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Am I the only one who doesn't see the Digiorno Pizza Q… I have the RP ad but I don't have that Q in mine?
is it the b2g1? you can also get it on Digiorno's facebook page and coupons.com.
Mine was the cover of the ad- it may have been regional
was front page of RP if you got it, maybe regional??
This is really weird! Yesterday I was reading your Publix ad post and jotted down "Lloyds Ribs" and" Lipton tea B2G1″… was I dreaming or did something change? Not items I would ordinarily buy…but seemed good prices. HELP!!???
Lloyd's is in the ad as BOGO. The Happy Report mentions a B2G2 sale.
The Al Fresco coupon won't work with this BOGO. The coupon is only for 8 oz packages, while the 12 oz are on sale. 🙁
I have two coupons for the 0.75 cents off for the Maxwell Coffee, will Publix accept both or just one for the $6.99 deal?
Hi! I wanted to add a coupon to your list for the Publix deals this week starting 1/30. I have a $1/3 Nabisco Cookie/Cracker Products coupon I got in this past week's Sunday coupon insert. I couldn't tell you if it was RP or SS, since I've already clipped it. I live in SC…not sure if it was just a regional coupon but just wanted to let you know!
Just had to laugh at the "Extra Story" Concord Guac Mix. Wonder what that tastes like?
There is a $1/1 Publix coupon for Oscar Mayer Beef Franks in the RP 1/27/13. Not sure if the Select Franks are part of the BOGO.
I'm not seeing the Sabra dip coupon,was it regional?
I was looking for this one too……
I was wondering about the Suave/Unilever $3/$10 coupon. It says "…wyb $10 worth of Suave Hair, Lever 2000 & Degree products." Wouldn't that mean that we can't use it on the BOGO Suave Lotion deal since it's not a hair product?
For anyone with little ones, when you buy a box of the Pampers Baby Dry diapers there is a $45 coupon booklet inside. They all have expiration dates of 03/14 and they are good ones:
.50 1 Pampers Wipes 60ct/higher
$1.00 off one Aussie kids
$1.00 Always Infinity Pads
$1.00 off Two Bounty Towels/Napkins
.50 off one Cascade Action Pacs
$1.00 off one Charmin Sensitive
$1.00 off one Charmin Freshmates
$1.00 off one Febreeze car product
.50 off One Head and Shoulders
$1.00 off one Iams Dry Dog or Cat Food
$2.00 off one Ivory Snow Detergent
.75 off one Oral B Glide 35mm or larger
$1.00 Two Children's Pepto or Pepto Bismol Products
$1.00 off Two or More Puffs
$2.00 off one Swiffer Starter kit
$2.00 off one Venus refillable razor
$1.00 off one Vaporub
$10.00 coupon for Grow Healthy Grow Natural guide to baby care
$20.00 worth of Free Shutterfly 5×7 personalized stationary cards good until 03/14
Hi Jennifer,
Do you know which Pampers are $10.99?
The Swaddlers, Baby Dry, and Cruisers jumbo packs. With around 20-30 diapers in it. Hope that helps! The box is still a good deal though even with the stack. There's a $2/1 PQ and stack it with a $1.50 MQ, which makes the box around 23.49.
I found a peelie for $1.00 off one Kraft shredded cheese (Bogo) on the Kraft fresh take & breadcrumb mix (usually in the isle that sells bacon.) Makes an awesome deal!!!
Does Keebler make Sunshine products? My cashier refused to let me use the coupon linked above on my two boxes of Cheez Its. She insisted it was fraud to do so. Can you clear this up for me?
-$1 off Publix® Bakery Bread when you buy any ONE OSCAR MAYER Hot Dogs, Cold Cuts or Bacon (Excludes LOUIS RICH) Publix Coupon.
This is hightlighted in green but printing a manufacturer's coupon.


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A Carlsbad man with a long history of drug convictions must face trial on charges he tried to kidnap a 14-year-old girl as she walked home from an Oceanside middle school in May, a judge ruled Wednesday.
George Edward McKesson, 53, pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and methamphetamine possession. He faces about nine years in prison if convicted. McKesson's trial is set for Oct. 13.
The girl ---- a slender teenager with long dark hair and wearing a purple blouse ---- took the stand in a Vista courtroom Wednesday and testified about her encounter along Oceanside Boulevard as she walked home from Lincoln Middle School about 2:45 p.m. May 19.
The girl said a man in a beige car pulled up alongside her with a demand.
"He told me to get in the car," the girl said. "He was somewhat angry."
The teenager said she replied, "No, get away," and took off running.
But the car followed her, keeping pace until the front tire drove up the curb and onto the sidewalk, she said. With a fence to her right, she said, the car had cut off her escape route.
"The car blocked my path," she said. "I ran in the opposite direction."
She said the driver made a U-turn and headed in the same direction as she was running. She looked over her shoulder to catch his license plate, and was able to memorize part of it.
The car took off and she ran home and wrote down the plate numbers she could recall, she said.
The teenager, a basketball player, said she talked to her aunt before calling police that day, but held off on telling her aunt for a few hours, for fear that the woman would force her to miss her chance to play in a league championship game that evening.
Oceanside police Detective Joshua Morris, the lead investigator on the case, said he was able to track down McKesson, thanks to the partial license plate number the girl had provided.
Morris said he later showed the teenager a line-up of six photos, and the girl identified McKesson as the man behind the wheel.
Police eventually arrested McKesson on Aug. 5. A search of his Carlsbad apartment turned up 0.13 grams of meth, the detective said.
Morris said McKesson admitted he had offered a ride to a girl in Oceanside, but hadn't tried to force her into the car.
McKesson has no previous convictions for violence or crimes against children.
On the day before the alleged attempted abduction, McKesson was sentenced to three years' probation for possession of methamphetamine. His criminal history includes two stints in prison for drug possession.
Call staff writer Teri Figueroa at 760-740-5442.

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Happy Monday! The autumn season brings crunchy leaves, pumpkin treats, and lots of literary events to look forward to. Here are some gathered in today's Booked feature.
The music score of Howard Shore will be played by a 300-musician live orchestra at a Radio City Music Hall concert with the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers rolling in the background. The concert event will take place on October 8th & 9th starting at 7:30pm. (New York, NY)
Margaret Atwood will be headlining a 92Y event kicking off the venue's 72nd season on Monday, September 20th. She will be reading from her latest novel, The Year of the Flood starting at 8pm. (New York, NY)
Louie Centanni will be having a book signing on Sunday, October 3rd from 4pm to 7pm at Lestat's Coffee House. (San Diego, CA)
Franz Wright will read at The Art Institute of Chicago on Thursday, September 30th starting at 6pm. Admission is free. (Chicago, IL)
To get your events posted, visit our Facebook Your Next Literary Event page for more information.


