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I am a 29 yr old wife and mother of three, 6, 10, and 12. All born by cesarean. I have been researching on realself for about a year and a half. I have been looking at a few different doctors but Dr. Robles work just looks like more of what my expectations are. My husband was anti-surgery but I have finally got him to jump on the sexy train. So tonight I decided to just email Dr. Robles office to request my consultation. I am blown away by the quick response. The first email requested pictures and 10 questions. I responded immediately and received a confirmation email stating Dr.Robles would review within 48-72 hrs I believe. About 45 minutes later I received a quote and suggested surgery.
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Well I've been debating if I should post before pics but I know I enjoy looking at all the transformations so why not?? Maybe my post can help a future Diva.
Momma's got plans!
So I am currently at 207lbs @ 5'6. I would love to lose at least 30-40lbs and I know I can do it be for May-June next year. I hoping that knowing that I plan to have this done will keep me movitavated. I LOVE FOOD. My job makes it really hard for me because my co-workers love to eat out and of course I'm always somewhere in the mix. Not to mention there is this Jamaican spot that is.... AMAZING!! I eat out at least 4 times a week that's doesn't include after work. I love the fact that my surgery is so far away because this allows me the time to retrain myself if I really choose to do so, which would defeat the purpose if I didn't.
Muscle repair??
Ladies help me out, does anybody know if Dr. Robles' s Tummy tucks include muscle repair??
So I was out shopping with my twelve year old daughter for her first Valentine's dance :..(Size 00) and boi let me tell you I can't wait!!!! I can't wait to put on a nice pair of high waist jeans and cute crop top!! Oh shit na!!!!! Your not going to be able to tell me nothing! :)
Hey RS sister, I am finally back after after months of deliberation. I have to tell you after hearing about the death in Dr. Robles office I was extremely discouraged. I was literally days away from paying my deposit and I heard the terrible news. My family was freaked out I was freaked out. It was so disappointing after over a year of research and finally getting my husband to agree, I was super excited. We felt like it was a sign from God to just be happy with what I have and deal with it the natural way. So here I am now 20 lbs lighter and still wanting that juicy booty I know I was destine to have. I have been back on the site once again starting from scratch and looking for a new doctor. I was trying to find someone local in the Miami Ft. Lauderdale area but I can't bring myself to pay the amount of money they want for one procedure when I can get two or more for half that price and I have only found one Dr in Miami that can sculpt like DR and that is Dr.Salzhauer and he is way out of my budget. So I requested a consult from Dr. Yily and got response in less than 24 hours for me to send over my pics and all the extra information they require this morning and am currently waiting for a response. I hope to get the surgery done late April or early May. I would love to find a SX Buddy but I guess I have to find a surgeon first lol. Well if any of you dolls have any advise for me or questions please don't hesitate. I am stalking this site pretty much all day everyday.
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I have always had a small waist so I can't wait to see what it will look like snatched!!
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UPDATE: NTSB investigate plane crash in Trussville
It's day two in the plane crash investigation that left two people dead.
The private plane crashed late Friday night. The family confirmed the names of the victims as Allan and Cali Campbell from Florence, Mississippi. Sunday, NTSB and the FAA investigate.
"The purpose of our investigation is to find out what happened and why," says Tim Monville with NTSB.
But, those questions are yet to be answered. ABC 33/40 was the only station rolling from sky, part of the Cessna 210 plane and debris was scattered amongst the Trussville trees on Goodner Mountain.
We learned that the pilot was chartered to fly blood specimens for work to Birmingham from Mississippi.
Monville says the pilot was in visual flight rules. "He was clear of clouds, but there was weather in the Birmingham area," says Monville.
That's when the pilot asked air traffic controllers to pick up Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) clearance. IFR allows you to fly in the clouds to get to a runway.
Controllers attempted to direct{}the pilot{}into Birmingham. That's when air controllers lost radar and communication with the plane, just 13 miles northeast of Birmingham Shuttlesworth airport.
Lieutenant J.B. Mayes with Jefferson County says, "It just takes time with an investigation of this magnitude." He made sure the area stayed secure for the investigation, but says it's not an easy task considering the location of plane. "You can only go so far with a Hummer, and even with a four wheeler you can only get to within a half a mile of the location, then you just have to walk," says Mayes. {}
Meantime, day two of the investigation continues as Monville figures out how the tragic crash occurred. "We're still in a very early, very basic and preliminary fact gathering role right now," says Monville.

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Russian and American relations have become a bit strained after Russia annexed Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula with past ties to Russia. In response, the U.S. has imposed sanctions.
Despite these issues, the two space agencies have managed to maintain a normal relationship. The retirement of the U.S. space shuttle program in 2011 means that the U.S. doesn't have a way to launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), so it depends on Russian Soyuz capsules to get there instead. Russia also benefits because it receives $70 million for every astronaut it launches.
But it seems even the space agencies have problems now, as NASA has decided to sever many ties with the Russian government -- except when it comes to operating the ISS.
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"Given Russia's ongoing violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, NASA is suspending the majority of its ongoing engagements with the Russian Federation," said NASA in a statement. "NASA and Roscosmos will, however, continue to work together to maintain safe and continuous operation of the International Space Station. NASA is laser focused on a plan to return human spaceflight launches to American soil, and end our reliance on Russia to get into space.
"This has been a top priority of the Obama Administration's for the past five years, and had our plan been fully funded, we would have returned American human spaceflight launches – and the jobs they support – back to the United States next year. With the reduced level of funding approved by Congress, we're now looking at launching from U.S. soil in 2017. The choice here is between fully funding the plan to bring space launches back to America or continuing to send millions of dollars to the Russians. It's that simple. The Obama Administration chooses to invest in America – and we are hopeful that Congress will do the same."
NASA is reportedly suspending travel to Russia, teleconferences, visits by Russian government officials to NASA facilities and even the exchange of emails with Russian officials.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the nose gear on a Southwest Airlines jet appears to have touched the runway first when landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Monday.
But the NTSB didn't elaborate on why that might have happened or how it might have contributed to what happened next.
Southwest flight 345 from Nashville was landing at LaGuardia shortly before 6 p.m. Monday when the nose gear collapsed. The NTSB said that the jet skidded on its nose 2,175 feet before coming to a stop to the right side of LaGuardia's Runway 4.
In an update Thursday afternoon, the NTSB said that "evidence from video and other sources is consistent with the nose-gear making contact with the runway before the main landing gear."
When the airplane touched down at 133 knots (about 153 miles per hour), "the aircraft was pitched down approximately 3 degrees," the agency said. By contrast, four seconds before touch down and 32 feet above the runway, the nose was pitched up about 2 degrees, the NTSB reported.
The airplane took about 19 seconds from the time it touched down until it slid to a stop.
In a previous update, the NTSB said the airplane's "nose gear collapsed up and into the fuselage, damaging the electronics bay that houses avionics."
The agency said the airplane's flight data recorder "recorded 1,000 parameters and contained approximately 27 hours of recorded data, including the entire flight from Nashville to New York."
In addition, "the cockpit voice recorder contains a two-hour recording of excellent quality that captures the entire flight from Nashville to New York and the accident landing sequence," it added.
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The symptoms that accompany IBS (also known as spastic colon or mucous colitis) – constipation, diarrhoea, bloating and flatulence, searing abdominal pain spasms – can throw a monkey spanner into all aspects of the sufferer's quality of life. Sufferers refer to it as 'a little monster living inside' that dominates their whole life, bringing depression and anxiety.1
HOW COMMON IS IT? IBS is very common. As many as one person in six adults in developed countries are afflicted with IBS, and it is apparently the second most common reason people miss work (after the common cold). Twice as many women than men succumb to it.2
DIAGNOSIS IS A PROBLEM In conventional, allopathic medicine, IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion, arrived at when other pathological contenders have been ruled out. A host of other disorders masquerade as IBS: lactose intolerance, fungal infection, diverticulitis, laxative or antibiotic use (or abuse), so these are tested for initially (and ruled out) before any diagnosis can be made.3 In practice, the doctor will most likely detect tenderness on the surface of the abdomen that may be widespread or localised. A tender and squelchy lower gut will be noticed by skilful palpation by the fingertips. Loud gurgles ('borborygmus') due to gas and fluid movement in the gut may be only too evident. A battery of confirming tests include ultrasound, microscopic examination of stool, barium meal X-ray and endoscopic examination.
