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Remi Larson – Girls lacrosse
The Stillwater girls' lacrosse team features a balanced offensive attack and Remi Larson has been a strong performer down the stretch as the Ponies chase down their second straight section crown.
The freshman delivered four goals and added an assist in Tuesday's 17-10 Section 4 semifinal victory over Champlin Park and provided five goals and two assists in a 21-4 quarterfinal victory over Anoka on May 23. In 15 games this season, Larson has racked up 34 goals and 8 assists for the balanced Ponies, who captured their fourth consecutive Suburban East Conference title.
Stillwater (13-2) faces Mahtomedi in tonight's section finals at Osseo.
Eric Colvin – Boys track and field
Contributing to state championships in boys track and field and cross country during the past year, Eric Colvin won the 3,200 meters for the second year in a row at Friday's SEC Meet at East Ridge High School.
The junior turned in a winning time of 9:16.67 to finish in front of teammate Tom Linner as part of a strong showing in the distance events. The Ponies placed five runners among the top nine in the race, including Matt Chu and Edoardo Tagliaferri in sixth and seventh and Ethan Anderson in ninth place. Colvin also won the Section 4AA title in the 3,200 meters on Tuesday at Pony Stadium with a time of 9:23.49.
The Ponies will compete on Day 2 of the Section 4AA Meet on Thursday.


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Metal Blade Records Declares Trenton Titans The Official Hockey Team Of Metal
February 11, 2013, 4 years ago
Los Angeles-based Metal Blade Records, who recently celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2012, have partnered with the Trenton Titans declare them as metal's official hockey team. The two brands will be launching various cross-promotions over the next few months, primarily through both company's array of social networks. The Trenton Titans play in the ECHL the premier "AA" hockey league and are the proud affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL and the Adirondack Phantoms in the AHL.
The Trenton Titans host a weekly Google+ and YouTube live video feed. On the show, Titans GM Rich Lisk discusses the latest games, player moves, promotions, a top 10 related to current events in Titans Nation and a question and answer segment. Previous broadcasts are available on the Trenton Titans YouTube channel. The Trenton Titans are about halfway through their regular season as part of the ECHL's Eastern Atlantic divison. Fans can follow the team here.
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel teamed up at the beginning of 2011 with NHL.com's Shawn Roarke for a new radio show called Metal Misconduct. This show features interviews with musicians and athletes, merging the worlds of sports and metal music. Past guests have included Drew Stafford (Buffallo Sabres), Josh Barnett (MMA), Kyle Turley (Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints), and more.


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Quiltmaker's Scrap Squad is a select group of eight QM readers. They take one pattern from each regular issue and make scrappy versions to inspire you.
The featured Scrap Squad quilt in Quiltmaker's May/June issue is Mandarin Express, below.
It was designed by Robin Waggoner from Spokane Valley, Washington. Robin and Sandy Odeen pieced it, and Robin quilted it. The batiks are from Hoffman California Fabrics.
Today's featured quilt is by Christa Marcotte from Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada. Christa blogs at Second Story Quilting. You'll hear from her in her own words below.
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I decided to go with a red, white and black color scheme for our second task for Scrap Squad, Robin Waggoner's Mandarin Express.
With the green flag dropped, I was off!!
I do not have Electric Quilt so I did it the old fashioned way.
I recently took a class from Anna Hergert on pattern changing
and loved the 'good old way.'
A little primitive but it works.
I sure could use some practice on my coloring skills!!
This antique car print gave me the idea to make it a racing/car themed quilt.
With some fast chain paper piecing…
And block assembly, this quilt whipped up pretty fast!
With Block 1
And Block 2 completed….
It was just a matter of laying them out and sewing them together.
I like how there is a focus of white stars and long armed red stars.
Can you see the red armed stars?
It was only fitting to incorporate some racing flag strips
for one of the borders!!
With some red borders to fence in the flag strips
It was off to the races…I mean…longarmer!!
Terry Whitman of Meandering Star is my longarm quilter of choice.
She does an incredible job as always!!
Such attention to detail and amazing swirls and feathers!!
I used Susie's Magic Binding technique to finish it.
Click below to see a great tutorial on this easy and striking way to bind!!
Can't wait to hang a quilt on my clothesline again!!
Snow is hampering this process.
A winner was waved in!!!
This quilt finished at 60″ x 60″ and will keep some little race fan warm on a cool night!!
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Thanks, Christa for another beautiful Scrap Squad project concluded. She wrote this post in March and it was still pretty snowy up in her part of Canada. Hopefully spring has gotten there by now.
Next week we'll reveal the first Scrap Squad quilt from the new July/August issue. You won't want to miss it!


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Students interested in careers in life sciences are invited to attend the Gateway Science Museum career day 3:30-5 p.m. Monday.
The event allows high school and university students to ask questions about the fields of biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, bioscience and biochemistry. Other fields represented will include archeology, paleontology, ecology, medicine and geosciences.
Also, a drawing will take place to win high-quality headphones or a digital table.
Admission is free to students with a student ID.
The Current exhibit at the museum is: "Explore Evolution," "Sacramento: Homage to a River" and "Changing California – Geological and Ecological Transformations."
Admission is $6 for adults; $3 for seniors, children and students; and free for museum members.
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* Tune in to Ellen DeGeneres' talk show this week if you take your talk lying down. The host hurt her back over the weekend so as a publicity stunt -- uh, compromise -- she's conducting interviews from a hospital bed set up on stage.
* Rosie O'Donnell says on her video blog that the length of the contract she was offered by The View didn't matter so much as the substance. Rosie apparently wanted $10-million for one year, while the show offered $6-million for three years. Because Rosie needs an extra $4-million a year, you know.
* TMZ has spotted popster Britney Spears with rehab pal Howie Day again.This time they spent Saturday at L.A. hotspot Teddy's. We hear the crazy wagon revving up again.


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Jews have been exiled since Babylonian times, consigned to ghettos, subjected to pogroms in Russia, tortured and murdered en masse during the Holocaust, and reviled by some to this day, Levin said.
But Levin isn't mired in anger, fear or shame. "God created this world as a place of challenges. ... There is a reason for darkness. The challenges give us strength and make us shine," he said.
On Feb. 26, it will be Levin's turn to shine. On his 50th birthday, a grateful Jewish community will fete him and wife Dena for 25 years of providing a positive example. The couple has been pivotal in building a vibrant Jewish community in Palo Alto, through Chabad of Greater South Bay, many in the community said.
Sporting a long, flowing beard, broad-brimmed black hat, black suit and white shirt that are the trademarks for men of Chassidism (pronounced Ha-SID-ism) — an ultra-orthodox denomination — the affable rabbi has built his reputation on the simple ideas of inclusiveness and understanding.
"I might look different, but I'm just a regular guy," Levin, 49, said.
His modest self-assessment underscores what many find so appealing about Levin. He has conducted his work modestly, one person at a time, resulting in significant accomplishments: helping the local Jewish community develop; reconnecting Jews to their faith; and giving support and sustenance to those in need — including non-Jews.
