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- Check out this Mini Death Star handcrafted from a Ping Pong Ball
- New Hope opening in Minecraft
- Portrait of the Joker made of movie quotes.
- Simpsons Movie Poster Parodies
- Starship Enterprise Transformer
- Gawker wrote about the seven most essential Iron Man comic books.
- Grant Morrison tells the story of Batman's life to Kevin Smith. With illustrations.
- In celebration of the new Iron Man 3 film hitting theaters today, Oakland-based web designer and front-end developer Ross Patton design a marvelous interactive timeline for Wired Underwire displaying 14 of "The Greatest Iron Man Armors of the Last 50 Years."
- Interview: Ain't it Cool News did a great interview with Shane Black and Kevin Feige where Feige admitted, though it doesn't seem like it, there are pointers to Avengers 2 buried in Iron Man 3
- Interview: Danny Boyle talks about a "Pixarification of movies"
- Interview: Hitfix spoke to Kevin Feige and Shane Black asking them where S.H.I.E.L.D. was in Iron Man 3.
- Interview: Star Wars Episode VII director J.J. Abrams spoke to the BBC about the wonderful, humbling opportunity that directing the film brings.
- Interview: Total Film has been asking the stars of a bunch of new movies – such as Sir Ben Kingsley, Nicolas Cage, Zoe Saldana and others about their thoughts on the new Star Wars movies.
- News: Michael Caine Confirmed for Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
- News: Some idiot theater owner in Missouri decided it would be a good idea to invite an Iron Man cosplayer along with a bunch of other folks in tactical gear (complete with fake guns) to a screening of Iron Man 3. They were hired to "storm the theater." Needless to say, police were called and people were scared.
- Reviews: Iron Man 3 Movie Review in the Form of a Comic
- 5 Things That Bothered Me About 'Iron Man 3′
- The 10 worst moms in movies
- The 20 Best Fantasy Films You Should Watch
- Criticwire defends the big plot twist in Iron Man 3.
- Dr. Andrea Letamendi has a piece up on The Hollywood Reporter taking a clinical look at Tony Stark's PTSD from the recent Iron Man film.
- Oblivion: The Ups and Downs of the Big Picture
- Virgin Movies has a huge infographic about the 20 things you didn't know about Iron Man. Here's just one piece.
- Want a bit of history on Iron Man 3 director Shane Black? The Playlist writes about the five scripts that made him so famous. Is 20 not enough? ScreenCrush has 10 MORE things you didn't know about Iron Man.
- What to watch on Netflix
- How two 'Star Trek' fans are restoring original series shuttlecraft
- Joss Whedon is now on Twitter.
- Interview: Author Claire Messud consider gender issues, discussing how readers interpret male and female characters differently.
- Interview: Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison & Gene Wolfe discussing sci-fi in 1982
- Interview: Jim Butcher explains that his next book was inspired by Firefly. The Author describes the book as "kind of "Hornblower" meets "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", it's very focused on the characters, with very strong influence from Firefly I think." As if waiting for the next book weren't hard enough.
- Interview: The New York Public Library interviews William Gibson.
- Interview: Omnivoracious on Elizabeth Bear of Shattered Pillars
- Interview: Sci-Fi Fan Letter interviews Wesley Chu of The Lives of Tao
- Interview: Slate interviews Neal Stephenson.
- The 10 Commandments Of Sci-Fi
- Auxiliary Memory weighs in on The Defining Science Fiction Books of the 1990s.
- Charles A. Tan on Teaching Science Fiction.
- Europa SF ongender bias in the contemporary short-form speculative fiction
- Marketing is Destroying the Science Fiction Genre
- A Rule of Thumb for Escapism
- Tensions between SF/F and Mainstream Literary Fiction
- Terry Pratchett's Discworld Might Be The Highest Form of Literature on the Planet
- Interview: Simon Pegg Explain How He Pranked the Cast of 'Into Darkness'
- News: BBC America has shipped the 'Doctor Who' Season 7B Blu-Ray/DVD set early to those who pre-ordered it. Only one problem: it includes the season finale, which airs next week. The BBC confirms on Facebook (where people are having fun in the comments,) and Steven Moffat has promised that if fans keep spoilers off the net, they'll release a special video featuring the 10th and 11th Doctors after the finale airs. More from Bleeding Cool.
- The full S.H.I.E.L.D. first look TV spot is released.
- The Julie Taylor Test: How to tell if a TV actor is bad
- SteveVader101 dissects Joss Whedon's brain. This popular YouTube personality examines the unique brand of existentialism, feminism and humanism of Whedon.
- This Year's Cable TV Winners & Losers
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(Des Moines) Today, Governor Chet Culver joined officials from the Iowa Council of Foundations (ICoF) and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) to announce the recipients of the 2007 County Endowment Fund Program. Over $6.6 million will be distributed this month to 85 community foundations and/or their affiliate organizations in almost every area of the state.
Each recipient will receive approximately $77,000. In 2006, community foundations were each awarded approximately $67,000 each. The community foundation organizations (governed by local community members) will grant 75 percent of those funds to charitable projects within their counties (impacting areas such as arts/culture, education, environment, health, human service, community development and more) and place the remaining 25 percent in a permanent endowment fund, which is intended to attract other donations and provide a source of permanent funding for charitable projects within the county.
To keep our economy moving forward, we must continue to work together to build great communities, said Governor Culver. Well into the future, these community foundations will improve quality-of-life in these communities, making them even more attractive to businesses and employees.
The source of funding for the program is state gambling revenues, of which one half of one percent was designated for distribution to a community foundation located in counties without a state gaming license. Fourteen (14) counties were not eligible for the funding because state-licensed gaming facilities are located in those counties.
These are key investments that empower Iowa communities to prepare for their futures, said IDED Director Michael Tramontina.
IDED works closely with ICoF to coordinate the program and determine the community foundation recipients of the funding. ICOF is a membership organization of grantmaking foundations across Iowa (community/public, corporate, and private) with a mission of promoting philanthropy and effective grant making within the state.
Philanthropic investment is an important component to a vibrant community. Through the County Endowment Fund program, community foundations across our state have increased resources to not only support charitable causes but also to build endowment funds that will grow and encourage additional investments for the counties futures, said Angela Dethlefs-Trettin, director of ICoF. This program serves as a catalyst for promoting effective philanthropy in Iowa and we are proud of the impact it has made and the opportunities it presents for the future of Iowa communities.
The IDED and ICoF Web sites will have the official listing of the community foundations and/or their affiliate organizations named as the recipients of the County Endowment Fund Program dollars along with contact information. The information can be found at the following sites:
IDED- http://www.iowalifechanging.com/endowiowaICoF- http://www.IowaCouncilofFoundations.org

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Going cheap: Sydney's transport secrets
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How about a fully featured IBM server computer, slightly used by the State Transit Authority but with all its data intact? Data such as payroll and financial information, Sydney public transport passenger counts and a high-level code for the city's ticketing systems.
That's what a Sydney computer engineer, Geoffrey Huntley, says he found on computers bought at a government auction recently - and it wasn't just one server; there were 12 of them. Some still had backup tapes in their drives.
Huntley posted pictures of the computer system screens - with key information faded out to be unreadable - on his website (www.geoffreyhuntley.com) on Saturday. These included incident reports, charter bus hiring systems, school bookings, employee numbers and employee access PINs.
One screen shot even contains a reference to correspondence involving the radio talkback host Alan Jones.
