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'The easy-to-use, long-lasting answer to eyebrow perfection, whatever the natural state of your arches. This tinted, creamy formula is waterproof, smudgeproof and ideal for creating defined, natural-looking brows that won't run down your face. The gel-mousse consistency glides on seamlessly and adheres to each individual hair'.
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'A beautiful, buttery pressed powder, this illuminator is so finely milled it's almost creamy - perfect for granting a dazzling, lit-from-within skin-finish'.
'This facial spray acts like a vitamin shot bringing an instant burst of radiance to the complexion. It is a quick way to refresh your skin and wake yourself up at that 4pm lull in the work day'.
'Supermud Clearing Treatment purges pores of blackhead causing grime, whilst resurfacing skin with a specialist blend of alpha-hydroxy acids. Suitable for use as a full mask or targeted on-the-spot treatment, this quells unwelcome rebellions; unifying skin tone and stimulating the synthesis of elastin and collagen'.
'An 'instant' facial, the combination of minerals, clays, essential oils and extracts work to brighten, tone and tighten in as little as fifteen minutes. A perfect pre-date skin pick-me-up, it gently exfoliates to loosen dulling dead cells whilst hydrating, conditioning and encouraging the production of collagen'.
'This treatment turns from mud-to-oil, to eliminate makeup and dirt with a pore-purifying medly of four muds and four oils that leaves your skin looking like new. This luxurious creamy clay formula removes all traces of weekly build up and dirt - ideal for those with congested complexions, who want a detoxing yet nourishing twice-a-week deep-cleansing treatment'.
'This physical exfoliator leaves skin feeling peachy smooth and soft - polishing to perfection, without upsetting your skin's sensibilities. Packed with resurfacing ruby crystals to eliminate surface dirt, dead cells and debris, this reveals a refined and radiant skin surface within seconds'.
'Huda Beauty's bestselling style, Samantha #7 are an essential addition to you false eyelash collection. They suit every eye shape and grant daytime drama without looking overtly 'faux'. They're also suitable for layering, for those who like maximum impact'.
'Ultra-long and voluminous, Huda Beauty's Scarlett #8 are the perfect accompaniment to daring eye make up looks - granting enviable length and curl thanks to lashes of varying length and thickness'.
'With easy-to-follow instructions and beautifully buttery, blendable powders, Kevyn Aucoin's The Contour Book: The Art of Sculpting & Defining is a stunning addition to your make up wardrobe'.
'The brand's exquisite range of hard-working, multi-tasking products allows you to achieve a flawless professional-looking finish whether you're a make up expert or a beauty beginner'.
'With a potent blend of high-tech natural ingredients including a broad range of vitamins and essential skin nutrients, this is the original gel cleanser of its ilk; totally unique, it helps to strengthen and revitalise skin whilst eliminating every last speck of residual everyday grime'.
'Astonishingly good value, this Morphe Brushes palette contains an array of wearable shades for achieving a spectrum of subtle to smouldering make up effects. The sleek, slimline palette is a favourite of professional make up artists, while the buttery powders blend together beautifully to achieve a seamless, photo-ready finish'.
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Are your ears blocked with ear wax?
Very often we get asked if we provide ear wax removal services, and the answer is yes!
*Ear wax removal service only available for patients aged 19 and above.
In the section below we try to answer the most commonly presented questions pertaining to earwax removal.
What is your ear-wax removal service?
Simple ear-wax removal is when the procedure takes 15 minutes or less. The cost is $45 per ear. We will inspect your ear canals and recommend whether ear-wax removal is necessary. You will only be charged if we actually conduct the entire procedure. Approximately 80% of earwax removal cases fall in this category.
However, occasionally we see patients with significant ear wax buildup that requires multiple treatments. Procedures that last longer than 15 minutes are classified as complex and are charged at a rate of $75/ear.
A simple earwax removal treatment lasts 15 minutes.
Complex procedures can take up to 30-40 minutes. Typically involved administering Cerumol and permitting time for earwax to dissolve. Multiple flushing treatments may be required.
If you have diabetes, sensitive skin in the ear canal, a current bout of infection in your ear canal or had one in the recent past we can unfortunately not perform ear wax removal.
For a better outcome, we recommend you use Cerumol / Audiologist Choice oil for a few days before the treatment. The oil is available for purchase here.
The first step is to inspect your ear-canals with an otoscope — some of our locations are equipped with digital otoscopes permitting you to see exactly the extent of earwax buildup. Initial viewing will determine if earwax removal is necessary or possible. In many cases small buildup is natural and is part of the body's natural defence system — in which case we will not perform earwax removal.
If earwax buildup is significant and deemed required, we may start by using an oil to dissolve hardened earwax. The oil we use is called cerumol and may be available for purchase in our clinics.
Removal is then typically performed using a gentle irrigation method. With the help of a special irrigation tool we will flush out any excess earwax. We may also use special grasping tools such as alligator forceps to grab and pull out portions of earwax. The specific method is highly case dependent.
Who performs the procedure and what are their professionals qualifications?
Earwax removal is performed by our professionally trained and certified Audiologists or Hearing Instrument Specialists. All clinicians that perform this procedure have undergone training and are certified. Certification & training is provided by Phonak, AHIP, or other reputable organizations and manufacturers.
Will I notice a difference in my hearing after earwax removal?
If your ear-canals were blocked due to excessive buildup of wax you will likely notice an immediate and significant improvement in your hearing. For severe cases you may also feel a relieved sensation after pressure from buildup has been cleared.
How do I know if I need earwax removal?
Can earwax removal improve my hearing?
Why I shouldn't be using Q-tips to clean my ears.


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Guest Post by J: Thoughts on Conservatives, Sad Choices, Lady Parts
"So I read women prefer a conservative man in bed," C said.
"Where the hell did you read that shit?" I said.
"Let me guess, it was on Breitbart or something."
"Umm, yeah. I read it online at the Daily Mail. It quoted stats from some millionaire survey. Apparently rich women love conservative men, because we're more masculine. We instinctively understand how to take control in the bedroom," C said.
C was wearing his red Trump shirt with the message, "Make America Great Again." He shifted anxiously in frat boots.
"C, have you seriously forgotten our last several interactions?" I said."Well, you know, all that role play was really more for you than for me," C said.
"Plus, I really didn't want to be Tyrion. You just wouldn't let me be Khal Drago.""You act like Khal Drago is your spirit animal. Wait. Is that why you grew the man bun? OMG, I totally get it now," I said.
