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- The Movie Itself
- 4.5 Stars
- HD Video Quality
- 4.5 Stars
- HD Audio Quality
- 3.5 Stars
- Supplements
- 1.5 Stars
- High-Def Extras
- 0 Stars
- Bottom Line
- Highly Recommended
- Street Date:
- January 6th, 2015
- Reviewed by:
- Steven Cohen
- Review Date: 1
- January 5th, 2015
- Movie Release Year:
- 2014
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Length:
- 165 Minutes
- MPAA Rating:
- Release Country
- United States
The Movie Itself: Our Reviewer's Take
"So, what's the point?"
Growth is a lifelong process. While we attempt to categorize different stages in our development, life is really just one long stretch of learning and discovery. A child fighting with his big sister, a teenager sneaking a drink, a father struggling to keep a steady job, and a mother working hard to pay the bills are all on the same decades-spanning journey -- the same collage of mistakes and revelations and heartaches and triumphs. Over a twelve year period, Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' chronicles such a montage of moments, and through its fascinating examination of shifting years, the movie connects each passing instance into a whole that is far greater than the mere sum of its parts. As we ostensibly watch a boy become a man before our eyes, the director essentially deconstructs those very labels, blurring the passage of time into a beautifully understated celebration of life's small joys and unanswerable questions.
Featuring an unconventional twelve year production, the movie focuses on Mason (Ellar Coltrane), a six-year old boy, as he grows into an eighteen-year old adult. Through a series of vignettes from each year of passing time, the narrative follows Mason from elementary school until his first day at college, offering various peeks into his evolving life along the way. From bad haircuts to abusive stepfathers and first loves, the story illuminates his coming-of-age in moments both small and significant.
When I first heard about the film's undeniably ambitious scope, I was cautiously optimistic. While shooting the same movie with the same aging cast over a twelve year period is a potentially fascinating concept, I was a bit worried that this conceit would prove to be a simple gimmick. After all, watching child actors age on screen is hardly groundbreaking. We see it happen all the time on various TV sitcoms and dramas, or even in film series like Francois Truffaut's 'Antoine Doinel' movies. But thankfully, what Linklater has done here is quite different from anything that has come before, creating a cinematic examination of passing time like no other.
Parents often lament about how fast kids grow up, frequently questioning where all the years have gone. Though I've yet to experience this firsthand, after seeing 'Boyhood,' I now feel like I've gotten a taste of this phenomenon. As we watch Mason gradually grow throughout the years, Linklater carefully compresses twelve years into a mere 164 minutes, and while scripts spanning decades are hardly new, the fact that the cast and the production actually endure this passage of time offers a startling experience. When Mason goes from being a wide-eyed seven-year old to a moody adolescent, the audience is now able to feel that loss of time in a truly palpable way because it's real. The actor and the character have actually gotten older; those years are gone and there is no going back. I often couldn't help but look at the screen and wonder like a proud but bewildered father, "Where did my little boy go?"
Transitions throughout the years prove to be both seamless and abrupt, with Linklater rarely offering any clear segue from vignette to vignette. Instead, despite the inherently fragmented narrative and production, all of the separate pieces feel like a cohesive whole, and we are left to decipher the shifts in time through Mason's growing face and changing voice. Likewise, audiences can also follow the moving years through little background details like the electronics the character use, music they listen to, news they watch, and politics they discuss. Together, each year blends into the next, resulting in distinct yet organic segments that chronicle Mason and his family.
Some of these episodes focus on rather predictable beats, following Mason as he argues with his big sister or watches his parents fight from a distance, but as the runtime goes on, Linklater almost seems to go out of his way to avoid the typical "big" moments that most coming-of-age stories gravitate toward. In contrast, the narrative hones in on the smaller instances between these so-called milestones, and many scenes tend to favor various heart-to-hearts and simple conversations between Mason and his family and friends. Of course, there are still instances of traditional conflict, including a stretch of time that features an alcoholic stepfather. With that said, for the first half of the film, Mason is more of an observer of the film's drama rather than a true participant. But as the movie develops, he transitions from a passive protagonist into an active one, allowing the narrative's dynamics to mirror the character's own personal growth.
While with rare exception the film is primarily told from Mason's perspective -- his father, mother, and sister also play an integral part in the story. In fact, as the filmmakers point out in the included special features, though the movie is called 'Boyhood,' it could have just as easily been titled 'Parenthood' or 'Adulthood,' as Linklater's examination of growth here is hardly age exclusive. In the role of Mason's parents, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke are both exceptional, illuminating the lingering pangs of uncertainty, doubt, and endless learning that continue on with us well out of childhood and adolescence. Their parallel stories work in tandem with their son's, creating an all-encompassing peek into the same twelve year period. As Mason makes mistakes and learns from them, so too, do his mother and father, revealing life's cyclical and never-ending growing pains.
We watch Mason go through his awkward years, only to learn that in reality, from birth until death -- they're all awkward years. Whether we're in our teens or fifties, we remain stumbling, confused, strange little creatures, struggling to learn how to walk and forever aching to discover who we are. As Mason and his family reveal, childhood and adulthood are really just insignificant labels, marking vague stepping stones across one single moment -- an infinite now filled with hardship and possibilities. So much more than just a mere gimmick, Linklater's multi-year production allows us to feel the very reality of growth, to examine its evolution before our eyes, engendering all the paradoxical loss and progress that comes with each shifting year. 'Boyhood' is a striking achievement, a thought-provoking experiment in cinematic production, and an unassumingly beautiful film. By actually going through the twelve year process in front of and behind the camera, Linklater construct's a cinematic coming-of-age story where both form and content experience the full, bittersweet weight of time.
The Blu-ray: Vital Disc Stats
Paramount brings 'Boyhood' to Blu-ray on a single BD-50 disc that comes housed in a keepcase with a cardboard slipcover. A separate DVD and instructions for a digital copy are also included. After some skippable trailers, the disc transitions to a traditional menu screen. The packaging indicates the release is region A coded.
The Video: Sizing Up the Picture
The movie is provided with a 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio. Despite its unconventional twelve year production, the film maintains a consistent and impressive image.
The 35mm source print is in great shape with a natural layer of light grain visible throughout, and only some very negligible specks here and there (particularly early on). Linklater employs a very naturalistic style, resulting in an understated but beautiful picture. Though not razor sharp, clarity is pleasing and the video offers a good sense of dimension. Colors are realistic yet still vivid, and the palette favors light greens, blues, and yellows. Contrast is also well balanced with even whites and blacks. With that said, grain in dark scenes tends to look a tad heavy and slightly clumpy. Thankfully, I detected no major signs of compression or digital artifacts.
With its naturalistic aesthetic and strong technical presentation, 'Boyhood' comes to Blu-ray with a great video transfer free from any major issues.
The Audio: Rating the Sound
The film is presented with an English DTS-HD MA 5.1 track along with English, English SDH, and Spanish subtitles. Like the video, the audio is fairly modest in design, and while this subtle quality works very well, the mix does lack notable surround sound presence.
Dialogue is clean, full, and well prioritized throughout. The soundstage is relatively front-loaded, but delicate hints of appropriate ambiance are spread naturally to the rears. Directionality and imaging are equally subtle, resulting in a small yet seamless soundscape that expands a bit during more dramatic moments (a tense scene in a car, for instance). Music is also a large part of the experience and the soundtrack of pop and rock songs complements the film's shifting time periods perfectly. Thankfully, the songs all come through with strong fidelity and stereo separation. Dynamic range is crisp and wide with no distortion, though bass activity is fairly negligible (as one should expect from a film of this type).
Quietly immersive, 'Boyhood' features a fitting but slightly underwhelming audio mix. Though the restrained design works well with the content, just a little more activity and texture could have helped to enhance the experience.
The Supplements: Digging Into the Good Stuff
- The 12 Year Project (HD, 19 min) – Presented in 1080p with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, this is a great behind-the-scenes featurette with the cast and crew. The participants discus the impetus for the film, how the idea developed, casting, themes, and influences from real life. Interviews are culled throughout the process, offering peeks into the shifting perceptions of the film's young stars. More than standard promotional fluff, this is an insightful look at the film's interesting twelve year production.
- Q&A with Richard Linklater and the Cast (HD, 53 min) – Presented in 1080p with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, this is a post-screening Q&A with the director and cast held at Cinefamily in LA on June 15, 2014. The group share lots of anecdotes from the shoot while addressing the twelve year process and their experiences growing up with film. Again, this is a great inclusion full of worthwhile material.
HD Bonus Content: Any Exclusive Goodies in There?
There are no HD exclusives.
