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Michael Phelps: Olympic stoner
Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps might have just smoked his way out of the 2012 Olympics after a photo of him hitting the bong surfaced in News of the World. It was taken in November when Michael stopped by the University of South Carolina at Columbia to visit a girl he was "secretly seeing." After presumably having his way with her, he showed up at a house party with a bunch of random chicks and drank his face off. USA!:
"He arrived with a group of girls hanging all over him. Jaws hit the floor when he walked in. You don't get many celebrities in Columbia, so when Phelps comes to your party it's a very big deal.
"He didn't know many people so you'd think he'd be a little shy. But he was loud, obnoxious and slamming beers from the get-go. Every girl wanted a piece of him and every guy wanted to be his best buddy. He couldn't get enough of all the attention."
As he basked in his hero status, Phelps knocked back beers and shots of spirits. And when a student offered him the glass bong engraved with red writing, he did not hesitate, says our source.
Because he's an idiot, Michael Phelps admitted it's him in the picture and released the following statement to the AP today:
"I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again."
If Michael Phelps wants to pour alcohol into his face, smoke the marijuana like a cigarette and fornicate with various loose women before beating the world's pants off at swimming, shouldn't we as a nation stand behind him? I mean, Christ, if he was anymore American, he'd be out fighting crime with a talking bald eagle for a sidekick. But then how would other nations know we dominate at the breast stroke? You gotta think these things through.


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SWINDON Wildcats captain Shane Moore is looking forward to playing in the new look English Challenge Cup this term.
The governing bodies announced that teams from the National League will be joining the EPL sides in a cup competition that has been divided into two groups - north and south.
And with the Link Centre outfit placed in the south they are facing trips to Gillingham-based Invicta Dynamos as well as Isle of Wight-based Wightlink Raiders and Chelmsford Chieftains as well as games against regular foes MK Lightning, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees and Guildford Flames.
"The travelling is something that I've done before," Moore said. "I played in the NIHL 10 years ago against these teams, and although it is not ideal, it will be great to play against them.
"They will be looking to cause upsets and we know that we cannot take them lightly.
"This is a competition that we have to be targeting to win."
While Moore says that the structure of the tournament last season was good is feels that this term it will be even better.
"I'm pretty excited by it," he said. "I know a few of the players from the NIHL teams are looking forward to it as well.
"Last season the league was brilliant, but I do feel that this is a good idea."
In the north group, Solway Sharks, Blackburn Hawks and the Billingham Stars will join EPL regulars Manchester Phoenix, Telford Tigers, Peterborough Phantoms and Sheffield Steeldogs.
Games between sides from different leagues will be played under National League rules, with EPL teams having to name just two imports in their line-ups.
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Robin "Bird" Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian R&B and pop recording artist best known for her over 70 number one songs, and also for getting the shit beaten out of her by her super hyperactive dancing boyfriend.
Facially resembling a giant, startled Easter Egg, Rihanna is singlehandedly responsible for irritating the fuck out of every person in the entire world with her single "Umbrella". It's so irritating that whenever or wherever anybody hears the intro, an over bearing rage takes over to destroy the object of which the song is playing on. The song temporarily became a pop culture sensation among chavs and teen mothers everywhere.
Rihanna is also responsible for having the most copied sex positions from 1988-present.
edit Early Life
Rihanna was born in Barbados (This means she's barbaric). She attended special ed classes at Charles F. Broome Memorial School, then at 15 achieved her big break. A big black gorilla pedophile named Dr. Jason Zimmerman, or Jay-Z for short, attended one of the talent shows put on by the school. He had been searching the world for an underage stripper to perform in his secret experiment to see how many people he could corrupt. When he saw Rihanna perform Mariah Carey's lapdance, he knew he had found his singer. So he roguely stole her from Ronald and Monica and together they swam the Pacific Ocean and entered the United States illegally. Jay-Z then disguised himself as a streetwise music producer and started his own record label, Fuc-A-Fella Records records. Rihanna was signed to the label and was a huge success. The two had been good friends, but once the fame got to her head, she ditched Jay-Z for her new Hollywood friends. And after Rihanna stopped returning his calls, texts, emails, IMs, and gifts made out of his own hair, he killed himself by eating too many bananas.
She WAS dating Chris Brown until he accidentally beat her in a huge fit of orgasm rivalling a wrestling match during passionate lovemaking in the back seat of Chris Brown's Lamborghini. So now, the two stars cannot be seen with each other.
edit Umbrella
In 2007 Rihanna released a song dedicated to the uses of the umbrella. Since the releasing of the song, umbrella sales world wide are increasing with some umbrellas even fitted with the addicting "ella, ella , eh eh " clip from the song.
It is further proven that artist Rihanna is warning of us of a future apocalypse, in of which only an umbrella can save us and we are urged to carry one at ALL times, like Michael Jackson. It will rain meteors, and only those with umbrella ella elle ella eh eh eas can survive. If you survive the attack then you will see the second part of the apocalypse in of which zombies who were once of Resident Evil's umbrella corporation to attack you in of which you will have to ward them off by singing umbrella.
Since Rihanna's song it has become illegal to say the word Umbrella and have nobody pitch in and go ella elle alla eh eh...If such a act occurs you will be presented as a test subject to the umbrella corporation and offered up to postpone our apocalypse on the album's four year anniversary.
edit Music
Rihanna's music, best described as a underground hardcore satan polka, is loved by no people not even by her own mother. The same people, in fact, that like tangerine lip gloss, jumpsuits, and Tom Sizemore.Her single "S.O.S" was a rip-off of "Tainted Love", but not only that, it gave sea captains a fun (not to mention gay) way to send an S.O.S signal when encountering danger at sea. But it was undoubtedly the single "Umbrella" that took the world by storm. LOL. Umbrella, storm. Get it? The song was written by Satan, who personally recorded a backmasked message into it, which may be responsible for the single's success.
Rihanna has also been know to have a HUGE lack of orginality and talent, yet she makes up for this by copying other artists such as Beyonce, Leona Lewis, Lady Gaga and about everyone else. She claims that all the stuff she copied she made herself. However, many claimed she learnt her lesson after she copied Chris Brown.....yet she still hasn't learned her lesson. And never will.
edit Beaten Up
The whole idea of chris brown beating on rihanna was the biggest lawsuit in the while, In the interview on 20/20 she admitted that she took a sack of oranges and just went to town on her face, she later stated that "he wouldn't have done just this to my face" will damn there goes the truth... Chris Brown would have done more than just that face and some bits.A few weeks ago, her fella (ella, ella, ella...) Chris Brown beat the fuck out of Rihanna during one of their most intimate moments. He ended up mashing up her head like some mozzarella (ella, ella, ella). But at least the pain of her herpes subsided because she administered some Bonjella (ella, ella, ella...)
Chris Brown is currently in the cellar (ella, ella, ella...) of a Woman's prison awaiting bail but organizers say they may not let him out because he is keep the prisoners in line. Brown is being held to high acclaim by certain fan boys for giving them that hot picture of her face all smashed up, as they now have something to jack off to. She now even gets funny looks from the bank teller (ella, ella, ella...). Rihanna now "sings" her songs with the same feeling most people got after hearing Umbrella for the fiftieth time in one day. However, the popularity of this song isn't Rihanna's fault, rather the fault of an overzealous record seller (ella, ella, ella...).
Not long after Rihanna become Chris Brown's punching bag, she forgot her name and thought Drake would know it... but Drake just wanted to stick his 'hard' 'umbrella'(ella ella ella) into her 'hole in her head'. Soon after she was reportedly seen in a Movie Theater where she resumed her old job (using her forehead as the movie screen). The last beating (which envolved a telephone, tabasco sauce, and the anus) was so intense that it resulted putting Rihanna in a coma. Chris Brown was placed under arrest and raped repeatedly in prison with a tooth brush. Rihanna has remained comatose since September 24th 2009.
Rihanna now goes to the gym everyday to get big biceps and a sixpack, so she can beat Chris Brown up the same way he beat her up. You can see her really fit abs in her new music video "Wait Your Turn".
edit Hobbies
When not being beaten mercilessly by Chris Brown, performing, creating music or making appearances dressed to the nines on red carpets, Rihanna is an enthusiast of Xbox Live. In an interview with Seventeen magazine, she said, "Yeah, I'm really into Medal of Honor and Call of Duty, stuff like that. But I haven't played in a while because I got banned from Live for a month for trash talking. I swear, call a fat kid a fag and there's no turning back beyond that. I only did it four times, too."
Rihanna and Chris Brown do have occasional arguements about Chris cheating. Rihanna stated "When we go to the shops he always wants to Run it, Run it to the stripper club afterwards". CB claims he is spoken to poorly by Rihanna: "I get told to Shut up and drive a lot".
edit Huge forehead
Rihanna is also notorious for a forehead larger than that of any baseballer on steroids. This appendage may add unique resonance to her music, and may serve as a defensive weapon the next time Chris Brown wants to lay down the law.
Though accused by Rupert Murdoch of being a mutant; as revealed by the high priestess of Artificial Pseudoscientology Madonna, Rihanna is actually an ancient Sumerian fertility, death and war goddess who starred in Erich von Daniken's Battleship.