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" Genre: Rock - Classic Rock / Artist: Elvis Presley / Box set / Audio CD released at RCA "
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To an Elvis fan most of his CD`s or other bits and pieces are great but this 3 CD set featuring 47 previously unreleased tracks is an Elvis fans dream.
CD 1 features songs from Elvis movies and is entitled Hollywood, CD 2 is entitled Nashville and features live performances from the Nashville shows and CD 3 is entitled Las Vegas and this one features music from Elvis`s Las Vegas shows.
The Hollywood CD is my favourite and rather than containing new songs that we have not heard it contains tracks that have become Elvis classics but just in styles we have not heard them before, rare recordings that the public have previously been unaware of. My favourite track from this is an amazing version of G.I Blues.
Nashville has a selection of tracks that Elvis recorded for his movies but were never used, in true Elvis style though he brought these tracks to his fans in live performances in Nashville and we can now here them on CD for the first time.
The Las Vegas disc has some very, very rare Elvis recordings, including the track "Rubberneckin" which although it was a well known Elvis track he only ever sang it live once in over 1000 live shows. The live recording has never been released until this album came out and for me it is worth the price of the album alone.
Obviously like any other Elvis CD this box set offers the amazing pure vocals of the king of rock and roll and that alone makes it a great listen but the fact that you are getting to hear a rare side of the great mans talents really makes this set a must have and at only £29.99 for a collectors set it is a bargain too.
1. G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley, Bennett, Roy
2. Pocketful of Rainbows - Elvis Presley, Weisman, Benjamin
3. Big Boots - Elvis Presley, Edwards, Sherman
4. Black Star - Elvis Presley, Edwards, Sherman
5. Summer Kisses, Winter Tears - Elvis Presley, Lloyd Webber, Andre
6. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell - Elvis Presley, Weisman, Benjamin
7. Lonely Man - Elvis Presley, Benjamin, Bennie
8. What a Wonderful Life - Elvis Presley, Livingston, Jay
9. A Whistling Tune - Elvis Presley, David, Hal
10. Beyond the Bend - Elvis Presley, Fuller, Dolores
11. One Broken Heart for Sale - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis
12. You're the Boss - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry
13. Roustabout - Elvis Presley, Baum, Bernie
14. Girl Happy - Elvis Presley, Meade, Norman
15. So Close, Yet So Far - Elvis Presley, Byers, Joy
16. Stop, Look and Listen - Elvis Presley, Byers, Joy
17. Am I Ready - Elvis Presley, Bennett, Roy
18. How Can You Lose What You Never Had - Elvis Presley, Wayne, Sid
1. Like a Baby - Elvis Presley, Stone, Jesse
2. There's Always Me - Elvis Presley, Robertson, Don
3. I Want You With Me - Elvis Presley, Harris, Woody
4. Gently - Elvis Presley, Lisbona, Edward
5. Give Me the Right - Elvis Presley, Blagman, Norman
6. I Met Her Today - Elvis Presley, Blair, Hal
7. Night Rider - Elvis Presley, Pomus, Doc
8. Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry
9. Ask Me - Elvis Presley, Baum, Bernie
10. Memphis Tennessee - Elvis Presley, Berry, Chuck
11. Love Me Tonight - Elvis Presley, Robertson, Don
12. Witchcraft - Elvis Presley, Bartholomew, Dave
13. Come What May - Elvis Presley, Tableporter, Frankl
14. Love Letters - Elvis Presley, Heyman, Edward
15. Going Home - Elvis Presley, Byers, Joy
1. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley, Perkins, Carl [Rock
2. I Got a Woman - Elvis Presley, Charles, Ray [1]
3. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, Axton, Mae Boren
4. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley, Matson, Vera
5. Baby, What You Want Me to Do - Elvis Presley, Reed, Jimmy [1]
6. Runaway - Elvis Presley, Crook, Max
7. Surrender/Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley, Handman, Lou
8. Rubberneckin' - Elvis Presley, Jones, Dory
9. Memories - Elvis Presley, Davis, Mac
10. Introductions by Elvis - Elvis Presley, Presley, Elvis
11. Jailhouse Rock: Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley, Blackwell, Otis
12. Inherit the Wind - Elvis Presley, Rabbitt, Eddie
13. This Is the Story - Elvis Presley, Arnold, Calvin
14. Mystery Train/Tiger Man - Elvis Presley, Burns, Lewis
15. Funny How Time Slips Away - Elvis Presley, Nelson, Willie
16. Loving You/Reconsider Baby - Elvis Presley, Leiber, Jerry
17. What'd I Say - Elvis Presley, Charles, Ray [1]
The COLLECTOR'S GOLD boxset is an Elvis-lovers dream. It is a 3CD set featuring 47 recordings, none of which had previously been released before. The 3 CDs are divided up into themes: CD1 is Hollywood, CD2 is Nashville, and CD3 is Las Vegas.
The Hollywood CD is stunning, with rare versions of G.I. BLUES and HOW CAN YOU LOST WHAT YOU NEVER HAD, amongst others. These being two of my favourite Elvis songs from the Hollywood period, so the CD really 'sells' itself to me from the start.
The second CD (Nashville) features a great many tracks from Elvis in the 60s but which were not recorded for the movies. These are great songs, including GIVE ME THE RIGHT and LIKE A BABY, which are fantastic.
The final CD (Las Vegas) includes some really rare tracks. For example, in the 1000+ live shows Elvis did between 1969 and his death in 1977, he only sang the song RUBBERNECKIN' once - and it appears on this CD!
For the rarities this CD box set is most definitely a must for any Elvis fan.
Disc #1 Tracklisting
1 G.I. Blues
2 Pocketful of Rainbows
3 Big Boots
4 Black Star
5 Summer Kisses, Winter Tears
6 I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell
7 Lonely Man
8 What a Wonderful Life
9 Whistling Tune
10 Beyond the Bend
11 One Broken Heart for Sale
12 You're the Boss
13 Roustabout
14 Girl Happy
15 So Close, Yet So Far
16 Stop, Look and Listen
17 Am I Ready
18 How Can You Lose What You Never Had
Disc #2 Tracklisting
1 Like a Baby
2 There's Always Me
3 I Want You With Me
4 Gently
5 Give Me the Right
6 I Met Her Today
7 Night Rider
8 Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello
9 Ask Me
10 Memphis Tennessee
11 Love Me Tonight
12 Witchcraft
13 Come What May
14 Love Letters
15 Going Home
Disc #3 Tracklisting
1 Blue Suede Shoes
2 I Got a Woman
3 Heartbreak Hotel
4 Love Me Tender
5 Baby, What You Want Me to Do
6 Runaway
7 Surrender/Are You Lonesome Tonight
8 Rubberneckin'
9 Memories
10 Introductions by Elvis
11 Jailhouse Rock: Don't Be Cruel
12 Inherit the Wind
13 This Is the Story
14 Mystery Train/Tiger Man
15 Funny How Time Slips Away
16 Loving You/Reconsider Baby
17 What'd I Say


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Parking lot security guard turned late night personality, Guillermo Diaz was once again dispatched by 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' to one of our nation's sacred red carpets to inflict his special brand of chaos. And he did not disappoint.
From presenting Mya with a gift certificate for "One Free Valentine's Massage From Guillermo," to offering a clearly not-amused Dave Mustain of Megadeath "a rose for the lady," to asking Jamie Foxx how to make babies, Guillermo alternatively amused and aggravated everyone who crossed his path.WATCH:


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Suppose you realize you've missed out on a tax deduction or credit on your 2010 return. Or maybe you unintentionally failed to report income or miscalculated a capital gain or business deduction.
Should you file an amended return? It often depends on whether you owe the IRS money or it owes you.
You owe the IRS
Clearly, the decision is a lot easier if you paid less tax than you should have on your original return.
Strategy: File an amended return right away. Don't panic—it doesn't mean you're going to jail—but it's best to come clean with the IRS as soon as possible. If you file an amended return within a few weeks of submitting the original, the IRS probably won't tack on any penalties. Of course, you still will be held liable for the amount already due plus interest dating to the original due date.
On the other hand, if you simply keep your fingers crossed and pray the IRS doesn't detect the error, you're playing with fire. If the IRS eventually catches up to you, you may have to pay hefty penalties on top of the back taxes and interest. The IRS generally has three years to audit your return; six years if you underreported income by 25% or more. And if fraud is involved, there is no statute of limitations.
Tip: Hold onto tax records for a minimum of three years. To be on the safe side, you should keep them at least six or even 10 years. You may need these records to support your position.
If you can't pay the tax bill in full right now, file the amended return anyway. Then you can negotiate a deal when the IRS tallies up the damages.
The IRS owes you
It's a different story if you discover an error that would tilt your return in your favor. In that case, you might think it's a no-brainer: File the amended return and collect the tax savings that are rightfully yours. But it's not that simple.
Here's why: First, it might not be worth the hassle or expense if a missed deduction or credit amounts to chump change. If you're paying a tax pro for tax return preparation, the cost of filing an amended return might be close to or greater than the tax difference.
Second, you could be drawing extra attention by submitting your return for a second time. It gives the IRS another shot at giving the entire return the once-over.
Tip: Although some tax experts claim that filing an amended return increases the risk of an audit, there's no real proof to back that up. But it certainly raises the visibility of your return.


