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Can Concussions Lead To Alzheimer's?
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Over the past few years, neurologists have been increasingly looking into the impact that repeated concussions have on the long-term health of the brain, and a new study published on Thursday in the journal Neurology has found a lengthy concussion history involving at least a momentary loss of consciousness may lead to the accumulation of Alzheimer's-associated plaques in the brain.
"Interestingly, in people with a history of concussion, a difference in the amount of brain plaques was found only in those with memory and thinking problems, not in those who were cognitively normal," said study author Michelle Mielke, a health sciences researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
The study included nearly 450 people without memory problems and over 140 people with mild cognitive impairment. Study volunteers, who were all at least 70 years of age, were asked if they had ever suffered a brain injury that involved any loss of consciousness or memory.
Seventeen percent of the participants without cognitive problems said they had a brain injury and 18 percent of those with cognitive issues reported a significant head trauma.
Participants also underwent brain scans, which did not reveal any physiological differences among those without cognitive impairments, whether or not they had suffered a head trauma. However, among those with cognitive impairments and a history of head trauma – study researchers saw levels of amyloid plaques that were an average of 18 percent higher in those with a concussion history.
"Our results add merit to the idea that concussion and Alzheimer's disease brain pathology may be related," Mielke said. "However, the fact that we did not find a relationship in those without memory and thinking problems suggests that any association between head trauma and amyloid is complex."
While medical research around concussions continues to unfold, those involved in football at various levels aren't waiting around to see a definitive connection between head trauma and cognitive difficulties.
Last week, the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) announced a partnership with USA football to increase player safety by endorsing USA Football's Heads Up Football program.
The endorsement comes after the National Institutes of Health and the National Football League revealed earlier this week they would be collaborating to learn more about the effects of traumatic brain injuries.
"Athlete safety is advanced through education, and that is the heart of USA Football's Heads Up Football program," said John Norwig, president of PFATS. "Education converts awareness into action. This program is establishing needed standards and behavior modification built upon the best medical science and research. Young athletes deserve this level of commitment. We are proud to endorse it."
The trainers' association announcement comes as approximately 600,000 youth football players in America registered for Heads Up Football in 2013. The health and safety program offers coach certification, instruction on safe tackling techniques, concussion recognition training and proper equipment fitting instruction. It is scheduled to be tested on the high school level this fall in 35 schools across 10 states.


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This year, this trio were practically old pros at designing and creating their cars for the Pinewood Derby:
Here are the cars up close:
We really should have had a few more practice runs because poor Rebecca's car barely made it down the track (a bad axel was the culprit).
However, Jaden's car came in 3rd overall!
Which meant his car got to come back to race against all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd heat winners of the whole pack!
He wasn't a top winner for the pack, but he's already got plans for next year's design!

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Tesla is the first to put 1,000 electric cars on the U.S. highways. Tesla skillfully partners with Toyota, Panasonic, and Daimler in lithium battery and drive system technology. The Roadster is battery-electric with a 240 mile range. The new Model S sedan will have up to a 300 mile range, far beyond the Nissan Leaf 100 mile range the Chevy Volt 40-mile electric range, and current ambitions of other electric car makers. Tesla will start delivering the Model S in 2012 from its new factory. Tesla Motors has purchased the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California, that once employed over 4,000 workers in a Toyota-General Motors JV plant. Toyota agreed to purchase $50 million of Tesla's common stock.
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100 Electric Cars will use V2G in 2010 – advancing smart grid charging and storage. The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort. The licensing agreement launches the first large-scale demonstration of the UD-developed V2G technology, which enables electric car owners to plug in their vehicles and send electricity back to electrical utilities. The system is designed to generate cash for the driver, while strengthening the nation's power supply and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
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prem - pseudo-remainder of polynomials
sprem - sparse pseudo-remainder of polynomials
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prem(a, b, x, 'm', 'q')
sprem(a, b, x, 'm', 'q')
a, b
multivariate polynomials in the variable x
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(optional) unevaluated names
The function prem returns the pseudo-remainder r such that
where and m (the multiplier) is:
If the fourth argument is present it is assigned the value of the multiplier m defined above. If the fifth argument is present, it is assigned the pseudo-quotient q defined above.
The function sprem has the same functionality as prem except that the multipler m will be to the power of the number of division steps performed rather than the degree difference. When sprem can be used it is preferred because it is more efficient.
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Miley Cyrus cracks jokes as she dons a duck-face oxygen mask while recuperating in hospital
At least she hasn't lost her sense of humour.
On Friday Miley Cyrus took a selfie showing her wearing a duck-face oxygen mask and shared it with fans on Instagram.
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Punny girl: Miley Cyrus, in hospital due to a severe reaction to an antibiotic, posting this fun selfie of her in a duck oxygen mask on Friday with the caption: 'This hospitals full of a bunch of QUACKS (get it???)'
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The Italian brand shared the same photo a few hours earlier saying: 'Thrilled to welcome our new #Escada face!' but Friday was the first time the actual product was seen in the model's hot hands.
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Kris Jenner was hospitalised for 'internal pain' on Wednesday, but she appeared back on track by Friday.
The 58-year-old momager cut a very hip figure as she stopped by Dementia smoke shop in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks suburb.
Kris, who was perhaps buying a gift for someone special, was clad in a clingy pair of black leather trousers and a stylish black jacket tailored to her figure.
Hip and healthy: Kris Jenner looked amazing as she stepped out in black leather trousers to visit Dementia smoke shop in LA's Sherman Oaks area on Friday
She also had on a black top that seemed moulded to her body, along with spiked black leather boots that added a punk-rock look to the ensemble.
