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O my God, thank You for coffee, my fragrant, snooze-busting joy any morning, but especially at 4 a.m. Thanks for my tea-drinking hubby, still buried under covers. And OMG, thank You that despite different brews, different views and different clocks, together we have coffee, tea, and Thee.
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OMG, It's Monday! Prayer: The Leaps
O my God, two years ago my mom ditched her disease-ridden disguise and soared into Your arms in a leap no weightless astronaut could achieve. This cold Monday morning, my cosmic leap consists of getting out of bed. OMG, so glad You make every jump with us!


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Dear Nath and Tom,
Recently you turned 3 and it has been such a great experience that I am struggling to remember the dark moments when it wasn't all crazy stories and new adventures. It isn't that I want to hold onto the dark times but I want to remember the moments when it was tough because they make these ones so much sweeter.
It feels as though you have grown up overnight. Suddenly you are in big boy pants and you've given your dummies away. Your legs have grown and your chubby cheeks are disappearing before my eyes. Every photograph captures a different aspect to your personalities and offers glimpses of the little boys inside as you discover new things that you are capable of. You have lost much of your earlier anxieties about change and are becoming more independent but I love that you still prefer to be together, even if it means sharing what could have been yours alone. You both make us laugh so much and I constantly wish that I had a little tape recorder going to capture the differences in your sense of humour.
Tom, you have picked up so many of my traits and I now know why your grandad was as he was because the early morning questions are a killer ;-). This coupled with the tendency to tease means that you are destined for a life filled with equal amounts of laughter and reprimand but don't fret about it - those who get it will love every second of it. Your enthusiasm for music and singing is so adorable that your dad and I stop every night as you join in with the Tigger and Windy-Pooh song, slap your cap and recite your super sleuth oath. I honestly think that if we could bottle that cuteness we would bring about world peace in a second. Your fun loving personality is not without flaw, the stubborn resistance to coercion may bode well for the future but it makes it a little tough for us to get you to do some things and you can get really over excited which almost always ends in disaster but you're also so charming and affectionate that you're always forgiven quickly.
Nath, the last month has seen you blossom and grow into such a great little boy. You're absorbing things so quickly that we are constantly amazed by what you are aware of! I know you don't get it from me but like your dad you're going to be the brains in the outfit and this coupled with your good looks will take you a long way. I am so glad that you've suddenly started taking chances, I was a little worried that you would be a more anxious child but here you are jumping, running and tackling your brother with complete abandon. Although you're not as lyrical as your brother you certainly make up for it with enthusiasm and your giggles are so completely unique and infectious that we all crack up when you do. I think that you will have a more serious nature than Tom which is a good thing because I suspect he will need to lean on you from time to time.
It has been a long and sometimes difficult journey but I am so very glad that I have taken it because you have brought such joy into my life that I couldn't possibly wish for anything more.
Happy Birthday my twins,
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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- Theorists have been recruiting targets for high-profile private sector jobs. Michael Schwarz and Preston McAfee at Yahoo!, Susan Athey at Microsoft for example. In addition the research departments in these places are full of theorists-on-leave.
- Despite some overall weakness, theory is and always has been well represented at the top of the junior market. This year Alex Wolitzky, as pure a theorist as there is, is the clear superstar of the market. Here is the list of invitees to the Review of Economics Studies Tour from previous years. This is generally considered to be an all-star team of new PhDs in each year. Two theorists out of seven per year on average. (No theorist last year though.)
- In recent years, two new theory journals, Theoretical Economicsand American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, have been adopted by the leading Academic Societies in economics. These journals are already going strong.
- Market design is an essentially brand new field and one of the most important contributions of economics in recent years. It is dominated by theorists.
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Flaws in the system mean data protection is being breached as the sharing system gives access to our shared data to thousands of "authorised users" within the NHS, which is not what is supposed to happen. It should just go to whatever other NHS departments are treating you, in addition to your GP.
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I managed this theater from 1981 until about 1985. Back then it was the Mann Paramount Theatre. We ran major release movies and had Saturday morning kids shows. Saturday midnight showing was Rocky Horror Picture Show. Spent many hours fixing up the stage lighting and back drops. Eventually held a few concerts and talent shows for the kids. Most memorable was the "Annie" look-a-like talent contest. It was a great old theater. I'm glad to see that it's been restored to it's former glory.
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Hell has no fury… like a security firm courier scorned! International martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock is Nancy Bolan, whose sole mission is to deliver a top-secret computer for a large security organization. Housed within a silver briefcase, the computer's purpose is unknown. Enter "Bolt" (aka "Zartan"), who is referred to as "The Terrorist Who Strikes Like Lightning". He also happens to be a master of disguise and a beefcake. It turns out that he wants the computer too, and is hot on Nancy's trail, intercepting her multiple ingenious, and yet failure-prone delivery attempts. The venerable Peter O'Brian, best known for his career-defining roles as The Stabilizer and Rambu, chews up the scenery as Bolt, in his sixth and final film role before returning to his previous life as an English teacher.
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The walls of Lane Community College's Building 10 are lined with eighty faces and stories of African-Americans killed by the police over the last 20 years. The posters are being displayed at Lane after being rejected by Churchill High School.
The posters all have a portrait of a victim and a description of the interaction they had with the police. The interactions include police reacting to small accounts of theft, attempting drug-busts and even responding to an accidentally-triggered life-aid necklace. Each story is unique, but they all conclude with the death of the victim as a result of the police's actions. Underneath each interaction is a description of the repercussions the police faced after the death, with 29 of them reading "no indictment." The bottom of each poster states that the victim's life matters.
The reactions to the posters varied.
"I wasn't expecting to see them," second-year student Nickolas Ketchum said. "I don't think it will matter much at Lane. Most of us are left-leaning."
Another second-year student, Cedar Rogers, agreed. "As a general consensus, everyone at Lane thinks racism is bad."
Building 10 is the location of Early College & Career Opportunities, an alternative high school that offers a diploma through credit recovery opportunities. Jared Morton is a fifth-year senior at ECCO.
"I think of Black Lives Matter as a hate group, in a way," Morton said. "They are saying you should kill white cops. I think that, of course, all lives matter, but we kind of just glorify that black lives matter."
The posters have both male and female victims ranging from ages (age) to (age.) One of the many stories is about 12-year-old DeAuntra Terrel Farrow. The poster describes how Farrow was walking down a street with his 14-year-old cousin, holding a toy gun, when he was shot and killed by a police officer. The officer claimed to realize that the "gun Farrow was holding was a toy" only after he had shot him. The officer, like many, was not indicted.
Another story describes how 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlan accidentally called the police with his life-aid necklace in 2011. When they responded he refused to let them in, insisting that he did not need help. An officer called Chamberlan a "nigger," and then they broke down his door. Chamberlan attempted to charge at them with a butcher knife and was tasered and shot. The officer responsible for Chamberlan's death was not indicted.
At Churchill High School, it wasn't the students, but the faculty, who rejected the posters.
"Churchill is the most diverse school in 4J, but the administration are white, and many of them are really conservative," Jesse Kidd, a junior at Churchill, explained. "Black Lives Matter is an amazing organization. It does a lot to combat police brutality. White people are too scared, they need to get an education."
The posters are displayed to the public on the first and second story of Building 10 at LCC.


