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Geographic challenges can leave young hockey players from Alaska separated from their counterparts in the continental United States for much of the year.
By carefully selecting out-of-state group trips, the Anchorage-based Alaska All-Stars make sure those challenges don't result in a lack of opportunity for their girls — both to play and to get noticed.
The All-Stars won the USA Hockey Tier I 14-and-under national title last season and went unbeaten in pool play to reach the 19-and-under national quarterfinals. This season, they appear to be building a potent 16-and-under team.
"What is unique about the girls up here … is they are highly recruited by the academies," All-Stars coach Cristy Hickel said. "What we've tried to do here in Alaska is for people who want to raise their kids and keep them home, we give them an option.
"They have good coaching, they have a solid program, and they get visibility through the showcases without leaving home."
The All-Stars, already faced with the expenses of running a program at home, carefully choose about four trips a year, factoring in the expense and logistical challenges placed on the players' families. Once flights and lodging are arranged, the team saves money where it can, such as shopping together for team meals on the road.
The latest trip, in February, was to Washington, D.C., where the team was sure to visit historical sites as part of its adventure.
"We just flew out to D.C.," said Hickel, a Level 5 USA Hockey coach who has been on the staff for three Olympic Winter Games. "That's a pretty big trip to go from Alaska to D.C. You have the four-hour time change and 20 hours getting there and back and still trying to not miss school.
"It's a unique set of challenges that Alaska girls have."
Hickel and the others who run the All-Stars are intent on making sure those challenges to do not limit the opportunities for girls dedicated to their program. In just five years, the All-Stars have already sent 35 players on to college hockey. Five All-Stars alums joined NCAA Division I programs this season, adding to a list that includes Hickel's daughters Tori at Northeastern University and Zoe at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
"Showcase-wise, they're random throughout the year with the Canada Cup, the Challenge Cup and the very specific times when the coaches are available to come see the girls," Hickel said. "We're working really hard with coaches to make sure they know there are some really hard-working girls up here that they may not see that often. They have goals to go to college and play the game they love.
"Families don't necessarily have to spend large amounts of money to send their kids away to play for the academies."
Hickel said she tries to make sure players are aware of how limited Division I scholarships are, but also what other options exist. Those not ready for Division I hockey and beyond have options in Division III and college club hockey.
"Most of them are not Kendall Coyne. They're not going on to the Olympics," Hickel said, referring to the forward on the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team. "College is their last little bit of hockey. We're trying to emphasize the journey.
"I have some girls that ref and I have some that want to coach. We're trying to give them that spectrum that you've just given 13 years of your life to hockey, what can you give back or what can you get out of it?"
The All-Stars have players who make the trip as far as eight hours from Fairbanks to Anchorage just to participate in their "local" schedule that features games against boys' teams.
The two teams the All-Stars have this season, 16U and 19U, hope to be back on the road soon. Anchorage hosts the Pacific District Girls' Tournament on March 5-9, where the All-Stars will try to earn another national trip for two teams. The 16U team already has a silver medal at the USA-Canada Cup Series in Ontario and a semifinal appearance at the Presidents Day Challenge Cup in Washington this season.
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The Contradictions of "Combined Development:" Some Reflections on Environmental Crises in India
Ananth Aiyer, U Michigan, Flint.
Over the last two decades, the spectacular growth of the Indian economy has been integrally related to deepening forms of inequality and heightened forms of direct and indirect forms of state violence. Hyperconsumerism, in its various guises, by a small yet sizeable "middle class," land grabs by a variety of national and global conglomerates (especially mining companies), and the forced relocation of millions of poor and indigenous rural dwellers, are some of the highlights of the current development model. This paper seeks to explore some of the contradictions in this model by analyzing multiple environmental crises (ranging from natural resource privatization and depletion to enclosures and denial of livelihood rights) that have emerged. It argues that efforts by the state and capital to "manage" such crises not only uphold the basic tenets of a "growth" model but also deepen conditions of conflict and violence borne by the poor majority .
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"I'm having fun with it because I'm back there with Deunta [Williams]," Searcy said on Monday. "We talked about it all during the spring, so now I'm just having fun with the transition… I'm back there with some guys that have a whole lot of experience, so I don't have to worry about too much. I just have to worry about playing my position and focusing on that."
While Searcy totaled 25 tackles, two sacks and three pass breakups in '08, most observers point to the Meineke Car Care Bowl as his coming-of-age performance – working as a nickel back and a hybrid linebacker at times, the Georgian posted a career-high 10 tackles, two tackles-for-loss and two sacks in UNC's defensive attempt to slow down Pat White and his West Virginia Mountaineers.
Ask his teammates to describe Searcy, and the word you're most likely to hear is "aggressive." He credits that mentality to playing running back and linebacker at Towers High School, and the joy of initiating contact never eroded, even after moving to safety in Chapel Hill.
Searcy possesses the size and frame to excel as a quasi-linebacker in certain packages, but a recent development during training camp exemplifies his ability to play numerous positions by utilizing different physical traits.
The Tar Heel coaching staff has been working diligently to find a replacement for Brandon Tate at the return positions, and so last Friday morning, Searcy – who returned punts in high school – trotted out on the practice field to catch some punts. When Friday evening's practice rolled around, the junior's role increased to running out with the punt return team during live team drills.
And by the time the new depth charts were posted on Sunday evening, Searcy found himself listed as the No. 1 option at punt returner. It was quite a shocking turn of events.
"During the spring I asked about it, and they put me back there some, but when training camp started I didn't see my name on the depth chart, so I thought they maybe just wanted me to stay in my regular position," said Searcy, who was timed at a 4.4 40 this offseason. "So one day in pre-practice, I was just messing around catching balls and they saw it, so coach [Charlie] Williams went and talked to coach [Butch] Davis and then last Friday they put me back there."
Searcy points to two absolute requirements for excelling as a punt returner – great vision and simply fielding the football.
"It's taken me a little bit to get back in rhythm, because I haven't returned punts or kicks in three years," Searcy said. "But just getting back in the feel of it is pretty fun."
As for the much-hyped Tar Heel defense of '09, Searcy believes that one reason for the optimism is the unit's efforts to improve its communication skills to ensure that everyone is on the same page. It doesn't hurt that the starting secondary feels their backups can enter the game with minimal drop-off in production.
And with so much attention being placed on UNC's youth at wide receiver, Searcy indicated that two players in particular have stood out to him – junior Greg Little and red-shirt freshman Todd Harrelson.
"One day, Todd was in for like 28 straight plays, and on every rep, he was going full speed," Searcy said. "I saw him make a couple of nice moves on our secondary – he just looks pretty good."