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Don Mincher, the man largely responsible for saving organized baseball in Huntsville, Ala., and who brought rare perspective to the post of league president, passed away over the weekend at the age of 73.
Mincher had served as Southern League president from the spring of 2000 until last October, when he stepped down due to health reasons and was named president emeritus. This role may have been his final post in baseball, but his first impact on the game began many years earlier.
Mincher spent 13 seasons in the majors, retiring after the 1972 season with 200 home runs, over 1,000 hits and two All-Star Game appearances. In 1965 with the Twins, Mincher homered off of Don Drysdale in his first World Series at-bat.
Mincher would earn a ring seven years later with the A's when Oakland toppled the mighty Reds in seven games in the 1972 World Series. In his lone at-bat of the Series, Mincher drove in the tying run in the bottom of the ninth of Oakland's 3-2 win in Game Four.
That would prove to be his final at-bat in baseball, but he returned to the game 12 years later when Double-A baseball came to his hometown of Huntsville. When hearing the news that the Huntsville Stars were being formed, Mincher offered his services to team owner Larry Schmittou, who promptly named him general manager.
Mincher would remain in the role until 1994, when he assembled a group of local owners that kept the team in town. He ultimately sold his stake of the team in 2000 when he was appointed Southern League president.
"He really was a gentleman. He always wanted to do what was right," Minor League Baseball president Pat O'Conner said this afternoon. "I don't know if I have seen many people exhibit the balance that Don did. He was concerned with how things affected the players, the umpires and the teams. And most importantly, he cared about how things affected the fans."
Mincher did seem to have a keen understanding of how to run a baseball team. And he combined that with a great sense of humor. When talking to Baseball America's Conor Glassey about the Birmingham Barons winning the Double-A Freitas Award in 2008, Mincher explained why it was so important for the Barons to focus on customer service and keep the ballpark clean.
"The one thing you want to do in minor league baseball is to keep the Mamas happy," Mincher told Glassey. "If Mama walks in that ballpark and the bathroom is dirty, Mama isn't coming back. Birmingham does that really well. Daddy's going to come and bring the kids no matter what, but it's important to keep the females happy to keep the entire family coming out to the ballpark."
Mincher was often the cool head in gatherings at the Winter Meetings, a soft-spoken leader whose opinion was respected. "He was a guy who wouldn't always talk a lot, but when he had things to say, people would stop and listen."
And nearly everybody stopped to applaud at the 2010 Winter Meetings when Mincher was named King of Baseball. "He told me several times afterward how it touched his heart," O'Conner said.
"I'm going to miss him," O'Conner said. "I'm not supposed to have favorites, and I don't professionally. But personally, Don was a special guy."


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Iris Dement
with Shelly Colvin
Thursday, May 08, 2014 8:00 PM CDT
(6:00 PM Doors)
3rd and Lindsley, Nashville, TN
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Iris DeMent says of that elusive inspirational spark, "I didn't know when or if I'd make another record. I gave up on trying to steer it or force it and decided to just make myself available in my heart and mind as much as I could and leave the rest up to fate."
Sixteen years after the last collection of DeMent songs, that time has come. Sing The Delta presents twelve self-penned compositions from an artist whose first three albums established her as one of the most beloved and respected writers and singers in American music.
DeMent, the last of 14 children, born in Arkansas and raised in Southern California, grew up immersed in gospel music and traditional country. She was somewhat of a late bloomer as an artist, writing her first song at age of 25. Her first release, Infamous Angel, initially issued on Rounder in 1992 before being picked up by Warner Bros., immediately established her as a promising and talented artist. Its 1994 follow-up, My Life, earned a Grammy nomination in the Contemporary Folk category. Her 1996 album The Way I Should addressed political as well as personal themes and earned a Grammy nomination, as well.
Along the way, several of DeMent's songs became cultural touchstones. "Let The Mystery Be" found its way to MTV Unplugged as a duet by David Byrne and Natalie Merchant. "Our Town" was played over the farewell scene in the series finale of Northern Exposure. Merle Haggard, who said of DeMent, "She's the best singer I've ever heard," invited her to sit in as his piano player touring with his legendary band The Strangers. He subsequently covered two of her songs "No Time To Cry" and the gospel-tinged "The Shores of Jordan."
DeMent remained active as an artist. She sang four duets with John Prine on In Spite of Ourselves and had a minor role in the motion picture Songcatcher as well as contributing a song to its soundtrack. She continued playing live shows and in 2004, she recorded an album of gospel songs, Lifeline, which included her rendition of "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms." In 2010 the Coen Brothers chose that song for the closing credits when they remade the classic western "True Grit."
Still, DeMent never took for granted the arrival of an album's worth of new songs. "Songs would come along here and there and I'd go out and sing them for people, but for a long time I just didn't know what would become of any of them. Then last year, a door kinda opened up, and a handful of songs walked through and a few unfinished ones came together and I knew I had a record."


