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Medical Definition of Systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus: A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Patients with lupus have unusual antibodies in their blood that are targeted against their own body tissues.
Lupus can cause disease of the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, joints, and nervous system. When only the skin is involved, the condition is called discoid lupus. When internal organs are involved, the condition is called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Up to 10% of persons with discoid lupus (lupus limited to the skin) eventually develop the systemic form of lupus (SLE).
SLE is eight times more common in women than men. The causes of SLE are unknown. However, heredity, viruses, ultraviolet light, and drugs may all play a role.
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The treatment of SLE is directed toward decreasing inflammation and/or the level of autoimmune activity. Persons with SLE can help prevent "flares" of disease by avoiding sun exposure and by not abruptly discontinuing medications.
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The Golden Tap Awards is proud to announce this years host, Joe DeVito!
Joe DeVito has the power to start fires using his mind, and he also does standup comedy. Whether taking on relationships, his Italian-American family, or current events, Joe's dead-on timing, unexpected twists and sheer flights of lunacy make him a favorite at clubs and colleges across the USA, and at the top venues in New York City.
After spending a decade as a journalist and advertising writer, Joe gave into his coworker's demands to try performing so he could find fame, while they finally got some work done. In 2006, he was invited to the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Canada, where the Montreal Gazette rated his performance "9.5 out of 10."
Joe's TV appearances include two performances on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on CBS, "Gotham Comedy Live" AXSTV, Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham," and a semi-finalist turn on season five of NBC's "Last Comic Standing," as well as "comedy.tv" on the HD channel. His savage wit has also made him an in-demand panelist on shows like "Chelsea Lately," CNN's "Headline News" Animal Planet's "Wild 100," a regular guest on FOX News Channel's "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld" and truTV's "The Smoking Gun Presents…" As a writer, Joe has contributed to Maxim Magazine, MTV, and the award-winning film "Super Size Me."
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Overbay essentially has three-day tryout with Yanks
TAMPA, Fla. -- On Wednesday, Lyle Overbay was in Day 2 of what essentially amounts to a three-day tryout to prove he can crack the Yankees' Opening Day roster.
The 36-year-old first baseman has a chance to impress the Yanks' coaching staff, and he started at first base against the Orioles in Sarasota, going 2-for-5 in the Yankees' 11-8 win.
Overbay appeared as a defensive replacement in Tuesday's 4-4 tie against the Astros, going 0-for-1. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that Overbay, who was released by the Red Sox on Tuesday, is able to opt out of his Minor League contract on Friday.
"He got released, so I just gave him, basically, a three-day contract," Cashman said. "'Come on over, we'll take a quick peek.' Our scouts have watched some of the stuff he's been doing while he was with the Red Sox, so he'll get a three-day, NBA-style contract on the Minor League side."
With Mark Teixeira injured and expected to be out until at least the middle of May, the Yankees have been holding auditions at first base. Juan Rivera entered play on Wednesday batting .305 in 59 spring at-bats and could also make the club, and Cashman said he would not try to send either Overbay or Rivera to Triple-A.
"I'm not looking at any of that stuff, whether it's him or Juan," Cashman said. "I'm just looking for, can they help us at the Major League level right now given our circumstances? That's why I'm looking at everything I can look at."
It seems strange to make a decision based on three days of Spring Training play, but Cashman pointed out he has made unconventional moves in the past. In 2011, the Yankees gave right-hander Brian Gordon two spot starts based on a statistical assessment from the team's director of quantitative analysis, Michael Fishman.
"We have our scouting reports," Cashman said. "It's better than the alternative of choosing to not even [look]. Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
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- "No one lived after he decided ter kill 'em, no one except you, an' he'd killed some of the best witches and wizards of the age - the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts - you were only a baby an' you lived"
- —Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter[src]
Gideon Prewett (b. 1940s[2] or 1950s[3] - d. 1981) was a pure-blood wizard, the brother of both Fabian and Molly. Gideon was a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War. He was killed by five Death Eaters before the end of the war, along with his brother.
Early lifeEdit
Gideon was born into the wizarding Prewett family, with his two known siblings: Fabian and Molly. Under[4] the First Wizarding War, Molly, Gideon's sister, married Arthur Weasley, and the couple eventually had seven children.
First Wizarding WarEdit
During the First Wizarding War, Gideon and his brother decided to join the ranks of the Order of the Phoenix to fight against Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Their sister does not appear to have been an official member, probably because she had young children to take care of.
Eventually, however, Gideon and Fabian were attacked by five Death Eaters, one of whom was Antonin Dolohov. They were described as having "fought like heroes" by fellow Order member Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, though both were ultimately killed. Following Voldemort's fall from power, Dolohov, and perhaps others involved in the Prewetts' "brutal" murders, were imprisoned in Azkaban for the crime.[5]
Gideon and Fabian died between the age of 31 and 41.
It has never been shown how Molly coped with the deaths of her brothers. She rarely mentions them, perhaps indicating that she took their loss hard, but when she does, she speaks fondly of them indicating her love for her brothers.
Gideon is a Hebrew name, possibly meaning "mighty warrior". There is a figure in the Bible known as Gideon who is a judge known for his faith and sense of justice.
Behind the scenesEdit
- While Fabian and Gideon are mentioned as having been members of the Order, their sister Molly was not, most likely because she was raising her children, Gideon's nephews, during the First Wizarding War.
- Fabian and Gideon are portrayed by James and Oliver Phelps (the twins, who also portray Fred and George Weasley) in the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, presumably portraying Fabian and Gideon as twins as well, though this is never stated in the books.
- It is possible Gideon's sister honoured Fabian and Gideon with the naming of her twin sons. George, one of her twins, has the same first initial as Gideon, 'G'. Her other son, Fred, has the same initial 'F as Fabian'.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears in photographs)
See alsoEdit
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Gideon appeared in a photograph with Marlene McKinnon that was taken two weeks before Marlene's death in July 1981. This indicates Gideon was alive in the summer of 1981 and must have been killed sometime between then and Voldemort's fall (31 October, 1981).
- ↑ If they were older than Molly, then Gideon and Fabian were born in the 1940s as Molly is born in 1950
- ↑ If they were younger than Molly, then Gideon and Fabian were born in the 1950s as Molly is born in 1950
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


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Something to Sing About
November 8th, 2013 | SMWC
By: Katie Shane
It's a moment thousands of people have watched online; months after suffering a gunshot to the head, Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords mouths her first word, "you". In a second video she and a therapist work to lift her legs. And then in another video, she takes her first steps. Each clip is emotional, exciting… and musical. Through the healing process doctors have relied heavily on music therapy to aid Giffords as she works through the brain injury.
