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Used 2012 Mercedes-Benz Values
For 2012, Mercedes-Benz is presented with some fresh, new designs and increased model variety. Leading the Mercedes-Benz brand into 2012 is an all-new M-Class luxury sport utility vehicle. The larger Mercedes-Benz M-Class features a direct-injected base engine and an optional BlueTEC diesel variant. Mercedes-Benz's four-door sport coupe enters 2012 with a second-generation redesign. More defined, muscular styling is accompanied by new engine performance from a twin-turbocharged 4.7-liter V-8 as well as a CLS63 AMG model propelled by a 518-horsepower, twin-turbocharged 6.2-liter V-8. Other new performance elements infused into the 2012 Mercedes-Benz line includes the all-new SLK convertible, a roadster version of the SLS AMG supercar and a coupe version of the C-Class. New technology called Magic Sky Control incorporated on the SLK polarizes the glass roof to suit specific conditions. The R-Class' 3.5-liter V-6 engine is provided with an additional 34 horsepower for 2012. No AMG version of the SL model is available for 2012.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
An entry-level luxury car offered in coupe and sedan trim levels, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class offers various models that appeal to all drivers.
2012 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
A luxury coupe, the 2012 Mercedes Benz CL-Class is offered in an AMG trim level capable of producing 621 horsepower.
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
A four-door luxury sedan, the all new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class is available in a 550 hp producing AMG variant, making it a sleek package that combines sport and class.
2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
A luxury car available in sedan, coupe, soft-top convertible, and wagon trim levels, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class seamlessly blends function and style.
2012 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
A full-size luxury SUV, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class offers a diesel variant and seating for seven.
2012 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
A compact luxury crossover with plenty of premium options, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class is a great mix of utility of class.
2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
A five passenger luxury SUV, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class is available with a diesel engine that produces 240 hp and 455 lb-ft of torque.
2012 Mercedes-Benz R-Class
A luxury crossover, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz R-Class packages style and class while offering seating for seven.
2012 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
A full-sized luxury sedan, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is available in fuel-saving hybrid and diesel trim levels.
2012 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
A hardtop luxury roadster, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is available in an AMG trim level that produces 518 hp for a 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds.
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class
All new for 2012, The Mercedes-Benz SLK Class is an entry-level luxury roadster equipped with a hard-top and 302 hp producing 3.5-liter V6 engine.
2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Passenger Vans
A full-size van, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Passenger Van is the ultimate transporter, offering seating for twelve.


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before-hand: if I'm posting this in the wrong area, I'm sorry
what I'm trying to achieve is 2 seperate functions which return the same class definition (not an instance),
one function of which disables data I/O on an external array.
here's the idea:
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#read 1 byte of data from external memory source and return the value as a bu8 instance
data1 = bu8()
print type(data1) #>>> <class '__main__.BU_1'>
data2 = BU8(240) #return '240' as a bu8 instance (disable external I/O)
print type(data2) #>>> <class '__main__.BU_1'>
print type(data1) == bu8 #>>> True
print type(data2) == bu8 #>>> True
print type(data2) == bu(1) #>>> True (bu8's class definition)
note that a bu8 instance caps an int between 0 and 255
can I get your ideas on this?? :/
(credit will be given in the src for your help)

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I did promise you more chestnuts recipes so here goes! Chestnuts and mushrooms are simply made for each other and this sauce, served with earthy rye tagliatelle, is a perfect autumn dish to savour. I know you might think that chestnuts are just too much work with all the peeling and whatnot. But that's exactly why this particular dish is such a winner - you can simply cut the roasted chestnuts in half and spoon out the flesh, so there's no peeling needed!
Crumbly chestnuts are perfect for the sauce and they bring incredible sweetness to the dish. If you're able to find wild (fresh or dried) mushrooms, I do recommend using them for a stronger flavour, but plain button or brown mushrooms work fine as well. I managed to sneak in some extra vegetables in the sauce, just a stalk of celery and some kale, but you could add onion, carrot, even spinach.
Chestnut and Mushroom Sauce with Rye Tagliatelle
(Serves 2-4)
700-1000g chestnuts
150g oyster mushrooms (or wild mushrooms of your choice)
150g brown mushrooms (or other mushrooms of your choice)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 celery stalk
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme (or a few sprigs of fresh)
1 teaspoon dried rosemary (or 1 sprig of fresh)
250ml vegetable stock
4 kale leaves, roughly chopped
fresh parsley, to serve
rye tagliatelle, to serve*
* if you can't find rye tagliatelle, try wholegrain spelt pasta instead. In Australia Natural Pulse makes excellent 100% rye (and vegan!) pasta.
1. Preheat oven to 200C.
2. Wash the chestnuts and cut a cross-section on each chestnut. Spread the chestnuts on a roasting tray and roast for about 20 minutes.
3. Cut the chestnuts in half and scoop out the flesh. Chop the mushrooms into thin strips and finely chop the celery.
4. Heat oil in a large frying pan, add garlic and celery and cook for a few minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for a further few minutes. Add herbs, chestnuts and vegetable stock and leave to simmer on a low heat for about 10 minutes. This will give you a fairly thick sauce, but add more vegetable stock if you want it to be thinner. Finally fold in the kale and let them heat through.
5. Cook the pasta for 5-7 minutes or until al dente. Serve with the chestnut and mushroom sauce and sprinkle with some fresh parsley.


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A TEENAGER wrote a 'chilling' letter to Moors murderer Ian Brady before his own attempt at killing.
Liam McAtear, 16, sneaked into his victim's bedroom before repeatedly hitting him over the head with a metal claw hammer as he slept.
And the court was told that the defendant, from Sparth Road, Clayton-le Moors, had also written letters to others detailing plans to murder the teenage boy, also 16.
One, found his bedroom, read: "I am planning a murder and it is very interesting and makes me feel good.
"The person I am going to kill is a low life, a good for nothing, so what do people care what becomes of him?
"I certainly do not and I will go to any lengths to end his life."
A second note detailed how McAtear would wait until the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was in bed before he launched his attack.
The letter to Ian Brady, who killed five children alongside Myra Hindley in the 1960s, expressed the defendant's 'fascination' with him.
At a hearing at Preston Crown Court yesterday, Judge Anthony Russell QC sentenced McAtear to life imprisonment for the 'protection of the public' after he had pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
He will not be eligible for parole for at least six years and 134 days.
Even if it is considered that he can be released, he will be on license for the rest of his life.
The court was told that an allegation had been made by a mutual friend of the defendant and the victim that McAtear had touched her inappropriately.
McAtear was worried about how people would see him in light of the accusations, the judge heard.
During the early hours of September 16 last year, the defendant went to the victim's bedroom and began hitting him over the head with the weapon.
The blows continued and the teenager put his arm up to protect himself.
Prosecuting, Jeremy Gront-Smith said the victim shouted out 'right that is enough' and began crying before suffering one further blow.
He was taken to hospital for treatment for a depressed fracture to his skull. In total, he suffered 12 individual injuries to his head.
Mr Gront-Smith said the youngster still suffered from numbness around his skull.
Reading out a victim impact statement, he said: "I was a lot more active prior to the attack, a lot more sociable.
"This has changed since. I have changed from a bubbly, outgoing person and I lack the get up and go I had previously."
Defending, Mark Stuart said his client was very intelligent and had passed eight GCSEs and had planned to take four science A Levels with the hope of studying medicine.
He said: "This was undoubtedly a wicked attack. To say anything otherwise would be to belittle what happened.
"The only feature of mitigation is that the defendant was prepared to plead guilty.
"A culmination of features probably led to the defendant behaving in the way that he did."
He added that McAtear had been in care since 2004. He had spent time with foster carers and been put up for adoption before his mother, who was a drug addict, tried to re-contact him.
Judge Russell said McAtear's intelligence made him 'more dangerous'.
He said: "There is no doubt that you have had a troubled background and this contributed to severe personality problems.
"You are a high risk of developing mental illness.
"What is of particular concern is that you express no remorse for what you have done.
"You are very much more articulate than many who appear in these courts. In the circumstance of this case, that makes you more dangerous.
"In my judgement, a chilling feature of your case is you composed a letter to Ian Brady expressing your fascination in him."
Speaking after the hearing, Det Insp Mark Vaughton, of Blackburn CID, said: "The sentence reflects the severity of the ordeal that the victim had to endure.
"This attack was vicious, unprovoked and sustained, leaving the victim seriously injured.
"Whilst he has made a good recovery from his physical injuries he still suffers from mental scars.
"I hope that yesterday's sentence can bring the victim some closure so that he can start to move on with his life."


