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Looking in the corners of the clothing drawer, prospecting for warmer leg lycra I unearth my old Livestrong bib-shorts.
I'm sure I put them away clean.
posted by arrieredupeleton [586 posts]
16th October 2012 - 16:46
You could put yourself through a lie detector test to find out for sure. "Allegedly"
posted by Wooliferkins [50 posts]
16th October 2012 - 16:58
Must be some strong gear, they're still glowing!
posted by SimonT1971 [35 posts]
16th October 2012 - 17:22
They look well made you can hardly see the needle marks on the contrast stitching!
posted by gothrick [11 posts]
16th October 2012 - 18:54
posted by Collett73 [14 posts]
16th October 2012 - 21:56
Such a waste, just because some of the black/yellow kit looks cool, but there's no way I'd buy it now...
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice...
posted by notfastenough [3706 posts]
16th October 2012 - 22:22
I've got the Special Ed 6th Tour USPS kit they wore for the final stage. Its cool kit, but I can't see myself ever wearing it again.
posted by seanieh66 [197 posts]
17th October 2012 - 8:47
posted by FreudianSlit [10 posts]
17th October 2012 - 10:10
I think it's time we had an Armstrong Team Kit Surrender Amnesty : -
The current kit style enforcement Officer Patrick McQuid said"
This dirty Armstrong kit problem-malarky had grown to epic proportions and normal steps to control it had failed . . . . "we know it's controversial but something drastic needs to be done now to rid the streets of this yellow and black menace"
Officer McQuid, who is up for re-election next year, went on to set out the terms of the amnesty : -
"Anyone handing in Armstrong kit to our local re-cycling centres by the deadline will be guaranteed anonymity and freedom from sanctimonious jibes "
When pressed on what would happen to those who continued to wear and harbour the dodgy kit McQuid said . -
"Anyone caught with dodgy kit after the deadline will be required to wear it unwashed for three consecutive club runs"
When challenged on whether the immunity from enforcement or sanctions were too lenient or draconian McQuid commented " Not at all, we at the station have been struggling with this pernicios kit problem for years and, despite our best efforts including our ground breaking DIY Kit Dyeing Kits it's still every where you look especially at those cyclo-sportivo thingy's all the rage on the continent"
Ex armstrong kit wearers saddened at the state things have come to have commented that Officer McQuid was desperate to hold on to his job at the station and this was his last chance to prove he could get to grips with the kit issue.
McQuids retired predecessor at the station, Heineken VinBroodin, is rumoured to be the source of recent leaks about the dodgy kit amnesty that forced McQuid to go public about it earlier than he'd intended - when we contacted him he said " Pat's stock is riding low at the moment - if successful (the amnesty) may just enable McQuid to hang on for another term"
At the end of the press conference Officer McQuid added that if the amnesty was a success at riding the streets of this stuff and if the result of the "Italian Padova investigation thingy" confirmed the existence of yet more varieties of dodgy kit the amnesty may be extended to deal with those other "allegedly lurid and hideous team colour-ways at Astana, Lampre, Liquigas, Rabobank, RadioShack and Vacansoleil"
As he left the briefing McQuid was challenged by the mother of now downhearted ex armstrong kit wearer about the rumours circulating (vehemently denied by McQuid) that style Officers at the station had been gifted non-branded socks by the dodgy kit manufacturer (Acquascrotum). McQuid said he couldn't comment as "everything has been passed now to the Laundry for washing".
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For a decade researchers in Seattle have worked to solve the mystery of why adult coho salmon are dying prematurely in urban streams when they return from the ocean to mate and spawn. In a study published in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management the team use models to estimate the potential impact of urban land development on the salmon population in the decades ahead.
Stricken coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) show a syndrome of disorientation, equilibrium loss, and other symptoms of acute toxicity, which usually cause death within a few hours. In some watersheds as many as 90% of the returning fish are killed, yet juvenile coho and related salmon species remain unaffected, even in the same streams.
"Forensic evidence currently points to toxic chemical contaminants in urban storm water runoff as the likely cause of the recurrent fish kills," said Dr Julann Spromberg, from the National Marine Fisheries Service. "However, urban runoff is a complex soup containing mixtures of many different chemicals and we've yet to identify the smoking gun. With the forensic story still unfolding, this study looked at how wild coho populations might be affected by an increase in the geographic extent and severity of the spawner mortality syndrome over time."
Dr. Spromberg and her colleague Dr. Nat Scholz focused their study on lowland urban streams around Puget Sound, Washington. As with the rest of the Pacific Northwest this area of lowland watersheds is undergoing substantial human population growth. By 2025, the population of the Puget Sound region is expected to rise from 4 to 5.4 million people.
"Currently there are many relatively healthy river systems that provide high quality freshwater habitat for wild coho in this area" said Spromberg. "However this may change if these watersheds acquire the urban land use characteristics that typify the Seattle-area urban drainages where coho spawners are currently dyin
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PAWTUCKET – The PawSox players and staff couldn't vacate the McCoy Stadium grounds fast enough Sunday evening.
After holding on for a 4-3 win against Buffalo, the PawSox put the unofficial first half (91 of 143 games) behind them and will use the next three days to regroup mentally. Baseball, a staple for all involved parties since the start of spring training in mid-February, plans take a back seat to vacation getaways and family reunions.
The scene inside the home clubhouse told the story. Bags were sprawled out all over the place, their mission to collect personal belongings and such before getting zipped up and hoisted over one's shoulder.
The All-Star break was here – and not a moment too soon.
"I compare (baseball's in-season respite) to the last day of school. I know it's only three days compared to a couple of months, but it feels like a couple of months for us," surmised Pawtucket reliever Michael Bowden. "It's nice to get away from the heat of the season, relax a little bit and get going for the second half."
Before going their separate ways, several Pawtucket players shared how they plan to unwind.
