There have been some signs recently that the divide among Democrats between Clinton supporters and Sanders supporters has not been smoothed over since the election. It seems the ongoing anger over Hillary's loss has some Dems blaming Sanders for damaging her campaign. Meanwhile, Sanders supporters continue to believe Clinton—the consumate insider—was the wrong candidate for 2016 and that Sanders would have fared better against Trump.
Peter Daou, the former chief executive of Shareblue, an online venture described by the New York Times as "Hillary Clinton's outrage machine," blasted Sanders on Twitter this week.
"I'll be crystal clear: Bernie Sanders has absolutely no business determining the course of the Democratic Party after the harm he did to us," Daou wrote in one tweet.
"Until certain Dems get over the denial of how badly Bernie damaged Hillary's public image, we will make little progress as a Party," he opined in another.
Daou's hail of tweets raised eyebrows because, although he held no position with the Clinton campaign, Shareblue functioned as a de facto adjunct of the official effort.
During the primaries, Shareblue constantly attacked Bernie Sanders, generating a lot of bad blood. One Sanders strategist referred to the site as "the pond scum of American politics." As I've pointed out before, Daou is one of Clinton's true believers. He has argued she never told a lie about her email system even as every fact check organization agreed she was lying and as internal emails show Clinton confidantes were shocked at her aides failure to be more forthcoming.


The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee announced the teams and individuals they had selected to participate in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships on 2nd May.
81 teams and 45 individuals not on those teams will compete in six 54 hole Regional Championships that will all be played on 14th – 16th May. All of the teams are seeded and spread across the various Regional events.
The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each Regional will then advance to the National Finals.
The 2018 National Team and Individual titles will be decided on 25th – 30th May at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma with Oklahoma State University hosting this year's Championship.
The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Golf National Championships were held at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois. Oklahoma won the team title last year, beating the defending champion Oregon 3-1-1 in the match play final. Braden Thornberry of Ole Miss claimed the individual title with a four-day stroke play total of 277 (-11).
21 Great British and Irish (GB&I) players will be competing in the NCAA Regional Championships. Six other GB&I players have not been selected by their Colleges.
Most of our players are members of five man Teams. The two exceptions to this being Lewis George and Conor Purcell who were both selected as Individuals based on their own performances during the season. It is not easy to stand out in this way so well done to both of them.
Lewis earned his place by winning the Southland Conference Championship. He has been named to the All-Southland Conference Team and is the Conference's Player of the Year. He led the UCA Bears in scoring average this season at 72.4 strokes, with a low round of 65. He has enjoyed two wins this season and finished runner-up twice.
Conor, an at-large selection by the NCAA panel, was named to the Conference USA's all-conference first team. He led the Charlotte 49ers with a 71.77 stroke average this season, posting four top-10 finishes along with a top-five.
Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the six Regional Championships.
Each Team is listed in seed order. Therefore the No. 1 team at each site can be considered the main favourites to win the National Championship. Oklahoma State, playing in Columbus, Ohio, go into the post season as the Team to beat.
After the College or University name you will also find the Team's Golfweek / Sagarin national ranking and if they earned automatic qualification the Conference Championship they were victorious at.
I have included the names of all of the GB&I players on their rosters so we can easily see who our players are attached to and which of them will be competing this week.
Finally the links for both the Team and Individual Player Scores are provided in RED.
– Toby Briggs (ENG / FR) not selected.
– Hugh O'Hare (IRE / FR) not selected.
– Elliott Fullalove (ENG / SR) not selected.
– Harrison Taee (ENG / SO) not selected.
– Thomas Mulligan (IRE / FR) not selected.
– Danny Daniels (ENG / FR) not selected.


The item The A-Team, Season three, Universal Studios, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
Disc 1, Side A: Bullets and bikinis ; The bend in the river (pt. 1) ; The bend in the river (pt. 2) ; Fire ; Timber!
Disc 1, Side B: Double heat ; Trouble on wheels ; The island ; Showdown!
Disc 2, Side A: Sheriffs of Rivertown ; The bells of St. Mary's ; Hot styles ; Breakout!
Disc 3, Side A: Road games ; Moving targets ; Knights of the road ; Waste 'em!


