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One word.
That's ultimately what this Philadelphia Eagles season is going to come down. But that word and its impact on this year's team is not the unspeakable racial slur wide receiver Riley Cooper uttered in an online video. That word set off a firestorm, and rightfully so, as people attempted to grasp the impact it would have on the locker room and how Cooper might be accepted when he returns from his voluntary excused absence to seek treatment.
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In fact, dozens of fans and members of the media have asked for my inside-the-locker-room insight as it relates to the Cooper situation, and the truth is I have no idea how guys will handle it. I played for five different teams over the course of seven years and never had to deal with anything even remotely similar. My guess is every guy will have to cope with it in their own way, and many will ultimately follow the direction of veteran leaders like wide receiver Jason Avant and quarterback Michael Vick.
Besides, I tell them, the season is more than a month away, and that horrific racial epithet isn't the word that's going to determine the fate of this edition of the Philadelphia Eagles. The word that matters? Tempo.
Tempo is the reason new head coach Chip Kelly was brought to South Philly from Oregon. The Eagles players' ability to handle what Kelly hopes will be the fastest pace the NFL has ever seen will go a long way toward deciding not only how this season goes, but Kelly's tenure. It's his specialty. It's what makes him unique. It creates a competitive advantage for his team and is by far the biggest reason for his success.
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Why does Kelly's breakneck speed give his team an edge?
There are several reasons, but let's start with the obvious; it exhausts the other team and, as the famous Shakespeare/George Patton/Vince Lombardi saying goes, "fatigue makes cowards of us all." Being in great condition takes zero talent, but it does take a lot of practice. The Eagles under Kelly will practice at a tempo to which their opponents will be unaccustomed. Sure, the opposition will work against the fast-paced Eagles attack during the week leading up to the game, but three days of practice won't allow those players to catch up to the more than three months the Eagles have put into their work rate.
This ability to wear out the defense is especially appealing to my brethren upfront, the offensive line. Did you know that playing along the defensive line is by far the most physically demanding position in the NFL and thus the first group to get gassed on a long drive or during a two minute drill?
The reason behind that is the majority of running plays feature at least initial double teams on the defensive line which means those players need to exert enough force to hold their ground against over six hundred pounds of mass that is exploding vertically into them as hard as they possibly can. Rushing the passer? That's even worse. The amount of energy it takes to go full speed after the quarterback on consecutive plays is enough to send a big man's heart rate through the roof. Sustain the drive play after play and those defensive linemen will start to feel like they are in quick sand as the lactic acid builds up in their quadriceps.
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I've never played in a Chip Kelly style offense, but I've been a part of dozens of two-minute drills and ran quite a bit of no-huddle offense under coach Mike Mularkey with the Buffalo Bills in 2004. I've seen first-hand what it can do to a defensive line. All you really need to do is get that initial first down, and if you get that, you are in business. The big guys on defense will be cooked, and there is nothing they can do about it. It's awesome.
That's the second big advantage of Kelly's tempo; it takes away the defense's ability to substitute. As long as the offense doesn't make a change, they don't have to allow the defense to make a change either. No second defensive lines or adding defensive backs. Sorry. Gotta play with what you've got out there.
The last big schematic advantage to what Kelly is doing is taking away the defense's ability to disguise. Hiding blitzes, coverages, and generally trying to confuse the quarterback before the snap is one of the greatest tools defenses have at their disposal. Kelly's system eliminates that; there's simply not enough time. You can try if you want, but they are going to snap the ball as soon as they can and there's a great chance your guys won't be in the right position to make the play when they do.
The speed at which his offense practices and plays isn't the only idea Kelly is bringing to the NFL. He also is a big believer in his players getting 12 hours sleep and actually has personalized smoothies for them after practice. Which reminds me, how do I sign up to play for the Eagles even though I've been retired for five years? Twelve hours sleep and free smoothies already prepared for you after every practice? Sounds awesome.
You should be asking yourself right now why NFL teams haven't already been taking advantage of the benefits of playing at this speed, and the answer is they have. Kind of. The Colts under Peyton Manning's direction would operate with lightning pace at times. Even the New England Patriots in recent years, especially last year, took their offensive tempo to another level and reaped the benefits. It's been in the NFL, just not to the extent Kelly will likely use it.
Or will he? The Wall Street Journal recently quoted NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino as saying "We have to make sure the teams understand that they don't control the tempo, our officials do." There are certain rules in the NFL that don't exist in college in regards to spotting and changing the game balls.
Blandino's right, but the Eagles will separate themselves in how quickly they play after the officials allow them to do so. Keep in mind that last year's Patriots averaged just less than 75 offensive snaps per game, the most in the NFL in more than two decades. Expect the Eagles to operate at an even quicker pace. Whether or not they run more plays will come down to how efficiently they produce first downs and maintain possession.
The focus should be on a single word when discussing the Philadelphia Eagles. Unfortunately, right now it's the wrong one.
Ross Tucker is a 2001 Princeton graduate who played seven years in the NFL for five different teams before retiring in 2008. He is the host of The Morning Kickoff" from 6-7 a.m. ET and "The Opening Drive" weekdays from 7-11 a.m. ET on SiriusXM NFL Radio.


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To avoid my text, h-tags and pics jumping all over the place when the screen is zoomed in or out, I changed my
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 and included the h-tag in the paragraph. Works a treat in terms of fluid positioning, but it cancels out my paragraph definition in the css-file.
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I know that some people are more technically
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clear. If they are not, I simply word them in a different way. It is
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I can think of some makeshift ways of sorting this, but that would probably not quite considered to be neat.What would be considered to be the correct way of doing things?
Sounds like something is wrong if that is happening. They should keep their positions without you having to do anything like this. Do you have a link we could look at? If not, post an example (wihtout the clear: left ...
This is my second test page where I am trying to make it more fluid by making the it into 5 blocks, each consisting of an h-tag, image and a paragraph. fluid test page
This is the first test page that works ok apart from the pics and paragraphs jumping all over the place when you zoom in or out by quite a bit (simulating large desk top screens or tablet screens) old jumpy test page
I know the links at the bottom look horrible, but that is left for later as I haven't decided what I want to do with them.
That isn't allowed. A
aragraph can only contain loose text or inline elements (such as , ,  etc), it can not contain any block elements.
As Ralph says, things shouldn't be jumping around, but if they are and you need that wrapper around the heading and the paragraph then you should use a
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As Ralph says, things shouldn't be jumping around, but if they are and you need that wrapper around the heading and the paragraph then you should use a
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That did the trick, merci beaucoup.No idea why it does jump when I zoom in and out, but it did; past tense thanks to the div solution.
Just when I finally thought I'd had it licked, I noticed that my phone numbers don't center. :mad:But why not? I wrapped a div around it to make it act like one block, but it doesn't. I validate the page, and it shows up fine.Tried a whole load of alternatives e.g. class, id, margin:auto and so on, but no joy. The id.code is found as it changes the font color, size and weight.

