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Thanks! That's Koshikibu no Naishi, who is indeed a completely different person from Ko no Naishi. For one, Koshikibu was born four years after Fujiwara no Michitaka himself died (in 995), so she obviously can't be his wife. And if you read her poem, you'll notice it's not the one from the episode. Ko no Naishi's poem is #54 under the name Gido Sanshi no Haha.
Edit: found her on that site under yet another name lol: http://lingwiki.com/index.php?title=Takashi_no_Kishi
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Hmmm.....I feel like I'm watching one of those sappy Korean dramas.
I have a very straightforward view towards love, which could be why I don't really understand why one has to complicate things. But I suppose it wasn't easy in that era. So many protocols and rules and whatnot.
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Age: 30
It was great that this episode focus on Yoshitaka's son. He is more socially awkward compared to his father. The ending of this episode gives off a hopeful feeling, something that I haven't been able to feel in recent episodes. I am going to avoid reading the real history, if only to delude myself. Anyway, his meeting with Sanetaka is one of the main highlights in this episode. I laughed hard when the caption says that exposing one's hair is akin to exposing the underwear in that era. I never knew that. I wonder, why was it forbidden?
I am actually more interested in Michitaka's daughter. I do hope we will get an episode that focus on her.
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Age: 25
I didn't know the thing about exposing your hair too, it was funny Yeah, Yoshitaka's son is reeeeally awkward... reminds me of me, though, unlike him, I'm working on it XD And, indeed, his story with Sei Shonogun really does seem more hopeful than some of the recent ones. After the episode ended I looked at the OP once again, saw them kissing, and so they will become a couple at least.
Actually, this episode reinforced my belief that this is 2 cour show. This was the 9th episode, Sei Shonogun's story will continue for at least one more episode and there are still some more couples to be seen, judging from the OP. Also, some of the couples will probably appear more than once. And then there is also the matter of our beloved Teika and his mystery lover and I find it hard to believe that that one, him being sort of kind of our main character (well, not really, but at least he appears in every episode), will be resolved in a single episode. So, all of this leaves me hopeful. Of course, they might just do a bunch of half episode long stories, but it's a little difficult for me to believe that they will wrap things up in 3 episodes (otherwise they wouldn't have made episode 6).
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Pemphigus and its variants are rare autoimmune disorders characterized by loss of cell to cell cohesion between keratinocytes leading to intra-epidermal blistering. In all types of pemphigus, antibodies are directed against antigens in the intercellular substance between keratinocytes and in a substantial number of active cases, these pemphigus antibodies can be detected in the general blood circulation.
Pempigus vulgaris (PV) is characterized by flaccid blistering and erosions of the skin and mucous membranes. Involvement within the mouth may often precede the skin erosions and may persist even long after skin lesions subside. It is therefore important to remember that involvement of the oral cavity may take the patient to see dental surgeon, rather than a dermatologist in the first instance. However, in pemphigus foliaceus (PF) the blistering tends to be more superficial than in the vulgaris form of pemphigus and the mucous membrane areas are not involved.
For many years, London, one of the largest cities in the world, has been truly international, with large populations of different ethnic groups living together within a 50 mile radius. This multi ethnicity provides an ideal opportunity to study the epidemiology of pemphigus and provide information on ethnic groups and numbers of involvement. We have recently surveyed our 140 patients of pemphigus who attend our St. John's Institute for Diseases of the Skin. In our group, the male to female ratio was 1:1.12 (77 F, 63 M) and the mean age of disease onset was 44 years. This of course, is in the prime of adult life and has important economic consequences for patient sufferers, particularly if the disease is severe and the treatment likely to be longstanding. In our patients, the ethnic break-up of our group was British 51 (36.4%), Asian (Indian subcontinent) 46 (32.8%). This is quite a high figure and corroborates other evidence that pemphigus is much more common in patients living in the Indian subcontinent countries. Of Afro-caribbean countries, 15 (10.7%) had pemphigus, Middle-East 12 (8.5%) and curiously, Jewish 9 (6.4%) is rather low, as all the text books state that pemphigus is much more common in those of Jewish ancestry. Others of mixed ethnicity are fewer in number and comprise 2 Greeks and 2 Chinese. This evidence certainly would indicate the genetic factors and have an important role in predisposing individuals to developing pemphigus. It is therefore an opportunity for us to develop this theme further and we will be doing this over the next few years, looking at the genetic haplo types.
For over 25 years, our immunodermatopathological laboratory at our Institute has specialized in diagnosis of auto-immune bullous diseases. We have developed considerable experience with immunofluoresence techniques to detect the presence of antibodies in the skin by the direct method and in the serum by indirect methods. It is now well known that the PF antigen is a transmembrane glycoprotein called desmoglein 1 (Dsg1) and the PV angiten is termed desmoglein 3 (Dsg3). These desmogleins are adhesion molecules belonging to the cadherin family of cell adhesion substances and are very important in keeping the covering of our skin together.
A recent innovation has been the introduction of an antigen specific ELISA test in the diagnosis of pemphigus. The patient's serum is tested on ELISA plates pre-coated with recombinant proteins of the ectodomain of Dsg1 or Dsg3 antigens (Medical and Biological laboratories Co, Ltd, Nagoya, Japan). Thus specific antibodies directed against Dsg1 or Dsg3 antigens can be detected by this technique.
It was seen that 61% of patients with PV have antibodies to Dsg 1 in addition to Dsg3, and presence of both the antibody types was associated with severe cutaneous and mucosal involvement, while presence of only Dsg3 autoantibodies was associated with pemphigus limited to mucosal surfaces (mainly oral). The proportion of Dsg1 positive PV patients was higher in the Asian ethnic group when compared to their British counterparts. The severity of the skin and oral disease is influenced by the quantities of Dsg1 and Dsg3 antibodies present in a patient.
Whether ELISA plate techniques will eventually overtake immunofluoresence in the diagnosis of pemphigus and related diseases is too early to say, but they are an important advance and enable large numbers of samples to be read quite quickly. I am sure those of you who are interested in pemphigus will see much more on this in the future about diagnostic techniques. Clearly, accurate diagnosis will ultimately lead to the potential of good targeted therapies.


