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Opening statement: "With regard to last Saturday's game, defensively I thought we did a good job. We knew going into the game we were going to have to stop the run, stop Ronnie Hillman. We certainly didn't completely shut them out but we held them down, which we knew we had to do to win. I was real pleased with how physical our defensive football team, particularly our front seven, played. I thought that had a real impact on the game. Obviously we weren't as good on third down as we'd like to be and they extended some drives. That's an area we've got to shore up. Special teams-wise, when you look at the tape, the effort was fantastic. Guys were really playing hard in all areas there. We can do things a little better, a little bit smarter, in our lanes. We've got some things to correct there. That to me, the effort we're playing with on special teams, is something to see as a positive. Offensively I think we had to come in and establish the run. We did that. I thought Chris Nwoke took another major step forward, just the way he was finishing runs and the attitude he was carrying the ball with. Obviously we turned the ball over twice. That did hurt us. We're disappointed with the outcome but there are some things that we feel are positive, things that we can build on. Keep heading forward as we look forward this week toward TCU."
On the identity of his starting quarterback: "I don't know. Pete (Thomas) is day-to-day. We'll know obviously more as he gets checked out today. We'll see how available he is Tuesday. It does not look to be season-ending, I don't think."
On whether Garrett Grayson can still redshirt in future years: "He'll have plenty of time down the road I think if that's a possibility. I know a long time ago when I played I think I redshirted my fourth year (1979 at CSU). If there's a way to help him out at some point we'll do it. It was the right move. We've come close during the season to putting him in. He'll play now. He'll play some every game. We've got to commit to him. Even when Pete (Thomas) is back, be it this week or next week. I think Garrett (Grayson) deserves the right to play in the games. We'll do that."
On Pete Thomas' injury status: "It's a knee sprain. I don't know. It's not my job to be an expert in that. I would imagine it's somewhat like what Paul Madsen did (MCL). It will keep him out maybe this week. Who knows? Maybe not. We'll see."
On if Thomas needs to practice by a certain day in order to play against TCU: "Not by a certain day but he needs to practice a certain way. I need to feel like he can help us win. If he's limping around out there that obviously wouldn't be the right thing to do for the team."
On whether he will limit or change the offense to help Grayson: "No. We've never done that around here. It's like when Pete (Thomas) was a freshman. We're not going to curtail anything. If he's our starting quarterback he'll run our offense and we'll go down the road."
On if Thomas struggles early Saturday whether Grayson will play earlier than expected: "Well, everything is a feel. I'd make that based on feel. The only thing I can say is, like we've just talked about, is that we'll commit to playing (Garrett) Grayson at some point."
On the decision to play Grayson over M.J. McPeek: "He gives us a better chance to win."
On if there was a thought of going with McPeek and saving Grayson's redshirt: "No. I think you owe it to everybody on that field to give yourself the best chance. In our minds, coming out of spring football, I thought M.J. had a slight lead. As it's progressed I thought Garrett went by him a little bit. That's why he's playing."
On how many repetitions Grayson will get in games: "I don't know how many but I think we're committed to playing him now. We've got to get him in games. He's not redshirting this year so he's got to play this week. At some point he's got to play in the two games after that."
On how it affects practice repetitions: "You'd have to start repping (Grayson) more. You'd have to start cutting Pete back a little bit at this point. That's fair to Garrett. He's earned that right, anyway."
On if Grayson will get more repetitions in practice if Thomas is available to play: "We'll plan on playing him more so he'll rep more."
On if this is an evaluation period for Grayson: "I don't know about evaluation. It will help him. It's a good experience for him to play as it is with every quarterback. I think we've got a pretty good idea of what he is at this point."
On what he liked about Grayson's performance after watching tape: "I don't know so much on the film, but on the sideline he's a very calm demeanor, very sure of himself. The game wasn't too big for him, for his first time out there. I was pleased in that regard."
On tailoring the game plan against TCU more toward the run game if Grayson starts: "Well, we always want to work the run game; there's no question about that. Yesterday and today is when we form our game plan so it will be easier to answer that tonight. We are what we are, just like TCU is. We're going to run our offense, make some adjustments based on their alignments and their personnel, and then go down the road."
On if the game plan changes depending on what quarterback starts: "It's basically the same. You can do a little bit of that, not even based on ability but based on what guys do well. We've seen Garrett in a lot of practices out here and we've seen Pete. Pete does some things well; you tend to call those. Garrett does some things right; you tend to call those."
On how he get Grayson prepared for TCU's defense: "It's like any game week. We'll have some cut-up tapes and game-plan meetings and so forth. Again, it's TCU's defense but it's our offense, too. It's how he masters what we're trying to do."
On the responsibility of the entire team helping Grayson: "I think that's true. I think that's true, anyway. I think that's true if Pete is in there. I mean, the quarterback always benefits from good protection, productive run game, wideouts that separate. All those things, if you do them well, the quarterback looks good. If you don't do them well, the quarterback struggles."
On what he's seen in practice that Grayson brings to the team that Thomas doesn't: "I think Garrett can bring some similar things. I think he's accurate with the ball. I think he does some things and knows our offense. Maybe he can get us out of some runs and into some better plays. Again, one thing is doing it at practice, and another thing is doing in at the games. Hopefully he can make that transition if we go with him."
On what things moved Grayson ahead of McPeek: "Production. Just production."
On the status of Mychal Sisson (broken ankle) and Weston Richburg (broken hand): "Day-to-day. You guys saw him move around pretty good last week (at practice). He was down there on scout team last week. I would say he's got a chance (to play this week) but I think we'll know a lot more tomorrow. Same thing with Richburg. He's got a fractured hand. We'll see where he's at tomorrow."
On if Richburg thinks he can snap the ball with his hand: "You can't. No. When it's your snapping hand you have no chance at snapping the ball. We'll just see where he's at."
On if Richburg will snap left-handed: "Yeah, you can do that. That's part of the deal; you try to find out if you can snap with the other hand or play guard."
On moving Richburg to tackle: "Guard or tackle, yeah. That's a possibility, and like you said, snapping with the other hand. The other possibility is he's out."