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Grumbling and Rejoicing on the Way
This sermon, given by Geoff Pound at ABC on 11 September 2016, is the eighth in a series entitled, 'People of the Way'. Notes for personal and group study are posted at this link.
Scripture Reading: Luke 15:1-10
15:1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him.
15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, "This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them."
15:3 So he told them this parable:
15:4 "Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
15:5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices.
15:6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'
15:7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
15:8 "Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
15:9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.'
15:10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
I used to think that a good church was a church where everything was calm and peaceful and people were full of sweetness and light. But my view has changed the more I've read the Gospel story. For wherever Jesus did his work there was always both great joy and great grumbling.
I wonder if you live or work with someone who is prone to grumbling. They grumble about the weather. They grumble about the traffic. They grumble about the food. They grumble about the footy. They grumble about the politicians.
Can you hear it? The word grumble is onomatopoeic. You can hear its low, dull sound. The word grumble comes from the Middle French grommeler meaning to 'mutter through your teeth'.[1]
Grumbling is a concern because it's as contagious as the flu.
Grumbling makes everyone negative.
Grumbling affects the morale.
A quiet grumble soon becomes a thundering rumble.
So Jesus names it to nip it in the bud.
The only positive thing is that it was great grumbling that prompted his telling of today's superb parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin and what follows, the parable of the lost sons, 'the greatest short story ever told'.[2]
The Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying:
"This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them." (v2)
You can't blame him. He was just doing his job, for Luke says:
"Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him." (v1)
He attracted the wrong sort of people but when they came near he welcomed them. He didn't just stand up and drink with them like Italians downing their morning espresso.
He sat down and ate with them. His welcome was so full and expansive that they labeled him, 'the friend of sinners'.
We can understand the grumbling of the religious because some of us had parents who said: "You are known by the company you keep."
Some of us had youth leaders in the church who quoted the biblical text: "Come out from among them and be separate."
Perhaps to hammer home his point Jesus tells in triplicate. There's an important difference between these first two stories, and it's not just that in one story there's a man who lost something and in the other there's a woman.
The crucial difference is that the sheep is lost because of its own stupidity.
The coin is lost because of the stupidity or carelessness of someone else.
There are lots of examples in everyday life where people go astray because of their willfulness and pigheadedness.
But one only needs to look in the faces of the children pouring out of Syria or the children crossing the Thai-Burmese border to realize that so many are lost because of the selfishness of others.
On this anniversary of America's 9/11[3] we remember how a day or two after those horrific events, posters and photos appeared with captions like these:
Or underneath the photo:
Or under another image:
Today we also remember that other 9/11 in Chile when President Allende was overthrown by army chief Pinochet in 1973.[4]
Order was lost.
The President was lost.
Thousands of sons and daughters were lost—tortured or simply disappeared. We're thinking of the pain of losing.
Several weeks ago I crossed the Alamein Line and just as I zig-zagged up the path to the Ashburton Station I saw a woman walking slowly towards me. She was scanning the footpath. I said: "Are you OK? You're looking for something?"
She said, "I've lost my diamond on the way to the station." I said, "That's no good. What does it look like?" She said: "It's pear-shaped."
I joined the search but after a while she said, "Don't you worry. It could be anywhere between Highgate Grove, High Street and the station."
I said, "I have an Ashburton Facebook Page[5] and I'm happy to post a notice on it to ask others to join the search." She said, "I know that page. I'd thought of sending a message to the owner of that site. Fancy meeting you here."
I got her details and I said, "Do let me know when the diamond is found."
Have you lost anything lately? Lost your special pen? Lost your keys? Lost your wallet? Lost your pet dog? Would you say that your son or your daughter is lost at the moment?
We know that sinking feeling in our stomach.
How long we keep searching depends on how valuable that item or person is.
The picture we get in these parables is of a searching God, a shepherd who goes up and down the mountains, the God who is a woman who turns her house upside down to find that which is lost.
Let's ponder the common themes in these two stories:
15:4 "Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?
Which one of you?
The answer is probably no one. For who would leave the 99 in the wilderness to fend for themselves against the ravages of the wolves, to search for the one stupid sheep? That's reckless. Irresponsible. It's only 1%? Wouldn't we just cut our losses?
15:8 "Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
What woman?
She may search like this but what financial mismanagement to lose one silver coin and then when you find it you throw a party for all your neighbours that might cost you two or three silver coins? It's ludicrous! It doesn't add up.
But this is about the lavish grace of God who values every single person. The searching God who never gives up.
Put your highlighter through the word 'until'.
The shepherd "goes after the one until he finds it."
"The woman searches carefully until she finds it."
This is the relentless love that never gives up on us.
George Matheson was engaged to a woman, but before their wedding he started to go blind. At the age of twenty he'd completely lost his sight. If that wasn't enough of a tragedy, his fiancée broke off their engagement. She said, "I couldn't go through life married to a man with such a disability". But in the pain and sadness of his double loss George Matheson wrote one of the great hymns of the church:
O Love that will not let me go
I rest my weary soul in thee
I give thee back the life I owe
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.[6]
The extravagant love of God who never lets us go.
Consider another major theme.
One sheep that is lost. One coin that is lost. One sinner that makes an about turn.
In this entertainment age we can be so obsessed with crowds. We report the numbers of people who attend the concert or the game. The TV ratings are recorded. Somehow the individual is lost in the crowd.
Today we're reminded of the passion of God for one person. For you. For me.
And this is the good news for us—that Jesus is actively seeking us out!
Even in a congregation like this, this morning,
you might be sensing that Jesus has stopped right beside you,
that Jesus is singling you out,
that Jesus is calling you by name,
that Jesus knows what we're up against,
that Jesus is speaking right to your deepest need,
that Jesus can help us bring about the change we need.
This week we've seen Mother Teresa honoured and renamed Saint Teresa. The critics have been swift to bag her for her leadership style, her resistance to birth control and the insufficient hygiene standards in her homes and hospitals and more. The criticism may not be true or fair but it reminds us that the people God uses are not perfect. All believers are saints and we know we're not perfect.
I wonder if you've seen the vibrant communities in India that Teresa inspired. I've had the privilege of visiting her homes in Kolkata and seen the love and compassion of her people for the destitute and the dying.
I've taken teams of people to volunteer in her homes and we've washed and shaved old men and rubbed olive oil into their dry skin.
In the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata you can enter Teresa's small room. Her sandals are on display with a note saying that every time Mother Teresa put on her sandals she would pray this prayer:
"Of my own free will, dear Jesus, I will follow you, wherever You shall go in search of souls…"
Teresa has been in this great tradition of the searching shepherd, the searching woman and the searching God who values the one who is broken and lost.
Instead of being paralyzed by the crowds and the immensity of the need Teresa said:
I never look at the masses as my responsibility.
I look at the individual. I can only love one person at a time.
I can only feed one person at a time. Just one...so you begin...
Maybe if I didn't pick up that one person I wouldn't have picked up 42,000.
The whole work is only a drop in the ocean.
But if I didn't put the drop in, the ocean would be one drop less."
That shriveled up Albanian woman who worked in Kolkata has done 'something beautiful for God'.[7] She's reminded us of the value of one. One sheep. One coin. One person who is lost.
The final note to hear is the sound of rejoicing.
15:5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices.
15:6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbours, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'
15:7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
And the second story…
15:9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.'
15:10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
What is booming forth in stereo is the cry from a heart that's broken by lostness and a heart that sings with a full-throated joy when the one person is found.
This is the celebrating God and our joy blends with the jubilation in heaven.
We're being challenged today to consider whether we are the grumblers who tut-tut and are miffed by the wideness of God's mercy or whether we're part of the company who welcomes and eats and rejoices over the one who is found.
And just in case you're wondering, we found the pear-shaped diamond that was lost, and we rejoiced!
We give you thanks shepherding God,
who seeks us out,
who moves us to change direction and become who we most truly are.
We thank you God our searching Mother,
For mercy that reaches out,
For light that uncovers,
For patience that seeks us and waits our return and
For your love that is ever ready to welcome every one.
We thank you Lord Jesus,
for your stories that speak to our deepest needs
For meeting us with grace
For embracing us in acceptance
For eating and befriending us at your table.
In our lostness and light
Help us to accept your forgiveness,
change our minds and
live out your purposes for us,
Through Jesus Christ,
[1] Grumble, Vocabulary.Com
[2] This claim has been made by storytellers, Charles Dickens and Mark Twain.
[3] September 11 attacks, Wikipedia.
[4] 1973 Chilean coup d'etat, Wikipedia.
[5] Discovering Ashburton, Facebook Page.
[6] O Love that will not let me go, Dane Ortlund, The Gospel Coalition, 4 August 2010.
[7] The title of the book on Mother Teresa's life by Malcolm Muggeridge, Something Beautiful for God, HarperOne, 2003.


