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Petty Officer, Second Class Lucy-B091 is a Spartan-III supersoldier of Beta Company.[5] One of the two survivors of the disastrous Operation: TORPEDO, she suffered from posttraumatic vocal disarticulation for years as a result of witnessing her unit's destruction.[6] She and her fellow Beta Company survivor Tom-B292 subsequently served as Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose's aides and trainers for SPARTAN-III Gamma Company and fought in the Battle of Onyx in late 2552.[3] After the Human-Covenant War, Lucy and Tom served with Blue Team before they were assigned to the new Spartan branch.[7]
Childhood and training[edit]
- "Nuts to this."
- —An impatient Lucy preparing to charge a set of gun turrets head-on rather than wait to come up with a plan during a training exercise[8]
Lucy was born on January 28, 2533.[1] In her childhood, Lucy's family had a pet cat.[9] She would also later recall a faint memory of a horse.[10] She was orphaned when the Covenant glassed her homeworld and murdered her family. Some time afterward, Lucy was offered to join the SPARTAN-III program to get revenge on the Covenant aliens. Distraught, she accepted the offer and was initiated into Beta Company at age six.[11]
She was trained by Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose and Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez at Camp Currahee on Onyx for six years. Lucy—along with Adam-B004, Min-B174, and Tom-B292—became Team Foxtrot, one of the organized Spartan-III combat teams in Beta Company.[5] On August 24, 2541, Lucy and the rest of Team Foxtrot participated in one of a series of exercises meant to filter out extra candidates the program lacked funds to train. Lucy and Tom appropriated automated M202 XP machine guns and with the help of the rest of their team, completed the objective. However, they continued to ambush several waves of their instructors before being forced to stand down by Chief Mendez and Lieutenant Commander Ambrose. Kurt commended them for their actions and they were accepted for further training and eventually Spartan augmentation.[12]
Operation: TORPEDO[edit]
- "How are you sure we're alive?"
- —Lucy's last words to Tom, until 2553[6]
On July 3, 2545, Lucy and the rest of Beta Company were sent on Operation: TORPEDO to destroy a Covenant refinery on Pegasi Delta, a natural satellite of 51 Pegasi B in the 51 Pegasi system.[13] Before the mission, Lieutenant Commander Ambrose had intended for Lucy and SPARTAN-B170 to be deployed in advance for long-term reconnaissance, though this attempt ultimately failed and she was sent in along with the main assault force.[14] The majority of the company was killed before reaching the refinery, but Team Foxtrot managed to get to the refinery's reactor core. They destroyed the reactor, and only Lucy and Tom managed to survive by jumping into the ocean nearby, sparing them from the immense heat. After a failed search for survivors, they escaped the moon aboard a Black Cat-class subprowler.[6]
Although the mission ended up as a 'success', only Lucy and Tom survived the battle. Adam and Min never made it, killed by the Covenant and a reactor, respectively. Lucy, traumatized by the incident, was diagnosed with posttraumatic vocal disarticulation, rendering her unable to speak.[6] Because of this, she was to be classified as "unfit for duty," and reassigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence's psych branch for "psychological evaluation". Kurt Ambrose rescued her from this fate, along with Tom, convincing Vice Admiral Margaret Parangosky that he needed Spartan-IIIs to train the next company of Spartans. Over the next several years, Lucy and Tom became Kurt's adjutants and were instrumental in the training of the third generation of Spartan-IIIs, Gamma Company. They stayed at Camp Currahee and helped in the training until 2552. By early 2551, Lucy and Tom held the rank of Petty Officer Second Class. In February 2551, they accompanied Kurt aboard UNSC Hopeful to oversee Gamma Company's augmentations. By then they had recently spent significant time in microgravity which was noticeable from their gaits. Kurt noted that she and Tom had spent so much time in their Semi-Powered Infiltration armor armor he had difficulty recognizing them without the suits on.[3]
Battle of Onyx[edit]
- "You two didn't survive Pegasi Delta to die here. There's too much left for you to do."
- —Kurt Ambrose convincing Lucy and Tom to leave him[15]
When the Battle of Onyx broke out in late October 2552 with Onyx Sentinels attacking the humans on the planet, Lucy and Tom were based in Camp Currahee. After destroying one of the Sentinels in the camp, they met with Lieutenant Commander Ambrose and SCPO Mendez.[16] Lucy accompanied Kurt to retrieve ordnance from his personal armory where he briefly contemplated on donning his old MJOLNIR armor, revealing to Lucy—to her great surprise—that the lieutenant commander was a SPARTAN-II.[17] They subsequently moved to El Morro Point and, after several days of guerrilla warfare against the Sentinels, met with Dr. Catherine Halsey and Blue Team. Lucy and Tom subsequently coordinated with Linda-058 to destroy a Sentinel overlooking the area,[18] before the group pushed deeper into the restricted Zone 67 and made their way into an excavated Forerunner city.[19] Pursued by Covenant forces, they were redirected to destroy a Sentinel manufacturing facility by Zone 67's ONI AI Endless Summer. The Spartans successfully destroyed the factory in an operation coordinated by Dr. Halsey via the use of local translocation nodes, with Lucy and Tom moving ahead of the others to destroy one of the facility's core components.[20]
After retrieving Team Katana, who had been placed in slipspace field pods, the group pushed on to Onyx's core room antechamber where they prepared to make a last stand against the incoming Covenant army to prevent them from accessing the slipspace portal into the shield world. After all of the other survivors had retreated into the portal, Lucy and Tom were the last to remain at Kurt's side. At first, she and Tom were adamant not to leave their mentor behind, but Kurt knocked Tom unconscious and managed to convince a reluctant Lucy into entering the slipspace rift. Before leaving, Lucy made a respectful gesture with two fingers to Kurt's faceplate but only managed a half-choked cry when attempting to verbally express her farewell.[15] She and Tom were the last to go through, before Kurt detonated two FENRIS nuclear warheads, denying the Covenant access to the shield world.[21]
Shield world[edit]
Several hours after their entry into the shield world, Lucy was part of the recon team consisting of Fred-104, Linda-058, Mark-G313, and Ash-G099.[22] Along the way to the Forerunner structure her team was able to find food of some kind. The teams regrouped at a pair of Forerunner structures and after Dr. Halsey found the entrance to one of the structures, Lucy was the first inside. She found herself in a room with a strange, light-absorbent quality. The unexpected lack of sensory stimuli caused Lucy to have a sudden flashback of Operation: TORPEDO and she started to panic, only to be calmed down by Tom.[23] Shortly later, she spotted something moving down a corridor and chased after it. Anxious to find what she was chasing after, she continued on looking and got separated from the rest of the team by falling into another room which appeared to be a hangar of some kind.[24]
In the room, she discovered what she had noticed earlier: a Huragok, which she accidentally killed.[25] Three other Huragok were present, and started to mourn the loss of one of their own. In order to get them to help her, she showed them her helmet. One of the Huragok—Prone to Drift—attempted to communicate with Lucy by tampering with the helmet's systems but, after several failed attempts at contact, Prone to Drift and the other Huragok led Lucy to a nearby maintenance room.[26] Here, Lucy and Prone to Drift managed to communicate with each other using a data terminal; she learned that the alien's name and that the Huragok had access to communications with the outside of the sphere and thus might be able to help the human survivors escape.[27] They also revealed that the passage of time inside the slipspace bubble the sphere occupied was different from that in normal space, and that the utility area Lucy had fallen into was located within another slipspace pocket where time elapsed considerably faster than in the rest of the sphere.[28] The Huragok then led Lucy to the other human survivors, who were relieved to see her as she had been gone for days in their time.[29] Dr. Halsey immediately began questioning Prone to Drift and became increasingly agitated as the Huragok failed to provide her answers or allow them to establish contact with the outside in accordance with their instructions. When Halsey began threatening Prone to Drift, Lucy had a sudden emotional outburst and attacked Halsey, repeatedly screaming "No!", overcoming her posttraumatic vocal disarticulation.[30] However, her ability to speak normally was not immediately restored although she managed to speak several individual words afterward.[31]
Soon after, the humans managed to convince the Huragok to open communications to the ONI ships outside the slipspace bubble.[32] Lucy and the other survivors were then taken aboard prowler UNSC Port Stanley by the ONI team Kilo-Five, and were transported to Sydney, Australia on Earth for a debriefing in HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6.[33] Despite being offered the chance to integrate into the SPARTAN-IV program,[34] Lucy, Tom, and the Team Saber survivors continued to serve with Blue Team in the coming months.[35]
Conflict on Gao[edit]
- Main article: Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE
In May of 2553, the Office of Naval Intelligence learned of a Forerunner structure host to an ancilla located within the Montero Cave System on the human Outer Colony of Gao in the Cordoba system. Lucy and the rest of Blue Team—Fred, Kelly, Linda, Tom, Ash, Olivia, and Mark—were attached to ONI's 717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion, a research battalion charged with recovering the AI.[36] Meanwhile, a string of murders had been occurring in the cave systems; the UNSC forces on Gao agreed to help the Ministry of Protection with the murders while they covertly located the AI, both parties unaware that the murders were caused by the ancilla. After another victim had been discovered in the caves, Lucy, Tom, Kelly, and Linda were tasked with escorting the GMoP team and the bagged victim back to the village of Wendosa, while the rest of Blue Team continued to search for the ancilla.[37]
Upon arriving at Wendosa on July 4, 2553, the Spartans attempted to deliver the victim to a Pelican dropship for extraction. However, the four Spartans were spotted by members of the Keepers of the One Freedom, a radical Covenant sect that had traveled to Gao in search for the ancilla. The cult's Jiralhanae leader, Castor, believed that the bagged victim aboard the Pelican was actually the ancilla and ordered his forces to attack Wendosa to retrieve the AI.[38][39] As the Keepers of the One Freedom attacked the village, Lucy and the other Spartans helped Charlie Company defend the rest of the research battalion. While the company took a defensive position in Hotel Wendosa, Lucy and the Spartans formed a skirmish ring around the hotel, attempting to disrupt enemy formations and prevent a Jiralhanae charge.[40]
