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Copycat Andes Mints
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Recipe by GothicGranola
From the Midnight Snacks cookbook - an alternate 'mint for your pillow' chocolate mint treat!
Top Review by Essie Jane
Great! Just like andes mints only a tad bit 'crunchier,' but that was whent they were right out of the fridge! : )
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 12 strong peppermint candies, such as Altoids
- 8 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped or 8 ounces semisweet chips
- 4 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped or 4 ounces white chocolate chips
- 1 drop green food coloring
Directions See How It's Made
- Line an 8x8-inch pan with aluminum foil.
- Crush the peppermints into a powder by placing them in a ziplog bag and hammering them with something heavy like a rolling pin. or say, a hammer.
- Carefully melt the semisweet chocolate and white chocolate in separate bowls over hot water or slowly in the microwave, using the lowest setting for about 1 1/5 minutes, then stir to fully melt.
- Pour half of the semisweet chocolate into the prepared pan and freeze for 5 minutes.
- Add the crushed peppermints and the drop of green food coloring to the melted white chocolate and stir until the color is evenly distributed; add more color if desired. Pour the mixture over the cold semisweet chocolate layer. Freeze for 5 minutes or until set.
- Pour the remaining half of the semisweet chocolate on top of the green filling layer and spread it evenly.
- Place the finished pan in the freezer for another 5 minutes or until set.
- To cut, remove the foil from pan and slice the layered chocolate into desired shaped. The mints will keep for several days in an airtight container in the fridge. Separate each layer with waxed paper.


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- This article is about the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated of Scrappy. For other incarnations, see Scrappy-Doo (disambiguation).
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Scrappy-Doo is a mysterious evildoer from Mystery Incorporated's past, with a seeming, yet unclear connection to Scooby-Doo.
Physical appearance
From his exhibit, he resembles a Great Dane puppy. His fur is brown and has a black nose. He wears a blue collar and a diamond-shaped ID tag.
Skills and abilities
He can stand on his hind legs.
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While on her date with Fred Jones, Jr. at the Crystal Cove Spook Museum, Daphne Blake was stunned to see Scrappy, but Fred interrupted her, reminding her that they swore never to talk of him again.[1]
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- 120. The Siren's Song (statue)
- The gang never speaking of him is a reference to Scrappy being blamed for Scooby-Doo's decline in the 1980's, his evil deeds in the 2002 live-action film, and the fact he never appeared again as a consequence.
- While likely, his status as Scooby-Doo's nephew is not confirmed.

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Empire has revealed that International Cricket Captain III will be heading to PS2 and PSP on 16th November.
It is the first time the sports management series has appeared on lounge-dwelling machines, and each will come with some unique bits and pieces.
The PS2 version will have new 3D highlights that will apparently be very similar to watching the game on the telly, while the PSP offering will focus on shorter matches like Twenty20 with Wi-Fi multiplayer.
International Cricket Captain III came out on PC in July and brought with it lots of fancy new bits like a better game engine, more motion-captured action, Ball Tracker to imitate telly-style replays, and commentary from sort of famous person Jonathan Agnew.
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You are facing a very difficult situation, I know, because you don't want to meddle in your parents' lives or make the situation even worse than it is.
But as parents grow older, sometimes the roles they and their children once had become reversed. In other words, the children have to step in and become the "parents," and the parents slowly but surely become the "children"–dependent on their sons or daughters to take care of them. From what you say, this may be the situation you and your brother are facing.
I'm not a doctor, of course, but clearly something serious is happening to your mother, and she needs professional diagnosis and care. If she doesn't get it, the situation may only get worse–and the burden on your father will grow even heavier. Let him know you are concerned for both of them, and because you love them and want what's best for them, you will help him get medical attention for your mother. Together you can do it.
The Bible says, "Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you" (Deuteronomy 5:16). This commandment isn't just for us when we're young; it applies as long as they live. Ask God to give you wisdom as you seek to help your parents, and to honor Him–and them–by your love.


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On 22 July, a total solar eclipse will be able to be seen in India, a number of of the Japanese islands, Pacific Ocean and China.
The eclipse will start at dawn in the western division of India, move to the eastern division of India, cross to Mynamar and then move to the tiny islands of Japan & China. The eclipse will be the longest total eclipse this century, lasting 6 minutes and 39 seconds at its maximum point.
However, whilst scientist are flocking to Asia to see the eclipse, millions are planning to lock themselves indoors, giving in to superstitious myths about the phenomenon. What a shame.
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The move - in-line with industry best practice - follows shareholder objections to the two-year contract.
Tesco, which Sir Terry has cemented as the biggest UK supermarket, announced the change in a letter to shareholders.
Sir Terry's basic salary in 2002/03 was £916,000, but he received £2.84m following bonuses.
He is said to have been fully in favour of the switch to a one-year contract.
A Tesco spokesman said: "This gets us into line with best practice".
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At Tesco's annual general meeting last year up to 40% of shareholders failed to back the firm's remuneration report.
One investor said at the time that the board's arrangements were "an obscenity and out of touch with current thinking".
Two-year contracts for senior executives have become increasingly rare in corporate UK due to shareholder opposition.
Investors feel that directors on two-year deals stand to get higher payouts if they lose their jobs, something critics have dubbed "rewards for failure".


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Cosmopolitan's bread and butter is teaching women how to sex things up, in a billion different ways, which is precisely why we were shocked to read this cover line on their March Issue: "An Orgasm Almost Killed Her!" with the laughable tag, "We Are Not Kidding." Are they biting the hand that feeds, or has their crack team of journalists finally found a dark side to doing it?According to the article, the woman who wound up in the hospital was on birth control. Although she wasn't a smoker or had any other obvious risk factors, she got a blood clot in her leg from the pill. How did it cause her stroke-like symptoms? Dr. Amy Tuteur, a gynecologist, broke it down for us. Unfortunately, the blood clot was worsened by a hole in her heart — not the emotional kind we get from losing a lover, but the kind of hole that never closed up at birth. As fetuses, we all breathe through the umbilical chord, which passes air through a small opening in the heart. After birth, this hole seals up, but in this rare case, it didn't close all the way. When the pill caused a blood clot in her leg, it went straight to her heart and then shot up into this poor woman's brain. Good thing her boyfriend rushed her to the hospital and she was able to get treatment and survive.
Okay, compelling story, but what does an orgasm have to do with the near death experience? Well, having sex did raise her blood pressure, but so would something as simple as the abdominal pressure caused by coughing! While Cosmo is reminding us to be careful with birth control, we could live without the fear mongering, especially when the warning comes 10 pages after "5,678 Ways To Orgasm All Night Long!" [Salon]


