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I'M LUCKY. Over the course of this season, I will have seen close to 100 games of AFL live. From the new open-air Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast, to the dingy cow paddock west of Sydney called ANZ Stadium, I've seen the good, bad and ugly of football. Here is a snapshot of my 10 likes and dislikes of the season.
1. FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Their nicknames identify them. ''Stevie J'' has more tricks than David Copperfield. ''Buddy'' is the quickest big man I have ever seen. The clearance work of ''Juddy'' in heavy traffic is unsurpassed, and he may well be the only four-time Brownlow medallist we will ever see. And what about ''Nic Nat''?! The kid's only played 50 games, but if that's a taste of what is to come, we are in for a treat.
2. GOING TO GAMES IN MELBOURNE: As a Melburnian, I'm proud of the MCG. The history, the size, the world-class facilities make it a special occasion, even if you have been there a thousand times. Karmichael Hunt, who has played at many of the world's best stadiums, will play on the 'G for the first time on Sunday. He says he can't wait. And Etihad Stadium. There is no better place to view a game, especially under the roof when it is wet and windy outside.
3. SPECCIES: The high mark is back. We are seeing a mark of the year each week. Whose hanger has been the best - Andrew Walker, Andrew Krakouer, Adam Goodes, Nic Natanui or Patrick Ryder?
4. THE NATIONAL COMPETITION: The AFL is so much better than the old VFL. The game is available to everyone. . Thousands of fans enjoy travelling interstate to see their team play. The social/cultural interaction and economic benefits are widespread.
5. WINNING ON A FRIDAY NIGHT: Get close to a group of supporters whose team has just won as you leave the MCG or Etihad on a Friday night, and you are close to heaven. They are headed for a stress-free, happy weekend.
6. COURAGE: You have to marvel at the courage shown by our players. They run to the point of exhaustion, and in today's congested style, continually hit and get hit. Is there too much scrutiny to be brave? I was at the Gabba the day Jonathan Brown's season ended. It was inspirational, yet also sad. Not sure I want to see the big fellow put himself at risk like that again.
7. GOALS (ANY WHICH WAY): How would you like your goals served? You can have them sliced, hooked, spiralled, mongrelled, boomeranged, and even dribbled with a late, sharp bounce to the right. Back in the 1970's, Ron Barassi benched Malcolm Blight for having the audacity of going for a banana shot from the boundary line. If 'Barass' was coaching today, he'd have no players, because everyone does the unconventional - and the game is better for it.
8. GROWING STATURE OF SMALL FORWARDS: They are quick, clever, hot and cold. The small-forward has to be able to tackle tenaciously to lock the ball in, and in a split second nail the impossible goal. Eddie Betts, Jeff Garlett, Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Blair and Stephen Milne are the best. They have added a new dimension to our game.
9. FANS INVOLVEMENT: Mass media coverage has involved fans like never before. We all can be 'coached' and select our own teams, or be expert tipsters, by being part of the various competitions on offer. Fans today understand the game more than ever.
10. HERO OF THE GAME: Jim Stynes. No need to say anything else.
1. MATCH REVIEW PANEL: Ask anyone, but especially Nick Riewoldt, as to whether they can find any consistency in its findings. A review of the MRP is a must.
2. CONGESTION/ROTATIONS: Seeing 36 players within a kick of the ball makes for ugly play. Rotations are back to where they were last year, so it's impossible to know exactly what's going on at any given time. With multiple rotations the old head-to-head match-ups are gone, and that's a pity as helter-skelter footy takes over.
3. CONTRIVED FOOTBALL DEBATE: Too many media outlets mean too many commentators, which means too many are fighting for the headline or issue of the week. That's OK if you are genuine in your beliefs, but too many opinions are contrived in a bid to force debate.
4. ONE-SIDED GAMES: As the richer clubs pour more money into their football department resources, the gap between the haves and have-nots is highlighted on the field. When a game is over before half-time, it's no fun for anyone.
5. DELIBERATE O.O.B.: It's a good rule, but when over-zealous umpires get sucked in by it, when it is not on, the game suffers. The 'Geisch's boys are best to err on the side of caution.
6. INSIPID ALTERNATIVE STRIPS: The birds are the culprits here. The Crows, Eagles and Hawks are the worst offenders. Swirly, streaky, wishy-washy designs that have multiple colours fading into each other are tough on the eyes for TV viewers. Be bold and basic.
7. COACHES WITCH-HUNT: It happens every year. The preoccupation of the media with which coaches will lose their job knows no boundaries. The heat intensifies and ultimately a weak club like Melbourne will cave in. And then there's a let-down. The chase is over. The media and public feel flat, and those who made the call realise they have blown a chance to be strong in adversity.
8. THE BYE: It's a pain, because each Monday you are still not comparing apples with apples, as none of the teams has played the same amount of games.
9. LENGTH OF GAMES: Quarters and games go too long. A reduction of 8-10 minutes per game is needed, especially with the prospect of there being lots more lop-sided games ahead of us in the next few years.
10. ANZ STADIUM: It's a hole. The surface is uneven, slippery and the grass too high. As a result it's a 'dead' track, and fast-flowing football is rarely seen there. It's hard to win over Sydney fans when AFL is not seen at its best.


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The ex-frontman of Audioslave sings the soundtrack of 'The Bodyguard' at a fundraiser for President Obama, humbly saying, 'I just learned this, so when I mess it up, forgive me.'
Adding piles to the artists who pay tribute to Whitney Houston by singing, Chris Cornell performed a rendition of her iconic song "I Will Always Love You". The Soundgarden lead singer strummed his guitar and delivered the classic song in an acoustic set.
"I just learned this, so when I mess it up, forgive me," Cornell said, prompting concertgoers to erupt into laughter. The former Audioslave star paid tribute to the late singer in front of the crowd at a recent fund-raising event for President Barack Obama in San Francisco.
There have been a lot of tribute songs dedicated to Whitney in the past few days following her sudden death on February 11. Aretha Franklin, LeAnn Rimes, Nicole Scherzinger and Amber Riley have also sung the Dolly Parton-written song, while Monica crooned "You Give Good Love" and Ashanti did "I Have Nothing".
Robin Thicke meanwhile re-recorded a stripped-down rendition of Whitney's 1995 single "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and released it for a free download in memory of the New Jersey singer. "This is my tribute to the great Whitney Houston. Sending my prayers to her family," the husband of actress Paula Patton wrote on Twitter.

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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) in partnership with Apple is proud to present the Apple HBCU Scholars Program to outstanding students with a minimum 3.3 GPA who will be graduating between December 2018 and May 2019. Selected Scholars will participate in a 12-week internship during the summer before their senior year, and will receive up to $25,000 in scholarship funding based on individual financial needs that will be applied to their final year of study. Each scholar will have an Apple mentor throughout their experience, receive an opportunity to develop key skills, enhance their resumes and help launch their careers through the hands-on experience gained at one of the top tech companies in the world.
These scholars will have the opportunity to:
- Participate in an Apple HBCU Immersion experience in Cupertino, California in early 2018
- Participate in a 12-week internship with Apple in Cupertino, California during the summer of 2018
- Be awarded a need-based scholarship to help defray the costs (e.g., tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, books and supplies) of their senior year of study
- Participate in various development activities to help prepare for post-graduation careers
- Receive on-going coaching and guidance from an experienced Apple employee
- Serve as Ambassadors on their HBCU or PBI (Predominately Black Institution) campuses to build awareness for the Apple and TMCF HBCU Initiative
Program Criteria
- Enrolled full-time at a four-year accredited HBCU or PBI (Predominately Black Institution)
- Currently in the second-to-last year of study, graduating in Fall 2018 or Spring of 2019. (e.g., juniors or seniors pursuing a fifth year of study.)
- Prior internship experience is preferred
Key Qualifications
This highly competitive program targets STEM students, but opportunities exist for students of all disciplines. The selection process aims to assess critical soft skills that enable success in our program, coupled with technical ability. We're looking for individuals that exhibit both a technical and cultural fit:
Technical Fit
- Analytical ability
- Ability to articulate ideas
- Ability to learn new concepts
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Cultural Fit
- Highly motivated
- Persuasive and candid
- Focused on results
- Perseverance
- Team player
- Possesses sound judgment and critical thinking skills
Scholar Expectations (including, but not limited to the following)
- Must be able to participate in all program-related activities
- Willing and able to spend 12 weeks in Cupertino, California during the summer months of May through August
- Must remain in good academic standing
- Must not have any disciplinary infractions on academic record
- Able to successfully complete all program requirements
- Utilize Apple technology (e.g., MacBook, iPhone, etc.)
- Serve as post-internship Apple Ambassador during their final year
- Students selected to participate in the program must provide TMCF with supporting documentation requested during the financial need verification process
How to Apply
To apply, click the button below and create a TMCF Account. Once you sign up and create a TMCF Account, you can complete the Apple HBCU Scholars application. The deadline is September 17, 2017, 11:59 EST.
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Unknown Motorola Titanium visits FCC en route to Verizon or Sprint?
This article contains unofficial information.
source: FCC via Engadget
*Update* After spending some more time with the FCC PDFs for the Motorola Titanium, we noticed the phone will actually support both GSM and CDMA bands, so we guess it will be a global Android phone for either Sprint or Verizon.
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1. BigRed83 (Posts: 144; Member since: 19 May 2008)
Great, had my DROID just over 30 days, and a new toy appears on the horizon...
5. vzw fanman (Posts: 1976; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
Doesn't surprise me.
7. BrokenImaege (Posts: 173; Member since: 27 Jul 2009)
I wouldn't worry. I think this is the Droids little brother on the way. We talked to the Motorola rep about a new phone coming and they couldn't tell us too much, but that it was a step down from Droid.
2. DonLouie (Posts: 594; Member since: 22 Dec 2008)
This should be headed to Sprint, no sure thing though
4. DonLouie (Posts: 594; Member since: 22 Dec 2008)
tshow84, expound on your post. I wouldn't be suprised if vzw got it but don't believe they will be the only one to have. Moto is working with Sprint on WiMax and you can't be that dense to think they won't work with them on the platform they're championing, Android.
9. tshow84 (Posts: 65; Member since: 11 Jun 2009)
expound on yours - how can you possibly say that its headed anywhere? where could you possibly base that on? it doesnt say anything about wimax...and you cant be that dense to think that because moto is working with sprint on wimax that any phone that comes through the fcc with moto and android is automatically headed to sprint with wimax...
6. cdmta (Posts: 6; Member since: 03 Dec 2009)
has the calgary already made it through? is this it?
8. BrokenImaege (Posts: 173; Member since: 27 Jul 2009)
I think so to be honest


