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Note to the reader: The characters in this story will be recognizable to readers of a certain comic strip. In that regard, this is actually a fan fiction story, my first in ages. I had a fun time writing it, and a miserable time trying to get everything right in the edit. I know I messed up a bunch of important details, sorry. Hope you enjoy it anyway.
Faye was 16 years old. She'd started wearing a bra in 6th grade, had been so excited at first, getting boobs before most other girls in her class. But the excitement slowly waned, giving way to uncertainty, and then disappointment as her noobs (her sister Katie called them that) refused to grow. Now in 11th grade, she was a frustrating 32AA, the smallest of all her friends. It didn't help that she was 5'1" tall and weighed only 92 lbs. Of course she had no noobs: she wore size zero-zero jeans.
"Mom!" she complained stridently one morning. "Where are my... ?" She fumed, digging through her top drawer. Where were her stupid bras? If that stupid Timmy was effing with her again...
She looked at the floor and her various pieces of bedroom furniture. No bras lying around. Were they all in the wash, she wondered? Not like she had a huge selection, maybe a dozen total. They couldn't all be dirty. Could they?
Miffed, she stomped into her closet and checked the floor. No bras there, either. She never used the hamper her mother insisted she use, but she checked it anyway, and guess what?
"Well fuck! What are you doing in there?" She reached in and snatched up the handful of bras. And blinked in confusion. These weren't hers. They were all too big ... size 36C, she read off the labels.
God, what she wouldn't give to actually wear these bras! She laughed, chagrined. Where were hers?
"Mom?" No answer to her yell. She stomped to her bedroom door and hollered at her mother again. Still no answer. She went through her bedroom door--and screamed.
She was outside, in the middle of the street, completely naked with no clothes on. (Yes, I know it's redundant, saying she was naked with no clothes on, but I'm the one writing this story and I feel like saying it, so there.) She panic-danced, screaming and spinning in circles and covering herself convulsively as any naked 16 year old would. She bolted for her front door, still wailing.
Shut up! her head screamed at her. Do you want everyone on the whole planet looking at you? Because that's what her screaming would insure, that everyone within earshot would stop what they were doing and gawp at the scrawny 16 year old with no clothes on. But no one was looking. Not that Faye knew any better. She was too panic-stricken for coherent thought or insightful observation.
She tore up her sidewalk at breakneck speed, skinning her toes on the rough cement and jamming, almost breaking her big toe stumbling up the steps. She rebounded off the door, and then tried to wrench it open. Incredibly, the door was unlocked, but she forgot it opened inward, and struggled with it stupidly for ten seconds before memory set in. By then, she was pretty much hyperventilating and on the verge of passing out.
"Ohhhhh," she moaned nauseously. She bent double for a moment, and then hugged herself tight, and then sat down clumsily on the stoop before she collapsed. Only then did she notice--well, half-notice--that no one was watching her. This was all she remembered upon awakening.
How long was she out, she wondered dully. She sat up, knowing she had awoken with her legs spread wide, showing anyone looking her girly parts. Not that anyone seemed to have seen. There was no one around, it looked like. That troubled her almost as much as being naked with her legs spread wide.
She stumbled to her feet, still dangerously nauseous, afraid of throwing up. This was something out of a nightmare, she thought. In fact, she'd dreamed this scenario dozens of times since starting puberty and wondered now if she weren't actually dreaming. If so, it hurt like crazy, considering her toes. How had she skinned them so badly just running up the walk? And why was she standing here naked, in front of the whole effing neighborhood? Get your ass inside, she told herself. Instead, she stayed where she was, looking up and down the street.
"What is going on?" she muttered.
She took a step down, when common sense ordered retreat into the house for some clothes. And where were her clothes, anyway? Before storming through her bedroom door, she'd been in her pale green tank top and jammie bottoms. Now she was naked outside on her front stoop. How did that jibe? And where was her mother?
"Mom?" she asked unsteadily. She had better sit down again she thought, head spinning sickeningly. She did, keeping her knees locked together this time. It did no good; upon waking from this second wooze-out, she again found her legs apart. Then she did something totally arbitrary and horrifying.
Fighting the impulse with every neuron in her head, Faye stumbled down the three steps to the walk, lurched down it and halfway into the street, laid down on her back and spread her legs. Wailing in despair, she spread them far apart as she possibly could, and then used her fingertips to expose her insides. She held this pose a full two minutes, crying hysterically. Then she flipped onto her stomach and pushed her behind into the air, spreading herself with her index fingers and thumbs, showing the entire world her pink insides. Her knees were now skinned up worse than her toes.
"Mommy!" she wailed desperately. "Please let me go!"
Her mother had nothing to do with this, of course--only the devil. Or some devilish bastard who'd seized control of her mind and body somehow. She might be insane, imagining all this in a padded room somewhere, clad in a straightjacket. She'd rather that, than what she was doing to herself on this black pavement.
"Please?" she begged, destitute. "Please stop?"
Whoever it was, let her go.
She staggered erect, stumbled back to the front steps and collapsed. She didn't care that her legs were wide open again. Like it really effing mattered, made a stupid difference after that. She sobbed, trying to silence her sobs. She laid back and looked at the blue sky way above. She woozed out again.
"Faye Simmons? Do you have any intention of getting out of bed this morning?" It was her mother, calling from downstairs.
Faye looked groggily at the clock, discovered it was 6:06 a.m. She was still in bed, under the covers, clad in her green jammie's. What the eff was happening?
She sat bolt upright, checking her knees. They were unblemished, same as her toes. She checked the palms of her hands, her shoulders and elbows, everything skinned up by the rough pavement. She even checked her boobs, yanking out the front of her top. Nothing amiss.
It was a dream then, an effing nightmare. She struggled out of bed, disjointed and nauseous. She peeled the top off over her head, unaware why. The door was closed and Timmy was in the shower, she thought. At least the water was running. She glanced at the door and then tossed her top on the floor.
Effing prick. Wouldn't he just love to see her topless, she thought. Wouldn't he love to catch her topless with the hickey on her boob. She looked down at it, blinking. Then she squeaked, "What?"
Whirling, she eyed herself bug-eyed in the mirror. She had four hickeys on her boobs, not one. Overnight, someone had added a second bite to the underside of her left breast, and two more to her right, staggered slightly apart. She gaped, pop-eyed and horrified.
She looked at her bed. She looked at her door. She looked at the window, which was stupidly open. The blinds were, at least. She was topless with hickeys on her boobs in full view of the Nicholson's house, she realized. Not that anyone was watching. Not with the blinds closed over there. Wait--did she just detect a movement in the blinds?
Startled, she reflexively spun around and covered up, forearms over her chest. Never had she worried about windows during the daytime. She dressed and undressed in front of it without a thought. Now she thought about it intensely.
Could someone see her nude? In the daytime, she wondered? She never did it at night. Did she?
She looked back over her shoulder. Had she really seen that window slat move? She was pretty sure she had. She was pretty sure the slat was still cockeyed, in fact.
If he's got binoculars, he's looking at my bare back right now, she thought. Maybe I should put my tank top back on, she thought. And maybe I should just wiggle out of my pajama bottoms and show you my skinny bare bottom, she thought, acidly.
The hickey was Jon's. He'd put it there Saturday night at the party at Nona's house.
Nona's? That wasn't right. The party was at Angela's house, not Nona's. Why had she thought that? It had been a year--almost a year--since she had done more than say Hi to Nona in school.
She furrowed her brow. What was Nona's last name, anyway? Did she even know? How could you be BFF's with someone and not know her last name? Not that they were BFF's anymore. Nona didn't even talk to Hil.
Oh, crap, she thought: Hil.
She was BFF with Hil--until Saturday night at least, before she let Jon push up her shirt, unsnap her bra, and attack her little noobies. Her nipples were still sensitive from being sucked on so hard, and fingered so much. Jon just loved her little...
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365 Tidbits About Ethiopia and Islam – 056)
The town of Harar is regarded as the fourth most holiest city in Islam.
The production of local culture in Harar has been derived through ongoing processes in which influences have been and are continuously accommodated.
The production of local subjects in Harar can perhaps most easily be recognized through the process of Ge limaad, whereby outsiders can literally “learn the way of the city” or rather, its people, and “become” Ge usu’ through various linguistic, cultural, and social means.
As a designation of political and economic affluence, Ge usu ‘ is a desirable prestige category into which many coresidents of the city, principally Oromo and Somali, have assimilated. Harar has long been a center of established interethnic trade, in which Ge usu’ have stood at the apex of a complex hierarchy of class structured ethnic relations .
The ge usu’ have largely retained their position of prestige through the accommodation of foreign influences.”
— Camilia Gibb
“Feminist Revisions of the Subject: Landscapes, Ethnoscapes, and Theoryscapes”

