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Former Utah basketball coach Rick Majerus and current employer St. Louis University are in an awkward flap over his weekly radio show which the coach refuses to do this season.
Majerus asked a St. Louis radio station to take his name off his coaches show which he said he doesn't have time to do. Longtime observers say the move by Majerus may be over something else, namely the university's cancellation of private charter flights for his basketball team.
The issue has been a hot topic on St. Louis sports talk radio. SLU is 12-8 overall and 3-3 in the Atlantic 10 Conference after a 62-36 loss to Richmond on Saturday.
Majerus said he disdains commercial flights because at the end of a current trip his players will have missed eight days of classes over three weeks.
"My greatest concern is for my own players academically," Majerus said. "Now with this travel schedule, there's just absolutely no way. You've got to get to the airport two (or) 2 1/2 hours early. You've got to take early flights. A lot of these places, there's only one nonstop flight."
As for his radio show, Majerus said he cannot commit to doing it every Monday given SLU's travel schedule.
"The commitment I have to the team, recruiting and scouting, I just can not commit every Monday night to these shows given our travel schedule."
SLU has a contract with WXOS to have its basketball coach do a weekly show. It particularly irked some was that a few hours after those comments aired on WXOS, Majerus was on Chicago's WGN, doing an interview with a media friend he's known since 1982.16 comments on this story
SLU athletics director Chris May called the situation "unfortunate."
"We're all trying to work hard to promote a great product with a good (radio) partner," he said. "Now it's time to move forward and figure out what the best opportunities are to promote it."
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Yesyesyes, these things we always hear. It's not the killing, really. The 1940s Batman was not some depressed guy. As
Bruce Wayne he was already a playboy with witty remarks. His interactions with Gordon and Julie Madison showed this.
The "original Batman" threw out "one-liners" all the time. Hell, he even stopped to ask for the way once!
Did I mention that this guy had friends? No. And in the original comics there was no Alfred. So. No.
And his interactions with Vicki Vale didn't?
"to tell you the truth I don't even think I've ever eaten in this room before"
"one drink and I'm flying"
and then poof off to the sack they went.
Modern psychobabble. In the original comics he had a fiancee.
You have seemed to conveniently forget about Silver St. Cloud and how his relationship with her was also an influence used in this movie.
I enjoy comic book adaptations but I'm a comic book fan first and foremost. Not a comic book movie fan.
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LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Falkland Oil and Gas plans to continue drilling into next year, its chief executive said, defying legal threats made by the Argentine government against oil explorers in the Falkland Islands.
A group of oil drillers, which also include Premier Oil , Edison, Noble and Rockhopper, resumed their Falkland Islands exploration campaign in March and have made a series of successful finds since.
However, their drilling work has angered Argentina, which continues to dispute the sovereignty of the islands and launched a domestic court case in April against executives of the companies involved.
"I can't go to Argentina and nearby countries. But operationally, this has no effect," Tim Bushell, Falkland Oil and Gas chief executive, said.
The companies are continuing their 2015 exploration campaign as planned and are counting on hiring a drilling rig at lower rates to expand their plans into next year.
"We'll negotiate a lower rate with the rig and other services. We conservatively expect to get a 20-25 percent reduction," he told Reuters.
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Seoul (AFP) Oct 25, 2012
South Korea hopes to launch a satellite into space on Friday in its third attempt to join an elite club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India.
After two previous failures in 2009 and 2010, the 140-tonne Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-I) will, weather permitting, blast off from the Naro Space Center on the south coast.
Success will mean a huge boost for South Korea -- a late entrant into the high-cost world of space technology and exploration that is desperate to get its commercial launch programme up and running.
Seoul's space ambitions were restricted for many years by its main military ally the United States, which feared that a robust missile or rocket programme would accelerate a regional arms race, especially with North Korea.
South Korea's space budget for 2012 is around $200 million, according to the Science Ministry -- a paltry sum compared to the billions being pumped in by the governments in Beijing, Tokyo and New Delhi.
In a recent paper for the Council on Foreign Relations, James Moltz, a professor at the US Naval Postgraduate School, said South Korea had little option but to pursue an expensive catch-up strategy.
"As a middle-sized power, Seoul has to invest a higher percent of its resources into space activity if it hopes to develop a sustainable niche position among Asia's larger and more established space powers, which are decades ahead of it," Moltz said.
Japan and China both achieved their first satellite launches back in 1970, and India made its breakthrough in 1980. But the lack of US support contributed to South Korea, Asia's fourth largest economy, lagging behind.
However, soon after joining the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2001, South Korea made Russia its go-to space partner -- a relationship that has known a number of rocky patches.
As with the two previous failed attempts, the KSLV-1 used for Friday's launch has a first stage manufactured by Russia, combined with a solid-fuelled second stage built by South Korea itself.
In 2009, the rocket achieved orbit but faulty release mechanisms on the second stage prevented proper deployment of the satellite.
The second effort in 2010 saw the rocket explode two minutes into its flight, with both Russia and South Korea pointing the finger of blame at each other.
Whatever the outcome on Friday, South Korea insists it remains committed to developing a totally indigenous three-stage, liquid-fuelled rocket capable of carrying a 1.5-tonne payload into orbit by 2021.
"Regardless of whether the third launch is a success or not, the project to develop a Korean launch vehicle will pick up greater speed and momentum," Science Minister Lee Ju-Ho told journalists this week.