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Filling Morsi's boots: Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour
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Mansour was appointed in line with a new 2011 law, which stipulated that HCC heads should be appointed from within the court system. For 20 years, the HCC head was chosen from outside the constitutional court. Mansour has served as deputy head of the HCC since 1992.
Mansour helped draft the supervision law for the presidential elections that brought Morsi to power in 2012, which included setting a legal timeframe for electoral campaigning.
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Church Offers Sanctuary for Suspended Hazelwood West StudentsChurch officials said if seniors aren't allowed to take part in Saturday's ceremony, they'll host their own ceremony for banned students.
Missouri Judge Says State Knowingly Violated Sunshine LawThe American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri announced the ruling in its favor Monday.
Appeals Court: College's Drug Tests of All Students IllegalA federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated a judge's 2013 ruling that a central Missouri technical college's mandatory drug testing policy is unconstitutional when applied to all students.
Judge Upholds Secrecy in Ferguson Grand Juror LawsuitSt. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo said in a ruling Tuesday that the grand jury process ``depends upon secrecy and anonymity.''
Prison Inmates Sue Missouri Over Hepatitis-C CareThe ACLU and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center in St. Louis filed the federal lawsuit for the inmates Thursday.
Amendment Six: Will This Curb Voter Fraud?American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri says the Show Me State has joined another "list of bad firsts."
ACLU Suing Kansas City Public Schools for Handcuffing BoyThe boy sat with his hands behind his back for 10 to 15 minutes until his father came to pick him up.
ACLU Questions Suspension of High School Trump SupporterDid the student have a Constitutional right to hold up a Trump sign in a pep assembly?
Reporter Sues Over Missouri's Picks of Execution WitnessesAn online reporter whose stories have been critical of Missouri's death penalty procedures alleges in a federal lawsuit that he's wrongly been excluded from being an execution witness.
Praise for New Illinois Limits on Cellphone TapsACLU says technology is "too powerful to remain unregulated"
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Ferguson Grand Juror's SuitA federal appeals court ruled Monday that a judge wrongly tossed a lawsuit by a woman wanting to speak publicly about her time on the grand jury that declined to indict the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man.
Judge Finds Cape Girardeau Noise Ordinance UnconstitutionalTony Rothert, the legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, says this law has gone too far.


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Jaesun Wangwrote a review of Giro 2008 Bad Lieutenant Audio Helmet on March 5, 2009
Great Helmet! Especially for BSG fans
The helmet itself gets 5 stars.. Its got awesome looks and I like looking like a BSG marine :) :) BSG used these exact same helmets to save cost and weight.
The audio gets 3 stars though.. for being very mediocre. They don't have a great soundstage and they sound better when you push the earflaps against your ears... but you wont be able to do this when you're riding down the mountain.
I wish GIRO teamed up with a different company than skullcandy to make their audio flaps.


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"'The break in WFP's pipeline is representative of the problem everyone has finding [aid] funding for Guinea,' Reza Kasraï, head of Action Contre la Faim (ACF) in Guinea, told IRIN. 'We're in a no-man's land between a politically stable country where donors would like to give development funds and a full-on emergency where humanitarian donors contribute regardless of the political situation.'
ACF's Kasraï said it is important to use an integrated approach – not only therapeutic feeding but also programmes to address the principal causes of undernutrition in Guinea, by boosting people's livelihoods, ensuring proper breastfeeding and weaning practices and improving home hygiene and access to health services, sanitation and safe water. He said there is a growing movement towards community- and even household-based management of MAM, which would also reduce the strain on health centres.
'The challenge is in finding a reliable way of ensuring that moderately malnourished children receive fortified [with vitamins and other micronutrients] and high-caloric diets in the home." A January 2010 ACF nutritional survey in Conakry's Matoto commune shows a global acute malnutrition rate of 7.3 percent, with 1.6 percent severe acute malnutrition, he said. "While these percentages are not alarming, if you look at absolute numbers you're talking about some 10,000 children suffering acute malnutrition – and that is in just one of five Conakry communes.'"


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Today we are in Bamako, the decidedly modern and lively capital of Mali in West Africa. There are looming skyscrapers, museums, music clubs, a zoo, and botanical garden; however, the city maintains a rich sense of the country's heritage as we pass outdoor markets to observe beautiful, traditional African crafts. Africa is also the hometown of featured jewelry designer Tetou Gologo.
There is a grand tradition of jewelry making in Mali that rest in the capable hands of the Dogon, Tuareg, and Togolese tribes. Widely known for their finesse, patience, wisdom, and honesty, these tribes have preserved their longstanding knowledge of handmade beaded jewelry with the help of Gologo.
Gologo wholeheartedly embraces the supreme artisanship of these tribes, which are renowned for their masks, sculptures, and sliver and gold jewelry. Their artistry inspires her creativity.
In 2005, she founded her company, Tamacali, where she serves as Creative Director, and employs artisans from all three tribes. She makes certain to provide them with high wages, training, medical services, and daily meals.
Her ambition is to blend traditional and modern aesthetics fashioning gemstones and beads of all colors, sterling silver, bronze, leather, and ebony into vibrant designer jewelry that embellishes the glow of assorted skin tones.
With her team of artisans, Gologo created seven collections that are a feast for the eye. Exploding with vivid colors and sleek, geometric shapes, her flowing strands of beads possess a regal type of elegance and beauty. Her company also submits its time-honored designs to The Hunger Site.
Photo 1 (top right): Red and Yellow Lucky 7 Handbeaded Necklaces
Photo 2 (bottom left): Model is wearing Multi-Strand Bead Necklace


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nickel (Ni)
Nickel makes up 0.008 percent of the Earth's crust. When the Earth's core, which is composed primarily of iron and nickel is included, nickel ranks as the fifth most common element on our planet after iron, oxygen, silicon and magnesium. About half the total world output comes from deposits of pyrrhotite and pentlandite (nickel-iron sulfide) in Sudbury, Ontario; garnierite in New Caledonia is also important. Roasting the ore gives crude nickel oxide, refined by electrolysis or by the Mond process.
Chemically, nickel resembles iron and cobalt, being moderately reactive, and forming compounds in the +2 oxidation state; the +4 state is known in ligand complexes. Nickel dissolves in strong acids to form salts. It is used in alloys, in corrosion-resistant surfaces, coinage, batteries, and for electroplating. The most common isotope is 58Ni (67.8%).
HistoryPure nickel was first obtained by the Swedish chemist Axel Cronstedt in 1751. The alloy of nickel and iron had, however, been used from early times, since the iron meteorites which fall to earth from space contain 5 to 15 percent of nickel.
In the Middle Ages copper miners sometimes mistook nickel ore for copper ore, and called it Kupfernickel, "the Devil's copper," from which we get its name.
Uses of nickel
Nickel, in the form of a very fine powder called Raney nickel, is of great importance in chemistry. Developed by Murray Raney in the 1920s, it is 90 percent nickel and 10 percent aluminum. This substance acts as a catalyst in many processes which involve the combination of hydrogen with other substances. Thus the formation of ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen unless finely divided nickel is present.
As much as 70 percent of nickel goes to make stainless or other steel alloys, some of which have exceptional properties. For example, Invar is an alloy of 36 percent nickel with iron and has a uniquely low coefficient of expansion. That is, it barely changes its size when heated or cooled. It is used for the balance wheel of watches, the pendulum of clocks, and the valves of motors. Nichrome is an alloy of nickel and chromium which has a great resistance to heat. It is used for the wire which makes up the heating elements of electric fires.
Nickel carbonyl (Ni(CO)4)Nickel carbonyl is a colorless, flammable, toxic liquid. It is used in the Mond process for the production of pure nickel. Relative density 1.32g cm-3, melting point -25°C (-13°F) boiling point 43°C (109.4°F).
Biological significanceNickel is present in the body in minute amounts, though its exact role is poorly understood. It is thought to activate certain enzymes and may also play a part in stabilizing chromosomal material in the nuclei of cells.
Exposure to nickel may cause dermatitis (inflammation of the skin). Lung cancer has been reported in workers in nickel refineries.
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A new grants scheme aimed at helping volunteers to take practical action to improve their local environment and support the growth of civic pride in Larne Borough has been launched.
The 'Live Here, Love Here' scheme, spearheaded by environmental charity Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, in association with Larne Borough Council, is designed to tackle issues such as poor environmental quality, littering and dilapidation – particularly in coastal areas – by encouraging volunteers to take practical action in their local communities.
The initiative forms part of the wider 'Live Here, Love Here' programme, which includes an innovative media campaign, due to launch at the beginning of next year, and the creation of a calendar of volunteering opportunities to encourage participation all year round.
The scheme is open to constituted volunteer groups operating in the Larne borough, who taking action to improve their local environment. Grants will be available from £500 to £5,000. The deadline for applications is noon on Monday, September 22.
Director of Environmental Services for Larne Council, Philip Thompson said: "I would encourage volunteer groups to come forward and access this funding opportunity to support the good work that is ongoing throughout the year across the borough. There is a strong community tradition of groups coming together to carry out environmental improvements, particularly the regular well supported beach clean –ups and I hope this initiative will stimulate further interest and support for more of these projects."
Ian Humphreys, chief executive at Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful added: "This scheme will help volunteers to take practical action in their local communities to improve their local environment, how it is managed and support the growth of civic pride. By working together and encouraging everyone to take part, we can start to tackle the negative impact of littering and other environmental behaviours."


