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The show is based on the young adult novel series by Sara Shepard and offers up the same kind of tawdry goodness that we've come to love in our summer TV. There's scandal, intrigue and just about something for everything. And according to star Chad Lowe, even the parents will like it.
'Pretty Little Liars' (Tues., June 8 at 8PM ET on ABC Family) follows the lives of Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily who were all in the same clique until their queen bee, Alison disappeared.
Four Reasons Why 'Pretty Little Liars' Will Be a Hit
The network has a new show premiering June 8 that looks to grab some of that audience. 'Pretty Little Liars' sounds like a cross between 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,' 'Desperate Housewives,' and 'Gossip Girl.' But it also looks pretty good. Here are four reasons why this show will be a hit.
Picket Fences Season One -- DVD Review
It won Emmys for the best dramatic series, best dramatic actor and best dramatic actress. Right out of the box. In season one.
Nearly 15 years ago.
So how does the first season of the controversial Picket Fences stand up to time, in its new DVD collection? After watching the pilot episode, seeing all those shoulder pads, hearing the heavy-handed background music during some of the scenes and watching "tough" police interrogations in the form of raised voices, my initial thought was, "Picket Fences didn't age well."
Then I watched more episodes. And changed my mind.
Charmed: Forever Charmed (series finale)
(S08E22) No sir, I didn't like it. Didn't like it one bit.
I'm talking about the series finale of the WB's Charmed , which ended its eighth and final season on Sunday night. What should have been a great sendoff by producers and writers for the Halliwell sisters Piper (Holly Marie Combs), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Paige (Rose McGowan) was flat, disappointing, and focused more on the secondary players than The Charmed Ones.
However, that's not the reason why I disliked the episode. The thing that ticked me off was the magical device that Piper, the oldest sister, used in order to save Phoebe and Paige form a horrible death that they encountered last episode. A device that, in my opinion, is the lazy way out of resolving issues.
I'm talking about . . . .wait for it . . . time travel. Aarrrgh!
Here is your chance to save Charmed
As I mentioned in a previous post back at the beginning of April, the WB's Charmed is ending its eight-season run in a few weeks and a few of its cast members, Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan, to give examples, are not happy at all about the way the network treated them. They say that, even if the show went on for a ninth season aboard the new CW network, they would not renew their contracts.
Despite this news, the support for the show has been pretty overwhelming. From the comments made on the post, there are still many passionate fans of the show who would like to see it continue. This got me to thinking, which is always a bad sign.. there must be a place on the Internet where fans of the show can go to and show their support. Well, after a lengthy Internet search (OK, it was five seconds after I entered 'Save Charmed' in Google) I may have found such an outlet.
The Petition Spot web site currently has a ongoing petition to save Charmed from the cancellation axe. At this moment, there are nearly 1400 signatures on the list. The goal listed is 5,000 signatures. Once they reach that goal, they will present the petition to Warner Brothers, the company that distributes Charmed. So, all of you fans who sent comments to my previous post, get started on that petition!
Cast of Charmed not too happy with the WB, I mean CW. Oh, whatever!
The cast and crew of the WB's Charmed, which is finishing up its eighth and final season, are pissed at the network that housed them for so long. According to Holly Marie Combs (Piper), who became producer on the show halfway through the series, the network has treated them like the ugly stepchild pretty much from day one.
Another member of the cast, Rose McGowan (who joined as Charmed sister Paige when Shannen Doherty departed after the fourth season), added that the cancellation of the show as their network and the UPN merged was the icing on the cake to the way to they were treated. McGowan said that even if her contract was renewed for a ninth season (her and Combs' contracts ended this season) she would not return due to the poor way she and her castmates were handled.
The full interview can be found on SciFi Wire. By the way, with the completion of this season, Charmed makes history as the longest running television show with female leads; it beats out the classic Laverne & Shirley by a half season and Buffy the Vampire Slayer by one full season.
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Every time I think the eight months I spent in France has FINALLY stopped ruining the pronunciation of normal, English things for me (like Harry Potter as Air-eee Pott-air and Disney character Kim Possible as Kim Poss-eee-ble), something like this band comes along. Because while other people might see formidable as, you know, "formidable", I see it as "form-eee-dah-ble", or in other words "terrific, great" (from Word Reference). Which make sense and all, but is probably neither the pronunciation nor the meaning this Welsh band intended when they chose their name (to be fair, in French formidable ALSO means formidable, it's just not nearly as common of a meaning).
Pronunciation issues aside, however, The Joy Formidable is, as mentioned, a Welsh band, one that's composed of Ritzy Bryan on vocals and guitar, Rhydian Dafydd on bass and backing vocals, and Matt Thomas on drums and percussion (per Wikipedia). Furthermore, this is their second full-length album, and Rhapsody classifies their sound as "'00's Alternative", which strikes me as kind of hilarious, if for no other reason than the fact that their first record wasn't released until 2010. Other than that, much of this album was written and recorded in rural Maine in the dead of winter, where the band fed an opossum and "learned how to make one chicken last for a week and a half" (according to an interview with Bryan on Pure Volume), and also includes Native American imagery. The record title itself is a play on 'Wolff's Law", or the "scientific theory about the stress that is placed on bones, and how the bone adapts to different stresses and breakages" (once again, according to Bryan, but this time from an interview at AltMusicHub), and in general, the idea behind this album is that it "chronicles a period of healing and trying to look optimistically to a near future". So... You got all that? Good.