It won't be hard to spot Searcy this fall – just look for No. 21 at strong safety, nickel back and punt returner. And don't be surprised if he shows up in other roles as the season progresses.


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Don't tell the kids, but Santa Claus isn't real and Pixar is fallible.
Time, perhaps, for the franchise to be towed off to the scrapyard. Sorry, Pixar.
It's an example of what a sequel should, or at least can, be.
Cars 2 is marginally better than its predecessor, but the same problem still remains: Cars just aren't very interesting as anthropomorphic animation vehicles (pun intended).
...by Pixar's outrageous standards of Oscar shoo-in virtuosity, this sequel is a disappointment at best.
Larry the Cable Guy has helped make Mater one of Pixar's sweetest creations. He just happens to reside in the studio's least-magical franchise.
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Full of car action but not as funny or charming as the first part. The spy story is surprisingly complex, way too complex for kids. Of course the fast pace and fun characters make up for that, giving the younger audience an adventure to remember.
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Mediocre sequel to Cars, Cars 2 is the first disappointing effort from Pixar. The film is not awful beyond belief as so many viewers have led you to believe, but it's not good either. The film tries to outdo the original by adding so many elements to a film that used a simple storyline to tell a story that just grabbed your attention. With this sequel, the story is all over the place, and has an espionage sub story, that frankly is boring, and doesn't work in the scheme of things. Mater who was a great character is annoying in this one, and the filmmakers have made him look a lot dumber, which in turn ruined it. I thought the best character was Michael Caine's character in this one, and even Caine's great voice performance couldn't save this one from being a good film. The biggest problem of the film is that there is way too much going on on-screen, not to mention that everything presented before you is ridiculous and not very funny. The gags feel strained and uninspired. They just end up falling flat, and in turn Cars 2 falls short of being a memorable Pixar feature and that's a shame because this film really could have been good. I really enjoyed the first film because it relied on a simple story and the characters were likeable and the film was funny. This film is just a case of being way too ambitious and in turn there's little structure to make this film stick together. There is nothing here to really salvage the film, and it ends up falling short. In turn, this film dumbs down on what the first film did so well. In the end, this is just a disappointing movie that should have kept to the basics, instead of making things complicated and making mater such an irritating character in the first place. Cars 2 is forgettable.
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Cars 2 proves that Pixar has its flops and flaws. Even though its animation is amazing, the sequel to the 2006 film is very underwhelming in story and delivery. Disney/Pixar attempt once again to develop a franchise as it successfully did with 'Toy Story' but this sequel appears flat and unnecessary for those who enjoy Pixar's films or animated films in general. 2.5/5
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There's an attempt at a storyline where a friendship is formed between an Armenian on the run and a young Turk who does not agree with the minister of Internal Affairs' genocidal policies but even there, motivation is left to the side in order to just get the story going. The story of the German soldier [Armin T. Wegner], rebelling against Germany's involvement also misses its mark due to the lack of motivation; the German soldier going against the grain simply because it is the 'right thing to do'. Throughout the whole book there's an incessant need for to infuse character motivation.Just why is it that when someone does a good deed because it's the right thing to do, that only registers as black and white? Point: if the German soldier who did pictorial reporting is based on one from real life, is that not enough to figure that here was one of the few people in Germany at the time with common sense? I suppose there's even a problem with making a bio of Oskar Schindler because of "lack of motivation"? Or maybe they're obscuring the possibility that the GN does allude to how the soldier was raised on a decent education?
The only problem I might have with this GN is whether it fails to acknowledge that jihad played a role in this horror of the early 20th century. Beyond that, the GN's Italian writer is doing us all a favor by working out even a comic book about the subject, and BF should be ashamed of themselves if they're trying to sabotage this (I don't think this was ever covered by most other comics sites, and we can only guess why).
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Santorum had campaigned in Illinois and looks to continue his trend of doing well in rural, conservative areas while largely ceding urban areas to Republican front-runner Mitt Romney.
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"I think that that's tragic and dangerous," Shalala said on Fox News Sunday about Lott's view of AIDS. She added that "homophobia" has contributed to the rise of AIDS in the U.S., saying that when the disease was first discovered in the U.S. "we were too slow in getting on top of it and many people died."
Shalala denied that she was implying that Lott is homophobic.
However, she repeated her agreement with the president that high incidences of AIDS in underdeveloped countries, especially on the African continent, place a crippling economic and social burden on those nations, which threatens political stability.
"We know that infectious diseases know no borders, that they can affect this country, and in this case it is both in our economic interest and in our national security interest to work on these infectious diseases abroad," said Shalala.
"Basically AIDS is uncoupling the economic gains that we had in Africa as African countries are forced to shift more resources to their health care systems from their economic investments,'' she added.
"Eastern Europe also has this AIDS problem, Russia has it, India has it," she said.
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after looking at his rear again, I think I figured out why the rear end as a whole may seem so much like an eye sore to most of us. For one, we're so used to seeing quad exhaust exiting out the back on an m3 but where it exits, I believe there's a cut out just big enough for the tail pipe to stick out. When the tail pipe, like the one in the OP car juts out from what seems like nowhere, that's whats causing most of us to gag and scoff. it may seem like such a minor detail to cause a major damaging effect but it would be similar to a smooth edge verses a very jagged one. if he had cut out his "diffuser" and the tail pipes exited and all of it had been on an even plane, i think it would've blended in a lot more. Plus, had he kept that part that his plate is mounted to and the diffuser all one color, I'm sure most would agree it could've been a much more tasteful smoother blend. Yeah... I think that's what it is. The black is bringing too much darkness to a silvery shiny car, causing whatever is silver to stand out. It would be equivalent to all those black pieces not being there at all. If you can mentally picture that, and pretend you only see whatever is silver, that I believe is what's causing most to not like it. We're all used to the back of the car being a single matching color.
PS If you guys seen the green BMW with his rare body kit and quad exhaust, who I think wrote a DIY on it actually, I'm sure most aren't hating on his car. It's because its clean, and he made it work. one more thing, doesn't his car kind of look like a 1996-2001 (i think) Honda Civic Coupe with a ricey quad exhaust on it? lol. maybes its just me
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A conversation with an interesting Portlander
When Southwest Portland resident Eileen Behnke says this won't hurt a bit, you might consider asking, 'Hurt whom?' Behnke is a nurse phlebotomist and no, she doesn't perform brain surgery. That's a lobotomy, though Behnke says she has had the two confused.
Portland Tribune: So what do you do?
Eileen Behnke: I work for the Red Cross in collections. But it has nothing to do with money.
Tribune: Well, there's only two options, blood or money.
