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I have a sweater pattern.It is a shawl collared cardigan i would really like to make.the problem is the pattern only goes to size 1x and i need it to be a 3 or 4x.can anyone please tell me how to make it bigger? you can see the pattern at http://joann.lionbrand.com/20061127sweater.htmlwhen you get on the page go up to the search box and put in 20061127 and that well take you to the page the sweater is on. thanks to all cherylp.s.also i am having problems with my bamboo needles.what can i do to them to make the yarn run smooth over them again???
Geeze, with WoolEase chunky (or thick and quick) you should be able to go up to size 10.5 or even 11 needles and follow one of the pattern sizes they have.
There's a couple ways to fudge the pattern.
Use another size, like I suggested above. You figure out how many stitches/inch you get with your yarn and needles, and multply that by how many inches around you need. See if that number is close to the total stitches for front and back for one of the sizes listed in the pattern. You may have to adjust length on body, sleeves and armhole, but most patterns tell you knit for X inches anyway, so just make sure you use your tape measure frequently.
The other way is to look at the number of stitches difference between sizes. Say for the Large you CO 70, and for 1x it's 78. So if you need a 3x, figure that's 2 sizes larger than 1x and you need 16 stitches more than that. Check to make sure that will be big enough as in the first example above. If that's how you want to go, do the same for the sleeves and everywhere it mentions number of stitches.
ETA: I just realized that it's a free pattern and actually looked at it. D'oh. You could use size 11s I bet, and use a combination of larger needles and the stitch/size ratio, too.
If you have PC (not Mac) and want to determine new stitch/row counts, this small program is great.
www.cara4webshopping.com/cara_free/knitcomp.htm - 14k
Input orig gauge (whatever your swatch is giving you as this allows for any sz ndl, any weight yarn...so doesn't have to match orig pattern). Then determine how many inches you need, for instance, at lower edge so you'll have new CO figs. Just Refresh to have it tell you new calcs. The 'Shaping' option allows you to structure sleeves, necklines to fit your individual figure. Just make sure to write down the old/new numbers and make note of adjusted figs on your schematic.


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I serve this time-saving treatment for angel hair pasta gets loads of flavor from lemon and Parmesan cheese. A hint of garlic and flecks of fresh parsley add interest, too. This simple side dish is so versatile, it also could accompany chicken, fish, seafood or pork.—Meg Mongell, Plainfield, Indiana
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- 8 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 3 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the parsley, lemon peel and garlic in oil until garlic is tender.
- Drain pasta; add to the skillet. Sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Top with Parmesan cheese. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Lemon Angel Hair in Quick Cooking May/June 2005, p14
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A Toast to the Bridegroom
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Saturday, I attended the very special wedding of my wife's cousin's son—which makes Corey, I'm told, my 1st cousin-in-law, once removed! Either way, he and his new bride Natalie put together a very memorable day for themselves, and their guests. And their ceremony began, not with a focus on the bride, but on the Bridegroom. Not the bridegroom COREY, mind you. The spotlight was on OUR Bridegroom—Jesus Christ!
The ceremony began with two classic praise songs: "Because He Lives" by Bill Gaither, and Dennis Jernigan's "You Are My All in All." It dawned on me that the last time I had sung "Because He Lives" in that church was at my father-in-law's funeral. And as if THAT wasn't enough to open my tear ducts…during the next song…the bride raised her bouquet to the sky in worship, rightly lifting Jesus above all else on her special day.
And it wouldn't be the last time I'd reach for the Kleenex Saturday. There's just something about the purity of two young people committing their lives to each other in a covenant relationship with Christ that gives me great hope. And in these last of days, hope is pretty hard to come by. Thank you, Corey and Natalie: I'll be praying for you. Your marriage is off to a great start!


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Campaigners against Queens Park Rangers' planned £30 million training centre are celebrating after the club's chairman said the scheme could be scrapped.
The Premier League team's owner Tony Fernandes said the scale of local opposition to the plan to build a facility at Warren Farm in Hanwell, west London, had made him rethink his plans despite defeating a legal challenge in the High Court in March.
Mr Fernandes said he was now considering upgrading the club's existing ramshackle training ground at Harlington instead.
He said: "We are going to move on. Imperial (College) are the land owners here [at Harlington]. We are talking to Imperial about expanding and making it bigger and better here.
"We are going to have a board meeting in a few months when we are going to decide. If I was a betting man I would say it would be here."
He added: "The judicial reviews keep coming. The local residents keep complaining – it's only a few but it doesn't take many to stop something."
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I bought this laptop a while ago now and it's still going strong.
I think it's a decent computer for the price, it's nice and fast and copes well with games, internet browsing and software such as Photoshop. I wanted a large screen as I bought it for watching and editing movies - it has worked well for both of these things. Sometimes it does freeze which is quite irritating but it doesn't do it more frequently than other products. My one complaint about the screen would be the quality which could be higher - it was advertised to me as having an amazing picture quality but I don't think that's quite true. The sound quality is not bad for a laptop, not as good as a Mac but decent enough for listening to music.
The laptop is quite heavy and cumbersome - but worth it for me as the keyboard is a full size one with everything a PC would have. A couple of the keys have issues (sticking, coming off) but that may be more my fault having dropped a few things on it. It's a pretty sturdy machine overall.
I've read a lot of negative reviews for this laptop but I can't fully agree with them. Yes, it could be better and there are annoying things like a beep every time you plug in/remove the charger which you can't turn off.
The touch pad is ok but has a tendency to pinch zoom at the slightest touch. I ended up switching that function off as it was very annoying.


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Sacred Texts
Written by: Arlene Sanchez Walsh
Pentecostalism, like other Protestant communities, embraces the 66 books of the Bible as a guide to faith and practice. It relies heavily, however, on the Book of Acts as a blueprint for the Pentecostal experience. Other foundational scriptures include Paul's first Letter to the Corinthians, especially chapters 12-13 where the gifts are discussed. Some sections of the Hebrew Bible, like Joel 2: 28-29, receive much attention.
Since there are no other scriptures that Pentecostalism adheres to, it may be helpful to briefly examine two foundational texts and draw some comparisons between how Pentecostals and other conservative Protestants interpret them. It will also be helpful to discuss how Pentecostals interpret certain passages differently amongst themselves. From the movement's earliest days, schism has been an option for Pentecostals who have described their disagreements as part of a revelation from God rather than as mere differences of interpretation.
Taking the foundational text first, Acts 2:4, Pentecostals place most of their theological emphases on this scripture, which describes a meeting that Jesus' followers had in Jerusalem when the tongues of fire appeared over their heads, the Holy Spirit filled them, and they began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. This description, along with a few others (especially Acts 10:10), gives Pentecostals the theological support for adhering to the doctrine of initial evidence, that Spirit baptism is demonstrated by speaking in tongues (though as we shall see later, most Pentecostals loosely adhere to that doctrine as a matter of faith and practice).
The story in Acts is important not only for its experiential description, but also for what it says in terms of Pentecostal theology. Jesus' admonition that he would not leave his followers without an advocate, a comforting presence (John 14-16), is seen as fulfilled in the Acts passage. These sections that fulfill the prophetic nature of Jesus' words, and especially the Old Testament passages that, for Pentecostals, foreshadow the Pentecostal movement (e.g., Joel 2:28-29), are particularly important. They place Pentecostalism squarely within the Christian tradition, legitimating its existence regardless of whether other Christian bodies agree with the experiential nature of their faith. Because Pentecostals are as rooted in the scriptural texts as other evangelicals, arguing with the text become a self-defeating exercise.