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Both links in this thread have the problem, but in different ways. It is a lot more obvious when you zoom in or out.
If you want the text centered, you'd need something like
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text-align: center;
At the moment, the only reason why the text isn't hard left is because of the floated sidebar pushing it slightly to the right, like the text above.
If you want to do this purely with margin: 0 auto, you need to give the div a set width. E.g.
#phone {
width: 800px;
margin: 0 auto;
It does really. Add a border to the div and you'll see. You've set a width of 90% on the div, and margin: auto, so that centres the div on your page. However, the text doesn't extend the full width of your div, and as it's left-aligned (by default) it sits at the left side of the div. Adding text-align: center will centre it. (And I'm sure you know that using to align text is not a good idea. :()
I don't want it hard left, I want it horizontally in the middle. What is the difference in functon between your #phone and my .phone, apart from id/class?Both page-links in post#3 do different things, and neither of them is what I try to do: horizontal middle of the page regardless of screensize or zoom setting, following the principle of fluid design.
.phone {
font-size: 2em; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, geneva; font-style: normal; color:red; font-weight: 800;
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I'm not sure which page you are on now, but the ones I see above both have

I want it horizontally in the middle.
If I interpret that correctly, you want something like this:
... as I posted above. You could make the width fluid if you want with something like this instead:
#phone {
width: 70%;
margin: 0 auto;
Copy/pasted that into the style sheet, and it still doesn't quite perform as it should. When I zoom in/out, the 2 lines move compared to each other with width at 70 or 80. If I make the width smaller, it doesn't fit into 1 line each.
Why do the 2 not hold position relative to each other even though I wrapped them in a div?
Not sure which "two" yea mean, but the div is not sitting the full width of the page because of the sidebar pushing it to the right. (The div is floating around the sidebar.) as you zoom text, part of the text falls below the sidebar. There's not much you can do about this, given the position of everything.
The "two" refers to the 2 lines with phone numbers; landline top, mobile below that.It seems I was mistaken in thinking that if I wrap a something in a div, it moves as a block. Guess I'll have to stick the two lines in a box and stop it from shifting realtive position that way, unless there is a more elegant way to achieve that.
Did you read my post above? If you put a (temporary) border on your #phone and a border on .nav, you'll see where the boundaries of the two overlap. As ralph.m says, the .nav is interfering with the layout of #phone. You need to adjust them so there's no overlap.
An alternative would be to do something like this:
.nav {
float: left;
margin: 0 16px 4em 16px;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
width: 240px;
#phone {
font-size: 2em;
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A good (non-spoiler) review.
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I don't know what to make of this one. The hype is has been overwhelming, but other than Ledger's performance, every review I have read has been pretty brutal. Any comparison's from people who have seen it? Is it okay for kids? Just how cynical is it?:
Is there some unwritten rule somewhere that every negative review of TDK has to come out of New York?
Pay no heed to the critics. The first two reviews linked seem to lament TDK because it isn't the '89 Burton flick/Joker, while the third review rips the film because Nolan isn't Hitchcock.
If you listen to critics exclusively to form your opinions, you'll miss out on a lot of great movies. Including this one.
Btw, I saw this again last night, this time at IMAX. If you haven't seen it at IMAX yet, I highly recommend doing so. The ariel shots are amazing on the IMAX screen. It almost makes you feel like you're on a helicopter or roller coaster.
Also, I thought there was supposed to be some tribute/dedication to Hedger after the movie, but in both showings I've attended, there was nothing.
Okay, thanks Shade. I'll probably give this a whirl at some point. Not trying to be nattering nabob, but those were the only reviews I had read.
Anyway, I'm leaving in 15 minutes to go to Muncie to see it once, maybe twice.
Go to rotten tomatoes where it has one hundred and some positive reviews and only like ten negatives.
I may go see it again tonight. I don't know yet. I definetely want to see it again this weekend though.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
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If you're familiar at all with Chicago, you will definitely notice some landmarks. Especially stuff on Whacker Drive.
There were definitely a lot of places I recognized. I'm definitely going to go see this again Monday/Tuesday. I can't wait. That was mezmorizing.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
I saw a 3PM showing.
I was just left saying, "Wow."
As it turns out, I unfortunately knew way too many spoilers going in, which distracted me from enjoying the movie (too busy thinking about what SHOULD happen next based on what I knew, and not enough on what was happening in front of me). There's a LOT of stuff that if I didn't know about it going in, I would have left with my head in the clouds.
THANKFULLY, the very, very end wasn't spoiled for me, so I still had one great shock..Spoiler:
The more I reflected on the movie the next hour after seeing it, the more impressed I became, and the more strongly I wanted to see it again.
I had an opportunity to turn right back around and see the 6PM showing, but opted out as I needed time to reflect, which ultimately I'm glad I did.
This is a great film.
Oh, and:
Just got back. Absolutely fantastic.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
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Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
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I went to se it on IMAX yesterday and it blew me away - it is without a doubt worth the 12.50 to see it on IMAX. It was noticeable to me when the IMAX kicked in, not only did the picture get more vivid and much larger but most of the best scenes were in IMAX. My favorite scene - the part that strted in the underground part - was all in IMAX.
OK, if you can't or don't want to go to an IMAX, then please go see it at a digital theater. - Which to my knowlege is only available at Rave in Plainfeild, in Castlton and at the new IMAX Hamilton theater - digital is much better than regular - (then of course IMAX is much better than digital) I felt so spoiled now.
Let me say a few things about the movie itself - hate to do this, but I want to start with the only negative thing. I read one review that said something to the effect thatit seemed as though every scene was a climax scene. You might be saying well that was what made it incredible - I agree. But for my taste there wasn't enough bult up, enough susense, enough anticipation. (I often feel that way about most movies however, so maybe it is just me.
Having said that - I still loved it. Can't describe my favorite scenes without giving too much away. But any scene that the joker was in was was incredible. He stole every scene he was in, he stole the movie, and his acting was s good as I have ever seen - and there are a large number of great actors in this movie.
Go see it in IMAX, you won't regret it. Or at least see it on a digital screen that makes a big difference
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Truly amazing, thats what this movie is. I saw it last night and was first in line for the 9 oclock showing mainly because me and my friends were too late for the 8 oclock showing and decided to stay at the theater with nothing better to do.
Seriously, I cant thing of one thing they could have improved in this movie. The action, the storyline(probably the best part of this movie), the acting, just WOW. I want to go see it again. I dont think there are any IMAX theaters here though which is unfortunate.


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Tailback Holden Smith was named the Mission Trail Athletic League's Offensive Player of the Year for five-time reigning league champion Carmel.
Smith rushed for the school's second highest single-season total with 1,582 yards and 21 touchdowns. Teammate Connor Marden was named the MTAL's Back of the Year after throwing for 2,330 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Also named to the first team for the Padres were receiver Thomas Spanos, lineman Gino Pazzagilia, center Mclane Richards, defensive linemen Isaiah Skelton and Hunter Garrison, linebacker Misha Polovneff, and defensive back Shane Lackey.
