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PALM DESERT, Calif. - Two sporting goods megastores are teeing up for their grand openings this weekend.
"Both are big name companies, so it's good for the valley," said Vince Heliker, a resident of Cathedral City.
Don't let the exterior construction deceive you, consumers can already shop Dick's Sporting Goods at Westfield Mall in Palm Desert. Dick's is the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the U.S. and its arrival created 70 local jobs.
"A big store like that is definitely going to have opportunities," said Marlene Allen, who recently checked out the new store with her husband.
"It's really a superstore, it really is big," said Russell Allen.
The 47,000 square foot store will hold an official launch this Friday, but it has some competition. Just about a block away, the PGA Tour Superstore also makes its debut.
"It's the Disneyland of golf, if you will. Although it isn't as quaint as a smaller store and some of the competition that's around here, there's friendly people, they're from the marketplace, they know everybody. But more importantly it's the wow factor," said Ron Whited, Vice President of Operations at PGA Tour Superstore.
The Superstore features certified golf pros, personalized golf lessons and eight swing simulators for custom club fittings.
"I enjoyed hitting off the mats, seeing what the ball was doing with the different drivers, which one performed better," said Jim Bantley, a Palm Desert resident who visited the PGA Tour Superstore for the first time Wednesday.
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A three-man team of British diplomats led by Haydon Warren-Gash, the British ambassador in Abidjan, capital of neighbouring Ivory Coast, was travelling to Liberia yesterday to assist the Liberian government in an effort to help free all six of the confirmed Western hostages.
The aid workers were abducted in Kolahun, north west Liberia, early on Wednesday, the latest in a series of kidnapping in west Africa that also have seen Britons seized in Sierra Leone and Nigeria. There has been no indication of what the kidnappers want.
Dr Mike Roe, 33, from London, midwife Sara Nam, 30, from Carmarthen, west Wales, and transport expert David Heed, 26, from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire were all working for Merlin, rehabilitating hospitals and clinics destroyed in Liberia's long civil war.
Also seized were an unnamed Briton working for the New York-based International Rescue Committee and a Norwegian man and an Italian woman working for the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.
On Thursday night, Merlin medical director Dr Bruce Laurence said the charity had made radio contact with Dr Roe. Mr Laurence said: "They are still under the control of the armed gang but he assured us that they are all well and unharmed."
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees said that the heightened tensions forced 50 aid workers and their dependents to cross the border yesterday into Guinea.
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Changing patterns of suicide in a poor, rural county over the 20th century
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Rural suicide rates have been shown to be disproportionately high in several countries. This study compares suicide rates in Cornwall with the rest of England and Wales over a 90-year period (1911–2001). Age and sex standardised mortality ratios were calculated for suicide and undetermined death for Cornwall standardised to England and Wales. From 1911 until the start of the Second World War, suicide rates were lower in Cornwall than England and Wales. Since the 1960s suicide rates in Cornwall have risen significantly above England and Wales. We have shown that the suicide rate in a poor, rural area has increased disproportionately compared to England and Wales over the last 35 years. This change has occurred in both sexes. Prior to this period the suicide rate was lower or about the same as that in England and Wales.


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text: I have done a statistical analysis of all the current NFL franchises to determine which is the most successful of all time and which is the most successful of the SuperBowl era (including 2005). Let me lay the groundwork first: This analysis was to determine which franchises have been the most successful over the years that they have been in the league and then to determine which has been the most successful in the SB era. It is based on the number of years, winning %, playoff appearances, playoff win %, and championships with different weighting for each. ============================================ For the all-time analysis I started in 1933, the year of the first NFL Championship Game. Prior to that year, the team with the best record was declared the Champion. Also, teams prior to 1933 played different schedules, one team might play 16 games while another might have only played 6. In 1933 the league standardized the schedules so that each team would play the same number of games (although there were a few exceptions). Team records and titles prior to 1933 are therefore discarded for the purposes of this analysis. The final rating for the All-Time analysis is not as complex, and therefore not as fair, as it is for the SuperBowl era analysis. The reason for this is the weight given in the SB era to Division Titles, Conference Titles, and SB Appearances which could not be applied evenly or fairly across the years prior to 1966 since there were usually only 2 divisions and the only playoff game was the Championship game. Here are the Top-10 Most Successful Teams of All-Time with the number of Championships: 1. Packers-10 2. Browns-8 3. Cowboys-5 4. Bears-7 5. Giants-5 6. Steelers-5 7. 49ERs-5 8. Redskins-5 9. Rams-3 10. Raiders-3 Each of these teams has won at least 3 championships and have appeared in the playoffs 20+ seasons. The Cowboys and Giants are tied for the lead with 27 playoff appearances but since the Giants have been around the entire 73-year period (since 1933) and Dallas has only been in the league since 1960 we have a much higher percentage of playoff appearances than NY. The Raiders are the only other team to begin in 1960 or later to make the top-10 although the Dolphins barely missed out at #11. The Bottom-10: 32. Texans 31. Saints 30. Cardinals 29. Panthers 28. Bengals 27. Jaguars 26. Falcons 25. Seahawks 24. Bucs 23. Ravens You will notice that all of the bottom-10 teams are among the most recent expansion teams except the Cardinals who are actually the NFL's oldest team. The Falcons, Bengals, and Saints all came in during the late 60s, the Bucs and Seahawks entered in 1976, and the rest from 1995-on. I might think that my weighting was off but the Dolphins came in at #11 and they joined the same year as the Falcons so that blows that deal. Miami also has the highest winning % of all-time at 59.9% Of the Bottom-10 teams, only the Jags have a winning record in the regular season while the Texans, Bucs, Cardinals, Saints, Falcons, and Bengals are under 45% so these truly are the bottom of the barrel. ======================================== Now on to the SuperBowl Era: This analysis begins in 1966, the year of SuperBowl-I and takes into account Regular Season Win %, Playoff Appearances, Playoff Wins, Playoff Win %, Division Titles, Conference Championship Appearances, SB Appearances, and SB Wins all factored into the number of years the team has played in that era. The Top-10 Most Successful Teams of the SuperBowl Era are: 1. Cowboys 2. Steelers 3. 