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The most notable thing about the market this week was that none of the major indices moved even 1%. It was one of the deadest weeks of action that I can recall, and it was downright exhausting. What made it even more difficult was that plenty of stocks continued to drift upward and we had a big supply of new highs, but it was lacking in energy and random at times. There were no big pullbacks, but there wasn't any momentum either.
The bears will tell us that this flat action is an indication of greater uncertainty and a sign that the market is going to start rolling over. The bulls say that this is just very healthy consolidation after a good run and is a great foundation for further upside.
I'm not sure who is correct but I'll take a big move of any sort at this point. What we need more than anything is stronger emotions and greater volatility. I believe the lack of passion is more dangerous than anything for traders. We need good old-fashioned fear and greed to move things around. The opposite of love isn't hate but disinterest and that is what we have in this market.
Unfortunately, the market doesn't much care what any of us might prefer. We have been given a very slow market and we have to find a way to deal with that until conditions change. The key is to accept what is and not waste time or energy focusing on what you would prefer happening. The good news is that the one great certainty about the market is that things will eventual change.
Have a great long weekend. I'll see you on Tuesday.

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Apple ( AAPL) was in the spotlight again this week as the world marked the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs' death. Jobs' successor as Apple CEO, Tim Cook, paid tribute to the tech icon on Friday in a message on the company's home page. Cook praised his predecessor's contributions, both to Apple and to the broader world of technology. "One of the greatest gifts Steve gave to the world is Apple," Cook wrote. "No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself. Our values originated from Steve and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple." Jobs, who stepped down from the Apple CEO's role in August 2011, was 56 when he lost his long battle with pancreatic cancer last year. "Steve's passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us," said Cook. "I hope that everyone today will reflect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place." Apple also posted a video tribute on its Web site showing Jobs as most people remember him, proudly unveiling products such as the iMac, iPod and iPhone. The succession of black-and-white still images, set to Johann Sebastian Bach's moving cello suite "No.1 prelude" was interspersed with quotes from Jobs. Shares of Apple, which is rumored to be preparing a new "iPad Mini", lost 2.2% for the week to close at $652.59 on Friday.
HP ( HPQ) shares plunged on Wednesday after CEO Meg Whitman outlined the sheer scale of the company's massive turnaround plan. "I have said from the beginning that this is a four- to five-year journey," Whitman stated during HP's meeting with analysts in Santa Clara, Calif., warning that HP's still in the early stages of its corporate revamp. "2013 is a fix and rebuild year -- we will be working through the disruptions from the necessary changes we made in 2012." HP says that it's on track to complete its restructuring by the end of fiscal 2014. By 2016, Whitman expects to see the company's revenue growing in line with GDP and operating profit growing faster than revenue. For investors, though, the near-term pain looks set to continue. "I believe that we will continue to see a broad-based profit decline across business units in 2013," said Whitman. "The good news is that the bulk of the profit decline should be contained within Enterprise Services," she added. The No. 1 PC maker also delivered a weaker-than-expected fiscal 2013 outlook during the analyst event. Excluding items, the Dow component expects earnings of $3.40 to $3.60 a share, well below Wall Street's estimate of $4.18 a share. Earlier in the week, HP rolled out its Software-Defined Network (SDN) strategy, unveiling new software and applications to tap into the emerging tech trend. HP shares lost 14% for the week to close at $14.73 on Friday.
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Eric Lyons is a graduate of Freed-Hardeman University, where he earned a B.S. with a double major in Bible and history, and an M.Min. Eric, his wife Jana, and their three children (Bo, Micah, and Shelby) live and worship in Wetumpka, Alabama, where Eric works with the Wetumpka church of Christ as an associate minister. Eric currently serves as a member of the Bible Department at Apologetics Press, where he has worked for the past 16 years.
Eric has authored or co-authored a number of books, including The Anvil Rings: Answers to Alleged Bible Discrepancies (Volumes 1 & 2), Behold! The Lamb of God, Truth Be Told, and Wonders of God's Creation. In addition, he writes regularly for the Apologetics Press Web site, is editor of Valor & Virtue, as well as the Explorer Series, and is the assistant editor of Discovery, the monthly magazine on Scripture and science for children published by Apologetics Press. Eric speaks frequently at youth rallies, Gospel meetings, and seminars around the country, and specializes in presenting seminars on the following topics:
Scripture, Science, and Common Sense: Three Votes for God
Creation vs. Evolution
Is the Bible Reliable?
A Closer Look at Christ
The Case for Christianity
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Although there has been a lot of debate about whether or not the Motorola iTunes phone would ever see the light of day, it now seems that we are closer to an actual ship date. Mark Sue, an analyst with RBC Markets, claims that "Motorola's iTunes phones are now ready to ship according to our sources, with Apple working out the final details with Cingular for revenue sharing." This could just be more speculation about the first iTunes phone, but Sue believes that Motorola ended last quarter on a high note (due in part to the fact that 3.5 million RAZR phones have been sold) and that releasing the new phone could only continue to raise Motorola's sales as the next quarter passes.
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"Downton Abbey's" Sophie McShera (Daisy) is heading upstairs for her newest project, which is set to begin filming in England shortly – Disney's "Cinderella."
In a twist, Sophie will actually play one of the evil step sisters — Drizella – to her "Downton" co-star, Lily James, who is playing the titular character. (On "Downton" Lily plays Lady Rose, one of the members of the family who Sophie's character, Daisy, cooks for.)
"It's very exciting 'cause I'm going upstairs and Lily's going downstairs. Tables have turned! I'm gonna be lording it over her. I'm going to be so cruel," Sophie joked when AccessHollywood.com spoke to her at PBS' Television Critics Association Summer Tour day last week.
WATCH IT NOW: 'Downton Abbey's' Sophie McShera Talks Joining The Cast Of Disney's 'Cinderella'
"The Borgias" actress Holliday Grainger (she played Lucrezia Borgia), plays Sophie's on-screen sister, Anastasia, and the wicked stepmother, Lady Tremaine – will be played by Cate Blanchett.
"We're so excited to meet her. We need to have a family bonding day, surely," Sophie said of meeting Cate.
PHOTOS: The Stars Of Disney's 'Cinderella'
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Kenneth Branagh is directing the picture and Sophie is looking forward to working him.
"He seems so cool," she said. "It's gonna be really nice."
Also on board is Richard Madden from "Game of Thrones," who is playing Prince Charming.
He told Access at San Diego Comic-Con that the new version of "Cinderella" will be "very true to the tale of the story."
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"There's little changes happening now, so I'm not sure where it's going to go, but it's the story of Cinderella, we know it and it's an amazing cast with an outstanding director, so it's going to be really exciting," he said.
"Cinderella" is expected to hit theaters in 2015. Sophie's Masterpiece on PBS series, "Downton Abbey," returns on January 5, 2014 with its fourth season.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Let me start with a full disclosure: My investment account is sitting on a lot of cash.That's because markets do not yet anticipate what policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic have baked in -- a recession starting on April 1. The reason for the recession can be summed up in one word. Austerity. Austerity with growth is a good thing. You want to hold the brakes on a boom so that you're ready for a bust. But we are not experiencing a boom, despite what the markets are saying. Growth is very slow, even slower than in the last growth cycle during the 2000s. Unemployment remains stubbornly high. Yet, we're about to take a 2.5% annualized hit to GDP, thanks to the political popularity of austerity. Part of a Goldman Sachs Global report on the economy, reprinted by Jared Bernstein, tells the story. Tax hikes cut growth by 1% starting in January, other spending cuts are cutting it by another 0.5%, then the sequester provides another 1% hit, its impact set to maximum over the next two quarters. It's the reverse of the stimulus effect seen in 2009-2010. Government is a big part of the economy, and changes to government fiscal policy do impact upon the economy. What do you think happens if you're taking 2.5% (at an annual rate) from an economy the Conference Board predicted in January would grow at 1.6%? Isn't 2.5% more than 1.6%? It is where I come from. At the same time, Europe's economy continues to contract under austerity. The UK economy, for instance, contracted by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to statistics collected by the BBC. The European Commission is forecasting anemic growth and rising unemployment across the continent for this year, with countries undergoing the most austerity doing worst. Against this gloom we have to place the decade's biggest story -- growing energy abundance. Fracking works, if your aim is simply to extract oil and gas from played-out fields. The Energy Information Administration expects U.S. oil production to average 7.3 million barrels/day this year, up from 6.5 million barrels/day last year, which Mark Green of The Energy Collective calculates could mean we'll be exporting more crude than we import by the end of 2013.
