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Capitalist Peace Theory: A Critical Appraisal
Gerald Schneider
Capitalist peace theory (CPT) has gained considerable attention in international relations theory and the conflict literature. Its proponents maintain that a capitalist organization of an economy pacifies states internally and externally. They portray CPT either as a complement or as a substitute to other liberal explanations such as the democratic peace thesis. They, however, disagree about the facet of capitalism that is supposed to reduce the risk of political violence. Key contributions have identified three main drivers of the capitalist peace phenomenon: the fiscal constraints that a laissez-faire regimen puts on potentially aggressive governments, the mollifying norms that a capitalist organization creates; and the increased ability of capitalist governments to signal their intentions effectively in a confrontation with an adversary. Defining capitalism narrowly through the freedom entrepreneurs enjoy domestically, this article evaluates the key causal mechanisms and empirical evidence that have been advanced in support of these competing claims. The article argues that CPT needs to be based on a narrow definition of capitalism and that it should scrutinize motives and constraints of the main actors more deeply. Future contributions to the CPT literature should also pay close attention to classic theories of capitalism, which all considered individual risk taking and the dramatic changes between booms and busts to be key constitutive features of this form of economic governance. Finally, empirical tests of the proposed causal mechanism should rely on data sets in which capitalists appear as actors and not as "structures." If the literature takes these objections seriously, CPT could establish itself as central theory of peace and war in two respects. First, it could serve as an antidote to the theory of imperialism and other "critical" approaches that see in capitalism a source of conflict rather than of peace. Second, it could become an important complement to commercial liberalism that stresses the external openness rather than the internal freedoms as an economic cause of peace and that particularly sees trade and foreign direct investment as pacifying forces.
Civil War Termination
Caroline A. Hartzell
Civil wars typically have been terminated by a variety of means, including military victories, negotiated settlements and ceasefires, and "draws." Three very different historical trends in the means by which civil wars have ended can be identified for the post–World War II period. A number of explanations have been developed to account for those trends, some of which focus on international factors and others on national or actor-level variables. Efforts to explain why civil wars end as they do are considered important because one of the most contested issues among political scientists who study civil wars is how "best" to end a civil war if the goal is to achieve a stable peace. Several factors have contributed to this debate, among them conflicting results produced by various studies on this topic as well as different understandings of the concepts war termination, civil war resolution, peace-building, and stable peace.
Comparative Political Regimes: Consensus and Majoritarian Democracy
Matthijs Bogaards
Ever since Aristotle, the comparative study of political regimes and their performance has relied on classifications and typologies. The study of democracy today has been influenced heavily by Arend Lijphart's typology of consensus versus majoritarian democracy. Scholars have applied it to more than 100 countries and sought to demonstrate its impact on no less than 70 dependent variables. This paper summarizes our knowledge about the origins, functioning, and consequences of two basic types of democracy: those that concentrate power and those that share and divide power. In doing so, it will review the experience of established democracies and question the applicability of received wisdom to new democracies.
Comparative Public Policy
Guillaume Fontaine
Comparative public policy (CPP) is a multidisciplinary enterprise aimed at policy learning through lesson drawing and theory building or testing. We argue that CPP faces the challenge of conceptual and analytical standardization if it is to make a significant contribution to the explanation of policy decision-making. This argument is developed in three sections based on the following questions: What is CPP? What is it for? How should it be done? We begin with a presentation of the historical evolution of the field, its conceptual heterogeneity, and the persistence of two distinct bodies of literature made of basic and applied studies. We proceed with a discussion of the logics operating in CPP, their approaches to causality and causation, and their contribution to middle-range theory. Next, we explain the fundamental problems of the comparative method, starting with a synthesis of the main methodological pitfalls and the problems of case selection and then revising the main protocols in use. We conclude with a reflection on the contribution of CPP to policy design and policy analysis.
Conflict Management of Territorial Disputes
Krista E. Wiegand
Despite the decline in interstate wars, there remain dozens of interstate disputes that could erupt into diplomatic crises and evolve into military escalation. By far the most difficult interstate dispute that exists are territorial disputes, followed by maritime and river boundary disputes. These disputes are not only costly for the states involved, but also potentially dangerous for states in the region and allies of disputant states who could become entrapped in armed conflicts. Fortunately, though many disputes remain unresolved and some disputes endure for decades or more than a century, many other disputes are peacefully resolved through conflict management tools.
Understanding the factors that influence conflict management—the means by which governments decide their foreign policy strategies relating to interstate disputes and civil conflicts—is critical to policy makers and scholars interested in the peaceful resolution of such disputes. Though conflict management of territorial and maritime disputes can include a spectrum of management tools, including use of force, most conflict management tools are peaceful, involving direct bilateral negotiations between the disputant states, non-binding third party mediation, or binding legal dispute resolution. Governments most often attempt the most direct dispute resolution method, which is bilateral negotiations, but often, such negotiations break down due to uncompromising positions of the disputing states, leading governments to turn to other resolution methods. There are pros and cons of each of the dispute resolution methods and certain factors will influence the decisions that governments make about the management of their territorial and maritime disputes. Overall, the peaceful resolution of territorial and maritime disputes is an important but complicated issue for states both directly involved and indirectly affected by the persistence of such disputes.
Counterfactuals and Foreign Policy Analysis
Richard Ned Lebow
Counterfactuals seek to alter some feature or event of the pass and by means of a chain of causal logic show how the present might, or would, be different. Counterfactual inquiry—or control of counterfactual situations—is essential to any causal claim. More importantly, counterfactual thought experiments are essential, to the construction of analytical frameworks. Policymakers routinely use then by to identify problems, work their way through problems, and select responses. Good foreign-policy analysis must accordingly engage and employ counterfactuals.
There are two generic types of counterfactuals: minimal-rewrite counterfactuals and miracle counterfactuals. They have relevance when formulating propositions and probing contingency and causation. There is also a set of protocols for using both kinds of counterfactuals toward these ends, and it illustrates the uses and protocols with historical examples. Policymakers invoke counterfactuals frequently, especially with regard to foreign policy, to both choose policies and defend them to key constituencies. They use counterfactuals in a haphazard and unscientific manner, and it is important to learn more about how they think about and employ counterfactuals to understand foreign policy.
The Decision to Vote or to Abstain
Elisabeth Gidengil
Why voters turn out on Election Day has eluded a straightforward explanation. Rational choice theorists have proposed a parsimonious model, but its logical implication is that hardly anyone would vote since their one vote is unlikely to determine the election outcome. Attempts to save the rational choice model incorporate factors like the expressive benefits of voting, yet these modifications seem to be at odds with core assumptions of rational choice theory. Still, some people do weigh the expected costs and benefits of voting and take account of the closeness of the election when deciding whether or not to vote. Many more, though, vote out of a sense of civic duty. In contrast to the calculus of voting model, the civic voluntarism model focuses on the role of resources, political engagement, and to a lesser extent, recruitment in encouraging people to vote. It pays particular attention to the sources of these factors and traces complex paths among them.
