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Interior Minister Yitzhak Peretz, of the religious Shas Party, has ordered Haifa Labor Party's Mayor Arye Gurel to halt the planned operation of the new Mount Carmel cable car from Stella Maris to the seashore on Saturdays and holidays.
But Gurel insisted today that eliminating the operation on the Sabbath and holiday would render the enterprise uneconomical and would make it difficult to find investors for the project. Peretz contended however, during a visit to Haifa today, that economic considerations pale into insignificance in the face of Sabbath observance.
He said that "the effect of a week-day only operation should have been taken into consideration when the plans were first drawn up" for the Swiss-made, ball-like gondolas to take tourists and local residents on a breath-taking ride up and down the mountainside.
Peretz added that if the cable cars operated on Saturdays, "thousands of local youngsters and from the whole northern district will flock to Haifa to take a ride, thus causing wholesale Sabbath desecration."
The municipality says that income on the Sabbath, from tourists and local residents, was planned to provide a major part of the operational budget.
Haifa is the only major town in Israel in which public buses operate on the Sabbath — a carry-over from the Labor-led City Council from Mandatory days and in the early years of the State.
The rabbinical rationale for continuing this practice is that Haifa is a mixed city and the buses serve both the Jewish and Arab populations. Buses on the Sabbath thus form part of the "status quo," but the cable car is a new phenomenon. Haifa's underground funicular railway, built after 1948, is not allowed to operate on the Sabbath.
But even before the gondolas start swinging up and down on their cables, technical problems have cropped up, quite apart from the Sabbath problem.
The Swiss-made gondola cars were designed for use in the Alps, carrying skiers in the winter. They are equipped with quick-heating devices for the sub-zero cold. But reporters point out that in the Haifa summer heat, the big glass balls, designed to give a 360-degree view, become travelling saunas.
The municipality is pondering how to overcome the Sabbath ban and equip the gondolas with airconditioners.


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I left him with this childcare provider for about 6 months, until one day when I went to pick him up she was in the main room reading to the other children. I asked where my son was and before she could answer a little girl popped out with, "He bees a boob" - I knew she had heard him called that - as I went into a back room where he was in a crib crying his head off. I never took him back.
The next childcare provider for my now 1.5+ year-old little boy was to another highly recommended in-home childcare. He hated going and every morning he'd cry and beg me "Not go Vania's"! This was unbelievably difficult for me, I would cry on my way to work every morning after I'd dropped him off. The last time I took him there was when I picked him up and his lips and fingertips were blue! I was so angry and asked what had she to him so he looked like this. I knew it meant he hadn't been getting enough oxygen. She denied knowing anything about it. That was it. I soon got a job working nights so my little boy was either with his dad or with me. My heart no longer hurt all the time.
The worst daycare center was a huge 2-story house that was like a child warehouse. This was the only place my sister could afford when, due to their husband abandoning them when her youngest of 4 children was only 2 days old and paid NO child support; she was forced by the state to put her 2 year old boy in daycare and work whatever job she could find. There were about 25 beds, a t.v. was on and there was about a 20 to 1 kid to adult ratio. I was shocked at the conditions when I went there to pick up my nephew. At first I couldn't see him as it was dim and there were so many kids. I finally found him sitting on a bed staring into space, tuning out the chaos all around him. Since I was then home during the day with my son, I became a licensed daycare provider just for him so he never had to go back to that kid warehouse.

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A pregnant lady finds a casual sex partner ... who's far too interested in her fetus. A performance of 'One-Thousand Cats' graces the stage. Keith David shows his bedroom habits in 'Sleeping With Celebrities.'
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Samsung introduces Galaxy K zoom, a proper Nokia Lumia 1020 competitor
There is not even a shred of doubt in my mind when saying the best camera smartphone is the Nokia Lumia 1020. Aside from packing an impressive sensor in a relatively small body, it is the only device of its kind that was actually designed to be usable daily as a normal smartphone.
Its main competitor, if it can be called that, has been the Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom. Put kindly, it is the unholy union between a point-and-shoot camera and an Android smartphone. It is far, far, far from being remotely pretty and as such, mockery ensued. Thankfully, Samsung has gotten the message, as its successor, the Galaxy K zoom, is more like the Lumia 1020 and less like something only Frankenstein would appreciate.
The other problem the Galaxy S4 zoom has is its association with the Galaxy S4, with which it actually has very little in common aside from the name. The latter is, in comparison, far more usable as a smartphone and, arguably, not that far off in the camera department. Of course, the gimmicks are still there (Selfie Alarm, anyone?) and the design has not seen that big of an improvement.
The specs that define the Galaxy K zoom are its 20.7 MP back-facing camera with 10x optical zoom (that is the equivalent of a 24-240 mm, with a varying aperture of f3.1 on the short end to f6.3 on the telephoto end, zoom lens in full-frame terms), a hexa-core processor (that is comprised of four cores running at 1.3 GHz and two cores running at 1.7 GHz), 4G LTE cellular connectivity, physical dimensions of 137.5 x 70.8 x 16.6 mm and a weight of 200 grams.
It is not quite as slim as the Lumia 1020, but, on the other hand, the Lumia 1020 does not have a zoom lens (the Nokia-branded Windows Phone is 10.4 mm thick, not taking into account the camera protrusion, which, on the Galaxy K zoom translates into a thickness of 20.2 mm).
Other specs worth mentioning include: 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 by 1280, 2 MP front-facing camera, Xenon flash, Android 4.4 KitKat, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, 2 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal storage, microSD card slot and 2,430 mAh battery.
Available colors include black, blue and white (gold fans will be sad to know this shade is not offered). There are no details announced at this point concerning pricing or availability.