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Meet Mike Nola, owner of Nola Sports in Dargaville. His family has a long history in Dargaville and Mike loves his fishing and hunting so much he opened a speciialist sports store way back in 1985, and called it Nola Sports.
Mike is a laid-back character so if you are passing stop in and have a chat and he'll show you the latest in quality fishing and hunting gear.
Mike's love of fishing and hunting extends to Mike organising the annual "King of Kaipara" fishing contest and the annual duck shooters pre-season shoot at the Northern Wairoa Gun Club, as well as coaching the Dargaville High School Shooting Team.
Stockist of: Predator Topedo fishing Kontiki, game fishing rods and reels, surf rods & reels, rod holders, Gimbal belts, Zuker lures, Trokar hooks, Bos break out sinkers, bronze lures, Momoi line, flounder lights, fishing DVD's, duck shooting shotguns & accessories, hunting rifles & accessories, outdoor clothing & boots, backpacks and so much more!
Meet Mike Nola, owner of Nola Sports in Dargaville
Nola Sports Dargaville's specialist sports store since 1985
Mike & Nola Sports organises "King of Kaipara" fishing contest every year
Mike frequently fishes on both the east and west coasts
Pictured: Mike's daughter Jess who is also a keen fisherperson
The predator torpedo system - a top performer here with it's smart shape and design cutting thru' those big waves.
Mike a keen shooter holds a duck shooters pre-season shoot at the
Northern Wairoa Gun Club, Findlayson Park.
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10 great office buildings within walking distance from the Pico station in Los Angeles
is a light rail station in the Los Angeles County Rail Metro System and it is situated in LA’s South Park submarket of Downtown Los Angeles, more precisely, on Flower Street, north of Pico Boulevard. It is served by the Blue and Expo metro lines. The station’s official name is Pico/Chick Hearn Station, after Francis Dayle “Chick“ Hearn, the late announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers.
This station has two platforms and two tracks total. It was opened in 1990.


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I would like to thank Jennifer Wheaton for asking Music Management to participate in the Boston Public Library Foundation Gala. What an evening!
Music Management provides music at several of Boston’s finest hotels that honor mothers with a special brunch.
Music Management is pleased to present the Gilded Harps at the Boston Harbor Hotel this holiday season. Harp music will be played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in December through the 20th from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Rowes Wharf Grill.


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In Sassanid Persia around 600 the name became Chatrang and the rules were developed further, and players started calling Shāh! (Persian for 'King') when threatening the opponent's king, and Shāh māt! (Persian for 'the king is finished') when the king could not escape from attack. These exclamations persisted in chess as it traveled to other lands.
The game was taken up by the Muslim world after the Islamic conquest of Persia, with the pieces largely retaining their Persian names; in Arabic "māt" or "māta" مَاتَ means "died", "is dead". In Arabic, the game became Shatranj. In all other languages, the name of the game is derived either from shatranj or from shah.
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At the start of a game, the Arabic masters took a number of moves before the pieces were in contact with the other side.
- "The result of this was that... the final position of the opening was the important one to memorise. Hence in almost all older Muslim chess-works we find... a collection of type-positions, each with its own distinctive name. [These] are recommended to the player as models for his imitation. Diagrams of these type-positions were a regular feature of Arabic chess-works down to the 17th century. These positions were called ta'biya (plural: ta'biyat or ta'abi)... which may be translated as battle-array".p234-5

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- GMO website developed to combat misinformation
- GMO engineering savior
- A biotechnology website has been developed to enlighten the public concerning questions consumers might have about genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Long overdue, a biotechnology website has been developed to enlighten the public concerning questions consumers might have about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their engineered incorporation into the world’s food supply.
Launched by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, a trade association that represents biotechnology providers, the site is called “GMO Answers” and seeks to dispel myths about so-called “Frankenfoods” while at the same time educating non-farm types about the many benefits of GMOs.
Interested readers can visit the new website at www.gmoanswers.com, which will provide answers on a wide range of questions regarding GMOs, including benefits, health and safety issues, regulatory requirements, international approval status, and many other worthwhile topics.
The past couple of years have been a challenge in terms of legislation, ballot initiatives and media articles aimed at agricultural biotechnology. The attack on GMOs has taken several forms in the western states – from proposed mandatory labeling requirements, to proposed bans on the planting of GMO crops, to proposed state and local permits and environmental impact statements for GMO seed production and crop research.
No better evidence exists of this latest assault on GMOs than that exemplified in Hawaii – in the form of Kauai County Bill 2491.
However, before launching into an explanation about how unnecessary this bill is to agriculture, I want to briefly qualify the safety and health facts that have gained GMOs ringing endorsements from the world’s top health and scientific communities.
GMOs have been approved as safe and beneficial by the World Health Organization, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the British Royal Society, the American Medical Association, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and every other respected organization that has examined the evidence has come to the same conclusion: consuming foods containing ingredients derived from GMO crops is no riskier than consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified by conventional plant improvement.
Let it be noted that over 25 years of research has failed to find any harm from GMO technology. Furthermore, GMOs have been consumed commercially for almost two decades by millions of people worldwide in various food forms and there hasn’t been so much as a tummy- ache.
Now, circling back to the nonsensical oversight that Kauai leaders want to inflict on the manufacturers, farmers and residents on the island, the aforementioned Kauai County Bill 2491 would demand the local regulation of GMOs and pesticides even though these products are already heavily federally regulated by the USFDA, USEPA and the USDA.
A brief island history: For the average person, who probably thinks of Hawaii as a Garden Paradise, the fact is that Hawaii has a thriving Ag industry. With the development of modern biotechnology, companies began in the 1980s to purchase land and introduce GMO crops for research and ultimately commercial seed sale. Hawaii’s climate makes it ideal for biotech research and new varietal development because it allows biotech companies to get three or four planting seasons in every year.

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In Minecraft, a fence is a type of block is special because of some reasons. First, it automatically attaches to most of the other blocks that are in the game, when they are placed next to each other, or be used as a post if placed alone. The second is that it has a height of 1 block http://gametyrant.co/minecraft/easiest-way-to-make-a-fence-in-minecraft-piece-of-cake/ and a half, which means that monsters or animals (except spiders) can not jump over it.They can be made of wood or brick, and they can be found or that occur in structures that form naturally.
Method 1 March: Manufactures a wooden fence
Gather your materials.
- 1 wooden board, 4 wooden boards, or at least 6 rods.
- Put the timber in your window manufacturing and drag tables to your inventory.
- Put the wooden boards in your inventory, one above the other half.
- Collect all the rods. Check here for Minecraft Workbench.
- Two rows of rods placed one above the other.
- Drag your new fence to your inventory.
Method 2 March: Manufactures brick fence Nether
- Gather your materials
- Board June 24 abyssal rocks or bricks blocks Nether
- Melt 24 stone blocks for Nether Nether bricks
- Nether bricks placed on a 2×2 square on your desk.
- Place 2 Nether rows of bricks on each other.
- Drag your new fence bricks Nether your inventory


