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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Monday, August 30, 2010
I am afraid for our future generation when this great nation of ours breeds fear instead of tolerance, violence instead of peace, hate instead of love. Ignorance of a thing does not mean you must fear it. This is especially true when it pertains to a third of the world's people.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Dear Texas, Really? You want to write civil rights, slavery, separation of church and state, and frickin' Thomas Jefferson out of our history books? Listen, I'm certain that your entire state is NOT populated by backwater hicks, as evidenced by the location of my beautiful sister and niece; so stop assuming America is full of gun-and-god-loving capitalist Neocrats. Love, This Guy. http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/05/16/211238/Texas-Schools-Board-Rewriting-US-History http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/16/texas-schools-rewrites-us-history http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/02/12/182223/Texas-Textbooks-Battle-Is-Actually-an-American-War
Sunday, March 28, 2010
"It's very dear to me, the issue of gay marriage. Or as I like to call it: 'marriage.' You know, because I had lunch this afternoon, not gay lunch. I parked my car; I didn't gay park it" -Liz Feldman
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Skidding down the tracks
at fifty miles per hour,
bile crawling up my
throat vexing the interstate
hexing the interstitial highway.
The blue sky is a
far cry from the black cloud
hung above my head,
and me without my umbrella.
Maybe metaphors are useless.
I just want to break something.
Too bad my bookbag is weighed down
with tissue and used toilet paper.
There's a time where I want to say
I'm sorry, or
I forgive you, or
I wish this could have turned out differently.
There's a time where all the words
built up around our little brittle
brick walls could have poured in
from a cement truck,
but those fucking union workers were on break
drinking lattes from the trendy joint on the corner.
Besides, you just handed me the keys.
Said "Have a nice life."
That was weeks ago.
I careen down the 42nd Street river,
the downpour harder than my cock during a
spectacular blowjob, and I slide past the vendors
offering soup for the soul, past the tourists
gobbling the city for the last time, past the map givers,
past the guy selling bus rides, past the fliers
advertising commerce or shame (or both), past the comedy shows
where nothing is funny and everyone laughs.
My eyes scream in monochrome.
The devil has half its job done,
just waits for me to place
my other hand to the stove.
But I still forgive you.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
An Imaginary Conversation With My Girlfriend
The urinals at work are awful.
They comprise some of the
worst design choices I have
ever witnessed or been privy to.
The thing is 'V'-shaped, which
would be OK in most situations, but
is made at such a severe angle that
the backsplash returns
a full stream right on your pants.
Every time I use it I can
see the droplets spring forth from the porcelain
with such force it's everything
I can do to dodge them while
still maintaining a respectable distance
from the stall. My
feet must part an extra foot
at an equally acute angle as the urinal.
The floor wets itself every
time, as a nod to its own design flaws.
God forbid I strike the
dome-shaped drain with my pee-stream --
it guffaws as it throws yellow
drops straight at my face.
The pink sterile smelling cakes
are just more obstacles to traverse.
Ultimately, I have two choices - constant
vigilance to protect my shoes,
or the toilet stool.
I tell you this
because you listen.
I wish I had a story about
some incredible sale I made,
or how my
coworker is having lunch
with Tommy Lee Jones tomorrow. But
my day isn't fraught
with interesting goings-on.
Nay, it's the urinals or silence.
In conclusion, my pants stayed dry today.
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Name Calling
You fat, ugly cunt.
You waste of skin, you
harried and unrepentant bitch. You filthy
piece of humanity, you poor,
snobbed misguided
form, you sincerely large pile of saggy tits
and loose pussy, you callous-handed harbinger of pain
and suffering.
You immature half of a person,
you child, you
indescribably bad liar, you cavorting slut, you
sad excuse for a woman, you undesirable piece
of female genitalia, you reason men turn gay.
You paunch of disgust and reverb, you mannish hen, you
sorry grub of musical talent, you infinitesimally
intelligent sow, you beady-eyed con artist,
you slow-witted wonder of molecules, you attention-
seeking thrill rat, you drug-addled
veil of sycophantic maina.
You hypocritical mass of hysterics.
I used to love you.
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The 100th Post.
Is boring. Move on to the next one please.
Oh, and be good, or be good at it.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
like God stuck a turkey baster in the middle of the color wheel and spun them just for me just like every time i get nauseated with this giddy charm like i'm 13 and the babysitter just winked at me like i was just in the way of that goddamned cherub's line of sight and i was going like 95 down the tunnel of love smoking a fag and swiggin' on the old beam like that punch drunk love kind of crazy like i might go insane from looking too long at them.
(and they had to be brown)
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
Pipe Dream
beckon, waste me away to your corner.
Tongue whip me submissive;
breathe fire and seal fates.
crush fear.
I'll love you forever.
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This was rewritten from another piece I believe I've already posted. Much better this way.
- bademailname
Thursday, May 22, 2008
My Life Without Underwear: Nearing Completion
I have one, maybe two more rounds of quick editing on my upcoming book, My Life Without Underwear, before the final publishing authorization is made. It's almost time to announce a publication date! Should there be a release party, and if so, where should it be held? Would New York City open its arms to yet another contemporary poet, or do I return to Virginia Beach, VA where my work originally took on its shape?
There's plenty of time to make a decision.
- bademailname
Addendum to May 13 Post (Google Analytics)
I also wanted to mention that I was right; a rare occurrence. My post dated May 13 that was mostly flame-bait succeeded in netting me the most visitors to date. Woohoo!
According to the theory of obtaining a thousand true fans: One down, only 999 to go.
New York Living On The Cheap: Fuggetaboudit
And so, in my panic at realizing it has been nearly ten days since my last post, I would just like to submit that I finally succumbed to the truism that NYC is the single most expensive place to live in the world.
Gas was $4.13 at the station nearest me, last time I checked. I drove a handful of times over the last few weeks, and only then to pick up/drop off my girlfriend. Thankfully, I can get nearly anywhere in the five boroughs for $2.00 (thank you, Metrocard). The food is incredible here, and sometimes incredibly expensive. I found several electronics stores in the city that mark everything up by 50-80% from original retail. (C'mon, an iPhone for $1329.99?! Are you effin' nuts?)
My unemployment insurance barely covers my monthlies, and leaves me with virtually zero spending cash. Any poetry readers care to donate to the cause of my livelyhood?
To boot, I've been sulking, not writing. It may be a cop-out, but it's the only excuse I have left to hold.
By and Large, though, I maintain optimistic and vigilant in my search for a life here.
- bademailname
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Prickdom and Popularity: Directly Proportional.
I feel a rage coming, but soon. Hopefully, as has happened in the past, a torrent of better-than-decent/good writing will come from it. But first, an intro/meta-spective. It's full of embellishments, some outright lies, but mostly single-mindedness to the point of chaos. It's a first step to saying what's really on my mind, so bear with me.
Has anyone else noticed that snobbery and popularity move in direct proportion on the internet?
Follow along with this stream of consciousness, if you will. I was reading "The Next Page" this morning, a holdover from something i saw yesterday but never got around to reading. They had reprinted online a small book that had been published only for a conference held in Denver. Firstly, I found that when the slideshow started, the new window had covered up most of the logo on the page out of focus ... so that the letters spelled out "NOBserver." Which led to me thinking what snobby little pricks they were for being so high-faluting that anyone would want to view 30 pages' worth of tables of contents - with barely any comment offered as to why these specific TOCs were chosen (one small introductory page about five paragraphs deep). What's more, why are 50% of the picks all design books? Surely there's a designer that made better choices for a 13th edition of The Great Gatsby than did some design grad's senior thesis. To boot, nearly half of the design "choices" were identical to one another. Now, I realize I'm no graphic design student, but I do have two eyes and a bit of logic. Besides the stylistic choice to columnize the page numbers, or perhaps a single or double-space decision, there is little else to discern between two-thirds of the presented TOCs.
Which got me thinking that, most of the time, the most severe pricks on the internet are also the most popular figureheads: Steve Jobs, John C. Dvorak, the entire crew at b0ingb0ing - all snobbery, and yet somehow all incredibly loved for their ability to spew vitriol and scathe.
It's a given that none of the aforementioned characters wants to be a snob, (except perhaps Dvorak or Jardin), but they all seem to occasionally fall into the same pit traps as any other writer worth their salt. The motto of news agencies the world over is "If it bleeds it leads;" A more stringent rule of the internet is "If it causes emotional distress to at least one person besides the writer, post it." Web writers have long known that the stake the internet has on our psyches is one of emotional needs, and very personal; compared to the wide, sweeping lifelessness of the printed word, or the decadent past tense of video. The latter two mediums have conditioned us to feel nothing unless it is immediate. Therefore, the internet is the best source of cultural emotional temperatures, while TV, magazines and newspapers strive to reiterate our boundaries.
What's more, I LIKE Xeni, Cory, Mark, and all the other peeps at b0ingb0ing. I read that site every damn day, and I love most of the things they put in their repository. So, why am I belittling the BB gang? Simple, they are easy targets, and I myself am falling into the trap of causing emotional distress for the sake of popularity. I'm a little jealous of their fame, a little peeved that they consider themselves so hip as to be above and beyond the culture fashionistas, a little disappointed they don't post my suggestions.
In my building hatred for people I've never met, I seem to be storing it all in the pit of my stomach. Either this will be my own claim to fame when it is finally released, or it will be my downfall as it consumes me. In any case, I bet a gazillion dollars that I get more reads on this post than any before it.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Using the Skyfire beta ...
... to write this post. So far, it has been a pretty slick ride. even using EDGE it's fast (enough) to keep me from going crazy; it fortunately does not harken back to the dial-up days.
Then again, it doesn't like zooming-in on pages with rich content. Myspace does OK until you hit a friend's page that contains so much brik-a-brak you can't stand viewing it on any browser - mobile or otherwise. Sites like YouTube and Break.com may as well not have a place here, since they first have to render on a remote server before hitting your winmo phone. Video barely runs a frame per second while the audio whittles away blithely.
Strange that I haven't posted any creative works lately. It's not that I've run out of ideas - quite the opposite actually. I have a glut of ideas sitting in my head, all fighting for a little focus. It's that I can't seem to pick one idea without all the others entering my consciousness and bitch-slapping me back into a confused schizophrenia.
But that's for another time.
Skyfire is under beta now, for Windows Mobile 5 and up.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Black Coffin
OK, Sherman, set the wayback machine for 2001, when I decided that my poetry didn't entirely suck.
This is an aggregation.
An amalgamation.
A congregation,
A conglomeration, an estimation of the
You are an imbecility.
A facility for the anti-
amiability. Amicability.
It becomes:
A Disastorability for
Brandability. To Intractability.
So let us have:
Insinuation. Insulation for our
Nation of Calculation, Recalcitration, Fornication.
As a people.
As a person.
As a whole being.
Insipid Insipid Insipid.
Stupid uneducated no effect having promiscuous
silly little worms of a blood beating fuck-up as
a person.
We die:
We cough sputter weep for our forefathers cry
for our descendants and all of us I mean
One of us
lets go of this too real world to
Meet the not too calm and all
too cold world of a
Amen, brother.
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Alltop lists bademailname under Books!
It wasn't precisely what I was hoping for, but what on Earth is? Alltop was kind enough to list this blog under their Culture > Books category. Triple Huzzah! Yes, it's at the very bottom, because I get very few clicks by anyone not directly related to me; but it's there in technicolored intarweb goodness!
Now, to catch up on that whole creative process thingy I've been missing out on since my move.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Also, My Book -
- "My Life Without Underwear" is being published verr verr soon, by the verr verr kind brothers and sisters at San Francisco Bay Press. It will be a retelling of the original chapbook (which is still available, by the way. Hinthint, winkwink, nudgenudge.) along with some newer material; much like ole' Whitman did with Leaves of Grass. I don't mean to compare my work to his, I wouldn't hold a match - just that he also constantly revamped his original work.
Anyway, be on the lookout here, on Amazon, or San Francisco Bay Press.
bademailname. now in NYC flavor
I moved to NYC over last weekend, and today marks the first day of teh internet. Huzzah! More postings to come in short order.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
1k Competition Entry (b0ingb0ing Gadgets)
"Today on the NewYou.com hour our guest is scientist, author - and until a recent press release, recluse - Doctor Joeseph Veriton. Thank you for coming on our show."
"I'm delighted to be here, thank you for having me."
"Doctor Veriton, how did you manage to encode an entire human genome into a single kilobyte?"
"The short answer is compression. The long answer is I didn't; the DNA did."
"Could you describe for us the theory behind it?"
"Sure. DNA has four ingredients, and those ingredients are mapped in a series in order to create the infamous double helix. What happens is: incredibly complex patterns begin to emerge, so complex that we can't see them -- but protein-based computers can, because they contain many if not all the same patterns, but in a different order. We don't encode the genome, we encode the patterns. The protein can 'unzip' the pattern, using itself as a sort of template."
"And what is your proof, doctor?"
With a nod, three more Doctors Veriton walked on, stage right.
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"There will be a lot of independent developers working with Morpheus," claims Shahid Kamal Ahmad, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's Business Development Manager.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with PlayStation Universe, Shahid was asked whether he thought that indie developers are set to embrace Sony's upcoming new virtual reality (VR) headset for PlayStation 4.
"I think some of the most exciting new experiences are going to come from independent developers," said Shahid. "Yoshida-san [President of Sony Worldwide Studios] has also been very optimistic about this as well because when you have any kind of new technology or transformative technology, any kind of paradigm shift, what happens is it opens up a door for new people to get in. That for me is the great power of paradigm shifts or generational shifts."
Shahid believes that creativity within the industry is at an all-time high and, with Morpheus being so accessible to all kind of developers, there's real potential that we could see some great games.
"You see this every time there's a new generation of consoles. People who weren't really big on the previous generation suddenly have an opportunity to become big. You see it every time. I think with Morpheus you're introducing this technology into an environment in which there's more creativity than ever before and the technology is more accessible. You're going to get some amazing experiences from some of the most creative people in the world."
Project Morpheus is a head-mounted VR display unit that renders images in 1080p with a 90-degree field of view. The headset accurately tracks head orientation and movement, so as your head rotates, the image of the virtual world rotates intuitively in real-time. There's no release date as yet, though it's not expected to launch until 2015.
The full interview with Shahid Ahmad will be published shortly in our latest episode of PlayStation Unchained.