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Coping with 'a rush of voters'
Election supervisors told the state Friday they're coping with the flood of early voters well, but that they never expected this many people to turn out. As of Thursday night, 608,796 people had cast early ballots or more than 5-percent of the statewide electorate of 11-million. Early voting ends Sunday, Nov. 2.
"What we're all experiencing is just a rush of voters that we could not have anticipated. No one could have anticipated that this election would be so historic and draw as much attention as it has," said Broward elections supervisor Brenda Snipes, who posts wait times on her web site.
Snipes and Sarasota's Kathy Dent voiced opposition to expanding early voting hours next week because it would cause logistical problems. Secretary of State Kurt Browning told them in a conference call that he has no plans to expand it, despite a plea from all nine Democratic members of Congress in Florida.
In other developments:
* The state will not post any returns on its web site before 8 p.m. EST on Nov. 4, because most of the Panhandle is in central time and Browning doesn't want projections of winners and losers to influence voters who are still voting. This is believed to be the first time the state is withholding some election results.
* Hillsborough County's Kathy Harris had a testy exchange with Browning on whether the county needs state approval to "deviate" from state directives and verify voters' identities at the polls on Election Day. "You don't need my authority, nor will I grant that authority," Browning replied tersely.
* Pinellas Supervisor Deborah Clark wants an expedited OK from the state so she can begin a machine recount in a close race as soon as possible after Election Night. Browning said no but that the state is prepared "to do whatever we can" to avoid recount delays.


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Is "boobies" a bad word? According to a Philadelphia court, not really.
It ruled Tuesday that tweens and teens can, indeed, wear breast-cancer awareness paraphernalia that proclaims that they love "boobies."
Brianna Hawk, 13, and Kayla Martinez, 12, got into trouble after wearing "I (heart) boobies" bracelets last fall. School officials banned them, saying that the slogan was "a lewd double entendre," according to Philly.com. Now, the order prohibits the district from "suspending, threatening to suspend, or otherwise punishing or disciplining the plaintiffs from wearing the bracelets," the site reports.
"The bracelets are intended to be and they can reasonably be viewed as speech designed to raise awareness of breast cancer and to reduce the stigma associated with openly discussing breast health," U.S. District Judge Mary A. McLaughlin wrote in a 40-page memorandum, reports the site.
The bracelets were part of a cheeky breast-cancer campaign by a group called The Keep A Breast Foundation.
In Canada, a similar trend is underway, with the Booby Ball and a Sudbury charity that has also been using the I Heart Boobies slogan, selling casts of women's chests.
The groups have a number of vocal critics who say these campaigns' sexy bents are insulting and, furthermore, that a common theme in many of them - the promotion of breast self-exams - is misplaced. The tension between the sexy breast talk and the very real worry of mastectomy is another issue that gets raised.
Cinderella Ate My Daughter author Peggy Orenstein is one of them. She'd had breast cancer and is a keen observer of the wave of pink products and campaigns that purport to help the cause. She recently lambasted the Keep a Breast folks as well as a campaign called Feel Your Boobies.
Back in Philadelphia, the district's attorney, John E. Freund III, said he was disappointed by the ruling but had yet to confer with the school board about a possible appeal, reports Philly.com.
"It is inconceivable that the court did not recognize that the bracelets were meant to titillate," Mr. Freund said, noting that a porn actress had sought to associate herself with the bracelets and that truck stops were interested in selling them, according to the Philly.com article.
So, which is it? Is lightheartedly focusing on breasts themselves a good move for breast cancer charities? Or does it undermine the cause?


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Sixt car rental Lodz is ideally located in the city centre. This easy to find rent a car branch is conveniently situated in front of the busy Lodz train station in the Polesie District. Begin your road trip in Poland by choosing from a diverse range of new fleet vehicles which can be arranged online or at the Lodz branch in person. Whether you're interested in renting a car from Sixt long-term or short-term, a suitable vehicle can be found to suit your taste and budget. How about a VW Golf, Ford Focus SW, Mercedes Vito or a BMW1? Rental cars come with unlimited free mileage including the price as well as GPS systems on request, how about that for a good deal?
Sixt has a worldwide reputation for providing their clients with cost-effective, economical and stylish rental cars. There's also the option of additional drivers, LDW insurance, child seats including fly and drive deals. Driving around Lodz in a stylish rent a car whether on business or pleasure, is a great way to see this historical city. Take a short drive to Karol Scheiblers Palace, Alex Nevsky Cathedral and the old market square. Lodz has many fantastic 19th century buildings, modern shopping malls, cafes and restaurants which are all easily accessible in a rental car. Drive a few miles from Lodz city centre where all the family can enjoy plenty of fun at the Lunapark Theme Park and the beautiful botanical gardens.
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AS a major search continues for the body of a missing Teesside mother, an investigation is ongoing into the way police handled fears she was at risk of domestic violence.
For several weeks officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP), along with North Yorkshire Police and the military have been scouring the countryside bordering major roads near Thirsk, North Yorkshire for the body of young mother Rania Alayed.
The 25-year-old, who had three children, moved from Teesside to Manchester in January. She was reported missing on July 2 but has not been seen since early June.
The man she was in a relationship with, Ahmed Khatib, 33 and his brother, Muhanned Mahmood Al Khatib, 38, have both been charged with her murder.
Police from GMP believe her body has been dumped in an area of countryside alongside the A19 or A168 between Dishforth and Ingleby Arncliffe in North Yorkshire.
They are appealing to anyone who may have seen a camper van parked in a lay-by on the A19 between 3am and 5am on June 8.
But while the hunt for her body continues, investigations are ongoing into how policies designed to protect her from domestic violence were implemented whilst she was alive.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating how GMP treated information that she was at risk of domestic violence, child protection issues and claims of honour-based violence.
It will look at the extent of the force's involvement in a multi-agency risk assessment process prior to Ms Alayed's disappearance and whether local and national policies were properly implemented.
Part of the investigation will also look at how the Manchester force responded to information passed on to them by Cleveland Police about Ms Alayed and her children, who lived in Norton near Stockton.
Ms Alayed's family raised concerns with police and Ms Alayed also reported herself to be a victim of domestic violence.
A spokesman for the IPCC said: "We're looking at Greater Manchester Police and the contact they had with Cleveland Police.
"In essence, what they did with that information and whether what they did followed national guidelines and procedures. Basically, did they do what they should have done?"


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Here is the trailer and some posters for the anthology film 7 Days in Havana. The movie is directed by seven different directors, and chronicles "a day in the life of Havana, Cuba with seven different stories through the eyes of various tourists visiting. Josh Hutcherson has a role in the film. The directors include Benicio del Toro, Gaspar Noe, and more. Check out the trailer via Twitch.
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Benicio Del Toro, Laurent Cantet (The Class), Gaspar Noé (Enter the Void), Pablo Trapero (Carancho), Elia Suleiman, Julio Medem (Sex And Lucia) and Juan Carlos Tabio all direct segments in 7 Days in Havana, an anthology film which chronicles seven different stories through the eyes of various tourists visiting on a different day in one single week. Josh Hucherson, Daniel Brühl, Emir Kusturica, Melissa Rivera and many more star in the film which doesn't yet have an official release date here in the United States so stay tuned.