text: Messing With My Head: The Shocking True Story of My Lobotomy by Howard Dully with Charles Fleming Vermilion, HK$114 In 1960, Shirley Lucille Hardin saw many mental health doctors before she found one willing to cripple Howard Dully, the 12-year-old stepson she loathed. Hardin was aware that the surgical procedure Dr Walter Freeman recommended could kill Dully or reduce him to semi-vegetative status, but the boy was lucky: he returned to the world continent, if with impaired emotional literacy. Messing with My Head is not only Dully's story, but stands as a testament to the ethical omissions of the medical profession. Between 1935 and the early 1970s, some 50,000 lobotomies were performed in the US alone. And yet when Dully, at 50, requested access to his medical files, he was the first lobotomy patient to do so. Described by his father as a 'cheerful, happy, friendly baby who was doted upon by his mother', Dully was first traumatised at five when she died of colon cancer after giving birth to his severely disabled brother. His father remarried and was rarely home, a situation that allowed his new wife to exercise a sociopathic rule, such as 'inspecting and then wiping my butt'. She lied to his father about his behaviour, whereupon he was brutally beaten. Dully recalls these episodes as 'the only kind of physical touching I got'. Hardin told Freeman that Dully had tried to kill his retarded baby brother and convinced her husband to authorise the lobotomy. Freeman, who once admitted his patient fatality rate was close to 15 per cent (although historian Joel Braslow puts the figure closer to 21 per cent), inserted two leucotomes through Dully's eye sockets, twirled them like an 'egg beater' to sever neural connections to the prefrontal cortex, and parked the instruments in his brain to take photographs. A psychiatrist said it was in Dully's interests to be 'removed from his home in that his stepmother seems determined to destroy him'. A grandfather, Dully now drives a bus and enjoys doo-wop music and photography. But has anything changed? 'How many children are taking powerful brain medications now simply because their parents find them too difficult to handle?' Messing With My Head is destined to be a classic of survivor literature.


