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Gone are the days when women had no choice but to endure labor and delivery without medication to ease the pain. Now, techniques like epidurals can make an otherwise painful experience more calm, controlled, and even comfortable.
Of course, many women hope to get through childbirth without having to ask for medications. But once labor starts, it's common — and completely understandable — for a woman to change her mind and request some sort of relief to make things easier or, at least, more bearable. No matter how prepared you are, physically and mentally, giving birth is hard.
Whether you've known from day one that you'd be asking for an epidural or have your heart set on a medicine-free birth, here's the lowdown on epidurals and how they can take some of the pain out of labor and delivery.
What's an Epidural?
An epidural (sometimes called an epidural block) is what most women think of when they consider pain medication during labor. Epidurals are a form of regional anesthesia that provide continuous pain relief to the entire body below the belly button (including the vaginal walls) throughout labor and delivery. With an epidural, a woman is comfortable and still fully awake.
How Is It Done?
An epidural involves medication given by an anesthesiologist through a thin, tube-like catheter that's inserted in the woman's lower back and then into the area just outside the membrane covering the spinal cord (called the epidural space). You'll need to sit or lie on your side with your back rounded while the doctor inserts the epidural.
The amount of medication can be regulated according to your needs. As your labor progresses and you start to deliver, the anesthesiologist can administer medication as needed through the catheter in your back without having to reinsert any needles.
What Will It Feel Like?
The thought of a big needle going into your back can be downright unnerving. But contrary to what many women may think, getting an epidural doesn't hurt that much at all. The skin is numbed first, so you'll probably feel just a stick or pinch and some pressure. Of course, you may be aware of the catheter in your back, which can be annoying for some women, but it isn't painful or uncomfortable.
Once the epidural is in place, you may still feel the pressure of contractions, although you shouldn't feel the pain. Actually, being aware of your contractions, if even a little, helps once you start to push.
As the doctor adjusts the dosage, your legs may feel a little weak, warm, tingly, numb, or heavy. Unlike some other labor and delivery medications, epidurals don't affect your mind. You'll still feel alert and aware of what's going on.
How Long Will It Take?
It only takes a couple of minutes to insert an epidural. You should start to feel the effects in about 10 to 20 minutes. The epidural catheter will stay in place throughout your labor and delivery.
What Are the Risks?
Epidurals do have some drawbacks. They may:
- make it harder for a woman to push the baby out (although the anesthesiologist can adjust the amount of medication being given if this happens)
- cause the mother's blood pressure to drop
- cause a headache
- cause temporary difficulty with urination, requiring a urinary catheter
- very rarely cause bleeding
Although some studies suggest that epidurals may increase the chances of cesarean deliveries (C-sections) or vaginal deliveries that require forceps or vacuum extractions, others show no correlation. It's not clear if the surgery or assisted delivery were needed because of the epidural or if the epidural and the surgery or assisted delivery were both needed because of some underlying problem.
How Will It Affect My Baby?
Some epidural medication does reach the baby, but it's much less than what the little one would get if the mother is given pain medications through an IV or if she is given general anesthesia. The risks of an epidural to the baby are minimal, but include possible distress (such as a slow heartbeat) caused by the mother's lowered blood pressure.
What Will I Feel Like After Delivery?
If you have an epidural, you may shiver a little after the baby is born (which is common with or without an epidural). You might feel some numbness in your legs and tingling as the medication starts to wear off, which may take a little while. That means you may not be able to walk around for at least a few hours after the birth. Even after that, ask someone to help you until your legs feel back to normal. If you had a C-section, the doctor may continue the epidural for a while after the delivery to control any pain.
You may also have some soreness in your back for a few days from where the epidural was inserted. Very rarely, women who get epidurals may have very bad headaches after the birth.
What Other Medications Can Help?
Epidurals aren't the only way medication can help you deal with the pain and stress of labor and delivery.
Also injected into the lower back through a catheter, a spinal block provides faster pain relief with smaller doses of medication. However, a spinal block only lasts for up to 2 hours, so it may be given during the actual delivery rather than during labor.
Some women may get a combined spinal-epidural (or CSE) block, which is, at its name implies, a combination of a spinal block and epidural that can offer faster pain relief that can then be continued throughout labor. This is often called a "walking epidural" because it allows some women to walk around once it's inserted since it has less of an effect on muscle strength. Walking can be possible with other techniques as well, depending on the medications used.
Another option for pain relief is a nerve block, which is given as an injection and deadens the sensation in specific, smaller areas of the body (such as the vagina and perineum — the area between the vagina and anus).
Analgesics are pain medications that can be administered through an IV or as a shot given as needed. Tranquilizers can be given through an IV to relax anxious women. Tranquilizers do not relieve pain, however, and can have significant side effects. If medications are given through an IV, the baby's going to get those medications, too.
Talk to your doctor about the various medications available and how they could affect you and your baby. If you're interested in getting an epidural, let your doctor know as soon as you decide, and check to see how early and how late in your labor it will be possible for you to get one.
Although many women want to give birth without any pain medications, it isn't a sign of weakness if you decide to ask for something to ease your pain or anxiety. Childbirth is often one of the hardest, most painful things the human body can go through. Getting a little relief makes you no less of a mother or woman. You know your body better than anyone — only you can be the judge of how much pain you can or can't take.
Reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD
Date reviewed: May 2013


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I am very thankful to my beautiful photographer brother Blaine for capturing these memories in January of 2009 when my two sons and I joined hundreds of other Native Hawaiians and supporters in a March down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikīkī. It was my boys' first march and I gave them their kīhei and pū and told them to follow my lead. I didn't realize at the time how terrifying it must have been for them in all the excitement, emotion, chanting and chaos, to be helping to lead the march. I was, and remain, so proud of them. When I was on my deathbed in the ICU at Queen's in 2012, Blaine dropped off a framed photo of my boys and I on Kalakaua Avenue to cheer me up and remind me that I had reasons to live. What a Beautiful Friend. Mahalo Ke Akua...
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Google has unveiled a new API that it hopes will make data created by users of social networks portable.
The Social Graph API makes information about the connections people have with each other on different Web sites easily available, said Brad Fitzpatrick, a Google software engineer. Once the data is available, developers can solve the problem of requiring users to search for and add friends to new social applications and sites every time they join them, noted Fitzpatrick in a blog post.
"[The new API] makes information about the public connections between people on the Web easily available and useful," he wrote. "You can make it easy for users to bring their existing social connections into a new website and as a result, users will spend less time rebuilding their social networks and more time giving your app the love it deserves."
This is better than asking users to search for and add their friends - because they likely will tire of the chore if its required for very social network, he added.
The API, unveiled late last week, crawls the Web to find publicly declared relationships between people's accounts, just like Google crawls the Web for links between pages, Fitzpatrick explained. But instead of returning links to HTML documents, the API returns data structures representing the social relationships discovered. When a user signs up for a new application, a developer can use the API to remind them who they're friends with on other sites and ask them if they want to be friends on the new site, Google said.
Social Graph marks Google's latest effort to make content created on social networks more easily shareable across the Web. Last month, Google and Facebook both announced plans to join the Data Portability Project, which is working on standards to allow user-generated content to be more easily shared among social networking sites.
Josh Catone, a blogger at Read Write Web, noted that the Google API could be an important tool in the data portability movement because "it allows users to find and evaluate their public social connections and take control of that information. As more and more users are beginning to suffer the effects of 'social networking fatigue,' anything that helps automate and make easier the process of adding your existing connections to a new network is a useful tool."


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Participants and sponsors keep lining up one month before the inaugural Ray Kaligian III Memorial Golf Tournament at Geneva's Mill Creek.
Organizer Bryan Knapp and Kaligian's parents, Ray and Bobbie, knew corralling their emotions would be a different story even as the event began taking shape last fall.
"The good thing is people are remembering him," Bobbie Kaligian said. "The bad thing is is why we are remembering him, because he is gone. You know, we're so grateful for everyone that continues to remember him. As you can tell, it's just heart-wrenching for us."