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Redvex will now only work "IF" you have touched act 5 before with expansion pack and 1.11b patch. That also might vary if you have modified your Diablo 2 folder.
Now, Blizzard has put on a new system with the patch that requires people to be checked before joining a game for terminating any programs like tmcpk, auto-portal, etc. If you have a slow computer, it will take about 50-60% more time to JOIN games but creating will take less.
If you have any questions, you can talk to me here. I will try my best to answer ALL questions asked. Thank you.


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Ponderings of Davak
The voice coverage for AT&T is awful. I often have "No Service" around my house. I decided to see what the predicted coverage was on their official coverage map. I'm in their "best" zone. Sigh.
I was inspired to create the following "AT&T Sad Puppy Coverage" image.


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Session of 2000
Effective: Upon Adoption
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 5050
а а A Concurrent Resolution urging Congress to pass legislation allowing state-inspected
а а а аmeat and meat products to be shipped interstate and to pass legislation increasing the
а а аааnumber of poultry to be slaughtered at home and offered for sale to the consumer.
а а а
а а а WHEREAS,а All regulations for state inspected commercial meat
plants must be equal to or more strict than the federal regulations; and
а а а WHEREAS,а Since state inspected meat and meat products must be
equal to the federal regulations, meat and meat products should be al-
lowed to be shipped across state lines; and
а а а WHEREAS,а Currently, annually, only 1,000 poultry may be slaugh-
tered at home and offered for sale to the consumer; and
а а а WHEREAS,а To meet current consumer demand, such number should
be increased to 3,000 poultry:аNow, therefore,
а а а
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas,
the Senate concurring therein:
аThat Congress pass legislation allowing
state-inspected meat and meat products to be shipped interstate; and
а а а
Be it further resolved:
аThat Congress pass legislation increasing the
number of poultry to be slaughtered at home from 1,000 to 3,000; and
а а а
Be it further resolved:
аThat the Secretary of State be directed to send
enrolled copies of this resolution to the President of the United States;
the Vice-President of the United States; Majority Leader and Minority
Leader of the United States Senate; the Speaker, Majority Leader and
Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives; the Sec-
retary of the United States Department of Agriculture; and to each mem-
ber of the Kansas Congressional Delegation.


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The online dating scene is rough. Sure, it's a great way to meet people, but we use the term "people" loosely, as some of the individuals we've come in contact with still seem to be in their primitive forms. Obviously, first impressions count … but not to these idiots.
Sender: 30, Male
Receiver: 27, Female
Site: OKCupid
Tip: "You should watch me jerk off sometime," is not the new "We should have a drink sometime." Do not expect to use it and get the same response … asshole.
Did someone send you a creeptastic or WTF message on a dating site? Take a screenshot of the message/your interaction and send it to us at [email protected]. Include the info in the post above. (Don't worry … if we choose to use it, it'll be anonymous and we'll make sure to guard all identifying information!)


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A WARRINGTON Collegiate student has already started building a promising future after being selected for the prestigious cadet programme with Laing O'Rourke.
Tom Heron, aged 17, had to undergo a rigourous selection process before he was offered the place on the course in Manchester.
He said: "I'm absolutely ecstatic, this is an amazing opportunity with such a fantastic company.
"There were over four hundred applicants for the cadet programme but only a few of us were awarded a place. I really enjoyed the challenge."
As part of the cadet programme, Tom, who studied studying construction and the built environment at Warrington Collegiate, will be sponsored through a degree at Liverpool John Moores University where he will study part-time.
Lecturer Rob Holmes said: "Tom is an excellent example of our BTEC extended diploma in construction providing the technical route to university.
"He will join a growing number of talented alumni who have been successful in progressing to university to study for a degree as the starting point of a successful career."
Tom added: "My family is really pleased for me and my tutors at college have supported and encouraged me throughout the selection process.
"The cadet programme is a fantastic way to start the next stage of my career."


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Tocca Florence Eau De Parfum Reviews
SweetBergamot? Grapefruit? I don't smell either but am left with a very sweet sticky candy scent that *whew* after it tones down, is a bearable soft Spring perfume. I just don't think I'm willing to fork over the dollars to endure the first blast. — 7 years, 8 months agoleo1999 | 678 reviews
HoneysuckleWAY too sweet smells like honeysuckle.. and also smells exactly like Avon's In Bloom (the Reese Witherspoon fragrance) so save your $ and just get that! Which truly is identical except the dry down is slightly smoother/more consistent. I'm surprised to see such favorable reviews. Yuk. — 7 years, 2 months agolshcat | 2 reviews
my wedding day fragranceTocca Florence is a beautiful scent! I received a free sample from Sephora. I had it sitting in my desk drawer at work and I decided to try it, as I was in need for a wedding day scent. I fell in love with the sample so I bought a bottle. I wore it the other day and again today and it does not last. I will have to bring the bottle with me to the reception and spritz on again after dinner. This is a beautiful scent, just wish it would last longer! — 8 years, 11 months agoCupcakeCutie | 33 reviews
smells greati got hooked on this before I liked the candles... this smells so great. love. — 9 years, 2 months agoyukitea | 18 reviews
Sweet & SummeryI adore Tocca perfume. I've been wearing it for years and it's a classic, clean sweet scent that everyon will love. — 9 years, 2 months agobricherj | 1 reviews
Doesn't live up to the candle and body collectionIf you love the Florence scent from the candles, soap, etc., then you'll be disappointed with the fragrance. It has none of the cool, cucumber/green tea hints and is far too sweet and powdery. Definitely try this in person before buying. — 9 years, 5 months agoanastasia_ks | 65 reviews
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Cleopatra is beautifulComplicated and simple at the same time, Tocca Cleopatra is my new favorite! It is pricey but worth it — 9 years, 3 months agoinspectoramy | 4 reviews
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You can buy Christmas decorations cheaply nowadays anywhere; from supermarkets to DIY stores to newsagents. But what are the decorations that really reflect the spirit of Christmas? The ones your children make are the ones that really lift your spirits on a grey December day.
Here are some ideas for Christmas decorations to make. You can use things which you may already have around the house (or could scrounge from a hoarder friend!) So not only are they made with love, they are also recycled.
1) Paper Chains: I don't know what it's like where you live, but we are bombarded by leaflets every day of the week. The mountain of glossy paper that falls out of the free newspapers could make a small library if they were actually made into books. So instead of putting them straight into the recycling bin, make them into paper chains instead.
It's easiest if you make yourself a template the size of paper strip that you want – use an old cereal packet. Then when you cut them out they will all be the same size. You can cut your strips so as they are plain colours or as patterned as you like. Glue, sticky tape or staple each together.
2) Tree Decorations: If you saved last year's Christmas cards – or you never found a Christmas card recycling collection to donate them to - now is the time to make use of them. Cut out any nice designs such as a Santa Claus, a bauble or candle, stick pieces of ribbon to the back and you have homemade tree decorations. Make them even more festive by adding glitter or sequins.
3) Pom-poms always remind me of winter, and if you have a collection of yarn oddments you could make pom-pom tree decorations. Make mad multi-coloured ones, pure snow-white ones, or a festive red and green mix. Shiny yarns or ones containing Lurex look great too.
4) A little more fiddly, but great fun, are Christmas Parcel Decorations. You need to start with small boxes about 2" or 5cm square. You could cut them down from a biscuit or toothpaste box, or make your own from old cereal boxes using the diagram here as a pattern. Use sticky-tape to make the boxes - if you glue them you have to hold it together until it is dry.
Next use up those tiny scraps of Christmas wrapping paper you can't bear to throw away, or the paper from early gifts which have already been opened by the impatient. Wrap the presents up just like the real thing; tape the paper down then tie ribbon or shiny yarn around the boxes to make the loops to hang them on the tree.
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This year, instead of exchanging holiday presents here at The Frisky, we've decided to give each other slideshows of the gifts we would give one another if money were no object. First up is Amelia. She works her butt off and we think she deserves to be showered with presents. Click through to see the gifts in Amelia's virtual stocking. It's the thought that counts, right?