Chabad (pronounced Ha-BOD, a Hebrew acronym meaning wisdom and understanding) began as a movement in Russia more than 250 years ago and emphasized the need to reach out to others — economically, socially or spiritually.
Once considered a fringe element of the Chassidic movement, there are now more than 3,000 Chabad centers worldwide, Levin said.
Palo Alto's Chabad Center had a humble start in 1975, when Rabbi Aaron Berkowitz was asked by the community to form the first local Chabad. The synagogue was in his garage, Levin said. It has since moved to Louis Road.
These days, Saturday services draw about 70 people, but the synagogue counts 2,700 families on its mailing list and has 730 contributors. Through their programs, Levin estimates they serve 12,000 people a year.
When the Levins first came to Palo Alto in 1980, there was "very little organized Jewish community," said Rabbi Bruce Feldstein, M.D., head of the Jewish Chaplaincy at Stanford University Medical Center. He was referring to the lack of kosher delis and other Jewish services as well as a lack of cooperation between synagogues.
The seeds for the foundation of the local Jewish community were planted with the synagogues at Beth Am, Kol Emeth and the Orthodox Minyan, according to Sheila Levin Rinde, a historian of the Chabad movement.
But some say there was also a separateness of the groups.
Ten years ago, Robert Nio, chairman of Chabad's board, was searching for the sort of religious community he experienced in Germany. Denominations there freely mix amid an Orthodox ceremony, but in the Bay Area he felt isolated.
"Moving here ... there was fractiousness, where people didn't mix, but Chabad and Rabbi Levin brought unity among many groups," he said.
"He's been a pioneer in the community. ... There was a lot of animosity between different denominations. ... One thing about Rabbi Levin is his openness to anyone in the Jewish community from any background," Feldstein said.
The greater Bay Area has since become the third largest Jewish community in the country, with Palo Alto having the highest concentration, he said. The population is now thriving, with the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family and Children's Services, bob and bob bookstore, grocery stores with kosher foods, Izzy's kosher bagels, Jewish day schools and even a Jewish high school.
The Levins also expanded their outreach with Chabad centers at Stanford, Mountain View and Sunnyvale.
Chabad has "opened a door for people to share their culture publicly," said Vivian Deutsch, who met her husband Phil through a "match" arranged by Dena Levin. Public events inclusive of non-Jews — such as a public menorah lighting with Beth Am, a Los Altos Hills Reform congregation — and outreach to the non-Jewish community through acts of goodwill are ways Levin has opened the door to understanding, she added.
Feldstein said only 36 percent of Bay Area Jews are affiliated with an Orthodox, Conservative or Reform synagogue. The rest are unaffiliated, secular Jews who connect "in a cultural kind of way," he added.
This group knows little or nothing about their religion, Levin said, and his aim is to make available to them all tools for building an appreciation of their faith.
"Many Jews are not involved in the community. Many are afraid of commitment; they're afraid to approach religion; they have a fear of acceptance. In the old shtetl, people had an infrastructure. Our focus is (building) a community people don't have, so we reach out to bring it to them," Levin said.
Some people still shy away from the group, fearing a hard sell by proselytizing conservatives, but Chabad's "focus is outreach, not worship," Levin said.
"I'm not a missionary in any sense of the word. We are helping people who are Jewish to understand who they are," he said. If someone is hungry, or if someone is spiritually hungry, one offers sustenance without judgment, he added.
Chassidism's 613 laws can be daunting while navigating through the 21st century. For example, men and women can only touch their spouses, not even shaking hands with others.
Levin lets people choose what they are capable of handling, he said.
"When someone decides to live a religious life, they tend to go head-over-heels," Levin said. When that happens, he advises them to step back and go slowly, he added.
Levin invites people from all walks of life to his Friday evening Shabbat (Sabbath) dinners. He and Dena invite people to their home for dinner and conversation. A community dinner is held at the synagogue monthly.
It's a good place for those who are unfamiliar with their religion to glimpse some of the traditions that set it apart.
Driving isn't allowed from sundown Friday through sunset Saturday; neither is using a phone, shopping, taking a photograph, doing business, turning on lights, lighting a fire, using writing utensils or carrying anything — such as a purse or baby stroller.
These are not restrictions, Levin said. It is a time for the soul to be recharged. That is best done by removing everything associated with the every day.
An hour before sundown on a recent Friday evening, families hurried in the fading light, converging on the Chabad Center for prayer services and the monthly community meal.
A white cloth partition separated men from women in the synagogue, which doubles as the place for Shabbat dinner. Men and boys, many in broad-brimmed black hats and yarmulkes —beanie head coverings — bobbed back and forth in prayer. Modestly dressed women, whose natural hair must be covered by hats and wigs, prepared food, talked in whispers, or recited prayers behind the curtain.
A box of matches sat conspicuously displayed on one of the dining tables, and Chaya Cadaner faced a dilemma.
The 21-year-old Chabad intern had to find a way to gently ask a non-Jew to remove the matchbox and put it out of view. A devout Orthodox Jew, after sundown Cadaner could not touch any implement used in making fire. Mission accomplished, Cadaner later discussed her view of the strict rules to which she adheres.
Each act helps open her to enlightenment.
"By the time you turn 16, you make a choice. This is something I chose. It gave me a centering and confidence," she said.
The men sang, beseeching the metaphorical "Shabbat Queen" to bring on the light of God.
Their voices at times took on a shimmering, horn-like quality — clear and purposeful, filling the room with a warm joy.
Prayers ended, the curtains were parted. Women, men and children mingled freely, lining up for ritual hand washing. Some gave greetings of "Good Shabbos."
Levin said a blessing over a silver wine glass. He drank deeply from the cup, dividing up the remainder, and passed plastic cups of blessed wine around to other tables. Plates laden with kosher salad, pasta and gefilte fish were passed around.
It was a good night. More than 60 people were in attendance — some for the first time — and many were of denominations other than Orthodox. Some were Conservative, others Reform. Levin counted 17 among his "regulars."
Lois, a high school teacher, attended the Shabbat services and dinner at the urging of friends.
"I didn't know many Jewish people. ... I saw the people here were all happy, very warm people. Chabad has been a welcoming place, a place for gathering, where I could be surrounded by positive energy," she said.
After dinner, Levin took questions. People broached philosophical topics; they wanted to know why bad things happen to good people, or if the Second Coming is near and whether the udder of a cow constitutes milk or meat.
Levin addressed each one. He couldn't say why bad things happen, but talked again about the power of darkness to bring light.
"We're taught that it's not necessary to go beyond oneself. Preservation is our tendency. A person who connects with a higher purpose sees a reason for darkness," he said.
The theme of food invariably comes up in Levin's work. It has become his metaphor for the social work that is part of the Jewish identity.
In his Louis Road office, Levin offered a guest a steaming cup of coffee and illustrated his case in point.
A woman in crisis came to his office. Levin offered her a cup of coffee. As she sipped from the cup, the woman began to open up. Levin learned she was in danger of losing her home and saw no way out. As she drank the coffee, Levin made a phone call.
After that, the woman was able to secure a loan.
