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In Windows Update
1 imp. update is ava. - Security Update for Micro Works 9 (KB2431831)
1 opt. update is ava.
Click Install updates button
Creating a restore point . Than STOPS!
Get a pop up window from Microsoft Works
The feature you are trying to use is on a CD-ROM or other removable disk that is not available.
Insert the Microsoft Works disk and click OK.
**** I dont have a Microsoft Works disk. The only disk I have when I purchased the Dell / PC is an Operating System / Reinstallation DVD Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
I have backups that I made when I first got it, but I dont want to get that tech and take the chance and screwing up my PC.
What can I do to fix this or stop that window from popping up?
Thanks, Scotty13
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No one is questioning the crocodile that jumped at the cat?!
You had me at "cats"
And this is a huge reason people, especially me, like cats. They're hilarious!
0:22 It's a cat-o-lantern!
Curiosity kill the cats
I really wish staying home watching cat videos was a job.. Lol!
no ragrets..no catgrets??
"Cats is dumb."
And these kind of videos are what buzzfeed should stick with.
Me trying to get my life together
Reason number 4852586439 why cats are the best.
The sprinklers were funny!
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Crazy cats. Wish Leo would do funny stuff.
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Love cats...just watching so much fun!!!!
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This is why Al Gore invented the Internet.
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Gotta love the kitties
No worries.. cats have 9 lives :p
There's nothing funny whatsoever in this video.
Good video! I hate cats.
Awe cats I do love their silly behaviours
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Was taken by ambulance to S/M A&E last week and 3 days later I am still horrified by the treatment I received.
I was rushed into A&E after suffering from bleeding following an operation I had on my bowel the week before (operation did not take place at S/M). On arrival we had to queue in the corridor.
I was finally taken to a 'side room' which was so hot, unbelievably hot. I arrived at A&E mid evening (I stayed in A&E until the following morning no beds on the wards I was advised). The call button for the nurses did not work. I had to walk through the dept to find a nurse to request my commode was changed.
I spoke to the sister in charge who was at her desk. She didn't even look at me, just said someone will come. They didn't. I asked another nurse after 1 hour and still no one had come to change or help me.
So I did it myself. The only place I could store my faeces and blood was in a side store room connected to my room which stored dusty old computers. I had to change my own commode 4 times.
I looked after myself throughout my whole stay, blood coming from back passage, drips in my arm, at one stage I had no wipes. The sister in charge and one of the health care assistance seemed to have no compassion at all. Horrible horrible experience. I could go on and on....
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The overall UI of Vu actually looks pretty nice. Now it's not holo-themed, but it does look nice. Especially putting pictures front and center, but behind the name of the article and the source credit (via Gizmodo, etc.). When you're reading articles, it's pretty minimal, which means no ads are in the way. You can also go straight to the site and read the article. At the bottom of the article, Vu will ask you if you liked that article. That will help Vu determine what articles or publishers are best for you to read.
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From the Republican National Committee scandal involving a then-staffer who charged a visit to a sex club on a corporate credit card, from the dust-up between former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and rapper and actor LL Cool J — no topic is off limits for our Barbershop Guys. Host Michel Martin sits in the shop with writer Jimi Izrael, Sports Illustrated reporter Pablo Torre, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette and Republican strategist Marcus Skelton.
MICHEL MARTIN, host:
I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. It's time for our weekly visit to the Barbershop, where the guys talk about what's in the news and what's on their minds. Sitting in the chairs for a shape-up this week are freelance writer Jimi Izrael,�Sports Illustrated�reporter Pablo Torre, syndicated columnist�Ruben�Navarrette and back with us, Republican strategist Marcus Skelton. Take it away, Jimi.
Mr. JIMI IZRAEL (Writer) Thanks, Michel. Hey, fellas, what's good? Welcome to the shop.
Mr. MARCUS SKELTON (Republican Strategist): Hey, what's going on?
Mr. PABLO TORRE (Reporter, Sports Illustrated): Hey, man.
Mr. RUBEN NAVARRETTE (Columnist): How's it going?
Mr. IZRAEL: Helter Skelton back with us for the first time. What's up, man, thank you so much for coming back to the shop.
Mr. SKELTON: Oh, no problem. I'm glad to be back. And it seems like a pretty exciting week. So I know exactly why you brought me in.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. IZRAEL: I know, right?
MARTIN: You're kidding, right? Be gentle, Jimi, his allergies are killing him.
Mr. SKELTON: I hope you brought plenty of one-dollar bills.
(Soundbite of laughter)
MARTIN: Oh, no.
(Soundbite of groaning)
Mr. IZRAEL: Well, you know what? It's so weird.
MARTIN: Explain, Jimi, what he's talking about.
Mr. IZRAEL: Well, it was supposed to be a really quiet week in political news with the health-care overhaul now law and Congress in recess, but earlier this week, RNC chairman Michael Steele came under fire for the committee's lavish spending, including - holy mackerel - dropping $2,000 at a Hollywood strip club. In fact, I think Steele's got a whole new theme song wherever he goes. Somebody drop that right about now.
(Soundbite of song, "Make It Rain")
Mr. FAT JOE (Rapper): (Rapping) I make it rain. I make it rain.
Mr. IZRAEL: That's right.
