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- Any outrage over the noodle is silly. Nobody in their right minds should expect it to be a permanent fixture in the stadium.
- Snarky emails are a non-issue. Maybe they shouldn't have been sent, but Brandon is probably responding to angry/pushy emails with snark.
- The Shane Morris fiasco is Hoke's fault and not Brandon's.
- Brandon does not coach the football team.
- Ticket prices can be lowered. Ammenities can be provided or improved.
- Firing the AD because of the football team's performance is beyond a dumb idea.
- 2012 Sugar Bowl
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Date | Title | Body |
2 days 20 hours ago | Probably pretty close already |
Given the amount of time athletes are on campus, he is probably pretty darn close to his degree already. Hardaway graduated in 3 years. |
1 week 6 days ago | Yep |
I was on a trip to Zion and stopped at Bryce for two nights. Wasn't long enough. |
1 week 6 days ago | Before you make plans |
Before you make plans make sure she turns the other 162 degrees. |
1 week 6 days ago | ZION |
I would go back to Zion NP in a heartbeat. That place is awesome. |
2 weeks 6 days ago | Tom Brady |
I don't really like Tom Brady. I'm not saying he isn't good, but he just rubs me the wrong way. Superbowls are a bad measure of QB greatness. I'm looking at you Eli. There should be a time limit on instant replay in football. If the refs can't determine a call in 45 seconds it automatically stands as called. Leave the human error in the game. |
3 weeks 1 day ago | Yes, the experience means something |
Every experience means something, but I just can't understand the importance of promoting that part of it as a valuable experience that everybody should have. It is just another consumer item that doesn't grow you as a person. |
3 weeks 1 day ago | Necessary Step |
It should not be a necessary step. The fact that we are making it one is causing problems. First it can lead to delay people joining the professional world. Second it costs money. This will impose a greater burden on the less wealthy portion of the population which can lead to class separation and stunting the ability for someone to make it that may not be of means. |
3 weeks 1 day ago | What is the experience |
I'm just curious what part of the "experience" is worth the money if you take away the going to class part. It seems that there is sports, living in dorms, parties, being with peers on a regular basis, being part of a campus group, and other similar things. Is that part a good investment? I take my car to a shop to have it fixed by a professional and I have respect and appreciation for their profession. Should I assume that they are somehow lacking some important experience that would have bettered their lives? Should I assume that they would rather be in another line of work that requires a degree? It seems that these assumptions are a bit demeaning. |
3 weeks 1 day ago | Societal issue |
I could be wrong here, but here's a thought. College is commonly seen as a gateway to success and is promoted throughout our society as a noble achievement. This may be true in many cases, but failure to recognize hard work and achievement outside of college seems to relegate un-degreed professions as second class. Instead of celebrating hard work and success we put too much of an emphasis on a certain kind of hard work and success. Consider the American Dream. It used to be that hard work and opportunity will lead to success. This was visualized in homeownership. However, now it seems almost like the American Dream has become homeownership. Success, now, is seen often as going to college and getting a degree and students are celebrated for being the first in their family to go to college, or graduating. However, we are missing the point of all of it and we are really celebrating something that is incomplete. In doing so, other people's hard work towards the same goal is undervalued. I also think that the college "experience" is not very important. I don't see how living in dorms, going to parties, walking to class, and taking exams is any more beneficial than working in a job and interacting with other professionals on a daily basis. Maybe there is something I'm missing. |
3 weeks 3 days ago | UofM Career to date |
Beilein has never had the personel and that is changing. When he started at UofM the program was nowhere near what it is now therefore his ability, to attract recruits was limited. He pulled in Cronin (injury), Morgan (solid), Hortford (backup), McLimans (bench), and McGary (star). That isn't much. He is in much different territory now. Doyle and Donnel will be 4 year players and both have shown potential to be good. Beilein has never had that at Michigan outside of Morgan and McGary, but that was only for a year and really not even that. Sprinkle in Teske and whomever else we get and Beilein will, for the first time at Michigan, have a good stable of bigs. Beilein missed on developing role players like McLimans, Christian, Lucas-Perry, and followed that up by developing stars very quickly. That lead to an uneven roster with regards to experience. I see this team core as one that will finally last a few years. What that will bring as far as wins is a bit unknown to us now. |
3 weeks 4 days ago | Parent recognizing oblivious |
you, op, are obviously not a parent. When children are born and you become responsible for their upbringing, you see the world differently. Love cannot be quantified. |
4 weeks 6 days ago | Something Beilein hasn't had |
Beilein runs an offense that requires a lot of understanding. It would seem that continuity would be very important for him. Once that is established, you can mix in the top end recruits to take the team to the next level. Over time the continuity players get better and better. The fact is that Beilein hasn't really had great continuity. Stu and Zack were a good start and showed what can happen when Beilein has four year players, but they were limited athletically. Morgan was of the same mold and his knowledge of the system greatly helped as he could be a floor leader. However, those are only three major contributors from the continuity players that I can think of. I think we should look at Brundidge and Christian as misses just as much as Booker and Blackmon. They would be seniors now. I would imagine that as our core gets stronger the team/program will take off. With that comes a greater ability to grab the top-end talent. Imagine if Walton and Irvin stay four years. That is going to be a very deep and talented roster. Sprinkle in one to two supers and you have a title contender. Fortunately we have a coach who can get to the title by developing the good into the great negating the need to constantly grab the great. |
4 weeks 6 days ago | No |
Fact: Dwight Schrutte does not sleep and therefore it is physically impossible for him to be a sleeper. |
6 weeks 3 days ago | Subjective |
It's a matter of preference. There is no absolute with regards to what level is right. But I see what you are saying...the nfl is clearly inferior. I live in Wisconsin and I guarantee you that the Badgers are an afterthought when it comes to football preference. |
6 weeks 3 days ago | Not really |
In order to win an overtime game one defense has to outplay the opponents offense...eventually Every game is the result of a team effort. Giving both teams possession allows both offense and defense to take the field. Consider it allowing the defense to have a chance to stop the other team. |
6 weeks 3 days ago | Hockey is not a good comparison. |
Hockey has a faceoff and constant change of possession which makes sudden death legitimate. Football has a coin toss to determine possession. With hockey both teams have an equal shot from the get go but football is slanted heavily toward the winner of a coin toss. |
7 weeks 21 hours ago | 8 Team Playoff = 7 games |
Four first round games Two second round games One Championship |
7 weeks 2 days ago | Seriously |
Why do I not see any love for Barton City? |
7 weeks 3 days ago | Never understood this one |
If a Tennessee coach votes against Michigan in 1997 then somehow it is Manning's fault? Even if Manning thought he was robbed of the Heisman (something that I've never heard him say) why would a Michigan fan dislike him for LOSING to Woodson? Tom Brady was on a team coached by arguably the greatest NFL coach in history. After watching Michigan play recently it's safe to say that top notch coaching is a big deal. No disrespect to Dungy but he is not on Belichick's level. As Harbaugh says, it's not a good idea to compare great to great because it only means a great is diminished. |
10 weeks 4 days ago | Too high up the food chain |
