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Traditionally, the third part in a trilogy is often the worst. Take, for instance, The Godfather: Part III (1990), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Spider-Man 3 (2007) - all were sorely disappointing, especially as they came after a sometimes stronger second instalment than even the first film. Keeping that in mind, The Dark Knight Rises had a lot at stake. If Batman Begins (2005) had started the fire, the reaction to The Dark Knight (2008) could be likened to the size of an inferno. And since then all eyes have been on what Nolan-Bale would do next.
First, let's cover the story very quickly and spoiler-free. It's been eight years since DA Harvey Dent's death and the horrors inflicted by the maniacal Joker on Gotham City. Batman, blamed for Dent's death, has fled the scene. Ostensibly, there is peace all around and Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), now a recluse, finds no reason to be a hero. But as Alfred (Michael Caine) points out, he also seems to have lost all taste for life since Rachel, his childhood friend and hope for a normal life, died in an explosion orchestrated by the Joker. Enter a breath of fresh air, cat-burglar Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway); a young man looking for his inspiration, Officer John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt); a new reason to believe in the future, honest businesswoman Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard); and a new threat to the city that is bent on destroying everything on a much bigger scale, terrorist Bane (Tom Hardy). With the help of trusted Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) and Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), Bruce and Batman both re-enter the worlds they had exited - in a final bid to save Gotham City and its inhabitants from certain death.
The 164-minute-long film builds slowly, and with many sub-plots, to reach the ultimate hour of multiple revelations and conclusions. To be honest, I could have done without so many minor plots. The story did not need to have these diversions, as the fabric of the main story was already rich enough. But this is somewhat reminiscent of the previous two films - they too had too much going on, which on further viewings always felt distracting to me. Here, they expose another flaw, which is that a lot of questions from these subplots are left unanswered. It would have been a better use of footage to concentrate more on the why and how of some character motivations than having haphazard sub-plots. Also, not having seen this on an IMAX screen, I am not sure, but aside from some breathtaking shots, this did not feel like Wally Pfister's best work to date. The sound recording choices too had me a bit perplexed at times. Other minor quibbles include Anne Hathaway's make-up (red lipstick which 'bleeds' in real life is bad enough, but on screen, where make-up is re-touched after every shot, it is just intolerable), a very unnecessary and cheesy lovemaking-by-the-fire sequence and also, the less-than-impressive action choreography (in places, it's almost clunky and slow, which I partly blame on the cinematography).
Now for the good parts. Despite the slow burn, the film sucks you in anyway. A lot of this has to do with Batman's immense appeal, but a lot more is because of well, quite simply, Christian Bale. The audience wants...no...needs Batman and Bruce Wayne back. And so from his first appearance on screen, we are hooked. Also, my one and only, but fairly huge, complaint about the previous film was that it was the story of the Joker. And aside from a couple of powerful interactions between them (did you not literally salivate when Batman 'interrogates' Joker or when Joker stands in the middle of the road challenging Batman to kill him?), the dark knight was barely worth talking about. It's true that his character arc was deliberately setting the scene for the third instalment, but it still annoyed me that the least impressive character in The Dark Knight, was the dark knight, himself. I have no such complaint about this film. This one definitely is about his rising. It concentrates on what goes through his head, what he sees and why he does what he does. This time I felt invested in his fate - I cared again. I do understand that both the second and third parts got the reaction they were meant to - but that doesn't mean I have to be happy about being so uninterested in Batman last time round.
As for the actors, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Michael Caine, get their usual moments in - though I felt I didn't get enough of Alfred this time round. Marion Cotillard does a good job of being dignified and desirable, but then she never needs to do much to put that across (her final scene of the film though, was awful). Joseph Gordon-Levitt carries his role very well - he's real, instantly likeable and never once comes across as weak, which was possible in a story where the other characters are fairly larger-than-life. As for Anne Hathaway, I've heard way too many people say that her Catwoman (a name she's never called by in the entire film) is the perfect rendition of that character. I found it hard to believe before watching the film and I still disagree. Michelle Pfeiffer is Catwoman; Anne Hathaway is a pretty girl in a leather suit with cat ears. On the sexy scale, I'd give far more marks to Scarlett Johannson's Black Widow (The Avengers 2012). So ultimately, though I liked Hathaway in this, she really just seemed to be wearing the suit and doing the character. She never lit the screen on fire.
Finally the forces of good and evil. So, evil first - Bane is meant to be sheer brute force and Tom Hardy's bulk owns that part of the character. But the way he delivered most of his lines sounded like he was constantly asking a question. His intonation was very strange. Also, he never once scared me. I know what his character is known for - and I saw him being brutal and evil on screen. But he still didn't feel menacing. This is a FAR cry from Heath Ledger's Joker, whose very presence gave me the creeps. So, honestly, for me, this film was heavily dependent on Batman / Bruce Wayne - and thank God he was as well-written as the one in Batman Begins. His face, now ageing gracefully, records the journey Bruce has had through the trilogy. There is humility and determination there, very different to the angst and arrogance we remember from his early days in Gotham City. Christian Bale is excellent, as always. He must be the only actor to lend so much dignity to a comic-book character. And everything about his physique is believable - when he leans on a walking stick in the beginning and when he retrains to be Batman, Bale is Bruce Wayne.
Overall, the film is more than satisfying. There are identifiable characters, strong interactions, reasonably interesting twists, a fantastic build-up and a clean conclusion - with some excellent tying up of threads by referring to and including themes we have seen in earlier films. Above all, there is a sexy Batpod!
There's no point in me recommending this film, because every film and comic geek will watch it and will probably take a friend or four. So, I'll just end by chanting Deshi Deshi Basara Basara (what ever language that may be in)!


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Murphy red card costly for Donegal
Donegal lost their way against Dublin on Saturday night to go down to their third defeat in-a-row in the league
Dublin 1-10
Donegal 0-7
The big moment in the game came on 50 minutes when Donegal lost Michael Murphy to a second yellow.
Dublin also lost a man as John McCarthy also saw yellow for the second time but the loss of Murphy was much more significant.
Dublin had a one point lead at the time, 0-7 to 0-6, but they then pulled away and the icing on the cake was a Philly McMahon goal on 66 minutes.
Donegal went back to the blanket defence with just Leo McLoone up front for most of the opening half.
It did achieve an objective of keeping the score close at the break as Dublin went in a point ahead, 0-5 to 0-4. Indeed, Donegal almost had a goal on two minutes but Eoin McHugh's effort was scooped off the line by Dublin 'keeper Michael Savage.
Kevin McManamon hit two great points for Dublin while a rare Eamon McGee point was one of the highlights for Donegal.
Dublin: M Savage; P McMahon (1-0), J Cooper, David Byrne; J McCarthy, E Lowndes, J Small; B Fenton (0-1), D Bastick; P Flynn, P Andrews (0-1), C Kilkenny (0-1); C Costello (0-3,2f), K McManamon (0-3), B Brogan. Subs., D Rock (0-1) for Brogan 40; E O Conghaile for Bastick 44; S B Carthy for Lowndes; M Fitzsimons for Small, both 53; T Brady for Costello 58; D Daly for McManamon 69
Donegal: MA McGinley; P McGrath, K Lacey, E McGee (0-1); R McHugh, A Thompson, K Gillespie; R Kavanagh (0-1), H McFadden; M O'Reilly, L McLoone, O MacNiallais (0-1); P McBrearty (0-3,1f), M Murphy (0-1), E McHugh. Subs., M McHugh for McGrath 40; M McElhinney for McLoone 44; E Ban Gallagher for Thompson; C Toye for H McFadden both 58; C McFadden for Lacey 65; M Carroll for Kavanagh 73.
Referee: C Lane (Cork)