Daniel Nava, outfielder: "I'm going back home to California. My flight leaves (Sunday night). It's always nice to have one day off, but to have two more on top of that, it allows your body to relax. You catch up on some sleep and get some good meals, just the little things.
"(Watching the Home Run Derby and the MLB All-Star Game) is not necessarily going to be something I put time aside to do. We're around (baseball) all the time. I have no plans to work it into my schedule, but if I get the chance I get the chance."
Michael Bowden, pitcher: "I'm going with my wife to Cape Cod for a few nights, then spend a day on Martha's Vineyard. We're looking forward to a relaxing trip."
Kevin Millwood, pitcher: "Whatever the kids want to do [upon returning to his Georgia estate] is fine by me."
As an aside, Millwood couldn't have timed his lone all-star selection any better. As a 24-year-old member of the Atlanta Braves, the righty was named to the National League squad for the '99 contest. That particular Midsummer Classic took place in Boston and featured one of those "you'll never forget where you are" moments when an 80-year-old Ted Williams entered Fenway Park on a golf cart.
"I think if I had one (All-Star Game) to go to, that probably would have been it," Millwood said. "(Williams) kind of stole the show."
Ryan Lavarnway, catcher/DH: "My girlfriend is still living in Portland; she got a job as a head chef up there while we were living with a host family. It'll be good to see her. This is the longest I've gone without a rest period. This was my first big-league spring training, so there was an extra 15 games thrown in there that I wasn't used to."
Tony Pena Jr., pitcher: "I've got to take my wife to the doctor because she's expecting. My dad (Tony Pena Sr., a bench coach with the Yankees) is going home to the Dominican. I was thinking about going to New York but with my family in town, I decided to stay in Providence."
Felix Doubront, pitcher: "My wife's from Long Island so that's where we're heading [following a cameo appearance with Double-A Portland Monday]. You have fun and relax and spend time with the kids. Eat, sleep, get some rest and be ready for the second half and finish strong."
Brandon Duckworth, pitcher: "My wife recently gave birth to twins, so I'll head home [to Utah] to make sure everything's good with them. We also have a four-year-old daughter, but it's been good for the fact her mom and dad are close by. That makes it easier, especially when we've had a few complications with my son with them coming early as twins.
"Everybody looks forward to (the time away from the ballpark) because it is a grind. You need a little bit of a break because we don't get many. With the few off-days we do have, that's sometimes why you hear guys say, 'Man, what would I do for a rainout.' It rejuvenates you, but then you come back and realize there's not much time left. That's when you lock in and try to finish the season strong."
Jose Iglesias, shortstop: "All of my family is here, so we're going to stay around here. This is a chance to get some rest, especially since I'm dealing with some headache issues right now."
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NORMAN — Twice already, Oklahoma ace Jonathan Gray's had his name called in Major League Baseball's amateur draft.
Oklahoma baseball: Jonathan Gray's stock is on the rise
Summoned rather, high, too: in the 13th round by the Kansas City Royals in 2010; the 10th round by the Yankees in 2011.
Both times Gray balked.
"I didn't want to settle for something when I knew I could do better," Gray said. "I really wanted to get to my personal best before I went to professional ball. There are so many areas I could be better. I really want to be the best I can."
Now, in this spring of 2013, it may not get any better than this. At least at this level.
In truth, Gray's previous pro stock was built more upon the potential of a power arm attached to a power body.
Now, however, his pro stock — soaring toward the top of the first round — represents a blend of potential and production. Gray's junior season at OU has been nothing short of dominant, with his 6-1 record, 1.19 earned-run average and 71 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings evidence of his dominance as one of the nation's elite pitching prospects.
More evidence: Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein — who holds the No. 2 pick in the June draft — has taken a seat at Mitchell Park to check out Gray personally, along with a parade of scouts from any organization in need of a quality arm.
Which is to say, all of them.
"Big Jon's been great," said Sooners coach Sunny Golloway. "He's really special."
And he's a major reason OU appears special, ranked as high as No. 8 in the polls and among the top 10 in three of the four. Fronting the Sooners' series rotation, Gray has allowed as many as three runs only once (his lone loss, to Pepperdine) and limited five of the other seven teams he's faced to one run or less. He's struck out 12 in a game three times. And his 71 total strikeouts dwarf the 45 baserunners who have earned their way on, by hit or by walk.
"Not only that he can throw a baseball 100 miles per hour, but his presence on the mound is unbelievable," said Dillon Overton, the left-handed complement to Gray in one of college baseball's best 1-2 pitching tandems. "He's got such a big body. And to watch him when he's in the zone, it's like we're in a different world, because there's nobody who can really touch him when he's in the zone. It's unbelievable."
Overton isn't fudging, either. Gray can and does reach 100 mph with his fastball, although he works consistently in the high 90s. And that's not all, with a nasty cut-slider and solid changeup rounding out a full repertoire.
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Shades of Gray
OU right-hander Jonathan Gray is dominating college hitters and tempting professional personnel men, with his draft stock climbing toward to the top of this June's MLB Draft — maybe all the way to the top. The vitals on Gray:
Height: 6-4
Weight: 240
Throws: Right
Stuff: Fastball that sits at 94-97 mph and can touch 100; cut-slider that ranges from 83-88; changeup that runs low 80s.
Stats: Gray is 6-1 with a 1.19 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings. He's allowed 34 hits and 11 walks. Opponents are batting .167 against him.
Draft stock: Rising. Gray is now being mentioned for the No. 1 overall pick in MLB's June Draft, alongside Stanford's Mark Appel and Indiana State's Sean Manaea, two other noted pitchers.
Compares to: According to baseballdraftreport.com, scouts have favorably compared Gray to several successful pros — Detroit's Max Scherzer, the Mets' Matt Harvey, former Sooner Garrett Richards of the Angels, Pittsburgh top prospect Gerrit Cole. And then there are the eye-opening comps — Roger Clemens and Justin Verlander.