There are many other theories of why people vote in elections. Intergenerational transmission and education play central roles in the civic voluntarism models. Studies that link official voting records with census data provide persuasive evidence of the influence of parental turnout. Education is one of the best individual-level predictors of voter turnout, but critics charge that it is simply a proxy for pre-adult experiences within the home. Studies using equally sophisticated designs that mimic the logic of controlled experiments have reached contradictory conclusions about the association between education and turnout. Some of the most innovative work on voter turnout is exploring the role of genetic influences and personality traits, both of which have an element of heritability. This work is in its infancy, but it is likely that many genes shape the predisposition to vote and that they interact in complex ways with environmental influences. Few clear patterns have emerged in the association between personality and turnout. Finally, scholars are beginning to recognize the importance of exploring the connection between health and turnout.
Gender Inequality and Internal Conflict
Erika Forsberg and Louise Olsson
Prior research has found robust support for a relationship between gender inequality and civil war. These results all point in the same direction; countries that display lower levels of gender equality are more likely to become involved in civil conflict, and violence is likely to be even more severe, than in countries where women have a higher status. But what does gender inequality mean in this area of research? And how does research explain why we see this effect on civil war? To explore this, we start with reviewing existing definitions and measurements of gender inequality, noting that the concept has several dimensions. We then proceed to outline several clusters of explanations of how gender inequality could be related to civil war while more equal societies are better able to prevent violent conflict, as described in previous research. It is clear that existing misconceptions that gender inequality primarily involves the role of women are clouding the fact that it clearly speaks to much broader societal developments which play central roles in civil war. We conclude by identifying some remaining lacunas and directions for future research.
Modern Populism: Research Advances, Conceptual and Methodological Pitfalls, and the Minimal Definition
Takis S. Pappas
Populism is one of the most dynamic fields of comparative political research. Although its study began in earnest only in the late 1960s, it has since developed through four distinct waves of scholarship, each pertaining to distinct empirical phenomena and with specific methodological and theoretical priorities. Today, the field is in need of a comprehensive general theory that will be able to capture the phenomenon specifically within the context of our contemporary democracies. This, however, requires our breaking away from recurring conceptual and methodological errors and, above all, a consensus about the minimal definition of populism.
All in all, the study of populism has been plagued by 10 drawbacks: (1) unspecified empirical universe, (2) lack of historical and cultural context specificity, (3) essentialism, (4) conceptual stretching, (5) unclear negative pole, (6) degreeism, (7) defective observable-measurable indicators, (8) a neglect of micromechanisms, (9) poor data and inattention to crucial cases, and (10) normative indeterminacy. Most, if not all, of the foregoing methodological errors are cured if we define, and study, modern populism simply as "democratic illiberalism," which also opens the door to understanding the malfunctioning and pathologies of our modern-day liberal representative democracies.
More Than Mixed Results: What We Have Learned From Quantitative Research on the Diversionary Hypothesis
Benjamin O. Fordham
In the three decades since Jack Levy published his seminal review essay on the topic, there has been a great deal of quantitative research on the proposition that state leaders can use international conflict to enhance their political prospects at home. The findings of this work are frequently described as "mixed" or "inconsistent." This characterization is superficially correct, but it is also misleading in some important respects. Focusing on two of Levy's most important concerns about previous research, there has been substantial progress in our understanding of this phenomenon.
First, as Levy suggests in his essay, researchers have elaborated a range of different mechanisms linking domestic political trouble with international conflict rather than a single diversionary argument. Processes creating diversionary incentives bear a family resemblance to one another but can have different behavioral implications. Four of them are (1) in-group/out-group dynamics, (2) agenda setting, (3) leader efforts to demonstrate competence in foreign policy, and (4) efforts to blame foreign leaders or perhaps domestic minorities for problems. In addition, researchers have identified some countervailing mechanisms that may inhibit state leaders' ability to pursue diversionary strategies, the most important of which is the possibility that potential targets may strategically avoid conflict with leaders likely to behave aggressively.
Second, research has identified scope conditions that limit the applicability of diversionary arguments, another of Levy's concerns about the research he reviewed. Above all, diversionary uses of military force (though not other diversionary strategies) may be possible for only a narrow range of states. Though very powerful states may pursue such a strategy against a wide range of targets, the leaders of less powerful states may have this option only during fairly serious episodes of interstate hostility, such as rivalries and territorial disputes. A substantial amount of research has focused exclusively on the United States, a country that clearly has the capacity to pursue this strategy. While the findings of this work cannot be generalized to many other states, they have revealed some important nuances in the processes that create diversionary incentives. The extent to which these incentives hinge on highly specific political and institutional characteristics point to the difficulty of applying realistic diversionary arguments to a large sample of states. Research on smaller, more homogenous samples or individual states is more promising, even though it will not produce an answer to the broad question of how prevalent diversionary behavior is. As with many broad questions about political phenomena, the only correct answer may be "it depends." Diversionary foreign policy happens, but not in the same way in every instance and not in every state in the international system.
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A new book by Washington and Lee law professor Russell Miller has been selected for the rare honor of a panel discussion during the 2008 American Society of International Law (ASIL) meeting, April 9-12 in Washington, D.C. The book, Progress in International Law, was co-edited by Professor Miller and Professor Rebecca Bratspies of the CUNY School of Law.
Progress in International Law seeks to be a comprehensive accounting of international law for modern times. Forty leading international law theorists analyze the most significant current issues in international law, and their critical assessments draw diverse conclusions about the current state and future prospects of international law.
The book draws its inspiration from a similar survey undertaken in 1932 by Manley O. Hudson, Harvard Law Professor and Judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice. In his book Progress in International Organization, Hudson sought to demonstrate that an emerging international infrastructure and moves toward the rule of law in international affairs were sure signs of human progress towards peace and cooperation. Progress in International Law critically engages that claim as a normative matter and presents the evidence by which progress towards peace can be judged.
David W. Kennedy, Harvard Law School professor and director of the European Law Research Center, calls the book a first rate collection of provocative articles. "Miller and Bratspies introduce the volume with a fascinating study of international law in the United States after the First World War a moment parallel to our own. Then as now, international law was a collision point for political visions of America's role in the world. The field was remade, as it is being remade today by those who contribute to this excellent volume."
In addition to Professors Miller and Bratspies, panelists at the ASIL conference will include other contributors to the book: Betsy Baker, Vermont Law School; Florian Hoffmann, Law Department at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; Alexandra Kemmerer, University of Würzburg; and Abraham Sofaer, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Tom Farer, of the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, will moderate the discussion.
Progress in International Law, published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (Holland), is due in print in June (http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=18&pid=25793).
A former criminal defense lawyer, Professor Russell Miller is an expert in comparative law and international law. Professor Miller also co-founded the German Law Journal (http://www.germanlawjournal.com), the successful, online English-language transnational law journal that receives over 1.5 million visits each year.Email This Page