Huntley said the computer passwords were easy to guess. The password to the root account on one server, the main account providing access to the computers' core functions, was "root".
The State Transit Authority said in a statement yesterday that it had sent the servers to auction on advice from a specialist contractor that all information had been erased and that if anything was left it was no longer accessible.
The statement says an employee from the agent disposing of the servers did not carry out his role correctly. The STA says the "root" password was allowed to enable the data to be erased, and it has now recovered and destroyed the computer hard drives.
"While this incident does not pose any security risk to any state transit system or service, STA is taking this matter seriously and seeking urgent advice from the contractors as to how this occurred," the statement says.
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Britney: Money Can't Buy Love
Britney reportedly bought K-Fed a $150,000 watch as a belated 30th birthday present. A source said: "Kevin's whole attitude to his ex-wife has changed. He can see she is responding to treatment for her bipolar disorder, staying sober and trying to rebuild her life and career." We're glad Britney's on the mend (despite a minor blip on the road this weekend), but Kevin better not be manipulating dear Britney. Also, a watch for $150,000? Maybe the treatment she's getting for her bipolar disorder has caused her to lose her mind. [AHN]


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It may relate to either local or universal jurisprudence; but if expository can hardly be more than local.
Talk should proceed by instances; by the apposite, not the expository.
Narrative beginnings that consist of concrete examples and specific instances are popular for expository articles.
Interesting our expository writing must be; it must also be truthful.
The aim of this book is to provide a systematized course in the theory and practice of expository writing.
That also was an expository sermon, as the best preaching so often is.
Its expository value will be in proportion to the assistance which it may afford to the reader in deciphering the actual texts.
Such interrogatories and replies generate the expository syllogism.
To be sure, it is not the same sort of expository preaching which made the Scottish pulpit of the nineteenth century famous.
This same scheme may be used in delivery of expository matter.
1620s, from Medieval Latin expositorius, from expositus, past participle of exponere (see expound). Earlier in English as a noun meaning "an expository treatise, commentary" (early 15c.).


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the Titans
Movie Review by: Courtney Carr, American University
Coach Boone's unrelenting disciplinary procedures and almost insane insistence on having the entire team's respect for his authority was probably the only method of leadership that would make that team succeed. The team needed strong leadership and a disciplined team to combat the opposition to desegregation, which threatened to tear apart the team and destroy moral. The team also had to win every game they played or Coach Boone would be fired, due to a racist hiring procedure. I came to this conclusion after reading Chapter 12, the chapter about the struggle for educational opportunity, in Sadker and Sadker's "Teachers, Schools and Society". I considered the desegregated situation that the team faced and the prejudiced expectations for the desegregated black students, before I could decide how I felt about Coach Boone's strategies for discipline, as exemplified by his statement, "I don't give a damn how sensitive these kids are, especially the young black kids. You ain't doing these kids a favor by patronizing them. You are crippling them, crippling them for life." At first, Coach Boone seemed to expect too much of his students because of the pressures he faced, where he might be fired if the team lost one game. Then I realized that it was more than Boone's job that was at risk: at risk was the entire desegregation movement, the fight against racism, and the players' futures.
As Rosenthal and Jacobson's classic study on expectation theory tells us, the expectations that teachers hold for their students determines the outcome (Sadker and Sadker, 474). Coach Yoast questioned Coach Boone's harsh disciplinary procedures without realizing the philosophy behind that discipline. It was Boone's high expectations for all his players that called for strong team discipline and obedience to the team. According to expectation theory, if Coach Yoast, or any other coach, had taught the team, he might have foreseen most of the black students not succeeding at the same rate as the white players, due to impossible obstacles beyond their control… and the black students wouldn't have been held to the same expectations in their performance and self-discipline as the other students. Spending time on a group that would fail, sooner or later, would be a silly exercise in the inevitable failure of the desegregation movement. However, Coach Boone saw the same obstacle in a different light. He saw that the necessary level of success for his black students and his desegregated team, in order for them to be accepted in a racist community, was going to have to be set higher and they would have to learn to set these expectations for themselves, in order to win the game of life. Coach Boone had in mind a different game plan: beat the odds and be the best, or lose everything.
Coach Boone's coaching philosophy could be explained by teaching theory. Coach Boone's coaching style was a combination of direct, teacher -centered teaching and student -centered teaching. Boon's coaching is primarily teacher-centered. The primary reason his approach is teacher-centered is because of the essence of football teams, the focus on testing, which were games and scrimmages, and motivating through competitions or games. Other reasons include the call to the past, the downplaying of individuality within the team ("there is no I in team"), the coach-led discipline and coach-developed "curriculum" of study, and the rigorous attempt to overcome the threat of failure against the segregated teams. For example, the team was called the "Titans" and Coach Boone invoked team spirit at the beginning of the summer camp by telling a story about the epic strength and heroism of the Titans.
However, while he showed them how to fight on the football field, he also took them to the cemetery at Gettysburg Academy to show them another type of fight, that of equality among the races and the fight against slavery and racism. The reasons that Coach Boone's coaching approach was sometimes student-centered include his focus on inner motivation, the feeling of success as a team through cooperation, and the direct social action projects, including the exercise on getting to know every other teammate thoroughly before the end of the summer practices.
Still, while the film showed a team's success in the battle against racism, the film only hinted at the fight that had not yet been fought, in the 1960's, against sexism. Both coaches had only daughters, and ironically, the daughter of Coach Yoast, who might have been too soft on his team if he had been the head coach, was more supportive of equality for his daughter than was Coach Boone. Coach Boone saw his daughter's appropriate role as wearing dresses and playing with dolls, not wearing pants, playing with footballs and climbing trees. While the men were making strides against inequality regarding race, the women were also held to the same types of expectations for failure as was the desegregated team, but there was not yet an arena for their success in sports. The comment by Coach Boone to Coach Yoast's daughter that really struck home for me, was when he asked if she couldn't play with some dolls instead of messing around with football, implying that there was no place for her in the men's world of football. However, the film indicated that there was hope for the women's movement in sports, since Yoast's daughter continued to avidly support her father's team for years after that momentous season. I often wonder what the hidden expectations are for women athletes and what the success or failure of women athletes might mean for those whose expectations are set lower for women than for men.
In all, the team, their families, and their community faced many odds, including racism, lack of unilateral support for desegregation, and a lack of team moral, at the beginning of the movie. The team was facing possible failure every minute of every game and every practice, considering the odds they had to compete against. If the players became too full of themselves for their successes, or if the coach loosened up on his discipline, or if the coach expected less of some students than of others, failure was a possibility. The players can't be trained to be soft, to feel sorry for themselves, and be easily hurt when the world was all too ready to have them fail. It was an ironic twist that one of the team's top leaders was crippled in a car accident when his mind was in the clouds instead of being focused on his game, during an after game celebration. However, failure was not a possibility for Coach Boone.


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KITTIE F. PARKER, Professor of Botany at George Washington University, and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., was formerly on the faculty of the University of Arizona Department of Botany, and Curator of the Herbarium. Her primary field of research is in the Compositae (sunflower family) of western North America, in the tribe Helenieae, especially the genera Hymenoxys,Tetraneuris, and Pectis.
The present book is a complete revision, with many additional weeds, of the 1958 publication, Arizona Ranch, Farm, and Garden Weeds, Agricultural Extension Service, Circular 265.