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text: The whole Xeni Jardin / Violet Blue thing continues to backfire on us. A female editor at Playboy.com alerted us to a "Who's the Web's hottest blogger"? contest they thought up after ogling last week's photos of the two cozied-up lady bloggers. The prize? Playboy will offer the winner a "topless or nude" photo shoot for their site. I fact-checked it with them, and let's be clear: Topless, nude, or forget it. The contestants are Jardin and Blue, plus Julie Alexandra, Veronica Belmont, Amanda Congdon, Brigitte Dale, Sarah Lacy, Sarah Austin and Natali Del Conte. I know what you're thinking: Good luck getting the winner to take it off. As a former Playboy reader (many of the articles are good) I wish they'd asked around first. It'd be easy to solicit nine very photogenic girlbloggers eager to claim the prize. Who'll be #1? Right now the obscure-but-well-shot Brigitte Dale is ahead, but I expect Veronica Belmont's Gadgetboy Army to mobilize today and sweep her to a decisive win — and a decisive NO. Sarah Austin sums up her cognitive dissonance: "Not sure how I feel about being in Playboy's popularity contest. Maybe I'd feel better if I was winning?"


text: [ please distribute - apologies for multiple postings ] BioASQ challenge on large-scale biomedical semantic indexing and question answering (BioASQ workshop after CLEF 2013 in Valencia, Spain on September 27, 2013) Web site: http://bioasq.org/ twitter: https://twitter.com/bioasq The second task of the BioASQ challenge (Task 1B: biomedical question answering) will start on Wednesday June 19, 2013. The task is related to: * information retrieval, including document and snippet retrieval, * question answering for document collections and ontologies, * summarization from documents and structured information. Task 1B will use benchmark datasets containing English questions and gold standard (reference) answers. The datasets are being constructed by a team of biomedical experts from around Europe. Task 1B will run in two phases: - Phase A: BioASQ will release questions from the benchmark datasets. The participants will have to respond with relevant concepts (from designated terminologies and ontologies), relevant articles (in English, from designated article repositories), relevant snippets (from the relevant articles), and relevant RDF triples (from designated ontologies). - Phase B: BioASQ will release questions and gold (correct) relevant concepts, articles, snippets, and RDF triples from the benchmark datasets. The participants will have to respond with "exact" answers (e.g., named entities in the case of factoid questions) and "ideal" answers (paragraph-sized summaries), both in English. It is allowed to participate in both or only one of the phases, and in each phase it is allowed to return all or only some of the expected answers (e.g., only snippets in Phase A, only exact answers in Phase B). A development dataset of 29 questions and gold answers is already available at: http://bioasq.lip6.fr/general_information/Task1b/#developmentDataset To make participating in Task 1B easier, the task will run in three consecutive periods (batches), one every 3 weeks. It is allowed to participate in some or all of the batches. Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each batch. Check the following page for more information: http://www.bioasq.org/participate/prizes For each batch, first only the questions of the batch will be released, and the participants will have to submit their answers for Phase A (concepts, articles, snippets, RDF triples) within 24 hours; then the gold concepts, articles, snippets, and RDF triples for the questions of the batch will also be provided, and the participants will again have 24 hours to submit their answers for Phase B ("exact" and "ideal" answers of different types, depending on the question). More information about the task can be found at: http://bioasq.lip6.fr/general_information/Task1b/ Registration for Task 1B is open and will remain open until the end of the challenge in August. In order to register and participate, please visit the BioASQ participants area: http://bioasq.lip6.fr/ Important dates: June 19, 2013: Start of Task 1B - first batch July 10, 2013: Second batch of Task 1B July 31, 2013: Third batch of Task 1B September 27, 2013: BioASQ Workshop (collocated with CLEF 2013, Valencia, Spain). Good luck from the BioASQ team! The BioASQ challenge and workshop are organised by the BioASQ project, supported by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme (Grant Agreement No. 318652).


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Unexpected Obstacles
What if Edward already has a girlfriend when Bella steps into Forks High School that first day. If he didn't have such a strong urge to drain her dry, would he still notice her? Because she definately notices him.
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Full Summary: One moment in time can change an entire timeline. Say Tanya (from the Denali clan) joined the Cullens' a few years before Twilight started and ended up getting together with Edward (seeing as he's the only single male). What'll happen when Bella moves into Forks if Edward's otherwise unavailable? (For convenience sake, I eliminated that whole "I wanna kill you and suck your blood" thing that Edward has going on with Bella) B/E
Unexpected Obstacles
I didn't mean to stare at him. I just couldn't help it. He was right there in my line of sight, sitting at a window table, surrounded by four particularly beautiful people. His bronze hair was a bit mussed up and some of it fell over his eyes, his perfectly angled face was like a statue - meant to be looked at, not meant to be touched - and his skin was so smooth, so pale … In all actuality, it was like everything about him begged me to stare at him. So how could I not?
I must've let out a sigh as I continued my blatant ogling because Jessica poked me hard in the ribs.
"What?" I turned to her, a little irritated.
"Four words," she smirked, holding up her fist and counting with her fingers as she spoke. "Out. Of. Your. League."
I scowled. "I don't know what you're talking about," I muttered, dropping my gaze to the unappetizing food on my tray.
"You were staring at Edward Cullen," she gave me a knowing smile and poked me again.
"I was n- " I looked up again. He was looking at something outside the window, seeming completely bored. "Is that his name?"
Jessica rolled her eyes and bit into her slice of pizza.
"Yeah," she nodded. "Absolutely gorgeous, absolutely unavailable."
Just as the words escaped her mouth, a devastatingly beautiful girl floated in from the doors across the cafeteria and strode over to the table he was at. When she reached him, she slipped an arm around his shoulders and dropped into his lap. He looked up at her blankly, his bored expression not changing as she pressed a kiss to his mouth.
"He doesn't seem to like her much," I murmured, studying their interaction. Jessica looked, too.
"He must like her a little," she shrugged. "They've been going out for three years. Her name's Tanya Ames. She's an absolute bitch, too."
"Just her?"
"Yeah. Everyone else in that table's okay, I guess. Edward doesn't talk much and everybody thinks Rosalie's pretentious, but other than that, they're all okay."
When I asked which one Rosalie was, she pointed them all out for me. Alice Cullen, Emmett Cullen, Jasper Hale, Rosalie Hale, Edward Cullen, and Tanya Ames. I drowned her out as she got into their past and history, preferring to slip into my own dream world and fantasize about this Edward Cullen.
