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Lipids are the building blocks of the fats and fatty substances found in animals and plants. They are microscopic layered spheres of oil, which, in animals, are composed mainly of cholesterol, triglycerides, proteins (called lipoproteins), and phospholipids (molecules made up of phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and nitrogen). Lipids do not dissolve in water and are stored in the body to serve as sources of energy.
Cholesterol is present in all animal cells and in animal-based foods (not in plants). In spite of its bad press, cholesterol is an essential nutrient necessary for many functions, including:
Regardless of these benefits, when cholesterol levels rise in the blood, they can have dangerous consequences, depending on the type of cholesterol. Although the body acquires some cholesterol through diet, about two-thirds is manufactured in the liver, its production stimulated by saturated fat. Saturated fats are found in animal products, meat, and dairy products.
Triglycerides are composed of fatty acid molecules. They are the basic chemicals contained in fats in both animals and plants.
Lipoproteins are protein spheres that transport cholesterol, triglyceride, or other lipid molecules through the bloodstream. Most of the information about the effects of cholesterol and triglyceride actually concerns lipoproteins.
Lipoproteins are categorized into five types according to size and density. They can be further defined by whether they carry cholesterol or triglycerides.
Cholesterol-Carrying Lipoproteins. These are the lipoproteins commonly referred to as cholesterol.
Triglyceride-Carrying Lipoproteins.
Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL), the "Bad" Cholesterol. The main villain in the cholesterol story is low-density lipoprotein (LDL). The lowest incidence of heart disease is usually found among people with the lowest LDL levels. Lowering LDL is the primary goal of cholesterol drug and lifestyle therapy.
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) transports about 75% of the blood's cholesterol to the body's cells. It is normally harmless. However, if it is exposed to a process called oxidation, LDL can penetrate and interact dangerously with the walls of the artery, producing a harmful inflammatory response. Oxidation is a natural process in the body that occurs from chemical combinations with unstable molecules. These molecules are known as oxygen-free radicals or oxidants.
In response to oxidized LDL, the body releases various immune factors aimed at protecting the damaged arterial walls. Unfortunately, in excessive quantities they cause inflammation and promote further injury to the areas they target.
High Density Lipoproteins (HDL), the "Good" Cholesterol. High density lipoprotein (HDL) appears to benefit the body in two ways:
HDL helps keep arteries open and reduces the risk for heart attack. High levels of HDL (above 60 mg/dL) may be nearly as protective for the heart as low levels of LDL. HDL levels below 40 mg/dL are associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
Triglycerides. Triglycerides interact with HDL cholesterol in such a way that HDL levels fall as triglyceride levels rise. High triglycerides may pose other dangers, regardless of cholesterol levels. For example, they may be associated with blood clots that form and block the arteries. High triglyceride levels are also associated with the inflammatory response -- the harmful effect of an overactive immune system that can cause considerable damage to cells and tissues, including the arteries.
Total cholesterol count includes measurements of LDL, HDL, and triglycerides. The following chart summarizes all lipid goals fpr adults.
Cholesterol Goals for Adults
Total Cholesterol Goals
LDL Goals
HDL Goals
Triglyceride Goals
Less than 200 mg/dL is desirable.
Between 200 and 239 is borderline.
Over 240 is high.
70 mg/dL is considered an important goal for very high-risk patients (recent heart attack; current active or unstable cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease; or two multiple risk factors as defined above.)
Below 100 mg/dL is optimal for everyone. It should be the goal for high-risk people, including those with existing heart disease, diabetes, or two or more risk factors for heart disease; 70 mg/dL is an optimal goal for these individuals.
130 mg/dL or below for people with two or more risk factors; 100 mg/dL is an optimal goal.
160 mg/dL or below for people at less risk (one or zero risk factors); 130 mg/dL is an optimal goal.
Anything above 160 mg/dL is high, with levels above 190 being very high. LDL levels over 190 require medication even with no other cardiac risk factors present.
Levels above 40 mg/dL are desirable; levels above 60 mg/dL are optimal.
Below 150 mg/dL is normal.
150 - 199 is borderline high.
200 - 499 is high.
Over 500 is very high.
*Risk factors for heart disease include a family history of early heart problems before age 55 for men (before age 65 for women), smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, being older (over 45 for men and 55 for women), and having HDL levels below 35 mg/dL. People with two or more of these risk factors may have a 10-year risk of heart attack that exceeds 20%, and may therefore need to aim for LDL levels of 100 mg/dL or below.
Cholesterol Goals for Children. In 2007, the American Heart Association established general LDL goals for children. LDL goals are 190 mg/dL or less for children with no additional heart disease risk factors and 160 mg/dL or less for children with additional risk factors (such as family history of high cholesterol, heart disease, and diabetes).


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Use of Blended Oxygen for Delivery Room Resuscitation of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
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We propose a preliminary trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using more restricted oxygen during resuscitation for VLBW infants than is utilized currently in an effort to reduce the oxidant stress of such treatment, and to possibly reduce associated multi-system organ related dysfunction.
In attempting to design a trial comparing higher versus lower oxygen during neonatal resuscitation with the potential for benefit to the enrolled infants, and a minimal level of risk, and acknowledging that the use of Room Air may be considered premature in view of the lack of any safety data in this population, we are proposing to utilize an oxygen blender and a pulse oximeter in the delivery room in the treated group. The treated group will have their fraction of inspired oxygen increased from 21%, as necessary, to achieve a target oxygen saturation of 85 to 90% at 5 minutes of life, compared with the standard of care group who will receive 100% oxygen without the use of a blender, which is the current approach in most centers in this country. The targeted saturation of 85% will provide enough oxygen to treat any ventilation/perfusion mismatch, while exposing the infants to significantly less inspired oxygen.
Hypothesis: We hypothesize that the use of restricted inspired oxygen during resuscitation will result in a significant reduction in oxidant stress without any harmful clinical effects.
|Prematurity Oxidant Injury
|Procedure: Titration of oxygen in delivery room
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Use of Blended Oxygen for Delivery Room Resuscitation of VLBW Infants
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- lipid peroxide levels
- oxygen saturations
- Days on oxygen
- Days on conventional ventilation
- Days on high frequency ventilation
- Days on nasal canula
- Pneumothorax
- Oxygen requirement at 36 weeks adjusted age
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Patent ductus arteriosus requiring ligation
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis
- Isolated gastrointestinal perforation
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Periventricular leukomalacia
- Retinopathy
- Death
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|January 2008
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|23 Weeks to 32 Weeks (Child)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- inborn infant
- gestation 23 weeks to 31 weeks 6 days
Exclusion Criteria:
- known chromosomal or congenital anomalies
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00369720
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|University of California San Diego Medical Center
|San Diego, California, United States, 92103
|Principal Investigator:
|Neil N Finer, MD
|University of California, San Diego
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|NCT00369720 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 28, 2006
|Last Updated:
|April 18, 2007
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Room Air
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Premature Birth
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy Complications
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Castleford boss Daryl Powell paid tribute to his players as they moved up to second in the First Utility Super League with a crushing 40-6 victory over Warrington.
It came as little shock that this season's surprise package won at the Men-A-Hose Jungle, but the manner in which they brushed aside last season's Grand Final runners-up served notice that their high standing in the table is no fluke.
They have now won eight matches this season - one less than they managed in the entirety of last year - and Powell admits even he is surprised by their position in the standings.
"I thought we'd be good," he said. "When you put a team together and you've got quite a few new players in there then you don't know how good.