As far as the music itself is concerned, there is a strong alternative vibe, with hints of hard '70's-style jamming, and the pairing of guitar, bass, drums and vocals on this album is anything but plain, often ranging from bombastic to spare in the course of a single song. Furthermore, Bryan's voice most reminds me of Sixpence None the Richer's Leigh Nash, which adds an interesting touch of fragility to an otherwise in-your-face sound. Standout tracks include "Little Blimp", which begins with a compelling but basic combination of drums, bass, and vocals ("Wind yourself/Wind yourself tightly to me"), and then works itself into a frenzied collision of '70s-reminiscent instrumentation with the introduction of the guitar. "Maw Maw Song" opens with a plunking, Rusted Root-worthy intro before a mash-up of prog noodling and Zeppelin-esque vocal phrasing turn it into one of the most interesting/weirdest tracks on the album, and I'm only kind of ashamed to admit that a certain vocal riff in "Forest Serenade" so strongly recalls a similar structure in They Might Be Giants' "Till My Head Falls Off" that I felt compelled to note it. Then there's "Bats", one of my favorite tracks on the record, which blends fuzzed-out vocals with a strong bass line and an infrequent but hedonistic guitar lick, although the blurry lyrics continue to allow me to believe that the line "I wanna be just like a pteranodon" is part of the song, despite multiple listens (what can I say, we watch a lot of Dinosaur Train).
All of that being said (and rather positively), I'm not really in love with this record. My A-number-1 complaint is the vocals, which, despite Bryan's interesting tone, don't pop very often above the music (and you know how I love my lyrics to stand out). Besides that, I guess it's just not really my niche, or whatever (either that, or I'm just super offended by the idea of them feeding 'possums, which are clearly meant to be dead by the side of the road) (I caught an opossum watching me shower once, I may still be bitter). I really don't know. Either way, this video will probably tell you everything you need to know, so you should watch it. And decide for yourself.


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Finding Some Good in Detroit
Kudos to Stephen Henderson of The Detroit Free Press for finding nirvana in – of all places – a little ol' city called Detroit.
Henderson's column was an unexpected treat in Sunday's newspaper…like a cool breeze on a hot, sticky summer day. It reminded me that there is room for so-called good news in the modern-day newspaper. Then, I stumbled upon an interview with Detroit icon Grace Lee Boggs, and I realized just how good some good news can feel.
Not to say that all columnists, newspapers or news people who write about Detroit look for the bad; it's just there is so much to find. Boggs and Henderson do not sugarcoat the situation; they are realists who live in the city proper, after all. But they see, feel and believe in hope.
Here is how Henderson describes it:
I grew up a stone's throw from where we live now, but the river was a non-entity for me. It was dirty and industrial. If you wanted to play, it was the last place you thought of. Now the river is a park from one side of the RenCen to the other, and east almost to Belle Isle. For my kids, it will be the root from which a sprawling, vibrant view of Detroit grows. ... As a dad, I get to see this city through much more optimistic eyes, to appreciate the treasures, to see the Detroit of possibilities and fun.I get to feel a little of the nirvana.
If you need another dose of reasonable optimism, take this from legendary activist Grace Lee Boggs:
Detroit, which was once the symbol of miracles of industrialization and then became the symbol of the devastation of deindustrialization, is now the symbol of a new kind of society, of people who grow their own food, of people who try and help each other, to how we begin to think, not so much of getting jobs and advancing our own fortunes, but how we depend on each other. I mean, it's another world that we're creating here in Detroit. And we had to. I mean, we didn't do so because we are better people than anybody else, but when you look out and all you see is vacant lots, when all you see is devastation, when all you see—do you look at it as a curse, or do you look at it as a possibility, as having potential? And we here in Detroit had to begin doing that for our own humanity.
Good God, I cannot add to those words. Hasn't she said it all? When you're surrounded by dirt and devastation, how can you not hunger for fresh green trees, kind people and a better day ahead?
Here we are, blog readers. It is almost July…The blog has three more months (probably) of life left in it. Are we – and I mean that collectively, so that I'm included too – learning anything about Detroit? What else is there to tell in this story? Suggestions, please.


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Examining Broad Mites
– This is a revised article of our early 2012 WT Post. Please note that these issues were mainly occurring during 2011 and the high percentages of infestations taking place have died down substantially. Some information here is sourced, some information is directly from P.O. and it's breeders / members.
There has been a fluctuation of posts regarding "TMV/Virus/Disease" related issues hitting various cannabis cultivation forums in 2011. We thought we would share all of the information we, and our friend Oswizzle have managed to gather regarding those issues.
Although this was a new problem to Southern California, this issue has been commonly occurring in Northern California and other parts. The issues initially started in late 2009 where a large amount of forum subscribers on" ICMAG" and other dominant forums began posting a new plant "virus" they couldn't deal with. These so called "Virus" scares commonly turned out to be "Broad Mites". As this was a new issue at the time, we've collected an extensive amount of information and thought we'd share it with our members and patients. These Broad Mites can be taken care of simply by being treated as one would treat Spider Mites or any pest infestation. Please, all growers take the time to read the information below extensively as it will save you time and increase your cultivation knowledge substantially.