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Just like last year, Razer once again made heads turn at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas after it unveiled another of its exciting concept products.
During the event, the gaming peripherals giant introduced Project Linda, a concept that basically acts as a laptop chassis powered by the Razer smartphone. If you think about it, Project Linda works a lot like your standard smartphone dock, with the essentials of a laptop—screen, keyboard and memory—crammed into one complete package.
Using it is as easy as sliding your smartphone into where the laptop trackpad would typically be and you can instantly enjoy running Android on a much larger scale.
Project Linda's features include the following: a 13.3" QHD touch display, RGB keyboard, 200GB internal storage and a power bank that can be considered as the system's battery pack. Oh, and Razer didn't forget to throw in a headphone jack.
Don't get your hopes too high though since there's no guarantee that Razer will release this product to consumer markets. It's a concept after all but it's still exciting to see something like Project Linda, which integrates all the basics that our smartphones lack in an ultraportable hybrid setup.
You can find out more about Project Linda with this quick hands-on review from Michael Fisher a.k.a. Mr. Mobile:


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Supports and Services
Legacy Endeavors offers a variety of supportive services to individuals with developmental disabilities and or mental health needs from all walks of life. Our innovative approach emphasizes balance, a positive attitude, and open communication to promote happiness, friendship, and personal growth for both supported individuals and employees.
If you are interested in learning more about our services, please contact
[email protected]
. Legacy responds to requests and referrals from individuals, their families, and case managers.
In-Home Services
Through our in-home services, we provide one-on-one teaching and supervision for individuals with disabilities, helping them to build skills so that they can succeed on their own and improve their quality of life. By providing companionship and hands-on daily living skills assistance, our philosophy stresses mentoring and teaching rather than simply "doing for" each individual. We encourage everyone to make informed decisions about their lives so that they can reach their highest potential and participate more fully in their communities.
Supported Living Services
Legacy Endeavors has three community residential homes in which we offer support and skill-building. We pride ourselves on providing person-centered services that best support each person as an individual. The type and amount of assistance and support given for daily living activities is based upon the individual's preferences, goals, and abilities. Our services incorporate the University of Oregon's Healthy Lifestyles teaching, which focuses on all aspects of an individual's life in terms of their social, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. Legacy provides a comfortable place to proudly to call home.
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Motherhood is:
helping their minds to grow.
challenging oneself to try something new.
accepting it may just be a giant mess...and a whole lot of fun!
Hot miserable summer days have been endless here over the last few months. Being outside after about 10:30 a.m. is pretty much a no go. So trapped inside we were. Time to bust out the paint. This was planned to be a finger paining project, but lucky for me my little neat freak can't stand anything on her fingers so it turned into a paintbrush project. Fine by me, and she LOVED it. Picking colors and smearing it everywhere, she was in heaven. The finished project is now proudly displayed in our kitchen!
Who else is on board with a Project 52? Let me know and we can link up!
Here are a few that are in on the fun


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Be Your Own Dentist – Remove Plaque and Tartar Build-up at Home
Do you have a horrible build-up of tartar on your teeth? Usually, plaque left on your teeth can become tartar, a hard, yellowish mineral deposit also called calculus. Once your teeth get affected by calculus, cleaning them becomes more difficult and your gums may become swollen or bleed easily. Removing calculus is usually a tedious and difficult task to perform at home, and often requires a visit to a dentist. But if you take preventive steps right from the early stages, having plaque- and tartar-free teeth would no longer be a problem. Keeping your teeth plaque-free not only gives you a bright, beautiful smile but also reduces the chances of gum diseases and tooth decay. It requires a few daily care activities which are easy to perform to maintain your dental hygiene. Take a look:
Oil Pulling
Oil Pulling is one of the most traditional DIY methods of cleaning your mouth. It also helps to strengthen your jaw line.
Directions: Take 1 tbsp coconut oil. Put the oil in your mouth and gently swish it around your mouth for 10 to 15 minutes. And then, spit it out. Make sure you don't gargle or swallow it in this process. Finally, brush your teeth like you usually do and rinse your mouth thoroughly with water.
Baking Soda & Salt
The old style baking soda formula is sure to swear by. With a simple process, it gives a flawless, bright smile.
Directions: Pour 1 tbsp of baking soda in a bowl and a pinch of salt in it. Dip your dampened toothbrush in it and scrub it against the teeth with plaque build-up.
Eat Cheese
Eating less than an ounce of cheddar cheese before a meal helps to neutralize the acids that affect plaque production. The older and smellier the cheese, the more effective it tends to be.
Food Coloring
This is a unique way of removing plaque; as the application of food coloring agents can identify the existing plaque on your teeth and can help to remove plaque from those areas.
Dental Floss
Flossing your teeth twice a day post brushing helps you to reduce the build-up of plaque. It takes hardly a minute; practice this daily for a flawless smile.
These are the few tricks to prevent your teeth from building up layers of plaque and improve your oral health. However, any of the above methods are just temporary solutions. To treat tartar build-up, visit our expert dentists at Dental Arts and get the best guidance and treatment. Book your appointment now!


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You can now get the Windows equivalent to change your iPhone or iPad's carrier logo!
I host it now for anyone to grab.
When Carrier Editor for Mac was released warned the creators that they would make no Windows version. But he is now anyway: in addition to the Mac Tool Carrier Editor is now a Windows tool called Custom Carrier Logo. It lets you change operator logo of your device without a jailbreak need to perform. Custom Carrier Logo works on almost any type of appliance, old or new, with or without a jailbreak. The operation is similar to the Mac app: you indicate which carrier version running on your iPhone and which image you want to use and the app makes a ipcc file.
Custom Carrier Logo can also convert text to a logo.
How it works:
- Install the Windows app Custom Carrier Logo and launch the app.
- Go to the iPhone or iPad to Settings> General> About> Provider. You will see a value to your provider are, for example, "en vf 1.13.
- Choose your desktop from your phone and operator.
- In the following field you can indicate whether you own text or an image to use.
- Do you have all the settings, then click "Create IPCC Carrier Bundle".
- The new ipcc file found on the desktop. They are actually two: the newly created and discover original ipcc file, for when you want to return to the old situation.
- Open iTunes, press the Shift key and specify that you want to restore your iPhone. Then select the desired ipcc file.
- Is the new operator logo is not visible, reboot your iPhone.
Pretty decent and works VERY well. Changed my iPhone 4S in under 1 minute.
Enjoy 🙂
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Those who served our country deserve not only our respect and admiration, but they also need to be appreciated constantly for their bravery even after service…
Let's fly our flag to honor all veterans, we can proudly fly those stars and stripes that those men and women fought so hard to defend. Make sure you also display your military flag if you have one.
Above all else, the best way to honor veterans is to simply say 'Thank you' to them. Those two small words will really go a long way toward showing our appreciation.
We at Braconi's want to give a BIG thank you to all our veterans.
We want to give all our veterans a Veterans Day Special – 50% off on the veterans dinner.
It is our way of saying thank you.
It's the least we can do after all you have done for us.
Thank you for your service.
Bill & Vilma