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Braces Back On
i just had my braces removed a week ago but i am unhappy with the results. my openbite is opening back up and one of my 2 front teeth are not aligned with the others. i have been wearing my temporary retainers faithfully. my question is how common is it to ask the orthodontist to put the braces back on after being off for 1 week and are there usually additional charges to do so?
I certainly would make my concerns known to the doctor as soon as possible.
The orthodontist wants the best result possible but I do not know what (if any) are the causes. A frank discussion of the options is in order.
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It's strawberry time in Poteet, y'all
Updated 9:05 am, Saturday, April 13, 2013
Poteet is celebrating its 66th annual Strawberry Festival this weekend, a venerable spring party where live music, community delicacies and yes, fresh strawberries draw major crowds.
The "Strawberry Capital of Texas" which also happens to be the birthplace of country music icon George Strait, played host to more than 125,000 guests at last year's festival — that's almost 40 times the city's population of 3,260.
The Poteet Rotary Club started the Strawberry Festival in 1948. For the past two decades, the Poteet Strawberry Festival Association has used the money it raises to award scholarships to local graduates. The association itself awards at least 10 scholarships a year, while other non-profit church, school and civic organizations donate scholarships from the funds raised at their food booths.
The festival starts Friday evening at 6 p.m. and runs through Sunday. It includes carnival rides, shows and live music. Tickets are available at the gates for $15 per person over age 13; discount tickets are available online at strawberryfestival.com.
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The Lightning have gotten the ball rolling with the trades with trade just before puck drop tonight. Even though this morning it was all Kubina talk, today Dominic Moore was traded to the San Jose Sharks with a 7th round pick in 2012 for a 2nd round pick in the 2012 draft. San Jose's pick has been previously acquired from Minnesota.
The announcement came just a little bit before the two teams faced off against each other tonight. But no weirdness on the ice as Moore didn't play for the Sharks tonight.
I liked Moore, thought he worked hard and was pretty good in his role on the team. But as a UFA and the Lightning looking more and more like they are looking to rebuild with picks, this was expected.
This gives the Lightning three picks in the 2nd round of the 2012 entry draft and confirms that we are selling baby.
Here's Yzerman giving you the side eye on the trade:
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Kubina being held off the ice to protect the team's interests. Has been asked for teams he would be willing to move to.— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 16, 2012
Like an awkward family photo...
Enemy Blog: Head over to The 6th Sens for your opposition blog coverage.
Record: Lightning (24-25-6) Senators (28-22-8)
Previous games this season: January 5: Senators win 4-1, December 5: Senators win 4-2,
Game time: 7:00pm EDT on SUN (HD), RDS
Ottawa has been hanging on to 7th place in the Eastern Conference having only 1 win in the last 9 games. They are currently just three points out of dropping out of the playoff race right now. Since we are still technically in the playoff race (8 points is doable right? right???), well this game is a huge deal for the team.
After dropping Sunday night's game to the Pens, the Lightning need a bounce back game. Tonight's game at home is the first to start off a four game homestand and is the perfect opportunity to pick up on the winning. Facing a team that has dropped 8 of 9 is hard though because it's possible you underestimate the Senators and instead of a sucky team, have a Ottawa team putting in a strong effort. Also we can't forget that of the last two meetings, the Senators took both of them.
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Didn't win tix & still want to watch @TBLightning on #Valentines? Check out the All You Can Eat package: tbl.li/xNZ1ww #boltsbemine— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 14, 2012
Go bolts
Line-up Notes:
Senators injuries: Jesse Winchester
Lightning injuries: Mattias Ohlund, Dana Tyrell, Ryan Malone, Matt GilroyLinks:
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Losing sucks.
After a quick start going up 2-0 on the Pens, we did a Jets impression and gave up four unanswered goals. With each game lost, it's another two points that we didn't get, slowly killing whatever playoff hopes that the team had. According to Mirtle's playoff push, we'd have to go 19-8-0 to make it.
What is going on with our defence? Such a nightmare. Not even going to go into depth on this recap, we all saw this train wreck live. If you didn't, I'm saving you 3 hours of your life.
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Record: Lightning (24-24-6) Penguins (31-19-5)
Previous games this season: January 15: Pens win 6-3, November 17: Lightning win 4-1
Game time: 7:00pm EDT on SUN (HD)
Both teams played yesterday and are playing the second half of their back to back tonight in Pittsburgh; The Pens had a day game against the Jets where it was the Evgeni Malkin show yet again with the Penguins won their game 8-5. They let in 2 goals early to the Jets but them came back in the 1st period to erase their mistake. John from Raw Charge muses that scoring 8 goals when you have to play the next day may be overdoing it, though I'm not sure if there is ever such a thing as overdoing it in goals.
The Lightning won 2-1 over the Sabres last night in a defensively well-played game for the team. They scored both their goals in the 2nd period, one from Downie and the other was Stamkos' 37th of the season.
Technically every point we get it keeps our playoff dreams alive, but time is running out man. One of the few things we have going for us is how the Southeast Division seems to field a group of teams below every other division in the NHL. That being said, NHL players are battlers and until its over, it's not over. Two more points tonight keeps the playoff dream still alive.
Scratched from last night, Adam Hall is expected to play tonight though Ryan Malone is not expected to make his return from injury tonight.
Go bolts
Line-up Notes:
Penguins injuries: Tyler Kennedy, Arron Asham, Simon Despres, Sidney Crosby
Lightning injuries: Mattias Ohlund, Dana Tyrell, Ryan Malone, Matt Gilroy
According to the Cristodero's tweet Garon will start in netLinks:
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Earlier today Wings GM had expressed hope that Yzerman would play in the alumni game for the Wings when they play against the Leafs in next years' Winter Classic. No reason why Yzerman wouldn't play was given, perhaps it is his health (his knee) which the Detroit News alluded to, or perhaps it's just because he is now the GM of another team. no comments
"It will be a fantastic event with two great organizations at a storied venue," Yzerman said of the Jan. 1 game. "The perfect location and matchup, this is wonderful for the NHL.
"At this time I don't plan on participating in the alumni game but hope to watch the (Winter) Classic on TV."
Tonight was definitely a better effort from the team. Although we got a point going into OT, the loss is just one more point that we didn't get. With only a limited number of games left before the trade deadline, every point matters, the OT loss matters.
Stamkos continues his league lead in goals scoring his 36th on a breakaway late in the 1st. Garon played well early stopping 10 shots in the 1st period and kept the team in the game since the Lightning only had 4 shots on net.
The second period was more even in terms of shots with the Lightning having 10 and the Rangers 11. A terrible hooking call on Ryan Shannon puts the Rangers up on the PP at 4:22 and the Rangers tied up the game 11 seconds later.
More recap after the jump...