The natural-medicine practitioner will, in a face-to-face discussion, seek evidence of inner disharmony, and the underlying causes for this – lack of dietary fibre, poor lifestyle, intolerance to certain foods, and latent psychological stress. The outcome of these patient/practitioner discussions will point to the route of treatment.
WHAT CAUSES IBS? The causes of IBS are not known. It is a mysterious, baffling disorder, accounting for the majority of visits to gastro clinics in developed countries. Research has revealed that it is probably due to a disorder affecting the body's 'second brain' – the network of millions of nerve cells which envelop the gut from mouth to rectum, the so-called enteric nervous system (ENS).4,5 When the dynamic harmony between the true brain and the ENS is upset, the gut fails to function as it should. Everything from swallowing food, the release of digestive enzymes, blood flow to the stomach, to intestine and gut motility are impaired, so provoking its typical and unpleasant symptoms.
In spite of intensive research, the true origin of IBS has yet to be identified. However, it's evident that a number of foodstuffs can have a marked impact on the gut's functioning. Natural medical systems, such as Tibb and naturopathy, consider a dysfunctional lifestyle, especially involving a low-fibre diet, lack of physical exercise, and mental stress, as the likely culprit. Conventional medicine, on the other hand, feels that disorders of serotonin (a neuro-chemical involved in nerve transmission) acting on the ENS are largely the source of IBS.
COELIAC DISEASE This malabsorption disorder, aka gluten intolerance, is an inflammatory disorder with signs and symptoms often mistaken for IBS. This is an immune system reaction to the complex carbohydrate present in cereal wheat. Nutrients from ingested food cannot be properly absorbed due to damage to the structural inner lining of the small intestine. The main signs are progressive weight loss, iron deficiency, and low blood protein and electrolyte levels.6
NATURAL TREATMENT There is certainly no quick fix for either IBS or coeliac disease. First priority is ameliorating the troublesome symptoms. Laxatives, stool softeners, anti-spasmodics, herbal pain relievers, and low-carb dietary changes are employed to good, although temporary, effect in many sufferers. Many IBS patients benefit from gradually increasing their intake of seasonally fresh fruits and veggies, which is an attractive and pleasing option for South Africans. Supplementing their daily food intake with soluble fibre contained in oats, bran and psyllium husk helps many who are plagued with diarrhoea, although rebound constipation may ensue. Wheat products should be eschewed, as these often give rise to allergies.
Dietary changes feature large in coeliac disease. Excluding gluten from the daily diet is the primary route – wheat, barley, rye or oats in whatever form should be banished. Forever. Dietary and vitamin supplements should be considered, especially for children. Children need more frequent check-ups to assess growth on their gluten-free regimen. Adding pancreatic enzyme products may also help, at least early on.
Increasing water intake is recommended. Refined products, especially sugar, have come under the spotlight lately, and curtailing these may offer relief. For those with confirmed coeliac disease, exclusion of gluten from the diet is the only treatment option.2
HERBAL REMEDIES Many IBS sufferers get relief from abdominal pain and spasms with ginger concoctions or peppermint oil. Excess flatulence often responds to aniseed, and bloating to cardamom. If constipation is the dominant symptom, then cascara, senna, fennel or Aloe vera-based remedies should help. Cinnamon and chamomile are claimed by many to counteract diarrhoea effectively.7
PROBIOTICSProbiotics are a popular choice at present, but they need to be taken regularly. Also, a multi-strain probiotic may be more effective than a single-strain form.Supplementation with the friendly bacteria Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus have been shown in a number of studies to improve gastrointestinal function, faecal properties and the health of the microbiome. This leads to a significant reduction in abdominal distension commonly associated with IBS. This probiotic also increases bowel transit times (which reduces cancer risk).8,9,10
OTHER THERAPIESMany sufferers swear by colonic cleansing or irrigation, convinced that toxins gradually build up in the digestive tract, and need to be flushed out regularly – otherwise lowered vitality and poor health results. Unfortunately the procedures can be risky, often leading to bloating, cramping, nausea and vomiting. Over time they can increase the risk of dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and microbial infection.11
CONCLUSIONIBS is a complex and tricky disorder, accounting for the majority of referrals to gut specialists. Although non-life threatening, it can, and does, incapacitate many sufferers, seriously damaging their quality of life. Changes to food and lifestyle form the bedrock of treatment. Coeliac disease is similar in symptoms, although weight loss, vitamin deficiency and fatty stools are more prominent. Gluten intolerance, the basic cause, is neutralised by appropriate dietary changes.
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We talk about what you told us you want and don't want from the media after a mass shooting in Colorado -- it's a question we posed through our Public Insight Network. Among the people who responded was Coni Sanders, whose father was killed at Columbine High School in 1999. She thinks telling these stories is important, "but it needs to be done so responsibility, meaning there be a focus on prevention, there be brief, little to no mention of the killers' names, especially showing their faces."
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Hello all, While playing around with database users, I noticed one odd thing regarding user privileges. In case I have only one user in my database who is also the DBSystem (who carries out initdb), user then if that user takes away his "createuser" privileges, he is unable to grant himself that privilege again or grant that privilege to any other user that he creates.This creates quite a fix since you end up with no superusers, nor a way to create any other superusers. In my opinion we should cater for such a situation, and two possible solutions come to my mind for this: 1. Place a restriction that there should be more than one superuser before you can issue a "NOCREATEUSER" command. 2 Only the DBsystemuser should be allowed to grant and revoke the "createuser" privileges. Let me know what you all think. Thanks, Nauman
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Boulder-based MinuteKey, maker of self-service key duplication machines, has raised $10.6 million in funding led by Serent Capital, the San Francisco-based private equity firm, and including participation from MinuteKey's existing venture investor, Matrix Partners.
minuteKEY, maker of the world's first self-service key duplication machine, today announced that it has received growth equity in a round led by Serent Capital, with existing investor Matrix Partners also participating. The company will use funds to expand its presence with leading retailers nationwide.
"The investment from Serent Capital and ongoing support from Matrix Partners signifies a major milestone in the growth of our company," said minuteKEY CEO Randy Fagundo. "These firms have exceptional experience in scaling businesses so that they can meet their market potential. As we enter into our next phase, their guidance will be invaluable in helping us to exceed our goals."
Founded in 2008, minuteKEY is revolutionizing the key duplication industry by changing the way customers duplicate keys – transforming an inconvenient and labor intensive process into a simple turn-key solution. Customers simply walk up to a minuteKEY kiosk, and using a touchscreen, select the style and number of keys they need. Upon making their payment and inserting the key for duplication, new keys are accurately cut in approximately 60 seconds. Today, minuteKEY machines are located in high-traffic locations of some of the nation's largest retailers.
"With a great product for consumers and marquee retailers who are enthusiastic about deploying minuteKEY kiosks, we are excited to partner with Randy and the rest of the minuteKEY team to help them drive further innovation and growth," said Kevin Frick, co-founder and General Partner of Serent Capital.
"Randy and his team have spent years creating a high-tech, highly accurate self-service key duplication machine that benefits consumers and retailers," said Dana Stalder, General Partner at Matrix Partners. "We look forward to helping minuteKEY bring its kiosks to more retailers across the country so that consumers everywhere can get a personalized key made on-the-fly and host stores can benefit from the additional foot traffic."
For more information about minuteKEY please visit www.minutekey.com.
