for others.
This Heat team may well have lost its best player, but it will be fast in transition and it will look to capitalize upon a type of floor spacing it has never before had in the half court.
Imagine what Dragic and Whiteside could do in an offense that spaced the floor around them.
Is it so preposterous to envision a constant stream of Whiteside pick-and-rolls, Bosh pick-and-pops, and swished corner three-pointers when defenders rotate away from Heat shooters to try to stop it?
Is it so preposterous to imagine that with Dragic's penetration to initiate the offense, Whiteside down low, Bosh and Richardson and Johnson to space the floor around it all, and Winslow's defense thrown into the mix; that the team, despite the absence of Wade – it's leader and, perhaps more importantly, it's closer — could still be a force with which to be reckoned?
Is it so preposterous to imagine that while it might struggle on offense at times with the absence of its most reliable crunch-time scorer, its defense will be undeniably improved without him?
Is it so preposterous to imagine that the addition of one elite player could have it competing for titles? Riley surely believes it.
But how do you get that elite player?
With Wade's departure, the Heat found itself with just $19 million in salary cap space left to be spent on any one player, not nearly enough to grab an elite contributor, if even he were willing and available. It simply wasn't going to happen this summer.
That, in turn, made Riley's goal for filling out the roster crystal clear: Maintain maximum flexibility for the summer of 2017. Read more…


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Ethical investors have yellow cake and eat it too
Leon Gettler
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ALL OF a sudden, uranium seems to be ethical and the debate inside the ethical investment community is raging. Ethical investors have lifted their bans on buying uranium shares since BHP Billiton, which covers 45 per cent of Australia's booming resources sector, became a uranium miner after its takeover of WMC.
The BT Sustainability Australian Shares Fund and the Anglican Church's investment fund in Australia, Glebe Asset Management, no longer view uranium as a "sin stock".
A leading Melbourne fund manager, who only spoke on condition of anonymity, said it was a remarkable coincidence that fund managers had decided uranium investments were no longer unethical when a must-have stock such as BHP Billiton had become a uranium miner. He said any portfolio without BHP Billiton and fellow uranium miner Rio Tinto would always have problems as the two made up 13 per cent of the market. A ban on uranium meant investors could not put their money into the hottest sector.
Terry Pinnell from Ethical Investment Advisers said the uranium debate highlighted the problem that ethical investors had with fund managers running ethical investment funds.
He said claims that uranium was OK because of the rising cost of oil, and coal's contribution to global warming, amounted to little more than a public relations spin.
Whereas ethical investors wanted control over where their money was invested, most fund managers used the "top down method", where they told investors what was or wasn't ethical.
"They do not want to debate the issue and want to have an SRI portfolio that is as close to their mainstream funds as possible," Mr Pinnell said.
"Leaving out large companies like BHP or Rio means that the tracking error in their funds would be too great. The inclusion of uranium in the fund has more to do with tracking error than greenhouse gases. The cynical might say that the global warming angle is just the sexy spin the PR department has put on the situation."
For its part, BT reckons the shift had nothing to do with Australia's biggest mining company buying WMC Resources, owner of the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South Australia. And certainly nothing to do with uranium exploration underpinning four of the 10 best-performing floats in the September quarter. Erik Mather, head of BT's Governance Advisory Service, said BT had started questioning whether its no-uranium mining stance was still relevant back in November, months before BHP Billiton's $9.2 billion takeover.
He said BT had commissioned a Monash study into the issue late last year after Russia announced it would ratify the Kyoto Protocol, predating the WMC takeover. "Our clients' best interests are served not by not making a decision but by tackling companies and using our size and weight," he said. "If we sit on the sidelines, we do not have a seat at the table. The process has been an ongoing one and commenced at the end of 2004 before the takeover."
But Geoff Stewart, Mercer Investment Consulting's Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) specialist in Australia, said the WMC takeover was a critical part of the change in thinking by ethical funds.
He said there seemed to be a growing acceptance of uranium.
"Overall, our clients who are interested in ethical investments, whilst not being pro the inclusion of uranium mining in portfolios, have accepted that there is a growing tide of views to consider inclusion based on the merits of uranium as a source of energy production," Mr Stewart said.
"Some clients have been quite welcoming of the 'rational' debating of the issues surrounding uranium ore extraction, chiefly the intended use of that uranium and the handling of material down the track. On the other hand, there is the example of a manager who, after canvassing investors, decided to retain the negative screen to uranium. The BHP Billiton-WMC Resources takeover probably served as the impetus for managers to bring forward deciding changes to their screening policy, as BHP Billiton represents a significant part of their benchmark, and excluding the merged company represents benchmark risk.
"The issue of removing negative screening of uranium miners was an issue of debate for some time."
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Can a speed control switch for fan set off smoke alarm?
We have a 3 speed fan control switch in our sons room. When we turn the fan to high the smoke alarm in another rom goes off. These are wired smoke alarms with battery backups. Should I have an electrician come out and test anything or just change the switch?
Is it hard wired with battery back up?
How old is it? There suppost to be trashed and replaced at least every 7 years.
Turn off the breaker to the fan....if that turns off the smokes as well (they go to backup bat), then it could be RF noise from the fan control. I'm assuming your using a wall mounted switch.
Photocell or particle detection type Smoke? If you can pull it down and post manufacturer info, and there should also be a date stamp, that can help others. Keep in mind, if it is at least 8-10 years old, time to replace. Now of course, you could place Ferret cores on the electrical lines, to see if that cuts down on RF interference.
Just dealt with the same situation last week. Replaced the smoke and problem was gone. Smoke alarm was pushing 20 years or so.
I have a bedroom in my house with receptacles that were wired to the smoke alarms for some reason. I assume it was a mistake. Whenever I plug a vacuum cleaner into that room, they all go off. I believe it has to do with the current drop. So go play with your breakers and see if they share a circuit with your fan.
I have a breaker for the smoke alarms, but it does not turn them off. The bedroom breaker does kill them. One day I'll figure out if anything is connected to that breaker.
The receptacle may have a loose connection that is affecting the power to the smokes.
I rechecked mine last night and the breaker labeled smoke detectors is actually powering the smokes and the bedroom. The breaker labeled bedroom 1 is connected and wired, but does not control anything in the house. I just shut it off for now. It's the top right breaker so when I add my generator breakers I'll just eliminate it.
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Band 5 Registered General Nurse
- Recruiter
- HCL Nursing.