Pacific Grove defensive end Keaton Klockow was named the league's Lineman of the Year while head coach Chris Morgan was selected as Coach of the Year.
Joining Klockow on the first team for the Breakers was Zack Brown, who was named as a defensive and offensive lineman, running back Kevin Tesky and receiver Jordan Borne.
Stevenson's Clayton Archer was named the Defensive Player of the Year. He was also selected as a first-team tight end. Teammates Daniel Matsumoto and Cody Young were also first-team selections.
King City quarterback Jake Stephens, offensive lineman Carlos So'Osomea, linebacker Kristopher Flores, defensive back DeAndre Sharif and kicker Gilbert Camacho were named to the first team.
Rounding out the team were Soledad's Jose Martinez, who was named as a receiver and linebacker, and offensive lineman Joseph Alvarez; and Gonzales' Rhett Panziera.
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Palma's Michael Saulovich and Stevenson's Isaac Nealey were named co-Most Valuable Players in the Monterey Bay League's Pacific Division.
The Chieftains' Andrew Wooler was named Sophomore of the Year while head coach Scott Corner was chosen as the Coach of the Year after guiding Palma to an undefeated league season.
Rounding out the first team for the Chieftains were Michael D'Arrigo and Charlie Kesecker, Stevenson's Logan Fannin, JJ Jones and Connor Loken, Christopher's Brennan Wilson, Gilroy's Garrett Pipkin and Tommy Cox, SLV's Devon Northcott and Jacob Kersten and Harbor's Gabriel Santos and Burke Beckman.
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Carmel's Zack Olivas and Soquel's Max Draga were named co-Most Valuable Players in the MBL's Gabilan Division.
Playing the 2-meter position, Olivas helped the Padres gain a share of the MBL title, ending Soquel's eight year unbeaten streak in league play.
Carmel coach Aaron Gaily was named Coach of the Year while Salinas' Nic Clark was named Freshman of the Year.
Rounding out the first team was Carmel's Trey Coppinger and Sam Sunde, San Benito's Jacob Garcia, Salinas' Ethan Heacox and Jackson Thomsen, Monterey's Casey DeLeuw and Tim Morse, Aptos' Nick Guzman, Santa Cruz's Alex Waggoner and Turner Roll and Soquel's Ivan Silva, Jack Pickard and Max Somple.
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Record setters Shannon Cry and Colleen Mayone were chosen as co-Most Valuable Players for MBL Pacific Division champion Monterey, while Ken Esaki was named Coach of the Year.
The pair was joined on the first team by teammate Kody Howard while Hayley Goodwein became the first Alvarez player to earn first-team honors.
Rounding out the first team was Christopher's Kaitlin Ramirez and Shannon McAvoy, Gilroy's Abby Kienle, Harbor's Augusta Greer and Rachel Reinsma, Santa Cruz's Emma Scholz, Audrey Waggoner, Chloe Bynes and Bridgett Grossi, and Scotts Valley's Grace Ransler and Meredith Barton.
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Santa Catalina's Allison Loomis was named Junior of the Year while teammate Colleen Boensel was selected as the Sophomore of the Year after a vote of Gabilan Division coaches.
Also named to the first team were Carmel's Julia Evered, Salinas' Devon Cooper, Stevenson's Ali Welschmeyer and San Benito's Rachel Estep and Caitlin Schafer.
Rounding out the first team was Aptos' Jackie Stanger, SLV's Cami Kellogg, Marissa Petras, Hayley Smith and Brooke Fultz, and Soquel's Liliana King and Jillian Tarr and league MVP Michaella Parelius.
Santa Catalina coach Jim Morton was named co-Coach of the Year along with Aptos' Tim Outtrim.
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Did you read the quote I gave in the Classical Theravada section? There is no sense in that commentarial quote one is higher than the other; rather, it is different ways of talking about the same thing -- one way is not better than the other. As I have said before, I have no idea what you think the two truth notion is about, since you have refused to say, which makes for contentious dialogue, or no real dialogue at all (and it is not for the lack of asking).retrofuturist wrote:Greetings Tilt,tiltbillings wrote:That would be a problem, but luckily that is not what the double truth business is about.
What is the differentiation then, in your words? Is one set of designations somehow 'less designated' than the other?


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Congratulations to our Board Member Jessye Norman for NAACP Award
All of us at the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation send congratulations to our Board Member Jessye Norman for recognition from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The Grammy award-winner opera and jazz singer received the NAACP's highest honor last week: the Spingarn Medal for outstanding and noble achievement by an American citizen of African descent. Here is Miss Norman addressing a crowd of hundreds at the Plaza Hotel for S.L.E. Lupus Foundation's annual New York Bag Ladies Luncheon. We are so fortunate that she has shared her amazing voice at many of our events – truly inspirational. We thank Miss Norman for all that she does to help raise awareness of lupus as a serious disease that disproportionately affects African American women. We concur with the NAACP in their acknowledgment of her contributions to the African American community as well as the lupus community.


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LHP Blackley dealt to Rangers
HOUSTON, TX - The Astros have traded left-handed pitcher Travis Blackley to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and cash considerations, General Manager Jeff Luhnow announced today.
At the time of the transaction, Blackley was on the Triple A Oklahoma City roster. He had been with the Astros Major League club since the start of the regular season before being designated for assignment on August 8. He cleared waivers before accepting an outright assignment to Oklahoma City, reporting to the RedHawks yesterday.


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Just a second round pick for him?
Moving Boris Diaw (30 percent chance, at best): Diaw has been benched and he's good as gone. It's a matter of whether by trade, a buyout or when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Diaw has trade value, since he's an expiring contract with a $9 million cap value. Playoff teams could "rent'' him for the rest of the season. The problem is few, if any, teams could/would absorb a $9 million salary without sending a comparable salary to the Bobcats. And that scuttles most trades.
The Bobcats won't take on salary responsibility beyond this season unless that player is both young and a keeper. Why would a team give up a young keeper for Diaw if the alternative is waiting until Diaw is waived, and then sign him for a minimum salary?
I'm guessing the only trade that works is Diaw for another expiring contract. If you could also squeeze a second-round pick out of that transaction, the Bobcats would be doing well.
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So I'm coming here to officially eat crow on Lance.
I didn't think he could mature, I didn't think he could grow, and I didn't think he would learn. I was wrong. Look the thing about Lance and I is that I have watched him since he was in High School when he was a strong IU lean before the whole Sampson mess went down. I saw a kid with tremendous wing talent to make individually amazing plays, but his biggest issue was that he forced too much. Every amazing play was followed by two amazingly bone headed plays that weren't just bad decisions but also showed a lack of skill. Lance is exciting always has been, and now that he is being used as this wing offensive initiator he is playing the role that I thought would give him the best shot to play. Lance I still believe is not a "PG" he is not the guy you want getting your offense set up, but he is the guy you want slicing up the defense a lot of the time once you have your offense set up. Hill and Lance blend very well because of this and I think Lance and DJ can blend very well because of this as well.