Edward Said professor of Arab studies at Columbia University. He’s the author of several books; his most recent is titled Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East.
During Wednesday’s press conference, President Obama warned that the expansion of Israeli settlements was making a two-state solution impossible. “I don’t see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains Israel as both Jewish and a democracy,” Obama said, “because if you do not have two states, then, in some form or fashion, you are extending an occupation. Functionally, you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second-class occupant—or residents. You can’t even call them ‘citizens’ necessarily.” We get response from Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor of Arab studies at Columbia University. He’s the author of several books; his most recent is titled “Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East.”
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AMY GOODMAN: Well, there was an interesting sort of geography to and diversity to the questions that President Obama answered, all clearly laid out in advance—eight reporters—five women, three men—a gay publication, urban radio. And also he took a question from Janet Rodríguez, White House correspondent for Univision, and Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, senior diplomatic correspondent for Al Arabiya News Channel. She asked President Obama about the Middle East and about particularly the Israeli occupation; President Obama, in his answer, warning that the expansion of Israeli settlements was making a two-state solution impossible.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I’ve said this directly to Prime Minister Netanyahu. I’ve said it inside of Israel. I’ve said it to Palestinians, as well. I don’t see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains Israel as both Jewish and a democracy, because if you do not have two states, then, in some form or fashion, you are extending an occupation. Functionally, you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second-class occupant—or residents. You can’t even call them “citizens” necessarily. And so—so the goal of the resolution was to simply say that the settlements, the growth of the settlements, are creating a reality on the ground that increasingly will make a two-state solution impossible. And we’ve believed, consistent with the positions that have been taken with previous U.S. administrations for decades now, that it was important for us to send a signal, a wake-up call, that this moment may be passing. And Israeli voters and Palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. And hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both Israeli and Palestinian communities that won’t result immediately in peace, but at least will lead to a more sober assessment of what the alternatives are.
AMY GOODMAN: That was President Obama yesterday, again, in the last 48 hours of his presidency. Rashid Khalidi also with us now, Edward Said professor of Arab studies at Columbia University. Your response to what he said and what he has done over this past eight years?
RASHID KHALIDI: Well, he did what he’s been doing for eight years: He sent a signal. The most powerful country on Earth, the sole serious supporter of Israel, without whose support Israel couldn’t do anything, has now, yet again, for administration after administration, sent a signal that what Israeli governments have been doing for decades is going to lead to a one-state solution, in which Palestinians, as he said, are disenfranchised, are not even citizens and so on and so forth. So we have the diagnostician-in-chief telling us about this problem, which he and previous presidents have absolutely—done absolutely nothing to solve. The United States can, could, should act to stop this ongoing annexation, colonization and so forth, which has led to disenfranchisement. I mean, his analysis is impeccable, but his actions—as Professor Glaude said, his actions are just not in keeping with his words, and have not been over eight years in keeping with his words.
AMY GOODMAN: What do you think needs to happen? What opportunity did he miss? So much has happened in the last few weeks, with Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech. You wrote a piece in The New York Times, as well as in The Guardian, saying, “too little, too late.”
RASHID KHALIDI: Right.
AMY GOODMAN: And now [President-elect Trump] appointing, if he’s approved, the ambassador to Israel, who is very much for, among other things, moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which Nikki Haley just said—
RASHID KHALIDI: Right.
AMY GOODMAN: —who would be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, she also endorses in her confirmation hearing yesterday.
RASHID KHALIDI: Well, the president-elect’s team includes people like his son-in-law, his nominee for ambassador to Israel and others, who are not just in favor of incendiary acts like moving the embassy, but are themselves major financial or political supporters of the Israeli settler movement. So we’re not just talking about people who are rhetorically in favor of this or that extremist position.
AMY GOODMAN: Talk specifically—you’re talking about Jared Kushner, who will be a top adviser—
RASHID KHALIDI: Jared Kushner.
AMY GOODMAN: —his son-in-law. David Friedman.
RASHID KHALIDI: David Friedman, the ambassador designate, and Jared Kushner are both, according to all the reports, major financial backers of the settlement movement. So, what we have in American and Israeli politics with the arrival of Trump is the completion of a convergence between the extreme right-wing settler, colonial regime that we have in Israel and a segment of the American ruling class, if you want. I mean, Jared Kushner is a major real estate entrepreneur, and he’s used many, many, many of his family’s millions to support not just charitable causes in Israel, but the settler movement, among many other extreme causes.
And so, what we’re seeing on the policy level, what we’re seeing on the media level, what we’re seeing in terms of people who are making political contributions to both the right-wing parties in Israel and American political parties is sort of a convergence of the two systems, but at a time when we’re going to have the most extreme—we have had the most extreme right-wing government in Israel’s history, and when we’re going to have a president who is in favor of things that are sometimes to the right even of that right-wing Israeli government, in terms of what his designees for various positions have said.
AMY GOODMAN: Do you feel President Obama paved the way for this?
RASHID KHALIDI: I think every American president who has stood by idly and just uttered words, like the president has done in his press conference and like the secretary of state did in his speech, and did nothing to actually stop this trend, that he so accurately described, are—they’re all responsible. He is certainly responsible. Had Security Council Resolution 2334 been passed in the first year of this president’s eight years, who knows what might have happened?
AMY GOODMAN: And explain what that resolution is—
RASHID KHALIDI: Well—
AMY GOODMAN: —that caused so much furor, at least on the part of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
RASHID KHALIDI: That resolution said that everything Israel has done in the Occupied Territories, in Jerusalem and the rest of them, is illegal. It has said that moving its population into occupied territories is a violation of the Geneva Convention, i.e. moving a half a million or 600,000 Israelis into territory occupied is illegal, that the acquisition of territory by force is illegal. And it went on to lay down various other parameters for a solution, including a two-state solution, and the ’67 borders as the basis of that. Now, none of this is new. The United Nations has said this again and again and again. This is a reiteration of Security Council Resolution 242 of November 1967. It’s also a reiteration of positions that have been taken by every single American administration from President Johnson’s to George W. Bush’s, and this one, as well.
But had that been laid down as a marker, a slap in the face of the Netanyahu government, in 2009, when the president came into office, instead of mollycoddling them, instead of continuing to fund settlements—we fund settlements by giving American so-called charities 501(c)(3) status. The president could have reversed that on the first day he was in office, saying, “You cannot send money, tax-free money—you cannot reduce your taxes to support illegal occupation and colonization.” He didn’t do that. The Justice Department, the Treasury could have done that. So, we have financed by—we taxpayers, who are actually paying our taxes, have enabled people who are not paying our taxes, by making so-called charitable deductions, support the settlement movement. Jared Kushner is one of them. [David] Friedman is one of them. There are many, many others.
AMY GOODMAN: So, what do you think is possible now?
RASHID KHALIDI: With Trump as president? Well, I think that this is a—this should be a wake-up call for people in the United States who had some kind of idea of Israel as the light unto the nations, to wake up and realize that the United States has helped to create a situation in which Israeli Jews rule over disenfranchised Arabs, that this is not a light unto the nations. This is not really a democracy, if you have helots. He called them “not citizens.” Well, you can call them what you want. He said they’re disenfranchised. It’s actually worse than that. Go to the Occupied Territories. Go to Arab communities inside Israel. Look at what happened to a member of Knesset yesterday, shot in the face by Israeli border police, because he protested the demolition of a village in the south of Israel. You’re talking about people who, in some cases, nominally have rights—Palestinian citizens of the state of Israel—or in the Occupied Territories having really no rights, and both of whom live under an unjust and discriminatory regime. We have fostered that. We have helped to finance and fund that, all the while our political leaders talk about how wonderful Israel is, how its values and our values—well, these are Jim Crow values. The president talked about Jim Crow. What Israel is enforcing are worse than Jim Crow values. And I think we have to start talking and thinking in those terms and setting ourselves apart or understanding how to set ourselves apart from those kinds of practices that are discriminatory or racist.
AMY GOODMAN: What do you think—what do you think it was that led President Obama to have the ambassador for—to have the United States abstain from this, at the very end of his two terms?
RASHID KHALIDI: I mean, I can’t speculate what was going on in his mind, why at the very end. It’s a really good question. I would love to have seen this eight years ago. Maybe it was his chance to get back at the slights and insults that he’s been receiving from Prime Minister Netanyahu over the past eight years, coming to Congress and attacking American—
AMY GOODMAN: I mean, Netanyahu, famously, to say the least, disrespects him.
RASHID KHALIDI: Right.
AMY GOODMAN: And yet President Obama has been more solicitous of Israel than all the previous presidents—
RASHID KHALIDI: Right.
AMY GOODMAN: —from the Bushes on to Clinton, all involved with resolutions that were critical of Israel, but President Obama did not allow that to happen until now.
RASHID KHALIDI: Exactly. This is the first such resolution that has passed under Obama. Every—as you’ve just said, every previous American president has allowed or has sponsored resolutions that are just as harsh as this or involved elements of this resolution. So, maybe he was—you know, what he seems to be doing in his last few days, few weeks, few months, is to doing—is to do some of the things that maybe he wanted to do but felt he couldn’t do. And it’s really a terrible shame. I mean, this is a—this is a man who came into office, supposedly, with fresh ideas about how to deal with the Middle East. He appointed Senator Mitchell, who ultimately was undermined by people he himself had appointed, and was not able to do what he wanted to do. And from that point on, I think it really was downhill for this president, as far as the Middle East is concerned. His legacy is not a good one, as far as Arab-Israeli issues, as far as the Palestinians are concerned. Palestinians will not—and Arabs and, I would argue, Israelis should not remember this man’s legacy with any fondness.
AMY GOODMAN: Rashid Khalidi, professor of Arab studies at Columbia University, and Eddie Glaude, head of African American Studies at Princeton University, we thank you both for this conversation. This is Democracy Now! When we come back, we look at some of the Senate confirmation hearings. To say the least, heated. Stay with us.
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Ex-FDA chief to plead guilty in conflict case
Published 10:00 pm, Monday, October 16, 2006
WASHINGTON -- Former FDA chief Lester Crawford has agreed to plead guilty to charges of failing to disclose a financial interest in PepsiCo Inc. and other firms regulated by his agency, his lawyer said Monday.
The Justice Department accused the former head of the Food and Drug Administration in court papers of falsely reporting that he had sold stock in companies when he continued holding shares in the firms governed by FDA rules.
Court papers say Crawford was the chairman of the FDA's Obesity Working Group while he and his wife owned shares worth at least $62,000 in soft-drink and snack-food manufacturer Pepsico Inc., based in Purchase, N.Y.
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In addition, the documents say, he held stock worth at least $78,000 in food product manufacturer Sysco Corp., based in Houston.
While he and his wife owned the stock, the panel Crawford headed met with representatives from the packaged-food industry and gave congressional testimony encouraging manufacturers to relabel serving sizes to give calorie counts greater prominence.
Crawford is expected to plead guilty today to two misdemeanors, making a false writing and conflict of interest.
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Traffic ticket reveals France's face-veil tensions
From the Washington Post. PARIS -- It started as a traffic ticket, issued to a woman at the wheel whose vision police said was dangerously obstructed by a full-face Islamic veil.
Before long, the case expanded into allegations of polygamy and welfare fraud against her common-law husband, a French national of Algerian origin. And now, according to Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux, it has become a reason to amend the constitution to harden the way French society deals with lawbreakers among a Muslim minority estimated at more than 5 million.
The noisy rise of a $25 traffic ticket issued to Sandrine Mouleres in April in the port city of Nantes, 220 miles west of Paris, to a level of national concern has illuminated the extent of unease in France and other Western European countries over Muslim populations whose customs and visibility often clash with the continent's secular and Christian values.
Mouleres, a French convert to Islam who has four children, sent the case skyward when she held a news conference in Nantes to contest the legitimacy of her traffic ticket. Even with her full veil, she said, she could see just as well through eye slits as motorcyclists who wear mandated plastic helmets as they snarl through traffic in French cities.
The real reason she was stopped, she said, was that she was wearing an Islamic veil just as President Nicolas Sarkozy's government was announcing plans to ban such garb in public. The police in Nantes, she added, had gone overboard in what she called an atmosphere of anti-Islamic intolerance generated by the discussions of a veil ban and an earlier government-sponsored debate on French national identity.
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Vesania, the Polish symphonic black metal act that features current and former members of Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, Vader, and Decapitated, have announced their fourth full-length album, and first since 2007. Deus Ex Machina is finally scheduled for release on October 28th, 2014 via Metal Blade Records. The brand new track, "Innocence," can be heard now below. Check it out.
For the third year in a row, Sepulchral Productions is organizing a 3-day black metal festival in Montreal, Canada. This year's lineup will include Norwegian black metallers Taake who will play their first ever show in North America on the 29th of November at the Messe des Morts Festival.
Quebec's one man black metal band Monarque has revealed the title for his upcoming third album: Lys Noir, which will be released in April through Sepulchral Productions for the CD version, and by Les Productions Hérétiques for the cassette version. Monarque also announced an LP version which will see the light of day at the beginning of 2014. A new song, titled "L'Appel de la Nuit", has been made available for streaming and you can now listen to it.
Norwegian doom metal act Funeral has released thirty seconds excerpts from the songs on their upcoming album Oratorium, due out on November 23rd through Grau Records. With the release of the new album right around the corner, you can now stream the samples here.
Finnish folk metal pioneers Korpiklaani have announced that they will be returning to tour North America this August/September in support of their new album Manala. Support on the road will come from fellow Finns Moonsorrow, Faroese Týr and Estonians Metsatöll.
Canada-based oriental death metallers Aeternam have released a new song, "Invading Jerusalem", from their upcoming second album Moongod, set to be released later this year via Galy Records. The band also unveiled the album's artwork, created by Pascal Laquerre. More album details, including the tracklist, were previously reported here.
Latvian death/doom metallers Frailty have announced that they will release their second full-length album titled Melpomene on February 24th through Arx Productions. The band also released an official album trailer which you can listen to below.
US death/doom metal band Evoken have announced that they will enter the studio in November to record their new album.
The band issued the following statement on their official Facebook page: "The first 3 dates for the studio are booked, and we're ready to go. November 11th, 12th, and 13th we begin recording our new opus. We will be returning to the same studio behind A Caress Of The Void with Steve DeAcutis behind the board once again."