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|16 Feb 2012
Bitlocked Drive Shows As Empty After Re-installing Windows 7?
Hope someone can help me.
I'm going through to search through all the threads pertaining to Bitlocker to see if anyone had a similar issue but no luck yet.
1) Windows 7 x64 was on C:
2) G: was Bitlocker encrypted
Got a new GPU and went through a bunch of stuff before determining that it was bad and needed to be RMA'd. One step included doing a fresh install of Windows 7.
After re-installation, drive G: just showed as being a "New Volume" that was completely empty when I viewed its contents.
Seems like something went funky after I reformatted so that the drive isn't being viewed as an encrypted drive (at least I hope that's the case).
Is it possible to re-associate the drive somehow so I can try to unlock it with my passphrase? I don't have one of those key files that you're asked to create when encrypting the drive. I do know the passphrase that was used to unlock it and didn't bother with the key file because I know I'd never forget the passphrase.
Possible to get my data back or am I hosed? Tried asking on the Microsoft Social TechNet forum but no help there after 100+ views.
Thanks for any help.
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|16 Feb 2012
Hello Shadow, and welcome to Seven Forums.
I hate to say this, but is sounds like you may have also formatted the G: drive as well since it now shows as a "New Volume" and no longer encrypted by BitLocker. If this was the case, then you are out of luck, and lost all data that was on the G: drive.
If you had only formatted the C: drive and reinstalled Windows on the C: drive, the G: drive would have still showed as being encrypted by BitLocker.
I sure hope that you had a backup or a system image backup of the G: drive.
Could you post a screenshot of your Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) window showing all of youe HDD's layout to be certain if this may be the case?
|My System Specs
|16 Feb 2012
Thanks for the response. The drive letters got shuffled around and is now the H drive shown in Disk Management. And just add in there, I'm highly confident that I wouldn't make a simple mistake like formatting the wrong/an extra drive while formatting my OS drive for a re-installation.
Guess something went funky somewhere and I'm hosed though since no one else chimed in. And from searching the Internet I haven't come across anyone that experienced something similar.
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|16 Feb 2012
It wouldn't matter if the drive letter was changed or not. If the drive was still encrypted with BitLocker, it would show it as so in Disk Management like in my screenshot below of my C drive.
From what you described, it appears that you either formatted it or deleted it and formatted it by mistake.
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|16 Feb 2012
I see. Thanks for the advice. Guess my last option is to try the bit-de tool or something someone linked on TechNet.
If that doesn't work guess I'm out of luck and won't bother with Bitlocker. Will probably use Truecrypt in the future instead.
My OS drive is a 60GB SSD and I always double-check the drive capacity when re-formatting. Been working with computers for over a decade and thought built-in encryption might be nice to toy around with.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my problems and getting back to me.
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Your child has an earache. You are worried it is an ear infection. You call the doctor and make an appointment. After all, he needs antibiotics, right?
Maybe not.
We have a real problem of antibiotic overuse in our country–and because we are overusing our antibiotics, many bacteria are getting smarter and stronger. Because ear infections is the diagnosis that kids in the United States are most commonly prescribed antibiotics for, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) tried in 2004 to encourage doctors to rethink their prescribing habits.
The thing is, it turns out that ear infections don't necessarily need antibiotics. Many are caused by viruses. Many will get better by themselves.And not only does overuse of antibiotics cause resistance, antibiotics can have side effects. The guidelines were supposed to help doctors make better decisions–the problem is, many doctors don't follow them. So the AAP is trying again; they have reissued guidelines, with some clarifications and additions.
Here is what your doctor is supposed to do when you bring your child in with that earache:
Check to see if it's really an infection. Not only can the common cold or tooth problems cause earaches, you can also get pain from having fluid in the middle ear, something called otitis media with effusion (OME). OME can look like an infection, but it's not–so it doesn't need antibiotics. Your doctor is supposed to look for the signs of a true infection: ear pain that comes on suddenly and persists, and an eardrum that is full or bulging with pus behind it, one that doesn't move when you blow air into it–or an eardrum that is draining pus.
Ask about and treat pain. This sounds obvious, but sometimes we doctors get so caught up in the diagnosing and antibiotic stuff that we forget to really talk about pain–and it's pain that brings parents in the first place. Whether or not there is an infection that needs antibiotics, there is an earache that needs soothing–so your doctor should be talking to you about how you can help your child's pain.
If there really is an infection, figure out if it's severe. Again, sounds obvious–but it's important for deciding if antibiotics are needed. A severe infection is one where there is a lot of pain, the child seems ill, or there is a fever of 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher.
Decide if antibiotics are necessary. Here is who should definitely get antibiotics:
- Anybody with a severe infection
- Anybody with other health problems that put them at risk of complications
- Children under 6 months old
- Children 6-23 months who have infections in both ears
If antibiotics aren't definitely needed, talk with parents about waiting and watching for 48-72 hours. I do this a lot. I give parents a prescription, but I tell them not to fill it unless the child either gets worse or doesn't get better in 2-3 days. In my experience, most don't need to fill the prescription. Pain medication and some patience very often do the trick.
To make this work, parents need to understand exactly what they are looking for, need to be able to get the prescription if needed, need to be able to reach the doctor easily if they have any questions–and the doctor needs to be able to reach them easily to check on the child. These are not gimmes in life sometimes–sometimes, to be on the safe side, we need to just go ahead and give antibiotics. But when we can wait, we should wait.
If an antibiotic is prescribed, it should be amoxicillin. To fight antibiotic resistance, it's important to use just the right antibiotic–the one that will kill only the bacteria likely to cause the infection. For ear infections, that's amoxicillin, unless the child's allergic, just had amoxicillin in the past month (which might mean amoxicillin isn't strong enough), has conjunctivitis too (which can be a sign of bacteria that amoxicillin doesn't kill), or doesn't get better in 48-72 hours. The guidelines tell doctors what to do in those situations.
There are a few more things in the guidelines, such as discouraging prescribing antibiotics for prevention of infections in kids who get them a lot, and advice as to when it's a good idea to send kids to get ear tubes. To prevent ear infections from happening in the first place, the AAP suggests immunizing kids against pneumococcus and influenza, encouraging breastfeeding for the first six months of life, and keeping kids away from tobacco smoke.
So the next time your child has an earache, check to see if your doctor does these things — if not, ask why. And — this is just as important — if your doctor suggests waiting instead of giving antibiotics, don't freak out. It may really be the better choice.
Claire McCarthy is a primary care physician and the medical director of Boston Children's Hospital's Martha Eliot Health Center. She blogs at Thriving, the Boston Children's Hospital blog, Vector, the Boston Children's Hospital science and clinical innovation blog, and MD Mama at Boston.com, where this article originally appeared.
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Jessica Alba Double Corset: Actress Reveals Secret to Her Post-Baby Weight Loss (VIDEO)
Jessica Alba says a double corset was her big secret in how she managed to overcome the challenge of her post-baby weight following the birth of her two children.
The Hollywood actress has said that she opted for the more traditional route in tackling weight loss, and she testifies that it worked wonders for her.
Speaking to Net-a-Porter magazine, Alba has said, "I wore a double corset day and night for three months. It was sweaty, but worth it."
However, she admitted that it was probably one of the more "brutal" methods people can use to overcome their post-baby weight, and she described it as a "no pain, no gain" technique that probably was "not for everyone."
She is now looking to continue pushing forward with her acting career, and speaking to Glamour magazine she explained: "When you have kids, you kind of think, I don't need to work just to work. I want to sink my teeth into a character that makes it worth not being with my kids, or not being at the office."
She added, "Having kids, having strong relationships with my husband, my friends, that it is my priority… that's what really defines me, not a tabloid or a movie opening or a poster or an endorsement."
Already this October Alba will return for a sequel to hit film Sin City – Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. She will reprise her role as Nancy Callahan from the first movie.
Alba said about the sequel, "I just finished the best movie I've ever done. It was so opposite to what I do [at home]. My approach to acting now is so different – I'm fearless because I have nothing to lose."
She added, "Before [children] my identity was wrapped up in every decision – now, I don't care. It could be a pile of s*** and you could think it was the worst thing you ever saw, but I still had the best experience."
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- Begging in Benin does not carry a social stigma as in developed countries; here, boys sent out on the road are aspiring students.
Benin, West Africa: Begging for an Education
In the first century A.D. a Christian mystic named Augustine said, "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read but the first page."
Those words have guided a great deal of my life, and I travel to learn. I travel to escape the mundane and familiar, and to experience the new, whatever it may be.
It took several years for me to realize the journey was as important as the destination, and while I have written about epic expeditions and near-death close calls, I've come to believe the best stories have been the little ones, the personal ones – the ace of spades pulled from a larger house of cards that stands alone in the way it holds your attention with a personal, one-on-one experience.
They're even better when you collide with them unexpectedly.
My friend Noah and I were driving along a remote road in Benin, West Africa, when we passed a group of young boys. From a distance they appeared to be a rag-tag bunch, maybe a gang, and I gave them little thought until Noah pulled the car over and said, "You should talk to these boys."
Up close I could see they were rather well-dressed and groomed, ranging in age from about 6-13, and I could not imagine why he wanted me to speak with them, feeling especially vulnerable since I could see no one else around for miles.
They crowded around, as curious about me as I was of them. Through Noah, they told me that in this part of Africa, a child really is raised by the entire village, and if one did not have the means to support everybody, some of the children were designated to leave with the blessings of all adults. It became their job to wander from village to village, begging as a group.
Begging here carries no social stigmas and is as accepted as any other form of employment. Children are simply better at it than the elderly, and so it becomes a full-time job. Such groups of children are actually a common sight throughout this part of the world.
I might add that none of these boys ever asked me for money.
Older children are put in charge of younger ones, just as at home, making sure they do all the necessary things such as brushing their teeth and washing their clothes. Most importantly, they have a code of honor. They do not lie or steal, and they all share whatever they take in with each other.
At this point, the youngest boy who was beaming with a mile-wide smile obviously had something he was proud of, and reaching into his backpack he pulled out a wooden tablet to show me.
In most of rural Africa there is little paper and fewer pens or pencils. Families will carve a small wooden tablet for writing, the size of a notebook, which is passed down from one generation to the next. Ink is made from the ashes of a fire mixed with water, and a river reed serves as a pen. The children write their lessons on them each day and wash them clean in a river at night for use again the following day.
This is what children use in school, and it is what each of these young beggars carried in his backpack.
This young man told me they had all done their lessons early in the morning before the heat and the day's travels, and added that one day he hoped to become a teacher himself. Another boy showed me his tablet and said he was going to be a doctor, while another wanted to become a veterinarian. They all said this matter of fact, as though it were already a done deal for each of them.
He told me they loved being outside rather than in the confines of a building, that they were learning about the environment firsthand this way, and felt that being out in the middle of everyday life was a better education than any they could receive in their respective villages.
I was overwhelmed by the upbeat nature of this young man and his companions, and everything he said made perfect sense to me. If itinerant beggars can hold such large dreams, then I think the future of Africa is in good hands.
I drove away thinking of this beautiful moment of human optimism and it remains one of my favorite African encounters.
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May 6, 2014 – Angela Okorie Shares Husband's Photos
Less than a week after an adultery scandal that started with a complete stranger in South Africa, Nollywood actress Angela Okorie Orizu has shared the cute face of her younger husband.
She captioned the pics "Baby mm".
Angela Okorie's spokesperson, Okechukwu Ifeanyi has also voiced opposition to the alleged adultery/theft scandal by Prince Ekeh and his friend, Prosper.
"They are all lying, you know men can say anything when they want to tarnish ones image" – He said
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Southeastern North Carolina has two new voices on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.
PPD founder Fred Eshelman is one of eight people the state Senate elected to four-year terms today.
The 32-member Board of Governors is the policy-making body responsible for the supervision, management and governance of the 17 institutions in the UNC system.
Also making the list is former state representative and Transportation Secretary Thomas Harrelson of Southport.