That's when he glanced up from his table and looked right at me.
I must've stopped breathing because suddenly, I felt my chest constrict and started choking. Jessica stopped her rambling and asked me if I was okay. I rapidly shook my head and scrambled to my feet. As I hurried out of the cafeteria and to a bathroom, I thought I saw an amused look on Edward Cullen's face.
But then again, I might've imagined it.
I quickly splashed water on my face, trying to get rid of the redness that seemed to reach all the way down my neck. There were no more paper towels in the dispenser, so I used my shirt. I glanced at the mirror and grimaced.
The water had only succeeded in blotching my face, now.
I was truly pathetic.
The bathroom door opened and I caught Tanya Ames's reflection in the mirror as she strutted in. Ugh. Next to her, I felt like a horrendously ugly rag doll, tattered and dirty, worthy of being stuffed into the bottom of the wastebasket. Lovely.
Instead of entering a stall, she walked right up to me, forcing me to turn around.
"You're Isabella Swan?" she asked, disdain plain in her voice. "The new girl?"
She said "new" as if it were the equivalent of the speck of dust on her spotless heels.
"Uh, yeah," I nodded. "I'd rather be called Bell - "
"I don't care," she lifted her top lip up in a sneer. The murderous look she was giving me only emphasized her beauty and I hated her for it. "Just stay away from Edward."
My eyes widened.
"Excuse me?"
"I saw you staring at him, you no-good little twit," she spat out. "And I just wanted to tell you that he's mine. So stay the hell away from him or else."
Color rose up my cheeks and I felt myself automatically fix her with a glare.
"And to make sure that I, a - how did you say it - a 'no-good little twit,' stay away from your boyfriend, you have to resort to name-calling and empty threats?" I lifted my chin. I was just a little shorter than her, probably because of her heels, and that made me feel a bit better. "Insecure, are you?"
Tanya's eyes flashed with something akin to absolute fury. She drew dangerously close to me and I felt the tiniest tinge of fear.
"What did you just say?"
I swallowed and put on my best cocky smirk - it probably amounted to something like a timid smile. "Deaf and insecure, then. My bad."
Her jaw ticked.
"I'd watch it if I were you, little girl," she hissed. "You have no idea what I can do to you…"
Then she poked me with a perfectly manicure nail. I bit down to contain my wince of pain. This was the last straw.
"I don't know who you think you are or what your problem is," I said evenly, leveling my gaze on her. "But if you touch me one more time, I'll be forced to reach behind you and yank that spoon out of your ass and shove it down your throat. Are we clear?"
My face must have been flaming red by now. I hated confrontations. I hated cursing. And I barely knew this girl for five minutes and already, she was making me do both. Her lips curled up, baring her gleaming, white teeth and an inhuman growl erupted from her throat.
I saw her hand raise up - probably to strike me - but, at that moment, the bathroom door burst open and the girl Jessica pointed out as Alice Cullen burst in and grabbed Tanya, tossing her halfway across the girl's room. She crashed into a row of stalls, bringing the dividers tumbling down.
I blinked, slightly shocked.
"Tanya, you idiot," she screamed at the blonde, who was already getting up, not looking like she just brought down the metal stalls of the bathroom. She didn't even look hurt at all; just completely pissed off.
"That bitch is trying to steal Edward!" Tanya screeched. Alice just shook her head.
"I never should have said anything about that stupid vision," Alice mumbled under her breath, clearly not meaning for me to hear her words. They startled me and I started backing towards the exit. The two of them were obviously unstable.
Tanya screamed something incoherent and I used that opportunity to slip out of the bathroom and into the nearly empty halls. Lunch was over and the next period was about to start in … 10 seconds.
Damn, I swore and started running in the direction of Biology. Wherever it was.
Damn it, Edward, Alice grumbled in her mind as she watched the girl scramble out of the girls' room. She better be worth it.
Tanya was glowering at her from the other end of the bathroom.
"You better hope she keeps her mouth shut," Alice hissed. Tanya's eyes narrowed. "I don't care if you're Edward's girl. This is the millionth time you stepped out of line. I don't understand why Carlisle insists on keeping you with us when everybody knows you were so much better off in Denali and - "
"Edward loves me," Tanya cried out, glaring at the dark-haired girl. Alice rolled her eyes.
"Edward puts up with you," she muttered, shifting her gaze to survey the mess. The dividers between the toilet seats had all fallen down into a huge mess of debris and metal. She pinched the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes. "Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful."
"It's your fault, you know," Tanya smirked, crossing her arms over her chest. "If you hadn't made that stupid comment about that ugly girl…"
Alice groaned, remembering.
They were sitting at lunch when a surprising vision suddenly attacked her. Alice's eyes widened.
"Whoa," she murmured. Edward glanced at her, lifting his eyebrows. Jasper turned, too, curious.
"Another vision?" he asked.
She sent a furtive glance at Edward and he raised an eyebrow, shaking his head. Rosalie and Emmett were already leaning forward, their interest piqued.
Can I tell them? She thought to Edward. He shrugged.
"Tanya's not here, and I can't stop you," he said. An amused glint appeared behind his eyes.
Alice noticed and grinned.
"Out with it," Rosalie demanded, desperate for something mildly interesting to think about.
"Our Edward's getting married," Alice sang.
Everybody immediately pulled horrified faces.
"To Tanya?"
"No, Edward!"
"Very funny."
"No, no, no," she corrected them, realizing who they thought Edward would be marrying. "To some other girl. Really pretty, too… dark hair, pale, petite."
Emmett laughed and punched Edward's shoulder. "Sounds hot, bro," he chuckled.
"Thank God," Rosalie wiped a fake bead of sweat off her forehead, smiling. "When I thought you meant he'd marry Tanya, I - "
"WHAT?" a voice hissed.
"Crap," Rosalie muttered, turning away. Alice looked up to see an enraged Tanya standing next to their table.
"Of course he'll marry me," she glared, placing herself on Edward's lap and proceeding to sick everyone out. After a few seconds, she twisted her head to shoot a dirty look in Rosalie's direction. "He loves me. Don't you, baby?"
Edward didn't answer. He was too busy looking at something else…
Tanya narrowed her eyes. "Who … are you marrying?"
"Nobody, Tanya," he muttered, still not paying any attention to her.
Alice sighed and turned her head just in time to see a familiar person exit the cafeteria.
