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"Seedless grapes are encased in a sweet creamy dressing for an easy fruit salad."
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Original recipe yields 12 servings
- Remove grapes from stems, rinse, and set aside to dry. Mix together the sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Fold in grapes until evenly coated. Chill overnight before serving.
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This is a great recipe, but, as others, I make it a little differently. I use a large container of whipped cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, to taste, (depends on how sweet the grapes are and I keep it a little tart),vanilla and a couple of tablespoons of Cool Whip to keep it creamy. I am looking for a creamy texture that does not firm up completely in the refrigerator. I use green and red grapes. I wash, stem and DRY them with paper towels. I then toast pecans (amount is your choice) and cool. I combine cream cheese mixture with enough grapes (about 2-3 lbs), put half in clear bowl, sprinkle with brown sugar (we like a thick layers and half the toasted nuts and spray everything with butter spray. Top with remaining grape mixture. Refrigerate overnight. The brown sugar melts and makes this something special. Before serving, I sprinkle the top with another layer of brown sugar, spray with butter spray all over top so it melts somewhat and then top with remaining toasted pecans. Of course, since it's so rich, I only make this for special occasions, but have many requests on how I make this. My husband's principal last year would send home "please" requests to make it for her several times.
These are good. A little sweet, I cut the sugar in half. I used a combination of red and black seedles grapes, added some orange zest and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Very nice, thanks.
We had this dish at a gathering this weekend and the woman put Heath Toffee Bits on top, it was to die for! I made the recipe myself this week and used a bag of red and a bag of green seedless grapes and doubled the ingredients for the sauce and included the Toffee Bits. I brought it to work and everyone asked me for the recipe.
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Amount Per Serving (12 total)
- Calories
- 247 cal
- 12%
- Fat
- 11.4 g
- 18%
- Carbs
- 36.6 g
- 12%
- Protein
- 3 g
- 6%
- Cholesterol
- 29 mg
- 10%
- Sodium
- 68 mg
- 3%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
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Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources - University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Penn State Agronomy Guide-2005-2006 - PSU
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Pasture and Forage Management for South Carolina - Clemson
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Grazing Alfalfa Successfully - Sustainable Farming Connection
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North American Drought: A Paleo Perspective - National Climatic Data Center
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Voice of Agriculture - American Farm Bureau
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This beautifully landscaped resort near Orlando's theme parks offers spacious suites and villas
With a stay at The Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando (Downtown Disney® area/Lake Buena Vista), you'll be minutes from Grand Cypress Golf Club and close to Epcot®.
This 4.5-star condominium resort is within close proximity of Disney's Osprey Ridge Golf Course and Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course.
Make yourself at home in one of the 146 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and iPod docking stations. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed, and all rooms are furnished with double sofa beds. Rooms have private patios. 46-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads.
Practice your swing on the golf course or dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or 2 spa tubs. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and a hair salon. If you're planning a day at a nearby theme park, you can hop on the complimentary shuttle.
Grab a bite to eat at the condominium resort's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar. Full breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Orlando? This condominium resort has 10,480 square feet (974 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center, conference/meeting rooms, and small meeting rooms. Free valet parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Villas of Grand Cypress is located in Orlando, 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) from Walt Disney World® resort and 7 miles (11.3 kilometers) from the convention center. Panoramic views of the 18-hole golf course can be enjoyed while dining at the NINE18 restaurant. The Club Restaurant is a popular post-golf gathering spot. The resort has 10,480 square feet (974 square meters) of meeting space, including ballrooms, and business services are available. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Guests can take advantage of a complimentary shopping center shuttle. A free valet service and complimentary self-parking are available during your stay. Complimentary bicycles can be used to explore the surrounding area.
Guests can enjoy the 2 resort pools with waterfalls, spa tubs, and a slide. Other amenities include a fitness center, 10 outdoor tennis courts, a rock climbing wall, catch-and-release fishing, a basketball court, a full-service salon, and in-room massage services. Babysitting and supervised activities for children are available for a surcharge.
