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by Christine Faltz, Merrick, New York
I was born blind, unexplained. My eye condition, congenital microopthalmia is known to be caused by exposure to toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, herpes, TORCH infection, or HIV. I used to be able to distinguish colors and shadows, but no forms. I had a very supportive family and went to 'regular' school, but suffered physical and emotional abuse by students and administration. I have used a white can, and a guide dog; I have prosthesis over my eyeballs so it is impossible to tell I am blind.
I was an English undergraduate at Princeton, in my last year, when I met a wonderful man; we married three years ago. I graduated Hofstra School of Law, in '94 and was admitted to the bar this past March. I was elected president of the Long Island chapter of the Parents of Blind Children, a division of the National Federation of the Blind, last fall.
My baby was unplanned, and before becoming pregnant, I was certain my maternal instincts, if I had any, were akin to those of a black widow spider. I read all I could beforehand and my birth plan explicitly asked for rooming in, no bottles, no pacifiers, and that she be given to me as soon as possible.
We were so shocked to learn she was blind, that we were thrown for a loop. They took her to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for tests, despite the fact that her life was not in danger and nothing indicated there was anything else wrong.
I have big breasts, and didn't know how to get her latched on at first; luckily I had lots of milk and from the time my milk came in, Sam has never had a drop of formula. I am convinced that me being blind convinced the hospital staff it was better to keep the baby in the hospital longer. I was treated with condescension and rudeness; one of the neonatologists asked me if I was always intelligent! We didn't have the resources immediately at hand to check doctors' claims and find out the tests they wanted to do were inconclusive at best. My daughter had to undergo sonograms, fasting, spinal tap for meningitis, and IV antibiotics.
When I nursed her, they would tell me to put her back in her isolette after she fell asleep, otherwise she would 'get used to being held while she slept.' As if a mother has something more important to do than hold her newborn child.
Sam didn't come home until nine days after her birth; a totally unnecessary endurance. I was at the hospital fifteen to eighteen hours every day and up pumping during the night. I have no intention of having subsequent children in the hospital because of what we went through after she was born.
I'd like to write about the "challenge" of being blind, and breastfeeding, but frankly, there is no challenge, except for feeling isolated. Except for a cousin, and internet friends, no one else nurses a toddler or co-sleeps with their babies. Even La Leche League people seem to be uncomfortable with a blind parent. I'm thrilled to say I've never had a nursing problem, though she had a nursing strike at 10 months, and didn't really start eating solids until 15 months. She's still a picky eater; years ago I would never have believed I would be nursing a child at this age, still for nourishment as well as comfort. Sam has had four colds and one strep throat but nothing else.
My blindness wasn't supposed to be inheritable, but my daughter has the exact same condition as I have. It is possible, in bright lights, that Sam can discern some forms, but we won't know until she's old enough to tell us. Samantha will be two next month. Parenting is certainly the closest subject to my heart; heck it is my heart.
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Dali Lao Shay Youth Hostel
Dali Lao Shay, is located within the ancient walls of the ancient town of Dali.
A new Youth Hostel.
A hostel opening in the Bai Aboriginal living area.
A fully-equipped self-help kitchen, only 150 meters from the ancient city's largest vegetable market.
Hostel (only super room) has a room with a large bathtub.
A car arrived at the front of the hostel and has a large parking space around.
Dali old town, almost divided into two parts, half of the tourists, half of the indigenous people. Look at the map you may have noticed, Lao Shay away from the of many inn hotel bar commercial street that visitors to the old town, he located in the old town of northwest corner, quiet, leisure. The streets outside the kinds of shops and stalls selling snacks, fruits and flowers, supermarket and hairdresser, 100 meters outside the city walls is the national highway leading to Kunming, Lijiang, Shangri-La and Tibet. The day, to see through the glass windows of the hostel living room, is carrying his backpack and indigenous people coming and going, into the night, street lamps lit, the town is quiet and tranquility. Here is a true original ecology of the old town.
Boarded the hostel on the third floor terrace, East Vision the Erhai lake and West Overlook Cangshan mountain do in front.
If you're going to tourists gathered in south old town for hit the bars or buy some crafts, the past is just a 15-minute stroll. The hostel also several bus stops within 400 meters around, leading to the Dali city, the long-distance bus, train and Erhai lake side.
Compared has been operating for many years the Lao Shay youth hostel(Lijiang, Lugu Lake, Shangri-La), Dali Lao Shay Hostel does not have what a sharp and unexpected features, such usual alley usual courtyard, peaceful days time begins to flow.
Welcome to spend a few days, a few days mediocre and lazy days.
예약 가능 여부 및 가격예약 가능 여부와 가격을 보려면 날짜를 선택한 후 '날짜 업데이트'를 클릭하세요'
호스텔 시설 & 정책
- 에어컨
- 자전거 대여
- 자전거 주차
- 책 교환
- 조식 불포함
- 카페
- 어린이 친화적
- 일반실
- 신용 카드가 허용되지 않음
- 무료 주차
- 무료 와이파이
- 헤어드라이기
- 온수 샤워
- 뜨거운 욕조
- 청소
- 키친
- 세탁 설비
- 시트 포함
- 사물함
- 수하물 보관소
- 식사 이용 가능
- 야외 테라스
- 독서등
- 한증실
- 세금 포함
- 투어 여행 데스크
- 타월 포함
- 세탁기
취소 정책이 숙소는 1일 취소 정책이 있습니다. 이 시간 내에 취소하지 않으면 체류 첫날 밤에 부과되는 숙박료와 똑같은 금액의 취소 수수료가 발생합니다.
약도지도 보기지도 숨기기
From Xiaguan train station (about 20 km):
The train station there are bus SanTa Zhuan Xian(三塔专线车) fare 3.00 yuan, about 45 minutes to get off at the station Shui Dui Cun(水碓村站), than worlk back 10m turn the left for go in old twon and go on 50m.
From Xiaguan coach station (about 20 km):
There are 4 or 5 coach stations in Xiaguan. Ask locals people get off the nearest bus No.8 get off the terminal station and walk along the Ping Deng road west approximately 1.5 km to get our hosel.
From Dali Airport (about 33 km):
Dali Airport flights less so there is no airpor buses, only taxis from the airport.Taxis do not running the meter, are drivers outcry. About 60 - 70 yuan from the airport to Dali, about 30--40 yuan from the airport to Xiaguan. To save money, you can take a taxi to the train station, then change to take the the bus No.8 arrived Dali Old Town.
From Lijiang, Shangri-La passenger bus :
Lijiang - Xiaguan shuttle drive about 3 hours, Shangri-La --Xiaguan shuttle drive about 5-6 hours. all shuttle finally arrived in Xiaguan, arrived in Xiaguan the former tried out Dali, so please tell the driver you want to Dali to get off.
Arrive the Dali Old Town, at the crossing of the Bo-ai road and Ping Deng road is the 'Dacaishi(vegetables market)' (the north gate market, locals know), please come along the west of Ping Deng road (up), during the day will go through a lot of fruit stand and 100 meters is the Lao Shay.

