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Israel successfully tested what local media called a "ballistic missile" as speculation in the Jewish state grew over the possibility of an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.
A Defence Ministry official described the launch as a "test firing of the rocket-propulsion system" which he said had long been scheduled.
Haaretz newspaper, which like public radio described the weapon as a ballistic missile, quoted the ministry as saying that the test was unrelated to a report that Prime Minister
"This is an impressive technological achievement and an important step in Israel's progress in the area of missiles and space," he said before leaving on a visit to Britain.
Public radio reported the test was carried out at the Palmachim military base south of Tel Aviv. It said the system was capable of firing ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
The test came as local media speculation grew about the possibility of an Israeli strike on Iran.
Reports said a strike is opposed by a number of cabinet ministers and by the heads of the army and the intelligence services.
On Monday, Barak was forced to deny media reports that he and Netanyahu had already decided to launch an attack against Iran over those objections.
On Tuesday, Barak appeared to suggest in remarks to parliament that Israel could be forced to act alone against Iran.
"A situation could be created in the Middle East in which Israel must defend its vital interests in an independent fashion, without necessarily having to reply on other forces, regional or otherwise," he said.
Haaretz said no decision had yet been taken on any military strike, and that a November 8 report from the International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear watchdog would have a "decisive effect" on the decision-making process.
The newspaper also cited Western specialists as saying any attack on Iran during the winter would be almost impossible because of thick cloud cover, raising questions about when any military action might be launched.
Israel and Western governments fear that Iran's civil nuclear program masks a drive for an atomic weapons.
Iran denies any such ambition and insists its nuclear program is for power generation and medical purposes only.
In January 2008, Israel successfully test-fired a long-range ballistic missile, days after warning "all options" were open to prevent Iran from obtaining an atomic weapon.
Israel is thought to be developing a Jericho-3 ground-to-ground missile that can be equipped with a nuclear, chemical or biological warhead and could have a range of up to 4500 kilometres.
It is widely considered to be the Middle East's sole if undeclared nuclear power with an estimated arsenal of 200 warheads.
In September, Newsweek magazine reported that Washington had secretly authorised the sale of 55 powerful bunker-busting bombs to Israel, although the US administration declined to comment on the report.
The bombs are designed to destroy targets buried deep underground and could be used to strike well-protected Iranian nuclear facilities.
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We had Tony at our daughter's birthday party. What a performer. the tricks even left the adults spellbound. ...
Tony was fantastic and kept a large group of six year olds completely engaged.
Thank you Tony for a truly magical party! Adults and kids both had a blast!
Tony performed his magic show for our son's 7th birthday last week and we were blown away. We have never heard so much laughter from the kids (and parents) at a party before and the magic was really impressive. Easily the best entertainer I have seen at any kids party. Would definitely recommend.
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Aardy, You are a truly amazing magician. For two hours you kept a room full 8 year olds (+adults) laughing and entertained. I don't believe I have ever heard children laugh so hard for so long! You are inspiring and today opened a whole new world of entertainment for these kids. Can't wait to see you again - I personally have never seen a magic show but am now inspired to see more! Thank you for a wonderful day and sharing you brilliance with us! Kind regards
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The limits of the Left Hemisphere Interpreter in a Split Brain patient
Document Type:ASSC Conference Item
Article Type:Other
Keywords:prosopagnosia, disorders of consciousness, psychology
Deposited by:Rami Gabriel
Date of Issue:2006
Event Dates:23 - 26 June 2006
Event Location:Oxford, England
Event Title:Association for the scientific study of consciousness
Event Type:ASSC Conference
Presentation Type:Poster
Number of Pages:1
Abstract:Research has shown that the Right Hemisphere is superior at tasks which necessitate spatial reasoning while the Left Hemisphere is superior at tasks that necessitate higher level cognitive processing. I investigate these findings by exposing a Split Brain patient to two types of sequences of images: a) narrative events (viz. comic strips) and b) spatial patterns. After viewing a given spatial or narrative sequence, the patient is given a two alternative forced choice asking her to decide "what comes next" in a given sequence. Each hemisphere is tested separately using both types of sequences. In this way I am able to compare narrative vs. spatial interpretation across hemispheres. Normal participant responses will be used as control data. I hypothesize that the Right Hemisphere will be able to complete the spatial, but not the narrative sequences; the Left Hemisphere, by contrast, is hypothesized to show the reverse pattern in performance. This experiment joins the debate on how narrative, and thus interpretation, within consciousness is represented in the mind of a Split Brain patient. It helps clarify the nature of the Left Hemisphere interpreter through identifying its specific type of content, namely, narrative events. Further work will focus on the nature of the relationship between interpretation and conscious experience.