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The Crap We Missed – Thursday 2.7.13
Welcome to Thursday's The Crap We Missed where for some reason Ireland came out to play today with this amazing parade of butts, as well as this kick-ass looking party, and this combination wonderful bartender/awful contractor. Of course, I chalk this all up to heavy alcoholism, but only because my world cultures teacher in high school gave me detention once, which I've clearly gotten over. I don't know why you even brought it up. Anyway, stateside I finally figured out who Janice Dickinson reminds me of and it's Arseface. Shotgun suicide fail or actual physical embodiment of what an asshole-shaped face could look like, take your pick. That's literally the nicest way I can describe her.
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Çay TV, 20 March 2011
A Jew says, "I believe in Allah, I love Allah, I am Allah's friend." And that is valid. But whether Allah is his friend, is a separate matter. But he regards himself as close to Allah, insha'Allah. "I am His friend," he says. But the acceptable thing is to be a follower of the Prophet Muhammad (saas). In that case one is generally a friend, insha'Allah. Since he is not an enemy of Allah, he is a friend. But Allah's confirmation of friendship is different. That also applies to a Muslim.
"When any of them (followers of Hazrat Mahdi (as)) want to do anything, they say I will do this, insha'Allah." Our Prophet (saas) says this is a quality of the followers of Hazrat Mahdi (as); insha'Allah and masha'Allah.
Surah Maryam,
52- We called out to him from the right hand side of the Mount..
The right hand side of the Mount. There is wisdom in that. We will speak of it when the time comes, insha'Allah.
..and We brought him near in close communication.
This is an expression in the Qur'an with a profound significance.
53- We endowed him with Our mercy, making his brother Aaron a Prophet.
Allah bestows Aaron as a blessing on him.
54- Mention Ishmael in the Book. He was true to his promise..
When a Muslim promises he remains true to that promise. Allah is stressing that.
..and was a Messenger and a Prophet.
55He used to command his people to perform prayer and give the alms and he was pleasing to his Lord.
Who? The Prophet Ishmael (as). They imagine that the prayer (namaz) began with our Prophet (saas). But all the prophets have performed it, right from the time of the Prophet Adam (as). All the prophets have prayed in the same way. As commanded by Allah. All the prophets have also commanded the giving of alms.
And he was pleasing to his Lord.
Allah's approval of a person is very important.
56- Mention Enoch in the Book.
Allah describes the prophets one by one. We are now remembering the name of the Prophet Enoch (as).
He was a true man and a Prophet.
Allah emphasized his honest and sincerity.
57- We raised him up to a high place.
He has a very special place. A special place or dimension like that of the Prophet Jesus (as).
58- Those are some of the Prophets Allah has blessed, from the descendants of Adam,
That means that all human beings are related as descendants from the Prophet Adam (as).
and from those We carried with Noah, and from the descendants of Abraham and Israel,
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is also from that same line.
and from those We guided and chose.
Who leads one to the true path? "from those We chose" He says. In other words, one cannot become Hazrat Mahdi (as) by saying one is him. How does one become him? One has to be chosen by Allah. The prophets are also selected by Allah. One cannot become a prophet by wanting to be one. Allah has to choose one.
When the Signs of the All-Merciful were recited to them they fell on their faces, weeping, in prostration.
One characteristic of prophets is that they possess very deep faith and prostrate themselves, weeping. How? Out of love and joy. Love of Allah. Their faith is so deep, their hearts so rejoice, that they fall weeping in prostration. Weeping with joy.
59- An evil generation succeeded them who neglected the prayer.
This century rules by the way of the dajjal (antichrist). The great majority of people, 99%, do not pray. Only in Turkey is religious devotion strong and alive.
And followed their appetites.
Appetites means all kinds of worldly interests and everything. It does not only refer to sexuality.
They will plunge into the Valley of Evil.
Allah says He will punish them.
60- except for those who repent,
Repentance is very important. A Muslim must say Astafir'Allah (Forgive me, my Lord) and repent. He must ask our Lord to forgive him. May Allah forgive us.
And have faith,
To be exceedingly devout. To honestly believe in Allah.
and act rightly. They will enter the Garden and they will not be wronged in any way:
One must look at the essence of the faith. Paradise and hell lie at the essence of the faith; And honesty. Not oppressing other people, and being virtuous. Virtuous people will earn Allah's approval and go to paradise. And they live forever. We must believe in our prophets, in the angels and destiny, and that good and evil come from Allah. And that is all. It is not at all complicated. Religion is very simple; What Allah wants from us is very simple. We just have to be good people and love Allah. And then we will earn Allah's approval and go to paradise.
Surah Ta Ha,
94- He (Aaron) said, 'Son of my mother! Do not seize me by the beard or by the hair. I was afraid that you would say, "You have caused division in the tribe of Israel and taken no notice to anything I said."'
We learn that Aaron had a beard and that it was long. The Qur'an deliberately tells us this. This means that divisions among the children of Israel will disappear in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as). The Qur'an indicates that. The children of Israel will attain happiness, insha'Allah. They will fully receive the soul and manners of followers of the Prophet Muhammad (saas), by Allah's leave. They will also cling more tightly to the Prophet Moses (as), and to the truth and essence of the Torah. Clinging tightly to the Qur'an also means clinging tightly to the essence of the Torah for Jews. And for Christians, clinging to the Qur'an means clinging tightly to the essence of the Gospel.
TV Kayseri, 20 March 2011
Religion is very easy. We just have to be good people and earn Allah's approval, and then we will go to paradise, insha'Allah. The whole world works among concrete blocks. Their whole lives are spent in spaces just 2-3 meters square. "That is the Garden which We will bequeath to those of Our servants who have fear of Allah." (Surah Maryam, 63) Even if someone with an insincere character in this world goes to paradise, that paradise will turn into hell, may Allah forbid. People need to be virtuous, and good education is essential in order to have moral virtues. And education requires pain and suffering. There is no other way. That is the only way. One must strongly avoid going to hell. It is easy to love and be devoted to Allah. There is a three-dimensional screen in our brains, and we see three-dimensionally. Our souls watch the electric current there. They see though they have no eyes. The soul has no eyes or brain. The soul hears without ears. In a space just a few millimeters in size. It watches what is before it. Now if someone says, "I still fail to grasp the existence of Allah," despite being told all these things, then he has a problem. Allah does not ask for much. He says we must be grateful for His blessings. He tells us to pray. Prayer is very enjoyable. Those who pray know that. He tells us to give alms and fast and go on the hajj (pilgrimage). Giving alms and making the poor happy is delightful. You must spend a lot, and then you will acquire a lot. That is how it is with the markets. If people spend, the exports and earning rise. The economic crisis happened because the poor were not being helped and no alms or aid was being handed out. Give to the poor and money will circulate. Give them money so they can buy meat and milk. Then farmers will also make money. The reason for the crisis is that money is not circulating. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will hand money out. And the result will be glorious wealth. Our Prophet (saas) says, "goods will be so plentiful that people will wish to hand them back." Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not overlook anywhere, insha'Allah. Neither Chad nor anyone in Africa will be forgotten.
"We did not send down the Qur'an to you to make you miserable," (Surah Ta Ha, 2)
Allah says, "We sent down the Qur'an to give you happiness and health and beauty." The Qur'an gives us plenty and abundance and joy and beauty, "but only as a reminder for those who have fear,"
"All fears inflict suffering, apart from fear of Allah." Joy is inherent in fear of Allah. But suffering is inherent in worldly fears. "Revelation from Him Who created the earth and the high heavens," Revelation sent down from Him Who created the earth and sky. The Merciful One (Allah) created the earth.2011-04-01 13:46:47