Final Thoughts
Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' is an unassumingly beautiful film. So much more than just a mere gimmick, the movie's ambitious twelve-year production allows the audience to feel the narrative's passage of time in a deeply emotional and resonant manner, creating one of cinema's most unique and honest coming-of-age stories. The video transfer is strong and the audio mix is appropriately modest and effective. Though not packed with supplements, the included featurette and Q&A offer lots of great insights into the film's fascinating production. This is easily one of 2014's best movies and thankfully Paramount has done a great job with this disc. Very highly recommended.
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- 1080p/AC MPEG-4
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- 1.78:1
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- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- English, English SDH, Spanish
- The 12 Year Project
- Q&A with Richard Linklater and the Cast
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Dehydration hastens the decline in cerebral blood flow (CBF) during incremental exercise, whereas the cerebral metabolic rate for O2 (CMRO2) is preserved. It remains unknown whether CMRO2 is also maintained during prolonged exercise in the heat and whether an eventual decline in CBF is coupled to fatigue. Two studies were undertaken. In study 1, 10 male cyclists cycled in the heat for ∼2 h with (control) and without fluid replacement (dehydration) while internal and external carotid artery blood flow and core and blood temperature were obtained. Arterial and internal jugular venous blood samples were assessed with dehydration to evaluate CMRO2. In study 2, in 8 male subjects, middle cerebral artery blood velocity was measured during prolonged exercise to exhaustion in both dehydrated and euhydrated states. After a rise at the onset of exercise, internal carotid artery flow declined to baseline with progressive dehydration (P < 0.05). However, cerebral metabolism remained stable through enhanced O2 and glucose extraction (P < 0.05). External carotid artery flow increased for 1 h but declined before exhaustion. Fluid ingestion maintained cerebral and extracranial perfusion throughout nonfatiguing exercise. During exhaustive exercise, however, euhydration delayed but did not prevent the decline in cerebral perfusion. In conclusion, during prolonged exercise in the heat, dehydration accelerates the decline in CBF without affecting CMRO2 and also restricts extracranial perfusion. Thus, fatigue is related to a reduction in CBF and extracranial perfusion rather than CMRO2.
- cerebral blood flow
- dehydration
- extracranial blood flow
- prolonged exercise
Reductions in cerebral blood flow and extracranial perfusion, induced by dehydration during prolonged exercise in the heat, may be coupled to fatigue. However, cerebral metabolism remains stable through enhanced O2 and glucose extraction. Thus, fatigue developed during prolonged exercise with dehydration is related to reductions in cerebral blood flow rather than to the cerebral metabolic rate for O2.
dehydration and hyperthermia accrued during prolonged exercise in the heat pose a challenge to cardiovascular control, evidenced by reductions in stroke volume, cardiac output, skeletal muscle and skin blood flow, and, to a lesser extent, mean arterial pressure (MAP) (12, 16, 29). The cardiovascular strain imposed by combined dehydration and hyperthermia might also encompass cerebral blood flow (CBF) as an orthostatic challenge (35), pharmacological interventions that depress cardiac output (19), passive heat stress (2, 31), and combined heat stress and exercise (34) compromise cerebral perfusion. However, the role of hydration on the effect of prolonged exercise-induced dehydration on CBF and cerebral metabolism [cerebal metabolic rate of O2 (CMRO2)] is unknown.
Reductions in O2 and substrate supply can compromise organ and tissue metabolism (13) and the circulatory strain induced by dehydration during prolonged exercise in a hot environment may compromise cerebral substrate delivery to an extent that impairs CMRO2 and central nervous system function, ultimately curtailing performance. CMRO2 is maintained during incremental exercise (44, 15), but it remains unknown whether CBF and CMRO2 are preserved during prolonged exercise in the heat or whether eventual deviations relate to fatigue.
Thermoregulatory processes increase and modify the distribution of skin and deep tissue blood flow (6, 7) to regulate body temperature during exercise, particularly during heat stress (14). Across the head circulation, increasing skin and body temperatures lead to progressive elevations in external carotid artery (ECA) blood flow, as evidenced during incremental exercise in normothermia (40) and with passive heat stress (2, 36). The ECA serves the cutaneous circulation of the neck and face, which is important for heat liberation. In contrast, CBF progressively declines at high exercise intensities and with high body temperatures (36, 41). Altered perfusion pressure, blood gas tensions [particularly arterial Pco2 (PaCO2)] (48) and sympathetic activity (28) have been implicated in the control of CBF, whereas body temperature is known to influence ECA blood flow (36, 40, 41). However, no study has, as yet, characterized the regional distribution of blood flow across the head during prolonged exercise with and without progressive reductions in total body water.
The aim of the present study, therefore, was to assess the effect of dehydration on cerebral and extracranial hemodynamics and CMRO2 during prolonged exhaustive exercise in the heat. A second aim was to gain insights into the potential mechanisms underlying CBF responses to dehydration and prolonged exercise during nonexhaustive and exhaustive exercise. We hypothesized that dehydration accrued during prolonged exercise in the heat would reduce CBF but that CMRO2 would be maintained. A second hypothesis was that ECA blood flow would increase in relation to increasing core temperature. Finally, we hypothesized that the cerebral circulatory strain occurring during strenuous exercise in the heat is an epiphenomenon of fatigue rather than the direct consequence of dehydration.
Fully informed written consent was obtained from the participants before the studies. All procedures were approved by the Brunel University London Research Ethics Committee (RE07-11 and RE20-09) and conformed with guidelines of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki).
Ten healthy endurance-trained male subjects [means ± SD; age: 29 ± 5 yr, height: 183 ± 5 cm, body mass: 78 ± 9 kg, and maximal O2 consumption (V̇o2 max): 59 ± 6 ml·kg−1·min−1] participated in study 1. In study 2, the age, height, body mass, and V̇o2 max of the eight endurance-trained male subjects were 33 ± 4 yr, 173 ± 4 cm, 75 ± 11 kg, and 56 ± 7 ml·kg−1·min−1, respectively. All participants arrived at the laboratory with normal hydration status and were required to have abstained from alcohol intake for 24 h and caffeine consumption for 12 h.
Experimental protocols.
The experimental design of study 1 has been previously described (44). Participants visited the laboratory for 3 preliminary trials followed by 2 experimental trials, each separated by at least 1 wk. During the preliminary trials, participants were familiarized with the methodology before completing incremental exercise on a semirecumbent cycle ergometer (Lode Angio, Groningen, The Netherlands), with a backrest inclination of 45°, to establish the maximal work rate, maximal heart rate (HR), and V̇o2 max. Participants were then familiarized to the heat and experimental protocol by cycling in an environmental chamber set at 35°C (relative humidity: 50%) in the semirecumbent position for 2 h at 55% of the maximal work rate with HR and intestinal temperature recorded. No fluid consumption was permitted during exercise. To determine hydration status, body mass was recorded before and immediately after exercise in all trials.
On the 2 experimental trials (visits 4 and 5), participants performed prolonged (∼2 h) continuous cycling exercise after an initial incremental exercise test and 1 h of rest. In the first experimental trial, participants were not permitted to consume fluid during the prolonged exercise, whereas on the second experimental trial (i.e., control trial), participants completed the same exercise protocol but hydration was maintained through fluid ingestions according to the participants' body mass loss during the previous visit. Fluid was provided in aliquots of ∼200 ml every 10 min during exercise. Both experimental trials were performed in the heat (same conditions as in the familiarization sessions), and pedal cadence was maintained at 70–90 rpm.
In the dehydration trial, CBF and blood samples from the brachial artery and left internal jugular vein were obtained simultaneously at rest and every 30 min during exercise. Core, skin, and jugular venous temperatures and arterial and jugular venous pressures were recorded continuously. The same measures were collected in the control trial except for the arterial and internal jugular venous blood sampling and intra-arterial/venous blood pressures.
A similar experimental design including five laboratory visits separated by a week was used in study 2. During the experimental trials, however, participants cycled in the heat (35°C, 50% relative humidity, and fan cooling) at 60% V̇o2 max until volitional exhaustion in the dehydration and euhydration conditions while HR, core and skin temperatures, and middle cerebral artery (MCA) blood velocity (Vmean) were monitored.