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Black-headed gull tests positive for H5N1 virus
A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today (February 1) that a black-headed gull found in Tuen Mun last week was confirmed to be H5N1-positive after a series of laboratory tests.
The sick black-headed gull was found and collected at Mouse Island Children's Playground, Hoi Wing Road, Tuen Mun, on January 25. The bird died the next day. The black-headed gull is a common winter visitor.
The AFCD will continue to conduct inspections of poultry farms to ensure that proper precautions against avian influenza have been implemented.
The spokesman reminded people to observe good personal hygiene.
"They should avoid personal contact with wild birds or live poultry and clean their hands thoroughly after coming into contact with them," he said.
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Flight 93 group names new leader
The brother of a United Flight 93 passenger has been named president of the Families of Flight 93 by the organization's board of directors.
Gordon Felt of Remsen, N.Y., will succeed Patrick White, who will become vice president.
Felt's brother, Edward Porter Felt, was one of 40 passengers and crew members aboard Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001.
All died when the plane, taken over by terrorists, crashed in a field in Stonycreek Township in Somerset County.
The passengers and crew are believed to have fought back against the terrorists, preventing the plane from reaching presumed targets in the nation's capital.
Felt served three consecutive three-year terms on the Families of Flight 93 board, the limit the organization's bylaws permit.
He served as an emeritus member in 2012 as White, whose cousin was Flight 93 passenger Louis Joseph Nacke II, took on the role of president.
"I am honored to return as president of the Families of Flight 93 and thank Patrick White for his tenure and unwavering commitment to preserving the legacy of our loved ones," Felt said in a release.
"As the National Memorial prepares to embark on phase two of construction this spring, Patrick and I will work closely with other Families members and Flight 93 partners to ensure that progress remains steady and completion is certain," he said.
White, a land-use attorney in Florida, will continue to focus on design and construction issues, as well as property acquisition to complete the protective land buffer around the memorial.
Other officers announced include Carole O'Hare as secretary, and Calvin Wilson as treasurer.
O'Hare's mother, Hilda Marcin, was a Flight 93 passenger. Wilson's brother-in-law, Leroy Homer Jr., was the plane's co-pilot.
Felt will continue to serve as a member of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission, a federal board responsible for providing recommendations to the Interior Department and the National Park Service on the planning, construction and long-term management of the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville.
The memorial's first phase was dedicated on Sept. 10, 2011, in time for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Construction of the second phase is expected to begin this year and be completed by Sept. 11, 2014.
According to plans revealed during the 11th anniversary observations, a visitors center and an education center will be constructed. The buildings will be used for teleconferences, panel discussions and displays of memorabilia left at the temporary memorial.
Jeff Reinbold, superintendent of the National Park Service for Western Pennsylvania, said in September that staff members and volunteers want to better reach the children who visit the memorial.
Design work on a "Tower of Voices" that will be illuminated at night and contain 40 wind chimes is awaiting funding.
More than 300,000 people visited the memorial in 2012, according to National Park Service figures.
Mary Pickels is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-836-5401 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The new phone is here! The new phone is here!
Look what arrived today. Motorola Droid Bionic.
A few of us will be putting this thing through its paces for the next few days.
And it arrived a day before the official launch of 4G LTE Verizon service in Chambana. So we'll be testing two things at once.
Can I have the rest of the day off?
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The Neighbourhood - I Love You. [2013] [Album]
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You're walking in slow-motion down a long, obscure corridor with distorted sounds forcing their way through the walls. Suddenly, the double doors at the end burst open and everything comes into focus – sounds unify, time speeds up and you're immersed in the here and now. Welcome to the epic opening of The Neighbourhood's first track, "How".
This is an impressive start to a great debut album and points to a band with the confidence to leave their listeners in an uncomfortably dark place, for more than a minute, at the very beginning of their 12-track journey. The songs that follow likewise play along that fine line between uncertainty and sensuality, enticing you in to a mysterious world where your only constant is the unifying sound of frontman Jesse Rutherford as the five-piece all-male band combines hip-hop-like lyrics and indie-rock styles plus the occasional dash of folk with ease.
Take "Sweater Weather", for example, The Neighbourhood's breakthrough single that put the Californian band on the musical map. The song progresses from an upbeat, fast-moving tempo that keeps you on your feet through to a much more harmony-filled, guitar-heavy conclusion that lets you sit back and enjoy the simple but effective repetition of the lyrics. What's more, the simplicity makes this song romantic as we get lost in Rutherford's vocals repeatedly telling his listener to put her hands in the holes in his sweater to keep her warm, an image made instantly intimate by the dishevelled nature of his worn out clothes.
At times, the mysterious world of The Neighbourhood turns into something more haunting. The dystopian opening to "Staying Up", for example, traps you in a nightmare where jarring funfair sounds chime over distorted background noise. Then the sound stops and you wake up only to find yourself in a real life nightmare with no food and the inability to sleep because you're scared of 'what's out there'. Far from being unpleasant, however, the disturbing atmosphere here and in tracks like "Afraid" and "Female Robbery" is remarkably evocative and leaves you wanting more.
Taken in individual parts, this is a good album; taken as a whole, it reaches new levels altogether. It's not flawless, despite one such track's title, but it is pretty special. 'Shouldn't try to fix it if it keeps getting better', sings Rutherford in "Let It Go" with a lilting playfulness that epitomizes The Neighbourhood. The same can rightfully be said for this ambitious debut album.
Track List:
01 - How
02 - Afraid
03 - Everybody's Watching Me (Uh Oh)
04 - Sweater Weather
05 - Let It Go
06 - Alleyways
08 - Flawless
09 - Female Robbery
10 - Staying Up
11 - Float
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2013 Dover II (Chase 3): Brian Vickers NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Preview
When a new season begins at Daytona in February it will be interesting to see how many of the sportâs experts pick Brian Vickers as a favorite to secure a place in NASCARâs 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup.
In August, Michael Waltrip Racing and Aaronâs Inc. named Vickers the teamâs fulltime driver beginning in 2014. Heâs already taken over a majority of the driving duties in 2013 and showing why heâs a legitimate Chase contender next season. Only Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordonâs four top-10 finishes exceed Vickersâ three top-10s in the last five races.
It continues a string of strong performances by Vickers and the No. 55 crew since joining together on a part time schedule last year. In 19 races with MWR over the last two seasons, Vickers owns a victory, five top-fives, and 10 top-10s. Mechanical failures while racing at the front of the field skew the numbers, but the No. 55 is often one of the best cars on the track.
Vickersâ plans to add to MWRâs recent success this weekend in the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. In June, Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin finished in the top 10 while Martin Truex raced in the top three before mechanical issues ended his race early.
VICKERS ON DOVER: âDover is a fun track, itâs fast and you can move around a lot. Itâs high-banked which makes it fun too. I think itâs a great track for our cars. MWR has historically run really well at Dover. The company has a pretty good setup and race package. Weâve been pretty good everywhere we have raced since I came over here. Thereâs a lot of hard work that goes into that back at the shop. Throw in some strong engines from TRD (Toyota Racing Development) and Iâm confident weâll have a good package for Dover.
âI think we had a winning car last weekend at New Hampshire. We had to start at the back on a track thatâs as tough to pass as any on the schedule. We had a really good pit strategy. But a debris caution came just at the wrong time or I think we could have been up there trying to win again. Dover is a bit easier in that if you have a fast car you can get to the front. Obviously, our plan is to qualify up front and then stay there.â
VICKERS ON 2014: âSure we plan to contend for the Chase in 2014. Everyone at MWR and Aaronâs believes weâll be in it. We have the resources, expertise and backing from our partners that we need to win a championship. Iâll be disappointed with anything less than a Chase berth and a few more trips to victory lane.â
· CHASSIS: 778 has not raced.
· VICKERS AT DOVER: Vickers owns one top-five and two top-10 finishes in 14 starts. He has led seven laps on the mile oval. His highest finish came in May 2011 when he started 15th and finished fifth.
· VICKERS AT MWR: In 19 races Vickers owns a victory, five top-fives, and 10 top-10s driving MWRâs No. 55 Toyota.
· CAREER STATS: Vickers owns three Sprint Cup, three Nationwide and a Sprint Open victory. Heâs led 1,189 laps in Sprint Cup competition. Heâs won 11 Sprint Cup poles. Vickers has started 277 Sprint Cup races and 145 Nationwide. He is the 2003 Nationwide Series Champion.
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Ex. VP Comp. - Scott Miller
Car Chief/7thman - Steve Channing
Front Changer - Ryan Langley
Rear Changer - Shannon Myers
Front Carrier - Chris Hall
Rear Carrier - Mark Kennerly
Jackman - Tony Cardamone
Gas man - Brian Dheel
2nd Gas Man - Kelly Johnson
Spotter - Curtis Markham
Engineer - Billy Scott
2nd Engineer - Scott McDougall
Tires - Kevin White
Eng.Tuner - Denny Chandler (TRD)
Shocks - Mike (Nook) McCarville
Front Mechanic - Jacen Johns
Interior Mech. - David Cropps
Truck Driver - Glenn Shano
2nd Truck Driver - John Murphy
Pit Coach - Greg Miller
Dir. Race Eng. - Chad Walter
Ex. VP Engineering - Tom German
· NO. 55 in 2014: Aaronâs, Inc. announced Aug. 13 it had reached a multi-year agreement to sponsor Vickers in the No. 55. Vickers has raced the No. 55 on a part-time basis the last two seasons for MWR posting several impressive performances including his third career victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 14. Beginning in 2014, he'll pilot the No. 55 Aaronâs Dream Machine with a fresh new paint scheme. Aaronâs will sponsor each race during the length of the agreement.
· SOCIAL STOP: Make MWRâs âSocial Stopâ your second screen to follow all the racing and social media action when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this weekend. MWRâs âSocial Stopâ goes live race morning allowing fans to view information from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube all on one page. Twitter feeds from MWR drivers, media members and NASCAR fans will populate the page. Visitors can also interact with fellow race fans and answer poll questions on the page. Visit www.facebook.com/michaelwaltripracing or www.MichaelWaltripRacing.com/social.
· AARONâS: Aaron's carries only the best brand names in furniture electronics appliances and computers. It's really easy to get started owning at Aaron's - you are preapproved for up to $2000 in merchandise without needing credit. Aaron's is having a great promotion - you get 50% off any mattress set when you lease or purchase any bedroom group.
· INSIDER PROGRAM: MWR launched its Insider Program in 2013 that offers all race fans sponsor discounts, specials on merchandise, exclusive pictures and video content plus fan giveaways throughout the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Fans can access the MWR Insider Program through the CardStar application available on most smartphones. MWR will work on behalf of the fans to expand the offerings beyond just its current sponsor line-up, aggregating industry-wide deals and discounts. Fans can text MWR to 42828 to get the card for free. Offers include free headset with rental of a FanVision unit ($19.99 value) and 25% off Toyota Racing merchandise at Toyota Racing.com.
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Will the fans be 'thunderheads'?
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Will the fans be 'thunderheads'?
And you had the whole JJ Fad tie in to work with.
I saw the Presidents of the USA when Chicago was playing Seattle in the Finals and they redid their song "Supermodel" as "Supersonics". Pretty funny.
Oh how I wish the Pacers had the exciting image of a harness racer and jockey in his sulky trotting or pacing along in that lame race gait they maintain. I'd rather watch badgers on Skittles race than watch that. "Oh no Don, Mr. Speedy has broken his stride, he'll have to go to the back instead of winning the Triple Crown. What drama." Um, no.
It's still the NBA isn't it? You can count on it. In fact who wants to bet that half the reason they picked that name was because of hearing that song before every Hornets game and the locals thinking it was unique to their stadium.I hope they use this song during their intros:
Just one more reason I hate David Stern's approach the league, mandated uniformity in terms of hype and production. I know the cars sounds bug people but at least that's one of the few "Pacers" items you hear and see at a Pacers game.
BTW, Dane Cook has redefined BAMF so you could run into some trouble with that nickname. Think Pulp Fiction wallet.
Dane Cook's redefinitions don't hold weight. And if you think they do, I will stab you in the jaw. Dane Cook sucks. If you don't think so, you meet me in Club Rio after reading this post...I''ll be the guy stabbing jaws. There's not too many of us out there.
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For one time and one time only, I agree with Jayredd. Dane Cook sucks.
Has everyone already forgotten how the media ran away with "Obama/Bayh" because of some warehouse in Kansas printing off Obama/Bayh signs?
Moral of the story: nothing is official until it's official.
R.I.P. Bernic Mac & Isaac Hayes
Everyone will forget how bad it is when they start winning in about 200 years.
I had to chime in, Dane Cook does indeed suck.
Praise the Lord for Wikipedia. I thought this was Navajo code speech before I realized who you were referring to.
Thunder it is. Just announced.
Thunder it is...and the logo That was leaked was correct.
...Still "flying casual"
it's not over, unis to come...
That's a pretty underwhelming logo, if that's what they're going to stick with.
That is so damn pitiful. The NBA is better than this...
I think that logo will be changed within a couple seasons. I thought that the Timberwolves changed their wolves head aside the globe logo after only a couple seasons.
...Still "flying casual"
Yep, looks like a NBDL team to me.
How do you establish a corporate identity with such a pathetic logo to begin? If they're going to change it within 5 years - and it seems likely - it's just a dumb move to temporarily underwhelm their fanbase and put out a product that frankly looks like *****.
Yes, it is! Like Indy said, it looks more like an NBDL logo than something suitable for an NBA team. It's terrible!
Personally, I'd have gone with something alittle more representative of basketball and the team/city initials.
(You'll have to use your imagination for the following...)
Picture this...
A basketball goal with the rim representing the "O" in "OKC", a ball going through the "O" resembling the force of a "thunderous" dunk and a lightening bolt in the background.
Team slogan: "Feel the Thunder!"
I don't know about you, but to me that works! I know the contest is over, but I'll try to do a rough draft anyway just for kicks. Anything's better than what they came up with.
Well, it's official! And it sucks!
What a bland logo.
Couldn't they have incorporated Thor (the Norse god of thunder, not necessarily the Marvel superhero) in some way? At least it would give the logo some life.
Instead, the logo just looks like a crappy cousin of the Nets' logo.
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Ugly Gun Sunday
The only thing I know about the Ultramatic LV is the name because it's on the slide. Oh, and it's Ugly.
I suspect the Ultramatic is a 9mm handgun, because it's styling appears to be from the wondernine era. To me, it looks like a pistol Mr. Spock would get if he took a IMI Baby Eagle and a 1911 and vulcanized them into a Browning Buckmark.
Beam me up Scotty.
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14 Jul 2014 by Janelle Hickey in Fishing , Hiking & Walking , Kayaking , Nature , Parks , Trip Planning , Geography , Top Destinations , Geology & Fossils , Bonavista , St. John's and Outdoor AdventureRegion: Avalon
Newfoundland is not only scenically stunning, but it's also a place full of natural wonders. Here within, some notable natural landscapes you can explore when visiting our beautiful province.
3 Jul 2012 by Keith and Heather Nicol in Fishing , Nature , Parks , Top Destinations , Gros Morne National Park and Cultural ExperiencesRegion: Western
Theatre Newfoundland Labrador (TNL) is back in Cow Head and they are performing several new plays for the summer 2012 season. We recently saw "The Fly Fisher's Companion" and would recommend this play to anyone since although it deals with salmon fishing, its main theme is the changing face of friendship. The play follows Wes (played by Michael Chaisson) and Don (performed by John Dartt) as they gear up to go salmon fishing from a cabin they built together many years ago.