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This article was published 9/4/2013 (1595 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Well, nobody can say they weren't warned.
When former Winnipegger Kenny Robinson and his comedy cohort Darren Frost bring their double-headliner act to the Winnipeg Comedy Festival this week, the show's title will tell ticket-buyers everything they need to know:
Rank and Vile.
"It's a way of marketing the show so that people know what we're about," Robinson says of the title during a phone interview from his Toronto home. "The problem with comedy in Canada is that it's a lot like a restaurant that puts up a sign that just says, 'Food,' and then people go there and say, 'Oh, I didn't know this was Thai food.' We're trying to make it not so generic.
"We've been doing the show for about a year and a half now, and I think Darren and I are both guys who like to push the edge in our own ways. We complement each other, because our styles are completely different and we never step on the same topic or subject matter. I like to compare it to the way Waylon and Willie used to work together."
Rank and Vile is part of the comedy fest's Friday schedule (8 p.m., Gas Station Arts Centre, tickets $15); Robinson and Frost will also share the stage tonight during XM Radio's Anything Goes with Darren Frost, Dave Martin and Kathleen McGee (9 p.m., Gas Station Arts Centre, tickets $15), alongside Wab Kinew, Paul Rabliauskas, George Westerholm and Jon Dore.
Robinson, 55, has lived in Toronto since 1981, but says he still feels a strong connection to his hometown and is thrilled to be returning this week, which marks the 36th anniversary of his first foray onto a city comedy stage.
"It was in 1977, on (April 8), that I first did standup at the Royal Albert Arms," he recalls. "I started out doing impressions, because that's what I did well as the class clown -- Bogart and Cagney all the dead Warner Bros. stars. Meanwhile, I had discovered Richard Pryor's That N --'s Crazy album and started picking up his other stuff, and in my head, I started thinking, 'I want to bring it like Pryor does.'
"After a few times going onstage, I realized that I really didn't have a very deep library of voices to pull from, so I started going in the direction of edgier material, which made sense because that was the stuff that made me laugh the hardest."
As one might expect, there's a difference between the onstage Kenny -- confrontational, politically irate and decidedly profane -- and the at-home Robinson, who's father to three kids, aged, 22, 13 and 12.
But not all that much.
"They've all seen my stuff," he explains. "They're well-balanced, decent kids, in spite of their father. They've heard me swear, and I guess they've all got mouths on them, too... I guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. I got my foul mouth from my mother and my aunt who grew up in the North End.
"My kids grew up with me in this business; they've never known me as anything else. It wasn't like I was an accountant who had always wanted to go up (onstage) and tell jokes with explicit language. They grew up with it. And my mom (who also lives in Toronto) is 83, and she continues to shock and horrify the kids with things that she says."
Since transplanting his act to Toronto, Robinson has appeared at Montreal's Just For Laughs as well as several U.S. comedy festivals; he starred in an episode of CBC's Comics, co-hosted (with Ronnie Edwards) the Gemini Award-nominated special Thick and Thin and founded the Nubian Disciples All-Black Comedy Revue and Toronto's Soul'd Out Comedy Festival.
He made his first local-fest appearance in 2004, taking part in a gala titled Myths, Lies and Maple Leafs, which afforded him the opportunity to step onto the same stage (Pantages Playhouse Theatre) that his singer/dancer father tap-danced across several times during the 1940s and '50s.
But for reasons that continue to confound him, Robinson has never felt an open-arms welcome when it comes to returning to his hometown.
"I don't get to play Winnipeg often enough," he says. "I would love to be a regular at the club (Rumor's) that's in town there, but for whatever reasons, they've chosen for me not to be. And I'd love to be a regular at the festival, the way Mike MacDonald used to do Just For Laughs every year, but it hasn't worked out that way.
"It's like a friend of my mother's once said: 'Try not to warehouse regrets or grudges.' So I'm just happy as hell to be coming back for this -- I'll get to see some old friends, we'll do the shows, and I'll bring back either a Salisbury House wafer pie or a Jeanne's cake for my mom.
"Winnipeg is my home; it's where I started doing standup, and I really wish I was playing there more often than I do."
You can sample Kenny Robinson's comedy at http://wfp.to/tWH.
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The Massachusetts Bar Association is currently accepting
nominations for officer and delegate positions for the 2013-14
membership year. Nominees must submit a letter of intent and a
current resume to MBA Secretary Martha Rush O'Mara by 5 p.m. on
Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 to be eligible.
To submit a nomination, mail or hand deliver the information
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HOUSTON - The name of a driver who was shot to death after his vehicle struck and killed two boys near Alvin was released Monday, but many more questions remain.
Jose Banda, 20, was found in his car with a single gunshot wound to his head. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots shortly after Banda's vehicle slammed into a disabled pickup truck on Herring Road near Alvin at 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Investigators said the Barajas family was coming home from a family dinner when their truck ran out of gas. David Barajas II, 12, and his brother Caleb, 11, got out to help their father, David Barajas, push the pickup home. Detectives said they were almost to their driveway when Banda slammed into them from the rear. Both boys were killed. Their father received minor injuries.
Deputies said they did not find a gun in Banda's car or at the Barajas family home when it was searched on Saturday. They are not ruling out the possibility that Banda shot himself or was shot by someone riding with him or passing by.
"That's definitely a possibility and if that winds up being the case, we'll wind up looking for them as well. Tragic incident that's happened and we're determined to get to the bottom of it to see what happened," said Dominic Sanders with the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said they are not naming any suspects at this point. They are trying to determine if anyone left the scene of the accident after Banda was shot.
Anyone with information is asked to call Brazoria County Crime Stoppers at 800-460-2222.
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Note: This how-to became quite popular, and I wanted to be clear that it is available for reposting and reuse for other campaigns, so long as you respect the Creative Commons license (Attribution non-commercial share-alike).
For background on the #dearjohn campaign, check out these posts from Sady Doyle and Amanda Marcotte.
If you're not on Twitter, but you'd like a helping hand through the sign-up process, go here.
If you're new to Twitter, and want an introduction to basic concepts– retweets, hashtags, and mentions, oh my!– go here.
One of the more attractive social media tactics when it comes to creating a stir is to use hashtags. Hashtags, in the case of campaigns and politics, can be useful to:
What's a hashtag? It's an agreed-upon keyword preceded by the pound sign that's added to your tweet. In this case, we're using #dearjohn. No special skill is required–just type it into your tweet, or copy and paste it.
Tweets with the #dearjohn hashtag should convey one or more of the following:
UPDATE: Check out Sady's newer post for content ideas and guidelines.
Consider also monitoring the #dearjohn hashtag (how to do that is explained below) and retweeting posts that you agree with. Amplifying powerful messages and diverse voices goes a long way towards building critical mass.
It's also helpful to include the Twitter handles of people that you want to hear your message. House representatives who are sponsoring the bill should be considered first–start with @SpeakerBoehner himself. A list of the rest of the co-sponsors–all 173 of them!– can be found here (click on "Co-sponsors" under Representative Christopher Smith). You can use GovLuv to find the Twitter handles of the representative you wish to mention. Consider also sending messages of thanks to representatives who are speaking out and standing up for women in this fight. UPDATE: Amaditalks on Tumblr compiled the whole list here.
You might also think about starting (or joining an existing) an act.ly petition to collect #dearjohn tweeters in yet another online location.
A word about decency/politeness: You don't have to be nice in your tweets when confronting folks that support HR3. But calling names, making false or libelous accusations, etc., only hurts the rest of the movement. Be outraged, but keep your head on straight.
A word about trolls: If you're new to this kind of thing, you might not have had much experience with trolling behavior. Basically, a troll is someone who actually isn't interested in having a productive discussion, and only posts extremely inflammatory comments to derail the entire conversation. Ignore them. Block them. Do not, repeat, do not respond in any way, shape or form–do not even tell them that you're blocking them. Trolls are vampires: they are emboldened and strengthened by any response to their antics, and you will inevitably be weakened. I know it's hard to ignore them. But trust me, it is the only way.
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♦ Ashin Wirathu, leader of a radical Buddhist group in Myanmar, has launched a campaign against the country's Muslim minority, according to the New York Times.
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fasting is bad can mess up in the body
fasting is bad can mess up in the body
Lets just use a slightly bad example.
A few thousand years ago.
Do you think mankind ate every 3 hours? Split their meals with protein every 3 hours? Ate breakfast every day?
Mankind back in the day had to hunt their own food and not eat for days at times.
I realize we are developed and can do what we want, but we can still fast. Nothing bad will happen.
Since gamers aren't exactly the greatest image of health...perhaps speak with your Dr. about it so you don't hurt yourself
There are different types of fasting
Intermittent: foregoing a certain meal of the day or a set amount of hours each day.
Partial: one fruit fasts, rice fasts, avoiding select foods (meat, fish, milk) some or all of them, having meat only once a day, fasts that are just a healthy diet(Daniel Fast allows fruits and vegetable, avoids meat, sweets, bread). As said, some of the partial fasts are arguably just diets and not actually fasts.
Liquid: you pick water or a fruit to juice. You may have heard of some of those 'super detox' lemon or dandelion tea fasts. (Water is not a gentle fast.)
Dry/Absolute/Hebrew: no food or water for short periods of time, single day to several. (Quite spiritual, but all types can be.)
Supernatural Absolute: the 40 day fasts read of in the bible. (No knowledge on this at all.)
Fasting can be dangerous, especially the more extreme types and the longer you fast for without breaks. There can be quite unpleasant detox symptoms at the start, having a healthy diet and eating less each meal prior to beginning your fast is good preparation. People that have fasted as part of their lifestyle for many years have adjusted to it, going a week without food as your first fast is very dangerous. You should also have a healthy immune system before starting any fast.
When you first try fasting it's fine to stop at any time, don't push yourself to bad health. Your body is going to need time to adjust. Fasts I've been on are water, orange juice, watermelon and mint, Ash Wednesday/Good Friday partial fasts, brown rice.
do not fast!!!
it actually breaks down muscles and causes other internal problems- kidneys, liver, stomach, brain- you are eliminating nutrients from your body it will catch up to you.
just eat right and work out. seriously. put in the effort if you want to be fit.
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i personally have met several tough mudders, marathoners, ironman peeps, and general health friends.
not all gamers are overweight and unhealthy.
Fasting wont burn fat any quicker than eating 8 small meals a day. Timing of your meals has no relation to your body composition either. There's no secret hormone that only activated at night going, "oh, I'm eating food, lets store it as fat."
No ... Just ... No
Weight loss is so over complicated these days and its no wonder people don't stick to diets for more than a few days
Weight loss is as simple as eating less calories than what your body burns. There's no other secret.
Calculate your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), this will never be 100% but online calculators will get you in a good ball park.
Eat at a sensible deficit (200-500)
If you want to hold on to as much muscle as possible while losing weight then eat at least 1g of protein per pound of lean body mass (how much you'd weigh of you had no ounce of fat on you)
Lift HEAVY 3x a week. Make your own routine or find one on the webz. Starting Strength would be a good routine for a novice lifter
Don't limit what foods you eat. A calorie is a calorie whether it comes from a Big Mac or a salad (this is speaking STRICTLY from a body compositional point of view. I'm not advocating to anyone to eat take away every meal of every day, a lot of it is very low in micros). You want that chocolate bar today? Go for it. As long as you fit it into your calorie intake and hit your carb/fat/protein intakes each day, it'll be fine.
If you eat at too much of a deficit (around 600+) and don't hit your protein intake and don't lift each week, you run the loss of losing a lot of LBM and when you do hit your goal weight, you'll end up being skinny-fat (time to clean bulk, princess)
I am sorry to be an a-hole about this but if you want to loose weight you need to put effort in.
Exerts taken from a nutrition book. Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, Frances Sizer; Ellie Whitney
When protein-sparing energy from carbohydrate and fat is lacking and the need becomes
urgent, as in starvation, prolonged fasting, or severe calorie restriction, the body must
dismantle its tissue proteins to obtain amino acids for building the most essential pro-
teins and for energy. Each protein is taken in its own time: frst, small proteins from
the blood; then, proteins from the muscles, liver, and other organs. Tus, energy def-
ciency (starvation) always incurs wasting of lean body tissue as well as loss of fat
The Body's Response to Fasting If a person doesn't eat for, say, three whole
days, then the body makes one adjustment after another. Less than a day into the
fast, the liver's glycogen is essentially exhausted. Where, then, can the body ob-
tain glucose to keep its nervous system going? Not from the muscles' glycogen be-
cause that is reserved for the muscles' own use. Not from the abundant fat stores
most people carry because these are of no use to the nervous system. Fat cannot be
converted to glucose—the body lacks enzymes for this conversion.§§ Te muscles,
heart, and other organs use fat as fuel, but at this stage the nervous system needs
glucose. The body does, however, possess enzymes that can convert protein to glu-
cose. Therefore, the underfed body sacrifices the proteins in its lean tissue to supply
raw materials from which to make glucose.
If the body were to continue to consume its lean tissue unchecked, death would
ensue within about ten days. After all, in addition to skeletal muscle, the blood pro-
teins, liver, digestive tract linings, heart muscle, and lung tissue—all vital tissues—
are being burned as fuel. (Fasting or starving people remain alive only until their
stores of fat are gone or until half their lean tissue is gone, whichever comes frst.)
To prevent this, the body plays its last ace: it converts fat into compounds that the
nervous system can adapt for use and so forestalls the end. This process is ketosis, an
adaptation to prolonged fasting or carbohydrate deprivation.
Fasting wont build muscle faster than eating 6 small meals or whatever you do, actually fasting takes slightly longer to build muscle.
I do IF by skipping breakfast and eating lunch and dinner with no snacking in between. I do it because it feels natural to me and for increased autophagy. It works out to a seven to eight our window. I see no point in going days without food although I'll occasionally do a 24 hour dinner to dinner fast. Anymore than that is silly, IMO.
The important thing sometimes is to consult a doctor. There are some diets and fasting methods that lead to imbalances in terms of electrolytes and nutrients.
fasting is really good for health. You know what muslims fast for a month and eat only twice a day. This the digestion of food happen quickly. they do not consume water also during the whole day so what I suggest is dont fast like this but eat one meal in a day and eat fruits incase you feel hungry.One meal and no matter you try to eat any foods. Because whatever you eat in this situation your food will be digested easily.