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#2 in Theory, Articles & Reviews hot-list#3 in Biographies & History bestsellers
There is simply no other such encyclopedia. Some have tried but nobody has achieved what Bart Whaley has. The depth and breadth is mind boggling. Almost 4000 terms are described. This is the absolute must have magic desk reference.
The companion volume is Bart Whaley's Who's Who In Magic. Together these two volumes are an indispensable reference work that you will use again and again.
And remember purchasing this ebook means that you will receive any future updates free of charge.
1st edition 1989; 2nd edition 1999 on CDROM; 3rd edition 2007, PDF 1064 pages.word count: 472776 which is equivalent to 1891 standard pages of text
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The following products and promotions allow consumers to support Make-A-Wish® through purchases or participation in cause-corporate programs.
During the entire month of August Round Table Pizza will be collecting donations for cut-out, paper wish stars to benefit Make-A-Wish in more than 200 restaurants.Round Table will also be offering a Make-A-Wish® Meal Deal for online ordering which consists of a Large 1-topping pizza and an appetizer for a great price. Round Table will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish for every Meal Deal sold!Get details and find a participating store here: http://bit.ly/mawrtp!
Things Remembered holiday line of Make-A-Wish collectibles is released each fall with $2 per Make-A-Wish ornament and $5 per Make-A-Wish snow globe sold donated to Make-A-Wish. Things Remembered also participates in employee giving and collects donations for Make-A-Wish year-round with a minimum guarantee of $150,000. Visit thingsremembered.com for more information.
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- 1 bunch swiss chard
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove chopped garlic or 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 2 carrots
- 1 apple
- Salt and pepper to taste
Wash the chard and cut off the stems. Chop up the chard and place it in a serving bowl. In a separate bowl, juice the lemon, add olive oil and garlic.
Mix together, then pour on the chard. Chop up the carrots and add to the bowl. Massage the dressing into the chard for about 5 minutes. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Massaging the chard helps softens it and really works the dressing into it. Chop up the apple and add it to the salad. Salt and pepper to taste, et voila! You have the perfect winter salad to accompany your dinner.


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Why not judge for yourselves with a little review of Social Security. It sounded so good in the beginning.
History Lesson on Your Social Security Card
Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
Facts are Facts.
Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
Card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the
United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the
Message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
1.) That participation in the Program would be
completely voluntary,
No longer voluntary
2.) That the participants would only have to pay
1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,
Now it's 7.65%
on the first $90,000
3.) That the money the participants elected to put
into the program would be deductible from
their income for tax purposes each year,
No longer tax deductible
4.) That the money of the participants would put into the
independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security
Retirement Program, and no other government program.
Under Johnson the money was moved to
The General Fund and Spent
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed
As income.
Under Clinton & Gore
Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
now receiving a Social Security check every month --
We are now finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put into the trust fund.
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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
general fund so that Congress could spend it?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
Controlled House and Senate.
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
Deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.
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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
Security annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gorecasting the
'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
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Q: Which Political Party decided to start
giving annuity payments to immigrants?
A: That's right!
Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
began to receive Social Security payments
even though they never paid a dime into it!
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Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
The Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want
To take your Social Security away!
Has Social Security become a Ponzi Scheme?
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. - William J. H. Boetcker


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Woww beautiful layouts!!!
so cute <3
Ese fondo con círculo y journaling esta genial
Yours projects are perfects!!!! I love the colors and your mix media style <3
It is really wonderful!
All beautiful projects but my favorite is the last. Perfect!
Your projecta are always so creative and full of details, totally eye candy! <3
Frreakin' AWESOME...the whole lot of em. I'm LOVING Navy atm, too....as for that top one with your 'grumpy' looking girl. FAVE....that down the page design. LOVE!!!
Stunning projects as always! I just love your amazing style!
Such adorable projects!!
Amazing creating, fantastic designs and great photos! Love these!
Your layouts are so fabulous! You rocked this kit!!
Love this your Layouts is Amaizing !!
Love your work. These are all great.


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Friday, March 09, 2012
style weekend - mar 9
pls buy manila bulletin today (mar 9) for your free issue of style weekend! on the cover: tweetie de leon-gonzalez. the woman needs no introduction, but she's the new host for project runway philippines (season 3 premieres mar 25) and she leads our list of women who wow! photographed by jo ann bitagcol, styling by adrianne concepcion, makeup by claire seelin-diokno of shu uemura, hair by ricky diokno for l'oréal professionnel. gown by cherry veric.
also in this issue: in time for international women's month, we present our list of other women who wow—charice pempengco, nikki luna, myrza sison, myla villanueva, and daiana menezes. summer feet special: strappy sandals and prepping your feet for them. janthina fong's mon-sun style. and more!
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Election Administration
This project is directed by Dr. Jay Bagga from Ball State's Department of Computer Science, along with Dr. Bryan Byers from Ball State's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. The VSTOP team advises the Indiana Secretary of State and the Indiana Election Commission on the certification of voting machines and electronic poll books in Indiana. VSTOP helped pioneer first-in-the-nation legislation authorizing the certification and testing of electronic poll books before they are permitted to be used in elections in Indiana. The project also entails the creation of a database containing all voting machines used in Indiana as well as a report on the best practices of poll worker training.


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Igor Cornelsen is a gifted individual. He was born at a time when being admitted to an engineering school was a rare feat for many of his peers. Despite the difficulty in achieving such a feat, he was one of the students that were admitted into the Federal University of Parana. He pursued an engineering course for two years and changed his course to Economics. Soon after completing his Economics degree, he joined investment banking in Brazil. The investment banking sector preferred employees with an engineering background because they were endowed with the ability to calculate accurately long complex compound interest computations with changing bases. He was one of such employees. Cornelsen was brilliant at what he did and was soon promoted to management responsibilities. Igor was appointed the CEO of Multibanco sometime in 1976. He later moved to Unibanco, after his former employer was bought by the American Bank.
Career Movement
After joining Unibanco, Igor worked and stayed on until 1985, at a time when banks and countries had to cope with inflation hitting the roof and interest rates forced to an all-time high. He decided to move to Libra Bank where he was to be paid in USD. Libra bank was a merchant bank run from London. Igor Cornelsen was excited because it was the first time in his life that he was being paid in dollars. He grabbed the opportunity that had emerged and decided to invest with whatever he could save. He formed friends with some investors in London and moved to the Standard Chartered Merchant Banking where he was made a member of the board of Directors.
Igor Cornelsen Interview
Igor was interviewed regarding his insightful advice on the market trends and investment choices. He was quick to point out that he does not rely on popular analysis of the markets. He says that he tries to remain as independent in his analysis as it can get. He emphasizes that he tries not to pollute his mind with opinions. He asserts that his analysis is always based on the facts. He says that it is the only way to provide sound financial markets with advice that does not evaporate as soon as one closes their mouth. Igor was born in Curitiba Brazil in 1947.