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you can guess how much corruption in U.P. that a simple paper of UPTET could not be prepare by the expert. everybody knows that who should be an expert. Ye kitni funny bat hai ki candidates se hi expert ke dwara jari result ke uper objection liye ja rahe hain. Shame shame shameReplyDelete
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St. Louis DE C.J. Ah You (Lone Peak HS) was in the starting lineup in loss to Cardinals.
Denver OL Zane Beadles (Hillcrest HS/Utah) started at left guard and helped offense gain 351 yards in win over Chargers.
Washington QB John Beck (BYU) served as his team's backup QB in win over Seahawks.
Arizona LB Stewart Bradley (Highland HS) had a tackle on defense and a tackle in kickoff coverage in win over Rams.
Minnesota DB Brandon Burton (Utah) played as a reserve in loss to Falcons.
Green Bay DB Jarrett Bush (Utah State) had two tackles in kickoff coverage and one tackle in punt coverage in win over Lions.
Jacksonville DL John Chick (Utah State) had two tackles in loss to Texans.
Indianapolis WR Austin Collie (BYU) caught three passes for 28 yards in loss to Panthers.
Miami DL John Denney (BYU) served as team's long snapper in loss to Cowboys.
Cincinnati DE Jonathan Fanene (Utah) had one tackle in win over Browns.
Carolina OL Jordan Gross (Utah) started at left tackle and helped offense gain 409 yards in win over Colts.
St. Louis LB Bryan Kehl (Brighton HS/BYU) played as a reserve in loss to Cardinals.
Pittsburgh DE Brett Keisel (BYU) had two tackles and a fumble recovery in win over Chiefs. He also earned his team's Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his charitable acts.
Pittsburgh OL Chris Kemoeatu (Utah) played as a reserve in win over Chiefs.
Baltimore DL Paul Kruger (Timpanogos HS/Utah) had two tackles and a quarterback hit in win over 49ers.
Arizona OL Deuce Lutui (Snow College) played as a reserve in win over Rams.
Philadelphia DB Curtis Marsh (Utah State) had a tackle in punt coverage in loss to Patriots.
Houston DB Brice McCain (Utah) had two tackles and a pass defensed on defense, and a tackle in punt coverage in win over Jaguars.
New Orleans OL Pat McQuistan (Weber State) played as a reserve in win over Giants.
Seattle OL Paul McQuistan (Weber State) started at right guard and helped offense gain 268 yards in loss to Redskins.
St. Louis WR Nick Miller (SUU) was signed by the Rams last week and returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown in loss to Cardinals.
Miami LB Koa Misi (Utah) had three tackles in loss to Cowboys.
Baltimore DL Haloti Ngata (Highland HS) had four tackles, three of which went for losses, along with two sacks and two quarterback hits in win over 49ers.
St. Louis LB David Nixon (BYU) had a tackle in kickoff coverage in loss to Cardinals.
Chicago DL Stephen Paea (Timpview HS/Snow College) played as a reserve in loss to Raiders.
Tampa Bay OL Donald Penn (Utah State) started at left tackle and helped offense gain 421 yards in loss to Titans.
Baltimore TE Dennis Pitta (BYU) caught the first touchdown of his pro career — an 8-yard pass from Joe Flacco — in win over 49ers.
St. Louis LB Brady Poppinga (BYU) had a tackle, a quarterback hit, and forced and recovered a fumble in loss to Cardinals.
N.Y. Jets DL Sione Pouha (East HS/Utah) had four tackles in win over Bills.
Baltimore WR David Reed (Utah) had a tackle in kickoff coverage in win over 49ers.
N.Y. Jets OL Caleb Schlauderaff (Utah) played as a reserve in win over Bills.
San Francisco QB Alex Smith (Utah) completed 15-of-24 passes for 140 yards in loss to Ravens. He was sacked nine times, threw an interception, and rushed two times for 12 yards.
Miami CB Sean Smith (Utah) had two tackles, an interception and a pass defensed in loss to Cowboys.
Carolina WR Steve Smith (Utah) caught three passes for 68 yards in win over Colts.
Miami DT Paul Soliai (Utah) had three total tackles, including one for loss, in loss to Cowboys.
Carolina DB R.J. Stanford (Utah) had two total tackles in win over Colts.
Oakland RB Manase Tonga (BYU) played as a reserve in win over Bears.
San Diego DB Eric Weddle (Utah) had six total tackles, including one for loss, a pass defensed and a tackle in kickoff coverage in loss to Broncos.
The following players were declared inactive by their respective teams: Atlanta OL Kirk Chambers (Provo HS); Pittsburgh DL Chris Hoke (BYU); Green Bay LB Vic So'oto (BYU); Pittsburgh LB Stevenson Sylvester (Utah).
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The following players are on NFL practice squads: Green Bay WR Diondre Borel (Utah State); Miami OL Ray Feinga (Hunter HS/BYU); Philadelphia FB Stanley Havili (Cottonwood HS); Tennessee DB Robert Johnson (Utah); Philadelphia OL Dallas Reynolds (Timpview HS/BYU); Denver DL Sealver Siliga (Copper Hills HS/Utah); Philadelphia OL Zane Taylor (Grand HS/Utah); Buffalo WR Tim Toone (Weber State).
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The following players are on the injured reserve list and out for the season: Washington TE Chris Cooley (Logan HS/Utah State); New England LB Christian Cox (Utah); Tennessee WR Kevin Curtis (Bingham HS/Snow College/Utah State) Arizona QB Max Hall (BYU); Green Bay WR Shaky Smithson (Utah); San Francisco DL Will Tukuafu (East HS).