With his dog, Willie, at his side, Kaligian died from carbon monoxide poisoning in his Houston home in February 2013. More than a year later, many who encountered the 2003 Geneva graduate – an accomplished golfer and baseball player – cling to his inviting personality.
Knapp, Kaligian's longtime friend and Vikings golf teammate, initially planned a benefit for last summer. Before long, he realized it was best to allow the family to grieve and the project to take a backseat.
On tournament day, July 12, the Kaligians expect family from Massachusetts and other parts of the northeast, their son's business associates from Houston and West Virginia and scores of local supporters who relished his time on Tri-Cities courses.
Kaligian still holds Geneva's school record for lowest nine-hole score with a 32 at Mill Creek. How he arrived there made it elementary for Knapp to choose a golf tournament as a tribute.
"The thing that was remarkable was baseball was actually his first love, I think his first sport," Knapp said. "When he was a freshman, he was kind of a greenhorn to golf, if you will, kind of new to the game. But when senior year rolled around, he was a captain, all-conference multiple times and someone who you would look at to get a big score all the time."
And, simultaneously, someone who would not volunteer anything about that lofty status.
Reflecting on the past year-plus and the upcoming tournament, Kaligian's father stresses that Knapp isn't short on humility, either.
"Bryan has a huge heart and it didn't shock me," Ray Kaligian said. "It's a pretty big undertaking and Bryan has taken on the organization like a champ. He – like my wife and I and family and friends – every day miss my son. This is something that Bryan really wanted to do, and we support him 100 percent."
Knapp admits he "got used to losing in just about every sport" he and Kaligian played. Even though Kaligian, who would have been 30 this year, was just a few months older, Knapp viewed him as somewhat of a big brother because Kaligian was an only child.
Their friendship extended nearly 20 years after the Kaligians moved to Geneva from Massachusetts in 1993.
"The response has been unbelievable as far as families donating on holes and as far as companies and corporations donating their products, donating their money. It's really overwhelming for us," Knapp said.
Geneva dedicated its 2013 boys golf season to Kaligian, wearing commemorative patches on team polos. A memorial bench near the Geneva High School baseball field was dedicated in his honor, as well.
The tournament, an 18-hole scramble, costs $100 a player per four-person team and includes golf and dinner. Golf only costs $75, with dinner priced at $25. For more information or to register, log on to www.kaykaligian3memorialgolf.com.
"It's just a wonderful thing, the support we're getting," Bobbie Kaligian said. "We're truly blessed to have so many people who want to remember Ray in this way."
• Kevin Druley is a sportswriter for the Kane County Chronicle. He can be reached at 630-845-5347 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @kevindruley.
Pottawtomie shakes up tournaments
Each season, Pottawatomie Golf Course in St. Charles entices many players with its nostalgia and familiarity.
If not the layout, get ready for a few changes to the course's tournament landscape.
Beginning this year, Pottawatomie brass have elected to eliminate the St. Charles Women's Tournament due to declining participation while opening the men's and junior tournaments to those from outside St. Charles.
In addition, the men's tournament has moved from a three-weekend event to two, eliminating the qualifying round. All players must have a CDGA handicap, which will determine flighting. The men's tournament begins July 19 and is limited to a field of 96. Registration for non St. Charles residents begins July 1.
"Over the years, the men's tournament has just gotten smaller, smaller and smaller. People's schedules and their lives have made it more difficult trying to have three weekends open," Pottawatomie assistant pro Bill Ogiego said. "Tying to do everything they want to during a summer just has made it more difficult, I guess."
Opening the junior event to out-of-towners was not in response to declining participation, but instead a bid to grow the game.
"The junior's numbers have never been huge by any means, but we have so many kids from out of town play here," Ogiego said. "So if this is a place where they'll be spending some time during the summer, why not give them the chance to be in the tournament?"
The junior tournament, for boys and girls ages 12 to 17, is set for July 16 to 17. Pottawatomie's Little Guys & Gals tournament for golfers 3 to 11 is July 15.
For more information, contact the Pottawatomie pro shop at 630-584-8356. Golfers must register at the pro shop.
Luchtenburg, Rae advance in amateur
The Tri-Cities are well represented in Illinois' twin cities.
Recent Geneva graduate Abby Luchtenburg and St. Charles East product Nicole Rae both won twice in match play Wednesday to advance to today's IWGA state women's amateur quarterfinals at Bloomington's Crestwicke Country Club.
Luchtenberg will face Lexi Harkins of Crystal Lake at 8 a.m., with Rae, an Iowa athlete, opposing Madelynn Swank of Clarendon Hills at 8:08.
On Wednesday, Rae won both of her matches, 5&4, along with Luchtenburg.
Harkins earned medalist honors with a 74 during Tuesday's qualifying.
– Kevin Druley, firstname.lastname@example.com


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After a review of the fight, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission has overturned Charles Oliveira's heavily panned UFC on Versus 4 victory over Nik Lentz and declared it a no-contest.
PSAC executive director Gregory Sirb today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Oliveira was credited with a submission victory, but it was aided by a clearly illegal knee to a downed opponent that referee Chip Snider either missed or ignored.
The fight was part of the preliminary card of UFC on Versus 4, which took place June 26 at Pittsburgh's CONSOL Energy Center. The prelims streamed live on Facebook.
"After review of the tape of this contest and after consultation with the referee, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission has ruled that the results of this match will be changed to a no-contest," a statement read.
"This change is a direct result from an accidental kick to the head by Mr. Oliveira to a grounded Mr. Lentz."
Oliveira (14-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Lentz (21-3-2 MMA, 5-0-1) were part of a competitive bout. However, early in the second round, Oliveira blasted a kneeling Lentz with a knee to the face. The fighter's eye socket and cheek became badly swollen and bloodied from the blow (and resulted in a lengthy medical suspension), and Oliveira tapped out a dazed Lentz soon afterward with a rear-naked choke.
Officials immediately announced the fight would be reviewed. As it turned out, the PSAC needed just a few days to overturn the victory.
The no-contest allows Lentz to avoid his first loss in the UFC and his first defeat since early 2007.
Perhaps as a consolation, he and Oliveira also were awarded the night's $50,000 "Fight of the Night" bonuses.
For complete coverage of UFC on Versus 4, check out the UFC Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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At a time when markets consider the yuan practically a one-way bet and foreign governments are still badgering China to let its currency rise, some hold the opposite view.
The yuan isn't too cheap but too expensive, and poised for a fall, Diana Choyleva of London-based analysis firm Lombard Street Research argued in a report last week.
Choyleva accepts the widely held belief that China has held its currency artificially cheap for many years, building up a huge treasure trove of foreign exchange reserves along the way.
Most economists believe the yuan is still undervalued and expect continued appreciation. Capital Economics, another London-based firm, predicts $1 will buy just 5.90 yuan by the end of 2014, compared with 6.10 today and 6.80 in 2010.
China saw renewed capital inflows last year, after a pause in 2012, indicating markets still think the country's assets are attractively priced.
But Lombard Street takes a different view. The firm estimates China's currency reached "fair value" in 2011 and, after continuing to rise gradually, is now overvalued.
Convinced that China is badly in need of capital, the country's policy makers have long encouraged inbound investment but kept in place barriers that make it hard to take money out of the country, with individuals limited to transferring $50,000 a year.
There are plenty of ingenious ways around those controls, from fake trade invoices to hard-to-trace transactions with bitcoin, but getting money in and out of the country for investment remains a headache.
China's leaders are now reportedly planning to relax capital controls as early as next year. But the results are hard to predict. Lombard Street is confident that capital outflows would be much stronger than inflows, with mountains of cash just itching for a chance to get out of the country and into foreign property or stock markets.
"The free movement of capital is much more likely to result in Chinese capital outflows exceeding inflows, pushing the yuan down and domestic interest rates up," Ms. Choyleva wrote in the report.
That chimes with estimates by Tamim Bayoumi and Franziska Ohnsorge of the International Monetary Fund. In a paper published last year, they argued that although capital-account opening would lead to massive flows in both directions, outbound capital would dominate. Net outflows could be as much 11% to 18% of China's GDP, they estimated. That would put downward pressure on the currency.