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Acne is a skin disorder characterized by a small or big red lump on the skin. It is caused the overproduction of sebum or oil in the skin which when mixed with dead skin and bacteria, will clog the pores of the skin. Sebum is produced by the sebaceous gland and acne develops anywhere in the body where there are hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Acne occurs due to a lot of factors, hormonal changes during puberty, pregnancy, menopausal for older women, pre-menstrual syndrome, heredity, prolong use of oily cosmetics and skin ointments, or as a side effect of medications for epilepsy, stress and certain types of depression.
The majority of people suffering from acne may tend to develop low self-esteem. Their self-confidence might also be affected especially if the acne develops in the face and becomes severe. Other people, in trying to get rid of the acne, may tend to prick the lump or squeeze it, resulting to inflammation or more serious condition. Some forms of acne like blackheads and whiteheads only affect the surface of the skin while others such as papules, pustules and cysts are rooted deep within the skin. The latter is a more severe type and may result to scarring if care is not given or if not treated.
Scars are part of the skin's normal healing process. But it becomes troublesome when the scars are big and noticeable. Acne scars usually develop as a result of an inflamed lesion, particularly papule, pustule or cyst.
There are four types of acne scars --
- ice pick,
- boxcar,
- rolling
- hypertrophic or keloid.
Ice pick scars
Ice Pick Scars-look like a large and open pore. These are scars that are deep and developed after a cyst infection. It is named as such because the skin looks like it has been pierced by an ice pick or sharp instrument.
Boxcar Scars
Boxcar scars are wider than ice pick and are shaped either round or oval.
Rolling Scars
Rolling scars look like waves.
Hypertrophic or Keloid Scars
On the other hand, hypertrophic or keloid scars look like a raised, firm mass of tissue which grow larger than the original wound. This type of scar often develop in men.
Acne Scars Prevention
Acne may be hard to prevent since majority of people will experience it sometime in their life. But there are practical ways to prevent acne scars from becoming severe.
- If you have acne, consult a dermatologist and seek treatment immediately, especially if it is the severe form. Discuss with your doctor if you are prone to develop scarring so he can prescribe the best treatment for you.
- Avoid squeezing or pricking your acne as this may cause inflammation and scarring. Refrain also from scrubbing your skin too hard and avoid using harsh skin care products.
The treatment for acne scars depends on the type and the severity of scarring.
[*]For ice pick scars, this can be treated with punch excision or punch grafting while boxcar scars can also be treated with punch excision paired with laser resurfacing. Punch excision is performed using a tiny, circular cookie cutter to cut the scar. The skin is then sutured after the scar is removed. In punch grafting, a skin graft that is usually taken from the skin behind the ear is placed in the void left after the scar is removed.
[*]Rolling scars, on the other hand, can be treated with subcutaneous incision (subcision) while keloid scars are usually treated with steroid creams or injections which are directly injected into the scar tissue to shrink and flatten the scar. In some cases, keloid scars are treated with non-ablative laser Subcision, performed under local anesthesia, is carried out using a needle or small scalpel that is inserted parallel to the surface of the skin.
[*]Other treatment for acne scars include ablative and non-ablative laser to burn the skin tissue, which are usually performed as out-patient. The skin that undergone laser treatments will heal within two weeks but redness in the skin will remain for several weeks or even months. The only side effect of laser treatment is the loss of skin color called hypopigmentation so it is better to discuss with your dermatologist if you are eligible for this kind of treatment.
- If you have acne, consult a dermatologist and seek treatment immediately, especially if it is the severe form. Discuss with your doctor if you are prone to develop scarring so he can prescribe the best treatment for you.


