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Eco Kids' Lunch Pack
We've got lunchtime down to a science! Our easy-carry Eco Lunch Pack features the allover style of Garnet Hill—exclusive prints, along with features to keep everything (from lunch money to cold water) in its place — we also made sure its kid-friendly handle clip attaches effortlessly to our backpacks. Another tasty tidbit: it's crafted of poly made from recycled plastic bottles, keepin....
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Christmas Gifts for Employees | Corporate Holiday Gifts for Clients
Custom Corporate Gifts, Holiday Gifts for Employees and Clients $10 - $25
How much do you think your brand promotion would cost? A plethora of organizations around the world spend millions of dollars just to create a buzz around the market regarding their associated products. But, to be fair you can create a similar effect from your brand promotion with the help of custom corporate gifts $10 - $25. These personalized corporate gifts are a handy marketing product that is certainly affordable. Moreover, these top picked items are popular executive gifts, Christmas Gifts for Employees, Corporate Holiday Gifts for Clients. They are the daily usable items that make them easy to be remembered. At C2BPromo, custom corporate gifts $10 - $25 cover a whole new range of customized giveaways such as Gadgets, Bags, Drinkware, Pens & writing, Apparels, and much more under the price tag.
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Appreciating your valued customers, as well as hard-working employees, can be easily done through the help of custom corporate gifts $10 - $25. From handy pen stylus to bags and apparels, your brand name can be imprinted on each and every one of these corporate holiday gifts for clients & employees, without spending more than $25 on each giveaway. This means that promoting your brand name is not as costly as you may think. Moreover, it is one of the effective marketing strategies to use these personalized corporate gifts for effective brand promotion.
In addition to this, the variety of options of Christmas Gifts for Employees and Clients that come under $25 is huge. So, even if you want a handy apparel or an attractive technological item, C2BPromo is there for you. With custom corporate gifts $10 - $25, your clients or employees would love these personalized corporate gifts with your imprinted logo. Gifting these customized products would send them a direct message that the organization cares for its employees. This may well result in a productive environment that would translate into effective sales and business growth.
Apart from this, when you reward your employees or esteemed customers with these custom corporate gifts $10 - $25 then the morale would certainly get boosted. These individuals would continue using your brand products and happily promote your brand among other people. This means that by getting an ultimate Christmas gifts for employees and clients that costs less than $25, you will earn the loyalty of your customers for a lifetime.
At C2BPromo, the brand consultants and branding experts have enough experience to help you choose the best custom corporate gifts $10 - $25 in case you are unsure about the selection. So, if you wish for a brand penetration power that lasts longer, start shopping today.
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This approach will provide you fruitful results and your clients, business partners and employees will be pleased. Buy and try on your own, how your sales will increase by getting Christmas gifts for employees.


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Despite the rough conditions in which Katie lives, she has found a life of service to God to be one of great joy. Katie's children bring constant delight and help her help others by welcoming whoever comes to their door. As the challenges grow, so does Katie's faith and her certainty that what she's doing in Uganda, one person at a time, will have far-reaching rewards. It isn't the life she planned, but it is the life she loves.
To further her reach into the needs of Ugandans, Katie established Amazima Ministries. The ministry matches orphaned children with sponors worldwide. Each sponsor's $300/year provides schooling, school supplies, three hot meals a day, minor medical care, and spiritual encouragement. Katie expected to have forty children in the program; she had signed up 150 by January 2008; today it sponsors over 400. Another aspect of the ministry is a feeding program created for the displaced Karamojong people--Uganda's poorest citizens. The program feeds lunch to over 1,200 children Monday-Friday and sends them home with a plate of food; it also offers basic medical care, Bible study, and general health training.
Katie Davis is more than fascinating, she's inspiring, as she has wholeheartedly answered the call to serve.
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
The Bitcoin payment processor Coinbase has just introduced the Shift Card which is essentially a VISA Debit Card that currently allows Coinbase users in twenty-four states in the U.S. (for the moment) to spend Bitcoin online and offline at over 38 million merchants worldwide just like they would with a normal VISA card. With the Shift Card, you can now spend Bitcoin anywhere in the world that VISA is accepted with the amount of BTC coins deducted from your Coinbase account. It seems however that the Shift Card is a partnership with Coinbase and not their own product, so you need to link your account and authorize a payment of the $10 card issuance fee (will be paid in Bitcoins).
Currently the eligible states where users can apply for a Shift Card are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. With a beta test for California that is limited to the first 1000 applicants. Other states can be added later on, so if you are interested in the product you might want to keep an eye on the list.
By default, the daily spending limit for the Shift Card is $1,000 USD. You can lower this limit to any amount below $1,000. The daily ATM withdrawal limit is $200 USD. There is no annual fee, no fee for domestic payments, however there is 3% for international ones, there is a $2.50 USD fee for domestic ATM withdraws and $3.50 USD for international ATM withdraws. So it seems that the target users for the Shift Card are USA customers that plan to spend Bitcoins for domestic payments and not withdraw BTC to USD on an ATM or use the cards abroad.
Since the Shift Card is limited to only certain states of the USA, if you live in a non supported state or in a different country there are other alternatives for debit cards that are backed by Bitcoin that you might want to check out. We have been using a VISA debit card powered by BTC linked to our Xapo account for a while already and are quite happy with the results. Another alternative is the service E-Coin that is essentially an online Bitcoin wallet along with a Bitcoin debit card linked to it and you can get either a virtual debit card or a physical one, though we have not yet tested the service we are soon going to. Another interesting alternative is the Gold-backed debit card from BitGold where you can purchase Gold with Bitcoin and still fund your card with BTC, even though your account balance will be in Gold.
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Early Family-Focused Treatment for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00943085
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 21, 2009
Last Update Posted : March 26, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Bipolar Disorder
|Behavioral: Family-focused therapy Behavioral: Brief educational treatment
|Not Applicable
Early-onset bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic, recurrent disorder that starts before age 18. In addition to the debilitating effects of BD, which include episodes of lethargic depression and exhausting mania, children and adolescents with BD often have co-occurring disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, substance abuse disorders, and anxiety disorders. Early interventions may lead to better mental health by preventing BD from ever fully expressing itself. This study will test an early intervention for BD called family-focused treatment (FFT), which targets children and adolescents who are at risk for developing BD. FFT will include education about BD and training in communication strategies and problem-solving skills. It will focus on the family, because family environmental factors are related to the course and recurrence of BD. By reducing risk factors and teaching coping skills, FFT aims to prevent expression of BD, delay the onset or reduce the severity of manic episodes, and ensure that the first treatment received is appropriate.