49ERs 4. Raiders 5. Dolphins 6. Broncos 7. Redskins 8. Packers 9. Vikings 10. Rams The Dallas Cowboys rank #1 in: Regular Season Wins-367, Winning %-60.5, Playoff Appearances-27, Playoff Wins-32, Playoff Games-53, Division Titles-18, Conference Championship Game Appearances-16, SuperBowl Appearances-8, and tied with the Steelers and 49ERs with 5 SuperBowl Wins. They have far and away been the most successful franchise of the SuperBowl Era The Raiders are the only other team with a regular season win % of 60+ at 60.2% with the Dolphins coming in very close at 59.9%. All of the teams in the top-10 except the Packers have a win % over 56% with Green Bay coming in at 51.0%. The only anomaly in the Top-10 was the Vikings with zero SB wins but otherwise they have been a very successful franchise. In fact they are 2nd in number of playoff appearances with 23 but they lead in the number of playoff losses with 23. They are tied for 3rd in Division Titles-16 and have appeared in 4 SBs. The Bears have won the most games at 549 while the Cardinals have lost the most at 580. The Bottom-11: 32. Texans 31. Saints 30. Cardinals 29. Lions 28. Falcons 27. Jaguars 26. Seahawks 25. Chargers 24. Bengals 23. Panthers Once again, only the Jags have a winning % in the regular season. It may not seem fair to have the Texans at all since they are only 4 years old but their 22.9 winning % merits them last place regardless. The Panthers and Jags had both been in the playoffs by that time so the Texans get no slack from me. The Falcons have lost the most games in the SB Era with 352 losses. ================================================== Let me know if you have a question about a specific team or how the rankings were arrived at. Comments? Also, if someone can help me with the HTML I will paste the spreadsheet here so you can see the whole thing.


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Jack Harkness doesn't know the name of his latest lay.
What he does know is that the line of the young man's cheekbone is wide, and that his bony body looks good in the black Italian suit he'd bought for Angelo Colosanto on the fifth of January, 1928.
He knows the young man has a preference for fizzy drinks, and carries his own straw so as to wring every last burst of carbonation from any given beverage.
He knows the young man has cool skin, like a dead man he used to date on Cephali Prime. Only that lover had been an android with no head, a robot with a knack for numbers and a real taste for a dry martini, no onion, hold the olive.
As he considers the young man sleeping in his bed, he remembers the name he's taken for himself, in this room full of sparse furniture and strewn clothes, on this planet thick with space and light and parks and silver buildings. Steve. Late night, he'd finally just taken to calling the young man Slim, because the pale beauty hadn't given a name. "No names, no consequences," Slim had told him, when he'd stepped out of the giant fire engine red pyramid cake like a model, all legs and distance.
"Are you married, I wonder?" Jack muses aloud, his thoughts idling for a moment on the golden ring carved with roses sitting on the squarish, modern-glass nightstand by the bed.
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Life as a Technological Product: Philosophical and Ethical Aspects of Synthetic Biology
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Synthetic biology is a new biotechnology that is developing at an impressive pace and attracting a considerable amount of attention from outside the scientific community as well. In this article, two main philosophically and ethically relevant characteristics of this field of research will be laid bare, namely its reliance on mechanistic metaphors to denominate simple forms of life and its appeal to the semantic field of creativity. It is argued that given these characteristics synthetic biology can be understood as a prime example of a kind of human interference with reality that German philosopher Hannah Arendt called "fabrication." This kind of self-world-relation contrasts to "action," a relation that introduces, among other things, the idea of an inherent value of the object acted upon. Taking up this latter perspective, one scientific and two ethical challenges to synthetic biology's take on the realm of life are identified.


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I did noticed that, some even create blog posts about how they hate FB but somehow linking their post to Facebook itself. I don't know, it's clearly a waste of time since they can't or we can't do anything about it but to adopt and make the best out of it.
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Facebook is facing the popular backlash which always comes as the dominant player in a market. Just ask Microsoft what it is like. Someone else will come along (maybe Google+?) and steal Facebook's crown and then it will be ok for everyone to like Zuckerberg's monstrosity again. Until then, it will be hate, hate, hate – particularly from those who were duped into buying shares!
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Wow, so the bottom line here is that you believe that Facebook is going to be on the market for a long while right?
You are right with that because nothing and nobody has topped Facebook so far. I'm wondering if that is because the haters can't come up with something better because they are busy hating…
Thanks for sharing the nice post, Actually i hate facebook for fake people, fake id..
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The day had passed quickly and I had made my decision as I dropped off of Alvera at her house. I zipped through the traffic towards the house, a cold smile reverberating from my face. Tonight they would pay. Every last damn one of them.
I pulled into my father's driveway, opening my door quickly and moving to make this pit stop quick and easy. I breezed past Tara without a word as she glared me down, moving towards my target, the computer room. I shoved my flash drive into the USB port quickly, making towards the document that would solve my problems.
I printed off the instructions, these frail, small pieces of paper held on them something powerful… Something that I desperately needed. I folded these papers up and shoved them into my pockets, when my ears pricked and I heard a sound that caused my heart to drop into my throat. The door turning and unlocking to the sound of Dad's key.
I stood, paralyzed, as I heard him say hello to Tara. Then move quickly up the stairs and walked into the computer room a malice filled glare aimed at me. He set his coat down, his briefcase and continued to give me that same cold look.
His husky frame loomed over me, even though I wasn't small myself, but he was built like a rhino. He cocked his head a bit to the right, dark brown hair cropped in a very neat fashion, his brown eyes boring through me with the amount of all that hate that he had in his body. Then it came.