While many hospitals across the country offer music therapy only a handful of colleges and universities offer the program in undergraduate and graduate degrees. Saint Mary of The Woods College is one of those colleges. Not only does The Woods offer the music therapy degree, but the program is celebrating its 30 year anniversary.
"It's become one of The Woods' very distinctive programs," says Music and Theatre Department Chair Tracy Richardson. "We are one of only three or four universities in the state that offer this program."
Richardson is a professor of Music Therapy at The Woods and still logs hours as a music therapist at a local Terre Haute hospital.
While she says not every session with a patient is as emotional as the video clips of Giffords, there are moments that are unforgettable.
Richardson recounts a session between a mother and daughter.
The daughter had recently been diagnosed with cancer.
"I started to sing, 'You Are My Sunshine', just to break the ice. I started and they locked eyes. The mother climbed into bed with her daughter and they were crying and hugging," Richardson says thinking back to that moment. "At the end I said, 'What was this like for you? Could I sing something else?' And they thanked me and said, 'That was all we needed today.' For me it felt like that was what they needed…. The music sliced through everything and allowed them to be real and to be with each other. It was just the music, it cut right to the bone. I have lots of stories like that, that are special to me and taps into the human condition and makes things real."
In that moment Richardson was part musician and part counselor; a common occurrence for music therapists, who incorporate numerous skills into the one profession.
"Music therapy is a challenge to explain and define because it draws from so many other disciplines," says Sharon Boyle, Associate Professor of Music Therapy at The Woods. "Psychology, anthropology, sociology, neuroscience, music, counseling… it is at once an art and a science, and contains an interpersonal process."
Described as a healthcare profession, music therapy is used to make changes and reach goals in patients with conditions such as Autism or Alzheimer's or patients who have suffered a stroke.
"A lot of people think music therapy is what a music teacher does but we use music as a tool, we use music as a way for people to improve in a way or area they need to improve in," Richardson explains.
Richardson uses an example of a stroke patient who cannot speak. While language takes place in the left side of the brain many patients can still communicate through song because music and singing takes place on the right side. With song many patients can learn to speak again.
In the 30 years the music therapy degree has been offered at The Woods many students have seen patient breakthroughs. And in the future there will be plenty more.
The graduate program, which was started in 2000, is a hybrid format with online coursework and limited time on campus.
The newly created Music Therapy Equivalency Program, the only one of its kind in the country. This program provides students who already have a degree in music to pursue a career in music therapy.
"The Woods is really good at pioneering things," Richardson says of the program.
Richardson would know, she was a student in 1983 when the music therapy degree was created.
"It is very special for me," Richardson says. "I was a student here and (now) being able to teach in the program that I was part of as a student, it's just amazing."
Started by Sr. Laurette Bellamy, the Music Therapy degree program aligns perfectly with the overall mission of The Woods.
"It works within the context of service, making positive change in the world, and is centered within the modality of music, which has a long and rich tradition at SMWC and with the Sisters of Providence," says Boyle.
Recent SMWC graduate Julia Lopez-Kaley shares Richardson and Boyle's admiration of the program.
The 2011 graduate is using her degree in a career as a music therapist for Bridges of Indiana.
A musician her entire life Lopez-Kaley says learning of the music therapy program was her "ah-ha" moment in high school. Once she looked into the program she knew it would be a perfect fit.
Now working in the profession, Lopez-Kaley is nearly speechless when asked about how the program prepared her for a career in music therapy.
"Oh wow, I felt so prepared when I left The Woods," she says. "I am very biased on my opinion but I felt so supported by the faculty in all different realms. I felt supported in my clinical and professional growth, in the growth of my music skills and I was personally supported. While I was learning these new skills, I felt so supported and so prepared to go into an internship and then go to work as a music therapist."
Cathleen Flynn, who will graduate with a bachelor of science in music therapy degree in August of 2014, also feels that support.
Flynn, a native of South Dakota, says her time at The Woods has changed every aspect of her life.
"I improved as a musician and learned clinical techniques," Flynn explains. "But I also became more emotionally aware and a better communicator which enriches every part of my life."
That sentiment is something both Boyle and Richardson also echo while speaking about the program.
Boyle says that while The Woods and the Music Therapy degree program may be small compared to others in the country; it's made a large impact over the last 30 years.
"The undergraduate program has a very strong reputation in music therapy and while we are small, we are mighty," Boyle says proudly. "Our students are leaders on campus and they receive competitive scholarships, internships, and eventually jobs or graduate school… They truly are outstanding examples of excellence, professionalism, initiative, and the desire to serve and make positive changes in our world!"
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When did things get so violent? It's a question I've been asking myself more and more as I read the headlines about shooting and stabbings that take place so often in Winnipeg's North End.
I grew up in the North End and, yes, it was a pretty tough neighbourhood, but most of our differences were settled with fist fights. And when two guys decided to square off, everybody else backed off and said, "Fair fight, one on one!" And when one guy said, "I give (up)," the fight was over. We didn't allow "swarming" or 10 guys giving "the beats" to one guy.
Sometimes somebody pulled a knife but it was just as often a pocket knife as a switch blade, and, as I said, this was rare. Almost nobody carried guns.
First Nations citizens are disproportionately represented in the violent crime statistics today, but I have spent my life surrounded by First Nations and Métis colleagues and friends and I know these people are not more violent than other people.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, there was this negative image of some First Nations people on Main Street, but the level and type of violence in the toughest bars and hotels along "the strip" wasn't anywhere near what it is now.
I know this because I frequented some of the establishments along Main Street when I worked at the Friendship Centre (some might say "too frequently"). After a hard day's work, we needed a place to unwind, talk about politics and sports, drink and dance. I can tell you that a lot of the leadership we know today spent some time in Main Street bars like the Brunswick, the Savoy and the Manor just like mainstream politicos had their favourite watering holes.
Very rarely would a fight break out, and on weekends, it would be off to a house party or a booze can somewhere in the North End, often after the bars closed. I can remember collecting addresses throughout the night and some of them were in the Lord Selkirk developments where my buddy and I could walk around safely at all hours of the night looking for late, late night parties.
Like most people, my partying days ended and I haven't frequented the North End like I used to since the late '80s. But I like to keep track of my old neighbourhood and, frankly, not much has changed. There is still far too much poverty and unemployment, but there are also some good organizations run by fine people trying to help people cope. Like anywhere else, there is a time to work and a time to play and I imagine there are still some fine house parties like the kind I used to attend.
But you can't walk the streets safely at night anymore. Perfect strangers are accosting people for such minor things as what's in your wallet, pocket change, beer or a cigarette. Or "mistaken identity." And if things get out of hand at some house parties, which they seem to much more often now than they did before, they get settled with a knife or a gun.
When did things get so violent? It seems to have increased with the current generation so let's say it started to change about 20 years ago.
I guess the bigger question is why?