(Soundbite of song, "Make It Rain")
Mr. JOE: (Rapping) I'm in this (beep). Got a handful of stacks...
MARTIN: That's so cold.
(Soundbite of song, "Make It Rain")
Mr. JOE: (Rapping) I make it rain. I make it rain. Make it rain on them...
MARTIN: That is so wrong. That's so wrong.
(Soundbite of song, "Make It Rain")
Mr. JOE: (Rapping) I make it rain on them...
Mr. SKELTON: I'm glad it's censored appropriately.
MARTIN: Exactly. Yeah, exactly. I just want to point out, this is the clean version. I just want to clarify one thing. Michael Steele, chairman Steele was not actually at this club. But the Republican National Committee did treat a group of young donors to this night on the town. The Web site Daily Caller broke the story and found that the RNC had spent more than also, there's other spending that's at issue, not just the strip club, which is a particularly spicy strip club, as I understand - not that I've ever been there.
But they spent more than $17,000 on private jet travel, and more than $12,000 on limos in February. So, there you have it.
Mr. IZRAEL: Yeah, it's weird. Thank you, Michel. Ruben, the R - man, look, correct me here if I'm wrong, but the Republicans call themselves the Grand Old Party. Now, if these revelations are true, well, so far he hasn't denied anything, man. Wasn't Michael Steele just wasn't he just living up to the name?
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Listen, I'm just bummed out that we couldn't orchestrate a field trip to better understand this story.
(Soundbite of laughter)
MARTIN: Who's this we? We? I guess I just would've been the designated driver, right?
Mr. NAVARRETTE: That's right. We need one of those. We need one of those.
MARTIN: Thank you.
Mr. IZRAEL: I'm not going there. Go ahead, Ruben.
Mr. NAVARRETTE: I think, you know, Michael Steele is caught in this weird place, obviously, not just because of this story, but because there's a lot of animosity among Republicans against Steele. And I'm not sure if our hearts should go out to the Republicans who are trying to oust Steele and have been for some time, or should go out to Steele because he's being attacked in this way. And I don't mean just this story. I mean all the various instances of leaks and things that come out to try get rid of Michael Steele and replace him with somebody else.
And I think a lot of the stuff that Steele has been doing has been rubbing people the wrong way. Sometimes he'll say things just recently, he'll talk about how to, you know, maybe we shouldn't demagogue this thing about - make this issue about race or something. And a lot of the white Republicans out there who are trying to scare people, frankly, resent the fact that Steele is undermining them. So there's that back story.
But in terms of the actual, you know, story about the club, obviously this runs right into the buzz saw of family values, social etiquette, the whole notion of Republicans sort of preaching to, you know, conservative, oftentimes white voters in the South, saying that they are holier than the other party because this runs right against that.
So we've gone from, you know, in one generation we've gone from a chicken in every pot to I'll promise you a dance in every lap.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. IZRAEL: Nice.
MARTIN: That was nice.
Mr. IZRAEL: Very nice.
MARTIN: Oh, I would've been sorry to have missed that. But Marcus, what about it? I mean, in, I guess, look, I take the point that you can be both tremendously gifted and tremendously, you know, lunk-headed at the same time about issues. But isn't a bit much to have somebody who, I mean, the RNC chairman's job is mainly to fundraise and also to provide sort of leadership for the party. But doesn't this send a message about just this kind of crazy spending and not a lot of attention to, you know, fiscal realities at a time when a lot of American families are suffering?
And - I don't know. Marcus, how are you responding to all of this?
Mr. SKELTON: Well, first of all, Michael Steele...
MARTIN: And I assume you weren't invited.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. SKELTON: Yeah, exactly. I need to get Michael Steele's number so I can make that happen. But if you look, Michael Steele is winning in states that we haven't won in before, and you got to look at that. And then the fundraising numbers are actually up. And I don't know if people have fundraised before. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. I mean, I don't make a lot of money, and they can ask for my check in McDonalds or something like that. But if I'm writing a $25,000 check to the National Committee, you know, that's going to be a nicer as - you're going to go to a nicer place.
And money is in politics. I mean, if you look at how much it cost to go to an Inauguration on both sides of the aisle, you know, money is in politics. And I think that there are some people out there that are trying - that don't agree with some of the things that the chairman is doing, but when it comes down to it, he's won races in states that we haven't won before. You have to look at that. I think even if you look at the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, there's some angst in his party, and they're trying to get him out. And I think, you know, when you're a leader, someone's always trying to pick on you. And I think Steele - Michael Steele is seeing that.
Mr. IZRAEL: You know...
MARTIN: You think he's doing a good job?
Mr. SKELTON: He's winning. He's winning elections. You look in Virginia, we've picked up a couple seats in the State House and the State Senate. You know, places like New Jersey, places like Massachusetts, you know, and he's getting the money there for the candidates that need it.
MARTIN: Jimi, what do you think?
Mr. IZRAEL: Martin, do you think...
MARTIN: Go ahead, Jimi.
Mr. IZRAEL: Do you think his color makes him more - his shenanigans even that much more conspicuous?
Mr. SKELTON: No, I don't think so. I think what it is, is Michael Steele said he was going to shake things up in the party, and the first thing he did was clean house in the RNC. So, you know, I think one of those thing - you know, some of that, that does have something to play with it.
