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Kids whose parents smoke are more likely to get ear infections and have hearing problems, according to a new review paper.
When moms lit up, kids were also almost twice as likely to need surgery for recurrent ear infections or similar problems, researchers reported.
The findings come from a combination of 61 past studies. While they can't prove that smoke exposure causes ear infections, researchers suggested that if that's the case, hundreds of thousands of ear infections may be due to parents' smoking each year.
"It's pretty impressive, especially since ear infections cause enormous pain," said Dr. Michael Weitzman, who studies the effects of parental smoking at New York University Medical Center and was not involved in the study.
The new paper "once again highlights a common child health problem that is profoundly influenced by mothers' smoking," he told Reuters Health, "and it focuses our attention more than previous studies have on it resulting in surgical procedures for children."
Taken together, the studies showed that kids living with a smoker had a 37 percent higher risk of any "middle ear disease," including ear infections and hearing problems -- and a 62 percent higher risk if the household smoker was their mom.
When mothers smoked, kids were also 86 percent more likely to get surgery for a middle ear condition, including recurrent ear infections, than if no smokers were in the house.
About three out of four kids have had an ear infection by the time they are three years old.
Dr. Joseph DiFranza, a tobacco researcher from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, said that increased risk of surgery -- which now usually involves putting a tube in the ear to drain out fluid -- is especially worrisome.
"Ear infections themselves are very common, but the surgery is not," he told Reuters Health.
Experts speculate that exposure to secondhand smoke may cause tubes in the ear to get inflamed and block up. Water could then leak into an empty pocket behind the ear drum, creating an ideal environment for bacteria to grow and cause infection.
"There are going to be kids who live in families with smokers who don't get ear infections," said Kathleen Daly, who studies ear infections at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. But living with a smoker "definitely puts the child at higher risk," she told Reuters Health.
The review's authors, led by Laura Jones of the University of Nottingham in England, calculated that if secondhand smoke does indeed cause ear infections, about 130,000 of close to 2 million middle ear diseases in UK kids in 2008 would be due to parents lighting up.
Additionally, 293,000 cases of frequent ear infections in the U.S., out of about 4.5 million annually, would be attributed to secondhand smoke from the home, they reported in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Parents' smoking has also been linked to asthma and allergy problems in kids, and moms who smoke while pregnant also put their baby at risk for sudden infant death.
Weitzman pointed out that the review didn't take into account other consequences of ear infections in kids -- such as parents' missed work days, and extra antibiotic prescriptions breeding resistant bacteria.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/oInaWd Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, online September 5, 2011.
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Headache Information and Services
Welcome to iHATEheadaches, an online resource designed to help you find ways to combat chronic neurological pain that affects you and those around you. iHATEheadaches is more than a site to find a doctor who can help you. This is a site that you may use as an educational tool where you can discover all you need to know about the kind of headache you may have. Armed with knowledge, such as statistics, patient stories, causes, and treatments, you will be able to get beyond the pain and back to living your life.
At iHATEheadaches, we understand the kind of pain you are going through. The pain that keeps you from rising from bed or going outside has a cause. You may have even gone to a specialist to seek treatment to no avail. Many people in pain and desperate for an end to their headaches will look to CAT Scans, powerful medication and more to help them. Very few will look to a dentist who is able to find a solution through neuromuscular science. Our site is designed to assist you in taking the first steps of pursuing neuromuscular education, diagnosis and treatment.
By reading through the pages of iHATEheadaches, you should be able to find some answers that will lead you toward freeing your life from pain. In the event you do not find the information you are looking for on our site, please feel free to contact our dentists for more information.
Dr. Shapira was recently published on his findings related to the TMJ and TMD. His article sheds light on the this highly controversial disorder and connects ties between TMD and behavioral issues as well as health concerns. The circadian rhythms associated with sleep that can affect overall health can be impacted by TMD. His article shows that TMD patients see changes in their normal chemical balance including growth hormone, thyroid hormone, insulin resistance and cortisol. Read the rest of the article here.

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Anyway, ignore him I did as I rushed passed with a barely a fleeting smile in his direction as I headed towards my local newsagent, berating myself for not having stopped once in there.
"Tell him you don't read the Big Issue and give him a £1. Just so you know...he is a very talented photographer, he is planning an exhibition too. Ask him...he'll show you some of his work."
So out I went, back towards the juggling Carlos.
"The Big Issue" is a weekly street magazine written by professional journalists and sold by homeless individuals. The vendors purchase it for £1; sell it for £2, keeping a pound for themselves. This is an opportunity for them to earn a legitimate buck and reintegrate themselves into mainstream society.
I gave him a £1 and told him that I had heard that he was a photographer which he was visibly flattered by and as I turned to leave after our brief chat, he called out to me and handed me a couple of postcards of his work. I could have left and never seen what Carlos saw when he peered through his viewfinder and that would have been a doggone shame.
Honestly? I don't know what I was expecting... but what I wasn't expecting was to actually like what I saw. More than that...I was taken in first by the haunting images before me and then the look of unadulterated pride on Carlos' face when I told him so. With his permission, I have printed them here for all to see,enjoy them and visit his unpretentious site for more.
Moral of the Story: next time you rush by a seller of "The Big Issue" don't render him invisible by your lack of interest or time... (which we are all guilty of doing). Once in a while stop.... you may even meet Carlos or another budding artist in the making.
I urge you to visit Carlos' site and see for yourself; there is far more than meets the eye and what an eye he has.
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Morgan Stanley said Monday that it recently recruited an advisor team from UBS and an advisor from Credit Suisse. The combined production of the three new Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors is close to $3 million.
Richard Jenkin and Thomas Ferrante joined MSSB's office in Jericho, N.Y., from UBS. The team, which has total trailing-12-month fees and commissions of $1.33 million and assets under management of about $210 million, now reports to Jeffrey Reiss, the North Shore complex manager.
Patricia Glass, formerly with Credit Suisse, joined MSSB's Park Central Branch-Midtown Complex as a senior vice president.
Glass was considered a top producer at Credit Suisse's New York office and one of Credit Suisse Private Banking USA's most successful female advisors, according to Morgan Stanley, with more than $1.6 million in yearly fees and commissions. She will now report to branch manager David Turetzky.
Last week, Morgan Stanley (MS) said it recruited one UBS (UBS) team and two Merrill Lynch (BAC) teams with combined assets of about $1.2 billion and yearly production of more than $8.2 million.
The aggressive recruiting push on behalf of the wirehouses and other national firms is partly due to the fact that restrictions tied to retention packages are winding down, and advisors have become more comfortable about switching firms, experts say.
The number of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisors dropped 2% in the first quarter of 2012 from the previous quarter and 5% from last year to 17,193, while total assets under management hit nearly $1.75 trillion, a jump of 7% from the previous quarter and a 2% increase from last year. (It had 17,512 advisors in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 18,124 in the first quarter of 2011.)
These reps produced average trailing-12-month fees and commissions of $787,000 and managed average client assets of $101 million; these figures were both up about 5% from the same year-ago period.


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9 Gin Cocktails For Royals and Muggles Alike
Sure, we all know what to do with a bottle of gin and a bottle of tonic, but there are many more delicious drinks to mix up with gin—and summer is the perfect time to try them. I was recently in London to tour the Beefeater distillery (more on that soon!) and London bartender and brand ambassador Dan Warner shared nine more unusual gin concoctions with us, from Will and Kate's royal punch with pomegranate and Dubonnet (an aperitif made with fortified wine, herbs, and spices) to a luscious savory cocktail with cream of coconut and curry powder (don't knock it till you've tried it.)
