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African Americans: Practice Interventions
Sharon E. Moore
African Americans number about 35 million or 12% of the U.S. population. Their life expectancy is lower than that of White Americans, and despite the educational gains made since mid-1980s, the unemployment gap between African Americans and Whites has increased. Similarly, although the number of African Americans working in white-collar occupations has increased, the disparity in wage earnings between African American and White workers continues. Regardless of social class African Americans are made to be cognizant of their race at all times. Today they are still at risk for social issues such as substance abuse, teen pregnancy, incarceration, poverty, high rates of female headed households, infant mortality that is twice as high as Whites, residential segregation, racism, and discrimination. As daunting as these problems are, the strengths of the African American community have allowed it to thrive even amid arduous circumstances.
Aging: Practice Interventions
Lenard W. Kaye
Social workers address older adult issues at all levels of service planning, policy-making, and delivery and across a wide range of community and institutional settings. While various models of practice intervention with older adults exist, more recently the focus is on the integration of micro and macro strategies with an emphasis on strength-based perspectives to geriatric social work practice. The older adult population will expand dramatically and become increasingly culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse in the future and social work services will need to be sensitive to the variety of issues faced by a more heterogeneous and sophisticated older adult population.
Early Childhood Home Visiting
Melissa Lim Brodowski, Jacqueline Counts, and Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner
This chapter provides an overview of early-childhood home-visiting programs and offers a brief summary of the research, policy, and practice issues. The first section defines home visiting and the funding available to support it. The next section summarizes common characteristics of home-visiting programs and describes the features of several evidence-based home-visiting programs. The outcomes from home visiting for parents and children, including relevant cost-benefit studies, are briefly reviewed. The chapter concludes with implementation issues and future directions for home visiting.
Family: Practice Interventions
Mikal N. Rasheed and Janice Matthews Rasheed
This entry traces the historical, conceptual, and theoretical development of social work practice with families, beginning with the Charity Organization Society and the Settlement House movement. From the 1920s through the 1950s, social work practice was heavily influenced by psychoanalytic theory. However, emerging theoretical frameworks, including systems and ecological theory from the 1960s and the 1970s, shifted the focus of intervention back to the family. The 1970s saw the development of a proliferation of models for family therapy. The emergence of postmodern, constructivist, narrative and feminist thought has had a more recent influence on social work practice with families. Although these theories and models of family therapy have profoundly influenced direct practice with families, there is a renewed interest in what is described as family-centered social work practice. The theoretical foundation of family-centered practice emphasizes a strengths perspective and an empowerment model of social work practice. This approach represents a broad range of interventions that build linkages between the family and key environmental support systems of diverse, multi-stressed, and at-risk families. During the 2000s, attention has shifted to evidence-based practice (EBP). The focus on EBP has been to provide a source of information for clinicians and families to consider when selecting an appropriate intervention for the presenting problem.
Family Services
Katharine Briar-Lawson and Toni Naccarato
Over the decades, family services have been one of the overarching features of social work practice, education, and research. Efficacy studies help to reinforce the focus on serving individuals in the contexts of their families and to address intergenerational family systems. Families provide the bulk of services to their members but require tailored resources, effective services, and supports. The growing diversity in families compels more cross-cultural competence, responsive policies, and evidence-based practices. Family service practitioners must increasingly address the social exclusion of many families while integrating economic and employment supports with counseling, skill training, and other interventions.
Food (In)Security
Maryah Stella Fram
This entry provides an overview of current knowledge and thinking about the nature, causes, and consequences of food insecurity as well as information about the major policies and programs aimed at alleviating food insecurity in the United States. Food insecurity is considered at the nexus of person and environment, with discussion focusing on the biological, psychological, social, and economic factors that are interwoven with people's access to and utilization of food. The diversity of experiences of food insecurity is addressed, with attention to issues of age, gender, culture, and community context. Finally, implications for social work professionals are suggested.
Gay Men: Practice Interventions
Robert L. Miller Jr.
This chapter explores salient concepts of social work practice with gay men. These concepts are described within a life cycle context. The illuminated concepts have been identified based on the biopsychosocial and spiritual developments in the social work literature related to this population since the printing of the 19th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work.
Human Needs: Family
Ruth Paris and Ellen R. DeVoe
In this entry we address the primary purpose of family in supporting the growth and development of individual members throughout the life course. Life cycle and attachment theories inform our understanding of how families function. Changing family patterns are addressed in terms of the variety of family forms, the multiplicity of needs as economies shift and life expectancy lengthens, family coping and adaptation to normative transitions and unexpected crises, and the influence of cultural and racial diversity. We conclude with brief comments on the issues for contemporary families and needs for the social work profession.
Life Span: Oldest-Old and Advanced Old Age (After the Age 85)
Judith G. Gonyea
As a result of rising life expectancies, America's older population is itself aging. The U.S. Census Bureau projections suggest that by the middle of the 21st century, more than 40% of Americans aged 65 and older can expect to live to at least the age of 90. Although the oldest-old is a diverse population, advanced old age is associated with a greater risk of experiencing economic hardship, disabling illnesses or health conditions, and social isolation. A growing public policy challenge will be ensuring the economic well-being, the health, and the dignity of society's very oldest citizens.
Maternal and Child Health
Valire Carr Copeland and Daniel Hyung Jik Lee
Social reform efforts of the settlement-house movement have provided, in part, the foundation for today's Maternal and Child Health Bureau's policies, programs, and services. Planning, implementing, and evaluating policies and programs that affect the health and well-being of mothers and children require a multidisciplinary approach. Social workers, whose skills encompass direct services, advocacy, planning and research, community development, and administration, have a critical role to play in improving the health outcomes of maternal and child populations.
Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence
Larry W. Bennett and Oliver J. Williams
Perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) use coercive actions toward intimate or formerly intimate partners, including emotional abuse, stalking, threats, physical violence, or rape. The lifetime prevalence of IPV is 35% for women and 28% for men, with at an estimated economic cost of over ten billion dollars. IPV occurs in all demographic sectors of society, but higher frequencies of IPV perpetration are found among people who are younger and who have lower income and less education. Similar proportions of men and women use IPV, but when the effects of partner abuse are considered, women bear the greatest physical and behavioral health burden. Single-explanation causes for IPV such as substance abuse, patriarchy, and personality disorders are sometimes preferred by practitioners, advocates, and policymakers, but an understanding of IPV perpetration is enhanced when we look through the multiple lenses of culture and society, relationship, and psychological characteristics of the perpetrators.
Women's Health
Vimla Nadkarni and Roopashri Sinha
The entry outlines a historical and global overview of women's health in the context of human rights and public health activism. It unravels social myths, traditional norms, and stereotypes impacting women's health because social workers must understand the diverse factors affecting women's health in a continually changing and globalized world. There is need for more inclusive feminist and human rights models to study and advocate women's health. There is as much scope for working with women in a more holistic manner as there is for researching challenging issues and environments shaping women's health.