Lance had his high school days, and then the IU event happened and Lance was back on the market for a lot of college teams, he ended up landing at Cincinatti where he was good, but never really dominant yet again. And what dinged me off a little more about him was here was a guy who's two schools were either a Kelvin Sampson led IU program (uh, oh) and Cincinatti.
Then we had some of the character events his first year, and well it was downhill from there with me and him. In the end, the NBA is a business and I viewed Lance as a huge unknown in the Pacers quest to shed their "thug" label among the casual Indianapolis fan, but then a few things happened and Lance began to change both on the court and IMO probably off of it (I now see Lance at Mo's after a lot of game and he seems to be very approachable and if anything he seems shy, just wants to eat his dinner and go). We signed David West of course, and then we also had the event where Lance visited Area55 and this made it onto PD and I began to wonder, maybe this kid will get it.
Well he has, and now he is an absolute joy to watch. He is a prototype NBA microwave style shooting guard and he plays damn good defense to boot. I love his trash talking. I'm glad we were blessed with a coach in Vogel who IMO always knew that Lance's future would be on the wing.
Seth and I talked last night at half time, the contract decision for the Pacers is probably not Danny vs. West, it is probably Lance vs. Danny where do these two end up coming in and where does OJ end up growing to. I don't know what kind of deal Lance and Danny may get next, but I do know that if we have to part ways with one of them it will be a sad day in Pacer nation.
We are so blessed as a fan of a franchise that has allowed us to watch so many young players grow up, it is an amazingly fun bonding event between a franchise and a player, we know the historical guys, Reggie, Dale Davis, Rik Smits, Antonio, etc. we got to watch those guys go from fresh faced NBA first round fodder to eventually damn near NBA champions and maybe the best core of players to never win a title.
Now we have Danny, Paul, Lance, Roy, heck I'll even toss Tyler in here because I believe even he has stunned me and has managed to become a better defender this year. The Pacers have a little bit of a college feel to them, they take a core and they grow it and we the fans get to reap the rewards and suffering through the losses and the growing pains, and the "Will Paul ever learn how to dribble?" "Will Lance ever get it?" and then at the end, we get this great payoff, not just a team that is good and wins games, the Knicks have that, the Heat have that, but we have something different, something special, we have those memories where Paul could barely take Kyle Korver off the bounce let alone Lebron James, we have the memories where Lance could barely play 30 seconds against Rodney Stuckey before making a bone headed mistake, let alone 39 minutes of inspired exciting basketball against one of the best shooting guards of the past 20 years.
Yes, Pacers fans, we are blessed with another team we have gotten to watch grow up. Now we just get to sit back, watch, and enjoy. And for me Lance's journey may be the most satisfying one of all.


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Boston -- Boot and leather goods manufacturer Frye Co. will open its second U.S. retail location – on Newbury St. in a historic building in Boston's Back Bay. It joins Frye's only retail store in the Soho area of New York City.
The 11,000-sq.-ft., three-level flagship store is slated to open spring 2013. It will reflect a fresh vision of Frye's heritage and commitment to craft, and house specially designed areas showcasing the brand's product.
The announcement was made by The Wilder Cos., which is a partner in the ownership group of 284 Newbury Street.


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Hi there!I am totally new to the security field.I have a simple php script that tracks my users activities:
$conn_visits=mysql_connect($mysql_hostname,$mysql_username,$mysql_password) or die (mysql_error());
mysql_select_db($mysql_db) or die (mysql_error());
mysql_query("INSERT INTO `visits` (`id` ,`ip` ,`session`, `page`,`referer` ,`date`) VALUES ( '' , '$ip', '$sid','$page','$ref', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)") or die (mysql_error());
mysql_close($conn_visits) or die (mysql_error());
I noticed that an user tried to load this page: /index.php?dir=../../../../../../../../../../../../..//proc/self/environ%0000
2012-04-15 07:34:26 126.96.36.199 c4ca4bf185f588f6b739952f4f6d15e9 /blog/2012/03/16/index.php?dir=../../../../../../../../../../../../..//proc/self/environ%0000
2012-04-15 07:34:22 22.214.171.124 b302b847e98edd619b0fd520b95ce69a /index.php?dir=../../../../../../../../../../../../..//proc/self/environ%0000
By googling I realised it was an attempt to view private sys informations, called "directory traversal attack".
My question is, can I prevent this by setting a mod_rewrite instruction to redirect to a given URL all URLs containing "../../"?Thank you
Actually what you should do is make sure that "?dir=../../../../../../../../../../../../..//proc/self/environ00" didn't work. Most likely it was just an automated bot probing your server. Doing some funky mod_rewrite stuff is not necessary.
Btw...you could dump the whole "track" user thing. The Web server should already be configured to log every single request for you. It is a lot more efficient letting the web server then constantly opening and closing a connection to the database.
Thank you for reply, logic_earth.
The /proc/self/environ doesn't work, I checked by myself, maybe the mod_rewrite thing could be a "general" solution for that attack, but I repeat, I am totally new with these things, so my question is still active.
The point of php script is: the hosting service (~15$/year) doesn't show me apache logs and the site itself has poor traffic (5/10 users per day); I use that script mostly to check social networks and sites my users come from; keywords etc are tracked with google webmaster's tools
Are you using Magic Quotes? Are they enabled (see your phpinfo() printout)? If they are, disable them ASAP!
Other than that, l_e's statement that $dir is doing nothing is valid so you can consider this to be a clumsy hack-attack by a "script kiddie."
Once you're past that, consider yourself lucky as you've opened yourself to SQL-injection attacks by not using the mysqli_real_escape_string on the values obtained as input (okay, I believe it's just the HTTP_REFERER in this case) which can be modified by the visitor to change the mysqli_query string to get sensitive data from the MySQL server. In other words, please read the first few posts of the Sticky on resources 'cause your PHP is simply NOT secure.
Ok, thank you very much, nice to learn something new!


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L'Oreal Told To Pull U.K. Ads Featuring Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington For Looking Too Airbrushed
Most of us have fallen victim to the clothes not fitting us like the mannequin. And some have even fallen for, my face doesn't look flawless like the ad shows. British advertising authorities have told L'Oreal it went too far touching up Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington faces for their make-up ads. The cosmetics firm was ordered to pull the way too airbrushed ads from magazines.


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I sat down with IMA Designer Matt Kelm to talk about his recent work on the title treatment for Andy Warhol Enterprises, and the innovative and popular sign he designed to welcome visitors to the exhibition. You can see the sign in the Pulliam Family Great Hall and visit the exhibit until January 2, 2011.
What is the project?
This is the title graphic for Andy Warhol Enterprises, an exhibition curated by Sarah Green and Allison Unruh, exploring the commercial component of Andy Warhol's work. For the title graphic, we wanted to explore a design that referenced formal aspects of Warhol's art including repetition, vibrant colors, and a tight grid. The solution we created, made up of 4000 posters and combined into 20 pads, also provided a unique opportunity for visitors to take a part of the experience home with them.
