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4 Disturbing Sleep Conditions No One Talks About
#2. Pee Dreams
You ever have that feeling when you're just barely asleep and you're falling? So you spasm like someone just kicked you across the room and realize no, you're not falling, you're just lying there. That's called a hypnic jerk. It's caused by all kinds of different things, from caffeine to stress to someone pushing you off a bed to vampirism. They don't have a cool name like that for pee dreams. Know what they call those? They call them "Gah, you pissed yourself."
Before you jump ahead of me, waiting for me to tell you a story about pissing myself, I'll have you know that I have never pissed myself. Once, I had some kind of crazy Middle-earth flu and hallucinated that I was dead and apparently shit myself in my sleep during a dream in which I was trying to jet propel myself up a mountain, but in my defense, even sitting up caused me to vomit at that point, and probably I transcended life or death for at least a few minutes there. But I didn't piss myself. But what's with those dreams?
One does not simply assume that this gesture means "butthole."
Some people have recurring dreams of being stalked by an unseen figure, or a traumatic event that they relive over and over again. I frequently dream that my life is interrupted by untimely bathroom breaks. I have to piss all the time in my dreams. It's like dream me has the tiniest bladder of all.
The sad thing is that most people have dreams about urination when they in fact have to urinate and they will occasionally foul up their cot next to the furnace as a result. None of that for me. A website I found about dream interpretation, which I assume was written by a panel of scholarly figures including the Dalai Lama, MIT super geniuses, Stephen Hawking and that gorilla that knew sign language, says that peeing in public in a dream means you are trying to establish your boundaries or a release of negative or repressed emotions. I can't imagine I have enough repressed emotion to spend so many nights pissing it away, but who am I to argue with a gorilla from MIT?
It's worth noting that the site also says that if you dream of someone peeing on you, then you are feeling an emotional burden from that person. This implies that your brain thinks emotional burdens are piss, which is funny. Good for you, brain. No one's ever pissed on me in a dream, but if they ever do, I'll keep that in mind. It's better than the alternative -- that I may be some kind of pee fan -- which I will be most unhappy to learn about. It'd be like finding out I have a secret foot fetish, which would also upset me greatly, because feet are weird.
#1. Ass Hand
At the risk of opening myself up to any number of off-color and terribly unwholesome jokes, I seem to put my hand in my ass a lot. Go on, take a second with it.
To clarify as best as I can, it's not like in my ass. Like not colon ass -- I'm not sleep fisting myself. Frankly, if I could fist myself and still stay asleep, I'd be concerned that I was actually Darkman or something, totally incapable of feeling pain. Or maybe Kick-Ass. Fist-Ass, I guess. No, rather than full-on penetration, I've just noticed that I occasionally wake up with my hand nestled between the cheeks, like maybe I needed to keep it warm. Or, conversely, my ass was too warm and I was trying to increase airflow. I can only speculate, because my other hand has refused to write notes on the whole process while I'm out.
To a lesser degree, I will sometimes wake up with just a really firm grip on my junk, as though I were dreaming about a band of junk-stealing miscreants in the neighborhood and I was trying to protect it. And it's not casually resting there, it's a full-on grip, like if you tried to wrestle it away from me you'd have to do some stretches first and get yourself psyched ahead of time because otherwise you're totally not going to win this battle. My junk will remain my own, sucka.
I tried to Google this and was displeased with my results and will not share them here. Suffice it to say that if you Google anything to do with holding a penis, the results are not particularly encouraging unless you're in a certain mood.
The only information I can find about sleeping with your hand in your butt comes from the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles, in which John Candy sleeps with his hand in Steve Martin's ass, thinking it's pillows. Is it possible that since I enjoyed that movie (I did), I internalized that particular scene and have, ever since, been single-handedly (so to speak) recreating that scene periodically? Or is my hand possessed by John Candy? Both of those are stupid possibilities, please entertain neither one.
Science has devoted no time whatsoever to solving the mystery of what your hands are doing in your sleep, though I'm going to guess that the junk thing is just some sleep wanking because, you know, you're asleep, you may as well be doing something. If anyone reading this works in the fields of psychology or neurology and wants to conduct a sleep study to find out why and how hands get in asses in the wee hours of the morning, please forward me your results, and also name the study after me. For the rest of you, I fully expect to read comments about equally disturbing stuff you do in your sleep and/or erotic dreams you have about me.


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Monday, September 23, 2013
The East Cooper Breakfast Rotary presents the Oktoberfest 5K Run-Walk, Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. at Waterfront Memorial Park, Mount Pleasant (at the foot of the Ravenel Bridge).
The Run-Walk, which will benefit Toys for Tots and the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, is an open, certified 5K course through the Patriot's Point area with splendid views of the Cooper River Bridge, Charleston Harbor and USS Yorktown.
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Before my diving accident caused me to be a quadriplegic, I loved to dance. From my 14th birthday to the day I broke my neck the social event of my life was the Saturday Night Dance, more commonly known as the SND.
The SND was a regional dance that was held every Saturday. There were few things I looked forward to during that time of my life like I looked forward to the SND. In fact, the greatest punishment my parents could excise in those years was to "ground" me from the dance.
I seem to remember many Saturdays when, late in the afternoon, my dad would ask me if I had completed my chores (in particular, if I had mowed the lawn) where my answer in the negative brought out the threat of missing the dance. Too many times, without enough hours to do the job right, I would run behind the lawnmower as it bounced up and down in front of me. Big, huge pieces of lawn were missed completely. But, by the time I asked my dad to check if the lawn had been completed, it was dark and I was free to go. I remember just as vividly the Sunday mornings that followed when my dad realized my work was shoddy and I was sternly invited to mow the entire lawn again on Monday. Although the repercussions were never fun, the payoff of the SND was always worth it.
One might imagine then the concern I had when I returned home from the hospital paralyzed from the chest down. I didn't know if you could dance in a wheelchair. I had never seen it done. I didn't even know if I could date in a wheelchair. So, fearful to try, I did my best to stay away from dating and dancing completely.
I returned to school from the hospital in October. In the beginning, I only had the strength and ability to attend a few classes. It wasn't until well into that sophomore year that I was able to take anything even close to a full load. My absence from school made easier to stay absent from dancing and dating. I benefited from a kind of, "out of sight, out of mind" situation.
My junior year was different. First, I was attending school full-time. My health allowed me not only to be more present during the school day but that extra curricular activities as well. I started to become more involved in student government and was elected junior class president. I was a regular fixture at the athletic events.
This all made for a social calendar more full than I had ever hoped. But, it also made it difficult to stay away from the dating and dancing that scared me so.
I had been to a dance before and before I could even catch my breath and get comfortable as a wallflower, one of the chaperones took me out on the floor and began moving my manual wheelchair back and forth "dancing" for me. This might have been a good idea for some people who were in chairs and although I knew his heart was in the right place, I was mortified and felt more disabled; not less. Within literal minutes I found my ride and convince them to take me home. I wasn't there long enough for it to count as attending a dance. I was barely there long enough for it to count as listening to a song.
If this experience did anything it made me more nervous and frightened about attending a full dance not to mention a "date dance" and taught me that unless I wanted someone to dance for me (embarrassing me to no end) I was going to have to figure out how to dance for myself. Try as I might I couldn't figure out a way to resolve the problem with an answer that resulted in me dancing in a way that looked or felt comfortable at all.
My first real hurdle was Homecoming.