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The Lives of Young Black Gay Men Matter
Posted on January 09, 2012 by Sheldon D. Fields, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, DPNAP, FAANP, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs and Health Policy ,Florida International University
When new [HIV] infections in young Black gay men increase by nearly 50 percent in 3 years we need to do more to show them that their lives matter."
-President Barack Obama, December 1, 2011
These historic words were spoken by President Barack Obama during this year's World AIDS Day address about a population that continues to be overlooked. Never has any sitting president made a public statement and declaration about the lives of young Black gay men (YBGM). President Obama referred to the recently released statistics, from the Center for Disease Control, that showed from 2006 – 2009 a 48% increase in new HIV infections among young (ages 13 – 29) Black gay men. This rate is more than any other racial/ethnic group of men who have sex with men (MSM). As a researcher, educator, healthcare provider, advocate, and policy analyst with over 20 years in the field, I am left with the same questions you may be asking yourselves:
• How can the rates of HIV be so high in this demographic?
• Did we fail an entire generation of YBGM?
• If we know exactly how to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, "Why are we still seeing alarming numbers in any demographics?"
We have had major biomedical advances in both the prevention (i.e Pre-exposure prophylaxis) and treatment (i.e. Anti-retroviral Medications) for HIV and AIDS, yet 30 years into this epidemic we are seeing here in the United States infection rates that rival many developing nations. It seems that we have not gotten a handle on the things that will bring down the rates in this community. And show them that their lives "matter".
There are issues that should be addressed in the Black community. Historically there has been a negative condensations associated with the method upon which people contract HIV. The issue of stigma has plagued our community for generations. We cannot begin a discussion about YBGM without addressing the historic tension about homosexuality that exists in the Black community. Not overlooking the positive progress that has been made in the Black community by countless heterosexual allies that have fought for quality on behalf of Black gay men; unfortunately still too often, these young men face issues of stigma and shame at the hands of their own people. When this does occur it leaves an already vulnerable young Black man even more so at risk of harm.
In the case of an YBGM, harm comes in the myriad of socially constructed forces that converge all at once that may render him helpless and hopeless. This then becomes a set up for behavior that directly increases their risk for acquiring HIV. So what can we do, to show these YBGM that their lives truly do matter?
1. Empower them to take responsibility of finding solutions for themselves.
2. Embrace them as full and contributing members of the Black community who have gifts and talents that can be used to benefit the community.
3. Partner with them to challenge the status quo scientific paradigms that only seek to research their weaknesses and not their strengths.
4. Support them in their quest to have a seat at the table as we move forward with initiatives such as the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
5. Stand with them and demand that adequate resources at the local, state, and federal levels get properly allocated to all groups.
6. Continue to promote tolerance within historically Black organizations so we do not turn these young men away leaving them alone and vulnerable.
In closing, I want to just remind you of this truth: "Anyone that contracts HIV gets it from someone who has HIV, so 'Get tested and know your HIV status.'"


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Last year Citigroup pledged to abandon the customer-screwing policy of universal default, where an unrelated late payment or credit score change can trigger an interest rate increase on your Citibank card. They even used a marketing phrase to promote their promise: "a deal is a deal." According to the New York Times, Citigroup is "quietly reconsidering its pledge" and may decide to reinstate universal default as early as this week.
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FATHER and daughter duo, Clarry Bean and Abby Mansi are launching their new professional vocal duo act in a fund-raising concert for Vasculitis UK at the Swindon Arts Centre. Clarry is well known on the Swindon music and art scene and was a former rock singer, amateur actor and musical theatre singer, and a male soloist with The Kentwood Show Choir for 23 years.
Clarry's professional career has seen him manage the Swindon Arts Centre, where he is now part-time programming manager, so no stranger to standing on the stage, but usually without an audience.
Clarry and wife Christine, son Danny and daughter Abby have twice performed sellout shows at the Arts Centre and recorded a charity CD in 2007.
Abby was a member of The Kentwood Show Choir before leaving Swindon to study Musical Theatre and Drama Performance at the former Cumbria Institute of the Arts, where she gained a first class honours degree.
Abby then landed the position of lead female singer at a five star holiday resort, which involved learning 16 shows and greatly stretched her vocal abilities, with a varied and challenging repertoire to master. She has recently taken over the role of musical director for The Swindon Big Sing Thing, a local community choir comprising over a hundred members.
The show will feature a range of musical styles, including musical theatre, classical, and pop songs spanning the last six decades, and will showcase Clarry and Abby's vocal styles. There will also be a raffle.
Vasculitis UK is a registered charity whose aims are to help educate people with vasculitis, a blood vessel disorder, about their illness.
Clarry's wife was diagnosed with one of the forms of vasculitis in 2009, and the family has had to learn to cope with the effects the illness has had.
The concert will take place at Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Swindon SN1 4BJ on Saturday February 8, 2014 at 7.30pm. To book tickets, telephone 01793 614837 or buy online.