Warner's recipes all call for Beefeater or the slightly softer Beefeater 24, but you can experiment with your favorite London Dry-style gin.


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East Grand Forks travels up to Thief River Falls this week in a game that is likely to decide the No. 1 seed in the Section 8A playoffs. Thief River Falls won the first meeting at East Grand Forks. Photos by Tim Kolehmainen.
1. East Grand Forks at Thief River Falls
It all comes down to this.
Tuesday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, the regular season comes to a head in Section 8A when No. 4 East Grand Forks (18-2-3) visits No. 8 Thief River Falls (15-8-0). A month into the season, no one could have predicted a photo finish. These were two teams headed into totally opposite directions.
Junior Tanner Holmes has won 10 games in goal for the Prowlers, including a big win at East Grand Forks.
Thief River Falls lurched out of the starting gate like a lame stallion, losing six of its first eight games. Goals were hard to find. The Prowlers – the two-time defending Section 8A champions -- tallied just 13 in that span, as it appeared graduation losses may have finally caught up to the small school. The Prowlers had the look of a team that needed to be put out of its misery.
"The games were competitive, but when you're only scoring a goal a game, it's hard to win those games," said Thief River Falls coach Tim Bergland. "Guys were starting to press."
They sure recovered nicely.
Immediately after a 3-2 home loss to International Falls dropped its record to 2-6-0, Bergland's team responded with an 11-game winning streak, including an impressive 6-2 victory at East Grand Forks on Jan. 22. The Prowlers were back.
"We just tried to come into the game thinking that it was just another game," said Logan Engelstad, who leads the team in scoring with 26 goals and 40 points. "The games that really matter are the ones coming in February."
Engelstad had stepped into the role of regular points-producer and had a hat trick against East Grand Forks the first time around. Isak Bergland (16-23-39) and Ian Lund (10-7-17), the team's other double-digit scorers, have also shown the ability to dent the twine. While the Prowlers still aren't an offensive powerhouse, they have picked it up over the last two months and now average 3.65 goals per game.
Defensively, the rugged Prowlers remained outstanding even as they were losing early. Led by rangy Chris Forney (7-19-26) and tough Adam Pancoast (4-10-14) and Grady Pederson (1-6-7), Thief River Falls has allowed just 2.17 goals per game. Forney is a multi-faceted defenseman who can both add offense as well as shut down an opposing offense. Pancoast and Pederson are more stay-at-home defensemen. In goal, junior Tanner Holmes (10-7-0, 2.04, .926) has seen the majority of time, while senior Ryan Daniels (5-1-0, 2.50, .908) has provided good minutes when called upon.
Tyler Palmiscno has the Green Wave on the verge of earning the No. 1 seed in the Section 8A playoffs.
Meanwhile, East Grand Forks streaked to the front of the pack with an opening 13-0-2 burst to the season. The Green Wave were the last team in the state to lose, finally falling 4-3 at Moorhead on Jan. 17.
"Not losing all year, we never talked about our record or anything like that," said coach Tyler Palmiscno after the first loss. It became a brief two-game losing streak when Thief River Falls beat the Green Wave on Jan. 22.
Until that point, everything had been going the Green Wave's way. They already had seven shutouts in 15 games and were scoring goals in bunches. That's a good recipe for success. East Grand Forks is still a strong contender to represent Section 8A at state and has gone 5-0-1 in the six games since that brief two-game losing streak, including two more shutouts to bring its total to a state-leading nine.
It may be a slight surprise that the Green Wave have been this good this season. Many top players are underclassmen, although a few key veterans anchor the effort.
East Grand Forks' usual top line has two seniors – Tommy Hajicek (16-22-38) and Kolton Aubol (13-11-24) – with a sophomore, Dixon Bowen (14-19-33). Other top scorers include freshman Tanner Tweten (14-14-28), junior Brandon Loven (5-6-21) and freshman Grant Loven (10-10-20). As we said, it's a young lineup.
Senior Tanner Lindstrom (11-2-3, 1.76, .924) has anchored the team in goal, but has plenty of support from a defensive corps that includes terrific speed and skill in junior Colton Poolman (5-6-11) and sophomore Tye Ausmus (5-6-11) and great size and skill in junior Eddie Eades (3-17-20).
Now in the final week, East Grand Forks and Thief River Falls converge for the No. 1 seed in Section 8A. Of course, lurking in the shadows is the black and gold Warroad juggernaut, but the Warriors were 0-1-1 against East Grand Forks and 1-1-0 against Thief River Falls, likely keeping them as the No. 3 seed.
As we said, it all comes down to this.
Until sections begins.
Then the battle starts anew.
Tim Bergland's Thief River Falls squad won 11 straight games after a 2-6-0 start, vaulting itself back into contention.
2. Minnetonka at Blaine
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This could become a nice tradition. Two unbeaten conference champions -- Minnetonka from the Lake and Blaine from the Northwest Suburban -- cap the season with a showdown at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in St. Paul. Blaine coach Dave Aus is hoping to make it a regular series with as many as three games between the best each conference has to offer and this is the opening salvo. His No. 8 Bengals (17-4-1) are certainly a state championship contender and have won all 15 NWSC games heading into the final week. Speedy Tyler Cline (23-21-44) leads the fast-skating Bengals in scoring. No. 4 Minnetonka (17-5-1) is similarly dominating the Lake by winning all seven of its league games -- a surprise considering the toughness of the league. Skippers' defenseman Tommy Vannelli (8-22-30) was just named a Mr. Hockey finalist and will be tested by the Bengals' team speed.
3. Minnetonka at Eden Prairie
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A Section 6AA semifinal preview? It certainly could be that as these two Lake Conference powers will most certainly find themselves among the top four seeds in the section. No. 4 Minnetonka (17-5-1) should wrap up a top-two seed with a victory and a sweep of the season series. The Skippers rallied for a 5-3 victory on Jan. 26, scoring three times in the third period. Austin Burt (7-3-10) had a huge game, netting a hat trick for the Skippers, although leading scorer Max Coatta (23-28-51) notched the game-winner in the third. No. 13 Eden Prairie (11-11-1) has has an unpredictable season, hovering around the .500 mark all year. The Eagles' longest winning streak has been just two games (three times) and the longest losing skid has been three games. Coach Lee Smith's team remains dangerous, though, led by three Division I recruits in Steven Spinner (15-24-39), Luc Snuggerud (4-31-35) and Hunter Warner (3-5-8).
4. Eagan at Eastview
Eagan has been rolling through both the South Suburban Conference and its Section 3AA opponents all season -- with one notable exception. Back on Jan. 12, No. 20 Eastview (14-8-1) shocked No. 7 Eagan (19-3-1) in a 4-2 defeat at the Eagan Civic Center. It remains the only conference loss for the Wildcats. Eastview leading scorer Ryan McNamara (21-13-34) netted two goals. Lightning goaltender Zach Driscoll (11-3-1, 1.60, .947) stopped an amazing 64 shots, a high-point in his sophomore season that has him leading the state in save percentage. He's been tough to beat and hasn't allowed a goal since the third period of a Jan. 29 victory over Apple Valley -- 111 minutes, 31 seconds and counting. Eagan snipers Zach Glienke (24-29-53), Cullen Willox (27-23-50), Jack Jenson (15-24-39) and Jesse Gabrielle (13-26-39) are most certainly looking forward to the rematch. Glienke was just named one of the Mr. Hockey finalists.