Mr. IZRAEL: But he's stunting rapper style, man.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. IZRAEL: He's spending money on private jets. He's making it rain on the strippers, man. I don't know, man. I don't know.
Mr. SKELTON: I think the staffer that bought strippers is new, but private jets is something that's been in politics for a while.
MARTIN: No, he's old now. He's gone. Goodbye.
Mr. SKELTON: Yeah, he's - you got to make sure that's clear.
MARTIN: Well, and...
Mr. SKELTON: And, you know, in any company, sometimes people abuse the expense accounts. And I don't think that - this might be a sad road to go down if you start looking at everybody's expenses, and see what happens.
Mr. IZRAEL: True that.
MARTIN: But why shouldn't donors be able to look at expenses? I mean, people give them this money. This isn't - you know, somebody has to give them the money. Don't they have a right to expect that it be handled properly? Or do you just think that that $2,000 at the strip club was an appropriate expenditure for high rollers? Because the whole point was, these were young high rollers.
Mr. SKELTON: Right. But exactly what happened is, they let the person go, even before the story broke. So that showed there wasn't due diligence inside the committee. But I'm thinking if the Democratic National Committee wants to go through and scrub expenses reports, I think that's a hard road, because you'll be judged by the same standards.
MARTIN: What does Pablo think?
Mr. TORRE: Well, to me - and this is Pablo - it means that - I mean, the way that I took it was that it contributed to this general narrative about Michael Steele, you know, and sort of the odd personality he's become. I think a lot of people - I mean, they remember him because, you know, he uses hip-hop slang. You know, he's trying to be the cool guy running the Republican Party, the new face. And to me, I mean, obviously, his role and his success as a fundraiser is his ultimate evaluation. But I think beyond that I - I mean, he also pushed back against Rush Limbaugh, you know, which got him a little bit of guff...
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Right. Right.
Mr. TORRE: ...a little while back. And so you wonder about, you know, what is his role? Is he trying to be the new, hip face of the Republican Party? You know, is this one of those things where, you know, his oversight is sort of a reflection on that kind of persona he's, you know, he's trying to develop. I mean, it's confusing to me.
MARTIN: Hmm. That's interesting. Can I just ask Jimi before we move on to the next thing: What do you think?
Mr. IZRAEL: I do think his color colors his - well, I think Steele's catching a lot of the flack because of his color. I think it makes him more conspicuous. And, you know, Marcus mentioned that, you know, donations may be up, but there are reports that the big donors are snapping their purses shut, and they have been for like a minute now. So I don't - I think Steele's color is really shaking people up.
MARTIN: But can't both things be true?
Mr. IZRAEL: It's shaking up the whole party.
MARTIN: Can't you be both a person bringing needed change and also polarizing, and also have a blind spot about something? Can't all these three things be true at once? Can't you have some administrative problems...
Mr. IZRAEL: I don't think...
MARTIN: ...and be...
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Yeah.
MARTIN: ...an exciting figure, you know, and telling people some truth that they need to hear and also be messing up?
Mr. NAVARRETTE: This is Ruben, real quickly. I think that it's not Steele that has the blind spot. I think it's those white Republicans who put Steele in that office because they wanted to inoculate themselves against this idea that they...
Mr. SKELTON: Right.
Mr. NAVARRETTE: ...couldn't criticize a black president without being called racist. So they thought they - they were getting cute and clever and they said, we're going to put a black person in this role. And guess what? Michael Steele ended up coming out saying he's going to push Republicans to do comprehensive immigration reform. They didn't like that. Michael Steele calls people out, saying that's racist; don't say that. They don't like that. Michael Steele reaches out to black folks and Latinos. They don't like that. So basically, what they wanted was a figurehead, and they got something they didn't bargain for. So right on.
MARTIN: Preach it, Ruben.
(Soundbite of laughter)
MARTIN: If you're just joining us, you're listening to TELL ME MORE from NPR News. It's our weekly Barbershop conversation, and we're having it with Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette and Pablo Torre. They're all journalists. We're also here with Republican strategist Marcus Skelton.
Back to you, Jimi.
Mr. IZRAEL: Thanks, Michel. You know what? Who knew that Sarah Palin was down like this? You know, former Alaska governor and current Fox News analyst Sarah Palin, she made headlines this week with a little dust-up with rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J. Michel, what was that about?
MARTIN: Well, you know - OK, here's a - LL Cool J was supposed to be part of Sarah Palin's new special, "Real American Stories." It aired last night. But the promo trailer, he tweeted that Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to somebody else, and that they're misrepresenting this to the public in order to promote Sarah Plain's show, and he was not feeling that. So then Fox dropped the rapper with a rather sniffy statement that said that "Real American Stories" features uplifting tales, and it appears that Mr. Smith does not wish to be associated with a program that could serve as an inspiration to others. So they dropped him from the program. So there you go.
Mr. TORRE: Well, they also knocked his fledgling acting career. Let's not forget.
MARTIN: I don't think it's fledgling.
Mr. TORRE: I know. That's the term they used.
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Wow.
MARTIN: There you go. That's right. That's right. You're right. It says: We wish him the best with his fledgling acting career.
Mr. IZRAEL: Right.
