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(Pocket-lint) - During 2010 Panasonic quickly made a name for itself - and plasma technology in general - with a string of high-end 3DTVs that supplied stunning depth and comfortable viewing. That's not what happened on the LCD/LED side of the market, where quality issues and the dreaded "crosstalk" picture nasty reared its head on numerous occasions, but it's to the super-flat technology that Panasonic has nevertheless turned to for its DT30 Series.
A 37-incher with a superb understated design that makes the ultra-glossy competitors look nothing short of tacky, the TX-L37DT30 is an active shutter 3DTV built around a panel bookended top and bottom by LEDs. And it's a mere 72mm in depth.
Active 3D...
Last year, Active 3D was virtually all there was, but with "passive" sets from LG and, soon, Toshiba and Philips, hiding behind monikers like "Cinema 3D" or "Natural 3D", it's wise to know what you're buying. Put simply, the TX-L37DT30 provides the highest quality 3D pictures from 3D Blu-ray discs only (that is, it sends a Full HD image to each eye), but also happily shows Sky's side-by-side format 3D channel. The passive 3DTVs now coming out can show Sky 3D - which broadcasts a half-HD image to each eye - as well, but when they do they're operating at maximum resolution; a 3D Blu-ray disc is kinda downscaled.
All this tech talk is just theoretical - what matters is how good the 3D effect is - and Panasonic is here firmly behind its own 3D Full HD system.
It's almost faultless. Put to work on a 3D Blu-ray disc we got depth, we got nuanced colour and above all no sign of any crosstalk. The detail is also incredible, while the contrast is decent; blacks can occasionally look a little forced, but they're rarely far from spot on.
Crucially, that was all in a blackout situation. Although Panasonic's 3D glasses are more comfortable than in 2010, they still need work because watched in daylight the 3D effect can crack around the edges. As well as reflections from light sources such as windows, we noticed a nasty flicker in the corner of the glasses that just refused to go away while the curtains were open. This peripheral problem is anything but, and threatens to undermine 3D altogether since most people watch TV in a well-lit room.
2D fares just as well, and then some. Again, it's the detail in not just the still, but the fast-moving, image, which impressed us most. That was with 400Hz mode induced on its medium setting, which appears to cure the panel of blurs, echoes and judders. It's not all top marks - the viewing angle isn't quite as wide as we'd expected and a trailer of Water for Elephants from Viera Connect's Screenrush app was plagued with colour banding, though otherwise relatively clean.
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That Viera Connect online hub is this TV's other highlight, with the BBC iPlayer app that alone makes it a standout service and the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa, Dailymotion, Euronews, Shoutcast and Bloomberg helping out.
It's even possible to make Skype video calls if you're prepared to shell-out £130 on a TY-CC110 HD Communication camera from Panasonic. Though pricey, the user interface for Skype is quite something - it's almost identical to the PC/Mac/smartphone-based Skype software - and offers a short lesson to the designers of TV user interfaces. Call quality is excellent, by the way, though we're not sure exactly how "in demand" this increasingly common feature actually is.
Skype, DLNA streaming and Viera Connect both rely on the TX-L37DT30's Ethernet LAN port. Built-in Wi-Fi should be present at this price, but if your TV sits far from a broadband router then there are options; Panasonic sells its DY-WL10 wireless LAN adaptor, a surprisingly chunky gadget that must dock with one of this TV's three USB ports, from around £80.
With its three USB ports able to play a plethora of digital files including DivX and DivX HD, which is also streamed over a network from a PC, this 37-incher is about as media-savvy as it gets.
Panasonic's first toe in the 3D LED water brings a torrent of quality; sublime and clean 3D in the dark is married to all-round picture goodness in 2D. Our only worry is its lack of Wi-Fi and the fact that it's harder to get fully immersed in a 37-inch 3D image. Not matter because a new user interface and a refreshed online hub kitted-out with BBC iPlayer and Skype video calling help make this an Edge LED set not to miss.


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Equity futures are up very slightly just prior to the open, here's the DOW and S&P futures showing the plunge yesterday afternoon along with the overnight action:
The dollar is up slightly but not as high as it was overnight, bonds are down, oil is up slightly and gold is down slightly.
The FHFA House Price Index was released this morning, it showed that the U.S. index dropped 3.6% in August… the price drop below peak is not substantiated by Case-Schiller data which shows that the overall drop has been far greater than this report's 10.7% - this data is based upon "purchase prices of houses backing mortgages that have been sold to or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac." There you go, no wonder they are bankrupt.
U.S. home prices fell 0.3 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.3 percent increase in July was unrevised. On a year-on-year basis, the House Price Index fell 3.6 percent in August, compared to down 4.2 percent in July. The U.S. index is 10.7 percent below its April 2007 peak.
The "leading" indicators (what were they saying prior to the plunge in '07?) rose 1%...
The index of leading economic indicators jumped 1.0 percent in September for the sixth gain in a row in what the report says is consistent with developing recovery. The largest contributor in September was the rate spread between the federal funds rate, which is very low, and the 10-year Treasury note which actually dipped a little in the month. Though the spread contributed a little less in September than it did in August, it's still signaling economic strength -- that is demand for long-term debt. The second biggest contributor was consumer expectations, which may or may not continue to contribute to strength given weakness in the mid-month Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment report. Improvement in jobless claims, stock prices, and a little less responsiveness for supplier deliveries were also positives. On the negative side was a decrease in the manufacturing workweek and a dip in building permits. The coincident index, which will be used to formally judge when the recovery took hold, was unchanged in September. This index first showed an increase in July then in August, both at 0.1 percent gains.
This indicator is simply dangerous and shows how backwards thinking has become. A rise in demand for debt is a good thing by this indicator, and yet it was too much leverage and debt that led us into the crash and current condition. Yet another example of Economic Mass Psychosis. This "leading" indicator will simply lead the sheeple to the next slaughter.
Weekly initial unemployment claims jumped back to the 531,000 level for the past week, higher than expected. Here's Econoday:
Initial jobless claims edged higher in the Oct. 17 week, up 11,000 to a higher-than-expected level of 531,000 (prior week revised higher from 514,000). But the four-week average continues to move lower, down for the seventh week in a row to 532,250 for a decrease of about 20,000 from month-ago levels, a decrease that points to improvement for the October employment report.
Continuing claims, down 98,000 in data for the Oct. 10 week to 5.923 million, are roughly 100,000 below month-ago levels. But the indication from this reading is difficult to assess, reflecting an uncertain combination of new hiring together with the expiration of benefits. Those receiving extended benefits fell more than 16,000 to nearly 465,000 while those receiving emergency compensation rose nearly 41,000 to 3.391 million (data for these readings is for the Oct. 3 week).
