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Marina del Rey Boat Show: Marina del Rey will host the Los Angeles Boat show at waterfront Burton Chace Park. New and pre-owned powerboats and sailboats - all 34 feet and larger - will be on display in the water; noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; tickets $12. The show is taking place on the same days - but for longer hours - at the Los Angeles Convention Center downtown. Complimentary round-trip shuttles are available to and from Marina del Rey. Burton Chace Park is at 13650 Mindanao Way; Los Angeles Boat Show.
Next Week: Happy 70th Birthday, USS Iowa: Admission is free from 11 a.m. To 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 as the battleship USS Iowa celebrates its 70th birthday in public fashion. There will be birthday cake, a President Franklin Delano Roosevelt impersonator, music and other entertainment. The USS Iowa is in the Port of Los Angeles, 250 S. Harbor Blvd. Opened on July 7, 2012 as an interactive naval museum at the waterfront, the USS Iowa is open for tours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. USS Iowa Interactive
Neil Simon's Proposals: Romantic comedy about nine people whose lives intertwine at a summer vacation retreat, 8 p.m Friday and Saturday through Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 24; Norris Theatre, 27570 Crossfield Drive, Rolling Hills Estates; tickets $38; 310-544-0403; Norris Center.
Fan Halen, Wanted and Without Warning Tributes to Van Halen, Bon Jovi and super bands from the `70s, `80s and `90s, 9 p.m. Friday (doors open at 5), Saint Rocke, 142 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach; tickets $12; 310-372-0035; Saint Rocke.
Seth Greenburg Quartet: With vocalist Gina Saputo. Melodies of Billie Holiday, presented by Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation's Studio Cabaret Series; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, George Nakano Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance; tickets $30/$27; 310-781-7171; Torrance Arts.
First Love: 1939 Deanna Durbin film, 8:15 p.m. Friday, 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo; tickets $8; 310-322- 2592; Old Town Music Hall.
ESMoA: Public art installation on El Segundo Beach by German artist Michael Sistig, debuts Friday and will be on display for at least two weeks; information: ESMoA.
Fundraiser for Youth Music: North Torrance Youth Musicians Ensemble presents Glen Kamida and Friends in a fundraising concert to benefit South Bay music programs. James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. 7 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $10/$8. Call 310-781-7171.
Chamber Music Concerts: The South Bay Chamber Music Society celebrates its 50th season with Paul Coletti and Friends in concert for two performances. Pacific Unitarian Church, 5621 Montemalaga Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes. 8 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Fortunate Son: Acoustic tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival, 8 p.m. Saturday, Grand Annex, 434 W. Sixth St., San Pedro; tickets $30/$25/$20; 310-833-4813; Grand Annex.
Valentine Ball Gala: "String of Pearls," 24th annual gala to benefit the Norris Center for the Performing Arts and celebrate the theater's 30th anniversary season, 5 p.m Saturday, Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion, 27525 Crossfield Drive, Rolling Hills Estates; tickets $165; 310-544-0403; Norris Center.
Tidepool Wonders: Explore low tides on the rocky shore with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium staff. 3720 Stephen White Drive, San Pedro. 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday and 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more. Call 310-548-7563; Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.
"My Friend Neil Armstrong": Personal memories of an astronaut. Veteran aviation executive Nissen Davis will provide a rare personal perspective on an American icon at a program titled "My Friend Neil Armstrong." The program, part of the Flight Path Museum's Speaker Series, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the museum in the LAX Imperial Terminal, 6661 W. Imperial Highway. Admission is free.
Chilean Wine Tasting: Hosted by the San Pedro Art Association, the event will feature wine, food, a silent auction and raffle. Cost is $35, and funds raised go to the SPAA student art competition. SPAA Art Gallery, Ports O' Call Village, Berth 77, Building P18, San Pedro. 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Go to San Pedro Art or call 310-831-2928 for reservations.
Cruise Night: Sponsored by the Cruisin' 50s car club. All pre-1980 cars welcome. Wienerschnitzel, 2780 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance. 2-5 p.m. Saturday. Call 310-326-4678.
Wakana Hanayagi Dance Recital: Presented by the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance; tickets ; 310-781-7171; James Armstrong Theatre.
Jazzedelics: 1960s rock in a jazz framework, 4 p.m. Sunday Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. Eighth St., San Pedro; suggested donation $15; 800-403-3447; Alvas Showroom.
Sonny Leyland: Boogie woogie classics and pop hits, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo; tickets $20; 310-322-2592; Old Town Music Hall.
Neil Simon's Proposals: Romantic comedy about nine people whose lives intertwine at a summer vacation retreat, 8 p.m Friday and Saturday through Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 24; Norris Theatre, 27570 Crossfield Drive, Rolling Hills Estates; tickets $38; 310-544-0403; Norris Center.
Pick of the Vine: Program of eight original one-act plays, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Feb. 16, with additional shows 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; Little Fish Theatre, 777 S. Centre St., San Pedro; tickets $27/$24/$20; 310-512-6030; Little Fish Theatre.
The 39 Steps: Kentwood Players presents a farce adapted from the Alfred Hitchcock spy thriller, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 16; Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Los Angeles; tickets $18/$16; 310-645-5156; Kentwood Players.
Maggie's Getting Married: Romantic comedy involving family chaos the night before the youngest daughter's wedding, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Torrance Theatre Company, 1316 Cabrillo Ave.; tickets $25; 424-243-6882; Torrance Theatre Company.
Friends Host Book Sale: Friends of the Manhattan Beach Library is holding a book sale featuring premium used books. Manhattan Beach Library community room, 1320 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the second Saturday of the month. Admission is free.
"Theodore Roosevelt": Miraleste Library, 29089 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rancho Palos Verdes, 310-377-9584, Ext. 452. Meets 1 p.m. second Saturday: "The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey" by Candice Millard.
"The Alchemist": Malaga Cove Library, 2400 Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates, 310-377- 9584, Ext. 551. Meets 2 p.m. first Saturday: "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.
"The Gettysburg Campaign": Drum Barracks Civil War Museum, 1052 Banning Blvd., Wilmington, 310-548-7509. Civil War Book Club meets 7:30 p.m. second Tuesday: "Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign" by Shelby Foote; Drum Barracks.
"Bridge of Sighs": Walteria Library, 3815 W. 242nd St., Torrance, 310-375-8418. Armchair Traveler Book Club meets 11 a.m. second Wednesday: "Bridge of Sighs" by Richard Russo.
"House of Sand and Fog": Carson Regional Library, 151 E. Carson St., 310-830-0901. Meets 6:45 p.m. second Wednesday: "House of Sand and Fog" by Andre Dubus III.
"It's Good to Be the King": Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, 310-618-5959. Biography and memoirs group meets 10:30 a.m. second Thursday: "It's Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks" by James Robert Parish.
"Bleeding Hearts": Henderson Library, 4805 Emerald St., Torrance, 310-371-2075. Mystery/ suspense group meets 10 a.m. second Thursday: "Bleeding Hearts" by Susan Wittig Albert.