"I never realized the impact of a cup of coffee until that moment. It's kind of an inbred thing; it's a very Jewish thing to offer something to eat," he said.
Chabad has enjoyed other successes by reaching out to the community.
One of its greatest impacts has been through the Friendship Circle for children with disabilities, according to parent Nancy Brook.
Teenage "buddies" are paired with young children monthly for Jewish-themed crafts projects and music. Each week, a young teen also visits a child's home for a one-hour playtime.
"It's been an amazing experience for our children to have positive role models. The kids get to be part of a group. It builds a lot of self-esteem.
"Some kids have a hard time building relationships," she said, choking back tears. "These are noncompetitive, special friendships that promote nice Jewish values."
Two of the Levins' 13 children come weekly to play with Brook's children.
"My little girls wait at the window for their buddy to come. It's a huge deal, to foster that relationship," Brook said.
Winter camp, a special four-day event, allows children with special needs to experience the joys of camp without going far from home.
"They went bowling; they learned camp songs. They created a little camp with their buddies. They went swimming, and (their buddies) combed their hair. They looked after them. The kids felt so important," she added.
Reaching out to the most isolated is where Levin does his most potent work; work that is invisible to the rest of the community, Feldstein said.
He knew of a patient at Stanford Hospital who survived the Holocaust in Budapest by hiding in sewers. Levin took him under his wing.
"When he came to this country, he had no family. Chabad became his family," Feldstein said.
The Holocaust decimated the population and damaged the Jewish religion, Levin said. "We have to reach out and rebuild. My people need to go out to the world."
The public is invited to 25th Anniversary of Rabbi and Dena Levin's Service to the Community. The champagne brunch takes place Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11:30 a.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara. Advance tickets are $75. Contact Chaya at (650) 424-9800 or Phil Deutsch at (650) 739-0251.


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Justice Minister Keiko Chiba says she will aim to submit a bill next year to the regular Diet session that would revise the Civil Code to enable married couples to have different surnames.
"It has been the Democratic Party of Japan's policy, and thus I want to realize it as soon as possible," she told reporters Tuesday.
The Liberal Democratic Party, which had been running the government until August, could never reach agreement on the issue, with some members fearing a threat to family unity, even though a Justice Ministry panel proposed allowing different surnames in 1996.
On the subject of capital punishment, Chiba avoided saying clearly whether she will sign off on executions, although she is personally against it.
"I'm aware one of the justice minister's jobs is to authorize executions. There are various arguments on the death penalty around the world. I will handle it prudently," said Chiba, who is planning to quit a lawmakers' group opposing capital punishment to focus on her duties as justice minister.
A lawyer before she was elected to the Upper House, Chiba expressed concern that lay judges may soon hand down the death penalty, as many opinion polls show a majority of Japanese citizens are for it. The lay judge system, which applies mainly to serious criminal cases, debuted in May. No lay judges have yet handed down a capital punishment sentence.
"The death penalty is one of the punishments, thus it is of course possible lay judges may choose it. I hope they understand the seriousness of handing down the penalty," she said.
In the past, the number of executions have varied greatly depending on a justice minister's personal beliefs. For example, Seiken Sugiura, who held the post from October 2005 to September 2006, did not sign any execution orders due to his Buddhist beliefs, while Kunio Hatoyama approved 13 executions over the 12 months to August 2007.
"It may be problematic that the policy of signing off on executions is too different just because different people become justice minister. That may cause people to lose faith in the government's ability to enforce punishments. However, I cannot comment on whether what past ministers did was right or wrong. This is a very difficult problem," Chiba said.
She said the lay judge system kicked off smoothly because it serves the purpose for which it was intended — letting ordinary citizens, as opposed to only professional judges, decide the guilt and punishment of citizens accused of crimes.
Asked her stance on the abolishment of the statute of limitations on heinous crimes and the establishment of a new sentence of life imprisonment without parole, she remained vague. "It's something to think about," she replied to both questions.
On immigration policy, she said she will try to "give warm treatment" to illegal immigrants if they have lived in the country for a long time, are hardworking and are part of their local communities.
Regarding refugees, she said she will take into account the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugee's position and try to be generous and contribute to the world.
Also, she said she wants to make police interrogations transparent, instead of keeping them behind closed doors, referring to her Democratic Party of Japan's campaign pledge to videotape interrogations for use as evidence.


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I admit that I had this procedure done for cosmetic reasons, my right labia was long and shriveled-looking, but wasn't so bad that it was painful or debilitating. I had the trim method done on the right side, as Dr. Mehr expressed that it made the most sense considering my anatomy and the look I was going for. I had the procedure done on twilight sedation and local anesthesia in Dr. Mehr's onsite OR. This was important to me too because many other doctors tacked on thousands to their quotes for general anesthesia and outside operating room costs. Twilight sedation was more than enough. I was pretty much blacked out the whole day until the next morning. I don't remember anything about the procedure itself, and only remember bits and pieces from the rest of the day. I do remember feeling completely fine and pain free for the rest of the day, but my sister (who was taking care of me) reminded me later that I was definitely loopy and still drugged for the whole day. I was prescribed 10 days worth of antibiotics, an ointment, and hydrocodone. I took the hydrocodone for about 4 days and didn't have much pain after that. For about a week after the procedure, I rinsed with warm water and reapplied the ointment every time I used the restroom. My stitches looked like they dissolved completely by day 15, and were a little itchy at times. I haven't had any complications with healing. So far I've had two follow up appointments (Day 4 and Day 18) and have another one scheduled in a couple weeks. Before my first follow up, I was already very pleased with the result, but was elated to see how proud the Dr. was of his work when he saw it again. I knew I made the right choice in finding a great doctor.
Advice for anyone considering this procedure: Know what you want to have done, and don't let a doctor tell you how you should look, it is your decision and yours alone! Several doctors tried to convince me I needed both sides done, when I was really concerned about my right side. Also, it is important to have realistic expectations. I personally don't think it's a very "pretty" part of the body, and knew that the end result would be an improvement terms of size and not a complete reconstruction. I personally wanted to maintain a natural look. Good luck!!


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In the recent second-quarter earnings call, the top executives of Aflac gave no indication they can see the light at the end of the tunnel on yen weakness relative to the U.S. dollar. We at Smead Capital believe that the U.S. dollar is massively undervalued in relation to other currencies of developed economies, as the yen was before 2013. The Japanese leaders have been one of the first countries to realize and deal with this fact.
Aflac executives have consistently been frustrated by the company's inability to translate fantastic, wide-moat branding in the U.S. into increased sales of its supplemental health insurance in the U.S. Officials said on the earnings call that second-half earnings will be negatively impacted by the expense of gearing up U.S. sales efforts (no light at the end of that initiative's tunnel).
In a world of low interest rates, international turmoil and potential default of countries like Argentina, risks abound in the bond market. Aflac hired Eric Kirsch from Goldman Sachs in 2011 to oversee the investment portfolio and every indication is that it is no longer an area of grief for the company. However, low interest rates overall make it harder to make money on the float created by premiums.