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New Battery-Less Remote Control Isn't Quite Ready
At the TEXPO 2008 exhibit which started last June 4, 2008 in Tokyo, SMK Corp presented the prototype of a very curious-looking remote control. SMK's remote control is unique because it doesn't run on battery or any type of power source at all.
Aptly dubbed the "No Battery Remote Control," it has an integrated trigger, like a toy gun's, which controls the movement of the device's internal parts including high speed rotation gears, an electromagnetic induction coil, an infrared light emitting unit, and a power circuit.
Pulling the trigger would initiate high-speed movement that gets the electromagnetic induction coil to provide the energy needed for the remote control to operate. The coil can generate 20-30mA of current enough to transmit signals using infrared light.
To operate the device, you need to pull the trigger once to change channels and twice to turn the TV set on/off--making the No Battery Remote Control a not-so-ideal remote control after all. Perhaps if they could find a way to let people choose channels instead of clicking on and on, it'll be usable. But, it's the technology that matters, not the remote control itself. If the mechanism could be used for other devices and allow them to operate without batteries, then that'll be great. Anyhow, it's just a prototype--who knows, we might be using it sometime in the future after all.
Originally published on GoodCleanTech.


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There�s only one place where the community can watch the mayor, a dentist and the local law enforcement director battle it out on the dance floor � and help out a worthy cause at the same time.
There�s only one place where the community can watch the mayor, a dentist and the local law enforcement director battle it out on the dance floor � and help out a worthy cause at the same time.
The debut Dancing Stars of Jacksonville, a fundraiser for Onslow Women�s Center, challenges 10 local celebrities to team up with professional dancers to compete for awards and bragging rights. Based on the ABC hit show �Dancing with the Stars,� this year�s event is set for Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. at Jacksonville Country Club.
Since 1982, Onslow Women�s Center has offered a variety of crisis intervention services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault as well as educational and preventative advocacy to the public, Onslow Women�s Center Executive Director Junie Christian said.
�Our services are provided for free so they don�t have to worry, and those services require tremendous community support,� Christian said. �This year, our leadership thought it would be a good idea to have something more interesting to raise funds.�
The contestant lineup includes State Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown, Jacksonville Mayor Sammy Phillips, talk radio show host Raeford Brown, dentist Dr. Karen Armstrong, Don Williamson Nissan general manager Alycia Tomazic, United Way of Onslow County President Craig Wagner, Brewed Awakenings Caf� owner Reva Sullivan, Jacksonville Department of Public Safety Director Mike Yaniero and lawyer Nicole Hart. Each contestant and his or her partner have spent weeks rehearsing and fundraising, which will continue up until the night of the event.
�There�s excitement because this is the first, but more importantly they recognize that it is a worthwhile cause to raise money for Onslow Women�s Center,� Christian said. �There�s no doubt that they each know a story of a case of domestic violence or sexual assault or are aware of it in our community.�
Fans can join in the excitement by voting for their favorite contestant on the Onslow Women�s Center website. Votes are $1 each and help the teams reach their fundraising goals.
Contributions of any amount can also be donated toward a contestant by sending a check to the women�s center or through Paypal donations of at least $5 on the website.
�Any way you want to give to a star is up to you, and on the night of the event you can still give to support a star,� Christian said.
A people�s choice award will be given to the contestant who raises the most money and votes, and best in show award will be decided based on a panel of judges.
�We�re already getting requests for dancers for next year,� Christian said. �It�s going to be a night of glitz and glamour and any support of the community will be a big help.�
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the Onslow Women�s Center main office. To help a contestant raise funds, checks can be mailed or dropped off to Onslow Women�s Center, 226 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC, 28540. Include the name of the contestant on the check. For more information, visit onslowwc.org or call 910-347-4000.
Contact Daily News Features Reporter Aniesa Holmes at 910-219-8473 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It's pretty hard to break too much new ground in describing the often-praised burgers at this roadside throwback so I won't even try. I'll just let the picture speak for itself and direct you to some great reviews elsewhere (NYT – Hamburger Heaven), including the listing that originally piqued my interest over at Roadfood.com.
What I can add is this – I have never had a fast food-style cheeseburger with as much flavor as this one. It seems incongruous because there doesn't appear to be much to this equation. Just a 1/4 lb(ish) hand-formed beef patty cooked up fresh right before your eyes then crowned with perfectly melted yellow American cheese and a cadre of exceedingly fresh toppings all wrapped up in a squishy white bun. Nope, no magic there, but somewhere along the way this burger picks up a depth of flavor that blew me away. In an era of ever-increasingly complex burgers, it takes a basic set-up like Red Rooster's to remind me what it is I truly enjoy about burgers – the powerful taste of simple, fresh ingredients. No secret sauce, no proprietary blends, no artisan baked rolls, no celebrity chef, no trendy decor…nada. Just pure happiness on a paper plate.
If you are heading upstate out of New York City (perhaps on your way to Joe Beez in Kingston) look for this candy-striped A-framed hut, it is truly a worthwhile stop. Grab one of their stellar milkshakes and if you have time, fit in a game of mini-golf and then rue the fact that when your parents were kids places like the Red Rooster were a dime a dozen.Click here for an additional picture
Red Rooster Drive-In 1566 Route 22 Brewster, NY (845) 279-8046