There was very little initial reaction to today's results though commodities and stocks did tick lower. Next reading on the jobs market will be Tuesday's consumer confidence report from the Conference Board which includes assessments of current conditions in the labor market along with consumer assessments of future conditions.
And here's a big part of the reason the numbers don't appear to be getting worse… in fact they are, you now have thousands of people falling off the backside of their benefits they've been unemployed for so long.
Losing their lifeline - 7,000 a day
As the Senate debates whether to extend unemployment benefits, more than 200,000 jobless Americans are set to see their checks stop in October.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Another day, another 7,000 people run out of unemployment benefits.
One month after the House passed a bill extending unemployment benefits, the issue is still being debated in the Senate.
Democratic leaders in the Senate introduced a bill two weeks ago to lengthen benefits in all states by 14 weeks. Those that live in states with unemployment greater than 8.5% would receive an additional six weeks.
Senate Republicans, who twice objected to swift passage of the bill by unanimous consent, want to add several amendments. Their requests include paying for the increased benefits with stimulus funds rather than by extending a longstanding federal unemployment tax through June 2011.
While leaders in both parties are trying to negotiate a compromise, Senate Democrats Wednesday evening took a step to limit the debate on the bill and bring it to the floor as early as the end of next week. If it passes, the Senate legislation must then be reconciled with the House version, which extends benefits by 13 weeks for those living in high-unemployment states.
Meanwhile, the bickering has cost people like Crystal Jordan of Dolton, Ill., their benefits. The single mother of three ran out in late September.
She is one of the 1.3 million people set to lose their benefits before year's end if Congress doesn't act, according to the National Employment Law Project, an advocacy group. In October alone, more than 200,000 people will fall off the rolls.
Lawmakers twice lengthened the time people can receive checks to as much as 79 weeks, depending on the state.
That's 50,000 a week that are falling off the rolls, as they said, more than 200,000 a month… month after month.
While forever unemployment benefits certainly won't help America in the long run, what's more egregious is the trillions stolen from those same people to prop up the banks so that they can pay out their bonuses. Socialism, yes, but the socialism is favoring the bankers as their bailouts have been magnitudes of times greater sums of money than are paid out to the unemployed. It's sickening, all of it.
Two days ago Karl Denninger suggested that people should boycott the large banks and move their money to smaller local banks and credit unions. Yesterday, Dylan Ratigan said the same. Today I'm also joining their camp in suggesting that a great way to pressure what's happening is to pressure these large financial institutions by withdrawing your support and business, a boycott. The banks leverage your money, so simply don't let them. They are using that leverage to buy and influence the political system of the United States.
They are using that money to subvert YOUR Constitution, and trust me on this, your way of life is going to be dramatically altered in the future by their greed and hubris clearly on display in public with statements like, "Pay inequality helps everyone," made by a Goldman Sachs international advisor, Brian Griffiths. Why it's their bonus money that will "help to stimulate the economy," and don't you know that's a good thing, but that they need to keep up appearances by donating a goodly portion of YOUR stolen money to charity?! This type of thing needed to stop a long, long time ago. It's now completely out of control and its taking our country into places that have the potential to get very dark very quickly. Simply refuse to do business with these mobsters.
Okay, we are in the middle of earnings season and what's happening? Well, Apple is still doing well, we've heard some hopeful future looking statements from some of the other tech companies, but in reality sales and revenue figures are down hugely when compared to last year at this time, and last year was already bad at this time. We learned that eBay revenues are down, and we've learned that some of the banks are taking advantage of taxpayer stolen funds to manipulate the markets and to reinstate mark-to-fantasy to create ungodly "earnings" on paper, but those earnings are FALSE, they are as real as Alice in Wonderland.
And the media is playing up the positive, that is, after all, where all their ad revenue comes from, isn't it? So, as CWB points out, when you go to Bloomberg you see a great big overnight headline that says, "China GDP expands 8.9%," and buried in very little print you find earnings reported overnight mostly in Europe:
"Ericcson's profit falls 74%"
"Pernod Ricard sales fall 6.3%"
"Praktiker profit tumbles 65%"
"Logitech profit slumps 71%"
"Japanese exports fall 30.7%"
"Ebay's quarterly earnings fall"
And when you read articles on earnings in the U.S., if you want to know the year over year percentage drops you better have a calculator handy as they are large and the people writing those reports will not even mention those figures, much less calculate them out for presentation. When you do it's simply ugly. And all you really need to know is right there, "Japanese exports fell 30.7%."
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japan's exports fell 30.7% in September, compared with a year ago, as shipments to the U.S. fell by 34.1%, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Thursday. The fall in total exports came in worse than the median market forecast for a 29.9% fall and marked a third-straight monthly decline, according to Reuters. Imports slipped by 36.9%.
And what time of year is it? Oh yeah, it's the time of year that Japan and other nations are usually exporting their goods to the U.S. for the Christmas season. How's that going to look this year? Evidently terrific, if you work at Goldman whose very existence is only due to the taxpayer robbery they executed last year and is still ongoing.
I know, you WANT to be positive. You are sick and tired of reading the negative, and yet it is negative! Our country IS at an inflection point and we are headed in a very, very dangerous direction. Our economy is NOT recovering in the real world, only in the mark-to-fantasy world. The endless stimulus is NOT making things better, it is the very CAUSE of ALL our economic problems – they are getting worse quickly!
The market has never been so disconnected from reality, so overpriced. This is NOT a new economic miracle anymore than the tech bubble was a new paradigm for the stock market, anymore than the credit bubble of the late '20s was that lead to the Great Depression and Black Thursday, now exactly 80 years ago TODAY.
And just as a little reminder of how fast the markets can turn, yesterday in the last hour of trading the markets gave back every nickel of advancements in more than the prior WEEK. One week of gains gone in one hour, that's how fast it can happen. The disconnected gains are going to be washed away, the markets always, always return to historical norms, the only alternative is that they simply cease to function.
So, was yesterday the turning point? Well, we did produce a new high prior to the plunge and we have yet to break beneath the prior wave, so all the old information and wave counts are still in play. It does, in my mind however, increase the odds that we may have put in a top. That has yet to be seen. It did break the latest wave's uptrend line, but it has not broken any key levels. A break below about the 1,050 level would pierce the bottom boundary of that textbook rising wedge, that is what I'm watching and waiting for:
Note, too, that we do now have fresh sell signals on the daily stochastics. Support is at 1,061, with the 1,090 pivot now overhead once again. Tony Calero believes the wave count may have ended yesterday, but notes that it can extend. Both he and McHugh note and are watching that bottom trend line of the rising wedge and are using that as a point of demarcation for the beginning of the larger wave C down. That makes the 1,050 level now very important, I doubt it will go down quietly.