Fred, the rest of Blue Team, and Special Inspector Veta Lopis arrived at the village with the captured ancilla to aid the company. Meanwhile, while Kelly and Linda fired explosives at the Keepers from the Wendosa rooftops, Lucy and Tom—armed with heavy machine guns—were helping force the cult's forces back into retreat.[41] When the Jiralhanae attempted to charge at the village, all Spartans of Blue Team worked together to thin their numbers. During the attack, Fred was ordered to return the captured ancilla to Commander Murtag Nelson at the Montero Vitality Clinic. However, while leaving Wendosa in a Falcon, the aircraft was shot down by Keeper fire.[42] The rest of Blue Team regrouped and, with Lopis, traveled to the Falcon's crash site to locate Fred and the AI. The team was assaulted by the Keepers, but they were eventually able to defeat the charging Jiralhanae with the help of the battalion's Alpha Company. Having recovered Fred and the ancilla, the team returned to the Montero Vitality Clinic.[43] However, recently elected President of Gao Arlo Casille declared war on the UNSC forces on the planet and Gao battle-jumpers and Wyverns were ordered to engage the battalion's remaining forces.
As the rest of the unit began retreating from the planet, the Spartans and Lopis traveled to the Wells of Echoes to detonate a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon inside to destroy the Forerunner installation within the Montero Caves, denying the anti-UNSC president access to the installation.[44] Once they retrieved the ancilla and the nuke, Blue Team and Lopis regrouped in the Montero Jungle. Lucy and Tom both drove the two Warthogs, with the rest of the team aboard, to the Well of Echoes.[45] Upon arriving at the Well of Echoes, the team boarded a nearby ONI Owl with Rear Admiral Serin Osman aboard. Mark dropped the nuke into the Well of Echoes and the Owl left the planet as the HAVOK detonated and destroyed the Forerunner installation.[46] As the Owl traveled to the UNSC task force in Gao's orbit, Osman revealed that the Gamma Company Spartan-IIIs in Blue Team were to be officially designated KIA and reassigned to a classified infiltration team. Despite her initial reluctance to the plan, Lucy and the rest of Blue Team gave their "permission".[47]
Lucy and Tom were later assigned to Spartan Operations in August 2553. Their location remained classified following their reassignment.[7]
Personality and traits[edit]
- Kelly-087: "She strikes me as the unkillable sort."
- CPO Mendez: "Yeah. She's a survivor."
- —Exchange between Kelly-087 and CPO Mendez regarding Lucy[48]
Lucy is tenacious and resourceful, and Kurt Ambrose implicitly trusted her and Tom-B292 as his aides both in the training of Gamma Company and in live combat.[49] During her Spartan training she and Tom were both remarkably lively and fierce; CPO Mendez remarked that their toughness scared even him.[50] Lucy can be rather persistent and seems to favor spontaneous, direct solutions to problems;[8] for example, when Admiral Serin Osman announced that Blue Team's Gamma Company members would be rendered KIA after the mission on Gao, she was prepared to unsheathe her combat knife before Osman explained the nature of the younger Spartans' reassignment.[47]
She is very compassionate and was greatly upset by the deaths of every one of her comrades; Beta Company's demise traumatized her to the point she ceased speaking completely and caused her to develop severe survivor's guilt.[51][52] During Operation: TORPEDO she initially refused to accept Min-B174's abrupt death though Tom was able to snap her out of her shock, allowing the two to escape the destruction of the Covenant refinery. Years later, however, Kurt was able to convince Lucy to leave him behind at the conclusion of the Battle of Onyx.[15] She was also greatly distraught after she accidentally killed one of the Huragok in the shield world and quickly befriended Prone to Drift.[53]
Lucy would stay completely silent for seven years due to her posttraumatic vocal disarticulation, only producing faint and indistinct sounds on some occasions, such as upon being intensely surprised.[17] According to doctors, Lucy was physically capable of speaking but over time, it became more and more difficult for her to express her traumatic experiences. Even though there were times when she wanted to speak Lucy felt that "her head was full of things that nobody else would understand or want to hear" so she would stay silent.[54] After years of silence, she found that she had thoroughly forgotten how to speak even when she desperately wanted to,[55] such as when attempting to say goodbye to Kurt.[15][56] Lucy had stopped subvocalizing or thinking in coherent language altogether and as a result she struggled to express herself through writing as well.[57] She would scribble short notes—including basic coordinates—but had stopped writing more complex information such as full sentences.[58] However, she would still communicate by signing,[17] Spartan signals and other forms of gesture-based communication. She also knows Morse code.[59] The UNSC personnel on Onyx could still understand her due to their experience in working together,[60] and she was easily capable of operating with the Spartan-IIs because of their already extensive use of nonverbal communication.[61] While she regained the ability to speak during the events in the shield world, she would remain relatively untalkative, only speaking on rare occasions and in a slow and considered manner,[62] preferring to use hand signals or other gestures whenever possible.[63]
Having endured through multiple hardships together, Lucy-B091 and Tom-B292 share a close bond. As children, the two would sometimes scuffle over disagreements though they became close friends and an effective team;[64] this became more pronounced after they were left as the sole survivors of Beta Company and became Kurt's assistants and senior instructors for Gamma Company.[3][65] Tom was always able to understand Lucy in spite of her muteness[54] and acted as her more communicative counterpart when it was necessary for the duo to interact with others verbally or over COM, for example.[66]
Physical description[edit]
Lucy is one of the smallest Spartan-IIIs. By age 12, at the time of Operation: TORPEDO, she was only 160 centimeters (5 ft 3 in) tall and weighed 70 kilograms (150 lb) which was small for a SPARTAN-III of that age.[2] She has a pale complexion,[2] dark eyes and close-cropped black hair,[3] and walks with a short, careful gait.[67] By 2553 she was noted to look young for her age.[68]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
- Halo: Glasslands
- Halo: The Thursday War (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Last Light
- Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Fractures
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Happy Birthday Lucy-B091
- ^ a b c d Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 26
- ^ a b c d e f Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 98
- ^ Halo: Fractures, Lessons Learned (page 19)
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 15
- ^ a b c d Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 27
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Catalog Interaction - Page 38
- ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 90
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 122
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 141
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 16
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 89-96
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 13
- ^ Bungie.net: Transcript of Mendez-Ambrose transmission
- ^ a b c d Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 368-369
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 15
- ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 140-141
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 29
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 30
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapters 33-34
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 372
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 13
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 99
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 118
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 122
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 146
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, pages 186-194
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, pages 273-281
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, pages 302-308
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, pages 312-317
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 329, 335
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, pages 336-337
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 401
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 435
- ^ Halo: Last Light
- ^ Halo: Last Light, page 33 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, page 146 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 134-136 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 141-142 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 183-185 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 190-192 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 219-222 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 225-239 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 289-290 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 306-307 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 320-324 (Google Play edition)
- ^ a b Halo: Last Light, pages 327-333 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 204
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 137
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 92
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 190
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 279
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 281
- ^ a b Halo: Glasslands, pages 99-100
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 144-145
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 144
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 193
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 304
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 193
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 79
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 165
- ^ Halo: Last Light, page 330 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Last Light, pages 226, 332 (Google Play edition)
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 90, 92-95
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 335
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 99, 137, 324
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 16
- ^ Halo: Glasslands, page 303


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By Howell Dennis
CROWLEY – Alas, for the first time in nearly fifty days, Acadia Parish was drenched Monday afternoon as a line of thunderstorms passed through the area leaving a few inches of much needed water for the residents and farmers of our parish.