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Marlins officially sign reliever Carlos Marmol to 1-year deal
The Marlins officially announced the signing of reliever Carlos Marmol to a one-year, $1.25 million deal on Tuesday afternoon.
The 31-year-old right-hander has a 23-32 record and 3.46 ERA in parts of eight big league seasons. The Cubs traded him to the Dodgers in 2013 after he struggled in 31 appearances with a 5.36 ERA. With Los Angeles, he posted a 2.53 ERA in 21 1/3 innings.
Marmol spent three seasons (2010-12) as Chicago's primary closer, tallying 117 saves (28 blown). His career year came in 2010 when he closed 38 games.
Since the start of the 2008 season, Marmol leads all relievers in appearances (426), strikeouts (575) and his .176 opponents' average ranks fifth.
"With the signing of Carlos, we add a proven reliever with experience in the late innings," president of baseball operations Michael Hill said in a statement. "We are thrilled to add a player of his quality to an already deep bullpen."
To make room for him on the 40-man roster, Miami designated reliever Chris Hatcher for assignment. Four days ago, the Marlins signed infielder Jeff Baker to a two-year contract and designated outfielder Jimmy Paredes.
Miami also signed right-hander Chaz Roe to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. The 27-year-old went 1-0 with a 4.03 ERA in 21 appearances for the Diamondbacks last season — his first in the majors. There are 69 players slated to be in camp.
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Brave New 1984…
Readers may well have seen this photo, which has been making its way across the web:
If the irony seems too perfect, it's because it is… It is a crop of this photo:
… one of Steve Ullathorne's "Restyles of the Dead and Famous," a collection of subtly– and pointedly– altered photos.
So, if the image isn't, after all, an "actual" evocation of Orwell's Oceania, it is a pretty powerful portrait of "Big Brother"…
Still, it may be that Orwell's worries, while all-too-prescient, were less valent than Huxley's– that our challenge isn't so much the fear-infected world of 1984 as it is the soma-laced, desire-driven future of Brave New World:
Orwell was almost exactly wrong in a strange way. He thought the world would end with Big Brother watching us, but it ended with us watching Big Brother.
As we practice our newspeak, we might recall that it was on this date in 1943 that the "White Rose," a student protest group, painted "Freedom" and "Down with Hitler" on the walls of the University of Munich. The leaders of the group were arrested two days later, and beheaded on February 22.
Hans Scholl, his sister Sophie Scholl, and Christoph Probst- leaders of the White Rose (source)
"First Impressions"…
… was the tentative title with which Jane Austen worked before she settled on Pride and Prejudice.
George Orwell's publisher convinced him that "The Last Man in Europe" simply wasn't going to send copies flying off booksellers' shelves, convincing Orwell to switch to his back-up title, 1984.
Discover more literary "might-have-beens," featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Joseph Heller, Bram Stoker, and others– at Mentalfloss.
As we think again about our vanity plate orders, we might recall that it was on this date in 1943 that then-26-year-old poet Robert Lowell, scion of an old Boston family that had included a President of Harvard, an ambassador to the Court of St. James, and the ecclesiastic who founded St. Marks School, was sentenced to jail for a year for evading the draft. An ardent pacifist, Lowell refused his service in objection to saturation bombing in Europe. He served his time in New York's West Street jail.
Lowell (left) in 1941, with (his then wife) novelist Jean Stafford, and their friend, novelist and short-story writer Peter Taylor, at Kenyon College, where they studied with John Crowe Ranson (source)
Ignorance is strength…
From where Winston stood it was just possible to read, picked out on its white face in elegant lettering, the three slogans of the Party:
– George Orwell, 1984
China's State Council Information Office (SCIO), an arm of the Central Propaganda Department, operates an "Internet Affairs Bureau" to oversee all web sites that publish news, both the official sites of news organizations and independents.
This Internet Affairs Bureau sends very specific instructions to all large news web sites, often multiple times per day. Sometimes these instructions ban contents outright, but often they instruct web sites to highlight or suppress certain type of opinions or information– in a very detailed manner. Consider these directives (issued March 23, 2010; translated by the China Digital Times):
(The link to "China's princelings" goes here.)
On the subject of Google's exit from China (well, to Hong Kong; excellent background piece from PRI's The World here), the Bureau had very specific instructions (again, translated by the CDT):
But technology marches on… these government directives are meant to be confidential. But while they are not showing up on web sites per se in China, some of their recipients– the web editors at whom they are aimed– are using Twitter, Sinaweibo (Sina's popular micro-blogging service), and other social media to slip them into cyberspace. To wit, the CDT coverage.
It should come as no surprise then that the SCIO is expanding: an "Internet Affairs Bureau 2" is being established to control social media and other Web 2.0 services driven by user-generated content. (More background on Chinese "management of web content" here.)
As we remark that a vigorous independent media is the infrastructure of democracy, and that it is an issue of some valence not just in China, but essentially everywhere in the world,* we might recall that it was on this date in 1936 that a German referendum ratified Deutschland's armed occupation of the Rhineland earlier that month, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler acted when he did for a variety of reasons, main among them that France, the most directly-affected/threatened other nation, was in internal political and financial disarray, and that Germany was in the midst of an economic crisis of its own, from which the Fuhrer needed a foreign policy distraction… the Chancellor's timing was good: France's response was limited to a strongly-worded condemnation, and 99% of the votes cast in the German referendum (44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters), were in support.
* For peeks at two very different examples of action that can matter, check out The Censorship Research Center and The Media Development Loan Fund…


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MARSH Farm is gearing up for the return of Kids Fest, which last year saw more than 9,000 children take over the site.
This year, organisers are expecting nearly 15,000 over the weekend of August 8-10, which will see Bob the Builder, Postman Pat, Rastamouse and Fireman Sam take to the stage and entertain the crowds.
Billed as "Glastonbury for kids", it's not just one stage full of amazing acts.
Hundreds of activities will take place over the weekend, which will include play, learning, creating and farm time fun.
There will be a whole range of inflatables, such as bouncy castles and bouncy slides, and the thrill of the funfair, including a helter skelter. There will be magic, mayhem and pesky pets, pirate battles and circus acts, dance workshops and rugby for tots.
And, of course, there will be the chance to meet the animals on the farm.
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French presidential contender François Hollande will be questioned by police investigating a writer's accusations that ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her, legal sources said on Tuesday.
The lawyer for writer Tristane Banon says she had informed Mr. Hollande about the alleged incident in 2003, when he was head of the Socialist Party, raising questions as to how much he knew and whether he should have raised the alarm.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn, once the party's leading candidate for next year's French presidential election, was arrested by police in New York in May on charges of attempting to rape a hotel maid there.
The case has damaged the Socialist Party and threatens to poison the run-up to the election next April, a contest in which Mr. Hollande is now the leading contender in the opinion polls.
"There's nothing new. Mr. Hollande isn't being targeted in particular," the legal source told Reuters, confirming a report in Tuesday's Le Figaro newspaper that the Socialist would be interviewed by investigators.
The source did not say when police would question Mr. Hollande, but the newspaper said it would be in September.
Nothing to hide
Mr. Hollande himself told Le Monde newspaper Ms. Banon's mother had contacted him at the time of the alleged incident, and he had suggested contacting the police if there was a problem.
"I've nothing to hide and nothing to feel uneasy about, but I will not allow this case to be exploited politically," Le Monde quoted him as saying.
French police are questioning a number of people with links to the case in a preliminary investigation to establish whether a full inquiry is justified.
Ms. Banon's mother, Socialist councillor Anne Mansouret, spoke to police last week.
According to French news magazine L'Express, Ms. Mansouret told police that she herself had once had a
consensual but rough sexual encounter with Mr. Strauss-Kahn, a one-off event she had previously kept to herself.
Ms. Mansouret, contacted by Reuters, said she would not comment on what she had told police as part of a closed -doors judicial process or
on press reports of that hearing.
On Monday, Mr. Strauss-Kahn's daughter from his second marriage, Camille Strauss-Kahn, was interviewed. Her mother, Brigitte Guillemette, was questioned on Friday, the legal sources said.
Ms. Banon filed a legal complaint at the start of July, alleging that Mr. Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in 2003 when she went to interview him in a sparsely furnished flat in Paris.
Investigators have opened a preliminary probe to assess the merits of the complaint, cross-checking dates and addresses and summoning for questioning people that Ms. Banon refers to in her allegation.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn has filed a counterclaim for defamation.
In New York, lawyers representing the hotel maid who accused Mr. Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault met New York prosecutors, but it was not immediately clear what they discussed.
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Globaltourniquet - (was TPLN) 21:36, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
I'll try and get this after I get out of work tomorrow, provided something doesn't come up. —Unführer Guildy Ritter von Guildensternenstein 03:41, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
- K, I got this. —Unführer Guildy Ritter von Guildensternenstein 23:53, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
|This is alright, though, like your other recent film article, it is essentially a one-joke show, said joke being: "Gilliam takes films way over budget, sit back and let me explain how." There is nothing wrong with this--it's actually quite funny--but I think you need a bit more. I was thinking maybe you could do something along the lines of "the critical success of Terry Gilliam's films--barring other variables--is directly related to how far they go over budget," and then maybe make a chart demonstrating this. That, or perhaps lampoon the ridiculous premises of his movies a bit more, like you do at the end of the Time Bandits section. After all, with a movie about a time-traveler from the near future trying to stop the Army of the Twelve Monkeys from destroying the world with a super-virus, how could you go wrong?
|On the one hand, it's simple and eloquent. On the other hand, perhaps a bit too much so. See my above comment.
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|Everything's solid, though there are a few minor things. In the second paragraph, it should be "Gilliam" instead of "he," the last sentence of the Time Bandits section should say "who," instead of "[comma] so they," minor things like that. Just give it a quick once-over proofread and this becomes an 8 or 9, easy.
|To quote Gilliam/your article, "pedestrian." The bit about Bruce Willis's hair is great, and the other images are good. I would suggest adding another one in either the Tideland Or Imaginarium... section, to balance out the sizeable amount of text there.
|Feels like you deserve better than what the average would've been.
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|Fix it up just a tad, and broaden the comedic angle, and again, like with Jim Jarmusch, you'll have a feature-worthy article that hopefully comes in under budget.
|—Unführer Guildy Ritter von Guildensternenstein 00:20, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
Can I make a fly-by suggestion? Lose a few of the lesser-known films. Currently this reads too much like a chronological saga where each subject is covered equally just for the purpose of being encyclopaedic. It's okay to write a piece about someone using a selected filmography/discography, you know? IronLung 22:05, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