Broad Mite damage exhibits the following signs (Remember many issues exhibit these signs so please don't assume Broad Mites without checking thoroughly with a microscope):
– Yellowing Tops
– Slow / Stunted Growth
– Curling of the leaves (More often concentrated on new growth)
– Pale stem hue
– Blotches / Destroyed Pistils
Many of these signs are being associated with TMV/CMV (Tobacco/Cucumber Mosaic Virus), we personally warn against this train of thought due to the lack of respected sources (i.e. reputable scientifically thorough organizations). None have stated discovery that TMV/CMV exists in Cannabis Plants, we went forth and studied "Infected plants" brought to us by members and found results that state similarly, no TMV/CMV has been discovered, at least not in the plants individuals assumed were infected. From the tests we, and our personal friends conducted (with a scientific approach / tools) no signs leaning towards TMV were found, only a variety of mites and nutrient / genetic related issues.
Below are pictures of Broad Mites.
– Broad Mites tend to only infect non hygienic growing environments as they have a hard time initially colonizing in a perfect, clean environment. Once Broad Mites are allowed to colonize, they will cling on for dear life and be a growers worst nightmare until they are thoroughly treated. When a plants defenses and immune system are weakened it could exhibit signs that are quite similar to the results of a mosaic virus infestation, however, the Broad Mites are treatable and will not progress to destroy the plant as a Mosaic Virus would.
If you are experiencing growth that is similar to these pictures, there is a chance you are dealing with Broad Mites. These mites are extremely small and cannot be seen with the naked eye, or a sub-par microscope. If you would like to confirm as to whether you do have an issue with Broad Mites, you may at any time, e-mail pictures to firstname.lastname@example.com and we will help you identify the cause and issue of your plants deficiencies.
Below is a picture that will give you a visual reference point to the size of Broad Mites. These Broad Mites are sitting atop a White Fly.
Here is thorough information that will take you through the A-Z of Broad Mites so that you may have a full understanding of their behavior patterns, appearances and signs they exhibit.
– Broad Mites or cyclamen Mites.
(Order: Acari, Family: Tarsonemidae, Polyphagotarsonemus latus.
Adult: Adults are very tiny with the female body length of 0.2 to 0.3 mm and males about half the size of females. Adults are broadly oval and whitish to yellow-green but appear somewhat translucent except under extreme magnification. They have four pair of legs, with the front two pair widely separated from the posterior two pair. The last pair of legs appears threadlike.
Immature stages: The appearance of the egg is the key characteristic generally used to verify plant infestations by broad mites. The eggs are nearly transparent with the exception of rows of whitish circular projections that give the eggs a speckled appearance. The larval and pupal stages appear similar to the adults but are smaller. The larval stage has six legs and the pupal stage has eight legs.
Life cycle: Adults move short distances by walking, but are dispersed long distances by wind or by attaching to and 'hitch-hiking' on winged insects such as aphids and whiteflies. Eggs are laid singly on the lower surface of young apical leaves and flowers. Average egg production is reported as 40 to 50 eggs per female. Eggs hatch is about two days and the larval and pupal development requires a total of 2 to 3 days. Adult males emerge first and will carry female pupae to younger tissues. Females emerge and generally mate immediately. Unmated females produce only males which may then mate with the female, assuring production of subsequent females. The entire life cycle requires about one week under favorable conditions and typically occurs in the youngest terminal growth. Broad mites are generally not found on fully opened leaves.
Seasonal distribution: Broad mites have a wide host range and can occur throughout the year in tropical climates. Reproduction does not occur below 13°C nor above 34 degrees. Temperatures of about 25°C and humid conditions are most favorable. Cold winters and hot, dry summers usually limit populations in Georgia. Rainy fall seasons provide optimal conditions for broad mites in south Georgia, and the greatest damage usually occurs at these times.
Scarring and russetting of pepper fruit caused by broad mite.
Damage to Crop:
Broad mite has a large host range including 60 families of plants (including Cannabis). Its vegetable hosts include beet, beans, cucumber, eggplant, pepper, potato and tomato. Damage is especially severe in bell pepper. Damage is caused by secretion of a plant growth regulator or toxin as the mite feeds, and significant damage can occur at very low pest density. Symptoms include leaf and fruit distortions, shortening of internodes, blistering, shriveling and curling of leaves, and leaf discoloration.Much of this can be easily confused with viral disease, micronutrient deficiency, or herbicide injury. Fruit may be deformed, split, or russeted. Infestations in pepper can cause a bronzing of terminal growth and are frequently associated with a characteristic 's'-shaped twisting of the main stem in leaves. Damage may appear for weeks after the mites have been controlled, and when combined with the difficulty in detecting mites, makes evaluation of control measures difficult and has likely led to reports of control failures.
The broad mite's minute size and ability to damage plants at very low densities generally results in plant injury serving as the first indication of an infestation. When damage is noted, terminals of symptomatic plants should be examined under magnification to verify the presence of broad mites. Damage will usually start in small clumps in a field and can spread rapidly. Some acaricides provide excellent control, but examination of plant terminals is necessary to evaluate control success, as damage can continue to appear for two weeks after successful control.
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The adults are white-yellow, about 0.2 mm long, and the male is extremely active.