Vessel blood flow was obtained sequentially at rest and every 30 min from the right internal carotid artery (ICA), ECA, and common carotid artery (CCA) using an ultrasound system (Vivid 7 Dimension, GE Healthcare) equipped with a 10-MHz linear array transducer. ICA, ECA, and CCA measurements were typically obtained ∼1.0–1.5 cm above and ∼1.5 cm below the carotid bifurcation, respectively, and the coefficients of variation for measurements of ICA, ECA, and CCA vessel diameter and volume flow were considered within an acceptable range both at rest (2.8 ± 0.9%, 2.1 ± 1.1%, and 4.3 ± 1.0%) and during exercise (5.3 ± 1.6%, 5.1 ± 1.4%, and 5.0 ± 1.6%). For the calculation of blood flow, two-dimensional brightness mode images for vessel diameter were obtained, and the mean diameter was calculated as systolic diameter × 1/3 + diastolic diameter × 2/3. Time-averaged mean flow Vmean (in cm/s) was measured continuously in pulse wave mode over 60 s. Throughout blood flow measurements, care was made to ensure a consistent insonation angle below 60°, and the sample volume was maintained at the center of the vessel lumen and adjusted to cover its width. Mean flow velocity profiles were traced automatically and analyzed offline for the determination of time-averaged mean flow velocity (EchoPAC BT12, version 112, GE Healthcare). Blood flow (in ml/min) was then calculated using mean flow velocity × cross-sectional area [CSA; where CSA = π × (mean diameter/2)2 and blood flow = time-averaged mean flow velocity × CSA × 60]. MCA Vmean was measured using a 2-MHz pulsed transcranial Doppler ultrasound system (DWL, Sipplingen, Germany). The right MCA was insonated through the temporal ultrasound window, distal to the MCA-anterior cerebral artery bifurcation, at a depth of 45–60 mm. Signal quality was optimized according to Aaslid et al. (1).
Catheter placement and blood sampling.
Catheters for blood sampling, arterial pressure, internal jugular venous pressure, and blood temperature were inserted into the brachial artery of the nondominant arm and, after local anesthesia (2% lidocaine), in the left internal jugular vein (Double Lumen Catheter, 16 gauge, 2.3 mm, Multi-Med M2716HE, Edwards Lifesciences) using the Seldinger technique, and the catheter was advanced to the jugular bulb. For measurements of jugular venous blood temperature, a thermistor (T204-D, PhysiTemp, Clifton, NJ) was inserted through the catheter and connected to a thermocouple meter (TC-2000, Sable Systems). The internal jugular catheter was inserted under ultrasound guidance, and catheters were flushed with 0.9% saline to maintain patency. An ∼1-h period of rest was observed between catheterization and the commencement of resting measurements.
Blood variables.
Arterial and jugular venous blood samples were drawn into preheparinized syringes and analyzed immediately for blood gas variables (ABL 800 FLEX, Radiometer, Copenhagen, Denmark), corrected for blood temperature in the internal jugular vein. The analyzer was calibrated at regular intervals in accordance with manufacturer guidelines. Additional arterial and jugular venous blood were collected in 2-ml syringes, transferred to EDTA tubes, centrifuged, and separated. Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine (NE) were subsequently determined using an enzyme-linked immunoassay kit (DEE6500 2-CAT, Demeditec Diagnostics).
HR, blood pressure, and temperature.
Cerebral vascular conductance indexes were calculated by dividing blood flow in the ICA, ECA, CCA, and MCA Vmean by MAP. Arterial O2 content was used to quantify O2 delivery through the ICA and MCA, respectively. CMRO2 and cerebral glucose and lactate uptake were calculated as ICA flow × 2, multiplied by the corresponding arterial to venous difference. The molar ratio of O2 to glucose [O2-to-glucose index (OGI)] and O2-to-carbohydrate index (OCI; O2/glucose + ½lactate index) were also calculated.
Statistical analysis.
All analyses were made using IBM SPSS Statistics (version 20, IBM, Armonk, NY). Variables were assessed using two-way repeated-measures ANOVA in which condition (dehydration and control) and exercise phase (rest, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min) were the main factors, with the Dunn-Sidak correction used for multiple comparisons. Multiple regression for within-subject repeated measures was used for analysis of the relationship between blood flow and blood gas variables and temperature (3). Data are presented as means ± SE, and the α-level for significance was set at P < 0.05.
Hydration and temperature.
Exercise without supplementation of fluid resulted in a 3% body mass reduction (78.2 ± 2.7 to 75.8 ± 2.7 kg) and a 10-min reduction in exercise duration (110 ± 2 vs. 120 min in the control trial, both P < 0.001). In the control trial, body mass was maintained at the preexercise level (79 ± 3 kg) through the consumption of fluid (∼1.2 l/h). The decline in body mass with dehydration was accompanied by increases in arterial and venous hemoglobin content (P < 0.05), indicative of plasma volume reductions. Intestinal temperature increased progressively in both trials but was higher at the end of exercise in the dehydration trial compared with the control trial (38.7 ± 0.1 vs. 38.2 ± 0.2°C, P < 0.05; Table 1). Internal jugular venous blood temperature mirrored the rise in intestinal temperature in the dehydration trial (see Fig. 4B). Mean skin temperature was maintained throughout exercise in both dehydration and control trials (∼32.8 and ∼32.6°C; Table 1). HR was similar at rest but during the second h of exercise was maintained at ∼14 beats/min higher in the dehydration trial compared with the control trial (P < 0.05).
Brain and extracranial hemodynamics and metabolism.
In the dehydration trial, ICA blood flow and MCA Vmean increased by ∼12% at 30 min (P < 0.05) before declining progressively to baseline values at the end of exercise (P < 0.05; Fig. 1, A and D). The decline in ICA blood flow was associated with a reduction in blood flow velocity (P < 0.05) but not in vessel diameter. On the other hand, in the control trial, ICA blood flow and MCA Vmean increased and remained stable throughout exercise. During the dehydration trial, ECA (and CCA) blood flow almost doubled from rest to 90 min (0.42 ± 0.03 to 0.74 ± 0.04 l/min) but then declined at the end of exercise (P < 0.05; Fig. 1, B and C). In contrast, during the control trial, ECA flow increased similarly up to 90 min of exercise and then plateaued.
The decline in ICA blood flow at the end of dehydration exercise was accompanied by an increased arterial to venous O2 difference (P < 0.05) but no changes in the arterial to venous CO2 difference or brain CO2 output index. Thus, CMRO2 was stable throughout exercise. Both arterial and jugular venous plasma glucose gradually declined throughout prolonged exercise (5.4 ± 0.2 to 5.1 ± 0.2 and 5.4 ± 0.2 to 4.4 ± 0.2 mmol/l, respectively, P < 0.05). However, the brain arterial to venous glucose difference was stable during the early stages of exercise before increasing before the end of exercise (peak value of 0.7 mmol/l, P < 0.05; Fig. 2A), whereas brain glucose uptake increased initially (0.33 to 0.43 mmol/min, P < 0.05; Fig. 2B) and then remained stable.
At rest, the brain released a small amount of lactate (0.2 ± 0.05 mmol/l), and during prolonged exercise with dehydration, arterial and jugular venous lactate gradually declined (3.4 ± to 2.4 ± 0.3 and 3.6 ± 0.5 to 2.4 ± 0.3 mmol/l, P < 0.05). The brain arterial to venous lactate difference was maintained throughout exercise, as was lactate exchange (Fig. 2, D and E). The molar ratio of O2 to glucose declined at the onset of exercise (6.1 ± 0.5 vs. 4.5 ± 0.3, P < 0.05; Fig. 2C) and thereafter remained stable, with a similar response when lactate metabolism was accounted for (Fig. 2F).
Brain and extracranial vascular conductance.
In the dehydration trial, MAP increased ∼18% from rest to 30 min (105 ± 3 to 124 ± 4 mmHg, P < 0.05) before declining progressively until exercise termination (P < 0.05). In the control trial, MAP increased by 11% from rest to 30 min and then remained stable. During prolonged exercise, ICA and MCA Vmean vascular conductance were lower in the dehydration trial compared with the control trial (P < 0.05). At the end of exercise in the dehydration trial, both ICA and MCA Vmean vascular conductance indexes were reduced (P < 0.05; Fig. 3), whereas in the control trial, they remained stable. CCA and ECA vascular conductance were similar between trials during early exercise but were reduced at the end of exercise in the dehydration trial compared with the control trial (P < 0.05).
Blood flow and PaCO2, plasma catecholamines, and temperature.
In the dehydration trial, PaCO2 declined to below baseline at the end of exercise (∼6% reduction from the peak value, P < 0.05; Fig. 4A), whereas venous Pco2 remained unchanged throughout exercise. During exercise, the decline in both ICA blood flow (R2 = 0.44; Fig. 4C) and MCA Vmean (R2 = 0.5; data not shown) were correlated with reduced PaCO2 (both P < 0.01) and, to a weaker extent, also with arterial NE concentration (R2 = 0.15, P < 0.05) but not to with jugular venous NE concentration (R2 = 0.02, P = 0.58).
In the dehydration trial, arterial epinephrine concentraton increased from rest to 30 min (0.7 ± 0.2 to 1.1 ± 0.2 nmol/l, P < 0.05) but remained stable throughout exercise (range: 1.1–2.7 nmol/l), whereas jugular venous epinephrine concentration did not increase until after 90 min of exercise (110 ± 2 min = 2.3 ± 0.7 nmol/l, P < 0.05 vs. rest). Arterial NE concentration increased to a peak of 33 ± 8.2 nmol/l (P < 0.05 vs. rest), whereas jugular venous NE concentration increased to 90 min (3.6 ± 1.2 to 31.0 ± 5.2 nmol/l, P < 0.01) before declining before exhaustion (14.1 ± 1.2 nmol/l), indicating the cerebral uptake of catecholamines at exhaustion.