Participation in this study will last 1 year and include three parts. In the first part, participating children and their families will complete research interviews and questionnaires about the child's mood, behavior, beliefs, and problems. Parent participants will also provide information on the family background of mood or anxiety problems. In the second part, participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of two treatments: FFT or brief educational treatment. Participants receiving FFT will complete 12 therapy sessions in which parents, children, and siblings learn how to cope with mood disorders, new ways to talk to each other, and strategies for solving family problems. FFT sessions will occur weekly for the first 8 weeks and then every other week for the next 8 weeks. Participants receiving brief educational treatment will complete diagnostic assessments and a 1-hour individualized feedback session, and they will be given a workbook about childhood mood disorders. A counselor will be available to all participants, in case of emergencies, for the full study year. All participants will also be provided with standard pharmacotherapy as needed. In the third part of the study, participants will complete follow-up assessments every 4 months for 1 year. Assessments will include interviews and questionnaires similar to those completed in the first part of the study.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|52 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Family-Focused Therapy as Early Treatment for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
|Study Start Date :
|April 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2010
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2011
Experimental: Family-focused therapy
Participants will receive family-focused therapy.
Behavioral: Family-focused therapy
12 therapy sessions involving the at-risk child or adolescent, parents, and available siblings. Therapy will include psychoeducation about mood disorders, communication enhancement training, and problem-solving skills training. Ongoing medication management from a study psychiatrist will be available.
Other Names:
Active Comparator: Brief educational treatment
Participants will receive one session of diagnostic feedback, recommendations for continued treatment, and crisis intervention as needed.
Behavioral: Brief educational treatment
Thorough diagnostic assessment by a study evaluator, separate evaluation by a child psychiatrist, feedback session with parents and child, and provision of reading materials pertinent to managing childhood mood disorders. Ongoing medication management and crisis-oriented family sessions will be available as needed.
Other Names:
- Changes in symptoms and functioning of at-risk children, as defined by depression and mania scores and psychiatric status on the Adolescent Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation (A-LIFE) [ Time Frame: Measured every 4 months for 1 year ]
- Delayed onset of first manic, mixed, or hypomanic episode, measured on the A-LIFE [ Time Frame: Measured every 4 months for 1 year ]
- Scores on the Child Depression Rating Scale [ Time Frame: Measured every 4 months for 1 year ]
- Scores on the Young Mania Rating Scale [ Time Frame: Measured every 4 months for 1 year ]
- Parental mood and distress, as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory, Symptom Checklist [ Time Frame: Measured every 4 months for 1 year ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|9 Years to 17 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has at least one biological parent or stepparent with whom the child or adolescent participant lives and who is willing to participate in family treatment
- Has a DSM-IV diagnosis of at least one of the following within the past 2 years : bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BD-NOS), major depressive disorder (MDD), or cyclothymia
- If the main diagnosis is MDD, the depressive episode must have occurred within the past 2 years
- Has evidence of current significant affective symptoms, as determined by a score greater than 11 on the Young Mania Rating Scale within the last week or a score greater than 29 on the Child Depression Rating Scale-Revised within the last 2 weeks
- Not currently enrolled in family or marital therapy
- Has at least one biological parent or sibling with a verifiable diagnosis of bipolar disorder I or II
- Speaks English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Fully diagnosable bipolar disorder I or II
- Diagnosis of autism or pervasive developmental disorder
- Evidence of mental retardation, as defined by an intelligence quotient (IQ) less than 70
- Presence of comorbid neurologic diseases such as seizure disorder
- Substance or alcohol abuse or dependence disorders in the 4 months prior to study recruitment
- Evidence of a life-threatening eating disorder or other medical disorder that requires emergency medical treatment
- Has previously been treated with family-focused therapy
- Evidence of current sexual or physical abuse or domestic abuse between the adult partners
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00943085
|United States, California
|Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
|Stanford, California, United States, 94304
|United States, Colorado
|University of Colorado, Boulder
|Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80309-0345
|Principal Investigator:
|David J. Miklowitz, PhD
|University of Colorado, Boulder
Additional Information:
Publications of Results:
Other Publications:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R34MH077856 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R34MH077856 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
5R34MH077856 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|July 21, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 26, 2014
|Last Verified:
|March 2014
Early Signs of Bipolar Disorder
High Risk Youth
Bipolar Disorder
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Jim Eshelman wrote:People are called to Nuit but many don't make it.
This can't be accurately distinguished by gender or race, though.The question is, why is Thelema Eurocentric?
Is it? "Also the mantras and spells; the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand and the work of the sword; these he shall learn and teach." Is this metaphorical, or was Crowley being instructed to learn and teach African-rooted Caribbean magick?
Yeah I agree and I stated that above in my Mon Dec 26, 2016 3:34 pm post where I wrote,
"Do I think that [i]Liber Al is a white supremacist document? Well if the Law is for All then All are called to attempt to align with that Law. Black rights? White rights? Working class rights? Women's rights? Thou has no right but to do thy will ....................
Cp 2 ; 17. Hear me, ye people of sighing!
The sorrows of pain and regret
Are left to the dead and the dying,
The folk that not know me as yet.
18. These are dead, these fellows; they feel not. We are not for the poor and sad: the lords of the earth are our kinsfolk. 19. Is a God to live in a dog? No! but the highest are of us. They shall rejoice, our chosen: who sorroweth is not of us. 20. Beauty and strength, leaping laughter and delicious languor, force and fire, are of us.
As you can see, no particular race, class or gender specified i.e. the addressees in those passages are not categorized as such.[/i]"


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Easy and adorable.
Merry Christmas!
If you are looking for an easy last minute Christmas treat, here it is. I used the Holiday Peppermint Oreos, but you could use regular Oreos. All I did was melt down some white candy melts with some shortening until it was smooth. Then I dipped each Oreo one by one and topped them with some Holiday sprinkles. Just put them in a cellophane bag tied with a ribbon and you have a last minute personalized gift. Hope this helps!


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Bio-D -Hand Wash Lime/Aloe Vera (500ml)Fast acting anti-bacterial Lime and Aloe Vera hand wash. Kills 99.9% of harmful bacteria whilst being gentle on your skin.
Tested to BSEN1276 Standard
Kills 99.9% harmful germs including E Coli, Salmonella, MRSA
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MARIN LUCAS VALLEY ALP 15" Road Commuter Bike Frame Alloy Silver 700c NOS NEW
$ 79.97 $ 350.00
- Manufacturer: MARIN
- Model: LUCAS VALLEY ALP
- Includes: Frame Only - comes as shown.
- Frame size: 15"
- Compatible wheel size: 700c
- Compatible fork: 1-1/8" straight
- Dropout Spacing: 130mm (10mm QR)
- Compatible Brakes: V-brake
- Headset compatibility: 1-1/8" straight, internal type
- Seatpost compatibility: 27.2mm
- Front derailleur compatibility: 31.8mm bottom pull
- Bottom bracket shell: 68mm wide English threaded (BSA)
- Material: alloy
- Color: silver
- Weight: 1570g*
- Condition: New, not in manufacturer's packaging.