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Columbus Police Officer Accused of Crashing While Driving Drunk
Columbus Police Officer Accused of Crashing While Driving Drunk
Columbus Police Officer Accused of Crashing While Driving Drunk
A Columbus police officer is on desk duty after he was charged with OVI after a crash near New Albany February 27.
Columbus police officer Russell Redman III is facing a drunk driving charge.
Redman III is 25 years old and has been a Columbus police officer for three years.
A Columbus Police spokesperson said Redman is relieved of his gun and badge and is on administrative duty while a criminal investigation is underway.
Dash camera video from a Franklin County Sheriff deputies cruiser shows the deputy arriving to the scene of the crash just before two o'clock in the morning.
The crash report lists the driver of the truck at fault. It says Redman did not stop at the stop sign while heading east on Walnut Street. Deputies say he collided with 22-year-old Breanna Baumgartner, who was heading south on US Route 62.
The young woman's mother told 10TV the 22-year-old was on her way to pick up her boyfriend from work when that crash happened.
The cruiser video shows the car far off in the field, beyond the point of impact at the intersection. A tow truck hauled away Redman's mangled truck.
Baumgartner's mother says Breanna didn't know at the time that Redman is a Columbus police officer.
According to the report, Redman was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash and refused a test.
Baumgartner's mother tells 10TV she believes God was looking out for her daughter after she walked away from such an intense collision. She says her daughter was concerned about Redman's well-being.
Neither people involved in the crash wanted to speak on camera. Redman is now facing a charge of failure to yield at the stop sign and OVI.
The head of the police union tells 10TV their internal investigation won't begin until the criminal investigation is complete.


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It Has Come to This — Close-to-Death Cash-Strapped Americans Selling Their Life Insurance Policies
We have such an eroded public safety net that folks are reduced to selling their life insurance policies for the sake of paying their medical bills
By John Gravois
When we think of "innovative financial products," we probably think of credit-default swaps, collateralized debt obligations, and other ghoulish abstractions that we nervously half-remember from that last Michael Lewis book we read. We probably don't think of life insurance. But a fascinating new article in the New York Times Magazine gives a very informative tour through the "life-settlements business:" an emerging marketplace whereby people who need cash near what is ostensibly the end of their life sell their life insurance policies to a third party for a price.
Here's how it works: once a person decides to sell his/her life insurance policy, the third-party investor does a bunch of research, usually based on the the seller's medical records, to see how long the person is likely to live. (This is important, as the third party investor is on the hook to pay the sick/dying person's life insurance premiums until their death.) Then the seller and the investor agree on a price. Say we're talking about a $500,000 life insurance policy, and a person with a two-year life expectancy; the investor might offer $300,000, in hopes that the difference will both cover the cost of paying premiums for the rest of the seller's life and leave room for profit.
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This is definitely Yahoo Mail's week to shine. First they decided to offer their customers "unlimited" mail storage earlier this week, and now they've announced that they're opening up their API for users to tinker around with.
Depending on the type of account that you have with Yahoo Mail, you'll be offered different access. If you're an ordinary Yahoo Mail user, the API will include methods for listings folders, moving messages, listing messages etc. If you're a Premium Account Holder (you have to pay), you'll have access to message text, attachments, the message search feature, etc.
Premium account holders who use the API to create cool apps which then draw in new premium users will be offered monetary compensation – $10.00 per app according to CNet. Now web developers will have the chance to get creative and design new applications to make the experience even better.
One of the first mashups that used the Yahoo Mail API came out of Yahoo's Hack day last year. The mashup allows users to send postcards via Flickr. Using a Greasemonkey script and the Yahoo Mail API, they were able to create a "send postcard" feature in Flickr. The image above shows what the "send postcard" feature looks like in Flickr, and the image below shows what the postcard looks like when the recipient receives it.
If you'd like to see how it was created, Leah Culver explains in this video:
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THE focus has fallen on a prominent amateur photographer who has been behind the lens at a camera club for more than 40 years.
Clive Haynes, who lives in Battenhall, Worcester, has been made an honorary life member of the Worcestershire Camera Club.
The honour means Mr Haynes joins a very elite group – the club, which trace sits roots back to 1896, has only three life members. It is an accolade given for "exceptional services".
The veteran snapper said: "I am surprised and very pleased to be honoured by my fellow photographers.
"The life membership award came completely out of the blue and is certainly something I hadn't expected.
"The club provides an excellent source of inspiration and learning for anyone interested in photography.
"Over the many years of my membership, the club has enabled me to share the joy of photography with others.
"It's been my pleasure to help people understand and improve their photography and to be part of this wonderful photographic community."
And chairman of the group, Tony Gervis, said Mr Haynes' dedication to his photography made him stand out among contributors.
"Clive is a long-standing member, having joined the club in the 1960s, although he can't claim a full half-century yet as he did have some time off for good behaviour," he said.
"He has served the club for many years in various roles, including that of chairman twice, in 1974 and 1984.
"He is a photographer of national standing, and regularly lectures, writes and exhibits.
"As a Yorkshireman, I would also note that people pay good money for the pearls of wisdom that we get from him on club nights and at the digital group."
"We know that there are very many members without whose hard work and sterling service we would not have the great club that we do, and we are always very grateful to them, but sometimes there are those whose contribution is genuinely extraordinary in some way."