Frankly, I think the populace has been treating the bankers and politicians just a little too nicely… it's time to stop being so gooey, to man up and stop taking the usurious abuse!
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Cook the Book: Phở
"This phở might not be quite as nuanced as the restaurant version but it's still entirely satisfying."
Some people go straight for the chicken noodle when they are sick, but when I feel under-the-weather, only one soup inevitably makes me feel better. No matter how bad I'm feeling I can usually manage to get myself to the nearest Vietnamese restaurant, if only to get my phở to-go. It's the ideal mix of savory, herbal, spicy, and hearty, and never fails to improve whatever is ailing me.
Aside from being my go-to cure-all, phở is the ultimate customizable soup—broth and rice noodles are a given but the rest of the dish is entirely up to you.
Choose your cuts of meat, meatballs, or a selection of offal, and then when your bowl arrives, you can customize it even further with basil, bean sprouts, cilantro, limes, chiles, chili sauce, plum sauce, vinegar—really the possibilities are endless.
But for all of my phở enjoyment, I've never ventured to make it at home. The complexity of the broth paired with my total lack of Vietnamese cooking skills landed this soup pretty low on my priorities list.
Thankfully this week's Cook the Book selection, The Best Soups in the World by Clifford A. Wright included a recipe for a homemade version of phở.
The recipe confirmed my feelings: the majority of the work is making the broth. After reading Wright's instructions, I realized this broth wasn't all that different from making any other stock: meaty bones and aromatic vegetables and spices, simmered long and low. In other words, something that I could handle.
I made a pilgrimage to my nearest Asian market and returned home with pounds of beef soup bones and chicken wings. I dusted off the old lobster pot—it was the only one that could handle all of the ingredients—and began my phở broth.
The process was easy: onions browned and then removed, meat and water added and boiled, then the rest of the aromatics go in, skimmed occasionally and simmered for six hours. By the time the broth was finished it was incredibly phở-like—the cinnamon and anise came through beautifully and the stock was insanely meaty.
The next day I took off the layer of fat and set about assembling the rest of the phở ingredients. I got my hands on lovely basil, bean sprouts, and some shabu-shabu beef.
With the noodles soaked and the broth boiling, I set out all of the phở garnishes and tucked in. The broth was wonderful: warm and spiced with the perfect slick of fat on top and hot enough to cook but not overcook the meat. Along with all of the accompaniments this was a pretty great home approximation of phở.
Next time I might go heavier on the beef bones and lighter on the chicken, and be a bit more generous with the salt, but I was quite happy with the results. This phở might not be quite as nuanced as the restaurant version but it's still entirely satisfying. On a cold winter night it was an absolute joy to eat.
- Yield:8
- For the Broth
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 large onions, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 2 1/2 pounds meaty beef soup bones
- 2 1/2 pounds cooked chicken carcass or chicken wings, backbone, and/or feet
- 5 quarts water
- 2 carrots, peeled and julienned
- 4 slices fresh ginger, peeled and julienned
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- Seeds from 5 pods cardamom, lightly crushed
- 2 star anise
- 2 whole cloves
- 2 whole garlic cloves, crushed with their peel left on
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- For the Soup
- 1/2 pound beef sirloin, sliced very thin across the grain in bite-size pieces
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large onion, sliced as thin as paper
- 2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 2 cups (1/2 pound) fresh bean sprouts
- 6 tablespoons chopped cilantro (fresh coriander) leaves
- 4 fresh red or green serrano chiles, seeded and sliced in rings or julienned
- 2 limes, quartered
- 6 to 8 ounces rice sticks (thin rice noodles), soaked in hot water for 30 minutes, drained
- 1/4 cup Vietnamese or Thai (nuoc mam or nam pla) fish sauce or more to taste
The day before you plan to serve the soup, in a large stockpot, heat the peanut oil over high heat, then add the sliced onions and cook until browned on the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the onions and set aside.
Place the beef and chicken pieces in the stockpot and cover with the water. Bring to a near boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, skimming the surface foam, for 15 minutes. Add the reserved cooked onion slices and the carrots, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves, garlic, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low and simmer, partially covered, for 6 hours, skimming the surface of foam when needed. Strain the stock through a strainer into a large bowl. Strain again through a cheesecloth-lined strainer back into the cleaned stockpot or bowl. Refrigerate overnight or until the layer of fat forms on top, then remove and discard the fat. You will use 12 cups of broth. (The broth can be frozen at this point if you wish.)
When you are ready to serve, attractively arrange the sliced beef sirloin, seasoned with salt and pepper, on a platter and garnish the platter with the paper-thin-sliced onion and scallions. On another platter or plate, attractively arrange the bean sprouts, cilantro, chiles, and limes.
Thirty minutes before you want to serve the soup, bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Turn off the heat, then add the rice sticks and let sit for 30 minutes. Drain the rice noodles and place equal portions in each of the 8 soup bowls. Cover and keep warm.
Meanwhile, bring the beef broth to a boil over high heat and add the fish sauce and 1 teaspoon of black pepper; taste and add more broth if necessary. Pour the broth into a chafing dish or soup tureen and place over a portable warmer to keep hot in the center of the table for diners to serve themselves. Serve the soup, allowing each diner to add some beef and onion to a bowl. Ladle hot broth over the meat, stirring to cook the meat. Add the bean sprouts, cilantro, chiles, and a squeeze of lime to taste.
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Competing for the second time in just six days, Jared Rosholt took on fellow heavyweight Kirk Grinlinton in a featured main-card bout at Titan Fighting Championships 18.
The May 27 event took place at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., and aired live on HDNet.
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Rosholt (2-0 at the time) initially was best known as UFC vet Jared Rosholt's little brother. But like his sibling, Jared had a decorated collegiate-wrestling career at Oklahoma State University, where he was a three-time All-American and 2010 national runner-up. Rosholt, who posted the most wins by any heavyweight in OSU history, made his pro MMA debut back in February. In fact, his second MMA win came just six days before his Titan Fighting debut, when he went nearly two full rounds with Ray Clayton before getting a submission victory.
Like Rosholt, Grinlinton (2-2) took the Titan Fighting 18 bout with just a few days' notice. The IFC veteran either knocked out his opponent or was knocked out during his first four pro fights, and none lasted longer than three minutes.
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Finally got around to learning C++ but thats the warning I got from just putting in a Hello World program with <iostream.h> for a header:
backward_warning.h:32 #warning This file includes at least one deprecated or antiquated header. Please consider using one of the 32 headers found in section 126.96.36.199 of the C++ standard. Examples include substituting the <X> header for the <X.h> header for C++ includes, or <sstream> instead of the deprecated header <strstream.h>.