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NEW YORK–A group that owns Bank of America stock is waging a battle to get shareholders to vote against re-electing CEO Ken Lewis and two others to the bank's board of directors.
Finger Interests Number One Ltd., which owns about one-fifth of one percent of Bank of America stock, said in a regulatory filing that the board disregarded protecting the interests of shareholders during its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co.
The investment group is asking shareholders to vote against re-electing Lewis as well as lead director O. Temple Sloan and Jackie Ward. The election of board members is scheduled to take place at Bank of America's annual shareholders meeting on April 29.
Bank of America did not immediately comment on the investment group's call to oust the board members. In addition to being CEO, Lewis is chairman of the board.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch Jan. 1 in a deal that has faced heavy scrutiny in recent months because of $3.6 billion in bonuses Merrill paid out to employees just before the deal was completed and a more than $15 billion loss Merrill recorded in the fourth quarter.
Finger Interests, headed by investor Jerry Finger, said shareholders were repeatedly misled by the board during the acquisition of New York-based Merrill and not provided proper disclosures about Merrill's mounting losses until after a shareholder vote on the purchase in early December and the closing of the acquisition in early January.
Separately, two of the nation's largest state pension funds are seeking to lead a class action lawsuit against Bank of America, alleging the bank's management "misstated or omitted" important information about Merrill's financial health before the deal was completed.
California Public Employees' Retirement System and California State Teachers Retirement System filed a joint motion Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to be designated as lead plaintiff, in an effort, they say, to protect the retirement security of their more than two million members.
In January, Bank of America received an additional $20 billion from the government – on top of $25 billion it already received – that the bank said it needed to help offset the losses it was absorbing from the Merrill acquisition. The additional support was provided as Lewis showed misgivings about completing the deal to acquire Merrill.
News of the bonuses paid to Merrill employees in December broke just days after that additional money was given to Bank of America, setting off a firestorm that led to former Merrill CEO John Thain resigning from his post as head of wealth management at the combined bank. The New York attorney general's office is investigating if Merrill and Bank of America failed to properly disclose information about the bonuses and Merrill's losses to shareholders.
Finger Interests is also asking shareholders to approval proposals that would create an independent chairman of the board and allow for advisory voting by shareholders regarding executive compensation.
Another shareholder, Change to Win Investment Group, has been seeking the firing of Lewis as CEO because of the Merrill deal.
CtW Investor Group has said that if the bank does not remove Lewis, it will petition shareholders to vote against his re-election at the annual meeting.
The government helped orchestrate the sale of Merrill to Bank of America over the same weekend in September that another investment bank, Lehman Brothers, went under, setting off one of the most intense periods of the ongoing financial crisis.


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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed condemned prisoner and Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's plea for commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment on ground of delay in deciding his mercy plea.
Delivering the verdict in a packed court room, a bench of justices G. S. Singhvi and S.J. Mukhopadhaya said that the petitioners failed to make out a case for commutation of sentence.
Friday's decision will pave the way for his hanging and is likely to have an impact on 17 other convicts on death row including those held guilty in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
48-year-old Bhullar's Canada-based wife, Navneet Kaur, who was present in the court when the bench read out at 11.15am two sentences of the operative portion of their verdict, looked dejected and refused to respond to questions from reporters as she left the court premises.
The apex court had reserved its order on 19 April last year on the plea of Bhullar's family which had filed a petition on his behalf pleading that his capital punishment be commuted to life imprisonment as there has been "inordinate" delay in deciding his mercy plea and he is not mentally sound.
It was submitted that prolonged incarceration of a death row convict awaiting his/her execution amounted to cruelty and violated the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.
Bhullar was awarded death penalty for triggering a bomb blast in New Delhi in September 1993, killing nine people and injuring 25 others, including then Youth Congress president M.S. Bitta.
The apex court had on 26 March 2002, dismissed Bhullar's appeal against the death sentence awarded by a trial court in August 2001 and endorsed by the Delhi High Court in 2002.
He had filed a review petition which was also dismissed on 17 December 2002. Bhullar had then moved a curative petition which too had been rejected by the apex court on 12 March 2003.
Bhullar, meanwhile, had filed a mercy petition before the President on 14 January 2003. The President, after a lapse of over eight years, dismissed his mercy plea on 25 May 2011.


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This article was published 4/9/2014 (1080 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
With just three weeks until the doors are thrown open, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights honoured its hundreds of volunteers.
More than 300 of them gathered in the museum's Garden of Contemplation today to hear how much the museum values their contributions.
CEO Stuart Murray said "volunteers are like a generous giving thread of energy."
Bill Stannard, a retired computer systems analyst — and a newly minted CMHR volunteer — said he wants to help the public learn about human rights.
"I love the diversity of the Red River Valley," Stannard said.
"It's the mixing and meeting place of all sorts of people... The isolation molded us. The climate, too. We had to get along with each other."
Federal Heritage Minister Shelly Glover said the CMHR will teach people about human rights.
"My children and future generations will benefit from the telling of these stories here," Glover said.
The museum opens on Sept. 20.


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'Playing For Keeps': Gerard Butler and Jessica Biel Strike Out in this Sports-Themed Rom-Com (MOVIE REVIEW)
The guy who once played the title character in The Phantom of the Opera and King Leonidas in 300 somehow became the go-to-guy in terrible romantic comedies, undermining virtually all of his real charisma and talent in lieu of the fleeting appeal of his gruff manliness and a semi-irresistible Scottish accent.
And like a final nail in the coffin of his "real" acting career, Playing For Keeps unfolds like some kind of metaphorical deconstruction of his charms: a meandering, formulaic look at a former sports star confronted by an uncertain future as he continues to exploit the superficial things the world still seems to want from him.
Butler plays George, a soccer star who moves to Virgina to be close to his ex-wife Stacie (Jessica Biel) and son Lewis (Noah Lomax) after squandering his fortunes. Reduced to selling his trophies and other sports keepsakes in order to make ends meet, George dreams of a job as a sportscaster while keeping an eye on Lewis' own athletic aspirations.
The biggest problem with Playing For Keeps is that it has absolutely no idea what kind of movie it wants to be. Is it a coming-of-age story for 40 year olds? A tender story about a father reconnecting with his son? A romantic portrait of two people who love one another but have trouble finding the right time to make a relationship work? Or a sex farce where an aging charmer regains his mojo de-pantsing all of the soccer moms in a Virginia suburb?
Certainly a movie can contain multiple threads, but they need to be related by something more significant than just the people acting them out. Notwithstanding the fact that even for Gerard Butler, the women in the film improbably throw themselves at him, the various scenes of seduction – or hooking up, which is more accurate – reinforce only one sad theme: all of the characters' lives are painfully empty. Otherwise, George's life unfolds in a series of mostly-unrelated vignettes that languish in purposeless self-indulgence, at least until the film decides to pay off his midlife crisis in the most clichéd way possible.
But ultimately, the movie plays just a weird tribute to Gerard Butler as a sex symbol, an unironic celebration of the qualities that helped him retain stardom – and, in the end, an escapist fantasy that suggests his good looks and accent are all he needs. Butler isn't bad in the film per se, but he contributes nothing but empty verisimilitude, and seems uninterested in seeing the character grow or change.
As a result, so are we, making Playing For Keeps not just a redundant exercise in rom-com wish-fulfillment, but the kind of experience that provokes the exact kind of life-changing epiphany that its characters never enjoy: if we stop watching movies like this, maybe they will stop making them. There's no reason Gerard Butler shouldn't have a flourishing career, but it should be with material that challenges him — and hopefully, us as well.
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Maggie Goes Back To Her Roots
Remember when we told you that supermodel Maggie Rizer is making a comeback by dying her hair red after Anna Wintour suggested she do so? We spotted her at the Fashion Week tents today, and yeah, looks like she went for it. [NYC, 2/11/10]


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Penns Grove is a borough in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,147,[1][2][3] reflecting an increase of 261 (+5.3%) from the 4,886 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 342 (-6.5%) from the 5,228 counted in the 1990 Census.
Penns Grove was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1894, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township), based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.
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text: OKLAHOMA CITY -- CVS Caremark ( CVS) has proven again it knows how to close a deal with its successful bid for Longs Drug Stores ( LDG). By overcoming threats of a bidding war, CVS has managed to win control of Longs without raising its original $2.9 billion bid for the company. By Monday morning, CVS had convinced Longs investors to sell 76.5% of their shares at the company's original $71.50 offering price. CVS needed to secure just two-thirds of Longs' stock to seal the deal. Longs' stock, up 2 cents to $71.47 Monday, reflected the finality of the situation. "We are very pleased with the strong response to our tender offer," CVS CEO Tom Ryan said on Monday. "Having now satisfied all closing conditions, we look forward to promptly purchasing the tendered shares and completing our merger with Longs." Last month, before the market cratered, CVS faced an uphill battle for the company. Longs shareholders, convinced that their company was worth far more, originally shunned CVS's offer and tendered only a fraction of their shares. Meanwhile, rival Walgreen ( WAG) stepped forward with a $75-per-share bid. This month, however, Walgreen had a change of heart. Faced with a plunging stock market, the company decided to keep its $3 billion and let Longs sell itself to CVS instead. To some, the move made sense. "With the stock market revaluation we're witnessing even as we write this, we doubt this will be the last takeover bid launched in headier days that is withdrawn," Gimme credit analyst Carl Levenson wrote on Oct. 9. "CVS might also want to reconsider the premium it is paying for Longs and the value of its real estate, but it's probably gone too far to turn back now."