My understanding is that UofM's athletic department operates financially independently from the university. He fires Brandon and hires Hackett. That's all he really has to do right? Maybe tell Hackett to help find a permanent AD and perhaps make sure that he is operating in the black. What more do we want? Fandom is traveling too far up the food chain. Going from armchair quarterbacks to armchair coaches is one thing, but moving up to armchair ADs and armchair Presidents is a bit over the top. Why can't we just be fans, hope Hackett hires Harbaugh, forget about him WHEN it happens and just root some victories on Saturdays? It's less stressfull that way. |
13 weeks 1 day ago | Perhaps |
If a coach resigns because of a record he is basically admitting that he is not good enough to do the job. If he is admitting that by himself then who would want to give him a chance later on? |
18 weeks 1 day ago | yes but.. |
What scandals are we talking about? Shane Morris was a Hoke problem, and the email incident is a non-issue. Am I missing something. Even the Coke issue was a Hoke problem because can we honestly expect that promotion to happen if the team was playing well? I get that people are upset over the mistreatment, but that can be rectified by Brandon pretty easily. |
18 weeks 1 day ago | Me too |
I have the same mindset. If the top candidates don't want to work for Brandon then its best to dismiss him. There is an issue, though, in that it may give the next coach a sense of power over the AD. |
18 weeks 1 day ago | If the problem is... |
If the problem is that the team is performing poorly then it is silly to think anyone other than Hoke is the main problem. Because everyone is out for blood any small meaningless thing gets blown way out of proportion and used as reason to call for a firing. I'm not in the save Brandon court, but I think the decision to retain or fire him should consider this: |
20 weeks 19 hours ago | Why the Oregon Comparisons |
It seems that every time we roll out an alternate jersey there are comparisons to Oregon. Here are our alternate jerseys since 2011: By my count that is a total of six since 2011, and really only one in the last two years. That's not really Oregon-like. Sure our home uniforms are awesome, but with the infrequency that we roll out these alternates I don't see any issue or threat. This whole uniform thing is getting blown way out of proportion. We can debate whether or not the alternates look good, but rolling out one uniform a season does not make us anything close to Oregon. |
20 weeks 1 day ago | I know |
Bill Martin will be best known for botching the Miles hire, but he was a pretty fantastic AD. He brought the program into the black and hired John Beilein. We are all clammoring for an "ignore Michigan Man and get the best guy" approach for a new football coach and he did just that when he hired RR. Granted RR didn't last, but he was a big name coach at the time of his hire. |
22 weeks 2 days ago | A much better option |
Eliminate the chant altoghether. I don't remember when the words were added (sometime between 04 and 08 from my recollection) but they are lame. It especially is dumb when we are losing by a lot. Either eliminate the words or change to something more appropriate given the situation on the field. |
23 weeks 3 days ago | 2 and 5 |
Let's look at Beilein. The knock on him coming in was that he wasn't a good recruiter or, at least, there were doubts he could recruit at a high level. He was regarded as a top flight Xs and Os coach, and I'm not sure where the stance on player development was, but I would venture that could have been identified as a strong suit. To me this is the perfect example of the two traits that are absolutely necessary. The other three (recruiter, face of the university, and fundraiser are very far down the list). With many coaches, recruiting at a high level has not lead to success nor has stepping in to good situations lead to success. Sure it's nice to have the horses to compete, but if they aren't coached properly it flat out does not matter one bit. Charlie Weis, Brady Hoke, Muschamp are just three examples of this. Being a fundraiser or the face of the university doesn't really do anything for the program. Sure you can desire a certain personality, but if you are a great coach it matters not how good of a speech you can give to a bunch of wealthy alumni. I would say it is important to hire someone who won't destroy the program due to out of control infractions, but that's pretty avoidable. It is my opinion that game management and player development are the foundation of a good program. They will lead to success and with success comes the other three traits that you have desired. Beilein is going after top 25 recruits and shattering the worry because he is winning games due to the fact that he can develop players and call a good game. If Hoke is fired, the 1 and 1A traits that should be required are the ability to call a good game and develop players over time. The second trait that would be desired is a strong attention to detail. The third should be a strong hatred of losing. |
24 weeks 6 days ago | Tate |
If Tate learned to "play school" too and wasn't a headcase it would have been very interesting to see how he developed. He could throw very well on the run and was pretty darn accurate. |
25 weeks 21 hours ago | I understand |
I understand the sentiment and do recognize the importance of history. My point was that what we do defines us rather than where we came from. Our history and ancestry is important when it comes to respecting respectable tradition and the lessons/values learned in the past, but it ought not to define us. There is an element of pride in history, and it ought to be used to motivate us to do positive things to the extent that it can motivate. When it comes to football I get the sense that history and tradition is becoming less and less of a motivator. When it comes to Michigan football it seems like there are a lot of folks who love to quote Bo and talk about the accomplishments of Yost and Crisler, but that isn't going to bring us any victories. It could lure a couple of recruits, but if there isn't a coaching staff or team mentality that is "win the game" then all is lost. |


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20.02.05 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins made history again as he improved his record to 46-2-1-32 KO's with a Unanimous Decision victory over Guyanese/British Challenger, Howard Eastman (40-2-0-35 KO's). The Philadelphia native had a humble start to his pro career, losing his first pro fight in 1988 to another first time fighter, Clinton Mitchell. He followed that loss with a string of 23 wins in a row until losing again to a fighter named Roy Jones Jr. by UD 12 in 1993. Hopkins started his reign as Middleweight Champion in April of 1995, after facing then IBF Champion, Segundo Mercado in a rematch bout. Mercado floored Hopkins twice in their first match eight months earlier, which ended in a Draw. Hopkins won the rematch by TKO 7.. Hopkins took the WBC Title from Keith Holmes in April of 2001, winning a 12 round Unanimous Decision. He dominated in every round and scored a TKO 12 win to take the WBA version of the Title from Felix Trinidad in 2001 and KO'd Oscar De La Hoya to take the WBO Title last September. Since then, he has unified the Titles and is truly the "undisputed" Champion of the Middleweights. Howard Eastman, who is trained by Robert McCracken, a former fighter that Eastman beat in April of 2001, came into the Hopkins fight with only one (controversial) loss on his record, against the diminished William Joppy. Many observers felt Eastman won that fight but Joppy got the nod. Outside of William Joppy, Hacine Cherifi and Sam Soliman, unless you're from England, there aren't many recognizable opponents on his resume. But he has that beard that sometimes he dyes in colors that are weird. For that, he may be most remembered. Bernard Hopkins is the cream of the Middleweight crop. He has not lost a fight since 1993. For twelve years, Hopkins has done nothing but win fights. He is clearly one of the most accomplished Boxers in the sport today. Hopkins was one of the most under appreciated fighters for a long time until he fought Felix Trinidad and won by TKO in the final round. That made Bernard a big Star and he finally got the recognition he truly deserved. He eventually freed himself from Don King and is his own manager now. Since beating Trinidad, Hopkins has fought and beaten Carl Daniels, Morrade Hakkar, William Joppy, Robert Allen and Oscar De La Hoya, who moved up from 154 to fight him. Bernard has not strayed from the 160-pound division. He has not faced any bigger men with notable skills but has faced his share of smaller ones. Middleweight has historically been one of the glamour divisions of the sport but in Hopkins' era, it has been borderline pathetic. That is no fault of Hopkins'. Howard Eastman is a top contender who honestly deserved a shot at the Title. The first round of Hopkins vs. Eastman saw both guys moving around each other, not throwing many punches. It was boring. With about four seconds remaining in the round, Hopkins jumped on Eastman and stole the round for actually doing something that resembled a fight. Hopkins was making history Saturday night. He was extremely cautious and spent most of the rounds backing up or going side to side and avoiding confrontations with Eastman, who could rarely catch Hop with anything anyway. It was not a very entertaining fight. But B. Hop got the job done and successfully defended one of his Middleweight Titles (the WBC version). His record of 20 Title defenses is going to be very hard to break for any fighter in any division. In this fight, there weren't many dramatic moments, no turning tides, no knockdowns and nothing particularly newsworthy outside the fact that Hopkins won the most rounds even though he only fought in spurts. Eastman pressed the action most of the time and proved that being the aggressor does not mean you are winning the fight. At times, Hopkins was actually avoiding confrontation and moving more than he was punching. Whenever they clashed, Hopkins usually got the best punches off.