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In wedding tradition, gifts are exchanged between the bride and groom the night before, the morning of, or following the festivities of the wedding. The tradition is a sweet one -- a private moment in what can be a very public whirlwind of activity surrounding the wedding. Gifts chosen are typically symbolic of the commitment shared and the beginning of a new life together. So what sort of items, exactly do people choose to symbolize these sentiments?
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According to the etiquette books and websites I visited, appropriate choices include engraved picture frames, leather desk sets, and monogrammed handkerchiefs. I can picture the confusion on my fiance's face opening any of these items. They're just not a good fit. So how might you adapt the tradition so that it has meaning for the man in your life? As with all things wedding-related, one way to keep tradition alive is by making it your own.
If you find yourself stumped, start with a brainstorming exercise. I have a dry-erase board for just this sort of thing. Make some lists! Here's a few to start with:His interests and hobbies
You can modify the traditional idea of classic engraved items to suit his interests. Initials and an anniversary date can be added to just about anything. Once you've listed his most beloved ways to spend a Saturday, think about the equipment or tools involved. Maybe there's something he's always wanted that's a little bit expensive or hard to find. You can also improve upon something he already has with a nicer model. Pick something he'll get a lot of mileage out of, that he will enjoy using for years to come.Shared interests and memories
Think back to important or memorable events from your past. Contrary to what you might assume based on traditional gift suggestions, you do not need to spend a lot of money for a groom's gift to fit the occasion. Thoughtfulness and care are far more important. If your first date was to see a movie for example, buy the DVD and place a personal letter and a photo inside the jacket. Think about what you have in common, both the interests that brought you together, and those you've developed as a couple during the course of your relationship.
Photo by Bob B. Brown. (Flickr)Look to the future
Your gift can also be about the memories you have yet to make together. If the two of you have always fantasized about sky-diving, or snorkeling, purchase a gift certificate for your groom. A gift certificate might sound impersonal, but it seems a lot more personal to me than a desk set. If it's something you know he'll be eager to use, it's a great choice. And if it's something he'll use with you, even better! Deal-of-the-day websites are great for this sort of thing. Consider romantic activities if tangible items don't come to mind, such as revisiting locations of significance. Researching and purchasing excursions near your honeymoon destination is also a nice idea. Search for restaurants, museums, day-trips or concerts in the area.And the other men you want to thank?
Gifts for the men involved in your wedding, both the groomsmen and any other man you'd like to thank, can be equally challenging. While this is often the groom's domain, you might just find yourself recruited to help.
You don't want to blow a bunch of money on stuff that will collect dust, so opt for lasting, practical items. Engraved pocket knives, and money clips are classic and elegant traditional gifts that fit the bill. Wrist and pocket watches are also beautiful and functional. While these gifts might sound pricey, you might find discounts on quality brands and special rates for multiple-piece engraving. Some engraving websites and stores offer wedding discounts, so research and comparison-shopping is key.
When choosing an item to suit several people, keep in mind that overly personal or lavish is not necessary. Choosing something simple is always safe and appropriate. Of course, don't rule out shared interests and experiences as a source of inspiration. If your man is struggling to find the right gifts for his groomsmen, a fun group activity might be the alternative he needs, and it works for bridesmaids too! Spending quality time with the people you care about is a great way to say thanks.
Here's a few links to get you started on your gift quest:
Trapeze classes and other adventures: funsherpa.com
Package deals & weekend getaways: giftybox.com
Tools: northerntool.com
Gadgets, etc.: formengifts.com
Countless personalized and unique gifts for him: etsy.com
Timeless manly wisdom and advice: Blue Collar Bride, a blog for anyone charged with the task of planning a wedding on a limited budget and looking for inspiration.
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How do you find out what value Mathematica has picked for an option set
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The Saskatchewan Ministry of Education's Prekindergarten Program is a developmentally-appropriate early childhood education program for three and four year old children. Space is limited and children who would benefit most from enhanced programming are prioritized for enrolment. Information about Pre-Kindergarten in Regina Public Schools can be found here.
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In one corner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, a preteen boy was throwing balls at aliens, bringing Space Invaders to life. In another, families were posing with flowers, clouds and stars, and doing their best impressions of Mario from Super Mario Brothers, as a professional photographer snapped away. It was all part of last weekend's kickoff for an exhibit celebrating the art of the videogame . The three-day GameFest also featured speakers, music performances and movie screenings. The GameFest part was just for the opening weekend, but "The Art of Video Games" exhibit itself runs through Sept. 30 in Washington, D.C. Each generation of gaming gets its moment in the spotlight — from the early Atari, Coleco and Intellivision consoles, through Nintendo, Sega Genesis and Dreamcast, to today's Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3. The exhibit is interactive, allowing visitors to not only view the evolution of the graphics in videogames, but also to try their hand at some classics. Lines formed as kids and adults alike queued up to play Super Mario and Pac-Man on a giant screen. For more on the exhibit and the accompanying GameFest, check out our photo gallery:
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You'll come for the water and stay for the wine, not to mention the food. From cosy pubs and cafes, to Epicurean Chef hat delights and fantastic paddock to plate experiences. Let's not forget the walks, pampering, fresh air and peacefulness. The magic of Hepburn Springs was discovered by Swiss Italian miners back in the 1850's. Their legacy remains evident in beautiful buildings like Villa Parma and the old Macaroni Factory and in the occasional ruin you will discover whilst walking. Of course, there's the water. Hepburn Springs is blessed with 80 percent of Australia's natural mineral springs. Sample these directly from the source by filling your bottle from one of the springs or discover the water's healing properties when you relax in one of the luxurious boutique day spas or the iconic Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa.Hepburn Springs is home to artists, musicians, writers, makers, natural healers, quirky shops, galleries, conferencing and accommodation. People who do a lot of things and those of do very little.Hepburn Springs Village bids you welcome to one of the most perfect places on Earth. So pack your bags and stay a while.