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2010 Ya Bao from Dobra Tea. Buttery and very sweet with a banana-like texture and no color to speak of. This is the last of my 2010 batch and the leaves ("buds", I suppose) were looking a little frayed and tired, but it does not disappoint. The first sip, as usual, is a real shock of beauty that reaches all the way into the mind from the mouth. A perfect beginning to Thanksgiving Tea.
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Director John McNaughton has been gone from the feature world for a good long time. Starting as a rising talent in Hollywood back in the mid-80s, the filmmaker made a name for himself with titles like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Wild Things, but after directing the romantic comedy Speaking of Sex in 2001 he disappeared from theaters. While he has used his time since well, moving his career to television where he worked on shows like Without A Trace, Johnny From Cincinnati and Masters of Horror, he is finally ready to give films another go and has announced his newest project.
Variety has learned that McNaughton will break his 11-year streak without making a movie by signing on for the psychological horror project The Harvest. While the project will be operating with a small budget, being made for under $10 million, the director has already has a great cast attached to the project, including Michael Shannon, Samantha Morton, Natasha Calis, Charlie Tahan, Leslie Lyles and Meadow Williams. Based on an original screenplay by Stephen Lancellotti, the plot follows a married couple (Shannon, Morton) with a sick son (Tahan). The family chooses to live a life of seclusion in order to protect their son, but when a young girl (Calis) begins to grow a close relationship with the son, his over-protective mother begins to see their protected lives fall apart.
The film has already begun filming and is being financed by Living Out Loud Productions. The project does not currently have a distributor.
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When Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez announced he was retiring from baseball last season at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington after 21 seasons in baseball, it was announced he would continue to work with the Rangers in some capacity moving forward, even though he last played for Texas for a short stint in 2009.
Make no mistake, Pudge is a Ranger, and now he wants to be one past his playing days as he will work with the Rangers' catchers during spring training and help the Rangers' catching coordinator Victor Ortiz. Pudge played his first 12 seasons in Texas after making his big-league debut at age 19 back in 1991, helping the Rangers to three AL West titles in the late 1990s and earning AL MVP honors in 1999.
He had a bit of an ugly departure from the club after the old ownership wouldn't pony up to keep him, but then he went to Florida and won a World Series title.
"We're anticipating that he's going to be at spring training for a period of time," general manager Jon Daniels told ESPN Dallas. "We're in the process of talking to him about finalizing a role."
Any role would be a good one for the future Hall of Famer, especially when you consider the Rangers have one of the better young (really young) catching prospects in Jorge Alfaro, who is still years away from big-league time but is highly touted.


