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I felt so good after my morning green smoothie yesterday, that I made another for lunch.
Oh, my gosh, this one was 10 x's better than my breakfast smoothie because I added cinnamon, vanilla, and 1 TBSP maca powder and topped my bowl with raw macadamia nuts + more cinnamon. So good. To me, maca powder tastes kind of like burnt caramel and pairs perfectly with cinnamon. Yes, I like the taste of maca. If I didn't, I wouldn't eat it. As well as tasting delicious, maca powder offers some great health benefits for both men and women. To read more about said benefits, please click here. Oh my gosh, do you know what I love even more than my maca powder? Raw macadamia nuts!!! If only they weren't so pricey. I bought a tee-tiny bag while restocking my nooch from the bulk bins at Whole Foods. Is it considered stealing to eat straight from the bulk bins???? 😉
Along with my smoothie, I ate some steamed Brussels sprouts…
CD had a business dinner last night, and so guess what I made?
BROCCOLI, welcome home my long lost friend! I took Katie's advice and roasted some frozen broccoli. Katie, CD couldn't smell it when he got home…I LOVE YOU! So, I ate an entire bag of Trader Joe's frozen broccoli roasted with 1/2 TBSP coconut oil, salt, and pepper. I roasted it in my cast iron skillet in a 425° for 35 or 40 minutes maybe? Along side my broccoli, I channeled my favorite twins with some sauerkraut and 1 serving of cooked millet covered in 1/2 TBSP coconut oil and cinnamon.
Perhaps, it was my dessert that masked the broccoli stench…
Mmm, plain baked sweet potatoes. I threw them in the oven with the broccoli. What a yummy dinner! It's days like yesterday that make me think, I could totally be a happy vegan, but then I remember the 2 cups of coffee I had with cream…and the fact that I ate 5 eggs the other day…oh, and then there's my fascination with bacon and cream cheese. Hehe, oh well, ya never know with me. I like to keep y'all guessing. 🙂
P.S. Do you ever hide food from your spouse/significant other? CD is totally used to me doing this, and knows all of my good hiding places. He found the macadamia nuts last night. Don't eat them all CD. 😉