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Enjoy a cycle ride through Marple, just to the east of Stockport in Greater Manchester.
Distance: 6.1 miles
Home to some of the greatest engineering feats of our canal network, it's well worth taking a quick breather to marvel Marple Locks, one of the steepest flights in the country.
Other route highlights include a river crossing and an abandoned chapel – and there are plenty of lovely places to stop for a bite to eat in Marple if you're feeling peckish.
British Cycling have more about this route, and the other great canal rides, on their website.
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Antiviral Activity/Safety of a Second-Generation HIV-1 Maturation Inhibitor
Carey Hwang1, Dirk Schürmann2, Christian Sobotha2, Heather Sevinsky1, Palanikumar Ravindran1, Hong Xiao1, Neelanjana Ray1, Mark Krystal3, Ira B. Dicker3, Max Lataillade3
1 Research and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, United States. 2 Charité Research Organisation GmbH, Berlin, Germany. 3 Research and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT, United States.
Background: BMS-955176 is a 2nd-generation HIV-1 maturation inhibitor (MI). A 1st"'generation MI (bevirimat) showed clinical efficacy in early-phase studies, but ~50% of subjects had reduced viral susceptibility associated with naturally occurring polymorphisms in Gag. We assessed BMS-955176 antiviral activity, safety, and exposure–response during 10 days of monotherapy in HIV-1, subtype B-infected subjects.
Methods: AI468002 (NCT01803074) is a Phase 2a, randomized, multi-part trial. Forty HIV-1, subtype B-infected subjects with HIV-1 RNA ≥5000 c/mL and CD4+ T-cell counts ≥200 cells/µL were randomized 1:1:1:1 to BMS-955176 dose groups of 5, 10, 20 or 40 mg, then 4:1 to receive an oral suspension of BMS-955176 or placebo once daily (QD) for 10 days. Twenty additional subjects were later randomized to 80 and 120 mg QD dose groups. The primary endpoint was change in HIV-1 RNA from baseline to Day 11; safety and exposure–response were secondary endpoints.
Results: Overall, 60 subjects were randomized to receive either BMS-955176 (n=48) or placebo (n=12). Median change in HIV-1 RNA from baseline to Day 11 ranged from −0.15 to −1.36 log10 c/mL and maximum median change between baseline and Day 24 (study discharge) ranged from −0.50 to −1.70 log10 c/mLacross the BMS-955176 groups. An exposure–response relationship was observed; there was an increase in maximum median response over the range of 5–40 mg QD, which plateaued at ~–1.64 log10 c/mL at doses of 40–120 mg QD. Maximum median declines in HIV-1 RNA were similar for the 40–120 mg QD dose groups regardless of baseline Gag polymorphisms (positions evaluated: V362, Q369, V370, and T371). BMS-955176 was generally well tolerated at all doses. There were no deaths, serious adverse events (SAEs), AEs leading to discontinuation, grade 3–4 related AEs or clinically relevant grade 2–4 laboratory abnormalities.
Conclusions: BMS-955176 achieved maximum median declines of >1 log10 c/mL in HIV-1 RNA at doses of 20–120 mg QD. Response increased with doses up to 40 mg QD, with a plateau of ~–1.64 log10 c/mL observed at 40–120 mg QD. The greatest response achieved was a maximum median change of –1.70 log10 c/mL in the 40 mg group. Unlike 1st-generation MIs, in this proof-of-concept study BMS-955176 showed similar antiviral activity in subjects with wild-type HIV-1 or HIV-1 with Gag polymorphisms. BMS-955176 was generally well tolerated at all doses. Phase 2b studies for BMS-955176 will begin Q2, 2015.