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Founded in 2008, minuteKEY makes the world's first self-service key duplication machine. The minuteKEY founders spent several years fine-tuning the technology to create a highly accurate, reliable and easy-to-use key-cutting device. The finished product is a high-tech achievement, combining innovations in robotics, electronics and software engineering and was presented with the New Product Launch Spotlight Gold Award at the 2011 National Hardware Show. Today, minuteKEY machines are located in high-traffic locations of some of the nation's largest retailers.
More information can be found at www.minutekey.com.
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Serent Capital invests in growing businesses that have developed compelling solutions that address their customers' needs. As those businesses grow and evolve, the opportunities and challenges that they face evolve with it. At Serent Capital, we are experienced at capturing those opportunities and navigating the challenges, as we've seen them first-hand. Our principals' experience includes roles as CEOs, strategic advisors, and board members to successful, growing businesses. By bringing our experience and capital to bear, we help growing businesses thrive. We are highly selective, choosing to invest in only a handful of businesses each year. Our selectivity ensures that all our companies receive the attention and expertise that they need.
More information can be found at www.serentcapital.com.
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Matrix Partners is a premier venture capital firm that has generated outstanding returns for over three decades. By focusing on early-stage investments and emphasizing long-term relationships with entrepreneurs, the firm has delivered several of the industry's top performing funds of all time. Matrix Partners has offices in Cambridge and Waltham, MA; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Mumbai, India; and Beijing and Shanghai, China. Matrix Partners has invested in several game-changing, industry-leading businesses such as Apple Computer, Gilt Groupe, JBoss, Netezza, Phone.com, Starent Networks, Sycamore Networks, Veritas, Zendesk, and Zong.
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This is by far the best and worst chapter by far. I absolutely loved the romantics. I absolutely HATED Ron's part in it. I literally cried... On to the next chapter...
I have a question. I don't know if I missed it or if it wasn't said but I'd really like to know... Is Draco the one that killed Hermione, and Ron?
Amazing story, though. I couldn't stop reading, it was beautifully written.
I really wanted Hermione and Draco to get together. I know what you're thinking, "Did you even rean the author's notes at the beginning?" Yes I did but I couldn't just leave and never know what originally happened! This was a good chapter. I'd really like to know what Draco and Greyback's deal was. It's too late to do it now but I'll read the alternate version tomorrow! Great work, I can't wait to read more of your writing!
I think this chapter is pretty good. (probably because Hermione isn't with Draco) This was very touching. I've been crying throughout this whole chapter! Just to picture Draco in the tea shop killed me!
I can't believe you did that!!!!!! I literally started crying! It was so beautiful and romantic at the begining! The stupid Ron had to come in and ruin EVERYTHING!!!! I really hope the epilogue is good!!!
I think I know what Ron is planning on doing and I really don't like him fo rloosing his temper. I liked this chapter though. Now I really want to get back to Hermione and Draco and see if she's okay!
Oh this chapter was AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT!!!!! This whole thing was great! I love that Draco was trying to protect Hermione! My, well her, Knight in shining armour! I now love him!
I loved it!!! Draco has such a way with words!!! I loved his letter to Hermione, it was so romantic! I'm totally falling for Draco! I love this fic! You've done an amazing job on it!
I can not even begin to say how much I LOVE this chapter!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally their first kiss!! This was all so romantic!! I'm speechless!!! You made me cry along with the characters!
*wipes away the many tears*
I LOVE this chapter!!! I can't believe Draco's beong this way, although I think I know why. I especially loved the end! Poor Ron I sorta feel sorry for him for seeing that. And a huge Poor Hermione!!! You wrote this SO well I just can't think of how to say it!
I LOVED this chapter!!!!!!! Draco was a bit rude but the end was so sweet!!! I knew she'd sleep talk and say something about Shadow! I'm so happy Draco now knows! Alright enough babbling from me. I MUST get on with the fic!
I loved it! I really can't believe Ron proposed. I don't want her to marry him! The night with Shadow was amazing! She can't marry Ron!!!!
Oh how romantic!!! I loved this! (although I'm not happy that Ron is thinking about making up with Hermione) The whole part with Starlight and Shadow's meeting was so romantic, I loved it!!! I can't wait for more!!
I loved it! I loved the emotion and tention that was in the scene where Hermione helped Draco with the potion! You can definately tell they have feelings for each other! I can't wait to read on!
Amazing! I loved every bit of this chapter! I really liked how Draco is comfortable enough to share these secrets with Hermione!
Brilliant!!! I liked how you described the training. I loved that Draco spilled his secret to Hermione! I feel so sorry for him! I just want to, again, run up to him and kiss him! Great work!
I loved this chapter! You had me laughing at many parts in here. I liked the part where Hermione go trid of Anna, she really is getting on my nerves. I like that Hermione and Draco are finally getting somewhere on the case.
Amazing! I like how you've shown the fight going on inside Draco about the feelings he has towards Starlight. Also the mirror was a fantastic idea! I love how Hermione was questioning Draco and trying to figure out if Draco truely is Shadow! Nice job!
Finally Hermione figured it out!!! OH boy do I dispise (sp?) Ron!! He just has to be so rude! And he makes himself look even stupider.
I liked when Draco and Hermione walked together to the Leaky Cauldron. It was a really sweet moment to see them get along. Brilliant work!!!
Brilliant!!! I loved the mini duel!! Ron is such a prat!!! I'm really hating him right now. He needs to get over his jealousy and protectiveness if he really wants to keep Hermione.
I was wondering if Draco would catch what Hermione said about the snow. He just tried to make himself believe that it wasn't her. This is getting really fascinating! You just keep pulling me deeper and deeper. I just can't bring myself to leave the computer screen!


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Hold onto your seats for this one, TVD fans! We've learned from a source on The Vampire Diaries set that actor David Anders will be returning to the show for episode 213. Not only that, but his character, John Gilbert, knows how to kill Elijah � the vampire who is after his daughter, Elena.
I was hoping that we would see the return of Anders this season who has been a favourite of mine since his delicious role of Sark on Alias and whilst his character was criminally dispatched in Heroes, I was glad to see John survive his stabbing in TVD even if this character has so far been less than appealing. It will be interesting to see what direction they will take him in and this knowledge of how to dispatch Klaus will surely make him of use to Elena et al and might endear himself to the group and fans alike. Without his ring which he gave up to Jeremy in the season opener it will be interesting to see how this will change his attitude, will there be less bravado and arrogance with this power gone? Does he also have anything to do with Elijah and Dr Martin who revealed themselves as potential allies last week?
This definitely seems to be the week where bad uncles are announced as returning to the shows where they have previously caused mayhem and mishap with Desmond Harrington being set to return to Gossip Girl early next year. So TVD fans, what do you make of this news? Glad to see Uncle John coming back to save the day? Will he get some bonding time with Elena? Or will he end up with another knife to the gut?


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Man Assaults Boyfriend Because Of Alanis Morissette Music – Wendy's Douche Of The Day
Back when I was an angsty teenager, I listened to Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" on repeat like it was my job. Apparently, these days, there are still people that do that. And sometimes, that causes their boyfriend to assault them with a dinner plate. No really, Allen Blair Casey, a man from Florida, got so sick of listening to Alanis over and over that he smacked his boyfriend in the face with a plate and earned the title of "Wendy's Douche of the Day".


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Second Teaser For The Upcoming 'PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4' Trailer
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
I know some of you hate these teasers for trailer but we have a second one for the upcoming PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 trailer that will actually drop tomorrow, Auguat 1st. Head inside and watch 13 more seconds of awesome creepiness!
Paranormal Activity 4 releases in theaters on October 19th.