MARTIN: There, you're right, Pablo.
Mr. TORRE: Yeah. Yeah.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. IZRAEL: Well, not only does he have four books, but he's got 29 acting credits. So I think the acting thing is working out for him a little bit.
Marcus, I don't know that you caught the show last night, but what did you make of Palin and Fox News versus LL Cool J?
Mr. SKELTON: Well, matter of fact...
Mr. IZRAEL: What did you make of the whole thing?
Mr. SKELTON: Matter of fact, I did actually watch the show. I think, you know, for Fox News as a station, it's genius to start a rap beef with somebody. I mean, folks in the rap industry...
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. SKELTON: ...have done that for years. So, you look at the fact that it drew attention to it - look, LL Cool J will get some new people. For the people who watch Fox News, these hockey moms that secretly listen to LL. So they'll do that. And then Sarah Palin will pick up some new fans. So I think...
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Right on.
Mr. SKELTON: ...that both sides break out even in the end.
MARTIN: Well, I don't think this was Fox's news division putting this program on. I'm not sure. I think it was their entertainment division. I think it's worth remembering that - you know, and I know that there's a lot of argument about whether there really is a line between news and entertainment, but most of the broadcast networks have both, news and entertainment, so, you know.
Mr. TORRE: And this - and this is Pablo, and this was, you know, I watched it last night, and it was pretty innocuous. I mean, there was no sort of polemic angle to it. It was not opinionated very much at all. It was very much tinkling piano chords and, you know, sort of the Vaseline-on-the-lens, soft-focus kind of deal. And if anything, I mean, obviously, I think Sarah Palin's best future is probably in the media and she was, you know, she was very capable at that. I just think it was kind of a wash. I mean, it wasn't really groundbreaking at all. It kind of almost had the feel of something like an infomercial for inspiring stories.
MARTIN: Hmm. Did you watch it, Jimi?
Mr. IZRAEL: I didn't. I missed it.
MARTIN: You recorded it. You DVR'ed it. Don't even start. That's all right.
Mr. IZRAEL: I was on my "SpongeBob SquarePants" thing, so I...
Mr. NAVARRETTE: I'm happy to say...
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. IZRAEL: Yeah, I didn't.
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Yup. Yup. I opted for "Grey's Anatomy." Yup.
Mr. IZRAEL: When you think about it, it's like tomato/tomahto, you know, I mean so it's kind of like a wash between "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Sarah Palin. So I...
Mr. NAVARRETTE: You know, it's interesting what - yeah, this is Ruben. It's interesting what Republicans have going with the hip-hop community or rappers in general, or just this kind of bogeyman thing that they've developed. The Democratic Party does it, too. They just have different bogeymen. They talk about big business and rich people and dah, dah, dah, dah, dah and - but it's sort of like how you rally the base against this.
And if you think about what it is that rappers and people in the music business represent to the Republican Party, it just falls apart right away because I think there's plenty of - I mean, we're - in the first segment, we're talking about the fact that it's OK if you send people to strip clubs, but you're not OK with suggestive lyrics in a rap song? I mean, how does that all work together? And I think it's mostly just sort of a confused message about how you stoke your base.
Mr. IZRAEL: Mm-hmm.
Mr. NAVARRETTE: And I said, Democrats do it, too, and Republicans do it, too. And everybody needs a boogeyman, and this is their boogeyman.
MARTIN: That's interesting. Let me just clarify one thing before you move on, is that per the Associated Press, it was Fox News Channel produced this piece. So there you - that's an interesting thing in and of itself is, you know, what's up with that, you know? I don't know. It's an interesting question, having worked on long-form documentaries myself and this whole question of whether it's OK to appropriate an interview given for other purposes and to repurpose it. I mean, I think that's the other, hidden piece of this...
Mr. SKELTON: Right.
MARTIN: ...that we really don't have time to unpack - like, is that OK or not? If you give an interview to somebody for one purpose and then they decide to use it for something else, do you get to say something and say, I don't appreciate that? I don't know. Anyway, there you go. So that's that.
Mr. IZRAEL: All right. OK. Well, all right. Switching gears a little bit, tomorrow is the tip off to college basketball's biggest weekend. The Men's NCAA Final Four matchups are on Saturday night, and the championship game will go prime time on Monday, Michel.
MARTIN: Well, the four - well, yeah. Pablo, what do you think?
Mr. TORRE: Yeah, I mean...
MARTIN: Break it down.
Mr. TORRE: So the - yeah this...
MARTIN: And, excuse me, the women are this weekend too, if you don't mind.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. IZRAEL: My bad. My bad.
Mr. TORRE: That's a great match-up, actually - UConn and Baylor.
MARTIN: I know.
Mr. TORRE: But, let's - I mean, the story for the Final Four this year is really, that it's completely wide open. And I think you have - I mean, two five seeds in Butler and Michigan State who people didn't really expect to be there. Then you have a power, Duke, which has fallen off in recent years. And then, of course, you have, on the other side of that, West Virginia. And for me, I mean I, as a sports fan, love cosmopolitanism. I like the influx of foreign talent. I like spreading the net wide. But what I love about this Final Four is the provincialism.