- Location
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- Salary
- £14.50 - £23.20 per hour
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- 30 Apr 2014
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We are hiring a Band 5 Registered General Nurse for the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We have shifts across all three of the Hospitals based within this Trust, the Hospitals include: Warminster Community Hospital Severnake Hospital Chippenham Community Hospital We are looking for a Band 5 Registered General Nurse who ideally can cover day shifts across all three of these Hospitals, however we are more focused on delivering the best service possible and are hiring across the board so it is not essential. Your duties will include: -writing patient care plans; -implementing plans through tasks such as preparing patients for operations, wound treatment and monitoring pulse, blood pressure and temperature; -observing and recording the condition of patients; -checking and administering drugs and injections; -setting up drips and blood transfusions; -assisting with tests and evaluations; -carrying out routine investigations; -responding quickly to emergencies; -planning discharges from hospital and liaising with community nurses, GPs and social workers; -communicating with and relieving the anxiety of patients and their relatives; -advocating on behalf of patients; -educating patients about their health; -organising staff and prioritising busy workloads; -mentoring student and junior nurses; -maintaining patient records; -making ethical decisions related to consent and confidentiality. We can offer an hourly pay rate of £14.50 to £23.20 depending on the type of shift. If you would like to talk further please call Katie on 0207 861 8777 press option 1 and dial extension number 3084. Thank you


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This is a blog to chronicle this portion of the life of Staff Sgt. Jason Ross, my son, as he mends, after an I.E.D. explosion, on March 7, 2011, while serving his country in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
March 21, 2012 - This isn't laser tag
We had breakfast and then got ready to head over to the hospital for the therapy sessions and then consultation with the doctor on the possible laser treatment. The OT session was pretty normal, and they worked with his right hand and arm, and it looks like there is strength returning, just like they want to happen. I was pleased to see how he was able to use "the grips" (spring loaded clamps) to move pegs from one area to another, and place them in specific orientation. He said his hand was very tired when he was done, and then he went to go throw around a medicine ball with the therapist. Once he was done with that we went off to the dermatologist.
We took a bit of a circuitous route to get to his office, and then still managed to get there on time. Apparently he is one of the few doctors looking at this as a type of treatment for wound healing, and has had some success in working with it. I asked if there were any papers or articles I could read to learn more, and he said there really isn't anything on the web, at least from what he knew, so he provided me with a couple of papers I will read tomorrow. Once I have done that I can better understand the workings behind this. He was very excited to be working with Jason, and took some pictures of the wounds and what he wanted to do. I also provided him with some other information, that the other doctors had a history of photos, and that was good. He was hoping that Jason would not mind if he was shown as a case study for other doctors, and Jason said he was okay with that.
The next step will happen on Monday, when the first treatment will happen. Jason will be going to the PICU (Pediatric ICU), and because of this, he will be getting a little better attention, or at least that's what they told us. I'm just excited that it is happening so soon. As things develop, and we learn more I will be putting the appropriate information here.
Once we were done with the appointments we had lunch, and then there was one other meeting Jason had to get to. There was a group of dignitaries coming in, and they had requested to meet with a select group of Marines, and Jason was one of those selected. Larry, the new Home Health Aid, and I sat out in the lobby area, since this was supposed to be just for the Marines this time, and then all the visitors ended up in the lobby. The Marines brought the visitors over to me, and spoke with me for a few moments, and I thanked them for taking the time to meet with Jason. Once the meeting was over Jason told me that the main guy spent some time with Jason and he was very pleased with that, and with what he told him, though I don't know what it was. Perhaps I'll learn later... ;-)
The rest of the day was relaxed and Jason got back in bed, as he wanted to "get off his feet." He started to play his game again, and then fell asleep, and I was able to participate in a conference call (first one in a long time), and start to begin rebuilding my career. After being off work for more than a year it might take some time to get that going again. Thank you, all for all the continued prayers and all the support you have been sending our way.
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Hope you can get your career going again! What do you do? Praying so hard that this new treatment works!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Lamentations 3:21-25 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
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Hi Jason and George, I have to have a big smile in reading the last few days worth. The positive attitude and humor that is written about (the getting off of my feet, the meeting with all of the brass, being the one to help the medical staff so others can be helped with what they learn from treating Jason) that is just how great Jason is. Semper Fi Jason! this is why we all read and are with you on your journey!ReplyDelete
*SMILE* Katie a Marine Mom
George- YOu and Jason are doing a great job of finding that perfect blend of parent/child mixed with adult adult relating...dependent on each other...interdependent. makes for interesting dynamics at times I know but you two are navigating it as well as anyone can. Best as you work towards innovative treatments. Why does it not surprise me that Jason is willing to now teach doctors, nurses and therapists through sharing his story and healing path.ReplyDelete
George- check in with Rosie Edson on FB ...
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Cadillac Seville / Cadillac Eldorado Forum Discussion, Any advice to keep my car running like new? in Past Cadillac Vehicle Discussion; Hello everyone. I just got a 2003 Seville STS. This car is AMAZING! I love it so much. It's my ...
Any advice to keep my car running like new?
Hello everyone. I just got a 2003 Seville STS. This car is AMAZING! I love it so much. It's my first car. I don't have my license yet, but I
have a permit and I have driven it to NJ and back (from NY). It is already a very smooth ride and very comfortable. But since I am so new to Cadillac I was wondering...is their any tricks or tips you could give me to keep the car nice and smooth so I can get the most out of my car. It has almost 73k miles and like i said, it drives amazing. Any advice you have I would LOVE to hear it. Thank you in advance, I
appreciate it.
Not a recommended car for a teenager..the maintenance alone will break your pockets..
Re: Any advice to keep my car running like new?
everything you want/need to know about this car
has been written and discussed a million times -
there are thousands of pages of information both here -
and in the TechTips forum - and don't forget the Northstar engine forum -
there is also a great forum for keeping it clean -
the Detailing and Appearance forum -
that should keep you busy 'til you get your license -
- 08-19-12 01:34 PM #4Cadillac Owners Member
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Re: Any advice to keep my car running like new?
vincentm is right. High class vehicles require top-dollar to buy and top-dollar for maintenance. The vehicle may be almost 10 years old now and thus decreased in value but the price to repair it will be nearly the same.
That said, you already have it so don't let that stop you. You will however want/need to have a bit of cash tucked away for when things go wrong. Most preventative maintenance you can do on your own and it will save you a ton of money. If you don't have any automotive experience enroll in an auto-shop type class if your school has one.
I'd suggest searching for your car on these forums and skimming through some of the results for common problems with it. Often times these cars are prone to certain failures that you can either prevent by doing some kind of maintenance more frequently or 'differently'. Reading about other people's experiences can help you prevent the problem or spot it as soon as it happens.
At this point I would perform the regular maintenance after buying a used car, especially if it was obtained from some independent seller. This includes things like checking the spark plugs/wires and make sure they're not fouled, making sure the fluids are clean and the oil isn't black or gritty, replacing tires if the rubber on them is cracked or balding, etc.
Make sure you change the oil routinely, synthetic oil is more expensive but it will last longer and should do a slightly better job.
Re: Any advice to keep my car running like new?
Thank you all for your advice. I am crazy about cars. I want to be a mechanic. Although I am new to the
Hands on work. I have read multiple books and spent hours and hours doing research
Online. I will deffinetely do research on the forums. I hope to talk to you guys soon. Maybe even get some
Pictures and updates on how my car and I are doing
Re: Any advice to keep my car running like new?
It will be expensive car to drive for a 16 y.o., no matter what you paid for it, parts/labor are still for a $55K+ car.
If you do have the budget (or support) for it, all I can tell you is "keep it clean".
Don't add aftermarket stuff and don't think you can improve it.
The cars for these projects are Honda Civic.
Re: Any advice to keep my car running like new?
Are there any common issues any of you can think of that happen to this model car? It is a 2003 Seville STS
Re: Any advice to keep my car running like new?
Your 2003 (Seville) Seville Touring Sedan was the last of the test mules for the later upscale model F55 Magnetic Ride Control suspension system. You need to learn how to drive this car. It is capable of far more handling ability than it's given credit for. Do some research into PAS - Performance Algorithm Shifting; When driven to its limits the transmission goes into a sort of foot-controlled manual mode - rpm stays higher, upshifts are delayed, and lower gears are held far longer into turns and maneuvering situations.