Here is how Smead Capital puts all of these circumstances together: Aflac has a great history of profitability, consistently gorgeous free cash flow and has generated huge wealth for the public shareholders. Still, current business negatives, which successful solutions are unknowable and unseen, cause most investors to avoid shares of the company.
To us, this sounds like a prescription to which Sir John Templeton might be attracted if he were still investing.
At the time of publication, the author was long Aflac through his ownership of the Smead Value Fund, although positions may change at any time.
This article represents the opinion of a contributor and not necessarily that of TheStreet or its editorial staff.
TheStreet Ratings team rates AFLAC INC as a Buy with a ratings score of A-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate AFLAC INC (AFL) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income."
Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- Although AFL's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28 is very low, it is currently higher than that of the industry average.
- AFL, with its decline in revenue, underperformed when compared the industry average of 11.6%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 3.4%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
- Current return on equity is lower than its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of weakness within the company. Compared to other companies in the Insurance industry and the overall market, AFLAC INC's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- AFLAC INC's earnings per share declined by 6.3% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, AFLAC INC increased its bottom line by earning $6.75 versus $6.11 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 7.5% in earnings ($6.25 versus $6.75).
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: AFL Ratings Report


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Starting your registry with TargetAugust 21, 2013
Ever hear that phrase "opposite attract?" Sometimes its never more true than when 2 people come together as a couple and start combining their tastes. One could love traditional, the other a modernist at heart. Or one loves technology while the other prefers to stay a purist. Luckily Chad and I had similar aesthetics (yay modern!), but we're still night and day when it comes to some things…like his obsession with coffee for example. I happen to be more of a tea girl myself, but he absolutely cannot function without a couple of cups of coffee when he wakes up!
If this sounds familiar to you, then Target's registry can help! With practically everything under the sun to register for, you can get as practical or crazy as you want, and there's definitely something for every taste. The best thing about registering is that there really is no right or wrong gift to ask for…so if you want some cookware, but your fiancé is itching for a sleeping bag, just go for both! By choosing gifts based on your interests, your guests will really get to know you as a couple that much better (and help you keep the peace at home!). If Chad and I were registering today, he'd probably register for the Keurig coffee maker, while I'd be sure to add the Chef's Choice electric glass kettle for my hot & iced tea obsession.
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you TOTALLY look 35 weeks preg! i can't understand how anyone would not think you're pregnant ??? :
70 lbs!? where is it?! seriously you must have been a tooth pick pre-preg. you should post a pre pregnancy photo.
i think you're looking great - i've seen over weight moms. they are heavy all over. while i'm sure you've gained weight in your arms/hips/face, like i did - you still have an obvious (and beautiful) baby bump.
i think i know how you're feeling. i gained 30-40 lbs with my ds. i was 118 pre-preg and throughout the first 8 months everyone "couldn't believe" i was pregnant. even though I knew i was 10, 15, 20 lbs heavier... people would always say how i wasn't showing - when the lump in front was very obvious to me!
I think you look how you are supposed to look for your body type at that stage :-). You look fine
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Trying to build up my house, not tear it down . Got 3 wonderful kids , blessed with a wonderful husband and have the privilege of staying home full time to enjoy it all!
I've been thinking of posting something similar. My first & only pregnancy comment last week was 'Where are you hiding the baby?'. I'm *huge* for me, bigger than I got with either boy, & have been for months. I guess I just look fat.
Sorry for that little hijack. I definitely think you look pregnant, maybe about 30 weeks, though.
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The 2014 Australian Open women's singles event provides a great opportunity for players to achieve three of the top handful of most coveted goals in women's tennis: winning a Grand Slam title, earning more ranking points towards qualifying for the year-end WTA Championships in Singapore and achieving a career-high ranking.
The four Grand Slam tournaments offer the highest number of ranking points possible out of all the tournaments throughout the year. Interestingly, the 2,000 points a Grand Slam champion earns for winning the title is more than half the total number of points that were needed to qualify for the 2013 WTA Championships.
The quantity of points allocated to the players in the women's draw are all different to what the male players receive for reaching the same round of the same tournament. The only exception is for that both the women's and men's champions collect 2,000 points.
Every other woman in the main draw will receive more points than her male counterpart except for the first round losers. OnCourt Advantage details the women's points and a comparison to the men's points, which is the tally in brackets after the women's points per round below.
This is how the WTA ranking points are awarded for the 2014 women's singles draw:
The winner earns 2,000 points;
The runner-up earns 1,400 points (1200);
The two semi finalists earn 900 points (720);
The four quarter finalists earn 500 points (360);
The 8 players who lose in the round of 16 earn 280 points (180);
The 16 players who lose in the 3rd round earn 160 points (90);
The 32 players who lose in the 2nd round earn 100 points (45); and
The *players who lose in the 1st round earn 5 points (10).
*The points awarded to a 1st round loser vary according to how they were allocated a place in the 1st round. Further details about each of the different scenarios for points allocation to 1st round losers will be covered in the Australian Open 2014 Women's Singles Draw: Qualifying post once it is completed.
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Choosing the Best 120mm Radiator Fan: Testing Eight Fans with Corsair's H80by Dustin Sklavos on August 23, 2012 12:01 AM EST
Test Results
Before we get into the performance results, a refresher: all eight fans on one chart for comparison. Note that if we're not taking noise into account, the highest static pressure fan should theoretically be the best performer. Our H80's fan settings are also only active with the stock fan; all others run at the full twelve volts.
|Airflow (in CFM)
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|Rated dBA
|H80 Stock
|SP120 Quiet
|SP120 High Performance
|SilverStone AP121
|BitFenix Spectre Pro
|Nexus Real Silent D12SL-12
|CoolerMaster SickleFlow 120
|NZXT Performance
As far as static pressure goes, most of these fans are hanging out in about the same neighborhood. Acoustically, only Corsair's SP120 High Performance and stock H80 fan are even rated to go above the noise floor of our sound meter, though it's clear the stock fan is designed to move heat as fast as humanly possible. Let's see how all of these theoreticals worked out in practice, though.
Ambient temperatures ranged between 24C and 26C, and the margin for error in results is roughly 1C.
Thermally, if we ignore the H80's stock fan, the SickleFlow should've eaten the competition alive, but as it turns out CoolerMaster's specifications were more than just a little optimistic, as it was hands down the worst radiator fan we tested by a wide margin. If we organize the fans by rated static air pressure, they'd rank from best to worst: SP120 High Performance, SickleFlow 120, SilverStone AP121, SP120 Quiet, BitFenix Spectre Pro, Nexus Real Silent, and dead last, the NZXT Performance. As it turns out, though, only the SP120 High Performance really performs in line with its specifications; the rest just bunch up while the SickleFlow 120 is clearly the worst.
So how about acoustic performance?
Well, at least CoolerMaster's fan is quiet while it cooks your processor. To get that great thermal performance from the SP120 and H80 stock fan, though, you're going to have to put up with some noise. Note that these are load noise readings; the H80 stock fan idles at or below our sound meter's 30dB threshold at Low and Medium settings while sitting at 34.3 dB at High.