It's the fact that you have Butler from Indiana right here in Indianapolis, homegrown. You have Michigan State - Tom Izzo recruits pretty much exclusively from Michigan. And to have those two sort of smaller nets competing against the national power like a Duke, for example, even a West Virginia - I mean, I love the fact that you're having kind of a bit of an underdog demographic story going on at the Final Four, going up against the big money powers...
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Yeah.
Mr. TORRE: ...that spread the net so wide.
MARTIN: Hmm. Ruben, who do you like?
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Butler. I think I like Butler. I mean, I called Duke. I think everybody's going to say, you know, you go with what you know and - but I think Pablo's exactly right. The Cinderella aspect of, you know, Indiana is baseball - is basketball territory, excuse me. It's basketball territory in the way that Texas is football territory, and this would be incredible for that school. I've been there before. I've spoken at that school. It's going to be a real shot in the arm. It's great.
MARTIN: I don't know. Marcus, what do you think?
Mr. IZRAEL: No bias there.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Full disclosure.
Mr. IZRAEL: Right. Right. Right.
Mr. SKELTON: Well, first of all, since I'm from the state of Maryland, Duke cannot win. And I'm going to put the Rush Limbaugh curse on them. I hope they fail.
MARTIN: Oh.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. SKELTON: And so I'm picking West Virginia. I think West Virginia's got a talented ball club. And it is just - in that conference, it's such a tough conference, that they're going to pull this thing out. They're going to beat Duke on Saturday and then just win the whole thing.
MARTIN: Jimi, who do you like?
Mr. IZRAEL: Duke. I like the way they took Baylor down. You know, I mean it was a really rough fight, but I mean, it was a great game. So I'm rolling with Duke.
MARTIN: You know what I was curious about, Pablo? Why do so many people love to hate Duke?
Mr. TORRE: I mean, it's...
MARTIN: What's up with that? Why do they love to hate Duke?
Mr. NAVARRETTE: They're the Yankees, baby. They're the Yankees.
Mr. TORRE: Exactly. They're the Yankees of college basketball and they're, you know, the elite kids who are monied. They have this tradition. They have a coach who's, you know, not the most likeable guy. I think he's not going to, you know, crack jokes at press conference. He's not going to get buddy-buddy with the fans. I mean, it's exactly. They're the Yankees of college basketball, and they're just - I mean, you might get into the racial undertones of it. They are quite suburban in tone. I mean, historically over the years, they tend to favor those types of players. But I think it's really just the success they've had historically and...
MARTIN: Well, can we root for the fact that they graduate most of their players, no matter what color they are?
Mr. TORRE: Oh, I think they...
MARTIN: Could we root for that?
Mr. TORRE: Yeah. I think so.
MARTIN: Holler.
Mr. TORRE: It is notable that Bob Huggins of West Virginia, when he was at Cincinnati, his last most famous stop, had approximately a zero percent graduation rate. So I think Coach Hayes is doing something right at - over in Durham, North Carolina.
MARTIN: Okay, super fast, Pablo: the women.
Mr. TORRE: The women - I think, obviously, UConn is a big story, but Baylor - I mean, know the name Brittney Griner, a freshman, already the best player in women's basketball. It's going be quite a game.
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Wow.
MARTIN: OK. All right. Well, we're going to be watching that. We're going to talk about the women next week - right, guys? Dead silence. Dead silence. OK.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. SKELTON: I'm going to follow women's basketball, so definitely.
MARTIN: That's right.
Jimi Izrael is a freelance journalist and author of the book "The Denzel Principle." He joined us from WCPN in Cleveland. Ruben Navarrette is a syndicated columnist who writes for the San Diego Union Tribune and CNN.com. He joined us from San Diego. Pablo Torre is a reporter for Sports Illustrated. He joined us from member station WFYI in Indianapolis. And Marcus Skelton is a Republican strategist as well grants adviser for the Higher Education Association in Washington, and he was here with us in our Washington, D.C., studios.
Thank you all so much.
Mr. IZRAEL: Peace.
Mr. TORRE: Thanks.
Mr. NAVARRETTE: Adios.
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Everyone has an 8 pack, however most people do not have low enough body fat to see it.
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Contrary to popular belief, doing a ton of push ups and crunches won't do the job. Not alone at least.
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Joyce Perkins passed away peacefully on October 10, 2016 at Arbor Grove Assisted Living at the age of 87 years old. She was born July 9, 1929 in Fremont, Michigan.
She will be deeply missed by her daughter, Cathy (Kim) Snyder, her two grandchildren; Derek (Brienne) Snyder and Daren (Erika) Snyder, her four great-grandchildren; Blake, Brayden, Lincoln and Eden. Joyce is also survived by her niece, Rena Ray and nephew, Gary Hansen, a cousin Betty Krawsek, along with many special members of the Perkins family, all of whom she loved dearly.
Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Alden Perkins, her parents, Leo and Beatrice Hall and her sister, Alice Hansen.
Joyce was a woman full of love and life, she dearly loved her family, her animals and any chance to play cards or make a trip to the casino with friends. No matter who she was with or what she was doing, there was always fun and laughter. A delightful person, she will be missed by many.
The family wishes to thank the dedicated staff at Arbor Grove Assisted Living in Alma for their excellent care of Joyce.