Immature stages
Eggs laid on the underside of leaves are oval, translucent and covered with five or six rows of white tubercles.
Life history
The life cycle through egg, two nymphal stages, to adult takes between 6 to 9 days.
Occurs in all papaya districts but is only a major problem in southern Queensland.
Host range
Broad mite is a serious pest of lemons, Hickson and Ellendale mandarins and occasionally grapefruit. Wide range of other hosts including papaya, capsicum and most nursery plants.
Major and frequent, more often in autumn in southern Queensland. Minor and infrequent in northern Queensland.
Broad mite attacks the growing point and the underside of young leaves causing hardening and distortion. Broad mite damage is often confused with injury caused by hormone herbicides because in both cases the leaves become claw-like with prominent veins. Grey or bronze scar tissue between the veins on the underside of the leaves distinguishes mite from hormone damage. Broad mite infestation can sometimes be confirmed with a X 10 hand lens although they have often disappeared before the damage is noticed. The characteristic egg can be seen near the veins beneath the leaf as a translucent, flat oval with a stippling of white dots. The mite itself is flat but is less easily identified than its egg.
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Apply 2 miticide sprays 10 to 14 days apart. Good coverage is essential. Affected plants usually recover and specific control measures are not normally required in northern districts.


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Activity Steps:
1. Review:
Think about why artists choose to paint murals. Study how Diego Rivera and others used symbols and layered images in the foreground and background to build an interesting composition.
2. Design:
Divide into small groups. Think of an issue that is relevant to your group (you may want to use some of the ideas or pictures you gathered for other activities in this unit). Brainstorm ideas for the images and symbols you want to use. Appoint two students to make a first sketch of the mural on paper. As a group, discuss the sketch and agree on changes to it.
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Work together as a group to transfer the final paper sketch to a large piece of paper or cardboard.
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Discuss which murals have the clearest message and the best composition and style. Which ones are the most creative? How did you work as a team to handle decision making and divide up the tasks? What could have made the project better?
5. Go Public:
With permission, hang your murals in the school hallways. Label them with their titles and the artists' names. If possible, place a blank notebook and pencil near the murals and ask viewers to write comments in it. When you later review the notebooks' contents as a class, describe and discuss the public's reaction.
6. Reflect:
In your journal, describe how effective your mural was in communicating its message. Did making a work of public art change the way you think about art? If you could place this mural anywhere in your city or town, where would you put it, and why?
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Father's Day Post
I hope all of you had an excellent Father's Day! We sure did! After church, we had a nice family lunch and just spent time together. Holidays are always a reason for photos so here's some I took of the kids and their daddy!
I asked Joshua how he would describe daddy. "Silly and cool." And I asked Emma Grace what her favorite thing was to do with daddy. "Cuddle with him!" Daddy, we love you!!!
3 comments :
- melanie said...
GREAT pics! I love the first one!! :) It is such a blessing to know our children have a great earthly father! and a wonderful heavenly father! They are so blessed!!
- June 23, 2009 at 6:22 AM
- Nina in Portugal said...
I love this post! The pics are awesome!
Maybe I can get our 'daddy' to hang around with the kids and let me take photos like that!!
- June 26, 2009 at 6:48 AM
- Courtney said...
Awwwww. Love these photos of Jeremy and the kids!
- June 26, 2009 at 11:47 PM


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Presbyopia is a condition in which the lens of the eye loses its ability to focus, making it difficult to see objects up close.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
In the young eye, the lens needs to change its length or shape to focus on objects that are close. The ability of the lens to change shape is called the elasticity of the lens. This elasticity is slowly lost as people age. The result is a slow decrease in the ability of the eye to focus on nearby objects.
People usually notice the condition at around age 45, when they realize that they need to hold reading materials further away in order to focus on them. Presbyopia is a natural part of the aging process and it affects everyone.
- Decreased focusing ability for near objects
- Eyestrain
- Headache
Signs and tests
The health care provider will perform a general eye examination, including measurements to determine a prescription for glasses or contact lenses.
Tests may include:
- Examination of the retina
- Muscle integrity test
- Refraction test
- Slit-lamp test
- Visual acuity
There is no cure for presbyopia, but it can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. In some cases, adding bifocals to an existing lens prescription is enough. As the ability to focus up close worsens, the bifocal prescription needs to be strengthened.
Around age 65, the eyes have usually lost most of the elasticity needed to focus up close. However, it will still be possible to read with the help of the right prescription. Even so, you may find that you need to hold reading materials farther away, and you may need larger print and more light by which to read.
People who do not need glasses for distance vision may only need half glasses or reading glasses.
People who are nearsighted may be able to take off their distance glasses to read.
With the use of contact lenses, some people choose to correct one eye for near and one eye for far vision. This is called "monovision," and it eliminates the need for bifocals or reading glasses, but it can affect depth perception.
Sometimes monovision can be produced through laser vision correction. There are also bifocal contact lenses that can correct for both near and far vision in both eyes.
New surgical procedures can also provide solutions for people who do not want to wear glasses or contacts.
Expectations (prognosis)
Vision can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
If it is not corrected, vision difficulty that gets worse over time can cause problems with driving, lifestyle, or work.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider or ophthalmologist if you have eye strain or are less able to focus on close objects.