"Clara and Mr. Tiffany": Lawndale Library, 14615 Burin Ave., 310-676-0177. Meets 10:30 a.m. second Thursday: "Clara and Mr. Tiffany" by Susan Vreeland.
Wednesday: Barney Bear Storytime: Puppet Barney Bear shares stories, songs and silliness; recommended for children ages 2-5; 10:15 and 11 a.m. every Wednesday, Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates; pick up free tickets at Young Readers' Desk 15 minutes prior to story time; 310-377-9584.
Angels Gate Cultural Center: "Into the Wilderness: The Journey Within" features installations, multimedia and textile art: "Los Angeles National Forest" and "Searchin': Los Angeles and the Quest for the Sublime," in Main Gallery through April 19; "Free Water: Wilderness and Infrastructure" in Project Space through March 8; "Forest, for the Trees," Community Gallery through March 8. Gallery hours, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro; 310-519-0936; Angels Gate Art.
APC Fine Arts Gallery: "Making a Mark," by Dan Dickman, Dina Djabieva and Ron Libbrecht, on view through Feb. 22. Hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, by appointment only Saturday; 1621 Cabrillo Ave., Torrance; 310-328-0366: APC Fine Arts.
Catalina's Role in World War II: Catalina Island Museum details the island's participation in World War II in an exhibition that opens Friday on Avalon. It will continue to April 28. "First Line of Defense: Catalina Island and World War II" will explore how Catalina was transformed from a carefree paradise into a Federal Military Zone (and designated the San Pedro Channel a controlled area for vessels) used for training, coastal defense and covert operations. Derived from the Catalina Island Museum's own extensive archive, the exhibt will feature letters, photographs, rare film footage of training exercises, top-secret weapons and recently declassified military documents. The museum, its digital theater and store are on the ground floor of Avalon's historic Casino and open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, call 310-510-2414 or visit Catalina Museum.
Norris Center Upstairs Gallery: "Leading Ladies," exhibit of oil paintings depicting women from different genres of life by Jennifer Siegal, on view through Feb. 25. Presented in conjunction with the Palos Verdes Art Center. Viewings are available at every Norris Theatre performance and during regular box office hours; 27570 Norris Center Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, 310-544-0403; Norris Center.
Pacific Gray Whale Watching: The annual Pacific gray whale migration has begun in Southern California and whale watchers are already excited about the number of sightings near the South Bay this week. The season lasts through mid-April. Whale watching boats: Redondo Beach Voyager Excursions offers daily trips at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person, and $15 for children 12 and under. Spirit Cruises in San Pedro has trips at 12:45 p.m. on weekends for a cost of $25 per adult and $15 per child. Weekday and weekend morning trips are also available for groups of 50 or more. Information: Voyager Excursions can be reached at Voyager Excursions website or 310-955-0512. Spirit Cruises can be reached at Spirit Cruises website or 310-548-8080. | » READ MORE
"Print: Democracy in Art and Life": Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education showcases "Print: Democracy in Art and Life," two exhibitions featuring fiber art and printmaking, on view through March 17. Hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday; Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 261, Rolling Hills Estates, 310-541-2479; PV Art Center.
PS Zask Gallery's "The Figure": Artists explore the human figure in drawing, painting, photography, video and sculpture; and "Wall of Hearts," small gifts of the heart in glass, neon, ceramic, wood, painting, sculpture, photography and more; on view through Feb. 23; ceramic heart workshop, $75, includes materials, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. Hours, 1-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday; Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 151, Rolling Hills Estates, 310-429-0973; PS Zask Gallery.
Village Gallery: "Bronze, Canvas and Pixels," sculptor Bob Schmit, oil painter Lois Barnes, and photographer Mike Mathews; on view through Feb. 17. Hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; 627 Silver Spur Road, Suites 300-C and 214, Rolling Hills Estates, 310-265-2592.
The Whole 9 Gallery: "In the Blood," work of the Shultz family, opening reception 6-10 p.m. Saturday; on view through March 18. Hours, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday; 3830 Main St., Culver City, 310-836-4600.
Tuesday: Fat Tuesday with The Wailers: Performing "Survival" in it's entirety. With special guests: Black Salt Tone and Beyond I Sight; 9 p.m. Tuesday, (doors open at 5 p.m.), 21 and over; Tickets $30; 142 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach; 310-372-0035; Saint Rocke Calendar.
Tuesday: El Camino College Art Gallery: "Washed Up: Oceans in Peril," variety of media including installations, mixed media and sculpture, opens Tuesday and on view through March 7, artists' reception 7-9 p.m. Feb. 21. Hours, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; Crenshaw and Redondo Beach boulevards, near Torrance; on-campus parking $2; 310-660-3010, www.elcamino.edu/artgallery.
Thursday: Tall Ships Sweetheart Sails: Harbor tour and dinner aboard the square-rigged vessels Irving Johnson and Exy Johnson; guests invited to participate; boarding begins at 3:30 p.m., vessels sail out of San Pedro at 4 p.m. Thursday; $60/$100 per couple; reservations: 310-833-6055.


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2011 was electric. 2012 will be electrifying! Happy New Year!!!
"There are a variety of popular beliefs about the year 2012. These beliefs range from the spiritually transformative to the apocalyptic, and center upon various interpretations of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar." – Wikipedia
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Washington, D.C. -- Grocery retailers, wholesalers and food industry state association executives representing more than 30 states assembled in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to urge Congress to act on pro-business reforms that impact their industry.
Members of the National Grocers Association, Food Marketing Institute and the Food Industry Association Executives gathered for the annual "Day in Washington" congressional fly-in, during which grocery company executives and operators meet with Congress and key Congressional staff to discuss issues of importance to the supermarket industry such as healthcare, tax reform, FDA menu labeling, and swipe fees.
The supermarket industry supports changes to the Affordable Care Act that would increase their ability to maintain health coverage and comply with the law. Operators are also urging Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 1249, the Common Sense Nutritional Disclosure Act, bi-partisan legislation that would, in part, ensure that the FDA does not capture mainstream grocery stores in chain restaurant menu labeling regulations.
"It's great for members of Congress to hear directly from the grocers in their districts about how even the slightest nuances to legislation or regulation can impact their 1% profit-margin-businesses," said Leslie G. Sarasin, FMI president and CEO.
Attendees of the Day in Washington are also addressing the issue of credit card swipe fees.


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You are in a room with no window, no doors, and no way out. The only thing in the room is a mirror. How do you get out?
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Auction This Weekend to Feature Star Trek, Aliens, T2, More...
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Profiles in History announces that items from Star Trek, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and The Big Lebowski will be up for auction at "Drama, Action, Romance: The Hollywood Auction," this weekend, Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16. A selection of the items is below. CLICK HERE to download the PDF catalog.
* Leonard Nimoy's "Spock" tunic from Star Trek: The Original Series. This velour science division Starfleet duty uniform tunic was worn by Leonard Nimoy as the mixed human-Vulcan first officer, "Mr. Spock", in the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series. Never before has Profiles in History encountered such a prized wardrobe piece from the original series with such exceptional documentation. It is expected to fetch $80,000 - $120,000.