Social workers have some answers, police have others. But I can tell you from my experience it's not alcohol and drugs.
We had plenty of all that when we partied.
Yes, the whole street gang thing has a lot to do with it. You can blame movies and video games, gangsta lifestyles, all manner of social influences.
But no, this is about respect.
No matter how heavy things got, we had respect for other human beings, and their right to an opinion, no matter how different it was from our own. Even their right to be a total ass.
The basic difference is that people have lost that respect that keeps them from harming one another. Like it doesn't really hurt. Like life and death don't matter.
And so it is much easier to stab or shoot someone.
Don Marks is a Winnipeg writer. He regrets that many good, young people of the current generation get painted with a negative brush because of the actions of a few.


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Disappointment in LAX Shooting Response
The congresswoman whose district includes Los Angeles International Airport says she is "shocked and dismayed" by new revelations of communication problems in the emergency response to last year's deadly shooting there.
Rep. Maxine Waters says in a statement that the report released Tuesday on the airport, police and fire response to the November shooting is "an embarrassment."
Waters says that with $125 million a year spent on security, the airport should have a state-of-the-art emergency-response system and not one that "clearly failed on a critical day" as top commanders from different agencies struggled to communicate amid the chaos.
Waters said she expects to hear more from the airport on how the report's recommendations will be implemented.
A congressional hearing on the response is scheduled for next week.
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Good intentions and a kind heart are an excellent start, but those qualities alone do not a Christmas classic make.
Not even if they're set in the context of this country's national obsession, and peppered with voice contributions from some legitimate Canadian-TV legends.
All of which is a bit unfortunate, because the new CBC animated special The Magic Hockey Skates really does try its very hardest to be a wonderful Canadian Christmas yarn. But it falls short, simply because it's a great message wrapped in a rather average -- and, occasionally, clumsily told -- story.
Despite being touted by CBC's promotions department as "an instant classic," The Magic Hockey Skates is more likely to be forgotten as quickly as the latest non-update from hockey-lockout podium preachers Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr.
The story is simple, earnest and mildly charming, focused on a young man named Joey who dreams of playing in the big championship game. Unfortunately, when he awakens from that dream, his excitement over the first big snowfall and the prospect of outdoor hockey is tempered by a reminder from older brother Zach that he's not much of a player because he can't skate very well.
Joey is convinced, however, that his on-ice prowess will improve immediately if he can just get his hands on a pair of brand new Rocky Rockets skates -- the brand worn and endorsed by his pro-hockey hero, Rocky St. Jean (voiced by Philadelphia Flyers star Claude Giroux).
When the boys' father takes them to the local hockey shop, however, all three experience a severe case of sticker shock, and it's clear that the family's limited funds will force them to choose between a new goalie mask for Zach, who's headed for the big holiday tournament, or new skates for Joey.
Joey, generously but with obvious disappointment, allows his dad to escort him to the second-hand skate rack, and his sad-faced survey of the pre-owned merchandise attracts the attention of an elderly clerk named Nick, who bears a striking resemblance to a certain red-suited gift-delivery guy.
Nick whispers to Joey that there's a pair of used skates in his size that are, in fact, magical because they have three hockey wishes in them.
"All you have to do is believe enough to make them," he says with a wink.
What follows, of course, is a series of events that reinforces the idea that believing in magic is to be encouraged at this special time of year, but also reminds youngsters that there's no substitute for hard work when it comes to improving your hockey skills.
Nice sentiments, both, but they're delivered in a manner that is devoid of the sort of whimsy and universal humour that are the hallmarks of the enduring seasonal cartoon classics -- Grinch, Charlie Brown, Rudolph and even more recent fare such as Prep & Landing -- that have earned places in the must-see Christmas TV catalogue.
And because of that, The Magic Hockey Skates is unlikely to endure beyond a few scheduled December screenings. It has heart, but none of the seasonal spark that makes the best Christmas shows so special.
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Performance So Far in 2012: +18%
One of the biggest stories in 2011, as previously mentioned, was that AT&T (NYSE:T) tried to leapfrog rival Verizon (NYSE:VZ) in the wireless market via a buyout of T-Mobile. But regulators ran interference, and AT&T abandoned its bid. Don't think that means the biggest dividend payer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average should be cut loose from your portfolio, though. With a dividend yield of about 5%, this is a heck of an income play.
The story is the same for AT&T as Verizon, where a strong balance sheet and its entrenched status are offset by the lack of growth and the highly regulated nature of the telecom sector (case in point: the squashed T-Mobile bid). AT&T delivered pretty strong first-quarter earnings, though, so it's not like this company is completely stagnant.
Admittedly, these U.S. telecoms aren't "growthy" and won't deliver massive share appreciation. But if you're looking for a big dividend payer that will keep throwing off cash for decades, AT&T might be your best bet in the whole Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of "The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks." Write him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP. As of this writing, Jeff Reeves did not own a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
By CARY M. SILVERMAN, M.D.
Ironically, even with the increased privacy laws and regulations surrounding patient care and protections – the ability for doctors and health care practitioners to communicate their services, techniques and initiatives via the Web continues to flourish. Social media has provided a way for medical practices to weed through an overwhelming amount of digital information and find/share the important pieces with each other and patients. From the dedicated medical social media sites such as Sermo, MedicalMingle, Healtheva and Ozmosis which allow for the exchange of information and opinions from medical experts, to the consumer sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube, it's easy to share this information with patients, employees, organizations, groups, etc. Bottom line: social media marketing is ethical, valuable and essential for physician growth in credibility, leadership and attracting patients.
Marketing your medical practice with social media is all about people helping people. That has huge implications for those of us in medical fields. Social media allows medical practices to serve as a trusted resource for users (not just patients). By posting breaking news or tips and information, inviting employees and patients to national and local events, sharing exciting or informative photos and videos, etc., we have the ability to serve and connect more directly with employees, patients and influencers in the medical world.
Social Media has allowed our practice to have instant interaction with patients. By insuring that legal boundaries remain intact, practices should establish and maintain a Facebook page and Twitter account. These serve as direct lines of communication between doctors and patients. Patients and family members can ask questions (that other fans or followers may also need answered), share their own experiences, or find quick updates posted from our blog to reduce time spent searching online. Social media is a true resource for medical patients – not just in terms of expert information, but peer reviews and experiential information that is so much more real for people.
Doctor too busy? Have authorized social media monitors. With the development of a highly detailed and personalized social media policy, it's in the best interest of a medical practice to allow multiple employees to have access to social media channels in helping to monitor and post updates. Hiring a third-party social media consultant or firm to manage the multiple channels with their knowledge of social trends and interactive tactics is also helpful after they are trained to completely understand your medical field.
How to tell if your social media marketing is working.