Go up ^^^ to the top black bar and read the entire Cadillac Technical Archive, especially the articles on the OLM (Oil Life Monitor), Northstar oil consumption, and coolant maintenance.
Your proper oil level (using 7.5 quarts of good 5W-30 oil with filter) is in the middle of the dipstick hashmark - XXXXXXXXXX - no higher.
Your engine does not have spark plug wires - it is COP - Coil On Plug - and uses two coil cassettes with integral ICM's and AC Delco #41-987 Platinum plugs ONLY.
DO NOT feel the need to dump magic potions or snake oil into your gas tank or crankcase - the engine does not need it and will not benefit from it in any way. (except to lighten your wallet).......... and please read your owner's manual article on the subject of using oil and gasoline additives in this car.
Your entire engine/drivetrain is calibrated for 87 octane gasolines - Google "top tier gasoline" to find out more.
Go down to Discussions, Cadillac Tech Tips and read through the pages of threads, surfing threads of interest.
Save your $$$$ and get a CORSA cat-back exhaust next year - and that's the ONLY - ONLY - "performance" option for your car. No tuners, no chips, no magic throttlebodies, wonderful injectors, NOTHING. What you have is what you have - take care of it.
Subscribe the car to www.alldatadiy.com - the real GM shop manual plus a LOT more. Forget Chilton or Haynes: Too generic. Search eBay for a real GM/Helm 2-volume service manual.
Your car does not have "air ride" - it has rear Level Control which uses air bladders on the rear shocks to compensate for extra load in the trunk or rear seat. The rest of the suspension is constantly active - with no internal moving parts or valves in the struts or shocks - and it reacts in less that 1/1000 second.
If it didn't come on or in the car, engine, gas tank, why not ? Enter your VIN (case sensitive) into www.compnine.com to find out what's built into THAT car.
For pictures and diagrams of your car and parts, click my username, open the profile. 2 albums, 6 pages in the left column. You're free to use them for reference - our cars are identical.
When all else fails, read the owner's manual - twice.
Ask questions.
Re: Any advice to keep my car running like new?
Thank you so much. That was very great information! I will get right on it.


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I tried to knit a dress for my girlfriend's daughter who is 16 months old now.
The pattern I found on Berroco's website is called Lee, an empire shirt-dress.
Here is the link - http://www.berroco.com/184/184_lee.html
It is my first time to knit a lace pattern, not sure if I did anything wrong. After I finish the first 12 rows of the lace pattern, I ended up with 72 stitches (for the size 2 pattern). With the way it goes, it will be tapering too fast, before I even reach the row that decrease 17 stitched evenly.
I would appreciate any insight. Thanks!
It doesn't look like you should be reducing anything yet. It appears to me that all the rows should end up with the same number of stitches, so I suspect you've missed some yo's somewhere.


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3rd – 5th grades
Difficulty of Project
Less than $5.00
Safety Issues
Material Availability
Readily available or easily purchased at the grocery store
Approximate Time Required to Complete the Project
Three days to collect the data; one additional day to prepare the chart
To investigate the local air quality
- 4 blank white index cards
- 4 pieces of string about 8 inches in length
- Pen
- Petroleum jelly
- Cotton swab
- Small re-closeable plastic bag
- Magnifying glass
Since the beginning of the Industrial Age, air pollution has been a problem. Cars and factories add to our quality of life, yet take away from our quality of air.
In this investigation, local air quality is analyzed.
allergens: any substance that causes an allergic reaction; common allergens in our environment include pollen, dust, and grass
pollution: harmful substances in the air
Some allergens in the air are natural such as pollen, grass, and dust. Pollution is caused by unnatural substances in the air such as smoke. Both allergens and pollution affect the quality of air and how people breath.
Research Questions
- What causes allergens in the air?
- What allergens are in the air we breathe?
- Do some places have more allergens than other places?
- What health problems do allergens cause?
- Gather the necessary materials.
- Tape a piece of string to each of the index cards so that the cards can be hung in different places.
- Label the four cards: "Inside My House," "In My Yard," "In My Neighborhood," and "Control."
- Using the cotton swap, spread a thin layer of petroleum jelly one side of each card.
- Hang the first card somewhere in the inside of your house, the second card in your yard, and the third card somewhere in your neighborhood. Hang them somewhere where they will not be disturbed for three days. Place the "Control" card inside the re-closeable plastic bag.
- After three days, gather the index cards. Use the magnifying glass to examine the cards for signs of allergens and pollution. Compare the cards to the "Control" card. Record your findings.
"Ozone, Air Quality, and Asthma" at http://kidshealth.org


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(AFTON, Wyo.) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may be closing a deal soon to purchase a 42-acre plot for a new temple in Star Valley, Wyoming. Local News 8 spoke with Afton city attorney Spencer Allred, who said the church had entered an agreement for a piece of property in town. Church officials have not confirmed if the plot will be used for the proposed temple. City officials hope the building will be a boost to the local economy.
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From Zoe 's Dogster Photos[ View profile page ]
|"Sleeping like a human with all fours up in the air (at 3 months)"
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You look just like a human baby!
Your so cute. ♥
Your so cute. ♥
So squishy!!! Love it!
BOL! So cute! What an adorable belly!
OMD!!!!!! My momma wants to kiss your cute little bellay!!!!! :o)
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Awesome pose!
LOL! That is so cute! Lucky likes sleeping on his back as well!!
Hello there,
What a sweet photo.
What a sweet photo.
you sleep just like i do! bol!
Too freakin' cute! she sleepin' good!
How cute! I sleep like this, too! But it's not as cute because I'm almost 75 lbs. hehehe!
Oh my goodness ! I wanna kiss dat belly!
I to like sleeping on my back to cute
Zoe is cutier than a bug's ear! Paws&Hugs, Bentley


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FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Cymbalta »
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Cymbalta (duloxetine delayed-release capsules), a prescription medicine used to treat depression and other conditions.
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The mechanism of the antidepressant action of venlafaxine in humans is believed to be associated with its potentiation of neurotransmitter activity in the CNS. Preclinical studies have shown that venlafaxine and its active metabolite, O-desmethylvenlafaxine (ODV), are potent inhibitors of neuronal serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake and weak inhibitors of dopamine reuptake. Venlafaxine and ODV have no significant affinity for muscarinic, histaminergic, or α-1 adrenergic receptors in vitro. Pharmacologic activity at these receptors is hypothesized to be associated with the various anticholinergic, sedative, and cardiovascular effects seen with other psychotropic drugs. Venlafaxine and ODV do not possess monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitory activity.
Venlafaxine is well absorbed and extensively metabolized in the liver. O-desmethylvenlafaxine (ODV) is the only major active metabolite. On the basis of mass balance studies, at least 92% of a single dose of venlafaxine is absorbed. Approximately 87% of a venlafaxine dose is recovered in the urine within 48 hours as either unchanged venlafaxine (5%), unconjugated ODV (29%), conjugated ODV (26%), or other minor inactive metabolites (27%). Renal elimination of venlafaxine and its metabolites is the primary route of excretion. The relative bioavailability of venlafaxine from a tablet was 100% when compared to an oral solution. Food has no significant effect on the absorption of venlafaxine or on the formation of ODV.