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Yahoo Privacy Policy Review
I have a Yahoo! Mail account and today they updated the e-mail interface. With the migration to this update I was presented with a message (in small print) that if I chose to migrate I also accepted Yahoo's terms. I am up late so I've started to read the agreements.
Yahoo! Global Communications Additional Terms of Service for Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger
URL: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/mail/atos.html
1c Please note that your Yahoo! Messenger account is tied to your Yahoo! Mail account. Therefore, your use of Yahoo! Messenger and all Yahoo! Messenger services will be subject to the TOS and laws applicable to the Applicable Yahoo! Company in Section 10. By using the Services, you consent to allow Yahoo!'s automated systems to scan and analyze all incoming and outgoing communications content sent and received from your account (such as Mail and Messenger content including instant messages and SMS messages) including those stored in your account to, without limitation, provide personally relevant product features and content, to match and serve targeted advertising and for spam and malware detection and abuse protection. Unless expressly stated otherwise, you will not be allowed to opt out of this feature. If you consent to this ATOS and communicate with non-Yahoo! users using the Services, you are responsible for notifying those users about this feature.
7a You understand and agree that the Services are provided "AS-IS" and that Yahoo! assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery, or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. You also understand that Yahoo! is not responsible for the security or privacy of communications sent via the Services. The prior sentences in this clause do not apply to you if Yahoo! Deutschland provides you with your Yahoo! Mail account.
Yahoo! Terms of Service
URL: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html
6 You acknowledge, consent and agree that Yahoo! may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the TOS; (iii) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (iv) respond to your requests for customer service; or (v) protect the rights, property or personal safety of Yahoo!, its users and the public.
After reading it all, these are the ones that bothers me. I can not opt out of having my personal e-mail analyzed and used by Yahoo!. It means that they have a bunch of personal information about me that can be "guessed" by advertisers using that information. Yahoo! have no responsibility for my security and privacy on their service. They will disclose my personal information even to a copyright claim, which means a private organization or individual.
Does anyone know of a great webmail provider that does have their customers interest as their core service?
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Race in America
Southern cities launch series of civil rights exhibits
WASHINGTON — South Carolina educator Cleveland Sellers Jr. said he was performing typical "fetch it, intern" tasks. But his behind-the-scenes busywork was for an event that helped turn the corner for the civil rights movement: The March on Washington.
In that same year, three black students peacefully walked through the doors of the University of South Carolina. Four young girls died in the bombing of a Birmingham, Ala. church, resulting in citywide riots. And the NAACP field secretary was shot outside his Jackson, Miss. home.
For the civil rights movement, 1963 was a pinnacle year.
With the 50th anniversary around the corner, six mayors from Southern cities announced at a press conference in Washington on Friday a collaborative commemoration of the nation-altering events of that year.
The celebration will consist of year-wide events, traveling exhibits and a "heritage trail" linking historic landmarks in the six main participating cities. These reminders of the groundwork activists lay for equality will be sprinkled throughout Columbia, S.C.; District of Columbia; Selma, Ala.; Memphis, Tenn.; Birmingham, Ala.; and Jackson, Miss. Other participating locations are expected, according to the press release.
"It's not lost on me that my opportunities were very much bought and paid for by the hard work, blood, sweat and tears of those who came before me," Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin said in an interview.
Among those was Sellers, who helped organize sit-ins at a lunch counter in Denmark, S.C. and met Martin Luther King, Jr., during a march across Mississippi. Now president of Voorhees College in Denmark, S.C., Sellers said grassroots organization was the soul of the civil rights movement.
"Sit-ins mobilized students at predominantly black colleges and universities," he said, "and those students gave life and legs to a fledging civil rights movement."
And when Benjamin matriculated in the University of South Carolina, it was 25 years after its integration in 1963. He was stepping into a drastically different environment, he said, then the generation before him.
This is symbolic of the six mayors' overarching mission: to ensure the details of America's segregated past are not lost on the younger generation.
"Kids who are now 18 or 19, they know the brief excerpts about Rosa Parks and Dr. King's 'I Have a Dream Speech,' but in many ways that's the extent to what they know about civil rights," said Bobby Donaldson, an associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina, who teaches civil rights courses. "They seem to know very little about the multiple struggles that were involved in the civil rights movement and the significant struggles people encountered."
In South Carolina, the 50th year commemoration events will have a strong focus on educating youth, Benjamin said. Additionally, he said, he hopes the events will spark frank dialogue on the issues of race, poverty and the division of the socioeconomic classes.
"While we're not yet where we ought to be, we're not where we used to be," he said.
Sellers — who was the only man arrested in the "Orangeburg Massacre," which killed three students at South Carolina State University, and was pardoned 25 years after he was released from a seven-month incarceration — agreed.
"There has been some change, but there's still a tremendous amount of work to do in South Carolina."
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Summary Of Grading Policies - LL.M. Program
Summary Of Grading Policies - LL.M. Program
This is a summary of Loyola's grading policies for LL.M. students. A full description of the grading policies can be found in the LL.M. Student Handbook. Separate rules apply to the JD program, and are fully described in the JD Student Handbook (on campus only).
The LL.M. grading system scale contains five grades: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, and No Credit. These grades are intended to be descriptive of a student's work. In other words, an "Excellent" should be awarded for work deemed excellent by the course professor, a "Good" for work deemed good by the course professor, and so forth. For purposes of computing grade point averages, the foregoing grades are converted to a five-point scale as follows:
Excellent = 5
Very Good = 4
Good = 3
Fair = 2
No Credit = 0
This system applies to Loyola Law School Tax LL.M. students, visiting LL.M. students and to special students in tax courses if such students have already earned their J.D. degree or foreign equivalent.
There is no mandatory mean or standard deviation. In general grades fall within the following ranges:
Excellent 0% - 15%
Excellent or Very Good 45% - 55%
Good, Fair, or No Credit 45% - 55%
Fair or No Credit 0% - 15%
These guidelines, however, are not mandatory. The professor for each course has discretion to award grades as s/he believes appropriate.
Many employers will not reimburse students for tuition costs unless such students receive a grade higher than a "C". For this purpose ONLY, a grade of Fair equates to a "C".
For more information, please contact the Office of the Registrar, at (213) 736-1130.


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Living in South Florida is great. Unless it's July or August, you are outside and not because you're at the beach. The sun does what the sun does and most afternoons we get drenched with torrential rains and thunderstorms. Luckily, the storms pass right over us relatively quickly and life resumes in a few hours. Unluckily, that heat combined with rain moisture means humidity. Not just humidity, it's as if a literal wall of steam is constantly lingering in the air. Some mornings when I open the back door to let the dog out, he will jump outside and turn immediately around to come inside. It makes me laugh but imagine how hot the rest of the day will be once the sun is up!
Humid environments are where rain rot, mud fever, scratches and muck itch thrive. Guess nasty bacteria want to vacation in Florida as well. These months are when most damage of severe cases will begin. We have learned that prevention is much easier to manage than waiting for a visible infection to begin treatment.
When horses are out of their stables and the area is clean, finish by spraying Muck-itch all over every surface. It is safe to spray on blankets, dressing, floors, walls, and brushes. I use it the same way I use Lysol after cleaning inside the house.
This method has definitely decreased the recurrence of equine skin conditions at our barn.


