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'Tis the
ghoulish season when ladies get to dress up as a slutty version of Marvin the
Martian (yes,
really) or a whorish just-about-everything-else, and men get to cover
down to the ankles and gawk away.
Hail Satan,
Halloween is here! And with it the opportunity to avoid those costume clichés
(I see you eying that "Adult
Snowy Owl costume") and join the DIY revolution by creating a uniquely New
Mexican look on the cheap.
Ready? Here we go!
5. Green Chile
Few things
scream out NM like the smell of green chile, so rock this outfit and invite
your friends to whiff away (hands off the stem, you perv!) To complete the local
feel, don this here hat and call yourself "Christmas."
4. Zozobra
achievable with a white sheet, some wax lips and by borrowing your Nana's wig
for the night, this costume just screams out Santa Fe. For added effect, walk
around with no Direction (get it?) and stuff yourself with copious amounts of
candy corn (that way, when you get constipated, Zozo's trademark moaning will
be real).
3. Black Bear
Her presence in town was short, sweet and left a lasting impression. It was that of a 10-year-old lady bear who sprung up near the Plaza over Labor Day weekend making onlookers ooh and ah. Throw in a plaid shirt and some ironic glasses for a memetastic hipster bear look and recite tweets from this account to seal the deal:
2. Hot Air Balloon
Cut the bottom off your laundry basket and hit up that balloon busker dude in the Plaza et voilà! Piss off your Albuquerque friends by picking a spot in the crowded house rager you'll no doubt attend and just lay there, never taking off. That's cold brother, cold.
Drum-roll, please....
1. Gov. Susana Martinez
Regardless of your political affiliation, you know you love her, so why not pay tribute to her on this day dedicated to demons and excess? What you'll need: a cerulean power suit, a perfectly coiffed Dutch Boy wig (or just blow up the image to the left, add a couple of holes and a string and call it a day). To complete the illusion, scream out phrases like "Damn it! We're Republican!"; "Answer the question, trick or treat, damn it!" and "Damn it! I said Crunch Bar!" intermittently.
And there you have it. Did we miss anything? Who or what will you be dressing up as this Halloween?
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The word bully has become a loaded and emotional term with schools, workplaces and online social networks deciding that bullying is not tolerated. Australia now has its own National Centre Against Bullying and there are plenty of experts undertaking studies and research into what creates a bully and how to prevent bullying. Governments are also pledging funds to prevent bullying.
All Australian schools have created bullying strategies and policies to tackle the problem of bullies and appropriately resolve any problems related to violence and intimidation.
According to some experts in the field of bullying, Australia is leading the way in preventing and combating bullying, implementing policies and strategies to prevent and treat it as well as educate parents, teachers and children to ensure they get the message - bullying is never tolerated.
Yet bullying, cyber bullying and schoolyard bullying continues. Kidspot knows that parents need the information and resources to understand and deal with bullying in all its forms, so here are 15 things every parent needs to know about bullying:
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Does a stripped-down computer need a budget price tag?
This week Google unveiled the US$1299 13-inch touchscreen Chromebook Pixel, looking similar to Apple's slender MacBook Air and the slick new Windows 8 ultrabooks. Unlike its rivals, the Chromebook Pixel comes with a cloud-focused version of Linux which does little more than run Google's Chrome browser. You can't install traditional desktop applications on the Chromebook Pixel. Without internet access, it's little more than an expensive paperweight.
The Chromebook Pixel's US$1299 price tag is a big ask when you can buy a decent Windows or Mac notebook for a similar price and install the Chrome browser, while retaining the flexibility of a full desktop operating system. We're yet to see Australian Chromebook Pixel pricing but, if it does make it to Australia, it's reasonable to assume that pricing will also be on par with Ultrabooks and the MacBook Air.
It might not be right for you, but you shouldn't completely dismiss the Chromebook concept. History shows that there is a market for stripped-down devices designed to rival computers running Windows and Mac. Almost six years ago Asus kicked off a budget computing push with the tiny Eee PC netbook running Linux. It was inspired by efforts to build cheap computers for the developing world. In terms of specs and performance it was no match for its Windows and Mac rivals, but at US$399 the Eee PC was less than half the price of its Windows competitors. The idea of a cheap computing device to meet your basic needs was incredibly popular and forced the tech industry to change direction.
The early Eee PCs presented the opportunity for desktop Linux to gain a mainstream foothold, but Microsoft fought back. The netbook models running Windows soon turned out to be far more popular than the Linux models, even though the Windows models were a little more expensive. In the end even Apple released a cheaper 11.6-inch MacBook Air to compete in that space.
Whether you love Windows or loathe it, the fact is that most people find Windows on the desktop far more comfortable and useful than Linux. They don't want to abandon their Windows desktop applications, even if there are Linux alternatives. They don't want to learn a new operating system. Whether or not it's easy to make the switch to Linux is irrelevant, the average punter just doesn't care and isn't prepared to put in the effort. It was only the initial significant discount that saw Linux netbooks gain a foothold in the fight with traditional Windows and Apple notebooks.
Netbooks have fallen by the wayside with the rise of Apple and Android tablets, once again offering less functionality than a Windows/Mac notebook but also costing significantly less. The Microsoft Surface falls somewhere in the middle. The travel-friendly tablet form factor is obviously part of the appeal, but these new consumer tablets would have struggled to make their mark if the entry-level models started with a four-figure price tag like a decent notebook.
Google didn't give up on the idea of a budget notebook and had another crack at the market back in 2011 with the cheap Chromebook running the Linux-based Google Chrome OS. You can't install desktop apps, although Google's collection of in-browser apps is growing and some offer limited offline features. Even so you'll often be dead in the water without internet access, but that's a sacrifice you might be prepared to make for the early Chromebook's US$200 to US$400 price tag which undercuts the Windows rivals. Following it up now with the US$1299 Chromebook Pixel seems like a mistake.
For triple the price of the original Chromebooks, the Chromebook Pixel offers a 2560x1700 hi-res touchscreen display, backlit keyboard, a more powerful Intel Core i5 processor and the option of 4G connectivity. Google also throws in a larger 128GB or 256GB solid state drive along with a whopping 1 terabyte of free online storage to sweeten the deal. Yet under all those frills it still lacks the full functionally of a traditional Windows/Mac desktop. It's the equivalent of loading up a Toyota Yaris with a V8 engine and mag wheels, then trying to sell it for the price of a Holden Monaro.
So the Chromebook Pixel is basically the perfect computing oxymoron -- an expensive, high-end budget computer. It might appeal to a handful of people, but at these prices most will see more value in simply running Chrome on Windows or Mac. What do you think, does the Chromebook Pixel sound right for you?


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Topic: Good news from scan this week
I just had to share this good news with my friends here.
I am experiencing liver pain and soreness, so my oncologist ordered a scan. The tumor is stable and NOT spreading. I started out diagnosed with a 6 cm x 3.5 cm tumor and am down to a 2 cm x 1.7 cm tumor one year later. The pain may be from the scar tissue from the failed resection last March. I can deal with that now that I know what it's from.
My treatments for over a year have been with Gemzar and Xeloda.
My oncologist called my tumor "lazy", for which I can be very grateful. I don't know why my body has responded so well. I really haven't changed my diet, and have not been excercising regularly due to fatigue issues.
The only supplement I take is a daily multi-vitamin. No other medication except for the occasional Prilosec.
Why this disease attacks some more aggressively than others is a complete mystery to me.
I just came home with my youngest daughter from visiting a college across the state from us. I am beginning to feel hopeful, God willing, that I will be around to see her graduate from WSU in 2014. She is a junior in high school, and looking forward to attending college when she graduates.