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Queen Elizabeth Visits Prince William and Kate's Baby Boy
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(LONDON) — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent their first night at home with their baby boy and had a few important visitors along the way.
Queen Elizabeth II made a trip to Kensington Palace to visit Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 31, and her new great-grandson earlier Wednesday.
The queen was spotted being driven to the palace after returning from Balmoral, her weekend estate. The baby, whose name has not yet been made public, is the queen's third great-grandchild.
The birth of William and Kate's first child marks the first time in almost 120 years that a reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth, 87, is alive at the same time as three generations of heirs: Prince Charles, 64, Prince William and, now, the latest addition to the family.
Not long after the Queen left Kensington Palace, William and Kate were spotted leaving the palace themselves, driving away in a Range Rover with William behind the wheel, as he did when they left the hospital on Tuesday.
A spokesman for the new parents also confirmed that Prince Harry, 29, the newborn's uncle and Prince William's younger brother, has now seen the couple and their baby.
Middleton's siblings, Pippa and James Middleton, also both reportedly saw the new addition to the family Tuesday night.
The royal meetings took place after the world was introduced to the third heir in line to the British throne on Tuesday as his parents left St. Mary's Hospital's in London and posed for photographs, giving throngs of supporters their first glimpse of the 8-pound, 6-ounce newborn.
As for now, the royal couple is said to be taking care of their child without the help of a nanny. But the couple has not ruled out hiring a nanny in the future, according to the palace.
The royal family of three spent their first night together at home in a two-bedroom cottage in Kensington Palace.
William and Kate will eventually raise their bundle of joy in apartment 1A of Kensington Palace — the same palace where William grew up — noted for its ornate interior design and picturesque gardens.
Apartment 1A is still under construction with new plumbing, asbestos removal and roof repairs still incomplete. The apartment, which is actually a four-story space, has not been renovated since the 1960s, when it was the home of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Margaret.
The future heir to the throne is also expected to spend time at Kate's family home in Bucklebury.
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Sometimes I find that I'll have 25 or 30 dollars cash in my wallet (if I'm lucky!). Being someone who is interested in building wealth, I've often puzzled over how to efficiently purchase assets when all I have is this small amount of hard cash on hand.
I've come up with two answers, both are unsatisfying.
1) Savings Bonds: The minimum for a series EE is $25.00. This is great because the amounts are small, but the rate on EE bonds barely keeps up with inflation.
2) Small Amounts of Silver: There is a great dealer in DC who sells American Eagles or bullion rounds for a couple of bucks above spot. Again, this is great because silver usually retails for less than $20.00, but the dealers price is retail, so you immediately start off 5 to 10 percent in the hole, depending on the transaction costs.
So, dear reader, if you have an idea of assets that can be purchased with small amounts of cash, feel free to leave a comment. Believe me I'd love to hear it!
p.s The DC dealer is great and I highly recommend him. The name of the place is Capitol Coin & Stamp. The telephone number is (202) 296-0400, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW # 745, Washington DC, 20009.
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HAYWARD — A masked gunman robbed a liquor store over the weekend and made off with thousands of dollars in cash and a bottle of cognac, police said.
Officers were called just before 10:40 p.m. on Saturday to Stop By Market and Liquor at
21995 Mission Blvd. for a report of an armed robbery, said Sgt Mark Ormsby.
When officers arrived, a male store clerk told them a masked man armed with a handgun walked into the store, pulled out a gun and demanded cash.
The clerk complied and handed the gunman $3,000 in cash from the register, Ormsby said.
The masked gunman took the cash, grabbed a bottle of Remy Martin from the shelf and ran out of the store in an unknown direction, Ormsby said. No one was injured.
Police did not have a complete description of the suspect.
The armed robbery remained under investigation on Monday, Ormsby said.
Anyone with information about this incident can call police at 510-293-7000 or at the anonymous tip line at 510-293-7197
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.


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Filtering through all the images that were posted on Motor Authority this year and finding the best 24 was certainly no easy task, but we hope you agree with some of our choices.
6) Now, at number 6 on our list is this stunning image of the Lexus LF-LC concept car sitting next to the even more stunning Sydney Harbour and its unique Opera House.
Making the photographer's job easier are the gorgeous lines of the LF-LC. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to take a bad shot of the LF-LC. However, the way the curves of the LF-LC match the unique architectural lines of the Opera House behind it should not be overlooked.
The best part about the LF-LC is that this concept isn't just for show. Lexus execs have confirmed that its good looks mask some very exciting design and engineering innovations that will influence the automaker's future models.
We've still got our fingers crossed that a production version is in the works.
Note, a photo of the LFA supercar from Lexus was our favorite last year, but this time the automaker's talented photography team could only muster a sixth ranking for 2012.
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Rutgers true freshman QB Gary Nova is last in the Big East in pass efficiency, but USF coach Skip Holtz said he still needs his defense to improve Saturday if the Bulls are to end a three-game losing streak.
"If he looks anything like every other quarterback we've seen, he'll look again like an All-American," Holtz said.
"We're going to have to try and do some things defensively that we haven't done to this point. (Defensive coordinator Mark) Snyder has a great mind, and having the open date has been a positive thing for us. As a defensive staff, we've been able to look at some cutups and see where we are."
Nova is second in the Big East with six touchdowns in conference play, but he also leads the league with five interceptions thrown in Rutgers' four Big East games and is completing fewer than half of his pass attempts.
"Gary Nova is going to be an excellent quarterback," Holtz said. "I understand what coach (Greg) Schiano is doing, investing in his future. He's a very talented player and he's going to be really good. … He's a very smart player and he throws the ball extremely well."
USF ranks last in the Big East in scoring defense, giving up 32.3 points per game in three conference games, and they're second to last in total defense, allowing 427.7 yards per game. Holtz is hoping for a game more like the one against Connecticut, when the Bulls held the Huskies to 253 yards of total offense.
"Statistically, defensively we certainly aren't very good, when you look at us just statistically," Holtz said. "We've made quite a bit of mistakes and we've given up an awful lot of big plays."
FSU: Good news on WR
TALLAHASSEE — Over the past three weeks, any optimism Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher had that his prized young receiver would make a speedy recovery from an ankle injury began to wane.
He shook his head Wednesday when asked if Rashad Greene would return against North Carolina State. The injury had spread, he said. It was in the freshman's Achilles'.
Saturday, after the Seminoles had beaten the Wolfpack 34-0, the refrain was similar, only this time Fisher added that Greene was "day-to-day."
Either the pain is subsiding, or Greene made a recovery Fisher wasn't anticipating. After missing all of last week's practices, Greene has made the first two this week.
"We weren't ready for him to do as much as he did (Sunday)," Fisher said. "He did a lot more than we thought. He's got that soreness working out of that Achilles', and he was working out. That was by far —by far — the best he's looked."
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Miami: Changing habits
CORAL GABLES — Miami coach Al Golden said in a radio interview that some of his players are "clock-punchers" who "still think this is intramurals."
He added that players are starting to understand talent isn't enough.
After practice, he told reporters, "You can create a culture, and I want to make sure I'm clear in my comments, I'm not saying they're old habits or new habits. I'm saying they're bad habits. This isn't anybody's problem but mine."
Golden said "internal peer pressure" is critical right now for the 4-4 Hurricanes because "nothing outside the building should motivate us or de-motivate us. …
"At some point we have to understand that (ex-QB Ken) Dorsey is not walking through the door today," Golden said. "He's not."
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UCF: Trip to Buckeyes set
Central Florida is likely to play Ohio State at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 8, 2012.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that UCF athletic director Keith Tribble said the Knights were on the verge of signing an agreement to play the Buckeyes in 2012. UCF was originally slated to play Pittsburgh next season, but the Panthers asked to be released from the agreement. Tribble said UCF agreed and eventually reached a one-game verbal agreement with Ohio State.
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@Averia - Yep I did! I spent forever graphing it out but in the end, having to square up my FQ's made me have to change and adjust on the fly some but overall the graph paper was key!
Also, I received my amazing package from Aspenwall today too! Its -Amazing-! My pictures just don't do it justice!
The whole package (and most true color)! I love everything she made and my FQs she sent! She made me a padded snap closure case, a cute hexie bookmark, an adorable coaster with rick rack, a cute elastic mouth bag, a zipper coin purse, and the coolest big zipper case! Shen even made some super clever rope from the fabric scraps to tie the package in!
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Bravo Ranks #1 in Adults 18-49 in Sunday Time Slots
Bravo Media's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and "Shahs of Sunset" garnered the network the #1 spot this past Sunday night among A18-49 and A25-54, during the 9 and 10pm hours. Additionally, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" averaged over 3.2 million total viewers and a season-to-date high among A25-54 in its latest episode, which featured the ladies on a spicy Caribbean getaway. "Shahs of Sunset" made a splash in its must-see episode that featured GG's blowout with Asa.
Tune in for a new episode of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" on Sunday, December 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, where romance is in the air and a housewife decides to say "I do" during the couples' trip to Anguilla. NeNe begins to question Kenya's behavior; this infuriates Kenya and puts her on the defense. Ultimately, it's Porsha who pushes one of the ladies to her boiling point which results in a full-on feud.
On the next episode of "Shahs of Sunset," on Sunday, December 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, the crew becomes divided as Asa and Reza draw a line in the sand over GG's behavior at the pool party. Asa tries to solve her money problems with an outrageous new business idea and GG's plans to become a business tycoon are derailed when she and her sister have a nasty fight. Reza is increasingly disillusioned with what he sees as MJ's character flaws and their friction sparks into a potentially friendship-ending fight.
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is produced by True Entertainment for Bravo. Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, Lauren Eskelin, Omid Kahangi and Megan Sanchez-Warner serve as Executive Producers.
"Shahs of Sunset" is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions for Bravo with Ryan Seacrest, Adam Sher and Kris Curry serving as executive producers on the series. Eric Gardner serves as a co-executive producer.
Source: Nielsen Media Research, LS data, #1 ranking based on all cable networks.
Bravo is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBCUniversal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980.


