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Readers, friends, family … I have a rather shocking confession to make.
I've been living a double life.
You all know me as a basketball guy. It's the way I was raised, if not the way I was born. It's my first love. The list of things I love about it starts with the skill, the finesse, the toughness and the competitiveness. Then the list goes on, pretty much forever. When winter hits, basketball is the only sport I care about. I was a player (and I still try to be), and I'll always be a fan. Some day I'll probably be a coach. It's a game I grew up around, a game I live around, and a game I'll always be around.
But … well… I'm sorry, can I have a minute? This is hard for me to say.
I, in the winter, I'm no longer just a basketball guy. I'm sorry loved ones, but, I've become (dramatic pause) something of a hockey fan (GASP!).
I know, I know … how could I?
Well, the easy thing to do would be to blame my fiancee, she is after all the one who played college hockey and was raised in the rinks the same way I was raised on the court. But to be honest, it started before her.
They say everyone loves a winner, and well, I guess that includes me. In my first couple months at the Times I became fascinated by one of the many teams I was tasked with covering, the North Wright County Riverhawks.
I was a hockey newbie, and it probably showed and maybe still shows in my coverage, but I quickly grew to enjoy the opportunity to discuss both hockey basics and nuances with Coach Tim Hanson as the Hawks made a late-season playoff push. Also, my passion for watching hockey grew quickly.
Previously my only experience had been during the Minnesota Wild's run to the conference finals in 2003. I hopped on that bandwagon as the playoffs began and bailed quickly during the Ducks conference final dismantling of my beliked Wild – again, everyone loves a winner.
But in following the Hawks, and at the same time the Moose, I started to appreciate some of the things that make hockey great. Number one, it has a lot of similarities to basketball. Now, I know that might be hearsay to fans on both sides. But that doesn't mean it's not true.
The beauty of both is found in the combination of skill and physicality. It is found in teamwork and ball (or puck) movement. It is found in scoring and defense. It's found in a late game rally or the ability to convert on the other teams' mistakes.
Sure there are differences. One of them is apparently played on skates. The other is not. It's really hard to score in one game. In the other game it isn't nearly as hard to score, unless I'm on offense.
But their similarities, plus the Hawks success, was plenty to grab my interest. Still, when their state tournament run ended, I assumed it would end my excitement over hockey, much as the end to the 2003 Wild season.
Instead, Anna happened.
Next thing I knew I was being dragged to a couple of Wild games last year. By the middle of winter I was talked into buying skates of my own. We even started messing around with a stick and a puck on some nearby frozen ponds.
The worst thing was, I enjoyed it.
And it's grown since then. I could justify being excited to cover a high school hockey game – it's my job. But, this past weekend I was excited to be able to sit down and watch the Gophers take on the Fighting Sioux (or as my favorite sign of the weekend said, "Wioux?"). That was Friday. Saturday, I almost couldn't wait for the puck to drop on the Wild season opener. I'd been so excited that I watched their scrimmage last Wednesday and created a fantasy league for Anna, her brother and me to play in during the year.
Now, I still favor basketball (hence my annoyance with the "State of Hockey" moniker – more people play basketball), so it's not like I've changed sides. But I've found room to like both.
I don't know where to go from here. I don't know how to live life as a hockey fan. I know that it's a scary and dangerous place (at least it feels that way when I'm on skates), but I also know it's exciting and thrilling. I'm ashamed, yet I'm intrigued. Most importantly, and the reason I'm coming forward with this now, is I am pretty sure it's no longer just a fling. It may never be my main squeeze. But, hockey and I … I think we're officially an item.
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A simple but oh so yummy recipe from the Almond Board of California.
Top Review by Annacia
Photo's may be seen here in the Savor gallery: www.annacia.com. I wish I could give this more than 5 stars. This has to be one of the very best hot chocolates I have made. The almond milk (which I most always have on hand) gives it a perfect body and consistency. I know that it's an oft used word but I can't think of a better one to describe the texture, it's pure silk. The taste is heavenly, the bittersweet is not wasted in this elegant cup of goodness. The single drawback (for me) is that it makes small cups. I used a smallish tea cup and it took most of the batch, when I have drunk some out I added the rest and I believe that it was less than 1/4 of a cup that I added. Don't be shy, double this recipe if you want two mug's. I promise, you won't be sorry. :D
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 473.18 ml almond milk (unsweetened)
- 170.09 g bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate)
- 4.92 ml unsweetened cocoa, plus more for garnish
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
Chocolate-Covered Almonds
- 118.29 ml almonds, roasted
- 56.69 g bittersweet chocolate, chopped (or semi-sweet)
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- Place the chocolate and cocoa in a mixing bowl. Heat almond milk in a saucepan. Pour over chocolate and cocoa and whisk well to melt and make frothy. Stir in vanilla. If available, use a hand blender or hand mixer to make it even more frothy on top. Pour into mugs and serve immediately.
- Dust with cocoa to garnish and serve with Chocolate-Covered Almonds.
- Chocolate-Covered Almonds:.
- Place a metal bowl of chocolate on top of one inch of water in a small saucepan. Bring water to a low simmer; stir chocolate until melted. Remove pan from heat. Working quickly, dip half of each almond in melted chocolate. Let dry on waxed paper, and serve.
- To Roast almonds: Spread in an ungreased baking pan. Place in 350ºF oven and bake 10 minutes or until golden brown and fragrant; stir once or twice to assure even browning. Note that almonds will continue to roast slightly after removing from oven.

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Seventeen major American Jewish organizations today issued a Joint appeal to "men of good-will everywhere" to help secure equal rights for Soviet Jewry. The Jewish groups expressed "deep sorrow and ever-mounting concern" over the "tragic" position of the Jewish population of the Soviet Union.
The statement was accompanied by a fact sheet detailing the disabilities Soviet Jews face both as a cultural group and a religious community as a result of official Soviet policy. This policy, it was asserted, stands in "sharp contrast" to the treatment of other ethnic and religious groups in the Soviet Union. The appeal called for bringing "the full weight of responsible public opinion to bear so that the tragic position of Soviet Jews may be alleviated. "
"We find it difficult to believe," the Jewish organizations declared, "that the Soviet authorities can refuse to take note of the collective concern of mankind. " Copies of the statement have been sent to the headquarters of all United Nations delegations here.