"But the way the players have gone about it, it is a rightful position. It's not by any fluke or luck, the players are putting genuine performances in.
"Whether I thought we'd be second I'm not sure about that, but I thought we'd be competing on a weekly basis."
After a nip-and-tuck opening half hour, Cas never looked back after two converted tries from Michael Shenton gave them an 18-6 half-time lead.
Second-half tries from James Clare, who also grabbed their opener, Jamie Ellis and Richard Owen ensured there would be no way back for Warrington before Shenton put the seal on an incredible win by completing his hat-trick.
"I thought we played some really smart stuff. Early on, Warrington just punched their noses through us a little bit and they had a little bit of ascendancy in terms of field position, but once we got a foothold in the game we were really good," said Powell.
"It was a really solid, professional effort with some sprinklings of outstanding play in there, so it's a great effort from us."
The triumph was made all the more remarkable by Powell making eight changes from the side that beat Wakefield on Good Friday, with nine-try top scorer Justin Carney rested and the entire forward pack changed.
"We should be starting to believe that we've got a genuine team here. It doesn't matter who I put in, everybody just does their job," added Powell, who acknowledges he will have a selection dilemma ahead of their next fixture against Sheffield in the Challenge Cup.
"They're a great group of blokes and they're working so hard. It's a bit of a headache but it's a good headache.
"The depth of the squad is there for a reason. It's there so players are constantly being pushed to improve the game and the players are going to continue throughout the year improving."
Warrington's only points came through Michael Monaghan's converted try on a day where they suffered their fifth defeat in 10 games this season after being thoroughly outclassed.
Coach Tony Smith admitted his side were second best and was left unhappy by their attacking display.
"They were a lot sharper, particularly in the second half. I've just asked some of my staff to see if they could unpack our attacking game, I think it was left on the coach," said the Australian, who revealed Ben Harrison sustained a wrist problem and could join a number of injured first-team players on the sidelines.
"It wasn't a great day for us and Cas played well.
"The first half, there wasn't much between the two teams. The scoreline suggested that as well and they probably deserved to be slightly ahead at half-time, but they found some momentum in the second half.
"Whichever team was going to pop up with some of those big plays was going to get control of the game."


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Bandcamp Screencast from Ethan Diamond on Vimeo.
Last week I mentioned to a friend that 1pixelout must have released a new audio player because I've been seeing huge versions of it around different sites. The 1pixelout audio player is the one you sometimes see on this site. Well it turns out these new players are coming from a new service called Bandcamp. Just watch the video above as it tells the story better than me typing it out. It's clean, free, pretty and let's you sell your music. I love it.
SoundCloud: The Tour from SoundCloud on Vimeo.
SoundCloud the Berlin based startup has enjoyed a great beta ramp up and launch. They have attracted a nice group of industry insiders and electronic musician to their site. The SoundCloud audio player which allows your to make comments along the waveform of your song is just plain awesome. However trouble may be brewing in die Hauptstadt (capital city) because they just released their pricing plan and it's a doozy. They continue to offer a free service but the forums, tweets and blogs seem to think they are gouging.
You know what? I want a combination of these two services. Give me a way to sell my music in many formats. Give me a great audio player with comments along the timeline and a waveform view. I want a dropbox. I want widgets. It should be free with ads or $25 a year advert free. They can have a few percent of my music sales too. I'd like to be able embed all my music on my own site as a mini store and have complete control over the CSS.
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Tiempo BBDO for MTV (Spain). Copy says: "To love is to give others what we have inside. Take, this snot is for you".
In the last couple of weeks Renault (tag) has been running in Spain the 30 seconds Tv spot "La Bestia" (opens .mpg) to promote its Megane car. The ad, created by Tiempo BBDO, stars Fernando Alonso the Formula 1 driver, challenged to defeat an ugly beast. The spot is nice, and Alonso is a nice guy, but generally speaking I think this ad lacks originality.
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CloudBuddy Analytics is an Open Source web based tool to generate exhaustive statistical reports about your S3 Bucket access. It has an intuitive interface for a rich user experience. CloudBuddy Analytics takes care of enabling logging, fetching logs and generating reports.
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CloudBuddy Analytics can be installed locally, without the need for sharing you access credentials. Since its an Open Source tool, it is easily extensible and is open to see its mechanics.
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Lincolns Public Safety Director says a brown lawn in the Capital City is a badge of good citizenship.
One can walk across the mighty Platte River at places like Fremont and Columbus and Grand Island without hardly getting their feet wet.
A farmer north of Kearney has already cut his corn crop, leaving only two rows of wilted stalks, some without even a mini-ear on them, in the middle of the field awaiting an adjusters inspection.
These are the sights in the midst of one of the states most gripping droughts since the Dirty 30s. The aftermath of a mild winter that left little snow in the Rockies to melt and fill the North and South Platte tributaries to the Platte River, the statewide lifeline that some years has been teeming at the banks.
Mandatory water restrictions went into force in the Capital City Aug. 9, for the first time in a decade. The rules are simple. No lawn watering on Mondays. Odd-number addresses water Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Evens get to water on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Police initially issued 470 warnings for violations.
On Aug. 19, Public Safety Director Tom Casady invited the media to his brown front lawn to announce that police would begin issuing tickets the next day. On the next Monday, an official no water day, one of the first tickets complete with a fine of up to $500 and/or as much as six months in jail was issued to a popular Lincoln chain restaurant. Manager Jason Runge called the ticket unfortunate and unexpected because the Carlos OKellys in north Lincoln had received no warning. He said the automatic sprinklers have since been reprogrammed.
What? Jail time? Imagine the conversation: Yeh, Im in here for waterin my lawn.
City Attorney Rod Confer says hes working with the county court on an option that would let people pay a set fine instead. Lincoln joined 19 other Nebraska communities under water restrictions, but is the only one to impose fines and/or jail time.
With a goal of reducing water consumption to no more than 60 million gallons a day, some are pointing fingers, claiming more compliance is needed. Critics have said the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has stopped only 15 percent of its irrigation.
A University spokeswoman says the University did empty its iconic Broyhill Fountain by the Student Union. Lincoln Public Schools says it is cutting back on watering athletic fields. The governor said lawns at the mansion and other state buildings would be watered only twice a week.
Lincolns well fields near Ashland depend on the Platte River for replenishment, but with historic low levels, the river is not recharging the aquifer, said city water engineer Jerry Obrist.
The aquifer level is half gone and weve got the fall and winter ahead, he said.
Kinda makes one yearn for last summer when the problem was TOO MUCH water.
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Kratz putting best face on frequent Minors trips
ANAHEIM -- The Blue Jays have tested the patience of veteran catcher Erik Kratz on more than one occasion this year, but so far he has managed to battle through the roller-coaster of emotions.
Kratz rejoined his teammates on Wednesday morning following another stint with Triple-A Buffalo. When he was initially sent down on June 23, it wasn't because of his performance but yet another example of Kratz being caught in a numbers game.
The 34-year-old has been optioned to the Minors four times this season. The seemingly endless list of roster moves can be tough on any player, but at least Kratz seems to be dealing with it better than he might have during his younger days.
"At different points in your career, you figure out how to deal with certain things and you figure out that baseball moves need to be made," said Kratz, who was promoted when Cole Gillespie was placed on the 15-day disabled list. "But I'll be honest. I was disappointed to be down there. I wasn't happy-go-lucky, but I wasn't going to allow that to affect my play. The first time I got sent down this year I let it affect my play.
"It was frustrating knowing I could be up here helping the team. Everybody thinks they should be up here, but when you get sent down, it's all about how you respond mentally so that when they do call you back up, you're ready to play."