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My Model Portfolio
The Rare "Spend More on Offense" Strategy
On Friday, March 21, Mike Gianella released Version Four of his mixed league Bid Limits, which spurred an idea from Bret Sayre called Model Portfolios, wherein the fantasy staff (and anyone else on the BP roster who wants to participate) will create their own team within the confines of a standard 23-man, $260 budget. The roster being constructed includes: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, OFx5, UTx2, and Px9 along with the following standards issued by Sayre:
While I value what projection systems have to say to some extent, I'm a firm believer in creating your own individual fantasy rankings based partially on your own analysis, scouting—if applicable—and your personal strengths as a fantasy player. This is especially important in an auction league, as you need to compare how much you value a player relative to how much your league does as an entity.
That probably explains why I'm happier with this bunch than you may think. My love of Hosmer is well documented, and I think he'll be good for a .290 average, 30 homers, and 10-plus steals this year, making him one of the lynchpins of my team. Zimmerman is just as good as several more expensive players, and I'm happy to grab him for under $20. I love McCann in Yankee Stadium, and with some playing time at DH, and while Carpenter is a bit of an unusual buy for me, I think the price is right, and I needed someone with a high average to set up my Hardy pick, who's a nice value at $4. Abreu is a huge wild card and some of my success relies on him hitting 25-plus bombs without totally submarining my average, but I view him as a risk worth taking. Johnson keeps the overall budget down, provides 2B/OF flexibility, and could easily hit 15-plus homers, swipe 10-plus bases, and score 70-plus runs this season.
Here's the real strength of my team, with four players I absolutely love and Billy Hamilton. Bruce is as reliable as they come, and I can bank on 30-plus homers, 90-plus RBI, and a non-damaging average if he's healthy. I think Choo will do big things in Texas this year, and he's a relative bargain compared to the likes of Bryce Harper and Adam Jones here. I'm on record as saying I think Heyward will garner MVP votes this year, and grabbing him at $15 was my biggest no-brainer pick of the entire exercise. Myers could go off for 25 homers with a decent average and 10 steals. Hamilton is a bit pricy at $17, but his presence means I need to draft only one more speed player to be quite competitive in the category. I don't love Hamilton as much as some do, but I'm also not a part of the crowd who thinks he'll hit .210 and be in the minors by June. He's better than that.
I don't love eating up a utility spot with a guy who can't play anywhere else, but Martinez at $4 is just too good a value and too good a fit for this team to pass up. He adds average, RBI, R and double-digit pop at a huge discount. Davis is going for $1 while Ben Revere is going for $12, and all you're losing is some average in the process. I'll take the tradeoff given the rest of the composition of my team, and he and Hamilton let me enter the season feeling quite confident about my stolen base totals.
I love this rotation, because it's a fair representation of the type of fantasy staff I generally end up with. I usually eschew one truly elite arm and invest in several top-25 types, as I've done here with Zimmermann, Latos and Hamels. Yes, Latos is slated to miss a start and Hamels might miss three or four, but the value is too good to pass on. Miller, Teheran and Lester are all great bets for $6, too—I'd be willing to pay significantly more for each, I think—and this six-pack of pitchers basically guarantees that I'll be in contention for K, ERA and W. WHIP is a different story, but you can't project for a top-five finish for every cat. Well, you can, but I won't.
Being as thrifty with I was with my rotation and my utility slots gave me enough money to grab one shutdown elite closer in Rosenthal, who I legitimately have feelings for in real life. Cishek is undervalued because he plays on a crap team, but he's a near lock to return surpluss value at just $5. Hawkins might be out of the closer's role by June, but Rex Brothers isn't all he's cracked up to be (that WHIP, though) and Hawkins is better than many realize. If he gets 10 saves, he's worth the money; if he gets 20-plus, he's a huge steal.
I don't head into auction leagues with planned ratios for pitchers and hitters, but if I'd had to guess the sort of breakdown between the two I'd end up with, it would look a lot like this. I'm a firm believer in identifying mid-level starters who can play up to no. 2-type levels, and I was able to do that three times here. That, along with my sources of cheap power (Hardy, Johnson) and speed (Davis) gave me enough savings to really splurge on my outfield, as well as nab a top closer. My team has some questions surrounding average and WHIP, but overall, it's a squad I'd be happy to take into the season.
Ben Carsley is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @bencarsley
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So far I like this team the best out of all of them.
Mar 28, 2014 08:44 AM
I struggle with mixed leagues...I don't see the same fun as going with one league...Seeing Hardy at $4 and Lester at $6 seems foreign to me and overall not very challenging...I realize it's all relative to the number of teams, but I love the thrill of the hunt trying to guess which non-starters, comeback kings, platoon players and rookies are going to contribute beyond the stars...But I'm sure your roster is great and ready to compete...
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As we get closer to Christmas, I begin to worry more about the "fiscal cliff" than I do about what gifts to buy.
If we don't extend the tax cuts for the 98 percent (me), I'll probably be paying close to $150 a month more in taxes.
I believe I can manage it, although I'll have to stop eating out monthly. I already cut cable and other monthly bills I can do without. I'm not sure how some of my neighbors who have children will fare.
If the middle-class income is $53,000 in Nevada, that doesn't leave much wiggle room to make cuts. I hope one day the middle class can be strong enough again to sustain higher taxes, but meanwhile I think it would be devastating to many families.
The rich, or top 2 percent, can afford it. I would love to make $250,000 a year or more even if I got taxed more. I know the rich don't think it's fair, but please remember that even with 4 percent less a month, they're still way better off than most people.


