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Bridging the breakdown of generations
My dad's name is Norman, so of course people called him "Stormin' Norman." And the moniker fit him perfectly, for he was a proud and successful business owner and undisputed head of my four-member household.
Though he could be quite sentimental, generous and affectionate with his "girls," he was mostly stubborn, opinionated, judgmental and foul-mouthed (usually while working in the garage). He was also a very hard worker and had a hard time relaxing, even at the family beach house. He possessed the highest of standards not only for himself but for everyone in his orbit.
He certainly wouldn't tolerate the condition in which he now finds himself: a Parkinson's-induced dementia that leaves him sleepy, incoherent, wheel chair-bound and barely able to chew his own food.
His decline seemed to happen quickly; one day he was able to walk upright and converse intelligently (albeit with some repetition and confusion) and the next day he was confined to his wheel chair and hard to rouse for the visits to which he used to look so forward. Worse, he didn't recognize anyone, even his beloved daughters.
He is being cared for in a local retirement community, and because the staff takes such good care of him, he is for the most part healthy and oddly content. My sister and I are fortunate to be able to see him on a regular basis.
I try to visit once a week, but sometimes I let life make excuses for me: I have to go to the gym, the baby is cranky, it's too hot outside and plus, it's almost lunch time. I do this because seeing him chips giant splinters from the wood of my heart, splinters that proceed to imbed themselves in my vital organs and cause great pain from time to time.
But I go, because I like to see his face, to remind myself that he is still here with me.
When dad is awake, he might mutter a greeting or ask a question that sounds like "What have you been up to?" I sit on the air-filled bed next to him and launch into a long and detailed monologue about my family's activities. I emphasize the accomplishments for him, out of habit.
I make a point to tell him how nice he looks, for he always took care with his appearance. "You really are a handsome devil," he'd say to his reflection. When his eyes happen to be open, I tell him how blue they are. He sometimes grins at the compliment.
My husband will offer to accompany me on my visits, but my two older children (ages 11 and 8) don't like going anymore. In his better days, my dad always insisted on a firm handshake with eye contact from them. He'd ask them about school and sports and how tall they were. They'd raid his stash of Werther's Originals and peanut butter crackers, and the nurses would bring them ginger ales. We'd make a morning out of it.
I don't blame them for not wanting to see their "pee-paw" in such a state. But my 19-month-old hasn't learned to protest visiting yet. In fact, she loves everything about the place – the fountain in the foyer, the cockatiel Jerry in the lobby, the endless, carpeted hallways, the elevator, the adoring residents and staff.
She even finds my dad somewhat amusing. She squeals and points when she sees him and tries to climb his wheelchair like it's a jungle gym. The juxtaposition between them is staggering; my 80-year-old dad dozes in his wheelchair as my toddler scampers from the floor-length mirror in the bathroom to the ultimate La-Z-Boy in the corner.
She periodically stands before my dad in confusion and waves frantically, as if to elicit a response from him, so I place her on his lap. And while I'm fumbling with my phone to take some photos before the girl takes a serious tumble, I see that my dad's hands have a firm grip on her. He's actually holding her – his granddaughter – and they both start to jibber and jabber like old friends.
I snap about 20 photos. And I realize that there is still life and love in my dad; Stormin' Norman – with his firm grip – is in there somewhere, even yet.
What I wouldn't give to hear a cuss word or two from his mouth. But I am grateful for his beating heart, his steadfast courage and dignity, his bright blue eyes, which every once in a while I have the privilege to see.
Diann Ducharme is the author of The Outer Banks House and the recently released e-book, Chasing Eternity, and is a wife, mother of three children and owner of one border collie. You can find her at http://www.diannducharme.com where, she blogs about the writing life.
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will host a candlelight vigil of remembrance and hope Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the University of Richmond, outside the Cannon Chapel. The public is invited to attend and join MADD to honor victims of impaired driving crashes, while helping to remind the community to be safe during the holidays. > Read more.
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Among participants at the Seventh Annual Coordinators2Inc Golf Tournament and awards luncheon Oct. 3 were (from left) Rebecca Ricardo, C2 Inc executive director; Kevin Derr, member of the winning foursome; Sharon Richardson, C2 Inc founder; and Frank Ridgway and Jon King, members of the winning foursome.
Held at The Crossings Golf Club, the tournament will benefit placement of children from Virginia's foster care system into permanent families through Coordinators2. > Read more.
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On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Willow Lawn location will kick off the month-long program by hosting a "Make & Take" craft event for kids. Children ages six and older will be able to make a craft and take it home with them. Representatives from the Marines will be in-store to teach customers about the Toys for Tots program. A.C. Moore team members will be on site to help with the crafts. > Read more.
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Disney's 'Big Hero 6,' lovable robot Baymax delight
It may be time for Olaf to step down as our nation's reigning cartoon character. Big Hero 6, the latest animated feature from Disney, contains a challenger to the throne: Baymax (Scott Adsit), another lovably chubby white wonder, who will bring joy to children's hearts and invade every home in America inside a six-foot pile of Disney merchandise.
Big Hero 6 (based ever so slightly on a Marvel comic of the same name) is the story of Baymax – and also his closest companion Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter). And then also their four friends, all of whom join together to form the titular superhero team.
At first, though, it's only Hiro, a young boy and an engineering prodigy, who'd rather spend his time in underground robot fight clubs than do something productive with his gifts. > Read more.
Authentically Italian
Bella's feels – and tastes – like Italy should
Short Pump is known for its share of chain restaurants and strip malls, but diners looking for something more distinct can certainly find it without heading downtown or to nearby Charlottesville.
In fact, local husband-and-wife restaurateurs Valeria Bisenti and Doug Muir brought a taste of Charlottesville (and Italy) to Short Pump when they took a chance and opened Bella's second location in the same shopping strip as Wal-Mart and Peter Chang China Cafe. (Bella's original location is on Main Street in downtown Charlottesville.)
For a local Italian restaurant, Bella's is as "Mom and Pop" as its gets. Valeria is Mom, and Doug is Pop. Since its opening about six months ago, diners have been eating rich comfort foods and drinking Italian wines. > Read more.
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Escape from L.A.