Kratz has found himself the odd man out because Dioner Navarro is the Blue Jays' starter behind the plate and Josh Thole is R.A. Dickey's personal catcher. Toronto's gone through several stints of carrying three catchers, but that's not always a luxury organizations can afford.
When Kratz has been up, though, he has been effective. He's the best defensive catcher in the group of three and possesses the type of power that can be particularly useful against left-handed pitchers. On the current 25-man roster, his presence allows the Blue Jays to sit Adam Lind against lefties, start Navarro at designated hitter and use Kratz behind the plate.
That's the type of alignment manager John Gibbons has liked for quite some time. He just hasn't always had the resources at his disposal.
"You just have to accept it," Kratz said. "It might not be so easy to send me down without my option, but you just have to roll with it.
"Maybe at the end of the season when you're evaluating your season, that lessens the blow because you know they have confidence in you. But it does increase the frustration level, because you want to be one of the 25 guys up here helping the team win."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Frank Delicious wrote:How do you throw those approach shots now? stand and deliver? try to throw a longer putt?
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There's no denying that Louisvillians know how to celebrate the holiday season in style. Turn down almost any street within the city limits and you'll likely see homes and businesses alike decked with lights, greenery, ornaments and even life-sized tableaux.
This week, The Voice-Tribune shares some of our favorite glittering, whimsical and spectacular holiday displays and decor from the past and present.
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Although the winter has been unseasonably warm through most of the lower 48 States, cold temperatures on Sunday led to increases in consumption, imports, and LNG sendout according to estimates from BENTEK Energy, LLC (Bentek). Total U.S. consumption rose to more than 104 billion cubic feet (Bcf) on Sunday, the highest level of the winter so far. Imports from Canada and LNG sendout – each of which has been very low this year –increased during the weekend, filling in as a marginal source of supply. LNG sendout rose to 1.2 Bcf on Sunday and Monday, with sendout coming from four separate terminals (last report week, LNG sendout averaged 0.6 Bcf per day).
This winter has been unusually warm, which has been reflected in lower natural gas consumption – the five-year (2007 – 2011) average for January consumption, according to both EIA and Bentek data, is 87.7 Bcf per day, about 4 percent greater than Bentek's January 2012 average of 83.9 Bcf per day. Bentek's five-year average of consumption for February 1 – 15 is about 87.2 Bcf; even with the weekend's cold snap, February 1 – 15 2012 consumption averaged about 3 percent below that, at 84.8 Bcf per day. Despite power burn consistently at levels much greater than last year, the overall level of consumption is down, reflecting a weather-related decline in consumption.
(For the Week Ending Wednesday, February 15, 2012)
- With the exception of the Northeast, which experienced significant price increases as a cold spell brought lower than normal temperatures into the region over the weekend, prices across the country in general remained fairly level over the week. The Henry Hub price closed at $2.54 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) on February 15, up 5 cents for the week.
- At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the March 2012 natural gas contract also traded within a narrow range, finishing the week with a decline of 2.3 cents per MMBtu to close at $2.425 per MMBtu.
- Working natural gas in storage was 2,761 Bcf as of Friday, February 10, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR). The implied net withdrawal for the week was 127 Bcf, positioning storage volumes 817 Bcf above year-ago levels.
- The natural gas rotary rig count, as reported February 10 by Baker Hughes Incorporated, declined by 25 to 720 active rigs. Meanwhile, oil-directed rigs increased by 18 to 1,263. Overall, the gas rig count is 21 percent lower than a year ago, and the oil rig count is 57 percent higher.
Prices over the report week were relatively stable across most of the country, with the Henry Hub day-ahead price trading within a 6 cent range over the week and in the end gaining a modest 2.0 percent, increasing from $2.49 per MMBtu the previous Wednesday to $2.54 per MMBtu yesterday. The exception was the Northeast, which seemed to be on a roller-coaster ride as substantial gains on Friday in likely anticipation of severe winter weather were followed by declines of a similar magnitude on Monday as the cold weather was replaced by more moderate temperatures. The Algonquin city gate price for delivery into Boston jumped from $3.74 per MMBtu on Thursday to $5.30 per MMBtu (42 percent) on Friday, only to retreat to $3.42 per MMBtu (35 percent) by Monday, and subsequently to close the week at $3.27 per MMBtu, down 72 cents from the previous Wednesday. Similarly, prices at Transcontinental Pipeline's Zone 6 trading point for delivery into New York City jumped from $2.92 per MMBtu on Thursday to $5.54 per MMBtu (90 percent) on Friday, retreated to $2.88 per MMBtu (48 percent) on Monday, and closed out the week at $2.84 per MMBtu, down 7 cents from the previous Wednesday.
At the NYMEX, the March 2012 contract traded within a 10.7 cent range and declined slightly over the week, from $2.448 per MMBtu last Wednesday to $2.425 per MMBtu yesterday, a drop of 2.3 cents (0.9 percent). The contract peaked on Tuesday at $2.532 per MMBtu (up 4.2 percent from the previous day), despite forecasts for milder temperatures and ample storage levels.
Colder temperatures, most notably over the weekend in the East, contributed to a significant increase in consumption for the week. According to estimates from Bentek, domestic natural gas consumption rose by 14.3 percent from last week, topping 100 Bcf on both Saturday and Sunday and averaging 91.7 Bcf over the week. While industrial and power sector consumption remained relatively steady over the week, the residential/commercial sector consumption jumped from 42.7 Bcf on Friday to 53.4 Bcf (24.9 percent) on Saturday and remained high on Sunday before beginning to ease off on Monday. The residential/commercial sector gained 21.1 percent overall for the week, while the power sector rose 12.3 percent, and industrial sector consumption registered a more modest 3.7 percent increase. The increases in power burn occurred predominately over the weekend in the Southeast, Texas, and Midcontinent regions, all of which experienced colder-than-normal weather.
Although dry gas production was down for the week, total supply showed a slight increase. According to Bentek estimates, the week's average total dry natural gas production posted a 0.6 percent decline. With a 6.0 percent increase in imports from Canada and a 42.1 percent increase in LNG sendout, however, there was an overall increase in supply of 0.2 percent for the week. The bulk of the increased imports from Canada were in the Northeast, and the bulk of the increased LNG sendout was along the east coast at the Everett, Massachusetts, Cove Point, Maryland, and Elba Island, Georgia terminals, likely a result of the weekend cold snap that covered most of the East. Even with the increased import levels, imports from Canada stand 18.9 percent below year-ago volumes for the same week, and LNG imports stand 38.8 percent below year-ago levels.
Working natural gas in storage fell to 2,761 Bcf as of Friday, February 10, according to EIA's WNGSR. This represents an implied net withdrawal of 127 Bcf from the previous week, which is 29 percent less than the 5-year average implied net withdrawal of 178 Bcf. Inventories in all three regions posted declines, with the East region contributing the most to this week's implied net withdrawal, with a decrease of 83 Bcf (a 5.9 percent decline from the previous week's level).
Stocks were 765 Bcf higher than the 5-year average level and 817 Bcf higher than last year at this time. Inventories in the Producing Region remain above the 5-year average of 686 Bcf by 365 Bcf (53.2 percent). Stocks in the East and West Regions are also above their 5-year averages by 302 Bcf (29.4 percent) and 99 Bcf (35.1 percent), respectively.