On the offensive line: "They've done a nice job. I still say this is a fairly talented offensive line. It's got a real big upside. We have been banged around pretty good so one thing you like at that position is keeping the guys in there, playing next to each other and gaining some continuity in terms of calls and those sorts of things. They did a nice job. We were able to get on a complicated defense (SDSU), get on the people we needed to do, and get Chris Nwoke started, which is half the battle. Like I said, Chris did a nice job finishing the runs."
On if there was a different feel with the team Sunday: "I keep saying this; I sound like a broken record. They really have a tremendous attitude. They're a fun team to be around. They practice hard. I think when we go into team meetings and talk about things we do well and things we don't do well, the want-to factor is there. I have no reservations that we will go out tomorrow and practice well."
On if he was surprised with the TCU-Boise State outcome: "I was not surprised. Anytime you play the defense that those two teams play, it's going to be close. So I thought TCU had a chance. Boise (State) is a good football team. Obviously we'll need to play TCU a lot better than we played Boise (State) to have a chance."
On what he likes best about Gary Patterson's defense: "Their speed, No. 1. That's what jumps out at you. You certainly don't want to get lulled to sleep thinking it's a 4-2 structure because it's anything but a six-man front. It's a seven-, it could be an eight-man, nine-man front depending on your alignment. It can number the run game differently than the San Diego State game, or the same in numbers. They can make it tough running the football."
On if TCU's defense puts more pressure on CSU's passing game: "It always does. That's why we've said around here we'd like to do both. There comes a point where they can really load it up on you and make it tough to run."
On dropped balls against SDSU: "I would imagine the wind had something to do with it. There were some opportunities we let get by in the pass game the other night. Usually you're a little more concerned with the quarterback in those conditions, being able to put it there and put it where it's catchable, and not have it be too much influenced by the wind. Garrett and Pete both did a nice job there."
On if there are any specific drills designed toward dropped balls this week: "No, not based on the game. We do ball drills every week."
On if it is weird to go into a week not knowing his starting quarterback: "Not at this point. We're proceeding like we always do. It's kind of been that type of year for us; whoever is available for us plays. We've had these questions at a number of positions all year."
On if the quarterback decision lasts later in the week, whether it will affect preparation: "No. I think whoever is available will play and rep and that's who we will go with. We'll always go with the guy who gives us the best chance to win."
On now that there is competition at quarterback whether that will benefit the team: "I think it always does. I think competition at any position is always a good thing. That's why we're continuing to recruit and load up. I think good football teams, that's how they are. I wouldn't picture Pete being complacent at all; he's not that type of kid. It's always good to have more than two. I hope we can develop a third and fourth quarterback here."
On who Sisson will replace if he is available to play: "I don't know that he bumps anybody. I think we get a rotation going. Again we'll make that decision based on when he's available."
On if Sisson will practice more this week: "Yeah, no question. We'll ramp it up more. Same thing we did with Paul Madsen; same thing we'll do with Pete. You take them out there and run a little bit, then there's change of direction, then there's individual, then there's non-contact team, those sorts of things. As you progress along you do those things until you're game ready."
On if Richburg could fill in for Paul Madsen: "Anything is possible at this point."
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Plans for a full-scale rebuilding of Euston station to create a brand-new shopping centre, offices and apartments are signalled today by Chancellor George Osborne.
In an interview with the Evening Standard at the end of his latest trip to Hong Kong, he said the 46-year-old station should be replaced completely for the arrival of High Speed 2.
"I'm thinking that maybe we should go for a really big re-development of Euston," he declared. "There is a really big opportunity for jobs and for housing in the area. Let's face it — Euston is not one of the prettiest of the London stations. It was last redeveloped in the middle part of the last century."
His words herald a dramatic change in the fate of Euston. Plans to demolish and rebuild the 1960s building were dropped by HS2 last April after protests.
But the revised plans extending the station were derided as "a shed being bolted on to an existing lean-to" by Camden council leader Sarah Hayward. Mayor Boris Johnson said it was a missed opportunity for regeneration and jobs.
Now Mr Osborne wants to copy the boldness he witnessed in Hong Kong, where he toured the site of a giant new high-speed terminus currently under construction.
New HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins, the former Olympics delivery chief and Network Rail boss, is being asked to study the possibilities. Speaking at the Kowloon site, which is due to open in less than two years despite being rubble at present, Mr Osborne said: "Here we are at a high-speed terminal in the middle of a great city. Well, we want to build a high-speed terminal in the middle of a great city too.
"With HS2 coming in I think there's a real opportunity to rethink our plans. That's something that David Higgins will have to look at.
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The Kowloon terminus, with up to 18 platforms, will serve Hong Kong's MTR metro and a new high-speed express service to mainland China. Mr Osborne was shown around by Jay Walder, the CEO of MTR, whose firm now runs the London Overground. MTR is credited with funding rail extensions by incorporating large-scale commercial property development into their stations.
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As if the lessons learned from Prohibition (alcohol ban) during the 1920's weren't enough, not even America's imbecilic 40-year war on drugs, a war which has cost the American taxpayers an estimated 33 billion dollars with nothing to show for it, unbelievably, it is now thought tobacco is somehow different and can be controllable through legislation. Of course, 'controllable' can have different agendas... not necessarily having anything to do with consumption.
The legislative controls in this case, which are represented by higher
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to increase revenue. The state's claim that these punishment-style taxes are to
encourage people to quit smoking for health reasons has only a smidgen of
truth, just enough to become the facade, just like emancipation later became
the government's publicized reason for the Civil War. We should know by now,
the standard procedure of government is to put a pretty face on everything...
especially if it's underhanded.
As a result of this underhandedness, state legislatures have woven a constitutional issue within their wicked webs. Since unequal taxation is inequitable, it is a human rights violation... more specifically an equal rights violation. The higher tax rate on tobacco is inequitable because it doesn't affect all citizens equally, only smokers. Targeting a minority is inequitable.
The following WAS an excerpt from "Majority Rule, Minority Rights" on the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs website... but since moved or deleted:
Minorities -- whether as a result of ethnic background, religious belief, geographic location, income level, or simply as the losers in elections or political debate -- enjoy guaranteed basic human rights that no government, and no majority, elected or not, should remove.