Passages such as Joel's are always subject to interpretation and revision based on one's social and cultural lens; the Joel passage has always been a kind of theological double-edged sword. Joel 2:28-29 reads:
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Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an industrial rock act, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction. NIN's music straddles a wide range of genres, while retaining a characteristic sound using electronic instruments and processing. After recording a new album, Reznor usually assembles a live band to perform with him; this live component is a separate entity from Nine Inch Nails in the recording studio. On stage, NIN often employs spectacular visual elements to accompany its performances, which frequently culminate with the band destroying their instruments.
Underground music audiences warmly received Nine Inch Nails in its early years. The band produced several highly influential records in the 1990s that achieved widespread popularity: many Nine Inch Nails songs became radio hits, two NIN recordings won Grammy Awards, and the band has sold over twenty million albums worldwide, with 10.5 million sales certified in the United States alone. In 2004, Rolling Stone placed Nine Inch Nails at 94 on their list of the 100 greatest rock artists of all time. In spite of this acclaim, the band has had several feuds with the corporate side of the recording industry. Trent Reznor announced in 2007 that Nine Inch Nails would proceed independently of record labels.
Nine Inch Nails' latest album, Ghosts I–IV, was first released online in a variety of digital and physical formats via the Nine Inch Nails website. It features 36 instrumental tracks split into 4 divisions, entitled Ghosts. It is the first NIN release not distributed by Interscope Records since 1989's Pretty Hate Machine.
The Hand That Feeds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJN2SPUcXTQ
Closer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWncI51ggH8
Survivalism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUxk5IyGgjQ
Anyone else here a NIN fan?
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I am a big NiN fan...I am not sure what I am supposed to say beyond that. He was quite amazing back in the day, not so much anymore...or at least his last two remix albums have been atrocious (though his last LP was pretty good). I am eager for his new album (I ordered on Vinyl recently), but not as much as I have been in the past.
That being said, I remember seeing Reznor in concert back in 96 or so. He was touring with David Bowie at the time...great tour, especially the times they played together, specifically Reznor on one of Bowie's Outside: Hyper-Story songs, or when Bowie sang Hurt or Reptile, simply great.
|2008-04-22, 02:01
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Ghosts i-iv definitely was the best thing he did in, like, a long time. Maybe because his lyrics were becoming stale, always touching the same themes and issues? Anyway, Ghosts is pretty great, some awesome moments even, maybe a bit overlong. But definitely worth a listen.
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Yeah I'm quite fond of NIN, I own all of their LPs and a few EPs too. I'm not at rabid-fan level though - in that I'm not blinded to the flaws found in their/his work. I agree with Mueti that Trent's lyrics have become v. repetitious, although I suppose this is common knowledge by now. I also began to dislike Trent's recent image - he looked like he was living off only beef jerky and steroids (especially during the With Teeth / Year Zero era). Thankfully he looks much better these past months.
Anyway musically it's been nice to see Trent move around with styles and composition over the years - the instrumental Ghosts LP was a nice change of pace (there have been glimpses that he was going to do something like this since The Fragile) and it's very different to the 'noise rhythm' Year Zero.
My fave full LP is (unsurprisingly) The Downward Spiral, which is just impeccable imo. The Broken EP isn't far behind it although I gotta say most of the full length LPs have some good songs on them, in varying amounts - depending on your taste. My fave song is probably ''The Day The World Went Away (Still)'' which is the version primarily played on the piano.
|2010-07-03, 03:15
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Don't forget "the new" Nine Inch Nails. It's somewhat refreshing to hear a soft, female voice on what's identifiably Trent Reznor's music.
|2010-07-03, 07:49
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Though I disagree with Rolling Stone magazine that NIN is the 94th greatest rock artist of all time, I think NIN/Trent Reznor is an amazing artist. My favorite NIN songs are: Closer, Hurt, Head Like a Hole, March of the Pigs, The Perfect Drug, Down in It, We're in This Together, Happiness in Slavery, Wish, The Hand That Feeds, Only and Survivalism. Can't understand why everyone thinks Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is a better record that the NIN original.
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The Quake soundtrack was the best thing Reznor ever did.
His other music would be pretty good, too... if he didn't sing. Or try to sing, because I'm pretty sure what he does isn't singing.
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I was, and when I said North Korea would be watching I was not referring to actions with them in the past. Just that they are watching what we say and how we respond to Syria. Try again...<quoted text>I wasn't referring to Syria and my response was to your comment about North Korea.
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Obama slashed budget for domestic bombing prevention by 45%
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#85 Apr 29, 2013
Nobody said that. Well, Obama did come very close and I could see how some could take it that way.
#86 Apr 29, 2013
Perhaps because the "leader of the free world" is the one who made the "red line" statement?
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#87 Apr 29, 2013
....poor cognition.....
#88 Apr 29, 2013
poor ability to follow along.
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#89 Apr 30, 2013
Let me help you...
The Korea situation is recorded, repeated, documented,
history...please read the article I posted. There is nothing Korea will or can learn from any reaction or threat to Syria or any other country.
Speaking of Syria...don't you realize any action taken by our Country would be a no-win situation??
My point was and is, just what do you propose we do?? Please include your thoughts on the consequences.
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#90 Apr 30, 2013
Again, I will use the Historical example of Korea.
Nothing new here.
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#91 Apr 30, 2013
So just what could said "leader" do to satisify your thirst for more blood??
#92 Apr 30, 2013
You must smoke a lot of dope. Anyway Obama is the one that laid down the red line and threatened them. They crossed that line. It does not matter what I say should be done. I think Obama should have done something over a year ago. As a matter in fact many in congress said the same thing over a year ago. As time goes on it is getting more difficult that is true. It shows the incompetence and inexperience of this administration. You must be saying Obama was issuing empty threats and that is ok to do. You must also be saying that the US can maintain a strategy of empty threats and/or empty promises and that will have no effect on our relationships with other countries. Your right pothead. If I lie to my buddy why would I ever lie to you? That is inconceivable. If I steal from my friend, why would you ever think I would steal from you?
You are of the lowly educated for sure. How do you find your way through the rain without drowning?
#93 Apr 30, 2013
I don't have a "thirst for more blood" Wiggley. I am merely quoting what Obama threatened. Bullies are like children. If you threaten and don't follow through, you embolden them to continue to be bullies. Of course, if your perception is that we are the bullies, as a lot of the progressives feel, then that's your take on it. It's time to stand up to the bullies and let them know their behavior is not going to be rewarded. Merely threatening and then saying "that's not what I meant" will merely embolden our enemies and make our allies decide that we are unreliable.
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#94 May 1, 2013
OK so answer my question...just what do you propose he should do?
You do realize that no matter what any President would/could do will never satisify the opposing party and even some within the same party.
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#95 May 1, 2013
I've never smoked any dope. I did smoke some cannibus years ago in place of taking Vicoden. The Vicoden scared me way more than a couple of puffs and the cannibus helped me get through a painful back injury.
As far as "the red line" being crossed...just what should we do genius?? Be specific...
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#96 May 1, 2013
One more thought...if I am not mistaken, the same sources used to claim Iraq had WMD's are making similar claims about Syria. If I were Obama I'd be showing constraint as we all know how many WMD's were actually ever found in Iraq.
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#97 May 1, 2013
OK genius as the other poster has asked -- what should the Pres do? Nothing or do you have some other course of action regarding Syria's possible use of chemical weapons? Its been U.S. policy for decades to draw a line in the sand with any nation that would use chemical or any other weapon of mass destruction. O is not threatening anyone. He is simply re-itering long held U.S. policy to friend & foe. So lets see it genius. Whay should he have said or done? Invaded Syria based on half baked intel or lies?
#98 May 1, 2013
Exactly agree! O drew the line, which, as we've found out about him and foreign affairs, is just him throwing his jump rope on the playground.
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#99 May 1, 2013
He should feign disgust and shortage of patience, even threaten.....Surround ourselves with condemnation by the UN, NATO, Russia and any other powerful country, that has a relationship with Syria......We should NEVER allow another ground war in the middle east.......