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Although Save The Frogs mainly raises awareness in conserving the amphibian populations, they have done multiple habitat conservation projects; like raising the Red-Legged Frog population at Antonelli Pond in Santa Cruz. They also fought hard to shut down the local Sharp Park gold coarse in order to preserve the land for the endangered species inhabiting that area.
Educating people is the most important thing in raising awareness in a given community. Save the Frogs does a great job speaking to students of all ages, alerting them about the current issue amphibians face and the problems humans will soon face if they continue using poisonous chemicals like Atrazine in farming, even the sale of frog legs in restaurants. Stopping the extinction of frogs is a long fragile process but SAVE THE FROGS is helping everywhere they can.
I love SAVE THE FROGS! They run campaigns to get harmful pesticides banned, protect land, get dissections out of schools and frog legs out of restaurants. And they organize Save The Frogs Day, which gets educational events going in about 40 countries! Nobody does a better job advocating for the frogs and educating people about protecting the environment than SAVE THE FROGS!
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SAVE THE FROGS is fantastic! They coordinated April 30th's Save The Frogs Day, which was the largest day of amphibian education in the planet's history, over 20 countries took part!
I'm a graduate student and use SAVE THE FROGS' free amphibian disease detection protocols to do my research. I wouldn't be able to do my research without this...Great organization!
I am astonished by what I recently learned about Save The Frogs.com. There is no transparency about donations. Kerry, the founder, provides no info on how money is spent, and he does seem to use donations to pay his personal room and board and personal expenses. I am disgusted and will no longer donate to this sickening charade.
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SAVE THE FROGS is the only organization of its kind...a grassroots movement working to protect the world's frogs, which are rapidly going extinct. I love them!
I'm currently on the board of directors as Secretary for the Bay Area Amphibians and Reptiles Society in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are deeply committed to saving frogs everywhere, and Save the Frogs will come speak to our club next month. The director / president, Kerry Kriger, is a very dedicated person and he is doing wonderful things for his non-profit, giving talks to educate people, sponsoring grants, providing materials for others to use in promoting ways to save frogs. This organization absolutely deserves recognition for being the only non-profit group focused on saving frogs, and for making it happen!
I love save the frogs, this organization as lots of info on how to take care of the planet so it won't affect frogs. i downloaded the save the frogs toolbar to use when i shop on line. they keep me informed on any web conferences. well worth joining and i love the fun pictures. Roxy green


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Hardy / Davis features again
Lots of other good bouts featured too
http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles...watching-1774310 June Tussles Worth Watching
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
by Tim Leidecker
Early summer often holds the least amount of consequential mixed martial arts action, which seems perfectly understandable. Be honest. Most of you would rather hang out on the beach than spend an afternoon and evening in an arena, a bar or in front of a television set. Therein lies the reason many big promotions are on a summer break.
There will be no Affliction, Dream or Sengoku shows this month. The only organizations keeping the flag flying are traditional busy bee UFC, its main rival in the North American market, Strikeforce, and feeder shows like M-1, Pancrase and Deep.
Sherdog.com has compiled a rundown of 10 must-see MMA tussles for June.
As always, this list does not focus on the major bouts you already know to watch but rather on fights from all over the planet that are worth seeing.


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Cantor Expects House to Clear Stopgap Spending Bill Tuesday
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that he expects the House will approve legislation Tuesday that funds the federal government through mid-November.
"Hopefully we can avoid any kind of shutdown talk and get it done," the Virginia Republican said at a news conference.
If approved, lawmakers will defer a fight over fiscal 2012 government funding until Nov. 18, by which time Republican leaders hope to have reached a deal with Democrats that covers the entire fiscal year, which began Oct. 1.
The Senate has already voted to approve the measure.
Republicans and Democrats still disagree on the underlying funding levels of individual programs and departments. In addition, some House Republicans would like to reduce the agreed-upon spending ceiling and shave more funding from the federal budget.
At a weekly press conference, Mr. Cantor said he hoped there wouldn't be additional temporary short-term funding measures after Nov. 18.
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text: Give me Taylor, Bell or Franklin in the 3rd. But I would not be surprised if Lacy is there in the 2nd, if they don't take him. Garrett and Saban are buds and a few years ago, Dallas tried to move up to take Ingram. Jerry has already stated he likes this OL. I see DT or DE in the 1st. If we don't take OL in the 2nd, it will come down to BPA. Lacy is a better prospect than any safety in this class. With a deep OL class, don't be shocked if Lacy is our second round pick.


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9 Proud Sluts In History
Here at The Frisky, we love sluts. When did being in charge of your sexuality become a bad thing? The word first appeared in the English language in the early 1400s as "slutte," with the meaning being a dirty or slovenly woman. Today, nothing about being a slut has to be off-putting, given the proper accoutrements (condoms, everybody, please!). In fact, having sex for pleasure can be an exercise in healthy living and sound mental health. Promiscuity, and the ability to separate sex and physicality from emotional dependency and attachment, is not something of which to be ashamed.
Let's take some time to honor proud sluts throughout history!


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The Dallas Cowboys are the latest NFL team to give Anthony Armstrong a shot this season, signing the wide receiver this morning.
Armstrong, who was cut by the Washington Redskins in training camp, played for the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars this season. He worked out for the Cowboys last Wednesday, the day before they lost to the Redskins. The Cowboys could use help at receiver, with Miles Austin suffering a hip strain Thursday and Kevin Ogletree missing the game with a concussion.
Armstrong, who is from Carrollton, Texas, played for the Dallas Arena League team. He was cut by the Jaguars on Nov. 12.
In another move today, the Cowboys placed linebacker Bruce Carter on the season-ending injured-reserve list. Carter dislocated his left elbow in the Cowboys' loss to the Redskins on Thanksgiving.
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I think I'm too pregnant to blog.
I've hit a wall with this situation. I'm uncomfortable and restless and too anticipatory to form any kind of coherent thoughts. Forgive me if there's little happening here in the next week or so.
Follow along on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for baby news! xo
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Dear Claire,
I just finished reading your book on the recommendation of my analyst. I am still crying silently thinking about your story. My mother died of breast cancer when I was 9 and when I was 15 my father died from a heart condition. I compare the similarities and differences between our stories–you an only child and me having a brother 11months younger than I am. You and I both became close to our dads after our mothers had died and both of us felt the fear of imminent death of our aging,progressively weakened and ill dads. Yet there were also significant differences,not the least of which was the age that we were when our moms died. I can totally relate to your feeling of numbness and doing everything possible to avoid those overwhelming feelings. Like you I chose well in marrying a nurturing man and like you I have found redemption in creating my own family. In fact I became a grandma a couple of months ago. I have 3 boys and a daughter and the relationship with a daughter somehow brings back the mother daughter relationship that was severed. It becomes murky in that it's not always clear who is in the mothering role and who is the child.
Thanks for writing your book which is helping me to get in touch with my deeply buried feelings of grief.
Good luck!! Hope it happens soon!!
You get a long reprieve, Claire — no worries.
And what a beautiful comment from Ruth. Just today I got a very similar letter from one of the young women for whom I had you sign a copy of the book. It meant so much to her. I will send you a copy of her note, because I know you must feel nurtured by the manner in which people respond to your writing.
All love to you and Greg and Vera during your remaining waiting days. My vote is that the baby comes when it's convenient for you to have someone at home with V!!!
Leave granted. I grudging admit more important things afoot than blogging. Float lightly in a sea of well wishes until the main event and then get back to us ASAP.
Dearest Claire – I add my leave pass to those above 🙂 You have so many good thoughts with you from around the globe in these days to come. We'll all still be here when you return; when we can say, "And then there were four…" x
Here's to a gentle labor and a beautiful new baby! Looking forward to hearing all about it when you're on the other side.