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Born: June
16, 1909 in Mobile, Alabama
21, 1987 at his home on Wewa Pond near Micanopy, Florida
Environmental Legacy
Archie Carr was the first to bring
international attention to the plight of the sea turtle, and he
pioneered the study of Florida?s less appreciated residents, from
tree frogs to snakes.
An internationally renowned
zoologist, Carr roamed Florida?s semi-tropical expanses and
researched its vast wildlife for more than 50 years. He is
responsible for accumulating and distributing much of what is known
about the biology and life cycle of sea turtles.
Fluent in many languages, Carr
traveled the world as a research and consulting biologist. As a
result, his knowledge of world ecosystems was legendary. But his
focus was almost entirely on turtles. Carr?s work taught him to
see the world, as few people have, through the eyes of other
species. He was acutely aware of destructive change.
In the 1960s, Carr started and
directed the U. S. Navy?s "Operation Green Turtle," a
project to distribute green turtle eggs and hatchlings from
Tortuguero, in Costa Rica, to remote nesting beaches around the
Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. This effort resulted a dramatic
recovery in the nesting green turtle population.
For 20 years, he was the chairman of
the Marine Turtle Specialist Group, forging and directing the
international movement for the conservation of sea turtles. He
fought against the commercial "ranching" of sea turtles
and the sale of their products. Carr was a professor in the
University of Florida zoology department for more than 30 years,
reaching its most distinguished academic position, Graduate Research
Carr dedicated his life to preserving
wild Florida and its native creatures. He said of preservation,
"If this difficult saving is done, it will (be done) because
man is a creature who preserves things that stir him."
The Florida Department of
Environmental Protection honored the memory of the Carrs with the
dedication of the Archie and Marjorie Harris Carr Building in
Tallahassee, which houses the Department?s Division of State
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Discover La Crescent - Apple Capital of Minnesota! Drive up Apple Blossom Scenic Drive. Enjoy apple blossoms in spring, fresh apples in summer and spectacular fall colors. Visit apple stands, gift shops and enjoy a meal at a local restaurant. Celebrate Applefest the third weekend in September. Nestled in the bluffs along the beautiful Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota, La Crescent is known for its beautiful apple orchards and spectacular scenery.
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Apple Blossom Bike Tour/ Lizfest
509 North Chestnut
La Crescent, MN 55947
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The 5-Mile Family Fun Ride - any age or skill level can experience cycling on the city streets of La Crescent. Bicycle along Elm Street with specifically marked bike lanes and cruise downtown to enjoy a cola or an ice cream cone.
The 15- mile Ride - leaves Vets Park and heads west out of La Crescent, traveling to Houston and back using scenic and less traveled back roads.
The 30-Mile Ride - rolling countryside and unspoiled views along Apple Blossom Scenic Byway set the stage for this ride.
The 54-Mile & 64 Mile Rides - traversing some of the same route as the 30-mile ride, you'll shift into high gear for the trek through the rolling hills of Southeastern Minnesota. You'll pass through charming small towns and beautiful farmlands as you cruise along this route.
Apple Blossom Bike Tour celebrates its 5th year, hosted by the Rotary Club of La Crescent. New last year was the partnership with Lizfest, a local celebration to honor a young newlywed who died of cancer in 2012. Lizfest hosts a golf tournament, a volleyball tournament, food, beverages, fun and games for the whole family, as well as the bike rides throughout the Mississippi River Valley. Joining us this year will be Greg LeMond, a three time winner of the Tour de France.
Dinner at the Depot
31994 County Road 1 (Apple Blossom Drive)
La Crescent, MN 55947
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This year's Dinner at the Depot is the 14th annual event of the Chamber of Commerce, highlighting the beautiful vistas of the bluffs and SE Minnesota Mississippi River Valley. Located on Apple Blossom Drive, the Depot is the original train depot from La Crescent. The pig roast dinner is served up by the Chamber Board of Directors and for dessert, renowned Rosanne's Apple Pie Slices are available. Music entertainment and horse-drawn wagon rides make this event special for children of all ages.
Winter Parade
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La Crescent, MN 55947
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Held annually on the second weekend of December, the Winter Parade is the kickoff to the holiday shopping season. Local businesses stay open late to accommodate shoppers. Staging for the floats is at the Crucifixion Church parking lot. The Chamber provides music, food and warm beverages at the Fire Station following the parade!


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I've now been working (almost) full time from home for three full months. And it's taken just as long to get into a groove. Yes, work is work is work. It takes focus and discipline and passion plus some skill and maybe even some talent and you've got yourself a fine job. But working from an office and working from home are two different beasts entirely.
It took me a couple months to find the right space in the house to work from. I've used two "desks" and three different desk spaces. I've worked varying hours, trying to find the new rhythm that suits my needs and my company's needs best.
Recently, I had an illuminating conversation with a team member about this topic. She's been a work-from-home professional for more than 20 years. In our conversation, I shared with her how surprisingly difficult it was to find a satisfying routine in my new work life and that I'd only recently discovered some best practices. Her reply was encouraging and reassuring as many of the insights I'd gleaned over the recent months matched her tips. And I thought perhaps others of you out there working from home might find the same tips likewise useful.
1. Designate a workspace. This is tip number one for a reason. If you don't have a proper working space, the job will be that much harder. Not only do you need the right tools around you for convenience, you also need the right set-up for your physical well-being. I had to stop using the desk in our living room because it was too tall for me I was beginning to experience back pain. Now that I'm working on the dining room table instead, the back pain has disappeared.
If you can, try to designate a location in the house as the workspace. Just like you have a dining room for eating and a bedroom for sleeping find a location that is reserved for work. When you enter that space your mind will become accustomed to focusing on work tasks. And on the flip side, when you leave that work center, your mind can leave work behind as well.
2. Don't sit all day! I can't emphasize this enough. Sitting for 7+ hours is not only plain unpleasant, it can also be harmful to your wellbeing over the longterm. I do my best to plan breaks throughout the day where I make tea or go for a walk or simply stretch. Not only does this feel good for my muscles, it also helps my clear my mind. When I take a quick break from staring at my computer screen filled with spreadsheets and emails it's as if I've hit reset on my brain and creativity can flow.
3. Be done when you're done. I set strict hours with myself and do my best to keep them. If I didn't it would be too easy to "just finish this one last email" and "clear the inbox." But in a business like the one I'm in, the inbox is never clear for long. By the time I'd finish that last crop another few would come in. Suddenly, a couple minutes could turn into hours! Be mindful of your time and this goes for taking breaks too.
A friend who also works from home relayed to me that last year she had gotten into a bad habit of working straight through her lunch hour. It gave her more time at the end of the day but she wound up starving and grouchy from low blood sugar. Breaks are important not just for you personally, but they also affect your productivity and performance. Work when you work and break when you break. For this reason I try to take my breaks outside. And with the weather warming up it's all the more enticing to do so! I walk around my neighborhood,or get a snack from the bakery up the street or a coffee at a local cafe.
4. Find ways to be social. It's easy when working from home to suddenly find yourself living the hermit life. Often I don't have to leave the house for days at a time. Usually, I enjoy a bit of solitude, but not being social for long periods can be downright lonely! I make an effort to first just get in the company of other people – going for walks or to the coffee shop. Planning to meet a friend for lunch is good too, though I don't have too many friends to have lunch with out here, so I try to plan dates for the weekend when I have time to make it to the Berkshires or they can come here. This past weekend a few friends came out for a late brunch and to window shop. If your time allows it, joining social or networking clubs can be great for you and your business. I'm an active member of a Toastmasters club and I've come to enjoy our bi-monthly meetings for the social aspect as much as for the personal growth.
5. Reflect on the good stuff. Life can get busy and overwhelming for all of us no matter where we work or what we do for a living. The best tip I can offer is to frequently make lists of what you love about working from home or what feeds you about working from home. Consider what inspires you… Anything that brings good feelings is worth writing down. Reminding ourselves about the benefits of where we are right now will help us appreciate the blessings of our situation. Gratitude expands the good. Always.