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So as I see it, this will probably be the new depth chart.
C - Foster/Murphy/Harrison
PF - JO/Ike/Baston
SF - Granger/Williams/Marshall
SG - Dunleavy/Daniels/Marshall
PG - Tinsley/Armstrong/McLeod/Greene
What do you guys think?
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So as I see it, this will probably be the new depth chart.
C - Foster/Murphy/Harrison
PF - JO/Ike/Baston
SF - Granger/Williams/Marshall
SG - Dunleavy/Daniels/Marshall
PG - Tinsley/Armstrong/McLeod/Greene
What do you guys think?
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I hope Dunleavy is not our new starting sg.
Well I hope no one liked it when we scored over 100 because we have seen the last time we do that for a while.
I, in no way, want Daniels starting. We already have Foster starting, we can't have two people who can't shoot on the floor at the same time.
Marshall is not a starting caliber player. Danny shouldn't play sg. So I don't know who else.
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I think Greene might be higher up now, possibly even the backup if DA tires out.
Daniels at the 2 and Dunleavy at the 3 would compliment each other very well. We're now big off the bench with Danny, Ike, and Murph. (1 of the 2 new bigs isn't going to play much because JO still gets 36 mpg.)
I think Don Nelson started the season by putting Murphy as a center, Murphy is a good rebounder but softer than a stick of butter in Africa, he could be the Brad Miller kind of center that gives JO more room to operate, that way we could play Daniels in the starting lineup. Or we can start Diogu right off the bat to expand his game, I think Diogu is better than anyone we could've have picked up from this year's draft, he was drafted ninth if remembered correctly.
Murphy/Jeff/David Harrison
JT/Greene/Red Bull/McLeod
The big question is who is the starting shooting guard.
One big misconception about Dunleavy is that he's an excellent shooter - he's pretty good, but his greatest strength as a player is his passing, and plamaking ability. So I don't think Daniels and Mike would make a good combo.
I don't know who starts.,
Or I suppose we could see Mike starting with Granger with the theory that DG can guard the better of the 2 or 3.
I see Granger and Dunleavy as a good combo - I see Marquis and Dunleavy as getting in each others way
Do you guys really want a backcourt of Daniels and Tinsley. Two guys who shouldn't shoot from the outside, and the ladder who won't stop.
I've come to start calling Daniels......Marquis "Cluster****" Daniels, as the only time he seems to any use to me is when the play goes to hell and he makes something up on the fly.
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I think I would start Murphy with UB's group only at PF, which forces JO into the 5 again (especially defensively).
I'll be stunned if one of the players we got doesn't get a starting job. I think we could see something like this if our goal is to give JO as much room as possible
That would spread the floor for JO as well as provide us with two playmakes in Tins and Dun. However it leaves us with some problems in terms of scoring off the bench. Most likely lineup IMO is
UB: Dunleavy is a capable open shooter and having him in there with Daniels takes the burden off Tinsley especially on the break. Daniels is our most capable finisher in the open court and unlike Jack or Al, Dunleavy understands how to pass and space on the break. Now Tinsley won't be forced to throw up ugly 8 footers because no one filled the proper lanes in transition.
I am very concerned about how the rotation up front is going to work. It looks as if Baston's minutes are going to disappear. Murph and Ike gives us legit backup "bigs." Granger can rotate with Dunleavy and Daniels because he can play the 2 for a few minutes. This team needs to establish a 8/9 man rotation ASAP.
Anybody else just absolutely hate when people put Granger at the 2 guard?
Granger is not a 2, will never be a 2. Granger has the prefect size and skill set to be a all star 3 in the near future. If he is going to play out of position, at times, I'd rather see him at the 4.
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Put him on a SG like Wade and forget about it.
He's SF all the way, exactly the kind of skill combo you love to see at the 3.
Quis has to be the SG....pending more trading at least.
There has got to be at least one more trade coming so it doesn't really matter.
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I hope you are correct.
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I think Daniels showed Carlisle enough to be a starter. Maybe you guys don't agree, but he's certainly capable. Don't forget how he played in Dallas as a starter. I think Rawle is nearly a mirror image of Daniels, except I think Rawle is a slightly better shooter (not from three, but inside 15'). They both can handle the ball, get to the basket, and finish.
There's a number of players that benefit from this trade: Granger - likely our new starting 3, Marshall & Daniels - for reasons stated above, J.O. - he can move back to the PF and have a guy like Murphy (if he starts) that compliments his game, Tinsley - Dunleavy's ball handling and passing abilities take a bit of pressure off Tinsley to make everything happen, Orien Greene - we'll likely see him on the floor with Dunleavy because he's an excellent defender but not such a good distributor of the ball, Danny Granger - don't know if you guys realized it but he's now our second leading scorer...
I think it'll go:
After listening to Rick's show tonight, he named Danny as the probably starting 2 guard and Daniels as the 3. He made a good point that Danny was going to guard the other teams best perimeter player most nights anyway. I suppose I'm not convinced Danny would be unsuccessful playing the 2, especially after hearing Rick's confidence.
On the other hand I'm in agreement with a lot of guys when thinking that we may be trading for another perimeter player soon to hedge any problems that we may find at the 2.
In Rick's system the 2 and the 3 are the same. There really is no difference. Granger will guard the other teams best scorer either the 2 or 3 so I don't see the problem.
Murphy isn't much of a defender but he's one of the leagues best rebounders and a good scorer. If he's given 35 minutes a night 16 and 11 are reasonable numbers. I also think this deal will mean Granger is made a bigger part of the offense. I wouldn't be surprised to see him average 15+ for the rest of the season, which is a good thing.
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The guy's a very productive player when given minutes. And these came out West where the big boys play.
Those numbers for Murphy also came on a team without O'Neal.
I would also suspect that Granger & Dunleavy will be options 2 & 3. That is if Tinsley decides to shoot less & pass more.
Murphy can make the defense pay for crowding O'Neal but I don't see him averaging more than 9 or 10 a game in both points as well as boards.
Foster - Murphy - Harrison
O'Neal - Diogu - Baston - Williams
Granger - Dunleavy
Daniels - Marshall
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Hey fans. DK Wrestling Savior here with a special edition of Sudden Impact. I haven't posted in a while and it would seem a lot has happened. We had their Wrestlemania equivalent PPV this past Sunday, as well as a lot of developments such as Hogan leaving, cancelling Impact on the road, and a return to Universal in Orlando. There's a lot to talk about, so I'll give my thoughts on their attempt to
Hey fans. Savior here with another edition of Coffee Talk. This time around, I'm making it simple and to the point. Why Hate TNA?