A weaker yuan would reinvigorate China's flagging export sector but push up the cost of imports, holding back the transition from a growth model turbocharged by high rates of investment to one that serves consumers.
China's central bank believes the renminbi, as the currency is also called, is now close to its equilibrium level, and denies that its regular interventions in foreign-exchange markets amount to manipulating the currency.
The yuan may have a little further to rise, but it is approaching fair value, said a front-page article in Monday's overseas edition of the state-owned People's Daily, which serves as a mouthpiece for the Communist Party.
"The renminbi will continue to face upward pressure in the future, though the scope for appreciation will be narrower, with upward and downward movements becoming the new norm," the piece said, adding there is little prospect of sustained depreciation.
The yuan has continued to rise against the dollar since the beginning of the year, even as virtually every other developing country's currency, from the rand to the ruble, has fallen victim to a bout of market jitters.
But the question of just what one yuan should be worth, and whether the wall of money trying to get out of China outweighs the wall of money trying to get in, is among the most important facing the global economy.
If Lombard Street is right and the yuan stumbles, China's growing importance as a market for everything from copper to Cabernet Sauvignon will be badly curtailed.
- Richard Silk. Follow him on Twitter @richardjsilk
This article originally appeared on The Wall Street Journal's China RealTime blog


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Teen admits he put noose in New Hartford rec center bathroom; No 'racial connotation' to prank found
NEW HARTFORD >> A pink noose found in the bathroom of the Berkshire Hall recreation center at Brodie Park was placed there by a 16-year-old boy, according to a press release from the town.
The incident is described in the press release as "a youthful indiscretion" made by the teen.
Connecticut State Police said there was no criminal intent and no charges will be filed after the teen admitted Wednesday afternoon that he was unaware of who worked at Berkshire Hall and was not trying to intimidate anyone of any specific race.
State Police also said the "pink-colored string," was not a "functional noose," according to the release.
The teen, whose name hasn't been released because of his age, met with troopers in New Hartford.
Recreation Director Dennis Minor, who is black, works in the building. He kicked-off his campaign for First Selectman outside Berkshire Hall two days before the noose was found.
According to the release, the teen attended a meeting at the park Sunday night and stepped forward on Wednesday. The incident garnered attention as a possibly racially motivated incident.
"Although initial media reports implied a racial connotation between the placing of the so-called 'noose,' this assertion has been found to be unjustified," said First Selectman Daniel V. Jerram. "
we are thankful to the members of our law enforcement community for their dedication and professionalism. Most importantly we are happy to have a successful resolution to this incident, which was thankfully found to be a simple mistake of judgement by a local youth unaware of how his actions may be perceieved by others."
The teenager "expressed regret" at how his "gag," played out, according to Jerram and said he intends to apologize to Minor in person. Jerram said the teen showed "courage" in stepping forward despite the media coverage of the incident.
The noose was found hanging on the back of a bathroom door inside the Berkshire Hall on Monday morning, discovered by a member of the cleaning staff.
Running as an independent, Minor previously said in March that he successfully petitioned the Secretary of the State for a spot on the ballot.
Minor said Monday, the day the noose was discovered, that he thinks New Hartford is a "great town," and the incident didn't change his opinion of it.
Jerram called New Hartford a "peaceful and inviting community of 7,000 warm and friendly residents from all walks of life."
The 200-acre park was formerly known as Camp Berkshire and was purchased by New Hartford in 1986. Berkshire Hall is a recreational facility used for events, camps, classes and other activities.
Esteban L. Hernandez can be reached at (860) 489-3121, ext. 328.


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McIntosh appointed to diversity post
The Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) College of Medicine has named David McIntosh to the position of assistant dean for diversity. The role is the first in the college's 34-year history to be focused exclusively on issues of diversity.
A seasoned former administrator of diversity initiatives at Texas A&M University, McIntosh will work closely with a wide variety of administrators, as well as faculty, staff, and students at the medical school.
"I have found that it is it is important that we consciously weave diversity into all of the work we do and decisions we make, so that diversity can become an embedded part of our culture," McIntosh said. "My philosophy is that diversity and excellence are inextricably intertwined – that is, that is that an organization is performing at its best only when it seeks to include, welcome, and support all people and perspectives, and in particular those that have been traditionally underrepresented. To effectively train Texas' next generation of doctors, we must not only strive to reflect diversity in presence, but in our campus culture, the paths we identify to help students reach medical school, and the way we consider diversity in our day-to-day operations."
As the college's first dean dedicated exclusively to issues of diversity, McIntosh is no stranger to "firsts." Prior to his appointment at TAMHSC-COM, McIntosh served in Texas A&M University's Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity's office as the university's first Coordinator for Campus Diversity Initiatives, and then as the its first Director for Diversity Initiatives.
"Texas A&M is becoming known as a leader when it comes to the administrative handling of issues of diversity and accountability. This is due in large part to the university's Diversity Plan, which holds academic and administrative units accountable for their diversity goals."
"This position is truly an exciting opportunity for not only me in my new role, but for the entire TAMHSC-College of Medicine," McIntosh said. "We have the ability to make an important contribution to diversity not only within these walls, but statewide and nationally."
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PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Laderoot was walking into his high school prom in a designer tuxedo when police officers pulled him aside and began interrogating him about his attire. They had reason to believe the tuxedo was stolen.
Minutes later, the 18-year-old was led away from the dance in a police car on allegations that he broke a window at a northern Arizona store and stole the $600 tuxedo off a mannequin. He denied any theft, saying he bought the formalwear at a yard sale for $100.
"I didn't do anything wrong," he told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Prescott Valley police are gathering more evidence at the request of prosecutors who declined late Tuesday to file charges in the case, Sgt. Brandon Bonney said. Laderoot would not have been arrested if police didn't believe he was involved in the Friday burglary, Bonney said.
"It's definitely going to be pursued," the sergeant said.
Laderoot was booked into jail on suspicion of burglary and criminal damage but posted bond Sunday.
Newly graduated, Laderoot drove friends to the dance Saturday in Jerome, a historic copper mining town about 100 miles north of Phoenix. Police and the store owner were staking out the prom in search of the thief of the three-piece designer tuxedo that had specific markings on the inside, authorities said.
Laderoot said he was walking into the dance looking "cool" when the store owner spotted the tuxedo and police pulled him aside. He told authorities he happened upon the tuxedo at a yard sale Friday. He gave his keys to friends as police led him away.
Laderoot wasn't able to give the location of the yard sale or say who sold it to him, according to a probable cause statement.
The teenager said he had nothing to do with the burglary but told authorities he was in the area at the time. He also said he had asked about renting the tuxedo on the mannequin when he went to the store with a friend who was renting a suit there.
Police say that incident tipped off the store owner to look for it at a prom. Prescott Valley police called local schools and found out that PACE Academy was holding its dance in Jerome.
Laderoot said the arrest ruined his night and his first prom.
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Laderoot was walking into his high school prom in a designer tuxedo when police officers pulled him aside and began interrogating him about his attire. They had reason to believe the tuxedo was stolen.


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Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster?
Reports of sea monster are not easily dismissed
LARRY HALL Feb 11, 2004
Whatever its source, fear can paralyze. One Richmond woman was more paralyzed by fear of ridicule than by fear of the unknown. But she overcame her reluctance and talked about what she had seen.
Photo:Source:Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
The Feb. 9, 1994, Times-Dispatch included a staff-written report about a scientific study of Scotland's Loch Ness and its legendary monster. The article recalled sightings of Virginia's own maritime monster, a serpentine animal spotted in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries during the late 1970s and early 1980s and nicknamed Chessie.
In 1980, a Richmond resident saw the peripatetic creature in the Appomattox River near Hopewell, farther inland than previously reported. The woman had gone to Hopewell with her husband for dinner at the Harbor Light Restaurant, beside the river.
The Richmonder's sighting occurred in March, but she did not talk about it until months later, after reports of other sightings had been published in The Times-Dispatch. She wrote an anonymous letter to the newspaper in response to a June report about an encounter on the Potomac River.