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* Obama campaign advisers are banking on voters seeing that the GOP opponent and his party are in thrall to "medeival" and "pre-rational" thinking, which may be all they've got, if the unemployment crisis doesn't improve.
* Jonathan Capehart takes stock of all the truly awful polling for Obama and rightly concludes that whatever silver lining exists for the President is fast turning grey.
* The Associated Press previews Obama's big jobs speech: He'll propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending to get Americans back to work.
Also note: The push for extensions in the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits are likely to be central to Obama's jobs offensive, meaning a protracted fight with Republicans over their opposition to a tax cut.
* Indeed, you'll be startled to hear that anti-tax Tea Party warrior Jim DeMint is likely to oppose Obama's call for a payroll tax cut extension.
* House Dems continue to gamely insist that government efforts to create jobs should be part of our efforts at deficit reduction, and it remains amazing that this is even an open question.
* Frontrunner Rick Perry: The new Post poll finds that Perry has surged ahead of Mitt Romney, and crucially, Perry is viewed by Republicans as the candidate who can to beat Obama.
* Ezra Klein sums up Romney's just-announced jobs plan:
The jobs plan is, well, your standard-issue GOP jobs plan. Big tax cuts tilted towards corporations and investment income. Deregulation. An increase in domestic energy production. A free-trade compact called — I'm not making this up — the "Reagan economic zone."
* Reality check of the day: Experts think Obama's efforts are unlikely to repair the economy's long term damage — and that's even if he wins a sweeping government jobs program, which is anything but assured.
* No-brainer of the day: Tea Partyers figure out that Sarah Palin just might be using the Tea Party movement — and flirting with a presidential run — in order to sell books and make money.
* James Hoffa doubles down in the face of the right's phony outrage, reiterating: "We didn't start this war — the right wing did."
* And there may not be all that much to the news that a Koch brother supposedly compared Obama to Saddam.
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Harry Connick Jr.,
NEW YORK - Harry Connick Jr. will be home for Christmas - barely.
Connick spent much of last month taping his last episodes of ''Will & Grace'' and a holiday TV special. This month, he set out on a nationwide big band tour that runs through Dec. 23.
On the hit sitcom, Connick's character, Dr. Leo Markus, may be willing to put his marriage to Grace at risk by flying off to Guatemala or Cambodia to pursue his passion for medical relief work. But in real life, the 36-year-old Connick is less eager to leave his wife and three daughters - ages 7, 5 and 1 - behind in their suburban New York City home.
Now married for a decade to former Victoria's Secret model Jill Goodacre, Connick long ago shed that brash, carefree, Sinatra-style persona of his early years.
''Marriage has made me a lot happier and I'm deeply in love with my wife, and I thank God for her every day,'' Connick said during an interview in the Sony Music Studios in midtown Manhattan. ''And when I started having kids things became dramatically different because I didn't want to leave home. It's very difficult for me to be away for extended periods of time.''
''I practice and work hard at my music, but I'm not saving lives here,'' said Connick, almost unrecognizable from his suave stage image, wearing black-framed rectangular glasses and a backward New Orleans Saints cap. ''I'm having a lot of fun, enjoying my life and trying to raise my children.''
Connick recently released ''Harry For The Holidays,'' the long-awaited sequel to his multi-platinum 1993 album, ''When My Heart Finds Christmas.'' On the CD, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's jazz charts, Connick warms up those chilly nights when he croons ''I'll Be Home For Christmas,'' an intimate performance by his jazz quartet gently embellished by strings.
The album offers a mix of traditional secular and sacred holiday songs, more contemporary fare such as Donny Hathaway's soulful ''This Christmas,'' and four Connick originals, highlighted by the lost love lament ''Nothin' New For New Year,'' a duet with country music legend George Jones.
''George Jones is my favorite singer and I was quite surprised and honored that he said yes,'' said Connick. ''I think he's the most soulful country singer probably of all time.''
Connick's other originals include a ''Frosty the Snowman''-style children's song, ''The Happy Elf,'' with brassy big band blasts; the solemn orchestral ''I Come With Love,'' whose lyrics depict Christ's life in three phases and reflect Connick's Catholic faith; and the bouncy ''I'm Gonna Be the First One (Up on Christmas Morning),'' based on Connick's childhood frustration of having to wait until everyone else in his family got up to open his presents.
The more familiar holiday songs have been wrapped in fresh new packaging by Connick, who did all the arrangements, orchestrations and conducting. ''Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'' has the feel of a New Orleans street parade, ''Mary's Little Boy Child'' is set to a calypso beat, and ''Silent Night'' becomes a gospel hymn.
''There's certainly a variety of styles on this record, everything from orchestral to big band to New Orleans and R&B ... and it represents a lot of the different styles that influenced me,'' said Connick.
Many of the tunes from the CD figure prominently in the repertoire of both Connick's big band tour and NBC holiday special, to be broadcast on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27. The special's guests include salsa star Marc Anthony, who sings ''Auld Lang Syne'' with Connick in a blend of New Orleans and Caribbean styles, and gospel diva Kim Burrell, who performs ''I Pray On Christmas,'' a Connick original from his first Christmas CD.
This year, fans familiar only with Connick's acting and singing have had a chance to discover another side due to an unusual arrangement between his record label, Columbia, and the independent jazz label, Marsali Music, founded by Connick's childhood friend, saxophonist Branford Marsalis.
Columbia will continue to release Connick's best-selling big band and vocal CDs, while allowing Marsalis Music to put out his less commercial jazz instrumental recordings.
It was like Christmas in July for Connick when Marsalis' label released ''Other Hours,'' Connick's first purely instrumental jazz piano album since 1990 and his first jazz quartet CD ever. It features reinterpretations of 12 tunes written for (though not all included in) Connick's Tony Award-nominated score for the Broadway musical ''Thou Shalt Not,'' performed by a combo drawn from Connick's big band - with saxophonist Charles ''Ned'' Goold, drummer Arthur Latin and bassist Neal Caine.
Connick welcomed the chance to reconnect with his first love - jazz piano playing, which first brought him to public attention as a teenager before he became a star thanks to the 1989 ''When Harry Met Sally'' soundtrack.
Connick started playing piano at age three in New Orleans, and went on to sit in with musicians in the French Quarter and study with the noted jazz patriarch, pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis.
''I'm able to sometimes express things even more articulately on the piano than I am with singing,'' Connick said. ''It's a very comfortable place for me. ... I feel like I could convey whatever emotion I need to through the piano.''
Branford Marsalis says Connick's skills as a jazz player and composer have been underrated by some jazz critics and musicians who are resentful of his fame and fortune.
''Harry can do whatever he wants because he has that kind of talent. ... and that's why a lot of people envy him,'' said Branford. ''He is one of the more creative people that I have ever met.
''Harry's tunes have very strong melodies that you can sing ... and his solos are very melodic. A lot of jazz musicians talk about technique and harmony, and rarely about melody. ... Harry's thing has always been melody.''
Connick is focusing on his music for now, and he'll be back in February for Valentine's Day with a vocal CD, ''Only You,'' featuring romantic standards from the '50s and '60s.
But all kinds of options remain open for this multi-talented entertainer. He has a development deal with NBC and is considering doing his own sitcom.
''I had such a good time on 'Will & Grace' that it sounded like something I wanted to look into,'' said Connick. ''There's a lot of questions that have to be answered, but it's definitely something I'm interested in and it certainly may happen.''
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, November 23, 2003.
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The newest edition of the Rivals.com Recruiting Round Table is the second for the class of 2005. The Rivals.com recruiting analysts were asked numerous questions over the past few weeks about breaking recruiting news, surprise teams and impacts key games have early in the season. Here are their answers.
Mike Farrell: With the addition of Elan Lewis to the Virginia Tech recruiting class, can we assume that the Hokies will be able to carry on their great running back tradition? And how good of a fit is Lewis for the Tech system?
The Hokies have done a great job recruiting running backs over the years under Frank Beamer and Lewis has the talent and ability to keep that going.
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He reminds me a bit of Priest Holmes in his build with those tree trunk legs and short stature. Lewis is a great fit for the Tech system because he's a powerful runner who can do the job between the tackles but also has the speed to get to the outside edge like both Kevin Jones and Lee Suggs. The Hokies need a running back who can jump into the mix right away next season and Lewis is the guy.
Bobby Burton: Players in states with smaller populations some times can get overlooked from a national ranking standpoint. From your film review of Marquis Wilson of Draper, Utah, he looks like he falls into that category. Talk about why you think he has the potential to be a four-star recruit and impact player for whichever team is lucky to land him.
I know the talk is always about the "big" receiver. But there are a lot of 6-3 receivers out there that can't catch a cold, that can't get open or create separation and that won't go up and get the ball.
I like Wilson because he's shifty and he can catch the ball away from his body, almost effortlessly.
And, he fights you for the football.
A lot of receivers are just too passive for my taste, but Wilson gets after it.
He's a player, period.
Bill Kurelic: How are the MAC teams able to win big games and compete head to head against many of the nation's top teams? Are they doing a great job of evaluations, coaching or is there just enough talent in the Midwest that they're going to get great players?
The MAC has certainly become competitive on the field with the bigger conferences. The biggest reason for that is scholarship limits which over time has definitely evened the playing field.
Every year there are many good prospects in the Midwest that either get overlooked by recruiters from the Big Ten and other major conferences, or simply are shut out by the bigger schools who reach their scholarship limits.
Also, with the rise of power in the MAC, more of the higher level prospects are taking a longer look at schools in the conference and finding that they have plenty to offer.
And one also shouldn't underestimate the job the MAC coaches are doing both in evaluating and then coaching players.
Rick Kimbrel: With Mike Stoops now at Arizona, there is a whole new dynamic there in Tucson. How has his influence changed things on the recruiting front and will the Wildcats be able to own the state of Arizona or do the Sun Devils still hold that title?
Arizona is now a player and is getting interest from players that wouldn't have considered the Wildcats before. It is all coming together for the Wildcats.
You see them mentioned with players in California and Texas as well as the home base of Arizona. The Wildcats, this season anyway, look like they are going to take the recruiting crown for the state of Arizona.
One of Arizona's recruiting goals was to recruit the local talent hard and they have thus far been very successful. Interesting to note, Arizona has received commitments from three four-star prospects.
When has Arizona done this well, this early. Also the three four-star come from three different states. Running back Terry Longbons comes from the home state of Arizona, quarterback Willie Tuitama and his golden arm come from the Golden State of California and tight end Jermichael Finley comes from Texas.
If you are able to recruit successfully in these three states you are going to be able to field a very good football team. This is Arizona's best start on the recruiting trail in awhile.
Brian Gates: The Big 12 North has taken its lumps early on the football field, but the good thing about recruiting is that you can always prepare for the future. What are the major needs that Nebraska, Kansas State and Missouri must address in this year's class?
The Huskers will need to continue to recruit players to help the transition to the West Coast offense. They have a good start with the current commitments and Bill Callahan will continue to work the phones to get the players he thinks will help them complete that transition. The defense continues to be solid, but they will need to keep recruiting like they are with players like Phillip Dillard to keep the Blackshirts at the level they want.
Kansas State right now appears to lack linebackers and that will be a key area for them to hit this recruiting season. An area of concern for the Wildcats will also be quarterback in this recruiting class. With only three scholarship players at the position on the roster true freshman Allan Evridge will more than likely be forced into action this year. Look for that position to be a key area of attention in this class more so than other seasons.
Of Missouri's 11 current verbal commitments nine are from defensive players. That fact alone shows what the Tiger coaching staff has determined is a need area. The offense with Brad Smith and company is capable of moving the ball if they stick with the run and throw enough to keep teams honest. That probably won't change into next season. The defense gave up several big plays in their loss to Troy and the coaches are doing what they can to help strengthen that side of the ball for future seasons.
Tim O'Halloran: Glen Mason is doing it again – winning with talent from the Midwest and especially the state of Minnesota. Talk about what type of player is usually produced in Minnesota and do prospects up there tend to get under valued by national analysts?
No question the Golden Gophers and head coach Glen Mason has things rolling this season, and I have no doubts that the recent success on the field has worked hand in hand in allowing the Gophers to draw talent from within the state borders as well as allowing the U to attract prospects from power recruiting areas such as Ohio, Texas and beyond.
The state of Minnesota always has a good group of prospects year in and year out, yet also give the Minnesota coaching staff some serious credit for being able to scout and evaluate talent, especially within the state of Minnesota. The Class of 2005 might have one of its best recruiting years and could potentially have anywhere from 25-30 D-I signees in February. The Gophers have been able to find talent early in-state, giving them a serious leg up on other programs.
As far as the talent being undervalued in Minnesota, most college recruiters would basically check out about eight to 10 schools traditionally looking for prospects in the state. This has changed in Minnesota and elsewhere, with college programs starting to search high and low more now than ever before. Scholarship limitations have made most program search for a bigger talent pool to draw from now more than ever. I feel that Minnesota has always had players and prospects, but in my opinion the colleges are just looking harder than ever before at Minnesota kids.
Greg Biggins: One player that has been kind of an enigma on the recruiting front has been five-star running back Jonathan Stewart. Not a ton of people have been able to personally evaluate him on film or see him in person. You're one of the lucky few that have been able to see him in person. What are his strengths and why do you think he is one of the nation's best running backs?
I really don't see a weakness in Stewart. Physically, he's a thick kid, 5-10, 225 pounds, and runs with great power. He has a nice burst, is very quick hitting the hole and has the speed to take it the distance. He has a great straight arm, good vision and balance and also shows very good hands coming out of the backfield.
If I were to compare Stewart's running style to anyone, two names jump out. One would be Maurice Drew but with 25 more pounds and Maurice Clarett but with more speed. Like Drew, Stewart has a great burst through the hole and his compact frame allows him to deliver a blow rather than take a really hard shot. Like Clarett, he has just enough wiggle to make you miss and really finishes his runs well.
I think when you look at all the great backs in this year's class, Stewart probably has the fewest questions marks when you project him in college. He already has college size and strength and won't be overwhelmed by how physical the game is compared to some of the other top backs this year. He also has a great work ethic off the field and you'll never have to worry about grades or any off the field issues with Stewart – he's a salt of the earth kind of kid and just a great talent.
Jeremy Crabtree: If you had to name an early top five teams so far this recruiting year, what teams would you go with?
With 21, yes 21 commitments, UVA has gotten off to what is considered the best start in recent recruiting history. Granted there are still a few pieces of the puzzle to be put in place and the Cavaliers might not be in the top five come signing day, but the start Al Groh and his staff have done is nothing short of amazing. Landing the nation's top offensive tackle, Eugene Monroe out of New Jersey, was a huge feather in UVA's hat.
Any recruiting top five list would be incomplete without Nick Saban's LSU Tigers. Saban and Co. have produced top 10 recruiting efforts every year he's been there, and the co-national championship last season positioned the Tigers for an even better class this year. LSU has gotten back into Texas with commitments from offensive lineman Ciron Black of Tyler Lee, safety Clarence Ward of LaMarque and tight end Kyle Anderson of The Woodlands. But it's still Louisiana stars like Antonio Robinson, Al Jones and Chris Hawkins that make this group truly elite.
The Michigan Wolverines' 10 commitments truly represent a national recruiting effort. With a five-star commitment from the top player in Michigan, running back Kevin Grady, UM has also traveled to Ohio, Illinois, California, New York and Louisiana to land commitments. Receiver Mario Manningham of Warren, Ohio, could be the next great receiver to wear the maize and blue.
Jim Tressel has owned the state of Ohio ever since he took over in Columbus, and with a great start this year it looks like the Buckeyes could be in line for a top 10 – possibly top five – class. The stars in OSU's class include the nation's No. 2 cornerback Jamario O'Neal of Cleveland Glenville and the No. 4 offensive tackle Alex Boone of Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edwards. Both are five-star prospects.
Last year the Oklahoma Sooners landed the top two players in Texas, so it's going to be hard to match what OU did, but the class of 2005 is already shaping up as one of Bob Stoops' best yet. OU has three four-star receiver commitments, including two national top 100 prospects in Malcolm Kelly of Longview, Texas, and Eric Huggins of Conway, S.C. OU also has landed one of the nation's top junior college defensive back in Allan Patrick, a hard-hitting safety from Independence (Kan.) Community College.
Jeremy Patterson: The Florida-Tennessee game is always one of the most intense and heated battles in the SEC and the entire country. Phillip Fulmer has been known for quite some time as a great recruiter and Ron Zook has quickly built a reputation as one of the SEC's best, too. What type of impact does a game like this have on recruits?
Coach Zook has burst onto the scene as one of the nation's top recruiters.
No matter what high school coach or prospect you talk to, they seem to talk about what a nice, genuine guy Ron Zook is and when you look at some of the players he has landed over the last three years, those claims certainly seem to be supported.
Phillip Fulmer and his staff are generally regarded as some of the best talent evaluaters in America. The amazing thing that Tennessee has managed to accomplish is the ability to pull players from every corner of the country and I think that is tribute to coach Fulmer and his staff in taking that program to elite status.
There is no question that the Vols' win will have an impact on recruits. With big name blue-chippers like Chris Scott, J.B. Paxson, Toney Baker and others in the stands the dramatic win is sure to leave a lasting impression.
Brian Stumpf: Every year at the EA Sports Elite 11 Quarterback Camp, there are several underclassmen that get to come and be ball boys and get an early taste of what it's like to be an elite quarterback. Who were those ball boys this year and what can we expect from them in the future?
Every year we get almost as many questions about the EA SPORTS Elite 11 ballboys as we do about the actual participants. I think that's because in the past, we've had players like John David Booty, JaMarcus Russell, Anthony Morelli, Tommy Grady, Matt Tuiasosopo and Jonathan Crompton serve as ballboys. This year's group was made up of three extremely hard-working and well-rounded individuals, and while they are talented players, being a ballboy at the EA SPORTS Elite 11 isn't all fun and games – there's a lot of manual labor and above all we look for kids that are going to come in and work hard.
The ballboys were Cody Hawkins out of Boise (Idaho) Bishop Kelly, Cody Kempt from Beaverton (Ore.) Westview and Greg McElroy, who backs up Chase Daniel at Southlake (Texas) Carroll. We couldn't have been happier with this group of guys, they came in with great attitudes, did the dirty work and I think enjoyed themselves as well.
As for what we can expect of them, I think all three have a bright future. McElroy isn't going to get a ton of experience on the field this fall, but he's 6-2, 190 pounds with a strong and accurate arm and will shine at camps next spring. Hawkins, the son of Boise State head coach Dan Hawkins, is the prototypical coach's son, very smart and also throws a nice ball. He's undersized right now, but all of the men in his family have had late growth spurts and Cody is due for his shortly. Kempt is a 6-2, 200 pound lefty, who was the quietest of the three, but his throwing did a lot of talking on the field. I think all three will be Division I recruits next year.
Jon Kirby: There is little doubt that Kansas has to be the early surprise in the Big 12. What recruiting technique has Mark Mangino subscribed to that has allowed him to have so much success in such a short amount of time there in Lawrence?
Recruiting is nothing new to Mark Mangino.
He was there on the ground floor when Bill Snyder was building a major program at Kansas State and the original staff with Bob Stoops when he took over at Oklahoma. So Mangino has a very good eye for what type of recruit it takes to win at the Big 12 level. He has seen several recruits come through on film over a decade and knows what to look for.
Plus Mangino has been there.
He's been part of two winning programs and seen the type of kids they won with. At Kansas State he evaluated the type of kids that could be considered sleepers that helped them turn the program around that other major division one programs decided to pass on. The bottom line is that when Mangino sees a recruit he believes can help Kansas win games he probably isn't wrong very often.