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You might ignore it, but out there you can find a huge variety of wines, each one fitting different kinds of foods. What is important to keep in mind is that a particular food taste requires a particular wine intensifying it. The risk of associating the wrong wine to your meal is simply to… ruin it!
This is why pairing wine and food has become an essential science: sommeliers continuously study flavors - opposing profiles such as sweet and sour - to find the perfect matches.
Here you are a chart you can easily consult.
Source: winefolly.com
In the past beans were the meat of the poors: beans have always had many nutritional and energetic qualities.
Have you ever turned into jujube liquor?
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Biology project: Help students get in touch with natureJune 11th, 2014
If your students live in a city they probably have difficulties recognizing and naming different species of plants and animals because they spend a lot of time indoors. If we want our young learners to appreciate and value nature, we should introduce them to it. That's why we suggest the following project:
The project
You can do this next semester or the entire next year, to get students to learn more about nature. Ask students to create a report for 1 plant or animal that lives in their area each week or present a full list by the end of the semester. The full list should include mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fungi and plants (both trees and non-trees)
Tell students that each report or page should consist of the following:
- name of the plant/ animal
- image – personal photos or images from Flickr (Creative Commons-only and the attribution)
- short description written in student's own words (4-5 characteristics of the selected species)
Each week or at the end of the semester ask students to make presentations in front of the class, so everybody else in the classroom can learn from them.
To make it more fun and interesting, you can have students create their projects as flipbooks. (Click here to see a flipbook example) Sign up at FlipSnack Edu, create a class and add students. They will love how easy it is to add text and images in their projects and they will enjoy making their presentations look so chic and stylish!


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The Coterie Presents SLASHDANCE!, 3/7-24
The Coterie presents the world premiere production of Slashdance!, a hilariously grisly parody that pits the iconic '80's movie Flashdance against cannibalistic hoards, March 7 - 24, written and directed by local theatre impresario Ron MeGee.
Set in a futuristic Kansas City after the apocalyptic Flesh Wars, Slashdance! tells the story of female dynamo, Alexis Bowens, who is a true maniac: welder by day, dancer by night. Her dream is to get into a real dance company though, and nothing's going to get in her way - not even a giant herd of fast-moving, virus-infected human cannibals... or her boyfriend's lack of support. Not only will she finally get her big break, but killing cannibalistic hoards is even better for her abs than Pilates!
What a feeling!, indeed. Featuring several songs from Flashdance's era-defining soundtrack, Slashdance! captures the sound of the 80's but underscores it with the pounding of running feet - both those of the flesh-eating cannibals as well as the masses of "normal folks" trying to escape their deadly bite. "My inspiration for Slashdance! was thinking about a post-apocalyptic Kansas City and how people, given their instinct to survive, would continue on with their lives and still be able to dream of a better future. This is so much of the appeal of the movie Flashdance - but I imagined them dreaming of this future while fighting flesh-eating cannibals! I also think the music from Flashdance is one of the best albums of all time. I mean, come on, who doesn't love Maniac and What a Feeling?" says Ron MeGee, who has previously tickled and taunted audiences with his Coterie At Night productions of Children of the Damned Corn, Maul of the Dead, Sorority House of the Dead, Spooky Dog: A Scooby-Doo Mystery, and Night of the Living Dead. "I wanted to go to a new level with our attackers, past the zombie phase, and step into a more terrifying flesh eater. Cannibals were the next step. They move really fast (appearing out of nowhere), are cunning, and are out to eat flesh... at all costs! And some are just getting the virus into their bodies, so they live in a state between being half-human and half-cannibal."
Produced as part of The Coterie's newly re-named pop culture series The Coterie Ignites (formerly Coterie At Night), Slashdance! is intended for adults and teens; no one under 13 will be admitted. It is funded in part by the Missouri Arts Council, ArtsKC Fund, and Theatre League.