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The Vietnam War: Its Relevance for TodayHistorians/History
In late May, HBO Pictures began running an original film entitled Path to War about President Lyndon Johnson's commitment to expanding the American presence in Vietnam. Path to War, directed by veteran filmmaker John Frankenheimer, presents Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (Alec Baldwin) as pushing the President to take an assertive stance against communist expansion in Southeast Asia, while Presidential adviser Clark Clifford (Donald Sutherland) is portrayed as the voice of reason, counseling that escalation in Vietnam might lead the United States into a political quagmire. Some historians might quarrel with the film's depiction of Clifford, who in the Truman administration was one of the architects of the Cold War. The film, however, does a good job of displaying Johnson's (Michael Gambon) anguish over the war's impact upon his Great Society programs. Reality was more complex than those of us chanting ("Hey, hey LBJ how many kids did you kill today?") antiwar slogans wanted to recognize at the time.
Suggesting to students that they might want to take a look at the film, I was surprised that most found Vietnam to have little relevance for today. After all, the contemporary War on Terrorism involved an actual assault upon the United States and not some far-fetched domino theory based upon false analogies with the Munich Crisis of the late 1930s. Students were also quick to observe that American military success in Afghanistan against the Taliban made notions of an Afghan quagmire irrelevant. In short, here is a new war shorn of the moral ambiguities associated with the Vietnam War. At the risk of being one who dwells upon his youth and fights the last war, I beg to differ with my students. Unfortunately, the Vietnam War may offer important lessons for today which are worthy of serious contemplation.
When citizens are called upon to make sacrifices for the war effort, it is essential that the nation's leaders clarify the goals sought in the war. In Vietnam, we were attempting to stop the spread of communism. The policy of containment led the United States into a wide array of conflicts ranging from Korea to Vietnam, and whose legacy is still with us in the economic embargo of Cuba and a destabilized Afghanistan. To implement containment, the United States followed the Truman Doctrine which essentially promised military assistance to any government battling communist subversion. The problem with the Truman Doctrine was that it often placed the United States in bed with unsavory anticommunist dictators such as the Somoza family in Nicaragua, Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, Suharto in Indonesia, and the generals in South Vietnam who overthrew and killed Diem. The legacy of this strategy was a"victory" in the Cold War, but at what cost? Support for oppressive anticommunist regimes around the world has convinced many people that the United States is not the friend of liberty as most Americans would assume.
The commitment to South Vietnam and the Cold War was open-ended and ill-defined, leading to the tragedy of the Vietnam War and hostility toward the U. S. in many parts of the globe. Is the war against terrorism any less open-ended? Already authoritarian regimes are receiving American aid if they are fighting an opposition which they label as terrorists. Again, the United States finds itself allied with some very dubious partners such as China, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan, whose human rights records are suspect. Will association with these regimes enable America to win the hearts and minds of people throughout the world struggling for freedom and economic justice?
President Bush labeled Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as constituting an axis of evil in the contemporary world. The conventional wisdom is that the United States will follow up the conflict in Afghanistan with an invasion of Iraq, attempting to overthrow Saddam Hussein and complete the mission initiated by the elder Bush. This plan is being pursued while American troops are still tied down in Afghanistan. It is true that the American military played an instrumental role in dislodging the brutal Taliban, but where is the exit strategy? There continues to be resistance from Al Qaeda fighters, and the commitment of the Afghan warlords, with whom the United States is allied, to democratic reforms remains problematic. And will deposing of Saddam Hussein assure political stability in Iraq? Or has the United States committed itself to a prolonged military presence in both Afghanistan and Iraq? And when does this expansion of military missions conclude? These questions suggest that the Path to War and Vietnam may have resonance for my students. One of the lessons of Vietnam is that escalation of war is often easier than de-escalation.
Another question which must be pondered regarding the current war on terrorism regards the domestic consequences of the conflict. Johnson feared that Vietnam would undermine his plans for the Great Society. Indeed, it turned out that the country could not afford both commitments, and domestic reform was sacrificed on the altar of the Vietnam War. Such a scenario again seems likely today. The 2000 Presidential campaign was waged upon such issues as education, social security, Medicaid, and prescription drugs. Whether we can now afford to deal with these topics is being questioned. Yet, increased appropriations for the military and national defense have bipartisan support, while the President has called for a department level of Homeland Defense. The bureaucratic expansion represents countless dollars which will now be unavailable for needed domestic reforms. Better health care and equal educational opportunity will also enhance the nation's long term security. The poor in this country paid a heavy price for the the war in Vietnam when the Great Society was abandoned.
Finally, the Vietnam War and Cold War curtailed freedom of expression in America. Johnson's fears that he would be perceived as soft on communism encouraged the President in his commitment to Vietnam. Johnson hoped to protect his domestic agenda from the allegations of demagogues who maintained that programs to help the nation's disadvantaged citizens were socialistic. Similar charges were made against the civil rights movement and other reformers, hindering political debate in this country. Today, the President and Attorney General John Ashcroft have placed a similar chilling limit on democracy by asserting that one is with us or the terrorists. Such statements do little to encourage the national dialogue which we need in order to define what the war of terrorism means for American democracy. The McCarthyism of the Cold War curtailed artistic and political discourse in America, leaving even President Johnson vulnerable. We must be ever vigilant that the war on terrorism does not undermine American liberty and security in a similar fashion.
My students and the nation as a whole would do well not to ignore the lessons of Vietnam. The path to war is sometimes too easily taken without fully evaluating the consequences of our actions. Vietnam should not always stop America from acting, but it should give us pause.
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Pat Britton - 10/11/2002
Criticizing or even comparing our current President to Nixon is like comparing apples to oranges. In the Cold War there existed deterrence, now with muslim crazies there exists none. The lessons from Kennedy should also not be forgotten, for he said
"The biggest threat would be to do nothing at all." Plus, there is also the lesson from Pearl Harbour.
but i do like your site
Joe Krulder - 7/26/2002
Often forgotten in the discussion about the Vietnam War is the Nixon Doctrine. Nixon all but admitted that the United States could not police the world, a trend that the current President seems to contradict. If this argument is carried out to its full extent, the Nixon Doctrine, and the lessons of Vietnam are all but forgotten in Bush's perpetual war.
Walt Moeller - 7/19/2002
Yes, the lessons learned from the war in Viet Nam are very relevant today.
First, get the people behind you. Pearl Harbor did it for FDR; the invasion of Korea did it for Truman, although there are some differences there; the invasion of Kuwait did it for Bush, Sr., and 9/11 did it for Bush, "W." In VN we did not have a mandate from the people, as a result we lost their support, and lost the war at home.
Second, establish clear goals before going in to include when it's over and when we bring Johnny home. Avoid "mission creep" that was a problem in VN.
Third, make sure the American people are brought on board early, and kept informed; don't lie to them.
Fourth, make a decision and establish priorities early on: which is more important: guns or butter?
Fifth: Give the 'General what's in charge' a mission type order and get out of the way. One of LBJ's biggest mistakes was that he tried to micromanage the war. Fight the war to win.
I served two tours in Viet Nam, both with U.S. units, but in different areas of the country. Then I continued as a "Cold War" soldier. I am a graduate of GMU, class of '96; MEd.
Bennett Parsons - 7/11/2002
Mr Briley writes that "the Vietnam War and the Cold War curtailed freedom of expression in America. I must be missing something. It seems to me that their was an overabundance of expression against the Vietnam War in the United States. These protests actually encouraged the North Vietnamese because they knew they could wait us out.
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text: Poker tourneys, dog shows have much in common By Norman Chad June 30, 2013 Story Share LAS VEGAS - The World Series of Poker Main Event gets underway in a few days - the American dream compressed into a week, where one might turn $10,000 into $10 million - with the magnificent and surreal sight of a football field of card players filling the ballrooms at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.Frankly - and I say this with equal parts affection and bemusement - it reminds me a bit of the dog shows I used to frequent.Hidden in broad daylight, the poker-tournament and dog-show communities have a lot in common: They are an odd lot engaged in an odd pursuit, they are often obsessed in their efforts, they can walk around for days on end oblivious to the outside world.How isolated and detached are my poker colleagues at times?Coming to Las Vegas every summer for the last decade and spending many days in the Rio card room for 12 hours or more, I often feel cut off from reality. There are no windows and no clocks; it's as if time has stopped. I often say that we are so immersed in full houses and flush draws here, Soviet troops* could march into Chicago and none of us would know it until we drove to Dodge City.*I know many readers will be quick to point out that Soviet troops could not march anywhere because there is no Soviet Union anymore. But most of us passing untold hours on the felt are unaware that the Soviet Union was dissolved - who knows? - 10 or 20 years ago.(By the way, Cold War aside, I'm feeling quite a chill within our own borders lately: President Obama essentially says no to online poker and yes to online snooping. Geez. Poker would seem to be exercising our freedoms and surveillance would seem to be eroding our freedoms, unless Couch Slouch is missing something here.)Before poker dominated my nights, dogs - and their owners - used to command my weekends. As a child, I traveled throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as our Siberian husky, Tuffy the Snow Prince, competed in dog shows. My father never hired a professional dog handler - I assume to save money - and showed Tuffy himself. Tuffy never complained, but this was the equivalent of, say, Wilbur Post saddling up to ride Seattle Slew.I loved the shows, but even as a sixth- and seventh-grader, I noticed that these people are weird; if you saw Christopher Guest's 2000 film "Best in Show," you witnessed a great comic chronicling of the dog-show fraternity. Their entire lives seemed wrapped up in these creatures - on any given Saturday, their dog pooping in the show ring could ruin the week, and beyond.Anyway, Tuffy had decent results, so one year my father decided to take a shot at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show - that's right, The Big Show. They went up without the rest of the family. And they came back with their tails between their legs. Tuffy might've been overwhelmed by the bright lights/big city setting at Madison Square Garden, and my dad probably was overwhelmed by all the quarters he needed for Manhattan parking meters.Westminster, of course, is the canine equivalent to the World Series of Poker Main Event, the grandest stage for the "sport." The most recent Westminster attracted 2,721 four-legged entrants; last year's Main Event attracted 6,598 two-legged entrants. I never play the Main Event - though we say, "Anyone can play, anyone can win," that doesn't include me; I am what is known as "dead money," with large ears - but I wander the poker floor courtesy of ESPN, observing my poker comrades, and let me tell you:We're never happy with anything. We complain about other players, we complain about the dealers, we complain about the food, we complain about the bathrooms; we'd complain about the Rembrandts on the walls if there were Rembrandts on the walls.There's a lot of yapping. 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text: The U.S. Department for Health and Human Services is proposing new ways for religious organizations that have moral objections to providing free contraceptives to their employees to comply with the requirement.Among the suggestions proposed are having the costs covered by a "third-party administrator" of a health plan or "independent agency" that receive funds from other sources, such as rebates from drug makers.The Obama administration said most college student health insurance plans will have to include free contraceptive coverage. Although the policy will apply to all colleges and universities, religiously affiliated institutions will be given an additional year to comply with the mandate.It also said colleges that have self-insured student health coverage plans will not be required to offer free contraceptive coverage.The U.S bishops and Catholic health care and college organizations are reviewing the proposals. Even with the new federal proposal that third-party administrators pay the costs of contraceptives for religious employers who object to the coverage, the health reform law's contraceptive mandate "remains radically flawed," the bishops say.Before it makes a final decision on the proposed ruling, the Obama administration is seeking public comment until June 19.Earlier this year, HHS said the federal government would require all employers, including religious employers, to provide no-cost coverage of all contraceptives approved by Food and Drug Administration as part of preventive health services for women. Only houses of worship are exempt.In a revision, President Barack Obama said religious employers could decline to cover contraceptives if they were morally opposed to them, but the health insurers that provide their health plans would be required to offer contraceptives free of charge to women who requested such coverage. How the mandate applied to self-insured religious employers was not addressed.


