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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Saint Leo softball team ran its mark to 5-6 after a day two split of the 2014 Armstrong Atlantic Tournament, Saturday afternoon from Armstrong Softball Fields. The Lions won game one from Mars Hill, 8-7, before being upended 7-2 by number 5 ranked Armstrong in the nightcap.
In game one, Mars Hill took an early 2-0 lead on the Lions before the Lions scratched their way back into the contest. McKenzie Burns lead off the first inning with a single and stolen base (6) and would score off a Cassie Boggs base hit. The Lions would score another two runs in the second inning taking advantage of an error and a wild pitch, scoring both Rachael Heath and Michelle George.
Mars Hill battled back to tie the game at three in the third, but the Lions would answer back and plate another run in the sixth by Rachael Heath single scoring Tiffany Thompson who had pinch run for Torrie Weindorf to tie the game at 4-4.
The game would then go to extra inning and thanks to the international Tie-breaker rule a runner is place at second base at the start of the inning. In the eighth Mars Hill was able to score. The Lions had a couple more hits in them and were able to score with Jessica LoBianco single scoring Brittany Ewing.
Mars Hill keeping the pressure on the Lions crossed the plate in the top of the ninth scoring two runs putting the Lions down 7-5. The Lions were not going to be defeated, Michelle George base hit set-up the two-run, and two out base hit by Brittany Ewing. Ewing blasted the game-winning RBI's single up the middle scoring both Michelle George and Chelsey Steedley for the Win!
Ashley Ehlers preformed in impressive fashion as she tossed 9.0 complete innings, allowing 10 hits with four walks and striking out seven. The righty improved her record to 2-0.
Game two saw a tough 7-2 loss to the No.5-ranked Armstrong Atlantic (5-3). The Lions were only able to generate five hits, it was Rachael Heath with her first triple on the season that had the second RBI alone with Brittany Ewing getting the other. Unfortunately, the Pirates strung together eight hits and seven runs (three home runs accounted for four of the seven runs) during the fourth and fifth innings to claim a 7-2 lead.
Starter Alana Tabel lasted only (2.0) and Sarah Steiner came in as relief and in the circle for the Green and Gold as she went 2.0 innings, allowing three hits and four earned and was saddled with the loss. Jaclyn Amato came in as relief for 2.0 innings.
In total, the Lions left 19 runners on base, but collected 11 base-on-balls and hit .231 as a team.
The Lions will wrap-up the Armstrong Atlantic on Sunday, February 15, when they face-off again to No. 5-ranked Armstrong Atlantic at 10:30 a.m.
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Meatless Monday is a global movement, a way of life. It's not a campaign to turn everyone in the world vegetarian or vegan; in fact, many involved are meat-lovers. Eating less meat has been proven to reduce the risk of disease, curb obesity and has important environmental impacts, too. Will you join us in giving up meat, just for one day a week?
For every holiday party I've been invited to, the host instructions are to bring "an appetizer or dessert." As much as I love baking, I prefer to bring the former. There are always plenty of sweets at a holiday gathering, but no guarantee that there will be meatless pre-dinner snacks. If I bring one or two vegetarian appetizers, it guarantees that I'm able to snack while I'm mingling and if dinner happens to be a whole bunch of ham and prime rib, then at least I can continue to nibble on my own apps.
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Hummus: Hummus may be the quintessential vegetarian food, but it's adored by meat-eaters as of late (maybe because you can buy it in stores in millions of different flavors and we're all pretty used to it by now?) so bringing hummus to a party isn't a faux pas (like say, bringing packaged veggie burgers to a cook-out). Make it ahead of time and pack it in a container you won't mind forgetting at the party, and bring lots of crudite and pita chips for serving. Go traditional with the old-fashioned kind, made with canned chickpeas whizzed up in the food processor for a few minutes, or fancy it up a bit with sun-dried tomatoes and smoked paprika, use white beans instead of chickpeas (for a change of pace or because you're out of chickpeas) or make a lighter-but-still-super-creamy version with Greek yogurt and artichoke hearts.
Deviled Eggs: Everyone loves deviled eggs, whether they choose to admit it or not. Make them at home and pack them in one of those cute little deviled egg carriers if you're headed straight to a party, or if you're arriving long before the appetizers will be served, make the deviled filling and pack it separately and stuff the eggs before you serve them. Deviled egg best bet: Alton's 4-Pepper Deviled Eggs (above) or Nadia's Truffle Deviled Eggs.
Crostini: Prep the toppings at home and bring the bread along; assemble the toasts at the party and broil or bake just before serving. (Make sure you ask about using the oven ahead of time or you won't be invited back next year.) If you're really looking to impress, make it two appetizers in one. Make two different toppings and top half of the bread with one and half with the other. Fill your tray with Giada's Sweet Pepper Crostini plus the unexpected flavor combination of Bal's Crostini With Spiced Chevre.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.(UT Release) - Tennessee men's golfer Oliver Goss announced Tuesday that he will forego his remaining two years of collegiate eligibility and enter the ranks of professional golf.
The native of Perth, Australia, is Tennessee's all-time leader in career stroke average.
He also won the Silver Cup as the low amateur at the 2014 Masters, making a post-tournament appearance during the Butler Cabin ceremony.
"I couldn't have asked for a better experience at Tennessee," Goss said. "The support I received from Vol Nation was unbelievable.
"I feel this is the perfect time in my career to turn professional. I'm extremely excited and can't wait for the opportunity to compete on the biggest stage. I want to thank my teammates and coaches for everything they did for me during my two years in Knoxville."
Goss competed in his final event as an amateur at the 2014 U.S. Open, missing the cut despite shooting a first round 71 (+1).
Over the past year, Goss has elevated his game to make the cut at the 2014 Masters and finish runner-up at the 2013 U.S. Amateur.
"Oliver was outstanding representative of the University of Tennessee and our men's golf program," Tennessee head coach Jim Kelson said. "He did a tremendous amount to elevate the statue of our program. He will be truly missed as a player and a person. We wish him nothing but the very best in all his future endeavors."
During his time at Tennessee, Goss earned first-team All-SEC honors, All-SEC Freshman Team acclaim, he made back-to-back PING All-Region teams, was a third-team PING All-American, was named a Golfweek third-team All-American and was named to both the Ben Hogan Award Watch List and GolfWorld's Top-50 list.
Goss compiled nine top-10 and five top-25 finishes in 19 total events as a Vol.
He posted a career 71.88 scoring average with 26 rounds of par or better.
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The film uses unseen footage and archive material - discovered in a secret storage lock up - that provides the framework of the story.
Ballpark will release the film theatrically in the UK and Ireland this spring with the DVD following in mid-September to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Cash's death.