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I am new to the whole rooting scene. I just rooted my Nexus 4 and it had Android 4.4.2 on it stock. I unlocked it and rooted it successfully. I installed the Paranoid android ROM and Gapps. It worked fine. BUT It wasn't the ROM I was looking for. So I tried to uninstall it and it went downhill from there.
I tried putting a different ROM on my sd from my windows 7 computer and it wouldnt let me. I downloaded it on my phone and found a way to do it it but the gapps were 4.4.2 and PacMan ROM was 4.2.2. I've been searching for the PacMan 4.4.2 ROM for hours and cannot seem to find it anywhere.
Also now with the gapps 4.2.2 and PacMan 4.2.2 on my phone, the wireless isn't working? If anyone can help, please do so! And as fast as possible! Thank you very much! Or point me where I can find PacMan ROM 4.4.2?


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Some people may think of Latin as a dead language, but in more than a dozen schools in Vermont, it's very much alive. Even middle-schoolers are conjugating verbs, memorizing vocabulary, and exploring ancient history and literature. Teachers say that's helping kids master their own language, and learn new ones.
VPR's Charlotte Albright has been sitting in on some Latin classes in the Northeast Kingdom, where the subject has been taught continuously for at least a century.


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On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Wayne Larmon wrote:
> Is it possible to replace this mailing list with a htdig newsgroup? This
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I would guess the process is much the same as it's always been--you need
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"It's Fun Being An Asshole!": an interview with Fran Kranz. From Laura Berger at Pop Matters.
The scene he described between him and Amy was one of my favourites, and it actually made me like Topher a lot more.
Enver's surname is misspelled two times in the article and that made me sad. Looking forward to see Fran's movie, sounds great.
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Bourbon Street Bar & GrilleMarch 1, 2013
After the Superbowl, my mouth watered for a taste of the Big Easy. So we headed to Bourbon Street Bar & Grill a few blocks from the theatre after seeing Ethan Hawke in a modern-day production Clive, Bertolt Brecht's first full-length play "Baal," (written in 1918 when Brecht was a 20-year-old university student).
The NoLA drinks exceeded our expectations. The Vieux Carre (pronounced voh-care-eh) — a drink created in the 1930s at the Hotel Monteleone was named after the French Quarter ("old square") — was a smooth blend of Rye Whiskey, Cognac, Sweet Vermouth and Benedictine with a dash of bitters. The classic Sazerac ($10) — the signature beverage at the Sazerac Coffee House, a cocktail from the early 1800s when Cognac first used in mixed drinks — is a perfect blend of Rye Whiskey, sugar, bitters and a splash of absinthe.
The food, though, was merely okay. We sampled the Cajun Jambalaya ($24), a hodgepodge of andouille sausage, chicken, crawfish and shrimp in a seasoned rice with onions, peppers, celery, garlic and seasoned rice in need of more seasoning. An, we tried a surprisingly tasty Shrimp Creole (the dish I'd recommend) with shrimp, peppers and onions in a flavorful tomato-based sauce over white rice ($22).
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The Romans were a very superstitious people and it comes as no surprise that they should have noticed a great number of supernatural events surrounding the death of the great Julius Caesar; both before and after his death.
Considering these events we should also consider there was clearly tension in the air:
Caesar was preparing a great expedition against the Parthian empire
It was evident that people were meeting furtively behind closed doors (to murder Caesar)
Caesar's pressure to take the crown as King in spite of evident popular aversion all contributed to a tense air.
The Sibilline books also did their bit to set the scene by suggesting that only a king at the head of the Roman troops could win the war (likely a fabrication of Caesar)
So what supernatural events actually occurred around Caesar's death? A short list is given below:
The horses which Caesarhad consecrated to the gods (those that had crossed the Rubicon with him) had stopped eating and been seen to weep profusely.
On the 14th March a bird with a twig in its mouth had been seen in the Curia of Pompey – chased by a flock of other birds which attacked and killed it.
Also on the 14th in the night whilst Julius Caesar and Calpurnia lay in bed it is said all the doors and windows flew open as if by a gust of wind and the cerimonial armor of Mars, which Caesar had in his house, fell to the floor making a great noise.
His own wife Calpurnia had terrible dreams amongst which the assassination of her husband.: she begged him not to go to the Curia and almost persuaded him hadn't one of his most trusted aids (a traitor in fact) convinced him of the need to go.
It was also said that a group of Caesar's veterans at Capua had found a bronze tablet from the tomb of Capys, founder of Capua. The engraved message on the tablet warned that a descendent of Julus would die by hand of his own flesh and blood and that Italy would see terrible disasters as a consequence.
An old aruspice (soothsayer) had warned Caesar to beware of the ides of march. On the 15th (the Ides) Caesar saw the old man and told him that the Ides had come and nothing had happened: the answer was that the Ides hadn't passed. Caesar died shortly afterwards.
Then later events strengthened the supernatural aura about Caesar and his descendency:
When Octavian – Caesar's named heir - entered Rome an aura/halo was seen around the sun. Whilst this is a frequent phenomenon in Rome it was deemed as a great sign.
A comet was seen passing in the sky and duly interpreted as Julius Caesar joining Venus in the heavens (Venus was the protector divinity of the Julian dynasty).
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In The Chowhound's Guide to the New York Tristate Area, on page xiv, it states:
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Totting up in Scotland occurs when your conviction is recorded by the court and penalty points endorsed upon your driving licence. As this total grows they are commonly referred to as totting up, points.
When a court refers to "Totting Up" they are referring to the accumulation of 12 or more points on your driving licence and the decision to disqualify you from driving or holding a driving licence. Fill in the online form and ask for our Exceptional Hardship Leaflet for a lot more information on how to save your licence when facing a Totting Up Ban in Scotland..
Totting up is recorded from date of offence to date of offence. This has to be one of the most frequent questions we are asked about as people consider trying to delay their case in some way to escape totting up. This will not work. Points are counted from date of offence to date of offence.
Endorsements must stay on your driving licence for four or eleven years depending on the offence. They are live for totting purposes for 3 years but you cannot have them removed from your licence until the 4th anniversary
Usually a 6 month period (It is more if you have been banned before) is imposed when the court finds that totting up has reached 12 points but this is not always the case. A good lawyer can make a tremendous difference in how to present your case to the court to establish something called "Exceptional Hardship"
Penalty points and Codes
Each endorsement has a unique offence code and is allocated 'penalty points' on a scale from one to eleven, depending on the severity of the offence. The endorsement (and penalty points) is updated on your driver record and written on your paper driving licence or the counterpart document of your photocard driving licence. It is shown as a TT99 code. Usually done by DVLA but sometimes by the court where you appear.
Producing your driving licence for endorsement
You do need to take your licence to court with you but if you have lost the document then the court can USUALLY obtain a copy of your driver's record from their computer system.
If your driving licence is mislaid or lost, get a duplicate online it is simple and easy and fast.
If your driving licence is not returned after being endorsed, you'll need to contact the Fixed Penalty Office or the court responsible for endorsing it. If you've changed address, or your licence is damaged or the endorsement area is full, the Fixed Penalty Office or court will send your driving licence to DVLA to be updated. It will be returned to you within three weeks.
Removing expired endorsements from your driving licence
You can apply to remove expired endorsements by exchanging your driving licence for a new one.
Expired endorsements are automatically removed when you apply to renew or update your licence for other reasons.
Exceptional Hardship Proof
It is possible to reduce the length of disqualification or even remove it.
If there are mitigating circumstances. Simply saying to the court that the disqualification will cause hardship is not enough. It is thought that disqualification would normally cause hardship, and is part of the penalty. Only if you can show that the hardship is exceptional will the court consider that the penalty should be reduced. The courts interpret this strictly – exceptional hardship must be something out of the ordinary.
Exceptional hardship is only relevant when you are disqualified under the "totting up" provisions. If you accumulate 12 or more points on your licence within a period of three years, then you will automatically be disqualified from driving for a period of six months (or longer if you have been disqualified before).
What could amount to exceptional hardship in any given case depends on the circumstances. If you can show that the disqualification would also cause hardship to others – for example family members, work colleagues or employees, or others who rely on you, such as ill or infirm relatives – then this will certainly be in your favour. In one case, a self-employed painter and decorator argued that a disqualification would result in his business failing (resulting in hardship to him and his family) and his three employees losing their jobs (which would cause hardship for their families). The painter was the only person in the business who held a licence, and he required to drive a van to transport his employees and equipment. This was held to be exceptional hardship.
Alternatively, if the disqualification would cause you extreme personal hardship, then the courts may consider that exceptional hardship has been established. In one case, a driver argued that if he was disqualified, he would lose his job, be unable to pay his mortgage and would lose his house, would be unable to pay a loan from his employers, and would probably result in the break-up of his marriage. The court considered that in the circumstances this was exceptional hardship. In another case, a full-time taxi driver in his forties successfully argued that if he was disqualified, he would lose his taxi licence which would take him up to ten years to regain. The court found that this amounted to exceptional hardship.
Other cases in which exceptional hardship was established
Mugaraneza v PF Glasgow (11 December 2008)
Driver's business would come to an end and his three employees (including his wife) would lose their employment if he was disqualified. The court noted the importance to the driver's family of his income and that of his wife, and the current economic climate.
Colgan v McDonald (1999)
Single mother with one son who had cerebral palsy and another who had behavioural difficulties which necessitated psychiatric treatment. Required to drive her sons to school and hospital, and generally transport them.
Findlay v Walkingshaw (1998)
Driver was a livestock driver who also had very specific skills, experience and duties who would be difficult to replace. Disqualification would have a significant impact on the driver's employer.
Howdle v Davidson (1994)
Wife had a franchise of a car garage, which was effectively run by her husband, the driver. Strong possibility that driver would lose his job and his wife would lose the franchise, leaving the driver, his wife and their children without income. The security of the company would also be jeapordised, and so too would the employment of other staff.