Directed by John Carpenter
Kurt Russell
Stacy Keach
Steve Buscemi
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Los Angeles, 2013: the city is reduced to rubble by an earthquake registering 9.6 on the Richter Scale. As if that's not enough, a doomsday device is now in place, and it's up to Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) to
go in and save the day...
John Carpenter's
Escape from New York
(1981) remains on of the great sci-fi actioners. A clever, imaginative and witty flight of fancy, it proposed the idea of New York City being transformed into a maximum security penitentiary in a world of escalating violence and brutality. Though the film did only lukewarm business upon its original release (apart from
, few Carpenter films
done very good box office business), it quickly developed into a major cult favorite and fans were not long in asking for another Snake Plissken adventure. In 1996, Carpenter and his favorite leading man, Kurt Russell, finally bowed to fan pressure and delivered a follow-up. Though the finished film is burdened with a number of flaws, it is not without merit.
Once again, Plissken is put in the position of having to save the world
a task he really couldn't care less about. With his world-weary demeanor, he is in many respects an even darker anti-hero than he had been in the first film. Clearly modeled on Clint Eastwood's laconic "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's revered "Dollars Trilogy" (
A Fistful of Dollars
For a Few Dollars More
, and
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
), Snake cuts a striking figure as he glides through a post-apocalyptic landscape, driven by the urge for self-preservation rather than a desire to help a world he has absolutely no use for or place in.
The screenplay by Carpenter, Russell and producer Debra Hill works in a lot of social commentary
They Live
(1988) is the director's critique of the Reagan era, then
Escape from L.A.
is his take on the Bush (I) administration. While the president in the first film (played by Donald Pleasence) was meekly ineffectual and unfeeling, however, this time the president (played with religious fervor by Cliff Robertson) is an all-out nutjob who lucks into predicting the quake and is, therefore, sworn into a lifelong term in office. Anything remotely "crude" is banned
people caught being foul-mouthed or littering or breaking any of the Ten Commandments are sent to prison. As in
They Live
, Carpenter's tongue is clearly wedged firmly in his cheek, so the political commentary angle never becomes overly heavy-handed. The emphasis, rather, is on action and adventure. Sadly, this is one of the areas in which the film fails to match the original. Numerous action set-pieces
a tidal wave sequence, a glider sequence that evokes
The Wizard of Oz
, etc.
are undone by ludicrous digital effects. One gets the impression that Carpenter was trying to maintain a stylized feel to the effects, but they feel less stylized than shoddily done.
This leads into the film's other major problem: it's too much of a rehash of the first film.
Carpenter has acknowledged this flaw in interviews, saying that he and Russell were too taken with nostalgia for the first film when they sat down to write the script. The basic setup and structure of the movie is identical to the first, and even the gimmick of Snake's encounters with various bizarre characters along the way feels unduly connected to the first film
for example, you can virtually swap Steve Buscemi's hustler and George Corraface's wannabe dictator with the characters played by Ernest Borgnine and Isaac Hayes in the first film. While this doesn't detract from the film's entertainment value, it does end up giving one a sense of
deja vu
when it really shouldn't.
Carpenter has maintained in interviewers, furthermore, that the film was rushed through post-production to meet a holiday release. This certainly shows in the film's editing, which vacillates between slick during some scenes and unduly slack in others. It's also conceivable that some added time would have allowed him to tweak the effects. Since the director has voiced a desire to go back and tinker with the movie a little more, this would be a rare case when such post-release shenanigans could actually work to the film's advantage.
But having detailed where the film goes wrong, let's turn our attention to some of the good things. The cast is a B-movie wet dream. Russell dominates the proceedings, but the supporting cast sparkles thanks to the likes of Stacy Keach, Peter Fonda, Pam Grier, Bruce Campbell, George Corraface and Cliff Robertson. Everybody enters enthusiastically into the satirical tone of the proceedings, including more 'mainstream' performers like Buscemi (
Reservoir Dogs
) and Valeria Golina (
Rain Man
). Carpenter revamped his memorable
Escape from New York
title theme for the film, also contributing some effective synth cues, but the score suffers from more pretentious pieces by Shirley Walker.
Carpenter's last film to date to be shot on any kind of medium-to-large budget,
Escape from L.A.
died quickly at the box office and got mostly blistering reviews. Nevertheless, it was championed by Roger Ebert (who is normally not so kind to the director) and seems to be developing a small cult following of its own nearly 10 years later. While far from the best work its talented director has ever done, it is still much better than the average post-apocalyptic action extravaganza.
Paramount's release of
Escape from L.A.
needs an upgrade. The 2.35 framing is essential in appreciating the movie (Carpenter's use of Panavision cannot survive the panning and scanning process), but the image is not anamorphically-enhanced. Print quality is good, with strong color and detail, but there is some grain evident in darker shots. Sound options include 5.1 surround and Dolby surround tracks, both of which have a lot of punch, depending on your audio setup. Both tracks are clean and clear, and unburdened by distortion or background hissing. Extras are limited to a theatrical trailer
A Blu-ray edition of
Escape from L.A.
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Weather Averages for Benalmadena in April
Averages for Benalmadena in April
Weather lowdown
April sees temperatures begin to climb as spring arrives in Benalmadena and more resorts begin opening up towards the end of the month.
Daytime temperatures now peak at around 21°C (70°F) and can fall to a low of 11°C (52°F) in the evenings.
With ten hours of sunshine each day, you will certainly be able to enjoy the sunshine. But beware that there is usually on average 11 days of rain this month still.
The sea water temperature is 17°C.
Dates for the diary
Easter falls in either March or April and Semana Santa (Holy Week) brings colourful processions to Benalmádena, including the unforgettable Virgen de la Soledad, which takes place on Good Friday. Another great event is the staging of the Passion of Christ "El Paso" in the hills of Benalmádena.
Things to do
Home to the largest butterfly species in the whole world, the Butterfly Park of Benalmadena is a unique natural attraction that is home to thousands of different butterfly species as well as various other exotic animals such as kangaroos and tropical lizards. The park is very child friendly and an amazing tourist attraction for families with children.