Interestingly enough, despite having among the worst rated specs, NZXT's Performance fan seems to find the best balance between thermal performance and acoustics; Corsair's SP120 Quiet does little to justify itself over the stock H80 fan. Corsair's engineers also turned out to be mostly right on the money: the H80 stock fan by and large seems to be the best choice, at least for the H80 itself. Its Low setting is competitive with the other fans both thermally and acoustically, while its Medium setting is competitive with the SP120 High Performance fan. The High setting is essentially unnecessary.
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wiyosaya - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - linkPersonally, I was surprised not to any Scythe fans. IMHO, they make the best fans of manufacturer. I've been buying Scythe exclusively for several years now with a focus on quiet computing, and IMHO, their dbA ratings are spot on whilst providing excellent cooling. Reply
DarkStryke - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - linkSorry, but this review was very lackluster, and is void of explaining the most important factor that affects fan performance on a radiator, the fin density (Fins Per Inch). That H80 unit uses a very dense FPI setup (roughly 20), which will greatly affect the performance of a fan, and thus render your results totally meaningless to users of less dense radiators.
That's not even commenting on the omission of Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-14/15's, which no thorough radiator review would be without, as they are considered one of the best rad fans available.
I have to ask the Anand review editorsf, was this just a marketing filler review? Reply
prophet001 - Wednesday, September 05, 2012 - linkIf you're concerned about a fan's performance when used in conjunction with a radiator or heat sync then you look at the fan's maximum static pressure.
You don't review fans based on fin density. Reply
Jibcutter - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - linkShould have tested COUGAR CF-V12HP Vortex Hydro-Dynamic-Bearing (Fluid) 300,000 Hours 12CM Silent Cooling Fan with Pulse Width Modulation. I purchased these to run on the Corsair H100. The temperature differences and noise reduction over stock have been orders of magnitude different. Reply
Ti-Da - Friday, August 24, 2012 - linkcan't Agree more !!!
I've bought 5 of these baby COUGAR CF-V12HP w/PWM for my H100 + 1 exhaust on White Corsair 600T - Doing push/pull and the temps/noise is really great. Reply
**USA** - Monday, August 27, 2012 - linkAm using 5 as well...terrific performance! Very low temps and low noise! Using the USAdystopia method of mounting as seen on utube. Reply
fausto412 - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - linkI have seen comparative fan tests before done by SPR.
I have none PWM fans and I can control their speed using Speedfan. You telling me the Corsair cooler doesn't allow that? a fixed speed fan sucks.
I would like to see this test of fans repeated and including more fans. test for how much air the fans move at different RPM's(600, 1100, 1800, Max rpm) and at what point is the air/noise useless because the temp won't go any lower and the db tradeoff. Now that is something i have been wanting to see for some time. Also include a breakdown of fan components and whether they matter. diff types of bearings and suck plus why should people care to have pwm and why isn't every motherboard i run into has only 1 pwm header. Reply
danjw - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - linkWith most of Asus's Z77 motherboards having all PWM fan headers, that, I think, is the way the industry is going. I would like to see a similar shootout with PWM fans. Also, I would like some 140mm fans in there, as a lot of cases can mount 140mm fans these days.
It is nice to see you do a fan review, though. I hope you will do some more! Reply
Streetwind - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - linkThe nice part about the ASUS 7x boards is that they can handle any type of fan.
Connect a 4-pin PWM fan, and it will be PWM controlled. Connect a 3-pin classic fan, and it will be voltage controlled. You can mix and match however you like, too. They've really done a great job on the fan control, an area that other manufacturers have sadly chosen to ignore for many years. Hopefully that will change in the future. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Thursday, August 23, 2012 - linkThe 7x boards do this? Because my Z68-based ASUS board has a load of fan headers and they're all PWM, it's utterly pointless right now. PWM fans are rare as hen's teeth, most of the popular ones are three-pin right now. Reply


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Bill Radke: Some promising numbers out of Germany this morning. Exports there jumped 7 percent in June,
and industrial orders continued to rise. Reporter Christopher Werth has more.
Christopher Werth: Germany's economy runs on selling products to other countries. It typically runs a trade surplus, which is why this surge in exports is good news for German companies. They've been hit hard as consumers pinch pennies in the rest of the world. But does this mean Germany is headed for a V-shape recovery? Stefan Schneider is an economist with Deutsche Bank.
Stefan Schneider: Probably not a V-shaped. I mean if you take the picture literally, it would mean that the rebound will be as strong as the slump, and I think that's exaggerated. So it would be an odd V in a way, meaning that the right-hand side of the V is probably much less steep than the left-hand side.
But Schneider says if you look closely at that odd-shaped V, it does look like the free fall in the German economy has finally bottomed out. It's also good news for German policymakers, who've defended the country's dependence on exports against pressure to become a more consumer-drive economy like the United States. Schneider says that model hasn't been shown to work very well either.
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For the most part, I play noisy indie/alternative rock along the lines of My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Galaxie 500, etc... and this guitar is ideally suited for those sorts of tones. The SG-2's sounds closely resembles that of the Jaguar. It is thin and bright, even a little harsh, though the rhythm cicuit does deliver a warmer, smoother sound. I'll generally play with both pickups on, as it makes for a fuller, lusher sound. My one problem with this thing is that it's unbelievably noisy when overdriven or distorted, but I'll chalk that up to years of dust accumulating inside of it and to pickups that desperately need re-potting. While it does hiss even when it's clean, it's much more bearable. I currently play through a Fender Blues Deluxe. Through this amp, the SG-2 sounds much warmer than it did through others I've tried. All in all, I'm quite satisfied with the sound, though I may change the pickups for something fuller, if I can find anything that'll fit.
Overall Impression — 8
Almost all of my favourite guitarists play Fender Jaguars and Jazzmasters, and this is capable of naily both the abrasive, trebly rasp of bands like A Place to Bury Strangers and the warm Chapterhouse. I also own a Fender Jaguar Special which I use for the distorted tones that the SG-2 simply cannot achieve comfortably. One problem with this guitar is that it has a thin neck similar in feel to that of the Fender Stratocaster's, and that because of the size of my hands, this makes it very difficult to play barre chords. This is, however, a very minor flaw to me, as I very rarely make use of barre chords anyway. The tremolo arm is immensely superior to that of the Fender Jazzmaster & Jaguar; it stays in tune much more easily and is capable of much more radical bends (up to three half-steps!). The short scale means that it's much easier for my usually sluggish hands to accomplish much more complex riffing. I do really wish that the rhythm circuit featured some sort of volume control, and will probably look into installing one in the months to come. All in all, it is a great alternative to the rather expensive Jaguar which, in addition to being unique and looking great, is superior to the original in many ways.
Reliability & Durability — 7
This guitar has withstood eleven years of being poorly handled in a very dry home and recieved no care over that period of time, and with just a little bit of work, it already plays like a dream. I have to admit that age has taken its toll on this guitar, though. The nut fell off the neck the very day it came into my possession, the body is riddled with scratches and pockmarks, and some of the screws are on the verge of popping out of the body. The strap buttons seem fairly firm, but due to the neck button's placement (behind the neck, Gibson-style), I'll definitely get straplocks before gigging with it.