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This was my second trip to Kyoto, and I decided to return to this amazing treetop temple. At night, the delicate lights turn on and everything comes alive. It's really brilliant... one of those scenes that makes you think the world is really a wonderful place.
This was right in the peak of the cherry blossom season. The soft pink of the blossoms grabs and reflects the light into an unbelievable prism. It's all like something out of a dream, and I've done my best to bring it back to life here ...
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It Feels Like I Have a Knot in my Upper Stomach Area Were He Did Lipo is That Normal ?
Knots After Liposuction - Normal?
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Depends upon the Timing
Early after liposuction some firmness in areas along the treated region is not uncommon. This should be better with time...weeks usually. If your situation is any different than this, you should see your surgeon for clarification. Optimally you should be seeing your doctor intermittently after surgery anyway.
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Dear Becky721
Thank you for your question. I am uncertain as to what you mean by knot- but will assume an area with increased firmness. This is also relative to the timing of your surgery. The healing process can take time- there will be some areas with more deep bruising and firmness that will soften with time. The healing is rapid in the first month to 4 months then more slowly for up to a year and a half. Please follow up with your surgeon to make sure that things are going as expected.
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U.S. Olympic swimmer Matt Grevers probably never had more incentive to win a race than he did on Saturday.
But he was hoping for the top spot for his plan to work.
He ended up swimming to gold in the 100-meter backstroke during the Missouri Grand Prix. He celebrated his victory from the top spot on the podium,where his girlfriend and USA national swimming teammate, Annie Chandler, was handing out medals.
After the presentation, she came to congratulate him, but before she could walk away Grevers got down on one knee and proposed on the medal stand.
(He had some help from his brother who placed the ring in his right sweatpants pocket.)
"If I didn't get first," Grevers said to the AP, "it wouldn't have really worked out so well."
And if getting down on bended-knee wasn't enough for you, Grevers did ask Chandler's parents back in November for permission.
Grever's initial plan had been to ask Chandler on Friday after her 100-meter breaststroke competition, but she finished fifth and left Grevers with even more pressure.
Everything worked out on Saturday for Grevers and now Annie Chandler is the future-Mrs. Grevers ... because she said yes.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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ATLANTIC CITY (May. 27)
A plan to guarantee professional teachers in Jewish schools adequate salaries and ample retirement benefits was launched here today at the annual convention of the American Association for Jewish Education.
Dr. Judah Pilch, executive director of the association, reported that in 16 of 30 large and medium communities recently surveyed, professional Jewish teachers were not receiving adequate protection for their old age or death benefits. Philip Lown of Boston was re-elected president of the organization.