Temperatures during the week ending February 9 were 5.6 degrees warmer than the 30-year normal temperature and 9.9 degrees warmer than the same period last year. During the week all regions with the exception of the Mountain region were warmer than normal. The Midwest was particularly warm, with the East North Central and West North Central regions averaging 8.3 and 7.6 degrees warmer than normal, respectively. The average temperature in the Mountain region in the West was 0.7 degrees cooler than normal. Heating degree-days nationwide were down 17.4 percent from normal and 28.0 percent from last year.


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Tanit Phoenix
Tanit Phoenix is the answer to one of life's most difficult questions: Which celebrity would you most like to go naked skydiving with? A South African model and actress by trade, and a thrill-seeker off-set, Tanit Phoenix has the looks to melt you in half and the enlightened, free-spirited mind to put you back together with a smile on your face.
AppealTanit Phoenix is beautiful enough to seduce at will and brawny enough to kick ass when necessary. To put it in simpler terms: She'll own you in the bedroom, and she'll have your back in a bar fight. After all, her name means "goddess of the love," and she's trained in the explosive art of Muay Thai boxing. The South African edition of FHM gave her further beauty dues by featuring her on its 100 Sexiest Women list. We must say that we agree with this selection, otherwise, she might bite our skin while we're asleep (one of her fetishes) -- not that it wouldn't be fun.
Tanit Phoenix is not one to ignore the career benefits that nudity and steamy sex can offer. She says she's game for nudity and a spicy sex scene, as long as it doesn't make her look bad (that would be very difficult). Thus far, her risque career moves have included prehistoric pole dancing, strip-sky diving (don't ask, just watch) and multiple sex scenes in the film Maya, in which she hooked up with both the male and female leads.
SuccessIt takes a special kind of person to be coined "dangerously close to international stardom" at the 2005 KayOscars, and Tanit Phoenix fits the bill. Smart, sassy and sexy, she's hopefully destined to follow the same career path as Charlize Theron, another South African-born beauty who started as a model. Since then, the South African editions of Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan have featured her prominently, as has Maxim (Europe), which named her as 2003's Woman of the Year.
Also a frequent model in commercials, Tanit Phoenix has the type of beauty and on-screen charisma that keeps your attention and -- gasp -- leaves you in danger of buying the product. The horror! Now in the early stages of a film career, she has read lines opposite stars like Nicolas Cage and Jared Leto, while covering all of the important film genres thus far: TV series, cult comedy, crime drama, erotic thriller, and zombie horror -- the last of which is Gallowwalker, in which she rubbed elbows with human box-office poison Wesley Snipes and lived to tell about it.
Tanit Phoenix BiographyTanit Phoenix grew up in South Africa and inherited her father's craving for adventure while developing a strong bond with the natural world around her. The daughter of a skydiver, she shared her dad's interest in free-falling and grew to love extreme sports of all kinds. An enlightened beauty if there ever was one, Phoenix also immersed herself in activities like playing guitar, Reiki and massage, giving her an intellectual depth that adds to her striking looks.
Tanit Phoenix naturally caught the eye of the modeling suits, and at 15, she signed with ICE Model Management. From there, she sought out the necessary combination of print and commercial acting gigs to keep her work lively and suitably challenge her young mind.
tanit phoenix conquers commercialsThe world of commercials was (and still is) good to Tanit Phoenix. More than 20 of the commercials she appeared in were international, and she became an alluring presence in the process. A Tanit Phoenix commercial career retrospective would likely include her Volvic commercial, in which she pole danced for a group of prehistoric men, as well as a visually-stunning Transitions eyeglasses commercial that showed off the flora and fauna of her native South Africa.
Tanit Phoenix's most memorable commercial came in 2003 for the Fa line of shower gels. The ad featured her skydiving down from the heavens and taking off her clothing in mid-flight. Eyes glued, tongues wagged and European commercials became sexy all over again (they get all the good stuff). A German Maxim cover with Phoenix in a barely there swimsuit soon followed. As a result, she was named 2003's "Who's That Girl?" as part of the Woman of the Year Awards, courtesy of Maxim Europe. It was an awards ceremony that included other names like Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Jennifer Aniston, and Cameron Diaz.
tanit phoenix stars in lord of war and gallowwalkerTanit Phoenix added to her repertoire in 2004 by joining the acting ranks. Her first role came in an episode of the TV series Charlie Jade as the dubiously named "Malachi's associate No. 1," a walk-on character if there ever was one. Her sophomore effort, 2005's Straight Outta Benoni, fared better -- she got a last name this time, playing Megan Alba -- and later that year she was Jared Leto's gal pal, Candy, in the Nicolas Cage-led Lord of War. Now dangerously close to international stardom, Phoenix was rewarded with an award of the same -- the "Dangerously Close to International Stardom" Award -- at the 2005 KayOscars.
In 2008, Tanit Phoenix posed for her first topless photo for the South African Marie Claire. The shoot was very personal for Phoenix, as its anti-rape and anti-violence theme led to the disclosure that she had survived an attempted assault a few years prior. On the movie front, Phoenix steamed up the screen in Maya, a Bollywood-produced film that featured her in a multitude of sex scenes interwoven with a story about spiritual possession that kept trying to interfere with all the sex. As she looks forward to a career with more acting, more commercials, and more skin, Tanit Phoenix steps into her biggest role to date, as a saloon girl in the zombie-western, Gallowwalker, top-lined by Wesley Snipes. While such an ominous leading man might be a bad luck charm to some, it's a safe bet that more people checked out the movie, just to catch a glimpse of this South African dame in action.
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Continuing in our series of pieces on each country's ODI history, we go to Bangladesh. From 1986 to 2012, Bangladesh played 262 matches and won 72 with a win loss ratio of 0.38. Their highest score is 320, lowest 58.
We present three lists – of players, batsmen and bowlers. The minimum qualification to be on these lists is to have played 50 matches. A match is considered in this system only when there is a result, and if the player has bowled or batted, as the case may be.
Here are the highest impact ODI players in Bangladesh's history. As will be seen from all 3 lists, no individual player has dominated his country's ODI impact as much as Shakib Al Hasan has for Bangladesh.
The continuous failure of Bangladesh as a team in the international arena is evident from the list above. Amongst the top 10 highest impact players in the history of Bangladeshi ODI cricket only one player has managed to have a Career IMPACT of above 2. However, what augurs well for them is the fact that as many as 7 players from this list feature in the current Bangladeshi team and with players like Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal as the fulcrum, there is a good chance of the Bangladeshi team proving their worth in the coming years.
Unsurprisingly, it is Shakib Al Hasan who tops the list as the highest impact Bangladeshi player in their ODI history. Shakib's dominance is visible from the fact that he is not only their highest impact player but is also their highest impact bowler and batsman—a true all-rounder. In fact, the difference between Shakib Al Hasan (1st position) and Syed Rasel's (10th position) Career IMPACT is a whopping 120% which again points to the one-man show Bangladesh has been depending on for a very long time. Interestingly, Shakib has also provided the only SD performance by a Bangladeshi player in their history of ODI cricket. On the international stage, Shakib Al Hasan is the third highest impact performer amongst all the all-rounders in the present playing generation (after Kallis and Watson). To top that, he is also the fourth highest impact performer amongst all the players who are currently active in the international circuit, even above the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Sangakkara. Undoubtedly, Shakib Al Hasan is already on his way to becoming a legend in the history of Bangladeshi cricket and with the backing of his teammates can push Bangladesh into the international spotlight; the glimpses of which he showed in the recently held Asia Cup where Bangladesh reached the finals.