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#100 May 1, 2013
That is not a pain killer and if you consider it one you are a fool because it sucks at being one. You choose something that is not watched over, controlled, and regulated over something that is. It does not scare you that anyone could lace it with anything and you would not know it until it was to late. Why try to explain anything to you? You have demonstrated that you are total fool with no common sense at all. You have been told repeatedly over and over by different posters that Obama is the one that but the red line there. He is the one that should have had a plan to back up his words. You got your answer several times and you keep asking over and over. Wow are you ever dumb!
#101 May 1, 2013
He should propose tough sanctions and let our military enforce them. We should arm the rebels and let them take the corrupt leadership out.(Not that the rebels aren't probably corrupt themselves since that is prevalent in that part of the world). But to not do anything or take any action is like threatening a child and not following through, and we both have seen the results of that in the children of today.
#102 May 1, 2013
Unlike you Kelpster, I have a job and a life and Topix isn't it. I answered Wriggley because he asked respectfully. You? You can take a hike.
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#103 May 1, 2013
That is all true but Obama should have made some effort early on. Instead he ignored it and focused on Libya. It would have been a lot easier to deal with in the beginning. We may have even persuaded that piece of sh!t dictator to play nice. Now anything we do will basically have to do with throwing him out of power. No doubt, I agree Obama has made this more difficult then if he would have moved early on. At least we were able to buy that turd off. What about the next dictator? BTW I am totally against buying these leaders off. It only postpones the inevitable.
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"Mobile Context Awareness" (CA) currently describes the ability to integrate a phone's GPS location with events you put on its calendar. That definition is minimal and trivializes the impact CA will have on daily life.
Full-on Context Awareness requires difficult steps that are not in current use. They include constant, integrated analytics of your news feeds with data from more sensors that are always-on, including orientation, motion, air sampling, spatial audio, and 3D image capture.
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The Payton Street Pixie Pack: This Pixie Pack provides everything you need to make a 3 piece outfit for your doll! We've selected a beautiful collection of fabrics that coordinate beautifully together or work well on their own. The fabrics work to make a pullover sweater and button up shirt theat can be paried with jeans or a mini skirt! Cinnamon Miles hand selected these beautiful fabrics and is excited to share them with you! This fabric collection is put together with a few specific patterns in mind (but can also be used in any way you wish). *Patterns available separately.
The teal denim fabric will work well with these patterns:
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Cricket South Africa has dismissed a claim made by England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive David Collier that South African players provoked Kevin Pietersen to send inflammatory text messages as "absolute rubbish".
It took until last week for Pietersen and the ECB to jointly agree a process for his return to the England set-up after he was excluded following a series of "provocative" messages he sent to Proteas players during the second Investec Test at Headingley this summer.
Collier told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme on Sunday that Pietersen was replying to Blackberry Messenger messages sent by the opposition and that the South Africans had a "definite policy" to antagonise him.
"This is absolute rubbish," CSA acting chief executive Jacques Faul said.
"What is particularly disappointing is that I had a face-to-face meeting with Mr Collier when I was in London for the Lord's Test match.
"He did not raise this allegation with me then and I would have thought as a matter of courtesy and decency he would have spoken to me about it before going public in the media.
"It is not the way CSA goes about its business and it is not the way the ECB has done business with us in the past either. It is very disappointing because in the past our relationships with the ECB have always been cordial and constructive.
"This (the Pietersen affair) is an internal ECB matter in which we do not wish to be involved. It served as a distraction to our players that we did not need during the Test series."
Collier did not hold back in his criticism of the South Africans, believing the texts were used as a way to gain an advantage on England.
"It is a very thin line between fair and unfair," Collier said.
"These (messages from Pietersen) were responses to messages from certain members of the South Africa team and I would not condone an England player doing it if it was the other way around, and I certainly think they (South Africa) provoked the situation.
"I think there was a tactic which was used. I think that is sadly some of the ways of modern sport but as I say we have plenty of people who are strong in the dressing room who provide very good leadership who can deal with those situations."
The manager of the South Africa cricket team, Mohammed Moosajee, denied that his players provoked Pietersen and described the allegations made by Collier as "irresponsible".
"For them to turn around and get our players involved is really, really unfair," he said in quotes reported by BBC Sport.
"Kevin Pietersen knows he sent the messages to our players.
"The fact David hasn't had sight of those messages, for him to make insinuations that the Proteas players instigated this whole fracas is both irresponsible and unfair.
"We confirmed initially that it was all banter."
Faul spoke with Collier this morning to discuss the comments, although CSA would not reveal what was said between the two while the ECB were not available for comment this morning.
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Ores: El Abra is a porphyry copper deposit that has sulfide and oxide mineralization. The predominant primary sulfide copper minerals are bornite and chalcopyrite. There is a minor amount of secondary sulfide mineralization as chalcocite. The oxide copper minerals are chrysocolla and pseudomalachite. There are lesser amounts of copper-bearing clays and tenorite.
Processes and facilities: The El Abra operation includes a solution extraction/electrowinning facility with a capacity of 500 million pounds of copper cathode per year, a 125,000 metric ton-per-day crushed leach circuit and a similar-sized run-of-mine leaching operation.
Background: Mining operations began in 1996.
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text: J. Meric Bulls Run Away With Series Win Over Irish April 01, 2012 By USF Related Links Box Score Season Stats Sign Up For Free Email Updates Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E ND 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 0 USF 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 x 6 10 0 By TOM ZEBOLD USF Senior Writer TAMPA - Cashing in with runners in scoring position has helped the Bulls put another Big East series victory in the bank. James Ramsay produced the go-ahead single with the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the USF baseball team held on to hand Notre Dame a 6-4 loss before a home crowd of 1,274 on Sunday. The Bulls also came up big at the plate in Saturday's 11-6 victory that set the stage for the series win. "It's really good for our program and our guys," USF head coach Lelo Prado said. Sunday's series-clinching victory was a bit of redemption for a USF team that was swept by Notre Dame last season, which was a key reason why the Bulls missed out on the Big East Tournament. USF (20-9) is now 5-1 in Big East play and just five wins away from equaling its entire total from 2011. "We have a wonderful team and it's exciting to be part of this right now," said leadoff man Alex Mendez, who went 3-for-5 in the series finale. Producing in crucial situations was required in a battle of teams at the top of the Big East standings. Notre Dame (16-10, 4-2) struck first in the top of the second when Alex Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to deep right-center to send Joe Hudson home. Hudson led off the inning with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch and was moved over to third on a fielder's choice. The Irish grabbed a 2-0 lead in the third on an RBI single to left by Eric Jagielo that drove in Conor Biggio, son of former Houston Astros great Craig Biggio, after the freshman singled with one out and stole second. The Bulls' bats got going in the bottom half of the third with two outs when Mendez, already with a double to his credit, singled to right and Chad Taylor singled past diving shortstop Jason McMurray. It was all tied up at 1 after Ramsay lined a single to center. Ramsay, a sophomore from Brandon, Fla., came into the game with a .342 average that ranked second on the team and he had the most at-bats of any Bull (111). The Bulls were back in business in a two-run fourth inning that knocked Irish starter Sean Fitzgerald out of the game. Freshman Buddy Putnam, getting his 13th start of the season, led off the inning with a single and moved over to second after Todd Brazeal walked. Chris Norton's sacrifice bunt advanced the runners and Kyle Teaf tied the game with an RBI single to left-center. Luis Llerena produced the go-ahead run with a fielder's choice with a groundout to second. USF starter Derrick Stultz rolled through the fifth but couldn't avoid trouble