This is part of what the restaurant patron wrote:
"I got out of my car and looked up the Appomattox River. . . . Something caught my eye. . . . We watched as it got nearer. . . . It had a . . . long, undulating body."
She added that she had not said anything "for fear of being ridiculed."
When excerpts of her unsigned letter appeared in The Times-Dispatch in mid-November 1980, the Richmonder wrote to the newspaper again, this time revealing her identity. She told her complete story in an interview published in The Times-Dispatch later that month.
She said she had the opportunity to study Chessie for several minutes. Before the creature had traveled too far down the river, the woman went inside the restaurant and announced in a voice loud enough for all to hear, "Look outside, the Loch Ness monster is going down the river." No one in the Harbor Light responded.
After her rebuff, the Richmonder decided to keep silent, only confiding in a few close friends. But other reports surfaced and made her change her mind.
She said the creature was "the most fascinating thing I ever saw. What irks me is that I couldn't generate any interest. No one would get up and look."
Photo:Source:Science Frontiers Online. The Richmonder's description of a dark, snakelike body with a reptilian head matched those from sightings near the bay. Thus far, the creature had eluded cameras, but that changed in 1982.
Robert Frew, a Maryland businessman, was celebrating Memorial Day with friends and family at his home on the bay. About 7:30 p.m., he saw Chessie. Frew rushed to get his camera and managed to videotape the creature for about three minutes.
Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution agreed to examine the tape. The panel called Frew's tape "intriguing" and concluded: "The usual explanations of partially submerged logs, a string of birds or marine animals, optical illusion, etc., seem inappropriate for the dark, elongated, animate object."
Chessie sightings around the bay region continued sporadically, but nothing major developed until a possible explanation for the mystery surfaced in the Appomattox and James rivers during the late 1980s.
In the summer of 1987, an unusual creature tentatively identified as an errant manatee was seen by several people in the Appomattox River near Hopewell. There was another possible sighting in the James River near Richmond about the same time.
The manatee is a gentle, aquatic mammal, 8 to 14 feet in length. It resembles a very large, fat seal, or a walrus without tusks, and lives in warm, tropical coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries officials felt the description of the animal matched that of a manatee, but a Virginia Institute of Marine Science researcher said it was unlikely a manatee would voluntarily venture into waters this far north.
Then, in 1994 and 1995, a male manatee, which had wandered far from his home near Florida, was positively identified as it traversed the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The docile beast was outfitted with a tracking device and christened Chessie, in honor of the bay's elusive sea serpent.
With the manatee's seasonal presence in more northern waters confirmed, reports of the bay's mysterious serpent dramatically diminished in frequency.
But some of the earlier accounts, including the 1980 sighting by a Richmond woman, are not easily dismissed. Maryland resident Clyde Taylor and his daughter Carol said they saw the creature in 1982 from a distance of 10 feet as it swam in less than 2 feet of clear water. They said it resembled a 30-foot snake, something that looks very different from a corpulent, 10-foot manatee.
Chessie, The Sea Monster of the Chesapeake
Cheasapeake Bay, MD VA
For nearly twenty years, newspapers of Maryland and Virginia have been documenting reports of a huge, snake-like animal allegedly seen in the Chesapeake.
The mysterious beast, nicknamed "Chessie" by locals, has been described as serpentine, about twenty-five to forty feet in length, eight to ten inches in diameter, and possessing an elliptical or football-shaped head. Reportedly, the creature is a uniformly dark color, having no fins or bodily appendages.
For several years reported sightings of the alleged animal remained unsubstantiated until May 31, 1982. On that date around 7:30 PM, Maryland resident Robert Frew videotaped a long, dark, serpent-like creature swimming in the Chesapeake Bay, about 100 feet off the bulkhead of his Kent Island home.
Frew, and his wife, spotted the creature in shallow, clear water about 200 feet from their house. Frey videotaped the monster as it moved towards a group of swimmers.
It dove beneath the swimmers and reappered on the other side of them. The creature the Frew's saw was about 30-35 feet long, 1 foot in diameter, dark brown with a humped back.
Photo:Source:Applied Physics Lab Enhancements
On August 20, 1982, the Frew videotape received an audience with Dr. George Zug and other scientists at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History.
After thoroughly examining the tape the scientists, although intrigued by what it apparently depicted, were unable to reach any conclusions about the "animate" object shown. The videotape's quality was simply not good enough to allow such a determination.
As a result of the publicity concerning the Smithsonian's viewing, researchers at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University offered to perform computer image enhancement of the Frew Tape in an effort to extract from it more information about the mystery animal.
The computer work initially conducted isolated an impressive, unmistakable, serpentine shape from the surrounding waters.
Unfortunately, soon after the enhancement techniques began, the internal funding that the Applied Physics Laboratory allowed for the Frew videotape work ran out. Further enhancements on the Frew tape have been suspended pending the availability of some outside source of funding. Since 1983 the videotape has remained in limbo.
Presently, no one knows what Chessie is. Nevertheless, compelling detailed reports from credible, reliable witnesses suggest the possibility of an unknown animal. Although the number of Chessie reports vary from year to year, they persist all the same.
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Mark Fistric
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Eligible for draft:
Trade with Dallas, 2013
225 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
Mark Fistric began his career in major junior hockey with one of the worst teams in the WHL, the Vancouver Giants. He played for Team Canada at the U18 World Cup in 2003, as well as for Team Alberta's Gold Medal Winning team at the 2003 Canada Winter Games. At the conclusion of the 2003-04 WHL regular season, Fistric was awarded the Pat Quinn Defenseman of the Year award by the Vancouver Giants for being the top blueliner on their team. Fistric was chosen by the Dallas Stars in the first round, 28th overall, of the 2004 NHL Draft.
2004-05: Fistric appeared in only 15 games after suffering a broken jaw twice. He missed four months.
2005-06: Fistric gets significant ice time with Vancouver both at even strength and on special teams. The captain is back this year, on his game, and not showing any signs of being less aggressive. Fistric was named to Team WHL for the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. He has contributed to the team's success with his willingness to take control physically on the ice. He had his first multiple-point game for the Giants on Nov. 19th.
2006-07: Fistric stepped into his first professional season with the Iowa Stars and was the only member of the team to run the gamut as far as games played went (80). He settled in nicely, playing a simple, yet effective game, and even logged an inordinate amount of points with 24. He also received a long look at training camp and received much praise from Stars coaching and management.
2007-08: The Edmonton-native made is NHL debut against Montreal on December 23rd. In fact, the 21-year-old ended up playing more NHL games than AHL games in 07-08 by a 37 to 30 margin. He even participated in nine playoff games for Dallas. Fistric made a nice transition to the NHL and showed he was not overwhelmed by the better, faster players. He only registered 24 PIMs during the regular season.
Talent Analysis
Fistric works very hard off the ice to maintain great conditioning, which is necessary for his almost-excessive frame. He is a surprisingly agile skater for a player his size and any questions about his skating should have been long put to rest. When he plays with an edge, he can be a noticeably intimidating force. However, he needs to keep his consistency on high and make himself noticeable on the ice with destructive hits. Is not offensively talented, needs to continue to make smart outlet passes and just get pucks to the net and not try to be creative with the puck. He has a strong work ethic and is a leader for any team he plays on. A simple, but decidedly physical, game is the most effective use of Fistric.
Fistric was dealt to the Edmonton Oilers following the end of the NHL lockout.
Potential: Physical third-pairing defensive defenseman, like Denis Gauthier.


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A wireless doorbell only has a range of about 45 ft.
I need a wireless device that signals a light Answered
I'm new to instructables, I ran across your web-site researching this project.
I need to have a push button at one location in a warehouse that signals a light to come on when its pushed in another area of the warehouse
A light would emit at the forktruck drivers station. I would also like a buzzer to sound also.
The distance is less than 200 ft. I would also like three buttons at alternate locations that when pushed would a light a different colored light. This would signal the driver as to who wanted him.