Do I need a Sinus Lift?
The maxillary sinuses are behind your cheeks and on top of the upper teeth. Sinuses are empty cavities that have nothing in them. Some of the roots of the natural upper teeth extend up into the floor of maxillary sinuses. When these upper teeth are removed, there is often just a thin wall of bone separating the maxillary sinus and the mouth. Dental implants need bone to hold them in place. When the sinus wall is very thin, it is impossible to place dental implants in this bone.
The solution to this problem is called sinus lift graft. The dental implant surgeon enters the sinus from where the upper teeth used to be. The sinus membrane is then lifted upward and donor bone is inserted into the floor of the sinus. Keep in mind that the floor of the sinus is the roof of the upper jaw. After several months of healing, the bone becomes part of the patients jaw and dental implants can be inserted and stabilized in this new sinus bone.
If enough bone between the upper jaw ridge and the bottom of the sinus is available to stabilize the implant well, sinus augmentations and implant placement can sometimes be performed as a single procedure. If not enough bone is available, the Sinus Augmentation will have to be performed first.
Most commonly, a small incision is made to expose the jaw bone. A small opening is cut into the bone, and the membrane lining the sinus is pushed upward. The underlying space is filled with bone grafting material either from your own body or from another source. Sometimes synthetic material that encourage bone formation are used. After the bone is placed, the incision is closed and the healing process begins. After 4-6 months of healing the graft material is replaced by the patients natural bone and dental implants can be placed and integrated into the newly formed sinus bone.


Whenever Action Form or Database Table options are used as a grid's source, after defining the fields for edit, the Datasource Inline Edit automatically updates the items on click. As for the SQL Query source, you have to define the Update statement in the SQL Query for Updating Items box.
The only two differences here are that once you click on Inline Edit Grid button, you'll have two options: to update the existing items and to Add New Entries. When Action Form and Database Table are used as grid sources, the update and insert actions are automatically executed, but when you have SQL Query as source, then besides the Update statement you'll also need to define the Insert statement.


It's summer and you just signed on for your first study abroad. You're going away in a few months and are already dreaming about the freedoms of living in another country for a semester. But then the reality sets in: how will you stay connected to the mainland once you're thousands of miles away? Who will fill you in on the dorm room gossip? How will you remember your aunt Claudia's birthday without a friendly reminder from your mom? Below we give you our top tips for staying connected while you're living it up overseas!
Whether you're staying with a host family or in a dorm, people are going to want a tour. Set up a Skype session and walk them through your humble abode. Pro tip: Make sure your living quarters has the proper Internet connection before you log on. You don't want to be sucking up the bandwidth while other students need to be working. Not cool.
We know your friends are stalking your every pic while you're away wishing they were there too, so give them something fun to look forward to! Rather than doing a photo dump every night on your Facebook page and Instagram feed—talk about social media overload—post a lesson of the day. From a new word learned, to a historical fact, or a great brand of chocolate, give your social media friends useful info from your trip. They'll be hanging on every word!
A big part of staying connected is finding a reliable Wi-Fi source. If you're not in the mood to coffee shop hop, try downloading this app that will help you find an Internet hotspot wherever you happen to be! The best part, it works online or off.
Twitter is a great way to stay connected not only with your crew, but also with the news. Follow top sources like The New York Times (@nytimes) and CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk), in addition to vetting local new Twitter handles, to stay informed about trending topics at home and in your surrogate country.
Staying connected while studying abroad can lead to one expensive cellphone bill. Avoid that AND stay in touch by downloading the textPlus app, and get unlimited free texting and calling. Plus you can do it all over WiFi and avoid those expensive data bills, too. Just because you're an ocean away doesn't mean you can't stay in the loop.
Missing your mom's homemade meals while you're away? We can't send her pot-pie overseas, but we can suggest you gather your friends and family for a virtual dinner date. You might be eating breakfast while they're dining on dinner, but catching up over a meal is a great way to keep them in the loop!
If you're anything like us, postcards are great in theory, but remembering to buy and mail them? Forget it! So what better way to send a postcard than by snapping a phone pic, adding a wish-you-were-here greeting and texting it to your friends and family? We guarantee they'll appreciate the message and the unique view, instead of a humdrum store-bought postcard.


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The company potential allows to meet the most exalted expectations of domestic and foreign customers. Proposed and provided solutions are the result of many years' experience in innovative engineering and knowledge of current trends in modular architecture.
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Q. What kind of program is Fresh Start?
A. Fresh Start is a goals-oriented transitional living program. Each resident will develop a personalized plan and determine how to progress towards these goals. The final objective being self-sufficiency. In order to stay at Fresh Start, residents must actively work and demonstrate positive change/progress towards their goals. Case managers are available to help residents with their plan.


With additional battery packs you can make sure your Revolution Imager, accessories and mount have all the power you need for that long dark-sky trip or for the assurance that you'll never run out of power mid-observing! Includes 120V charging adapter.
This battery packs can also be used to power your 12 volt telescope mount. The tip is the correct size for Celestron mounts. A converter tip adapter is sold separately to use this battery pack with Meade mounts.