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Ilkley are hoping that the wet and windy weather won't blow them off course when it comes to gaining promotion and winning the Yorkshire Shield.
The Stack's Field men should have been playing their Shield semi-final at home to West Leeds on Saturday.
But that has been postponed (it is now pencilled in for Saturday, March 15) as priority is given to last weekend's re-arranged SSE Yorkshire Division One match at Pontefract.
Ilkley's coach Rhys Morgan said: "We don't want to lose momentum by having matches called off.
"Keighley have put the pressure on Pontefract by winning at Acklam last weekend, and now only trail them by two points, but we are taking nothing for granted this weekend.
"Pontefract have run Doncaster Phoenix and Wath close at their place and have beaten Selby."
Although Phoenix trail leaders Dinnington by seven points (78 v 71), Ilkley, who are on 73 points, are still in a three-way fight for promotion.
Morgan added: "We still have to go to Dinnington and Doncaster Phoenix, and I am sure there will be some twists and turns before the season is over.
"We don't want to pick up a lot of injuries as the run-in going to be intensive."
Back this weekend for the Dales-men is fly half Josh Kimber after being ruled out due to injury last weekend.
Morgan said: "Josh has been a revelation for us this season and was recommended to us by our fly half from last season, Mike Cacchia.
"There are rumours that Pontefract are going to bring in Craig Field, and possibly one or two others, so we will have to see. The deadline for registrations is February 28."
Kimber's availability could mean that Tom Collard will move into the centres in the absence of Alistair Monks.
Ilkley's chairman of rugby Tom Gillon is calling this season's Yorkshire Division One "the best ever".
He said: "I know it has not been going that long, but it has been going long enough.
"There really are no easy games in this division, and if we are going to get promotion we will certainly have to earn it.
"Pontefract are a very physical side, and if we don't get on top of them early on, it will be a stale first half.
"They like to grind sides down and they are always difficult to beat at their place, although we tend to win when we play them at home."