LUCRETIA BREAZEALE HAMILTON, who drew the illustrations for Weeds, has done botanical illustrations for numerous publications. The Soil Conservation Service, the University of Arizona, and the Forestry Service have employed her pen and ink drawings. She illustrated the cactus publications of Lyman D. Benson of Pomona College, and his chapter on cacti in The Flora of Texas.
She and her family are long time Tucson residents, who came to the state from Virginia. While studying for her BS in botany from the University of Arizona, she began her career as botanical artist by doing illustrations for her botany notebooks. Some of her first work was for E. D. Ball, the entomologist, who taught her to draw grasshoppers in pen and ink.
Weed identification is the first battle in the endless struggle with weeds, and Kittie Parker in this book has assembled the material for effective combat.
In the 1970s, problems must be faced which did not even exist at the time of her earlier Agricultural Bulletin, Arizona Ranch, Farm, and Garden Weeds. Weed populations slowly change, so new weeds have to be discussed. Land use in Arizona has changed, and agricultural weeds-such as pigweed and Johnsongrass-have been replaced by the spurge and crabgrass of urban areas. New chemicals-the herbicides-have been developed to provide an additional alternative when weeds must be controlled.
All these elements plus those presented in the first edition in bulletin form are unfolded in Kittie Parker's proven, effective descriptions and discussions, augmented by the excellent drawings by Lucretia Hamilton. Identification and control features of the first edition established the compilation as of working value not only to those on farms, ranches and in urban areas, but also to science classes in schools, to field men of the chemical industries working on crops, and to our neighbors in northwestern Mexico whose many weed problems are the same because of the similarity of the regions.
This new, updated version will continue to perform such a valuable role.
Agronomist, University of Arizona
I am especially indebted to Mrs. Lucretia B. Hamilton for her excellent illustrations; to Walter S. Phillips of the University of Arizona Biological Sciences Department and the late Charles U. Pickerell, former Director of the Agriculture Extension Service, for without their assistance, the first edition of Weeds could not have been published; to Keith C. Hamilton of the Agronomy Department, for his advice and information on the important farm weeds in Arizona and their distribution; to William J. Pistor, former Head of the Department of Animal Pathology, for information on the livestock-poisoning weeds; and to my husband Kenneth W. Parker, of the U.S. Forest Service, for his considerable aid, and for information on the range weeds. Gratitude is expressed to the curators of the U.S. National Herbarium, and especially to Charles T. Mason, Jr., curator of the University of Arizona Herbarium, for their helpful suggestions and the use of their materials and facilities; and to the many people who helped in the collecting of fresh plant material for the drawings, particularly Louis B. Hamilton. Thanks are also due to the University of Arizona Press for effecting publication.K. F. P.


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Pregnancy - health risks
If you are trying to get pregnant, you should try to follow healthy habits from the time you are trying to get pregnant all the way through your pregnancy. Do not smoke tobacco or use illegal drugs, stop drinking alcohol, and limit caffeine and coffee.
Talk to your doctor about any medications you may be taking to see if they can affect your unborn baby. Eat a well-balanced diet and take supplemental vitamins with at least 400 mcg of folic acid a day.
If you have any chronic medical problems (such as high blood pressure, kidney problems, or diabetes), talk to your doctor before trying to get pregnant.
Seeing a prenatal provider before trying to get pregnant or early in the pregnancy can help prevent, or detect and control health risks to the mother and fetus during pregnancy.
Men need to be careful, too. Smoking and alcohol may cause problems with the unborn baby. Smoking, alcohol, and marijuana use have also been shown to lower sperm counts.
You may have a high-risk pregnancy if you:
Are age 35 or older
Are obese or have diabetes or high blood pressure
Drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, or use drugs
Had an earlier high-risk pregnancy
Any of the above
Which pregnancy problems can put your baby at risk?
Diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
High blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine (preeclampsia)
Problems with the uterus, cervix, or placenta
Certain blood type mismatches
Early labor (preterm labor)
All of the above
If you are carrying twins or triplets, you have a high-risk pregnancy.
Your doctor can prevent health problems from blood mismatches.
Which of the following is true about gestational diabetes?
It is high blood sugar that develops during pregnancy
It often has no symptoms
It means you may have a large baby
It usually goes away after you give birth
All of the above
The only way to cure preeclampsia is by having your baby.
Treatment for preeclampsia includes:
Bed rest, lying on your left side most or all of the time
Drinking plenty of water
Eating less salt
Medicines to lower your blood pressure
More tests to monitor you and your baby
All of the above
You can prevent preeclampsia.
Most babies born at 28 weeks don't survive.
Getting early and good prenatal care reduces the chance of premature birth and other problems.
Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, et al. Preconceptional counseling. In: Cunnigham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al, eds. Williams Obstetrics. 23rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2010:chap 7.
Jack BW, Atrash H, Coonrod DV, et al. The clinical content of preconception care: an overview and preparation of this supplement. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;199:S266-S279.
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Review Date: 9/12/2011
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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Lifeguard Fired for Rescuing Drowning Man [VIDEO/POLL]
Tomas Lopez took on the job of a lifeguard to guard the lives of people at his beach — and, of course, save a life if the need arose. Well, that need came to light, but after Lopez did his job, he was fired.
Lopez, who was a lifeguard at Hallandale Beach, Fla., was fired because he saved a man "outside of his coverage area." As Lopez explains it in the video below, he and two other lifeguards oversaw a certain area of beach for their employer, Jeff Ellis Management, and when he saw a man drowning outside of the area Jeff Ellis works with, he raced to save him — only to lose his job in the end.
Apparently the lifeguards had strict instructions not to leave their zone, but Lopez did so when he saw a man in trouble. It was the second rescue he performed in the four months he had worked as a lifeguard.
Six of Lopez's co-workers left their job after he was fired, saying they would do the same thing.
Jeff Ellis, the owner of the company contracted to patrol the beach, spoke to ABC News about the situation. Here is what they reported:
Ellis, speaking from Houston, said that if he thinks the company acted in error, he may offer to reinstate Lopez, should he decide to come back. He said he would extend an invitation to any of the lifeguards who resigned to return to work, adding that they were not fired.
"This event caught me by surprise just as much as it did everyone else," said Ellis. "We're reviewing everything that has occurred, and we will either concur with that or we will override what happened based on what we find out."
Ellis said that he received conflicting accounts of what occurred on Monday afternoon when Lopez left his chair to save a man down the beach who appeared to be drowning.
"If he left his chair and we had a beach full of people and they were left unprotected, that would be one thing," he said. "If he left his beach and another guard immediately took over and covered so that the beach was protected, that would be an entirely different thing."
There is a chance Lopez could get his job back after all this has gone public, but he told ABC News he wouldn't go back given the chance.
"Now that [the firing] is public, they want to fix it. That's shady to me," Lopez said. "If I never said anything, they never would have acted."