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Consumer Reports conducted a survey to determine the consumer mood this coming holiday season. They found that of the poll respondents:
23% will spend less
22% will finish shopping right after Thanksgiving, down from 30%
45% will not finish shopping until the second week of December
20% will not finish shopping until December 24
66% did not make a budget last year
57% will not make a budget this year
8% went "way" over budget last year
24% regifted last year
27% of women regifted
21% of men regifted
19% most want electronic gifts
12% most want gift cards
25% of men want most want electronics
15% of women most want gift cards
13% of women most want electronics
71% say clothing is the number one gift they will buy
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What the Physician Needs to Know About Lynch Syndrome: An Update
What the Physician Needs to Know About Lynch Syndrome: An Update
The Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer [HNPCC]), is the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC), accounting for 2% to 7% of all CRC cases. The next most common hereditary CRC syndrome is familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), which accounts for less than 1% of all CRC. Lynch syndrome is of crucial clinical importance due to the fact that it predicts the lifetime risk for CRC and a litany of extra-CRC cancers (of the endometrium, ovary, stomach, small bowel, hepatobiliary tract, upper uroepithelial tract, and brain) through assessment of a well-orchestrated family history. A Lynch syndrome diagnosis is almost certain when a mutation in a mismatch repair gene—most commonly MSH2, MLH1, or, to a lesser degree, MSH6—is identified. Once diagnosed, the potential for significant reduction in cancer-related morbidity and mortality through highly targeted surveillance may be profound. Particularly important is colonoscopy initiated at an early age (ie, 25 years) and repeated annually due to accelerated carcinogenesis. In women, endometrial aspiration biopsy and transvaginal ultrasound are important given the extraordinarily high risk for endometrial and ovarian carcinoma. These cancer control strategies have a major impact on at-risk family members once they have been counseled and educated thoroughly about Lynch syndrome's natural history and their own hereditary cancer risk.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States, where its annual incidence is estimated to be over 145,000. As the second highest cause of cancer death in the United States (surpassed only by lung cancer), its annual mortality is expected to exceed 56,200.[1] Estimating that ~10% of the total CRC burden is hereditary, this incidence translates to close to 14,500 new cases with more than 5,620 deaths. These are conservative estimates, given the striking genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity of hereditary CRC (Figure 1).[2] In turn, its familial incidence-namely a two- to-threefold excess risk of CRC in patients who have one or more first-degree relatives with CRC but who do not fit any of the hereditary criteria-is estimated to be 15% to 20%, or 22,050 to 29,400 new cases and 8,505 to 11,340 deaths annually.
The remainder of CRC cases will be "sporadic," which implies that none of the patient's first- or second-degree relatives have been diagnosed with CRC. However, more meticulous probing of the family history among so-called sporadic or familial cases may identify a hereditary syndrome (Figure 1). In most hereditary CRC syndromes, certain extra-CRC cancer types may be integral lesions. Those that have been shown to be integral to the Lynch syndrome are listed in Table 1.
Physicians must understand how powerful the family history can be in determining a patient's risk for cancer. They also must know the natural history of the Lynch syndrome, in concert with the availability and significance of molecular genetic testing, so that this knowledge can be applied to effective genetic counseling, screening, and management.[3]
Familial and Hereditary Cancer Risk
Public awareness of "familial" and "hereditary" cancer risk is increasing. Clinically, both physician and patient are concerned about the significance of "cancer risk." For example, firstdegree relatives of patients affected with common malignances such as carcinoma of the breast and colon, have approximately a twofold increased risk for cancer at the same anatomic site.[4] Twin studies, particularly those showing higher concordance of cancer in monozygous twins than in dizygous twins, provide evidence to support this familial cancer risk, as in the case of carcinoma of the breast.[5]
When searching for an explanation for familial or hereditary cancer risk, only about 20% of this twofold excess risk to relatives of affected breast cancer patients will be attributable to mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.[6] The same phenomenon occurs in hereditary forms of CRC, as in the case of the Lynch syndrome and its MSH2 or MLH1 etiology.[7,8] In reviewing the familial occurrence of common cancers, Houlston and Peto[9] suggest that its magnitude may be greater than currently appreciated in that the remaining familial risk could be due to mutations in as yet unidentified genes and/or to polygenic mechanisms, the latter being a more plausible explanation for familial cancer that does not follow a Mendelian inheritance pattern.
Hereditary CRC Syndromes
The two operationally defined categories of hereditary CRC are (1) tumors with chromosomal instability, which tend to be left-sided, show aneuploid DNA, harbor characteristic mutations such as K-ras, APC, and p53, and behave aggressively (eg, familial adenomatous polyposis [FAP]); and (2) tumors that show microsatellite instability, occur more frequently in the right colon, have diploid DNA, harbor characteristic mutations such as transforming growth beta type II receptor and BAX, and behave indolently (eg, Lynch syndrome).[7,8]
Logistics of Family Studies
Hereditary cancer syndromes can also be classified into two categories. The first includes disorders with phenotypic stigmata that can assist in establishing a hereditary cancer syndrome diagnosis. Striking examples include the multiple atypical nevi in the familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome[10] and the multiple colonic adenomas in FAP.[11]
The second category includes disorders that lack such phenotypic stigmata of hereditary cancer risk. Classic examples in this category are the hereditary breast-ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome[12,13] and Lynch syndrome.[7,8] In these latter settings, particular reliance must be given to the cancer family history coupled with knowledge of the pattern of cancer distribution within the family-factors that are mandatory for hereditary cancer syndrome diagnosis.
Problems in interpreting the significance of the family history may arise. For example, the diagnosis of hereditary forms of cancer may be obfuscated by numerous factors, such as reduced penetrance of the deleterious mutations, genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity, small families, false paternity, unavailability of medical and pathology records, slides, and/or tissue blocks, premature death of key relatives from causes other than cancer, lack of cooperation of otherwise informative relatives, and even decreased cooperation by their physicians.
In spite of the diagnostic and cancer- control virtues embodied in a wellorchestrated family cancer history, a severe failure in its collection and/ or accurate interpretation at the clinical level often exists. Confounding this omission, there may be a profound gap in knowledge between both clinical and basic science advances and their cancer-control translation at the bedside.[14] Certain of those potential barriers may delay hereditary cancer syndrome diagnosis and management.
Once the pedigree is analyzed and shown to be consonant with Lynch syndrome, certain measures can enable confirmation of the diagnosis, such as the presence of microsatellite instability in a CRC specimen from a genetically informative relative and, if positive, a search for a cancer-causing germ-line mutation (MSH2, MLH1, MSH6). The identification of a cancer-causing mutation that cosegregates with the cancer phenotype then becomes the sine qua non for a hereditary cancer syndrome diagnosis.[15] From this point on, the most important considerations will be predicated by the physician's knowledge of hereditary CRC, including its differential diagnosis in concert with the known extant phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity of hereditary CRC syndromes (Figure 1). This information must then be coupled with knowledge of the cardinal features of hereditary cancer (Table 1), in concert with those myriad multifaceted problems that affect patient compliance and management.
Power of a Germ-line Mutation
The power of a cancer-causing mutation in a patient/family is truly enormous. This has been investigated in members of 75 HBOC and 47 hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) families.[16] Collectively, this comprised 10,910 cohort members, of whom 1,408 were tested and learned about their results. Therein, carrier risk status changed in 2,906 patients following testing of 1,408 family members. The risk change to noncarrier status was most common, accounting for 77% of risk changes. Twelve percent changed to knowncarrier status from a lower risk. Sixty percent of persons with a carrier risk status change were not themselves tested, and yet their risk status changed because of a relative's test result.