* An original screen-used full-scale T-800 endoskeleton from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. This highly detailed and skillfully crafted piece was originally used in Terminator 2, but was given a new head and neck spinal section for computer-graphics reference in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. It is pictured above and expected to fetch $100,000 - $200,000.
* A full Alien warrior creature costume from James Cameron's classic 1986 film, Aliens. It's believed that only three full costumes survive, and this is the finest example. It is pictured right and expected to fetch $80,000 - $120,000.
* A screen-used "Facehugger" alien from Aliens. This represents the first stage of reproduction of the alien race — a spider-like parasite that implants an embryo, which gestates and then bursts out of the host's chest. Due to the nature of materials and production use, surviving examples are almost unheard of. This example was salvaged by a visual-effects technician after filming had wrapped at Pinewood Studios and subsequently kept stored on the glass bell jar that accompanies the piece today. It is expected to fetch $20,000 - $30,000.
* Jeff Bridges "Dude" robe from The Big Lebowski. Arguably the most iconic bathrobe in all of cinema history, "The Dude's" ( Jeff Bridges) leisure-attire overcoat of sorts is the ultimate way to stay warm, comfortable and apathetic. It is expected to fetch $6,000 - $8,000.
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Abhidhamma View : Obstacles to the First Jhaana
[Presented by Dr.Tep Sastri @ SD/JTN]
In the Anguttara Nikaya, Anagami Vagga, Pa.thamajhaana Sutta, the Blessed One mentions six dhammas that must be given up in order that abiding in the first jhana is possible.
"Bhikkhus, without giving up these six things it is not possible to abide in the first higher state of the mind. Bhikkhus, giving up six things, it is possible to abide in the first higher state of the mind. What six?
(Group 1) "Sensual interest, anger, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubts, and NOT wisely seeing the dangers of sensuality as it really is."
(Group 2) "Sensual thoughts, angry thoughts, hurting thoughts, sensual perceptions (kaamasa~n~naa), angry perceptions (pa.tigha sa~n~naa) and hurting perceptions (vihi.msa sa~n~naa). Bhikkhus, giving up these six things it is possible to abide in the first higher state of the mind."
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These akusala dhammas prevent the mind from growing steady and inwardly, from settling down, and from becoming unified & concentrated. Take heed!
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People + Policy
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Talk about a crappy present. Before the holidays we warned you that Congress was about to hand us a lump of coal in the form of the FISA Amendments Act.
Well, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! You got your coal.
Just three days before the end of the year — and right before it reconvened to take us off the fiscal cliff — Congress pushed through a reauthorization of FISA, otherwise known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill — which President Obama subsequently signed into law — extends the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program for another five years.
The original FISA Amendments Act sanctioned the Bush Administration's illegal scheme in which companies like AT&T and Verizon handed over records of domestic phone calls and Internet activity to the NSA without letting us in on the secret.
In late 2012, Sen. Ron Wyden led a small bipartisan group of senators in trying to slow down the march to reauthorization. The Obama administration was pressuring Congress to pass the bill swiftly, but Sen. Wyden and others introduced amendments designed to shine more sunlight on the program and protect the privacy rights of U.S. Internet users.
In the end, those amendments failed to gather enough support and the vote was rushed through.
Is this disappointing? Yes. Surprising? Not so much, considering Congress' track record of uncritical support for bills purporting to enhance national security.
You may remember the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which promised to improve national security in exchange for removing privacy protections. CISPA inspired a big online protest but still passed in the House. Similar measures stalled in the Senate, thanks in part to a wave of grassroots opposition.
CISPA would have done a lot of the same things as the recent FISA reauthorization, and made it legal for companies like Facebook and Google to share our online searches, private messages and emails with the government.
CISPA, or something like it, will be back in 2013. The national security establishment insists that it needs to hoover up all of our online info to protect us from terrorism and other threats.
Whether or not there's a legitimate concern at stake, we can't allow our online freedoms to be compromised in the name of state security. We'll have to regroup in 2017, when FISA comes up for its next reauthorization. In the meantime, we must be prepared to fight for our online rights when new cybersecurity legislation inevitably pops up later this year.
If you care about privacy rights, please consider a donation to the Free Press Action Fund.
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Thursday's economic calendar was packed with important data, but once the reports were issued and the dust cleared, none of them proved to be particularly market moving. Jobless claims, CPI, leading indicators and existing home sales all came in roughly in line. And despite the horrendous print out of the Philly Fed, it, too, failed to elicit much of a reaction among traders. Friday's economic calendar is completely empty, so those looking for the market's next catalyst will need to look elsewhere.5-minute Es Source: eSignal View Chart » View in New Window »
Ahead of Thursday's RTH auction I highlighted and opined on the importance of the 1491 level, and despite that session's afternoon rebound from within our 1494.50-1496.50 area of interest, I still believe the low-1490s are destined to be tested. Given the number of traders that were likely fixated on the mid-1490s (for support), I suppose the late-day bounce shouldn't be all that shocking. Nonetheless, I remain committed to the view that the Es will most likely probe lower levels in the coming days. Only a sustained trade (and strong close) back above 1521-1522.50 will force me to reevaluate my current bias....460 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Sony has tapped 'Honeymoon' writer-director Leigh Janiak to helm the update
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Yum, PiesThese brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.
Which of the following does not belong?
Sorrow, Gold, Joy, Girl, Secret, Silver, Diamond, Boy.
The rest are all featured in the nursery rhyme which accompanies the sighting of a magpie, which would supposedly predict the future.
1 for sorrow,
2 for joy,
3 for a girl,
4 for a boy,
5 for silver,
6 for gold,
7 for a secret never to be told.
Other similar rhymes include:
One for anger
Two for mirth
Three for a wedding
Four for a birth
Five for rich
Six for poor
Seven for a witch
I can tell you no more.
One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three for a funeral
Four for a birth
Five for heaven
Six for hell
Seven's the Devil his own self
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The question I am asked most frequently by youngsters who submit questions to my Web site is, ''What can I do to increase my vertical leap?'' It doesn't matter what age they are; everyone wants to dunk.
I think this question captures in a nutshell the state of basketball today, and the influence of the N.B.A. on the game as it is played everywhere else.
Professional basketball has been trivialized and dumbed down to the level of a highlight reel. Marketing and entertainment rule the day rather than putting the best product on the floor.
Basketball is not a vertical game. The game is won between the foul line and the basket, an area where so few players today choose to, or are able to, operate. Dunking is such a tiny part of the game. My answer to these youngsters is always the same: concentrate on mastering all the fundamentals and becoming a complete player. I'm sure that's not the answer they want to hear.