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We recently bought these frames from Marin. Marin had them as replacements for their warranties. We bought them on the cheap to save you money. As such, Marin will not cover any defects in these frames themselves. We will provide a 60 day refund or replacement (if available) should any defects be discovered. Damage that occurs through use will not be warrantied in any case.
This frame is New Old Stock (NOS). This frame was part of a larger purchase of frames being held by the manufacturer to satisfy potential warranty claims. The original warranty period has expired so the manufacturer no longer needed to retain these frames. We are selling these well below original MSRP, there is NO MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. We will warranty your frame for 60 days, either by replacement or refund at our discretion.
We apologize that we do not have the geometry and original components specified for these frames. Unfortunately there is some information that we cannot provide, including but not limited to: model year, standover height, maximum tire width/clearance, rear suspension travel (if equipped), what travel of fork it should be paired with, or any frame angles - headtube, seat tube, downtube, chainstay, or seat stay. If using an older style bottom bracket (Square taper, Octalink, ISIS, Power Spline, Power Drive), we cannot determine spindle length.
Your body is as unique as you are. Detailed information about your body and preferences are outside our scope of information. As such, it's best left to the buyer to consult online resources in guiding you as to which size frame is best for you.
Building a bike from the frame up can be a rewarding and fun experience. If this is your first build, we hope we can be a part of this learning adventure. We are pleased to be able to bring you this high quality frame at an exceptional price. Please feel free to look around at our other competitively priced components.


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Read the Letter Launching the Campaign to Unseat Three HP Directors
You've probably read today about the campaign launched by a group of pension fund managers who own a big block of shares in Hewlett-Packard to shake up that company's board of directors.
And if you haven't here's a rundown: A collection of pension funds led by the investment arm of the labor federation Change to Win — a.k.a. CtW — has decided to start a push to eject three HP directors who are standing for reelection at a meeting next month. The three in the CtW's sights are Chairman Ray Lane (pictured), John Hammergren and G. Kennedy Thompson.
CtW owns about 7.8 million shares, which amounts to less than one half of 1 percent of HP shares outstanding, so the chances of the group succeeding are pretty small. But the larger group behind the effort is said to own about 135 million shares, or nearly 7 percent of HP's equity. That's enough proxy oomph to get HP's attention, so the company is taking the effort seriously; a delegation from the board, including Lane, was to meet with representatives of the group today.
Below is the group's original letter outlining certain problems and demands for changes that it wants from HP. Among them is a request for an "independent special master" who would be appointed to investigate the circumstances leading up to the $11 billion acquisition of the British software firm Autonomy. That deal, you'll recall, famously went south when HP announced that Autonomy assets would account for about $5.5 billion out of a total $8 billion write-down late last year.
The group also demanded that HP sever ties with its auditing firm, Ernst and Young. Specifically, it complains that HP has paid the firm too much in fees unrelated to auditing work, while those same fees at Dell and Apple have been falling, thus giving the appearance of a conflict of interest between different arms of that firm. It goes on to question other factors, such as whether or not Enrst and Young was paying enough attention to the acquisition of EDS, which itself was the target of another $8 billion HP write-down earlier in 2012: "The Audit Committee's willingness to allow Ernst & Young to perform multiple and conflicting roles for HP severely undermines shareholder confidence in the ability of the Committee as currently constituted to steer an appropriate course in the future. As a result we believe that this relationship must end now, and that HP should immediately begin the process of finding a new external auditor," the letter reads in part.
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Ooshies - collectable pencil toppers featuring your favourite characters! Suitable for ages 5+.
Ooshies Disney Princess 4-Pack Wave 1 Mix 1
Ooshies - collectable pencil toppers featuring your favourite characters!
Suitable for ages 5+, Ooshies feature lots and lots of your favourite characters including rare and limited edition figures. Who will you get?
Please note: the packs are sealed and we have no idea which characters you will get. We have the full range at ElectricGemZ. Search in the box above for Ooshies.
If so, this item will be sent by Next Day Courier at a cost of £3.99.
We'll send everything together using our Next Day Courier service where it's available - or by 1st Class Recorded Delivery to other areas as shown here.
If your purchase totals more than £30, we'll deliver your order to you for free!
Delivery charges are only applied once regardless of the number of items purchased.
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COmpany Profile
Founded in 1998 & located in the beautiful piney woods of East Texas, MAPA Products has been a driving force in the manufacturing of rooftop support systems. When alternatives for rooftop supports were "wood blocks" or expensive stainless steel, MAPA introduced the first plastic based adjustable support for light to medium duty gas piping.This cost effective support started a design trend that revolutionized the industry.... Read More
Increases in construction costs seem to always follow new and innovative techniques and products.
MAPA Products finds creative ways to enhance these technical improvements by providing cost-effective products to the construction industry.


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It should be an easy thing.. but a strange thing happened when I tried in Brasero:
"XXX.mpg is not suitable for audio or video media"
I had the same problem with K3B. What package did I forget to install? What should I do to burn MP3 files to an audio CD?


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The ultimate gift of choice. Let your loved one create their perfect home, with vouchers redeemable towards King sofas, dining furniture, bedroom furniture and more.
Presented on stylish paper and delivered to you to personalise for your loved one.
Gift Certificates are redeemable at all King Living Showrooms within Australia. Click here for your nearest Showroom.
Redeemable for the purchase of King Living products to the value shown, for 12 months from the date of issue shown.
To redeem, present the Gift Certificate at the point of purchase.
Not redeemable for cash, credit or for online purchases.
Defaced, altered lost or stolen certificates will not be replaced, refunded or redeemed. Any unused balance on expiry will not be refunded or credited.
King Living products are made to order. We deliver to any area in Australia and Worldwide.
- Metro Delivery- The delivery time is between 6-8 weeks for Metro areas (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney). Adelaide and Perth Metro delivery time is between 8-10 weeks.
- Regional Delivery- The delivery time is up to 12 weeks. Please note: these delivery timeframes may vary due to high demand, occasionally resulting in delayed shipment.
If you would like to enquire about delivery to your area, please contact us here.
The King Living Warranty Plus program has been designed to ensure you are provided with the best possible protection for your new King furniture.
King Living Warranties include:
- 25 Year Steel Frame Warranty- For more information, click here.
- 10 Year Steel Frame Outdoor Warranty- For more information, click here.
- 2 Year Manufacturing Warranty- Recliners. For more information, click here.
- 3 Year Extended Manufacturing Warranty- For more information, click here.