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Computer station
- Poolside bar
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- Total number of rooms - 146
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Golf course on site
- Tennis on site
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Shopping center shuttle (complimentary)
- Theme park shuttle (complimentary)
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Waterslide
- Free Wi-Fi
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Number of spa tubs - 2
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Marina on site
- Meeting rooms
- Free valet parking
- Picnic area
- Luggage storage
- Conference space size (feet) - 10,480
- Conference space size (meters) - 974
- Number of meeting rooms - 7
- Pool sun loungers
- Conference center
- Outdoor tennis courts 10
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Wedding services
- Fireplace in lobby
- Hair salon
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free self parking, Free valet parking
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- Patio
- Access via exterior corridors
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Climate control
- Cable TV service
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Sofa bed
- Private bathroom (not in room)
- iPod docking station
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dial-up Internet access (complimentary)
- Sofa bed size
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Dining
Nine18 - Overlooking the North-South golf course, this elegant restaurant serves Black Angus steaks, seafood, and hand-made pasta together with an extensive wine selection. Dinner only.
The Club - Casual sports bar and restaurant overlooking golf course. Menu favorites include seafood, sautéed breast of chicken, and pan-seared New York strip steak. Children's menu available. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Hemingway's - Set high atop the grotto overlooking the half-acre freeform pool at the Hyatt, this Key West–style restaurant specializes in fresh seafood. Dinner only.
Cascade Restaurant - A 35-foot bronze mermaid sculpture with waterfall is the focal point of the Hyatt's Cascade Restaurant. Menu includes soups, salads, seafood, steak, and chicken. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Trellises - Tropical-themed lounge in the Hyatt lobby serves Starbucks coffee each morning and cocktails, wine, and beer later in the day. Open early to late morning, then late afternoon to late evening
On the Rocks - Tucked away under the grotto, this Hyatt poolside bar serves cocktails, beer, wine, soft drinks, salads, and sandwiches. Open late morning to dusk.
Pool Bar - Cocktails, beer, and wine, as well as lunch and dinner fare, served poolside. Children's menu available. Open mid-morning to dusk.
La Coquina - Exhibition kitchen. Located at Hyatt Regency. Dinner Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Sunday brunch.
Breakfast is served daily in the restaurant from 7 to 11 AM. Room service is available 24 hours.
- Recreation
Golf: Four Jack Nicklaus Signature Design courses include an 18-hole course and three par 36 nine-hole courses. PGA-level instruction is available at the 21-acre Grand Cypress Golf Academy, named one of the Top 25 Golf Schools by Golf Magazine. Golf carts are equipped with GPS technology that illustrates each hole, indicates yardage to the pin and key hazards, keeps score, and offers playing tips.
Tennis: The Grand Cypress Racquet Club has eight Har-Tru and four Deco Turf II tennis courts, daily clinics, and private and semi-private lessons with a tennis pro (surcharge).
Swimming, boating, jogging: A large freeform pool is paired with a spa tub. Jogging/walking paths and an Audubon Walk wind through the scenic grounds. Villa guests enjoy access to the Hyatt's half-acre freeform pool with 12 waterfalls, two waterslides, a children's pool, spa tubs, and an expansive sundeck overlooking the white-sand beach and Lake Windsong; sailboats, paddleboats, and canoes are available for rent.
Children's activities: Camp Hyatt provides supervised activities for children 5–12 (surcharge).
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Complimentary bicycles on site
- Basketball on site
- Fishing on site
- Golf driving range on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golfing on site
- Kayaking on site
- Racquetball/squash on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Sailing on site
- Tennis on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Volleyball on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
The Villas of Grand Cypress Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Discover, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, American Express, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed, Only dogs and cats are allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2, Pet maximum weight in lb is 25
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
Hotel resort fee inclusions (may be listed elsewhere in this description as complimentary or available for a surcharge):
- Resort fee: USD 22 per accommodation, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Pool access
- Fitness center access
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Partner property pool access
- Partner property access
- Shuttle service
- Internet access (may be limited)
- Newspaper
- Phone calls (may be limited)
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- In-room bottled water
- Concierge/valet service
- Self parking
- Valet parking
- Housekeeping/cleaning fees/gratuities
- Additional inclusions
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Pet fee: USD 150 per pet
- Additional Details
Reservations are required for golf tee times and massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the condominium resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
Awards & Affiliations
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- A Green / Sustainable Property - First Party CertifiedThis property has performed a self-assessment, also known as First Party certification, of its sustainable tourism practices through Florida Green Lodging Program thus taking steps to understand its impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. The property's claims have not been independently verified by a second or third party certification program.
- The Villas of Grand Cypress is listed in the 2011 Travel + Leisure 500.
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.


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By DUANE NOLLEN
The Oskaloosa Herald
This past week's artifact from the Nelson Pioneer Farm was a money change box.
No one took a guess at the identity of the artifact.