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The Secret Service Revealed
They (whoever they are) say that "timing is everything". There's no doubt in my mind that New York Times best selling author and multiple award winning journalist Ronald Kessler agrees with that. Fresh off the press, his latest/18th non-fiction work, called In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with the Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect was an instant NYT Best Seller and has spent 8 weeks on the hot list.
Kessler was the special guest at the author media meet & greet series that Janet Donovan of Creative Enterprises International, Christine Warnke of Hogan & Hartson and soon to be launched The Georgetown Dish's Beth Solomon hosted on Monday evening. He and his wife Pamela talked with local media attendees at the reception, addressed the group prior to dinner being served, then patiently answered journalists' questions before he bit into his dessert. The book openly and with no shame, tells accounts of the real deal – what really goes on behind the scenes with the overworked, understaffed agents whose job is to take a bullet for the POTUS.
The problem is not the agents, shared Kessler. It's the management. He was emphatic in putting money back into the Agency. There's nothing more important than protecting the President of the United States. If there is an assassination, there is no democracy. Because of budget cuts, these agents are working way too many stressful hours, straining their ability to do their job to the fullest.
On a lighter note, look for entertaining anecdotes of past (and current) Presidents and their families. Who was nice? Who was naughty? Who did what in public, yet was actually deceitful? Washington loves a great Tell All.


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|Photo: Lamb with hummus and tabouli platter recipe
The Lebanese Recipes Kitchen (The home of delicious Lebanese Recipes and Middle Eastern food recipes) invites you to try Lamb with hummus and tabouli platter Recipe. Enjoy the Middle Eastern Cuisine and learn how to make Lamb with hummus and tabouli platter Sauce.
This festive season, get inspired with a get-together party plate starring lamb, hummus and tabouli.
Cooking Time 180 minutes
Ingredients (serves 6)
1/4 cup olive oil
850g boned lamb shoulder
1 medium brown onion, chopped
1 litre beef stock
3 cups fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
2 green onions, thinly sliced
2 large vine-ripened tomatoes, seeded, finely chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
375g tub hummus
12 pita breads
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large, heavy-based, flameproof casserole dish over medium-high heat. Add lamb. Cook, turning, for 10 minutes or until browned all over. Add onion, stock and 2 cups cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until lamb is tender. Transfer lamb to a large plate. Discard cooking liquid. Set aside to cool for 15 minutes. Using 2 forks, coarsely shred lamb.
Meanwhile, combine parsley, onion, tomato, lemon juice and remaining oil in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add pine nuts. Toss to combine.
Spoon hummus and tabouli into bowls. Arrange lamb and pita breads on a platter. Serve with hummus and tabouli.
Super Food Ideas – December 2011, Page 47
Recipe by Kirrily La Rosa


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F1 Insights
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5 Things We Learnt From the Barcelona Test
Posted on 5 March 2016
By James Allen
The cars sound much better
Those who like their F1 nice and loud will be encouraged by the sound of the F1 cars at this year's Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. The hybrid turbo engines were too quiet for many people's tastes when they were launched. To improve the sound for 2016 an extra exhaust pipe has been added and it has made a difference. Although you still don't need earplugs at the race track, you can no longer carry on a conversation when a car goes past and they sound far more meaty.
Ferrari is pushing very hard to catch Mercedes
For the last two years Mercedes have had it too easy, dominating the sport like no team before due to the prowess of their hybrid turbo engine and a very strong chassis. Ferrari managed to win three races last year, including Singapore, but for 2016 their chairman Sergio Marchionne has said that they have to be in the title hunt. Testing shows that Ferrari has thrown everything at it; the engine is stronger and the chassis is a lot better. They set the pace in testing, but was Mercedes holding something back? We'll find out in Melbourne, but this writer thinks the gap has come down to a few tenths of a second.
It's very close in midfield and there'll be surprises
The chasing pack behind Mercedes and Ferrari is pretty competitive with Williams, Red Bull and Force India in that order pursued by Toro Rosso. At the other end of the scale McLaren, Renault and Sauber are struggling. There will be a big fight for the points positions at races this year and the racing in midfield should be very exciting.
The new qualifying format will be exciting with these cars and tyres
The governing body has voted through a new format for qualifying whereby the slowest cars are eliminated as the session goes on. This will make for fast and furious action and the chance that a few big names will end up down the grid if they can't get a clean lap in. With new tyre rules as well offering more variety of choices, including softer sets for the midfield and slower cars in the race, it will be very stressful for the teams to make the right calls. Expect surprises.
The backmarkers aren't off the pace any more
The backmarkers last season, Manor Racing, have had a massive injection of pace from a new Mercedes engine and a new chassis, with more sophisticated aerodynamics. They are at least three seconds per lap faster than last season, so the field has bunched up as a result. The team has some big names in its new management, including former Ferrari designer Nick Tombazis and former McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan. With Mercedes protégé Pascal Wehrlein at the wheel, this team are not tail-end Charlies any more.
Photo credit: LAT Photographic
Leading Formula One™ commentator and journalist, James Allen is a contributing writer for Singapore GP Pte Ltd


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I would appear that we are quite far away from the holographic society that we see in Star Wars and other science fiction movies, but we are making baby steps toward it. Some of you remember when we covered CNN's hologram of will.i.am, and the Holocube.
Another impressive step into a fully-functioning holographic society has recently occurred at the International Stationery and Office Products Fair in Tokyo, Japan. It was here that Epson presented their two-dimensional hologram.
I realize that two-dimensional holograms sounds like an oxymoron, but this is probably the only way we can achieve a holographic effect, for now. A rear projector beams a video presentation onto a 0.3 millimeter thin slab of glass cut into the shape of the subject matter.
In this case, it is an attractive spokeswoman. I'm guessing that she doesn't have much room to move if the glass is cut precisely into her shape, but if all she has to do is stand and speak, how much of a holographic effect do you need?
Still, I would pay money to see this lady say "help me Obi-Wan Kenobi". However, the shape probably wouldn't hold when she squats down to turn off the Artoo unit.


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Spirit Beauty Lounge Offers 15% Off Beauty + Lifestyle Products
In our busy times, it's always nice to be able to depend on something that makes our lives a bit easier. So when we find a company like Spirit Beauty Lounge, we can guarantee we'll be going back to make purchases from them time and time again. Why? Because they've done the research for us. All of the products sold at Spirit Beauty Lounge are organic and sustainable and come from companies who have clearly defined humane, ethical, and environmental policies. That means that we can shop online easily knowing that everything we purchase is the real deal. And that saves us a ton of time.Spirit Beauty Lounge is the only carbon-neutral online boutique specializing in luxury green, organic, and cruelty-free beauty and lifestyle products. The product selection process involves countless hours of research and testing based on their "3P" scoring system:
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Police report a tractor-trailer crashed into an SUV, causing the SUV to flip over in Liberty, North Carolina. Three young children who were inside the SUV were injured and taken to Moses Cone Hospital and Brenner Children's Hospital. No information about their condition has been released.
According to law enforcement, the crash happened around 11:30 pm Saturday night, at the intersection of Greensboro Street and Swannanoa Avenue. In addition to the Liberty Police Department, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, NCSHP Motor Carrier Enforcement, Liberty Fire Department and Randolph County EMS all responded to the scene of the crash.
A full and detailed investigation is currently being conducted to determine what caused the truck accident. Police do not suspect the tractor-trailer driver of being impaired, however, they do say charges against the driver may be filed once the cause of the accident has been determined.
Tractor-Trailer Accidents
Tractor-trailer accidents often lead to more serious injuries than other vehicle accidents because of their weight and size. One of the most common reasons for truck accidents is driver fatigue. Although the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) mandates that a tractor-trailer driver cannot be on the road more than 70 hours per week, many drivers improperly log their hours in order to skirt those rules, enabling them to spend more hours on the road, putting themselves and other commuters at risk.
Another common cause of tractor-trailer crashes is speeding. In fact, according to national statistics, almost one-fourth of truck accidents involve a truck driver who is driving over the posted speed limit. Vehicles of this massive size need more time to slow down or stop when the breaks are hit, so a truck that is speeding can be deadly.
Liability for injuries and damages in truck accidents can also be more complicated than other vehicle accidents and often require the assistance of an experienced North Carolina personal injury attorney. Not only may the truck driver be responsible, but the trucking company he or she is working for can also be sued for damages.
Contact a North Carolina Truck Accident Attorney to Advocate for You
If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident, you need to contact a skilled North Carolina truck accident attorney to find out what legal recourse you may have against the truck driver and trucking company for the pain and loss you have suffered. Our Carolinas personal injury firm has successfully represented many clients and their families who have been injured or killed due to someone else's negligence and will aggressively fight to get you the compensation you deserve.