"By the way, Khal would for sure be a Republican," C said.
"Just so you know, Republican men have got to be the worst in bed. They have way too many sexual hang ups, and they're totally fixated on their own dicks. Seriously, think about it. Who do you honestly believe would be better in bed, Newt Gingrich or Bill Clinton? Ted Cruz or Cory Booker? Clarence Thomas or Justin Trudeau? Plus, Republicans are scared to death when it comes to lady parts," I said. "That's why they're always trying to regulate them."
"How can you even say that," C said. "This is totally not going in the direction I planned.""What? Did you think I'd agree with you and say something like, 'bend me over, Republican daddy,'" I said. "Umm, yeah. That would have been awesome," C said.
Part II: 'Warm full blooded life' in the land of the Irish
The last thing I remember after boarding the plane was Dr. A asking for two Irish whiskies on the rocks. Unfortunately, the only whiskey our flight had available was from Tennessee, so we settled for a Bailey's Irish Crème instead. After that, Dr. A and I both passed out. I'm sure by now you can probably guess where we were headed. Thanks to the huge tech sectors in both Austin and Dublin, American Airlines now has direct flights running constantly between the two, so we made the last flight out that night.
Before this trip, the only things I really knew about Ireland had to do with leprechauns, St. Patrick's Day, and James Joyce. I'd used a Joyce quote in my sugar baby profile, the one that caught Dr. A's interest, "love loves to love love," so it seemed appropriate that we ended up flying here now on vacation. Dr. A seemed to know even less about Ireland than me, so upon landing we googled the three phrases that made the most sense to us: "Hotel," "Dublin," "James Joyce," and it worked. We told the taxi driver to take us to Blooms hotel.
We arrived in a daze of windy rain and cold. But even with the freezing temperatures, everything that surrounded us remained a vivid green. There were these amazing 1920s style portraits of Molly, Bloom, and Stephen from Ulysses, painted four stories high on our hotel. The brightly colored murals reminded me of the art around Austin. I really couldn't have imagined anything more wonderful or whimsical than this. It was early afternoon when we arrived and a little too soon to check in, so we left our bags at the front desk and went walking around, eventually ending up in a little pub down the street, where we ordered a traditional Irish breakfast.
"You guys look you're in town for a visit," the waiter said. "What may I get for you?"
Dr. A and I looked at one another. "Bring us two of whatever you'd consider a good Irish breakfast," Dr. A said.
We learned quickly here that the Irish don't mess around when it comes to the first meal of the day. There's no cup of coffee and a biscuit. The waiter brought us pints of Guinness and two large plates with eggs, beans, tomatoes, sausages, potatoes, and toast. Considering how hung over we were from a combination of jet lag, travel, and last night's drinking, this had to be the Irish breakfast of champions. After eating we decided to wander around a little more.
"We need to get you something warmer to wear," Dr. A said. "And me, too. It's the damp cold here that makes you feel it so much more."
I was wearing my dad's old camouflage fleece jacket, which had been serving as my winter coat since I'd left for college. We were passing by a couple of tourist shops and noticed one that had stacks of thick wool sweaters. The sweaters were made of Irish wool, the kind I imagined a fisherman might wear, which was exactly what we needed right now. Dr. A bought himself one in dark green and me one in white; now there was no questioning that we were tourists. We walked around a little more, before going back to the hotel to officially check in.
By now we were tired, as the adrenaline and alcohol began to wane. We shed our sweaters, boots, and other layers, before falling exhausted into bed together. I couldn't tell if I was shivering now because I was tired, cold, or both. We held each other and began to kiss, and then slowly melted into one another, and then into a much needed sleep.
Part I: BDSM night, finding Dr. B, Drake, and chains
We decide to take an Uber to the S&M ball to find Dr. B. When the driver pulled up in front of the dorm to pick up up, I watched him do a double take as we climbed into the back seat of his Tahoe. The driver had a hipster mustache, and seemed confused."So, where are you girls off to tonight," the driver said."We're going downtown to Elysium, so if you could just take us there, that would be great," Jxxx said."So is this for some kind of fraternity party or something," the driver said."Why? Are you interested in going with us?" Jxxx said."No, I just figured, since you were all dressed up and you're coming from the dorms that it might be some sort of theme party," the driver said."Try not to think too much about it, and just take us there," Jxxx said."For what it's worth, you girls look really nice. I'm not sure you really want to go to Elysium though, if it's not for something special. There's a lot of crazy shit that goes on at that place," the driver said.When we arrived in front of Elysium, I could hear the music pulsating, some sort of industrial style techno mixed together with heavy metal. "Dr. B is supposed to be waiting for us inside. He said he'd be waiting inside the cage by the bar, waiting for me to release him," Jxxx said. "Okay, great," I said. I wasn't really sure what to say to that. I wondered how long Dr. B had been waiting for us, and why he put himself inside a cage. The place was filled with subs, doms, gimps, and goths. Everyone was standing around, as if waiting for something to happen. We made our way across to the bar, where there was a large cage that looked like something wheeled out of a mailroom. Dr. B excitedly waved at us. "I'm so glad you guys could make it tonight. I really do think it's going to be a lot of fun. The theme of the show is 'school girl night.' I guess I should have mentioned it, but you both look so beautiful, no need to adhere to the theme" Dr. B said. Dr. B reached through the cage to touch Jxxx's bright pink hair. She whipped his hand with her riding crop. "I didn't say you could touch, did I slave?" Jxxx said. "No, you did not. My apologies Mistress J," Dr. B said. Dr. B was wearing a latex pair of black boxer briefs, his spiked dog collar, and a series of heavy chains that crisscrossed over his shoulders and around his body. He looked like the Ghost of Christmas Past. I wondered if this mistress thing between him and Jxxx had become a regular form of interaction. I figured I'd have to ask her later. "Dr. B, why do you have all so many little scratches on your back?" Jxxx said. "Oh, well, it's kind of a long story. I was watching music videos on Youtube when I was on my lunch break today, and I saw Drake's, 'Chains.' There were some definite S&M elements in that video, so it occurred to me that adding some large chains might be a cool addition to the dog collar. I should have gone to a specialty store to find them, but instead I made a quick trip to Home Depot to pick some up after work. I think these were meant for heavy labor, because not only are they super heavy; they also have all these sharp little edges that are making my skin chafe."