Nelson Pioneer Farm curator Kelly Halbert did some research on the artifact: "Penny's Money Change Box
Toward the end of the 19th century department stores and general stores used a money change box system to process payments from the sales floor. This is the No. 1 Cup from the Oskaloosa Penny's store.
The sales clerk would make the sale and write up the items purchased on a sales ticket. The ticket and the customer's payment would be placed inside the money change box or cup and sent to the cashier at the back of the store by means of a cable system. The cashier, who usually sat at a desk on a mezzanine at the back of the store where he or she could observe all the sales transactions, would take the payment, make change and write a receipt. The little box would then be sent back to the sales clerk and its contents given to the customer.
This system worked well for small stores, but as department stores gradually became larger and with more departments, the small money change boxes were replaced with vacuum tube systems and then cash registers."
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By Terry Baylor
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— Tonight, The Blind Chitlin Kahunas, one of the area's finest blues/funk band, is at the Links in Buckhorn from 8-11. The address is 55 Williamsburg Boulevard, Bloomsburg (but it's located just behind the truck stop in Buckhorn).
The Front Street Station will have live music on the patio from 7-9 — Cat Man Stu will be playing blues, rock and jazz.
Ricky and Harv will be playing the free stage at The Nationals in Bloomsburg from 8-11. This is a big-time car show with a flea market, food and displays.
DePotorland — with Fred Strickland, George Porter and Joe DeCristopher — can be found Friday at Puirseil's Irish Pub in Lewisburg from 7-8. Also in Lewisburg, catch Ben Attinger at 7 p.m. at Colonel Ricketts' Shoppe.
There's an open jam beginning at 8 p.m. at Ye Olde Meeting Place, just north of Milton on Route 405. All musicians are welcome.
Eric Rachau will be at the Route 61 Roadhouse in Sunbury from 8-11 p.m. while The Loons will be at the Danville Moose from 9-10.
Don't forget about these regular events every Friday: Alf Bayshore on dulcimer at Brews N Bytes, Lower Mulberry Street, Danville, playing for the lunch crowd from noon to 2 and Lux Bridge is at Puirseil's Irish Pub in Lewisburg starting at 7 p.m.
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- Feel heavy for its size
- Free of damage, wrinkles, blemishes, soft spots
- Should have 1" of stem intact (to prevent drying)
- Butternut squash: Even, creamy orange skin, little or no green streaks
- Acorn squash: Deep green skin with an "orange patch" (indicates ripeness), minimal blemishes.
- Excellent for baking; butternut is also great for mashing
- Roast cut side down, 400°F, 40-45 minutes. Season with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a touch of butter if desired.
- Cool dry pantry up to 2 months
- Refrigerate cut squash up to 4 days
- Freeze cooked squash removed from skin
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2 acorn squash, halved through the middle and seeded
1/2 cup sweet onion, thinly sliced
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1/4 cup Meijer dried cranberries
2 Tbsp. pecans, chopped
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Racine-area rap group Ball Star has come back for an encore with their song, "I'm On," which is a sampling of the song "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison.
Tom Tuttle, Tim Conley, Justin Christensen (JY), and Jesse Booker started rapping together when they all played basketball for Case High School in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They started making CDs in 2003 as a hobby and since then, they've made four CDs as a group.
While producing their latest song, they realized that even though their lives had changed and the songs they were rapping had changed, their friendship hadn't skipped a beat.
"If you had four pieces of rope with knots tied at the ends and you threw it the air, each rope is going to go it's own way, but they all start back at that knot," Conley said. "Sure, I made my own music with my brother, but I still didn't pull away from these three guys. And this song is the knot. Right now, we're back at the knot."
When they first started as a four-man group, JY had just gotten into recording music. They made a few songs and put them up on MySpace, made a few connections and started getting gigs. They once performed with 3 Six Mafia and Dem Franchize Boys, and Lil Scrappy in North Dakota and Minneapolis, and at the MIMS Concert in 2007 and 2008.
Then, they all started to grow up. Tuttle left the group completely while the other three drifted occasionally back together. Eventually, Conley told JY and Booker that he didn't want to make club songs anymore because he wanted to ride along with his three daughters and listen to his music with them.
"It was never like, 'Hey I don't want to work with you any more because I don't like you,'" Booker said. "It was 'Hey, I want to pay these bills and take care of my family.'"
Conley started rapping with his brother about his family, his daughters, and his town while JY and Booker continued to write club songs.