As a junior class officer I had some responsibility with reference to the activities that went on during the week, including the dance. This, coupled with my other involvement prompted a lot of questions about my plans for the Homecoming dance.
Somewhere around the middle of September my friends started asking, "Who are you taking to the dance?"
I had to be very careful about how I answered that question. My friends had decided that they were not going to treat me any different because I was in a wheelchair. They refused to accept excuses that had to do with my disability. In fact, if I was ever trying to get them to buy into an excuse bringing up my disability would only ever hurt my chances, not help them.
I knew that if I were I to tell them that I wasn't going to the dance because I was unsure of how to date or dance in a wheelchair, not only would they never accept that excuse but, it would most likely prompt them to respond by showing up at my home the night of the dance, coming down to my room, lifting me out of bed in my pajamas, throwing me into the car and introducing me to my date; who would surely be the easiest girl they could find on short notice–Probably some lady standing just off the on-ramp near my house holding a sign saying, "Will work for food."
As nervous and scared as I was to attempt any real dancing in a wheelchair, their potential response scared me even more. It was for this very reason that when they asked me who I was taking to dance I told them that unfortunately I was going to be out of town. This answer seemed to appease them, and the subject was dropped.
On the night of the Homecoming dance I took my power wheelchair and drove to Meridian from Boise. For those people who know the area this is not a long trip. In fact, the journey took about two and a half minutes… round trip… on my elbows. I could essentially spit to Meridian from my house. But, this way my excuse held up without necessitating a lie, for I was "technically" out of town.
The dance was on a Saturday night. At school, on the Monday that followed, everyone was talking about the dance. They were laughing and joking already nostalgic about the fun and good times they had. A few days later the photographer that took the pictures at the dance came to school to deliver the portraits. I remember sitting in the hall watching everyone carry around the black cardboard frames that carried the photos from the dance.
I wanted to be carrying one of those frames so bad I could hardly see straight. I didn't even care if I was in the picture. I just wanted to be included. I didn't want to be the only one without photographs and memories from the dance. Worse still my heart wanted to be dating and dancing, but my fear kept me both in check and at home.
The next "date" dance at my school was called the "Harvest Hop"–a kind of a Sadie Hawkins dance. Like most dances of its kind, it was a "girl ask guy" evening where tradition held that in addition to the traditional responsibilities of the dance the girl would also buy matching shirts. This way the couple would be what they called in the vernacular of the day "twinners."
I was quite sure that I was safe. I hadn't really done any dating since my accident or dancing in a wheelchair and figured that the girls at my school would see me simply not an option.
A few days later, as I pulled into my driveway on my way home from school, I noticed a big basket on my doorstep. I don't remember exactly what was in the basket, but knowing the way teenage girls went about asking teenage boys to dances at my high school, I am sure that it was filled with balloons you had to pop, to find puzzle pieces that you put together, to make a map, that took you on a scavenger hunt, that required two days and a pup tent, which eventually led to a box of Cheerios, that had to be emptied out, in order to find the one specific Cheerio, that had been dyed green, and had the invitation to the dance inscribed around its side.
I went through the steps required to figure out what I was being asked to and who was doing the asking. When I figured out I was being asked to the "Harvest Hop" by a cute girl, my brain went into overdrive and I immediately told Karen that I would go to the dance.
Minutes after giving Karen my answer I heard a little voice in my head that screamed, "YOU DON"T KNOW HOW TO DANCE!" In an instant all of the fear that my excitement had skipped over came back in a flood that made Noah's look like a puddle. I knew I had to do anything and everything I could to get out of this dance.
A few days later I found out that Karen had purchased short sleeve "twinner" shirts for us to wear to the dance. I went up to her and explained that since the dance was in November, short sleeve shirts would be too cold, and we should therefore not go to the dance.
I went into our discussion with what I felt like was a good, well thought out argument. However, like most arguments I have had with women in my life, we talked for a little while and as I left the conversation I realized that for reasons I can hardly explain, we were still going to the dance.
Every week we went through the same exercise. I came up with a good argument that seemed airtight and indestructible, we would talk for a while and at the end of the conversation were still going to the dance. Finally, the dance was only a few days away and I needed to find an out.
I found Karen in the hallway, stopped her and with all the power, and strength I could muster said, "Let's just not go." She returned my gaze with one that told me I had much to learn about power and strength and said, "Jason, shut up and go." Not wanting any part of anything she was about to reign down upon me I replied, "Yes ma'am."
The night of the dance I was a nervous wreck. I was unsure of so many things. My handicap accessible van had not yet been converted and so I was unable to drive. This meant Karen was going to not only transport us to and from the activities she had planned for the evening, but it also meant she was going to have to lift me in and out of the car to attend those activities. I had heard that we are going the dinner like a picnic in a barn. I was just learning how to eat without the aid of my special utensils and I was unsure how I was going to do that in front of a group and without table. Not to mention having no idea how I was going to actually dance in my wheelchair.
Karen pulled into my driveway in her cute little Toyota Tercel. Unfortunately, the trunk wasn't large enough to fit my wheelchair, so she had to go home and get her mom's Country Squire Station Wagon. It wasn't a car, it was an event. It felt like it took four blocks just a parallel park this thing.
They loaded up my chair, and my dad taught Karen how to get me in and out of the passenger seat of the station wagon and we were off. The first half of the night went relatively well and after dinner we ended up at the dance. We went into the dance and there is a huge long line waiting to get their pictures taken. Karen suggested that we go into the dance and wait until the line for pictures became a little shorter. I said no, hoping that the line for pictures would be long enough that by the time the pictures were actually taken the dance would be over.
We finally reached the photographer, had our pictures taken, and there was plenty of dance left.
As we came on the dance floor the first song was a fast song. I had no idea what to do and so I started to mock what we called the seventh-grade shuffle (because it's the way all the seventh graders who have no idea how to dance; dance.) Everyone's familiar with it, for everyone's not only seen it they've actually done it. In essence the "shuffle" is clumsily moving back and forth trying to find the rhythm while you clap your hands.
Although "the shuffle" got me through the first song, by the time the second song was playing my confidence was increasing as was my ability to move with the beat. I started to get a little more aggressive on the dance floor.
I was "feelin' the groove" and "gettin' down" by the time the third song had begun. In the middle of the fourth song the spotlights were shining on me, and in my best John Travolta imitation I took off my jacket threw it into the crowd and began pointing my arm up and down thinking, "Stayin' Alive, Stayin' Alive!" All of the people at the dance and circle around me and clapping in unison were chanting, "Go Jason! Go Jason!" (O.K. that maybe a little of an exaggeration. Let's just say I was having a good time.)
Then, it happened. The DJ put on a slow song. If I was unsure about how to dance to a fast song I had no idea what to do with a slow one. I remember thinking, "Punch bowl, get to the punch bowl." I turned that little wheelchair of mine around and started doing what felt like warp eight for the refreshment table.
Just then, Karen grabbed the back of my wheelchair, spun me around, jumped on my lap, put her arm around me, and said, "let's dance."
It was the first time since my accident that I saw my friends wishing day to were quadriplegics. Instantly, they were trying to figure out how they could get their dates to sit on their laps as well. The slow song was over and I felt like seat belting Karen into my chair and asking her if we could dance all the dances like this. Later, talking to my friends at the refreshment table I could see that they were dying to ask if they can borrow my chair for a dance.
The dance finally ended and Karen took me home. I had a wonderful time. It was better than I ever could have hoped for. Somehow, someway she helped me get into the groove.