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DETROIT - An incredible play leads to an incredible win.
Schoolcraft College Ocelets player Karl Moore made this full court shot in a halftime buzzer beater.
The team, coached by Local 4 Director Randy Henry, ended up defeating Macomb Community College, 90-65.
The Ocelets now advanced past the first round of the NJCAA Division II Championship and moves on to the semifinals against Flint-Mott.
Tip off is Friday at 3 p.m.
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8 Celebrities With The Biggest and Worst Cult Following
Thanks to the social media, we often find ourselves living vicarously through some of our favorite celebrities as they embrace their good and perk-heavy life. However, in the midst of loving them for their talent, fans sometimes begin to worship the ground the walk they on.
Instead of thinking logically on some of the work they produce or the negative attention they're receiving, stans see them as perfect in every way. The more these groups become dedicated to a star they may never meet, the harder it is for others to have an opinion without being ridiculed. Flip the page to see what celebs have the biggest and worst cult following.


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Have Ford Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
On this year mustang, Ford uses a fuel pump driver module. There is no fuel pump relay. Here is a wiring diagram.
The Fuel Pump Driver Module (FPDM) communicates diagnostic information to the powertrain control module (PCM) through the Fuel Pump Monitor (FPM) circuit. This information is sent by the FPDM as a duty cycle signal. The three duty cycle signals that may be sent are listed in the table.
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Applications Using a Fuel Pump Relay for Fuel Pump On/Off Control The Fuel Pump Monitor (FPM) circuit is spliced into the Fuel Pump Power (FP PWR) circuit and is used by the PCM for diagnostic purposes. The PCM sources a low current voltage down the FPM circuit. With the fuel pump off, this voltage is pulled low by the path to ground through the fuel pump. With the fuel pump off and the FPM circuit low, the PCM can verify that the FPM circuit and the FP PWR circuit are complete from the FPM splice through the fuel pump to ground. This also confirms that the FP PWR or FPM circuits are not shorted to power. With the fuel pump on, voltage is now being supplied from the fuel pump relay to the FP PWR and FPM circuits. With the fuel pump on and the FPM circuit high, the PCM can verify that the FP PWR circuit from the fuel pump relay to the FPM splice is complete. It can also verify that the fuel pump relay contacts are closed and there is a B+ supply to the fuel pump relay
Wait... I take that back. There is a fuel pump relay.
It is located in the Integrated Control Relay Module
The Integrated Control Relay Module is located on the right hand side of the engine comparment.


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Samsung has introduced a wireless USB (W-USB) system-on-chip (SoC) designed for the upcoming ultra-wideband (UWB) market.
The chip combines the convenience of wireless connectivity, the security level of wired USB, and the high speed performance of UWB to instantly transfer mass storage data between electronic devices. For example, the W-USB SoC can download a 700MB movie in approximately one minute.
Using advanced CMOS process technology and 3.1 to 10.6GHz-band UWB technology, the W-USB SoC is a single-chip solution which features a built-in ARM core, a UWB physical layer, and a memory controller. It also provides an SD card, an MMC, a NAND Flash memory, and a high-speed USB 2.0 OTG (on-the-go) interface without additional logic circuitry.
The SoC maintains a low power consumption of <300mW. Samsung said the chip is expected to be applied to digital cameras and mobile phones and gradually expand to other peripheral electronic devices such as wireless printers, beam projectors, wireless hard disks, wireless displays, and wireless speakers. The W-USB SoC is currently sampling and will be in mass production starting in Q2 2009.
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Hello, After getting a lot of fillings done on my teeth, I decided I wanted to whiten them. I brush 3 to 5 times a day, but tonight I just tried brushing with some baking soda. It burned my gums, and after rinsing I noticed the gums on the lower front are turning black. They are still burning, and I`m wondering if this is something I should be concerned about? I do have gingivitus, and my gums are swollen.
You need to visit a dentist and/or periodontist depending on the severity of the problem. We do not recommend these types of applications. Baking soda is abrasive and its pH may destroy the epithelial cell layer covering your oral mucosa and your gingiva. It will take time to heal and you may have permanent damage.
I recommend that you visit a dentist to evaluate the severity of the problem. He/she may decide to refer you to a periodontist depending on the severity of the problem.
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PAUL SOLMAN: Native American musician Kenneth Littlehawk. On backup: The Westchester Philharmonic. An unusual pairing, but then this was an unusual concert– part of the philharmonic's award-winning educational program for public school students in New York City's northern suburbs. A showcase for the music of different cultures, the concert was also a vehicle for introducing kids to contemporary classical music in an era of school budget austerity. Philharmonic conductor Paul Dunkel.
PAUL DUNKEL: I think it's a shame that in this country right at the present time the emphasis on music education, art education has become less intense, there's less enthusiasm about it in certain quarters.
PAUL SOLMAN: So picking up where the curriculum leaves off, Dunkel runs an annual kids concert, and this year decided to include the listeners in the making of it. He created a contest: A new piece of contemporary classical music would be written for the philharmonic. The composer would be chosen by local third-, fourth- and fifth- graders.
SPOKESMAN: This is your vote.
PAUL SOLMAN: Here at George Washington elementary in white plains, New York, and throughout Westchester and neighboring counties, some 4,000 public school kids in their weekly music classes voted from among five pieces submitted by young composers Paul Dunkel had en for the competition.
SPOKESMAN: Here's piece number one.
PAUL SOLMAN: Composer number one's submission sounded to many of the kids like an action movie soundtrack. The kids were asked, among other exercises, to depict the sounds.
CHILD: It's like a mission.
PAUL SOLMAN: Like a mission?
CHILD: Yeah.
PAUL SOLMAN: What are those shapes there?
CHILD: Those are lights.
PAUL SOLMAN: Oh, those are lights. Of course. I see. So it's a guy on a mission?
CHILD: Yeah.
PAUL SOLMAN: To the kids, composer number two's piece was impressionistic.
CHILD: It reminds me of like underneath the water in summertime.
PAUL SOLMAN: Underneath the water in summertime?
CHILD: I like number two.
PAUL SOLMAN: You like number two. Why? What was it?
CHILD: Because it was light and fluffy.
PAUL SOLMAN: Light and fluffy?
PAUL SOLMAN: And then there was the piece from composer number three called "Frenzy."
PAUL SOLMAN: How many liked this one?
CHILDREN: Me, me.
PAUL SOLMAN: What was so great about this?
CHILD: It was like rock. It was like all fast and stuff.
CHILD: Hip-hop.
PAUL SOLMAN: Like hip-hop?
CHILD: Yeah.
CHILD: Jazz.
PAUL SOLMAN: Like jazz? So is the idea what you like about this is you can dance to it?
CHILDREN: Yeah.
PAUL SOLMAN: Just in your… Could you stand up for just a second. (music in background)
PAUL SOLMAN: The last two entries proved something on an anticlimax. (music in background) To the old geezers among us, number four was a haunting waltz. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. But only we geezers, it seemed, could dance to it. Piece number five had a circus feel to kids. But to some of them, that made it a bit menacing. You like the circus?
CHILD: No, because I'm scared of the circus.
PAUL SOLMAN: Why are you scared of the circus?
CHILD: Because they've got clowns.
CHLD: Yeah.
CHILD: I hate clowns.
PAUL SOLMAN: So, finally the vote. How many people like number one the best? How many people like number two the best? How many people like number three the best? Wait a second. You like it that much more than everything else?
PAUL SOLMAN: Even conductor Dunkel seemed to favor "Frenzy."
PAUL DUNKEL: Well, it's kind of disco, and right away you're snapping your finger. It's danceable. And when the kids listen to it, they started to move.
PAUL SOLMAN: "Frenzy" didn't just win the day here. When all 4,088 ballots were counted, 2,145 were voted for them. Was that just because it had a good beat and was easy to dance to?
PAUL DUNKEL: We all respond that way, no matter what our musical intellect, is no matter how sophisticated we are. It's the rhythm that grabs you first. I always think of a piece that has immediate attraction, the Beethoven Fifth Symphony. Everybody always fixates on the pitches, the "g" and "e" flat and "c." And I say, "no, it's not the pitches, it's the rhythm. It's those three fast notes and that one long note." That's the attraction. And you hear the movement right away. If you're a composer and want to attract your audience, here's a good idea. Start with a big, loud sound or start with a driving rhythm. And then go on from there.
PAUL SOLMAN: Several months after the voting, aspiring 25-year-old composer David Mallamud, the little people's choice, met his electorate for the first time. A fan of both Beethoven and rock 'n' roll, Mallamud first went to the Eastman School of Music and is now at Julliard, but at music school he found out serious students were only supposed to listen to serious music.
DAVID MALLAMUD, Composer: So for a while I stopped listening to rock and I stopped listening to country. I stopped listening to all the kinds of music I love, except classical, which I also love. So I reached a point after doing this for a few years where I couldn't write a note of music, and that was really hard. So then I decided I would write a piece, a rock 'n' roll-based piece for orchestra.
PAUL SOLMAN: This is the piece "Frenzy" comes from.
DAVID MALLAMUD: I was very nervous my teacher would get mad because he doesn't listen to rock and my friends would all hate me. I was surprised because when I brought it in to my lesson, my teacher was happy. I think he recognized I was being true to myself and honest with myself.
PAUL SOLMAN: Mallamud's assignment was too forward, to write something new for the Westchester Philharmonic and to teach those who chose him about composing itself. So suppose these kids had to write a piece of music about a theme, say the myth of Medusa?
DAVID MALLAMUD: Who knows Medusa is? Can you tell me?
CHILD: She got worms in her hair.
DAVID MALLAMUD: She has snakes on her head instead of hair. And, yeah?
CHILD: And if you look in her eyes, you'll turn to stone.
DAVID MALLAMUD: If you look at her eyes, you'll turn to stone. Can anyone tell me a sound they like which could represent the music?
CHILD: A hissing of a snake.
DAVID MALLAMUD: A hissing of a snake. Okay. Good.
CHILD: Evil laughing and spooky noises.
DAVID MALLAMUD: Good. Spooky noises.
PAUL SOLMAN: The key to Mallamud's commission was the new piece he was writing on his own, of course. He was given $2,000 and several weeks at the Westchester County home of the legendary American composer Aaron Copland — a home preserved as a retreat for budding composers. The eclectic Copland, who freely borrowed from popular music, is an idol of Mallamud's, and it was at Copland's desk that Mallamud was writing the piece the kids had commissioned to debut in less than two weeks. He was calling it "Par-80," rap backwards 1980's style. It sounded a lot more complex than that, but Mallamud was basically trying to connect with a young, contemporary audience.
DAVID MALLAMUD: That kind of rhythm, very simple and direct rhythms which you find in, you know, some 1980's rap song, kind of softer middle section with less instruments playing, and then the big, what I call the techno section at the end. From this techno CD, which I got, it was "Club Mix '99" or something.
PAUL SOLMAN: 1980's rap, 1990's techno rap music? Though classically trained, Mallamud is a devout egalitarian. There's no hierarchy in music– Bach, Beethoven at the top and "Club Mix '99" down here somewhere/
DAVID MALLAMUD: I think all music's great. It's a question of someone's personal relationship to it. I mean, I love that diamond commercial.
PAUL SOLMAN: The diamond commercial?
PAUL SOLMAN: Mallamud likes the Debeer's theme, country superstar Garth Brooks…
GARTH BROOKS: Come back to me again.
PAUL SOLMAN: Teen sensation Britney Spears…
SPEARS: Whoops, I did it again I played with your heart
PAUL SOLMAN: ..PBS perennial Yanni. With his new piece, however, Mallamud wasn't so much hoping to join the pop pantheon as to produce a popular work of serious, you could say, classical music. And on the day of "Par-80's" debut, expectations were running high even within the philharmonic itself.
SPOKESMAN: It's a cooking piece. It's the first time that we're playing the piece of music in the 21st century that's composed in the 21st century. (music in background)
SPOKESMAN: It's sort of groove oriented. It's like electric bass kind of playing on the tuba.
SPOKESPERSON: It sounds like rap music. It sounds like speech.
PAUL SOLMAN: You like it?
SPOKESPERSON: Yeah. It's cool. It's fun and a bit of a challenge.
PAUL SOLMAN: Now, the kids loved folk singer David Sears and his sing- along ballad of John Cooke.
DAVID SEARS: Oh, John Cooke, you have…
PAUL SOLMAN: The audience also seemed to love Duke Ellington. Then came David Mallamud.
CONDUCTOR: "Par-80" by David Mallamud.
PAUL SOLMAN: The kids wanted to love it, to move to the music. But it wasn't that easy. This turned out to be a tougher piece than "Frenzy." As the piece progressed, the kids receded. At the end of the day, the school day anyway, the reception was mixed. (Applause)
CHILD: I just want to move.
CHILD: It is sort of like I did like it and I didn't like it.
PAUL SOLMAN: I was expecting to see you dancing to it, but you weren't dancing.
CHILD: Yeah, like the other day.
PAUL SOLMAN: How come you weren't? In a phrase, this new piece challenged its listeners and made a number of them think.
CHILD: It was sort of confusing, and it wasn't all that I thought it would be before when I listened to it in school. But then when I heard, like, the trumpets and stuff, I started to get the rhythm to it, and it got better.
PAUL SOLMAN: Because it was pretty complicated, huh? And you?
CHILD: It was okay. But I like fluffier music.
PAUL SOLMAN: You still like fluffier? So finally, what did the kids learn? The process of composition, of course. And that while not every piece will drive you into a frenzy, the halls of the Westchester schools are alive with the sound of music. "Par-80" debuts for grown-ups in November as part of the Westchester Philharmonic's regular series.