Now, Tuttle is a seventh grade English teacher at Starbuck Middle School; Conley works at an adult family home that his mother owns and coaches basketball at Case High School; Booker does technical support at Cree; and JY does graphic design and video production.
And they are back together musically – but only briefly.
Tuttle said his hiatus saved every aspect of their ability to work together as a musical group, but this time he wanted to rap about something different. He was done cursing and he wanted his songs to have a message, and the other three were already doing that.
Booker, JY, and Mike "B Dubb" Jefferson wrote a song called "I Love My Town," which is about Racine, and when JY's girlfriend Dana Mekhsian died in 2011, JY wrote a song over Beyonce's "Halo."
"Watching them, it made me envious," Tuttle said. "I had wanted to do good messages in our music when I was doing it with them, but they were doing good messages now. You know, bad situations can sometimes bring up good opportunities and what JY did with the song, 'Halo,' it was musically one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.
"After I heard that song, I thought, these are not the same two guys I had stopped rapping with years ago."
Each of the verses on "I'm On," tells about what they've been through together and accomplished individually from 2006 to now.
"I want people who are there just trying to look at what four guys did who decided to take it seriously to move and push our music," Conley said. "We've had the plug pulled on us, we've had people doubt us. I've had people doubt me because I was rapping with three white guys, but at the time, I didn't care. I told them, 'They spit real life hip-hop. They keep it real in everything they say.'"
While there's a chance they may do other songs together, it's just not a priority right now. For Conley and JY, they will continue to make music together.
"These are the only three people I would ever let tell me, 'No, that don't sound good,' and not get offended," Conley said.
For Tuttle, every single year it's a struggle to decide whether he'll tell students that he was a rapper. So for the exiting eighth graders, when they are doing poetry in April, he pitches in and does a unit called, "The Poetry of Hiphop" for a day.
"I play a couple of our songs," he said. "I go through the lyrics and the music, and explain how it is poetry. And then I drop the bomb on them, that I'm on these songs and these other people are people that live in Racine."
Booker said their latest video is a 'thank you' to all of the people who bought t-shirts and music CDs, but he doesn't want to rap anymore. He wants to help other rap groups get their start.
"I want to push others to the forefront and give them things we were never handed. Like Tim said, we weren't given anything," Booker said.


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Boston College has moved back atop the national rankings and Atkinson continues to lead the way. The forward can claim consistency. He's only been kept off the scoresheet four times in 24 games this season, and has 10 multi-point games. His 19 goals ranks tied for fifth nationally, and he carries a four-game point streak (3-2–5) into this weekend's game against Massachusetts before Monday's Beanpot semifinal against Boston University.BC's Cam Atkinson one of three players topping this week's INCH Hobey Tracker.
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A 43-year-old husband, father and local machinist has been identified as the motorcyclist who was killed when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a delivery truck Thursday on Essex Avenue.
Gloucester Police on Friday confirmed that Stephen Bennett of The Heights of Cape Ann was the rider who died at the scene after his cycle and a UPS truck crashed on Route 133, or Essex Avenue, in West Gloucester.
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The obvious unfairness of his attitude aside (because, truly, if I stopped doing the things I found "burdensome" e.g. laundry, cleaning the whole house, cooking all meals, grocery shopping, cleaning up vomit, nursing a sick and peevish child, driving to and from school, feeding the cats, the list is endless really...our lives would grind to a halt and we would live in a smoking pile of filth), it was so interesting to hear this on the same day that I started reading Lundy Bancroft's When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse. The following passage restates what Mr. Furious said:
(p. 48)
In short, the abusive man may want the status of father and the pleasures of having children, but he tends to lose interest rapidly when it comes to the hardships and sacrifices. He may be enthusiastically and proudly present when the baby emerges from the birth canal, he may jump to give the baby that exciting first bite of solid food six months later, or to be there for the drop-off on the child's first day of school. But he'll be much harder to find the third time somebody has to get up to feed or calm the baby in one night; or when a daughter or son needs some patient help with challenging homework; or when the transportation to school becomes a daily grind instead of an exciting event. At these times, his entitlement comes creeping in and he slips back toward his selfish and self-centered habits.
I've always wondered why I have all these photos of my husband feeding my son, posing with him on the first day of kindergarten, holding him at holidays and generally looking like a picture-perfect dad, yet I have zero memories of him changing diapers, staying home to take care of my son when he's sick (although I have memories of him yelling at me for being too soft on our son and not forcing him to go to school when he has a cold), getting up for late night feedings or settlings down (but plenty of memories of him screaming at me to quiet our son down), taking my son to doctors' appointments or friends' houses or even taking my son for a walk in the stroller. He has been the 1% and I'm the 99%.