The real lesson in this story comes when we ask ourselves, "Why?" Why was Karen willing to go through so much grief to take me to the dance.
I was far from the easiest date. It has to take some of the enjoyment away from the experience when leading up to the dance your date is, for the most part, scheming to find a way out of going.
In a time like high school when status is everything and everything defined status, she didn't get to drive the coolest car to the dance. Instead of her little Tercel she was forced to take the family station wagon. Although my wheelchair fit in the back of the car, there was also enough room for the band, the band's equipment, the refreshments, the refreshment table, and everyone at the dance. It felt like there was more room in the car than there was in the gym.
In addition, not many ladies like the whole process of asking fellas on dates in the first place, let alone having to lift them in and out of the car along the way. Karen had to lift me in the car at the house, out of the car at the place we ate dinner, back into the car after dinner, out of the car when we arrived at the school for the dance, and back into the car after the dance. Not only was is a lot of work, it was probably a little uncomfortable as well.
I wasn't the most popular or best looking kid at my school. I'm quite sure there weren't any students camped out at the school's entrance wondering, "Who gets to take Jason Hall to the dance."
But Karen cared. She cared more about me and my experience and she did about all the rest of that stuff. The fact that I went to the dance was more important than status or popularity, and because it was my life became different.
With absolutely no hyperbole I can say that she changed my life. She showed me that I could find a way to dance without a chaperone's help. To Karen's credit I never missed another dance during high school or college.
To some that may seem a small thing. But to me, trying to find my way, it meant the whole world and helped me continue to have the courage to be involved the same way I was before my injury.
Like Karen, everyday we have the opportunity to make sweeping differences in the lives of others. But we can't just see those opportunities and not act. We have to do something to make a change. We have to do something to make a difference. Most often, it doesn't take much. Most of the time, it simply takes the willingness to care more about others than we do about ourselves. For the most part, it takes thinking as much about others' feelings then we do about our own status, popularity or other trivial, meaningless, earthly treasures.
Doing this, like Karen, we can encourage others to live differently. We can teach people to do things they previously thought undoable. It might take a little discomfort or a little sacrifice. It will definitely take a lot of cheering and support. But when we're finished we'll leave them with a sense of belonging.
Often, the greatest gift we can ever give is to help others feel comfortable, be accepted and allow them to get into the groove.


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Last year's price drop had big dollar impact
Last year's price drop had big dollar impact
There was a 30 percent drop in the value of milk marketed by dairy farmers last year, according to the USDA-NASS publication, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income released last week. That was a drop of more than $10.5 billion. The value of milk and cream sold in 2008 was $34.85 billion. The number for 2009 was $24.34 billion. The value in 2008 was down just slightly from the $35.48 billion for 2007.
Looking at the top dairy states, 2009 cash receipts from milk marketed (2008 values in parentheses) were California, $4.54 billion ($6.92 billion); Wisconsin, $3.27 billion ($4.57 billion); New York, $1.68 billion ($2.38 billion); Idaho, $1.43 billion ($2.1 billion); and Pennsylvania, $1.51 billion ($2.1 billion).
During 2009, the average All-Milk Price, according to the report, was $12.93 per hundredweight. That was down $5.52 per hundredweight from 2008's $18.45.
The average fat test of milk marketed in 2009 was 3.67. It was 3.68 in both 2007 and 2008.


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"And you shall safeguard the matzos"(12:17)
The literal interpretation of the verse is that one should approach the preparation of the matzos with extreme caution, for the slightest delay could cause the dough to become "chameitz" – "leavened", thereby invalidating the matzos for use on Pesach. Rashi cites a Midrashic interpretation which states that by changing the vowels, the word "matzos" can be read as "mitzvos", making the verse an injunction requiring us to perform all mitzvos with "zrizus" – "alacrity"; When a person has the opportunity to perform a mitzva, he should not allow it to become "leavened", rather he should perform it immediately.
The comparison that the Midrash draws between the preparation of matzos and the performance of mitzvos raises the following difficulty: If a person prepares the matzos without the necessary alacrity, he invalidates them. However, while not the preferred manner, procrastination in the performance of mitzvos does not invalidate them.
Additionally, the following Talmudic dictum requires explanation: "A person should always involve himself in Torah and mitzvos, even with improper motivation, for through their performance, he will come to do them with the proper motivation." Why does the performance of a mitzva with
improper motivations have merit, while the performance of a mitzva with proper motivations but without alacrity is compared to valueless chameitz?
If a woman sendsher child to buy some groceries, he goes out of a sense of obligation to his mother. If, when he returns, his mother informs him that she forgot a certain item, the child will make another trip to the store, albeit reluctantly. If this scenario persists, each time the mother asks him to make another trip, the child's reluctance will build, until he will get to the point where he resents his mother having asked him to go in the first place. He may, in fact, even voice his resentment by speaking disrespectfully to his mother. It would have been preferable for his mother not to have asked him to go altogether, for what began as an act of respect, spiraled into a flagrant display of disrespect.
However, if the mother would offer her child a monetary incentive, then the child would perform the task happily. The explanation for this is as follows: The longer a person performs a task with resistance, the greater his reluctance will be. He will reach a point of such great resentment, that he will loathe performing this task. However, incentives would alleviate his reluctance, and he may even come to enjoy performing the task.Maimonides teaches that we should create incentives to get our children such as giving them candy to perform mitzvos so that they relate to the experience in a positive manner.[3] This is probably the pathology behind every synagogue having a "candy man". Experience has shown us that if we force our children to go to shul and the experience is a negative one, at the point where we no longer wield that control over them, they will stop going.
If however, they identify the experience as a positive one, albeit for the wrong reasons, chances are they will continue to go. Hopefully, they will then grow to love the experience for the appropriate reasons. A person may have the correct intentions in the performance of a mitzva, but if he performs it in a lax manner, he indicates that he is doing it with resistance. This resistance can grow to the point where he loathes the performance of the mitzva. Therefore, Chazal refer to a mitzva performed without alacrity as chameitz. On the other hand, if a person performs a mitzva enthusiastically, he may come to love the performance of that mitzva, even if that enthusiasm is generated by rewards or incentives. Therefore, Chazal encourage such behavior.
2.Pesachim 50b
3.Hilchos Teshuva 10:5 The Talmud in Pesachim makes the same point as to how to keep children involved at the seder.
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"Come to Pharaoh, for I have made his heart stubborn…" (10:1)
Last week's parsha, Parshas Va'eira contains seven of the ten "makkos" – "plagues" inflicted upon Miitzrayim. Parshas Bo records the remaining three. Why are the makkos divided over two parshios? The preamble to the three makkos in this parsha includes Hashem's instruction to Moshe to appear before Pharaoh as well as the requirement to relate to our children the miracles which Hashem performed on our behalf. Both of these messages are applicable to all ten makkos; why are they recorded at this juncture?
Bnei Yisroel were commanded to apply the blood of the Pascal lamb to their door posts and lintels.[1] The merit of fulfilling this commandment would protect them from harm during "makkas bechoros" – "the death of the firstborn". Furthermore, at the time of the makkah the verse states that Hashem "pasach" – "passed over" the Jewish-owned houses. Rashi comments that "pasach" also translates as "had mercy".[2] All of the previous plagues struck only the Mitzrim and no special protection was necessary. Why did makkas bechoros require new merit and an extra measure of mercy?