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"6th Birthday" Mini Cupcakes
Arrange these cupcakes to form the age that's being celebrated.
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- Yield: Makes about 7 dozen
Source: Martha Stewart Living, January 2011
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
- 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons safflower oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line mini muffin tins with baking cups. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt into a large bowl. Mix in eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl, until smooth, about 3 minutes.
Working in batches, divide batter evenly among cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until tops spring back when pressed with a finger, about 20 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack.
Using a pastry bag fitted with a fine star tip, pipe buttercream onto cupcakes to decorate.
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jessicakasbary21 OCT, 2015Martha! Sounds like a great recipe but I was wondering how many does this recipe make??Reply


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FIRE UPDATE (9/2): Classroom Relocations
September 2nd, 2010 | SMWC
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Update regarding the Guerin Hall fire from the Office of the President
September 1st, 2:00 pm.
Hello all,
I have never been more proud to be part of any group of individuals! In the midst of a crisis situation, we rose to the occasion in a calm and deliberate manner. As of this morning, we have moved five classrooms and several offices to new locations. The IT staff worked overtime to ensure that we had the appropriate teaching technology and office setups to be able to continue our necessary business. The maintenance staff are busy working with the fire investigation, cleaning service, and electricians. This morning, when asked by a local business person how we were handling this situation, I accurately reported (with a little bit of emotion) that we were doing just fine!
In the near future, we would like to plan a cook-out or similar event to come together as a community and give thanks for the safety of all faculty, staff, and students and to publically recognize and thank the firefighters who responded to our fire. I will continue to communicate as more information becomes available.
Gratefully yours,
Dottie King, Interim President, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Classroom Relocations
Last updated September 2nd.
New classroom relocations go into effect Tuesday, September 7th. Your instructor may decide to transition into new teaching spaces sooner - please check with your instructor for details.
- CO111-05, CO111-07, and EN111-05 (Tu/Th classes formerly in GU230) will now be in the Library AV room (3rd floor).
- PL231, PL233, PL/EV350 and PL231 (M/W/F classes formerly in GU229) will now be in the Library AV room (3rd floor).
- ID100 (S. Ammen) (formerly in GU230) will meet in the Cecilian Auditorium.
- All classes formerly in GU204 will remain in the Alumnae Board Room (Library, 2nd floor)
- All classes formerly in GU231 will remain in the Hulman Conference Center, Rm A (Hulman Hall, 3rd floor)
- All classes formerly in GU232 will remain in the Hulman Conference Center, Room B (Hulman Hall, 3rd floor)
Original Story follows.
At approximately 12:30 pm on August 31st, 2010 a fire occurred in the basement of Guerin Hall. The fire was contained to the basement area and one first-floor office. Everyone was safely evacuated. Smoke from the fire traveled to the Conservatory and it was also temporarily evacuated.
Classes and offices in Guerin Hall have been relocated to other buildings on campus. Please see the updates on this page for the latest information about office and classroom relocations.
For now, all classes in Hulman, Le Fer, the Conservatory, and the library will meet as scheduled. The Conservatory was evacuated because of smoke from Guerin Hall. The smoke is now cleared from the building.
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Classes will meet at their scheduled times in these new locations starting Wednesday, September 1st.
Classes and key offices are being relocated from Guerin Hall to other buildings on campus. Please use the information below in order to find your class.
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18 Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19His mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year, when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, May the Lord repay* you with children by this woman for the gift that she made to* the Lord; and then they would return to their home.
26 Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favour with the Lord and with the people.
The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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>Gears and Wears>Question About Brooks
I bought some Brooks Trance today and was shocked when the guy at the counter said they were $150. I have bought the Adrenaline and Ravenna, each of those were $110. Why are the Trance's so much higher? Is it truly the best shoe Brooks offers in the stability class?
Sometimes, there is no rhyme or reason for the cost of a running shoe. I try to stay under $100 if I can.
I had $45 in gift cards and coupons too, so was expecting to pay $70 ish for the shoes. Someone on another forum said they had more padding. Really? Hmm
Feeling the growl again
No matter the brand, watch for last year's closeouts. Get your shoes for <$70. I have not paid >$70 for a pair of trainers in recent memory. I wait for closeouts to appear (July?) and buy 3-4 pair.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
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I'm not sure if cushioning alone determines the cost. There may be some older models that are cheaper.
Looking at some of the brooks shoes, you may be right. The Brooks T7 Racer (little cushion) and some of the pure connect are some of the cheaper models. I'd warn you that if you get those shoes and you're not used to the lesser a mount of cushioning, it'll take some time to get used to them.
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It does seem like the stability shoes run higher than the rest, no matter who the manufacturer is...just my luck that I need the most expensive shoes. I always keep an eye out for liquidation sales, but sometimes the "bargain" price doesn't seem like much of a bargain.
I always try froogle.com when I'm looking for a bargain. Froogle is now incorporated into Google shopping, though. That, and a little patience may help. The clymb also has some deep discounts, but their offers last only a few days (and I don't recall seeing Brooks, but my memory may be failing).
Yea the Trance is Brooks' "premium" stability shoe. Nicer materials, more of the DNA gel stuff. Looks like last year's model retailed for $140...
Here is an article they put out a couple years ago about the differences.
Run Perry
Perry, thanks for the article, that's just the info I needed and was trying to prompt the young lady at the LRS for this type info. I just didn't have time to research before I made the trip.
Spaniel, I always look on runners warehouse and watch for deals and close outs like you suggest. Our LRS is a huge sponsor of the local races, and if you get lucky to place in AG, you get a giftcard to the store for $10, $15, or $20. After several races, I can normally get my $110 shoes for the $70 range you mention. It just shocked the crap out of me for the $150's.
zonykel, I have been thinking about some of the shoes you mentioned, but after some research and friend's experiences, I've decided to stay away from the lower heel drop. With me being a mid pack runner, it's just not worth the risk to me. My times will not improve that much with a lighter shoe (23:36 5k, 1:51:33 HM).
Thanks for the replies, the word "premium", and "Cadillac", in the article spell it out quite clearly.
Now I just hope the shoes are worth the extra cost, if they keep me running without injury, then it's a win.
Yes. This. And if you can find the model from 2 years ago, you'll save even more! I try to buy one pair a year from the LRS but I can't afford more than that (because seriously, 140 EUROS for shoes is just a lot of euros) so I get the oldest model I can find online the rest of the time.
Miles to Go
Mitch, last time I went to the LRS, the Millenial shoe expert sold me a $150 pair of running shoes. Then they gave me a hard time when I returned them. Now I just check Runners World reviews and buy them at Running Warehouse.
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I really need to be convinced that ANY pair of shoes delivers the kind of value to charge $150 USD and differentiate itself from much cheaper shoes. #1, motion control shoes are over-sold to tons of people who really don't need them....because they are expensive and profitable. #2 even if you need them, within that grouping, what can they really prove is different to justify doubling the price?
Serious question here because this is something I'm contemplating right now (maybe I should start a thread about it).. Who would you say is someone who really needs stability shoes? I've been in them since I've started running but in the last year, I've become lighter and more efficient than at any other point in the years I've been running. LRS has called my overpronation 'mild'. I purchased my first pair of neutral shoes a little over a month ago and have been doing OK in them but am about to start my fall marathon training cycle and am nervous about not having a shoe with at least some stability...
My recollection from reading "Anatomy for Runners" is that the shoe cannot really correct over pronation. The dimensions of the shoe won't allow it.
I hav thought about this recently too. I think we can change the way we run, heel, midfoot, etc, along with changes in weight or even the terrain. I have often thought that I need to be filmed again to verify. I know when I first started running, my pace was a lot slower when i was fitted, than it is now.


