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UFC Proof that it doesn't matter if you get beaten into an unrecognizable bloody pulp, you'll still win the fight with a single take-down, lasting exactly 10 seconds down in a full 3 round fight.
UFC Proof that it doesn't matter if you get beaten into an unrecognizable bloody pulp, you'll still win the fight with a single take-down, lasting exactly 10 seconds down in a full 3 round fight.
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i had it 29-28 Sanchez personally, 2nd and 3rd, but the second was very close and thought it could have easily gone either way. Thought he was more active!
But he looked like dog meat after lol
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Diego was far more active and had Kampmann backing up in the 2nd and 3rd. He had far more gas in the tank in the 3rd. I think the decision was fair, but could see damage-wise, why Kampmann could have won.
I personally scored it 29-28 to Martin but I don't think its the worst decision, Martin did the best work but Diego's pressure and heavier shots swayed the judges.
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Kampmann at least 29-28 for me. Thought he fought great actually. Also Diego looked to be carrying a bit of beef, amazing gas tank though.
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Still not seen it, going to watch it this weekend, but reading the PbPs and looking at the figures on fightmetric etc, I can't understand how Diego won. Took lots of damage, was outstruck in every round but the last, and had 14 takedown attempts stuffed. His face is fucked, not even the Yoshihiro 'The Hawtness' Takayama looked like that after his ridiculous brawl with Don Frye!
Here's my feelings on last night's event:
I hate you Joe Stevenson, really I do. I had reservations about that fight, don't know what compelled me to add it on.
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I had it 29-28 Kampmann. I think that the judges gave Sanchez the nod because he was aggressive and kept pushing forward. However, the quality all came from Kampmann. He also dictated where the fight took place by stuffing all but one of Sanchez's takedowns.
Zanmato, that is gutting. What return were you looking at?
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Brevard, N.C- Brevard College cycling coach Brian Sheedy was highlighted in an article by the Asheville Citizen-Times and interviewed by Cyclocross Magazine after taking silver in the Cyclocross World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky last week.
Sheedy competed in the men's 35-39 age division, and won his qualifying heat on Wednesday to earn a front row starting position in the finals on Friday.
"I would like to train for this event more seriously and contest the world championships in Holland next year," Sheedy said. "I had a great experience this year, but I would really like to bring home the world championship to Brevard next year."
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'"We had the lockout and the new [collective-bargaining agreement], and that's why we went through all this, so teams like the Buffalo Sabres could survive and keep all their players. We'll see if the CBA is really working or we're back to the same thing as it was before."'
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'Channel 2's Adam Benigni spoke to Vanek's agent, Stephen Bartlett, who would not get specific, but did say his phone has been ringing. Any team could sign Vanek to an offer sheet as of Sunday. The Sabres would have the right to match an offer to Vanek, or get compensation in the form of draft picks if another team were to sign him away.'
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(Yahoo!) - Garth Brooks famously hung up his cowboy hat and retired from music back in 2000 so that he could spend more time with his family. He vowed not to return full-time, at least until all three of his daughters graduated from high school. Well it looks as if that time has come! His youngest daughter is graduating in the spring, and Garth is hitting the road to perform with his wife, Trisha Yearwood, on a world tour in 2014 — proving, yet again, that it's all about family.
"Omg! Insider" sat down with the country star on Monday after the big announcement, and he explained why the timing is perfect. "That road guilt of just going, 'Man, I should be there. I shouldn't be missing this.' That's all gone away. Now I'm getting to travel with my wife who's also my best friend."
And Garth wouldn't have it any other way, saying, "The 2014 world tour, where it all begins, we'll go together. I would never think about going separate."
The singer also revealed what fans can expect to see between Trisha and him during their performance. "There's something about her and I on stage just talking to each other that kind of shows you an inside picture of what it's like at our house," he shared. "I'm fully aware of who wears the pants in the family. I'm fully fine with it. And everyone calls me Mr. Yearwood at home, and I couldn't think of a better name."
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In week two, most expected the Patriots to win fairly easily against Arizona. They lost. In week four, many expected a pretty tight game against the Bills. Buffalo got crushed. Week five had the Broncos in town, and though the Patriots did win, it was closer than many expected. Week six brought New England to Seattle, and the Patriots lost after most expected a fairly easily victory. The New York Jets then came to Foxboro, and of course most expected the Patriots to cruise ( I was an exception). New England did pull it out, but they needed overtime to seal the deal.
The Patriots then traveled to London and many feared a tough game, possibly even a New England loss. Wrong again. The Bills were on the schedule again, and many thought because of an earlier blow out, this game would be over quick. The Patriots did win, but it could have been a loss if a couple of plays went the other way. And last week, a lot of people thought Andrew Luck would come to Gillette and keep the game close, and he did. For about a quarter.
We will see what happens on Thanksgiving with the Jets. My theory certainly is coincidence, but it is interesting nonetheless. Of course, now that I have mentioned it, things will change. That might not be a bad thing.
I want to wish everyone and their families a tremendous Thanksgiving holiday. Be safe, have fun, think of what we are thankful for and of course, watch some NFL Football. As always, home team in CAPS.
DALLAS 3 Washington
Fortunately, this is the early Turkey Day game, and I think many will miss it. That isn't a bad thing.
Cowboys 26-17
Houston 3 1/2 DETROIT
The Texans won a ridiculous game last week. The difference is in years past Houston loses that game. They have two big games left on their schedule, this one and New England. They will start 1-0 in those two games.