I love being a mom, but I don't like being host to a parasite who is using me to raise his offspring while he acts with impunity and treats me like doo doo. The entitlement here is breathtaking. The main thing keeping me with him is that I'm afraid the courts will award this parasite 50% custody!
Thanks for letting me vent! I am pretty worked up.
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Great news that you'll be busting out of there tomorrow. I hope tonight will be easier for you and that your transfer will go smoothly.
Great news that you'll be busting out of there tomorrow. I hope tonight will be easier for you and that your transfer will go smoothly.
"I miss footwork that has any kind of a discernible pattern. The goal of a step sequence should not be for a skater to show the same ice coverage as a Zamboni and take about as much time as an ice resurface. " ~ Zemgirl, reflecting on a pre-IJS straight line sequence
It will be nice to be back in your home town, Jesse -- your care will be much better because they'll know who you are, and it's a smaller hospital. It sucks that you've had some crappy care at the Foothills; you're not the first person I've heard say that.
I hope you have a smooth ride home tomorrow! {{{{{hugs}}}}
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I would really like to hear the nurse's answer to your question.
Wishing you proper care, pain relief and sweet dreams tonight -- if necessary count these guys -- and a smooth trip home tomorrow.
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Hope you will have a better night tonight and a smooth transfer back to your hometown.
Sending peaceful, restful thoughts for tonight and a nice, smooth ride tomorrow
Aw Jesse/Spazactaz, it's amazing how you still manage to keep a positive and lighthearted tone when you post on here despite the ordeal you're going through.
You're an inspiration on and off the ice, just wanted to say that.
Very best wishes to you, Jesse, and please remember that we are always here for you. Being in a huge hospital can be a very bad experience. I hope you'll feel more comfortable and more comforted in your home town.
I hear outside a million panicking birds, and know even out there comfort is done with; it has shattered even the stars, this creature at last come home to me.
Good morning Jesse. Well, today you're out of there and on your way back, closer to home. I hope the transport goes well and that, soon, you are comfortably tucked into a bed with the meds you need and a staff that can adequately take care of your needs. XOXOXOXO!
Good morning Jesse. Wish you a smooth ride to the other hospital and better days ahead.
Wishing you a comfortable trip!
I think I will have a snack and take a nap before I eat and go to sleep.
Jesse, here's hoping that the trip isn't too stressful and that you are soon "settled in" as comfortably as possible.
Thanks all! It'll be my first ambulance trip so I have no idea what to expect. Physio was supposed to be here ages ago for my last appointment with them... I don't know if they'll show up. Otherwise... about an hour and I should be gone!
They tried to do my blood work again at 3am last night and I refused. Sooooooo annoying! Then got in trouble this morning lol.
I hope everything goes well for you with your move, you're in my thought's!
Hope you get settled soon, Jesse. Safe travels...
I hope the level of care and attention you receive will improve markedly at your local hospital.
I don't know whether the nurses were truly doing their best and were just in a horribly understaffed situation, or if they were just not being diligent, but in either event, I'm sorry you were in that situation and glad you're being transferred somewhere closer to home. Even if they were understaffed, little things like telling you when they were moving you (after you asked), could make such a difference and wouldn't take any more time. Wonderful nurses are truly a blessing and I'm sorry you had a bad experience.
Safe travels and good thoughts, Jesse.
"The Devil is joining in, and that's never a good sign." Phil Liggett
Safe journey and thanks for taking the time and effort to keep us updated. Best of luck for a complete recovery.
Jesse, you should probably be back in your hometown by now. Hope your move went well. Here's hoping you have caring and compassionate medical professionals at your new hospital, and that you're able to settle in comfortably. Hope we hear from you soon.
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A few weeks back, the private philanthropy of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered $9 million in prizes -- including a $5 million grand prize -- to American cities that come up with innovative ideas that can be shared with other cities.
Now, the City of Knoxville is looking for public input as it prepares to take a crack at the "Mayor's Challenge."
According to a news release, the city is soliciting proposals between now and August 10, and ideas can be submitted here.
The city is looking for ideas that:
• address serious social or economic problems;
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Andre Olivier, MD: Cardiologist
TOPIC: Women and Heart Disease
Monday, October 18, 2010
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Women and Heart Disease: Key Facts You Need to Know
Experts share information about symptoms and risks that even the most health-savvy people may not know.