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O'Gorman defeats Mitchell in straight sets
RAPID CITY - The Kernel volleyball team lost in straight sets to No. 1 Sioux Falls O'Gorman in a consolation match at the Class AA state volleyball tournament in Rapid City.
No. 5 Mitchell will play for seventh place against the loser of the second consolation match between Aberdeen Central and Huron. The match will begin at noon tomorrow.
This is the third straight year Mitchell has played in the seventh place match.
"Against a team this good, you can't afford any mental mistakes or communication errors, and we had a couple happen that fueled their momentum run," said Mitchell head coach Deb Thill, whose team lost 25-16, 25-18, 25-22. "From then on, you could just see it and everything swung their way."
In the first set, the Kernels pulled out to a five-point lead at 16-11. After an O'Gorman kill to end the run, the Knights scored 13 straight points to win the first set 25-16.
The second set remained close until the score was tied at 17, and O'Gorman went on an 8-1 run to take the set.
Mitchell got down early in the third set, trailing by as many as six points. The Kernels came within two points at 24-22 but won the third set and match on a Mitchell service error.
Mitchell's Taylin Alm had 17 kills, Kendra Morgan recorded 32 set assists and Megan Farnham tallied 16 digs. Emma Schmidt had five kills and nine digs in the loss.
O'Gorman was led by Lauren Witte with 13 kills, eight digs and one block. Taryn Kloth had 11 kills and three aces and Dalee Stene added 37 set assists.
Senior Kerri Young, who had six kills and three blocks in the match, said the team needs to move forward and come ready to play in its final match of the tournament season.
"I think the seniors just need to be role models for the team and leave everything on the floor in our last game," she said. "All in all when we've played together this season, we've been good. We would like to end the season that way."


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It's very often said and believed that 'Star kids' have some sort of a green card to gain a entry into Bollywood, as compared to the other strugglers. Well, not many dare to break this 'norm' and make an inroad in the tinsel town on his or her own merit.
And one such star kid is Arjun Kapoor who, rather than going ahead and making a dream debut in any of his dad's films, chose to make it big all by himself. The resultant was Ishaqzaade, which gave Bollywood its latest 'it boy'. With the films come brand endorsements as well. According to a well place sourced of ours, rjun Kapoor is now all set to be the brand ambassador of Flying Machine jeans.
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Oh we do love a food trend us Londoners and one that is currently grabbing the capital by the goolies is Japanese. And not just your standard sticky yakitori skewers, hand-made sushi rolls and slices of delicate sashimi - but flavour combos that take Japanese tradition and send it down an unfamiliar road of culinary tangents and cultural roundabouts.
How do Japanese celebrate holidays? New Year is the biggest holiday of the year in Japan.Since 1873 Japanese have been celebrating New Year according to the Gregorian calendar on January 1 of each year, although some parts of Japan, such as Okinawa, still celebrate it according to the Chinese calendar.
The average home cook is frightened of Japanese food. Eating it, yes. Pulling up a stool in front of a slow moving whirlpool of conveyor belt sushi or perching next to the open inferno of a Teppanyaki joint while the chef expertly flicks rice towards the ceiling and makes a squid ring volcano explode, yes, of course. But actually cooking the stuff?
One of Black Tomato's must go 2013 destinations has to be Kyoto.
Also abundant on Leather Lane are the very busy lunchtime executives. As we mostly cook our dumplings to order, so that everything is fresh and nothing hangs around, these customers can be slightly problematic. You would be surprised at how few people are willing or able to wait five minutes for their lunch.


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About the Book
My first book with Blurb. This book chronicles the life of my first son from birth to today using photographs taken during that time.
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
116 Pages
- Publish Date Jun 06, 2008
- Tags My Life So Far, Gareth Williams, Jacob, Son, Photography
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