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What would you do if a random stranger approached you for sex?
The YouTube group "whatever" wanted to find out by conducting a social experiment and getting it all on video.
The concept is simple: a woman walks up to random men, inquires for sex to see how they react. Although the woman never actually has sex with any of the men she encounters, the reactions she gets from these men (and police officers!) quickly escalate and get interesting.
BUT WAIT – the YouTube group performed one more similar experiment, however, with a GUY asking random girls for sex. That's where it gets VERY interesting and even AWKWARD.
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His Rose Bowl effort highlighted to the nation that he was the best player at his position. Shockey caught five passes for 85 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown to help lead the Hurricanes to the National Champions. At only 21 years old, he has a wealth of talent. His hands, speed, route-running and ability to gain extra yardage after the catch are the primary reasons he will be selected in the first round. He has gotten better as an in-line blocker, but could stand to increase his play strength, especially at the point of attack. He shows a lot of desire and ability to become a downfield threat. Shockey will likely fall somewhere between the 12-to-20 picks of the draft with New Orleans, the NY Giants and Oakland Raiders being three potential suitors.
Daniel Graham, Colorado (6-3, 248 lbs., 4.53) – Graham has above-average speed and excellent hands for a tight end. He does a good job getting off the line and has the ability to make defenders miss in the open field. Ideally, he would go to a West Coast style offensive team that could exploit his pass catching skills. If Shockey is selected in the mid-first round -- you should expect to see Graham gone be the early portion of round two.
Jerramy Stevens, Washington (6-6, 259 lbs., 4.77) – Stevens was an All-American in 2000, but missed the majority of his junior season with a broken foot. The highlight of this past year came in the Holiday Bowl against Texas, he had nine catches for 109 yards. His primary assets are his athleticism and hands, but questions still surround his blocking ability and off-field character. In a lot of ways Stevens' talent and inconsistency will remind you of Ricky Dudley (Browns).
Chris Baker, Michigan State (6-3, 258 lbs., 4.75) – Baker is a very good all-around senior tight end. He is an above-average blocker, although he needs to become more of a finisher at the line of scrimmage. His physical tools are such that he could advance with more coaching. He is a solid receiver that runs good routes and can get separation. Baker would be an ideal fit for a team like the NY Giants.
Doug Jolley, BYU (6-4, 251 lbs., 4.60) – Jolley is an excellent receiver, but more of a finesse blocker that lacks the functional strength to be an effective in-line blocker. He is one of the best pure athletes at this position and can hurt teams once the ball is in his hands. A former quarterback he showed dramatic improvement this season. In addition to his prowess as a pass-catching threat he also has the added value of being a competent deep snapper.
Keith Heinrich, Sam Houston State (6-5, 255 lbs., 4.77) – Heinrich was a three-sport star in high school and played basketball during the early portion of his college career. He has showed continued if not dramatic improvement -- catching 45 passes for 595 yards and seven touchdowns this season. His impressive totals helped him be chosen for the Blue/Gray All-Star Classic, where he showed impressive size and hands during the practices. He lacks great strength and seems to be built more for the H-Back role. Heinrich comes off the ball too high and lacks great balance on his blocks, but he has long arms, soft hands and the potential to be a steady red-zone receiving threat.
Terry Jones Jr., Alabama (6-3, 268 lbs., 4.80) – Jones lacks the ideal height that most NFL teams want, but is a solid blocker that runs very well after the catch. He is a well-built, extremely strong prospect that can avoid being jammed at the line of scrimmage and also does a fine job of sealing off defenders when called upon to block. The depth of this class could cause him to fall into the 3rd or 4th round.
Matt Schobel, TCU (6-5, 263 lbs., 4.68) – Schobel was a better blocker than receiver entering his senior campaign. However, although he was limited to only seven games this year he started to show impressive potential as a receiver. He was recruited to Texas A&M as a quarterback before transferring to TCU. His brother, Aaron, currently plays defensive end for the Buffalo Bills. Schobel is a fine-looking athlete that can also hold on field goals and extra points. Potential alone will get him selected around the 4th round.
Randy McMichael, Georgia (6-3, 247 lbs., 4.82) – McMichael is clearly more of an H-Back than pure tight end prospect. He lacks ideal measurements for the position, but more than makes up for it with his soft hands and ability to separate from defenders. His ability to make clutch catches on third down and create big plays in the middle of field should instantly allow him to find a niche on his new team. Look for a West Coast style offensive team to pursue McMichael come round 3 or 4.
Justin Peelle, Oregon (6-4, 255 lbs., 4.77) – Peelle is an outstanding receiver with soft hands and the ability to hurt teams that fail to contain him. He lacks great strength on his blocks and is more of a finesse blocker. Pac-10 foes found out that he has the keen ability to find the open spot in an opposing teams defense. Peelle also played linebacker earlier in his career, so that could aid in him being a solid special teams performer.