Kris emerged from the store wearing tinted shades and a wide smile as she clutched her purchases along with a chic animal print handbag.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star no doubt had her family concerned earlier this week after she began experiencing internal pains and went to a hospital in Thousand Oaks where she had 'a scan for precautionary reasons,' E! News reported.
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Apple slice anyone?: James Franco has made a habit of sharing shirtless selfies from bed, such as this latest one from Friday morning
At least he put a robe on: The social media devotee posted this shot from his home on Friday
While the show opened to mostly glowing notices from publications such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, the theater community's paper of record, The New York Times, was less enthusiastic.
The critique was hardly a pan however. In fact, Brantley seemed instead to be rather neutral on the play's charms.
'Such responses may bedevil you as you settle in for the respectable, respectful and generally inert revival of John Steinbeck's 'Of MIce and Men,' he wrote in regards to the play's familiarity.
'The presentation is lucid, stately and neutral,' Brantley continued.
Beyonce poses topless For OUT Magazine and wants women to be sexy and free
Beyonce has given us another reason to love her, showing all her contemporaries how easy it can be to be sexy and classy at the same time.
The Drunk In Love beauty has posed topless in the racy photoshoot, completing the look with a blonde Marilyn Monroe wig in the black and white snap.
Queen Bey looks stunning in the raunchy pictures, and wants to use her status as a global superstar to empower other women and get them to "own their sexuality".
She told the magazine: "There is unbelievable power in ownership, and women should own their sexuality.
"There is a double standard when it comes to sexuality that still persists. Men are free and women are not. That is crazy.
"The old lessons of submissiveness and fragility made us victims. Women are so much more than that. You can be a businesswoman, a mother, an artist, and a feminist - whatever you want to be - and still be a sexual being. It's not mutually exclusive."
The star - who has daughter Blue Ivy with husband Jay Z - revealed that her latest self-titled album was inspired by the desire to "personalise" her battle as "a woman in a male-dominated society".
She added: "Being that I am a woman in a male-dominated society, the feminist mentality rang true to me and became a way to personalize that struggle...But what I'm really referring to, and hoping for, is human rights and equality, not just that between a woman and a man.
"So I'm very happy if my words can ever inspire or empower someone who considers themselves an oppressed minority...We are all the same and we all want the same things: the right to be happy, to be just who we want to be and to love who we want to love."
Beyonce certainly seems to have found the key to romance, love and happiness, recently celebrating her sixth anniversary with Jay Z.
Kim Kardashian stretches her Spandex to the limit as she covers her bottom for gym trip
They must be the hardest working leggings in showbusiness.
Kim squeezed her famously curvy figure into a pair of Spandex workout pants as she headed to the gym on Tuesday.
While Kim's modest outfit was designed to be practical, it also revealed what is fast becoming her most talked about feature - her bottom.
The hardest working leggings in showbusiness: Kim Kardashian covers her behind in stretchy workout pants as she heads to the gym in Los Angeles on Tuesday
Early start: Kim began the day with a pilates class
The stretchy material clung valiantly to her famously plump posterior, which the reality star has furiously denied was enhanced by implants.
Kim teamed the leggings with a simple workout outfit of a T-shirt, zipped sweater and scarf as she braved the early morning chill.
Arriving for her pilates class in Los Angeles, she hid her make-up free face beneath sunglasses, and tied her hair back.
Can't hide this! Kim revealed the full expanse of her beach bum on holiday in Thailand last week
The 33-year-old is back to her normal routine after taking a break for a family trip to Thailand.
While there Kim revealed her behind in all it's curvy glory in a series of tiny bikinis.
One shot caught her posing on the edge of a red sailboat.
Bottom perched on the side, and powdered with sand, Kim made sure to show it off to best advantage.
Nigeria overtakes South Africa to become Africa's largest economy
After months of delays and mounting anticipation, Nigeria's economy has been officially "rebased". It is now worth $510bn (2013 figures) – an 89% rise, far in excess of analysts' predictions. Nigeria is now Africa's largest economy, pushing South Africa to a distant second place.
It's long overdue. The United Nations Statistical Commissionrecommends a statistical rebasing every five years, to
a) account for changes in the patterns of economic activity (consumption and production), such as a country discovering new mineral wealth or getting an infusion of broadband or launching a local car manufacturing industry or seeing an industry lapse into obsolescence
b) update base prices to a more recent year, to account for inflation.
In Nigeria's case we have not rebased since 1990 – a whole quarter of a century ago. By updating the base year from 1990 to 2010, apart from the necessary adjustment for inflation we have also had to take into account all the changes that have taken place – the impact of the internet and the telecommunications industry, Nollywood, the music industry, the sizeable expansion of the services industry, etc.
The implication of this complicated recalculation is that what we thought was a $270bn economy is actually worth $510bn. It's the equivalent of suddenly discovering the existence of six Ghanas within Nigeria.
The change is noteworthy for, in the words of finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the "psychological impact" it will have on foreign investors. They will pay greater attention to Nigeria now that its economy casts a larger shadow than South Africa's and display new confidence that will potentially be rewarded with lucrative gains, especially at a time when value-laden sectors such as power are opening up in unprecedented ways.
Business will also boom for hotel owners, travel agents, airlines, and events planners as the number of Nigeria-focused trips and investment conferences (already a booming industry since 2013) swell. Scammers might even be expected to cash in as well. ("Good Day dear friend, I am Lamido Sanusi, governor of the central bank of the newly rebased west African nation of Nigeria…")
And you just wait to see what will happen as the rebasing placebo begins to take effect in the government's bloodstream. The president's 2015 re-election campaign has just been swelled by a stand-alone chapter. Even though the story worth celebrating here is really the one about the boldness demonstrated by the National Bureau of Statistics in finally facing up to the long-overdue challenge of revising the country's near-useless economic data, in the weeks ahead traditional Nigerian praise-singing will predictably morph it into an economic miracle for which the credit belongs to the president's "Transformation Agenda" (pdf).