The additional tax hike of 80 cents for a pack of cigarettes due to Proposition 203 (Arizona) is another matter however, a separate issue. Yet, because this state allows majority rule, known for centuries as being unjust, is further evidence Arizona is not concerned about justice matters... not if it interferes with money. Whether other states allow majority rule is unknown but it is known they fly the same colors.
To insure equitability, all products on the market should be taxed at the
same rate. It is a constitutional issue. Further, the cost to administer state
regulations should always come out of the general fund, not funded by special
taxes... after all, the whole of society benefits from the totality of laws so
the cost to administer them should be equally shared. Importantly, it would help
guard against future discriminatory taxes.
For centuries everyone has known smoking isn't a healthy habit… but for many an enjoyable and relaxing habit. While it wouldn't be advisable for anyone to pick up the habit because of the cancer risk, it is only a risk... although a greater risk for some than others. Without taking some risks however, life wouldn't be worth living... just ask a skydiver, bull rider or mountain climber. Further, in the opinion of many lifelong smokers, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to quit… going to die from something anyway. Death would more likely occur from a dependence on pharmaceuticals... of benefits entirely over-sold.
Of course, do-gooders who wouldn't know cool from a jackhammer would never tell you that smokers are less likely to develop sepsis which accounts for 9.3% of the deaths in the U.S. annually.
So, if not to die of lung cancer, can the states guarantee we will die from
something less horrid? In light of these tobacco controls, it seems a
guarantee should come with the territory. Well, that was just a rhetorical
question because tobacco taxes have nothing to do with the government's wish to
prolong life... it's all about generating revenue for the state coffers. Thanks
to smokers now, general services for non-smokers won't cost so much. While
smoking can cause cancer in some people, or otherwise reduce a smoker's lifespan
a few years, there is a myriad of other potentially deadly hazards... most of
which are legal. Automobile accidents kill about 50,000 people a year but no one
dare say it's better than dying from lung cancer. Nor can one say being burned
alive would be better either. One might, of course, be electrocuted... entirely
Besides tobacco taxation being insidiously callous because it targets an addiction, the same as if to overtax a diabetic's insulin, there are seven (7) reasons listed below why the smokers tax is criminal, unjust and economically detrimental:
When the states finally began winning in court against the tobacco giants in the
late 1990s, and while the monetary awards were legally obtained nonetheless
they were fraudulently obtained. Through their use of
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also known as 'junk science', the states committed wholesale perjury. In the
end, it amounts to extortion. Junk science has become commonplace however and it
all began when environmentalists utilized it to have
DDT banned in 1972.
Aside from fraud and extortion, there exists other pitiful realties. While the complaint was that the states had been bearing the cost to treat smoking related illnesses, and true to some minuscule degree, only the reimbursement for direct aid is justifiably due the states. The monies awarded the states were also intended to provide them with funds necessary to treat future patients. While that would appear reasonable and fair, but of what little tobacco revenue does go towards their so-called 'tobacco prevention programs', the states are spending it on salaries and the printing press. Counseling smokers and inundating them with brochures on how to quit smoking doesn't do someone suffering from lung cancer much good. There is little, if any, direct aid to smokers to help defray medical costs. While counseling and brochures might seem a good way to help people kick the habit and help keep kids from smoking in the first place, incredibly most states have recently slashed even these programs despite a bonanza of additional tobacco tax revenue... see http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what_we_do/state_local/tobacco_settlement
Even though the tobacco companies shouldn't be held liable for smoker illnesses, largely due to the fact everyone has known for centuries smoking wasn't healthy, being a no-brainer, but if a smoker did have a legitimate claim, then he (or she) is entitled to compensation, not the states. Nor are the states passing it on. A similar circumstance would be if the states were awarded the death benefits from everyone's life insurance policy.
From the tobacco settlement to the endless tax increases on tobacco, the entire matter is one of the cruelest undertaking America has witnessed since Prohibition. Just as alcoholics felt the agony of an unsatisfied craving then, smokers living in poverty do now... which is a substantial number.
Not only was perjury committed in obtaining these victories and the amount collected being much more than what reflects actual out-of-pocket costs, but most states are using the funds intended for treating smoking illnesses for other purposes. For the shocking truth about how each of the 50 states are spending tobacco tax revenue, see http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what_we_do/state_local/tobacco_settlement
Flush with victory over the tobacco companies, many states then began another attack, this time on the smokers themselves by increasing taxes on tobacco to a punishing degree. It has reached a point whereby smoking has become a big-ticket item for most smokers, now a substantial portion of their household budget. The states contend that they raised taxes to discourage smoking but that is only the stated purpose… the real reason is to increase tax revenue to support their ever-increasing bloated budgets. It would be a disaster for the states if everyone quit smoking… but many smokers can't because it is addictive. The states know that.
Of course, whether or not tobacco is addictive doesn't matter to those who don't want to quit. If you like it, who cares whether it is addictive or not?
Of course, the states also know about one's eternal drive for pleasures. It is to capitalize on it.
Whether prohibition or high taxes, a black market is inevitable which the 1920s and the current drug war has confirmed. As a result, both untaxed and counterfeit cigarettes are now widely circulating. If electing not to buy cigarettes on the black market however, where the quality of tobacco is likely poor, high taxes have driven the cost per pack so high many smokers are resorting to rolling-their-own and often smoke them without filters... creating a greater risk to one's health. In the end, the states took a 'potential' health hazard and made it worse.
Also as a result... more robberies, muggings and even some slayings. Clerks being slain over cigarettes, one would think, is a health hazard. It is an everyday occurrence.
Is it worth it?
The cost of smoking has become a big-ticket item for most smokers, spending now $100-$150 per month for cigarettes (per smoker)… taking a huge bite out of their budgeted amount for incidentals. For each dollar spent on cigarette taxes is a dollar being denied other businesses… less to be spent on entertainment, eating out and for other such nonessentials. For another pack of cigarettes, most smokers will forgo a new pair of pants or a knickknack they'd like to have. The amount a state has taken out of circulation is easy to calculate… it is that state's tobacco tax revenue. The average is $400 million annually per state. For all 50 states, an incredible $20 billion per year is being collected annually.