"Hey, that's her!" she exclaimed without thinking. "That's her! Isabella Swan."
Everybody at the table turned to look.
Tanya carefully stood up and before anyone could stop her, stalked out of the lunchroom.
Big mistake.
"Get over it, Tan," Alice sighed and left the restroom.
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The College of Health and Human Services is the newest college at Western Kentucky University, established by our Board of Regents in August 2002 to bring together all health and human services programs under one administration unit. One of our strengths is the breadth and depth of the diverse disciplines within the College. The College consists of seven departments that represent an array of disciplines, and offers degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degree levels. The College also offers a collaborative doctorate in Rehabilitation Sciences with the University of Kentucky. Departments include Allied Health, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Family and Consumer Sciences, Nursing, Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport, Public Health, and Social Work. The College also oversees the Academic Center for Excellence, the Institute for Rural Health, the Kentucky Emergency Medical Services Academy, and the South-Central Kentucky Area Health Education Center.
Our focus is to provide the highest possible quality of education to prepare our students to become leaders in careers related to health and human services. First year students have the opportunity to enroll directly in a specific career or to enroll in our "exploratory" program and explore the many career options available to them in health and human services. The faculty are highly qualified in their respective disciplines and utilize innovative teaching strategies along with state of the art instructional technology, including Interactive Video Service (IVS), web enhanced and web based instruction.
The disciplines in the college have their roots in outreach to the community. Allied Health (AH), Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS), School of Nursing, School of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport (KRS), Public Health, and Social Work prepares students for their profession by engaging them in activities within the community that applies the theories and concepts discussions in the classroom for a more comprehensive understanding of the issues, while providing a valuable service to the communities in which we reside. Students are required to complete clinical experiences, field work, or internships through one of the many affiliation agreements at a myriad of health and humans services facilities, agencies and organizations. A nationally recognized mobile health and wellness unit provides opportunities for students to apply skills learned in the classroom in the provision of prevention services to residences in our region.
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HepB/HIV and anabolic steroids
I am 30 years old, professional model and athlete. I was diagnosed with HIV 5 years ago and HepB little less than 2 years. Right now I am taking Atripla and the viral load on both HIV (125 copies) and HepB( 10,000 copies) it's under control. Ever since I started with Atripla I have lost muscle mass and some weight (5 or 6 pounds). Before I was diagnosed with HepB I did a cycle of Equipoise/Winstrol and it worked great. I would like to ask your advice if now due to my HepB I could do another 8 weeks cycle of Deca Durabolin or Equipoise with Winstrol. Can you tell me if these anabolic steroids cycles would affect my liver function. I must admit that my physical appearance it's very important but my health comes first. Thanks in advance for your time and help
I would concentrate on bringing your HIV viral load to under 50 and your Hepatitis B viral load to undetectable first. How long have you been on Atripla? If you have been on it for over 48 weeks and you are over 50 copies per ml of HIV viral load, talk to your doctor about this. Although your HIV viral load is low, it is not "undetectable" under our current definition. It also concerns me that tenofovir and emtriva in Atripla have not brought your Hep B viral load down to undetectable either.
Winstrol and Equipoise are both not good on the liver since they both are 17 alpha alkylated. Nandrolone is not liver toxic , not 17 alpha alkylated and it has been studied in doses up to 600 mg a week in HIV. Most HIV positive men who need help gaining lean body mass use it at conservative dose of 200 mg nandrolone plus 200 mg of testosterone cypionate every two weeks for 12-16 weeks, and most stay on testosterone replacement therapy after stopping the nandrolone so that you do not lose muscle mass and quality of life. As you know, you can only get nandrolone by prescription and using compounding pharmacies. Its previous manufacturer, Watson, dropped it so that it would make more money on Oxandrin, an oral anabolic that costs $1000 more a month than nandrolone. The maker of Oxandrin also decided to stop helping people with HIV get free access to Oxandrin at the same time. The FDA and most people did not seem to care even after some of us tried to stop this.
I would really try to work with your doctor about both the HIV and Hep B viral load situation. It is strange that you say that they are both under control with your current numbers. They are not.
You can also gain lean body mass by weight training and consuming a balanced diet. Supplements like creatine, whey protein, Juven, and others have been shown to help. I particularly like Jarrow's Creatine Surge and Isopure's whey protein. Juven is also pretty popular at buyers clubs and has some solid pilot data in HIV wasting. The supplement SAMe is also showing great results in lowering liver enzymes and improving fatigue in HIV, so you may want to look into it as a live protector. We still need data on its effect on liver function in HIV, especially in those coinfected with Hep B or Hep C.


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October 2010
Long-Distance Communication, Microbial Style
Scientists demonstrate how microbes communicate without touching
Shewanella oneidensis produced rosettes of iron(II) phosphate in the simulated soil. The bacteria produced these structures without directly contacting the iron oxides. Enlarge Image
Results: Scientists knew that the microbe Shewanella oneidensis transformed the electronic structure of the iron oxide it touched in the ground as well as without direct contact. Scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have now developed a model system that allows the study of this indirect transformation. They also discovered previously unseen iron(II) phosphate rosettes precipitated during bioreduction process. These blooms grew on the surface and within the grains of sand and were intensely colonized by the microbes.
Why it matters: This research provides a greater understanding of redox transformations of iron(III) hydroxides, which influence the fate of pollutants and nutrients in certain soils, sediments, and subsurface materials. "These findings were both fascinating and unexpected," said Dr. Tanya Peretyazhko, who led the PNNL team.
Methods: To do this study, the team devised a new model system that mimics the real world where iron oxides are commonly embedded in microscopic pores between grains of sand and other matter or in microfractures in the subsurface. The team simulated intragrain pores and microfractures by mixing a solution of iron oxide nanoparticles with highly porous silica grains. They tested the grains to verify that when in contact with water, the iron oxides would remain embedded within the pores.
Then, the S. oneidensis was introduced. Bioreduction was encouraged in oxygen-free conditions and with the introduction of chemicals, such as phosphate. With ideal conditions established, the team developed techniques to preserve the samples for x-ray diffraction and scanning and transmission electron microscopy, which were performed in EMSL, a Department of Energy national scientific user facility at PNNL. This analysis answered questions about shape and mineral composition of iron precipitates and the proximity of the microbes.