5. Eden Prairie at Edina
The final round of Lake Conference games continues to feature some great ones scattered throughout our top 10, including No. 13 Eden Prairie (11-11-1) against No. 5 Edina (18-5-0) in what could be a battle for second place on the final day of the regular season. The Hornets hold a one-game lead courtesy of a 5-4 victory on Jan. 31 in which sophomore Dylan Malmquist (18-16-34) tallied the game-winner just 1:02 into the third period. The Hornets also took a one-goal victory (4-3) in their home holiday tournament on Dec. 22, with leading scorer Connor Hurley (14-27-41) adding three assists. Edina senior defenseman Parker Reno (1-17-18) was just named as one of 10 Mr. Hockey finalists. Eden Prairie could have a Mr. Hockey candidate or two next winter as three juniors -- Steven Spinner (15-24-39), Luc Snuggerud (4-31-35) and Hunter Warner (3-5-8) -- have already given Division I commitments.
6. Wayzata at Edina
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No. 6 Wayzata (17-6-0) hopes to get back on track in a televised game against No. 5 Edina (18-5-0). The Trojans had been ranked No. 1 in the state in early January after an impressive Sports Authority Holiday Classic title, but have lost four of their last six games. Wayzata's normally strong defense has allowed an average of four goals in those four losses, something that will have to be tightened up heading into the playoffs. Edina -- which itself was ranked No. 1 before a mid-season swoon -- was responsible for one of those defeats, a 5-4 victory Jan. 26 at the Plymouth Ice Center in which they knocked out goaltender Aaron Dingmann (13-5-0, 1.91, .921). Dingmann has been terrific overall, however, coming back from missing almost all of his junior season due to injury.
7. St. Francis at Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
Section 7AA seeding has been a quagmire all season, as preseason favorites have been knocked from their perches, unheralded teams have risen, and upsets have shaken the rankings more than Davy Jones on the tamborine (ask someone old about that reference). Senior-laden St. Francis (16-8-0) has been responsible for some of it, upsetting Grand Rapids on Dec. 28 at the IRA Civic Center. The Saints are looking for another signature win to climb the seedings and have one more shot in their season finale against No. 16 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (13-8-2). The Lumberjacks are known for their firepower with a potent first line of Westin Michaud (25-28-53), Beau Michaud (20-32-52) and Karson Kuhlman (24-19-43), but the Saints have the highest-scoring player of the bunch in Zach Foesch (36-25-61). The senior moved up to forward this year and his goal-scoring has exploded as he has six hat tricks and 22 goals in his last 10 games.
8. Blaine at Maple Grove
Talk about a grudge match. Without a doubt, No. 8 Blaine (17-4-1) certainly hasn't forgotten what happened against Maple Grove (13-11-0) in last year's Section 5AA championship game, a record-setting 15-1 victory by the Crimson that ended a six-year state tournament run by the Bengals. But while the Bengals would love to put another hurting on the Crimson -- Blaine won 5-2 back on Jan. 17 -- it isn't quite the same. Blaine returned many of the same players who were part of that section final, but Maple Grove has an almost entirely new squad this year. The Crimson graduated 10 key seniors, although leading scorer Sam Valerius (18-11-29) and double-digit scorer Nate Erickson (11-10-21) were there.
9. Hibbing/Chisholm at Virginia/MIB
When these two teams get together, it's not just for bragging rights among the players. It's not just for bragging rights between the schools. Two entire communities are watching and doing whatever they can to help their "boys" get the edge. Welcome to Iron Range hockey between No. 16 Hibbing/Chisholm (12-11-0) and Virginia/MIB (9-14-1). Neither has a great record this year, but it doesn't matter. The Bluejackets won the first meeting, 6-3 on Jan. 12 behind five points (three goals, two assists) from Josh Bestul (13-12-25). Hibbing's Adam Johnson (16-26-42), who has played both forward and defense this year for coach Mark DeCenzo, was recently named a finalist for the Mr. Hockey award. Zach Voss (20-24-44) and Travis Kemp (15-20-35) lead the Blue Devils in scoring.
10. North St. Paul at Mounds View
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It wouldn't be accurate to call this the first "Wood Stick Game" as teams played for years with the old straight-bladed clubs before aluminum came into vogue and then the multiple-hundred dollar composites of today. But it is a throwback game in that both teams have agreed to use only wooden sticks – Christian Pro 1000s -- that cost a tenth of the new-fangled models. It should make for an interesting twist between these two neighborhood rivals on the final day of the regular season at the Shoreview Ice Arena. North St. Paul (9-12-1) boasts of the crafty Oliver twins, juniors Justin (13-23-36) and Tyler (13-14-27), and senior Mark Meister (12-7-19). Mounds View (12-8-3) is a senior-laden group anchored by Andrew Bjorklund (14-19-33), Jacob Tretsven (16-16-32), Darian Romanko (12-16-28) and AJ Rupert (11-12-23).


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In the world of daredevil car stunts, the difference between 60 mph and 65 mph is 10-15 feet, several broken bones, or the difference between life and death.
I learned that watching the premiere of "American Daredevils," a 16-episode docu-series that tells the stories of several of these professional thrill seekers. It premieres at 9 p.m. CT Oct. 22 on History Channel.
Evel Knievel still is probably the most well-known daredevil. Betweem 1965 and 1980, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps, including a Chicago stunt in which he jumped over an aquarium tank containing 13 sharks, then skidded on the exit ramp and fractured his right forearm and his left collarbone.
He is said to have suffered 433 broken bones during his career, which landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime."
Knievel's legend hangs over the stunt drivers in "American Daredevils," who obviously rever him. In the show preview above, Mr. Dizzy compares his concern before doing a stunt to that Knievel probably felt when in 1974 he used a steam-powered rocket called the Skycycle X-2 to attempt to fly 1,600 feet across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho. He was launched 2,000 feet over the canyon floor at 350 miles an hour, but his parachute opened prematurely and he and the cycle landed safely on the canyon floor
"You think Evel Knievel, when he strapped himself in that rocket, thought, 'Oh everything is perfect?'" Dizzy says. "I don't think so."
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The second teaser below shows abother daredevil, Dr. Danger, as he is lit on fire.
Here's more about the daredevils of "American Daredevils" from History Channel:
- Based in Arizona, Spanky Spangler has been a daredevil his entire working life. It's all he knows. After surviving 22,000 stunts and setting a number of world records, he has earned the title of the greatest living daredevil. However, he's now staring down the twilight of his career as his son Bryan (Spanky Jr.) is gearing up to take over the family business.
- Texas daredevil Dr. Danger's quest is a simple one--to gain legitimacy as a professional daredevil and acceptance by his peers. Dismissed for his duct tape and paperclip approach to stunts, Danger has a new plan that he believes will win him the fame and fortune that has eluded him for two decades.
- Washington's own Mr. Dizzy is setting out to build on his world record-setting reputation by expanding his daredevil business into an empire.
"American Daredevils" was shot on location in 10 states and resulted in the destruction of countless cars and pieces of camera equipment, not to mention a few broken bones, I'm sure.
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Up to 20 million honeybees took over a Newark, Del., highway after a transport truck carrying their hives crashed.