Mashrafe Mortaza
is arguably the first genuine fast bowler to emerge in the Bangladeshi cricketing scene and is currently the longest serving Bangladeshi player amongst those who are active. His presence at the second spot is largely due to his all-round abilities as a player although he never did justice to his batting potential. His impact as a bowler is the third highest for a Bangladeshi bowler and his failure rate as a player is the second lowest for any Bangladeshi player (excluding the keepers); a match-winning spell against India in the 2007 World Cup bolsters that credibility further. It is a shame that Mortaza had to miss out the best part of his career due to his injuries although his recent comeback to the Bangladeshi national team has brought back the missing zing in the bowling attack.
Mushfiqur Rahim has been at the helm of Bangladeshi cricket for the last 6-7 months years and was recently appointed as the captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. He is one of the only two Bangladeshi keepers present on this list (alongwith Khaled Mashud) and is also the highest impact wicket-keeper batsman for Bangladesh in their ODI cricket history and even though his Career Batting IMPACT is just a shade below 1, he has impressed with his recent run of form with the bat and has played some crucial knocks for Bangladesh in his fledgling international career.
It is perhaps a bit surprising to see Tamim Iqbal at the 9th position but it can be attributed to his failure of converting starts into big scores, a point which is well brought out by his failure rate of 51%. Regardless of that, he is still Bangladesh's second highest impact batsman in their ODI history and is the only other batsman apart from Shakib Al Hasan on this list to have a Batting IMPACT above 1.
It is also worth noticing that four players on this list don't even cross an IMPACT of 1 in their individual disciplines which again goes on to show the general mediocrity in the level of performances the Bangladesh players portray on a constant basis.
Interestingly, all the five batsmen on this list are part of the current Bangladeshi setup which also to a certain extent explains their recent accomplishments in the international circuit, especially on the batting front.
It is Shakib Al Hasan who tops the list as the highest impact Bangladeshi batsman and he has for a very long time been the numero uno for Bangladesh in almost all the aspects. His ability to withhold pressure and perform in crunch situations is what has made him a present day legend for the Bangladeshis and it is the same skill set which also makes him top three of the six batting attributes for Bangladesh, namely—Pressure IMPACT, Partnership Building IMPACT and Chasing IMPACT.
Tamim Iqbal
, at the second place also shouldn't be much of a surprise; Iqbal has been a mainstay for Bangladesh of late and also has the highest Runs Tally IMPACT (proportion of the total runs scored) for a Bangladeshi batsman. He remains a big-match performer for the Bangladeshis but it is his consistency that has been a major problem for him and his team considering the amount of talent and the frequent starts he gets as an opener. His failure rate as a batsman is 51%, compared to international standards, is on the higher side although from his country's point of view, it is the lowest amongst all the Bangladeshi batsmen.
Both Shahriar Nafees and Raqibul Hasan have never been known to set the stage alight with their performances. However, both of them have been crucial cogs in the Bangladeshi batting order. Instead of being the primary initiators themselves they have always played the second fiddle to batsmen like Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. Still, if Bangladesh has to go the next level as a cricketing nation, it becomes imperative for players like them to grab the initiative; both their failure rates are exceedingly high and for them to succeed in the international level, their levels of consistency needs to be much higher.
Aftab Ahmed symbolises one of the many pocket sized dynamos Bangladesh has seen over the last few years. Diminutive in appearance but explosive in nature, Aftab Ahmed has played many a cameo for Bangladesh during his playing days before he got side-lined with an injury. He was one of the main performers for Bangladesh during the middle-overs of the game even though he generally lacked the support from his partners at the other end. Given his explosive nature of batting it is not at all surprising to see him having a high failure rate (which is a case for most of the Bangladeshi batsmen) although it is the same attribute which also results in him having the highest Strike Rate IMPACT amongst all the Bangladeshi batsmen.
Two of the most notable omissions on this list are the names of Habibul Bashar and Mohammad Ashraful; both of who have been highly celebrated figures in the Bangladeshi cricketing arena. However, the fact of the matter is that none of them cross a Batting IMPACT of even 1 which is shocking considering the fact that Bashar at one point of time was the captain of the Bangladeshi team whereas Ashraful is their most capped player in the ODI format. The reason why they don't make the cut is because of their poor consistency levels as batsmen, Bashar's failure rate as a batsman in ODIs is a woeful 67% whereas Ashraful's is a miserable 70%.
The stories that unfold on various batting parameters are revealing.
When it comes to Runs Tally IMPACT (proportion of match runs made through career), the highest impact batsmen are Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan and Shahriar Nafees.
The highest Strike Rate IMPACT batsmen (highest strike rates relative to all the matches in their careers) are Aftab Ahmed, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan.
The best Pressure IMPACT batsmen (those who absorbed the most pressure that came about due to fall of wickets) are Shakib Al Hasan, Raqibul Hasan and Aftab Ahmed.
The batsmen with the highest Partnership Building IMPACT (who built the most partnerships in the middle) are Shakib Al Hasan, Shahriar Nafees and Tamim Iqbal.
The best Chasing IMPACT batsmen (who registered the highest impact while chasing a target) are Shakib Al Hasan, Aftab Ahmed and Tamim Iqbal.
The batsmen with the lowest failure rates (a failure is seen in this system as an inability to register an IMPACT of even 1 in a match) are Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees and Shakib Al Hasan.
In our earlier articles in the same series we have given the top three series impact batting/bowling performances for each and every nation. However, in the case of Bangladesh there has only been one series-defining performance and that too was an all-round effort by Shakib Al Hasan against New Zealand. So, in terms of individual batting and bowling performances, here we are providing only those performances which were not series-defining ones but still had a Big Match Bonus (performance in big matches) attached to it. In batting there has only been one such batting performance by a Bangladeshi whereas in bowling there have been two such performances (not an impressive record; it reveals Bangladesh's vulnerability to pressure).
Highest impact Batting Innings (Series/tournament context):
1. Raqibul Hasan – 43 not out off 107 v Sri Lanka, Mirpur, 2009 – Batting IMPACT 4.96.
Coming in to bat at 42-4 against Sri Lanka in this final encounter, Raqibul Hasan played a stereotypical anchor's role and smothered whatever was thrown at him by the Sri Lankan bowling attack. His partners though, continued to fall apart and Raqibul managed to carry his bat till the end to make sure the Bangladeshi innings lasted till the 50th over to get them to a competitive total of 152. Sri Lanka during their chase at one point of time were struggling at a staggering 6-5 but finally managed to pull the match in their favour by a margin of two wickets.
The above performance is within a series/tournament context. When it comes to a match context, Shakib Al Hasan's 92 not out off 69 balls v Sri Lanka (Mirpur, 2009) registers as the highest impact batting performance in the history of Bangladeshi ODI cricket. Shakib Al Hasan's knock of 108 off 120 balls v Pakistan (Multan, 2008) and Tamim Iqbal's 125 off 120 balls v New Zealand (Mirpur, 2010) are the second and the third highest impact batting performances in a match context, respectively.
The saga of Shakib's greatness continues with him being the highest impact bowler for Bangladesh in their history of ODI cricket. As has the case been with Shakib on each and every front, the gap between him and his teammates on this list is also awe-inspiring. The difference between his Bowling IMPACT and that of Mohammed Rafique's who was himself considered one of the greatest Bangladeshi bowlers is a whopping 42%. Shakib's bowling dominance can also be understood from the fact that out of the 6 bowling attributes, he tops in three of them and most importantly also has the lowest failure rate for a Bangladeshi bowler.