N.B.A. basketball is mostly muscle and flash. Stylin' all the way to the hoop. Dunks and 3-pointers, with nothing in between. Shooting percentages continue to plummet. When people tell me that scores are lower today because defenses are better, I have to laugh. Once I resisted the idea of the N.B.A. permitting zone defenses. Anymore, what does it matter? Defenses can't guard anyone properly and offenses can't score. One guy freelances while the other four stand and watch. There's no movement, no creation of an open shot on the weakside, no positioning for an offensive rebound.Continue reading the main story
I pity coaches at any level who believe in and want to teach fundamentals, when youngsters see players on TV with no fundamentals being paid huge sums of money. Why be concerned with traveling, double dribbling, palming or carrying the ball, or failing to box out under the hoop when there are no consequences in the N.B.A. for such behavior?
Players today are bigger, faster, stronger and more agile. But many of them can't dribble, can't shoot from outside, can't create shots off the dribble, can't guard anyone and are lost without the ball. Or even with it.
I can already hear the cries of protest: I'm ''old school'' and out of touch. You've got that right. Many of my colleagues and I who were fortunate to play during the golden age of the N.B.A. -- the mid-60's to the early 70's -- are saddened by what the game has become today. And it's not about the money. I believe an athlete should be able to earn whatever the market will bear. But I also believe he or she actually ought to earn the money by delivering true value in return, i.e., a level of play that advances rather than diminishes the game.
And why has the game of professional basketball changed so radically? Other pro sports haven't. To become a position player in major league baseball, you still need most or all of these skills: hitting, hitting with power, speed, defense and a strong arm. In football, offensive and defensive strategies come and go, but the basic attributes required to play each position haven't changed all that much.
Once upon a time in basketball, regardless of your position, you were expected to be able to dribble with either hand, master all the basic passes, play aggressive defense whether man or zone, at least be able to guard and contain an opponent to some degree, at least box out your opponent if not rebound, command at least three or four reliable shots from various distances, and execute basic offensive maneuvers like running routes without the ball, setting screens, running the pick-and-roll and creating a shot off the dribble.
Most of today's so-called star N.B.A. players have fairly one-dimensional games. Why? Potential stars skilled in one or two areas of the game are identified at a very early age and coddled and wooed from middle school on up. Few coaches will require them to develop a complete game or warm the bench until they do. So they reach the N.B.A., often after only a year or two of college if at all, without more than a minimal concept of the overall game of basketball. The exceptions like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are a distinct minority.
Thus, just as America imports cheap labor from other countries to do the jobs Americans don't want to do, the N.B.A. turns increasingly to foreign players who do have fundamental skills and an all-around approach to the game that fewer and fewer American players -- even though they may be superior athletes -- can be troubled to learn.
The N.B.A. has made a conscious decision to function as a marketing and entertainment organization, and seems much more concerned with selling sneakers, jerseys, hats and highlight videos than with the product it puts on the floor. The league wants to extend its footprint worldwide, which is good, but only to the extent of creating individual heroes who can drive sales of licensed products in their countries, a shortsighted approach that does nothing to grow the overall level of play. Team play is no longer considered sexy. Individual showmanship is. But one player, no matter how gifted, does not build and sustain a championship franchise.
I always thought that the game itself was the product and that team success took precedence over the achievements of individual stars. Such thinking today is passé. The N.B.A. has bet the farm on marketing those players it believes appeal to the hip-hop culture, which has the same relationship to true culture as N.B.A. basketball does to real basketball. Even if basketball people were allowed once again to influence the strategic direction of the N.B.A., it would take them years to reverse the damage.
As we take a break for another All-Star weekend, which is basically a made-for-TV miniseries, the focus is more on artificial contests created especially for television -- the only thing missing is a three-legged race -- than on the teams on the court, and on getting certain individual players onto the floor rather than creating teams that match up well against each other.
Now All-Star voting is in the hands of the fans, and extended worldwide via the Internet. Thus we have the spectacle of Yao Ming, already an international marketing icon if not quite yet a fully developed basketball player, starting at center for the West instead of Shaquille O'Neal. Personally, I think voting should be returned to the players. Even if we don't have marketing degrees.Continue reading the main story


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Proposed law would shut minors out of tanning beds
SALEM, Ore. - Due to the health risks, especially from cancer, some Oregon lawmakers want to ban anyone under 18 years old from using commercial tanning beds, tanning booths, or sun lamps.
Under a proposal known as House Bill 2896, the only way someone under 18 could use a tanning bed would be if they had a doctor's note. The bill was introduced on Monday.
Oregon has the fourth highest rate of death from skin cancer in the United States, according to Dr. Brian Druker at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.
Indoor tanning increases the risk by 20 percent, Druker said in an online post that cites an 2012 study.
Katie Williams said she started using a tanning bed at age 16 while in high school. Seven years later, she had developed skin cancer.
"Luckily, I caught the melanoma in time," Williams said. "It could have killed me when I was 23.
Druker also posted that another study found that using a tanning device before age 35 increases the risk of skin cancer by 75 percent.
Druker is the director of the Knight Cancer Institute at OHSU.


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There is a new Llamasoft aka Jeff Minter game out! Five a Day, like all the other Minter games I mention on this blog is a psychedelic arcade gameplay winner. Jeff is on a massive success streak with iOS (and iCade). Just get the game. It's a perfect way to rest your ears in between long studio sessions. If you want a long extended review of the game check out this one over at Kill Screen: click here. Jeff if you ever read this you can use any of my music in your games!
"Minter has developed a style of high kitsch, in which the most stupid things are changed into the extraordinary." – Kill Switch
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No, of course not but if he went undefeated no one else would have a chance..... ... Luck isn't in the running. I am sure some article or poll says he is but he is not....
Peyton has no competition from Luck. That award goes to a player on a team with one of the best records in football.... Manning may win out from here or lose one game. Luck plays the Texas and unless the Texans have home field clinched, they won't win either of those games in spite of your guarantee. They won't beat New England either and Detroit will be a tough road game for them.... ...
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I hate that Denver played the likes of the Texans, Falcons, and Pats early in the season when Manning was still trying to find his rhythm. I'd love to see those matchups right now.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
I honestly don't think they'd be any different. The same criticisms you could make of Peyton now, you could make of him then. His decision making is still top notch, but the arm strength is not there, I think even Peyton would agree with this. He floats a lot of passes and a lot of them are wobbly. It's a really testament to just how smart of a QB and game manager he is that he is so good right now, because very few starting QBs are throwing a ball with less zip right now than Peyton (it also shows just how overrated arm strength is, but I digress). My fear though for Peyton is that if you look at the team's that he has struggled against, they are teams that can make turnovers on those floaters through speed and coverage. That will be key in the playoffs.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
You can't really compare the two anyways
Manning provides stability to the QB position something despite Tebow's comebacks he never really provided. The Colts have the last place schedule I don't know if they could really hang with the better teams of the league they did get blown out by the Bears and Jets of all teams.
I think if Manning were here we'd have beaten Jacksonville at home(maybe Jets) but still wouldn't change anything come January this team is not an elite one.
