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Porter Braswell Makes Four Foul Shots In Final 13 Seconds To Snap Tie
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Yale didn't have the lead for very long in the second half of Tuesday's game with Elon, but it came at the most opportune time. Porter Braswell made four free throws and had a key steal in the final 13 seconds to lift the Bulldogs to a hard-fought 69-65 victory over the Phoenix in the final game of the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-off at Hofstra's Mack Sports Complex.
"This was a very gritty win," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "A lot of guys stepped up and contributed."
The Bulldogs trailed by seven, 61-54, with 5:09 left but rallied. Alex Zampier's three-pointer tied the score at 63 with 1:04 left. Elon's Chris Long then made two free throws with 31 seconds remaining, but Michael Sands answered with a dunk off a nifty feed from Zampier to tie the score at 65.
"All game long Al was seeing double teams," Jones said. "We talked to him about getting rid of the ball. Mike slipped to the basket and got an easy dunk."
Braswell then stole the ball from Josh Bonney and was fouled. He calmly made both free throws to give Yale its first lead of the half, 67-65.
"They felt good out of my hands," said Braswell, who has now made 13-of-15 free throws on the season. "I knew if I hit the two free throws we would need only one stop to win the game.
Yale got it, forcing the Phoenix into another turnover. Braswell then went back to the line and made two more with two seconds left to seal the victory.
Zampier paced Yale (2-4) with 17 points. Sands added 15 points, and Jordan Gibson scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Braswell finished with 10 points and Josh Davis had six points and five rebounds.
The Bulldogs made 17-of-19 free throws and are now shooting 82.4 percent for the season.
Yale also forced 15 Elon turnovers in the second half.
"We did a great job of executing our defense," Jones said.
Adam Constantine led the Phoenix (2-4) with 16 points and seven rebounds.
Yale led 10-5 after six minutes, but Elon used an 11-2 run to take the lead. The Phoenix led 33-28 at halftime and built the advantage to nine early in the second half before the Bulldogs started their comeback.
Yale finished 2-2 in its four games in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
"Getting two wins is quite an accomplishment," Braswell said. "As a kid, I always remember watching the preseason NIT, and to get a chance to play in it is a thrill."
The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Army. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m.
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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The Walrus Says
A sked about the emotions she felt prior to her audition for the role of Dorothy in the Jamestown Community Theatre's production of "The Wizard of Oz," 10-year-old Anza DiGasper told me she was confident, happy, excited and nervous. It was all those things plus an enormous talent that won her the leading role in the play. Her good friend Abigail Hirsch, who shared Anza's emotions at the audition, was selected to understudy for Dorothy.
Matt Bolles, who played the Scarecrow in the JCT's 1991 presentation of the play, will reprise his role as the straw man. Whit Tarantino will be his understudy. Patrick Driscoll will appear as the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion role went to Josh Brown. Caellum Kerr will be the understudy for both the Tin Man and the Lion.
Glinda, the Good Witch, will be played by Dana Larkin and her adversary the role of the Wicked Witch of the West went to Hayley Carlisle. Hayley's dad, Clayton, will be the mysterious Wizard of Oz and Jolie Curran will be the Yellow Brick Road.
Beau, a 10-month-old white lhasa poo with black spots, has gone from a pet store in Warwick to stardom on Jamestown and will be Toto. His underdog is Ringo, a 1-year-old Yorkshire terrier. The canines' managers are Carol Hopkins and Cindy Wolfe respectively.
Kudos to all and a big woof.
Tonight's the big night at the rec center. At 7:30 p.m. master of ceremonies Frank Darigan will come out from the wings and introduce the first act of this year's Jamestown Community Chorus' talent show, its 22nd and entitled "Summer Nights." With each act Frank wears a different hat, and we hear that he's acquired a few brand new ones for tonight. Refreshments will be available at intermission and if you haven't bought your raffle tickets yet you'll have a last chance tonight.
To all the performers, have fun!
In last week's column we had the wrong vocalists who sang "Hail Holy Queen" in a previous talent show. It was a group of women from the chorus who got together for that one time.
Sorry, ladies.
Rita Lemieux called from Fort Getty to tell me there is a whale on a rock. She wasn't saying it was Whale Rock off Narragansett, but rather a whale at site 16 in the trailer park. It seems that Charlene Conte, the resident on site 16, has painted a whale on a rock that is drawing a lot of attention from the campers. Incidentally, Rita's husband, Ray, volunteers as grounds keeper and mows the grass around his and his neighbors' trailers and keeps the area looking good.
Thanks, Rita, have a whale of a time this summer.
This from John A. Murphy: What (formerly) well-known political figure was commonly described with phrases containing the word "mellifl uous?"
John and Teddy Leyon, down in Florida, and Ira Murphy were in with the correct answer to last week's poser, "Pistol Packing Mama." John and Teddy wrote, "A one-hit wonder for the singer whose name is in the lyrics and which escapes us." The name Bing is in the lyrics and he and the Andrew Sisters recorded the number in 1943 as did Al Dexter, who wrote the song, and his troopers. It was also recorded by a myriad of singers including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jimmie Rodgers, Boxcar Willie, Roy Rogers, the Pied Pipers and Glenn Miller.
Oh, lay that pistol down, Babe.
The folks I've talked to want Fort Getty to stay the way it is. Leave it alone.
Tipped off by a neighbor I went over to the Village Hearth on a Sunday afternoon and purchased pizza. It was excellent. You have just two choices, the "special" that changes from week to week and one without the extras. You can buy the pizza only on Sundays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Hearth is on the corner of North Road and Watson Avenue. Be prepared to wait awhile, but it's worth it.
"Etudes For An Astronaut," a dance and performance piece by Lance Gries, will be presented on Friday, Aug. 26, at 8:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Arts Center. The program is a solo performance of one man's search for his place in the universe. It was recently nominated for a Bessie Award for best full production of the 2010/2011 New York dance season. Admission is $10 online at jamestownartcenter.org. Questions? Call 662-3839.
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Murali Coryell, "Restless Mind" (Shake-It-Sugar)
A musician walks into a bar. A female stranger kisses him. He flees.
For Murali Coryell, this is no joke. Love-life dysfunction is a recurring theme on "Restless Mind," and luckily for us, Coryell's woes inspire warm, embracing R&B to soothe the soul music fans.
Coryell's lyrics aren't much — the bar scene in "Crime of Opportunity" is silly, while "Sex Maniac" is worse. And the 44-year-old son of veteran jazz-rock guitarist Larry Coryell can't match his dad's instrumental chops. Few can.
But the younger Coryell's smoky tenor more than compensates. He's a Huey Lewis sound-alike who can pull off a pop burst such as "Waiting and Wasting Away," a jazzy ballad like the title cut, the blues of "I Need Someone to Love," and even the closing seven-minute cover, "Let's Get It On." While it's risky business to take on Marvin Gaye, Coryell gives the chestnut fresh fizz with an inventive vocal arrangement.
He sings a lot about heartache, but as "Let's Get It On" makes clear, Coryell has his act together.


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Coote, T. and Loeve, E. 2003. From 61 species to five: endemic tree snails of the Society Islands, French Polynesia fall prey to an ill-judged biological control programme. Oryx 37(1): 91-96.
IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
Murray, J,, Murray, E, Johnson, M.S. and Clarke, B.C. 1988. The Extinction of Partula on Moorea. Pacific Science 42(3-4): 150-153.
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Cubitek XL Tank Review
Let's face it, graphics cards these days are getting longer and longer. With current AMD and NVIDIA offerings, some users will need to consider a new case or get creative in order to install their new card. It's always prudent in a new build to consider a case that supports both current and future graphics cards, as well as any other hardware you may need. That's where Cubitek comes in with the XL-Tank case. Not only does the it support larger graphics cards, but longer PSU's up to 220mm in length and CPU heatsinks up to 190mm in height as well. Of course the XL-Tank has much more to offer than just these few features, but you'll have to read on if your keen on finding out.
Closer Look:
As one might expect, the front of the XL-Tank box features a picture of a tank. However, unlike a tank this case is all aluminum. Here on the left side of the box details we have multi-language specifications on the case. The back uncovers many other handy features, such as the removable hard drive bay. The right side of the box details some specific features of the case, like the previously mentioned larger graphics card, PSU, and CPU heatsink support.
Once open, we are greeted by the top panel of the XL-Tank. The whole case is packaged in with the usual plastic wrapping and Styrofoam.
So far the XL-Tank is shaping up to be a great case, however this is only just the tip of the ice berg. Let's continue on with a closer look at the case.