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IDPA To Level the Playing Field by Adding Trip Hazards
If you've ever participated in an IDPA training evolution, you know one of the biggest complaints is the inconsistent cover calls.
The IDPA and the two Marksmen women that run the organization are well know for being very responsive to the membership.
Therefore, in January of 2017, the organization released a new rule book that addressed many of the concerns the membership had brought forth in the prior years since the last abortion of a rule book was released.
Perhaps the most significant change was the addition of fault lines. This addition brought the IDPA closely inline with it's straight non-retarded sister organization, the USPSA.
The addition of fault lines not only leveled the playing field by eliminating the questionable cover calls, but it also added a trip hazard for those shooters that have never moved without their pistol locked securely in a Pelican case.
Many members are concerned they will be unable to
navigate the three yards of movement and remain upright with these dangerous sticks being placed on the range surface.
There is already enough to worry about when navigating an evolution; moving with a gun that's out of the holster, keeping your booger hook off the bang slit, not pointing the muzzle at your soft palette, and trying not to suck any dicks while walking to the blue barrels.
With all of these things racing through a trainees head, how can they be expected to navigate over and around these
2″x2″ death traps?
The Founders would not be pleased.
What are your thoughts on fault lines? Let me know below


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From dead-end jobs to novelist of year
Jonathan Evison's first novel won critical acclaim, launched a national book tour, netted a film deal and this month beat out a host of literary luminaries to win the 2009 Washington State Book Award.
Kitsap Sun
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Jonathan Evison's first novel won critical acclaim, launched a national book tour, netted a film deal and this month beat out a host of literary luminaries to win the 2009 Washington State Book Award.
Not bad for a guy who barely graduated from Bainbridge High School and spent the past two decades working as a telemarketer, bartender, rotten-tomato sorter, and "a roadkill hacker-upper and bear feeder," among other odd jobs.
Winning the state's top literary prize, Evison said, was unthinkable just over a year ago, when he was digging ditches for Bainbridge landscapers.
Good lesson
"It may take 20 years of dragging ... around without dental insurance, but it could happen," he said with a laugh. "Let that be a lesson for the kids."
With the win, Evison joins a select group that reads like a who's who of the Northwest's most respected writers: Jonathan Raban, Ivan Doig, Sherman Alexie, Raymond Carver. This year, the award's list of fiction finalists was dominated by Bainbridge Islanders: Evison for "All About Lulu," David Guterson for "The Other" and Carol Cassella for "Oxygen."
"It's a great honor," Evison said. "For someone who got a 1.9 GPA and dropped out of college, it feels good to get a nod from the literary establishment."'
Published in early 2008, "All About Lulu" is an offbeat coming-of-age story.
The protagonist, who Evison admits shares a good deal of his own biography, is a mild-mannered vegetarian raised in a family of meat-loving competitive bodybuilders.
An unrequited obsession with his self-destructive stepsister propels the novel through adventures in late-night radio DJing, hot-dog vending, Western philosophy and into the worlds of characters with names like Big Bill and Acne Scar Joe.
Interest in "Lulu" built slowly, first noticed by a younger group of readers and alternative publications like The Stranger. Then Hollywood came calling and the more traditional literary publications discovered it.
All the while, Bainbridge book lovers provided robust support that Evison said was invaluable in launching his career.
"Eagle Harbor Books has been amazing," he said of the Winslow bookstore. "They put me on their staff picks and did all kinds of things for me. They have a shrine there for me right now."
He also credits the Bainbridge Public Library for hosting his speaking engagements, promoting him in book clubs and prominently displaying copies of the novel.
"Bainbridge Island is so supportive," he said. "It's a mecca for writers for a reason."
Growing up on Bainbridge in the late 1970s and '80s, Evison was more interested in punk rock and skateboarding than putting words on paper.
He was an early pioneer in what would later take over the music world under the banner of "grunge." His band, March of Crimes, was a fixture in the "shady all-ages" Seattle clubs and played shows with groups that went on to dominate the charts in the early 1990s.
When music writers delve into grunge's history, Evison usually gets a call, but not so much for his impact on the genre. They're more interested in his band mates, who went on to riches and fame in Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.
"We were the Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers of punk rock, figuratively and literally," he said, noting a group known for launching the careers of several jazz greats. "The other guys in the band were musically talented. I just screamed."
Catharsis of rejection
Throughout his many dead-end careers, Evison remained a reader especially of Jack London, Charles Dickens and Kurt Vonnegut and found time to write several novels and screenplays.
"The first couple I knew were turkeys half way through writing them, but I had to finish them so I could learn," he said.
His skills as a writer grew, but so did a stack of rejection letters. As his 40th birthday approached, Evison almost gave up writing.
"I burned the rejection letters, all of them, and buried the six or seven novels, and salted the earth," he said. "It was cathartic. I was holding on to the rejection. But, I swear to God, after I did that snap, snap, snap the stories that were getting rejected were getting accepted."
He was able to quit his ditch-digging gig shortly after "Lulu" was published.
His second book, which he describes as a "Northwestern Western" was recently picked up by a large publisher and is set for release next fall. Set in a fictionalized Port Angeles, the book spans 125 years and mixes in plenty of "whores, whiskey and mud," he said.
His half-done third novel borrows heavily from Evison's years working as a caregiver in Kitsap County.
"On Bainbridge Island and Poulsbo, there's so many [people] who're afraid they're going to end up in the book," he said. "I have a T-shirt that says 'Careful, or you'll end up in my novel.' "
The state book award has given Evison a bit of prize money and spurred him to take a long-awaited road trip to Yellowstone with his wife and 3-month-old son.
Upon his return, Evison hit the keyboard hard. A few 18-hour days and at least two all-nighters have Evison writing again with a full head of steam.
"Let's see how long I can keep the ball rolling," he said. "I hope I remain lucky."
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Poll: Kentucky has second-largest drop in uninsured since health law took effect
The percentage of adults without health insurance in Kentucky has dropped to less than 12 percent, the second largest decline among the states since the federal Affordable Care Act took effect in January, a new poll shows.
Kentucky's uninsured rate dropped from 20.4 percent last year to 11.9 percent halfway through 2014, a decline of 8.5 percentage points, according to a Gallup Poll released this week.
Only Arkansas saw a larger decline.
"From day one, Kentuckians swarmed our exchange, Kynect, eager to gain health insurance coverage, some for the very first time in their lives," Gov. Steve Beshear said Wednesday. "To see this steep decline in the uninsured rate in such a short period of time reaffirms that Kynect is working and we made the right decision for the health and well-being of our citizens."
President Barack Obama and others have hailed Kynect as a national model since it was launched Oct. 1.
At the close of open enrollment on April 15, more than 413,000 Kentuckians had enrolled in health care coverage through Kynect. The majority received Medicaid, the government-funded insurance program for the poor and disabled, but more than 82,000 bought a private insurance plan. Of those, the state said, 74 percent qualified for some level of financial assistance to help with their premium costs.
Surveys of Kynect enrollees revealed that about 75 percent of applicants who signed up during the initial open enrollment period reported they did not have health insurance prior to signing up for coverage through Kynect.
As of July 31, more than 521,000 Kentuckians had enrolled in health care coverage through Kynect, Beshear said.
Those who qualify for Medicaid may go toKynect to enroll in coverage at any time. Only those who experience a qualifying event, such as the loss of employer-sponsored health insurance, may buy a private health insurance plan outside of the open-enrollment period.The next open-enrollment period begins Nov. 15, for coverage effective Jan. 1.
Gallup's poll is the first nationwide survey of the uninsured in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Results were based on telephone interviews with a random sample of more than 178,000 adult Americans.