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Tesla's goal is to produce a full range of electric cars, from sports cars to mass-market vehicles â€" relentlessly driving down the cost of electric vehicles. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla designs and manufactures Electrical Vehicles and EV powertrain components. Tesla has delivered more than 2,300 Roadsters to customers in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific Region. Model S, the world's first premium electric sedan is now on the road in North America and Europe.
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Tesla Motors is looking for an experienced Service Advisor to work on one of the most progressive vehicle brands in the world. This position requires a significant amount of customer interaction, so the ideal candidate will not only possess the technical acumen, but also the ability to provide a strong level of customer service. This position is based at our Milan Service Location.
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Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition Set for 3/3
Performers will take the stage of the Singletary Center for the Arts March 3 during the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition in hopes of claiming prizes and scholarships totaling more than a half-million dollars.
During this world-class scholarship competition, budding vocalists from around the world will sing for scholarships to attend the University of Kentucky and additional cash prizes. Since the competition's beginning in 2005, more than 30 vocalists have received millions of dollars in scholarships to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in vocal performance under the tutelage of Dr. Everett McCorvey, director of the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre. Past winners have excelled in their vocal career, with further achievements that include teaching vocal performance in Cologne, Germany, and studying at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
The Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition presents a rare opportunity for members of the public to watch the future stars of opera free of admission. The competition will be held Sunday, March 3, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and will also feature performances from previous undergraduate and graduate winners. The top local school with the most students in attendance will receive a $500 stipend for music education from Alltech.
"Many may know Alltech for its deep roots in animal nutrition and scientific advancement, but what is not widely known is our commitment to the arts," said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech. "When I watch these gifted performers, teary eyed and overcome with joy, walk across the stage to receive the ticket to pursue their dreams in music, I know we're doing our part to secure the enjoyment and exploration of the arts for generations to come."
For demonstrating an exceptional commitment to the arts, Alltech was classed in The BCA 10: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America by Americans for the Arts in 2012. Alltech arts initiatives include the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition, the Alltech Fortnight Festival and the Haitian Harmony Choir, part of its philanthropic Sustainable Haiti Project. The annual BCA 10 designation recognizes American companies that support the arts through grants, local partnerships, volunteer programs, matching gifts, sponsorships and board participation.
To watch a video invitation to the event from past winner Thomas Gunther, click here. For more information about the competition, visit www.alltech.com/about/events/annual-alltech-vocal-scholarship-competition.


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Magic Moves 1985 was my most anticipated Christmas present that year. I remember clearly my heart beating when I opened her box. 20 years later, my husband gave a Never Removed From Box version of her as a Christmas present, it was just as good as an adult!
Max Steel body is fabulously playable, and this Ken doll is a mix & match of a Ken's head and Max Steel body. Paired up with another mix, the Top Model Barbie in a Fashionistas body.
And last but not least, the Rapunzel Barbie was found at a tip shop... I paid 50 cents for a doll with the most matted hair you could ever imagine one of those long haired girls to have. With a little love and care, she turned out fabulous!


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Discussion in 'Random Chat' started by Tony, Apr 14, 2004.
What kind of hair styles have you guys had?
I have had spiked and long
I usually spike my hair.
My hair is currently short and flipped out on the sides. It's been spiked, mohawked, and liberty spiked before though.
well ya'v seen my pics, i spike my hair but its getting to long to spike now so i leave it, im getting this guys hair
I have brown hair with blond streaks in it and my hair is wavy and currently shoulder-length.
blond, short n sweet.
I have short black hair and it kinda looks like the hairstyle that Rivers Cuomo had in the Green Album era.
I have shoulder-length brownish hair with blonde streaks. I just got bangs cut... the ones that are kind of long and sweep to the side.
My hair is between shoulder and armpit length, brown, and not exactly wavy, but not straight as a board either...the ends are dyed purple at the moment, and in the past have been blue and green.
My typical hairstyles are the same as Tony's (sometimes I mix them. ). I've tried liberty spikes, but my hair NEVER stays upright. It curves to the side or something like that. It's so f****** annoying! I sometimes color it, too, usually red or blue, but just with gel, because I frequently change my hair style. I just wrote a paragraph about my hair... :chemist:
My hair....... too blonde. The end.
wow hard...
-Dreads (for a couple of weeks)
-long (like Amy Lee's length)
-ends dyed red
-highlighted blonde, orange
-dyed whole head red, brown, blue black
-bright blue hair extendtions
-this weird braided thing (for a couple of weeks)
currently: short with bangs
and i want to dye it purple
i think that's about it
I like my hair long, but not too long or it begins to curl a lot (I have wavy hair). I like it long because I spike my hair. I make really big spikes and in an ordely fashion, too . However, from the third quarter on, I've been just wearing a Linkin Park hat because people began critisizing me for it and spending twenty minutes every morning got a little much since I am not a morning person anymore .
I used to spike it how majority do with high lighted/red tips, but I grew out of that stage .
Before I used to leave it alone. Not do anything with it, but it was boring, so then I moved on to spiking. Now I barely spike my hair (when in school), but I'd spike it whenever I go out (which is seldom ).
I really want to change my hairstyle, but having wavy hair doesn't help any because it can curl so quickly when long...
My hair is always the same and boring. Blonde, a little big long and wavy.
my hair is always same and boring as well. except that its like dark but not black enough [so one day im dying it black black black]. and then its aboput amy lee's/may's size. straight. i usually tie it in this weird thinigie i came up with.
My hear is shoulder lenght..... It's too wavy and curly ... and it's light brown and i don't like that colour
A bit shorter than shoulder lenght with a longer lock on the right side of my face (I'll be rejected by my friends if I cut it) I died them dark red last september but I'm sick of the color, will change it in May or something like that............................. Any idea of colors???
When I was younger I used to have my hair cut short like a boy. Trust me, it wasn't pretty. I was going through a phase.. a very very LONG phase.
But now of course my hair is long and down to my shoulders. My Mom won't let me die it.. I'm so tired of blonde hair. It bores me. I want black and red streaks, that'd be awsome.
my hair is long and brown and boring. i dyed it black the other day for a laugh with one of those wash in-wash out dyes, and it has stained my hair so it's gone a few shades darker than normal but it's cool i like it better this way.
My hair is shoulder length atm and sorta wavy. I can make it go dead straight but it wont go curly unless i get lotsa layers
it was blonde....Since then i have been bright red, almost black, blonde again, dark brown. It was all boring stuff coz my school wouldnt let me dy it an unnatural color :angry:
when i get the money im going really dark brown with red or blue streaks...or bright pink with black (if work will let me get away with it)
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Jazz Orchestra Performance
Thursday, May 09, 2013
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Time: 7:30pm
Location: Presser Music Room, MMMC01, Newtown Campus
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Jazz Orchestra Performance, Thursday, May 9, 7:30, Presser Music Room
The BCCC Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Jeff Baumeister, performs big band music from the Swing Era to Modern Jazz in the Presser Music Room of the Music and Multimedia Center on the Newtown Campus. The Department of the Arts of Bucks County Community College presents the Spring Concert series. All concerts are FREE and open to the public.