Rashi cites a Midrash which states that the ten makkos followed a calculated war strategy. When an attacking army wants the enemy to capitulate, they begin by cutting off their enemy's water supply. If the enemy refuses to submit, psychological warfare is waged to bring them to their knees. Similarly, Hashem first attacked the Mitzrim's water supply. Failing to submit brought upon the Mitzrim the frogs which emitted a terrible sound, instilling the entire nation with fear. The Midrash offers a second explanation as to Hashem's motivation for bringing the ten makkos. The makkos inflicted upon Pharaoh were directed at all the elements which he used to enslave Bnei Yisroel. The plagues were a concerted punitive action against the Mitzri enslavement machine.[3] What emerges from these two Midrashim is the understanding that the plagues served a dual purpose; they were used to force Pharaoh to submit to the will of Hashem and they were punitive in nature, punishing the Mitzrim for having enslaved the children of Hashem.
Although after the seventh plague Pharaoh had already capitulated proclaiming "Hashem is the Righteous One, and I and my people are the wicked ones",[4] Moshe was informed that Hashem had strengthened Pharaoh's resolve not to set Bnei Yisroel free. It now becomes apparent that there is a second purpose to the makkos, for even after Pharaoh had acceded to Hashem's demands, the plagues continued. This purpose is the fulfillment of Hashem's promise to Avraham "But also the nation that they shall serve I will judge".[5] The punishment is not complete until after all ten makkos have been meted out. The demarcation of the parshios represents the two dimensions of the makkos. Since the focus of the first seven is the submission of Pharaoh whereas the remaining makkos are solely punitive in nature, this is the appropriate juncture for the division of the parshios.
When the basis of the plagues was to elicit Pharaoh's submission, Bnei Yisroel did not require their own merit as protection. However, when the plagues became purely punitive in nature and the Attribute of Justice was unleashed, Bnei Yisroel themselves became subject to scrutiny and required their own merit to ward off retribution. Moshe, aware of this, was reluctant to go before Pharaoh after the seventh makkah. Thus, it became necessary for Hashem to instruct Moshe that he must inform Pharaoh that the plagues would continue. The Attribute of Justice manifested itself in the plague of darkness; Rashi cites the Midrash which states that eighty percent of Bnei Yisroel were decimated under the cover of darkness so that the Mitzrim would not witness their punishment.6 The message which we relate to our children is that aside from sending forth miracles against Mitrayim to ensure our emancipation, Hashem also punished the Mitzrim for having enslaved us.
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The pregnant, pint-sized House of Lies star, who celebrated her baby shower over the weekend, was photographed in L.A., exposing her baby bump in public on Tuesday afternoon, as a friend took a snapshot.
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Bell's rep confirmed in November that she and her fiancé, Dax Shepard, 38, are expecting their first child.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
It's March and the fishing has really started to pick up the last few weeks despite the weather. The bait has really arrived in the creeks and in Charleston Harbor. I've seen both menhaden and mullet around the local waters.
The great thing about this time of year is the trout and sheepshead are starting to really show back up inshore. The redfishing is getting better and better.
We've been catching alot of sheepshead around the dock pilings and other structured areas. Trout have been feeding really good on artificials.
When targeting sheepshead. You still want to be targeting them around docks, pilings and other structures where there is a lot of barnacle and oyster growth. Make sure to target them at the last of the falling and tide and the beginning of the rising tide.
Don't forget to bring something to knock some oysters or barnacles into to the water to chum for the fish. Make sure to check your regulations on sheepshead. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has within the past year put a minimun size limit on the species. Look for trout this time of year using artificials around the oyster bars and grass lines the last two hours of the incoming tide and the beginning two hours of the outgoing tide.
You can also find a feeder creek and float the popping cork along the ripping current. Trout like to sit down in this area and ambush the bait that is flowing over the structure below. You may have to vary your leader length to reach the depth where they are holding. Try three to four feet in length and go longer if needed. So far, the bait of choice for me under a popping cork has been the Zman ShrimpZ in Holographic. I've also been having very good success using the Zman MinnowZ in Redbone and Bad Shad on a 1/8-3/8 ounce jighead.
Vary the size of the jighead on the depth and current to make sure you are consistently getting deep enough to reach the lower water column near the bottom.
The redfish have started to break out of their schools. Start using a Carolina rig around docks with deep holes. I've already seen several tailing redfish on the flats, so don't forget to get up in the grass flats at high tide.
The preferred bait of redfish have been quartered blue crabs the last few weeks. With the menhaden and mullet really starting to fill the creeks, they'll be keying in on those two baits very soon. Zman PaddlerZ in Redbone, Bad Shad and Houdini on 1/8 ounce flutter hook have been producing some really nice redfish as well at all stages of the tide.
Like I always say, just remember that any day on the water fishing in the Charleston area can bring many a smile. Whether you're catching fish or enjoying the beautiful weather, it's always nice to be on the water.
I'd love to get you out on the water to enjoy the great resources we have here in Charleston.
You can reach me at 843-200-9795 or 843-388-5093. Don't forget to visit the website at www.reeldealcharters.com for more information or to book your time on the water.
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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." — Ludwig Van Beethoven
It's no secret that certain chord progressions have the ability to summon emotion. If you've ever pulled your car to the side of the road because a piece of music brought you to tears, then you understand. If you've responded to a particular moment in a song with goosebumps, you understand. Perhaps no one better understands the power of music — not only to elevate the spirit, but to heal it — than the broken-hearted (or Madison Avenue's finest.)
For the better part of 30 years, Ojai composer and musician David Ison has been studying this phenomenon to create The Ison Method, a music- and meditation-based healing modality. His 40th release, and what he considers his master work, is the Chakra Sound System (published by Sounds True), which employs the transformative powers of music and meditation "to awaken and release the hidden potential within each of the seven chakras."
For the uninitiated, in some Eastern metaphysical traditions, chakras are believed to be subtle energy centers within the body's energy field that are connected to corresponding aspects of the human experience. The heart chakra, for example, deals with the circulatory energies of giving and receiving (love); the throat chakra is connected to communication. Physical and/or emotional trauma can, to varying degrees, lead to blockages that effectively constrict the energy flow to and through the chakras, thus leading to a variety of physical, emotional and psychological disturbances. Ison says these disturbances, which can present as anxiety, depression and disease, can be resolved through disciplined thought in conjunction with very specific therapeutic patterns of sound/music.
Following a car accident in 1980 that left him with a spinal injury, Ison, who was already well-versed in meditation and the mind/body connection, used intentional thought to relieve his physical symptoms and experienced the added bonus of "profound mental and spiritual benefits." As a successful jazz and blues guitarist who had written numerous soundtracks, he naturally began experimenting with compositions to enhance the meditation techniques and boost their healing potential. Ison used harmonic theory, ancient musical traditions, ayurvedic, Chinese medicine, select Western healing practices, endocrinology, neurobiology and his skills in composing, playing and recording music to marry art with science and birth a uniquely effective method for holistic physical and spiritual transformation — and it's backed by a three-year U.S. National Institutes of Health clinical study. "Those clinical tests demonstrated a 54 percent reduction in a wide variety of symptoms, including tension, depression, anxiety," says Ison. "It also showed that listening to the music would, over time, drop the listeners' pulse and blood pressure and create the relaxation response."
His sleep and pain management programs are used by Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, Bethesda Naval Hospital and Walter Reed Veterans Hospital as well as spas and other therapeutic environments. He's been featured in a PBS documentary and was keynote speaker at the very first Whole Life Expo. Among his inventions are a vibro-tactile crib mattress and digital delivery system that prevents infant apnea and the first-ever vibro-acoustic bathtub, which he was commissioned by Kohler to design.