The situation was becoming close to critical as many rice and soybean farmers were paying a high fuel bill just to keep water flowing to protect their crops. To top it off, several areas of the state have set new record high temperatures with Crowley reaching a high of 104 degrees last Wednesday.
"Tap water can keep the plants and crops alive but it takes rain for them to truly flourish," said landscape architect Kirk Schexnider.
Monday's rain was complete with thunderstorm and tornado warnings and a downpour that we have not seen in this area in over a month and a half.
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Phillip Phillips Undergoes Kidney Surgery
Originally posted 06/07/2012 11:15AM
American Idol winner Phillip Phillips has finally had the surgery he's needed since he started the singing competition earlier this year.
The Georgia-bred heartthrob, 21, was under the knife for six and a half hours yesterday, according to TMZ, to remove kidney stones that were too large to pass.
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Jessica Simpson Rooting for Phillip Phillips to Win American Idol
Originally posted 05/23/2012 03:05PM
Jessica Simpson has taken sides in the American Idol finale.
The new mom, who welcomed daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson on May 1, is rooting for crooner Phillip Phillips to win Wednesday night.
"Crossing my fingers for hot stuff Phillip Phillips!!" she Tweeted Wednesday afternoon.
Phillips, 21, performed three songs alongside another Jessica – 16-year-old Sanchez – Tuesday on the show's final night of competition.
American Idol: Who Do You Want to Win?
Originally posted 05/23/2012 02:45PM
It's almost over!
Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips had already come a long way before having to perform three songs each on American Idol's final night of competition Tuesday.
After the show, they spoke together with reporters about taking the stage on a night with the highest stakes yet.
"We feel like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders," Jessica said. "Tomorrow is the last episode of the season and we are just really relieved."
American Idol Finale: Jessica Sanchez vs. Phillip Phillips
Originally posted 05/22/2012 09:30PM
Finale week of American Idol has finally arrived – but there's one more fight to go for the final two before the country chooses its next Idol winner.
In one corner, you have Jessica Sanchez, whom host Ryan Seacrest called a "16-year-old powerhouse." In the other, you have Phillip Phillips, a crooning pawnshop worker from Leesburg, Ga. Both faced off Tuesday by performing three songs each: show creator Simon Fuller chose round one, Phillips and Sanchez selected their favorite song from the season for round two, and in the final round, both picked the song that will become the winning single as the next American Idol.
How'd they do? Here's a round-by-round recap:
Joshua Ledet Was 'Relieved' to Be Eliminated from Idol
Originally posted 05/18/2012 08:00AM
Only a week after his friend Hollie Cavanagh was eliminated from American Idol, Joshua Ledet had another tearful night on the show Thursday – but this time it was because he was the one sent home.
Ledet said afterwards that he hadn't planned on crying but became overwhelmed when judge Jennifer Lopez and others came up to hug him after the results were announced.
"I felt good about the whole situation, but when people come up to you and try to comfort you and hug you, then the tears start coming, and then a whole bunch of other stuff," said Ledet, who also pulled his mother on stage at the end of the show. "So just getting their support, it kind of took over, and I kind of lost it a little."
American Idol: Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez Singing in the Finale
Originally posted 05/17/2012 09:05PM
After a marathon performance night, which had the contestants singing three songs each, American Idol's top three – Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips – faced the final elimination on Thursday.
And even though the contestants say they'll be happy for whoever wins the competition, only two of them will be able to compete in next week's finale.
Keep reading to find out who that will be – and who was sent home Thursday in third place ...
American Idol Finale: Who Deserves to Make It?
Originally posted 05/17/2012 11:40AM
All three wowed America on Wednesday. Only two will move on Thursday night.
Not that Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez seem too concerned about that. While it may indeed be the closest American Idol race ever, the three remaining competitors are a tight group – and they appear to be as happy for each other as for themselves.
"I want to win, but at this point we're all winners," Ledet told PEOPLE after Wednesday's show. "I'm not gonna say I don't care, but I will be just as happy about me winning or two of my friends, Phillip or Jessica."
"It was a crazy night, man," Phillips said. "Everybody had a great night. Josh sang the house down – he rocked it. And Jessica sang the crap out of all her songs, and I just did something and had fun."
American Idol: Top Three Battle to Be in the Finale
Originally posted 05/16/2012 10:35PM
Much of Wednesday's American Idol's performance episode was filled with footage of the top three – Joshua Ledet, Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips – on their hometown visits. It was touching footage of these young performers at home feeling like superstars. But who's going to cash in their Idol ticket for a chance at super-stardom?
They all have potential and they all sang three songs each on Wednesday during three rounds of competition. Song choice was selected by the judges, followed by the contestants, followed by mentor and vocal coach Jimmy Iovine.
Here's how it went down …
Jessica Sanchez Serenades Dad for American Idol Hometown Visit
Originally posted 05/13/2012 04:00PM
Jessica Sanchez was greeted with open arms when she returned to Chula Vista, Calif., for American Idol's hometown heroes week.
Cheered by thousands of fans, the finalist waved as she rode through town in a car with her two little brothers into Eastlake High School's stadium on Saturday.
"I feel amazing," Sanchez, 16, said as she made her way to the stadium's stage. "I'm so happy to represent Chula Vista. It was the people. I missed the people so much. I love you guys. Thank you for all the support."
American Idol's Top Three Revealed
Originally posted 05/10/2012 09:30PM
We're in the home stretch!
On Wednesday, American Idol's final four performed California-themed songs and personal favorites they wished they'd written. According to the judges, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet and Phillip Phillips hit it out of the park.
On the other hand, Hollie Cavanagh, who's perennially in the bottom on elimination nights, fell short on her second performance of Bonnie Raitt's classic "I Can't Make You Love Me."
So who's in the top three and heading home in style on a private jet for the annual hometown extravaganza this weekend? And who's just heading home? Keeping reading to find out ...
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The leader of Kingston Council, Kevin Davis, agreed to the request after 70 people, including faith leaders, called on the local authority to show compassion to refugees in UN camps in war zone areas like Syria.
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An Orthodox prisoner has been released early because he faced extending his sentence by three days unless he broke halachah. The case comes as new guidelines on the needs of Jewish prisoners are taking effect for the first time.
Every night of Succot we welcome into the succah one of the Ushpizin, the seven mystical visitors. They are Abraham (the fist night's visitor), Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron and David.
Ushpizin means guest in Aramaic. Each night a prayer is said to welcome the appropriate guest.
Behind the high rises of Tower Hamlets, past the bright lights of Brick Lane, a community of radical Jewish activists, partnered by artists, gardeners, architects and a London mosque, have built a unique succah.
The East London succah - built in the most historically Jewish area of London - is the brainchild of Jewish activism group Jewdas and Heather Ring, a landscape architect who specialises in pop-up shops and temporary structures.
An advertisement for women's underwear placed next to a shop selling equipment for Succot in Edgware, north-west London, is to be replaced.
The hoarding showed a scantily-clad woman advertising underwear for Marks &Spencer and was situated directly above an outlet of a temporary Sukkah Mart store, at the corner of Edgwarebury Lane and Station Road.