"Sleeper" -- Jeb Putzier, Boise State (6-4, 248 lbs., 4.65) – Putzier has develop from an oversized receiver into a solid tight end prospect. He has good speed for a tight end and excellent hands. His improvement this season was accompanied by an impressive growth spurt that now has him close to 250 pounds. He is mostly a finesse blocker to this point, but has room to improve. Putzier's hands and work ethic give him the opportunity to be this year's Eric Johnson (49ers).


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It was just another day at the office for Jabrill Peppers on day one of preparation for the Under Armour All American game, but that to most other observers was tantamount to an exemplary showing. Team Nitro defensive backs coach Don Cox called it a performance by "the most physical player in attendance." Peppers says he was just shaking off the dust.
"For me it went pretty well," Peppers said reflecting upon his first practice in Orlando. "Just getting adjusted to the weather, that was a big part for me. I'm from the north, so all this southern heat… I can't really do this (laughter). But other than that it has been a very productive day gelling with my teammates (and) seeing and going against some of the best guys in the country. We've got Ermon Lane, Malachi Dupre… I'm definitely getting much needed work."
Peppers expects for those practice tests to bring out the best in him when final exam time comes Thursday evening. As is typical, the talented youngster isn't at all shy about laying out his extremely lofty goals for all to see.
"They said Vernon Hargreaves had a great game out here last year, so I'm trying to outdo that," Peppers said confidently.
"I've had a bull's-eye on (my back) my whole high school career. What (does rapper) French Montana say? 'I aint worried about nothing.' I'm just going to come out here listen to these coaches, (give) 110% effort, and just do whatever I can to the best of my ability."
Some may mistake his confidence for hubris, his belief in his talent for a lack of belief in others. Those that know him best know him best know him to be the epitome of a "team guy." That is yet another trait that came shining through on day one.
"We've got tremendous athletes… our linebackers, our DBs… it's going to be scary, especially our d-line," Peppers said referring to his Team Nitro cohorts. "Those are going to be my best friends. They're going to get me these picks that I'm going to get on Thursday. It's good, man. I love my team."
That goes for his past team at Paramus Catholic, his current team in Orlando, and his future team in Ann Arbor. Much of his brief time in the Sunshine State has been spent strengthening his bond with his fellow future Wolverines. Juwan Bushell-Beatty, Wilton Speight, Bryan Mone are already present, while Michael Ferns and Jared Wangler are set to arrive in the next few days.
"We're like brothers already," Peppers stated. "Some of those guys are enrolling early, some aren't, but we're like brothers right now. We've already bought in. We talk about how we're going to turn this thing around every day. Man, I just can't wait until I get up there."
And that's still the case even after Michigan's disappointing bowl loss to 31-14 loss Kansas State Saturday night. The lopsided affair again fueled speculation that Peppers' commitment to the Maize & Blue waiver. In turn he yet again put such talk to rest.
"They can speculate all they want. Until it comes out of mouth it aint true," he said emphatically.
"I watched (the game) until the third quarter. (Tyler) Lockett was killing us, man. But I guess it just wasn't our day. So you've just got to back to the drawing board."
"I never get down. Always positive. I just always want to go and do whatever I can to the best of my ability…whatever they put me at. Whether it's nickel, corner, safety… just do whatever they ask me to do to the best of my ability. "
With two multiple year starters returning at corner, Jarrod Wilson entering his third year at safety, and Dymonte Thomas pushing for a spot on the field, figuring out where Peppers' best opportunity to crack the starting lineup lies has been fodder debate. In the end, he may not start at any of those positions. As he pointed out, he could be a nickel back on a defense that uses that look almost as its base package.
"DB means DB," he said. Whatever they need me to do, I'm going to do it. I like corner, I like safety, and I like the nickel, so it really doesn't matter to me."
What matters more to him at the moment is closing out his high school football career with a bang Thursday night. From there his attention will turn to burning up the track one last time before he hangs up his spikes.
"I'm coming for them records," Peppers boasted. "20.98 (in the 200 meter) and 10.31 (in the 100 meter)."
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...Good for: Large animals, underwater photography, value-for-money, drift dives and advanced divers...
...Not so good for: Beginners and small animals, non-diving activities...
Venture into the Maldives archipelago in the extreme south and you will know how the diving pioneers felt years ago. So much of the ocean and reefs have been unexplored and each liveaboard safari returns with a list of pristine, spectacular new thilas to investigate on the next trip. Resorts are rare and, with only a few liveaboards cruising the Southern Atolls of the Maldive Islands, you will often be the only dive boat as far as you can see.
Visibility is superb in the warm waters surrounding the atolls. Healthy corals are virtually untouched by humans. Large predators are attracted into the channels to feed on the profusion of smaller reef fish schooling close to the coral walls and submerged thilas. Whale sharks are also seen feeding on the plankton that spills out of the atoll channels.
Manta cleaning stations are spots of lively activity. Napoleon wrasse and barracuda are prevalent. There is a good chance of meeting eagle rays, sting rays and grey reef sharks on almost every dive here.
Exhilarating drift dives, using the strong currents in the channels surrounding the islands and traversing channels to dive in calm waters in the lee of the current, are the profiles which constitute the majority of Southern Atolls liveaboard diving in these Maldive islands.
Laamu Atoll - An area of the Maldives still relatively unexplored, Laamu is characterised by deep channels where strong currents attract sharks, rays, jacks and tuna to hunt for the smaller and abundant reef fish. In terms of dive sites, very little of the atoll has been chartered yet so a liveaboard holiday trip here is likely to bring forth the opportunity of exploration dives.