Success can't be measured solely by numbers. Although it is important to take into consideration feedback ratios, new likes and followers, video and photo views, and so on – your focus should be on retaining quality fans and followers by meeting their needs for engagement and information.
Since many of the industry-niche social media sites are known to only a few – use your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn groups to share value with others. Tweeting, posting, and updating your social media marketing efforts steadily educates followers with techniques for managing various medical situations that will cut down on patient wait-time.
Similarly, social media allows constant connectedness with potential employees and, thereby, rapidity in hiring. Above all, the exchange of medical information leads to a more highly recognized medical practice, a more educated population, and more opportunities to discover breakthroughs.
The fastest moving social media medical practices have developed phone applications that help individuals with daily health concerns and directly linking their brands with consumers.
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Hi Peeps,
I am trying to learn about HTML 5 and CSS 3 so am building a site to do so but just had a query about webkit/gecko engines as have noticed a pixel jump and not sure how to remedy it in the simplest way.
The page is:http://dev.pelli.co.uk/pelli/
First issue is, as I have given the a tags padding, it has moved the padded area up over the header.Another issue is there is about a 2px difference between gecko (checked in Safari/Chrome) and Gecko (checked in Firefox), and not sure the best way to make it flush with the bottom of the header element.
The code is as follows:

Photography

Journal

Blog

Airbrushing

#headstrip {
background:url(../images/structure/logostrip-gradient.png) no-repeat #2b2b2b;
#headstrip p { color:#d1d0d0; padding:50px 0 0 50px; }
#headstrip p a { border-bottom:1px solid #656565; color:#fff; text-decoration:none; }
#headstrip p a:hover { color:#dc3948; }
nav ul { font-size:1.8em; margin-left:100px; }
nav ul li { display:inline; }
nav a {
padding:15px 20px;
Thanks in advance
Hi, you shouldn't create your own elements because IE doesn't allow the st yling of random elements, even if they are in the HTML5 draft :).
Try giving "nav" overflow:hidden;, float the
's, and then give display:block to the 's :).
Thanks for that
Yeah I know, there are some fixes around to deal with IE to make sure they recognise the elements but this is just a way for me to begin to learn and work with HTML 5 and CSS 3... just experimenting.
Thank you for that I will make the changes now
Magic - sorted
Would you mind explaining which each part is for and how it fixes the issue? Sorry to be a pain, just really want to learn the reasons behind so I don't keep making mistakes and so I can apply it to different instances.
Display:block on the anchors allow for vertical padding which you set on the anchors.
However once you set that then the
's will appear on different rows even though you set dispay:inline on them. THus the float:left is needed.
Since you floated the
's the parent has collapsed in height and needs a clearing mechanism placed on it. Overflow:hidden does that :).
Generally, learn to float instead of display:inline and then remember to use a clearing mechanism (if you need somehting hanging out of the container then overflow:Hidden wont be the best choice, google the "clearfix technique" instead :).
Did you mean vertical margins?
That too but he set vertical padding on the anchors, so I meant what I said and I said waht I meant .
I mean the real issue was that since the
 was an inline element via display:inline it wasn't able to have the anchor contained within it a different way (aka what I posted) is needed..college is having me do all nighters..no sleep
Thanks a lot Ryan, that's a great help, I really appreciate it
Glad to help


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A Look at Bioshock for iOS and How it Compares to its PC Counterpartby Brandon Chester on 8/28/2014 2:15 PM EST
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PrayForDeath - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkThere seems to be a bug with the iPhone version as it's running at a much lower resolution than the phone's native resolution. Running the game on an iPad Air (similar hardware) gives a much higher res (not native ipad res though) and as a result the text looks much clearer. Reply
Brandon Chester - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkI'll keep that in mind and if they release an update I'll post an update about it. That would explain the rampant aliasing and the low resolution HUD. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6d2qNbHOSc4
There's an iPad Air and iPhone 5s video comparison which does suggest the iPad Air version looks better. Given the similarity of the GPU, it most likely is an iPhone 5s bug. Reply
Death666Angel - Friday, August 29, 2014 - linkMaybe TDP limited on iPhone? Reply
liahos1 - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linklooks horrible. this game actually runs pretty decently on baytrail devices Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkConsidering that the next iPhone is roughly a month away, I wonder how well that would handle this game. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkSince it would still be limited to 2GB of storage, it may not end up looking any better (even if the dev wanted to improve the assets for it). I think that's something Apple should address, to get more serious games like this. Reply
Assimilator87 - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkFirst they need to get rid of the stupid 16GB SKU because it's useless, even with a 2GB app size limit. $700 product with 16GB storage. Blows my mind. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkVarious things like AA and higher resolutions don't explicitly need more content and can make the game look better. The iPhone screen shots do have some noticeable aliasing so this would be a quick win in terms of image quality.
It'll pay off to increase the asset quality due to resolution increases at a certain point. Considering this came out on consoles back in the day, it wouldn't surprise me if those assets were used reduce the download size. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkAntialiasing is quite bandwidth driven as far as I know, and that's something these mobile devices are still struggling with. High bandwidth at low power is hard. Also don't PowerVR GPUs use their pixel shaders instead of dedicated ROPs for those operations? That could be a bottleneck, using them for both things. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkThe 2GB limit is the compressed App Store download limit, but I believe apps can download content post-install without limit. Hopefully 2K will offer an optional high-resolution texture pack in game for A8-devices. Making it DLC has the advantage of not taking up space for owners of devices which can't make use of it anyways. Reply
The_Assimilator - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkWouldn't it have been better (or more fair) to compare the iOS visuals to PS3/XBox 360? Because next to the PC, they look... well, terrible. It's been 7 years since the original game was released, I guess we'll need at least another 3 before we can hope for similar quality visuals on a mobile device. Reply
Brandon Chester - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkI would but I don't have a PS3 or 360 on hand. From what I remember there wasn't a lot of work put into making the PC version look better anyway, there's just some DX10 effects for the most part. Reply
botijo - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkYou could dig into the Digital Foundry archive. However, it is safe to assume the console versions run at sub 720p resolution. They might or might not use any method for anti-aliasing, specially fast ones like FXAA.
There are just too many jaggies for my liking on the lighthouse image. Reply
Brandon Chester - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - link1280x720 no AA for Xbox. 1209x680 + blur filter for PS3. Reply
ToTTenTranz - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkThe limitation to run in a Apple A6 and not a A5X seems like a very artificial one.
We have 1GB RAM in both sides, a SGX 543MP3 in A6 and a (lower clocked) SGX 543MP4 in A5X, so there's really not much of a difference in graphics capabilities.
To be honest, the game doesn't look very good at all. BayTrail devices can run the original Bioshock for windows with quite a bit better visuals and they score lower than the iPhone 5S/iPad Air in benchmarks.