The Broncos went from good to elite with Manning and an improved D
The Broncos haven't done any better than the Colts against the good teams. The Falcons, Texans, and Pats all had fairly comfortable victories over the Broncos.
As far as the Jets loss is concerned, that's just the NFL for you. We are much better now than we were then and the Jets are much worse. The Jets were 2-3 when they played us and were trying to save their season. The Colts beat the Dolphins, who killed the Jets last week. The Colts were obviously killed by the Jets when they played them. This week, the Dolphins got killed by the Titans, who the Colts beat. That's just the NFL for ya.
The Bears are a pretty damn good team. That was Luck's first game ever. We were never going to win that game. But we have beat the Packers and Vikings, who are both solid teams. The Dolphins also looked decent at the time when we played them.
Manning now has 423 TDs thus far and is tied with Elway for most wins of all time.
McGahee to IR: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...eason-is-over/
doesn't help Denver's chances
hate to see season-ending injuries
edit: OK, new twist. He can return after 8 weeks. meaning, if they make it to the AFCCG.
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RB gets Peyton Manning autograph
Updated: November 27, 2012, 4:13 PM ET
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Jamaal Charles Gets Peyton Manning Autograph
Marcellus Wiley doesn't think it is a big deal that Jamaal Charles asked for Peyton Manning's autograph following a loss.Tags: Marcellus Wiley, Autograph, Charles-Manning, Manning-Charles
Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles apparently was so impressed with Peyton Manning's performance against his team that he asked for the quarterback's autograph after the game.
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In its postgame report, KCTV aired video of Charles waiting for Manning as he departed the stadium to get his autograph. Manning rallied the AFC West-leading Denver Broncos to their eighth win of the season as the last-place Chiefs dropped their eighth straight game.
"My mom wanted this autograph," he told the television station.
Charles, in a tweet Tuesday afternoon, thanked his Twitter followers for their support by writing, "Thank for the support and relax on the P Manning story, just two warriors showing each other respect..."
Receiver Dwayne Bowe, meanwhile, got his picture taken with Manning after Sunday's game.
"It's Peyton Manning," he said. "Who wouldn't want a picture with him?"
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Bowe, who is scheduled to be a free agent after the season and is playing this year under the Chiefs' franchise tag, was asked whether he'd like to catch passes from the future Hall of Famer as well.
"That, too, but right now the best thing I have is a picture," he told KCTV.
Charles had 23 rushes for 107 yards in the Chiefs' 17-9 loss. Bowe caught four passes for 41 yards.
Former Chiefs player Rich Baldinger, who was in KCTV's studio after the segment aired, took offense to Kansas City's two biggest offensive stars' actions.
Baldinger, a former offensive lineman who played in 12 NFL seasons, said he never asked for an autograph during his playing career.
"I don't understand it at that moment," he said. "They were smiling and laughing after the loss like that today. I just think it just goes to show what this team's about. I don't know if winning's really that important."
Charles, however, got support from another top NFL running back Tuesday.
Texans running back Arian Foster tweeted that he got Charles' autograph at the 2010 Pro Bowl, and that he exchanges with players "damn near every game."
Schefter sez the MVP race is down to two people, and you know who they are.
I think his article shortchanges Tom Brady in only noting TD/INT ratio as the one (HUGE) advantage he has on Manning. QB rating, total QBR, win/loss record, historic productivity of the Patriots offense (averaging more points than 2007!), and the head-to-head result are also all in his favor. There's even the insinuation that Brady's had a worse season than last year due to the higher number of passing yards he had last year. Put this years ground attack on last years team, or last year's ground attack on this year's team, and the numbers would equalize. He's having as good a season as ever and has the ability (and willingness!) to hand off to the guys scoring the most rushing touchdowns in the league.
The stretch run for the Patriots is a serious challenge to their recent run of scoring points in bunches- 4 top 10 teams in scoring defense: Houston, San Francisco, and two games vs. Miami (don't laugh, their D is pretty good), and a breather with Jacksonville. The Broncos meanwhile have a number of well below-average defensive teams: KC twice, Cleveland, Oakland, plus a tough one in Baltimore.
Thus the Manning/Brady MVP race could get tighter (logically it has to favor Brady right now, other then the "feel-good comeback" angle)
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Brady doesn't have Manning on W/L. They are both 8-3.
Brady's playing great, as usual. And you're right about how they've utilized the running game in NE. Ridley is a beast and was maybe my best fantasy pick this year (as far as value is concerned). No one could argue with Brady getting the MVP.
But Manning's comeback is one of the best sports comeback stories ever, and you could say that he's having the best season of his career outside of 2004. He transformed Denver from a mediocre team that went 8-8 last year to one that is 8-3 and should win its division with ease. That's the epitome of an MVP.
While Denver has easy matchups down the stretch, you have to remember that they had some brutal matchups in the early part of the season against Houston, Atlanta, and NE. They lost all three of those, but that was back when Manning was still getting used to playing for a new team and with new personnel. Not to mention the fact that it was his first serious competition since getting surgery. But Manning and the Broncos are both much much much better than they were in September.
I'd go Manning right now, though I'm biased. But a lot of it depends on how both teams do down the stretch.
Apparently this kid plays hockey though not football...
Peyton Manning meets Colorado boy with same name
You might remember our post in which we dug into the plight of young Peyton Manning, a 14-year-old Littleton, Colo., boy who was dealing with identity problems caused by his super-famous namesake.
In a storyline that sounded ripped from the plot of a straight-to-video sequel to "The Social Network," young Peyton Manning couldn't even get Facebook to let him use his own name in creating a profile. You're better than that, Zuckerberg.
Well, we suppose this story has a happy ending, because young Peyton Manning met the, um, old Peyton Manning on Friday at Denver Broncos practice. The visual proof was provided by a Broncos PR guy.
According to The Associated Press, the quarterback signed a football that read: "To Peyton, great name. All my best, your friend, Peyton Manning, 18."
The lesson? Name your kid after a famous contemporary athlete. He'll probably meet him one day.
You could also say he took over a team that won its division last year, and that even won a playoff game, going 8-5 after installing a truly horrible QB as the starter. Now they have further strengthened their defense to make it one of the very best in the league. Denver at no point was mediocre. Tebow was less than mediocre, but Peyton walked into a great situationHe transformed Denver from a mediocre team that went 8-8 last year to one that is 8-3 and should win its division with ease.
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No, but Manning having what is probably the second best season of his decorated career should matter in the MVP vote. It's not like he's come back and just played "very well". Instead, he has come back and played even better than most of his seasons in Indy. Denver was "decent" last year, but Manning has made them much much better.
I don't see why "logically it has to favor Brady right now". Their records are identical. Brady has a tiny edge in yards and passer rating. Manning has a tiny edge in touchdowns and completion percentages. Brady has a decent edge in interceptions, as he has 3 to Manning's 8. However, 3 of Manning's 8 came in the Atlanta game. Maybe I'm making an excuse for him, but that was just his second game back from a brutal injury/surgery that cost him the entire season last year. Plus he was on a brand new team and working with new personnel. It's clear that the Manning playing right now is much much better than the Manning who played in Atlanta. Heck, after that game, people were already ready to write him off. You hear no such talk now.