So I looked around and found that I should replace it with <iostream>, and thus these errors come up and the program no longer works
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I also tried it in this programCode:#include <iostream> int main() { cout<<"Hello World"<<endl; return 0; }
it didn't run and had errors really similar to the hello world program except now its saying cout and cin is undeclared, but it works with iostream.h but the warning with the use of iostream.h came up againCode:#include <iostream> int main() { int thisisanumber; cout<<"Please enter a number:"; cin>>thisisanumber; cout<<"You entered: "<<thisisanumber; return 0; }
And I have no clue what the errors mean
Also could someone explain to me what main does? I know that int main is declaring function main to return an integer but...what does that mean/do? I think return 0 just ends the program but is there a way to just leave the screen? I always have to add in an extra cin line so I can see if the last line of code actually worked


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A new study finds that being bullied can affect its victims for life. From The New York Times:
The new study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, is the most comprehensive effort to date to establish the long-term consequences of childhood bullying, experts said.
"It documents the elevated risk across a wide range of mental health outcomes and over a long period of time," said Catherine Bradshaw, an expert on bullying and a deputy director of the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence at Johns Hopkins University, which was not involved in the study.
"The experience of bullying in childhood can have profound effects on mental health in adulthood, particularly among youths involved in bullying as both a perpetrator and a victim," she added.
The study followed 1,420 subjects from Western North Carolina who were assessed four to six times between the ages of 9 and 16. Researchers asked both the children and their primary caregivers if they had been bullied or had bullied others in the three months before each assessment. Participants were divided into four groups: bullies, victims, bullies who also were victims, and children who were not exposed to bullying at all.
Participants were assessed again in young adulthood — at 19, 21 and between 24 and 26 — using structured diagnostic interviews.
Researchers found that victims of bullying in childhood were 4.3 times more likely to have an anxiety disorder as adults, compared to those with no history of bullying or being bullied.
I read this story, which my husband chose to highlight for me, because I was badly bullied for more than two years when I was a high school student in Toronto. I arrived halfway through Grade 10, into a school where everyone had attended the same local schools since kindergarten. I was pimply, socially awkward and had been attending single-sex schools and camps since fourth grade. Boys were an alien species.
Worse than acne, I had confidence, the kind that often is deeply nurtured by single-sex environments, where every teacher and student leader is female. Deferring to male authority? Why would I do that?
And so a small gang of boys made sure to teach me a lesson. They called me Doglin, barked at me down the echoing hallways, even brought a dog biscuit and laid it on my desk. I walked home every day alone, in tears, often getting into bed with all my clothes on to cry and sleep and recover before it all started again the next day.
Hell. School was hell.
I eventually managed to turn it around, snagging a cute boyfriend, starting a school newspaper and — score! — was even named Prom Queen. It taught me that a shitty situation can, sometimes, be transformed.
But there are days I feel like there's still a target on my back. I've experienced much bullying since then, mostly in work settings where casual cruelty is considered normal. I also come from a family of people with explosive, nasty tempers — being the recipient of verbal abuse will set me back for days, even weeks.
I know why people bully. I get it. I don't care.
And far too many of those who see it choose to turn a bind eye: "Suck it up. Man up! Kids will be kids."
My husband, who was small and slight as a boy, was also tormented by bullies. We both know what this does to you, then and later. There is no excuse for verbal abuse or physical harassment — we all refuse to tolerate physical assault and know it's against the law.
Here's my essay about it that ran in USA Today. And here's a recent helpful book on the subject.
This 7:37 animated video is moving, powerful and made me want to cry.
He gets it.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) Anthony Marshall scored a season-high 20 points, and Justin Hawkins and Khem Birch scored off rebounds on consecutive possessions in the final 1:18 to help UNLV upset No. 15 San Diego State 82-75 on Wednesday night.
Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 14 points and Birch had 12 for the Runnin' Rebels (15-3, 2-1 Mountain West Conference), who fell out of the AP Top 25 on Monday after losing at New Mexico and going to overtime against Air Force before winning.
The Runnin' Rebels outrebounded the Aztecs 43-31.
The Aztecs' loss left No. 19 New Mexico as the only team with a perfect league record at 3-0. The Lobos beat Boise State 79-74 in overtime.
Jamaal Franklin had a game-high 27 points while freshman Winston Shepard had 18 and Chase Tapley 16 for the Aztecs (14-3, 2-1).
San Diego State hadn't lost at home since a 77-67 defeat to New Mexico on Feb. 15.
Marshall had five straight points for UNLV, including his second coast-to-coast layup and a drive up the key for a 73-70 lead with 4:05 left before Franklin made a layup and was fouled by Marshall - his fourth - and converted the three-point play to tie it.
UNLV went back ahead 76-73 when Dejean-Jones made one of two free throws and Birch had a putback.
On SDSU's next possession, Franklin and Tapley both missed 3-point shots and the Aztecs missed two close-range shots.
UNLV rebounded, called a timeout and Dejean-Jones missed a long 3-pointer. However, Hawkins grabbed the rebound and put it back for a 78-73 lead with 1:18 to go.
Shepard made a bank shot with 1:05 left. Marshall missed for UNLV but Birch grabbed the rebound and scored to make it 80-75.
Anthony Bennett, UNLV's leading scorer at 19.6 points per game, was held to nine points.
UNLV led 48-42 at halftime and quickly extended the lead to 10 points in the opening 3:25 of the second half. Bennett made a reverse layup and a fallaway jumper, and Marshall had a defensive rebound and drove the length of the court for a layup for a 56-46 lead.
UNLV's lead was 60-51 when the Aztecs went on a 12-0 run. Franklin made two free throws, Skylar Spencer had a tip-in, Shepard made an inside shot, JJ O'Brien made a layup on a nice pass from Shepard out near the 3-point arc, Tapley had a layup and Shepard made a bank shot for a 63-60 lead with 9:50 to go.
The Runnin' Rebels regained the lead at 64-63 with consecutive field goals by Marshall, a bank shot and a basket off a rebound.
Bennett had two slam dunks early to help the Runnin' Rebels take a 16-8 lead. He also was whistled for a technical foul after his second dunk, apparently for saying something.
San Diego State made 15 of 19 free throws in the half but shot only 40 percent from the field. UNLV shot 57.6 percent.


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While he offers no citation, the same Reddit tipster who absolutely nailed every detail of the Mass Effect: Rebellion Pack nearly three weeks before Sony's Hong Kong website outed it, is back at it again with information on Mass Effect 3: Earth, the upcoming multiplayer extension and, more broadly, the "Extended Cut" DLC.