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Facts about ants
The Amazing Eye
The black desert ants which live in the mediterranean coasts of Tunisia really do have a miracle that you humans could never ever imagine. You need different tools to reach your destination, but the black desserts ant can easily find its way without using a compass or key. When the temperature in the wide desert gets quite high, and the sun rises, the ant sets out in search of food. It can go up to 200 metres away from its nest(amazing isn't it?), and come back easily with the directions safely stored in its mind. The ant is able to find directions with ease due to its wonderful compound eye.
What Research Tells Us....
Amazing work distribution
According to a research performed by Auguste Forel. He observed a colony of ants hunting dead insects. He found out ants were collecting 100,000 insects in a day.Ants have the ability to put the right number of worker ants on the object they need to move.
Ants are remarkable and intelligent
RWG Hingston did an experiment. He cut up a grasshopper into three unequal parts and put them at a place where an ant colony would find them. The second piece was double the first one while the third was double the second. After 40 minutes Hingston counted the number of ants at work on each piece. 28 were on the smallest, 44 on the second, and 89 on the third. These numbers were close to the ratio of the pieces they had to take
How do Ants Hear???
- You humans have large ears from which you can hear. But have you ever read, seen, or heard whether ants have ears or not? If you haven't, then you will know all about it today. Ants do not have ears at all( that is probably why you never saw those two big loops hanging from beside our antennaes. It is actually our feet which can feel the vibrations in the ground that is how we hear.
We need to be able to communicate for an array of reasons. The following is a list of the 12 major reasons for communication that researchers have identified .
- Simple attraction
- Recruitment, as to a new food source or nest site
- Grooming, including assistance at molting
- Exchange of solid food particles
- Group effect: either facilitating or inhibiting a given activity
- Recognition, of both nestmates and members of particular castes, including (broadly) discrimination of injured and dead individuals.
- Caste determination, either by inhibition or by stimulation.
- Control of competing reproductives
- Territorial and home range signals and nest markers
- Sexual communication, including species recognition, sex recognition, synchronization of sexual activity, and assessment during sexual competition.
How do Ants Breathe?
Well, you humans breathe through your lungs, but ever though how ants breathe? Ants don't have lungs, nor gills, nor some special machine from outer space which helps them breathe, but there are many small holes on the ants body, from which they inhale, and exhale.
How do Ants Communicate????
Ever thought how ants communicate? Well, if you did then, here is the answer to that question. We communicate basically through our sense of smell!
An ant brain has about 250,000 brain cells. A human brain has 10,000 million so a colony of 40,000 ants has collectively the same size brain as a human.
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1 : An ants brain has 250 000 brain cells.!
2 : An ant has six legs, each leg has three joints.they help the ants in running fast.!
3 : An ant's antennas help in smelling as well!
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Canadian small businesses create solutions to help reduce plastic pollution in oceans
The over $2 million in funding is part of the second phase of the domestic plastics challenges under the Innovative Solutions Canada program
How a global ocean treaty could protect biodiversity in the high seas
Good ocean governance is critical to protect these expanses from pollution, overfishing and climate change
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The first ski holidays began in the mid-1800s, with the British upper classes quickly adopting the sport as one of winter’s most fashionable pursuits. In 1905, the sport made a tentative Olympic debut as an ‘unrecognized’ event and by 1914, Swiss resorts provided 215,000 beds for eager ski tourists. With this stylish skiing set came a growing demand for well-designed, luxury accommodation. Chalet design developed as a field in its own right, with challenging environmental conditions pushing architects and interior designers towards increasingly innovative structures.
On January 22, 2015 Christie’s South Kensington will host its highly anticipated 17th annual Ski Sale, the only auction of its kind worldwide. Every January, at “The Ski Sale” at Christie’s presents enthusiasts of the world’s foremost winter sport with an extensive selection of vintage posters depicting the action on the slopes and the stunning mountain scenery, capturing an era of glamour. This year the sale features an impressive group of ski posters from Switzerland as well as popular and rare posters from France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Norway and Australia, with a section dedicated to US and Canadian resorts. These iconic posters are offered alongside 25 lots of vintage Vuitton travel luggage.
Whilst ski posters depict the romance of travel, the auction also offers today’s discerning traveler a selection of stylish vintage Louis Vuitton luggage. Renowned across the world for their iconic monogramed trunks, holdalls and bags, Louis Vuitton epitomizes luxury travel and highlights in the sale include a magnificent pair of desk trunks (estimate: £50,000-80,000, illustrated above.
Switzerland was the most prolific country for ski tourism posters during the 20th century and amongst the first to establish ski resorts, which remain popular to this day. The 2014/15 winter sees Switzerland celebrate 150 years of winter tourism: St. Mortiz and Davos welcomed their first guests in 1864 and 1865 respectively. 2015 also marks the 150th anniversary of the first Matterhorn ascent, which the village of Zermatt will celebrate with events and festivities. The Ski Sale comprises a fantastic group of 20th century posters advertising Swiss resorts, including St. Moritz, Davos, Zermatt, Gstaad and Verbier. Highlights are Carl Moos’ St Moritz (estimate: £18,000-22,000); a 1918 poster for Davos by Emil Cardinaux (estimate: £12,000-18,000); and a group of Zermatt posters depicting the iconic mountain, such as a 1947 lithograph in colors designed by Schol (estimate: £4,000-6,000).

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Noted Eagles underdog Vince Papale never lost faith in this year's team
During the second half of every Philadelphia Eagles home game this season, Vince Papale left his seat in the Lincoln Financial Field stands and made his way to Doug Pederson’s suite.
The family kept an empty stool at the divider for the 71-year-old. It became his good luck charm.
“When I sat on that stool, we were undefeated,” Papale said last week.
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Papale won’t be bringing the stool to Minneapolis, but he doesn’t feel the Birds need it.
While the Eagles are rallying around the underdog persona that fueled their run to the Super Bowl, the most notable longshot in franchise history – thanks to Mark Wahlberg’s portrayal in the 2006 feature film Invincible – never had a doubt about the group.
“I just have so much confidence in the team and the way they trust each other and how they trust Doug and the coaching staff,” said Papale, a Cherry Hill resident.
Not even Carson Wentz’s torn ACL and LCL against the Los Angeles Rams in December could shake Papale from the bandwagon.
“I never stopped believing because I know that Doug believes in what he’s putting together there, and he believes in Nick Foles,” Papale said. “I’ve seen Nick at his best and I’ve seen him at his worst, and I was just so confident that Nick would pull it off.”
Papale knows all about overcoming the odds.
He was 30 years old when he went to an open tryout for the Eagles in 1976. He never played in college, but a stint in the World Football League led to his opportunity with the Birds.
Papale not only made the team, but was a special teams standout for three seasons.
And he still reacts to every game like he’s wearing the uniform.
“I’ll always bleed green,” Papale said. “I cry after they win just because of the success of the team. It’s really emotional.”
His story even swayed Wahlberg, a noted New England Patriots supporter, who said he wouldn’t be devastated seeing his team lose.
“How excited I am that the Eagles are in the Super Bowl, having played Vince Papale, having played an Eagle, having become an honorary Philadelphian, been welcomed by the Philadelphia fans as one of their own,” Wahlberg recently told the “Not Just Sports” podcast, hosted by Suzy Schuster and Rich Eisen. “I have made five movies in Philadelphia and I predicted the Eagles would make it to the Super Bowl. It is my Patriots and Eagles and I couldn’t be happier. I am very excited. It is win-win.”
There are limits to Wahlberg’s support though.
Papale suggested Wahlberg wear his “83” jersey into the Patriots box in Minneapolis, but was turned down.
The two are on opposite sides of their predictions too. Wahlberg expects the Pats to win by 17. Papale is going 20-17, Birds.
“No matter what the odds are against us, 6.5 (points), who cares,” Papale said. “The Patriots, they’ve already been anointed the Super Bowl champions, they’re the Mount Rushmore of the NFL and it’s the perfect position for us. There’s no question in my mind that I think the team can win it.”
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Editor's Note: Picture This Post recently spoke with Chicago actor and director, Dado, about her work with Facility Theatre on a production of THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION, based on the work by Hans Christian Andersen and the choral score by David Lang.
PTP: Where did the inspiration for this piece come from?
DADO: A mentor and friend of mine put the CD of little match girl passion into my hands in 2013, and then handily introduced me to Alex Monroe (music director and percussionist). At the time I was in grad school, and I needed to start thinking about getting OUT of grad school. I decided to stage several workshops of this project while at University of Chicago, and even though technically this was not my thesis, I attached this project directly *to* my thesis; I thought of matchgirl as more of a vehicle with which to drive myself out of the grad school experience, not a thesis per se.
The Grandmothers! They really did. They made me so nervous. Because they were so completely absent last time. It would have been much easier to forge on without them. So when it came time to stick them up there, I just froze up. I thought, no, this is good the way that it is, this is just enough. But the match girl is not about just enough. She's about too much. She's about excess, and imbalance, and disproportion, and the places you are not allowed to go, but then you do go, and what does that mean, that you go. So when I took the leap, and started to stick them in there, I was pretty alarmed. But once we saw them, with their lights, and their movements, and the singers and the actors, we all knew, oh no, we are never going back. You can't unsee this. Building these grandmothers, their branches, their movements, it has been so meaningful to me in ways that I can't yet articulate, but at the same time, I can't stop looking at them. And that's why things like art exist. Because we can't say them.
What do you hope audiences get from the experience when they attend?
Performances of The Little Match Girl Passion continue through April 29th.
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sundays at 4:00pm
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Trip Advisor has revealed its users' preferred destinations in the world and Europe's outdoor sports capital, Chamonix, has been chosen as the 10th best in France.
The birthplace of alpinism, Chamonix attracts thousands of visitors in the winter and the summer. This is thanks to its magnificent location right at the foot of Western Europe's highest peak, Mont Blanc. The giant mountains that surround the town receive skiers and snowboarders in the winter, attracted by some of the most challenging slopes in the world, while trail runners, hikers, mountain bikers, cyclists, climbers and mountaineers flock to the valley in the summer.
However, it's not only the mountains that have enthralled Trip Advisor users but also the picturesque Alpine hamlets dotted around the area. Chamonix main town, a beautiful village made up of colourful old hotels built in the 19th century and contemporary wooden chalets with extraordinary views of the summits, is also worth a visit.
More Chamonix Insights...
- Travellers welcome to Chamonix from June 15th 2020
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- French ski areas close on 15th March 2020
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Thanks everyone for your kind words and suggestions for my Strippers Quilt. I’ve got the last two strips done, as well as stripped borders that are 1/2 the width of the quilt top strips.
Here’s what I’ve decided to do for the borders. There will be 2 solid borders of the same colour and a stripped border in between them. All three borders will be the same size at 2″ finished.
I’ve narrowed it down to red or cheddar orange. Which one do you like best?
I also found this great multi-coloured print in my stash that I’ll use for binding. This is one of those prints that I wish I had bought several yards of. Oh well, I have plenty for the binding at least.
Scrappy Quilt Challenge
Fabrics N Quilts is hosting another Scrappy Quilt Challenge.
With all the scrappy quilts that I’ve been working on lately, I really must get one of them actually completed to enter the contest this year.