Mandating private businesses to provide a smoke-free environment, aside from violating the owner's property rights, a 'right' dating back to the Magna Carta 800 years ago, is an act which interferes with supply and demand, the very foundation of a free marketplace. If it affects a business in a negative way, then that in itself signals it isn't what the majority of their customers wanted. If having a smoke-free environment was truly the public sentiment, business owners would have rushed to fill the need. But it isn't the public sentiment as the states claim. It's certainly not the case for restaurants and bars.
Further, the health risks from secondhand smoke cannot logically be made a health issue of great concern while the exhaust fumes from traffic are far worse. Household aerosols are far worse. Secondhand smoke is assuredly the least dangerous of all air contaminates. These secondhand smoke studies (junk science) cannot be trusted... after all, who sponsored them? Insurance companies and misinformed do-gooders who oppose smoking of course... while at the same time running a campaign trying to make people believe it is 'socially unacceptable'. It's 'social engineering' due to the application of political correctness.
Of course, these air contaminates would include the germs do-gooders spread as they walk around sick... having little sympathy for fellow shoppers. A puff of smoke certainly isn't dangerous but the flu often is.
How convenient for the states that tobacco is addictive. The states have turned smokers into taxpaying captives, forced now to pay tribute for their nicotine addiction. For that reason it is a very cruel tax. If cruelty is to exist, then cruelty should be evenhanded… such as over-taxing insulin. The states can claim some evenhandedness however... such as allowing the healthcare industry to rape everyone. A just tyrant, after all, is better than just a tyrant.
Although healthcare should not be a matter for government, a place where it has no business being, but since the states are, studies have shown their systems are being 'gamed' by the medical profession. This makes healthcare costs artificially high. Were the states to withdraw, healthcare costs would surely plummet 50% to 75%.
Unequal taxation amounts to subjugation, and in the smoker's case… callous
subjugation. It is clear, the states have abandoned all notions of protecting
the rights of its citizens… only the pretext of protection remains. Health is not
the issue in the state's war on tobacco… the states don't give a damn about
health... zero, nada, zilch. If they did they'd be forking out their tobacco
revenue on actual treatments. Further, most states have actually cut
their tobacco prevention programs and in many states as much as 75% of tobacco
revenue goes into their general fund. The remaining 25% is spent mainly on
administrating nothingness and thus serves their empire-building agenda more
than ill-affected smokers. Of little substance, these programs are empty
shells with a facade psychologically engineered to reflect otherwise.
The insurance companies, as co-beneficiaries, have gained as well but they won't be happy until tobacco is outlawed. In that the state legislatures continue to placate them is simply outrageous. Insurance companies are the scourge of modern-day society as they continually cause the usurpation of human rights through bribery (campaign contributions) to serve their own interests.
The conduct of the states is alarming, disgusting and even treasonous. In addition, to attack smoking but let alone alcohol is absurd and the height of hypocrisy. Comparatively, alcohol is 10 times worse… far worse than even marijuana or cocaine. If 'sins' are to be attacked, they should be attacked in order of the danger they pose. To attack only the lesser sins, and to leave the greater ones standing unchallenged, is totally hypocritical and this hypocritical posture is the main reason for substance abuse in the first place. It's a means of escape from these bizarre realities.
Perhaps some relief is in sight however. Every so often the federal government will step in to correct human rights violations by the states… like what the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplished. This is another such time the situation calls for it. There are some provisions within this same Civil Rights Act which would apply … and, fortunately, federal intervention is allowed in these instances as provided for in the 14th Amendment. Further, the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (external website) applies.
When the day comes the United States Supreme Court rules these tobacco taxes
unconstitutional, the perpetrators, the legislators who voted for this mess,
should be imprisoned. After all, without lawmakers being held accountable
they'll continually try sneaking something unconstitutional into law. The states
should also be forced to reimburse smokers... even if it bankrupts the state,
and it would. It would be a great lesson for the states.
So to hell with state's rights… the states are proving themselves completely hostile to the idea of protecting human rights. They've gotten so bad the feds now look like choir boys. While once sympathetic to the Southern Cause and states rights, often wishing the South had won (the Civil War), now I'm glad they didn't. No more gray for me… except after buying cigarettes today, I ain't got no money left to buy blue clothes. Sorry mister and missus merchant… all my extra money went to the state treasury.
Update (March 16, 2009): Effective April 1, 2009, the federal tax on a pack of cigarettes will be increased 62 cents to $1.01 (so much for the feds being choir boys). For the feds, it's now a battle with the states for the biggest piece of the pie.
Item of Interest: The US International Trade Commission (USITC) recently closed (May, 2009) the process for all interested parties to submit their comments about the Philip Morris request to ban the purchase of cigarettes over the Internet from foreign-based websites (shipped from overseas). While we responded in opposition, as of July 19, 2009, apparently no decision has yet been reached. See alerts for more information (and to see our letter).
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A few months ago I watched Abderrahmane Sisako's Timbuktu, as part of a retrospective of Sissako's work at the Walker Art Museum.It stunned me at the time—the film examines how daily life changes in a Malian community where an al-Qaeda group has taken over. While the film focuses primarily on a young family's tribulations when a murder is committed, the film explores how mundane, everyday situations under ordinary circumstances can suddenly become a minefield when the new impositions are not … [Read more...]
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Reflections in the Kitchen
Another Ramadan. It's hard to believe there's little over a week left. It's been yet another blur of a month with 17 hour rozas: sehri, work, nap, make, iftaar, sleep, with prayers and reading Quran interspersed throughout the day. Repeat.It's been another year of not making it to the evening tarawih prayers and little inspiration at the Jumaah prayers I've attended. In my life at this point in time, Ramadan is far more a time for personal reflection and commitment to making my own changes th … [Read more...]
American Crime Series Recapped
In this post, Azra concludes her series of reviews of American Crime. Read her earlier reviews here.Spoilers ahead—you've been warned!Last week, American Crime concluded on ABC. I hadn't reviewed the past several shows, as Aliyah's time on screen became more and more limited with the show focusing on some of the other character's concerns. She was able to work with her brother Carter's attorney to have his case thrown out of court, in conjunction with Carter's girlfriend, Aubry, confessi … [Read more...]