"After that, we will actively develop and expand our presence in the global market for commercial launch vehicles so that we will be able to win orders from abroad to manufacture satellites and launch them with our own rockets," Lee said.
Chae Yeon-Seok, a scientist at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said there was no other choice but to pursue the relevant technology alone.
"We have to develop our own space rocket and accumulate our own data as no country in the world wants to share such key data concerning navigating through space," Chae told AFP.
While the final expense might be high, Chae stressed the subsequent research would yield many technological benefits, both commercially and militarily -- as well as boosting South Korea's global standing.
A successful launch will not be applauded in North Korea, which has accused the international community of operating a double standard when it comes to rocket technology.
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All decked out with art
A blank canvas is usually where most artists start, but a Twin Cities artist turns to something completely different - a skateboard deck.
Minneapolis-based skateboard artist Mark Rivard visited Bailey Elementary last Wednesday and Friday to teach members of the school's Art Club about skateboard art and even helped them sketch their own skateboard template.
"Inspiration is a huge thing for these kids - they need to be motivated and inspired and I see that in Mark," Bailey Elementary art teacher Jessica Frisco said. "I thought he would be a really great artist and inspiration."
In addition to visiting with the Art Club students, Rivard also helped Frisco's "fifth grade helpers" create their very own skateboards on Friday.
Frisco said she decided to bring Rivard into her classroom after he visited Tess Soucheray's art class at Liberty Ridge Elementary.
Additionally, Frisco said she thought a lot of her students would be able to relate to Rivard's style of art because a lot of her students like to doodle.
"I have a lot of doodlers," she said. "They just like to doodle and I always try to encourage that.
"I relate it to how Mark just started doodling on his skateboards - I thought that would be great inspiration for the kids."
From skateboarder to artist
Rivard, who has been a skateboard artist for the past eight years, said it was by chance that he even began his skateboard art, even though he had been drawing since he was in third grade.
Rivard was laid up in bed after having knee surgery due to a ski accident when he just happened to pick up an old skateboard.
"I just picked up an old skateboard randomly and started sketching a skyline on it," he said. "It wasn't anything I intended on doing or moving forward with - I sort of just stumbled into it."
It was after Rivard started his skateboard art that he learned of the history and culture associated with it.
For his skateboard art, Rivard primarily works with Sharpies - the marker brand for which he is a spokesman - and does everything from portraits to skylines to abstract.
"My inspiration changes daily," he said. "Just going out skateboarding around the city can be a huge inspiration."
Rivard said his favorite aspect of skateboard art is the freedom to create anything.
"It's different than your typical art world because it's a very free style," he said. "You can do whatever you like since there's not a lot of rules.
"The skateboard automatically takes your head out of that whole idea of a canvas."
To date, Rivard has created roughly 50 skateboard designs, which are then sold to manufacturers and distributors for replication and sale.
For his art, Rivard has traveled around the world to such places as Belgium, Saudi Arabia and all around the United States for various art shows and expositions.
Through his commercials, and talks with students, Rivard said he hopes to inspire them to do anything.
"It's about finding something that works for you and turning that passion into something that you focus in to," he said.
To view more of Mark Rivard's artwork, visit his website at: http://markrivardskateboardart.com.


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Selecting Sites for Trade Show: Part 3, Inside Archery, 2006
Written by Denise Parker & Jay McAninch. Since the ATA staff began managing the trade show in 2003, the group has used an open, systematic decision-making process to select show sites. The process, in part, is based on the distribution of independent archery retail shops in the United States, past attendance patterns of our retailers/buyers, the degree to which each city can accommodate the show, and the costs of holding the show in each city.View report


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1Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, 2Programa de Pós-Graduação em Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, and 3Serviço de Imunologia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil
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Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is a dermatological syndrome, characterized by raised erythematous skin lesions, that affects 20% of the general population and has been associated with autoimmunity. However, some reports have also suggested a close relationship between CIU and Helicobacter pylori infection, which is endemic in developing countries and associated with chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric carcinoma. In the present study, we investigated the occurrence of autoantibodies in sera from 23 CIU subjects infected with H. pylori and from 23 CIU subjects without this infection. The presence of anti-thyroid antibodies was determined by indirect hemagglutination assay and the presence of autoantibodies to IgE and C1INH was determined by ELISA. Antibodies to thyroid antigens were detected at low titers from 100 to 400 in three of 23 (13%) CIU-infected subjects and in four of 23 (17%) CIU-noninfected subjects. The titers of anti-IgE autoantibodies were similar in these CIU groups, presenting absorbances of 1.16 ± 0.09 and 1.07 ± 0.16, respectively, while a titer of 1.14 ± 0.15 was detected in the healthy control group. The concentration of anti-C1INH autoantibodies was the same in the CIU-infected and -noninfected subjects (7.28 ± 1.31 and 7.91 ± 2.45 ng/ml, respectively), and was 7.20 ± 2.25 ng/ml in the healthy control group. However, the serum levels of complexed anti-C1INH antibodies were increased in CIU-infected subjects compared to CIU-noninfected subjects and healthy controls with an absorbance of 1.51 ± 0.21 vs 1.36 ± 0.16 and 1.26 ± 0.23, respectively (P < 0.05), indicating an impaired clearance of immune complexes in CIU-infected patients. In conclusion, no correlation was observed between H. pylori infection and autoantibody production in CIU patients consistent with reports of clinical studies.