Meemu Atoll - Reef sharks meander along the steep walls of Medhufushi Thila as they feed among the plentiful smaller fish. Meet trevally and tuna as you descend to check out the caves. Manta rays swoop energetically nearer the coral-bedecked overhangs and whale sharks can often be seen gliding majestically into this calm northern lagoon.
Thaa Atoll - White tip reef sharks and eagle rays feature at a challenging drift dive in Olhugiri Kandu. Curious Napoleon wrasse keep close to the walls of the wide channel and tuna hunt effortlessly among the glut of schooling reef fish. Thaa Atoll is also a good place for scuba diving with whale sharks.
Vaavu Atoll - Fotteyo Kandu features a vast array of marine life plus fascinating topography in the form of a narrow channel with swim-throughs, small caves and large overhangs. Colourful soft corals abound. Large numbers of grey reef and white tip reef sharks, eagle rays, tuna and trevallies are commonly sighted. If you're lucky, potato groupers, mantas and even hammerhead sharks can appear at dawn each day.
Far South Atolls - This region of the Maldives has become a "best kept secret" for liveaboard divers in the know. Very few dive operators have visited the region and those that have return with tales of wonder. Whale sharks can be found at Gaafu Atoll ('Huvadhoo') and mantas at Addu Atoll ('Seenu'), but perhaps the unique attraction lies at Foahmulah (or Fuvahmulah) Island (a.k.a. Gnaviyani Atoll) where thresher sharks, oceanic white tips and tiger sharks can regularly be seen.
Calm seas, consistently warm water temperatures (26-29°C), and good visibility (20-30 metres) allow you to plan a dive vacation in the Southern Atolls all year round. Although short spells of heavy rainfall can be experienced during the months of June and July, manta rays are still in abundance at cleaning stations, hammerheads lurk in the depths, and whale sharks cruise the region all year round.
The summer months from December to May are characteristically hot and dry, and the wind is non-existent, creating the perfect environment for liveaboard diving.
The Far South of the Maldives can be visited all year round by liveaboard charter but diving at Foahmulah Island requires calm seas. This is because the island has poor anchorage opportunities and there are few places for boats to moor up. Water temperatures from December to May in the Far South are also somewhat cooler than the rest of the region, falling to 24°C at times.
Since there are very few resorts in the area, a liveaboard safari is the best way to reach the more exciting dive sites. For more information on the trip routes and all the other travel information you might need to visit Maldives, read:
Review our maps below of the Southern Atolls and their host country Maldives. Here, you will find information on how to get to the Maldives, and then on to the Southern Atolls. Your cruise departs from Medhufushi and, as there is an airport on the island, a return flight from Male to Medhufushi makes it easy to reach the Southern Atolls.
Depth: 5 - 30m
Visibility: 20 - 30m
Currents: Can be very strong
Surface conditions: Can be choppy in southwest monsoon
Water temperature: 26 - 29°C
Experience level: Preferably advanced with proof of 30 logged dives
Number of dive sites: ~100
Distance: 200 km south of Male
Recommended length of stay: 7 - 12 days


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The curriculum is designed to help you master the knowledge you'll need to pass the bar examination and competently practice law. With 66 required credits – including Bar Exam Skills – you will have a class in almost every subject tested on the bar examinations in all 50 states. The curriculum allows concentrations of study in a variety of areas.
The following subject areas are covered by required courses:
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- Upper level skills course designated by chosen concentration.
- Minimum 3 credits of a clinic or externship.
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What Is The Best T.U.F.
my personale fave was 3 but i havent seen 1 yet
ya 3 is easily my favorite the only bad thing i can think of about that one is that the challenges were gone:mad:
challenges was stupid anyway, i thought it was so funny whenever chris leben would cry, and when josh and bobby put a garden hose in his sleeping bag. so he ran away....
TUF 1 was by far my favorite. In my opinion, it's the only season where the majority of the characters were interesting AND could fight. I think the follow up seasons had a bunch of guys who weren't that good. Of course each season had some good fighters, but I felt that in TUF 1 almost all of those guys could kick butt (Hence almost all of them are now fighting as regulars in the UFC).
TUF 2 was very bland. TUF 4 sucked huge donkey nuts, but TUF 3 was pretty good. I'm really hoping 5 is awesome.
TUF 1 was great, Diego is still doing well, Florian, Kos etc.
i agree...tuf 1 was classic.
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capt miserable
my fave ultimate fighter was 2, but 4 cracked me up b/c of that dude they called captain miserable, i can't remember his name right now.
like an idiot I would laugh my ass off whenever there was a food fight or whatever, when they were probably told to do it. or when ed herrmann was peeking through the door and some guy goes 'the ginger ninjaaaa' i was on the floor.
the rest of the time i was coveting all their sweet workout facilities and awesome sparring gear. you guys should see the Y where I work out, you would laugh your asses off. my dojo has free weights and a heavy bag, and a squat rack but that's it at the moment.
A lot of people overrate(not overhype) TUF 1. I understand that it produced the best fighters out there, but you have to remember that it was about two years ago. These fighters have developed to what they are today. On the show, like every other season, we saw boring to decent prelims, decent to good semis and a good finale. Just like every season. Stop overrating it. Its not as good as people make it out to be.
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TORONTO, March 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index ended higher on Monday, helped by an almost 25 percent surge in pharmacy benefits company Catamaran Corp after it received a $12.8 billion takeover offer.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially ended up 95.97 points, or 0.65 percent, at 14,908.39. All but one of the index's ten main sectors ended higher. (Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)
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City councilors gave unanimous approval to the budget Tuesday night.