Abdur Razzak in the last few years has developed into a crucial contributor to the Bangladeshi bowling attack and has shown his skills both with the new as well as the old ball (even though he is a spinner). The fact that that he is regularly used to open the Bangladeshi bowling attack can be attributed to his Economy IMPACT which is the second best for a Bangladeshi bowler. It is also worth noting that out of the six bowling attributes, he tops the list in four of them which again goes on to show his significance in this present Bangladeshi set-up.
Mohammad Rafique till date remains as one of the most iconic figures in the Bangladeshi cricketing history. Along with him being the longest serving Bangladeshi player, his quota of 10 overs was the only source of respite for the Bangladeshis at a time when their rest of the bowling attack would be absolutely ripped apart by the opponent batsmen. His basic modus operandi as a spinner was to come first change, break the partnership and to slow down the scoring rate. The same point can also be understood from the fact that he has the third highest Partnership Breaking IMPACT and the second highest Economy IMPACT for a Bangladeshi bowler (during his playing days, he had the highest impact in both).
The highest impact players in all bowling parameters are quite revealing.
When it comes to Top/Middle-order Wickets Tally IMPACT (wickets taken from nos. 1-7 in most cases), the highest impact bowlers are Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak and Syed Rasel.
Lower-order Wickets Tally IMPACT (batsmen nos. 8-11) – highest impact bowlers are Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan.
The highest Economy IMPACT bowlers (lowest economy rates relative to all the matches in their careers) are Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak and Mohammad Rafique.
The highest impact Partnership-breaking bowlers are Abdur Razzak, Mohammad Rafique and Shakib Al Hasan.
The bowlers with the highest Pressure Building IMPACT (taking quick wickets to put opposition under pressure) are Abdur Razzak, Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Mortaza.
The bowlers with the lowest failure rate (a failure is seen in this system as an inability to register an IMPACT of even 1 in a match) are Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak and Mashrafe Mortaza.
Highest impact bowling performances (Series/tournament context):
1. Mashrafe Mortaza – 3 for 31 in 10 overs v England, Birmingham, 2010 – Bowling IMPACT 5.21
In this series deciding encounter against England at Birmingham, Bangladesh after electing to field struck through Mashrafe Mortaza who got rid of Kieswetter in his very first over while also managing to keep a lid on the other English batsmen even as they butchered the rest of the Bangladeshi bowling attack. Mortaza's first spell of 8 overs yielded only 17 runs but by the time he came back England were cruising at 250-1 and although he took out Trott and Luke Wright off successive balls, the English went on to score 347 which eventually proved too much for the visitors.
2. Nazmul Hossain – 3 for 30 in 10 overs v Sri Lanka, Mirpur, 2009 – Bowling IMPACT 4.20
Chasing a modest total of 153 against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka were given a rude awakening by Nazmul Hossain who ripped apart the top order including the likes of Tharanga, Jayawardene and Thushara to reduce Sri Lanka to a score of 5-6 after 7 overs. After his first spell, Nazmul's figures read 4-3-1-3; unfortunately for him and Bangladesh though Sri Lanka found an unlikely batting hero in the form of Muralitharan (33 off 16 balls) who saw them through with two wickets in hand and with that destroyed Bangladesh's biggest chance of winning their first ever tri-nation tournament in the international circuit.
The above performances are all within the series/tournament context. When it comes to a match context, Aftab Ahmed's 5-31 v New Zealand (Dhaka, 2004) registers as the highest impact bowling performance in the history of Bangladeshi ODI cricket. Rubel Hossain's 4-25 v New Zealand (Mirpur, 2010) and Shakib Al Hasan's 4-33 v New Zealand (Christchurch, 2010) are the second and the third highest impact bowling performances in a match context, respectively.
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cousinbasil wrote:Why you continue to cover for Cousinbasil/Brokenhead being two separate persons when even Cousinbasil hasn't come out and denied being Brokenhead.
I have denied it but you don't seem to want to hear that, which is fine with me, since it is fun watching you obsess.
Where is the earlier denial?


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Grieving mum welcomes new safety regulations after baby daughter killed by blind cord
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A mum whose daughter died after becoming caught up in a blind cord has welcomed tougher safety standards.
Leah Edwards was found in her cot with the cord around her neck in October 2010. She was just 17-months-old.
Mum Joy Edwards, of Ash Grove, Heybridge, has campaigned with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for stronger manufacturing regulations.
An updated European standard was finally announced last week, which demands blinds are "safe by design" or have child safety devices installed.
Mrs Edwards said: "What they have so far is brilliant. It's come such a long way and it's been a long time waiting."
Full story in tomorrow's Standard.
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Greetings. I'm a longtime practitioner of the "relaxation response," ala Dr. Herbert Benson, but have only been applying myself to vipassana (daily sitting/walking and trying to be constantly mindful) for about a year. My primary guide in this has been "Mindfulness in Plain English," assorted online Dharma talks and forums like this.
I'm confused about the role of thought in insight meditation. I know I'm not supposed to get caught up in discursive, compulsive thinking, and that paying bare attention and being aware in the present moment are key. Yet at the same time I'm admonished to practice self-inquiry, be nonjudgmental, meditate on my corpse or interdependence, etc. But mental activities like these require active reflection, and that seems to contradict the idea that "thoughts as just thoughts" and that I should simply just be watching whatever comes up. So it almost seems like there are two distinct aspects to mindfulness meditation: one aspect is the non-activity of just being aware and observing but not getting caught up in whatever happens to be going through my mind at the moment, or focusing on what I'm doing off the cushion, i.e., nonconceptual; and the other aspect is conscious self-examination, reflecting on things like impermanence and actively cultivating compassion, seeing others as teachers, understanding biases, and the like, i.e., conceptual.
When I sit I just sit, focusing on my breath. Is there an entirely different type of sitting that involves active reflection?


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First off, this pile of horse dung was written by Todd Starnes at Fox New. What I love about Fox today is that they are so insular, that they don't even realize that they're basically screaming 'nigger' on the air.
This is hilarious is the comment at the right of the page:
[quote]You folks really know how to mobilize! I'm pleased to report that Amazon has now lifted the suspension of my book. They did not give us an explanation."
The title of the book? "Dispatches from Bitter America: A Gun Toting, Chicken Eating Son of a Baptist's Culture War Stories" lmfao
A school district in Wisconsin said they will review a high school diversity class that exposed students to radical leftist thinkers and promoted a critical race theory that alleges white people are oppressors.
The "American Diversity" class was taught to students at Delavan-Darien High School in Wisconsin, Fox News has learned.
"They're teaching white guilt," one parent told Fox News. "They're dividing the students. They're saying to non-whites, 'You have been oppressed and you're still being oppressed.'"
The parent, who asked not to be identified, has an 18-year-old son who was enrolled in the class and became alarmed after she looked at some of the handouts provided to the students. "I felt it was indoctrination," she said. "This is a radical left agenda and ideology that is now embedded in our school."
The parent said the students were taught "if you're white, you're oppressing. If you're non white, you've been a victim."
According to handouts obtained by Fox News, "white privilege" was defined as "a set of advantages that are believed to be enjoyed by white people beyond those commonly experienced by non-white people in the same social, political, and economic spaces (nation, community, workplace, income, etc."
Students were also given a handout from University of Texas professor Robert Jensen arguing that people don't have complete control over their fate.
"There is not space here to list all the ways in which white privilege plays out in our lives, but it is clear that I will carry this privilege with me until the day white supremacy is erased from society," he wrote.
Students were also instructed to visit the toy aisle at Wal-Mart for a hands-on illustration of white privilege.