The one class of people who have nothing to gain will be ordinary Nigerians: the market woman in Ibadan, the itinerant shoe cleaner in Lagos, the motorcycle taxi rider in Makurdi, the cattle merchant in Potiskum, the shoe maker in Aba, the newspaper vendor in Abuja; the sprawling class of 'bottom millions' condemned by their country to extreme poverty).
The $1,200 by which Nigeria's per-capita income has suddenly risen will not somehow magically appear in their pockets. For this crowd the news is the sort of sleight of mouth that they've since grown to expect from the government. In the aftermath of protests against the removal of fuel subsidies in 2012, President Jonathan announced, in a public broadcast, the creation of 370,000 jobs. Just like that, because everyone knows jobs are created when well-meaning presidential words mix with faith in the hearts of job-hungry citizens.
As one person tweeted at me: "Our rebasing story is like the story of a woman that decided to give her husband four pieces of meat by dividing the tiny one into four."
Even the positive implications of better quality statistical information, which should support, in the words of one analyst, "better decision-making" by the government means little when one considers the track record of the Nigerian government.
In March, more than 700,000 applicants registered online for a recruitment exercise into the immigration service. Knowing that they were expecting 700,000 candidates did nothing to influence the preparation levels of the test's organisers. Stampedes ensued. By the end of that day, at least 18 people lay dead. Interior minister Abba Moro, the brain behind the scheme, blamed the dead for being "impatient".
Which is why no one should be surprised when, weeks from now, a Moro-type (Nigeria's bureaucracy is laden with them) is quoted as quipping, again predictably – and not tongue-in-cheek: "Nigerians don't have money? Let them spend the GDP!"
Ghana reports first suspected Ebola case
Ghana's health authorities have announced the first suspected case of the deadly Ebola disease at the country's second biggest hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), in Kumasi.
The Deputy Director of Public Health in the Ashanti region, Dr. Joseph Oduro, said on Sunday evening that the case resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl.
He said the health officials in the Ashanti Region held an emergency meeting over the case.
Oduro said the victim, who was admitted at the paediatric unit of the Teaching Hospital with symptoms of fever and bleeding, died and during a postmortem it was detected she had internal bleeding.
He said the development was alarming since neighbouring countries like Guinea and Liberia had recorded cases of the viral infection.
Oduro said blood samples of the victim had already been sent for Medical Research in Accra, for testing, and the result was being expected within 72 hours.
The disease has already killed dozens of people in neighbouring Guinea, with reported cases in Liberia and Mali. (PANA/NAN)
Nichole Richie More Popular Than Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian
Nichole Richie may have started her Hollywood career as a sidekick to Paris Hilton, but now she is getting her own show on VH1 and it may make her even more popular than Kim Kardashian. The new reality show will be called #CandidlyNichole and it will run for eight episodes for 30 minutes starting June 17th, 2014. The show will be based on Richie's twitter feed. She currently has 4.35 million followers and has tweeted 3,633 times. She was voted by Time magazine as having one of the best Twitter feeds.
Nichole Richie has morphed from a reality star on The Simple life to an entrepreneur, actress, and fashion designer. She serves as the creative director for the House of Harlow 1960, which she started. The high end line offers clothes, eyewear, handbags and shoes. Richie also has a production company called Honey Child Productions, which brokered the deal for the new show. Richie has also appeared on NBC's Fashion Star as a mentor to up and coming fashion designers. Her book 'The Truth About Diamonds" is a New York Times best seller. If that weren't enough, Richie and her husband Joel Madden are involved with multiple charities and also run their own charity called The Richie Madden Children Foundation.
Nichole Richie has always a popular girl with a witty sense of humor and street smarts, and it her personality that sets her apart from bland Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian. She does not appear interested to fit the Hollywood rich girl mold and she never runs away from a taboo subject or uncomfortable conversation. Richie likes to set herself apart as the edgy girl who has no filter and speaks her mind. Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian appear to try too hard to say the right thing and look the right way. Fans have already deserted Hilton and they seem to be getting bored of Kardashian as well. Richie's personality and style seems more natural and effortless. Maybe that is why she has been not only been able to sustain fans much longer than Hilton and Kardashian have, but her fan base is also growing.
While people may know that Richie was adopted at age nine by Lionel and Brenda Richie, people may not realize that Richie was born in California to a musician who was a close friend of Lionel. Her biological parents allowed her move in with Lionel and Brenda because they felt that they could provide a better life for her than they could. Lionel and Brenda eventually split and Lionel remarried, giving Richie two younger siblings. Richie has commented that the split was hard on her and she doesn't think any child should be given as much freedom as she was.
On her new VH1 show, Nichole Richie will undoubtedly be a breath of fresh air from her former friend Paris Hilton, and controversial, yet still popular, Kim Kardashian. #CandidlyNichole will share Richie's thoughts on life, social media, fashion choices, and give the audience a first hand look at her Hollywood adventures.
Nigeria suicide attack 'kills 21' near Maiduguri
At least 15 civilians have been killed in a suicide bombing by suspected Islamist militants in north-east Nigeria, officials say.
Six of the attackers also died in the explosion, which took place on the outskirts of the city of Maiduguri, a defence ministry spokesman said.
Authorities said the Boko Haram group was behind the assault.
At least 1,500 lives have been claimed in the restive north-eastern region this year, according to latest figures.
Half of those killed were civilians, Amnesty International said in a reportreleased on Monday.
The organisation blamed both "an increase in attacks by Boko Haram and uncontrolled reprisals by Nigeria's security forces" for the high death toll.Militant stronghold
Tuesday's explosion happened when a militant blew up a vehicle near a checkpoint in Borno state, the defence ministry said.