- Edge Collection 2 Year Warranty- For more information, click here.
- Commercial Warranty, For more information, click here.
Your investment in King Living should last a lifetime.
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Fitch's Pharmacy is a small independant pharmacy located in the Hay Street Mall Perth Western Australia. Fitch's Pharmacy has been in business for over 70 years serving the Perth community with quality homeopathics, Stage makeup (Kryolan Cosmetics) and a large range of gifteware. Fitch's Pharmacy continues to sell a huge range of natural remedies as well as all of the well known pharmaceutical lines.
Call Us (08) 9321 6411Fax (08) 9321 1920
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has lifted a state of emergency related to the January chemical spill into a public water supply.
Tomblin issued a proclamation rescinding the emergency declaration Friday, more than seven weeks after it was issued. The emergency declaration covered nine counties affected by the Jan. 9 spill of a coal-cleaning agent into the Elk River. The spill contaminated 300,000 residents' water for days, making it usable only for fighting fires and flushing toilets.
Health officials said the water was safe to use more than a month ago, but Tomblin kept the emergency declaration in force partially because of lingering odor from some taps and showers.
The governor said in Friday's proclamation that contaminants in the system are at nondetectable levels.


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Former B.C. NDP premier Ujjal Dosanjh says he now opposes the policy of apologizing to ethnic groups for historic wrongs, saying it panders to divisive "identity politics" that are pitting Canadians against one another.
Dosanjh, Canada's first Indo-Canadian premier and a former provincial attorney general, federal Liberal MP and cabinet minister, said he's disgusted by the political haymaking over the provincial Liberal party's controversial "multicultural ethnic election strategy," which advocates "quick wins" by making apologies to ethnic groups for historic wrongs.
As an NDP MLA in the early 1990s, Dosanjh actively campaigned for the federal government to apologize for Chinese immigrants being forced to pay a head tax. When he became a Liberal MP and cabinet minister, he helped convince Prime Minister Paul Martin to make a historic apology in 2006.
The Liberal government of Paul Martin laid the groundwork for an apology over the head tax issue that was later issued formally by the new Conservative government of Stephen Harper. In 2006 Martin, who has been pressured by Dosanjh and another BC minister, David Emerson to issue a government apology, gave a personal one in during a Chinese radio talk show interview.
The new Harper government followed through with a formal apology.
But on Friday Dosanjh said he's evolved and changed his view and now thinks official apologies are wrong.
"I find that apologies are the wrong thing to do. I agree with (former prime minister Pierre Elliott) Trudeau. I think it was the wrong thing to do when (Prime Minister Brian) Mulroney started, and I think it is the wrong thing to do now," Dosanjh said.
"This kind of apologizing doesn't allow people into the mainstream. In fact, it has the opposite effect, because it strengthens the urge for identity politics. Identity politics at the end of the day isn't the kind of politics that brings cohesion to any society.
"It is the worst form of pandering by politicians, and we've been doing it for a long time in this country. B.C. Liberals are simply repeating that sin. This holier-than-thou nonsense that I hear from other politicians or from individuals from so-called ethnic communities is nauseating. For heaven's sake, we're all ethnic."
Dosanjh, an outspoken human rights activist who was born in Punjab, India, spent 10 years as an NDP MLA and became premier in 1999, when Glen Clark stepped down in a conflict. Dosanjh later switched to federal politics as a Liberal and served as Minister of Health, later serving as a Liberal Opposition critic. He was defeated in 2011 by Conservative Wai Young for the federal seat of Vancouver South.
Dosanjh said his broad political history and his fight for multicultural equality gives him a unique position on why he thinks the B.C. Liberals' ethnic election memo "is much ado about nothing."
""I was the first one to raise the issue for an apology for the Chinese head tax. I think it was a mistake to ask for an apology. I am telling you I have evolved. I have changed my views over time. I just think that (apologies don't) help. I don't begrudge people wanting apologies. I have campaigned for them. But when you sit back and look at society and the Canada of tomorrow from a larger perspective, it has been the wrong thing to do."
Dosanjh also says all political parties have played the game of trying to win votes by "pandering" to ethnic communities.
"The only mistake I think the Liberals have made is the mixing of government monies with partisan purposes. Other than that, no emperor has any clothes in this business," he said.
"The New Democrats have promised to make apologies federally, the Conservatives have done so, the federal Liberals have done so and the B.C. Liberals are re-apologizing to those who have already been apologized to federally.
"It is the worst form of politics. It tears societies apart and Canada is going that way. With or without multiculturalism, the identity power politics is on rampage in this society. Most of us want to identify in the smaller groups rather than in a large cohesive mainstream. That doesn't take away from the need for cultural and linguistic diversity, which we should celebrate. But it takes away from the common political and cultural values that this society is all about. It detracts from that."


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Jill Mullins says she has no confidence in the investigation into the death of her husband, Pat.
The widow of a popular Palmetto High School librarian who disappeared and turned up dead nine days later is asking for a new Manatee County sheriff's detective to be assigned to the case and possibly for another agency to examine the evidence.
Jill Mullins said she has no confidence in the investigation of her husband, Pat's, death, and would like to see the Florida Department of Law Enforcement involved.
"I would like to see the case reopened — from inactive to active," she said. "But, since the Sheriff's Office has concluded their investigation, I would like to see it go to a higher level, like the FDLE."
Another possibility, Mullins said, would be for Manatee County's homicide task force to examine the case.
"I just want help," she said.
Since the Herald-Tribune first reported the details of her husband's death and the results of the Sheriff's Office investigation, Mullins has heard from many friends and supporters — and a national television news magazine.
"All of the people who have contacted me said it's obviously not a suicide," she said.
But Manatee County sheriff's officials believe the death was self-inflicted.
Sheriff's spokesman Dave Bristow would not say what actions his agency might consider until after deputies have a chance to talk again to Mullins about her concerns.
"We have reached out to Ms. Mullins, to discuss what she wants, but we're not gonna play this thing out in the newspaper," Bristow said Wednesday. "We have called her. We're waiting on her to get back to us to see what she wants."
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Pat Mullins, 52, went missing on Jan. 27 while testing a boat motor he had recently refurbished on the Braden River.
His boat was found two days later. There were no signs of foul play found aboard the vessel.
Mullins' body was found nine days later near Emerson Point in four feet of water, strapped securely to a 25-pound boat anchor.
The cause of death was determined to be a shotgun blast to the head, although forensic experts cannot rule out that the popular librarian was shot more than once.
Publicly, officials from the Sheriff's Office say their minds are not made up: Mullins' death is an open although inactive investigation.
Privately, however, sheriff's officials say it was a suicide.
Investigators have acknowledged that they never found any reason why Mullins would have taken his own life.