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This doesn't really qualify as an "Ask the expert," but it's kind of cool and this seemed like a good place to put it...
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By Tom Uhlenbrock
Missouri State Parks
A little magic is happening in Missouri's woods. The show will go on through much of April.
After a seemingly endless winter, the sun shining through the leafless trees is warming the forest floor, causing spring wildflowers to awaken. Like little jewels, they poke through the leaf litter and dot the drab landscape with bouquets of white, yellow, pink and blue.
Just what are the most popular campsites at some of our most popular parks? Glad you asked...
1. Campsite 10 E at Babler State Park
MIDDLEBROOK – A billion years of erosion sculpted the beauty that made Johnson's Shut-Ins a popular state park. A manmade catastrophe altered the landscape in a matter of minutes.
In the early morning hours of Dec. 14, 2005, the AmerenUE Taum Sauk Reservoir, perched on the top of Profitt Mountain overlooking the park, breached, releasing 1.3 billion gallons of water that swept through the valley.


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In the past I've offered some tips and tricks on navigating the Winnipeg Wine Festival's public tastings (May 3 and 4), and the wine festival's website (www.winnipegwinefestival.com) and program guide (available at Liquor Marts) do a good job of the same. But in mulling over said program guide, I had a couple of other thoughts that will help maximize your time at the Winnipeg Convention Centre next Friday and Saturday night.
If you've never been to the Winnipeg Wine Festival's public tastings, you might be shocked at just how big the weekend sessions are. Both nights typically sell out (or come close), with capacity each night in the neighbourhood of 2,800 people.
As you can imagine, there's not a ton of elbow room. I've given up on making notes on wines on the Friday and Saturday nights and you should too. Think of some sort of shorthand system for noting how much you liked the wine -- a numerical score or starring system or a check mark. Jotting down even just one word to describe a wine ("oaky," "heavy," "fresh,") will help you remember the most notable characteristic of a wine.
New this year is a VIP reception (Friday, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.). With only 150 tickets, it's a chance to try wines from the two theme regions -- Argentina and New Zealand -- with some appetizers before the doors open to the public. Tickets are $99.95 and get you into the Friday night tasting (7 p.m.-10 p.m.) as well; if you already have a ticket for Friday night, the VIP reception can be added on for $50.
The Saturday matinee tasting (1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.) is an excellent chance to really dig into the wines at the public tasting. It's five bucks cheaper ($44.95) than the evening tastings and there are fewer people there, meaning there's more elbow room.
Next weekend's public tastings have an on-site Liquor Mart where you can buy wines on your way out. Some wines are brought in specially for the festival, and are only available on-site -- if they sell out, you're out of luck. (If they don't sell out, they're shipped to the Grant Park Liquor Mart the week after the festival.)
There are certainly incentives to buying on-site. For instance, the wine fest Liquor Mart offers 10 times the standard Air Miles reward miles on purchases over $25. Planning on buying a fair bit of vino? The on-site store will ship your order of six bottles or more to the store of your choice for you to pick up.
Convenient and enticing, right? Here's the problem -- the weekend tastings run from 7 p.m.-10 p.m., and the on-site store is jam-packed/overrun starting at about 9:15. Avoid the madness and make sure the wine you want doesn't sell out -- make your initial purchase earlier in the night and the Liquor Mart will hold it for you until you're ready to leave. Find more wines that you like? Pop in, add it to your order and go.
Seriously, don't wait until the end -- you'll be stuck in a lineup surrounded by festival-goers scouring ransacked shelves.
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(Central Valley, Chile -- $13.99, Liquor Marts and beyond)
For some reason there's 15 per cent Carmènere (a purple grape that makes dark, full-bodied red wine) blended in with this Sauvignon Blanc -- and no explanation on the wordy label. No matter -- it's got those green apple, lime, and herbal aromas that are unmistakably Sauv Blanc. It's a light, crisp white, with plenty of grassy/herbal/lime flavours that'll satisfy Sauv Blanc fans. 86/100
(Ribera Del Duero, Spain -- $15.13, Liquor Marts and beyond)
This 100 per cent Tempranillo shows ripe raspberry, caramel, mocha, spice and vanilla -- the latter thanks to 12 months in oak. It's a dry, full-bodied red that delivers raspberry, blackcurrant, wet earth, cocoa and vanilla flavours with soft tannins and light acidity. It's not overly rustic like some Spanish reds but doesn't get super-jammy either. Try with hearty stews, chili or spicy burritos. 88/100
(McLaren Vale, Australia -- $22.22, Liquor Marts and beyond)
Inky black in colour, the Jester Cabernet Sauvignon offers ripe blackcurrant, blackberry, mint leaves and blueberry aromas with some white pepper. This dense, full-bodied McLaren Vale red brings intense jammy berry flavours that don't get cloying, thanks in part to that peppery note as well as light tannins and some heat on the finish (it's 14.9 per cent alcohol). There's a silky, almost-chewy texture to this wine -- decant for an hour and try with medium cheeses, prime rib or a roast. 90/100