Action, Fit & Finish — 10
When I recieved this thing, it was already a relic (approximately 45 years old!), and it sure looked the part. The neck was scratched and dry, the strings were rusted, the volume pot wasn't properly grounded, the tone knob was non-functional, the tremolo arm was useless due to a missing lock-nut, and the tuning pegs were completely shot. I've had all the controls repaired and the missing part of the tremolo arm was replaced. I also raised the pickups; it seems the previous owner had lowered them unnecessarily close to the body which gave the sound a very anemic quality. While the guitar was in bad shape (and still is; I have yet to pot the pickups and replace the tuning peds), the workmanship is flawless. Yamaha made some really good quitars in the 60's, and this is a perfect example of their guitar-building skill. The fret job is the smoothest I've ever seen. One common complaint about the Jazzmaster is that the tremolo arm makes it difficult to keep it in tune. The SG-2, on the other hand, stays in tune even after hours of heavy bending. I have no doubt that, once fully repaired and adjusted, this guitar will be far superior to a stock Fender Jazzmaster or Jaguar.
Features — 9
There is very little on this guitar on the internet, and I am least the third person to have owned this SG-2, so there is some information I may be missing. According to what little information I could find, the Yamaha SG-2 remained in production for a short time only, either from 1965 to 1966 or else only for the duration of 1966, later to be replaced with Yamaha's 3-pick-up surf guitar, the SG-3. The shape of the guitar resembles the melted-Strat look of the Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster, but features "horns" that recall the Mustang. The SG-2 has a 22-fret short-scale neck and a rosewood fretboard; it also has the added convience of a zero-fret. This guitar was clearly meant to compete with Fender's Jaguar and Jazzmaster, and it features a circuit almost identical to that of the latter: Two single-coil pickups, one circuit toggle switch, a Gibson-style 3-way pickup-selector switch and one tone, one volume knob in the lead circuit, as well as two rollers in the rhythm circuit. The one notable difference is that rather than having one tone and one volume roller, each roller controls the tone of one pickup. This seems to me to be an odd decision on Yamaha's part, and I suspect it may be the product of tampering by a previous owner. The tremolo system is a copy of the Fender-style Jaguar/Jazzmaster floating tremolo; the roller bridge is also styled to resemble that of Fender's surf guitars. This is a wonderfully versatile guitar, and apart from the strange controls in the rhythm circuit, I have no complaints.


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Garner, N.C. — Supporters of an $810 million bond for school construction and renovation on Tuesday turned Garner Magnet High School into the poster-school for why they say Wake County voters need to approve the bond next month.
Dehumidifiers run nonstop in the 46-year-old school's library to fend off mold, and 14 modular classrooms as far as a quarter-mile from one end of the school house students in the overcrowded school.
"They have been here at least as long as I can recall, including 1992, when I was a student," Principal Drew Cook said of the classroom trailers.
The school bond, one of the major issues on the local ballot in the Oct. 8 election, would pay to build 11 elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools. Almost $245 million of the bond would go toward major renovations at six schools, including Garner High, and to replace aging heating, cooling, electrical and plumbing systems at dozens of other area schools.
"This will cause a tax increase, but it's worth it. We need to make the investment," said Joe Bryan, chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
Enrollment in the Wake County Public School System is projected to increase by 20,000 students over the next five years, and Bryan and other officials said the new and renovated schools will help the district keep up with the growth.
Critics of the bond say they don't question the need for the renovations. They just question the cost.
"There are six renovations that cost at or more than what building a new school would be," said Duane Cutlip, vice president of the East Wake Republican Party, one of several groups urging voters to defeat the proposal.
Aging Garner High showcases need for school bond
Cutlip said the bond would put the county into too much debt. Repaying the bond also would add 5 cents to the county's property tax rate, meaning it would add $75 to the annual tax bill of the owner of a $150,000 house.
A bond focused strictly on school construction isn't worth the cost, he said, calling for more discussion of school building needs.
"If it's not going to help academics, we want to take a closer look at it," he said.
At Garner High, which is slated to receive $67 million in upgrades from the bond, Cook said buildings can have everything to do with academics.
"Some of our kids can talk to you, perhaps, about the frustrations involved with sweating through an (end-of-course) exam or a couple of years ago taking the SAT in the two-story building where the sewage overflowed," he said. "They got to listen to the hum of a sump pump while taking the SAT. These are the kinds of things that we deal with every day."


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Linux/GUI suggestions for Panasonic toughbook CF-71
Hello, I recently purchased a Panasonic toughbook CF-71 with the following basic stats:
I am interested in a Linux-based GUI setup because I plan to do both computational analysis and office-type work.
I have looked at the "Linux suggestions for laptops" web site and the toughbook CF-71 was not listed, but I can kind of guess where to look based on the CF-72 listing. I am thinking about installing an older ver of Slackware followed by an older ver of dropline GNOME (based on older CPU). Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!
I would also check out tuxmobil and http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/panasonic.html.
I've never been big on installing old stuff because you don't get security updates. I would recommend installing something newer with a lightweight desktop, then recompile your kernel and cut out the extra hardware support you don't need. Haven't used Slack in quite a while so I'm not sure how to trim it down.
But I've installed Debian Sarge on an old Celeron 400MHz laptop with 96MB RAM and it worked okay. I just did a base install which results in a text only interface. Then aptitude install x-window-system-core icewm icepref iceme to get a lightweight window manager (icewm -- but you could do whatever is your favorite, windowmaker, fluxbox, etc). Then use light apps like abiword and gnumeric instead of openoffice, etc. Then you'll be able to have a newer distro with security updates and whatnot. It won't be blazing fast, but you'll find recompiling your kernel will help a lot. Only put in what you need and it should be usable.
Hello, thank you! After reviewing this info I've decided to try out a few Live CDs including Santa Fe (Debian-based, as you likely know), puppy, & Morphix. I think I'll take your suggestion to start easy and keep security issues in mind. There is so much I want to do w/ this machine, but my budget (and hence power) was limited when I bought it. Thanks again!
The main limitation is probably the RAM. If you had 256 MB of RAM, you could probably get away with running just about any popular desktop.
However, like pljvaldez indicated, a lightweight DE or window manager is the best choice. Maybe Fluxbox, IceWM, or even XFCE (which is actually quite powerful).
I am a Dropline developer, and don't think it's a good idea to install an older version of GNOME. None of those builds were intended for Slackware 10.2 or 11.0, and are missing a lot of the modern bugfixes of the recent releases (not to mention features). Security should be more of a priority. Besides... There is no difference between the CPU requirements of today's i686 Dropline desktop and the Dropline desktop of 3 years ago (when it was built by the previous maintainer). If you're not going to install a modern GNOME desktop (whether it is Dropline, Freerock, Gware, or something else with security updates and bugfixes), then you're best off sticking with one of the other environments that comes with a stock Slackware 10.2 installation (like XFCE), rather than installing a really old version of GNOME that wasn't made for a modern build of Slackware.