Costa Party Cats is a popular company organising fantastic sea trips in the Mediterranean with a very pleasant crew. The trips differ from most others as they take tourists into the ocean and not just sail next to Costa del Sol, offering a unique sailing experience.
Benalmadena Butterfly Park is home to the largest Butterfly species in the world. Photo courtesy of Mariposario de Benalmadena.
Hit the beach
The Malapesquera Beach is one of the busiest beaches in Benalmadena. The beach is known for its excellent facilities, inexpensive parasols, great lifeguard services and lots of communal showers that make is very accommodating to families with young children. Several popular restaurants are lines along the beach, providing great chances to eat authentic tapas and fresh seafood dishes right after a fine swim in the Mediterranean.
The beach at Tajo de la Soga is wild, rarely visited and very scenic. Located almost directly opposite to Benalmadena and overlooking the city from a distance, this is an excellent beach to relax without anyone in sight, even during high season. Several irregular coves and large rocks make the beach even more eerie and create small pockets of absolute privacy where you can literally get lost for hours at a time.
Where to eat & drink
The Nirvana Restaurant is an authentic Indian restaurant in the heart of Benalmadena. Owned and operated by Indian expatriates, the restaurant has earned TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence and numerous other distinctions for its delicious, unadulterated Indian tastes and its incredible dishes that aren't found anywhere else on Costa del Sol.
Located by Benalmadena's sandy beach, Smiley's Restaurant Bar is a popular British eatery that serves foods from back home cooked with a definite Hispanic flair. The food here is familiar yet innovative thanks to a distinct Spanish twist. Living up to its name, Smiley's is very welcoming, child friendly place and service comes with a smile.
El Dorado is a popular live music and karaoke bar that's open every night all night throughout the high season in Benalmadena. The bar has an incredibly upbeat atmosphere thanks to the numerous local artists who come to perform here and enthusiastic karaoke performances in various different languages.
Where to stay
Hotel Villasol is a three star seaside hotel on the outskirts of Benalmadena. The hotel offers affordable accommodation and direct access to a busy beach that is full of water sports activities during high season. This is a top choice for young tourists and water sports enthusiasts.
Resting in the shadow of the spectacular Bil-Bil castle in Santa Ana Beach, Las Arenas is a popular all-inclusive hotel that offers excellent value for money and an impressive view over the nearby iconic beach. The hotel was fully renovated recently and now stands as one of the best all inclusive resorts in Santa Ana Beach.
Located just 10 minutes from the local airport, Europark 74 Aparthotel offer modern and spacious apartments. Self catering is made easy thanks to the fully equipped kitchen and the numerous communal facilities the Europark 74 offers.
Views over Santa Ana Beach from Las Arenas hotel.


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We had to do a double, no scrap that, triple take when we stumbled upon this picture of Rachel Zoe. We couldn't believe our eyes — is this the queen of boho, flares, wooden bangles and enormous tote bags? The answer, fash fans, is yes.
LA's queen bee stylist is hardly recognisable in the shoot for LOVE magazine — but doesn't she look fab? Rachel has gone True-Blood-meets-Twilight-esque with this full-on vampire get-up. Fangs, check. Pale complection, check. Deathly stare, check. Gothic lacy ensemble? CHECK CHECK CHECK!
Rachel's team revealed the transformation when they tweeted about her shoot: "Rachel is a real life vampire in the latest issue of @THELOVEMAGAZINE...we're literally dying!" We imagine Zoe's favourite phrase "I Die" got some serious mileage that day...
Of course, the stylist-turned-designer has made no secret of her fondness for all things vampy, particularly 'The Twilight Saga'. In a recent interview with Team Twilight, she gushed about the tale's "purest form of romance" and confessed her crush on a certain Robert Pattinson. And can you believe RZ almost called her son Cullen in honour of the saga's vegetarian vamps? Uh-huh.
Naturally, Rachel looks absolutely gorgeous as a vampire, draped in a virginal white lace sheath for the LOVE shoot. Yes, she looks a wee bit pasty, but gorgeous none the less. In fact, we haven't been this excited about a shoot starring La Zoe since that hilarious-yet-chic spread last year. You'll remember the shoot rounded up all of Rachel's BFFs (that's Best Fashion Friends, natch) and showed them all with the style maven in the theme of her favourite tagline "I Die". Yep, we've got to hand it to Rachel; she has a wicked sense of humour!


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"Bar Mitzvah"
April 19, 2011
Will Matumbo be able to pull off his toughest challenge yet: growing up? It's time for Matumbo's rite of passage, but he's more interested in the buffet than the bris. Will he be able to buckle down and sing the blessing or will his eye for the JILFS get in the way?


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After, "Who are you wearing?," the most important question on the Oscars' red carpet is "Who are you here with?"
Celebrity couples are always alluring. Drench them in tulle, tuxes and accolades, and they become nearly irresistible. But it's a shame that today's biggest stars can't hob knob with the glamorous old guard of Tinseltown ... or can they?
Originally posted 01/14/2013 05:30PM
Natalie Wood's bruises and scratches on her arm, wrist and neck may have been suffered before she entered the ocean off Catalina Island and drowned in 1981, the Los Angeles County Coroner now says in a newly revised autopsy report.
The coroner's supplemental report is more verbose than the original report, and it details what the Sheriff's Department learned in the new inquiry that it announced over a year ago, reigniting speculation that her death was no accident.
Originally posted 05/16/2012 07:00AM
These days, Hollywood's most familiar faces – from Leonardo DiCaprio to Kirsten Dunst to Angelina Jolie – bring their star power to the French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival.
But before them, glitz and glamour was defined by big-screen veterans such as Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood (pictured here in black-and-white nearly 20 years before she mysteriously drowned).
In honor of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival, which begins Wednesday with a screening of Wes Anderson's star-studded Moonrise Kingdom (its ensemble cast includes Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton), Life.com is paying homage to old Hollywood with photographs taken at the festival 50 years ago in 1962, such as this snapshot of Wood.
Originally posted 01/11/2012 10:25AM
The official cause of Natalie Wood's 1981 death remains accidental drowning, as investigators say they have found nothing to dispute that in the two months since they re-opened the case.