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|Idi Amin Dada
|Personal Life
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| May 17, 1928
Koboko, Uganda
| Andreas Nyabire
Assa Aatte
|Claimed religion
|Date & Place of Death
| August 16, 2003
Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia
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|Dictatorial Career
|Military Service
|Highest rank attained
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|Political party
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|January 25, 1971
|Wars started
| First Uganda-Tanzania War
Second Uganda-Tanzania War
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General Idi Amin Dada (1923 - 2003) (commonly known as Idi Amin) was the Muslim[1] dictator of Uganda for 8 years in the 1970s. Idi Amin held power from 1971 until 1979. In 1970 the British government established gun control laws which aided in Idi Amin's ability to hold power. He executed mass genocides against his people in order to stay in power and suffered from extreme paranoia and arrogance. His efforts and ideology spread to neighboring countries such as Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. When he was threatened by United Nations forces with the possibility of a trial for crimes against humanity, he fled to the Middle East where he was harbored for 25 years without punishment until the end of his natural life. Under his rule, more than 300,000 oppositionals were killed, include Christians.
There have been several movies about Idi Amin, including the 1974 film "General Idi Amin Dada [2] and the Academy Award-winning film "The Last King of Scotland". [3]

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With a trip to the WNBA Finals on the line, Allie Quigley came through when her Chicago Sky teammates needed her the most.
Quigley scored 24 points and hit several big shots to help lead the Sky to a 75-62 victory over the Indiana Fever on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
She had 10 of her points in a key second quarter stretch that gave Chicago the lead for good. And with the Fever still hanging on late in the fourth quarter, Quigley drained a 3-pointer and hit free throws that led to a Sky celebration on Indiana's home court, ending the coaching career of Hall of Fame Fever coach Lin Dunn.
"It came down to hitting shots in the moment, relishing the moment," said Quigley, who was the WNBA sixth woman of the year. "I just wanted to be aggressive and if it was going to be my night to be the big player, I was ready for it."
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Chicago dropped the first game in Indiana before winning the last two. Quigley said the Sky's game plan was simple for the decisive game — contain Tamika Catchings and avoid falling behind early. They succeeded on both accounts, limiting Catchings to nine points and using a pressuring defense from the outset to prevent Indiana from finding an early offensive flow – or any flow.
Indiana struggled to put together solid offensive stretches outside the one that put the Fever ahead 17-16 on a Marissa Coleman 3-pointer with 7:06 left before halftime. That was the Fever's only lead of the night, and they held it for just 14 seconds.
Executing the game plan early set the tone for the Sky. But Chicago wasn't overly impressive outside keeping Catchings at bay and riding its defense to a victory.
The Sky simply took advantage of 11 Indiana turnovers that they turned into 14 points, and they also capitalized on timely mental errors from the Fever.
On the final play of the first half, Courtney Vandersloot scored with 1.3 second to go on a layup in transition off an Indiana giveaway. That pushed Chicago's advantage to 37-29 at the break.
Chicago was able to maintain its lead in the third quarter, despite not having Elena Delle Donne on the floor for most of the period. She began getting attention from the Sky trainer with 5:15 left in the first half, and a lingering back injury sidelined her to begin the second half.
Even with Delle Donne on the bench, Indiana's struggles continued. Trailing 39-33, Briann January committed a foul that lead to two Tamera Young free throws with 4:09 left in the third, stalling the momentum Indiana appeared to be gaining.
Chicago's Epiphanny Prince found herself converting two free throws after a clear path foul was called against Indiana. And with 1:51 left in the third quarter, Indiana's Maggie Lucas was called for a foul against Quigley as the shot clock expired.
"Everything for us seemed to be a struggle," Dunn said. "Slow defensive rotations, a bad pass, not being ready to knock down open shots and hesitation."
While the Sky prepares for a Game 1 showdown Sunday at Phoenix, Dunn and the Fever are left wondering how they dropped the final two games of the series and missed an opportunity to advance to the WNBA Finals for a third time.
"(Chicago) played with a sense of urgency," Dunn said. "I could sense that in them, a desperation to get to the finals. And I'm excited about the Chicago Sky representing the Eastern Conference."


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Related: Log Shipping in SQL Server 2000, Part 1
Simple Log Shipper uses a linked-server relationship between the primary server and the secondary server. The log shipping activity is controlled from a stored procedure called sp_ShipLog, which you run in a SQL Server Agent job on the primary server. This stored procedure backs up the primary server database's transaction log to a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) file location and makes a remote procedure call (RPC) to sp_ApplyStandbyLog on the secondary server to restore the log file to the secondary database. These stored procedures typically are located in each server's master database, but that location (which the Simple Log Shipper documentation recommends) isn't a requirement.
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There have been so many great and informative genealogy blog posts recently - so many, in fact, that I've really had to just skim the surface in my blog reading. Truth is, I've read three books this week, so the blog reading took a bit of a back seat. However! Here are some of the blog posts that I enjoyed recently.
A Proper Place for Sentiment on Greta's Genealogy Blog.
Another peek in a genealogist's closet as provided by Michelle Goodrum of The Turning of Generations. Her post: Progress on the Archival Closet on Sorting Saturday.
My friend, Diana Ritchie, of Random Relatives is working on her goal of 15 minutes of writing every day. Her goal was inspired by our other friend, Lisa Alzo, at the FGS conference this year. Read What I've Been Doing for 15 Minutes Every Day! Diana also wrote another great post called I Just Received a Letter From My Great-Great Grandfather.
Another of our mutual friends (thanks to the Family History Expo in Kansas City last year), Jenna Mills, has been on a long time search for her grandmother and great-grandmother, who have been elusive for quite some time. I've been following Jenna's progress and took an interest since they were in Amherst, Nebraska for a while. Jenna reports the latest update on her Desperately Seeking Surnames blog.
Archives.com posted an article that I enjoyed about U.S. Presidents in the Census. In the census, they were just like everybody else, except for their occupation: President of the U.S.
If you haven't seen this yet, you definitely need to check out Joan Miller's gynormous family tree on Luxegen Genealogy and Family History.
Paula Stuart-Warren has laid the groundwork for what could evolve into the next genealogy meme. With October being Family History Month, Paula makes some suggestions for activities we can all do to help further our research. Read Paula's blog post and come November 1, post on your blog what YOU did during Family History Month. I've done so much already that I had to relax and unwind a couple days before the next group of activities begin!
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Being able to "meet" other genealogy bloggers whether in person or in the virtual world is always great fun. Barbara Poole of Life From the Roots met up with bloggers who were on the Legacy Family Tree cruise at the New England Historic Genealogical Society last week. She shared her experiences and photos in Meeting Bloggers I've Not Met Before.
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Around the Blogosphere - October 10
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Thank you for mentioning my post Susan. Much appreciated!ReplyDelete
Susan, thank you for mentioning my post too. I think everybody in my area knew Thomas was coming to town, and I was delighted to meet him and the other bloggers as well.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the mention, Susan - I am getting near the end of the big cleaning project, although I keep finding cupboards and drawers that I haven't hit, yet.ReplyDelete
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Freshman U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais received just $10,610 in contributions from individual donors in the reporting period following revelations that he once urged a mistress to seek an abortion.