The degree of binding of venlafaxine to human plasma is 27% ± 2% at concentrations ranging from 2.5 to 2215 ng/mL. The degree of ODV binding to human plasma is 30% ± 12% at concentrations ranging from 100 to 500 ng/mL. Protein-binding-induced drug interactions with venlafaxine are not expected.
Steady-state concentrations of both venlafaxine and ODV in plasma were attained within 3 days of multiple-dose therapy. Venlafaxine and ODV exhibited linear kinetics over the dose range of 75 to 450 mg total dose per day (administered on a q8h schedule). Plasma clearance, elimination half-life and steady-state volume of distribution were unaltered for both venlafaxine and ODV after multiple-dosing. Mean ± SD steady-state plasma clearance of venlafaxine and ODV is 1.3 ± 0.6 and 0.4 ± 0.2 L/h/kg, respectively; elimination half-life is 5 ± 2 and 11 ± 2 hours, respectively; and steady-state volume of distribution is 7.5 ± 3.7 L/kg and 5.7 ± 1.8 L/kg, respectively. When equal daily doses of venlafaxine were administered as either b.i.d. or t.i.d. regimens, the drug exposure (AUC) and fluctuation in plasma levels of venlafaxine and ODV were comparable following both regimens.
Age And Gender
A pharmacokinetic analysis of 404 venlafaxine-treated patients from two studies involving both b.i.d. and t.i.d. regimens showed that dose-normalized trough plasma levels of either venlafaxine or ODV were unaltered due to age or gender differences. Dosage adjustment based upon the age or gender of a patient is generally not necessary (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).
Liver Disease
In 9 subjects with hepatic cirrhosis, the pharmacokinetic disposition of both venlafaxine and ODV was significantly altered after oral administration of venlafaxine. Venlafaxine elimination half-life was prolonged by about 30%, and clearance decreased by about 50% in cirrhotic subjects compared to normal subjects. ODV elimination half-life was prolonged by about 60% and clearance decreased by about 30% in cirrhotic subjects compared to normal subjects. A large degree of intersubject variability was noted. Three patients with more severe cirrhosis had a more substantial decrease in venlafaxine clearance (about 90%) compared to normal subjects.
In a second study, venlafaxine was administered orally and intravenously in normal (n = 21) subjects, and in Child-Pugh A (n = 8) and Child-Pugh B (n = 11) subjects (mildly and moderately impaired, respectively). Venlafaxine oral bioavailability was increased 2 to 3 fold, oral elimination half-life was approximately twice as long and oral clearance was reduced by more than half, compared to normal subjects. In hepatically impaired subjects, ODV oral elimination half-life was prolonged by about 40%, while oral clearance for ODV was similar to that for normal subjects. A large degree of intersubject variability was noted.
Dosage adjustment is necessary in these hepatically impaired patients (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).
Renal Disease
In a renal impairment study, venlafaxine elimination half-life after oral administration was prolonged by about 50% and clearance was reduced by about 24% in renally impaired patients (GFR = 10 to 70 mL/min), compared to normal subjects. In dialysis patients, venlafaxine elimination half-life was prolonged by about 180% and clearance was reduced by about 57% compared to normal subjects. Similarly, ODV elimination half-life was prolonged by about 40% although clearance was unchanged in patients with renal impairment (GFR = 10 to 70 mL/min) compared to normal subjects. In dialysis patients, ODV elimination half-life was prolonged by about 142% and clearance was reduced by about 56%, compared to normal subjects. A large degree of intersubject variability was noted.
Dosage adjustment is necessary in these patients (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).
Clinical Trials
The efficacy of venlafaxine tablets, USP as a treatment for major depressive disorder was established in 5 placebo-controlled, short-term trials. Four of these were 6 week trials in adult outpatients meeting DSM-III or DSM-III-R criteria for major depression: two involving dose titration with venlafaxine tablets, USP in a range of 75 to 225 mg/day (t.i.d. schedule), the third involving fixed venlafaxine tablets, USP doses of 75, 225, and 375 mg/day (t.i.d. schedule), and the fourth involving doses of 25, 75, and 200 mg/day (b.i.d. schedule). The fifth was a 4 week study of adult inpatients meeting DSM-III-R criteria for major depression with melancholia whose venlafaxine tablets, USP doses were titrated in a range of 150 to 375 mg/day (t.i.d. schedule). In these 5 studies, venlafaxine tablets, USP was shown to be significantly superior to placebo on at least 2 of the following 3 measures: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (total score), Hamilton depressed mood item, and Clinical Global Impression-Severity of Illness rating. Doses from 75 to 225 mg/day were superior to placebo in outpatient studies and a mean dose of about 350 mg/day was effective in inpatients. Data from the 2 fixed-dose outpatient studies were suggestive of a dose-response relationship in the range of 75 to 225 mg/day. There was no suggestion of increased response with doses greater than 225 mg/day.
While there were no efficacy studies focusing specifically on an elderly population, elderly patients were included among the patients studied. Overall, approximately 2/3 of all patients in these trials were women. Exploratory analyses for age and gender effects on outcome did not suggest any differential responsiveness on the basis of age or sex.
In one longer-term study, adult outpatients meeting DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder who had responded during an 8 week open trial on venlafaxine hydrochloride extended-release capsules (75, 150, or 225 mg, qAM) were randomized to continuation of their same venlafaxine hydrochloride extended-release capsule dose or to placebo, for up to 26 weeks of observation for relapse. Response during the open phase was defined as a CGI Severity of Illness item score of ≤ 3 and a HAM-D-21 total score of ≤ 10 at the day 56 evaluation. Relapse during the double-blind phase was defined as follows: (1) a reappearance of major depressive disorder as defined by DSM-IV criteria and a CGI Severity of Illness item score of ≥ 4 (moderately ill), (2) 2 consecutive CGI Severity of Illness item scores of ≥ 4, or (3) a final CGI Severity of Illness item score of ≥ 4 for any patient who withdrew from the study for any reason. Patients receiving continued venlafaxine hydrochloride extended-release capsule treatment experienced significantly lower relapse rates over the subsequent 26 weeks compared with those receiving placebo.
In a second longer-term trial, adult outpatients meeting DSM-III-R criteria for major depression, recurrent type, who had responded (HAM-D-21 total score ≤ 12 at the day 56 evaluation) and continued to be improved [defined as the following criteria being met for days 56 through 180: (1) no HAM-D-21 total score ≥ 20; (2) no more than 2 HAM-D-21 total scores > 10; and (3) no single CGI Severity of Illness item score ≥ 4 (moderately ill)] during an initial 26 weeks of treatment on venlafaxine tablets, USP (100 to 200 mg/day, on a b.i.d. schedule) were randomized to continuation of their same venlafaxine tablets, USP dose or to placebo. The follow-up period to observe patients for relapse, defined as a CGI Severity of Illness item score ≥ 4, was for up to 52 weeks. Patients receiving continued venlafaxine tablets, USP treatment experienced significantly lower relapse rates over the subsequent 52 weeks compared with those receiving placebo.
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Kalyani: A Trinamool Congress worker was called out of his house and shot dead at Kadaghata under Chakdaha Police Station in Nadia district on Saturday, police sources said. The assailants fired twice at TMC worker, Praladh Roy, with one of the bullets hitting him, the sources said.