"At this point, it is an accidental death," William McSweeney, chief of detectives for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tells the Los Angeles Times. "Nothing has been discovered to suggest changing that at this time."
The case has not been closed, but McSweeney said it is unlikely anything new will be uncovered about death of the actress, who was 43 when she died.
Originally posted 11/18/2011 02:30PM
As authorities reopen the 30-year-old case of Natalie Wood, they plan to reach out to her then-husband – and perhaps the last person to see her alive – actor Robert Wagner.
But when asked at a news conference whether Wagner is a suspect, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. John Corina answered, "No."
Two detectives have been assigned to follow what Corina called new leads. They will also interview possible new witnesses and speak to people who didn't talk to police originally or who have different information than they first provided.
"Already people are coming forwarding and wanting to talk to us," says Corina.
Originally posted 11/18/2011 05:30AM
What happened to Natalie Wood?
That is the question the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office hopes to answer regarding the Nov. 29, 1981, death of the adored movie star, it was announced late Thursday.
On Friday morning's Today show, the captain of the boat Wood fled the night of her drowning alleged that her husband, Robert Wagner, was responsible for her death.
"I made mistakes by not telling the honest truth in a police report," Dennis Davern also said on the NBC program.
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A 12-year-old Wetumpka boy has been diagnosed with a rare, incurable disease that's meant he's been in and out of the hospital. But his family says after months of prayer, he may have found a match to get a bone marrow transplant in Minnesota.
Only 32 children in the United States are born with Faconi Anemia each year. Dawson Parker was one of those children. He's faced many obstacles, and his fight to live is far from over.
In the far right corner in this Edgewood Academy classroom sits Dawson Parker. Like any other 12-year-old boy, he loves being outside, flying model airplanes and playing baseball.
"You get to hit. It's just fun," Dawson says when he talks about baseball.
But what you wouldn't know is that Dawson is battling a genetic disease that effects the blood and immune system.
"We had heavy hearts, because this was a life threatening disease for our son," says Penni Parker, Dawson's mother.
Last year, just a day after he threw the opening pitch, Dawson took a turn for the worse.
"He just basically got an infection in his jaw, and we knew once he got an infection he would be closer to getting a marrow transplant," Penni Parker says.
Since then, Dawson has been in and out of the hospital. It was the first time Dawson's dad felt as if he couldn't protect his son.
"Other parents would say you know your kid is normal," says Dawson's father Bob Parker. "You don't have to worry about nothing, but we just have to adjust."
In July, Dawson found out he qualified for a bone marrow transplant, and after months of waiting, his wish may come true.
"We just know who he is. We just know he is a 26-year-old from the U.S.," says Penni Parker.
On Monday, the Parkers will find out if it's a match, pack their bags for a children's hospital in Minnesota, and live there for the next five months while Dawson undergoes numerous surgeries, and chemotherapy.
"The quote they gave us was some where around $500,000 for the transplant," she says.
But the community isn't letting the family deal with these obstacles alone. They are holding fundraisers at Dawson's school and church.
"People of faith have a trust. We have a trust where we can lift them up," says Charles Sylvest, Dawson's youth minster.
The fight has just begun for Dawson. He could face complications during his surgery. His body may not even take the transplanted cells.
But that doesn't bother Dawson, he can't wait for the pain to be over.
"If I get something in my leg or something, it just hurts and stuff," he says.
Dawson will have to battle this disease for the rest of his life. There is no cure, but this transplant will keep him from getting infections.
As for Penni Parker, she's asking the community to consider becoming a bone marrow donor. You never know, you could be saving someone like Dawson.
Edgewood Academy and First Baptist Church in Wetumpka are raising money for the Parkers, and are also asking state employees to donate any extra vacation days, so that Penni Parker can keep her job, and stay by her son's side.
To find out more about fundraising efforts and Dawson's progress, head to the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/LiftingUpDawsonParker?fref=ts
If you would like to help the family you can call Edgewood Academy at 334) 567-5102 and ask for Susan Montgomery.
This Sunday, First Baptist Church in Wetumpka is hosting a barbecue plate sale and dessert auction for Dawson from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plates are $14 each.
You can also donate Delta Sky Miles to help cover transportation costs. If you would like to do that, send a message to the Facebook Page, Lifting Up Dawson Parker.


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The Castaway Cowboy
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Western
91 minutes
Walt Disney Productions
Directed by Vincent McEveety
James Garner as Lincoln Costain
Vera Miles as Henrietta MacAvoy
Robert Culp as Calvin Bryson
Eric Shea as Booton 'Little Maca' MacAvoy
Elizabeth Smith as Liliha
Manu Tupou as Kimo
Gregory Sierra as Marruja
Shug Fisher as Captain Cary
Nephi Hannemann as Malakoma
Lito Capina as Leleo
Ralph Hanalei as Hopu
Lee Wood as Palani
Luis Delgado as Hatman
Kim Kahana as Oka
This Walt Disney Production is set during the 1850s where Lincoln Costain is a cowboy with a good heart. He gets captured and is then shipwrecked on an island in Hawaii. There Lincoln encounters a striving widow by the name of Henrietta and helps her turn her potato farm into a cattle ranch. Problems arise for the two when a selfish landowner takes control over Henrietta's mortgage, for he wants the land all to himself. Instead of helping Lincoln return to his home in Texas, he orders Lincoln to stay and assist Henrietta.


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GROUNDHOG DAY: Facts & Recipes
One of America's favorite comedies is Harold Ramis' Groundhog Day. Starring Bill Murray and Andy MacDonald, the film is a cult classic. To celebrate the movie and the day, the Frugal Yankee has put together some tidbits of information and below that some recipes for groundhog. We hope you enjoy it. Phil Connors has approved this page.
The groundhog (marmota monax) is the largest member of the squirrel family.
The groundhog is also known as a woodchuck or a whistlepig.
The groundhog is the only animal with its own national holiday, and in two counties to boot. (US & Canada).
The groundhog's fur is in two layers. One to keep water out and one to keep warmth in.
Groundhogs have excellent eyesight, can climb trees and can swim. They are not known as party animals.
Groundhogs natural enemies are fox, coyotes and hawks.