Key words: Chronic idiopathic urticaria, Autoimmunity, Autoantibodies, Helicobacter pylori
Urticaria is a common syndrome that affects 20% of the general population, clinically characterized by the sudden appearance of raised erythematous skin lesions at different sites which are usually pruritic and then tend to disappear (1). Urticaria is classified as chronic idiopathic (CIU) when the cutaneous wheals occur daily or almost daily and persist for more than six weeks, followed by spontaneous remission. The etiology of CIU is unknown (2).
In recent years, different research groups have investigated the involvement of autoimmune mechanisms in CIU, obtaining strong evidence of the participation of different pathogenic autoantibodies. Histamine-releasing autoantibodies that react with IgE epitopes, or are more frequently produced against the a-chain of the high affinity IgE receptor of mast cells and basophils (FceRI), have been detected in CIU patients by the autologous serum skin test and by immunoassay (3,4).
Some CIU patients may present angioedema, a reaction closely similar to urticaria that occurs in deeper tissues, which may also be observed as an isolated clinical event (1). This type of angioedema results from an acquired immunological deficiency of C1INH provoked by polyclonal autoantibodies that block the reactive center of this serpin, facilitating its digestion by activated C1r and C1s (5). As a consequence, there is an uncontrolled activation of complement and also of all the enzyme systems activated by the Hageman factor and its fragments, such as the clotting system and the kinin-generating system, causing overproduction of bioactive peptides such as histamine, and also the production and excretion of other pro-inflammatory mediators from mast cells, basophils and platelets (5).
An association of CIU with autoimmune thyroiditis and Helicobacter pylori infection has been suggested by some research groups (6-9). This Gram-negative bacillus, which infects almost 70% of the population of developing countries such as Brazil, causes chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, being also an important risk factor for gastric carcinoma (10).
More recently, it was suggested that H. pylori infection might participate in the pathogenesis of acquired angioedema in infected persons due the excessive consumption of complement by specific antibodies produced against the bacterium (11). In addition, chemotherapy for the eradication of H. pylori infection seems to contribute significantly to the remission of hereditary angioedema in persons presenting this syndrome (12).
The molecular basis of these associations is unknown, and studies are needed to elucidate the molecular and cellular mechanisms of CIU and angioedema (13). The objective of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of anti-thyroid, anti-IgE and anti-C1INH autoantibodies in sera from CIU patients and to obtain information about the association of this autoimmune response with H. pylori infection.
Forty-six sera from CIU patients, 15 males and 31 females ranging in age from 15 to 76 years, were evaluated in this study. All patients had a clinical diagnosis of CIU, presenting urticarial skin lesions during physical examination, as well as a conclusive history of repeated episodes of urticaria lasting for more than 6 weeks, without an apparent definitive cause. A sporadic episode of angioedema was reported by some of them.
Twenty-three CIU patients seronegative for anti-H. pylori IgG antibodies by DOT-ELISA (Orgenic, Yavne, Israel) represented the noninfected group, while 23 CIU patients seropositive for the bacterium represented the infected group. The control group consisted of 10 healthy adults of similar age without a clinical history of CIU. All of them had negative laboratory results for Chagas' disease, syphilis, viral hepatitis and chronic diseases such as autoimmune thyroiditis and rheumatoid arthritis.
The following immunologic parameters were investigated: anti-IgE IgG autoantibodies, autoantibodies to thyroglobulin and thyroid peroxidase (TPO), IgG autoantibodies to C1INH and also their respective immune complexes.
Immunocapture ELISA was used to detect anti-IgE IgG autoantibodies (14). Briefly, the polystyrene microwells of an ELISA plate (Maxisorp, Nunc, Roskilde, Denmark) were coated with 500 ng of anti-human IgE goat IgG antibodies (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO, USA) and their reactive sites were blocked with 1% BSA in PBS. The immune reaction for IgE capture was carried out for 1 h at 37ºC, with 100 µl of human serum diluted at 1/20 in PBS containing 1% BSA and 0.05% Tween-20.
The detection of human anti-IgE IgG autoantibodies after their primary reaction with IgE captured by goat anti-IgE antibodies was performed with 100 µl of peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-human IgG (Sigma) over a period of 1 h at 37ºC, after washing the wells with PBS containing 0.05% Tween-20.
The reactions in the wells were developed with hydrogen peroxide plus 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine in 100 mM citrate-phosphate buffer, pH 5.0, for 30 min, and their absorbances were monitored at 450-600 nm with a Diamedix BP-12 Microassay apparatus (Miami, FL, USA) after the addition of 50 µl of 0.5 N sulfuric acid.
Autoantibodies to thyroid antigens, TPO and thyroglobulin were investigated by indirect hemagglutination using M-Immune and T-Immune kits (Murex Biotech Limited, Dartford, Kent, UK), respectively. The titer of the positive reactions is reported as the reciprocal of the highest dilution giving 50% agglutination.
Serum IgG autoantibodies to C1INH were investigated by indirect ELISA in polystyrene microwells coated with 500 ng purified C1INH (Sigma) (15). The modifications introduced in this assay were the use of PBS containing 1% BSA to block reactive sites on the solid phase and replacement of
o-phenylenediamine with 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine in the substrate.
The relative concentration of serum anti-C1INH IgG in this test was determined arbitrarily using a reference curve obtained by indirect ELISA carried out in wells coated with 500 ng C1INH, using both goat antiserum to human C1INH (Sigma, lot: 119H4837, 1.9 mg/ml specific antibody) and peroxidase-conjugated anti-goat IgG rabbit IgG purchased from the same source.