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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too.
Last week we shared our adult's only riff on the Shamrock Shake; this week we're back with a cocktail best served alongside your favorite childhood snack.
Do you ever find yourself feeling nostalgic for those awkward elementary school days? Do you long to spread Skippy Peanut Butter, the smooth kind, and Smucker's Grape Jelly on country white bread? The bad news is you have peanut butter and jelly sandwich withdrawal syndrome. Peanut butter and jelly what? Just an highly unscientific term we made up. Nothing serious, no need to fret. It's easily curable and you haven't heard the good news: you can have that peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and drink it, too.
Thanks to cocktail queens Alie and Georgia, all it takes is 6 ingredients, 5 quick minutes and an eagerness to imbibe. They call it Peanut Butter and Jealous, but there'll be no green monster lurking around once you're at home sipping on one, too.
Bottoms up, folks.
WATCH: How to make it with Alie and Georgia
Peanut Butter and Jealous Cocktail
1 serving
1 tablespoon honey mixed with 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Handful raspberries
2 ounces raspberry vodka
1 ounce raspberry liqueur
4 ounces cranberry juice
Rim the serving glass in the peanut butter-honey mixture. Next, muddle raspberries at the bottom of the glass and add ice. Pour in vodka, raspberry liqueur and cranberry juice and stir. Garnish with triangle of peanut butter sandwich sliced and wedged on the rim, and toast to the fact that snack time is much more fun as a grown-up.
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ESPN's Mel Kiper expects Michigan QB/WR/RB Denard Robinson to be selected in the second round of April's draft.
FAU redshirt sophomore QB De'Andre Johnson (undisclosed) was held out of passing drills again during Wednesday's practice.
Florida HC Jim McElwain declined to name a starting QB and said three quarterbacks may play against Michigan in the opener.
South Alabama head coach Joey Jones named redshirt junior Cole Garvin the starting quarterback.
FAU HC Lane Kiffin refuted reports that he has used former Baylor coach Art Briles as a consultant.
Ohio State redshirt sophomore Joe Burrow (hand) is out indefinitely.
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The Phonetic Mnemonic System can be used to remember dates. All you need to do is turn the date of the event into a word using the system and then associate that word with the event. For example, suppose that your friend's birthday is on January 21. This can be represented by 1-21 or with the phonetic word 'tent.' If you visualize your friend having a birthday party inside a tent, then you will be able to remember the date.
Here are some more examples of turning dates into memorable words or phrases.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0: Introduction & Hands Onby Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/23/2013 9:00 PM EST
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nerd1 - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkI'm a happy user of galaxy tab 7.7 3G tablet (doubles as my cell phone, and better than iPad mini in every aspect I think). I just hope they release 3G version with phone capability at around $600 so that I can upgrade my tab with this one. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkIs Awesome Note just a straight port of the iOS version? The UI theme definitely looks more consistent with iOS than Android. Reply
mayankleoboy1 - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkIsnt the hardware outdated for a 2013 Tablet device ? Reply
retrospooty - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkYup... A quick and easy decision to pass on this has been made in my head. A Nexus 7 with 1920x1080 ( or 1200 whatever it winds up being) blows this away . Give me res, or you lost my purchase, period. That goes for phones, tablets, laptops and desktop LCD's. I am done with distinguishable pixels. Reply
jramskov - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkScreen resolution is disappointing. The iPad mini is a no go for exactly that reason. Reply
guidryp - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkRumor is that the Googles next Nexus will be similar screen size but have 1920x1200 resolution, Tegra 4, and sub $300 price.
The Pen is an interesting novelty, but the higher resolution, better CPU matter much more to me. Reply
Lonyo - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkIf the pen is just an interesting novelty, you shouldn't be looking at the Note in the first place, you should be looking at the regular Galaxy Tabs. Not that they fare any better, since the specs on those are even worse as they haven't been updated.
Comparing something with a pen/digitiser to something without though, it's silly, because they aren't really comparable.
That's also why Samsung created a new product line (the Note) for their pen-enabled devices. It's not cheap, and it's not for everyone, but it is somewhat unique compared to the competition.
If the main selling point of the device doesn't interest you, it should be pretty much irrelevant what the rest of the device is made up of. Reply
guidryp - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkThe Pen shouldn't be an excuse to do an otherwise mediocre Job.
This is just like where the Galaxy Note 10, is a piece of garbage compared to the Nexus 10, but oooh it has a pen so that makes it all ok.
It doesn't. Reply
Death666Angel - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkThe Nexus 10 can be as great as anything, but if the buyer needs a pen, it's a massive fail. The piece of garbage in that buyers mind would be the Nexus 10 and not the Note 10 as one is completely unusable for him. Reply
guidryp - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkNeeds a pen on Android? A few people might want one to play with, but the need for a pen on Android is questionable. Reply
rd_nest - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkSo you are questioning the need of another person? Hitler used to do that. Reply
neoraiden - Thursday, February 28, 2013 - linkIt's not needed for android but for taking effective notes it is. I have an ipad and it sucks for taking notes. My note 2 has a far smaller screen but I still prefer it for notes. Reply
AmbroseAthan - Monday, March 11, 2013 - linkYou do realize the pen is a wacom with pressure sensetivity right? That is a huge different from your finger in the apps people would want it for. Reply
abhaxus - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkIf you dismiss the pen as a novelty, you clearly haven't used it when web browsing. Airview is an amazing feature for those of us that use our Note2's with a desktop browser user agent. Not every website works well for touch, and the pen allows you to use a "mouse" by hovering over the screen.
I do wish it was a little quicker and higher res, but my note2 certainly doesn't leave me wanting in the performance area. Reply
nerd1 - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkActually uselessly high resolution is interesting novelty. Pen is not. Reply
spiked_mistborn - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkI feel like Samsung could have really knocked it out of the park with this, but I started getting slightly worried when the Exynos 4412 (A9, Mali400) rumors began popping up. Now it looks like this is confirmed. The software and S Pen are great, and I would be willing to overlook the last-gen resolution if the price was < $300, but the last-gen SOC is a deal-breaker. This should have had either of the Exynos 5 series chips! If I was in the market for a tablet, I would now be waiting to see what the new Nexus 7 will be instead of saying this is "good enough." Reply
lmcd - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkExynos 4 Quad is pretty darn good overall. It'll probably be an iPad Mini competitor directly. It's set up to beat it. I wouldn't expect much more if not less than what's offered here. Reply
krumme - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkI wouldnt be let down by the gpu/gfx,- if the price is right. I have an S3 and its consistently fast enough and sips power working - never goes to a halt - but yes never really fast. Very fluent experience on 4.1 even with a lot of apps going. We have a tablet with 2*a9 1.2GHz and as the SGS2, it sometimes goes to a halt for a brief moment.
I am a little let down by the resolution then. The 7 tab we have is 1024*600 so higher pix density as apple little tab, but that is whay to low imho. I am affraid the res here is to low.
I like the design of this 8 and pen very much, and if priced right here q2, same or lower price as 16gb nexus 7 as of now, i could have one for one of the kids. No way is people paying 300 usd for this hardware today, even if there is a pen. Those days are long gone.
Getting a foothole on this market is primarily about price. Reply
StormyParis - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkAll the "OMG, the SoC is sooooooo last season" comments are kinda funny. We need to find a word for nerd bitches: neitches ? bierds ? What does performance in a tablet matter for ?
Anyhooo. I'm a bit disappointed by the bezel (I was half-hoping to use it as a phone, won't happen at that pocket-unfriendly size), and by the LCD screen (gotta love those AMOLEDs).
Also, what about sound ? one of my main gripes with tablets is that most are not loud enough. Those are media comsumption devices. I'm not looking for Hi-Fi quality (... mmm... in fact , I am, but I'll compromise on quality if I can at least get quantity...), but at least the thing should be comfortable to use as a radio or TV set. That means I want to still be able to hear it while I do the dishes. Reply
guidryp - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkIt isn't just the SoC it is also the screen. I won't buy any tablet that doesn't have at least close to 300 dpi anymore. Seeing Pixels just doesn't cut it for me. That is where this really falls down.
The next Nexus 7 (or 7.7) is supposed to have 1920x1200 screen that will have that.
Then if you have that kind of resolution, you will NEED the SoC power to drive it. Reply
smartthanyou - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkFrom what I have read on other sites, the US version will not have the cell phone feature. Is this true? Reply
nerd1 - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkAll the silly US tech bloggers are making fun of 8" giant phone.... so they took the voice calling out. Reply
darwinosx - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkYeah right. Thats why.....duh.. Reply
Einy0 - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkI love to see these tabs getting more and more powerful. I noticed 2GB of RAM is becoming the new standard for Android tabs. I hope Android OS team is working on a 64bit version of their OS. It won't be too long before manufacturers will be bumping up against that 4GB 32bit barrier. The only thing that really comes to mind as limiting on my ThinkTab is trying to web browse with more than a like 4 or 5 tabs open. That has only 1GB of RAM... Anyone looking to get a lower end tablet don't bother with the Lenovo Thinktab. The touch screen sensitivity is complete crap. The microUSB connector, also used for charging is intermittent after about 9 months of use. Mine was assigned to me by work, glad I didn't blow my own cash on it. I would have been PIST! Reply
Wolfpup - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkWhat is the point? 10" is better for reading on, better for the web. 7" fits in your pocket...but 8" doesn't, does it? So what's the point? If it doesn't fit in your pocket, might as well use a more useable 10" (or larger) tablet. Reply
darwinosx - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkThe point is its cheaper for Samsung to sell. Reply
Patanjali - Thursday, April 25, 2013 - link10" = 600g
8" = 300g
That's a real difference if you are holding it for any more than a couple of minutes.
I have a 10" Acer W511, and it is great finally having instant on Windows with its relatively seamless home network connectivity. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a digitiser and is almost 600g.
However, if Samsung had put all the Note love into an 8" Win8 tablet, it would have money in a flash.
As it is, it looks like a Note 8 may be another device in my portable arsenal to alternate, depending upon need, with my Note 2, swaping my SIM between them. I don't make a lot of calls, but I don't care if I occasionally have to put it to my ear. I already have a Bluetooth stereo headset which works great.
Now, all I need is an app for the Note that can actually can replace all the functionality of a Livescribe pen. Reply
piroroadkill - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkWonder who will use this as a phone?
Seems like the logical conclusion, seeing as people want ever larger phones.. Reply
Xponential - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkHopefully it has Bluetooth. Otherwise, how silly would you look holding this thing to the side of you head? Reply
amdwilliam1985 - Monday, March 11, 2013 - linkI don't mind using it as a phone at all and holding it up to my face to make a call. I would so want to do it next to iTinys, haha...
But if Note 8 is bigger than ipad mini then it's a no good. Looking forward to Note 3 with 6.3" screen. Reply
Patanjali - Thursday, April 25, 2013 - linkIf the mic is on the front rather than on the bottom, it might actually serve as a good wind and noise shield.
Many said that using a Note would look silly, but I found out pretty early on that people are really not that interested in anything but themselves or their own phones. I got no strange looks at all.
However, white always makes devices look larger, while the grey/black ones look relatively inconspicuous. I am waiting for the LTE Note 8 in grey as I find white starts looking grubier more quickly. Reply