They found no health scares, no drug or alcohol problems, no financial irregularities in Mullins' life and no suggestions that he might want to do himself harm.
They were able to confirm Mullins never owned a shotgun.
Darryl Davis — the detective in charge of the investigation and a former student of Jill Mullins — has told the widow that she should be "reasonable" and implied that she should accept that her husband killed himself.
Sheriff's officials deny Davis told Mullins to be "reasonable" and accept the suicide.
Davis changed the status of the case from "active" to "inactive" in July. Unless new information or tips come in, Mullins' death will not be actively investigated.
"I think Detective Davis started down one path and never looked at any other possibility," Mullins said Tuesday. "Overall, our family is extremely disappointed in the investigation."


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- Aging Skin
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- Cancer Prevention
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- Female Infertility
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Isoflavones are water-soluble chemicals found in many plants. In this article, we will discuss a group of isoflavones that are phytoestrogens, meaning that they cause effects in the body somewhat similar to those of estrogen. The most investigated phytoestrogen isoflavones, genistein and daidzein, are found both in soy products and the herb red clover . Soy additionally contains glycitein, an isoflavone that is more estrogenic than genistein and daidzein, but is usually present in relatively low amounts. Red clover also contains two other isoflavones: biochanin (which can be turned into genistein) and formonenetin (which can be turned into daidzein).
Certain cells in the body have estrogen receptors , special sites that allow estrogen to attach. When estrogen attaches to a cell's estrogen receptor, estrogenic effects occur in the cell. Isoflavones latch onto estrogen receptors too, but produce weaker estrogenic effects. This leads to an interesting two-part action. When there is not enough estrogen in the body, isoflavones can stimulate cells with estrogen receptors and partly make up for the deficit. However, when there is plenty of estrogen, isoflavones may tend to block real estrogen from attaching to estrogen receptors, thereby reducing the net estrogenic effect. This may reduce some of the risks of excess estrogen (for example, breast and uterine cancer) while still providing some of estrogen's benefits (such as, preventing osteoporosis).
Isoflavones also appear directly to reduce estrogen levels in the body, perhaps by fooling the body into thinking that it has plenty of estrogen.
Isoflavones are widely thought to be the active ingredients in soy products . However, growing evidence suggests that there are other active ingredients as well, such as proteins, fiber, and phospholipids.
Although isoflavones are not essential nutrients, they may help reduce the incidence of several diseases. Thus, isoflavones may be useful for optimum health, even if they are not necessary for life like a classic vitamin.
Roasted soybeans have the highest isoflavone content: about 167 mg for a 3.5-ounce serving. Tempeh (a cake of fermented soybeans) is next, with 60 mg, followed by soy flour with 44 mg. Processed soy products such as soy protein and soy milk contain about 20 mg per serving. The same isoflavones found in soy are also contained in certain red clover products.
Therapeutic Uses
Soy products are known to improve cholesterol profile, but isoflavones may not be the active cholesterol-lowering ingredient in soy. 110,195 Isoflavones may, however, improve other measures linked to cardiovascular risk, such as levels of blood sugar, insulin, and fibrinogen. 147,148,190
According to some but not all studies, soy protein or concentrated isoflavones from soy or red clover may slightly reduce menopausal symptoms , such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness. 6,16,42-50,90,106,111-116,166-167,192
However, isoflavones have failed to prove effective for the hot flashes that often occur in breast cancer survivors. 91,107,117,149
There is conflicting evidence regarding whether soy or isoflavones may be helpful for preventing osteoporosis , but on balance the evidence suggests a modest beneficial effect. 22-30,118-124,150,151,191
One study tested a purified soy isoflavone product (technically, isoflavone aglycones, as described above ) for treatment of aging skin . 187 In this double-blind trial, 26 Japanese women in their late 30s and early 40s were either given placebo or 40 mg daily of soy isoflavone aglycones for 12 weeks. Researchers monitored two types of wrinkles near the eye: "fine" wrinkles and "linear" wrinkles. The results indicated that use of the soy product significantly reduced "fine" wrinkles as compared to placebo. (Effects on "linear" wrinkles were not significant.) As a secondary measure, researchers also analyzed skin elasticity, and found an improvement in the women given the isoflavones as compared to those given placebo. Note: This was much too small a study for its results to be taken as reliable.
A small and poorly reported double-blind, placebo-controlled study provides weak evidence that red clover isoflavones might be helpful for cyclic mastalgia . 74
A combination product containing soy isoflavones, black cohosh, and dong quai has shown some promise for menstrual migraines . 8
One study found that use of soy isoflavones improved the effectiveness rate of in vitro fertilization (used for female infertility ). 152
A double-blind study performed in China found that use of a soy isoflavone supplement improved blood sugar control in healthy post-menopausal women. 184
In a small double-blind trial, use of soy isoflavones appeared to reduce some symptoms of premenstrual syndrome PMS . 169 A very small study found hints that soy isoflavones might help reduce buildup of abdominal fat. 185
Observational studies hint that soy may help prevent breast and uterine cancer in women. 9-15 If this connection is real and not a statistical accident (observational studies are notorious for falling prey to statistical accidents), the explanation may lie in the estrogen-like action of soy isoflavones. As noted above, isoflavones decrease the action of regular estrogen by blocking estrogen receptor sites, and may also reduce levels of circulating estrogen. 1,2,79-82,92-94,168 Since estrogen promotes breast and uterine cancer, these effects could help prevent breast cancer. Soy also appears to lengthen the menstrual cycle by a few days, 70,78,92 and this too would be expected to reduce breast cancer risk. However, only a large, long-term intervention trial could actually show that soy or isoflavones reduce breast and uterine cancer risk, and one has not been performed.
Observational studies also hint that soy might help prevent prostate cancer in men. Men have very low levels of circulating estrogen, so the net effect of increased soy consumption might be to increase estrogen-like activity in the body. Since real estrogen is used as a treatment to suppress prostate cancer, perhaps the mild estrogen-like activity of isoflavones has a similar effect. Isoflavones might also decrease testosterone levels and alter ratios of certain forms of estrogen, both of which which would be expected to provide benefit. 153,194
In one double-blind study, men with early prostate cancer were given either isoflavones or placebo, and their PSA levels were monitored. 125 (PSA is a marker for prostate cancer, with higher values generally showing an increased number of cancer cells.) The results did show that use of isoflavones (60 mg daily) slightly reduces PSA levels. Whether this meant that soy actually slowed the progression of the cancer or simply lowered PSA directly is not clear from this study alone. However, in another study of apparently healthy men (not known to have prostate cancer), soy isoflavones at a dose of 83 mg per day did not alter PSA levels. 126 Taken together, these two studies provide some direct evidence that soy isoflavones may be helpful for treating or preventing prostate cancer, but the case nonetheless remains highly preliminary.