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Growing group organizes swap meets for area mothers
Their siblings made fast friends by the dozens on the Peace Park playground.
A few daddies waited in the car.
The mommies stood among piles of stuffed-to-the-brim tote bins, plastic shopping bags, cardboard boxes and one soft-sided cooler.
Some of the moms stared in awe at the mountain of used clothing and the huge number of women there to trade. Others strode confidently through the crowd calling for their �customers� with the confidence of auctioneers.
They are members of a Facebook group devoted to buying, selling and trading used clothing and household items. More than 50 women met after work Friday at Peace Park on Janesville�s west side. They came from Janesville, Evansville, Milton, Whitewater, Jefferson and Clinton among other places.
Jenna Eden of Janesville is the mom who organized the chaos. The group started as an online local mom-to-mom group, Eden said. Soon, in addition to trading tips about diaper rash and bedtime routines, members started posting things for sale or trade.
To keep things from getting confusing, Eden started a swap page on Facebook and a website to help the moms connect.
The first few swaps took place in the parking lot of Target on Janesville�s north side. They lasted 45 minutes or so.
�Five weeks ago, there were 8 of us,� Eden said. �Then 30, then 60.�
The trades started out as mostly baby clothes and supplies at first. Now trades include women�s clothing, electronics and furniture, she said.
The women arrange sales, purchases or trades online. Some meet at coffee shops or each other�s houses to make trades.
Krista Schmidt of Evansville had been to a couple of the swaps at Target and had met moms in the meantime for individual trades.
Not all the sales are pre-arranged. Schmidt brought bins full of baby toys and clothes. Women dug through the bins and made offers.
�We�ve been cleaning the house all week for this,� Schmidt said.
Friday was the first time the group met at a park, and the swap was more social than previous ones had been, Eden said. She hopes to find space so the meetings can continue this winter.
More than 860 people are members of the Janesville mom-to-mom Facebook group, and 165 have accounts on the group�s website.
More than a few moms on Friday evening swore this was the last time they would buy, sell or trade used clothes and toys.
�I started a 12-step group,� one mom said. Her hands were full of labeled envelopes for more than a dozen planned purchases.
�Then you relapsed,� said another mom, laughing.
A growing group of moms from Janesville and surrounding communities have been using invitation-only websites to buy, sell or trade household items and clothes. Sometimes the women meet individually to trade. Other times group members meet in a public place.
To participate, get a friend to invite you to the Facebook group �M2M List-JVille.�
You also could visit cliquesale.com. Once you create an account with your name, your email address and a password (it takes less than a minute), click on the �my cliques� tab. You will be prompted to enter an invite code.
The code for the Janesville M2M group is 7DE20DB.
You also may start your own clique.
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RICHMOND, Va. — On Oct. 1, Virginia will become the first state to require 11- and 12-year-old girls to be vaccinated for a sexually transmitted infection.
The controversial legislation, requiring vaccinations against the human papillomavirus in order for girls to remain in school, comes on the heels of news that the vaccine may be linked to serious side effects.
Marketed as Gardasil, the vaccine fights two strains of HPV, believed to cause 70% of cervical cancers.
As of June 30, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had received 9,749 reports of potential adverse reactions to the vaccine. The 6% said to be "serious" included paralysis, seizures, strokes and 20 deaths.
In June 2006, the vaccine was approved by the FDA for girls and women 9 to 26. But when the FDA fast-tracked Gardasil, it was on the condition that the manufacturer, New Jersey-based Merck & Co., Inc., do more safety studies. Those won't be completed until June 30, 2009.
Merck said the company has "analyzed the adverse events" and "believes that no safety issue related to the vaccine has been identified."
FDA and CDC officials also called the vaccine "safe and effective," stating that an adverse-event report "does not mean there is a connection between the vaccine and the event."
But Virginia mother Barbara Loe Fisher, who heads the National Vaccine Information Center, believes the vaccine could be dangerous. "Merck studied fewer than 1,200 girls under age 16 — and now all little girls in Virginia are supposed to get this vaccine? That's just shoddy science. Where's the proof this vaccine won't do any harm?" Fisher asked.
One of the vaccine's developers, Dartmouth Medical School professor and HPV specialist Dr. Diane Harper, said all of the adverse effects being reported happened, but no one really knows how many more adverse effects will happen "because the vaccine hasn't been studied long enough. Nor do we know whether these adverse effects will happen more frequently if more than one vaccine — for example, Menactra [for meningitis] and Gardasil — are given at the same office visit."
Last month a series of New York Post stories told of:
• a 14-year-old Nevada girl who developed paralyzing Guillain-Barré Syndrome after her second Gardasil shot,
• a 13-year-old who suffered post-Gardasil headaches, lethargy and paralysis in her left leg, and
• an upstate New York honor student, 17, received her third Gardasil shot and dropped dead two days later in the bathroom of her home.
Such anecdotal evidence, however, doesn't prove cause and effect.
Meanwhile, the drive is on to get as many 11- and 12-year-old girls vaccinated as quickly as possible. In 2007, at least 24 states and the District of Columbia introduced legislation to make the HPV vaccine mandatory for school attendance, but most of them were not enacted or were stalled in committee. California and Maryland withdrew their bills. After heated protests from parents, Texas Gov. Rick Perry's executive order requiring the vaccine for all girls entering sixth grade was overturned by the state legislature.
Because the school year starts before Oct. 1, most Virginia sixth-grade girls won't be affected by the law until 2009.
"Given all the questions about Gardasil, the best public health policy would be to reevaluate its safety and to prohibit its distribution to minors. In the least, governments should rethink any efforts to mandate or promote this vaccine for children," concluded a June report by Judicial Watch, a D.C.-based public-interest group.
A senior health policy analyst for Virginia's Joint Commission on Health Care, Michele Chesser, believed the vaccine poses no public danger. The reactions are "few and far between," most are "relatively mild" and "all vaccines come with possible side effects," Chesser said.
But Gardasil researcher Harper has repeatedly called the push to mandate Gardasil for little girls "a great, big public health experiment."
"The vaccine has been tested for only six years. So we don't know if it will protect an 11- or 12-year-old from cancer 25 years down the road," Harper said.
Further, Harper said that governmental haste to vaccinate girls is fueled by misunderstandings. Myth has it that once a woman becomes sexually active, Gardasil will no longer work, or at least won't work as well. But, in fact, Harper explained, "The studies show girls will be just as protected [from cervical cancer] if they get the shots at age 15, 18, 22, or 26 — even if they've been exposed to HPV. There's no reason to push this on 12-year-olds."
"School requirements have proven effective in preventing infectious disease, by improving access to vaccines, reducing ethnic and racial disparities, providing vaccines to the underinsured and by providing funding to public health officials to help purchase vaccines and implement vaccine programs," said Merck spokeswoman Amy Rose.
Rose added, however, that Merck has stopped lobbying for mandates. "Decisions to support school requirements are up to the individual states, not Merck," Rose said.
At $500 for a series of three shots, Gardasil is the most expensive vaccine the FDA has ever approved. "By mandating this vaccine, states are telling parents that unless they provide $500 to Merck, they cannot send their child to public school," Harper said. "Why the rush to get everybody vaccinated?"
Although some parents have reportedly opposed Gardasil for little girls on the grounds it might encourage promiscuity, Fisher believes framing the Gardasil debate as part of the "culture wars" misdirects the public dialogue. "This isn't about sex. This about product safety," Fisher said.
Dr. Gary Rose, president of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health in Austin, Texas, called the sexual morality issue a red herring. Rose said, "There are 25 other sexually transmitted diseases. So just because a girl gets the HPV vaccine doesn't give her permission to have premarital sex. If I have a gun with 26 bullets in it, and I take one bullet out, I'm still not going to aim it at my head."
With approximately 6.2 million Americans infected annually, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. But 90% of the infections clear up without treatment. A rare few go on to trigger cervical cancer.
About 11,000 American women – fewer than one-hundredth of 1% of the female population — get cervical cancer each year, and about 4,000 die from it. Ten times that many women die each year from breast cancer.
Because Gardasil protects against only 70% of cervical cancers, vaccinated women will still need regular pap smears. Therefore, Harper said, "The most likely benefit of Gardasil for the vast majority of American women is that it will give them a greater reassurance that every pap they get will be normal."
The likeliest benefit for most women is anxiety reduction? "That's exactly right," Harper replied. "So do we really need to give this vaccine to every 12-year-old? To me, that's a silly use of state resources."
Even if Gardasil turns out to be safe, states like Virginia may face trouble down the road. Already, attorneys are lining up on the Internet to advertise themselves as "Gardasil lawyers."
Sue Ellin Browder is based in
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Glyph PortaGig 50 Portable Hard Drive delivers speed and performance in a compact, lightweight, and stylish design. Small enough to fit in a pocket, the PortaGig 50 features a sleek protective aluminum casing that also serves to dissipate heat away from the drive. Bus-powered FireWire 800 (x2) and USB 2.0 (x1) ports ensure fast and easy connectivity to a computer without the need to carry an AC adapter.
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Privacy Center is a rogue security program – a fake application, which is supposed to take care of your privacy, but takes care of your money instead. This parasite typically enters the system by using the infamous trojan Zlob, which can be found in porn/warez websites disguised as a video codec. Privacy Center uses disinformation to trick the user into purchasing it's "licensed version", which is no more functional than the trial.
Once inside and active, Privacy Center will flood the user with popups and fake system notifications, supposedly to inform him of an information leak present on the system. While this may coincidentally be true, Privacy Center has neither the ability to provide such info, nor take care of the beforementioned leak. Much like any other rogue, Privacy Center will perform fake system scans, which produce greatly exaggerated results, further urging the user to pay money.
Privacy Center is not only a huge annoyance (the popups will drive you clinically insane), but also somewhat of a threat due to it's habit of hijacking the browser and redirecting you to sites of dubious nature to say the least.
Privacy Center is a scam and should be treated as such: do NOT download or buy it and block it's homepage using your HOSTS file.
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See what the Impressa® Health Advocates have to say about our revolutionary non-absorbent bladder supports.Watch Video
A couple years back, I toured the William Beaumont Hospital Women's Urology Center in Royal Oak, Michigan. I was impressed with their state of the art approach to managing LBL. And surprised to see they offer alternative treatments like acupuncture to help women with LBL, PMS, and symptoms of menopause. I didn't know acupuncture had made it into mainstream health care. I mentioned it to a few friends and family members, and found out that my niece uses acupuncture to help manage allergies. My girlfriend got pregnant after adding acupuncture to her infertility treatment plan, and her husband sees an acupuncturist regularly to manage chronic pain.
How does acupuncture help? To find out, I contacted Carey Ryan, R.Ac , a registered acupuncturist at the Integrative Medicine Acupuncture Department at William Beaumont Hospital. "They keep doing studies and it's proven to be very effective," Carey said, "Physicians consider acupuncture a complimentary treatment that doesn't interfere with traditional treatments." Much like meditation, and yoga, acupuncture has a way of calming the body, and shifting it from a stressed state to a relaxed, healing state. "Acupuncture is a method used in Chinese medicine to promote health and well-being," Carey explained. It works through the nervous system. Our bodies have nerves or energy channels that correlate to specific organs, like the bladder. When an acupuncture needle stimulates specific nerves, it affects specific organs, triggering the body's self-healing mechanisms.
I was fascinated to hear that the acupuncture needles are hair thin, and electrodes are sometimes attached to provide a little bit of electricity. "The body is electrical, especially the nervous system," Carey said, "When a muscle isn't firing, and you put a little electricity there it will fire the muscle and reestablish it." Think of it as turning the muscle back on. An acupuncturist can improve the functioning of pelvic floor muscles by stimulating the nerves associated with those muscles. When there are functional problems in organs such as the bladder or kidneys, acupuncture can help restore function.
"Do women ever get nervous about the needles?" I asked this because needles make me nervous. Carey laughed, "It only takes a couple needles to make you feel calm and peaceful." Though acupuncture can be helpful to women experiencing bladder leakage, Carey cautions that it is not a quick fix. Treatments need to be spread out over time to retrain the nervous system, and support the nerves related to urinary functioning. I asked Carey what she most wanted women to know about acupuncture. Her answer was simple, "It helps on many levels, and leaves you feeling deeply relaxed and at peace" The hospital she works for obviously agrees, because acupuncture is a service covered under their employees' health plan.
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CORVALLIS - The mechanics, psychology and importance of strength training and conditioning is the focus of a new book by Patrick O'Shea, a professor emeritus of exercise and sport science at Oregon State University.
"Quantum Strength Fitness II: Gaining the Winning Edge" is the second edition of a book O'Shea previously published. He has added material on strength and fitness training for adult and master's athletes, cardiovascular response to weight training, and on strength training for women.
"In many cases, strength training doesn't really differ between men and women," O'Shea said.
"What works for the male generally works for the female. Women do need to be cautious, however, because their different physiology lends itself to certain types of injury - especially the knees.
"It is important for women to build up the muscles supporting the joints," he added. O'Shea's textbook focuses on a number of issues relating to strength training, including:
- Interval weight training to optimize aerobic and anaerobic power;
- The benefits and risks of weight lifting for teenage athletes;
- Biomechanics of athletic-type lifting and powerlifting;
- Safeguarding the knees and back from the stress of lifting;
- The effects of aging on strength, flexibility, bone density, neuromuscular and cardio-respiratory function.
The 320-page book includes more than 250 photos and illustrations demonstrating proper techniques and exercises. It is available at the OSU Bookstore, and can be ordered through most local book stores, or on the Web.
O'Shea is director of the Oregon Center for Applied Athletic Strength Training and Conditioning. He has been a competitive lifter for four decades and still participates as a master athlete in lifting and cycling. His articles have been published in Science, The Physician and Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, the Journal of Applied Sports Science, and other publications.