The crash happened Tuesday, as the truck was moving 460 hives from Florida to Maine, DelawareOnline.com reported.
The driver had minor arm injuries after the crash. But Sgt. Paul G. Shavack told the website it took several hours for police to be able to get close to him in the truck because of all the bees swarming around it. Firefighters were brought in to hose down the bees to try to disperse them. It took until nightfall.
Bee salvagers were called in and were authorized to remove and keep what they could of the remaining hives.
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Let's have discussions about categories here or on talk pages, rather than "via edit war". Also, re-categorizing an entire page does not seem like a "minor edit", but maybe that's just me. - jerodast (talk) 05:23, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
- Looking at the page history, I'm not sure that you have a dog in this "fight", but in any case. Each explanation page already has Category:Comics on them. Not only that, but this page is in fact, not a comic. This page is a disambiguation page, we don't have the disambiguation infrastructure because there is only this page that needs disambiguation. When we get to comic 2038, then we will need another disambiguation page. But that will be a grand total of 2 pages that need the disambiguation infrastructure. Which is why I haven't felt motivated to need to port those over, resolve all the broken redirects, clean up all the documentation pages, make sure that all the links point back to here instead of linking to wikipedia, along with the other various minutia needed to correctly demarcate our 1 disambiguation page.
- The most work that I'm willing to put into it is to add to the page [[Category:Explanation disambiguation]] as that seems to be the only structure we need to keep our disambiguation straight. If you want to put in the effort of bringing in wikipedia's disambiguation template and work it out, I'm fine with that, but adding duplicate entries in the comics category for a page that only points to comics is wrong.
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No. 10 Arizona Sweeps Utah with 8-3 Victory
TUCSON – With six and a third scoreless innings of relief from Estela Piñon and four home runs to back her up, Arizona defeated Utah 8-3 on Sunday to sweep the series with the Utes.
A day after Arizona (39-9, 12-6 Pac-12) set the school record with eight homers in a game, the power was back on display Sunday at Hillenbrand Stadium. The Wildcats hit four homers Sunday, bringing their NCAA-leading total to 92 long balls.
The victory kept Arizona perfect at home, stretching their winning streak at Hillenbrand this season to 27 games, the fifth longest in Wildcat history.
Piñon (14-5) was nearly unhittable in relief, pitching the final 6.1 innings of the game and giving up just a single hit, a bunt single in the fourth. The senior struck out eight, her most since striking out nine Alabama hitters in her second appearance of the season. She entered in relief of Nancy Bowling, who lasted two-thirds of innings and gave up three runs on two hits with four walks and a strikeout.
Hallie Wilson, Chelsea Goodacre, Mo Mercado and Lauren Young all hit home runs for the Wildcats, who hit 22 homers in five games this week.
Young's homer, a three-run shot in the third inning, broke a 3-3 tie and put Arizona ahead for good.
Utah (23-24, 5-15 Pac-12) struck for three early runs to chase Bowling with two out in the first. After a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases, Bridget Castro scored two with a single. Bowling would walk two additional batters to make it 3-0. Piñon entered to get the final out of the inning and leave the bases loaded.
Arizona responded in the second when Goodacre led off the inning with her 20th homer of the year. Katiyana Mauga and Mo Mercado followed with singles and were at second and third with nobody out. Courtney Rodriguez singled in Mauga before Mercado scored on Hallie Wilson's sacrifice fly.
UA took the lead in the bottom of the third when Young hit a three-run bomb to left field.
Wilson led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer to give Arizona a 7-3 lead.
The Cats used another solo homer, this one off the bat of Mercado, to give the Cats an 8-3 lead in the fifth.
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Battles over austerity measures that look tame in comparison to those endured by Greeks torpedoed the Dutch government on Monday, as its prime minister tendered his cabinet's resignation to Queen Beatrix. Not to be outdone, the Czech government came in for a crisis of its own as its coalition foundered over growing protests over austerity measures.
Reuters reported Monday that Greeks had no sympathy for the Dutch after the regular dressings-down administered to them by Jan Kees de Jager, the Dutch finance minister, particularly since the provisions sought by de Jager's government are so much less stringent than those the Greeks have endured for nearly five years.
Yields were up at a sale of Dutch bonds on Tuesday, although demand was still strong. Bloomberg reported that Prime Minister Mark Rutte planned to speak in Parliament to try to win more support for proposed changes to state pensions—a measure that had caused the collapse of the ruling coalition the day before. Rutte's government was asked to remain in power as caretaker until elections can be held.
At stake on Monday were Dutch budget cuts totaling at least 9.5 billion euros ($12.5 billion). The government has thus far been unsuccessful at putting together a 2013 budget.
Andre Krouwel, an associate professor of political science at VU University in Amsterdam, was quoted saying, "I'm sure that behind closed doors work is being done to prevent the Netherlands from losing its credit rating, because that would only aggravate problems for the next government." However, he added that there was "no way" the government could reach agreement prior to the election.
Tuesday also saw the prime minister of the Czech government, Petr Necas, trying to drum up support prior to an April 27 election after his own governing coalition broke apart over deficit cuts. Necas is attempting to push through tax increases and pension cuts totaling 57 billion koruna ($3 billion) to meet the European Union goal of a deficit amounting to no more than 3% of GDP.
The measures are not popular; on Saturday 90,000 people marched through Prague in protest and to demand early elections, Bloomberg reported. Political analyst Jiri Pehe, who is also the director of New York University in Prague, said in the report that such elections are a "terrifying nightmare" for all parties in the government because of declining support in opinion polls.
He was quoted saying, "None of the actors in the government crisis can afford early elections, as the Civic Democrats and TOP09 would lose ground significantly, while the Public Affairs and Peake's [Deputy Premier Karolina Peake, who left the Public Affairs party last week] platform would be erased from the political map."


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2010 Dot Com Dash Results
That is a joyous Anthony Dicomo, crossing the finish line as the champion of the first annual Dot Com Dash Charity Race. Dicomo (who mainly covers the Mets and Yankees for MLB.com) won the half-mile challenge with a time of 2:29. I came in at 2:32.
Considering I'm a marathoner, I was pleased with my time, even if I was disappointed in the end result. At the start, Dicomo quickly tucked in behind me, letting me set the pace. Having never run less than a one-mile race competitively, that threw me off. I wasn't sure if I was going out too hard or too slow.
As it turns out, I probably went out too slow. I pushed what I felt was a hard pace, but never separated myself from Dicomo enough to account for the fact that I lack strong acceleration at the end. Dicomo — a better sprinter — took advantage, passing me in the final 80 meters. He admitted afterward that he was worried for about 750 of the 800 meters.
In the end, it turned out that a half mile was a good distance for he and I to race. Dicomo and I both know that anything longer and I would have had a clear advantage. We also know that anything shorter than a half mile, he would have easily beat me, too. It was a good distance, a good race and a fun little event.
What started off as a couple guys talking smack about who could beat who in what, evolved into a small charity event thanks to social media (Twitter). A couple bloggers got involved and wagered bets that would go to different charity foundations. So, in the end, Dicomo was not the only winner in this.
Since I let down all my fans, I have decided to donate $25 to the Jays Care Foundation in the wake of my bitter defeat. Dicomo has also pledged to donate $25 to the Harlem RBI program. We also had so much fun with this little race that we hope to do it again next year, and maybe we'll start promoting it earlier, getting even more money on the line for charity.