in the sixth when Notre Dame tied the score at 3. The senior right-hander walked Jagielo to open the inning and gave up a single to Trey Mancini. A Hudson flyout moved Jagielo over to third and the sophomore scored one batter later when Ryan Bull grounded into a fielder's choice. Stultz got the support he needed just an inning later when USF plated two after coming through with the bases loaded. Llerena was a part of another go-ahead score for the Bulls in the seventh when senior second baseman walked with one out. Mendez continued be a major thorn in Notre Dame's side when he collected his third hit of the game, a double to left-center, to put runners on second and third. Taylor loaded the bases with a walk and Ramsay added to his stellar day with a two-run single that fell in between three players in shallow center. Clutch contact by Ramsay gave him three RBIs along with his team-best 13th multi-hit game of the season. "I put a lot of pressure on him because I think he should be one of the top players in the conference," Prado said. "I'll keep pushing him and hopefully he'll keep responding like he did today." Putnam also was 2-for-4 after following Ramsay with an RBI single to left field that gave USF a 6-3 lead heading into the eighth inning. Stultz's day was done after seven innings and the senior gave Prado exactly what he was looking for, giving up three runs on seven hits and walking only one batter. Stultz (4-1) capped off a solid string of starts by USF arms during a weekend that saw a trio of Stultz, Andrew Barbosa and Joey Lovecchio give up seven earned runs in 20 1/3 innings. "I think there is a little competition among the starters. Each one wants to out-do the other guys," Prado said. It wasn't all smooth sailing for the Bulls, however, before they locked up the series victory. Steven Leasure worked a perfect eighth, but closer Ray Delphey gave up a solo home run to Hudson to start the ninth. Delphey regrouped by getting a lineout, a strikeout and another lineout to secure his third save of the season. "So far, so good," Prado said. "It's a good start, but we have to keep finishing this thing the right way." USF will host Stetson 7 p.m. Tuesday before beginning an eight-game road trip that begins 6:30 p.m. Friday at Cincinnati. Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO W - D. Stultz (4-1) 7.0 7 3 3 1 3 L - P. Connaughton (1-1) 3.1 3 3 3 2 3 S- R. Delphey (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 ND AB H R RBI BB SO J. Hudson 3 2 2 1 0 0 USF AB H R RBI BB SO A. Mendez 5 3 2 0 0 1 MORE FROM Baseball USF Baseball Summer League Update 10 Bulls Playing In College Summer Leagues McClanahan Earns Second All-American Distinction @USFBaseball USF Baseball @USFBaseball WHAT'S HOT news: USF Receiver Group Becoming a 'Monster' news: No. 23/24 Bulls Extend Win Streak to 22 Games news: Williams Becomes Program's First All-American


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Still further to qualify the Victorianism which he was heir to, Borrow took over something from the insinuating Sterne.
That's where we suffer from that ponderous bog of Victorianism.
He has unravelled himself by science, talent, and vigor out of "lower middle class" Victorianism.
But in the atmosphere of Victorianism his pose was original and astonishing.
To them the restrictions of Victorianism would be as intolerable as its pleasures would be insipid.
It was as if unwillingly the club released its hold upon the externals of Victorianism.
And it's impossible not to dread a revival of Victorianism after this war.


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Islam or Culture – Which is to Blame?
Differentiating Religion from Culture
By Tamim Saidi, Engage Minnesota
As an American Muslim, when I see the issues and events about Islam that get treated as "news" in the mainstream media, it bothers me that so many are portrayed as "problems with Islam," the religion, when they are in reality problems of culture, traditions, politics, superstitions, and tribal or ethnic codes of conduct of some Muslim-majority region. I think most Americans would agree with me that it would be unfair to judge a religion (whether Islam, Christianity, or any other religion) by the practices it does not condone.
The religion of Islam does not condone – and it actually condemns – practices such as dishonorable "honor killings," racism or tribalism, oppression of women, banning women from obtaining an education, and many other un-Islamic practices that make its way to the sensationalized news. If a Muslim, or a Muslim-majority region, practices these despicable acts, it is not because of Islam, but despite Islam.
On numerous occasions some authors and "pundits" have wrongly attacked the religion of Islam for the cultural practices of Muslims in certain places in the world. Polls have shown that about 70 percent of the American public acknowledges being unfamiliar with Islam. Thus it is not a surprise that most Americans cannot distinguish Islamic religious practices from cultural practices by Muslim-majority countries.
There are certain areas of overlap: A people's religion influences their culture, and culture influences how they practice their religion. But in Islam there is a clear distinction between the two.
In order to explain the differences between Islam and culture, I think it will be useful if you could imagine a Catholic family in Minnesota, a Catholic family in South America, a Catholic family in Italy, and a Catholic family in Africa.
Although these four families have the same religion, they will have different cultures. They will eat different types of food and will listen to different types of music. Their style of clothing will be different and, of course, their languages will be different. More than likely, they will have certain cultural and traditional practices that are not derived from Catholicism. I think the same would be true for Protestant families or Jewish families in different parts of the world.
In the same way, Muslims from different parts of the world will have varying cultures even though they share the same religion. For many Muslims, as with people of other faiths, their cultures play a strong role in their lives. Looking back, my country of birth, Afghanistan, and its neighboring country Pakistan have cultures that, when viewed from a global level, seem very similar to each other. But when I was forced to flee Afghanistan as a teenager and live in Pakistan as a refugee, I experienced culture shock. I found the culture and traditions to be very different from what I was accustomed to. As I was explaining this phenomenon to a friend who was born in South Dakota, he shared that he had "culture shock" when he moved from South Dakota to Minnesota. He also reminded me that the culture of Minnesota is different from the culture of Texas, and the culture in San Francisco is different from the culture in New Orleans.
Not Everything Done by Muslims is Necessarily Islamic
Many of the countries that are commonly called "Islamic countries" – which in reality are merely "Muslim-majority countries" – practice an amalgam of Islamic practices and pre-Islamic/non-Islamic practices. More than 10 centuries ago, when Islam became the predominant religion of the part of the world that today is Muslim-majority, those countries already had very distinct and very patriarchal cultures, as many remain patriarchal today. After embracing the religion of Islam, many of these cultures, including the culture of my ancestors and the culture that I grew up in, abandoned some of the pre-Islamic cultures and traditions , but they hang on to many others.
As a young boy growing up in Afghanistan, like many people in Afghanistan, I wrongly presumed many of these cultural practices to be "Islamic." At certain times of the year we cooked certain types of food and distributed them among the poor. On certain days, many visited the graveyards and the shrines, and prayed for the deceased, and some asked the "spirits of the deceased" to pray to God for them. These practices are performed by Muslims and are given an Islamic dimension, for instance by the reading of a passage from the Holy Qur'an, etc. Yet these practices are not Islamic practices.
So then, what is an Islamic practice? Islamic practices and beliefs are those that have roots in the Qur'an (which Muslims believe to be the last and unchanged revelation from God) and the Sunnah (traditions) of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Any belief or practice, even if common among some Muslim – majority country, which does not go back to the Qur'an or the Sunnah , is not an Islamic belief or practice.
Just as it is unfair to judge Christianity for un-Christian and inappropriate actions of some who call themselves Christians, it is unfair to judge Islam by un-Islamic and inappropriate actions of some who call themselves Muslims. Just as every action of every Christian is not necessarily based on Christianity, every action of every Muslim is not necessarily based on Islam.
Just as I have urged my Muslim brothers and sisters around the world not to judge America by what they see on their TV sets on "The Jerry Springer Show," I want to urge my American brothers and sisters not to judge Islam by the tabloid and cultural news that finds its way to their TV sets.
Tamim Saidi is an American Muslim and an active member of the Muslim community in Minnesota.
Posted on January 11, 2008, in Tamim Saidi and tagged Tamim Saidi. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
This is an excellent article and well needed. In the current climate, people are quick to jump to conclusions without examining what their assumptions are and how they might be comitting falacies of logic. What you explained here in this article is an excellent way to get people to think critically about what they are fed by media and how they process the information they are receiving.