Behnke: I've been sticking needles in people since 1977.
Tribune: And enjoying it?
Behnke: High school kids are pretty entertaining. The kids get nervous and they tend to have more reactions. They break out in a sweat, they get hot all of a sudden, they feel faint.
Tribune: Ever have one actually faint?
Behnke: It's usually the big football players that faint. The little tiny cheerleaders don't. There was a high school boy that had a reaction, I leaned over him and said, 'Now you know what a hot flash feels like.'
Tribune: Can you spot a fainter when he walks in the door?
Behnke: No. It's usually because we've taken a pint of blood away and it's the body's way of reacting to that. We did have a couple of ROTC students at Oregon State faint from their finger sticks. We do a finger stick to get a drop of blood to test for iron and when they saw the blood they just fainted.
Tribune: One drop?
Behnke: One drop. So we never drew a pint of blood from either one.
Tribune: Oh, boy, the Duck fans are going to have a field day with this one. I'm just asking because of this year's record, but those guys weren't on the football team, were they?
Behnke: No. A lot of people who are really nervous will say, 'Don't tell me when you're going to poke me. Just do it.' Sometimes I'll tell them a joke to distract them.
Tribune: Such as?
Behnke: There were two little boys taking a test at school. One of the questions was 'Old McDonald had a …' One little boy leans over to the other little boy. 'I know Old McDonald had something and I can't remember what it was.' And the second little boy says, 'Everyone knows Old McDonald had a farm.' The first little boy says, 'That's right, how do you spell farm?' And the second little boy says, 'E-I-E-I-O.'
Tribune: It must be a tough stick if you need that long a joke for the distraction.
Behnke: Often it's someone else doing the stick and I'm telling the joke.
Tribune: Any other memorable donors?
Behnke: We have people who come and donate so they can get the cookies at the end.
Tribune: Wait a minute. They give up an hour of their time, they get a needle in their arm and before that one in their finger, just so they can get a cookie? Those must be really terrific cookies.
Behnke: I think in a few cases they might be someone who doesn't get enough to eat normally.
Tribune: Have you ever said to someone, 'This is going to hurt me more than it's going to hurt you?'
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Globe Theatre is located in the Prince Edward Building at 1801 Scarth St. in Regina, Saskatchewan across the street from the South Cornwall Centre entrance. Click HERE for a map of our location.
Although Globe Theatre does not have its own patron parking, there are options available. There is metered street parking (free after 6 and on Sundays) and we also have parkade agreements with the Cornwall Centre and the Hill Centre Parkade. Click HERE for parking information.
Arrival Time
Globe Theatre productions begin promptly as scheduled. Please arrive no less than 15 minutes prior to show time. Check your tickets – doors to the Globe Theatre open 1-hour prior to performances, doors to the performance space open approximately 30 minutes prior to show time.
Patrons arriving late will be seated at the discretion of the house manager. If you are late, you will be seated in an area that will cause the least disruption to the performance in progress. You will be able to move to your assigned seats at the intermission.
Please note: In special circumstances, late seating may not be permitted.
Globe Theatre is equipped with an outdoor ramp as well as elevator access to accommodate patrons with accessibility needs. There are limited stairs involved for most of the seating in Globe Theatre, however, for those patrons that cannot maneuver stairs and/or use wheelchairs, the Accessible Balcony is very spacious and offers a great view of the performances.
If you require, Globe Theatre also offers assisted hearing devices. They can be booked in advance by calling the Box Office at 306.525.6400. When you attend the performance, pick up the hearing assist device from the Performance Box Office. You will be required to sign it out with your name and phone number and then sign it back in after the performance.
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Globe Theatre has three different levels of seating: Premium, Standard and Economy.
Premium seats are the best seats in the house – they are located closest to the stage, they tend to be on or near an aisle and they provide the absolute best viewing experience.
Standard seats make up many of the seats in the main theatre area. They tend to be located a bit further back from the stage and are away from an aisle. All balcony seats are also standard.
Economy seats are the seats that are furthest away from aisles. They tend to have limited leg room and can have an obstructed view of the stage.
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|There is no dress code for Globe Theatre. Our shows are just as fantastic in jeans or a ball gown. Come as you are and enjoy the show!
Please note: To ensure the comfort of all patrons, Globe Theatre is a fragrance free environment. Please take this in to account before you attend.
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|Exchanges: Globe Theatre has a strict no refund policy. All Globe Theatre ticket sales are final and non-refundable. However, Globe Theatre does offer ticket exchanges. If you are unable to attend your original performance date, please call the Box Office at 306.525.6400 and we will gladly exchange your tickets into another performance of the same show of equal or lesser value.
All ticket exchanges must be made no later than 48-hours prior to your original performance date. Tickets cannot be exchanged to a different show. Subscribers may exchange their tickets at no cost to seats at equal or lower value. Non-subscribers may exchange their tickets at a cost of $5.00 per ticket per exchange.
Any ticket being exchanged with LESS than 48-hours notice is subject to a $10.00 Late Exchange Fee.
|Missed Performances: Globe Theatre does not offer refunds and is unable to exchange tickets from a past performance into a future one. If you have missed a performance but would still like to see the show, Globe Theatre would be happy to offer you a Missed Show Ticket. This ticket offers you the opportunity to see another performance date of the same show at 40% off. Call the Box Office for more information.
|Dynamic Ticket Pricing: As each performance begins to fill up, the single ticket prices change to reflect the demand for the show. This is done to reward patrons who book early with the best seats at the best prices and to encourage patrons to attend a slower selling, more affordable show. Subscription tickets are never dynamically priced.
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|Capital Improvement Fees: The Capital Improvement Fee will be used to make upgrades to the Prince Edward Building (1801 Scarth Street) which the Globe Theatre now owns, and where it will continue to make its home.
Performance Policies :
Electronic Devices: Photography, videography, and audio recording are strictly prohibited inside Globe Theatre. As a courtesy to the performers as well as those around you, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, ipods or any other electronic device and leave them off for the duration of each performance.
Food and Drink: Cookies and beverages are available for purchase at Globe Theatre before the performance and during intermission. Before the performance, be sure to pre-order your cookies and drinks to be available for pick-up during the intermission. You are welcome to take these into the theatre, however, we ask that you do not set your cups on the floor. These cups easily get kicked over and make a lot of noise that can be very distracting.
Recycling: With the leadership of the Globe Theatre Green Team, we try to keep our organization as "green" as possible. There are recycling stations located around the lobby. Before you head down the grand staircase after the show, be sure to pause and recycle your program, plastic glasses, and coffee cups. Programs are also available in PDF form on each show page. We can all do our part to help sustain our planet.