The stinging, painful backhand that sent me reeling onto the ground, head crashing onto the edge of the mahogany desk. I saw stars and I gasped for my breath desperately, trying to get up, using all of my muscle to attempt to get away from the monster who'd made me. He didn't like this, sending a cracking heel down onto my hand that was attempting to pull myself off of the ground with the help of the edge of the chair.
"Worthless." He whispered in my ear, "That's all the fuck you are Hayden. Worthless, I can't even stand to look at you anymore…" He released my hand from beneath his heel and walked out. Telling me to make myself as scarce as possible for the night.
I struggled to my feet, tears and blood dripping onto the floor, and stars spinning around in my vision still. I managed to get down to my car, Tara laughing at the fact I was the one who got beat on and not her. I Covered my head with my hand, vowing to myself that tonight, I would make him suffer as much as he had made me suffer.
It was getting late after the bleeding had stopped and I got the supplies I would need to complete the ritual for which I craved. I put the robes on, and then took off as the sun went down to find a nice, abandoned place to conduct the ritual at. I came to an old neighborhood filled with large, abandoned brick houses. I browsed them I found one which struck me as the perfect place, abandoned, but not decrepit to the point where I would fall through the floor. The best part though? It was secluded, farther down at the end of the block, hidden between most of the other houses. I smiled, parking the car and taking all of my equipment, looking for a good point of entry.
Finally I went around the back end of the house to find a window which was broken open and only had a few boards covering it. I managed to pull off the wooden safeguard and crawled through, nearly cutting my legs on the sharp glass. I moved around, surveying the very dark cold house. Filled with dust, cobwebs and…. A sense of tragedy? I stopped, my heart pounding in my chest, I felt something had happened here…. Something that hurt a lot of people, and I moved into the one room that was the farthest to the back.
Bringing out the snowy white chalk and the directions I did as was instructed, drawing a five pointed star facing down within a circle. I took out the 5 silver candles, places each of them at the end of one of the points of the star. Finally I brought up the hood on my head, and the knife from my pocket, whispering a small blessing over it before I split open a small portion of my palm with a cry, the blood splattering onto the circle. My body racked with pain as I convulsed the words that would bring forth the spirit of vengeance I craved.
"Spirit! By my blood I bring you to this world, now come forth and quench the thirst for wrath that I feel!" My voice echoed loudly throughout the abandoned house and then for a split moment it was almost as if it came back straight into my throat. Then nothing. I stood there for five minutes waiting for something and… Still nothing, I let out a breath exasperatedly, about to voice my request once again, but that's when I felt an invisible hand reach out of the circle, dragging me by the cloak into join it in the circle, I let out a scream and struggled until I finally saw what it was that was dragging me. And my jaw dropped to the floor almost.
Whoever said demons were disgusting, and ugly, were wrong. So very, very wrong. The man standing in front of me was beyond handsome, beyond human beauty, he WAS perfection. His long blonde hair spilled down from his tanned neck, past his shoulders in a way that was gentle yet powerful. He wore a white dress shirt and charcoal pants. When he smiled his teeth were as bright white as stars, and his eyes were a deep violet color. He rubbed my cheek with his hand softly and I could feel the air leave me.
"Such a young boy…" He purred, his voice was like honey drizzling from his mouth, "Very cute too. I haven't seen such a good looking human specimen in such a long time…." He cocked his head and his eyes stared into mine for a few moments, but not in the romantic way. It was as if he literally transferred himself through those unnatural eyes and through my body, hunting out my weaknesses, everything about me. Then he purred with delight, bringing me closer into him.
"So you want to cause your enemies pain do you?..." He asked, knowing well the answer already, "Well I can do that… I do have a fee though…. You see demons can't go without a host, but my dear boy. Your body will be very sufficient payment." He smiled as I began to struggle, screaming for help, for anyone. He laughed at this and brought my ear to him closely so I could hear him better.
"Don't worry," He said, drawing his hand around my neck, "I'll make it quick, then the only thing left will be your rotting conscience inside your soul, and soon that will evaporate too." He moved his other hand around my neck, I tried to scream, I tried to struggle but I knew it was useless. The end would come no matter how hard I tried.
That's when the wind picked up, unlike what it had been before, and suddenly the windows burst open, the wood cracking and glass shattering everywhere to show the light of the full moon pouring in. The being released me, and I quickly moved away from him, back towards the wall, when I saw a shape pass through the doorway and into the room.
"You have no place in my house." The new boy spoke firmly, "Now leave." The demon chuckled, drawing the boy in closer.
"Who do you think you are?" He cackled, pulling the boy in by the arm, "You have no power over me!" He began laughing until the boy took off his necklace, placing it in the palm of his hand and shoving it straight into the demon's forehead. The demon's voice turned into a quiet shriek, eyes rolling into the back of his head and seeming to evaporate into a snow like substance.
The boy then broke the circle of chalk with his sneaker and the evil presence that had been looming over the house left. That's when I got a good look at him. He was taller than me, a light tan kissing his skin, and wavy obsidian colored hair that fell to a little above his neck. But the thing that got me the most were his eyes, a mix between an icy blue and grey. He turned and I moved quickly towards the door, scrambling to get up, when I found him reaching out a hand to help me to my feet.
I was hesitant at first, but then I realized if he wanted me dead, I would already be bleeding out probably. He stared at me curiously, then his eyes moved over to the moon questioningly. When his gaze returned to mine he was ready to talk once more.
"You're stupid for doing that ritual," He said, "You should be glad I came here when I did, and that I liked you enough to make sure you stayed in existence."
"W-Wh-Who are you?" I managed to stutter out, and then he cocked his head and looked at me curiously for a moment. Then he released my arm and walked towards the window sill, propping himself up in an indian style position.
"My name is Caleb." He whispered, barely loud enough for me to hear, "My soul is bound to this place… I'm your spirit guide now I suppose…" He looked over at me one last time, somewhat pityingly.