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Click here to give your grades on the Eagles' Monday night performance against the Bears:
RUSHING OFFENSE: LeSean McCoy rushed for just 33 yards on 9 carries in the first half, but turned it on in the third quarter, scoring on a 33-yard run with the help of some excellent blocking from left tackle Jason Peters. Ronnie Brown had a four-yard touchdown run.
Grade: B
PASSING OFFENSE: Mike Vick threw his third red-zone interception of the season in the second quarter after the Eagles drove to the Chicago 19. The Bears turned it into a Robbie Gould field goal. Vick averaged just 5.6 yards per attempt and completed just 21 of 38
Grade: C-minus
RUN DEFENSE: The Bears' ground game gashed the Eagles for 60 yards on their first possession. They did a better job of slowing them down for a while, but Matt Forte finished with 133 rushing
Grade: C-minus
PASS DEFENSE: The Eagles did a decent job on Jay Cutler early on, but he found his stride in the second half, throwing two touchdown passes. The Eagles did a poor job in the middle of the field. Earl Bennett had 5 catches for 95 yards and a TD against them.
Grade: C-
SPECIAL TEAMS: DeSean Jackson had a costly fumble on a first-half punt return that set up a Chicago touchdown. A fake punt in the fourth quarter failed miserably. Eagles coverage units did a pretty good job of containing lethal return man Devin Hester, with the exception of a 19-yard punt return early in the fourth quarter.
Grade: D
OVERALL: Another blown lead. Another game where their run defense let them down. Another game where turnovers killed them. Get the defibrillator.
Grade: D


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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) is currently accepting applications for the 2013 Wachtmeister Award. The biennial prize, which is offered in alternating genres, will be given this year to a poet.
The award includes a fully funded residency of up to thirty days at VCCA, a retreat for writers, visual artists, and composers located on a 450-acre estate at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, approximately sixty miles south of Charlottesville. The winner will also receive a $1,000 honorarium and travel reimbursement of up to $750. The total value of the award, which includes a private bedroom, private workspace, and three meals a day, is $7,150.
Applicants for the Wachtmeister Award must have worked professionally for the previous fifteen years, and must have published at least two full-length poetry collections. Applicants should submit three copies of up to five poems (totaling no more than ten pages), the application form, and curriculum vitae, along with a brief biography and statement of purpose, by September 30. Poets who have not previously attended VCCA are eligible.
Originally called the VCCA Award for Excellence, the Wachtmeister Award is endowed by VCCA board member Linda Wachtmeister and is administered by the VCCA Fellows Council. The award is given to support writers, visual artists, and composers whose achievements in the arts are widely recognized.
Poet and fiction writer Ha Jin, whose most recent book is the short story collection A Good Fall (Pantheon, 2009), last received the Wachtmeister Award in writing in 2004. The author of six novels, four short story collections, and four books of poetry, Jin has received the National Book Award, a PEN/Faulkner Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Open year-round, the VCCA offers residencies of two weeks to two months and accommodates twenty-five artists at a time. Residents may also use the facilities of nearby Sweet Briar College. Since its founding in 1971 by writers Elizabeth Coles Langhorne and Nancy Hale, over 4,000 writers, artists, and composers have attended residencies at VCCA.
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Over the past few months, you may have heard some chatter about a brand new social network called Pinterest. Not surprising. According to Compete, unique visitors to Pinterest.com increased by 429% from September to December 2011, and the social network already boasts a user base of 3.3 million. Pinterest is only growing in popularity as the hottest new social network, and in December 2011, it made Hitwise's list of the top 10 social networks, currently sitting at #5 and beating out big names like LinkedIn and Google+. And as with any hot new social network that comes onto the scene, marketers are chiming in with, "Can I use it for marketing?" "...and, how?"
The short answer? Absolutely. The longer answer? Read on to find out how. (And be sure to follow HubSpot's pins at http://pinterest.com/hubspot!)
What is Pinterest, and How Does it Work?
Pinterest is a social network that allows users to visually share, curate, and discover new interests by posting (AKA 'pinning') images or videos to their own or others' pinboards (i.e. a collection of 'pins,' usually with a common theme) and browsing what other users have pinned. Using a visual emphasis, the social network is very much focused on the concept of a person's lifestyle, allowing you to share your tastes and interests with others and discover those of likeminded people. The social network's goal is to "connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find interesting." Users can either upload images from their computer or pin things they find on the web using the Pinterest bookmarklet.
As with most other social networks, users can perform standard social networking functions such as following the boards of their friends, liking and commenting on other users' pins, re-pinning content to their own boards, sharing others' pins on Facebook and Twitter or via email, and even embedding individual pins on their website or blog.
Pinterest Etiquette
As with any site that is built around content curation, 'pinners' (Pinterest users) must be especially cognizant of citing the sources of their individual pins. And while Pinterest makes no direct statement that marketers cannot use the social network for promotional purposes, the site does discourage blatant self-promotion:
"Avoid Self Promotion | Pinterest is designed to curate and share things you love. If there is a photo or project you're proud of, pin away! However, try not to use Pinterest purely as a tool for self-promotion."
Couple this with Pinterest's lifestyle vision, and what its means is that marketers need to find creative ways to promote their brand on the network and truly jive with its vision and user base. In other words, businesses should use the social network to showcase the lifestyle their brand promotes. If you're a shoe vendor, a pinboard of the shoes you sell won't cut it. A pinboard of a few of your shoes interspersed with images of places those shoes could take you, however, is the direction you should be thinking.
AARP's Pinterest account features a pinboard called 'Quotes to Live By,' which is a great example of a business using Pinterest to promote the lifestyle of its brand.
How to Create a Pinterest Account
Surprisingly enough, user access to Pinterest still operates under an invitation-only basis. That being said, you can request an invitation, and Pinterest doesn't exactly seem to be very stingy about granting requests. Visit www.pinterest.com, click 'Request an Invite,' and enter your email address to be notified when you have access to create your account. Or you can ask a friend who already has a Pinterest account to invite you -- this seems to be the speediest of the two methods.
(Important Tip: Be sure to register your account with the same email address you use for your business' Twitter account so you can easily share your new pins through your Twitter account, too. Once you receive an invitation to sign up for Pinterest, you'll want to sign up through the Twitter option, not the Facebook option. This will enable you to tie your Pinterest account to your business' Twitter account, not your personal Facebook profile. Currently, Pinterest doesn't offer a connection to Facebook business pages.)
Once your account is activated, optimize your Pinterest profile under 'Settings.' Choose your company name as your username and complete your profile information, including a company description, logo, and a link to your website. Be sure you keep 'Hide your Pinterest profile from search engines' checked to 'Off' so your profile can get indexed in search.
Build Your Following on Pinterest
Once you get started, you'll want to create a few pinboards before you start trying to build your Pinterest following (check out the list in the next section for some great ideas!). This way, new followers will have a reason to follow your pins; it's the same reason why you would populate a brand new blog with a few posts before you start promoting it. Unfortunately, because the 'Find Friends' feature on Pinterest leverages a personal Facebook profile (not business page), this tool won't be very useful for your business. Therefore, you'll want to promote your presence through other means to jumpstart your Pinterest following:
- Add the Pinterest follow button to your website.
- Promote your presence on Pinterest through your other social networks by encouraging your followers/fans on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and Twitter to follow your pins!
- Consider launching your presence with a Pinterest contest (see below), and write a blog post to promote it.
- Start following users you think would want to follow you back.
Think Outside the Box: 13 Creative Ways to Use Pinterest for Marketing
To get your creative juices flowing, we've brainstormed a list of creative ideas (and found some real-life examples) for using Pinterest as part of your social media marketing mix.
1. Feature Your Visual Content: Let's start with the basics. Pinterest is a visual social network, so if your business pumps out a lot of visual content like data visualizations or infographics, consider creating a pinboard that highlights some of your best visual content. Just as the shoe example above, be strategic about how you pin this content, and mix in other images to amplify the visual appeal of your pinboard.
2. Create a User-Generated Pinboard: Because you can allow other users to contribute their own pins to your hosted pinboards on a user by user basis, this opens up a great opportunity to involve fans and customers in your marketing. Pick out a few of your top fans or customers, and create a board dedicated to their pins. Ask the customer to pin images that showcase the lifestyle they enjoy because of your brand. Does your software save them time? Ask them to pin images of things that represent the time they save or the things they can do with that saved time. This is a great way to leverage customer testimonials in a unique and visual way. Clothing retailer ModCloth uses this tactic in its 'Guest Pinner Gallery.'
3. Host a Contest: First, consult Pinterest's terms of use to make sure the contest you're holding doesn't infringe upon its guidelines. And if you liked our previous example, you're going to get giddy about this one. Hold a contest that asks users to create a pinboard on their own account to demonstrate what they love about your brand, products, or services. If you're that shoe vendor we mentioned above, you might ask customers to create a pinboard that shows pins of them doing fun and awesome things while wearing your shoes. Ask them to send you a link to their pinboard so you can evaluate entrants, and the coolest board wins a prize! Even better -- you can also re-pin the top boards to your own Pinterest page and ask followers to vote on the boards to select the winner. This is exactly what High Point Market did in its October Pinterest campaign to promote High Point Market Week, during which it recruited fashion home trendsetters to showcase their favorite products and trends.
4. Add the Pin-It Button to Your Website: Make it super easy for website visitors to share your visual content or images on Pinterest by adding a Pin-It button to the visual content on your site. Just like other social media sharing buttons, this will help to expose your brand to a brand new audience. Where you showcase your other social media account presence, you can also add the Pinterest follow button, too! Click here to create your website buttons today.
5. Gather Insight Into Your Buyer Personas: Use Pinterest as a tool for understanding the interests and needs of your ideal customers. View pinboards of your customers to aid in your understanding of who your customers are and what they're interested in.
6. Re-Pin What Your Followers Are Interested In: Showcase the cool things your followers are pinning in a separate pinboard but re-pinning followers' pins. This will add a non-promotional, interesting dynamic to your collection of pinboards while promoting engagement with your followers. Whole Foods is a great example of a brand on Pinterest who re-pins other users' pins often.
7. Become an Curation Expert: Become the go-to Pinterest account for pins about a certain subject or topic relating to your industry. For example, because HubSpot is a marketing software company, we could create a pinboard that features awesome visual examples of great online marketing. Or if you're a paper company, you could create a pinboard that features really awesome origami paper creations from around the web. Minted is a great, real-life example of a paper company that leverages this tactic by creating themed pinboards that show unique ways to use paper, mixed in with other related lifestyle photos, such as in its 'Trick or Treat' Halloween board:
8. Create a Video Gallery: Pinners aren't only limited to pinning images; they can pin videos, too! Create a pinboard of some of the interesting videos your business produces interspersed with relevant images. How about a blooper gallery while you're at it? Do executives in your business do a lot of speaking at industry conferences and events? Create a pinboard that features videos of your speakers and images of them speaking or networking at events to promote your speaking program.
9. Feature Offline Events: Create a pinboard that features the best photos and video footage of the annual event you host to help you generate buzz and promote the next one.
10. Use Hashtags: Just like social networks like Twitter and Google+, Pinterest users can leverage hashtags to tag their pins and make their content more search-friendly. Promoting a new campaign of some sort? Create a pinboard around it, and tag it with a hashtag you're also using on Twitter and Google+ to leverage an integrated, cross-channel campaign. Club Monaco leverages its Pinterest account for this very purpose, using the #cultureclub hashtag and pinboard to promote a section of its website called Culture Club.
11. Showcase Your Business' Personality: As we've mentioned, Pinterest has a heavy lifestyle focus, so what better opportunity is there to give people a peek into the personality of your brand? Create a pinboard that showcases your employees and life around the office -- show them working together, show them making your products/services, and show some of the fun activities your business participates in, such as company outings, parties, award ceremonies, volunteer days, etc. Letting people in behind-the-scenes will make your brand relatable, interesting, and humanized. The Today Show, for example, uses one of its pinboards called 'Anchor Antics' to let you into the personalities of the show's stars.
12. Drive Pinterest Users Back to Your Website (and Track Results!): Incorporating Pinterest into your social media marketing mix might seem like a great opportunity for your business, but you need to make sure it's generating results to make it worth your time and effort. Whenever possible, include links back to your website and landing pages in your pins to drive traffic back to your website. Keep track of referral traffic and leads generated from Pinterest.
13. Follow Social Media Best Practices: Pinterest is a social network, so it's a great idea to follow the best practices you operate under for most other social networks. Spend time to increase your following, be engaging with your followers, keep your Pinterest account regularly updated, and drive traffic back to your website when possible to increase conversions.
Have you started experimenting with Pinterest for marketing? In what creative ways have you used it to promote your business?