The Republican congressman seeking re-election in the 4th District also reported $17,700 in receipts from political action committees for a total of about $28,300 over the course of the 17-day campaign finance reporting period, the last before the Nov. 6 election.
DesJarlais spent $304,000 in the period, led by more than $216,000 on TV advertising, nearly $52,000 on direct mail and $7,000 for polling services just days after the news about his abortion discussion emerged on Oct. 10.
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MADRID — Today, Aug. 17, everywhere we went we saw hundreds of kids making their way to whatever activity they were headed to. Cheering and high-fives were common even if we were in a train together or across the street from each other.
The pope arrives tomorrow and with Pope Benedict XVI here with us the enthusiasm and excitement will skyrocket. I can't wait!
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Emma Luigard, 16, will be a senior at Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Md. The member of St. Bernadette Parish, traveling with St. Camillus Parish in Silver Spring, said she is "excited for World Youth Day because it will be full of cultural and religious experiences."


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MoonSka32 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de fondo de Twitter y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 19 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
I am looking for an extended profile twitter background that tells a story (graphically, in words, visually) of a driven and relentless entrepreneur who has overcome a lot in his life to be fortunate enough to achieve great things.
I am looking for the background to be clean, sleek, tell a story and exude my personal ethos, which is "Stop at Nothing. Achieve Everything". I can also get the original logo of this
I am ramping up my branding in terms of blogging, consulting, speaking and a book deal
I am also more than open to implementing other pictures, graphs, unique artwork, etc. All pictures of me are on my personal website, which I am happy to forward larger versions to you if need be. Just let me know…. I wasn't able to upload all of them.
But, I have uploaded a few here, and I also have a flickr account here from New York Entrepreneur Week: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nyew
I also have more pictures here: http://www.garywhitehill.com/garys-…-pictures/
Quotes can be found here: http://www.garywhitehill.com/garys-…-inspired/
A bit more about my story is here: http://www.garywhitehill.com/garys-story/
AN interview that provides more detail: http://bit.ly/aGeX0c
A few videos below to give you context as well:
Once again, more than anything - this is meant to articulate a story and a journey.
The main target audience are angel investors, venture capitalists, startups, small business owners (potential consulting clients), and entrepreneurs around the world.
Secondary viewers of this are prospective Boards of Directors who may want me to help guide their company, government officials and those who are simply curious about entrepreneurship in general.
Idea #1: Have pictures/logos in the twitter background and unique art that connects them together with scribbles or something that shows a driven connection – something like "Back of the Napkin" by Dan Roam (it's a book)
Idea #2: Having random pieces of my experiences (pics, logos, etc) all separate and then somehow coming together to develop a unique platform
In terms of the background, I am keen on integrating (but not married to):
- pictures of myself through the years, quotes from my website, keywords
- An "as featured in section" - logos of some of the places I have been featured, found here: http://www.garywhitehill.com/media/ ( The ones that are important are – NBC NY Nightly News, Crain's, Young Upstarts, AOL Small Business, AllBusiness, YoungEntrepreneur and BostInnovation. Two logos that are the most important, but not present are INC Magazine and Harvard Business Review)
Possibly integrating the logos of New York Entrepreneur Week, The Relentless Foundation and Whitehill International, three companies which I have founded. I also have two other projects on here being branded now (logos) so there's a chance I would want those logos on there too.
With regard to getting more context so your creative juices start flowing – my gift in life is helping to build platforms that catapult others……New York Entrepreneur Week is a perfect example of me taking all the disparate pieces of the puzzle, creating a platform and leveraging that platform. I have attached my resume for further detail on that front and which will hopefully give you some additional insight.
Also attached is an excerpt from an essay answer which should also provide more context as to who I am as well as a document on how I view the world.


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Lollipop Chainsaw is sheer Suda 51-fueled lunacy, as I learned at a party kicking off the week's Game Developer's Conference festivities in San Francisco last night. Servers decked out in zombie-wear(-and-tear) worked their way around the crowded room as attending members of the press vied for a seat at one of the many stations that were set up for sampling the game. Hardly an ideal environment for getting a sense of how this story-driven single player third-person brawler is set up, but the party atmosphere at least felt like a good fit for the bizarre happenings on screen.
I'm not clear exactly when in the game the level that I played comes from, but it opens with the zombie-killing cheerleader Juliet riding in the sidecar of her dear, old dad's badass hog. The old man looks, dresses and talks like a '50s greaser. He also seems to have some hidden superhuman talents, as I see later on when he vaults up the sideof a building.
I honestly couldn't hear a lot of the exchange between father and daughter, but it was something to do with the disembodied head of Nick, Juliet's sweetheart whom she carries around on her belt. The old man is giving his little girl a hard time because any new member of the family must embrace its zombie-killing ways, and Nick's absent body is going to get in the way of that. Juliet explains that Nick is deadly with his tongue, though that just angers dad even more.
Not every word came through, but it's clear enough that James Gunn's writing talents are being put to good use in the script for Lollipop Chainsaw. The little I could make out was definitely funny, and it was made all the better by some competent voice-acting. There's definitely a Shadows of the Damned vibe here, only with a much more light-hearted tone. That's the impression I got from the brief bits of story I picked up, at any rate.
The motorcycle ride ends at a giant — we're talking skyscraper-sized — arcade that's been built in the shape of an oversized coin-op machine. The zombie threat has brought Juliet here for reasons that aren't clear, but that doesn't really matter for the purposes of this demo. There are zombies to be chainsawed, after all.
The controls are going to take players a little bit of getting used to. Juliet's two main chainsaw attacks are mapped to the A and Y buttons on an Xbox 360 controller and her punch-and-kick attacks are handled by X. You can press B to make her jump; jumping toward a zombie triggers a contextual vault over the undead foe. The chainsaw also doubles as a firearm, with LT dipping into an aiming mode and RT firing. It's a powerful weapon, but it uses ammo.
The key to success in Lollipop Chainsaw's combat seems to hinge on varying up your attack combos at all times. Juliet can perform some impressively over-the-top moves, and she can visit the game's stores to buy even more combos. Downed enemies explode in a shower of gold coins, providing a funding source for any shopping sprees. It seems like you get more coins for performing more stylish and varied kills, but I couldn't get a good sense of how that works.
The level I played starts out in a pretty standard arcade game room. Wisecracking zombies — yes, these undead can talk — gather around various coin-op machines, seemingly oblivious to the threat that's entered their midst. Not for long though. I strike out quickly and decisively, chopping and hacking at various enemies and watching gleefully as severed limbs fly in all directions.
At one point as the battle is winding down, a headless, grey cheerleader shambles out of a nearby elevator. This proves to be a perfect platform for Nick's head. Juliet plops the noggin down on the undead cheerleader's neck stump and a button-pressing minigame unfolds as Nick uses his new body to dance across the room. No, I have no idea why.