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text: Chicago Auto Show charity benefit raises $2.8 million February 10, 2007 12:00 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erik Higgins Chicago Automobile Trade Association 630.495-2282 Voice 630-495-2260 Fax email@example.com CHICAGO (Feb. 8)-Nineteen area charities tonight shared in more than $2.8 million raised by the 2007 Chicago Auto Show's benevolent event, First Look for Charity, and three attendees left with the keys to new vehicles. Nearly 12,000 people attended First Look for Charity, helping to raise $2,816,358. The event is held the evening before the annual auto show opens its 10-day public run. "First Look for Charity is a great instrument for the area's new-car dealers to show the positive impact they have on their community," said Terry D'Arcy, chairman of this year's auto show. "All the benefiting charities are involved locally, so the money that's raised in Chicago stays in Chicago." As the name of the event implies, those who attend First Look for Charity are part of the premier viewing of each year's Chicago Auto Show. Tickets to the fund-raiser are $200 each, and purchasers can elect to have their proceeds equally benefit all participating charities, or any one charity for which they have an affinity. For the event, the auto show floor is replete with a variety of food and beverage stations. A highlight of the evening this year was the drawing for three 2007 grand prize vehicles: a GMC Acadia, a Hyundai Azera and a Volkswagen GTI. This year's event awarded the Acadia to Jeff Krause of Bolingbrook; the Azera to Carla Seidel of Lake Forest; and the GTI to Daryl Del Sasso of Plainfield. Proceeds from Krause's ticket purchase benefited Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corporation, Misericordia Heart of Mercy reaped the proceeds from Seidel's ticket purchase, and Del Sasso purchased his ticket from Clearbrook. In all, 19 charities profited from the event. Other organizations participating in the 2007 First Look for Charity included Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago, Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, Campagna Academy, Cancer Health Alliance of Metropolitan Chicago, and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago. And, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet; Children's Memorial Hospital, The Cradle Foundation, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Cure Autism Now Foundation, and the Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities. Also, Illinois Spina Bifida Association, Ronald McDonald House Charities, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and St. Coletta's of Illinois Foundation. The 2007 Chicago Auto Show runs Feb. 9-18. See www.chicagoautoshow.com for details. -END- Back to News


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Art Historian Speaks on French Painter and Contemporary Art
Rutgers art historian, Susan Sidlauskas, analyzes work of impressionist Manet in her talk, "Paying it Forward: Edouard Manet and Contemporary Art".
Sidlauskas is one of the foremost figures in the area of 19th century art history. She is the author of Cézanne's Significant Other: The Portraits of Hortense (University of California Press, 2009), and Body, Place, and Self in Nineteenth-Century Painting (Cambridge University Press, 2000), as well as numerous articles and book chapters on 19th century art. Her work on the body, concepts of self, and gender in the art of Cézanne, Degas, Sargent and others has shaped the field in significant ways, and she continues to make major contributions to our understanding of how art, sexuality and cultural ideology intersect in European 19th century visual culture.
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Hello all,
After reading an excerpt (below) on the internet from the Dhammasangani, I was wonder if there is an online version, or , if not, which is the best English translation to buy?
Dhammasanganii, XII, Kilesa Gocchaka, Cluster of Dukas Relating
to Defilements, (1) Kilesa Duka, (ii), pp. 633-634, U Kyaw Khine, trans.:
"1236. Of those (ten defilements), what is greed? There are: attachment,
strong attachment, fawning, compliance, delight, intense delight, strong
attachment of the mind, longing, infatuation, being completely overwhelmed by
greed, greed, wanting everything, clinging, mire of desire, seduction (towards
new existences), wile, leading beings to ills and sufferings of exitences,
causing beings to arise in the round of rebirths, binding beings to worthless
endeavour, pervading desire for sense-objects, endeavouring to attain
sense-objects, a pleasant companion in every existence, hankering after, leading
to existences, a jungle, a thick jungle, intimate relationship, lust favourable
regard, entanglement in various sense-objects.
"Craving for sense-objects, having craving, being full of craving, craving for
attractive objects, craving for pleasant sound, craving for pleasant odour,
craving for pleasant taste, craving for tangible objects craving for gain,
craving for wealth, craving for offspring, craving for life.
"Asserting one's right, repeatedly asserting one's right, strongly asserting
one's right, assertion of one's right, making an assertion of one's right,
assertiveness of one's right.
"Excessive greed for sense-objects, having excessive greed for sense-objects,
being excited with desire (like a dog wagging its tail), longing for pleasant
objects, passion for improper objects (such as incestuous longing), inordinate
greed, liking an object, having liking for an object, longing for an object,
fondness for an object, intense longing for an object.
"Craving for sense pleasures, craving for existence, craving for non-existence,
craving for existence in the Fine Material Sphere, craving for existence in the
Non-Material Sphere, craving for cessation of existence, craving for visible
objects, craving for sound, craving for odour, craving for taste, craving for
tangible object, craving for mind object.
"The whirlpool (of existences), the yoke (of existences), the bond (of
existences), clinging, obstruction (to meritorious dhammaa), hindrance,
concealing (the true dhamma), binding (beings to ills and sufferings of
existence, impurities, defilements that have not been completely dispelled,
upsurge of greed, entwining like a creeper, desiring all kinds of objects, root
cause of ills and sufferings of existence, cause of ills and sufferings of
existence, source of ills and sufferings of existence, snare of Maara, fish-hook
of Maara, domain of Maara, river of craving, net of craving, leash of craving,
the ocean of craving, covetousness, greed, the root cause of demeritoriousness.
"This is called greed."


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The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services continues to waste money and overspend, according to a new report by Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley.
Most of the money was for adoption assistance.
The HHS has a recent history of lax financial practices.
This issue came to light when Foleys audit team found that HHS paid program expenses but then failed to seek $656,489 in federal reimbursement during a five-year grace period that began in 2006, Foley said.
Foley said DHHS called it a clerical error. Realizing that Nebraska taxpayers had been short-changed, auditors dug deeper and discovered the problem had been occurring for a decade.
The audit shows Nebraska taxpayers picked up the tab for more than $1.8 million.
Federal law allows a state agency five years to request federal reimbursement for certain expenditures, such as adoption assistance and child support enforcement. By failing to request federal reimbursement, DHHS missed the opportunity and consequently the program costs were pushed onto Nebraska taxpayers, Foley said.
The breakdown of the funds lost by DHHS:
Grant Year - Grant Program - Amount lost
1996 - Child Support Enforcement - $46,230
1998 - Adoption Assistance - 76,096
1999 - Adoption Assistance - 417,194
2001 - Child Support Enforcement - 27,140
2002 - Foster Care Title IV-E - 210,713
2003 - Foster Care Title IV-E - 243,919
2004 - Adoption Assistance - 123,419
2006 - Adoption Assistance - 656,489
2006 - State Survey and Certification of Health Care Providers - 20,741
Total Federal Funds Lost - $1,821,941
Aside from partially blaming an alleged "clerical error," Foley said nobody at HHS could explain the agency's failure to initiate the process of claiming the available funds in time.
Auditors previously found other problems with finances at the HHS department, showing millions of dollars that were mispent.
In April 2011, Foley reported that HHS reimbursed the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging for housing, meals and counseling for supposed clients who were dead.
In January 2012, Gov. Dave Heineman stopped a two-year-old statewide child welfare reform effort after millions of dollars were given to private lead agencies without binding contractual requirements.
In July, Foleys auditors revealed that HHS paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in fradulent reimbursement claims to two child care centers in Omaha despite knowing that both centers had a history of overbilling the HHS.
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RICHMOND -- In the latest case involving alleged misconduct by a member of the Richmond Police Department, an officer acquitted by a jury last year of beating up a suspect while on the job has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into an altercation he had while off-duty near his Fairfield home.
Dedrick Riley, a nine-year Richmond police officer, has been on leave since Jan. 16, Richmond police Capt. Mark Gagan said. This marks the third time a Richmond officer has been placed on leave in recent months, including one accused of taking bribes from drug dealers.
Riley was twice fired from the department for allegedly punching people he encountered on the job and lying about it. Both times, he won back his job through arbitration after appealing the city's decision.
His attorney, Mike Rains of Pleasant Hill-based Rains Lucia Stern, PC, said Friday that Riley did nothing to warrant being placed on leave for the most recent incident in January.
"(Riley) was driving, and he was followed home by an individual and he got into an argument with the individual," Rains said. "It was the subject of an investigation by Fairfield police, and no arrests were made and no charges filed."
Stern called the altercation "primarily verbal."
But Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus elected to put Riley on leave and conduct an Internal Affairs probe into the incident.
"It's common for incidents to be investigated criminally and administratively," said Richmond police Capt. Mark Gagan.
Fairfield police confirmed Friday that Riley was not arrested.
Riley, 43, has faced multiple allegations of misconduct since his hiring in 2004.
Reached at his Fairfield home Friday, Riley declined to discuss the merits of the investigation but said he is looking forward to returning to work in Richmond.