Just the idea of Dr. B chafing in his chains grossed me out. I noticed Jxxx had pulled out Dr. B's leash and hooked it onto his collar. He was pretending to be a puppy again, and was wearing his ridiculous faux hawk. I wondered if anyone he worked with had any idea about the kinds of things Dr. B did and wore on the weekends.
I grew up in Lubbock, but decided to come to Austin for school. I love children and animals, the delicacy of flowers, the simplicity of a smile, and the occasional Disney princess (I especially like Belle and Rapunzel). I am interested in being interested, and have an uncanny ability to find humor in the most hopeless situations. I love people and the very human part of humanity. It didn't take me long to get tired of UT Frat Culture, so I decided to see what was out there. My roommate is in a sorority, so I still go to parties with her sometimes. But so far, I've really enjoyed being a Sugar Baby. It's been quite an adventure. Twitter: @thetinymom
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Politics & MoneyMortgage
Trump expected to name permanent CFPB director next week
Here are the top candidates
For the past six months, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has stood at the helm of the bureau, but now that's about to change.
The acting director had a rough start as just before former CFPB Director Richard Cordray stepped down, he promoted Leandra English from chief of staff to deputy director, positioning her to take over as acting director. But President Donald Trump fought Cordray's chosen line of succession and installed Mulvaney, who frequently criticized the agency while serving in Congress, as acting director.
That set off a legal battle over who was really in charge of the CFPB, but U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sided with Trump on two separate occasions, handing control of the bureau to Mulvaney.
But now that's coming to an end. The acting director can only serve six months, unless there is another candidate already nominated and going through the nomination process. The deadline to name a new director is June 22, 2018.
Mulvaney recently explained he was informed by the administration that it plans to nominate a permanent director next week, according to an article by Elizabeth Dexheimer and Saleha Mohsin for Bloomberg.
Sources familiar with the matter say President Donald Trump plans to name National Credit Union Administration Chairman J. Mark McWatters as permanent director, but not until close to June 22, according to an article by Kate Berry for American Banker.
However, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is also in the list of candidates Trump could select to lead the bureau, according to the Bloomberg article.
Representative Darrell Issa, the Republican lawmaker from California, is among the candidates who have been discussed as President Donald Trump gets closer to naming someone to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to people familiar with the matter.
"I was not involved in the process," Mulvaney said, adding that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and top White House economic advisers Larry Kudlow and Kevin Hassett have been leading the search. "Once they name a person I look forward to working with him or her to get that person up to speed." Kudlow suffered a heart attack on Monday and is recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but Mulvaney said that would not affect the timing.
Given the current rate of nomination approvals, this could leave Mulvaney in charge of the bureau at least until the end of the year.
But Mulvaney has made the most of his time at the CFPB.
Since becoming acting director in November, Mulvaney continues to make significant changes to the CFPB. Some of these changes include considering ending public access to bank complaints, changing its fair lending enforcement and even changing the bureau's name.
TransUnion recently reported that there will be a flood of first-time homebuyers in the market over the course of the next three years. Now, it looks like that flood may be ready to start, but the news isn't all good.


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Strategy Game Discussion
By Kolzig, May 19, 2007 in Strategy Game Discussion
illeria
Resident smartass
Yea I was pretty sad the end of that turny. Great games, but It would have been cool to see an actual European win. Very excited for the Korean finals next week though!
Thrustgristle Supplecakes
Oh for sure, me too.
I really loved I think it was game 3, where Stephano got caught by the 2-base all-in but still had the fucking crazy balls to start 2-2 right as the attack hit him. He defended every battle and drop just barely, the game was on a knife-edge for like 5 minutes, and then he just didn't scout for MVP's third and hadn't realized the extent to which MVP was all-inning and lost to a mediocre engagement because hellbats kill the shit out of lings and never die.
He was really good all series at stopping drops. Except for that last game where all his drones got torched.
I just did a couple hours of what amounts to basically lessons with a silver/gold player. We played some games and talked extensively about them afterwards each time, it's really incredible to see and be a part of someone actively learning in real-time right in front of you!
Not sure why I'm posting this, but it was a really affecting moment for me. I've spent thousands of hours watching professional Starcraft 1 and 2, and many hundreds exploring educational content like the Day[9] Daily, written guides on improving/builds/the metagame, etc. It's incredibly fulfilling to be putting all of that into action and really helping someone out a lot.
Man I really need to buy HotS.
Irishjohn
Spoiler for last night's MLG final in Korea, but I wrote a post about my experience watching it that touches on the larger concept of how eSports ties into sports. It's not the first time I've written on it, but maybe you guys might fancy a look:
http://www.theculturalapocalypse.com/home/2013/6/1/discussing-esports-again-the-drama-of-the-comeback.html
I'm interested in the connection between modern conceptions of popular sport and the emergence of "eSports" generally.
Bad Brain's Intern(TM)
This weekend the Dutch Starcraft League finals were held at the Animecon 2013 and I saw it live. It was amazing to see Starcraft on the big screen, a sight normally associated with a sea of South Koreans. Being in the audience, collective holding your breath or cheering when someone does an amazing play, is super.
osmosisch
Quit gettin' mad
Location: Onnen
Dutch Animecon
It Has Come To This!?
You make it sound like a bad thing...! About time we got some (really professional, by the way) coverage of e-sports.
Man, I dunno, people dressing up like Pikachu is just something I don't associate with this country, similar to wearing spurred cowboy boots or swimming in holes in the ice.
Oh, you meant the anime convention part. Well, I hate to break it to you, but they've been around for the last 15 years, attract upwards to 3000-4000 people per weekend, and cosplay has only increased in popularity in the last decade. It's interesting you say you don't associate it with our nation, since it is very much a 'hidden' subculture or hobby. It's very slowly gaining more acceptance in the mainstream, but in light of the massive popularity of these conventions, it's strange it's still relatively 'taboo'.
Ah that's awesome rodi, I wish I could go to a big live event. Hopefully next summer now that I finally have a job and can save up some cash.
edit: just saw the two big recent changes. Some cosmetic ladder changes, whatevs, and Spawning is back in! sweet I can put off buying HotS for a while.
AzKat
Dota2 4000 ranking scrub
Finished both Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm. Waiting impatiently for Legacy of the Void.