Quoting derptemp6698:
The fighting is fiercest when it's your home at stake! Mass Effect 3™: Earth adds mods, gear, and new maps for Rio, Vancouver, and London. It features 3 new weapons: Piranha assault shotgun, Acolyte pistol, and Typhoon light machine gun. Six new human N7 classes are also available: Destroyer, Paladin, Demolisher, Slayer, Shadow, and Fury!
derptemp6698 also mentioned the "Extended Cut" DLC, the one that provides the clamored-for alternate ending to Mass Effect 3 (called "expanded" here), but it doesn't shed much more light than what was already known.
An expanded ending for Mass Effect 3. Additional scenes and an extended epilogue reveal the impact of Shepard's choices on the future of the galaxy.
He had no information on a release date for either pack, and noted that they are separate extensions.
I've reached out to an Electronic Arts representative for Mass Effect to get a confirm, deny or no comment. Any uttered will be updated here.
Update: An EA representative said the company doesn't comment on rumor or speculation.
Multiplayer DLC leak, round 2! (Going to believe me this time?) [Reddit, h/t OldManOnTheHill]


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For example: swamp thing having +5 power for controlling a location seems nuts to me. I just have him at 3 power so he's still playable.
I just got the multiverse and had Oa location come up and is it meant to be played because it's a free draw since the lowest SV is brainaic at 10 power. How do others deal with this interaction?
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If a person fails to appear in court when she has been properly ordered to do so, the judge is authorized to issue a warrant (a court order authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest someone) for her arrest. A warrant issued this way is called a bench warrant.
E.g. X has fallen behind on court-ordered child support and is served with an order to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for not complying. X failed to appear at the scheduled hearing; the judge may issue a bench warrant authorizing the police to arrest X and bring him before the judge to answer the charge of contempt. (Lectric Law Library)
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In recent years, Loyola University Chicago has had a growing problem with the use of Fraudulent Identification Cards (Fake IDS) by their under-21 students.
It is important to know that the possession of a fake ID is considered a Class IV Felony offense in the state of Illinois. Please note, this refers to possession of a fake ID, not just use or attempted use. Having a fake ID is enough to be charged with a felony.
Fake IDs are one of those victimless crimes that many people feel is an infringement upon them. This is not the case and Fake IDs are taken very seriously by the University and Law Enforcement agencies. In this world where terrorism is a threat in the back of every person's head, the role of a fraudulent ID has taken on a bigger implication, more than just college aged people wanting access to alcohol. The growing concern of enemies of America gaining access to country has lead to a tighter crack-down on fake ID use.


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How to Network: A Step-by-Step Guide for Job Searching
December 17, 2009 at 10:32 am 23 comments
Over the last year or two, the climate for job searching has changed radically. The more traditional methods of finding employment (scanning job boards, applying to online postings, sending résumés to companies, etc.) are no longer considered to be very effective by most people. It seems that everywhere you look for advice, job-seekers are hearing that magic word, "networking" as the answer to how to find a job in today's challenging market. As a recruiter who regularly advises job-seekers, the question I've been getting more and more is: "Exactly how do I network?" To put it another way: "What are the steps I should go through to effectively search for a job using 'networking?'" It seems like an obvious question, but finding a clear answer is not so easy.
SO – I will now attempt to provide a step-by-step guide for job-seekers on How to Network. This is a rather long blog … so relax, grab a cup of coffee, and read on! As a starting point, here are five basic steps I've identified that will serve as an outline for this guide:
1) Building Your Target Company List.
2) Identifying the Key People in Your Target Companies.
3) Reaching Out to Your Targeted People.
4) Talking / Meeting With Your Targets.
5) Following-Up and Staying in Touch With Your Network.
I've already written about some of these steps in great detail in former blog entries. In those areas, I will simply point you back to the prior blogs. You may also want to start by reading "Looking for Networking in All the Wrong Places" for an overview of the wrong vs. the right ways to network.
1) Building Your Target Company List.
The process starts with some soul-searching. What are you actually qualified for, based on your past work experiences? Exactly what type of job are you looking for? What is your industry niche? What is your particular area of expertise? What job function makes the most sense as a next step for you? Answering those basic questions is easy for some, and confusing and difficult for others. However, figuring those things out determines everything else that follows. Only you know what you are experienced at, and what you are truly qualified for. If you cannot answer those questions easily, then it may be time for some serious career counseling. Pursuing jobs that you are really not qualified for can be a huge waste of time for many people, including the people you might network with in that pursuit. For now, I will assume that you know what industry niche and job function your background and skills logically lead you to … what positions you are clearly qualified for based on your experience. You should also consider things like how far you'd be willing to commute every day, what size company you'd be comfortable in, etc. The more you can narrow down exactly what type of position you'd be most qualified for, and exactly what type of company you'd like to work at where such a job exists, the more effective your targeted networking is likely to be. The key is to narrow your focus as specifically as possible.
Once you've answered those questions for yourself, you are ready to identify companies in your geographic area that might have jobs that fit you. (If you are considering relocating, you can repeat this process with different locations to assemble multiple target lists.) Now you need to do some research. My advice is to use a professional business database like Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database Premier or ReferenceUSA Business. Anyone with a public library card number can log into those databases from any home computer! (Ask your local librarian for help if you don't know how to do this.) This gives you access to full information on millions of companies, including every business in the U.S. and the leading businesses in Canada. Use the advanced search mode to generate a list of companies that are the most likely to have jobs like the one you think you fit. To do that, put in search criteria that fit your profile. Company look-ups can contain multiple search criteria, including location by zip or area code, industry, size, products, number of employees, revenue, and specialty fields. Try using keywords specific to your niche. Keep narrowing the search criteria until you get the list to under 100 results. If this is your first search, I'd say to go even further and narrow it closer to 50. (You can always go back later and widen this list to get more targets if you exhaust your first list.) Print out the list and look it over carefully. You can probably eliminate quite a few companies based on things you already know – places that you've heard bad things about, places that you know are in financial trouble or any number of other personal red flags. Simply cross those places off the list. What's left is your first target list!
2) Identifying the Key People in Your Target Companies.
Next is the task of identifying people in the companies on your target list that you want to reach out to. For each company, you'll want to start a separate list for yourself of the key people you identify, and devise a way to keep track of what actions you take with each of those target people (e.g. sent intro email, left voice-mail message, spoke with on the phone, met with, followed-up with, etc.) You can do this with an Excel spreadsheet, a Word document, or using simple paper and pencil. Whatever works best for you. The key is to stay organized, and to remember who you've contacted (how & when), what the results were, and what the next step is for each target person.