¨TMost of Hopkins' best work happened inside the clinches and outside the view of the referee. Howard Eastman, to his credit, came to fight. He was slick and almost Hopkins-like in his approach. He was aggressive but careful and measured in his every move for the most of the fight. Both fought extra careful and only on occasion, did the leather fly. When it did, Hopkins usually got the better of it. The coverage on HBO was annoyingly biased. Whenever Eastman did win an exchange, neither Jim Lampley nor Roy Jones Jr. (the ringside announcers) bothered mentioning it. At one point, when Hopkins missed with a left hook, Lampley was quick to credit Hopkins with a score. Roy Jones Jr. disagreed with Lampley, saying that Eastman blocked that left hook (which he did), but a moment later, Jones conceded that it probably was a score if Lampley said so. By the sixth round, it was pretty even on my scorecard. But from that point on, Hopkins imposed his will and won most of the following rounds, landing the cleaner punches, while confounding Eastman. Eastman had some good moments. He landed some decent shots, but never anything that impeded Hopkins or prevented him from dictating the terms of the contest. Whenever they exchanged, clinches followed. There were a lot of clinches in this fight and that benefited Hopkins, who plied his trade in ways only a watchful eye would notice. There were a few moments in the late rounds when Eastman aggressively took the fight to Hopkins, who craftily avoided the worst and managed to score with left hooks at will as Eastman kept his right hand too low in defense. At 40 years old, Bernard Hopkins appears in excellent physical condition. His stamina has never been an issue. He moved more in this fight than any of his previous bouts. He reminded me of Oscar De La Hoya in the last four rounds against Felix Trinidad, where he moved more than he punched. But the difference was, when Hopkins ran, he was controlling the action, keeping Eastman off of him and frustrating him into making mistakes. Whenever Eastman made a mistake, Hopkins was there to land a punch and score another point. Exciting? Not really. Effective? Absolutely. Why is it that the fighters revered as the, "best pound for pound" are so often boring to watch? The art of boxing is the art of hitting without being hit. There is a definite beauty in watching two skilled boxers go at it. This was a technical fight. Guys who like reading technical journals and happen to be boxing fans must've been in heaven watching this one. If their names were not Hopkins and Eastman but two guys nobody ever heard of, most people would agree that this was a boring fight. Bernard says he wants to fight Jermain Taylor, the winner of Antonio Tarver vs. Glen Johnson II and cap off his career with another fight against Felix Trinidad. That sounds too good to be true so I'm not going to hold my breath but I'd love to at least see a rematch with Trinidad before Hop hangs 'em up. Tarver and Johnson are 175-pounders but Hopkins is crafty enough to possibly beat both of them on separate nights. Johnson's work rate and size could be a problem for Hopkins though, more so than Tarver's sporadic but power based style of fighting. Jermain Taylor doesn't really deserve a title shot and he has not fought the quality of opposition so far that would lead me to believe he can deal with the likes of The Executioner. I'd pick Hopkins to win easily over Taylor. Hopkins would neutralize Taylor's jab and capitalize on the amateurish mistakes Taylor still makes, like pulling straight back on defense and dropping his left after jabbing. The new and improved Glen Johnson may be the one guy in that group who could force Hopkins into a dangerous slugfest. Johnson's work rate and conditioning could present problems for Bernard and force him into fighting a style he doesn't prefer. Hopkins is a primarily a counter puncher and Johnson punches so often that Hopkins would have a lot of countering to do, more than he's comfortable with. A rematch with Trinidad would sell a lot of tickets and has the potential to be one of the most drama filled rematches in recent boxing history. Trinidad has grown nicely into his new Middleweight frame by now and showed better footwork in his last fight against Mayorga, who he destroyed by TKO 8 last October. Hopkins finds your weakness and takes advantage of it. It was Trinidad's poor footwork that greatly contributed to his beat down by Hopkins in September of 2001. At 40 years old, Hopkins has little left to prove and lots of money to make as he closes out a brilliant boxing career that spans 17 years. We fight fans are lucky to have been witness to the greatness that is Bernard Hopkins. When he finally hangs up his gloves, I hope he will help formulate a National Boxing Commission. Bernard is a very intelligent man who's a serious advocate for Boxer causes and the betterment of the sport. He would be an excellent choice for the first Commissioner of a legitimate Commission. If not that, he'd be a tremendous top man of a future Boxers Union. Whatever he does, I wish him all the best.
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The Kid (1999 film)
The Kid | |
Starring | Leslie Cheung Carrie Ng Ti Lung Qi Qi |
Release dates
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
The Kid (Chinese: 流星語; pinyin: Liúxīng Yǔ; 1999) is a Hong Kong movie starring Leslie Cheung. It also co-stars Yip Tuen Nam, Ti Lung, and Carrie Ng.
This drama highlights the social problems of single parents struggling to raise children and Leslie Cheung was given the role of a retired fund-manager Wing who lost his entire fortune in a financial mishap and was severely depressed until he discovered an abandoned baby boy in his yacht which he has not sold off at that time. He sought to raise the baby as his own son, encountering many happy moments even though he was not financially sound. His happiness is cruelly cut short a few years later as the now toddler's real mother returns and wishes to raise her own son again, while he attempts to prevent this as he loved his stepson very much. The final touching scene depicts the inevitable as his beloved stepson followed his mother into her luxury car while Wing was fighting back tears despite him voluntarily relenting into allowing the kid to leave.
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- Leslie Cheung - Wing
- Carrie Ng
- Ti Lung - Sir Lung
- Qi Qi - Maise
- Amanda Lee
- Echo Shen
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Match Preview: FC Edmonton vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers
By storres nasl
Match Preview: FC Edmonton vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Webcast: NASLLive.com
TV: FCE – CityTV
Two more contenders in the race for 'The Championship,' has FC Edmonton hosting Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Clarke Stadium. Edmonton, who is six points from the final berth to 'The Championship,' is coming off its first road victory of the Fall Campaign last week after topping Carolina RailHawks, 3-2. Fort Lauderdale, who played to a 1-1 draw at home against Atlanta Silverbacks last week, is level with Tampa Bay Rowdies on points (22) for fourth place in NASL Combined Table, however has the fifth spot on tiebreaker of away goals difference. Strikers are unbeaten in their last seven games against the Eddies, including the last meeting this past spring where goals from forwards Martin Nuñez, Fafà Picault and a penalty kick by midfielder Mark Anderson gave visiting Fort Lauderdale a 3-1 win at Clarke Stadium on May 3.