I need to know what happens to the universe, does saving Kerrigan do anything good or not, also quite interested if she and Raynor would get back together in the end since their falling apart was because of some scumbag who ordered his men to let Kerrigan in the hands of the zerg
All right this is a huge bump and if this counts as epic necro-posting then I am sorry, but the Legacy the Void beta is coming out in two weeks which has me pretty excited. Honestly more than any of the units, what I am most excited about is Archon mode. So if anyone else is similarly excited for Archon mode, let's partner up and get neural link going! *cue Pacific Rim theme music*
Provided we get into the closed beta, that is.
I recently finished Heart of the Swarm (took me long just to get to it), and it's such a step back from Wings of Liberty. For all the bitching about the Starcraft II story, I sincerely like WoL's story. Yes, it's cheesy and cliché-ridden, but it's also tonally consistent, shows a lot of warmth and is both funny and tense throughout. There's a theme, they know how to run it and it works. Heart of the Swarm, in contrast, is a giant mess. The story isn't nearly as gripping, I don't think they captured the feel of the Zerg very well (the inclusion of Primal Zerg make them feel too much like regular animals, whereas the Zerg attraction was always that they acted like an unknowable virus that could spring up and mutate and spread everywhere). It's trying to be edgy and relatable at the same time (there's a brood mother who evolves so much that she's a threat to Kerrigan), but I wanted the Zerg to be utterly inhuman. That you couldn't even understand their thought processes, could barely communicate with them. I did like the conclusion to the story though!
And I liked that Stukov made an appearance!
The level design was terrific, no doubt, but it still felt like a shallow experience after the richness of Wings of Liberty. As for Legacy of the Void, I'm curious to see how they'll overcome the inherent boringness of the Protoss, who are all Super Noble and Fight Honorably, not to mention their lack of expression. Protoss units, in any case, should make for tons of fun singleplayer gameplay shenanigans, so no worries there. But can I also say that I'm sick of Blizzard throwing ancient gods into the mix whenever they feel they need to up the stakes? The Xel'Naga were once an interesting wild card (an entire extinct race), but now they've been relegated to 'oh, this one dude who just went rogue and you have to defeat him'. I pine for the days of the Overmind, which wasn't anything but a creepy eye staring at you and then a giant building with tentacles.
Thumb Resident
StarCraft II is so great, I'll be playing the shit out of LotV when it comes out, powering through the magnificently produced campaign and then on to the 1v1 ladder. I'm less excited about the new units and balance changes than having a bunch of new players online. I'm not a skilled RTS player (Silver with occasional visits to Bronze and Gold) but I love the competitive aspect of it and the battle.net matchmaking is unparallelled. Lately the ladder has been stale though so I'm really looking forward to LotV shaking things up.
Apart from chess maybe, is there any other game where you can consistently be matched against an opponent of your skill level and have a close game. I've saved all my replays and analyzing them in SceLight I'm square at 50% win rate with about 1500 games played.
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Melatonin is a naturally produced hormone that is secreted by the pineal gland located at the base of the brain. The purpose of Melatonin is to help regulate sleep and allow the body clock to achieve a natural rhythm thus enabling the individual to sleep at the right times and maintain a healthy amount of energy whilst awake.
As an individual ages so the levels of melatonin produced begin to decrease which is why as you get older you need less sleep. However this can sometimes be caused by conditions such as Fibromyalgia or M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) and can leave the individual feeling lethargic or chronically fatigued.
Serotonin again is a naturally produced hormone which moderates moods, emotions and appetite. This hormone can also be affected by conditions such as Fibromyalgia and M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) which is why many sufferers of either condition find that their moods can change erratically as well as their desire to eat and sleep.
As we have already mentioned, these two conditions can cause a devastating effect on the amount of both melatonin and serotonin that an individual produces. It is devastating in as much as the sufferer may find they are suddenly very tired without warning or unable to relax. The sufferer may also find that they are susceptible to wildly varying mood swings which can leave them suffering from mild through to severe depression.
Should you be suffering from either Fibromyalgia or M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) you will doubtlessly have suffered from some of the symptoms we have mentioned. Lack of sleep and loss of appetite are very common and are closely followed by difficulty controlling ones emotions and depression.
We have discussed previously how there are no cures for Fibromyalgia or M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) but how overlapping conditions can be treated to some extent. This is the case with pain, depression and inability to sleep and there are a range of prescription medications that your doctor can prescribe for you once he or she is convinced they will be necessary.
Your doctor may also prescribe supplements that will help replace melatonin and serotonin that has been lost through these conditions or he may suggest an vitamin supplement that may help instead of prescribing medications which could become addictive if taken over long periods of time.
There are herbal remedies available that can help replace lost melatonin or serotonin but as always we recommend you consult with your doctor before embarking on any such courses of herbal medication. In addition there are foods that contain melatonin and serotonin naturally which can help to combat the lack of these hormones in the body.
An appointment with a dietician is best to discuss what changes can be made to your diet and indeed what foods will help or hinder the production of thee hormones.
From a personal viewpoint trying to relax and relieve stress can also increase the levels of the hormones produced and endeavouring to undertake some light exercise may also be beneficial. However it should be stressed that if your condition - either Fibromyalgia or M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) - is the chronic variety then light exercise should be undertaken only after consultation with your doctor.


Question: I heard someone say that after you get spray tanned, it rubs off easy, is this true? How long does it take to dry?
Answer: Yes, that is true that it takes about 1 hour for a spray tan to set. During that first hour it is very easy for a tan to get rubbed off that is why it is recommended that you wear dark, loose clothing and open shoes for that period at least.
Once the spray tan is set, you still should not shower or get wet for at least another 5-7 hours, but the tan has pretty much developed already, so you can relax samewhat.
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The McCord Museum pays tribute to Montreal's leading families
To mark Montreal's 375th anniversary, Sun Life Financial and the McCord Museum are partnering to give everyone a chance to experience "Our Amazing Families: Three Centuries of Quebec Documents and History", a textual records holding enhancement project that will spotlight the economic, social and family history of Quebec. With support from Sun Life Financial, the McCord Museum will describe, digitize and post online 36 sets of records between now and next year. Incorporating private archives selected from the museum's extensive collection, the project will shed new light on the city, its inhabitants, and city life in various periods.