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NICOSIA, Cyprus, April 18 (UPI) -- Credit-rating agency Standard and Poor's recent downgrade of Lebanon's long-term sovereign credit rating to 'B-' with a negative outlook from 'B' has underlined the country's lack of progress in tackling its mounting public debt burden.
Prospects for major fiscal adjustment measures and much-needed financial support from donor countries and institutions are also dim, according to S&P.
S&P also lowered Lebanon's short-term ratings on Lebanon to 'C' from 'B' with negative outlook.
"There are concerns over the government's ability to reverse the growth of the public debt burden, estimated at 178 percent of GDP this year, in a timely and effective fashion," said S&P's Navaid Farooq.
"Unless the government implements a credible fiscal program soon, prospects for substantial concessional financing from the international community will remain elusive, and a restructuring of public debt will become increasingly likely," he added.
Figures released by the Association of Banks in Lebanon show that Lebanon's gross public debt reached $28.83 billion in February, up 0.94 percent from $28.56 billion in January 2002. Gross domestic debt increased 1.3 percent to $19.2 billion, while external debt rose by 0.18 percent to $9.63 billion.
Lebanon's central bank has been successful so far in containing speculative selling of the Lebanese pound, which is pegged to the US dollar. However, falling foreign exchange reserves suggest that this strategy has a limited shelf life and that the prospect of some sort of debt default or devaluation is a real possibility in the medium-long term.
The government of Rafiq Hariri has had some success in improving public revenue through this year's introduction of Value Added Tax and the abolition of subsidies among other cost-cutting measures.
Yet analysts believe that only substantial progress on the privatization of telecommunications, the national flag carrier Middle East Airlines and other state-owned companies, will bring sufficient revenue to dramatically change the dynamics of the public debt burden.
Fitch Ratings agrees that public finances remain on an unsustainable path. "Privatization is moving ahead very slowly and the willingness and ability of domestic banks -- the government's largest creditors -- to continue to purchase more government securities is not without limit," it warned in a recent research note.
Fitch noted that local banks' were reducing their holdings of locally denominated government securities and that concerns about the stability of the currency were limiting their interest in holding sovereign Eurobonds.
The agency warned that time was running short for the government, and with the risks of devaluation and a further slowdown in growth of the banks' deposit base, the authorities must act to avoid a financial crisis.
According to one local trading source, the political turmoil in Israel and the occupied territories has undermined sentiment in the credit market in the last two weeks, bringing the average yield on traded Eurobonds well above 10 percent.
Yet according to Fitch, the country is not likely to face imminent default. Fitch noted that the country's external liquidity ratio -- measuring liquid external assets as a share of amortizations plus short-term liabilities -- remains comfortably over 100 percent. "Although the currency composition of bank deposits is changing, the deposit base is still growing, albeit slowly," it added.
Moreover, Lebanon continues to build relationships regionally, despite its shaky economic position and current difficult geopolitical circumstances. The free-trade agreement signed by Lebanon and Iraq in early April calls for the elimination of all tariff, taxes and fees on goods and services traded between the two countries, widening the emerging Arab free trade zone. Lebanon has already signed similar agreements with Syria and Egypt.
The Iraq agreement, which is mainly aimed at boosting private sector activity, will also lay the ground for Lebanon to recapture the Iraqi export market. Iraq was Lebanon's main export market before the Gulf War of 1991, accounting for almost 25 percent of Lebanese exports.
Beirut is also expected to sign three agreements covering economic and trade development at the upcoming Euro-Med meeting in Valencia on April 22-23. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud is expected to sign the EU association agreement -- part of the Barcelona process that aims to create a duty-free area for industrial goods involving the 15 EU nations and the non-European countries bordering the Mediterranean.
According to Lebanese media reports, Hammoud will also sign an interim agreement that will allow the immediate implementation of the association agreement, which will short circuit the parliamentary ratification process both in the EU and Lebanon. This will allow Lebanon to begin exporting to Europe at preferential rates immediately.
Lebanon's association agreement with the EU replaces a more limited 1977 cooperation agreement. Under the terms of the interim and association agreements, Lebanon will benefit from various tariff cuts on agricultural and agro-industrial products spread over a 12-year period.
Europe, for its part, has granted Lebanon a five-year grace period to begin dismantling tariffs on European exports to Lebanon. The EU will also assist Lebanon in cutting its tariffs through a financial assistance program.