The alterations in ECA blood flow and vascular conductance were associated with increases in internal jugular venous blood temperature (R2 = 0.48, P < 0.01; Fig. 4, B and D) and jugular venous NE concentration (R2 = 0.48, P < 0.01). However, a consistent relationship with blood temperature was not observed beyond 90 min, where the 7% decline in ECA blood flow (and conductance) was matched with an increased blood temperature (Fig. 4B).
Hydration, core temperature, and the cerebral circulation during exhaustive exercise.
Hydration status was the same before exercise, as indicated by the same body mass in both trials (75.2 ± 4.2 and 75.3 ± 4.2 kg). When participants did not ingest fluids during exercise, they became progressively dehydrated to a 3.2 ± 0.3% reduction in body mass, whereas they maintained body mass in the euhydration trial (+0.3 ± 0.2% body mass). In addition, they became exhausted sooner in the dehydrated state than when euhydrated (123 ± 7 vs. 145 ± 9 min, P < 0.05), with higher core temperature and HR at exhaustion (38.7 ± 0.2 vs. 38.3 ± 0.1°C and 156 ± 4 vs. 148 ± 5 beats/min, both P < 0.05). Core and skin temperatures and HR, however, were similar between trials during the first 40–50 min of exercise. MCA Vmean increased during the first 30 min of the exercise and thereafter declined in both trials (P < 0.05 vs. the 30-min value).
The main finding of the present study is that dehydration impaired prolonged exercise capacity in the heat in association with an accelerated reduction in CBF. However, despite the reduced CBF, cerebral metabolism was preserved by elevated O2 and glucose extraction from blood. A second novel finding was that in both experimental trials, the rise in ECA blood flow was attenuated before volitional exhaustion. The reduction in CBF was related to reduced PaCO2, whereas increased ECA vascular conductance was associated with increasing internal temperature. Although maintenance of euhydration by fluid ingestion preserved cerebral and extracranial blood flow throughout nonfatiguing exercise, it only delayed the decline in CBF during exhaustive exercise. These findings suggest the CBF decline with dehydration is coupled to factors associated with the fatigue processes rather than dehydration per se.
Cerebral and extracranial hemodynamics.
A first aim of the study was to characterize hemodynamic responses of the cerebral and extracranial circulations to dehydration during prolonged exercise in the heat. We found that after the well-established increase upon the onset of exercise, CBF and MCA Vmean declined gradually to resting values at volitional exhaustion concomitant with the development of dehydration. Conversely, when hydration was maintained during similar duration exercise, CBF did not decline. Similarly, CBF remains stable during prolonged exercise in a thermoneutral environment when the degree of dehydration is negligible (33, 34). However, when exercise in a warm environment causes hyperthermia and cardiovascular strain, CBF is suppressed (37) before declining to resting values (34). These studies, however, did not establish whether hyperthermia, dehydration, or other factors underpinning volitional exhaustion are responsible for the fall in CBF. An important observation from a parallel study (study 2) was that cerebral perfusion gauged by MCA Vmean declined when control (euhydration) exercise was continued to exhaustion and core temperature remained at normothermic levels (Fig. 5). Taken together, the findings from both studies indicate that CBF declines during exhaustive exercise regardless of the hydration status and the level of core temperature, yet the maintenance of euhydration and stable core temperature slows the rate of the CBF decline late in fatiguing exercise. The CBF decline with dehydration is therefore closely coupled to factors associated with the fatigue processes rather than reduced body fluids or core hyperthermia per se.
Another pertinent finding was that blood flow to extracranial tissues displayed a distinct temporal dynamic response to that of the cerebral circulation but was blunted late in exercise in the dehydrated condition. These findings agree with reports of two- to threefold increases in ECA blood flow in response to passive heat stress (2, 36) and incremental exercise (40). The ECA supplies blood to the skin circulation of the face and neck. In this light, the enhanced ECA perfusion may be part of circulatory adjustments required to meet the thermoregulatory demands for heat transfer to the environment surrounding the head (36). Collectively, these data suggest that dehydration accentuates the rise in internal temperature, reduces extracranial blood flow at point of exhaustion, accelerates the decline in cerebral perfusion, and leads to early exhaustion during prolonged exercise in the heat.
Regional head blood flow regulation.
Both local and systemic factors have been implicated in the regulation of CBF through modulation of vascular conductance (or resistance) and cerebral perfusion pressure. The decline CBF in the dehydration trial was accompanied by a falling cerebrovascular conductance, indicative of augmented vasoconstriction. Changes in blood gas variables (48) and sympathetic activity (28) may play a role in the control of CBF during conditions including exercise. In particular, CO2 is a potent vasoactive substance within the cerebral vasculature, with reductions in PaCO2 inducing cerebral vasoconstriction and increases leading to vasodilation (2, 25, 48). The decline in PaCO2 is attributed to hyperventilation with increasing exercise intensity and a rising core body temperature (46, 47). Thus, the decline in vascular conductance with dehydration was associated with reductions in PaCO2 (R2 = 0.44, P < 0.01; Fig. 4C) and cerebral perfusion pressure but unrelated to the stable arterial and internal jugular venous O2 variables (data not shown). PaCO2, however, accounted for only half of the variance in vascular conductance, and there was only a modest relationship between CBF and cerebral perfusion pressure (R2 = 0.18, P < 0.05). Another potential contributing factor is enhanced sympathetic activity. The cerebral vasculature is richly innervated with sympathetic nerves, and observations of NE spillover into the internal jugular venous outflow, as seen here with dehydration, may reflect sympathetic-mediated vasoconstriction of the cerebral vessels (28, 50). However, despite increases in arterial and jugular venous NE concentration, the relationships between cerebrovascular tone and plasma NE were weak (43, 46a, 49).
The distinct dynamics of the extracranial circulation might involve different regulatory mechanisms. There was a close coupling between the increase in ECA blood flow/conductance and the rise in internal jugular blood temperature (R2 = 0.64, P < 0.01; Fig. 4D). We did not investigate the control of skin blood flow, but cutaneous blood flow is enhanced by elevated local and core temperatures (5, 21, 39). The role of sympathetic activity in the response to local and internal temperature changes is substantiated by an elevation in skin sympathetic nerve activity (7, 32), promoting cutaneous blood distribution and sudomotor function (5, 24). With a similar ECA profile in both trials, it is more likely that exercise per se attenuates cutaneous perfusion as rising internal temperature (above 38°C) is not matched by further increases in skin perfusion, as measured in the forearm (4, 17). Dehydration also limits maximal skin perfusion during exercise (30) and enhances systemic vascular resistance (16), leading to attenuated cutaneous blood flow (23). Taken together, these findings support that blood flow to the extracranial vascular bed is influenced by local and internal temperatures and enhanced sympathetic activity.
Impact of dehydration on cerebral metabolism.
A reduction in O2 supply can compromise organ metabolism, as shown in contracting skeletal muscle with significant hyperthermia during maximal exercise (13). Here, we asked whether prolonged fatiguing exercise and dehydration compromise cerebral metabolism. Similar to findings during maximal exercise (44), the decline in CBF was met by an equal increase in O2 extraction such that CMRO2 was maintained during prolonged exercise in the dehydrated state, in agreement with other independent metabolic measures obtained in this study. In addition, glucose uptake, cerebral lactate exchange, OGI, and OCI remained unchanged, and the cerebral respiratory quotient (∼1.03) was stable (8). There is contrasting evidence that CMRO2 might be elevated during strenuous exercise combined with severe hyperthermia compared with control exercise (33), thereby arguing that the metabolic demand of the brain increases during exhaustive exercise. This conclusion, however, is based on two data points. To provide a more comprehensive account of the cerebral metabolic responses to exercise and establish whether CMRO2 is altered during fatiguing exercise, we plotted the anterior CBF and arterial to venous O2 difference data from the current prolonged exercise protocol together with the reported baseline and incremental exercise data obtained in the same individuals (Fig. 6) (44). This analysis showed that CMRO2 remained stable across a variety of exercise intensities, exercise durations, hydration conditions, and rest-to-exercise transitions, as variations in CBF were met by proportional changes in O2 extraction. The unchanged global cerebral metabolism may reflect a balance of regional alterations in metabolic (and thus flow) demand. In this construct, exercise of increasing intensity both augments and downregulates regional blood flow across the brain (9). It remains to be clarified whether regional cerebral hypoperfusion, particularly that assessed in the frontal cortex, reflects an important process leading to fatigue or a selective downregulation in neuronal activity in regions of the brain that are less important during physical exertion (10). Restoration of CBF and cerebral oxygenation during strenuous exercise in the heat does not affect the development of fatigue (22). Therefore, although regional differences might exist, our data suggest that metabolic activity of the brain as a whole is neither enhanced nor compromised during exhaustive exercise in trained healthy individuals.