"Developing a historical project as part of the 375th anniversary of the City of Montreal was very important to us, given that Sun Life Financial had its beginnings here over 150 years ago. The documents that are now being opened up to the public will help foster a better understanding of the cultural and social richness of our province and the families who call it home. The topics range from social justice, to Montreal as an urban city, to family health, and even vacations and leisure activities," explains Isabelle Hudon, Executive Chair, Sun Life Financial Quebec and Senior Vice-President, Client Solutions, Sun Life Financial Canada. "By making all these textual archival holdings from various families accessible, we are giving the public an opportunity to discover a little-known part of our history and heritage and draw on it as a basis for artistic, educational and cultural projects. "
The McCord Museum celebrates our life past and present, making our history, our people and our communities accessible to the general public. "The goal of this project is to showcase Quebec's rich heritage and highlight unusual or interesting facts, similarities or differences between life back then and life today. We have thousands of photos, engravings, newspaper clippings and artifacts of various types that show us what daily life was like and reflect the mentalities of the time. They tell the stories of dedicated men and women, and how our ways of thinking have evolved – there are even some beautiful love stories in there! These archival materials are invaluable in helping us to better understand the social issues and trends that prevailed at various points in our history," explains Nathalie Lévesque, Executive Director of the McCord Museum Foundation.
The 36 sets of records will be released in four lots between now and June 2018, each one accompanied by a video highlighting various Quebec families. The first video features Michèle Audette discussing a selection of archives taken from the records of the Casgrain, Forget and Berthelot families. She reads excerpts from the archives of Thérèse Casgrain, learns about a little-known aspect of her activities, and shares her impressions of Casgrain's social involvement. The video and all of the archival materials are accessible via the McCord Museum's online catalogue at: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/our-amazing-families/
The McCord Museum is dedicated to the preservation, study and appreciation of Montreal's history, as recounted by its people, artists and communities living in the city's past and present. The McCord Museum is home to one of the largest historical collections in North America, consisting of First Peoples objects, costumes and textiles, photographs, decorative and visual artworks, and textual archives, totalling more than 1,450,000 artefacts.
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Is longer always better? The W-League size debate
By Lani Johnson
While our A-League boys are still lacing-up their boots, our W-League players are already in the ice baths.
As it stands, the current W-League season runs for 14 rounds plus finals. Compare this to the A-League – with almost double the amount of playing time at 27 weeks – and you can see there is a major discrepancy.
While the A-League is only now beginning to head into the business end of the season, the W-League has been done and dusted for almost a month. Round one of the W-League was at the end of October with the Grand Final being played mid-February. Not only did the A-League start a week earlier than the women but they go for almost three months after the girls are all packed up.
Most people are of the opinion that for the women's game to grow in Australia, we need a longer W-League season. But there's a few massive points for why the season shouldn't be extended, too.
Below are the top three reasons for why it's time we take the plunge and extend the length of the W-League; and below that are three further counter-arguments about why it's best to keep things as they are for now.
Reasons for a longer W-League season:
More exposure: it's extremely difficult for women's football in Australia to gain more exposure with such a short season. At a time in history where female football is rising in participation rates and fan numbers, it is crucial to develop our own league in Australia to continue this exponential growth. For Australia, our aim should be to have an established league which can rival the best female competitions in the world. We want our Matildas to be able to compete with countries like America on the world-stage and it all starts with our own league at home.
Additional teams: with a longer season comes the possibility of more teams joining the league, and therefore more players nation-wide. More teams equals a larger pool of talented female players competing at a professional level. Over the next couple of seasons we'll see the addition of two clubs: Western Melbourne Group and Macarthur South West Sydney join the A-League. Maybe it's time to add more teams to the W-League and extend the playing group for our women too.
Giving home grown players a better chance: with a longer season comes the loss of many international players (more about that below). This may sound like a bad thing but it could also be viewed as a positive. With less internationals in our W-League line-ups, we'll have a lot more home-grown Aussie girls filling the pitch. These girls will get more exposure to professional football, and in the long term will be better players who will actually be able to represent Australia. Last year, Newcastle Jets coach Craig Deans spoke out saying the season should be both longer and more professional. He said he was confident that he'd be able to retain his American internationals but wouldn't be too worried if they didn't come back either. If the season was longer, we might also be able to keep our players who have already had international exposure for the Matildas and we could even manage to keep some internationals here for the long haul too.
Although this all sounds pretty good, there are a few obstacles standing in the way of an immediate lengthening of the season.
Reasons against a longer W-League season:
American internationals: the W-League attracts a number of American players because its short season neatly fits inside of the NWSL's off-season. American players, and even Australians who play in the NWSL competition, play for their respective clubs in the United States before coming back to Australia for summer. But imagine if the W-League season was extended to 27 weeks; all of a sudden, a huge amount of internationals are no longer available to play. This lowers the quality of the league, which has the possibility of lowering interest in women's football in Australia. Less interest equals less money, less money less players, and so on. Is it really worth extending the W-League when such a seemingly fatal blow will almost have us starting from scratch?
Money: a longer W-League season will mean that the FFA and clubs are forking out more money to provide for the competition. Paying players/coaches/trainers and hiring grounds is just the tip of the iceberg; there's a lot of time, organisation and money that go into these things. The women's game is at a stage where it's still growing and it's just not sustainable for such a large amount of money to be thrown into it without the guarantee of a return investment. Unfortunately, sport is a business and although it sounds great to make the W-League season longer, it has to work financially for the stakeholders involved. At this point, money may well be a problem that is holding back a W-League extension.
Timing: some people will argue that although the W-League should eventually be equal to the men's competition, the timing to change it isn't right at the moment. Although it's true the women's game is growing at a rapid rate, there is still a high risk of losing all of our progress if we move too fast – just look at the pro leagues that folded in the USA before the NWSL was ready. We could lose momentum in Australian women's football, even go backwards, if we jump the gun too quickly. Maybe it's best if we wait until the W-League is stronger and more established before we attempt to extend it, keeping in mind the risks of losing money and international players in a still relatively young competition. The W-League has only been around for the last ten years, with plenty more progress to go. Slow and steady.
A number of people in the sport have called for longer seasons to improve the status of the women's game and eventually the length of the W-League will have to become longer. The FFA will have no choice but to bite the bullet and extend the season to compete with other leagues world-wide. But for now, we'll all just have to enjoy three short months of W-League action a season.
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On January 14, 2011, the Federal Circuit is scheduled to hear oral argument in Qimonda AG v. ITC (2010-1270).