Last Five Games: FCE – L W T L W FTL – T W T W T
FCE-Ritchie Jones, Lance Laing (Team of the Week-6)
FTL- Fafà Picault (Team of the Week-6)
Stats leaders:
FCE-Goals – Daryl Fordyce (6); Assists – Lance Laing (4)
FTL-Goals – Fafà Picault (7); Assists – Ivan Guerrero (3)
FTL-Walter Ramirez
NASL Head-to-Head: (13 meetings): Strikers 6 wins, 5 ties, 2 losses —18 GF/11 GA (+7 GD)
At Edmonton: (7 meetings): Strikers 3 wins, 3 ties, 1 loss — 10 GF/7 GA (+3 GD)
Last Spring Season: (1 meeting): Strikers 1 win, 0 ties, 0 losses — 3 GF/1 GA (+2 GD)
Last Meeting: May 3, 2014 at Clarke Stadium — Eddies 1-3 Strikers
Coaches quotes:
"We have another very difficult fixture against a team that has been very consistent so far at home and away from home. We were poor against Fort Lauderdale last time they came to town. We've had a good run in the last few games and we're looking to continue that this weekend at home against the Strikers." – FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller
"This is going to be a tough game for us. Edmonton has been playing better lately. We'll have to see how the rest of the week goes in practice, but we'll need some players to step in and help us get some points on the road." – Strikers coach Günter Kronsteiner
Referee: Sheena Dickson
Asst 1: Derecik Illingworth
Asst 2: Michael Barwegen
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text: Forums Days of Our Lives Days' Spoiler …Week of Dec 19th Viewing 9 posts - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) Author Posts December 16, 2011 at 4:34 pm #120336 harlee490 963 Posts Monday ("Another Clue") John and Marlena's celebration is cut short; Sami's guilt gets the best of her. Tuesday ("EJ Changes His Mind About John") Quinn tries to distract Daniel; Jack seizes an opportunity to spend time with Jennifer. Wednesday ("A Business Opportunity") Rafe and Carrie consider an intriguing business opportunity; Stefano's plan for John falls apart. SOW Spoilers Marlena and John receive distressing financial news Sami makes a decision regarding her career. Bo and Hope share their pain over missing Zack Best be a short week. December 16, 2011 at 8:15 pm #437711 Camp is not a sustainable model 828 Posts Can John and Marlena end up in poverty? Boy I want to see them suffer so much. I don't why. But the thought just makes me smile. December 16, 2011 at 8:54 pm #437717 harlee490 963 Posts LOL.. It's Christmas..all Marlena wants for Christmas is cha-cha-cha boots. December 16, 2011 at 10:12 pm #437733 marknsprmo 407 Posts @David. I think you been hanging out with the Dimera's too much! Your a mean one Mr Grinch lol! I am for any story that will give them something to do that doesn't involve panthers, new identities, microchips in brains, prisons. If we do a sci fi story though I want Eugene Bradford to create a time machine and John go back to 1981 and try to kill Stefano when he first arrives in Salem. They could insert him into old scenes from the time and we could kind of relive some of Days finest history. I can just imagine John hiding behind potted plants at Doug's Place on the Lake. Or using the tunnel to get into the Dimera Mansion. Anyway…. December 17, 2011 at 12:08 am #437749 Anonymous 2897 Posts Boring! John and Marlena need a better story—I like stories that involve Stefano brainwashing John and kidnapping Marlena. Please, more of that! And hey, new writers, how about showing some love for the Carrie/Austin fans?! Carrie and Austin are the only reason I'm back watching this stupid show! I quit Days when they were fired in 2006, and I will leave again if you break them up. December 17, 2011 at 5:26 am #437764 Camp is not a sustainable model 828 Posts @marknsprmo: Yes I am just a mean one. But this has been a good week. I like the way things are shaping up. There was a lot of love this week and I'm glad that Abe agreed to do what it takes to take down EJ. He needed to stop being Mr. Nice guy. December 17, 2011 at 8:24 am #437779 marknsprmo 407 Posts Just playing around David. What Abe needs to do is have Sami be interviewed about EJ. I imagine once people find out that he basically raped her, kidnapped her child and told her it was dead, that he might have a few less people wanting to vote for him. Surely out there there is evidence of EJ and the Dimera's evil deeds. December 17, 2011 at 9:38 am #437783 harlee490 963 Posts This is going to get messy, Abe & EJ's campaign. Yes David this week was full of love Coming from all kinds of potential couples and excellent setup for new fun triangles. Maybe we are going to see a different side of Abe after all these years. Abe's personality is making a slight change. I welcome it! It shows Abe has learned a thing or two over the years and not being used as a doormat. Showing Abe stronger and more assertive, Lexie could find it sexy. Madison & Brady & EJ & Nicole was steamy hot love scenes…ache :* December 18, 2011 at 12:41 am #437833 Camp is not a sustainable model 828 Posts @marknsprmo & Harlee: You know Lexie is famous for leaking information. She leaded Hope's past with John to the tabloids. So that would be good for Jennifer and Abe to leak his past. The rape leak would also be a great way to tie in what recently happened to between EJ and Sami. How would she react to this. But yeah I want to see Abe's dark side come out (beyond his skin color…lol). They need to run a negative TV ad on EJ and the Dimera's. Lexie would be conflicted. Viewing 9 posts - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic.


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mr wallon, it s an original point of view, but nonsense non the less. I agree though it s refreshing nonsense, cause i read some good intentions. It sounds a bit like the demand of african americans demanding reparation and damages for the slavery imposed 200 years ago.
You want "a just return" for investments done, more than 100 years ago, in a time when there only was a unitary belgium. highly original. Can you show me who bought the bonds that were invested to build the port of antwerp . And suppose you found out, suppose that the grandchildren of the germans now bailing out greece, will in 200 years time ask for compensation for the efforts of their grandfathers. Maybe i m being naieve, but I suppose that compensation then was foreseen and paid for, and continued enforces gratitude sounds more like extortion, which i m sure you don t want to pursue.
As for the linguistic arguments they make more sense. Indeed french was both an imposed language both in Wallonia and Vlaanderen. the waloons did accept the loss of a major part of their culture, as many other do or have done. scots, irish, bretons,galicians, still speak the languages of their colonisers. Even most south american states have kept the imported cultures, and it s common in africa as well. Vietnam is an exception, but then they went to extreme lengths to regain their independence. So I can understand that walloons switched to french. We flemish (yes i am) refused an imported culture, and stuck to our own, indeed the exception, but our own choice. It has been a hard difficult exception, and when before we insulted being peasant refusing the rich french culture ( and barring our entry to carreers) now the same kind of pressure is growing on the part of the anglophone world. So, yes, we have chosen other priorities in our world. Of course this choice often is belittled like provincial and retrogade, but it makes that I personnally speak 8 languages, making me more adapted than most unilingual walloons. The bottomline, most of us are not nationalist or flemish out of economic reasons, but out of cultural reasons. Our cultural identity is not even imperialistic. This implies, we have no fundamental problem with some solidarity, but are absolutely shocked time and time again, that our wish for cultural identity is seen as barbarous, dangerous and threatening to others. As in real life, most of us are kind friendly hardworking people who like to party as well.
where are the reasons for all that hate against us, i always wonder
It is perhaps expecting too much for Charlemagne to be able to understand the historical background of Belgium's long-simmering troubles. His opening comments about the split-up of leuven University, many decades ago, are illustrative of his ignorance of this matter, and have been amply refuted and 'contextualised' by an earlier commenter (Fcal).
But, it is disturbing to see Charlemagne so blatantly 'take sides' in this dispute, by using an absurdly-biased title, when he seems to understand so little. Belgium's linguistic troubles are overwhelmingly the result of francophone 'expansionism' and refusal to respect bilingualism. And Belgium's dire fiscal and economic situation is in large measure caused by the socialistic policies of its francophone politicians (and supported by only a leftist minority in Flanders).
Charlemagne could have done readers of The Economist a favor, by (a) using a more honest, neutral, and accurate title, like "The Trouble with Belgium", and (b) by expounding on the lack of fiscal discipline and undemocratic attitudes displayed by Belgium's ruling political class in recent decades. As it stands, he has done his readers a disservice, by not doing his journalistic homework properly.
Is Belgium a democracy?