The level alternates between these fairly straightforward combat rooms and a few zanier minigames, all of which pick up on the level's coin-op arcade theme. The first one plays like a Tron version of Pac-Man… on acid. The camera moves to an overhead perspective as Juliet runs around a maze, picking up the set of eight keys required to escape while avoiding patrolling beings that look like pixelated Pac-Men, only they all have sharp teeth, dog ears and wear a red fez.
Once again, no idea why. Does it really matter?
The next arcade-riffing minigame I play is an obvious nod to Elevator Action. Looking on from a 2D, side-scrolling perspective, you guide Juliet through a series of doors and elevators and she works her way up in a Tronified building toward her goal. Zombies of various types pop up along the way to complicate things, as do a few more of those button-pressing minigames.
The final arcade riff that I get to try out — and, ultimately, die on — is a 3D-world version of Pong. The camera sticks with a standard third-person perspective, but the once again Tronified world — all glowing blue lines and minimal detail — is a giant Pong table. A deadly, white ball bounces back and forth around the room as hordes of zombies come at Juliet. The ball is equally deadly to all, and it's what ultimately ends Juliet's adventure for me.
Lollipop Chainsaw seems to be fun and bizarre in all of the right ways, but it's still in need of some polish, and maybe a little balancing. The zombies you face off against are pretty hardy; they'll shed limbs quickly, but they'll keep on coming. The camera is the real problem; it's downright unfriendly at times, spinning and swerving in every which way. The manual camera controls feel like they could use some tuning as well.
As mentioned above, the controls also take a fair bit of getting used to, especially for anyone who's played this sort of third-person brawler before. It's a strange setup, having the two chainsaw attacks positioned at the top and bottom points of a standard controller's cross-formation face buttons, while the non-chainsaw melee strikes and jump buttons are sandwiched between them on the left and right points. I'm certain there are elements that I just wasn't getting a strong handle on, what with no one being there to guide the demo.
All that said, I had a ball running around and slicing hunks of zombie meat off of my attackers and collecting the sweet, delicious showers of coins that they exploded into. Hopefully there will be some more chances to check out Lollipop's deranged action in a quieter setting before the game hits its June 12 release.


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Contributing Author: Sean O'Shea
We believe it is, in fact, helpful to have some historical sense of the evolution of the Net Lease Niche of the Commercial Real Estate Industry to have a better sense as to how these asset fit into the investment objectives of investors small and large in today's maturing marketplace.
If you think about it, real estate, as an investment asset class, is a relatively recent development. It was always an entrepreneurial endeavor and was fueled as a worthy investment vehicle going back to the 'mid-70's and ERISA provisions, in those days total assets of private pension funds amounted to something like $164 billion dollars; today, of course, its in the "Trillions."
Corporations utilized the financing option of Sale-leaseback opportunities, when rates were comparably favorable to the corporate bond market and other higher costs of capital as they planned and revised their capital structures. Subject to market conditions, investment grade real estate, while a hard, ill-liquid asset, proved it could be a source of capital for tenant and an investment hedge and accreting asset for the investment community.
Net leased assets can fulfill a range of investment objectives. When I represented a 'mineral-based high net worth' family in Fort Worth, I actually rejected a series of NNN offerings since I viewed them, as being priced at a premium. I was trained in the 'How to create more value school of real estate development" and didn't want to pay any third party a premium for creating the value that I could do myself.
Then, the Client sat me down and explained that, I had to understand, that acquiring these NNN assets, as a finished products with a credit worthy tenant, in place, with a predictable, stable income stream, in place with appropriate security and Corporate Guarantees, was a risk-averse investment. They were legendary seasoned land deal investors, they were not interested in assuming the risk of a development and 'creating value' (my background, prior)… This was a diversification from their Bond Portfolio; not just another real estate deal. These NNN properties were a "Bond-equivalent investment affording a risk-adjusted return.
With a background as a regional development partner in a firm, back East, I realized that assuming the higher level of risk, was a life that I had accustomed myself, assuming such risk was 'A-Way-of-Life' for us, as active hands on investors; not passive investors.
So I began to realize there is a risk-premium that was worth paying…but then the question became, "How to you determine the relative valuations and what risk-premium is worth paying?" Important questions. A lot more than comparing cap rates.
Now, you begin to see how the underwriting and understanding of this NNN niche impacts your decision-making and your investment returns.
In recent years, since the Great Recession, what issues have played a critical role?
It is believable that we find ourselves at the mature end of this cycle; but, barring an exogenous event, real estate assets, with/without Amazon-impact, will continue to provide one of the safest investment outcomes. We readily acknowledge that the Equities have produced terrific 10%+/- returns in the last ten years; but most thoughtful, credible commentators suggest that returns for the next 10 years will be closer to 3-4%. So Net lease assets have earned their position as a safer investment vehicles with limited risk; but "Not all net leased assets are the same". Having acute market intel to inform your decisions has never been more important to assist best results. That has not changed.
Contributing Article provided by:
Sean O'Shea, Managing Director
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The man everyone doubted, until Ultimate. This handsome purple dragon is from the Metroid series and appeared in every game except Metroid II and Metroid Prime 2. And now Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
by Da_Boi_Christiano July 20, 2018
A large, highly intelligent purple dragon like creature in the Metroid games. He has appeared in every metroid game besides metroid II and Metroid prime 2. He is highly intelligant and is a war strategy genoius. There is some debate as to weather he is a creation of the space pirate forces, controlled by the Mother Brian, or if he is himself the leader of the pirate forces. a robotic version of ridley was built and dubbed "mecha-ridley" while his remains where repaired with cybernetic enhancements such as stinger missle lauchers, force feild powered wings, enhanced alloy armor, and mouth emmited laser beam, In this form he was called "Meta-Ridley". In Metroid Fusion his frozen remains where posessed by an X-parasite and he became a larger bulkier creature known as "X-Ridley".
Meta Ridley in Metroid Prime was so freakin hard to kill!
by Jim October 02, 2005
The act of spontaneously combusting while coming into contact with another human of larger stature. Symptoms include: Stroke like behavior , convulsions, and dropping of whatever item you are holding while doing the splits.
This chick bumped in to me at starbucks so I did the Ridley and spilled hot coffee all over myself and surrounding patrons while tearing my hamstring
by Jay916 January 20, 2013
Ridley is too big to appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
by Smickinawesome October 20, 2007
The clickiest town is the Delaware Valley, where "who you know" and your political affiliation (Put democrat on your voting registration and basically commit career suicide!) gets you a good position within the town, as opposed to "what you know" and your actual expertise. The home to the most racist and stuck up people who have sex and raise even more racist and stuck up people. Once called "a little strip of heaven" by some fatty, Ridley takes pride is its mediocre, at best, sports teams and fake sense of community. Home to the most racist and bigoted police department in the entire nation, filled often with corrupt cops. Not without its poorer folk who are looked down upon and mocked, especially those from the area known as LEEDOM ESTATES. Not all our parents were friends in high school, and not all our parents are friends now. In conclusion, there is an underground world in Ridley of the proud pot smoking, beer drinking, hard working individuals who raise their children to expect more from the world than what the fairy tale lore of Ridley has to offer. This underground does NOT bleed green, they bleed red just like the rest of the world, because they don't consider themselves "too good" to bleed some other, superior color. Finally, to the douche bag's who posted the previous definition of Ridley, you are mistaken about the condition of Ridley, simply because you were shielded from the truth and are too damn spoiled and sheltered to understand reality.