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Hey everyone. Savior here with another edition of Coffee Talk. This one is going to be a little different than usual. This one will have one main focus, and that's Daniel Bryan and the main storyline in WWE right now. That main storyline being reminiscent of the main storyline of the Attitude Era where Stone Cold had a long lasting rivalry with Vince McMahon. But, I'm sure everyone has seen SummerSlam
Hey fans, Savior here with another edition of Coffee Talk. As the title suggests, this post will be about the perception of the top stars of the industry throughout the years, and the backstage politics that helped...or hurt, their careers. What motivated this is a combination of two things; the overwhelming hatred for Hulk Hogan, and the consistent complaining about John Cena. That's a pretty wide
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SACRAMENTO (AP) - Soon after Jerry Brown was elected governor in 2010, he invited the state's top budget official, Ana Matosantos, to lunch at his office. He had just two months to prepare his first plan for tackling California's $26-billion deficit.
He asked his assistant to fetch the budget director a sandwich. Then, Matosantos said, the incoming governor of one of the world's largest economies ate a single hard-boiled egg, sprinkled with salt.
Brown's dietary discipline was a hint of the regimented approach he would take to California's staggering financial problems, which he had promised to fix by pushing the state back into the black.
"I don't go to the theater. I don't golf. This is what I do," Brown told Matosantos.
For previous governors, California's budget was quicksand. Gray Davis, a fellow Democrat, was recalled by voters as state finances imploded following an energy crisis. Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger limped out of office with rock-bottom poll numbers, leaving a pile of debt.
But on Brown's watch, deficits have become surpluses, helped along by tax hikes the governor persuaded voters to approve. More money is being pumped into schools.
Budget standoffs that once dragged through the summer are now wrapped up by the June deadline, lending the Capitol a new sense of orderliness. And on Wednesday, the governor called a special legislative session to prod lawmakers to pass his plan for saving money and paying off debt.
That record, which will be a major part of Brown's re-election campaign, is due partly to good fortune. California is benefiting from a nationwide economic recovery that has helped flood the state with revenue. Brown is also blessed with a Capitol dominated by fellow Democrats and a 2010 rule change that lowered the number of votes needed to pass a spending plan.
"Somehow he managed to get all the stars aligned," said Norton Francis, who studies state finances at the Tax Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
But California's finances remain vulnerable in some ways, as Brown's main challengers in the June primary - Republicans Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official, and state Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, of Twin Peaks in San Bernardino County - have noted.
Brown keeps pushing for a $68-billion bullet train whose funding is in dispute. And although some debts are being repaid, others are growing as the state fails to allocate enough money for long-term funding of teacher pensions and health care for retired state workers. The governor has acknowledged the gap. "By no means are we out of the wilderness yet," he said in January, although he has not detailed any plans to address those ballooning costs.
When Brown was inaugurated in January 2011, California was a punch line for jokes about government dysfunction. The state had $35 billion in debt - equivalent to more than one-third of general-fund spending - that it had accumulated by borrowing money and delaying payments when it was short on cash.
Brown warned then that there would be more pain ahead.
"Choices have to be made and difficult decisions taken," the septuagenarian governor said in a speech when he was sworn in. "At this stage of my life, I have not come here to embrace delay or denial." Unlike Schwarzenegger, Brown did not convene blue-ribbon panels to recommend ways to overhaul California's finances - ideas that mostly went nowhere. But like his predecessor, he cut aid to the needy.
Providers in the state's health care program for the poor are now paid less. Welfare payments are lower, and fewer families receive state-subsidized child care.
The governor's decisions paved the way for his 2012 tax-hike campaign, a defining moment of his term.
Brown had promised to seek voters' blessing before raising taxes, but he failed to win the needed Republican support to put the issue on the ballot. So he used the initiative process, asking Californians to increase income taxes on high earners for seven years and raise the sales tax for four years.
That would generate an estimated $6 billion annually, the governor said. Without it, billions of dollars would be cut from schools. Voters approved Brown's proposal by a nearly 11-point margin. Within two months, Wall Street analysts at Standard & Poor's had upgraded the state's credit rating - still one of the worst in the country but no longer dead last.
The financial stability has brought a new political challenge for Brown - keeping spending in check while Democrats push for more money for social services.
Lawmakers were able to squeeze enough from Brown in 2013 to restore dental care for poor adults and increase university tuition assistance for middle-class families. But it was less than Democrats wanted, and they have chafed under the governor's resistance, though Democratic legislative leaders also have echoed some of Brown's calls for fiscal discipline.


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A rundown of entertainment in North Platte and Lincoln County, besides Halloween parties.
Friday, Oct. 26
A-Z Books (507 N. Jeffers) Local author Kayla Curry book signing and presentation of Obsidian with free drawing and refreshments. 5-7 p.m.
Masonic Temple (1600 W. B) Purr-fect Pasta Dinner with Italian entrees made chefs from several local organizations. 5-7 p.m. Free will donation.
Depot Restaurant (520 N. Jeffers) Live music by Gypsy Jazz band, Blue Swing. 7-9 p.m.
Cedar Bowl (1100 S. Jeffers) Cosmic bowling under black lights. 8-11 p.m. $4 per game.
Saturday, Oct. 27
Ace Hardware (235 E. Sixth) Dutch oven contest. Guidelines available in store.
Neville Center for Performing Arts (Old Fox Theater downtown) 7 p.m. Christian music concert by Francesca Battistelli, Sidewalk Prophets, Andy Cherry and City Harbor. Tickets $22 in advance, $25 day of show. Group tickets $18. VIP tickets $32, includes meeting and greet.
Sunday, Oct. 28
VFW Post 1504 (2100 E. Fourth) Live music by Ray Mullen. 7-10 p.m. Free will donation.
Neville Center Utah Repertory Dance Theater, professional modern dance company to perform a dance tour through a hundred years of dance. 7:30-10 p.m. Memberships: adults $15, students $15, families $100.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Harvest Christian Fellowship church (NW campus, 2607 Rodeo Rd.) - Harvest party, 5-8 p.m. Games for the family, candy giveaway, special area for preschoolers.
Bethel Evangelical Free Church (2700 W. Philip) Annual Family Fall Festival with games, food, and prizes. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free event.
VFW Post 1504 (2100 E. Fourth) bingo, total of 24 games, starts at 6:45 p.m.
North Platte Senior Center (900 E. Tenth) the Golden Classics, a four-piece combo, plays a dance. 7-10 p.m. $3.
Thursday, Nov. 1
Around town, various places First Thursdays shopping and entertainment with businesses staying open until 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 2
North Platte Public Library (120 W. Fourth) Fall book sale with baked goodies for sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Driving Dynamics. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
Saturday, Nov. 3
D&N Event Center (501 E. Walker Rd.) Cowboy Christmas Gift Show with various western style gifts for early Christmas shopping. Country music concert by Lindi Johnson at 1 p.m. Event lasts from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: non-perishable food item for Food Pantry.
North Platte Public Library (120 W. Fourth) Fall book sale with baked goodies for sale. Bag sale in the evening. People can stuff as many items into a supplied bag at $2 per bag. 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.
North Platte Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Husker Membership Tailgate Rally. Prizes, games, snacks, and chance to meet cheerleaders and football players. 3-5 p.m. Discounts on new memberships.