Texans 27-21
New England 6 1/2 NEW YORK JETS
This is one of those opposite games I mentioned earlier. For some reason Patriots fans think they will blow out the Jets EVERY time they play them. It just isn't true ( at least lately anyway ). The Jets were much better last week, are at home, and have a VERY easy schedule the rest of the way. If they can beat the Patriots it could give them some momentum for the rest of the regular season. I think they will.
Jets 24-21
Pittsburgh 4 CLEVELAND
I had a good feeling with the Browns last week, but that stops here. The Steelers are beat up and bruised, but they should be able to sneak out of Cleveland with a win.
Steelers 17-12
INDIANAPOLIS 3 Buffalo
The Bills had a nice game in Week 11, but it is tough to see which team shows up every week. The Colts got roughed up, and I don't think they are that good right now. However, they are a much better team at home then on the road. So, I will take them here.
Colts 30-23
Denver 10 1/2 KANSAS CITY
The poor Chiefs. I'm not sure they will win the rest of the year. I do know this. The Broncos will, including this week.
Broncos 35-14
CHICAGO 1 1/2 Minnesota
The Bears looked bad Sunday Night, and somehow the Vikings are still hanging around. Jay Cutler is expected to still be out, so the Bears defense really has so step it up a notch. I can't see the Bears losing three in a row.
Bears 16-13
Atlanta 2 TAMPA BAY
The Falcons lost two weeks ago and barely pulled out a win last week. The Bucs are suddenly one of the hottest teams in the NFL, and they are right in the thick of it in the NFC. I like them this week. I think they are catching Atlanta at the right time, and I think they will pull the mild upset.
Bucs 23-20
Seattle 3 MIAMI
The Seahawks were off last week, and it was well deserved. The Dolphins played like they were, and I have a feeling they won't be at the top of their game this week either. They got off to a fast start, but the real Dolphins showed up. I'll take the Seahawks at home.
Seahawks 17-10
SAN DIEGO 1 Baltimore
I can't remember the last time the Chargers were this irrelevant. They really haven't been for a couple of years now. The Ravens still are, and miraculously, with all of their injuries, they could have the top seed in the AFC. But that's getting a little ahead of ourselves. They probably are due for a loss. I just don't see it here.
Ravens 20-17
NEW ORLEANS 2 1/2 San Francisco
It looks like Colin Keapernick will get the start for the 49ers, and they are already talking quarterback controversy out there. It's a little early for that. The Saints have been playing well lately, and are absolutely in the chatter for the playoffs. This is a tough pick, but I have to go with the home team.
Saints 28-24
ARIZONA 2 1/2 St. Louis
This is another one of those games where most fans hope there is another game on television.
Rams 24-23
CINCINNATI 7 1/2 Oakland
Carson Palmer is going against his old team, and he should be able to light it up. I don't think so. The Raiders are still the Raiders, and the Bengals have put together a pretty nice season right now. That nice season should continue.
Bengals 30-20
PHILADELPHIA 1 Carolina
Another doozy, and a very good candidate for Stinker of the Week. There are better television shows on Monday Night. The Eagles are desperate, and so are the Panthers. The desperate home team gets my pick.
Eagles 24-16
Game of the Week
NEW YORK GIANTS 3 Green Bay
The Giants have been playing poorly lately, and last week's bye week came at a perfect time. The Packers have been playing well lately, and I am sure that they would really like to beat the Giants. New York has lost two in a row, and I can't see them losing a third. They had a decent lead in the NFC East, but another loss would be brutal. I like the Giants here in this great match up.
Giants 29-24
Stinker of the Week
Tennessee 3 JACKSONVILLE
Definitely the right choice for Stinker this week. The Jags are due for a win. But that doesn't mean they will get it.
Titans 23-14
Record For Week 11: 8-6 ( 10-4 without the spread )
Record Through Week 11: 68-78-3 ( 85-64 without the spread )
Game of Week Record: 5-6
Stinker of Week Record: 4-7
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I am going to be a mum and that too for the first time. Before my pregnancy I had heard that the baby moves in a particular position and if it does not then I should visit my doctor. There are certain signs that tell you that your baby is in danger. I wanted to ask you what these signs are and when should I be concerned. I mean the baby may not always move. What are the signs, which may appear normal to me, after which I should immediately see my gynecologist.
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How many weeks pregnant are you Sarah? Have you seen a midwife or doctor?
You likely will not feel the baby move until around twenty weeks. Once you do start to feel movement it will take a while to become truly regular, because the baby is still small and well protected. Then toward the end of the second, beginning of the third trimester, you should contact your doctor if the movements seem to decrease, less than one an hour.
Other dangerous signs during pregnancy include:
Blurred vision
Bright red vaginal bleeding
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Hi Sarah,
Mom2Many has given you some good general indications of problems during pregnancy. If you're wondering what position baby should move into before birth, then the answer to that is an anterior position where baby is born face down.
As you get closer to your due date, there will be less room for the baby to move because of the weight baby puts on. Most babies put on about 1/2 pound per week, during the last month of pregnancy.
All this to say that there will come a time when baby should be head down, face down, in preparation for birth. If baby's head is up near your rib cage when you go into labour, this is called a breach position. Some midwives and doctors will deliver a breach baby vaginally. Others (most doctors) will not even attempt it and will just schedule a C-Section.
If baby is breach going into the last month of pregnancy, some doctors will try to do a version where they give you something to make your belly muscles relax so that they can try to manually turn the baby by pushing on your belly.
Here's a video that shows this:
I'll also mention here that there are things you can do to help baby turn on his own so that a version isn't needed or so that you avoid a breach birth.