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Being met by your personal guide and driver will get your time in Beijing to a flying start, no waiting for taxis or trying to find hotel transport service.
Tiananmen Square has seen the rise and fall of many an emperor, and is now the epitome of new China, whereas the Forbidden City still evokes images of imperial court with its symbolism and decorations.
The Hutong Tour takes you to explore the age old alleyways on a rickshaw; a visit to a local family makes it more personal and your guide brings everything to life with explanations of the meaning of doorway decorations.
The Mutianyu Great Wall is known for stunning views and having most watchtowers, because the area was strategically very important. There is a cable car ride to the top for easy access.
The Temple of Heaven was a Taoist sacrificial center where the emperors prepared for and performed meticulous rituals to ensure good harvest. This is a fascinating area and surrounded by beautiful gardens and living culture, as people exercise and play traditional and modern games.
Dinner is booked at Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, famous for their particular recipe for this Beijing dish.
After a flight to Chongqing you will have a chance to see the Goose Neck Park, where the locals enjoy fresh air and relax; there is also an exceptionally long painting of the Yangtze. Ciqikou Old Town has had some restoration work, but retains the feeling of an old community and has a mouthwatering variety if local snacks.
A Light Rail ride takes you to the riverside, giving you great views of the city and Jialing River; your guide will see you settled in the boat before saying goodbye.
Shibaozhai is a beautiful wooden pagoda built to commemorate famous Chinese poets, clinging to the mountainside protected from the river by a small dam. Fengdu Ghost City is an optional addition to the day: according to legends the King of the Dead lives in this hauntingly empty place. A cable car to the top of the mountains gives quite spectacular views.
Qutang and Wu Gorge reveal their stunning scenery in the course of the day, and a shore excursion to the Shennong Stream lets you get closer to the magical waterfalls, cliffs and wildlife teeming on the banks of the tributary river.
White Emperor City is an optional choice; this old town is now an island due to the risen water levels.
Visit to the magnificent Three Gorges Dam ends the cruise along the Yangtze; a climb to the top of this gigantic structure lets you see the force of the water it contains.
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We raise about 15,000 turkeys each year from start to finish. We breed all of our turkeys using artificial insemination. We have about 75 toms (males) and 550 hens (that would be the ladies) that lay all of our eggs. We have our own incubator and hatch all our poults (baby turkeys). We then raise them to maturity using our crops and those of neighboring farms. We do not give our turkeys anything unnatural. We do not feed them antibiotics or growth hormones. We do not feed them anything to make them grow faster. We raise and process all of our turkeys here on the property and sell all our turkeys through our market. You can only buy a Bolton Turkey here in our market.
We received many requests for chickens that were raised naturally like our turkeys. Therefore, we started raising chickens to sell in the market. We raise approximately 12,000 chickens a year. We buy our chicks at 1 day old and raise them the same way we do our turkeys.
We raise our own Black Angus beef also. And as with everything else, we do not feed them antibiotics or growth hormones. They are fed corn, hay, and able to graze three quarters of the year. You have to check out our selection of beef in our market!
The market is open year round six days a week. We sell milk in glass bottles that comes from a neighboring farm (they do not feed hormones or antibiotics to their cows either). We sell local produce when it is in season. All the meat and poultry in our market is raised on our farm and sold in many different wonderful products.
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New Operator Tapped for Tavern on the Green
The city Parks Department announced Thursday that officials have selected an operator to run Central Park's historic Tavern on the Green.
Officials want to give the 20-year lease to the Emerald Green Group, which plans to create a locally sourced restaurant with outdoor seating for at least 200.
Katy Sparks, formerly of Compass on the Upper West Side and Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill, would be the executive chef.
The deal will only be completed if union contract negotiations and other reviews are successful.
The original Tavern on the Green closed on New Year's Day in 2010. An earlier deal fell through when union negotiations failed.


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An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing energy drinks from an Orange County convenience store and pulling a gun on a manager.
The teen was arrested early Friday after the theft, which occurred around 1 a.m. at a Walgreens on Hiawassee Road near Silver Star Road in Orlando.
The teen walked out of the store with a couple of energy drinks, according to Orange County deputies, who said a manager confronted him. The teen then pulled a gun on the manager before fleeing, deputies said.
Deputies spotted the teen riding a bike about 30 minutes later in Apopka, and he was arrested after a chase.
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Daniel Feuerriegel is a creator of works that react to memory and experience. Inspired by his research into cognitive psychology and neuroscience, he constructs dense noise flows that cooperate with a listener's thoughts to create new sounds in the mind.
Raised in a small town between the desert and the sea, he has always been struck by the sounds that create the feel of a place, especially in cities. On an exchange to Kumamoto, Japan he started to record the sounds that were important to his life in this new culture. These sounds were then weaved into compositions to build sound forms that change depending on who is listening.
Daniel is currently an assistant in a cognitive neuroscience laboratory and uses cognitive concepts to guide his personal research into sound. He is also developing devices to develop new sensory abilities.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday said Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe was plotting to kill him, adding to a deluge of accusations by the former bus driver in recent months.
"Uribe is behind a plot to kill me," Maduro said in a televised speech. "Uribe is a killer. I have enough evidence of who is conspiring, and there are sectors of the Venezuelan right that are involved."
He did not provide details.
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Scientists led by Dr David Fairlie from the University of Queensland, Australia, have found abnormal amounts of an inflammatory protein called PAR2 in the fat tissues of overweight and obese rats and humans. PAR2 is also increased on the surfaces of human immune cells by common fatty acids in the diet. When obese rats on a diet high in sugar and fat were given a new oral drug that binds to PAR2, the inflammation-causing properties of this protein were blocked, as were other effects of the high-fat and high-sugar diet, including obesity itself.
"This important new finding links obesity and high fat, high sugar diets with changes in immune cells and inflammatory status, highlighting an emerging realization that obesity is an inflammatory disease," Dr Fairlie said.