Source: Paramount Pictures


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Contributed by Michelle Davis
Mary A. Losty to William E Phelan
Katherine Losty to Charles J. Embree--1896
Elizabeth G. Losty to Andrew A Klemm-- Dec. 31 1902
Margaret Losty to Perry W. Coppage
Loretta C. Losty to William S. Downey
Mary E. Embree to Clifford A. Overbaugh--June 21 1919
Rosealma Klemm to Joseph A. Moore—Oct 1935
Marian Klemm to Milton Miller—Oct. 19 1936
Elizabeth Phelan to Francis Poll—June 30 1935
Marguerite C, Downey to Joseph St. Lawrence—June 22, 1941
William Downey to Helen Seeley—April 1940
Marian (Mary Ann) Losty born November 12th 1874
Katherine Losty born June 20th 1876
John William Losty born May 2nd 1878
Christina Losty born June 14th or 24th 1880
Margaret Losty born May 28th 1883
Elizabeth Losty born December 23rd 1884
Loretta Losty born Saturday October 16th 1886
Mary E. Embree born April 19th 1897
Marion Elizabeth Klemm born September 19th 1903
Rosealma Klemm born December 29th 1907
William Downey born October 15th 1917
Mary Ann Coppage born December 5th 1905
Marguerite Clinton Downey born July 23rd 1919
Joan Downey born October 13th 1924
John Downey March 29th 1927
Michael Patrick Downey born December 28th 1941
Katherine J. Overbaugh born December 23rd 1919
Pastor Father O'Driskel (O'Driscoll?) died March 21st
Duke Aoye died February 12th 1884
Filip Vanvectian (VenVechten?) Manorden (Van Orden?) died December 21st 1886
Rev. William Finneran died Tuesday April 3rd 1900
Christina Losty died Monday November 19th 1900
Margaret Guthrie Sunday 25th 1900(no month)
Michael J. Losty died Friday September 23rd 1910
Michael A. Coppage died April 23rd, 1911 Sunday 4am
Andrew Klemm died December 28th 1912
Christina Geagan died January 12th 1922
John J. Phelan died May 28th 1918
Agnes O'Hara died???
Mary Clinton Losty died Friday September 14th 1923
Joan Downey died April 27th 1925
Loretta Losty Downey died December 5th 1930
Elizabeth G. Klemm died June 16th 1932
Mary Ann Losty received her First Communion Sunday October
26th 1884
The first Sunday the new St. Patrick's Church was opened was April 25th 1886
Catherine T. Losty received her First Communion and Confirmation June 6th 1893
Christina T. Losty received her First Holy Communion and Confirmation on Tuesday June 6th 1893
John W. Losty received his First Holy Communion on March 17th 1892 and Confirmation on Tuesday June 6th 1893
Margaret L.A. Losty received her First Holy Communion and Confirmation on Tuesday May 26th 1896
Elizabeth G. Losty received her First Holy Communion and Confirmation May 26th 1896
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Also may be StarcrossedLovers. Anyone looking for more built in angst will make one of these a MayflyDecemberRomance. In [[MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness less realistic]] settings, can easily result in {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or {{Hybrid Monster}}s, or even {{Random Species Offspring}}s.Chances of it actually becoming an OfficialCouple (and evolving into a mixed marriage) are increased if the nonhuman has a [[HumanAliens human form]]. Although there is an element of {{Squick}} amongst a certain number of audience members, most people accept it in cases where there are ''no'' humans involved. For anthropomorphic animals, this can be a source of FurryConfusion, especially if they're the ''only'' couple seen to be of different species.For some this is [[BoldlyComing the way to go about First Contact]]. [[AlienInvasion Alien invaders]] seemingly love to tempt humans with this as part of their {{Masquerade}}, although [[HowToInvadeAnAlienPlanet you'd think they'd learn better]].See also: ExtremeOmnisexual, BestialityIsDepraved, MarsNeedsWomen, DivineDate, MagicalGirlfriend, DeusSexMachina, DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu, BoyMeetsGhoul, {{Robosexual}} (for when the "species" barrier is a robot, AI, or other artificial lifeform), HotSkittyOnWailordAction (for when you wonder how these two things could actually reproduce, or at least engage in activities that would lead to reproduction with members of their own species), and MuggleMageRomance. May involve ExoticEquipment or the MaleToFemaleUniversalAdaptor. May lead to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s or to a NonhumanLoverReveal if one member was keeping secrets. If society does not approve of such romance, then it's also MalignedMixedMarriage. InterspeciesFriendship is the platonic version of this trope. It may also involve [[NonStandardKiss Non-Standard Kissing]].----!!Examples with sub-pages:[[index]]* InterspeciesRomance/AnimeAndManga* InterspeciesRomance/ComicBooks* InterspeciesRomance/{{Fanfic}}** ''[[InterspeciesRomance/TheReviewTeam The Review Team]]''* InterspeciesRomance/{{Film}}* InterspeciesRomance/{{Literature}}* InterspeciesRomance/LiveActionTV* InterspeciesRomance/MythologyAndReligion* InterspeciesRomance/TabletopGames** ''InterspeciesRomance/DungeonsAndDragons''* InterspeciesRomance/VideoGames* InterspeciesRomance/{{Webcomics}}* InterspeciesRomance/WebOriginal* InterspeciesRomance/WesternAnimation[[/index]]!!Examples without sub-pages:[[foldercontrol]][[folder:Advertising]]* Spuds [=McKenzie=]: what a playah! What a ''dog'' playah! What a dog playah with ''human'' girlfriends...er...right.* The "twist ending" to an [=AirWick=] air-freshener commercial is that the talking elephant housewife's husband is a many-stinky-shoed ''centipede''. Pairings in other ad campaigns include chimpanzee-skunk, giraffe-boar and penguin-bear. The last one's sons are ''[[BigLippedAlligatorMoment pigs]]''.* Fruit By The Foot [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9oAd7uHeVQ has a commercial]] with a female lizard getting attracted to a young human male after mistaking the long strip of gum stretching from his mouth for a prehensile tongue.* Pretty much all of the Orangina ads, but especially the big musical number with the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck14LKBI9GM bear and the deer]].* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6eIbiKvUM This ad]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsJiGF_Groo this ad]] imply that the Kia Soul hamsters find human women attractive.* There's a commercial for a ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' mermaid Dora toy, which shows a mermaid girl whose mother is a human and father is a giant fish.* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-NLT_jOfww This ad]] for the Bank of Queensland pairs a human hunter with a deer.* Direct TV's ads feature a man married to a human-sized living marionette. [[{{Squick}} They even have a son]].* Commercials for Sprint's Framily plan show Creator/JudyGreer married to a hamster. They have three kids: a man (played by Kyle Mooney who's only nine years younger than Greer), a southern boy, and a French girl. [[/folder]][[folder:Apparel]]* Parodied by [[http://wearscience.com/design/martian/ this shirt]].[[/folder]][[folder:Asian Animation]]* In ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel'', Sir Brown the fairy fell in love with a human princess. Thanks to a war, it never worked out.[[/folder]][[folder:Manhwa]]* ''Manhwa/CielTheLastAutumnStory'' has the godlike-Arc Dragon in human form Krohiten and mortal human Carola. Which ends up killing Carola due to the strain of the eventual pregnancy. And then, because Krohiten is kind of an emotionally-compromised god, he ends up in another one with Yvienne.[[/folder]][[folder:Music]]* 'Star Girl' by Music/McFly was about an interspecies romance between a human and an alien. According to Tom Fletcher, the song was based on a dream he had where he romanced an alien woman.* In CNR by Music/WeirdAlYankovic, one of Charles Nelson Reilly's many accomplishments was making sweet, sweet love to a manatee.* 'Interspecies Love' by Kevin Blechdom. Aliens again.* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya0X53SN7R8 "My Beloved Monster"]] by Eels.* '[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kc570KwUs Herr Mannelig]]'. She's a mountain troll. Though the 'romance' in this case is pretty one-sided.* Sadly, parental disapproval averted Herman's and Sally's inter-crustacean romance in the Smothers Brothers' comedy song "Crabs Walk Sideways".* From ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', there's the song [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=xf-tQxMSxos "Bubbles"]], which was made up one-word-at-a-time and is about [[DidYouJustRomanceCthulu a man romancing a sea monster.]]* "Fish and Bird", by Music/TomWaits, tells the story of two StarCrossedLovers: a bird and a whale. As ridiculous as the premise sounds, it still manages to be deeply sad.* Orangutan/human in Megadeth's [[http://youtu.be/fLN1OB3_wG8 "Public Enemy Nº 1"]] video (implied).* The music video for the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtMU8nvZzOs "Close But No Cigar"]] by Music/WeirdAlYankovic is all about this. It was made by Creator/JohnKricfalusi, so it's not surprising...