Also, have you checked Killzone Mercenary for the PS Vita? With a weaker GPU (SGX 543MP4 @ 200MHz I think) it looks way better than this.
Maybe it's this 2GB limit you spoke of. AFAIK, Android doesn't have that limitation so perhaps an Android version would look better. Reply
Brandon Chester - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkSwift is 2-3x faster than the Cortex A9s in the A5X. Games don't just run on the GPU. I actually tried it on an iPad 3 because it does install and launch on old devices, they're just not supported. Frame rate was pretty bad. Reply
HeCtiC - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkI'm actually wondering why didn't you just compare BioShock with something like the Infinity Blade series, which is actually quite handy because on the exact same hardware an iPad 3 for instance, it not only runs great, but also allows you to see the evolution in code/3D engine.
The problem with bioshock is just that it's a rehash of old code... A reverse console port if you wil, and a botched one at that.
So Brandon, not only is it unnecessary to "wonder if with Metal it would run faster, what IS necessary is to analyze if it's a proper port, which indeed it isn't. Reply
tipoo - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkThe Cortex A9 CPUs in the A5X are also much slower than the A6. Reply
BMNify - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkBrandon, hope you review some more games on Baytrail tablets as they are going for very cheap price and will definitely look better and will also have loads of old games to choose from.
In Smartphones, Halo Spartan Assault is a must play game, you can play it on any windows phone and even the above mentioned Baytrail tablets, all with just a single purchase from windows store or windows phone store as it is a universal windows app/game :) Reply
Klimax - Friday, August 29, 2014 - linkIt is also on Steam. Reply
Morawka - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - link2.5 GB when installed.... Apple needs to lower it's nand upgrade fee's, especially if mobile gaming is going to take off on a iphone with no external storage and high prices for NAND Reply
lefty2 - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkLooks like the limitations are quite bad - only works on A6/A7 devices and no dynamic shadows. The problem is they are using the unreal engine, which is basically a engine that's primarily designed for PCs. It's actually possible to get good graphics even on older iOS devices, but you really need a engine that's written from the ground up for the PowerVR architecture. Reply
Sushisamurai - Thursday, August 28, 2014 - linkGreat review. I look forward to more game reviews. I do have a question however - could the lighting effects (being brighter) be intentional as it's on a LCD screen/platform (I've noticed over time dark scenes don't render well on iPad games - it just looks washed out, cause it's dark, can't quite make things out, so I turn up the brightness). Do those scenes look similar in terms of the lack of shadows when rendered offscreen? Any noticeable FPS lag/drops?
Great job, keep up the good work Reply
DIYEyal - Friday, August 29, 2014 - linkAfter seeing this, my first reaction is: Would you kindly.. make an android version. Reply
mpokwsths - Friday, August 29, 2014 - linkYeahh. There is a bug in iOS devices. Actually their whole existence is a bug. Oua ha ha. Reply
Wolfpup - Friday, August 29, 2014 - linkGlad to see this article! I'm always curious how mobile stuff compares...quite obviously this is impressive from a certain perspective, but not even close to 2005 console/PC tech.
I hope this hits Vita where I'd actually buy it. Not 100% sure how Vita's hardware would fair. It's got in some ways a bit more and in some ways a bit less GPU than an iPhone 5/5c, BUT it also has dedicated video RAM and a super wide (by mobile standards) memory interface to it. Also lets developers code closer to the metal.
Seems better suited for Android even, given things like Nvidia's Shield! Still, I'll certainly not complain about a REAL game getting a solid port to ANY platform!
Regarding mobile games...don't forget that PSP was out the entire time DS was, and while it's basically a mobile PS2 (actually a bit more powerful according to one of the best devs for it), it's an entire generation past and utterly destroys a DS. Things like the two Syphoon Filter games look and play fantastically.
Interesting that someone on here mentioned Bioshock actually runs okay on Baytrail/Atom 2... I soooo want to get a real Windows tablet... Reply
sorten - Friday, August 29, 2014 - linkI wonder what the market will be like for 7 year old ports? Obviously some will buy it for the novelty, but that's a lot of money compared to buying bundles on Steam.
I'm personally not interested in the phone option. The on screen controls are distracting and there just isn't enough screen real estate. FPS games are annoying enough with the clunky console controllers, but having to press the screen to perform actions would be much worse.
I could see playing these on the Surface Pro with an attached keyboard and mouse, but then you won't need to bother waiting for ports. Reply
blzd - Friday, August 29, 2014 - linkInteresting comparison. Thanks for this. Reply


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THE final tale from the riverbank is about to be told for a Worcester family as they prepare to close their popular boat hire business.
Pitchcroft Boating Station, in Waterworks Road, in Barbourne, could close as soon as September, depending on the weather, as the family prepare to wind up a business that has been on the river Severn for more than 100 years.
Owner and father of three John Morris, aged 86, has been involved in the business since the mid-1940s along with brother Philip after their father, Sid, took it over.
The business was started in 1910 by two brothers, both shipwrights from Newcastle- upon-Tyne, but it was under the Morris family that it experienced its heyday in the 1950s, and at one time they had 80 boats on the river.
The family has made a living off the river, where the family hire out boats – rowing boats, motorboats, day boats and canoes and also moorings for private boats.
Mr Morris made vessels from wood and later from fibreglass. Regular customers return year after year, and the family rely on word of mouth and the telephone rather than the internet for trade.
A boat called Munchkin has proved a big hit, particularly among students as people row up and down the river between Bevere and Diglis.
"If they can't row then we soon learn them – at no extra charge," he said. "It is the end of an era. We're probably the last family operating rowing boats on the Severn."
Mr Morris, who describes himself as a shipwright, found a helping hand in one of his three daughters, Jacqui Morris, 57. "As you row up this river you have different things appearing and disappearing," Mr Morris said. "You will see a heron and a couple of water rats, otters, a seal and a salmon jump or a fisherman catch an eel, things some people have never seen before in their lives. There's a lot of character in the river. It is sorely neglected."
They family also used to run an 80-seater passenger boat and some paddle boats from the main Worcester bridge, and have both a 42- foot private rented mooring and they rent another from Worcester City Council.
Miss Morris said: "This place will be truly missed. It's an easy business to run because we live on site. It is a way of life – our tales from the riverbank."
"Sometimes I think people now don't know how to enjoy themselves. This offers relaxation, a way to switch off from the rat race. We will miss it. It is in our blood."
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Worst Dressed at the 83rd Academy Awards
My oh my! Some stars like Halle Berry we hoped wouldn't land on this list. Others like Nicole Kidman seem to live on the worst dressed list.
-PJ Gach
Writing a worst dressed list is way more fun than writing up the best dressed list for any award show. Perhaps it's because when something is bad on the red carpet, it's spectacularly bad. Last night's Oscar's red carpet was no exception. Mila Kunis and Cate Blanchett, who usually are amazing on the red carpet … didn't. Nicole Kidman, looked fab at the Grammys, but didn't do so swell last night.