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I live in the Lubelskie province of Poland, which is on the eastern border about half way up. There are many different types of countryside and soils in the province, upland in the south and flat lowlands in the north, chalk in the east and sandy loess in the west. Many areas have been designated National Parks and other areas have protection orders of them. Farming survives in a form that in many places has not changed much in the past 100 years, an island of tradtion between the communist state farms in the west and in Belarus and Ukraine in the east.
I hope that most of the buttons on the left are self-explanatory, but just in case:
Rural Development: The background into what makes a farming community
what it is today.
Modern Farm Machinery: Lots of tractors, combine harvesters etc as used today.
Old Implements: This is the machinery, buildings and other things used on a traditional farm.
Farming: The meaning of living as a farmer.
Crops: A survey, generally photographic, of farm crops.
Livestock: A survey, generally photographic, of farm livestock.
Rural Crafts: Making butter, making carts, and a lot more as well.
Food: Recipes for traditional local foods.
Fences: Different ways that are used of building a fence using traditional and modern materials
Cottages: A range of typical cottages in the Lubelskie region, old and new.
Cottage Construction: How a traditional wooden cottage is built.
Cottage Interiors: How a cottage looks on the inside.
Rural Sights: Basically everything that wouldn't fit elsewhere...
PolishFarm: We also have an egroup for people interested in farming in Poland, and any other rural activity, where you can email and chat with other people with the same interest. See below.
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Hey whats going on everybody i'm Marc Cogliano. Their are a couple of things you should know about me I am the biggest giant and knick fan in my high school. I'm not the best writer but i feel im pretty solid. I live to watch and play football and basketball, I am a Jersey guy i was born here and i will die here. I listen to the Boss almost every day you can't get enough of him. My family is all about sports thats how I was raised and the only teams that were on my TV set were the Giants and Knicks. From those days and on I was a die hard fan. So yea thats me, I will be writing only about the Knicks and the Giants thats what I know and love. Also check my website out it is njnysports.blogspot.com. Thank you hope you enjoy my articles.
Should the Giants go after Brandon Marshall?
Hey Marc,
Here's my early NFC Predictions. You may agree or disagree but I would love to see who you think will win the NFC.
Lots of Crazy NBA Offseason Moves, right!
Hey Marc,
Have the NBA changed for the worst in your opinion? For me, it has and I wanted to see if you thought so too.
Hey I would appreciate some input on my article: The Five Worst Sports Announcers in NY
Should the Knicks sign Marcin Gortat?
Hey a just completed who i feel out the best baseball rivalries. I think a few might surprise you and see where your favorite team is. please live some feed back telling me what you think. Be strait out with me criticism will only help me get better.