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void SetMetricsClientIdFromGUID(const std::string& metrics_client_guid);
void ClearMetricsClientId();

// Sets the list of active experiment/variations info.
void SetVariationsList(const std::vector<std::string>& variations);

// Crash Key Constants /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// A small crash key, guaranteed to never be split into multiple pieces.
const size_t kSmallSize = 63;

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// others. Guaranteed to never be more than four chunks.
const size_t kMediumSize = kSmallSize * 4;

// A large crash key, which will be chunked on all platforms. This should be
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May 26, 2016 FBI Articles, FBI TV, Reviews, TOP STORY
"Sicut Cervus" is an exciting episode to watch, with a lot going on. But some things don't flow well, and some of the choices made are puzzling. Then again, some of the characters and events are refreshingly real. It's a good penultimate episode, setting us up nicely for the finale next week.
Things are getting a little weird on Fear the Walking Dead. In "Sicut Cervus," whose title comes from the Latin for Psalm 42, the group finds the villa Victor Strand was talking about, the safe place, but it holds some dark secrets. In this episode, the tight group seems to be unraveling a little. The fact that they are now on land underscores that impression, since while they are still together, they are not forced to be SO tightly clustered as on the boat. They are stretching their limbs a little, but also starting to show some cracks.
One who definitely is coming apart more than a little is Chris, but the setup of his story in this episode doesn't make sense to me. Chris finds out that Maddie was talking to his dad about how Reed wasn't sick and wasn't going to turn, and she doesn't trust his judgment. But THERE WAS NO INDICATION of that last week! So this seems to come out of nowhere, like it's manufactured to set up what they decide to do with Chris in this episode. Last week, Maddie comforted Chris, and there was no hint that she was really thinking something different from what she was saying to him — admittedly, this is possibly because in this show Kim Dickens has maybe two expressions. So was this a failure of her acting, or of the writing or the direction? I don't really know, unfortunately, but something doesn't mesh here. This leads to Chris being angry at Maddie, and then when they come across the walkers at the church and she's in trouble with one, he just stares at her, like he's going to let her be killed. Which seems like too harsh a reaction to her having a suspicion that any normal human would have after what he did last week. I mean, be mad at her, sure, but let her actually be eaten by a walker? Those are two very different things.
Chris: losing it?
And Alicia sees this, sees him just watching, and calls him on it — which is nice to see in a show for once, because usually they skirt around these things and it bites them later. He tries to play it off like he just froze, but we all know better. And then he threatens Alicia! He is definitely not very shrewd, and is kind of a wild card at this point. I'm not really sure where they are going with him … it COULD all be a misunderstanding, even when he later sneaks into Maddie and Alicia's room and grabs a knife and they are woken by Strand's gunshot to Thomas' head, and they see him standing there with it. Or he could be cracking. (I lean toward the latter. Maybe we will have shades of Carol telling Lizzie to just look at the flowers at some point.)
Nick is another one whose cracks are starting to show. Celia, Luis' mother, who raised him and Thomas, asks him why his smile seems so heavy, and he says he's tired of all the killing, all of the madness. And that's not what we've seen from him so far. I like how the writers have shown through the characters' reactions how they're all having a chance to catch their breath and the world is now catching up to them. Daniel, however, remains ever on guard — and thank goodness, because he discovers Celia's big secret.
Daniel is not having it.
She is running a tight ship at the villa, but is keeping a cellar full of walkers because they "are not really dead." Oh, and she also poisoned the parishioners at the local church. I wasn't clear on why, though — she thinks people who turn are just entering the next phase, but the parishioners seemed to have a fear or hatred (or both) of her, so I don't know why she'd be "saving" them as if she loved them and wanted to keep them close. And who did that — who got the poisoned wafers to the church? One of the household employees? It certainly doesn't seem as if the parishioners had agreed or asked to die like that.
What was in those wafers, anyway?
This reveal would have a lot more shock value if we had not seen something very similar before, in Hershel's barn. I know not everyone who watches this show watches The Walking Dead, but most do, and as soon as I saw the kid dropping the dog down the chute, I had a feeling about what was up with that. So it was a bit of a letdown, because we'd seen it before. I can imagine how much of a shock it was to Daniel, but I'm not sure why the writers went this route.
A sad goodbye.
Celia is also keeping watch over Thomas, who has been bitten. Victor makes it there in time to say goodbye and spend some time with him, and they talk about Victor dying with him. I think what happens here is that Victor sees that Thomas doesn't want to let go, wants to stay with him, and in order to help him make peace with the situation, Strand says he'll go with him. When Celia hears that Victor is ready to die with Thomas, she says she finally thinks he's good enough for Thomas — but this doesn't really make sense to me, because if she is so excited for people to die so they can "move on to the next step" and turn, then why doesn't she take one of her own poisoned wafers, and kill everyone else in the compound as well? If it's not OK to hurry things along, then why is she OK with Victor doing it? But in the end, he doesn't; he either never intended to, or he did intend to, showing how much he dearly loved Thomas, but when faced with it, couldn't do it. Either way, he saves Thomas, after death, by putting a bullet in his head to keep him from turning. And everyone in the house seems to have heard the shot, so Celia will not be happy next week. It's the finale, so expect something big to happen with those walkers.