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Back-to-School Shopping Deals for College Students
While the thought of "back-to-school" may elicit groans from many, one silver lining of heading back is the great deals for students around this time of year. With a new school year comes new needs (wants…needs…same thing, right?): new school supplies, new planners, and even new technology can serve as helpful motivation to start the school year off right. [RELATED: 5 Things to Do the Summer Before College] Think of back-to-school shopping as a pre-test before the year officially begins; like each test, it comes with a bit of preparation. Don't worry too much, though—remember how fun back-to-school shopp ... Read More About Back-to-School Shopping Deals for College Students
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Congratulations! You're going to business school. This transition is quite an exciting time in your life. Now that the application process is over, the fun can begin. Before you dive headfirst into your MBA program, however, let's take a look at a few items to take care of at the beginning of your journey. Beyond the basics—like meeting new people and getting an internship—here are four things to accomplish in your first semester of business school. 1. Make a list of MBA goals Don't simply store them in your head, make sure to write down your list of goals — otherwise, you might forget. Plus, you can revie ... Read More About 4 Things to Accomplish in Your First Semester of Business School
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30 Things Men Love That Women Just Don't Understand
I've already told you the 30 things that women love that men just don't understand, but it's the lesser sex that really has women scratching their heads. Here are the 30 things MEN love that women just don't understand (with exceptions, obvi — there must be a woman or two out there who loves Paris Hilton).
1. Crotch grabbing
3. Skid marks
4. Nascar
5. Fake breasts
6. Scars
7. Car shows
8. The WWE
9. Fart jokes
10. Titty-twisters
11. Sports bars
12. Mowing the lawn/washing the car
13. Collecting weapons
14. Explosions/Fire
15. Pimping out their sound system
16. Paris Hilton
17. Taking long poops
18. Listening to everything at a really high volume
19. Videogames
20. "Ninja Warrior"
21. Martial arts movies
22. Classic rock
23. Dimeslots
24. Fantasy Football and Baseball
25. Anal sex
26. Any movie starring Jean Claude Van Damme or Sylvester Stallone
27. Chicken wings
28. Watches/time pieces
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The following query returns the number of jobs listed in each industry. However, it will only return rows that have a count bigger than 0. Is there a way I can return all rows including rows which have 0 count?
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Two men who appear on Channel 4's hit show 'Fill Your House For Free' have been set a challenege by the Landlord of The Bell in Sandy.
John Welbourn has set Lee Baker and Max McMurdo the task of creating something brand new from a single bar stool.
The items will then be auctioned off at the B'Amore fun day taking place at the pub on Saturday, August 16 which McMurdo will be attending.
There is lots going on at the fun day including a barbecue, face painting, a limbo competition, a bouncy castle and a rodeo bull as well. There are also lots of raffle prizes to be won.
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Picture: Man United bound Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) gave Leeds' fans the middle finger
On that note I also wanted to apologise for the gesture I did towards the Leeds fans in yesterday's game. Very unprofessional from me
— Wilfried Zaha (@wilfriedzaha) March 10, 2013
It was another eventual Saturday for Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha.
Zaha, who was signed by Manchester United in the winter transfer window only to remain at Selhurst Park until the end of the season, played the full 90 minutes against Leeds in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
However rather than hitting the headlines for his footballing prowess, Zaha forced himself onto the backpages of the Sundays after getting pictured giving the Leeds' supporters a middle finger salute whilst sporting a large grin on his kisser.
Zaha's bad behaviour, which could see him fined by the FA, was reportedly provoked by a series of nasty songs sung by Leeds' fan in his direction.
Undoubtedly Manchester United fans will enjoy the sight of their new signing flipping the bird at Leeds' fans.
Aside from his hand gesture, Zaha again put in an impressive shift against Leeds and the Palace's forward's individual match highlights can be seen below.


