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Simon Burns' strained marriage gets pushed to the limit when he loses his job and reluctantly takes on the role of stay-at-home dad for his three-year-old son.
Then he meets a tight-knit trio of other dads whose strength and confidence lure him into their mix. Now, after a crazy night out with the guys, Simon has an insatiable appetite for life—for running through the woods of Central Park, making love to his wife, and downing meal after meal of rich, tender meat.
It seems that when Michael welcomed him to "the pack," he was talking about more than male bonding…
In 2007, at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Anchorage, Alaska, a few weird things happened. The first weird event was when, on the first night of the conference, somebody was shot outside the convention hotel. Apparently drug-related violence isn't abnormal in downtown Anchorage and locals were unfazed. There was some hoopla with the police and ambulances outside the hotel, but most conference attendees were barely aware of the incident. The lesson? It takes a lot more than a measly drug hit to pry a mystery writer away from a bar. The next weird thing that happened at the conference was Sarah Palin was keynote speaker. This was several months before she was picked as the Vice Presidential candidate and no one really knew who she was. If I recall, most people were just eager for her to finish talking so we could get on with the smörgåsbord (mmm, cold pigs in blankets). I actually spoke at the podium right after Palin, accepting an award for an author who couldn't attend the conference, and I definitely got more laughs. The third weird thing that happened was that I appeared on a panel with Charlaine Harris. Okay, okay, I admit this isn't nearly as freaky as the hotel shooting or a pre-fame Sarah Palin appearance, but at the time it still felt a little odd. Charlaine was already well known for her Sookie Stackhouse novels and other mysteries and I wrote urban crime novels, usually set in the New York City area. We managed to find some common ground, but the panel assignment seemed almost random. Ah, what a difference four years makes. The Pack is my first paranormal suspense novel. After nine standalone crime novels I wanted to do something different that pushed me in a new, exciting direction. For years I've had a fascination with wolfman mythology and had been doing a lot of work in comics for DC and Marvel which encouraged me to expand my approach into urban fantasy territory, so writing a novel combining these elements seemed like a natural progression. The switch was exciting and terrifying. While it was a nice change of pace to stray from the constraints of the crime genre, I suddenly had to confront new constraints. For example, instead of thinking about inventive ways for my characters to commit crimes, I had to come up with inventive ways for them to kill werewolves. Also, since The Pack is the first book in a series—and aside from a few co-written novels I'd never written a series before—I needed to plan for how the story would progress going forward. From the get-go, I wanted to stay true to myself and my style of writing. So like my previous novels, The Pack is about real people in real situations, and the story doesn't begin in a paranormal world. The sitting is the modern day New York City area we all know. The protagonist, Simon Burns, is an ad exec in Manhattan who unexpectedly loses his job and has to become a stay-at-home dad. The other major characters in the story, including Simon's wife Alison and Olivia Becker, a successful entrepreneur, are also very identifiable. I wanted the fantasy elements of the story to seep in slowly. It isn't until Simon meets three other dads at a neighborhood playground, and feels a strange bond with them, that we start to get the sense that something is very off. One of my favorite suspense authors is Ira Levin. One of the first books I fell in love with as a teenager was Levin's This Perfect Day, and I subsequently enjoyed books such as Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives. While much of the style and subject matter of The Pack is very different from Levin's work, I hope readers get a similar feeling of eeriness and of reality slightly tweaked. In a way, Simon Burns is a lot like me—experiencing a paranormal world for the first time—and my goal was for readers to identify with Simon's journey and experience a similar sense of discovery, and, most importantly, enjoy the ride. Oh, and speaking of eeriness, one more weird thing happened at that conference in Anchorage, maybe the weirdest of all. At the local karaoke bar I sang an atrocious "Don't Stop Believin'." Thank God a video of this event has been removed from YouTube. There is enough horror in this world. – Jason Starr


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I am a General Contractor in Orlando. Most of our work is at the Mouse's most famous Theme Park. Perfection is mandatory there. This pen fits that qualification to a T. It's design, weight, writing and general appearance is perfect for those who are in the construction field. I have ordered a half a dozen so far. They make perfect gifts to your valued customers. You better order plenty because you will want a couple for yourself. Thank you Levenger.
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I wanted this pen to give as a gift but was concerned about an earilier review about the paint on the black cap pealing.I noticed that on the web this pen was pictured with a silver top.I took a chance and got a silver top and I'm thrilled with the pen. I know the recipient will love it. I can't wait to give the gift.
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I really like the look of this pen. As an Engineer from the days of hand-drafting, this pen carries a certain amount of nostalgia. When the pen arrived, I was very happy. The weight, feel, and function were excellent. Unfortunately, I have found that the paint quality of the cap is very poor and not durable. The black painted portion of the cap is peeling and chipping away with normal usage. I have not dropped the pen and keep it in a display case of Levenger Leather Wrap, but the paint is coming off. I plan to remove all the paint and repaint it myself, but I would expect a more durable finish on a pin of this quality. I don't know that I would buy another one, and would ony recommend this pen with a warning.
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I bought this pen beacuse I work with blueprints on a daily basis and it is a great conversation piece. While I love the design, the ends are coated with black paint. This finish is not durable at all and chips at the slightist bump. I ended up exchanging this pen within the first 2 weeks of purchase.If you want a pen that you will keep in its case and use to sign papers on occasion, then this may be the pen for you. If you are going to be using this pen on a daily basis, then I would recommend moving on to a different pen.
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NiteOwl - watched Planet Earth see my post.
Lovely also to watch the story unfolding in the Masai Mara.
Yes Lynette I saw it, thats why I mentioned it I wasn't sure if you were on hol or not till I saw you were here, glad you enjoyed it, its a worry for that lion cub though.
Just had a late read - sorry DIANE and HEATHER were worried - I was just busy on Sat and out on Sun! Computer is okay(ish). Too late to write more now - DIBNLIB: will reply tomorrow!
Evening all: Had breakfast with daughter this morning; watched two deer grazing in the open area just outside her window (she just called and there's a young deer out there now with a coyote trailing it - she's keeping an eye on things since coyotes hunt in packs). :-( Great-granddaughter called and will be here with her OH and Delilah for a quick visit for two birthdays (my OH's and grandson's) and to pick up our older car, which they're buying and will drive back to Arizona; they're currently driving an ancient Toyota Corolla with about 200,000 miles and which is simply not big enough, safe enough, or reliable enough for a young family. I told my OH we should get a business licence since we seem to be the main conduit through which they all eventually get their vehicles! :-)
Trish2: Welcome back! So nice that you had decent weather (a tan in Scotland!!) and got to see EJ and Odin. I'm with Mia when it comes to spiders.
Lindybird: Welcome back to you too. Ugh. Hate spiders in the shower - something about all those dark wiggly legs on such a nice clean background!
BrendaH: Will think sunny thoughts for your weather.
Alan: Am waiting for the UK government to announce that the water levels in the river Neme and neighboring lakes are still way below normal.
dibnlib/Heather/AQ Seems like we're behind the curve in terms of what's "in" when it comes to earrings. I shall have to dig around for all my odd ones and start pairing them up. :-)
dibnlib: Those are amazing carvings on the trees - wonder if they cause any problems...