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New research from the University of Birmington tested the effects of BCAA supplementation on the potential to ameliorate the negative effects associated with unaccustomed exercise in untrained men.
Healthy non-weight trained men supplemented with a placebo or BCAAs. The daily dose was 30g of BCAAs separated into four doses consisting of 3.5g of leucine, 2.1g of isoleucine and 1.7g of valine. On the exercise day a dose was taken 30 minutes before exercise and 1 hour after exercise.
Both groups performed a bout of damaging exercise consisting of eccentric knee extensions. Ratings of muscle soreness in the quadriceps muscle were significantly lower 48 and 72 hours after exercise in the BCAA group.
Despite reducing muscle soreness, BCAA supplementation did not prevent the loss in muscle function any more than placebo.
The results provide evidence for taking relatively large amounts of BCAAs before and after a bout of intense exercise for reducing post-exercise muscle soreness.


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[Thought questions for The Church: In Service to Humanity November 21, 2012]
1. The essence of church. When did you go to church last? Were you blessed by being there? Were you able to share Christian love with someone who was there? What is church? Do you think Satan goes to church every week? According to the first paragraph of the lesson, is it possible to be a Christian without church? What is contradictory in the phrase, "a churchless Christianity"? Ellen White said that God bestows His supreme regard on the church. Should we also place a high value on our church we attend?
2. The nature of church. Does a church need to have a floor, ceiling, walls, and pews to be a church? Why or why not? Which is more important in defining a church, its physical structure or its members? Have you ever belonged to an Adventist church that was beautifully built? Did the architecture or landscaping of the most beautiful church you've ever attended contribute to an attitude of worship? What is a congregation? Can you have a congregation without a church? A church without a congregation? Have you ever attended church in a home, maybe yours? What about the world church? Are you pleased to belong to a church with more than 17 million members around the world?
3. God's people. Because God created human beings, aren't we all God's people? What is special about belonging to the group known as the "people of God"? How did God deal with "His people" in the wilderness of the Old Testament and the years that followed? How can we be "one body" in Christ when we are so diverse in our characters and temperament? Does God long for us to be more alike so that we could be fully unified? Using the analogy of the human body, what would our church be like if we were all ears? or hands? Is there a unity we can seek without requiring ourselves to merge our personalities into one type?
4. The church's mission. Does the company you work for have a "mission statement"? What about the church you attend? What is its "mission" to fill? How can we follow the example of Jesus by "sending out" witnesses of His love for humanity? Can you think of half a dozen or more community organizations that work for the benefit of others where you live? Are there extremes in mission work such as spending all of our witnessing time preaching or all of our mission time helping to meet the needs of people for food and clothing? What are some ways we can keep our outreach in balance?
5. Unity of the church. Does church unity mean always agreeing with our church leaders? Can we disagree and still maintain a spirit of unity and respect? Or should our leadership never be questioned or guided by the members in their decisions? What is your responsibility in building a peaceful unity among us? Is the quiet of a cemetery a goal for church unity? If not, how does a Christian seeking unity approach fellow believers who seem to be headed away from Bible doctrine? How can we learn what is good for other church members and the church as a whole? Will we sing in unison or in harmony in God's choir of the redeemed after the Second Coming?
6. Church governance. What is the difference between governance and authority? In a truly representative government system for the church, who delegates the authority and responsibilities needed to keep the church running? Is the church a true democracy? If not, why not? Would you like to see us adopt the use of a rod or a crown and special garments to show clearly that a person has been ordained as a church leader? If we had more ceremony and more artwork in our church, wouldn't it be easier to govern God's people? Why not? What does it take to keep us all moving toward Jesus and His pattern of unselfish love to others?
7. Problems in our church? The lesson's last page states emphatically that our church has problems. Do you agree? If you and half a dozen others from your church were to list the major problems your church faces, do you think you would agree with the other members' choices? What does the Reformation doctrine of the "priesthood of all believers" mean to you? Has this doctrine kept us from following the belief that only special leaders chosen by God have the power and authority to rule the church? Who is the head of our church? The real head?


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emiller3 wrote:So the Destroyers held their own against Nukes and Halos? I had thought about trying the other two out after reading your reviews, but Destroyers have always flown so well for me that I couldn't bring myself to try them.
They definitely hold their own. I haven't been able to get any new Halos yet to test, but I'll be checking them out when we get new ones in (hopefully they will have more dome). Against the Nuke...The Nuke is longer and more dynamic, but the plastic sucks and they seem inconsistent at this point. The Destroyer is easier for me to throw 400'+ in a straight line than either of those.


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With McClellan down, priority is filling out 'pen
LAS VEGAS -- With two weeks to go before Opening Day, the Rangers are more concerned about their bullpen than their starting rotation. Losing Kyle McClellan to a strained muscle in his ribcage is the latest setback for the bullpen and, according to club officials, the Rangers would much rather find relief help than another candidate for the fifth starter.
"I think our primary focus at all times is to fill jobs from within, but one of the pluses of working with [general manager Jon Daniels] is there are never any stones unturned," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "This is the time of year where you are calling other teams and you're trying to find out what their surpluses are and their needs and see if they match up with ours. We've already been having those conversations, but now we just may put a little more emphasis on them."
The two guys that could rescue the bullpen are left-hander Robbie Ross and right-hander Josh Lindblom. With McClellan down, they could be the key to the Rangers having an effective bullpen right from the beginning.
Ross, who started against the Cubs on Sunday, is still a candidate for the fifth spot in the rotation. But the Rangers are considering the possibility that they might be better off leaving Ross in the bullpen and turning the fifth-starter job over to rookie Nick Tepesch until Colby Lewis returns sometime in May. Tepesch has a 3.46 ERA for the spring after allowing three runs in five innings against the Cubs on Saturday. Opponents are hitting .250 off him, and he has walked three while striking out 10 in 13 innings.
"He's got a four-pitch mix and throws strikes with all of them," manager Ron Washington said. "He gave up some runs, but he didn't back down. They found some holes, but he also shut down some innings that could have been worse."
Lewis, who underwent surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon on July 27, is expected back by June 1. The Rangers, with eight off-days in the first two months of the season, could manipulate their rotation so the fifth starter would get as few as eight starts before Lewis's return. That would be four less than the Opening Day starter.
If Tepesch makes the rotation, Ross would rejoin left-hander Michael Kirkman, right-hander Jason Frasor and closer Joe Nathan in the bullpen. If Ross does win the fifth starter spot, then Tepesch would probably go to Triple-A, and the Rangers would likely pick a second left-hander -- veteran Nate Robertson or rookie Joe Ortiz.
That would leave the Rangers with three spots to fill in the bullpen. The Rangers want Lindblom to seize one of them. He's a hard-throwing right-hander who has appeared in 101 games the past two seasons with the Dodgers and Phillies. He's posted a 3.31 ERA and opponents hit .227 off him.
Lindblom, acquired in a trade for infielder Michael Young, averaged 92 miles per hour on his sinking fastball last year, and the Rangers have been concerned because his velocity has been down this spring. Opponents are hitting .333 off him, but he set down the side in order with two strikeouts against the Dodgers on Saturday.
Lindblom would join Frasor in giving the Rangers two power right-handers in the bullpen. Tanner Scheppers, who is the hardest-throwing pitcher in camp, is also a candidate, but he has been erratic to this point. The ultimate answer is Joakim Soria, but the two-time All-Star is not expected to be fully recovered from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery until sometime in May.
If the Rangers have two reliable setup relievers from both the right and left side, they would have multiple options for the final two spots in the bullpen, including the possibility of a third left-hander. Veteran right-handers Derek Lowe and Evan Meek will continue to get a hard look, but the Rangers could also use a long reliever.
That might be the best role for either Randy Wells or Justin Grimm. Both are still in the running for the fifth starter, but the Rangers are more concerned about the bullpen than anything right now.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Miley Cyrus Channels Gwen Stefani at the 2013 MTV VMAs [PHOTOS]
Miley Cyrus went for a throwback look at the 2013 MTV VMAs! With her bleach blond pigtails and bare midriff, the 'We Can't Stop' singer looked like Gwen Stefani circa the late-'90s.
Miley's crop top showed off her toned abs. (And her tat!)
Long nails, quirky hair and embellished sleeves — once again Miley proved that she's not afraid to take a fashion risk!
Tongue sticking out = signature pose.
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Athlete / Tam
One of the finest golfers to come out of Tam during the 1950s, Whitney never lost a match during his high-school career. He played four seasons as the No. 1 man for the Indians, winning three consecutive North Bay League Championships from 1950 to 1952.
"He was an excellent golfer," said Bob Beedle, a teammate of Whitney's in football and track at Tam. "His dad was an excellent golfer. "... He taught Don to play when he could hold a club. He had one of those swings when I saw it, I knew it was pro.
"That's his favorite sport. He was still good at it up there into his 70s. He could still play very well."
While golf was Whitney's top sport, it was far from his only sport. Whitney also excelled as a football player on Tam's legendary 1951 championship team, was a starting guard on the basketball team, plus he jumped and threw the discus and the shot put for the track team.
Whitney's versatility was perhaps most evident on the football field, where he played any and every position defensively. His talents peaked in a game against Vallejo, where "He made so many tackles there were none left for the rest of us," Beedle said. "He was great. He could just play anywhere. He was an extremely well-coordinated man and he had charisma. You couldn't help but love the guy."
Whitney later served his country in the Navy and became the captain of the Ross Valley Fire Department while Beedle was its chief.
"(Whitney) delivered babies and saved a fellow firefighter who fell through a roof," Beedle said. "The roof burned out under him and he fell through it. Don, being as strong as he was, just reached down and pulled him out of a burning building."
Whitney died in 2008 at the age of 74 following a long battle with cancer. Beedle, his friend dating back to the sixth grade, will accept the award on behalf of the family.