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- Main article: Books (Skyrim)
- It is located with the body and spirit of Svaknir in Dead Men's Respite, which is located south of Solitude. It can be found by following a ghost through the dungeon until he is seen sitting down. The book is near him.
King Olaf's Verse
O, Olaf, our subjugator, the one-eye betrayer, death-dealing demon and dragon-killing King. Your legend is lies, lurid and false; your cunning capture of Numinex, a con for the ages.
(two pages of blotted out words)
Olaf grabbed power, by promise and threat; From Falkreath to Winterhold, they fell to their knees; But Solitude stood strong, Skyrim's truest protectors. Olaf's vengeance was instant, inspired, and wicked.
(two pages of blotted out words)
So ends the story of Olaf, the liar, a thief and a scoundrel we of Solitude commit to the fire.
In Solitude bards train for their service, they also gather each year and burn a King who deserves it.
- The author was executed for writing this seemingly heretical verse. All known copies of it were burned and destroyed, save one, which remained in the tomb of King Olaf One-Eye. Giraud Gemane discovered it and Viarmo, the headmaster of the Bards College, sent the Dragonborn to recover it, hoping to appeal to Jarl Elisif the Fair that the bards' claim to perform the Burning of King Olaf was legitimate.
- All of the blotted out words are identical in appearance.
This section contains bugs related to King Olaf's Verse. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
- There have been a few cases of the game glitching and the book not appearing with the corpse of Svaknir, or being readable, but not takeable.
- There have also been cases of the game freezing up on the PS3 during the fight with the draugr in the room near the end of the dungeon.
- There has been a case of when the puzzle door's rings will not rotate.
- Sometimes if the Dragonborn uses the Dawnbreaker to blast enemies with its enchantment, the Verse will go under the rock where Svaknir's corpse is, rendering it unreachable. Three fixes is to either load a previous save before the use of Dawnbreaker or use Unrelenting Force to move the book back. Get behind the skeleton and face towards doorway, then crouch (critical) and use the shout. You should see the book slide out. If not try different locations. Or for PC players, open the console and type "tcl" minus quotes, and move your character around so that you can grab the book. Once you have it, move back to an open area and type 'tcl' in the console again.
- As an alternative to the above, any staff that has a 'blasting' effect can be used on the rock to dislodge the book. If you aim behind the rock, opposite where the book is, it should be possible for it to knock it out of place so that it is retrievable.
- Another alternative to the two (2) above is to save your current spot infront of the ghost where the book should be, load another previous save then load back into the save you just made where the book should be. Odd but it has worked.
- Not confirmed but using console commands on PC type: "
player.additem 000AE324 1" to give yourself the book, as well as "
SetStage MS05 100" to move to the next stage of the quest. Remember to always save before entering console commands.
- The book can get stuck in inventory and cannot be dropped or sold.
- There have been cases where the book ends up near the staircase to the corpse.
- Sometimes, if you get the book even though you did not take the quest, a glitch will happen. After Viarmo recites the verse to the court in Solitude, he will ask you to talk to Jorn about preparing for the festival. The Marker will glitch and will always point to Viarmo. Even if you talk to Jorn, he will always say to talk to you after dusk.
- Sometimes after helping Viarmo he will recite the wrong replacement phrase especially if you persuade for all three phrases. This will cause no problems and you'll still get speech experience.


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Once indulged as a necessary evil, payday loan companies are increasingly in the crosshairs of governments obsessed with consumers getting all tangled up again in loans they can't repay.
Still bruised by the reckless lending practices of banks and irresponsible borrowing by consumers that sparked the 2008 financial crisis, governments in Canada, the United States and United Kingdom are cracking down on short-term loan providers for the way they operate — and for trying to skirt the rules.
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The Cash Store Financial Services Inc., a publicly traded firm in the payday loan business, has been served with a proposed class action in four Canadian provinces.
Read full story here.
Earlier this month, the Ontario government took aim at the operating licence of Cash Store Financial Services Inc., an Edmonton-based company with 512 branches across Canada and 25 in the U.K. Ontario wants to revoke Cash Store's licence because it alleges that by charging fees, it allows the company to end run the province's maximum borrowing cap of $21 per $100 lent.
Cash Store disagreed and filed for a judicial review. Meantime, the consumer protection branch of Ontario's Ministry of Consumer Affairs, issued an "alert" to consumers telling them of the investigation and reminding them of their rights.
It's the latest imbroglio for Cash Store, which faced similar challenges in Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. Two years ago, the B.C. government fined the company $25,000 and demanded it refund "unlawful" fees paid by consumers. That hasn't happened yet because Cash Store appealed.
Essentially, payday loan operators provide short-term funds or payday advances in small amounts, ostensibly to cover last-minute or emergency expenses. Typically, this type of loan is $1,500 or less for a maximum term of 62 days and the money is advanced in exchange for a post-dated cheque or some other form of pre-authorized payment.
On average, Canadians borrow $300 for a two-week term. According to Statistics Canada, about 3% of Canadian families have obtained a payday loan.
The bottom line: 1,350 players populate the Canadian industry that's worth an estimated $2-billion annually. For a financially conservative country like Canada, that's mighty big business.
Hence the hand wringing. Governments have never been comfortable with the idea that companies could profit by offering what amounted to predatory loans to a segment of society who can't get a bank account or a credit card. Even so, the provinces decided to ring fence the payday lenders with a regulatory structure.
In the case of Ontario, where 750 of these companies operate, the Payday Loans Act was established in 2008, and amended in 2011 when the government worried lenders were getting around the maximum borrowing costs by charging fees.
Ditto for the other provinces – except for Quebec, where payday loans are prohibited. Borrowing costs vary from province to province, for example, $25 per $100 in Nova Scotia, $23 per $100 in B.C., and $17 per $100 in Manitoba.
Interestingly, payday loan companies are under fire from provincial regulators just as giant U.K. short-term lender Wonga readies for its arrival in Canada. The online lender is in the initial phase of its Canadian launch and will primarily focus in Ontario and eventually branch out West.
By offering more flexible loans and terms "uniquely built for Canada," Wonga Canada CEO Mark Ruddock said in an email, the company is "committed to offering loans to those who have the ability to repay them."
Over in the U.K., Wonga is among the group of 240 companies under formal investigation by the U.K.'s Office of Fair Trading after almost 700 complaints were filed last year. Last November, the OFT said it is concerned about "aggressive debt collection practices" and whether the companies are actually providing affordable loans. "
In the U.S., 15 states have an outright ban on payday loans while others have been introducing stringent regulation to curb them. Even so, the measures have not stopped the sector from expanding. According to The New York Times, three million Americans obtained short-term loans in 2011, amounting to US$13-billion, more than a 120% increase from US$5.8-billion in 2006.
Clearly, the industry isn't suffering even though lenders complain the borrowing limits are severely crimping profitability. That's likely what's spooking regulators. Still, in the absence of default rates, it's hard to gauge the extent of the problem, or if there actually is one. For now, the crackdowns appear to be motivated by consumer complaints.
And that may be the problem. Issuing public Buyer Beware alerts to consumers who are unlikely to see them, let alone heed them, won't really fix much. Besides, at some point people have to be accountable and responsible for their actions — and that includes reading the fine print.
Maybe the end game for governments is merely to send a message to payday lenders and the folks who use them. After all, having legitimized the business, all that's left is to raise public awareness and hope for the best.