I was told we could not use the walkie talkie device and it needed to be wireless. I would like the buttons mounted on a magnet so I can hang on a metal machine.I was thinking maybe a wireless doorbell
A wireless doorbell only has a range of about 45 ft.
The guts of a good RC system may be a good start.
But if this is for work, the company could buy a professional system, e.g. http://www.lodar.com/products.htm


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Cracker: "It says 'Let's b friends', and it's got a b on it"
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I've done both B & George
one of the two stations made me feel really welcome and were super supportive and one of them generally gave me grief after almost every show I did
the only station that never told me what to play - george, where I happily played rock, country, indie, lo fi, noise amongst house, techno and other styles more associated with george - I was on during the day... background music it most certainly wasn't
I'm a big fan of Matt's but not on B, I hope the new slot see's his considerable talents put to use and stretched as the fall back loud back of the y stuff is a bit dull
as for Mikey, I love him and loathe him on radio, he comes across far too often as being lazy and on auto pilot... and yet when he shines his talent, humour and sense of timing is beyond fault... and is a pleasure to witness/hear
whatever happens the one thing that is certain... the changes will provoke a response from B's supporters and detractors... long may those that tune in be so passionate about their choice of station
Aw, I'm feeling mean about George now. It's just that for a long time it was hard to get the signal, and whenever I did hear it, it was in people's houses where it was used like bad drugs.
As some bloke once said "You don't know how lucky you are"
Whatever happens at the b it's better than...
"That was Black Sabbath, coming up Pink Floyd back to back with Led Zeppelin right after this..." cut to Lion Red commercial.
Or "We have Garth McVicar on the line..."
Love the b.
Has anybody else come to the conclusion that radio, unlike TV is kinda tribal?.
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Haha true dat Steve.
My favourite quote from commercial radio comes from Solid Gold FM. I still trot it out in my cocknouncer voice quite often. You've got to say it in a fake deep yet nasal voice and all running together quickly...
"Hey yeah that was 'Hooked on a Feeling' and if you're gonna be hooked on anything it might as well be a feeling eh, make it a good one, have one for meeeeee."
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And my bad about there not being a drum 'n' bass show on bFM. I was going off a friend who is a d'n'b producer/DJ who was complaining the other day about it and assumed he'd know better than me...
"Hey yeah that was 'Hooked on a Feeling' and if you're gonna be hooked on anything it might as well be a feeling eh, make it a good one, have one for meeeeee."
That sounds like Kevin Black, now to be seen on Triangle's The Beat Goes On, quite possibly the worst TV show in New Zealand's history.
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Triangle's The Beat Goes On, quite possibly the worst TV show in New Zealand's history.
+1. Mesmerisingly bad.
Mesmerisingly bad.
Someone's really gotta YouTube some of that show. It's awfulness would soon become legend.
Someone's really gotta YouTube some of that show. It's awfulness would soon become legend.
It's got its own YouTube channel:
Random clip from the Over 50s Karaoke champs:
Oh, yeah, I meant Tony Amos (who makes Kevin Black look like John Peel).
You haven't lived until you've seen Tony's weekly politics review wherein he invariably -- and I mean invariably -- describes MPs as "those shirt-lifters and rug-munchers in parliament".
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But then I'm not sure I'd want to go on living.
Tony Amos' Christmas political roundup
Awesomely bad.
Random clip from the Over 50s Karaoke champs
OMG, that is f**king fabulous. I've sent it off to people all over. Tingles of national pride.
But, gotta say, compared to the Indonesian variety shows on every channel each Saturday night, it's still high art.
Kevin Black look like John Peel
There actually was a time....seriously...when Blackie had the most edgy show on Auckland radio. Around '74 /75. his night-time show on 1ZM was where you went to hear the stuff that wouldn't get airtime during the day. It was the place I first heard Marley and Kraftwerk, and he was the only DJ to touch things like Spit Ends (sp. correct) and pre-Oz Dragon (the mighty Rock'n'Roll Ponsonby was often aired) and lots of other local stuff.
I can't help it. Every time I watch a clip on YT I have to read the comments, most of them are mind numbingly dull, stupid, pointless, racist, sexist, insulting, juvenile, grammatically incomprehensible
rubbish but I have to read them. I suppose I have a need to try and understand why the world seems so thick.
Then I came across TBGONZ on YT. What a delight, Orange on Orange and a layout a blind man would be glad to see, for a short time anyway.
No comments for 17 months, 4 comments in all 2 of them from the same person and one from the producer, it saved so much of my valuable time.
Shame I can't get Triangle TV.
where I happily played rock, country, indie, lo fi, noise amongst house, techno and other styles more associated with george - I was on during the day... background music it most certainly wasn't
Any chance you could maybe, please, do it again, huh? It was rather good radio.
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Tony Amos is my new personal Jesus.
But Hugh when he was calling up people with last names that rhyme with 'muck' to make fun of them live on air used to drive me nuts also. He grew on me. It took time.
It wasn't a person and it wasn't muck.
It was a company - Cox, Arcus and Co. 307 8237
I'll defend my cocksuckers till the grave.
Heh. A name like that has to be asking for it
Tony Amos is my new personal Jesus.
Say it ain't so Jo, please say it ain't so...
Ah Huge Grayham.
Was it not you that got Telecom to include Ivan Itchyanus in the directory?.
I'll defend my cocksuckers till the grave.
Soo, Grabet & Dash will provide their services for free.
I think we've found a new bfm host everyone! someone who can spin some tunes and really ask the hard questions of politicians:
(from the Beat Goes On site)
Politics can be boring but not with Tony Amos. Tony chuckles to himself at least 10 times a day as his very active mind comtemplates the goings on of our top politicians. After the chuckles Tony jots it all down and arrives at the studio to present The "Weekly Political Roundup" Somehow through the laughter Tony delivers with his wonderful and booming Solid Gold voice a funny and thought provoking look at the crazy world of politics.
Usually people who chuckle to themselves so much don't get to leave a secure room, let alone be invited onto a TV show.
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This thread has taken an exciting new twist - can't wait to investigate TBGO...and yes, that phrase of mine was indeed uttered by "Big" Tony Amos.
I was just going to say, and not to draw a line under the conversation at all, because I'm liking it a lot but, last night, a friend of mine who shares the same name as one of the radio stations we've been discussing was telling me how much he's been enjoying this conversation and the various well known figures from the industry adding their two cents.
He said (since he seems content to lurk - feel free to jump in anytime buddy) that it struck him the fact that there has been such a long discussion, that we are all so passionate about bFM, it's another sign how unique, how important bFM is/was to us. If JayJay replaced Polly on Classic Htis Drive or whatever, I don't think anyone, anywhere would have much to say on the topic at all.
Now I'm off to check out Big Tony Amos on the web. Ohhh happy times.
(And off to Dunedin for Back Benches tonight if anyone's tuning in)
Was it not you that got Telecom to include Ivan Itchyanus in the directory?
Nope - but boy are you bringing back some memories. Wasn't that something to do with the Croatian apple farmer? I forgot his name, but his cat was called Mr Sexy.
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So it's not so much a job as a volunteer opportunity, but I am so excited about it! I met with the Director of Development for First Coast Women's Services today and we don't have anything set up yet, but I will, Lord willing, be doing some work for them in the future. It might be nothing more than making phone calls and writing letters and thank you cards, but I believe this is something the Lord has led me to do. When I first talked to the Director and told her that I went to school for Event Management, she said that they were needing some help in that area, so I hope that I will be able to get involved with that as well.
I took a tour of the center today and learned about what happens when a woman comes in. All women who come in are considered "Abortion Vulnerable". No scary videos are shown. The goal is not to scare her, but she is given the information about what happens during an abortion, she sees a model of her baby's stage of development, and most importantly, she is prayed for. If she chooses, the counselors will help the mothers enroll in Medicaid. If she qualifies for Medicaid, she can get a sonogram. 96% of the women who have the sonogram choose Life. If the men come in to see the baby, 98% of them would choose Life for their baby. The mothers can enroll in the HOPE program, where they can earn points for maternity clothes, baby clothes, baby furniture, layette sets, etc. by doing some homework: reading books that encourage a healthy pregnancy, books on parenting, and Bible studies. If the mothers choose to give the baby up for adoption, they are directed toward agencies that will be compassionate towards them and are given support throughout the process. There are tons of pamphlets they can look through to find a church, a doctor, and endless other support services.
