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Sawchik: Pirates counting on return of Marte, Cole to boost team for stretch run
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There are those questioning the Pirates' willingness to make a major addition prior to Thursday's nonwaiver trade deadline. Pirates general manager Neal Huntington insisted the club stretched "beyond" its comfort level in making offers, saying the Pirates were heavily engaged in talks for impact players such as aces Jon Lester and David Price.
Perhaps the Pirates were selling the wrong commodity — prospects — in an unusual trade market. Most of the impact players were traded not for prospects, but for major league talent. The primary sellers in a seller's market, the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, hope to contend in 2015 — not rebuild. MLB Network's Peter Gammons reported the Pirates made an offer of four prospects to Tampa Bay that was deemed by many insiders to be superior to that of the Detroit Tigers' package.
Whatever transpired before the deadline, an important larger point to remember is this: Deadline deals rarely dramatically impact clubs. According to Baseball Prospectus's prediction tool, PECOTA, the Tigers elevated their championship odds by just 0.5 percent by adding Price. The Pirates' title odds before the deadline — 2.8 percent. After the deadline — 2.8 percent.
Fangraphs.com's prediction tool had the Pirates' chances of winning the division declining by 6 percent after the deadline, but their wild-card odds increased by 2 percent.
Those percentage odds are a strong argument to not trade too much of tomorrow for today.
What can improve the Pirates' postseason odds more than anything is to get healthy.
The Pirates hope soon to enjoy two de facto additions in the return to health of Starling Marte and Gerrit Cole.
Marte began a rehab assignment Saturday and should rejoin the club at some point this week. He has missed a quarter of the season because of various ailments. The Pirates have missed his defense, speed and bat against left-handed pitching.
Marte's return is much needed, but it is Cole who represents the most impactful player the club can add internally.
Cole struck out seven in five scoreless innings Monday during a rehab start with Indianapolis but was scratched from his second rehab start Saturday. The club was not calling it a setback.
"After Gerrit's last outing and last bullpen, we decided another bullpen to refine some things was the best course of action," Huntington wrote in an email to the Tribune-Review.
After Cole did not make a rehab start in returning from his first trip to the disabled list in June (shoulder fatigue), the Pirates have worked him back slowly from his lat strain. The Pirates need Cole to be 100 percent in August and September.
Cole's sophomore campaign has been something of a disappointment. He has made two trips to the disabled list. He has been inefficient with his pitches. He has not been able to extrapolate his September 2013 over the first half of 2014.
After Sept. 1 in the regular season last year, he went 4-0 with a 1.65 ERA, striking out 10.97 batters per nine innings. That potential still exists for 2014. This is a 23-year-old with an upper-90s fastball and three other pitches, including a plus curveball.
Huntington noted Cole's return could strengthen the bullpen, too, by bumping another starting pitcher — perhaps Vance Worley or Edinson Volquez.
Perhaps Cole can be in the second half what Lester will be to the Oakland Athletics and Price to the Tigers. The Pirates need him to perform again like the ace he was last September when he was their best pitcher and got the call over veteran A.J. Burnett in Game 5 of the National League Division Series.
On Thursday, the Pirates decided not to increase their offers and pay a staggering price for a short-term boost. Part of that decision is perhaps tied to knowing the limited impact any addition might have. But the decision to stand pat also might be tied to knowing which players soon might be returning to health.
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I hope it's OK that this has nothing to do with sewing, and I feel a bit like an idiot for asking. But I just don't have much experience with belts! I have one nice reversible leather one, which I thought would cover all my needs... which I assumed would be very rare. Hah!
Having recently and abruptly shrunk to an unpopular size, I was desperate for pants, and unable to sew. So I bought a few pairs with lower rises than I prefer, and they are a little loose at the so-called waistline. Furthermore, at least on some of them, the waistline curves downward (best pic I could find of the pair I just got, sorry, but maybe you can see what I mean):
curved low-rise waistline
I have not tried these with the belt yet, but in the past I've found that my leather belt tends to ride up above the pants where the waistline curves downward, unless I scrunch it really tight, and that does not work too well. Do I need to invest in a wider belt so that the loops will hold it in place? Is there some trick or special type of belt I need? Yup. Feeling pretty silly asking this.