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How can I help support the Globe Theatre?
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A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline | September 11 – 23, 2012 | Photo by Sharpshooter Photography | In Photo: Devra Straker as Patsy Cline
Billy Bishop Goes to War | October 10 – 28, 2012 | Photo by Sharpshooter Photography | In Photo: Jacob James as Billy Bishop, Zachary Flis as Piano Player
The Wizard of Oz | November 21, 2012 – January 3, 2013 | Photo by Sharpshooter Photography | In Photo: Chris Bullough as Scarecrow, Michael De Rose as The Cowardly Lion, Nathan Howe as Toto, Alex McCooeye as Tin Man, Katie Ryerson as Dorothy
Henry And Alice: Into The Wild | January 23 – February 10, 2013 | Photo by Sharpshooter Photography | In Photo: Natascha Girgis as Diana, Daryl Shuttleworth as Henry, Jan Alexandra Smith as Alice
Pride and Prejudice | March 6 – 24, 2013 | Photo by Sharpshooter Photography | In Photo: Lauren Holfeuer as Elizabeth Bennet, Nathan Howe as Mr. Darcy
I, Claudia | April 10 – 28, 2013 | Photo by Sharpshooter Photography | In Photo: Lucy Hill as Claudia
The Drowsy Chaperone | May 22 – June 9, 2013 | Photo by Sharpshooter Photgraphy | In Photo: Greg Campbell as Man in Chair, Lindsay Croxall as Janet, Tim Gledhill as Robert
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The portal is designed for Motability call centre agents and dealers who want to re-sell cars once they have been returned by drivers when the lease is up.
The BroadVision solution is streamlining the returns process and reducing Motability's costs as a result.
The turnover of car sales on the new portal is close to £5m in an average week, and up to £3m a day during national number plate changes. The portal is being used to dispose of 120,000 cars annually.
Motability Operations had wanted an online portal that would allow it to transact with dealers more effectively, by managing the collection and sale of its ex-lease vehicles. This would help delivering cost savings and boost revenue from this part of its £900m a year business.
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I was invited to a private wine tasting at the new BevMo! store in Riverside last month with Wilfred Wong, BevMo! Cellar Master. A few awesome things happened that night – I was handed a glass of Veuve Clicquot which is a new favorite, I got to chop it up with Wilfred before the lesson started and my husband got to pick out hard-to-find craft beer before the store officially opened to the public.
Wine is intimidating to some people like me but Wilfred Wong is quite the character and sold us on wine without being a salesman. I love when industry folks talk with us and not at us. The biggest takeaway from the cellar master himself was that it's okay if you don't like a wine but know why you don't. He certainly has the resume to back up his thoughts: 40+ year veteran of the industry, Wong tastes 6000-8000 wines, spirits and beers annually! He is responsible for managing the wine rating system at BevMo!, creating product descriptions for all the wines and working with the wine team to develop private label wines.
The 4 S's of wine tasting:
SEE: The color of the wine. As white wine ages, the color gets darker, and as red wine ages the color gets lighter. Color can also help you determine how heavy or light the wine will taste/feel.
SWIRL: Coat the side of the glass to help the wine open up and release aromas for the next step
SMELL: Sniff three times and come up with three words to describe the wine
SIP: You will taste sweet, sour, salty and bitter
I actually preferred the more savory food with darker wines and the fruity and sweet food with white wine. Popcorn goes good with white and so does the tortilla chip with guacamole but my absolute favorite is Veuve Clicquot with the strawberry! I'm definitely a white wine fan even though Wilfred Wong says Pinot Noir is the holy grail of wines.
A lesson in "corkiness" – having worked in hospitality for years, I never heard of the term corkiness. It is when you open a bottle of wine and it doesn't smell right. It happens and BevMo! has an awesome return policy on wine – take the bottle back with the receipt and you'll get a new bottle!
|Me with BevMo! Cellar Master Wilfred Wong!
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Ilyushin Il-30
|Three-quarter view of the Il-30
|National origin
|Soviet Union
|First flight
|Number built
|Developed from
|Ilyushin Il-28
The Ilyushin Il-30 was a Soviet turbojet-powered tactical bomber designed as a higher-performance, swept wing version of the Ilyushin Il-28, in the late 1940s. Its thin wing and engine nacelles necessitated the use of tandem landing gear, the first Soviet aircraft to do so. It was apparently canceled before the prototype made its first flight, although sources disagree with this.
The Il-30 was a follow-on to the Il-28, although design began on 21 June 1948, before the Il-28 had flown. It was designed to meet a requirement for a jet bomber that could carry 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) to a range of 3,500 km (2,200 mi) with a maximum speed no less than 1,000 km/h (620 mph). The design took that of the Il-28 as a starting point, but had thin, mid-mounted swept wings with a 35° sweep angle, chosen to allow the aircraft to reach its required speed. It was intended to be powered by two new Lyulka TR-3 axial-flow turbojet engines with 45.1 kN (10,140 lbf) thrust each in wing-mounted nacelles. Both the fuselage and the nacelles were area ruled.[1]
The thin wing and the 2° anhedral necessary to cure the excessive lateral stability limited the amount of fuel that could be carried and tip tanks were required to meet the range requirement. The slim engine nacelles did not allow the main landing gear to be stowed there as was done in the Il-28. The solution was to house them within the fuselage — the first bicycle landing gear on a Soviet aircraft — with small, twin-wheeled, outriggers mounted underneath the nacelles to stabilize the aircraft on the ground.[2] The aircraft had a crew of four, the pilot, a bombardier, and two gunners. The pilot, bombardier and the dorsal gunner shared one pressurized compartment that was subdivided into the cockpit and the bombardier's position in the extensively glazed nose. The dorsal gunner was placed back-to-back with the pilot, underneath the canopy, and the tail gunner had his own separate pressurized compartment at the rear of the aircraft. Defensive armament was six 23 mm (0.91 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannon, two fixed forward and one pair each in the Il-V-12 dorsal turret immediately behind the cockpit and the Il-K6 tail turret. Maximum bomb load was 4,000 kg (8,800 lb)[2]
The initial results were favorable, and a full-scale mockup was formally reviewed in March 1949. The prototype was completed by August 1949, but an incident involving the rival swept-wing Tupolev Tu-82 that broke an engine mount during a low-altitude flight led to delays as additional tests were demanded to determine the strength of the wings before the first flight was made. By the following year, the Il-30 program had lost momentum as the Ilyushin OKB was ordered to concentrate its resources on facilitating the service introduction of the Il-28. It was formally terminated by government order on 20 August 1950, and the prototype was eventually scrapped at the beginning of the 1960s.[3] Aviation historian Bill Gunston quotes a maiden flight date of 9 September 1949,[4] but Vaclav Nemecek says 1951.[5]
Although the Il-30 never actually flew,[3] it was the subject of much (misinformed) speculation in the West. Some of the common misconceptions were that it had a ventral gun mount and that it was the first Soviet bomber to attain the speed of 1,000 km/h (620 mph).[3]
Specifications (estimated)[edit]
Data from OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: four
- Length: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 100 m2 (1,100 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 22,967 kg (50,634 lb)
- Gross weight: 17,033 kg (37,552 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka TR-3 turbojet, 45.1 kN (10,100 lbf) thrust each
- Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (621 mph; 540 kn)
- Cruise speed: 850 km/h (528 mph; 459 kn)
- Range: 3,500 km (2,175 mi; 1,890 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
- Guns: 6 × 23 mm (0.91 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon
- Bombs: 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb)
See also[edit]
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
- Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Dmitriy and Sergey (2004). OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 1-85780-187-3.
- Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London: Osprey. ISBN 1-85532-405-9.
- Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.
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I have had IPL on my face to remove hair several times. I wore the goggles I was provided. They got very close to my eye ie top of the cheekbone, sides of eye where crows feet are, and on the top and between my eybrows). The goggles were on, but the flashes were incredibly bright. Is this safe? If any damage was done to my eyes would I notice it immediately or only later? I fear that when they pressed the IPL down it could have created a gap between the goggles and my skin and eyes. Worried.
I also once was having IPL (Palomar) done on my upper arms for several minutes before without the safety goggles. Maybe 50 zaps or more. I May not have been looking directly at it but flashes were coming in from the side of my vision at minimum. Another time the technician accidently discharged the wand in the air. I had the see-through goggles on and have no idea if the laser hit me in the eyes or not. Would the worst case scenario of these events caused damage to my eyes? Expert opinions wanted.


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As I said in a discussion post the other day, I seem to be getting really behind on my reviews, so its actually been a while since I read The Wrath and the Dawn and Three Dark Crowns. However, I enjoyed them so much though that I didn't want to not review them, so I thought I'd do some quick, mini reviews as a lot of commenters suggested: 'The Wrath and the Dawn' by Renee Ahdieh "It's a fitting punishment for a monster. to want something so much—to hold it in your… Read more »
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Week 11 has some real gems on the schedule, but many marred by potential quarterback injuries. Here's a look at the slate as we head for the final third of the regular season:
1. Everything changed for Sunday night's marquee matchup when QB Ben Roethlisberger was crunched on his shoulder against the Chiefs Monday night, perhaps suffering a season-altering injury. Already facing playing the Ravens without WR Antonio Brown, who could miss another game or two, the Steelers suddenly are in offensive straits. The run game stalled against the Chiefs after a three-game swell, and the Ravens have shut them down on the ground the past five meetings: 48, 84, 54, 66 and 70 yards allowed. In the first meeting back in 2010 between these teams, Roethlisberger was suspended and Charlie Batch gamely quarterbacked them to a 17-14 loss. Can the Steelers rebound from Monday's woeful win over the Chiefs and stand up to their rivals? Amazing that only a few days ago, this game looked so handily in favor of the Steelers. That was until the Ravens dismantled the Raiders in every way possible and Big Ben got hurt. Story of the 2012 NFL season in a nutshell, really: Don't assume squat.
2. "Just had a bad day," Ravens S Ed Reed wrote on his Twitter account after the Ravens' 55-20 victory against Oakland. "Not perfect, though we try!" Seriously. Reed felt his play was sub-par in the game. John Harbaugh thought Reed was being too hard on himself. Nonetheless, it was a darned impressive defensive performance, even considering the opponent. DT Haloti Ngata was active but did not play, so coordinator Dean Pees rolled out the team's "dollar" package consisting of two D-linemen (one of which was Courtney Upshaw, playing inside at tackle), three linebackers and six DBs on several snaps. The Raiders chewed up some yards (422) but gave up three sacks, two fumbles and an interception. QB Joe Flacco also had his best game in a month or more and the special teams scored two touchdowns. It will take that kind of three-phase operation — even with Roethlisberger potentially out — to win in Pittsburgh.
3. The Colts and Patriots are on even footing, 6-3 apiece. They're not exactly mirror images of one another, but you might be surprised to find out how similar they are in some ways. The Patriots have outgained their opponents by 434 yards, the Colts by 331. Tom Brady has thrown for 2,645 yards, Andrew Luck for 2,631. Attempts? Brady: 358, Luck: 362. The Patriots' third-down defense has been worse. They have fewer sacks. There's not a lot separating these teams, especially a week after the Patriots allowed the Bills 481 yards, 31 points, 20 passing first downs and one glorious chance to win at Foxborough and when the Colts went on the road and stomped the Jaguars, a team that beat them once in their building in Week Two. Luck is not on Brady's level yet, but Luck has beaten Aaron Rodgers and Brady has lost to Kevin Kolb and Russell Wilson. "They're going to be very challenging," Brady said Monday on WEEI Radio. "The thing that they do well that they've always done well is rushing the passer so you don't have a lot of time back there to sit and figure things out."
4. Luck has taken advantage of vulnerable secondaries this season. Will the Patriots' be the latest? They add CB Aqib Talib, fresh off his suspension, from the trade they completed for him just prior to the deadline. This likely moves Devin McCourty to safety full time and means the Patriots can play more man defense now. But the Colts will have their chances. They have lost twice badly on the road, and barely beat the Titans another time, but they have been up for most big games this season. You can be sure Reggie Wayne, a Patriots killer who actually almost signed with them in the offseason before returning to the Colts, will be up for this one.
5. Alex Smith vs. Jay Cutler? Colin Kaepernick vs. Jason Campbell? Or some other QB permutation? We don't know yet. Both Smith and Cutler suffered concussions on scrambles last week (get out of harm's way, boys!) and are questionable for this very important Monday-night game in San Francisco. In Cutler's case, it's complicated by the fact that he has suffered at least six concussions in his football-playing career, dating back before the NFL. If he plays, he'll have to face a Niners defense that remains elite despite getting pushed around a bit and caught off guard by the Rams in a strange tie last week. Cutler also will have to keep out of mind the five-INT nightmare he incurred at Candlestick in 2009. Smith has quietly had an excellent season, hitting on an incredible 39 of his past 50 passes for 444 yards since his one truly bad game of the season against the Giants in Week Six. Jim Harbaugh will be coaching against the Bears, his former team for seven seasons in the 1980s and '90s, for the first time as a head coach. He said Smith has responded well from the post-concussion process.