Honestly, there are people who we didn't want to put here, but they did it to themselves.
Read on for our worst dressed picks of the night.
Cate Blanchett
If they ever remake Flash Gordon, Cate Blanchett could use this Givenchy Couture gown to play Ming the Merciless.
Gwyneth Paltrow
… And Gwyneth Paltrow could play Cate's lead evil henchwoman. This Calvin Klein gown screams space alien. Check out the pointy boobs of this dress — they could poke an eye out. Not a good look.
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Florence Welch
Has anyone introduced Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine to color? Ever? She wore a beige Givenchy horror to the Grammys and now this amazingly boring Valentino (who knew he made boring dresses?). Florence — color won't hurt you!
Mila Kunis
Oh this is painful. All year long, at every award show, Mila Kunis has been an outstanding red carpet "do" and now this! While I love the feel of this gown — it's very Belle Epoque — the doilies that cover the girls, the angled lace and the way it's draped is, let's say, pretty bad. Twitter went wild when Mila stepped on the red carpet. A few people tweeted that she stole some grandmere's slip cover and matching lace tatting. Yes,the jewelry by Neil Lane is wonderful (you can't fault jewelry), but still…. oh Mila, how could you do this to us??
Scarlett Johansson
Are we detecting a theme here? First it was attack of the aliens, now is it attack of the doilies? Her bed head hairstyle doesn't match the formality of the occasion and her dress — oh dear! The lining is wacky, the color not great on the usually superb looking Scarlett Johansson, and the lace, well, it looks like a doily that's been stretched within an inch of its life.
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John Tortorella:
On getting Gaborik back:
"I think he can make a big offensive play. Like I said the other night, we're a play, maybe a defensive play, an offensive play, a big play from winning a game for us. We didn't get it done. I think Gabby's going to help us in that area. I think he's a true talent. I like the way the team is playing, I think we're grinding, I think we're doing a lot of good things that way. But you also need to maybe get a skillful goal along the way. He can bring that. He can make a play to make someone else better.
"And just to get some juice, to get him back in the room. He's well liked, he's well respected. I think that's very important. … That's probably one of the more important things, before he even steps on the ice, is he'll add a little juice to the room."
"He's going to start with Eric and Frolov."
"I just think he's a likeable guy. He was a very important part to us as far as the amount of goals and offense he brought to us. I think he can be a game-breaker at a key time. I think teams need that. As you go through a long season you need that type of special play that you can't coach, that you can't teach, that's just within you. I think his teammates see that in him.
"But I just think he's well-liked and well-respected. He's a different guy as far as a top player. I think there are some top players in the league but they're (carcillo-y) guys. I think Gabby's a good man. He's very well respected in the room and they're just happy to have him back, and I think that's important for a team."
On why he's not going back to what worked with Fedotenko-Stepan-Avery.
"It could happen. There's a couple of combinations that I may go to. But there's balance I'm looking for. I don't want to get into it too deep. But it's a valid question. It may even be a Stepan-Gaborik-Frolov. They had some good times. We'll see how it goes."
On limits on Gaborik:
"No, I think he's in shape. As far as situations, power play time, and all that, that will come into play. But I'm certainly not going in — and I don't — an elite athlete like that, as long as he can skate, that's not a concern. That's never worried me, as far as going, 'OK, I've just got to get him 10-12 minutes; it's his first game.' I just don't buy it. I think the situation that he's in, how the game is played, and what he's going through during the game will dictate as far as what's going to happen with his ice time."
"He came in and said he wants to play. Remember last year, he came in (from the late-season groin injury) and it was a little bit of a struggle for him getting involved. I don't think he was sure at that time. I think he's sure. And that's what he expressed to me. It was a very short conversation."
On what he'd seen of Christensen playing with Gaborik last year.
"He can make a play. And with Gabby, I think Gabby can be a one-on-one player and he can be a give-and-go player. He needs someone at times so he can give-and-go. He can do it on his own at certain times. It's easy for me, for any coach, to say, 'That's it, I'm done with Erik.' And sometimes I do, sometimes I bench him, sometimes you move by him for a couple of periods. Same thing for Frolov. But it's also our responsibility as an organization. This is our team and we have to figure out a way, and it's a coach's responsibility, to get some people going and have them find their way. I'm giving Erik another chance there. We'll see how it goes. I'm not locked into it. I have a lot of different thoughts in my head, but we'll see where it goes.
"He's a pretty good player when he plays. He's a pretty good player. And I hope he plays."
On Eminger moving up to the top four on defense:
"This is our team. Would we like to have six Marc Staals? But it just doesn't happen that way. Emmy has improved. He's added some bite to our blue line, and he's going to play. That's what you do.
"This (Rozsival injury) is a pretty big one for us, quite frankly. I think you guys sometimes … well, that's not for me to say. But I just think he's really improved from the second half of last year and he is counted on for a lot of things or this hockey club. So it's a big hole to fill. You ask me that two years ago, I wouldn't have said it. But he has improved as a player.
"But this gives a guy an opportunity. And as we've gone through some of these injuries, I think it's been good for our club, for people to grab some opportunity, and especially for our kids (to) develop very quickly in situations that we probably wouldn't have had them in."
On Gilroy playing on the power play.
"He'll get some time there. You may even see Emmy get some time on the power play there. We want to try to get Marc involved in it, too, but sometimes when you're on the power play and your best defenseman, your shutdown defenseman, is on it, you know who they're coming back with the next shift after your power play's up. That's something we're concerned about."


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The 50-year-old former Liverpool star put youngsters through their paces in a penalty shoot-out in High Street and dished out prizes for the best.
The silky-skilled sportsman was in town for a family fun day held by financial firm Western Union.
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Couple secretly help police in Williamson investigationKate McClymont
Published: November 5 2012 - 3:00AM
FOR the past eight months, instead of carrying out union boss Michael Williamson's alleged requests to destroy documents, including American Express card statements, John and Carron Gilleland have been secretly assisting police.
The stunning revelation came to light when a raft of criminal charges against Mr Williamson were outlined at Waverley Local Court last week.
"Our clients have co-operated with the police with the fullest access to all possible information for the past eight months and on every occasion the police have sought assistance it has been given," the Gillelands' solicitor, Simon Konstantinidis, confirmed in a statement to Fairfax Media.
For more than a decade the Gillelands' company Communigraphix was paid handsomely, without ever going to tender, to produce a newsletter for the Health Services Union.
Last year Fairfax Media revealed that Mr Williamson and the federal MP Craig Thomson, the union's former national secretary, had been provided with American Express cards attached to John Gilleland's account.