I think it helps if I put the buckle off to the side, though it looks rather silly.
TIA for your thoughts,
Liz <---cluelessly tugging my pants up...
I've had this problem too, in fact I think it is pretty common with a body type like mine - the only time my pants stay up is if I am 10 pounds overweight and have a bit of a bum or wear some kind of elastic waist pants.
I often sew a piece of 1" wide elastic (stretched) to the inside back waistband of the offending trousers. I've considered looking for the elastic with the silicon gripper on it for this.
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This lovely blog shows an elegant version of what I am talking about:
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On the low rise ones, your belt is not really even supposed to have to hold them up at all really. Instead, pretty much only the fabric of them going around your hips does, more straight up and down there as they are not not even tall enough, rise wise to get to the indentation of your waist.
But what you are talking about is probably, and hopefully on the pants, just ones that fit you well in the hips, and you have some "gap-osis" at the center back waistband. If you don't want to wear your tops tucked in, and loose and over them instead, I guess you could have your belt take up the slack and extra in the back of the pants, but that will mess up the look of them, instead if wearing tops tucked in.
I have been doing the above to my pants, on and off for about forever. On me it's the opposite of the "shrinking in size" bit. At more probably my ideal weight, or what I prefer, most pants actually fit both my hips and closer to the waist just fine, but if I pack on some pounds and it really does not take much, even if only like an extra 5 pounds or so or so, but all right at the hips there, that is really not exactly all "needed there' and all at the hips, that really is just enough that I have to buy the pants for my larger hips instead, and will always get the gap-osis at the waist.
It really is a sewing issue though, as if wanting to have those pants not to do that and alter them to fit on you and not have that fabric gathered up along the back center of the belt strung through them kind of issue, then you need to split the back waistband of those pants instead, take in that waistband to fit you there, and then take in the back of the pants a bit sloped from maybe center or lower of center back seam to now fit into your newly taken in waistband there.
That works pretty good most times, if in just even standing in those pants you can reach around behind yourself and pinch out maybe less than two inches total (which is maybe one inch folded over in your hand) at the back waistband, and you still like the way they look on you. If it's way more than that, not so much. But that is how you alter. Then when you wear your belt, belt is over flat and smooth fabric, and it's more a fashion statement, and not all bunched up an not really holding up the pants at all.
I don't think it's only because you have "recently and abruptly shrunk to an unpopular size" , instead I do think it's also just the most common pants alteration kind of thing for women, other than needing to even re-hem the pants to the right length. Ditto for guys suit pants too actually, but at least in men's suit pants they make that easy for you, in the way the back waistband is even made from the start with a split back, unfortunate most women's pants are just not even made that way.
They also make what is called a "contour" belt, which is cut more of the leather in a pre-shaped curve, more almost half circle shape and not even a straight piece of leather. I think those were made and got popular even when "hip hugger" pants first came out long ago. Still lots of those around, if you try some of those with your pants, the whole curve of the belt then lays flatter on you and the low cut pants. They won't "take in" pants with gap-osis in the center of the back waistband much of any better than a straight cut belt though.
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I have plenty of bits to keep my pants from falling too low but get frustrated when light cotton summer pants stretch just enough with wear that they droop. It is so unflattering to be my age and still have to yank up my 'britches'. I try to be discreet about it but, still, it seems I should be past all this. I was the girl who always had the twisted uniform skirt and the uniform blouse that had to be continually retucked.
I've tried including elastic within a fitted waistband. The results are sort of okay. This summer I am going to try using a quality swimsuit fabric for the waistband facing. I wll also be sewing pants with a back yoke and facing that with the swimsuit fabric too. Or power net, or whatever I find that will be compatible in the wash with the pant fabric and will help defy the effects of gravity, heat and high humidity.