"Drugs designed to block certain inflammatory proteins, as in this report, may be able to prevent and treat obesity, which in turn is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, limb amputation, and cancers."
To make the discovery, the team discovered the first potent, selective and orally bioavailable small molecule antagonists of PAR2 and characterized their functional responses in inflammatory cellular and animal models.
They found that PAR2 expression is increased in vivo in adipose tissue from obese humans and rats, stimulated in vitro in human macrophages by the dietary fatty acid palmitic acid, and inhibited in vivo and in vitro by a PAR2 antagonist. This antagonist was then used as a tool to dissect roles for PAR2 activation in mediating metabolic dysfunction in human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDM), human and rodent adipocytes, and diet-induced obesity in rats.
Oral treatment of diet-induced obese rats attenuated PAR2 signaling in adipose tissue and inhibited adipose inflammation, insulin resistance, diet-induced obesity and cardiovascular abnormalities.
This is the first report that a PAR2 antagonist improves obesity, glucose homeostasis and obesity-associated chronic inflammation in vivo.
The results, published in the FASEB Journal, indicate that increased PAR2 expression may be a valuable new biomarker for metabolic dysfunction and further, that PAR2 antagonism can be an effective intervention for treating metabolic dysfunction and obesity.
Lim J et al. 2013. Diet-induced obesity, adipose inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction correlating with PAR2 expression are attenuated by PAR2 antagonism. FASEB J, 27: 4757-4767; doi: 10.1096/fj.13-232702


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Add album launcher shortcuts from Music Player Remix 3
Music Player (Remix), by Hedami, is a significant upgrade over the stock music play for either webOS phones or the TouchPad. While the TouchPad player has some additional features, such as the ability to create playlists, Music Player (Remix) has a lot more. One such feature is the ability add shortcuts for your favorite albums right to your App Launcher. Just as you could add browser shortcuts to your favorite websites, you can add one-tap access to load up Music Player (Remix) directly to the album view of that album. Or, if app launcher shortcuts aren't your think don't forget that you can always add "Favorites" to your home screen of Music Player (Remix).
In order to add an album launcher shortcut:
- Open up Music Player (Remix)
- On the navigation bar on the right-side of the screen, tap on the "Albums" option
- Find the album you want to add as a shortcut and tap on it
- From the Album detail screen, swipe-down from the top-left of the screen to access the Application dropdown menu and select "Create Album Shortcut…"
- An shortcut will be created on your App Launcher with the name of the album. Unfortunately, the album icon will not be the album artwork, but rather the Music Player (Remix) icon.
- Note that when you use the homebrew Save/Restore app to save your App Launcher settings, these icons are able to be saved and restored.
Music Player (remix) is available in the webOS App Catalog for $3.99 and is compatible with all webOS devices running webOS 2.0 or higher
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While you can't add launcher shortcuts for artists and songs, you can add them for playlists and flylists, so it would be easy to add an artist or song (or multiple ones) to a flylist and create a shortcut for it.
Also you can create shortcuts for any of the autolists. And you can add "Shuffle All" and "Auto Resume" shortcuts.
Dan, you app *still* dominates as one of the best and most versatile music apps of all time. I had to move to Android for phone (Sprint user, no Pre3) but still rock webOS HARD on the tablet front so I've used most of the music apps on Android up to now Jellybean and feature for feature, your app does more, and better.
All this time later, still holding tuff. Well done sir. :-)
I am so thankful to you. I had been looking for the same, as I started using a touchpad lately. It seems fun to use this platform, but there are things which are different from Android that makes it confusing.
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Right now, I know you want to read this but for some reason you cannot take your eyes off the ones staring back at you from above. They're intense, and kind of freak you out, but it's okay - I'm there for you. Now, I'm giving you one more chance here, so pay attention. Are you reading now? Good.
I've always felt like crap after someone has offered me a second chance to get it done. Sure, it seems great to be able to try it again or do the whole thing over, but doesn't that just mean you failed the first time around? Then again, upon succeeding with your second chance, you're hit with this amazing feeling of accomplishment. Failure did not conquer. You did it. You're a star!
All of the following films feature people searching for their own personal second chance. Whether it be external, internal, dramatic or comedic - it's really about proving life is full of those "try again later" moments. Perhaps you may want to ponder your own second chances after reading this week's Trailer Park...
- Imagine waking up one day, having no idea who you are, where you are, why you're there or what American Idol is. Unknown White Male is a startling documentary that follows a guy named Doug Bruce, and tells the very real story about what it's like to lose yourself, literally. While those around him attempt to figure out how or why this happened, Bruce does his best to fit back into society and come to terms with this second chance at a whole new life.
- It was a nice, quiet, carefree morning, until one studio exec woke up with an amazing idea: Let's do the whole Splash thing again, but this time with teenagers! While most of the kids checking out Aquamarine have probably never even watched Splash or realize that Daryl Hannah used to be the hottest thing, like, ever, I'm glad those sexy mermaids aren't being ignored. As far as the plot goes, a couple of kids find a mermaid in a pool after a storm, then try to help her meet a cute boy. Here's your chance mermaid girl - leave that bastard turtle and get with the dude that knows how to move.
- What would a post titled Second Chances be without a film, well, called The Second Chance? Two pastors from different sides of the track team up to help give a struggling church a second chance in this "Why can't they team up to fight aliens or something" feel-good flick. While its sure to send a bit of a Christian vibe, those of you on the bagel and lox side of things can still dig its uplifting message.
- I find it funny that, while a film called Fat Girls would be somewhat wrong, the title Phat Girlz is catchy, cool and very acceptable. Am I the only one who thinks of stuff like this? Pic tells of two plus-sized models who search for acceptance and love in a world full of thin, hot babes. Upon meeting the men of their dreams, the girlz will have a second chance to prove to the world that fat equals phat.