Brewer mayor Manley Debeck says he's proud of school officials who came up with a budget that's less than three percent more than last year.
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It was simply a matter of time before someone got the idea to burn a few other things besides the Koran. An Australian college professor, finally had enough and lost his temper. He offered a video on Youtube which shows him burning a Bible and a Koran. I assume Mr. Alex Stewart is an equal opportunity burner and wiling to take on any and all religions. If he perchance studies the Aztecs it will undoubtedly result in taking a woman or man atop a hill, chanting some expressions and then cutting out their heart in order to appease the Gods on high. After the act was completed, Professor Stewart finally realized what he had done. "I'm screwed. I think I will lose my job over this. Damn it."
Unfortunately, the idiots who want to burn the Koran or prevent Muslims from building a house of worship lack the intelligence and self reflection to say, "I'm screwed" because I am one screw ball.


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I'm about an hour due West of Virginia Beach. Lost power Saturday around 1100, might get it back tonight if Dominion's estimate is accurate.
Lost half a dogwood, a gutter, some shingles, and my roof looks loose in a couple spots. Not complaining though, neighbor took a huge tree through his garage.
At work with all services today, worked extra shift Sunday with generator power. Wife & kids came to visit and get some relief from the heat. Why aren't houses built with lots of windows to handle power outages? Box fans aren't quite cutting it at home but at least the generator is keeping my provisions cold, even if it's costing me a fortune in gasoline.
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That's the word from a new congressional report, which tallies the spending at $379 billion in total, or 20% more than last year, as we spend more and more on establishing long-term bases in the area.
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WASHINGTON—A new congressional analysis shows the Iraq war is now costing taxpayers almost $2 billion a week—nearly twice as much as in the first year of the conflict three years ago and 20 percent more than last year—as the Pentagon spends more on establishing regional bases to support the extended deployment and scrambles to fix or replace equipment damaged in combat.
The upsurge occurs as the total cost of military operations at home and abroad since 2001, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will top half a trillion dollars, according to an internal assessment by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service completed last week.
The spike in operating costs—including a 20 percent increase over last year in Afghanistan, where the mission now costs about $370 million a week—comes even though troop levels in both countries have remained stable. The reports attribute the rising costs in part to a higher pace of fighting in both countries, where insurgents and terrorists have increased their attacks on US and coalition troops and civilians.


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TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - The brown-haired, brown-eyed woman made her Tokyo stage debut in a tearjerker about a girl suffering a fatal illness. Her voice was calm, but her performance a bit mechanical.
It wasn't just first-night nerves. She was an android. Her name was Geminoid F.
"Sayonara," or "Good-bye," staged by Japanese director Oriza Hirata at a Tokyo art festival on Wednesday, marked an unusual collaboration between an android -- a robot designed to look and act like a human -- and a human actress, American Bryerly Long.
"It won't be that a robot replaces human beings on a drama stage, it's more as if a new type of actor has emerged in the theatrical world," said Hirata, who had already put on two plays featuring ordinary, non-android robots.
Long plays a girl suffering from a fatal illness whose parents hire an android carer and then abandon her. The android, made to resemble a part-Russian, part-Japanese woman with long hair parted in the middle, recites poetry to her.
Seated on a chair throughout the performance, the human-sized Geminoid F carried out conversations and monologues, dressed in a dark, scoop-necked shirt and dark pants.
Her eyes blinked and her chest rose and fell as if she was breathing even as she spoke, smiled and looked surprised, though her faced lacked the depth of expression of a real person.
Her voice and gestures were created by an actress in a soundproof chamber behind the stage whose head and body movements were detected by a camera and replicated by the android. Microphones were used for her voice. Continued...


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A group of local teenagers shared stories, observations and images from a trip promoting "service above self" at the Tunica Rotary Club on Thursday, Sept. 19.
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Club sponsor Abbey Turner echoed Ryals' remarks, saying that local water could not be consumed.
"We played cards at night and joked that the loser would have to brush their teeth with the water," Turner said.
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Hage vehemently distances himself from the notion the story is biographical. The novel is a collective biography, he states thoughtfully, the story of a community at war. The entire book is a collage of pure fiction, but it also contains stories he heard at some point, and which he expanded upon and transformed. Reviewed in this country within the genre of a detective novel, the author wishes it to be seen within a political and philosophical context. He sees this as the secret of his success: "I think there is a universal message to the novel. Anybody who lived through war or civil war can identify with the novel. I think the success of the novel is that it is a macrocosmic look at a community in war. And people living through hardships. Its not a historical novel, so it doesnt explain the Lebanese Civil War, it just shows a glimpse of how it is to be in the midst of a war.
A task Hage doesnt lightheartedly hand over to the media. The journalists come and after a few days leave again. It needs local voices, he says. Voices of people who have lived through something and have given thought to it, who show an insiders perspective. "Thats why we have literature," he says. "With literature we can weave together the philosophic and the aesthetic, the literary with reality.
As a consequence, literature in a globalized world takes on a special role. When it plays with geographies, records aesthetic and fictional moments, it creates a different form of authenticity. Regional conflicts, Hage continues, have to be perceived globally. Translation, therefore, is an important factor. And Germany, he concludes, has a long tradition of translation and preservation of religious and historical writings from other cultures, especially from the Middle East and the Islamic world. Gregor Hens has translated his work, which was published in English as "De Niro´s Game". An eloquent novel that gets under your skin. His second work will also soon be published in German. He says he is working on his third novel. But he really doesnt want to start talking about it already.