There is no proven prevention for presbyopia.
Donahue SP. Presbyopia and loss of accommodation. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 9.2.
Crouch ER, Crouch ER, Grant TR. Ophthalmology. In: Rakel RE,ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 41.
Menassa N, Fitting A, Auffarth GU, Holzer MP. Visual outcomes and corneal changes after intrastromal femtosecond laser correction of presbyopia. J Cataract Refract Surg 2012; 38: 765-773.
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Monday, September 3, 2012
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HAMPTON, Ga. — Denny Hamlin won his second straight Sprint Cup race, holding off Jeff Gordon in a green-white-checkered finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night.
With his series-leading fourth win of the season, Hamlin put himself in position to top the standings when the 12-driver Chase starts after next weekend's race at Richmond.
Asked if he feels like the driver to beat for the championship, Hamlin replied, "I don't have to say anything. Wins are all that matters."
Martin Truex Jr. appeared to be positioned for his first win since 2007 until Jamie McMurray smashed into the wall on the front straightaway, bringing out a caution with three laps to go. The leaders went to pit road, and Hamlin's crew got him back on the track first, just ahead of Truex.
While Truex struggled to get up to speed on the restart, Hamlin pulled away with Gordon right on his bumper. The four-time Cup champion desperately needed a win to bolster his chances of getting into the Chase, but couldn't get by Hamlin on the final lap.
"I wanted this one real bad," Hamlin said. "The car faded a little bit, but the pit crew won me that race. That's what a championship team is all about. This year, I think we have it all."
Gordon was kicking himself for failing to pull off a pass on Hamlin, saying he was too tentative going into turn three. Instead of putting pressure on the leader, the No. 24 car drifted up near the wall going through the high-banked turn while Hamlin pulled away.
Now, Gordon will almost surely have to win at Richmond to claim a wild card.
"I would like to have that one over again," Gordon said. "I guess I'm getting soft in my old age."
Brad Keselowski finished third, while Truex faded to fourth. He had struggled all night on restarts, usually needing about five laps to get up to speed. In a desperate bid to stay with Hamlin, he spun his tires when the green flag waved.
"I sure didn't want to see that caution," said Truex, who has gone 192 races since his only Cup win at Dover five years ago. "We had it covered. Such is life. That seems to be my kind of luck when we're leading."
Along with Hamlin, eight other drivers have locked up their spot in the Chase based on points: Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Truex, Keselowski, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick. Defending Cup champion Tony Stewart, who has three wins this season, is assured of at least a wild card.
Kasey Kahne, with two wins, has all but locked up a spot in the playoff. That leaves a bunch of big-name drivers who know, in all likelihood, they must win at Richmond to have a shot at getting into the Chase — including Gordon, Kyle Busch and last year's runner-up, Carl Edwards.
It was another tough night for Edwards, who has yet to win a race this season after nearly winning the title in 2011. The No. 99 car started smoking on lap 264, apparently from a blown piston. He was done for the night, a devastating blow to his chances.
Edwards lost last year's championship to Stewart on a tiebreaker in the final race of the season. Now, he absolutely must win at Richmond — and even that may not be enough to get him into the playoff.
"I'm not a real religious person, but it's like somebody's trying to reach me a lesson," Edwards said. "We're going to Richmond, where anything can happen. Hopefully whatever happens involves us winning the race and getting in the Chase."
The race was uneventful most of the night. Busch dominated early on. Then it was Harvick surging to the front, before Hamlin took at extended turn leading the field. At the end, it looked like Truex would make it to victory lane — until that final caution came out.
"It just wasn't meant to be, I guess," a disappointed Truex said.
The first big wreck occurred on lap 269, when Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Newman got pinched by Johnson on the backstretch after a restart. Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet spun head-first into the wall, leaving Newman with nowhere to go. They were both damaged beyond repair, while Hornish managed to keep going in his banged-up car.
"It looks like the 48 just ran everybody out of room," Newman said.
More like this story
- Denny Hamlin wins at Chicagoland ( September 20, 2015 )
- Kasey Kahne beats Matt Kenseth in Atlanta's Oral-B USA 500 ( September 1, 2014 )
- Martin Truex breaks drought with win at Pocono ( June 7, 2015 )
- Earnhardt wins second Daytona 500 title ( February 24, 2014 )
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There's a pull-up bar at the bottom of my stairs.
My writing space is upstairs, so each time I head downstairs I bust out six quick pull-ups: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. These six take less than twenty seconds, no time at all in the grand sceme of things. Moreover, six pull-ups is easy for me these days. I used to struggle with just a single pull-up, but now I do plenty during my daily 18-minute routine.
But that's not the point. The point is that each time I go downstairs—on my way to the kitchen or the shower or the great outdoors—I do some pull-ups. One triggers the other. It's habitual. Now on an average day I sneak in an extra 60-or-so pull-ups.
You see, every habit has its trigger. Most of the time we don't know our triggers, though, and much of the time we unconsciously trigger bad habits: e.g., finishing a meal triggers a cigarette, arriving home triggers hours of TV viewing, incessant alcohol consumption triggers arguing with loved ones.
We can, however, change our behaviors. Be it exercise or diet or even flossing, we can trigger positive habits—using positive triggers. Small triggers create tiny habits that produce huge results over time. And thus the right triggers can really flip your life upside down—in a good way.