If you haven't heard about the differences between the Flemish and the Walloons in Belgium, you might have been disconnected for a long time. For many years Belgium has been drifting around like a ship without a captain. Although it should not be like this, as Belgium has 1 king (who doesn't speak the language of the majority of the population), 2 queens and no more than 5 different governments all with their own parliament, ministers…
Economically, Belgium isn't doing that bad, on the contrary, Belgium has been carrying a major deficit for the last 30 years, but it seems to be under control. However, in order to master this and reassure the future of this country major changes are required…
Today, Brussels (being the Capital of Europe) has an unemployment rate of +20%, in the French part of Belgium close to 15% are unemployed and in Flanders about 7% are out of a job. As the situation in the different parts of Belgium is that different, a common solution seems hard to find. The Flemish are pushing hard to get a regional solution but all attempts are being blocked by the Walloons as they fear that these attempts might have a negative impact on the French speaking.
Belgium is a democracy, but although the Flemish represent +60% of the population, they are unable to make any changes without an agreement with the French speaking… To make things worse, a French member of the national parliament only needs 40.396 votes to be elected compared to the 45.719 votes each Flemish member needs. So far for a democracy… In the past, laws have been made to assure that the Flemish cannot take any decision without the approval of the French and this today has reach a point where the country cannot move any direction.
Why the French speaking do not want to accept any changes? Today (every year), over 12 billion Euro is being transferred from the richer Flemish side towards the poorer French speaking part of the country. This gives the Walloons a very comfortable position, with over 15% unemployed and with half of the French speaking (working) population being employed by the government, the Walloons are not asking for any changes… and this situation is now escalating. The financial markets are closely watching Belgium, and instead of taking the right decision and make changes where required, nothing happens… The Flemish are pushing hard to move forward, but Walloons refuse to make any (possible) sacrifices.
What will happen now, nothing as the Walloons keep blocking every Flemish proposition, decision…
What will happen in the future, the current situation will escalate and the Flemish will stand up and fight for independence. This could be the end of Belgium.
How could they resolve this? As Belgium didn't have a federal government for the last 7, almost 8 months, they should ask themselves the question, do they really need a federal government? Why not decentralize the government and give both the Flemish as the Walloons enough independence to take the right decisions and put a good local government in place.
A simple question could be "What do they really want to do together?" and only the topics both sides agree upon should be managed from a federal level.
Is this a realistic scenario? Not today, as the Walloons fear that this would be the end of Belgium and as this might have an negative financial impact on the French speaking population.
Would this be the right scenario? Possibly yes, as this will give both sides of the country the tools, power and money in order to take the required measures and move the country to the next level.
Does Belgium still need its king? Possibly not, although both side of the country are not opposed to the royal family. However, the Flemish and the Walloons might see a different role for their king, but this is another point they just cannot agree upon.
Clearly you must either not know any real Flemings or imbibe the hysterical and greatly slanted French-speaking press reports about Flanders. The overwhelming majority of Flemings do not think of "revenge". They are thinking of the vast gap in mindset between the two communities. Moreover, they are tired of always giving in - on taxes, on the de facto veto Wallonia has on all legislation, on the huge transfer payments from Flanders to Wallonia and on the language question. Tell me, where is the "revenge" in wanting an equitable situation for the majority of the people who nonetheless continue to be treated as if they are a despised minority?
As for the "revenge" bit, I suggest you look at your own side. Although Leon DeGrelle, a Walloon and head of the Rexist party (and a Belgian leading politician in the 1930s) was not only a Facist/Nazi and head of the SS Legion Wallonie (and of whom Hitler once said that if he had a son it would be Leon DeGrelle) Walloon collaborators (like DeGrelle) got off scot free after WW2. Yet Walloon politicians today conveniently forget the deep Rexist past and label anything that even hints of Flemish ethnic pride as being "right-wing" or "Fascist". This attitude simply inflames any logical discourse. But all too often the approach of many on the French speaking side of the language frontier is to villify the Flemish.
Just one example can be found in Le Soir (24 January, 2011)p.6. There is a photo of a middle-aged woman holding a sign that says: "Marre des Revendications Linguistiques Flamandes! De la modestie SVP quand on a une langue si locale..." ["Fed up with Flemish linguistic vindictiveness ! A little modesty please when you have such a local language ..."]. The last time anyone checked, Dutch is the majority language in Belgium (and spoken by ca 25 million people globally).
I generally like Charlemagne's column (by the way, today is his feast day in the Catholic Church; he was declared a saint by an antipope, but that's another story).
What he writes about Flanders, however, shows that his information — this time at least — is rather one-sided; the comments so far prove this abundantly.
I suggest Charlemagne read a century-old essay by August Vermeylen, Vlaamsche en Europeesche Beweging (1900), that puts it very clearly: "Om iets te zijn moeten we Vlamingen zijn. Wij willen Vlamingen zijn om Europeeërs te worden." In case he doesn't read Dutch, here's the translation: "We want to be Flemings to become Europeans". Salve.
The trouble with Walloons (Belgian Francophones) is their accute unwilligness to accept a rapidly changing world, where Europe is no longer the centre of all things good and great.
Flemish workers and entrepeneurs alike have understood and accepted this new global environment, and are keen to move forward and update labour laws, social security, and tackle the country's debt which is the third lartgest in Europe after Greece and Italy.
The Francophone block's position is that no acquired rights may be touched, (quite similar to France's union reaction to increasing the pension age by 2 years - big deal). This Francophone "who stole my cheese" attitude is a guaranteed road to failure for Belgium. Where's the trouble then?
hmm isn't Belgium a artificial creation made by the Brits in 1834, just to cut off the walloons arms manufactures from France ?
Long live free, independent and democratic Flanders! :)
gabbro: most "true"-belgian inhabitants of brussels are a bunch of self-hating flemish who can't accept that they, or their parents or grandparents, abandoned their heritage due to oppression.
Yes, that's what bruxellois are. They're unwilling converts who due to their conversion have a pathological dislike/hate of what they had to abandon in order to convince themselves that it really is okay. Francophone Bruxellois would, as a group, become a lot more enjoyable if they would just accept that fact.
As to the 6: you will NEVER get them. They are flemish and they will remain flemish. The francophones who moved there KNEW they were moving to Flanders. They made that CHOICE! If they, however, can't live with that choice they are free to MOVE, but they are not free to demand corridors, they are not free to steal flemish land and be generally bad belgians.
They are free to accept the consequences of their choice and be good belgians.
It's up to them: if they love the country they'll accept living in Flanders if they hate the country they'll continue like they are.
Aren't you the one who in this blog just called for an annihilation of the Flemish culture through mass immigration through the sentence:
"Non Fritchoux, il suffit de continuer à dire "non". Vu l'ampleur et la nature des flux immigratoires la Flandre nous reviendra bientôt!"
translation (by JJM Theunissen)
"No Fritchoux, it is enough to continue and block any change. Look at the demonstration in Brussels and the influx of (french-speaking) immigrants in Flandres. Flandres will belong to us soon enough."
And you are talking about respect, solidarity,...??
Little question for you: are the Germans/imf etc. wrong when they combine financial aid with the necessity of reforms?
The political problems in Belgium are far more than a linguistic matter. There radical different views on socio-economic items and public finance between the Flemish politicians and the French speaking leaders from Wallonia and Brussels. The Flemish favour an economic management such as we can find in Scandinavia, Holland and Germany. The French speaking side is used to think and act along the rigid principles which are so typical for the French version of socialism.
The linguistic aspect is mainly a heritage of the fact that historically Belgium itself was the result of a secession in 1830 that was the caused by the revolt of the French-speaking part of the population (mainly from Liège and Brussels and with support from France) against the government of The United Netherlands (a restoration after the Napoleonic wars of the Low Countries which had been divided since the sixteenth century because of Spanish, Austrian and French occupation of the Southern Netherlands). The events of 1830 should never have happened. But the U.K. supported the breaking up of the Low Countries. From then on the Dutch language was heavily discriminated during the 19th and part of the 20th century, notwithstanding the fact that Dutch was the language of the majority. The resistance to this linguistic discrimination has been powered by the economic rise of Flanders during the latter part of the 20th century. It 's still focused in and around Brussels.
the territorial borders are clear, it's just the francophones who keep claiming that they need either corridors, additional communes or even the whole province of Vlaams-Brabant.