Groundhogs live around 5 years. During their winter hibernation, they snooze for 5 months.
Punxsutawney Phil has one of the best jobs in the world. 364 days of the year he lolls about in the Punxsutawney Library. Then one day, Feb. 2, he struts his stuff.
The first Groundhog's Day was celebrated in 1886.
The Harold Ramis/Bill Murray film has popularized the day, the town and the rodent.
Ned Ryerson has a MySpace page. BING!
Like most wild animals, the rules for eating game applies to groundhogs - drain the blood, removed the entrails and wipe the body cavity as clean as you can. Although there is some debate among backwoodsmen, hanging the meat for 48 hours is recommended. It is at that time they are ready to the skinned and cooked.
If caught just before winter hibernation, there is usually an insulating fat layer under the skin. Remove the excess fat. Also be sure to remove the 7 to 9 "kernels" (scent glands) in the small of the back and under the forearms. They are distinctive and easy to find.
Although it does not require soaking, many game cooks prefer an overnight soaking in salt water to tenderize it.
If the animal appears to be older, parboiling will soften it up.
The meat is dark. It is not as 'gamy' as some animals. When properly prepared it has a mild flavor and can be quite tender.
As a rule of thumb, any recipe calling for rabbit or chicken can be used for cooking groundhog.
The following are a bunch of groundhog recipes we found. We cannot attest to their respective epicurean level of excellence, but if you're eating groundhog, we doubt you're looking for a four star recipe or a wait person named Nigel.
Oh, one last word, if you are planning on hunting this big game animal yourself, we suggest you use a .22 caliper rifle. Shotguns may be easier, but they make for unpleasant roughage when eating. Also aim for the head.
This is an very simple recipe,
well suited for camping and can be used for any number of game animals.
Remove all the fat from the cleaned game.
Cut into bite sized pieces.
Rub with salt & pepper. Roll in flour.
Cook in hot fat until brown.
Add two cups of water, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until tender.
This recipe is more ironic than the others. Take it for what it is worth. Sorry we can't remember where we found this recipe, but it was when we were looking for a bad meatloaf recipe while drinking Bear Whiz Beer.
Take your small gun (again, .22 caliber is best). Remember to put the bullets in.
Hunt & find the groundhog. They have good eyesight, so be sneaky. Aim for the head. We're assuming the groundhog's head, not your own.
Skin groundhog and gut him. Clean out carcass with garden hose.
Cut critter into quarters.
Make up a big batch of your favorite marinade (be sure it has oil & vinegar to help tenderize the critter).
Throw marinade and critter pieces into plastic trash bag and marinade around 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Take out marinated critter pieces and throw on the grill on low heat. Cook until rare to medium rare. Do not overcook, critter will dry out.
No one likes their critter dry, except for your well soused uncle.
After cleaning and cutting. Remove meat from bones and grind. Add bread crumbs, onion, salt, pepper, egg, and fat; mix thoroughly. Form into patties; dip into egg; then dip in bread crumbs. Fry in hot fat until brown. Cover with currant jelly sauce and place in slow oven for 1 hour.
1 dead goundhog (live ones don't like being cooked) 2 onions, sliced 1/2 cup celery, Flour, Vinegar and water salt and pepper, cloves.
Clean groundhog; remove glands; cut into serving pieces.
Soak overnight in a solution of equal parts of water and vinegar with addition of one sliced onion and a little salt.
Drain, wash, and wipe.
Parboil 20 minutes, drain, and cover with fresh boiling water.
Add one sliced onion, celery, a few cloves, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook until tender; thicken gravy with flour.
1 Groundhog, skinned & cleaned
1/2c Vinegar
1t Salt
2qt Water
2t Soda
1/2c Flour
1t Salt
1/2t Allspice
1/2c Bacon fat
3 Wild onions
1/2c Water
1c Sour cream
Skin and clean the groundhog. Wash and dry and put in an earthen
crock. Cover with water and a half cup of vinegar and 1 T. of salt.
Let stand in a cool place overnight. In the morning, remove from
brine, wash and pat dry with a damp cloth. In a large soup kettle
combine 2 qt. of water and 2 T. of soda. Bring to a boil, lower the
heat and simmer for 15 minutes, removing the scum as it rises to the
surface. Drain and rinse the groundhog meat and cut into serving
pieces. Combinethe flour, salt and allspice and dredge the pieces of
meat in the mixture. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Melt the bacon
fat in a heavy iron frying pan until smoking. jBrown meat on all
sides. Transfer the browned meat into a greased 4 qt. casserole.
Arrange sliced onions on top, add water, cover and bake in a
preheated oven for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Transfer the
meat to a heated platter to keep warm. Put the casserole on top of
the stove over medium heat and spoon in the sour cream stirring
constantly. Do not let the sauce come to a boil. Put the meat back
into the casserole and simmer for about 15 minutes. Delicious served
with creamed dandelion leaves.
Recipe By: "Indian Cookin'", compiled by Herb Walker, 1977
1 groundhog
1 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup ground onion
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 eggs
3 tbsp. fat
1 cup catsup
1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Clean woodchuck; remove meat from bones and grind. Add 1/2 cup crumbs, onion, salt, pepper, 1 beaten egg, and 1 tbsp. melted fat. Mix thoroughly. Shape into patties and dip into 1 beaten egg, then into 1/2 cup crumbs. Fry until brown in 2 tbsp hot fat. Add catsup and Worcestershire sauce and bake in a slow oven (325 degrees F.) for 1 hour. Makes 8-9 patties.
1 groundhog, skinned and cleaned 1/4 cup onion 1/4 cup green pepper 1/2 tbsp minced parsley 1 tbsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 4 1/2 tbsp. flour 3 cups broth
Biscuits: 1 cup flour 2 tbsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. fat 1/4 cup milk
Cut woodchuck into 2 or 3 pieces. Parboil for 1 hour. Remove meat from bones in large pieces. Add onion, green pepper, parsley, salt, pepper, and flour to the broth and srit until it thickens. If the broth does not measure 3 cups, add water. Add the meat to the broth mixture and stir thoroughly. Pour into baking dish.