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BOGART - He mashed range balls into the rising sun, on a sliver of real estate that was illuminated only by three spotlights. It's 6:45 a.m., and the temperature is so brisk that the dozen golfers - pros, hacks and the dreaded others - are bundled in their warmup jackets and winter gear.
Here we meet Jeff Gove, our Nationwide Tour guide.
"It's my first time here," Gove said minutes before our pro-am group teed off on No. 10 at Jennings Mill Country Club. "I'm looking forward to it."
In our feared fivesome, there are: Ron Beck, a 50-year-old printing paper salesman from Gainesville; Kenny Roell, 52, owner of Winder Auto Parts; Brian Moore, 48, owner of Forest Lithographers in Athens; and me, your trusty correspondent, currently sporting an 8-handicap.
We're anchored, of course, by the 37-year-old Gove, who is 10th on the Nationwide Tour money list.
Our mission is to shoot excessively low (at least 15 under), shank our way into a free playing lesson.
And, hopefully, to use this unprecedented access to document the life of a touring professional.
On the par-4 10th hole, which plays drastically uphill, Gove bombed his opening tee shot 280 yards down the middle. We all push our drives into the right rough.
"I'm trying to get my job back," Gove said while trudging up the fairway.
He finished 180th on the 2008 PGA Tour money list, failed to qualify via Q-School and lost his exempt status. Gove's best shot to get back on the PGA Tour is by playing well here, at Jennings Mill, on the Nationwide Tour - which is generally regarded as the second-best professional golf circuit.
Gove only walked the course Tuesday, when nearly 2 inches of rain fell and turned some fairways into a glorified marshland. He was tabbed for Wednesday's pro-am because he's currently in the top 50 on the money list.
When you spend $5,000 for a pro-am foursome, you want to play with the best.
Roell is certainly getting his money's worth.
The 20-handicap occasionally played his 40-yard slice to perfection on Wednesday. And sometimes, well, he didn't.
After chunking his approach to the par-4 first hole, our 10th of the day, Roell spun around, dragged his club in the grass and cracked: "Plowing the field, boys, plowing the field. Just planting some corn."
While plodding his way around the course, Gove conferred with caddy Scott Klingberg - a friend of 16 years - on aiming points off the tee and possible pin locations. Klingberg usually walked 20 paces ahead of Gove, mapping the best plan of attack for this waterlogged course that should be susceptible to low scores this week.
"If Jeff ever gets that (putter) going, he can wear it out," Moore said.
It begs the question: How can a golfer who putts reasonably well and strikes the ball so pure, on such a good trajectory, not be on the PGA Tour right now?
"I just played terrible last year," said Gove, who made $290,410 in earnings but had just one top-10 finish in 16 PGA Tour starts. "I'm usually a good ball-hitter, and I just couldn't put it together. Trust me, it's a big deal. I want to get my card back and be back out there (on the PGA Tour)."
And he will be - if he keeps living in the middle of the fairway. Gove missed two fairways Wednesday, and only by a few feet. He had a birdie putt on 14 of the 18 holes during the most effortless round of 71 you'll ever see.
"I've played with a lot of pros," Moore said, "and he's one of the straightest hitters I've ever seen."
As for Team Gove, we finished in a tie for fifth place at 19 under - an admirable showing with three first-time pro-am players and a guy who had never seen the course.
After a brief lunch, Gove headed back to the range for a three-hour practice session. He has since peeled off his black rain jacket and sweater, stuffing them in his TaylorMade bag, as he beat balls into the afternoon sun.
It seems golf at this level is a 10-hour job.
Today- Sunday
At Jennings Mill Country Club
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills on Sunday announced the signing of offensive lineman Antoine Caldwell and Tony Hills.
Caldwell, 27, has started 19 games over the past four seasons for the Houston Texans after being drafted in the third round in 2009. At 6-foot-3, 315 pounds, he can play both guard and center, and could compete for the open left guard spot.
Hills, 28, was a fourth-round pick of the Steelers in 2008. His most extensive NFL action came last season with the Indianapolis Colts, when he played in six games, including his first career start. Hills can play both tackle and guard.
The two signings bring the roster to 88 players as the Bills are set to hold their first practice of training camp on Sunday evening.


text: Degree in Sociology What is distinctive about Sociology major at Illinois College? The sociology department is designed for students to develop the interconnections between individual lives and the larger society. Students are asked to reflect on a deep level and question the impact of society on individual choices, behaviors, attitudes and how those choices, behaviors, and attitudes shape the society in which we live. Those interested in majoring in sociology have the option of choosing between a number of subfields: social work/human services, criminology, social inequality, life course/family studies, and others. Core courses within the Sociology Department focus on developing students' knowledge of sociological theory, social research methods, and specific aspects of social inequality. Elective courses within the Department allow students to explore a wide range of social phenomena, including: :: Juvenile Delinquency :: Gender and Sexuality :: Criminology :: Sociology of Sports :: Race and Ethnicity :: Alcohol and Addiction :: Social Deviance :: Family Relationships :: Stratification :: Environmental Sociology The sociology department requires that students engage in fieldwork or independent study that connects them with the larger community. Students work in conjunction with a faculty advisor to find a project that fits their interests and provides them with an enriched learning experience. In addition to core courses and electives, students enrolled in the sociology program are encouraged to take courses in statistics, computer skills, and federal, state, and local government.


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Nottinghamshire will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing loss against Middlesex in the LV=County Championship fixture against Derbyshire.
One of the highlights of last week's match was Andre Adams' stand alongside fellow bowler Luke Fletcher, and the Kiwi veteran is keen to make up for the disappointment of the previous fixture
"The result against Middlesex was completely unexpected, it was a match we were looking to win and as a team we're hurting," said Adams.
"I think that we all have a point to prove now, all of us as a team will be looking to put in a performance and make up for it.
"Maybe we took Neil Dexter too lightly, but that second innings performance was a freak performance. We can't afford to be 70-7 again, starting on Wednesday."
Stepping straight into the firing line are local rivals Derbyshire, who last season were crowned Division 2 champions. While many will have an extra spring in their step, an extra hunger, the rivalry is one that has largely passed Adams by.
"I last played against Derbyshire in 2007; It's nice to have them back in the league, back in the top flight," he said.
"To be honest, I'm not massively au fait with the whole Notts Derbyshire rivalry. It hasn't really changed my way of thinking and it's up to us, as a team, to take everything back to basics, construct a performance good enough to win the game."
If this local rivalry is one that Adams has been able to step away from, he is quick to compare it to his hometown side's equivalent.
"It's funny to see how fired up everyone gets ahead of a rival fixture, it puts a bit more passion in the game, gets everyone's spirits up"
"Our biggest rivalry would have to be Auckland Canterbury," he said
"We have a pretty strong rivalry with them, it's a pretty big city but Canterbury would definitely be the closest we'd come to something like this back at home."
Derby matches features heavily in all sporting calendars and while Adams has avoid getting caught up in it all, the club has a few characters who are sure to stoke the fire both on and off the pitch.
"A lot of the guys will have grown up with it here and as I understand it it'll mean a lot to them," he said.
"From my perspective it's funny to see how fired up everyone gets ahead of a rival fixture, it puts a bit more passion in the game, gets everyone's spirits up so I'm looking forward to that."
England internationals come at a premium in Derbyshire, and Notts will be boosted by the likely inclusion of Stuart Broad, available for selection before returning to the national side. If that wasn't enough, Adams has identified another bowler of some calibre who is likely to add a spark to proceedings.
"If Swanny plays, there'll certainly be some extra bite," said Adams.
"When Swanny comes back cricket becomes a different ball game completely.
"The dressing room gets really quiet once he leaves and it becomes a deserted environment for a while, but he brings a lot of personal experience, and everything else that goes alongside it."
All eyes to The County Ground, then, and Adams is keen to start on the front foot, not only securing victory but a performance to match.
"The first port of call is to get in there and do the job that you're assigned to do," he said.
"You can worry about the result all you like but you don't get that without putting the performance in first."
"All of the guys here make up a very talented side but as we've seen, that can count for absolutely nothing," he added.
"You can put in as much net practice as you like, but when it comes down to it you have to be at the top of your game as you step out of the pavilion.
"We need to get down to a strong start, and avoid making the same mistakes twice."
Notts face Derbyshire in this LV=CC County Championship match at The County Ground starting on Wednesday, with play commencing at 11am.
Dave Bracegirdle will be providing ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Radio Nottingham, and live updates will appear @Trentbridge on Twitter. Join in the conversation using the hashtag #DerbysvNotts