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Amazon S3 is at the time of writing the premier file storage service, and as such an excellent choice for storing files from your Web application. What if I were to tell you these files never need to touch your application servers though?
The way this is accomplished is through some cooperation between your application server and your client side JavaScript, although your server can remain oblivious to the files themselves.
Server Side Implementation
Uploading files to S3 from the browser to a non-publicly writeable bucket requires a so-called policy document in order to authenticate the client. It is your application server's responsibility to generate said document, which purpose is to serve as a temporary security token and to define what the token holder is allowed to do.
Generating the policy document can be a tricky exercise, especially regarding authenticating the POST request with the AWS Signature Version 4 authentication scheme that is currently required by S3. Therefore, you might want to use a library to handle this for you. I chose to use the aws-s3-form Node package for this purpose, which generates the HTML form fields, including policy and AWS signature, that the client must send to S3 with its POST request. In my MuzHack application, I have a REST API method that returns the necessary form fields for a successful POST request to S3 to the client:
let AwsS3Form = require('aws-s3-form') [...] // A hapi.js server route server.route({ method: ['GET',], path: '/api/s3Settings', config: { auth: 'session', handler: (request, reply) => { let {key,} = request.query let keyPrefix = `u/${request.auth.credentials.username}/` let region = process.env.S3_REGION let s3Form = new AwsS3Form({ accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY, secretAccessKey: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, region, bucket, keyPrefix, successActionStatus: 200, }) let url = `https://s3.${region}.amazonaws.com/${bucket}/${keyPrefix}${key}` let formData = s3Form.create(key) reply({ bucket, region, url, fields: formData.fields, }) }, }, })
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CHARLOTTESVILLE — The ball rocketed toward left field like a cruise missile, bouncing off the top of the outfield wall before Maryland junior Tim Lewis could even complete his leaping attempt at catching it. The crowd roared, two runs scored and Virginia's bench emptied in celebration only minutes after the first pitch had been thrown.
Lewis, meanwhile, had no glove on his right hand. It had fallen into the gap between the wall and bleachers in left field at Davenport Field. Only when a Cavaliers administrator ran to retrieve it could play resume.
This was how the biggest game in Maryland baseball history began, and it ended with Virginia players dog-piling on top of one another near the mound before climbing atop that same left field wall in jubilation. The Cavaliers had secured another trip to the College World Series in Omaha with an 11-2 victory over the Terrapins in the deciding Game 3 of this NCAA super regional series.
Virginia (49-14) will begin its third appearance in the College World Series on Sunday night against Mississippi. The Cavaliers, who also won super regionals in 2009 and 2011, are the highest national seed left in this year's NCAA tournament field.
To get there, though, Virginia had to deal with the pesky Terrapins, who had shocked college baseball by advancing to their first super regional series just one week after earning their first NCAA tournament berth since 1971. Maryland (40-23) then left the Cavaliers on the brink of elimination with a 5-4 win in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon.
But nothing went the underdog's way the past two games, not like it had when the Terrapins magically ripped off 15 wins in 17 games over the past month. They could muster just two runs on a double by Blake Schmit in the eighth inning Monday, unable to solve Virginia starter Josh Sborz.
Maryland Coach John Szefc also made the unorthodox decision to start junior Bobby Ruse, normally the team's most reliable reliever, instead of ERA leader Jake Drossner. Ruse had started just three times this season, and not since April 9.
The move proved disastrous when Virginia scored three runs off the mustachioed right-hander during a two-out rally in the first inning, using an RBI single from Derek Fisher and the two-run triple by Kenny Towns that sent Lewis searching for his glove to take an early 3-0 lead.
"We ran into what very well may be the national champion, at home in their park," Szefc said. "I haven't seen a team like that in 13 years."
Even before the night began, though, Szefc knew his team had made definitive progress during a season that included the program's first NCAA tournament win and a school-record 40 wins.
"As we continue to build this program . . . this group will really be one that's looked back on as a cornerstone of that process, and I think every Maryland baseball team in the future will look back on this one and try to aim where this team ended, and obviously slightly further," he said. "But this will be a hard group of guys to duplicate."
Virginia entered the year with the sort of lofty expectations this burgeoning power had never dealt with before — a No. 1 preseason ranking and a roster featuring eight players drafted in this week's MLB draft. And after an underwhelming performance at the plate during the regular season, Virginia's offense had 30 hits combined in its two super regional wins over Maryland.
Towns, an undrafted junior from Lake Braddock High, finished 3 for 4 with four RBI Monday, including a two-run single in a three-run third inning that allowed the Cavaliers to cruise the rest of the game. Branden Cogswell and Daniel Pinero drove in two runs apiece during Virginia's five-run eighth inning.
"This is as good as the 2011 team, and there's areas where I think this is better than the 2011 team," Cavaliers Coach Brian O'Connor said. "The quality and depth of our pitching is the best it's been, and that lineup — one through nine — is pretty special."
Sborz, meanwhile, hadn't started in nearly a month and issued two walks in the first inning. But the McLean High graduate found his groove after escaping the jam with a double play. Using a fastball that hit 97 mph at one point, Sborz struck out nine batters and allowed just four hits over seven scoreless innings.
By the time he exited, emerging from the dugout to tip his cap when the sold-out crowd clamored for a curtain call, it had long since become clear this night belonged to Virginia.
"It felt amazing," Sborz said. "I don't think there's ever been a better experience than that in my life."
Pinch hitter Holt Perdzock hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and Mississippi ended a 42-year College World Series drought by punching its ticket to Omaha with a 10-4 win over Louisiana-Lafayette in the deciding game of the Lafayette (La.) Super Regional.
A throwing error on Perdzock's double allowed another run to score and J.B. Woodman's sacrifice fly scored Perdzock to complete the Rebels' four-run rally.
Scott Weathersby (3-1) pitched two scoreless innings for Mississippi (46-19) and Josh Laxer picked up his sixth save, allowing only an unearned run in 31 / 3 innings.
Austin Anderson and Sikes Orvis homered in the Rebels' three-run fourth.
The Ragin' Cajuns(58-10) lost back-to-back games for the first time all season. Starter Cody Boutte (9-1) went four innings, giving up four runs on five hits. ULL pitchers issued eight walks and hit three batters.
● TCU 6, PEPPERDINE 5: Kyle Bacak executed a suicide squeeze bunt to send home the tiebreaking run in the top of the ninth inning and the Horned Dogs rallied for the win in Fort Worth to advance to the College World Series for the second time in five seasons.
TCU (47-16), the visiting team in Game 3 despite hosting the super regional, started the ninth with three consecutive hits off Pepperdine closer Eric Karch that included Dylan Fitzgerald's game-tying double.
There was an infield popout before No. 9 batter Bacak bunted. Jerrick Suiter, who had reached on a high-chopping infield single, charged home from third.
Pepperdine (43-18) had two runners on when Bryan Langlois struck out to end the game.
The Frogs play Sunday against fellow Big 12 team Texas Tech.
News services contributed to this report.