Heather: You could sue your misbehaving appliances for alienation of affection in your divorce. :-)
Diane: I have one of those little hand-held battery operated fans and Lightning (cat) gets very, very curious and agitated whenever I turn it on - she comes rushing over to try and bat it with her paws.
TerryM: Thanks for explaining the empty osprey nest syndrome.
Lynette: Fortunately I haven't seen any Orcas go after the whales, but two or three years ago the folks on the whale-watching boat, the Condor, got more than they bargained for when they got a front-row seat when a pod of Orcas attacked a cow/calf pair just offshore. Definitely not the whale-watching cruise they signed up for.
Got back from daughter's to find neighbor lady out in the street calling for her old Labrador, who'd snuck out of the house while she was in the shower and then managed to get past the patio door. We hopped in our cars to go in search and a few blocks up the road I came across another neighbor walking her dog and asked if she'd seen a golden Lab - "Yes," she said "There!" pointing across the street to someone's front garden, where the Lab was lurking behind a hedge. The Lab wouldn't get in my car but we managed to herd it back down the road where we met the owner drivingup the road. Happy reunion!
Anyway, I'm off to bed. Have a good Monday all.
Good Morning Everyone. Met by bright sunshine coming in the window, this morning, but forecast for most of UK for the rest of the day is dire. I shall be doing the ironing, of course :-((
Annette: My OH picked up the big spider and threw him smartly out of the window for me. Don't think he likes spiders either, really, but he had to do the manly thing! Nice that you are going to have another family visit, and will get to cuddle Delilah. How useful to be passing cars around the family! - seriously though, we have sometimes done that as at least then you know the vehicles history & reliability. Happy story about the lost lab - they are lovely dogs but none too bright, I think!!
I watched the Planet Earth Live programme and it was as I expected - they had advertised it heavily as being 'Live' but of course most of it is filmed earlier. Expect and hope that we will get more actual live footage later on in the series. Didn't like the way they over dramatised everything.
Will try to reply to others later; I have not read all of the posts from the last few days yet so don't know how you all are. Very jealous of Trish having been to LG!!! Going back to read her posts about it, later.
Meanwhile, here are your Monday Smiles for this week: more quotes --
Never believe anything until it has been offically denied.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
If getting even doesn't work, then just get odd (that's me!!)
If the worst comes to the worst, you can always be a bad example.
Success always occurs in private and failure in full view.
Never: Never agree to sit on a committee. Never confuse your career with your life.
Never grow a moustache. This applies to both sexes. (not sure about this one, my Dad had a very fetching toothbrush moustache from his days in the RAF)
Never forget the friends who helped you move. Never forget: Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Have a good day.
Morning all Didn't get on yesterday as my vertigo was a bit active - not whirling rooms but sickish and rather wobbly. I'm now so far behind that I can't comment on all your posts. Miserable day here. I woke to heavy rain, which has eased now but still threatening more.
dibnlib I haven't seen the wood sculpture at Culloden - wonderful! I remember seeing a 'Nessie' wood sculpture at the Ness Islands. Must look for a photo of it.
Trish2 Glad you enjoyed your week in Nethy. From your description of the fly bites, I wonder if they were inflicted by Birch Flies. A few years ago we were in Nethy in Spring and my sister got badly bitten round the tops of her socks when walking near Feshiebridge. The dogs all had the same kind of red swellings on their tummies as you say Mia had. We took Fly (the best-behaved!) to the vet in Grantown, who identified the bites and said that the area around Kincraig is the only place in the Uk apart from the very south of England where the Birch Fly is found. The exact timing of their appearance varies with the early or late arrival of Spring.
Lindybird Love your Monday smiles.
Hi Lynette ~ i'm glad you didn't miss the program, I put a quick message on for you earlier as I didn't want you to miss it. It was lovely to see the little bear cubs, but a worry when they were stuck in the snow.
Hi Lynette ~ i'm glad you didn't miss the program, I put a quick message on for you earlier as I didn't want you to miss it. It was lovely to see the little bear cubs, but a worry when they were stuck in the snow.
PATRICIA the man who owns the cottage said it was likely to have been Birch flies too. Vicious little things!
Annette, its nature, some you win some you lose. Yes some of it is filmed but in realtime whatever that is. Of course live, its night in Sri Lanka and the Masai Mara but at least we get it live initially in Minnesota.
Glad to hear neighbour's dog was reunited with her and what super neighbours you are popping in the car to search for her. Happy endings all round. Hope the birthdays went off OK.
Lindybird - love the Monday smiles. I know what you mean Lindy, Hammond came over a bit too full on for my liking.
Good Morning ALL. There is a glimmer of sunshine this morning but I can't see the sun. Rain due around noon.
Alan, I hope the swan and her nest remain safe. Lovely photograph,thank you. We seem to have more swans than usual who are swimming around the flooded fields. I should imagine it is a very good source of food for them.
Dibnlib, I love the wood carvings, especially the second picture. I hesitate to name him.
Heather / Diane, It was brilliant to follow your exchange about, ovens, OH's and reasons for divorce. Heather, I am sure if you say you are unable to produce his favourite meals any longer, he will soon want a new oven ordered.
Annette, I hope that you hear that the cayote don't kill the young deer. I hate seeing kills on nature programmes, so would find it very difficlt in reality. Well done on tracing your neighbour's dog.
Linda, Thank you for the Friday Smiles. My Dad also had an RAF moustache until, as he reached 40, my Mum convinced him that he looked much younger without it. She was right too.
Patricia, Sorry, you were suffering from your vertigo yesterday. Take it easy today.
Patricia: sorry to hear about your having vertigo - not very pleasant, a friend of mine gets it but can get pills from the Doc which counteract it.
Have come on to quickly post some holiday pics: Here is the relatively new Marina at Caernarvon, which we walked around but did not stop to have a coffee outdoors as some hardy souls were doing!
~ ~ ~ ~ There are some beautiful modern flats overlooking the Menai Straits:
Monday – time for a big catch-up! I won't be able to reply to every post, but have enjoyed hearing all your news and views. Seems I haven't been on the Chat Thread since Friday midday!
Heather - I did so enjoy your "update on life"! Sorry about Brother's Brittany house problem! Sensible forward thinking on the part of RAF SiL! Oven without baking? Where does your OH think all your delicious bakes will come from?!
Alicat – good that the Satnav is in working order! How is your shoulder?
AQ – pleased you enjoyed time with your friend on (I think) Friday. Nice for you to see the MoB/Bride agonies from outside after getting your two out the way! Wasn't it a Fairy Penguin that the two Welsh idiots captured from Sea World near Brisbane – I'm sure our news reports called it by the traditional name!
Annette – ASL is Additional Support for learning (used to be "Special Needs" but that is no longer Politically Correct!) The acronym is used in common to mean the concept, the administering office, the department in school, the worker and the child. Sounds like a pleasant Sunday after a nother busy week – pleased you will be seeing Granddaughter and Delightful Delilah soon. Good that they can have your car – but a long drive back to AZ for the little one! So glad you located the missing Labrador.