"You should leave, you're too shaken at the moment to talk about all this. Go home, leave this place, and I'll come to you in your dreams when the time is right." He waved his hand and I ran out of the house quickly, ripping through cob webs and climbing out of the window and stumbling into the car, starting it and then peeling out as quick as I could… My mind was going a mile a minute, but one thought was clear:
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GM grows in March 2012 sales but Cadillac, Buick struggle
General Motors showed a company year over year growth of 11.8% in March 2012 but while Chevrolet and GMC both saw sales grow based on a comparison against the same month last year, Cadillac and Buick were among the least successful brands in terms of sales growth. However, with 231,052 vehicles sold – GM was still the largest automaker in the American auto industry.
Chevrolet was the top brand from General Motors in terms of both sales growth (up 16.8%) and sales volume (173,073 vehicles sold) but due to the growth of Toyota and Ford Motor Company in March, Chevrolet slipped to third spot in total monthly sales. The top model from the Bowtie brand in terms of sales growth was once again the innovative Chevy Volt with an increase of 276.5% over last year. The Chevy Malibu was second in terms of growth with a jump of 53.6% as the new 2013 Malibu hits dealerships around the country and the compact Colorado pickup was third in growth with an increase of 42.6%. In terms of sales volume, the Chevrolet Silverado pickup series was the top dog with 36,491 trucks sold last month while the Malibu was second at 23,887 and the compact Cruze was third with 21,607 units sold.
GMC was the second strongest brand from GM in terms of growth with an increase of 12.2% last month compared to March of 2011. The GMC Savana full sized van was the best model among the brand with an increase of 59.5%; followed by the compact Terrain SUV with a jump of 34.3% and the Canyon with an increase of 23%. When it comes to sales volume, the Sierra pickup family was best with 13,849 trucks sold last month while the Terrain was second with 8,461 units sold and the Acadia rounded out the top three with 5,649 large SUVs sold.
The Cadillac brand was third but with a negative growth of 13.4%, the GM luxury arm was one of the worst performance brands in the industry last month in terms of growth. The Cadillac CTS family was one of only two models in the brand to show a positive growth last month with 4,485 sport sedans, sport wagons and coupes accounting for a 14.9% increase over March 2011. The supersized Escalade ESV was second in growth (as the only other model with positive growth) with an increase of just 3.8% while selling 656 units last month. When it comes to sales volume, the CTS was also the top selling model followed by the SRX SUV with 4,143 units sold and the traditional Escalade full sized SUV was third in sales with 1,010 units sold. Cadillac can expect things to pick up (and likely in a very big way) when the new ATS and XTS hit the market later this year.
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Hollywood Dirt For August 26
The Primetime Emmy Awards were last night because now we're packing all the award shows into one week and 'Breaking Bad' was the big winner. Taking home actor in a drama series, actor/actress in supporting role and best drama series, they took 6 Emmy's home in all. "Modern Family" took comedy series with Jim Parsons, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Louis C.K. also winners.
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Looks like that family picture of Jay and Bey at the VMA's may not have been as happy as it looked. When they got backstage Beyonce reportedly threw a fit because her sister Solange was banned from the staging area. No word on whether that was per Jay Z or MTV but Beyonce was yelling at him and thing were very awkward. So was that all staged?
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Miley Cyrus is starting a new era. She's only using her fame for good and having the homeless teen accept her VMA award on Sunday was just the beginning. In an interview on Monday she explained, "And I thought, you know, rather than sit here and talk about, 'Oh, on every news cover, every time you go to AOL or wherever you go everybody's sitting there talking about me,' instead of using it as a negative, how can I use it as a positive?" Interested to see what comes next!


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The demon suddenly overtook Laywick, and he fell to his knees attempting not to struggle against the monster's power for Boal's sake and this is what it felt like… A sudden pulse of pain coming up from Laywick's heart caused the blood that carried the body to which his immortal soul had encompassed to boil. One by one his senses dropped, first his hearing, then his smell quickly followed up by his taste which led to a slow and painful procession of his ability to feel. By the time the creature had encompassed the majority of his body and mind his vision was the last thing to fade. His mind blanked out as if he were falling asleep to horrors just as his sight went black, the last thing he saw was the awakening blink of the boy he had saved.
Boal awoke in pain and the first thing he noticed was the now shaking body of Laywick standing not too far from his. He jumped to his feet as quickly as he could as he ignored the massive amount of pain his own body felt. He knew what had happened. He was aware that Laywick had sacrificed himself for him. Boal noticed something terribly different about Laywick that had not been seen before. His eyes were solid black, almost as if he had no eyes to begin with, and there was no emotion on his face. The demon now spoke through Laywick's body in a very dark tone that seemed amplified and ever more terrifying then what it was within Boal's.
"Your friend saved you at what cost? Did he not know that I would just kill you shortly after I took his own body?" The monster moved closer to Boal who couldn't help but wonder why Laywick had sacrificed himself in such a foolish way, until it hit him.
"I know why he saved me," Boal said proudly.
This random comment confused the demon for a slight second and forced him into a state of curiosity. He asked intently "Why did he save you then?"
"He saved me, because I needed time to receive a Savior… and now because he has given that time to me, your goal to destroy my soul has been defeated… And I see all the better what The Savior had done for me because Laywick has done the same. So go on kill me. I, have… so much to live for."
The demon knew he had been outwitted but that did not fail to let his pride remain for being the destroyer of Laywick the Rogue Demon Slayer. He slowly approached Boal and grabbed his neck with one devastatingly strong hang and lifted him into the air. Moments later Boal's lifeless body dropped to the floor. His spirit was free. The creature, then within Laywicks body, broke the door to the box and left the room forever.