Serum immune complexes of anti-C1INH autoantibodies were investigated by immunocapture ELISA using polystyrene microwells coated with goat anti-human C1INH antibody (15). Peroxidase-conjugated anti-human IgG goat IgG was used to visualize the captured autoantibody.
The results obtained in the immunoassays are reported as means ± SD. Data were analyzed statistically by the Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test, with the level of significance set at P < 0.05.
Autoantibodies to thyroid antigens were detected at low titers ranging from 100 to 400 in the two CIU groups. Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies were observed in two of 23 sera from CIU patients seropositive for H. pylori infection, and in only one serum from the noninfected CIU group. Anti-TPO autoantibodies were also observed at low titers in three of 23 (13%) and in two of 23 sera from these two groups of CIU patients, respectively.
Anti-IgE IgG autoantibody titers were similar in the groups evaluated. Sera from CIU patients infected with H. pylori presented a mean absorbance of 1.16 ± 0.09, while values of 1.07 ± 0.16 and of 1.14 ± 0.15 were observed with sera from CIU-noninfected subjects and from healthy controls, respectively.
There was no difference in the serum concentration of anti-C1INH antibodies among the three groups studied. A concentration of 7.28 ± 1.31 ng antibody/ml was observed in the sera from CIU-infected patients, while a concentration of 7.91 ± 2.45 and of 7.20 ± 2.25 ng antibody/ml was detected in sera from CIU-noninfected subjects and from healthy controls, respectively.
On the other hand, increased levels of circulating immune complexes of anti-C1INH antibodies were detected in sera from CIU patients infected with H. pylori. This group presented a mean absorbance of 1.51 ± 0.21, while CIU-noninfected subjects and healthy controls showed absorbances of 1.36 ± 0.16 and 1.26 ± 0.23, respectively (Figure 1).
In the present study we assessed some autoimmune aspects of CIU patients and specifically investigated a possible relationship between H. pylori infection and production of anti-thyroid, anti-IgE and anti-C1INH autoantibodies.
The prevalence of serum anti-TPO autoantibodies observed in both CIU patient groups differed from that reported for the general population, which is 3-6% (16). A similar increased seroprevalence of anti-TPO autoantibodies was also reported in a recent American study carried out on 25 CIU patients (17).
There was no significant difference in serum levels of anti-IgE IgG antibodies between the two groups, as demonstrated by ELISA. Although this test is based on IgE capture, it measures the serum concentration of free anti-IgE antibodies, which need a structural modification in the IgE molecule to bind to specific e-chain epitopes (18). These results agree with previous studies on CIU patients, which were unable to demonstrate any important biological role of anti-IgE IgG autoantibodies in the immune mechanism of histamine release (4,19).
Although, no difference in serum concentration of anti-C1INH IgG autoantibodies was observed between the two groups of sera evaluated, excluding the involvement of complement-generated anaphylatoxins in the immune mechanism of histamine release, the levels of anti-C1INH immune complexes were increased in sera from CIU patients infected with H. pylori.
At present, we do not known the role of circulating immune complexes of anti-C1INH autoantibodies in the clinical manifestations of CIU in patients infected with H. pylori or the mechanisms involved in their persistence in serum. However, the finding of increased levels of anti-C1INH immune complexes in CIU patients infected with H. pylori may be a consequence of the impairment of phagocytosis during H. pylori infection (20).
In conclusion, in the present study we did not observe any correlation between H. pylori infection and autoantibody production in CIU patients using direct measurement of serum antibodies. Similar conclusions were also reported as the result of indirect therapeutic studies, which were unable to show any relationship between H. pylori infection and the course of CIU (13).
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Address for correspondence: A.M. Atta, Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, UFBA, Rua Barão de Geremoabo s/n, Campus Ondina, 40171-970 Salvador, BA, Brasil. Fax: +55-71-354-3855. E-mail: email@example.com
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ARKADELPHIA - It has been quite a while since Arkansas Tech's men had seen the type of shooting performance that Ouachita Baptist put on Monday night.
The host Tigers put on a shooting display, and Tech didn't have an answer en route to its third straight loss, dropping a 73-59 decision to OBU in Gulf South Conference play at Bill Vining Arena at Sturgis Center.
OBU (11-4, 3-1) hit an uncanny 26 of 39 (66.7 percent) from the floor, including a blistering 15 of 19 (78.9 percent) in the first half. It marked the first time a team shot that well against a Tech team since Arkansas-Monticello hit 68 percent (28 of 40) in a game played almost 15 years ago in Monticello.
The Tigers were even more impressive from three-point range, connecting on 9 of 12 from beyond the arc. It was the first time the Wonder Boys (9-7, 2-3) had allowed shut a shooting performance since Christian Brothers hit 7 of 10 in a game eight years ago at Tucker Coliseum.
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Jeremy Johnson finished with 14 points as Tech placed four players in double figures. Robinson was next with 11, while Martin and Smith added 10 apiece.
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Because while the IDF's "clinical, pinpoint" strikes as posted on the IDF's blog are one thing, here is how they look from the Gaza side...
Because while the IDF's "clinical, pinpoint" strikes as posted on the IDF's blog are one thing, here is how they look from the Gaza side...
Israel has every right to stop the Hamas rocket attacks. So you have no point...
And the other side has every right to stop X,Y, Z. And so it goes ad infinitum because BOTH sides have zero interest in peace.