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Someone please tell me,what is the life span of a wild rabbit? This corn nut? Pumpkin nut? whatever. Well Nut fits him just fine. The thing has grown so large and sassy. He thinks he owns the bedroom,he screams and bats those scrawny little paws at us if we even get near the cage. I have to eat doggie treats,the nut however gets coconut cookies and romaine lettuce. Make him eat iceburg, it's good enough for me,makes those burgers mighty tastey that I steal every once in a while when Dad gets up to find the remote. I drool and look pretty and I know Mommy loves me,but the rabbit needs to go. Maybe I can slip him in the garage sale Mom is planning to have,if he sellls quickly she'll never miss him until it's to late HEE HEE
Well, the bunny corn nut? peanut? whatever nut suits him very well. He is getting nice and fluffy now. He is no longer snack size but would make a main entree. He stills gets way to much attention. I used to be the one to lay on the bathroom rug while MOM bathed- well now he gets his free time during that time. What a crock, if I get the chance he'll have plenty free time- out the door he will go. I am still Moms favorite nerd and I still have to let her think I like NUT, but I just don't know how much longer I can go on with the cherade. I think he ate my Halo, because I can't find it. Dad had a car accident and there went my soft bed, he was just to sore to have me get on him by accident (big sissy)Well. I'm gonna have mom let me out to play by the lake, maybe I can leave the door cracked and the fur ball will scoot right on out. I'm beginng to sound UGLY aren't I? Well I have to try sooo much harder to be #1 , with the fur ball in the house.
I tell you this bunny is making me old. She-he-it,oh whatever gets a lot of attention. I used to be able to lay quietly on the bath mat while Mom relaxed in the tub. Well those days are long gone, Pumpkin whatever now has the bath room when Mom's in there. she said he needs the room to make him get stonger. Well, he's done a number on me. Does anybody have the Avon ladies phone nomber? I tell he is causing me to get wrinkles, he is aging me. I need some wrinkle cream,and fast.
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1.It feels a little strange to look at a Carolina football schedule and immediately see the Duke game as a season highlight. But that's the way it looks in 2014, as the Tar Heels and Blue Devils will play on Thursday night, Nov. 20, at Wallace Wade Stadium. It's the first true nationwide exposure for that particular rivalry since, well, maybe ever.
In a scheduling quirk, both teams will be operating on short weeks for what should be a key Coastal game. Carolina hosts Pittsburgh on Nov. 15, while the Devils host Virginia Tech that same day.
2.The stretch of five road games in seven weeks through the middle of the season is a tough one. Three of those are against likely top-25 opponents (Clemson, Notre Dame and Miami) and one is against an in-state opponent that defeated the Tar Heels in 2013 (East Carolina). The quality of this particular road schedule is in the same ballpark with the 2001 club, which sandwiched trips to Oklahoma and Texas around a game at Maryland, which just happened to be on its way to winning the league that year. Carolina is 4-4 on the road in the ACC under Larry Fedora.
The schedule overall is formidable. It includes nine 2013 bowl teams and five 2013 bowl winners. Carolina effectively trades a home game with Boston College this season for a road game at Clemson next season, and luck of the draw sent the Tar Heels to South Bend early in the league's rotation with the Irish (Notre Dame won't return that game until at least 2017).
3.Carolina has never closed the season with NC State at Kenan Stadium. The Tar Heels ended the regular season in Raleigh in 1995 and 2009, and in Charlotte against the Wolfpack in 1998, but have never hosted the Pack in a regular season finale. It's a little odd that the move comes just as the UNC-Duke football rivalry is increasing, but it's also a switch that has long been thought would create some buzz at the end of the UNC schedule. It will be interesting to see how the Carolina-State game fits on a weekend that includes lots of high-profile rivalry games, including Alabama-Auburn, Ohio State-Michigan, FSU-Florida and several others. It's a crowded space on the college football calendar.
A side note: it's not always been the case that Carolina and Duke must end the regular season against each other. From 1931 through 1950, the Tar Heels ended every season against Virginia.


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Less than four per cent of people on the Government's flagship Work Programme got a job that lasted for more six months, official figures reveal today.
Of the 837,000 people who have started on the scheme since its launch in June 2011, only 31,000, or 3.7 per cent, stayed in a job for longer than six months. The figures cast doubt on the viability of the scheme which pays firms and charities to find jobs for the long-term unemployed.
However, Mark Hoban, the employment minister, said improvement notices had been sent to several organisations in the scheme, asking them to come up with better plans.
He said: "It's still early days, but thousands of lives are being transformed. One in four people have been in work, more than half of the early starters have been off benefit and performance is improving."
Liam Byrne, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said: "The Work Programme is clearly not working. It's in gridlock and the result is a bill for long-term unemployment that is going through the roof."
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Celebration swept across New England on Monday afternoon as the Boston Red Sox kicked off their home schedule with an exciting 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, their ninth consecutive win on Opening Day at Fenway Park. The team was coming to Fenway strong off of a 4-2 road trip within the division, winning series in both New York and Toronto, and now have their sights set on a third straight series win as they play Baltimore twice more later this week.
Clay Buchholz led the Sox with a second brilliant start and win, pitching 7.0 shutout innings while striking out eight batters. Buchholz threw 113 pitches (65 for strikes), allowing four walks and allowing just three hits.
For a while it seemed like the Sox were going to be handcuffed by southpaw Wei-Yin Chen, who was also pitching into the seventh inning while working a shutout. The Sox hot offense had launched six home runs the previous day against Toronto, but couldn't generate offense at home against Chen until the middle of the order had their third look at him.