American Crime Episode 5 Recap
Azra continues her review of the TV show American Crime. Read her earlier review here. (Spoiler alerts ahead!)It was a quiet show for Aliyah this week, where she shared only one scene with her brother, Carter. She sets him up with an apartment in Modesto, and has a job lined up for him at the masjid. He's still struggling with calling her by her Muslim name:It goes downhill for Carter once Aliyah leaves, as he: meets Aubry, loses his tracking device, sets off to leave the country, … [Read more...]
American Crime Episode 4 Recap
Azra continues her review of the TV show American Crime. Read her earlier review here. (Spoiler alerts ahead!)American Crime settled into a more police-procedural tone last week, as Carter attended his bail hearing. We get to know more about Aliyah this episode, as she devotes herself to helping her brother. They continue their strained, racially charged relationship, when she visits him in jail along with an attorney. She still insists he change his behavior and try to get his life back on … [Read more...]
American Crime Review: Introducing Aliyah Shadeed
On Thursday nights in the United States, ABC airs American Crime, an 11-part series that looks at a murder that took place in Modesto, California. The story doesn't follow the detectives around as they solve a mystery-of-the-week like most crime shows, though, and instead focuses on the lives of everyone else involved and the relationships between one another.Each week reveals a new layer of information for each of the characters, who include:the couple—a murdered husband and a … [Read more...]
On Jam-Making and Ramadan
How is it that the first week of Ramadan has already gone by? It's been a bit of a struggle for me to let go of some of my commitments to spend more time on reflecting this month. With the fasts being as long as they are (~17ish hours, if I've done my math correctly), alongside full-time work, I haven't been to my local masjid yet for the evening tarawih prayers. I'm usually asleep shortly after my evening meal, waking up the next morning to pray isha, eat suhoor, pray fajr, nap (if I can fall ba … [Read more...]


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13 March 2008
God's New Harvard?
The counter culture thrives on the outskirts of D.C. My youngest daughter was accepted at Patrick Henry College 2 years ago, but ended up getting married instead. She is currently enrolled at our local community college and maintaining a 4.0 average. (Have I mentioned that before?) She wants to be a writer. She's going to major in history. Her political and cultural philosophy is similar to my father's son's. She's already been published (while still in high-school) in a statewide magazine and our local newspaper. She won a scholarship from the Lee-Jackson Foundation for an essay about Stonewall Jackson. She won first place in the homeschool category statewide. You've been warned.
Posted by Richard G. Williams, Jr. at 7:45 AM
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- Jubilo said...
Dear Sir ,
Patrick Henry is a relatively new instituiton of higher learning ; Harvard itself began as a divinity school .Give it time ?
David Corbett
- 14 March, 2008 08:20
- Richard G. Williams, Jr. said...
Hello David. Time for . . . ??
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Lord of the Rings viewing party? Harry Potter lit crit? Magic: The Gathering night? This wine is perfect for all those... AND MORE!
In case you haven't done the math, here it is: someone who is old enough to drink right now was born on or before this date in- 1992. That means they were pre-teen when they watched Lord of the Rings, and they essentially grew up steeped in Harry Potter. Is it any wonder that "nerd chic" became mainstream? Not since Led Zeppelin and David Bowie have so many people dreamed of being a wizard!
So please consider our wizard buddy, Triacipedis, as the perfect gift to those of legal age. No longer will someone scoff and say OI WHY IS THERE A WIZARD THERE MATE like in the days of "Aussie Fever" back in the late 80s. Remember that? How did that even happen? That's the sort of thing wizards are supposed to protect us from, right?
Citrus blossoms, wild flowers, stone fruits and green apples all will mix like D&D and pizza. Perfect, yet complex. Oh, come on, haven't you ever rolled dice while holding a slice of pizza? You know how hard that can be. And yet, oh so rewarding. Just like the crisp finish.
In short, don't be afraid of our wine wizard just because you're old enough to have gotten a wedgie from a jock. Today, the jocks are hanging out in Warcraft, not the local hamburger joint. Time as moved on, we're all adults now, and wizards are most certainly cool.


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So for some reason my subs sound like they are blown. I took them out and put them in my friends car on his amp and they work fine. so we tried to put his am in my jeep to see if it was the amp and his was doing the same thing. Next we replace the power wire, then the ground, them the remote, then the rca's, and finally the deck and to no avail i still am having the same problem. Amy other options that you might have would be wonderful. I want my thump back badly. I can't understand why i get a blown sound. thanlks.
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i know this may sound dumb
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but u wired them into ur truck properly right?
i had mine wired wrong once and it sounded like shit..
or it could be ur amp, but i dont know much about amps, i assume if ur amp is blown then shit just doesnt work lol..
how long was the system in before it started acting up?
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I had it in and working properly for 2 year and then just one day it quit. I put my buddy's amp in to see if it was the amp and it does the same thing
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Hmm that's ****ed up...iono how to help u
When I went thru that it was cause my shit was wired wrong (thanks future shop)
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First thing is to check your ground, and use the same gauge wire for the ground as the power supply. second check your amp fuses. if all was well for 2 years then thats where id start. ideal ground is to seat belt backet somewhere. other than that, have you upgraded your alternator and does it have a regulator on it? also, if your power wire has a nick in the casing and its going to ground it might be enough to distort the sound, as it may back feed through your ground.
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B2 to give or to be a good reason for:
[ + -ing verb ] I can't really justify taking another day off work.
justify yourself
B2 If you justify yourself, you give a good reason for what you have done:
It was the only thing that I could do - I don't have to justify myself to anyone.
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The Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships brings the top men's lacrosse players from across the world to the 18,000-seat Dick's Sporting Goods Park for an action packed series of matches. The United States will defend its crown, having emerged victorious during the 2010 championship in Manchester, England.
A record 38 nations will participate in this year's world championship, playing 142 games over 10 days, beginning with a rematch of the last world championship game. The event opens on Thursday, July 10 with the opening ceremony at 5 p.m., followed by the host United States team battling Canada. The U.S. beat Canada, 12-10, in the 2010 world championship. The championship match takes place on July 19 at 7 p.m., with a closing ceremony following at 9:30 p.m.
