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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Feb. 7) Students can say goodbye to Snickers, Funyuns and Hot Tamales in school vending machines/stores if a U.S. Department of Agriculture plan is approved, promoting fruits and vegetables instead.
The proposed rule, Smart Snacks in Schools, seeks to drive out food with high fat, sugar and sodium.
Under the proposed rule, food sold in schools must:
- Be a fruit, vegetable, dairy product, protein food, a whole-grain product or a combination food that contains at least a quarter cup of fruit or vegetable; or
- Contain 10% of the daily value of a nutrient cited in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: calcium, potassium, vitamin D or fiber; and
- Meet a range of calorie and nutrient requirements.
Children can still bring the banned snacks in bagged lunches, and the law wouldn't restrict sweets at school birthday/holiday celebrations, bake sales/fund-raisers and after-school events.
The standards will not go into effect until at least a full school year after final approval. A 60-day comment period is planned.
More vending companies servicing schools are featuring refrigerated units, said Tony Freytag, director of marketing at Wenatchee, Wash.-based Crunch Pak. Crunch Pak markets fresh-cut apple slices.
"The great part about the school business is that the turn is so fast," he said. "Those machines are serviced virtually every day, so you can keep the freshest product in the machines," he said.
Lorelei DiSogra, vice president of nutrition and health for the United Fresh Produce Association, said targeting junk food opens doors for fresh produce.
"We really believe this will open up many new opportunities to increase fresh fruits and vegetables in school al a carte lines, vending machines and school stores and will go a long way toward creating a healthier school environment," DiSogra said.
The USDA proposal elevates the status of healthy foods instead of just setting fat and calorie standards, said Tracy Fox, president of Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants LLC, Washington, D.C.
"This is a logical next step in making sure that all of the foods and beverages that kids have access during the school day are healthy," Fox said. "We have anxiously been awaiting these, and now that they are out, we are looking forward to digging into them and really helping USDA as they finalize these rules and working with schools and schools as they implement them."
The law follows the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which requires the USDA to establish nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools. The new plan comes on the heels of revised standards for school meals implemented in the fall, which greatly increased mandated servings of fruits and vegetables in meals.
The Smart Snacks proposal draws on recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and existing voluntary standards already implemented by thousands of schools around the country, according to a USDA news release.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a recent report evaluating state policies for food and beverages served outside the cafeteria. Thirty-nine states already have a state law regulating foods sold at schools. The USDA said its proposal would provide a minimum that all states must meet, though some states may have more stringent requirements.
Applauding the USDA's proposal, Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, sponsored by Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said in a news release that the regulation is the first update in the rules in more than 30 years.


text: TRUTH OF A HEART Just in time for Valentine's Day, we ramp up the romantic intrigueà but don't worry, as always the stakes are high in the world of Sonic! As more of Fiona Fox's mysterious past is revealed, Sonic must face shocking secrets that will leave him torn between his new girlfriend and the friends he has loved and fought for all these years. Not only that, but one of her revelations sets off a series of events that will lead to one of the most senses-shattering cliffhangers in years! Which of Sonic's allies will be pushed to the brink? This is one issue you won't want to miss! SCRIPT: Ian Flynn. PLUS: WORTH THE EFFORT Sabrina the Teenage Witch artist lends her artistic talents to Sonic the Hedgehog as Amy gets trained by one of the best warriors ever, Knuckles' girlfriend Julie-Su. But will Amy's infatuation for Sonic put both of them in danger?

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I haven't been posting reviews like I used to in the past couple of months. I'm sure most of you don't care if I post anything at all, but I've been putting a lot of my focus into my new YouTube channel.
My YouTube channel is called VersusTheInternet and it's my way of entertaining using video games and video game related segments with my best friend and family tagging along on some of the videos. I've been playing video games before I could even spell, and I've always loved entertaining family, friends, and strangers since I could remember, so I decided to mix the two and share it with the world. I won't only have game reviews, but I'll be doing Lets Plays, gaming related video segments, discussions on everything going on in the game industry (that I hope you guys can join in on), and I would love to segments where I get to play with the ones who enjoy my videos. (Disregard the run-on sentence lol)
I'm still going to be posting smaller game reviews on here, like indie games, DLC etc. I'll just be posting the bigger games on my YouTube channel as video reviews. I really hope to hear of you guys checking out the channel, sharing your feedback and even making recommendations that you guys would like to see.
I don't know where this YouTube thing will go, but I'm already psyched and grateful that I have almost 40 subscribers. Well, I don't have much more to say other than I have a lot of stuff in the works for you guys and really hope to get your support. So go ahead and check out the channel, tell me what you think and most importantly, come have fun with me!
Clicking on the picture at the top of this post will send you directly to my channel.


text: I really didn't like Hansbrough paired up with West and Hibbert on the floor....my hope is that Hansbrough is only paired up with Mahinmi. Hopefully it will make a difference of some sort on both the offensive and defensive end....also paired up with better passing Guards like DJ and Lance/GH.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote


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text: Review: Clay Center crowd loves Irish dance By Bill Lynch February 20, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At long last, the "Lord of the Dance" arrived in Charleston.Sooner or later, most major shows seem to find their way to the Clay Center and Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance" is one of the best known.Wednesday's night's Broadway in Charleston show wasn't a sellout, but it had a respectable crowd for a school night and the fact that it is a dance, which typically draw a smaller audience.It appeared much of the audience who came out knew a little something about dance. They were fans and clearly loved what they saw. They shouted, they clapped and by the end, they were on their feet to reward the dancers with a standing ovation.Much of the crowd was enthralled by the fancy footwork, but I wasn't one of them. That isn't to say I didn't enjoy "Lord of the Dance," I just seemed to enjoy it less than the average person in the audience.There was still a lot to like. The dancers were beautiful and moved with a fluid grace matched by a percussive style that seemed somewhat familiar in these parts. The patterns they moved in were interesting to watch, but it seemed somewhat repetitive, like the troupe was doing the same trick over and over, just dressing it up slightly differently.What worked for me were the scenes with the Don Dorcha and his evil minions. Those had the most drama and were probably the easiest for someone without a lot of dance background to follow. To be honest, the bad guy costumes looked a little like the cast-off duds from an old "Power Rangers" TV episode. At first glance, they seemed to conjure up the classic, comic villain; an obstacle who usually undoes himself with only a little help from the crafty hero.Don Dorcha and his gang were anything but comic. Moving together, the dark dancers created a sleek menace that was exciting to watch. They became like the nameless goblins of Middle Earth or the faceless storm troopers of "Star Wars."The life and death struggle between the Lord of the Dance and his nemesis was engaging. Some of the other parts, like the romantic rivalry between Saoirse and Morrighan the temptress (kind of a bad girl versus good girl fight over our hero) weren't that exciting.Also, it seemed like the sound was a little off, particularly during the vocalist's first song. The music seemed to overpower her singing and muddled the lyrics. I couldn't tell if she was singing in English or Gaelic. This may not have been a problem for anyone else."Lord of the Dance" might have been a great show if you love dance, but for me, it was only pretty good.Reach Bill Lynch at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5195. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Charleston restaurant 2 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 3 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year 4 Doug Smock: AAC not ready for Power 6 quite yet 5 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County State Senate panel studies roots of child poverty Previous Story West Virginia-born actor Lou Myers dies Next Story


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The Quest for (always-on) Power
A part of the challenge when planning the Android head unit build was finding the best way to power the development board in the car. One area that tablets and smart phones have an advantage over a development board like the ODROID-X2 is that they come with a battery. This means that not only can the be powered by something as simple as a 12v car plug, but also that there's some level of power remaining after the vehicle ignition stops.