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On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 7:04 AM, KaiGai Kohei <kaigai(at)kaigai(dot)gr(dot)jp> wrote: > * The "dummy_esp" module and regression test for SECURITY LABEL statement. > This module allows only four labels: "unclassified", "classified", > "secret" and "top secret". The later two labels can be set by only > superusers. The new regression test uses this "dummy_esp" module to > find out future regression in SECURITY LABEL statement. > * A minimum description about external security provider at the tail > of Database Roles and Privileges chapter. > * Add pg_seclabels system view > * Revising pg_dump/pg_dumpall > - '--security-label' was replaced by '--no-security-label' > - implemented according to the manner in comments. > findSecLabels() and collectSecLabels() are added to reduce number of > SQL queries, in addition to dumpSecLabel(). Thanks, this looks like mostly good stuff. Here's a new version of the patch with some bug fixes, additional regression tests, and other cleanup. I think this is about ready to commit. I didn't adopt your documentation and I renamed your contrib module from dummy_esp to dummy_seclabel, but the rest I took more or less as you had it. For now, I don't want to use the term "external security provider" because that's not really what this provides - it just provides labels. I initially thought that an external security provider would really turn out to be a concept that was somewhat embedded in the system, but on further reflection I don't think that's the case. I think what we're going to end up with is a collection of hooks that might happen to be useful for security-related things, but not necessarily just those. Anyway, I feel that it's a bit premature to document too much about what this might do someday; the documentation already in the patch is adequate to explain what it does now. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company
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The textbook for Math 8 is Big Ideas Math, Blue Book. The textbook for Algebra I is Big Ideas Math Algebra I, Common Core 2014 edition. Online access to textbooks can be found at www.bigideasmath.com. This series offers many online resources for parents and students. The website provides copies of all activities, extra practice, remediation, practice tests/quizzes, online games, web lessons and many other valuable resources.
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What to TiVo Thursday 2008-09-03 23:50:07
What to TiVo: Thursday
ABC, NBC, and CBS all have coverage of the 2008 Republican Convention. Check your local listings for specific times.
- Fox is new with the season premiere of Kitchen Nightmares
- NBC has NFL and RNC coverage
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ICD-10 Would be Delayed One Year Under HHS Proposal
HHS released a proposed rule Monday announcing a one-year delay of the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS. If finalized, ICD-10 would become effective October 1, 2014.
"Many provider groups have expressed serious concerns about their ability to meet the Oct. 1, 2013, compliance date. The proposed change in the compliance date for ICD-10 would give providers and other covered entities more time to prepare and fully test their systems to ensure a smooth and coordinated transition to these new code sets," according to an April 9 press release.
"This is what I expected," says Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CPC-I, CCDS, director of HIM and coding at HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, Mass. "But I am happy to hear that they didn't seem to consider bypassing ICD-10 and going right to ICD-11. This goes to show that they do see the value in the system."
She believes this delay will give providers the necessary time to implement and handle the costs associated with the change. "And now that we know the deadline, there is no excuse," she says. "At this point, we have a date in sight again and we shouldn't waste away the time that we have. We were given the extra time; use it wisely."
The proposed rule, "Administrative Simplification: Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier; Addition to the National Provider Identifier Requirements; and a Change to the Compliance Date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Medical Data Code Sets" also proposes the adoption of a unique health plan identifier under HIPAA. That proposal would implement several administrative simplification provisions of the Affordable Care Act and save an estimated $4.6 billion over 10 years for healthcare plans and providers. The proposed rule also includes the adoption of a data element that would serve as an "other entity" identifier (OEID), as well as add a National Provider Identifier (NPI) requirement.


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LOVE AND DEATH (featuring Brian "Head" Welch)
'17 Again' with guitarist JR Bareis
April 26, 2012
Do you remember when you were 17? Are you even 17 yet? I certainly remember. It was 1994, the year I graduated high school, and I became consumed completely by music while looking into the great unknown. I didn't care—I was partying with girls, doing things I probably wasn't supposed to be doing, and it was one of the best years of my life. But there's no way it was anywhere near as good or memorable as JR Bareis' 17th, who is spending the year and foreseeable future playing alongside Brian "Head" Welch, the former guitarist of Korn who recently rebranded his solo band, Love and Death.
We all know Head's story—we've interviewed him here on Live Metal, and his story perhaps has made him more famous than he ever was in Korn. But now let's find out about the band, Love and Death. Its first official offering, the Chemicals EP (review), was released April 24, and contains the previously released, "Paralyzed," the new song "Chemicals" and more. The band also is about to set out on tour with friends P.O.D. and Red. Bareis called into Live Metal's Jeff Maki to discuss the new EP, his remarkable story of joining the band at such a young age and more. What I would give to be 17 again.
LIVE METAL: So I heard that you just got into L.A. today, and obviously there is a lot going on what with the band re-launching, the upcoming tour and everything else.
JR BAREIS: Yeah, man, I actually just flew into California today, and we got a show out here, The Whosoevers conference we're doing, and I'm just meeting up with everyone and looking forward to being here, man. It's going to be great.
So I just kind of want to set the stage. You're 17 years old, correct?
So are you getting tired at all yet of hearing about that? Is everyone focusing on your age so far?
Yeah, it's pretty crazy, man. It's been a dream of mine, since I was like … 5 [laughs]. Music is my passion and my life—and stuff happens. I just couldn't believe it (when I joined the band). It was just like a dream come true. So now I'm just living my dream.
OK, so I'm 35 years old and I'm trying to think back to when I was 17. So one day you're in high school studying for an Algebra test and then suddenly you're playing alongside the former guitarist of Korn, one of the biggest rock bands in the world. So how did all of this come to be?
It's a crazy story. Last year, the guitarist of Thousand Foot Crutch was talking about stepping down from the band. So they were taking public auditions on YouTube, and I decided to do it; why not—it's worth a try. I uploaded a video of one of their songs, and it happened that Brian had a tour coming up within a couple of weeks that summer, but his guitarist had also left the band. So he was short a guitarist and needed to find someone quick, and he found my video on YouTube. He then got in touch with me, and I went and tried out for him in Nashville, and it all just sort of came together.
Even though you are so young, were you a fan of Korn and then Brian's solo work, as well, prior to joining the band?
Honestly, I wasn't. I had listened to some of (Korn's) stuff but I never really had gotten into it. But while I'm listening to it now and playing it with him, it's awesome. [laughs]
Did you —or have you— faced any criticism or disapproval from family and friends for being so young and going off and joining the band?
Definitely. I've had a lot of people just tell me, "Do you really think it's worth this to quit school and go and do this?" It's a struggle because you want to make everyone happy, but at the same time, I know I'm doing the right thing. You're going out there and getting to do what you love to do, but at the same time, you're making a difference in people's lives, and that's all that matters.
Upon joining the band, was it a requirement that you be a Christian or of faith to join up with Brian?
No, it never really came up. But I'm sure, knowing Brian, he likes to surround himself with Christians and the right people. I think it plays a big part, but I don't think he would be too worried about it.
From the outside looking in, it would look like a 17-year-old kid would have to grow up pretty quickly in a situation like this. That said, kind of describe yourself. Do you feel that you're fairly mature for your age?
Yeah, I think I am. I think that this whole process over the years has really helped me mature. Just being out on the road all of the time, taking care of myself, and the whole experience has really matured me more, and I'm really thankful for that.
With Brian being in Korn and being around for so long, I'm sure he has connections to all kinds of musicians and players. And I'm sure he could have easily assembled a band with his buddies from other bands. So why did he get all of you guys and start over like that?
I think he just wanted to have his own thing and find people to work with that he really didn't know. I know it's crazy that he chose me because I know a lot of people were trying to get in the band when they heard his guitarist was leaving. And I'm just grateful that he chose me over everyone else. I think he wanted to have a fresh start with new people and kind of build it on his own.
Obviously, Brian has been in the music business for such a long time, so is he kind of showing you the ropes as you go along or is he letting you find things out for yourself?
He's kind of showing me some stuff, but then there's also stuff that I've found out. So it's kind of both at the same time. But I've definitely learned a lot about the music industry and whatnot. There's good and bad in it, but we just take the good and go forward with it.