I would never consider raising my children in the hell whole they call Ridley.
Ridley football was never that good. I think they may have gone to two championships in the last 50 years.
Oh, that girl's from Ridley? She must be a whore who would rather look pretty than use even a fraction of her brain.
Ridley football was never that good. I think they may have gone to two championships in the last 50 years.
Oh, that girl's from Ridley? She must be a whore who would rather look pretty than use even a fraction of her brain.
by Colbertnation002 March 07, 2009
We are a town in southern PA that bleeds green. DELCO to be exact. Very sports oriented. However, you find all walks of life that are or are not welcomed every where around. Most likely, you will find people who yell too loud, are too opinionated, drink alot, and are damn proud of where they came from. Ridley is not a town, it is who you are. Good or bad - we take it. The Ridley people you meet have been friends with their friends forever - and nothing will come between that. And their parents have been friends with their friends... you get the point. We dont joke around - we have pride and are very loyal and very "spirited."
Oh, you're a ridley girl? You can drink!
My roomate was from Ridley, and is friends are the biggest ass holes - but great guys!
I knew some Ridley guys - they dont joke around.
My roomate was from Ridley, and is friends are the biggest ass holes - but great guys!
I knew some Ridley guys - they dont joke around.
by yougotit October 24, 2008
A diseased looking male genitalia. Often bumpy, gray, appearing to hold water weight, and smelling like rotting almonds. All symptoms of the excessive amounts of puss local to the area.
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|Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress
|(ナルト- ナルティメットポータブル 無幻城の巻, Naruto: Narutimetto Porutaburu: Mugen-jō No Maki)
|Video game info
|Playable on
|PlayStation Portable
|Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
|Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
|Release Date
|March 30, 2006
|June 24, 2008
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress is the second Naruto instalment of the PSP as well as the sequel to Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes. Unlike the previous game, this game has a game-exclusive Mugen Castle Arc which is the after events of previous arcs.
In this video game, the player can equip skills and items to four characters of any choice. This release is the full non-modified version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes, and contains the three characters that were removed, which includes The Third Hokage, Shizune and Kabuto. Both removed stages and the game's Story Mode are now present as well. Additionally, movesets have been updated. Gamers can also select the characters to use Japanese or English voices. Jiraiya and Naruto can use Rasengan, Kakashi can use Lightning Cutter and Sasuke can use Chidori without the use of a secret technique.
While some characters retain their old techniques, others, such as Neji, have theirs upgraded. The game contains an original storyline involving moving up a haunted castle through the eyes of Naruto, and for a certain amount of floors, Gaara, called the Mugen Castle in the sky and has a hundred floors. Each floor has several "unstable" rooms where the users place randomly generated scrolls to determine the type of action that will take place in the room. The scrolls include Battle (a player vs. CPU fight) and five mini game scrolls: Tree Climbing (Naruto dashes up a tree and dodges broken branches), Shadow Possession (style button pressing), Amusement (slot machines), Riddle (Naruto trivia) and Clone (the shell game while trying to follow the real clone). Stable rooms include Treasure Rooms, Healing Rooms and Drama rooms (where the story progresses and cut scenes take place). Hidden Mugen Castle Mode is unlocked after completing Mugen Castle Mode. It involves viewing through the eyes of Jiraiya who is accompanied by Tsunade, Shizune, and Kakashi (temporarily) and going down Mugen Castle 30 floors (from the stairs leading below that were hidden in the first floor by a False Surroundings Technique) to the cauldron where the vitality is stored. Previously, Jiraiya couldn't make it alone due to a seal that required at least four ninja to release. Other game modes include Vs. CPU and a wireless battle mode where the player can fight against a friend using only one UMD (but two PSPs).
Playable Characters
- Naruto Uzumaki (Fox Mode)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Curse Mark Mode)
- Sakura Haruno (Ultimate Mode)
- Shikamaru Nara (Ultimate Mode)
- Ino Yamanaka
- Chōji Akimichi (Expansion Mode)
- Kiba Inuzuka (Food Pill Mode)
- Shino Aburame (Ultimate Mode)
- Hinata Hyūga (Byakugan Mode)
- Gaara (Ultimate Mode)
- Rock Lee (Eight Gates Mode)
- Neji Hyūga (Byakugan Mode)
- Tenten (Ultimate Mode)
- Kakashi Hatake (Sharingan Mode)
- Might Guy (Eight Gates Mode)
- Shizune
- Hiruzen Sarutobi (Reaper Death Seal Mode)
- Jiraiya (Ultimate Mode)
- Orochimaru
- Tsunade (Regeneration Mode)
- Itachi Uchiha (Tsukuyomi Mode)
- Kisame Hoshigaki (Shark Mode)
- Kabuto Yakushi (Ultimate Mode)
Parenthesis indicates who are the members of the teams.
- Akatsuki (Itachi and Kisame)
- Association of Ninja Thugs (Itachi, Kisame, and Orochimaru)
- Author & Fan (Jiraiya and Kakashi)
- Dark Alliance (Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Sasuke)
- Eternal Rivals (Guy and Kakashi)
- Hard Workers United (Lee, Hinata, and Naruto)
- Hokage & Assistant (Tsunade and Shizune)
- Hot Blood Master & Student (Lee and Guy)
- Leaf Jōnin (Kakashi, Guy, and Shizune)
- Maidens in Love (Ino, Sakura, and Hinata)
- Master & Student (Jiraiya and Naruto)
- Shadows of Evil (Orochimaru and Kabuto)
- Team Asuma (Ino, Shikamaru and Chōji)
- Team Byakugan (Neji and Hinata)
- Team Genius (Neji, Shikamaru, and Sasuke)
- Team Guy (Tenten, Neji, and Lee)
- Team Kakashi (Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke)
- Team Kurenai (Hinata, Kiba, and Shino)
- Team Sharingan (Sasuke, Itachi, and Kakashi)
- The Cursed (Sasuke and Orochimaru)
- The Determined Ones (Naruto and Sakura)
- The Guides (Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade)
- The Legendary Sannin (Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru)
- The Leaf's Greatest (Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Hiruzen Sarutobi)
- Those Who Know Loneliness (Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke)
- Triple Trouble (Naruto, Kiba, and Chōji)
- Uchiha Clan (Itachi and Sasuke)
- Cunning Master & Student (Tsunade and Sakura)
Playable Stages
- Ichiraku Ramen Shop
- Hokage Great Stone Faces
- Chūnin Exam Stadium
- The Forest of Death
- Kikyō Castle Keep
- Survival Exercise Ground
- Hidden Leaf Hot Spring
- Hidden Leaf Forest
- Outside the Mugen Castle
- Inside the Mugen Castle
External Links
- Naruto: Narutimate Portable official site (Japanese)
- Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 Phantom Fortress Official Website


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Cookie Recipes
Banana Almond Butterscotch Cookies
Butterscotch, freeze-dried banana chips and sliced almonds may not be the first ingredients to come to mind when making cookies, but they work incredibly well together. The crunch of the almonds and bananas is a great foil to the soft and creamy butterscotch chips. To reinforce the flavors, I added banana extract to the brown sugar cookie dough. The cookies taste fantastic, right out of the oven.