As mentioned in previous posts, my choice to provide a stable power output to the 5 volt 2 amp ODROID-X2 is the Minibox intelligent DC/DC converter. The Minibox device can be configured to provide the 5 volts the X2 needs, as well as the 12v a standard Lilliput touchscreen requires. While this device can provide the power the development board demands during a drive, there's no easy way to notify the ODROID-X2 that the ignition signal is off and the board needs to shut down gracefully. A quick search on Amazon presented me an opportunity to potentially never have to shutdown, effectively creating an always-on solution for the ODROID-X2.
The Anker Astro E4 is an external power source specifically designed to recharge tablets and smart phones. It provides a mammoth 13000mAh, enough juice to completely recharge a Samsung Galaxy S3 twice over and then some. The new plan given the E4's specs is simple. Instead of the Minibox DC/DC powering the ODROID-X2 directly, it will instead charge the external battery pack. The battery back will then serve a constant dose of 5 volt power to the ODROID-X2. Using the all too valuable android app Tasker, I can set the development board into a low power state, stopping all non-critical processes and turning the WIFI and GPS devices off. Tasker can automate this task based on my phone disconnecting from the Bluetooth connection the ODROID-X2 creates upon startup, then automatically restore the power state upon Bluetooth reconnection.
The key to the planned implementation of the battery is the real-world battery life available, a factor that I've only begun to start testing. Nevertheless, the preliminary results are very promising. With the ODROID-X2 in full power mode (no services/devices disabled), the Anker battery has been running 6 hours without 1 of the 4 charge light indicators showing a partial discharged state. If I can effectively achieve 2-3 days out of a battery charge, the always-on portion of the Android head unit build will be considered a success!
More test results soon to come, along with a video breakdown of how Tasker automates my Android install.


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Giants undeterred by struggles vs. winning teams
KANSAS CITY -- Saturday night's 5-0 loss to the Royals ensured the prolonging of a troubling trend for the Giants.
Kansas City's series-clinching victory meant San Francisco has to wait until next week when it visits the Nationals (63-52) for another shot at its first series win against a team over .500 in more than two months.
The fact that, entering Sunday, his team has gone 5-21 and lost all eight series against teams currently over .500 since taking two of three June 5 from the Reds didn't seem to concern catcher Buster Posey.
"Hopefully we get hot here down the stretch and that will be irrelevant," Posey said.
On June 9, the Giants laid claim to the best record in baseball at 42-21. However, they had dropped 34 of their last 54 games and lost 13 games in the National League West standings since they reigned supreme.
"You have to look at silver linings for these tough times," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy, alluding specifically to "the fact that we're still in this."
San Francisco remained seven games over .500, just 3 1/2 games behind the NL West-leading Dodgers, and is tied with the Cardinals for the second NL Wild Card.
"We are still right there, but we've got to play better," Saturday night's starter Tim Hudson said.
When discussing his team's recent struggles, Posey mentioned the 2013 Giants, who, on Aug. 10, were 12 games under .500 and 14 games out of first place in the NL West.
"For me, personally, the feeling this year compared to last year is night and day," Posey said. "It still feels like we're in a position to make a run and we know [from] the past that if we can get in the playoffs, you never know what can happen."
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ALLEN PARK -- The intensity ramped up at Detroit Lions training camp on Sunday, the first day in full pads.
Drills were added -- including one-on-ones pitting offensive and defensive linemen. And attitude changed a bit too.
"It was good (to wear pads). You're not worried about anybody messing up your shoulder or running into somebody,'' wide receiver Calvin Johnson said. "It's kind of good to get out there and bang around a little bit''
Coach Jim Schwartz said the pads didn't create a major change.
"We still have a controlled tempo at practice. Other than the last six plays, those are the only plays that we went live in practice. The guys did a good job. They have a lot of respect for each other,'' Schwartz said.
"Nobody's going to take a cheap shot when a guy is not looking or blow up a guy up in the passing game. You have to learn how to be able to practice, but also be able to practice with your pads and have some contact,'' the coach added.
In the drill pitting linemen one-on-one, it was the starters on the offensive line who were the big winners.
Ndamukong Suh, though, beat Dylan Gandy both times he faced him. Israel Idonije and Jason Fox split in their two attempts while rookie Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah beat Derek Hardman both times.
"We talked a lot of times of how you can't judge an offensive line without shoulder pads,'' Schwartz said. "The defensive linemen had a good pass rush period today doing that. You need to balance both. You need to have good crisp, contact. You need to have those kinds of practices, but also you still want to control the tempo and the pace and make sure the player safety is a key thought in the whole process."
Schwartz has said he expects more padded practices in training camp this summer while players make adjustments to the mandatory knee and thigh pads that must be worn this year.
"They're light and have unbelievable movement. They move with their bodies. In all of our training camps we have always required thigh and knee pads, but not during the regular season,'' Schwartz said. "They have all been used to wearing them in practice. I think that is going to be much ado about nothing. Once the players put the pads on they will realize right away it doesn't slow them down. They really don't feel them."
MIssing two corners
Cornerback Ron Bartell's shoulder injury doesn't appear serious, but he did not practice Sunday. He left Saturday's practice early.
"It was still sore today. We'll take it day by day. Hopefully it's not serious at all, but we'll see,'' Schwartz said. "... A lot of times in training camp we don't want guys to have to fight through things. There are some times you have to fight through fatigue, fight through a lot of other things. You don't want to fight through nicks and things like that. Give it a couple of things and see how it goes. Right now he's still just day-to-day."
Cornerback Jonte Green did not finish Sunday's practice due to a tight hamstring.