Ison's work is far-reaching and complex but his mission is fairly simple: To introduce people to their ability to self-love and self-heal by disconnecting from the trappings of this modern life long enough to encounter and respond to their true, individual natures. To reconnect with the sacred and initiate a transformation that will help them "move away from a destructive, depletive relationship" with the world around them and discover their birthright and true potential, which is to create for themselves perfect health, happiness and fulfillment, and become an enduring beneficial presence on the planet. And to accomplish all of this with the help of his music.
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Goodbye Neighbor, Hello Brazil!Monday, August 13th, 2012
I've talked about it many times in these pages– one of the great ironies of doing this radio blog has been the fact that where I live and where I write has always been afflicted by pathetic radio reception. OK, the reception itself hasn't always been that bad, but the noise floor on AM and shortwave (the HF bands I discuss here) is often so deep in RF pollution that hearing weaker signals has either been no fun or just impossible. And some more local broadcasting hasn't been immune from some headache inducing artifacts. Occasionally I've found the electronic culprit– typically a new cheaply made power supply or battery charger we've recently plugged in here at the house.
One night when I was the only one home, I went around and unplugged everything in the house, room by room. I was carrying a portable radio around in the dark, trying to pinpoint and identify some of the offending RF. It was hopeless. I made little headway and became convinced that I was stuck in a small flat in a big town where I might never escape so much ripping static on the 25, 41 and 49 meter band, and the phhht…phhht… phhht sound on medium wave, and all those buzzes and crackles distributed across the frequencies, most difficult or impossible to null. I eventually decided all that interference was just one the prices I had to pay for living in the middle of a throbbing megalopolis.
And then, what can I tell you. Our terminally unfriendly upstairs neighbor finally moved away. I'd be lyin' if I didn't admit I was more than happy to see her go. But now… I'm almost ecstatic!
I hadn't thought much about it. Then one afternoon I realized that the AM station I had tuned in sounded…good! Really good. After so many years, something had changed! I grabbed a shortwave out of a drawer and went to the old reliable 49 meter band, and the reception was almost as clean as I'd expect to hear at the picnic table while on a camping trip. And then I knew. Things had really changed. A lot. For the first time in a long time, I could feasibly DX right here at the house. Whoo-hoo.
At this point, I'm assuming my neighbor, who was never very friendly to us and constantly took advantage or our elderly landlady, was also despoiling the airwaves surrounding my apartment for the last dozen years. Although I never set foot up there, I now imagine she must have had dimmer switches, a couple dozen "always on" gadgets, and banks of power strips loaded with used and unused power supplies– all of it transmitting noise!. But no more.
So, I say "good riddance" to that grouchy old face on the staircase! It's a new day. And frankly, the new girl upstairs seems quite nice. And quiet. In so many ways.
So, let's celebrate. Here's a recording I made the other night in my kitchen, utilizing a borrowed semi-portable bruiser of recent vintage– the last of the Grundig Satellit line, the "800." It's not a particularly handsome set, especially compared some of its more romantic Satellit predecessors, But it's a workhorse with plenty of features. And it's fun to use. Thanks David!
Rádio Nacional da Amazônia 11780kHz approx. 0400 UTC 08-06-2012
In my first venture into the HF bands in this new radio quiet era around here, I happened to come across Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, as I often do. However, I've never heard it like this. Not at my place. Have a listen.
It's great music… dated stuff. The station itself is apparently a domestic outlet"– public radio for the greater Amazon area, a rather huge swath of a very large South American country. This station is one of a few regional shortwave outlets in Brazil; where they're still willing to forgo some audio fidelity in return for the inexpensive reliability and impressive propagation of old-fashioned shortwave broadcasting. While so many of the western nations have abandoned shortwave for local by-nature FM broadcasting and assorted internet options, Brazil like the other BRIC nations, buck this trend, unwilling to completely give up on the old technology. In this over-networked era, there are still some forgotten (and neglected) shortwave listeners in the states (like me) who cherish the remaining islands of sane radio modulation we can find in between so many moronic U.S. Christian and conspiratorial programers who hog the shortwave bandspace in these parts. And when you come across some pleasant music programming like this, it doesn't matter so much what languages you speak or understand. (Unless you're a stickler about lyrical content…)
While I'm a big fan of Brazilian music, and I have spent many hours foraging flea market bins and music blogs in search of it (Oh Loronix, you are missed…), I am no expert, and sadly can't name one artist on this aircheck. (Although I have gotten smarter clicking through sites like this.) There are some nice songs here, and I'd guess most or all were recorded decades ago. I think the last one might actually be a "Bread" cover, and perhaps not surprisingly I'd describe it as an improvement over the original.
And while this is very good reception, by DX standards, it would surely sound a bit strange if you're not a shortwave listener, with many varying factors affecting the quality and volume of the audio. It's full of the artifacts of the medium, sounds some hate and others (like me) love– the sound of electrical energy full of audio bouncing from ground to sky a few times before flying into the tuner on my table.
All of it happening without my former neighbor's sloppy electronics ruining the messy but musical analog wonder of it all. And for me, here in Brooklyn, the 25 meter band hasn't sounded this good in a long, long time, or ever.


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5 Advanced Weapons Clearly Invented by a 6-Year-Old
Like many people, I was once a small human child. As is customary on my pla- uh, where I come from (carry on like you didn't just read that, earthling, and we might both yet survive), I've done a stint in the army. It has always amused me how much the two have in common. Almost all aspects of military life are just advanced versions of the whole "little boys playing in a tree house" phase: They're both characterized by an extreme fondness for toys, getting utterly creeped out by the prettier sex, and spending an increasing amount of time playing video games.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of weapon design. When you venture beyond the obvious things that go bang and boom, you'll find an array of non-lethal weapons that appear to draw their inspiration directly from the mind of a child, to the point where you start to suspect that the Pentagon's entire research budget is spent on a massive pile of kindergarten doodles.
#5. Sticky Foam
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A logical (I'm using the word pretty loosely here) extension of a school kid's natural instinct to rub gum on other kids' hair, sticky foam is an absurdly cartoonish crowd control weapon that has been on and off the military table for almost two decades, presumably because even the Pentagon -- an institution that has no problem greenlighting flying murder robots -- can't fully get over the absurdity of the stuff. But they want to. Oh, how they want to. And can you blame them, considering that the newest generation of sticky foam looks like this?
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Presented with the opportunity to shoot their enemies with sticky Lovecraft turds, 9 out of 10 generals
instantly knock themselves out with their own battle boner.
Juggling Jesus on a unicycle, look at that thing! It's what happened to your He-Man figures if you left them unattended in the same room with your little brother and his Play-Doh. ("They were attacked by Poop-man!") It looks like something straight out of a comic book, because that's precisely what it is: A sticky foam-like substance was first seen on the pages of legendary British comic 2000 A.D., where none other than Judge Dredd used "riot foam" to ensnare rowdy citizens. When you look for non-violent means of crowd control, the question you need to ask is always: "What would the nearest fictional ultra-militant law enforcement officer do?"