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One of the first questions that I always get is, "What's up with the mang nickname?" A friend gave it to me years ago, after watching an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force; and let's just say that it kind of stuck. I'm a graphic and web designer based out of San Francisco, CA and this website is a reflection of both personal and professional work.
For the last several years I've been fortunate enough to gain an amazing amount of start-up experience, running a small but profitable software development company that builds custom content management solutions. In the process I learned more than I ever thought I would about deploying servers to colocations, accounting and bookkeeping, and why most companies don't choose vocal exotic parrots as the office mascot.
In my free time I enjoy sailing the SF Bay with my lovely husband, along with being a mother to 'Tootsie' our Siamese cat and 'Rocky' the Yellow Naped Amazon parrot. Any reprieve from the menagerie is likely to include the following, and will appear regularly in my blog: design, tech, humor, sewing, museums, sailing, typography, photography, PSA, San Francisco, fashion, art, and international relations.
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They carry it like a stretcher, though they're missing one stretcher-bearer.
The stretcher-bearer told me that he had five bullet-holes in him.
Afterwards I learned the stretcher-bearer, by his action, had saved my life.
He acted in turns as a galloper, as a water-carrier, and as a stretcher-bearer.
These sketches by a stretcher-bearer are extraordinarily clear and actual.
One boy, a stretcher-bearer, with both legs severely wounded, very nearly bled to death.
A stretcher-bearer turned up in a minute or two; then another.
Nor the stretcher-bearer's cry, "Let that body be, he's dead!"
Can we wonder if now and then a stretcher-bearer is struck down?
His friend in need summoned a stretcher-bearer, and Barr was borne off—to tell the tale against himself afterwards.


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- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
- Publish Date: April 2010
- Page Count: 32
- Reading Level: Ages 3-6
- Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
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- Reviewed in: Publishers Weekly, page 127.
- Review Date: 2010-02-15
- Reviewer: Staff
"There are many kinds of quiet," Underwood (Pirate Mom) writes, and this treasure of a book—which is appropriately gentle in both its understated text and artwork—catalogues many sorts of quiet that readers will recognize instantly. Some are lovely ("First one awake quiet"; "Lollipop quiet"); some less so ("First look at your new hairstyle quiet"); and some are out-and-out problems ("Thinking of a good reason you were drawing on the wall quiet"). Throughout, Liwska's (Little Panda) subtly engaging illustrations, single-page vignettes in muted rusts, greens, and browns, imagine a community of young, delicately furred animals who ably reflect the emotions that each type of quiet elicits. A young moose's antlers peek provocatively from behind a swiveling office chair ("Hide-and-seek quiet"); a bear holds its paw over its eyes as a nurse prepares a hypodermic ("Pretending you're invisible quiet"); and an owl looks upwards with awe and clasps its wing to its chest ("First snowfall quiet"). Underwood's taxonomy of quiet will evoke soft smiles from listeners who are getting ready for "bedtime kiss" quiet (and possibly, even later, for "What flashlight?" quiet). Ages 3–5. (Apr.)


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By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY
Two writers, Ivan Doig and Norman Maclean, inspired me years ago to visit Montana, which has lots of room for good writing.
I've lived mostly on the East Coast and discovered another world in their books.
Doig's This House of Sky (1978) and Maclean's A River Runs Through It (1976) are about coming of age.
Both had trouble finding publishers. One New York editor complained that Maclean's story had too many trees in it. But both books have lived long and successful lives and remain in print.
Maclean was boosted by Robert Redford's 1992 movie and by a trendy passion for fly fishing.
Doig, who has written eight fine novels, hasn't found friends in Hollywood. He's not trendy but deserves to be better known. His writing is as well crafted as the best carpentry.
The Whistling Season does what Doig does best: evoke the past and create a landscape and characters worth caring about.
Set on the Montana prairie, it's a story any good teacher, or anyone who appreciates learning, should love. It's about a one-room school and the several kinds of education found in and out of the classroom.
Its narrator is the state school superintendent. In 1957, he is being pressured in the name of progress to close Montana's one-room schools, "the small arks of education such as the one that was the making of me."
The Soviet Union has launched the satellite Sputnik. And as the superintendent, Paul Milliron, puts it, "Science will be king, elected by panic."
Most of the story is set in 1909 when Paul was 13 and one-half of the entire seventh grade at Marias Coulee School.
His father, a widower, is attracted by an ad for a would-be housekeeper that proclaims, "Can't Cook, But Doesn't Bite." He hires the formidable Rose Llewellyn.
She arrives from Minnesota with her mysterious, erudite brother, Morris Morgan, a walking encyclopedia. He has fallen on hard times despite a University of Chicago education that hasn't worn off.
When the school's teacher elopes, Morris is pressed into service. He thrives, teaches Paul Latin and introduces new ideas. He wonders why "Thoreau, if he wanted a full-fathomed pool of solitude, had never joined the Oregon Trail migration and come west."
Paul asks, "Who's Thorough?"
Doig's pace is leisurely, but the plot takes a surprising twist. There's intrigue to be found on the prairie. His best characters are quietly heroic, perhaps too heroic, but the writing carries the novel.
It's filled with "veteran talkers," as Doig puts it. They're from an era when home entertainment was strictly do-it-yourself. To some, that's hopelessly old-fashioned. To me, it's lovely storytelling, whether you're in Montana or New York.