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She laughs often, a big whooping holler that makes you feel stupid for taking this interview and this story and your life so damn seriously. It's what makes her well-known, what makes her special. That in a 10-minute conversation, by sheer force of personality, she can make you forget about her most recent career turn, the mini-controversy that already surrounds it, her life-threatening disease, the state of the free world and the reason you called. Because, in a very honest and friendly way, she makes you feel as though she understands fully the human comedy, and you are just not sharp enough to be in on the joke. It's what makes her Molly.
Right now, the joke--to Molly Ivins, anyway--is George the Younger. "Really, I've just found the Washington press corps has been so weak lately," she says, sounding truly mystified. "Everyone knows the man has no clue, but no one there has the courage to say it. I mean, good gawd, the man is as he always has been: barely adequate."
Ivins will soon have even more chances to weigh in on George W., now that she is no longer a columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram--and therefore not under her own self-imposed quota of writing about Texas topics at least once or twice a week. On Sunday, the Star-T announced that Ivins is leaving the paper to write directly for Creators Syndicate, which has long distributed her column. She'll continue to appear on the op-ed pages of the paper, but now she's just another syndicated columnist, no longer the woman most people identified with the Star-T. No longer will the paper have a columnist with national influence.
Ivins says she's looking forward to the lighter workload; she will write two columns for the syndicate instead of three for the newspaper. She will also continue working on her next book project, and she says she will soon begin writing a once-a-month essay for Time magazine.
"I just love it," she says, referring to her new twice-weekly schedule. "I don't know why I didn't do it years ago."
Partly because Ivins became the paper's star the moment she was hired in spring 1992, three months after the Dallas Times Herald was purchased and shut down by The Dallas Morning News. She's been writing in Texas for nearly 20 years, penning two best-selling books (the best known of which is Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?). She is one of the state's most recognizable exports, someone who makes every issue local; for Ivins, the world revolves around Tejas. Take her recent column on the China contretemps, for example.
Texans, of course, have a special stake in good relations with China, since we practically made peace with those folks all by ourselves...During the first reign of Bill Clements as governor, the State Department shipped Premier Deng of China to Texas on the first-ever visit of a big Chinese cheese to this country.
Clements, just the guy anyone would want in a diplomatic pinch, promptly announced to the whole state, "Now, we have to be nice to this little feller, whether we like chop suey or not."
Given her national stature, folks in the Star-T newsroom and friends of Ivins insist there is more to her departure than a simple change of pace. And they're right.
First, though, the denials. Ivins says there is nothing sinister behind her departure. "The Star-Telegram has been wonderful for me, incredible for me, in fact," she says. "I speak no evil, because there's no evil to be spoken."
"It was her decision," says Paul Harral, vice president and editorial director of the Star-Telegram. "I applaud her. She's a legendary talent. She uses words as well as anyone I've ever dealt with. I'll get people who will come up to me and complain that she's too liberal, but they'll say they read her anyway just because she's such a good writer."
All of which sounds peachy-keen, sweet as iced tea. But it begs one li'l ol' nagging question: Why then, part ways?
Newsroom theory No. 1: Ivins is too liberal for extremely conservative Tarrant County--especially Northeast Tarrant, where all the money, growth and focus groups are.
"No, that's not true at all," Harral says. "We get hammered no matter what we do. We publish people all the time who the readership doesn't like. It comes with the territory."
In fact, he says, first thing Monday morning, the paper called Creators and renegotiated the rights to continue running her column. Not that the Morning News could have had exclusive rights to run her column, or would have wanted to, or would even have noticed the announcement in Sunday's Star-T that Ivins was leaving. After all, the Morning News, tempting corporate fellatrix that she is, has been quite distracted lately, what with her mouth so tightly wrapped around Boeing's cockpit.
True, there were some gripes about Ivins that wafted through edit meetings when I worked at the Star-T a few years ago, about sloppy fact-checking, for example. And she has been accused in recent years of professional laziness at best, plagiarism at worst.
But those who worked with her did not join in the most common complaint about Ivins nowadays: that she's become a parody of herself, quick to adopt an aw-shucks persona as soon as a TV camera lights up and points her way. (An image that was highlighted on this past weekend's Saturday Night Live, as an Ivins character spouted southern-fried cornpone sayings during a parody of the political gabfest Hardball.)
But several sources suggest that, although none of the above would itself be grounds for a severed relationship, the idea to part ways was indeed broached by the Star-T, not by Ivins. Which leads to theory No. 2: This was, at least partly, about money.
I have no way of knowing for sure, but even Ivins herself acknowledges that the Star-T can now have the benefits of running her column without paying her a salary. In tight economic times (a.k.a., a "recession"), even the profit-machine that is the Star-T looks for ways to pinch pennies. I don't pretend to know how the negotiations really shook out, but someone is fibbing, and the reasons for the split are more complicated than Ivins or Harral lets on.
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(So, to sum up--negotiations: complicated.)
None of which should suggest that Ivins isn't honest when she says she's looking forward to the change. Just that it may have been one she was asked to make. And Harral is right: The paper won't suffer in the eyes of the readers; they don't care to whom she turns in her column, only that it winds up in the paper.
And it is hard to make much out of this, because Ivins sounds generally excited about the chance to have more time to herself, even if that means just a few extra hours a week. She's done with her chemotherapy treatment for her breast cancer and says her doctors give her a 70 percent chance of being cancer-free for the next five years. Things like that make determining who said what and when seem less than important.
"But I don't want to make it sound as though cancer has done a damn thing for me, because it hasn't," Ivins says, laughing again. "But getting better has been a curious process for me. And some decisions have simply become quite clear. This is the right thing to do. That's clear."