If you have a little extra time on your hands, make an extra batch so you can freeze the cookie dough for later use. We had some surprise company for tea this weekend, so I needed to whip up a plate of cookies. I just pulled out a log from the freezer, cut it into discs and popped them in the oven. They taste so much better than store-bought cookies, and when you pull them out of the oven, ooey gooey and piping hot, you'll look like an absolute rockstar!
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Cashew Apricot Brown Sugar Cookies
The big girls went out to their friends' this weekend and my little munchkin stayed home with us. She had the brilliant idea of making sweet cookies with me, and I was happy to oblige. She's only 5 years old but she's already a very strong-minded little girl. She went into the pantry and picked a bunch of ingredients and we were ready to roll.
"Jackie, can we make cashew apricot brown sugar cookies with Mrs. Winsor's honey? Please, pretty please!" she asked.
"Dried fruit and nuts in cookies? Why not!" I exclaimed.
I can never say "no" to mon p'tit coeur (my little sweetheart). I suggested that we add candied ginger and cinnamon extract and she was ok with it. I'm glad we used our family friend Mrs. Winsor's honey. She makes her own honey on her property in Virginia and sent some to us for Christmas. We've already gone through one bottle and these honey cookies got us started off on the second. I'm glad we didn't use molasses because this particular honey has such a nice floral note. The cookies turned out absolutely delicious. Merci Mrs. Winsor!!
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Strawberry Mint Milano Cookies (Chocolate Sandwich Cookies)
February 14th is nearly on its way, and the color of these delicious strawberry-mint thin, crisp butter cookies is reminiscent of Valentine's Day. I'm planning a super romantic dinner for Lulu. I was home alone today, so I took the opportunity to start testing out some of the dishes to make a perfect Valentine's Day dinner.
Pink was the theme color I was looking for. I couldn't find strawberry-flavored white chocolate at the store, so I substituted pink-colored mint chocolate apeels and bought some strawberry extract. The sandwich cookies freeze well, so I stacked and stored them for Valentine's Day.
Unfortunately, after taste-testing the cookies I realized I forgot to make them heart-shaped! I was a little bummed out. If you're planning on making these cookies for your sweetie, draw hearts on the other side of the parchment paper with a pencil, and pipe the cookie batter along the line of the heart. Oh well, I'm sure Lulu won't mind!
** Note: The strawberry mint Milanos are pictured with tuile cookies.
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Rose Cookies
I thought it would be nice to make a holiday cookie that captures the distinct flavor of rose. Rose, usually in the form of rose water, is often found in Indian and Middle Eastern desserts, but it's not commonly used in Western treats. For this dessert I used rose paste, because it adds a pleasing pink color to the cookies. I also added some rose to the cream filling as well.
I love making desserts like this for the holiday season because you can prepare several logs ahead of time and store them in the freezer for later use. That allows me to spend more time with visiting friends and family instead of being stuck in the kitchen.
In case anyone was wondering, I photographed the cookies with the reindeer because his expression reminded me of my little munchkin. The reindeer in the picture exactly mimics her expression when Lulu asks her his favorite question:
"How much do you love Lulu?" Lulu always asks.
"Thiiiiiiiiis much", our munchkin says and opens her arms, just as the reindeers does.
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Gingersnap Cookies
Gingersnap cookies really symbolize the holiday season. They're flavored with a blend of spices, which give the cookies a really intense flavor. I make mine with cinnamon, clove, allspice, nutmeg, black pepper, and of course, ginger.
The texture is chewy on the inside with a "snappy" outer layer. Lulu loves eating them with a warm cup of tea. I've been making us ginger tea with soy milk every evening to ward off the cold, and these cookies go perfectly with it.
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Well, Miura did say it would have a happy ending, so...........yeah.
If I recall correctly, Miura said that the ending won't be "completely pessimistic".
He didn't say he wanted a happy ending, just that it wouldn't be pessimistic. That's rather vague and probably won't be as simple as "everybody is happy, nobody dies, past errors are erased".
I'm wondering if the last page of the series (or close to it) will be a picture of the dragon slayer in some form, maybe either broken finally or it stuck in the ground in a cool pose.
I'm wondering if the last page of the series (or close to it) will be a picture of the dragon slayer in some form, maybe either broken finally or it stuck in the ground in a cool pose.
My first thought came trough Cloud's sword in the FF7:Advent Children movie lol but Delta's picture shows pretty much the same concept
As for the ending, there's no way anyone can speculate about it and end up being right. This is no common manga, it's not gonna be a cheesy/easy conclusion and there's literally way too much stuff to be revealed yet...
Casca simply wouldn't kill that mighty demon - especially mighty demon she loves.
- Elfhelm vs. Falconia. For what...? If Griffith wanted that, he'd already achieved it. Elfhelm is too far away for him to care about it - it would be like travel to former Kushan Empire to pursue and kill local mages. Think about it. It's ridiculous. Griffith's apostles have currently whole continent to feast upon.
I'm gonna write down my ideas about IMO cool endings sometime later Now I have to study for exams.
What are you talking about...?
I meant that we have virtually no proves to think, that Casca stopped loving Griffith
The impression I get from a lot of people who believe that Casca could still love Griffith is that they are Griffith fans that want to somehow justify his decisions as pragmatically sticking to some ruthless principle. And that because those qualities are what caused her to become so devoted to him, she still will see those traits in Femto.
I don't believe that her feelings for Griffith post-eclpse will be so cut and dry. I don't think it's a pure hate or pure love or anything like that. It's going to be a complicated set of emotions because I just don't see Casca emerging from her insanity, if she even does, and simply taking up a sword to go and kill Griffith. I just don't see the story playing out so plain as day. If I had to guess I'd venture that post healing, Casca will have a set of chapters devoted to her dealing with what's happened and trying to right herself through internal reflection and by interacting with those around her. Or maybe it won't be direct interaction with them, but watching other people interact and finding ways, internally, to make sense of what's happened to her and to draw strength and perspective from that.


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'Dark Knight Rises' Toys Spoil the Film's Big Surprise?