Na'ama Heller, the shop's manager, said: "We opened last week and the advertisement appeared over the weekend right next to the shop.
Leeds is opening a Jewish educational centre where children can take a walk through time into a 19th century eastern European shtetl.
The Jewish Heritage Centre for Children, due to open in October, is the brainchild of Leeds Lubavitch education director Shoshana Angyalfi and her project co-ordinator Ruth Bell, who gave the JC a sneak preview of the museum.
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A place created and nurtured out of the love for health and wellness.
A place created and nurtured out of the love for health and wellness.
We are gathering and building our tribe. We attract people that dare to go after the life they've always dreamed. Our Maven community is made up of doers, thinkers, risk takers, rule breakers, question askers, boundary pushers, explorers and bold humans who aren't here to settle. We believe in health throughout the mind and the body. We believe in knowing your limits and then breaking through them. Tell us no and watch us grow. We are more than a place to sweat, we are a place to build yourself up, a place to emerge taller. We are strong, we are Maven.
Our little studio packs a big punch. We aim to have it be your most favorite place to feel loved. Whether you need to unwind, kick ass, or find inspiration to be a braver human, this is your place.
We are here to inspire you and guide you. Lean on us and we will teach you how to find your biggest, baddest self. Our foundation lies in movement and knowing how the body functions no matter your basis. Our DNA is made up of love. Love for building communities, love for supporting others, love for ourselves and love for inspiring those around us. You can't be there for others if you aren't there for yourself.
We started as a Pilates-exclusive studio but now include, Barr, TRX, Yoga, Spin and Cardio Circuit training. We take a comprehensive approach connecting with the body physically and mentally for a more well rounded result.
Our Pilates classes uses the STOTT PILATES® method, which is a contemporary and progressive approach to the original Pilates exercise method. Stott Pilates incorporates modern principles of exercise science and spinal rehabilitation, making Stott Pilates one of the safest and most effective Pilates methods available, Stott Pilates has the highest standards for training and certification within the Pilates industry. Stott Pilates focuses on maintaining, or regaining, an ideal postural alignment.
A prerequisite for students who have never taken a STOTT Reformer class and who intend to take any of the reformer-based classes. This class orients the student to the Reformer equipment and his/her personal settings. It also introduces students to the Five Basic Principles of STOTT PILATES – breathing; pelvic placement; rib cage placement; scapular movement; head and cervical spine placement.
*Ideal for beginners*
A Reformer based class focusing on the basics of Pilates and Reformer work. Designed for those who want a slower, easier pace with a mindful focus of the 5 STOTT alignment principles. This class may integrate foam roller and mat-based exercises.
An intermediate Reformer-based class. Reformer exercises improve core strength and balance the muscles around the joints, improving the way your body functions, looks and feels. Students who have never taken a STOTT Reformer class must take the Orientation to Reformer class prior to attending.
Mix it up! An intermediate-level Reformer based workout that let's the instructor choose any combination of props, use of jumboard, springwall, all or none of the above! Format will vary from week-to-week. Pre-requisite: Orientation to Reformer.
A Reformer-based class that integrates the use of the Jumpboard. Jumpboard classes are serious cardiovascular and leg workouts that challenge the core and elevate the heart rate, while focusing on proper jumping technique. Great for avid cyclists and staying in shape for the ski season! Pre-requisite: Orientation to Reformer.
This class will feature a mix of reformer, Bosu, TRX, circuit and mat work. We will move from one room to the other in a heart pumping workout to build strength and keep you burning long after your done! If over 7 people sign up, 2 instructors will teach this class to accommodate 14 spots!
An intermediate to advanced reformer-based class, which requires greater strength, stability and flexibility than the Reformer I/II classes. Exercises in the Reformer II/III classes are more complex and typically performed at a faster pace than in Reformer I/II classes. It is required that students demonstrate great proficiency in Reformer I/II in order to advance to this class.
* Ideal for beginners*
We will be working hard on your core to strengthen your body from the abs out. Adding in mobility training to keep you moving with different focuses ranging from hips, shoulders, and knees. Balance will be focused on as well and is important with our daily lives of hunching over and sitting. Head to toe workout. No orientation necessary. Mat Pilates based fundamentals.
Classes will be taught in an all-levels format. All students are encouraged to join! Please let your instructor know ahead of time if you have any physical limitations or concerns.You will be using a mat, mini stability ball, 2-3lb weights, a yoga strap, and of course the barre. We provide everything you will need, except for your energy and enthusiasm
Enjoy the familiar focus on alignment and core strength and familiarize yourself with vinyasa yoga with the addition of Pilates principles to enhance your practice: Sun Salutations, Ujjaii breath, powerful poses, dynamic flow and resting meditation. This class will leave your body feeling supple, strengthened, and stretched and your mind calm. Bring your own mat if you can. Rental mats are free on your first visit, and $1 there after.
Strong is the new skinny and this class was designed for just that. High intensity intervals of intense strength training that will sculpt all aspect of your body while keeping your interest through a diversity of movements. The class is designed to increase strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, balance, and your metabolism. The use of various equipment will enhance the work out and increase stability demands of the body. Medicine balls, TRX, BOSU balance trainers and a variety of other toys will be used to challenge your strength. All levels welcome. Athletic shoes preferred.
Come spin with us. This 55 minute class will be a combo of cardio on the spin bike, weights and core for an entire full body workout. A class for all levels, beginners to experts. Wear leggings or bike shorts. Bring, water and sneakers or bike shoes, clip-less pedals provided. $130 for 10 classes
45 minute spin workout paired with a 15 minute heart pumping circuit workout. Your entire body will be pushed by cardiovascular and strength excersizes on and off the bike. May include TRX, Bosu, medicine balls and any other toys that will make you sweat!
Whether you are a first timer on a bike or a seasoned triathlete, Velo will rock your world. The experience is formatted around an awesome playlist choreographed to a workout that will likely include a series of climbs, flats, sprints, hovers, and downhills. But, its not your average spin class. Velo will lift you up and help you dig into your inner strength when we also get you off the bike for circuit and core work. That piece may be in the beginning, middle or end, but one thing is for sure, it's never the same workout.
We always encourage people to try 5 classes before they decide their opinion. The first one may have been the hardest thing you've done in a long time, or maybe it was a breeze. By the end of the 5th class, your buns, your heart and your core will thank you. Spread them out to maybe 2 a week and work up to 3 times a week. Above that, we want to make sure you are cross training here or somewhere else so you don't get injured from overuse.
If its your first class, arrive early, maybe 10 minutes to get orientated with the studio and your bike. There's a waiver we have you sign before you sweat with us located at the front desk. Let the instructor know you are new so we can help you with set up. Some of it is comfort based and some of it is based on your height, and torso length. Once you've been set up, you can just spin for a few minutes to get the hang of the balance and weight transfer. If you feel woozy anytime during your first class, slow down your feet and stop moving for a minute. Take a break and head outside to cool down. Signal to the instructor so we can make sure you are safe. Not everyone goes through this, but if you are just beginning a cardio routine, this is fairly normal and will get better as you gain fitness.
Most people are more comfortable in leggings or spandex for the bottoms, but it is certainly not required. Some people prefer to even wear bike shorts to prevent any chaffing from the seats. However, our Velo seats are much more cushy than any bike seat you've been on. For tops, tight or loose fitting is fine, whatever you feel more comfortable in. It gets hot really quick in here so layers work well. Good athletic socks to soak up the sweat help. For shoes, you will be fine in sneakers or bike shoes. Our pedals have both Shimano SPD clips and toe straps, so some people choose to bring their own bike shoes for a more secure and stable fit. We do not provide shoes at this time.
Water. Drink up buttercup, before, during and after. Its hot and sweaty in all the right ways. We provide towels and 2 giant fans to keep you cool. If you tend to get really hot, or are just starting out in your cardio training, sit by the big fan in the back for most air circulation.
Due to limited equipment and group sizes 9th & 9th Pilates is not a "drop-in" studio. Please pre-register to reserve your spot prior to arrival using our online system or by giving us a call. We've made it easy: use any package towards any type of class:
An unlimited month of group classes gives you a chance to try out every class before you find your perfect fit. Once your month is over, we'll automatically enroll you into your membership of choice, so you can keep the momentum going.