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Natrol Menopause Formula is one of the best over the counter menopause supplements! This formula has a high amount of calcium, and is hormone free! It also has effective natural ingredients like soy and black cohosh which is known to reduce menopause symptoms! You can easily purchase this from drug stores or even online! Any Suggestions here?
It was very nice of you to write your story!!!!! It was also wonderful how you described the different hormones!!!!!!!I would love to know what natural progesterone cream you do use!!!! You didn't mention where or how you received it!!!!
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JJ,First of all, how old are you?? An understanding of what menopause is, your symptoms and various issues you are having to resolve not only your night sweats would be helpful! Very few over the counter products are an instant remedy!This article may help you to understand about menopause!What is menopause??Menopause is the cessation (end) of menstrual bleeding signaling that estrogen production has fallen to a very low level, preventing the build up and shedding of uterine tissue every month (menstruation) ! It is the mark of the end of reproduction!The drop in levels of estrogen is due to the inability of the ovaries to manufacture the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone! A woman is never totally deficient of estrogen, although her estrogen levels drop below a point that creates monthly menstrual cycles!In other words, menopause is a marker of ovarian failure, because the body can no longer ripen and mature the remaining follicles into eggs for fertilization! This happens around about age 50-55, although women are entering menopause much earlier now!It is the follicles within the ovaries that produce the vast majority of estrogen and progesterone which is produced after the ovary has popped (ovulation)!Symptoms of MenopauseMenopausal symptoms are triggered by the drop of estrogen, and varying in intensity!These are the most common:absence of periods hot flushes / flashes aches and pains – joint, neck, backache dizziness headaches vaginal dryness or itching bladder problems – stress incontinence, other irritations, prone to infections dry and aging skin – loss of elasticity crawling or itching sensations under skin poor sleep patterns – commonly waking 12pm, 2am and 4am foggy thinking emotional changes – anxiety, irritability, depression, loss of self-esteem, lacking confidence, panic attacks, and many more physical exhaustionEasing the Symptoms of MenopauseAs we age and enter menopause, our hormone levels abruptly change, heralding a degree of discomfort (and risk) for some! But lets state for the record that not every woman requires hormone replacement therapy!A vast majority of menopausal problems can be avoided by good nutrition, avoidance of toxins, regular moderate exercise, some lifestyle changes and regular salivary hormone profiles to ensure our hormones continue to fall within an ideal reference range!If you experience any of the symptoms listed above (that are associated with estrogen dominance), then supplementing with natural progesterone cream will certainly help!Progesterone therapy will not cause a woman to go back into monthly cycles if she has truly entered menopause because it is estrogen that creates the monthly cycles not progesterone! The build up of the endometrial tissue is under the influence of estrogen, not progesterone!It is the drop of estrogen that signals menopause and stops your period! A woman can have stopped ovulating, and be infertile many years before her periods stop!If you would like more important information on Natural Progesterone, or have other questions, Ill try to answer; please reply! Im 54 in post menopause and use a natural progesterone cream that has helped me, plus eating organic fresh, frozen fruits and vegetables! Less processed foods the better, some exercise is beneficial also! Peggy
There are also other OTC menopausal medications but ALWAYS check the ingredients and ask a pharmacist if it is safe to take with your current medications.
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Something the New York Knicks have been missing lately has been focus and determination. At the beginning of the season, it seemed like no team wanted to win more than the Knicks. They were focused for every single game and refused to lose without a fight, but lately, that hasn't been the case. That's one of the reasons the front office felt it was time fore a change.
When the NBA trade deadline approached, the New York Knicks tried to figure out how they could mix things up a little bit without messing up team chemistry. They decided to jettison Ronnie Brewer to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2014 second round pick and make room to add more depth to their frontcourt. They found that depth in free agent forward Kenyon Martin. The signing made it a total of six former Denver Nuggets players back together in New York: Carmelo Anthony, Martin, J.R. Smith, Marcus Camby, Raymond Felton and James White.
Martin's assimilation to the Knicks roster should be a fairly easy one. Not only has be played with Anthony, Smith, Camby and White in Denver, but he was also a teammate of Jason Kidd as a New Jersey Nets star and knows Kurt Thomas from his ties to Texas.
Marc Berman of the New York Post reports Carmelo Anthony support the Knicks bringing in Kenyon Martin as long as he's physically and mentally ready.
"If he's in shape and locked in, I think he can be a big attribute to this team,'' Anthony said before last night's defeat. "I've been able to play with him for a few years and I know from a basketball standpoint what he brings to the game when he's locked in and focused. I haven't talked to him yet. People that I know have spoken to him and say he's been playing and he's in shape, ready and focused. As long as that's the plan, we're all for it.''
Anthony's words are wise. Not only can Martin bring a lot to this team, but he is also the constant professional; a very focused and locked in basketball player for every time he takes the court. However, that doesn't just apply to Martin. Anthony and the rest of the team must follow suit. This team has showed a lack of focus all season.
They are far too easily rattled and taken out of their game. The word has been spread to the other teams around the NBA: get physical with the Knicks and they'll lose their cool. It is clear that this team lacks the focus on winning and gets into arguments and confrontations over things not going their way.
Quite frankly, this season's Knicks team wasn't suppose to have these problems. This veteran laden roster was suppose to have their eye on a championship at all times. They weren't supposed to be easily rattled. They weren't supposed to let opponents' physicality or the referees break their focus. The fact that actually has broke their focus is disturbing.
If the Knicks intend on getting their season back on track and fighting for the chance to get a championship, they are going to have to stop getting rattled and remain focused on their goals. They need to get tough. They need to move the ball on offense and play tough defense. Most of all, their concentration should be on winning every night and not putting up numbers or looking good doing it.
A win is a win is a win. If they concentrate on winning every night, those wins will add up and help them reach their goals of home court advantage in the playoffs and put them in the position to succeed in the post-season. That's going to be very hard to do if they can't stay mentally strong.Tags: Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, James White, Kenyon Martin, Kurt Thomas, Marcus Camby, NBA, New York, New York Knicks, Raymond Felton, Ronnie Brewer