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GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lions rip lost buffalo to shreds as they spot dinner
A BUFFALO that got separated from its herd paid the ultimate price when it became dinner for some hungry lions.
These graphic pictures show the moment that the lions brutally pounced on the poor beast at the Sabi Sands Game Reserve in South Africa – and ripped it to shreds.
Photographer Mike Pepe heard the sound of the distressed animal from a couple of miles away, and when he turned up he was met with a grisly sight.
He revealed: "The buffalo was already wounded, but was valiantly struggling for his life.
"The buffalo was already wounded, but was valiantly struggling for his life"Photographer Mike Pepe
"The lions continued to try to get behind him, as he tried to keep them in front so he could get them with his horns.
"A few male buffalo came and chased the lions a few times, but he was already slowing down, and every time he tried to leave and join the others, they would pounce again."
Describing the buffalo's final moments, Mike added: "The struggle seemed to go on forever, but eventually the buffalo's breathing seemed to slow, even as the other three lions were ripping into his stomach and rump.
"He tried once more, incredibly, to get up and then he was gone.
"The lion who had been holding the snout was exhausted.
"He climbed off the buffalo and lay down, panting.
"We will never forget this, it was an intensely emotional experience.
"These lions were amazing, beautiful animals.
"We saw them the day before being so peaceful and playful with each other.
"Then we saw them on this day being cold killers. Their precision was amazing."


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post2906910847068860745..comments2017-02-07T11:09:46.664-08:00Comments on A Houseful of Rabbits: I'M BLONDE, I'M BEAUTIFUL .....Rabbits' Guyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-33533072901469059912008-06-11T06:45:00.000-07:002008-06-11T06:45:00.000-07:00lovely sunny weather here but very windy, but then...lovely sunny weather here but very windy, but then Edinburgh is always windy....

wonderful hair Goldie, looks like you've been caught in the Edinburgh wind...Crafty Green Poethttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-87315936546982128282008-06-10T06:30:00.000-07:002008-06-10T06:30:00.000-07:00Oh, Goldie -- if you figure out how to get to Hawa...Oh, Goldie -- if you figure out how to get to Hawaii, take us with you! We're kinda tired of the rain.FrecklesandDebhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-44605678938154709382008-06-10T05:58:00.000-07:002008-06-10T05:58:00.000-07:00Hot and humid here too! Highs in the 90s today, b...Hot and humid here too! Highs in the 90s today, but its supposed to start going down tomorrow. The buns are not happy! They are spread out in front of the fan and have barely moved for 2 days!Erinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-10159751027531287412008-06-10T05:46:00.000-07:002008-06-10T05:46:00.000-07:00It's very hot over here... just under 100 F (just ...It's very hot over here... just under 100 F (just under 40 C).

Luckily we have good A/C, so the buns stay nice and cool (oh and I guess we humans stay cool as well).Keithiushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-1195229094345666662008-06-09T21:25:00.000-07:002008-06-09T21:25:00.000-07:00Suddenly 92 degrees and the tomato plants are hur...Suddenly 92 degrees and the tomato plants are hurtin' then within two hours a 20 degree drop, hang on to your hats. Tyler and Sydney are nice and cool, the house is quite well naturally chilled for some reason. I don't think it is humid at all. You are welcome to send Goldie here for a little visit, I think the humidity in Hawaii would fizz her fur.d. moll, l.ac.https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-68834541663845272582008-06-09T20:42:00.000-07:002008-06-09T20:42:00.000-07:00Hot 'n humid here, like every summer on the Gulf C...Hot 'n humid here, like every summer on the Gulf Coast. Temps will stay in the 90s with heat index in the high 90s and low 100s through the end of September and then things will get cooler for a couple months before starting all over again.

Hawaii would be nice, though. It's hot and humid too, but at least it's pretty...bunnygirlhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-85514634061805072442008-06-09T20:20:00.000-07:002008-06-09T20:20:00.000-07:00saturday.... 25C with humidity at 60%sunday... 28C...saturday.... 25C with humidity at 60%
sunday... 28C with humidity at 85%
monday ... 33C with humidity at 86%
(note... that makes it feel like 44C)

I vote for Saturday's weather to come back!L.Bo Mariehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8103145702479253134.post-73058926074344385972008-06-09T20:13:00.000-07:002008-06-09T20:13:00.000-07:00What?! No Hawaii?? LOL, has she given you the bunn...What?! No Hawaii?? LOL, has she given you the bunny butt yet?furrybuttshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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I just received a polite no on a query I sent out a while ago. In the midst of the response, it said, "You may want to consider this story from a third person point of view with all the first person narratives on the market."
I found this startling. This agent seems to think the market is glutted with first person narratives. But it's only a glut if the demand isn't there.... Is the demand there?
For me, as an avid UF reader, when I'm browsing the shelves at B&N, it's one of the first things I check. If a book is in the third person, it's going right back on the shelf. I know I'm a demographic of one, but I buy six or seven UF novels a week, and all of them are first person. It just feels more intimate to me, less coy and manipulative, and it opens up the tremendous possibilities of voice. I don't trust a narrator whose name I don't know.
How about you? Writing and reading urban fantasy, what are your preferences and why? Do you think there are too many first person narratives on the market?


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text: Galain, hope I can help. My earliest racket info re: Cash dates back to circa '81 or '82. Then, he played an Australian standard monoshaft wood. Sorry, don't know the brand. Had a nifty, hi-gloss bright red top to the racket head. He was the world junior #1 with this frame. He next hit the racket scene in '84, when he semi'ed at both Wimby and the US Open. Played then with one of the nicest woods ever, the Slazenger V-24. This was the Vilas midsize, wood with graphite reinforcement. Photos the next year show Pat playing a unique model, a Prince Woodie midsize. This was defintitely not a paintjob, but a custom frame never available to the public. Next, Pat won Wimby in '87 with a Prince Mag Pro 90. Unclear to me how long he'd been playing with this frame prior to that summer. Consistent with his past practice, Pat following a very successful year switched racket deals, moving to Yonex in a well-hyped transfer. Yonex introduced their R-50, Pat's first graphite composite frame, spring '88. Unfortunately, injury continued to slow Pat's progress at the top of the game. My info on Pat tails off after this. I recall him playing with a Head Prestige Classic for an extended period during a successful run on the seniors' tour.


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MADRID, April 17 (Reuters) - Spanish construction and energy company Acciona is considering listing its renewable energy business in Europe, instead of the United States as it had originally planned, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.
Last summer, private equity firm KKR acquired a one-third stake in Acciona's international wind farms arm with a view to jointly list a so-called "yieldco" in the United States in the first half of this year.
As with the recent listings of the renewable assets of Spanish companies ACS and Abengoa, such "yieldco" companies own and operate the generating assets of their parent firms, guaranteeing a stable cash flow that can be paid out in dividends.
However, conditions have changed since then, with interest rates and the cost of capital falling in Europe and rising in the United States, one of the sources said, making a U.S listing less attractive.
Acciona declined to comment.
European interest rates are at record lows while the European Central Bank only just began a trillion-euro quantitative easing programme last March at the same time as the U.S. stimulus plan is drawing to a close.
Acciona Energia Internacional has a net generating capacity of around 2,200 megawatts in wind, photovoltaic and thermosolar plants in 11 countries including the United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Italy, Portugal, Poland and South Africa. (Reporting by Jose Elias Rodriguez; Writing by Paul Day; editing by Susan Thomas)