*locals only please! (30 day expiration)
The Tryout Tourist naturally wants a little more information tailored to their individual needs and bodies. Combining (2) one hour long private instruction sessions and an unlimited month of group classes will give you a solid foundation that's the perfect kickoff to our studio.
2 privates + 30 days unlimited
Misfit Maverick doesn't like anyone telling them what to do. They like it on their own terms. Same expiration dates apply to all punch passes as before.
10 spin classes, good only for Velo classes only.
A prerequisite for those who have never taken a STOTT Reformer class.
Can use your first class free or your Tryout Tourist pass. Taught every Saturday.
The Voyager is a always on the move. Perfect for those visiting SLC. If you are here longer than 2 weeks, talk to us at the studio, we can will tailor you something else special.
Those Mavens that are ready to commit to their health. Less expensive than a 10 class pass. No brainer. The Bold is smart, savvy and always looking to push the limits.
membership includes:
- Attend up to 12 classes a month
- 3 month commitment, renewing auto-pay
- 25% off studio gear / 25% off workshops
- Priority event and workshop registration
- Exclusive members only sales & events
- 60 day advance registration
The Maven that wants the best chance of success.The Brave takes life by its horns and makes the most of every minute. Best deal at the studio.
membership includes:
- Unlimited classes
- 3 month commitment, auto-pay
- 25% off studio gear and workshops
- Priority event and workshop registration
- Exclusive members only sales and events
- 60 day advance registration
The Mavens wanting to test out their schedule and commitment without having to actually to commit. No multiple month commitment needed. The Beautiful knows how to stand on their own no matter who's watching.
membership includes:
- Unlimited classe
- 1 month commitment, renewing auto-pay
- 25% off studio gear and workshops
- priority event and workshop registration
- exclusive members only sales & events
- 60 day advance registration
Those that know exactly what they want, when they want it. Unlimited classes for an entire year. Red carpet all the way.
membership includes:
- Unlimited classes
- 12 months paid in full, $300 in savings
- 25% off studio gear and workshops
- priority event and workshop registration
- exclusive members only sales & events
- 60 day advance registration
The Sparkled Hero is one who works hard to better themselves and gives to others. If you are a full time student, teacher, or military we want to reward you for all you strive to do and be. Must show proof to purchase.
membership includes:
- $25 monthly discount on any auto-renew membership for teachers, students, or military
An individualized approach to your fitness or rehab experience. Includes a comprehensive postural analysis and utilizes various Stott Pilates and studio equipment, including: V2 Max, spine corrector, arc & ladder barrels, stability chair, bosu, TRX and spring-wall.
All private classes are 55 minutes with numerous, highly-qualified, instructors available. Private classes can be scheduled 7-days a week, at a time that is convenient for you. Great for injury rehabilitation and for those with limited movement. Or for those wanting to reach specific fitness goals. You will be set up with the instructor that most fits your needs.
Private classes expire 1 year from purchase. Want to work out with your friends or family? Semi privates available (up to 7 people): inquire at studio or email for more info.
The Boss knows exactly what they want and when they want it. Privates can be done according to your schedule, your body, your needs. The Boss knows when they need individualized attention and help to get the job done.
Classes must be cancelled at least 12 hours in advance or class is forfeited. / A $10 charge will be assessed for every missed class without prior cancellation, referred to as a "no show". / All packages activate on the date of first visit, not on the purchase date. / Packages are non-refundable and non-transferable. It is our intent to always offer our scheduled classes, even if they are not full. That said, if a class does not have two or more persons registered six hours prior to class, we will need to cancel that class. Those who are signed up will be notified via their preferred contact method in the MindBody system. If a class is cancelled three times in a four-week period, we may need to remove it from our schedule. / For members, they are allowed 2 late cancels a month. Any late cancels after this amount, members will be charged a $10 late cancel charge for every late cancel after 2. This count starts over at the beginning of every month. Members will still be charged the $10 no show charge.
Gift certificates available / Studio space rental available for workshops and events: inquire at studio or email for more info. / Please remember that we do not offer extensions, refunds or transfers of package, unless you purchase a new package before your old package expires. Send us your receipt and we will extend your unused classes and your new package will not start until you finish your remaining classes. / Local receive their first class FREE. Under the online store you can purchase this free class. You can only use this once, no exceptions. This DOES NOT apply to out of towners, we have a special package for you. Those caught abusing this policy will be charged for a drop in class.
9th and 9th Pilates rehabilitation programs are for those recovering from and/or wanting to rebuild from injury, illness, pregnancy and surgeries. We have found that 1-1 private Stott Pilates lessons from our skilled instructors bridges the gap between physical therapy and getting back to your normal level of fitness and activities. You will learn proper biomechanics under the watchful eye of your instructor while developing and re-developing strength, agility and balance in your core and limbs.
On your consultation either over the phone or at the office, you will be matched with one of our instructors whose specialties meets your needs. On your first visit, a brief health history, your goals and objectives will be discussed. By the end of the first appointment, we will develop your treatment plan and schedule.
At the beginning of each lesson your instructor will check in with you to see if you have any questions or concerns and see how you are doing. In your program your muscles will be skillfully worked bilaterally, unilaterally, in flexion, extension, rotation and lateral rotation to safely strengthen you in a balanced way.
We can work with any degree of injury and/or level of fitness. We start from where you are and build from there. We will teach you modifications and work within your comfort range, always supporting you to strengthen safely.


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Why does PETA believe that pro-life activists should be vegetarian?
When people say that they are "pro-life" yet choose to support violence, misery, and death every time they eat a meal, they have become "pro-death." The obvious "pro-life" choice is vegetarianism.
Fortunately, few of us—no matter what our position on abortion may be—will ever be faced with the dreadful decision of whether or not to end a pregnancy. But each and every one of us eats. Every time we sit down to eat, we make a life or death choice: Do we want to support compassion and mercy? Or do we want to support misery, violence, and bloodshed? Will we opt to be cruel or to be kind? Most of us would agree that it is immoral to cause gratuitous suffering to a dog or a cat. It makes sense to extend this same understanding to equally sensitive cows, pigs, chickens, fish, and other animals.
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Hello! I'm Amanda. I love to make amigurumi & cute accessories. I'm 24 years old, married, and a SAHM to a toddler & 2 purrbabies.View all patterns by designer (34) »
I designed this little owl rug for my son's play area. ♥ It's a fun project that uses a variety of stitches (ch, sc, hdc, dr, htr, tr, htr cluster, v st, tr v st, increasing, decreasing, sl st) and some parts are worked in rows and joined rounds.
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HRD-93-23R: Published: Jun 2, 1993. Publicly Released: Jun 2, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) east central Florida site selection for a VA medical center, focusing on the potential effects of national health care financing reform and the proposed closure of the Orlando Naval Hospital on the need to construct a VA medical center in east central Florida. GAO found that: (1) no one has developed evidence to change its finding or conclusions in regard to the VA medical center site selection; (2) it has been unable to develop data on veteran populations in the counties surrounding the alternative sites; (3) a universal health insurance system may reduce the demand for VA medical care by almost 50 percent because many veterans would not use VA care if they have an alternative; (4) although the VA medical center might be delayed, VA can provide needed care through demonstration projects using community hospitals; (5) east central Florida is a good venue to test alternative health care delivery systems, since its veteran population is dispersed with three main population centers and it has considerable unused private sector hospital capacity; and (6) the proposed closure of the Orlando Naval Hospital can make it available for use as either a VA hospital or nursing home, which will make building a VA medical center in the Orlando area unnecessary.
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Best Meal - Grille at Paradise Pier at California Adventure Park - Greek salad + grill chicken + curried rice
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I am particulary fond of my Greek yogurt oatmeal cookies and using it in a curry tuna salad.
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If you want to ship goods in bulk from one side of the country to another, you'll likely need a semi truck. And if you want to try your hand at automotive drifting, you'll need some kind of sports car. Unless, it seems, you happen to have a customized semi truck. As this video demonstrates, sliding sidewise and massive drifts aren't exclusive to the world of passenger cars.
The video shows Mike Ryan, stunt driver and 12-time champion of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, hustling a race-prepared class 8 semi truck around an abandoned marine base in California. He has no problem getting the modified, Gulf-liveried Freightliner sideways throughout El Toro Marine Base, offering up gratuitous slip angles and clouds of sublimated rubber for your viewing pleasure.