The organizations signing the appeal included the major American Jewish religious bodies–Orthodox, Conservative and Reform–plus national Jewish civic and communal groups representing the great majority of American Jews. Signers were:
American-Israel Public Affairs Committee; American Jewish Congress; American Trade Union Council for Labor Israel; American Zionist Council; B'nai B"rith; Hadassah; Jewish Agency for Israel; Jewish Labor Committee; Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.; Labor Zionist Movement; Mizrachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi; National Community Relations Advisory Council; National Council of Young Israel; Union of American Hebrew Congregations; Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; United Synagogue of America; Zionist Organization of America.
The USSR's discrimination policy, according to the statement, includes a "persistent refusal to restore their cultural institutions to Soviet Jews after years of forcible deprivations; the continued removal of Jews from most leading positions in Soviet political life; and a campaign of incitement in Russia and the Ukraine against Judaism. "
The statement charged that "not only have the Soviet authrities ceased for many years now to enforce the penal clause against anti-Semitic incitement, but the Soviet press has been guided into publishing a vast number of scurrilous attacks upon Judaism as a religion and upon individual Jews as anti-social elements–publications which not only have an unmistakably anti-Semitic flavor but also act as incitement in a country where the public regards every publication as officially inspired,"
Asserting that this policy "contradicts the very principles of equality which the Soviet authorities have professed," the Jewish organizations urged a "major change in policy towards Soviet Jewry, " including:
1. The granting of full cultural and religious group rights and institutions in Yiddish and Hebrew to Soviet Jews, including the right to organize a nationwide federation of Jewish communities.
2. Permission to emigrate for purposes such as the reunion of dispersed families, "in accordance with international obligations assumed by the Soviet Union under the United Nations Charter. "
3. The resumption of organizational contact between Soviet Jews and Jewish groups in other parts of the world.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when asked today by newsmen in front of the Soviet Embassy to comment on a statement issued a week ago by Walter Reuther. president of the United Auto Workers, and other Americans, denouncing "cultural anti-Semitism" in the Soviet Union, replied; "One should not pay attention to dogs that howl and bark. Any reasonable person would walk away when he hears them. "


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Sony Cineza HS51A Review – Their latest LCD powered, home theater projector
For most of my viewing, I had the projector in low power mode, had the gamma control set to Gamma 2 (it seems to lighten dark areas and enhance contrast), and had the Iris on Auto. This provided some very respectable black levels and very good, but not spectacular shadow detail. Unfortunately I did not have another LCD home theater projector like the less expensive Sanyo Z4 or Panasonic PT-AE900u for comparison, but did have the slightly more expensive Optoma H78DC3 for some side by side comparison. Despite the high 10,000:1 contrast ratio, LCD projectors just can't match the DLP projectors using the Darkchip 3 when it comes to doing the best black levels.
BTW, the Auto Iris seems to work best on dark scenes without extremely bright areas. When I viewed scenes with a lot of dark detail but also very bright areas, the iris didn't seem to do much, (as expected) and it cost some shadow detail. There is a third option which is Iris On, which provides the least bright image. Like most projectors, there are so many options that it is very hard to find the optimal settings with all the "AI" type control of the image from frame to frame.
Theres still another control which is the Black control. You get "richer blacks (seem darker) if you engage the control and set it for Low, Blacks jump out even more with Black level set to High, but the loss of shadow detail is very noticeable. I found the Low setting a good compromise.
Overall, I found black levels to be roughly comparable to other LCD projectors and not quite as good as the Darkchip 2 DLP's but close enough that the fancy frame by frame "AI" like adjustments, like the Auto Iris, may make one projector look better on one scene and not quite as good on another.
Here are some more of the usual images I shoot to demonstrate shadow detail: The image immediately to the right looked very good, but the Sony lost some shadow detail on the cliff face on the right, compared to the BenQ PE7700, and noticeably more so, when compared to the slightly more expensive Optoma H78DC3 (both DLP projectors).
This scene from Star Wars looked particularly good on the Sony. It did a surprisingly good job of handling the image, with the Iris in Auto mode. It maintained good shadow detail, while not losing the highlight details in the signs on the left.
Stars were plentiful on this opening sequence from Star Wars. The Sony did about as well of any projector tested, except for the more expensive Darkchip 3 DLP's – the Optoma H78DC3 and the BenQ PE8720.
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JERUSALEM (Jul. 4)
A Foreign Ministry spokesman has denied an American newspaper report that a prisoner-of-war exchange with Egypt was aborted last month because Israeli POWs returned from Syria revealed that they had been tortured. The spokesman was referring to a dispatch in the Baltimore Sun whose Middle East correspondent said the Red Cross privately informed foreign diplomats in Jerusalem that Israel prejudiced its chances for a prisoner exchange with Egypt.
According to the Sun story, the exchange was to have taken place June 8. Egypt is holding ten Israeli POWs and Israel has 56 Egyptian prisoners. Israel says there was no exchange agreement with Cairo.
The Foreign Office spokesman denied that Israel had given Syria an undertaking not to publicize the torture story and then reneged. He said there was no such undertaking and that the Israeli pilots who told of being tortured after their exchange for high ranking Syrian and Lebanese officers had not been instructed to keep mum.
The spokesman refused to discuss the Sun's report "that Defense Minister Moshe Dayan over-ruled instructions to the returned POWs by Foreign Minister Abba Eban not to say anything about torture. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency learned from unofficial sources, however, that Foreign Ministry officials wanted Israel to follow the American example of saying nothing about torture until all Israeli POWs in Arab hands are released. They noted that U.S. POWs exchanged earlier this year said nothing until all Americans held by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were safely home.
Health Minister Victor Shonitov told the Knesset today that his ministry was undertaking an intensive campaign to fight venereal disease which he said is especially high among the young population. According to Sheemtov, the Incidence of gonorrhea Is 150 cases per 100;000 persons and syphilis 14 cases per 100,000.


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THE number of burglaries targeting Thurrock's Asian households for gold has increased.
The borough's Independent Advisory Group to the police raised concerns over the issue as burglary was discussed at a public meeting being held by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex on Tuesday evening.
Thurrock has an Asian population of around 4000 but in the last year 15 homes have been targeted for gold, three per cent more than last year.