Thus far, what do you think is the most important thing that Brian has showed you both musically and personally in life?
Musically, I think the guy has such a gift. He created this kind of music, and just being able to play with him and see what he does is just incredible to be a part of it. And he has actually gotten me to start writing music and I never was the one doing the writing. But he's really started to help me write, and it's going really good right now.
And then, personally, it was his testimony and all of the stuff that he went through when he had everything and he was just able to give it up to take care of his daughter and knew what he did was right. I think the big influence that he has on me is that no matter how much you can have in this world, doing the right thing is more important.
So you guys have the Chemicals EP coming out, which drops April 24. "Paralyzed" has been out for awhile, and now "Chemicals" just recently debuted. So just kind of take us through the making of this EP here. And will this be a good indication of the full-length due later on this year?
A lot of people are taking it different ways, but "Chemicals" is really about breaking free from drug addiction, and the lyrics are pretty powerful. We got together with Jasen Rauch and (guitarist) Anthony Armstrong from Red, and we just started writing and came up with all of this pretty quick. Most of the new stuff is pretty heavy. —Brian has gone back to his roots like he was in Korn, so there are a lot of good riffs in it.
The new album is planned to come out in the fall. We've gotten most of it done already. We're working through this whole label thing, but it should be out pretty quickly.
You guys do a cover of Devo's "Whip It" on the EP. I found this to be a very curious cover because out of all of the choices of songs out there, why "Whip It?"
I think we just wanted to have fun, and it's pretty cool how we put it together. It's really hard and doesn't even sound anything like the original. Personally, it's my favorite song to play live right now. Also, if you really look at the lyrics to the song the way they meant it, you could totally take them in a different way. It could mean like getting out of a struggle.
In all of the press photos, the band is shown wearing what I think is zombie makeup, and I'm sure you wear it onstage, as well. Is there any particular thing it symbolizes or is it just for fun?
It's kind of both. For me, it represents how you were before you found the right path. You were kind of lost, kind of like a zombie to your own ways.
So Love and Death has the opening slot of the upcoming tour with P.O.D. and Red, and I should be out at the Baltimore show on May 6. It's got to be a lot different for Brian being an opening act, so what is the band's sentiment on this? Is there a general consensus that it's really going to take a while to work your way up? I mean, you're basically just starting over, right?
Yeah, it's all new with the band and the name change. It's kind of like a restart from where we were. But we're excited, and it'll be fun to build our way up. We're really excited to go out with P.O.D. and Red. It'll be a good time, and they draw pretty good crowds, so it'll be a good way to get our name out and just spread the word.
I just saw some live footage on YouTube of the band doing a Korn medley from the shows you recently played in Brazil. So what is the set list going to look like for this tour, if you're allowed to say?
It's going to be all the new songs—"Paralyzed," "Chemicals" and we got the Devo cover of "Whip It." And I think we're still going to do like one or two of Head's solo stuff and the Korn medley. We'll keep it simple, but as time progresses over the summer, we're probably going to start playing some of the new songs we've written for the new album in the fall. So it's pretty exciting getting to do all of this this year.
OK, JR Is there anything else you would like to tell Live Metal about yourself or Love and Death?
Just spread the word about Love and Death. The Chemicals EP is out on April 24. And I know I'm still young, but don't make any conclusions until you come out and see us and listen to our music. I'm really stoked to be a part of this, and hopefully we'll see you soon. Thank you to Live Metal for having me on and doing this.
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Garagiola retires with typical humor, humility
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Garagiola announced his retirement Wednesday with the humility and grace with which he led his life and with the stories that made him one of the most popular and beloved commentators of his generation. He humanized the game, and fans everywhere loved him for it.
Garagiola was on the Diamondbacks broadcast team for 15 years, the first nine coinciding with the years his son, Joe Jr., was the D-backs' first general manager. The D-backs named their broadcast wing at Chase Field for Garagiola three years ago.
"I really appreciate everything that has happened to me. I don't deserve a lot of things that have happened to me," Garagiola said, eyes welling briefly.
"But I remember Jack Benny said he had arthritis, and he didn't deserve that, either."
Garagiola always kept them laughing.
Garagiola, 87 on the day spring training opened this year, underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor in 2009, but he made it clear that health was no factor in his decision to leave the booth. He said he does not run much anymore, but …
"Run? I couldn't run when I was playing, for crying out loud. You remember Ted Kluszewsk? I used to get on first base, and he'd never hold me on. I'd say, 'Just hold me on so my kids can see that you are holding me on. I'm not going to run,'" Garagiola said.
Garagiola, who spent 58 years in broadcast booths from New York to St. Louis to San Diego while also working the Today Show for NBC, wants to spend more time with Audrey, his wife of 63 years and "the best catch I ever made," he likes to say.
The Garagiolas have had D-backs season tickets since 1998, and they will continue to use them.
"The Diamondbacks took me into the family. The biggest thrill I had in my life so far was when Joe was the GM and we won the pennant and the World Series," Garagiola said, searching for 2001 World Series hero Luis Gonzalez in the packed interview room at Salt River Fields.
Gonzalez stood along the far wall, 10 feet away from radio color man and former pitcher Tom Candiotti.
"You're staying away from the knuckleballer. I don't blame you," Garagiola said, noticing the relative positioning. "Knuckleballers, I hate them. If you ever get to watch a knuckleballer pitch, don't look at his hands. Look at his face on delivery."
Garagiola breaks into a maniacal smile and tunes his voice higher.
"'Good luck.' They're sadistic. You know what I'm talking about, Kirk."
Manager Kirk Gibson attended the press conference, as did the D-backs new TV broadcast team of Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly and many local TV and radio sports reporters. So did longtime baseball executive and fellow Hall of Famer Roland Hemond, who knows not to believe it when Garagiola glosses over his nine-year major league career as a catcher with four different teams that was cut short by a shoulder injury.
A New Englander, Hemond got tickets to Game 4 of the 1946 World Series that matched Boston and St. Louis.
"Joe was 20 years old and the first-string catcher for the Cardinals, so when he demeans his ability, that's erroneous," Hemond said.
Garagiola get four hits and drove in three runs, and he bought all the Boston papers the next day. But because Red Sox star Ted Williams got a bunt single in the game, that was all the Boston papers wanted to write about. The only notice of Garagiola's hits was in the box score.
"I told him I've told that story so many times that he is over 3,000 hits now, so the veteran's committee may get him into the Hall as a player," Hemond said.
Garagiola entered the Hall of Fame as the 1991 Ford C. Frick Award winner, given annually to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball. He was the recipient of the Bud Selig award in 2011, given for lifetime achievement in baseball from the professional baseball scouts foundation.
He has a baseball field named after him in Flagstaff and a park named after him in Tucson, adjacent to the rodeo grounds. He also served as the celebrity host for the PGA's Joe Garagiola Tucson Open from 1977-84.
Garagiola, who grew up with Yogi Berra in the same neighborhood on "The Hill" in St. Louis, signed with the Cardinals at age 16 and made his major league debut the year Hemond saw him in the World Series. He hit .257 with 42 home runs and 255 RBI in 676 major league games, and he was 6-for-19 in the 1946 Series. He was hitting .347 six weeks into the 1950 season with St. Louis and a candidate for the NL All-Star team before a shoulder injury sidelined him for three months.
He began broadcasting with the Cardinals in 1955 joined NBC in 1961. He and Vin Scully were the network's No. 1 broadcast team from 1983-88.