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You could call AvroKO a design firm, but that'd be an understatement. The four partners who run the business — William Harris, Kristina O'Neal, Adam Farmerie, and Greg Bradshaw — are architects, graphic artists, interior designers, and restaurant owners themselves who, as a company, create spaces you want to hang out in (while, often, enjoying a cocktail) around the world. They also own and operate some of those very spaces in New York City, including the soon to re-open Madam Geneva bar, and a restaurant called Public, for which they're currently at work turning themselves into wine-producers. Add to their list of incredible spaces: The sprawling office they all share, hidden behind a door in the back of their headquarters, where the four collect objects from their past projects and figure out which new work they should take on next. Herewith, a tour of the space, including some new desk gear and other artifacts that it was difficult for us not to steal. —The Editors
"We had these desks custom made for us from oak; it's a really beautiful work surface, which we wanted — along with the ambient light and the oriental rugs — to help make it a welcoming space. For this office, our whole idea was that there had to be real furniture, not industrial office stuff." —William Harris
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ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 First Lookby Josh Venning on 12/5/2005 9:00 PM EST
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slimborama - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkWhy don't you guys do what Tom's Hardware does and only mention the parts when they hit the shelves? By giving them free press, you're only perpetuating the problem of imaginary hardware. Reply
cryptonomicon - Friday, December 09, 2005 - linkthey already burned ATI in the first paragraph, so the reader already knows this.
so with that said, might as well look at the potential technology Reply
Bull Dog - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - link" apparitions floating around that, more than likely, won't show up for weeks or even months after we were told they would. And what happened with the X1800XL All-In-Wonder? The situation is absolutely not acceptable."
what was so wrong with the x1800 AIW?
Newegg started selling it later the same day all the articles came out. Maybe it was the day after but still, that was quick. Reply
Jedi2155 - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkBOYCOTT ATI!!!!! Oh wait...we can't boycott something we cant' buy..... Reply
Eug - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkI don't expect to see the X1600 in a 5 lb 13" PowerBook, but would not be surprised to see an X1300.
I don't care so much about game performance, but would be very interested in H.264 decode (and transcode) acceleration. How fast would it be anyway? Comparable to a Mobility X700? X600? Reply
h7o - Monday, December 05, 2005 - link"we're somewhat skeptical about actually seeing any for sale in Asia today or in the US in mid-January"
This truly sucks, I was hoping there be a large supply by the time yonah is released.
Do you know if this chip will be in laptops weighing 5-6 lb or just for those >6 lb? Reply
LoneWolf15 - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkLinks to pages 2 and three lead to the "Article Search" function. Reply
Visual - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkthis article disappeared! what happened? Reply
KristopherKubicki - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkThis is the first article I've seen with a "9PM" NDA instead of 9AM. Oh well. It'll be back up in a few hours.
Kristopher Reply
Jedi2155 - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkDoes that mean its possible that it might be on sale by now? Reply
Doormat - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkI fully expect this chip to show up in Intels powerbooks that'll be annouced next month. Reply
acejj26 - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkThere's no way they fit the GPU die and all four of those memory modules on a package that is 46 mm^2. If it's a square, then that's less than 7 mm in each direction. That surely is a typo or mistake Reply
DerekWilson - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkWow, very sorry ... that was a typo.
I added that line to Josh's article. I appologize for not catching the mistake earlier.
42mm x 42mm is still very small. Reply
Sunrise089 - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkMaybe you could correctly quote the article and not insert a space that isn't there? It isn't Forty Six square mm, its Forty Six mm squared. Like 4 sides, each side 46mm long. This is like middle school stuff here.
P.S. - I know this answer isn't nice, but above poster shouldn't call out the author before getting his/her facts strait. Reply
Visual - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkyou're a doofus if you think a space means that much. both ways to write it mean the same to me, and surely it should be corrected. Reply
Sunrise089 - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkCall me what you want, but I was capable of reading it correctly, apparently that is too difficult for others. I understand the reason people are consufed, but Square MM and MM Squared are two different commonly used concepts. Reply
tayhimself - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkNo theyre not. They are the same thing. Its a typo, in a horribly written article. No comparisons of battery life etc. Oh, and that is one hideous laptop. Reply
cryptonomicon - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkmy god it is hideous Reply
Scrogneugneu - Monday, December 05, 2005 - link46 Square mm refers to 46mm².
46 mm squared refers to the length of one side of the chip, 46 mm, which still has to be squared, giving 21.16cm². Reply
huges84 - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkI disagree.
I say that:
46mm^2 = 46 mm^2 = 2mm*23mm
(46mm)^2 = 46mm*46mm = 2116mm^2
Anytime you square a unit you are only squaring the unit, not the quantity. Whether or not there is a space does not matter.
Yes one could figure out what the article meant, but that does not make his point invalid.
Also, people have sided against you, because you are the only one defending the way it was written and people have dropped your score from 2 to 1. Reply
Sunrise089 - Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - linkWell actually I wasn't the only person backing the way it was written, but I can see most people feel I'm wrong, so I will apologize. While the concepts of for example 2 square mm and 2mm squared no doubt exist, I admit the article should have been written in such a way to make the size of the GPU much more clear. Just because I understood the author's intent, doesn't meen that intent was properly communicated. Sorry for stirring up so much trouble. Reply
psychobriggsy - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linklol, I bet they meant it in square cm and failed to account for altering cm to mm correctly, and indeed 2.14cm * 2.14cm is 4.6cm^2 ... Reply
mbhame - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkWho wrote this article?
Is Anandtech abandoning crediting its authors??? Reply
mbhame - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkNM, I'm a moron. Reply
Hi - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkwe knew that Reply
ksherman - Monday, December 05, 2005 - link
The X1600 is a mid-range graphics solution that is meant to perform at about the same level of the X800 GTO and the 6600 GT.
What happened to progress, to improving performance? To me, a next-gen mid range card should not perform at the same level of the previous gen mid range cards... I remember the days (not that long ago, only like a year or two ago) when the next-gen mid range cards were very comprable to the previous-gen high end parts... why sis ATI limit the X1600 to perform like a 6600GT?! Is it because their x800 line is better than their X1800 line? Reply
phaxmohdem - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkI agree with you that Nex Gen mid range cards should ideally perform at or about the level of previous gen higher end cards. Otherwise whats the point, unless they have some new badass featuer (perhaps H.264 counts once it is supported). Reply
allnighter - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkI'd like to get my hands on one too but it seems we don't even have an eta on these do we? And Asus recently jumped the gun on nV 7300Go. I don't think you can get any of those either. HKEPC recently had an article with benchmarks, and I couldn't tell whethere it was a retail unit or not. Although that one may be a little closer to be available than this x1600 mobile part. I hope it's not after CeBit when any of us can actually buy one of these. I'd love to be able to upgrade to a model sporting one of these and one of those sweet dual core yonah's. It's a mobile wet dream he, he. Reply
Wesleyrpg - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkhmm, nice laptop, i don't think we'll see the chip anytime soon though.
whats up with the commment about the all in wonder x1800xl? Reply
Shortass - Monday, December 05, 2005 - linkLooks pretty decent for a mobile gfx card, too bad it'll probably actually hit the market in late '09 :roll: Reply