The IAG expressed concern over the increase and Cllr Yash Gupta compounded those worries on behalf of the Asian community. He said: "In terms of statistics, it might be just 15, but from those victims' point of view it is one important one for them. I think it's difficult for officers to understand that, and the impact it has on the family and the neighbourhood."
Incidents of burglary have increased in Thurrock by 18.3 per cent from July 1 2012 to June 2013.
But Det Insp. Tracy Wheeler, who runs a dedicated burglary investigation team in Grays, said "good old fashioned hard work" and officer knowledge is helping in tackling the problem.
She said: "I have an excellent team. They know local offenders so often they will be coming to me with who they suspect committed burglaries the night before.
"A lot of it comes down to good old fashioned hard work and detectives that are well trained."
With regards Asian households being targeted, Nick Alston, the PCC said he was aware of the issue and added that quite often these are gangs targeting properties with gold in them.
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The Hold-Out Gyrojet Pistol is a very small, concealable Gyrojet Pistol. Little more than two Gyrojet rounds and a trigger, it offers the same amount of firepower as a regular pistol, though at a drastically reduced range.[1]
- Item: Hold-Out Gyrojet Pistol[2]
- Equipment Rating: D/D-D-D/E
- Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 3B/4
- Range: 3/7/12/25 meters
- Shots: 2
- Cost/Reload: 30/1
- Affiliation: -
- Mass/Reload: 50g/20g
- Notes: Gyrojet
- ↑ LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide, pp. 30-31, "Hold-Out Gyrojet Pistol"
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Happy thanksgiving
Wishing everyone in Canada a very Happy Thanksgiving day tomorrow. Hopefully everyone is having a very nice long weekend and enjoy your family dinner.
In Toronto the temperature is around 30C and sunny. What a wonderful weekend.
Happy Thanksgiving! Our air temperatures in New England were about the same. Very unusual for this time of year.
Happy Thanksgiving, Wooddon. I use a bank calendar at work, and saw the holiday for Canada and wondered that Canada also celebrates Columbus Day ! Now I know. Hope the day is full of blessings for you and yours.
Hey... any excuse to eat turkey and dressing is ok by me. It's better than waiting for the latter part of November! I can canuck it for a day.
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The lemon and buttermilk really add that subtle tart tanginess and sweetness to these Blueberry Streusel Muffins!
I'm back after being gone for about 2 weeks! If you follow my twitter, you'll know that I've been vacationing on the east coast. I miss the cooler weather and the greenery over there! Coming back home to the oven that is Arizona (tomorrow's high is 109 degrees) was definitely not fun. Actually, my entire trek back home was not fun. Oh how I hate connecting flights, delayed flights, and now American Airlines.
But anyways, before I left I baked blueberry streusel muffins. I had way too many blueberries in my fridge and felt like baking. As I was flipping through my recipe books, I came across Ina Garten's recipe for blueberry streusel muffins in her cookbook Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics. Since I love Ina but haven't made enough of her recipes, I decided to give this one a shot.
Back in April, I had another surplus of berries (does anyone else continuously end up with way too many berries??) and decided to make streusel muffins. I used an Emeril recipe and unfortunately the muffins just weren't that great. As I mentioned in that post, the muffins were mediocre. I said that next time I think I'll use less flour for the topping and some cinnamon and brown sugar. So when I scanned the ingredients for Ina's streusel topping, I was excited to see that it included both cinnamon and brown sugar. That's how a streusel should be.
Ina's muffins turned out much better than Emeril's. The lemon and buttermilk really add that subtle tart tanginess and bring out the sweetness of the blueberries. The muffins were absolutely delicious right out of the oven: moist, warm, and sweet. But I'm sad to report that they weren't as delicious the next day. Also, a word of advice: these muffins expand a lot in the oven so be cautious as to how much batter you fill into each cup. Do not fill each cup completely full.
The amount of sugar and butter this recipe calls for is a little ridiculous. On occasion I don't mind making something indulgent, but I'd like to have a stand-by muffin recipe that I don't feel guilty about. Any suggestions?
How to make Blueberry Streusel Muffins
For the Muffins:
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups buttermilk, shaken
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 2 cups fresh blueberries (2 half pints)
For the Streusel Topping:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin tins with paper liners.
Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and blend with your hands. In a seperate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, butter, lemon zest, and eggs. Stir the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture with a fork, mixing just until blended. Fold the blueberries into the batter. Don't overmix! With a standard (2 1/4-inch) ice-cream scoop or large spoon, scoop the batter into the prepared cups, filling them almost full.
For the topping, place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food preocessor fitted with the steel blade and pulse until the butter is in very small pieces. Pour into a bowl and rub with your fingers until crumbly. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the streusel on top of each muffin. Bake the muffins for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown.
Note: Wash blueberries in a strainer under running water and pick out any stems and leaves.
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These look scrumptious. I make muffins a lot, so here is my take on making a healthier muffin without becoming a huge health nut:
1. you can always substitute the same amount of canola oil for butter in any muffin recipe. I do this with pretty much every muffin recipe I come across.
2. I always use low fat buttermilk or greek yogurt to replace any other full fat dairy.
3. You can replace sugar with agave nectar, but there are some conversions to calculate. I have only done this once or twice.
For the love of cooking has a bunch of great muffin recipes on her site, including this one that I have made multiple times:
Ellie's carrot cake cupcakes for next week are more like muffins, and they come out great too.
Thank you so much for the information and the link! I've actually made banana chocolate chip muffins before but For the Love of Cooking's version look much healthy. I'll definitely be participating in next week's CEiMB!
The muffins look great. Sara's suggestions are right on. I usually cut sugar and butter in half. If the recipe will allow, I will use reduced fat cream cheese or even peanut butter in place of half the butter. The peanut butter is still full fat but there are other benefits gained from using it.
AS for sugar, if you use banana for some of the fat, it will also add sweetness.
Sometimes you can add dark chocolate in and reduce the sugar because the chocolate chips will make you forget that you're missing the sugar.
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Johannesburg – A flatter Wanderers wicket and better application from their batsman allowed Pakistan to stay alive in the first Test against South Africa on Sunday, Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore said.
The Australian believes his side showed admirable fight to still be in the game after the disappointment of being rolled over for 49 in their first innings on Saturday, their lowest Test score.
Pakistan still need 297 runs to win the Test with six second innings wickets remaining, but a century stand from captain Misbah-ul-Haq (44 not out) and Asad Shafiq (53 not out) on day three has given them hope.