Terry – good to see you are about – but soooo busy! Pleased you can fit in your duties at Bassenthwaite again this year. Pleased people are visiting, even if birds are not on the nests!
Patricia – sometimes if a pic doesn't post first time, it will go at a second or third attempt. I hope we do get to see your photo of the Londonderry family coach – and the views from the Woods – would be good to see Galloway "from the other side"! Sorry you had a bad day with the Vertigo , especially as it has seemed so well controlled recently. Interesting reading about the Birch Flies around Kincraig!
Diane – thanks for Supermoon reminder – my photos were rubbish – OH set the camera up on the tripod and I forgot to check that he had set it for night time photos!
Dibnlib – nice cows from Nairn! Love the work in the chainsaw carvings, although prefer the more naturalistic ones – not into wizards and dragons!
Linda – welcome back to junk mail and Spider! Pleased you had some good days, pleasant walks, swimming for Buzz – and sightings of the Ospreys. Had a good smile at the quotes. Weather hasn't reached us yet today!
Trish – I wonder which wind farms you saw – if you drove the M74, the main one would be the South Clyde Wind Farm, which has been under construction, with associated forestry operations, for the past 3 or 4 years on both sides of the M-way. So glad you had such great weather, and managed to do and see so much. Sorry about Mia's bites, and pleased the facial swelling went down quickly.
Alan – I do hope Lady P will be reasonably pain free for your holiday in Wales, and that Hamish will also keep well. Pleased Mrs Swan at Barnwell didn't get flooded out – thanks for the lovely photo.
Lynette – glad you enjoyed Planet Earth "Live" – we have recorded for later consumption.
Brenda – good to know you have at least a glimmer! Our weather is supposed to drift up from SW today, with rain about 1pm, so OH has been busy during this morning – although he seems to have lost momentum over a long cup of coffee!
Hopefully I shall come back later.
Sorry, LINDA, hadn't seen your photos! Like the boats, but I think flats are not in keeping with the area!
It was all very modern, OG, and there were coffee shops and expensive clothes shops too. plus all the usual places to get the gear for the boats & sailing ships. We thought that those in the flats (of which you can only see about a quarter in my pic) must have an absolutely wonderful view of the Straits in both directions, and of course opposite them is the Isle of Anglesey. So, v e r y expensive, I'm sure!
Rain has only just begun here, and stopped my OH from decimating too many of my shrubs with his power hedge cutter thingy.
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A monkey that lives in someone's hind quarters. it is usually painful when they enter and exit their home, if you are their chosen nesting spot. Such behavior of monkies can be found on the film Bruce Almighty.
1. guy: Holy freak, that monkey came out of his crack!
other guy: yeah, that's an anal dwelling butt monkey.
other guy: yeah, that's an anal dwelling butt monkey.
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The name Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey, with all of God's powers) gives the little monkey that he makes come out of a gang member's butt in revenge of a previous beating.
"Hey, little anal-dwelling butt monkey. Time for you to go home, little buddy."
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An sensationably erratic monkey that upon will, explodingly emits from ones anus. A great deal of straining is required to make this magnificent creature leave its home and expel from its cave. Ineffective attempts to expel an anal dwelling butt monkey can produce the commonly known problem called hemorrhoids.
"Man he bent over to fart and out popped an anal dwelling butt monkey!"
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1 A monkey that lives up someones rectum! do not attempt to interact with them.
Haha that Anal Dwelling Butt Monkey is going home dude, run man hes got his sights on your asshole.
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A being that essentially lives in another's bum and mindlessly f*cks it, like a monkey.
Mike, who lives in St. Peters Missouri, is an Anal-Dwelling Butt Monkey.
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The poor, sad primate that has been tricked or forced into one's rectal cavity. It is very common for the monkey to reside in to sphincter for up to three weeks before voluntarily coming out.
Is that an arm coming out of you ass? HOLY SHIT!! IT'S AN ANAL DWELLING BUTT MONKEY!
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Asked how he felt how his season is going, Datsyuk was blunt.
"Awful," he said. "I don't have anything. I need more be productive, need more shoot, need more be dangerous. Need more be dangerous.
"Just go to net, go shoot, go to net, more handle the puck."
Datsyuk has just 10 points in 16 games, which works out to around a 60-point pace. In the years the Wings went to the Stanley Cup finals -- 2007-08 and 2008-09 -- Datsyuk neared 100 points.
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The annual SCC International Festival will be held at the Somerset North Campus on Thursday, October 18, 2012.This year's theme is "We are the World". Activities begin at 9:00 a.m. with the traditional Parade of Nations led by bagpipers and continue throughout the day.
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Angela Bauman and her dog Bo have won $500,000 for a new dog park in Lancaster.
They were one of 12 national finalists in Purina's Beneful Dream Dog Park contest.
Purina announced on Thursday that Bauman's pitch was chosen as the winner.
The pet food maker will now use her idea to build a new $500,000 dog park in Lancaster.
Bauman also won $10,000 for herself.
She previously said she wants the dog park to include an indoor area for the winter, a water park and more space for dogs to run.
Bauman's entry was chosen from more than 800 submitted from around the country.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Dr. Kim Bateman, dean of Sierra College, Tahoe-Truckee invites community members to Sierra College Insights, an educational and interactive evening event series designed for inquisitive adults and teens. On Friday, Nov. 9 Claudio Bravo will facilitate an engaging session on electric circuits including a hands-on LED flashlight project for all attendees.
"As an invisible, yet incredibly powerful force, electricity is a mystery for many people. This presentation will provide a back stage pass into the secrets of electricity through simple to understand concepts and a hands-on project where the attendees will build their own LED flashlight. Curiosity is the only prerequisite for this lecture," said Bravo, a Mechatronics instructor on the Tahoe-Truckee campus.
Bravo came to Tahoe from Chile in 1978 for the skiing, and as many other transplants, never left. He studied electrical engineering at Sierra College and University of California,s Berkeley, and worked in the Bay Area as an aircraft electrical systems engineer. Returning to Tahoe with his wife in 1995 to raise their two daughters, he now works as an electrical contractor, lighting designer in addition to educator. One of his biggest joys is teaching the magic of electricity to Sierra College students.
Sierra College Insights begins with socializing and complimentary refreshments at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by the program at 7 p.m. The programs are offered at no cost however donations are welcome. Space is limited to the first 30 people who RSVP to 530-550-2290 and leaving a message with your name, phone number and the number in your party.
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This simple mixture requires top quality fresh ingredients. Pour the combination over hot freshly cooked linguine and toss gently. I prefer to serve this dish immediately, but I also enjoy the delicious leftovers right out of the refrigerator for lunch the next day.
1 large ripe beefsteak tomato (at room temperature), cut into ½-inch cubes
¼ pound fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into ½-inch cubes
½ cup fresh basil cut into thin strips
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4 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste
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LOCKPORT – A surprise chemical discovery that torpedoed developer David L. Ulrich's proposed sale of Ulrich City Centre will result in the city reclaiming the parking lot there.