Ivanka Trump will be discontinuing her line of fine jewelry, according to Vanity Fair Magazine.
The company made the decision to drop the collection, reasoning “part of our company’s commitment to offering solution-oriented products at accessible price points.”
The line, which Trump started in 2007, includes rings, necklaces and bangles that sell for up to $25,000. Trump began selling the jewelry in 2007 in a boutique in Manhattan. She has since added shoes, handbags and less-expensive jewelry to her brand, which is carried by many department stores.
From Vanity Fair:
Company research has found that the true Ivanka customer is most likely 25 to 40 years old, and makes between about $60,000 to $100,000 annually—not exactly the demographic likely to shell out nearly $10,000 on a station necklace with rainbow moonstones and diamonds spinning from a thin 18-karat gold chain.
For here on out, the Ivanka Trump brand will create products targeted toward the brand’s primary customers in a more affordable price point.
“We will be focusing our efforts on existing and new categories that are most relevant to our loyal customers—including fashion jewelry, which successfully launched last fall with price points that are aligned with the rest of our collection.”


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Amnesty international (AI) has come under fire on social media for protesting the unlawful detention of the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky by the Nigerian government.
Recall that protests by members of IMN otherwise known as Shiites over the detention of the leader of the IMN, El-Xakzaky with his wife, Zenaat El-Xakzaky, following their bloody clash with the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna, on December 2015, have claimed scores of lives including security personnel in some parts of Nigeria.
Since the incident, Shiite members had argued that a court of competent jurisdiction had already ordered the release of the IMN leader, and therefore, wonder why the government cannot abide by the court order
AI criticised the Nigerian government hard-line posture in a post on Friday, saying “—Today marks 2000 days since the unlawful detention of the leader of Islamic Movement Of Nigeria Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky by the Nigerian government.
—Between Dec. 12-14 2015 Nigerian military killed over 350 of his followers in Zaria.
—Nigerian government deliberately disregarded the orders of its own courts to release him and his wife, demonstrating a flagrant – and dangerous – contempt for the rule of law:”.
But Nigerians in social Media Community have slammed the human Rights watchdog for being selfish and economical with the truth in the post that was published on its website to mark the day.
Reacting to Amnesty post, Alli Badaru said ” his detention is for the betterment of Nigerian State. We can’t afford to have an Iranian back Shia militant group in Nigeria that will add more to our security problems”.
While Zaharadeen Aliyu Babaran asked Amnesty to “stay clear our” Nigeria’s affairs and Muhammad Shafou, called the human Rights Organization as “useless”, Malakachalla, inquired to know why Amnesty international is meddling on the issue and cautioned that President Muhammadu Buhari should be supported to complete his tenure in office.
But Francis Ekpenyong said: “I will be very disappointed if Amnesty let Buhari go scot free”.
Prince Tizza who sided with his comment, said El-Zakzaky’s detention as ” truly very unlawful”, stressing that “no should ever be subjected to unlawful detention”.


Former Michigan State star Draymond Green comments on Game 1 NBA Finals performance
Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors lost 120-108 to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. The former Michigan State player released a statement about his performance per Angelina Martin of NBC Sports.
Despite heading into the 4th quarter with a 12-point lead, the Warriors were outscored 40-16 to close out the game. Green finished the game with 4 points, going 2-for-12 from the field, but did have 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Steph Curry was once again the team’s leading scorer, finishing the game with 34 points.
Green said on ‘The Draymond Green Show’ that felt like he let Curry and his team down following his showing in Game 1:
“When I look back at the game, I failed him because I didn’t play well,” Green said. “And when he comes out guns blazing like that, playing the way he’s playing, I have to make sure that I do my part to make sure that ends in a win.”
Even though he knows that he didn’t play his best, he is still confident in his team’s ability to win the series.
“I know I have to play better,” Green said. “But the way Steph Curry got out to that start was very promising. And I think we’ll start to see more of that. And myself and other guys can help and make sure that continues.”
You can watch Green and the Warriors in Game 2 on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC as they look to even up the series.