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METAIRIE, La.—New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is on the mend from a right ankle injury that kept him out of last week's win over Tampa Bay, though he'll probably wind up as a game-time decision Sunday night at Denver. He is listed as questionable.
Graham was limited to what the Saints called "land-based" work in practices Wednesday and Thursday, where he ran routes instead of participating in full team drills.
But he's looking healthier, so there's optimism he could be back this week. Even if he's less than 100 percent, the Saints could use him in a limited role since he alters what defenses do against New Orleans.
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When he's on the field, safeties and linebackers have to pay extra attention to him, which helps draw attention from dangerous playmakers such as receivers Marques Colston and Lance Moore and running back Darren Sproles in the passing game. Graham has 25 receptions for 252 yards and three touchdowns this season.
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A Day in the Sun for Beleaguered Librarians, and Other NewsBy Dan Piepenbring
- Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- Who are Joyce's modern heirs? Rivka Galchen and Pankaj Mishra discuss.
- No longer shall they toil in obscurity: Lemony Snicket has launched the Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity.
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National CBC Radio host Tom Power had a good point when he introduced Repartee on stage at the MusicNL awards gala in October: any band that can successfully combine upbeat, danceable, synth-pop tunes with dark subject matter and lyrics like, "I would die before you if it meant that you'd be alright," deserves some attention.
So does an act that was nominated for a total of five awards, taking home every one of them, despite stiff competition.
It's just been that kind of year for Repartee.
The group, formed by singer/keyboard player Meg Warren, is fairly new to the local music scene, having played their first gig just over three years ago. Since then, they've seen a few line-up changes (current Repartee members are Warren, Robbie Brett, Nick Coultas-Clarke and Josh Banfield), and a whole lot of success.
They released their debut recording, a short EP called "Lost Like We All Are," to a sold-out crowd at The Ship, and followed it up with a self-titled full-length album, earning them the handful of MusicNL awards, and a spot on the shortlist of the 2011 Atlantis Music Prize.
Repartee has been touring regularly since October 2011, having performed at Canadian Music Week, the East Coast Music Awards and Halifax Pop Explosion, among other festivals.
"It just seems like when the MusicNL awards came around, it was pretty much a year after we released the album and a year after we started touring, and I must say, it was a really nice cherry on the top of this sweet year," Warren said.
Warren and Banfield spoke to The Telegram from the road — literally, thanks to a hands-free device — on their way to Corner Brook for the first stop on their Christmas tour of Atlantic Canada. They followed that gig up with a show in Stephenville and will hit the Maritimes before ending up at the Rockhouse in St. John's Dec. 14.
What does Repartee have that's garnered them success so quickly?
"Really high-energy shows and a lot of fun," Banfield said.
Warren agreed, it all comes down to their live shows. Repartee's live performances are electric and unforgettable — Warren, who performs in heavy eye make-up and glamourous mini-dresses full of sequins, shoulder pads, tassels and colour, sewn by herself and her mom, gets involved in her performance like no other local musicians, seemingly tuning out everything but the music, dancing and rolling her blonde hair around while singing and playing the keys.
It's an energy Warren, a former opera singer, admitted she finds difficult to translate onto a recording.
"When you record vocals, you're stuck in this tiny little recording booth, and it's really hard to imagine what it's like when you're singing live in that setting," she said.
"I struggle with that. The reason why I started this band in the first place is because I love performing. That's how I thrive as an artist, and I find that hard to recreate in studio sometimes."
As for the mix of dark subject matter/upbeat pop music, Repartee members, who write their songs collectively, have a policy, Banfield said: no idea is too foolish to try out.
It's clearly working for them: with a sound that's almost Metric meets The Bangles meets indie pop, Repartee's music is catchy and created to move people, inside and out.
"We all really trust one another as musicians, so it makes it really easy to try new things," Banfield said.
The heavy lyrics/light music combination is one Warren finds fascinating.
"Not necessarily saying that I aim to write dark lyrically, but it's an interesting concept: songs that are lyrically kind of dark, but maybe the music doesn't reflect that. Lily Allen is a great example of a musician that does that really well. I don't think that pop music is one-sided when it comes to the kinds of emotions that it is associated with. You can have dark pop and angry pop," she explained.
Repartee has been writing steadily between tours, and in September, released "Hello Hello Hello," a four-song EP featuring Andrew James O'Brien, a snippet of what they've been working on. A new full-length recording is in the works, but no dates have been set yet for its release.
The show at the Rockhouse next week will be Repartee's first public performance in town since the MusicNL gala, and they'll debut a couple of new tunes as well as some Christmas songs and new arrangements.
While Warren and Banfield acknowledge the pressure that sweeping a music awards gala puts on future records, it's not where their priorities lie, and won't ever be.
"Working on music, you don't always want to think about what kinds of awards you could earn, and you don't even think about it in that sense, though it's a wonderful feeling to be recognized," Banfield said.
"Our goals are more oriented towards our live shows," Warren added.
Tickets for Repartee's show at the Rockhouse on George Street Dec. 14, with special guests Other People, are on sale now at The Ship, Fred's Records and online at www.reparteemusic.ca. Showtime is 10 p.m.
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What is a good daily practice for a lay person? Can someone outline it? I recently took up the five precepts, because I want to get more serious about my practice. Other than that, I typically meditate in the morning, which I've been sticking to lately and feel more motivated to do. Whenever I have any free time I usually spend it reading up on the teachings either through this forum or from reading articles on sites like accesstoinsight.org.
Should I be doing chanting and prostrations? As someone born in the West, these both seem very foreign to me. I think I would feel silly doing them. Anyway, just curious to see what a good set a practices should look like. Also, do some of you follow the eight precepts? If so, when do you practice them...on the Sunday? My biggest concern about the eight precepts is not being able to eat after noon. I think by the time I went to sleep I'd be starving if I could only eat from dawn tell noon. Also, if I sleep on a regluar bed does that mean I need to sleep on the floor or something? What sort of bed is acceptable?