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In one of the most anticipated primetime returns of the season, ABC's Cougar Town hits the airwaves once again this Tuesday, February 14.
How appropros that it returns on Valentine's Day.
While it was off the air, however, show producers did what they could to keep the stars in front of our eyeballs. In this exclusive video...
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Clothes make the man or make a stack of dogs appear to be the man. Embrace man's best trends with this Groupon.
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- $25 for $40 worth of boutique apparel and gifts, valid at the New Braunfels location
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Bless Your Heart
Bless Your Heart's twin locations bustle with vibrant, colorful goods that celebrate beauty and femininity. Paisley purses mingle with socially conscious Toms shoes and fashionable duds and accessories from brands including Miss Me jeans, Yellow Box, and Kendra Scott. Jewelry and artwork crafted from local artisans share space with embroidered cowboys boots and handmade lassos to steal the show at the next rodeo. After whirlwind shop-a-thons, visitors can relax on the porch of the Bracken Village location, which resides in a restored 100-year-old red barn that's witnessed more history than a time-traveling archaeologist.


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Real Texture Talk: Ashley Witherspoon
Meet Ashley, a girly tomboy whose curly hair boosts her confidence.
NC: What are your must-have products and tools?
AW: I'm in love with the SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus line. I've tried other brands and products, but nothing works as well for me as this line of products! It's also completely natural, which is a great bonus.
I also can't live without my modified Denman brush! The definition is ridiculous and it is immensely helpful in the detangling process. My satin bonnet, pillowcase and scarf have also become staples that I can't live without.
Raw shea butter, EVOO, and water are also some of the best basics for my hair. When I'm in between products and don't have the time (or money) to stock up, they're definitely clutch!
NC: What are your favorite hairstyles to wear with your curls?
AW: I usually leave my curls loose or put my hair in a bun, which keeps my hair out of the way while stretching. It's a functional hairstyle!
NC: What do you do at nighttime for your hair?
AW: I spritz my hair with conditioner+water and use a little bit of oil, focused at my ends. I either pineapple my hair, put it in cornrows, or pull it into a bun. Then I put on my satin bonnet and secure it with a satin scarf.
NC: What about your hair stylists?
AW: Pily is the best! I love her and the ladies that work in her shop. Dominican salons sometimes get a bad rap, but she actually takes the time to make sure my hair is getting what it needs and works with me so that I'm happy (and my hair is too). She has a genuine passion for hair, curly or straight!


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For a few months now, I've been eyeing up this $28 Wireless multimedia keyboard on Amazon from FAVI Entertainment. My new laptop has an HDMI output, which makes it great as a multimedia PC, provided you aren't too lazy to get off the couch to punch a button or two now and then. It turns out, however, that I am too lazy for that. For awhile, I was getting by with TightVNC via my iPhone. But upon arrival of my tiny Raspberry Pi, I decided it was time to go legit with a real keyboard. So, I pulled the trigger and bought the FAVI wireless keyboard, having read nothing but a handful of Amazon reviews.
Quick verdict: It works. For both my Linux and Windows 7 computers, the FAVI FE01-BL keyboard worked right out-of-the-box as soon as I plugged it in. It does have a few quirks, though, one of which is notable. But there's nothing that can't be worked around. Read on if you care to learn more.
FAVI Entertainment Wireless Keyboard: Tech Specs and Features
|FAVI Mini Wireless Keyboard with Mouse Touchpad
|FAVI Entertainment
|Model No.
|FE01-BL (black)
FE01-GR (green)
FE01-P (pink)
FE01-SL (silver)
|$27.99 from Amazon (black); green, pink and silver more expensive
|5.9 x 2.3 x 0.5 inches
|Supported Operating Systems
|Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X (will have to identify manually),
Linux (tested on Raspbian "wheezy" which is a Debian distro);
should also work for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and other gaming consoles
|Wireless Technology
|2.4 GHz, 30 ft. range, USB dongle included
|Other Features
|Built-in touchpad and laser pointer
Auto sleep and wake
LED backlit keys
Included y-cable: USB (male) to USB (female) and mini-USB (male)
Built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery
I'll be honest—the main reason I chose this particular keyboard was the price. I checked out the Lenovo Multimedia Keyboard, which is sometimes sold for the same price but I chose to go with the FAVI keyboard because it had a few more stars on Amazon. The built-in touchpad is a nice feature, since it means I don't have to get a mouse (which would take up another USB port and $10 more dollars). The built-in laser pointer I could take or leave—though I'm sure my cat will appreciate it. The button to activate the laser pointer is on the bottom.
The FAVI wireless keyboard also comes with a built-in lithium ion battery. It charges in about four hours via a mini-USB connection. The included cable is actually a splitter that lets you plug in the dongle and the keyboard at the same time while using only one USB port on your computer. It's quite handy.
Also, I prefer using the included cable/splitter because the dongle doesn't exactly fit smoothly into a normal USB port. I had to put an alarming amount of force on it to get it to plug directly into my computer, and I was kind of worried that I was breaking something. I didn't, but it feels safer to plug it into the included cable going forward. When you're not using the dongle, it stows away in a little holder in the top of the keyboard, which you slide out with your thumb.
The Good: Easy Installation, Clean Form Factor
As I mentioned above, the best thing about the FAVI Mini Wireless Keyboard is that it works. With Windows, it's truly plug and play—as soon as I plugged in the dongle, I was in business. With my Raspberry Pi, which is a Linux machine, I was expecting to have to spend a little time in the Terminal window to get things working. But to my pleasant surprise, it worked equally as well as with my Windows laptop. Plugged her in, and I was typing in seconds—no configuration or driver installation required. On my wife's Macbook running OS X Mountain Lion, the usual "identify this keyboard" dialog popped up. Because there was no right shift key, the automatic detection failed. But it's no problem to manually identify the keyboard. Once that's done, it works well in Mac OS X as well.
My experience actually using the keyboard was fine enough. The design is simple and mostly intuitive. You can click by tapping the touchpad or by clicking the left/right mouse buttons below it. The size of the keyboard is just right. It fits in my hands like an old school NES controller. The keys are configured in a QWERTY layout, with the enter key where the right shift would normally be and the spacebar shrunk down a bit and squeezed in at the bottom. Typing on the FAVI keyboard feels like typing on a good physical smartphone keyboard. I don't foresee anyone writing a novel or coding on this thing, but I had almost no problems with "fat fingering" or feeling as if my thumbs weren't where I expected them to be.
Similar to many laptop keyboards, there are function keys that can be activated by pressing the Fn key in the bottom-left. Handiest among these are the volume keys and the pause/play button. There's also a CTRL+ALT+DEL function key, since the actual delete key is a function key itself.
The Not So Good: Glitchy Performance After Wake, Battery Life Concerns
Just one day after my initial positive experiences, I found myself packing this thing up to return it. The reason: I thought it was busted. While it worked great out of the box, the next time I picked it up, it was being extremely sluggish. The mouse moved at about 25% speed and my Raspberry Pi wasn't registering 9 out of 10 button presses. I thought it was something amiss with my Raspberry Pi, so I tried it out on my Windows 7 laptop. Same result. I consulted the FAVI Mini Wireless Keyboard manual, which included a troubleshooting table, but I found no solution for my issue. There was an option to change the wireless channel (hold Fn + F1 for 10 seconds), but that did nothing to help.
Frustrated, I emailed FAVI tech support. About 2 days later, I got an email back asking for my Amazon invoice information. I sent them my order number, but they insisted that they needed me to forward the email I got from Amazon. We did this back and forth for about three emails and when I finally sent them what they asked for, I heard nothing back (to be fair, this was on a Friday—maybe I'll hear from them on Monday). Regardless, they offered no immediate guidance for my issue.
Just as I was packing it up to return to Amazon, I thought I'd try one more thing. The classic remedy: turn it off and turn it on again. This worked! Apparently, when the FAVI Mini Wireless Keyboard goes to sleep and then wakes up again, it stops working fully. Kind of a drag, but something I can live with.
Which brings me to another point…
The sleep/wake issue aside, it's a good idea to turn off this thing when not in use anyway, since the battery life isn't particularly impressive. I left it on overnight and the next day, it was giving me a low battery signal. I would think that in sleep mode, it wouldn't consume that much battery, but it did. I guess that's why they give you the handy charger splitter cable—so you can plug it in after every use. Again, not much of a hassle, especially considering the price. And I prefer that to having to keep buying AAA batteries, like I do for most of my other wireless devices.
But on the other hand…
I do wonder what I'll do if/when the Li-ion battery goes kaput. Similar to an iPhone or iPod, there's no way for the end user to replace the battery. So, when the battery dies, I guess the whole thing will be trash.
For now, though, I'm happy. I won't be returning it.
Conclusion: Good for the Money, But Not Great
For $28, I'm satisfied. I have a feeling that I could've gotten a much better keyboard for twice as much. There are probably even better keyboards available for $5 or $10 more. But if you're wondering if this keyboard is worth the money or not, I would say that it is. Just be aware of the sleep/wake problem that I experienced as well as the battery issue. Given that the battery will likely have a finite lifetime (I would guess 3 or 4 years, based on what you'll get from an iPod battery), you might want to factor a replacement cost into your budget down the road.