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Don't know if this has been posted before but I was wanting to figure out how to maximize my raw power stats (before weapon damage, traits, skills and boons/conditions are added which can be further tweaked and tested in Heart of the Mists with gear as a control) so I did a little statistics and came up with a metric to determine your relative damage based on your power, crit rate, and crit damage independent of the other stats. If anything some will find the spreadsheet link handy for tweaking their stats.
The formula isn't the exact damage you'll dish out since it uses power instead of attack and doesn't incorporate enemy toughness or anything like that, it's more of a way of gauging how much long run damage you will do if you change up your power, crit, and crit damage numbers (e.g. change up your accessories, berserkers vs. knights) compared to another stat setup. Eventually I would like to add stuff but I can be pretty lazy.
Long Run DPS = Power * (1.0 + Critical Hit Rate * (0.5 + Critical Damage Bonus))
Where P = Power, C = Critical Hit Rate (as a %) and D = Critical Damage Bonus (as a %, i.e. 69 Crit Damage -> 69% -> .69)
How I derived it:
When you hit something, you basically have two outcomes, either a regular hit or a crit. Crits do 150% damage with 0 additional critical damage bonus. Over the long run, it will boil down to C percent of your hits being critical hits and the rest being regular:
Long Run DPS = Regular Hit Contribution + Critical Hit Contribution
With 150% base Critical Damage Bonus, Critical Damage is calculated as:
Critical Damage = P * (1.50 + D)
and you will do this C percent of the time:
Critical Hit Contribution = P * (1.50 + D) * C = P * C * (1.50 + D)
So if C is your crit rate then your regular hit rate is 1 - C (e.g. if your crit rate is 40% then your regular hit rate is 100% - 40% = 60%), you will do your regular damage 1 - C (percent) of the time:
Regular Hit Contribution = P * (1 - C)
So you add them together:
Long Run DPS = Regular Hit Contribution + Critical Hit Contribution
Do some factoring....
And for reference, your crit rate at level 80 is calculated as:
Critical Hit Rate (@80) = ((Precision - 916) / 21 + 4) / 100
Basically, your base crit rate at 80 with 0 precision is 4% and every 21 precision will give you 1% more crit.
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Assuming you have full glass cannon berserker gear, full power, precision and crit damage from your spec, a crit signet, etc. you can assume a high end of ~2400 power, ~80% crit damage a critical hit rate of ~55%, all unbuffed:
Max LRD = 2400 * (1 + 0.55 * (0.5 + .80) = 4182
I round it up to 4200. This is just a high end, raw ceiling to compare your numbers to.
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A more practical example (and what led me to this). My 80 elementalist is using 6pc berserker gear from CoF with soldier runes, staff, and amulet, knight earrings and rings with ruby gems in two of them and a defender backpack with a soldier crest. Here are its glass cannon stats (I use for PvE dungeons):
Power = 2,241
Crit Rate = 51%
Crit Damage Bonus = 69%
So LRD = 2,241 * (1 + 0.51 * (0.5 + 0.69) = ~3601
If I changed my four knight accessories to berserker (100% berserker gear) my new stats would be:
Power = 2,331
Crit Rate = 51% (basically the same due to 25 precision on emerald jewels)
Crit Damage Bonus = 88%
So LRD = 2,331 * (1 + 0.51 * (0.5 + 0.88) = ~3,971
The difference is about a 10% increase in long run damage. The equation comes down to your power P and then an added long term % bonus based on crit and crit damage. P * (100% + Crit Bonuses)
The reason I came up with this is so I can juggle my stats, add some toughness and vitality and get the most benefit out of it for the least amount of damage loss. To help, I came up with a rudimentary spreadsheet to calculate stats. I say rudimentary because it doesn't take sigils/runes into account or traits (although you can add the stat points you get for your spec), but it lets you add crests in your gear and gems in your accessories. It also doesn't have every single stat combo because I'm not interested in all of them, you can make a copy and add them yourself though in the slot tabs. It has a few cells at the bottom that compute the LRD and you can put the comparison value in the benchmark to see what the difference will be.
Spreadsheet Link
Some observations:
- With 0 precision at level 80 your base crit rate is 4% (see formula above) and with 0 crit damage % your base crit damage % is 150%.
- Power is your best bang for your buck damage stat and scales the best, even with 0 precision and crit damage, every point of power gives you an extra 2% long run damage and scales better as you get more of the other two stats, any amount of crit and crit damage % raise the 2% percent even more (LRD = P * (1 + 0.04 * (0.5 + 0)) = P * (1 + 0.02) = P * 102%).
- With 0 crit damage %, 1% of crit rate will increase your long run damage by 0.5% (LRD = P * (1 + C * (0.5)) = P * (1 + C/2)
- With 50% crit damage %, your crits do 200% damage (double damage), this means that once you get above 50% crit damage %, 1% of crit will increase your long run damage by 1%


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2015 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for climate policy internationally. In December, 192 countries will convene in Paris to finalize a climate agreement intended to keep global temperature increases below two degrees Celsius.
An agreement will come at a critical time. International investment to mitigate climate change is far below levels needed to reach the two-degree target. The International Energy Agency estimates that an average of an additional $1 trillion in incremental financing for clean energy is needed to meet the temperature target1 —the "Clean Trillion." Currently, global clean energy investment levels are about 25 percent of what is needed: $321 billion in 2014.
Institutional investors, and the corporations they invest in, are playing a growing role in financing the clean energy infrastructure needed to meet international climate goals. These investors and companies must support policymakers who seek an international agreement that will provide clearer market signals and greater certainty for needed clean energy investments.
In September 2014, over 350 investors representing $24 trillion in assets issued the Global Investor Statement on Climate Change, calling on governments to create an ambitious global agreement that includes a meaningful price on carbon. Climate change poses portfolio-wide risks to institutional investors, while the technologies and business models needed to address climate change provide significant investment opportunities. Ceres has outlined recommendations for institutional investors, the companies they invest in, and policymakers to achieve the needed new investment of $1 trillion annually in its 2014 report, Investing in the Clean Trillion: Closing the Clean Energy Investment Gap. Ceres and our U.S. and international investor network partners also recently released a guide for asset owners, Climate Change Investment Solutions, as well as a web-based platform for identifying and recording climate, clean energy and decarbonization investments and commitments.
This paper connects the Clean Trillion goal to the current United States climate and clean energy policy framework, which is a mixture of federal, state, and local initiatives. The paper outlines the 2015 U.S. policy priorities of the Policy Working Group of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a network of more than 110 institutional investors primarily based in the U.S., focused on investment risks and opportunities associated with climate change.
Protecting and scaling policies that help to bring institutional investors' capital into clean energy will be key to achieving the pledge made by the United States to reduce emissions by 17 percent by 2020 and by 26-28 percent by 2025. Strong and credible U.S. targets will be key, in turn, to achieving an international agreement in Paris. With clear policy frameworks in place, institutional investors are poised to play a greater role in financing clean energy.
Any policy framework that hopes to bring institutional investors' capital to financing clean energy infrastructure should consider impacts across a diversified portfolio, since institutional investors typically invest broadly across asset classes and industries. Already, investors (including pension funds, mutual funds, and insurance companies) are investing in green bonds, new instruments like YieldCos, private equity funds financing renewable energy projects, and a range of companies producing or using clean energy services and products.
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The survey asks risk managers about their outlook for delinquencies in auto loans, credit cards, student loans, small business loans, and mortgages. It also asks them about current conditions, especially the housing market
Key findings of the report
The biggest feature of the report is increased optimism regarding future delinquencies. In mortgages, the vast majority (83.7%) expect delinquencies to stay the same or fall. A post-bubble record 38.5% expect mortgage delinquencies to decline. Of all the categories of debt, only student loans are projected to experience increases in delinquencies.
Nearly 70% expect small business credit requests to increase. This is in contrast to the latest National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Optimism report, which showed that over half of all small businesses have no interest in borrowing. 70.8% see the increases in home prices as sustainable. Overall, this report would seem to forecast an easing of credit.
Declining Delinquencies means good things for non-agency REITs
Non-agency REITs such as Pennymac (PMT), Two Harbors (TWO), or Redwood Trust (RWT) take credit risk, while agency REITs invest in government guaranteed, or government supported, mortgages such as Capstead (CMO) and American Capital (AGNC) do not. While agency REITs do not take credit risk, defaults act like prepayments, which means they have to reinvest at lower rates. So they aren't completely insensitive to delinquencies. Falling delinquencies are extremely important to non-agency REITs, especially those that invest in the junior tranches of securitizations. These bonds are high-risk and high-reward. This portion of the mortgage-backed securities market has rallied significantly over the past two years.
A last segment that stands to benefit are the mortgage servicers like Nationstar (NSM) and Ocwen (OCN). When a borrower starts missing payments, servicers must advance the principal and interest payments to the bondholders. This can cause a large capital drain on the servicers and explains why Basel III increased the capital requirements for mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). In fact some of the servicers ended up refusing to advance principal and interest until their previous advances were recouped.