Which one of the following statements is true?
The answer: All of them. And experts say they represent only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the facts that many women, and even some doctors, don't realize about women and heart disease.
Women tend to think that breast cancer is their biggest health threat. And while it's important, heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of women, even young women. But that message just hasn't been fully recognized.
If you look at how many women get heart attacks and how many women die of heart attacks, you would be stunned; still, many women just don't seem to realize how great a threat heart disease really is.
The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that 42.1 million women had cardiovascular disease in 2004, resulting in some 461,000 deaths.
Moreover, too often the symptoms and risk factors of heart disease go unnoticed, sometimes even by doctors.
Even in the emergency room, many times doctors will attribute a woman's symptoms to something other than heart disease. There is simply not enough awareness on either side of the stethoscope.
To help get up to speed, take WebMD's Women's Heart Health Quiz. Find out what you need to know about the symptoms and risk factors of heart disease in women, and what steps you and your doctor can take to protect you.
The WebMD Women's Heart Health Quiz
1. True or False: As long as my cholesterol and blood pressure are normal, I don't have to worry about having a heart attack.
Answer: False. While both cholesterol and blood pressure are contributing factors to heart disease, there's clearly not enough emphasis on the other factors that can also play a role.
Family history is of major importance. So is weight and blood sugar. Often we don't see enough women who are overweight or who have diabetes getting their hearts checked, when these are leading risk factors for heart disease.
2. True or False: Estrogen and other hormones protect women from heart disease, so young women don't have to worry.
Answer: False. One of the biggest misconceptions out there right now is that young women don't get heart disease or heart attacks, or that they don't have to worry about the risk factors linked to heart disease. But nothing could be farther from the truth. Young women do get heart attacks and, they are often fatal.
According to the AHA, women under age 55 account for up to 16,000 heart-related deaths and 40,000 cardiac-related hospitalizations each year.
3. True or False: Health events that occurred during pregnancy -- such as preeclampsia or gestational diabetes -- can be risk factors for heart disease later in life.
Answer: True. Preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, high blood pressure during pregnancy -- it was always taught that these conditions go away after birth. Now we know that the impact and the effects linger, increasing the risk for heart disease.
Preeclampsia causes a woman to have twofold increased risk of heart disease at midlife; gestational diabetes often paves the way for glucose intolerance and other prediabetic conditions that contribute to obesity and other risk factors for heart disease later in life.
Because it could be 10, 15, 20 years or more since these things occurred, a woman who's 45 or 50 may not think to mention that part of her health history to her current doctor or cardiologist, but she should -- it's vital.
This is particularly true, she says, if you find yourself in an emergency room with heart attack symptoms. Knowing your full health history could help ensure you get the correct diagnosis and treatment -- and it may even save your life.
4. True or False: A stomachache, nausea, vomiting, or unexplained sweating and fatigue can all be signs of a heart attack in women.
Answer: True. While the "classic" signs of a heart attack -- like crushing chest pain and pain down the left arm -- can still occur in women having a heart attack, Women are more likely to present with "atypical" symptoms -- including gastrointestinal upset, pain in the jaw, shoulder, or upper back, or sometimes just extreme fatigue.
Women don't necessarily have the 'classic' symptoms of heart attack -- one reason it sometimes gets overlooked, even by doctors.
In terms of symptoms of heart disease, look for signs such as unusual shortness of breath or sudden changes in your level of activity. If you're a regular exerciser and run 5 miles a day and suddenly you can only run 1 mile a day, that's something to pay attention to. If you find yourself getting nausea and having an upset stomach and vomiting every time you exert yourself, that's something you need to talk to your doctor about.
5. True or False: Heart palpitations, flutters, or rapid heartbeat can sometimes be a sign of heart disease -- but not always.
Answer: True. While any heartbeat-related problems could be an indication of heart disease, experts say this is not a hard-and-fast rule. Sometimes they can also be clues to other ailments or problems not related to heart health.
What I find is that symptoms from the heart can also give you clues to other conditions, particularly when it comes to palpitations, or skipped or fluttering heartbeats. The problem could be linked to an overactive thyroid, to hormonal changes in menopause, to signs that you are experiencing increased stress, or that you're overcaffeinated. It may not be heart disease, but looking into the health of your heart may help you find and solve other problems that are causing your heart symptoms.