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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- In Ohio's two hotly contested congressional races, President Barack Obama's shadow is unavoidable.
One Democrat hopes the president will help her win a matchup in northeast Ohio, in what is only one of two House contests in the nation between incumbents.
Another Democrat, who lost his congressional seat two years ago, is distancing himself from Obama as he tries to win back a district that traces the Ohio River.
Republicans are counting on dissatisfaction with Obama and the economy to help them keep both seats on Nov. 6.
Only a handful of the races in Ohio's 16 congressional districts are truly competitive after Republicans redrew the state's political map to reflect population shifts and came up with districts that tilted heavily toward one party or the other.
The GOP is all but assured of keeping a majority of the seats in the state while Democrats are heavily favored in just four contests. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is unopposed in his southwest Ohio district.
What happens in the races up for grabs could depend a lot on what happens at the top of the ticket.
Democrats are counting on a big turnout for the president to help them take back a pair of seats they lost in 2010 in what are thought to be Republican-leaning districts.
U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, a Democrat whose district was eliminated as a result of redistricting, is taking on first-term U.S. Rep. James Renacci in one of the most closely watched and costly races in the country. The only other matchup of House incumbents is in Iowa.
In the Ohio incumbent battle, a little more than $5 million has been spent by each side on TV ads when factoring in spending from outside groups, according to Sutton's campaign.
The two candidates share opposite views on just about all major issues -- health care, the economic stimulus plan, tax cuts, the auto bailout.
"We clearly have two different directions," said Renacci, who says Sutton rarely goes against Obama and Democratic leadership. "It's important that's brought to the attention of people in the district."
Sutton has not shied away from her support of Obama, appearing with the president at campaign rallies in northeast Ohio. The president's message of restoring prosperity for the middle class will turn out voters who back her too, Sutton said.
"All of the races where the candidates are connecting with the middle class are going to fare well," she said. "My whole life has been about standing up for the middle class."
But farther south in Ohio's Appalachian region, former Rep. Charlie Wilson is trying to separate himself from Obama's environmental policies that have been unpopular in the coal producing area, including new air pollution standards for coal-fired power plants.
Wilson, who is in a rematch against freshman Republican Rep. Bill Johnson, began running an ad in September that said he opposed Obama's bad trade deals and often went against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
"There is a difference," the ad says, calling Wilson a "true independent."
Johnson has tried to link Wilson with the president throughout the campaign. "People like Barack Obama and Congressman Charlie Wilson spend too much and tax too much," Johnson said in one of his early TV ads.
Republicans currently outnumber Democrats in Ohio's delegation 13-5.
Because of slow population growth, Ohio has lost two of its 18 congressional districts. The impact of redistricting already has been felt.
-- U.S. Rep. Steve Austria, a Republican, decided against seeking re-election rather than run against U.S. Rep. Mike Turner for the 10th Congressional District in southwest Ohio.
-- Longtime U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich lost in the Democratic primary against veteran Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur after they were put in the same district. Kaptur is now taking on Republican Samuel Wurzelbacher, who became known as Joe the Plumber after questioning Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 campaign.
-- In a new district in central Ohio added as Democrats sought more representation for African-Americans, former Democratic state Rep. Joyce Beatty is the favorite.
There will be at least two other new faces in Ohio's congressional delegation.
Iraq war veteran Brad Wenstrup, a Republican, is a heavy favorite in a southern Ohio district that stretches east from Cincinnati into Appalachia after he surprised U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt in the GOP primary.
In a GOP-leaning district in the state's northeast corner, nine-term U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette, a Republican, announced in July he wouldn't seek re-election because of frustration over political gridlock in Washington.
Republicans chose Geauga County Prosecutor David Joyce to take on Democrat Dale Virgil Blanchard, who has run for Congress 10 times.


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Sec. 1874. [42 U.S.C. 1395kk] (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title and in the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974[356], the insurance programs established by this title shall be administered by the Secretary. The Secretary may perform any of his functions under this title directly, or by contract providing for payment in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments, as the Secretary may deem necessary.
(b) The Secretary may contract with any person, agency, or institution to secure on a reimbursable basis such special data, actuarial information, and other information as may be necessary in the carrying out of his functions under this title.
(c) In the course of any hearing, investigation, or other proceeding that he is authorized to conduct under this title, the Secretary may administer oaths and affirmations.
(d) Inclusion of Medicare Providers and Supplier Payments in Federal Payment Levy Program.—
(1) In general.—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall take all necessary steps to participate in the Federal Payment Levy Program under section 6331(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as soon as possible and shall ensure that—
(A) at least 50 percent of all payments under parts A and B are processed through such program beginning within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section;
(B) at least 75 percent of all payments under parts A and B are processed through such program beginning within 2 years after such date; and
(C) all payments under parts A and B are processed through such program beginning not later than September 30, 2011.
(2) Assistance.—The Financial Management Service and the Internal Revenue Service shall provide assistance to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure that all payments described in paragraph (1) are included in the Federal Payment Levy Program by the deadlines specified in that subsection.
(e) Availability of Medicare Data.—
(1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary shall make available to qualified entities (as defined in paragraph (2)) data described in paragraph (3) for the evaluation of the performance of providers of services and suppliers.
(2) Qualified entities.—For purposes of this subsection, the term "qualified entity" means a public or private entity that—
(A) is qualified (as determined by the Secretary) to use claims data to evaluate the performance of providers of services and suppliers on measures of quality, efficiency, effectiveness, and resource use; and
(B) agrees to meet the requirements described in paragraph (4) and meets such other requirements as the Secretary may specify, such as ensuring security of data.
(3) Data described.—The data described in this paragraph are standardized extracts (as determined by the Secretary) of claims data under parts A, B, and D for items and services furnished under such parts for one or more specified geographic areas and time periods requested by a qualified entity. The Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary deems necessary to protect the identity of individuals entitled to or enrolled for benefits under such parts.
(4) Requirements.—
(A) Fee.—Data described in paragraph (3) shall be made available to a qualified entity under this subsection at a fee equal to the cost of making such data available. Any fee collected pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be deposited into the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841.
(B) Specification of uses and methodologies.— A qualified entity requesting data under this subsection shall—
(i) submit to the Secretary a description of the methodologies that such qualified entity will use to evaluate the performance of providers of services and suppliers using such data;
(ii)(I) except as provided in subclause (II), if available, use standard measures, such as measures endorsed by the entity with a contract under section 1890(a) and measures developed pursuant to section 931 of the Public Health Service Act[357]; or
(II) use alternative measures if the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, determines that use of such alternative measures would be more valid, reliable, responsive to consumer preferences, cost-effective, or relevant to dimensions of quality and resource use not addressed by such standard measures;
(iii) include data made available under this subsection with claims data from sources other than claims data under this title in the evaluation of performance of providers of services and suppliers;
(iv) only include information on the evaluation of performance of providers and suppliers in reports described in subparagraph (C);
(v) make available to providers of services and suppliers, upon their request, data made available under this subsection; and
(vi) prior to their release, submit to the Secretary the format of reports under subparagraph (C).
(C) Reports.—Any report by a qualified entity evaluating the performance of providers of services and suppliers using data made available under this subsection shall—
(i) include an understandable description of the measures, which shall include quality measures and the rationale for use of other measures described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), risk adjustment methods, physician attribution methods, other applicable methods, data specifications and limitations, and the sponsors, so that consumers, providers of services and suppliers, health plans, researchers, and other stakeholders can assess such reports;
(ii) be made available confidentially, to any provider of services or supplier to be identified in such report, prior to the public release of such report, and provide an opportunity to appeal and correct errors;
(iii) only include information on a provider of services or supplier in an aggregate form as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and
(iv) except as described in clause (ii), be made available to the public.
(D) Approval and limitation of uses.—The Secretary shall not make data described in paragraph (3) available to a qualified entity unless the qualified entity agrees to release the information on the evaluation of performance of providers of services and suppliers. Such entity shall only use such data, and information derived from such evaluation, for the reports under subparagraph (C). Data released to a qualified entity under this subsection shall not be subject to discovery or admission as Public information. evidence in judicial or administrative proceedings without consent of the applicable provider of services or supplier.
[356] P.L. 75-162 [as amended by P.L. 93-445].
[357] See Vol. II, P.L. 78-410, §931.