"I thought he was practicing really well in the beginning,'' Schwartz said. "We'll see how that goes. It might have just been cramping up a little bit or it might be a little bit of a strain. It didn't look like it was any more than a day to day type thing.''
Third quarterback not a given
In training camp carrying four quarterbacks is the norm. Along with Matthew Stafford and Shaun Hill, Kellen Moore is back for a second season. Thaddeus Lewis is the fourth.
The Lions have typically kept three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, but it is not a given. Moore was the third last season and was never activated.
"That will be part of the decision-making at the end. There will be some teams that do and some teams that don't. That decision will come at the end of training camp,'' Schwartz said.
Much of it involves numbers at other position groups.
"We will have a lot of hard decisions, looking at where we are talent-wise. We have some great competition. We have more depth than we've had in other years, some good competition from veteran players. We are going to have some tough decisions at the end of training camp," Schwartz said.
This and that
Louis Delmas, who didn't practice on Saturday, was limited to individual drills on Sunday as was the plan. ... Ronnell Lewis, Leroy Harris and Devin Thomas did not practice for the third straight day. ... Bill Ford Jr., attended training camp on Sunday. His dad made a visit on Friday. ... Willie Young has had an impressive start to camp. He's been mostly lining up with the starters at right defensive end. Occasionally rookie Ziggy Ansah moves into that spot with the first team. ... It was 57 and sunny at the start of the Sunday morning session. Perfect temp for camp. ... Corey Hilliard lined up at right tackle and Dylan Gandy at right guard with the first team. It appears this tandem is alternating daily with Jason Fox and Rodney Austin in competition that could go on through the preseason games.
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How greenie left-wingers conspired to wreck Aboriginal prosperityMarcia Langton
Published: November 24 2012 - 12:00AM
TWENTY-FIVE years ago, used-car dealers, grog runners, hire purchase loan sharks, boosters for mining and exploration, and fundamentalist Christians drifted through the towns and Aboriginal communities of the remote areas. The used-car dealers sold Aboriginal people decrepit second-hand cars for prices ranging from $2000 to $10,000. They made enormous profits and added to the strata of racist mythology and hatred.
They were welcomed by Aboriginal people, who remained unaware of their predicament as a targeted, vulnerable market, throughout the central desert when royalty cheques were due. The happy owners of these wrecks drove them for a month at best, and a couple of days at worst, before they were parked, permanently, by the side of the road leading to the community. Many of the car bodies remain exactly where they stopped all those years ago, now rusted out, along the roads that cross the desert.
When word reached the spivs in the big cities of the thousands of dollars to be made, more came with cargoes of cars loaded up on big trucks, and set up car yards opposite the Aboriginal organisations that paid out the royalty cheques. They even flew Aboriginal flags. Every other Aboriginal property with an Aboriginal flag in the town was at risk of racially motivated vandalism and arson; but not the used car yards.
That was a short, sharp lesson for me in the power of capitalism to cut through deeply embedded, intransigent race hate. Yes, they were exploiting Aboriginal people who lived in a world of poverty, but unlike anybody else in town, they turned up from down south and wanted to sell Aboriginal people something other than alcohol. I bought almost no clothes during the seven years I lived in Alice Springs. The "No Aborigines" rule extended to trying on clothes in shops. But an Aboriginal person could buy a second-hand car or a vehicle load of alcohol, no questions asked.
In the first Boyer lecture, I explained a new economic trend: the coincidence of the transformation of the mining industry from the bare-knuckled approach of the 1960s to the early 1990s, when access to Aboriginal land and reserves for mining projects involved imposition of projects without consultation, forced removals and no regard for impacts on Aboriginal communities.
With land rights and the recognition of native title in 1993, however, which required mining companies to negotiate with affected Aboriginal people, thousands of agreements that acknowledge impacts and provide benefits have changed the economic situation of indigenous Australia irrevocably. Thousands of jobs, scores of contracting businesses and income streams from native title payments are the result – and the basis for an economic future if only government policy would move from protectionism to economic empowerment.
But there was another factor that has had an enduring impact on Australian society, and explains much about Aboriginal poverty: the emergence of the environmental movement and the romanticisation of Aboriginal people as the new "noble savages" in the late 1960s through the 1970s. This has become one of the most difficult of all the obstacles hindering Aboriginal economic development.
Among the left, and among those opinion leaders who hang on to the idea of the new "noble savages", Aboriginal poverty is invisible, masked by a "wilderness" ideology. Whenever an Aboriginal group negotiates with a resource extraction company there is an unspoken expectation that no Aboriginal group should become engaged in any economic development. They only tolerate Aboriginal people living on their own land as caretakers of wilderness, living in poverty and remaining uneducated and isolated.
The poverty of these communities, deriving as it does from historical dispossession and economic exclusion and, for the past 40 years, high welfare dependency, gives a particular form to the kinds of consumption, distribution and marketing that take place in this distorted corner of the Australian economy. What the grog runners, spivs and drifters understand – more so than governments and banks, although in a cunning way – is the economic worth of these populations. So, too, do the large market players like the supermarket chains that hold a major position in the Aboriginal economy of the north, selling food at inflated prices and alcohol at low prices to Australia's poorest, most ill and vulnerable people.
How did it come to be that those of us who argue for jobs for Aboriginal people, for policies that encourage entrepreneurship among Aboriginal people, are despised and loathed by that section of the population that can only tolerate the "cultural" Aborigine?
IN THE 1967 national referendum, 96 per cent voted "yes" for Aboriginal rights. But just as it seemed that the social and economic issues affecting Aboriginal people might be understood by more compassionate voters, the mining boom of the 1970s and the worldwide leftist civil rights and indigenous movements precipitated a furious debate.
Should Aboriginal land be readily accessed by mining companies without regard to the consequences for already impoverished and disadvantaged communities, or should there be a special category of rights for remnant indigenous populations in reserves – Australia's own "gulag archipelago" – where their fate was marginalisation?
The Aboriginal movement for land rights established the battleground for political rights for the next three decades. Its impact was both beneficial, with the return of large areas of land to the rightful owners, and detrimental, in that the economic potential was locked up. Not until after the passage of the Commonwealth's Native Title Act in late 1993, a quarter of a century later, were some of the more incendiary issues in this dispute, which consumed three generations of Aboriginal leaders, partially resolved.
Into the conflict came environmentalists and "wilderness" campaigners, attaching themselves to dissident Aboriginal groups at Jabiluka in western Arnhem Land and elsewhere, and opposing developments, not because of impacts on Aboriginal people, but to preserve nature and "wilderness".