Of course, the main problem with the original sticky foam was not its comic book roots -- it was flat-out useless. People could move their legs faster than they could be sprayed with the stuff, so the only way the foam had any stopping power was if a sufficient glob managed to glue a person's thighs together. (Yes, this presumably meant they had to deliberately aim for the dick.) Combined with the obvious concerns re: extended immobility and risk of suffocation, this has been enough to keep sticky foam off the backs of whoever happens to annoy the military this week.
Still, don't think for a second that they've completely abandoned the sticky stuff. If anything, they're thinking bigger. The current plan is to use a slightly upgraded version of the foam for stopping vehicles, and also there's this fucking thing:
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According to some critics, the Navy's Jell-O budget is somewhat overblown.
That, friends, is the Slimeball, an inspired weapon proposition that is known for combining a number of existing technologies to create a new, ultra-efficient one, and also for being called the goddamn Slimeball. A brainchild of Lieutenant Commander Daniel Whitehurst of the U.S. Air Force's Air Command and Staff College, the Slimeball takes elements of sticky foam and other technologies (including baby diapers and shaving cream, because why not?) and abuses them to create a mass of viscous gel that is capable of fucking up a boat something awful. The weapon is specifically meant as a non-lethal means of dealing with Somali pirates and other modern maritime annoyances, but come on -- the second we manage to build a goddamn Slimeball cannon is the second everything is officially a video game. Frankly, I'm disappointed if they don't build that thing and make Whitehurst fight Mega Man with it.
#4. Mobility Denial System
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The joy of sliding is an often underrated one for adults, but for kids of a certain age, that shit is the equivalent of crack cocaine. Show them a freshly waxed floor or a patch of ice, and they're happy for hours or until they puke, whichever comes first.
Then they grow up and start to weaponize that shit.
Anti-traction gel ranks on the same sliding "fuck you, physics" scale of absurdity as sticky foam. It's also a testament to how easily the military mindset poops its pants when faced with something that doesn't easily lend itself to strictly male terminology: Despite the word "slippery" being both the most accurate description and the only function of the product, it carries the decidedly macho-official moniker of Mobility Denial System.
Mobility Denial System -- which I'm kind of tempted to call Slippy Lube from now on because nooooo, that's a hanky-panky reference, watch out for cooties -- is essentially a non-hazardous gel that makes whatever it's sprayed on temporarily as slippery as ice. Its effects last for six to 12 hours, and it sticks to pretty much any surface from grass to asphalt to walls to the soles of your shoes.
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Any contact with Mobility Denial System gel will spread it about, meaning that if you somehow manage to drive through a patch of MDS, it'll de-friction your tires as well. The gel can be applied from a large car-mounted cannon or a Ghostbusters-style backpack system, thus giving you multiple choices for shooting your goo at every possible surface. Um. Come to think of it, if there were actual kids behind this one, at least some of them were probably fairly close to hitting puberty.
#3. LED Incapacitator
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I don't know what the score is with kids today, but back when I was a boy, flashlights were among the everyday objects most likely to find themselves adapted to children's games. Not only are they handy for sneaking out at night, but they make awesome make-believe laser weapons and/or lightsabers.
Here's the thing about awesome childhood memories like that: Some people grow up and start turning them into reality. Yes, I'm saying someone actually weaponized a fucking flashlight, and no, this sadly doesn't mean that someone duct taped an ax to one. Meet the LED Incapacitator:
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You just know that at least one person has been hospitalized for mistaking it for a tiny tanning bed for your dick.
The Incapacitator is to normal flashlights what Batman is to the average dude: It functions in more or less the same way, only it can kick your ass from here to next Wednesday. The light it (the Incapacitator, not Batman) emits is extremely strong and can be unleashed in a variety of different colors and light pulse combinations. These are calibrated to mess with the subject's eyes and brain in a way that can induce various sensations that range from vertigo to vomit-inducing nausea, in a careful feat of engineering that draws inspiration from humanity's innate hatred of disco.
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"Got your light show right here, Mr. Travolta."
The current status of the device is something of a mystery -- it definitely does work, but it has been in development hell for a few years now. The company in charge of the project has stated that the final version should be as portable as current professional flashlights, but if necessary can be upgraded to a "light bazooka" that can hold control over significant crowds. As supervillain-y as that may sound, I'm confident everything will go just fine. I mean, what could possibly go wrong with an eerily silent weaponized light project overseen by a scientist named Vlad who insists on calling one of the nastier wavelengths "the evil color"?
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Just putting the question out there. What would it take and are you willing to give it up?
Weber is everything Babs and Kenny wants. A physical right handed player that eats up minutes. His contract was front loaded, so a lot of the money owed to him has already been paid out, and with the cap going up we can easily take on his cap number.
The only untouchable young player for me are Mantha and DeKeyser.
I wish Kenny was more aggressive when Weber was a RFA. 4 first round picks sounds like a steal to me.


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"Like" Your Favorite Frosted Design
"The Gingr," a modified bite size Fencl in gingerbread form. This tiny house has windows made with delicious melted sugar. If you look close, you can see a tiny Christmas tree in the front window.
This tiny gingerbread house is equipped with a dual axle and solar panels for the Christmas lights. Yum, it even has an exterior rock wainscoting, shutters and a little front porch!
This home sweet home on a trailer comes complete with graham cracker solar panels and peppermint wood pile.
The "Tiny Gingerbread Village," a frosted winter wonderland, took 3 days to build: 1 day to bake the pieces, another day to assemble and decorate the houses, and a third day to build the village. It even comes equipped with lights underneath, to light up each house at night!
"Tiny Fencl Gingerbread House," comes with a shiny red metal roof made of fruit roll ups, Oreo cookie double axle and brown frosting wood siding. The Christmas lights are already up along with the icicles. The bay window lets lot of natural light in with plenty of pretzel windows. The tiny gingerbread house is currently up on graham cracker jacks because we've found a permanently spot of land to park it.


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The IMF is pleased to announce that its first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) government grant was renewed for second year funding.
In January, I had the honor of representing the IMF at the second meeting of the CDC for grant awardees under Program Announcement 04159 – Hematologic Cancers Initiative. At this meeting, all ten grant recipients, including the IMF, presented their progress in reaching out to varied communities across the country with the overall mission to inform, educate, and support those affected by myeloma, leukemia, and lymphoma.
As I reported last year, the work plan submitted by the IMF involves educating those in major metropolitan areas about the increased risk of myeloma in African American communities, as well as developing outreach that also includes the elderly, the underinsured, and the uninsured. People in these communities affected by myeloma often struggle in their search for information. The video we produced in conjunction with our CDC grant, "I Have Myeloma…What's Next?" is a wonderful means of reaching out to these individuals, and it also educates those who, previous to watching it, were entirely unaware of the disease. Not only is the video a very compelling introduction to myeloma, it also addresses the data surrounding the higher incidence rate of myeloma amongst African Americans.
During 2005 Myeloma Awareness Week we shipped this video and distributed it, with energetic help of our support groups, around the country. The video is also a vital outreach tool in our ongoing efforts to reach underserved clinics, hospitals, community centers and centers of worship.
In all, the IMF shipped more than 500 of these videos during our 2004-2005 program year. For 2005-2006, we will easily triple that figure. If you have not yet seen this video, please contact me for a copy at email@example.com or by calling the IMF at 800-452-2873. It's available in VHS or DVD format.
But don't just watch it yourself—pass it on. The IMF has a rich history of grass-roots efforts in achieving community outreach and education, and for the CDC initiative, this is as important as ever. We must continue to raise the level of awareness about myeloma and the programs of the IMF (our Hotline, Patient and Family Seminars, our publications, and our web site) so we can continue to help those who are diagnosed learn more about support, treatment, and research.
