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So what do you do after you take down your chief rival 32-14, beating them for the second year in a row. The team that brags about winning 8 basketball championships, even though the first 4 were won when no one paid attention, 1 came with a coach they now despise and 1 came from a guy they unfairly ran out of town. The team that even now says the infamous, "wait til basketball season." If you're the nationally ranked University of Louisville Cardinals, you put all that behind you and concentrate on the next game with the Missouri State Bears who visit Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on Saturday at 3:30pm.
You also have to guard against a letdown. When Louisville went into Commonwealth Stadium last year and upset the Kentucky Wildcats, they followed it up with a loss at home to Marshall, which set off a 3 game losing streak. This year's Cardinal team looks hungry but overconfidence could be a killer if they see that Missouri State lost to Kansas State last Saturday 51-9 without realizing that midway through the third quarter that game was tied 9-9 before Kansas State reeled off 42 unanswered points.
This week the Cards have another offensive explosion waiting to happen. The o-line pushed around Kentucky last week and with their size and depth advantage Missouri State's defensive line should be in for a long day. And just when you think the rushing attack couldn't get better with Jeremy Wright and Senorise Perry both running for over 100 yards, then you get Dominique Brown back from injury this week. Oh, and their quarterback is Teddy Bridgewater. Experts think he's pretty good.
That's not to say the Bears don't have weapons. Dorian Buford had a good outing last week with 7 catches for 114 yards. His quickness means the Cardinal secondary needs to stay disciplined in a way they forgot against UK. Plus the Cats converted on 7 of 13 third downs and Coach Charlie Strong wants that a lot lower against Missouri State and for the rest of the season.
All the signs point to a UofL blowout, but remember, the Cards want to keep their starting QB healthy so if the game gets out of hand Bridgewater should come out early again. Go conservative and give the Cards the victory 35-7.
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Easily attach files to collections
Easy way to attach documents to objects
Because there is no easy to save attached files in a hierarchical way that is simple to use.
First install it
npm install -g stapler
var stapler = require'stapler'; // Require the module var story = StoryfindById'123'; // Get the record you want to attach the file to var file = path: 'tmp/1298hasdk3hfskjhsdf.file' name: 'sunset.jpg' ; // Normally will be from req.files var config = collection: 'story' id: storyid // Collection and id are required // Will move the file from the tmp location and into './public/uploads/#{collection_name}/#{id}/#{filename}' staplerattachfile config new_filename; // 'sunset.jpg' new_filepath; // './public/uploads/story/123/sunset.jpg'; // Save the path to the record for future use. storyphoto_path = new_filepath; storyphoto_name = new_filename; storysave;
Then in your views you can access it like this
Collection attachment does not do ANYTHING to the model. You must handle that yourself. All that you should need to do is save the filename to your object in Mongo, MySQL or whatever datastore. Then in your view you can easily construct the file path as shown above.
Right now if two files are upload with the same name to the same record the old one will be overwritten
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Commanding an army, building an empire, and strategizing defeating foes with resources all are aspects of an MMORTS that can't be found in traditional MMOs. MMORTS aren't anything new, but it's always nice to find a new one that looks promising. Dawn of Fantasy looks that way.
In Dawn of Fantasy, and like other MMORTS titles, the player will build up a persistent home city with walls, buildings, an economy, and even trade caravans. The city will continue growing while the player is offline in the form of resource gathering or the completion of buildings. From the home city a player can meet with his or her Advisor and learn about the game, choose to go on PvE missions, or start a PvP battle.
Outside of the home city, Dawn of Fantasy offers Kingdom Wars, Skirmish Mode, and a Scenario Design Editor. For information on those features click here. Like most RTS games, resource gathering is important, and today those resources are the subject of discussion.
Dawn of Fantasy utilizes food, wood, gold, stone, and influence as resources. Each race acquires the traditional resources differently. For example, humans "mine gold and stone, chop wood, and gain food through hunting, livestock and summer farms." Orcs use a more primitive system even if "they still mine and chop trees, they are hunter-gatherers, able to survive just on warg meat and foraging." Finally, the elves "mine and gather, but get their wood and food from a symbiotic relationship with their surroundings year round."
Depending on the race chosen and where the player chooses to start, available resources will differ. Luckily, players can trade their resources between their guild or sell them in a global market. The non-traditional resource, influence, is gained in the Online Kingdom mode. Players earn this by completing quests and PvP warfare. It can also be purchased from the online store.
For more information on the MMORTS Dawn of Fantasy visit the official site. There's a handy FAQ that answers several important questions. Check out the assests on the page to get a good look at Dawn of Fantasy. It's scheduled to release on June 17, 2011.
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INDIANAPOLIS - A barrage of 3-pointers in the second half and its trademark stifling defense gave the Butler men's basketball team a 62-40 exhibition win over Marian University on Saturday afternoon. Junior Khyle Marshall and freshman Kellen Dunham each scored 12 points to lead the Bulldogs.
"Defensively, we were OK. Once we started making more shots, obviously, we felt more comfortable," head coach Brad Stevens said. "We got good ball movement, some good action in the second half. We settled down and made some plays in the second half."
The Bulldogs shot 54.5 percent in the second half en route to outscoring the Knights 37-20. Former Butler head coach Todd Lickliter had his team within 25-20 at the half and the Knights led 14-11 with 9:31 to play in the first half. Led by Dunham and sophomore Andrew Smeathers, BU hit 8 of its 12 treys after halftime to turn the game into a rout. Smeathers ended up 3-for-4 from beyond the arc for nine points and senior Chase Stigall made a pair of treys a minute apart to put the Bulldogs ahead 36-22.
"What I liked with Andy was he had a couple of plays that were really physical and aggressive," Stevens said of the 6-6 Smeathers. "He dove on the floor after being on the ground on the other end. He really played hard. He was really good today and we can keep building off that.'
Senior guard Rotnei Clarke totaled nine points, four rebounds and three assists for the Bulldogs. Clarke, who sat out last season after transferring from Arkansas, was playing in his first collegiate game since March 10, 2011. Sophomore Kameron Woods pulled in eight rebounds and led the Bulldogs with four assists.
Marian was led by Jason Riley with 16 points. Only four players scored for MU, an NAIA school located just a few miles west of Butler. Marian had a 20-11 record and made the round of 16 in the NAIA basketball tournament.
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Europe's financial markets are opening mostly modestly firmer Wednesday after new highs for U.S. and German stocks Tuesday, and better-than-expected Chinese trade data. China recorded a surplus in April, after reporting a deficit in March, as exports grew by 14.7%. Ahead of the open, Capital Spreads is calling the FTSE 100 up five at 6562, the DAX up 17 at 8199 and the CAC-40 up six at 3927. The euro is firmer than in late New York trading Tuesday, while German Bund futures have opened higher. Crude oil futures are mixed and the gold price is steady.
Looking ahead, Germany reports industrial production data and also auctions €5 billion ($6.5 billion) of a new five-year note issue. Elsewhere, there are monetary policy decisions in Norway and Poland, both of which could cut interest rates.
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Dow 15000: What It Means, What It Doesn't Mean: Perhaps the most notable comment on the meaning of the Dow at 15000 is how little commentary it's actually generating. Usually, around a notable market event, the pundits fall over each other trying to be heard. Instead, all we are hearing over here at MoneyBeat is crickets.
Hong Kong IPO Downturn Forces Change at Chinese Investment Banks: Facing the same downturn in Hong Kong initial public offerings that their Western peers have been grappling with, Chinese investment banks in Hong Kong are either cutting staff or focusing on bonds to mitigate weakness in their core business.
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China's Gold Appetite Remains Strong: China Inc. is continuing to pursue gold assets across the globe, ignoring volatility in the price of the yellow metal.
Credit Suisse Reshuffles the Deck: The bank has named new co-heads of its U.K. investment banking department, following the switch of former head Sebastian Grigg to a vice-chairman role.