So, congrats, Tony. You beat me fair and square. I can respect a man who came with a strategy and executed it well. Just know that next year, beyond training for my fifth career marathon, I will also be training for the 2011 Dot Com Dash. I ran a 2:32 without training. I will crush you next spring.
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Well said, Jordan. Well said.
Though I was only really worried for the first 700 meters or so.
I am confused by some of the topics that are being reported on here. For example, the previous post talked about Alex Gonzalez's Glove — and how Cito was impressed that he was catching tough balls hit at him. Don't we already have a high-light reel short stop in John Mac? The only reason that Mr. Gonzalez should be on this team is if he can hit 50+ points higher than John, IMO. Instead, we are told that he will be hitting towards the bottom of the order. I don't get this at all. Maybe the truth is that Mr. Gonzalez sucks with the bat and so we now have to start talking about his glove? Johnny Mac has hit nearly .320 this spring with 6 fewer at bats compared with Mr. Gonzalez, while hittig nearly 80 points higher. From what I can see, compared to Johhny Mac Mr. Gonzalez seems to be a little more offensively minded (career stats) but second rate defensively. Maybe an article on Gonzalez continues to struggle with the bat while Johhny Mac continues to impress would be more in line with reality.
Alex Gonzalez is not a second rate shortstop defensively. Johnny Mac, while a great guy, is not and never will be starter material. 50 points higher? I mean, give me a break.
On the run, I'm a bit surprised and disappointed, but hopefully you beat him next year. I was looking forward to a Parkes or Stoeten guest post on metsgrrl.com.
I tend to agree, we don't need two defensive short stops, we need one of Gonzalez or MacDonald, not two and my choice would be MacDonald because of what he adds in the clubhouse and mentoring of younger players……
My personal preference is to see McCoy play short because he brings a much better bat and speed than either of Gonzalez or MacDonald and fills the lead off role.
I agree GS. I think McCoy is worth a look. He can play many positions, why not check him out at short ?


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usually the dice decide the winner of a game. i have seen it many times. unlucky guy starts game deploys 3 attacks 6v3 and it ends 2v3. lucky guy attacks 6v3 and takes it with few or no losses. in some cases 2 rolls in the first round of the game already decide the winner. that's bad. but what can we do as map makers to balance the game and try to remove the random aspect? well a first step was the conquest gameplay where initial deployment doesn't matter and nobody can complain the opponent started with australia from round 1. but even on those maps a few bad rolls still matter a lot.
well what does anybody tell you when you start complaining about dice? "it's just a streak it will even out in the long run"
based on that assumption i have decided it's not worth losing 3-4 games because of bad dice until you reach the good streak of dice. so i have decided to cut the long run short and bring it to the present. how? by increasing the number of armies on the map.
imagine a 5v3 attack. roll once and if you lose 2 you stop the attack. that's crap. what if instead of rolling 5v3 you roll 50v30. will it matter if the first roll you lose 2 armies? heck no because you'll still have 48 left.
so i have decided to multiply all the armies on the map by 20 as well as changing the gameplay a bit by returning to the original idea of owning just a home and a shop in round1.
so here are the details:
each player starts with a home and a shop of his home color.
house = +40 autodeploy (starts with 40)
shop = +40 (starts with 60)
sub starts with 60
non important terits start with 40
arsonist starts with 100
manor and mall start with 300.
whole block = +60
matching shops = +40
as for the terit # bonus it will be zero because i like the rent idea. how about each non important terit gives +10 as rent? and it's autodeployable cause you have to go collect it there.
DiM wrote:here are the final images + xml
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i know the quadruple digits on the small version look a bit cramped but that's the best i can do under the circumstances. but basically such occasions will probably never exist because there's no point having thousands of armies next to eachother.
removed the cc manor arsonist
made part of the xml. i still have to do the army coords and yeti has to do the bonuses.
large and small with a lower opacity middle fingerprint.
small and large with solved transparency for the sticky tape
i don't really want to make the paper look any older than it is for 2 reasons.
1. it isn't some kind of ancient treasure map it's just a simple 5 years old whiteprint
2. the coffee stains, the fingerprints, the creases folds and curled corner are enough for the old and used feeling.
fixed text
created small
*changed the legend to reflect that there's no terit bonus.
ok so i have managed to play just a few games with my friends but i played other games with myself (don't think dirty thoughts). to be honest i haven't managed to reach a conclusion. i have tried the map with a 20 multiplier with a 10 and with 5 and it played almost the same (a bit more aggressive with the 20). not knowing exactly what needs to be done here i'm deciding on the lowest multiplier. that's 5. after a few games are played perhaps i will up it to 10 or more based on feedback received. i guess it's better to start low and then increase if necessary. so here's another update with a 5 multiplier:
-changed the multiplier to 5
-changed the neutral values
-changed the neighbourhood bonus.
-tweaked the curled corner.
removed the cookie and dice
moved the hand print
fixed legend
changed neutral values and bonuses
after trying glows and strokes and stuff like that on icons i found nothing that looked good. so i started tweaking the background but by making it lighter and lighter i totally strayed from the blueprint feeling so now i give you the whiteprint (cairns and yeti please shut up)
if anybody still has issues seeing icons or text then i'll officially tell you you're blind as a bat.
tweaked the gameplay and changed some borders. now the enemies are right in next to you in a very weird situation.
here is V9
updated gameplay
fixed crumbs shadow.
total # of terits: 84
each player will have a home and several other terits that aren't declared as starting neutrals.
each home will have 5 troops.
the following terits will start as neutral:
mall - 15
manor - 15
arsonist - 5
subways - 3
shops - 3
you got an apartment and dad's old trinket shop in CC City. the shop only makes around 1k per month. barely enough to survive let alone fulfil your dream of being the richest man in town. so using those money and cunning strategy you start taking over other small businesses. get more profitand ultimately get yourself the dream house CC manor and a mega shop in CC mall.
to help you along the way there will also be various "individuals" that once under your payroll will sabotage the competition. as they say all is fair in love and war. and this is both love (for the money) and war (to kill the competition).
the image is crappy. i know. don't even comment on the graphics they will come in due time. what i want is GAMEPLAY feedback.
there will be around 100 terits. the terits will have 1 or 2 squares. for example the subway is 1 square but your home is 2 squares, etc.
each player starts with a house and a shop all the rest are neutral.
your shop will give you 1k$ per month.
1k$=1 troop.
1 month=1 turn.
all the subway stations will connect
no diagonal attacks inside a block.
movement between blocks is made via subway or by crossing the street where marked with a crossing sign.
all over town there will be various other shops to buy (conquer) and each will bring a small profit of 1k. getting a whole block will mean you have managed to get loyal customers in that block and that will double the income from the stores you own in that block.
there will be 5 store types in the city each with 4 shops. get all the shops of the same kind an you have a monopole on that certain product. profit goes up 50%. so instead of getting 4k$ you get 6k.
also to help you on the way to glory there will be various "not so legal" businesses that can "take care" of competition.
arsonists, thieves, extortionists, etc. they can bombard any shop of the competition but because the police is watching closely 10k$ you leave on the premises of those "shops" will be given to the police as bribe each turn. (this actually means there will be a decay of 10 troops per turn on those terits )
here's the image. and again please i don't want comments on graphics. i want feedback on gameplay. i know the image lacks even the basic stuff like terits and names but before i add those i want to see if the idea is liked, then i'll add those and we'll fine tune the gameplay.
changed all colours to the new ones introduced on CC
added cookie
added 2 more arsonists on E4 and W5
reduced map to 800*800
various other tinkering.
new coffee stains, fingerprints and dice.
added a few folds and creases to create a 3d aspect to the blueprint
i added terit names. removed the park, and that's about it.
the following terits will start as neutral:
mall - 15
manor - 15
arsonist - 5
subways - 3
shops - 3
each player will start with a home and the rest of the terits will be randomly divided.
v2 new gameplay:
v1. new image with shops homes crossings,etc.