There will be a celebration of Joyce's life to be held at the Edmore Township Hall on Friday, October 21, 2016 from 12 Noon until 3 PM. Friends and family are invited to attend to share fellowship and fond memories of Joyce. Interment will take place in the McBride Cemetery, with private graveside service for family.
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I always enjoyed our friendship and talks. She is going to be missed.
So sorry to hear of the passing of your mom Cathy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Kim and the family.
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I'm keeping today's blog short as I have way too much to do, but this post was prompted by having someone contact me yesterday asking for advice about selling Sherman jewellery i.e. how much could they get etc. etc. As usual, this is such a difficult question to answer as so many factors are involved:
1) what is the condition of the set, front and back i.e. wear to plating, loose or replaced stones, repairs if any?
2) what color is it? Is it one of the popular ones ie. siam red, fuschia, purple?
3) is it a single piece, 2-piece set, 3-piece set
4) is it an original set and not a marriage of similar pieces
5) is it signed "Sherman" on all pieces
6) is the design a common one or rarely seen?
These are all the considerations a buyer will make. But there's more. Selling a Sherman or any designer piece and what you'll get for it, depends on the buyer. Why do buyers want Sherman? Are they collectors, wearers or sellers? A collector might be willing to buy your Sherman for more money than a seller will. A seller always has to keep cost in mind. If they pay too much, they may not be able to recoup their investment. If they cater to a wealthy area of a city where folks are prepared to pay more, that seller can take a bigger risk on buying from you. If the seller regularly displays and sells at shows, they can generally get more for a piece than someone who doesn't. All these factors will be a part of what a seller will offer you as opposed to what a collector might pay for your designer vintage jewellery.
In the end, of course, it's your decision to accept what a buyer offers you. If this piece has been in the family for some time and didn't cost you anything to start with as it was handed down or was a gift or whatever, then you will most likely to be happy to accept a reasonable offer ... and you should. If it's a piece that you paid a lot for, then obviously you need to recoup your investment. In that case, scour the net. Visit sites like ebay and see what comparable pieces are selling for. Search for sites selling Sherman Jewellery and see what price is being asked. Bear one thing in mind: a seller can ask what they like. It doesn't mean they'll get it LOL! Many a time I've sold a Sherman for a mere $10 profit. Other times I get lucky and make double what I paid. It always comes back to the buyer and what they feel a piece is worth to them.
And on that note, since more people are contacting me lately asking if I'm interested in buying their Shermans, the answer is a resounding "YES!". I'm always keen to buy Shermans in good to excellent condition. If you can send me some photos, I'll tell you what I'm prepared to pay. I don't lowball but I do have to always keep in mind what I think I can get for the piece. After all, I'm in business to make a profit, even if it's only a small one. If you'd like me to look at what you have, whether it's Sherman, Weiss, Kramer, Juliana, D&E, Schreiner, Miriam Haskell, Antique, Victorian, Art Deco or gold of any vintage, contact me either via MY SHOP AT RUBY LANE or my sites at SHERMAN JEWELLERY SHOWCASE or VINTAGE JEWELRY SHOWCASE.


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Monday, September 14, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (EDT)
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The New Republic is pleased to host influential leaders from Washington and Wall Street for an honest examination of our current financial system. Participants will discuss the solutions offered since the collapse, successes and shortcomings to date, and the various rules and roles for key constituencies going forward.
Timed to coincide with the anniversary of last year's significant market failures, and with the release of several key economic indicators, "Inflection Point" will take place on Monday, September 14th, 2009, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, in Washington, D.C.
Confirmed speakers include:
Bill Ackman, CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management
David Faber, CNBC
Niall Ferguson, Author and Professor at Harvard University
U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA)
Gary Gensler, Chairman, U.S. CFTC
Glenn Hutchins, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Silver Lake
Christopher Lawrence, Co-Head of Investment Banking, Rothschild
Christina Romer, Chairwoman, Council of Economic Advisers
Eliot Spitzer, Former Governor of New York
James Stewart, Author, Den of Thieves
David Wessel, Washington Deputy Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal, and Author, In Fed We Trust
Additional speakers are in the process of being confirmed.
SESSION #1: One Year Later -- Response to the Crisis
A discussion on the decisions made by individual people and policymakers, both in the run-up to the crisis and during the crisis (interest rates, regulation oversight, moves by the Fed, positions of Paulson and Geithner, the transition between administrations)
SESSION #2: Regulation and Reform
Exploration of the steps to reform and regulate to prevent this kind of crisis in the future, and ways to synchronize reform and regulation across advanced global economies.
SESSION #3: Post Crisis Economy
A discussion around how the economy should or will look as we emerge from the crisis; ways to restore consistent, self-sustaining growth; the role Wall Street should play in the new economy, and how innovation and entrepreneurship might surpass finance and consumption as drivers of growth.
KEYNOTE: Christina Romer
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I know some of you, especially Erin (if you are around?) have taken your fair share of prednisone. Last week, at my checkup, I was having an awful flare, and since I had been off of the plaq and the sulfasalazine didn't work, I had been med free. The pain was so awful, I couldn't sit/stand, and he asked me if I wanted to do the mtx and I am terrified of that! and he suggested the prednisone and I am so afraid of that too. So he gave me the Medrol dose pack and I took this knowing that it would only last a few days and then I would be back where I started plus the rebound is always unpleasant.