And here's a video of a mum at her 37 week check with a midwife. I want you to see this so you learn what position this baby is in (listen to the midwife say she's ROA). The midwife will explain what ROA means and why it's good for baby to be in an ROA position before birth.
Please feel free to post any other specific questions you may have. I'm happy to share lots of information about how to prepare for your birth and how to help assure the best birth experience possible.
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One of Leisha Emens' patients has dubbed her a rock star of the oncology world. It's not a far-fetched analogy. Like a rock star, Emens has a group of loyal devotees; hers just happen to be women with breast cancer. By being a part of experimental clinical trials to test the therapeutic breast cancer vaccine that Emens first created almost fifteen years ago during her fellowship at Johns Hopkins, these patients have come to appreciate her risk-taking nature, intense drive and singular ambition to bring the vaccine and other new, cutting edge immune-based therapies from bench to bedside.
"I've dedicated my career to finding ways to harness the immune system to fight cancer," Emens says. She believes immunotherapy one day will revolutionize cancer care and, ultimately, prevention. But she also acknowledges the enormous challenges to making this happen.
The job that Emens is trying to get her breast cancer vaccine to do is inherently different, and more difficult, than the way a preventive vaccine works. Vaccines that prevent infectious diseases target foreign bodies. But because cancer arises from one's own body, the immune system doesn't recognize it as an invader; therefore, it doesn't become activated to destroy the cancer as easily. What's more, as the cancer spreads, the immune system learns to tolerate it.
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Emens, LA, Asquith, JM, Leatherman, JM, Kobrin, BJ, Petrik S, Laiko, M, Biedrzycki, B, Abeloff, MA, Wolff, AC, Stearns, V, Disis, ML, Ye, Xiaobu, Piantadosi, S, Fetting, JH, Davidson, NE, Jaffee, EM. 2009. Timed sequential treatment with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and an allogeneic granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor-secreting breast tumor vaccine: a chemotherapy dose-ranging study of safety and immune activation. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27: 5911-5918 PMCID:PMC2793039.
Manning, EA, Ullman, JGM, Leatherman, JM, Asquith, JM, Hansen, TR, Armstrong TD, Hicklin, DJ, Jaffee, EM, Emens, LA. 2007. A vascular endothelial growth factor-2 receptor inhibitor enhances anti-tumor immunity through an immune-based mechanism. Clinical Cancer Research, 13: 3951-3959. PMID:17606729, cover feature/ subject of accompanying editorial.
Ercolini, AM, Ladle, BH, Manning EM, Pfannenstiel LW, Armstrong, TD, Machiels, JP, Bieler, JG, Emens, LA, Reilly, RT, Jaffee, EM. 2005. Recruitment of latent pools of high avidity CD8+ T cells to the antitumor immune response. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 201: 1591-1602 PMID:15883172.
Machiels, J-P, Reilly, RT, Emens, LA, Ercolini, AM, Okoye, F, Jaffee, EM. 2001. Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and paclitaxel enhance the antigen-specific anti-tumor immune response of GM-CSF-secreting whole cell vaccines in tolerized mice. Cancer Research 61: 3689. PMID: 11325840.
Chen, G, Gupta, R, Petrik, S, Laiko, M, Leatherman, JM, Asquith, JM, Daphtary, MM, Garrett-Mayer, E, Kobrin, B, Davidson, NE, Dauses, T, Atay-Rosenthal, S, Ye, X, Wolff, AC, Stearns, V, Jaffee, EM, Emens LA. 2014. A Feasibility Study of Cyclophosphamide, Trastuzumab, and an Allogeneic GM-CSF-secreting Breast Tumor Vaccine for HER-2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research, 2(10): 949-961. PMID: 25116755.
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Ebola Rages in West Africa, Reigniting Humanity's Oldest Fear: The Plague
It's a safe assumption that most Westerners are first exposed to plague—the concept, not the contagion—by an elder's recounting of the most gruesome of bedtime stories: namely, the Ten Plagues of Egypt. Although only the fifth and sixth Exodusian calamities were plagues in the modern sense of the word—diseased livestock and boils, respectively—all 10 curses are credited to the machinations of a divine tormentor.
Whether the plague was one of locusts, fire, or infanticide, its appearance always meant two things in the Bible: that the Lord Our God was capable of feats both great and terrible; and that He was very, very wroth.
Although the Old Testament theory of epidemiology has weakened as humanity's understanding of disease has grown, the species-wide fear of plague hasn't, as the present public disquiet over the Ebola virus—now ratcheted up with the U.S. patients being brought to these shores—demonstrates.
No matter the reassurances of medical professionals, the public, who have seen movies like Outbreak and Contagion, fear the introduction of Ebola to America; of something disastrous happening; of it getting out.
Contrary to the axiomatic syllogism that familiarity with the unknown vanquishes the fear of it, increased knowledge of the mechanics of pestilence hasn't eliminated our dread—it has only transmuted it. At least when God was besetting us with leprosy and boils and locusts as a form of extortionary persuasion—"That's a nice first-born child you've got there; it'd be a shame if something…happened to it"—there was a rationale behind them. Displease God? Prepare for frogs.
The story of Egypt's tribulations is best understood as a rudimentary attempt to give the terrors of pandemic some semblance of logic. In the thousands of years that have followed, afflicted artisans and poets and novelists and filmmakers have attempted to dramatize, romanticize, and philosophize the most universal, marketable fear: that of plague. The resultant pop culture is as morbid and contagious as the epidemics they depict.