* The music video of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xweiQukBM_k "Opposites Attract"]] has Paula Adbul dancing with and romancing a cartoon cat named M.C. Scat Cat* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM "E.T."]] by Music/KatyPerry and Music/KanyeWest. The video begins with the song "Where in the World Can My Lover Be?" by Midge Williams & Her Jazz Jesters playing in the background. As the music begins, Kanye is shown in a spacecraft revealing pictures before zooming out of the craft. In the video, Perry, as an "alien", drifts through outer space before landing on an abandoned Earth covered with litter. Clips are interspersed of large felids hunting game. She comes across a broken robot (resembling a spaceman), which turns into a naked male, played by Shaun Ross upon her kiss. It is eventually revealed Perry's legs are in fact those of a gazelle. Meanwhile, West is featured in the video floating in a traveling spacecraft.* "Runaway" is a 35-minute short film (it serves as the music video for a compilation of songs from West's album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy") directed by Kanye West. The film depicts a romantic relationship between a man and a half-woman, half-phoenix, and is set to music by West from his album.* The second version of the music video for "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOiYsKKe2vQ Bad Boy]]" by Miami Sound Machine, which features the cast of ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' in their cat costumes, one of them getting really cuddly with Music/GloriaEstefan's character (who's human, though she sports a cat tail at the end of the video).* The music video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxvGHQHiY70&ob=av2e "Peacebone"]] by the experimental rock group Music/AnimalCollective shows a blossoming romance between a human woman and.. [[EldritchAbomination something else.]]* In the music video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsuVMdnF8A0&feature=relmfu Spectrum]] by ZEDD, a man meets and falls in love with an [[BoldlyComing alien woman]] whose spaceship appears in front of his house and leaves her there.* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAsKIvRH2ds I'm In Love With a Monster]] by Music/FifthHarmony.* In NHK's ''Minna no Uta'', the music video ''Tanishi-chan'', which played in NHK television channels in February and March 1986, is about an anthropomorphic pond loach and snail who are in love with each other, despite loaches preying on snails.* "Yeti" by Music/BadLipReading details a romance between the titular yeti and Chris Martin from Music/{{Coldplay}}, which seemingly ended in a tearful breakup after they had an argument about the yeti getting too fat.[[/folder]][[folder:PuppetShows]]* ''Series/ChickenMinute'', a canadian show from the 90s, featured Minute, a fox, being in love with Chicken Mama, a hen with whom he even lives.* ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' has Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.-->'''Kermit''': Me? In love with a pig? Wait 'til I tell the guys in marketing! Ha ha! Maybe you expected me to go HOG-wild? Perhaps you could bring home the BACON! Ahhh... the sounds of love, SU-EEEEE! Oink, oink.** Also, Gonzo, whose species was unknown at the time but is now said to be some kind of alien has an attraction to birds, especially chickens, and in one case, a cow.** Also, in one episode he was infatuated with Madeline Khan, a human.** And in the [[AnimatedAdaptation cartoon spin-off]], ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies'', he's in love with Piggy. Camilla, is, alas, just a stuffed toy in that version.** ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' contained this exchange:---> '''Brooke Shields:''' Is something wrong?\\'''Masterson Rat:''' Do you believe in interspecies dating?\\'''Brooke Shields:''' Well, I've dated some rats before, if that's what you mean. ** It got weirder in ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''. Benjamina Gunn (Miss Piggy) apparently had relationships with the humans Captain Flint ''and'' Long John Silver, the former of whom abandoned her on the island after their relationship ended. Her former fiance Captain Smollett (Kermit) seemed disturbed by this revelation, but it may have been more because of her promiscuity than the interspecies aspect.** Piggy's been known to throw herself at hunky male humans on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' before. Creator/ChristopherReeve comes to mind. Also Patrick Wilson, drummer for Weezer, in the "Keep Fishing" video. Neither one reciprocated.*** Charles Grodin, however, was quite enamoured with her in ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper''. As was John Ritter in ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show''.** In the 2015 series ''Series/TheMuppets'', Kermit and Piggy have split up, and Kermit is dating another pig named Denise, who works in marketing. Miss Piggy meanwhile, is again attaching herself to human guest stars. And Fozzie has a human girlfriend whose parents are [[MalignedMixedMarriage a bit freaked out]].* The Henson Alternate pilot ''Tinseltown'' was about Bobby Vegan, a pig, and his life-partner Samson Knight, a bull.[[/folder]][[folder:Radio]]* ''Radio/BleakExpectations'': Considered, though mercifully never attempted, by [[BigBad Mister Benevolent]] and [[BunglingInvention Harry Biscuit]] in regards to Juanita Hotchille, a SpicyLatina who has [[ItMakesSenseInContext wound up in the body of a dinosaur]], which has done nothing to decrease her sex-appeal.-->'''Mr. Benevolent:''' She's a Dinosaur. Wouldn't it be wrong?-->'''Harry Biscuit:''' I've asked myself the same thing.[[/folder]][[folder:Theater]]* ''Bat Boy: The Musical'' features a romance between the Bat Boy (Edgar), and [[spoiler:[[BrotherSisterIncest Shelley]]]]. This is encouraged by the Demi-God Pan, in the midst of a rather-large, MUSICAL, inter-species orgy.* ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' gives us Princeton (a human/puppet) and Kate Monster ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a monster]]/puppet)* Umbridge (an extremely strong human woman) and Firenze (a centaur) from ''[[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical A Very Potter Sequel]]''.* ''Theatre/{{Seussical}}'' has [[Literature/HortonHearsAWho Horton the Elephant]] and Gertrude [=McFuzz=], a bird.* The ''Creator/TeamStarKid'' play ''Theatre/{{Starship}}'' has an alien bug/human romance, as well as a human/robot one. [[/folder]][[folder:Visual Novels]]* The origins of the [[spoiler:Furude]] family in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' stem from a marriage between a human and a demon ([[spoiler:Hanyuu]]). Note: [[spoiler:Hanyuu was older than the form seen in the 7th and 8th novels during said marriage.]]* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is a DatingSim, like many others, where your character tries to romance cute guys. Only this time, replace "cute guys" with "photo-realistic pigeons". To help players identify with the characters, there is an option for the intro scene of each love interest to show an image what he would look like as a human (answer: {{Bishounen}}). However, it is made clear that the birds really are birds, and this is just a visual TranslationConvention.* ''VisualNovel/DraKoi'' is a love story between a nameless protagonist and a dragon who similarly has no name. [[spoiler:She picked him out as the one who would slay her, a choice he can reject.]]* Taken pretty seriously with the noted titles of ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' by Creator/KeyVisualArts. Both scenarios are demonstrated in a rather TearJerker route following the BeautifulAllAlong path, except... just replace ''beautiful'' with ''animal''.* ''VisualNovel/DramaticalMurder'' has one between Aoba and [[spoiler:Clear, an android]].* In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateAngelOrDevil'', Akane is engaged in a romantic relationship with either an angel, a demon, or a reaper.* In ''VisualNovel/ShallWeDateBloodInRoses'', Mina, a witch who will turn into a vampire, is involved with either a vampire or a werewolf.** Her ancestor, Tatiana, was in love with the father of vampires, Harold.[[/folder]][[folder:Web Animation]]* ''WebAnimation/ThereSheIs'', in which a female rabbit falls in love with a male cat. The interspecies part of their relationship plays a big role in the plot: Such romances are extremely frowned upon in their societies (a metaphor for the strained relationship of Japan and Korea).* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': Considering that most of the characters are different species, this was inevitable. The {{Official Couple}}s are Cuddles (a rabbit)/Giggles (a chipmunk) and Handy (a beaver)/Petunia (a skunk).* In ''WebAnimation/BowsersKingdom'' episode 8, Steve the Piranha Plant fell in love with a [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Dino Rhino]] (with a bow and lipstick). The [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Dino Piranha]] was the resulting lovechild. -->'''Jeff:''' How did you even do that?-->'''Steve:''' Oh I don't know I was drunk.* In the episode Typomaniac Vol. 1 of Starters, Chikoria thinks that Chespin and Fenniken are dating and begin to laugh at them for that.[[/folder]]


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PORTON Sports and South Newton & Wishford played out a cracking Bledisloe Cup quarter-final that went to extra time.