"I remember listening to him when baseball was just coming on TV for me as a kid," Gibson said. "When I talk to him, it certainly brings back memories. His voice is very distinct.
"You are happy for him. He has certainly put in his time and given so much to the game of baseball, both as a player and a broadcaster. It's kind of cool to hear his voice on TV, too, selfishly, so you kind of hate to see it end. But like anything else, it's time. He's paid his dues. It's time for him to enjoy the game a little differently."
Gagariola knows what he will miss most in retirement: being at the ballpark and talking to the players.
"To me, baseball is the players," he said.
No one told their story like Garagiola.
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January 8, 2016
As we begin the new year and the Second Session of the 114th Congress, newly elected Speaker Paul Ryan has an opportunity to turn the page on the bitter partisanship of the past few years and show that he is willing to work across the aisle to get things done for the American people. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that "House Speaker Paul Ryan starting this month will push to turn the chamber into a platform for ambitious Republican policy ideas." But evidence points to the contrary, with the first items on the House's agenda for 2016 being the sixty-second vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, the eleventh vote to attack women's health, and several bills that would undermine consumer safety, workplace safety, and environmental protections. House Republican leaders know these bills will never become law, yet they continue to pander to the far right with political messaging bills instead of bringing substantive, bipartisan legislation to the Floor. It is also unfortunate that Speaker Ryan has already taken issues such as comprehensive immigration reform and an expansion of paid family and medical leave off of the table.
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"Today's apparent nuclear test by North Korea reminds the world precisely why the United States and its international partners must take a firm line against any attempts by radical regimes to pursue nuclear weapons. ...
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December 3, 2015
Yesterday's IAEA report on Iran's military program confirms what we've known for years – that, in spite of its leaders' stonewalling, dissembling, and deception, Iran indeed pursued a secret nuclear weapons program at least through 2003 and conducted weapons development activities after that point, even as late as 2009.
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He may think he's just a stay at home Dad who teaches the occasional music lesson in Canberra's north, but it seems Anthony Dellamarta's life is about to go into overdrive.
The sound of Dellamarta's voice made Seal leap off his chair during The Voice's blind auditions last night, pushing him through to the show's battle rounds next week.
Despite not pressing the button until the song's final moments, Seal said he was a ''lucky guy'' to have the Belconnen native on his team.
''I was waiting for something special to happen, I was digging it, and right at the final hurdle you gave it to me,'' Seal said.
Joel Madden said Dellamarta sung ''the shit out of'' George Benson's On Broadway, though it wasn't enough for him to turn on his swivel chair.
Delta Goodrem said, ''It was a slow build, but you kept going up and in that last second any one of us could have hit the button. Seal was the lucky one.''
When Keith Urban asked Dellamarta what it felt like seeing Seal suddenly turn around right at the end of the song, he replied, ''That's how I planned it, mate.''
While only one judge turned around, Dellamarta was thrilled it was Seal who did.
Dellamarta said, ''I was concentrating on the crowd in the beginning but as the song got on I started being aware that no chairs had turned.''
So he took it up a notch, which the crowd loved. His nerves were at their worst when he got on stage but his adrenalin levels were through the roof towards the end of the song.
He says at the end it all became a blur.
So far the show has been a real confidence booster for the Canberran, who admits to having been lazy in the past when it came to pursuing his music career. He went on the show because he wanted to make his family proud.
The Voice's music production team has since talked to Dellamarta about his music taste and asked him to get familiar with Seal's music.
''I know the calibre of performers that have gone through and I feel humbled to be in that company,'' Dellamarta said.
On average, close to 60,000 Canberrans tuned into The Voice on Sunday. Sunday's show also managed to lure 87,658 Canberra viewers.


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CCSJ sponsors various programs and activities that are designed to inform and heighten the awareness of Loyola community members to the issues of social justice.
CCSJ partner, the Ignatian Solidarity Network, hosts an annual Ignatian Solidarity Teach-In in Washington, D.C. for members of the Ignatian family (Jesuit institutions and larger church) to gather in the context of social justice and solidarity to learn, reflect, pray, network, and advocate together. It is a place where people are empowered, re-energized, inspired, challenged, and supported by a community that sees faith and justice integrally linked.
Students can register to join this year's delegation here.
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CCSJ partner, the Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies continues Imagining Justice in Baltimore (IJB) this fall with Community Conversations, a four-part series of interreligious community discussions and lectures on how Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities talk about justice. IJB Community Conversations will feature small and large group conversations along with short lectures. Our Community Leaders Cohort will serve as table facilitators at these public events. Please use this link to register.
CCSJ and Loyola Campus Ministry host an annual commemoration of the Salvadoran martyrs that were killed during the 1980s. The martyrs include the six Jesuit faculty members at the University of Central America and the Jesuit community's housekeeper and her daughter who were murdered on November 16, 1989 and the three religious sisters and one laywoman who were raped, mutilated and murdered on December 2, 1980. CCSJ also commemorates the victims of the El Mozote massacre who were killed on December 11, 1981.
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At Ngoc Sinh Seafoods Trading & Processing Export Enterprise, a seafood exporter on Vietnam's southern coast, workers stand on a dirty floor sorting shrimp one hot September day. There's trash on the floor, and flies crawl over baskets of processed shrimp stacked in an unchilled room in Ca Mau.
Elsewhere in Ca Mau, Nguyen Van Hoang packs shrimp headed for the U.S. in dirty plastic tubs. He covers them in ice made with tap water that the Vietnamese Health Ministry says should be boiled before drinking because of the risk of contamination with bacteria. Vietnam ships 100 million pounds of shrimp a year to the U.S. That's almost 8 percent of the shrimp Americans eat.


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Emily Xu
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Whittemore School of Business and Economics
"Without all of the information, people don't trust one another. Accounting is the information that crosses the bridge."
During the first week of her graduate-level accounting course, Emily Xu likes to perform an "experiment." She divides the class into two groups: buyers and sellers. She gives each group some information, sends them off, and asks them to negotiate a deal.
What's the product?
A used car.
What's a used car got to do with accounting?
That is precisely the question Xu knows her students will ask. By Xu's own admission, accounting, especially as it relates to capital markets—and the focus of her research—can be dauntingly analytical. It can be as difficult to teach as it is to learn.
When the class is back together, she tallies up the results. "In the past four years, only once was a deal successful," she says. The whole idea is that agreements are difficult to reach because of "information asymmetry," a concept put forth by Nobel Prize-winning economist George A. Akerlof.
"So here comes the importance of accounting," says Xu. "In a capital market, you have buyers (investors) who want to purchase shares and sellers (companies) who want that income. But, without all of the information, people don't trust one another. Accounting is the information that crosses the bridge."
Her students get it and they get her. Xu helps them see how putting together seemingly disparate pieces of accounting information can provide a wealth of information about a company.
"Her upbeat personality keeps a challenging class interesting," notes a student. "I liked her eagerness," notes another. "If I weren't graduating, I would want to have her as an instructor again," says a third. That's high praise for this professor who, as a non-native speaker, thought at first that she wouldn't do well in a classroom setting.
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Friday, 26 July, 2002, 17:31 GMT 18:31 UK
Milosevic witnesses' frustration
July 26 has been a crucial day in the trial of Slobodan Milosevic.
Back in his prison cell, just outside the Hague, he'll be considering how he's been doing so far, as the war crimes tribunal adjourns for its month-long summer break.