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DAX Follows DJIA Into Record Territory: Germany's equity benchmark hit its highest level ever Tuesday, becoming the first major European stock-market index to follow Wall Street into new territory.
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Yen Teases Investors: Investors faced little resistance in their months-long campaign to push the Japanese currency within one yen of 100 to the dollar. Covering that last bit of ground is proving much harder.
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The Irish Farmers Association has warned that the current unseasonably wet weather poses a threat to farm incomes.
IFA president John Bryan said two-thirds of this year's silage crop had still to be harvested.
Farmers are becoming increasingly concerned as the wet weather is set to continue for the week ahead, he added.
According to Mr Bryan, "some parts of the country have had levels of rainfall in the last month that were more than double the norm for this time of year.
"This is posing huge difficulties on farm, with stock re-housed, increases in feed costs, production levels back, and critically, most of next winter's feed still not in"
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in April last year with the launch of the Amaze, the company finally overtook Tata in monthly sales after the City was launched in January. In fact, in March, the new City (9,518 units) was the 7th most-popular car in the country and the only sedan in the top 10 list besides Maruti Suzukis Swift Dzire (3rd at 17,237 units) and its own sibling Amaze (9th at 7,374 units).
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My 9 year old vinyal siding home is leaking allowing water to run into my walls and ceiling. I know it is around a window area on the second floor running down into the ceiling of the master on the first floor which is a bay window setting area. I have calked the entire window and sides essentially sealing it, I sprayed with water and it still leaks. My neighbor says it has to be the flashing underneath the window because the house is wrapped in plastic. The flashing must not be underneath the plastic. Could this be the case? I have only been here two years and as soon as it rained heavy the issue started. I have repaired walls and ceiling once after thinking it was fixed...WRONG! Please help quick as more rain is coming.
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What kind? Is it over the nail fin of the windows at the top? And under the nail fin on the bottoms?
I could not tell you. I have not got under it yet. I am going to go to the hardware store today and see if they have a tool to remove the siding. I hope to only remove the siding around the window. My neighbor is in stucco. He believes it is flashing. Perhaps small hole made larger by wood expanding due to moisture. It is frustrating. If I knew of someone that really new what they were doing I would hire, but I did that once and and they caulked and left.
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LOS ANGELES - UCLA has captured the No. 3 seed in the 2009 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship and will make its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance May 8-10 at the University of Maryland. The Bruins (22-6) will face No. 6 seed Michigan (33-8) in first-round action Friday, May 8.
The 2009 UCLA women's water polo team will make its eighth appearance in the nine-year history of the NCAA Championships. In the 15-year history of UCLA's program, the Bruins have won 10 national championships (six NCAA) and have advanced to the national tournament in 14 seasons.
In seven NCAA Tournament appearances, the Bruins have won six NCAA Championships, compiling a 17-1 cumulative record. UCLA has registered a combined 40-4 record in 13 trips to the annual national tournament.
UCLA defeated Michigan, 10-4, in Ann Arbor, Mich., during the Michigan Invitational on Jan. 25 (the Bruins' third game of their season). The Bruins' first-round match against Michigan is slated for 12:15 p.m. (PT) in College Park, Md., on May 8.
The No. 1 seed was awarded to USC (24-1). The Women of Troy will face No. 8 seed Cal Lutheran (19-12) on May 8. The winner of the UCLA-Michigan match will face either No. 2 Stanford (24-3) or No. 7 Marist (18-13) in a semifinal contest on May 9. The fourth first-round meeting features No. 4 Hawai'i (18-8) against No. 5 Loyola Marymount (24-7).
UCLA has been carried this season by the production of its four seniors - attackers Anne Belden, Tanya Gandy and Katie Rulon and veteran goalkeeper Brittany Fullen. Gandy currently leads the Bruins with 70 goals, having scored six goals over the weekend in the MPSF Tournament. She has pulled into a four-way second-place tie for most single-season goals in program history (tied with Kelly Rulon, who scored 70 goals in each of three seasons from 2005 through 2007).
Katie Rulon ranks second on the squad with 57 goals, and Belden and sophomore Priscilla Orozco have each added 40 goals for the Bruins. Freshman KK Clark has scored 28 goals, the fifth-highest total on the team.


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STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is the latest Connecticut politician to get doused with ice water to increase awareness about a debilitating disease.
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman was expected on Saturday to pour the frigid mixture over Malloy's head after he finishes the MADD Dash 5K road race. It's part of the "ice bucket challenge," launched by the ALS Foundation to raise money to fight ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
After winning last week's Republican gubernatorial primary, Greenwich businessman Tom Foley had a bucket of ice water poured over his head by his primary rival, Senate Minority Leader John McKinney. McKinney previously participated in the challenge.
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The deadline is looming for Hurricane Irene-related flood insurance claims in North Carolina.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Wednesday is the last day that people with a policy under the National Flood Insurance Program can file a claim, known as a proof of loss.
Normally, insurance companies need to receive the proof of loss within 60 days of the event that caused the damage, but in this case the deadline was extended. FEMA officials say the signed and sworn proof of loss should be in the office of insurance carriers by Wednesday, rather than dropped in the mail.
At the time the Category 1 storm struck, there were 114,000 National Flood Insurance Program policies in effect in the 38 counties of North Carolina later given federal disaster status.


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By Will Overstreet, {grow} Community Member
In my business, I work with some of the biggest television networks in the world. Over the last year, I have been approached by several of these customers about delivering video as a part of our product offering to them. My first reaction was "huh?" Can't they do video better than me?
But what I realized what they were really asking for is a more SOCIAL video experience. This begs the question — why hasn't video evolved from just different ways to watch what we have known as TV? Despite all the technology changes, we are basically interacting with video essentially the same way we did in the 1950s. We observe.
Think about it. Our expectations for all other forms of content are that they will have numerous ways in which we can interact without diminishing the experience or the value of the content. We expect content where you can:
- Research a term in a separate browser tab or window
- Click on terms within an article
- Come back to exactly were you left off
- Zoom on images and or infographics
- Read and add your own comments
- Copy a select piece of the article and send to a friend
- Print the article
- Participate in a poll or with some other type of interactive experience
Video doesn't allow for any of this.
Along with these options, we also have an expectation that when we post and create, it will elicit a response from a publisher, brand's social team or the community at large. Each new contribution we make has the potential to extend the life of the content, add to it, personalize it, or even transform it into something new.
The ways we can interact with a video are more limited that how you can interact with me over this blog post! Think about a video you recently viewed on the web …
- Can you input a response?
- Can you click on items within the video to get more information?
- When you leave a webpage and then return does the video begin playing where you left off?
- Did the video have a call to action? Do you know what action the brand would like for you to take?
- If the video was an ad was it any different from the TV version? Did it ask you to call a phone number instead of sending you to a website or Facebook page?
- Did the video entice you where you felt you might want to respond?
- Can you copy and paste a snippet of the video to send to a friend?
Why the Lack of Innovation?
The industry has not pushed for innovation in terms of user experience because, much like print media five years ago, the overarching trend shows an increased consumption of the core product. In other words, why mess with success?
We can see some similarities between how social video might evolve along the lines of what has happened to social "print:"
- Decreasing Margins Due to Lower Barriers of Entry – Any Tom, Dick, or Harry can create video content. Creating video used to be more difficult but with the advancements of technology, this is no longer a barrier and a major reason for the projected growth in video consumption. The increased number of video publishers will also dilute the value of video content and make it much more difficult for customers in the video industry to justify paying higher cost when the three amigos can have the same impact with tools that are next to nothing in price.
- How the Industry Views Itself – The majority of companies in the industry sell to CIOs and CTOs. In addition, they compete based on price, reliability, and speed. In other words, the industry views and sells itself as a commodity and not as a key sales and marketing tool.
- Evolving Consumer Behavior – My company sells to the sales, editorial, and marketing teams. The revenue generating side of the house views video as a way to increase topline revenue. They need packaged solutions and providers that speak their language, don't involve internal IT resources, and are able to execute quickly. This can mean higher margins for the industry but can only be realized when a change in direction of the company occurs.