As campy as Exodus and the Old Testament are, the explicitly religious and establishment nature of the text prevents even the most ubiquitous plague stories of the Egyptian saga from being labeled as pop culture—an art form that springs not from religious origins or a lucrative commission, but from the zeitgeist itself. At the moment when humanity was driven almost to the brink of extinction in the Western world, however, a purely pop cultural creation was born that would endure for more than six centuries as a symbol of the ruthlessness of plague.
Conceptually, the "Angel of Death" was a cultural mainstay in continental Europe and the British Isles by the late Middle Ages. But once the Black Plague—thought to be the bubonic form of infection with the Yersinia pestis bacterium—killed at least 25 million people in its initial outbreak, and millions in outbreaks spanning centuries, the people of Europe needed a personification of their fear.
Lacking electron microscopes or even the most basic understanding of how Y. pestis worked, painters and artists fed off the climate of morbidity to anthropomorphize the continent's anxiety. From this mood came the Grim Reaper.
Unsurprisingly, Death was first depicted as a skeleton, holding a crossbow or some other weapon possessing a terrifying accuracy—like the Black Plague, the Reaper never missed its mark. In later depictions, however, this precision instrument of death would be replaced with a scythe, a mowing tool composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle. With this tool, Death is illustrated in many a 15th-century woodcut mowing down souls as if they were grain.
It was around this time that the allegorical artistic genre of the Danse Macabre, or "Dance of the Death," became popular. Depicting people from all walks of life—often a serf, a lord, a king, a child, and a Pope—surrendering to the hypnotic rhythm of Death. (Sidenote: Although it's tempting to believe that this "dance" occurred to the tune of "Ring Around the Rosie," a nursery rhyme whose dark lyrics have been described as a plague narrative in urban legend, there is no evidence to suggest that it had any historical connection to the Black Death or any epidemic.)
The Dance of Death served one artistic purpose: To remind its viewers that in the face of an unstoppable plague, we are none of us safe.
This notion of pestilence as a "great equalizer" has remained in vogue ever since plague pop culture began. If you were poor—and, statistically, you were—your life expectancy in early modern Europe was frequently shortened by war, poverty, and famine as your liege lords and religious leaders cloistered themselves in hiding from whatever fresh Hell was currently being unleashed upon you.
Logically, the universality of a plague's destruction held a bittersweet promise to address socioeconomic inequality: We may not win, but Death will make sure that you're the loser. For the wealthy, the Black Death was able to invoke a terror unknown until the rattle of the guillotine.
No work of plague culture more completely embodies the idea of disease as social leveler than Edgar Allen Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death," which tells the tale of the sagacious Prince Prospero and his nobles, who have ensconced themselves in a castle to avoid a terrible plague—the titular Red Death.
On the night of a great masquerade, a night of frivolity that highlights the indifference the princely class maintains toward those suffering outside the holdfast's walls, a mysterious reveler dressed as the Red Death is confronted by Prospero, who quickly dies. Horrified guests seize upon the figure, only to discover that behind the mask is no tangible person, but the incorporeal Red Death itself. No nobleman is spared.
As science revealed the true nature of plague, its face was rendered less literally. The life's work of Agostino Bassi on muscardine disease in silkworms, John Snow on London's Broad Street cholera outbreak, Louis Pasteur on puerperal fever and vaccinations, and Robert Koch on anthrax and Koch's Postulates—the criteria for attributing a specific illness to a specific organism—have revealed that diseases aren't rooted in the displeasure of an angry tormenter in the sky or some faceless malevolent force, but in the proteins and RNA of minute semi-life whose biological needs happen to overlap and clash with our own.
The resultant death and suffering holds no more moral connotations or meaning than potato blight—well, unless you're Reaganite domestic policy adviser and failed presidential candidate Gary Bauer. Though less obviously rendered as a skeleton or a masked miasma, plague holds a unique place of terror in our collective cultural memory.
As a tool of social activism, plague functions as a double-edged sword. Although diseases and epidemics are classless and indiscriminate, they are still a useful example when slandering politically or socially unpopular groups. The cholera epidemics of the 19th century typically affected the urban poor, who were blamed for their presumed squalid lifestyles.
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Non-Contributory Military Service Reimbursement System, Social Security Administration, Office of the Actuary
Effective Date: January 11, 2006
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Security classification:
System Location:
Social Security Administration
Office of Systems
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
A sample of beneficiaries who have noncontributory military service wage credits.
Categories of records in the system:
Information in this system consists of the beneficiary's name and claim account number (CAN) (Social Security number (SSN) plus alphabetic symbol), information concerning covered earnings, benefits and payment status.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Sections 217, 229, and 231 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 417, 429 and 431).
Data in this system are used to determine amounts to be transferred between the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Trust Funds and the general fund of the Treasury, as required by section 217(g) of the Social Security Act.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
Disclosure may be made for routine uses as indicated below:
1. To a congressional office in response to an inquiry from that office made at the request of the subject of a record.
2. To the General Services Administration and the National Archives Records Administration (NARA) under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906, as amended by the NARA Act of 1984, information which is not restricted from disclosure by Federal law for the use of those agencies in conducting records management studies.
3. To student volunteers, individuals working under a personal services contract, and other workers who technically do not have the status of Federal employees, when they are performing work for the Social Security Administration (SSA), as authorized by law, and they need access to personally identifiable information in SSA records in order to perform their assigned Agency functions.
4. To the Secretary of Health and Human Services or to any State, the Commissioner shall disclose any record or information requested in writing by the Secretary for the purpose of administering any program administered by the Secretary, if records or information of such type were so disclosed under applicable rules, regulations and procedures in effect before the date of enactment of the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994.