- Those damn Wilson boys - they're everywhere! And now we have The Wendell Baker Story, in which not one, not two, but three members of the Wilson family are a part of. Written by Luke Wilson, directed by Luke and Andrew Wilson and starring Luke and Owen Wilson (still with me?), story surrounds an ex-con (Luke Wilson) who lands a second chance with a job at a retirement hotel. There, he will attempt to become re-acquainted with a lost love, all while helping to battle hotel corruption. Personally, I can't get enough of them Wilson boys and so I welcome Wendell Baker into my life with open arms.


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After two days of hard fought competition at the Amanda & Stacey Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, six teams advanced from the pool play with perfect 3-0 records. They will be joined for Sunday's semi-finals by the two other teams emerging from pool play.
The eight teams advancing all have one thing in common. They all expect to be crowned USTA League Presented by Chrysler 2.5 Adult champions. Two of the teams will be correct.
The four women's teams advancing to Sunday's finals include: undefeated squads from the Carribbean (Guanynabo, Puerto Rico), New England (Haverhill, Mass.) and Florida (Pensacola) plus Intermountain (Belgrade, Mont.) – the only ladies squad not advancing with a perfect 3-0 record. Florida and the Caribbean will battle for a spot in the finals against the winner of New England vs. Intermountain.
The men's champion will emerge from one of these teams: Pacific Northwest (Seattle), the Caribbean (Gurabo, Puerto Rico) and Intermountain (Salt Lake City) -- who posted 3-0 records in pool play -- or the Texas team (Tyler). The Texan team emerged with a 2-1 record, making it the wild card entry with the best second place team in the three flights. In Sunday's semi-finals, the Caribbean will play Pacific Northwest and Intermountain will battle Texas.
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Local Registered Dietitian and Certified Culinary Professional Paula Tsufis gave me this recipe for Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner made a little lighter. It's a perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with friends. Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner … Continue reading
Moroccon Spiced Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes- Why not try something new this year?
With Thanksgiving coming up and winter dinner parties, why not try a different flavor of these best loved tubers? I love the sweet and savory spices of Morocco in my holiday cooking. The smokey cumin adds a new dimension of … Continue reading
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A diamond in the kitchen, this tuber is perfect for adding a rustic flavor to your dishes
I am a lucky chef. I have some very generous foodie friends that love to travel and bring me home culinary treasures from their journeys. Over the years I have been given garlic from the garlic capital of the world … Continue reading
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Dance of the Ripe Tomatoes- Menu and Maple Brined Local Chicken Recipe Just in time for Harvest Fest
Several years ago when I was involved in the local foods movement here, we held a fundraiser called "The Dance of the Ripe Tomato" to introduce the newly formed Lake Superior Slow Food Convivium. What I remember most about … Continue reading
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Tribute to Julia Child's 100 year anniversary- Baked Endive Au Gratin Recipe
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Entertaining at Home-Baked Endive Au Gratin for Spring
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Supplements To Aid Elimination
Certain herbal-based formulations containing black radish, artichoke, deoxycholic acid, peppermint and wormwood extract help stimulate peristalsis, speed digestion of fats, and prevent stagnation of food in the digestive tract.
Black radish extract has a high content of fiber, which can increase peristaltic movements and add bulk to the stool (Rigo 1982). Also, it can help increase the secretion of mucus in the colon, which aids in elimination (Sipos 2002).
Peppermint, with its active ingredient menthol, is a natural antispasmodic that relaxes smooth muscle, the same type of muscle that lines the walls of the intestines. Among patients with constipation secondary to irritable bowel syndrome, peppermint oil helps to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life (Grigoleit 2005).
Probiotics And Prebiotics For Healthy Digestion
The colon has a robust population of beneficial bacteria that help digest any remaining nutrients. Beneficial bacteria include Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum (B. bifidum). A healthy population of beneficial bacteria is essential for proper digestion. Among elderly bed-ridden Japanese, intake of yogurt containing B. bifidum was reported to improve the frequency of bowel movements (Tanaka 1982). Another study found that commercial probiotic preparations helped increase bowel movement frequency among elderly people (Ouwehand 2002).
People with irritable bowel syndrome suffer from alternating bouts of diarrhea and constipation, often suffering painful abdominal bloating and gas production. Bifidobacteria supplementation produced a significant reduction in abdominal distension and improved symptom scores along with faster bowel transit times (which reduces cancer risk) (Agrawal 2009; Guglielmetti 2011). Several recent studies demonstrate significant improvements in measures of gastrointestinal well-being, decreases in digestive symptom scores and bloating, and increases in health related quality of life during bifidobacteria supplementation (Guyonnet 2009; Ringel-Kulka 2011).
In addition, prebiotics, or fructooligosaccharides, have been shown to promote normal bowel movements. Fructooligosaccharides are sugars that are fermented by beneficial bacteria and aid in digestion. In one study, elderly patients who were constipated benefited from taking fructooligosaccharides (Kleessen 1997).
Supplements To Relieve Acute Constipation
Some cases of constipation are caused by insufficient peristalsis, which means there is not enough colon contractile activity to completely evacuate the bowels. However, there are specific nutrients that, if taken at the right time, can induce healthy colon peristaltic action without producing adverse effects.
On an empty stomach, certain nutrients have been shown to induce healthy colon peristalsis. One combination is 4 to 8 grams of vitamin C powder and 1,500 mg of magnesium oxide powder taken with the juice of a freshly squeezed grapefruit. A convenient product sold by several vitamin companies is a buffered vitamin C powder that contains magnesium and potassium salts mixed with ascorbic acid. Depending on the person, a few teaspoons (or, in some cases, 1 to 2 tablespoons) of this buffered vitamin C powder can produce a powerful but safe laxative effect within 45 minutes. This therapy has to be individually adjusted so it will not cause day-long diarrhea.