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Since April there have been reports of as many of 10 Papuans killed by the military in a campaign in numerous isolated villages to recover weapons stolen from an armoury in Wamena.
OPM members were blamed but several soldiers have also been charged over their involvement.
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*D.C. United is in position to claim a college prospect who would have gone in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft last week. Maryland forward Christiano Francois, who missed the fall season for academic reasons after a strong freshman campaign in 2012, has signed with the league and will be available in a special waiver draft.
As with all player dispersal platforms entering the winter, United holds the first pick. Giuseppe Gentile, a junior forward from Charlotte, is also available. The players will learn their destinations no later than 4 p.m. ET on Friday.
I profiled Francois last year, exploring his harrowing experience during the 2010 Haitian earthquake and subsequent relocation to New Jersey for high school at famed St. Benedict's. Language barriers slowed his academic progress at Maryland and forced him to miss the 2013 campaign. He also had offers from NASL and USL clubs this month.
In 2012, Francois (5 feet 7, 140 pounds) posted five goals and four assists despite starting just three matches. He appeared in all 24 games and, as part of an electrifying performance, scored in the College Cup semifinal against Georgetown.
Gentile was Soccer America's freshman of the year in 2011 with 10 goals. He had nine goals and seven assists as a sophomore and eight goals this past season.
This special draft does call into question league policy. Had Francois been available in the SuperDraft, United would not have acquired him; the club had its sights set on Cal's Steve Birnbaum all along and ended up selecting the center back with the No. 2 overall pick. Another club would have snagged Francois soon thereafter.
The signing delay means Francois could now end up at United, which has geographic and historical ties to the Maryland program. This is not to imply wrongdoing, but on the surface, it does create another perception problem for a league that often operates in the shadows.
Prohibiting college players from signing immediately after the draft and making them wait until the summer for waivers or a weighted lottery only invites them to sign overseas. I don't know if a remedy exists, but it remains an imperfect system.
Francois's departure is another setback for Maryland, the 2013 runner-up which had already lost four forwards: two-time Hermann Trophy winner Patrick Mullins (New England), sophomore Schillo Tshuma (Portland), senior Jake Pace and incoming freshman Jordan Hamilton, who opted to sign a homegrown contract with Toronto FC.
*As expected, United announced defender Chris Korb had signed a new contract. Korb was about to enter the fourth, and final, year of his original deal. Terms were not disclosed. Last year his base salary was $50,000. Presumably, he received a decent bump.
With Sean Franklin pegged to start at right back, Korb begins preseason atop the depth chart at left back. Korb has played on both corners during his pro career. Unless United makes another move, second-year Taylor Kemp is the only other serious candidate on the left. (United did not re-sign Daniel Woolard and Dennis Iapichino.)
*United's preseason plans are set:
Players will report to RFK Stadium on Saturday for physicals and fitness testing. They'll train Sunday through Tuesday, although the snow cover and chilly forecast will probably limit outdoor work.
Camp begins in earnest Wednesday at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The two-week stay will include friendlies with the Chicago Fire (Feb. 8 and 12) and Toronto FC (Feb. 5). United's website will live stream all three matches: 7 p.m. on the 5th and 8th, 10 a.m. on the 12th. A scrimmage might also be added.
After a week in Washington, United will report to Charleston, S.C., for the Carolina Challenge Cup at Blackbaud Stadium. Live streams are in the works.
Feb. 22
United vs. Houston Dynamo, 5
Charleston Battery vs. Seattle Sounders, 7:15
Feb. 26
Sounders vs. Dynamo, 5
Battery vs. United, 7:15
March 1
United vs. Sounders, 5
Battery vs. Dynamo, 7:15
United's season opener is March 8 against the Columbus Crew at RFK Stadium.


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See the En-Fold retractable fabric awning in action for the first time
See the En-Fold retractable fabric awning in action for the first time.
Juvia, a high-end restaurant located in Miami Beach, is home to Uni-Systems' first installed En-Fold retractable fabric awning. This video shows the awning, made with SEFAR Architecture's TENARA fabric, operating through time lapse photography.
Spanning 54 feet of Juvia's outdoor terrace, the awning allows restaurant patrons to enjoy consistent comfort and a distinct view of Miami Beach--even in the case of inclement weather. The TENARA fabric offers a sleek aesthetic, a high level of light transmission and diffusion, and durability.
En-Fold deploys to transform Juvia's outdoor terrace into an intimate space at the push of a button. The awning can withstand 50 mile per hour winds when fully tensioned, and features a slight incline to shed rain away from the terrace and prevent any rainwater from pooling on the fabric panels.