Experimental considerations.
Ultrasound imaging of extracranial vessels and MCA Vmean are appropriate for assessing CBF during dynamic exercise in an upright position (18, 40, 44). Notwithstanding, some flow is directed to branch vessels (e.g., the choroidal artery), but this is unlikely to impact on the measured CBF during exercise (27). Furthermore, changes in MCA Vmean may underestimate cerebral perfusion as vessel diameter changes are unknown. However, during exercise, changes in MCA Vmean are similar to absolute blood flow measured in the ICA (18). Blood samples were obtained from the left internal jugular vein and asymmetry may be present in the venous drainage of the brain (42). However, blood gas variables obtained from the left and right internal jugular vein are similar both at rest and during exercise (11, 20). We were unable to obtain internal jugular venous blood samples in the control trial, but it has been demonstrated that leg and systemic arterial to venous O2 differences are stable when euhydration is maintained during prolonged exercise in the heat (12). We therefore expect that arterial to venous O2 differences across the brain would also be unchanged when CBF is not compromised. Finally, the present studies used only male participants. Previous studies using both male and female participants have not demonstrated any sex differences in CBF responses to exercise (40).
Dehydration leads to augmented cerebrovascular strain, as indicated by blunted cerebral and extracranial perfusion during prolonged exercise in the heat. However, despite the circulatory strain associated with fatigue, secondary to dehydration and hyperthermia, cerebral metabolism is not impaired due to compensatory increases in O2 and substrate extraction across the brain. The findings imply that reduced cerebral metabolism is unlikely to explain the reduced exercise capacity with dehydration during prolonged exercise in the heat. In contrast, both a reduction in CBF and extracranial perfusion may influence fatigue.
This work was supported by a grant from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, PepsiCo Incorporated.
The views contained within this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of PepsiCo Incorporated.
No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the author(s).
Author contributions: S.J.T., N.H.S., and J.G.-A. conception and design of research; S.J.T., S.T.C., I.L., B.G., K.K., N.H.S., and J.G.-A. performed experiments; S.J.T., S.T.C., I.L., B.G., K.K., and J.G.-A. analyzed data; S.J.T., S.T.C., I.L., B.G., K.K., N.H.S., and J.G.-A. interpreted results of experiments; S.J.T. prepared figures; S.J.T. drafted manuscript; S.J.T., S.T.C., I.L., B.G., K.K., N.H.S., and J.G.-A. edited and revised manuscript; S.J.T., S.T.C., I.L., B.G., K.K., N.H.S., and J.G.-A. approved final version of manuscript.
The authors thank all participants for their time, effort, and commitment, without which this work would not have been possible. The authors also thank Christopher Stock and Andrew Simpson for the technical assistance throughout the invasive study.
Present address of S. J. Trangmar: Department of Life Sciences, University of Roehampton, Whitelands College, Holybourne Avenue, London SW15 4JD, UK.
Present address of S. T. Chiesa: Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Present address of I. Llodio: Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of the Basque Country, portal de Lasarte, 71, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01007, Spain.
Present address of K. K. Kalsi: St George's University London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, UK.
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To quench his horticultural thirst, Vince Dooley decided to sit in on a course 15 years ago at Georgia.
The former Bulldogs football coach and athletic director thought attending the class would rid of him his new obsession with plants and trees. Instead, it just made him love his new hobby that much more.
"I am thoroughly enjoying my horticultural career," Dooley said. "It's good for the body, the mind and the soul. I don't think I've ever had a bad day in the garden."
The 79-year-old Dooley signed copies of Vince Dooley's Garden: A Horticultural Journey of a Football Coach, along with other recent books Tuesday at Kroger on Washington Road. Two years ago, he penned Dooley's Playbook: The 34 Most Memorable Plays in Georgia Football History, and he just finished History and Reminiscences of the University of Georgia, his third book with artist Steve Penley.
"We started out doing one book and it led to another," Dooley said. "I guess I'm a person who's always stayed busy."
Dooley is traveling around the state signing books at various Kroger stores. He still has trips to make in Atlanta, Dalton, Macon and Savannah – all before Christmas.
Dooley, who retired from Georgia after his 25th season in 1988, still is a keen observer of college football. The 201-game winner believes the national championship matchup between Louisiana State University and Alabama is perfect.
"I think those are the two best teams I've ever seen in the conference at one time," he said. "They both have tremendous power and speed."
Dooley said his son, Derek, will be OK after struggling through his second season as head coach at Tennessee. The Vols went 5-7, with five of those losses to top-20 teams.
"He inherited a tough situation," the elder Dooley said. "It's kind of a perfect bad situation."
Whenever Dooley needs to get away from football, he works in his 21/2-acre garden. While he enjoys camellias and hydrangeas – there's a variety of each plant named after the famous coach – Dooley said his favorites are the Japanese maples.
During Masters Week, Dooley makes an annual visit to Augusta National Golf Club. Because of his love of horticulture, he doesn't pay much attention to the action inside the ropes.
"I find myself walking around the golf course looking at trees and plants instead of golf," he said. "I don't play golf. So I spend a lot of time in the garden. That is my golf."


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Feb 28 (Reuters) - Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp posted its tenth-straight quarterly loss as it continues to lose money on mortgages insured during the housing boom.
Its fourth-quarter loss almost tripled to $386.7 million, or $1.91 per share, from $135.3 million, or 67 cents per share, a year earlier.
The loss included a $267.5 million settlement with Freddie Mac.
MGIC agreed in November to make the payout to its primary counterparty to settle a dispute that threatened its future.


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Universal Union For Consumer Protection and Civil Abuse "UNUCOPCA" NGO was created and legalised in July 15, 2003 in Cameroon with focus to address human rights violations and global environment issues. Since 2003, UNUCOPCA has initiated lots of campaigns on environmental issues ranging from climate change to water crises etc..UNUCOPCA NGO has partnered with FEEDER & HR NGO Cameroon and Municipal Community Development Forum Cameroon to run lots of projects in the South West Province of Cameroon on Environmental issues.
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The experiences and achievements in participation of the environmental policies with GEF has contributed and enabled a sustainable living environment in the 6 Divisions of the South West Provinces namely Fako Division, Meme Division, Ndian Division, Libialem Division, Manyu Division and KUPE MUANENGUBA Division.


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Having undergone an extensive £11 million refurbishment, this sophisticated hotel is home to world-class conference facilities including Scotland's largest hotel meeting space, The Grand Ballroom. A further 12 meeting spaces are also available on site, all with natural daylight, air-conditioning and state-of-the-art equipment.
The Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 1,500 attendees, making it the perfect space for large events, conferences and weddings. At 11,349 square feet, the Grand Ballroom has enough space to accommodate a vehicle inside; perfect for high-end gala auctions, charity dinners or product launches. In the past it has hosted prestigious events such as The Lord Provost's Robbie Burns Supper and The Ben Dinner.
Executive Chef Billy Campbell presides over event and conference catering needs, often crafting meals for 1,000 events guests on a daily basis. Having been named Scottish Banqueting Chef of the Year four years in a row, Billy works with a bespoke approach. Rather than a set "banqueting menu", Billy meets with each of his banquet clients and works with them to devise the perfect menu the style of their event, guests and budget.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ +16 years-old ] Film of Mustapha Khan. Introduced in movie theaters in 2010, with a production coming from USA. You can watch Rocksteady online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2010.
Rating: 5 by 50 users./
Runtime: 90 minutes
Cedric Sanders, Natalie Knepp, Jonny Orsini, David Hinds, Sharon Washington, Madison Arnold, Kelly AuCoin, Mike Houston, T.J. Linnard, Steve Pados, John Reese, Barbara Sebring-Forman, John Sharian, Steel Pulse, Wass Stevens and Dave Dyshuk.
Drama, Comedy, Action.
90-minute film (full movie) directed by Mustapha Khan.
The original audio of Rocksteady has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2010.
Screenplay written by Stephen Hays and Kevin Shine.
Adrian Correia.
Stephen Hays, Barry Cole, Anthony Moody, Daniel Sollinger and Anne Chaisson.
This film was produced and / or financed by Rocksteady Productions, Dirty Rice, 120dB Films and Indalo Productions.
Screen Media Films.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Rocksteady has a duration of 90 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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Discussion in 'Movies' started by Patrick Sun, Apr 1, 2003.
Very very sad. Jeter was fantastic in The Green Mile, and he will be missed. RIP Moe.
Ditto, I really liked him in The Green Mile, and other movies he was in. Too bad he's gone.
Farewell, Mr. Jeter
He was a scream in 'Evening Shade'. Goodbye Coach Stiles.