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head of Barclays Coporate, East Anglia
Barclays has been an integral part of business in East Anglia since the 1700s, growing since then to have a presence in major markets around the world.
About Barclays Corporate
With a clear focus on quality relationships, Barclays Corporate provides integrated banking solutions to businesses with an annual turnover of more than £5 million in the UK and large local companies, financial institutions and multinationals in non-UK markets. We facilitate the success and growth of our clients by providing lending, risk management, cash and liquidity management, trade finance and asset and sales financing. Additionally, our clients benefit from the breadth of the Barclays Group, through access to the investment banking services of Barclays Capital including debt and equity capital markets, the private wealth management expertise of Barclays Wealth, and the card and payment services of Barclaycard. Barclays Corporate employs 11,900 people globally.
For more information please visit www.barclayscorporate.com.
This is a company that defies the conventional wisdom about its sector – while others are shrinking, Hughes is on course to have doubled its turnover since 2008, with profits growing year–on–year.
Hughes is also renowned for its customer service – with its directors, including Robert Hughes, leading by example when it comes to solving customers' problems and building brand loyalty.
This business has a track–record of anticipating customer trends and building strong plans to seize new business opportunities.
RUNNERS UP:Anglia Maltings
Anglia Maltings is a company that is an innovator in a traditional industry – developing new products to target new market sectors or offer existing customers new products.
The business is underpinned by a strong financial performance – with the potential and appetite for further growth, whether by acquisition or organically. Anglia Maltings is flying the flag for East Anglia in export markets across the globe – winning business in Europe, Africa and the Far East.
This a true entrepreneurial business – set up by its founders in the belief they could do better than their bigger, more established competitors. Edwards & Blake has seen year-on-year profit and turnover growth through the last decade. There is a real commitment to both staff development and the development of local supply chains; supporting local firms across the region and trading on quality.
The search is now under way for the winner of the coveted title of Barclays Corporate Business of the Year.
Each of the finalists in the individual award categories go forward for consideration for the ultimate honour on awards night.
But it is not necessarily a category winner who will claim the title Business of the Year.
The judges will look for a company that has all-round qualities - from strong financial performance and profit growth, through to care of customers, the environment and its staff.
Finalists who miss out on winning their category, still have a chance to clinch to overall award.
Previous winners have included oil and gas engineering firm Aquaterra, to e-commerce pioneer Pinesolutions to shoe firm Start-rite.
The judges of Business of the Year are Tim Seeley, head of East Anglia and national head of corporate agriculture at Barclays Corporate, and Johnny Hustler, managing director of Archant Anglia.
They will now draft a short-list of candidates and carry out site visits and interviews with senior managers.
Mr Seeley, who has been a judge of the EDP Business Awards for the last two decades, said: 'We look for all round performance and this means companies that are looking after their customers and staff; caring for the environment; having a certain flair in their business and of course generating good profits - but also that extra spark which makes them a candidate for the title of Business of the Year.'
The winner will be revealed on September 30 at the gala awards dinner at the Lancaster Suite of the Holiday Inn Norwich North.


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Allen's Three-Run Double In Eighth Lifts No. 15 Baseball To 7-2 Win Over Oklahoma State
March 10, 2002
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State Sophomore Rod Allen hit a three-run double as part of a seven-run eighth inning as the 15th-ranked Arizona State Baseball team erased a late 2-0 deficit en route to a big 7-2 victory over No. 12 (Collegiate Baseball) Oklahoma State in college baseball action Sunday afternoon at Packard Stadium.
The victory extends the Sun Devils winning streak to a season-high tying seven games and have now won eight of the last nine games to improve to 15-5 overall. With the win the Devils also improved to 10-8 vs. OSU in the all-time series. Oklahoma State, ranked in two of the three national polls, had its five-game win streak snapped and are now 10-3 on the year.
Trailing 2-0 heading into the eighth inning and with ASU's NCAA record 394-game record of consecutive games scoring at least one run in jeopardy, the Sun Devils rallied for their biggest inning of the year. Senior infielder Sergio Garcia, who was rivals last year when he played for the University of Oklahoma, led off the inning with a walk to start the rally. Sophomore pinch-hitter Ryan McKenna picked up only the second hit since the first inning for ASU with a line-drive to center field. After freshman third baseman Dustin Pedroia loaded the bases with a hit-by-pitch, Allen, a preseason All-American, cleared the bases with a double down the left field line.
'The felt good,' admitted Allen who has been struggling with his consistency at the plate as of late. 'I got a good count to work off of and put one in play. This was a big game for us.'
After Allen's three-run double, the Devils continued to pour on the runs, sending a total 13 men to the plate. Seven walks and a hit-by-pitch by the Cowboy pitching staff were crucial as ASU added four more insurance runs to bring the game to the final score of 7-2.
'We had some good at-bats down the stretch with some players being real unselfish,' said ASU head coach Pat Murphy, who picked up his 600th victory at the Division 1 level on Friday. 'We pushed too hard early, but we hung tough, had some great pitching from J.J. Jackson and got a big lucky there in the ninth.'
Jackson improved to 2-0 for the week and 3-0 on the season with a spectacular three-inning outing to earn the victory. Even more importantly, the sophomore allowed only one base runner in a two-run game to keep the Devils in the game, setting up the eighth-inning rally.
'I am gaining more confidence each time I am out there,' said Jackson. 'It is my role to come out there, keep the game close and give our team the opportunity to win the game.'
ASU starter Bryce Kartler picked up the no-decision to remain at 2-0 on the year, pitching well by allowing only four hits and two runs in five innings. Sophomore Ryan Schroyer closed out the game in the ninth by striking out the side to seal the game. In his three outings since moving from a starting role to the closer role, Schroyer has recorded eight of his nine outs by way of a strikeout. Limiting an OSU squad that came into the game averaging 13.58 runs per game to only two runs, the Devils lowered its team ERA to a microscopic 2.88 on the year.
The Sun Devils threatened twice early in the game, with no results, leaving runners in scoring position in the first and third innings. The Cowboys jumped out to the lead with a single tally in the fourth inning on a run-scoring single to left field by right fielder Daylon Monette to score third baseman Paul Powell. The Cowboys added its only other run of the game in the fourth inning on another one-run single by Monette.
OSU starter and 2001 freshman All-American Scott Baker was tough in his second start of the year, scattering three hits and striking out three in five and two-thirds innings. Left-handed reliever Jimmy Rhodes took the loss to fall to 1-1 on the year, allowing five runs on two hits in one and a third innings of work.
The Sun Devils return to action with a midweek game Tuesday at New Mexico State at 5 p.m. in Las Cruces, N.M. Junior right-hander Jered Liebeck (0-0, 2.08) is the scheduled starter for the Devils. ASU returns to Hohokam Stadium next weekend with a three-game series against the University of Oklahoma Sooners starting Friday at 6 p.m.
Game Notes: Normal leadoff hitter Steve Garrabrants did not play due to soreness in his upper back and shoulder after getting hit by a pitch in Saturday's win over St. John's.
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text: Spicy Chocolate BBQ SauceSpicy Chocolate BBQ Sauce4.3 stars, average of 49 ratingsBy Martina Slajerova, updated October 2 201928 Pin recipeFollow us 125.7k The perfect balance of sweet & spicy. This is the best keto & paleo barbecue sauce you will ever try! The preparation is simple: just mix it, boil it, chill it & store it! If you have my home-made ketchup already prepared, it literally takes just a few minutes to make. It adds an amazing flavour to meat dishes such as BBQ Pork Ribs or even fried eggs which is how I like to eat them! In fact, this keto-friendly BBQ sauce is one of the most popular recipes in the KetoDiet App! :-) Brian: "... By the way, love the app! Such great, useful information and the recipes are awesome! Fat bombs, home-made protein bars and that chocolate BBQ sauce are all new to me and I love them. Keep up the good work!" Note: Instead of the listed sweeteners, you can try other healthy low-carb sweeteners from this list. The reason I'm using both Erythritol and stevia is to mask the aftertaste some of the sweeteners may have. 0 hours, 0 minutesHands-on 10 minutes Overall 10 minutes Nutritional values (per serving / 2 tbsp / 30 g / 1 oz) 1.8 grams 0.9 grams 0.54 grams 2.2 grams 1.3 grams 29 calories Total Carbs2.7grams Fiber0.9grams Net Carbs1.8grams Protein0.54grams Fat2.2grams of which Saturated1.3grams Calories29kcal Potassium & Magnesiumtrace Macronutrient ratio: Calories from carbs (25%), protein (8%), fat (68%) Ingredients (makes 1 medium jar / 1 1/2 cups) 1 cup sugar-free ketchup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) - you can make your own 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tbsp butter, ghee or extra virgin coconut oil (30 g/ 1.1 oz) 2 tsp paprika, regular or smoked 1 tsp chile powder 2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened (10 g/ 0.4 oz) 1/2 tsp smoked salt or sea salt, or to taste 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar (30 ml/1 fl oz) 2 tbsp coconut aminos (30 ml/1 fl oz) 2 tbsp Erythritol (20 g/ 0.7 oz) 5-10 drops liquid Stevia (to taste) freshly ground black pepper Instructions Start by making my low-carb ketchup. Peel and crush the garlic. Place everything into a saucepan: the ketchup, butter, garlic, coconut aminos, vinegar, smoked salt, cacao powder, paprika, chili powder, Erythritol and stevia. Cover with a lid, cook for 5-10 minutes over a medium heat. When done, take off the heat. You can adjust the spiciness by using either mild or extra hot chili powder. Coconut aminos is a healthier alternative to soy sauce and is recommended as a healthy substitute on paleo diets. You can use any vinegar you like such as apple cider or white or red wine vinegar or even try making your own fruit vinegar. Transfer in a glass jar and keep in the fridge up to a month or preserve for longer (water-bath canning works best). Done - it's ready to be served! Try with BBQ Pork Ribs and don't forget to also check out my Blackberry BBQ Sauce! BlogRecipesBasicsSpicy Chocolate BBQ SauceBlogRecipesVeganSpicy Chocolate BBQ SauceBlogRecipesVegetarianSpicy Chocolate BBQ SauceBlogRecipesSpicy Chocolate BBQ SauceBlogMartina SlajerovaSpicy Chocolate BBQ SaucePrint RecipeDownload RecipeDo you like this recipe? Share it with your friends! FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditLet us know what you think, rate this recipe!