6. True or False: A hot flash is always a sign of menopause and never the sign of a heart problem.
Answer: False. While hot flashes are most often associated with -- and caused by -- the hormone changes of perimenopause and menopause, they can also be a symptom of certain cardiac conditions.
It depends on how and when they occur. If you get hot flashes when you're just sitting around watching television or talking on the phone, then it's probably hormonal. If you only get them when you exert yourself, then it could be a symptom of angina. Angina is a heart-muscle-related problem that is a form of heart disease.
When should you see a doctor? Anytime a symptom is really bothering you. But more important is how your symptom fits within the picture of your overall health screenings and risk factors for heart disease, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and a family history of heart disease.
7. True or False: To prevent heart disease all women should take one baby aspirin a day.
Answer: False. Not all women need -- or will benefit from -- daily aspirin use.
While studies show that aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects can help prevent heart attacks in those with a history of heart disease, regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- including aspirin -- has also been shown to dramatically increase the risk of both gastrointestinal and brain bleeding. For women who have no risk factors for heart disease, the risks of a daily aspirin far outweigh the heart-health benefits.
If you have no personal risks factors for heart disease, if you have no strong family history of heart disease, then you should not be taking aspirin every day.
8. True or False: Smoking increases your risk of a heart attack.
Answer: True. According to the AHA, on average, women who smoke have heart attacks 19 years earlier than nonsmokers. Smoking is a major cause of heart disease and stopping, at any age, will help reduce those risks.
Women and Coronary Artery Disease - Topic Overview
Why is it important for women to learn about coronary artery disease?
Coronary artery disease is the number one cause of death of women in the United States. As many women die from coronary artery disease as from the next five leading causes of death combined (cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and accidents).
But many women underestimate the threat coronary artery disease (CAD) poses to their health. And many women do not know what they can do to help prevent heart disease.
What is coronary artery disease?
Coronary artery disease is caused by the gradual buildup of plaque (made of fat, cholesterol and other substances) on the inside walls of the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart. Over time, the plaque deposits grow large enough to narrow the arteries' inside channels, decreasing blood flow to heart muscle. If the plaque becomes unstable and ruptures, a blood clot can form at the rupture site and block blood flow, resulting in a heart attack.
What factors lead to coronary artery disease and death in women?
The rate of coronary artery disease increases 2 to 3 times after menopause, the time of life when a woman's menstrual periods stop.1 This increase is not completely understood. But cholesterol, high blood pressure, and fat around the abdomen-all risk factors for coronary artery disease-also increase around this time.
Other risk factors for coronary artery disease include smoking, diabetes, obesity, lack of exercise, and family history. Using birth control pills might increase your risk if you smoke and are older than 35 or if you have a family history of atherosclerosis or blood-clotting disorders.
How will my doctor determine my risk for coronary artery disease?
Your doctor will calculate your risk for coronary artery disease by assessing the number of risk factors you have. Risk factors include:
What can women do to prevent coronary artery disease?
Women can use healthy lifestyle changes and medicines to help prevent coronary artery disease. Women can also balance the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy when they decide whether or not to use it.
The American Heart Association published specific guidelines for preventing and treating coronary artery disease in women.2 These guidelines address lifestyle changes, medicines and supplements, and hormone therapy in menopausal women. Ask your doctor which recommendations are appropriate for you.
Lifestyle changes
Hormone therapy
What are symptoms of coronary artery disease and heart attack?
Knowing symptoms of a heart attack can help save lives. So even if you're not sure that your symptoms are from a heart attack, do not delay seeking care. Do not wait more than 5 minutes to call 911 if you think you or someone else is having a heart attack.
Coronary artery disease symptoms might happen when the heart is working harder and needs more oxygen, such as during exercise. These symptoms typically go away with rest. The most common symptoms are:
Some people may feel tingling or numbness in their arm, hand, or jaw when they have angina. Chest pain that begins suddenly or lasts only a few seconds is less likely to be angina.
Heart attack symptoms do not go away with rest. Symptoms include:
The most common symptom for both women and men is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to have other symptoms like shortness of breath, nausea, and back or jaw pain.
Women are also more likely than men to delay seeking help for a possible heart attack. Women delay for many reasons, like not being sure it is a heart attack, or not wanting to bother others. But it is better to be safe than sorry. If you have symptoms of a possible heart attack that last for 5 minutes, call 911 right away.
When you get to the hospital, do not be afraid to speak up for what you need. Be sure your doctors know that you think you might be having a heart attack so that you can get the tests and care you need.