6. Now, to be fair, let's assume both Cutler and Smith can't go. Cutler struggled badly against the Texans, and Campbell was only marginally better. He has a deliberate throwing motion, which could be a problem against a defense that can collapse the pocket (although the Niners rank only 24th in sack percentage, interestingly) quickly. But Campbell was signed for just this scenario: being better than Caleb Hanie if/when Cutler got hurt. Helping the passing game could be the return of WR Alshon Jeffrey, who has been surprisingly hard to replace since getting hurt Week Five. Brandon Marshall has been Pro Bowl-caliber great with 67-904-7 receiving; the problem is that the Bears' next four receiving targets (including RB Matt Forté) have combined to tally 68-727-3. Kaepernick has been sprinkled into the 49ers' lineup far more liberally than a certain dynamic Jets backup, and he played relatively well against the Rams. After misfiring on five of his first seven passes, he finished the game completing 11-of-17 passes for 117 yards and rushing eight times for 66 yards and a seven-yard score. The only other true running QB the Bears have faced, Carolina's Cam Newton, gave them a few fits but they still beat him and picked him off twice. It's fairly obvious how important this game is — the top seed tiebreaker in the NFC could be at stake — and it's crazy to think that the game could be manned by two backups.
7. Another week, another starter on injured reserve for the Packers. ORT Bryan Bulaga became victim No. 5 in that category when he was placed on I.R. with a hip ailment. Versatile T.J. Lang steps in — Evan Dietrich-Smith will fill Lang's spot at left guard — and just in time to face the Lions' defensive line that's coming off a disappointing game in which they collected only one sack (by DT Nick Fairley, who might have had his best game as a pro) and allowed Vikings RB Adrian Peterson to rush for 120 of his 171 yards in the fourth quarter. The Packers have no one like that but did rush for a workmanlike 176 yards on 39 carries prior to the bye against the Cardinals, with Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb helping out RBs Alex Green and James Starks with the production. The Lions and Packers have not faced since the Matt Flynn game (45-41 in Week 17 last season) and not in Detroit since the nightmare that was Thanksgiving a year ago, when DT Ndamukong Suh stomped on Dietrich-Smith's leg. Jim Schwartz is really irritated right now by his team's play, but he knows he has three straight games at home. That said, losing to the Packers puts them at 4-6 and way back in the playoff picture in the NFC.
8. The Bills will have a sellout when the Dolphins come to town Thursday night. Both teams are slumping now: The Bills have dropped five of six games (including Sunday's knife-twister at New England), and the Dolphins have dropped two straight, including the Week 10 stunner to the Titans, 37-3. The prime matchup — at least in trying to determine which team will win — is the Dolphins' bad offense against the Bills' poor defense. Something must break. The Bills rank dead last in points allowed and second-to-last in yards permitted. The Dolphins' run game has stalled, Ryan Tannehill is second from the bottom among starting QBs in touchdown passes (ahead of only John Skelton) and the offensive line has taken a step back. The weak link up front is rookie ORT Jonathan Martin, who has been surviving, but barely. Bills DE Mario Williams has been looking for fresh meat to go after in a rough first season in Buffalo, so this could be his opportunity to silence his critics. On the other side of the ball, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick might be past that point. He'll be without Fred Jackson, so the Bills' coaches might be forced to (sarcasm alert) play C.J. Spiller more. Why he hasn't been on the field more than 50 percent of the offensive snaps is stunning — for whatever reason, Spiller has not played more than half the snaps since Week Two, when Jackson was out with a knee injury, and even deferred the lion's share of the carries to Tashard Choice in Week Three.
9. Saints-Raiders. Thinking 58-51 final, maybe. Actually, the early Vegas line is only 54.5, so they are thinking about half of that. The Saints are the epitome of the NFL's strange equality this season, having lost to arguably the worst team in the league (the Chiefs) and having beaten the best (the then-8-0 Falcons). But the reason they have improved is because they are running the ball with power courtesy of Chris Ivory and Mark Ingram and are making two or three key plays per week on defense. It's a formula that could work with their explosive passing game. Especially in this game — the Raiders have allowed 97 points the past two weeks, which speaks to their defensive ineptitude, although to be fair, the offense and special teams are nearly as culpable. RB Darren McFadden might not be ready to go in this one. Uh oh. "When you start 0-4 and now get the opportunity to get to 5-5, a .500 record, that's a big deal," Saints QB Drew Brees said.
10. Have the Rams become what the Jets were supposed to be? You know: Hard-nosed football in the trenches and outside at corner; smart, efficient power football on offense, with some trick plays and great special teams mixed in. The teams will face off in St. Louis in a pretty intriguing game, but you have to think that Jeff Fisher's Rams are the better squad right now despite both teams having three victories. He's coaching his team better than Rex Ryan is coaching his this season. Last week's tie at San Francisco was unsatisfying, perhaps a symbol of both the progress and work left to do with this team, with several golden opportunities missed to earn a win. At 3-5-1, the playoffs remain just out of touch but tantalizingly close. The Jets never had a chance last week, and yet it remains status quo: Mark Sanchez starting, Tim Tebow relegated to uninspiring QB draws on "trick" plays that trick no one. The Rams have the chance to step on the Jets' necks this week and have been good in St. Louis: 3-1, with the one loss to the Packers.
11. The Falcons are still crowing? Tony Gonzalez and others complained about not getting respect after an 8-0 start, and Roddy White in essence said the Falcons gave the game Sunday to the Saints. Not exactly encouraging words from Team Atlanta, and if they are not careful they could be caught with their muzzles down by losing to the Cardinals. Lesser teams (the Panthers and Raiders) have given the Falcons big scares at home this season. Surprising note: The Cardinals have lost four of their five post-bye games under Ken Whisenhunt, although it was right about this point last season that they ripped off five wins in six games to close out the season. Which way will this season go after starting out 4-0 then losing five straight? Whisenhunt is not opposed to rattling some cages and benching some starters if need be. "When you are what we are, after we started and the way we've been the last five games, I certainly hope (the players) understand that, because that's what this business is all about," he said. The Cardinals will be without OLB O'Brien Schofield (injured reserve) and could miss DE Calais Campbell, who hurt his calf during the bye. This is a good test, even if Campbell misses. The Falcons need to show they can win the matchups up front and get a surge in the run game. If not, even more people will question the Falcons. They have not lost at home in a calendar year and haven't lost consecutive regular-season games there since December 2009.