There were lots of details that I heard today that make me so excited about the possibility of working in a place like this. The most important one is that they love Christ and yearn for the women who come in to see that love as well. Last year, 819 women came in with positive pregnancy tests. 144 of them were abortion minded, but chose life. The Gospel was presented to 431 of the women. 43 prayed to receive Christ and 7 rededicated their lives to Christ. Every day 3,300 women end their pregnancies with abortion. That breaks my heart, but I am excited to be a part of something that will help these women understand how much God loves them and to know that He has a plan for them.
Friday, January 30, 2009
My New Job
So it's not so much a job as a volunteer opportunity, but I am so excited about it! I met with the Director of Development for First Coast Women's Services today and we don't have anything set up yet, but I will, Lord willing, be doing some work for them in the future. It might be nothing more than making phone calls and writing letters and thank you cards, but I believe this is something the Lord has led me to do. When I first talked to the Director and told her that I went to school for Event Management, she said that they were needing some help in that area, so I hope that I will be able to get involved with that as well.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sick Baby
Charlotte has been fighting off some sort of sickness for a week now. It started early last week with a runny nose, then escalated into a fever of 103.2, extreme fussiness, coughing, hoarse throat, and very sparse and interrupted sleep. It was rough. When I took her temperature and saw how high it was, I called the pediatrician right away, even though it was 3:30 in the morning. I know that fevers are just the body's way of fighting off the infection, but I also know that at some point it is dangerous, and I wasn't sure how close Charlotte was to that point. I got a call back from the pediatrician a few minutes after I left the message, and I could tell that she was not pleased with being woken up for this. Her exact remark was, "I don't understand why you are calling..." Now, I really love the office Charlotte goes to and appreciate the care and time they give to us (even though it is always a wait of at least half an hour for a scheduled well-check). They like to suggest homeopathic and natural remedies before prescribing antibiotics, which I think is wonderful. But the comment of "I don't understand why you are calling..." just rubbed me the wrong way. After some suggestions of things I had already been doing, she asked, "Do you have a book or resource that you can go to? Because you need to do that before you call." Well, yes, I do have a book and I have looked at it, and it wasn't like I was just waiting for an opportunity to call you and wake you up in the middle of the night, but my child has never had a fever this high, and while I do understand that a fever is not necessarily a bad thing, I know that it can be and I wanted to make sure that she was not to that point! So that's what I wanted to say anyway. What I actually said was, "Okay, thank you, sorry for calling so late." Should she ever get a fever of 103.2 again, I won't rush to the phone. But I definitely don't think I was wrong to call and, even if all that is needed is an assurance of "Your baby does not need to go to the E.R.", I will probably call again when one of the doctors will not understand why.
::steps down from soapbox::
Charlotte is doing much better now. She still has some lingering congestion and a cough that is worse in the mornings, but it seems to be getting a little better each day. Yesterday after she had a few big coughs, she started softly patting her chest as if to tell me, "I've got some junk stuck in here." And a few times while hugging Jared, she has patted him on the back. Yeah, she's precious.
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Monday, January 19, 2009
Story Time and Daddy Time
Last Friday, Charlotte and I met some friends at the downtown library for story time. It was the first time I had been to the children's library downtown and it is amazing! As you walk into it, you have to go through a corridor of blades of grass as tall as the ceiling and it's complete with sound effects of crickets and birds. So cute. Charlotte isn't really into sitting still for a story at this point, but she had a blast watching the older kids jump and dance and do the hand motions. And she loved climbing on the mushroom-shaped stools they have! They have story time every Friday and some moms from our church are going to try to take the kiddos once a month or so.
The great part is that the library is two blocks away from Jared's office, so afterwards we went to visit her Daddy. He took her around the office and everyone oohed and ahhed over how adorable she is, how big she's gotten, and tried to figure out who she looks more like.
Here she is sitting on Daddy's desk wearing his shades
It was quite chilly this past weekend, so we decided we'd make a fire and stay all cozy. We save some papers that we would otherwise shred to use to help start the fires. The picture below is of Charlotte enjoying a ride around on that pile. (Afterwards, she enjoyed taking the paper out and spreading it all over the living room floor).
A few weeks ago, I was doing some ironing and had just opened a bag of the clips that attach to clothes hangers. Charlotte was "helping" me and had them all over the floor for me to chase around whenever I needed them. After a little while, I looked down and noticed that they were gone. I looked in the lunchbox that she had been playing with and found them in there. She had collected them all, along with a few other things, and put them away. She is going to be neurotically anti-clutter just like her Daddy!
And in other news, I applied to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune! We saw the last two episodes and I knew the bonus round answers so I figured that makes me an exert. I doubt I'll be chosen, but it doesn't hurt to try! Oh, and we're also going to send the video of Charlotte laughing at the bowling game into America's Funniest Videos! It's all part of our retirement plan.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Words of Wisdom
They're not wise words, per se, but they are thoughts that I shared with Charlotte yesterday.
"We don't stand on furniture."
"No climbing on the coffee table."
"That is a toy drum, not a stool."
"Hairbrushes don't belong in the dishwasher."
Charlotte has been keeping me in stitches lately. She has had a burst of personality coming through, despite just getting over a nasty cough and cold. Her smile is so sweet and she has been showing it off a lot lately.
That's all, for now. I need to go put back all the paper, envelopes, and junk mail that she has pulled out of the trash can here in the office...
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Another Tag Game
My friends Whitney and Jeannie tagged me to play this game...
1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer.
2. Select the 4th picture in the folder (no cheating -- cropping, editing, etc.)
3. Explain the picture.
4. Tag 4 other people to do the same.
This picture comes from the "1998" folder. It was taken at Jared's graduation from Toccoa Falls College. He graduated with a Bachelor's in History and was certified to teach it in high school. After this, he went to UF and graduated with a Bachelor's in Business and a Master of Accounting. (He also has an AA from Santa Fe, so he has 4 total degrees.... what an overacheiver!).
I'm going to be a spoil-sport and not tag anyone. I'm not sure who all has been tagged, so if you want to play, you can say I tagged you!
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Go Gators!
Just in time for the big game, Charlotte has finally learned some sign language!
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Let's Eat Cake!
A few of you may know that I had the most amazing internship ever a couple years ago. It wasn't the traditional one-semester internship (though that's the way we told UF it was!). I helped Melissa at MasterPiece Weddings out with the wedding planning and coordinating for a little over a year. It was my dream internship. Weddings and romance and all things fun. Melissa's area of expertise is weddings, but she's done countless events of other kinds, and now she's branching out into some major charity fundraising. She is working to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and the event is just over a month away with the goal of $50,000 yet to be met. So MasterPiece Weddings has put their money where their mouths are (where the cake will soon be), and they will contribute $1 for every blog that mentions the fundraiser. If you would like to help by spreading the word, simply copy and paste the text below in a blog post, then e-mail Melissa at email@example.com so she can verify.
Masterpiece Weddings, an event coordination agency founded by Melissa Margarita-DiStefano, is working really hard to put on an amazing fundraiser in February called Let's Eat Cake! - which will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - an incredible organization that's dedicated to treating children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
Let's Eat Cake! is a wedding cake competition, featuring Wedding Cake confections from all over the United States. Bakers will feature their cakes to be judged by Local and National Culinary Celebrities. In addition bakers will be asked to make enough cake to feed the general public, so that they may judge the cakes as well!
Our Goal is to raise $50,000 for this extremely worthy cause. We know times are tough for everyone out there. But that doesn't mean that doesn't mean that kids still aren't getting sick. Please help spread the word about our goal, and our mission. If you can help financially, that'd be great. If you're blogging about this right now.... your spreading the word - and that's all we can ask for!
Thank you!