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in this "video" I tested an old script to sniff passwords used in BT4 (THANKS to the author ***gHero ***) """adjusted""" for BT5-r1gnome32
I make a little test with the new version of ettercap 0.7.4-lazarus (installed NOT TO REPOSITORY ) "" WAITING for the official version of backtrack-team ""
I found a great site that make a tutorial (working for me) to test installation of new ettercap in BT5-r1:
for the great script by gHero (""remodeled"" by me [copying by others will not know if it correctly! ] ":
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By Robert Bianco, USA TODAY
There's only so much credit you can give a copy.
Tonight's premiere of Life on Mars is one of the best new hours of TV this fall — as it should be, considering it's a virtual scene-for-scene remake of a terrific British original. It's a relief ABC didn't bungle the transfer, but not exactly cause for critical celebration.
If we can't celebrate, we can at least be cautiously optimistic. Let's start with the strength of the source material, which is built around an incredibly clever conceit. Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) is an NYPD detective who gets hit by a car in 2008 and wakes up on the force in 1973; is he time-traveling, crazy or in a coma?
The storytelling openings are abundant. The premise allows the show to work its way through an overlaying sci-fi mystery, as Sam tries to figure out how he got there and how to get home. It also lets the writers indulge in near-countless culture-clash jokes and situations, from the hideous clothes and hair to changing social attitudes. On that front, they do overdo: The treatment of the female cop comes across as cartoonish, even in the macho world of a police station.
Still, what may matter more to viewers is the way this time trip frees the writers from the constraints of modern police procedures and TV procedurals — the emphasis on forensics and technology that turns so many mysteries into an episode of Mr. Wizard. These cops solve crimes the old-fashioned way: by beating the truth out of witnesses.
Happily, the American version — a second try, after an original pilot was scrapped — makes mostly wise decisions, starting with trusting the show to O'Mara. He's off to an excellent start, particularly in grounding the story by keeping his reactions rooted in reality.
The supporting cast has less to do tonight, but except for a slightly vacant Lisa Bonet, they do what they have to well. It's a strong ensemble, led by Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol and Harvey Keitel. And if Keitel does seem a bit old for his role, the gruff commander who becomes Sam's de facto partner, he compensates by being Harvey Keitel, an actor you just want to watch.
The question is, for how long? The British series ran only 16 episodes, and even it had trouble maintaining interest in its central question. The longer you extend that question and the more complicated it becomes, the less likely it is that the answer will be satisfactory.
And while we're worrying about the future, it seems fair to note that the network's replacements for David Kelley — who did the first version — are the producers of October Road, a show so badly written, it made you wish you were time traveling. True, this time, they copied well. Now let's see what they can create.
In life, that's the real test.
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Amazon Instant Video Comes to the UK; Amazon Inflates the Numbers
Amazon Instant Video is (finally) now available in the UK, and is free with an Amazon Prime membership. Initially £49 a year, this has just increased to £79 a year. I got a Prime membership in January, so I benefit from "free" streaming, and if I renew next year, I'll pay the new price.
Amazon has been promoting this for the past week, saying that one can "Enjoy unlimited streaming of more than 15,000 movies and TV episodes."
But when you look at the full catalog, the numbers are very different. There are currently only 2,269 movies, and 938 TV series. Granted, they're counting every TV episode in the 15,000, but that number makes you think there's a lot more content than there really is.
Also, if you don't have kids, then your available content dwindles. About one-third of the TV series are for children, and one-fourth of the movies.
It looks like there's some interesting content, but there's far less than Netflix, and there's much less variety. (Granted, most of what's on Netflix is crap…) There's also much less HD content; only 258 HD items are listed.
As long as it's free with my Amazon Prime subscription, I'll check it out. But given the limited content, I'll need to see a lot of new movies and TV series there to get me to renew my Prime subscription next year. I got the Prime subscription because I wanted quick delivery of purchases; I'm happy to pay the £49 a year, but I doubt I'd want to pay £79 for that service. If they can't split the two, then I'm unlikely to want to continue.
Update: As I've been browsing through the selection, I did find one classic movie that's a must see: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, with Paul Muni. This 1932 film shows how a man is wrongly convicted for a robbery and ends up in a chain gang. It was a very important film in its time, having exposed the way prisoners were treated. Also, it has one of the best last lines in the history of cinema.


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What is in this article?:
- Machine Tool Orders Drop for Second Straight Month
- Widespread Regional Declines
- "Muted order activity"
- Positive results in the Northeast
- Sharp declines in Southeast, North Central regions
The twelve-month trend in the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report illustrates the recent peak of demand in September 2012, but a steady pull-back in order volumes since the start of 2013.
U.S. manufacturers ordered $351.21 million in machine tools and related equipment ("manufacturing technology") during July, a 23.6% monthly decline from June, as well as a 23.6% year-on-year decline. It was the second consecutive monthly decline in new orders, and brings the total value of 2013 manufacturing technology orders to $2.925 billion, a decline of 7.2% compared to the seven-month total for 2012.
The decline was more decisive for orders of metal forming and fabricating equipment, which fell 82.5% from the June result. Orders for metal cutting equipment, which comprise a much larger component of the results as a whole, fell 15.3% from the previous month.
The data is included in the monthly United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report, compiled by AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology, and representing total production and distribution of machine tools and related technology, including nationwide and regional results. The figures are actual data, reported by participating producers and distributors of manufacturing technology.
"This muted order activity is not atypical for summer months, and is concurrent with other monthly readings that indicated a drop in durable goods orders and a flat industrial production index. Despite this seasonal dip, however, the bigger picture for manufacturing remains positive," according to AMT president Douglas K. Woods.
"It's important to note that in regional USMTO activity, the Northeast and West regions are at their highest average and year-to-date values in 15 years, thanks to the precision parts and aerospace industries. Meanwhile, the PMI (the Institute for Supply Management's Purchasing Managers Index) posted its third consecutive monthly gain. We anticipate a continued pattern of modest but sustained growth through the end of 2013."


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Doutzen Kroes Shines at the Bjorn Borg Fashion Show
Hitting the red carpet for a fantastic fashion event, Doutzen Kroes attended the Bjorn Borg Fashion Show in Amsterdam today (January 22).
Stunning in a black leather jacket, the Dutch damsel also donned a blue graphic tank and black skinny jeans, wearing her hair down about her shoulders and throwing her pearly white smile toward the cameras.
In preparation for the event, the 28-year-old posted an Instagram picture on her Twitter account of herself smiling and posing with a couple of her friends.
The caption Doutzen attached to the snapshot read, "Fun with mokaradag1 & @renskroes before watching the #björnborg show tonight in #Amsterdam."
Meanwhile, DIY Fashion took a look at Doutzen's 10 sexiest looks in honor of her 29th birthday!