Dustin Pedroia reached base on a grounder to shortstop, and then Mike Napoli came through as he doubled to center field, which could be the beginning of great numbers for Napoli at Fenway, where he has had success throughout his career. With two runners on, Will Middlebrooks stepped to the plate, fresh off his three-homer game on Sunday.
Middlebrooks fouled off four pitches from Chen and worked the count to 2-2 before the Taiwanese pitcher put him away on a change-up. But just when the Orioles may have thought they had a chance at escaping the critical jam in the scoreless contest, Daniel Nava launched a three-run shot to the Monster seats in left field, giving Boston a 3-0 lead.
Andrew Bailey worked a perfect eighth inning in his set-up role, where he notched his third hold of the season. Bailey came in and struck out both Nate McLouth and Manny Machado, with the momentum carried through the park by Nava's shot still heavy in the air.
Manager John Farrell turned to closer Joel Hanrahan, who surrendered a leadoff solo shot to Adam Jones to tighten the score at 3-1 without an out in the ninth. He retired recent hot-hitter Chris Davis on a ground out before striking out Matt Wieters. Down to their final out, J.J. Hardy kept the Orioles alive by doubling to center, but Ryan Flaherty popped out harmlessly to third base to end the game and secure another Red Sox win.
The team improves to 5-2 with the victory, and things are actually looking up for a franchise that seemed lost not so long ago. Buchholz is 2-0 this season with a 0.64 ERA, and teammate Jon Lester is also 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA. Without a doubt, these two need to pitch well in order for the Sox to compete in the American League East, and so far, they've exceeded expectations, as has the team as a whole.
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We'd been told that Nick Brown would do a short walkabout, presumably to glum-hand the voters. He did, if you count 10 yards as a walkabout. He made his way from his car to the town hall door in about five seconds.
This gave the locals just enough time to tell him how they felt. "Boo!" they remarked. "Why are you suppressing the truth, Mr Brown? What took you so long? Where were you when we needed you?"
Mr Brown scowled at them in his flabby fashion, and flabbed his way up the town hall steps. Here the voters of Settle missed a trick, because dead opposite was Sidwell's bakery. A tempting tray of custard tarts was displayed in the window. Yet not one, not a single one, flew in Mr Brown's direction. Truly these are people of heroic forbearance.
Outside were a gathering of farmers. One was in tears when he talked about the killing of his flock. Others were inchoate, barely capable of putting their feelings into words. With some, the tragedy has, perhaps, removed their powers of reason. Geoff Burrows, a farmer in Malhamdale, has had nearly 4,000 cattle and sheep shot. "It's just a total excuse," he said. "They want to get rid of us. They've let it spread and spread and spread. They've been trying to get rid of us for four years now."
Did he really think Tony Blair wants to get rid of all farmers? "Why else are they doing what they're doing? It's all these animal rights activists behind it..." This isn't so much a circular argument as a colander, but then the people here are desperate, capable of believing anything. One rumour says the disease was started on purpose. A woman was seen waving round a test tube full of the virus. Why? Nobody knows. It just sounds right to them.
To distil their arguments - shouted at the lads with the notebooks and the fluffy mikes while Mr Brown met the NFU, the army, tourism folk and police upstairs - too little has been done and too late. They believe that the new outbreak, which began around two weeks ago, was at first ignored and then under-reported so the government could claim that foot and mouth was nearly finished.
They take it very personally. "On the day the Labour manifesto came out, Tony Blair was on TV grinning and laughing and smirking and laughing at us, at us! He said that was the first day there were no new outbreaks, and 12 farms in our valley were taken out that day! That same day!"
"There's not one person who hasn't been directly affected," said the vicar of Settle, the Rev Stewart Ridley. "Farmers here are proud of the animals they've bred. You can admire a lamb, and he'll tell you the name of its great-grandmother. It's been a terrible, sudden shock." The local school had to be shut because for two days no one could teach; the sound of livestock being slaughtered on the hills sounded like the assault on Monte Cassino.
Finally we were ushered into the Flabmeister's presence. He sounds a little more purposeful these days, less anguished, but still pretty flabby. "We are bearing down on the disease," he said, around 20 times. He defended the "impartial" civil servants who were not, he said, massaging the figures. We were "culling out cohorts" (neighbouring animals). Nationally, we were "on the home straight", he claimed about a dozen times.
Someone asked if he would still be in charge after the election. He said - was he being wistful, or just shell-shocked? - that he had enjoyed every minute of the job. "It's been full of incident," he said, with flabby understatement.
Mr Brown is a protege and ally of the more powerful Brown: Gordon. Whether he survives depends on the grand post-election settlement between the chancellor and the prime minister. A culling-out of cohorts is possible.
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Michał Krzemiński the Senior Art Producer of Witcher 3 was interviewed on TechRaptor.As usual here is small part of what the site calls unique, and exclusive questions.
Action RPGs are RPGs with a significant amount of action. They can still be very different beyond having that in common.
Am I the only one who finds the witcher world yawn-inducing? I've tried starting W2 three times, but the opening hour of people telling, telling TELLING me stuff is so tedious.
My 2 cents.
I'm currently reading the witcher novels, and they present a lot of backstory that's just plain interesting. They get into how he met Yennerfer, Ciri, and the others. Plus there's a whole lot of Dandelion in them. :D
I'm on the second book right now, and plan to finish all 7 of them, and then replay TW1 and TW2 again, in preparation for TW3.