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Saturday, September 12, 2015
Gum Diseases
White Blister
Why is there a white blister on my lower gum?
Blisters on gums may be due to several reasons:
- virutic infection (recurs when the immune system is down). Heals within 10 days.
- abscesses originating from either root canal and/or gums. It generally starts with pain, and pain is reduced if it is draining.
- trauma to gums.
You should visit a dentist to figure out why you are getting the blister.
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Episode 6 starts with Lydia joining Heather and Tamra for a champagne lunch. Heather wants to build a relationship with Lydia and doesn't want to lump her into a category just because she hangs out Alexis.
Tamra compares Alexis to a little puppy that needs to be guided and helped and then when you turn around it craps on the floor. Tamra declares she doesn't hate Alexis she just feels sorry for her and hates the way Alexis flaunts her wealth. Tamra and Heather appreciate Lydia's ability to open up and be honest which allows them to bond.
Alexis and Jim talk about Vicki and her upcoming date with Brooks. Alexis is sympathetic toward Vicki claiming she has been in the same position as she is now. Alexis finally owns up and admits that she had no right attending Tamra's party.
Being the religious woman she is, Alexis has a hard time staying true to her roots and doesn't have the heart to forgive and forget the troubling scars Tamra has left. She realizes that she is taking the "turn the other cheek" scripture a little too literally and learns that she needs to stand up for herself in order to stop putting herself in these bullying predicaments.
Emotions run high in the garage when Vicki and Ryan share feelings about Brooks. Vicki stands up to Ryan and tells him he needs to respect her decisions. By the end of their conversation, Vicki is extremely frustrated and discouraged and has every right to be. Ryan is trying to be overprotective and controlling and after Vicki confronts him, he storms away. I didn't think renting a bedroom in your mother-in-law's house entitled you to make all the decisions for the household. Way to go Vicki for standing up for yourself!
Lydia's mother Judy, who also happens to be a client of Terry Dubrow, is a complete lunatic. She sprinkles fairy dust on everyone to make them happy and Lydia admits her mom tripped on acid and smoked way too much pot and at one point in her life thought she was a tree ... ummmm what?? This explains a lot. Apparently Lydia has a family history of crazies.
Knowing her mom was stoned, Lydia would take advantage of her drugged mother by taking her shopping to buy whatever she wanted while she was under the influence. Lesson learned — don't smoke and shop … it gets pricey.
Gretchen and Slade try to discuss having children of their own which is a sore subject with everything Slade and his son are going through. Tension is in the air and Gretchen feels selfish even thinking about children when Slade is going through this challenging time in his life. Slade reassures her that they shouldn't bring their plans and future to a halt just because of this unfortunate situation and that they need to live in the moment.
Heather's agent Ben calls with excellent news during a shopping excursion with Tamra. He has a straight offer available for Heather as a guest starring role on the popular sitcom "Hot in Cleveland." Filled with joy, Heather calls Terry to tell him the exciting update and he is extremely supportive of Heather to join the all-star cast of the show.
At dinner later that evening, Terry jokes around with Heather which leads to an argument in front of their children. An infuriated Heather just wants to have her moment and for Terry to be happy for her and her wonderful offer. Terry tells her to lighten up, but based off the evil glance she gives him, I'd say he better fix the problem quick.
Vicki and Brooks have a "date" night. They care for and love each other but they are not dating. Vicki wants him back in her life but after an emotionally removed Brooks states that he has been dating other people, she doesn't know who he is anymore. Brooks wants someone who can be with him 100 percent and says Ryan and Briana changed that aspect of their relationship. Vicki is torn between choosing between her love for her children and her love for Brooks.
Lydia and her stoner mom celebrate a record long three months of being pot-free over lunch, "sparkly" water and good conversation. Judy would rather be in the magical land of bunnies rather than in reality, but has made a commitment to stay drug free for her daughter.
Next week: Tamra takes the group of ladies for a wine tasting, Terry mentions the "D" word – Divorce and Tamra & Vicki continue to bicker over stupid things.