The people most valuable to you are those that 1) work in the area of the company that your potential job would be in; 2) actually do the job you want to have; or 3) hire and supervise the people who do the job you want – otherwise known as "decision-makers!" Obviously, #3 above is your ultimate goal. Numbers 1 and 2 can potentially lead you to #3. Figuring out who these people are, and how to contact them (email addresses, phone numbers, LinkedIn Profiles, etc.) can be very time-consuming … and can be done using many different methods. I would suggest concentrating on one company at a time, and then skipping to step 3 below (reaching out.) Then return to this step for the next company, and so on.
The first place to look is in the information that your original database search returned, which often includes company contact information, decision-maker names, executive biographies, and more.
LinkedIn would be the next place to look. Do an advanced search for anyone who works at one of your target companies. Limit the results to people who are local to you, and who work in your niche (using either keywords, or job titles.) People you'll find using the LinkedIn People Search will either be connected to you directly (1st degree), connected to one of your direct connections (2nd degree), connected to someone else who is connected to one of your direct connections (3rd degree) or will share mutual LinkedIn Group Memberships with you. Many people on LinkedIn are not connected to you at all … however, you can only send LinkedIn messages to people that are connected to you in some way. Therefore, it is in your best interest to join as many LinkedIn Groups as you can. (Their limit is 50.) Join groups likely to be of interest to your industry. The more members a group has, the more likely you'll snag contacts in your target list. If you go the the Groups screen and click on "Find a Group" and then "Search" the groups using keywords, the results will be ordered by membership size with the largest groups at the top. (Each group will have the number of members listed below it's description.) Try using your city as a keyword to find locally based groups. Try adding terms specific to your niche to limit it to groups that your target people would be most likely to have joined. Another trick is to examine the profiles of people who you've already identified as key targets, and look to see what groups they are members of. Then simply request to join those groups. It sometimes takes a day or two to get "approved" … but almost every LinkedIn group approves all membership requests.
A personal referral from someone you actually know to a real decision-maker in one of your target companies is the "Holy Grail" of this kind of networking. (The next best thing would be a referral to someone else who knows the decision-maker and can potentially refer you after you meet with them.) If you are able to contact a decision-maker with the intro statement: "I just met with a mutual friend of ours, Joe Shmoe, and he spoke very highly of you and suggested that I reach out to you …" then your chances of scoring a meeting with that person are very high. This type of direct referral should always be a goal that you keep in the back of your mind as you go through these steps.
If you happen to spot one of your target people on LinkedIn that is connected to someone else you know, then the most obvious thing for you to do is reach out to your 1st degree connection and ask them to refer or introduce you to the target. Of course, that only works if you actually know the person you are connected to, and that person actually knows your target. You cannot assume that every LinkedIn member actually knows every person on their own contact list. Many people accept invitations to connect from people they don't actually know very well, or at all! The only way to find out is to ask, and you have nothing to lose by trying.
Finally, show your target company list to literally everyone you know: family, friends, neighbors, business associates, clients, former customers, school alumni, church/synagogue members, etc. Ask everyone if they know anyone who works at those companies – especially in your specific niche area of those companies. If someone you know gives you a referral, ask for a phone number and an email address … and ask if you can use the referring person's name when you contact them.
3) Reaching Out to Your Targeted People.
Now that you have your target company list, and you've identified people at those companies that you want to network with, it's time to actually contact those people. This is a step that I've already described in a previous post. Read "Targeted Networking: How to Effectively Reach Out." In that posting, you'll find details on my two-step method for approaching specific people you've already identified on your target list, with the goal of setting up a meeting with them. This involves 1) an intro email, and then 2) a follow-up phone call. I've even provided a sample email template that anyone can adapt and use.
4) Talking / Meeting With Your Targets.
OK, so you've reached out to your targets, and some have responded to you with invitations to talk – either by phone, or in person. Naturally, a face-to-face meeting is preferable and WAY more effective than a phone conversation. However, many people are simply too busy to want to meet with you in person … so you take what you can get! If they do agree to meet you in person, you should suggest meeting for coffee – or in some other informal setting.
So, exactly what should your goal be for this conversation or meeting? First, let's talk about what you should NOT be doing. You should NOT start by giving the person your résumé (unless they specifically ask for it.) You should NOT ask for a job. You should NOT ask the person if their company is hiring, and then ask them to help you get in front of the hiring manager. All of those hard-sell approaches will turn people off faster than a sleazy used car salesperson! They'll feel put on the spot and taken advantage of, and they'll immediately regret having agreed to talk with you! Instead, the approach should be the classic networking tactic: "Since you are an expert in your field, I'd like to find out more about your background and experiences, and ask for your career advice and help." Flattering the person and simply asking for their advice and expertise is much more likely to score you points than sounding like a desperate job-seeker.
The goal of any networking meeting with a person from your target list is very simple: you want them to get to know you and vice-versa – in an informal way. This is not an interview. It's a conversation with a potential networking partner. You should ask to hear more about their background. You want to learn more about their industry, their job, their company. You should wait until the person asks about you, and then tell them your story. In doing so, you'll want to be brief, and hit the highlights of your experiences and areas of expertise. You should clearly describe what type of position you are hoping to uncover through your networking activities. You also want to make clear that while you are, indeed "in transition" … you don't expect that person to have a job for you. Rather, you hope that person can give you some expert advice – perhaps point you in the right direction, or suggest other people they might recommend you talk with.
Most decision-makers you'll network with won't have a job for you that day. Again, your goal should be to simply have them get to know and remember you. Show them your target list. They might know of an opening at another company, or be able to refer you to someone else at another target company on your list. Or perhaps they'll hear about a job elsewhere later, or a job will open up in their own company tomorrow, or next week, or next month. You want them to know who you are, and most importantly to LIKE YOU and REMEMBER YOU! It's all about being in front of the right person at the right time.
One more very important point about meetings: while it will be obvious that as the job-seeker, you have much more to gain from this networking meeting than the other person, you should still attempt to offer to help your target. Networking only works when both parties feel they are getting something out of the partnership – that it's truly a 2-way street. Read "The Art of Giving: the Key to Effective Networking" for more on this essential concept, and for suggestions on specific ways that you can actually offer to help a target. Don't make the all-too-common mistake of taking without giving. One-way partnerships usually don't work very well.
5) Following-Up and Staying in Touch With Your Network.
The final step in the Networking process is following-up. [Read "Following Up: An Essential Key to Success" for more on why this step is so important.] Staying in touch with the key people you've talked with and/or met with is critical. As you keep reaching out to and meeting with more and more targets and decision-makers (or people who can refer you to those targets and decision-makers) your network will grow larger and larger. And it will be made up of key people in your industry who all tend to know each other and are "well-connected."