The Common Council is expected to vote Wednesday to have the city take back title to the parking lot, more grandly called the "courtyard" when the city's Friday night summer rock concerts were held there.
Those concerts are being shifted to a municipal parking lot at Chestnut and Elm streets in 2013, but Mayor Michael W. Tucker said Friday the discovery played no role in the decision to move the concerts.
Corporation Counsel John J. Ottaviano said, "There are some sediments that are encapsulated beneath the pavement that do not rise to any level of contamination, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation."
Those paved-over sediments contain dry-cleaning chemicals from a long-ago cleaning store on the site bounded by Main, Locust and Walnut streets.
The lot was cleared in the Urban Renewal process in the early 1970s and remained vacant for three decades until the city gave it to Ulrich in 2004.
In that agreement, the city pledged that the site was environmentally clean, but if it wasn't, the city promised to indemnify Ulrich against any costs.
No trouble arose until Ulrich tried to sell City Centre this summer to Darrel R. Lloyd, an appraiser at KLW Group in Amherst, which helped with the city's last property reassessment program. It was Ulrich's second attempt in the past year to sell the property.
"The first sale fell through for financial reasons. The second fell through because of this," Ulrich said.
Lloyd's bank conducted some test borings on the site and found the contamination July 29. Ottaviano said the city hired CRA, formerly Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, and it confirmed the findings. The testing cost the city less than $1,000.
"Urban Renewal was done kind of sloppily. However, in today's lending market, commercial lenders are much more stringent," Ottaviano said.
Ulrich said no money will change hands in the transfer of the title. It will not affect parking. It also gives Ulrich the option to buy back the parking lot for $1.
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I use the program as a 'diversion' as I take my daily walk - and sometimes I have to keep walking until an item finishes - the perambulatory equivalent of what NPR calls a 'driveway moment', I guess.
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I have been listening to this program for nine months now. I have found almost every program to contain interesting information. I certainly don?t agree with everything said, but I find the diversity of views fascinating. Often I find myself saying, ?I never thought of this in that way.? This program has broadened my outlook on life; it has challenged my thinking; it has confirmed my thinking in ways I wouldn?t have thought of. I have become a more thoughtful person as a result of listening to TTBOOK. If you are a person who enjoys having your thinking stretched and offered diverse topics for consideration, then this program will keep you coming back for more.
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Congratulations, Ariel Winter!
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To get a learner's permit in California, you must be at least 15½ years old, complete 30 hours of classroom courses and six hours of driving training, and pass a driving test.
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The Economics of Tort Law: A Precis
Giuseppe Dari‐Mattiacci
University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics (ACLE); Tinbergen Institute
Francesco Parisi
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THE ELGAR COMPANION TO LAW AND ECONOMICS (2nd ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006
George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 03-49
Economic analysis has long been employed for the study of tort liability. This paper revisits the main contributions to the subject emphasizing the inherent impossibility for tort liability to set perfectly efficient first-best incentives to take precaution for all parties to an accident and the need to choose among second best outcomes. The paper provides a pathfinder through the literature in various areas of tort law and economics.
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Far West U14 athletes gathered at Alpine Meadows for the North/South Series over the weekend to compete in super G.
While Sunday's race was canceled, the teams had the opportunity for a Friday training run and an exciting Saturday one-run race on a long course from the top of Summit down the Wolverine Bowl and over Waterfall to the bottom of Alpine Meadows, a distance of 3/4 mile.
Icy conditions turned slushy as the day wore on, challenging the racers, along with the already difficult course. A mid-course jump and an unnerving athlete injury requiring evacuation during the training day had the racers exercising caution and on race day, included a 45-minute course hold to dig out a rock.
Diamond Peak's Casey Delaney still led the pack of 92 competitors for the men, finishing first. Madison Idso, who often leads the Diamond Peak women, took a hard crash and was not able to finish.
"Casey Delaney is dominating the U14 races this season, at every resort and in every snow condition," said Diamond Peak Ski Foundation Coach Mark Norton.
The Diamond Peak men once again rocked the competition with not only Delaney's top-of-the-podium finish, but also with Payton Norton's fifth place (1:13.67), followed by Winston Pretti in eighth (1:14.56) and Noah Cleary in ninth just .06 seconds later (1:15.02). Teammates Corey Huber (22nd, 1:16.36), Tommy Corcoran (48th, 1:19.75), Nick Fischer (57th, 1:21.85), Trent Funke (60th, 1:22.35) and Jeff Miller (67th, 1:23.98) also finished the challenging race.
"The course was tough; the conditions were tough. Fortunately, Diamond Peak's U14 athletes - men and ladies - are also tough and faced the challenges head-on," said DPSF Coach Raquel Norton.
The Diamond Peak ladies skied the super steep, technical course extremely well and were led by Emily Donahue in 19th (1:18.67), with Sophia Holm following in 21st (1:19.13) and Bridgette Johnson in 28th (1:21.43). Laurel Taylor finished 35th (1:22.48) after making a critical error on the face and had to dump all her speed. Emily White (44th, 1:23.93) and Katie Fisher (70th, 1:44.61) can join their teammates in proudly saying they completed their toughest race.
Six of the Diamond Peak athletes - Casey Delaney, Noah Clearly, Corey Huber, Payton Norton, Winston Pretti and Madison Idso - qualified to attend the U14 performance camp, an invitation-only event, to be held at Sugar Bowl on March 15-17. Twelve men and 12 ladies are selected from the North Series to compete based on 2013 series races conducted by Feb. 17, while Idso and Huber were selected separately due to their seasons' performances.
Athletes will race slalom, GS and super G events against the other top athletes of their age class. The entire team next competes at the U14 championships where the North meets the South and Central divisions to compete in all four events (SL, GS, SG, and PL) on April 4-7, also at Sugar Bowl.
Also, next weekend is the Diamond Cup at Diamond Peak, where everyone can be a ski racer. The entry fee of $15 per racer includes two runs on a course set up for a duel. The race categories include Individuals (age/sex groups), Family, Husband/Wife, Father/Son, Father/Daughter, Mother/Son and Mother/Daughter.


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Posted: Monday Aug 29, 2011
The Saint Vincent Gallery will present an exhibition of 17th through 20th century works selected from the Saint Vincent Archabbey Art Collection that demonstrates art conservation issues and techniques from Friday, September 16 to Sunday, December 11. Admission is free and open to the public.
An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 15.
Regular Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. The Gallery is closed on Mondays. The Gallery will also be closed October 15 to 18 for fall break and November 22 to 28 for Thanksgiving break.
This exhibit grew out of the work of a Gallery Committee that was formed following the awarding of a Museum Assessment Program Grant the Gallery received two years ago from the American Association of Museums. The committee's goal was to develop a mission statement and a collection management policy. The focus was on educating the public and students and preserving the existing art collections. "So much of our collection is from the 17, 18, 19 and 20th centuries and like all organic things is deteriorating with age," noted Br. Nathan Cochran, Gallery director. "There had not been a systematic means of assessing works that need to be conserved or developing a plan for financing the restoration."