Don't believe me? Search around anf you'll quickly find proof of who's claiming land (francophones, starting with the FDF, but also the MR, PS and CDH) and who is not (the flemish)
The language frontier is also the administrative frontier. north is Flanders, south is Wallonia. Time for the francophones to accept that.
@Jan toldsep:
The internal borders of Belgium have already been finalised. The last transfer of communities in 1963 was the last time. Something also accepted by the francophones politicians back then as they also voted in favour of the locking down of the language frontier.
That effectively means it was the last time, and not the last time until the next last time.
thus the 6 are flemish and will remain so wether or not they're filled with 80% francophones or 80% Turks, Germans, Russians, Chinese or Martians.
It is one of the prices that francophones have to pay to keep Belgium alive. Something they should gladly do since they all love Belgium soooooooooo much.
I don't get it. The only thing Flanders want is reforms like Germany's. Is this a bad thing? Isn't it quite normal that Germany gives money to Greece on the condition that they make reforms as well? And if Greece would say, after they received the money, that they'll just continue without reforms? Wouldn't everyone be extremely pissed off?
Face it, the only things Flanders want are: Germany's reforms, equal rights and the same budget-austerity the EU is demanding from all of its member states. If the Walloons don't want that, if they can't accept the democratic majority... well, that they create their own state and let the EU pay for its massive debt problems. I'm wondering how long that will last. Not as long as the patience of the Flemish, that's for sure.
@jean baptiste:
signing the treaty you mentioned will do NOTHING for the mojority of the francophones as they are NOT part of the historical french-speaking minority in flanders. Those francophons are immigrants who KNEW that they were moving to Flanders. So they are not eligable for any of the rights stipulated in the treaty.
But even if signed the question then becomes on how yuo are going to define the minority ni the first place?
By language? French is not under threat in flanders, Belgium or Europe. And most of them speak Dutch anyways.
By race? Unlikely as these people are fullblood Flemings, so there's no reason for protection
By culture? Their culture is our culture, as such there's no difference to protect.
No, the fact that franconuts ("fransdollen" in Dutch) keep bringing up the treaty is because that group of bad immigrants can't let go of the fact that they do NOT have the right to be served in french everywhere they go. In other words they (that includes you) need to abandon the idea that they're god's gift to humanity, they need to abandon the thought that "la Belgique sera latine ou elle ne sera pas", they need to abandon the thought that "Ils nous ont pris la flandre" (you never had it) and they need to abandon the thought that "La Belgique nous appartient".
Basically your reactions show everyone what is wrong with the attitude of the francophones in Belgium
Btw: Brussels is a flemish city, just as it has been a flemish city for a 1000 years. That it is currently inhabited by a few dozen percent francophones and 50% of non-belgian/EU immigrants changes nothing. Just like Los Angeles didn't become Mexican because there's a lot of Hispanics there.
And to make sure you understand from where I'm coming: I am, by blood, part of the francophone flemish minority and i'm telling you that you FDF-types are killing the nation.
Nice tries, Jean-Baptiste.
First of all, if you would be part of a majority that is systematically being taken hostage by a minority, you'd have just as much trouble signing that treaty as we have. I am of course referring to all "alarm bell procedures" that the Walloons use to prevent the split of BHV, even though BHV has been judged illegal by our supreme court.
* for foreigners; BHV = Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde. The two latter regions were given the same "rules" as Brussels itself, being that people living there were allowed to vote for both Flemish and Walloon parties, even though those regions are entirely Flemish. As a result, the Flemish region around Brussels is becoming more and more inhabited by Walloons, who refuse to adapt. And the Flemish are trying to stop that. Funny thing; on the other side of Brussels, the Walloons deny the same rights to the Flemish, ic there one can only vote for Walloon parties. *
Secondly, you forget to say that the very reason the Dutch speaking students wanted the French speaking students out is because the language at university was ...French. While the majority of students was Flemish. So what those students wanted THEN is what the whole of Flanders wants now; mere equity.
And thirdly; please stop trying to turn the people from Brussels into Walloons. They are not. The only reason most speak French is because they are foreigners. We will not give up Brussels. It is on Flanders' soil. We will (continue to) invest in it, but with some differences compared to how things are done now. For instance, we will demand responsibility for all spending, and bilingualism. In return, there will be jobs and a brighter future. And here's some news you may not like; a lot of these people would rather stick with us, as they understand they cannot go on living like this. Certainly not with only a weak Wallonia to support them.
No mater which way you look at it, the bottom line is this; Walloons are fighting for privileges, Flemish are fighting for their rights.
It is not that suddenly, an extreme nationalist party won the elections in order to destroy Belgium.It is also not a selfish flanders who wants to get rid of a poor Wallonie.The truth is that Belgium is an artificial state, created a buffer or nomans land between France and the Netherlands.Two totaly different people were forced to live together by an arranged marriage. Flemish people did have not rights at all:no Dutch at school, no Dutch universities,no dutch in parliament etc...it took more than, 150 years to put the flemish people on the map,although there are the majority of the Belgian population(60%). In order to neutralise and controll this democratic majority,we have a lot of laws where a2/3 majority is needed. These laws actually give a minority of 35% a veto on 60%. During elections, 80% of Flemish voters vote liberal, while in Wallonie, 80% is voting socialistic.The socialist party of Wallonia(ps)is not a modern labour party, like in the uk, germany, France etc..but closer to the marxistic ideology. The liberal national party NVA, who won the last elections overwhelmingly,do want to take appropeated measures to tackle the crises:do something about the huge deficit of 350 billion euro,cut government spending. In Belgiun, we have the highest tax rates (50%), the lowest pensions and the highest debt.However, each measur is blocked by the socialist party ps of wallonia.Therefor, Flanders can not take the measures, even when the majority of the Belgian members of parliament would like to do so:the left wing of wallonia is blocking every reform.therefor,the NVA party would like to reform the state and gve autonomy to each region.something, that is blocked by the south.Flanders shows more solidarity to Wallonia than West Germany to Eastern Germany.But it can no longer accept that even with a democratic win in the elections,socialist ,wallonia can block everything.That is the current crises.Europe is based on diversity, but from indepent people and nationalities.Not less than 30 new countries have been founded since 1990.The fundamental right of each people to form a nation within their territory has been denied to flanders since 1830. This needs to change.The Belgians gave independence to Congo in 1960.It is our right and realy time that Flanders receives the same right that French,German,Polish,Danish people have for many centuries.Peacefull diversity and solidarity via europe:that is what flanders want...
gabbro and hpetre,
Both of you deliberately keep referring to medieval counties and duchies, to claim that there is no bond between the people that live (or used to live) in Brabant and the rest of the Dutch Speaking part of Belgium (which we just happen to call Flanders, as a pars pro toto). More specifically, you point to `Flanders` (gouverned by the count of Flanders, more or less the current provinces of East and West Flanders, but also Zeeuws and French Flanders) and `Brabant` in their state during the middle ages.
Your big mistake is that you take this medieval conflicts were between neighbouring lords, and usually dealt with increasing power and wealth. (There have been battles between Brugge and Gent, between Ieper and Gent,... Were the Flemish fighting themselves?). You transform them into conflicts between neighbouring people, which they were clearly not. Looking how nations get formed, you can not deny that over many years the Flemish (historical meaning) and the Brabandish (historical meaning) have been together in a some state form in a region that developed in what we currently call `Flanders`.