Whether Aboriginal groups had projects imposed on them or negotiated successful settlements, these professional protesters, supported by sophisticated non-government organisations funded by a gullible public, accused Aboriginal leaders of "selling out". Not once have they campaigned against Aboriginal poverty. They assume that this is normal for the natives. They, and the Australian Labor Party membership, have taken the Aboriginal electorate for granted since the days of Gough Whitlam's reforming government. Recently, this changed.
Ken Wyatt ran for the Liberal Party in the seat of Hasluck in Western Australia and became the first Aboriginal person elected to the House of Representatives. Others had been elected to state and territory parliaments and, in the Northern Territory, the ALP took advantage of the large Aboriginal population and governed from 2001 to 2012 with several elected Aboriginal people serving in the cabinet.
In 2012, fed up with the failure of the Territory government to serve their interests fairly, Aboriginal voters in the bush threw out the Territory government that had ignored their interests, delivering victory to the Country Liberal Party.
This extraordinary outcome – a first in Australian history – challenged mainstream perceptions of the marginal power of the Aboriginal vote. The voter turnout across the Territory was an unusually high 76.9 per cent; three in 10 Territorians are Aboriginal. They were fed up with left-wing causes imposed from down south, be it live cattle export restrictions, opposition to mining or rolling back the intervention.
Once the party of the frontiersmen and spruikers, and rabidly opposed to Aboriginal rights, the Country Liberal Party has changed its colour – four of its members in the new NT Assembly are outback Aboriginal leaders. It seems the Territory's rural conservatives have finally figured it out: they have more in common with Aboriginal people than with their kin in the cities. Both groups need land-based industries to support their economies and way of life. Both share a deep disdain for greens, animal liberationists and bureaucrats, whether from Darwin or Canberra.
But the most significant factor was the Aboriginal body politic itself. Strong local leaders have worked hard to bring economic development to indigenous communities where welfare has turned residents into perpetual mendicants. Time and again, native title groups have spent years getting an agreement with a resource company over the line, negotiating income streams that might shift indigenous people from the margins to the centre of regional economic development in return for land access – only for a ragtag team of "wilderness" campaigners to turn up with an entourage of disaffected Aboriginal protesters to stop development at the 11th hour.
The legacy of these developments is a clutch of phenomena that work to alienate Aboriginal people, to impoverish and exclude them. The fight back is another long story.
This is the second in a series of edited extracts of the 2012 ABC Boyer Lectures to be delivered by Professor Marcia Langton, chair of Australian indigenous studies at the University of Melbourne. It will be broadcast on ABC Radio National on Sunday, November 23, at 5pm and will be available online at abc.net.au/radionational/boyerlectures. A book of the Boyers will be published in early 2013.
Professor Langton's 2012 Boyer Lecture series drew on research funded by mining companies Woodside Energy, Rio Tinto and Santos, as well the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Marnda Mia Central Negotiating Committee.
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This switch allows you to share a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and speakers between two computers. It's one of a variety of Flip models, which range from a simple VGA-PS/2 switch with no audio for $39.00 to the DVI-USB model reviewed, which is $159.99. The Flip is a simple, modular design with a two-cable assembly that connects to the rear of the switch, and a set of connectors in the front:
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I thought the video did not work properly and was only using it to switch the keyboard and mouse but later found out it was the DVI cable and not the switch at all. Once I switched DVI cables, it seems to be working perfectly with a 1600x1200 monitor.
The different length cables is weird, but chances are it will be close to one or the other, so it's really only a problem if you care which machine is "green" and which is "yellow." Otherwise, whichever one it's close to is yellow. Having one computer on each side of the desk or one under the desk worked ok for me. If they were both long it'd just be more rat's nest behind the desk.


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Willow, an 11-month-old black labrador, was discovered on the Smallshaw Industrial Estate, off Accrington Road, Burnley, on Thursday night.
Willow's owners Angela and Peter Butler, who live near the park in Scott Park Road, flew out to Majorca on Monday morning, leaving Willow in the care of relatives.
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- For the second day in a row, Astros manager Bo Porter challenged a call on the field. And for the second day in a row, the call was upheld via instant replay.
In the eighth inning of Sunday's game against Toronto, Porter challenged a play at the plate in which Steve Tolleson of the Blue Jays slid home ahead of the tag of catcher Carlos Perez to score the go-ahead run on a Erik Kratz double. The play was close, but the umpires used instant replay to uphold the call.
"Unlike the one yesterday, the one today is one you challenge 100 percent of the time," Porter said. "Just looking at the magnitude of it. ... It's the run that puts them ahead and you have a man on third base with less than two outs. You look at all the parameters of the situation, and if it's remotely close, it's one you challenge."
On Saturday, Porter challenged a call at first base in the second inning, claiming Yankees second baseman Eduardo Nunez hadn't touched first base before Jonathan Villar stepped on the base. Villar was called out after putting down a sacrifice bunt. That call was also upheld.
Sunday was the second of five scheduled Astros games in the Grapefruit League in which instant replay will be used in preparation for its introduction in the regular season. The other Astros games with replay are Wednesday vs. Washington, Friday vs. St. Louis and March 24 against Atlanta.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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France's laudable decision to open a €150 million satellite branch of the Louvre museum in the grim northern industrial town of Lens has brought snorts of derision from snooty London culture vultures.
The gallery hadn't even opened its doors (that happened officially this week) before art critic Jonathan Jones, striking a Rodinesque thinker pose in his photo in The Guardian, penned an unashamedly elitist comment piece headlined "The Louvre risks losing its magic with Lens move".
"British museums don't need to emulate the Louvre in sending the choice works of their collections to new branches in poor and neglected parts of the country," Jones advised.
"I'm not sure it's a good idea for the Louvre, either."
That's right, chaps! Keep your best works in rich and over-indulged parts of the country such as London or Paris rather than sharing any of your vast collections with those loser country bumpkins!
The Brits are often predictably jealous and frequently derisive about their Gallic cousins' attempts at social engineering.
They adore indulging in the national sport of France-baiting even though they are forever hopping across the Channel for holidays, property purchases, retirement, and decent grub.
But what's so wrong with an attempt to level the playing field so the beaux arts are not reserved for tourists and the beautiful people living in the historic heart of national capitals?
It's not like the Louvre, which is, after all, the world's biggest art museum, has any shortage of world-class pieces. Statistics lovers know it has at least 35,000 works in its vast collection.
Surely it can spare a few masterpieces such as Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People or Perugino's St Sebastian. Not to mention works by Ingres and Goya or architectural jewels of the Roman era.
Despite Brit bleatings, the Louvre's "strength is not being undermined" by its opening of an outpost in Lens.
On the contrary.