For biscuits: sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Cut in the fat and add the liquid. Stir until the dry ingredients are moist. Roll only enough to make it fit the dish. Place dough on top of meat, put in a hot oven (400 degrees F.) and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until dough is browned. Serves 6-8.
1 groundhog
1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. cooking oil
1/2 tsp. sugar
Clean and skin as soon as possible. Remove all sent glands. Cut off head, feet and tail.
Cure in cool place by suspending from hook approximately 4 days.
Dress groundhog as you would a rabbit, removing the small sacs in the back and under the forearm. Soak groundhog overnight in salted water to remove wild flavor.
Combine flour, salt and pepper; rub into groundhog pieces.
Brown groundhog in hot oil in skillet; sprinkle with sugar.
Reduce heat and add 1/2 cup water.
Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes or until tender.
Remove cover and cook for 10 minutes longer.
1 Groundhog
Cold water
Sweet potatoes or white potatoes
The animal should be dressed as soon as possible and well soaked for several hours in cold, salty water. All excess fat may be trimmed off after the meat is cold. Parboil to remove and remaining fat and drain well. Place in a moderate oven and pack sweet potatoes or even white
potatoes all around. Salt and pepper the meat and bake unti brown. Be sure the potatoes are thoroughly cooked. Serve with cornbread and use the heavy gravy that forms during baking.
Submitted by: TrophyHunter
1 Groundhog
2 qts Water
1/4c Salt
1/2c Soy sauce
2 whole Garlic cloves
1 jalpeno pepper
1/4 Onion
2T Chili powder
1/4 bunch Parsley
4 Beef bouillon cubes
1/4t Freshly-ground pepper
1 cup Beef or chicken broth
Teriyaki glaze
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cut meat into serving pieces.
Soak in 1 quart water and salt for 3 hours.
Transfer meat to 1 quart clear water and soak 4 hours.
Drain and dry meat. Place meat in a baking pan.
Add beef broth, soy sauce, garlic cloves, jalapeno, onion, chili powder,
parsley, bouillon cubes and white pepper.
Cover and bake at 350º for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Baste frequently. Brush with teriyaki glaze while cooking.
Recipe By: Hunters Information Service
If you have any suggestions, recipes or just like to comment, please do so.
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A discretionary trust is one where trustees have 'discretion' about how to use the income of the trust, and sometimes the capital. An accumulation trust is one where the trustees have the power to 'accumulate' income (add it to capital). A trust may give trustees the power to do both.
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In a discretionary trust, the trustees are the legal owners of any assets - such as money, land or buildings - held in the trust. These assets are known as 'trust property'. The trustees are responsible for running the trust for the benefit of the beneficiaries.
The trustees have 'discretion' about how to use the trust's income. They may also have discretion about how to distribute the trust's capital. The trustees may also be able to 'accumulate' income - add it to capital. See the section below on accumulation trusts.
Trustees may be able to decide:
Discretionary trusts are sometimes set up to put capital aside for:
Under the terms of the deed that creates the trust, there may be situations when the trustees have to use income for the benefit of particular beneficiaries. However, they may still retain discretion about how and when to pay. The extent of the trustees' discretion depends on the terms of the trust deed.
Mina puts money into trust, to be held in trust for 20 years for the benefit of her two 10-year-old grandchildren. The trustees can decide how to invest or use the money and any interest it earns to benefit the grandchildren. So, when the children are young, the trustees might decide to pay for piano lessons for them. As they get older, the trustees might pay towards a wedding.
In an accumulation trust, the trustees can accumulate income within the trust, that is add it to the trust capital. They will often do so until the beneficiary becomes legally entitled to the trust assets (such as money, land or buildings) or the income produced from the assets. Income that has been 'accumulated' becomes part of the capital of the trust. The trustees may also pay income at their discretion.
Accumulation trusts should not be confused with 'accumulation and maintenance trusts'. Accumulation and maintenance trusts are a type of trust that qualified for favourable Inheritance Tax treatment. The Finance Act 2006 ended this treatment and made provisions so that accumulation and maintenance trusts became either '18 to 25 trusts' or were moved into the new 'relevant property' trusts. Find out more about these types of trust by following the link below.
Trusts that do and don't pay Inheritance Tax
Trustees are responsible for declaring and paying Income Tax on income received by the trust. They do this on form SA900 Trust & Estate Tax Return each year.
In both discretionary trusts and accumulation trusts, income is taxed at the special trust rates, apart from the first £1,000 of trust income, which is known as the 'standard rate band'. Income that falls within the standard rate band is taxed at lower rates, depending on the nature of the income - as shown in the tables below.
However, if the person who put the assets into the trust (the settlor) has more than one trust, the £1,000 standard rate band is divided by the number of trusts they have. If the settlor has more than 5 trusts, the standard rate band is £200 for each trust.
|Type of income
|Tax rate 2014 to 2015 tax year
|Rent, trading and savings
|20% (basic rate)
|UK dividends such as income from stocks and shares
|10% (dividend ordinary rate)
|Type of income
|Tax rate 2014 to 2015 tax year
|Dividends and distributions
|37.5% (dividend trust rate)
|Other income
|45% (trust rate)
Special rules apply to trusts with vulnerable beneficiaries - see the section on vulnerable beneficiaries below.
Some items that are capital in trust law are treated as income for tax purposes when received by trusts. They're taxed at the trust rate (45%) or the dividend trust rate (37.5%), depending on the type of item.
This is a complicated area of trust taxation. You can find out more about capital items that are treated as income in HM Revenue & Customs' technical guidance -Trusts, Settlements and Estates Manual.
Read technical information on capital items that are income for tax purposes
Get help completing the Trust & Estate Tax Return
More about tax on different kinds of trust income
When trustees make a discretionary payment of income it carries a tax credit at the trust rate (currently 45%). This means it is treated in the hands of the beneficiary as if Income Tax has been already paid at 45%. The beneficiary might be able to claim some or all of the tax back if they're a non-taxpayer or a 20 or 40% taxpayer.
Trustees of a discretionary trust - or an accumulation trust where they also have the power to make discretionary payments - need to make sure that they've paid enough tax to cover the tax credit given to the beneficiary. They do this using a process called the 'tax pool', which keeps a record of all discretionary income payments made by the trustees, and the tax the trustees have paid.