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Spicy, Sweet or Savory: Get Pizza in 55420
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With more than 12,000 stores in 80 plus countries, we know quality and customer service. We think it's our calling to not only be the best pizza delivery company in Bloomington, but also the world, and everything we do reflects this commitment. You'll see it in our courteous delivery drivers and money-saving pizza coupons, and taste it in every bite of pizza you eat. It's time to curb your hunger! Order online, use our free smartphone app, or call your local Domino's restaurant in 55420 for super fast and delicious pizza delivery and carryout today! We're different than other pizza restaurants in 55420. We're your number one pizza place in 55420!
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Sonic Youth’s new record The Eternal drops on 9 June in the US and UK. The band previewed a new song, “What We Know”, from the record this week on Later… With Jools Holland. Plus, here’s the official free MP3 again.
“Sacred Trickster” [MP3]
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The Heritage 208cm Buffet Unit is more than furniture; it's a piece of artistry that will transform your living space. Crafted with top, base, and legs in solid messmate, it radiates the natural warmth of wood. The frame and detailing in durable wood veneer add a touch of sophistication to this rustic masterpiece.
Deep wood grain patterns run like stories across its surface, making each unit a unique conversation starter. With wood loop legs and generous storage space, including two bottom pull-out drawers, four doors, and four concealed shelves, it effortlessly combines functionality and style.
Assembling this piece is a minor task, and the shared experience only adds to its charm. Embrace the wood's imperfections as they tell the tale of nature's beauty, and maintain its allure with simple cleaning instructions. The Heritage Buffet Unit is more than storage; it's a statement of your appreciation for quality craftsmanship.
The top, base, and legs of the Heritage Buffet Unit are meticulously crafted from solid messmate, ensuring lasting durability and showcasing the natural beauty of wood in your home.
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A slow start proved costly for North Valleys and Spanish Springs took advantage, cruising to a 71-38 home win in boys prep basketball action.
The league foes traded 3-pointers in the opening minutes and then it got ugly for the visiting Panthers. Spanish Springs reeled off 18 unanswered points over the next five minutes. North Valleys never got closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
North Valleys got a Thornton Pascual trifecta and a layup, the first two baskets of the second quarter. That got the Panthers within 13, 23-10. They were never that close again.
Spanish Springs scored 15 of the next 16 points in a stretch of less than two minutes. The Cougars went on to capture a 47-19 lead at halftime.
“We lack confidence and we’re struggling to put the ball in the hole,” North Valleys coach Dick Peraldo said. “I know that we scored 76 points in our first game but have combined to score like 67 in the next two. Fundamentals are killing us. We’re not rebounding or shooting the ball well.”
Time and again Spanish Springs broke North Valleys’ full-court pressure for easy buckets. That combined with the red-hot start of junior guard Kenny Meyer was a big reason for the Cougars’ ability to build a 28-point halftime advantage.
Meyer poured in 22 first-half points. He finished with 25 points after playing limited minutes in the second two periods. Meyer knocked down 9-of-13 shots from the floor, including 5-of-7 from 3-point land.
“We knew going in that they liked to pressure and double the ball,” Spanish Springs coach Kyle Penney said. “Our kids were prepared for that and getting Kenny Meyer off to a fast start helped. When you get to the rim and then make shots, momentum gets on your side and things go well for you.”
North Valleys managed to score nine of the first 13 points after halftime, but even that left the Reno school still trailing 51-28. Spanish Springs got going again. It put together a 20-6 run over an eight-minute span that bridged the third and fourth quarters.
Cougars reserve Michael Allen hit a short jumper on the baseline with 3:20 remaining in the game clock, forging Spanish Springs on top 71-34. The 37-point margin was the widest of the game.
Spanish Springs got a balanced offensive attack. After Meyer, no other Cougar scored in double digits, but eight other SSHS players found the scoring column and six of them scored at least six points.
“Our job is to get better right now,” Penney said. “Our goal right now is to get better every day. We must fix the small stuff and we must do that better than we’re doing it right now. Different games call for different things. Tonight the game was fast. Our kids handled it well and did a great job.”
Pascual was the lone Panthers’ player to score in double figures, finishing with 11 points.
Spanish Springs improved to 2-1 overall on the young season. All three games have been conference clashes. Next, the Cougars head to eastern Nevada for a three-day round robin tournament in Elko, starting Thursday.


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Attorney Tim Durkin of JacksonWhite Attorneys at Law is offering the Family Law Bi-Annual Scholarship to honor the importance of higher education. In spite of rising costs to receive a college education, JacksonWhite believes in its value and is proud to support students in their pursuits.
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Fancy coffee drinks from trendy coffee joints often pack several hundred calories, thanks to whole milk, whipped cream, sugar, and sugary syrups. A cup of regular coffee with skim milk has just a small fraction of those calories. And when brewed with good beans, it tastes just as great. You can also try nonfat powdered milk in coffee. You’ll get the nutritional benefits of skim milk, which is high in calcium and low in calories. And, because the water has been removed, powdered milk doesn’t dilute the coffee the way skim milk does. Here are 11 metabolism myths you have to stop believing.
The menstrual cycle itself doesn’t seem to affect weight gain or loss. But having a period may affect your weight in other ways. Many women get premenstrual syndrome (PMS). PMS can cause you to crave and eat more sweet or salty foods than normal.4 Those extra calories can lead to weight gain. And salt makes the body hold on to more water, which raises body weight (but not fat).
Don’t think going low-carb on the overfeed day is going to improve the results. It will make them worse. You do not need to avoid fat, but you do need to work on making sweet potatoes, yams, and white rice the bulk of your diet for this one day. You can drown your sweet potatoes in butter or not; it doesn’t matter as long as you eat the potatoes. It’s important to choose glucose based carb sources like sweet potatoes and Taro over fruit. Fructose is 10-20% more lipogenic (fat forming) during overfeeding than glucose.
Many patients will be in pain and have a loss of appetite after surgery. Part of the body's response to surgery is to direct energy to wound healing, which increases the body's overall energy requirements. Surgery affects nutritional status indirectly, particularly during the recovery period, as it can interfere with wound healing and other aspects of recovery. Surgery directly affects nutritional status if a procedure permanently alters the digestive system. Enteral nutrition (tube feeding) is often needed. However a policy of 'nil by mouth' for all gastrointestinal surgery has not been shown to benefit, with some suggestion it might hinder recovery.[needs update]
There are hundreds of healthy living apps that can help you lose weight. Find one that aligns with your goal, whether it's to get stronger, get faster, get off the couch, or eat healthy. Cyr found that using MyFitnessPal helped her get a better grip on what she was eating every day. "Once I started logging my meals, I realized I was scarfing 1,700 calories a day," she says.
There are a variety of definitions of what moderate-intensity exercise is, but it typically falls between about 70 to 80 percent of your maximum heart rate, which would be a level 4 to 6 on a 10-point perceived exertion scale. That means you are breathing harder than normal but can carry on a conversation without much difficulty and you feel pretty comfortable with what you're doing. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) often recommends this level of intensity in its exercise guidelines. The lower end of this range usually incorporates the fat burning zone.
Also some research shows that the human body is primed to consume most of its calories during daylight hours. But the lifestyle is problematic for many: Because family meals and dinners with friends often are scheduled for after sunset, "people who try to stop eating after 7pm can’t do it every day for the rest of their lives," says Dr. Seltzer, who supports an alternative strategy: Eating a hearty meal at your regular dinnertime.
You can eat twice as much pasta salad loaded with veggies like broccoli, carrots, and tomatoes for the same calories as a pasta salad sporting just mayonnaise. Same goes for stir-fries, omelets, and other veggie-friendly dishes. If you eat a 1:1 ratio of grains to veggies, the high-fiber veggies will help satisfy your hunger before you overeat the grains. Bonus: Fiber is highly beneficial for preventing constipation, which can make you look bloated.
Gastrointestinal disorders are another common cause of unexplained weight loss – in fact they are the most common non-cancerous cause of idiopathic weight loss. Possible gastrointestinal etiologies of unexplained weight loss include: celiac disease, peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease (crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), pancreatitis, gastritis, diarrhea and many other GI conditions.
Fresno Bariatrics, located in Fresno, California, is one of the most experienced weight loss surgery programs in the country. On both the state and national levels, we are a step above most other weight loss surgery programs. Our superb clinical outcomes have earned HealthGrades' five-star ratings and a Bariatric Excellence Award™ 6 years in a row, putting our program in the top five of all California hospitals.
If you follow food trends, you might think you have to fall in love with cauliflower and kale to reap all the rewards that veggies offer, but that isn’t the case. Be it broccoli, sweet potatoes, carrots, red peppers, cabbage, spinach, or any other vegetable, the idea is to eat a variety of them and find plenty of ways to enjoy their goodness. So if you just can’t stomach steamed Brussels sprouts, try them roasted, or give sautéed Brussels sprouts a try. If raw zucchini isn’t your thing, see if you like it spiralized into noodles or grilled on a grill pan.
If you want to lose body fat, going low carb – or even ketogenic – can help you program your body to burn fat for its main fuel. By reducing calorie consumption after becoming fat-adapted, you can focus on fueling with fibrous vegetables and protein, reduce fat intake, and your body will use stored body fat for energy. With consistency and dedication, this can result in rapid fat loss.
At Nova Physician Wellness Center, the goal is to help you live a healthy lifestyle, achieve weight loss, and improve your health. Dr. Rohit Suri and Dr. Seema Chaudhary, along with their staff at Nova Physician Wellness, offer compassionate care to men, women, and children over 12 in Fairfax and Leesburg, Virginia, with over a decade of experience in obesity management.
A 2018 study among more than 600 adults who were tracked for a year concluded that while there are different paths to weight loss, the advice to limit added sugars and refined grains, add more veggies to your plate, and eat more whole foods — in other words, focusing on the quality of your diet — is the way to go. People who followed this advice lost weight without worrying about calories.
The Mayo Clinic Diet is designed to help you lose up to 6 to 10 pounds (2.7 to 4.5 kilograms) during the initial two-week phase. After that, you transition into the second phase, where you continue to lose 1 to 2 pounds (0.5 to 1 kilogram) a week until you reach your goal weight. By continuing the lifelong habits that you've learned, you can then maintain your goal weight for the rest of your life.
You don’t have to go low-carb to ditch those extra pounds around your waist in a short period of time. In fact, opting for more whole grains might just get you there faster. Researchers at Tufts University have linked eating three or more daily servings of whole grains to as much as a 10 percent reduction in visceral body fat, the kind that ups your risk for chronic diseases, like diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
It is best to eat a strict Bulletproof Diet for at least a week or two beforehand to store extra nutrients. This also helps reset your hormonal status if you’ve been yo-yo dieting. You don’t have to do this, but it’s a good idea. You may find that eating The Bulletproof Diet is enough of a stimulus for weight loss, and that fasting is unnecessary. You also need to get used to digesting fat if you’ve been on a low-fat diet.
Sure, you can lose weight quickly. There are plenty of fad diets that work to shed pounds rapidly -- while leaving you feeling hungry and deprived. But what good is losing weight only to regain it? To keep pounds off permanently, it's best to lose weight slowly. And many experts say you can do that without going on a "diet." Instead, the key is making simple tweaks to your lifestyle.
Weight loss programs online should be simple to use, with websites that are easy to navigate. You should have no trouble finding and accessing various tools and features within the service, and customer service representatives should be easy to access by phone, email and live chat if you do have any questions. The best websites also provide FAQs, knowledgebases and articles to help you use the service and diet effectively.
If you've been trying to eat healthy for a long time, you know how quickly you get sick of chicken breasts and broccoli. Break out of your diet rut with the Middle Eastern diet. It's based on the same principles as the Mediterranean diet but with more of an emphasis on plant-based foods and a different flavor profile. With all the tasty and healthy spices, you'll never get bored of making dinner and you'll get all the same heart-healthy benefits as its geographical cousin's diet.
If you’re logging just a few hours of sleep a night, you may actually find yourself gaining weight. Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center found that subjects who slept just four hours had a harder time processing carbs. "When you're exhausted, your body lacks the energy to do its normal day-to-day functions, which includes burning calories efficiently," says Talbott.
You know the drill: Replace refined, overly processed foods with more natural, whole foods. Sure, all foods fit, but they don’t all fit equally. Here’s why: Every time you eat, your metabolism increases as your body works to process your meal. Studies that compare the metabolic boost of calorie-matched whole foods to processed ones find that your body can burn up to 50 percent more calories after a meal made with more real food ingredients compared to a similar meal made with more processed fare. The fact is, your body has to work harder to break down whole foods in order to grab the raw materials it needs so if you exist on a lot of packaged foods and fast foods (think: chips, donuts and drive-thru fare), it’s going to be tougher to lose weight and keep those pounds from coming back.
After an intense weight workout, your body needs carbs and starches to replenish blood-sugar levels and stop the breakdown of muscle. This is also the time when your insulin sensitivity and metabolism are at their highest. Enjoying your biggest meal when your body is craving energy and cutting back on the rest of your meals throughout the day will minimize any unwanted fat gains.
A lot of us are slaves to the clock. It’s best to make sure you eat regularly to keep from getting so ravenous that you lose control and can’t stop eating. But if you’re in the habit of eating when the clock says to, instead of when you’re actually hungry, you tend to lose touch with what “hungry” feels like and eat more than you really need. Research shows that mindful and or intuitive eating has health and potentially weight loss benefits, too.
Though not always followed for weight loss per se, an anti-inflammatory diet is rich in whole foods (including fresh fruits and veggies), and low in packaged, processed ones (like french fries and pastries), so there is a chance you will still shed pounds with this approach. But usually, folks follow this diet to help prevent or treat chronic diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer’s, and cancer. And that’s smart, considering there’s a bounty of research to support this notion. Adopting this diet is relatively simple. It isn’t focused on counting calories or carbs, or following any sort of specific protocol. Instead of constantly thinking about the quantity of food you are eating, an anti-inflammatory is all about prioritizing the quality of what is on your plate.
Whether you're headed to the beach, prepping for a special occasion or just want to jump-start a healthier lifestyle, you can set the foundation for belly fat loss in a week. And while you likely won't reach your final weight loss goals in a week -- unless you're only looking to lose a pound or two -- you might be able to see minor differences and burn some initial belly fat. However, the results from diet and exercise modifications can keep you motivated to stick to longer term goals, and they'll set you on a road to success -- without the high risk of weight regain associated with fad crash diets.