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Located in the north London district of South Hampstead on the busy Finchley Road opposite Swiss Cottage Underground (tube) Station (Jubilee Line). The Odeon Swiss Cottage was one of the original cinemas in the Oscar Deutsch chain of Odeon Theatres Ltd. It opened on 4th September 1937 with Leslie Banks starring in "Farewell Again". It was one of only nine of the original Odeon Theatres to be equipped with a theatre organ, in this instance it was a Compton 3Manual/8Ranks (with Melotone & Grand Piano)and illuminated console which was opened by organist Alfred Richards.
The exterior of the building was rather plain and was basically a brick box. The facade relieved of its drabness by a series of seven tall recessed windows which let light into the circle foyer. Inside the auditorium, there were a series of stepped deep troughs on both the ceiling and side walls that contained indirect lighting. The original seating capacity was 2,115; with 1,281 in the stalls and 834 in the circle.
This interior was 'modernised' in 1960 and from 25th February 1973 the Odeon became a triple screen operation which were located in the former circle and two smaller screens in the rear stalls area. From 19th June 1992 three further screens were added which were located in the former front stalls, on the stage and in the fomer circle foyer. There is now little remaining of the original decorative features within the building, but the exterior remains basically as built.
It continued as a 6 screen Odeon with seating capacities in the screens given in 2008 as; 715, 111, 217, 120, 154 and 156, giving a total seating capacity for 1,473. Catering to the local community, despite newer purpose built multiplex cinemas operating in the neighborhood.
It was closed in April 2011, for a complete modernisation which included installation of an IMAX auditorium, new seats and screens, and re-opened on 16th September 2011. Now with 5 screens, the 307-seat IMAX screen is located in the former circle, the side-walls of which have been brought in by around 12 feet on each side. There is an original decorative plaster band and one of the lighting troughs in the ceiling, but are difficult to see as the entire space is painted a dark blue. A new projection box has been built at the rear of the former circle, with the original projection box behind the rear circle back wall now abandoned. The other screens seat;171, 76, 61 & 61. All are fully digital, although the 171 seat screen has retained a 35mm projector.
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The night before setting off on a three-week camping trip from London to Istanbul and back (stopping in Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, etc.), we went to the Odeon Swiss Cottage to see "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium." A nice send-off for a great trip, and an impressive visit to one of Britain's massive Odeons of the thirties.
A recent exterior view here:
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A fairly recent photograph of the Odeon Swiss Cottage:
In spite of this theatre having seen a great deal of change, I find this is still one of the few local cinemas in London that has an excellent atmosphere, and I do love watching films here. I just hope it keeps going.
Nice photos Lost Memory!!
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exterior daytime 2005
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sc1 ceiling plasterwork detail
Members may be interested to know that I tried to discover from Odeon whether or not the renovations would lead to the destruction of the still-marvellous Screen 1 (old circle) : they refused to comment, which makes me think that sadly it will. I believe the venue is now slated to re-open not in the summer, but early autumn 2011.
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I visited the Swiss Cottage Odeon today to see their IMAX presentation of Skyfall. I am normally very critical of Odeon sites but this one exceeds all expectations. There is little remaining of the Art Deco interior but at least the circle foyer has been reinstated and is now the stylish Amber Bar. The Imax auditorium, the former circle is massive and the deco ceiling troughs are still in situ and the screen presentation was impressive.
In 1937 the premiere of "Dark Journey" was given here, attended by its stars Conrad Veidt & Vivien Leigh.
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The maturation of Wake Forest's offensive line will be critical this spring, as the Deacs have to replace four starters up front. As the team prepares to start its spring practices on Thursday, coach Jim Grobe said "it's not a good confidence level right now" in the rookies.
Not only does he expect that to change, though, Grobe said this group has the potential to be even more athletic than last year's veteran line.
"I hope to feel better after spring practice," Grobe said. "A lot of these kids are more athletic than the kids we played this year, but they just don't have much game experience. My honest feeling is that we can actually be improved from an athletic standpoint, but the experience is something you can't give them. They've got to earn that."
Grobe said it's unlikely he'd gamble with a true freshman on the offensive line, though former guard Joe Looney started there as a true freshman. The good news for the Deacs is that they shouldn't have to turn to freshmen because of the depth on the line. The staff also moved Ramon Booi from the defensive line to the offensive line, where he should have a better chance to see playing time. The Deacs also have a solid center returning in Garrick Williams. Grobe said that Williams struggles a bit with his weight, but if he can continue to improve, he'll be the anchor of the line.
Grobe said the staff is also excited about the potential of guard Antonio Ford, who is very talented but doesn't have a lot of experience, and tackle Daniel Blitch. Tackle Steven Chase has seen some meaningful reps in his career as a part-time starter at left tackle, but Grobe said Chase is sometimes a "knothead" who has taken his position for granted a little bit. Guard Colin Summers played sparingly at the end of 2011, but he was unsure of where to go at times, and needs some more work with the playbook.
Once this group comes together, though, Grobe said he is expecting good things.
"I really feel like last year's class was special because they were experienced, and tough and great kids, good attitudes, all those kinds of things," Grobe said. "But I think this group up front, I think we might find, at least from a starting five, and maybe six or seven guys, that we may not be as grizzled and tough and experienced but we might be a little bit better from an athletic standpoint."


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text: London (ANI): Former Bond girl Jane Seymour has shed her brunette tresses for a trimmed redhead look in a new TV series. The 57-year-old actress will play TV host turned detective in the ITV Global Entertainment television movie, Dear Prudence, which is to be turned into a series next year. She plays an advice guru Prudence McCoy who, after hearing that the son of friends is found dead, becomes a crime-solving agony aunt. First of all, I just felt I should be a redhead with short hair, the Daily Express quoted Seymour as saying. It was quite a different feeling being a redhead, I must confess. I did it because I think Prudence is quite fiery and perky. Shes a very strong-willed character. I kind of made her very English even more English than I am! she added.