I think it's virtually tied right now, and I have no problem with giving Brady the MVP, as I said. But I'm not going to hand it to Brady right now just because he has 5 less interceptions, when they have identical records and virtually all of their other statistics are practically the same.
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Manning is dissecting the Raiders tonight, which isn't the least bit surprising. I love watching him play.
26-13 final score it was probably closer than it should've been but the Raiders D came to play tonight their offense? Not so much.
Jaws on "Mike and Mike" a minute ago: "I think the best quarterback in the league is Peyton Manning."
Manning is on his way to throwing the second most touchdowns in his career. He had 49 in 2004. He had 33 three times: 2000, 2009, 2010. He is at 30 right now with three games left, so he should easily put up the second most in his career this season.
They're on a 10 game winning streak and in an ironic twist need a victory and the Colts to beat the Texans to secure HFA
Ironic but very possible I might add.
Don't know if the Texans have been on a meltdown lately after the New England pounding but they weren't good against us either. They should thank Moore for that ridiculous fumble 1yd away from the end zone and the stupidity ( in that game) of our special teams. Now they lost to Vikings at home.
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SAN JOSE -- A newly published memoir by the always outspoken Jeremy Roenick puts his former Sharks teammate Patrick Marleau on a list of "Five Players I Hated During My Career," likely rekindling old friction.
The book, "J.R.: My Life as the Most Outspoken, Fearless and Hard-Hitting Man in Hockey," also includes a chapter that elaborates on the issues Roenick had with Marleau's more laid-back style of play. And it provides a closer look at the incident where Roenick said the former Sharks captain put in a "gutless, gutless performance" in a 2011 playoff game against the Detroit Red Wings.
Roenick, who skated for two seasons with San Jose before retiring in 2009, later acknowledged a poor choice of words, but didn't backtrack on the criticism beyond that. His overall portrait of Marleau depicts him as a highly skilled player who needs to show more heart and play with more edge.
Marleau on Monday seemed to take the criticism in stride.
"He's got his own agenda," he said after one of the informal practices he and a few teammates are holding during the NHL lockout. "He's saying stuff so people watch. I understand that. I don't have to like it or agree with it, but he's trying to get viewers like you're trying to get people to read the paper."
Marleau challenged the perception that he lacks emotion.
"I can see how people would think that because I'm very stoic," he said. "I tried to keep it controlled, but believe me, the emotions are running. "
Much of the material about Marleau in the book written by Roenick and USA Today hockey writer Kevin Allen is familiar. But there is also a new anecdote about the night Roenick was so frustrated that he drove to Marleau's house, hoping to inspire him.
"I could tell 10 minutes into our conversation that I was wasting my time," Roenick wrote. "He considered my arrival at his house an intrusion. He listened to me, but he never did anything to change the way he was."
Marleau remembered the visit, but said he didn't resent Roenick for showing up.
"I didn't mind that he came over. It showed support, which is great," Marleau said. "But it's kind of upsetting if he thought I took it the wrong way. I listen to my teammates and take into consideration what they have to say. I want to win just as much as him."


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This is making my head spin.
In February 2011 the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive calling for removal of chemical oxygen generators from airplane lavatories, or emptying the generator and restowing the masks. (By the way, no one told the passengers that there was no longer any supplemental oxygen supply in the bathrooms.) While security wasn't mentioned in the AD, apparently there was a safety problem. Or as the FAA so confoundingly put it in the new final rule, which rescinds the 2011 AD, "This AD was prompted by reports that the current design of the oxygen generators presents a hazard that could jeopardize flight safety. We are issuing this AD to eliminate a hazard that could jeopardize flight safety [our italics] and to ensure that all lavatories have a supplemental oxygen supply."
The original AD was the result, I think, of somebody somewhere in the government waking up in the middle of the night worrying that terrorists would go the toilet during a flight, pull out the oxygen generator, activate it (which generates heat) and somehow use it to take down the airplane. The AD took effect immediately because it was so important and applied to aircraft with 20 seats or more. Chemical oxygen generators have been used for years in airliners, and if these items were so dangerous, why did it take so long for the FAA to do something about them? (There is, of course, the tragic 1996 ValuJet DC-9 accident, in which the NTSB determined that loose oxygen generators being transported in the cargo compartment caused the fire that downed the airplane.)
So anyway, now, after airlines spent who knows how much on complying with the 2011 AD, they have to spend even more money to undo the AD and restore their bathrooms back to normal. Incidentally, the FAA determined in issuing the 2011 AD that there was no significant impact "on a substantial number of small entities" so therefore no need to worry about the cost of compliance. I'm sure the "big" airlines didn't like having to spend that money, and they like even less having to spend it again. The FAA estimates the cost of complying with the new AD at about $45 million for the 5,500 aircraft affected.
Airlines will have 37 months to comply with the new AD. It should be noted, sarcasm aside, that it may not be a simple matter of restoring chemical oxygen generators that were never removed to their original condition. The new AD points out that airlines must "install a supplemental oxygen system that meets all applicable sections of Parts 25 and 121 of the Federal Aviation Regulations."
I still would like to know where the original impetus for last year's AD came from, and why the FAA decided to backtrack. And I do prefer to have access to oxygen in case I'm in the bathroom during a decompression. But, really, $45 million isn't chump change. And I also worry, if this was a security issue, all this has done is tell everyone in the world, including potential harm causers, where these things are, why you can't find them now, what they do, when they'll be back and where to find them. Talk about unintended consequences.
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July 23, 2012 - 10:30pm
You were right about this: Complying with the new AD is not a matter of putting the removed oxygen generators back into the lavs. The airlines will be required to 'restore' emergency oxygen provisions, but will have to do so with new equipment that is not susceptible to being tampered with. And what will this new equipment look like? No one knows. No designs have been approved or certified. No hardware has been built. No prices have been set (which makes the FAA's cost estimate a WAG at best.) No kits have been contracted for or delivery dates set. All the FAA says is that they have discussed a number of concepts with prospective suppliers and are 'confident' that kits will be available in sufficient time for airlines to meet the mandated deadlines.
And if you believe that, let me tell you about some beachfront property I have in Nevada.


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|The spicy Thai dressing and hearts of palm make this colorful tomato salad something special.
(Makes about 4 generous servings, recipe inspired by Southeast Asian Tomato Salad by Melissa Clark.)