Conclusions of the investigation were as follows: (1) Changes from uncertainty to certainty, ie, to carrier or noncarrier status, accounted for 89% of risk changes resulting from testing; (2) because most changes were risk reductions, economic and emotional burden lessened; and (3) research into the impact of testing on untested family members is clearly needed. Thus, this study had a major impact on the clinical, economic, and emotional implications of DNA testing in two of the most common hereditary cancer syndromes, namely HBOC and the Lynch syndrome.[16]
Molecular Genetics and the Lynch Syndrome
Mutations in six different mismatch repair genes have been identified in HNPCC patients: MLH1, located on chromosome 3p21; MSH2 on 2p16; MSH6 on 2p15; PMS2 on 7p22; MLH3 on 14q24.3; and possibly PMS1,[17] located on 7p22.[17-22] However, only 40% to 60% of Lynch syndrome patients harbor identifiable germ-line mutations.[23} Approximately 90% of the identified HNPCC mutations involve MLH1 or MSH2, whereas mutations in the MSH6 gene account for approximately 10%. MSH6 mutations appear to predispose to a milder form of Lynch syndrome and often show an excess of endometrial cancer.[24]
These findings suggest that other genes, including modifier genes, may be of etiologic importance in Lynch syndrome. The occurrence of mutation types that are difficult to detect and/or yet to be identified as well as environmental factors[25] and/or chance could also explain the etiology of those 40% to 60% of HNPCC families in which, to date, no known cancer-causative germ-line mutations have been identified.[7,26] The mutation database maintained by the International Collaborative Group (ICG)-HNPCC is an important source of first reference (www.nfdht.nl). Suter et al[27] reported findings of a germ-line epimutation in two individuals who lacked evidence of germline mutations in any mismatch repair genes but who nevertheless met clinical criteria for the Lynch syndrome. These authors noted that the characteristics of epigenetic states could produce patterns of disease risk that resemble those attributed to polygenic mechanisms. In addition, it is hypothesized that rare germ-line mutations and polymorphisms of low penetrance, such as those that have been identified in FAP,[28-30] may have as yet unidentified counterparts in the Lynch syndrome.
Genetic Counseling
We must bear in mind the absolute necessity of genetic counseling prior to DNA collection and testing, as well as at the time of disclosure of results, considering that the presence of a cancer- causing germ-line mutation will have a strong impact on the patient's lifetime destiny for cancer. Thus, this precious and potentially lifesaving knowledge will enable disclosure of risk for cancer(s) of specific anatomic sites, average age of onset, and possibly even prognostic differences in the patient bearing the specific cancercausing mutation. This knowledge will be limited only by the deleterious mutation's penetrance and the possible impact of environmental carcinogenic interaction.
To maximize the cancer control potential from a family study, the proband and his or her high-risk relatives should be notified about the hereditary cancer syndrome's natural history and the pertinent lifetime cancer risk. Genetic counseling must include an opportunity for DNA testing when this is appropriate; however, the candidates for testing must be made aware of its pros and cons. Surveillance and management opportunities for these high-risk relatives will then be highly targeted, based upon the natural history of the particular hereditary cancer disorder coupled with the presence of a cancer-causing germline mutation, when one is present.[7] Counselees must be prepared psychologically and must have an opportunity to address freely such concerns as survivor guilt if found to be negative for the deleterious mutation, or, if positive, concerns about insurance and employment discrimination, and even the possibility of stereotyping by their relatives.
Family Information Session
Cancer-control objectives can be significantly abetted through a family information session.[31] This involves the participation of as many family members as desire to assemble at an educational session, in a geographic area of convenience to the family. The family information session is conducted by a physician, a study coordinator (who may be a registered nurse), and a genetic counselor. Participants are educated in depth about the natural history of the particular hereditary cancer syndrome in their family, availability of genetic testing, and the surveillance and management options available to them. Blood draws for germ-line mutation testing, when indicated, will follow genetic counseling in consenting individuals.
The proband or a motivated family member can be extremely helpful in setting up the family information session in that they can notify their relatives of the upcoming family information session, assist in identifying an adequate facility for the session, and sign up family members for individual counseling appointments.
These family information sessions enable the physician and genetic counselor to discuss diagnostic and cancer control measures, as well as help to define confidentiality, psychosocial, and economic concerns that may have an impact on the family, and then determine how best to resolve them. A group psychosocial therapy situation often evolves. Family members frequently state that this was the first time a physician told them face-toface what could kill them and, in turn, what they could do about ameliorating the many diagnostic, screening, and management problems that they may encounter and/or may have already encountered as a result of being at increased hereditary cancer risk.


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February 23-27 is Fair Use Week! Fair use is a concept embedded in U.S. law that allows certain uses of copyright-protected material without the permission from the copyright holder. Fair Use Week is an effort by universities and library organizations to celebrate this important doctrine and to inform and empower students and faculty. There is a handy infographic that provides an overview of fair use concepts and your rights.
There are no hard and fast rules for what constitutes fair use, but in determining whether a particular situation is fair use or infringement, courts use four factors which can be remembered by the acronym PANE.
Copyright law and fair use claims result in lawsuits and cases, some of which become famous, that inform and guide our use of copyright material. The library maintains a guide on copyright and fair use. If you have questions or want more information, please contact Paul Orkiszewski at firstname.lastname@example.com or 828 262 6588.
The ebook experience can be pretty painful. So here's a suggestion that works for our 2 largest ebook sources, ProQuest ebrary and EBSCOhost. Use them by the chapter. It's fairly easy to open a chapter and download it as a pdf, just as you would a journal article.
One word of caution. For my example, I downloaded the exact same chapter 7 from the same book, once in ProQuest ebrary and once in EBSCOhost. ProQuest ebrary tried to download the entire Part 2 containing several chapters. I had to look up and enter the page numbers instead. But the newly redesigned interface was so responsive, that only took a few extra seconds.
We hope that library ebooks improve over the next few years. For now, we are leasing thousands of ebooks, but we also continue to buy thousands of traditional physical books.
Please note: Online databases and resources are, in almost all cases, only licensed for use by ASU students, faculty, and staff.
Base Camp for Graduate Students: Article Databases, Zotero and more!
Update your library research skills and learn about services, resources, strategies and tools that will save you time. New and returning graduate students welcome!
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Register here for any of the sessions.
In Base Camp – Library Research Skills you will:
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With the success of Tech Open House last year, we decided to put on another exhibit showcasing the digital technologies available in Belk Library during spring semester. Join us for our Tech Showcase on February 3-5, 2015 from 10 am to 4 pm in the Atrium of Belk Library and Information Commons.
Digital technologies change at a rapid pace. New gadgets and devices are cropping up all over the place. How are you to keep up with all the changes? Where can you go to learn more about your favorite electronic device?
Staff in Belk Library's Technology Services are on the bleeding edge of the latest in digital technologies. During the Tech Showcase, they will be available to demonstrate such things as 3D printing, Oculus Rifts, Makey Makey, and more.
Stop by and get answers to those nagging technology questions, or suggest ideas for workshops you would like to see in the future.
Date: February 3-5, 2015
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Location: Atrium of Belk Library and Information Commons
Special Collections, located on the 4th Floor of Belk Library and Information Commons, will reopen to the public on Monday, January 26, 2015. All regular services and hours will resume at that time.
Special Collections includes the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, University Archives, Stock Car Racing Collection, and Rare Books and Manuscripts. For more information about the collections, please visit http://www.collections.library.appstate.edu/ or call 828-262-4041.