"They were told to go and count the number of dolls that were representative of blacks as opposed to whites," the parent said. "It's meant to divide and victimize non-whites and condition whites to feel guilty and to be more passive."
She brought the material to the attention of school officials and eventually to Robert Crist, the new superintendent of the Delavan-Darien School District.
"A lot of red flags go up in my mind when I look at the materials," Crist told Fox News. "Her concern has merit."
"Ideally, you would want to present one theory that might be way on the left and another theory that may be way on the right and if you find one in the middle you can present that, too," he said. "Now you have a well-rounded discussion in my opinion."
Crist said he believes the class was being taught long before he became superintendent. The course is currently undergoing an evaluation.
"The class will not be taught again until that process is fully complete," Crist said. He said the teacher, who is young, used the materials to "stimulate the thought process." "I don't believe he intended to indoctrinate anybody," he said.
But the material that has been presented to students in the conservative community did concern the superintendent.
"I'm out of an old-fashioned school," he said. "I believe in helping kids understand the basic objectives of curriculum and not use some radical material to get a student to support some kind of a special theory."
The parent also reached out to the Young America's Foundation – who first shed light on the controversial course.
YAF staff member Brendan Pringle, called the course "race-baiting."
"This course offers a snapshot of a larger trend that has plagued university curriculum for years and has only recent crept into high school classrooms," he wrote in an essay. "Professors and teachers are increasingly telling white students that they are part of the problem of racism, and are telling black students that they are second-class citizens. This race-baiting technique is an attack on American values and can only breed bitterness and envy."
At the same time, Crist said schools have a responsibility to prepare students for the real world. "There are a lot of radical people in our country and across the world," he said. "They need to be ideally attuned to some of the different thought patterns that different cultures may have." But did the teacher cross the line?
"Ideally a teacher is not supposed to share their own viewpoint," Crist said. "With this type of class, the teacher looks for controversial items like that to stimulate the kids into discussing things in regard to cultural diversity."
The parent said that's all well and good – but the teacher only offered students one perspective and were not allowed to debate the theory.
"This teacher has free reign to pick the material that he wanted to use," she said. "He chose extremely radical left thinkers. He didn't give those kids alternative information." The parent said last summer her son got a job washing dishes – working sometimes 10 hours a day.
"I was so proud of him," she said. "And then to have a teacher tell you that you have these unearned privileges – that because you are white somehow you infringe on other people's rights. It's really just awful."
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Managing Land for Wildlife Workshop May 20 in Houston
HOUSTON — Texans are reconnecting with the landscape. As people buy property for retirement, some are moving back to the country. Not all of them want to raise livestock and some just want to enjoy the rural lifestyle. For those interested in wildlife, the workshop Managing Your Land For Wildlife: Practical First Steps on May 20 will offer practical guidance.
The workshop is sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Cooperative Extension, and the Katy Prairie Conservancy to help landowners develop management plans for their properties and give them a foundation for wise decision-making. It will be held at Extension's Harris County office at 3033 Bear Creek Drive in Houston off I10 near Highway 6 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat., May 20.
Workshops like this one are now held annually in Houston, and these topics have generated so much interest that this year organizers split the workshop into two separate dates.
In February, 75 participants came to the first Houston area workshop for this year These participants own 17,500 acres of private land in 34 counties across Texas.
"These workshops are not for just the large acreage landowner" said Keith Crenshaw, TPWD urban wildlife biologist in Houston. "Anybody with land or the desire to purchase property later that cares about wildlife and land management should come."
For the upcoming May 20 workshop, topics include: writing a wildlife management plan, evaluating your property for wildlife, techniques to survey wildlife, qualifications for wildlife tax exemption, and a testimonial on managing for cattle and wildlife. This one-day workshop comes complete with an in-the-field activity to put workshop concepts into practice. Three general applicator's license Continuing Education Units from the Texas Department of Agriculture are available for those interested.
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I have seen these depictions of the Buddha in several forms (paper cards, posters, etc.). They are my favorite depictions of the Buddha. Recently I saw a picture of a meditation hall that had the Buddha in different poses, all in this same fashion. I was just wondering if anyone can provide any information on what country they originated from or anything interesting? Here is a link to an example below. This particular one is, I believe, painted on a cloth for hanging. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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People gather a lot of hazardous household products if a waste collection service in September is any indication.
The Lexington Area Solid Waste Agency and the Southwest Nebraska Household Hazardous Waste Team visited Gothenburg and nine other sites to help people properly dispose potentially hazardous household products.
A grand total of 35,235 pounds of potentially hazardous waste was collected including 9,140 lbs. of paint, 2,000 lbs. of used oil, 5,820 lbs. of pesticides/herbicides, 515 lbs. of aerosols and other materials, 5,680 lbs. of batteries, 11,000 lbs. of computers/monitors and 1,080 lbs. of reuse materials.
The collection efforts were funded by the Lexington Area Solid Waste Agency and a one-year grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality's Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Grant Program and local volunteers.
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Sixers court hesitant fans with car giveaway
Philadelphia sports fans love their Phillies, their Eagles, even their currently idle Flyers. But even with a decent record and new ownership, the city's other sports team is struggling to get fans into the seats.
While the Sixers have their fans, lots of people are less than enthused about shelling out money for tickets this year.
Enrico Campitelli runs the Philadelphia sports site the700level.com.
"Fans — to go out and spend money every night — they want to go out and know that they're going to get a quality product. And this Sixers team this season thus far, while they've shown a lot of growth in some areas, they've also been very very inconsistent," Campitelli said.
"I think people had real high expectations for this team when they traded for Andrew Bynum," he said. "If they have him playing, well, could fill the building every night? I don't know."
While improved play on the court could draw more fans, promotions including the chance to win a brand-new car couldn't hurt.
"One lucky fan that registers at the Kia stand on the concourse of the Wells Fargo Center is going to get picked randomly on 10 specific nights for the opportunity to shoot from half court to win a new Kia vehicle," says Tom Ward, senior vice president of corporate partnerships and broadcasting with the Sixers. "So it's exciting for the fans."
That's right, to be eligible, fans have to attend the game.
Ward admits there are some attendance challenges to overcome.
"November and December are usually the toughest times of year for any NBA team," he says. "Once we turn the calendar into the next year, we usually see a nice spike in our attendance -- which we are projecting and I think we're going to see that in 2013 and make that stretch drive for the playoffs."
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For a city of its size, Milwaukee has a decent amount of professional-level chamber music. One of our better series is Chamber Music Milwaukee (CMM). While it is primarily conceived to showcase music faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, CMM also brings in high-quality guest artists at times. CMM deserves a wider community audience, beyond those folks who typically attend events at UWM.
CMM presented an interesting concert of three major pieces last Thursday evening at Helen Bader Concert Hall. Margaret Butler, an oboist who plays with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra in addition to her teaching duties at UWM, performed Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2, composed by Benjamin Britten at age 19. Britten's immediately recognizable style had not yet emerged in 1932, but the music is convincing and has natural expression. The influence of his teacher, Frank Bridge, is strong. Butler played with sensitive and lovely tone, making tangible the sometimesabstract phrases.
Hornist Greg Flint was featured in Mozart's Quintet for Horn, Violin, 2 Violas and Cello, playing with a clean, round sound and admirable agility. Clarinetist Todd Levy, principal at MSO and teacher at UWM, was heard in Brahms' Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor. Levy's masterful phrasing and subtleties were a deep pleasure, bringing this great quintet to life in a profound performance.