When applying to American Express for the additional credit cards, Mr Gilleland indicated the two men were his brothers-in-law.
The Gillelands have been co-operating with police since officers from Strike Force Carnarvon raided their Palm Beach house in February.
Their solicitor said the raid was unnecessary. "If the police had asked our clients for this information, they would have provided it.''
Court documents presented to Waverley Local Court on Wednesday revealed that Mr Williamson is facing 48 criminal charges, including money laundering, which attracts a potential 15-year-jail term, as well as cheating and defrauding the union of $620,000.
The 59-year-old has also been charged with recruiting a number of people, including the Gillelands, to hinder the police investigation.
The head of Strike Force Carnarvon, Detective Superintendent Col Dyson, said that although Mr Williamson was charged with recruiting other people to assist in carrying out criminal activity, namely to hinder police, a number of those people refused to assist Mr Williamson. He did not disclose who they were.
Mr Konstantinidis said that while one of the police charges alleged Mr Williamson recruited the Gillelands to hinder the police, "our clients did not get involved with Mr Williamson at any time".
He said the Gillelands had not been charged with any criminal offences, nor were they likely to be charged. ''The Gillelands did not offer or pay secret commissions to Mr Williamson or anyone else in the union,'' he said.
Another of the charges Mr Williamson is facing is that he recruited Brad Bird to hinder police. Mr Bird was a fellow director of Mr Williamson's company United Edge, which received $1 million a year to provide the HSU with IT services. Mr Bird also declined Mr Williamson's request to delete key computer files.
The recent death of the architect Ron Mah-Chut, 76, is likely to put an end to one avenue of the police investigation.
Mr Mah-Chut's firm received $3.4 million from the HSU over 4½ years up to September last year, an internal inquiry conducted by barrister Ian Temby and accountant Dennis Robertson found.
Mr Mah-Chut, while admitting no wrongdoing, told the inquiry he had provided Mr Williamson with a discount on the private work he performed on Mr Williamson's Lake Macquarie holiday house.
As part of his bail conditions, Mr Williamson has been ordered not to approach or contact the Gillelands, Mr Bird, the HSU East branch's former acting general secretary, Peter Mylan, or the union whistleblower Kathy Jackson.
Police have indicated more charges against Mr Williamson are pending.
His matter will be back in court on January 24.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/couple-secretly-help-police-in-williamson-investigation-20121104-28s5m.html


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The number of people seeking to buy guns is steadily increasing, from just less than 300,000 in 2004 to just shy of 800,000 in 2012.
Florida set a record in the number of gun purchases in 2012, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement ran more than 797,000 background checks, a 31-percent increase from the year before.
Gun dealer Stephen Shea, of Kevin's Guns and Sporting Goods, has never seen anything like the last year.
"It was a rush, a mad rush," Shea said. "It happened really quickly. I'm sure it's not quite over yet, but you know, it's something I haven't seen in my time."
The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest gun-buying day in Florida, but this year it didn't end there.
Black Friday set a record for gun sales in Florida. Then that record was broken the Saturday after the Connecticut shootings, and that record went on to be broken five more times before the end of the year.
Florida was just 2,230 background checks short of 800,000 last year.
"Well, it's probably two reasons. No. 1, people are afraid of gun bans. They are afraid of this administration, and they want guns for protection. So those are the two driving forces, I believe," said Marion Hammer, of Unified Sportsmen of Florida.
December saw 131,000 people purchasing guns. That's a 77-percent increase from December 2011.
More than 22,000 background checks were run between Christmas and New Year's, suggesting the trend is not abating.
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Two men charged with aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm after father-of-four Paul Kohler was attacked at his home in Wimbledon have appeared in court today.
Pawel Honc, 23, of no fixed address, and Mariusz Tomaszewski, 32, of Crusoe Road, Mitcham, appeared before a judge via video link from Wandsworth prison at Kingston Crown Court this morning.
The pair are accused of attacking academic Mr Kohler at his home in Kings Road, Wimbledon, on Monday, August 11, where he suffered 'life-changing' injuries to his face.
Both were wearing matching grey jumpers for the appearance.
When asked by Judge Susan Tapping whether the pair could understand proceedings, Mr Honc replied, "A little bit."
Neither was asked to enter a plea.
A plea and case management hearing for the pair has been set at the same court for Wednesday, November 26.
A preliminary trial date has been set for January next year.
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Detecting early warning signs of dementia can be difficult, but there are several types of cognitive screenings _ quick, simple tests of memory and thinking skills _ that can help a doctor decide if it's time to recommend a more in-depth exam.
One example: Tell someone three random words. Then time how quickly the person can draw a clock face, with the hands pointing at 11:10. Then ask how many of those original words he or she still remembers after the distraction of the clock task.
The Alzheimer's Association is working with experts around the country to identify which kinds of screening tools work best in the hands of primary-care physicians, says association vice president Beth Kallmyer.
Screenings aside, Kallmyer says one of the most important things a doctor can ask is whether anything in your daily life has changed recently. That's something that an affected person might or might not have noticed, or might be afraid to answer truthfully _ but that consulting a family member might elicit.
"The reality is, this is tricky," she says. "When you have a doctor's appointment that's less than half an hour and may be as short as 15 minutes, these things are really challenging."


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HOUSTON - High school sports are huge in Texas and so are school booster clubs, which sell snacks and treats as a quick and easy way to raise money.
However, some school districts are being fined because some of the snacks they sell have broken nutritional rules meant to combat childhood obesity.
The rules and regulations handed down by the Texas Department of Agriculture are not new, but they are now being heavily enforced.
Audits and random checks are picking up pricey violations. Although fried chicken may sound like a tasty snack, it got a Westbury High School coach in trouble when he tried to sell it on campus to raise funds for his team.
Westbury High School and Bellaire High were among the eight HISD schools who faced fines totaling $73,000 for violating Texas Department of Agriculture regulations.
Brian Giles is Senior Administrator of Food Services for HSID.
"Those guidelines include the nutrition content of the things that are sold outside the school cafeteria," said Giles. "They include the time and the place those things are sold. They also require that nutrition information is provided for those items."
Giles said in the past, fines have been relatively minor, but an audit in Dec. 2012 found violations for what's called "competitive foods," which are brought in from the outside for things like bake sales.
Food and drinks of "minimal nutritional value" are not allowed during school hours.
"I think bake sales are just to raise money," said student Ebony Murphy. "A couple of snacks aren't going to hurt anybody."
"It's really probably a lot healthier than what they're eating at home," said Sana Norris, a teacher. "I don't think the fines are correct."
Giles said it sends a message that curbing obesity is a matter of public health.
"It's critical parents and schools understand the state guidelines and know that the state is very serious in terms of enforcing those guidelines," said Giles.
The guidelines are very specific and vary depending on whether it's lower, middle or high school.