With the simulation technique established, the team studied the mechanism that microbes use to transform iron oxides without direct contact, as well as mechanisms of precipitate formation.
What's next: The researchers are now looking to understand how the microbes accomplish their long-distance electron transfer. Some researchers suggest "electron shuttles," in which microbes release molecules that carry electrons to the iron oxides. Others posit that organic molecules are released to the iron oxides and dissolve them without reduction.
Acknowledgments: This work was funded by the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences' Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division, and Office of Biological and Environmental Research's Climate and Environmental Sciences Division.
The work was done using resources in the Department of Energy's EMSL, a national scientific user facility located at PNNL.
The study was done by Tanya Peretyazhko, John Zachara, David Kennedy, Jim Fredrickson, Bruce Arey, James McKinley, Chongmin Wang, Alice Dohnalkova, and Yuanxian Xia of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Reference: Peretyazhko TS, JM Zachara, DW Kennedy, JK Fredrickson, BW Arey, JP McKinley, CM Wang, AC Dohnalkova, and Y Xia. 2010. "Ferrous phosphate surface precipitates resulting from the reduction of intragrain 6-line ferrihydrite by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74(12):3751-3767.


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ROANOKE, Va. – A moving and storage company headquartered in Roanoke will pay $30,000 and furnish substantial relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed the by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The company, Lawrence Transportation Systems, Inc., also has facilities in Waynesboro, Va., and Greensboro, N.C.
In its suit filed Sept. 21, 2010, the EEOC charged that in May 2008 Lawrence Transportation violated federal law when it refused to hire Christopher Woodson, a Rastafarian, because he wore his hair in dreadlocks. Woodson holds the sincere religious belief that as a Rastafarian he should not cut his hair in honor of Jah, the name given to the higher power in that faith.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion and requires employers to accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs unless doing so poses an undue hardship.
The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 5:10CV 97) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Harrisonburg Division. A trial was held on June 9, 2011, that resulted in a mistrial after the jury could not agree on a verdict. Afterward, the parties reached a voluntary settlement embodied in a consent decree filed in the case.
In addition to monetary relief for Woodson, the consent decree requires that Lawrence Transportation provide significant remedial relief, including:
"Employers need to understand their obligation to balance employees' needs and rights to practice their religion with the conduct of their business," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office. "Where there is minimal impact on the business, those religious needs must be accommodated. No person should ever be forced to choose between his religion and his job."
Woodson commented, "I am pleased with the resolution of my case. I was never willing to compromise my religious beliefs for the job, even though working for Lawrence Transportation was important to me. I hope that other employees, especially teenagers and young people, will take my experience as validation that the American dream still exists and that one's faith does not have to hold a person back from working in a job that he is qualified to perform."
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In only three seasons, the Island Coast Gators football team has established itself as a program synonymous with winning. The Gators have won district championships and playoff games each of the past two seasons.
Gators players have won national recognition and scholarships to major football universities. Coach Joe Bowen, who has led the program since its inception in 2008, hopes to continue the team's winning ways entering their fourth varsity season.
Several challenges face the Gators, including the task of replacing key players from last season and a giant leap from Class 2B to 6A.
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Island Coast senior linemen Luis Olivio and Marcos Canino lock up during practice. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.
"It is certainly going to be a challenge," said Bowen. "Every week we have to face stiff competition, but our goals are still the same. We want to win as many games as possible and make it to the playoffs."
Last season the Gators accomplished their goals by winning 11 games, but fell short of reaching the state championship game. The driving force in the playoff run was a daunting defense, led by one of the nation's top players in Aaron Lynch. With Lynch and the rest of last season's powerful defensive line all graduated, the Gators have huge holes to fill up front.
"You cannot duplicate a defensive line like that, it was a once-in-a-lifetime line," said Bowen, "but we've got kids that are eager at the opportunity to replace those guys."
Stepping into the leadership role on defense is senior linebacker Willie Fleming, who has been one of the top tacklers in the state the past two seasons, a combined 201 tackles.
He is joined by five returning starters on defense, including fellow linebacker Louis King, a three-year starter who had 50 tackles last year. In the secondary is safety Mike Dumas, who is being recruited by several Division I schools. Bitavious Shannon led the Gators in interceptions last season with five, and returns at cornerback.
On offense the Gators have been known for a dominant rushing attack, and look to do the same this season with the return of one of the nation's top runningbacks in Mario Pender, a Florida State commit. Pender had one of the more dominant seasons in Lee County history with 2,261 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns last season.
"We hope he can repeat the effort he gave us last season. He has the speed to run past you or the power to run through you," Bowen said.
Starting at quarterback is Dumas, who started there as a freshman and split time with Nelson Candelario in his sophomore and junior seasons. At 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Dumas is tough to tackle and brings an explosive playmaker to the triple-option attack.
Filling out the backfield are fullbacks Fleming and King, who have shared carries for the past two seasons.
Leading the way up front are senior center Parker Cauble and junior tackle Nick Fasano, both of whom started last season, helping the Gators grind out 350 rushing yards a game.
The Gators open the regular season Sept. 2 in Orlando against Delaware Valley (Pa.).
Island Coast Gators
2011 Schedule
Sept. 2 - vs. Delaware Valley (Pa.) at Orlando
Sept. 9 - at Estero
Sept. 16 - at Mariner
Sept. 23 - vs. North Fort Myers-x
Sept. 30 - at Ida Baker-x
Oct. 6 - vs. Fort Myers-x
Oct. 14 - at Bishop Verot-x
Oct. 21 - vs. South Fort Myers-x
Oct. 28 - at Riverdale-x
Nov. 11 - vs. Cape Coral
Head Coach: Joe Bowen ('08), 4th season (20-10)
Assistants: Terry Hauser (def. coord.), Brian Jones (off. coord.), Chris Sneddon (off. line), Dave Brooks (def. line), Mike Sturgis (RB/DB).
Team Colors: Hunter Green & Vegas Gold
Nickname: Gators
Stadium: 2125 Del Navarra Pkwy., Cape Coral.
Class/District: 6A-11
Playoff History: 2009 - Lake Highland Prep 28, Island Coast 0. 2010 - Island Coast 28, Tampa Catholic 0; Island Coast 42, Lake Highland Prep 21; Ft. Lauderdale University School 34, Island Coast 28.