5. To the Office of the Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a list of Claim Account Numbers (CAN) for which it has been determined that the corresponding workers would have been uninsured in the absence of military service wage credits. CMS, using CMS data pertaining to these CANs, determines the amount to be transferred between the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the general fund of the Treasury under section 217(g) of the Social Security Act.
6. We may disclose information to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, entities, and persons when (1) we suspect or confirm that the security or confidentiality of information in this system of records has been compromised; (2) we determine that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs of SSA that rely upon the compromised information; and (3) we determine that disclosing the information to such agencies, entities, and persons is necessary to assist in our efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm. SSA will use this routine use to respond only to those incidents involving an unintentional release of its records.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining and disposing of records in the system:
Data are stored on magnetic tape and/or disc.
Data in the system are retrieved by the CAN (SSN plus alphabetic symbol).
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If notification is requested by telephone, an individual must verify his/her identity by providing identifying information that parallels information in the record to which notification is being requested. If it is determined that the identifying information provided by telephone is insufficient, the individual will be required to submit a request in writing or in person. If an individual is requesting information by telephone on behalf of another individual, the subject individual must be connected with SSA and the requesting individual in the same phone call. SSA will establish the subject individual's identity (his/her name, SSN, address, date of birth and place of birth, along with one other piece of information, such as mother's maiden name) and ask for his/her consent in providing information to the requesting individual.
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Record access procedures:
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Record source categories:
Data in this system are derived from information in other SSA systems of records (e.g., the Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System, 60-0059, Claims Folders System, 60-0089 and the Master Beneficiary Record, 60-0090).
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In accordance with Government Code, §2001.039, the Comptroller of Public Accounts submits the following plan for review of its rules in Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 1.
The following schedule will be adhered to as closely as possible for reviewing all of the comptroller's rules. For administrative continuity and public convenience, the comptroller plans to review all rules within a chapter during the chapter's assigned review periods regardless of varying effective dates within the chapter.
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All three of these terms refer to costs associated with applying for a loan. Lenders sometimes charge these fees to cover the cost of underwriting, appraisals, document preparation and other parts of the process. Generally, the fees will be higher with mortgages than other loans. Mortgages have more complicated requirements compared to other loans. Origination fees are one-time flat fees that cover the costs of processing the loans. By comparison, closing costs may include expenses associated with the real estate transaction that cannot be included in the mortgage amount. A point is one percent of the dollar amount financed. Lenders may let you pay points to lower the interest rate or they may charge points instead of origination fees. Some examples of possible closing costs:
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Fewer visitors are coming to Hawaii's shores. In February, total year-to-year arrivals dropped 4-point-3-pecent and total visitor spending was flat compared to 2013. Hawaii Tourism Authority CEO Mike McCartney said in the first 59 days of 2013 Hawaii experienced a "plateauing or leveling off of arrivals and expenditures." February's visitor declines contributed to year-to-date drops in both spending and arrivals. Year-to-date visitor spending fell 2.8 percent to $2.6 billion and total arrivals decreased 2.1 percent to 1.3 million visitors. Still, McCartney said that these guests to Hawaii spent $43.8 million per day, contributed $4.7 million per day to state tax revenue, and supported 175,000 jobs.


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As a kid, Jay Moriarty loved to watch the waves. He timed the swells and figured out a way to predict the waves that will be good enough to surf.When he is 15, Jay (Jonny Weston) asks his neighbor and surfing hero Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler), to teach him to ride the surf break known as the mavericks, the legendary gigantic waves off the coast of northern California. Frost reluctantly agrees but only if Jay will work a "program" while in training.Jay's father has left the … [Read more...]
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What if Diaz loses and then tests positive for something?... You might say he isn't that stupid, but he really is, do you think they'd cut him.
What if Diaz loses and then tests positive for something?... You might say he isn't that stupid, but he really is, do you think they'd cut him.
Edit just to get near the top like he has is amazing in itself because once Anxiety kicks in you might as well be a 12 year old little girl because that's what your confidence feels like.
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i loved it when he said about the woman who rolled down her window and gave him abuse. lol, he seemed honestly upset by that. so funny to think, a tough, during-fight-trash-talker and vicious volume puncher, gets upset by things a housewife says. so weird. what an enigma haha
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
Great fighters,love to watch both of them-but I think diaz is the most intreaging cats ever!And not just in MMA- from the nunchucks to Alcatraz swim to his views on the US government and Monsanto etc, I cant get enough of this guy! entertaining as fuck without meaning to be.
£20 goin on Diaz to win by sub-either 3rd or 4th.
Side note- this card look like it could be one of the best, from prelims to main event
IMO, and I've been of the same opinion for years now, Diaz is the only WW that has any chance against GSP.
He has that aura of something that no others have.
I won't be too disgruntled if you all come back and ridicule me if GSP wins, but I believe Diaz has enough to submit him.
I guess we will know the answer Sunday morning
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Dean, what do you know? you'd think you were a ref or judge or something
for me, Diaz is a legit contender and there is only Hendricks who deserves a shot other than Diaz. But, im going to go out on a limb and say GSP beats Diaz within the distance.
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within the distance? interesting, what do you see happening? - submission or (T)KO?
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
Ive had a look on the trusty magic 8 ball and its saying a RNC.
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get
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I am going to be stunned if Diaz wins, Diaz is a decent fighter but honestly think people get on his hype train and forget how easily he can be wrassle fucked at times, against stand up fighters he is legit, against gsp's takedowns, he will spend the fight on his back, mean mugging and shit talking but also losing.