"In our discussions, we talked about the fact that so much of the College and Archabbey Art Collections are never seen because of their condition," Br. Nathan continued. "We decided that showing art works that need to be restored and educating people about what happens to paintings over the years and how they can be restored would be an interesting show."
The College and Archabbey Collections total more than 5,000 catalogued objects, about a fourth of which are traditional paintings such as oil on canvas or acrylic on panel. Most of the nearly three dozen paintings selected for this exhibit are from the Archabbey Collection.
"Most of the works in the show were examined by professional conservator Christine Daulton, who has assessed what treatment each work needs and made an estimate of what it will cost to conserve or restore each of them," Br. Nathan continued. "This will form the basis for our new "Adopt a Painting Program" with particular paintings having specific adoption prices. If someone likes a painting and wants to see it conserved and restored, they can adopt that painting and their name will be forever associated with it. Contributions can be made as a one-time payment or in installments over a period of time. Some works need just minor repairs and others need major restoration so the adoption prices will vary from $100 to $10,000."
Works to be shown include a painting from the Circle of Johann Loth, a significant Baroque painter, whose large work needed only minor repair and will be shown newly conserved. "Art history-wise, it may be the most significant painting in the show," Br. Nathan commented.
A painting of Saint Benedict, by German immigrant artist Johann Schmitt with ties to Saint Vincent Archabbey, will be featured. Another painting of the Crucifixion demonstrates damage that can occur, in this case intentional stabbing with a pen that created numerous holes in the canvas. The original work is by a South Greensburg painter named Rinaldo Paluzzi who now lives in Spain.
Other paintings to be exhibited suffer from poor restoration and unskilled conservation techniques from earlier ages, and others, such as a portrait of Saint Vincent founder, Boniface Wimmer, has paint peeling away from different areas of the surface due to inherent vice. Other paintings have been removed from their frames or have been damaged from moving, poor storage or from fire.
"We are trying to show works that represent different types of damage," Br. Nathan added, "so that viewing them would be educational and interesting."
The show will also include some works that have already been restored or are in the process of restoration. "A pair of paintings of Saint Benedict and Saint Scholastica are interesting since Saint Scholastica has already been restored and Saint Benedict has damage that needs to be repaired," he said. "Another is an example of an over-zealous restoration that was only half finished but is instructive because it demonstrates the change that restoration can accomplish with the removal or old varnish and debris. Even rips, tears and gouges can be repaired."
Other works were among those given to Saint Vincent by King Ludwig of Bavaria in the late 1800s.
In conjunction with the exhibit, Christine Daulton, conservator for the Andy Warhol Museum and the Greater Latrobe High School Art Collection, will give a free public lecture, "Where Art and Science Meet: Art Conservation and Restoration," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 13 in the Robert S. Carey Student Center Performing Arts Center. The Gallery will also be open an hour before and after the lecture.
Members of the Gallery Committee include Tracy Branson, Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., Jordan Hainsey, Alice Kaylor, Dr. Karen Kehoe, Br. Elliott Maloney, O.S.B., Ben Schachter, and Summer Toffle.
Future exhibits scheduled in the Saint Vincent Gallery include "2 x 20" featuring works by 20 regional artists February 3 to 19, and two senior exhibitions featuring works by graduating art majors March 16 to 25 and April 20 to 29.
Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., Gallery director, holds a 17th century painting of Saint Dominic that has surface abrasions and other damage that needs repaired.
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The UB Communicators Network, a group of communications, marketing and public relations staff at the university, is holding its fall meeting from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Nov. 4 in 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
All members are invited to attend the meeting, which will feature remarks by Nancy L. Wells, vice president for development and alumni relations, and Nancy E. Paton, newly appointed vice president for communications.
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San Diego Sheriff William D. Gore said Hannah's father was "elated" his daughter was found alive. FBI agents shot and killed DiMaggio, reports CNN.
"It was the worst-case scenario, but at the same time, we're very grateful Hannah is alive," Cathy Griffin, a DiMaggio family spokeswoman, told PEOPLE on Saturday night.
Griffin said the family isn't sure what to make of the crimes DiMaggio allegedly committed.
"It's all speculative as to what actually happened, and we won't know any of this until Hannah can discuss this with the authorities," Griffin said.
In Lakeside, Calif., where Hannah lived with her family, her friends expressed relief and joy.
"Everyone's excited," Marissa Chavez, 15, told PEOPLE. "A bunch of people cried" when they got the news. "We're just real excited that she's back and safe."
Federal and local law enforcement spent Saturday combing through Idaho's rugged Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in search of Hannah and her suspected kidnapper, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio.
DiMaggio is suspected of killing Hannah's mother, 44-year-old Christina Anderson, and her 8-year-old brother Ethan Anderson, whose bodies were found Sunday night in DiMaggio's burning house in California near the Mexico border.
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At a San Diego news conference Saturday night, an FBI spokesperson said: "During an arrest attempt at the north end of Morehead Lake in Idaho, suspect James Lee DiMaggio was shot and killed by an FBI tactical agent assigned to an FBI headquarters unit. Hannah Anderson was located with DiMaggio, appears to be well and was transported to a hospital in Idaho."
The spokesperson also said: "Brett Anderson, Hannah's father, has been alerted and he is elated. Plans are being made now for him to reunited with his daughter, hopefully tomorrow morning."
As for the outcome, "Obviously, we would have liked Mr. DiMaggio to surrender and face justice in a court of law, but that's not going to be the case.
"Hannah didn't have any injuries that I know of. She will be completely evaluated. There's obviously still some investigation to be done – we'll be talking to Hannah to get more details of what happened and wrapping up our investigation."
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"It was the first decision I made as a father," Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."
Aiken says he expects the news may overwhelm some of his fans. "Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot," said Aiken, who returned to Broadway last week as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot.
He adds that he hopes his fans "know that I've never intended to lie to anybody at all. ... But if they leave, I don't want them to leave hating me."
How He Came Out to His FamilyThe born-again Christian singer also reveals how he told his mother Faye he's gay four years ago. After dropping off his younger brother Brett, who was being deployed to Iraq, at Camp Lejeune, "I started crying in the car," Aiken remembers. "It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don't know why I started thinking about it ... I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out."
So what was his mom's reaction? "She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting." Even now, Aiken admits, "She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she's come a long way."
As for his own child, Aiken tells PEOPLE that Parker – who was conceived via in vitro fertilization with his best friend, music producer Jaymes Foster – will be raised in an environment that is "accepting and allowing him to be happy."
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The Historic Commission is composed of twelve members. One member shall be a member of the Board of Commissioners selected by the Board of Commissioners. One member shall be a member of the Brentwood Planning Commission selected by the Planning Commission. The remaining ten members shall be residents of the city appointed by the Board of Commissioners
Historic Commission Mission Statement: To promote an awareness of Brentwood's rich cultural history and heritage; enhance the quality of life through the preservation of historic sites, by providing educational programs and activities; and as a city appointed volunteer board, coordinate with the City of Brentwood and the Brentwood Planning Commission to accomplish these goals.