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A YOGA teacher from Marlow has raised over £1000 for her son's school after organising a sold-out event to practice the ancient art.
Alexandra Alves welcomed around 70 people to her 'Yoga by Candlelight' session on Saturday, March 15, at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School.
The instructor, whose 15-year-old son attends the school, pulled in over £1000 for Borlase's Above and Beyond fund, which is seeking cash to refurbish the theatre at the performing arts academy.
She said: "It was a major success, it was fully booked and there wasn't any even space for one more mat.
"I'm very pleased, and I really enjoyed the day. They have asked me to come back again in September and I'm prepared to the same again for any other school that wants to raise money."
As well as parents, friends and students, Marlow Mayor Suzanne Brown came along to join in the fun.
Ms Alves said she has been in talks with Great Marlow School about the possibility of repeating the fundraising drive, which sees everyone from beginners to advanced yoga pupils practice the art by candlelight, with piano accompaniment.


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Drug Free State of Mind Stars go Backstage at a GRAMMY Rehearsal
When the first-place prize was announced "you could hear the screams all the way down the hall." That's the word from Zac Lovett, Dae' Vion Caves, Jordan Adkins, and Farrell Terry, who won top prize in the MusiCares® and GRAMMY Foundation's® Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest. Read More »3 Comments
How Scientists Approach Their Research
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When you ask friends what they're going to do for homecoming or the prom or graduation, spending the night in the local emergency room probably isn't on their list. Unfortunately, for many young people, alcohol may change their plans. Read More »8 Comments
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day - What You Can Do
Sometimes we make jokes about our mental health, but serious mental illness is a real problem among young people in this country. Did you know that an estimated 4.5 to 6.3 million youth in the United States face mental health challenges? Read More »2 Comments
Addiction For Real
If you were the producer of a crime show on TV, and your police officer character was a chain smoker, how would you write the scene where he chases a criminal down the street? A chain smoker would probably be winded, because of less lung room. So you'd show him panting and out of breath. Read More »0 Comments


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Mammograms after mastectomy?
- Question from Maja: It's been one year since I had a mastectomy and I am due for a mammogram. How are they going to view the mastectomy site?
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Cecilia M. Brennecke, M.D.
About 20 years ago, some interesting research was done which showed that performing mammography on the side of the chest where a mastectomy had been done was of no benefit. If there was a new problem, the researchers found that it would be picked up first with a physical exam. That research was done on women who hadn't had implants or reconstruction.
More recently, research was done on women who'd had reconstruction; in many cases with a so-called TRAM flap procedure, in which abdominal fat and muscle are tunneled under the skin to the breast area. Researchers found that in a few of these women, there was evidence of breast cancer in the TRAM. It is very difficult to remove every cell of breast tissue during a mastectomy, and it's possible that a few remaining cells could be cancer cells that grew after the patient had a mastectomy. However, this situation is very unusual.
- Marisa Weiss, M.D. Each one of you has a situation that is unique to YOU. You and your doctor should use the information we are giving you this evening to make the best screening and treatment decisions for YOU. If you've had mastectomy for a small cancer and all margins were widely free and clear and there was no lymph node involvement, the risk of recurrence in the area where the cancer developed is very low. If, however, you had a mastectomy for a large breast cancer, or one in which a significant number of lymph nodes were involved, the risk of local recurrence may be significant. In that situation, Dr. Brennecke, what is the best way to evaluate the area?
- Cecilia M. Brennecke, M.D. As you said, each woman is unique. If a woman wants me to perform a mammogram on her mastectomy side, with or without reconstruction, I'll do it, because that's what she wants. I can tell her what the data shows, but if she wants a mammogram, she should have it. In terms of how to evaluate a woman who had a large tumor, we can do a physical exam, mammogram, ultrasound, or any combination.
- Marisa Weiss, M.D. What about MRI?
- Cecilia M. Brennecke, M.D. MRI can be very useful in certain situations. If there is a physical finding, such as a palpable thickening or lump, and the standard imaging of mammography and ultrasound are normal, or if there's intense scarring that makes the mammogram and ultrasound difficult to interpret, MRI may play a role by enabling us to see whether there is abnormal blood flow and contrast uptake in that area.
The Ask-the-Expert Online Conference called Breast Cancer Screening featured Cecilia M. Brennecke, M.D. and Marisa Weiss, M.D. answering your questions about mammograms, ultrasound, MRI, breast self-exams, physical exams by a doctor, and other topics related to breast cancer screening.
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Goddamn Electric Bill has two songs (Less Evil (written for the film) and Pull The Lever (on the new album, Jazz)) in the 2011 Grand-Jury Prize Winning Sundance Film Festival Film, "Like Crazy Soundtrack" on Paramount Pictures.
I had the opportunity to see the film on opening day at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT at the Eccles Theater (1200 seats!) and I can't stress enough how amazing and beautiful the film was. It was no surprise that the movie sold to Paramount for a festival-topping 4 million dollars shortly after premiering.
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Paul Simon – "Crazy Love, Vol. II", Dustin O'Halloran – "Opus 37", The Ruby Suns – "Closet Astrologer", The Mary Onettes – "Century", M83 – "I Guess I'm Floating", Dustin O'Halloran – "Opus 55", Asobi Saksu – "Thursday", The Tallest Man on Earth – "The Wild Hunt", The Radio Dept. – "Closing Scene", Figurine – "S.O.S. (Remix)", Figurine – "IMpossible", Stars – "Dead Hearts", Fool's Gold – "Surprise Hotel", Goddamn Electric Bill – "Less Evil", A Winged Victory for the Sullen – "Minuet for a Cheap Piano N. 2", Dustin O'Halloran – "Opus 26", Goddamn Electric Bill – "Pull the Lever", Dustin O'Halloran – "Fragile N. 4", J.C. Lines – "Plumb Crazy", Dustin O'Halloran – "We Move Lightly"
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Hi there, I am looking to make a site which lets registered users submit guides.So the features the CMS need is-User/member controls-Robust article submission features-Content filter(like vulgar language filter)-Optimally Easy user login through Gmail or Facebook-Optionally the article submission that has features to easily embed multiple youtube videos-Optionally some easily manageable commenting system for each article
I was thinking PyroCMS which I have a little experience with but seems like I will be doing much of the work implementing the features I want myself
Sort of like the guide pages on http://www.mobafire.com/(Couldnt find the edit button on my post)
Have you checked magento, i believe it has most of features builtin and some of them you can use plugins like Advance Articles that includes ratings, comments, like/unlike etc. According to the latest ecommerce survey most webshop owners are now moving to Magento, so my choice would be Magento.
Honestly, the "standard" major CMS support all of the things in your list.
PHP: Wordpress or Drupal (my two favourites)
.NET: Umbraco
Yes absolutely. Features 1, 2, 5 & 6 are native to any current CMS (Drupal, WP, Joomla, Umbraco, etc...). Feaures 3 & 4 can be had via plugins.
@mike-z, I think since you don't have a favorite CMS, you should pick one or two and do some research. If you have a hosting account, you may find that there are "one button" tools within the control panel that will allow you to set up test sites using Drupal, WP, Joomla, etc... so you can test them out and see which one you like best. Then you'll want to look at the Facebook-connect and foul language filter plugins or modules that are available for the platform you choose.
To make a submission website you can try using WordPress framework, it is very easy to develop such websites using wordpress. Many submission websites are now developing in Wordpress, as compared to other CMS websites.
That's a bold statement... Is that just an opinion or do you have some studies that back that up?
I wouldn't expect that to be far from the truth. Though this is because it is very easy to set-up a simple site or blog. Not because Wordpress is a great platform from a technical stand-point. I mean try to build something on the scale of facebook, amazon, ebay, etc on Wordpress and see just how far you get. Wordpress blah… but it does have a place. I would highly recommend looking into Drupal 8 myself. Some of the stuff being done with that platform is somewhat revolutionary when in comes to the evolution and improvement of long standing open source content management packages. Wordpress has had the same crappy architecture for ever. I can't fathom why a system so popular hasen't been properly rebuilt.
Yup I agree, especially about the Drupal 8 part. Now that it will be built partly with Symfony (HttpFoundation, HttpKernel, Routing, EventDispatcher, DependencyInjection, and ClassLoader), it opens the door for an even better more efficient platform and API. Personally, I was pretty happy with the D7 API but if Symfony makes it more efficient and encourages better code, I'm happy to embark on the learning curve. In contrast my Wordpress buddies constantly complain about having to hack WordPress to make it do anything approaching what I take for granted with Drupal.