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EURUSD Daily Forecast: January 09
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The EURUSD continued its bearish momentum last week, cl0sed below 1.2700 as a part of the bearish continuation scenario after broke below the minor bullish channel as you can see on my h4 chart below. The bias remains bearish in nearest term testing a major support, the 200 monthly EMA which located around 1.2500. Immediate resistance is seen around 1.2730/50. A clear break above that area could trigger further bullish pullback testing 1.2800/57 but any upside pullback now is normal and as long as stays below 1.3000 my overall technical bias remains strongly to the downside.
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Sometimes she remembered the garden while she was playing. It used to be her favourite place, the biggest place she had ever known; far away from the world it was her little land of green, only hers. There were swings and a pond, she would play for hours letting her childish imagination run wild while her mother sat in the hall and played piano, never too far away. It used to be hers, just as the garden used to be the girls, before she was trapped. Maybe she would ask the old man to move the piano into the garden when summer came. She was sure they had a spare upright somewhere, she would like that.
Sometimes in the summer the old man opened the hall windows wide, and she played while the birds sang in trees she could not turn to see. Years ago the old man had put wheels on her piano so she could turn to look out at the world; there was no joy in looking out for her now, the casters sat seized and unused. She did not want to remind herself of what she used to have. What she could never have again. She sat looking inwards, absorbed in the piano, she payed no attention to anything else.
She didn't remember much of the house. She knew that it was big and she knew that her mother had made it beautiful. All she now saw of the manor, her manor, was the hall where her piano sat; it waited for her to return day by day, it was faithful to her and she to it. The hall had a hard floor which had always aggravated her. It was noisy and when anyone other than the old man walked through they disturbed her playing with every step. The piano had once sat once sat on a rug but that made it difficult to clean around the piano itself. One day she came to her piano and the rug was gone, that was the end of that. The rest of the manor was really of no consequence, all that mattered was her piano.


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Ending on a Heartbreaking Note
The next day, when the final bell rang signalling the end of the school day, Adam met me by my locker and we walked to the park together holding hands. We sat on the hill watching another sunset before he walked me back to my house. The same thing happened the next day. And the next day, until it was the weekend.
Surprisingly, he did not ask me what I was doing this weekend like he usually did on the Friday evenings he walked me home. Nor did he tell me his. Instead he left me standing awkwardly at the front door and began to trudge down the street.
"Hey," I called after him. "What about my goodbye kiss?"
His response was sluggish. He turned and walked back towards me. I puckered my lips in preparation for a kiss, but instead he wrapped his arms around me. I felt his warmth and love flow into me. It comforted my very soul. It also tricked me into thinking that everything was going to be alright, silencing all the fears and doubts that had gathered in my mind over the past few day.
For how long we held each other, I cannot remember. Yet I do remember this: it was the last hug that he ever gave me.
"Goodbye Evangeline," he said with a sad smile. Then he carried on walking down the road while I stared dumbfounded at his back.
It was only when I went inside and plonked myself onto the sofa that I noticed a piece of paper hiding in my back pocket. Adam must have slipped it in during our embrace. Beaming, I unfolded it and smoothed over its crinkled surface. My grin broadened as my brain only half-processed the words he had jotted down in his beautiful handwriting. How imprudent I was back then.
"What are you so happy about?" My brother Mike grumbled as he slumped into the living room. In contrast to his slothful appearance he hastily whisked away the note and began to read it aloud.
"Eva, meet me at the park at 6pm. We need to talk."
"Hey, give it back!" I shouted at him, chasing him into the kitchen and then back inside the living room.
"Will you two give it a rest," I heard Dad's voice float out from the office.
Mike flopped onto the sofa and grabbed the remote. As he listlessly began to flick through the channels, I planted myself in front of the television with my hand stuck out in a childish manner. He craned his neck so he could see around me, but when I manoeuvred myself so the screen was completely blocked from his view he gave up on ignoring me.
"Gosh! You're so immature," he groaned.
"Says the nineteen-year-old college dropout still living at home with Mummy and Daddy," I retorted.
He screwed up my note and chucked it at me so it hit me smack in the middle of my forehead.
"Don't see why you are making such a big deal over a dumb piece of paper. Sounds to me like he's going to dump you."
His words were like a slap to the face. I ran out the room and upstairs, fighting back the urge to storm back and tell him he was wrong, wrong, wrong. But even I could not deny the sliver of truth in my brother's words.
It was all starting to add up now! The distance, the sadness, the loss of interest: these were all factors that suggested this relationship was not working out. It was what my best friend Martha would call the Declining Stage.
"Martha," I muttered, taking out my phone and typing in the speed dial for her cell.
After an hour's discussion, we decided that the best thing to do was to meet up with him. If I refused out of cowardice and hurt, he would forever think of me as juvenile and not worth respecting. At least, if I met him face to face I could walk away with my dignity. And there was always the off chance that he did not mean to break up with me.
You know the feeling you get right before an exam you forgot to revise for? Yes, I do mean the heart-pounding shock that sends the adrenaline shooting through your body and the pressure of tears weighing down on the back of your eyelids. That was what I felt as soon as I saw Adam waiting patiently at the bottom of the hill.
His sad blue eyes became even more miserable when they focused on me. When I saw this, I stopped.
The way he walked towards me with his head down confirmed what I had feared to be true, but then he surprised me by holding out his hand. Astonished, I did not know what else to do except take it. He led me up to the top of the hill and for a moment we stood there in silence.
When I finally managed to clear the boulder that had lodged itself inside my throat I asked, "so what now?"
"Let's just watch the sunset. You'll never know when it will be your last."
I wanted to scream at him at this point. I wanted ask why he was being so thoughtful, so calm when he was about to break my heart. Instead, I did what he requested, fuming inside.
In an hour the sun had reached its lowest point in the sky and had become awash with pinks, reds and oranges that no artist had the talent to mimic. Adam turned to me, his gold and auburn highlights glinting in the dying light.
"I think you know what's coming," he said.