The Historic Commission's purpose is to promote the preservation of Brentwood's historic sites and heritage. This is accomplished by recognizing and preserving the historic sites in Brentwood such as the Cool Springs House in Crockett Park and the Boiling Spring Academy in Primm Park. The Commission also provides educational programs, activities and events relating to the heritage of Brentwood. Each board member is responsible for one major project a year.
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Lakota at Hopewell-Loudon
Records: Lakota 2-2, 0-1 MAL; Hopewell-Loudon 2-2, 1-0 MAL.
Coaches: Lakota, Dave Vodika; Hopewell-Loudon, Jeremy Nutter
Last year: Hopewell-Loudon 49, Lakota 20.
Outlook: They've taken similar steps forward and back so far this year, but H-L hopes to stay a step ahead Friday by shoring up its defense and maintaining last week's balanced offensive attack.
"Our No. 1 focus has been getting better every day and being a better football team. I think it's put us in a position to be 1-0 in the league (last week) and win on Friday," Nutter said.
The Chieftains did that by rebounding from a 35-7 non-conference loss to Northwood by thumping North Baltimore in the MAL-opener last week. The step forward came from more than 300 yards of total offense gained via a very balanced attack.
And while the passing game has started to consistently click, Nutter said he hopes Mark Bouillon can match last week's breakout performance (142 yards rushing, 3 TDs).
"We'd like to get him the ball as much as possible," Nutter said.
"He's certainly capable of that. I'm glad the ball's not heavy because we'd like to give it to him 35 times a game," he said. "We'll find different ways to get him the ball. Even if you know it's coming, he's not easy to stop."
The Chieftains rank second in the MAL in rushing behind only Carey (215 ypg) and third in total offense (352 ypg).
The Raiders, meanwhile, have their own issues to work out.
Lakota enters Friday ranked seventh in total offense (227 ypg) because of an anemic passing game ranked dead last in the league at 24.8 yards per game.
"Our passing is not good and we're getting nine in the box (against us) now. We're dusting off Colin Timmons and testing Kody Brewer (at quarterback)," Vodika said.?Our receivers have got to start catching the ball," he said.
And everyone has to start playing consistently better, he added.
Vodika said the Raiders took a major step backward in last week's loss to Calvert and trying to turn that around against the Chieftains, who have built themselves into league and playoff contenders for the past decade, won't come easily.
But it's one more step toward the ultimate goal of turning around a struggling program.
"This is a good group of kids. It takes a lot to learn to win and be consistent," Vodika said. "I don't know what specifically was our problem last week. We had some things not go well and we just seemed to crawl into our shell.
"It's frustrating because, like we said, we want the boys to play well, we want to do well and we want them to be competitive," he said.
And there's one area where the Raiders can be competitive, it's in the run game.
Lakota is ranked fourth in the league in running the ball at 202.3 yards per game and will go up against a defense sitting seventh across the board in defense (172 ypg rushing, 157.3 ypg passing, 329.3 ypg overall).
It's not a stat Nutter takes lightly, especially with shifty Tiger Jaso running the ball for the Raiders.
"We are going to have to be sound in our alignments. We'll have to be gap-sound," he said.
"Our kids have heard about that," he said. "If you play No. 7 defense against the Lakota offense, you'll give up points."
North Baltimore at Mohawk
Records: North Baltimore 1-3, 0-1 MAL; Mohawk 1-3, 0-1.
Coaches: North Baltimore, Dino Woodruff; Mohawk, Erik Baker.
Last year: Mohawk 27, North Baltimore 12.
Outlook: Baker said his team's chances at success Friday against the Tigers can be boiled down to one word:
"Fundamentals," the Mohawk coach said. "If you can't block and tackle, the rest of it doesn't matter."
Baker said the Warriors need to be sound against North Baltimore do-everything back Dalton Ishmael.
"Dalton Ishmael might be best athlete in our league this year," Baker said.
The Mohawk coach said Woodruff puts Ishmael everywhere on the field, offensively and defensively. The North Baltimore star had run for 358 yards this season, averaging almost eight yards a carry. He's caught four passes for 32 yards.
And defensively, "They move him to where they think you'll put the ball," Baker said. "Ishmael's a home-run threat; he probably drives the bus over."
But Ishmael isn't the only thing about the Tigers that concerns Baker.
"They have good size at line positions," he said. "We'll have to beat them with quickness and fundamentals for us to have a chance."
Whatever Mohawk does Friday, it's pretty much a certainty that quarterback Drew Loose will be in the middle of it. Loose is second in the MAL in passing yards, with 563and three touchdowns. He also has run for 266 yards.
"His athleticism is special," Baker said. "We try to do with him what Calvert tried to do with (Nate) Ritzler (last season); he's a dual threat."
Carey at Fremont St. Joe
Records: Carey 3-1, 1-0 Midland Athletic League; St. Joe 3-1, 1-0 MAL.
Coaches: Carey, Todd Worst; St. Joe, Scott Knisely.
Last year: Carey 55, St. Joe 14
Outlook: It's a styles clash, plain and simple.
Carey, which runs a version of the wishbone, likes to run, run and run some more. St. Joe, which runs a pass-first version of the spread, gets involved in shootouts, like last week when it bested Seneca East in the final minute.
But for all the differences, there is a major similarity between the programs this season: the records.
The Streaks and Blue Devils each enter play with a 3-1 mark and a 1-0 MAL record. Even though it's early, Saturday night's contest could go a long way to deciding the league champion.
Carey will need to find a way to slow Streaks' quarterback Zack Yeckley, the reigning MAL Offensive Player of the Week. He threw for 267 yards and five TDs last week, and has thrown for about 500 yards more than any MAL QB this season.
"I think, offensively, they execute pretty well," Worst said of St. Joe. "They have a quarterback more consistent than the teams we've seen so far."
So how do you stop Yeckley? Simple. Don't let him have the ball. Lucky for the Blue Devils, they have an offense designed for just that.
"For us it will be ball control from our offense," Worst said. "We need to keep the ball away from them as much as we can."
When the defense is on the field, Worst said he's looking for consistency.
"We need to make our reads and not guess at our option reads," he said.
Riverdale at Buckeye Central
Records: Riverdale, 2-2, 1-0 NCC; Buckeye Central 1-3, 1-1 NCC
Coaches: Jeremy Kloepfer, Riverdale; Jason Ratliff, Buckeye Central
Last year: Buckeye Central smacked Riverdale, 40-6.
Outlook: Sure the score was a 34-0 shutout at the hands of Wynford, but Ratliff feels his team played well.
"I thought we played one of our better games," Ratliff said. "I know the score didn't reflect it but we played for all four quarters for maybe the first time this year. ... I hope we're starting to figure out some things and doing things like we're supposed to be doing."
It was also the first game that the Bucks had Kameron Jones under center.
"I like how he ran the football. He's very athletic and he gives us more stability at (cornerback)," he said. "He's one of our starters from last year at corner."
If the Bucks are going to dip into the win column this week, they'll have to snuff out a potent Riverdale attack.
"They have good skills kids. That's what causes a lot of concern. They have four or five guys who touch the ball and they all do different things," Ratliff said. "The key for us is knowing who's in the backfield and what they're trying to run with that particular running back."