12. The Buccaneers opened eyes in Week One with their defensive performance against the Panthers, shutting down their feared run game. Turns out, it might not have been that novel an achievement — the Panthers have continually gotten behind the 8-ball and ditched the run in a lost season that could cost their coaching staff their jobs. But the Bucs have remained meaningful a year after they ran off the previous staff by quitting on it. There's no quitting on new head coach Greg Schiano — The Sporting News poll's least-liked coach would likely have them cut if they did — and there's no doubting what he has done to revive this squad. Since that first meeting, the Bucs' offense has caught fire, first with the deep passing game opening up and then with Doug Martin and the run game firing on all cylinders. Actually, the Panthers' defense has played some of its best ball since GM Marty Hurney was hacked and CB Chris Gamble and MLB Jon Beason went down for the season — quite the surprise. Might be a better matchup than it appears on paper, with the Panthers losers of six of their last seven games.
13. The Cowboys kick off a three-game homestand against three teams — Sunday's opponent, the Browns, followed by the Redskins and Eagles — with a combined record of 8-19. With one game in Dallas since October 1, the Cowboys finally can sleep in their own beds for a long spell, but there's more worry at hand than that. At 4-5, they remain on the outskirts of the playoff race but still in the picture. The Giants are suddenly vulnerable, and the Cowboys must start the winning now if they want to have any chance. Starting with Nick Foles taking over for Michael Vick in the second quarter last Sunday, the Cowboys could have a stretch of more than 200 minutes of football against rookie quarterbacks. Something tells me DeMarcus Ware has taken notice. Although he hasn't received his typical amount of praise, Ware has had at least half a sack (nine total) in seven of nine games, but the two games he was shut out? At Seattle with rookie QB Russell Wilson and Week 10 against Vick and Foles. Watch out, Browns OLT Joe Thomas.
14. With Vick likely out (maybe for his Eagles career) with what appears to be a fairly serious concussion, it could be Foles vs. Robert Griffin III in a battle of rookies in D.C. when the Eagles meet the Redskins in what probably amounts to a who-finishes-last battle in the NFC East. Andy Reid is likely coaching out the string this season in what could be his final seven games with the club. They have lost five straight, and the Redskins have dropped four of five. If you like good defense and sound tackling, look elsewhere. Both secondaries have been a mess all season, allowing short plays to turn to medium gains and medium plays to turn into home runs. However, both teams have talented backfields. The Redskins have rushed for more than 125 yards as a team (led by Griffin and RB Alfred Morris) in eight of nine games. The Eagles have LeSean McCoy but continually overlook him. When he gets a chance, as he did against the Saints in Week Nine, he produces: 119 rush yards on only 19 carries. But McCoy had only four touches in the fourth quarter of the loss to the Cowboys. It makes no sense. Then again, little has for the Eagles this season.
15. If the Chargers want any chance of taking down the Broncos in the AFC West, this is it — they have to win at Denver. Who could forget the tale-of-two-halves game at San Diego in Week Six, one that sprung the Broncos upward (winners of four straight) and the Chargers into a tailspin (losers of four of five). The Broncos cruised in what could have been a classic trap game at Carolina, and the Chargers — despite leading in the second half — gave the game away in Tampa last week, as a Philip Rivers pass was picked off for a TD, turning what could have been the go-ahead score into a 10-point deficit. Afterward, Norv Turner launched into a rare tirade (he's usually pretty buttoned up, no matter the situation) and perhaps admitted the cracks in the dam that others have seen in this team since September. The Chargers are 4-5 and losers of three straight on the road, two games back of the 6-3 Broncos in the AFC West. What has been so strange about Rivers' past two games is both his efficiency and his maddening propensity for error: He has completed 47-of-57 passes over that span and yet has thrown three unexplainable picks. Big edge to Peyton Manning and crew coming into this one.


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Maybe it's time we start treating these scofflaws like the "At-home tattoo artists" get treated.
Some guy starts working out of his kitchen, tattooing guys for half what they pay at a legit shop... the local boys get wind of it, and they pay him a "visit". Inform him of the local laws and...erm... unwritten laws. The smart ones go legit fast... the dumb ones leave town and try it somewhere else.


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This chapter reviews recent developments on compact modeling of double-gate and nanowire MOSFETs. It starts with the core, long-channel drain current models of double-gate and nanowire MOSFETs, derived from the analytic solutions of 1-D Poisson and current continuity equations in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates, respectively. Explicit and continuous solutions to the implicit parameters in both models have been developed. The short-channel models based on the scale length approach to the boundary value problems of 2-D Poisson's equation in subthreshold are then described, followed by charge and capacitance models for both double-gate and nanowire MOSFETs. A popular, surface-potential based current expression in the literature is examined before concluding the chapter.
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Well, I seem to have caught a little stomach bug! It's no surprise — I'm a bit run-down from traveling, and Preston is rather sick. (Both from germs and from a bad reaction to his flu shots. The doc put him on steroids and he turned into the kid in the "David Goes to the Dentist" YouTube video. It was awesome/scary.) Anyway, despite the fact that my stomach is making very weird noises, I managed to do a 4-mile run yesterday, and then realized, "Um, hey, you're sick! You're done!" I'm very glad today is a rest day! I feel rather nauseous, feverish, and just all-around yucky! I'm eating mostly carbs, soup, and OJ to deal; lunch today was a PB & J with chicken noodle soup, a sick day favorite of mine.
My appetite isn't great though, so hey…a few pounds sacrificed to the flu? Ummm, don't mind if I do!
I've been trying to write articles all morning (if you haven't read my latest at Tech Coquette, be sure to check it out and learn how to Take Your Texting to the Next Level!), but honestly, I've spent a good chunk of the day on various Web sites, getting in the holiday spirit. First, I realized I desperately need a new apron. A lot of the ones I found were stupid/cheesy/overpriced, but then I found an amazing store on Etsy with hundreds of fabulous prints/designs. Picking one wasn't easy, but I can't wait to post the pics when my chosen one arrives! Well, I had forgotten how great and comprehensive Etsy is, so then I started looking for Christmas cards…and gifts…and vintage cookbooks (which I love/collect)…and then I started downloading new Christmas music…and realized I needed Christmas return address labels…I picked them quickly but then I started designing new business cards…and next thing I knew I was designing "Shedding It" reusable grocery bags (!!)…but then I accidentally chose priority shipping for $17 and had to call and cancel and re-order everything…I mean…Procrastination City! But it just made me happy to be browsing/buying custom-made things from talented people. Yes, the Internet makes it difficult for me to focus, but I love it so!
I do intend to give Betty her inaugural run this afternoon, but other than that, I'm going to take it pretty easy. Unfortunately I do have to leave the house today to get my hair straightened at 5:00. Come hell or high water, a black girl will always get her hair done. And I mean, right now it's just getting out of hand. There's "full of secrets" hair and then there's "full of Classified information, gay relatives, and sex with hookers" hair. Right now, I'm in the latter category, so, well, to the salon I go.