Oh gosh, he's so cruel, I thought sullenly. I nodded, not trusting my voice to remain steady and controlled like I had practiced.This was it.This is where Adam breaks my heart.


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All That's Taken for Granted Is Power of Gay Vote
By TODD S. PURDUM
Published: April 4, 1993
In a room crowded with more than 200 of New York City's most politically alert gay and lesbian voters in Greenwich Village last week, City Council President Andrew J. Stein was confidently explaining why he would be a better mayor for them than David N. Dinkins when a slider came across the plate.
What would Mr. Stein do, a listener wondered, if the predominantly gay and lesbian synagogue in the West Village that wants to march in the Salute to Israel Parade next month is denied the chance? Mr. Stein -- who once said he hoped to be the first Jewish President of the United States and who is counting on support from conservative Jewish voters in his race against Mr. Dinkins -- paused and cocked his head.
"If you are denied the right to march, I -- certainly would, uh, consider strongly staying away," Mr. Stein said slowly. Then, as a wave of boos swept the room, he added: "Well, if you're denied the right to march, then I don't, I don't, I don't think I will be there." Pitfalls of Overconfidence
Mr. Stein's painful hesitation in his struggle to satisfy an important constituency without alienating another crystallized not only the strength but perhaps the limits of the political power of gays, a voting group that could play a crucial role in the mayoral election. The anger in the room showed that pitfalls lurk for any politician who takes gay supporters for granted.
From debates over the public school curriculum to disputes over their place in the St. Patrick's Day parade, gay and lesbian voters, and the issues of particular concern to them, loom large in the city's political dialogue. The candidates, especially Mr. Dinkins and his leading Democratic challenger, Mr. Stein, are courting gay voters more assiduously than ever. Both Democrats have strong records of support for gay rights and are lobbying hard for the loyalty of gay politicians and signing up prominent gay campaign staff members.
Mr. Stein went so far as to pay for an unsigned mailing on pink paper in February attacking Mr. Dinkin's record on gay rights that he later acknowleged had been sent out by his volunteers. The move backfired when the Mayor and some gay groups accused him of dirty tactics.
For his part, Rudolph W. Giuliani, the probable Republican nominee, has taken pains to speak out against violence and legal discrimination against gay people, and to avoid alienating potential supporters who might shy away from supporting a candidate who was seen as intolerant.
But in contrast to 1989, when gay groups rallied overwhelmingly and enthusiastically around Mr. Dinkins early in his primary campaign against Mayor Edward I. Koch, this year some gay activists are more skeptical and divided. Dinkins's Problems
Many have expressed disappointment or anger at what they see as the Mayor's waffling on how and whether to grant same-sex couples some of the same employee benefits and legal status that married couples enjoy. They are also upset over his decision to seek a court order barring the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization from staging a counterdemonstration after it was denied a place in the St. Patrick's Day parade. More than 200 were arrested when they tried to march -- apparently the most gay people arrested at a single protest in the city since the 1969 Stonewall riots, the birth of the gay rights movement.
"I really feel that the community is very split right now," said Liz Abzug, a lesbian who ran unsuccessfully for City Council two years ago with the Mayor's support and has also been friendly with Mr. Stein. "Some of the more-activist groups are watching Dinkins and waiting."
She added, "If anyone believes that there's a gay bloc vote at this point, they're wrong."
Dick Dadey, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, a gay-rights lobby, said: "The Mayor has proven to be a good Mayor for the lesbian and gay community. But lately it's been several steps forward and several steps back."
Of course, it is in the interest of gay groups to press the Mayor for as many specific commitments as possible before backing him again, but leaders of many organizations said they expected that Mr. Dinkins would ultimately have strong support. How Many Are There?
The precise size and views of the gay electorate are unclear and difficult to sample through standard polling because many respondents are reluctant to reveal they are gay. But by asking voters questions about their views on gay rights and whether they have friends or relatives who are gay, as well as about their own sexual orientation, pollsters have been able to draw inferences. The mayoral candidates' staffs estimate that gay voters make up perhaps 10 percent of the citywide electorate and a higher proportion of Democratic voters, are among the best-informed and most likely voters, and have strong fund-raising potential.
A poll last month for New York 1 News, the cable television channel, found that 1 in 5 voters viewed gay rights as a dominant consideration in voting for mayor, with about half of such voters strongly favoring gay rights and half strongly opposing. Among those who strongly favored gay rights, the Mayor easily led both Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Stein.


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Rovers are still to claim their first points of the season after a Kenwyne Jones double condemned them to defeat.
But it was the same old story for Sam Allardyce's side as like the match against Manchester City seven days earlier, they dominated for long periods but couldn't make it count when it mattered.
Chris Samba had one cleared off the line, whilst Jason Roberts had a goal chalked off before Gael Givet deservedly put Rovers in front on 21 minutes.
But Jones captialised on a Chris Samba error to put the home side on level terms with their only chance of the first half.
However those first half missed chances came home to roost when Jones rose at the back post to head Sunderland in front on 54 minutes.
A minute later Rovers had the ball in the back of the net thanks to Steven Nzonzi, but Jason Roberts was deemed to be in an offside position.
Benni McCarthy struck the bar as Rovers pressed for a later equaliser, but once again it wasn't to be their day.
Sam Allardyce made two changes from the opening day of the season with Ryan Nelsen returning from injury to captain the side, whilst Franco Di Santo got the nod to partner Jason Roberts up front, his first start for the blue and whites.
It was the visitors who were on the attack from the off. As early as the fourth minute they threatened the Sunderland goal. A Pedersen cross into the area saw Chris Samba power the ball goalwards but it was cleared off the line, Ryan Nelsen latched onto the rebound but it deflected wide.
From that resulting corner kick Rovers had a goal chalked off. Diouf's ball into the area struck the far post and Roberts put the ball into the net, but referee Alan Wiley ruled that Samba had fouled goalkeeper Martin Fulop as the ball flashed across the area.