"I have no plans to do anything else," he said. "I love the city, and I love working there."
Two other officers are on leave resulting from allegations of misconduct.
Sgt. Michael Wang, who is accused by a prosecution witness in a drug-conspiracy trial of taking $140,000 in bribes from drug dealers, among other misconduct, is also represented by attorneys from Rains Lucia Stern. Local and federal investigators are also looking into allegations that he burned informants and tipped off a drug dealer that federal drug agencies were on his tail.
Officer Thomas Hauschild, a six-year veteran, has been on leave since he was arrested in September on suspicion of domestic violence in Alameda County.
Riley's most recent battle was over accusations that he used excessive force in March 2009. A fellow officer and an alleged drug addict alleged that Riley repeatedly punched a man whom he had observed smoking crack.
A jury in January 2012 found Riley not guilty of unnecessary assault by an officer, filing a false police report and battery.
Riley had been working desk duty since the acquittal, Gagan said.
The Richmond Police Department has a long history of excessive force, civil rights violations and misconduct, most memorably in the early 1980s when the city was slapped with the then-largest judgment for civil rights violations in U.S. history. Magnus has said restoring public trust in the department is a top priority and is key to his community-policing strategy.
Rains said the department went too far in sending Riley home this time, and noted that his client has still not been interviewed by Internal Affairs investigators.
"The facts to me don't warrant the leave," Rains said.


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LIVE OAK -- In response to an online petition to clamp down on suspected stolen bicycles at the Santa Cruz Flea Market, leaders this week renewed their stance against fencing.
Steve Schlicht, a bicycle advocate from Santa Cruz, launched a website at www.santacruzbikebase.com this week in part because he was frustrated with bike thefts.
The site includes a petition to Goodwill Industries of Santa Cruz County to ban bike sales because he thought it fueled a black market. Goodwill runs the Santa Cruz Flea Market on Soquel Drive, which is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
"I'm concerned there's not enough vetting in their vendor policy," Schlicht said.
At least on Craigslist, he said, authorities can track an advertiser's computer and catch people who try to sell stolen items.
Leaders at Goodwill Industries of Santa Cruz County said they received more than 25 emails related to the petition this week.
Goodwill leaders said vendors who sell items at the flea market more than twice a year need a resale permit from the State Board of Equalization.
Goodwill spokesman Lloyd Graff said before the petition, vendors in recent months have been given a card that acknowledged their agreement not to sell stolen items.
"If you are selling stolen property, counterfeit recordings or otherwise infringing items, we don't want you here!" the card states.
In response to the petition, Graff said the flea market's website would be updated to reflect the stronger language.
"We don't want stolen bikes in here either. It ruins our reputation," Graff said. "If there's even a suspicion (of stolen property), we turn them over to police."
Michael Paul, president of Goodwill, said authorities inspected vendors about a month ago and in August. He said the problem was minimal, but added that, "There's always improvements that can be made."
Friday, a few dozen vendors sold books, produce, clothing, as well as about 30 bikes and various bike parts.
Paul and Graff noted that vendors pay $15-$35 for a space at the flea market.
Police said that fee alone might deter a casual fencer. Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark said the black market for stolen bikes is a broader problem.
He said bikes are often stolen and fenced for drug money.
"We know that a lot of our drug users and people in homeless camps are stealing bikes," Clark said. "We catch them with bikes that are way out of their price range."
Santa Cruz police have more than 100 bikes in storage that have been recovered.
During sweeps of illegal camps in the city of Santa Cruz and county areas this fall, authorities found some bikes with defaced serial numbers and bikes that had been spray painted to mask their original number. Tracking a bike's serial number -- which is marked below the crank case -- makes it easier to reunite it with its owner if authorities recover it.
The city of Santa Cruz requires bike owners to register them. It had collected a $3 bicycle license fee, but the fee was killed in October 2012.
Bike owners can get licenses at the Santa Cruz Finance Department at 809 Center St., Room 101 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Santa Cruz fire stations also issue the licenses.
The Sheriff's Office does not run a bike license program for unincorporated areas.
Schlicht's website fills that gap with a free bike registration service. Users can upload pictures and serial numbers of bikes, but they do not receive a license sticker like the Santa Cruz program.
"This is something that could make a difference," Schlicht said.
Follow Sentinel reporter Stephen Baxter on Twitter at Twitter.com/sbaxter_sc
By the Numbers
Reported bicycle thefts in the CITY OF Santa Cruz
2002 236
2003 222
2004 221
2005 208
2006 193
2007 160
2008 119
2009 177
2010 213
2011 396
SOURCE: Santa Cruz police
Tips for bicycle owners
In Santa Cruz, report it stolen to police at www.santacruzpolice.com. In unincorporated county areas, report it at www.scsheriff.com. In Watsonville, call 831-471-1151.
Look for the bike on craigslist.org, eBay.com, the Santa Cruz Flea Market and on the street. If it is spotted online, authorities have helped theft victims arrange meetings with sellers to retrieve the bike.
SOURCE: Santa Cruz police


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A YOUNG woman has been arrested after a spate of criminal damage in the town on Monday night.
Sleaford Picture Framing on Eastgate, Sleaford was broken into and items stolen overnight at around 1.45am, which were found later in the morning.
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Nats welcome old friend Porter back to spring home
VIERA, Fla. -- Bo Porter returned to Viera on Tuesday with hugs for former players, and a fresh perspective on his new club.
Porter, who was the Nationals' third-base coach for two seasons before leaving to become the Astros' manager after last season, made the trip back to Space Coast Stadium as his Astros faced the Nationals in Grapefruit League play.
"It's great," Porter said. "I have a lot of friends over there. A lot of friends, a lot of great relationships. It's not like we're being reunited, because we keep in contact constantly throughout the offseason and even leading up to today. But it's good to be back, to see a lot of these guys. They've got a good thing going on. It's a good ballclub, and they've got a chance to do something special."
If the Astros, who lost 107 games and are now moving to the more difficult American League West, are rebuilding, Porter refuses to acknowledge it. He was asked about the mindset in the clubhouse, and how he relates that message to his players, and didn't flinch.
"I didn't even know that word was in the dictionary," Porter said of the rebuilding term. "I haven't used that word, not one time, since Sept. 27 last year. And I'm not planning on using it."
Porter returns home to Texas -- he's lived in Houston for some time, and played his last Major League games with the Rangers -- with a fresh attitude for a club that desperately needs a facelift. But he still has plenty of connections in Washington, including more than 20 players who participate in his email book group that now totals more than 700 participants.
The group includes Bryce Harper, Drew Storen, Adam LaRoche and Ian Desmond, and Porter says the group reads and discusses spiritual literature, including Tony Dungy's "Uncommon Life" last year.
And he still has a friend in Nationals manager Davey Johnson, who has kept in contact with Porter since the offseason. Since Porter's Astros are leaving for the American League, the two can talk about roster moves, what's happening in camp and any other issues that may arise.
"When you have someone of Davey's accomplishments and he's readily available to help you, I would be foolish not to take advantage of that," Porter said.
Said Johnson: "He's the perfect man for the job. I know that he's a big loss here, but I think he's fully prepared to be an outstanding manager in the Major Leagues, in a rebuilding program, obviously. He's very fundamentally sound in all aspects of the game, and he's a great judge of talent. So I look for him to be there a long time. So it's great, I told him, you can be in your hometown. It doesn't get any better than that. I wish him nothing but the best."
Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I'm back from Rotterdam and my live show at the Herr Zimmerman party. It was as cool as I'd hope it would be. I had friends from Belgium meet me there, played some new songs and closed 2012 with just enough "party" that would make most people write their new years resolutions in capital letters. The promoters of the event Mario Martinez and Linda who also DJ as TanzMan and Fraulein Z have been doing the Herr Zimmerman events for some time and it really shows. They have built up what I think is the perfect crowd… slightly freaky, nerdy and love to dance. To view the full set of photos: click here
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McMillan and Weiner Talk to Mark Darby About MPC Applications, Proper Use of the Regulatory Level, Inferential Measurements, Model Development, Economic Objectives, Support and Maintenance
Greg: I first met Mark Darby, principal at CMiD Solutions, at an ISA Conference years ago. He impressed me as incredibly knowledgeable and an exceptionally nice and communicative guy. Kind of a rare combination in our profession, as our egos and intense focus get the best of us. I got his business card and made a mental note that a control talk column with him would be fun and productive. It took me three years, but the timing was right because he had just done an excellent model predictive control (MPC) presentation at ISA Automation Week 2012 and published a comprehensive paper in Control Engineering Practice titled "MPC: Current Practice and Challenges." Since my MPC application experience has been sporadic, and my current emphasis has returned to advanced regulatory control, I thought I, as well as the readers, could benefit from Mark's bringing us up to date. To see what I know about MPC, check out my ISA 2004 pocket guide Models Unleashed, the ISA 2001 Houston Conference paper "Constrained Multivariable Predictive Control of Plastic Sheets," the Control May 2003 article "Has Your Control Valve Responded Lately" and the Control July 2008 article "Unlocking the Secret Profiles of Batch Reactors."
Stan: In this multipart part series Mark will share his thoughts on the scope of MPC applications, proper use of the regulatory level, inferential measurements, model development, economic objectives, support and maintenance. Since these Control Talk columns are designed to promote a creative capture of expertise, we use open-ended conversations rather than a script of questions so we are free to roam. You may have heard of free range chickens and how that makes for happier and tastier chickens. You can consider us free range engineers and while we may be happier than cooped up engineers, we hope not to end up at the meat counter even though upper management may just see us as bodies chewing up money better consumed as bonuses.
Greg: Where do we have MPC installations?
Mark: About 60% of MPC applications are in the refineries and petrochemicals (e.g., bulk chemical). Here the use of MPC is nearly an order of magnitude greater than advanced regulatory control (ARC). For specialty chemicals, MPC applications are growing and are approaching the number of ARC applications. MPC is moving into food processing and has even penetrated discrete manufacturing, most notably the automotive industry. If a chemical company has significant PID expertise, then ARC is often deployed. Large companies are more likely to consider MPC.
Stan: What is the success rate for new applications?
Mark: Success is nearly 100% in some plants, but is uneven despite significant advances in MPC software providing tools that previously required special programming and user skills. However, implementation naivety and disappointment has led some to reconsider the role of MPC. One of the problems is how do you go to get management support for a new APC application to get the right resources. Different silos make this difficult. A successful MPC application requires management to provide the operations training, regulatory control improvement and MPC expertise on a continuing basis. Even the best MPC software requires knowledgeable people to monitor and maintain the MPC application. Expertise must be readily accessible to insure the MPC performs well despite changes in process conditions and objectives and changes in instrumentation and equipment performance. Even if the MPC is not the cause of a problem, the MPC can be blamed. Also, operators may inadvertently disable the functionality of the MPC.
Stan: In the October Control 2012 Talk column "Bringing Advanced Process Control Home" we saw for industrial gas plants how important the support of a core company group was to success. We also had our eyes opened to how once a trustful relationship is established with operators, the MPC expert can be virtually rather than physically in the control room by remote PC applications and possibly cloud computing. What about batch operations?
Mark: While nearly all of the current applications are on continuous processes, we are seeing MPC applications in batch operations based on nonlinear hybrid models that incorporate both fundamental and empirical modeling techniques.
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No faith in this team? Lol, I've said multiple times over the last couple of weeks that I feel they can win a wildcard game with the home crowd behind them, which I think would make the season a smashing success given all of the injuries and relative youth. Do I think that they can go into Denver/New England and a win a divisional game to put them into the AFC championship? No, I don't think that will happen. So I guess that if "having faith in them" is only quantified by believing that they are a top four team in the entire NFL, then no I don't guess I have faith in them.......
Yes, we played 8 really good weeks of football, followed by 4 bad ones which came immediately after losing one of the greatest receivers in NFL history who was a security blanket for our young QB. It's not as if we just inexplicably got off track for no reason. We got off track in large part because we lost an elite offensive threat and there is simply no one on the roster who can replace him. Sure there are other factors (O-Line, play calling, decline in defense) that messed us up, but the injury to Wayne is by far the worst thing to happen to the team this season. It's no coincidence that the quality of play IMMEDIATELY went downhill after that. To beat an elite team on the road in the divisional round, I feel that we need an elite high quality playmaker outside of the QB. We don't have one. We always had Harrison or Wayne (often both) in the Manning years, and we had Wayne with Luck from last year until the first half of this season. I like T.Y's speed, but he just doesn't yet have the ability to consistently get open in sticky situations.
Some injuries are too much to overcome. The Pats have the greatest QB-head coaching duo in NFL history, yet look at how pedestrian that offense looks when you take the elite Gronkowski out of the equation. So yes, I do feel that our AFC Title game/Super Bowl hopes died the day Wayne got hurt. I'd love nothing more than to be proven wrong.
I just don't see much evidence for us getting back on track yet. It's going to take more than garbage points in Cincy and a home win against a 2 win Texans team to convince me. If we put up a decent performance in KC (not saying we have to win), then maybe I'll start to become a believer in improvement. But since the Wayne injury, the team has done nothing but beat AFC South teams while getting beat by everyone else. I don't have a "what have you done mentality" mindset. I'm looking at 7 games worth of evidence since the Denver game. It's been the same theme over that period: win against the South, lose badly against everyone else.


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First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
O-Line is a glaring need. The other big need are guys that can get pressure on the QB. I think Chapman will get it done, but the Colts need more. Freeney is gone. Mathis is getting up there in age....
Safety is probably the 3rd biggest need.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
That Donald Brown fella, is he rather injury prone?
Looks like San Diego has hired Telesco as their new GM. Link coming...
Posted: Jan 09, 2013 2:28 PM EST
Updated: Jan 09, 2013 2:32 PM EST
Colts' Telesco to be named Chargers' new GM
SAN DIEGO - Tom Telesco, the Indianapolis Colts vice president of football operations, has been named the new general manager of the San Diego Chargers.
The Chargers are expected to make an official announcement at 4:00 pm. Telesco will replace fired general manager A.J. Smith. Telesco beat out Jimmy Raye, the Chargers' director of player personnel.
Telesco was promoted to vice president of football operations in 2012, and worked in the Colts organization for 14 years.
His first task with the Chargers will be to help select a new coach to replace Norv Turner, who was fired along with Smith on Dec. 31 after the Chargers missed the playoffs for the third straight season.
The move is raising speculation that Telesco may offer the job to Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. Arians led the rookie-heavy Colts team to 11-5 this season (9-3 in Head Coach Chuck Pagano's absence while he battled leukemia).
Arians, 60, is expected to interview for head coaching jobs with the Bears, Eagles and Browns. He missed the Colts' playoff appearance last Sunday in Baltimore after an illness. He was discharged from a Baltimore hospital Monday, according to reports, but checked back into hospital upon returning to Indianapolis for an inner ear condition, NBC Sports said.
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Fixing the offensive line is obviously the number 1 priority. But I also think we should look at adding a receiver after watching all of the butter-finger botched catches on Sunday. Wayne was great this season, but what if age finally catches up with him next year? I think it's more likely than not that he has another 1000+ yard season, but it wouldn't be the biggest shock ever if father time finally slowed him down a bit. It's going to happen sometime. Thank God he was great this year because zeroing in on him was crucial for Luck. But it would also be nice to add a receiver who is a bit younger that can grow with Luck over the next several years. I like Hilton a lot, but Avery can be unreliable.
I agree with those who say we should explore getting another running back. I like Ballard, but we should still look to improve the position. The better running game we have, the more dangerous Luck can be.
What a tremendous season. Hats off to our GM and excellent coaching staff for the superb job they did. I hope we don't have a letdown season in 2013 a la Lions this year, but I don't think we will. I look for Luck to make tremendous improvements next year after an off-season of looking at film, working with receivers, and just getting better. It just kind of sucks that there is a very good chance he will have to get used to a new offensive coordinator next season.
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....