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Kristen and Michael's story is a sweet one. A decade ago they dated for a year, parted ways for opposite U.S. coasts, only to be reunited by none other than Facebook, and are now married. Their history together shows, the comfort and ease between them is apparent. Michael seemed to breathe almost a sigh of relief when Kristen returned from her hair appointment to their beautiful rental house, the sprawling Bristol Farm in York, Maine. Michael's mother Judy had just worked her textile magic on Michael's shirt after an ironing snafu, but Kristen's quiet demeanor and radiant smile seemed to bring a calmness to her groom. Even on her wedding day, she was busy telling her soon-to-be sister-in-law the last minute details of place settings, guest gifts, and table assignments. It was unique for me to have one huge house with all the immediate family members there, plus the bride and groom seeing each other and getting ready together. I welcomed the little moments between this family, ones I typically don't get to see, since I'm usually driving between separate locations where the bride and groom prepare. Kristen still saved the dress as a surprise for Michael at the ceremony.
While the winds blew in a chill and some clouds, it still proved to be a stellar day. Kristen maintained her poise and sense of humor when the wind blew her veil off as she walked down the aisle with her father Jack. The cocktail hour and dinner buffet were moved inside, but everyone stayed comfortable for a June wedding. Kristen saw the adorable nautical theme through by making monkey fist knots for her and Michael's table. This wedding day was simple, but every detail thoughtful. From baby's breath in galvanized pails lining the ceremony aisle to the miniature buoys at everyone's place setting to the nautical navigational map of the area near their home in California to the navy striped letterpress invites from Gus and Ruby. The day was extra special as Kristen's grandfather's 93rd birthday was acknowledged and he took the initiative to have a little dance with his newlywed granddaughter.
The day time wedding reception did not inhibit the extraordinary dancing I got to witness. Everyone got down! Kristen and Michael were sent off by their guests as they exited on, of course, a boat -- after all, Michael does sell yachts for a living. Thank you, Kristen and Michael, for allowing me to spend the day with you and your families. It was an absolute pleasure! I'm sure you'll have a relaxing time in the Keys!
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Michael and I met ten years ago in Boston through a mutual friend that Kristen went to college with. We dated for a year and it was a really FUN year! We spent a ton of time with Michael's family in Newburyport on his parents boat. and went to concerts with my parents, etc, etc... His mom, Judy, still calls it the "best summer of her life"! It was one of mine too. Michael decided that he wanted to move to San Diego. I wanted to stay in Boston so we went our separate ways. Fast forward 10 years later, and I saw his name on my girlfriends facebook page (THE friend who set us up in the first place) I sent him a quick message just to say HI! and the rest as they say is history. We talked over email for awhile before reconnecting on the phone. Three months later, he came back to the East Coast to visit his family (and me...) and we met again face to face for the first time in 10 years. We had a long distance relationship until I moved to San Diego in 2011. Michael proposed on a beach in La Jolla - total surprise! And we started planning our wedding...Michael owns his own national yacht brokerage, Kusler Yachts. He is a captain and avid angler. And has shared his love of the water with me. So naturally we wanted to get married by the sea. We are both originally from the East Coast and our families, who we are both so close with, live there so we new we'd be getting married in New England. Friday night we will be celebrating with our guests at Foster's with a lobster bake and Saturday is the big day! We fell in love with Dockside for so many reasons. On the water, in a harbor, boats and the docks, the coastal rocky terrain...plus the food is incredible! I've painted little lobster buoys as small tokens of our appreciation and made tons of "monkey's fists" for the table numbers. The nautical theme will run throughout the wedding weekend but not overboard! It is who we are, what we love and what we do! I am so lucky...


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Israel has unanimously passed a law making the submission and distribution of what is commonly called revenge porn illegal (via Buzzfeed). The law makes the distribution of sexual pictures and videos without the express permission of participants a sex crime. Yifat Kariv, who is serving on Israel's parliament, considers it "virtual rape," which is why the sex crime now carries a penalty of up to 5 years, as well as the potential to become a registered sex offender.
Revenge porn, wherein ex-lovers publish nude photos out of spite, is a huge problem across the world, but not enough is being done to combat it. In the United States, only Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and California have passed laws to protect people against revenge porn (and California's laws do not protect against selfies). The owner of revenge porn site ugotposted was recently arrested under the Communications Decency Act, but a considerable amount of sites are still distributing this content across the web.
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BURN NOTICE & PSYCH Return With New Episodes
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - November 16, 2010 - USA was the most watched entertainment network in cable prime this week, delivering more P25-54 (1.14 million, +18% over #2 TBS), total viewers (2.69 million, +2% over #2 Disney Channel), and households (2.02 million, +3% over #2 Disney Channel) than its nearest competitor as well as earning the top earning the top household coverage rating in basic cable prime entertainment (2.02, +0.04 over #2 Disney Channel). USA was the only entertainment network to deliver over 1 million in P25-54 or 2 million households in basic cable prime.
USA placed three of the top ten P25-54 and P18-49 entertainment telecasts in basic cable prime this week, more than any other network, with the mid-season premiere of BURN NOTICE and WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW.
· The mid-season premiere of BURN NOTICE, the first 4th Quarter appearance by the show, was the #1 entertainment telecast in cable prime Thursday night and was the only drama to place in the night's top ten telecasts among P25-54 (1.92 million), P18-49 (1.98 million), P18-34 (1.09 million), total viewers (4.32 million), and households (3.01 million). No other entertainment telecast on cable delivered over 1.5 million in P25-54, 1.5 million in P18-49, 1 million in P18-34, 4 million total viewers, or 3 million households Thursday night.
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· PSYCH made a splash with its first 4th Quarter premiere as the top scripted hour Wednesday night in basic cable prime among P25-54 (1.21 million), P18-49 (1.36 million), P18-34 (777,000). No competitor aired a scripted hour to more total viewers (2.79 million) or households (2.09 million). PSYCH delivered more P18-34 this week than new episodes of CSI NY and Detroit 187.
· WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW was the #1 entertainment show on cable Monday night among P25-54 (2.11 million), P18-49 (2.08 million), total viewers (4.51 million), and households (3.10 million).
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It started to hit Blaine Penny only a few kilometres away from Stampede Park.
He and nine of his running pals, awkwardly tied together by surgical tubing, had tackled the 49th annual Scotiabank Calgary Marathon finish line in hopes of setting a new Guinness world record by running an entire 42.2-kilometre "linked" marathon.
But for Penny, Sunday's race signified much more than crossing the finish line.
"It's been a really tough month in our lives," said the 38-year-old Calgarian. "Evan's been sick. I can't believe we did that. It was amazing. I've got a group of friends that would carry me to the end of the earth, they're amazing. To go through what we're going through with our family in dealing with this disease.
"These are the kind of things that lift you up and carry you through . . . very special."
When his son Evan was four, he woke up with a bad stomach ache which they suspected was appendicitis. He and his wife Sarah took Evan to the hospital where he suffered a brain injury and instantly became a quadriplegic overnight.