"Whatever happens from here, today should give all the players confidence for the remaining Two test matches in Cape Town and Centurion," Whatmore told reporters on Sunday.
"I thought the wicket settled down a bit too and what we wanted to do today was show better application. We did that and the players will have learnt a lot from this experience. Nine of our 11 for this Test have never played in South Africa with the red ball and so it is a big learning curve."
Whatmore also said he had a few words with debutant Nasir Jamshed after the opener fell attempting an ambitious pull shot.
"He has been with our ODI team ever since I have been in charge and so you forget this is his test debut. But I was not happy with him and told him so," he said.
South Africa are favourites to complete a win on Monday but with rain predicted for the final few days of the Test, all three results remain possible.
Wicketkeeper AB de Villiers, who earlier hit his 15th Test century, says the new ball due five overs into the fourth day will be crucial.
"The wicket is playing better, the ball is not going around as much as it was on the first two days," he said. "But we have a new ball coming up tomorrow and we hope that will speed things up a bit.
"Pakistan will be looking to get through the new ball and then from 20-30 overs start to be positive again. We will be aware of that." – Reuters


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- if you are taking an oral corticosteroid (eg, prednisone) or similar medicines
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with prednicarbate cream. Because little, if any, of prednicarbate cream is absorbed into the blood, the risk of it interacting with another medicine is low.
Ask your health care provider if prednicarbate cream may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use prednicarbate cream:
Use prednicarbate cream as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Apply a thin film of medicine to the affected area. Gently rub the medicine in until it is evenly distributed.
- Wash your hands after applying prednicarbate cream, unless your hands are part of the treated area.
- Do not bandage or wrap the affected area, unless directed otherwise by your doctor.
- If you miss a dose of prednicarbate cream, use it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not use 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use prednicarbate cream.
Important safety information:
- Do not get prednicarbate cream in your eyes. If you get prednicarbate cream in your eyes, rinse them immediately with cool tap water. Do not use prednicarbate cream on the face, underarms, groin, or diaper areas.
- Do not exceed the recommended dose or use prednicarbate cream for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor.
- Serious side effects may occur if too much of prednicarbate cream is absorbed through the skin. This may be more likely to occur if you use prednicarbate cream over a large area of the body. It may also be more likely if you wrap or bandage the area after you apply prednicarbate cream. The risk is greater in children. Do not use more than the prescribed dose. Contact your doctor right away if you develop unusual weight gain (especially in the face), muscle weakness, increased thirst or urination, confusion, unusual drowsiness, severe or persistent headache, or vision changes. Discuss any questions or concerns with your doctor.
- Do not apply prednicarbate cream over large areas of the body without first checking with your doctor.
- Do not use prednicarbate cream for other skin conditions at a later time.
- If your symptoms do not improve within 2 weeks or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Contact your doctor if you have a cut or sore that does not heal.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take prednicarbate cream before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
- Prednicarbate cream contains a corticosteroid. Before you begin taking any new prescription or nonprescription medicine, read the ingredients to see if it contains hydrocortisone or any other corticosteroid. If it does or if you are uncertain, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
- Prednicarbate cream may damage or reduce the effectiveness of latex-containing products (eg, condoms, diaphragms). Latex products that come into contact with prednicarbate cream should be discarded. Prednicarbate cream is for external use only; do NOT use it in the vagina.
- Use prednicarbate cream with caution in CHILDREN 1 year old and older because they may be more sensitive to its effects. Safety and effectiveness for use in children for more than 3 weeks has not been confirmed.
- Corticosteroids may affect the growth rate in CHILDREN and adolescents in some instances. Your child's growth may need to be checked regularly while using prednicarbate cream.
- Prednicarbate cream is not recommended for use in CHILDREN younger than 1 year old. Safety and effectiveness in this age group have not been confirmed.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: If you become pregnant while taking prednicarbate cream, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using prednicarbate cream while you are pregnant. It is not known if this medicine is found in breast milk after topical use. If you are or will be breast-feeding while you use prednicarbate cream, check with your doctor. Discuss any possible risks to your baby.
Possible side effects of prednicarbate cream:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. If any of the following COMMON side effects continue or become bothersome, check with your doctor: Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Dryness; mild stinging, burning, or itching of the skin.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); acne-like rash; burning, cracking, irritation, pain, peeling, or swelling not present before you began using prednicarbate cream; excessive hair growth; inflamed hair follicles; inflammation around the mouth; muscle weakness; numbness or tingling; thinning, softening, or discoloration of the skin; unusual weight gain, especially in the face.
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately. Symptoms may include muscle weakness; severe or persistent headache; symptoms of high blood sugar (eg, increased thirst or urination, confusion, unusual drowsiness); unusual weight gain, especially in the face; vision changes.Proper storage of prednicarbate cream:
Store prednicarbate cream between 41 and 77 degrees F (5 and 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep prednicarbate cream out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about prednicarbate cream, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Prednicarbate cream is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take prednicarbate cream or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about prednicarbate cream. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to prednicarbate cream. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using prednicarbate cream.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Holiday Heart is when otherwise healthy young individuals develop episodes of atrial fibrillation. The condition causes a rapid and irregular heart rhythm.
"You never know when it's cardiogenic which means from your heart or it's from something else," says Dr. Lynn Waters, D.O. with UF Health Plantation Oaks.
Deadly heart attacks increase during the winter holiday season. One study even found distinct spikes around Christmas and New Year's Day. So Waters says if you have chest pains or palpitations you need to take action.
"If in doubt go to the hospital if you're feeling like that go to the hospital is most of the times the recommendation," say Waters
There are a number of things that can contribute. Drinking too much alcohol is one. Sixty percent of people who binge drink will eventually have atrial fibrillation. It's the most common form of holiday heart. So monitor how much you drink. Also the stress of losing a loved one compiled with the holidays is another risk.
"There's a lot of stress even for people who have lost loved ones and heart disease that is associated with severe grief," says Waters.
Waters says you can't ignore your health and that even simple changes in your daily habits can have an affect on your heart.
"If you're drinking too much coffee, if you put stress on yourself to find the perfect gift and you're drinking too much coffee it can lead to that," says Waters.