Also on an empty stomach, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) in a dose of 2,000 to 3,000 mg will produce a rapid evacuation of the contents of the bowels. Vitamin B5 powder is unpalatable, but there are many health benefits attributed to it, in addition to its ability to stimulate peristalsis. Nutritional laxatives such as magnesium, ascorbic acid, and pantothenic acid are becoming more popular with people who have constipation that is resistant to fiber therapies.


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Back to School
The Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program teaches tomorrow's rangers how to protect our national treasures.
By Kevin Grange
Harry Yount, a Civil War veteran, was America's first park ranger. In 1880, "Rocky Mountain Harry" spent 14 months creeping through the flowering meadows and lush valleys of Yellowstone with his single-shot rifle and black powder cartridges, to prevent the poaching of elk and bison. Patrolling a park with over 2 million acres, home to the largest collection of mammals in the lower 48 states, Yount quickly realized his limitations and in his historic Report of a Gamekeeper, championed the idea of a seasonal ranger force. Following Yount's 14-month tenure, the U.S. Cavalry added its muscle, and finally, just before the creation of the National Park Service in 1916, Yount's dream of a stand-alone ranger force was realized.
Stephen T. Mather, first director of the Park Service, once said, "If a trail is to be blazed, send a ranger. If an animal is floundering in the snow, send a ranger. If a bear is in a hotel, send a ranger. If a fire threatens a forest, send a ranger and, if someone needs to be saved, send a ranger"—and that was just the short list of duties. Today's law-enforcement rangers are expected to assist with everything from traffic stops, search and rescue, emergency medical services, incident command, crime-scene management, property protection, drug enforcement, and border patrol. The idea of so many hats tucked beneath the three-inch brim of a ranger's Stetson might be overwhelming, but the Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program (SLETP) provides the comprehensive instruction and unique skills that instill confidence for the adventure ahead. If you see law-enforcement rangers in your park travels this summer, there's a good chance they graduated from one of the training schools scattered around the country.
The programs are like law schools, police academies, and boy-scout camps wrapped into one 334-hour course. During the courses, "ranger trainees" run through a curriculum of 35 subjects that shape them into a combination of Indiana Jones and Sherlock Holmes: officer liability, report writing, constitutional law, courtroom evidence, criminal law, search-and-seizure protocols, high-speed pursuit, arrest control, and firearms training. When the bumps and bruises of these practical exercises become too much, some schools take "field trips" to nearby parks to meet with park superintendents, active law enforcement and interpretive rangers, and even sit in on fire-management meetings.
"Working for the National Park Service isn't a job—it's a way of life," says Deryl Stone, chief academy ranger at Colorado Northwestern Community College, who spent 27 years working for the Park Service. "We don't teach students to be cops—we teach them to be ambassadors, educators, and protectors."
The first training program was held at California's Santa Rosa Junior College in 1977, but has since expanded to eight schools across the country. The curriculum is outlined by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, but the formats vary from school to school. Skagit Valley College in Washington State and Hocking College in Pennsylvania blend the SLETP with their standard police-officer training programs. The University of Massachusetts Amherst offers weekend classes. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania spreads its program over two semesters. Community colleges in Arizona, California, Colorado and North Carolina offer the course as an academy, spread out over 10-13 weeks.
According to Kathy Dodd, program director at Northern Arizona University's program, rangers from the Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service often serve as guest instructors. "Not only does this ensure students are learning from working professionals who are experts in their field," says Dodd, also a summer ranger at Glacier, "but it also gives them a good list of contacts to help secure future employment."
Securing your first position as a law-enforcement ranger is a little different from most professions in that you can't get hired until you've had the training. Aspiring rangers agree to pay between $2,000 to $5,200 for their education and accommodations with no guarantee of future employment. But once they graduate from SLETP and receive a Type II Law Enforcement Commission—allowing them to carry firearms, make arrests, investigate non-felony crimes and assist in the execution of warrants while on duty—they can apply for work with the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Game Department and some state and county parks. With more than 2,200 visitor-protection rangers working for the National Park Service alone—nearly 95 percent of whom graduated from SLETP—there's a good chance the gown of a new graduate will quickly be replaced with a Park Service uniform.
The students' backgrounds vary as much as the parks they hope to protect. Last summer, Chief Stone's class in Colorado graduated men and women of varying ethnicities in their twenties, thirties and forties, whose resumes included everything from bachelors and masters degrees to multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Following his experience as a Marine in Iraq, Jaime Alvarez chose to enroll in SLETP because he found being in nature helped him heal after war, and he believed the work would allow him to use the team skills he learned in the Marines. Keri Nelson, a recent college graduate, sought a career that involved the outdoors, travel, and her degree in geology. C.J. Malcolm, a paramedic, believes work as ranger is the ideal way to combine his interests in leadership, search-and-rescue, and emergency medicine.
Despite the joys of patrolling scenic forests, lakeshores, and national monuments, park enforcement is not without its dangers. The solitary nature of the work and the remoteness of the patrols make law-enforcement rangers the most assaulted of federal officers. "Protecting our parks can be hard," confesses Heidi Schacht, a Northern Arizona graduate who worked at Grand Teton last summer, but park rangers are a family and we look out for each other. Knowing that a fellow ranger has your back and is on their way to help you—even before you ask for it—is the biggest adrenaline rush and best feeling in the world."
This article appears in the Summer 2010 issue.
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Marilyn Hunt's work has been featured in books, magazines and shows throughout the US.
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Publications carrying her photos include The Photo Review Journal, Cannon's Best of Photography, Photos That Inspire by Lynn Eodice, Cabinet: A Quarterly of Art and Culture and Cowboys & Indians Magazine which awarded Marilyn First Place in the Landscape category in 2010.
Marilyn has lived in Wisconsin, Texas and most recently in Colorado. She earned a Masters Degree in Public Policy from the University of Texas at Austin. Her work and volunteer efforts focus on public service and non-profit entities. Marilyn is a founding Director of the Louisville History Foundation in Colorado.