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03 Arsenal Boys are off to the Starfire Tournament in WA! Good Luck Team!August 29, 2013 | Posted by Jo Reid
The 03 Boys team traveling to the 2013 Starfire Labor Day Tournament in Seattle, Washington.
They have been playing together for 2 years now and they looking forward to some diverse competition and their first opportunity to travel outside the State.
Follow them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ArsenalToStarfire
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Zuma seeks mines stability, S.African rand plummets
South Africa's rand hit the 10.0 rand against the dollar mark Thursday as President Jacob Zuma moved to restore investor confidence by urging stability in the mining sector after economic growth hit a fresh low.
The currency which has been on a downward slide in recent weeks, extended its loss to its lowest level against the dollar in four years.
The downward spiral has seen the rand loose 18 percent of its value since the start of this year.
Gross Domestic Product figures released this week showed that Africa's wealthiest economy grew by just 0.9 percent in the first quarter as the country faces the prospect of renewed labour unrest in the mining sector.
Zuma said the damaging low growth figures means that "we must strengthen economic performance and increase the rate of investment," Zuma told a news conference.
"Growth in the remaining three quarters of the year will have to be much higher, for us to achieve the projected annual growth of 2.7 percent."
Opposition and analysts said Zuma's speech lacked details of concrete action to rein in the economic slide.
The vital mining sector, which rakes in around 60 percent of export earnings, has seen a rash of wildcat strikes sparked by wage demands and union rivalry.
"Everything we do must be designed to strengthen and stabilise the sector," said Zuma.
The industry was hit by a crippling wave of unrest last year, sparked by police shooting dead 34 protesters at platinum giant Lonmin during an illegal wage strike.
This year, as the wage bargaining season begins, one union has demanded pay hikes of up to 60 percent for some workers.
"We call for fair and expeditious settlements of wage negotiations that can contribute to the attainment of the country's job creation and job retention goals," said Zuma.
He announced that his deputy Kgalema Motlanthe, was leading a panel of ministers in talks with business and labour in a bid to address the mining sector troubles.
Zuma flies out to Japan on Thursday for an African development conference and said upon his return next week he will hold talks with leaders in the sector.
The World Bank added to the gloom of the South African economy on Wednesday by lowering its growth forecast to 2.5 percent for the year down from 3.2 percent with a warning on labour volatility on mines.
Noting last year's disruptive relations, particularly on wage bargaining outside standard channels, the lender said labour market ties could have a lasting effect.
"Firms are delaying investment and hiring decisions-and as a result slowing the rebound of private investment and household consumption," it said.
Last year's wave of militant shut downs across miners helped to push growth downward from 3.5 percent in 2011 to 2.5 percent last year.
The year has already seen worrying signs, from strikes to rubber bullets being fired at mines.
A turf rivalry is being waged between the main National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and a smaller upstart Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU).
Earlier this month, the world's number one platinum producer Anglo American Platinum announced 6,000 lay-offs -- raising the risk of renewed union unhappiness.
Sibanye Gold on Wednesday also announced it will shed 1,110 jobs.
But the main opposition, the Democratic Alliance castigated Zuma for not doing enough to address the economic downturn.
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Infliximab Treatment Along With Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin in the Treatment of Hepatitis C (PARTNER)
This study has been completed.
Nizar Zein
Centocor, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Nizar Zein, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 3, 2007
Last updated: November 14, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
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The aim of the study is to investigate in subjects receiving their first course of peg-interferon α-2b plus ribavirin therapy for chronic HCV infection (genotype 1) whether the addition of infliximab to a standard regimen of pegylated interferon α-2b in combination with ribavirin:
- increases the proportion of subjects attaining a sustained virological response SVR (undetectable blood Hepatitis C viral load 6 months after treatment)
- improves the safety profile compared to the same regimen without infliximab
|Hepatitis C
|Drug: Infliximab Other: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Infliximab (Remicade®) as an Adjunct to Pegylated- Interferon α-2b and Ribavirin in the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis C
Drug Information available for: Interferon Ribavirin InfliximabU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Nizar Zein, Cleveland Clinic Foundation:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Compare proportion of chronic hepatitis C subjects (treatment naive,Genotype 1) who achieve SVR at week 72, after 48 weeks of treatment. [ Time Frame: Study start to study end ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Compare proportion with non-detectable HCV-RNA after 24 and 48 wks of therapy. Compare the proportion with normal ALT after 12 , 24, 48 wks and after 24 wks of tx-free FU after 48 wks of tx. [ Time Frame: Start of study to end of study ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: A
Infliximab: 48 weeks of therapy with the combination of PEG INF-2b/RBV plus adjuvant infliximab
Drug: Infliximab
Infliximab weight based injection at baseline, weeks 2,6,14,22,30,38,46
Placebo Comparator: B
Placebo: 48 weeks of therapy with Placebo and PEG INF-2b/RBV
Other: Placebo
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subjects, >18 years of age with proven chronic (greater than 6 months) hepatitis C infection (genotype 1) who have never been treated with pegylated interferon α-2b and /or ribavirin.
Criteria for inclusion in this trial are as follows:
- Male or female, 18 years of age or older
- Positive HCV RNA, Genotype 1, treatment naïve (never received pegylated interferon and / or ribavirin)
- Evidence of chronic HCV infection for at least six months prior to screening
- Findings on liver biopsy within the past 36 months that are consistent with the presence of chronic hepatitis C infection.
- Negative hepatitis B surface antigen
- No evidence of hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobin ≥12 g/dL for females and ≥13 g/dL for males
- WBC ≥3.0 x 109/L and neutrophils ≥1.5 x 109/L
- Platelets ≥80 x109/L
- Direct Bilirubin WNL +/- 50% of central laboratory normal range. Total bilirubin ≤1.6.
- Albumin within normal limits
- Serum creatinine within normal limits.
- Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels within normal limits
- Men and women of childbearing potential must use two forms of adequate birth control measures for the duration of the study and should continue such precautions for 6 months after receiving the last infusion.
- Subjects with a history of mild depression may be considered for entry into this study.
- No history of latent or active TB.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant, nursing, or planning pregnancy within 6 months after the last infusion and men with partners who are pregnant at baseline or intend to become pregnant within 6 months after the last infusion.
- Known allergy against infliximab, ribavirin, or pegylated interferon
- Decompensated liver disease characterized as decreased hepatic synthetic functioning with abnormal albumin and bilirubin levels, prolonged prothrombin time or complications including ascites or recent variceal bleeding
- have a history of latent or active granulomatous infection, including TB, histoplasmosis, or coccidiomycosis (Valley Fever)
- History of autoimmune hepatitis or a history of poorly controlled autoimmune disease
- Use of other systemic anti-inflammatory medication except NSAIDs and low dose systemic steroids
- Previous treatment with monoclonal antibodies or antibody fragments
- History of receiving human/murine recombinant products or a known allergy to murine products
- Documentation of seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- History of alcohol or substance abuse within the preceding 6 months that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risks associated with study participation or study agent administration, or may interfere with interpretation of results
- History of serious infections (e.g., hepatitis, pneumonia or pyelonephritis) in the previous 3 months
- Opportunistic infection within 6 months prior to screening
- History of lymphoproliferative disease
- Currently have any known malignancy or have a history of malignancy within the previous 5 years, with the exception of basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been fully excised with no evidence of recurrence
- Current signs or symptoms of severe, progressive or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, or cerebral disease
- Treatment with any other therapeutic agent targeted at reducing TNF within 3 months of screening
- Presence of a transplanted solid organ
- Concomitant diagnosis or history of congestive heart failure
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00512278
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00512278
|United States, California
|Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
|United States, Florida
|Advanced Medical Research Center
|Port Orange, Florida, United States, 32127
|United States, Kentucky
|University of Louisville
|Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 440292
|United States, Ohio
|Case Medical Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
|Cleveland Clinic
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|United States, Texas
|The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75203
|Brooke Army Medical Center
|San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78234
Sponsors and Collaborators
Nizar Zein
Centocor, Inc.
|Principal Investigator:
|Nizar N Zein, MD
|The Cleveland Clinic
More Information
Keywords provided by Nizar Zein, Cleveland Clinic Foundation:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 17, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Nizar Zein, Associate Professor of Medicine; Chief, Section of Hepatobiliary Diseases; Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00512278 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 3, 2007
|Last Updated:
|November 14, 2012
Keywords provided by Nizar Zein, Cleveland Clinic Foundation:
Hepatitis C
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Flaviviridae Infections
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Dermatologic Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 17, 2017


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Car strikes, injures man at intersection
HONOLULU — Honolulu police said a man was struck and critically injured in a traffic accident.
Police describe the man as being in his early 30s. Police say officers recognized the victim as a homeless man.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports a 77-year-old woman was driving a compact car just before 8 p.m. Wednesday and struck the man at Makaloa and Kaheka streets.
Police said the pedestrian was in the middle of the intersection and not in a marked crosswalk.
The impact shattered the car windshield. Neither the driver nor her three passengers were injured.
The name of the injured man was not immediately reported.
Severed cable knocks out Pearl City phones
HONOLULU — A spokeswoman for Hawaiian Telecom says a would-be copper thief may be responsible for an outage that left more than 200 Pearl City customers without service.
Ann Nishida Fry told KHON-TV phone cable was found severed by a saw or other cutting device in Pacific Palisades.
She says someone would have had to cross through a half-mile of brush to reach the secluded spot and that the motive likely was copper theft.
Affected customers lost service for more than a day.
No copper cable was stolen. Nishida Fry said the cable contains a gel that sticks to copper and makes it undesirable for selling.
She said the crime is frustrating because it knocks service out to customers and poses a threat for repair crews.
Service was restored Wednesday.
6 Honolulu firefighters learning at Colo. wildfire
DEL NORTE, Colo. — Some firefighters from Hawaii are at the scene of the massive wildfire burning in southwestern Colorado.
Six firefighters from the Honolulu Fire Department have been shadowing commanders at the West Fork Fire complex. Fire managers said Thursday they're there to learn more about the management of long-term incidents because their incidents only last a day or two.
The original fire started three weeks ago and has since grown to include two more fires burning on a total of 130 square miles. It's forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from the summer retreat of South Fork and closed a stretch of a key roadway. Firefighters are pinning their hopes on controlling the fire on the arrival of afternoon thunderstorms during monsoon season. That typically starts in July.