After months of testing, Evan was diagnosed with the relatively unknown mitochondrial disease — a group of disorders which is the result of a genetic mutation causing the mitochondria to fail.
With more questions than answers, he and Sarah started MitoCanada in 2009; a grassroots charity involving disease patients, family, friends, and dedicated medical professionals to try to raise awareness of the disease.
And after this weekend, the charity received a significant boost.
As the 10-man crew finished with a time of two hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds — smashing the original time of 2:57:07 between five runners from the U.K. — the donations were approaching the $100,000-mark.
"Blown away," Penny said. "I thought maybe we could raise $30,000, I secretly bumped it up to 50 just thinking you never know if you're going to get a white knight. But we've got a city full of white knights.
"I can't believe the support we've gotten."
Team member and local member of the competitive running community Jeremy Deere, who owns Strides Running Store, had corresponded with the Guinness record office in London to finalize rules and regulations, which included video-proof of their entire race.
Considering the team members — Penny, Deere, Jody Draude, Aaron Swanson, Scott Jensen, Ryan Twa, Darcy Bell, Nick Haddow, Duncan Marsden, and Myron Tetrault — and their collective resume of running, the goal was achievable. Six of them, including Deere, ran the Boston Marathon this year and are among the elite in the city.
But actually being tied together when the gun went off Sunday?
"Challenging," Penny said, chuckling. "A lot of logistics. We're all capable of running that pace. But putting 10 people together on a rope, there are a lot of pylons, a lot of corners.
"We did have one trip at an aid station with four or five-K to go. fortunately, we were able to get on track. These guys are strong . . . true teamwork."
Penny said one in 6,000 Canadians have a mitochondrial disease but is estimated less than 10 per cent are diagnosed. Symptoms are being treated but not the root cause of the disease.
"We're still looking for answers," Penny said. "We still don't have the whole picture. But that's the nature of this disease and that's why we need to be doing what we're doing today is raising our profile.
"It's kind of one of those things, as a parent, when your child is suffering, there's only so much you can do. This is the kind of thing that gives you hope that we're going to find a cure in the future and that my son will get better.
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On The Board salutes the people that run the great clubs we serve.
This month, YESsoccer honors the dedication and hard work of outgoing Lyme Old Lyme Soccer Club, CT President Marco Kroes, who finishes his term at the end of the Fall Season.
New England Regional Director Tom Butler recently sat down with Marco to discuss his time at the helm of LOLSC:
Marco, when and why did you take the position as LOLSC President?
I had coached for LOLSC for 5 years with various teams and age groups prior to assuming the Club President Position in 2010.
When the position became vacant, it was a natural progresson as I wanted to get more involved and serve our club, community and sport at the next level. I also wanted to ensure that the good work done by the board members who proceeded me did not go to waste.
Being a President of any youth sport organization is often a thankless task. What have been some of the challenges your board has faced over the past 3 years?
As a Board it was a challenge to review, change, clarify and carry out a new club approach/protocol where required. Status Quo or doing something simply because that was the way it was done in the past was not good enough. This required vision, tenacity and follow through from club leadership, and buy-in and trust from the membership.
Although change often seems daunting and it may be easier to simply '"go with the flow," I was keen to change that mentality and ensure that we consistently reviewed our processes and evaluated where we were, and where we wanted to be.
What have been some of the highlights of your time in charge at LOLSC?
Without a doubt, walking out on the field and seeing our young soccer players and their parents with smiles on their faces, enjoying our beautiful game within the framework of a well organized soccer club.
In my role as President, I have been fortunate to meet many people within the Old Lyme community, but also the Connecticut soccer community, too. I have made friends for life and we will continue to keep in touch after I step away from the club, due to our passion and love for soccer.
So Marco, why are you stepping away from your position as President?
I feel through the hard work of our volunteers and support of our fantastic soccer community, LOLSC has been raised to the next level. I also feel it is important for new board members with fresh ideas to come in and build on the success of previous boards.
In addition, two of my three daughters have graduated from club soccer and are now HS soccer players, with my youngest soon to be. It's simply time to pass on the reigns and enjoy being a parent.
So after three successful years as President of LOLSC, what advice would you give to a parent who is thinking about becoming a President of a youth soccer organization?
1. Surround yourself with smart, motivated and dedicated club officers and volunteers, and partner with a quality coaching provider like YESsoccer.
2. Create level expectations via solid club protocol.
3. Be an active, approachable and hands-on club leader.
And I think it's critical for anyone on a soccer club board to hold post and pre-season meetings with their coaching provider to implement and monitor a club development plan. You and I did this, Tom, and together with YESsoccer we even developed a trainer profile that would best suit the structure and goals of our club.
YESsoccer and Amanda, our current YESambassador, have delivered in every respect. She is able to positively connect with each player, coach, parent, and club officer at multiple levels. She is personable, knowledgeable, thorough and responsible. She makes my job easier.
The bar is set high for 2014 and beyond.
Thanks for your time, Marco. And thank you for being such a fantastic partner to YESsoccer over the past three years. I've enjoyed every second of our partnership and look forward to seeing you at your daughters' games soon!
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What a difference a year makes, eh? We've watched Android grow up into the new darling of the smartphone world. Many mobile phone manufacturers have realized that Google's mobile OS is currently their best weapon for doing battle against Apple's iPhone, and with Android 2.1 maturing into a robust base on which to build, quite a few "superphones" have arisen with the power to successfully strike right into opposing territory.
For one of the world's top phone makers, Samsung seems to have taken more hits than it should have during this time. Its only Android offering thus far to actually be sold on our shores is the Galaxy Spica i5700 - and that was a much lower-specced device, coming as it did with the outdated Android 1.5 Cupcake incarnation. Meanwhile, other top-tier manufacturers have played their royal flush: HTC with its Desire (and the Nexus One for Google itself), Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X10, and Motorola's Milestone. But the Korean giant has responded with one who would rule them all: the Samsung Galaxy S i9000, with its 4-inch Super AMOLED display and the range-topping homegrown 1GHz processor, instantly making it king of the smartphone hill, at least on paper. Could there possibly exist a chink in its armor? Let's turn the page to find out...
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With 26 pumping Jacko tunes, authentic MJ dance moves and all the King of Pop's original album artwork, Michael Jackson The Experience on PS3 really lives up to its name.
Each song is accompanied by a cool background for you and your dancers to get down to. Streetwalker takes you to a film studio, Bad is set in an underground train station and Earth Song takes the dance floor to a burning field. Each song holds a faithful recreation of Michael's famous routines - there really is no better way to learn that epic Thriller dance.
To make sure you don't miss a moment of your performance, your highlights are recorded. Every shuffle, twist and moonwalk will be recorded for you as both photos and videos and you can show these off to your friends by uploading them to Facebook.
In the Gallery section you can check out Michael's awards and greatest achievements, along with exclusive photos of him. There are loads of items to unlock by earning trophies, so start Workin' Day and Night to get them all.
Let's face it, everyone wants to be able to dance like the King of Pop, let's face it. And now, thanks to Michael Jackson The Experience on PlayStation 3, you can. Plug in your PlayStation Eye camera, grab your PlayStation Move motion controller and get ready to moonwalk to the dance floor.
If you've never attempted any of Michael's hip shaking dances before, fear not. There is an in-game Dance School where you can warm up with various dancing experts and master routines from Black or White, Bad and Dirty Diana. There's even an option to perfect some of MJ's iconic poses - once you've got the moves.