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Hughes, who claimed Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman as his primary influences, is particularly known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties. He wrote novels, short stories and plays, as well as poetry, and is also known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing, as in "Montage of a Dream Deferred." His life and work were enormously important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Unlike other notable black poets of the period—Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and Countee Cullen—Hughes refused to differentiate between his personal experience and the common experience of black America. He wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that reflected their actual culture, including both their suffering and their love of music, laughter, and language itself.
Langston Hughes died of complications from prostate cancer in May 22, 1967, in New York. In his memory, his residence at 20 East 127th Street in Harlem, New York City, has been given landmark status by the New York City Preservation Commission, and East 127th Street has been renamed "Langston Hughes Place."
In addition to leaving us a large body of poetic work, Hughes wrote eleven plays and countless works of prose, including the well-known "Simple" books: Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Stakes a Claim, Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple's Uncle Sam. He edited the anthologies The Poetry of the Negro and The Book of Negro Folklore, wrote an acclaimed autobiography (The Big Sea) and co-wrote the play Mule Bone with Zora Neale Hurston.
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Little is known about Shakespeare's activities between 1585 and 1592. Robert Greene's A Groatsworth of WitVenus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594). The fomer was a long narrative poem depicting the rejection of Venus by Adonis, his death, and the consequent disappearance of beauty from the world. Despite conservative objections to the poem's glorification of sensuality, it was immensely popular and was reprinted six times during the nine years following its publication. alludes to him as an actor and playwright. Shakespeare may have taught at school during this period, but it seems more probable that shortly after 1585 he went to London to begin his apprenticeship as an actor. Due to the plague, the London theaters were often closed between June 1592 and April 1594. During that period, Shakespeare probably had some income from his patron, Henry Wriothesley, earl of Southampton, to whom he dedicated his first two poems,
In 1594, Shakespeare joined the Lord Chamberlain's company of actors, the most popular of the companies acting at Court. In 1599 Shakespeare joined a group of Chamberlain's Men that would form a syndicate to build and operate a new playhouse: the Globe, which became the most famous theater of its time. With his share of the income from the Globe, Shakespeare was able to purchase New Place, his home in Stratford.
While Shakespeare was regarded as the foremost dramatist of his time, evidence indicates that both he and his world looked to poetry, not playwriting, for enduring fame. Shakespeare's sonnets were composed between 1593 and 1601, though not published until 1609. That edition, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, consists of 154 sonnets, all written in the form of three quatrains and a couplet that is now recognized as Shakespearean. The sonnets fall into two groups: sonnets 1-126, addressed to a beloved friend, a handsome and noble young man, and sonnets 127-152, to a malignant but fascinating "Dark Lady," whom the poet loves in spite of himself. Nearly all of Shakespeare's sonnets examine the inevitable decay of time, and the immortalization of beauty and love in poetry.
In his poems and plays, Shakespeare invented thousands of words, often combining or contorting Latin, French and native roots. His impressive expansion of the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, includes such words as: arch-villain, birthplace, bloodsucking, courtship, dewdrop, downstairs, fanged, heartsore, hunchbacked, leapfrog, misquote, pageantry, radiance, schoolboy, stillborn, watchdog, and zany.
Shakespeare wrote more than 30 plays. These are usually divided into four categories: histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances. His earliest plays were primarily comedies and histories such as Henry VI and The Comedy of Errors, but in 1596, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, his second tragedy, and over the next dozen years he would return to the form, writing the plays for which he is now best known: Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. In his final years, Shakespeare turned to the romantic with Cymbeline, A Winter's Tale, and The Tempest.
Only eighteen of Shakespeare's plays were published separately in quarto editions during his lifetime; a complete collection of his works did not appear until the publication of the First Folio in 1623, several years after his death. Nonetheless, his contemporaries recognized Shakespeare's achievements. Francis Meres cited "honey-tongued" Shakespeare for his plays and poems in 1598, and the Chamberlain's Men rose to become the leading dramatic company in London, installed as members of the royal household in 1603.
Sometime after 1612, Shakespeare retired from the stage and returned to his home in Stratford. He drew up his will in January of 1616, which included his famous bequest to his wife of his "second best bed." He died on April 23, 1616, and was buried two days later at Stratford Church.
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Chera Holland is very excited to be back on The SkyPilot Theatre Company stage, being last seen here in To The New Girl and The Twelve Plays of Christmas. She's honored to be working with this very talented group of actors, directors, and crew! Chera has enjoyed playing a number of roles over the years among which some of her favorites are Terry in Side Man, Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, Aldonza in Man Of La Mancha, Maria in The Sound of Music, Ouisa in Six Degrees of Separation, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Olga in Chekov's Three Sisters, Katerina in the original musical Rosenstrasse, various characters in 42nd Street, and two for which she won Drama-Logue theater awards, Julie in Showboat and Marissa in Time For Marissa written by award winning playwright, J.C. Curtiss. Film work includes Like Father, Like Son with the late Dudley Moore and her starring role in the CBS Special My Indian Summer. She, also, always enjoys the times being able to do daytime soaps. Ms. Holland has toured with Bobbi Stamm in their two-woman act, She and Her, entertaining in Las Vegas, international private resorts, and numerous cruise ships and nightclubs. Endless love and thanks, as always, to her ever-patient and supportive family and steadfast friends.


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There are over 8,000 bus stops in the MBTA system, mostly located on municipal streets and sidewalks. Depending on the stop, the responsibility for clearing snow/ice may fall to one of several entities—the MBTA, the property owner/abutter, or a private contracter. When you notice a stop that is obstructed by snow, it′s important to know who to contact to file a complaint.
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- 6 ounces butter, at room temperature
- 5 1⁄4 ounces golden superfine sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 ounces ground almonds
- 2 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 ounces chewy fudge, coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces self-raising flour
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Palestine's purchases from the United States have almost doubled during the current year over last year's figure, according to a report from the American Consulate-General in Jerusalem released today by the Commerce Department.
Imports of American products into Palestine in the first seven months of 1939 were valued at $5,012,000, compared with $2,740,000 in the corresponding period last year. The share of the United States in the total trade of Palestine increased from 8 per cent to 12 per cent.


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Bulk Password Sharing
Shortly after adding bulk deleting, encrypted password emails and other options, we quietly rolled out bulk sharing… so it's certainly worth mentioning now. What's bulk sharing good for? If you have 20 passwords you'd like to share with someone, with bulk editing you can share all 20 at once for a huge time savings.