Great article. Thanks for pointing out some of the assumptions that we make not only about Islam, but about Christianity as well. I believe these prejudiced assumptions stem from the lack of mobility of many Americans. I don't know the numbers but many Americans never go farther (except for short vacations to theme areas) than 100 miles from their birthplace, which is their parents and grandparents' birthplace. Travel increases learning, in my opinion.
What will happen to Yaser Said on the Day of Judgement?
I understand that honor killing is not an Islamic practice. Why do you think it has persisted so long?
What I do not understand is your unwillingness to mention Yaser Said by name, and condemn him as the murderer of Amina and Sarah Said.
Hi, Douglas. I think it goes without saying that an average person, especially someone who professes to follow a peaceful religion such as Islam or Christianity, would condemn killing. Please do not assume any less of this writer, and we will not assume any less of you. Nor will we hold you responsible for condemning or apologizing for the actions of another person in another state just because that person claims the same religion as you.
Thanks for your comments.
I am glad this article is getting some attention.
I know it might sound incredible to those who have been following this case very closely, but I have not been following the case of Amina and Sarah Said at all.
Your post is the first time that I have heard of the case.
But regardless, a crime is a crime and a murder is a murder. Islam is not a religion of vigilantism. Even in case of the punishment for murderers and rapists that Islam allows capital punishment, there are specific procedures that have to be followed.
Taking the life an innocent person is like killing the entire humanity according to Islam's teachings. Prophet Muhammad (P) said that if someone were to kill even a sparrow unjustifiably, he/she will be punished in the hereafter, let alone killing an innocent person. NO doubt, killing an innocent person is one of the gravest sins in Islam.
I'm pleased that you read my post.
I was hoping you would opine on why the unIslamic custom of honor killing has persisted so long in countries such as Jordan and Yemen.
Since the murders of Amina and Sarah Said took place on January 1, and your original post was written on January 11, I incorrectly believed you were referring to that case when you wrote the post. That would explain why you didn't mention them by name.
Were you aware of the murder of Aqsa Parvez in Mississauga, Ontario in December of 2007?
Hello Douglas,
I am familiar with the case of Aqsa Parvez. You may not be familiar with the most influential Muslim Scholar in the US, response to this case…
Please read:
Also I am Palestinian. The social ill of honor killing is prevalent in Jordan and Palestine amongst Christians and Muslims alike. There are Christians in Palestine that died of honor killing. You may not be aware of that. But I am sure you do not condone it.
"Faten Habash's father wept as he assured his daughter there would be no more beatings, no more threats to her life and that she was free to marry the man she loved, even if he was a Muslim. All he asked was that Faten return home.
Hassan Habash even gave his word to an emissary from a Bedouin tribe traditionally brought in to mediate in matters of family honour, a commitment regarded as sacrosanct in Palestinian society. But the next weekend, as Faten watched a Boy Scouts parade from the balcony of her Ramallah home, the 22-year-old Christian Palestinian was dragged into the living room and bludgeoned to death with an iron bar. Her father was arrested for the murder. "
This is an EXCELLENT article! I just love reading it over and over again.
Thank you!!!


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Directory: Techniques → Defensive techniques
Energy Shield / Energy Barrier is a technique used to generate an energy shield around the user to protect them from attacks.
This is a result of using very advanced ki manipulation to compress the energy to the point of being hermetically sealed so that nothing more than voices (in an atmosphere) or low energy photons, such as visible light, can pass through it. It seems that anyone who can use ki can use the technique, however it may require some practice. Depending on the strength of the user, an energy shield can be strong enough to completely withstand being caught in the destruction of a planet, as demonstrated by Broly's first use of his infantile powers during Frieza's Genocide against the Saiyans.
Energy Shield is first seen when Goku uses one while charging a one-handed Kamehameha during his second battle against King Piccolo. Later, Goku uses an energy shield as an adult to protect himself from the combined energy waves of Daiz and Cacao.[9] Gohan uses it to stop him, Krillin, and Piccolo from being sucked into the Dead Zone during the Garlic Jr. Saga, although this was most likely a stronger version as it was able to stop them from being pulled in the slightest. Future Gohan also uses an Energy Shield, called Evil Barrier, when he fights the androids for the second time in Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks. It is also seen in one of Vegeta's flashbacks being used by his father, King Vegeta.
After being absorbed by Super Buu, Vegito used a skin-level Energy Shield to prevent him from being completely assimilated into the monster. This technique is called Saiyan Shield in the Raging Blast series.
Lord Slug used an Energy Shield to counter Goku's first blast on him in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug. Broly (as a baby, no less) uses it to save himself and his father, Paragus from a dying Planet Vegeta. Broly's energy shield even allows him (and others if he chooses) to survive in the vacuum of space (or even within molten lava).
The only technique used by Dr. Raichi in the OVA Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans and its remake Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans, is his barrier technique named Dark Spirits. The Destron Gas Machine he sent in West City also is protected by cybernetic Energy Shield which is capable of supporting even the power of Vegeta's Photon Bomber.
Both Bojack and Cooler in his final form have a psychic energy shield technique called Psycho Barrier.
It is seen several times in Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming, first when Gohan uses it to shield Goten, Videl, and Trunks from one Broly's energy blasts; later Broly again uses it to escape from a sea of lava, and lastly, he briefly attempts to use it to block Gohan, Goten, and Goku's Family Kamehameha, but breaks apart and is rocketed towards the Sun and is defeated.
In Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, Vegeta emits an Energy Barrier from his hands in a fashion similar to Final Flash to protect civilians from Hirudegarn's Gigantic Flame breath.
Types of Energy Barrier
Android Barrier
Red Ribbon Androids have their own version of the Energy Shield known as the Android Barrier. The Android Barrier was first used by Android 17 (his is bluish-green in color) to block Piccolo's Hellzone Grenade. Android 18 is also equipped with an Android Barrier (hers is pink in color), though she rarely uses it. In the movie Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, Android 15 used the Android Barrier to protect himself from Future Trunks' Continuous Energy Bullets. Super Android 13 is also equipped with an Android Barrier (used in video games, his is red in color, same as his ki attacks).
Semi-Perfect Cell used a barrier in order to completely absorb Android 18 without interference. Perfect Cell uses an even stronger barrier version (the largest of all barrier techniques), called the Perfect Barrier, during the Cell Games. In Dragon Ball GT, Super 17 retains his original barrier, but it also seems to gains the ability to absorb ki-based attacks (the barrier is invisible during this process), this is called the Absorption Barrier.
Android 18 can use the barrier in Dragon Ball Z: Buyū Retsuden to defend herself against super attacks. In the Budokai series and Super Dragon Ball Z, the barrier is called Energy Field, and is used by both Android 17, Android 18, and Cell (in his second and later transformations). In the Budokai series, both Android 17 and Android 18 have it as an offensive move that expands outward to attack the opponent. In the Supersonic Warriors series, Android 17 performs the technique whenever he is summoned, and Android 18 and Android 20 can use it for defense under the generic name of Ki Shield as part of the game's mechanics. In Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, Android 17 and Android 18 can charge an energy shield in their hands and use it offensively; this is called Pinpoint Energy Shield. The androids can also use energy shields in Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22, and Dragon Ball Z: The Legend. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, Super Buu can use the Energy Field after absorbing Perfect Cell. In Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, Android 17's version is called Energy Field while Cell's is called Energy Barrier. Despite not being an Android, the Future Warrior can learn and/or obtain both of these techniques in Xenoverse.
The Ki-based shields are most common type of energy shield used by various fighters throughout the series such as Goku, Gohan/Future Gohan, Vegeta, and Broly. Sometimes in the main series and video games, an Explosive Wave-based technique, Kiai (Spirit Shot & Angry Shout), or even a powerful aura (Hyper Guard, Power Guard, & Vanisher Guard) can be used defensively to nullify attacks functioning as a both a form of energy shield as well in some cases as an offensive technique, with additional effects such as pushing back and/or damaging the opponent. During the Vegeta Saga, Nappa was the first person in the series to demonstrate that a powerful aura can be used to nullify attacks through his aura-based Hyper Guard technique. In Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, Bojack uses his own aura-based technique called Power Guard.