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Dunne living the dream as Irish girls chase Euro glory in Oslo
Rookie goalkeeper stunned by worldwide backing for squad as they seek final berth
While injuries prevented Brooke Dunne following her brother Nathan into the basketball sphere, they've also fast-tracked her journey into a UEFA U-19 European Championship semi-final tonight.
The Newbridge native began Ireland's qualification campaign as fourth-choice goalkeeper, but will line out between the posts against the Netherlands at Mjondalen Stadium, Oslo (6.0 Irish time).
Engineering such a scenario was partially due to Dunne's displays for Ireland's U-17s, but was more to do with fitness setbacks suffered by those ahead of her in the queue.
Still only 17 years old, the rookie has grabbed the opportunity presented literally with both hands. Her first competitive cap at U-19 level was at the heady stage of these finals nine days ago against Spain, in which she kept a clean sheet.
Only two goals have rattled her net in the subsequent wins against England and Sweden, and this has helped in no small way to Ireland's qualification for the last four on their debut appearance at the eight-nation showpiece.
Had circumstances been different, Dunne may have been in the United States right now mapping out the same career as her brother.
Nathan's domestic performances on the basketball court for Templeogue aroused transatlantic interest and, following completion of his Leaving Certificate in 2012, he accepted a scholarship placement with Mount Holyoke, a Division Two school in North Carolina.
Younger sister Brooke caught the basketball bug, too, but she picked up a few niggling injuries during her progression towards the national ranks. In parallel, her football talent was also beginning to shine and so the options widened in her mind.
"The injuries I got had more of an effect on basketball than football," she explained at the team hotel in Lillestrom.
"There was a choice to be made between the two sports and I went with football."
That career path might result in her joining Nathan stateside, as several gems from previous Ireland underage squads have attracted suitors from US colleges.
"I've an open mind of what I'll do in the future," she said. "It (moving to America) is not something I'd rule out, but I'll see what comes first.
"It's a dream come true to be here and playing at the European Championship finals. Before this tournament, I'd only ever sat on the bench for U-19 games watching the action.
"The fact that I'd played in the U-17 qualifiers helped me prepare for this stage, but this is a whole new experience – it's brilliant.
"We've reached the semi-finals and want to go all the way to the final now."
News of Ireland's unprecedented success at the European finals, which has taken them to within 90 minutes of a final against either hosts Norway or Spain on Sunday, has spread worldwide.
"I think our squad has gone viral across the world!" beamed the Peamount United stopper.
"My brother has seen all the reports and pictures in the States and lots of people have been supporting us. I've got my family flying out to Norway today for the semi-final.
"Hopefully, we'll get the right result now. The Netherlands are a good team, strong and technical, and they'll try hit us with diagonal balls to their wingers. But we've prepared well and are full of confidence."
Recent history justifies the point of Ireland manager Dave Connell that his cubs have nothing to fear.
Although Dutch coach André Koolhof labelled Ireland a 'kick and rush' team following a stalemate between the nations in April during the elite qualifying stage, Connell insists they could have won the game.
"It was clear from when we met them the last time that the Dutch don't like playing against us," said the manager yesterday.
"We've taken a bit of stick from other countries along the way, but anyone watching our matches can see the girls like to knock the ball around and have plenty of ability.
"Although we only drew that game against the Dutch, and they were at home, I know that we're capable of better and our team has greatly improved since.
"Of course, they're a country with a massive football tradition, but I doubt very much that they have as much camaraderie as our team.
"We're staying in the same hotel as them and I haven't seen that level of unity amongst their group.
"The girls are determined to reach the final and I've every confidence in them.
"When I took over this U-19 job three years ago, I felt it would take four years to build a team capable of winning the European Championships. Most of the players are eligible again next season, but they've come this far a year early and want to go further."
Clare Shine's recovery from a neck injury gives Connell a full complement to choose from. The striker could only contribute to Monday's win over Sweden as a second-half substitute, but is ready to reclaim a starting slot.
"It will be tough to leave players out but the substitutes have had an important part so far, so it could be the same in the semi-final," concluded Connell.
Ireland (probable): Dunne (Peamount Utd); Wright (Texas University), McCarthy (Listowel Celtic), O'Connell (Wilton), Mustaki (Peamount Utd); O'Connor (Wilton), Dwyer (Wexford Yths), Connolly (College Corinthians); McCabe (Raheny Utd), Shine (Raheny Utd), Rowe (Castlebar Celtic).
Meet the girls in green: Ireland under-19 women player profiles
Ireland's U-19 women footballers have taken Europe by storm with wins over Spain, England and Sweden at the UEFA Championship finals in Norway.
Some are better known than others but most encouraging is the fact that only six of the 18 players won't be eligible for next season's campaign.
So, who are the players that are 180 minutes away from lifting the European title? Here, we provide an insight on each.
Brooke Dunne (17)
From Newbridge, Co Kildare, she played Gaelic football with Sarsfields before switching her focus to soccer. She has played for Shamrock Rovers and now struts her stuff with Peamount United. A solid shot-stopper, she is the sister of US-based basketball player Nathan Dunne.
Amanda McQuillan (16)
Now living in Navan, McQuillan is the second youngest player in the squad – and the tournament – but she's a key member of the panel. Plays with Shelbourne and is a great athlete, allowing her to react quickly to danger.
Keeva Keenan (16)
Unlucky to miss the opener against Spain due to a suspension carried over from the qualifiers but compensated by scoring the winner against England after coming on as a sub. The Ballymun native is one of the toughest players in the squad but also versatile as she can play anywhere in defence or midfield, and is at home on the right side.
Grace Wright (19)
Texas-born Wright qualifies through her Limerick grandfather William, while her father hails from England. She attends Texas A&M University, playing right-back, but has filled in at left-back for Ireland in qualifying and at these finals.
Ciara O'Connell (19)
Recently turned 19, O'Connell is the rock of the team, reading the game brilliantly and shutting down opposition players before they get a chance to turn inside the area. Heading to UCC on a scholarship, she is part of the Cork crew and a rising star in the women's game.
Savannah McCarthy (17)
The reigning FAI U-17 player of the year is a bubbly character both on and off the field. Hailing from Kerry, she did her county proud by raiding forward from defence to pull Ireland level in their last two matches against England and Sweden.
Ciara McNamara (19)
One of manager Dave Connell's reliable squad members, soft-spoken McNamara comes alive on the pitch with her courageous approach. Comfortable in possession, her composure may well be crucial over the next five days.
Chloe Mustaki (18)
To be named captain among a group of leaders is a testament to Connell's faith in the adaptable UCD Waves player. Has won the FAI U-17 player of the year and, at these finals, has operated both at left-back and midfield.
Shannon Carson (18)
A player full of guile and energy, her introduction from the bench at the finals has proved integral to Ireland's march. The Holyhill LFC player is a tough-tackling midfielder who likes to break forward and is not afraid to take aim at goal.
Amy O'Connor (18)
Another member of the squad eligible for next season's campaign, the Cork native has started all three games so far. O'Connor, who will join O'Connell at UCC in September on a sports scholarship, is very much the unsung hero of the team.
Jessica Gargan (17)
A stunning winner against Sweden in the La Manga tournament in March ensured this young midfielder retained her place in the squad. Her pace and vibrancy make her a great asset for Connell to have on the bench.
Roma McLaughlin (16)
Like Clare Shine, McLaughlin was at the U-17 World Cup four years ago. The Donegal gem is the baby of the squad and the youngest player at the finals. A classy midfielder with superb close control and an effortless style of passing, McLaughlin is bound to go on to bigger and better things as she is underage for the next three campaigns at U-19 level.
Hayley Nolan (17)
From Johnstown, Co Kildare, this gifted midfielder will be sitting her Leaving Cert next summer, but right now she is getting a unique footballing education. She almost scored in the win over England after coming on as a substitute and the Peamount United ace is bound to get even better.
Lauren Dwyer (17)
Carlow native Dwyer is a vital cog of the team because of her work both on and off the ball. An accomplished runner, she comes from a renowned athletics family. Won the League Cup earlier this season with Wexford Youths.
Megan Connolly (17)
For someone of her tender years, Connolly has already scaled the sporting heights. Before scoring the winner against Sweden with a thunderous effort, she's sacrificed her inter-county Gaelic career with Cork to pursue her ambition of becoming a professional footballer.
Clare Shine (19)
The only member of the squad with tournament experience, having featured at the U-17 World Cup four years ago, Shine makes this Ireland team tick. Top scorer with the team for many years, she had to battle back from injury to score the winner against Spain in the opener. Will be fully fit for today's semi-final against the Netherlands.
Katie McCabe (18)
Like Shine, McCabe recovered from a broken leg to take her place at the finals and has contributed hugely to their triumphs. She is the brother of Shamrock Rovers dynamo Gary, possessing similar trickery and panache in her game.
Sarah Rowe (18)
This Mayo sports all-rounder sealed Ireland's place at the finals by scoring the winner against Turkey in April. A vital element to their three-pronged attack, the senior international also has a Gaelic string to her bow as she's featured in the All-Ireland championship for her native county.
Dave Connell (52)
A League of Ireland stalwart in his playing days, featuring in the Bohemians team that beat Rangers in 1984, Connell's first managerial post was at Limerick FC. Joined the women's ranks initially as assistant to U-19 manager Sue Ronan before taking the reins fully in 2010.
His professionalism has shone throughout this campaign.
Irish Independent


text: Please forgive if already posted... But Annette Funicello, 68, suffered a terrible house fire. She was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Sadly, the video I watched in the Orlando Sentinel said she has lost virtually ALL of her memorabilia If anyone knows how to reach her, I'd love to send her a card. She has been an inspiration from MOUSEKETEER days, thru Beach Blanket Bingo with Frankie Avalon & even her PETER PAN PEANUT BUTTER commercials. Blessings, Annette!


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The son of a major league baseball star will not have to go to court on sexual assault charges, at least not yet.
Darius McClinton-Hunter, son of major league baseball star Torii Hunter, was arrested May 2012 for sexual assault of a child, along with four of his classmates, at Prosper High School. Prosper police said the male students gave girls drugs and forced them to have sex.
A Collin County grand jury declined to indict the three juveniles in the sexual assault case on Tuesday. As for the two adults, McClinton-Hunter and Garrick White, the grand jury passed on the case, which means they need more information to make a decision.
Hunter's defense attorney, Todd Shapiro, said they had plenty of evidence to consider, including a voice mail and text messages in which the alleged victim recants her story.
"Logically, it doesn't make sense that three of the five individuals that were in this apartment are now free to go back to school and move on with their lives and put this behind them," said Shapiro. "The two that were adults, somehow their cases weren't resolved, it doesn't make a whole lot of logical sense."
It took nine months for the case to appear before a grand jury.
NBC 5 tried contacting the Collin County district attorney but did not hear back.
The cases against McClinton-Hunter and White will now have to go back before a grand jury.
Published at 11:00 PM CST on Feb 12, 2013 | Updated at 12:00 AM CST on Feb 13, 2013