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So, The Hunger Games movie has only been out for six days and I have already seen it twice. Obviously I really loved it. It is not nearly as good as the book (I mean, how could it be) but it did a great job of bringing the story to life. I am going to ramble on about some things I liked and didn't like about the movie, because I am not talented enough as a writer to turn this into an actual review that flows together 🙂
I will start with what I didn't like, so that we can end things on a positive note. Obviously this will contain *spoilers.*
**The Costumes** There was something that seemed a little off to me about the costumes. I can't really describe what it was, but the look of some of them was just "off." The clothes in the arena were just fine, and even the outlandish Capital stuff was okay, but I didn't like most of Katniss/Peeta's wardrobe. I didn't like any of the outfits they wore while they were in the Capital. That includes their "on fire" costumes (totally lame) and their interview clothes. I had forgotten just how awesome Katniss' dress is supposed to be, but after re-reading the book, her dress in the movie is very underwhelming. And Peeta looks like a waiter from a haunted house in his outfit.
**The BIG Moments weren't big enough** One of the things I remember most about reading the book for the first time was all of the HUGE things that happened right at the end of a chapter…Peeta asking to train alone, Peeta saying "she came here with me," Peeta showing up with the Careers, the spear going into Rue, etc. Literally at the end of each chapter I would hear the Dramatic Chipmunk theme in my head.
I felt like the movie mishandled most of these moments, especially the two biggest ones, the discovery of Peeta with the Careers and when they announce that two tributes from the same district can win. In the first instance when Peeta is tagging along after the Careers and Katniss sees him, she looks mildly annoyed. I wanted to scream at the screen, "WTF, Katniss!!! This is a HUGE moment in the book and you don't even look like you are all that bothered! What is the matter with you!!!???" And the scene in the book where she finds out that she and Peeta can BOTH win, and she screams out his name….Gosh, I LOVE that in the book. In the movie, she quietly whispers his name, and is like, "Doh de doh de doh, guess I better go find that Peeta character…doh de doh de doh." C'mon Gary Ross (Mr. Director) what the hell were you thinking in both of those scenes. You totally dropped the ball there.
**The Scene at the End** One of the most important moments in the book is right at the end when the announcer says, "whoops, wait a minute, only one of you can win." When that happens in the book, Peeta reaches for his knife (to lay it on the ground) and Katniss whips out her last arrow to kill him. That is such a perfect example of who Katniss is (and who she will become by the end of the steaming pile of garbage that is Mockingjay) and who Peeta is and always will be. In the movie, none of that happens and it jumps right into the part with the berries and everything is rushed and hectic. I sincerely hope everyone who sees the movie actually goes home to read the book so they can see how it SHOULD have happened.
Anyway, I am being pretty harsh on the movie, but I really and truly did enjoy it. I only get nitpicky like this with things I am truly passionate about. So, without further ado, here are the things I loved!!
**Prim** Oh my gosh, I LOVED Prim in the movie. She barely registered with me at all the books; she was more of a plot device that got the first book going. But in the movie, I cried practically every time she was on screen. When she walks up to the stage and tucks in her little tail……oh man, my heart breaks!
**Gale** As a firm member of Team Peeta, I have never really been fond of Gale, but in the movie he is great!!! I loved when he pulls Prim away at the beginning and then again at the end when you see her sitting on his shoulders. Oh, and he is very nice to look at 🙂
**Effie** (I am realizing that there is a strong possibility that I might just list characters from here on out, so bear with me) Elizabeth Banks was so great as Effie! I missed some of Suzanne Collins' humor in the movie (a lot of it came from Katniss' inner monologue) but Effie brought out a laugh with everything she said. My favorite line in possibly the whole movie is "THAT IS MAHOGANY!"
**The Tributes** I felt like all the tributes were perfectly cast. Foxface was awesome (she is actually my second favorite character in the books after Peeta) as well as Thresh and Clove. I was very surprised with how believable Cato was (I worried I would just keep picturing him as the little skinny kid from Race to Witch Mountain) and really liked his scene at the end. And Rue, oh little Rue!!! If I could just put her in my pocket and take her home, she is so heartbreakingly adorable!!
**Peeta** I was obviously not real happy with the casting of Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, but I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked him as Peeta. I always knew he would be great in the part acting wise, but I worried about him being "big enough" to play Peeta. I found that in the end, it didn't really matter. He perfectly embodied Peeta on screen and I only noticed a couple of times when they really tried to hide the height difference (did you notice how Katniss and Peeta spent a lot of time sitting down or not standing directly next to each other). My favorite moment in the whole movie hands down is at the very end when they are about the eat the berries and Katniss is busy paying attention to the cameras and Peeta reaches over and touches her braid. In that moment you can tell how much he is totally in love with her. My little heart melts just thinking about it 🙂
**Peeta's Camoflage Skills** 'Nuff said.
**Extra Training Scenes** I liked the added scenes with Rue and the knife and Peeta throwing the giant metal thing.
All in all, I really enjoyed the movie. I am so happy that it is doing well, and I am actually looking forward to watching Catching Fire (which is saying a lot since I didn't like the second book).
So, what did you all think??
*I didn't really comment on Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss because I am kind of indifferent to her. I didn't love her as Katniss, but I didn't hate her either. She was kind of just "there."
*In the very scary midnight show I was at, the high school girls in the theater literally screamed out "Woohoo Peeta!!!" "What a hottie!!" the first time he showed up on screen. Yeah, during the very emotionally charged reaping scene, that was a tad bit inappropriate.


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Real Salt Lake are back and so are the RSL colors in the latest edition of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 12.
There's also a rookie, three unheralded midfielders and a never-before named goalkeeper. Meanwhile, positional changes have suited three players just fine as Marvin Chávez, Geoff Cameron and Jean Alexandre make it onto the best XI squad.
GK: Troy Perkins (Portland Timbers) – He couldn't save his team from defeat at the Home Depot Center but he was the only reason the result wasn't more one-sided. Made more than a few fine saves on the night.
DF: Perry Kitchen (D.C. United) – If there was a team that could capitalize against a youthful back line like DC's, it was LA's veteran group. But Kitchen is a gamer and the rookie continues to show he's able to handle what comes his way.
DF: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo) – Arguably the Dynamo's most active player in San Jose and he also proved a threat in attack. Not bad for a player returning to center back for the first time this season.
DF: Nat Borchers (Real Salt Lake) – They're rarely mentioned if not as a pair. Olave-and-Borchers. Borchers-and-Olave. But without his suspended sidekick, Borchers had the spotlight to himself. He showed why he went down to the wire with Jámison Olave for last year's Defender of the Year award.
DF: Jason Hernandez (San Jose Earthquakes) - Few teams have been able to contain Houston's forward combo of Cam Weaver-Will Bruin. The underrated Hernandez continues to prove he's a tough matchup for any forward prototype in MLS.
MF: Ned Grabavoy (Real Salt Lake) – RSL returned to dominating possession against the Vancouver Whitecaps and Grabavoy's skill and calm on the ball are a major reason why.
MF: Daniel Paladini (Chicago Fire) – Not saddled with defensive responsibilities, a more comfortable and decisive Paladini shows he's really capable of taking charge in the Fire attack.
MF: Brad Ring (San Jose Earthquakes) – One of the underrated players in San Jose's resurgence, Ring has given the Quakes a steady presence in the midfield. It's no coincidence that the club's undefeated streak has taken shape since he's become a fixture in the lineup.
FW: Jean Alexandre (Real Salt Lake) – So is Jason Kreis rooting for his former holding midfielder to continue to light it up at forward? Can the reigning Player of the Week do enough to make himself a regular candidate at striker for RSL?
FW: Marcos Mondaini (Chivas USA) – The Goats could only capture one win during the Argentine's four-game suspension. The most influential player on this Chivas USA squad for his skill, guile and unpredictability, his presence brings clear ideas to the Chivas attack.
FW: Marvin Chávez (FC Dallas) – The Honduran may not be your traditional forward but he continues to be dangerous in every match he plays in the position. Against New England he finally got the goal that had been missing, his first since October of last year.