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I'm going to stay committed to blogging this series whether it's a good or TERRIBLE episode. This one I think falls in the latter half yet again. Well some parts weren't too bad, but the whole premise of the episode and the execution was done so poorly that I almost kicked my monitor.
Anyways, in other news, I got a chance to watch episode 2 of
Pantsu Strike Witches and I must say that it's getting slightly better. They aren't flashing ass and crotch in your face every 2 seconds anymore and the action sequences are kind of cool. I probably won't blog it (unless anyone wants it blogged) as I'm losing my drive to blog and there's not much material to blog on the show anyways. For now, I'll just remain blogging TLR and my small portion of the Natsume posts with Maipeisu.
On another random note, I was looking up a word in my handy dictionary and stumbled across the word "anime". At first I was impressed to actually see the word in there, but was quickly disappointed when I read the definition. Keep in mind that this dictionary was published in 2001, but it's still amusing.
"A style of animation marked by colorful art, futuristic settings, and violence."
Gee, why not just put sex, nudity and killer lolis in there too while you're at it. -_-
Earth gets a visit from an ally of the Devilukes, Prince Kata. As Lala is the only Deviluke royalty on Earth, she must meet with him along with a few locals of the planet; those locals being Rito and Haruna. Kata explains that he's on Earth to do some hunting on Earth. Everyone is dragged into the hunt as well and are required to use nothing but primitive technology such as stone axes and boomerangs.
Haruna is captured by a giant ape named Ginga Kong and Rito is dragged off by Amazons before he could save her. The Amazons apparently want Rito to become their husband since he "proved" his bravery and manliness against the giant ape. Right when Rito is about to give up his man-juices to the Amazons, Lala arrives on the scene and tries to stop them. Lala manages to fight off a few Amazons but is subdued when they manage to grab her tail.
Haruna arrives shortly after with Ginga Kong and chases away the Amazon tribe. Just as Rito and Haruna were about to reunite, Ginga Kong tosses Rito away in jealousy and Lala and Haruna go chasing after him. When they arrive back in Kata's spaceship, Haruna is awarded the trophy for being the best hunter by being able to control Ginga Kong.
Possibly the only redeeming shots of the entire episode and one's not even part of this episode.
There are so many problems with this episode that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, the part where Lala gets revealed as an alien to the rest of the school was really lame and the way everyone reacted was very anti-climatic. I mean she's a freaking alien, and all they do is basically go "Oh, okay."
Another problem is all of the useless, one-time, characters they're bringing in. I'm not sure, but I think this Prince Kata guy got about many five minutes of screen time at most and probably won't show up ever again.
I don't want to know who came up with the idea to put them in a prehistoric environment with giant apes and even Amazons.
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Outcome of NPCA lawsuit helps curb illegal off-road vehicle use in the parks.
By Amy Leinbach Marquis
Rogue tire tracks scar the desert floor in California's Joshua Tree National Park, where off-road motorists have sent hikers scattering from trails. Rangers at Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore have recorded 363 incidents of illegal off-road vehicle use in the last seven years, and a colony of endangered pitcher's thistle plants is among the victims. River banks In Olympic National Park in Washington are torn up and stripped of vegetation.
It's not that off-road vehicles are illegal in the parks. In fact, off-roading is a popular pastime in places like North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore. But as with any park activity, certain rules apply—and resource protection always comes first.
When it became clear that motorists were hurting those resources—some knowingly and others not—NPCA and two other conservation groups decided to do something about it. Using the Freedom of Information Act, NPCA reviewed Park Service documents revealing evidence that off-road vehicle use was causing widespread damage. That triggered a lawsuit in 2005 by Friends of the Earth in partnership with NPCA and Wildlands CPR.
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The majority of off-road motorists are law-abiding people who want to follow the rules—but in some parks, the rules simply weren't posted. So the Park Service is aiming to get responsible users to pressure their peers into behaving, and it's producing a system-wide brochure explaining off-road rules and regulations to help advance the cause. The settlement also requires the Park Service to improve its reporting methods, strengthen its law-enforcement efforts, and issue more court orders to crack down on illegal use. In Glen Canyon, for example, park officials have begun confiscating off-road vehicles from motorists who break the rules. So far, it's been a successful deterrent, and the amount of damage has decreased.
Jerry Case, chief of regulations for the Park Service, predicts that new rules and regulations will be ready to implement in at least two parks before 2012. "There's a feeling among park staff that we're finally doing the right thing," he says.
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COPD Associated With Increased Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment
Bottom Line: A diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older adults was associated with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially MCI of skills other than memory, and the greatest risk was among patients who had COPD for more than five years. The study is published in JAMA Neurology.
Authors: Balwinder Singh, M.D., M.S., and Michelle Mielke, Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and colleagues.
Background: COPD is an irreversible limitation of airflow into the lungs, usually caused by smoking. More than 13.5 million adults 25 years or older in the U.S. have COPD. Previous research has suggested COPD is associated with cognitive impairment.
How the Study Was Conducted: The authors examined the association between COPD and MCI, as well as the duration of MCI, in 1,425 individuals (ages 70 to 89 years) with normal cognition in 2004 from Olmsted County, Minn. At baseline, 171 patients had a COPD diagnosis.