I dont have this problem with heavier and dressier type trousers. But I know I can figure out a solution for the fabrics that are more comfortable to wear when it is swelteringly hot.
I think the key for me is to figure out how to get some vertical stretch with superb recovery in the back waist and yoke of the pant. Just meandering here but maybe that is why the elastic solution is just so-so for me. It focuses on a horizontal solution and my real problem is vertical. Maybe a bias cut waistband that is underlined with powernet would be something to try???
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Thanks, everyone. Actually, it's not gaposis in the back, but I've bookmarked the blog post about that for future reference, thanks!
They're really just a little too big, at least some days, but I'm not going to do better.... maybe not even when I sew my own. Plus, even though they are petite and called "ankle pants," they are a great length for me .
Maybe I'm just not hippy enough for lower-rise pants--which is all I could find!!-- though I do have several inches difference between waist and hips... not an hourglass, though. Anyway, maybe my belly is pushing them down with more force than my hips can hold them up! Yep, skinny as all get out, except, well.... you know. The part that accounts for the variable fit, and I won't go into it further.
I did a preliminary search for "contour belt," and am off to search some more! In the meantime, tucking in a thicker shirt might help take up some of the slack.... or push them down. Will have to experiment!
Thanks again :)
I have decided that pant tops really must sit at least a little bit above the hip bone to have any chance of staying on properly. Otherwise the only solution is to belt them in so tightly you get divots in your hip fluff and muffin tops above. Not a pretty sight.
Here is my solution to the problem, which is not as beautifully photographed as the other, but with a few more pictures. And here is how I did some knit waisted pants.
------http://bgballroom.wordpress.com to follow the progress on my next ballgown.
If they are cotton, and you only need it a bit smaller than now, the clothes dyers at the you put in coins kind of money into them, at Laundry Mat's often do run a bit higher temp than maybe some home ones. Particular if things left in them kind of long. That is a bad thing, if you always wash and dry at home, then maybe your dryer breaks down and you bring a load of wash there and some things shrink that never did before, but if you want that to happen instead, you could try tossing them into one of those, and even see if you could get it to shrink up a bit more maybe?
Thanks for the thought.
As with almost all cotton pants these days, however, most of mine have a touch of lycra... so while the thought of abusing them with heat has occurred to me, I also wonder whether it could backfire, i.e., break down the lycra.
In fact, I just noticed that the pair of slightly low-rise pants I'm wearing now seems to be sagging more after just a few hours of wear :((( So maybe even the delicate dryer has hurt the lycra, and/or there was not "enough" lycra in the first place to rebound after my post-prandial poof wore off.
But it might be worth a try with at least one pair -- maybe I'll try the cheapest ;).... to see whether heat abuse makes them tighter or looser!!
Thanks again!
I recently discovered that my pants stay up better with a narrower belt than a wider one. It must be the lycra stretching out because otherwise I have plenty to hold my jeans. The downside to using a narrow belt is that I usually create more of a muffin top.
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Furious Facebook investors pacified by amusing picture of kitten
As its share value continued to plummet towards zero in its first week of trading, social media giant Facebook has seen off a major revolt by thousands of furious shareholders by issuing a series of heartwarming and whimsical posts featuring kittens and other adorable internet memes.
Shares in the company were initially made available at $39 each last week. But they plummeted to barely $35 within hours of trading, as new shareholders logged onto Facebook for the first time. 'I couldn't believe it. It was just a bunch of solipsistic ramblings and inane platitudes being ascribed to the Dalai Lama,' bemoaned first-time investor Alex Joseph. 'All for $39 a pop. Thank you very much Mark fuckin' Zuckerberg.'
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Do computer manufacturers care more about small business or about Corporate America? That's the topic Wall Street Journal personal tech columnist Walter Mossberg addresses today in the piece, "Computer Makers Cater to Big Business, Slight the Rest of Us." In it he writes that large computer companies, like Dell and Hewlett-Packard, focus on the corporate customers, the volume buyers with big IT departments, despite the fact that consumers and small businesses conduct a "vast amount of business critical to the U.S. economy" each day. Furthermore, he notes that when the manufacturers do make a concerted effort to address small business needs, most small businesses are lumped into the SMB category, where he says the minimum size generally hovers around 500 employees.