Technology for Teaching Fair
Friday, March 20, 2015
Belk Library and Information Commons
Technology for Teaching Fair: Enhancing Student Engagement and Learning is designed to enable teachers to share how they effectively utilize technology to enrich student learning. The format will be an E-Poster format with roundtable discussions in between sessions. This format is designed to promote interaction, sharing and collaboration. Poster presentations could include simple technologies which, for example, promote student engagement to the more elaborate technologies that empower creativity and professional presentations, projects and websites.
Potential presentation topic could include: ways to adapt a course or assignment for diverse needs or learning perspectives; the provision of choices/options; increasing accessibility to course and course activities; student research and publishing tools; using graphics, audio and/or animation; managing and documenting course activities, blogs and assignments; group or collaborative works; surveys and quizzes; learning support tools and strategies; course design; organizing and presenting; website and E-portfolio development; electronic rubrics and rating scales; ASULearn initiatives; distance learning formats; providing progressions and scaffolds to better match learning to student needs; large course engagement tools and strategies; and support services, just to name a few possibilities.
We encourage anyone using technology to submit a proposal and everyone to register to attend! Registration is free and includes lunch, refreshments and prize draws among other great things. If you have questions please contact Nigel Davies (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Less than seven weeks remain until the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Now is a good time to start familiarizing yourself with some of the athletes who will compete in this year's games.
As usual the United States' Olympic delegation will include dozens of international superstars and household names:
- Swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte
- Reigning NBA and WNBA MVPs LeBron James and Tamika Catchings along with superstars such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and Diana Taurasi
- A women's soccer squad that made a name for itself at last year's World Cup
- World-champion sprinter Tyson Gay.
Later this summer we'll find out if Nastia Liukin will return to defend her all-around gold medal in gymnastics and whether two-time defending gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings will qualify in beach volleyball.
But there are plenty of other great American Olympians that the casual fan doesn't know. At least not yet. So here are several not-yet-famous athletes that you should keep an eye on this summer.
There's a good chance that you'll be seeing some of them on Subway commercials or Saturday Night Live this fall.
* – I should note that the track-and-field, swimming, and gymnastics trials all are scheduled for later this month. So it is possible, albeit not likely, that a few of the athletes on the list will not qualify for the games.
If there are other U.S. Olympians that you think we should be watching—and I'm sure there are many—please mention them in the comments.
Missy Franklin, Swimming
Missy Franklin just turned 17 and will be starting her senior year of high school in the fall. When she shows up on the first day of school at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado in a few months, there's a good chance she'll have some Olympic medals with her for show and tell.
Franklin holds the short-course world record in the 200 backstroke and the long-course American record in the same event. She was also part of an American 4 x 100 freestyle relay team that set a short-course world record.
(In case you're wondering, short-course refers to a 25-meter pool; long-course refers to a 50-meter pool. The Olympics use a 50-meter—"Olympic-size"—pool.)
Franklin, as a 16-year-old, won gold in the 200 backstroke at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai. She picked up another two golds and a silver as a member of the American relay teams. (Franklin also won bronze in the 50 backstroke, but that isn't an Olympic event.) A few days after the World Championships, Franklin won the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the U.S. National Championships in Palo Alto.
FINA (which is like FIFA but for water sports and not nearly as shady) named Franklin its 2011 Female Swimmer of the Year.
Missy Franklin, at 16, winning the 100 backstroke at last year's U.S. National Championships. (Photo by Chuck Burton, AP)
A couple years ago, Franklin told the Denver Post that her favorite athlete was fellow backstroker and 11-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin. This summer in London, there's a good chance that she and Coughlin will be teammates, and that she'll take Coughlin's spot on the backstroke leg of the 4 x 100 medley relay.
Franklin's high school gave her a surprise send-off last month. Eric Decker of the Denver Broncos made an appearance at the pep rally, and by the end of the festivities Franklin was doing the worm and dancing with a priest (presumably one of the school administrators).
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Jordan Burroughs, wrestling
24-year-old Jordan Burroughs will make his Olympic debut this summer, but he will arrive at his first games as a gold-medal favorite.
Burroughs won gold in the freestyle wrestling 74kg weight class at both the 2011 World Championships and the 2011 Pan Am Games.
Burroughs hails from New Jersey but, like many elite wrestlers, spent his college years in the Midwest. As a junior at the University of Nebraska he won the 2010 NCAA championship in the 157-pound weight class; the following year he was the national champion in the 165-pound class. Both years Burroughs put together undefeated seasons.
Confidence shouldn't be a problem for the reigning world champion. Burroughs's Twitter handle and website URL are both "AllISeeIsGold."
Last year Jordan Burroughs followed up an NCAA title with gold medals at the World Championships and Pan Am Games. (Photo from prommanow.com)
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Jordyn Wieber, gymnastics
It's possible that no member of the American women's gymnastics team that won silver in the team competition in Beijing (along with several individual medals) will be on the 2012 team in London. Shawn Johnson recently announced her retirement, and Nastia Liukin and Alicia Sacramone will have a tough time fending off younger competitors at the Olympic trials later this month.
But even if none of the household names from 2008 are representing the USA later this summer, American women's gymnastics will still be in good shape, thanks in large part to Michigan's Jordyn Wieber.
Wieber made her World Championships debut last year and won gold in the all-around and led the USA to a gold medal in the team competition. She followed that performance with all-around and team golds at this year's Pacific Rim Championships.
Jordyn Wieber with her all-around gold medal from last year's World Championships. (Photo by Lintao Zhang, Getty Images)
Wieber has won gold at the American Cup three times: 2009 (when she was 13), 2011, and 2012. The only other woman to win three American Cup titles was 1984 Olympic all-around gold medalist Mary Lou Retton.
The young gymnast has made no secret of her crush on pop star Justin Bieber. (Watch out, Selena. Personally, the idea of a family with the last name Wieber-Bieber excites me way more than it should.) If Wieber continues to perform at such a high level, "Wieber Fever" could spread beyond her hometown of DeWitt, Michigan and become a global epidemic.
(You may want to forget that you read that last paragraph.)
Here's Wieber at this year's American Cup:
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Jesse Williams, high jump
High jumper Jesse Williams competed four years ago in Beijing but finished a disappointing 19th in the qualifying round. Since then he's improved by leaps and bounds. (I can't pass up a high-jump pun.)
By the end of 2008 he had risen to sixth in the world rankings. In 2010 he won the high jump at both the USA Outdoor and USA Indoor Championships and finished the year as the world's second-ranked high jumper. Last year he won gold at the World Championships in Daegu.
Jesse Williams doing his thing earlier this year at the U.S. Open Track and Field meet in New York (Photo by Jason Szenes for The New York Times)
Williams is a former NCAA champion, winning the high jump for the University of Southern California at the 2006 NCAA Division I Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Earlier this year USC's Pac-12 rival Oregon invited the 6-foot-0 Williams to compete in a slam dunk contest against former Oregon and NFL wide receiver Jordan Kent. Williams won:
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WIXOM, Mich. -
The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are each offering $50,000 and Crime Stoppers is offering $2,000. More than 600 tips have been received by authorities via Crime Stoppers, police departments, phone calls and dispatch centers.
"The person or persons responsible for these random, violent shootings has demonstrated a reckless disregard for human life," said FBI Special Agent Robert Foley, who is in charge of the agency's Detroit office.