Results: Of the 1,425 patients, 370 developed MCI: 230 had amnestic MCI (A-MCI, which affects memory), 97 had nonamnestic MCI (NA-MCI), 27 had MCI of an unknown type and 16 had progressed from normal cognition to dementia. A diagnosis of COPD increased the risk for NA-MCI by a relative 83 percent during a median of 5.1 years of follow-up. Patients who had COPD for more than five years had the greatest risk for MCI.
Large Waist Linked to Poor Health, Even Among Those in Healthy Body Mass Index Ranges
Journalists: Sound bites with Dr. Cerhan are available in the downloads.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — March 12, 2014 — Having a big belly has consequences beyond trouble squeezing into your pants. It's detrimental to your health, even if you have a healthy body mass index (BMI), a new international collaborative study led by a Mayo Clinic researcher found. Men and women with large waist circumferences were more likely to die younger, and were more likely to die from illnesses such as heart disease, respiratory problems, and cancer after accounting for body mass index, smoking, alcohol use and physical activity. The study is published in the March edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
The researchers pooled data from 11 different cohort studies, including more than 600,000 people from around the world. They found that men with waists 43 inches or greater in circumference had a 50 percent higher mortality risk than men with waists less than 35 inches, and this translated to about a three-year lower life expectancy after age 40. Women with a waist circumference of 37 inches or greater had about an 80 percent higher mortality risk than women with a waist circumference of 27 inches or less, and this translated to about a five-year lower life expectancy after age 40.
Diabetes in Middle Age May Lead to Brain Cell Loss Later in Life
ROCHESTER, Minn. — March 11, 2014 — People who develop diabetes and high blood pressure in middle age are more likely to have brain cell loss and other damage to the brain, as well as problems with memory and thinking skills, than people who never have diabetes or high blood pressure or who develop it in old age, according to a new study published in the March 19, 2014, online issue of Neurology. Middle age was defined as age 40 to 64 and old age as age 65 and older.
"Potentially, if we can prevent or control diabetes and high blood pressure in middle age, we can prevent or delay the brain damage that occurs decades later and leads to memory and thinking problems and dementia," says study author and Mayo Clinic epidemiologist Rosebud Roberts M.B., Ch.B.
For the study, the thinking and memory skills of 1,437 people with an average age of 80 were evaluated. The participants had either no thinking or memory problems or mild memory and thinking problems called mild cognitive impairment. They then had brain scans to look for markers of brain damage that can be a precursor to dementia. Participants' medical records were reviewed to determine whether they had been diagnosed with diabetes or high blood pressure in middle age or later.
Expert Alert: Increase in Opioid Prescriptions Parallels Spike in Heroin Use, Overdoses
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Feb. 12, 2014 — Not only is heroin addictive and deadly, its use is increasing among Americans. That disturbing trend parallels the spike of opioid based prescription painkiller abuse in recent years, say Mayo Clinic experts.
Heroin, a drug that can be smoked, sniffed/snorted or injected intravenously, is highly addictive. For comparison, about 9 percent of people who use marijuana will become addicted. Close to 17 percent of cocaine users will. It's 15 percent for alcohol. But for heroin, 25 percent or more of users will become addicted. That means roughly one in four users become addicts.
Journalists: Video of Dr. Hall-Flavin talking about heroin addiction is available in the downloads.
"Heroin is prevalent, it's out there and it is deadly," says Dr. Daniel Hall-Flavin, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist and addiction expert. "But it doesn't have to be. There is hope out there for people if they can get treatment."
Mayo Clinic Improves Patient Safety in 2013, Reports Record Low Adverse Health Events
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Jan. 23, 2014 — The Minnesota Department of Health released its 10th annual Adverse Health Events report today and Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester reported only 29 events in 2013 — down from 38 in 2012. This decrease is primarily due to reductions in advanced-stage pressure ulcers and surgery-related events. Mayo's emphasis on pressure ulcer identification and prevention led to fewer pressure ulcer reports in 2013.The reporting system requires Minnesota hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to report whenever one of 29 serious adverse events occurs and conduct a thorough analysis of causes. In 2013, the number of events reported statewide was 258. Data was collected from Oct. 6, 2012 through Oct. 7, 2013.
Journalists: Rochester campus b-roll is available in the downloads.
"The data reflect the high dedication of our nursing and medical teams, as well as our strong detection and reporting efforts," says Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Patient Safety Officer in Rochester. "We are encouraged by these results and hope to see even further reductions in the coming year."
Mayo Clinic Study: Chronic Lung Disease Linked to Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dec. 11, 2013 — A recent Mayo Clinic study found that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are about twice as likely to develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI) — and chances are that it will include memory loss. The study was recently published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Researchers looked at about 2,000 people 70-89 years old in the Mayo Clinic Study on Aging. About 1,600 were cognitively normal, 317 had mild cognitive impairment and overall, about 288 had COPD. COPD was found to be associated with almost two-fold higher odds of MCI, and the odds get worse the longer someone has COPD. Rates were similar among men and women.
Incidence of dementia progresses with age, and in the absence of any effective therapy for treatment or management of dementia/Alzheimer's disease, identification of risk factors is critical, says Balwinder Singh, M.D., first author of the study and a Mayo Clinic neurology research collaborator who is a psychiatry resident at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
"COPD is reversible in early stages, especially in smokers," Dr. Singh says. "These findings are important because they highlight the importance of COPD as a potential risk factor for MCI and will hopefully lead to early intervention to prevent incidence or progression."