By way of background, on November 20, 2008, Qimonda AG ("Qimonda") filed a complaint with the ITC against LSI Corporation, Seagate Technology, Seagate Technology (US) Holdings, Inc., Seagate Technology LLC, Seagate Memory Products (US) Corporation, and Seagate (US) (collectively, "Respondents") alleging violation of Section 337 by the importation, sale for importation, or sale after importation of chips and products containing chips that infringed seven patents, including U.S. Patent No. 5,851,899 ("the '899 patent"). After the Commission instituted an investigation (337-TA-665) and an evidentiary hearing was held regarding four of the seven patents, ALJ Robert K. Rogers, Jr. issued an initial determination ("ID") on October 14, 2009 in which he found no violation of Section 337 because the four asserted patents were either invalid or not infringed, and because no industries existed in the United States for any of the patents asserted at the hearing. Qimonda petitioned for review with respect to the '899 patent and two other patents, and the Commission issued its determination not to review ALJ Rogers' ID as to the '899 patent on January 29, 2010. Qimonda appealed the Commission's decision only with respect to the '899 patent.
According to Qimonda's opening and reply briefs, the issues on appeal are: (1) whether the Commission erroneously construed the term "removing the exposed portion of the insulating material over the active regions" in independent claims 1 and 22 of the '899 patent; (2) whether, under the correct construction of "removing the exposed portion of the insulating material over the active regions," the Commission erred in finding that the processes used to fabricate the accused products do not infringe the '899 patent; and (3) whether, under the correct construction of "removing the exposed portion of the insulating material over the active regions," the Commission erred in finding that the process used to fabricate Qimonda's domestic industry product does not practice the '899 patent. Specifically, Qimonda argues that the Commission incorrectly construed the term in question to require removal of all the insulating material covering the active regions not covered by the etching mask, when the claim language, specification, and prosecution history all demonstrate that only a portion of the insulating material need be removed at the etching step for the purpose of shortening the subsequent chemical-mechanical polishing step.
According to the Commission's brief, the issue on appeal is whether the claim term "removing the exposed portion of the insulating material" requires, consonant with its ordinary meaning and the intrinsic record, that "the exposed portion of the insulating material" be removed, and not merely that "some of the exposed portion of the insulating material" be removed. In particular, the Commission argues that: (1) the verb "remove" is a common English word with a generally understood meaning, namely, that its entire object is "removed;" and (2) the specification and prosecution history repudiate Qimonda's proposed construction.


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Minor Moves: Seth McClung, Mark Teahen
By Mark Polishuk | March 19, 2014 at 8:20pm CDT
Here are today's minor transactions, with the latest moves at the top of the page…
The Pirates released right-hander Seth McClung, Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times reports. McClung pitched in Mexico in 2013 and has also spent time in the Cubs, Rangers and Brewers farm systems since last pitching in the Major Leagues in 2009. The 33-year-old signed a minor league deal with the Bucs in November and now hopes to catch on with another club, though McClung tells Smith that he accepts that his career could be over.
The Giants have released veteran corner infielder/outfielder Mark Teahen, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets. Teahen signed a minor league deal with the Giants last month. The 32-year-old last played in the majors with the Blue Jays in 2011, and has since played at the Triple-A level for the Nationals, Diamondbacks and Rangers, as well as with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League. Teahen posted a career .264/.327/.409 career slash line in 3171 PA with the Royals, White Sox and Blue Jays from 2005-11.
According to MLBTR's DFA Tracker, Dodgers right-hander Javy Guerra is the only player currently in DFA limbo. As reported earlier today, several teams are interested in trading for Guerra.
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Minor Moves: Twins, Pirates, Cabrera, Ely, Alfaro
Here are today's minor transactions from around the league…
The Yankees announced that they traded right-hander Ben Paullus to the Padres for utility man Dean Anna. Anna, who recently celebrated his 26th birthday, posted an .892 OPS in Triple-A last season. Paullus, 24, worked his way up to Advanced-A Tampa last season.
Right-hander B.J. Hermsen has been outrighted from the Twins' 40-man roster, the team announced. The 23-year-old posted a 4.81 ERA In 86 Double-A innings this season, but his strikeout rate fell to just 3.7 per nine innings. The low whiff rate was likely to blame for the whopping 117 hits he allowed in those 86 frames.
Minnesota also announced that it has signed outfielder Chris Rahl to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training. The 30-year-old spent 2013 with the Nats' Triple-A affiliate. Rahl is a .292/.325/.443 hitter in 700 Triple-A plate appearances and can play all three outfield spots.
The Pirates announced the signing of five players to minor league deals, three of whom have big league experience. Right-handers Seth McClung, Josh Kinney and Collin Balester are all veterans of multiple seasons. The others — right-handers Jay Jackson and Jake Brigham — each split last season between Double-A and Triple-A.
The Rangers announced that left-hander Edwar Cabrera has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A. Texas claimed the 26-year-old from the Rockies back in October. A shoulder injury cost him the entire 2013 season, but Cabrera has an impressive minor league resume: a 3.13 ERA with 11.1 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9 in 501 innings.
The Astros have released right-hander John Ely, according to the team's transactions page. Ely underwent Tommy John surgery after just four innings of work at the Triple-A level in April. The 27-year-old has a 5.70 ERA with 7.2 K/9 and 4.0 BB/9 in 115 1/3 career big league innings, though he was excellent for the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in 2012. Ely pitched to a 3.20 ERA with 8.8 K/9 and 1.9 BB/9 in 168 2/3 innings that season.
The Nationals have signed right-hander Gabriel Alfaro to a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training, tweets Dan Kolko of MASNsports.com. The 30-year-old has spent the past two seasons pitching for the Guerreros de Oaxaca in the Mexican League, compiling an impressive 2.58 ERA with 11.4 K/9, 3.3 BB/9 and 52 saves in 129 innings as the team's closer.
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Quick Hits: Profar, Arbitration, Rockies, Epstein
By Mark Polishuk | February 20, 2013 at 12:05am CDT
Jurickson Profar tops Baseball America's newly-released list of the top 100 prospects in the game. The Cardinals, Marlins and Twins each placed six prospects amongst the top 100, and BA's John Manuel and J.J. Cooper discussed the list in a reader chat. If there was any doubt that Profar was the cream of the minor league crop, the Rangers shortstop also ranked first on the top 100 prospect lists recently released by MLB.com and ESPN's Keith Law.
Here's the latest from around the majors…
The 133 players who filed for arbitration last month received an average salary increase of 119%, according to a report by The Associated Press. Buster Posey had the biggest raise, going from $615K in 2012 to $8MM in 2013. The AP also examines why no arb cases went to hearings this winter, the first time this has ever happened. You can check out the results of every arbitration case on MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker.