Too bad Telesco had to leave
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
No it wasn't we were 3-11 on 3rd downs and did not even have 300 yds, we also gave away the ball 4 times and we could not put any drives together, this game we had more than 400 yds, only 2 turnovers and were 9-20 on 3rd downs which is extremely good, matter of fact that would have been second highest in the league if we averaged that all year.
Why so SERIOUS
Yeah, this wasn't like the Jets game at all. We were never in the Jets game and pretty much got the crap kicked out of us from start to finish. But this Ravens game was so damn frustrating because we had so many opportunities. Several good drives where we got far but had to settle for three points or no points at all (Vinny miss and a Luck fumble on about the 30 when it was 3rd and 5). When push came to shove, we just couldn't score touchdowns and you have to score touchdowns if you want to win playoff games.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Link below explains the Colts 2013 cap situation.
Kuharsky is dead on the money when he says Colts need to be careful how they approach next years signings. The cap floor will require them to spend a minimum dollar amount (88% of the cap ??) and do so in a way that doesn't limit future flexibility while at the same time plugging numerous holes.
I wouldn't mind seeing them do a front loaded deal with McAfee and maybe a front loaded extension (assuming rules allow) of Davis in order create some flexibility for a future "splash" signing once the roster depth issues get addressed.
Also here is the link to PFF's 2013 FA list.
There are some Colts on that list with pretty poor ratings who got a lot of playing time in 2012.
Smothered Chicken!
Yeah defense played really key in that game, especially early, stopping Baltimore consistently on 3rd downs, we had a couple of big let downs on defense as well, things I think will be easily fixed in the future.
Next year I know the offense will look good, but it will be interesting to see how the defense comes along, with the right moves I think we could be pretty good.
Why so SERIOUS
Thanks for the link!!!
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....
These guys are underrating our receiving corps big time.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Smothered Chicken!
Yeah I am thinking Kruger or Barwin will be a Colt next year, whichever we can get at the better deal. If it were me I would go for Barwin since he is in our division, take away one of Houstons weapons and use it against them.
Why so SERIOUS
Smothered Chicken!
Just saw this also:
The Colts led the league in drops on 3rd down with 20. 20 drops on 170 attempts was also the league's highest percentage at 11.8%. T.Y. Hilton had 6 drops on 28 passes which was good enough for the highest dropped ball percentage in the league on 3rd down. Donnie Avery dropped 3rd down passes 5 times in 37 attempts. The two least reliable 3rd down WR's in the NFL this year.
But yes, our WR corps was vastly underrated.
Seriously though, this makes our 7th ranked 3rd down conversion rate all the more impressive in my eyes.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Our QB is pretty good. So is our number 1 WR. Damn.
I'd bet Dwayne Allen had a hand in that, too.
But outside of Wayne, Hilton and Allen, this team seems to drop off pretty rapidly. Donnie Avery has his moments.... both good and bad.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
No question.
When you throw in the nugget that if you doubled the 123 times that Peyton was pressured this year, you'd still be 43 behind Andrew Luck, it's pretty amazing that people think he's somehow worse than either RGIII or Russell Wilson. They're both very good players. But Luck is something else. QB pressure and drops were the story of the season. He basically got no help from his line, running game, and 2/3 of his wide receivers all season. And yet the Colts still won 11 games. If he's not in the top-5 QB group within 2 years, I'll be very surprised.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Been sayin' it all along.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.


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Eucerin Skin Calming Itch-Relief Treatment Reviews
Doesn't last longIt does stop the itching and calm the skin. This though does not last long, the same symptoms return quickly. — 9 years, 8 months agoalissa929 | 219 reviews
Doesn't stop the itchWaste of money. I took a medication that was making my skin itch so bad I scratched my skin until it bled. I bought Eucerin because I associate the product name with something medical (don't ask me why). Any how, I literally used the whole bottle all over my body and then had to scratch through cream. I went back to the CVS and bought Benadryl itch spray, CVS itch spray, Caladryl Clear lotion,...read more the Afterbite Itch Eraser, and pink Caladryl (I wanted to make sure I bought SOMETHING that worked!). The best product turned out to be the Benadryl spray. Maybe it's just me, but I find sprays or rollons (like the AfterBite) always work better than creams, go on quicker, work faster, work longer, and don't make as much of a mess (or stain my clothes). I am going to start taking my iPad to the store with me so I can log in to Totalbeauty and read reviews before I buy things. I really believe people are being honest and don't have hidden agendas. — 5 years, 4 months agoCheryl5752 | 26 reviews
Not that greatI am always looking for products to help my itchy skin. Eucerin Skin Calming Itch-Relief Treatment did not help. I really thought that it might help. I liked the price, and some friends said that this product does help. I guess it might for some people, but not for me. — 1 year, 5 months agomyLiebe | 5 reviews
awesome dry skin reliefI have terribly dry skin on my hands from constant washing and this is one of the very few creams that alleviates and hydrates my skin, Also, I happen to love the smell it's not fruity or anything- just clean. I am happy with this product. — 3 years, 1 month agojess1227 | 1 reviews
It Works Fine.......For Its Stated PurposeIt's an itch relief TREATMENT....a calmative when you're clawing dry, irritated skin and moisturizers don't help at all. It's active ingredient is menthol.......which is actually a skin irritant.....but "fools" the skin/brain by acting as a counter-irritant that is stronger than the original irritant. (I know....sounds crazy....but it works.) Actually, the bottle says to use as a treatment........read morethen follow with a good moisturizer to actually ameliorate the condition which caused the problem to begin with. It doesn't claim to be a suitable emollient which repairs, restores, & hydrates the skin....so shouldn't be black-listed when it doesn't. This works great to calm the skin enough you quit clawing and gouging yourself to bloody ribbons. It's terrible as a moisturizer and certainly won't heal dry, irritated skin. But it's a good stop-gap, emergency use product when you are nearly manical with the itching. Once calm, you can then use high quality products that help restore healthy skin. Once you reach that point and practice a daily regimen, you won't need this product anymore. — 3 years, 7 months agoDixieLass | 1 reviews
I paid HOW MUCH??This Eucerin Calming Itch-Relief was twice as much as most of the other lotions but didn't deliver on its promises to provide immediate relief of itching. It was greasy feeling going on and stayed that way until I eventually had to wipe it off with a cloth so I could open the bathroom door!! I never noticed any itch relief. Since I paid so much for it I was determined to find a use for it and af...read moreter some trial and error I finally found a way to utilize it. I found if I put it on my feet at night then wore socks (don't try this without the socks on or you end up with one heck of a mess all over your sheets the next day!) I awoke with super soft feet the next morning. All in all I felt it was not worth the money and failed to live up to its claims. Such a shame. — 4 years, 4 months agounluckyirishlass | 15 reviews
What is it supposed to do?I bought this too soothe my sensitive skin. If failed miserably. My skin still itched & the smell was a bit funky. This did not work at all for me. — 5 years, 6 months agoWannabe | 85 reviews
Eczema? UselessI have had eczema all my life, and every doctor has recommended Eucerin. While typically reliable in helping my dry, itchy, flaky skin, this stuff was useless. First it had a weird smell, it did nothing for the itchiness, and worst of all it had this weird consistency that did nothing to moisturize. It balled up when I tried to rub it in and left my hands feeling dirty. My hands are where my eczem...read morea is the worst, but using this just made me want to wash my hands, which is of course very drying. Considering this doesn't moisturize, has a bad consistency, and doesn't solve itch, I'd pass on this one. — 6 years, 6 months agoshmemi | 43 reviews
Love the Eucering Calming Itch-ReliefOur 3 year old has dry skin- psoriasis like patches and itching. With one application her spots were cleared up!! Now we apply it every 2-3 baths and her skin is clear. Amazing. My husband also has several dry patches on his chest, arms, and head. The lotion works better than the presciption medications he has tried. True believer in Eucerin!!! — 7 years, 8 months agoTreadmill_Lady | 1 reviews
Eucerin Calming Itch-ReliefI recently had to find something OTC for irrated, itchy and dry skin. This product caught my eye with its claim of 'immediate' relief, which couldnt be farther from true! Not only did it fall short in the relief department, but as a moisturizer, it is pasty and has a very odd odor to it. Both myself and my daughter suffer from extremely dry, itchy skin, and this product was a huge disappointment f...read moreor the both of us. It was completely false in every claim that it makes, no relief from itching what so ever, and as a moisturizer it leaves you with a sticky, pasty feeling and a very odd and unpleasant odor. We were very dissapointed with this product, and wouldnt reccomend it at all. — 7 years, 9 months agoudamskipy | 1 reviews
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A MAN'S dreams of creating a mosque in Chipping Norton are now a reality after plans were given the go-ahead.