I actually haven't ever heard of Santa Fe Linux. The site seems to be down. But looking at distrowatch, it seems like it has KDE as the desktop which will be too heavy for the machine. Try Damn Small Linux. Puppy should also be fine. Looks like Morphix has a couple of lightweight iso's you could try.
Thank you both. I ran puppy and Morphix, and puppy from Morphix, at work this afternoon. They are both amazingly fun and easy to use. Because I didn't have to partition anything or allocate any files, I felt a little like I was cheating, but they are both great distros. I ran out of time before I could locate a good copy of DSL.
In any case, I am not sure how these small distros will work for my computational needs (need to test interaction w/ other progs), but I was very impressed w/ them. Tomorrow I will try out Slackware 10.2 on the machine and see how it runs. Santa Fe is too large due for my RAM to KDE 3.0and so as beautiful as it is I have decided not to use it. Have a nice night, thank you again!
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TechCrunch found Michael Arrington, who was fired from the site he founded last September, is not pleased with what he perceives to be the decapitation of TechCrunch's editorial team by Arianna Huffington. Arrington took to his blog yesterday to protest the recent firing of TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld, calling Huffington "a very touchy psychopath conducting a game of musical chairs to the death."
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Arianna Huffington seems to enjoy fucking with TechCrunch in her leisure time. She put all her weight behind Schonfeld when I left. But within a few weeks the rumors were that she was furious at him for the way the news broke about MG Siegler joining CrunchFund.
I doubt Erick even realized, but he was a marked man from that day on. Yes, something that petty can piss her off…
[W]hen Jonathan Abrams joked yesterday that "In the future, everyone will be editor of TechCrunch for 15 minutes," it was funny because it rang true. It's hard to keep your job running TechCrunch these days.In the old days of TechCrunch we were pretty good at deflecting the constant gripes from the old school press and the mobs they occasionally kicked into existence.
TechCrunch still has to deal with that, but in the modern era they also have to watch their back, because they have a very touchy psychopath conducting a game of musical chairs to the death. In other words, she has the TechCrunch staff running around in circles, afraid they'll be the next one out.
Sadly, the style of management Arrington describes isn't unique to Huffington and her management of TechCrunch. It's pretty much standard CEO operating procedure in the post-Reagan world. The job of the modern boss is to make his/her employees lives miserable. To make them feel so wildly unstable in their ability to hold their job that it will force them to grovel at the company's feet for the chance to do "more with less." Dissent is not tolerated. Independent thought is not tolerated. Do what you're told or you will be fired in as humiliating a fashion as possible. These are the principles that govern the contemporary corporate American work force.
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It's a couple of days since the end of Super Bowl XLVI, and we are entitled to enjoy the win for… well, a lifetime. Each title is a gift of timeless memories. Electric Simms in XXI. 3rd and 12 in XXV. The Helmet catch (and 3rd and 11, my favorite) in XLII. Super Mario's 38 yarder in XLVI.
Super Bowl XXI ended an entire childhood of chronically bad Giants football. Super Bowl XXV buried Flipper Anderson. Super Bowl XLII healed my wounds from the 49er Prevent Offense 38-14 insanity. Super Bowl XLVI ends the Eagle playoff loss in Jan 2009.
It's better to be lucky than good. In Super Bowl XLVI, it was better to be good and lucky.
The Giants had so much good fortune in that game. I rewatched the game in condensed version, which took 36 minutes. The number of times you see the ball get put on the ground is scary. Bullet after bullet dodged. The Giants ran the gauntlet and grabbed a championship.
If you want a view from the other side, this piece is a MUST READ. I must have laughed out loud between 10 and 20 times, listening to the torment that Eli is now putting on Patriot fans. This QB of ours is most definitely New England's daddy. The only way to do it right is just to read the linked article. You learn a lot about your team's mental toughness when you see the cracks on the other side.
Banner update: It may be a few weeks, but rest assured that we did not think for a minute about jinxing our chances with any preliminary work on the banner before the win was in the books. When I did the banner before moving over to Bloguin, I purposefully made it so that we could celebrate EVERY title the Giants won with another notch. This is the kind of intentional obsolescence that should happen to the site as regularly as possible! I like the idea of 4 titles becoming dated. As they said yesterday at City Hall, see you next year. That'll work.
I want to take a moment to thank the rest of our staff for a great season and a great year. Many of you diehard supporters who are with us all year know that it wasn't easy posting through the entire NFL strike when we didn't even know if we would have a season. That period dragged on and made blogging more like slogging. We couldn't have made it through everything without the entire Giants community. The writers, the readers, the commenters, the Giants, we got through. This team and this blog are labors of love. Getting rewarded with a title is just crazy good. Thanks Paul, Glenn, Pete, Wonder, and Rich. Celebrating a 4th Super Bowl title with our Giants community has made it a great ride.


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Encantadia Vol.02 (Episodes 14-26)
Enter and journey through the enchanting realm of Encantadia - a magical world divided into four kingdoms: Adamya, home of the Adamyans; Sapiro, land of the Sapiryans: Lireo, realm of the Diwatas, and Hathoria, domain of the Hathors.
The peace and balance of Encantadia rest on the power of four precious stones- the gemstones of water, earth, wind and fire.
Directed by Mark Reyes and Gil Tejada Jr., Encantadia brings viewers to a completely different world of fairies, brave warriors lovable mythical creatures, and ferocious fiends.
This most expensive production ever undertaken by a local TV network showcases Filipino creativity, artistry, craftmanship, and ingenuity at its best, from its glowing and fantastic sets elaborately designed gowns and warrior costumes worn by the show's lead stars.
The best creative minds and talents in the TV industry today were pooled together to form the teleseryes brilliant production team.
They painstakingly created the elaborate world of Encantadia- from the grand throne room and place of worship in Lireo to the dark and dismal domain of Hathoria.
Noteworthy is the construction of a studio in a 2,000 square meter warehouse in Pasig--- believed to be the first of its kind in Philippine television.
The costumes, makeup and props are likewise colorful and intricately designed.
Also, it is the first production to make use of animatronic puppets and other visual wizardry never before seen on local TV.
More than the dazzling visuals, Encantadia's story has captivated viewers from day one.
In the beginning, the inhabitants of Encantadia were living in peace until the Hathors decided to get hold of all the gemstones in order to conquer the whole of Encantadia.
The other kingdoms then decide to entrust the four stones to Ynang Reyna until the time comes for her to turn over the gems to one of her four Diwata daughters. Pirena, Amihan, Alena, and Danaya.
Ultimately, the certainty of wars end and the return of peace in Encantadia rely on power greater than magic, the power of love..
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Explores how glaciers record climate change and human activities through bubbles of ancient air and trace impurities in the ice. Also reviews glaciers impact on societies through sea-level, coastlines, water supplies, and transportation routes. Open to non-science majors.