Different rules apply for payments to beneficiaries of settlor interested discretionary trusts. Follow the link below to find out more.
Find out more about how beneficiaries can reclaim tax on trust income
Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the gain in the value of assets such as shares, land or buildings. A trust may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if assets are sold, given away or exchanged (disposed of) and they've gone up in value since being put into trust. The trust will only have to pay the tax if the assets have increased in value above a certain allowance known as the 'annual exempt amount'. Trustees are responsible for paying any Capital Gains Tax due.
Beneficiaries aren't taxed on any trust gains and don't get credit for any tax paid by the trustees.
Get more information on Trusts and Capital Gains Tax
There may be an Inheritance Tax charge when:
Sometimes Inheritance Tax uses different terminology for trusts. Discretionary trusts may fall within what are known as 'relevant property' trusts.
A discretionary or an accumulation trust may be used to help a 'vulnerable beneficiary'. A vulnerable beneficiary is someone who is:
A trust set up for the benefit of a vulnerable beneficiary may qualify for special tax treatment.
Find out more about trusts for vulnerable people


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The proverbial fish-out-of-water at the prep school are Dan (Penn Badgley, "John Tucker Must Die," "The Bedford Diaries") and his sister Jenny (Taylor Momsen, "Paranoid Park," "How The Grinch Stole Christmas"), middle-class kids whose background keeps them on the fringes of this exclusive clique. Dan and Jenny are attending the school at the insistence of their father Rufus (Matthew Settle, "Into The West"), a former rocker turned art gallery owner, determined to give his kids a first-class education. Rufus has a history with Serena's mother Lily (Kelly Rutherford, "Melrose Place"), a socialite who hides her past as a dancer and rock groupie. When a chance encounter brings Dan to Serena's attention, he suddenly finds himself dating the girl of his dreams. The more Dan discovers about the real Serena, the more he's challenged to make sense of her world.
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B/C she remembered him
b/c everyone knows bumping into someone is destiny
b/c she already had plans with her 'friend'
b/c ' so you pick me up at 8?'
b/c he can't be worse that the guy she does know
b/c she met his dad on the first date
b/c she went with him to save Jenny
b/c he told her he thought she was hot
b/c it was love at first sight
b/c Their Hook up will will set new york on fire
b/c He went to that Hotel To See her
b/c He didnt read her Phone
b/c he lurks on the webbie for her
b/c he did punch someone on their first date
b/c he didnt think she was overdressed
b/c He gets the butterflies when he sees her
b/c she is Nice
b/c They are to scandalist to not talk about
b/c she asked him out
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b/c she already had plans with him
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b/c handhold GAH
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b/c he's her Prince Charming
b/c she's his Cinderella
b/c their chemistry lasts forever!
b/c she has stolen his heart
b/c there new love has just begun
b/c from the very beginning we saw sparks
b/c the eye glances they give each other leave us breathless
b/c They Are Written In The Stars!!
b/c They Are NYC's Newest Cutest Couple!!
b/c They Are Stange & Beautiful.
b/c He's Been Watching Her World From Afar.
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Fe/Zn 8 thickness clarification
When ASTM B633 [link is to spec at TechStreet] specifies SC2 (Fe/Zn8) does this mean a minimum or an exact? Can the supplier send us material with a range of 8-12 microns with the 9-12 microns having a deposit build up which interfers with the functionality of our part?Janice Tessier
- Sealy, Texas
To the best of my knowledge, the thickness is the minimum. It would be very difficult to obtain a certain thickness exactly, for example 8 microns. We need to have a range on the thickness.
You could specify also a maximum thickness, and work with your supplier to see if it is possible to work on this range.
I hope this helps.Enrique Segovia
- Monterrey, Mexico
Hello Janice,
Is the product that you are having a problem with a fastener? The spec. Fe/Zn 8 calls out a minimum specification (0.00031") for zinc on steel, I believe. However, a standard 2A/2B thread fit only has an allowance for finishing of 0.00025". If the plater is trying to meet the intent of the specification which you have called out, and the fastener is relatively long, it is very possible that there will be enough zinc on the starter thread to cause a thread interference. The same issue can occur on a stamping with a threaded hole.
Hope that this helps.
Best regards,Brian A. Calver, CEF
- Grimsby, ON, Canada
March 31, 2010
You could specify the maximum thickness allowed for Fe/Zn 12 classification.Thiagaraj Maruthi
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One family's experiment — and the results.
Could You Live Without China?
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- August 17, 2007 at 11:10 am
I bet it was hard for her to find parts to build her momument of Mao. It seems as if she decided to stop buying from all of Asia and the Americas as well as from China. Or is Western Europe the only region other than China that produces things? Or perhaps she followed the party line and considered Taiwan part of China as well.
- August 18, 2007 at 8:55 am
Somehow I missed this story. Thanks for posting it Tom.
Do need to try and live without the free market?
While the above comment is quite irrelevant to this story it does point to some deep seeded problems.
If we were able to rid this country of the mixed economy we have and were able to have citizens directly educated by the benefits produced by the free market only then would we begin to see this type economic ignorance disappear.
I'm all for cheaper consumer goods. Therefore let the market provide them from wherever they can be produced. If they are shoddy or dangerous, people will remember and become patrons of businesses that do not sell dangerous products. This is so basic it is, as the president said a few days ago, Economics 1 (not 101).
- August 19, 2007 at 1:07 am
I really wish someone in the mainstream media could for once talk about how bad it would be if, without free trade, we had to do all of that work ourselves.
- August 19, 2007 at 11:21 am
There is no need for the government to crack down on "dangerous" products from abroad. Free trade, by increasing competition and greatly increasing the number of available goods, benefits the consumer. Although we live with busybody government agencies like the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the market provides ample protection by providing product information and ratings (Consumer Reports, Underwriters Laboratories, etc). Witness how fast Mattel Inc, the seller of those Chicom toys, responded to market demand. Consumers, once armed with information need not depend on a government ordered recall. Mattel, looking to protect market share and preserve good faith with its customer base, responded almost instantaneously to the problem. Sure, the market isn't perfect but its failures are nothing compared to disasters engineered by government. Should we expect the Federal Government to respond as quickly to their own mistakes, like collapsing bridges and unnecessary foreign wars?