West Oxfordshire District Council's Uplands planning committee approved the application to convert a former chiropodist's premises on Hitchman Mews, off West Street, into a Muslim place of worship at their meeting on Monday.
Nine members voted in favour of the plans put forward by Chipping Norton town councillor Tahirul Hasan, while three voted against.
The application had attracted criticism from the town council which was concerned about the loss of retail space, while 28 letters of objection were received from residents and just two were in support of a mosque.
Planning committee vicechairman councillor Derek Cotterill said the application was approved on the grounds that it was a place of worship.
"Had it been any sort of prayer room, it would have been approved," he said.
At the moment, people come from Moreton, Stow, Shipston, Woodstock and Witney to pray in Chipping Norton while the nearest mosques are in Banbury, Cheltenham or Oxford.
Councillor Rob Evans, Chipping Norton ward member, who voted in favour of the plans, said the main reason the committee favoured the application was the shop was not in the best location for retail.
"Its history has been chequered," he said.
"It's had a series of short tenancies that haven't really lasted. It's been empty for a while and it's a very small premises.
"They have been wanting their own place of worship for quite a number of years. I think it's quite logical of them to have their own place in a town centre."
Applicant Mr Hasan, who started Friday prayers in the town hall seven years ago, said: "I'm very happy because the town council said no and WODC gave permission. It's wonderful news."


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I recently became addicted to drawing on my discs with sharpie. I started by redrawing the mostly missing hotstamp of my PD Freak.
Then I spent an afternoon doing this:
I want to do my Boss next, and I want to do something 'boss-like' on it.
I am not creative enough to come up with my own design so it needs to be something I can find on the internet.
I was thinking a thumbprint or eagle, and my room mate says to do a Dalek (If you don't know, it is a Doctor Who thing.).
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Exceptional Architectural and Site Design Honored by Fairfax County
Aug. 10, 2010
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Five entries have been selected to receive 2010 Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards. The recipients were selected by the design jury for the Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards Program based on four criteria:
- Exemplifies a superior work of architecture.
- Incorporates total site design and landscaping.
- The context of the work in relationship to its surroundings.
- Applies energy and water conservation, and other green building practices.
The award recipients are:
Honor Award
Art and Design Building, George Mason University (institutional; completed 2009)
Architectural Firm: Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners
Owner/Developer:George Mason University
Merit Award
Graticule (residential; completed 2009)
Architectural Firm:David Jameson Architect
Owner/Developer:Terry and Stephanie Wikberg
Merit Award
IBM Dulles Station West (office; completed 2009)
Architectural Firm:VOA Associates, Inc.
Honorable Mention Award
Cassidy Turley (office interior; completed 2009)
Architectural Firm:DBI Architects, Inc.
Owner/Developer: Cassidy Turley
Honorable Mention Award
Evans Farm (historical/adaptive reuse; completed 2009)
Architectural Firm:Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company
Owner/Developer:Elm Street Development, Inc. & West Group
Entries were judged by a review committee composed of Robert E. Beach, History Commission; William T. Brown, American Institute of Architects, Northern Virginia Chapter; John Burns, Architectural Review Board, chairman and (design jury) chair; Lisa Delplace, Potomac Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects; Denis Gulakowski, Engineers & Surveyors Institute; J. Paul Lewis, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce; Randall Mars, American Institute of Architects, Northern Virginia Chapter; and Ben Wales,Virginia Chapter, American Planning Association.
The program is sponsored by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and administered by the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning, in cooperation with the county's Architectural Review Board and the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
For more information, call the Department of Planning and Zoning, at 703-324-1380, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
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HP has known for a long time how important it is to protect the Earth. HP took London to their recycle center to show how HP recycles computers. HP is one of the top green companies, and always wants to keep the Earth a happy place by recycling. Thanks London for your help recycling. HP makes it matter!
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The Chicago Cubs have halted their efforts to convince the city to divert tax revenue to help fund renovations at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Instead, the franchise will attempt to ease restrictions at the ballpark in hopes of generating more sponsorship revenue.
"Right now we're looking at other alternatives," Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts told the newspaper. "We're not looking at amusement taxes. We're just trying to think of other things that might help us finance the renovations and move forward. One of the ways we look at it is: treat us as a private institution. Let us go about doing our business and then we'll take care of ourselves."
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Cubs would like to use Sheffield Avenue for activities on game days, much as the Boston Red Sox do on Yawkey Way outside of Fenway Park. That, as well as other possible changes, would require approval from the city of Chicago because Wrigley Field is registered as a landmark.
"The fact is that if you look at all the limitations that we have, whether that's signage in the outfield that we're not allowed to do or whether that's what kind of stuff we do in the park or around the park, I think that we'd just like a little more flexibility to have some more options on that stuff," Ricketts told the newspaper.
"We have an opportunity cost there that's tremendous. Just give us some relief on some of these restrictions and then we'll take care of Wrigley Field."


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MALTA -- GlobalFoundries has the final piece of governmental approval needed to construct an expansion of its $4.6 billion computer chip manufacturing plant in the Luther Forest Technology Campus, but company leaders have yet to formally authorize the proposed expansion.
The Malta Planning Board voted 7 to 0 recently to approve the company's proposal to expand its ultra-clean chip manufacturing room by 90,000 square feet -- for a total of 300,000 -- and build new parking lots and utility buildings on its property, which straddles Malta and Stillwater.
The Stillwater Planning Board earlier gave its OK to the proposed work, which would create some 300 additional full-time jobs when completed, though GlobalFoundries officials said there is not currently a timetable for construction on the clean room expansion to begin.
GlobalFoundries spokesman Travis Bullard said work on some of the new on-site parking lots and roads could start by the end of this month, though company executives have yet to sign off on the expansion of the plant's clean room. It is a move that will increase the plant's chip production capacity, but it could cost GlobalFoundries approximately $2 billion.
The company does anticipate needing the additional space at some point in the future, Bullard said, noting the company has already constructed an outer shell for a 300,000-square-foot clean room. But only 210,000 square feet of that have actually been equipped with tools, Bullard said.
"The critical element of our business is having the right amount of capacity at exactly the right time ... You never want to have too little or too much capacity so it's all about timing (and) having exactly the right amount of capacity to match customer demand," Bullard said, adding the entire expansion project is expected to create some 500 construction jobs.
Bullard said the company would need the new utility buildings and a new natural gas line to support any additional chip making capacity. The state Public Service Commission has approved a new 12-inch gas line that will run to the tech park, which National Grid officials have said they hope to have completed by the end of this year.
Some of the proposed utility projects discussed recently include a new bulk gas yard and a new electrical services building, which houses back-up power supply units. That structure would be built to be more sound-proof than a current electrical services building; local residents have complained about the sound emitted by the machines within the current building.
In the plans, the main entrance to the chip plant would be adjusted and car traffic would be routed along a new road and through a new roundabout. Cars would then approach the plant through one of two new parking lots. Combined, the lots would add more than 1,600 parking spots to the site.
The company currently employs about 1,450 at its Malta plant and has plans to hire an additional 150 to 350 workers by the end of the year, when it is scheduled to begin commercial production. Test manufacturing is well underway at the site.
"We are growing fast," said Steve Groseclose, the director of risk management and stability for GlobalFoundries. "With the combination of the full-time employees and the non full-time employees ... parking has been a challenge."


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Hill working overtime on nuances of first base
Marlins infield coach introducing position to several players because of injuries
MIAMI -- Every day since Spring Training, Marlins infield coach Perry Hill goes through the fundamentals of playing first base.