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Bipolar II: Enhance Your Highs, Boost Your Creativity, and Escape the Cycles of Recurrent Depression—The Essential Guide to Recognize and Treat the Mood Swings of This Increasingly Common Disorder
by Ronald R. Fieve
New York: Rodale Press, 2006
275 pages o $22.95 (hardcover)
Ronald Fieve and his colleagues were among the first to document milder versions of manic symptoms—hypomania—in the 1970s, observations that did not make it into DSM until 1994. Perhaps the reason for this delay is that hypomania is possibly the only DSM axis I condition that does not involve marked functional impairment and, in fact, requires the absence of such impairment. It is a condition in which persons are happy and functional. How are they not normal? One difference that can be noted in this condition, as Hagop Akiskal once quipped, is that it is episodic: hypomania is recurrent, whereas happiness is not.1
Besides the absence of impaired function, the distinction between hypomania and mania is also complex. If a patient is manic, clinicians tend to call him or her hypomanic. However, the difference between the two is important because when determining the best treatment for patients with type I bipolar disorder (BDI), a great deal of evidence for this type exists that should constrain our decisions (eg, the proven benefits of the use of mood stabilizers, the need for caution when prescribing antidepressants).
In determining the best treatment for type II bipolar disorder (BDII), there are so few data that the clinician is left to do what he sees fit. For instance, there are no randomized prophylaxis data and no placebo-controlled antidepressant data for BDII.
The reticence of the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA to study or provide indications for BDII is based on the vagaries of clinical practice: some clinicians cannot distinguish it from normality, others from mania. In addition, BDII frequently overlaps with unipolar depression. Recent data suggest that up to half of persons who have refractory depression in fact have BDII.2
Into this void steps Ronald Fieve with a follow-up to his 30-year-old book, Moodswing, which introduced America to BD and lithium. Fieve joins Jim Phelps,3 another psychiatrist with bipolar expertise, in writing the first books to introduce the bipolar spectrum concept to the public. He provides a rational, objective review of this subject with a great deal of common sense that is based on decades of clinical experience and many illustrative cases.
This book appears mainly to be intended for families and patients; clinicians might find some parts simplistic and other parts informative. The book is divided into 2 sections—"Bipolar II Defined" and "Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar II." Over half of the book is devoted to "Bipolar II Defined," with much less space given to treatments. In Chapter 9, "Special Situations That Complicate a Bipolar Diagnosis," Dr Fieve touches on the third rail of psychiatry—the concept of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—and makes the observation that many children and adults have either BD with or instead of ADHD. His discussions of mixed states, pregnancy, and the elderly are also full of clinical wisdom.
1. Akiskal HS, Mallya G. Criteria for the "soft" bipolar spectrum: treatment implications. Psychopharmacol Bull. 1987;23:68-73.
2. Sharma V, Khan M, Smith A. A closer look at treatment resistant depression: is it due to a bipolar diathesis? J Affect Disord. 2005;84:251-257.
3. Phelps J. Why am I still depressed? New York: McGraw-Hill; 2006.
4. Shenk JW. Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness. New York: Mariner Books; 2006.
5. Kleinman A, Mechanic D. Some observations of mental illness and its treatment in the People's Republic of China. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1979;167:267-274.


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"Captain America: The First Avenger" has pulled in $316 million in worldwide box office, so where does the sequel go? The Winter Soldier saga seems a likely bet, although Marvel insiders seem eager to go back for another World War II adventure, a story that would be set in those battlefield seasons before Steve Rogers went down into a deep freeze.
There's one soul in the Marvel camp that has a different idea for that sequel or a future Cap adventure; "First Avenger" co-writer Christopher Markus has a big idea in mind.
"I love MODOK and I think you could make a terrifying movie with MODOK but nobody seems to be on my side at the momentum," Markus said, referring to wonderfully weird villain whose name is an acronym for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing.
The nasty noggin of MODOK first appeared in 1967 as a classic bit of sci-fi surrealism from Jack Kirby. Markus also has a casting choice in mind, a certain "Game of Thrones" star: "I will win you over to Peter Dinklage as MODOK. If he came around the corner and you saw him floating there you would be terrified. It would be amazing."
Markus said the cranial achievements of "First Avenger" add to the allure of the MODOK option. "In this movie, the great thing is [the visual effects and makeup team] really pulled off the Red Skull. It doesn't look like a mask. it looks like it's fully integrated into his flesh. And I want to see what they can do with MODOK."
— Geoff Boucher
Downey set his sights on "Iron Man 3″
Andrew Garfield: fame terrifies me
"Green Lantern" sequel, "Flash" still in play
Marc Webb: Why webshooters are back
"Thor 2″: Hemsworth sad to see Branagh go
"Avengers": Marvel's new plan for Hulk
Johnston on Winter Soldier (and Boba Fett?)


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I've down to camp meeting the other afternoon
For to hear 'em shout and sing;
For to tell each other how they love one another
And to make a hallelujah ring.
There's old Uncle Daniel and Brother Ebenezer
Uncle Rufus with his lame gal, Sue,
Aunt Polly and Melinda and old Mother Bender
Oh, you never seen a happier crew
Well they all go there for to have a good time
And to eat that grub so sly
Have applesauce and butter, with sugar-in-the-gourd
And a great big Methodist pie
Oh, little chillen, I believe
Oh, little chillen, I believe
Oh, little chillen, I believe
I's a Methodist till I die
I's a Methodist, Methodist, in my belief
I's a Methodist till I die.
When the old grim death comes a-knocking at the door
I's a Methodist till I die
Well you ought to hear the ringing when they all get to singing
That good old "Bye and Bye";
See Jimmy McGee in the top of a tree
Said, how is this for high.
Then they caught a hold of hands and march around a ring
Keep a-singing all the while
You'd think it was a cyclone a-coming through the air,
You could hear 'em shout a half a mile.
Then the bell rings loud and the great big crowd
Breaks ranks and up they fly,
While I took ahold of the sugar in the gourd,
And I cleaned up the Methodist Pie.


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Show your colors
Donna L. Cuic 7/5/2004 1:39:25 PMI layered the original, desaturated the layer and then used the eraser tool over the layer to reveal the colors in the original photo. For the flag in the glasses I took a pic of a flag on top of a building, resized it, then cut out an outline of the eye area of the glasses and then copied the cutout over the flag and copied/overlayed the flag onto the photo and then changed the layer setting from normal to soft light to overlay it onto the glasses. I hope that makes sense.
Donna #144926
Allan L. Whitehead 7/5/2004 1:50:39 PMWhat a magnficent photograph, Donna, you should be very proud of this. I think you did a spectachular job with the effects and the reslting imagry is exquisite. Extremely well done, my friend - Allan #632368
Donna J. Taff 7/5/2004 1:53:34 PMFantastic photo and wonderful effect's and a very cute kid, Donna!!! #632375
Robin L. Wehrman 7/5/2004 2:17:50 PMOutstanding photo Donna!! Like how you can see the flags in her Sun Glasses. This is magnficent!!!!!!!!!! #632440
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 7/5/2004 3:51:57 PMGreat image, what a beauty!! #632565
Susana Ms Heide 7/5/2004 3:59:13 PMGREAT work with this image! I like the expression of the little girl! #632575
Darren K. Fisher 7/5/2004 5:43:54 PMThis is awesome Donna. Wonderful job and thanks for the details on how this came about. #632711
Charlene Bayerle 7/5/2004 7:51:18 PMThis is a winner to me Donna!!! Great work!!! #632882
Serena Pierce 7/5/2004 8:50:06 PMThis is great Donna! Love everything about it! #632947
Cora Miller 7/5/2004 9:18:23 PMThis is a real attention grabber! Her expression is adorable and you framed her eyes beautifully with the bright colors. Excellent PS work too. #632971
Fred Vaughn 7/7/2004 3:21:24 AMVery nice. Great comp...great everything
Lori Ditlefsen 7/8/2004 9:19:13 AMAll around a great shot and love the color! Very nicely done! #637535
Dolores Neilson 8/14/2004 4:44:27 AMThis is such a darling piece, Donna! Perfect cover image for 10 year olds! Congrats!! THis one has been doing very well for you! I like this alot! #707511
Donna L. Cuic 8/14/2004 4:55:10 AMDolores you are confusing her with her sister. This little darling is only 4 1/2 years old and she is my winning model. With my "Little Flower Girl" photo of her, I won her a spot on New Your Times Square with a Kodak Photo of the day on 6/7/04. Her sister is the 10 year old. #707556
Kelly Abernathy 8/14/2004 11:27:17 AMCongratulations! -K #709597
Donna J. Taff 8/14/2004 1:12:45 PMCongratulation's, Donna!!!!!!! #710043
Kristen McKain 8/15/2004 5:39:35 AMcongrats! Well deserved! #711709
Charlene Bayerle 8/15/2004 6:44:54 AMCongratulations and well deserved!!!!! #711932
Allan L. Whitehead 8/15/2004 6:48:40 AMDonna, I told you this was magnificent, my friend, CONGRATULATIONS on this winning photograph. It is very richly deserved - your friend, Allan #711943
Deborah Sandidge 8/15/2004 7:01:22 AMCongratulations, Donna, wonderful work - well deserved win! #711983
Kris M. Hartley 8/15/2004 8:21:38 AMoh wow...extremely impressive work! Now you've got me curious how that all works. I'm going to take the instructions you explained above and try this myself! Congrats on the win too! Well deserved!
kris #712115
Gunther Allen 8/15/2004 8:54:18 AMCongratulations Donna- Your hard work at getting it just right really worked out! -G #712239
Nancy Grace Chen 8/15/2004 11:50:00 AMVery cute, and a great idea to highlight those colors. Congratulations, Donna!!
Nancy #712568
Donna J. Taff 8/15/2004 12:12:06 PMCongratulation's on your win, Donna!!!!! #712646
Diane Dupuis 8/15/2004 3:44:46 PMCongrats Donna! Well done! #713092
Donna W. Neal 8/16/2004 4:24:56 AMCongratulations on this well deserved win Donna!!! #714000
Robin L. Wehrman 8/16/2004 5:38:39 AMCongratulations to you Donna on this well deserved win!! #714234
Kelly Abernathy 8/16/2004 8:00:55 AMCongratulations on your win Donna! -K #714659
Janice Forrest 8/16/2004 8:48:43 AMNice work. Congratulations. #714847
Carol Dibble 8/18/2004 8:06:30 AMCongratulations Donna! Very cute! #719242
Dr Silly 9/29/2005 11:29:24 AMGreat PS work Donna and no it does not make sense, but I'm just learning how to use PhotoShop Elements 3.0. LOL
Did some playing around in PS and came up with this. For a description of how I did it, see the first comment below.
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Past Events and Seminars
October 15 -17, 2008
Clarkson University,
Potsdam, New York
13th International CMP conference
August 10-13, 2008
Crowne Plaza Resort Hotel & Golf club
Lake Placid, New York
S. V. Babu, Clarkson University
Mahadevaiyer Krishnan, IBM
Yuzhuo Li, Clarkson University/BASF
Mansour Moinpour, Intel
Manabu Tsujimura, EBARA
Organized by:
Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP)
Clarkson University
Conference Registration:
Option 1: For registration and further details, visit the CAMP site at SemiNeedle.com.
Once you register online, you will gain access to all conference submissions, papers and discussions at the same web site.
Option 2: Traditional Method
Symposium on CMP
August 14-17, 2005
Lake Placid Hilton, Lake Placid, NY
August 8-11, 2004
Lake Placid Hilton, Lake Placid, NY
August 10-13, 2003
Lake Placid Hilton, Lake Placid, NY
CAMP's 7th International Symposium on Chemical-Mechanical Polishing (CMP)
Hilton Resort Lake Placid, New York
August 11 - 14, 2002
6th CMP Symposium 2001
Hilton Hotel, Lake Placid, NY
August 12-15, 2001
2004 IEEE NTC Quantum Device Technology Workshop
May 17-21, 2004
Sponsored by: Center for Quantum Device Technology
Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York 13699-5721
Phone: 315-268-6628
Technical Sponsor: IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC)
Funded by: National Science Foundation (DMR-0121146)
Workshop: Quantum Device Technology
Center for Quantum Device Technology
Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York
May 20-24, 2002
NYSTAR at Clarkson University Presents a Symposium on Materials Synthesis & Processing
April 4, 2003
Rochester Airport Marriott, 1890 West Ridge Road, Rochester, NY
CAMP has been selected to receive the first annual Leadership in Nanomaterials Award in the category of Leadership in Nanomaterials R&D. Details