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Sweeter Than PiRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I extend my thumb to the galaxy,
As should you, I must say,
If you've read the compendium,
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The answer is a number,
Still greater than bad luck,
The second is minute,
Compared to the first,
Like a simple element that,
Has completed half-life on this earth,
Now, I am finished,
Given enough hints to you,
And with one final line,
At last, I am through.
HintI see you want a hint,
I guess that I will do,
One single, final quatrain,
As a hint from me to you,
As you can tell this rhymes,
And I can tell that, too,
The answer of this riddle,
Rhymes with me and you.
The book to read is 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.
The book states that 42 is the answer to all questions and is the meaning of life; essentially.
I state that it is greater and sweeter than Pi, referring to the numerical pi (3.141592...) is smaller than the number 42.
I also state that it is less than 44 (The number of lines in the poem)
2 is smaller than 4, and also is similar to an element that has completed a stage in it's half-life. As in, 4, 2, 1, .5...
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Sweet-sounding students played their hearts out and raised their voices with Christmas cheer at Falmouth School last week.
The annual Christmas concert featured everything from bagpipes to trumpets and fiddles to flutes as 160 students from across the school and sixth form college performed songs from across the decades and genres.
Matt Fox, acting head of music, said brass bands, choirs and orchestras all contributed to "a night of stunning entertainment."
Performances varied from a piano solo of the Chopin Minute Waltz by year nine student Angus Webster to a group of sixth form girls performing Adele's recent hit Skyfall.
A new appearance this year came in the form of The Falmouth School Boys' Choir who came together in October and made their debut performance to a full house in the Princess Pavilions last month.
At the Christmas Concert they sang Duke of Earl and You Raise Me Up with a solo performance by Zac Brewer from year ten.
The school brass group, led by brass team leader for Music Cornwall Gareth Churcher, also performed alongside singers.
Thanks were given to Charlotte Bone and Damian Lugg who provided the lighting, Friends of Falmouth School for the refreshments and Robyn Tyndale-Biscoe, Gareth Churcher and Sue Balkwill who gave up their time in support.


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Topic: The Use of Biomarkers-A Chemo Sensitivity Report For Cholangiocarcinom
As the use of biomarkers will be the vision of ASCO for researching and treating cancers in the next 10 years. I took the liberty to send the biopsy tissues I had from my 2nd liver resection to the lab.And 2 weeks later, I got my report back and I would like to share with you.
The Lab. is Caris Life Sciences.(800-901-5177) in Phoenix,Arizona.
The test report is a"Target Now summary" with about 10 other pages of info. about biomarkers that they had done for me.
The requirement to get this done is either the request from your oncologist or surgeon.
The cost is depends on your insurance.
Is it worth to have one done? Depends on what your expectation from the report.
Here is how the report looks like.( I have a hard time to copy the scan document and paste here,so I just type it out here.)
Caris Target Now Final Report
Clinical Dx=cholangiocarcinoma based on pathology report;Liver right lobe,wedge biopsy.(3cm)
Agents Associated with Agents Associated with* LACK OF*
Clinical Benefit Clinical Benefit
**On NCCN compendium**
cisplatin,oxaliplatin Irinotecan
fluorouracil lapatinib
gemcitabine trastuzumab
**OFF NCCN compendium**
The biomarkers they tested are ERCC1,TOP2A,TOP2B,TS,PTEN , EGFR,BRAF,KRAS,RRM2,VDR,VEGFR2,BRCA2 ,TOPO1,Her2/Neu, MGMT and PTGS2,c-kit,RRM1 and a microarray analysis of about 60 RNA expressions of the tissue sample(included some of the above biomarkers) This RNA expression analysis just indicated whether my sample is UNDEREXPRESSED , NO CHANGE OR OVEREXPRESSED on each of the RNA they tested.
The methods they used in the tests included IHC, FISH, Molecular and Microarrayillumina.
The Lab also provided a brief description on the biomarkers they tested;and the references for the agents that show sensitivity to my tumor sample as well as the ones that show lack of the clinical benefits.
I will try to digest the report and report to all of you what I think about this test.
But I have already one complaint.
The "Caris Target Now report" does not give ranking(ie: high to low sensitivity) of the chemo or molecularly targeted agents that I should use first .Instead they recommended the decision should be made by the oncologists.
That means one thing I have to be hurry to read up on the biomarkers they tested and try to find the most sensitive agents to use first when I talk with my oncologist.
MD Anderson uses Foundation life science Lab from the East like the one Mass general used, you can also ask your tumor tissue sent there too for genome sequence and chemotherapy sensitivity report.
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Hi guys & gals. I have a question that I hope some one has some exp' with.
I am laying the ground work to make this years Pastrami. In other words I have the spices and salts at the ready. Just took my nice happy 7lb+ brisket out of the deep freezer.
I read I could use Cream of Tartar instead of Quick Cure to get that nice pink color.
I do not like the use of the nitrates. Any body know is this a viable alternative? Is it flavor neutral and yet effective?
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Britt recognized for remarkable influence on students
DE SOTO, Kan., Sept. 30, 2011 – In recognition of his commitment to the animal-health industry and for inspiring students and others in veterinary medicine, Jenks Britt, D.V.M., D.A.B.V.P., Western Kentucky University Department of Agriculture professor, received the Mentor of the Year Award from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) and Merck Animal Health.
The Mentor of the Year Award honors individuals who have dedicated their careers to educating, mentoring and advancing the careers of students in the field of bovine veterinary medicine. Dr. Britt was honored with a commemorative plaque during the AABP annual meeting Sept. 22-24 in St. Louis. He also will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to next year's AABP conference in Montreal.
"A good mentor is critical for today's veterinary students," said Dr. Britt. "A large majority of them have not grown up on a farm and need someone to teach them the things that farm kids take for granted – like the difference between a tractor and a four wheeler."
Dr. Britt is a professor and past head of the Department of Agriculture at Western Kentucky University. He has co-authored 224 publications, given more than 200 presentations and is a well-respected, international dairy consultant. Prior to joining Western Kentucky University in 1998, Dr. Britt was a clinical assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Pamela Ruegg, D.V.M., University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of dairy science, presented the award to Dr. Britt. She was an extern in his private practice and still looks to him as a mentor.
"Peers and students look up to Dr. Britt because he is the epitome of professionalism," said Dr. Ruegg. "He has set a great example for students and young veterinarians. His unselfish approach to sharing his expertise has influenced his students, as well as the entire dairy industry."
Raised on a dairy farm near Bowling Green, Ky., Dr. Britt received a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Kentucky University with a double major in agriculture and biology. He received his veterinary medical degree at Auburn University and was partner and owner of Logan County Animal Clinic in Russellville, Ky., for 23 years.
"I've been fortunate to have four great mentors in my life – my 4-H agent, John Swack; my extern supervisor, Ben Harrington; my senior partner, Joe Luckett and my dad," said Dr. Britt. "They taught me everything from patience and forgiveness to welding and how to be a good veterinarian. Now I have the chance to pass along what I've learned to my students as well as my three sons and seven grandchildren."
Dr. Britt said that working with students has played a key role in his success in living with Parkinson's disease, which he has fought for almost 20 years. After he retired, Dr. Britt's students asked him to come back and teach.
"Beyond his professional success in embryo transfer, dairy production medicine, reproductive management and milk quality, Dr. Britt has shaped the industry through his mentorship of hundreds of veterinary and animal science students," said Dr. Ruegg. "However, if you asked him, he would say his greatest accomplishment is the success of the sons that he and his wife, Kathy, raised."
Some of Dr. Britt's highest honors include National Outstanding Teacher in Agriculture from the Collegiate FFA Organization, Distinguished Alumni from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine and the El Toro Award – Food Animal Medicine from Auburn University. He also was recognized as the AABP Practitioner of the Year, Western Kentucky University Alumni of the Year and the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Veterinarian of the Year.
Dr. Britt's involvement outside of academia includes membership and leadership positions in AABP, the American Dairy Science Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, the National Mastitis Council and the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association. He also was a member and chairman of the AVMA Council on Education.
"Sometimes we don't even know that we are mentoring," said Dr. Britt. "Spending time with young people and watching them grow in their practices and careers – that's really what it's all about."
Dr. Britt is the fifth recipient of the Mentor of the Year Award, which was instituted in 2007. Previous winners include Ken Leslie, D.V.M., M.S., Guelph, Ontario; Dan Upson, D.V.M. M.S. Ph.D., Manhattan, Kan.; Bruce Hull, D.V.M. Westerville, Ohio; and Otto Radosistits, D.V.M., Saskatoon, Sask.
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The source–filter model of speech production models speech as a combination of a sound source, such as the vocal cords, and a linear acoustic filter, the vocal tract (and radiation characteristic). An important assumption that is often made in the use of the source-filter model is the independence of source and filter. In such cases, the model should more accurately be referred to as the "independent source-filter model".
While only an approximation, the model is widely used in a number of applications because of its relative simplicity. To varying degrees, different phonemes can be distinguished by the properties of their source(s) and their spectral shape. Voiced sounds (e.g., vowels) have (at least) a source due to (mostly) periodic glottal excitation, which can be approximated by an impulse train in the time domain and by harmonics in the frequency domain, and a filter that depends on, e.g., tongue position and lip protrusion. On the other hand, fricatives have (at least) a source due to turbulent noise produced at a constriction in the oral cavity (e.g., the sounds represented by orthographically by "s" and "f"). So called voiced fricatives (such as "z" and "v") have two sources - one at the glottis and one at the supra-glottal constriction.
The source-filter model is used in both speech synthesis and speech analysis, and is related to linear prediction. The development of the model is due, in large part, to the early work of Gunnar Fant, although others, notably Ken Stevens, have also contributed substantially to the models underlying acoustic analysis of speech and speech synthesis.
In implementation of the source-filter model of speech production, the sound source, or excitation signal, is often modelled as a periodic impulse train, for voiced speech, or white noise for unvoiced speech. The vocal tract filter is, in the simplest case, approximated by an all-pole filter, where the coefficients are obtained by performing linear prediction to minimize the mean-squared error in the speech signal to be reproduced. Convolution of the excitation signal with the filter response then produces the synthesised speech.
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Cook pasta as package directs, rinse, drain, and place in a mixing bowl. Add the beans, peas, and roasted red pepper.
Combine the parsley, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, and sea salt. Whisk to blend and pour over the pasta and vegetables. Toss to mix, place in a serving bowl. Serve room temperature or chilled.
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Dead public access TV personality that had a hip-hop call-in show at 1:30 am Sat. nights from Metro TV in N.Y.C. Was younger brother of Max Kellerman of Fox TV. Sam was also in the first Yankee Network TV commercials and a car commercial afterwards. Believed he moved to LA to pursue a career in sports journalism in boxing. Ironically twist has it his friend and roommate, a/k/a The Harlem Hammer had known Kellerman for about 30 years, is now his killer.
Was beaten to death in L.A. by his boxer friend who then stole his car and was at large for 48 hours till the cops caught him.
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Since Josh has clearly dropped the ball already — OK, not really, he's actually got another assignment today — let me throw in a couple of thoughts and updates while I'm still waiting for the latest arrival:

I see some of you have taken exception to Tom Renney's whole "As he goes, so go we" proclamation regarding Jaromir Jagr.
Now, there's no question that this team is less Jagr-centric than it was two seasons ago, or even last season. But let's turn it around for a second: Can you honestly envision a scenario when the Captain is floundering and the Rangers are still riding high?
Fact is, you simply can't have this team reach its potential without Jagr as a serious threat, and with him feeling like a necessary cog in the wheel.
Yes, some of that has to do with his well-documented fragile psyche. But another part has to do with the amount of attention Jagr would receive from the opponent, which naturally frees up his teammates as a result.
And then there's that last part: Uh, this guy's pretty good, and if he ever picks it up to the level we've all seen, the Rangers start looking pretty scary again.

The Matt Cullen hit was not interference if you consider Cullen just let go of the puck. It was not an elbow on the Andy Sutton on Petr Prucha level.
But let's not get all bent out of shape thinking that Colton Orr was some innocent bystander. His hands were up, and his helmet collided with Cullen's. If you want to take issue with how the penalty assessment was handled, have at it.But it's not like it came out of thin air either.

 Meanwhile, thanks to everyone's kind thoughts regarding my growing family, but the waiting has now reached comical proportions.
As early as 10 days ago — after the Phoenix game, if you must know — we were were pretty sure my wife was going into labor that night. Then she was definitely going to give birth by today.
And yet, rather than the miracle of childbirth, my bride was participating in the miracle of post-Christmas linen sales at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Which is all fine, even if I purposely scheduled a week's vacation to coincide with the big event, and I'm now nearing the end of it.
Some things are worth waiting for. I already know this is one of them.
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Lewis Roca Rothgerber announced that Partner Scott Brown was selected by the Executive Editors to serve as Associate Editor for the ABI Journal for the 2014 production year. Brown has been a member of the ABI for 13 years and recently served as co-chair of the bankruptcy litigation committee. He is also currently serving as the chair of the bankruptcy section for the State Bar of Arizona.
Brown is a partner is the firm's Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights group and the Commercial Litigation group. Although his practice is primarily focused on in the area of Bankruptcy law and litigation, he devotes a significant amount of his time to commercial litigation, pre-bankruptcy workouts and collections. Brown has written many articles on bankruptcy law, as well as dozens of humor columns for the ABI Journal, The National Law Journal, Deseret Times and Mormon Times.


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Couples fighting over in-laws sounds so cliche, doesn't it? But the thing is, it happens, and it happens all the time.
How can couples navigate those difficult waters?
And how can in-laws be part of their children's lives, without stepping on any toes?
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Following their triumphant return to the UK at their incredible sold out show at KOKO The Gaslight Anthem are excited to announce a run of UK tour dates this Autumn. The shows are the first in support of their highly anticipated fourth album, "Handwritten", out July 23rd on Mercury Records.
The Gaslight Anthem have already performed at several major festival appearances this Summer including opening for Bon Jovi at Bamboozle in East Rutherford, NJ (May 20th); appearing at the Metallica Orion Festival in Atlantic City, NJ (June 23rd) and Lollapalooza (for the second time) at Grant Park in Chicago (August 5th). Recent European dates included shows with Soundgarden in Paris, Berlin and Milan and several major festivals. The band will also return to the UK later this summer to appear on the main stage at this years Reading and Leeds Festivals.
"Handwritten" - The Gaslight Anthem's first album on Mercury Records, was produced by two-time Grammy Award®-winner Brendan O'Brien, known for his work with Bruce Springsteen (Best Rock Album Grammy, 2002), Pearl Jam, Incubus and many others. The result is the most committed, affecting and compelling album of The Gaslight Anthem's career to date. Introduced by muscular lead-off single "45", which received it's world premiere on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World on April 30 (and is now on B-List rotation on the station), it finds the Jersey boys in inspired form, decanting '60's soul, '70's stadium rock, '80s hardcore and '90's grunge into eleven white-knuckle, blue-collar everyman anthems. Brian Fallon likens its incandescent electrical storms to "Tom Petty songs [being] played by Pearl Jam". Put more simply, it's a supercharged American rock 'n' roll classic.
The Gaslight Anthem play Manchester, O2 Apollo 18th October
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West Yorkshire Police is supporting Alzheimer's Society Dementia Awareness Week 2014 by launching a new initiative encouraging closer working with care providers to speed up the process when residents are reported missing.
Neighbourhood officers will be visiting care providers across West Yorkshire asking them to sign up to the Herbert Protocol, which puts systems in place for early intervention when vulnerable residents go missing.
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Atkinson said: "The first few hours of any missing-person search are critical but even more so when a person has dementia or another condition that can leave them confused and vulnerable.
"Care providers signed up to the Herbert Protocol will be asked to complete a form for any resident considered to be of particular risk of going missing due to health issues such as Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.
"This form, which will be kept on record at the home, will contain details such as an up-to-date description of the resident, addresses or locations where they may try to go and details of how mobile they are.
"A package of information will also be put together for each care home signed up to the protocol, with useful information such as bus routes in the area, location of nearby CCTV cameras and any particular areas of risk nearby, such as waterways.
"By having this information already compiled it will save precious time and mean inquiries can be progressed immediately, tailored to the known details of that resident, and without the need for certain staff members with that knowledge to be on shift."
Alzheimer's Society operations manager for Yorkshire and the Humber, Judith Gregory, said: "We are delighted West Yorkshire Police is introducing the Herbert Protocol.
"People with dementia are particularly vulnerable if they go missing from a care home or other familiar setting.
"They may be trying to find their way back to their own home or somewhere else from their past life that they have happy memories of, but can quickly become confused and completely lost.
"These new measures will really help police act quickly to find someone who has gone missing and hopefully minimise the distress this can result in for the individual and their family."