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Bravo to them for doing this, but this just seems like an off the wall story to me.
By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writer
Fri Sep 16, 3:06 PM ET
International Business Machines Corp., worried the United States is losing its competitive edge, will financially back employees who want to leave the company to become math and science teachers.
The new program, being announced Friday in concert with city and state education officials, reflects tech industry fears that U.S. students are falling behind peers from Bangalore to Beijing in the sciences.
Up to 100 IBM employees will be eligible for the program in its trial phase. Eventually, Big Blue hopes many more of its tech savvy employees and those in other companies will follow suit.
The goal is to help fill shortfalls in the nation's teaching ranks, a problem expected to grow with the retirement of today's educators.
Math and science are of particular concern to companies in many U.S. industries that expect to need technical workers but see low test scores in those subjects and waning interest in science careers.
"Over a quarter-million math and science teachers are needed, and it's hard to tell where the pipeline is," said Stanley Litow, head of the IBM Foundation, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company's community service wing. "That is like a ticking time bomb not just for technology companies, but for business and the U.S. economy."
While many companies encourage their employees to tutor schoolchildren or do other things to get involved in education, IBM believes it is the first to guide workers toward switching into a teaching career.
The company expects older workers nearing retirement to be the most likely candidates, partly because they would have more financial wherewithal to take the pay cut that becoming a teacher likely would entail.
The workers would have to get approval from their managers to participate. If selected, the employees would be allowed to take a leave of absence from the company, which includes full benefits and up to half their salary, depending on length of service.
In addition, the employees could get up to $15,000 in tuition reimbursements and stipends while they seek teaching credentials and begin student-teaching.
From then on, the IBM people would become school employees the program will encourage them to work in public schools but they can go private if they wish and leave Big Blue's payroll. But IBM plans to offer a mentoring program that would give its former workers guidance and teaching materials over the Internet.
"It's not an easy transition to make," said Litow, a former deputy schools chancellor in New York City.


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COX-2 Inhibitor With Concurrent Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Head & Neck Carcinoma
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis represents a therapeutic challenge frequently encountered in cancer patients.This side effect causes significant morbidity and may delay or interrupt the treatment plan, as well reduce therapeutic index. cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) is an inducible enzyme primarily expressed in inflamed tissues and tumor. COX-2 inhibitors have shown promise as radio- and chemosensitizer and reduce radio-induced toxicities.
we have conducted a phase III, randomized double blind clinical trial to evaluate the toxicity and efficacy of celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, administered concurrently with chemotherapy, and radiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer.
|Head and Neck Cancer
|Drug: celecoxib Drug: placebo
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|the Role of COX-2 Inhibitor(CELECOXIB) in Combination With Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Head & Neck Carcinoma, Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial
- efficacy of celecoxib (response rate and local control) [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
- toxicity of celecoxib [ Time Frame: 30 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: 1
Drug: celecoxib
100 mg qid
|Placebo Comparator: 2
Drug: placebo
1 cap qid
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- stage III/IV (locally advanced) carcinoma of oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx, larynx, or nasopharynx
- primary treatment with chemoradiation
Exclusion Criteria:
- distant metastasis
- incomplete treatment
- adjuvant chemoradiation after surgery without apparent tumor
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00603759
|Iran, Islamic Republic of
|Department of Chemoradiation
|Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1419733141
|Study Chair:
|Mahdi Aghili, MD
|cancer institute center
|Responsible Party:
|Dr mahdi Aghili, department of radiation and oncology
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00603759 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 16, 2008
|Last Updated:
|January 16, 2008
Keywords provided by Tehran University of Medical Sciences:
COX2 inhibitor
head and neck cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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