- August 19, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Oh but didn't you know, Mattel is conspiring to poison us evil Goyim!
Dumbest "logic" I have ever encountered.
- August 19, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Hooray for the division of labor!
- August 20, 2007 at 10:09 am
Matt, I fail to see how anything in my previous comment constituted "economic ignorance."
My point was that the article was biased and sounded like it came from a Chinese government PR person.
I'm all for free-trade and cheap, well-made goods. I just think that it's ignorant to say that China is the ONLY place that produces such goods.
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We started this series by describing the first waste of inventory where I believe Taiichi Ohno first focused on establishing the Toyota Production System. I would like to cover all 10 wastes with you but first I would like to have you think, "What is the 10th waste?" What do you think stands in the way of you and your company being successful in this highly competitive world; what do you think stands in the way for your company becoming completely Lean?
I will give you a hint for I feel the 10th waste lies in our current management system. Every company in order to survive has highly competent and skillful people that really want to do a superior job for themselves and for their company, but most people feel restrained. I believe our current management system is filled with "brakes," that prevent people from doing the superior jobs that they are capable of doing.
In the West, we have a top-down management system where decisions are made by people with power, not necessarily from people with the most knowledge. At least, Toyota managers go to the "Genba," to see firsthand problems before they make decisions. A much better method would be to ask the people with the best knowledge to help determine the policy and direction for the company.
I know of a one organization that wants to solve their major strategic problems that continually tells people what to do to get what they want. "We have to reduce costs!" "Stop training people!" "Stop using outside consultants." "Stop, stop, stop." This caustic direction just stops creativity and forces fear within the environment. Everyone appears afraid to make a wrong decision.
A much better way is to simply present the vision and the strategic problems to the workforce, the people with the knowledge, and ask them, "What do you need to help us attain our goals." "How can I help you do your job better?"
And, then listen and see if you can cipher out what the corporation needs to move ahead properly, judiciously and successfully. A manager should be your coach focusing on developing people to their highest capability instead of being a "boss," always telling you what to do.
Ohno, had a different way. He would point out a problem, "You have too many people in your department, see if you can run it with half the number?" He might ask you to do it in six months and then walk away. He didn't tell you how to do it but simply challenged you. At first, you might have thought is was impossible to do but look at the enormous success of Toyota over the past 50 years based on this different kind of management style. Leaders set the vision and recognize that work is done successfully by their employees.
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UTC forward Taylor Hall shoots over Georgia Southern forward Aishya Wofford Saturday at Mckenzie Arena.Photo by Jay Bailey /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Wes Moore wanted to see defense from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team Saturday night at McKenzie Arena: intense, aggressive defense.
The Lady Mocs' coach got that, at least in several effective stretches, in a 75-43 Southern Conference win against Georgia Southern.
"We came out with a lot of energy -- I liked that -- [and were] flying around on defense," he said after UTC's 19th consecutive win at the Roundhouse. "Pretty much everyone who came in the game had that same kind of adrenaline."
It has been a tough past seven days for Moore, who has battled the flu and walking pneumonia, as well as the memories of UTC's 70-60 overtime loss at Elon last Monday. Beating the Eagles didn't make him all better, but seeing the Lady Mocs (11-3, 4-1) get 12 steals and force 24 turnovers certainly helped.
"Monday's loss made me feel a whole lot worse physically, and tonight's win will hopefully have the reverse effect," said Moore, who credited his staff with picking up the slack for a few days while he was at his worst.
Playing at home for the first time in a month, in front of 2,183, UTC's trap defense forced GSU (2-13, 1-5) to use a timeout 50 seconds into the game, and a tone was set. By the time the Lady Mocs led 16-7, six of them had scored and they had hit 7 of 10 shots from the field. Georgia Southern, meanwhile, made just three of its first 15 shots.
The Lady Mocs led 35-23 at halftime, but Georgia Southern that started the second with a spurt. A long MiMi DuBose 3-pointer to beat the shot clock fell through and cut UTC's lead to 41-33 with 14:41 remaining.
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Coach Mike Shanahan a few moments ago confirmed our report that Albert Haynesworth did not take his conditioning test this morning.
Shanahan also disclosed the reason: Haynesworth arrived at team headquarters "quite early" and said his knee was irritated. Team doctors recommended that he not run and that he work out on the exercise bike.
Haynesworth came out to the practice field this morning–wearing a jersey, no pads and a baseball cap–and stood with the defensive linemen during position drills. He stood near line coach Jacob Burney, who explained some things, such as terminology, while the other guys worked.
Haynesworth will attend this afternoon's walkthrough to observe players' responsibilities in the defense, Shanahan said.
"He won't get a chance to be out with his teammates until he passes the test," Shanahan reiterated.
As for the knee injury, Shanahan called it a "setback."
"Hopefully it's not too bad and he can keep conditioning and be out with the team in the near future," he said.
Haynesworth will be evaluated on a daily basis, and whether he takes it tomorrow depends on how he's feeling, Shanahan said.
Also, general manager Bruce Allen after practice spoke publicly for the first time about the situation. I asked him whether he believes it's important that Shanahan set a standard for players who don't attend the offseason program.
"I don't see it that way," he said. Allen, during his brief remarks, also added that he is not disappointed by the situation.
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22. This led to the incorporation of a year of
post-partum contraception in the costed
recommendations of the Commission on
Macro-economics and Health. WHO guidelines
and recommendations, though, call
for birth intervals of 24-30 months for infant
health and survival benefits.


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CORAL GABLES — The celebration of life ceremony for the late UM baseball coaching legend Ron Fraser will include a big-name guest speaker.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager and baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda will deliver a speech at the event scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at the Knight Sports Complex on the UM campus. Lasorda was a close friend of Fraser, who passed away at age 79 Jan. 20. Nicknamed the "Wizard of College Baseball," Fraser was credited with popularizing the sport nationally while winning two College World Series titles and 1,271 games.


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