With our CDC grant renewal for 2006, the IMF will reach out to additional communities, as well as strengthen the community relationships we formed in 2005. The IMF includes you. Whether at your local oncology clinic or your community center, please take a moment to let those in need of our services know that the IMF is committed to helping anyone touched by myeloma.


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Source: Automotive News
quote: The amount of ignorance on these forums is astounding.
quote: The bailout's mandatory restructuring of the company was very successful. Much more so than the trillions spent on the "war on terror" in Afghanistan and Iraq.
quote: GM has had 11 profitable quarters, with many, many more on the way in the future.
quote: The bailout's mandatory restructuring of the company was very successful.
quote: GM's 'bailout' will still lead to it's inevitable decline. It's like an ex-Hollywood hottie on her last facelift. Look at the billions of pounds the Brits invested in their auto industry. How many of them today are independent and owned by Brits instead of foreigners?
quote: Sources: Federal Reserve, Treasury, FDIC, CBO, White House Note: Figures as of November 16, 2009
quote: Seriously? I wasn't happy how the bailout happened either.....but are we're really quibbling over 10 billion. To save the American industry.


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MORGANTOWN - If you're a long-time West Virginia University football follower, you may recall Fred Wyant.
He was a 5-foot-11, 195-pound quarterback from Weston, who guided the Mountaineers to a four-year record of 30-4 as a starter. That's the all-time WVU record percentage-wise (.890).
Wyant, who's now 77 and remains a Star City resident with wife Delores, was a rough, tough, signal-caller in 1952-'55. Some admirers back then called him "a bull."
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He always believed that if he gained 100 yards or more,passing and rushing, his team would win that game.
Wyant learned from head coach Art "Pappy" Lewis and backfield coach Ed Shockey how to read opposing defenses. So they let him call all of his plays during his four seasons.
For his career, Wyant completed 170 of 386 passes for 2,634 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also rushed 294 times for a net 783 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Defensively, Wyant was credited with five interceptions and 39 tackles.
The left-hander was responsible for 45 touchdowns in his 37 games. But he actually moved to his right while in action as most right-handers would do.
Then, the Mountaineers used the Split-T option offense. He was responsible for 45 touchdowns, 25 passing and 20 rushing.
Like all college players during that period, Wyant played on both sides of the ball. He'd play either safety or, on occasion, linebacker when not quarterbacking.
"When I was passing, pitching or handing the ball off to a running back, I'd be slammed into by the other team's defensive end," Wyant recalled recently.
"WVU has had some outstanding quarterbacks in recent years. But I've wondered whether a Pat White or a Mark Bulger or a Jeff Hostetler could hold up being hit by a big guy charging him on every play.
"I feel that Pappy Lewis really gave WVU its first football 'Golden Era,'" Wyant said. He piloted teams to records of 7-2 in 1952, 8-2 in 1953, 8-1 in 1954 and 8-2 in 1955.
In the process, WVU captured three Southern Conference championships. WVU also played in the school's first major postseason event - the Sugar Bowl on Jan 1, 1954.
Georgia Tech prevailed by 42-19 in New Orleans.
West Virginia in 1952 had upset old rival Pitt, 16-0, in Pittsburgh for the school's first-ever victory over a Top 20 team.
Even more significantly, the Mountaineers defeated Penn State three consecutive years - 20-19 in 1953 and 19-14 in 1954 in State College Pa., and then by 21-7 in 1955 at Morgantown.
That's a record which probably will never be broken. The two schools last played in 1992.
Wyant & Co. also won the only two meetings with Virginia Tech, 12-7 in '52 and 12-7 in '53.
"We also defeated Pitt a second time at Pittsburgh, 17-7 in 1953," Wyant recalled. "I don't think I carried the ball one time in that game. Neither did fullback Tommy Allman.
"But halfback Joe Marconi had 129 yards and Jack Stone ran for 135 yards. All I did was run the option on almost every play.
"Playing the Split-T was really special to me. I was like a coach on the field."
He certainly had command of his teammates. If any of them made a mistake, he let them know.
Wyant earned numerous honors, including Academic All-America status. He made the All-Southern Conference first team each of his four years.
The Southern Conference Sports Writers Association nominated him for All-America selection in 1953.
Wyant also was selected as "Freshman of the Year" in both 1952 and 1953.
In 1955, halfback Bobby Moss, tackles Bruce Bosely and Sam Huff, fullback Joe Marconi and Wyant were pictured as "The Big Five" of that period.
WVU was penciled in as a top prospect for a return to the Sugar Bowl in 1955. But the team lost Wyant and two linemen - Chuck Howley and Gene Lathey - early in the second half of the Pitt game, and the Panthers took a 27-7 upset win at Pitt Stadium.
So Sugar Bowl scouts at that game wound up taking the Panthers instead of WVU.
Wyant, who has a marketing business in Morgantown, has a combination of games he liked best.
These included his first college contest in which he came off the bench in the 1952 opener against Furman. Trailing 22-0, he led the team to two touchdowns in the 22-14 loss
"If we had five more minutes, I think we could have won," he said.
"The three wins over Penn State and those over Pitt I also liked as special."


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PASSING ALONG some city high school football tidbits . . .
Friday night in South Philadelphia, making interceptions was the Manley thing to do.
So was exhibiting proper behavior.
As Prep Charter rocked Communications Tech, 37-0, Asa Manley, a 6-foot, 175-pound sophomore, made four interceptions to tie the one-game city record and returned two for touchdowns of 50 and 53 yards.
It was afterward, however, that Manley experienced his best feeling.
"My mother, father, sister, two cousins and a nephew all were there," Manley said. "They said I did a phenomenal job, and that they were really proud of how humble I stayed. That's me. I'm not a showoff."


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SHEPHERDSTOWN - Maybe it is possible to go home - at least that the's hope of several Musselman High School graduates who plan to return to their alma mater once they've completed their college degrees.
Smiling proudly, principal Holly Kleppner said that's not surprising coming from the Class of 2013.
"This class is very respectful, very quiet but they care so much and they just get it done. I'm really going to miss this bunch of kids," Kleppner said, watching as family members and friends gathered in Shepherd University's Butcher Athletic Center for Wednesday night's commencement ceremony.
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Skylar Kirby, left, and Tiffany Woodward jump and yell as they get in line for the Musselman High School Class of 2013 commencement ceremony Thursday evening in Shepherd University's Butcher Center.
Caleb Dembeck, left, and Caroline
Kirkpatrick take turns sharing stories of the Musselman HS Class of 2013 history.
Already successful, the seniors have earned approximately $2.7 million in scholarships and will be attending a variety of educational institutions, "everything from trade schools to four-year colleges," she said.
Just a few minutes later, the crowd erupted into loud cheers as the 379 graduating seniors began their processional march.
That's also when many of the school leaders spoke about their years at Musselman High and its impact on their lives.
National Honor Society President Caroline Kirkpatrick, who helped present the class history, said she plans to receive a secondary education degree at Shepherd - but then return to Musselman to teach English.
"I've just never forgot how it was when I first came here. It was just very accepting, a very welcoming community that made you feel they were glad to have you here. And I want to be able to help do the same thing as a teacher here," Kirkpatrick said, speaking before the ceremony began.
Football standout Caleb Dembeck, the Applemen's quarterback, is already set to attend Shepherd where he'll also play football - with an eye toward the future.