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, there are several ki-based energy shield/barrier techniques: Super Guard, Spirit Boost, and Force Shield. Explosive Wave, Super Explosive Wave, and Break Strike are Explosive Wave techniques can double as energy shields as well. The Kiai-based Spirit Explosion and Angry Shout can function as energy shields as well. The game even features an aura-based technique used by Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta called Vanisher Guard. Most of these techniques are Evasive Skills though some like Spirit Boost and Super Guard are defensive Super Skills. Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta uses an counteroffensive ki-based energy shield called Counter Burst where he projects an energy shield that upon being hit by an energy based attack allows the user to counterattack with an even more powerful ki blast of their own. Interestingly, when Vegito's Force Shield is used by Vegito or the Future Warrior (unless Male Voice Option 8 is selected) in Xenoverse 2 they will shout Barrier when using it. If Male Voice Option 8 is selected then they will shout out Don't Touch Me (which ironically references the Evasive Skill's ability to damage the opponent if they are close when the skill is used). Most of these techniques can be either learned and/or obtained by the Future Warrior.
"Generate a barrier around your body. The barrier will disappear after a while, but additional input will both extend it and make it last longer. The barrier can be expanded up to three times."
Main articles: Wizard Barrier and Hero's Flute
The evil wizard Babidi has a green/yellow energy shield called Wizard Barrier. Only in the anime, Majin Buu uses a similar barrier, called Protective Bubble,[5] to protect himself when the Earth's Military attacked him.
Tapion's Hero's Flute can produce a blue energy shield if a specific tune is played.
Through her mystical powers of the air, Oceanus Shenron is able to create a powerful modality impenetrable shield (actually semi-impenetrable because its weak point is the eye of the hurricane). She calls it Invisible Forcefield, and uses it to fend off all kinds of offensive and energy attacks.
Dr. Wheelo has his own fiery-red energy shield/barrier which is generated by his robotic body and is simply called Barrier.
The Pilaf Machine has a white-blue shield/barrier, called Pilaf Barrier.
- Goku
- Gohan/Future Gohan (Evil Barrier, Tenma Defense/Energy Dome[7], Super Guard)
- Pilaf Machine (Pilaf Barrier; mechanical)
- Dr. Wheelo (Barrier; mechanical)
- Namekian Warrior[10]
- Vegeta (Super Guard)[7]
- Cooler (Psycho Barrier)
- Android 18/Future Android 18 (Android Barrier)
- Android 17/Future Android 17 (Android Barrier)
- Android 15 (Android Barrier)
- Super Android 13 (Android Barrier)
- Dr. Raichi (Dark Spirits)
- Semi-Perfect Cell / Perfect Cell (Energy Field / Perfect Barrier)
- Broly (knew it as a baby)
- Bojack (Psycho Barrier)
- Babidi (Wizard Barrier)
- Majin Buu (Wizard Barrier; Anime only)
- Super Buu (Energy Field; after absorbing Cell, in Budokai 2 only)
- Vegito (Saiyan Shield/Force Shield, used to keep himself from being absorbed by Super Buu)
- Tapion (Hero's Flute, produced via a playing a special tune on his magic ocarina)
- Cabba
- Majuub (used to keep himself from being digested by Baby Vegeta)
- Super 17 (Android Barrier & invisible Absorption Barrier)
- Oceanus Shenron (Invisible Forcefield)
- Shin
- Gowasu
- Grand Supreme Kai
- Goku Black
- Future Warrior (Super Guard, Spirit Boost, Energy Field, Energy Barrier, Drain Field, Force Shield)[6]
- Future Warrior 2 (Super Guard, Spirit Boost, Energy Field, Energy Barrier, Drain Field, Force Shield, Psycho Barrier)[7]
- Bardock (Super Guard)[7]
- Captain Ginyu (Super Guard)[7]
- Recoome (Super Guard)[7]
- Burter (Super Guard)[7]
- Jeice (Super Guard)[7]
- Guldo (Super Guard)[7]
- Kaiwaremen (Super Guard)[7]
- Kyukonmen (Super Guard)[7]
- There are some techniques where the user's ki aura is used both for attack and defense. For example, the Nova Strike executed by Frieza, the Gigantic Slam executed by Broly, and Pearl Flash performed by Kid Buu, whose performances and functions of both the missiles are similar.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daizenshuu 7, 1996
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors, 2002
- ↑ Future Gohan's version - Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, 2007
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, 2004
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game, 2000
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Dragon Ball Z: V.R.V.S., 1994
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, 1990
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z episode 47, "Namek's Defense"


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- Briefly describe a specific question, or set of related questions, about a health care test or treatment that this program should consider.
- There are many of us who have endured the results of "recalled" medical devices used for total hip replacement.
What treatment exists for cobalt and chromium contaminating the human blood stream? Ions of these two chemicals are the result of two metal moving parts within the product which rub together and produce minute levels of cobalt and chromium.
- Does your question include a comparison of different health care approaches? (If no, your topic will still be considered.)
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- If yes, explain the specific technologies, devices, drugs, or interventions you would like to see compared:
- It appears there is no answer treating the above concern, but the FDA has suggested what should be done, considering the future possibilities of new medical problems caused by cobalt and chromium, which, will continue to attack the human body. There are many inflicted, and who are having, or considering having, the device removed (with serious risks), and a new non-metal-to-metal device.
- What patients or group(s) of patients does your question apply to? (Please include specific details such as age range, gender, coexisting diagnoses, and indications for therapy.)
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- Does your question include a health care drug, intervention, device, or technology available (or likely to be available) in the U.S.?
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- EHC Priority Conditions (updated in 2008)
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- Describe why this topic is important.
- Because the results can be fatal!
- What specifically motivated you to ask this question? (For example, you are developing a clinical guideline, working with a policy with large uncertainty about the appropriate approach, costly intervention, new research you have read, items in the media you may have seen, a clinical practice dilemma you know of, etc.)
- The total left hip replacement which I have is no causing great pain, and has impaired what lifestyle I still have. Please read the FDA reports on the subject of metal-on-metal and which is NOW being condemed the federal health agencies and by renowned orthopedic surgeons.
They all agree the "product" should never have been given approval for use. Multiple world-wide companies manufacture these products, but some also manufacture the product with ine part made of ceramic(?), etc.
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I'm looking for some help.
I had my 02 rex running great then the timing gear shattered at RPM. I'm sure i have some bent valves and other damage.
I'm looking for the best and most cost effective way to fix this. I'm thinking pull the engine and drop in a new one.
i have called some JDM places and they say they have nothing that will fit.
Can i put in any ej20? will it plug into my ECU?
I have also looked at changing to an V4 JDM Sti motor/trans
any suggestions or help is much appreciated
Its because the JDM engines will result in you having to modify some things just to get it to work correctly. Or find work arounds on it. If you want it to run like stock it'd require a new wiring harness, you need the sensors the EJ207 uses that the american engines do not....Acvs sensor being one of them, JDM ECU, and you can see where this is headed. Yet, with work arounds some people have the EJ207 with a lot less work. I couldn't tell you as I have not done that modification. If Basco ever returns to the site...he has been MIA lately. He'd be your best bet for information on that route. As he is running a EJ207 in his 02 wagon and making rediculous amounts of HP with it.
Other options are a hybrid route...using a EJ255 bottom end with your EJ205 heads. Which still requires some small amounts of modification to pull off. Psinuse is running a 2.34 L hybrid that is another option. Thirdly you could just buy a EJ205 engine and replace all the insides with forged parts and basically a have american low end EJ207 if you do head work and cams as well. Last option is stay stock....