Transfer Password Ownership
This is a really popular request. Let's say you've purchased a Group account which you use as a central password repository. Your all set up, with your 10 employees each with their own Free account, each receiving their passwords in sharing from your central repository. Fabulous!
But what happens when one of your employees has to create a password entry on your company's behalf? Simple, you let them create the password, then transfer the ownership over to you.
We experimented a little bit with this feature, rolling it out silently… tucked away in the bulk editing actions menu. With Passpack 7.4 the Transfer Ownership feature has been promoted to "official". Your shared users can not only transfer one (or batches) of passwords to your central repository – but they can do it at the time of creation, or anytime thereafter.
(Do I hear a few people in the back calling for some automation here? I do? Huh, funny I was thinking the same thing myself [wink])
We also tooled with some things here and there that need fixing. Here's a quick list of some of the minor changes as well:
• Basic authentication support.
• Password and People tabs remember the last state when switching back and forth.
• Better notifications in Home.
• Mild tweaks to the entry window.
• Your red save all button has a new home (top right of screen).
• Various minor bug fixes including some oddball visual cues.
Go forth, build groups and be merry! Let us know if you run into any hiccups.
* Actually, you can only initiate one shared user, but you have an unlimited number of people that can initiate sharing with you. More on that here.


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Bryce Brentz Selected as the Eastern League Player of the Month for May
By Portland Sea Dogs | June 6, 2012 12:50 PM ET
The 23-year old reached base in 23 of the 26 games he played in during the month and had 10 multiple hit games, including a pair of games in which he went 5-for-5. The first of his five-hit games came on May 13th in a 7-4 loss at Trenton which started a streak of eight straight hits as Brentz begin the May 14th game versus Reading with a 3-for-3 performance. On May 31st he again went 5-for-5 in a 7-2 victory at Harrisburg. Brentz became the first player in Sea Dogs history to collect two five hit games. He is also the first Eastern League player to have two five-hit games in the same season since Altoona's Melvin Dorta and Connecticut's Ben Copeland accomplished the feat during the 2009 season.
Brentz led all Eastern League players in batting average (.388) and OPS (1.072) during May and also ranked among the monthly league leaders in hits (38-tied 2nd), on-base percentage (.439-3rd), slugging percentage (.633-3rd), extra-base hits (14-tied 3rd), total bases (4th), doubles (9-tied 6th), home runs (5-tied 6th) and runs scored (18-tied 9th). Brentz also took home Eastern League Player of the Week honors for the week of May 28th through June 3rd.
Brentz, who entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the fifth best prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization is hitting .300 with 13 doubles, seven home runs, 27 runs scored and 20 RBI in 53 games with the Sea Dogs this season.
In 2011, Brentz was named the Red Sox Minor League Offensive Co-Player of the Year after hitting .306 with 25 doubles, 30 home runs, and 94 RBI between Single-A Greenville and Single-A Salem. Brentz was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the supplemental portion of the first round of the 2010 draft as the 36th overall pick after hitting .348 with 15 home runs and 49 RBI during his junior season at Middle Tennessee State University.
The Portland Sea Dogs are in the midst of a six game homestand that runs through Sunday, June 10th. Book your nine inning vacation. Tickets for all 2012 Sea Dogs' home games are available and can be purchased by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 or order online at www.seadogs.com.
Sea Dogs' Eastern League Player of the Month Award Winners:
John Roskos June 1997
Cesar Crespo April 2000
Josh Beckett August 2001
Jacoby Ellsbury April 2007
Justin Masterson July 2007
Zach Daeges May 2008
Aaron Bates May 2009
Chih-Hsien Chiang June 2011
Chih-Hsien Chiang July 2011
Bryce Brentz May 2012
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Rumors were spinning round and round and round (and then round again) about Pippa Middleton's engagement to Nico Jackson. Some media outlets, namely the Sunday People, reported that the announcement would follow Middleton's 29th birthday last Friday.
"Pippa loved seeing Kate go down the aisle and now it is her turn for a fairytale wedding," a so-called friend told the paper. "She couldn't be more sure that Nico is the right man for her."
Not so, according to both Middleton and her lawyers, who demanded certain outlets issue an apology for their false reporting. The Daily Mirror did just that, retracting their story and replacing it with the following:
Last week we reported that Pippa Middleton was to marry her boyfriend Nico Jackson in spring and had got secretly engaged in June. We published this story in good faith based on two sources.
However, Pippa's lawyers have informed us that she is not engaged and no engagement is imminent or planned. We apologise for our mistake.
Since Middleton is not a member of the royal family, the palace does not comment on her life, be it professional or personal. Like the Duchess of Cambridge did when she was dating Prince William, Middleton must deal with rumors and paparazzi issues as a private citizen.
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Things came down to just about the final at bat between second baseman Brooks Conrad and first baseman Travis Ishikawa, but it was Ishikawa that prevailed. He earned the final spot on the Brewers 25 man roster to start the season when many assumed it would be Conrad because of his ability to play the middle of the infield.
Conrad will start the season out at Triple A Nashville as he signed a minor-league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Manager Ron Roenicke made it clear that should something happen to anyone of the middle infielders he'll be called up.
Here is the offical 25 man roster for you:
Pitchers (12): RHP John Axford, RHP Tim Dillard, RHP Marco Estrada, RHP Yovani Gallardo, RHP Zack Greinke, RHP Kameron Loe, RHP Shaun Marcum, LHP Chris Narveson, LHP Manny Parra, RHP Francisco Rodriguez, RHP Jose Veras, LHP Randy Wolf.
Catchers (2): Jonathan Lucroy, George Kottaras.
Infielders (6): 1B Mat Gamel, 2B Rickie Weeks, SS Alex Gonzalez, 3B Aramis Ramirez, UTIL Cesar Izturis, 1B Travis Ishikawa.
Outfielders (5): LF Ryan Braun, CF Nyjer Morgan, RF Corey Hart, OF Carlos Gomez, OF Norichika Aoki.
So, what was the difference? Most assumed that with his ability to really play any positon in the infield that Conrad was an easy choice and it was just a foregone conclusion, but that's not what happened.