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We bonded because we were the only ones on that limo who received roses that first night.
While on Late Show last year to talk about her upcoming birthday, she bonded with Dave over two glasses of Grey Goose.
In school, they bonded over their shared faith as born-again Christians, but also over politics.
The chemistry that was there in the first one was the reason we all bonded and stayed friends.
I always thought it was toward the end of the interview when you'd bonded over the discussion.
My friend only paid about £8 in duties, the balance of the bonded goods having to be sealed down under hatches.
It is one-third of their capital stock plus the bonded indebtedness.
It is bonded for fifty millions first, and twenty millions second mortgage.
The new company also assumed all the bonded and other indebtedness of both roads.
He thinks of a drizzling night in Hatch street, hard by the bonded stores there, the first.
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The linkage or force holding two neighboring atoms of a molecule in place and resisting their separation, usually accomplished by the transfer or sharing of one or more electrons or pairs of electrons between the atoms.
A force of attraction that holds atoms or ions together in a molecule or crystal. Bonds are usually created by a transfer or sharing of one or more electrons. There are single, double, and triple bonds. See also coordinate bond, covalent bond, ionic bond, metallic bond, polar bond.
A security issued by a corporation or public body and usually carrying a fixed rate of interest and a set date, called the bond's maturity, for redemption of the principal. Like a stock, a bond is a type of investment, but unlike a stock, a bond has a definite, but not necessarily fixed, yield. Some bonds have a feature known as a call, which gives the borrower an option to pay off the principal of the bond before its maturity, the date when the bond is due to be redeemed. (See municipal bonds and Treasury bills.)
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The backpack I carried on my 1974 solo trip to Europe during the most defining summer of my life had room for only one book. It was a book that would give me the courage and imagination to forge my life as a single woman after a nine-year marriage and to embark on the five-year graduate program that would lead to my work as a feminist teacher and scholar. Yet, even though it was a book that inspired many women of my generation, most of us hesitate to acknowledge it today.
This book that was more important to my birth as a feminist than any othermore than The Second Sex or The Feminine Mystiquewas The Diary of Anaïs Nin. Parisian-born Nin, who grew up in New York, was one of the writers and artists whose artistic and life-style experiments defined the early 20th-century avant-garde. Although she had published her fiction with her own press in the 1940s, it was the publication of her diaries in the late 60s and early 70s that had such enormous influence on so many women of my generation. However, because Nin flaunted her femininity, abjured feminist consciousness, and embraced an essentialist approach to gender, her writing now is seen as politically incorrect.
What may be difficult for third-wave feminists to understand or appreciate is what drew us to Nins diaries during that liminal period of the late 60s and early 70s. Most of us probably havent bothered to figure it out either. For instance, as I began to reflect on this question, I first thought about the lyrical language, Nins independence as a writer, her cosmopolitan life, her celebration of the female bodythe sorts of things that my students could accept. But the embarrassing truth is that I loved reading Nins diaries over and over (you can tell them on my bookshelf by their battered condition) because of their narcissism. Nin was in love with herself: with her body, her creativity, and her ability to entice and love others. She had done analysis with Otto Rank, one of the pioneers of psychoanalysis, and she found her own psyche as fascinating as anything in the universe. She not only wrote about herself in the diaries, of course, but frequently featured there what other famous artists thought of herRobert Duncan described her as fox, princess, daughter (Nin 2:19). She thus constructed a self that was delicate, beautiful, alluring, and sensuous, yet also insightful and daring.
Now, narcissism may not seem like the most admirable quality, but to a woman who grew up in the 40s and 50s, it was revolutionary. Like many or most women my age, I had been in a marriage that was far from egalitarian. I not only worked full-time outside the home, but also did all the cooking, laundry, housekeeping, and yard work in addition to taking care of my husbands emotional needs. I would feel guilty if I indulged in something for myself, such as taking a graduate course or going out with women friends. The social tumult of the early 70s led many women such as myself to question such a life. If we escaped those marriages, our divorces were traumatic events of which our familiesfor whom ours likely were the first divorces everwere ashamed. We often felt that we had paid for our freedom with loneliness, shame, and economic uncertainty. We sometimes wondered whether our new focus on our selves was misguided after all.
But reading late at night in my new single bed, I could absorb the adventures of a woman who seemed able to go anywhere and do anything. Boundaries had no relevance for Anais Ninneither national nor moral ones. So when I conceived the idea of going to Europe alone for three months to hike and sightsee, it was Nin who was mentoring me while I applied for a passport and bought my Eurail pass.
I had grown up and lived all my life in small towns in Oregon, where rail travel was almost unheard of. When I landed in the Brussels airport, I even had trouble figuring out how to get to the city. Then it took several painful minutes of my bad French to register for a hotel room. But before long, I was reading The Diary of Anais Nin, Volume Three (1939-1944), in sidewalk cafés in Paris, on a ship crossing the North Sea, in climbing huts in the Norwegian mountains, in a villa in northern Italy, on the flanks of the Matterhorn, and on an island on the Croatian coast. In fact, my reading of Nins diary was a mirror image of her writing it: she carried it everywhere, writing on trains, in cafés, and in doctors offices (Stuhlmann x). The combination of my new experiences and my growing confidence in my self-sufficiency, combined with reading Nin daily, produced in me the thrill of self-discovery. As Nin wrote, You live . . . sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book . . . or you take a trip. . . and you discover that you are not living, you are hibernating. . . Some never awaken. They are like the people who go to sleep in the snow and never awaken (Nin 1:7).
Not long after I returned from that summer tour of Europe, I took the first womens studies course offered at the University of Oregon. I remember what the instructor said the night we examined our own vaginas with a speculum: that this very concrete awareness of our own bodies was a far superior knowledge to what could possibly be gained by a previous generations notion of liberation through travel. Of course, it is now pretty much common knowledge that, as two scholars recently put it, Many American women coming of age during the heady 1970s construed feminist emancipation as unmitigated self-realization (Zorach and Melin 127). Indeed, middle-class white women in the 70s did enter an awareness of themselves as women through various kinds of journeys of self-discovery. Gunther Stuhlmanns introduction to the first published volume of the Diaries announced, The revelation of Miss Nins diary, essentially, lies in the fact that here, for the first time, we have a passionate, detailed, articulate record of a modern womans journey of self-discovery (Stuhlmann i). For me, socialized into my gender roles by the repressive society of the 1950s, the experience of being a woman traveling alone abroad was profoundly life-changing. I may have left as a new divorcee with a false bravado, but I returned with a strong sense of self and a new direction. I also came home from Europe with anger about how my gender made me vulnerable (I had been assaulted by a soldier in Vienna and narrowly escaped being raped by my host at a B and B in Dubrovnik). With that foundation, I was ready to read feminists such as Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich and to begin to understand how gender was part of a complex matrix with such other factors as race and class.
I credit Nin with much of my own personal change. Who was she to me during that life-changing summer? Certainly not a mother: I had no illusions about her mothering capacities (she writes of her experience babysitting a friends children for an afternoon, I was not proud at all of having helped three children with faces like puddings or oatmeal to live through a Sunday afternoon. I would have felt prouder if I had written a quartet to delight many generations (Nin 6:49). Nor was she a sister, someone to whom one might confide ones most precious dreams. In fact, I never imagined meeting her. For one thing, her world was worlds away from my own, not only in timemost of the diaries had been written 30 years before they were publishedbut also in even more significant ways. Nins friends were people like Henry Miller, D. H. Lawrence, and Antonin Artaud. She had a wealthy husband, yet also enjoyed sexual liaisons with other men and women (usually famous). I suspect that one of the reasons for her great impact on women such as me was the fact that her life was so exotic. We couldnt imagine being her, but we relished her self-introspection and her adventurousness. I suspect that at that moment, on the threshold of the second wave of feminism, Nins texts were ideal. We might not have been able to handle yet the intimate reflections of a woman more like ourselves, but the daring of this exotic expatriate woman who seemed to reject stereotypical gender roles drove us to try on such courage ourselves. Her reaction to the climbing of Mt. Everest was that it gives courage to others. . . all of us are trying to climb Mt. Everest (Nin 6:56). But not only did she teach us courage, Nin also helped us to try on new identities to see what might fit. As Jaime Horn points out, Anais Nin reads like a masquerade ball, deceiving you into many roles adorned with elaborate masks. She encourages you to take off, add to and relish what you know about yourself. Nin motivates the unhappy housewife to take her bobby pins out and pucker up her lips (41). In her recent book-length study of Nin, Helen Tookey asserts that she functioned as a mobiliser of fantasies (189).
Nin perceived herself not as a mentor, but as a spokeswoman for her gender:
What kind of mentor was she, then? Not a mother or sister or even a friend, but a character in a radically new narrative, because the Anais Nin in the diaries was, of course, a carefully constructed persona. She was more abstract than real, more fictional than actual. Nin herself sometimes found that the life she lived in her diaries was more real than the life she lived outside them. She was like a heroine in a Henry James novel: wonderfully interesting, but, finally, not one of us. Yet her intensive self-analysis modeled a kind of pre-feminist Diving into the Wreck, long before Adrienne Richs poem was even conceived.
Reading her now, I am struck by the preciosity of her prose and repulsed at times by the persistent narcissism. It seems unlikely that today her diaries would function in a mentoring role. Nins ideas are not only dated, but also often disturbing. She certainly sought creative and sexual freedom for herself, but she embraced an essentialist view of gender relations: The woman was born mother, mistress, wife, sister, she was born to represent union, communion, communication, she was born to give birth to life. . . . Woman was born to be the connecting link between man and his human self (Nin 2:234). Even so, I continue to appreciate the clarity of her social critique, such as, The atmosphere of America, puritan, middle-class, hypocritical, afraid of reality, is like a total absence of oxygen (Nin 6:22). Reading her can be like eating a constant diet of desserts because, as she herself notes, I choose the extraordinary moments of life, the heightened ones, because they are moments of heightened revelations, of illuminations, of the greatest riches (Nin 4:152). Not only did she choose these extraordinary moments to highlight in her diary, but she disdained the ordinary moments: I have days when the music in my head stops. Then I mend socks, prune trees, can fruits, polish furniture. But while I am doing this I feel I am not living (Nin 1931-1934: 5).
One of the lessons of the last 30 years is that feminism concerns not only the extraordinary, but most especially, the ordinary moments of womens lives. What, then, is the value of Anaïs Nins diaries today? I would say that despite their preciosity and dated gender notions, they are valuable as documents that had real influence on many of the women who were part of the second wave of feminism in modern America. When Betty Friedans The Feminist Mystique was published in 1963, it documented the victimization of American women at the hands of a patriarchal system that subsumed their identities and dreams in favor of those of their husbands and children. When Nins diaries began to appear three years later, they allowed women to imagine a world in which they could dream their own dreams and be their own persons. But finally, the diaries are proof that a mentor teaches not just the complex lessons, but also the obvious, the simple lesson. Anaïs Nins mentoring gift to me and to many women of my generation was the simple lesson that we not only could, but also we should imagine who we wanted to be.
Horn, Jaime. Becoming What I Write. The Writer 115. 9 (Spring 2002): 41-42.
Nin, Anais. The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931-34. Ed. and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1966.
Nin, Anais. The Diary of Anaïs Nin. Ed. and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann. Vol. 2. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1967.
Nin, Anais. The Diary of Anaïs Nin. Ed. and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann. Vol. 4. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1971.
Nin, Anais. The Diary of Anaïs Nin. Ed. and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann. Vol. 6. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1976.
Stuhlmann, Gunther. Preface. The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931-34. By Anaïs Nin. Ed. Gunther Stuhlmann. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1966
Tookey, Helen. Anaïs Nin, Fictionality and Femininity: Playing a Thousand Roles. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Zorach, Cecile Cazort and Charlotte Ann Melin. Collaborative Expeditions in the Academy: Housekeeping and the Art of the Infinite. NWSA Journal 13. 1 (2001): 126-138.