FBI SCORE: 8 out of 10. "Sicut Cervus" is an exciting episode to watch, with a lot going on. But some things don't flow well, and some of the choices made are puzzling. Then again, some of the characters and events are refreshingly real. It's a good penultimate episode, setting us up nicely for the finale next week.
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Pong is a Thai college student living at home with his family. James is a young American hedge fund manager in Bangkok on business. The two of them embrace the city and each other, but their intense connection brings hopes and fears to the surface that threaten heartbreak for them both.
Play Name was shot entirely on location in Bangkok, with cast and crew from the U.S., Thailand and Singapore. Its dynamic soundtrack includes songs by Rufus Wainwright, Yoko Ono and Thai sensation Pee Saderd, and features music by Ben Allison, one of America's foremost jazz artists.
Director Dave Snyder's first film, yeah no definitely, starred Vincent Piazza (The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire), and screened at Outfest (where it was named one of the 15 best shorts by indieWIRE), Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Verzaubert and many others.
Play Name's producer is Anocha Suwichakornpong, a noted director whose film Graceland screened at Sundance and was the first official short film selection from Thailand to the Cannes Film Festival.
The hopes and fears of two young men, a Thai college student and an American hedge fund manager, are exposed during a steamy night in Bangkok.
18-year old Pong (Vin Kridakorn) is living at home with his parents in a run-down section of the city. Despite his spartan surroundings, he tries to luxuriate in a bubble bath while listening to Rufus Wainwright on his MP3 player. With his toenails painted pink, Pong's entire operation is an attempt to embrace a Western gay ideal of pampered relaxation.
Unfortunately, most Thais take showers, not baths, so he's using his mother's washbasin as a makeshift tub. Pong's undertaking is further discombobulated by his younger brother, who needs to pee. They get into a fight that ends up bringing Pong's entire family in the bathroom to berate him.
At a bar later that night, Pong and two friends see James (Tom Macy), a young American man, across the room. They debate his sexuality but, when Pong approaches and James agrees to join them, it seems clear he's indeed gay like themselves, despite his mostly straight demeanor.
They go to a packed gay club with ripped go-go boys and uproarious kathoey (lady boy) cabaret acts. On the balcony outside, they get to know each other. James is suppressing an unspoken despair, and Pong's tenderness is awakened by this secret sorrow in a man who seems to have everything.
All Thais have two first names: one is their regular birth name (used for formal occasions), and the other is their play name (used in most other circumstances). But Pong has rejected his play name and, when he reveals it to James, it's as embarrassing as could be, causing them both to explode with laughter. This revelation brings the two of them together, physically and emotionally. But the closer they become, the more misgivings James feels. James is the more masculine of the two, but does masculinity equal strength when a man is too weak to listen to his own heart?
Play Name is about dualities: East and West, feminine and masculine, cowardice and courage. It's about the identity foisted on us and the one we choose, if we have the strength to make the choice.
With Play Name I wanted to make a film that was simple on the surface, yet complicated underneath. Many dichotomies – masculine and feminine, courage and cowardice, East and West, self-expression and self-suppression – are explored.
Of the two main characters, Pong is the more feminine, in that he wears nail polish and makeup and bright clothes, while James works on Wall Street and is able to play down his sexual orientation so he doesn't upset the macho culture there.
Pong may be less "manly", but he's more courageous. He's rejected the play name chosen for him by his parents, and that's indicative of his mindset. For Pong, toning down who he is just isn't an option. He will be himself, no matter the price. And when he meets James, he wears his heart on his sleeve, despite the risk of being hurt.
James is someone who has probably spent most of his life trying to be what other people want him to be. He follows a path laid out for him and, even though it makes him unhappy, is frightened of straying from it. He is a man chased by internal demons that are beyond his comprehension. When he meets Pong, the prospect of genuine connection terrifies him.
What's interesting is that although Pong lives in a country without the possibility of gay marriage, where gay parents can't adopt children, and where there are no civil unions, it is James, from a nation that has given him many more opportunities under the law, who is scared to love another man.
Is it because he's uncomfortable being gay? Does he have other issues that make him run away? The question is unresolved, but this fear of love is certainly not unique to gay men, and I believe this theme will resonate with both sexes and gay and straight audiences alike.
Finally, the film can be read as a metaphor for how the United States has often dealt with nations in Asia: first showing them what appears to be genuine support and partnership, but then abandoning them when serious issues come to the fore. This was vividly demonstrated in recent history with the currency crisis that shook Asia in the late 1990s, and earlier by American actions after the Vietnam War.
Play Name is also a deeply personal project, although I wasn't aware of that at first. It wasn't until Vin, an incredible actor, broke down crying while we were shooting the film's final scene, that I understood the movie's true motivation.
Several months before, I had split up with my German boyfriend of five years. I'm no hedge fund manager, and my boyfriend wasn't fond of wearing toenail polish. But the good and bad sides of our relationship were surely the psychological impetus for writing the screenplay. When Vin started to cry, the pain of our break-up came flooding back, and that became clear.
In some strange way, the film is inspired by the joys and sorrows of our time together. I guess it's a lamentation, a way to grieve over everything that went wrong, to try and make sense of it, to hopefully grow from it, to pay tribute to my ex-lover's honesty and strength, to say goodbye to those days and walk with hope into the sunshine of a brighter tomorrow.