What most didn't take into consideration and the biggest reason I think Ishikawa won out is the defensive side of the game. Gamel looked good at the plate during Spring Training, good enough that he'll be given every chance to be the everyday starter at first base out of the gate. However, it appears that they are worried enough about his glove at first base to keep Ishikawa in the mix.
So far this spring Ishikawa has a perfect fielding percentage, meaning he's yet to commit an error and his RF is 3.67. Conrad wasn't bad by any stretch either, having commited only 2 errors in his 68 chances during his 33 games played.
He's a very solid defensive player throughout his career and that could be needed if Gamel can't maintain his good defensive numbers from this Spring.
Through last nights games Ishikawa was batting .259 with an OPS of .866 versus Conrad's .204 average with an OPS of .806.
Just looking at the numbers I ask you if you still think Conrad deserved the spot over Ishikawa?
It's also clear that he's earned the respect and trust of the manager and look how that worked out for Mark Kotsay last season? Without his pinch-hitting and spot starting duty I'm not so sure Milwaukee doesn't have a few more losses on it's record last year.
Perhaps the better question should've been between Cesar Izturis and Conrad? Look at their numbers, especially on the defensive end. Izturis has struggled more than anyone in the field, but with him being a switch hitter and probably a bit more rangy than Conrad he won out.
Yes, it's true you can't always look into Spring Training as a sign of things to come, but that's usually at the plate and not in the field. Fielding errors come from habbits and lapses in consentration and those are things that aren't just going to go away because it's the regular season in front of us.
In the end I was always impressed by what Ishikawa brought to the plate and the field, more so that Conrad, but I also felt that many fans were looking at the wrong two players in comparing who should or shouldn't be on the roster and I'm left wondering if we won't see Conrad up sooner than later to replace Izturis?


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Plot No 24 Maambo Way, PO BOX M64
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When you are at Livingstone International Airport move on to the road leading to the town centre and you must arrive at the junction of Mosi-oatunya road.Turn to the left and drive towards New Fairmount hotel. arrive at a road known as Mose Street,turn left and move on cross JohnHunt Way Move on and cross Likute Way.after crossing Likute Way look on your left hand side of the road and you will see the sign post for Comfort corner guesthouse.
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호스텔월드 모바일앱으로 예약하세요.


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It is a hard thing to deal with when your child loses motivation in school. There are some things you can try.
You can develop a reward system. Take away all of his privileges and things he enjoys. When he completes his work for a week, give him back one of his things. Also you can talk with him about how to make it easier for him to do his work. Would it help to have a special area for homework? Does he need a break after school, say 30 minutes, to blow off steam? Whatever would make the work easier.
Set up a system for good grades too. For example, if he gets an "A" in a course, he can chose a favorite DVD or PC game for a reward. Talk with him for ideas of what would help him. Sit down and write out what the reward system should be then stick to it.
If none of these work, he may need to talk with a therapist. He may be dealing with a bigger issue such as being afraid of success. Graduating high school and picking colleges can seem overwhelming to even the most well adjusted kids and since you mentioned that he almost wants to fail, I suspect he may be feeling overwhelmed and fearful. He may be resisting the idea of leaving home and going on his own out of fear. Whatever he is experiencing, a therapist can help him gain insight and give him new ways to handle how he feels. You can find a therapist by asking his doctor, or if you attend church, your pastor could help. Also, you can search on line at www.findatherapist.com.
I hope this has helped you,Kate


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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, except for the OC, the others belong to Darren Shan, the true master of horror.
Chapter 17
I lay in the snow, slowly being covered by it, looking at the women before me.
"Mama, is that really you?" I asked.
She smiled and brushed some of the snow from my bangs.
"Yes," she said still smiling. "It's really me."
I looked at her confused.
"But how?" I asked. "I saw you die."
She sadly shook her head.
"Why are vampires so blunt?" she asked.
"That's partly Vancha's fault," I said not really thinking how I was phrasing my words. "That was how he raised me and it's how all vampires think. We need to be blunt because that's how the world is."
She smiled again. "Vancha always was rash, but he could come up with a solution to any problem he could find."
I was quiet for a minute trying to get the courage to ask about the past, but part of me was afraid of finding out what had happened while the other part was desperate to know if what Vancha had said was true.
Mama must've sensed this.
"You want to know about what happened in the past, don't you?" she asked.
I nodded, unable to speak.
"If I tell you, you must promise on your vampire blood not to tell Vancha," she said seriously.
I couldn't figure out why she didn't want Vancha to know but I agreed. Her body heat that had been transferring to me had warmed me enough for me to be able to sit up and my mind had started to clear and function.
"A long time ago," she began. "Way before you were born, Vancha and I grew up in the same small quiet village. Vancha hadn't been born there like I was but we became close all the same."
She had a faraway look in her eyes, the look that I had seen in some of the older vampires where they were remembering a time long ago, and I had the sudden feeling that I was about to get a lot more information than I had bargained for.
"From a young age, Vancha and I did everything together, the two of us were inseparable, and even at that age Vancha had a strong love of nature. We spent many nights together in the forest on the outskirts of the village."
I had to surpass the urge to gag. Vampires were defiantly not romantic creatures by nature and I was no different.
"I can see that you don't care about the story that far back," she said laughing at my expression. "So I'll just skip ahead to the night everything changed. Vancha had asked me to marry him and I agreed. The night before the wedding I found out that I was pregnant and I got a visit from an unfortunate person. His name was Mitch and he was jealous that I was marring Vancha. Mitch had asked me to marry him multiple times over the years but I had agreed to marry Vancha, something he never forgot or forgave, and when I told him that I was already caring Vancha's child, he lost his mind.
"He came after me and tried to kill me and he would've succeeded if it hadn't been for Evanna. She said something in a strange language and he just disappeared. Evanna told me that it was too dangerous for me to be here and that she could take me somewhere safe. At first I didn't want to go, I knew that Vancha would do anything to protect me and I would do the same for him.
"At that time I didn't know how big of an impact this choice would have, but because I was scared I agreed. Vancha didn't even know about the choice I made, he didn't even know I was pregnant. Evanna looked sad but she said something else in that strange language and I was soon in a swamp, far from the place I grew up. I was with her for a few months before she told me why she had come. It had been Vancha's destiny to become a vampaneze and if we had gotten married it could've changed everything.
"At first I felt so mad at having been tricked. If I'd have stayed with him, everything bad that happened in his life never would've happened and he could've avoided so much pain."