2010 Results
Record: 11-2
Home: 7-1 Away: 4-1 District: 5-0
I.Coast 38, North Fort Myers 0
Cypress Lake 13, I.Coast 6
I Coast 55, Ida Baker 0
I.Coast 55, Clewiston 0
I.Coast 61, Mariner 0
I.Coast 54, Lake Placid 0
I.Coast 21, Cape Coral 11
I.Coast 10, Dunbar 6
I.Coast 58, Gateway Charter 0
I.Coast 48, LaBelle 10
District Champions
I. Coast 28, Tampa Catholic 0
I. Coast 42, Lake Highland Prep 21
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Indoor Football League Expands to Minnesota
The Sioux Falls Storm are getting new neighbors in the Indoor Football League.
A Wednesday press conference is planned in Bemidji, Minnesota to announce the city's first ever professional sports franchise.
The yet-to-be-named team will become the 10th team in the IFL, which begins the 14-game 2014 schedule in February.
The team will call the 6,500 seat Sanford Center home and will give fans a chance to name the team in a contest this fall.


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As the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United States, the USOC recognizes the need to be active and engaged partners within the national and international sport community. To that end, the USOC orchestrates a variety of community outreach and education programs to ensure that U.S. athletes stay active and engaged in sport from the beginner stages to the elite National Governing Body level.
These programs range from athlete outreach opportunities to partnerships with community sport organizations and the annual Olympic Day celebration, which promotes Olympic ideals in addition to overall fitness and well-being. Team USA's dedication to civic duty and community involvement is just one of the ways the USOC aims to play a leadership role in the Olympic and Paralympic movements, both at home and abroad.


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Lee, in Final Week, Reveals North Korea's 2009 Summit Feeler
With just a week left in office, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is letting out some secrets – as well as some more candid opinions – about dealing with North Korea.
In an interview with Dong-A Ilbo that was published Monday, Mr. Lee revealed that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il sent word through China in 2009 that he wanted to meet Mr. Lee.
"It wasn't 'Give me rice and barley' but 'I simply want to meet him,'" Mr. Lee said, in describing North Korea's message.
The revelation is the first time Mr. Lee has said that a summit was being considered that early in his presidency. North Korea in June 2011, in a statement that was considered embarrassing for the Lee administration at the time, revealed that a negotiation a month earlier on a potential summit had fallen through, a fact that South Korean officials were then forced to confirm.
In the Dong-a interview about the 2009 dialogue, Mr. Lee said he sent word through Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that he'd be willing to meet and suggested that Mr. Kim come to South Korea, perhaps to Jeju Island or some other place that is less symbolic than Seoul. Mr. Wen said it was best not to insist on the place and Mr. Lee told the newspaper that the place didn't matter much to him.
But Mr. Lee said he preferred that Mr. Kim come to South Korea. "Since we visited Pyongyang twice, North should come down here this time," Mr. Lee told the newspaper, referring to the visits of his predecessors, Kim Dae-jung in 2000 and Roh Moo-hyun in 2007, to meet Mr. Kim.
As a result of Mr. Wen's message-carrying, envoys from the two Koreas – former labor minister Lim Tae-hee from the South and the North's Kim Yang Gon, director of the United Front department of the Workers' Party, met in Singapore in September 2009. But the sticking point, Mr. Lee told Dong-a, was money.
He said working level officials from the North thought that, if Mr. Lee were to visit North Korea, "there must be some compensation." But one of Mr. Lee's conditions for a summit was that no money would change hands. Kim Dae-jung's first summit with Kim Jong Il was tainted by subsequent revelations that South Korea had paid hundreds of millions of dollars to set it up.
North Korea's state media had no immediate reaction to Mr. Lee's revelation of the 2009 talks.
Over Saturday, North Korea's state news agency heaped more criticism on Mr. Lee for remarks he made after its test of a nuclear explosive last week.
Mr. Lee stated what many people who don't have to decide the foreign policy of a country have thought for a long time: "We won't be able to make North Korea abandon its nuclear weapons through bilateral negotiations or dialogue."
He added, "There is no hope of them abandoning their nuclear weapons until the regime changes or collapses."
Such candor may only come from a political leader at the end of their term. Next Monday, Feb. 25, Park Geun-hye will be sworn as Mr. Lee's successor as president.
After delivering such a downbeat outlook for dealing with North Korea, Mr. Lee on Friday also said, "Our government's hope is this: although we have no hope for the North Korean regime, we are able to change the North Korean people. South Korea is going to keep trying to work with the U.S. and Japan to persuade China to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, but the pace of change in the North Korean people can be faster."
In what was billed as a commentary, North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Saturday fired off a dispatch that began: "Lee Myung Bak, traitor for all ages, has gone mad with confrontation fever as he is close to breathing his last as a politician."
It also said, "This is nothing but death-bed frenzy of the traitor destined to meet his end for his crimes."
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HAVELOCK � Congress is focused on the bottom line � not transforming the military � as it considers military cuts, lobbyists told the executive board of Allies for Cherry Point�s Tomorrow Thursday.
HAVELOCK � Congress is focused on the bottom line � not transforming the military � as it considers military cuts, lobbyists told the executive board of Allies for Cherry Point�s Tomorrow Thursday.
�That�s what going to drive this thing going forward,� Shawn Edwards, of Cassidy and Associates, told the lobby group at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center.
Edwards said he expected a Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 2017, but until then, a �shadow BRAC� was already leading to cuts in the Department of Defense.
�Obviously the issue we�re most concerned about is Base Realignment and Closure or any kind of force reduction at Cherry Point,� Edwards said. � � It�s difficult to take the amount of money that has come out of the defense budget, reduce the force structure as much as they have and are going to and not recognize the fact that we�re going to have significant overhead capacity.�
Craven County hired Edwards� firm to lobby Congress and defense officials on behalf of Cherry Point.
�It�s our belief, verified through multiple sources, that the 2015 request will include a BRAC for 2017,� Edwards said. �That solves a lot of problems. That gets you past the current administration, which some people are less fans of President Obama than others, so that gets you past that conundrum. It gets you out of a presidential year, a non-election year, and gets them time to do their due diligence to make sure they have done a proper analysis going forward.�
Edwards said defense officials are getting ready for a capacity analysis in which each military base is asked for overhead costs, usage rates and other data to be used in a BRAC.
He said part of the BRAC process would be development of a threat analysis, force structure plan and infrastructure inventory that could lead to BRAC recommendations in 2016 and final determination by the commission in 2017.