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NEW PIC: Christina Aguilera Debuts Slimmer Bod in Tight Black Dress
Christina Aguilera has turned over a new leaf, and underneath it has come more covered-up wardrobe choices.
On Thursday in Los Angeles, the Voice coach, 31, showed off her slimmed-down figure in a casual but form-fitting long-sleeved dress, black tights and leopard-print Christian Louboutin heels.
PHOTOS: Christina Aguilera's sexy style moments
It's no secret that the singer has done a 180 with her style recently. After filming The Voice auditions in a saucy black, cleavage-baring mini, Aguilera has switched up her wardrobe for the recent live performances, sporting more modest dresses and softer hair and makeup.
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"I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business," Aguilera shared about her look with Marie Claire magazine in February. "Being too thin. Being bigger...It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body. My boyfriend loooooves my body. My son is healthy and happy, so that's all that matters to me."


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Agree with Mr. Barker here. For the type images needed for range finders, a 35mm will usually do the trick. I don't have the Leica type cash outlay available, but my Zorki is quiet, dependable (when it works), and takes great images with the Jupiter series lens.
For MF, I shoot with a C220 for critical work, and cheap ZI 6x6 Nettars for hauling out and taking pictures of the kids.
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Transit Schedules Beefed Up for Holiday Rush
MTA and NJ Transit are adding extra trains and buses over the Thanksgiving holiday to handle the busiest three travel days of the year.
Metro-North will absorb Wednesday afternoon's out-of-town surge by adding 16 outbound trains, beginning at 1 p.m. Off-peak fares are in effect on Metro-North trains from Thursday through Sunday.
Long Island Railroad will provide an extra ten trains out of Penn Station on the Babylon, Far Rockaway, Montauk, Port Jefferson and Port Washington branches from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday and New Jersey Transit will have additional trains from Penn as well as more buses from the Port Authority Terminal. Staten Island Railroad will have extra express train service from the St. George Ferry Terminal beginning at 2:30 p.m.
The LIRR will enforce an alcohol ban on stations and platforms from 8 p.m. Wednesday through 5 a.m Thanksgiving Day.
You may now flee to your ancestral homes.
On Thursday, both Metro North and NJ Transit will be running on a holiday schedule with extra inbound trains for those headed to the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Both will have extra outbound trains in the afternoon to get you home. Long Island Railroad will do the same on its Far Rockaway, Montauk, Port Jefferson and Port Washington Branches. Staten Island Railroad will be on a weekend schedule.
At the parade, check out the new Kool-Aid Man balloon. "Ohhh yeah!"
On Friday, Metro North will be on a Saturday schedule with extra service taking shoppers into Manhattan in the morning and back out in the afternoon and evening. The railroad is calling the arrangement its Shoppers' Special. It will be in effect on Saturdays and Sundays from November 20 to December 26 (except Christmas Day.) Metro North is also recommending that families consider purchasing a ten-trip off-peak ticket at 15 percent discount. The tickets can be used by everyone in a party and are available at ticket vending machines.
Off-peak fares will be in effect all day Friday on Long Island Railroad, which will be running on a full weekday schedule. NJ Transit will also be on a weekday schedule with extra inbound service on select lines. Staten Island Railroad will run on a regular weekday schedule.
The transit providers say buy your tickets early, if you can, to avoid long lines at the station. And if you're shopping on Friday, remember: your college-age son probably doesn't need another snowflake sweater.
Bridges and tunnels are sure to be jammed. AAA is predicting that traffic will be up nationwide by more than 11 percent. In the city, alternate side of the street parking and meters will be suspended for Thanksgiving, but back in force on Friday. Beware.
The bottom line is whenever you travel, your mode of transportation is likely to be crowded. Metro North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says her line alone should carry 25% more passengers on Wednesday, a spike of 90-95,000 people. She also says to expect few empty-handed travelers in Grand Central Station. That day, almost everyone will be toting "pies, packages and dogs."


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Oct 26, 2013 4:38PM ET
Women in Saudi Arabia planned to drive on Saturday without worrying about the usual social and legal repercussions that hold them back from getting behind the wheel. Thankfully, luckily, the protests went off without a hitch.
Oct 26, 2013 3:06PM ET
The plan was always for The Simpsons to lose a major character this year, but not like this. Marcia Wallace, 70, star on The Bob Newhart Show and voice of the wisecracking fourth grade teacher Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons, died Saturday.
Oct 26, 2013 1:28PM ET
A doping scandal rocked the hallowed sport of pigeon racing this week after six birds tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Yes, everything in that sentence was true.
Oct 26, 2013 12:03PM ET
The public mudslinging over Deadline.com's fate was already bad enough between Nikki Finke and her boss, Penske Media Corp. CEO Jay Penske. But now Finke's chief lieutenant has turned on her and aligned with Penske now that Finke's seemingly on the way out.
Oct 26, 2013 10:16AM ET
The National Security Agency's website was down for several hours on Friday. But no one will confirm whether the outage was caused by a group of brash hackers attacking the website or if the hamster who normally keeps the place running simply stopped spinning on its wheel.
Oct 23, 2013 6:10PM ET
If a Russian diplomat offers a young, up-and-coming professional in Washington an all-expenses paid trip to the mother country, complete with fancy hotels, drinks, and meetings with Vladimir Putin's political underlings, well, that guy just might be a spy.
Oct 23, 2013 4:47PM ET
Have you changed your Twitter display name (not your @username) to something spooky yet? Everybody's doing it:
Oct 23, 2013 1:05PM ET
Sheldon Adelson was probably the worst bully on the playground, if his ideas about how to negotiate with Iran are any indication. The billionaire Republican donor thinks Obama should fire a nuclear warning shot at Iran to force them to disband their nuclear program. No big deal.
Oct 23, 2013 9:58AM ET
At least two Air Force officers tasked were punished this year for a serious violation of security protocols, an allegedly too common problem that often goes goes unreported.