Sunday, Nov. 4
D&N Event Center (501 E. Walker Rd.) Cowboy Christmas Gift Show with various western style gifts for early Christmas shopping. Talent contest at 12:30 p.m. Event lasts from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: non-perishable food item for Food Pantry.
Eagles Club (320 E. Front St.) Soup supper fundraiser for Kendra Burkholder. 2-5 p.m. Adults $6, Children $4, and age 3 and under free.
Creekside Event Center (5801 E. Long School Rd.) Josh Stansbery fundraiser chili cook-off. 2-7 p.m. $5 per person.
North Platte High School Sandhills Symphony Orchestra performance. 3 p.m. Free admission.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
North Platte Childrens Museum (314 N. Jeffers) Thanksgiving Activities with crafts and creations. 10:30 a.m. Members free, otherwise $4.
Thursday, Nov. 8
First Lutheran Church (305 W. Fifth) Turkey Dinner. 5-7 p.m. Tickets: adults $8.50, children 4-10 $4.50. Purchase at church office before Nov. 5.
Friday, Nov. 9
A to Z Books (507 N. Jeffers) Open Mic Nite. Blues music featured. Established performers and newcomers. 7-10:30 p.m. Free-will donation. Refreshments provided or bring your own.
Sculleys Shooters (2221 E. Fourth) Live music by Bases Loaded. 9 p.m. Cover charge.
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Veterans Memorial Veterans Day service 4-5 p.m.\
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With the school year having started, one subject likely to be on the minds of parents – but not on the heads of their children, they hope – is head lice, those much-dreaded ectoparasites whose appearance commonly provokes alarm, even panic, among adults.
The American Academy of Pediatrics thinks such fear is hugely overblown. (Way bigger than the actual insects, which are typically no longer than the thickness of a nickel.) In its new, updated guidelines for treating lice infestations, the AAP again urges schools to abandon strict policies of requiring children to be free of nits (louse egg casings) before they can return to school. The bugs, they say, aren't reason enough to miss class.
We asked Dr. Howard Taras, a professor of pediatrics at the University of California San Diego and community alliance director for UCSD's Clinical & Translational Research Institute, to examine the issue.
Q: Are head lice overrated as a health threat?
A: Most doctors chuckle and roll their eyes about talk of head lice as a "health threat." These lice are not a disease and they do not lead to disease. The most important reason to take head lice seriously is the "ick factor," which is ever-present among parents and teachers. Schools' public relations woes – as well as the time and anxiety expended by non-health professionals on head lice concerns – are reasons enough to take these bugs seriously.
Q: How contagious are they?
A: They are very contagious when one child has multiple live head lice and has head-to-head contact with another child. They are not very contagious through objects – for example, pillow cases, carpets or seat cushions – because the louse does not live long outside of the hair shaft.
And as lice cannot jump or fly, close proximity to someone with head lice is not risky. I personally have examined and found live head lice on about a hundred children over my years as a pediatrician and yet I've never "caught" head lice myself from this intimate interaction. Any itchiness or creepy-crawly feeling I've felt afterward has been purely psychological.
Q: Do you agree with the AAP's new position that no healthy child should be excluded from school because of head lice, so long as the child receives appropriate treatment?
A: Absolutely. If a child in school is found to have head lice, his or her parents should be alerted to treat that evening. Removing nits can be so tedious and difficult that this should not be a requirement for re-entry to school.
Q: What is appropriate treatment? How well does it work? Are there common mistakes?
A: There are many appropriate treatments, and parents can follow school instruction sheets or follow the instructions of their child's own doctor. Permethrin 1% ("Nix") or Pyrethrins ("RID," "A-200," "R&C," "Pronto" and "Clearlice") are good treatments. When done properly, one of these "pediculicides" will likely be the only treatment a child will need.
Mistakes in application are incredibly common. For Permethrin, parents often forget to shampoo their child's hair first or they fail to have the child's hair just slightly damp. Another mistake is that parents do shampoo their child's hair first, but they use a conditioner shampoo. Hair conditioners decrease the effectiveness of the pediculicide. For Pyrethrin-based pediculicides, parents fail to realize that these products need to be applied to dry hair.
Then there is the timing. All these products need to remain on the hair for 10 minutes. Time it! And while you're at it, mark your calendars too. Reapplication, using the very same directions, should be done exactly one week and then two weeks after the initial application (although some doctors recommend that only one reapplication is necessary and that it occur nine days after the initial treatment). If used properly and lice still return, your doctor may recommend a product like malathion ("Ovide"), which is available by prescription.
From what I have seen, home remedies like the overnight application of real mayonnaise or olive oil throughout the hair also seem to work, though there are not yet any good scientific studies to confirm this. And, of course, the child will need to wear a shower cap to bed.


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August may mean back to school madness for many families. But for the Peterson Brothers and other farm families, it's another month of hard work.
In their latest installment of the "Life of a Farmer" video series, the farming trio shows what it takes to keep a ranch thriving, even if Mother Nature complicates work.
"August began the same way July ended – lots of rainy days. We had to spend the first two weeks of August out of the fields waiting for them to dry out. This meant we had to find other jobs for us to do," the farming trio said.
From cleaning bunks to replacing concrete in a trench silo, chopping alfalfa hay to beginning to harvest corn silage, the brothers point that "it really does feel good to put in a hard day's work."
Click on the video above to see the full clip or here to go to YouTube.
Since skyrocketing to fame with their first hit, "I'm Farming and I Grow it" in June 2012, information videos and music parodies have been seen more than 25 million times on YouTube. They have not only helped bridge the gap between consumers and producers but have also become the faces of agriculture. The brothers have been featured at agriculture fairs and shows across the country and world, including the upcoming Farm Science Review on Sept. 17 at Ohio State University. See more here.
After their traveling commitments slow down, the brothers hope to release more pro-agriculture parodies in the near future.
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Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Waterloo campus celebrated the official opening of the Mino-kummik community garden June 21, on National Aboriginal Day. Many people enjoyed beautiful summer weather, drumming and dancing as they partook in the opening ceremony of the garden, located at the Aboriginal Student Centre at 187 Albert St.
Peter Braid, MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, brought greetings on behalf of the Government of Canada. I couldnt think of a better way to celebrate National Aboriginal Day than to be here with you, he said. This garden will be an important vehicle for the celebration and understanding of traditional Aboriginal culture, medicine and knowledge.
Mino-kummik means the good bountiful earth in Ojibway, and the garden features a landscaped seating area, a fire pit, a fruit and vegetable garden and an Aboriginal medicine garden.
The garden will be used to grow medicines for smudging ceremonies and vegetables for the Aboriginal Student Centres soup and fry bread Tuesdays. REEP Green Solutions RAIN program will also use the garden to demonstrate two simple ways to manage stormwater on properties to protect local rivers, which includes a 2,350-litre rain-water harvesting cistern and a rain and butterfly garden that uses water that would otherwise erode soil and flow into storm sewers. Lauriers Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Social Work will integrate the garden into their curricula.