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Corby accepts Seven's cash offer
Mercedes Corby's defamation case against the Seven Network has formally ended with NSW Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Simpson congratulating both parties on reaching an undisclosed settlement.
Lawyers for Ms Corby told the court today they had accepted a confidential payout from Seven in her high-profile defamation claim.
Ms Corby, the sister of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, last week won her defamation suit against Seven, its program Today Tonight, presenter Anna Coren and reporter Brian Seymour.
She took the action over a series of interviews with her former best friend Jodie Power, broadcast in February last year.
A Sydney jury found the programs made a number of defamatory implications against Ms Corby, including that she was a drug smuggler, a drug dealer and posed a threat to the safety of Ms Power.
Seven announced late Friday it had settled the case ahead of a damages hearing, with reports suggesting the Corby camp had sought up to $2 million.
Network barrister Kieran Smark SC today told Justice Simpson the matter had been confidentially settled, and formal orders to that effect were handed up by Ms Corby's barrister, Stuart Littlemore QC.
Justice Simpson congratulated the parties and formally concluded the case.
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We'll cover some guidelines and decisions that a photographer will use to select the best possible tripod for their needs.
We'll cover some guidelines and decisions that a photographer will use to select the best possible tripod head for their needs.
Our guide discusses why we make our camera/lens plates (or brackets) the way we do and will help you find the right style for your needs.
Everything you need to know (and more) about our quick release clamps.
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Why should you invest in a quick-release system? Because screwing your camera or lens onto a platform with standard ¼"-20 screw is tedious and insecure. Not only is it a hassle to screw your gear onto that platform, but once installed the camera or lens is free to rotate; there's nothing to prevent it from coming loose. Why invest your money in a tripod and tripod head only to compromise your shots with an insecure connection between camera and head? Instead, adopt the Really Right Stuff quick-release system.
Really Right Stuff clamps are "open channel" clamps. The advantage of this design is the ability to freely slide the plate within the clamping channel: center your camera for panos, shift a telephoto lens fore or aft to find the best balance point.
Our quick-release system has two parts: a quick-release clamp and a quick-release plate. You always need both pieces of the system. The clamp will stay on your tripod head all the time, and the plate will stay on your camera all the time. You will need to purchase a separate quick-release plate for each camera or collared telephoto lens that you want to mount in the quick-release clamp on your tripod head.
RRS plates are custom sized. Small plates for small cameras, longer rails for big lenses.
The Really Right Stuff quick-release system is based on the dovetail rail use by the Arca-Swiss company. Our quick-release clamp incorporates an open-ended channel with compressing side jaws that grip the quick-release plate. Most other quick release clamping systems employ a design that utilizes a fixed cavity that accepts only one size mounting plate. But our open ended quick-release clamp offers an inherent advantage: Mounting plates can be made virtually any sizeshort for light loads or long for heavy loads. This is a critical edge since it permits the use of quick-release plates that can be individually optimized for each piece of equipment that will sit in the clamp. With fixed cavity clamps, the same "universal size" plate must serve for every piece of equipment from the lightest camera body to the most massive telephoto an obvious compromise. And compromised support yields compromised results.
There are a number of companies that sell gear based on the Arca-Swiss dovetail rail. In addition to Really Right Stuff, companies such as Wimberley, Markins, AcraTech, Foba, Novoflex, and Kirk sell gear that is commonly marketed as "Arca-Swiss style" or "Arca-type" or "Arca-Swiss compatible. Arcs-Swiss has never published a standard, so we developed our own and distributed it within the industry. In general, most of this gear is cross-compatible (but many Novoflex plates do not fit our screw-knob style clamps). For example, a Really Right Stuff L-plate will work just fine with the quick-release clamp on your Markins ballhead. And your Wimberley lens plates will work great with any Really Right Stuff clamp and ballhead. An exception to this is our lever-release clamp; read more about our lever-release clamp compatiblity here.
Really Right Stuff plates do not work with any Manfrotto, Bogen, or Gitzo quick-release clamps. Those companies have their own proprietary quick-release systems. They are not Really Right Stuff compatible. Only Manfrotto plates work with Manfrotto clamps. Only Bogen plates work with Bogen clamps. Only Gitzo plates work with Gitzo clamps.
As with any quick-release system, the Really Right Stuff quick-release system requires two parts: a plate and a clamp. You must have both pieces to make the system work.
The quick-release clamp is the foundation of the quick-release system. Our clamps can be mounted to just about anything: ballheads, pan-tilt heads, monopods, or even skydiving helmets (really, we're not kidding!). Once you have our quick-release clamp as your foundation, then you need to add a dedicated mounting plate for each piece of equipment that you want to mount in the clamp. Each camera body or collared lens will need its own mounting plate.
You own a Nikon D700 camera and these lenses: 17-55mm/f2.8, 105mm/f2.8 VR, and 70-200mm VR-II.
You need: a Really Right Stuff quick-release clamp, a Really Right Stuff plate for your camera body, and a Really Right Stuff plate for the collared 70-200mm lens. You don't need anything for the other two lenses because they don't have rotating tripod collars.
You own a Canon 1D Mark IV camera and these lenses: 17-55mm/f2.8, 180mm/f2.8 Macro, 70-200mm/f2.8L-IS
You need: a Really Right Stuff quick-release clamp, a Really Right Stuff plate for your camera body, and Really Right Stuff plates for the collared 180mm and 70-200mm lenses. You don't need anything for the other lens because it doesn't have a rotating tripod collar.
Really Right Stuff quick-release plates have a 45° dovetail that perfectly matches the dovetail jaws of our quick-release clamps. Most plates also come standard with safety stops that prevent the plates from accidentally slipping through the clamp. Our clamps integrate safety stop relief grooves that allow for greater adjustability. Plates can slide halfway through the clamp before stopping. Especially useful with long lenses when adjusting for the proper balance point.
All of our quick-release clamps are precision machined in the USA from solid aircraft grade aluminum and finished in a beautiful matte-black anodize. Excess mass is removed to minimize weight and all corners are radiused for comfort and beauty. Most clamps are contoured to incorporate a high contrast spirit level for quick initial leveling in the field.
Because the Really Right Stuff quick-release system offers implicit advantages, it's logical to buy a quality ballhead that comes with a Really Right Stuff clamp.
All of our ballheads can be purchased with our quick-release clamps already installed. We offer four sizes of ballheads: full-sized, mid-sized, compact, and ultra-light. We also offer a variety of different clamp styles to meet the needs of all shooters. Click here for more detailed information on Really Right Stuff ballheads.
There are a number of ballheads from other manufacturers that are available with Arca‑style clamps already mounted. These include the original Arca-Swiss B1, B1E, B1G Monoballs; the newer Arca-Swiss Z1sp, Z1dp, P1D, and C1 Cube; Foba's Superball & Mini-Superball; Kirk's BH-1 & BH-3; Acratech's Ultimate & V2 ballheads; Markin's MK-10 & MK-20 ballheads. There are also other good ballheads (notably Linhof Profi I and Profi II) that do not come with a quick-release clamp, but can be easily converted by adding one of our clamps. Click here for more detailed information on clamp compatibility with other heads.
All Really Right Stuff clamps are precision-machined in the USA from solid aircraft-grade aluminum and finished in a beautiful matte-black anodize. Excess mass is removed to minimize weight and all corners are radiused for comfort and beauty. Most clamps are contoured to incorporate a high contrast spirit level for quick initial leveling in the field, and safety stop relief grooves allow for generous adjustability. All Really Right Stuff clamps are guaranteed (materials & workmanship) for 5 years.
Clamp jaws open and close in one of two ways: by twisting a knurled knob on our tried & true screw-knob clamps; or by flipping a single lever on our innovative, patented lever-release clamps.
At left, an example of screw-knob style clamp. At right, an example of lever-release clamp.
All clamps mount onto heads in one of two ways: They either spin onto an exposed male threaded stud (threaded either ¼"-20 or 3/8"-16), or they drop onto a female tapped socket (tapped either ¼"-20 or metric 6) and are secured with a screw from above. Choose models with a threaded center hole if spinning clamp onto a threaded stud. Choose models with a non-threaded ("thru-hole") center if mounting clamp on any ballhead from Really Right Stuff, any current model Arca-Swiss, and some Manfrotto models. See Clamp Selector Table for help in choosing the proper clamp.
At left, an example of a non-threaded center socket. This clamp is installed by dropping a screw through the clamp into a female tapped socket. At right, an example of a threaded center socket. This clamp can spin onto a threaded stud.
Our mini (1.5"), 50mm and 60mm length clamps are suitable for most photography. Our longer clamps, with 80mm (3.2-inch) long clamping jaws, are suitable for large format or super-telephotos-heavy artillery.
At left, an example of a standard length clamp. At right, an example of a longer length clamp.
The graceful Stainless Steel S-shaped cam-locking lever provides desirable benefits over traditional screw knob clamps:
Easy Top-Loading: In one quick action, the clamp can go from closed to fully open, allowing easy top-loading of Arca-Swiss-compatible quick-release camera and lens plates. No more lost shots while fumbling to feed the plates into the end of the clamp.
Visual Confirmation of Lock Position: You can readily observe if the lever is locked, half-open or fully open.
Low Profile: The lever does not protrude above or below the top or bottom of the clamp, and, in the closed position, the lever closely hugs the contours of the clamp. This makes it less of a "weed catcher" in the field and reduces the chance of being damaged in a fall.
Less Abrasive, No Twisting: The smooth contours of the lever are less abrasive than standard knurled knobs, and for those with arthritic hands, the graceful lever cams open and closed with just finger force.
Super Tough, Reliable: The Stainless Steel lever delivers a lifetime of wear and rides on a self-lubricating, wear-resistant bronze bearing surface. Delivers 50 lbs. of holding power under full compression (the fully closed position) with our plates. This is more than sufficient for any practical photographic application.
Use only with Really Right Stuff or Wimberley plates: See note about lever-release clamps
Traditional screw-knob quick-release clamps can sustain as much weight and stress as any tripod head can bear-and then some! Also perfect for monopod use.
Captive Knob: Knob stops at maximum opening-cannot be lost in the field.
Refined Knurling: Beautifully contoured with raised edges and a domed end to improve aesthetics and feel.
Light Weight: Screw-knob clamps are about 15% lighter than their lever-release counterparts.
Due to wide variations in other brands of Arca-Swiss compatible plates, we recommend using our lever-release clamps only with Really Right Stuff or Wimberley brand quick-release plates. If you own other brand plates, see this note about our plate exchange policy.
Our lever-release clamps are not user adjustable, so the plate that you use in our lever-release clamp has to be EXACTLY the right width. Only Really Right Stuff and Wimberley build plates to the same exacting tolerances. But screw-knob style clamps are much more forgiving of slight differences in plate width since you control the clamp jaws by turning the screw. So most Arca-Swiss style quick-release plates will work in most screw-knob versions of Arca-Swiss style clamps. Warning: many Novoflex plates do not work even in our screw-knob style plates.
To summarize: all Really Right Stuff plates and rails will work in all screw-knob versions of Arca-Swiss style clamps. This includes screw-knob versions of Arca-Swiss style clamps from Markins, AcraTech, Arca-Swiss, and Kirk. BUT only Really Right Stuff and Wimberley plates and rails are guaranteed to work with Really Right Stuff lever-release clamps.
These two clamps are exactly the same EXCEPT the way the clamp jaws open & close.
In the field, these two clamps function equally well. The lever-release clamp is faster & easier to open & close, and almost 90% of Really Right Stuff customers prefer them. But screw-knob clamps are tried & true, and some customers feel more comfortable with them. We offer both styles in a variety of sizes, and all of our ballheads are available with your choice of clamp.
The clamps on current model Arca-Swiss ballheads can be replaced with our B2 AS II lever-release clamp or our B2-Pro II screw-knob clamp (our screw-knob clamps have captive knobs, unlike the Arca-Swiss knobs which can accidentally spin off and get lost). Install clamps with flat-head M6 screw.
To remove the clamp from a current model Arca-Swiss ballhead, use an 11mm 6-point box socket (with ¼-inch drive "3/8"-inch drive won't fit into the narrow recess around the bolt head) wrench to remove hex-head bolt. A short (not deep) socket is preferred; be careful not to strip the bolt head! If your Arca-Swiss ballhead's clamp does not have a hex-head bolt, then your ballhead will require professional installation in order to replace the clamp. We suggest contacting Precision Camera Works and ask for a quote (they're quite familiar with this process).
To ensure compatibility with our lever-release clamps, we offer a $22.50 trade-in discount towards the purchase of a Really Right Stuff quick-release plate if you already use a plate from Kirk, Foba, Markins, AcraTech, Novoflex, or Arca-Swiss. Plate exchange only for identical model. For example, if you currently own the Kirk plate for a Nikon D700, you may only exchange that plate for the Really Right Stuff D700 plate. Note that you must send us your plate at the time of exchange in order to qualify for this discount. You may not order the RRS plate first, and then expect a refund at a later date for a competitor's plate.