Hill teaches everything from positioning to how to hold a runner on. Whether it's responsibilities on relays or how to catch a throw, it's a "whole different ballgame" for many of the guys.
"There's a lot more to it than running over there and putting your foot on the white thing," Hill said. "There's a lot of details to learn to make the job easier we've been trying to cover."
Thanks to a multitude of injuries, the Marlins have been through six first basemen already.
Casey Kotchman and Joe Mahoney -- both signed to fill in for Logan Morrison while he recovered from knee surgery -- have been on the disabled list for most of the season.
Marlins manager Mike Redmond would like to get Greg Dobbs, who has started 30 games at first, some days off, especially with left-handers on the mound.
Hill's pupils of late -- all with limited experience at the position -- have been Nick Green, Matt Diaz and Chris Coghlan. With the team currently carrying three catchers, Miguel Olivo is also an option.
"We've had so many injuries at first, we've got to give [Redmond] some options," Hill said.
Christina De Nicola is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I can agree with the buzzz as an absolutely awesome forehand mid. It feels great in the hand and is really easy to get a clean release. Flies whatever line you put it on.
I also carry a flx drone and a Dx gator. The drone I rarely use but its saved me many strokes when I've needed some weird get out of trouble shot where ridiculous overstability really helps out. It doesn't even want to fly flat, always wants to hyzer. The gator is turning into my go to approach FH or BH when it HAS to finish hard. It will fly nice and straight 85% of the shot, but has a super hard finish that I can't get from a buzz. I also don't have to worry about over throwing it as much as the buzz. Sometimes the buzz just keeps on going, which is more my fault than anything. The gator has just been more dependable for me at the 170-200' range.
Can't stand the roc as a forehand mid either.


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This week, it's announced that Mass Effect 3 Wii U is being developed in Melbourne, and MCV looks at Australia's fastest growing agency.
- Surprise Attack, the agency which launched less than a year ago, has added AAA and Free-to-Play divisions, with the former being headed up by new appointee Travis Plane (pitcured), formerly VP of Global Brand Management for THQ.
- News has come through that the upcoming Wii U version of Mass Effect 3 will be developed by little-known Melbourne-based developer Straight Right.
- From Gamescom, MCV interviews Patrick Soderlund, head of the EA Games label, about new IP and the risk of AAA development, plus the modding community and emerging business models.
- Finally, Nic Healey, former editor of Australian T3 Magazine and Official Xbox Magazine, has jumped from Haymarket Media to take on a new role as the Senior Editor for Home Entertainment at CBS Media.
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Origins Peace of Mind On-the-spot Relief Reviews
Peace in a Jar!Origins is a company I just recently began using in my quest to go natural in my beauty routine. The first product I tried was the Night A Mins moisturizer (based on Total Beauty reviews) and I was so impressed, I checked out the other products' reviews here at Total Beauty, and knew immediately that Peace of Mind was my next purchase. Wow! I have suffered with migraines for 28 years and I cann...read moreot take any of the medications because of the effects to my heart so I have just suffered. Not anymore! Within 5 minutes of applying as directed, I found some relief. I also have fibromyalgia which keeps me in a constant state of pain, and Peace of Mind offered some relief from that as well. This little miracle in a pump bottle also helped with calming my entire system down. I am not claiming this is the be all end all of pain, but I would say if you prefer homeopathic methods to hardcore medications, or if you are a really stressed person who needs a little relief, Peace of Mind is a product you have to try. The container you get is small (.5 fl. oz.) but it only takes a drop on a few specific places (temples, back of neck, and earlobes) so it lasts forever! The price is fabulous ($11) so you can have a bottle at home, one in your handbag, one in your desk, and so on. My husband also gets frequent migraines, and this relieves a lot of the pain for him as well. My guess at how much relief would be 70%. Obviously, I cannot say enough good things about Peace of Mind so for $11 give it a try! I purchased this and the Super Spot Remover acne treatment gel ($13.50) directly from the Origins website. I received free shipping, 1 deluxe sample of Vitazing moisturizer, and a deluxe sample of A Perfect World moisturizer! I also want to say thank you to my fellow members for leaving reviews that are honest and spot on! — 5 years, 6 months agopowerwoman033 | 509 reviews
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Instant stress reliefThe sensory therapy line is such a relaxing and peaceful scent. I love this for instant stress relief and where at any time of day! — 8 years, 5 months agoTBjunkie | 692 reviews
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Relief in a jar!I love origin products and this particular on-the-spot relief is perfect for my migraine headaches. I use it when I feel a headache or migraine coming on. Just rub a dab on the temples, nape of the neck and a little under the nose for the aromatherapy and "voila" relief in a jar! I keep one handy at all times with one in my purse, one at my desk and one in my medicine cabinet. This is definitely worth trying and worth every penny! — 5 years, 1 month agoflirtygirl214 | 30 reviews
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A little piece of heavenI absolutely love this stuff...I use it when things get overwhelming, and it brings me back to earth and feels so good it makes me want to cry tears of joy :) My only complaint about it is that it stays tingly wherever I put it for several hours afterward, but overall this is one of my favorite things in the world. — 8 years, 4 months agoNotQuiteGlam | 190 reviews
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It made my face break outI used to put this on all the time at work, because I found the scent soothing. It kind of sounds like an Aveda salon. Then I noticed a small acne starting to develop at my temples, stopped using this and it went away immediately. That made me sad because I did enjoy it. — 2 years, 8 months agoMsAtomicBomb | 228 reviews
If You Can't Exercise To Reduce Stress, Try The Next Best Thing: Origins Peace of Mind On-the-spot ReliefWe all know that exercise is the No. 1 way to reduce stress, but when you're in a pinch and need to relax, I found this gives you on-the-spot relaxation. With a blend of peppermint and eucalyptus, it takes you away from your everyday stress. Just put a dab on your wrist or behind your ear and breathe in the eco-friendly scent of Origins Peace of Mind. — 9 years, 5 months agogirlwomanbeautybrainsblog | 232 reviews
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Best $10 spent everI have been using this for nearly a decade for stress and headaches. I just love the whole ritual of dabbing and massaging the minty lotion into my temples, back of neck and ear lobes, inhaling and feeling sweet relief. Origins uses essential oils to provide therapeutic relief. I keep this in my desk drawer at work. Perfect when you have a gazillion deadlines and your eyes are starting to cross fr...read moreom staring at the computer screen. Also makes a delightful and thoughtful Boss' Day, birthday or Christmas gift. — 3 years, 5 months agosondra_knight_casario | 126 reviews
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Men love this!I have given this as a little thank you gift to several men that I know and they are blown away at how it relaxes with its sensory effect. I keep extras on hand and store in the refridge. It feels great cooled. — 4 years, 8 months agoYdabney | 15 reviews
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AwesomeBeauty sleep is not just some outdated saying. A good night's rest is vital for beautiful, healthy skin. A night of deep rest lets our skin restore and heal itself. It brings the skin back into its natural balance and our skin's essential oils are produced. Night is also a good opportunity for some skin products to work their magic. Often prescription medications like Retin-A do not work in sunlig...read moreht or the daytime. We've all suffered a poor night's sleep and have woken up to see the results written on our face. Puffy eyes, dark circles or a new blemish are just a few. For many of us, our lives are filled with stress and busy schedules and getting a good night's sleep isn't that easy. Personally I find the use of aromatherapies at night really helps me sleep. It creates a routine I can follow and a trigger that sets my mind to sleep and relaxation mode. I love Origins Peace of Mind. I dab a little on my ears and under my nose before bed. The bottle is tiny and I keep it right next to my bedside lamp. The immediate scent of basil, peppermint and eucalyptus signals my brain that its time for sleep. You would be surprised how far a little bit of aromatherapy will go in your day. — 4 years, 3 months agoCirbii | 67 reviews
UniqueThis is a very unique way to relax. I keep one in my purse for work and driving home in traffic. I love the smell and convenience. — 2 years, 6 months agomariaaggie | 42 reviews
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