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Sesame Street has tapped Parham Santana, The Brand Extension Agency, to help it refresh its licensed consumer products packaging worldwide.
Parham Santana developed unified packaging designs that focus exclusively on the iconic Sesame Street characters. The branding agency said it recognized the instant, emotional connections to the characters that people across countries, cultures and channels have with them, and chose to emphasize them, eliminating what it described as the marketing clutter prevalent in existing packaging.
"Sesame Street is a legacy brand, so we wanted to honor that heritage and began by nailing down the essence of Sesame Street," says John Parham, president, director of branding, Parham Santana. "The emotional connection that consumers have with the characters is very strong. Their faces are like beacons on the shelf."
Every package across every product category now features large furry photos of Sesame Street Muppet faces. These new packages also gain white space by moving educational and developmental cues to an area on the back.
"The simple, iconic Sesame Street characters ensure that Sesame Street products are instantly recognizable. There's an immediate connection with children and grownups," said Suzanne Duncan, VP of marketing at Sesame Workshop.
The new packaging has started rolling out with the licensed toys from Hasbro, and the rest of Sesame Street's licensed products will follow. Parham Santana delivered comprehensive packaging guidelines for all Sesame Street products including toys, health and beauty aids, apparel and DVDs.
"As we implement the new program around the world, we continue to build our brand story and make it stronger every day," said Maura Regan, SVP and GM, global licensing for Sesame Workshop.


text: No. 3 Wayne's roll continues with 42-0 win over Sissonville By D.J. Williams September 21, 2012 Story Share Wayne didn't score 84 again this week, but its offense continued to roll.Brandon Spurlock rushed for 159 yards on 13 carries and four touchdowns as No. 3 Wayne blanked No. 7 Sissonville 42-0 in a matchup of top 10 Class AA teams Friday night at Joe Sawyer Field."This was an awesome win," Spurlock said. "They [Sissonville] weren't a bad team. We just came out ready. We worked all week for this [win]."Spurlock, a returning first-team all-stater, came into the contest with just 22 carries in three games this year with 375 rushing yards and three touchdowns. Spurlock had only played in one series in the second half this season, getting one carry.On Friday, he added 13 more carries and another series in the second half but this game getting two carries after the break, with his second carry accounting for a 39-yard touchdown."I couldn't done it without the team," Spurlock said. "That last touchdown [referring to the 39-yard touchdown] was set up perfect. I'm happy that I got it the 13 times that I did. We won and that's the beauty of it.""He's [Spurlock] a threat anytime he gets the ball," said Wayne coach Tom Harmon. "He's also a complete player and totally unselfish. He's not the guy who goes to UnderArmour Elite football camps or has everybody hyping him up. He's just a producer. If you look at his yards per carry and the things he does when the football is in his hands, we wouldn't trade him for anyone."Wayne (4-0), defending Class AA champion, has averaged a jaw-dropping 57.5 points per game this season. Last week, it thrashed host Ravenswood 84-42, a game where the Pioneers led 64-12 at halftime."We get a lot of production because we have a lot of ways to be effective," Harmon said of his high-scoring offense. "We have really good players. Sometimes we have been effective throwing the football. At other times, we have been effective running the football. But, there are no guarantees for tomorrow. No guarantee that you are always going to play week. Each team brings a new challenge."The Pioneers racked up 369 yards of total offense on the night (124 yards passing and 245 yards rushing). The Pioneers moved the ball to the Sissonville 6-yard line on their first drive after a Spurlock 23-yard run in which he jumped over an Indian defender as he tried to tackle him. But the Indians forced a four-and-out.After the Indians (2-2) were forced to punt on their first possession, the Pioneers struck first on the fourth play of their next drive when Spurlock scored on a 3-yard run."I like Noel Devine and I have watched videos of him doing that [jumping over defenders]," Spurlock said. "The thing I didn't know was it was a personal foul for doing that. That really shocked me."The Pioneers added more scores on a Kurt Arthur 68-yard pass from Grant Ferguson, a Spurlock 33-yard run, Spurlock's 5-yard run and a James Egnor 95-yard interception return."We were locked up on the receivers," Egnor said. "Our coaches had us ready for the play. I figured on the goal line that the inside guy would be going outside so I just waited on the quarterback to throw it." At the half, the Pioneers led 35-0.Austin Crawford led the Indians with 168 passing yards. The Indians were without leading rushing Trent Stowers, who suited up but was unable to play."He has a sprained ankle," said Indians coach Eddie Smolder. "He tried to practice and it hurt too badly. So the trainers decided not to play him tonight. If he could have gone, then he would have."We have two good teams these last two weeks and we embrace that. Playing tough games is great for our kids to get exposure and used to playing in big games. Next week will be a big game at Tolsia. We have to get over this and focus on Tolsia Monday." Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Charleston restaurant 2 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 3 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 4 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year 5 Doug Smock: AAC not ready for Power 6 quite yet Lewis County cruises past Hoover Previous Story Prep football roundup: Parkersburg runs past SA; Buffalo shuts out Gilmer Next Story