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Yes, I've lost it for the "right now" hot lipstick color! Pull out your fuchsia lipstick.
I was all over Target's beauty section looking for the right shade. But, I was being really picky. And I'm allowed to be; it's part of my beauty rights (I just made that up). I didn't find what I was looking for, but today I'm heading to the drugstore on a fuchsia search.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the growing mobile market.
The milestone comes more than five years after Google's shares initially hit $700. Not long after breaking that barrier in October 2007, the economy collapsed into the worst recession since the Second World War and Google's stock tumbled into a prolonged malaise that eventually led to a change in leadership.
Besides enriching Google's employees and other shareholders, the company's resurgent stock is an implicit endorsement of co-founder Larry Page. He replaced his managerial mentor, Eric Schmidt, as CEO in April 2011. Google's stock has risen by 36 per cent since Page took over. By contrast, the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index has climbed by 15 per cent over the same stretch.
Most of Google's gains have occurred in the past seven months -- a period that has overlapped with a sharp downturn in the stock price of rival Apple Inc. The iPhone maker's market value has plunged by about $230 billion, or 35 per cent, since late September.
"All that Apple money had to go somewhere," said BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis.
Standard & Poor's Capital IQ analyst Scott Kessler concurred, reasoning that many investors who have abandoned Apple are gravitating to one of its biggest rivals.
Google makes and distributes its free Android software to Samsung Electronics Co., HTC Corp. and other mobile device makers looking to compete with Apple's iPhone and iPad. Since its 2008 introduction, Android has established itself as the most popular mobile operating system, partly because the free software makes it easier for device makers to undercut Apple's prices for iPhones and iPads.
Android is set up to feature Google's search engine and other services, giving the company a chance to sell more ads.
"If you are looking at Apple's peers in its space and see who seems to be really doing well right now, it makes a lot of sense to invest in Google now," Kessler said.
Despite its diminished lustre, Apple remains the most valuable U.S. company with a market value of $432 billion. Google now ranks third with a market value of $266 billion, with Exxon Mobil Corp. holding the spot in between at $402 billion.
Google's stock climbed $13.96, or 1.8 per cent, to close Tuesday at $806.85.
Analysts who follow Google still see room for some modest gains. The stock's average price target among analysts surveyed by FactSet now stands at $834.40. Five of the 37 polled analysts are predicting Google's stock will surpass $900 within the next year.
"There are probably even going to be people talking whether Google's stock can get to $1,000," Kessler said. "Never underestimate the excitement that can be caused by a rising stock market and a rising security."
Gillis warned that Google's stock might retreat within the next six weeks, based on historical trading patterns. During the first quarter in each of the past five years, Google's stock has declined by at least 10 per cent from its peak price within the three-month period. The trend may have something to do with the opening three months of the year being a traditionally sluggish period for advertising, according to Gillis.
"I fully expect investors to have another opportunity to buy Google's stock at prices below $800," Gillis said. His price target on Google remains at $760.
The significance of crossing the $800 threshold is largely symbolic. If Google had its way, the stock wouldn't even be priced near these levels.
Google dominates mobile advertising, with its U.S. revenue from that business expected to approach $4 billion this year, up 84 per cent from nearly $2.2 billion in 2012, according to the research firm eMarketer. Google commands a 55 per cent share of the mobile ad market, based on eMarketer's estimates.
-- The Associated Press