The blast took place as soldiers were trying to foil the militants' attempt to drive several vehicles with explosives into a petrol station, spokesman Brig Gen Chris Okulade told journalists.
"Three explosive-laden vehicles were demobilised by shots fired at them by soldiers at the checkpoint," he said.
But a fourth car exploded, apparently set off by one of the militants.
Boko Haram was launched in Maiduguri in 2009, with the aim of setting up an Islamic state.
A state of emergency was declared in three north-eastern states last year to help the military crush the insurgency.
However, the militants have stepped up attacks in recent months.
The violence has forced some 250,000 people from their homes so far this year, according to Nigeria's relief agency.
More than three million people are said to face a humanitarian crisis.
Beyoncé Sued By Fans 'Trampled' At Concert
Two fans of the singer allege she's partially responsible for the waiting line that grew so raucous when the show's doors opened that they suffered injuries worthy of hospital care. The duo is also suing Chicago's United Center and Live Nation Entertainment
Two women who claim to have been trampled before Beyoncé's Live Nation concert at Chicago's United Center last December are suing the singer.
The fans stood outside the venue for several hours before the concert in the hopes of being at the front of the crowd during the concert. But the two women say they were trampled by a "rushing mob" when the doors opened, leaving them with broken bones.
Raquel Castellanos and Gabriella Davidson filed a suit against the United Center, Live Nation Entertainment and Beyoncé for contributing to the chaotic crowd. The two plaintiffs claim that the United Center did not explain to the crowd about when or where the gates into the concert would open, causing anxiety among a crowd filled with people carrying general admission tickets who hoped to get the best seat. Personell opened the gates around 7 p.m. "without instruction or any reasonable system to permit and orderly entrance," the suit claims.
Castellanos and Davidson were taken to a hospital after the incident. A spokeswoman for Live Nation did not immediately comment on the suit, and representatives for Beyonce and the United Center could not be reached Tuesday evening, according to the ChicagoSun-Times.
Egor Efiok And NY Keppy Ekpenyong (Authentic Surulere)
Myself and NY are childhood friends. When she posted this photo three years ago on Facebook, I covered my face in 'shame' while planning the perfect revenge! Lol! Well, it has now come in handy, as it gives us the perfect opportunity to jump on the Surulere train. #FollowFollowTinz #
VictoriaInyamaOur3rdMusketeerW hereYouAt
This our Surulere photo was actually taken in 1993 at the rave of the time studio in Surulere, Le Fayts (*spell check), and the same year Kepy and NY's first daughter, Inyang, was born.
Above is Keppy Ekpenyong too, with his wife and daughter.
This is a nostalgic and 'proud momma' moment for me...we all go back a long way and I babysat this pretty chicka in the middle righ' 'ere! #OriginalSurulere
centAlumnis #BestiesRock #SarewagbaSareSamba
Finally, I must also use this opportunity to commend Keppy, one of Nollywood's originals, for still being able to make an impact after over two decades in the industry. Keppy's fluency in spoken and written English is effortless and that's the first thing about him that stands out. Read Nollywood legend, Uncle Pete Edochie's remarks regarding Kepy's eloquency here. That is a very powerful endorsement and I hope it encourages others to follow suit. Please click here as well to read Keppy's recent interview with Konnect Africa.#KeppyEkpenyongEloquentSpeaker #YemiBlaqEloquentSpeaker #NseCliffordSuleEloquentSpeaker #NollywoodRocks
Happy Sunday!!!
Feminine Hygiene: Extensive Tips...The Whole Hog!!! (MUST READ)
Hi guys,
This is the first time I am blogging this year. I have been crazy busy for the past 9 months writing a very important project, and I try not to get distracted when I am in this mode. I am composing a 'Highlights Of 2013' post next in which I will fill you in as much as I can on a few things that I had no time to blog about. I have hardly had time for blogs also, but occasionally glance through some of my favourite ones when I can. I just stumbled across a video that Toke Makinwa made (below) about keeping the vagina healthy and I have mad respect for her for broaching the 'taboo' subject, albeit in a tongue in cheek manner.
This is a very serious topic, so I have decided to take time off my very busy schedule to continue from where Toke stopped and tackle it. I absolutely cannot stand dirty or unhygienic people and never forget my 'encounters' with such people. As embarrassing as this may seem, ladies, this cannot be ignored, so please pay careful attention to my hygiene tips below; I will try to be as detailed as I can.
(1). The vagina is not supposed to have an offensive odour. If it does, please visit your gynaecologist, for you most likely have an infection.
(2). Please do not wash your vagina with perfumed soaps, Femme Fresh etc and do not douche; or else you will get Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) and although it is not sexually transmitted, it stinks like rotten fish. When using soap to wash your backside and around the vagina etc, be careful not to allow soap into the vagina. Rinse the soap off first, then use water and Aqueous cream to wash your vagina. Aqueous cream is very cheap and can be found in all pharmacies in London...pharmacies in Nigeria should have them too.
(3). First of all, try and form the habit of doing a number two before you have your shower and in your own environment/comfort zone. NEVER EVER do a number two and use dry tissue to wipe and pull your knickers back up and feel like it's all good! Gosh! Wash your bottom very well with soap and water EVERY TIME you do a number two. I don't trust wipes to do the same job; they should only be used in emergency situations and if you're not at home, you shouldn't be comfortable until you go home and wash. If you are in a hurry and don't have time to undress, then sit across your bathtub and use your shower nozzle to wash...the same way you sat on the toilet to do your business...so it shouldn't be that hard.
(4). After peeing, please don't just wipe with dry tissue. After wiping yourself, please wet some tissue with water and wipe again.