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Quit eating while standing next to the refrigerator, driving, working at your desk, or watching TV, and instead sit down at a table each time you chow down, says Deborah Beck Busis, LSW, diet program coordinator for the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Bala Cynwyd, PA. When you focus solely on what you're chewing and savor each bite, you're less likely to overeat.
"Reward yourself for good behavior, not pounds lost," says Brian Wansink, PhD, founder of Mindless Eating and the author of the upcoming book, Slim By Design. First, create two healthy habits—like swapping a high-calorie processed snack for a fruit or vegetable, or not using plates larger than nine-and-a-half inches in diameter—for yourself. Then, grab a wall calendar and look at today's date. For every day you make a positive change, reward yourself with something that has nothing to do with food, such as a 10-minute massage the nail salon.
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MBK | Saint Mary's 61, Loyola Marymount 50 - Postgame Notes
Saint Mary's at Loyola Marymount
February 16, 2013
Postgame Notes
- Saint Mary's owns an 81-54 lead in the all-time series between the two schools,
- The Gaels have won 9 of the last 10 meetings and the last seven at Gersten Pavilion.
- Saint Mary's returns to action Thursday night at 8 p.m. against BYU at McKeon Pavilion (ESPN2).
- Matthew Dellavedova moved into a tie for 2nd on the career games played list at Saint Mary's with 128. He is tied with Diamon Simpson (2005-09). Delly is 5 shy of leader Omar Samhan's 133 (2006-10).
- Stephen Holt moved into sole possession of 4th place on the school's career steals list 135. Dellavedova is 3rd wth 142.
- Dellavedova moved to a tie for 7th with Mickey McConnell on the single-season assist list with 174. He surpassed current Nevada coach David Carter, who is now in the number nine spot.
- Randy Bennett moved to 19-6 against LMU as the head coach of the Gaels.
- Mitchell Young moved into a tie with fellow Aussie Daniel Kickert for sixth on the SMC career appearances list with 123. Next up is Mickey McConnell for fifth with 124.


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Jakarta: Two international tourists are still missing after their boat sank off the Indonesian Island of Sumbawa, but local fishermen late Sunday night found 13 more survivors clinging to a lifeboat.
The two still missing are believed to have let go of the lifeboat and tried swimming towards Sangiang Island, which was visible from where their ship sunk. Local authorities say the search effort for those still missing is now focusing on the water near the island.
Mataram search and rescue operational leader Lalu Wahyu Efendi said the 13 who were rescued — eight tourists and five Indonesian crew — were found at about 10pm on Sunday local time (midnight AEST).
They had drifted 100 kilometres from the site of where their tourist boat sank on Saturday night. Some were inside the lifeboat, which was in good condition, but it was too small to accommodate all of them, so others were in the water hanging on.
There were no Australians on board.
The 13 rescued included the Indonesian crew and a guide, while the tourists came from Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. They joined 10 others from New Zealand, the Netherlands, France, Britain and Spain, who were rescued on Saturday night.
The second group are being treated for shock, exhaustion and dehydration in a clinic at the port of Sape, West Sumbawa, and have not yet been questioned.
It is unclear where the two missing tourists are from. Their fate is unknown but grave fears must be held for their safety.
The tour was organised by a local Lombok firm, Antariksa. The rescued tour guide, Sali, told Fairfax Media the boat had sprung a leak in heavy weather.
There were enough life jackets on board for all 25 passengers, he said.
Four New Zealanders, two Germans, one French citizen, a Briton and two people from Spain were in the first group to be rescued on Saturday night from the "phinisi" style boat that sank near the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, en route from Lombok to Komodo.
Suryaman, the head of search and rescue for the eastern Indonesian region of Bima, said the engine of the tourist sailing boat Versace Amara had failed at about 1.15am on Saturday, about 14 hours after setting off from Lombok.
Attempts to fix it had failed and eventually, the boat had then been blown onto a reef by strong winds. It turned upside down and sank at about 7pm Saturday, Mr Suryaman said.
The 10 originally rescued were picked up soon after the sinking, some by another tourist boat, Mermaid 1, and others by local fishermen.
That group are recovering at a hotel in the port of Bima.
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NEW YORK Deloitte said it expects modest increase in 2010 holiday sales, as slow economic growth keeps household spending plans in check.
Deloitte's retail group expects total holiday sales to reach $852 billion, representing a 2% increase in November through January holiday sales, excluding motor vehicles and gasoline, over last season. This growth rate represents a slight improvement over last year's 1% gain.
"Sustained weakness in the housing and employment markets continue to restrict consumer cash flow," said Carl Steidtmann, Deloitte's chief economist.
Steidtmann added, "Consumers discretionary funds have dwindled as households remain focused on reducing debt and increasing their savings, while banks continue to limit access to credit and stimulus checks have run out. Should consumers receive good tidings later this season in the way of falling energy prices or additional stock market gains, they may be able to lend retailers a bit more holiday cheer. However, given the unsteady pace of economic recovery, retailers should expect only a small uptick in holiday sales this year."
Despite its conservative outlook, Deloitte is expecting some positive news this season.
"Non-store retailing, particularly e-commerce, is gearing up to be the bright spot in the holiday picture this year," said Alison Paul, vice chairman and Deloitte's retail sector leader in the United States, adding that Deloitte forecasts a 15% increase in non-store sales. Nearly two-thirds of non-store sales are from the online channel, with the remainder coming from catalogs and interactive TV.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - Local 6 anchor Bridgett Ellison and meteorologist Troy Bridges visited traffic anchor Jessica Sanchez to check up on how she is feeling after winning her fight with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
[PICS: Jessica gives update on her cancer fight]
Jessica's tumor is gone, she is done with chemotherapy and she's now battling the fatigue from the chemotherapy--but she says she thinks she will be feeling stronger soon.
Jessica credited a lot of her recovery to the overwhelming support she received, especially from her mom.
"She dropped everything 4 months ago to take care of me," Jessica said. "When she leaves I don't know if I'll know how to run dishwasher!"
She also said the Central Florida community showering her with support and love helped her during her recovery.
"Gosh what I'd like to say to everyone is I made it and it's flown by it's been four months since I was diagnosed," Jessica said. "The last few months were a blur of course but I made it and I beat it! I strangled it and then stomped it into the ground and then ate it and yeah."
You can catch up with Jessica on her blog and her Facebook page.
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Shot in reverse time slomo, this Crysis 3 teaser video just released by Electronic Arts is called "Causes and Effect". Well, it certainly looks like they've turned that on its head! The video shows Prophet utilising a deadly combination of the Nanosuit and lethal weapons to attack Cell soldiers protecting a hidden power station in the sandbox environment of the former NYC financial district – in reverse time.
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text: Roadkill removal made easy By John McCoy November 2, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- So I get this phone call. "I need your advice," said the woman, a family friend who, from time to time, draws upon my knowledge of outdoors- and nature-related things."There's a dead deer in our yard, a doe. I've looked her over and can't find any visible injuries other than some foam around her mouth. I think maybe she got hit by a car, ran down the hill and died in my yard."I told her it sounded plausible. Her house sits just 100 yards or so off a busy stretch of four-lane highway, and the surrounding area is loaded with deer."What should I do about it?" my friend asked. "I can't just have a dead doe lying there in my yard. Does someone operate a deer disposal service?""No, there isn't one, unfortunately. Your best bet is probably to take the carcass and dispose of it somewhere out of the way.""Could I get in trouble?""Hmm. Well, I guess that's possible. Someone could see you dumping a dead doe and assume you poached it. It probably would be a good idea to let the authorities know what you're planning to do." "Well, I've already called the [Division] of Highways, so at least I'm on the record there," she said."If I were you, I'd call the Natural Resources Police and let them know, too," I advised. "They have law-enforcement authority over the state's wildlife, so it would be a good idea to call the district office and let them know what's going on.""OK, how do I reach them?" she asked.I had the office's number at my fingertips, and I gave it to her. She thanked me and signed off. I hung up the phone and went back to work. An hour or so later, she called back, giggling."You're not going to believe what just happened," she said. "My son came home and found a truck parked half in our yard and half in the street. The truck didn't appear to have a driver, but someone had put the dead deer in the bed of the truck."[My son] looked around for a minute to try to find the driver but didn't turn anyone up, so he came inside the house and called me. We wondered if [my husband] might have sent someone over to pick up the deer, and we were talking about that possibility when [my son] walked over and peeked through the blinds to see if the truck's driver had showed up."About the time [my son] looked out the window, he saw a guy jump out of the bushes near the house, hop into the truck and drive away. Can you believe that?" I laughed and said, "It sounds like someone was hungry for a little roadkill.""Ew. Would the meat be any good?""Well, the deer had been dead only a few hours on a cool, rainy day, so chances are the meat hadn't had an opportunity to spoil," I replied. "I figure that guy will have the carcass gutted and cut up within a couple of hours, so he should be OK.""Well, he sure saved me and my family some hassle," she said. "I just wish he'd given us a chance to thank him!"Later, my wife and I received a text message from her:"Maybe I should put a sign up on [the highway] if this ever happens again." I laughed."Yeah, the sign could say, 'Fresh road-killed deer, free to anyone willing to carry it away.'" Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Mitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons watching bombshell merger news 2 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 3 Former Boone school board members indicted 4 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 5 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side Outdoors notes -- Nov. 3 Previous Story Fishing rodeo set for this weekend Next Story