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Schubert earns programs first-ever A-Sun Golfer of the Week
MACON, Ga. – After earning one of the top finishes in school history, Lipscomb sophomore golfer Savanna Schubert has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Golfer of the Week as announced by the league on Wednesday.
Schubert becomes the first Lady Bison in program history to receive A-Sun weekly honors after a fourth-place finish at this week's "Ann Rhoads Invitational" hosted by Birmingham Southern. Schubert tied for fourth after finishing only three strokes off the lead with a two-day total of 161.
The sophomore battled tough playing conditions at the Oxmoor Valley Course, part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, firing an opening round 86 on Sunday. Schubert then came out on Monday and paced the field with a +3, 75.


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Indians are at it again, finding ways to win late.
Asdrubal Cabrera's one-out RBI single in the ninth inning gave Cleveland a 3-2 win over the struggling Los Angeles Angels.
Albert Pujols went 1 for 4 as Los Angeles lost its fifth straight. He is homerless in 20 games since signing a $240 million, 10-year contract to join the Angels -- his longest drought to start a season.
Looking to shake things up, the Angels released veteran outfielder Bobby Abreu after the game Friday night. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said touted rookie Mike Trout is being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake.
Cleveland, which had 36 comeback triumphs, including 12 walkoff wins a year ago, rallied against the Angels' battered bullpen.
"Last year, we had a lot of fun with some walkoffs," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "It's nice to be able to go out and do that again."
Aaron Cunningham opened the ninth against David Carpenter (0-1) by doubling over leaping left fielder Vernon Wells at the wall. Michael Brantley lined out to center before Jason Kipnis singled. Angels shortstop Erick Aybar got a glove on the line drive, slowing the ball down and preventing Cunningham from scoring.
Cabrera hit a 2-0 pitch to right, making the Indians 6-0 in one-run games and the Angels 0-6. Los Angeles relievers are 1 for 7 in save opportunities. It was the sixth time the Angels lost after leading in the seventh inning.
Vinnie Pestano (1-0) struck out the only two batters he faced for the win. The native of southern California was inundated with tweets and text messages from family and friends afterwards.
"Everybody back home was watching it on TV," Pestano said. "It was a high leverage situation and I'm glad I got it done."
He replaced Justin Masterson after the Indians starter walked Kendrys Morales and Peter Bourjos in the ninth. Pestano fanned Vernon Wells and Aybar to keep it tied at 2.
"He came in and blew it by some people, just what you want to see," Masterson said.
Masterson allowed only four hits over 8 1-3 innings, but remained winless since Sept. 18.
"He was outstanding," Acta said, noting that Masterson came up big against Pujols with a runner on second in the eighth. He retired Pujols on a foul popup to end the inning after pitching coach Scott Radinsky visited the mound.
"You go after Pujols in that situation," Acta said. "He's (Masterson) our number one and you go after him."
Right fielder Torii Hunter drove in two runs and threw out a runner trying to score for the Angels.
Pujols lined a two-out single in the first and scored on a single to right by Hunter, who was out trying for second.
Despite the hit, it extended Pujols' homerless drought to a career-worst 109 at-bats. He has not connected since Sept. 22 last year with St. Louis.
Pujols, who on Thursday snapped his career-worst hitless streak at 21 at-bats with a ground single against Tampa Bay, has not homered in 20 games and 80 at-bats in an Angels uniform. He had a 105-at-bat drought April 23 to May 23 last year -- then rebounded to help the Cardinals win the World Series.
The big first baseman made a good play in the field to keep the game tied in the eighth. With runners on first and third, he ranged far to his right to field a bouncer off the bat of Casey Kotchman and threw to second for the inning-ending force play.
The Indians have their own power outage. Cleveland hasn't hit a homer in nine games, their longest drought in 21 years. They also went without a homer for nine games in June 1991.
Cleveland got three hits and a walk in the second inning off Angels starter Jered Weaver and failed to score. Brantley singled and was thrown out trying to steal second as Kipnis struck out. Cabrera then singled and Travis Hafner walked. Carlos Santana singled to right, but Cabrera was easily thrown out at the plate by Hunter to end the inning.
In the first, the Indians got two hits and two walks off Weaver and didn't score. Kipnis grounded into a double play and Jack Hannahan struck out with the bases loaded.
Kotchman broke a 0-for-24 skid with a seventh-inning single off reliever Hisanori Takahashi and scored on a double by Brantley. Kevin Jepsen then yielded an RBI single to Kipnis that tied it at 2.
"The big thing is to get a knock when it means something," Kotchman said. "The important thing is we won."
Weaver went six scoreless innings, allowing seven hits, walking four and striking out eight.
NOTES: Indians LHP Rafael Perez could be out three to six weeks with a strained muscle in his left side. Cleveland put Perez on the 15-day DL for the first time in his seven-year career and recalled LHP Nick Hagadone from Triple-A Columbus. ... Angels manager Mike Scioscia replaced RHP Jordan Walden with LHP Scott Downs as closer. ... Santana hit Cleveland's last homer, in the fifth inning April 17 at Seattle. ... Pestano has stranded all six baserunners he has inherited this season and 23 of 29 (79 percent) in his career. ... According to Stats LLC, the Angels have lost 11 straight one run games.