He was rushed to Chakdaha State General Hospital and was declared brought dead, they said. The police arrested two persons, ASP, Nadia, Arindam Dutta Chowdhury said. CPIM District Secretary Sumit De claimed that the arrested persons Amit Chakraborty and Hari Narayan Moitra were TMC workers. Chakdaha CPIM leader Amal Bhowmick alleged that the killing was the result of internal conflict within the TMC. According to him, Praladh had protested unsocial activities in the TMC.
Local Trinamool Congress MLA Naresh Chaki counter claimed that the arrested persons were CPIM workers. Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy also blamed the CPIM for the killing. Denying that the killing was a result of internal rift in the party, Roy said "He was very popular and it was decided that Praladh would contest the panchayet election from Silinda 2. The CPIM was sure to be defeated. Therefore they killed him." Roy handed over Rs 25,000 to the victim's wife after visiting the TMC worker's home.
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Jul 8, 2008 at 10:43 am #1230059
David PostonBPL Member
@dgpostonLocale: NYC metro
I know that a razorblade is about the lightest option (aside from your teeth), but is there a knife with a decent size blade weighing around 0.5 oz or less? My current blade is a cheap Gerber pocketknife weighing in at 1.44 oz. I'm looking to shave off another ounce from my kit.Jul 8, 2008 at 11:03 am #1442001
Eric CheongMember
@ericcheongLocale: Malaysia
Looks like the Buck Hartsook will fit your bill. Its 1/2oz, S30V and pretty cheap. There's been quite a few threads about ultralight knives already. Try to do a search for it.Jul 8, 2008 at 11:05 am #1442002
Charles GrierBPL Member
@rinconLocale: Desert Southwest
I carry either a Victorinox Classic or Executive. The Classic seems to be the "standard" pocket knife for lightweight hikers. It only weighs 0.75 oz with a blade, scissors, file/screwdriver, tweezers and tooth pick. The Executive weighs 1.5 oz, has two blades, a file/fingernail cleaner, scissors, an orange peeler(?), tweezers and toothpick. I carry the Executive on longer trips because of the 2nd (backup) blade but mostly take the Classic to save the 3/4 oz.
I have tried tricks like using 1/2 of a double edge razor blade (<0.5 g) but find that the safety and convenience of a real knife is worth the trivial weight penalty.Jul 8, 2008 at 11:14 am #1442004
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Scott WhiteMember
@sdwhiteyLocale: Smoky Mountains
If I want real knife I carry a Benchmade 530 Pardue Axis (1.8 oz)
If I really want to go light I just carry the scissors and tweezers from a Victorinox SwissCard Lite (0.2 oz). Add the blade and you are up to (0.4 oz)Jul 8, 2008 at 11:22 am #1442006
Scott PetersonMember
@scottalanpLocale: Northern California
One vote for the Columbia River (CRKT) PECK knife. I believe I got the smallest one they make off steepandcheap for $17 and it weighs in at .4 oz.
I misplaced this knife recently and took the smallest multi-tool made on my last trip and did find the pliers incredible useful for quick removal of trebel hooks from the multitude of trout I snagged….Jul 8, 2008 at 11:24 am #1442007
Joe WestingMember
check out this article that BPL did awhile ago
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/ultralight_knives.htmlJul 8, 2008 at 1:07 pm #1442016
D GSpectator
@dangLocale: Pacific Northwet
I like the spyderco jester, 0.6 oz.Jul 8, 2008 at 3:52 pm #1442051
Rick SarabinMember
While I admire ultra lighters ….. I prefer to carry something that is meant for work. A teeny tiny .5 knife just won't do in emergency scenario's. I am a knife buff so I have a few. Almar is a good one. Spyderco's are great. The Lady bug is very light and useful. I usually take something that I know will stand up to all situations, from bear attacks to spreading peanut butter. Can't imagine what it's like to try a cut pack webbing in an emergency situation with a .5 ounce plain blade of whatever make. I guess it's the mine rescue emergency response team experience that has thinking this way.Jul 9, 2008 at 6:52 am #1442134
Ryan GardnerMember
@splproductionsLocale: Salt Lake City, UT
I use the Spyderco Ladybug, 0.6oz. I have rarely used it in the field though, just because I never really have a need to. I would be a little worried about being in a survival situation with it though – like the previous poster said, sometimes you want a knife that can actually do "work". I sometimes will carry the Gerber EVO Titanium. It gives me a little more comfort.Jul 9, 2008 at 10:51 am #1442165
Cayenne RedmonkBPL Member
@redmonkLocale: Greater California Ecosystem
I carry a Benchmade 530, which isn't UL. At 1.8oz, I could get by with less knife, but, paraphrasing Roman Dial from another thread, 'we mainly pack our insecurities'. I like having a knife that is sturdy enough to split wood, can be lashed into a stick for use as a spear, and is sharp enough to shave hair before taping up wounds. None of these uses are essential, just personally comforting.
Mainly I use the knife to slice meats and cheeses for lunch and dinner. The knife see action almost every lunch, and twenty percent of dinners, so it's not a dead weight item that never gets used. I figure if I can safely eat lunch a minute or so faster with the bigger knife, I've freed up enough time to offset any distance lost from packing the extra weight.Jul 9, 2008 at 10:58 am #1442166
Steven NelsonBPL Member
@slnsfLocale: Northern California
I use a Victorinox Classic with no scales – just a bare frame. Weighs next to nothing, and I find I use the scissors more than the blade.
I like nicer, heavier knives too – I have a Delica 4 in VG-10 and one in ZDP-189, and a Rosselli Grandfather, to name a few – but I just don't find them worth carrying for the vast majority of my trips.Jul 9, 2008 at 3:24 pm #1442217
David PostonBPL Member
@dgpostonLocale: NYC metro
How much does the Benchmade 530 weigh with the carry clip removed? I like the spear-point blade.
(I think "lightening up" is really just another excuse for me to buy another knife).Jul 9, 2008 at 3:31 pm #1442220
Scott WhiteMember
@sdwhiteyLocale: Smoky Mountains
I wish I knew. I want to remove the clip but the little screws require some sort of "star" shaped tool that I don't have. A standard flathead, phillips, or hex tool won't work.
Maybe I gave up too easily. I don't know.
ScottJul 9, 2008 at 3:58 pm #1442224
Nick ChenMember
@fleetparadoxLocale: Socal
I'll go home and measure the weight of my Benchmade Mini-Ritter clip. I'll let you guys know.