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George DeRoe, who has died aged 93, was one of the few people in Britain with no electricity. During his years as the warden of Dolgoch youth hostel in the mountains of mid-Wales, George – not entirely to the delight of his employers – built himself a simple breezeblock home on the edge of the property and remained there for his last 20 years after being forced into retirement.
With his piano and battery-powered radio as constant companions, he pondered scientific, artistic and philosophical phenomena, from the ever-expanding universe down to the neutrino, and professed that he was never bored, except when cricket coverage usurped the BBC's long-wave band.
He was born George Roe, but later added the "De" because he thought it made his name more interesting - though he expressed regret that it was never interesting enough to attract a wife to share it with him. George's parents owned a corner shop in White Lea, now a suburb of Leeds.
He left school at 14. A pacifist during the second world war, his job, as he put it, was collecting body parts from bombed buildings. Before becoming a youth hostel warden, he worked as an assistant in his family's shop, as a gardener, and played the piano for the Methodist church.
Though he never left the British Isles, George's idiosyncratic lifestyle earned him a certain celebrity, and on his 90th birthday he received more than 100 cards from five continents. One of his many anecdotes was how he was once snowed in for several weeks, eventually spied a sledge coming over the hills and imagined he was being brought vital supplies, only to find it was Jehovah's Witnesses laden with copies of the Watchtower. In his 10th decade, he invested his life savings in a golden flute.
A few years ago, George broke his leg and spent three days prostrate on the floor until found by the postman. While recuperating in hospital, he asked the nurses: "Who had the nicest legs here before I came?" But when he recovered, he insisted on returning to his mountain home.
George was no recluse. He loved visitors. They in turn appreciated his dry Yorkshire wit, and his performances on the piano. When a friend asked him if he would do anything differently, he replied: "I should have married. It is not natural to live life on your own."
But Dolgoch was not the place to find a wife. George's brother predeceased him.


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The American bishops' landmark 2007 instruction to Catholics about politics will be not be changed, but will be re-issued in its original form. Titled Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, these instructions had come under fire from those, like former GOP Catholic liaison Deal Hudson, who complained bitterly that the 2007 document afforded cherry-picking by Democrats anxious to win church neutrality even for pro-choice candidates. Today, three years into the Obama presidency, the bishops are set to renew their support for Faithful Citizenship and its 2007 language.
What makes this all but certain was the release Tuesday of a brief introductory note over the signature of U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York with unanimous endorsements from all bishops who head policy committees of the conference. That note re-affirms the 2007 insistence that Catholics are morally obliged in political life to attend not only to the most important issue of abortion, but also to those of family, poverty, social justice, environment and peace.
Catholics should be pleased. Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship is a poignant articulation of the Catholic argument for good citizenship. Its teachings are both timeless statements of political responsibility and timely reflections on the moral imperatives of contemporary governance and citizenship. We are reminded at once that the church's moral and social teachings transcend partisan politics and yet they also sharply challenge the ideologies fragmenting American political life–and challenge too the specific party platforms of Democrats and Republicans. More importantly, we're reminded that in the Catholic understanding politics is itself good, that the political order arose not out of human sin but from the Creator's intention that we be citizens, that governance is not a necessary evil but natural and divinely ordained, and that it is the moral obligation of government to promote life, serve the poor, build peace, assure health care, strengthen families, advance a living wage and employment for all, steward the earth, and bring justice to inequities.
Like Pope Benedict XVI's wonderful encyclical
Spe Salvi
(Saved by Hope) that was also released in 2007, Faithful Citizenship insists that the operative virtue of political life is prudence. In Spe Salvi, the pontiff critiqued the ideologies of the modern world that promise to replace prudence with formulaic certainty in the unfolding of human affairs. In the same way, Faithful Citizenship insists that while Catholics are required in public life to address issues of life and social justice, they do so not with formulaic, ideological programs but with prudence (and maybe too, humility) grounded in a comprehensive, faith-based understanding of the human person, the human condition.
Sadly, reports suggest that few Catholics are even aware of
Faithful Citizenship
. Yet this powerful and clear teaching on the place of Catholics in public life has a special urgency for America today: a nation bitterly divided along partisan and ideological fault lines and roiled by hyper-individualistic movements on the far left and far right that deny the very legitimacy of its tenets. The American bishops need to bring the message of Faithful Citizenship to American Catholics. It should be in hands of every journalist and blogger in the country. It should be distributed in Catholic high schools and colleges. Homilies should be devoted to it. Talks and forums should be organized.
The American bishops, moreover, would do well to read this document again themselves. A marvelous crystallization of Catholics teachings about the person, the community, the common good, and the morality of governance, Faithful Citizenship should serve as the bishops' own map for political engagement in American politics. The political engagement it preaches is neither a juridical one of judgment and censure nor a pietistic one of withdrawal and turning-inward. Faithful Citizenship demands from everyone a much richer and more positive participation in public life.
Stephen F. Schneck, Ph.D., is director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America.