The Denver Post's Patrick Saunders looks at a number of Rockies-related topics in a reader mailbag, including how the Rockies largely stood pat with their pitching staff over the winter, instead hoping that improved health from incumbent starters upgrades the rotation. Saunders also doesn't see Kyle Lohse as a fit with Colorado, as Lohse likely has no interest in pitching at Coors Field and the Rockies aren't keen to spend big money on a free agent starter.
Theo Epstein talks to CSN Chicago's David Kaplan about his first 16 months as Cubs president, the progress that the franchise has made and what still has to be done to make the team successful.
Right-hander Seth McClung has been throwing for teams, CBS Sports' Danny Knobler reports (Twitter link). McClung, 32, last pitched in the Majors in 2009 as a reliever and spot starter for the Brewers and has since pitched in the minors for the Brewers, Rangers and Cubs.
Freddy Sanchez is looking to keep playing and has turned down minor league offers in hopes of finding a Major League job as a utility infielder, Sanchez's agent Paul Cobbe tells Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area. Sanchez, 35, hasn't played in a game since June 2011 due to shoulder and back injuries but around 20 teams reportedly asked to see his medical records this offseason. Cobbe says Sanchez would love to re-sign with the Giants but they don't want to sign him to a guaranteed contract.
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Minor Moves: McClung, Zawadzki
By Zach Links | August 12, 2012 at 11:14am CDT
Today's minor moves..
The Cubs have signed pitcher Seth McClung to a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa, tweets Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald. The right-hander was released by the Brewers roughly two weeks ago and has not appeared in the majors since 2009.
The Cardinals signed infielder Lance Zawadzki to a minor league contract, according to the Pacific Coast League transactions page. The 27-year-old was previously with the Braves' Triple-A affiliate where he hit .231/.271/.340 with three homers in 157 plate appearances.
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NL Central Notes: Lowrie, Brewers, Cardinals
By Ben Nicholson-Smith | July 30, 2012 at 5:10pm CDT
The NL Central includes the Senior Circuit's most potent offense (the Cardinals) and its lowest-scoring team (the Cubs). The Cardinals outscore the Cubs by more than one run per game (4.88 runs per game vs. 3.69). Here are the latest links from the NL Central…
The Astros are telling teams they're open to more trades, Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter). Even Jed Lowrie, who has been on the disabled list with a sprained ankle for the past two weeks, is available.
Brewers president of baseball operations Doug Melvin joined Casey Stern and Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM and explained how the Zack Greinke trade went down (audio here).
The Brewers released Seth McClung, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports (on Twitter). The right-hander, who last pitched in the Major Leagues in 2009, appeared in 21 games for Milwaukee's Triple-A affiliate this year, posting a 6.36 ERA in 103 1/3 innings.
The Cardinals have never been more open to trading pitching prospect Shelby Miller, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports. However, at least one team has lost interest in Miller.
Cubs manager Dale Sveum will be surprised if Ryan Dempster isn't traded, Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com reports (on Twitter). Click here for the latest rumors surrounding the right-hander.
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Minor Moves: McClung, Bootcheck, Romero
By Ben Nicholson-Smith | January 10, 2012 at 5:15pm CDT
Here's where we'll keep track of today's minor moves…
The Brewers signed Seth McClung to a minor league deal, MLB.com's Adam McCalvy reports. The 30-year-old right-hander hasn't appeared in the Major Leagues since 2009, but he spent three seasons with the Brewers, posting a 4.32 ERA, 6.9 K/9 and 5.0 BB/9 in 92 appearances from 2007-09. McClung signed a minor league deal with the Rangers last offseason and they released him in July.
The Tigers announced that they signed right-hander Chris Bootcheck to a minor league deal and invited him to Spring Training. Bootcheck, 33, signed a minor league deal with Tampa Bay last February and they granted him his release in July. He hasn't appeared in the Major Leagues since he suited up for the 2009 Pirates, but he owns a 6.54 ERA with 6.4 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9 in six MLB seasons.
The Tigers also signed Niuman Romero to a minor league deal, MLB.com's Jason Beck reports. The 26-year-old has MLB experience with the Indians and Red Sox, but spent the 2011 season playing for four minor league clubs. He posted a .231/.294/.261 line in 273 total plate appearances.
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Rangers Release Manny Delcarmen, Seth McClung
By Tim Dierkes | July 13, 2011 at 1:27pm CDT
The Rangers released righties Manny Delcarmen and Seth McClung from their Triple-A club, tweets Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.
Delcarmen, 29, posted a 5.59 ERA, 7.7 K/9, 3.5 BB/9, and 0.9 HR/9 with 52 hits allowed in 38 2/3 innings for the Rangers' and Mariners' Triple-A affiliates this year. The Rockies non-tendered Delcarmen in December, and he signed a minor league deal with the Mariners despite a Major League offer from an NL team. He opted out of his contract with Seattle on June 1st and signed with Texas.
McClung, 30, posted a 5.19 ERA, 5.7 K/9, 3.9 BB/9, and 0.7 HR/9 with 93 hits allowed in 78 Triple-A innigs this year, including 11 starts. He'd signed a minor league deal in December.
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Odds & Ends: Rauch, Rays, Jenks, Rockies, Rangers
By Mike Axisa | December 18, 2010 at 10:04pm CDT
On this date in 1997, the Red Sox traded Tony Armas Jr. and Carl Pavano to the Expos for reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez. A case can be made that Pedro's 1999 and 2000 seasons were the two best pitching seasons in baseball history, in which he held batters to a .186/.231/.274 batting line with 597 strikeouts in 430.1 innings.
It's highly unlikely that we'll see a pitcher of Pedro's caliber traded anytime soon, but that Zack Greinke kid is pretty good in his own right. Here are today's links…
Two days ago we heard that the Rockies had interest in David Aardsma, Grant Balfour, and Todd Coffey, and now Troy Renck of The Denver post throws Jon Rauch's name into the mix.
Marc Topkin of The St. Petersburg Times has some quotes from Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg, who called the size of free agent contracts being handed out this winter "discouraging." He also commented (briefly) on the team's 2011 payroll.
Bobby Jenks will take his physical on Monday, tweets Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe. It was originally scheduled for today but was pushed back, and it's necessary to finalize his contract with the Red Sox.
Renck also has the goods (Twitter links) on two recent Rockies signings. Ty Wigginton took less money to sign in Colorado, earning $3.5MM in 2011, $4MM in '12, and a club option for $4MM in '13 ($500k buyout). Meanwhile, pitcher Eric Stults has an out in his $435k minor league deal that will allow him to sign with the Hiroshima Carp if he does not make the big league roster.