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Well, Hope is now claiming that she's never been hit before in her life. So, all those allegations against Maks and your coach she made in her book are....false?
Hope Solo Defends Jerramy Stevens On Twitter, As Media Continue To Scrutinize Her Personal Life
"It's unfortunate what the media can do to judge before the facts are out there. It's hard to see, but it's a hard truth, and it's part of life," she told the Associated Press. "I'm happy. I'm happily married. I would never stand for domestic violence. I've never been hit in my life."


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In a turn of events, India on Friday said it was "hopeful" talks for a global deal on easing Customs norms, or a trade facilitation agreement (TFA), would be revived in September, even as it failed to meet the July 31 deadline due to lack of consensus among members over food stockholding and farm subsidies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the US in September to meet US President Barack Obama.
On Sunday, WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo had a telephone conversation with Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, to understand India's "real demands".
"Our concern is not food security but specifically, food stockholding. There is a difference between the two. We are sure American lobby groups will understand this and coax the US to give in for return of TFA. And, once the US is ready to compromise, others will fall in place. We only pushed the deadline till September, we did not kill it (the TFA) forever. We have no problem with the TFA," a senior commerce ministry official told Business Standard.
It was learnt Azevedo was "dissatisfied" with India's stance and asked it to narrow its proposal within the parameters of what was presented by India when the WTO General Council was suspended on July 25, said senior commerce department officials involved in the talks.
As a result, India on Monday narrowed its proposal to two primary demands, as an alternative to what it had initially sought in lieu of signing the protocol related to the TFA, aimed at reducing transaction costs through simplified Customs norms.
The two options India asked the WTO director general to consider related to explaining the meaning of "excessive rate of inflation", as was stipulated under the WTO's agreement on agriculture, based on which food subsidy calculation was arrived at.
India proposed to revise the external reference price (ERP), based on which farm subsidy was calculated, according to WTO norms, to a more contemporary period. Currently, the ERP of 1986-1988 is taken into consideration for calculating the quantum of subsidies provided by each member country. Besides, as an alternative, India proposed India and other developing countries be allowed to avail of the so-called 'peace clause' until a permanent solution was arrived at, and not until December 2017, as was agreed at the Bali ministerial.
Additionally, India also assured a permanent solution on food stockpiling and subsidies would be worked out soon. "We know asking for an indefinite peace clause will (make developed countries worry India will run away with the clause). Therefore, we said 'we are ready to negotiate a permanent solution to counter such claims'," said an official.
On Friday, the WTO secretariat went on a month-long summer break; it will resume work on September 1. Before breaking, the WTO chief said failure to meet the deadline to sign the TFA protocol by July 31 would have "significant consequences", even as he urged members to try and seek a compromise.
"Every country guards its domestic interests zealously and India's stance of pursuing parallel progress on trade facilitation and food security at the WTO is a principled step," said Pradeep S Mehta, founder and secretary-general of trade advisory body CUTS and member of the WTO's high-level panel on the future of trade.


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Weledo Publications Enterprise is pleased to announce that it is currently engaged in a process of updating certain features of its Tigrinya learning products.
April 5, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Weledo Publications Enterprise is pleased to announce that it is currently engaged in a process of updating certain features of its Tigrinya learning products. In this regards, several book cover designs and packaging design/appearance for the educational games product category are undergoing changes.
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Several years ago a friend took me to a motivational seminar that I thoroughly enjoyed. Instead of focusing on money and success, the leaders guided us toward understanding our unique identity and purpose in life. Then they passed along some helpful methods for effective living. One motto has stayed with me: "Do it now!" The principle they taught us was that it takes as much energy to avoid a task as it does to do it. Procrastination saps power; completion gives relief.
A spiritual application can be seen in Hebrews 3, a passage filled with an air of immediacy as it calls us to obey the Lord. "'Today,' if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, . . . but exhort one another daily, while it is called 'Today,' lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin" (vv.7-8,13). We don't know how long it would have taken the children of Israel to reach the Promised Land if they had obeyed God, but their 40-year journey resulted from their unwilling hearts. An entire generation missed the adventure of a lifetime (vv.8-11).
When we know how the Lord wants us to live, why don't we just say "Yes!" No debate, no delay. Do it now!
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Lakers vs Magic Games | NBA Finals 2009
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It's the end of another basketball season. Watch Lakers vs Magic games and see who will be the champion for the NBA Finals 2009. You can watch Lakers vs Magic games live streaming online or in your local sports channel.
The 2009 NBA Finals live stream is between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers versus Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic. The North American broadcast is produced by ESPN and can be watch live on television in ABC in the US and TSN in Canada.
Currently, the Lakers lead the championship series over the Magic at 2-1.
Here are the schedule of the remaining games:
Lakers vs Magic Game 4 – June 11
Lakers vs Magic Game 5 – June 14
Magic vs Lakers Game 6 – June 16
Magic vs Lakers Game 7 – June 18
Lakers won Game 5 and is the NBA 2009 champions at 4-1. Congratulations!
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5 Tips to Stay Motivated in Your Business
You, as an entrepreneur, are a generally driven person. Your decision to go into business can mostly be attributed to your desire to carve out your own path through life. And to do this, you need ample drive and energy.
But sometimes, even the most motivated person can feel disheartened during challenging times; whether due to business or personal issues. When this happens, it's crucial that you be able to pick yourself up and continue to do your best for your business.
To keep you motivated, here are some useful pointers to help you fall in love with your business all over again.
1. Remember the dream.
Never forget what made you want to be an entrepreneur in the first place. Besides enjoying the freedom of doing things your way, you also get an immense sense of fulfilment when seeing your ideas come to fruition.
However, when confronted with disappointments and frustration, it's easy to lose sight of this dream. Instead, focus on your achievements and what has gotten you this far, and push on. If there is one thing in common all established entrepreneurs say, it is that the road to success is paved with failure.
2. Celebrate every goal achieved.
To keep the passion burning and stay motivated in your business, it is important to see progress. So start by setting yourself bite-sized goals that you can achieve daily/weekly or monthly and feel good about yourself with every goal accomplished. While these may seem like baby steps, the purpose is to build confidence and to continually move forward.
As time goes by, and with success building on success, you will be able to increase your pace and start setting yourself bigger goals.
3. Accept setbacks as learning opportunities.
One of the most common reasons for losing motivation is to feel overwhelmed when an unexpected obstacle comes along and throws your plans off-course. Don't be discouraged by such setbacks. Rather, see it an opportunity to learn and fine-tune your business strategy.
Refusing to let any obstacle hold you back is already a major step forward. But if the problem is too big to tackle at one go, break it down into more manageable sizes and make a list of possible solutions, weighing the pros and cons for each. Very often, an obstacle is only as daunting as we make it out to be.
4. Get inspired by stories of success.
Learning about the success of top business leaders and the challenges they overcame can serve as a great source of motivation. Think Big Think Canon has profiled several of Singapore's top entrepreneurs such as EpiCentre's Jimmy Fong and Paradise Group's Eldwin Chua. Click here to be inspired by their stories.
Taking part in networking events like Canon's Think Big Entrepreneur Convention can also connect you with established entrepreneurs who could serve as mentors to help you to grow your business.
5. Take time to unwind.
Getting caught up in your early entrepreneurial enthusiasm might lead you to take on too many tasks too soon, leaving you feeling burned out. You will know this has happened to you when you get bothered by even the slightest things and have difficulty focusing on the task at hand.
At times like these, you need to take a breather and recharge. Go for a leisurely run, spend time with your loved ones, catch up on a book or take a nap; anything that will take your mind off your business for a period of time.
Being well-rested and recharged helps you think better and clearer, making you a more productive worker, and this means your business will definitely benefit from it.
As an entrepreneur, it is absolutely vital that you stay motivated about your business. Even though there will be days where you can't help but question yourself, those are the times when you should reflect and reaffirm your beliefs. Because if you are not convinced about your own ideas, chances are no one else will buy them too.