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Witness: Searching for Mandela, from Robben Island to release
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - One summer day in 1979 I broke several apartheid laws as a teenager, searching for a glimpse of Nelson Mandela on South Africa's notorious Robben Island prison.
My businessman father managed to secure an invitation to the island through one of his employees, a rare chance to see the secluded jail where the white minority government imprisoned Mandela and scores of other anti-apartheid leaders for decades.
Aged 15 and coming from a conservative Afrikaans background, I had by then already developed a political conscience and made up my mind that apartheid was unjust.
Maybe for that reason I smuggled my camera onto the island, concealing it in a backpack and constantly worrying that the stern-looking armed prison guards on the ferry from Cape Town would discover it during the 45-minute crossing.
I managed to take several photographs of the rocky, wind-swept island prison, the limestone quarry where Mandela crushed rock during his 18 years there as a prisoner, and one of a group of inmates in the distance.
I imagined to myself that one of those far-off silhouettes could have been Mandela - already a legendary African National Congress figure inside and outside South Africa after his 1964 sentencing to life imprisonment for conspiracy and sabotage.
If I was caught, I would have faced a hefty fine because cameras and taking photographs were strictly forbidden.
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A recent online job posting for "Director — Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine" at the University of Toronto has drawn criticism from the online science community Science-Based Medicine. These critics are concerned that support of the practice known as integrative medicine is scientifically unfounded and potentially harmful to medical learning at the university.Integrative medicine is a combination of conventional, "evidence-based" medical treatments and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); the latter encompases natural products (herbs, probiotics), and mind and body techniques (acupuncture, chiropractic, and energy therapies).Critics of CAM are strong proponents of evidence-based medicine (EBM). EBM relies on experimental evidence and the scientific method to direct treatment. The difference between the two fields is philosophical: EBM takes on a modernist view, and its theories are rooted in empiricism and objectivity, while CAM uses more cultural, holistic, and spiritual approaches. The latter's post-modernist basis can be perceived to reject objectivity and
scientific certainty.U of T alumnus Scott Gavura is a staunch proponent of EBM. In a posting entitled, "The Trojan Horse called Integrative Medicine arrives at another medical school," published on Science-Based Medicine's webpage, Gavura slams the U of T job posting, arguing that there should be no alternative to science-driven, research-oriented, evidence-based medicine. He claims that so-called "alternative" methods have no basis in science and that, furthermore, scientific studies even show that some alternative treatments are completely useless. Gavura is also deeply concerned that introducing integrative medicine to both future physicians and pharmacists at U of T will transform the local medical landscape; since both groups would consider integrative medicine a legitimate practice, they could not accuse each other of "quackery."U of T currently offers an introductory course in CAM. The new centre, which will be affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, will focus on research and medical training in traditional chinese medicine and natural health products. The job posting states that "the mission of this new Centre is to facilitate, conduct, and obtain support for collaborative basic, clinical, and health services research in complementary and alternative medicine." The job posting also states that all who apply "must have a md and/or phd degree(s), a strong track record of scholarship and history of peer-reviewed extramural funding." Gavura does not explicitly address this requirement in his opinion piece.The controversy surrounding the job posting is rooted in a long debate over the role of research in medicine. In 1910, the American Medical Association commissioned Abraham Flexner to evaluate American and Canadian medical education. Flexner proposed higher standards, including a more rigorous science basis and an enhanced role of research in education. Many universities — such as John Hopkins, McGill, and U of T — were highly rated. Today, Flexner's vision of medical education has been largely implemented, resulting in the scientific framework within which health professionals currently practice. However, complementary and alternative medicine have been gaining popularity again in the past two decades. Their rise can in part be attributed to some political and cultural reasons. Many EBM proponents believe that the rise in popularity of CAM is the result of a loss of public trust in the big pharmaceutical companies. Many hospitals in the US now offer acupuncture and energy therapies for cancer pain management alongside conventional cancer therapies. The School of Nursing at John Hopkins University encourages its students to embrace alternative medicine, while McGill University offers a new, searchable database for outcome measures designed for CAM researchers.


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"It's just not good enough. They're over their head. They have to learn, just like the players have to learn to play at this level and coaches have to learn coaching at this level, and the refereeing has to get better at this level."
For one, DiCicco decried the lack of protection his star player, forward Kelly Smith, is getting. She has been fouled a team-high 20 times in five games.
"I don't want to see my players hurt," DiCicco said. "You've got to protect the creative player. Every time Kelly gets the ball, they're at her heels. They're kicking and she's not going to dive. She's the most fouled player in the league and she's played one less game than anyone else."
Dallas Malhiwsky was in the middle for the Boston-Washington clash.
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How does Kimberly Perry, the lead singer of The Band Perry do her hair?? It's like a type 3a, which is what I have, but how does she get her curls so volumous without looking like a lion? Her curls are sooo close to her scalp!!
I have very short layers to about my ears and long hair out 4 inches past my collarbone. It's type 3a and very thick. Usually I scrunch it wet with curl creating cream. I flip my hair upside down and scrunch, then back up and reeeally scrunch my upper layers, trying to get Kimberly Perry's look. But it always ends up with this weird curl pattern. The curl starts at my scalp going out, and then curls in and then the ends of the curls wing out towards the sky. It looks ridiculous. And then the rest of my curls end up having this crooked curl pattern, like it's tight 3b curls half way down, then it goes horizontal for an inch and then 3a down. It looks awful!! I don't know if this makes sense..
Since I can't get it looking good, I tend to just straighten it... I've tried everything, upside down pineapple, french braids, hair spray, gel, mousse, every curl product on the market.. But nothing will get my curls to work!! BTW, this is only during the winter. During the summer, my curls look great! I can't get them like Kimberly Perry, but they do look good (refer to my profile pic).. But during the winter it's impossible! I can't figure out why..
Does anyone have this problem? How do you overcome it, and does anyone know how to turn my disaster into curls like Kimberly Perry?? If you don't know what she looks like, heres a pic -
Anyway, sorry this is so long... Thanks!!
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I've read a lot of people get weird curls if they flip upside down.... Have u tried the rake and shake method to put ur product in? Or using clips to give more volume?
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I've got hair like hers and all I do is use suave naturals shampoo and conditioner the I get out of the shower brush my hair then put suave Max hold volumizing moused 8 for body and lift and I run it through my hair scrunch a lil then leave it alone and let it air dry then scrunch it again after its dry
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