Edwards said that Cassidy and Associates, Pete Rose of The Franklin Partnership and Marc Finlayson of ACT have been working together to take advantage of the �pro-BRAC� window to present Cherry Point and Fleet Readiness Center East in the best possible light to those involved with the process at the Pentagon.
�We think we have done a great job as a team moving forward making sure the delegation�s aware of the strengths and quite frankly the areas of concern,� Edwards said. �We have certainly made a strong case for Cherry Point inside of the building. I don�t think that there is anybody in that facility that is not aware of what goes on at Cherry Point, of what goes on at FRC East, and of the good work that goes on here in the community to make sure it stays that way.�
Barry Rhoads, president of Cassidy and Associates, said of more concern are cuts that don�t require congressional action.
�The more scary thing to me is what I have been calling the shadow BRAC,� he said. �We�re undergoing shadow BRACs as we speak. That�s actually no notification of Congress. They can do certain activities without even asking for permission.�
Edwards said one thing Havelock could do is look at shared services with the base.
�They are looking for ways the local community can help pull on the rope, from energy to sewage to things as simple as library services,� Edwards said.
Edwards said that a concerted effort has been under way to focus on three main opportunities, the funding of the F-35 lift fan test facility at Cherry Point, a new security perimeter fence for the base and other long-term investments like hangars and support facilities for the F-35.
�Our efforts are making sure that that building (the F-35 lift fan test facility) is included in the future year�s defense plan,� he said. �It�s not currently in there.�
Edwards said the base is also looking at about $700 million to build new hangars for the F-35, expected to arrive at the base in 2022.
�That aircraft has unique needs,� he said. �In some cases that might be a bad thing as far as base realignment goes because if we don�t build those hangars we get to avoid that cost. If they build the airplane, then they have got to build the hangars because no other hangars can do the job.�
Edwards said the community has taken the property steps on encroachment issues, but potential wind farm development remains a concern.
�A lot of work has been done by the folks in this room at the local and state level in getting some restrictive covenants in place and some restrictive regulations in place to at least slow down that development,� Edwards said. �This will support not only the base but the ranges.�
Drew C. Wilson is a reporter for the Havelock News.


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CHAPEL HILL – Chapel Hill Carrboro City School board members are concerned about Orange County Manager Frank Clifton's budget proposal. They say this will leave the District short of what it asked for by about $4.5 million. But county commissioners say it's still early in the budget process.
"We're going to need to be prepared to make some tough decisions in the coming weeks," said Todd LoFrese, Assistant Superintendent for CHCCS.
LoFrese explains the additional funds could be made up by raising the Special District Tax— that only tax those with in the CHHCS borders.
Northside elementary school is opening this year and in the past when new schools are opened—an increase Special District Tax has been used to help cover the cost.
However, that was not included in Clifton's budget proposal.
"Not to see it there and to see Northside left unfunded was discouraging," LoFrese said.
Chair of the BoC Barry Jacobs says it's too early for panic because the commissioners haven't formerly been presented the budget and still have yet to hold public comment sessions.
"This is like a dance. The school boards asks for their optimal budget, but we can never match it, but then we come to a preferred budget," Jacobs said.
He says the BoC recently added several new members and have not discussed raising the Special District Tax.
Clifton and Jacobs both say the CHCCS can tap into its fund balance.
"We have to maintain some fund balance cash-flow purposes so we can pay our bills and meet our payroll obligations and we didn't see much more available moving forward," LoFrese explained.
Lofrese says $6.1 million available in the fund balance— $3.4 million above the required minimum. He says $3.2 million of the fund balance has already been committed to balancing the budget. They can't operate if any more of the fund balance is dipped-into.
Jacobs says the commissioners will take into account the challenges the school board is facing.
"The BoC has a proud history of supporting our schools to the full level that we can and we are not going to back away from that commitment," Jacobs said.
Clifton will present next year's budget proposal when the board of commissioners meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Southern Human Service Center on Homestead Road.
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8am 20 sse perfect HMB. getting some food in the belly and heading out gonna be a good one for the harbor today. does any one know that Sams Chowder House has a HMB web cam on the top of there building here is the link: http://www.samschowderhouse.com/samcam.html
Its looking good in Alameda, wind is going to shift at around 10AM - 10:30 to SW, and if it's stops raining - should be a good stormy wind type session....
That sensor is WRONG! it's blowing way more than 25-30 right now. When BBQ's start tipping over and the storage bin bangs all night, its at least gusting 40. Be careful. Hopefully it will subside a bit later and be 7 meter weather.
It definately died a bit here but it was cranking up until then. I know that meter is supposed to be dialed but I say its blowing more than it reads. And at 175 I think my 7 would be perfect for me right now, thank you very much.
So when's the next session? Looks like sunny and calm for a while. 70 degrees in the valley by Friday? Hell, any warmer and we might start seeing thermals. Maybe the coast on Saturday?
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Seven Mistakes Guys Make When Approaching Women
Ok Fine...I may have strategically chosen to include this photo because......my shirt is spiffy? :) No, I'm not a pickup artist. I am however a fan of the show.
Recently, my friend Jeff and I stumbled upon this show ("The Pickup Artist") by accident and were instantly intrigued at how a so called "Master Pickup Artist" trained a couple of sad stories, into lady-savvy guys.
It was pretty impressive considering the contestants' social skills were INCREDIBLY awkward or downright nonexistent.
Lucky for me, I'm pretty glib by nature (surprising, I know) so that sort of works in my favour...well that and my devilish good looks :)
Anyone who goes out and about with any regularity notices the poor guys who just don't have a clue. Some of them are douchebags, and we're happy when they fail miserably while others are either scared or socially awkward. Well, this post is for the latter.
Off the top of my head, there are seven major mistakes that guys make when going out, that have FAILURE written all over them! I see it ALL THE TIME, and if you promise to keep this a secret, I've even made some of these mistakes over the years (another shocker)! I have however learned, and avoid the contents of this list like Rosie O'Donnell avoids exercise.
Now this post is not about how to shoot a gun with deadly accuracy, but rather how to NOT shoot yourself in the ass. So without further adu, I present to you "Seven Common Mistakes Guys Make When Approaching Women."