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Ramona real estate agent Teresa Rose was sentenced Jan. 3 to 15 months in federal prison in a mortgage loan fraud scheme. She was ordered to pay $532,687 to victims in a split restitution order with three other co-defendants.
Rose, 58, was allowed to remain free on $50,000 bond by U.S. District Court Judge John Houston until Feb. 17. Houston recommended that she be housed in a women's prison in Phoenix at the request of her attorney, Michael Lipman.
It was a packed courtroom. On one side were Rose's four daughters, her sister and supporters, and on the other side were several other real estate agents from Ramona, with non-supporters and one victim lender.
Afterwards, as the two groups passed each other in the hallway, applause for the sentence and yelling could be heard inside the courtroom. U.S. marshals quickly separated the two groups, and a prosecutor rushed out and talked to the non-supporters, asking them to stay back.
A woman who was with Rose's supporters claimed one man had threatened her, but he denied it. Marshals told him to sit down on a bench and wait until the other group left on the 13th floor elevators.
Rose could have received five years in federal prison. She pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and she was the last of six people sentenced in the scheme. Her attorney said the guilty pleas represented actions that occurred in 2006 to 2007.
The state Department of Real Estate will make a determination as to whether Rose's license will be revoked as a result of her felony convictions, said Lipman, a former federal prosecutor. However, Houston barred Rose from working in real estate after her parole and prohibited her from opening up new lines of credit.
In court documents, Lipman sought a 12-month sentence of house arrest with probation plus 1,000 hours of community service.
Matt Curtiss, the president of Camp Victory Sports in Ramona, offered in a letter to the judge to have Rose volunteer her time as a camp assistant with Ramona Youth Football and American Youth Football.
However, Houston said at the start of the sentencing he did not believe probation was appropriate. Lipman then shifted to urging a prison term not exceeding four months.
Lipman noted that Rose is the "primary caretaker" of her 6-year-old grandson, saying "she stepped up like any grandmother would do."
According to letters from Rose's daughters to the judge, the mother of the boy lost custody after she was arrested due to conduct involving drug addiction. The letters are public record.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Allen said Rose was the only real estate agent among the five other co-defendants and her knowledge was essential in completing the scheme. Allen said Rose made more than $200,000 from nine properties in Ramona that went into foreclosure.
Allen said the victims "feel betrayed by the conduct and unfair business practices" that included creating false records that would allow for people to qualify as home buyers. She said Rose's role was to recruit investors as straw buyers who were promised $10,000, and she falsified loan applications.
Gesturing to other real estate agents in the audience, Allen said they were "dismayed by the case as they fear it makes them and the whole community look bad."
Rose stood next to Lipman and apologized.
"I am so sorry for my actions and I accept full responsibility," she said. "I cannot reverse what I did, but I can learn from it. My shame and embarrassment have taught me humility. I will never again believe in my importance. My biggest concern is my grandson."
Houston said the total loss to victims was $2.5 million, and that Rose convinced "good people" to lie by increasing the value of the properties and income on false mortgage applications. Rose fabricated employment histories and claimed assets by victims that they did not own, he said.
Houston addressed the claim by Lipman who said Rose was duped by co-defendant Mary Armstrong, 52, of Las Vegas, who was sentenced by Houston to 100 months in prison as the mastermind in 2012.
"You continued the same fraud on your own," said Houston to Rose, noting it continued even after Rose stopped working with Armstrong. "You used special skills and a position of trust."
Rose was president of the homeowners association at San Vicente Country Villas IV in the San Diego Country Estates development in Ramona. Several people afterward were heard discussing whether she would remain on the board while she is in prison.
Rose waived an appeal.
William Fountain, 57, of Los Angeles, was sentenced to 42 months in prison. John Allen, 44, of Laguna Hills, received one year in 2013. Justin Mensen, 32, of Seattle, received five years probation, but he, Fountain, Armstrong and Rose were ordered to share the restitution figure. Audrey Yeboah, 55, of Los Angeles, was fined $2,500 and placed on three years probation, according to court records.


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Or, alternately, do you pump the brakes on your runger long enough to make a delicious, filling vegetarian breakfast salad, even if it means taking the time to cut up a few healthy ingredients?
The choice will be simple once you try this bacon-free take on Salade Lyonnaise: You refuel with a hearty, seasonal meal, even if your stomach is growling for something STAT.
But don't be intimidated by the process of making this perfect early fall salad. Once all the ingredients are prepared, it all pulls together very quickly. The key to getting the timing right is having the other ingredients chopped and in place before toasting the almonds. It's a great way to find new use for your leftover late-season tomatoes.
Wilted All-Day Breakfast Salad
Serves 2
Cook time 20-25 min
What you'll need:
2 eggs (at least a few days old for easier peeling)
2 slices bread (we used sesame whole grain)
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
1/4 c sliced almonds
12 cherry/sungold/small tomatoes, quartered
2 large handfuls salad greens
6 large basil leaves, torn into small pieces
1 t olive oil plus more for brushing
1 T white wine vinegar
1/2 t smoke sauce (in the grocery store near the bbq sauce)
1 t soy sauce
1/2 t maple syrup or brown sugar
1/2 t chipotle hot sauce (optional)
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Eddie Lacy's blockbuster effort in the BCS title game suddenly seems like a long, long time ago.
The Alabama star still figures to be the first running back drafted next week, but Lacy has done far more to harm than help his stock with an offseason that continues to raise red flags among NFL scouts.
Lacy didn't run at the scouting combine in February because of a hamstring injury, which was disappointing but not necessarily cause for concern — especially in light of the 140 yards of devastation he had inflicted on Notre Dame in the BCS championship the month before.
But Lacy's borderline-awful workout in Tuscaloosa last week left scouts and team executives wondering what the early entrant had been doing — or, more to the point — not doing with himself in the meantime.
Not only did Lacy run the 40 in a pedestrian 4.57 and 4.60 seconds, both of which were almost identical to his clockings at the Senior Bowl in January, but he also was visibly winded throughout and then caused more than a few quizzical looks by cutting the event short.
As a result, Lacy might not go until late in the first round or perhaps fall into the second. That's potentially embarrassing, especially since Lacy is one of 23 players slated to attend the draft.
"The lack of conditioning exhibited [at the workout] will lead some coaches and scouts to question his work ethic," NFL.com draft analyst Bucky Brooks said last week.
Lacy has never been a burner, of course, and the hamstring problems might have held back his conditioning. But teams will now have to rely mostly on game tape to evaluate him, which is not at all the preferred method.
* Lacy's stock might be falling, but Brigham Young outside linebacker/defensive end Ziggy Ansah has been on a rocket ship lately.
Considered a fringe first-round pick when the draft season started, Ansah turned heads with strong showings at the Senior Bowl and combine. Word is he now could go as high as the Raiders at No. 3 and probably no later than the pass-rush needy Lions at No. 5.
But there's bust potential here, and it's easy to see why. Ansah might be 6-feet-5 with 35 ¹/ -inch arms, but he's also 24, hasn't played football very long and mustered just 4 1/2 sacks in 31 college games.
Teams might think they're getting the next Jason Pierre-Paul, but they could wind up with the next Vernon Gholston instead.
Cal wide receiver Keenan Allen's months-long free-fall picked up speed recently when his combine drug test was reportedly red-flagged for having a suspiciously high level of water. Allen will have to take another test before the draft.
Allen — Cal's all-time receptions leader despite playing fewer than three seasons — had been considered a mid-first rounder before injuring his PCL last November. Some teams now have him pegged for the third round — or lower, depending on the results of the second test.
* As long as the subject isn't alleged NCAA violations at Oregon, Chip Kelly hasn't been afraid to speak his mind since taking over the Eagles.
"I think the draft has depth," Kelly said. "I don't think, there's not an Andrew Luck or an RG3, who you say, 'That guy is going to be a 10-year All-Pro.' …[Luck] was as close as there was to a can't-miss guy. I don't see that type of guy in this draft at any position, to be honest with you."