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Planning Los Angeles
By David Sloane
Los Angeles isn't planned; it just happens. Right?
Not so fast! Despite the city's reputation for spontaneous evolution, a deliberate planning process shapes the way Los Angeles looks and lives. Editor David C. Sloane has enlisted more than 35 essayists for a lively, richly illustrated view of this vibrant metropolis. Together they cover the influences and outcomes of planning for a diverse population, regulating land use and providing transportation in a sprawling city, protecting green space, and supporting economic development.
Planning Los Angeles launches a new series from APA Planners Press. Each year Planners Press will bring out a new study on a major American city. Natives, newcomers, and out-of-towners will get insiders' views of today's hot-button issues and a new way of seeing the patterns and perils of urban evolution.
David C. Sloane is a professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. He serves as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association and recently completed his second term as a regional representative on the governing board of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
About the Editor
David C. Sloane is a professor and director of undergraduate programs in the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. He serves as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association and recently completed his second term as a regional representative on the governing board of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
|Elisa Barbour
Amanda Berman
Ken Bernstein, AICP
Vinayak Bharne
Marlon G. Boarnet
Janis Breidenbach
Margaret Crawford
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
William Deverell
Meredith Drake Reitan
William Fulton, AICP
Lark Galloway-Gilliam
Sam Gennawey
Todd Gish
Gilda Haas
Greg Hise
Anna Jacobsen
Martin Krieger
Robert A. Leiter, FAICP
Travis Longcore
|Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Doug McCulloh
Sarah Mawhorter
Vinit Mukhija
Juliet Musso
Dowell Myers
Aaron Paley
Simon Pastucha
Steven A. Preston, FAICP
Christian L. Redfearn
Lisa Schweitzer
Josh Sides
Kenneth C. Topping, FAICP
Joshua Wheeler
Andrew H. Whittemore
John Wilson
Jennifer Wolch
Goetz Wolff
David Yamamoto
In the News
Unplanned L.A.? Think Again
CityLab, April 11, 2012
Planning Los Angeles: An Interview with David C. Sloane
Planetizen, March 30, 2012
Product Details
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Chapter 1: Introduction
David C. Sloane
Chapter 2: History of Planning
Challenging the Myth of an Unplanned Los Angeles
Todd Gish
Regulating Visual Blight
Meredith Drake Reitan
The 1970 Centers Concept Plan for Los Angeles
Vinit Mukhija
LA's Love-Hate Relationship with Nature
Kenneth C. Topping, FAICP
Neighborhood Councils
Juliet Musso
Everyday Los Angeles
Margaret Crawford
The City as Textbook
Meredith Drake Reitan
Chapter 3: Evolving Demographics
Metropolis of Dispersed Diversity
Dowell Myers, Anna Jacobsen, Sarah Mawhorter, and Joshua Wheeler
The Ambiguous Legacies of the 1992 Riots
Josh Sides
Tinker-Toy Urbanism
Meredith Drake Reitan
Minority-Majority Suburbs Change the San Gabriel Valley
Steven A. Preston, FAICP
LA Housing Stories
Janis Breidenbach
Finding Public Space on Private Beaches
Meredith Drake Reitan
Chapter 4: Land-Use and Environmental Policies
One Hundred Years of Land-Use Regulation
Andrew H. Whittemore
Almost New Urbanism
Vinayak Bharne
Glendale's Downtown Specific Plan
Alan Loomis
Regreening the LA River
Meredith Drake Reitan
Planning as a Tool for Battling the Fast-Food Invasion
Lark Galloway-Gilliam
More Than a PSA
Meredith Drake Reitan
Chapter 5: Mobility and Infrastructure
Back to the Future in Transportation Planning
Marlon G. Boarnet
Regional Planning in Southern California
Robert A. Leiter, FAICP, and Elisa Barbour
Ballot Box Planning for Transit
Lisa Schweitzer
Reducing Pollution at the Port
Meredith Drake Reitan
Systemic Change Through CicLAvia
Aaron Paley and Amanda Berman
A Train on Rubber Tires
Meredith Drake Reitan
Chapter 6: Parks and Public Space
Green Spaces in the Auto Metropolis
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
The Afterlife of a Master Plan
Greg Hise and William Deverell
An Orchard Spirals Out
Meredith Drake Reitan
Reestablishing the Connection with Physical Planning and Design
Simon Pastucha
Managing Development Through Urban Growth Boundaries
William Fulton, AICP
Unpaving Paradise: The Green Visions Plan
Jennifer Wolch, Travis Longcore, and John Wilson
Planning a Great Civic Park
Meredith Drake Reitan
Chapter 7: Economic Development
Policy and Community in Los Angeles Development
Goetz Wolff
A Planning Ordinance Injects New Life into Historic Downtown
Ken Bernstein, AICP
The Evolution of Entertainment Retail
Sam Gennawey
Politics of Food and Culture
Meredith Drake Reitan
Community Benefits, Negotiations, and (In)Justice
Gilda Haas
From Barbie to Banksy
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
What the (Economic) Tide Left Behind
Christian L. Redfearn
From KAOS Comes Community
Meredith Drake Reitan
"These newly minted, masterful essays honestly face the losses and gains of planning in a City of Angels that belongs to all of us."
—Kevin Starr, University of Southern California and California State Librarian Emeritus


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Prize is a copy of A Treasury of Deception by Michael Farquhar. The winner will be announced after Jan 30th, 2008.


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Kingston mothers are among the least likely in England to be smoking by they time they are ready to give birth, according to a new study.
But 87 of the 2,325 women in the borough of Kingston (3.7 per cent) who gave birth in the 2013/14 financial year were still risking complications like stillbirth, low birth weight and miscarriage by smoking.
Neighbouring Richmond had 1.9 per cent, which is England's lowest, but below the London average of 5.1 per cent.
The research was done by government body the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
Graham Snelling, chairman of Kingston Healthwatch, said: "It's good news that the figures are relatively low.
"We have got a little bit further to go, certainly with our neighbours Richmond performing so well, but we are going in the right direction.
"The public health team have done a good job in driving the message home to expecting mothers, but there's always more you can do."
The national average for 2013/14 was 12 per cent but in many parts of the north of England, including Blackpool, up to a quarter of pregnant women refused to stop smoking.