I'd love to see Diaz win just for the giggles and having him as Champion would be media gold, but I have never thought he would be capable of beating GSP.
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Army Entertainment Army Entertainment produces a variety of programs with competitive Soldier talent to include The U.S. Army Soldier Show, USA Express, Bravo! Army Theater Touring Program, Army Entertainment Competitions, the Army Concert Tour, and Army Community Entertainment.
Army Outdoor Recreation These programs provide eligible patrons with opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities such as rappelling, climbing, parasailing, camping, skeet and trap shooting, hiking, and skiing, and opportunities to rent outdoor recreation equipment.
Army Community Recreation Centers Army Community Recreation Centers provide eligible patrons with opportunities to recreate through a mixture of self-directed and programmed activities such as darts, billiards, amusement machines, television, DVD movies, use of computers for Internet service, club or organizational meetings, and competitive events and tournaments.
Marine Corps Outdoor Activities Marine Corps Outdoor Activities provides camping, recreational vehicles (RVs) and cabins, paintball, recreational shooting (skeet and trap shooting), and skate parks for eligible personnel.
Marine Corps Outdoor Recreation and Equipment Checkout The Marine Corps Outdoor Recreation and Equipment Checkout allows eligible patrons to rent a variety of indoor and outdoor recreation equipment on a daily or weekly basis.
Marine Corps Recreation Centers Marine Corps Recreation Centers provide eligible patrons with a wide variety of individual and group activities and serve as the meeting place for various clubs or community activities.
Marine Corps Aquatics and Waterfront Program This program provides access to pools, beaches, marinas, and waterfronts where patrons can swim, relax, take lessons in and enjoy scuba, and rent watercraft at marinas.
Marine Corps Stables The Marine Corps offers private horse boarding at six installations and provides only government-owned or leased horses for rent at three additional installations. Each stable provides for recreational horseback riding and riding instruction.
Marine Corps Theaters Marine Corps Theaters provide eligible patrons with low-cost admission to installation theaters showing movies in current release or recent release.
U.S. Navy Entertainment Navy entertainment provides live entertainment to service members and their families stationed overseas and on deployed ships at sea.
Navy Outdoor Recreation This program provides patrons with opportunities to participate in outdoor recreational activities.
Navy Marinas Navy Marinas allow patrons to rent boats and equipment, store private boats, and provide boating safety lessons.
Navy Motion Picture Program This program provides motion picture entertainment to ashore and afloat units at over forty-five Navy operated theaters in six countries.
Air Force Tops In Blue Tops in Blue is an Air Force touring troupe consisting of the best entertainers in the Air Force, providing quality entertainment to Air Force personnel stationed worldwide.
Army Arts and Crafts Program This program provides eligible patrons with the opportunity to engage in skill development activities and tap into their creativity.
Army Automotive Skills Program This program provides eligible patrons with the opportunity to build life skills in automotive repair by offering them the facilities, tools, equipment, and instruction for repair.
Marine Corps Arts and Crafts Skill Development Program This program offers a wide variety of core craft activities, to include framing, engraving, ceramics, woodworking, pottery, and photography through instructional courses and supervised use of equipment.
Marine Corps Automotive Skills Program This program provides facilities and equipment (lifts, bays, and specialized equipment) for eligible patrons, and instructs and assists them in the basic maintenance of their vehicles.
Navy Automotive Skills Program This program provides patrons with equipment, supervision, and instruction on the repair and maintenance of their automobiles.
Air Force Arts and Crafts Program This program provides military personnel and their families with activities in fine arts and industrial arts. The arts and crafts centers provide hands-on instruction and group instruction.
Army Travel This webpage provides information and links to Army Lodging Information, Tickets, and Reservations (ITR) offices, Armed Forces Recreation Centers, and off-duty travel information.
Marine Corps Information, Tickets, & Tours (ITT) Marine Corps ITT provides customer-driven travel venues and services, and entertainment activities.
Navy Information, Tickets, & Travel (ITT) Navy ITT offers information and assistance for service members regarding airlines, cruises, rental cars, land packages, and attractions.
Air Force Information, Tickets, & Travel (ITT) The Air Force ITT website provides service members with information on resort, cruise, or tour destinations for recreational travel.
Army Paths Across America Army Paths Across America provides a guide to Army RV parks and campgrounds, made available to promote recreational travel and to provide outdoor recreational opportunities for authorized users.
Marine Corps Recreational Lodging Marine Corps Recreational Lodging is available at seven Marine Corps installations and consists of cabins, chalets, trailers, cabanas, beach houses, and cottages. The program offers Marines and other authorized patrons the opportunity to relax and enjoy their vacation at a premier location, while enjoying a significant savings.
Navy Cabins and RV Parks Navy recreational cabins and RV parks provide military personnel with opportunities to enjoy their vacation in recreational areas in nineteen different states and three different countries.
Coast Guard Recreational Lodging Coast Guard Recreational Lodging offers over twenty-five recreational destinations, at a reduced cost for eligible personnel, across the United States.
Army Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) The Army BOSS program focuses on the well-being of single Soldiers, opportunities for recreation and leisure, and opportunities for community service. The program also provides the opportunity for single Soldiers to communicate their concerns to higher leadership.
Single Marine Program (SMP) SMP provides single Marines with the opportunity to participate in group recreational activities and provides an opportunity for single Marines to voice their concerns to senior leadership.