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Intensive Pharmacokinetics of the Nelfinavir-Rifabutin Interaction in Patients With HIV-Related Tuberculosis Treated With a Rifabutin-Based Regimen
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BACKGROUND: There are two concerns regarding rifabutin and INH pharmacokinetics in this population: 1) Malabsorption of anti-TB medications is frequent in this population and 2) Many antiretrovirals and other drugs frequently used in the management of HIV-infected individuals are inhibitors of the cytochrome p450 3A4 isoform and result in increased levels of rifabutin. Correlation of the pharmacokinetic and clinical outcomes in the setting of these interactions is essential.
METHODS: The study will be done on the General Clinical Research Center at Duke University Medical Center, on an inpatient basis (depending on where the patient lives). No one who is suspected of being infectious or is infectious from TB will be enrolled on the GCRC. After informed consent is obtained, each subject will be admitted to the GCRC twice; the first admission will occur after at least four twice weekly doses of intermittent rifabutin and prior to beginning antiretroviral therapy and the second admission will occur two to six weeks following the institution of an antiretroviral regimen including efavirenz. During Admission #1, blood will be drawn at 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 21 hours post dosing with INH and rifabutin. During Admission #2, blood will be drawn at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours. Efavirenz will be given at time points 0 and 24 hours post sampling. TB drugs will be given at 3 hours (so that sampling times subsequent to INH/rifabutin dosing will correspond to those of Admission #1). Patients will be interviewed regarding concomitant medications, gastrointestinal symptoms and meals relative to study drug dosing. Sixty days following the last dose of PK study medicines, a follow-up visit or phone call (including review of medical record) will identify any adverse events.
DATA ANALYSIS: Frequency distributions will include plots of the data, distribution curves to test for normality, parametric and non-parametric measures of central tendency and dispersion, as well as the Shapiro-Wilk W test for normality. Means will be reported + the standard deviation (SD). The percent coefficient of variation (CV) will be calculated as (SD/mean) multiplied by 100%. Correlation analysis (JMP) will be performed across the subject and outcome variables using non-parametric techniques (Spearman Rho, continuous data only). The dependence of outcome variables (the pharmacokinetic parameters) upon subject characteristics (demographic data such as age, weight, CD4 count, etc.) will be determined by using Y by X analyses, one parameter at a time (continuous or nominal data). Subsequently, models with multiple X variables will be constructed using forward addition and backward deletion. Correlations between parameters and covariates will be considered statistically significant at p 3/4 0.05.
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HIV Infections
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RNA Virus Infections
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Mycobacterium Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
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Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
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The deluge of rainfall promised by weather forecasters has arrived in the Bay Area, bringing with it power outages and snarled roadways.
The steady downpour has already delivered significant rainfall totals to the region during a span of 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Friday. Central Contra Costa County got a strong soaking, with 1.84 inches reported in Moraga and 1.14 inches in Concord. Oakland recorded .85 inches and San Jose got .63 inches of rain.
On the Santa Clara County coast, Lexington Hills reported nearly 5 inches of rain. The North Bay took the heaviest rainfall, with peak levels of 7.2 inches in Sonoma County and 5.56 inches in Napa County.
The wet conditions are causing problems all over Bay Area roadways, with the California Highway Patrol reporting dozens of traffic collisions. Flooding was reported "all over" Bay Area roadways, Evans said.
Power outages temporarily knocked out lights on the Bay Bridge, the San Mateo Bridge and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, according to CHP officer James Evans. A high-wind advisory was issued as gusts peaked at 30 mph on the Bay Bridge.
A big-rig driver lost control of his rig, flipping one of his trailers and blocking all lanes on eastbound Interstate 580 near North Flynn Road just after 6 a.m., with traffic squeezing by in the center divider while officials figured out how to get the truck off the road and clear the lanes, Evans said. At least two other crashes had snarled traffic on 580 earlier in the morning, one near the 680 interchange and another east of Livermore.
"580's been a mess," Evans said. "We've had a ton of things going with major slowdowns."
Highway 84 also took a beating, with heavy flooding in Newark, between Decoto Road and Newark Boulevard. Traffic was backed up on southbound Interstate 880 all the way to the 580 intersection.
A landslide also forced the closure of both directions of the highway between Mission Boulevard in Fremont and Main Street in Sunol. On the other side of the bay, downed power lines blocked both lanes of the highway in Woodside, from Grandview Road and Highway 35.
PG&E's map showed outages all over the Bay Area, with more than 2,500 customers without power in Richmond, Antioch, Dublin, Pleasanton, Fremont, San Jose, Saratoga, Woodside, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, Burlingame and San Bruno.
As on Wednesday, the severe weather forced officials at San Francisco International Airport to institute a "traffic managment program," limiting takeoffs and landings and causing arrival delays of up to three and a half hours. No major delays were reported at Oakland or San Jose airports.
In the North Bay, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Sonoma County through 9:15 a.m. Flooding has been reported in Willow Brook Creek near Petaluma at Penngrove Park already this morning.
In Marin County, scattered power outages were reported overnight, from Lucas Valley to Inverness affecting about 4,500 homes as winds toppled trees that took down utility lines.
The Bay Area can expect periods of heavy rain through the weekend. After Friday's storm moves on, the next system will move in Saturday night into Sunday morning, with showers trailing off Monday, leading to several dry days.
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Michelle Williams in Black and White at Berlin Film Festival
Michelle Williams Chooses Chic Stripes For Her Latest Marilyn Moment
Michelle Williams made a bold entrance at today's Berlin Film Festival photocall for her My Week With Marilyn. Michelle chose a modern minidress by Kenzo for the event; however, earlier this week she opted for a dramatic pink Dior for the Paris premiere. Michelle's portrayal of Marilyn Monroe earned her a best actress Oscar nod, and she's up again fellow contenders Meryl Streep and Viola Davis. The race is going to be extremely close with each of the ladies already winning at least once this season. Michelle took home the Golden Globe while Viola earned the SAG Award, and Meryl most recently was honored with the BAFTA win. There's a little more than a week to go until the Feb. 26 Academy Awards, so be sure to fill out your 2012 Oscar predictions for a chance to win an iPad 2 16GB Wi-Fi and a swanky Prada case!


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CHARLESTON, SC Jan. 24, 2013 – For the fourth consecutive year, the No. 63-ranked College of Charleston women's tennis team will participate in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kick-Off Weekend hosted at 15 sites across the country on Jan. 25-28.
The third-seeded Cougars (1-0) will square off against No. 61-ranked and second-seeded Wyoming (1-1) in opening-round action on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. (ET) at host Duke University's Sheffield Tennis Center in Durham, N.C. The winner or loser will face either No. 3-ranked and top-seeded Duke (1-0) or No. 75-ranked and fourth-seeded Wisconsin (0-0) on Sunday, Jan. 27, in the championship or consolation match.
The Kick-Off Weekend serves as a qualifier for the ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championship which will be hosted by the University of Virginia on Feb. 8-11 in Charlottesville, Va. CofC is one of 60 of the top women's teams in the nation to compete in this year's event.
"We're preparing for a very talented Wyoming team in the first round of this weekend's tournament," CofC Director of Tennis Angelo Anastopoulo said. "We'll be playing indoors, so Wyoming will probably be favored, but we'll come out and play our best. Hopefully, we can come out on top and either have a shot against Duke or Wisconsin in the next round."
Duke leads 4-0 in the all-time series with CofC as the Blue Devils knocked off the Cougars in the first round of last year's Kick-Off Weekend. They opened the spring season with a 6-1 victory over defending Big South Conference champion Winthrop on Jan. 19.
Live scoring and video of each court in singles and doubles will be available via www.GoDuke.com.
For complete coverage of the 2013 ITA Kick-Off Weekend, please visit the official ITA event page. Tennis fans can also follow the ITA on Twitter, @ITAtennis, for updates and news from the weekend's events. Use the hashtag #ITAKickOff for all tweets in regards to the event, or search the term "ITAKickOff" to find others who are tweeting from across the nation about ITA Kick-Off Weekend.