Hopefully some other people will chime in with their thoughts.
When I broke a connecting rod, I just found a whole used motor and swapped it in. $3000 total cost.
sorry i know its probably a noob question but do you know of any websites that have good deals on 205's been looking but haven't found any (looking for stock swap)
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So I volunteered to have Christmas dinner at my place and at last count there were 13 adults and 2 kids to feed. I have a 6lb ham (Is that enough??!) that I was going to put a marmalade glaze on. I'll also have an English triffle for dessert.
What else should I make? At this point I'm stuck as I have no ideas.
Can't make anything with nuts (Dd is allergic), not big on the potatoes, and no one except the older folks like brussel sprouts. Ideas?
Oh, and did I mention that the dinner is in mid-Dec, to accomodate everyone's schedules? Thats almost 2 weeks away, and I'm already biting my fingernails....help!
Mama to Emma (7) and Sarah (5)
If the ham has a bone, count on 2-3 servings per pound.
If the ham is boneless, you'll get about 4-5 servings per pound.
What about any combination of the following:
Green Salad
creamed spinach,
twice baked potatoes
scalloped/au gratin potatoes
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Baked Beans
Roasted veggies (carrots, parsnips, squash, red onions)
Green Beans Almandine
Baked Apples
Cole Slaw/Potato Salad
Roast Asparagus
Hmm, I think I'm hungry
I serve ham for New Years each year and this is my menu:
Honey glazed Ham
potato salad (you could sub pasta salad?)
ginger glazed carrots
minted peas
yeast rolls
big mixed green salad
thought I served this salad fro T-day this year and it was a HUGE hit. Would be gret with ham.
I always put out condiments like mayo, a variety of mustards, etc in case some people want to turn their rolls in ham sanwiches.
Pardon me while I
I love scalloped potatoes with ham. And roasted asparagus, rolls. I'd lean toward something starchy with a ham, maybe macaroni and cheese?
I would do green beans and a sweet potato dish.
I like anything cheesy with ham. Mac and Cheese or Scalloped Potatoes are good.
I also like Sweet Potatoes, either baked and served with butter and cinnamon sugar or a casserole.
Then add something green. I'd go with green beans or broccoli personally. Both are good steamed or sauteed if you can cook them right before serving. Or if you want to prepare in advance they both work well in casseroles.
Kristy, wife to Josh proud mama to Katie: since 3/08 and Emma since 8/12.
Dh will be doing ham for xmas - I'm planning on double twice stuffed potatoes (has regular and sweet potatoes mashed together) and carrots w/ brussel sprouts, not that that fits what you're looking for.
I've also thought about a broccoli gratin.
Creamed spinach is also really good with ham. I think creamed corn or a corn spoon bread would pair well also, as would roasted pears & onions.
At my house ham must be serve with biscuits LOL everything else is optional.
I serve a ham buffet every Christmas Eve - always bone-in and I figure two servings a pound.
The sides are always the same - scalloped potatoes (one with sauteed mushrooms and one without), a goat cheese and spinach pie for the vegetarians, a giant salad, bread and rolls, a selection (hard, soft, blue etc.) cheeses, different kinds of mustard then cookies, christmas cake and one big dessert, say a trifle.
If you don't like potatoes, I'd do a big macaroni and cheese or wild rice pilaf.
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My day job has been filled with these experiences for nearly thirty years. The profundity with which humans deal with these experiences can only be dealt with through discussion, introspection and professional therapy for most people.
All of this being the facts, the organization cannot stand still and allow the depth of despair to continue to affect the product on the field. As the song goes, "the heart will go on". And with rumblings that both the General Manager and the entire coaching staff my exit at seasons end, maybe there is a silver lining ahead.
The Chiefs are still tied with the Jaguars for the worst record in football, but statistically are still the worst. 32 of 32. No offense and very little defense. The ship is sinking fast and the hole is only getting bigger. The likely record for this team will end up being 2-14.
Our friend Todd Haley walked in the door the year after the last 2-14 record proclaiming 22 guys off the street can win two games. It sure looks like it from my perspective. I never thought I'd say that…
Listen, folks, this team is in BIG trouble. If the powers that be refuse to recognize that (and maybe there are by the PR spin disputing reports of the ousters on Wednesday), then they would be the only ones in Kansas City. Pulling the blanket tighter over the eyes doesn't change the view outside.
Obviously the decision is going to wait until the season ends and the book is closed. Surely Clark will blow it up then, wouldn't you think? I'm not so sure. Based on all current indications, some might think Hunt is willing to give Scott Pioli and Romeo Crennel a second (or third or fourth) chance.
I fear for the Hunts. I really do. I believe that Clark, for some odd reason, has refused to see the forest through the trees. I apologize for the cliché-ridden sentences but they seem so appropriate based on the current state of the Chiefs. But let's hope I'm wrong.
I can't, in good conscience, defend anything the operations side of the Kansas City Chiefs Football Club has done for the entire season. I don't believe there has been one good decision that would have made this team perform at the level they were expected to prior to the start of the season.
Bad management equates to bad football. I may be stating the obvious but it sure seems that many in the organization aren't seeing the obvious. If I'm the one who has to illustrate that to the management of an organization reportedly valued at nearly $1 billion, then there is trouble in River City.
This season has been especially hard to witness from a journalist's perspective. We are required to report and opine based on our role. Mine is to opine and my opinion is worth just as much as anyone else's. What has been particularly hard for me is finding the silver lining.
One shouldn't have to work as hard as we have had to covering the Chiefs this season. There should be some bright spots or glimmers of hope. We know Jamaal Charles is the real deal. He's the real deal on a team that is really bad. Dwayne Bowe is the real deal. He will be gone next season (thank you Scott Pioli).
Do you see where I'm going?
All of this discussion leads to a path of decisions. Those decisions will determine the future of this team. If Clark Hunt cannot make the correct decisions that will bring good fortune to this team, then maybe he needs stronger advisors at his side or turn operations over to someone else.
I look to the 2012 AFC West champions and this is what I see. Pat Bowlen hired John Elway as the executive vice president in charge of football operations. Elway only answers to Bowlen. The remainder of the staff from the GM to the head coach report to Elway. Bowlen has given Elway the authority to make the hard decisions. Elway fired Brian Xanders after getting hired. Elway found a way to get rid of Tim Tebow and get Peyton Manning to sign on the dotted line.
Say what you will about Elway and the Broncos but you know what? They're 11-3 and the AFC West champions.
If only Clark Hunt was willing to find a guy who would do the dirty work, he could keep his hands clean, kiss babies and walk through Arrowhead much like his father, Founder Lamar Hunt.
There are a few candidates out there and I'm sure everyone reading; can name them all. Those are the guys that are needed in KC. Scott Pioli had a chance and he blew it. He hired the wrong coaches and he didn't stock the team with quality players.
Pioli was a product of Bill Belichick and by extension, Bill Parcells. Without them, he doesn't have a shield against the kryptonite. Left to his own device, he is unable to conjure the magic.
The lesson is simple. Stick to what you know and who you know. If Pioli is let go after the season, he will return to New England of that I have no doubt. With all the tools he is used to dwelling in place, lightning could strike twice for the Patriots.
But it will still just be raining in Kansas City until Clark goes out and finds the sunshine. And let's hope that the reports that circled the NFL about changes ahead are indeed true, so we don't have to write anymore of these articles and we can get back to loving our football team again.
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COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. – Making its first NCAA Tournament debut since 2009, the Merrimack College women's tennis team suffered a 5-0 loss to fourth-seeded Chestnut Hill in the first round of the NCAA Tournament East Regional on Saturday morning at Cold Spring Harbor High School.