As suggested above in Step #2, you need to keep careful records on everyone you talk or meet with from your target list. The first thing you should do is write a thank-you email immediately after a first networking conversation or meeting. (Some people recommend sending an old-fashioned hand-written thank-you note to stand out from the crowd. While there's certainly nothing wrong with doing that, I say send an email first because it is so immediate – and it also puts your contact information in their email inbox where they can easily find you later.) Then, you need to remain in touch on a regular basis. You'll need to set yourself reminders (perhaps on your calendar) to not forget to follow-up regularly with each and every networking contact you connect with on your target list. There's nothing more disappointing than having a great networking meeting that lacks any follow-up. It's kind of like having a first date where you think you really clicked with the other person, but then you never hear from them again! The onus is all on you here – don't drop the ball. If you want your targets to remember and help you, you must make the effort to stay in touch!
I try to send an individual follow-up email to each of my target contacts at least once a month. (Mass emails to a large list of addresses is a big no-no … send each person an individual email, and add a personal comment to each one if possible.) Follow-up emails should include any updates on your job-seeking activities, a list of every significant meeting that you've had since your last email, and a reminder that you are still "in transition." It's especially important to let a contact know if you meet with someone they specifically referred you to – and thank them profusely for that referral. This entire process is a long-term strategy that can be very time-consuming, and it may not produce quick results (i.e. a job.) It will, however, position you well for long-term success in today's highly competitive job market.
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Mike – As usual, a great article – especially so, because I agree with all that you have said.
Networking is, of course, a huge subject. And it takes a great deal more actual effort – but is far more interesting – than the old crank-out-the-resumes approach. Far greater likelihood of success too.
I want to reinforce the notion that THIS STUFF TAKES TIME. Everything from deciding your future (no small thing) to building the list of companies, finding contacts, etc. – all this takes time. Be patient and be ready to work and invest the time needed to do this right. It will pay off.
Hi Michael – thanks for the mention in your blog – we committed in 2009, and will carry through to the new year, to share with our library clients and their patrons, the ways to use the data in ReferenceUSA as a career search tool. Your point is an important one – identify the universe of potential employers – our seminars dig even deeper into building a marketing and networking strategy. The best part is that we continue to hear success stories back from the front lines. Keep up the good work and best wishes for the new year!
Hi Michael,
I have been in Talent Acquisition and Outside Sales B2B in the employment industry for a plethora of years and found your articles to be right on target. I wish you continued success in your career endeavors in 2010.
Best Regards,
Karen Evertsen
As a current job-seeker and former Recruiter myself, there are quite a number of excellent observations you've made in your articles / blog here over the past few weeks. Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to put it all together.
Steve Horowitz
Mike-great post, as usual. I was laid off on September 30th and was offered a job with a great company last Friday, I am accepting it tomorrow. I would not have been able to do this without my network. However when I was working I did what a lot of us do when we are employed, I let my network slide. Weekends were for recuperating and lunch at work was for wasting time with co-workers, not calling old contacts. BIG MISTAKE. It was through sheer determination that I built it back up again and I can assure you this slide will not happen again.
I believe in the job market we will see in the future where unemployment will be between 8%-10% for say the next 24 months keeping your network live and engaged with you WHILE YOU ARE EMPLOYED is one of the most critical things you can do and ultimately you never know who can help you so you can not be afraid to "cold call" someone who is a distant contact or may seem inconsequential. One of the people that helped me the most is a old trading partner of mine from Southern India, from half a world away he was networking for me and scored me several interviews. The good news is today it is easier to keep your network with you and engaged.
If anyone wants to network I am at email@example.com
This was excellent advice and really good reading. I sincerely appreciate your taking the time and energy for putting out such good stuff that reaches so many. The article was an important reminder to invest more effort into networking as one tends to slacken off, especially approaching the year-end. Thank you again!
Michael, I found your information very helpful. I now understand more about the give and take of networking and as Carolyn said above how not to appear bothersome, but still stay in touch.
Mike, I feel I have screamed this very same list from the rooftops to my job seekers, and they still don't get it. So I am adding a link to your blog from my site for job seekers. Hopefully the way you explain it will help them get the message.
This is great Mike, but what about people like me who are making a career change?
Thank you Michael for your response. I agree it is going to be a major up hill battle, but time for me to move on from sales.
Do you know of any blogs that do deal with this subject matter?
I know there are many people out there looking , but my approach is to look for entry level positions. I have many skills along with my masters to offer a company. It will take a lot of work on my part.
Michael – great work, as usual. I take a lot of pride in and satisfaction from helping folks I know who are in transition. Above all else I push them hard on the subject of networking as an effective job search strategy and often share with them articles, etc. I come across. In fact, I have been building a little repository of job search related information and articles and have several on networking. I will be going through everything I have complied on the networking topic and will be deleting several and replacing them with this one.
BTW – I have been sharing many of your postings lately, always giving you high marks and encouraging them to visit your blog site, when doing so.
Keep up the great work!
Mike, your articles are right on target. Very, very helpful. I was out of work for 10 months and found a job, which I started in November. It's a job that was not posted anywhere. I used to work with someone who works for my new company and he called me to say there might be an opening. He even went so far as to set up a lunch for me with my new boss. The rest is history. Being out of work for the first time in my career was interesting, frustrating, challenging, fun, and rewarding depending on the day. I am now volunteering at my Church and helping others in transition and plan on directing them to your blogs. In addition, I'm going to use a lot of the information you've written as a point of discussion with this group. Thanks for sharing such helpful information. It really is all about networking. Thank you.
Did you find the 10-month gap hindered you during other interviews? Also, one thing I'll be doing, as I realized how important it is to give back, is to help others with their job search-not everyone can write a resume, cover letter, etc.
I found your article through LinkedIn.com and ended up skimming through your entire blog. I appreciate how detailed you were with your job-hunting advice. Very useful tool. Thank you!
Hi Michael: As a past recruiter and current career advisor, I couldn't stree this information enough with clients. I really like the 5-step process – great advice. I love the information you are providing.
I will soon be out of work and although I am in the HR field myself, I am finding your blogs very informative
Thanks, Michael, for such great insight into the recruitment world. I am really finding it helpful, and have already recommended your blog to a couple of my friends. I am a fresh graduate looking for a job, and would love to have more tips for the recent graduate.
Thanks for doing this great job. Good Luck
Networking for me is as simple as this:
1) Go to your Linkedin page
2) Go through your friends list (people you know)
3) Check out what they exactly do
4) Google the company they work for, check for gaps you can fill with your skills, check for vacancies they have
5) Meet up with your friend who works for that company
6) Tell him frankly that you can work here to fill this specific gap or vacancy
7) Based on his response find a way to get more information to win the job
Hi Michael,
Echoing some same praise as others have mentioned regarding your blog/posts. The advice is spot on during this period of COVID-19 whereas many people have been impacted by job loss, health issues and untimely deaths. I accidently stumbled on you blog when I was researching usage of the "T" formatted Cover Letter. After reading that article, the inline links to other stories piqued my interests. Each successive article revealed to me a lot of information that I was not aware of for example: dealing with recruiters, how to build a target company list, etc. Some of these concepts have been mentioned in passing, however, you provided a detailed path for success. Thanks in advance. Please keep sharing. There are many more job-seekers who can benefit from your encouraging words.