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I brought this out of a longer thread because other people
can benefit from this and I didn't want it to get lost in the long
"Welcome" thread.
Plops questions:
"she is good about using the litter box while in her cage, but when she is
out of her cage i cannot keep her from going on the couch. if i catch her in
the act and put her in the litter box, she usually will finish in the litter
box, but she still prefers the couch. any suggestions?
i'm an avid videogamer and so i have cords all over, but she has never
chewed a single one. she is still very young and i would assume if she dosn't
chew them now, she won't later. is this a wrong assumption?"
How old is she? Is she spayed yet? (if she's not
then marking should get better when/if she is)
Some bunnies do fine up on couches, beds etc. Then there are others -
others who like to "mark" their territory and "claim" it as
their own. Usually couches, blankets, beds have our scent on it,
and it's their way of marking over our scent or just joining in to say it's
theirs too. Their wild cousins mark like this too, they all
just reinforce their territory to all outsiders. SO, she may be
thinking she's doing a good thing and protecting her new place from any
But you will have to lay down the law and be the "alpha" bunny, and
claim that it is a "Yours" object, not an "ours" object. (even in the
bunny world their is a hierarchy)
So how do you become king of the couch? Shoo her off the moment
she gets on there. Say No, "Off" or clap your hands if
she doesn't respond to your voice, and walk towards her, and if she
doesn't get off, you'll need to nudge her off. You may even need to get
a squirt bottle so you can do it from across the room, but be sure to say
"No" or "Off" with the squirt so she will associate it with
"your" dominance, otherwise she may not understand where it's coming
from. (and I think if you are wanting to claim that, then she needs to know
YOU are the one claiming it)
If she consistently gets right back on the couch over and over after you've claimed it,
then you need to put her back in her cage in her litterbox for a time
out. So she can also understand she can poop in "her" place,
but not in the "our" and "your" space.
Regarding the cords. If they become in the way, she absolutely may
chew on them. Also, I don't know how old she is, but if she hasn't
reached 4 months yet, then the destructive age has yet to come, and she will
most likely chew.
The reason most bunnies chew on cords is to clear a path. Their
instincts, as prey animals, are telling them to know your
territory, and clear it out for easy escape if need be. A
trip or block over something can cost them their life if they are on the run
(at least that's what their instincts are telling them) SO, in my
opinion, it's only a matter of time, and it's easy enough to just grab some
cord covers.
Check out how I covered my cords (including the wires to the video game controls)
I also love to play video games, and I learned the hard way - while in
the middle of playing "Halo" against my husband, Jack
chewed the cord to my controls! I guess he was on my husband's side!


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MINNEAPOLIS Best Buy announced that it is encouraging consumers nationwide to take action on America Recycles Day, Nov. 15, by using Best Buy's comprehensive, convenient recycling and trade-in programs for old or obsolete electronics.
"As we help consumers make smart technology choices today, we have a responsibility to help them get rid of their old and obsolete devices," said Paula Prahl, senior vice president, communications, public affairs, and corporate responsibility, Best Buy. "Our programs make it simple for consumers to recycle and help significantly reduce the amount of electronics in the waste stream."
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pung S wrote:saving our planet: I have a friend who speaks a lot about sustainability and even works for a not-for-profit devoted to this idea. I was tempted to say, "Sustainability? You mean Buddhadhamma right?"
Still, I am wondering if this person you encountered on the other board may have heard and misinterpreted something that I also heard once. This is that Buddhists are not supposed to "advertise" stuff that happens to them during meditation. Deeper states or higher states of being are not supposed to be a source of pride and therefore confusion. I do not know if my source is reliable since I cannot seem to recall exactly what I heard or where I heard it (best to let it go then). Still, maybe there was a misunderstanding that this kind of thing applied to the entire experience of being a follower of the Buddha.
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Yes this sounds exactly what the lady was accusing me of. She must have misunderstood as you say. Either way I'll not argue, she can have her views and I shall have mine and we need not discuss them


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Restitution sought in Grand Lake tree-napping
March 13, 2013
GRAND LAKE –The Town of Grand Lake voted on Monday to seek restitution for the holiday tree and lights that were damaged in a Jan. 16 late-night tree-napping.
The District Attorney's office asked the town in February for an amount of restitution, which the town decided following this week's executive session on the matter to be $2,440.
To determine this amount, the town sought the advice of Town Attorney Scott Krob, who advised the town "to determine a fair market value of the tree, damaged lights and town labor and equipment in response to the vandalism incident," according to a March 11 memo to the board from Town Manager David Hook. Ultimately, a judge determines the amount of restitution.
Trustee Jim Peterson was the sole dissenting vote on the board's decision about restitution for not agreeing to the value of the tree, which each year is donated to the town from a Grand Lake-area resident. Two other trustees recused themselves from the vote because of conflicts of interest, resulting in a 4-1 vote.
At a previous Jan. 28 board meeting during citizen participation, Dustin Barnes, Amber Feltz and Colin Sabo offered apologies to the board for being involved in the incident. Barnes and Feltz said in a letter to the board the act was a prank meant to follow a Grand Lake tradition of "harmless shenanigans." They cut down the tree with all its lights and dragged it across town, leaving it in the yard of Trustee Tom Weydert's house.
A subsequent investigation resulted in a summons issued on Feb. 3 by the Grand County Sheriff's Office of a violation of Public Peace and Order, desecration of an object, which is a Class 3 misdemeanor.


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Hey Guys,
In the past few months I've decided to take my DGing seriously and I watched a boat-load of youtube videos and read a bunch of articles to help improve my RHBH throw. I've come across conflicting advice with regards to grip either saying "grip it as hard as you can" or "It should be loose and comfortable". I've changed my grip to the power grip because there seemed to be somewhat of a consensus as to this being the best grip for maximum distance (previously I had a control grip that I learned from years of throwing a frisbee). However, since I started using this grip I've developed a nasty blister just above my top knuckle on my index finger. It doesn't bother me terribly, but I'm wondering if this rubbing against my index finger is messing up the spin of the disc. I can definitely feel it catch each time I let it go on a long drive.
Am I gripping too hard? Not hard enough? or Is it the fact I have freakishly small hands for someone who is 5'11?
Any advice is appreciated!!!