Wonderful character actor. Truly sad we won't see him anymore.
A wonderful man has left us Farewell Mr. Noodle, and thank you
This is sad, I really liked his work. May he rest in peace.
A great character actor who will be missed. RIP.
Sad news indeed. Seems Jeter died at about the exact same time I was enjoying his performance in last year's Welcome to Collinwood. I mention it only cuz that's some weird timing on my end. Jeter was a great character actor. My heart goes out to his family and friends. He won an Emmy for his work on Evening Shade and will be remembered by a generation from his work on Sesame Street. Plus lots of feature films: Hair (1979) Ragtime (1981) Soup for One (1982) Zelig (1983) The Money Pit (1986) Dead Bang (1989) Tango & Cash (1989) Miller's Crossing (1990) The Fisher King (1991) Sister Act 2 (1993) Drop Zone (1994) Waterworld (1995) Air Bud (1997) Mouse Hunt (1997) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Patch Adams (1998) True Crime (1999) Jakob the Liar (1999) The Green Mile (1999) South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000) The Gift (2000) Jurassic Park 3 (2001) ...and it seems that Jeter finished his turn in the upcoming Tom Hanks flick The Polar Express. RIP.
Yeah, last I've seen him in was Welcome to Colinwood, pretty bad way to go, he was playing a poor bum without anything, standing on the street, half blown up, all dirty and sad.
Hopefully, he's gone to mouseville and will see Mr. Jingles.
That's a damned shame. He was brilliant in THE FISHER KING.
Adieu Monsieur Delacroix.
Very sad news indeed. I loved him in the Fisher King.


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Alize Jones has flirted again with taking official visits but promises that his commitment to UCLA remains firm.
The top-rated tight end by Rivals.com said after his Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman squad comfortably defeated Anaheim (Calif.) Servite last weekend that the Bruins are his team but he wants to take trips just in case something unforeseen happens like a coaching change.
Basically, Jones wants to cover his bases.
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"UCLA, that's where my heart is at," Jones said. "I love those guys. I love the coaching staff, the players, Westwood. That's where I want to be but I tweeted out a couple weeks ago I'm going to be taking my official visits and I will do that just to have a blanket just to fall back on.
"You never know what's going to happen if there are coaching changes or something like that. I don't know where I'm going to take them but I will take some."
There are no scheduled visits yet but Notre Dame could be one destination for Jones, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound prospect who's rated as the No. 1 tight end and the No. 55 prospect in the 2015 class by Rivals.com.
Teams from across the country have offered Jones, who finished with 35 receptions for 571 yards and 10 touchdowns in his junior season, so trips could happen anywhere.
First and foremost, Jones wants to return to full health. He missed a majority of Gorman's game Friday night because of a leg injury. Early indications are it's not serious but his team stepped up and got the win even without his services.
"I love my teammates so much," Jones said. "I can't even express it enough. We work so hard each and every day and all the years I've been here at Gorman the family base hasn't been like this.
"We're so close and for those guys to pull out this win, they came up to me and said, 'We got you, we're going to score for you, we're going to get this win,' I got really emotional. I'm just glad we won."


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DALLAS — There are no mountain lions in the Back Mountain or surrounding region, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Officer Bill Williams.
Williams' confirmation debunks rumors of a mountain lion shot behind JJ Banko's Seafood in Nanticoke recently and a second sighting a month ago near B&E Motors in Hunlock Township.
"It (the report) is not likely," Williams said noting mountain lions were present in northeast Pennsylvania in the 1870s, but no new credible evidence to support the big cats' residency has been found.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports eastern cougars, also know as mountain lions, were found in every eastern state from Maine to South Carolina. Early settlers in Northeastern Pennsylvania killed off many cougars, and diseases brought in by livestock killed much of the remaining population, according to the agency's website.
Williams said Pennsylvania Game Commission officers never found mountain lion tracks, carcasses or waste droppings in the Back Mountain region.
Kingston Township Police Officer John Fuches heard the online rumors about a cougar shot behind the Nanticoke restaurant.
"It is not true," Fuches said. "Mountain lion rumors develop every couple of years."
Jackson Township Police Chief Balavage, who has served in law enforcement for 37 years in the Back Mountain, has never received a call about a mountain lion sighting.
"A mountain lion would be unique," Balavage said. "Often a bobcat is mistaken for a mountain lion."
Williams agreed, adding the region does have a "big bobcat population" and is also home to fishers, fox, coyotes and black bear.
An adult bobcat can grow to be 3 feet in length with a short, stubby tail and weigh between 15 to 35 pounds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website.
Adult mountain lions can range from 6 to 8 feet long, which includes their tail, and can weigh between 105 to 140 pounds, the agency's website stated.
Williams also dispelled the rumor that the Pennsylvania Game Commission released cougars into the region 15 years ago to control the deer population.
"That is thoroughly untrue," he said.
Balavage, Fuches, and Williams said it is more common to receive reports of black bears roaming through Back Mountain neighborhoods.
Black bears are active in the fall, foraging for food to bulk up for hibernation, Williams said. Black bears will not hibernate until late November with "sows, or female bears, and this year's cubs hibernating first, then sows with last year's cubs, juvenile males and finally adult males," he said.
"We receive bear calls every day," Williams said.
A black bear may choose to hang around a neighborhood base on food availability, Williams said.
He recommends removing bird feeders for several weeks, secure household waste in a closed garage or shed, clean outdoor grills and their grease traps.
"The primary goal is to remove the bear's food source," Williams said.
If hiking, Williams suggests singing or talking to make any bears in the vicinity know you are there and approaching.
"We have no reports of anyone being killed by a bear (in Luzerne County) in recorded history," he said.


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Indians love dal tadka. In fact, tadka is a part of almost every dish. What's tadka? Well, it is a cooking method known as tempering. The aim of this process is to use some spices to enhance the flavour of the dish and add some medicinal properties of the spices.
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How do they do it? Oil or ghee is heated first. Then spices are added to it. Once they are slightly fried in the oil or ghee, it is added to the dish whether it is dal or curry. Tadka contains spices and herbs. Therefore, it is good for digestion.
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The flavour, taste and the nutritional value of a dish can be enhanced by doing this. As the essence of the spices gets into the tadka, the dish becomes healthier (when the process of tempering is handled right). Read on to know about the health benefits.
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Garlic boosts immunity and is also anti microbial. It prevents infections, cold, cough and headache.
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The reason why cumin seeds became one of the most important ingredients in tadka is because they are good for digestion. They can prevent flatulence, diarrhea, acidity and even dyspepsia.
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Adding curry leaves to your tadka makes it healthier. These leaves can lower cholesterol, improve digestion, prevent diabetes and also protect your heart. They contain fibre, carbs, vitamin E,B, A,C, iron, phosphorous and Calcium.
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Turmeric is almost like a medicine. It can prevent certain infections, irritations, cough, cold and skin issues. It is a good antibiotic.
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Some people also add pepper to tadka. It enhances digestive capability. It also prevents constipation and kills worms in the stomach.


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Just received word that my paper has been accepted for the 2010 Episteme conference being held at the University of Edinburgh this June (here). Waking up to this sort of news isn't quite as good as waking up next to someone you love (yeah, I'm talking to a certain someone who has just selfishly left for Iceland until August because of some silly Fulbright business who I expect will be reading this moments from now), but it's pretty good.
The title? I'm pretty proud of this one: Knowing Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry.
The topic? The role that the concepts of knowledge and justification play in practical reasoning. Knowing p means never having to say that you're sorry for having acted on the belief that p when you also knew that your choice was p-dependent. An argument suggests that the same should be true for justification, but that requires an unorthodox account of justification that nobody but yours truly takes seriously.
The lineup of invited speakers looks absolutely amazing and this will be my first trip to Scotland. I look forward to leaving my burnt offering at the statue of Hume and hearing some first rate papers from some first rate epistemologists.


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Girl Meets Boy Trailer (2013)
Looking for inspiration, a wild LA Musician and buttoned up novelist (Ben Savage) will unexpectedly end up double booked at a remote cabin retreat. Girl Meets Boy movie Sparks will fly when this odd couple is trapped together looking to beat writers block under the watchful eye of their nosy neighbors. Starring Ben Savage, Anna Pheil and Jake Busey, Girl Meets Boy is a romantic tale of how to find love where you least expect it.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Matt Cain pitched six innings of two-hit ball in a triumphant return to AT&T Park for his first win in nearly a year as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 3-0 to end their seven-game losing streak.
NEW YORK (AP) - Brett Lawrie hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning against All-Star reliever Dellin Betances, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Carli Lloyd looked out over the cheering mob of U.S. women's national team fans and raised an arm in triumph.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Clint Dempsey scored twice on headers in front his home state fans, and the United States opened defense of its CONCACAF Gold Cup title with a 2-1 victory over Honduras on Tuesday night.