As for the special hex/allen "star" shape screw… you can request a tool from Kershaw for free. (They have amazing customer service).Jul 9, 2008 at 4:19 pm #1442227
Dylan TaylorMember
@nevadasLocale: California Coast
i use the gerber LST ultralight 2" locking blade. it weighs .5 ounce. and its cheap. they have a bigger version that is only a couple of ounces.
while i agree that it obviously would have limitations it still can perform the following duties: cutting wood, creating a spear head, cutting bandages, etc.– all of which address issues that people advocating a heavier blade cite.
to cut wood you just have to have another piece of wood or rock to use as a hammer but it does work. as a spear head consider the obsidian spear tips native americans used… they arent much bigger than the LST. lash that onto your hiking pole and there you go.
someone above said they carry a bigger knife in the event they have to fight off a bear. good luck with that. you must like that last scene from legends of the fall or something! if your using your knife to eat food with, then youre keeping that on you at night for protection, your asking for a bear problem that probably would never have occurred but for the knife!
i think a knife would be useful if you were attacked by a mountain lion, as they dont have that thick of a hide, whereas bears obviously do. and a lion, once they get cut, will probably realize your not prey and let go. if were talking items to be used as weapons, i think a hiking pole a much better in the backcountry than a knife; it has a much longer reach, a sharp point, etc.Jul 9, 2008 at 5:56 pm #1442244
Neil BenderMember
I estimate the clip weighs 0.15 ounces based on a density for spring steel of 0.26 lbs/in^3 and approximate dimesions of 0.040" X 0.375" X 2.25". So let's say 0.2 ounces with the 3 tiny screws.
The utility of the clip to me is worth the weight.
The Benchmade 530 and Spyderco Delica are my favorite knives for everyday carry and tasks: cutting open boxes, slicing cheese, cutting rope, twiner, etc. The Benchmade is very well made and both are a nice practical size.
My packing list always shows a Victorinox classic, but at the trailhead I never seem to be able to leave the folder in the car. It really bothers me to reach for it out of habit and not have it there.Jul 9, 2008 at 6:11 pm #1442248
Cayenne RedmonkBPL Member
@redmonkLocale: Greater California Ecosystem
That gerber LST ultralight 2" is a nice little blade that would meet every need I have for a knife. Wasn't even aware that it was on the market.
I wasn't thinking spear for self protection so much as I've used it to get at fish before.
While probably silly, my knife stays in my food bag or bear bucket at night. I don't think it has enough food on it to be a serious concern. As far as attracting bears, I'm more worried about my pants that sometimes get used as a napkin, or even my backpack itself that has food tucked in various pockets all day long.
The trekking pole is the best defensive thing I carry. Long reach, sure grip, and carbide tip. Should be enough to make it clear I am not prey to any animal. However, I really don't feel like I will be attacked by anything but another person, and they will probably be guarding a crop with more than a long stick.Jul 9, 2008 at 7:21 pm #1442262
Jason GriffinMember
you guys are gonna flame the crap outta me, but I carry a skeletool and a sog trident. The fullsize pliers are way too useful for me especially when it's cold out for doing things your fingers would strain to do such as pulling stakes or dealing with small things. And like someone said we pack our insecurities, I take the trident because I've felt very bare without a slightly bigger blade; and that's a step down from the fixed blade I used to carry so I'm happy with it. Yeah it's some extra weight but I only count weight for what's in my pack or may be in my pack and those aren't ever in my pack, they are always on my body and I don't even feel them there.Jul 9, 2008 at 8:28 pm #1442277
Brad RogersBPL Member
@mocs123Locale: Southeast Tennessee
I carry a Gerber LST. It is cheap ($17), relatively light (1.3oz), and made in the USA.Jul 9, 2008 at 11:30 pm #1442295
Eric BlumensaadtBPL Member
@danepackerLocale: Mojave Desert
I have two Gerber LSTs.
One is very slim & has serrations on the back 1/3 of the "drop point" blade.
The other has a thicker handle W/ two finger grooves and a plain "drop point" blade.
I use the slim one for dress up occasions(suits or sport coats). The heftier one I take backpacking and for everyday carry.
EricJul 10, 2008 at 4:48 am #1442308
David GoodyearBPL Member
@dmgoodyLocale: mid-west
Is a folding blade really a help in an emergency situation in the woods? All of the stress is focused on one pivot point. Most Bushmen prefer a full tang- fixed- high carbon steel blade in a sheath on their belt. ( not the "Rambo" kind, but a small knife the size of a steak knife) I use the Case hunter 05561 with a blaze orange handle – I know it looks funny, but I can find it if I drop it!!
A good read is " 98.6 degrees-how to keep your ass alive in the woods" this book was recommended by a member in a thread about survival kits.
DaveJul 10, 2008 at 5:24 am #1442310
Adam RothermichBPL Member
@aroth87Locale: Missouri Ozarks
For me, I don't expect to be in any kind of situation where the need to cut down a tree for shelter or field dress a deer for food is going to arise. All of my hiking is done on trail and my plan for survival is staying put until the next person comes by.
The duties I need my knife to perform are cutting tape or moleskin and maybe trimming loose threads. A razor blade would work perfectly well for me, but truth be told I always bring a folding blade Gerber ARB 3". The biggest reason I carry it is because I have had it in my pocket almost everyday for the past 5 or 6 years. Old habits are hard to break.
AdamJul 10, 2008 at 6:04 am #1442312
René EnguehardBPL Member
@ahugenerdLocale: Newfoundland
I carry a fullsize stainless Swisstool at all times, which is remarkably heavy (something ridiculous like 400g). It has saved my life a number of times and is also really handy for the work I do. There's really something to be said about a hefty pair of pliers and a good blade. I also use it as a hammer since it's a heavy hunk of metal. :)
That being said I just received a Leatherman Micra, which weighs something like 50g. I'm going to use that for backpacking from now on, but my Swisstool will still be with me at any other time. Big multitools are useful, just not as much for UL backpacking.Jul 10, 2008 at 6:17 am #1442314
Andy BaileyBPL Member
@andybaileyLocale: The Great Plains
It depends entirely on my trip. If I know the area well and have things well planned out and use an alcohol stove, I take my standard-size Swiss Army knife. If I am taking other gear (particularly my white gas stove), I feel far more comfortable with my Leatherman Wave. I am fairly new to UL, and I am still learning and becoming more comfortable with less, so read this post knowing that there are probably better choices, but this is what I am comfortable with at this point in time.
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Washburn started playing music professionally only in the late 90s, after ditching her dreams of becoming a lawyer.
She developed her obsession with China in 1996, when she spent time in the country after seeing a poster at college that said "spend some time in China", she remembers with a laugh. She didn't like it much the first time because she couldn't speak Chinese and "because I grew up in America's consumer culture and you want things to be pleasing to you".
But, inspired by the negativity towards China that she found when she returned to the United States, she resolved to go back, learn Chinese and immerse herself in the culture. "I fell in love with it, and once I started to learn the language, the people started opening up to me and it's continued to open up like a flower to me, and blossom, as I learned more about the culture."
She has been back many times since, including touring and playing her songs there, and it has changed a lot since her first visit.
"The rich have gotten so rich in China and there is a fixation on wealth, about getting cars, the right husband, and that's not attractive. I have trouble connecting with that," she says.
"But then there's the China that never goes away, this dynastic superpower that's full of culture and a humanity that has a psychological perspective that's really different from the west - and it could probably teach us all a lot."
It's that side of China that Washburn connects with most. And the music, because the banjo is not far from the sound of Chinese instruments such as the lute.
"When I started singing Chinese lyrics on top of the banjo melody, it worked so well I could hardly believe it, and part of that is because there is this symbiotic connection between the pronounciation of a Chinese word and the pluck of a banjo string."
In fact, most of her songs are in English and there are none in Mandarin on 2011's City of Refuge.
In contrast to "the very fluid, trancey, old-time" style of her debut, City of Refuge shows her versatility and at times verges on country folk-pop, which she attributes to her long-time collaboration with singer-songwriter Kai Welch (who plays in her band).