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Tavenner Grilled on Healthcare Reform Status
House committee members spar among themselves, but CMS chief Marilyn Tavenner manages to stay mostly above the fray as she takes questions about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A composed Marilyn Tavenner, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, faced the full House Energy & Commerce Committee during a two-hour session last Thursday that was billed as an opportunity for the members to take the pulse of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The tone was often conciliatory, but frequently combative as committee members quizzed the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a wide range of topics related to healthcare reform, including the readiness of health insurance marketplaces, the process for income verification and self-attestation, premium costs, and even Tavenner's willingness to enroll in an exchange health plan herself. [She said she would be willing.]
At times Tavenner's presence seemed almost incidental as committee members sparred among themselves along party lines.
After Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) spoke about the support for healthcare reform in his district, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) remarked that he must "live in a parallel universe" from Waxman. "When I am out in my district I don't have anyone coming to me saying they can't wait for the Affordable Care Act to be implemented or for this great day when they can get all these benefits. I hear just the opposite."


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Loc Tran wrote:
> Hi all,
> I just reinstalled monowall and now it blocks all
> incomming connections on my wan interface. I do have
> certain ports open such as SMTP, DNS, FTP, http, https
> but the logs indicate that it is blocking everything.
> Can someone help?
> Thanks,
> Loc
hi Loc...
Sounds to me like you may have created the RULES on your WAN interface
to allow certain traffic IN to your interrnal machine(s), but I am going
to guess that you may have forgotten to set up NAT rules to map where
those types of traffic go.
Don't forget, you need both, NAT and the WAN rules for what it soulds
like you are trying to do.
Bill Arlofski
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In addition, I would like to ask is this young child able to go to therapy at all, or would he be willing to use self-therapy books? Or even online therapy if that is something easier for you and him?
Strattera is effective for the subtype of inattentive ADHD and should not have those side effects that you mentioned. A good type of therapy would be called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that can help manage his anxiety. I can provide you with some books with techniques so that you can teach him these techniques to help with his anxiety if you like
What specific math difficulties is he having? Is it just inattention when it comes to math or possibly confusion when reading the numbers?
So here are some good books for the anxiety that may be able to help him
Also some individuals with ADHD also have a learning disability called Dyscalculia, which can cause specific math difficulties. A therapist that specializes in learning disabilities will be able to help him, but also this book contains great techniques to help him as well.
Also this is a good book to help manage the inattention difficulties associated with ADHD
I know you are in Saudia Arabia, so I was not sure which website would be best for you to get your books, but I wanted to at least provide you with the names of the books
The comorbidity does sound like Dyscalculia then and that book contains some good techniques to overcome this issue. Learning disabilities are very easily managed with techniques to help the child adjust and adapt
It is very possible, moderate to severe anxiety can cause attention issues and can cause him to be easily distracted. The CBT books on anxiety I gave can help with that, as can the Strattera. Stronger anti-anxiety medications would be the SSRI antidepressants (very good with anxiety) and also a benzodiazepine (e.g. Ativan, Xanxa, Klonopin) can be used for anti anxiety as well. But I would use the Strattera and the CBT techniques first and see how he reacts
This is a link for something called Progressive Muscle Relaxation that can help you create a long term calm by using muscle tension and release techniques; it can help manage his anxiety and is very similar to a style of meditation.
Does he have any medical problems concerning his liver or kidneys?
Okay well then the starting dose should be 40mg/day and can be gradually increased to a maximum of 100mg/day
Well for that weight, I would probably start on an initial dose of 30mg and not go higher than 60-70mg depending on the severity of his inattention difficulties
Some doctors want you to divide the doses and some will want it once a day, it really depends on who prescribes the medication, but here are a list of side effects for you
There are a lot on the list, but they typically do not happen very frequently and are manageable and usually there is less incidence of severe side effects when compared to the stimulant medication
Omega-3 (fish oil) helps with mood symptoms and may help with his anxiety to a degree. There are also no interaction effects with the medication and Omega-3. What do you mean by product name changes exactly?
Well I personally use Nordic naturals as I felt they have the best type of Omega-3 out there and they do have a Children's version as well
http://ww w.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=YE-1009&sourceType=sc&source=FG&adGroup=40-60&keyword=YE-1009&cm_mmc=Google+Shopping-_-Product+Listing+Ads-_-40-60-_-YE-1009&gclid=CPLszbCT4rkCFSU6QgodPjQAlA#.UkCIr4ash8E
I found Nordic Naturals to have the purest form of Omega-3 and it what we use for patients as well
Anytime, is there anything else I can assist you with?
Well I wish you and him the best of luck with his anxiety and ADHD treatment. My goal is to provide you with excellent service, so if you ever have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at anytime.
You are most welcome :)