CAMBRAI, France (AP) - Having stayed safe on the treacherous cobblestones, Chris Froome cared little about conceding the race leader's yellow jersey to Tony Martin on Tuesday's fourth stage of an action-packed Tour de France.
SILVIS, Illinois (AP) - Most golfers believe the path to the British Open title starts a week early in Scotland.
LONDON (AP) - Victoria Azarenka didn't like the line of questioning at all.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Oakland Athletics called up outfielder Jake Smolinski from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday and optioned right-hander Chris Bassitt to their top farm club.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Megan Rapinoe strolled around taking selfies, occasionally sipping bubbly with her teammates and trying to balance the Women's World Cup championship trophy on her head.
NEW YORK (AP) - Less than three months after making his major league debut, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is an All-Star, one of two rookies selected along with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jonathon Niese pitched eight sharp innings for his first win in nearly two months, and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Monday night to hand the slumping World Series champions their seventh straight defeat.
LONDON (AP) - Decades ago, when the Williams sisters were kids in California, taking tennis lessons from Dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was Venus - older, taller, stronger - who usually beat Serena.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Riding bumper-to-bumper at nearly 200 mph, Austin Dillon was smack in the middle of a pack of cars headed to the checkered flag when he was suddenly sent on the ride of his life.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Michael Bradley's 100th appearance for U.S. national team will be in Tuesday night's CONCACAF Gold Cup opener against Honduras, captaining the defending champion.
HUY, Belgium (AP) - British rider Chris Froome took the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey after finishing second behind Spanish veteran Joacquim Rodriguez in Monday's crash-marred third stage, as a second straight day of chaos caused around 20 riders to fall and several to quit.
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ATLANTA (AP) - The tournament that Tiger Woods launched 10 years ago remained on next season's PGA Tour schedule.
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Until quite recently, our knowledge of Barn Owls in Ireland was relatively limited, with numerous gaps in information which prevented an overview of the issues impacting this iconic species. Thankfully this situation has dramatically changed over the past five years, largely due to the tireless enthusiasm of volunteers who have facilitated comprehensive monitoring of the elusive Barn Owl population throughout the country. As a result of these efforts, co-ordinated by the Raptor Conservation Project, we now have a much better understanding of the ecological requirements of Barn Owls and the factors which affect their conservation status.
The monitoring work has also served to highlight the south west of the country to be a vital stronghold for the national population. The importance of this region has been duly acknowledged by both Cork and Kerry County Councils who have previously collaborated with BirdWatch Ireland to help ensure the local Barn Owl population remains stable. Last year, conservation and monitoring efforts for Barn Owl in the southwest received an additional boost with IRD Duhallow coming on board and providing funding through the LEADER 2007 – 2013 programme. John Lusby, Raptor Conservation Officer with BirdWatch Ireland, said, "Duhallow, which is an area encompassing parts of North Cork and East Kerry, seems to be particularly suitable for Barn Owls. The local population appears to be doing well here and we have recorded one of the highest known densities of nest and roost sites in the country. Given the fact that Barn Owls have declined so markedly in other parts of the country, areas such as this are crucial for the conservation of the national population."
John Lusby visiting a Duhallow Barn Owl nest, under licence from NPWS
In addition to the monitoring and survey work, a nest box scheme was also initiated in 2011. Brin McDonnell, a local of Ballydesmond in Duhallow who has been integral to the work, commented, "We have installed fourteen nest boxes so far at suitable sites around Duhallow and will be focusing further attention on this after the breeding season. However from now until the end of the summer our energies will be concentrated on finding new sites and monitoring our traditional sites. This is the most exciting time of year; last year we had a fantastic breeding season and the positive nature of the work has really captured the imagination of the local communities and is making the Barn Owl a flagship species for this area."
Brin McDonnell holding a young Barn Owl during nest monitoring work(Photographed under licence from NPWS)
Earlier this year IRD Duhallow provided the Raptor Conservation Project with further funding to expand the scope of the project to incorporate monitoring and research of two other raptors, the Long-eared Owl and Kestrel. The Duhallow Raptor Conservation Project, which aims to greatly increase our understanding of these species by assessing nesting densities, breeding ecology and success in the Duhallow area, will now run until the autumn of 2013. Michael O'Clery, based in County Kerry and who has been long involved with the Raptor Conservation Project, will be helping to co-ordinate the fieldwork. Similar to the success of the Barn Owl work, artificial sites will also be provided for both species to help with future monitoring. Ten Kestrel nest boxes and ten nest baskets for Long-eared Owls will be placed at traditional nesting sites over the coming months. However it is the survey and monitoring objectives of the project which are the more ambitious and which it is hoped will reveal new and much required information on the ecology of both species in Ireland. John Lusby stated, "Despite the fact that these raptors are still widespread and relatively common, there have been virtually no specific studies on these species in Ireland, and as a result we are lacking information on even basic aspects of their ecology."
Young Kestrels in the nest(Photo taken under licence from NPWS)
This work aims to build on the Kestrel research and monitoring carried out by the Raptor Conservation Project since 2009. One of the objectives is to determine numbers of breeding Kestrels in a specific 100km² area of Duhallow. This will be the first time that such detailed survey work for Kestrel will have been attempted in Ireland and will provide the basis for population estimates and assessments of the status and trends of the population.
Monitoring of Long-eared Owl has already started as of mid March and will continue throughout the breeding season to estimate densities and nesting ecology in selected 10km survey squares. The early season survey visits involve broadcasting Long-eared Owl calls (under licence from the National Parks and Wildlife Service) in order to elicit a response from a resident pair, as the discrete nature of these birds means that this is one of the only means they can be located at this time of year. Acoustic surveys to detect noisy young with their "squeaky gate" calls will be conducted from May onwards.
Long-eared Owl fledgling, not long out of the nest
For more information and to follow the progress, as well as regular updates on the project, visit the project blog www.duhallow.blogspot.com. Make sure to keep an eye on this site as the breeding season progress when we will feature photos and nest footage from the Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl and Kestrel sites (all nest visits licensed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service) which we are monitoring in Duhallow.
The Duhallow Raptor Conservation Project is funded by IRD Duhallow through the LEADER 2007 – 2013 Programme and is carried out in collaboration with the Duhallow Bird-watching Group.


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Brazil might be the target of industrial espionage—thanks to the reported activities of the National Security Agency—but the South American nation is also attracting the interest of Am Law 100 firms drawn to the crumbling empire of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista.
Bloomberg reported last week that Batista, once a symbol of Brazil's growing economic prowess, had retained Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan to represent him after his oil company OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes defaulted earlier this month on a $44.5 million interest payment, triggering a 30-day period to negotiate with bondholders.
Susheel Kirpalani, who left Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in 2007 to start Quinn Emanuel's bankruptcy litigation practice, and complex litigation head Michael Carlinsky, another high-profile Quinn Emanuel lateral hire, are advising Batista along with bankruptcy partner Benjamin Finestone.
Davis Polk & Wardwell and Eduardo Munhoz, a restructuring partner with Brazil's Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr, are advising OGX on its discussions over a possible restructuring of $500 million in bonds. Bloomberg has reported that Bingham McCutchen, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and Pinheiro Neto—another leading Brazilian firm—are advising creditors.
This week, OGX dismissed two top executives, CEO Luiz Carneiro and chief legal officer Jose Roberto Faveret, according to sibling publication Corporate Counsel. Darwin Correa, an attorney with Paulo Cezar Pinheiro Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro, will replace Faveret as OGX's top in-house lawyer.
OGX, which is reportedly mulling a potential bankruptcy filing in Rio de Janeiro, earlier this year turned to Herbert Smith Freehills for counsel on its $850 million sale of a 40 percent stake in two Brazilian offshore oil exploration blocks to Malaysia's Petronas, according to sibling publication The Asian Lawyer.
Batista also relinquished control this summer of his natural gas and electricity company MPX, which is saddled with over $3 billion in debt, and in August sold a controlling stake in his LLX logistics firm for $560 million to EIG Global Energy Partners. (The Latin Lawyer reported in August that Batista's financial pain has been the economic gain of many outside firms.)
Brazilian securities regulators opened a formal inquiry into Batista in September, as the country's political establishment has resisted the urge to bailout the embattled billionaire, in part due to recent street protests and other societal unrest related to widespread economic disparity in the nation, which is the world's fifth-largest by both population and land mass.
Below are some of the other recent Chapter 11 filings and their lawyers of note. As usual, hourly billing rates are in parentheses, when available.
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
Seeking to complete a $126 million sale to billionaire Ronald Burkle's Yucaipa Companies, grocery chain Fresh & Easy filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on September 30. The U.S. arm of struggling U.K. supermarket giant Tesco, Fresh & Easy couldn't find success stateside, and now its 199 stores will be folded into Burkle's grocery empire.