And, we are part of the problem
You and I, the video consumers, are the other reason for delaying the innovation and evolution of online video content. Here are a few reasons why:
- We love to be passive. – Who doesn't love to be a "couch potato?" This desire drives our expectations for video content, but in the case of taking a class or watching a how-to video, we may want something more.
- We Are Indoctrinated – Our viewing behaviors have been conditioned over many years from watching TV and movies. My personal belief is that because TV makes more sensory connections than print or radio (I can see it AND hear it) the separation and differentiation between TV and the Internet was going to be last.
- Video is a Victim of Its Own Success. Video is still arguably the most powerful tool for communicating a message to a mass audience. The only thing better currently is the real world face-to-face meeting.
The use of video is exploding on the web. Think of the potential if we could truly make it "social." The shift could be as monumental as the first introduction of the television.
I would love to see the introduction of a device that allows you to upload a video and allow you to review it and classify the different objects within the video. The player would then allow for any object within the video player to be touch screen enabled. So for example, you could click on a pair of glasses that an individual was wearing to learn more about them or go to an E-commerce website and purchase the glasses for yourself.
This type of innovation would give the user the ability to freely experience video content as they saw fit and would allow for the viewer to add in their own content, ideas, thoughts, and opinions on the different clickable objects within the video.
What ideas would you incorporate into a video technology that is truly social?
Will Overstreet is the founder of Voices Heard Media, a company creating new interactive web experiences. Follow him on Twitter and his blog.
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Fascinating – thank you Will. I recently ran into this myself, as we produced a video infographic for one of our customers. I really thought it would be possible by now to produce some form of video that would allow for a level of interaction similar to what you can do with pictures or in online games or for instance Prezi. Sadly, and much to my surprise, Youtube and all other video services I'm aware of hardly allow any interaction at all. You're lucky to be able to get a link in somewhere, but even that is tightly controlled bij Google. There is no easily accessible video format that will play in any browser where you can create the forms of interaction you mentioned. There are no tools for people like us in marketing to create interaction. At least – I don't know them (if anyone does, please let me know).
As for us being part of the problem: I think there is a clear distinction between passive and active video consumption. Passive consumption is what we do on our couch in the living room. Microsoft misunderstood that part when they went for multimedia pc's, and really expected us to run Windows on our tv screen. You don't want to 'work' on your couch in the living room. You want to sit back, relax, and be entertained. We can barely be moved to push a button on our remote – assuming we can be moved to go look for it in the first place.
What's on the rise is video consumption in a different, active environment: on the road, behind your desk. That's a different attitude. I don't think we should try and change formats that are aimed at passive consumption into interaction. I think we should start to look for new formats that are aimed at an active audience in a different environment: fast paced, action oriented, result driven.
Will Overstreet
Volkert – Thank you for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed the post.
I couldn't agree more with the need for distinction between active and passive video viewing experiences. I am an avid TV viewer and love nothing more than to sit back and relax.
My point about us being the problem is how we have consumed video since childhood is another reason why we have been slow to differentiate and identify the need for different experiences based on the type of video viewing experiences.
Really good guest post, and it reminded of hot and cold media, seeing video as primarily cold. An old theory, so just reminiscing, but nevertheless a big challenge.
Will Overstreet
You're right and it only becomes a bigger challenge because each day that social media continues to evolve and push for innovation while video remains static is another day that the gap between the two becomes ever larger.
Christopher Masak
I've always wondered why the trend in "socializing" and "personalizing" videos seemingly hit a brick wall. I recall a few years ago seeing videos that would (through a variety of tricks) insert your name into the video content….similar to http://www.portablenorthpole.com/home I even remember an email marketer that syncronized a video with a phone call to your cell phone, essentially making it appear that the characters in the video were really talking to you. After seeing a rush of those videos they've now, for all intents, disappeared from my radar. Was this due to tech limitations or poor consumer reception? And where's the next iteration of that tech? Shouldn't we have videos tied to voice recognition tech, or even eye-tracking tech, allowing the video to dynamically respond to viewers as we watch? With the advent of things like Microsoft Kinect I'd hoped to be able to wave my hand at a YouTube video to push the ads out of the way, or (even better) flash a thumbs up sign while watching a video to automatically share it to Facebook without having to stop watching to cut-and-paste. As for your final point, Zeebox and others have made baby steps in that direction, but we've got a long way to go.
Will Overstreet
I really like your ideas. As I was writing this post, the one question that kept coming back to me was why were the TV, cable and video game industries innovating while the computer industry seemingly did nothing?
In regards to your question on why previous technologies disappeared, it is hard to pinpoint the exact reason. The technology can simply be to early, lack the ability to raise enough capital to penetrate the market, or never mature enough to clearly find and speak to the right value proposition.
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Currently, the Center for Citizen Initiatives (CCI), operates computer laboratories and training in five St. Petersburg orphanages. CCI was recently blessed with a large grant to expand Angels for Angels, and the program is currently under expansion.
History of the Angels Program
The program was initiated by a phone call from a Connecticut woman, Nika Thayer, who was little known to CCI. It was Christmas season in 2001, and she yearned to do something special for Russian children during the next year. After discussing options, this eighty-year-old woman offered $10,000 for CCI to experiment with computer training for orphan teenagers prior to their facing the world without skills upon leaving the orphanages. She knew that many, upon leaving these institutions, are unable to find employment - with boys resorting to petty crime and girls succumbed to the sex trades to survive.
The first Angels for Angels Program began with St. Petersburg's Children's House #32 where the first computer laboratory was created and a trainer was hired to provide daily computer and English classes. Parentless youth excitedly learned to navigate the computers, and the laboratory became the "in" place to spend free time. Computer hours were scheduled. All over 13 years could participate. Boys were more interested more than girls, but with encouragement they began to explore this new world too. Upon learning the children's responses to the labs, Nika surprised us with presenting another small donation, then later a large $100,000 grant.
A computer-savvy young director, Natalie Klukina, was hired. She instructed pupils, interviewed trainers and helped build five laboratories, the largest of which served over 130 children in their lab. We planned the funding would keep the labs operating for five years each. Funds were spent only for computers, printers, supplies, Internet and salaries for the Angels director and trainers. No money was given to the orphanages, and CCI took no salary or operating expenses from the fund.
Late in 2007 it became obvious that Nika's health was failing. We sent photos and stories about the children and what her funds had meant to their lives. With medical technologies Nika's health improved a bit, but all too soon, she departed this life. We made plans to continue the program as long as possible before the funds ran out.
In March of 2008 we were informed by Nika's lawyer in Old Lyme, Connecticut that Nika had left a considerable sum of money to expand the Petersburg orphans' work. We were shocked by this unexpected generosity.
Nika's memorial service in Connecticut was held on May 6, 2008. It was there that we learned the bigger than life story of the generous woman whom we had known only over the telephone.
Nika was born Nika Pleshkova in St. Petersburg, Russia and was the infant daughter of Nicholas II's Calvary Chief. It was 1917. All such noblemen and families were rounded up for execution. Nika's father barely escaped execution after being taken from prison with falsified papers and was swept out of Russia to Japan; her mother and Nika had a similar fate and ended up in China. Somehow these three made their circuitous ways, united, and finally landed in New York. The family did well in their new land. However, Nika nurtured a deep yearning to help Russian children who didn't fare so luckily as she.
The new Angels funding will be used to create more computer laboratories in Childrens' Houses in Petersburg and to provide higher education for the most highly motivated youth. We plan to have 10 orphanages operative by end of 2008 - and more by 2009. We will recruit CCI alumni businessmen and women to provide work internships in their companies for the youth and to co-sponsor higher education for the brightest of them.
Angels for Angels' name will be changed to The Nika Pleshkova Fund for Russian Youth, or more informally, "The Nika Fund." The orphans will know her life story and her concern for them. Updates on the Program will be carried on this site. Stay tuned for the excitement!