The FBI and ATF held a press conference Monday in Wixom.
"I am increasing a reward being offered by the ATF from $25,000 to $50,000," said ATF Special Agent in Charge David McCain. "Our law enforcement partner, the FBI, is also offering $50,000."
Earlier in the day, Michigan State Police said they don't believe that someone shot at a car at about 9 a.m. along the same stretch of freeway where there have been a string of recent shootings.
Watch: Communities on edge after roadway shootings
Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said that some type of "projectile" likely hit the car of the woman driving on southbound U.S. 23 near Interstate 96.
Police had shut down part of the highway and brought in tracking dogs to scour the area. Brighton Area schools were briefly put on lock down as a precaution.
Watch: MSP press conference after Monday incident
Police have released a sketch of the possible suspect which is described as a white man, possibly 30 years old and balding.
Ten of the incidents happened in Wixom alone. The first occurred Oct. 16th.
The most recent happened Saturday afternoon in Fowlerville when a motorist driving along Interstate 96 was shot and wounded.
Surveillance video shows the victim hobbling into a Mobile gas station in Fowlerville asking for help after being shot.
Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte said the 46-year-old Delton man was taken to the hospital for a gun shot wound in the left buttock area by a bullet that came through the driver's-side door. He was listed in stable condition at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital of Livingston.
Bezotte said the Delton man is a Tigers fan who was on his way to Detroit for the World Series game.
Anyone with possible information on the shootings is asked to call 800-SPEAK-UP.
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Hackerspace Demo Night is a monthly demonstration of awesome projects by Hackerspace members. Admission is free and open to all.
The next Hackerspace Demo Night will happen on Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 at 7:00pm.
What's being demoed tonight:
- A surprise (Augi Lye)
- Colour Bind (Justin Krup)
- Presentation Timer Pro (Chris Lane)
- Making a steampunk jetpack (Effie Rodriguez)
- Drawing robot (cvk)
- Reaction timer (Clint)
- rfcat (John Sawyer)
This meeting will be held at our new downtown location, 101 SE 2nd Pl, Ste 100, Gainesville, FL 32601. (We are located in the basement level of the Sun Center, in the former location of the club Wise Guys. Our entrance is on the south side of the building, near the large arch at the north end of the main parking lot, beneath the large green awning.)


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Twistep dog hitch is very well made and appears quite durable. Although I've only it about a week, I am so far really pleased with it---very easy to install, solid and wide stepping surface with nice grip for doggie paws. Twists easily into place. My dogs got the hang of it easily, with the encouragement of biscuits. I love it!


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Burning IceScience brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
Bob dares Jack to squeeze an ice cube in the palm of his hand, as tightly as he can for 5 minutes. Within a matter of seconds Jack starts to feel a burning sensation. Trying to prove his manhood Jack bears the pain as long as he can. About 65 seconds later, Jack opens his hand and quickly wipes his palm clean, revealing a big white blister. What caused this to happen?
AnswerBob coated the ice cube with salt before he handed it to Jack. The salt causes the ice cube to melt at a lower temperature. This creates a burning sensation, which feels similar to holding a lit match in the palm of your hand. The tighter you squeeze the more it burns. Within a matter of 90 seconds it will create a blister (This may vary depending on the person).
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There's an issue with the string substitution, inside the deployment or compilation code for LC ES2 ; it's not an obvious one to find either, as the symptoms don't seem to point to anything at first.
When deploying LCA on LiveCycle ES2, you get an error in the Admin UI
"An error has occurred durring import or deploy. Please see error log for details."
In the log, there are the following errors
ERROR [org.jboss.ejb.plugins.LogInterceptor] RuntimeException in method: public abstract java.lang.Object com.adobe.idp.dsc.transaction.impl.ejb.adapter.EjbTransactionCMTAdapterLocal.doRequiresNew(com.adobe.idp.dsc.transaction.TransactionDefinition,com.adobe.idp.dsc.transaction.TransactionCallback) throws com.adobe.idp.dsc.DSCException:
As an example, if there is component inside the LCA which is called "My", the compilation of the LCA will generate a file called "MyService.component" which is located at full-path as below.
During the calculation of the location of the corresponding jar file associated with this component, an incorrect string substitution is used, replacing any occurrence of the explicit string "component" with the new string "compjar"
Component path "My/1.0/components/MyService.component"
Calculated path "My/1.0/compjars/MyService.compjar"
The solution then would be, in Workbench ES2, to rename any part of the path to something other than the string "component". The result would then be, for example:
Component path "My/1.0/parts/MyService.component"
Calculated path "My/1.0/parts/MyService.compjar"


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10 Books Taboo for Their Time
Colin Farrell
How seriously do the Irish take their luck? Just ask Colin Farrell. In 2011, the Dublin-born actor offered a £16,000 reward for the safe return of a "lucky belt" given to him by his father, Eamonn. "The thing is literally coming apart at the seams," a friend said about the stolen item, which Farrell had spent roughly £3,000 to repair over the years. "The belt has undergone numerous alterations, like having extra holes punched in it and extra leather added since he has gone through so many weight changes." Fortunately, Farrell has backup superstitions. In 2004, he revealed that he always wore the same boxer shorts whenever he started shooting a new movie. They are "covered with shamrocks, and the waistband says, 'The luck of the Irish.'"
Heidi Klum
When Heidi Klum started designing fine jewelry for QVC several years ago, she made a four-leaf clover the symbol of her collection. Unfortunately, it brought nothing but bad luck. Van Cleef & Arpels sued Klum for copyright infringement, saying the design was too close to its trademark clover, and the Project Runway host had to say Auf Wiedersehen to that line. (She now designs a costume jewelry line for QVC). But Klum has another lucky charm she carries around—a bag of her baby teeth. "Well, I don't, like, advertise it," she confessed to Entertainment Weekly. "I did show somebody once and it fell under the seat and the flight attendant came over and he's like, `Can I help you?' and I was like, `Yeah, I'm just looking for my teeth.' And he's like, `Oh.' I had to find it —it's not good luck if I leave the [teeth] on the plane."
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Reduction of Wingtip Vortex from Suction at Wingtip
Wingtip vortices are strongly associated with induced drag for a three-dimensional wing. So it is important to study the characteristics of wingtip vortices in order to reduce the induced drag. In this paper, numerical simulations of the tip vortices for an unswept and untwisted rectangular wing (NACA 0012) are carried out at a geometric angle of attack 10° using the commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics code (Fluent), and numerical results are compared with the low speed wind tunnel experimental measurements carried out at NASA. The numerical results that were obtained by using CFD code show a good agreement with the experimental results. This has been done for the purpose of validation so that the code can be applied with confidence for modified configuration. Few different configurations have been evaluated computationally to explore their potential to reduce the wing tip vortex. It is shown by numerical calculation that the strength of the vorticity is significantly reduced when suction is applied on the wing tip and along a slot on the bottom surface near to trailing edge.