Oct 22, 2013 12:19PM ET
The party finally happened, y'all. Apple unveiled the rest of its major products and software for 2013 on Tuesday. The software was free, the MacBook Pros were cheap(er), and the new iPads looked thin and shiny.
Oct 22, 2013 11:01AM ET
A common Republican criticism of the Obamacare is it's encouraging employers to keep work at part time to avoid health care costs, ruining the economy in the process. But the last jobs report before the healthcare law took effect effectively debunks that charge entirely.
Oct 22, 2013 8:50AM ET
Unemployment hit its lowest point since November 2008, according to the September jobs report, but concern is starting to slowly creep in because the economy failed to add very many new jobs.
Oct 21, 2013 5:00PM ET
Republican Steve Lonegan supported the federal government shutdown until he decided — after the fact, mind you — it cost him his New Jersey Senate race against Cory Booker.
Oct 21, 2013 12:12PM ET
Yahoo! is expanding its consumer tech coverage, and they tapped The New York Times' long-serving tech journalist to run it: David Pogue is departing the Grey Lady after 13 years.
Oct 21, 2013 9:54AM ET
Facebook's got a real case of the Mondays. So collect yourself up off the floor, because you're not the only one having trouble posting new statuses or posting selfies: the social network has been down for everyone all morning. (Update: crisis averted.)
Oct 21, 2013 9:44AM ET
Tomorrow is the big day! Apple hosts its' "everything else" press conference where the Cupertino, California tech company will release, well, everything else. The typical whisperers and rumormongers that accompany an Apple launch have been busy, and this is what they're predicting.
Oct 20, 2013 7:15PM ET
If there was already an obituary, it's only appropriate that Albuquerque residents hold a funeral for fallen fictional father, teacher, drug lord and murderer Walter White, but some objected to the Breaking Bad character receiving a burial plot in a real graveyard.
Oct 20, 2013 6:17PM ET
The United States' relationship with Mexico fractured slightly after the initial National Security Agency spying reveal, so this latest one surely won't help. Turns out the NSA has full access to the President's email account.
Oct 20, 2013 4:17PM ET
Welcome to the Box Office Report, where 'Julian Assange goes to space' is a script we're trying to sell right now. If you know any Hollywood suits, send them this way.
Oct 20, 2013 3:35PM ET
The fractures within the Republican were on full display Sunday morning, as young troublemaker Ted Cruz told party leadership what he thinks about their plans as they tried to move past the disastrous government shutdown.
Oct 20, 2013 1:52PM ET
If you read one story about corrupt senior Navy officials, NCIS officers being supplied by defense contractors with vacations, hookers and Lady Gaga tickets in exchange for information and influence resulting in millions in overcharging, the Washington Post has you covered this morning.
Oct 20, 2013 12:34PM ET
Heading into the tech company's highly anticipated initial public offering, a problem with users leaving Twitter because they find it too confusing or unnecessary isn't something the company wants to hear about.
Oct 20, 2013 11:26AM ET
When you hear stories like this, you think initially it can't be true, that it's something straight out of a Cormac McCarthy novel. But nope, it happened: a former Mexican drug cartel leader was killed in the middle of a kid's party by a gang of gunmen dressed as clowns.
Oct 19, 2013 7:28PM ET
Nikki Finke's been quiet lately, but that doesn't mean she's going to roll over and let other gossip columnists write about her ongoing feud with her boss without a response. Especially when some of Finke's favorite foes — Richard Johnson and Sharon Waxman — are all loosely involved.
Oct 19, 2013 5:50PM ET
The New York Post put a somewhat controversial Thought Catalog writer on the cover of Saturday's paper. By mid-afternoon, the Post tracked the girl down again to get her reaction to being put on the cover of the New York Post.
Oct 19, 2013 4:07PM ET
JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay a record breaking fine to the Justice Department to settle federal and state lawsuits over the bank's mortgage-backed securities business at the height of the financial collapse, according to multiple reports. This is everything we know so far.
Oct 19, 2013 2:22PM ET
If the U.S. didn't want Larry Summers, Israel would have loved to have the former U.S. treasury secretary run its banking system. Unfortunately for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Summers turned him down.
Oct 19, 2013 1:57PM ET
Ted Cruz isn't very popular nationally, or within the Republican party, but there's one place that has so far stood by him through this very difficult, profitable time for the junior Senator. He's doing just fine back in his pseudo-home state of Texas. (Let's not forget that he is Canadian after all.)
Oct 19, 2013 12:05PM ET
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has unique health issues, in so far as his doctor once modified his care to ensure terrorists don't hack into the former lawmaker's defibrillator and kill him. Yes, you saw the same thing happen on Showtime's Homeland.
Oct 19, 2013 10:49AM ET
Batches of the rarest whiskey evaporated into thin air this week. Kentucky police are investigating the mysterious, abrupt disappearance of 65 cases of Pappy Van Winkle whiskey, the rarest bourbon in all the land, from its distillery that was discovered this week.


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Pair of Napco Cockatoo Figurines.
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A beautiful pair of Napco cockatoo figurines, ca. 1950's. Each figurine has a pink crest, a head in yellow, white, light green, and gray, and a black beak. Each has a pink breast with an upper body and wings in light green, dark green, and blue. Each has gray feet with black talons and sits on a white base of stylized branches and leaves. Each bears the original Napco silver foil label and stamped "A2723/MC" on the bottom. Shipping quoted upon sale.
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Donna Karan adds to her Casual Luxe line up with this draped and twisted soft jersey dress. The perfect trans-seasonal piece, wear this super flattering design with bare legs now, switching to opaque tights and a chunky cardigan when the weather cools.
Gray melange jerseyDraped, twisted, ruched, double-layered, overskirt split at sideSlips on66% viscose, 26% wool, 8% elastaneDry clean
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