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Prime Minister David Cameron postponed on Thursday a much-anticipated speech on Britain's future role in the European Union because of the hostage crisis at an Algerian gas plant where Britons are believed to be among those held.
Cameron warned people to expect "bad news" after Algerian forces launched an operation to free the hostages.
"The Algerian armed forces have now attacked this compound," Cameron told BBC TV. "It is a very dangerous, a very uncertain, a very fluid situation and I think we have to prepare ourselves for the possibility of bad news ahead."
His speech, which he had been due to make in Amsterdam, had been eagerly awaited by lawmakers and Britons as well as by officials and politicians across Europe.
"Due to events in Algeria, Prime Minister David Cameron's speech in the Netherlands tomorrow has been postponed," his office said in a statement.
Algerian sources said 25 foreign hostages escaped and six were killed in a battle with militants demanding a halt to a French military operation against fellow al Qaeda-linked Islamist fighters in neighbouring Mali.
Amid reports of many more casualties in one of the biggest international hostage crises in decades, Western leaders expressed anger they had not been consulted before the operation and scrambled for word of their citizens. About eight hours after the army assault began, Algerian state media said it was over.
Americans, Britons, Norwegians, French, Romanians and an Austrian, were among those taken, their countries said.
Algeria said its troops had been forced to act to free them due to the "diehard" attitude of their captors.
"When the terrorist group insisted on leaving the facility, taking the foreign hostages with them to neighbouring states, the order was issued to special units to attack the position where the terrorists were entrenched," the government spokesman, Communication Minister, Mohamed Said told the state news agency.
The standoff began when gunmen calling themselves the Battalion of Blood stormed the natural gas facility early on Wednesday morning. They said they were holding 41 foreigners and demanded a halt to a French military operation against fellow al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali.
Said said the military operation, which Western officials were told had begun around noon on Thursday (10pm AEST), resulted in "the liberation of a large number of hostages and the destruction of a large number of terrorists".
The raid increased fears jihadist militants could launch further attacks in Algeria, a vast desert country with large oil and gas reserves that is only just recovering from a protracted conflict with Islamist rebels during the 1990s which cost an estimated 200,000 lives.
A local source told Reuters six foreign hostages were killed along with eight captors when the Algerian military fired on a vehicle being used by the gunmen.
He said 40 Algerians and three foreigners were freed by the army as it continued its operation into Thursday evening. An Algerian security source said earlier that 25 foreign hostages had escaped.
Algeria's official APS news agency said about half the foreign hostages had been freed and about 600 Algerian workers at the site, under less tight guard, had managed to escape.
In a rare eyewitness account of Wednesday's raid, a local man who had escaped from the facility told Reuters the militants appeared to have good inside knowledge of the layout of the complex and used the language of radical Islam.
"The terrorists told us at the very start that they would not hurt Muslims but were only interested in the Christians and infidels," Abdelkader, 53, said by telephone from his home in the nearby town of In Amenas. "We will kill them, they said."
Mauritanian agency ANI and Qatar-based Al Jazeera said that 34 of the captives and 15 of their captors had been killed when government forces fired from helicopters at a vehicle.
Those death tolls, far higher than confirmed by the local source, would contradict the reports that large numbers of foreigners escaped alive. On Thursday evening, ANI said it had lost its previously regular contact with the kidnappers.
Britain and Norway, whose oil firms BP and Statoil run the plant jointly with the Algerian state oil company, said they had been informed by the Algerian authorities that a military operation was under way.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said people should prepare for bad news about the hostages. He earlier called his Algerian counterpart to express his concern at what he called a "very grave and serious" situation, Cameron's spokesman said.
"The Algerians are aware that we would have preferred to have been consulted in advance," the spokesman added.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said he had been told by his Algerian counterpart the action had started at around noon. He said they had tried to find a solution through the night, but that it had not worked.
"The Algerian prime minister said they felt they had no choice but to go in now," he said.
The incident dramatically raises the stakes in the French military campaign in neighbouring Mali, where hundreds of French paratroopers and marines are launching a ground offensive against Islamist rebels after air strikes began last week.
"What is happening in Algeria justifies all the more the decision I made in the name of France to intervene in Mali in line with the U.N. charter," French President Francois Hollande said, adding that things seemed to have taken a "dramatic" turn and he was still seeking details.
He said earlier that an unspecified number of French nationals were among the hostages. A French national was also among the hostage takers, a local source told Reuters. A large number of people from the former French colony live in France.
Algerian Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said the kidnappers were led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a veteran Islamist guerrilla who fought in Afghanistan and set up his own group in the Sahara after falling out with other local al Qaeda leaders.
A holy warrior-cum-smuggler dubbed "The Uncatchable" by French intelligence and "Mister Marlboro" by some locals for his illicit cigarette-running business, Belmokhtar's links to those who seized towns across northern Mali last year are unclear.
A local source told Reuters the hostage takers had blown up a petrol filling station at the plant.
The precise number and nationalities of foreign hostages could not be confirmed, with some countries reluctant to release information that could be useful to the captors.
Britain said one of its citizens was killed in the initial storming on Wednesday and "a number" of others were held.
The militants had said seven Americans were among their hostages. The White House said it believed Americans were among those held but U.S. officials could not confirm the number. "This is an ongoing situation and we are seeking clarity," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, expressing concern about the reported loss of lives.
Statoil said it had no word on nine of its Norwegian staff who had been held but that three Algerian employees were now free. BP said some of its staff were held but would not say how many or their nationalities.
Japanese media said five workers from Japanese engineering firm JGC Corp. were held, a number the company did not confirm. Vienna said one hostage was Austrian, Dublin said one Irish hostage had been freed and Bucharest said an unspecified number of those held were Romanian.
BP, Statoil and Spanish oil company Cepsa all said they had begun to evacuate personnel from elsewhere in Algeria, an OPEC member.
Hollande has received public backing from Western and African allies who fear that al Qaeda, flush with men and arms from the defeated forces of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, is building a desert haven in Mali, a poor country helpless to combat fighters who seized its northern oasis towns last year.
However, there is also some concern in Washington and other capitals that the French action in Mali could provoke a backlash worse than the initial threat by militants in the remote Sahara.
The militants, communicating through established contacts with media in neighbouring Mauritania, said on Wednesday they had dozens of men armed with mortars and anti-aircraft missiles in the compound and had rigged it with explosives.
They condemned Algeria's secularist government for letting French warplanes fly over its territory to Mali and shutting its border to Malian refugees.
The attack in Algeria did not stop France from pressing on with its campaign in Mali. It said on Thursday it now had 1,400 troops on the ground in Mali, and combat was under way against the rebels that it first began targeting from the air last week.
The French action last week came as a surprise but received widespread international support in public. Neighbouring African countries planning to provide ground troops for a U.N. force by September have said they will move faster to deploy them.
Nigeria, the strongest regional power, sent 162 soldiers on Thursday, the first of an anticipated 906.
A day after launching the campaign in Mali, Hollande also ordered a failed rescue in Somalia on Saturday to free a French hostage held by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants since 2009. Al Shabaab said on Thursday it had executed hostage Denis Allex. France said it believed he died in the rescue.
Britain and Norway, whose oil firms BP and Statoil run the plant jointly with Algeria's state oil company, said they had been informed by the Algerian authorities that a military operation was under way.
However, a spokesman for Cameron had earlier said the British prime minister had phoned his Algerian counterpart to express his concern at what he called a "very grave and serious" situation, and said Britain would have "preferred" to have been informed of the operation in advance.
"We face a very bad situation at this BP gas compound in Algeria," Cameron said.
- UK 'would have preferred' notice before rescue attempt
- Algerian forces bid to break desert siege
- Algerian abduction widens Mali conflict
- BHP on alert after Algerian gas plant attack
- Desert site is home to kidnapped foreign gas workers
- Oil rises on Algerian gas field attack, US stock draw
- Dozens held after Islamists attack Algerian gas field