A review of 8 randomized trials evaluated soy foods or soy isoflavones for prevention or treatment of prostate cancer in 1,025 men. Soy isoflavones were associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer in 2 trials of 122 men. Although 2 of the trials showed promise, it was difficult to draw strong conclusions because of small study populations and differeing soy preparations and dosages across all trials. 208
According to most but not all studies, soy isoflavones do notimprove mental function . 96,144-146,154,170,186
One study failed to find that soy protein with isoflavones improved general quality of life (health status, depression, and life satisfaction) in post-menopausal women. 155 Soy isoflavones have also failed to prove effective for reducing levels of homocysteine . 171
What Is the Scientific Evidence for Isoflavones?
High Cholesterol
Numerous studies have found that soy can reduce blood cholesterol levels and improve the ratio of LDL ("bad") versus HDL ("good") cholesterol. 32,33
Although it was once thought that isoflavones are the ingredients in soy responsible for improving cholesterol profile, on balance, current evidence suggests otherwise. 7,31,34-41,83,108,109-110,117119,120,124,156,172,205,207 Non-isoflavone constituents of soy, such as proteins, fiber, and phospholipids, may be equally or perhaps even more important than the isoflavones in soy. 96,127,195
It is also possible that the exact types of isoflavones in a particular product made a difference. One study of red clover isoflavones found evidence that biochanin but not formononetin can reduce LDL cholesterol. 128
Another study found that soy products may at times have an unusual isoflavone profile, containing high levels of the isoflavone glycitein rather than the more usual genistein and daidzein. 84 Glycitein could be inactive regarding cholesterol reduction.
Finally, some evidence hints that soy isoflavones may be only effective for reducing cholesterol when it is converted by intestinal bacteria into a substance called equol. 129,189 It appears that only about one-third of people have the right intestinal bacteria to make equol.
Menopausal Symptoms
Although study results are not entirely consistent, the balance of the evidence suggests that isoflavones from soy may be helpful for symptoms of menopause , especially "hot flashes."
Improvements in hot flashes, as well as other symptoms, such as vaginal dryness, have been seen in many studies of soy, mixed soy isoflavones, isoflavone aglycones, or genistein alone. 20,21,43-47,106,130-2,157,181,192,193,206 However, the effects have been slight or non-existent in other studies. 198 At least two studies found that people who are equol producers (see previous section) may experience greater benefits. 157,200
Cognitive function and visual memory were significantly improved in a review of 10 randomized trials with 1,024 postmenopausal women. Soy isoflavones (60 mg-160 mg daily for 6 weeks to 30 months) were compared to placebo in all trials. However several factors, such as age at the start of treatment, location of treatment, and treatment duration may affect the overall success of the supplement. 209
The herb Pueraria mirifica , which also contains a number of isoflavones, has also shown some benefit for menopausal symptoms. 196,197
However, several other studies have failed to find benefit with whole soy or concentrated soy isoflavones. 16,48-50,90,96,173 Another study failed to find benefit with a mixture of soy isoflavones and black cohosh . 174
Isoflavones from red clover have also shown inconsistent benefit 95,114,133,134 with the largest and most recent trial failing to find any reduction in hot flash symptoms. 114
Furthermore, in double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, soy or purified isoflavones failed to reduce hot flashes among survivors of breast cancer. 91,107,117,159
What can one make of this mixed evidence? The problem here is that placebo treatment has a strong effect on menopausal symptoms. In such circumstances, statistical noise can easily drown out the real benefits of a treatment under study. Estrogen is so powerful for hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms that its benefits are almost always clear in studies; most likely, soy or concentrated isoflavones have a more modest effect, not always seen above the background.
Estrogen has a powerfully protective effect on bone. Study results on whether isoflavones have the same effect have produced inconsistent results. 117-124,160,161,175,191 On balance, it is probably fair to summarize current evidence as indicating that isoflavones (either as soy, genistein, mixed isoflavones, or tofu extract) have at least a modestly beneficial effect on bone density.
The best evidence is for genistein taken alone. In a 24-month, double-blind study of 389 postmenopausal women with mild bone loss, use of genistein at a dose of 54 mg daily significantly improved bone density as compared to placebo. (All participants were additionally given calcium and vitamin D.) 191
However, it is not clear that isoflavones consumed in the diet, even at high concentrations, is beneficial. For example, in a placebo-controlled study involving 237 healthy women in the early stages of menopause, the consumption of isoflavone-enriched foods (providing an average of 110 mg isoflavone aglycones daily) for 1 year had no affect on bone density or metabolism. 199
Interestingly, one small, but long-term study suggests that progesterone cream (another treatment proposed for use in preventing or treating osteoporosis) may decrease the bone-sparing effect of soy isoflavones. 118
Bone is always subject to two influences: bone building and bone breakdown. Estrogen primarily works by reducing the bone breakdown part of the equation, thereby leading to a net result of increased bone growth. Growing evidence suggests that isoflavones act on both sides of this equation, directly stimulating new bone creation while at the same time slowing bone breakdown. 19,63,64,183
There is mixed evidence that isoflavones are more effective for osteoporosis in people who have the intestinal bacteria to produce equol. 176,199
Menstrual Migraines
In a 24-week, double-blind study, 49 women with menstrual migraines ( migraine headaches associated with the menstrual cycle) received either placebo or a combination supplement containing soy isoflavones and extracts of dong quai and black cohosh . 8 Beginning at the 20th week, use of the herbal supplement resulted in decreased severity and frequency of headaches as compared to placebo. However, it is not clear which of the ingredients in the combination was helpful. The authors of the study apparently considered black cohosh and dong quai as phytoestrogens, but the current consensus is that they do not belong in that category.
Safety Issues
Studies in animals have found soy isoflavones essentially nontoxic. 65 The long history of the use of soy as food in Asia would tend to suggest they are safe as well. Even though absolute safety cannot be assumed from historical consumption of soy as food, it is reassuring to note that researchers found no evidence of ill effects when they gave healthy postmenopausal women 900 mg of soy isoflavones a day for 84 consecutive days. 202 In Japan, the maximum safe intake level of soy isoflavones has been set at a total of 70 to 75 mg daily (food plus supplement sources).
Still, concerns have been raised about estrogenic and other potential side effects of excessive soy isoflavone intake. Overall, the estrogenic effect of soy isoflavones in women appear to be fairly minimal. 135 Nonetheless, it is not zero. According to most but not all studies, use of soy has enough of an estrogen-like effect to slightly alter the menstrual cycle and change levels of sex hormones in young women. 70,78-82,92-94,136-138,177 Thus, some of the risks of estrogen could, in theory, apply to isoflavones as well.