Many faithful ask about the proper way to prepare for Holy Communion. Just as preparation for Confession must be approached seriously (see the pamphlet, A Guide to Confession, included with the printed parish newsletter), so too must we take seriously our approach to the Holy Chalice.
It is customary to attend the vigil or Vespers the evening before partaking for Communion, and to remain quiet and prayerful following the service, fasting from all food and drink from midnight onward. Some parishes say together the Prayers Before Holy Communion; if not, we should say these on our own.
When approaching the chalice, we cross our arms over our chest, right over left; this is a substitute for making the sign of the cross. This is one of the few times we do not make the sign of the cross or bow, since the movement could upset the chalice. As we approach, we should say our name, in order that the priest may say the prayer with our name as he gives us the Holy Mysteries.
After partaking, wipe the lips (or the deacon may do this), and kiss the chalice - do not kiss priest's hand (this, as well as kissing icons, is not done for the rest of the day after taking Communion, since we carry within us the sacred Ember of Christ's Body and Blood). Depart and take holy bread (andidoron) and hot wine (zapivka) to clear palate of the Holy Mysteries.
We avoid spitting throughout the day after taking the Holy Mysteries, as well as strict fasting (since we are celebrating). It is also customary to refrain from marital relations in the hours following Holy Communion, since we have "separated ourselves for a time" in order to partake of the Heavenly Food (1 Cor 7:5).


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Nasal polyps are growths in the nasal cavity. They often look like grapes or small balloons within the structures of the nasal cavity.
The nose acts as a filter, removing over 80% of particles in the air. A variety of agents entering the nose can cause inflammation. These agents include pollens, mold spores, animal dander, dust mites, dust, and dirt. Nasal polyps are the result of long-term, untreated nasal inflammation. Rarely, the polyps may protrude through the nostrils.
Large nasal polyps are easy for the healthcare provider to see during a nasal exam with a special instrument. CT scans can clarify the extent of the underlying problem. Usually, nasal polyps are present in both sides of the nose.
If a polyp only appears on one side, it may be a tumor. In this case, a biopsy is needed to check for cancer.
Prevention involves proper control of the underlying problem. A person with chronic bacterial sinusitis needs to take the appropriate antibiotics. If there are structural abnormalities within the nose, they can be corrected surgically.
Untreated nasal polyps cause blockage of sinus drainage. If this occurs, chronic sinusitis can develop. Expanding mucus buildup can put pressure on the nerves that control eye movement and vision. This creates double vision or other visual impairments. In addition, mucus buildup can eventually lead to displacement of the eyeball in its socket. Sense of smell may become lost and asthma may become more difficult to manage.
There are no risks to others, as the polyps are not contagious.
Polyps can usually be reduced with long-term nasal steroid therapy and management of the underlying disorder. If an individual continues to have symptoms despite medical therapy, surgery may be recommended.
Side effects are specific to the medications used. In the case of surgery, hemorrhage, infection, and injury to eye structures may rarely occur.
The symptoms usually subside after medical treatment. However, new polyps often develop, especially in people with asthma. Children with cystic fibrosis usually continue to have difficulties with polyps.
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