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The guidelines fall on each school principal's shoulders to determine what outside foods can be brought on campus.
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PROUD Danny Talbot is taking in the view from the top of the 200m summit after cementing his place as the country's number one with a show-stopping victory at last weekend's Sainsbury's British Championships.
The 23-year-old stormed through the wind and rain at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, beating fellow Great Britain stars Adam Gemili and James Ellington as he crossed the line first to clinch his first national outdoor title in 20.42, just 0.04 seconds off his personal best.
The Trowbridge Tornado, who will represent England in the 200m at this month's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, beat second-placed London 2012 teammate Gemili by 0.19 seconds and is now on the hunt for medals at the Commonwealths and August's European Champ-ionships in Zurich.
Talbot, who was controversially overlooked by Great Britain for last year's World Championships, is second in the European rankings behind French ace Christophe Lemaitre, but is refusing to get too carried away despite the biggest win of his career so far.
"It feels like a huge win and it's right up there with when I won a medal at the Europeans (Talbot won bronze in 2012, in Finland)," the new UK 200m champion told the Wiltshire Times.
"It was really nice to spend two weeks planning for a race and then go out there and execute that race.
"I thought that Adam Gemili and James Ellington would be quicker round the bend but I've worked hard on that and I came out a lot closer to them than I thought I would.
"I've been training pretty much like a 400m runner for a long time and I'll back myself on the straight, which is what I did.
"Being top of the rankings is one thing but I don't think that you can call yourself the British number one until you win at the British Championships.
"Times all happen on different days and who's to say that one of the other guys wouldn't have run faster than I did when I ran my PB in Prague (on June 9)?
"My aims this summer were to do well at the British Championships, qualify for the Europeans and do well there, and do well at the Commonwealths too.
"It's a big boost to get a win like this in the first big event and it was nice to get all of the attention and messages on social media, but I need to concentrate on what's next and get straight back into training.
"Hopefully, I can be competitive for even more medals this summer."
Talbot, who trains at the University of Bath under coach Dan Cossins, will compete at the Glasgow Grand Prix Diamond League event next Friday before joining up with the England squad for the Commonwealths.


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Click through for CINSSU blogger Sharif Web's guide to South Korean cinema
Check out the Reel Artists Film Festival running from March 26th-28th at the TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX
The grand possibilities that fame promises are often illusory.
See Michael Keaton play a washed-up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battle his ego and attempt to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of his Broadway play
Foot soldiers of democracy is an effective documentary that engages the core themes affecting political cartoonists around the world
CINSSU member Ryan Winter's musings on the Lazarus effect
This year the cinema studies student union and Raindance on campus (ROC) are hosting a filmmaking competition. Eimi Harris from ROC and Ryan Winter from CINSSU have worked hard on organizing the competition. On March 4th of 2015 they are hosting a screening and awards ceremony in the Innis town hall.Read about some of the talented contestant
Interviews with Adrian Martinez, Gerad McRaney and writer/director team Glen Ficarra and John Requa
The more things change, the more Woody Allen stays the same.
He brings us a romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle; personal and professional complications ensue.
Based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who helped solve the Enigma code during the Second World War and was later prosecuted for his homosexuality.
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The Fair Trade stamp of approval has an allure that other eco-friendly products can't match. That's the conclusion we came to after learning that Fair Trade imports of coffee, vanilla, honey, tea, cocoa, sugar, and more have skyrocketed in the past five years--even while sales of "green" household products decline. So what's the Fair Trade secret sauce?
The simple answer is that people are familiar with Fair Trade, a global, organized social movement that ensures workers protect the environment, work in safe conditions, get paid reasonable wages and prices, and receive community development funds. And hearing about those people, like the enterprising banana farmer, pictured above, gets people in the mood to spend. The news about Fair Trade's growing imports comes from Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the U.S.
According to Fair Trade USA, coffee imports (the first Fair Trade USA product) have climbed from 78,000 pounds certified in 1998 to 108 million pounds certified in 2010. Other Fair Trade products have become popular in recent years, too--cocoa saw a 67% growth in imports since 2009, and citrus experienced a 96% increase in growth in 2010. Fair Trade's ever-growing popularity led the organization to start certifying an even wider array of products in 2010, including apparel, vodka, and sports balls (now guaranteed to not be tied together by Chinese political prisoners!).
Not all Fair Trade products are organic--though many of them are--so the program's appeal certainly isn't just about the environment. We have another theory: Fair Trade certifiers are really good about highlighting the human side of the program. The first thing readers see on the Fair Trade USA site is a link to hear about farmers' stories. And the Fair Trade International site is filled with producer stories, like this one:
The Association of Small Producers of Saman and Anexos (APPBOSA) has been Fairtrade certified since the end of 2003. They have used the Fairtrade Premium to construct a cableway to transport their bananas from the trees to the packing stations....Thanks to the cableway, the farmers no longer carry the bunches of bananas on their backs from the tree to the packing station. The cableway takes the strain, improving efficiency and cutting costs. The new system also increases the percentage of non-blemished fruit suitable for export.
After years of being bombarded with stories like this, it's easy to roll your eyes. But human interest stories still pull the heart strings. It's just easier to feel good about buying a farmer- and environment-friendly product when there is a human face behind it. Are you going to spend the extra few cents at the store, or are you going to consign some poor banana farmer to an aching back? Are you really so cruel? Knowing that you're making a difference for a specific village or group of people is a lot easier to comprehend than thinking that you might contribute to some vague planetary future.


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Tribute to World War I's soldier-athletes
Updated 2:22 pm, Monday, November 12, 2012
Kansas City: Nostalgic for the World Series and its tributes to veterans? The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial may score points with "World War I All-Stars: Sports & the Inter-Allied Games," an exhibition of vintage photos and artifacts with a special focus on baseball-playing patriots, on view through March 31. www.theworldwar.org.
Kenya: Donkey races, dhow regattas and displays of Lamu Old Town's seven centuries of Swahili heritage are hallmarks of an annual event begun 11 years ago, when the Lamu Archipelago was named a World Heritage Site. This year's Lamu Cultural Festival runs Thursday through Nov. 18. www.magicalkenya.com.
Dominican Republic: It may only be a semiprecious gem, but the country's highly translucent amber (often with fossilized plant and animal life inside) is the jewel in souvenir hunters' crown. The Amber Museum in Puerto Plata offers ideal window-shopping, plus an on-site store and one downtown. www.ambermuseum.com.
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Poland: Family customs and large-scale public celebrations in Krakow and Warsaw put holiday cheer in the Christmas Traditions of Poland 2012 tour, Dec. 18-25. Visit a hand-blown glass ornament factory, learn to make pierogi, and dine with a family on Christmas Eve, among other activities. Land prices start at $3,095. www.mircorp.com.