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Date(s) - 04/27/2017
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Seodaemun Station, exit 4 (line 5)--Outside at top of stairs
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Dark Side of Seoul Tour REGULAR EDITION ($30-35)
Murder! Ghosts! Sex! This is the side of Seoul that you won't find in the tourism brochures. Take a tour down the dark alleys of the forgotten 600-year history of bloody massacres, seedy hideaways, and mourning ghosts. Stops on this tour include the following:
- The site of a gruesome massacre
- The bridge whose stones tell a dark story that lovers and passersby know nothing about
- A neighborhood known to be occupied by the spirits of prostitutes who met grisly ends
The Extended Edition (2.5 hours) ALSO includes the following and more:
- A palace so haunted that the famous Queen Min refused to spend the night there
- Passing by the most haunted house in Seoul
- The tale of Korea's most notorious serial killer
- A street crowded with so many ghosts that people say you can't take a clear picture at night
Along the way we regale tales of Seoul's famous ghosts and murderers, weird and surprising landmarks, and the ancient city's scandalous secrets. Clairvoyants on the tour have reported that we also have a few vaporous guests who join us. Keep an eye out for them. This is not a food tour. There will be an opportunity to buy refreshments. Ladies will receive a measure of protection from certain Japanese ghosts. Children under 18 should not take this tour. It involves violent stories, sex jokes, and foul-mouthed tour guides.
Dark Side of Seoul
Length of tour: approx. 1 1/2 hours
Type: Walking
Food types: not included but opportunity to buy street food and refreshments will be made
Suggested items: Comfortable walking shoes, bottled water, umbrella (depends), camera, change of underwear
Start location: Anguk Station, exit 2 (line 3)
End location: Near Gwanghwamun Station (line 5)
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Like the USA's 5-medal swimming champ Missy Franklin, the Summer Olympics went by really fast. It's hard to pick a favorite Olympic moment, between watching athletes barely old enough to drive do multiple back flips on a 4″ beam or that one time Michael Phelps won more medals than any Olympian ever. But we'll mostly miss the great excuse the competition provided to try out several international dishes, each as impressive as its country's athletic masters. In case you missed it, here's a round-up of all of our Olympic coverage, from our Opening Ceremony party menu to gold medal-Olympian's lavish taste for $3149 cocktails.
The British food scene has much more to offer than bangers, mash and various combinations of the two.
Patriotic Cocktails for the Olympics
Classy Ladies Alie and Georgia gathered some of our favorite national cocktails from all over the world.
Our killer spread of diverse dishes kept you occupied while the athletes entered the arena against bizarre clips of Hugh Grant and The Prodigy.
Get two iron-bodied menus inspired by Michael Phelps and Carmelita Jeter.
Olympians Who Eat Their Medals
We put together our best gold and silver recipes so you can live like an Olympic champion.
Boys of Summer: Your Perfect Respite From the Summer Olympics
Cooking Channel served up mini-marathons of The Boys of Summer (Bobby Deen, Bobby Flay, and Alton Brown) for those who needed a break from the 2012 Olympics.
Gold Medal-Olympians Drink $3149 Cocktails
A club in London handed out £2,012 cocktails to gold medal-winning Olympians.
Goodbye, Olympics. We look forward to your figure skating in February 2014.


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In 2001, Congress first passed a resolution introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, who wrote, "By searching for our roots, we come closer together as a human family."
Family history enthusiasts continue to celebrate Family History Month every October.
Here at Family Tree Magazine, we'll celebrate with a Daily Deal & Giveaway: We'll offer you a great deal on a genealogy book, CD or other item every day during Family History Month—and a lucky someone will win the daily deal.
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My search on Civil War and Missouri, for example, resulted in matches including "Reminiscences of the Civil War" by Richard Taylor in the University of Iowa's Jan./Feb. 1878 North American Review. (Thanks to Sharon DeBartolo Carmack for the heads-up about this service.)
Sept. 22, 1861, President Lincoln wrote a letter to Illinois Sen. Orville Hickman Browning defending his response to an order of John C. Fremont, commander of the Army's Department of the West.
Fremont had declared martial law on Aug. 30 and freed slaves in Missouri. Lincoln wanted him to rescind that order because it didn't comply with the Confiscation Act Congress passed on Aug. 6. The Confiscation Act allowed the federal government to confiscate property used to aid the Confederate cause, including slaves. The act didn't go so far as to free slaves, though; rather, it merely removed their owners' claim to them.
Sept. 11, Lincoln modified Fremont's order to conform to the Confiscation Act.
He wrote to Browning that "Fremont's proclamation, as to confiscation of property, and the liberation of slaves, is purely political, and not within the range of military law, or necessity."
Civil War resources from ShopFamilyTree.com:
Neuroscientist-turned-journalist and genealogy buff Madeleine Johnson wrote about how she used a circular family tree chart of her own creation as a starting point to her roots research, and is searching for the story of a great-grandmother who died in an institution.
"Genealogy, distant and recent, gives meaning to personal and shared historical experience," she writes.
Also check out another post and article she mentions: Going Dutch: I'm one of the Van Dusens of New Amsterdam. So what? in which Matthew Van Dusen says his illustrious ancestry—described in a New York Times article about New Amsterdam's early settlers—doesn't increase his own personal importance.
I have to agree with him there, but I do think it's neat to be related to someone you might read about in a history book (I'm not, that I know of). Of course, it's also gratifying to discover and honor the stories of "ordinary" folks in your tree. What do you think?