The key cogs to the Riverdale attack are Josh Bushong (239 yards rushing), Seth Knoll (204 yards rushing) and Dillon Farrow (308 yards passing). Bushong has five touchdowns and Knoll has three.
Ratliff said the Falcons pose some issues on defense as well, where Riverdale has been a Jekyll and Hyde, giving up 43 points in both losses this year, while giving up only a combined 22 in their pair of wins.
"Defensively they bounce around a lot with a lot of different fronts," Ratliff said. "We have to look at what we get on Friday night and attack that whatever way we can."
Fostoria at Otsego
2012: Fostoria 0-4, 0-1 NBC; Otsego 2-2, 1-0 NBC.
Coaches: Jim Kelly, Fostoria; Erik Johnson, Otsego.
Last year: Fostoria 13, Otsego 9.
Outlook: It's been a brutally difficult start to the season for Fostoria. The Redmen are 0-4, with two shutouts, three defeats to 4-0 teams and last week's 58-7 loss highlighted by Genoa's Cody Pickard kicking a state-record six field goals.
"It's been a tough stretch. I knew it would be somewhat like this, but we'll get it," Kelly said.
"They know that we're in league play and we have to get back at it. The hardest thing for us is, we're hurt. We're plugging guys in," he said. "It's good experience for them. It's going to make us better all the way around."
The Redmen will get to see how much better this Friday on a trip to 2-2 Otsego, which opened NBC play by manhandling Rossford 67-19 last week.
Despite the Knights' .500 mark, Kelly said Otsego is much better than the team Fostoria beat last year to snap a 19-game losing streak.
He said the Knights will pose another week's worth of challenges on the strength of a talented, veteran quarterback, a stable of good receivers and a basic, yet formidable 4-3 defense anchored by big linemen.
"They're a good football team, but we've played some unbelievable good football teams and we hope that helps us this week," Kelly said.
"We've got to line up and we've got to work at it. We've got to have effort different than we did last week," he said. "We played better in the second half and we need more of that, we need a complete-game effort."
Upper Sandusky at Ontario
Records: Upper Sandusky (2-2, 0-1 NCC Black); Ontario (2-2, 1-0 NCC Black)
Coaches: Upper Sandusky, Jake Moyer; Ontario Scott Kreger
Last Year: Ontario 41, Upper Sandusky 14
Outlook: Up, down. Up, down. That's the pattern Upper Sandusky has followed through the first four games this season. A big win, followed by a disappointing loss.
"We're rather schizophrenic in our approach to the games," Moyer said. " We've joked about it with our kids. We've gone hot, cold, hot, cold. So this week we're due to be hot. Hopefully that happens.
"That comes a little bit from inexperience, and some of it comes from noting being consistent with our approach to the game."
Moyer says he thinks the problem is more mental rather than anything practice related. Either way, the team will have give a top level performance when the Rams travel to Ontario Friday.
"I really think it's a mental approach with the kids," he said. "We've coached our brains out, and the kids have tried rally hard. We're trying to establish some consistency. It depends some times on matchups, trying to get a really good idea of what they do well, which (for Ontario) is run the ball. They don't throw the ball as much as some other teams we have trouble with."
Ontario is the North Central Conference's top rushing team averaging 311 yards a game. However, Moyer feels that plays into the strength of his defense.
"I really think it does; I really think it helps us a little bit," he said. "Last week (Galion) was a pass first, run second deal and we struggled with that. Now were tying to right the ship and adjust accordingly to what they do well and what we do well."
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The subject of added weight divisions was addressed at length by the Association of Boxing Commissions in 2008/2009, but the standard divisions prevailed:
Flyweight 125
Bantamweight 135
Featherweight 145
Lightweight 155
Welterweight 170
Middleweight 185
Light Heavyweight 205
Heavyweight 265
The new proposed divisions were:
flyweight (up to 105 lbs)
super flyweight (over 105.1 to 115 lbs)
bantamweight (over 115.1 to 125 lbs)
super bantamweight (over 125.1 to 135 lbs)
featherweight (over 135.1 to 145 lbs)
lightweight (over 145.1 to 155 lbs)
super lightweight (over 155.1 to 165 lbs)
welterweight (over 165.1 to 175 lbs)
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middleweight (over 185.1 to 195 lbs)
super middleweight (over 195.1 to 205 lbs)
light heavyweight (over 205.1 to 225 lbs)
heavyweight (over 225.1 to 265 lbs)
super heavyweight (over 265.1 lbs).
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Sometimes you just can't improve on old school.
Trainer Nelson sings praises of effective push-up
EDITOR'S NOTE: Since 1992, Meredith Nelson has been combining her extensive fitness background with her counseling skills to help people overcome their personal limitations — physical and psychological. Her hobby and interest in physical fitness led to the establishment of PrimeTime Fitness in 2000. She has numerous certifications in training, including one in golf fitness.Q: Is the push-up a good exercise for the core, and if so, why?A: Oh, yeah. Think of doing a "plank" but in vertical motion.Q: To avoid overuse injuries, do you have any suggestions on how many times a week people should do push-ups? Give me an example of how you'd work push-ups into a routine.A: I've known and heard of people who claim to do push-ups every day. Personally, I like to do them two or three times a week because my body weight is only so much. I use added resistance from weights or machines on other days once or twice a week.So you want an example? Last weekend, I did a workout that just about killed me. ... Every 15 seconds I did five push-ups and one pull-up. Do that for 10 minutes straight. And that was my warm-up.Q: How important is it to warm up and/or stretch before doing push-ups? A: Warm-ups are important if you want to avoid injury, and also if you want to set a personal record. If you are just doing push-ups to do them, a warm-up isn't terribly important. Sometimes I even do a few push-ups as a part of my warm-up.But on the days I want to max out, I make sure I am warmed up with at least 10 minutes of cardio or other dynamic movement.Q: What are the biggest misconceptions about the push-up?A: "I can't do them." Everybody can do push-ups. Modifications are OK as long as they are efficient. Most people do them with the majority of their body weight on their knees.David Quick
The push-up, for example, continues to be a staple for strength training for its simple yet effective ability to tax multiple upper body and core muscle groups. The exercise also is adaptable, depending on ability level. And even better, it doesn't require weights, benches or machines to do them.
"In my opinion, the push-up, the pull-up, plank and squat are the most effective exercises you can do," says Meredith Nelson, a longtime local trainer and owner of PrimeTime Fitness on Sullivan's Island.
"Each one trains a different muscle group and movement pattern, and a combination of all four can give you a full-body workout. Too easy? Let me know. I can give you variations on each one — no equipment needed — to make a grown man cry. Or at least whimper a little."
Nelson says the benefits of push-ups are not only as a chest and tricep strengthener, but "a fabulous ab exercise."
"I often coach my clients by telling them to 'pull' themselves up using their abs as opposed to pushing up with their arms," says Nelson. "In real life, we push, we pull. We need to be able to push. Even if you have limitations, you can perform a modified push-up."
As part of a functional body-weight routine, Nelson says the push-up deserves recognition.