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Re: Rigid body equations
Robert Pigeon wrote:
> Greetings,
> Does any one worked out the rigid body equations (in 3D) in a notebook? I
> have to "simulate" the dynamics of an helicopter at work and most people are
> using other systems. I prefer to work with Mathematica for reasons
> that should be obvious to people in this list! But it is not for my
> colleagues at work.
> It will be an interesting challange to implement those equations in
> Mathematica. At the end I will want to input some initial conditions (like
> speed, trun speed,...) and get the dynamics (new speed, attitude,...).
> Good references will be appreciated also... !
Hi Robert,
You should have a look at the IMTEK Mathematica Supplement (IMS). See
Also, whenever one is looking for some code, one should try Google's
In your case, go to
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Taxpayer-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland is to wind down its operations in India after a deal to sell the business to HSBC struck two years ago collapsed today.
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The official line from both sides today was that the transaction had become hugely complex and dragged on for so long that both sides agreed to give it up. But sources close to the deal suggested that it had become bogged down in red tape and regulatory issues.
The Indian business has 31 branches and services 400,000 customers. In the nine months to September it generated revenues of £42 million and was profitable. In terms of scale it represents less than 0.5% of RBS's total assets. The bank said that as part of chief executive Stephen Hester's strategy to exit non-core businesses it would now put India into an orderly wind-down.
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Spicy Pressure Cooked Pasta Butterflies
the secret to AL DENTE pressure cooker pasta!
The literal translation of Arrabiata is Angry but that what Italians call something hot and spicy like this pasta!Cooked in the sauce, and not just coated with it, the pasta changes color and promises to be flavorful, spicy – and also al dente! Here is the recipe and "secret formula" to always get perfectly cooked pasta from your pressure cooker.
Determine the correct timing for pressure cooking pasta
Since the cooking time for each brand, and shape, of pasta vary always refer to the pasta package to determine the correct cooking time. Then, cut that time in half to determine the LOW Pressure cooking time. If the pasta would normally need 12-13 minutes cooking time, it should be pressure cooked at LOW pressure for 6, 10-11 minutes pressure cook for 5, and 8-9 minutes should be pressure cooked for 4. If the pasta needs 7 minutes or less to cook using the traditional method, the shape is not a good candidate to pressure cook. This timing formula also works on specialty grain, and gluten-free pastas.
In Italy the cooking time of pasta is almost always printed on the front of the package – Italians take this number seriously- but in other countries the cooking time could be written on the side or back of the package or box.
Use a digital timer, cell phone or microwave clock to keep track of such a short cooking time.
The kinds of pasta you can pressure cook
Any short to medium cut hard semolina pasta can be pressure cooked. Nests of dried egg fettucine can also be pressure cooked they should be strained since they require more water to cook than they will absorb. Frozen or dried stuffed pasta, like ravioli or tortellini, may work – follow a specific recipe to be sure you don't get a watery sauce.
You SHOULD NOT pressure cook
- Any pasta that requires 7 minutes or less will not give you al dente results.
- Spaghetti. You cannot break Spaghetti it in half to fit it in your pressure cooker. Ever.
- Orechiette. They have a tendency to fall into little stacks and will turn into a solid mass in the pressure cooker.
- Very small pasta intended for soups like Stelline, Quadratini, Orzetto cold clog the safety mechanisms of your pressure cooker. However, they can be added after pressure cooking the sauce or soup in the open pressure cooker – follow a specific recipe.
- Fresh pasta will fall apart if pressure cooked
- Potato Gnocchi need to stop cooking when they float, if you cannot see them you cannot stop your pressure cooker. However, there is a pasta "shape" called Gnochetti which is made of semolina flour and they are ok to pressure cook.
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- 2 fresh hot chili peppers, chopped (or 1 tsp. of hot pepper flakes)
- 1 pinch Oregano, dry
- 16 oz. (500g.) Farfalle or Bow-Tie Pasta
- 14.5 oz can (or 2 cups or 400g) Tomato Puree
- 2tsp. Salt
- Olive Oil
- In the cold (not-pre-heated) pressure cooker, on low heat without the lid, add two swirls of olive oil, the smashed garlic cloves, hot peppers/flakes and oregano (grinding it between your fingers as you sprinkle it in the pan). Allow the ingredients to infuse the oil until you hear the garlic cloves sizzle and turn lightly golden.
- Pour in the pasta, the tomato puree and just enough water to cover the pasta- it's ok if a few points stick out here and there - and the salt (do not omit this since you would ordinarily add salt to the pasta cooking water). Stir everything together and flatten the pasta out in an even layer with your wooden spoon, or spatula, to make sure as many farfalle are immersed as possible.
- Set the pan to cook on LOW pressure. Turn the heat up to high and when the pan has reached LOW pressure, lower the heat and count 6 minutes (or the recommended time).
- When time is up, open the cooker by releasing the pressure.
- Give the contents a stir and let the pasta sit for about a minute while you gather the bowls and utensils. The pasta is still cooking from the heat of the pressure cooker so don't leave it longer than that. Then, serve and caution your guests that the pasta is very hot and to test out the temperature before taking a big bite!
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INTERVIEW-Eritrea to launch Massawa, Assab free trade zones
* Government says a dozen companies have registered
* Asmara seeks to capitalise on strategic location
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ASMARA, May 19 (Reuters) - Eritrea intends to launch a free trade zone at Massawa on its Red Sea coast later this year, with a dozen firms already registered to operate in a venture Asmara hopes may help drive future economic growth.
The small Horn of African nation is also planning another free zone in Assab port, near the Djibouti border, as it seeks to take advantage of its strategic location next to bustling shipping lanes to-and-from the Suez Canal.
The Assab trade zone would start in 2010 and others are planned inland, including one for agro-industrial businesses on the border with Sudan, Eritrea Free Zones Authority's enthusiastic chief executive Araia Tseggai told Reuters.
"These could help transform the economy," said Tseggai, a U.S.-educated economist and banker who ran Eritrea's central bank for several years after Asmara won independence from Ethiopia in the early 1990s.