The Western artistic canon needs to move around a bit, not become stuck to a wall in one vast, hallowed palace transformed into gallery space. It was almost pathetic when The Independent wailed that "sadly, the Mona Lisa, which is too fragile to move, will not be catching the TGV [fast train] from the Gare du Nord".
Speaking this week on French radio RFI, Louvre curator Agnes Bos said the works transferred to Lens had not been selected because they had been "hidden away in the caverns".
More than 200 world-class paintings by Fragonard, Raphael, Rubens, Rembrandt, Botticelli and others had been chosen even if "the heart skips a beat to see these particular works leave Paris" and partly because they can also be given "a breath of fresh air".
It's not as if the Louvre is "breaking up a collection that is one of the wonders of the world".
Many works will be rotating through the museum, which will also host ongoing temporary exhibitions such as the current wonder on loan from the Paris Louvre, Da Vinci's The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.
Then there is the choice of this seemingly blighted north-western corner of the country.
For all its disadvantages – an unemployment rate of 60 per cent and a small population which, as the press never ceases to note, is outnumbered by the seats in its soccer stadium – Lens sits at the crossroads of western Europe.
It is about 100 kilometres from the Channel tunnel, half an hour's drive from Lille, where super-fast TGV trains meet from around Europe, a brief commute to Brussels, and several hours by train from Amsterdam.
Yet the British seem positively freaked out that the ultimate in world museums is opening a branch "on its doorstep".
The Independent chimed in on a sceptical note, asking: "The Louvre takes art out of Paris, but will the crowds follow?"
An AP report suggests locals are sniffing at their former coalmine transformed into art.
In reality there is much proud local and regional enthusiasm for the new cultural mecca.
The nay-sayers are already being proved wrong.
Last weekend's non-stop free pre-opening attracted 36,000 visitors, including a hardcore of about 2000 art fans who filled the gallery's halls and pavilions after midnight.
The Louvre had clearly attracted popular attention by choosing one of its best-known works in Delacroix's iconic 1830 homage to the revolutionary spirit featuring a bare-breasted woman, Liberty Leading the People, to headline the opening promotion.
"Tous a Lens" ("Everybody to Lens") was the caption on large poster reproductions of the painting in metro and billboard advertisements blanketing France.
The Louvre must be hoping to emulate the unforeseen success of the Centre Pompidou Metz, the outpost of Paris's modern art museum in eastern France. More than 500,000 people visited the gallery last year, making it one of the most popular cultural attractions in the country.
In Bilbao in northern Spain, the Guggenheim has revitalised a once-thriving industrial town.
Louvre Lens's architectural style, devised by Japanese firm SANAA to complement the site's former coalmine, is much more subtle. Some have compared it to a series of hangars.
Yet the public appetite for the new Louvre site is apparent even in the midst of a bitterly cold winter.
For all its pessimism over seeming national decline, France has never abandoned its commitment to renewing its cultural heritage. Indeed it continues to innovate boldly, and we could do well to emulate the French spirit in Australia.
If only La douce France ("sweet France") could manage its millions of jobless as well, and apply the same creative spirit to revitalising its economy.
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"At 8:25 a.m., a ceiling unit ventilation coil froze and broke," reported Maureen Dana, public information specialist for city schools. "The resulting steam set off the fire alarm and the entire building was evacuated as everyone is trained to do during emergencies."
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The nation's demand for skilled, highly-educated nurses continues at a record pace. If you're interested in a high-demand and high-reward field in the health care industry, USM's accelerated nursing program offers you unparalleled opportunities.
The accelerated BSN program is designed with mid-career changers and non-traditional students in mind. You must have a bachelor's degree in another field of study to be considered for admission.
Ask a Question And you must be dedicated. In USM's accelerated nursing program, you'll complete two years worth of traditional coursework in just 12 months. It's a challenging path, but the rewards at the end of your journey can't be understated.
You'll graduate with the education and leadership skills you'll need to excel in the field of nursing.
At USM, we know nursing. It was one of the original missions of our founders, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. And, decades later, Saint Mary is still recognized for the high quality of our nursing program.
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In the accelerated nursing path, you'll take 58 credit hours of courses and 772.5 hours of clinical/laboratory experiences—all in just 12 months.
Courses are taught in terms that last either seven or eight weeks. Students begin during USM's Summer II term, and will graduate after completing the Summer I term the following year.
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text: Last chance for WVU to show us something By Dave Hickman March 11, 2013 Story Share MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - It has been perhaps the longest and most frustrating season of Bob Huggins' coaching career.The losses, the travel, the infuriating lapses interrupted by all-too-brief glimpses of potential.More likely than not, it is about to come to a merciful end. West Virginia begins play Wednesday night in the Big 12 tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Mountaineers might well end play that night, too. If not then, surely the end will come shortly after that.There has been little to indicate that this is a team capable of lasting very long in a lose-and-go-home format. And unlike almost every other season of Huggins' 31-year coaching career (23 straight, in fact) when the Mountaineers lose in the Big 12 tournament, that will be it.No NCAA tournament. No NIT. No nothin'.You would think Huggins can't wait for it to end, and in a way that might be true. After all, there's recruiting to be done, an offseason to start, so that this doesn't happen again.Huggins, though, doesn't sound like a coach who thinks it is about to end. Despite all that has happened, he still believes there can be a light at the end of the tunnel that is not an oncoming train."I think we're capable. I think we're capable of playing with just about anybody on a given night,'' Huggins said Monday. "I still think we can make a run.'' OK, so maybe he's the only one who thinks that. Or maybe not."We've got the tools and the pieces to win,'' freshman guard Terry Henderson said. "We can still do it.''The truth is, there have been glimmers of hope from this team. It has played well in stretches against most of the best teams it has faced this season. Even of late, when simply playing out the string might be expected, it hasn't happened. The Mountaineers cut a 27-point deficit to four against Iowa State on Saturday.Huggins looks at that and doesn't see a team that has quit on him. "I think when you get down by 27 in the second half and cut it to four, I think obviously you still think you can win,'' Huggins said. "This hasn't been the greatest practice team I've ever had, but they haven't been the worst, either. I think their attitude is still fine.''In many ways, this team was a victim of circumstances. Sure, there are obvious flaws. Sometimes it's ball-handling, at other times shooting, at still others defensive holes. But it was also a team that faced some pretty tough obstacles through none of their own doing."We have a team [that was built] for playing in the Big East and the Big East is a whole lot different style of play than the Big 12,'' Huggins said. "We have some guys that obviously didn't play as well as what they thought they were going to play or we thought they were going to play. The travel's been different and I think that's something that we're going to have to find better solutions to. The officiating's different. "There's a whole lot of things that going from one league to another league become an adjustment for you.''The good news is that in beginning play at the Big 12 tournament West Virginia will face a team, Texas Tech, that struggled even more than did the Mountaineers on their way to a 10-19 record.But even beating Texas Tech for the third time this season is no gimme. That's just the way it is for this West Virginia team. If the Mountaineers play as well as they can play and so do the Red Raiders, WVU wins. It's just that simple.But how this team is going to play from minute to minute, much less from game to game, is always a mystery."We've played well at times. We just haven't been as consistent as what we need to be,'' Huggins said. "I thought we played pretty well in making a run against Iowa State and we played pretty well in spots against Oklahoma. We've just got to be able to put it together."I think if we can put it together we're not that far away from being able to beat some pretty good people.'' At the end of a very long winter, this likely will be the last chance for the Mountaineers to prove that.Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or email@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Obama pulled Zuckerberg aside to warn him about fake news on Facebook 2 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction 3 Gazette editorial: Capito has second chance to do the right thing 4 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 5 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield Kane repeats as All-CUSA second-team selection Previous Story Adrian's return key for Morgantown Next Story


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The Obama administration has released guidelines outlining which young undocumented immigrants may be eligible to defer deportation. Host Michel Martin speaks with Cristina Jimenez, the managing director of the United We Dream Network. She talks about the group's "Own the Dream" campaign, which aims to help these young people navigate the application process.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The culture of obviousness -- I "coined" that phrase yesterday in Why Best Buy Should Love and Embrace Amazon.com (AMZN) -- will kill J.C. Penney (JCP) just like it's killing Best Buy (BBY) .