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[release][tab]Name:[/tab] gm_highstreet
[tab]Version:[/tab] v1
[tab]Description:[/tab] A map that contains a club in the city
[tab]Requirements:[/tab] CS:S, HL2
[tab]Download:[/tab] http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=75909 and http://www.filefront.com/14259575/gm_highstreet.zip
Well this map should have been released along time ago.
This was map map for ZPS, but redone for Gmod, it has nodes for NPC's also has spawn points for Zombie Survival.
If you want the original ZPS version you can download it here: http://www.filefront.com/14258943/zps_clubzombo.zip
OLD VERSION:[IMG]http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5213/zpsclubzombo0164.jpg[/IMG]
Please rate and comment.
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Issue Date: May 1, 2006
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Kelvim Escobar pitched seven strong innings and Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer, leading the Anaheim Angels to a 5-1 win over the Mariners last night in Seattle.
The Angels moved 4 1/2 games behind the idle Red Sox in the AL wild-card race.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki went hitless -- 0 for 4 with a walk -- for the third time in four games, but still is on a pace for 262 hits, which would break the 84-year-old major league record of 257 for a season set by Hall of Famer George Sisler.
Escobar (10-10) became a double-digit winner for the fourth time in his career, but lost his shutout bid when Jose Lopez homered with two outs in the seventh. Escobar allowed one run and six hits, walked one, threw a wild pitch, and struck out seven.
Scot Shields got two outs in the eighth, and Francisco Rodriguez got four outs for his 12th save.
Athletics 7, Rangers 6 -- Eric Chavez singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, leading Oakland. Mark McLemore drew a bases-loaded walk to score the tying run, then Chavez broke an 0-for-13 stretch with his drive to center off Francisco Cordero (3-2), who blew his fourth save in 48 chances.
Justin Duchscherer (6-6) pitched the 10th to earn the victory for the A's, who maintained their two-game division lead over the Angels.
Alfonso Soriano tied it at 5 with two outs in the ninth on his second homer of the night -- his first multihomer game this year and seventh of his career.
Orioles 9, Blue Jays 1 -- Bruce Chen pitched his first complete game to win for the first time in more than two years, and Rafael Palmeiro homered during a five-run first inning to lead visiting Baltimore. Chen (1-0) allowed just five hits and a run in his first win since April 21, 2002, for Montreal vs. the New York Mets. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter.
Pitching for his sixth team in three seasons, including for the Red Sox for a brief time last season, Chen threw his first career complete game a night after the Orioles used 10 pitchers -- a record for a nine-inning game.
Toronto starter Justin Miller (3-4), pitching a day after his grandfather died, got two outs in the first before allowing seven straight batters to reach.
Twins 5, Tigers 3 -- Lew Ford homered and drove in two runs to back a strong outing by Brad Radke, leading Minnesota to victory in Detroit and a sweep of the four-game series. Augie Ojeda also homered for the Twins, who have won six straight, and 11 of 13.
Radke (11-7) allowed a run and seven hits in seven innings to improve to 17-6 lifetime against the Tigers.


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Darkness and Light in "Oedipus Rex"
The only ones who can truly see are blind. This is a popular theme through out Greek literature, especially in "Oedipus Rex" where Sophocles nurtures the idea that real sight does not require eyes but the ability to see beyond the surface of things. According to Sophocles, one must not only be able to see something, but one must also be able to understand it. Teiresias, the only physically blind character, is the only person that throughout the play can actually see what has, is and will happen. Oedipus himself only truly achieves this state of knowledge after he blinds himself with his mother's/wife's broach. Light and darkness (sight and blindness) takes on three different forms throughout the play, the first form refers to knowledge, the second to physical light and the third to truth; the three forms are used interchangeably and they occasionally refer to multiple interpretations at the same time.
The first form of light and darkness is knowledge; this is the representation of the characters ability to see beyond the surface of things and to truly understand them. The very first example of this is spoken by Oedipus at the beginning of the play when he says, "I must bring what is dark to light" in reference to the mystery of Laios' death. This is the first and most obvious example, and it sets the stage for the use of light and darkness to represent knowledge throughout the remainder of the play. Repeatedly, Sophocles refers to the fact that Oedipus is blind to the truth just as Teiresias is blind to the world. Teiresias charges Oedipus, "but I say that you, with both your eyes, are blind!" he makes the reference not to his physical state but to his mental state. Teiresias also says: "you do not even know the blind wrongs you have done" referring to Oedipus's unknown incestuous relationship and the murder of his father. To be blind could also mean unknowingly done or forgotten. The knowledge that is lacking from most of the play is the knowledge of one's self. Oedipus is obviously intelligent but he lacks the knowledge of his past which, for the Greeks, meant he also had no future. Oedipus was able to answer the Sphinx's riddle because he was intelligent enough to detect the undertones of the question, that morning, noon and night referred to the stages of a man's life not a literal day. Yet Oedipus was unable to detect the undertones of his own life: he was blind to the many clues and hints to his origin. The lack of knowledge is the path to his downfall, for all of his intelligence he was unwilling to step aside and follow the advice of those who knew what was happening.
The use of light and darkness to represent truth is also an important part of the play. The first example is when Oedipus says to Teiresias as they argue: "You child of endless night! You cannot hurt me or any other man who sees the sun"; in response, Teiresias just says "True." Oedipus's claim is not that Teiresias would be unable to hurt of kill him because of his blindness but rather that he cannot hurt Oedipus with his falsehoods. This exchange can be restated as Oedipus calling Teiresias a liar and Teiresias retorting by saying that if he was lying, Oedipus would be able to tell if Oedipus actually knew the truth. Although in the beginning of the play Oedipus denies Teiresias's accusations, later as he begins to comprehend the events surrounding his birth he say: "I'm not sure that the blind man cannot see." Oedipus is not referring to physical blindness but admitting that Teiresias may actually be telling him the truth. Sophocles use of light and darkness to portray truth would not have been seen as metaphorical to his original audience as it is seen today, but would have been part of the lexicon of his contemporaries.
The physical blindness of Oedipus is the outward display of his prior inner state, unable to see the world around him for what it really was. When Oedipus eventually blinded himself, he fulfilled the numerous prophecies in which Teiresias declared that Oedipus in which Teiresias declared that Oedipus wold become as blind as Oedipus had declared as Oedipus had declared Teiresias to be. In the beginning of the play as Oedipus argues with Teiresias. Oedipus says, "You sightless, senseless, witless old man!" In response, Teiresias makes his first prophecy: "there is no one here who will not be cursed you soon, as you curse me." Teiresias second prophecy occurs as he is leaving the palace and calls Oedipus a "A blind man, who has his eyes now." Upon the death of his wife/mother, as Oedipus blinds himself, he says "Too long been blind to those for whom I was searching from this hour go into darkness!" He speaks of both knowledge and physical blindness. He blinded himself in an attempt to return to the darkness in which he had previously lived, for although he had before lacked knowledge of himself, his life was peaceful. Upon blinding himself, he was able to return to a state where he could not see the evil he lived in and the misery he caused.
After Oedipus realizes the truth, but before Oedipus rushes into the palace, he says "O light, may I look upon you for the last time." The light he speaks of refers to several things: light in a physical sense as he has already cursed himself to be blinded, light as in goodness because this is his last moment before knowing all the evil he committed, and finally the light of knowledge as he sees the meaning of all that came before.
The three forms of light and darkness take on an extremely important role in the play and almost become another character. The subtle use of the words in their different forms give the reader subtle hints about the truth of the play. Sophocles weaves an extremely well-portrayed story in which he declares that just because a ruler can see the world around him, it does not guarantee that the ruler understands what is happening, and, in turn, that kings are not all-knowing: they are just men.