What particularly struck me about his column was his point about how small businesses are frequently lumped into the "SMB market," a term that seems to become broader as manufacturers look to make their products relevant to the largest number of people while still trying to address the needs of small business. Do businesses with 10 employees have the same computing needs as those with 200? Likely, no. This broad catchall, while serving the manufacturers' needs, seems to do a disservice to small businesses seeking technology solutions that truly fit.


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A Guide to Choosing Note Taking Software
Note Taking Software – A Guide to Choosing the Best App For You
When it comes to note taking software there is no one-size-fits-all, but there are important features everyone should consider. That's because you'll want to be sure your note taking app will handle your needs today, and into the future. The worst thing is to invest in a note taking app by filling it with notes, only to discover that you now need a feature that it does not support.
Note Taking Software Checklist
When evaluating note taking software, use this checklist of important features to compare the different apps, and evaluate how an app will satisfy your needs now, and in the future:
- Support for "rich" text notes (multiple fonts, colors, styles, etc.)
- Can add attachments to notes
- Voice annotated notes
- Support for diagrams and sketches
- Can turn notes into "action items"
- Supports structured note taking
- Supports "free-form" note taking
- Ability to organize separate note taking sessions
- Traditional simple text search
- Advanced search function (to avoid waisting time picking through reams of search results)
- Export notes, for sharing with others
- Support for both your computer and your mobile device
Storing Notes and Other Information
By definition a note taking app needs to store text notes. Most users assume apps support "rich" text—multiple fonts, colors, styles like underline and strikethrough, tabs stops, and alignment like center and justified. Almost all apps on the Mac do support rich text, but be aware that 98% of iPhone and iPad apps do not support rich text. That's because the iOS does not include a rich text "object" that app developers can easily add to their applications, so adding rich text support on iOS means writing that object from scratch (which is hard).
But notes often mean more than just text. If you're collecting notes on a project, for example, you may want to include a spreadsheet with some important figures, or a PDF. A note taking app should therefore also support adding attachments to your notes.
If you plan to use the app for serious note taking, you'll want to be sure it supports voice annotation. Voice annotation is the process of recording the person who's speaking while you're taking notes, and syncing that recording to your notes. If you miss an important point while taking notes, or are confused by what you've written, voice annotation can help fill in the blanks. It's also handy for reviewing material, as with a student prepare for an exam by listening again to a class.
Notes are often task-related, so the ability to create action items, or to turn notes into action items, can be important. An action item in this case means at a minimum a checkbox. Some note taking apps let you add due dates and even export your action items to your calendar.
Other "non-text" type notes include diagrams and sketches. You may or may not be a big diagrammer or sketcher, but like attachments, when selecting a note taking app you'll want to carefully consider whether you might need these features at some point.
As you load more and more notes into a note taking app, its organizational features will start to become essential. Some apps present your notes as a list, or a hierarchical list with folders and subfolders. If you've used the Mac Finder much, you'll know that this system breaks down pretty quickly – in fact, if you're working with lots of notes, the apps that take this approach are not much better than just creating folders in the Finder to storing your notes in text files.
Ideally, a note taking app will let you create structured notes – think "outline" while taking notes in a meeting or lecture. But not all situations require structure, so you should also have the option to take notes in a free-form fashion. A note taking app also needs to provide a secondary level of organization, so that you can keep your note taking sessions grouped with and separated from other sessions. One great real-world example is the paper notebook. A paper notebook often contains dividers that group and organize the individual note taking sessions (i.e. the pages). You have the flexibility to fill each note taking session (page) with freeform or structured notes. If you're an ex-Windows user familiar with OneNote, you recognize this approach (and that OneNote Mac does not exist).
Especially as you collect more and more notes, your note taking app's search features will become crucial. That's because not being able to find an important note when you need it is the equivalent of not having that note at all!