I hope well all see this area as an important part of Laurier, and a place to come to reflect and learn, and also a place to get some good herbs for soup, said Lauriers Vice-President: Academic Deb MacLatchy.
The garden was made possible by a large donation from Lauriers student life levy, and was created through a partnership between Lauriers Office of Aboriginal Initiatives, Sustainability Office, Physical Resources, and REEP Green Solutions, a non-profit organization that promotes sustainable living.
Any university group or class can book the space, which will showcase Aboriginal culture with activities such as elder teachings, sunrise ceremonies, drum birthings and circle teachings.
I want to acknowledge the reason were doing anything this is true for all of Laurier the only reason for our existence is our students. Thats why were here. They are our future and theyre also our present, said Senior Advisor: Aboriginal Initiatives Jean Becker.
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Epsom & Ewell are sitting proudly on top of the Combined Counties Premier Division after achieving a perfect run of 10 straight wins, and manager Lyndon Buckwell knows just how they did it.
The Salts's crowning win came at Chessington & Hook last Thursday, where two goals from Robbie Burns and a Mark Jarman strike sealed a 3-2 victory.
Having started the season indifferently with a draw and two defeats, Buckwell's men picked up the pace and eventually embarked on the perfect run on at the end of November.
The Salts, two points clear of their nearest rivals Egham Town, host Horley Town this weekend, looking to build on what has been an unexpected turn of events.
Buckwell said: "To get 30 points out of 30 is fantastic. It was not so long ago that we were in the bottom half of the table, and our aim at the start of the season was a top six finish. Even then we thought we would have to work bloody hard to do that.
"We have kept about 80 per cent of the players we had last season, so that nucleus of the side all know each other.
"In the summer we resigned three Salts heroes Kylie Hough, Darryl Marvin and Robbie Burns who have all scored goals, and so the balance of the team is right."
He added: "They are a good and reliable bunch of lads. We had to get rid of the reserve team and youth team because of the cost, so we have lads who have sat on the bench for two or three games and they are being loyal to us.
"And they are all mates now, which makes it harder for them to leave. There are one or two who aren't playing who say they might go here or there, but it is hard to leave when you're playing with your mates."
Despite meeting virtually all their fixture requirements at the ground they share with Chipstead, postponements elsewhere have left the Salts ways ahead of their rivals in terms of games played.
Buckwell said: "If we finished top, under the current League rules we don't know if we would go up to the Ryman League, or to another League or be allowed to be promoted at all. But it would be a lovely problem to have.
"There's a long way to go and you have South Park (seven) and Guernsey (10) who are miles behind on their fixtures – if they win three or four of their fixtures, they'll go above us.
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Q: What is Coning? A: It involves the use of hollow candle that resembles a wide cone coated with special wax. The cone is placed on the outer cup of the ear and the other end is lit with a match, plus massage of specific pressure points to help soothing and relaxation.
Q: Where did it come from? A: the technique has been around for centuries as far as biblical times. It has been practiced by the Egyptians, Oriental, and European cultures.
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- Place a towel on your shoulder.
- Take a paper plate and cut an opening large enough for the cone to fit through without being bent. Then push the small tip through the opening. You need to hold the cone away from your face and at an angle so the wax drips on the paper plate. By angling the cone, you prevent wax from dripping down the ear canal.
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As the NHL and NHLPA continued their federally-mediated, two-steps-forward, one-step back CBA negotiations, several issues remain stumbling blocks.
Here's an incomplete list. Some are related to the actual negotiations, and some are not. One thing is certain: Mediator Scot Beckenbaugh was a busy man. If the volume of issues and antipathy between the sides wasn't bad enough, he was shuttling back-and-forth between separate meetings.
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They're arguing about term.
It was previously widely reported that the league wanted a 10-year CBA, with the NHLPA asking for a 10-year term and an 8-year mutual out. According to RDS' Renaud Lavoie, it's not quite that simple. Lavoie reported the players want an opt-out after seven years, as well as an $800,000 minimum salary in the theoretical Year 9. The minimum in 2011-12 was $525,000. Donald Fehr has long stated that he favors shorter terms because it allows new players to collectively bargain their fate. Plus, there is the fear that such a long term would empower the owners to once again lock out the players; if fans don't have to deal with labor disputes for that long, the thinking goes, they'll be more apt to forget about what a farce this one has become.
They're arguing about the Year 2 salary cap.
The players, according to multiple reports. have dropped their proposal to $65 million. The owners want to set that at $60 million, including two amnesty buyouts that would count against the players' share but not the cap. Players have reportedly dropped their demand for a cap on escrow, which is a win for the league, because it would guarantee that the revenue split would remain 50/50 even if revenues do not match projections. A $60 million cap would force parity. High-payroll teams would have to make several moves to get out from under the previous cap projection, which was north of $70 million. That would not be easy, and it would force a huge dispersal of players throughout the league, which players do not want.
Further, according to the New York Post, the players were angry about commissioner Gary Bettman's reported in-negotiation assertion that unnamed GMs wanted to "dismantle" teams and get out from under contracts on which they'd previously agreed. That, in players' eyes, is a sign of disrespect.
They're arguing about salary variance.
An issue that has been at the forefront for a large portion of negotiations is limiting the amount contracts can vary from year-to-year. Ilya Kovalchuk's 15-year, $100 million contract with the New Jersey Devils, as noted by the Globe and Mail's James Mirtle in a well-done analysis of the issue, runs as high as $11.8 million in some years and as low as $1-million in three others. That artificially drives down the salary cap hit.
The NHL wants to eliminate those sorts of long-term, huge-money deals, and the players have agreed to that in principle. The issue is by what percentage the salaries can change. The sides had discussed a 20 percent yearly cap, an improvement from the NHL's previous demand of 10 percent. According to a source cited by CBC's Elliotte Friedman, the league has proposed 30 percent with a major caveat: no year in any multi-season contract can be lower than 60 percent of the highest-paid year. That would effectively eliminate any benefit the players would get from accepting the 30 percent year-to-year proposal.
The NHLPA already almost has the necessary votes to disclaim interest.
No surprise here, but Sportnet's Nick Kypreos reported that as of Friday evening, the NHLPA has 75 percent of the votes necessary to dissolve the union and legally possess the right to file a class-action lawsuit under antitrust law. The players previously had that approval, but passed on filing it before an 11:59 p.m. Wednesday deadline. After that deadline passed, the league reportedly dug in on issues where it had previously attempted compromise.
They're not attempting to hurry court cases.
Lawyer Shepard Goldfein — who represents the NHL — filed a memo with a district court in New York on Friday informing judge Paul Engelmayer that the sides agreed that they wouldn't need an expedited briefing schedule despite the ongoing talks. The judge had extended them that option a day earlier, when the NHLPA filed a response to a lawsuit from the NHL which is seeking to have the lockout declared legal if the players do, indeed, disclaim interest.
As a result, the labor fight won't likely get very far in the courts unless the NHL and NHLPA are unable to reach a deal and another season is canceled. However, the sides still have a conference scheduled before the judge on Monday morning.