There's a distinct difference between dogs like those two names and pacesetters such as Amazon.com.
The culture of obviousness helps explain every major Best Buy initiative over the past year or two.
Making stores smaller. Doing their own tablet. Instituting online price matching. Revamping the mobile Web experience. These steps either (A) came a lot too late; (B) were obvious; (C) should have never happened because there was no way they could be effective; or (D) all or some combination of the above.
I feel bad for the rank-and-file at Best Buy. The blame falls squarely on an unimaginative Board and upper management team.
They sat around a table listing where they had their asses kicked by Amazon, refused to seek a partnership and proceeded to make obvious after-the-fact decisions. It would be slightly forgivable if they were even proactively incompetent.
Meantime, Ron Johnson makes Reed Hastings at Netflix (NFLX) look like the most humble CEO in the universe. Johnson lives in his own world. As the late, great Texas Governor Ann Richards said of George H. W. Bush: He was born on third base and thought he hit a triple.
Last August, when I labeled Johnson 2012's Most Delusional CEO, I reviewed his egomaniacal performance at JCP's January 2012 investor day.
All Johnson could do was talk about himself and how he would prove the naysayers wrong like he claims to have done at Target (TGT) and Apple (AAPL) . The guy clearly reads his own press clippings.
For more than a year, Johnson has turned in a pitiful performance at JCPenney. Dig into some of the numbers from Wednesday's earnings report:
- Annual revenue plummeted 25%.
- JCP lost more than a half a billion dollars for the quarter, up from an $87 million loss in the same prior-year quarter.
- Same stores sales were off a shocking 32% during the most recent quarter, which included holiday shopping. Quarterly revenue was down 28%.
A complete disaster, yet Johnson actually had the nerve to talk himself up again on the company'sconference call:
This is my third transformation. I want to discuss the repositioning of Target from a discount store to the industry's leading upscale discounter. As you know I worked side-by-side with the leadership team at Apple as Apple repositioned itself from cult brand selling Macs to the world's most valuable company.
Wow. Makes for an apropos adaption of Richards' born on third base line. Who does this guy think he is?
Ron Johnson had absolutely nothing to do with Apple's success. He rode shotgun to Steve Jobs. Jobs was the architect -- quite literally -- of Apple's brick and mortar concept. Like Tim Cook ran a supply chain, Johnson dutifully did what Jobs asked of him. He did not imagine the reshaping of retail; Jobs did.


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Between 1998 and 2000, Sue and Ann travel throughout Greece and France. Sue, coming to grips with aging, caught in a creative vacuum, longing to reconnect with her grown daughter, struggles to enlarge a vision of swarming bees into a novel.
Ann, just graduated from college, heartbroken and benumbed by the classic question about what to do with her life, grapples with a painful depression. As this modern-day Demeter and Persephone chronicle the richly symbolic and personal meaning of an array of inspiring figures and sites, they also each give voice to that most protean of connections: the bond of mother and daughter.
A wise and involving book about feminine thresholds, spiritual growth, and renewal, Traveling with Pomegranates is both a revealing self-portrait by a beloved author and her daughter, a writer in the making, and a momentous story that will resonate with women everywhere.
©2009 Sue Monk Kidd; (P)2009 Penguin
"Laughter and tears"
I appreciated every moment of listening to this deeply heart and spirit touching memoir of a mother and daughter journey into themselves and out into the world, together and solo. I lamented the final moments of the book and had wished for it to continue. Hearing the authors rendition of their writings and the interplay between mother and daughter took me on a spiritual and international journey during which I could taste, smell and feel in a way that really good writing can trigger. I highly recommend this, especially in the audiobook version.
"Not my Favorite Fruit."
I cannot say that I liked much about this book.
I kept wanting to scream, "Get over yourself".
I am a self-reflective person, but would not want to subject my ruminations to others in the manner which this author used in "Traveling with Pomegranates".
If pressed to choose one thing that I enjoyed, it was the younger Kidd's reflections and delivery.
I feel very differently about her mother's reading. This is what I liked the least.
Sue Monk Kidd should have had another read her book aloud. She has some very very strange pronunciations of many words. I am not speaking about her southern accent. It was the distinct pronunciations, which were annoying and distracting. I cringed when she said "bass" relief. Mirror was repeatedly pronounced "mir-oh". Many of the Greek names were mispronounced. Even the word "daughter" had an odd tilt to it.
(Are there no editors or sound engineers, producers, etc. to sit in on the readings? I would have not even been able to finish the book, if it were not necessary for my bookclub participation.
I felt Kidd bored the reader with belabored points. This could have been a much more effective short story, than the endless chapters she presented.
'Very disappointed in this book.
I'd rather eat my pomegranates, than travel with them.
"A bit boring"
I love Sue's fiction but this bored me. Maybe you had to be in their exact situation. I felt like Ann was the more interesting story as she discovered she wanted to write. Sue seemed to be overthinking everything. Suffice it to say I made it through the whole book but only barely. And I never backed it up to see what I missed if I caught myself daydreaming.