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This article provides an introduction to the mini-theme in this issue of Business Law Today as well as an invitation the join the committee.
Mergers and divisions of tax partnerships raise many issues, which may provide a planning opportunity for the careful, or a pitfall for the unwary.
LLCs tend to be vastly superior to corporations from a tax point of view, but business lawyers who are unversed in the intricacies of partnership tax may find that the sale of LLC interests has unexpected tax consequences.
This article discusses the appropriateness of harmonizing various areas of business entity law and concludes that harmonization is occurring in some instances, should in others, and is sometimes inappropriate.
This article provides a preliminary analysis of the basic rules regarding freedom of contract and fiduciary duties under corporate law and limited liability company law in the context of entity rationalization.
On November 12, the SEC announced it had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Scott Herckis, a former hedge fund administrator. This is the first time since introducing a formal Cooperation Initiative in 2010 that the SEC has entered into a DPA with an individual.
The law in Delaware on forum selection clauses is relatively clear. But what if the forum selection clause is found in a corporate charter or bylaws?
The Business Law Section held its 2013 Fall Meeting on November 22 and 23 in Washington, D.C. The meeting featured outstanding CLE programs, seven of which we highlight in this issue. In addition, the meeting featured the always standing room only "Dialogue with the Director of the Division of Corporate Finance," which we also highlight.


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Turkey May Be Going Through Hard Times, but It Remains a Powerhouse of Poetry
Despite the political upheaval and suppression of intellectuals, the country's literary scene flourishes. A conversation with the courageous poet Efe Duyan.
Despite the political upheaval and suppression of intellectuals, the country's literary scene flourishes. A conversation with the courageous poet Efe Duyan.
In a penitent farewell offering, Haaretz's controversial columnist explains how he allowed his role of 'amusing devil' to take control of his life - and his conscience.
There's no way of settling this question - but what is clear is that empathy for the suffering of Israelis is foreign to tribal Palestinian society.
When you're laughed at in public – for example, on a popular TV show – you are effectively canonized. That's the prize, or perhaps punishment, for breaking a taboo.
In the contest of who is the most vulgar, the left-wing icon Noa or the right-wing culture minister Miri Regev, Noa wins hands-down.
In a throwback to medieval times, everyone on Israel's right and left is trying to find their own demon for the country's woes.
Any of the terrible things the right-wing government is ostensibly doing to culture, the enlightened left has already done better.
The recent media storm over the 'wedding of hate' video proves that transparency has become the most-prized, and overrated, virtue in Israel.
Even when we are appalled by the antics of some right-wing groups, their actions aren't always as absurd as they may initially appear.
Why are Israelis attacking Donald Trump? After all, his vision of barring Muslims has been implemented for years here.


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USD/JPY (a 4-hour chart)
General overview
All the last week, the dollar/yen pair was traded under the U.S. government debt influence, as well as the messages from the Fed's decisions on monetary policy. This provoked multidirectional activity in a rather narrow sideways range. The BoJ head Kuroda confirmed the readiness without hesitation to correct the policy if the inflation returns to earlier levels.
The price is finding the first support at 101.60, the next one is at 101.00. The price is finding the first resistance at 102.23, the next one is at 102.70. There is a weak and non-confirmed sell signal. The price is under the Cloud and it is above the Chinkou Span. The downward movement will be until the price is under the Kijun-Sen. The MACD indicator is in a neutral territory.
Trading recommendations
For the third time in the last three months, the buyers can approach the level of 102.65. If the approach occurs on the declining volume, it is likely to bounce down. The bounce potential target is the strong support level of 101.35.