Curious about what secrets Christopher Nolan is hiding in 'The Dark Knight Rises?' Think there's more to this film than meets the eye (and not in a 'Transfomers' way)? You might be right, and a new toy could tip off a serious spoiler regarding the anticipated sequel.
Major, major, major potential spoilers lie ahead. Avoid at all costs if you do not want to read any further about this 'Dark Knight Rises' reveal.
An advertisement for a 'Dark Knight' toy line (via Film School Rejects and io9) hints that Azrael might make an appearance in Nolan's film. For comic book newbies, Azrael was part of the 'Knightfall' story arc, taking over for Batman after Bane cracked the hero's spine and knocked him out of commission.
The character standing to the right of Batman in the image below seems to look like a modified Caped Crusader. Now, it might just be a different suit that Bruce Wayne wears at some point during Nolan's film. But speculation already is running rampant that Gordon-Levitt's cop character, John Blake, will assume the role of Batman while Christian Bale's crime-fighter recuperates.
It makes sense. Why cast an actor of Gordon-Levitt's caliber for a minor supporting role? And if you are going to bring in Bane (Tom Hardy), then you have to do Bane's most famous plotline, which is 'Knightfall.' And that requires Azrael.
We could be grasping at straws. This could just be a modified suit for Batman to wear. [UPDATE: the photos were indeed confirmed to be an alternate costume - "Stealth Vision Batman" - for the toy line.] It could be a ploy to sell more toys. But speculation helps pass the time while we wait for 'The Dark Knight Rises' on July 20. So share your thought. Do you think that toy is Azrael, and will we see the alternate Batman in Nolan's third and reportedly final film?


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This book was written and illustrated
by Cicely Mary Barker
who lived in Croydon.
Her sister Dorothy ran a nursery.
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We weren't all pretty,
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Midseason turnaround highlights Dodgers' year
LOS ANGELES -- In three months' time this year, the Dodgers went from sinking to the division cellar to swimming in the D-backs' pool, a turnaround so unexpected it saved manager Don Mattingly's job.
As usual, you never know what you'll get from the Dodgers, but they sure were entertaining in 2013, even if the season came to a crash-and-burn in St. Louis with eventual National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw on the mound.
LOS ANGELES -- In three months' time this year, the Dodgers went from sinking to the division cellar to swimming in the D-backs' pool, a turnaround so unexpected it saved manager Don Mattingly's job.
As usual, you never know what you'll get from the Dodgers, but they sure were entertaining in 2013, even if the season came to a crash-and-burn in St. Louis with eventual National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw on the mound.
With a $230 million payroll, the Dodgers snapped a three-year postseason drought by overcoming a wave of early season injuries that claimed Hanley Ramirez, Zack Greinke, Josh Beckett, Chad Billingsley, Mark Ellis and Ted Lilly, among others. They did it with Matt Kemp virtually useless because of a series of injuries that have left his future uncertain.
They did it with their manager in jeopardy, even though he seems to have unlocked the secret to keeping Ramirez happy and playing hard.
With second-time Cy Young Award winner Kershaw heading a dominant starting rotation and the offense responding to the energy of rookie Yasiel Puig, the Dodgers unleashed their greatest in-season comeback in franchise history and dispatched the Braves in the first round of the playoffs before losing the NL Championship Series in six games to the Cardinals.
Adrian Gonzalez was the most consistent offensive performer with a .293 average and 100 RBIs. But Ramirez was the most dynamic when he was healthy enough to play and Puig the most amazing during his first month on the job, although his production diminished as the opposition adjusted to his unbridled aggressiveness at the plate.
Kenley Jansen emerged as a dominant closer after taking the job from Brandon League. The Dodgers got a big season out of left-handed reliever J.P. Howell -- a late addition when Scott Elbert was injured -- who teamed with Paco Rodriguez. And in one of their better in-season acquisitions, Brian Wilson solidified the eighth inning in a comeback after a second Tommy John surgery.
The Ellises -- A.J. behind the plate and Mark at second base -- again were underrated leaders, while Andre Ethier fought off a painful leg injury and shifted to center field when the Dodgers had no other option. Juan Uribe stepped up to take the third-base job from Luis Cruz and revived his career just in time for free agency.
The highlights of 2013:
Clayton Kershaw: If he isn't the next Sandy Koufax, he's the closest the Dodgers have ever come to it. Kershaw won his second Cy Young Award and third consecutive MLB ERA title, and he's only 25. He was durable enough to pitch on short rest in October, and the statistical comparisons now include Greg Maddux, Pedro Martinez and Doc Gooden. He has the lowest career ERA since 1920, led the Major Leagues in WHIP and was the first Dodgers pitcher to win the Roy Campanella Award for spirit and leadership -- the whole package.
The Turnaround: On June 22, the Dodgers were 30-42, 9 1/2 games out of first place, and Don Mattingly was on the verge of being fired. They won 42 of their next 50 games -- the second-best 50-game stretch in history -- including a Los Angeles-record 15 consecutive road games. They clinched the division on Sept. 19, the earliest in Los Angeles history, and celebrated by partying in the pool at Chase Field, infuriating the rival D-backs. The 11-game margin over runner-up Arizona was the largest in Los Angeles Dodgers history.
Yasiel Puig/Hyun-Jin Ryu Mania: After abandoning the international talent market for the last decade, the Dodgers returned with a vengeance, outspending rivals for the Cuban outfielder Puig and the Korean southpaw Ryu. Within a year of their signing, each player exceeded expectations. Puig was an instant sensation, winning player and rookie of the month awards in June, his arrival only briefly preceding the turnaround. He went from Double-A to the most indispensable outfielder of the group, although his inexperience and immaturity often left staff, fans and teammates with heads shaking. Ryu was solid and consistent, seamlessly adjusting to his new environment to slot in as the third starter with 14 wins and a 3.00 ERA.
Those Injuries: Seventeen players made 24 trips to the disabled list. Beckett (thoracic outlet syndrome), Billingsley (Tommy John elbow reconstruction), Elbert (Tommy John) and Shawn Tolleson (herniated disk surgery) were lost for the rest of the year. Kemp had a physical nightmare of a season that included a strained hamstring but ended with a pair of surgeries -- microfracture on a broken ankle and cleanup of the A/C joint atop the shoulder. Ramirez was missed even more, sidelined a month with a strained hamstring and another month after right-thumb surgery. Greinke contributed to the slow start when he suffered a broken collarbone in a brawl with San Diego's Carlos Quentin. After the season, trainer Sue Falsone resigned.
10th Man Returns: In 2011, the last full season under previous ownership, home attendance slumped below 3 million for the first time since 1995. New ownership won back the fans with aggressive player acquisition and a $100 million stadium improvement. Home attendance jumped 27 percent to nearly 3.75 million with 29 sellouts, the most since 1983.
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United Farmworkers and their supporters on their way to Salinas, California where Cesar Chavez was to speak • California Highway 101, Summer 1979.
In the summer of 1979 there was a big anti-nuclear strategy meeting with people from all over the state in Santa Barbara, California.