Israel is a terrorist state. No buts about it.
Name me one single state that is not a terrorist state, in the history of mankind.
didn't think so...
I guess they just knew to keep the camera pointed at the apartment building with a heating system that uses rocket fuel.
Every state might be a terrorist state, at least to their own citizens, but only a select few try to manipulate the entire world to make them their GOYIM, aka cattle. Nice attempt at a two dimensional world though.
... And don't you wonder how the dude holding the camera knew exactly which building to aim (not to mention ZOOM IN ON!)... something about this video seems as fishy as the tale it's trying to tell.
Gotta love information warfare! You never can be certain which side your opinion puts you on!
Oh Hi Mrs. Hasbara, I didn't see you come in. I hope you brought coffee and donuts for the rest of the troops. Maybe the building was a Hamas government building, so all they had to do was put 15 cameras on all 15 government buildings and wait for the footage to magically appear on its own.
Palestinian Bottle Rockets Vs Israeli Monster Rockets. No contest.
The Palestinians need to get their hands on a few monster rockets and target Dimona to send a real message.
Israel's largest open air concentration camp "Gaza", is just a preview of the planet wide concentration camp they have coming for the rest of us Goyim.
Because mindless escalation has historically worked so well for the people on either side so far? The EPS of both sides' MICs on the other hand...
Seriously, both sides are actually using the small shit, and there is a good reason the theory is called M.A.D.
The purpose behind this is clear: as Interior Minister Eli Yishai said, "The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages. Only then will Israel be calm for forty years."
And that changes what? Other than the increased stupidity associated with further escalation...
After all, we get the answer to the Gen, Petraeus affair. It was a setup. The "sex scandal" was just excuse by Zionist Mafia to subjugate America.
American generals were/are removed due to Zionist Mafia pressure on Obama. The "sex scandal" was just a setup to populate the Pentagon and CIA with Mossad operatives.
"So when people ask me how I think these women were able to insert themselves into top generals' lives and topple them, I think back to the fact that our top generals gladly allowed top terrorists to infiltrate Central Command as alleged "professors" on the Middle East. And when generals like Petraeus and Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. openly attack Israel and America's relationship with Israel…"
1 + 1 = Pi
Islamopandering and pan-Arabism are distinct terms in that most Muslims aren't arabs. In terms of Israel's strategic interests- Petraeus was as anti-Iran as anyone in Israel could hope to have installed atop Langley.
Why try? Anti-semites are the epitome of irrational by definition.
Traditional Jews Are Not Zionists
Although there are those who refuse to accept the teachings of our Rabbis and will continue to support the Zionist state, there are also many who are totally unaware of the history of Zionism and its contradiction to the beliefs of Torah-True Jews.
Most ZH commentators are too stupid to know the difference between Jews, Israelis, and Zionists.
They're already using weapons that have been around since the middle ages. I suspect they know as well as I do that that strategy isn't going to work. I think this is probably more of a "shock-and-awe" type campaign, leading up to a larger regional war.
First off there are no people called "Palestinians" ,, they are Syrians that happen to be in the wrong place ... Second the Muslim in Chief is giving Hamas big f'ing rockets ... DUDE , That's what Benghazi is all about..
Funny but the Jews thought they were living in Palestine.
- Title: Visit Palestine - see ancient beauty revived / Loeb.
- Date Created/Published: Tel-Aviv : E. Lewin-Epstein Ltd., [1947]
The Tourist Office of the Jewish Agency for Palestine Jerusalem.
Well you're living in Comanche Town where are the redskins paleface?
Look at the document. It says "Palestine" in black and white. That's a fact. If you believe that I live in "Comanche Town" please post the documentation. Or were you lying?
There are no people called Israelites either, they are Egyptians that happen to be in the wrong place...
donuts and other baked goods. sylvia been know to put her head in the oven
"... And don't you wonder how the dude holding the camera knew exactly which building to aim ...."
Show me a Nation with a Central Bank and I'll show you an Axis Of Evil.
And presiding over the destruction of Middle Earth through its' financial tentacles, is Mordor, identifiable by its' distinctive Tower...The Tower of Mordor.
Behold, the vantage of the Puppet Master….puppeteering puppeteers who puppeteer the puppets. A Russian Doll-like layering of Puppets, too consumed by their own puppeteering to simply look up, until the day of the cutting of the strings and burning of the wood.
Behold, the vantage of the Puppet Master….puppeteering puppeteers who puppeteer the puppets. A Russian Doll-like layering of Puppets, too consumed by their own puppeteering to simply look up, until the day of the cutting of the strings and burning of the wood.
This is now a recurring event, when the U.S. has a presidential election every four years, and there is churn in the Senate and House, during the lame duck 2 month transition Israel attacks Gaza with everything they have. They do this because the U.S. is the most weak during these two months, and cannot argue back with a unified voice, since people are being replaced in congress. Israel patiently waits for this 2 month window now to do all their dirtiest work.
Ah, No...Zion has nothing to fear from the "American" Congress. 535 well-paid shabbatz goyim.
I will bet anyone $100 the 'hostilities' will cease a few days before Obama's swearing in, the middle of next January, just like last time. Any takers?
Sure, I'll take you up on that bet.
Congratulations my good friend!!! Now, please send me your bank account details so I may transfer funds of your winnings.
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Republic of Congo
I can't think of anything wittier than that. I concede defeat.