Manager: Frank Yallop (San Jose Earthquakes) – Though some may question his moves, the Canadian manager has not been afraid to make adjustments to his squad until he finds the right mix. Ramiro Corrales and Bobby Convey swapping positions. Khari Stephenson at forward. Brad Ring a midfield regular. Rookie Anthony Ampaipitakwong becoming a starter. Credit where credit is due. Defeating Houston is no easy task.
Honorable Mentions: Rich Balchan (Columbus Crew), Mehdi Ballouchy (New York Red Bulls), Fabián Castillo (FC Dallas), Austin da Luz (New York Red Bulls), Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA), Steven Lenhart (San Jose Earthquakes), Justin Meram (Columbus Crew), Danny Mwanga (Philadelphia Union), Matt Reis (New England Revolution), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Ethan White (D.C. United), Ben Zemanski (Chivas USA)
2011 TEAM OF THE WEEK MENTIONS (alphabetical order):
Goalkeepers: Stefan Frei (Week 7), Tally Hall (Week 2, Week 3), Kevin Hartman (Week 8, Week 9), Kasey Keller (Week 4), Dan Kennedy (Week 5), Troy Perkins (Week 12), Matt Pickens (Week 10), Donovan Ricketts (Week 6), Nick Rimando (Week 1), Greg Sutton (Week 11);
Defenders: Corey Ashe (Week 7), Nat Borchers (Week 12), Danleigh Borman (Week 4), Bobby Boswell (Week 4), Danny Califf (Week 1), Geoff Cameron (Week 12), Mamadou "Futty" Danso (Week 9), Michael Farfan (Week 10), Sean Franklin (Week 11), Omar Gonzalez (Week 3, Week 5), Andre Hainault (Week 9), Jason Hernandez (Week 12), Ugo Ihemelu (Week 8, Week 11), Dejan Jakovic (Week 11), George John (Week 9), Perry Kitchen (Week 12), Zach Loyd (Week 1), Chad Marshall (Week 2, Week 3, Week 4), Josip Mikulic (Week 6), Drew Moor (Week 2, Week 8), Jeff Parke (Week 1, Week 10), Heath Pearce (Week 6, Week 8), Tim Ream (Week 8), Alain Rochat (Week 2), A.J. Soares (Week 3), Jan Gunnar Solli (Week 6), Carlos Valdés (Week 7), Rodney Wallace (Week 5), Ethan White (Week 5), Sheanon Williams (Week 7), Marvell Wynne (Week 10);
Midfielders: Kalif Alhassan (Week 5), Osvaldo Alonso (Week 2), Kyle Beckerman (Week 1), David Beckham (Week 8), Geoff Cameron (Week 3), Servando Carrasco (Week 8), Brian Carroll (Week 2), Davide Chiumiento (Week 1), Keon Daniel (Week 7), Brad Davis (Week 4, Week 5, Week 7, Week 11), Simon Dawkins (Week 3), Dwayne De Rosario (Week 7), Brad Evans (Week 7), Julian de Guzman (Week 6), Landon Donovan (Week 6, Week 9), Dilly Duka (Week 5), Benny Feilhaber (Week 6), Álvaro Fernández (Week 9), David Ferreira (Week 4), Ned Grabavoy (Week 12), Daniel Hernandez (Week 10), Ryan Johnson (Week 9), Shalrie Joseph (Week 3), Juninho (Week 1, Week 8), Nizar Khalfan (Week 4), Nick LaBrocca (Week 6, Week 9), Joel Lindpere (Week 10, Week 11), Justin Mapp (Week 11), Javier Morales (Week 2), Dominic Oduro (Week 10), Daniel Paladini (Week 12), Marco Pappa (Week 2), Chris Pontius (Week 5), Brad Ring (Week 12), Brek Shea (Week 11), Teemu Tainio (Week 1), Mikael Yourassowsky (Week 10), Steve Zakuani (Week 3, Week 4);
Forwards: Jean Alexandre (Week 12), Justin Braun (Week 9), Omar Bravo (Week 1), Will Bruin (Week 4, Week 7), Teal Bunbury (Week 3), Fabián Castillo (Week 9), Diego Cháves (Week 6), Marvin Chávez (Week 10, Week 12), Omar Cummings (Week 1), Charlie Davies (Week 8), Caleb Folan (Week 3), Eric Hassli (Week 1), Tom Heinemann (Week 10), Thierry Henry (Week 5, Week 6, Week 8), Kei Kamara (Week 6), Steven Lenhart (Week 10), Javier Martina (Week 2), Andrés Mendoza (Week 11), Marcos Mondaini (Week 12), Alejandro Moreno (Week 7), Paulo Jr. (Week 2), Jorge Perlaza (Week 5), Joao Plata (Week 8), Emilio Rentería (Week 7), Luke Rodgers (Week 5, Week 11), Mauro Rosales (Week 4), Camilo (Week 3), Cam Weaver (Week 11), O'Brian White (Week 4), Chris Wondolowski (Week 2, Week 9);
Managers: Hans Backe (Week 2), Robin Fraser (Week 6, Week 9), Dominic Kinnear (Week 7), Jason Kreis (Week 4), Peter Nowak (Week 11), Ben Olsen (Week 1), Gary Smith (Week 3, Week 8), Robert Warzycha (Week 5), Aron Winter (Week 10), Frank Yallop (Week 12).


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Been working with this issue for over a Month now, finally decided to reach out on forums..
I first noticed the issue when using Netwrix Auditor. I started seeing an account lockout every hour on the Domain\Administrator account. From the Domain Controller server itself. Constant lockouts.
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Earlier this year we interviewed Chinese prop maker Wang Xiao Kang and showed off some of his spectacular works in progress. This time around, Wang's finally ready to show off his finished product, a fully mechanised Iron Man Mark III helmet.
Not only has Wang finished his Mark III helmet, he is now also ready to take orders on copies. He's even started putting out prototypes of other gear, including a light-up arc reactor, Repulsor Gloves for version 2 and 3 armors, and even a full Mark III armor set. He's also started working on a Mark 42 amour.
Wang's home-made suit isn't perfect, but it's still downright awesome. He's currently taking orders on his Taobao.com account, where he's charging a minimum of $650 for the full Iron Man Mark III armor—most of which goes towards buying materials, according to his website. It costs more if the armor is going to be built for someone bigger.
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I have to say that "Eclipse" was far better than both "Twilight" and "New Moon". After the first two, I had pretty low expectations for "Eclipse". Needless to say, I was happily proven wrong. The acting quality from everyone has improved so much, most noticeably (and I'm so happy to actually be able to say this) Kristen Stewart. There was just enough romance in the film without it getting too over-the-top (or worse: cheesy), and it was balanced by the beautifully thrilling action sequences. This was my favorite film so far and all of this progress from the first two films up to now means that I (and I know I'm not alone) am going to have even higher expectations for "Breaking Dawn".
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Solar String Lights 20 Silver Wire Balls with White Light
Add these lovely solar silver ball string lights to your entrance way, shrubbery and walkways. The white light shines through the clear coated silver wire ball shape to add illumination to your outdoor space. Since they're solar powered, you can place them anywhere you like with no extension cord needed. Charged by the sun, these lights make sure that your lawn has light even when the sun isn't out. Use them to highlight the look of your home and yard from dusk 'til dawn. Use on bushes & shrubbery, fences, doorways, under patio umbrellas, tabletops.
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– Includes: 1 wire cord with 20 steady white lights in a silver wire ball, solar panel with removable stake
– Size: Total length 192", Lighted length 114", lead length 78", 6" between each light
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During the day, the solar panel converts solar power into the rechargeable battery. At night, the light turns on automatically by the stored energy. How long the light lasts depends on its location, weather conditions and seasonal lighting availability.
Choosing the Right Location
An outdoor location with direct sunshine each day is an ideal location for Solar Light. Shady locations will influence the batteries charge and may shorten the working time of the light at night time. The Solar light should not be placed near lighting such as street lights, which may cause the light to turn off as there is a sensor inside to feel brightness and control the light working.
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To note that the light is designed to work when ambience turns to dark. If there are strong light sources nearby then the lamp might be very dim or not work at all.
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