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Manstein - Thank you for hosting the game and posting the AAR.
Gracias por recibir el juego y fijar el AAR.
Runyan - Thanks for a good game. I've got to say that I am pleased with this USA Victory / CSA Stalemate.
Here's my AAR for this round, summarizing my CSA strategy and detailing the results:
First thought – Wow, the South is weak.
CSA has two active Armies (Mississippi and West) with locked Army of Tennessee HQ at Montgomery. Smith's Division at Knoxville, Forrest at Jackson TN, Watie at Fort Gibson IT.
Butler will open Gulf Front.
24 turns (over Early March 1863).
"el que defiende todo no defiende nada"
He who defends everything defends nothing, so I wanted to concentrate a Primary CSA Army to fight the Primary USA Army. I pretty much abandoned the Far West, leaving a skeleton force at Fort Smith AR and Little Rock AR. I sent every available troop East of the Mississippi River to the Gulf to defeat Butler - securing the Gulf flank. I sent almost every cavalry unit and raider North to harass the USA by destroying rail and Depots (I got Six). I planned for Tierra Quemada - Scorched Earth - by destroying my own Pulaski and Knoxville Depots and as much rail as possible in Kentucky and Tennessee. I got knocked out of Corinth MS before I could destroy the Depot.
Ding Dong the Beast is dead - destroying Butler's force was a game changer...
Primary Objectives:
Hold all CSA Strategic cities (Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Little Rock). PASS except lost / regained / lost Chattanooga.
Take and Hold Nashville. FAIL.
Destroy Butler. PASS.
Secondary Objectives:
Reinforce and Hold Island 10 TN. PASS.
Take and Hold Fort Donelson TN. FAIL.
Take and Hold Fort Pickens. PASS.
Take and Hold San Francisco. FAIL. Unreasonable.
Destroy USA Depots (San Francisco CA - FAIL, Portland OR - PASS, Council Bluffs IA - PASS, Des Moines IA - FAIL, Dubuque IA - FAIL, Lexington MO - FAIL, Springfield MO - FAIL, Rolla MO - PASS, St. Louis MO - FAIL, Milwaukee WI - FAIL, Rock Island IL - FAIL, Chicago IL - FAIL, Quincy IL - PASS, Springfield IL - FAIL, Toledo IL - FAIL, Salem IL - PASS, Cairo IL - FAIL, Nashville TN - FAIL, Clarksville TN - FAIL, Bowling Green KY - FAIL, Louisville KY - FAIL, Indianapolis IN - FAIL, Vincennes IN - PASS).
Defend CSA Depots (Houston TX - PASS, New Orleans LA - PASS, Fayetteville AR - FAIL, Fort Smith AR - PASS, Little Rock AR - PASS, Madison AR - PASS, Memphis TN - PASS, Pulaski TN – FAIL but destroyed, Knoxville TN – FAIL but destroyed, Corinth MS - FAIL, Vicksburg MS - PASS, Jackson MS - PASS, Meridian MS - PASS, Mobile AL - PASS).
Pacify USA Indian Villages (Kiowas KS – PASS, Fort Smith KS – PASS, Fort Gibson IT – PASS).
Mistake - Need to remember that red assault is necessary to assault garrisons. This cost me simultaneous assaults on Des Moines IA, Chicago IL, Lexington MO, and Rolla MO.
Mistake – Never run fleets past forts (especially past two forts then into the USA fleet).
Mistake – get Cavalry out of enemy territory before Winter. Runyan's blockades worked - I lost a bunch of Cavalry to General Winter.


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On Thursday last week I had the opportunity to attend a workshop at Rope Press. Rope Press is a book shop located in the Jubilee Centre in Birmingham. On my first visit I was blown away by what they had there. And they also specialise in risograph printing which is something I'm interested in. Sometime last year I purchased a comic from there entitled 'Neon Noir' which also contained a comic called 'Dirt – The Debate' which was written by Michael Kennedy. I thought that Dirt was unreal for a lot of different reasons, it felt fresh. It was Michael that was running this workshop on Thursday so I was pretty excited, but I can't draw to save my life and I've never written a story since I was at school! Reece, that runs Rope Press with his partner Elyse, assured me that I didn't need to have either of these skills.
2nd trash comics workshop went amazingly! Cider, hobnobs and crazy stories @trashcomics @memoryboy14 @futurepastzine pic.twitter.com/QBdMXyf3aQ
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There were a handful of us at the workshop, and I didn't have a clue what to expect. I found out that we were going to be making 'trash comics'. I'm not sure what the correct definition is of trash comics, but we were given books and magazines and told to cut out pictures and create 6 panels/frames for an A3 page. Then while we were half-way doing that, Michael took another book and ripped out a few pages and handed them out. Our instruction was to use words and sentences from the material he'd just provided. While participating in this, it felt very similar to making music (for me anyway). There were a lot of parallels, such as cutting pictures and sentences from a book or magazine is like sampling a piece of music to make something new. And even though the images when stuck together might look like they don't work together, when it goes through a printing process it all seems to feel cohesive – and this is almost like the 'mastering' process for when you have finished making a piece of music. The workshop was a lot of fun and I would really encourage anyone interested to check it out. I wouldn't say I was a creative person because I haven't got those skills, but making the trash comic made me feel like it didn't matter whether I was creative or not, because it's all about experimenting and trying things out – the results of it almost feel unimportant because it's the process of cutting and pasting which is the fun bit (again another parallel to making music). It was very inspiring and it is something I will definitely do in my own time.
Once we had arranged our panels onto the A3 paper, they got printed on the risograph in any colour we wanted. The results that all of us developed were pretty awesome, there was some really good stuff that came out of it all. When I got back home I was eager to put something together sonically to go with the trash comic I had created. I tried to stick to the same concepts in the workshop. I dusted off my trusty SP505 to chop up a few samples, recorded them onto my computer and then I added a few more sounds. Within a few hours I had put together 6 very short tracks (less than a minute) to go with the panels. So I decided to make a little video of it all, here it is:
Rope Press: https://www.facebook.com/ropepress
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Trash Comics: http://trashcomicsworkshop.tumblr.com
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I am a huge fan of the wonderful Maggie Topkis, Founder of Felony and Mayhem, a republisher of out of print mysteries, and co-owner of the 'Partners and Crime' bookstore in NYC. I first came across Maggie at a book fair in New York many years ago — my eyes were drawn from across the room to her selection of Margery Allingham books — I had read several of her Campion books, old musty copies acquired at second hand stores and loved them. Here was my chance of adding to my collection! If you like mysteries, especially those with an English setting, I urge you to check out the new Felony and Mayhem site and add a couple of classics to your shopping basket!
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