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A global fraud campaign is using automated tactics with the Zeus and SpyEye malware to steal tens of millions of dollars from banks, other institutions and well-heeled individuals in Europe, the United States and South America, two security research companies report.
The attacks, spread by targeted spear-phishing campaigns, manage to bypass multi-factor authentication systems to gain access and transfer funds, according to a report by McAfee and Guardian Security, which dubbed the fraud scheme Operation High Roller.
"Unlike standard SpyEye and Zeus attacks that typically feature live (manual) interventions, we have discovered at least a dozen groups now using server-side components and heavy automation," the report states. "With no human participation required, each attack moves quickly and scales neatly."
Related story:
New variant of Zeus Trojan targeting bank accounts, FBI warns
Attackers, operating via 60 servers, have attempted to make individual transfers of as much as $130,000, and have attempted to steal at least $78 million, although the actual total could be as high as $2 billion, the report's authors write.
The thefts apparently started in Europe, where fraud rings have frequently operated but then spread to the United States and Colombia. The attacks originally targeted commercial accounts and wealthy individuals but shifted its focus to businesses, and affected all sizes of financial institutions, from credit unions and regional banks to large global banks, the report said.
In the United States, each target was a company with at least several million dollars in a commercial account.
The attacks began, like many attacks on government and business organizations, with spear-phishing e-mails that attempted to fool recipients into downloading the malware. Once inside, SpyEye or Zeus, which have been used in tandem in other attacks, gather details such as the banking platform and account data from the host machine, according to the report. From that information, a custom attack with other malware is launched.
"All of the instances that involved High Roller malware could bypass complex multi-stage authentication," using a complex process the report states.
"In the High Roller scheme, an extensive JavaScript uses Web injects to alter the login experience to collect all the information the fraudsters need for both steps within the login step. Since the physical authentication information is gleaned during the login, outside the context of a transaction, the victim is less likely to be suspicious — they just think the login experience has been upgraded."
McAfee and Guardian researchers first detected the High Roller attacks in Germany in January, and then found other instances in Europe. By March, they found evidence of High Roller attacks in the United States and Colombia. When the scope of the attacks became clear, researchers notified law enforcement and have been working with agencies to try to catch the fraudsters, the report states.
Variants of Zeus has been used at least since 2007 in a variety of attacks targeting financial accounts and apparently has been sued in tandem with SpyEye since early 2011.
In January, the FBI issued a warning that a new variant of Zeus was targeting individual banks accounts via phishing e-mails purportedly from financial institutions such as National Automated Clearing House Association and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The McAffe/Guardia report, however, does not refer to those attacks.
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Regarding the "Is stealing from those who stole legally a crime?" comment. Please, GCN moderator, do a better job of weeding out unrelated political comments from the Occupy Wall Street crowd and stick to the topic at hand - cybersecurity.
Davis is an idiot. It is child's play to intercept, modify, delete cellular phone transmissions. He makes no mention of cellular encryption. court records are filled with cases of enemies, ex-lovers etc using cell phones to defraud, humiliate, masquerade as their past "friends"
Is stealing from those who stole legally a crime? If those folks had just transferred some of that money to the accounts of laid-off workers, there wouldn't be a jury in the US that would convict them...
I found it mildly amusing to see that an Internet Security company (who is supposed to prevent malware attacks) was so quick state that "2-Factor Authentication has been defeated". If they were protecting us from malware attacks which is their job, 2FA would be able to work properly. But when an Internet Security company allows malware attacks to happen, and a computer is compromised, no form of secondary security is going function properly. In my opinion the blame needs to fall on the shoulders of the ones who allowed the malware to compromise the computers. I don't think that they can say the 2FA has been defeated. I have seen many of the big global online banking sites have moved to the use of a telephone (mobile or other) as a form of a token where the user is asked to telesign into their account by entering a one-time PIN code which is delivered to your phone via SMS or voice, I will continue to feel this is the safest option available.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Angels ace Jered Weaver noticed that there was no signal to the bullpen when manager Mike Scioscia was walking toward him in the seventh inning.
"Usually, he kind of makes the call about halfway out to the mound, and didn't do it this time, and I felt like he wanted to see how I was feeling," Weaver said. "It was nice to be able to get those last two outs."
Weaver pitched seven strong innings for his 10th win, five days after going only two innings his previous start because of tightness in his lower back, and the Angels sent the Texas Rangers to their seventh straight loss, 5-2 on Saturday night.
Howie Kendrick celebrated his 31st birthday with three hits, including an RBI single during a four-run sixth inning as the Angels won for the ninth time in 10 games.
Weaver (10-6) limited the Rangers to two runs and four hits. The right-hander struck out three and walked three. There was a runner on first with an out in the seventh when Scioscia popped out of the dugout.
"I just wanted to see how Weave felt, and Weave was adamant he felt good and talked me into having him stay in the game," Scioscia said.
Angels left fielder Collin Cowgill left the game with blood gushing from the bridge of his nose after he was struck in the face by a pitch when he squared to bunt in the eighth. He immediately put his hand over his face and started walking toward the dugout.
The Angels said he was alert and got stitches before being taken to a hospital for further evaluation.
"It was obviously an unfortunate turn of events there," Scioscia said. "He's going to obviously go for some tests."
The pitch by Matt West went over the bat and appeared to hit Cowgill flush on the face. It wasn't clear if the ball tipped off the bat before hitting Cowgill. Efren Navarro finished the at-bat and drew a walk.
The Rangers have dropped 21 of 24. They have the worst winning percentage in the majors, .404 with their 38-56 record.
Kendrick's third single tied it at 2 in the sixth, when the Angels chased Texas starter Miles Mikolas (0-2).
David Freese hit a go-ahead single in the sixth. Hank Conger then had a two-run double.
Joe Smith got his 14th save with a perfect ninth. It was his ninth consecutive appearance of at least an inning without allowing a hit.
Mikolas allowed five runs over 5 2/3 innings in his third career start. The right-hander struck out three and walked one.
Texas led 2-0 in the second after Carlos Pena had a one-out double and Robinson Chirinos was hit by a pitch. No. 9 batter Rougned Odor hit an RBI double before Chirinos came home on a groundout by Shin-Soo Choo.
Conger reached on an error by Pena at first base to start the third. Conger scored on a sacrifice fly by Albert Pujols with the bases loaded, with rookie left fielder Jake Smolinski making a diving catch fully extended in the left-center field gap to prevent more runs from scoring.
That was an inning after Smolinski made a diving backhanded catch to take a hit away from Josh Hamilton.


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I know we are all a bit tired of weddings (thanks Will and Kate), but with the summer wedding season just kicking off, it is probably a good time to invest in a new tie to refresh that suit you wore last year. One of my favourite tie makers as of late has to be General Knot & Co. The …
Hackett London launches 'Hope' polo shirt to aid victims of the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan
As we all know on Friday 11th March 2011 a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and destructive tsunami caused extensive and severe damage in Northeastern Japan leaving thousands of people confirmed dead, injured or missing and millions more affected by the lack of water, electricity and transportation. Over the past few weeks we have seen people all over the world coming together …
ASOS Beach Hut – Get the look
Last week we reported that ASOS had announce their new menswear trend – Beach Hut. Well the look is in, and its pretty awesome. Check out some of our favourite looks from the collection in the gallery below.
Levi's Lefty Jean Textile Vest
Check out this awesome vest from the Levi's Lefty Jean collection. Headed up by Takahiro Miyashita and Kazuki Kuraishi, the pair have work together to produce something a little different for the more traditional denim brand. The Textile Vest has a Mexican blanket come flannel feel and is meant to be worn either alone or buttoned inside a Levi's Trucker …
The Fair Isle knit: Get the Look
The past few weeks have seen snow shut down half the country, and unfortunately it is only the beginning of the cold weather. As you know, if you are going to keep warm at this time of year, its all about the layers. From thermals to snoods, they keep you staying warm and staying fashionable. A big trend so far …
Head to toe: a simple look to beat the monsoon showers
When the weather is muggy and you face regular drenchings, the only thing to wear are items that keep you cool and don't get ruined in the rain. A checked shirt in gorgeous Madras colours keeps the flag flying for summer with long sleeves for those cooler moments. Pair with rugby shorts – yes really! This is a genuine trend I've spotted on the streets of East London and you need only be worn with caution if you live anywhere near the hooray-Henry zones of SW London. The shape is actually classic and when not worn with sportswear can look surprisingly stylish.
Head to toe: cool summer pick for hot nights
With sales in full swing and the heat here to stay, now is the time to put together an outfit for those balmy evenings when you want to turn heads during your evening 'paseo'. A mix of high street and simple staples can pull together current menswear trends without trying too hard. First up, this very fun sailor hat from Topman, with authentic braiding detail. With such quirky headgear best to keep the rest simple, hence the simple tank (buy a size up) and black cuffed shorts. The mix of brown shoes with black clothing is very 2009 and these battered-looking Oxfords would look great matched with cotton socks in a soft pastel shade, like a cream or lemon.
Outfit pick: Summer on the high street
There's a lot of great summer items out there on the high street, even without the sales. Topman in particular are doing well replacing the label's history of sweatshop man-made horrors with on trend items in natural fabrics. But first up is Uniqlo, these pink washed chinos are very Hamptons, an easy shape to wear in a brave colour. Button down shirts and denim continue to be trends in shirting .. and Topman combine both in one lovely, slender shirt. Their Liberty-print floral bow tie would be a great contrast and is a keeper. Finally, how nice are these patent grey sandals? Sadly sold out online, hit the stores (especially if you can reach one out of town) to nab a pair.
GFW Street Style revisited: Mo Ali
Two years ago we snapped Kingston Course Director Mo Ali at Graduate Fashion Week, and we spotted him again outside EC2 with some rather fetching trainers.
Fleet Week: a touch of matelot style
Its Fleet Week in New York this week, when the City is awash with sailors in full navy regalia whose ships have docked there for the annual celebration. As I witnessed last year, this can be quite a visual spectacle. The uniforms haven't changed since the days of Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra's 'On the Town' and the sight of lots of men in the whitest of whites set against that most urban of city backdrops is quite something.
Nike Air Max 1 OG Re-Re-Re-Release
Right kids it's time to lower the tone with some sneaker news: the universally beloved Air Max 1 OG is back for another innings at Overkill. The Air Max 1 was first released in this original colourway back in 1987 and has periodically been re-released to rapturous hype every time. The AM1 OG has since gone down as one of the most loved colourways of one of the most loved trainer of all time making a real, but accessible collectors item.
Get the Look: Marlon Brando in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
When my English teacher announced we would be studying 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' I have to admit to a light leap of the heart as I reminisced on John Galliano's 'Blanche DuBois' collection of 1988 and Marlon Brando in all his retro glory; oozing sex appeal and hard-edged fashion prowess. With these thoughts in mind, and a bit of time spent re-watching the iconic film made in 1951, I set about creating an outfit based on the look of Stanley Kowalski.
Love the Look: Pastel knit scarf
Ville, snapped by the Hel Looks team, has a stylish, easygoing look we love. A pair of skinny jeans and white hi-tops make up quite a basic outfit, but the addition of a pastel knit scarf gives the ensemble a feminine slant and is perfect for spring.
Topman Reveal New Look- 'Chelsea Arts Club'
Topman have a new mini-collection on their online shop and the look is 'Chelsea Arts Club.' The high street label (beloved by the Brandish team,) tells that "this smart trend is influenced by a sophisticated age where actors, artists and sartorialists mixed in exclusive members clubs…the overall look is quirky."
Love The Look: berry and khaki
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Proving that you don't need to go for mundane colours in a smart outfit, this young gent is sporting a fantastic khaki suit. It runs the risk of looking a little drab but thanks to some clever combinations of colour he's managed to turn it into something a little special.
Dress me up before you go-go
Off to a sunny climes for an Easter break? Here's a head to toe look to get the locals talking and keep you cool. The seersucker blazer from Topman makes a change from the blue or grey fine stripe associated with this fabric. The pink of the blazer sets off nicely the deeper red of this colour-banded vest by Jil Sander. I love these wide-legged shorts (also by Jil Sander), which will definitely air you to the best advantage if you're heading somewhere steamy but equally look classic enough to wear in town as well as at the beach. Finally, some classic espadrilles grounding the look with a touch of Mediterranean tradition in black .
We like your style Tinie Tempah!
It's a small fact of my life that I cannot get out of bed without the 1Xtra breakfast show, something about their cheery voices convinces me it's worth getting up and going to work.
They now have a blog where you can see what they're up to on the shows, so naturally I had a look and what to I see but a vision of style, Mr Tinie Tempah. Admittedly his MySpace features a picture of him with his shirt off, but in 1Xtra mode with glasses and metallic tee he looks really good.
Burkina Fashion: Street Style in Mali and Burkina Faso
You might have noticed my absence from Brandish for a couple of weeks, I made a trip round the West African countries of Burkina Faso and Mali.
Having never been to Africa before it was a memorable trip, and I felt it was my duty to snap some of the well-dressed men that I saw out and about for you Brandish readers. Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world, but people are turned out in brilliant clothes, and the Touareg men in Mali are a vision! This is only a tiny percentage of the amazing outfits I spotted, because snapping away at people felt a lot ruder than it might in Japan or the UK for example, but hopefully it gives you a taste for African fashion.
Love the Look: Chris Rocks the blue v-neck
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Chris Rock was snapped recently leaving the Ivy restaurant in Hollywood sporting an outfit which demonstrates menswear at its pared-down best.
Love the Look: green wool cape
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Taking the scruffy look which Jarvis does so well and giving it a bit of spit and polish this gentleman carries off a timeless look with elegance.