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This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War—and, in many ways, the beginning of William Woods University.
William Woods University traces its roots to a school that was founded to provide educational opportunities for young women orphaned or destitute after the four-year War Between the States.
With so many girls left without family or financial support, delegates from Christian (Disciples of Christ) churches across Missouri met in Columbia in 1868 and voiced a unanimous decision to establish a school for orphan girls in Missouri.
Because of the relative success of the Female Academy, founded in Camden Point, Mo., 20 years earlier, that location seemed promising. An eight-acre plot was purchased in 1869, and the Female Orphan School of the Christian Church of Missouri opened in 1870.
Camden Point is about halfway between Kansas City and St. Joseph. A few years earlier, The Battle of Camden Point had left much of the town destroyed.
The Battle of Camden Point took place on July 13, 1864. Detachments of Federal troops had crossed the Missouri River and occupied Platte County, Mo., while a Confederate cavalry force of 200-300 was organizing around Camden Point. While the Confederates held a picnic in an open pasture near the town, detachments of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry and 15th Kansas Cavalry, totaling 700-1,000 soldiers, ambushed them.
In 1871, a memorial to the Confederates killed in the engagement was erected at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Camden Point where the Confederate slain are buried. It is the third oldest Confederate memorial west of the Mississippi River.
The Female Orphan School burned down in 1889, and the decision was made to relocate it to an area more likely to generate growth. Fulton's $56,000 bid was accepted to have the new Female Orphan School constructed there. Classes began Sept. 10, 1890, with 52 students.
After the move to Fulton, the school, which had been primarily a school for elementary and high school education, expanded its programs to accommodate young women aspiring to become teachers.
The school took students who were willing to pay all or a portion of the expense. The following conditions of admissions were established:
· First Class – Destitute orphans who have no relatives or friends to aid them.
· Second Class – Orphans destitute of means, who have relatives, churches or benevolent societies to aid them and willing to sustain them at school.
· Third Class – Orphans who have some means but not enough to support them.
· Fourth Class – Young ladies who have parents that desire to assist in benevolent work.
Full-pay students paid $175 for 38 weeks and $1.25 per week for washing. Orphans were charged $140 a session with washing included. Students were admitted under criteria that included being at least 14 years of age and having a physician certify the "soundness of her constitution and her freedom from hereditary disease."
When the need for orphan homes diminished and more students were able to pay all or part of the cost of their education, it was determined that the name of the school should be changed to reflect its true student composition. In 1899, the Convention of the Christian Church changed the name to Daughters College.
The school's growing debt threatened to close the school down, but thanks to the financial contributions of Dr. William S. Woods, it was able to remain in operation. The school was renamed in his honor in 1900.
Over the next century, the college continued to grow and develop. It was accredited as a junior college in 1914, a four-year college in 1962 and a university in 1993. William Woods also offers Graduate and Professional Studies programs in more than 150 locations throughout Missouri and in Arkansas—quite an accomplishment for a school originally established to care for orphans of the Civil War.