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Louisiana's prekindergarten overhaul will be tested for at least one year before any decisions are made on how schools and centers will be graded, state Superintendent of Education John White said Tuesday.
"Until we see how those assessments work we will not develop an accountability measure," White told reporters during a conference call.
The changes stem from a law enacted earlier this year aimed at upgrading what critics call a fractured pre-K setup with uneven quality, access and standards.
"Our kids are falling through the cracks because we have a fragmented system," White said.
State officials are supposed to establish early learning performance guidelines for those up to age 3 and academic standards for 3- and 4-year-olds.
The new rules include grades; funding based on performance; new steps to make it easier for families to find pre-K classes and professional development for teachers.
The rules will apply to early childhood education programs serving children from birth to 5 that receive state or federal dollars.
The law leaves many of the details to White and his department, and the superintendent's recommendations will be considered by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday.
Child care leaders have generally praised the plan.
However, one of their questions is how grades will be determined for pre-K schools and centers, especially knowing that the rating system will have a big impact on whether parents use the sites.
White said the department has accepted many of the suggestions offered by officials of the Child Care Association of Louisiana and others since the initial plan was unveiled in October.
Launching the changes through pilot projects for the 2013-2014 school year — how many and where has not been decided — is one such suggestion that is now part of the state's proposal.
"This was not always part of the plan," White said. "It was changed in response to stakeholders' feedback."
However, he said child-care advocates urged state officials to use caution when they craft an accountability plan for pre-K centers.
White said earlier that grades will be based on classroom instruction and progress children are making toward kindergarten.
State officials say 54 percent of children in Louisiana enter kindergarten ready to learn. The goal is 70 percent.
Pre-K schools and centers that get low grades will receive help, but face cutoffs in state aid if they fail to show improvement.
In response to questions, White said he does not sense that child care providers are worried about the grades, especially since they backed the legislation that included the grading requirement.
A statewide trial run is set for the 2014-2015 school year.
All the changes take effect for the 2015-2016 school year.
The overhaul applies to pre-K classes in public schools, LA4, Head Start, Early Head Start and Early Steps, among others.


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Donna Karan Resort 2014 | Pictures
Donna Karan Resort 2014: Liquid Assets
Donna Karan titled her latest resort collection "The L Word," and just before her resort show, even she had trouble naming off the list of words that inspired her. "Long, lean, languid, luxurious, light . . . I'm probably forgetting another one," she said. There were, in fact, several more. According to her show notes, they included liquid, limitless, and lighthearted.
And all were on display in the lineup, which included her old standbys — draped dresses and asymmetrical hemlines — and her standard black-and-neutral color palette with energetic pops of red and polka dots. What was otherwise a fluid runway of simple bias-cut satins and metallic jerseys got well-timed jolts from gold-coin embellishments and the occasional single rope-cluster earring.
Fitting with Karan's urban aesthetic, this Resort collection was fitting for many out-of-town adventures but utterly wearable in the city. Talk about limitless.


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White House Sees Smaller Budget Deficit in 2013
Midsession Review Projects Unemployment Rate to Average 7.5% This Year
WASHINGTON—The White House on Monday lowered its projection for economic growth this year while issuing rosier estimates on unemployment and the federal budget deficit.
In its annual "mid-session review" budget update, the White House said it expects the economy to grow 2.4% this year, lower than the 2.6% it projected in April. The White House blamed the slower projection in part on the across-the-board federal spending cuts...