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Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology presented on Thursday, September 29, their first model calculations for the future of the climate. According to the calculations, in the next 100 years, the climate will change more than ever.
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According to the calculations of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, over the next century the climate will change more quickly than it ever has in the recent history of the earth. These results come from the latest climate model calculations from the German High Performance Computing Centre for Climate and Earth System Research.
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"The significant result of these future scenarios is the progressive raising of mean global temperatures and the movement of climate zones in connection with that," says Dr. Erich Roeckner, the project leader of the model calculations in Hamburg. "Almost everywhere on earth, the forestry industry will have to husband different types of trees than it has until now."
In addition to the findings about the complex interplay between atmosphere and ocean, the current climate models from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology also include new findings about the effects of aerosols and the influence of the earth's carbon cycle. The results confirm speculations over recent years that humans are having a large and unprecedented influence on the climate and are fuelling global warming.
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The Canberra Liberal Party was accused on Tuesday evening of manipulating the pre-selection process to the advantage of Senate challenger Zed Seselja.
And the party's powerful management committee will hold a hastily convened meeting on Wednesday evening in response to the claims and consider re-writing the timetable for this month's Senate pre-selection vote.
Party insiders say the pre-selection process has been rushed in an attempt to minimise the amount of support sitting Senator Gary Humphries can mobilise before the pre-selectors vote on February 23.
But Fairfax understands that after a fiery meeting of the Central Electorate Branch in Canberra's inner-south on Tuesday night, Division President Tio Faulkner agreed to a meeting of the 13 members of the management committee.
Among those who confronted Mr Faulkner about the process at last night's meeting at the Minter Ellison building in Barton were Senator Humphries and former branch president Gary Kent. Mr Humphries declined to discuss the process with Fairfax on Tuesday.
But Mr Kent claims that the number of pre-selectors had been ''artificially limited'' and that some members had been ''in the dark'' about the vote until the 11th hour.
But Mr Seselja, who will resign as ACT party leader to pursue his challenge of Senator Humphries, dismissed the claims, saying the Senator himself was on the management committee and he and his supporters had plenty of time to get organised for the pre-selection.
The rolls for the poll have closed and any party member who has not registered as pre-selector before the deadline is now ineligible to vote.
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I have Scrivner- at least I think I do. I did before, anyway. I'm afraid I didn't use it much because I just couldn't figure it out. But this has prompted me to try again. Thanks. *grins*ReplyDelete
Naomi, you've converted me! I see myself investing in this soon. Nice post.ReplyDelete
I've never tried any of the systems, but I like the sounds of this one. This is a terrific post, Naomi. Thanks for the visuals!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2013 at 5:43 PM
There is a public community for Scrivener Users on Google+. Since it is public you can read the community page before you decide whether or not you want to participate or not.ReplyDelete
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There is a public community for Scrivener Users on Google+. Since it is public you can read the community page before you decide whether or not you want to participate or not.ReplyDelete
I love Scrivener! I don't like learning new software, but it really didn't take long with the tutorials. I'm a pantser, and I love the corkboard.ReplyDelete
Thanks for this. I am about to down-load a 30-day free trial and I was not sure about the system.ReplyDelete
You're welcome, Linda. There's been so much chatter about Scrivener, I thought weighing in might help people decide if it's for them.ReplyDelete
I loved it for NaNo. I created a card for each scene I'd planned and I had my research and character information in there as well. I could do split screen and pull up a photo or map as I was writing.ReplyDelete
I know I am woefully under-utilizing Scrivener but I did buy it after the trial version and hope to learn more as I use it.
Thanks Naomi. I am relatively new to Scrivener, but absolutely love it too. I found the tutorial book by David Hewson really helpful. It's kind of a novelists condensed version of the Scrivener which can be a bit daunting for the beginner. Can't wait to start a new novel with it, but even in these final stages of my current one it's been great. Just coming to grips with Collections. But you mentioned the best parts. Thanks for the postReplyDelete
I'm a coward when it comes to trying a new writing program (the geezer in me), but the corkboard sounds like a dream come true! I just may take the plunge...ReplyDelete
Great post. I use Scrivner and love it but your ideas really added a few ways of using the features I hadn't used.ReplyDelete
Mac users should also check out and compare Scrivner to Storyist. They both have free trials to download and try before you buy. They are very similar but I prefer Storyist.ReplyDelete
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Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Venice
The cruise boarded in Venice on August 8. We were late getting on board due to some type of techinal program. However, we were in our cabin by 1:00. Part of the problem was they collected passports as you boarded. This really slowed down the process. They need to rethink this process.
The cabin was wonderful. We actually had booked a guaranty mini-suite AE cabin, but we were upgraded to a penthouse suite. It came with a lot of additional perks like free Internet, free laundry, and priority tender embarkation in tender ports. Our cabin steward was wonderful. He fully explained all the suite perks and answered all our questions.
The ports were wonderful. We took shore excursions through Princess in all but two ports. The tours where well organized. The only one that we really had a More problem with with the Pisa and Florence on your own. The guide took off at Pisa and never stopped to make sure everyone was with her. It wasn't just that she walked too fast, there were other groups arriving and mixing in with our group. She did a better job at Florence, but she talked way too much on the bus. The guides in Rome were amazing. This was our most crowded port, and they both did a great job keeping everyone together.
The food was good. We never went hungry, but I do think the quality was slightly lower than on previous cruises. We did anytime dining, and with the exception of the last night, we had very good service. The last night, the waiter seemed to have some type of attitude and wasn't very friendly. It was the first time we'd had this waiter so I don't know if he was just having a bad night or if he was always that way. We did eat at the Crown Grill one night. The food was good, but in my opinion, not worth the money. The steak was only slightly better than the one I had in the main dining room. The other options on the menu are pretty limited and most were not items I cared for.
Sea days did not seem to have as many activities as normal. There were things here and there, but overall, there were pockets with very little going on. It is a Med cruise so I know many people just like hanging out at the pool. We're not pool people so that wasn't an option for us.
The evening entertainment was hit and miss. The Welcome aboard show was basically a commercial for the ship. The only exception was a couple of numbers by the Princess dancers and singers and a juggler (who was not very good). However, later in the week, the show Broadway Ballroom and Once Upon a Dream were excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed both of them. There was also a comedian and a magician. I didn't really care for either of them either.
There was someone on board that talked about the different ports. These were recorded sessions shown on TV. However, Hutch was great! He was a wealth of knowledge about each port. And, he wasn't annoying!
The overall look of the ship was good. They did a great job of keeping it very clean. I didn't see any areas that looked like they needed updating.
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The cabin was wonderful. It had a large balcony. Very clean. The bathroom had two separate areas. One with the jet tub and glass enclosed shower, and another with the toilet and sink. There was a sitting area with a bar sink and second TV. The cabin was at the back of the ship. I think there was some additional vibrations at times, but nothing that really bothered us. It was very quiet. I rarely even heard anyone out in the hallway. Overall, a great cabin!
Port and Shore Excursions
Next, we stopped for a buffet lunch on the way to Corinth. The food was very good.
At Corinth, we first went through a museum. Our guide explained most of the items in the museum. This was overkill for me. I did not care for this part of the tour. We then went out to see the ruins of Corinth. This was really cool to see and hear about. Our last stop was the Corinth canal. We actually drove by it and stopped at a store. It was cool to see. There was a yacht being pulled through as we crossed the bridge.
The ride to and from Corinth was about 1 hour. Overall, we had a wonderful guide and saw some amazing sights.
We were then taken to the Grand Bazaar. This included a carpet demonstration, but we skipped that. The Grand Bazaar was loud and filled with a lot of gold shops. We did not enjoy this and ended up taking a shuttle back to the ship.
This was our least favorite port. I have no desire to go back to this city. However, I know others really enjoyed it so it is a matter of personal preference.
Next, we headed to Ephesus. This was amazing. I can't say enough about the sights we saw there. While our guide was not a Christian, she did a good job explaining some of the Christian parts of our tour. We spent most of our time in Ephesus.
Lastly, we stopped at the ruins of a church where the apostle John is buried. This restoration has not been as good here as she mentioned money had run out. It was still cool to see.
Our time in Kusadasi was short as it was only a 1/2 day port. We did not have time to look around the actual town of Kusadasi.
The island also has several beaches, but we did not go to any of them. I'd definitely come back to this island.
We next stopped at Trevi Fountain. It was so crowded that we did not get to throw our coins in. We only had 10 minutes here. It would have been nice to have more time here.
We then walked to the restaurant for lunch. Again, it was a good lunch.
Lastly, we stopped at the Colosseum. It was crowded as well outside, but inside wasn't too bad.
Overall, another great port!
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