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Buna’s Village 2013
When CU Coach Darian Hagan and Athletic Director Rick George asked for help with their community project, Buna’s Village, we answered the call! Our own “Sultan of Saws,” Jim wore his seasonal red suit and lit up the the faces and hearts of many kids today. Our team handed out hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies alongside other community partners that provided bicycles, healthcare for minors, and miles of toys. Host, Delta Eta Boule, also provided hot meals, and as Coach Hagan pointed out, for many of these kids and their families, this would likely be their only hot meal of the weekend. So proud for the opportunity to help our Buff family.

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Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) received its eighth consecutive “A” – the highest grade possible – for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction recognizes CMMC’s success with protecting patients from harm and errors in the hospital.
“This is a remarkable achievement for CMMC, but should come as no surprise,” said Steve Littleson, DBA, FACHE, president and CEO of Central Maine Healthcare. “It is a validation of the extraordinary work our team members do every day on behalf of our patients. Getting eight consecutive “A” grades is impressive enough. But to be recognized for maintaining these high standards throughout the pandemic and other challenges facing the entire healthcare industry speaks volumes about the quality of care we provide at CMMC.”
“The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over thirty national performance measures reflecting errors, injuries, accidents and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
Only about half of Maine hospitals receive a Leapfrog hospital safety grade.
“I could not be prouder of our entire team,” said Central Maine Healthcare Chief Medical Officer John L. Alexander, MD, MHCM, FACEP. “Patient safety is the main consideration in everything that happens here, so it is very encouraging to be recognized once again by the Leapfrog Group.”
In late 2021, the Leapfrog Group announced Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, both part of the Central Maine Healthcare system, were among the group’s Top Rural Hospitals.
Developed under the guidance of a national expert panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,700 U.S. acute- care hospitals twice a year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent. The results are free to the public.
About Central Maine Medical Center
Central Maine Medical Center located in Lewiston, is a Level II Trauma Center serving Androscoggin County and the surrounding region. CMMC’s “Centers of Excellence” include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, the Central Maine Cancer Center, and a Trauma Services Program. CMMC is also the southern Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state’s only medical helicopter service. Supported by the latest technologies, CMMC’s skilled professionals provide outstanding care delivered with compassion, kindness, and understanding. Learn more at: www.cmmc.org.
About Central Maine Healthcare
Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western, and mid-coast Maine. CMH’s hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital, and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine’s southern Maine base, the Central Maine Cancer Center, and other high-quality clinical services. Learn more at www.cmhc.org.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.

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Cup Board Pro
Featured on "Shark Tank™," this innovative cutting board was designed by Keith Young, a New York City firefighter, chef and devoted dad. After losing their dad to cancer, Keith's children are continuing his legacy by bringing his product to life. The reversible board is equipped with a detachable tray that hangs over the counter's edge, so it's easy to separate prepped ingredients from food scraps.
- As seen on "Shark Tank."
- Made in USA of imported materials.
- Detachable tray contains food scraps.
- Cup Board Pro XL tray has two compartments and sliding divider for separating chopped ingredients and food scraps.
- Cup made of FDA-approved, BPA-free PP and TPE.
- Perimeter groove and juice wells channel liquid into tray.
- "Shark Tank" name and logo used with permission. © 2019 Sony Pictures Television Inc. All rights reserved. No endorsement by the producers/broadcaster of "Shark Tank" is implied.