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Top tips to help you stay safe in the sun.
Whilst many of us like to enjoy the sun and hot weather, we should make sure we do it safely and remember certain groups of people are more vulnerable than others to the effects of heat or ultraviolet radiation. Extreme heat can force the body into overdrive as it tries to stay cool through perspiration and evaporation.
NIVEA SUN and Cancer Research UK have come up with three top tips to help people enjoy the sun safely:
If your shadow is shorter than you are, then the sun is strong. During the UK summer, the sun is at its strongest between 11am and 3pm
Wide brimmed hats or foreign legion style caps are best. A wide-brimmed hat, long-sleeved top or maxi dress will not only help protect your skin but are also the height of summer style!
Sunscreen rubs off easily if you sweat, swim or change clothes. So whether you're in the UK or abroad, when the sun is strong remember to apply generously and reapply regularly
The sun can be strong in the UK as well as abroad, so it's not just when you're on holiday that you need to think about protecting your skin in the sun. And you don't need to be sunbathing to get sunburn; plenty of people get sunburn when out and about playing sport, shopping or gardening
Keep a handy-sized bottle of sunscreen in your handbag (Cancer Research UK recommends at least SPF15+) so that you'll always have some to hand for parts of the body you can't cover up with clothes. That way you won't get caught out on days when you're out and about and the sun is strong. Make sure you reapply regularly and use a generous amount
Young skin is delicate and easily sunburnt. Make sure your children are wearing t-shirts and wide-brimmed hats when out in strong sun and cover any exposed areas with sunscreen. It's a good idea to encourage them to have breaks in the shade for a game or a cool drink, particularly between 11am and 3pm (in the UK summer) when the sun is usually strongest. If you're using a buggy, attaching a parasol is a useful way of keeping your children cool and protected from strong sun.
We all love the sunshine, but it's important to remember that when we get older too much sun and heat can be dangerous. Check out our top tips and stay well when it gets hot.
The Age UK vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. We believe that living longer should be celebrated and everything we do is designed to change the way we age for the better and enable everyone to be part of the solution. Together, we can help everyone make the most of later life.
For more advice visit Age UK.
Further information is available in the Heatwave Plan for England 2013 from Public Health England.
The free World UV App has been created by the British Association of Dermatologists in partnership with the Met Office to provide you a free daily UV forecast for over 10,000 locations worldwide.
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If you've ever owned a dog (or just met one!) you'll know that they absolutely love a good walk. Just spelling out the word can cause excitement levels to go through the roof! But did you know that as well as being vital for their physical health, daily walkies are also essential for their mental wellbeing? Vet Nurse Sarah Spinks explains...Read more


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Generic Name: insulin glulisine (IN su lin GLOO lis een)
Brand Name: Apidra, Apidra OptiClik Cartridge, Apidra SoloStar Pen
What is insulin glulisine?
Insulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin glulisine is a faster-acting form of insulin than regular human insulin.
Insulin glulisine is used to treat diabetes in adults and children who are at least 4 years old. It is usually given together with a long-acting insulin.
Insulin glulisine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about insulin glulisine?
You should not use this medicine if you are having an episode of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before using insulin glulisine?
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to insulin, or if you are having an episode of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
To make sure insulin glulisine is safe for you, tell your doctor if:
you have liver or kidney disease; or
if you also take certain oral diabetes medicine (pioglitazone, rosiglitazone, Actos, Avandia).
Insulin glulisine is only part of a treatment program that may also include diet, exercise, weight control, blood sugar testing, and special medical care. Follow your doctor's instructions very closely.
FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether insulin glulisine is harmful to an unborn baby. Before using this medication, tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
It is not known whether insulin glulisine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
How should I use insulin glulisine?
Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.
Insulin glulisine is a fast-acting insulin that begins to work very quickly. You should use it within 15 minutes before or 20 minutes after you start eating a meal.
Insulin glulisine is injected under the skin using a needle and syringe, an injection pen, or an insulin pump. It may also be given through a needle placed into a vein. You will be shown how to use injections at home. Do not self-inject this medicine if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles and syringes.
Use a different place on your stomach, thigh, or upper arm each time you give the injection. Your care provider will show you the best places on your body to inject the medicine. Do not inject into the same place two times in a row.
Infusion pump tubing, catheters, and the needle location on your skin should be changed every 48 hours.
Use a disposable needle and syringe only once. Follow any state or local laws about throwing away used needles and syringes. Use a puncture-proof "sharps" disposal container (ask your pharmacist where to get one and how to throw it away). Keep this container out of the reach of children and pets.
Never share an injection pen or cartridge with another person. Sharing injection pens or cartridges can allow disease such as hepatitis or HIV to pass from one person to another.
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can happen to everyone who has diabetes. Symptoms include headache, hunger, sweating, confusion, irritability, dizziness, or feeling shaky. Always keep a source of sugar with you in case you have low blood sugar. Sugar sources include fruit juice, hard candy, crackers, raisins, and non-diet soda. Be sure your family and close friends know how to help you in an emergency.
If you have severe hypoglycemia and cannot eat or drink, use a glucagon injection. Your doctor can prescribe a glucagon emergency injection kit and tell you how to use it.
Also watch for signs of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) such as increased thirst, increased urination, hunger, dry mouth, fruity breath odor, drowsiness, dry skin, blurred vision, and weight loss.
Check your blood sugar carefully during times of stress, travel, illness, surgery or medical emergency, vigorous exercise, or if you drink alcohol or skip meals. These things can affect your glucose levels and your dose needs may also change. Do not change your medication dose or schedule without your doctor's advice.
Storing unopened vials, cartridges, or injection pens: Keep in the carton and store in a refrigerator, protected from light. Throw away any insulin not used before the expiration date on the medicine label. Do not freeze insulin glulisine, and throw away the medication if it has become frozen.
Unopened vials, cartridges, or injection pens may also be stored at room temperature for up to 28 days, away from heat and bright light. Throw away any insulin not used within 28 days.
Storing after your first use: You may keep "in-use" vials in the refrigerator or at room temperature, protected from light. Use within 28 days.
In-use cartridges or injection pens must be stored at room temperature, away from heat and bright light. Do not refrigerate an in-use cartridge or injection pen. Keep it at room temperature and use within 28 days.
An infusion set should be stored at room temperature and used within 48 hours.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Since insulin glulisine is used before meals, you may not be on a timed dosing schedule. Whenever you use insulin glulisine, be sure to eat a meal within 15 minutes. Do not use extra insulin glulisine to make up a missed dose.
Use insulin glulisine regularly to get the most benefit. Get your prescription refilled before you run out of medicine completely.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An insulin overdose can cause life-threatening hypoglycemia.
Symptoms of severe hypoglycemia include extreme weakness, blurred vision, sweating, trouble speaking, tremors, stomach pain, confusion, seizure (convulsions), or coma.
What should I avoid while using insulin glulisine?
Avoid drinking alcohol. It can affect your blood sugar levels.
Insulin glulisine side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of insulin allergy: itching skin rash over the entire body, wheezing, trouble breathing, fast heart rate, sweating, or feeling like you might pass out.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
itching, swelling, redness, or thickening of the skin where you inject insulin glulisine; or
low potassium--confusion, uneven heart rate, extreme thirst, increased urination, leg discomfort, muscle weakness or limp feeling.
Common side effects may include:
low blood sugar--headache, hunger, weakness, sweating, confusion, irritability, dizziness, fast heart rate, or feeling jittery.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
What other drugs will affect insulin glulisine?
Many other medicines can increase or decrease the effects of insulin glulisine on lowering your blood sugar. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Tell each of your health care providers about all medicines you use now and any medicine you start or stop using.
More about Apidra (insulin glulisine)
Consumer resources
Professional resources
Other formulations
Related treatment guides
Where can I get more information?
- Your pharmacist can provide more information about insulin glulisine.
- Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
- Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by Cerner Multum, Inc. ('Multum') is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive. Multum information has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States and therefore Multum does not warrant that uses outside of the United States are appropriate, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Multum's drug information does not endorse drugs, diagnose patients or recommend therapy. Multum's drug information is an informational resource designed to assist licensed healthcare practitioners in caring for their patients and/or to serve consumers viewing this service as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners. The absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way should be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is safe, effective or appropriate for any given patient. Multum does not assume any responsibility for any aspect of healthcare administered with the aid of information Multum provides. The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
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24 RIE™-Inspired Tenets For
Raising Kids Respectfully
This is NOT an official list. It is my take on the major principles of RIE after five years of classes, reading Magda's books, practicing her approach and talking about her ideas at length with other parents. Most principles will apply in some way to kids of all ages. I want this list to be as accurate as possible, so please e-mail me your comments.
1. ONE PRIMARY CAREGIVER: An infant needs an intimate, stable relationship with one constant person with whom they "attach." This is necessary for the healthy psychological and physical development of the infant and a pre-requisite for the child's ability form secure relationships later in life. Secondary caregivers—another parent, grandparent, nanny or carer—are important but too many can be destabilizing.
2. NARRATE AND ENCOURAGE PARTICPATION: Tell your child what you are going to do to or with him before you do it—"I'm going to pick you now. Are you ready?"— then wait for a response. (A clear response may be hard to detect from a newborn but soon you'll be able to read his face and then surprisingly quickly you'll notice that he'll begin to lift his arms.) This allows babies—who are extraordinarily vulnerable—to relax because they know you're not going to just move their bodies without fair warning. Also, engaging your child makes him feel respected and builds initiative and competence.
3. CONNECT DURING CAREGIVING TIMES: Dressing, changing, feeding and bathing your child are ideal times to slow way down and really connect. These are your opportunities to fill up your child's emotional gas tanks so she can have the love and connection she needs to go off to explore and play with confidence.
4. SELF-INITIATED PLAY: From the earliest age, give your baby plenty of uninterrupted time on the floor (on a blanket or mat) to move as she wants and to discover her surroundings. A child's attention should not be drawn to a toy by placing it in his hand, pointing to it or dangling it overhead. Instead, your child should explore and investigateer h of their own choosing—be it a toy, a shadow or the sound her foot makes banging the floor—for as long as she finds it compelling. This is at once self-satisfying and builds her attention span.
5. SENSITIVE OBSERVATION: The best way to get to know your child is by observing him. This means just hanging out in his play area (ideally, every day) for twenty minutes (but five will do!). Be present, available and totally focused on what he is doing, without telling him what to do, how to do it or interrupt his play in any way. Through observation, you'll intimately get to know his needs, interests, abilities, frustrations, duration of attention span and more.
6. PASSIVE TOYS MAKE ACTIVE BABIES: Provide your child with simple toys that can be used in a variety of ways to encourage her imagination, creativity, attention span, competence and understanding of properties like gravity, weight, size, shape, malleability, balance etc. (This means no toys with songs, bells, whistles, sirens and certainly no television.)
6. LET YOUR CHILD DEVELOP IN HER OWN TIME: Allow your child to roll over, sit up, stand up and walk only when her muscles and bones are ready to. The negative consequences of rushing development are incalculable.
7. SAFE PLAY SPACE: Create a safe space where he can play and never have to hear "No, don't touch that." This way you can relax, and your child won't need to unnecessarily feel like he's done something wrong.
8. ESTABLISH A ROUTINE: If your child's days are consistent and predictable, she'll start to anticipate what will come next. When what she thinks will come next actually does, her sense of security is reinforced.
9. OUTDOOR TIME: Children need time outdoors—even newborns. You can bundle them up or strip them down as the weather dictates. Being surrounded by nature—leaves rustling, wind blowing, clouds moving, sun shining and ants crawling—is at once soothing and intriguing.
10. AVOID CONTRAPTIONS AND LIMIT TIME IN CAR SEATS AND STROLLERS: While certainly car seats are necessary and strollers are helpful up to a point, putting a baby into play centers, exersaucers, walkers, swings and bouncy seats restricts a baby's freedom to move and develop in a natural way. Also, overusing infant seats and strollers for "convenience" deprives babies of the human touch they need for optimal brain development. And finally, using swings and seats that vibrate to help soothe or induce sleep can create a dependency that can be challenging to break.
11. TIME WITH OTHER BABIES: Infants learn a great deal from each other, even at an early age. Allow interactions and explorations between babies to unfold without rushing in to sweep the babies away from one another. You can monitor them to make sure they are safe, but allowing contact is healthy.
12. TRUST YOUR CHILD'S INTERNAL REGULATOR. Give your child less food so she'll ask for more. If your child indicates she isn't hungry, believe her. Never ask her to take one more bite.
13. CHILD-INITIATED EATING: When a child can sit up, eating on a stool that is easy to climb on and off at a child-sized table promotes independence. This way the child can come to the table when hungry and simply crawl or walk away to play when full. If he chooses to play, he cannot take his food. This process teaches making choices.
14. EXPECTATIONS SHOULD BE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE: Don't expect her to have self-control when her brain is too immature to have developed self-control. Don't expect him to empathize before he is old enough to have developed empathy. This only sets them up for failure.
15. BE SUPER CONSISTENT: Choose your no's carefully and then mean them. Nothing creates a neurotic kid faster than saying, "No you can't have that," and then ten minutes of crying later, caving in.
16. ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO EXPRESS HER FEELINGS: If your child is angry, let them be angry. Don't try to solve his problem, distract him or make him happy. If the anger isn't released from his body, it creates stress. Trying to fix things for him will give him the message that not all feelings are okay. Children, like everyone, need to feel heard and understood. Sometimes they need you to empathize. Sometimes they want to be held. Other times they need space. Waiting and observing helps you respond helpfully. Also, naming feelings (i.e. "You seem angry." or "You seem frustrated.") not only gives a helpful vocabulary to identify their feelings, it shows that you're tuned in.
17. REFLECT RATHER THAN PRAISE: Reflecting or acknowledging "achievements" (and I use that word reluctantly) is more helpful than praising. "Yes, you jumped off the rock!" instead of "Good job!" allows you to share in your child's excitement, but in a way that mirrors how they feel, not how you judge it.
18. PLAN FOR TARRY TIME: Children operate on slower timetables than adults. If you know it takes your kid twenty minutes to walk to the car because she likes to stop and admire the flowers or count the steps or trace the hubcap with her finger, then head out to the car long before you would if you were alone. This way, your child won't feel rushed or pressured and you can prevent the meltdowns that make things take even longer. Certainly, you can't always do this—but the more often you do, the more likely she'll cooperate when you are in a rush.
19. VALUE STRUGGLE / SELECTIVE INTERVENTION: When possible, trust that your baby can solve his own problems. If he can't get the blocks on his tower to balance the way he wants to, you can come close and offer support while seeing if he can figure it out on his own. This builds perseverance, self-reliance, ingenuity and fosters pride in oneself. Similarly, if two babies/toddlers are struggling over a toy, come close, keep them safe and state the problem: "I see you both want the truck." This lets them know you understand what they are dealing with and also prevents creating a victim-aggressor dynamic. (An aggressive response only reinforces aggressive behavior and too much fussing over the "victim" becomes enjoyable for that person.) Surprisingly often, the children are able resolve their conflict and move on without assistance.
20. DON'T OVERREACT: Not every fall needs a level ten response. You want your kids to know you are concerned and are there if they need you, but that they can also handle minor snafus on their own. Your upset can scare a child and amplify her response. Come close to the child and empathize, but let the child choose if she wants to be held. This response helps a child be more authentic.
21. DON'T HUMILIATE: Don't talk about your child in the third person in front of them, "You wouldn't believe what Derek did…"). Don't chastise him loudly in front of others. (If he does something you don't like while playing in a group, kneel down and whisper in his ear, "I don't like it when…"). Don't mock him or roll your eyes at him when he's talking.