Gretta Goldenmann, Frances Stewart and I travelled together in Frances' car on Highway 101. We were all members of BAND, our town's affinity group which we had formed to protest the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Gretta and I had our little boys with us. Frances drove. She was beloved for her environmental work-she had stopped a harbor from being developed in our little town- and for her courage at Diablo Canyon where, at 73, she had climbed over a 10 foot fence, had gotten arrested and actually spent several days in jail. As we were driving along, we saw a group of marchers come towards us. Excitedly I asked Frances to stop. From the red flags and the Aztek Eagle, I knew these were the farmworkers of Cesar Chavez' and Dolores Huerta's United Farmworkers Union (UFW) that was fighting for the rights of the lowest paid, worst treated workers in the state.
I ran across the street with my camera and people waved to me, smiled, but kept on marching. The atmosphere was joyous. They were going to a rally where Cesar Chavez was going to speak. A woman carried flowers for him, it struck me as being such a womanly gesture. I had never seen that in the marches before. The virgin of Guadelupe was with them on a banner. I almost did not want to leave and would have rather gone the other way with the marchers.
In Santa Barbara, people were sitting under beautiful trees discussing ideas for the anti-nuclear movement of the region, but it was hard to hear. A group of German observers kept on murmuring quite loudly. It bothered me. Finally. I went over to them and asked them to be quiet. One of them was Juergen Engel. We became life long friends. He later was one of the first Greens and a member of the state parliament of Hesse where the Greens fought a big battle against nuclear power.
During the whole road trip I was terrified of Frances' driving and asked her several times to be more careful. Years later I learned that the Alzheimer's disease from which she later suffered probably already had begun then. How lucky we were with our little boys and all the other drivers on Highway 101!
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Peel the squash with a vegetable peeler. Halve lengthwise, discard the seeds, then cut into 1-inch dice. Place in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. When the butter ceases to foam and has turned a light brown, pull the pan off the heat and immediately add the sage, sugar, vinegar (stand back so as not to get splattered), molasses and toasted spice rub. Mix well and let simmer over medium-low heat for 1 to 2 minutes to meld the flavors.
Pour the vinegar mixture over the squash and toss well, then transfer to a heavy rimmed baking sheet or baking dish large enough to hold the squash in a single layer. Place in the oven and roast, tossing at least once, until very tender and caramelized, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Set aside until cool enough to handle but still warm, so the liquids are runny.
Working in batches, if necessary, transfer the warm squash and all the cooking liquids to a food processor and process until smooth. Use immediately, refrigerate for up to 5 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.
Serving suggestions: Serve the puree on its own as a side dish for roast chicken, turkey, or pork; stir into polenta just before the end of cooking; use as a stuffing for ravioli; make into a soup; or use to flavor pastina. Or omit the sage, season with ground cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg to taste, and use as a substitute for canned pumpkin in your favorite pumpkin pie recipe.
Variation for Smoky Butternut Squash: Cook the prepared squash on a baking sheet in a covered grill with soaked chips to give a slightly smoky taste. Substitute in any of the recipes that call for roasted squash. If cooking kabocha, acorn, or other difficult-to-peel squash, cut in half, scoop out the seeds, and rub the insides and cut edges with the vinegar/molasses mixture. Place on a baking sheet, cut sides up, and roast at 400 degrees F until tender. Scoop out and puree.
Toasted Spice Rub:
Toast the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns in a small, heavy pan over medium heat. When the fennel turns light brown, work quickly. Turn on the exhaust fan, add the red pepper flakes, and toss, toss, toss, always under the fan. Immediately turn the spice mixture out onto a plate to cool.
Put mixture into a blender with the chili powder, salt, and cinnamon and blend until the spices are evenly ground. If you have a small spice mill or a coffee grinder dedicated to grinding spices, grind only the fennel, coriander, pepper, and chili flakes. Pour into a bowl and toss with the remaining ingredients. Keep the spice mix in a glass jar in a cool, dry place, or freeze.
Chef's notes: Toasting freshens spices, releases their oils, and makes them more fragrant, as well as adding a new dimension of flavor.
Taste your chili powder before adding and, if spicy and hot, cut back the amount. California chilies are almost sweet, not hot.
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|System: Wii, DS, PS3, PS2, X360, PC
|Review Rating Legend
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Disney has recently released the movie Bolt, and it's what you'd probably expect: a very warm, fuzzy animated movie obviously geared toward kids. With every such movie, the next logical step on Disney's part is to quickly release a partner video game, typically a cheap cash-in released on as many platforms as possible designed simply to get some uninformed parents to pick up the game for a child's birthday or, in this case, the holiday season.
Unfortunately, Bolt pretty much follows that formula to the letter. While there are some occasional standout characteristics that gave me a little hope for this game, for the most part it's an extremely formulaic, over-simplified action game with no depth and lots of repetition.
I mentioned there are a few notable aspects of this game, and the first is the way the story is set up. Most licensed games simply rehash the plot of the movie, but Bolt does things a little differently. In order to give players (who the development team assumes have seen the movie) some fresh content, the plot is merely based off that of the movie.
In Bolt, there is a TV show staring the game's titular hero. The movie itself is all about the animal actor and his adventures outside of this TV show, but the game follows the plot of the fictional TV show. It's a fairly clever use of a pre-existing plot device. But, aside from being creative, there's not a whole lot to say about Bolt's story. Bolt and Penny work together to defeat Calico, a typical villain with a nefarious plan up his sleeve. The story is not at all engaging and the storytelling is no better.
Actual gameplay is divided between Bolt and Penny, and neither section is particularly fun. The portions of the game where you play as Bolt are focused on combat and, as a result, are extremely monotonous. Bolt does have a few special attacks that are kind of fun such as his Sonic Bark, but your use of these attacks depends on your energy bar; consequently, most of your fighting will be made up of Bolt's regular attacks.
This wouldn't be such a huge deal, except for the fact that there are a lot of enemies to fight. You'll be using Bolt's standard, generic attacks to take down the majority of these baddies, so it should be easy to see why combat becomes so repetitive. Even Bolt's special attacks aren't that complex; when there's this much emphasis on combat in a game, there needs to be some added depth or complexity to keep things interesting. Sadly, there's absolutely none in Bolt.
The sections where you play as Penny, on the other hand, are more focused on platforming and stealth. At first, I was actually pretty impressed by these parts of the game. The stealth sections initially showed some promise; sneaking around guards in order to achieve objectives was cool. But then I came to the unfortunate conclusion that, when I was found out, I could easily take out guards. In fact, taking them out once they found me was easier than sneaking around them. What the heck? A stealth game where stealth is completely unnecessary is a good example of a game that successfully undermines its most promising gameplay feature.


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An Observational Study to Register the Incidence of Breast Cancer and Current Clinical Care Patterns in Kenya
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01484483
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Last Update Posted : February 11, 2019
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|University of Nairobi School of Medicine; Internal Medicine and Therapeutics
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