Richard Durrett of ESPN.com applauds the Rangers' efforts to bolster their starting depth.
Dan Wheeler is happy to be a member of Boston's improved bullpen, writes MLB.com's Ian Browne.
ESPN's Jerry Crasnick tweets that Seth McClung's deal with the Rangers will pay him $700K if he makes the team. There are another $700K available in bonuses tied to the number of starts he makes.
Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a report (via Twitter) indicating that Hideki Matsui's contract with the A's has a limited no-trade clause preventing trades to the Mariners, Orioles, Twins, Blue Jays, Indians, and Royals.
Mariano Rivera told Erik Boland of Newsday that he plans to give long-time teammate Andy Pettitte a call to try to convince the lefty to come back for another season.
Finding a left-handed bat off the bench is one of the last remaining items on the Marlins offseason agenda, but MLB.com's Joe Frisaro says they might already have that guy on their roster. Catcher John Baker, who is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery, said he would be up for the job until he's cleared to catch again.
Former Mets GM Omar Minaya told Ian Begley of ESPN New York that he plans to sit down with new GM Sandy Alderson after the holidays to discuss a potential new role with the team. Minaya said he has several offers on the table, including interest from the Diamondbacks.
Hey iPhone users, do you have the MLBTR app yet? Jason Bartlett does, and that's how he found out his trade to the Padres was in the works.
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Rangers Sign Seth McClung
By Zach Links | December 17, 2010 at 5:24pm CDT
The Rangers have signed Seth McClung to a split contract, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (via Twitter). The 6'6" right-hander will be looked at as a starter in Spring Training.
McClung, who turns 30-years-old in February, hooked on with the Marlins last winter but was cut loose just prior to Opening Day. He last appeared in the majors in 2009 with the Brewers, registering a 4.94 ERA with 5.8 K/9 and 5.7 BB/9.
The veteran pitcher recently switched his representation from the Boras Corporation to Sosnick Cobbe Sports. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick tweets that he'll earn $700K if he makes the team, with another $700K available in bonuses tied to the number of starts he makes.
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Marlins Release Seth McClung
By Tim Dierkes | March 30, 2010 at 8:34am CDT
The Marlins released pitcher Seth McClung, according to the team. McClung allowed nine hits and nine earned runs in six spring appearances, and was unable to secure a bullpen job.
The Marlins signed the 29-year-old McClung to a minor league deal in February. He'd been non-tendered by the Brewers after posting a 4.94 ERA, 5.8 K/9, and 5.7 BB/9 in 62 innings. McClung's chief asset remains his fastball, which typically sits around 93.
Tim Wood and Rick VandenHurk are competing for the Marlins' last bullpen job. MLB.com's Joe Frisaro speculated yesterday that Leo Nunez, Brian Sanches, Jose Veras, Burke Badenhop, Renyel Pinto, and Dan Meyer would take the other spots.
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Q: CHange sql table value by the time I have a table with time column.
CREATE TABLE `mbusGuestCodeExpires` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `hashOfUser` int(11) NOT NULL,
  `expiresTime` time DEFAULT NULL,
  `active` int(1) DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  UNIQUE KEY `hashOfUser` (`hashOfUser`),
  UNIQUE KEY `id` (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=10 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 PACK_KEYS=0;

and input which has value of this field and user can change it, where $expireTime is time from table and $timeDiffHour and $timeDiffMinute are time left to time from table.
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I need now change the field active to 0 when it is $expireTime time. What is the best way to do it except running cron script every minute that check all the column and checks its value if it's less current time?

A: How about:
select ... where expiresTime < curtime()

Doc ref: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/date-and-time-functions.html#function_curtime

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The Valley's water crisis is an ecological emergency.
Water from Melamchi River, which is being diverted to quench the thirst of Capital residents, on Saturday afternoon reached Sundarijal, marking a milestone for the elusive project marred by years of delays and mismanagement. Photo Courtesy: Rajan Kafle/Prime Minister's Secretariat
Published at : March 7, 2021
Updated at : March 8, 2021 00:27
Political interference and project mismanagement, corruption and extortion, countless controversies, multiple deadlines and almost two decades later, there is finally water at the end of the tunnel. It is a significant milestone for the elusive Melamchi Water Tunnel project which is expected to divert 170 million litres of water per day from the Melamchi River in Sindhupalchok district to the Kathmandu Valley, where daily demand is estimated at 400 million litres.
While officials say it will take at least two months before Melamchi water is supplied to Valley residents, it has long been clear that 'Melamchi's water' will not be enough to fulfil the demand of households even when the second phase of the project, that is expected to supply another 340 million litres of water from the Yangri and Larke rivers, is complete.
It is a major supply deficit, and the gap continues to widen primarily because of increased migration into the Valley from across the country and haphazard urbanisation that is now spreading beyond the city suburbs to the surrounding hills, which do not have national park status. These two factors alone threaten existing water resources. They have destroyed groundwater recharge systems and aquifers, and reduced the Valley's water table, according to water experts who foresee an acute shortage of water if we continue to ignore environmental truths while pursuing a foolhardy path to economic prosperity.
While the long wait for Melamchi's water is now over, it is also proof that it is an unsustainable solution to addressing the water woes of the Valley or across the country, where water shortages continue to make life hard for the people. Worse, geological events and the effects of climate change and underground water extraction have put forth a new set of problems for the country. The government needs to understand that our situation will only deteriorate without scientific urban planning and investments in place for research and development.
An environmental issue such as water scarcity, both natural and human-induced, requires innovative solutions that need scientific assessment for its sustainability. The Valley's water crisis has only exacerbated in the past four decades. At peak supply, Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited claims to supply about 103 million litres a day which can go down to as meagre as 80 million litres a day or less in the winter. This is an ecological emergency that hasn't received the attention it should. As the water problems of the Valley residents grow by the day, the government has instead proposed mega projects in the Valley that will further increase the population and, unquestionably, demand for water.
Water is an essential element of life. It is one of the most precious resources which is equally important for food security. Disruptions in water supply add to the economic burden of the people who have to spend more to purchase water for drinking and utility. Water shortages and depletion of water resources have led people, communities and even entire villages to migrate. Given erratic weather and the pace at which our existing water resources are being exploited to meet the Valley's increasing demand, negative impacts on our environment are inevitable, and the consequences are already panning out.
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