So Tuesday night, I am back to square one, and my husband takes me to urgent care, and when we get there, it is closed
and I have one pain pill left and I just take that and wait to call my rheumy on weds morning. The nurse is a bit nice, but looking at my chart, she asks me if I have decided about
the mtx??? because it says in my chart I am undecided?? she says she will talk the doctor and call me back. However, they close at noon, and no call, so I ended up going back to urgent care, and ended up with yet another Medrol pack. So I am now on the medrol roller coaster, but I was so desperate to stop hurting!
My doctors office did call, and will call in a presription for prednisone, and I am to call in a week with a progress report. I am so scared to take it. I have asthma, and I have taken it, but not to the extent they are prescribing it for, and the side affects, and trying to get off of it that I have heard of.
Now, I am back on the plaquenil, and worried about
the prednisone, my hands are starting to look a bit puffy from the medrol, but that usually happens. What a mess!! But I don't hurt, and I can function, what a trade off eh? I have never hurt so much as I have this past week, I was tempted to go to the emergency room, and my husband would have taken me there. This is really getting scary
To top it off, I don't even have an RA diagnosis, it is unexplained inflammation poly, and that makes it that much worse! At least the urgent care doctor didn't think I was insane!
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Posted 3/29/2007 7:50 AM (GMT -7)
hi mom,
the "limbo" diagnoses i do understand as do many of us here. it can unfortuntely take a good while (sometimes weeks, sometimes months) to correctly diagnose an inflammatory or autoimmune disorder.
this "in between time" is the part for you that will ultimately STINK! it's the worse time because there's no definitive "name" plus that alone adds to your worry.
the GOOD thing, is that pretty much all inflammation disorders (even if it doesn't have a diagnoses yet) will respond & are treated pretty much the same way.
Prednisone, Medrol packs...they are needed at times; i even hate to say "they do work!" it's a necessity now and then (and sometimes more than others) to be on some sort of steroid to help control this disease. and learning to cope in having to go through steroid therapy is part of the process too.
no physician wants a patient on them for a long time so feel comfort in knowing that.
they want ya off em' as soon as possible too!
there will be little to no harm in "now and then" short term use of them. but, people do react differently and some are more sensitive than others...so if at any time you feel "not right" in taking them....speak up to your doc. make sure the doc knows your concerns about
the med.
me too...my hands blow up on prednisone. for the past 10 days i have bee taking between 10mg to 50mg a day....forget about
sleep! oy!
there has been a lot of concern & worry about
these drugs for RA, especially the DMARDs & TNF meds and all...people are saying that they are frightened of them. it's understandable.
i never had that worry or fear about
them (and i have already been on Enbrel & Humira both in the past for 2 years each) now on Remicade. if there was something out there that could help me??? i jumped on it. having had RA for so long and having it be so severe...i never thought twice about
you watch yourself, keep your bloodwork appts., and report anything that seems screwy...that's how you can help manage this. when starting these meds & all while you're on them, you'll be under a watchful eye. they'll keep a close watch on your labs to be sure you're doing well on the meds.
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Posted 3/29/2007 8:49 AM (GMT -7)
Momto3 I know that this is a very frustrating time for you as I am sero-negative and it took a while for a firm RA Dx. My reduced swelling response to MTX helped my Dr's with the diagnosis.
Though I do understand your being a bit afraid of all these meds I am on MTX and Enbrel, soon to change to MTX injectable, I also had to learn to put my fear aside in order to stop joint erosion.
Due to a lot of OA my Dr won't let me use Pred. but she does Rx pain meds for me and they have their side effects as well. This is a tough road but we can have a life with the help of the meds.
Take care.
Cheyenne, WY
Meds: Enbrel/ MTX/ FA/ Klonopin/ Flexeril/ Lyrica/ Hydrocodone
RA Dx Sept05/ FMS Dx Jul05/ OA Dx Apr00
"Fear not for I am with thee"
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Posted 3/30/2007 7:56 AM (GMT -7)
i Erin,
How are you?? That is true, that no matter what the inflammation, it does work well after the steroids, thank goodness for that huh??
I ended up going to the urgent care first, and ended up getting another medrol pack, well, I tell my rheumy nurse, that I have started another one, and I ask her should I finish it before starting the pred? or just stop it and start the pred, and she says she will ask the doctor and call me back. She calls back and says, she can't give me the pred, after all! Now, I have to finish out the medrol pack, and my rheumy needs to see me on Monday. I was ready to start the pred, and now I get to taper off of another medrol pack, they are truly crazy things
Hmm..I think I shouldn't have said anything about
it lol Oh well, I guess he can see me in my truest miserable form, because medrol packs really do a number on ya, by day one
The nurse on the phone couldn't believe I had another medrol pack!
I know its about
being proactive, and that is why instead of just putting up with it this time and waiting for the plaquenil to start working, I just finally called my doctor and told them, I was hurting! Please help me. I have never done that before.
I think I am finally getting to the point, at least this week, where I will pretty much take whatever they give me , if it will just make me feel better. I few weeks ago, I had a week of no pain, swelling, nothing, and I actually thought I was cured
and then wham! back to square one! Maybe I am making up for the week when I felt great!