When you're ready to dance and you Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', follow Michael on-screen as he throws some crazy shapes to his biggest hits including Thriller, The Way You Make Me Feel and Billie Jean. Your motion controller corresponds with MJ's famous white glove. You can also choose to step into the shoes of the backing dancers or partners that appear in each video alongside your hero.
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Araf/Somewhere in Between, directed by Turkey's Yesim Ustaglu, won the Black Pearl Award for best narrative film at the close of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 11-20). Nouri Bouzid took best director from the Arab world for Hidden Beauties, about two Tunisian women demanding their rights during the revolution.
Other winners in the Narrative Feature competition include Manoel de Oliveira's Gebo and the Shadow, which took the Special Jury Award; Gael García Bernal, who won best actor for his performance in Chile-US co-production No, and Franziska Petri, who took best actress for Russian feature Betrayal.
Meanwhile, in the New Horizons competition for first and second-time directors, the Black Pearl award went to A Respectable Family, from Iran's Massoud Bakhshi, while Annemarie Jacir's When I Saw You took the award for best film from the Arab World.
Best director from the Arab World went to Egyptian filmmaker Hala Lotfy, for Coming Forth By Day, which was recognised for its "unusual and stylish visuals" and also picked up a FIPRESCI award.
Best Actor went to Soren Malling for A Hijacking (Denmark) and best actress to Golshifteh Farahani for her performance in The Patience Stone (Afghanistan-France-Germany), which she carries almost alone.
Indian actress Shabana Azmi was president of the Narrative Feature competition jury, which also included Cedomir Kolar, Samir Farid, Niki Karimi and IIsmael Ferroukhi.
The New Horizons jury was headed by French editor Françoise Bonnot and also included Giorgio Gosetti, Vimukthi Jayasundara, Mohamed Jabarah Al Daradji and Nawaf Al-Janahi.
The Black Pearl Award for best documentary went to A World Not Ours, directed by Mahdi Fleifel, which also won prizes from the FIPRESCI and NETPAC juries. The Lebanon-UK-UAE co-production documents life in the Palestinian refugee camps.
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Black Pearl Award - Best Narrative Film:
Araf/Somewhere in Between, directed by Yeşim Ustağlu (Turkey, Germany, France)
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Gebo and the Shadow, directed by Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal, France)
Best Director from the Arab World:
Nouri Bouzid, Hidden Beauties (Tunisia, France, UAE)
Best Actor: Gael García Bernal, No (Chile, US)
Best Actress: Franziska Petri, Betrayal (Russia)
New Horizons Competition
Black Pearl Award – New Horizons:
A Respectable Family, directed by Massoud Bakhshi (France, Iran)
Special Jury Award:
Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin (US)
Best Film from the Arab World:
When I Saw You, directed by Annemarie Jacir (Jordan, Palestine, UAE)
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Hala Lotfy, Coming Forth By Day (Egypt, UAE)
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Lyubov Arkus, Anton's Right Here (Russia)
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Cursed Be the Phosphate, directed by Sami Tlili (Tunisia, UAE, Lebanon, Qatar)
Best Director from the Arab World:
Wael Omar and Philippe Dib, In Search of Oil and Sand (Egypt, UAE)
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Saving Face, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge (Pakistan, US)
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Coming Forth by Day, directed by Hala Lotfy (Egypt, UAE)
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The pastor of our church visited me one day, to talk about my "new religion," as he called it. I took my Bible and read many of my choice passage's to him, such as--Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul." (Psa. 1xvi. 16) "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. (Psa. xxxii.1.) While reading this verse, my whole being was so filled with the glory of God that I exclaimed: "Glory to Jesus! he has freed me from the guilt of sin, and sin hath no longer dominion over me; Christ makes me holy as well as happy."
I also read these words from Ezekiel xxxvi.: "Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean; from your filthiness and from all your idols will I cleanse you; a new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away
I stopped reading, and asked the preacher to explain these last verses to me. He replied: "They are all well enough; but you must I, remember that you are too young to read and dictate to persons older than yourself, and many in the church are dissatisfied with the way you are talking and acting." As he answered me, the Lord spoke to my heart and glory filled my soul. I said: "My dear minister, I wish they would all go to Jesus, in prayer and faith, and he will teach them as he has taught me." As the minister left me, I involuntarily burst forth into praises:
"My soul is full of glory inspiring my tongue,
Could I meet with angels I would sing them a song."
Though my gifts were but small, I could not be shaken by what man might think or say.
I continued day by day, month after month, to walk in the light as He is in the light, having fellowship with the Trinity and those aged saints. The blood of Jesus Christ cleansed me from all sin, and enabled me to rejoice in persecution.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, for this wonderful salvation, that snatched me as a brand from the burning, even me, a poor, ignorant girl!
And will he not do for aII what he did for me? Yes, yes; God is no respecter of persons. Jesus' blood will wash away all your sin and make you whiter than snow.


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It's that time of the month again. No, not that time of the month. It's Patch Tuesday, the day when Microsoft issues various security patches and performance updates for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, and other products.
This time around, we have a total of six bulletins. Four are critical, one is important, and the last one is moderate in importance. The first five address remote code execution exploits in Windows, Internet Explorer, the .NET Framework, and Office.The final bulletin is for a security update that resolves an information disclosure bug with the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
On top of these security patches, Microsoft has also released a slew of updates for the Surface and/or Windows RT. Makes sense, seeing that this is the first Patch Tuesday to occur since the launch of the Surface RT and Windows 8 on October 26. Tom Warren over at The Verge installed the Surface firmware update on top of a few Windows RT updates and is reporting performance gains over an unpatched device. He's also saying that app launch times have improved, which is a good sign; app launch times (and general lag while using them) was a major criticism of the Surface when it was released.
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Displays, Braille category, VoiceOver Utility on Mac
Use the Displays pane of the Braille category in VoiceOver Utility to view a list of the refreshable braille displays connected to your Mac, and assign VoiceOver commands to keys on the braille displays.
To open VoiceOver Utility, press Command-F5 to turn VoiceOver on, then press VO-F8.
Note: VO represents the VoiceOver modifier.
Display list
VoiceOver lists the braille displays it has detected.
The list indicates the primary device and disconnected devices, as well as devices connected to your Mac (USB symbol or Bluetooth symbol).
Display information
VoiceOver shows information about the display selected in the list, such as the number of cells and status cells.
Primary braille display
Use the selected braille display as the primary display for mirroring.
Assign Commands
Assign VoiceOver commands to keys on your braille display.
Add button
Set up a Bluetooth braille display to use with VoiceOver. You can use one Bluetooth braille display at a time.
Remove button
Delete a Bluetooth braille display from the list.
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Click the pop-up menu, then choose the displays from which the selected display should accept input: Primary braille display, All braille displays, or No braille displays.
To accept input only from the primary display, and prevent input from each braille display that's connected to your Mac, choose "Primary braille displays." For example, if you're in a classroom setting where students' braille displays are connected to a Mac, you can prevent accidental input from those displays, accepting input only from the instructor's display.
For some Bluetooth braille displays, after you turn off the braille display and move it out of range of your Mac, wait for at least 30 seconds to make sure your Mac indicates the braille display is no longer connected. Your Mac tries to maintain the connection during this interval in case the braille display was accidentally turned off or moved out of range.
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