Luke Nicklen's audacious 50-yard ball released Doug Malcolm to put the hosts 1-0 up, but Newton eventually found a way past Ben Hatt to level before half time through Mickey Ball.
Porton scored almost immediately after the re-start, a great turn and volley by Doug Malcolm. The visitors were then reduced to ten men, when Dan Targett received a straight red card, but still managed to equalise again, from a free kick that was originally given as a penalty, headed in by Dave Warburton for his fifth of the season.
Porton made the most of the extra man in extra time, Malcolm completing his hat trick from the spot after he was brought down by Paul Merritt. Then he set up Ade Hale for the fourth and final goal, and Newton's Micky Tutton was shown a red card after the whistle for dissent.
In the WC Stokes Cup, Nomansland & Landford thrashed West Harnham 9-1. Dan Jones smacked in a rebound for the first goal, but Harnham equalised with a penalty right on half time.
Early in the second half, Jones finished a neat move and Dan Hayward cracked in a drive. Veteran Colin Hayward's header was deflected in, then Jones scored two more to take his tally to four. Ben Gauntlett grabbed a brace and Lloyd Hutchinson completed the scoring near the end.
Boscombe Down Rec Club needed extra time to beat Winterslow in the Heseltine Cup. They were a goal down at the break thanks to a penalty. Robbie Homebury equalised after a scramble and good saves by the goalkeeper.
Charlie Croker then finished Harry Gale's superb pass, but Winterslow took the game to extra time late on. Homebury restored Boscombe's lead with a lob from Nick Voce's inch-perfect pass, then Danny Goodall squared for Croker to make it 4-2, his 17th in eight games for the club.
Ash Melvin ensured Deacon Alms a share of the points in the 1-1 draw at Tisbury United. Their reserves got off to a flyer at Enford, Josh Fryer firing in within the first minute. The home team equalised but Craig Dowdell and Rich Daley handed Deacons control.
The young Enford side found two quick goals to level in the second half, then Dowdell produced a screamer and skipper Tom Symes finished a great move to make it 5-3.
On Sunday, unbeaten AFC Amesbury Athletic made it to the semi-finals of the Pete Fardell Cup with a 6-0 hammering of Amesbury Town.
Ollie Roe got the opener, then Matt Chant made it two from 30 yards and Tom Plant scored from the edge of the box before half time. Harvey Coker made it four with a header, Town added an own goal, and Danny Young completed the rout.
Saturday, November 17
Salisbury & District League (sponsored by the Salisbury Journal) – Premier Division: Durrington Dynamos 2 Halfway House 1; Tisbury United 1 Deacon Alms 1. Division One: Alderbury Res 5 Durrington WMC 3; Devizes Inn 1 Chalke Valley 0; Enford 3 Deacon Alms Res 5. Premier Cup (Preliminary Round): Stockton & Codford 5 Whiteparish 0. Heseltine Cup (Quarter-finals): Value Cars 0 Stockton & Codford Res 3; Winterslow 2 Boscombe Down Rec Club 4.
Sunday, November 18
Salisbury & District League (sponsored by the Salisbury Journal) – Division One: Alderbury 0 St Pauls Club 14; Old Ale House 2 Chilworth Manor Sports 2; Railway 8 FC Bulford 2; West Tytherley 3 Harlequins SC 1. Division Two: Cedars Bar 3 Red Lion (Chisenbury) 2; RWJ Castle 3 Figheldean Rangers 2; Wilton Club 4 New Sarum 3. Pete Fardell Cup (Quarter-final): AFC Amesbury Athletic 6 Amesbury Town 0. South Wilts Charity C Cup (Quarter-finals): Laverstock & Ford P-P St Pauls Club Res; Railway Res 6 Royal George 1.
Saturday, November 24
Salisbury & District League (sponsored by the Salisbury Journal) (league games 2pm, cup games 1.45pm) – Premier Division: Wanderers v South Newton & Wishford; Whiteparish v Deacon Alms. Division One: Enford v Durrington WMC; Halfway House Res v Chalke Valley; West Harnham v Value Cars; Winterslow v Stockton & Codford Res. Morrison Cup (1st Round): Stockton & Codford v Tisbury United. (Quarter-finals): Durrington Dynamos v Nomansland & Landford; Halfway House v Alderbury; Porton Sports v Boscombe Down Rec Club. Heseltine Cup (Quarter-final): Devizes Inn v Alderbury Res.
Sunday, November 25
Salisbury & District League (sponsored by the Salisbury Journal) (11am) – Division One: AFC Amesbury Athletic v Railway; Amesbury Town v West Tytherley; FC Bulford v Alderbury; Harlequins SC v Old Ale House; St Pauls Club v Chilworth Manor Sports. Division Two: Barford Hornets v New Sarum; Laverstock & Ford v Railway Res; Red Lion (Chisenbury) v Figheldean Rangers; RWJ Castle v Royal George; St Pauls Club Res v Cedars Bar.


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by Bruce Strand, Sports editor
Scott Dowd of Rogers, who played linebacker for the Gophers from 1977-81, got back into the competition realm last year when he did his first power lifting meet.
The 53-year-old Dowd was back Saturday at The Gym in Elk River for the 2011 Minnesota Powerlifting Federation championships, along with 73 other lifters.
"Nothing can replicate that," Dowd said, meaning the excitement of D-I football, "but this is about as close as you can get. I was so nervous I could not sleep at all last night. I love the competition."
After training diligently all year, Dowd had a gratigfying day in bench press, reaching his goal of 405 pounds, then topping it with 415.
"I had made 405 a couple times in practice so I knew I could do it," said Dowd. He added: "It's so different in a meet than in practice. Four-oh-five in a meet feels like 420, because you've got to hold it."
Dowd was the lone super heavyweight masters contestant. That's the one drawback, he said, a death of opponents in his age group. But he figures not many guys at 53 could lift 425 pounds, and that's satisfaction enough. He plans to do about three events a year.
The 6-foot-4 Dowd played for the Gophers at 255 pounds, was 260 when he started a year and a half ago and is 300 from daily workouts and careful diet and nutrition.
Dowd, whose wife, son and daughter were on hand, looks like a power lifting competitor except for one detail. He has no tattoo. "Tats" are big in the lifting culture. "I'm thinking about getting one from that '300' movie," Dowd said.
Once a year, mountains of muscle turn up in Elk River for this event, which The Gym has hosted for eight years.
Chris Giving, owner of The Gym, is the meet director, and a participant. "We had 74 lifters, and about 280 attendance, another awesome turnout," said Giving. "Guys from The Gym got most of the first places, again. And we've got some young kids who look good." Giving has a back problem this year but was able compete in bench press, winning 165 masters with 260.