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The every five year BBQ issue is out. Will you pick up a copy?
Have you seen their list of the top 50 BBQ joints:
I have not been to any of them. Aaron Franklin will be cooking this fall near here, and I want to try the brisket when he does. Anybody else think the rankings are true?


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HEAVY rain is causing flooding chaos on south Cumbria's roads as the county's rivers are placed on flood alert and firefighters are called in to rescue people stranded after today's deluge.
Winds have also picked up in strength and police have urged motorists to avoid unnecessary journeys across South Lakeland and Furness, particularly in Coniston, Ulverston and Barrow.
Eight patients at St Mary's Hospice in Ford Park Crescent, Ulverston, were evacuated this afternoon after water from a beck in the gardens flooded inpatient bedrooms and offices.
Those patients that were well enough went home with members of the Hospice at Home team, a couple were sent to Furness General Hospital, Barrow, and the remainder went to St John's Hospice, Lancaster.
"The first thing always in our minds is patient safety and a decision was made to evacuate," said Chief Executive Sue McGraw. "The lights were flickering and we were really concerned about the electricity going off."
"We have patients on electrically controlled mattresses and we have oxygen plugged into walls."
"But our staff and volunteers were amazing and were here to make sure that the phones were answered and members of the emergency services got fed. It could have been a disaster but we are used to extreme situations and coped very well."
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service also rescued a person from their vehicle after it became stranded in floodwater in Ulverston.
Fifteen children and staff from the town's Rascals Nursery, in Lund Terrace, had to be evacuated and moved to higher ground after the property was struck by severe flooding.
And St Mary's Hospice, on Ford Park Crescent, was also hit.
Firefighters had to pump water out of the garage and workshop of Ullswater Filling Station, in Glenridding, and were also called to scores of incidents elsewhere, including at Ambleside and Askam.
The A591 at Plantation Bridge, near Kendal, is flooded and there are also problems at various locations on the road between Windermere and Ambleside - between High Street and Borrans Road.
Parts of the A590 are just passable and officers reported 'serious flooding' at Lindal and asked drivers to avoid the area.
Other areas affected include Askam, Newby Bridge and the stretch of the A590 between Elliscales Roundabout in Dalton and Tank Square Roundabout in Ulverston.
Traffic was at a standstill on the A5092 at Greenodd, and the carriageway reported as being 'just passable' between the A590 and A5084 junctions.
Drivers reported flooding in Kendal, Oxenholme and Endmoor.
A power cut to 160 homes in Kirkby-in-Furness has also been exacerbated by flooding as Electricity North West engineers found it difficult to get onsite and make repairs.
Two teams are working with specialist equipment to find and fix the fault, with power expected to be restored by 10pm.
Train travel is also affected - Northern Rail has reported major disruption between Barrow, Whitehaven and Carlisle, and Barrow through to Preston and Lancaster.
Flooding between Askam and Barrow means all lines are blocked.
First TransPennine Express has also cancelled services, with no trains operating to or from Barrow.
Trains are terminating at Carnforth and no replacement buses are available due to the challenging road conditions.
Passengers are advised not to travel.
The rail company is advising customers travelling between Barrow and Carnforth not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
Cumbria County Council said it had received a 'large volume' of calls reporting flooding incidents and that its highways teams were out putting up flood warning boards and coning off areas where manhole covers have been pushed out of place by the force of the water.
The Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for the rivers Kent, Bela, Brathay, Rothay, Winster and the upper, lower and middle River Eden.
And a separate flood alert has also been placed on the area around the Upper Derwent, from Seathwaite to Derwentwater.
A Cumbria Police spokesman said: "Cumbria Police are urging all motorists to take extra care in this bad weather.
"Driving conditions have deteriorated as the county experiences heavy downpours this afternoon.
"Due to the amount of standing water that is currently on roads, particularly in areas of south Cumbria such as Barrow and Dalton, police are urging motorists to take extreme care, allow extra time for journeys and reduce their speed.
"Large amounts of standing water have been reported on roads off the A590, including Flass Lane in Barrow, between Spark Bridge and Bouth.
"Also at Soutergate, the minor fell road is closed due to a tree falling across the road
"In Ulverston there is flooding in the Ellers area and in Dalton the Market Street area is beginning to experience flooding.
"In West Cumbria, the A595 at Calder Bridge is flooded, with motorists being advised to seek alternative routes and areas in Whitehaven are beginning to flood.
"Parsonby, Aspatria, is also experiencing high water levels.
"Motorists are asked to slow down, take extra care and be particularly aware of motorcycles around them.
"Bikers are urged to take extra care when rounding bends and avoid travelling at high speeds."
Tonight's Upper Kent Neighbourhood Forum meeting, due to take place at St Oswald's School in Burneside, has been cancelled because of the weather and will be re-scheduled for a later date.
An Environment Agency spokesman said: "Due to the recent rainfall and likelihood rain will continue through the rest of the week, Derwentwater level has started rising.
"At this moment in time we are not expecting it to rise significantly."
The Met Office said a spell of very wet and very windy weather is expected to move west to east across many parts of the UK today.
Coming so soon after the heavy rain which fell in places earlier in the week this is likely to provoke further issues with flooding.
Additionally, winds will gust to 50 to 60mph in places, and could exceed 70 mph in some exposed western areas.
The wet weather is forecast to last throughout the weekend, with 35.5mm of rain expected to fall in Cumbria today.
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Jonathan Saunders Fall 2012
After last season's whimsical collection I wanted something more buttoned up, said Jonathan Saunders backstage at his tightly focused show. He was thinking of a "wealthy eccentric . . . a very 'dressed' woman" for a collection that explored the idea of tailoring as sharp as the scarlet laser-light beams that defined the runway (in the shell of an office-building floor with windows offering a dazzling, 360-degree panorama of London's eastern end as dusk fell).
There was an equestrienne's sartorial rigor to the dandy jackets that Saunders had layered over shirts with the high collars of a contemporary Beau Brummell, and showed with slender pants, or skirts whose width was achieved with crisp box-pleats—and a suggestion of saddle-work in the wide contoured leather belts, made for Saunders by Fleet Ilya, that cinched the waists of trim, short-skirted dresses.
The thick wadding fabrics that are a strong theme this season were created by texturing their surfaces with dramatic sixties geometric patterns—and there was surface interest in the tie-silk jacquards too. But Saunders mixed items up as well—overscale sweaters in check knits (like a modern reworking of a classic tartan) were slouched over skirts, and strapless dresses worn with those prim shirts created a pinafore effect.
Prints and color are Saunder's forte, and his palette was intriguingly unusual—an autumnal rust brown with emerald or citrus green, for instance, or lilac used with a deep sky-blue or a clear red. Meanwhile, the giant chrysanthemum–and–lily-pad prints, and a delicate organza embroidered with a tracery of fragile blossoms, suggested a subtle Japanese influence.
For more information and a full profile on Jonathan Saunders, go to Voguepedia.com.