His name was Joannes Devos, born in Sint-Amands (a Flemish village about 20 km from Brussels) on 4 March 1788. He was drafted in 1808, and returned after 5 years of military service, to his home village. Died there on 11 July 1830, aged 42.
In 1812 a Flemish soldier in Napoleon`s Army wrote home to his parents. His parents were simple farmers, so it is very unlikely that the boy will have had much formal education.
All Dutch speakers in 2011 can easily understand what he writes (and if you know Dutch yourself, I am sure that you can understand it as well). There are no reasons to suspect that Dutch speakers in 1812 would have had difficulties in understanding it.
This clearly takes down your point that there was no other language than French that could serve as a common language.
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like animals pass on fur patterns.
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tighter than fur, closer than skin,
just above the flesh marred with battle scars.
We judge each other by colours
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Why would you want to? It's way less convenient than eating 0-3 larger meals, and probably worse for your metabolism in the long-run. Also, is it really that difficult to figure out?
Why would you want to? It's way less convenient than eating 0-3 larger meals, and probably worse for your metabolism in the long-run. Also, is it really that difficult to figure out?
something like that:
4 am - get up
7 am: coffee and 1 tbsp of coconut oil or 5 brazil nuts or greek yogurt/quark
10 am: 2 eggs in a cup of bone broth
2 pm: 150 g of meat with 1 cup egg white and/or 1-2 eggs with 0.5-1 cup of egg white
4-5 pm: cabbage, can of tuna or an egg or lean ham or egg white or whatever
6-7 pm: 300 g of mashed cauliflower or salad (no dressing) with 150-200 g of grilled meat or boiled fish with bock-Choi
7-8 pm: tea with non-fat greek yogurt or quark or coconut milk (with salt or lemon juice, stevia and coco powder) or almond butter or cheese
My Journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread57916.html
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
I work second shift so automatically, my scheduled is jacked up. People like you are what make the forums here crap. Thanks for the not so helpful advice.
I'm up between 9-10AM and don't go to bed until 12:30 or 1 AM the next morning.
Hi Georgette, I do better with smaller meals and a snack between if needed since I get full quickly. You can look at my journal for what I generally eat. This is totally n=1 and I don't claim to be an expert on the subject, YMMV. My guess is that this may be different for metabolically healthy people vs. someone that's trying to heal their metabolism (e.g., thyroid or adrenal issues).
My Primal Journal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread57034.html
"...since our orthodox theories have not saved us we may have to readjust them to bring them into harmony with Nature's laws. Nature must be obeyed, not orthodoxy." Weston A. Price
Wouldn't that make the inconvenience of several small meals worse? Eat a meal before work and a meal after. What am I missing here? Your question makes no sense to me.
Sorry to hear the forums here are crap. I kinda like 'em. Ergo, I'm a crapliker. See, that's how logic works...
And it's always the people who are new here that come along and do that.
My schedule varies. Generally I AM able to do 2-3 meals a day and I'm fine. But on days when I'm running around more and my day is less structured, I'm apt to go to more of the several smaller meals type of eating. When I do that it tends to be easy things like hardboiled eggs, cold meats sliced to finger-food size, raw veggies, sliced cheese, nuts. I actually really love meals like this. Even we are on the regular schedule, we often have a "snacky" lunch of stuff like this. The other thing is salads with meat since I find those very filling.
Sassy: Revised - my primal log
I have been eating primarily 2 meals a day but I am not seeing any kind of loss whatsoever. Plus, I have to start back on birth control Monday, I have no choice for the time being and I can barely lose anything on the pill. My doctor is recommending this for health reasons right now. I dont' eat after I get home at all. I don't like to do so since I pretty go straight to bed most nights.
Ugh, ignore the grumpies... Humor them, maybe they are hurting deep down inside from something that makes them want to stir trouble .
Everyone has to tweak PB for where they are health wise, financially,emotionally, and so on. It is not going to look the same for everyone. So listen to your body and do what you need to.
I for one have to eat small meals because I can't fit it all in my tummy. I get full so fast!! I had to use digestive enzymes to work my way up from getting full after 5 bites to eating 2 burger patties over a small bit of salad. I'm still working on larger meals so I can go without snacks.
That being said, I feel like I'm in the kitchen all day long. Make ahead meals are good... Like making some burger patties and having them in the frige to heat up later. You have to figure out what foods you can eat (ie I cant a bunch of stuff because of auto-immune protocol), and figure out short cuts to make them convenient for you.
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Game 3: Saturday, May 4th | ||
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8:00 PM ET, April 30, 2013
Scottrade Center, Saint Louis, Missouri
Points | Goals | Assists | |
LA | J Carter 13 | J Carter 6 | M Richards 9 |
STL | A Steen 3 | A Steen 3 | V Sobotka 3 |
A. Steen (Blues - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
J. Schwartz (Blues - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 0
A. Cracknell (Blues - RW): Goals: 0, Assists: 0
Alexander Steen scores twice, including OT winner, as Blues top Kings
ST. LOUIS -- Jonathan Quick got the Los Angeles Kings to overtime. Then last year's Stanley Cup MVP gave it away.
Alex Steen stole the puck from the unsuspecting goalie behind the net and scored a short-handed goal to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the defending Cup champions on Tuesday.
"It's exactly what it looked like," Quick said. "I tried to make a play, he blocked it and scored."
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Win, lose or embarrassed, Quick said he moves on.
"If we had won, I put it right away. If we lost like we did, I put it right away," Quick said. "It doesn't make a difference. We'll try to win Game 2."
Steen scored unassisted on a backhander at 13:26 of overtime less than a minute after Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk was whistled for a double-minor high-sticking when he cut Dustin Penner.
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock was wondering how in the world his team would deny the Kings that long this late in the game when Quick appeared to dawdle a bit handling the puck and Steen swooped in, intercepting a clearing effort and quickly sliding it home.
"I had fresh legs and I figured I'd try him," Steen said. "I just got fortunate behind the net."
Steen also scored on a power play in the first period for the Blues, who ended an eight-game losing streak against the team that swept them in the second round last spring. Getting to the goalie who won the Conn Smythe Trophy with a 1.41 goals-against average and .946 save percentage made it all the sweeter.
"It's just such an emotional swing," Hitchcock said. "You're down, figuring out how to kill a four-minute power play, and then the game's over.
"You hate to say things are must wins, but hopefully we're going to gain a lot of confidence."
The Kings were 4-0 in overtime during last season's run to the Cup.
"What are you going to do, sit back and feel sorry for yourself and then cost yourself two games?" defenseman Rob Scuderi said. "You can try to learn from your mistakes, dust yourself off and try to win a game on Thursday. I'm hoping we're going to pick the latter."
Quick made 35 saves in regulation, keeping the Kings in it for Justin Williams' tying goal with 31.6 seconds left.
Before Steen's shocker, the Kings had been on a roll, outshooting the Blues 7-0 after coach Darryl Sutter called a timeout.
The Kings outscored the Blues 15-6 in the playoffs last season and 14-7 in three regular-season meetings. But they were thoroughly outplayed most of the way in Game 1, rescued time and time again by Quick including a few saves early on that he wasn't sure he'd made judging by the backward glances.
Williams' 16th career playoff goal tied it at 1, not long after Quick was pulled for an extra attacker. Brian Elliot, who had three shutouts during the Blues' 12-3 surge to finish the regular season, didn't hug the post and missed with the glove on Williams' innocent-appearing shot from the right face-off circle.