"We are located in one of the busiest shipping zones in the world ... All ships pass by Assab. It's a captive audience," he added in an interview late on Monday. Continued...


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Check out the videos of her singing hit songs "Happy" and "Smile" on the June 19th TBN episode that was hosted by CeCe Winans.
Tasha Cobbs recently signed with EMI Gospel. On her debut CD, which is due to be released next year, Tasha will be re-recording songs from her popular Smile CD, along with new material. The CD will be produced by VaShawn Mitchell and will feature guest appearances from Pastor William Murphy and Timiney Figueroa.
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Here is the Reds lineup for tonight. Bruce with the night off. Lutz in RF.
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- 01-20-13 01:04 AM #1Cadillac Owners Fanatic
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Buyers Beware of AAC/Halo
I saw a forum member on here who had painted the interior of his headlights black and I really liked the look. I tried to get him to do mine but there is considerable risk to doing this due to the high cost of $1200 ea for factory oem headlights. I did some research and found out that AAC installs halos and so I called them to see if they could also paint the inside (the chrome) of my headlights black. They said they had done hundreds of sets but only 3 CTS-V headlights. Justin Beiber, a few pro athletes and mine was 4th on the list. I was so excited.
Price was 250 for the pair, to paint the interior but the price went to 150 if I got the halos installed. I asked how the halos worked and they explained that in order to have full functionality, I needed the remote (another 60 bucks). The total price I got quoted for painting, install of halos, price of halos themselves, remote and shipping back to me was $500. Wow, I was really getting excited.
Here is where it all started to go down hill. My body shop took my headlights out (2 hours labor) and shipped them to AAC in LA. I asked them to ship them priority because I was told that AAC was starting to get backlogged due to SEMA. The shipped overnight because they say they didnt know that priority meant 2 day and got charged $260 to ship the headlights. OUCH. I woulnt have believed it if I had gotten the receipt. So now, I'm in for $100 labor, $260 shipping and $500 from AAC, $860 total.
AAC called me the next day, said the headlights had arrived but one had a hole in it. Luckily it was in the housing but it was a brand new replacement headlight I had ordered from GM after hitting a deer. My body shop swears there were no holes in the headlights when they shipped and how could there be when one was brand new, never been installed. Oh well, moving on...
AAC did a great job with turning the headlights around (I told them we would patch the hole when it came back) and I had the headlights back within a week. The body shop called as asked where the remote was. I called AAC and they told me I never ordered the remote and hadnt paid for it. I was a little annoyed but not freakin' pissed. I just asked them to send the remote (the sold me remote for $50 instead of the normal $60. With taxes and shipping, I was up around $60 anyway so now I'm at $920. Headlights get installed (another 2 hours labor), halos wired right to the battery with a full function remote. Very cool, especially with the red demon eyes (halos). I didnt get to inspect the headlights until a few days later but I was pleased with the paint job and the body shopped sealed the hole in the housing. Upon closer inspection, I noticed a small patch of chrome that they missed. it was on the outside of the HID housing, about 1" wide and a .25" tall.
only visible within 3 or 4 feet. I contacted AAC and they said to send them back. Problem: They were already installed and it would have cost me $100 to take them out and another $100 to put them back in. So I asked them what it was worth to them to not have to pay for taking the headlights out, shipping them back, taking the headlight apart, repainting, putting the headlight back together, re-shipping to me and reinstalling. I estimated all that to cost at least $300. They offered me $50. I was so insulted. $50 didnt even cover what it was going to cost me to have the headlights taken out. We began going going back and forth and I asked to speak to superiors and was constantly kept in the lower ranks. The car had not been driven yet at this point and so a few days before Christmas, the body shop drove it to the tire shop to get the new wheels put on and the alignment done. Instantly, the lights fogged. Both of the, the whole lenses. My hopes dropped when I got the news and the body shop sent the pics over. I contacted AAC immediately and they said to send them back and they would take care of them and fix the paint. What they wouldn't do, is pay for taking the headlights out and putting them back in. They said its not covered in their warranty. I am blown away that they could be that unrealistic. I spent weeks arguing with them via email. I've asked to get above Tiffany who claims she is their COO but I cant get anywhere. I threatened a smear campaign if they dont make this right but I still cant get their attention. They have the headlights now and are fixing them but now I don't know how to test them to make sure they are sealed. So, if they are fixed when I get them back, I'm now into these for $1120 but there's no guarantee that this is the end of my expense. Any advice on how I can get them to make this right?
And I apologize for making this lengthy but you decide for yourself whether this is a place you want to handle your car.
Just as a note, they do not separate the headlight at the seam, they cut the black part (housing) and do a plastic weld to re-seal.
I almost forgot, after I had shipped them the headlight and we had agreed on price, they tried to up the price on me because they said they were going to have to outsource the painting due to the size and complexity. I told them that even mentioning this after I'd already shipped and they had already opened my headlights. How dirty is that to try to get more money out of me when they had me by the balls. I had no other choice at that point, right? I did convince them to keep the pricing the same by threatening to expose their poor business practices.
I believe Dark Knight is doing these for $300 for the painting and if he stand behind his work, at least there is an alternative.
- 01-20-13 09:04 AM #2Cadillac Owners Fanatic
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Sorry to hear of your troubles with ACC but it's not the first time. I have read on other forums that people were not happy with their workmanship and customer service. Hope your able to resolve this quickly and as painless as possible.
- 01-20-13 11:06 AM #3Cadillac Owners Fanatic
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Yes we will start doing these in the month of February after I complete mine for everyone to see.
As I said before we have done of a hundred pairs of tundra headlights with no problems what so ever, so I am going to do mine as a pilot set for you all to see. We do not cut any plastic to get to the inside of the light housing. We use heat to warm existing glue and then separate the lights.
We also will offer the halos for an added fee, and yes they need an additional remote to be controlled. We will offer different finish options for the interior housing.
I was talking with Ben at w ea p on x. He is going to be the first retail customer for his new 1000 hp build for mid feb.
I will keep you guys all in the loop as soon as mine are completed.
- 01-23-13 09:02 PM #4Cadillac Owners Member
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Glad you will be offering this to the V community. Looking forward to your results.