And she did just that in 2007 when she helped launch the idea of a push-up competition for charity, created by PrimeTime trainer Ken Brown to raise money for the Trident Boys & Girls Club.
Push Up & Up
When the club disbanded in 2011, Mindelle and Loren Ziff took over the event as an effort to promote health and prevent high school dropouts by raising money for Communities in Schools programs. The Ziffs renamed it Push Up & Up Charleston Challenge.
"This push-up challenge has a unique way of galvanizing students, friends, families and employees to improve their own wellness while supporting at-risk youth," says Mindelle Ziff. "It's not as hard as you might think. It's a fun event, and anyone can do it."
Last year, more than 220 people, both teens and adults, on 37 six-member teams cranked out 62,545 push-ups on a Saturday morning in the Push-Up & Up Charleston Challenge. In the end, they raised $40,000.
This year's event, sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina, is Saturday morning at Marion Square in Charleston (also the opening day of the Charleston Farmers Market).
The first push-ups are set to begin at 9:20 a.m., starting with the school division, and last 20 minutes. Middle and high school students from public and private schools are invited to participate.
The adult divisions, both open and competitive, are expected to start at 10 a.m. and last 30 minutes.
So far this year, the challenge has 53 teams registered, including six teams from the offices of Carolina One Real Estate.
Dave Sansom, broker-in-charge at Carolina One's office on West Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, said two teams from the firm participated last year and had so much fun that they reached out for more this year.
"It was about as much fun as you can have in a push-up competition," says Sansom, noting that team members take turns doing five push-ups at a time.
Ziff says there is still time for teams to register and for individuals or businesses to sponsor school teams. Although the school division is free to register, school teams are asked to seek sponsorships of $500 to earn free T-shirts.
To compete in the open and competitive divisions, registration is $150 ($25 per person). Each team's goal is to raise at least $1,000 toward Communities in Schools' dropout-prevention programs.
PrimeTime all in
Nelson plans to regain the crown captured by SCE&G Team One last year when she was in Italy and overcoming back surgery.
"I am so excited to be able to participate again this year and am expecting Team PrimeTime to make me proud. We do hope to reclaim our title, but if we don't, our hope is that the Communities in Schools is a better program for our efforts," says Nelson.
"I am incredibly surprised at how the challenge has grown. I am even more proud of Ken for all the work he puts into the challenge every year. He and the Ziffs do a great job. It is not a small undertaking, and they have made it into a great event."
Reach David Quick at 937-5516 or dquick@postand courier.com.
Brett Major, a 2012 Military Magnet High School graduate, participated with his school team in the Push Up & Up Charleston Challenge last spring. The event returns to Marion Square on Saturday morning.×
Charleston County School Board member Chris Fraser participated in last year's Push Up & Up Charleston Challenge and plans to return and be part of a school team this year.×


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I drove because I liked this song and I played it again and again. We chased a parade of leaves down the street and they ran ahead and turned into a flashmob, swirling and pointy fists pumping into a cyclone until they dispersed casually to the sidewalks and under cars.
I drove and the dirty white clouds reminded me of fall birthday parties and sleeping bags and how I never did fit in and how good it was to go home.
I drove, and felt a delicate thread through my heart separating me from extreme sadness and absolute happiness. And I wavered there, and then the song that was on gave in to what could have been. Dreams I have, people I want to be, lives that I'm certain I've already lived (but I haven't), so real they even have their own memories, and longings.
And I could actually grieve what never was.
I glance in my rearview mirror at her in her pink car seat, she's fallen asleep, with peace on her face. The sight of her still a shock and surprise, at her dark feather-lashes squeezed tight and God's breath -not mine- passes through me and I understand.


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It was a hue that you just don't see sold in stores. She must have made it herself or maybe it was knit by a friend or maybe she bought it at a street fair.
I wish I could knit more. I just don't have time. Where in the world did all the time go? My boys stand up my side and heads in the crook there at my shoulder. It's an awkward jigsaw piece but it fits.
I wish I could read more. I collect books and like how they look on my table waiting, but reading takes a commitment I just can't give right now. That makes me sullen-y.
I pushed Ivy in a stroller down the street today. A girl wearing her baby in a moby wrap passed me and all in one little thought I smiled and then hoped she didn't judge me for pushing my kid in a stroller because if she only knew. I used to babywear, too I wanted to whisper trailing off.
I pushed the stroller and noticed that I'd probably be getting rid of it sooner than later. As has been happening with most of our baby to toddler stuff. Before I know it she'll be out of the big car seat and that's like the last of the gear. Then I'll have no kids in car seats. And instead they'll start needing their own cars. I stopped that thought process right there.
This moment. My hands are in all the jars and my feet are in all the corners and we are all overlapping lines. Soon enough it will be different.
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From: Phil Shapiro ------------------------------------------------------ So if Chatt were to simply secede from Tennessee and join Vermont, then $35/month gigabit could be a reality for all in town. See today's Wall Street Journal blog post at http://tinyurl.com/ce7ddtn I love the idea of highway signs in Georgia saying: "Approaching Vermont - 5 miles" (heh) phil -- Phil Shapiro, firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates "Learning happens thru gentleness."
=============================================================== From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ If the taxpayers and their government give me $100k.. I'll run 100gb fiber between the 12 houses on my street and charge them $35/month for part of the 1gb upstream I can buy for $350.00 and show a profit of $70 per month.. right? I'm kidding. My point is that the media is showing a very weird and limited perspective of a much bigger infrastructure play. Locally, EPB received > 100 million in funds from the feds for reaching < 170k homes. For example, mine does not have EPB fiber. But pretending that that money hit every home, that's: 588 per home. I'll guess it costs them more than that to run a fiber optics drop, and put the electronics on the house..I know it does. It's a long term gamut for increased recurring revenues from internet, video, phone services. I hope it works out for them otherwise my tax money was wasted. --Mike--
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=============================================================== From: Dan Lyke ------------------------------------------------------ Discussion yesterday afternoon about how the actual profit in a CLEC comes from the $6.50 "Voice Federal Subscriber Line Charge Fee", which is part of why it's more difficult or expensive to buy a data line without voice. And the "Voice Federal Universal Service Fund Fee" is a straight out payment to the big carriers, unless you can run a scam like these guys and get a cut for running fiber to nowhere. It won't be first, or fastest, it'll be whoever plays the Congress most effectively. Dan
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=============================================================== From: Dan Lyke ------------------------------------------------------ Yeah, my cynicism comes from recently having read a history of AT&T running the rural telecoms out of business through legislative and policy maneuvering. I wouldn't put money on either way. Dan
=============================================================== From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ I honestly don't think AT&T wants Windstream's (formerly Alltel) customers - most of them are in very rural areas. It would probably cost them too much to offer service in our area or in some of the other small ILEC areas (thinking Ringgold Telephone, Ellijay Telephone, etc.)
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Along comes the first VMA award and it's the best lady music video. Taylor Swift wins and she looks shellshocked. She sputters and butters along and in a move worthy of Bewitched, the Shame of Chicago (aka Kanye) blings onto the stage, takes the microphone and says "I'm a let you finish" and goes on to say that Beyonce had the best video.
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