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In this hour, Michele Norris is best-known to public radio listeners as the co-host of NPR's All Things Considered. She's also the author of a memoir called The Grace of Silence. She talks with Anne Strainchamps about her family's hidden racial past.
Then, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson tells the story of America's Great Migration in her book, The Warmth of Other Suns. The book chronicles the epic struggle for freedom of the six million people who migrated North from the southern states before the era of civil rights and equal opportunity. Wilkerson speaks with Steve Paulson.
After that, Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison tells Jim Fleming that while her childhood in Ohio was dramatically different from her parents' experiences in the segregated South, racial integration had the unintended effect of magnifying class differences among African Americans.
Following that, producer Cynthia Woodland introduces us to The Bid Whist Ladies – a small group of African American women in Madison, Wisconsin who've been meeting once a week to play cards for over 25 years. Bid Whist has been a staple of African American culture for generations.
And finally, Thomas Chatterton Williams is a young writer who grew up listening to hip hop. His scholarly father instilled in him a passion for reading books. He tells Jim Fleming that when he went to college, hip hop began to lose its appeal. His memoir is called Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip Hop Culture. [Broadcast Date: September 21, 2011]
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How many of you have gone to your favorite therapist, doctor or shoe store complaining of some sort of pain? You got a cursory evaluation; were fitted with shoes or orthotics and found that indeed your complaint(s) resolved; but only to find yourself complaining of something else hurting you a few weeks later without having changed anything else in your training.
In order to correctly determine if an overpronation should be corrected using shoes or orthotics, a functional and a structural examination is mandatory. This requires an evaluation of the pelvis, hip, knee, ankle and foot ranges of motion along with at least a lunge and a squat test to examine other elements of motion such as force production, force dissipation, proprioception, stability and balance.
Leg lengths should be examined to rule out inequalities. The pelvis and the spine must be evaluated for proper joint motion and alignment. Last but not least, muscle length and strength ratios may need to be assessed. Without these factors being accurately examined, an improper correction could be made, which will eventually result in other dysfunctions and ensuing pain.
One of the common and frequent reasons for overpronation is a lack of normal ankle range of motion. If the foot/ankle is unable to dorsiflex (bend backward) properly, it will not allow the knee to travel forward enough for the body to move its center of mass over the foot, hence making the forward motion of the body difficult.
In such a case, the foot is forced to pronate excessively and as a result the knee will drift medially (toward midline) and the hip will have to excessively adduct (move toward midline) and internally (turn inward) rotate. This of course continues into the rest of kinetic chain and results in other abnormalities in motion mechanics.
In this particular (and quite common) instance of poor ankle mobility, correction through shoes and orthotics is often asking for trouble. The overpronation in this case is a needed compensation for a lack of mobility elsewhere in the body. Taking this compensatory element away without first addressing and correcting the true underlying cause will inevitably force compensation (frequently accompanied by pain) in another part of the body.
Here is a simple test you can perform to see if you fall under this particular category:
While in a standing position, place your feet shoulder-width apart. Make sure that your feet and toes are pointing forward and not turned outward (away from the midline of the body). See if you can get into a squatting position that places your knees at or below 90 degrees of flexion (bending) without your heels coming off the ground or your feet externally rotating (turning outward).
If you are unable to complete this test, then there is a good chance your foot pronation is due to inflexibility of your ankles and that is what should be corrected, not the pronating foot. Please note that there are other factors, beyond the scope of this article that can be involved here as well.
Before you consider correcting foot pronation, be sure to have a detailed and complete structural and functional evaluation done by a qualified provider. Not doing so may cost you much more than an improperly fitted shoe or useless pair of orthotics. Remember that the real question to that should be answered is not if you over pronate, but why.Are you training for a race? Sign up for your next running event.
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text: THE first sound that squeaked over my dry lips, bursting the tense bubble that doubled as the space between us, launched my shakes into an audible reality, confirming my first discovery of a woman in a leading role. Standing in front of her, armed with a paper-thin, albeit typewritten, Tipp-Ex-stained CV, eyes brimming with stars for the future, I managed a blue-eyed, sincere "Dankie Mevrou" (for the audience she allowed me). With "You can call me by my first name. And let's keep this in English", she welcomed me not only into her office, but also into a corporate journey featuring a string of powerful women. I noticed a bullet hole in the window next to her and drowned my imagination with a sip of water as the blur of the new world I entered slowly readjusted its picture. My metamorphosis from radical student into tax-paying citizen kicked off. A world dotted by strong female minds, their fairness and firm belief in principles unfolding. Years later, and deeper in the trenches, I learnt to dodge the spears of corporate warriors from a boss who hailed from KwaZulu-Natal. Sharing her truths and observations that were so far removed from my protected early life leaped me into an even fuller life. The tricks she taught me - to feel the pain of the bullets, but to bounce back more resilient and determined - became the mantra for a friendship that will see us both into a very healthy old age, as we stare into her favourite Merlot to relive the shields we built. For over 15 years of running in and out of corporate chambers, my steps have been nurtured, nudged, discovered and more than often, improved by a woman who offered wisdom and strength to kickstart an idea they were assured I could complete to my own style. The lessons I learnt in business were repeated across the full spectrum of my female bosses. As the complete Afrikaans to Zulu package unfolded, demanding from me an equal measure of passion and dedication to match their focus and perseverance, I carved their stories in my own style and witnessed a tapestry of experience growing within me that can withstand a storm from anywhere on the scale of A-Z. And storms there were aplenty. And yet, while my memoirs one day will feature my learning to fine-step with the brightness some have brought to my career, there's a special spot too for the intuitive quickstep I've developed to back-step out of some of their fury. Much will be said this month about the change women have ignited in our society since they defiantly petitioned a world where men dominated an era of bad decision-making. This expectation we have of women hoists them into a precious spot of fixing the ills of the world. It comes with that familiar stare a child gives his mom in seeking kickboxing tips to settle the school bully. You know she's not going to give it to you, but you tease the beast inside anyway. Mothers, women, female colleagues, our sisters are more pragmatic. They know the secret is not in the once-off street credit of the kick. They find it in the patience of planning the long journey we are all on. And when you are lucky and open to listening, they share the secrets they've learnt on their way there. I hear from Mevrou and my kingdom friend in much the same frequency as I hear from my mom. They have grown the mix I have become since waking up in corporate South Africa, shortly after its rebirth in 1994. With sincere respect, gratitude and appreciation. - Fin24 With one foot in corporate SA and another on the bicycle, Adriaan freewheels on Twitter as @aiBester as he co-ponders a @FutureCapeTown* Follow Fin24 on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.


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Q&A With the Photographer Behind Those Viciously Funny "SF: For Rent" Photos
Scott Lucas | Photo: Courtesy Scot Hampton | March 21, 2014
Scot Hampton explains the secrets behind his viral photo essay.
It was only a matter of time before some smart-ass photographer put together a pitch-perfect satire of the cost of shelter in this town. That smart-ass was local photographer Scot Hampton, whose brilliant photo essay, SF: For Rent, savagely parodies San Francisco's rents by putting up "For Rent" signs on dumpsters, manhole covers, and parklets, and then pairing them with fake rental listings. His work has gone viral today, so we phoned up Hampton to get the scoop:
San Francisco: We'd be willing to bet you got the idea for the photo essay series from—what else—San Francisco's horrible housing market. But how'd you come with the approach to stick "For Rent" signs on trash cans, mailboxes, and dumpsters?
Scot Hampton: It was after seeing some of the terrible craigslist housing ads that SFist, Uptown Almanac, and The Bold Italic occasionally post. Couches or closets for rent at exorbitant prices.
You know, five grand a month for that "waterfront condo" that's really a dumpster doesn't actually seem that bad.
In retrospect, you're right. I probably should have listed that rental property for about $10k!
How much worse do you think things are going to get?
I think things are going to get much worse, with an even greater income disparity.
Your piece is one of those funny but not funny satires. Do you have a larger point about housing behind it? Or is this just a really smart way to call attention to how crazy the market is?
The main point was to call out how crazy the market is right now, but also to allude to how bad (I think) it will get. There's a great quote in one of my favorite old books (The Barbary Coast by Herbert Asbury) that someone tweeted recently, that applies to present day SF just as much as it did in the 1850's. I'm also working on a companion photo essay, taking portraits of people displaced by the housing market or evicted by the Ellis Act.
What's the solution? Building more housing? Stricter rent control? Everybody moving to Stockton?
I do not know. I'm not sure if there is one. It's the basic law of supply and demand. You have a limited supply coupled with an endless demand created by well-paying tech jobs—wish I had one!—in which no shortage of renters are willing to pay top dollar for any nook and cranny available. More housing is being built, but it's mostly luxury apartments and condos that cater to a higher paying clientele with higher paid jobs whom can afford them. In my humble opinion, the middle class will eventually be priced out of the city entirely.
Just how hard is to be a working artist right now?
It's been tough. My day job is working as a part-time freelance video editor, barely making ends meet. I don't make much money as a photographer. Yet.
What's the worst rental situation you've ever been in?
I've been relatively lucky in SF. I've lived in Noe Valley, the Inner Sunset, and SOMA. However, I went to LA for work in 2011 for about a year, and when I came back in 2012 I couldn't afford anything in the city. I currently rent a room in Alameda. I miss the city. I have a friend who rents a closet in the city... but I don't miss the city enough for that!
Your piece has being going viral all day around San Francisco's blogosphere. Are you surprised at the traction it's had?
Very surprised. I didn't know it would touch a nerve with so many people. I guess there's a lot of people out there who are just as disgusted and disheartened with the insane rental prices as I am.
Do you know if anyone has put a deposit down on that manhole cover? We've been looking to move out of our studio...
Not yet! And surprisingly, the CL ad for the Plaza Fountain Condo is still up after 8 days!
Enough about us. Tell us more about you
I've spent the last decade or so working in tv and video, but this year I am making a career switch to photography full time. I've been taking pictures since I was a kid. It's time to return to my roots. A glutton for punishment? Want to be even poorer? I guess both, but photography is my passion, so I'm going for it.
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...from the School of Medicine of Dakar (1918). It achieved full status as a university in the French system in 1957 and became known as the University of Dakar. The name was changed in 1987 to University Cheikh Anta Diop to honour a Senegalese scholar and politician. Following disturbances in 1968, Senegal concluded an agreement with France that emphasized a more African-based curriculum....