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Out of the Park: Where to Find LA's Best (Non-Dodger) Dogs
Oct 4, 2012
Ordering a Dodger Dog is a ritual. Customers queue up in one of two lines—one for grilled dogs and the other for classic steamed. They inch ever closer to the counter where stadium workers dole out foot-long franks that stretch far beyond the confines of steamed buns. Finally they head over to the condiment stations to load up on mustard, ketchup, chopped onions, or relish. Dodger stadium's divide-and-conquer approach is the product of years of experience. Many estimate that the millions of Dodger Dogs sold each baseball season outrank sales of any other frank in the league. But once foodies have had their fill of the gargantuan Dodger dogs at the stadium, or even purchased at local markets, they've only just begun exploring the diverse hot-dog scene in Los Angeles. Take the Korean-style franks of Seoul Sausage Co.. They're a bit harder to track down than a ballpark frank. Without a food truck or retail space to call home, these succulent, grilled delicacies crop up at street fairs and catered events all over LA, where their inventive cooks offer up a kalbi-flavored sausage topped with tangy kimchi relish, and a spicy pork sausage crowned with apple-cabbage slaw. For a taste of the increasingly hard to find LA street dog, enthusiasts can hunt them down at Skooby's, where decadently bacon-wrapped franks nestle into fresh buns delivered by a local bakery. Perhaps the crowning glory of LA's hot-dog inner circle is the chilidog, which local favorite The Hat has been slinging since 1951. Pink's, on La Brea and Melrose since 1939, is now practically a regular set piece on TV shows and movies set in LA for its addictive dogs and cheerful, familiar sign. Their ode to the chilidog is a love letter to its loyal patrons written with all-beef franks slathered in chili, mustard, and onions. Elsewhere in the city, more progressive—even avant-garde—culinary sensibilities shape the future of the humble hot dog. At Let's Be Frank, nitrate- and hormone-free dogs are made fresh from grass-fed beef and layered with toppings and veggies sourced from local farms. At The Stand, diners can customize their low-fat turkey dogs or chicken-apple sausage with quintessentially Californian toppings including avocado and corn salsa. At Vicious Dogs, the whimsical 8-bit-inspired art of cook Stacey Hughes colors the walls. The eatery's Thanksgiving turkey dogs arrive smothered in all the trimmings—stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce. Adventurous patrons can even go off the menu and try their hand at topping Stacey by building their own creations, including Latin-inspired, deep-fried doggie flautas.
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It's that time of year again
Every year, the third weekend in September is a time Mr. O and look forward to meeting with parents of Deafblind children.
However, Ty started this past week off with a terrific head cold/cough and has stayed home. We are on Day 9 of his cough. Apparently it's contagious and now Spielberg, Mr. O and I are sick. We tried attending the conference and looked forward to dinner, great speakers, game night and conversation with parents, and a quiet hotel room.
However, by the end of the evening we both felt so cruddy we decided to come home and sleep (or try to sleep) in our own bed rather than risk infecting everyone. Good thing we did - we're both wasted, downing the Sudafed, and considering buying stock in Kleenex with Lotion.
I haven't run since Tuesday night. Wednesday I picked up my sister from the airport, Thursday I helped babysit another sister's kids, on Friday and Saturday I felt like death warmed over, and the prospects for tonight aren't looking much better. I am determined to run again before Tuesday.


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Updated the Behavior definition and extensions.
The Behavior.cpp/h class now works and can be extended by simply implementing its run() method. However, the subclass must also be extantiated and used in an external executable. An example of this can be seen in PriyaBehavior.cpp/h, and the executable, priya_behavior_process.cpp. In the future, we should move all behaviors into a behaviors/ folder, and autogenerate the executable to be compiled....
Added a template scout simulator class.
Scoutsim is modeled directly from turtlesim. At this point, the only changes are in names and indentation. A separate licensing file was also added to get rid of the junk at the top of the old turtlesim files.