"Something I hear older artists say a lot is that, 'You are basically always the same artist. You basically always write the same songs'.
"Now, I know that my music sounds varied because I'll do a cover of an old black gospel song to something that will sound like a Fleetwood Mac pop song. But at the heart of what my voice is as an artist, I don't think it's changed.
"I've just incorporated the wisdom of collaborators like Kai. So that's affected my musicality, but I don't think my voice has changed."
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Listen to: Song of the Travelling Daughter (2005); City of Refuge (2011)
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On final note on what men find attractive. Women, all women are amazing and I've never met one who did not have at least one thing attractive about them, what that thing is will change from person to person. I think God planned it that way.
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This year's Berlin Film Festival has been full of new discoveries and projects by filmmakers with whom Walker has had a long history. Now on day 7, I feel I can share a better overview of what I've seen with a better perspective. Most days start at 9 am with a film that is in competition for the festival's top prize, the Golden Bear, and I'll be running from one venue to another—often at opposite ends of town until midnight or later. I'm far from alone in this endeavor as there have been over 250,000 tickets sold as of the mid-festival. In addition to the festival's official selections, there are 890 films screened as part to the European Film Market which runs parallel with the festival. At the market, there are 7,650 industry insiders taking part by buying and selling films across all genres.
From the competition, my favorite and the most buzzed-about title is Sebastian Lelio's Chilean film Gloria, a striking portrait of an awkward, yet charming divorcee in her late 50s entering the dating scene. The thing that sets it apart is the raw performance by actress Paulina Garcia who embellishes her character with humor, vulnerability and passion. It was picked up for U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and it's sure to make the Oscar list for the coming year.
This is a close tie with Ulrich Seidl's final part of his new trilogy, Paradise: Hope, which is set in a fat camp for teens. Reversing the Lolita story, one of the young girls develops an obsessive crush on the camp doctor, a man in his late 50s. As with Seidl's other films in the trilogy, it mixes humor with behavior that is often taken to extremes.
Many films from Sundance have also come to Berlin for their European premieres like Matt Porterfield's engaging I Used to Be Darker (produced by Steven Holmgren from the Twin Cities and playing to packed houses here); James Franco and Travis Mathews' Interior. Leather Bar, a reimagining of the 40 minutes cut from William Friedkin's film Cruising; Stacie Passon's (she studied at the U of M) tale of fidelity in Concussion (produced by Rose Troche who was last at Walker with The Safety of Objects); and Kim Longinotto's (her films Sisters in Law, Divorce Iranian Style, Shinjuku Boys, Gaea Girls all played Walker) heart-breaking documentary Salma concerning a Muslim poet who was confined to her home for 9 years starting when she was 13.
The Foum Expanded program is also presenting a focus on the work of Hélio Oiticica who may be familiar to Walker audiences for his CC5 Hendrixwar/Cosmococa Programa-in Progress installation realized with his collaborator Neville D'Almeida in which visitors remove their shoes before entering the space in the Burnett Gallery to lounge in hammocks, listed to a soundtrack of Jimi Hendrix music and to view the barrage of slides covering the walls. The festival has taken on staging one of the artists' most ambitious variations of the work, Block-Experiments in Cosmococa-Program in Progress: CC4 Nocagions, a slide sequence with soundtrack that was installed in a swanky swimming pool for one night—unfortunately I hadn't packed swim trunk (who would for Berlin in February?). There is one more variation of the Cosmacoca that I'll catch up with at the Hamburger Bahnhof on Friday. The head of the Projecto Hélio Oiticica, Cesar Oiticica Filho also presented the world premiere of his documentary on his uncle and there was a fascinating panel that included rare Super 8 films including the raw footage of Agrippina e Roma-Manhattan (Walker is in progress in digitizing the edited version of this title).
With just two more viewing days to go, I'm looking forward to Richard Foreman's first feature film in 30 years Once Every Day, River Phoenix's final film Dark Blood (yes, River Phoenix—he died before the shoot ended and the film was in limbo for decades), and the restoration of Shirley Clarke's Portrait of Jason.


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In its continuing attempts to lose a reputation for boring luxury cars, Lexus takes its IS sedan and turns it into an M3 competitor. The 2008 Lexus IS-F uses the same platform as the standard IS line, but gets fitted with a powerful 5-liter engine. Lexus isn't really into manual transmissions, a legacy from its luxury roots, so an eight-speed automatic transmission, similar to the one in the Lexus LS 460, puts the power to the wheels. Lexus knows how to make an adaptive suspension--we've seen it in the Lexus GS 460--but sticks with more traditional sport-suspension tuning in the IS-F. The result is a car that evinces the same dual personality as the BMW M3. It drives like a small luxury car in traffic, but put the power on in the twisties and it lets you get your yah yahs out, with just enough rear-wheel drift to find its way out of the turns.
Although the engine, suspension tuning, and some of the body work is new, the electronics are the same as what we saw in the 2006 Lexus IS 350 two years ago. That car impressed us enough to give it an Editors' Choice award, but times have changed. When we got into the IS-F, we were disappointed to see no traffic reporting on the navigation system and no iPod connection from the factory.
Test the tech: F = fast
With music limited to CD and broadcast radio, we decided to spend more time listening to the engine. During normal driving, with the engine speed at 2,000 to 3,000 rpm, it doesn't sound very impressive--just a quiet purr as it moves the aggressive-looking car around. But kick it up to 6,000 and the note changes dramatically. The sound is pure music to any gearhead, a melodic roar punctuated by each gear shift. To play that music, we ran the IS-F through some zero-to-60 mph tests.
Editors Antuan Goodwin and Wayne Cunningham took turns driving the IS-F up to 60 mph. For our first test, we let the IS-F do the shifting, using the transmission's automatic mode. Goodwin took the wheel for this one, although his input was limited to keeping the wheel straight and flooring the accelerator. And when he did, the car jumped forward with minimal wheel spin, the engine's 371 foot-pounds of torque making the tires bite the pavement under Lexus' traction control system. The engine ticked up, shifting once, and before we knew it, we hit 60 mph, with the computer reading 5.5 seconds.
Then it was time to test the manual shift mode, seeing if we could best the automatic's time. Goodwin stayed in the driver's seat, bringing the car back to its start point. With everything recalibrated and the shifter pulled to the left--its manual shift position--Goodwin hit the gas. Again, the car maintained composure as it jumped forward. Just before redline, Goodwin used the paddle shifter on the wheel to shift up, making the engine drop revs slightly and then pick them up again. Past 60 mph the computer gave a time of 4.77 seconds, an impressive figure.
Cunningham took his turn, setting up the car at the start line. Again a blast off from stop, the car running speedily and the engine making a beautiful noise. Cunningham shifted to second just above 6,000 rpm, short of redline, and was soon past 60 mph. But this effort was slower than Goodwin's, returning a time of 4.85 seconds.
With both manual shift times at well under 5 seconds, we were impressed by the IS-F. We were confident that some practice time would have yielded even better times, coming closer to 4.5 seconds.
In the cabin
Lexus knows how to build a luxury interior, and doesn't skimp out in the 2008 IS-F. An Alcantara headliner, leather seats, and quality dashboard materials let you know this is a Lexus. But performance touches are also evident, from silvery carbon-fiber patterned material on the console to metal sport pedals. The F logo also gets a prominent place on the steering wheel. Lexus also keeps the tech cues, with an engine start button, smart key, and LCD on the instrument panel.