I was downvoted for lack of wit. I promise i'll try harder next time!
Nice upgrade and new digs for them.. the old building was getting a bit run down.
Yeah but Israel is not holier than thou!
I love it when militants that launch rocket strikes from occupied schoolyards gnash their teeth and wail for compassions when the consequences play out. Maybe don't shit where you live next time.
Sock puppet software.
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Research firm Frost & Sullivan last year estimated sales of that type of software would reach $415 million by 2012
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Cubic Corporation is a US Military/Defence contractor, with subsidiaries including Cubic Defense Applications Inc, and Cubic Cyber Solutions, Inc. As revealed in tax filings from 2010, Cubic also wholly owns cyber security firms Abraxas and Ntrepid. The latter provides Persona Management services to the U.S. and unspecified "multinational forces" in conjunction with CENTCOM information operations program Operation Earnest Voice, as provided for in a 2010 contract.
Amongst the Security Services offered by the firm we learn that "Cubic subsidiaries are working individually and in concert to develop a wide range of security solutions" that include: "C4ISR data links for homeland security intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions;" a Cubic Virtual Analysis Center which promises to deliver "superior situational awareness to decision makers in government, industry and nonprofit organizations," human behavior pattern analysis, and other areas lusted after by securocrats.
I am no software. I am th pagan god. What's wrong with these people using my name like this!
"I love it when militants that launch rocket strikes from occupied schoolyards gnash their teeth and wail for compassions when the consequences play out. Maybe don't shit where you live next time."
Of course, no mention of the militants from the ever expanding Zionist settlements that use armored bulldozers to tear down Palestinian houses, olive and fig trees, and in case that doesn't work, poisoning their wells or taking sniper shots at them from hilltops. Maybe the MILITANTS from the Israeli REGIME shouldn't shit where they live.
Been watching FOX this morning? US senators telling gapping FOX viewers that Hamas is launching rockets from occupied school yards? The propaganda arm of the Israeli government, I mean US senators, are quite good at their work. I love it everytime Greater Israel is expanding and needs lots of good excuses for their handywork. It is a bit of a bore really, but nevertheless their propagnada does find willing christians tuning in to FOX to get their dose of endtimes support for the Middle East war that will bring the second coming. Though these USA endtimers support Israel without question, they also believe that all the Jews of Israel will go to hell. I wonder how Jews feel about being condemed to hell by their best allies? This is a serious question, the fundamentalist USA christians have a doctrine that send all jews to hell unless they convert to the fundamentalist christian belief system.
I suppose it does not matter in the real world, because all that matter sis US financial and miltary gifts from USA taxpayers that fund most of Israel's military capability. The matter of heaven or hell is secondary to getting all of America's military technology and weapons as free gifts to use at their will, while USA taxpayers cough up their tax payments in order to fund the Israel war machine.
The fighting will continue, because the people Israel shifted out of their homes to make way for the European Jews are not going anywhere and will keep fighting. Also, demographics are not on Israel's side, future generations of Israel will need to expand the killing machine to vastly increase the body count if they plan on holding their positions. So permanent war is the order of the day.
I up-voted you if only because you can sit and watch Fox.
The ZOGs will stop creating war when we bankrupt them and jail or kill the psychopaths that run them.
It appears to me the Illuminati and Secret Societies force us to keep repeating the Book of Isaiah over and over again decade in and decade out, century in and century out, millennium in and millennium out.
The Book of Isaiah is their blueprint for perpetual war that they take advantage of on both sides.
Doing the same thing over and over again and selling the prospect of a different result this time, is the definition of insanity.
The only way we can stop the insanity of repeating bad history is to realize this fact.
"endtimes support for the Middle East war that will bring the second coming..."
I for one find it hard to believe that any real, thinking people on Main Street take that "Zion" business seriously. It should be obvious that it's just another instrument for social control, like "Global Warming" and the "War On Terror." There are always some dupes and control freaks who fabricate and embrace such things (hat tip to Club of Rome), but the majority of human beings just want to be left alone to live their lives, raise families and tell psychopaths -- religious and otherwise -- to go screw themselves.
What would be more interesting for me -- and I haven't seen it yet -- is a real explanation for the "special relationship" between the USA and Israel. I suspect it involves layers that the general public is not meant to understand. Instinct tells me that it's something dark. But I don't know. Any thoughts that aren't just a pissing contest?
This demagogue clown (http://www.jhm.org) sure does....and so do millions who support his ministry.
Jack Burton, it is quite telling that only USA evangelicals support Israel. Of course telling said Christians that the majority of the world's Christians eschew Israel is like telling Jews they are hypocrites. Don't waste your breath, just post a random message or two on some blog for one's own sanity.
And they're stealing the off-shore gas.
But the mindless hatred of Jew will continue.
Wow. Anti-semite much? I guess that since most of the generation that saw 6 million jews systematically exterminated with its own eyes has passed away from old age, we can all go back to the time-honored tradition of jew bashing. But the same folks that spew this bigoted crap will wag their fingers and act enlightened that 10% of the Greek population thinks that Neo-nazis aren't so bad. History definitely rhymes.
I've got a choice for all you suburban starbucks-chai drinking university-educated 'hating-jews-doesn't-count-as-racist' liberal guilt white Americans: Two week vacation to Tel Aviv... or two week vacation to Cairo/Damascus/Benghazi/Baghdad/Kabul/pick-your-favorite-shit-hole. Now go ahead and silently junk me because you're scared to answer out loud. Me? I'll be in Tel Aviv, rockets and all.