Navy Flying Club The Navy Flying Club provides patrons with flight instruction for beginners and the opportunity for recreational flying for more seasoned pilots.
Air Force Aero Clubs Air Force Aero Clubs provide a safe venue for learning to fly and also provide the opportunity to fly light general aviation aircraft.
Army Golf The Army Golf program operates and maintains over fifty golf courses in five different countries.
Marine Corps Golf Courses The Marine Corps operates and maintains twelve golf courses around the world ranging from nine to thirty-six holes. Most courses offer driving ranges, fully stocked pro shops, locker rooms, and snack bar operations. In addition to open play and installation-organized tournaments, the Marine Corps Golf Courses offer individual and group instruction.
Marine Corps Bowling Centers The Marine Corps Bowling Centers offer year-round competitive leagues, recreational open play, tournaments, promotions, and bowling pro shops to eligible personnel.
Navy Golf Navy Golf provides open round golf, programs and tournaments, and pro shops at thirty-eight courses in four countries.
Navy Bowling The Navy Bowling Program provides quality modern bowling centers and patron responsive programs and facilities, contributing to the quality of life for members of the Navy community.
Air Force Golf The Air Force Golf program operates and maintains over sixty golf courses around the world, offering open rounds of golf and instructional courses for beginners.
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The original recipe, published in Heron's Rose Pistola Cookbook, comprises several elements and requires not insignificant baking skills. Realizing that this might be daunting for some, Heron invites less ambitious cooks to make the cake part alone (he calls it budino, or pudding, but it's more like a flourless cake).
Even in this simplified form, the cake is a thing of beauty. Not wanting to lose the lovely nut flavor of the original, I added some hazelnuts and hazelnut liqueur to the cake batter. I love the hazelnuts but if you like your chocolate cakes silky-smooth, omit them. The cake is gigantic, easily enough for sixteen. For a more intimate occasion, halve the recipe and bake in a smaller mixing bowl. For optimum results, use Scharfen Berger dark chocolate. Valrhona or Callebaut are good, too, though the latter tends to be smoky. Lindt "75% Cacao" bars are a fine inexpensive option.–Anya von Bremzen
Rose Pistola Chocolate Budino Cake Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Serves 14 to 16
- For the cake
- 10 large eggs
- 1 pound best-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
- 1 pound unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup strong brewed espresso
- 1/4 cup hazelnut liqueur, such as Frangelico
- 1 cup skinned, lightly toasted ground hazelnuts (optional)
- For the glaze
- 5 to 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (same as for cake), grated
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
- Unsweetened whipped cream
- Make the cake
- 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Line a 3-quart metal or stainless mixing bowl with foil. The bowl should be completely covered, with a couple of inches overhang. Make the foil as smooth as possible.
- 2. Break the eggs into a large bowl and whisk until frothy.
- 3. In a large double boiler or a stainless bowl set over barely simmering water, melt the chocolate with the butter until smooth, stirring, about 8 minutes. Stir in the sugar, espresso, and liqueur and continue to cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
- 4. Gradually, whisk the chocolate into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly, until the mixture is homogenous. Fold in the hazelnuts, if using.
- 5. Scrape the batter into the prepared bowl. Bake the cake in the middle of the oven until the top is slightly puffy and crisp but the center is still moist, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. A cake tester inserted in the center won't come out clean, but it shouldn't have visible liquid on it. Let the cake cool on a rack, then refrigerate, covered loosely with plastic, for at least 6 hours or preferably overnight. (It will continue to firm as it chills.) The cake can be made up to two days ahead.
- Make the glaze
- 6. In the top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water, melt the chocolate in the cream until completely smooth, about 6 minutes. Whisk in the butter until glossy.
- 7. Invert the cake onto a large cake plate and carefully peel off the foil. With a rubber spatula, coat the cake with the chocolate glaze, wiping the sides of the plate clean with a piece of damp paper towel. Let stand until the glaze is set, about 10 minutes, then refrigerate for another hour. Before serving, dust the cake lightly with cocoa powder using a sifter. Cut into slices and serve with whipped cream and an acidic sorbet or fruit salad, if desired.