He'll no doubt be concerned by the warning yesterday from Judge Richard May that he's at risk of a heart attack, but he has refused to let anyone else conduct the defence, in front of a court that he refuses to recognise.
"This entire matter is a farce", he said, "I have no intention of appointing counsels for a non-existent court.."
Whatever Milosevic may claim, this is the most important war crimes trial since Nazi leaders appeared at Nuremberg after the Second World War, and he has taken his defence very seriously.
Just over 100 witnesses have been called thus far, as the prosecution seeks to show that the massacres in Kosovo were conducted with his "encouragement and support", and that he was aware of what was going on.
But there has been some criticism of the prosecution for taking up much of the limited time allocated to the case with stories of the massacres themselves.
This has brought extraordinary - and frustrating - experiences for Kosovo villagers like Sadiq Januzi, a farmer who is now in his early Seventies.
Back on March 28, 1999, Januzi was in the little village of Izbica, where he and several thousand others had fled to escape from Serb attacks.
Serb forces surrounded the village, and separated him, and the other men who were present, from the women and children.
The men were then forced to walk up a hill to be shot. Januzi miraculously survived by throwing himself to the ground as the shooting started, to be hidden beneath the bodies of others.
Returning to the spot for the first time, he showed me where he had fallen, and where he had crawled off into the woods to hide.
He then described the unnerving challenge he faced just over three years later, when he was called to the Hague to give evidence at Milosevic's trial.
It was not an easy experience. Sadiq's evidence was presented as a written statement, and for most of the hour he spent in court, he was cross-examined by Milosevic.
He complained he had no chance to talk about the massacre.
He said: "I would have been happier if they had let me speak about what I had experienced."
Kicked and beaten
There were similar complaints from other witnesses. Milazim Thaci, a cousin of the KLA leader Hasim Thaci, complained: "I was not pleased that he questioned us instead of us accusing and questioning him."
Conducting his defence, Milosevic has answered witnesses with furious denials, lectures and sometimes ridicule. He's tried to belittle anyone from Paddy Ashdown to the former US Ambassador William Walker.
The Deputy Prosecutor Graham Blewitt is confident though. He told Newsnight: "I believe that at the end of the prosecution case we would be able to establish the accused's responsibility for the crimes that we allege against him in the indictment."
Those who survived the massacres in Kosovo, and then had to face cross-examination from Milosevic at the Hague, will hope that he is right.
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For The Week Of July 11-17, 2011
Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Forget the formalities and just let it all hang out. Besides, what is the point of living out an act that lacks real heart, especially when it comes to dealing with matters of love? Time to get real and make it work on terms that can actually happen. Otherwise, pretending you like things you don't or are okay with things you're not will obviously end poorly.
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If you have been seeking approval from one of your honey's relatives or having your family accept the dude you have on a hook, then hooray for this week! Yes, go out and buy that three-tier cake, because you will be wanting to get your party on, as miracles regarding family will take place, making you finally get what the fuss is all about.
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Keep the valium close by, because this is the week when trying to get that extra bit of calm will be a bit harder to come by, especially when various confessions get spewed and set your brain on fire. Not that all that you learn will be horrid, but just not expected and might change how you view another. However, the aggravating part is you kind of saw it coming.
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Keeping up with the Joneses is boring and anyone trying to go head-to-head with you on such base circumstances will sadly be mistaken, as you don't play those games and can demolish them in minutes. However, another ego battle under your belt is never a bad thing, so if you like to be mildly entertained, be ready to squelch the competition hard this week.
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Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
There will be a certain protocol among "friends" that is expected of you, so don't overstep boundaries. If there is something you want from another now, it'll mean having tact and perhaps even a little ass kissing. While that is never good news, it's all part of the game. However, if this ultimately means a win, then know it's a small price to pay.
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What you think is yours and what another wants to give won't sync up. Yes, it'll be a time for having the old versus new be among the obstacles you face now. While it'll require major uphill climbing, know that if you have a goal in mind, it won't be an issue. However, if you don't stop and reconfigure your plan, you will be the last one to pass that finish line.
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Whoever said love was easy certainly wasn't dating the people you date. You know it, this week is when your idealism can come crashing down and have you seeing your situation differently. You may end up re-estimating the potential of the one you're with and the relationship you are striving for…. Whatever, at the very least you can always keep them as your #1 booty call.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
If you want to get anything done, you're going to have to do it yourself — even if this means getting off in a manner that makes your brain fry. Yes, darling, your needs will be getting way more intense and to satisfy their urges, it may take going out of your comfort zone in a bigger way to reach that itch that is dying to be scratched.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
You just have to roll with the punches when it comes to your emotions, as this week you will hit a crossroads and things might not be as in sync as you'd like. Your heart may be somewhere, with your mind wandering elsewhere — and as you proceed ahead, all you want to do is bad. Crazy consequences are around every corner, so tread lightly.
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The yearly combination of biking and classic fashion will once again take place in London with Tweed Run 2011. Some of the most dapper and sartorially inclined people you've ever seen on two wheels will seemingly turn the clocks back 100 years. Encompassing a tour around town, the event will include prizes for best dressed men's and women's bikers. The event is set for Saturday, April 9, 2011 with full information available here.
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I am allergic to peanuts and am traveling to England?
Does anyone know anything in particular that I should watch out for? Are peanuts adjectives in English cuisine?
If I munch through pea nuts I get severe leg pain that makes me even powerless to walk. The severity differs person to person.Pea nuts are adjectives snacks abroad and are available in salted and roasted form.Pea nut butter is common and used as a bread spread.Generally pea nuts unlike contained by India are not used for food preparations. You have to be careful solely when you go to Indian restaurants.
You best take near you a good supply of epi pens or Benadryl just surrounded by case you get an allergic reaction. If I be you I would find a place with a kitchen and cook your own meals or if you cannot and you must go out to get through let the cook know you are allergic to peanuts but make sure you do have your medication next to you just in case.
The problem is that it is almost impossible to buy anything in the UK without it one labelled that it COULD contain peanuts. Source(s): GP for more years than I care to remember
The only proven treatment for a food allergy is to avoid the food.
Anyone diagnosed next to a food allergy should carry (and know how to use) injectable epinephrine at all times. If you develop any type of serious or whole-body reaction (even hives) after consumption the offending food, inject the epinephrine. Then go to the nearest hospital or emergency facility, preferably by ambulance. Seek immediate medical attention after injecting epinephrine for a food reaction. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_alle…
In actual English savoury dishes, no. But contained by the UK we eat a variety of cuisine. We eat Chinese food, Indian food, Italian food, Greek food and Thai food etc. Our cuisine is incredibly varied now because we are a multicultural society.
The most common cuisines to contain nut grease are Indian, Thai and Chinese dishes. So perhaps steer clear of them. Cakes are common places to find nuts and check all sweets and chocolates too.
The reality is, unless you grow, prepare and cook your own food yourself, there will always been some amount of risk that the food you are eating has come into contact with peanuts. Food contained by the supermarkets is often made in a factory that makes products near peanuts too. In theory someone who prepared the food could have eaten or touched peanuts and contaminate the food that method.
Not much you can do about it to be honest. Just take general precautions. If you put away out then tell the waiter to ask the chef if a particular dish contains nuts (in the UK population are very allergy aware so it won't be the first time the waiter has had this request).
The problem next to eating out in an Indian or Chinese restaurant or take away is the vocalizations barrier. If you do decide to have Chinese or Indian food next make sure the person understands exactly what you niggardly and exactly what you are asking. Explain that you have a severe allergy to peanuts.