The Lexus IS-F uses a touch-screen interface, with hard buttons on either side of the LCD to access navigation and audio. It's a very intuitive interface with an aesthetic design. The maps for the navigation system are rich and full-color. But while this navigation system was cutting edge in the 2006 Lexus IS 350, now it offers only a minimal feature set. The maps are stored on DVD, although we didn't find it particularly slow to redraw maps or calculate routes. You can enter destinations by the usual means, such as address, point-of-interest, and telephone number. It offers a choice of three routes when you put in a destination.
But it lacks traffic reporting, a feature quickly becoming de rigueur for luxury cars. There is no text-to-speech, where it would read out the names of upcoming streets. And competitors are already adding features such as weather reporting and gas prices to their navigation systems.
Although its Bluetooth hands-free phone system is also the same as that in the IS 350, it's not bad. We had no problem pairing it to our Samsung D-807 phone. But transferring our phone book to the car would have involved pushing each entry one at a time from phone to car. Other phones allow pushing the entire phone book at once.


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Jan 9 Posted 4 years ago
I'm with you on this, Katie. For some people, social media use can become obsessive and toxic. It can become that without some people being able to define/label it as so, something that's true for any addictive behavior. And I know what I'm talking about here. My book Staying Sober: Tips for Working a Twelve Step Program of Recovery (Hazelden) actually earns royalties! I digress.
In these instances, cutting all ties "cold turkey" may indeed be the best strategy if and when other more moderate approaches fail. FWIW, please know that I went on a "news fast" from 1989-1992 -- no newspapers, broadcast TV or radio news -- the happiest, most peaceful years of my life!
Jan 9 Posted 4 years ago
I've been mulling this post all morning. I recently cut back a great deal on my sociall media presence by cutting the internet from my house and reverting back to a flip phone. I still tweet and facebook a fair amount, but creating boundaries around this was essential. The last straw was a series of late night emails and messages from various folks who didn't see any harm in late night confidences and distress calls--they all figured that if I was online it was fine to send a 3am message about whatever.
I found it very difficult to simply not check the messages at all crazy hours--the temptation to just see if there was an email or whatever was pretty strong. And I do actually like hearing from personal connections at all crazy hours. But with the way my work and my personal overlap (I too have chosen to maintain one integral identity on and off line) there was not an easy way to allow access to close friends and block out retrieving messages for work. And frankly, a lot of work folks believe they aren't work and are entitle to a space on the personal side of things. It's complicated, as you say.
I think what I've been mulling is that for some folks social media is a bit like alcohol or another addiction that can be difficult or impossible too manage or put boundaries around. If I have internet at 3am, no way am I not going to check it when I wake up for whatever reason. So for me, if I want to place a boundary around social media, I need to be in a place where it isn't accessible.
The folks that declare themselves exhausted and bail out of all social media may be taking good care of themselves by stepping out of an environment that is toxic for them. In the same way that alcohol can be enjoyed in moderation by many people with appropriate boundaries, so can social media. But I do believe that for some people social media is unhealthy and that cold turkey, all the way quitting may be their only way to keep sane.
As I read your post I was thinking how frustrated I get when people hear that I've cut my internet at home and offer to pay for it or make suggestions about how I could boost the open signal nearby or how to get internet for low-income families, etc. I think it's probably very true that they do not realize how toxic it became for me to have 24/7 internet connection. I imagine for folks who are leaving social media it is frustrating to be told they are lettting the community down. But then, they won't know we said it if they really checked out :P
Jan 7 Posted 4 years ago
For sure!
Jan 7 Posted 4 years ago
And you have lots of company in the fried department. It's especially endemic among those of us who use social media for our work and with our clients. As you know, I've long been a proponent of integrated identity but it does come with a downside. Please put me in a list of cool people!
Jan 7 Posted 4 years ago
Great blogpost, Meredith. Place me in the "more fried than invigorated" category for 2013. Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to do more with lists and groups this year.
Jan 7 Posted 4 years ago
I have to say that, internet makes people less focus. Especially social networking site. I am lucky to realize it. My friend - Benjamin has more than 20 tabs open at the same time when he works on his assignment or project. I am not sure how he can focus and does his work effectively.
Anyway, nice to talk to you Meredith.
Jan 7 Posted 4 years ago
Smart move and good for you! I've never understood the stampede to accumulate "friends" and "followers" and periodically clean/clear my accounts. I tend to use Twitter as a newsfeed, so my cleaning/clearing process includes reevaluating organizations and publications.
Jan 6 Posted 4 years ago
Hi Meredith, I had more 4000 friends on Facebook before, but eventually I realized that it is definitely waste my time because I really don't read their posts at all. Rather than focus on quantity, I have unfriended more than 1000 friends (still doing now) to stay focus on quality relationship.
Social media world is getting crowsded, Make me feels headache.
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"No Labels is not about the center. It's not about moderate. It's not about left, right or center," Jon Cowan, who worked for the Clinton administration, told NPR. "It's about whether we can pressure our politicians, of both parties, to come together, to find common sense, common ground solutions and solve the countries problems."
Some are referring to the movement as the "Woodstock of democracy," with Independents, Republicans and Democrats jumping on the bandwagon against partisanship. The No Labels slogan reads "Not Left. Not Right. Forward." For his part Akon sings: "He's a Democrat/ He's Republican/ There's a fight and a race who's gonna win?/ Put your differences aside, 'man up' you can/ 'Cause there's way too many people sufferin'/ I wish they didn't have 'No Labels'/ There'd be more change with 'No Labels.'"
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The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 25 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in the tournaments history. England also compete for the Calcutta Cup with Scotland as part of the Six Nations. They are ranked fourth in the world by the International Rugby Board as of 15th November 2010. England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and finished runners-up in 1991 and 2007.
The history of the team extends back to 1872 when the English rugby team played their first official Test match, losing to Scotland by one try. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895, England did not win the Championship again until 1910. England first played against New Zealand in 1905, South Africa in 1906, and Australia in 1909. England was one of the teams invited to take part in the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 and went on to appear in the final in the second cup in 1991 only to be defeated by Australia. Following their 2003 Six Nations Grand Slam, England won that year's World Cup — beating Australia 20–17 in extra time. They also contested the final in 2007 but finished as runners up, losing 15–6 to South Africa.
England players traditionally wear white shorts, navy socks (although they are now white and red) with white tops, and a white shirt with a red rose embroidered on it, and for the first time in the English rugby team's history, their away shirt is red (up until recently, navy blue has been the traditional colour).
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sand necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 273 diseños de 81 diseñadores freelance.
CheapHotels.com will be a new hotel booking web site.
CheapHotels.com will be a new hotel booking web site.
What kind of logo I'm looking for ... I'm not shore for now.
I guess something new, unique, never seen before and with a beaufifull look :-)
I guess as this contest progress I'll know more about what kind of logo I'd like to have ...
- creative concepts
- professional and clean
- we are open to all color options
- text can be capitalised, lower case, or capital first letter - we are open to options on this
- modern and web friendly logo
- logo in vector format
- rainbows, angel wings and so ...
- unprofessional/unrefined designs
- overcomplicated logos