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If anyone is worried about what Grand Theft Auto games might do to boys, then, my former colleague Tracey John writes for Wired, you might want to worry how a different set of games influences girls.
Tracey has pulled descriptions for 11 upcoming DS games aimed at girls. These are games about make-up, boyfriends or learning to become a detective. Skeptical about the values these games might instill, Tracey extrapolated the implied lessons in their gameplay.
For example:
Princess in Love
(THQ, Sept. 14)
What it's about: Customize Princess Isabella with clothing and accessories. As the queen-in-training, players must mind their manners and plan gala balls while searching for Prince Charming, who can be wooed by learning the right dance moves.
What it teaches girls: No, really, you need a man. Being a princess isn't just about wearing pretty dresses and waiting for your knight in shining armor all day: You've got to work. If you want Mr. Right, it's up to you, not him, to make the first impression. So get dancin.'
Tracey's not being completely serious with all of her write-ups, but she sharply observes the patterns: games that value an obsession with looks, a dependency on finding boyfriends or just an awareness that, hey, you're a girl. You'll always be different. That's not all negative. But the themes are strong and worth examining.
Check out 10 more of these games getting this treatment over at Wired's GameLife blog.
Ridiculous Life Lessons From New Girl Games [Wired's GameLife blog]


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Inno3D Introduces its GeForce GT 430 Low Profile Graphics Card
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The 200 Series is the lightest weight and most versatile of the monorails. The 200 Series rail is a bolted two piece design with a lower rail width of 2 inches. This design allows for easy installation and modification. The 200 Series Rail is also available in a girder rail design. By adding this backbone to the rail it enables it to handle heavier loads and requires fewer supports so that it can span greater distances.
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TEES partners with SwRI on graduate student research experience program
For the past three years, the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has partnered with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to invite select graduate students from across The Texas A&M University System to participate in the Graduate Student Research Experience (GSRE). GSRE is a part of the National Science Foundation's Research Coordination Network — Climate, Energy, Environment and Engagement in Semi-Arid Regions (RCN CE3SAR) multi-year grant awarded to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a regional division of TEES.
Dr. Luis Cifuentes, vice president for research, commercialization and outreach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, is the principal investigator for the grant that not only supports the GSRE, but also establishes deeper and more extensive research relationships to address the critical water and coastal issues in South Texas while researching the nexus between water, energy and food.
"The GSRE has promoted research collaboration among RCN CE3SAR institutions and improved the work and resumes of our students," said Cifuentes. "Dr. [Wesley] Patrick's leadership at SwRI and Cindy Wall's involvement at TEES made it possible to successfully implement the GSRE. Although the RCN CE3SAR project ends in June 2017, we are looking for other sources of funds to sustain it."
SwRI is a private, non-profit organization with a particular interest in applied research and development. Dr. Wesley Patrick, vice president of SwRI's Geosciences and Engineering Division, said they wanted to be the GSRE location so graduate students would have a commercial research and development experience to complement the academic one they receive in the typical pursuit of their degrees. In order to be eligible for a GSRE assignment, graduate students first participated in an externship at SwRI where they learned about the available research opportunities in several divisions of SwRI. This year, more than 40 students participated in the externship and 12 students applied to the GSRE program.
"The first two years of the GSRE, SwRI provided mentorship for two graduate students; but this year, we selected five," said Patrick. "It's worth the investment of time from our perspective. The students were interested in the work being done at SwRI and made really strong connections with their SwRI mentors — relationships that are maintained beyond the completion of GSRE.
"I see the students come in with bright ideas, and I see firsthand how their new and creative thinking has a place in the world," he said. "There are so many responsible companies and firms today that care not just about the bottom line, but about the communities where they live and work. The GSRE students experience what it is like to put their academic endeavors into practice in order to have a real impact on industry and in communities. We hope they'll complete the internships with a desire to work for companies that do well economically while servicing a fragile world in meaningful ways."


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The Sacred Heart men's lacrosse team played neck and neck with Mount St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon, but the Pioneers could not overcome the deficit caused by the Mount's five-goal third quarter and fall 8-9. Matt Gannon (Huntington, N.Y.) and Mike Mawdsley (Innisfil, On.) led Sacred Heart with two goals each. With the loss the Pioneers drop to 3-9 on the season.
Senior Matt Ferrino (Orchard Park, N.Y.) netted the first goal of the game less than one minute into the game. The Mount answered with back-to-back goals before Gannon scored his first goal of the game and Cody Marquis (Londonderry, N.H.) added a man-up goal giving Sacred Heart a 3-2 lead with 1:31 left in the quarter. Mount St. Mary's tied the game just 45 seconds before the buzzer.
The Pioneers outscored the Mount in the second quarter 2-1 due to Mawdsley's two goals: the first a man-up goal dished to the sophomore by Matt King (Brewster, N.Y.), the second from Alex Miller (Ridgewood, N.J.).
Heading into the second half down 4-5, the Mount excelled in the third quarter, outscoring the Pioneers 5-2. Mount scored three goals early giving them a one-goal lead before Gannon found the back of the net narrowing Sacred Heart's deficit. Senior Aaron Lupo (Schenectady, N.Y.) added another goal with 1:11 on the clock, but the Pioneers headed into the final quarter of the game down 7-9.
The Sacred Heart defense shut down the Mount in the fourth, allowing them only one shot. Sacred Heart's Miller scored the only goal in the final 15 minutes of the game in an attempt to bring the Pioneers back on top. It was in vein as they fell 9-8 to Mount St. Mary's.
Face-off specialist Steve Kontos (Danvers, Mass.) was dominant once again in the face-off circle, winning 13-of-19 this afternoon.
The Pioneers take to Campus Field on Saturday as they face in-state rivals Quinnipiac Bobcats on Senior Day.


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Olive oil infused with chives, perfect for vinaigrettes, salads, or roasted/grilled vegetables.
This is barely a recipe. But then, I have barely a kitchen, what with the remodel.
The refrigerator is shoved up against a wall in the living room. Dishes are done in the bathroom sink. Coffee is set up nearby on the only counter we have in the entire house. Thankfully, the unseasonably dry, warm weather has permitted meal preparation on a large, sturdy table on the deck, and the grill has been a lifesaver. Ditto the microwave/convection oven that now lives in Myles' office/man cave, and the slow cooker that sits on the floor in the living room next to a jumble of 22 stacked boxes of kitchen stuff.
This chive oil is an easy little condiment that's great for adding to vinaigrettes, potatoes, legumes, or basting almost anything roasted or grilled. I keep it in the refrigerator – it lasts about a week before the chives begin to deteriorate. If you strain out the chives at some point during the week, I recommend keeping the oil in the refrigerator as well.
Chive Oil
- 1 bundle of chives about 1/4 cup when chopped
- 2/3 cup good olive oil
- Mince the chives as finely as possible.
- Place in a jar with the oil, and let sit for one day before using. Over time, the chives will infuse the oil even further.
- Refrigerate and use within one week. Strain the chives out at any point, or not at all. It's completely up to you. I tend to leave them in and add the chives and oil to vinaigrettes, salads, and roasted vegetables and legumes all week.
Tomorrow I'll post how I used them on a pickled beet salad!
Meanwhile I thought you might be interested in the progress of our new kitchen.
All in all, it's been a busy two weeks, with maybe two more weeks to go. Now the schedule is up to the cabinet maker – fingers crossed. Wish us luck 🙂


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