text: GROUP VICTORY FOR SON OF FIRST DEFENCE Taken from www.racinguk.com By Geoffrey Riddle Dundonnell proved his 12-length demolition last time out was no fluke by stepping up in class to take the Acomb Stakes at York on Wednesday. Ridden by James Doyle with supreme confidence, Roger Charlton's charge held off the sustained challenge of Steeler in the final furlong to take the Group 3 contest by three-quarters of length. Afonso De Sousa, who was behind Dundonnell at Newmarket in July, was third for Aidan O'Brien. "He jumped out and I tried to teach him a little bit," Doyle told Racing UK. "I slipped him a bit of rein and I got there too soon but he toughed it out well. There were few runners and I feared it might be a tactical affair but it rode like a good race. He looks like he will get a mile, mile and a quarter next year." Dundonnell was cut to as short as 14-1 for next year's 2,000 Guineas but was as big as 25-1 with Ladbrokes. "A mile should be absolutely fine for him," Charlton said. "There's quite a lot of speed in his pedigree, so I don't think he's a mile-and-a-half horse. I don't think there's any rush to make a plan. He obviously deserves to step up in grade, so that probably means a Group One race. A mile would suit him and fast ground suits him." For owner Khalid Abdullah, whose breeding operation Juddmonte sponsors the International Stakes on the same card, it was a wonderful start to the day that saw his Frankel take centre stage. His pink, white and green silks were also carried by Noble Mission in the Great Voltigeur into fourth. It was a first Group victory for FIRST DEFENCE, Dundonnell's sire who was trained in America by Bobby Frankel, and Grimthorpe revealed that Juddmonte house a full sister to Dundonnell in Kentucky and an unraced filly called Alerted with Roger Charlton. Alerted is entered at Warwick on Bank Holiday Monday. O'Brien said of Afonso De Sousa: "He ran a lovely race. We're delighted with him and he might get a bit further." Date: 22 August 2012


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Palin's Favorability Rating Drops as She Prepares to Leave Office, Poll Finds
Another respondent, Christopher Carr, 30, a sales consultant from New Mexico, spoke of Palin in glowing terms: "Even though she is a woman of tremendous power, I feel personally like she comes from a level that is more like my level," he said. "Personally, I feel like she sees things more from where the common people are coming from, not the wealthier ones."
Americans also are split on the question of whether Palin shares their values: Forty-eight percent say she does, while 47 percent think she does not, according to the poll. Among those identifying themselves as conservative Republicans, 83 percent say she shares their values.
Fifty-four percent say Palin is not a strong leader; 40 percent say she is. Obama, meanwhile, is viewed as a strong leader by 71 percent in the poll. GOP women are more apt than GOP men to see Palin as a strong leader, and a slim majority of Americans consider her honest and trustworthy.
Rick Buila, 38, of Sharonville, Ohio, who works in finance and voted for the McCain-Palin ticket in November, said his opinion of the governor has changed. "I don't think that she is cut out to be on the national stage," he said. "I look at her education and her background and the way she carries herself and her [resignation] speech, and when you have someone who's out there saying 'You betcha' about 50 times, I don't think that's the person we want to have negotiating with other countries."
As the shadowboxing for the GOP nomination begins, Palin's eroding favorability among Republicans and white evangelicals could be a hurdle. The poll showed former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee leading a pack of potential contenders.
Huckabee, who won the 2008 Iowa caucuses, recorded the support of 26 percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents, followed closely by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at 21 percent and Palin at 19 percent. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) ranked fourth with 10 percent. Among white evangelicals, Huckabee outpaces Palin and the others by better than 2 to 1.
The poll of 1,001 randomly selected adults on conventional and cellular phones was conducted July 15-18. The results from the full poll have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. The question about the 2012 Republican presidential nomination has an error margin of five points.
Polling analyst Jennifer Agiesta contributed to this report.


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Dunster, your works are absolutely gorgeous. You said you haven't seen others on here so thought I would share mine with you. I have another pattern to do when I get back to it.
I hope I got the right pix in. I always worry about making a mistake & sending a pix of my g-kids playing with their chickens. LOL
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Salted caramel fans, these Salty Caramel Pecan Oatmeal Cookie Bars are for you!
This was a recipe that almost didn't happen. I had a heck of a time trying to translate these traditional cookies into bar form. My first go completely stuck to the pan. (I'm talking super-glued to the pan.) I lined the pan on my second attempt and swapped coconut oil in place of the butter to keep them from sticking. Simply put, that was a greasy disaster. Fortunately, the third time was the charm. The name might be a mouthful – Salty Caramel Pecan Oatmeal Cookie Bars – but there is no mistaking the goodness here.
Are you a bar cookie fan? I almost think I prefer them over straight up regular cookies. (Not that I've been known to turn down either.) I prefer a bit of crunch on my cookies but like a tender middle. That's why these Salty Caramel Pecan Oatmeal Cookie Bars are so perfect. The right combination of butter and coconut oil keeps these bars softer on the inside (my love!) while the edges take on a delightful caramelized crunch. Toasted pecans and rolled oats provide some girth to the bars and a sprinkle of sea salt on top is the perfect foil for the sweet caramel bits.
Seriously irresistible, especially for salted caramel fans. Bring them to your next BBQ, and see what I mean (that is, if you feel like sharing).
Salty Caramel Pecan Oatmeal Cookie Bars
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup flour
- 11/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 (11-ounce) package caramel baking bits
- 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 8-10 whole pecan halves, toasted (optional)
- Coarse sea salt (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment, leaving overhang on the sides. Spray pan and parchment lightly with cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and coconut oil on medium high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugars, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon and mix thoroughly, stopping occasionally to scrape the sides of the bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gently mix in flour. Pour in oats, caramel bits and chopped pecans and stir with a spoon to combine.
- Spread batter in pan and evenly smooth top. Place pecan halves on top (if using) and sprinkle with coarse sea salt (optional). Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is evenly browned. Allow to cool completely.
- Remove from pan by lifting edges of parchment and cut into squares.


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Let's start on a high note. There are 5 billion people using mobile phones every day. But the interesting part is that there are only over a billion people with internet access. Does this make the mobile space good enough to market to?
Enter Adam Horwitz and his product, Mobile Monopoly. Adam is a young affiliate marketer, only 22 years old, who's been making a healthy full-time income for several years now.
Inside the Mobile Monopoly course, Adam teaches his approach at the mobile market, and how to monetize it through Clickbank products.
The course is divided into 10 separate modules:
- Get Mobile. Talking about the basics of mobile marketing and why it's such a good market to enter.
- The "List Leapfrog" Method. The main marketing method used in the course. An approach a little different than the traditional way of convincing people to buy off the screen.
- The Underground Networks. Where to place your mobile ads (no obvious places, only new and effective sources of traffic).
- CPA Goes Cellular. How to promote CPA offers to mobile users. Plus, two mobile-only CPA networks to join.
- Clickbank Unplugged. How to promote Clickbank offers to mobile audiences effectively.
- Amazon on the Airwaves. How to promote Amazon, and when to use it instead of Clickbank.
- Pay Per Call Profits. One of the traditional methods of promotion on mobile phones is to get people to simply call a given number. Here's how to get it done.
- Main Street Goes Mobile. How to work with local businesses and help them set their advertising.
- Smartphone Stampede. How to make money through your own app.
- Mobile Music Money. How to promote music from iTunes.
The Good
The best thing about Mobile Monopoly is the fact that it covers a very wide scope of the issue. Not just some basic methods of advertising or spamming people on their phones.
The Bad
Even though the product shows various methods of getting people through the door (getting leads) it doesn't show much in terms of converting people later on. The product is mainly about building a list and then promoting Clickbank products.
That being said, Adam shows a really effective way of doing that, so there's really nothing that negative we can say about it.
The course works on a one-time payment basis, but later on there are also some recurring payments if you decide to continue the membership. The price is $37.
Customer Support
Adam offers 24/7 live toll-free phone line for direct support. You can also contact the support team by email.
"This course is perfect for pretty much anyone looking to make money online. […] I made about 15 affiliate sales over the past two or three days and built a list of like 300 people." –Alex Shelton, internet marketer.
The Bottom Line
A friendly member's area, very good package of content, and various methods of promotion you can use right away… This all works in favor of the product. However, only monetizing your list through Clickbank and Amazon takes it down one step. Overall rating of 4 out of 5.
If you're thinking about buying this course, remember that there's a 60-day money-back guarantee, so you can always ask for a refund in case of anything.