22. DON'T ASK YOUR CHILD TO PERFORM: Don't ask your child to perform for you or for family, or for friends. This includes things as seemingly harmless as saying "Can you tell me what color this is?" or asking your child to sing a song. Children should not be expected to be sources of on-demand entertainment. Likewise, don't make or even encourage them to kiss or hug you or anyone else as in "Can you give Grandma a kiss?" Physical expressions of love should come from a genuine place.
23. BE HONEST: If you are upset with your child, don't try to act like you aren't. If she senses one thing (anger and annoyance) but hears another ("sweetheart") it's confusing and makes it hard for her to both trust her instincts and you. (If you are upset, try to model how to deal with your frustration and anger, remembering that little eyes are always watching and learning.)
24. DON'T LABEL: Labeling your child anything—be it "shy" "energetic" or "a little monster" (even in jest)— gives them scripts that they then live up to.


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BEST BETDATE: October 24 2013, 7:30 PMCost:$20-$24.CATEGORY: Performing ArtsVENUE INFORMATION:The Laundry on Lawrence
Forget what your mother taught you. Written by Phamaly Theatre Company's own actors with disabilities, this "differently-abled sketch comedy" show encourages you to think beyond what may be politically correct. The show's premiere night includes dwarf tossing as well as sketches titled "Sex and the Pity," "Suicide Hotline," and "Your Own Private Hell." Thu 7:30 p.m.
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They say that timing is everything. Now that PSN is back, it is high time that fans should get back in action with their PSP. Our peeps at Hyperkin, the leading brand on video game peripherals have the solution with the launch of their PS3 Remotext.
Worry no more about the hassle of chatting on your console while using the onscreen keyboard. Remotext boasts a slide out DVD and Blu-ray Control panel with a full QWERTY keypad. One cool feature is that you can use it as your buddy to text other players in PSN network while you can also pilot your PS3 games using its dual analog sticks with almost complete game controls.
Basically, it should serve as your do it all companion to get in touch with other players while you shoot your enemies. Unfortunately, there is no Bluetooth connectivity and rear trigger but it does come with a USB wireless receiver. You just have to plug it on the USB port of your PS3 system and use rechargeable batteries to use it with ease.
The Hyperkin PS3 Remotext will see the light at E3 this coming June. No word on exact price tag and availability yet but we are looking forward on hearing from the company on the upcoming days.
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Today the interest in Yoga, which has largely been focused on asana or posture, is expanding beyond the physical back to Yoga's core concern with consciousness. In this process a new popular usage of mantras is arising. In yogic circles, mantras may be recommended as part of inner spiritual practices or for outer personal gains and achievements. Some groups emphasize special mantras to improve prosperity, health or well-being. They claim that those who chant these will gain wealth, status or whatever they really want in life. Other groups emphasize special spiritual mantras to help induce higher states of consciousness. They maintain that those who chant their mantras will more quickly reach levels of awareness not otherwise is fully accessible. Many Yoga students chant mantras, using a personal mantra given to them by their guru or sanctified by their lineage, or add mantras to their Yoga classes, passing them on to their students.
However, in spite of this new interest in mantra, the full science of mantra is not fully understood or even appreciated. There is often a secrecy maintained around mantras in order to preserve their power, which must be respected. In addition few people know the complete science of mantra, as this requires a practice and study of mantras on many levels, not merely repeating a few common mantras for one's personal benefit. We find many people today chanting mantras that they don't know
or teaching mantras that they have not practiced or brought to life on an inner level. Hence the situation is ripe for a deeper approach to mantra, so that serious students can learn how to apply mantras with discrimination, insight and a higher aspiration.
Modern Yoga emphasizes Yoga asanas which place the body into special poses through which a transformative stillness can arise. Perhaps the easiest way for us to understand mantra is as a kind of asana for the mind. Mantras provide focus, strength, plasticity and adaptability to the mind, just as asanas do for the body. Mantras exercise our mental energy and give it poise and stability, just as asanas improve our physical condition. Most importantly, mantras harmonize the mental field, drawing our consciousness into a state of stillness that is inspirational.
Just as each asana puts the body into a certain energetic posture in which higher forces can be released, so too each mantra puts the mind into a certain pose in which it can become a conduit for a higher flow of energy and grace. Each mantra like each asana has its intention, form, and means of adaptation. Much like each asana, each mantra has its signatute energy that brings about a specific effect upon the mind and can be understood according to its sound, meaning and application. Unless we learn to use mantra in our Yoga practice, we may succeed in putting our body into wonderful asanas, but our mind may remain rigid, agitated or distracted. As asana is the key to the flexibility of the body, the right use of mantra is the key to the flexibility of the mind!
In the world of Yoga today, chanting or kirtan is another important practice that is rapidly growing in popularity. Kirtan is based upon the repetition of mantric sounds, names and phrases; though not all who perform kirtan may be aware of the meanings involved. Kirtan, we could say, is mantric music and song. It sets in motion the power of mantra within us, not just as a mental pattern but as a current of deeper energy and feeling. If we want to know the spiritual essence of Kirtan, we need to look more deeply into the subject of mantra.
Many modern Yoga groups give importance to mantra and primal sound. The mantra Om has become the main word and sound of Yoga. The chanting of Shanti or peace mantras is another important part of modern Yoga gatherings. The TM or Transcendental Meditation movement has for decades promoted mantra meditation and primal sound as its main technique. The Krishna movement has promoted the Hare Krishna) mantra as its primary means of developing devotion and higher awareness. Even the Yogic greeting, Namaste, 'I bow to the Divine within you', is a kind of mantra.
The great Shiva mantra – Om Namah Sivaya – is used by many Yoga groups, particularly those rooted in the Sivananda and Siddha Yoga traditions. Pranic mantras like So'hem and Hamsa (Hong Sau) are emphasized by groups like Self-realization Fellowship (SRF) or Siddha Yoga. Many Yoga Gurus initiate their students with mantras or combine mantra with the pranayama, asana or meditation approaches that they teach.
Mantras are one of the easiest of Yoga practices to perform, unlike complicated Yoga postures or strong pranayamas that many people are unable to do. There are simple mantras that any sincere student can be taught and gain much benefit from. However, mantra is also a very deep subject that can require more study and focus than outer Yoga practices working on the body and breath. Mantra connects us to the profoundest Yoga philosophies and the most powerful forms of meditation. Such a deeper use of mantras requires special training and adaptation at an individual level with a teacher trained in the tradition. As Yoga spreads and develops, the role of Mantra Yoga is bound to become more important, crucial and transformative both for the new student and for the advanced teacher.


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American Idol Final Six – Lakisha Jones Kisses Simon Cowell
May 01, 2007 08:06 PM by Joe Blackmon
For the American Idol top six performance show, Jon Bon Jovi and David
Bryan mentored the finalists. Ryan Seacrest also revealed that Idol
Gives Back viewer donations combined with corporate sponsor donations
resulted in nearly $70 million being raised for charity.
Phil Stacey sang "Blaze Of Glory." Randy Jackson said "I think other than country week, this is your best performance ever on this show." Paula Abdul said "This is the best opening I think we've had all season long." Simon Cowell said "I didn't hear any authenticity. I thought in the middle you were like a bad actor playing a role."
Jordin Sparks sang "Living On A Prayer." Randy Jackson said "It wasn't your best." Paula Abdul said "I give credit, because you went for it even knowing it was a little bit out of your range." Simon Cowell said "First of all, the look, it was like something out of the Addam's Family, the hair. As for the singing, Jordin, it was just out of control, it was verging on shrieking at times."
Lakisha Jones sang "This Ain't A Love Song." Randy Jackson said "You proved you can sing tonight." Paula Abdul said "You did give everyone a little something, something." Simon Cowell said "Lakisha, I actually could kiss you after that." Lakisha then came down off stage and kissed Simon.