If the location sounds and looks familiar, it's because it's the same military complex where Ken Block filmed his first viral-hit Gymkhana video. On his Facebook page, Ryan says he's working on improving his skills so he can go head-to-head with Block. A sport compact and a semi truck in a drifting contest? Now that's something we've gotta see.
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text: URMC / Encyclopedia / Content Epididymitis in Children and Teens In the male reproductive system, the epididymis is a tiny coiled tube that stores, matures, and carries sperm. There are two of them. Each sits on top of the testicles and connects them to the vas deferens. The vas deferens carries sperm to the urethra, through which sperm in semen exit the penis. Click Image to Enlarge Epididymitis is an inflammation or infection of the epididymis. Facts about epididymitis Among children, teens are most commonly affected by epididymitis. Because epididymitis is usually caused by a sexually transmitted disease (STD), it's primarily seen in males between ages 14 and 35. Gonorrhea and chlamydia are the two main STDs responsible for epididymitis. Epididymitis can be seen in younger children, too. In those instances, it is usually linked to a urinary tract infection caused by the E. coli bacteria. Symptoms Epididymitis usually has symptoms early on. Here are symptoms of condition: Pain and swelling in the testicles Fever Feeling of heaviness in the testicles Discharge from the urethra Blood in the semen Lump in the testicles Pain during urination or ejaculation Diagnosis If your child has these symptoms, his health care provider will do a physical exam, and may also order blood and urine tests. The doctor may order scans of the testicular region to determine the cause of the pain and swelling. Tests to look for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and other bacteria are often done, too, depending on your son's age. Treatment Epididymitis is almost always caused by a bacterial infection, so antibiotics are the first line of treatment. The doctor may also prescribe pain and anti-inflammatory medicine, depending on the severity of the condition. If symptoms don't improve within 48 hours of treatment, the doctor may want to re-examine your child. If symptoms don't clear up within three days, he will likely be checked for other conditions. If the epididymitis was caused by an STD, any sexual partners within the 60 days before symptoms appeared should be notified, so they can be treated. A sexually active teen and his partner should not have sex until both have been treated and no longer have symptoms. Prevention Epididymitis is usually sexually transmitted, so practicing safe sex is the way to prevent it. Safe sex includes having using condoms during sex and not having more than one sex partner. To prevent any problems that can come from epididymitis, it's important to see your child's health care provider as soon as any symptoms appear. Home care Talk with your son's health care provider about other steps to help relieve the pain and swelling of epididymitis, such as elevating the scrotum and using ice. Bed rest whenever possible may also help. Medical Reviewers: Holloway, Beth, RN, M.Ed. MMI board-certified, academically-affiliated clinician


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The bodies God gives are instruments for experiencing a fulfilling life on earth, for doing good works, for spiritual development. To do the work individuals are meant to do, they need to keep in shape. They must maintain a sound mind, body, and soul. Yet in the modern world, it is all too easy to let one, two, or all three of these slip. LOOK GREAT, FEEL GREAT presents Joyce's twelve-key plan to address the epidemic of "self esteem drought" that appears to be a factor in perpetuating habits that create poor health. Additionally, Joyce will provide helpful resources, like the "Ounce of Prevention Checklist," for self-maintenance.
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Joyce Meyer has been teaching the Word of God since 1976 and in full-time ministry since 1980. She is the bestselling author of more than seventy inspirational books. She has released thousands of audio teaching and a complete video library. Joyce's radio programs are broadcasted around the world, and she travels extesively conducting conferences. She lives with her husband in St. Louis, Missouri.From AudioFile:
It's okay to be fit and take care of your appearance, says the TV evangelist in a soft and intimate audio. Though she never leaves her Christian moorings, Meyer pushes the culture's boundaries between mind and body by reminding people that stress, neglecting oneself, and negative attitudes can be devastating to one's health over time. Though this advice is standard fare in the personal growth genre, it might lighten up people who push themselves to help others, or who never think that attending to their own needs is part of God's plan. After the author's gravelly introduction, Pat Lentz's reading will sound like music to listeners' ears. T.W. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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text: Just found out if you pause the rewind keeps occurring in the pro trainer tutorials. Basically what you do is use one hand over the first button of the section and the other on the pause button when you hit it u pause real quick twice and it will rewind back pretty far to where you can read the same note again. However it seems for the tutorials with the triple chords really spaced out you need a second person to hold their finger over the pause button. I'd make a video but I'm a wee little bit computer illiterate.:mad: Oh apparently you can abuse pause in quickplay and it wont effect anything so you can abuse this there too.


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Sweet Chili Tofu Goodness
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 30 mins
Also called Sweet Chili Tofu with Steamed Kale & Coconut Quinoa. Adapted from The Garden of Vegan and Vegan Yum Yum and posted on Vegan Cookbook Aficionado.
Ingredients Nutrition
Sweet Chili Tofu
- 12 -14 ounces extra firm tofu, drained (350 gr)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons tamari
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Coconut Quinoa
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
- 3⁄4 cup quinoa
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 4 cardamom pods, crushed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
Steamed Kale
- kale, middle veins removed, washed, roughly chopped
- 1 -2 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon low-sodium tamari
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup dry roasted almonds
- For the quinoa, combine all the ingredients in a pot that has a tight fitting lid. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes, then turn off heat and move pot away from burner. Do not open lid. Let steam for 10 minutes before serving.
- Pat tofu dry and cut the block into 8 rectangles widthwise, then each rectangle in half to make two squares per rectangle. Then cut each square diagonally to make four triangles per square.
- In a medium non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil and sauté the tofu until browned, flip the tofu over and brown the other side. Reduce heat to medium-low and add the garlic, ginger, and chili. Sauté for 5 minutes. Add the maple syrup, tamari, and lime juice. Cover and cook until the liquid has evaporated.
- For the kale, heat a frying pan or wok over medium-high heat and add the chopped kale along with the water, tamari, and lime juice to the pan. Sauté the kale for about 3-4 minutes or until the kale softens and turns a bright green. Remove from heat.
- For plating, arrange the kale over a bed of quinoa. Add tofu over the top, and sprinkle with green onions and toasted almonds. Garnish with lime slices.
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What a delightful meal. I made a rather big mistake and bought broccoli in stead of kale. I think the recipe worked quite well with that unintentional substitution. Organic red quinoa was used since that's what I had on hand. I think the white variety would look nicer with this dish, however. The quinoa was cooked in my rice cooker which worked very nicely. Made for Veggie Swap 62.


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Erie medical office sees patients struggle with frigid weather
Days like today worry Kelly Carson and the staff of UPMC Hamot's Wayne Primary Care.
Few of their patients own their own vehicles. Many of them walk to the east Erie medical office, even during the middle of winter.
"We had a mother bring her baby and 4-year-old to the office during the last cold snap," said Carson, business manager at Wayne Primary Care, 650 East Ave. "She was pushing the baby in a stroller down the middle of East Avenue because no one had plowed the sidewalks. Neither child had a winter coat. The baby was wrapped in blankets."
Carson said patients will walk to the office again today, even though temperatures aren't expected to rise above 2 degrees with a wind chill of minus 20, according to the National Weather Service.
Frigid weather affects everyone, but Wayne Primary Care's patients often have the fewest resources to deal with it, Carson said.
"Many of our patients are refugees and they have never experienced weather like this," Carson said. "They don't have winter clothing and can't afford to buy it. They come here wearing shawls instead of coats, sneakers instead of boots, and no hats or gloves."
The office tries to help its patients, almost all of whom either have Medicaid, Medicare or no health insurance at all. Those who cancel appointments due to weather will have them promptly rescheduled, Carson said.
Staff kept a box of donated winter clothing at the office and encouraged patients in need to take a coat, hat or gloves home if they needed them. The mother who walked her baby and 4-year-old to the office in the cold received coats for both of them.
They also have bus tokens, also donated, they hand out when a patient has serious difficulty getting to and from the office for an appointment.
"All the clothing is gone," Carson said. "We still have some bus tokens."
Wayne School officials called the office earlier this winter, concerned about a student who arrived on a cold day wearing garden gloves because he didn't own winter gloves, Carson said.