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What is this medicine?DESLORATADINE (des lor AT a deen) is an antihistamine. It helps to relieve sneezing, runny nose, and itchy, watery eyes. This medicine is used to treat or prevent symptoms of allergies. It is also used to treat itchy skin rash and hives.
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text: Bronx bummer By Dave Hickman December 29, 2012 Story Share AP Photo Syracuse's Jarrod West (88) and Beckett Wales (85) begin to celebrate as Prince-Tyson Gulley (23) runs for a second-quarter touchdown against West Virginia. NEW YORK - Perhaps now West Virginia knows what it was like to be Clemson last bowl season.No, the Mountaineers didn't give up 70 points. Their performance - or lack thereof - did not set a ton of records.But as far as having just about everything go wrong that could, well, West Virginia saw that happen and then some.Despite being stymied by a combination of weather and simple incompetence on offense, the Mountaineers somehow stayed with Syracuse for a little over a half Saturday in the Pinstripe Bowl. But then a meltdown of epic proportions on both sides of the ball allowed the Orange to run away and hide.The final score was 38-14 in front of a crowd of 39,098 at snowy Yankee Stadium. It left WVU with a record of 7-6 for the season, its worst mark since Rich Rodriguez's first team went 3-8 in 2001. And this from a team that was, at one point in the season, 5-0 and ranked in the top five."This is not the way we wanted to go out,'' said Stedman Bailey. "But life goes on. We wanted to go out on a good note and we didn't.''It was a simply awful way to go out for a group of West Virginia seniors that includes record-smashers Geno Smith and Tavon Austin, as well as Bailey, a junior who is leaving early for the NFL draft. How bad was it? Well, Smith was either sacked or penalized for two safeties. He completed 16 of 24 passes for just 197 yards. He did throw two touchdowns to Bailey, who had seven catches for 126 yards, but Austin had just two catches for 21 yards and ran 12 times for 54.The failure of West Virginia's offense to perform was just the tip of the iceberg. The defense also gave up 369 rushing yards and the team overall was penalized 10 times for 106 yards. The offense did not convert a single third down in 11 attempts, the defense allowed Syracuse to convert nine of 18 third downs and the special teams had a field goal blocked, a kickoff go out of bounds and two decent Austin returns brought back by penalties.Indeed, this was a team effort."We did a poor job of overcoming adversity,'' West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said, referring not only to the snow, cold and slick playing surface, but the Mountaineers' own mistakes that seemed to compound. Syracuse had no such issues. The Orange had some adversity, including a pair of turnovers. Ryan Nassib threw for just 134 yards.But he did pass for two TDs and Syracuse ran wild with 369 yards. Prince-Tyson Gulley, a backup tailback who had never had even a 100-yard game, had 25 carries for 208 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught five passes for 56 yards and a score. Starting tailback Jerome Smith carried 30 times for 157 yards.Ironically, that came against a West Virginia defense that after the regular season changed defensive coordinators in part because the Mountaineers could stop the run but were No. 119 in the country against the pass. In the snowy conditions Saturday, it was just the opposite."Through the course of the game I was absolutely shocked that they were able to run the football,'' said Keith Patterson, the new coordinator. "I felt those guys ran harder than any two backs we'd faced all year. But obviously I didn't get that message across.'' West Virginia had played awful offense most of the first half and into the second, yet somehow managed to remain competitive to that point, trailing 12-7 at the break and 19-7 after Syracuse took the second-half kickoff and scored. And when Andrew Buie appeared to score on a 28-yard run early in the third, the WVU deficit might have been cut to 19-14 and the game could have become something.It didn't. Buie's TD was erased by a holding penalty that so enraged Holgorsen that he wasted a time out just to complain. A punt was followed by an Isaiah Bruce interception that appeared to breathe new life into the Mountaineers, but Smith turned right around on the next play and fumbled the ball away. It appeared it might have been an incomplete pass, but it wasn't ruled that way.Then it was all downhill. On the next play Gulley scored on a 67-yard run. After Bailey countered with a 29-yard scoring catch, Syracuse went 70 yards in nine plays and converted a third-and-long - that was a recurring theme on the day - and went up 33-14 on a Nassib pass to Gulley.And then when Smith was called for intentional grounding in his own end zone, it was the second safety of the day and absolute rock bottom for the Mountaineers. That made it 35-14 and the game was over, even though the third quarter wasn't.It seemed to all start with that touchdown by Buie that was nullified and the Mountaineers couldn't recover."I think at that point in the game it really affected us,'' said Smith. "It affected us momentum-wise. We were charging back and that was big. We never recovered.'' Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or email@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Richwood mayor on leave amid investigation of purchases 5 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme Pinstripe Bowl statistics Previous Story Bowl was perfect storm for WVU Next Story


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When the warmer weather begins, we all start thinking about our getting a tan to for a healthy glow. Let's face it - a golden glowing sheen will instantly boost your confidence and give you that extra bit of self-assurance to show off your bod! So follow these tips to get that sun-kissed holiday tan the safe way and at home - without exposing your skin to harmful UV rays. They're so zippy that they fit easily into any busy mums beauty calendar .
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It wasn't until the late 1970s, however, that tanning and the dangers of sun exposure and UV rays to our skin was made apparent and sunscreen became an essential part of our everyday lives.
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The latest in the market. These moisturisers are a great way to gradually build up your a glowing healthy tan. Using it daily will prepare your golden glow for the summer as well as moisturise your skin. You will notice the effects of a tanning moisturiser on your skin after just a few days - about 4 - but remember to use a sunscreen when actually going into the sun. It works because it has a small amount of the tanning ingredient found in self-tanning products. There are facial versions also available which are a great alternative to foundation. And the best bit? No orange palms in sight!
These are a great way to give your natural tan a little help to get going. They don't change your skin colour immediately, but accelerate your natural skin tanning process. They can be applied at home, so there's no need to book time out to go to a salon - which can be hard at times, when you are juggling the demands of life!
Top tan tip: Don't forget to put sunscreen on over your fake tan when you're out in the sun!
The great thing about a spray tan is that it's speedy, simple and pleasant, and if you are being sprayed on a hot day, the cool spray feels wonderful! This treatment will give your skin an even golden finish and no lines, as the particles are absorbed by the skin, leaving no trace at all - just a gorgeous glow. In addition to this, if your beauty therapist is properly trained, she can create shading effects with the tan, which can give you a
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. Simply jump into the tanning booth, get sprayed and wait for 10 minutes. The tan should last between one and two weeks.
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The main benefit of using a tanning cream or lotion is that you can do this in your own time and in your own space. Be sure to exfoliate your skin before applying the fake tan, and apply it evenly, massaging it into the skin to avoid streaking and give you an even healthy glow.
Self-tanning wipes are a similar method and are ideal when travelling.
Top tan tip: Not all of these tanning products contain sunscreen, so be sure to check and protect your skin!
This article was written by Weight Watchers as part of Kidspot's Positively Life Changing initiative.


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BARDSTOWN - Two men have been indicted for the Nov. 18 armed robbery of Advance America Cash Advance in Kentucky Home Square shopping center in Bardstown.
Luke Aldon Hasty, 30, and Soloman S. Evans Jr., 32, both of Shepherdsville, were indicted for first-degree robbery and complicity to first-degree robbery, both class B felonies. Bail was set for each at $200,000 cash only, plus conditions.
Hasty and Evans have been connected to at least 20 other robberies throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana.
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This is a vintage Dunlap hat made in New York. As I am new at this again I have been unable to find any info on it. I do know that it is mint condition and was owned by my boyfriend's grandfather. (Both my boyfriend and myself are at least 57 years old). Can anyone direct me as to where to find out more about an item such as this? I don't know how old it is or it's value.


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I cheered for the Pats yesterday and I will cheer for them again next weekend.
Why because if the Colts are lucky enough to beat Baltimore(if the D plays like they did again an almost given) I would much rather play the Pats at Home than the Chargers on the road.
Yeah yeah, Pats curse and all that crap. But hey we have beat them the last two times we played and both of them were on the road. And just remember which team beat us at home last year to end our undefeated streak.
Plus I will say it, LT scares the crap out of me, I don't care how well our D looked.
Plus Brady showed earlier in the season he isn't patient enough to just hand hte ball off even if the Run is working.
So am I alone in this?


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I live in an area that has been nicknamed the Emerald Valley. It is beautiful and fertile and full of surprises.
Traditional Lamb Barbacoa was my inspiration! I stumbled upon a place here in Philly that makes Barbacoa the traditional way (building an under ground BBQ) and loved everything about it.
This recipe came to me when I was having friends over for a BBQ and swim party. I wanted to serve burgers that came already assembled, because I didn't want to clutter the table with condiments.
These burgers are a great alternative to beef for those who want less fat or dislike beef. You can make ahead of time; they freeze well.