All note taking apps include a text search function. A huge problem with this traditional approach to searching is the number of "hits" you get back from a search. If you've used Spotlight on the Mac, or Evernote Mac, for example, you know that a search often returns hundreds of matches. What these programs then leave you to do is pick through the long list of matches until you find the one you're looking for. But isn't that the computer's job, to pick through all the possibilities to find the one you're looking for?!
Another downside to traditional text search is that it doesn't cover all the ways your brain recalls information. For example, maybe what you remember about the note you're looking for is not a word but an attachment it contains, or maybe the date you last edited that note.
Exporting Your Notes
In case you need to share your notes with others you'll want to make sure your note taking software includes options to export your notes (and most do). This includes everything from PDF export, to export in other file formats like OPML ("outline processor markup language"), to HTML.
If your note taking app supports attachments, how do you open those attachments in their native app? Are they trapped in the note taking app's database, or easy to access in a pinch? Can you make changes to the attachments? If so, do those changes live in the copy of the attachment that's stored in your notes, or do they go into a separate, new document that lives outside of your notes?
Support for Desktop and Mobile Devices
With the emergence of powerful mobile devices, we now have the option to reference and even create our notes at places other than just our desktop. There are a number of note taking apps that run on both the Mac and iOS platforms. An important consideration, though, is how well do your notes translate between those environments. For example, if a note taking app supports rich text and attachments on the desktop, does it also do so on your iPad? Again, because it's so much harder to create apps that support rich text and attachments on iOS, the surprising answer might be no. If you only have a Mac today, you might have an iPad in the future.


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0x90, I don't suppose you'd be willing to tell me how you locate the memory for the players in the first place?
Update sent to chris, changelog:- Fixed Unlimited Resources- Changed Player Structure to Caliber's Method- Added feature: Edit Money- Added feature: Edit Engineers- Added feature: Edit Scientists
lol i added those to the trainer too..
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pwiz will post new trainer later
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After the restart, when I then use those resources to build base facilities and go to Mission Control to scan for activity it immediately puts the completion time for facilities/etc to something like 413 days rather than the 5/10/14/etc days that it should take.
Anyone else experience this issue?Edit: It probably helps to note that the game I was playing in was on Ironman setting. Would it be possible for the "unlimited funds" option to instead use the +/- options or only add 100 or 500 of a resource when used rather than literally unlimited?
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Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard, president of the episcopal conference, and Bishop Jacques Perrier of Tarbes and Lourdes invited the Pope to visit the shrine around Aug. 15, the episcopate announced today.
"A delegation of the Holy See has come to France to study the basic conditions so that this pilgrimage can take place," a statement from the episcopate stated.
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|Update on early cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents affected with growth hormone deficiency.
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|Growth hormone (GH), in addition to promote linear growth during childhood, exerts a key role in several processes of substrate metabolism. Adults with untreated GH deficiency and adolescents who discontinued GH therapy at completion of growth, exhibit a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors such as impaired cardiac performance, alteration in body proportion with increased visceral fat, dyslipidemia and hypertension, that could place them at higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Although studies on adolescents and children are still scarce, there is evidence that early markers of cardiovascular disease can be already detected in untreated children with GH deficiency and that, as in adults, GH replacement therapy exerts a beneficial role on metabolic alterations. Untreated GH deficiency in childhood and adolescence seems to be associated with reduced cardiac size and impaired cardiac function, dyslipidemia, abnormalities in body composition and in peripheral inflammatory markers. GH replacement therapy exerts a beneficial effects on most of these alterations. Aim of this review is to summarize the current findings on the effects of GH deficiency and GH treatment on early cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents.
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UPI reports that the Valley Club, which famously turned away a group of minority campers last summer, is now under federal scrutiny. "The Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley violated civil rights laws by adopting a policy to ban summer camp program swimmers "in response to racially motivated opposition from the Valley Club's members," the U.S. Justice Department alleged in a release. Valley Club officers denied the allegations and said it canceled agreements with Creative Steps and other outside groups because the club was not equipped to handle large groups of children. But Justice Department officials said the real reason was racial bias, said Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. 'Denying African-American children entry to a swimming pool because of the color of their skin is a deplorable violation of this nation's civil rights laws,' he said."