The youngsters he alluded to included Josh Patterson and Aaron Dwinnell. Patterson, 17, who's not in sports at ERHS, took up power lifting a year ago, did all three events, In his first meet, squatted 435, dead-lifted 405 and benched 205, in the 220 Teen, winning all three. Dwinnell, 20, won 148 Open bench with 235 and dead lift with 395, both PBs. Said the 5-foot-8, 148-pound plumber who attended St. Michael-Albertville and played soccer: "I do it to keep in shape, and I love the competition."
Matt Talbot, 26, who is legally blind, raised his bench PB to 370 in winning 198 Open. A Bloomington native now living here, Talbot never had a sport until he started power lifting 2004-06. He stepped away a few years, and resumed last year. This was his sixth meet.
"You set a goal and push and push until you get there. It takes determination, focus and training." said the 5-foot-8, 196-pounder, who tore a pec last year, rehabbed and came back strong. About competing, he said, "You always come out nervous, but when you get that first lift out of the way, it goes away. Then the adrenaline kick you get is so high."
Steve Olsen, a workout partner of Dowd's along with Jim Warren, is another of the senior lifters, at age 49. He got started a few years back to have something to share with son Corey, former Elk and Hamline football player. The 5-foot-10, 295-pound lifter had a good outing on Saturday with a 415 bench and 620 squat for first in Masters 2.
Brendan Braner, owner of Press Gym in Little Canada, had the mightiest bench press, 635 pounds, winning the pro class. Bremer, 25, who played high school football in Iowa, has a different body type, at 5-foot-7 and 345 pounds, a softer but obviously powerful physique. "I do about four meets a year," he said. "This is the best meet I've had." His goal? "The world record for raw bench is 714 pounds."
Joe Schroeder, one of the top local lifters, limited himself to squat, and won 220 Open with an 805-pound lift on his third and final try, a PB. "I do about three a year, and I just did a full meet in September," said Schroeder. "I needed a break from the other (events)."
Tom Chipman, 41, of Minneapolis, played soccer, hockey and football at Minneapolis Southwest, started lifting in his late 30's for fitness, and has competed for two years. "I do about five a year," said Chipman, who won 198 Masters in all three events. "It keeps me in shape, how that I'm in my 40's," said Chipman, who does title abstracts. Does he do any other workouts? "Just walking through all those government centers," he grinned.


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$500K+ spent on police cameras, but are they working?
LITTLE ROCK (KATV)--Are police cameras in Little Rock helping to solve crimes or even recording?
A hit and run accident happened Friday, right in front of our building on Scott and 4th Street.
According to police, they aren't sure if the accident was captured by their surveillance camera installed on that corner.
We've been investigating the purpose of these cameras and tonight it's up to the viewers to decide.
Channel 7 was told by Sergeant Cassandra Davis that these cameras are capable of recording 24/7, but that doesn't mean they are actually recording all the time.
The point of installing these was to deter crime Davis said
Although, Davis couldn't confirm if the hit and run accident was captured by their camera that's installed at the intersection.
Earlier this summer, more than $500,000 was spent installing 50 cameras throughout Little Rock, but are they helping solve crimes?
"I don't know if there have been any crimes solved based on video from the cameras," said Davis.
While police have the ability to move these cameras around the city to catch criminal activity in certain areas, Davis said they are not always recording.
"Whenever we feel that there's a need to, we've received several reports in a particular area, then we may decide to record or keep that data," added Davis.
According to Doris Wright, Little Rock's Vice-Mayor, the money to buy these cameras came from the general sales tax revenue.
But was this a good use of tax dollars spent?
"Yeah, but I couldn't tell you what crimes if any were solved using the cameras," said Davis.
Wright, as well as City Director for Ward 5 Lance Hines both plan to ask the city manager questions regarding the use of these cameras.
They both agreed that if they aren't recording 24/7, they don't see the purpose of them.
Channel 7 will be attending tomorrow's agenda meeting, where this will be discussed.
An arrest was also made in connection to the hit and run.
Lavelle Winfred was arrested for a carjacking earlier on Friday, and police believe he is connected to the hit and run.
He's facing several charges including public intoxication.


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Having proudly claimed the first Android-Windows Phone dual-boot phones would arrive by spring, Huawei is now backpedalling—saying they won't happen after all. Sound familiar?
WSJ: Microsoft and Google Are Crushing the Dual-OS Dream
A report by the Wall Street Journal claims that Intel's grand plans to stuff Android and Windows into the same tablet have hit a brick wall: neither Google nor Microsoft want hardware to sport the competitor's OS alongside their own.
Report: First U.S. Windows-Android Dual Boot Phones Will Arrive Spring
Dual booting is the latest mobile fad, and by all accounts it won't be long before it arrives: according to Huawei, the first examples will be available in the US as early as this spring.
Report: First Dual-Boot Windows and Android Phones Coming This Year
Recently there's been a push to have PCs dual booting with Android and Windows, and it seems that may soon extend to phones. Reports suggest that the first Windows Phone-Android dual booting handsets are coming this year.
Lenovo X1 Hybrid Laptop Hands On: Half Android, Half Windows, All Something
I just got some mitts-on time with Lenovo's new notebook, the X1 Hybrid. What's interesting about it is that it can boot into a battery-doubling low-power mode that runs off of a Snapdragon processor and custom software based on a certain kernel we all know.
A Dual-Booting Android/Windows Tablet Could Make ViewSonic Less Boring
ViewSonic is one of those companies that makes my eyes droop and dribble escape from my mouth, but according to a press release they just issued, they'll be showing off a 10-inch dual-booting Android/Windows tablet at IFA.
Watch a Nokia N900 Dual-Boot Maemo and Android
Though just a proof of concept for now, this clip shows the hack-friendly Nokia N900 dual-booting Maemo and Android. It's only a taste, but as the dual-booter Brandon says, "its real and it could be spectacular." [Brandon's Posterous via jkOnTheRun]
How To Install Windows 7 On Your Mac Using Boot Camp
Eyeing Windows 7 but feeling left out in Mac land? Well, if you have 10GB to spare and a DVD burner, here's how to join the Win7 party for free with Boot Camp.
Apple Bootcamp 1.2 Adds Vista Support, Other Things That Would Make This Headline Too Long If We Listed Them Here (Oops.)
Dual Booting Vista and XP Explained
Our trusted first cousins at Lifehacker were able to download a copy of the publicly available Beta 2 of Windows Vista last weekend, and in a fine how-to article show you how to dual boot it with Windows XP. How they were ever able to download the file from the zoo that is the Vista download area, we'll never know.…
Windows XP On Intel Mac Booting Contest Winner Announced
The prize for creating a method to boot Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac has been won. Contest organizer Colin Nederkoorn announced on his website this morning that the total prize money of $13,854 will be awarded to two California men he referred to as narf and blanka, and added that he has tested the open-source…
MacIntel Dual-Boot Success!
Who needs all of that mumbo-jumbo about the Mac Intel dual-boot. It has already been done, easy as pie. All you need is a little tape and you're good to go.
Power User - The Best of Lifehacker
This week at Lifehacker: Free your iPod from the shackles of iTunes. Witness operating system multiple personality disorder on a real live ThinkPad dual-booting Windows and Mac OS X. Scare your cat and get in shape with a sledgehammer and a sweater. Finally, master the art of portable computing with some tried and…
MacIntel Dual Boot? Fer Real? Not So Much
Looks like an intrepid haxor has dumped Vista on a MacBook by fooling Vista into thinking that the MacBook has a BIOS in there somewhere. The instructions are kind of convoluted but we encourage you to try this at home and confirm that it works. No screenshots, unfortunately.
Booting XP on an Intel Mac?