The only downside is that only 3 of the books are officially in english. The others are just fan translations. Pretty decent fan translations actually, but still.
Heheh. I think there's got to be a good rpg in there as I respect your opinions. I just hate when games keep explaining things, over and over. Plus, that first hour is completely on rails. Drives me nuts. It's an hour long movie where you have to kill people from time to time to advance the plot.
And who knows maybe they can do it? Is not like they are saying that is hack and slash or exploration. I don´t know maybe someone didn´t playaed Inquisitor? And I would rather have exagerated than the real simulation of the medieval period.
I'll raise you another half-penny…
Lore is one thing. Presentation of lore is another.
I get why it's done this way. Imagine being from some place where no one's ever heard of batman playing a batman game. You'd have to fill the thing up with exposition, explanations and characters - I mean exposition dispensers - that are there simply to tell you more back story.
This is my issue with games that make you - the protagonist - some famous, or powerful thing. Dark Souls goes in the opposite extreme, but I prefer to be shown what's going on through interaction, versus being explained to constantly.
The first austin powers movie spoofed this well with the character Basil Exposition. He was there to explain the plot to the viewers with the popcorn.
Plus, amnesia? Gotta regain your old superpowers? Sigh.
Lore that's shown through interaction is usually very shallow. In fact, I can't think of a single game that has deep lore only shown through interaction. You simply can't explain much of depth (or breadth, even) in a timely manner. If you like deep lore you're pretty much stuck with exposition. I don't mind it, as long as I can space bar through it. I mean, let's be frank, game writers are mostly not very good.
You can spacebar through Witcher 2 spoken dialog (I think) and just read the text. That's why I always turn on subtitles. If it starts getting too tedious, just skim, and spacebar to the rescue. ;)
I'm also of the opinion that the Witcher's world, lore, and characters are among the best-written ones out there. Sapkowski is many things, but he at least came up with memorable characters and a no-nonsense, very realistic fantasy world. The short stories and novels are very unique fantasy with a slavic flavor. CDProjekt translated those well into their games imo.
I get what you are saying Ovenall, that being Geralt makes it problematic for them to get the player into character and into the plot, but in the long run - I think - it's worth it. Because from a lot of background and a lot of references builds up a more personal experience, despite Geralt not being your own character really. But like in a novel, you identify with him after a while, and you can - unlike in books - make him a little bit your own version of Geralt. It makes it possible for writers to skip generic stuff (because your character is set). That might not be enough for a lot of people, and I appreciate that. But if you are open-minded with that kind of experience, the Witcher games take it to a whole new level.
Also remember, that not only did they have to expose players to the Witcher universe in The Witcher 2, but also to the first game, which is a LOT! But that's the price of a sequel set in a lore-heavy and story-based gameworld. I personally am glad to pay the price any time, but I've always been a sucker for story and character.
I'm much more optimistic about W3 though. It's open world so I hope I can ignore the main story(cinematic) for long stretches of game time.
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The Web-based backlash against the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill aimed at taking down overseas distributors of copyrighted movies and music, was much like the Internet itself: decentralized, anarchic, and powerful enough to help persuade Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to shelve the bill on Jan. 20. There was no official slogan for the public pushback against perceived government meddling with the Web, but the unofficial one might have been a headline that appeared on the online magazine Motherboard: "Dear Congress, it's no longer ok to not know how the Internet works."
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Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 637513, 6 pages
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) and Anti-C1q Antibodies as Serum Biomarkers for Ectopic Pregnancy and Missed Abortion
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Thessaly Medical School, University Hospital Larissa, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece
2Division of Pediatric, Adolescent Gynecology and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School, University of Athens and Aretaieion Hospital, Vasilisis Sofias 76, 11528 Athens, Greece
3Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Thessaly Medical School, University Hospital Larissa, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece
4Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Thessaly Medical School, University Hospital Larissa, 6 Lapithon Street, Biopolis, 41221 Larissa, Greece
Received 3 November 2012; Accepted 25 November 2012
Academic Editor: Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Copyright © 2013 Alexandros Daponte et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A conversation conducted using sticky Post-it notes on the windows of two offices in Lower Manhattan has delighted passersby and drawn a number of neighboring advertising agencies to join what is now a highly contested art battle.
It all began when employees at one firm, Havas Media, replied to an anonymous "HI" message that was left across from its office building on Canal Street. There are now hundreds of colorful notes decorating windows in the area.
"It's kind of just ballooned organically and become something that no one's quite controlling and you don't know where it's going next," said Greg James, chief strategy development officer for Havas Media, a unit of French advertising and communications group Havas SA.
After the Havas team replied with its own "SUP," the fight began. Others in the building took part, and agencies across the street fired back with creative window art featuring characters from HBO's "Game of Thrones," the Snapchat logo, popular song lyrics and cartoons from the Angry Birds mobile app.
More than a week after it started, the Post-it art war now involves other local advertising agencies including Horizon Media, Biolumina, Harrison and Star, Getty Images and Cake Group, which is part of the Havas network. And it has spread to Havas offices as far afield as London, Toronto and Dublin.
Using the hashtags #postitwar and #canalnotes, many social media users, agency employees and even clients are taking to Twitter and Instagram to share their favorite portraits.
James said Havas is discussing how the firm could make the impromptu contest more meaningful or tie it somehow to a greater cause.
"We don't want to control it too much because I think what's nice is that it's so fluid and that everybody owns it individually or in little teams," he said. Continued...