MCI is a stage between normal cognitive aging and dementia. People with mild cognitive impairment are at increased risk of progressing to dementia and Alzheimer's disease. [...]
Mayo Clinic Experts Available to Discuss New Epilepsy Therapy
ROCHESTER, Minn. — People with epilepsy may have a new high-tech way to manage hard-to-control seizures. A new implantable medical device that delivers responsive neurostimulation has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The technology is designed to detect abnormal activity in the brain and respond and deliver subtle levels of electrical stimulation to normalize brain activity before an individual experiences seizures. The treatment is available at all Mayo Clinic sites.
MULTIMEDIA ALERT: For audio and video of Dr. Joseph Sirven talking about the device, visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota were all involved in the clinical trials for the device (and have collectively enrolled the highest number of patients into the trials).
The device is indicated for use as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency and severity of seizures in people 18 years of age or older with partial onset seizures who have undergone diagnostic testing that localized no more than two epileptogenic foci, are refractory to two or more antiepileptic medications, and currently have frequent and disabling seizures (motor partial seizures, complex partial seizures and/or secondarily generalized seizures).
Mayo Clinic Psychiatrist: Taking Guns Away From Mentally Ill Won't Eliminate Mass Shootings
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Oct. 16, 2013 — A string of public mass shootings during the past decade-plus have rocked America leaving policymakers and mental health experts alike fishing for solutions to prevent these heinous crimes. A Mayo Clinic physician, however, argues that at least one proposal won't stop the public massacres: restricting gun access to the mentally ill. J. Michael Bostwick, M.D., a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist and author of the editorial published online in Mayo Clinic Proceedings today, argues several points including that mass shootings are carefully planned — often spanning weeks or months. There is plenty of time for a meticulous planner and determined killer to get a gun somewhere in that time, he argues.
MULTIMEDIA ALERT: For audio and video of Dr. Bostwick talking about the editorial, visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.
Dr. Bostwick's editorial is a commentary on an essay in the same issue of Proceedings titled "Guns, Schools, and Mental Illness: Potential Concerns for Physicians and Mental Health Professionals." The authors focus on recent mass shootings and argue that these actions were not and could not have been prevented by more restrictive gun legislation. They further contend that a diagnosis of mental illness does not justify stripping Second Amendment rights from all who carry such a diagnosis, most of whom will never commit violent acts toward others.
Before reading the essay Dr. Bostwick — who is generally in favor of gun control — expected to disagree with its contents. Instead, he agreed. [...]


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I have several yards of Gore-tex Pro-shell I am waiting to cut up. I want to make a hardshell that is relatively light weight and has no frills. I have been searching around for a decent pattern for a modern technical jacket and have come up short. I have a couple patterns I thought about using but thought I would ask here before I cut anything. I've made some windbreakers out of M90 with the Green Pepper Fairbanks pullover. Once I modified it a bit (putting in a longer zipper, taking off the cuffs, draw string, and pocket) it worked really nicely. I'm happy with it for the stuff I already made, but I don't want to use it again because I dislike the raglan sleeves. I also wondered about using the Jalie multi-sports anorak pattern, but I'm not sure how much I like this one yet. Really, I'm looking for a pattern that does not have raglan sleeves and in which the hood zips all the way to the chin. Anyone with any ideas?
I don't have any advice, but will follow this thread. I almost pulled the trigger on the green pepper Rainier suit pattern, which has that same jacket it looks like. So I'm happy to get your feedback and see what answers you get.Did you look at the liberty ridge shell pattern? You would have to modify it to get the zipper going up to the hood.
I thought about the liberty ridge kit, but I think decided against it. I already have a m90 shell (with the Green Pepper Fairbanks anorak-I can post pictures of that if you're interested in what it turned out like for me) and I would have to lengthen the zipper on it too I think.There's nothing wrong with the Fairbanks anorak necessarily. I'm just not a huge fan of raglan sleeves. Have you looked at Shelby patterns? I've also thought about this pattern: http://www.shelby.fi/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=165but I'm not sure about shipping from Europe and whether my bank will charge me for buying something in euros, so I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.I also have an old Patagonia Houdini that's torn up from scraping up against granite that I thought about cutting apart to make a pattern, but I have little experience with this. Anyone successfully taken apart a piece of old clothing and sewed something new successfully?
If you use a seam ripper and add a bit for seam allowance I can't see why it wouldn't be successful (assuming you liked the parent garment in the first place).Why aren't you a fan of raglan sleeves? I thought they were used because it keeps the seams off the top of your shoulder and minimizes skin issues when worn with a pack. I guess you could modify the pattern so the diagonal seams become horizontal if it's just an aesthetic issue (probably have to do a few test garments with cheap $1/yd fabric).
I made a pretty basic jacket. Described in http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/myog_event_jacket.html. Including the pattern. I think you have to be a member to look at that one.
I feel like, for me at least, raglan sleeves just don't drape as well as normal sleeves. It could be my sewing, or the particular pattern, but that's just my observation.I should really become a member already. That article might just make me do it...
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