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Gopi Geet: The Most Pious Song Composed for the Mankind
Gopi Geet is one of the most pious, divine and connective composition which is made to communicate with Shree Krishna. Gopi Geet is composed by most fortunate beings of all in this Universe, Gopis themselves. Gopi Geet refers to the song of separation from the Bhagwan. Devine prem (love) is beautifully portrayed in this song. The prem (love) of Bhagwan and Bhakt. Gopis developed Aham that only they were the chosen ones to have Krishna (the eternal Bhagwan) by their side. Bhakti should be devoid


text: The Smarter Workplace The new workplace is universal, customizable and seamless—and instructions are not included. * required fields From* To* Message cancel Smarter, seamless environments have become the norm for today's increasingly mobile workforce. Enabled by advanced technology, new corporate policies and an influx of millennials, the demand for a workplace that presents a platform for discovery, inspiration and collaboration—think of the iPad's intuitive interface and apps—is building momentum. Traditional corporate methods and practices have been turned into engaging, interactive experiences that are transforming how companies are doing business. And the true power of these platforms is realized in their ability to inspire innovation—arguably the most valuable currency in the marketplace today. The evolving relationship between new technologies, smarter workplaces and a mobile workforce is providing today's companies with an opportunity to realize the full potential of their most important asset: their people. Together, they are creating a solid foundation for business in the 21st century, one that is capable of supporting dynamic workplace experiences while smartly streamlining resources. This is only achievable, however, if the design of the workplace is a vehicle for the user's journey—allowing workers to log on, dial in or connect wherever, whenever and however it supports them best. Gensler's Workplace Survey research findings confirm that aligning work styles with flexible work settings within the office and giving people the choice of where they want to work is the key to supporting them cost-effectively on a global basis (Gensler Dialogue 22). Related ArticlesThe New Sustainability The Shrinking World The Business ReboundThe old model of designing workplaces that establish boundaries and limitations through architecture, infrastructure and organization of resources (or lack thereof) is something of the past. Users now have control and choice, and the smarter workplace enables this. Reflecting on the success of the iPad, one can't ignore its unique appeal to a wide audience of users. Whether it's an 80-year-old grandfather reading an iBook or a 4-year-old playing an interactive learning video, the iPad consistently evokes the same reactions: delight and wonder. This is made possible by the range of apps it offers—individual solutions that are customized to and chosen by the user. Apps make the user experience authentic and personal, despite the iPad being a universal design solution with only two sizes for everyone. Critical also to its appeal is its ease of use. Its intuitive design makes it much more likely to not just be used, but customized. This holds true in the workplace, too. Planning a smart workplace that appeals across the generations employed in today's workforce requires more flexibility, adjustability and choice than ever before. One size does not fit all, and in most cases, neither does two, but if the form is malleable enough to flex to the individual's needs, it just might be successful. it's customizable The trend of designing for control and choice in the workplace shows no signs of easing—if anything, it's only just the beginning. Increasingly, we are finding that the ability to control one's experience is prioritized over more conventional rewards such as a higher salary or a larger private workspace. In fact, a 2011 Cisco Connected Workplace Study reported that 33 percent of employees under the age of 30 said they would select social media freedom, device flexibility and work mobility over salary in accepting a job offer. For several years, we have seen workplace design become more universal in its execution; now it has become smarter about its neutrality. The successful workplace's building blocks are smaller in scale, less precious and increasingly multifunctional, which creates the ability for the user to "hack" or reshape their environment to be something even greater than originally imagined. This is evident in the Gensler-designed campus for Facebook at Menlo Park, which features a workspace solution that gives employees the ability to reconfigure their desks to their desired layout, and an art program that encourages them to use the campus as a canvas for self-expression—and subsequently, brand building. These new design principles, centered around customization and control, have dramatically stretched the spectrum of potential workplace outcomes. Increasingly, there are no longer set workplace guidelines in place, but rather policies created by leadership that are reinforced by the self-governing culture of a company. This structure requires a smart design that can be easily pulled apart and put back together again. The goal is that it serves the company better than what was originally planned, as the user designs it. Pages: 1 2 View All Related Articles SmithGroupJJR Hires George Athens as Workplace Studio Leader in Detroit Office Exploring Valencia


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|Public Law 87-806
|Indians. Certain trust lands.
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|Indian Claims Commission.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That lands heretofore set aside under the provisions of the Act of August 22, 1914 (38 Stat. 704), for lighthouse purposes at or near Cape Elizabeth on the Quinault Indian Reservation, State of Washington, and consisting of eighty-five and five one-hundredths acres, more or less, in lots 1, 2, and 3 in section 34, township 22 north, range 13 west, Willamette meridian, which lands are excess to the needs of the Treasury Department, shall be, and the same are hereby, set aside in trust for the Quinault Tribe of Indians, in the same manner and to the same extent as other real property held in trust by the United States for said tribe.
The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the title conveyed by this Act should or should not be set off against any claim against the United States determined by the Commission.
Approved, October 15, 1962.


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text: By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and MARK STEVENSONMEXICO CITY (AP) â¿¿ The arrest of Mexico's most powerful union leader echoes the hardball tactics of Mexico's once-imperial presidency while pushing forward an education reform that Enrique Pena Nieto has made a centerpiece of his new administration. Elba Esther Gordillo, known for flashing her Hermes handbags and heels, stood behind bars Wednesday in a grim prison in eastern Mexico City as a judge read off charges of embezzlement and organized crime. The arrest sidelined a woman who had tried to mobilize teachers to block a schools shake-up designed to end her control over hiring and firing of teachers across the country. It also sent a message to other union bosses and business magnates: Don't get in the way of Pena Nieto, whose Institutional Revolutionary Party has newly returned to the power it held for seven straight decades, when incoming presidents often crushed those who challenged them. "This is an old tactic, let's hope that it doesn't just stop there, as it did in the past, when a single case was enough to calm things down and add legitimacy" to presidential power, said Jose Antonio Crespo, an analyst at the Center for Economic Studies. "Let's hope this doesn't stop and that it becomes something more systematic, for which there is a burning need." Crespo was referring to the business magnates and union bosses who have built fortunes and political power by dominating whole sectors of the economy. Like Gordillo, their resistance could be an obstacle to Pena Nieto's pledges to modernize and open up Mexico's economy. But the tough message of Tuesday's arrest may have been enough. Gordillo, whose 1.5 million-member National Union of Education Workers organized protests against Pena Nieto's education reform signed into law this week, was pulled off a plane arriving from San Diego late Tuesday and taken to Mexico City's women's prison.


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Other sports i've competed in have been stringently drug tested (out of competition testing at random, and in competition)...
Are ADCC/Fila drug tested? I'm not sure if there's a governing body so I can see that the carrying out of testing and enforcement may be difficult.
Is it an issue in grappling? I suppose it makes less of a difference than in powerlifting, olympic weightlifting and athletics due to the greater emphasis on skill rather than speed/strength (although this obviously is needed!)
If there is no testing, should there be?