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the rainbow.
Are you effin' kidding me? How lucky to have this gorgeous 'bow show up on your wedding day. That is one lucky couple!
the rainbow.
Are you effin' kidding me? How lucky to have this gorgeous 'bow show up on your wedding day. That is one lucky couple!
Because You're Beautiful always has a great love statement.
Seems there has been a lot of talk about color on the Landlocked Bride. Well, I love color, what can I say? We've established that though.
For any of you brides struggling with color palettes for your wedding, or even you wedding planners out there that are hard-pressed for some fun color ideas, you should visit The Perfect Palette. You can find just about any color combination, and some great inspiration boards.
Even if you are not a bride and are just looking for some great color schemes for your wardrobe, or house/apartment/condo, this is a great resource!
How fun is this DIY faux-to booth idea?!
Instead of setting up an actual booth or putting disposable cameras, Janie's DIY contest winner, Hillary, shared this great idea! Buy some old-fashioned cameras off of Ebay, Etsy or Craigslist, set up a fun table, and let guests take pictures at your event of all of the happenings. Obviously you have your fabulously awesome photographer to take gorgeous photos for your, but this lets your guests get involved and take silly, action/candid shots from a different perspective.
This would be a great idea for the DIY bride, vintage bride, outdoor wedding bride. Really, just any bride!
Who doesn't love a little creativity?
If you're looking for a creative way to incorporate menus into your place settings, try this idea.
The menu card is wrapped around the napkin, with the silverware tucked into the "pocket." It's a cute idea, and definitely fits well with that striped feel the bride and groom were looking for.
There are so many unique ways to place the menu at the tables, from putting one at each place setting to using a chalkboard on each table.
The chalkboard is great for school-themed or outdoor wedding. It has great lines and pulls in a bit of nostalgia.
We have yet to decide what we plan on doing about menu cards, but we have a few ideas (which we will gladly share, once we actually get around to crafting them).
Are you going to use menus on your tables or another idea to display what's for dinner?
This post is for my good friend Amy. 1. Because she loves Disney and 2. She just started her last year in law school, I wanted to give her a cheery break from the law). The girl loves Disney more than anyone I know and if she were planning a wedding (or, better yet, if I was helping her plan), these would (and should) be involved.
I love the idea of a bride and groom incorporating one element into their photos that really characterizes something they have in common, or something they both share a love for. And, besides that, everyone has a special place for Minnie and Mickey in their hearts (you know you do). How can images like these not put a smile on your face or allow you to appreciate the little things in relationships?
(And, to Amy — Best wishes for your final year in law school!!)
Woot (borrowing this from Sarah)! The Landlocked Bride won her very first blogger award, and I must say I'm beyond excited. When I started this little bloggity blog, it was mostly for friends and family and grew into a source of inspiration and hot spot for Midwestern brides (and beyond)!
Thanks to Sarah over at A Life More Exciting, I got this little award!
Needless to say, I'm honored and thrilled. AND, since you're supposed to pass these lovelies on, I'm awarding this to the following lovely bloggers:
Maggie over at A Freckled Citizen (especially for her lovely wedding recaps on EAD)
Anna of Anna and the Ring
Darci at With This Ring (she had some great wedding shower ideas recently, LOVE….I'll blog about soon)
Thanks for the blog love ladies and for giving us brides to be some inspiration!
Are these two not the cutest flower children ever? I wonder if she bribed them to do that!
Shout out to local photographer, Megan Thiele.
Maybe it's just the modernity or untraditional in me, but if our wedding budget were uber grande, this dress would be worn by yours truly. Not to mention the red belt. I think this dress was meant for me.
Le swoon……BIG time. Oh Oscar, how you break my heart.


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Billy Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States. He has had multiple Top 10 hits in the '80s and '90s, all of which he wrote singlehandedly. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, has sold over 100 million records worldwide and was inducted into almost every Hall of Fame there exists. Joel retired from recording pop music in 1993 but continues to tour, often with Elton John.
'The Stranger' is his fifth studio album, originally released in 1977. While his four previous albums had been moderate chart successes, this was his breakthrough album. It remains Joel's best-selling non-compilation album to date. 'The Stranger' contains nine songs, many of which are now considered "classic Joel". Much of the album's success is attributed to Joel's collaboration with producer Phil Ramone, whose innovative production methods complemented Joel's songs. This fruitful collaboration would continue for a decade.
Whereas a handful of Joel's preceding efforts feature a near-flawless mix of melodic arrangements and poignant lyrics, the aspects he sought in order to graduate into a more serious artist arrive here via Ramone's more muscular, fleshed-out, and rock-enabling production. The streamlined approach slightly strips back the sweeping developments heard on Piano Man and Turnstiles, and on this edition, lays bare the core of the material, allowing the vocalist's bittersweet yearning, rollicking 88 notes, and working-class conviction to emanate with full-bodied detail, vivid color, and grand-scale dynamics.
A Grammy winner for both Record and Song of the Year, "Just the Way You Are" epitomizes Joel's balladic reach, his ability to transfer wistful sentiments and lovelorn emotions. He also flashes a mean streak. The animated "Only the Good Die Young" bounces and hops to an updated classic-R&B rhythm and, underneath its beauty, "She's Always A Woman" hints at trouble underfoot. And then there's the New York-centric, character-rich poetry of the vignettes.