Class description
Earth's glaciers are changing. This course examines the role that glaciers and polar ice sheets play in altering climate, landscape and sea level, locally and globally, and the role that glaciers play in teaching us about past climate and environmental changes, both natural and human-caused. Glaciers slowly advance and retreat in response to past and present climate changes, and their weight can push down the earth's crust; as a result, changes in Earth's glacial environment today can tell us about climate in the past. Layers of buried glacier ice from earlier climate periods also contain a rich and detailed history of the atmosphere and the climate in the past, unlike the records found anywhere else. We examine theories of the Ice Ages, and look at evidence for glaciers that covered Puget Sound. Finally, we consider how glaciers might change in the future, with accompanying impacts on our society.
Student learning goals
An appreciation of how glaciers and polar ice sheets alter climate, landscape and sea level in ways that affect our society.
An understanding of how the ice on Planet Earth is changing today.
Insight into the ways earth scientists can extract a wealth of information about past environments from measurements on ordinary materials like ice, stone, mud, or wood.
An ability to read scientific research papers, to get the story from the original source.
An understanding of the power and usefulness of simple arithmetic in finding approximate answers to fundamental environmental questions.
A sense of how you can apply these methods to other questions beyond this course.
General method of instruction
Classes will be a mix of instruction and group discussions. I will expect you to attend classes and contribute to discussions. In the weekly Labs, you will work in groups to explore in more depth topics that were introduced in class. The Labs also include field trips to explore ways that glaciers have shaped the landscape and environment of Seattle and the Puget Lowland.
Recommended preparation
This class has no pre-requisites. However, students who do well in this class are those who are willing to let their interest and curiosity about the natural world be their guide. A recipe for success in this course is to do the preparation for class (such as assigned readings), to attend classes and labs, to turn in the writing assignments, and to take an active part in discussion groups.
Class assignments and grading
There will seveal types of assignments.
(1) There will be regular short writing assignments on topics discussed in class. These assignments will be due at the start of the next class. To help me to assess your understanding of the course material, I will read your written work and give you feedback on content and writing style on each assignment. Completion of these assignments will contribute to your Class Participation grade (below). I will not give you a numerical grade for assignments of this type; they will be C/NC.
(2) There will also be writing assignments associated with each lab. These exercises can be completed in the lab or finished up as homework. You are encouraged to work through the exercises as a group. However, each person will turn in their own answers at class the following Monday morning. These Lab assignments will be graded with a numerical grade by the TA.
(3) There will be a group project involving a group presentation to the class at the end of the quarter, and a paper co-authored by your group members. You will work in a group with 1 or 2 other people to explore a topic involving glaciers or global change. I will suggest some topics, but your group will also have the flexibility to select a topic of your own choosing if you wish.
Grades will be assigned based on: 25% - midterm tests (2) 40% - lab attendance and writing assignments 15% - group research report 20% - class participation (attendance, group participation, and homework)


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ST. PETERSBURG — Their faces have beamed from Tampa Bay billboards, their voices from television and radio ads. Now two of the area's most recognizable lawyers are battling for their legal lives.
The Florida Bar has charged William Henry Winters, 51, and Marc Edward Yonker, 34, with deception, misrepresentation, civil theft and more than a dozen rule violations in the practice of law.
An eight-day hearing on the charges began Monday.
The case dates back 10 years to a bitter breakup of the Tampa firm of Richard Mulholland, once a pathfinder in high-marketing, high-volume personal injury law.
The Bar alleges that Winters and Yonker left Mulholland's firm to start their own practice in 2001 after stealing files, wooing clients with misstatements and covering their tracks by inducing a former secretary to hack into Mulholland's computer.
Punishment, if any, could range from an admonishment to disbarment.
In opening statements and testimony, however, Winters, Yonker and their attorney painted a much different picture. Mulholland's firm had declined for years and they were his last two active attorneys, they said. They were the contact points for clients while Mulholland concentrated on personal real estate deals.
Yes, they borrowed files to copy medical statements, police reports and other documents, but only so they could keep serving clients who relied on them. No, they did not participate in any computer hacking, they said.
In fact, Winters testified that he wasn't even aware at first that Mulholland had huge problems with his departure. Winters said he helped replacement lawyers work cases and even tried one of them for free two months after he left.
Tampa lawyer Don Smith told Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Walt Logan that Winters and Yonker are the victims, pursued by an autocratic ex-boss via lawsuits and Bar complaints.
"They were caught up in, for lack of a better term, a vendetta," Smith said. Mulholland "wants to maintain some revenge."
Both a 2008 jury verdict and a 2010 appellate court ruling found Winters' and Yonker's behavior lacking. "Loathsome," is how the appellate judge put it.
Under Bar rules, Logan can either accept or ignore those opinions.
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Law firm breakups are often messy, particularly in firms like Mulholland's, where a rainmaker boss takes most of the profits while employees work in the trenches with clients.
Though the Bar now has specific rules and guidelines about breakups, including a joint letter that lets clients make informed choices, it was more catch-as-catch-can back in 2001.
The Bar alleges that, more than two months before they resigned, Winters and Yonker made "covert" preparations to take valuable Mulholland clients out the door with them.
They set up a secret office in the bedroom of a former Mulholland secretary, Elizabeth Chapa, who was carrying on an affair with Winters, the Bar said.
Yonker removed about 20 files during his lunch break so Chapa could make copies at Kinko's.
Chapa called clients and told them that Mulholland had retired and his law firm was closing, the Bar alleged. She also hacked into Mulholland's computer, using other employees' passwords, and changed client contact information. That made it harder for Mulholland to contact the clients that Winters and Yonker were wooing.
Ultimately, 64 clients shifted their business, the Bar said, including some of Mulholland's biggest-money cases.
Chapa, a linchpin in the Bar's case, is scheduled to testify today. On Monday, Smith laid groundwork to defuse her testimony, noting that she has already committed perjury.
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In a 2005 deposition, she denied computer hacking or any wrongdoing. Then she changed her story and became a key witness against Winters and Yonker.
That's because Mulholland threatened her with criminal and civil prosecution, Smith said.
"Her credibility has been at issue from day one," he said. "It was self-preservation."
Bar counsel Henry Paul disagreed. "She realized she had made a big mistake" in the deposition. "She realized, 'I've got a problem and I have to make it right.' "
Chapa testified for Mulholland when he sued for civil theft. A 2008 verdict awarded him $2 million in damages and fees.
Yonker paid his share, about $800,000, but Winters appealed. In a 2010 ruling, 2nd District Court of Appeal Judge Craig Villanti agreed that misrepresentation, fraud and theft had occurred, but that Mulholland could not collect damages because he never proved that misdeeds caused clients to leave.
Clients had testified that they moved their business to Winters and Yonker because those were the lawyers they knew.
It was a monetary win for Winters, but Villanti added fuel to the Bar case by adding that "the facts of this case are enough to make any legal ethics professor cringe."
It is Bar practice to wait for all civil litigation to end before instituting disciplinary proceedings.
Logan is hearing the case because cases involving Hillsborough lawyers are typically heard in Pinellas, and vice versa. The Florida Supreme Court will have the final say.
Mulholland, 77, will testify later. He now practices in a small Hyde Park office, taking on occasional cases.


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