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Hurricane Resource Center: Employee Leaves, the FLSA and Other Employment Issues
Authors: Melissa Burdorf, Michael Cardman, Michael C. Jacobson, Marta Moakley, Tracy Morley and Ashley Shaw, XpertHR Legal Editors
- Table of Contents
- Emergency Preparedness and Workplace Safety
- Wage and Hour
- Employee Leaves
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Communications
- Reductions in Force Under the WARN Act
XpertHR's editors have compiled a list of available resources to help employers manage the myriad of employment challenges that natural disasters such as hurricanes spawn, including Fair Labor Standards Act issues, employee leaves and employee benefit needs before, during and after such events.
Table of Contents
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Business Continuity Policy
- Prepare for an Emergency
- Employee Communications
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Salary Basis Policy
- Workplace Security
Emergency Preparedness and Workplace Safety
Having a plan to ensure safety and security, as well as to continue business operations after an emergency situation, is the best way to make things go smoothly when uncontrollable natural forces strike. Not only should employers have an effective business continuity policy in place, but should also have an emergency response plan. Those plans should be tailored to deal with specific natural disasters, such as tornados, hurricanes and flooding.
Employers' emergency response plans should comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA requires that employees with disabilities benefit from the same level of safety and security as their coworkers without disabilities. Therefore, employers' emergency preparedness plans should include a process addressing reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.
HR managers should also ensure employers have appropriate insurance and should play a key role in selecting the best insurance to help in these situations.
XpertHR has the following resources:
Employment Law Manual
- Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security > Organizational Risk > Ensuring Operations: Business Continuity
- Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security > Workplace Security > Emergency Plans and Emergency Closings
- Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security > Workplace Security > Tornados
- Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security > Workplace Security > Hurricanes
- Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security > Workplace Security > Floods
- Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security > Organizational Risk > Insurance
Policies and Documents
- Emergency Procedure Policy
- Business Continuity Policy
- Selecting the Best Insurance to Minimize Risk - Checklist
- Exit Routes and Evacuation Plans - Checklist
- Emergency Contact Form
How To
Wage and Hour
Even when it's business as usual, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) compliance can be difficult. So, when there's a serious disruption in employers' normal business operations, FLSA compliance can seem impossible. During these disruptions, employers should carefully consider wage and hour issues.
First and foremost, HR should ensure that salaried, exempt employees continue to be paid their full salary unless the workplace is closed for a full workweek. In the event of an improper deduction, our sample salary basis policy can help limit liability. Note that exempt employees are allowed to perform nonexempt work during emergencies without forfeiting their exemptions.
HR also may wish to consider the requiring exempt employees to use paid time off during office closures.
In the event the workplace is closed, HR should be sure to notify employees of the closure; if employees show up to work anyway, many states, including Connecticut, Kansas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon and Utah, may require them to be paid for their time. Nonexempt employees also may need to be paid for commuting time during emergencies.
During emergency events, the following resources will help HR remain compliant with the FLSA and state wage and hours laws:
Employment Law Manual
- Employee Classification > The Salary Basis Test;
- Employee Classification > Emergencies and Occasional Tasks; and
- Employee Classification > State Requirements.
Quick Reference
- During office closures due to inclement weather or other disasters, may a private employer direct exempt staff to take vacation or other PTO?
Policies and Documents
Employee Leaves
Hurricanes and other natural disasters can often result in deaths and injuries. Therefore, some employees will require time off to grieve loved ones or to care for themselves or for family members. Affected employees may be entitled to leaves of absence under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or applicable state laws.
Injured employees and caregivers may not be the only ones requesting or entitled to leave. Before, during or after an emergency, employees who are volunteer firefighters, reserve officers or certified disaster specialists may be absent or late for work. Certain states have laws requiring employers to provide those employees with time off to provide disaster relief services. Other states prohibit employers from terminating or discriminating against employees who take leave to participate in a general public evacuation ordered under an emergency evacuation order.
XpertHR has the following resources to help employers manage FMLA and other leaves of absence in emergency situations:
Employment Law Manual
- Employee Leaves > Other Leaves > Disaster Services Leave; and
- Employee Leaves > Other Leaves: State Requirements.
How Tos
- How to Handle a Request for FMLA Leave;
- How to Curb FMLA Abuse; and
- How to Terminate for FMLA Fraud or Abuse.
Policies and Documents
Supervisor Briefings
- What Supervisors Need to Know About the FMLA; and
- Managing Employee's Bereavement and Bereavement Leave.
Employee Assistance Programs
Eligible employees may opt to take FMLA leave to deal with the psychological impact of natural disasters and other traumatic events. Employees who do not request, or are not eligible for FMLA leave, may solicit support from employers' employee assistance programs (EAPs).
EAPs provide a variety of health related and support services for employees. These programs typically offer counseling and referral services aimed at providing assistance for individuals faced with family and/or marital problems, substance abuse, work-related problems, stress management or any other challenge that has an impact on an employee's work or job performance.
EAPs may also provide critical incident stress counseling in the case of traumatic workplace events, including natural disasters. Experienced professionals can provide individual and/or group counseling to help employees cope with the emotional issues associated with these types of events. Offering these services through an EAP can help employers manage crisis situations and return to normal business operations.
XpertHR has the following helpful resource:
Employment Law Manual
Employee Communications
Employers should use all available means to communicate effectively with employees during business interruptions, inclement weather or natural disasters. Employees need to know whether they are expected to report to work, if the workplace is safe and if any leave will be made available as a result of the contingency. Employees may be forced to work remotely due to road closures or flight cancellations. Employers should also determine whether any relaxation of work rules, such as attendance policies, would be appropriate under the circumstances.
XpertHR offers the following resources to help its subscribers handle communications and discipline issues effectively:
Employment Law Manual
- Employee Management > Employee Communications
- Employee Management > Employee Discipline > Inclement Weather, Disasters and Business Interruptions
How To
Supervisor Briefings
Reductions in Force Under the WARN Act
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or "WARN Act" is a federal law that requires employers with more than 100 employees to provide 60 days' advance notice to employees of impending mass layoffs that meet certain conditions. However, when a plant closing is the direct result of a hurricane or other qualifying natural disasters, employers are obligated to provide "as much notice as reasonably possible" to the workers affected by the closure instead of the 60 days prior notice that would otherwise be required. Also, in the event of a natural disaster, employers can comply with the law's notification requirements by sending notices to employees' last known addresses, even if their homes are destroyed.
If a natural disaster like a hurricane completely destroys a worksite and all of its employment records, an employer can still comply with the WARN Act by posting notices at the worksite including a statement that individual notice is not possible because employment records have been lost or destroyed. Employers in this situation should also place a notice in the local newspaper(s) to the same effect.
As always, employers should be cognizant of both the federal WARN Act and any commensurate legislation in the state where the affected worksite exists.
XpertHR offers the following resources to help employers navigate WARN Act requirements after a natural disaster:
Quick Reference
Employment Law Manual
- Organizational Exit > Involuntary Terminations > WARN Notifications
- Organizational Exit > Involuntary Terminations: New Jersey > The New Jersey WARN Act


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State of North Dakota 2-ply Spun Poly Flag, 4' X 6
Recognized as the most durable of all flag fabrics, our 2-Ply Spun Polyester State Flags are skillfully crafted of a 100% polyester bunting.
Its open weave construction reduces wind resistance, therefor lessening abrasion and increasing flag life. This fabric resists wear to wind, dirt and moisture and is ideal for industrial and institutional applications.
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When George Kennan set out for the Caucasus in 1870, few if any Americans had explored the highlands of Dagestan, Chechnya and the wild frontiers of imperial Russia. And with good reason. In the nineteenth century, the Caucasus and Central Asia were places of untrammeled brigandage and intermittent rebellion, marked by the rule of unpredictable kings and khans. Foreigners came at their own risk, usually in the form of British and Russian adventurer-spies (or missionaries) who sought to gain intelligence on the other's doings or to foment unrest in the service of their respective empires. Between the Black Sea and western China, a rim of lawlessness separated the czar's dominion and the Raj in India. British and Russian efforts to control this middle ground were immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as the "Great Game." But for Kennan, who was only 25 at the time of his travels, the game was entirely personal: A desk job in Ohio seemed unfathomably tedious, and scribbling fantasy itineraries from a map in a library would inevitably lead to the real thing, a "skirmish with the difficulties of Caucasian exploration."
Kennan–great-uncle of the cold war strategist George Frost Kennan and long-ago contributor to The Nation–left during a time of enormous upheaval at home. The Civil War had just ended. Reconstruction was haltingly unfolding. During the 1870s, the United States turned toward restitching North with South, and as Washington withdrew from the world, the professional caliber of its diplomatic corps fell dramatically (or so Europeans of the time believed). The German leader Otto von Bismarck noted, "A special Providence takes care of fools, drunkards, and the United States." Yet, if America as a whole was retracting into its shell, talented and daring individuals continued to force their way overseas. Kennan's journals, recently collected for the first time, attest to this. They also demonstrate the distinctly American character of his mission. He differs from his British counterparts–Sir Richard Burton and George Nathaniel Curzon, for instance–whose adventures were colored by the grandiose trappings of empire. Kennan wandered off on his own, for his own reasons. He saw himself as a vagabond, "a man who travels without any definite utilitarian aim." Unlike some of his fellow adventurers, he didn't expect "to bring about the millennium," but "to be a simple observer in the great world of God."
The world that Kennan went to observe, however, was far from simple. Much as it is now, the Caucasus of his day was marred by horrendous, internecine violence. While traveling from Dagestan into Chechnya, Kennan observed a kaleidoscope of ethnic groups, but he was overtaken by the cult of militancy and defiance common to so many of them. "Weapons are their delight," he tells us, "and all the money they can earn above what suffices to supply their daily wants is spent for splendid silver-mounted pistols & kinjals"–the ubiquitous curved knife of the Caucasus. The region had just emerged from bloody turmoil. Between 1834 and 1859, the great warlord Shamil led a rebellious Sufi brotherhood of Chechens and Dagestanis in a fierce holy war of resistance against Russian rule, forestalling the czar's hold over the region for twenty-five years. "Men fought against the Russians with the most devoted heroism, believing firmly that if they died fighting the [infidels] they would go at once to Paradise," Kennan notes. "They believed also that God had immutably fixed the date of every man's death and they went into battle with the conviction that if the predetermined day of their death had come, nothing could save them and that if it had not come, nothing could kill them. This fatalism of course made every man a hero."


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