Akin to many of his influences, Joel nails the grit, personality, specificity, descriptiveness, and behavior of protagonists that populate "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" and "Scenes From an Italian Diner," each equally at home on The Stranger as well as on a Broadway play or on a golden-era Hollywood film soundtrack. No wonder that, just months after its original release, Joel was no longer a stranger to any of the music-loving public. He would never look back.
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A Duet of Blizzards
wood, paper, rope, data
6 x 8, 2010
This sculpture is written for 2 musicians.
In this score, weather data (barometric pressure, temperature,
dew point and wind) of two different blizzards in Dec 2007 and Feb 1978
are translated.
Both storm systems caused havoc on roadways in New England as people tried
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For a successful cinema evening you need not only a suitable film, but also a reliable Player. With its useful features, the BDP-100 will never leave you high and dry. It also has a couple of useful trick features such as the Quick View, which speeds up the video content to 1.5 times its normal rate without changing the volume. If you're in a hurry, it can thus compress a one-hour film into 40 minutes. For those wanting to use the material more intensively, the speed can be reduced to 0.8 its normal rate by using the "Slow View" feature and also without compromising where the sound quality is concerned. If required, it marks the most recent part of a Blu-ray disc to be viewed and, at the press of a button, jumps 10 or 30 seconds forwards or backwards. It uses its exceptional 192 kHz/24 bit D/A converter not only for the HD disc soundtrack, but also plays WAV and FLAC files at this sampling rate from a USB stick or from CDs/DVDs. Experience digitally stored music as close to the original as never before. This device supports formats beyond the CD standard of a 44.1 kilohertz sampling rate and a depth of 16 bit. Experience WAV and FLAC files in real studio quality with resolutions of up to 192/24. This device also plays the direct stream digital (DSD) format used on super audio CDs, with a sampling rate of up to 2.8 megahertz. Via the "quick view with sound" and "slow view with sound" functions, Blu-ray discs and DVD films can be played faster (at 1.5 times the speed) or slower (at 0.8 times the speed) without changing the tone pitch or the sound characteristics. With the user-friendly iControlAV5 app you can control your iPlayer directly from your Smartphone or Tablet. You can acquire this app free of charge in an app store or on Google Play. Supports the newest codecs for Dolby and DTS Surround, for example Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and has a 2-channel D/A converter with up to 192 kHz/24 bit.
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- Hi-Res Audio Playback (192 kHz/24-bit WAV, FLAC)
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- DTS-HD Master Audio/DTS-HD High Resolution Audio/DTS-ES/DTS 96/24
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Host "hostname.domain c:\localpath\localfile /remotepath/remotefile" does not exist.
I only need to copy one file and it exists on the remote side, but I think I read that overwrite is true by default. I had a wildcard in the source originally, but I changed it to have the exact filename.
I know that the host exists, because steps in the script before the call to copy the file work with the same variables. Let me know if you need me to include my code.
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I put my site <snip/> up at flippa for 200 start bid. Immediately I get an response to buy directly for 500... Should I wait out for the bid or go with the offer ? Thanks.My site is optimized with hotel search affiliate and adsense
Valuing a website is difficult, mainly because it's usefulness to each individual varies widely. Would you be happy with $500 for it? If so, take the offer. If you feel that the amount of work put in and the potential it has, minus the work required moving forward is worth more, then wait it out.
If that person is willing to offer you $500 directly, there's probably a good chance they will bid on the same site up to $500 or more if you say no.
Thats right, listen to Jeff, he know what he is talking about. Nothing wrong with waiting. But if you are desperate for cash, sell it.
You should first gather some information about your website, how many visitors, traffic, revenue, etc. Then you will have a clue on how much it worth
Maybe you should ask some more experienced peoples to evaluate it.
I agree.. It surely depends on what your expectations are .. see out how many Hrs You put in to built the site and also check the potential how many visitors are coming on daily basis. With this you need to set your expectation.
And while bidding always make your start bid lower and time duration higher .. it increases the prospects of many people seeing your bid.
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It good to give yourself sometime as biders determine the value in no time.
try this webiste http://www.websiteoutlook.com/it will give you some idea on how much your site is worth
there are some website which give u some idea for how much your website cost like yourwebsitevalue.comit will only give assumption.It is only the owner who can properly decide the selling price of his website
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WonderSlim Gourmet Chocolate High Protein Weight Loss Shakes
7 Servings Per Box
Some people insist that this one of our tastiest and easiest to prepare protein shakes to help with weight loss. People love how well this premium low-carb chocolate shake mix blends with cold water or non-fat milk. Since you'll spend less time stirring, you'll have more time to savor the rich chocolate flavor! Each delicious serving delivers an ideal balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates to fuel your weight loss plan. If you love chocolate, the WonderSlim Chocolate Gourmet Shake is destined to be one of your favorite weight loss shakes.
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Good Shake
by Panda on 7/24/2015
This shake is good, but not great. It's thin and liquidy, more like chocolate milk than a chocolate shake - even when I make it in the blender with creamy cashew milk. I prefer the aspartame free chocolate cream pudding shake however this isn't the worst shake I've ever had. It's lower in carbs which is good.
Won't be ordering this one again
by Sherry on 6/24/2015
I ordered two boxes of this after reading some of the reviews. I didn't care for this one. It isn't nearly as thick and satisfying as the meal replacement pudding/shakes turn out. Flavor is okay, but also not as good as the others.
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