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Golf Course Comfort Is A Matter of Imagination
Peter Harris
How do you take your game from the driving range to the golf course?
I often hear golfers say they find their "A" game at the driving range, then have their "C" game on the golf course. Why is it so difficult to take what we practice but not preach it when it matters most?
While playing golf, the best players in the world only focus on their pre-shot routine before hitting a shot. Once their grip, stance, posture and alignment are set, they fire away with no swing thoughts.
How do they do that? The answer is we need to practice like we play and play like we practice.
Your driving range practice should include simulating golf course conditions by creating the same situations faced when on the course. If you have a pre-shot routine on the golf course such as standing behind the ball, picking out a target, taking two practice swings, then you should mimic this same routine while at practice.
Every shot should have a target in mind, just like the golf course, and every shot should have consequences, just like the golf course.
Create consequences at the driving range by imagining a water hazard next to the target green. Hit shots knowing if you miss it where the water is, it will cost you shots on the golf course. When hitting drivers, create your own fairway by using flags or landmarks to define the consequence of an errant shot hit outside the area.
Do you get nervous on the golf course? Create nerves at the driving range by placing bets with a friend if your shot will be successful or not. Have people watch you hit balls so you are more comfortable hitting shots in front of people on the first tee.
Finally, spend time never hitting the same club twice by simulating golf holes that you play. Hit the driver, and if you feel you hit the fairway, then hit the iron you most likely will play into the green. If you missed your target, grab the wedge and play a pitch shot to get you back on the green. If you hit your driver off-line and likely in the trees, play the type of shot that gets you back into the fairway and continue to the hole from there with an iron shot.
Condition yourself and your brain at the driving range, and you can play better on the golf course.
Someone once said practice does not make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect. I'm not sure who said it. Maybe it was my mom or dad.
But I'm sure they got it Vince Lombardi.
Peter Harris is director of golf at the Fore-U Golf Center in West Lebanon. His column will appear regularly on the VALLEY NEWS recreation page during the playing season.


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Buy your lasers while you still can. Or, more preferably, don't.
After hearing in mid-November from state legislators that it could be a year or more before the state acts on the problem of fools shining the lights at aircraft, Horry County Council restarted the process of putting its own ordinance in place to ban the sale of the pernicious devices to minors. County Councilman Marion Foxworth said Thursday he expects a final rule to be in place shortly after the new year.
While it's not a final solution, it's a good move. The county had been waiting on the sidelines in the hopes that the state would solve the problem more quickly, but we can't wait through another tourist season worrying that the U.S. Coast Guard won't be able to rescue struggling swimmers or lost boaters because of lasers in the hands of delinquent children.
The County Council, which would join Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach in regulating laser sales, does have some valid concerns about how complicated such a rule must be in order to exempt all the legally permissible uses of lasers – such as educational work, hunting, surveying and more. But any reduction in laser strikes on aircraft is better than the status quo.
Meanwhile, state legislators should strongly heed the words of Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes, spoken to those present at the joint city, county and state meeting on Nov. 12: "When you go into session it's got to be top priority. We're at your mercy right now. Don't make us wait."


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By Tim Graham
HOUSTON -- The Buffalo Bills entered Reliant Stadium ranked seventh in NFL when it came to converting red-zone opportunities into touchdowns. They found the red zone three times Sunday and came away with two field goals and one miss in today's 21-9 loss to the Houston Texans.
"It was just a combination of their pass rush and us not being able to get where we wanted to go with the ball," Bills coach Chan Gailey said.
"I tried to run it a couple of times, and we didn't make any yards. So now you're behind the sticks. We normally throw the ball in the end zone down there, but today we couldn't get it down there."
Not scoring touchdowns is bad enough. But here is a breakdown of how the Bills did from the Texans' 20-yard line and closer (technically, the red zone is inside the 20, but the Bills had a few plays right on the entry line):
- * Pass to Fred Jackson for 1-yard loss.
- * Ryan Fitzpatrick sack for 1-yard loss.
- * Brad Smith run for no gain.
- * Fitzpatrick 8-yard pass to Scott Chandler.
- * Jackson run for 2 yards.
- * Andy Levitre false start.
- * Pass to Jackson for 4 yards.
- * Pass to Donald Jones for 7 yards.
- * Fitzpatrick sack for 6-yard loss.
Add up all that and you get eight plays and one penalty for a net of 8 yards.
You'll also notice C.J. Spiller and Stevie Johnson got none of them.