Will you be able to dual-boot Windows XP and OS X? Well, many would agree that the likelihood of booting Windows XP on an Intel Mac is just about as certain as getting laid at the Chicken Ranch. Colin Nederkoorn of Houston, Texas decided to pledge $100 of his own money to anyone who can devise a method to boot…


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Now Open: Guisados in Downtown, Serving Breakfast Tacos!
Breakfast tacos at Guisados in Downtown
T. Nguyen
Guisados opened on the Spring Street side of the Spring Arcade Building in Downtown on Monday, news that, based on the long lunchtime lines over the past few days, was very much welcomed by most every hungry person within walking distance of the building. Because if you too spend an enormous amount of time in the neighborhood, you too would be enormously excited to now be so close to one of the best taco-makers in the city.
This Downtown location is Guisados's third. The first opened in Boyle Heights at the end of 2010, followed by a spot in Echo Park that opened early last year.
Guisados in Downtown
T. Nguyen
Guisados, of course, is well-known for its tacos, filled with lovely braised meats and vegetables that are ladled on thick, freshly made corn tortillas. All of these wonderful creations, from the steak picado to the blistering chiles toreados, are available here on the ground floor of the Spring Arcade.
There are breakfast tacos here, too, filled with chorizo and potatoes and scrambled eggs and so on, available between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.
See also: 10 Best Tacos in Los Angeles
Besides the menu, other noticeable similarities between this location and the others: work from local artists hanging on the walls, an inspirational quote painted above a door frame, the hilariously long list of potential food allergens scrawled on a post. If it feels like home, it's probably because it sort of is. Or will be.
Guisados is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. (!) and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Guisados in Downtown
T. Nguyen
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M/Y GRAVITAS offers a unique and versatile layout which describes both interior and exterior features. Privately she could accommodate as many as 18 guests, while under charter, a maximum of 12 guests. However the multitude of arrangements is advantageous when considering families with children, nannies, couples, security guards, pilots, other staff and more....
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Quite good.
I LOVED the concept. Funtimes. But...the link at the end didn't work. Only bad point. Otherwise great idea, Yay, little random flashes!
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I thought that was very funney and clever and if your into making shorts then why dont you make abunch of them and put them together like into a collab?
Meh IDK I just like my shorts to stand alone. Thx for reviewing.
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I found this flash simplistic, basic shapes, no voices and the same sound clip to be overly simplistic
So is this review, you know you're supposed to give advice, and be supportive if you're gonna vote zero...
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i thought that it was sorta funny, it wasn't something i expected. The only problem i found was that the "watch the original" didn't work. I dont know if it's my computer or it's a bug. anyway, it was still good!
Yeah well, that seems to be the main complaint, thanks for reviewing.
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What is whith the guys voice and when u click to go to the original it doesnt work. Also why isnt this the original??
That's a lot of questions...
1. What voice, no one in this cartoon had a voice?
2. I put that in the comments, didn't you read?
3. Because it's a remake.


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The old America is a thing of the past
Dinesh D'Souza's movie claims American history now being taught is that plunder and exploitation are the United States' defining characteristics, not laws and the Constitution.
Dinesh, our laws and constitution don't mean anything anymore.
To fly in a plane as an American citizen I cannot travel freely without showing ID but Illegal aliens are being allowed to fly on commercial airliners without valid identification, according to the National Border Patrol Council.
I must work and save to pay for my child to go to through college but in California it's a free ride for illegals on my taxes.
We have border laws but they are unenforced by both Republicans and Democrats while Barack Obama makes speeches and enacts decreed loopholes to encourage the flood. Texas Gov. Rick Perry says agents were pulled 40 miles from the border as illegals, M-13 gang members and drugs flow freely.
The Supreme Court has ruled 13 times that Obama exceeded his constitutional authority, violating his oath of office but during that time before the decision Obama gets his way. Nobody does anything about the repeated violations and Obama keeps at it. What will the next president be able to do to bust the Constitution thanks to Obama?
Freedom of the press may soon be a thing of the past as the FCC attempts to involve government monitoring of what goes on in newsrooms around the nation and ultimately what you see and read.
Dinesh, the old America is long gone and you'd better watch out for the IRS.
— B.K. Brooks, Chico


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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett's administration is betting that it can maintain a lull in Pennsylvania's historically expanding inmate population as it prepares to close two prisons in the western part of the state after canceling plans to build one and reopen yet another.
The Greensburg and Cresson state prisons, with about 2,400 inmates combined, will be closed in the next six months. Many of the inmates will move to the newly built Benner state prison, a 2,000-bed facility near State College that was once envisioned as a place to help house the rapidly growing prison population.
But the state's prison population essentially flattened in the last three years, and the Corbett administration has put the brakes on a prison expansion that began in the final years under former Gov. Ed Rendell.
"This is really an important step for the administration and the next step in our corrections reform," Corrections Secretary John Wetzel told a Capitol news conference Wednesday.
Pennsylvania's prison population is tracking a national trend, with state prison populations falling in 2010 and 2011, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
The Corbett administration began informing lawmakers of its decision Tuesday and prison staff on Wednesday. The union that represents prison guards, the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association, said it understands the need to control costs, but a better review of the impact of closing prisons on the employees, their families and the two communities is needed.
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Magnolia Electric Co. benefited greatly from the Hi-Dive's intimacy last week.
Last time I saw Magnolia Electric Co. frontman and guitarist Jason Molina, with his previous band Songs: Ohia, I remember thinking, "Man, he looks nothing like I expected." He seemed more like a handsome, confident frat boy than the mournful, intensely sensitive soul from which his songs emerge.
Tuesday night at the Hi-Dive, I had the same thought. Molina—unlike his band members, attired and coiffed in standard Americana berumplement—looked nothing like I expected, in a different way.
This time, a bushy mustache accented Molina's otherwise clean-shaven face, and he wore form-fitting jeans and a patterned shirt, as one might wear for cocktails with Tom Selleck. Not the look of a man who would sing, "You see, I nailed my guilt to the back of my eyes. So I see it now before the sun."
That is a typical Magnolia Electric Co. lyric—so bleak that it would seem parodic, if it didn't feel true and beautiful. Truth and beauty intermingled with camp throughout Magnolia's 70-minute set, which began with a few errant musical brushstrokes but developed into a superb portrait of a band with extraordinary control of a very particular musical and emotional palette.
Sang Molina in "O! Grace:" "From Chicago to West Virginia, I've been as lonesome as the world's first ghost," a lyric that pigeonholes the geographic and emotional settings of Magnolia Electric Co.'s songs.
Their geographic world is Rust Belt farms and factories (Molina is from Bloomington, Indiana, the midpoint of the aforementioned poles), in which the sky seems infinite but gravity is a lead overcoat. Magnolia Electric Co. is Americana in the most literal sense, not only in the band's affection for poetic narratives set to refined country music, but in the impossibility of imagining the songs being developed elsewhere.
The Hi-Dive's low ceilings made these songs sound stunted, as they must in nearly every venue the band plays. Musically this is not ideal, but to hear Magnolia at an airy venue like Red Rocks would dissipate the emotional impact. Hearing them in a venue where they can't possibly sound their best is a natural extension of the content of the songs, in which people struggle, ghosts roam and landscape rules.
Amid the well-articulated despair, it sometimes seemed Molina blurred the line between heartache and parody. Looking at his mouth while he sang the lyrics, he clearly seemed to be the guy singing Magnolia Electric Co.'s desperate songs. Between lyrics, between songs, in his darting eyes, it felt like he was painting a picture of a painting—a step removed, aware of the overamplification of dark sentiments.
Presumably Molina is not as relentlessly bleak as the person who sings his songs: if he was, he would no longer be around to sing them. But perhaps Colorado, where authenticity spars with sentimentality, is a good place to wonder how Molina reconciles the songwriter's sadness with the performer's persistence.
Certainly Molina appreciated the Denver crowd. During his encore he noted, "We really scored with this place." His pause was like a wink. "A 12-point buck."
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