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By presenting a trio of similar texts, Triple Treat allows your youngest readers and writers to become familiar with the alphabet, print features, vocabulary, and language patterns so that they can develop reading and writing confidence and fluency. Triple Treat provides the support and familiarity to allow students to experience successand enjoymentas they learn to read.
The Teaching Planner (8 pages):
1 Big Book to introduce the concept and patterns
1 DVD with the Big Book in digital format for whiteboard or PC
Small Book Trios consists of 6 copies each of 3 titles
1 Audio CD with all three books read aloud
Triple Treat is created for emerging readers in PreK through
Grade 1.
Triple Treat uses whole group, small group and independent reading with familiar texts to help emerging readers develop reading comprehension and literacy skills.
Triple Treat includes a variety of themes in each trio. The topics covered are:
Guided Reading
Level PreA
|Having Fun Trio: actions, play, animals
Look at Me! Trio: characters, play
How Many? Trio: counting, toys, pets, friends
My Place Trio: places
Guided Reading
Level A
|Hiding Trio: characters, places, toys
My Toys Trio: toys, actions, places
Scrub-a-Dub Trio: counting, animals, the body
Who? Trio: size, family, position
|Grade 1
Guided Reading
Level B
|All Aboard! Trio: places, animals, transportation
I Spy Trio: colors, games, places
Seasons Trio: seasons, weather, actions, days of the week
Shapes I Can See Trio: Shapes, Animals, Places
By using familiar texts and common themes, students become more comfortable with reading on their own. Each concept is introduced by the teacher using Big Books, and students proceed to reading small books on their own or in a small group.
Each Triple Treat Trio comes with Writing Books that remind students about the concepts they covered in their readings. They are able to write their own story, keeping with the theme of the trio. Word lists are provided in each Writing Book to help guide students.


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Arsenal took a major hit to their claim as top dog in the Premier League, after being mugged by Liverpool's attack, in a 5-1 loss that will threaten their position at the top of the table.
Chelsea have been handed a major boost as star Eden Hazard has returned to light training ahead of schedule after a serious ankle injury.
Crystal Palace announced the signing of Ajax defender Jairo Riedewald in an £8 million move on Monday.
Now above £200 million, Manchester City is closing in on Real Madrid's all-time transfer window record spending of £230 million.
Luke Shaw has been impressed with United during their 2017 tour, especially in attack.
Manchester United centre-back Eric Bailly will not feature for the Red Devils against Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday, August 8.
Antonio Conte remains hopeful that Tiemoue Bakayoko will be available for the Community Shield curtain raiser against Arsenal on 06 August.
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial's pre-season performance against Real Madrid has not gone unnoticed, least of all by his manager, José Mourinho.
Pedro will return to London "for further review" after suffering concussion and facial injuries in Saturday's 3-0 friendly win over Arsenal in Beijing.
Manchester United beat Real Madrid on penalties last night in front of a disappointing crowd at the Levi Stadium, California.
Jose Mourinho has finally given us a little insight into when he expects injured trio Luke Shaw, Ashley Young and Marcos Rojo to return to action.
Manchester City lost one full-back and added another on Sunday, with a deal for another close to being completed.


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Reid: Congress Will Pass an Immigration Overhaul
The Democrat's top man in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, predicted that a major overhaul of the country's immigration system will get through Congress, despite an array of possible objections from Republicans.
"The Republicans can no longer stop this. They've tried it. It hasn't worked," Mr. Reid said in an interview on ABC's "This Week."
Mr. Reid said he favored essentially the same set of safeguards and provisions that a bipartisan group of eight senators laid out in their framework for legislation on Monday. Among them was Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Sen. Rubio has said Republicans will not back an immigration bill unless it can assure that the border will be sufficiently sealed to stem the flow of illegal workers into the country. Both sides are sure to tussle over what measurements they use to determine when the border is secure.
Asked about Mr. Rubio's insistence that the U.S. has to have "operational control" over the border, Mr. Reid said, "I don't know what that means and I don't think he does, either. The fact is we have some metrics we're talking about, some numbers, and we can do that. But this legislation is going to pass."
The majority leader was confident a bill would get through the Senate easily. His prediction on passage in the House, which is controlled by Republicans, many of whom have real apprehensions by the proposed overhaul, was more conditional.
Asked if he was certain of congressional approval, Mr. Reid said, "It's certainly gonna pass the Senate," according to an ABC transcript of the taped interview. "And it would be a bad day for our country and a bad day for the Republican Party if they continue standing in the way of this. So, the answer is yes."
Related: WSJ reporters size up the politics of immigration reform and weigh the chances of it producing legislation. Also: Marco Rubio's role and what this means for the 11 million immigrants already here. (Photo: Getty Images)


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April 15, 2009 at 18:56:27 Apr 15, 2009 @ 18:56
My brother and I want to do a meetup with whoever!
My brother and I want to do a meetup with whoever!
I'm down for Georgetown.
Shopping pretty much. I'd want to do it in the summer. It will be hot as hell though. I was hoping to smoke alittle and chill! But I'm down for whatever.
*To deep
haha, there's shopping in georgetown? weird.
yeah, it's gonna be hot as shit this summer. but whatever.
i'm down for chillin and shit as well.
anyone out in glen allen? lol basically right next to richmond
Im in Glen Allen right now,ima a senior at Hermitage.
yeah up and down M street and Wisconsin Ave
its mainly stores like
urban outfitters
american apperal
american eagle
and shit like that
lol, what is in georgetown? nothing.
that's weird, you have majordc in ur sig... and major is in georgetown...
haha, i know.
has anyone seen those ACG water shoes Major got in. so classy.
haha yea, for them bamas who are embarrassed of their crusty ass feet
werdd? ima sophomore at tucker lol
Tucker is garbage,the only thing you guys have is sexy girls,mainly Alexis,Gabby,Brittany,and Amanda
lol is da gabby u tlkn bout spanish? and are u white or black?
OK dude quit pulling everyone's leg with the Georgetown nonsense HAHA
It's Danni deep!
But yes, lets plan a small day shall we?
Yea shes a senior and shes like hawaiian and spanish,im black
ay is your name josh?
no my names Marcus,if you see her tell her Marcus from like the 8th grade said whats goood?haha
Ya'll nigs meeting up? I'm from NYC but I go to school in D.C. right in foggy bottom, I only got like 3 weeks left before I go home. So, yeah that's all, let me know what's up.
o i dont think im thinkin bout the same girl you talkin bout. but im new here so i basically dont kno anybody. im goin with this girl mimi tho u kno her? cuz it seems like evrybody knows her lol


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