For example, because estrogen can stimulate breast cancer cells, there are theoretical concerns that isoflavones may not be safe for women who have already had breast cancer. While isoflavones in general should have an anti-estrogenic effect by blocking real estrogen, some studies in animals have found evidence that, under certain circumstances, soy isoflavones might stimulate breast cancer cells. 75-77 Studies directly examining the effects of isoflavones on human breast tissue have produced contradictory results. 4,18,97,139 . However, on balance, there is no convincing evidence that consuming moderate amounts of soy isoflavones (at levels typical of an Asian diet) increases the risk of breast cancer in healthy women or worsens the prognosis of women with breast cancer. 203 Nevertheless, given the theoretical risk and the absence of large randomized trials investigating the safety of isoflavone supplements, prudence suggests that women who have had breast cancer, or are at high risk for it, should consult a physician before taking any isoflavone product. 96
Estrogen also stimulates uterine cells, leading to an increased risk of uterine cancer. Most studies have found that isoflavones do not stimulate uterine cells. 16,111,140,141,162,178, 181,190,204 However, one fairly large (365 participants) and long-term (5 years) study did find uterine stimulation in 3.37% of women on isoflavones and 0% of those on placebo. 142 This could indicate a slightly increased risk of uterine cancer with high-dose isoflavone use.
Similarly, preliminary studies and reports have raised concerns that intensive use of soy products or isoflavones by pregnant women could exert a hormonal effect that impacts unborn fetuses. 67,68 Use of soy formula by infants is also of concern along these lines, as an infant subsisting on soy formula has a relatively enormous isoflavone intake; on a per-weight basis, it may exceed the average Asian adult isoflavone intake by a factor of ten.
The drug tamoxifen blocks estrogen and is used to help prevent breast cancer recurrence in women who have had breast cancer. One animal study found that soy isoflavones might remove the benefit of tamoxifen treatment. 163
One double-blind study of post-menopausal women found the use of red clover isoflavones at a dose of 80 mg daily for 90 days resulted in increased levels of testosterone. 179 The potential significance of this is unclear. In men, isoflavones might decrease testosterone levels, but the effect appears to be slight at most. 164,165
Other concerns relate to soy's potential effects involving the thyroid gland. When given to individuals with impaired thyroid function , soy products have been observed to reduce absorption of thyroid medication. 72,73,98 In addition, some evidence hints that soy isoflavones may directly inhibit the function of the thyroid gland (though perhaps only in people who are iodine deficient). 71,99,100,143 To make matters more confusing, studies of healthy humans and animals given soy isoflavones or other soy products have generally found that soy either had no effect on thyroid hormone levels or actually increased levels. 79,101-104,188 The bottom line: In view of soy's complex effects regarding the thyroid, individuals with impaired thyroid function should not take large amounts of soy products except under the supervision of a physician.
While fears have been expressed by some experts that soy isoflavones might interfere with the action of oral contraceptives, one study of 36 women found reassuring results. 69
Some evidence suggests that the isoflavone genistein might impair immunity. One study in mice found that injected genistein has negative effects on the thymus gland (an organ that is important for immunity) and also causes changes in the prevalence of various white blood cells consistent with impaired immunity. 85 Although the genistein was injected rather than administered orally, the blood levels of genistein that these injections produced were not excessively high; they were comparable to (or even lower than) what occurs in children fed soy milk formula. In addition, there are several reports of impaired immune responses in infants fed soy formula. 86-89 While it is too early to conclude that genistein impairs immunity, these findings are a potential cause for concern.
One observational study raised concerns that soy might impair mental function in adults. 105 However, observational studies are far less reliable than clinical trials. Direct studies designed to test the potential effects of isoflavones on brain function, and lasting up to 12 months, have found either no effect or a slightly positive effect on brain function. 96,144-146,154,158, 182 While this does not rule out a harmful long-term effect on cognition, it is reassuring.
There exists one case report in which soy isoflavone supplements caused migraine headaches in a man who had never experienced migraines before; presumably this was a highly individual reaction, such as an allergy. 3 Similarly, while soy products are sometimes recommend for reducing blood pressure, there is also a well-documented case report in which use of high dose soy isoflavones caused extreme elevation in blood pressure in a woman participating in a scientific study (of soy isoflavones). 180
Some researchers have raised concern that genistein may influence the ability of blood to clot properly. A placebo-controlled study involving 104 healthy women, however, found no evidence that the isoflavone genistein had any significant adverse effect on blood clotting. 201
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Minor poised to return; Floyd needs more time
NEW YORK -- Mike Minor took the mound at Triple-A Gwinnett's Coolray Stadium on Saturday night knowing that the Braves are planning to activate him from the disabled list within the next week.
Minor surrendered a pair of first-inning runs and then held Charlotte scoreless over the remainder of his six-inning effort. If he rebounds from this 80-pitch outing without any problems, he could make his first start for Atlanta as early as Friday.
There was some thought that Gavin Floyd might also join Atlanta's starting rotation by the end of this month. But Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said he now expects Floyd to make at least two more Minor League starts before completing his bid to return from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery.
Floyd allowed four earned runs while throwing 84 pitches over 4 2/3 innings for Double-A Mississippi during Friday night's loss to Huntsville. He surrendered one run through the first four innings and then allowed four of the six batters he faced in the fifth inning to reach safely.
"He pitched well," Gonzalez said. "He left with the bases loaded and two outs because his pitch count was right where he wanted it to be. Then [the bullpen] ended up giving up all of his runs. His velocity was good and all of his breakdown of pitches for strikes were right where we wanted them to be. So, he was good."
While posting a 5.27 ERA in his first four Minor League rehab starts, Floyd has yet to complete as many as five innings. Given that he is preparing to enter a one-year contract, the 31-year-old right-hander wants to make sure he has completed all necessary preparations before returning to the Major League level.
If Floyd is not deemed ready until some point in May, the Braves will have more time to determine how to fit him in their starting rotation, which entered Saturday with a Major League-best 1.47 ERA. Minor is expected to replace David Hale.
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> - I want a global option to enable/disable voice.
Certainly. I was planning to do that together with the talkbox patch, which
I vote for all options to be in one place for obvious reasons...Cheers!
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> > I just committed my next step, speaking out the numbers. This needs a
OK, I can try that. ;-)
> It works great, except in the top level menu, I _only_ get voice for
This is strange. Do you have inconsistant sources, or is anybody else
> A few nitpicks:
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> - Overall the volume of the voice is a bit too loud, I think. It is much
This again could be reworked in the voice file, to have it not really using
> - I think the voice file should be buffered by tree.c if the mp3 buffer is
I'm not sure I understand how this would improve. I don't want to load the
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Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.