Salad Ingredients:
4 cups tomato wedges, preferably a mixture of at least 2 colors of tomatoes (I used Green Zebras and Brandywines)
1 cup thickly-sliced hearts of palm (one 15 oz. can or half of a 25 oz. bottle)
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/3 cup chopped fresh mint (cilantro or Thai basil could also be used)
Dressing Ingredients:
2 T fresh-squeezed lime juice
1 T rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1 T fish sauce (preferably Three Crabs Fish Sauce)
1 tsp. Sriracha Sauce (or less if you want it less spicy)
1 tsp. sugar, Splenda, or Stevia In the Raw granulated sweetener (use Splenda or Stevia for South Beach diet)
1/2 tsp. Thai Red Curry Paste (optional, but it's adds a nice complex flavor)
1/2 tsp. garlic puree (from a jar)
1 T grapeseed oil (or peanut oil; do not use olive oil)
South Beach Suggestions:
This salad is loaded with healthful low-glycemic ingredients, and if made with Splenda or Stevia it would be approved for any phase of the South Beach Diet. This would taste great with something like Grilled Sriracha-Sesame Turkey Meatballs or Soy-Grilled Mahi Mahi with Korean Dipping Sauce.
Ten More Salad Ideas with Tomatoes or Hearts of Palm:
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Green Goddess Tomato-Mozzarella Stacks from Kalyn's Kitchen
Caprese Salad with Red and Green Tomatoes and Kiwifruit from Kalyn's Kitchen
Hearts of Palm Salad with Tomatoes, Olives, and Feta from Kalyn's Kitchen
Tomato, Olive, and Fresh Mozzarella Salad with Basil Vinaigrette from Kalyn's Kitchen
Vegan Tomato Salad with Cucumber, Avocado, Cilantro, and Lime from Kalyn's Kitchen
Avocado and Hearts of Palm Salad from My Kind of Food
Springtime Hearts of Palm Salad from From Argentina with Love
Palm Heart Cherry Tomato Salad from Weird Combinations
Fresh Heirloom Tomato Salad from White on Rice Couple
Wild Tomato Salad from Real Epicurean
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A possible easing of the one-child policy in China is good news for the countries that ship dairy products abroad.
In Australia, dairy analysts see the change leading to even greater demand for Australian dairy products, according to this article from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
With more babies being born, China may step up imports of infant milk formula and other dairy products intended to boost child nutrition.
U.S. observers are similarly optimistic.
This year, China overtook Canada as the second-largest customer for U.S. dairy products abroad. U.S. dairy exports to China were up 62 percent (by value) in the first three quarters of 2013 compared to the first three quarters of 2012, says the U.S. Dairy Export Council.
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The Independent reports: Children are being bombarded with scenes of unhealthy eating on TV, in programmes which "unrealistically" portray slim, healthy characters consuming high levels of fatty, sugary and salty foods, health experts have warned.
While laws were passed in 2007 to curb the advertising of foods high in fat and sugar to under-16s, no such restrictions are in place for portrayals of food in the programmes children watch.
However, a new study has revealed what one expert called "very poor" representation of food and diet in TV shows aimed at children.
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WINCHESTER school girls have stepped forward to have their hair cut to raise money for a good cause.
Nearly 40 pupils from St Swithun's School have decided to have their long locks chopped to raise money for The Little Princess Trust – a charity which provides wigs to children who have lost their own hair as a result of cancer treatment.
Cutting the girls' hair was Guy Kremer and members of his staff.
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"I get very close to people having lived here so long and feel so close to everybody; maybe people know I'm a soft heart I suppose!
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Houston toad tadpoles released at Bastrop State Park
A small pond in Bastrop State Park welcomed home 1,500 Houston toad tadpoles that were released Tuesday morning after being raised to maturity in captivity. The endangered toad is surviving in the park, despite last year's catastrophic wildfire.
In a joint effort from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Houston Zoo, and Texas State University in San Marcos, the tadpoles are getting a better chance at survival after being harvested as egg strands from the same Bastrop pond earlier this year.
The tadpoles, which now have rear legs, are the latest phase of the Houston Toad Headstart Program begun in 2007, a multi-agency initiative designed to increase reproductive success of the Houston toad. Toads hatched and raised in protected captivity have higher survival rates than those in the wild. This is the first time tadpoles are being released to try to boost the population of the tiny endangered toad.
In the past, scientists have reintroduced baby "toadlets" on dry ground near breeding ponds. Texas State University's Dr. Michael Forstner, one of the foremost Houston toad authorities, has found through recent research that releasing advanced tadpoles results in at least as many surviving adults as is achieved by releasing toadlets.
Federally protected since 1972, the Houston toad once ranged over 14 counties, but loss of habitat has constricted that area to mostly Bastrop County. Historic drought and the 2011 wildfire have had a detrimental effect on the toad and its habitat, but surprisingly, researchers documented more toads than expected during the 2013 Houston toad breeding season. At least 17 successful egg-laying events occurred within the park earlier this spring, and 6 of those were harvested for "enrollment" in the Headstart Program.
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We recently added a large bedroom collection to our online gallery called the Moduluxe Collection. This collection is made by Copeland Furniture of Bradford, Vermont. The Moduluxe Collection is comprised of almost 40 pieces of bedroom furniture that is highly customizable. The pieces within this collection can be paired together as stand alone pieces, or can be configured as sectional bedroom furniture for a semi-built in look. Every piece of furniture in this collection is available in your choice of natural maple, walnut, or cherry hardwood, and can be customized with 12 stain options.
The Moduluxe Collection is broken down into three series on our website: Copeland 29″ Moduluxe Collection, Copeland 35″ Moduluxe Collection, and Copeland Moduluxe Storage Bed Collection. The reason they are broken down into three different series is because of their configurability. In order to join the pieces together, they must be the same height (either 29″ or 35″), and therefore, in the same series.
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There are two types of integrated nightstands that are compatible with the beds in each of the Moduluxe series. Each of the nightstand types are classified as "integrated nightstands" because they must be connected to a bed and cannot stand alone. Nightstands are available with one drawer or with a shelf, and available in two width sizes: 18″w or 24″w.
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Within each series, you will find a large variety of wood chests and dressers that will fit any storage needs. A unique thing about the Moduluxe Collection is that it has corner cabinets and chests, which allow you to wrap your furniture around your bedroom, saving space. The corner bedroom pieces are intended to be configured with other dressers and chests within the series for a semi-built in feel. The rest of the chests and dressers can also be configured with other pieces in the collection; however, they also look stylish standing alone.
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
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It is possible that the main title of the report Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is not the name you expected.
General Discussion
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is an acquired complex disorder characterized by a variety of symptoms and physical findings potentially affecting multiple systems of the body. Many cases are preceded by a viral infection, usually a flu-like or upper respiratory illness, although ME can also be preceded by a non-viral illness or other trauma such as chemical exposure. Onset is usually rapid (acute) but gradual onsets are also reported. Affected individuals do not recover from the infection and instead experience a wide variety of symptoms including an inability to produce sufficient energy to meet daily demands. Marked fatigue, sickness, and symptom flare-up follows physical and cognitive exertion. Additional symptoms that may occur include headaches, pain, muscle weakness, neck pain, vision abnormalities, a sensation of tingling, burning or numbness of the extremities (paresthesia), and sleep dysfunction. Cardiovascular abnormalities have also been reported. Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a chronic and disabling disorder. Severe cases can leave affected individuals bedridden or housebound. Myalgic encephalomyelitis may occur as an outbreak that affects a large group of people (epidemically) or may only affect an individual (non-epidemically).