When it rains it pours! Oh and I read your post about
your house situation, I hope it is getting better and I am sure your sweetie, will step up to the plate and move with you. So sorry you are living with your mom, that must make you nutty!!!
Hugs to you!
I know I am heading for the MTX, and I am really scared to take it, but gosh I have to do something! The other night, hurting so much to have to need urgent care is ridiculous! I expected to much from the plaquenil and if I would have taken the MTX along with it, maybe I wouldn't be in this mess. I really need to be a bit more proactive and not be so afraid of the meds, at this point in the game, I am just going to have to take them
I have taken vicodin and it doesn't help me at all, the only thing that helps are steroids so far, I think it would take a lot of pains meds to help with mine, for whatever reason.
Thanks for writing!
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Posted 3/30/2007 6:08 PM (GMT -7)
Momto3 I sure hope that the meds help you. The added Enbrel is helping little by little but I still need the pain meds and my Dr said that I may always.
Cheyenne, WY
Meds: Enbrel/ MTX/ FA/ Klonopin/ Flexeril/ Lyrica/ Hydrocodone
RA Dx Sept05/ FMS Dx Jul05/ OA Dx Apr00
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Posted 3/30/2007 8:17 PM (GMT -7)
hey now mom
oy! it's a steroid fiasco!
*to make ya laugh*
i'm currently on so much steroids it's a shame i'm not in women's competetive sports! i'd be winning gold medals!
aaah hang in there...things will start to clam down. how did you do today?
and thank you so much for the kind words & thoughts. my man is a gem & i was probably "roid raging" and got emotional.so yeah, it's me getting upset about
the move (if & when it happens).
yikes yeah...i love my ma'...she does help out immensely (i can not physically keep up a house & everything that goes with it) right now. but
yeah you're right...it drives me nutty a lot of the time!
hey be careful coming off of the steroids. the dose pack i actually always liked better...but i can't use em', i need the
regular Prednisone helps me, but i go through a really rough withdrawal no matter how slow i taper. puking, aches, fevers, seizures
(i do have a seizure disorder so no one doesn't get freaked out & think it causes seizures)
what you just told
?...i have the same thing with narcotic pain meds. i was on almost all of em' (can't use nsaids or cox2s) but the opioids really don't help with the RA joint pain...and in truth, they really do nothing for inflammation pain...so it makes sense.
however, along with using
...(me too, steroids the only thing that actually helps) i use
for pain. it's supposed to be one of the strongest pain meds. it helps a little (helps better via shots & IV though).
i loved...but i had to stop that too. that helped a lot, maybe you could suggest that to your rheummy. it takes an army to control the joint pain i get & it took a long while to come across a semi-decent combo of meds for pain.
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Harley Diva
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Date Joined Oct 2006
Total Posts : 160
Posted 3/30/2007 11:06 PM (GMT -7)
Hi there sorry you are feeling bad......I think the wordt part of this illness was the roller coaster to get diagnosed. I had four surgeries and it was all RA. I didn't need any of them. I am also sero negative. The difinative test is the anti-CCP (anti cyclic citrullinated peptide test) It will show RA in sero negative people. I hope they get you on an effective treatment plan soon......Thoughts and prayers
Harley Diva
, drugs: MTX Enbrel, bp meds,folic acid
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Date Joined Nov 2006
Total Posts : 1331
Posted 3/31/2007 1:31 PM (GMT -7)
Hey erin!
Funny you mentioned the roid raging! you know I think I am starting to get all emotional on the medrol dose pack...sheesh, my husband is starting to think I'm nuts
Gosh this is a fiasco for sure girl!
But really what can you do? but just ride it out?
I am down to 3 medrols today, so I am starting to dread the taper off of them, but I am starting to see why you can't take them all the time, like you can the regular prednisone. Speaking of the prednisone...I had to laugh at the Big Guns
At this point, my face is starting to look red and rosy like Santa, who needs blush? I can only imagine what I will look like after the pred!
It does sound like you have a really sweet guy! Bless your heart, that does make a difference, when you have someone truly in your corner, willing to stand by you...even when you look like a puffer fish and hurt like mad!
I think a lot of it is just the emotional roller coaster of the whole RA and the steroids, sometimes it make our emotions just crazy and we are not always rational.
Big hugs, and hang in there!!
Harley Diva,
What type of surgeries did you have? I had several surgeries, but I don't think they were related to the RA. Mine were gynecological in nature, such as an abdominal myomectomy/cystectomy, and a laperotomy. After my last surgery though, I got really sick where I swelled up something awful in my face and hands, I had a fever of a 103, and the pain was terrible. I had to go to the ER, where eventually they gave me a shot of antihistimine and a pain shot. They had to cut my wedding ring off even. They never could tell me what was wrong with me.
I'm sorry to hear you had to have surgeries that you did not need. I will ask my doctor about
the test you mentioned in your post. Thank you so much
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Date Joined Apr 2004
Total Posts : 1539
Posted 3/31/2007 2:57 PM (GMT -7)
I was on different types of steroids for 2 years when I was 19.By the time I was 25 I had Osteosrthitis.The Dr said it was the streoids that caused it.Now I have Osteoporosis & take medication for it.........
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