But Rovers were dealt a blow on 11 when a backpass to Fulop almost played in Franco Di Santo. The Argentine almost got to the ball first but as the Sunderland goalkeeper cleared, Di Santo went down with an injury and was unable to continue.
That meant as one first start for a new Rover ended, another began as Nikola Kalinić came on to replace.
Roundly booed on his return to the Stadium of Light, El Hadji Diouf almost grabbed the opener for Rovers, but his effort from the edge of the area was pushed behind by Fulop.
And so began a period of corner kicks that would ultimately end in Rovers taking the lead.
Morten Gamst Pedersen's first corner kick was headed behind by Kenwyne Jones. His second was headed behind by Danny Collins.
The third however produced the desired result, Pedersen again swung the ball in from the right, it was cleared as far as the edge of the area where the unlikely figure of Gaël Givet ran onto the ball and drilled it hard and low through the crowded area and into the back of the net. A well deserved goal for all concerned.
Rovers continue to trouble Sunderland with balls into the box from corners and free-kicks but they just couldn't get the second goal their play deserved and that proved to be costly when on 32 minutes a quick throw saw Steed Malbranque lift the ball forward for Jones to chase, Samba missed his connection with the ball sending the Trinidadian through on goal, he clipped the ball over the advancing Robinson and stroked it into the empty net.
Sam Allardyce's side had chances to regain the lead before the break, after fine control and a turn Kalinić sliced a left-footed effort wide, whilst from a similar position that Givet had scored, Morten Gamst Pedersen fired over the bar right on the stroke of half-time.
Rovers were then dealt another injury blow as the teams returned for the start of the second half with the news that Ryan Nelsen was unable to continue. Martin Olsson came on to replace the Kiwi, Swede Olsson at left-back, goalscorer Givet back into the centre half position.
But it was the home side who came out with more purpose in the early exchanges. Darren Bent had twice served notice with two efforts that flashed across goal, but on 54 minutes that man Jones struck again.
It was Lee Cattermole who left his usual holding midfield position to charge down the left flank, he sent over a ball that found Jones criminally unmarked and the Sunderland striker made no mistake in heading past Robinson.
Rovers however had the ball in the back of the net, but once again it was ruled out in controversial circumstances.
It was a Morten Gamst Pedersen free-kick that caused all the problems, his deep ball into the area saw Fulop punch poorly, Steven Nzonzi put that 6'4" frame to good use by leaping high to win the ball to send it looping back over the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.
However Jason Roberts was stood on the goal line, and although he allowed the ball to cross the line without touching it, it was decided that the Rovers striker was active, and offside.
Benni McCarthy was thrown on to rescue something for Rovers with 20 minutes to go and he very nearly delivered.
Again it was a Pedersen ball into the box that caused problems, Samba leaping well to head across goal where Benni McCarthy headed goalwards, but whilst his header beat Fulop he was disappointed to see the ball crash down off the cross bar with Sunderland able to scramble the ball away.
Rovers pressed for a late leveler their play would have deserved, but for once Sunderland dealt with the ball into the box from Pedersen.
With the last throes of the game, Paul Robinson sent the ball into the area, the ball dropped to debutant Nikola Kalinić, but on the turn he put his effort wide.
So thats two games in which Rovers have dominated for long spells, but a lack of cutting edge up front and defensive frailties at the back when it costs sees them still to claim their first points of the season.
SUNDERLAND: Fulop, Bardsley, McCartney (sub Nosworthy 61 mins), Ferdinand, Malbranque (sub Henderson 79 mins), Richardson, Bent (sub Campbell 90 mins), Collins (c), Jones, Cana, Cattermole.
Subs not used: Gordon (GK), Leadbitter, Reid, Healy.
ROVERS: Robinson; Jacobsen, Samba, Nelsen (c) (sub Olsson 46 mins, Givet; Diouf (sub McCarthy 71 mins), Nzonzi, Andrews, Pedersen; Roberts, Di Santo (sub Kalinić 14 mins).
Subs not used: Brown (GK), Emerton, Grella, Hoilett.
Booked: Cattermole, Bardsley (Sunderland), Kalinić, McCarthy (Rovers).
Attendance: 37,106
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No, no...that they don't. In fact, I'm surprised they stood still long enough for this picture. Hey...wait a second...
ooo - pretty!
The flamingos are looking pretty chilly. :-)
I am not sure why, exactly, but I think I love this.
Definitely whimsical!
You speak flamingo! Excellent. Nice shot, too.
Those poor flamingos! I don't know whether they make me want to put on some shorts or throw a blanket over them to help them with the snow. Great pic!!
Even though it hasn't snowed here this year (yet), I know exactly how the flamingos feel.
They do look a little perturbed. ;)
But that's why they got those nice long legs, right?
Thanks everyone - I thought it was a fun photo. Your comments made me giggle.
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The darkness. It's black. A sucking hole that will pull you in, torture you. All your worst fears are close at hand if you dare to enter, to sit in the silent darkness for too long. The silence is the loudest thing you'll ever hear... until the sounds of scratching, scraping, biting, and sharpening of fangs fill the void. Beware the darkness, my children. Beware the darkness. Once you go in.. you can never come out. You'll be doomed to die in that hell forever.
I'm telling you this, dear child, because the darkness is everywhere. Absolutely everywhere. You can avoid it, but one touch, once you give in, there's no going back.
The darkness first originated, in a room. In a cradle. Oh, nothing extraordinary about the room. Bare blue walls, white curtains, and it contained the normal baby-room items. The cradle was also an average cradle. Wooden with a cloth top that you could pull over. But the child, the child in the crib was the extraordinary thing. That is, if you could call it a child.