(5). When you're on your period, try and wash every time you change your sanitary pads or at least three times a day...you no need angry craw craw to add to the already annoying 'bloody' discomfort...abi? Ehen!
(6). Shave shave shave...as in korede (gorimakpa)! At least once a month...maybe after your period. Please I beg you, shave! Okay, for people that don't really want to be too clean shaven, trim down very well. Don't mind those freaky men that get turned on by all sorts of unhygienic ish...if he tells you to keep a bush and you smell of stale urine, he will be the same one to poke jibes at you. Sex isn't meant to be dirty IMO, so he can find a villager to fulfil his unhygienic desires.
Now for underarm odours...or as my friend puts it...those that smell dimkpa dimkpa (whatever that means, lol):
(1). The first rule is to always keep your underarms clean shaven.
(2). After you shower, use a good deodorant...I recommend Sure and if you are extra sweaty, use Sure roll on first and when it dries, use Sure spray again. It is very unattractive to have underarm sweat patches and I believe following this particular advice can prevent them.
Finally, to prevent mouth odours:
(1). If you have closed teeth like myself, then you MUST floss everyday or ban meat from your diet if you don't want your mouth to smell like SHIT. Floss before you brush and pass water through your teeth to ensure that no food particles are left.
(2). Scrape your tongue very well until you can even see how clean it looks.
(3). Brush teeth and tongue very well with a good fluoride toothpaste and keep passing water through your teeth as you do so and gargle.
(4). Gargle with a good mouthwash and pass through your teeth.
Don't forget your hair too. Keep it nice, clean and sweet smelling.
If you practice all these hygiene tips and any part of your body emits an offensive odour, conk me ten times wherever you see me! Ehen...now you can go off and buy the most expensive Gucci bags and you will not be yabbed by me...(okay that was a Pinocchio)...erm...NOT! Lol.
Have a nice hygienic weekend all!!! ;)
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A second year in Scotland
Kirsten Beattie takes a new year's look at her life in Edinburgh and beyond.
Posted 01/27/04
Photo by Jack Mellott.
Kirsten Beattie (English, Studies in Women and Gender '03) is in her second year of teaching and mentoring students at Fettes College in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a UK fellow. The UK fellows program is sponsored by the U.Va. Center for Undergraduate Excellence. She has agreed to give the readers of A&S Online a glimpse into her life in Scotland through monthly updates.To read her previous reports, click on "Related Links" at the bottom of this page.
A new year, a new you: January is for most of us a month of introspection and self-assessment. Somehow we convince ourselves that January 1st is so very different from December 31st that we can change our lives and become better versions of ourselves. We form New Year's Resolutions, not just as positive statements for improvement, but as promises meant to address what we saw as our failures in the previous year.
There is, undeniably, great value to this practice of sitting down, mentally or literally, and examining where we have been, where we are, and where we want to be in our lives from year to year. Because of this, however, I have spent much of January feeling somewhat dislocated, trying to negotiate the boundaries of these three states of being.
I know that I have changed, have grown, from my days in Charlottesville through the experience of living abroad, but I am now trying to determine what I have gained in my second year at Fettes. Some of the growth is obvious: more confidence in the classroom, closer relationships with my pupils and co-workers and a stronger sense of self and what I want my life to look like, changes that anyone settling into any job will experience.
I notice small differences in my life this year, too; I have learned, for example, to appreciate mornings rather than trying to hide from them under my duvet. Last year, I struggled to adapt to how dark our winters are here, with less than eight hours of daylight (never mind whether the sun is shining or not); this year, the knowledge that life must continue, dark or not, and that the endless summer light will make up for it, makes it much more bearable.
Yet in spite of this adaptation to the cold, dark days of January, this period of self-assessment has been somewhat more of a challenge than normal for me this year. For starters, I finished my holiday travels, which included two enjoyable weeks at home and a memorable but tiring week skiing in France, only one day before term started up again. My first week was, needless to say, rather hectic.
Another challenge has resulted from the process of starting a new term. At Fettes, January is a time of trying to reclaim and re-establish our lives. The autumn term is weeks longer than our other terms, and this, combined with the holiday season, means that we tend to cope our way through those last weeks, just getting things done with little sense of control. January is our time to remember who we were (oh, the golden days when we felt organised and on top of our workloads) and get back to that place.
I can happily write that, at this moment, I have reached the point where I recognise where I have been in the last year or two, and I finally have had time to catch up with myself and figure out where I am now, at the end of a brief, 34-hour leave weekend in House. Indeed, my flat is tidy — dusted and vacuumed — and my papers and notes are filed into their proper folders. My desk is neatly organised and rearranged to my satisfaction. Now, I am back in control. I know where and who I am right now.
What comes next? Where I am going, what I am headed for?
Faced with less than eight months left in my life overseas (for the next few years, anyway), I find myself trying to prioritise what I must do before I head back to the States. What I will do when I return is another question and one in the process of resolution, with a graduate school application in and a resumé floating through cyberspace.
In the meantime, I want to make the most of my holidays by travelling, to see places that I might not be able to see for several years, depending on my situation. I want to travel some on my own, as well. My trips have thus far been with friends or family, but I am craving the chance to be on my own, planning my own itinerary, doing exactly what I want to do, when I want to do it, and having the satisfaction of finding my way around somewhere I have never been.
There is an entire world for me to explore, and the more I see of it, the more I want to see and experience. I hate having to look at my travel wish-list and admit that I won't see everything that I want to. At the same time, however, I must look forward to living and experiencing as much as I can while I can. I want to make the most of my time in this phase of my life, before I move onto the next.
In my daily life, that means earlier mornings, more productive days, focusing on being the best version of myself that I can be -- and, here I am, back at New Year's resolutions: "I will try to make the most of every day and live my life fully, not thinking too much about 'life after Fettes.'"