"I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, we're going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book." – Stephen King
An Amazon Best Book of the Month, June 2013: What a smart, sweet, spooky, sexy gem of a story. In this one-off for the Hard Case Crime publishing imprint, King has found yet another outlet and format (print only, a zippy 280 pages) to suit his considerable talents. All are on full display here in the story of Devon Jones–"a twenty-one-year-old virgin with literary aspirations … and a broken heart"–who spends the summer of 1973 at Joyland amusement park in North Carolina. Devon makes new pals, proves himself to the hard-core carny workers, saves a girl's life, befriends a dying boy (who has a secret gift), and falls for the boy's protective, beautiful mother. The first half of the story is sweet and nostalgic, with modest hints of menace to come. (Think: "The Body," King's novella that became the film Stand By Me.) Devon learns to "sell fun" and "wear the fur" (carny-speak for dressing as Howie the Happy Hound, the park mascot), but he also learns about the woman who had been killed in the Funhouse, whose ghost still haunts Joyland. King has fun with the carny lingo–most of it researched and real, some of it invented. (The Ferris wheel, for example, is the chump-hoister.) The second half gets spookier, spinning into a full-on murder mystery–but also a love story, and a coming-of-age-story, with some supernatural fun woven in. More than a trifecta, this is King at his narrative and nostalgic best. A single-session tale to savor some summer afternoon. And then try not to keep thinking back on it. –Neal Thompson


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Playing in the imaginative gap
I got super-excited the other morning reading Tali Krakowsky's post 'The Spaces In Between' as my approach to digital storytelling has from very early on focused on the power of what I call the imaginative gap. This for me is the idea that fragmented, non-linear narratives achieve richness through what we do to actively fill in the gaps and make connections between fragments. The film, Memento was an early model of this for me as was Scott McCloud's notion of 'blood in the gutter' between panels in a comic, where we instinctively stitch together disparate events into a continuous story. So the idea in Tali's post, that the gap is a place of play and exploration absolutely resonated with me.
I think we now see this principle in the use of dynamic spatial maps as the interface through which complex interactive narratives are told. You can see this in HBO's Imagine (see above) and Errol Morris' Standard Operating Procedure
In each, we see the fragmented elements of the stories in a dynamic model that allows us to intuit if not fully understand the whole. Interactivity allows us to play with fragments and the experience becomes rich when we stitch the pieces together into meaningful wholes, creating narrative closure between elements.
This is one way of thinking about how the imaginative gap functions. And really here we can go back to Barthes' distinction between the readerly and writerly texts in 'The Death of the Author' with the understanding that Barthes' vision of active readers creating their own texts is exactly what is now happening in digital media. So the death of the author/authority is really what we see happening now in the birth of participatory co-creators of online stories. Check out Philips' invitation to fans to create the 6th short film in their Parallel Lines online series. The governing rule is that fan created short films have to contain the key lines of dialogue that link the existing films across genres and divergent story lines.
A second aspect that I am also fascinated with is that the spaces between are also spaces of play. That stories that are not closed, not perfectly rendered, but gapped, like the space between Chloe' teeth in Tali's blog, engage us in the act of playing with content, with meaning. This often means that there is more than one way to stitch a story back together. In the exploratory website for Hail the Villain we have to piece together the story behind a car crash.
Third, play is not just what we do within the story space, for me 'play' has become the defining characteristic of digital storytelling and I mean this in multiple ways. We play with the content AND we play with the interfaces and this second play is often the source of intensely satisfying immersion in the surprise and delight of unexpected nuances of interface design (see Eric Zimmerman & Katie Salen on play & game design). Most recently for me I find this in the preload bar on the NFB/Jam3 Waterlife website. And I will put on record here that yes, I often deliberately go the site just to play with the preloader.
The digital space is a playful medium and to really understand its potential means to not approach it as a content delivery system (to borrow from Russell Crowe in The Insider) but to understand it as a poetic medium. And poetic in that we look for patterns, rhythms, and multiple levels of meaning, just as we do in film or literature. This extraordinarily beautiful site is 'a three-dimensional, interactive rendering of the Torah, to be written by over 300,000 global participants' (source: cabengo.com)
Storytelling in the digital environment is immersive, rich & satisfying when we are called upon to interact in two ways simultaneously and when there is integrity between these two modes: in the playfulness of the interfaces that extend and support the content and in the imaginative engagement with the content whereby we create and experience a story or stories in the moment. And there is more chance of this happening when the story is distributed, when fragments exist in dynamic juxtaposition, when the experience can really be different through each iteration. This is different from a branching tree model because the structure itself is designed to be mobile, giving the completion of the experience and narrative to the participant. Jonathan Harris' The Whale Hunt, for example, offers multiple ways to follow his journey north, linear and non-linear
And this leads into what may be the most important distinction between film & tv and digital storytelling. I have also noticed that when digital creatives talk about their process and how projects are developed, they often talk about the importance of taking time to play. Sometimes, this is time set aside for brainstorming and discovery. Sometimes it is taking your staff out to to go indoor parachuting as Adrian Belina of Jam3 described at Storytelling X.O recently. And sometimes play means actually playing with tactile media, paper, toys, you name it. My most favourite of these stories is Joshua Hirsch, Minister of Technology of Big Spaceship (is that not a playful title?), tale of their most important purchase, a smoke machine and the value they found in playing with it. (Hey Josh! put that video up online!). You can see the results in the video below
In this latter sense, play is also exploration. It is not goal oriented and it is not bound by criteria of success and failure, and because of that it allows for the unexpected.
So know that when you start creating in the digital realm, you are not only allowed to play, play is also fundamental to the process. Here Big Spaceship's foosball table becomes the interface for projected content:
The very best sites on the website engage us not only through the power of the story we discover but also through the delights of interaction. And it is this paradoxical combination that allows us to engage with content that can be serious and frankly depressing while still enjoying the experience. Understanding this is one aspect of being able to 'design for the middle' (Hirsch again – no wonder I love their work), as in digital storytelling the experience often means more than the arriving at the end. The interface to this last documentary, Gaza/Sderot, is beautifully conceived to reflect the crisis that impacts the lives of the Palestinian & Jewish communities depicted.


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Avast! is one of the most popular of the free anti-virus programs for Windows PCs. This Mac version has been available in beta form for a few months already, but is now officially complete and carries the version number 7.0 to match its Windows counterpart.
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The program does work well and provides efficient protection against viruses and other forms of malware, although it could use a decent manual or some built-in help files to get you started. The first thing you see when you launch the program is a graph labelled 'aggregate shields activity' – which won't mean much to first-time users. And it didn't help that the only manual we could find on the Avast web site was for the Windows version of the program, which differs quite a bit from the Mac version.
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