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Do you have a lucky fruit or charm when it comes to baking? I think mine is blueberry. Anything I bake with blueberries comes out so well. Touch wood! Interestingly I'm not a fan of plain blueberries. My all time favorite recipe is the Low Fat Blueberry Almond Coffee Cake and the most tried and loved recipe from this blog by the visitors is the Vegan Blueberry Muffins. I'm pretty sure that this Orange Blueberry Quick Bread too will make it to the list of your favorites because it is already in mine.
This orange blueberry bread recipe is my version of the lemon blueberry bread recipes I came across here and here. Both the recipes are quite similar, so I took some hints and have come up with this one. I somehow prefer the mellow citrus flavor of oranges to that of lemons in baked goods. The citrus nature of orange is not as pronounced as that of lemon but it surely exhibits its presence and compliments the taste of the end product.
So this orange blueberry bread is no exception to the above. The bread was very moist, light and fluffy. The sweetness was just right, the citrus tang from the oranges was perfect and the pecans gave the bread a nice texture. More than everything the house smells so good while the bread is baking. It's amazing that as little as 5 tablespoons of butter can give that pleasant aroma. I'm also confident that this recipe minus the blueberries and nuts will make an excellent low fat orange flavored pound cake. I can't wait to try that version too. Who needs a pound of butter and everything else to make a pound cake when we can get the same fantastic result with this low fat version?
Orange Blueberry Bread Recipe
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- 1 and 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 and 1/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 5 tablespoons Butter, (measured and melted)
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 cup (dry measuring cup) Homemade Applesauce or store-bought
- 1/4 cup (dry measuring cup) Plain Yogurt (I used fat free)
- 4 tablespoons Orange Juice (Freshly Squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon Orange Zest
- 1/2 cup Milk (I used 2%)
- 1 cup Blueberries (Fresh or Frozen)
- 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans (or nuts of your choice/optional)
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Coat well a 9x5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray on the sides and bottom.
- In a medium size bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; keep it aside.
- In a small bowl whisk together the applesauce, yogurt, orange juice and zest.
- In a large bowl cream together the melted butter and sugar for about 5 minutes using a hand held electric mixer. (Update: Measure the butter first and then melt it. The butter and sugar doesn't cream very much. It looks more like coarse crumbs). To this add the above wet mixture and beat well for another 2-3 minutes. The mixture will look curdled but it's okay.
- Now to the above add the flour and milk alternatively and beat for a couple of seconds after each addition. Add the flour in three parts and milk twice. So you would start with flour and end with flour.
- Fold in the blueberries and nuts. If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw it.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake between 60-70 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Mine was done exactly at 60 minutes.
- Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and let it cool for about an hour before you can remove the bread from the pan. I think I did not grease the bottom of the loaf pan well enough so I was able to remove the bread only after about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cool it completely on the wire rack (preferably overnight) before cutting it into slices. I baked it at after 8 pm, so left it overnight and was able to get neat slices the next day morning.
- I would suggest lining the loaf pan with parchment paper so that you can remove the bread from the pan within a span of 15-20 minutes. I usually do it for my cakes but completely forgot about it while baking this bread.
- Always use freshly squeezed orange juice only while baking. I have tried a couple of brands of store bought juice and every brand leaves a bitter after taste. It totally spoils the baked good. I used the zest of 2 big oranges in this recipe.
- If you are up to taking risks, why don't you try the same recipe without the berries and nuts for a low fat orange pound cake!
looks so yum,.will definetly try this
we dont get blueberries here so whenever I see something baked with this fruit I feel like tasting it. looks very moist and perfect.
great combo of blueberries, orange juice and apple sauce. was wondering if we can use canola oil instead of butter and still get the same taste? any thoughts?
I love citrus flavours in baked goods too. This bread would be perfect with my cuppa now 🙂
bread looks so good Madhu… I am bookmarking this one:)
Wowo the cake jus tlooks so so beauiful, wish i had a slice with my cup of tea this afternoon.
The bread looks moist and perfect for any time tea break!
I'm not big fan of blueberries itself, but love to use in baking. This loaf looks quite tempting. I've bookmarked low fat orange pound cake from somewhere and will keep your recipe in my mind too.
Well, 2 weeks ago, I tried your Oat Flour and Beet Brownies, came out really good. Very tasty, indeed! Thanks for recipe. 🙂
You're welcome Sonia.


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Steyn to Nasir Jamshed, OUT, it's a direct hit and the third umpire isn't required! Jamshed was on the back foot as he punched the ball down to mid-on, Amla was behind the ball and yet the batsmen went ahead with the single, Amla had one stump to aim at, found the target and Jamshed was yards short
Nasir Jamshed run out 13 (16b 1x4 1x6) SR: 81.25
Phangiso to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, drifting on the pads and he works it towards square leg
Mohammad Hafeez retired out 54 (71b 8x4 0x6) SR: 76.05
Tsotsobe to Imran Farhat, OUT, He's gone. The ball was there to go over the top, but Farhat doesn't get enough elevation and Morkel moves to his left and pouches an easy catch. Good innings from the left-handed opener.
Imran Farhat c Morkel b Tsotsobe 56 (82b 5x4 0x6) SR: 68.29
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If there's one cookie that says "holiday season", it's the sugar cookie. A classic for almost every baker, sugar cookies are easy to make and fun to design into all kinds of shapes, like snowflakes! Here is your guide to the perfect holiday cookies; all you need are fun cut-outs and a dose of holiday cheer!
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Begin by creaming together the butter, cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl or in a standing mixer. Mix together for several minutes until the ingredients blend together and become fluffy. Then add in the egg, vanilla and almond extract and lemon zest.
Then, mix in the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix together until all of the ingredients are incorporated and you get a soft dough.
Now, you should freeze or chill the dough because this will give the cookies the best taste. If you only have time to chill it, you can place the dough in the refrigerator for up to an hour. If you want to freeze the dough, roll the dough into two balls, wrap with plastic and place it in a freezer bag for up to a month.
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