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I have to admit that even I didn't see this coming. As you read this, try to remember that homosexual couples aren't infertile. It is simply physically impossible for them to procreate. But if gay marriage is, in fact, equal to marriage, then this is the kind of thing that no one will be able to stop.Should health insurers be legally required to offer infertility treatment for gay couples? Yes, according to a bill (AB 460) filed in the California legislature by assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D … [Read more...]
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You can't make stuff like this up. From the Dear Prudence column at Slate.Q. Nasty Surprise: My wife and I...were both born to lesbians, she to a couple, and me to a single woman. She had sought out her biological father as soon as she turned 18,...I never was interested in learning about that for myself, but she felt we were cheating our future children by not learning everything we could about my past, too.... I decided to...see if my biological father was interested in contact as well. H … [Read more...]


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Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel discusses her role in the musical "If/Then," with director Michael Greif and Brian Yorkey, who wrote the book and lyrics. "If/Then," is an original new musical set at the intersection of choice and chance, where the road you take meets the road you didn't. It's playing at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.


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full title · Miss Lonelyhearts
author · Nathanael West
type of work · Novel
genre · Depression-era novel; epistolary; black comedy
language · English
time and place written · Early 1930s, New York
date of first publication · April 1933
publisher · New Directions
narrator · Third-person narrator
climax · Doyle shoots Miss Lonelyhearts on the stairwell
protagonist · Miss Lonelyhearts
antagonist · Shrike; the modern world
setting (time) · 1930s
setting (place) · Primarily New York City, with an interlude at a farm in Connecticut
point of view · Third person, focusing on the experiences of Miss Lonelyhearts
tense · Immediate past tense, though the letters are usually in the present tense
tone · Stark, journalistic, tragic
themes · The failure of Christian faith and Miss Lonelyhearts's Christ complex; literary frustration and castration; the Great Depression and the illusion of the American Dream
motifs · Newspaper form; the sterile, violent, and disordered environment; Miss Lonelyhearts's sickness and resurrection
symbols · The stone; the lamb
foreshadowing · Miss Lonelyhearts notes he will get sick if he thinks about Christ in the first episode
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With all the problems we have in our country, the line "for those unaware our flag is still there" makes me feel a little more positive.
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I just got Vaser Lipo one week ago. I did it under anesthesia which I highly recommend... it was only $750 more and well worth the investment to not be awake.
They did my Chest, upper and lower abdomen and reached as far as they could to get some of the fat from my sides. Although I go to the gym and work out a fair amount (mostly cardio) and eat reasonably well, I could never get rid of that tire around my belly. Also, my chest was a somewhat man-boobish and no amount of diet or exercise was going to fix that. I gave myself plenty of time to try to work it off the old fashion way. My metabolism was slowing down more and more as I got older, so it became harder and harder to loose weight and it was clear this was the best way to get it done once and for all.
Day 1: Saturday (Day of Surgery) I woke up in the recovery room and they asked me to put on my compression garment right away. The day of the surgery was not painful at all since the local anesthetic lasted all day and through the night, but it was certainly very messy. I was leaking this redish/punch colored liquid out of me, which was gross. My bandages were soaked and I had to sit on wee-wee pads and wore depends to avoid leaking all over my furniture/bed. I had to place heavy absorbent pads in my underwear to soak up the liquids that were coming out of me. I was able to go out and eat lunch after the surgery and walk home without any problem since everything was numb. No need for painkillers yet.
Day 2: Sunday Woke up in the morning are went to get up and there was the pain. Searing, like really bad sunburn. This was the day to use the painkillers. It only hurt when I sat up or sat down, or used my abs in any way (including walking). If I stayed still, there was no pain at all. Walking was difficult, but doable, especially once the pain killers kicked in. Still dripping fluids, but not as much. By mid-day there was no more liquid coming out of me.
Day 3: Monday Took this day off from work to make sure I gave myself ample time to recover. This is the day I could take my compression garment off temporarily while I remove the bandages from surgery. This was exciting since I was going to see what I look like for the first time after surgery. Taking the bandages off was painful because of all the tape - it wasn't easy and had to be done VERY slowly. But once they were off I could see that my chest looked amazing right away. My abdomen was bloated, but it still looked so much better, definitely leaner and nicely contoured. Some light yellowish bruising below my pectorals and on my sides. Pain was mild on day 3, I would describe it as discomfort then pain and it was only when I used my abs. My chest was tender, but only to the touch.
Day 7: I am writing this review on day 7. I've been massaging my abdomen and applying a wet heating pad which is helping the swelling go down. I'm told massaging as much as possible and wearing the compression garment at all times except when washing it or taking a shower are the best ways to maximize your results. I've been waring the compression garment constantly since the surgery and I kind of like the way it feels. My only issue is that the garment got badly stained during the leaky phase, so it's not very pretty. I tried washing it with peroxide (hand wash only - line dry) and detergent which helped, but there's still stains on it. Consider buying two garments. No pain or discomfort now. Overall: I am so happy I did this procedure. I can tell already it's going to be life changing and it was so easy - a walk in the park. I was so scared of the pain or coming out of it looking worse then before (badplasticsurgery.com), but all that worrying for for naught.
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(Photo: Dusty Brown)The 5th inning began with Owens' 8th strikeout, catching SS Cale Iorg looking. But things went downhill from there, as the next five Toledo batters reached base safely. C Max St. Pierre singled into left field, and Rhymes slipped a grounder between Wimberly and Hague, into right field. A walk to Worth loaded the bases with one out. Guillen grounded a double just inside third base and into the Tribe bullpen, scoring both St. Pierre and Rhymes. Strieby was intentionally walked to load the bases again, then Owens was relieved by Justin Thomas. Thomas needed only one run to get out of the bases-loaded jam. He got Salazar to line his first pitch right to 3B Andy Marte, who quickly fired over to first base, doubling off Strieby,...
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Mathematica 7 - Miscellaneous`RealOnly`
The above package no longer exists in Mathematica 7 and must be
downloaded. Then to use the feature it seems there must be additional
code entered to turn off certain warnings. It's an annoyance. When
graphing functions such as f(x) = x^(1/3) is there a workaround to get
the full graph, -inf<x<inf?