"An ok book that never quite grabbed me"
This book needs a stronger story line.
I'm not at all sure. I felt like I was reading someon'e "finding me" story from the 60's. It seemed dated and there wasn't a story to grab hold of.
Forced, dull,
"Liked the readers!"
My mother had read this book and recommended it to me and to my daughter, also. I really enjoyed listening to the authors read. I heard the drawl of their accents and the inflections of the creators of these words.
Thanks to Sue and Ann for your honesty and vulnerability.
this book inspired me to go to Greece. Content was reflective: 2 women going through change. I enjoy Sue Monk Kidd's writing and was glad I read it.
The voices of the mother and daughter shine with love for each other. Rather you are trying to find yourself in your 20s or your 50s this read is for you. A smart book.
"OK, not great"
I am a huge lover of all things Greek, and I had read Sue Monk Kidd's _Dance of the Dissident Daughter_ (actually assigned it to a class) and found it very intriguing. And as a 50-something woman with young daughters, it all seemed like the perfect read was about to come my way. But honestly, it as too navel-gazing for my tastes. I don't know what it would be like going around in the world waiting for signs and portents meant just for you, but to me it just seems narcissistic. Oddly, I found the daughter's story far more compelling than the mom's.
"Horribly disappointing."
Not sure it its just boring or if I really don't like SMK's narration. And I'm a southerner.
"Delightful. Compelling. Thought provoking."
I am so glad I choose to listen to this book. It is fascinating. I love the juxtaposition of the two voices, the interweaving of every day life, mythic themes and spiritual renewal. It reminded me of my own journey to Greece; and my journey with my own Mother.
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Wen Fig Cleansing Conditioner Reviews
Hate.DIdn't like the smell, made my hair flat, lifeless and dull, and covered with a waxy coating. This is a really bad product, and quite expensive. — 6 years, 7 months agoLittleBunny | 545 reviews
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Fig Cleansing ConditionerThe Fig Cleansing Conditioner is a universal cleanser that is wonderful for medium to coarse, wavy to curly, and ethnic hair. Due to its rich, dense consistency, it works exceptionally well at moisturizing, hydrating, and replenishing dry, heat damaged, color treated, or dehydrated hair. The Fig Cleansing Conditioner should be applied in four sections: crown, nape, ends on the right, and ends on...read more the left. For hair above your ears, use a minimum of eight pumps (two pumps per section). For hair above your shoulders, use a minimum of 12 pumps (three pumps per section). For hair down to your shoulders, use a minimum of 16 pumps (four pumps per section). For hair past your shoulders, use a minimum of 20 pumps (five pumps per section). For hair to your mid-back, use a minimum of 24 pumps (six pumps per section). For thicker/coarser hair, increase amount of pumps in order to thoroughly cleanse the scalp and hydrate ends until hair is thoroughly saturated with product. Do a quick repeat and rinse (half the pumps) for any buildup and this also helps with manageability. I know the amount sounds like a lot but your hair stays cleaner much longer so you won't need as much. You can mix Wen's cleansing conditioners to get the best possible results. Please try this more than once, before giving up on it. It can take a couple of times to get the hang of it, but it is so worth it! Wen products are natural and work with your hairs chemistry to give you the healthiest hair you have ever had. I have not used anything but Wen for over 2 years and I always get compliments on my hair from stylists. They tell me they rarely see hair as healthy as mine and I always tell them it's Wen! This product also works great for your dogs. This is gentle enough not to irritate their skin, and gets their coats healthy and shiny! Can other products say that? — 5 years, 6 months agopowerwoman033 | 509 reviews
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Wen Cleasing ConditionerI bought a set of each scent and was excited to try them out. Unfortunately, all but the Sweet Almond Mint were a MAJOR disappointment. This one in particular left my naturally wavy/curly hair GREASY as all h@!!. Initially my hair felt like silk, but later in the day it was disgusting. I wouldn't recommend this to a soul! — 6 years, 2 months agoMissPoison | 249 reviews
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Where do I beginThe cleansing of the sulfate free cleansing conditioner worked for me but it left my mom's short hair greasy looking. My hair was supple and soft. However, the fig scent was horrendous. I figured I would give it a try and the second time I used it I still felt ill. I'm off to try the lavender and the sweet almond mint. Hopefully those smell better. The cost for this cleansing conditioner is rather steep for a 6 oz bottle. — 7 years, 10 months agosweettpea29 | 280 reviews
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OK, but not worth the moneyI gave in and tried Wen but don't think it's worth all the hype. It did a fine job of cleansing my hair and the fragrance is great, but it didn't make my hair look any different, so I can't justify the cost. I did some reading online and found that a lot of women are using any hair conditioner to cleanse their hair and I've found it works better than Wen! I rinse my hair well, use an egg size a...read moremount of any conditioner and work it through my hair. Leave it in my hair while I shower, then add a little water and massage the conditioner through my hair and then rinse. My hair is healthier and my hair color lasts a lot longer. I do wash my hair with traditional shampoo about once a week to make sure I don't have any product build up. It's amazing the difference in my hair since I stopped shampooing every day. Wen just didn't deliver enough results for the high price. — 4 years, 7 months agocharliecat31 | 101 reviews
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Love it!another great WEN product, i love WEN, Tried this and love it! no flatsies! — 8 years, 4 months agobrassa | 447 reviews
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not for meI have curly hair, and all this stuff did was make my hair dry and frizzy. I would definitely not recommend this for curly hair. There was another Wen conditioner that made my scalp burn..I would never ever try these products again. There are far better products out there with better ingredients for your hair. — 6 months, 4 weeks agoelizabeth_axe | 49 reviews
wen cleansing conditionerThe first time I tried this,it left my hair greasy. It was more than I usually spend on a shampoo so I tried it again. Thank goodness . have color treated and dry hair and it took care of my hair, put off by the no lather thing but it really makes sense. My bottle has lasted over 6 months,so in reality it's worth it..I buy it when QVC has it on sale .I will always be a Wen girl — 3 years, 3 months agodreamyblues | 19 reviews