Blake Lewis sang "Shot Through The Heart." Randy Jackson said "I will give you the award for the most original version of a song ever on American Idol, and you took a leap of faith, and guess what dawg, you won." Paula Abdul said "This was amazing, this was your night." Simon Cowell said "You know what, there will be half the audience that absolutely hated it, and half the audience will love it. And I think that was absolutely the right thing to do. I think you're a very brave young man, and you took a massive risk, and this is what is going to keep you in the competition next week."
Chris Richardson sang "Wanted Dead Or Alive." Randy Jackson said "That was nice, baby, I liked that." Paula Abdul said "This has turned out to be a great night." Simon Cowell said "I think you did as much as you could possible do with that song, because Chris, this is not your style of music."
Melinda Doolittle sang "Have A Nice Day." Randy Jackson said "I don't know if it was your best performance, but it's definitely a great performance again." Paula Abdul said "You're a rock star." Simon Cowell said "I thought it was like a young Tina Turner. I don't know the song that well, but I thought vocally in a different league than everyone else tonight."
So who will be the next two to go home on American Idol? The easy call is that Chris Richardson will be one of the two. Chris didn't have a bad performance, but he has been overshadowed by the other finalists for the last two weeks. Based on tonight's performance, Jordin Sparks could be joining him, but Jordin likely gained enough votes last week to keep her safe. Our prediction is that despite a great performance tonight, it won't be enough to save Lakisha Jones, and she will be the other finalist eliminated with Chris Richardson.
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48 Responses to "American Idol Final Six – Lakisha Jones Kisses Simon Cowell"
Anonymous Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 8:24 pm
You make it look as if Lakisha had the idea of kissing Simon. Simon said he could kiss her, then RYAN took her down the stage and then Simon and Lakisha kissed.
Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 8:41 pm
I see Chris R and Lakisha going home tomorrow night.
6. Chris R-GONE TOMORROW
5. Lakisha-GONE TOMORROW
4. Phil
3. Blake
2. Jordin-RUNNER-UP
1. Melinda-winner
mei Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 8:52 pm
go go chris, jordin, blake and phill!!!!! u can do better!
Anonymous Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:02 pm
I think Jordin might be in the bottom 3 or it wouldn't surprise me if she was eliminated (they always seem to have the whole elimination shocker).
matt Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:13 pm
I think Phil, and Chris will leave!!!
Gia Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Anything could happen!
My bet will be Phil & Lakisha.
Leo Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:16 pm
I think LaKisha and Chris would be going home tomorrow night. Chris did good with his performance, but I thought it won't be more votes to save him. LaKisha bounced back after two disappointing performances, but I don't think it won't be enough to save her and that is why they shoud leave.
mei Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:21 pm
chris wil not leave pls pls
Richman Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Bye Lakisha…stop trying to look good in tight clothes…your versatility in songs is lacking. Mel, good job. At least you tried the rock style. Jordan, ugh. Poor song. Chris, you actually sounded descent tonight as did you Phil. Blake, you are the BOMB!!! You have big brass ones to try that! Maybe Chris with Lakisha going bye bye?
LJ.... Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:25 pm
I agree Chris and Lakisha will go home. Jordin could have done better, but its one week. She's still great. I hope to see her in the top two and even number 1.
Lakisha Jones official fan site Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:25 pm
I think Chris and Jordon are going home. I think Lakisha has a few more rounds left in her.
Anonymous Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:40 pm
this is how it should be:
chris and phil gone tomorrow
then jordan
then melinda
with lakisha and blake in the finale
and blake winning
of course america will get it WRONG
and this is how it will go:
chris and lakisha tomorrow
then phil
then blake
with jordan and melinda in the finale
hopefully in this tragedy, jordan will win, but with all the hype about melinda the backup singer with no neck from day 1 im sure itll be close
blake proved tonight he is the hit from this season. lakisha knows who she is and what to do with herself, whereas shrek aka melinda is, yes talented, but fake and most definitely not hit-worthy. phil has turned it on at the right part of the competition…everyone really did great tonight with the exception of jordin (but she has such a huge fan base) soo the double elim will be very interesting, hopefully we wont have to say goodbye to lakisha or blake, who in my opinion are two of the best contestants ever to appear on american idol (definitely up there with daughtry carrie and kelly).
Lucy Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:47 pm
You know, after reading through that ridiculously long post…I have to say I almost perfectly agree with you except i think in the "what should happen section" Melinda will go before Jordin in a shocker…but I agree Blake & Lakisha are the bestest!!!
Tyler Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 9:57 pm
CHRIS RICHARDSON IS THE BEST!!! he kicked Daughtry's ass with that song! he and blake are the only true idols left. if phil "vampire boy" or LaKisha "fat ass" stays 1 MORE DAMN WEEK THEN F**K THIS SHOW UNTIL NEXT YEAR!!!!
brianne Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 10:26 pm
I'm pretty sure that Chris will be one of the eliminated tomorrow, even though he was actually pretty good tonight. The other could be either LaKisha or Phil, but i'm kind of leaning more toward Phil, even though i thought he was really good tonight, because other than tonight and country night, he hasn't had many stand-out performances and doesn't seem to have the fanbase that LaKisha has. I'd hate to see him go after such a good performance,though,but at least he'd really go down in a blaze of glory. Don't really want to see Chris go either, but i don't want to lose any of the others because i want it to come down to Melinda,Blake, LaKisha and Jordin, in that order.
Kerr Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Phil ur just an ass I don't like ur own version of blaze of glory. I think you need to go. Jordin oh baby that was bad I'm very dissappointed hope u're not leaving but base on your performance gonna say byebye. Lakisha ur back on the competition but still u will going home base on the last weeks performance. Blake u ROCK!!! Ur a very talented contestant here in American Idol. Chris nice try dude u did a great job in singing a rock song while it's not ur genre but still u impressed the judges your too good to be voted off this week. Melinda your vocal is too good but I dont like the song haha!
This weeks ranking:
Phil and Lakisha will be going home this week or Jordin will.
Latrina Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Gus Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Lakisha is number one in the contest.
Anonymous Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 11:50 pm
I think Jordin and Chris will go home. Maybe her fans will not vote for Jordin because they might think she is safe (if she indeed had the highest number of votes). Maybe Lakisha AND Jordin will go home as a shocking elimination (double shock I would say).
Latailyn Says:
May 1st, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Lakisha keep up the good work.
kiki Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:17 am
Melinda is going to be the runner up. And Lakisha, no doubt about it, she'll be the winner.
Don Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:28 am
Come on Lakisha! Girl, you've given us a reason to believe in you again! You made us believe you deserved to be in the top three again! Come on Lakisha! I was so proud of you tonight because you brought it back home and looked good doing it. I noticed that Lakisha has lost a substantial amount of weight too. I like her new look tonight. It was very attractive on her. You can tell who Simon wants to stay and who he wants to leave. He mentioned to both Chris and Phil that he didn't know if their performances were good enough to make it to next week. However, he wanted to kiss Lakisha because finally he saw in her what he saw from the beginning: a true contender! He knows she's one of the three best performers left and he wants a dream finale like no other! Last time we had a great finale was in season 2. Since then, all duds. If Lakisha can escape this week and then perform strong from here on out then she'll be in the top two. Let's all hope Lakisha stays this week and Chris and either Phil or Blake leave tomorrow night.
VOTE FOR BLAKE Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:00 am
Blake was totally amazing, he blew me away. WOW just WOW. Talk about daring and ORIGINAL. All the other idols basically did Bon Jovi Karaoke, only Blake acutally made the song his own like Jon Bovi Jovi said they should. Blake is a creative GENIUS. The way he reworked that song on his own and made the beatboxing part flow right into the singing part so seemlessly was total genius. It always bugs me when one of the idols has to ASK the celebrity guest what to do with the song like they don't have enough creative drive to do it themselves. Blake clearly knows how to put his own stamp on everything. I sure hope he wins, it will be great for idol to finally produce a real ARTIST that isn't copying anyone. He'll sell a bazillion Cd's.