Meantime, life at Fettes calls. Lessons to plan, papers to mark and a speech to write for the Burns' Supper on January 29th. A speech toasting the men at the dinner, it is meant to be witty, tongue-in-cheek, memorable, celebrating Rabbie Burns, his ideals and Scottish culture. And, I'll be giving it before several hundred of our students and a large number of our staff. No pressure. Surely this must give me bonus points in the "living my life fully" and "being the best I can be" categories of my New Year's Resolutions.


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The monumental and influential satirical show comes to an end with its fourth season. What better way to enjoy it than with some dope music?
Tag: Mixtape
Premiere: BriskInTheHouse – "Tickets To The Roxy"
No breakdancing allowed
Introducing Haleek Maul's Collective: On The Tanz
Finally, Rihanna's not the only game in town.
Aaron Cohen Potential Fans Mixtape Release and Recap
Aaron Cohen's got a new mixtape out and a lot of support behind it!
Aaron Cohen "Why You Mad For" ft. GrandeMarshall
The Seattle & Philly MCs trade verses over a haunting soundscape.
Boldy James "Jammin' 30: In The Morning'"
Boldy James delivers Detroit grittiness with his new mixtape. Listen and download it here.
Black Dave Steals His Own "Black Bart" Mixtape
Watch Black Dave swindle a vendor for his mixtape and skate away to freedom.
Stalley – "Honest Cowboy"
Stalley drops off his latest project "Honest Cowboy" for the world to hear.


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Watch Neha Sharma and Vivek Oberoi dance on the first romantic love song of the year 'Thoda Thoda' from the movie 'Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story'. The song is sung by the melodious Shreya Ghoshal and Sachin. Watch it right here.
Sung by Ram Sampath, the song 'Yaari Yaari' from the movie 'Purani Jeans' is melodiously nostalgic and upholds the spirit of friendship really well. The movie stars Tanuj Virwani, Aditya Seal in the main lead with Izabelle Leite playing the female lead.


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Shea Weber is Back in the House
Wednesday, 08.03.2011 / 3:31 PM
By Tom Callahan - Nashville Predators / Tom Callahan's Summer 2011 Blog
So Shea Weber is back in house officially now, even though there was never really any doubt about it since the Predators took him to arbitration. It simply bought the club more time to work out a potential deal, and if nothing else you had the arbitration decision itself as a backstop.
Now that the captain is firmly back under Nashville auspices, we can really look at where this team is bound this season. A few changes under the hood will bring the possibility of surprises – who will step up this training camp to become the new "find" for this team?
Defensively you have your Weber/Suter pair, but beyond that things might get a little murky. Kevin Klein and Jonathon Blum will be patrolling the blue line, but Frankie Bouillon had another setback from his concussion and it's impossible to say what his camp (or season) status will be. It almost goes without saying that either one or two guys get the chance to step up from Milwaukee, or perhaps one of the newly-acquired D-men like Brent Lebda or Tyler Sloan gets a crack at the top six. Of course, everyone's focus in camp will likely be on Roman Jossi and Ryan Ellis, but don't forget Teemu Laakso who has seen time with the Preds in the past. And Mattias Ekholm is in the mix too.
Up front Nashville looks very different from a year ago, with the departure of nameslike Sullivan, Ward, Lombardi (we barely knew ye) and Dumont. In their place again the Preds will be givingyounger players a good shot at things. Nashville picked up Niclas Bergfors, a former first round pick, in the hopes that he could be come yet another Predators success story from another team's cast-off. The Predators would like to see continued development from Colin Wilson, Sergei Kostitsyn, Blake Geoffrion, Patric Hornqvist… the list goes on. And that's not counting prospects all champing at the bit to earn a spot. Yes, the team will be young, but there's room for someone to step up and seize the brass ring this year.
It all ties together with Weber. And now that we know the situation, at least for the immediate future, everyone in Nashville can put the focus back squarely on winning Lord Stanley's Cup next spring.


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Recipes in this Collection
This healthy veggie frittata features all of our favorite spring goodies! Serve it with crusty bread and fresh fruit salad for a filling meal.
Submitted by RICKIEBETH
Carbs: 7.4g | Fat: 8.8g | Fiber: 1.9g | Protein: 10.6g | Calories: 146.2
Don't run out the door without breakfast! Grab a portable, delcious, and nutritious breakfast cookie.
Submitted by COFFEEBEANS
Carbs: 16.2g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 2.1g | Calories: 111.1
Enjoy all the wonderful flavors of autumn with these delicious breakfast bits
Submitted by GORGEOUSFEET
Carbs: 25.2g | Fat: 1.7g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 4.3g | Calories: 131.3
Very Good 4.8/5
(19 ratings)
Original recipe calls for regular breakfast sausage, such as Jimmy Dean. But I found this substitute to taste just as good and much less fat and healthier. A great grab and go breakfast. Make ahead and wrap individually in the refridge, micro for 30 seconds on high and go!!
Submitted by PUSHWAIT
Carbs: 5g | Fat: 14g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 32g | Calories: 277.4
Very Good 4.3/5
(8 ratings)
I found this recipe on the internet when I was looking for a healtier alternative to store bought bagels.
Submitted by BABYANGELEYES
Carbs: 25.8g | Fat: 2.8g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 4.2g | Calories: 146.9
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breakfast treat
Submitted by STAMPINARIEL
Carbs: 23.6g | Fat: 27.9g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 11g | Calories: 385
A hearty pancake that provides over 6 grams of fiber per serving. I like to add blueberries to the batter. Very kid-friendly recipe!