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Glamorgan 267 (Smith 4-64)
Notts 425 (Read 103*, Hussey 81, Fleming 78, Bicknell 61)
Glamorgan 214 (Footitt 4-45)
Notts 57-0
Notts won by 10 wickets
The 19-year-old took five wickets in the match, including four in the second innings, as we demolished bottom-of-the-table Glamorgan inside three days.
He said: ?The game went better than I could have hoped on a personal level and I really hope I can build on it for the rest of the summer.
?I?ve got to go back to the Second XI now but I hope I?ve done enough to get some more chances later in the season.
?After my performance for the Outlaws in the Twenty20 Cup I was nervous but it was good to get into action so quickly on day one and that helped me settle down.
?There were a few wild deliveries but I got a lot of support from the team all the way through. It was great to bowl at Test stars like Sourav Ganguly and to have him as the first wicket of my career is fantastic.
?I?m going to get him to sign the ball and stick it on my mantelpiece. In the second innings I bowled much better and it was terrific to help the side get the win.?
After dismissing the visitors cheaply on day one, we forced ourselves into a commanding position with half-centuries from Darren Bicknell, Stephen Fleming and David Hussey.
But a middle order collapse left us looking at a slim lead until Chris Read combined with Footitt to add 101 for the last wicket.
Read struck his first hundred of the season and Footitt charged through a disheartened Glamorgan line-up in the second innings, leaving openers Bicknell and Jason Gallian with a simple target to reach.
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The SunsetsSituation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
On a road trip to the Rocky Mountains, the Smith family experienced something interesting. They live in Montana, so they traveled westward on a day long trip there, where they would stay for 5 days and then travel back home. On their trip they decided that they would watch the sunset each night. So, they did! But on one of the nights, their sunset watching was especially fun. This is because they watched the sun as it set three times! How did this work?
HintThink about the trip... where are they going to?
AnswerOn the first day of the trip they were still driving at night. When the sun started to set, because they were travelling westward, it would set in front of them and then the car would drive to a higher altitude in the mountains. That way, they were able to watch it set twice more.
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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, to commemorate the centennial celebration of the Trail of Tears, the Postmaster General is hereby authorized and directed to issue a special postage stamp bearing the likeness of the great seals of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in Oklahoma: Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole. Such stamp shall be issued in the denomination of 3 cents and for such a period, beginning October 15, 1948, as he may determine. Such special stamp shall be placed on sale in Muskogee, Oklahoma, one day before it is made available to the public elsewhere.
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Ikmaaluddin: Shaykh Saduq (r.a.) has narrated from his father from Ali from his father Muhammad bin Fadhl from his father from Mansur bin Saiqal that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) said:
"That time [of appearance of Mahdi] shall not come to pass but after you have become despondent and hopeless. No, I swear by Allah, till you are separated from each other. No I swear by Allah, till you are severely tested. No I swear by Allah, till the time that the unfortunate ones become unfortunate, while the fortunate ones become fortunate."
[The Promised Mahdi, Allamah Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi, Biharul Anwar, Volume 13 (Old Edition)/Volumes 51-52-53 (New Edition)]
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Through collaboration in product development, business skills training, and development of new markets, Aid to Artisans provides sustainable economic and social benefits for crafts people all over the world in an environmentally sensitive and culturally respectful manner.
In 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, killing an estimated 316,000 people and leaving countless others injured and homeless.
Fair trade artisans working in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and in Leogane, the town most affected by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake, now work to bring money back into the communities they are struggling to rebuild.
Thanks to Aid to Artisans and the fair trade certified companies with which they work these artisans are ensured safe working conditions and given fair wages.


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The White Ferns beat India by 25 runs at the Clifton College Close Ground overnight to keep their hopes alive in the Twenty20 Quadrangular Series.
Earlier in the competition the White Ferns lost to England who sit on top of the table after they beat Australia yesterday. That effectively makes tonight's clash between the White Ferns and Australia a semi-final with the winner going on to play England in Monday's final.
It wasn't all smooth sailing for the White Ferns who were kept to 125 for five after being put into bat but a strong bowling performance restricted India to 100 for seven.
Middle order batsman Liz Perry produced an unbeaten 48 off 41 deliveries after her side had stumbled to five for three.
Perry had good support from keeper Katie Martin who played sensibly for 29 off 42 and Nicola Browne who thumped 22 not out off just 15 balls at the end of the innings.
India never got going in their pursuit of 126 with Amita Sharma the only batsman who looked likely with 26 off 19.
The White Fern bowlers hunted as a pack with Browne picking up two for 17 while Sian Ruck, Lea Tahuhu, Lucy Doolan and Suzie Bates snared one wicket each. Pace bowler Ruck only conceded 11 off her four overs.
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Vineland Mourns Death Of Alexa Strittmatter
Many in Vineland are wearing orange as the community continues to mourn the death of Alexa J. Strittmatter who was hit twice crossing Main Street heading for her bus stop on Wednesday morning and are reaching out to her favorite band to get them to notice.
The South Jersey Times reports the 14-year-old was struck in the early morning darkness first by an Chevrolet Impala driven by Norberto Rodriguez-Centeno, 35, of Hammonton. She was then hit a second time by a Toyota Camry. Centeno and Marthenia Gaymon, 66, of Vineland, the driver of the Toyota, remained at the scene as police arrived. Strittmatter died at Inspira Medical Center Vineland.
Students were called to an assembly at Vineland High School North where they were told of her death. Grief counselors were on hand at the school to help students cope as an immediate sadness set in at the school.
Today many students are wearing orange clothes in honor of Strittmatter.
"This is a horrific tragedy and right now our thoughts and prayers are with the family, her friends, fellow students and our staff," said Dr. Mary Gruccio Superintendent of Schools in a statement on the Vineland School District's Facedbook page.
Mario Olsen, VHS North Principal wrote, "Alexa was a lovely young woman and a valued member of the Vineland High School North family and her presence will be sorely missed," We at the VHS North family grieve with Alexa's family and friends and send our deepest condolences to them."
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"Others whose lives she touched in her short life remembered the freshman fondly. She was a beam of light," Best of Entertainment Dance Academy owner Susan Powell told the Daily Journal. "She was always smiling." Powell recalled that as a member of the Academy's junior ballet company "she was coming out of her shell. She was blossoming into a lovely young woman."
"She liked Starbucks and Nutella," Anne Marie Mainiero, a friend of Alexa's older sister told the newspaper.
No charges have been filed in the accident. "It's very important for us to do a very complete investigation, which we will do," Vineland Police Chief Timothy Codispoti told NBC 10.
Friends and family are hoping her favorite band One Direction will take note of her death and are using #1DForAlexa to get their attention on Twitter.
South Jersey Times: Vineland High School mourns 14-year-old killed while crossing road
NBC 40: Friends of teen killed in Vineland reach out to her favorite band
6ABC: Teen girl struck, killed walking to bus stop in Vineland identified
The Daily Journal: 'She Was A Beam Of Light"
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El Paso Workshop Geared To Small Acreage Landowners
EL PASO, Texas — A workshop to be held Sept. 9 will help West Texas landowners learn more about available tools to manage wildlife habitat and diversify income on smaller properties between two and 2,000 acres.
The workshop is part of a statewide series designed to address the growing problem of Texas rural lands being fragmented into smaller tracts, often involving urban-based owners who are interested in wildlife conservation but may lack experience in wildlife or land management.
Land fragmentation is one of the main threats to wildlife in Texas. It crowds wildlife into smaller spaces, blocks travel corridors and disrupts access to feeding areas.
The El Paso workshop will focus on resources, tools and programs to help landowners achieve their individual goals while managing property to benefit wildlife.
Workshop topics include evaluating habitat, covering soils, plants, and water requirements for wildlife; restoration ecology, such as controlling erosion and invasive plants, grazing rotation and managing for wildlife habitat, featuring strategies for game and non-game animals; and programs that assist landowners, including technical guidance, collaborative planning for wildlife, hunting leases, nature tourism and wildlife tax valuation (>100 acres). Local wildlife professionals from TPWD and other organizations will give presentations regarding habitat and species management techniques, wildlife tax valuation and other topics at the workshop.
"The loss of habitat and wildlife in Texas is directly proportional to urbanization, land fragmentation and the introduction of exotic (non-native) species," said Lois Balin, TPWD urban wildlife biologist in El Paso. "Landowners have the distinctive ability to assist in restoring habitat and wildlife diversity by participating in one of the many private landowner programs available. This workshop will provide the foundation of resources and tools needed to help landowners manage their property for the benefit of wildlife while supplementing their income."
TPWD and the Texas Cooperative Extension are sponsoring the event, which will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sept. 9 at the A&M Research Center, 1380 A&M Circle in El Paso.
The cost for the workshop is $25 per person or $40 per couple, which covers lunch, refreshments and materials. Registration is required by Sept. 4 to ensure that organizers have sufficient workshop materials for attendees. For more information and reservations, contact Lois Balin at (915) 774-9603 or firstname.lastname@example.com or see the Landowner Workshops calendar on the TPWD Web site.
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