Members of the Arcas String Quartet were guest artists, providing shapely and responsive playing in all three of the wind works with strings. The players are all from the MSO: Ilana Setapen (violin), Margot Schwartz (violin), Wei-Ting Kuo (viola) and Peter Thomas (cello). Violist Jenny Kozoroz joined the ensemble for the Mozart quintet. Arcas plays with youthful vigor. This quartet has recently emerged on the scene. Each time I hear them (not often enough), my interest is piqued, and I want to hear more of what this ensemble can do.
While the component pieces of the program were well played, the overall arch felt a bit off. Perhaps if something brief and exuberant had followed the contemplative conclusion of the Brahms quintet, the concert would have felt more rounded and balanced.


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Ok, were going to bring it all home right here with this vote. It goes no higher than this.
As with Walsh all I ask is that if you wish to use past performance as future indicators then please keep it to actual accomplishments and not "give them a pass" or "throw them under the bus" because they did or did not do whatever.
The Pacers were going to hell in a handbasket and we were weeks away from moving the team but the civic minded Simons stepped in and saved our franchise and for that I will always give them a pass.
The Simons were so concerned with the bottom line that they would not allow Donnie Walsh to re-sign Brad Miller because it would have put them over the cap and thus destroyed what could have been our best front court ever and for that I will never forgive them.
Both of the above are legitimate complaints or compliments but neither are appropriate for this.
The question is simple.
Do you believe that the Simons can lead our franchise out of the problems that they are in?
Of course even this question is open to a lot of play because depending on what you view the job of an owner is. I'll let you decide that for yourself.
Also I think it's safe to say that Herb is THE operating owner at this point although we have heard that David Simons either has taken over a lot of the day to day or soon will.
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For the second time, Time magazine has named President Obama its "Person of the Year."
It's been a monumental year for the president, as he's spearheaded key legislation and won re-election to the White House. "This one's more satisfying than '08," he said, according to Time. "It wasn't just about what I was going to do as President. It's what I've done."
And we've got the pics -- take a look at the "POTUS with the Mostess" ( as Jimmy Fallon proclaimed) got around to in 2012!


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Libya's parliament ordered the temporary closure of southern borders and declared seven southern regions restricted military areas on Sunday, state media reported. According to a report by the BBC, parliament spokesman, Omar Humidan, said the move was aimed at halting the flow of illegal immigrants and goods through Southern regions. According to a decree carried by the official LANA news agency, the National Assembly ordered, on Sunday, the ""temporary closure of the land borders with Chad, Niger, Sudan and Algeria pending new regulations" on the circulation of people and goods. The decree also declares the provinces of Ghadames, Ghat, Obari, Al-Shati, Sebha, Murzuq and Kufra, "closed military zones to be ruled under emergency law." It gives the defense ministry powers to appoint a military governor with the authority to detain and deport illegal immigrants. One member of parliament, Suad Ganur, told AFP news agency that the decision to close borders and declare martial law in the south follows an "upsurge in violence and drug trafficking, and the presence of armed groups that act with complete impunity". The move also comes after the European Union' [2]s proposal to help train Libyans to secure their southern borders and prevent the trafficking of arms from the country. Elsewhere Libya [3] is still struggling to enforce law. Also on Sunday, in the eastern city of Benghazi, gunmen reportedly killed four policemen in an attack against a police station. At least two members of the Libyan security forces were reported killed in a separate incident in the town of Bani Walid.
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THE number of companies warning of lower than expected profits fell to a three-year low in 2013 despite a surge in downgrades at the end of the year.
The report by the accountancy firm EY said UK quoted companies issued 255 warnings in 2013, compared to 287 in 2012, but the final quarter saw a figure of 73, a rise of 30 per cent on the previous quarter.
EY said recent optimism had been jolted by global growth anxieties in the late summer, causing downgrades to spill into the final quarter.
The new year has started with a faster pace of alerts than in 2013, with the added complication of a stronger pound in anticipation of higher interest rates.
The sectors with the highest number of profit warnings in the final quarter were support services, with 14, software and computer services with seven and aerospace and defence and media and technology, with five.
Dampened expectations meant the retail sector issued just two profit warnings in the final quarter of 2013, including Debenhams on New Year's Eve.
Keith McGregor of EY said: "The 30 per cent quarterly rise in UK profit warnings in the final quarter of last year seems incongruous next to improving economic data, but global growth anxieties reduced profit expectations in late summer, with earnings downgrades continuing into the final quarter of 2013
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A STOURBRIDGE man who carried out a "revenge" raid on his mother's home has been jailed for 16 months.
Kristoffer Dakin was caught out by the CCTV system she had installed after he had previously broken in to her house in Central Avenue, Wollescote.
"This was a selfish violation of your mother's home," Recorder Ciaran Rankin told Dakin, "It was borne out of spite."
He told Dakin it was clear there was a "state of hostility" between him and members of his family adding, "You have a history of disobedience towards court orders."
Dakin was the subject of a restraining order to keep away from his mother's house but he was filmed as he kicked in the front door.
The 22-year-old who had also been barred from going anywhere near his grandfather's home in nearby Cemetery Road, got away with a bagful of goods, including a laptop, games console and mobile, said Mark Phillips, prosecuting.
But he told Wolverhampton Crown Court the majority of the property was later recovered by investigating police officers when they arrested Dakin.
When later questioned by the officers, Dakin told them he had issues with his mother and he carried out the attack on her home because he "wanted revenge"
The burglary, added Mr Phillips, caused a great deal of heartache to Dakin's mother - a woman who did not enjoy the best of health.
Dakin, now of no fixed address, admitted the burglary, three breaches of the restraining order and he further asked for two other thefts to be taken into consideration.
They involved him taking a motor cycle, valued at £900, from Westminster Road, Stourbridge, and a moped, worth £500, from Norfolk Road, Wollaston, said Mr Phillips.
Jas Mann, defending, said Dakin had admitted the other offences because he wanted to "clear his conscience" and make a fresh start when he had completed his time behind bars.
"There is plainly a problem between him and his mother and a state of affairs exists where they have no time for each other," he added.
"He hopes at some stage he will begin to think differently. He burgled the house because he was getting back at her and there is no excuse for what he did."


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Ok, we don't take awards all that seriously around here, especially when they honor our marketing expertise. But its the middle of Winter, we are closed, and, after all, I AM the Director of Sales and Marketing, so please pardon my pride over the following little tribute: On Monday, February 1, 2010, Morey's Piers received the bronze award for excellence in Web Marketing from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) at the annual Adrian Awards Gala in New York City. The gala heralded the inspiration and best practices in sales and marketing for hospitality, travel and tourism from around the world. We received the award on behalf of Morey's Piers (and our online marketing firm: .Com Marketing) at a black tie event held at the New York Marriott Marquis.
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If you've been reading the Five Gables blog, you've probably noticed that we write quite a bit about all of the great places to visit, things to do, and sites to see here in St. Michaels. We post restaurant suggestions, provide information about various events happening around town, and suggest fun outings that will make your visit with us memorable.
Recently, we noticed that there was one activity that we really haven't covered… shopping!
In addition to our many fine dining establishments, museums, art galleries, and attractions, St. Michaels is home to a wide array of upscale shops. Within a half mile of Five Gables, there are shops to satisfy everyone on your list, from designer clothing boutiques and antiques emporiums, to handicrafts, book shops, jewelry stores and more.
In honor of the these wonderful local shops, the Five Gables blog is dedicating the month of February to the shopportunities you can find around town! Over the next four weeks, we'll share our favorite local shopping destinations with you. There is much more to come, so be sure to stay tuned!