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- Shares of Citigroup (C) closed at $42.46 Tuesday, trading for 0.8 times their reported Sept. 30 tangible book value, and for 9.1 times the consensus 2013 EPS estimate of $4.67. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $5.16.
- Shares of JPMorgan Chase (JPM) closed at $45.50 Tuesday and traded for 1.2 times tangible book value, according to Thomson Reuters Bank Insight, and for 8.6 times the consensus 2013 EPS estimate of $5.31. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $5.70.
- Wells Fargo (WFC) closed at $34.71 Tuesday, trading for 1.7 times tangible book value, and for 9.6 times the consensus 2013 EPS estimate of $3.62. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $3.86.
- Shares of U.S. Bancorp (USB) closed at $32.97 Tuesday, trading for 2.6 times tangible book value, and for 10.7 times the consensus 2013 EPS estimate of $3.08. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $3.31.
Updated with late-session bank stock action. NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Shares of Bank of America ( BAC) look quite pricey, even when compared to better performing megabanks. Credit Suisse analyst Moshe Orenbuch on Wednesday downgraded Bank of America to a neutral rating from an "Outperform" rating, even though he raised his price target for the shares by a dollar to $12.00. The analyst said that the stock's "current valuation appears to be ahead of the company's near to intermediate-term performance and appears to be discounting significantly faster improvements in efficiency than we would be expecting. At its current valuation, the shares appear to be discounting at least a 16% improvement in costs over the next year vs. our estimate of 10%." Bank of America's shares were down over 5% in the final hour of trading on Wednesday, to $11.34. While the broad indexes were all holding on to slight gains, the KBW Bank Index ( I:BKX) was down 1% to 52.75, with 14 of the 24 index components showing declines. Shares of Comerica ( CMA) were down 1% to $31.54, after Oppenheimer Securities analyst Terry McEvoy downgraded the company to a "Perform" rating from "Market Perform," saying that the recent rise in long-term rates would do nothing for the stock. McEvoy on Wednesday also upgraded KeyCorp ( KEY) to "Outperform" from "Perform," with a price target of $11.00, citing the company's improved geographic strategy. Both of these ratings actions are discussed in more detail in TheStreet's earnings preview for regional banks, as is the Wednesday announcement by PNC Financial Services Group ( PNC) of several one-time items that will lower third-quarter earnings by 47 cents a share. PNC's shares were down slightly in late trading, to $60.15. Bank of America's shares certainly appear expensive to forward earnings when compared to other U.S. banking giants. The shares closed at $11.98 Tuesday, trading for 0.9 times their reported Sept. 30 tangible book value, and for 12.4 times the consensus 2013 earnings estimate of 97 cents, among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The consensus 2014 EPS estimate is $1.27. Here's how the valuation compares with the company's largest competitors:


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Find The Author ILanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
In each of these two quotes, the missing letters make up the author's name. There are more letters missing than there are for each name. The first quote is missing letters from the first name and the second quote is missing letters from the surname. Can you decipher the author?
As the p_et sai_, '_nl_ G__ can make a tree' -- pr_babl_ because it's s_ har_ t_ figure _ut h__ t_ get the bark _n.
_t_r___ _othi_g__ss is fi__ if you h_pp__ to b_ dr_ss_d for it.
AnswerWoody Allen.
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' -- probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio " As Veterans Day approaches, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding Ohio employers that if they hire a qualifying veteran by Dec. 31, they may be eligible for a valuable tax credit.
The Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 provided an expanded Work Opportunity Tax Credit for businesses that hire eligible unemployed veterans. It also made the credit available to certain tax-exempt organizations.
The credit can be as high as $9,600 per veteran for for-profit employers or up to $6,240 for tax-exempt organizations. The amount of the credit depends on a number of factors, including the length of the veteran's unemployment period before hiring, hours worked and the amount of first-year wages paid. Employers who hire veterans with service-related disabilities may be eligible for the maximum credit.
Qualifed veterans must have begun work on or after Nov. 22, 2011 but before Jan. 1, 2013. Employers must file Form 8850 with their state workforce agency. The form must be filed within 28 days after the qualified veteran starts work. Some states accept Form 8850 electronically.
Details on the tax credit are available at the IRS.gov website (search for "WOTC'). Information about state workforce agencies can be found at the U.S. Department of Labor's WOTC website.


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Nestled in D.C.'s famous Georgetown area, this restaurant is just a beautiful place to eat a fine meal. Ristorante La Perla offers fine Italian dining at a price range of about? $25-$50. They have a special lunch and dinner menu, along with fine wines and desserts? to accompany any delicious meal.
Food: They pride themselves on their ingenuity and authenticity. As their site explains,
"At the heart of La Perla is a core lunch and dinner menu developed by chef Vittorio Testa and based on authentic Italian recipes. Emphasis is placed on simple, fresh ingredients and Italian cooking methods. Fresh pastas are made in-house daily, and dried pastas are imported from Italy. All meals are complemented by a selection of hand-made breads baked according to traditional methods."
The Art: It's not just food that can catch your eye there, but their meticulous decoration and style. "La Perla is filled with art that captures the essence of the restaurant creating a wonderful environment for the customer. Whilst dining at La Perla, you can look around the restaurant like an art gallery and absorb the personality of the La Perla."
Location:? The closest metro is the Foggy Bottom blue line stop.? The restaurant is located right by the canal on Pennsylvania on 26th at 2600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW.
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Washington DC Bed and Breakfast accommodations . We are centrally located, 10 minutes walk to DuPont Circle metro/subway, 1 mile north west of White House.