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Hi all,
We will now have a new product in a month. We used PHP to develop. I am now searching for meaningful security techniques to protect the code against non-licensed usage.
The product will be sold to developers again like wordpress, they will download and run the install script and that is it.
What do you suggest to protect the code ? thanks.Baris
Run the code on your server, and sell only the party of the code that connects / gets the data from your server.
Then use some kind of KEY linked to each server to control who can / can't use the system.
Other then that, there's no way.
Instead of focusing on stopping those who aren't paying from using your code, focus on allowing those who want to pay to do so. You'll make far more money that way.
The downside of using PHP as a language for such a product, is that PHP isn't compiled, but interpreted instead. That means that the code will somehow has to remain readable for the PHP binary, which in turn means it's readable for end-users. There are systems known (such as [Zend Guard and [URL="http://www.ioncube.com/sa_encoder.php"]IonCube](http://www.zend.com/en/products/guard/)) that will actually encode the code against prying eyes, but I am not sure how helpful that is, and I'm also not sure which PHP versions it supports.
Apart from the cost and support of PHP versions, the customers' web-server must have the decoder installed, which just might cause a problem as well, as that is not under your control either. To be honest, I don't really believe in encoding or hiding source code, because no matter how hard you try: it can always be reversed engineered: PHP is interpreted.
As Vali suggested, the easiest solution is to host it yourself. Probably the cleanest way to accomplish this, would be to have a (very strong) separation between the different layers and only run the presentational layers on the client. To do the saving of the data, and the actual business-processes, make the front-end call an API on the back-end and validate a license key in the API. That way, you can deactivate the license at any time.
EDIT: I must admit that I agree with the statement of SituationSoap just as well: if your customers are happy and they actually get a decent system that is updated, they won't try to steal it anyway.
I have used IonCube before and works good..
@ValiUnfortunately our application is about the data you already have. So we cannot do that, but if you are talking about storing the classes on our server and open them to client by using reflection and xml-rpc, (which we considered) we think that it will be slow for client.
@SituationSoapCan you please open it up a bit ? Because I think what lies under your sentence is important Do you mean that we should provide the application open or do you have and other strategy about distribution ?
@webaddictzI really do not believe in hiding, that is why I asked this to you but we think that API style of working would be slow.
@mech7Thanks mech we are looking for it
As I read the answers you wrote, I rethink the situation. Although it is a very brave thing to do, we can leave the source open and let the client use it and if the client is happy that they would buy it. But as it is a brave thing to do I have to justify it to our business development manager!
I see these two options as the only realistic implementations of your product if I'm understanding it correctly. I believe you are correct about the down sides in each case. Neither application performance or business managers are easy to cope with!
You might try running some tests to see if storing the classes on your server would run as slowly as you think, maybe they wouldn't. But like you, I suspect it would be a nightmare. On the upside, most businesses that I have worked with would not use unlicensed software because the penalties are so draconian if you get caught, but that may not be true for your entire audience of users.
I use IonCube Encoder when I don't trust the client, or rather, when I think they have an admin who will try to mess with the code rather than pay me to update it and he'll most likely mess with it (I can think of one such admin who is such a PHP expert that he thinks PHP stands for Perl Hypertext Processor. Close, but no cigar :D)
Obfuscating isn't perfect though and it can be reverse engineered if you want to spend the time. I don't think PHP 5.3 is supported yet either, otherwise it's not a bad system and reasonably priced. It comes with the loaders that can either be included in your PHP.INI or can be selected at runtime.
Essentially, my point is that you're going to take your code from a known good state (no obfuscation) and move it to an unknown state (obfuscated) for no gain other than you assume that your users are malicious.
Any misstep in implementation of the obfuscation is a bug waiting to happen, which degrades the value of your product. Use a solid license agreement and focus on producing good code instead of focusing on "beating" your customers -- who are, by definition, people who want to use your product.
Not long ago I saw a movie named "Ratatouille" which brighten my vision in some way. One of the famous slogan from the dead chef was "Everyone can cook", and it's true, even a rat can cook a delicious food, too delicious even for the food critics.
My point is, everyone can code and producing things like what we do. But not everyone can cook a good food. So, if you make a brilliant idea and satisfying service, you don't need to worry for them to screw you, they'll come back to you because you are the best they'll ever get.
There seems to be a lot of positioning and idealism on this thread. Does anyone have any data on the number of sign-ups and repeated income with an encode and without it? I suspect that take up rates are highly industry/audience specific. Much as I believe in not treating clients as malicious, they do sometimes "forget to pay".
I have no data on encoding versus not. I'd be fascinated to get some.
By counter example, the continuous rebilling mechanism (you get repeat billed until you sign out) usually does 5-10 times better than the subscription reminder system (we send you an e-mail asking you to resubscribe) even if you make the opt out option exceptionally clear and friendly. Sad, but I've seen this on three separate occasions. What company does not want to increase their income by a factor of 5?
yours, Marcus
Or HipHop, which does compile your PHP application into a web server.
Clients atleast wouldn't be dependant on PHP versions, and would possibly get some benefit (lower memory and CPU usage), though hosting would require HipHop supported OS etc.
Don't know whether it would be worth the hassle though.
Also assuming HipHop license allows it.
Yes, it is idealism. I don't have any numbers to back me up, I only have the experience I've gathered throughout the years. I just don't believe in hiding the code so that people can run away with it. "Forgetting to pay" is a different issue altogether and one that can not be solved with a technical solution from my point of view. Just blocking access to people who accidentally didn't pay doesn't solve your direct problem, and it doesn't make your customer feel any better.
If they "forget to pay", pick up the phone and ask them what is wrong. Perhaps there's something you can do to help them, maybe they're in a slow season. They'll love you for that, and that love will be spread. I'd rather have a 100 customers that stick around for 10 years, than 300 customers that stick around for one or two years. The "no payment equals no service" philosophy will get you into conflicts, not into solutions. Or at least, this is my take and my way of doing business.
I do realise that this is situation-bound. I'm fortunate enough to have personal contact with most, if not all, of my customers. Admittedly, this might also be affected by the country you're operating in, the kind of businesses you're involved with and the type of software you sell. I just seem to be in the right situation to be able to afford this way of thinking, I guess.
Counter question: I believe the above statement, but do you have any numbers about the results in the long run? Increasing your income by a factor of five is incredibly interesting, no-one will deny that, but for how long? I have had a telephone provider that tells me I have to cancel my subscription three months before the (automatic) renewal of the subscription and I think it's retarded and their decision to do business that way has negatively impacted my opinion of the company. First change I had (and remembered ), I left to the slightly more expensive competition that allows me to stop the subscription every month, over the internet.
This was 2004. In 2010, most of the telephone-providers in the Netherlands now have the option to stop your subscription each month, and adjust the subscription over the internet, free of charge. Unless of course, you get a phone with it, in which case they'll want you to stick around for at least $x years, and then provide the strategy above. The "silently-renewing-for-a-year" strategy just didn't work out to be what they hoped in the long run.
I might have it wrong though, and I too, would like to see concrete numbers on this, although completely off-topic, as we were talking about obfuscating code
Excellent point. To be honest, I didn't even consider the possibility of using HipHop as a way to make sure your code doesn't get stolen. Probably because it's not marketed that way.
How are you monitoring that they are not paying?
In the project I was involved longest with, we were incredibly nervous about long term satisfaction. In fact there was a lot of resistance to the whole idea of passive rebilling in the first place. We didn't want to "sting" our customers.
We didn't do an ideal job the first time around and definitely annoyed a few people. Eventually we got it sufficiently right that people would compliment us on our honesty. For customer services and marketing that was good enough (I defer to them).
Warning: You have to have very clear cancellation links, both on the site and in the pre-billing warning e-mails.
Don't forget that every business has a churn rate. If people leave eventually anyway after an average of 5 years, then you are still winning even if they bail out on the very next cancellation period. Extreme, but that kind of calculation is up to the business owners, not us.
Come on. Somebody out there must have built some obfuscated software. Anyone?


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WHARFEDALE was well represented asThe Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) celebrated a record number of students achieving the coveted A* grade in three or more subjects.
Twenty students in the year group gained at least three A-levels at the top grade this year.
The star performer from the area is Trina Seal, from Bramhope, who has four A* grades and secured her place at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, to read Natural Sciences.
She said: "It's been a nervous wait for the results, but I've been on the school's choir tour to Prague which helped to take my mind off it. I'm so looking forward to Cambridge – natural sciences is a unique course that allows in depth study of a good mixture of science topics."
Celebrating triple A* grades are Will Foster, from Rawdon, who added an extra A to his three A*s, together with Philippa West, from Stainburn, and Matthew Li, from Horsforth. Will Bates of Farnley, Jack Harrison, from Menston, Georgina Mordue, from Pool in Wharfedale, Philip Robinson, from Lindley, and Emma Solyom, from Bramhope, all achieved at least three A-levels at A* or A.
Three will be heading to Oxford University. Georgina will study Materials Science at Trinity College, Matthew will read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Balliol, while Jack Harrison is looking forward to taking up his place at Pembroke College to read Economics and Management.
He said: "I loved it at Oxford, despite being there for three days of interviews! It was my first choice all along, and school prepared us really well for the selection process, I knew what had to be done at all stages."
GSAL principal, Mike Gibbons, said: "We are very proud of what our students have achieved which will enable them to study at the universities of their choice. For them, today is the culmination of years of hard work and we would also like to express our thanks to parents and staff for all their support and guidance."


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A judge in central Ohio has refused to block the opening of a 190-bed homeless shelter being opposed by a neighboring day care center.
Creative Child Care Inc. filed a lawsuit and sought a restraining order in court in Columbus to stop the shelter from opening.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/RBqIOD ) reports that Franklin County Common Pleas Judge John Bessey on Monday declined to issue a preliminary injunction. That would have prevented the county shelter board from moving forward with plans for a winter shelter while a lawsuit plays out.
The child care center had argued that the county violated laws or procedures by allowing the shelter board to take over the rezoned property. Day-care officials say they are sympathetic, but think the shelter would endanger children and hurt their business.
Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com


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Feminism: From Grassroots to Full Bloom
by Ali Mailen Perrotto
Ali is the Online Resource Specialist at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
Blogger Bio: Feminism excites me! Let's take a look at the way it informs, impacts and shapes the movement against sexual violence.
Blog Description: A blog about the growth of feminist thought and praxis in the movement to end sexual violence.
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