Merrimack, seeded fifth in the east region, finishes the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 15-5 while posting a perfect 12-0 conference record. The Warriors captured their first Northeast-10 Conference regular season while earning the program's first Northeast-10 Championship title since 2002.
The Basics
Score: No. 4 Chestnut Hill 5, No. 5 Merrimack 0
Records: Merrimack (15-5) | Chestnut Hill (19-9)
Location: Cold Spring Harbor High School | Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
East Region #1 Bracket
Day One
No. 4 Chestnut Hill 5, No. 5 Merrimack 0
Day Two
No. 1 NYIT vs. No. 4 Chestnut Hill – 11 a.m.
How it Happened
Chestnut Hill claimed all three doubles matches to grasp a 3-0 lead heading into singles action.
Merrimack's top duo of Grace Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) and Shakee Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) were unable to give the Warriors a point in No. 1 doubles as the duo fell 9-7 to Charlotte Dawson and Marie Deleval. Rachel Muller (North Andover, Mass.) and Alyx Barnes (Portsmouth, N.H) also put in a good effort but were defeated 8-6 in No. 3 doubles.
Down 3-0, the Warriors were unable to captured a point in singles and the Griffins secured the match sweep with wins in No. 1 and No. 6 singles.
Looking to get a late rally going, S. Messina and Muller captured first set wins in No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively. However, G. Messina fell to Dawson in No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-3 to give the Griffins a 4-0 lead.
Still looking for its first point of the afternoon, senior Kara Hole (Portsmouth, R.I.) forced a third set match against Kelly Dennis in No. 4 singles, but Barnes came up short in No. 6 singles and Chestnut Hill's Axe Owen clinched the sweep for the Griffins, 6-2, 6-2.
1. Charlotte Dawson/Marie Deleval (CHCW) def. Grace Messina/Shakee Messina (MER) 9-7
2. Kelly Dennis/Iman Williams-Mulesa (CHCW) def. Chealsey Giatrelis/Kara Hole (MER) 8-3
3. Morgan Oechsle/Axe Owens (CHCW) def. Rachel Muller/Alyx Barnes (MER) 8-6
1. Charlotte Dawson (CHCW) def. Grace Messina (MER) 6-2, 6-3
2. Iman Williams-Mulesa (CHCW) vs. Chealsey Giatrelis (MER) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
3. Marie Deleval (CHCW) vs. Shakee Messina (MER) 2-6, 1-3, unfinished
4. Kelly Dennis (CHCW) vs. Kara Hole (MER) 6-2, 1-6, 2-1, unfinished
5. Morgan Oechsle (CHCW) vs. Rachel Muller (MER) 6-7 (5-7), 1-1, unfinished
6. Axe Owens (CHCW) def. Alyx Barnes (MER) 6-2, 6-2
What They Said
"This has been an outstanding season for this team and I am extremely proud of every player," said head coach Peter Arsenault. "We achieved numerous team goals this year and these six players worked very hard to win the programs third Northeast-10 Title and reach the NCAA Tournament once again. I am excited for next year and we will build upon the success of this team."
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Some English Catholic commentators on the Second Vatican Council have played down the transformation it brought about, and under Pope John Paul II, the first Slav Pope, moves have been made to counter the Western optimism which the Eastern Europeans thought they saw enshrined in the conciliar decrees. This subsequent revisionism has been called 'the Slav revenge'. Nevertheless the Council continues to inspire Catholic renewal because at the heart of it was a recovery of the Christian humanism which had been less evident in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Then the Catholic Church became afraid of the modern world and pulled up the drawbridge, presenting itself as a perfect society over and above the transient flux of temporal happenings. Now it has reasserted its fundamental identity as a hierarchically structured people's church on pilgrimage through the world of today.
It has been said that anyone becoming a Catholic in England needs a double conversion, first to the faith and then to the other people. I never found the need for this second conversion. It was an attraction that this church so obviously crossed the boundaries of nationality, race and class. It struck me that while Protestant countries seemed politically more wholesome - something that held me back from the Catholic Church for a time - Catholics as individuals were happier. Perhaps they had more reason to be thankful for forgiveness.
The Catholic Church is a church under authority with all the attraction that brings - 'Submit, submit', as the poet Arthur Hugh Clough said - together with all the dangers of infringing the sovereignty of conscience. But what John XXIII made self-evident was that true authority draws the world towards it. In him you could almost see Peter the fisherman. Pope John Paul II has the same commission, but this Pope's style is different. His supporters and opponents alike acknowledge that he has greatness, an evangelist whose contribution to the collapse of the Communist empire will be variously estimated but cannot be ignored. As to the Church, there he sees himself as the rock, imparting stability so as to keep the show on the road. But there is a cost.
Correcting the imbalance of the First Vatican Council's papal doctrine, the Second laid down the direction for advance side by side with a reaffirmation of the old: that is the Roman way. So in the conciliar documents extreme assertions of papal power coexist with a vision of the pope as leader of a team, with his bishops round him - the doctrine of 'collegiality', by which the college of bishops, with the Pope at its head, governs. There is no more than a moral obligation for a pope to follow this second way rather than the first and John Paul II has not done so.
It is Rome's authority which is impelling some Anglo-Catholics at present towards the Roman Catholic Church, but here exactly is also the area of greatest debate. The teaching authority today certainly uses the language of the Council, but reduces or shifts its meaning. Collegiality is interpreted as 'the bishops following the Pope'. The emphasis is not on the team but on the captain. Observing the present Roman scene, commentators are often struck by its resemblance to a court. It is impossible against this background to conceive of any redress of the encyclical of Paul VI reaffirming the ban on contraception, which is the Achilles' heel of Roman authority, or of the other urgent questions about the Church's structure and organisation at present awaiting resolution. It is as though the Church had gone on a religious retreat, in order to strengthen itself by self-examination and meditation. The thaw will come, but not yet.
Yet this is still the Church, ecclesia semper reformanda. There is no such thing as a perfect church. There is no such thing as 'the church we want'. Those who belong to the Church will suffer through the Church.
'I believe in the holy catholic Church,' Archbishop William Temple said, 'and sincerely regret that it does not at present exist.' But without the existing Church there is a hole in the centre of Christian life. I felt that hole after my conversion to Christianity as an Anglican. I knew hardly any Roman Catholics then, having been brought up in the Church of England by parents of nonconformist background. But I felt a mismatch between my experience of fire and Spirit when I chose the Christian over the atheist way, and the teaching I subsequently received. Things did not add up. Something was missing. I did not know what it was but it was there when I read Roman Catholic books, whether I agreed with them or not. Those who wrote them believed in the holy catholic Church and were sincerely glad it did exist.
It is more than the Church, though, for what makes the Church is the Mass. 'This is my body.' 'This is my blood.' It is not magic, but the simple lapidary words have an awesome significance. 'Through Him, with Him, in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.' God himself humbly present in a morsel of bread, a drop of wine.
I knew nothing about the Mass when I began my journey towards the Roman Catholic Church. One Sunday shortly before Christmas I went by chance - except that those things are never just by chance - into Westminster Cathedral. I was rooted to the spot at the drama going on inside. This was not like the Eucharist as I knew it in the broad Church of Anglicanism, where Cranmer's doctrine laid stress on how the believer was transported by faith into the heavenlies. Here was something very precisely down to earth. Based on a sole visit to an Anglo-Catholic church in Cambridge, I had in my head an idea that Roman Catholics hardly ever took communion, but at the end of the Mass the whole congregation went up to the altar rails to receive the body of Christ. When I went out of that cathedral I was already a Roman Catholic by desire.
If you like your religion 'nice', this is not a church to join. This is not a gentleman's faith. The essence of it is not politeness. You cannot just slip in and out of it. It is basic. The Catholic writer Sheila Cassidy likes to quote Meister Eckhart (if indeed it was he who said it): 'Put on your jumping shoes, and jump into the heart of God.' That is what Catholicism offers you.
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