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I'm with Six!
id wanna break the rules as well....duncan for foster/dd....could be fun with a lineup of jo/duncan/artest/jack/tinsley.....
which is what the spurs were thinking when they tried to sign jo a couple years ago...hmmm...duncan/jo/bowen/manu/parker.....that woulda been scary...
if i have to play by the rules.....the upgrade duncan would bring over jo isnt worth it in my eyes...i think manu over jack might be a bit more noticeable...though not much....thats the whole point i think....we match up very well with the spurs....
Manu, without a doubt.
Is "any of them" too general an answer?
subtract Austin, add Robert Horry!
I like the Austin for Horry switch.
Duncan's a great player, better than JO. But he didn't look great against the Pistons, just like JO didn't.
Give me Manu for Jax.
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I hold the same opinion .Originally Posted by Jay@Section204
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I'd take Duncan over JO as my switch because Duncan is going to make the other players around him better moreso than JO. So upgrading that position upgrades other positions as well.
Also, taking another Spurs player I'd be afraid that playing with JO instead of Duncan that player might lose some sparkle (assuming playing with JO could freeze or regress that player's game).
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
The biggest upgrade would be Manu for Jax.
But I would go with Duncan. Anytime you have a chance to get the best player in the league you have to take him.
I haven't been so impress by Parker this season. I don't like his decision making and think that he has atendence to play out of control. (Not that Tins is any better in that regard, I just don't get excited thinking what if Parker were a Pacer.)
I'm with bowling legend Roy Munson on this one. We need an Eva, although Jeff Foster's wife is very hot. From the ones I've seen she has to be the hottest Pacer wife.Originally Posted by Roy Munson


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Of all the specialty rolls at Tsunami, the Don Juan Roll is my favorite. This roll has tuna, crab, smoked salmon, and cream cheese, then it's tempura fried and served with a little eel sauce. The taste is amazing.
If I had to pick my favorite sushi roll it would be spicy tuna roll. I've eaten this in more cities or restaurants than I could keep track of. The spicy tuna roll at Tsunami is excellent. Someone told me what makes this spicy is a little mayo with cayenne pepper spread as a layer on the rice before it is rolled around the tuna. I wish I had thought to ask. Guess I'll have to go back to check!
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Multiple Yacht Club info sessions preceed balloting
On Monday, property owners were invited to a presentation at the Yacht Club by OPA General Manager Bob Thompson. Addressing a crowd of more than 100, Thompson explained what the costs would be, what it would buy, how the OPA can pay for it and why the work needs to be done.
As expressed in previous meetings, he said the cost of the building includes all aspects of the project, including construction materials, furniture and kitchen equipment.
The total cost will be paid in a small sum throughout the years by money collected through the Five-Year Funding Plan. Initiated four years ago, the fund guarantees the OPA can afford the project.
Most importantly, as Thompson has routinely expressed, is that repairs need to be done to the current structure no matter what people think of the proposed building.
The 40-year-old building's rotted substructure, among other deficiencies, has forced the OPA to take action, he said.
Following the presentation, audience members were allowed to ask Thompson questions about the project or state their opinions.
"Great questions from the audience were answered and positive feedback was given," said Teresa Travetello, director of marketing and public relations for the OPA. "A majority of attendees seemed like supporters of the new Yacht Club."
In addition to Monday's information session, a public hearing was conducted on July 21, when Thompson gave a similar presentation and responded to members' questions and opinions.
Four guided tours were also headed by Thompson, who took people around the Yacht Club to give them a look at the building's problems.
After each presentation, Travetello says there was positive feedback.
"One gentleman came to visit Bob [Thompson] after the meeting last night who was not for the new Yacht Club until the presentation," she said.
Referendum ballots are due back to the OPA by Sept. 6, the results of which will be revealed Sept. 7.
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Locke hopes he quelled concerns
PITTSBURGH -- Jeff Locke came to pitch at PNC Park on Monday night, he saw his old surroundings, and did he conquer some of the Pirates staff's concerns about him?
"It's the most comfortable I've felt all season. It felt ... so right, like this is where I belong," Locke said after having pitched the first 5 1/3 innings, mostly dominantly, of what became an 11-10 loss in 13 innings to the Giants.
Manager Clint Hurdle had urged Locke to not make too much of the start, to not have it frame the big picture of his future with the club.
Locke concurred.
"I didn't have a whole lot of time to think about it anyway. I came in to pitch today, and go back out of town [Tuesday]," said Locke, who indeed was optioned back to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday by the Bucs, who needed his roster spot for reliever Phil Irwin. "My only plan was to come in and help these guys out a little bit."
Yet, he also wanted to show Hurdle that he could adapt to the manager's preferred pitching approach -- a task that could have shortened his outing.
Locke drew some criticism last season, especially when things started to sour, for pitching around batters, lacking the confidence to go at them aggressively. In 2013, he led the National League with 84 walks.
Tuesday night, he struck out five without issuing a walk, and faced 23 batters on a total of only 65 pitches. Ultimately, however, throwing too many strikes may have cost him because the Giants started to catch up to him in the sixth, leading to his removal.
Locke did not have a single start without a walk last season, among the 30 he made.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The 2017 Honda Fit is the smallest car Honda sells in North America and the most efficient one that isn't a hybrid. This isn't a car that's built upon advanced technology or exotic materials, but a cleverly engineered small machine that doesn't feel compromised by its small size.
Going into 2017, the front-wheel-drive Fit is in its 10th year in America. But its heritage actually stretches back to 2001 when it was introduced in Japan. The current Fit is actually in its third generation here in the States, and the current iteration was introduced for the 2015 model year. An all-electric version was offered during 2014, but so far one has not returned to the line.
There are three basic things at which the Fit excels. It gets great fuel mileage, it has plenty of room for passengers, and there's also room for their stuff. The cleverness comes most obviously in the form of the "Magic Seat" feature. That's the rear seat that uses a flip-up bottom cushion to provide a flat cargo space from hatch to front seats that's bigger than that in some of the small crossovers. If the Fit can't haul it, maybe it should just be left where it is.
All Fit models — LX, EX and leather upholstered EX-L — are powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine producing 130 horsepower. The base LX is available with a slick six-speed manual, but most customers will opt for the continuously variable automatic transmission that's standard in all the other models. Even in a car as small and feathery as the Fit, 130 hp isn't a lot. So no one will be intimidated by its acceleration.
But almost everyone can appreciate the Fit's fuel economy. The stingiest is equipped with the CVT transmission and is EPA-rated at 33 mpg in the city and a full 40 mpg on the highway with the combined rating coming at 36 mpg. The manual transmission version drops to 29 mpg in the city, 36 mpg on the highway and 32 mpg combined. Those are pretty impressive numbers for a vehicle that can seat five.
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Gardenhire's family OK after tornado
ATLANTA -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, an Okmulgee, Okla., native, said his family was unaffected by Monday's tornado that hit the Oklahoma City suburbs and took the lives of at least 24 people.
Gardenhire said his family lives closer to Tulsa and that they came out of the tornado fine, but he was saddened by the events of the devastating tornado.
"My family is about 25 miles south of Tulsa, which is about an hour or hour and half from OKC," Gardenhire said. "They've been in the storm cellar for two days. Luckily nothing happened. They're OK. But it's sad stuff."
Right-hander Nick Blackburn, who is currently rehabbing his surgically repaired right wrist, is a Del City, Okla., native and was back home in Washington, Okla., with his family when the tornado hit. But he was unaffected by the twister, as it hit north of where he lives.
"He's still in Oklahoma but wasn't affected at all," Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony said.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Dodgers prospect Pederson injures right shoulder
KANSAS CITY -- Outfielder Joc Pederson, the Dodgers' No. 2 prospect, left Triple-A Albuquerque's game at Iowa on Tuesday in the first inning with a right shoulder injury.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly couldn't give reporters a diagnosis, but said he was told it wasn't anything major. He said Pederson returned to Albuquerque after the game and would see a doctor on Wednesday.
Pederson was removed after attempting a diving catch while playing center field in the bottom of the first inning.
The 22-year-old Pederson is hitting .319 with 17 homers, 42 RBIs and an OPS of 1.005.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Kim Kardashian Gets Cheeky on the Beach in a String...
Although the twosome are passionate as Bella and Edward on-screen, Stewart, 19, and Pattinson, 23, deny being more than close friends. Sources, however, say the pair -- who were photographed holding hands in Paris Nov. 10 -- are definitely on. "They hook up when they want to," a pal says.