1. Being a Wallflower - Seriously, why even go out if you're just going to post up against a wall and watch everyone? This is bad for a couple of reasons. First, once you get in "post up and watch" mode, it's hard to break out of it, and all of a sudden start being social. Second, when you finally DO decide to enter the fun, people won't be as receptive. Why?
Who would you rather talk to? The person who is having fun, smiling, talking to people and contributing to the environment, or the tree in the corner, holding a drink and watching the fun?! The more fun you are having, the more other people (women) want to be around you and experience that energy!
As an aside, the Wallflower is SOOO common! Usually it's shy guys. You need to at least try to get your social self going early, and then you'll get on a run!
2. Being BORING - When you finally start talking to a girl please refrain from classic "interview" questions. This is sooo generic and BORING! "Where are you from? What do you? Do you come here often? What's your major?"
Yes for some people I just eliminated the first five minutes of riveting conversation.
I know what you're thinking: "That's really dandy Arun, but how about you give me an alternative, Mr. Smooth!"
Ok Ok. I personally like talking about something interesting going on right now, or making a funny observation about the room. A person needs to like me for some semblance of personality before they care about where I'm from or what I do. Similarly, I could care less about where they're from, what they do etc in the first few minutes of conversation because it has no bearing on me liking them as a person.
People ascertain each other's most glaring personality qualities by simply interacting on a fun, somewhat superficial level.
3. Failure to Escalate - When a girl is finally displaying some interest in you, it's time to kick your charm up a notch (ONE notch...not three or five Speedy Gonzalez). Friendly touching and flirting is included in this notch. What happens when you don't escalate? FRIEND ZONE!
And once you're on the "friends ladder" you have to be a downright "pro athlete of seductiveness" to successfully make the leap over to "relationship ladder." Trust me...women grease up those upper "relationship ladder" rungs nice and good, so good luck hanging on after the leap.
In all likelihood, you'll end up falling painfully on your bum, on neither ladder. Then, they'll throw some of the same grease goop on the bottom rungs to end you forever!
4. Being Touchy McToucherson - Instead of escalating, you try and take the supersonic elevator to the top of the Sears Tower. Touchy McToucherson soon becomes Sleezy McSleezerson. Luckily, only douchebags do this type of creepy stuff, and my website automatically blocks people of high douchebaggery :)
5. Being Nonobservant - Too many people don't pay attention to body language. Most times, you can get an immediate gauge as to a girls interest level if they display positive body language (ie. looking at your eyes, facing you, touching you etc). The same can be said if they aren't interested in you.
Too many guys go in as John Boring (see #2) then fail to get the clue that the interaction has gone stale and stick around for WAAAY to long! PAY ATTENTION! If her back is to you, if she's ignoring you at all etc, MOVE ON! On the bright side, you'll rarely ever receive overtly negative body language if you eliminate the John Boring in you.
6. Being as Asshole - Sure some girls like bad-asses and others like guys who end up being jerks, but I wouldn't recommend approaching a girl with hostility. There's a fine line between teasing and being insulting, and if you don't know what it is, avoid it altogether!
I tease everyone, but people always know I'm joking. I'm also very sensitive to people's feelings so I never encroach on anything has even has a remote risk of being offensive. On the other hand, pointing out obvious blunders and giving a girl a hard time about something silly is comedy GOLD! I've seen a lot of guys try to be the funny teaser, but end up saying something totally offensive.
Stick a fork in you.
Sexist, Racist, and other over-the-top jokes are big time no-no's when first meeting someone.
7. Being the Personal Drink Bank - I've already talked about this in my old Bar Culture Post, but it needs to be reiterated.
Guys are tooled everyday for drinks. Girls don't respect guys who buy them drinks right away. When you buy a girl a drink you are setting yourself up to be used, AND implying that your conversation alone is not interesting enough to hold her attention. Essentially you are purchasing some conversation time by means of a drink.
Don't ever do it!
And if a girl did ask me for a drink after I meet them, I would lose interest immediately. I usually like to string them along though after they ask (because now they've lost my respect) and use one of my favorite jokster lines (credit Jeff with the punchline).
Girl: "So are you gonna buy me a drink?"
Me: "Sure! Let's go to the bar!"
(Now having arrived at the bar)
Me: (turning around to girl) "Now did you want your water with or without ice?"
Girl: (now totally confused then realizing she's been had)
Me: (smiling super wide at my own cleverness).


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Mike Myers Leads Tributes To Verne Troyer
Mike Myers has led tributes to his Austin Powers co-star Verne Troyer, who has died aged 49.
The 81cm tall US actor known for playing Mini-Me in the spoof spy movies died on Friday, according to a statement on his social media accounts.
Troyer had openly struggled with alcoholism and had been admitted to hospital in Los Angeles earlier this month. His cause of death is not yet clear.
"Verne was the consummate professional and a beacon of positivity for those of us who had the honour of working with him," said Myers, co-creator and star of the Austin Powers films.
"It is a sad day, but I hope he is in a better place. He will be greatly missed."
The statement announcing the US actor's death did not state a cause, but mentioned depression and suicide and described the actor as a "fighter" who was unable to overcome his latest battle.
"Verne was an extremely caring individual. He wanted to make everyone smile, be happy, and laugh," it read.
"Verne was also a fighter when it came to his own battles. Over the years he's struggled and won, struggled and won, struggled and fought some more, but unfortunately this time was too much.
"Depression and suicide are very serious issues. You never know what kind of battle someone is going through inside. Be kind to one another. And always know, it's never too late to reach out to someone for help."
Troyer became a celebrity and pop-culture phenomenon after starring alongside Mike Myers as Mini-Me, the clone and sidekick of villain Dr Evil, in two of the three Austin Powers films.
He appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2009, and was recently baptised while surrounded by family, the message added.
The actor's credits also include Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone and Men In Black.
The statement added that well-wishers should donate to the Starkey Hearing Foundation and Best Buddies instead of giving flowers.
American glamour model Carmen Electra shared a snap of the two of them on Instagram in which she can be seen holding Troyer in her arms.
The Baywatch actress simply posted "R.I.P Verne Troyer" along with the image.
West Wing star Marlee Matlin took to Twitter in the wake of the news, describing him as having a "lovely smile with a caring and big heart".
Singer Vanilla Ice and American Pie actress Shannon Elizabeth also posted images of themselves with Troyer following the news of his death.
Australian readers seeking support and information about depression can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.