Lisa Laukitis, a Jones Day bankruptcy partner who joined the firm in 2009 with several colleagues from Kirkland & Ellis, and partner Paul Leake are leading a Jones Day team advising El Segundo, California–based Fresh & Easy. A declaration by Laukitis states that although Jones Day has done work for Yucaipa in the past, the firm is not conflicted in its role for Fresh & Easy in its Chapter 11 case.
A copy of the firm's engagement letter shows that Fresh & Easy has waived any potential conflict and that Jones Day will be paid a $750,000 retainer for its services. Another filing by Laukitis states that the firm has drawn down that retainer and received an additional $657,044.
Mark Collins ($775 per hour), chair of the bankruptcy and corporate restructuring group at Delaware's Richards, Layton & Finger, is serving as cocounsel to Fresh & Easy along with partner John Knight ($675). The firm has been paid a $200,000 retainer for its role in the case, according to court filings.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is serving as special corporate counsel to Fresh & Easy through Los Angeles partner Christopher Patay, who has advised the company since March 2007. Pillsbury has been paid nearly $5.2 million by Fresh & Easy since that time, according to an affidavit by Patay, which notes that $2.5 million of that amount came in the year prior to the company's bankruptcy case.
Court filings show that Pillsbury has received retainer payments totaling nearly $1 million in the 90 days prior to its Chapter 11 filing, and the firm currently holds a $330,000 evergreen retainer for its services. Pillsbury partners are billing the debtor between $590 to $1,155 per hour, as other lawyers from the firm charge hourly rates ranging from $360 to $925.
Bradford Sandler, cochair of the committee practice group at national bankruptcy boutique Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, is advising an official committee of unsecured creditors in Fresh & Easy's Chapter 11 case along with partner Jeffrey Pomerantz.
Mary Kasper serves as general counsel of Fresh & Easy, which was founded in 2006 as a Tesco subsidiary. Davis Polk global M&A cohead George "Gar" Bason Jr., restructuring head Donald Bernstein, and corporate partners John Butler and Marc Williamson are representing Tesco on the sale of Fresh & Easy to YFE Holdings, an affiliate of Burkle's Yucaipa, which is being advised by restructuring partners Robert Klyman from Latham & Watkins and Sean Beach of Delaware's Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor.
New York City Opera
Many of America's orchestras have run into financial problems in recent years, and the latest bastion of the performing arts to slip into bankruptcy court is the New York City Opera, the so-called people's opera that filed for Chapter 11 protection on October 3, blaming its demise on declining sales and a failed fundraising initiative.
Kenneth Rosen, head of the bankruptcy and financial reorganization group at Lowenstein Sandler, is advising the New York–based opera on its restructuring efforts. The firm is handling the assignment pro bono.
According to a list of the opera's 20 largest unsecured creditors, the debtor owes $20,336 to Proskauer Rose in outstanding legal fees. The firm has long handled IP and labor and employment work for the opera, a nonprofit whose Form 990 filing with the IRS for its 2012 fiscal year shows $224,345 in fees being paid to Proskauer.
In 2011, the opera named former Shook, Hardy & Bacon partner and retired Philip Morris general counsel Charles Wall as its new chairman. The opera, whose endowment has dwindled to a mere $4.5 million, is prepared to close its doors and liquidate its operations after failing to find a white knight. The Metropolitan Opera will continue to serve theater-hungry Manhattanites.
North Texas Bancshares
Citing a bevy of bad commercial real estate loans and declining natural gas prices, North Texas Bancshares, the holding company for Park Cities Bank, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on October 16. Formed in 2000, the Dallas-based bank has more than $396 million in deposits as it prepares for a sale to an investor group led by Texas tycoon Darwin Deason, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Ballard Spahr bankruptcy partner Tobey Daluz ($700) and of counsel Matthew Summers ($565) are advising Park Cities Bank in its bankruptcy case. A declaration by Daluz states that Ballard Spahr has received payments totaling $145,230 since being retained by the debtor in September. The firm is holding a $50,000 retainer and Ballard Spahr attorneys are billing between $225 to $950 an hour for their services.
Bracewell & Giuliani—whose name partner Rudolph Giuliani recently sat down to breakfast with The Am Law Daily—is serving as special transactional and regulatory counsel to the debtor through finance partner Sanford Brown ($750), tax partner James Reardon ($725), and corporate partner Justin Long ($630).
A declaration by Long states that Bracewell attorneys are billing between $300 to $755 per hour and that the firm has received a mere $8,957 from the debtor in the year prior to its bankruptcy case. Court records show that Pepper Hamilton and Jackson Walker are advising the Park Cities Financial Group, a Deason-backed entity seeking to take control of the debtor.
Savient Pharmaceuticals
Bridgewater, New Jersey–based Savient Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in joint relief treatments for conditions like gout, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on October 14 as part of a plan to sell itself for $55 million to Sloan Holdings, a subsidiary of Louisville-based US WorldMeds.
Graham Robinson, a corporate and M&A partner in the Boston office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Wilmington, is leading a team from the firm advising Savient that includes restructuring deputy practice leader Kenneth Ziman, restructuring partners Anthony Clark, Dominic McCahill, and David Turetsky, banking partner Steven Messina, tax partner Katherine Bristor, executive compensation partner Erica Schohn, and finance partner Richard Aftanas.
Robinson joined Skadden a year ago from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where he headed the firm's corporate practice and previously handled work for Savient. Skadden poached McCahill in January 2012 from the London office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Court records show that Skadden has received retainers totaling $1.5 million from the debtor, which has paid the firm nearly $7 million over the past year.
Skadden is using a bundled rate structure for Savient that sees partners billing between $840 and $1,220 per hour, counsel between $845 and $930, and associates at hourly rates ranging from $365 to $795. David Hurst, a restructuring partner with Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, is serving as conflicts counsel to Savient. The mid-Atlantic firm has not yet filed billing statements with the bankruptcy court.
Philip Yachmetz serves as general counsel, copresident, and chief business officer for Savient, which this year hired former Skadden associate Mathew Bazley as an assistant general counsel. Savient lists assets of nearly $74 million against liabilities of $260.4 million in its Chapter 11 filing.


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Last night, the Dodgers won in dramatic, walk-off fashion against the Washington Nationals and odds are, you'll never see this happen again in your lifetime.
Let's set the table before you watch the video.
With Howie Kendrick on first and Yasiel Puig at the plate, the Dodgers were down 3-2 with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
Puig hits a ground ball past the shortstop and well, the rest should leave your jaw on the floor…


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Cyber attack: Apple targeted by same group as Facebook hackers
Apple was targeted by the same hacking group that attacked Facebook last week
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Tech giant Apple has said its computers were attacked by the same hackers that targeted Facebook last week.
The US-based firm said a small number of its machines were affected, but added there was 'no evidence' of data theft.
Last week Facebook said it had traced a cyber attack back to China, which had infiltrated employees' laptops, the BBC reports.
In a statement, the iPhone maker said that it has 'identified malware which infected a limited number of Mac systems through a vulnerability in the Java plug-in for browsers.'
It added that the firm is working closely with law enforcement to find the source of the malware.
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For January 1, 2012:
The design is based on a "Tempting Template" challenge from a Stamper's Sampler Take Ten issue. The center image is a Karen Foster sticker, layered on red paper and popped up with mounting tape, and embellished with an eyelet and ribbon.
For January 2, I continued with the same template, turned sideways:
Stamp is a very old one from long-defunct Appalachian Art Stamps. I had made a bunch of holiday/New Year cards with the stripped and snowflake paper so part of what I was trying to do here was use up scraps.
I like this card a lot.
January 3 and January 4, I continued with using up those scraps. The focal images on both are upcycled gift tags from Target (yay, day after Christmas clearance sale!) for quick and easy cards. I found my eyelet setter kit AND a bunch of eyelets so I went old school with these.
On January 5th, I went back to some traditional Christmas colors:
The wreath is from A Muse Art Stamps.
And finally, on January 6, I moved away from the Christmas cards to an all occasion "hello" card. I had two challenges here. The card came about as a way to use up those little flower stickers, which had gotten loose and were all over one of my embellishment drawers. After I gathered them up I decided to use them and get them out before they could roam again. And also, I had recently read or overheard someone saying that they had been obsessed with navy blue and red as a color combination lately, so I decided to combine my red flowers with some navy blue. Another very quick and easy card.
So my challenge is begun! Stay tuned and we'll all find out if I can keep this going!


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Grudge of Women Trailer (1981)
Dr Yoshimura has been conducting experiments in "facial transplants" to help burn victims. The limited success of his experiments requires him to have a steady supply of face donors--regardless of whether or not they are willing to "donate".
Watch the official Grudge of Women 1981 trailer in HD below or find more Grudge of Women videos on Vidimovie.