Submitted by CTCLOUGH
Carbs: 43.1g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 6.2g | Protein: 11.3g | Calories: 271.3
Just one of these muffins packs nearly 9 grams of protein! Pack one of these sweet, moist and delicious treats in your gym bag for a post-workout snack.
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C&C4 Art & Sound PackMar 3, 2014 Other 3 comments
This C&C4 Art & Sound Pack contains most of the C&C4 units and structures and it excludes most civilian, neutral and other assets. Shaders...
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I decided to come back out of retirement and finish this mod once and for all. There are some leftover fixes I needed to do. Although I did mention version 1.71 as the final version, it ain't final yet. There will be a version 1.8 as the final version (once again) but I cannot guarantee for a version 1.9 after this one. Not all maps I have planned for to develop will be released.
Also please do not ask in the comments section whether the sub-faction AI to work in-game will be inputted because I will not answer it again. Ever since I asked CNCLabs team about it, one of the developers told me that only one faction can do it and that's the neutral faction. So out of 7 sub-factions from my mod as custom factions, I can only apply to one of them as an AI by re-using a neutral faction and cannot apply that to other multiple factions which I think it may be a restriction to C&C3 modding. I haven't tried applying the skirmish AI coding formula from Zero Hour to C&C3, but so far I haven't tried successfully to get a neutral faction AI working in-game as a custom faction since then.
Version 1.8 preview changes will be mentioned once again in the next news update.
4 comments by PurpleGaga27 on Feb 25th, 2014
Having taking a break from modding C&C3 for several months while playing some new games and surfing new experiences, it appears my gaming life is nearing to an end amid personal and family issues. I always wanted to make the best out of C&C3 by imagining it but seldom took an opportunity to attempt the impossible. Sadly with Generals 2 (aka C&C F2P) canned out and the death of C&C is on life support, hopefully Renegade-X will bring some hope back to C&C fans and there are some C&C mods still rising on the occasion. But for this mod, you will be playing something that unlike most total-conversion C&C mods don't have, SP custom missions, especially for this KW mod.
Also with this news update, in the upcoming days ahead I will be releasing the art/sound packs of KW (new units/structures only), C&C4 (excluding civilian assets) and for some people still puzzled and disappointed at Bibber on where is it... RA3 Uprising (units only). Those Uprising art/sound files are extracted as it is from Bibber's C&C Asset Extractor and you can use/modify them for either C&C3 or RA3 Mod SDK.
To review my proposals for the next version, here are the following:
1) More defenses
Thanks to Madin who created and released source codes for some defensive structures, there are more possibilities to add them in some factions of this mod. Expect more info in an upcoming screenshot to be uploaded later.
2) Civilian units (the humans)
They will now be all controllable in the next version of this mod, usable for mission map modding. But since there are only four in the C&C3/KW section, I was hoping to get more from RA3, C&C4 and even getting permission from Carnius' Tiberium Essence mod (because he has the others I am interested on).
3) All unit abilities will have a cost to use
Some of them are so powerful that some deserve to use it with a small cost of credits. Because of a buffed economy in C&C3/KW, this change will be necessary to how units manage to use their abilities, just like the unit abilities to use munitions in Company of Heroes.
4) The change of the overall font in-game
EA never attempted to use a better font in a C&C game since Westwood Studios did a good font change in Emperor: Battle for Dune. Russell Square is a good font for the Scrin faction and campaign, but just doesn't fit for anything else. I mean using Eurostile is best for C&C3 and even C&C4, but EA blew it on the font system until Generals 2 that finally used part of the Eurostile font. So from that point on, the only font you'll be seeing in all menus and in-game is all Eurostile, the same font used in Starcraft II.
5) Tank squads for the Scrin
Only a few recent C&C mods made an attempt for tank squads. Well guess what, because it is possible, all Scrin factions will have tank squads to be trained for battle, good for a boost-up but at a higher cost. Those tank squads are all tier-4 and will require the Warp Chasm. The only tank squad not to be included is Annihilator/Reaper Tripod. Please don't ask for aircraft squads because Scrin aircraft are already powerful enough.
6) More new skirmish maps to play with
I have already got permission from Predatore to include some of his maps into this mod, but unfortunately I have been denied to use some of his exclusive KW maps that are from the unofficial KW Patch 1.03 due to the fact that they are still being worked and tested on. I also will include four 8-player tournament skirmish maps created from my own.
As I said previously in a past update, skirmish AI will not make another attempt especially for this version. Although the leftover balance changes are in place from the previous version, some remaining bugs and glitches may or may not get fixed at all.
The release date for the mod is still to be determined, but once it's done, this may be considered the final version of this mod before my Tacitus Revolution project will move on. *wink*
This C&C4 Art & Sound Pack contains most of the C&C4 units and structures and it excludes most civilian, neutral and other assets. Shaders...
This RA3 Uprising Art & Sound Pack contains 13 units (plus the Shogun Executioner) for use with either the C&C3 Mod SDK and RA3 Mod SDK. This...
This pack contains the unit/building art and sound assets from Kane's Wrath. Shaders not included. Please do credit me if you are using them for your...
This latest release of this mod fixes an issue for the Mastodon and the MRT plus a better quality for the in-game music.
This public source code contains all the latest content from the mod. This does not include art and sound files, but does include the skirmish AI coding...
This KW map pack collection contains 44 compiled maps and the terrain textures from KW.
Perhaps you would like to read the red text near the top of the screen on this page. That will explain the lack of AI.
i have not seen any of the large flyers and the M.A.R.V gathering does not work
The MARV gathering coding is not compatible with the current C&C3 coding.
KW Reloaded by far is my favorite mod out of all I tried.The voice work on the Salamander is just off-the-hook.The Kane Commando,he's just best,NO one can touch the man.The mutants are no joke.I put up The Kane Commando against Clint Eastwood Commando from Command & Conquer General-2 any day.I've been playing RTS since the Westwood day starting with
Dune 2000.When Command & Conquer made the scene I bought them all.I'm not a Modeler or coder so it sucks for me.Great work PurpleGaga27.