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NYX Cosmetics Extra Creamy Round Lipstick Reviews
good for the price, but not greatIt's very creamy and feels moisturizing. It doesn't feel heavy on the lips at all. Very rich in pigment and goes on smoothly. The only thing is that It has terrible staying power and it seems to clump almost immediately on my lips. — 6 years, 2 months agovolta | 566 reviews
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NYX COSMETICS ROUND LIPSTICKI like this a lot! I have very pigmented pink lips, and when I apply this over them it turns out to be a very pretty light peach color. The formula is very creamy and moisturizing feeling. Personally, I don't smell or taste anything. The only con is the shimmer. The first time I applied it I felt the shimmer was too overbearing for everyday wear. The thing is, once you work through the first layer...read more of the lipstick in the tube I think the shimmer decreases. Maybe that's just my imagination. But now that I've used this a few times it's perfect for an everyday lip! I think this would go nicely on a lot of skintones, especially fair/warm. I'd buy again. I have medium-skin tone. NC35 to be exact. This is sooooo gorgeous on medium skin tone! This is the perfect nude lip stick! It doesnt make me look sick. Very hard to find a great nude color for medium skin tone. The texture is also very creamy and it lasts fairly oaky around 2 hours before it starts to rub off without eating or drinking. What I dont like about this is that since my lips are pigmented, it tends to highlight the lines on my lips so i had to get a lip concealer from etude house. But the color is really great. A pale peach color with a slight coral tinge to it. This is a great, everyday color. I would describe it as a peachy neutral. I usually wear this with my NYX mega shine lip gloss in smokey look and it looks great. My two complaints about this product; the taste and the frostiness. First, the taste is like detergent, absolutely awful. Luckily the mega shine conceals the bad taste. Second, I would not wear this without a lip gloss over it because of the frostiness. It can look quite garish without it. — 5 years, 4 months agomihshelle | 182 reviews
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awesomeThese lipsticks glide on smoothly and are very pigmented.They work great with NYX lipliners to make a long lasting lip liner. The bottom of the lipstick even has an extra amount of lipstick! — 6 years, 8 months agokenya | 504 reviews
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My new favorite lipstick!!!I read a review on this lipstick in Allure and went to Ulta and purchased one. I am in loveeee!!! The color is creamy, stays well, is moisturizing, is the best price EVER, and there are so many colors to choose from!! I have been on a nude lips kick lately so I went back and bought two other nude colors and will continue to keep buying this lipstick!! — 4 years, 9 months agoLamexicana1 | 221 reviews
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Creamy!Wow! these colors are great for the price. They are soft and creamy and come in a variety of finishes. I only wish they lasted a bit longer — 4 years, 10 months agoTheLacqueredLady | 751 reviews
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DecentThis is nice moisturizing lipstick. Fairly pigmented, the smell is alright (I don't find it unpleasant like some other reviewers). I wasn't impressed with how it goes on, it is not particularly smooth, it gets all clumpy, and god forbid you have a tiny dry patch of any sort- it will be very obvious. Sort of has a cheap lipstick look- which I guess is to be expected form cheap lipstick. I don't kno...read morew, maybe I picked the two colors that aren't too smooth... The packaging is nice, good quality, sturdy, looks rather good. The colors aren't very true to the displayed color. It is decent lipstick, but I don't think I'll be repurchasing. Even elf studio lipstick goes on and wears much better. — 4 years, 4 months agovenenumletalis | 176 reviews
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Great quality, great price, awesome selectionThese lipsticks are creamy and come in at multitude of colors. They are creamy, full coverage, opaque, and highly pigmented. They do not bleed or creep. I tried this lipstick in Hot Pink. It is a vibrant cream lipstick with a bit of white pearl sheen to it. It is a neon pink that leans slightly violet. They are extremely inexpensive. They last about 3 hours of normal wear. The downside is ...read morethat it has a weird chemical odor when first applied and the it is difficult to choose a color because there is no way to tell which are creams, shimmers, glitters, irridescents, etc. These are awesome if you want a special occasion color or try something out of your comfort zone, and, of course inexpensive everyday wear. Something for all skin colors and tastes. — 2 years, 1 month agoThorne | 456 reviews
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What's not to love?I believe these lipsticks deserve an extensive review due to the fact that they are simply amazing and just so incredibly affordable. With over 200 shades for only about $4.00 a shade, NYX has seriously achieved something wonderful here. These lipsticks have the quality of a department store, but the price of a drugstore; which can make for some serious indulging and color experimenting. Formula w...read moreise, every single shade I have tried has the same smooth, buttery glide and velvety texture. These lipsticks never dried out my lips nor accentuated my flakes. In fact, they moisturize so well, I actually have softer lips at the end of the day when I remove my makeup! The colors themselves are very pigmented and what you see in the tube is what shows up on your lips. They all wear very well without bleeding nor that heavy weight that screams "I have lipstick on". However, there are some small quirks that deserve mentioning. First, these lipsticks do fade a little. It has never been a problem though because, by the time the lipstick has worn off some (around lunch or midday), there is a nice stained effect left on my lips until I have the chance to reapply. Secondly, these lipsticks do have a distinct smell. It is a rather detergent-like, chemically, floral scent that is a little strong when applying. The scent doesn't last and the lipstick itself is tasteless, but those sensitive to scents should be aware. I should also mention that the packaging presents a little joy in itself. Simple and no fuss, the black tube is always easy to travel with and the cap never falls off. The lipstick bullet twists up so smoothly and easily, it just reinforces the fact that it is a quality product. As a last note, I highly recommend the shade Heredes, which is a dusky, tea rosy, nude that could be the perfect my-lips-but-better shade for a lot of medium to tan skinned ladies! — 5 years, 1 month agotheycallmerainbow | 106 reviews
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unscented & high payoffLove the fact that there isn't a hint of any fragrance or smell. It is very creamy and smooth, and the payoff (color deposit) is very intense. It's such a great price too! — 8 years, 3 months agoMakeupGuru | 444 reviews
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Review subjectThis goes on very smoothly, I have a red color. I love the pigmentation and the price is great for the quality! The only thing I don't like is the taste and the staying power. it tastes like wannabe plasticy cinnamon/cherry I just don't like how NYX has to add scents to all of their products.. — 6 years, 1 month agoeatinglipstick | 145 reviews
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The DES 4: The Hart Brothers (Dream Matches)
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I just finished Bret Hart's book and caught the Greatest Rivalries DVD, and it got me looking into some of Bret's old matches. For those of you who don't know or forget, Bret had a lengthy feud with his brother Owen. Well of course, I looked into Owen's old matches and I forgot how talented the Hart Brothers were together, as opponents and as allies. I figured I'd just throw some dream matches out there if Owen were still with us and Bret could still wrestle.
Main Events:
Bret vs. CM Punk, Chris Jericho, or Bryan Danielson.
With just about everyone calling themselves the best in the world these days, (or at least three major stars) I forgot that one of Bret's epithets was, "The Best there is, The Best there was, and The Best there ever will Be." I don't think I need to go into precise detail over how amazing any match one of these guys would have Bret. With each guy having a submission move, a cocky attitude, and an equal number of Canadians and Americans (actually each guy starting out as an underdog and then taking off to the main event), any one of these three younger stars would make an instant four star match with the "Hitman".
Owen vs. CM Punk, Jericho, or Danielson
For those who don't know, for the longest time, Owen played a heel wrestler desperately trying to get out of the 'shadow' of his older brother Bret. Their matches were great and the world was shocked when Owen pinned Bret clean in their match at Wrestlemania X. Owen had a lot of great skills and knew how to work the crowd as a heel. Now, the last time the Hart brothers were together, they had made up and become allies, both as heels, in The Hart Foundation. Perhaps Owen, still allied with his brother or at least respecting his honor, he would feel obliged to defend his brother's epithet at the hands of all these usurpers running around. On the other hand, since these guys are running around claiming they are best, perhaps Owen would hate having all these guys running around talking about how great they are when they haven't wrestled him yet. Any one of these three scenarios really has my juices flowing and I think they'd be great feuds.
Owen or Bret vs. HHH
I have heard the stories about HHH saying Owen was suppose to get "The Game" gimmick if he hadn't passed away. Not sure how true the intentions are, but it makes an interesting case. HHH called himself "The Game" because he was "that damn good!" Going back to Bret's epithet and never having a second run in the WWF/E, I could see him taking exception to HHH making such a bold statement, knowing Bret wasn't around to contest it.
Then we have Owen, the Dark Hart, the King of Harts, who had unfinished business with the HHH and would take exception to such a bold statement with Hart and HHH never had a real, lengthy feud outside of Bret's and Shawn's influence. Who would come out on top? Would HHH lose the right to call himself the Game? Would Owen take it? Would HHH even be the King of Kings (his new epithet)? Could their have been a war of kings? (Did any Kings of the Ring feud with each other, based around the predecessor and successor?)
Just for Fun- Exactly as it says, these are more what if situations then any thing else.
Blue Blazer Team-Up/Feud with Hurricane
With two very different super-heroes running around the WWF/E at different times, makes you wonder how they would have interacted with each other. Would BB welcome a new hero? Would they join forces? Would BB have joined the Alliance out of spite, during the WCW invasion? Would they be faces, defending the likes of the WWF/E from Lesnar, the Show/Kane team-ups, and Evolution? Or, would they be heels, acting like the Right to Censor or Kurt Angle; on a mission to rid the WWF/E of tasteless and degrading storylines and angles or acting cocky because they were better than everyone? I remember when Hurricane turned heel and became Shane Helms again, would BB try to bring Helms back on the right path? Or would it be Owen who would abandon his noble path and become a heel again? Would we see a super-villain in the WWF/E?!