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Toddlers are notoriously fussy eaters. They're hesitant to try anything new, don't seem to eat very much and some days will only eat yellow coloured food for no good reason at all!
Although being picky about food is a normal toddler-ism, you can ensure your toddler is getting his daily nutritional needs met by knowing what he should be eating with the toddler healthy eating pyramid.
The toddler healthy food pyramid outlines how much of each food group kids under two should be eating from to assist in the development of their bones, muscles, teeth, blood volume and general good health.
To make sure your tot is getting his daily nutritional requirements, make sure you feed him his daily serve from each of the five food groups:
Here's a guide to how much toddlers should be eating per day from each food group:
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Your toddler needs one cup of fruit each day for his vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium and fibre needs. A typical serving size to offer at meal or snack time is 1/4 cup. Below are some examples of a cup of fruit:
Toddlers need about 3/4 cup of veggies each day. You can divide this up and offer vegetables throughout the day with meals and as snacks. Offer a variety of coloured vegetables to ensure you're giving your tot a wide assortment of nutrients. Here are some examples of what constitutes 3/4 cup of vegetables:
For protein, Vitamin B , iron and zinc, toddlers need about 30g of meat or meat equivalent per day such as:
Carbohydrates, Vitamin B and iron are found in grains and your toddler needs 55g from the grain food group per day. Examples of 55g include:
Your toddler's growing bones need calcium, riboflavin and protein found in dairy foods. A daily serve of two cups of dairy will fulfil this need. You can divide the two cups into a between meal snack-size serving of 1/2 cup - 3/4 cup if you like. Examples include:
Fats should not be restricted to kids under the age of two years, so hold off on low fat dairy products until your toddler celebrates his second birthday..
This article was written for Kidspot. Sources include Kids Nutrition Simplified and Better Health Channel.
Last revised: Wednesday, 20 November 2013
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WOW! What did you think of AMC's The Walking Dead season 3 mid-finale last night? McFarlane sure has tons of great characters to choose from for future figure assortments. Looking back at season 2, however, Figures.com reporter Jorge Pelaez returns with a review of the Well Zombie - part of McFarlane's second television series recently released to stores. A memorable episode, for sure, but not as good as every episode that has aired this season so far!
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The Arctic cold air that brought bone-chilling temperatures to Weld County has moved out and is being replaced by a ridge of high pressure. With it comes much warmer temperatures.
The Greeley area will start off chilly with temperatures in the 20s, but will warm into the mid-40s in the afternoon. The warmer weather will stick around for the rest of the week.
A weak cold front will push back into Colorado on Sunday, but it will not have the Arctic air component of the last one. Highs will drop back into the 30s and 40s for Denver and the Eastern Plains. The mountains will stay in the 20s, with a slight chance for snow.


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Welcome to The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University's Think Again portal—offering intellectual engagement to alumni around the world...
Hosted by our esteemed Case Western Reserve University faculty, the Think Again Speakers Series is a round of different lectures held at different cities across the world.
See the complete list of Think Again Speakers Series events, browse the archives or choose a specific event below.
Current Series
- February 28, 2014 - Columbus, OH: Jagdip Singh, PhD
Frontline Engineering: The Achilles Heel of Modern Organizations
- March 6, 2014 - San Diego, CA: Mehran Mehregany, ScD
Wireless Health Education Accelerating in Southern California
- March 7, 2014 - Los Angeles, CA: Mehran Mehregany, ScD
Wireless Health Education Accelerating in Southern California
- March 11, 2014 - Philadelphia, PA: Elizabeth Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN
The New House Call: How Technology Brings Health Care to Your Home
- March 28, 2014 - Atlanta, GA: Dr. Aaron Weinberg, DMD, PhD
New Developments in Oral Cancer: When Too Much of a Good Thing is Bad
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The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University offers a wide variety of non-credit educational opportunities that draw from the broad academic disciplines of the university and the heritage of Jewish learning from Siegal College.
The programs create a connection between the academic world and the community. Through innovative and engaging courses and events, Siegal reaches lifelong learners of all ages at CWRU's University Circle Campus, throughout greater Cleveland and beyond, and sets a national standard for the highest quality university-based continuing education programming. We provide opportunities for the public to interact with internationally renowned scholars, to share in their cutting edge research, and to be involved in the ongoing conversation of our histories, current events and our future. Newcomers, longtime friends and CWRU alumni have access to unique educational and social opportunities and experiences through the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program.
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CWRU Alumni retain access to most of the KSL online databases that they used as students. While licensing restrictions do not allow alumni access to all of the CWRU online resources that are available to current students, the KSL Alumni Online library provides access to selected research databases covering a wide variety of subjects.
You can read about the current alumni database offerings and Sign Up for the program on the online database page.
Kelvin Smith research librarians have compiled a list of useful, freely available web resources from both public and private organizations. Resources are arranged by broad subject categories and are updated frequently. Bookmark your favorites.
If you live in or visit Ohio frequently you may wish to request a KSL Alumni card:
You can borrow books and films, use the Freedman Center, take free classes through KSL's CaseLearns program and more. The application is available online at library.case.edu/ksl/alumni where you can read more about the benefits that come with the alumni card. Select the application link on that page, fill out and mail it or bring it to the main service desk at KSL, where you will be issued a KSL alumni borrower card.
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This spring, people around the world will be able to take free online classes from two of Case Western Reserve's most prominent professors—one an acclaimed expert in international law, and the other a renowned scholar of emotional intelligence in leadership.
The extraordinary educational opportunities come courtesy of a new university collaboration with Coursera, a company that provides a platform for online offerings from 62 institutions including Duke, Princeton and Stanford universities. Launched less than a year ago, the company has attracted 2.7 million students. Case Western Reserve's first MOOCs, featuring Michael Scharf, associate dean for global legal studies at the School of Law, and Richard Boyatzis, professor of organizational behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, both begin May 1. Read more.
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Since Fritz said it's O.K. so BRING IT ON!!!
I'll start.
What's with requiring your SSN to register for a tournament. I don't even use it to get car insurance quotes what makes them think I'm going to hand it over to someone to write it down and keep it in their records. I don't know about other people, but ratings and points aren't so important that I would try to have a better player play under my name.


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A Keighley man being cared for at home by Manorlands has been given a new lease of life thanks to a Steeton company.
Acorn Stairlifts has installed one of its machines free of charge for the man, who wishes to remain anonymous.
The firm – based at the Millennium Business Park, in Station Road – was approached by Manorlands for advice, because the staircase being looked at for a possible lift would need a curved device.
But when company bosses heard about the man's plight, they offered to donate a stairlift, which they did within days.
"As soon as we received the inquiry from Manorlands we were delighted to help out," said Acorn company secretary Dave Belmont.
"Acorn can install a stairlift on a curved staircase more quickly than any other company in the world.
"It is excellent to be able to assist a Keighley family with one of our machines."
The recipient is currently being given care by the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice through one of its community-based clinical nurse specialists, who support patients wishing to be looked after at home.
His condition had made it virtually impossible for him to negotiate the stairs, and as a result he had struggled to get downstairs to be part of family life and enjoy time with his grandchildren.
Tina Hayton, a Manorlands clinical nurse specialist, said: "A stairlift can be invaluable for anyone who has lost the freedom to move around in their own home.
"Being able to act quickly in these situations is so important for our patients.
"We are so grateful to Acorn for making it happen for this family in need."


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