The Blues also got the first goal in the 2012 series opener when David Backes scored midway through the first period. The Kings tied it less than eight minutes later and never trailed the rest of the way against the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.
Steen's second career playoff goal made the Kings pay for a too many men on the ice call. Shattenkirk made the play, retrieving the puck near the blue line and firing a slap shot that resulted in a big rebound and the lead at 9:05.
The Blues were 0 for 17 on the power play in last year's series and 2 for 11 this season.
The Kings had a handful of chances to tie it on the power play in the waning seconds of the first. Elliott made two sprawling saves and got his glove on a backhander by Jeff Carter that hit the right goal post near the buzzer.
During the Kings' second-round sweep of St. Louis last spring, Elliott allowed 13 goals on 89 shots for an .854 save percentage. Hitchcock revealed before this series that Elliott had been battling an inner-ear infection since the end of the Blues' first-round series win over the Sharks.
Game notes
Kings D Robyn Regehr went straight to the dressing room after getting his face bloodied by a skate in the opening minute of the third but only missed a few shifts. The game was delayed for a few minutes while workers dealt with a pool of blood behind the Kings net. ... Blues forward T.J. Oshie returned from a 15-game absence following ankle surgery and bumped slumping rookie Vladimir Tarasenko, who had three assists in the last 15 games, from the lineup. ... Blues D Jay Bouwmeester was the second-most experienced player in NHL history to make his playoff debut according to STATS LLC, getting to the postseason after 764 regular-season games. Only Olli Jokinen (799) waited longer.
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ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 30: St. Louis Blues fans cheer during a pep rally before Game One of the Western Conference...
(Photo by Mark Buckner/NHLI via Getty Images)Game Information
Arena: Scottrade Center Location: Saint Louis, Missouri |
Referees: Marc Joannette, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brian Murphy |
Attendance: 17,612 (92.0% full) |
Team Stat Comparison
Los Angeles | St. Louis | ||
1 | Goals | 2 | |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 | |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 | |
0 | Shorthanded Goals | 1 | |
5 | Penalties | 3 | |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 | |
29 | Shots on Goal | 42 | |
41 | Hits | 38 | |
25 | Faceoffs Won | 44 |
Scoring Summary
1st Period | LA | STL | ||
9:05 | Alexander Steen (1)
(Power Play) Assist: Kevin Shattenkirk |
0 | 1 | |
2nd Period | LA | STL | ||
No scoring this period | 0 | 1 | ||
3rd Period | LA | STL | ||
19:28 | Justin Williams (1)
Assists: Drew Doughty, Jake Muzzin |
1 | 1 | |
13:26 | Alexander Steen (2)
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1 | 2 |
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we are still trying. But it's kind of difficult when he can manipulate every "neutral" organization to his advance.
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did you know this one?
and are more stupid things he has done for a while.
Originally Posted by Popothepenguin
I'm not surprised, the whole reason for recession is people buying too much on credit, it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of the comercial economy of the boom years was built on money that didn't exist.
Thats why everyone needs to buy with cash.
Everything is almost the same here. Importing stuff from Britain and the USA was really cheap for a while, but it got normal again after a few months. (Europe)
Hugo Chaves thinks he'S teh next Che Guevara or Fidel Castro but he's just a dumb attention whore
I doubt he even realize his radical idiotic ideology. Ppl liek him are the scum of teh world
Sumone should shoot him between teh eyes or he will rule venzuela for decades. Dis fucker won't move from his chair as he already broke teh constitution to get more years as fail president and cut freedom of speech and press. He's not better dan Bush and dat says all of him. Fucker xD


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By moonchildiva
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Comments about Marzipan Fruit Candy:
I sent this to a friend and bought a box for myself. She said nothing at first, then when I asked her if HERS was stale and stuck to the paper, she admitted that it was. NOT HAPPY.
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By Kathleen
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Fresh, soft, tasty! The way marzipan should be
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Marzipan Fruit Candy
By Sue
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The marzipan came beautifully packaged and in very good shape. Used on a della robbia cake and it looked very nice along with the sugared fruits.
Fresh, colorful, and delicious!
By Computer Doc
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Love marzipan when it is fresh; these are the best!
My mostfavorite marzipan candies - ever!
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These were absolutely wonderful! So glad I found your site to order from!
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I love these little marzipan candies. Bought them last year too. They stay good in the refrigerator for months and months.
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I ordered this marzipan fruit as a Christmas gift for a couple of not-so-close relatives (who I know love marzipan) and I bought one for myself as well. I was delighted with the appearance and the package arrived promptly in perfect condition. I was disappointed with the flavor. Over the Christmas holiday, I made marzipan candies with my grandchildren and ours had much better flavor.
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exactly what i wanted
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This item was exactly what i had been looking for and was available for a great price unlike a lot of other places i had found. It was a gift for someone and it arrived quickly as well, will be ordering again for the holiday season
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alifa, the world's tallest tower in Dubai, in a record-clinching feat.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Marc Rzepczynski pitched six strong innings and notched his first major league win, as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, in the middle installment of a three-game series.
Rzepczynski (1-1) limited Boston to one run on four hits and four walks, and struck out four. The rookie had not gotten a win in his previous two starts this season, in which he allowed a combined four runs in 12 innings.
"They're a great lineup one through nine. I was able to make pitches when I needed to, battled, got out of a lot of jams," Rzepczynski said. "It ended up turning out to be a good outing, but I've still got a lot to work on."
Adam Lind hit a two-run homer, while Jose Bautista hit a two-run double for the Blue Jays, who snapped a three-game losing streak that stretched back before the All-Star break.
Brad Penny (6-4) took the loss after giving up six runs on eight hits and one walk while fanning three. The loss snapped Boston's four-game win streak.
Jed Lowrie homered for the Red Sox in his first game since April 11. He had been out because of a wrist injury that required surgery.
"It feels good to get the first one under my belt," Lowrie said. "Unfortunately it wasn't a win, but it felt good to be out there,"
Rocco Baldelli's run-scoring single got the Red Sox on the scoreboard in the second inning, though the Blue Jays tied the game in the bottom half when Kevin Millar grounded into a double play with the bases loaded, plating Scott Rolen.
Toronto surged ahead in the fourth inning, when Rolen, Lyle Overbay and Alex Rios hit three consecutive singles. Rios' scored Rolen, and two batters later Bautista doubled to center to bring in Overbay and Rios.
Lind's two-run homer in the fifth made it a 6-1 game until Lowrie led off the seventh with a solo shot off of Jesse Carlson.
Carlson retired two batters in the inning before Jeremy Accardo got the final out. Jason Frasor tossed a scoreless eighth, and Scott Downs threw the ninth to seal the win.
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D-backs release Brad Bergesen
The Arizona Diamondbacks have decided to part ways with pitcher Brad Bergesen.
According to MLB on Fox reporter Ken Rosenthal, the D-backs and Bergesen came to an agreement to allow the right handed pitcher to enter free agnecy in order to sign a one-year deal with Japan's Chunichi Dragons.
Free-agent RHP Brad Bergesen on verge of 1-yr deal with Japan's Chunichi Dragons, sources say. #Diamondbacks released him so he could go.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 30, 2012
After three seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, the 27-year-old right hander was claimed off waivers by Arizona in 2012. But after spending most of the 2012 season in the minor leagues, the D-backs decided to let Bergesen go ahead of the Nov. 30 non-tender deadline.
He would have been arbitration eligible for a second straight season and had been a non-tender candidate with a projected salary of $1 million.
Bergesen pitched 29.2 innings for the Diamondbacks this past season and posted a 3.64 ERA with 18 strikeouts and seven walks.
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