Owen Hart vs. Michael Cole (The Slammys)
If there was one thing Owen loved in life, or at least in the ring, it was his Slammys (Two Time Winner!). Last year, with Michael Cole rather proudly and obnoxiously reminding us of his Slammy win, would Owen Hart take offense to Cole stealing the thunder off of one his many accomplishments? Would we really just see Cole have Jack Swagger wrestle for him? Are you also thinking a Swagger vs. Owen match has the potential to be decent match up? Would Owen be sticking his foot in Cole's mouth?
Owen vs. The Miz
Before lynching me, hear me out. And all pitchforks must be down. Great, now listen, for the 90's, one of the most annoying heels around was Owen Hart, proudly showing off his aforementioned Slammys. Well, who's the most annoying heel right now? The Must See WWE Champion the Miz. Would we have a feud between these two over who deserves more attention? Would Owen have already won the championship that alluded him in the 90s? Would Owen's influence be the rub Miz needed? Or would they team up and become Awesome Blazer/ Awesome Hart?
The Hart Foundation vs. Tag Teams
The tag team division hasn't been hot in a while. Maybe they just needed the right team to super charge it again, like Air Boom may have. To be honest, I think Owen and Bret didn't regular team as a pair much or at all while in the WWF/E. If they were still wrestling, how would that have affected the division? They were both very impressive tag team champions, with Owen partnering with numerous partners and Bret being a part of one of the major tag teams of the 80s. Would the perpetual return of DX every few years also be a factor? Why am I imagining a match of the Hart Brothers vs. the Spirit Squad because of that? Would DX team up with the Hart Brothers against the Spirit Squad? Or the Hart Brothers and the (briefly) reunited Rockers? Would be seeing Owen vs. Dolph Ziggler because of that? Or Bret vs. Dolph?
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Cubs rally to take rubber match in Washington
Soriano scores go-ahead run in ninth on double steal, errant throw
WASHINGTON -- All Welington Castillo had to do was stand still, and that was enough to help the Cubs beat the Nationals on Sunday afternoon.
Alfonso Soriano stole third and scored the game-winning run on a strange throwing error by catcher Kurt Suzuki during Castillo's at-bat in the ninth to lift the Cubs to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Washington at Nationals Park.
"Everything worked perfect for me and for the team," Soriano said.
And for the Cubs. With the game tied at 1 in the top of the ninth, Soriano singled off Rafael Soriano and moved up on pinch-hitter Julio Borbon's single. One out later, both runners broke on a double steal on the first pitch to Castillo. Suzuki's throw to third deflected off Castillo's bat and sailed into foul territory, and Soriano scampered home with the go-ahead run.
"That's the way you draw it up, that's what you're supposed to do," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of Castillo's stance. "You're supposed to make the catcher get around you and don't let the catcher get a throwing lane."
Suzuki tried to get home-plate umpire John Tumpane to call interference on Castillo.
"I didn't move," Castillo said. "The only thing I said was I told the umpire, 'It wasn't interference, I didn't move.' The umpire said, 'I see you, I see that you didn't move.'"
Said Suzuki: "[The ball] hit it. It's the first time I've done something like that, let alone saw it. It's just one of those things where a freak thing happened."
It was a rough day for Suzuki, who was ejected in the ninth when he was called out on strikes.
"The catcher always takes it personally," Castillo said. "I understand his situation."
Soriano isn't going to swipe 40 bases as he used to do earlier in his career, but he can still be effective if he gets his timing right.
"I'll steal when the team needs it," Soriano said. "I feel I can do it. I had a good jump. I don't want to steal 30 or 40 bases, but I want to try to steal some bases when the team needs it."
It was a huge break for the Cubs, which have been few and far between this season.
"I was surprised when I saw the ball [sail]," Soriano said. "Suzuki is a great catcher. I said to myself, 'I want to go to third.' I was surprised when the ball hit the bat. It was a huge break for us."
James Russell picked up the win in relief, and Kevin Gregg picked up the save, his sixth in as many save situations. It was the 23rd game out of 37 to be decided by two runs or less for the Cubs, who were able to rally the last two games and beat stellar starters Stephen Strasburg and Gio Gonzalez -- both of whom were stingy.
"That showed a lot about the players," Sveum said of his team. "The first night, having [Jeff] Samardzija on the mound and things falling apart, and to come back and win both games against two of the best pitchers in baseball showed me a lot about these guys to do something like that."
The Cubs trailed, 1-0, in the eighth when Dioner Navarro singled to lead off against Drew Storen and moved up on a sacrifice by Darwin Barney. Navarro was replaced by pinch-runner Travis Wood, who advanced to third when pinch-hitter David DeJesus popped up for the second out.
Wood then scored on Starlin Castro's single to tie the game. Cody Ransom singled but Anthony Rizzo grounded out to end the inning.
For the first five innings, it looked as if the Cubs would be bringing back some very clean, unused pink bats from their Mother's Day game. The lack of offense was a complete reversal after the first two games of the series, when they reached double-digits in hits -- totaling 22, including 13 doubles.
Gonzalez gave up two hits over seven scoreless innings, needing just eight pitches to get through the first. All told, he retired the first 18 in a row before Navarro was safe on an infield single that shortstop Ian Desmond knocked down. Two outs later, Castro walked and Ransom singled to load the bases. Both Navarro and Ransom used pink bats, part of Major League Baseball's efforts to celebrate Mother's Day and raise awareness for breast cancer. But Gonzalez got Rizzo to ground out to first baseman Adam LaRoche.
Chicago starter Scott Feldman did not factor in the decision for the first time this year. He began the season 0-3, but had won his last three starts heading into Sunday's game. Sveum complimented the right-hander's command, saying it's taken a little longer for Feldman to get a feel for his pitches.
"He's throwing the ball wherever he wants," Sveum said. "You just hope it continues."
Feldman had a rough first. Denard Span doubled to lead off, and one out later, Bryce Harper walked to set up Ryan Zimmerman's RBI double off the right-field wall. Feldman needed 29 pitches and faced seven batters that inning.
"It looked like he was struggling, but it was more pitching around guys who were hot and who you didn't want to beat you," Sveum said. "He obviously settled down and pitched well again."
"I didn't have the greatest feel in the first," Feldman said. "I was just trying to stay out of the big inning and not let certain guys beat me. Zimmerman hit that ball really well, and luckily it only went for a double today and not a homer. ... Today, two runs was enough."
Feldman had seen Desmond for the last two days, and he didn't want to deal with his hot bat.
"It seems like he's seeing the ball really well right now and putting some good swings on it," Feldman said. "For me, that was the guy I wasn't going to let beat me today. They have a great lineup, and it's tough to pick your poison. The way he's been swinging, he was the guy for me today. I wasn't going to give in."
The Cubs won their first series in Washington since 2010.
"Hopefully, this translates into more wins," Feldman said of the last two games. "We can start believing in each other even more and know we can compete on a high level with a great team over there and get a series win."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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