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Some pregnant women find they get lots of headaches. They are most common in early pregnancy and usually improve or stop completely during the last 6 months.
They don't harm your baby, but they can be uncomfortable for you.
Headaches can sometimes be a symptom of pre-eclampsia, a condition that affects some pregnant women, usually from around 20 weeks of pregnancy or soon after the baby is delivered. Pre-eclampsia can lead to serious complications if it's not moitored and treated.
Non-urgent advice: Call your midwife or maternity unit immediately if you have:
- a severe headache
- problems with vision, such as blurring or seeing flashing lights
- pain just below your ribs
- vomiting
- a sudden increase in swelling of your face, hands, feet or ankles
Any of these could be signs of pre-eclampsia and need to be checked.
Coping with headaches in pregnancy
Paracetamol is the first choice of painkiller if you're pregnant or breastfeeding. It's been taken by many pregnant and breastfeeding women with no harmful effects in the mother or baby.
However, for safety, if you take paracetamol in pregnancy or while breastfeeding, take it for the shortest possible time.
You can get advice from your pharmacist, midwife or GP about how much paracetamol you can take and for how long.
Read more about taking paracetamol in pregnancy.
There are some painkillers you should avoid in pregnancy – such as those containing codeine, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen – unless prescribed by your doctor.
You can also make changes to your lifestyle to help prevent and treat headaches. Try to:
- drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration
- get enough sleep – read tiredness and sleep in pregnancy to find out more about tackling this
- rest and relax – you could try a pregnancy yoga class, for example
Find out more about health problems in pregnancy.
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The fact the Orioles reportedly have signed outfielder Nate McLouth to a one-year deal worth just $2 million plus incentives doesn't mean that it's not a very important move in the greater scheme of things.
McLouth was a very important part of the club's late-season success and he will be back for a full season, most likely as the everyday left fielder. The Orioles are hoping that Nolan Reimold bounces back from neck surgery to finally establish himself as a solid run-producer, but – more often than not – Buck Showalter is going to be most comfortable with three Gold Glove winners arrayed across the outfield.
There was some doubt whether McLouth would come back, so give Dan Duquette and his minions credit for getting him to accept a one-year deal at a modest salary. McLouth obviously hopes to re-establish his credentials as a full-time player and re-enter the free agent market with more leverage later. If he continues to play the way he did down the stretch last season, he'll be the bargain acquisition of the offseason.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — The newest Medal of Honor winner, former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts, said he wanted the nation not to remember his name, but those of the nine men who were killed in one of the fiercest fights of the war in Afghanistan.
"Valor was everywhere that day and the real heroes are the nine men who made the ultimate sacrifice so the rest of us could come home," Pitts told reporters in a short statement after receiving the nation's highest award for valor in combat.
President Barack Obama awarded Pitts the medal on Monday in a White House ceremony, saying the former Army sergeant represented the best of America's military.
Pitts, severely wounded while serving as a forward observer six years ago in a fierce battle in Afghanistan's Kunar province, is the the ninth person to receive for actions during wars in Afghanistan or Iraq.
"In Ryan Pitts, you see the humility and the loyalty that define America's men and women in uniform," Obama said.
In the predawn hours of July 13, 2008, Pitts, who was wounded in one arm and both legs and near death, lobbed grenades at militants so close he could hear them talking, and he fired a machine gun at the enemy.
He tossed grenade after grenade under a hail of enemy gunfire as comrades fell. He also asked other soldiers to fire at his position to prevent the enemy from gaining ground, according to the Army's account of events.
By the time fellow soldiers reached his position, Pitts was bleeding profusely yet firing furiously as he struggled to defend his post.
"It just seemed like the only option," Pitts told CNN before the ceremony. "Stay and fight. For whatever reason."
Nine soldiers died in the battle. Pitts read their names: Spc. Sergio Abad, Cpl. Jonathan Ayers, Cpl. Jason Bogar, 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom, Sgt. Israel Garcia, Cpl. Jason Hovater, Cpl. Matthew Phillips, Cpl. Pruitt Rainey, and Cpl. Gunnar Zwilling.
"Thank you, chosen few," he said.
Twenty-seven others were injured.
The chaotic Battle of Wanat was later the subject of a military investigation.
The President paid tribute those who died, mentioning them by name.
"It is remarkable that we have young men and women serving in our military who day in and day out are able to perform with so much integrity, so much humility and so much courage," Obama said. "Ryan represents the very best of that tradition. And we are very, very proud of him."
Pitts has since retired from the military and lives in Nashua, New Hampshire, where he works for the computer software industry and is the father of a 1-year-old son. Monday was his second wedding anniversary.
For Pitts, who has "always wanted to serve" since age 17, the award also recognizes the efforts of his fallen comrades.
"They were incredible soldiers. I mean they were warriors that day," Pitts said. "But they were also great people."
He remembers how Zwilling, Phillips and Rainey all "loved to play poker."
"They were all pretty good at it. Rainey was probably the best. He had won quite a bit of money playing poker in Afghanistan."
Bogar "was very introspective and reflective on our time there. Probably more so than the rest of us," he recalled. Abad was deployed before he could wed so "he married his wife over the phone in Afghanistan."
Brostrom was a father who loved to surf and who adored his alma mater, the University of Hawaii, he said.
Hovater "was probably the funniest guy in the platoon. Great sense of humor. He'd make fun of himself just as much as he'd make fun of anybody else. Nobody was safe," Pitts said.
"We were like family," he said.
Garcia "loved his wife, his family. He was a happy guy. A very infectious smile."
Pitts remembers holding Garcia's hand as he died and promising him that he would tell his wife and mother that he loved them.
"There wasn't a whole lot that I could do for him, so I just held his hand and — I couldn't tell you much of what we talked about or even if we talked that much. I just know that he told me to tell his wife and mom that he loved them," Pitts said.
After his deployment, Pitts kept his promise.
"I went back to Italy and his mom — Mary Cruz and his wife, Leslie, (were) there. So I was able to sit down — (Spc. Michael Denton) came with me. We were both able to sit down and told them."
Pitts said he wouldn't do anything differently because a brotherhood was forged through battle.
"The term brother is the best to describe our relationship — but it almost … seems to fall short of, you know, how we feel about each other and the people I've met," he said clearing his throat. "The impact they had on my life — personally and professionally, the experiences that I went through with them — I wouldn't trade anything for it."


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