Dembeck, who is also senior class president, said his professional goal is to become an administrator or athletic director, adding, "I'd really like to come back here."
Senior class president Morganne Unger said classmates had helped redecorate the school's large group instructional room - repainting it a warmer color while others at the school added murals -as their class gift.
It was a way to help the school as well as others in the community who also use the facility as a meeting room, she said.
While she'll first be going to Shepherd for a secondary education degree, Unger then plans to earn a masters in special education.
"I can understand why so many people, including myself, would like to come back here after we get our degrees. It is such a special place," she said.
Student Council President Megan Pumphrey said the organization helped present more than 30 projects per year - including some activities that included the community such as blood drives.
While she'll be earning a nursing degree from West Virginia University, Pumphrey joked that it may be possible to come back as a school nurse.
Math teacher Terri Avey, who has also served as the senior events coordinator for nine years- a role that includes organizing graduation activities - said she will always remember the students' "good hearts" and how much they care about others.
Taylor Guthridge, who presented the seniors' sponsor gift, said it had been a pleasure to learn from such dedicated educators and caring individuals.
"We've previously given dream catchers, lamps and lanterns to light the path. But this year it is a poem about teachers and how they inspire big dreams in all of us - it really touches your heart," said Guthridge, who will attend Shepherd for one year before transferring to the University of Virginia.
Ashley DeRito encouraged her classmates to "leave a positive mark on the world" just as they had in high school.
"Every one of us has made an impression here. Our class has made lasting memories that are now imbedded in the school's history," she said.
Student Council advisor and math teacher Holly Branch was busy helping club members Madison Smallwood, Kelsey Dunham and Dakota Luttrell sell red roses before the ceremony began - a fundraiser for the school's Jostens Renaissance Program, an academics and attendance reward program.
"Many of these seniors were actively involved in this program and how it could help other students. I enjoyed working with them, they are just good people," she said, watching as Jane and Don Weber purchased a rose for graduate Christina Grace.
Michael Waggoner said he believes his son, Michael Waggoner Jr., got a good education locally and will do well as he moves on in life.
"He wants to be a marine biologist and he's very ambitious, so I believe he can do anything he wants," Waggoner said.
The graduation ceremony can be viewed online at ihigh.com/musselman.
- Staff writer Jenni Vincent can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 131.


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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a very contagious respiratory tract infection caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis. It can infect people of any age, but the infection can be very serious in infants. Complications of a pertussis infection in infants include pneumonia, seizures, brain injury, and death.
The pertussis vaccine (also called an immunization) has been in common use since the 1940s. When the pertussis part of the vaccine was combined with diphtheria (D) and tetanus (T) vaccines, it was called DTP. Side effects of the vaccine were usually caused by the "P" or pertussis part of the vaccine. Side effects were most commonly soreness at the injection site, fever, and fussiness. These side effects are not unusual for vaccines. However, concerns about these side effects led some parents to refuse this vaccine. In the 1980s, pertussis infections began to increase.
A few years ago, a new vaccine became available called DTaP. The "a" stands for "acellular"; this means that this vaccine does not contain the whole pertussis bacteria cell. The DTaP vaccine contains only the parts of the bacterial cell needed to help your body fight against pertussis bacteria. Neither the DTP nor the DTaP vaccine ever contained live bacteria. The DTaP vaccine is considered safer and has fewer side effects than the older DTP vaccine.
There is also a new vaccine, licensed in 2005, called Tdap. It has a full concentration of tetanus (T) and lower concentrations of diphtheria (d) and acellular pertussis (ap). It is recommended as a one time–only vaccine for adolescents.
For maximum protection against pertussis, all children need 5 DTaP shots. DTaP shots should be given at ages:
• 2 months
• 4 months
• 6 months
• 15 to 18 months
• 4 to 6 years
A Tdap shot should be given once between the ages of 11 and 18 years.
A research study in this month's Archives looked at a "minimum interval DTaP schedule." This means an immunization schedule with only 4 weeks in between the first 3 vaccines instead of the usual 8 weeks. The researchers studied a large outbreak of pertussis in which many people became infected very quickly. They found that this minimum interval schedule could protect young infants from pertussis in cases of a large outbreak of the infection. This schedule could also be useful to help protect infants if the baby is behind schedule on immunizations and needs to get protection from pertussis as quickly as possible.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) all recommend this vaccine.
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Monster MassMonster Mass features Anton Bruckner's Mass in E minor and the a cappella Mass in G Minor by William Byrd. Guests are invited to attend in Halloween costumes. Thomas Douglas conducts.10/26/2013 - 10/27/2013Location: St. Agnes Center, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Halloween SpooktacularMusic Director Istvan Jaray conducts a spooktacular concert that is ghostly fun for the entire family. Wear your costumes and enjoy watching the orchestra play in costume -- even the Maestro will surprise you.10/26/2013Time: 2:30 pmPasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PAwebsite | map
An Evening of Clarinet Chamber MusicRon Samuels, director.10/26/2013Time: 7:30 pmPNC Recital Hall, School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
200th Anniversary Year of Charles AlkanEric Dzugan, piano, with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh.10/26/2013Time: 7:00 pmLocation: Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Chatham University ChoirCabaret Benefit.10/26/2013Time: 5:00 pmLaughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble - GenerationsThe Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and special guests Gerdan Music Ensemble of Washington DC, the Ukrainian Cultural Trust Choir and Slava Dance Company present the story of one family, four generations and their journey from Ukraine to the American dream. Share in the joys, heartbreak, laughter and surprises of Generations. A Ukrainian marketplace will be open between performances.10/26/201310/26 - 1:30 pm10/26 - 7:00 pmAndrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie, PAwebsite | map
Chamber Music RecitalViolinist Roy Sonne, cellist Michael Lipman and pianist Tina Faigen will perform Beethoven's Piano Trio in C Minor, Brahms' Piano Trio in B Major, and the Fantasy for Violin and Piano and Lament for Solo Piano by Robert Schultz.10/26/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Kresge Recital Hall, School of Music, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
Fiddlesticks Family Concert: "Halloween Spooktacular"Join conductor Lawrence Loh, the PSO and "scared-y cat" Fiddlesticks for a spooktacular concert. Thrill to kid-friendly, spooky music from favorite films like Sorcerer's Apprentice, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Harry Potter, as well as Grieg's rousing "In the Hall of the Mountain King," depicting Peer Gynt's race to escape the collapsing Mountain King's cave. Little costumed munchkins are welcomed.10/26/2013Time: 10:00 amHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
PSO Chamber Players in FoxburgFifth annual classical music Oktoberfest.� Four members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra play the Dvorak Piano Quartet, op. 87, plus works by Schumann, Mahler, Dohnanyi, and Fibich.� The Red Brick Gallery offers cookies, cider, and tea beforehand, and ARCA's exhibit space is showing pastels, watercolors, and photography.10/26/2013Time: 7pm42 S. Palmer St., Foxburg, PAwebsite | map
Pittsburgh Sings! Pittsburgh Concert Chorale Festival of ChoirsPittsburgh Concert Chorale, directed by Susan Medley, welcomes the Central Assembly of God Choir of Houston, PA (Marsha Owens, director); South Fayette Vocal Express Show Choir (Christine Elek, director); and Woodland Hills High School Chamber Choir (Rachel Godfrey, director). The finale features the combined choirs in selections from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.10/27/2013Time: 4:00 pmLocation: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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