Now I really want to play but, my friends and I are ultimate collection users and were trying to figure it out.
can someone make a steam installation video for the mod
witch one is the mod is it source code or full version
Is there any way to enable this mod when playing the actual expansion pack, and not the main game? I'd love to have this when going global conquest mode.
what was the update from a day ago because I didn't understand what it was.
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Ronnie Fieg Sebago Collection Summer 2011
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Designer Ronnie Fieg is well-known for his men's design collaborations, but he's also dabbled a bit with women's. We love this collaboration with Sebago, which Fieg was inspired to do thanks to repeated requests from his Mom and sister. We think the world of Fieg anyway, but we also appreciate that someone is putting some sweat into creating quality, casual brown shoe designs for women. Yes, we have flats galore, but in the realm of menswear-inspired leather shoes, there is a dearth. Available for purchase now on Ronniefieg.
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Cross Art in association with Bula'bula Arts presents, Twining: Weaving and Abstraction at 24 Hour Art in Parap NT. The exhibition features Robyn Djunginy from Bula'bula Arts., as well as other artists.
Dates: February 11 to March 11, 2011.
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Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005
'Palookaville' gets gallery treatment
I was chatting with old friends in Toronto last week, and our conversation came round to the subject of Japanese manga. I made clear my reservations regarding the popularity of pulp manga in Japan, and bemoaned the fact that many manga artists have even had gallery shows here.
Maybe I should have shut up at that point, for when I went on to suggest that guys who draw comic books would never be invited to show in a good Canadian gallery or museum, it was brought to my attention that one of Toronto's most respected art spaces, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), has just opened a one-man exhibition featuring a 42-year-old Canadian comic book artist named "Seth."
So I went and had a look.
The exhibition is part of the AGO's contemporary art project series "Present Tense," and features a selection of Seth's work from 1997 to the present, including two dozen ink drawings and a 3-sq.-meter cardboard maquette of a fictitious town called "Dominion" -- the setting for much of the artist's work. Depicted in Seth's drawings as a huddle of faded brick and wood buildings, Dominion is a place stuck in the 1950s, and home to the Canadian Toboggan Company, the Public Works Building #9 Snowmobile Shed and Beaver Knitwear.
Born Gregory Gallant in a small town in southern Ontario, Seth draws the popular comic series "Palookaville," which is now in its 14th year. He is also at the forefront of the new "graphic novel" boom in Canada, thanks in large part to his popular 2001 book "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken," a semi-autobiographical account of a contemporary comic artist researching the life and work of Jack Kalloway, an obscure cartoonist of the 1940s and '50s.
"When I started apprenticing in the '80s, it never crossed my mind that one day I'd be having a show at the AGO," Seth tells me in a telephone interview from his home studio in Guelph, Ontario (population: 125,872). "But over the last couple of years things have changed a lot with so-called graphic novels."
While Seth was initially influenced by Charles Schultz's "Peanuts" strip, he told me that Japanese sensibilities also contributed in no small measure to the development of his minimal, unhurried and atmospheric style.
"There are manga artists I admire such as Yoshihiro Tatsumi (who, like Seth, is published internationally by Drawn and Quarterly Books in Montreal). But I think I was more influenced by Japanese filmmakers such as Yasujiro Ozu, because I felt an affinity for the slow narrative and the introspection; and by Japanese writers such as Junichiro Tanizaki and Yasunari Kawabata. Here, I feel the past and what the authors are feeling for that period, and although it doesn't relate to my upbringing, I understand the feelings. I think there is nostalgia in that work, and I think maybe there is more nostalgia around these days because the future is regarded less with optimism and more with fear."
I asked Peter Birkemoe, owner of The Beguiling, a Toronto shop with a reputation as one of North America's leaders in contemporary comic culture, about similarities and differences between graphic novels and manga.
"The increasing interest in the 'graphic novel' genre -- and that is just a term that the major Canadian bookstore chains adopted because they found it more acceptable than 'comic book' -- was certainly helped along by manga," said Birkemoe. Indeed, The Beguiling has several racks of classic and contemporary Japanese manga in book form, translated into English and printed in Canada or the United States.
"The most obvious difference between the Canadian graphic novel and Japanese manga relates to the industry and the market," says Birkemoe. "There are Japanese artists who have become wealthy from doing manga, but for someone like Seth, the work is a labor of love. That means the releases come more slowly, as opposed to the regular production of a certain number of pages per week expected from the big artists in Japan, and it also means Seth has more freedom to do what he wants."
The results have been impressive. While slick superhero anthologies also end up in the new graphic novel sections of many bookstores, Canadians can also choose from a wide range of high-quality independent and small-run publications. In the major bookstores I visited last week in Toronto and Montreal, graphic novels were prominently displayed, and the AGO show can be expected to further legitimize the genre in Canada.
While I remain uncertain about the enduring artistic value of comic books, I was impressed by the graphic novels I saw and read in Canada. More than a few delivered political messages, others were more introspective, while some did both, and spoke to changing social environments.
Seth's work in particular has an uncommon charm, an ability to evoke something like a universal nostalgia -- to take us to a moment where, although not a lot happens, we leave with a warm and tingly feeling for having been there. At present, Seth has not been translated into Japanese, but I can't help wonder if his work wouldn't resonate with audiences here, too.
The Seth exhibition continues to October 23 at the Art Gallery of Ontario (www.ago.net). Also of possible interest are the Web site of Seth's publisher, Drawn and Quarterly (www.drawnandquarterly.com), and The Beguiling's site at www.beguiling.com
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