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Not sure if he was just messing with my head?
Last night i was having a conversation with my son about his school. I personally do not like how they run the school they seem to be a bit on the incompetent side. The teachers are great but the administration really needs to figure out how to run a school. I have a dd in a different school and they should give lessons. we were discussing this. Several weeks ago there was a fire in the school. and the school was evacuated but it was very chaotic. NO one knew what to do not even teachers who just kept telling kids to go. when the police and fire dept got there and I couldn't get in touch with the school. I was on the phone with my son and I told him to just leave. The school never called me to tell me he missed a class. they don't call me to tell me anything. If my dd is more than 4 mins late to a class i get a phone call. So we were talking and he tells me that the school will only call if a student skips a class between 1st period and 5th period that they won't call for periods 6-9. To which i pointed out his school sucks lol but that when report cards came parents would find out because each class takes attendance. If you are absent from a class or a day each teacher would record it and then on the report card they put the number of times the child was absent per class right next to the grade. I pulled out his last report card and showed him where it said it. He hasn't missed a day yet this year so all of his were 0's I showed him his sisters report card (they do report cards the same way) and showed where she missed 2 classes (non cutting she had permission to be in another room but the teacher still marks an absence) Well the look on his face the best way to describe it would be deer in headlights. The expression of OH SHIT came across his face. When i started questioning it he just smiled and said na just kidding. I should have report cards within a cpl of days. But if he's skipping classes he's gonna be one sorry kid.
Quoting Barabell:
I hope he's not skipping!
We have an online system where I can check attendance and if homework is turned in, and my son knows that I check it regularly.
His school sucks lol I can check online for homeworks and stuff for 2 classes but not attendnance. There is another site that i can check his attendance but only if he's been absent whole days and even that system is really behind. by the time the information shows up i'll already have found out about it and his grounding would be over lol
I would have raised hell with the school the next day. I used to do that all time. Raise hell when the busses were running 30 minutes to 2 hours late and no one called. When the school was on lock down or evacuated for some reason. I'm besties (sarcasm) with the school board. I figure if I can get 3 auto calls a week about what's going on about a football game they can send out an automated call too. I would rather have the call about a bus that wasn't mine than not get one about my kids. They call every time now.


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Molecular Biology of Pulmonary Epithelium
The Marsico Lung Institute has extensive capabilities in the molecular biology of human airway epithelia. With respect to the cell stocks mentioned, most stocks have been characterized for CFTR status and are available for other genetic studies. Specific molecular capabilities now include:
- Studies of gene expression in human pulmonary epithelia: Available are techniques and data that have emanated from extensive Affymetric analyses of whole genome expression in human airway and alveolar epithelia, and also more recent data generated from high throughput sequencing (454 pyrosequencing) of RNA to produce "RNA seq" libraries of human pulmonary epithelia under a variety of conditions.
- Gene transduction capacities in pulmonary epithelia: These capacities include the ability to express both conventional transgenes, siRNAs, and shRNAs in human pulmonary epithelia. The vectors of choice for these techniques include equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) gene transfer and shRNA expression (Fig. 5), paramyxovirus (RSV/PIV3) vectors, AAV vectors, adenoviral vectors, and lipids/plasma formulations.
Figure 5. Expertise in genetic manipulation of hTBE.
Top Panel: VSV-G pseudotyped pSLIK-based (G418 resistance) lentiviral vector was used express shRNA to the ENaC protein in an inducible manner [induced by doxycycline (Dox)]. Primary hTBE cells on plastic were infected with pSLIK lentivirus, selected with G418, subcultured at an air liquid interface to induce differentiation and induced with Dox.
A) > 50% mRNA reduction was seen +Dox compared to -Dox.
B) This corresponded to a >80% reduction in ENaC protein by western,
C) a corresponding reduction in ENaC function (amiloride) by Ussing chambers, and
D) an increase in airway surface liquid height representing decreased ENaC activity.
Inducible over-expression of red fluorescent protein (RFP) was obtained in a similar fashion using inducible lentiviral vector (pTRIPZ). The images show whole mounts stained with anti-beta tubulin IV for ciliated cells (green) and red fluorescence. RFP expression is robust and only in the presence of Dox (3D confocal stack).


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Final Jeopardy Category: Fallen Stocks. Answer: Twitter, LinkedIn and Yelp.
Question: What three social-media stocks have lost more than 25 percent of their value this year?
OK, not an easy one for even Ken Jennings, but the question may hold the key to the direction of the market in the months to come.
That's because while the S&P 500 vaulted past 1,900 last week for the first time in history, many of the market leaders that put the household-name averages into uncharted ground so far in 2014 have done so without the leadership of the so-called momentum stocks, and it's not just social media.
Amazon and Netflix shares have cratered more than 20 percent from their March highs, even as both companies announced double-digit price increases. As David Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff explains: "We do indeed have a stock market with multiple personalities on our hands."
That's typically not a good omen. While it can be healthy to see the froth come out of the highfliers after a long bull run, a breakdown of the market darlings often presages further declines. Such was the case in 2000 when tech bubble 1.0 began to pop.
As tech stock maven Fred Hickey warns, stocks are vulnerable to a sharp pullback. He points to the Shiller cyclically adjusted PE ratio for stocks, which is currently around 25, or 50 percent above its historical average and a level only topped before in 1929, 2000 and 2008.
All this has some of the biggest money mavens getting out in front of the market with sell warnings. In the pre-Memorial Day conference rush that has become the Cannes Festival of investing, some of the richest hedge-fund billionaires have sounded the alarm.
Appaloosa Management founder David Tepper garnered the most attention after being correctly long and loud on stocks all last year. "Don't be too freakin' long," he cautioned last week at the SALT Conference of hedge fund hall-of-famers.
Meanwhile, Citigroup's Tobias Levkovich marveled, "The elevated broad levels practically appear miraculous."
Also troubling: The latest survey by Aon Hewitt shows that retirees have 66 percent of their savings in stocks, the most since March 2008, and up from 48 percent in the dark days of 2009.
Sell in May and go away? Reading the tea leaves of the momentum stocks, the old saw might prove the right bet yet again.


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