The office didn't have any gloves left but Carson contacted the Hamot Health Foundation, which used money from Wayne Primary Care's special fund to buy hats and gloves for Wayne School students.
Few students or patients have called or visited the office complaining of weather-related injuries like frostbite or hypothermia, said Kristen Chandler, D.O., a family physician at Wayne Primary Care.
"We've had one patient call in with frostbite, really frostnip," said Chandler, referring to the initial stage of frostbite. "We gave him warming instructions."
Anyone who feels they must go outside on a day like today should take a few precautions.
Those with asthma or (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) should keep a rescue inhaler on them when they go outside, because extremely cold weather makes your airways constrict, Chandler said.
"Everyone should make sure they have all skin covered," Chandler said. "Wear a good coat and boots, not sneakers or shoes, and a hat and mittens."
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This weekend Rutgers and Temple are contributing to relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
The Scarlet Knights, who play Army, will host the Red Cross, which will have stations collecting items throughout High Point Solutions Stadium. They will also be selling $15 T-shirts with the New Jersey outline and the word "stRong" on them, with all proceeds going to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. The Rutgers and Livingston Alumni Associations are co-hosting a coat drive at the game as well.
Similarly, the Owls, who are hosting Cincinnati, will be collecting gently used clothing, blankets, diapers and toiletries Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, with items being donated to the American Red Cross.
Coming off a bye week, Rutgers canceled last Tuesday's practice and gave players Friday and Saturday off to head home and be part of their neighborhoods' relief efforts. Coach Kyle Flood said that Rutgers players and coaches were fortunate to avoid most of the devastation, with little more than power outages and downed trees affecting those within the program.
"I thought from a program standpoint the players and the coaches handled it about as well as we could," Flood said. "I said this to the team last week: We were distracted as a program, but distracted for all the right reasons. There were a lot of things going on in our local areas here in New Jersey and New York that were much more important than a football practice."
Flood, whose team is also coming off its first loss of the season, is not concerned about preparation heading into Saturday's tilt with the Black Knights.
"I think we got out of the bye week what we needed to get out of it," Flood said. "I think you have plans and then you have things that happen in life that are more important than your plans. I think that's what happened last week. So I don't have any concerns about anything that we may have missed last week.
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"parallels early U2. It's simple, but angular and clever"
Ron Swarner - The Weekly Volcano
"this group is nowhere near shallow, speaking with their heart and soul"
Alecia Gaussoin - Tacoma Weekly
"Their style of rock is what is missing in popular music."
About China Davis
If you are a fan of meaningful songwriting and artists like Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, U2, Bob Dylan and Pearl Jam, you will probably like the band China Davis. Formed by brothers Ben and Ted Fuller in the once thriving fishing town turned upper middle class sailboating community of Gig Harbor, WA, China Davis uses the experience of growing up in a socially and economically divided community to write songs steeped in conflict and common values. What separates China Davis from most bands writing personal conflict, political and socially based songs is that their songs empower the listener in knowing that there is a greater good to be had; through hardship we can still dream and dream big.
China Davis may be an indie band but their music is not unfamiliar, it is rich in tradition and simplicity. Their songs range from simple folk to anthemic arena rock. It's really hard to put them in a specific genre without just saying "this is just a damn good band." They have a "song first" attitude that has been lost on many bands in recent times; they are a throwback to bands of old that defy definition and predictability and are critically acclaimed by Northwest regional press for their 2007 album Shadowdancing:
"(Shadowdancing) sounds like The Joshua Tree, Damn the Torpedoes, Highway 61 Revisited, and Born in the USA shoved into Eddie Vedder's juicer." --Matt Driscoll, Weekly Volcano (Tacoma, WA).
"Their style of rock is what is missing in popular music." --TargetAudienceMagazine.com
"This group is nowhere near shallow, speaking with their heart and soul" --Alecia Gaussoin, Tacoma Weekly
The band is made up of Ben Fuller on vocals and guitar, his brother Ted on lead guitar and their good friends Larry Bluhm on bass and Andy Stockton on drums. Larry went to middle and high school with the Fuller brothers and they have a long history together. Ben writes all the lyrics but most of the music is written with his brother Ted and arranged by the whole band. The band has played all over the Northwest and has played shows with many notable acts such as: Leon Russell, The Smithereens, The Supersuckers, Flock of Seagulls, Jerry Miller of Moby Grape and Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who.
Ben has also teamed up with three other local Tacoma musicians to form a charity fundraising group named "Music Giving Back" which produces music based events for local and national charities. Some of the events that they have put together have been the 253Heart Music and Arts Festival, Benefit Concert for Slain Lakewood Police Officers, Breastfest, Songs of Hope --A fundraiser for Haitian Orphans and many more. Also, China Davis has played the Pierce County AIDS Walk, Susan G. Komen 3-day and Northwest Folklife.
China Davis has an album in the works for release in 2011 and their song "Arctic Days" is featured in the trailer for the movie A Perfect Life by Chad Ruin, which is gearing up for a release in theaters sometime this year. Recently, both the filmmakers of A Perfect Life and singer Ben Fuller were interviewed for the arts magazine Eyes In for the film and song (due for a mid-March release).
Patriot < Actor
Written By: Ben Fuller
Have you heard the Gipper is dead?
He's no hero, only a figurehead...
Well that's all he'll ever be to me
We're throwing bombs like we're playing with toys...
In the sandbox our girls and boys...
only their hometown flags will fly half-staff for the dead...
We had a falling out yesterday...
The war planners are corporate masters and we're just the slaves...
Release the Pain
Build fear and the shame
sow seeds for the rain....
A crooked parent grooming his son
to know the criminals and that he's not one
Like father, like Son...
Waste no time flipping the switch
condemn the poor while giving breaks to the rich
it's a group effort to be the greedy ones
We had a falling out yesterday...
Private contractors and their war
While in the middle of the road we laid
"Watch this Drive!"
They talk of morals, faith and religion
not speaking in fact, only selling their fiction
God damn the sheep
God damn the theives
We had a falling out yesterday...
The corporate masters are Patriot Actors
We're ruled by greed 'till the grave
Cataract Man
Written By: Ben Fuller
Farewell to the angels for their time has come
Farewell to the pumas for the respect that hasn't begun
Too many times turned weary by the instigator's tests
Too quickly and undeliberate you became a handful of jests
Through all difficulty and humor I hope you'll see it all
From your rock-a-bye cradle to your plaque on death's well
Farewell to the beating of the sacramental drum
Farewell to the angels for their time has come
Cataract Man, take my hand
You're blind and you're falling down
There's no need for the witch doctor for his medicine was used wrong
No need for the poet for the many battles he's never won
Love is but the one thing that's been keeping us alive
You'll be orphaned and unwanted for under your watch it's only time
Farewell to everybody who's turned away and turned drunk
Farewell to the angels for their time has come
Cataract Man, take my hand
You're blind and you're falling down
Waste away wide awake
Waiting for a dream to take you away
Silver and gold, diamond ring
You only see the world as material things
Eye shadow, cartoon skin
Once upon a time never begins
The divine dream, reality bent
And happily ever after ends
When you take my hand cataract man…
Cataract Man, take my hand
You're blind and you're falling down
Written By: Ben Fuller
Lay your head down on the cold-hearted marble floor
Sometimes you need to see the world down there
You told yourself a lie that you thought to be true
Catch yourself before you waste away into your blue
Take heed to the light of day and look for your home
Brave the violent seas where the violent winds are blown
And Honesty is the only thing that will bring you back home
When the saints go marching into Rome
They'll still do as the Romans have done
And there's no guarantees unless you promise yourself
to have a strong will to get you through this world
And Honesty is the only thing that will bring you back home
You play it all down to the preacher
You point a finger for you know he's sinned
By judgments and curses you send yourself to death
You thought you were my Mary Magdalene
You throw rocks and the water ripples
Spreading out like arms meant for no one
And Honesty is the only thing that will bring you back home
Written By: Ben Fuller
If love is broken I want its release
But I can't get this feeling out of me
I'd do anything to feel with you
But my blood runs cold through and through the blue
Kissing kills those saline kisses
I am up for it now and when I come down I'll miss it
But I can't lose what's left of me
Just to kiss her lips on the saline sea
If God has the eyes of gold,
It's a God I'd wish for you to hold
Can you see the sky through your blue eyes?