There is significant controversy and debate in the medical literature about the relationship between myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The first outbreak of myalgic encephalomyelitis was in 1934 and the term myalgic encephalomyelitis first appeared in the medical literature in 1956. Myalgic encephalomyelitis is recognized as a distinct disorder and has been classified as a specific neurological disorder by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1969.
The term CFS was first used in the medical literature during the 1980s in the United States. The criteria focused more on fatigue than the encephalitic (inflammation of the brain) features of the disorder. Consequently, the emphasis on fatigue opened the door to defining the disorder as a psychiatric illness. Because little was known about the cause or physiology of CFS, a wide range of patients were diagnosed with CFS even though they may have had a variety of conditions and experienced different symptoms. CFS eventually evolved into a larger disease designation that overlapped with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Consequently, some researchers, patients, government organizations, and other organizations began to use the terms interchangeably or with the combined acronym ME/CFS, creating a broad disease category.
Further, some researchers, physicians, and patient advocacy groups have pushed to abandon the illness label of CFS as they argue it is inaccurate and trivializes affected individuals. They want to reclassify these individuals as having myalgic encephalomyelitis. Other researchers, physicians, and many ME patient advocacy groups have argued against this change, noting that myalgic encephalomyelitis should retain a strict definition as a distinct neurological disease that includes measurable abnormal changes in the brain and central nervous system. Individuals who meet the stricter criteria would be diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis. The term CFS should be reserved for individuals who fail to meet the more stringent criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis and in whom no other underlying disorder or condition can be identified. Many patients who have been diagnosed with CFS would meet the more stringent criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis. Individuals who fail to meet the criteria should be retested for an underlying condition as many individuals initially diagnosed with CFS are eventually diagnosed with an underlying condition such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, lupus, brucellosis, or another condition.
Three of the more common case definitions include the Fukuda et al. (1994) case criteria for CFS, the Canadian Consensus Criteria for ME/CFS (Carruthers et al., 2003) and the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis International Consensus Criteria (ME-ICC). The Fukuda case definition was adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and stresses fatigue as a primary symptom. It also requires the presence of at least four of eight symptoms including: memory and concentration impairment, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle pain, joint pain, headaches, unrefreshing sleep, and post-exertional malaise). Research has indicated that individuals with a primary psychiatric illness (e.g. primary Major Depressive Disorder) may be misdiagnosed under the Fukuda criteria due to many overlapping symptoms including fatigue and sleep difficulties. The Canadian Consensus Criteria defines ME/CFS as an acquired, organic, pathophysiological multi-systemic illness that occurs in both sporadic and epidemic forms and requires core symptoms including post-exertional malaise (PEM) and neurocognitive dysfunction, in contrast to the polythetic approach of the Fukuda case definition. Lastly, the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis – International Consensus Criteria (ME-ICC) advocates for removing fatigue as a characteristic symptom and defines the disorder as an acquired neurological disease with complex global dysfunctions. The ME-ICC also defines specific symptom requirements: post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion, neurological impairments, immune, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary impairments, and energy metabolism impairments. The Nightingale Research Foundation, a Canadian charity dedicated to myalgic encephalomyelitis, uses a strict definition that states myalgic encephalomyelitis is an acute onset biphasic epidemic or endemic infectious disease process, where there is always a measureable and persistent diffuse vascular injury of the central nervous system in both the acute and chronic phases. For more information on specific case definitions, see the Resources and References sections of this report.
Unfortunately there is no consensus on nomenclature or classification for these disorders, and different countries, organizations, and researchers continue to use different names to describe these conditions. Until a global consensus is reached on how to name and classify these disorders, confusion will persist.
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The photograph shows the flow structure of a spinning pentagonal hydraulic jump and logarithmic spiral waves of fluid elevation downstream of the jump which are produced when a jet of water-glycerol mixture hits a horizontal glass plate and starts spreading radially out. The picture is taken from below the plate. The spiral waves in this experiment bear striking resemblance to the spiral density waves in galaxies. We found that the structure of the flow in the hydraulic jump exhibits counterparts of such additional salient morphological features of galactic flows as the outflow from the center, the jets, circum-nuclear rings, gas inflows toward the galactic center, and vortices. The hydrodynamic instability that is responsible for the formation of these features in the hydraulic jump may have a counterpart that plays an important role in the formation and persistence of the galactic spiral arms.


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JaMarcus Russell has crossed one major hurdle in trying to make a comeback as a pro quarterback: Getting in better shape.
The NFL Network reports Russell has shed 50 pounds -- to drop from 315 to a much slimmer 265 -- as he's working hard to get a second chance with another team.
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Russell, the first overall pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2007, has been tabbed as Sporting News' second biggest draft bust, behind only the San Diego Chargers' No. 2 selection in '98, Ryan Leaf. It's been more than four years since Russell played in the NFL, but at 27, he still has some years left with which to salvage an athletic career.
Russell has done well of late to surround himself with better athletes and more accomplished former NFL players, such as Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk and four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia.
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In the end, however, it will be Russell's passing skills, and not his body type, that will need to be most improved to get him in the door again.
Considering the Raiders are the type of organization that would take a chance on such a player, the fact he's burned his bridge in Oakland doesn't help Russell. The Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals had been two teams rumored to be fits for Russell, but both teams have made it clear they're not interested in him, even as a backup flyer.


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Hickey ejected after arguing in first inning
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey didn't make it out of the first inning before getting ejected by home-plate umpire Marty Foster on Thursday.
With two outs in the top of the first, Rays starter David Price threw an 0-2 pitch to Adam Jones that Foster called a ball when Jones checked his swing. Nelson Cruz attempted to steal second on the pitch, but was thrown out by catcher Jose Molina for the third out.
The problem arose because Hickey did not believe Jones checked his swing, which would have resulted in a strikeout. Obviously, the Rays would have rather not faced Jones again in the second. An appeal was made to first-base umpire Alan Porter, who agreed that Jones did hold his swing.
Hickey continued to bark from the dugout and that's when Foster ejected him.
Hickey then came onto the field to continue the discussion to no avail.
Hickey had only been ejected one other time. That came on May 2, 2009, in a game against the Red Sox.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Can you be a little bit more specific about how you want CPAN2 to work?
This has been a sore point for me lately, I really think we need to do a better job of lowering the barrier of entry to access CPAN.
For example, if I do some searches for CPAN (on Google), it's difficult to find clear instructions on how to install stuff. The examples I've seen show something like this:
perl -MCPAN -e shell
BEFORE introducing
> Installing a CPAN module should be as easy as doing
> apt-get install (package)
It already is...
cpan install (package)
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=46045 [cpan.org]
Yes, it has the command-line sugar, but it also needs to be able to complete successfully (I realize this can be problematic with out-of-date installations)
Finally, we need to blat "cpan -i (package)" over the web so people can easily find out how to do it. Maybe even include some pointers to local::lib