ANON Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:12 am
Lakisha kisses Simon? How tacky.
mei Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:25 am
the result is….LAKISHA wil be out!!!
crison martesio Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:29 am
i'm rooting for Lakisha, MElinda and Jordin as the final 3!
Anonymous Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:38 am
Lakisha keep up the good work and dont pay any attention to Lucy or Brianne who thinks that you are fat and can't sing, because we dont see them on American Idol. You got favor girl no matter what your size is. Melinda, don't you pay any attention to the name calling either, because that person needs some serious help and who cares if they stop watching the show or not. Melinda, what that person is saying about your neck has nothing to do with the beautiful voice God has given you.
Hilda Weber Vancouver, Canada Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 2:30 am
Another great show.
Jordin was disappointing tonight. Phil and Chris ordinary.
Melinda, Blake and Lakisha in the final. Lakisha deserves to stay to be included in the final three.
Simon had to taste his words. Did he really want to kiss? I doubt it.
penda Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 2:59 am
Lakisha, you are the dude. You and Melinda are sure to compete for the grand finaly. Go girl
TO Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:09 am
I think it is Lakisha's time to go. I am tired of a singer who can not pronounce english and it makes all her words run together. She will be joined by Chris, his time has come. *** The Season Winner – Jordin ***
Anonymous Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:24 am
So, how many contestants has Simon kissed on the lips now? Lakisha last night, and I know he (and all the judges) kissed Katharine last year. Were there any others? Simon's turning into a regular Richard Dawson!LOL!!
Don Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 8:43 am
I just hope that kiss was worth 2million more votes because Lakisha needed and deserved them after last night's performance!
NJE Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:46 am
I'm so happy that AI did a Bon Jovi night! They're one of my favorite bands of all time! Anyway, performance-wise, I didn't think anyone was horrible, but I can definitely make an educated guess as to who's leaving.
This week's ranking:
Worst)Chris Richardson
5)Jordin Sparks (easily her worst performance to date)
4)Lakisha Jones (but she'll go over Jordin)
3)Phil Stacey
2)Melinda Doolittle (my favorite Bon Jovi song performed)
Best)Blake Lewis
Verta Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:49 am
LaKisha, I have never watched the show from beginning to end. But when I heard you on the first night of AI I was hooked. You have the voice, you have the personality and most of all you have the spirit to make it work. I heard you sing that Jennifer Holiday song, those types of songs are you. That's your voice! If you make it tonight (I'm praying that you do) the next performances will come down to song choice. Not that you aren't singing well, the songs that you have chosen were not for your voice. Just not you. But last night you proved to the world that you could sing and I think no matter what happens, someone in the music world has seen you and they are just waiting for the right time to approach you. Great performance last night. It should keep you in the running but I'm not sure with the performance of last weeks votes. But regardless, in my opinion, you are the winner. Best of luck to you and my God bless you in whatever He has prepared for your life.
mei Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 10:10 am
u guys talking abt chris richardson being worst…duh! just becoz he;s in bottom twice doesnt mean he is the worst…
jake Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 11:29 am
this is the raking from dialidol:
1) Jordin Sparks
2) Blake Lewis
3) Phil Stacey
4) Melinda Doolittle
Bottom 2 (would be going home):
5) Lakisha Jones
6) Chris Richardson
I just hope it gets it wrong because i don't want lakisha to go!! T.T
Anonymous Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 11:49 am
With it being combined with last week and last week getting twice the typically vote count (~70 million compared with 35 or so million this week), you have to expect Jordin to be safe this week. At this point, Blake has to be safe too.
Chris, after back to back performances that in each of their weeks have to be bottom two, gets booted for that consistency.
That leaves Lakisha, Melinda, and Phil. Since about two-thirds the grade comes from last week's stunt week, I'd predict that Lakisha will be the second to go tonite. If I'm wrong, it will be Phil to get the boot with Chris. Melinda should prove to be safe — she is consistently good, and she is starting to show personality …
Mike C Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 11:52 am
Last night was the best show since the British Invasion show with the Melinda and Blake Jon Jovi songs just incredible!!!
Jordin slipped to a shriek and looked messy and in desperate need of yet another "Kleenex"!!!!
And Latisha's kiss to Simon as bad as the junk from the Give Back Show. She gave "Back" allright!
But the kiss wont save her.
I wanna see her and Latisha go tonight. Lots of tears from both and of course, some TISSUE exchanges!!
Bye ladies, no more tears!!!
Blake was awesome Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:42 pm
I have to say rock is really hard to do.
I see CHRIS AND PHIL LEAVING. i LIKE CHRIS, BUT HE WAS NOT THAT GOOD. I THOUGHT JORDIN WAS JUST OKAY, NOTHING SPECIAL. I THOUGHT MELINDA WAS JUST OKAY.
Anonymous Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Jordin's famous daddy probably bought her a place in the top 2. She has way too many connections for her to go this week. I think Chris and Lakisha will go home, or maybe Phil? Today's show is going to be so interesting.
BLAKE/MELINDA FINALE!!!! Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Guys please vote for Blake! If it comes down to Jordin and Melinda it will be the most totally boring finale EVER. Blake in the finale will be WILD, you just know he'll do something totally off the wall interesting. The final two should be Melinda and Blake. Jordin has good pipes but ZERO artistry, nothing original or unique at all. At least Melinda can rock out like Tina Turner. IMO an idol should be able to handle any type of music and so far Melinda and Blake have proven they can while Jordin gets tripped up by anything that isn't her thing. Please folks, vote for Blake. So many people are voting for Melinda and Jordin and you have those VFTW peeps voting for Phil so if we don't massively vote for Blake he might get knocked out next week. Thanks!
Don Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Ummm no sorry. I will not vote for Blake because he does not have the pipes stand up against either Melinda, Lakisha, or Jordin in the finale. I like the fact that's he original but this is still a singing competition and I just don't want to see and hear Blake beat boxing in a finale while either of the three girls is singing their hearts out on that stage in the Kodak theatre. Blake doesn't match up well with any of these top females.
Anonymous Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:55 pm
It's not all about the vocals. Jordin could have the vocals, but her personality stinks. She's just a stuck up 17 year old with no manners and with a famous daddy who can get her whatever she wants. Melinda has the vocals, the personality, she has it all. Blake may not have the best vocals ever, but he is fun and he works as hard as anyone and he is doing the best he can.
Anonymous Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Blake is the bomb!!!
Don Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:16 pm
But the real question about Blake is: can he stand up vocally to Melinda, Jordin, or Lakisha? I think the answer is no.
Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 8:41 pm
cobbi Says:
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Correction: Blake sang "You Give Love a Bad Name" not "Shot Through The Heart" (where did you get that title?). Jordin performance may not her best but its not her forte, I don't think she'll be voted because of that. Chris will sure to go along with either Phil or Lakisha (black singers are known for R&B and Rap music but not with Rock). Jordin is still the best teen contestant on idol, total package wise. Blake's version is a refreshing one and I liked it.
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May 11th, 2007 at 6:50 am
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Cobi, the eccentric dog, was created by Javier Mariscal, who was born in Valencia in 1950. Established in Barcelona, where he has managed the "Estudio Mariscal" since 1989, his unique, avant-garde style is reflected in cartoons, industrial and textile designs, paintings, sculptures and interior decoration projects. This jack of all trades therefore has many important creations to his name: Barcelona zoo's graphic identity; Madrid's candidature for the 2012 Olympic Games; the creation of the Hannover Expo 2000 mascot (called Twipsy); and the interior fit-out of the Lighthouse – Scotland's Centre of Architecture in Glasgow, the Gran Hotel Rimini in Italy, and the Gran Hotel Domine in Bilbao, among others.
However, the Cobi mascot had a mixed reception when it was first presented: its avant-garde look is in contrast to the more child-like style of previous mascots. For the record, novelist Manuel Vazquez Montalban defended Cobi, saying: "I am pro-Cobi. He is a homage to all the dogs run over at Barcelona's motorway toll booth."* Finally, the smiling dog, who was represented practising all sorts of sports, managed to overcome everyone's reticence and was adopted by the public.
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