Can you see the sky through your blue eyes?
A promise comes with expectations
Give me the keys and I'll erase truth with illusion
Kill me with kindness and kill me with grace
Until I find the lies hidden beyond the face
You look like passion giving up on love
For a sugar blade on your back like a friendly hug
Can you see the sky through your blue eyes?
Can you see the sky through your blue eyes?
Love is an ocean pulling beneath with pain
Everything you can predict will stay the same
So, let it go, your heart still bleeds
It'll be the sweetest revenge you'll receive
I can't give back everything we've missed
Walk out the door into the shadowy mist
Heaven and hell collide in our kiss,
An Eskimo kiss headed straight for the abyss
And could we try goodbye, goodbye
Could we try goodbye, goodbye
Written By: Ben Fuller
I spent so many years of my life learning how to pass away
When I'd carve my fate into my own flesh I couldn't listen to the advice you gave
Just to awaken in the morn, you could hear no screams; I had no axis to my world
Some men die without even knowing, I needed to get back on my way
So, I went Shadowdancing to turn me a round, I went Shadowdancing
Blood is an out for many a slave of their own will to breathe
And companionship is a lethal drug in the ability to freely think
As I testify to my undoing I hope you know it's not just sweat off my brow
The shadow on the wall showed me that I was alive but I am still learning how
I went Shadowdancing to turn me a round, I went Shadowdancing
Preachers will preach "boy, you better pray if you know what's good for you"
But no matter how many times you try for God's help you'll never be rescued
Truth is laid at the bottom of a six foot grave dug by the shovel of speculation
But no one is mourning its loss; they'll just save it for another occasion
I went Shadowdancing to turn me a round, I went Shadowdancing
I went inside my head and now I am searching
I am getting ready for the fall
I went Shadowdancing to turn me a round
Bitter Melody
Written By: Ben Fuller
Cold to the touch of the hand
Falsely warm, you're not who you seem
A plastic, cellophane soul, you preach nature, invent all that you see
And her pain shows now
So plain somehow
Fake it by making rain
You're sharing your pain
A bitter melody
Call off those mother's day gifts
Control she seeks, but it's not what she needs
She won't mean to bring you harm while swinging her arms
A bird breaking her own wings
And her pain shows now
So plain somehow
Hate it by killing the seed
Planted we breed
A bitter melody
It's cold on this path in the winter
But, soon it'll be spring
The seasons do change
We'll gather our wisdom as it grows
Like berries in the hedges
There is growth in the rain
And her pain shows now
So vain somehow
There's so much left for us to learn
If you let the fire burn
Our bitter melody
And her pain shows now
So plain somehow
But child now that you're here
There's no need to hear
Bitter melodies...
Arctic Days
Written By: Ben Fuller
Won't you please remember me as I remember you?
I'm out on the sea looking for your port
Are you waiting for me at your shore?
Deep inside the hull I wonder of the men
Outside your walls who try to get in
Is it hard to remember who we were before?
Are you waiting for me at your shore?
You're right here every time I call
And I know you call, you're right here
I've missed you dear; I can feel you in my arms
I know you're not gone, you're right here
It's been some time now and the rain showers me
Of all my deadly sins that drift away with the breeze
Is it hard to remember who you were before?
Are you waiting for me at your shore?
I'm right here every time you call
Leave the men outside your walls I'm right here
And tragedies… they're kept too close to your heart
They live in the scars and deep sounds in your ears
Need we pay up in bribes? Need we apologize?
Soaked to the bones in kerosene homes destined to burn
Set in our ways, set in our arctic days
Caught in the waves the currents freeze frame the years
And you're right here; I'm going to fall
Right into your arms if you're right here
Suit of Guilt
Written By: Ben Fuller
Your face and hips can't conquer /Can't conquer my soul I insist
Lies in black and white anger/ Bringing only shadows to persist
Paint me a picture / And sell me your darkest thoughts
Hopes are only wishes / Wishes the foolish have bought
In books of religion / The good is broken down or slain
I saw her standing / Standing outside in the rain
Maybe I was cold / Too cold to not give her my coat
But I remember flood in the courtyard / And the punishment she kept afloat
I want somebody to hold / To keep me warm in the cold/ Speaking words of truth
Now it is too much… too much to think of you
Can we tune out the bad news?
Now it is too much… too much to think of you
The rays still keep me warm in the sun / The suit of guilt you keep has won
You don't have to hold my hand / I won't fall down if I try and stand
I remember when you held me I was so afraid
I believed that we must have made a mistake
but my thoughts come in twos
Now it is too much… too much to think of you
Couldn't we just help each other through?
Now it is too much… too much to think of you
Tears Never Die
Written By: Ben Fuller
Down in the valley dreaming blue skies overhead
Don't know about you but I know that I am not dead
I am not looking for salvation to come upon me after life
Not looking for happiness owed from a beautiful wife
We prey upon each other bitterness, expectation and hurt
I've never known a love so true as the day that you said the word
I've been lost in this world but I've the confidence to get me through
I am holding our child up and wondering what she'll make her life into
It is beautiful here in the garden
To wait out the days would be a waste
Let a river run through me
In cold blood I shall see
Wild horses must never be tamed
I set out for the wilderness; I'll come back to tell you every story I hear
You'll need a whole box of Q-tips to clean all the junk out of your ears
Got a sermon in my brain but I don't know how it'd come out if said
Can't stop this song playing backwards inside my ex-lovers bed
They are building a new drug so that you can feel the pain
All truth abandoned, Prozac showering nullified rain
Keep swinging that hammer down upon our fingers like iron fists
It's never your fault when you are slitting your own lonesome wrists
It is beautiful here in the garden
To wait out the days would be a waste
Let a river run through me
In cold blood I shall see
Wild horses must never be tamed
Glaciers are breaking down as the world is warming up
Soon the world will be drowning and I'll drink it from a cup
The sun is beating down upon the dry desert sands
That hadn't seen life for a thousand years until it fell through our hands
The crescent moon is lifting every star's hopes high into the sky
Silhouettes embrace behind the curtains before the man-child cries
It leaves me thinking that heartbreak is all we know to believe
Tears never die they just make their way to their mother the sea
It is beautiful here in the garden
To wait out the days would be a waste
Let a river run through me
In cold blood I shall see
Wild horses will never be tamed
The Only One
Written By: Ben Fuller
I was standing there acting like god's only son
And I was first in line to clean my gun
Then I see her in the corner as she hits the lights
She'll turn your head, turn your face front to the life…
You're the only one, the only one
I'm the fool
Yeah she's the queen
And everywhere she'd run I became
Who's the cure, I can't decide
But this night it won't be your last
'Cause we live, we try, we give, we cry
We stand alone, we're here, we're gone
Open the door, the sky, the shore
Look back at me, don't you want some more
We're ahead, we're shy, we live, we die, we care, we run
You're the only one, the only one
Well I am standing at the forest
I want to run in and feel the best
And climb up towards the sun
But the weather will be stronger there
I don't know if I really care
So, I can't say that we never won
You're the only one, the only one
I can let you go… when you walk away…
Indian John
Written By: Ben Fuller
I saw it on TV right around midnight
A group of men said we'd find a new land
Then a man who claimed to be Jesus said New York would be burned
He had his apostles and he held out his hand
Indian John, where did the buffalo run?
To Canada or Mexico
Indian John, where did the buffalo run?
Did we run them up over the hill?
And I want to run where the four winds blow
All the colors of the wind
To run in the white of the snow
Indian John, where did the buffalo run?
I saw it on TV just the other day
Two embassies dining in our America
Could you call the other on the phone and try to settle something
But to drink from our bottles they held out their hands
Indian John, where did the buffalo run?
To Canada or Mexico
Indian John, where did the buffalo run?
Did we run them up over the hill?
And I want to run where the four winds blow
All the colors of the wind
To run in the white of the snow
Indian John, where did the buffalo run?
Come on and run
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1. The Lark
2. Patriot < Actor
3. Honesty
4. Cataract Man
5. Americana
6. Indian John
7. Born in the Summer
8. The Only One
9. Bitter Melody
10. Full Circle
11. Killing of the Wren
12. Shadowdancing
Set List
A typical China Davis set is 1-3 hours long.