Die Hard Wen Girl!!I tried this product when a friend gave it to me 3 years ago and I've never looked back! If it doesn't work for you, I can honestly say you're using it wrong. I watched a couple of YouTube videos on proper usage and followed the instructions to a T and my hair looks amazing every day! This product makes hair look and feel like the hair you were born to have, healthy, shiny, soft and manageable. I ...read morehave super fine hair and use the Fig cleansing conditioner because I heat style. I've never felt greasy or weighed down. I use 9 pumps plus a splash of water for the first wash (only on my crown) to clean away oil and styling products. I rinse then use 7-8 pumps and 3-4 pumps of the Wen 613 moisture boosting cleanser. I apply this mixture to my ends first, add a splash of water and distribute throughout the rest of my hair. I then comb through and throw my hair into a bun for the remainder of my shower. After rinsing thoroughly I apply 1/2 pump mixed with 4 pumps of the smoothing gloss to soaking wet hair. It DOES take much longer than an ordinary shampoo/conditioner routine and doesn't lather so for some, that may be a deal breaker but for me, it's sooooo worth it! My hair combs through like a hot knife through butter with never a tangle. No more frizz, split or broken ends. My hairdresser always asks what I use and when I go to the salon and I always bring my Wen with me! I will never use sulfate laden, foaming, stripping, drying shampoo again! I love that it's all natural, I have been using on my 2 year old since she was born and can tell a MAJOR difference when we don't use it; even my husband's a believer! It is imperative to use the Wen styling cream before you blow dry, it really completes the process. I can't imagine anyone not liking this product, it's the answer to all your hair's prayers! — 3 years, 4 months agoErika68402 | 15 reviews
A Fantastic Product!I have coarser hair so the fig cleansing conditioner works best for me. Once you learn how to use this product and you choose the one that is best for your hair type you'll understand why many of us rave about Wen! Here are some tips: 1. As soon as you get in the shower wet your hair thoroughly from scalp to ends. 2. Start with about 2 pumps of product and rub into your hair on both sides of ...read moreyour head. 3. 2 more pumps to the hair on the front side of your head 4. several more pumps (depending on how much hair you have) to the hair on the back of your head 5. 2 or 3 more pumps to the top. 6. Cup your hands and fill with water to moisten and better spread the Wen already in your hair and on your scalp. 7. Use more product or add more water to your hair to continue to spread the product throughout. 8. Twist your hair and roll on top of your head or clip it (if it's long enough) Leave Wen in your hair and continue with your shower. Body washed? Legs shaved? Rinse out the Wen from your hair thoroughly. It doesn't take long to rinse. You'll hear and feel your hair squeak. Voila! You'll have very clean, healthy hair. Blow it dry or let it air dry. Your hair should look and feel great! If you think it doesn't it just may be because you didn't use it correctly or you need to try a different Wen cleansing conditioner that's right for your hair type. That's it! — 3 years, 7 months agorideka | 1 reviews
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As you might have seen in last month's Castrol Syntec Top Shop Challenge update, we're building a small-block engine and are now full throttle on the build. With this build needing to be completed by August, we only had a few weeks to complete the engine from top to bottom. With us trying to psyche out the competition, it was only natural for us to play some head games. The top end of an engine is where all of the horsepower comes from, so with two Comp turbos being custom made, we started preparing the CNC Trick Flow heads to take everything that we throw at it.
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Royals win 10th straight behind Infante's homer
Fifth-inning blast, Gordon's catch, RBI enough to lift stellar Guthrie
DETROIT -- Now it's 10 straight victories, and the Royals are assured of being in first place when they leave Detroit after Thursday's makeup game.
Kansas City made it three in a row against Detroit with a 2-1 win on Wednesday with 37,209 fans at Comerica Park, increasing the Royals' lead in the American League Central to 1 1/2 games over the Tigers.
Jeremy Guthrie pitched 6 2/3 superb innings, Omar Infante's solo homer provided the eventual winning run and the bullpen wrapped it up. Everything is going the Royals' way.
"These guys have won 10 in a row," the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera said. "They're playing at a high level right now. You have to give credit to these guys. They play awesome. They play aggressive. When you're doing good, you close your eyes and you swing and get hits."
Afterward, reminded that even a loss on Thursday would not knock his Royals out of first place, manager Ned Yost had a firm response.
"My goal wasn't to take three out of four ... my goal is to win every single game," he said.
Which is pretty much what the Royals have been doing. This streak is the longest since a 14-gamer came just prior to the players' strike in 1994. The franchise record is 16 straight in late 1977.
Guthrie, who went 11 straight starts without a victory, has now won two in a row. In both games he has struck out nine.
"This could be the best game he's thrown all year," Yost said. "He was fabulous. Just fabulous. … With that lineup, the way he was carving balls -- he was surgical with his stuff today."
Infante connected off left-hander Drew Smyly in the fifth inning to give Guthrie a 2-0 lead. He drove a 2-2 pitch over the left-field wall.
"I'm feeling better at the plate; I'm trying to make good contact," Infante said. "In that situation with the home run today, I waited for that pitch [a slider] because he'd been throwing a lot of changeups and a lot of sliders."
Infante played last year for the Tigers, and seven of his 10 homers came at Comerica Park.
No surprise then that, after hitting two homers in his previous 48 games this year for the Royals, he has matched that in this series alone. Infante banged a three-run homer in the series-opening 11-8 victory.
Infante has a combined eight RBIs in the three victories here.
"I'm lucky in this stadium," he said.
The Royals' first run came with some of that luck that inevitably accompanies a long win streak. Eric Hosmer singled in the first inning and stole second base. Alex Gordon's ground ball up the middle ricocheted off second base, ruining shortstop Eugenio Suavez's chances for a third out.
Hosmer raced around to score.
"Hey, with two strikes you put the ball in play, and in baseball sometimes that happens," Gordon said. "You try to make something happen, and luckily it did."
Guthrie was not giving up much of anything through the first six innings. Just two singles and his throwing error on a pick-off attempt allowed the only runner, Ian Kinsler, to reach second base.
Gordon kept Kinsler from scoring when he dived to catch J.D. Martinez's drive to end the fourth inning. It was the third time in three games that Martinez had been robbed by Royals outfielders.
But in his next at-bat, in the seventh, Martinez drove a solo home run down the left-field line, his fifth this year. When Nick Castellanos doubled with two outs, Guthrie was lifted.
Kelvin Herrera kicked off a fine day for the bullpen by getting Don Kelly for the third out.
Set-up man Wade Davis struck out the side in the eighth, giving him 21 consecutive scoreless innings and 52 strikeouts in his 31 1/3 innings this year. It was his first appearance in three days.
"It's good to get some rest and get out there and pitch some quick innings," Davis said
Closer Greg Holland pitched past a leadoff single by Cabrera in the ninth to post his 21st save.
"He's just Holly, coming in and doing what he does," Yost said.
And it was just the Royals doing what they have been doing lately, winning for the 15th time in 19 games. The Tigers have lost 12 of their past 17.
"They're hot. We're not. They get breaks. We don't," Smyly said.
The Royals are happily taking what comes their way.
"As soon as we get off that bus back at the hotel, we're thinking of 11 in a row," Hosmer said.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.