When buying food in the supermarket Just check the label, if a product contains nuts later it should say so on the packet. And finally, never leave home without your Epipen and Antihistamines.
(I've expelled Dr Frank from eating nuts because in theory, if I kiss him afterwards or do other things after he have ingested nuts... I could have a reaction. I wonder if people hold allergies to haggis? Perhaps I could impose a ban there too :) Dr Frank manage to find a 'haggis pizza' (really) in a Tesco in Glasgow. Source(s): Registered Nurse
It would be irresponsible to answer that question, because it would depend on what you ate and where. Every place could serve like peas in a pod dish but with peanut oil or by products.... I like the other answer. Since it is England, purely ask too. They do speak English. I don't believe peanuts are used anymore than here. BUT ASK. Again, the other idea is a great answer. Whether here or anywhere in the world.
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Pio Cesare Barolo 2007
Nebbiolo from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy
Winemaker's Notes
The 2004 vintage of this wine was ranked #6 on the Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wines of 2008
This is a classic Barolo, with excellent structure and harmony, mild tannins and balanced fruit. It is immediately approachable, but it also has a very long ageing potential. The grapes are sourced from family owned vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba (Ornato), Grinzane Cavour (Gustava), La Morra (Roncaglie) and Barolo - Novello (Ravera). The balance of the grapes comes from other exclusive vineyards owned by growers, who have been providing grapes to the Pio Cesare family for generations. Vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks, with skin contact for about 20 days. The wine is aged in mid-toasted French oak for three years: 70 percent in 20 to 50 hectoliter casks; 30 percent in barriques.
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Wine Enthusiast - "Pio Cesare and the 2007 vintage marry beautifully to produce a layered, opulent, textured, rich wine that is bursting with zesty red fruit, sassy spice, leather and toasted espresso bean. What really sets this wine apart is the dense smoothness of its texture. Save this bottle in your cellar 10 years or more."
The Wine Advocate - "The 2007 Barolo is inviting, sweet and open, yet has plenty of underlying tannins to provide support. It shows terrific balance in a style that reconciles the traditionalist leanings of this bottling with the ripe quality of the year. Sweet hints of tobacco, spices, leather and herbs add complexity on the textured yet grippy finish. Pio Cesare's straight Barolo doesn't seem to get the attention or spotlight it deserves, but it has truly been one of Piedmont's under the radar jewels for some time. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2022."
James Suckling - "Love the nose on this with nutmeg and other spices, not to mention the ripe fruits such as currants and plums. Full and wonderfully balanced with ultra-fine tannins and a bright finish. Bright and tannic. Delicious already. Needs time still. Three years."
Wine Spectator - "This round red is full of sweet cherry and plum flavors, with hints of licorice and spices. The richness is offset by dense tannins, and there's a touch of heat on the finish. Best from 2013 through 2022. 2,800 cases imported."
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Pio Cesare Winery
Pio Cesare has been producing wine for more than 100 years and through generations. The tradition began in 1881, when Pio Cesare started gathering grapes in his vineyards and purchasing those of some selected and reliable farmers in the hills of Barolo and Barbaresco districts.
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Today, the estate is managed by Pio Boffa, great-grandson of Pio Cesare. Under his stewardship, the wines of Pio Cesare have become famous throughout the world. Great strides have been made in quality, and single vineyard offerings have dazzled the wine press. View all Pio Cesare Wines
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Notable FactsNot just regulated to red wine, Piedmont also produces some notable whites, particularly those near the district of Gavi and Asti. Gavi produces still white wine from the Cortese grape. The wine is dry with a crisp, citrus-like acidity – fairly neutral but pleasant. Arneis is another grape/wine made in the area, creating a fuller wine that displays some nuttiness in the aroma and taste. Asti is well known for its sparkling wine – in particular Asti Spumante and Moscato d'Asti. Asti Spumante is typically higher in alcohol, sweetness & fizziness, while its higher-class cousin, Mostcato d'Asti, contains lower alcohol levels, a few less bubbles, and a more restrained and delicate representation of Moscato fruit.
About Italy
A little ditty about Italy...This country has about as many wines as its had governments. With 20 different regions, hundreds of DOCs and even more indigenous varieties, the amount of wine made in Italy is mind-boggling. Most of the juice, however, remains in the country for thirsty Italians. Wine is food in Italy and its rare that a meal is consumed without a glass of vino. That said, it's not common to find many folks drinking wine without food either. In turn, it's a match, and a mighty good one at that. In fact, it's safe to say that Italian wine is a foodie wine – one that goes on the table for a myraid of meals.
For regions, the most popular are Tuscany (home of Chianti), Piedmont and the Tre-Venezie, which includes Veneto, Trentino Alto-Adige and Friuli. Other communes of note are in Southern Italy, and a few good wines are made elsewhere in the country. The islands of Sardinia and Sicily are members of the Italian winemaking community as well.
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5 ratings, 3 with reviewsAnonymous - Pebble Beach, CA17/12/2017Anonymous - Ridgefield, CT16/9/2017nicemixman - Matawan, NJ16/6/2017conwayps - Cumberland, RI15/24/2017cnagele - Philadelphia, PA15/21/2017anthony montemuro - Brentwood, TN58/18/2015
A great entry level Barolo and drinking great right now (2015). The nose is loaded with fresh cut flowers, red berries and herbs. It is medium to full bodied with great intensity. The tanins are soft and velvety and coat your palate spreading the flavors. The finish shows cherries, leather, pipe tobacco and menthol.nicholasv - Dublin, OH48/18/2014tantum biberent vinum optimum - Dover, NH56/27/2013bog and bold and wonderfulsusan little - San Francisco, CA58/9/201235/27/2012
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Nope. Not a fan. In all fairness, this was a decent wine. However, it simply did not live up to it's 93 point rating or the hefty price tag. I found the appearance of this barolo consistent with the varietal. The nose was sharp and hindered by the alcohol content. The pallet initially presented well however, the aggressive acidity took over without allowing the flavor to fully develop. Perhaps in a few years, this vintage will level off and attain good balance. However, for the price, I would suggest looking elsewhere if you are looking for something that will increase in value. I would give this offering 90 points.
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posted by AJ .
Can 89/13 151/11 or 223/23 be simplified?
I think none of the 3 can be simplified
You are correct. None can be simplified.
They can all be simplified because their numerators are larger than their denominators. For example:
89/13 = 6 12/13
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We'll be glad to check your answers for the other two improper fractions.
Ok I am confused I got two different answers on this.
I think we've stumbled over a difference of terminology. We usually think of simplifying fractions as simplifying proper fractions like 2/4 = 1/2. However, some texts and teachers also use the word "simplify" to mean changing an improper fraction to a mixed fraction, as I showed you.
Please check your math book or ask your teacher.
DrWLS has said that they cannot be simplified because all three of the denominators are prime numbers.
Ms. Sue is telling you how to turn each improper fraction into a mixed number, that is, dividing the numerator by the denominator so that you no longer have an improper fraction. But still, even after turning each one into a (proper) mixed number, the denominators of the fractions are the same as in the original numbers.
89/13 = 6 12/13
151/11 = 15 8/11
223/23 = 9 16/23
The fractions cannot be simplified.
By "simplified" I meant that the fractions do not have a common factor for numerator and denominator, and cannot be "reduced" to a smaler denominator. I expect that is also what YOU meant. They can of course be turned into mixed numbers, which is what MsSue is talking about. When this is done, the denominator must stay the same.