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Johannesburg - Six men were arrested for the possession of unlicensed firearms and explosives in Mahwelereng, Limpopo police said on Tuesday.
The men, five of whom are South African and the other a foreign national, were arrested on the N11 between Steilloop and Mokopane on Monday night, Lt-Gen Solomon Makgale said.
According to the police's intelligence operation, the men were alleged to have planned to hold up staff at a business and blow up an ATM in the area.
They were allegedly found with ammunition and five firearms, fuses and a blasting cartridge.
They also had other tools such as an electrical extension cord, a 4.5kg hammer, balaclavas, an angle grinder, a screw driver, equipment to force open vehicle doors and 16 vehicle keys.
All the firearms will be sent for ballistics testing.
They were arrested by the police's intelligence team together with Limpopo provincial and Mahwelereng Detective Services, and the local Tactical Response Team.
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Sergio chickens-out as Arnold cops Mr. Olympia honors for a record fourth time! Columbu and Nubret add to best-ever Mr. O contest! Ken Waller is easy Mr. World victor! New Super-Star, Lou Ferrigno, is easy AABA Mr. America!
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, on his Mr. Olympia victory.
Like a pack of lusting sharks sensing blood, over 3,000 muscle fans stormed the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 8, '73, to gorge themselves on the greatest bodybuilding show ever held … 2,000 couldn't get in, but refused to leave, and even police reinforcements failed to remove them from the streets until the last light was out and the final contestant had left.
At the same time, another muscle show was being held a few subway stations away in a Manhattan college auditorium. Although it had some name entrants, and was selling through the widespread Ticketron outlets, orders were lagging until the legendary Steve Reeves, in New York on business remarked on TV that he would attend. Reeves' appearance, dressed, ensured a crowd for the rival show. Yet there were more bodybuilders milling about on Lafayette Avenue and St. Felix Place outside the Brooklyn Academy who chose not to go to Manhattan than inside the college hall! In the only known instance of contests in competition, the IFBB/AABA contest won by several thousand muscle supporters!
New York's authoritative weekly, the Village Voice, blasted the other show, ridiculing its presentation and content; but Voice columnist, Howard Smith, wrote agreeably about the IFBB event, calling it "rather enjoyable" and "more like a sporting event than a beauty contest."
A partial view of rabid fans at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City.
Dig that crazy "Arnold and Franco" banner!
Traditionally, Ben Weider opened the evening with a fiery speech detailing how very close we are to Olympic recognition. With Ben, a sports power in Canada and Montreal, hosting the next games, the IFBB may get Olympic exhibition permission by 1976. Yet, even as he spoke these encouraging words, the audience writhed restlessly. They had come to see, hear, eat and breath muscle – and MMMMMuscle it was about to get … !
With Lon at the organ playing "Mr. Wonderful," and Jimmy Caruso and Artie Zeller at stage center snapping their fabulous musclepics, the curtain flashed up to reveal the most super mind-blowing collection of bodies ever placed on one physique-contest stage! Quickly it dropped to keep the awed crowd in a "Gimme more! Gimme More!" state of anxiety … and then the posing began.
Giant Newcomer Wins!
Two new faces ascended to national prominence in this bitterly-fought contest of muscular marvels. Sensational Californian, Bob Birdsong, another marvel from Gold's Venice, California gym, narrowly captured the Medium Class over veteran Franklyn Greene. Greene showed fantastic abs and an inspired posing routine, but Birdsong's muscle-dense physique, chiselled legs, and good looks supplied a 1.09 edge.
Leon Brown handily took first place in the Short Class; the eight other entrants well behind. He was overall Most Muscular and copped the Best Back trophy, too.
But not surprisingly, all the excitement centered around the big boys. Six-foot five, 260-pound, Louis Ferrigno, mad his American introduction in a fittingly Herculean way – smashing through all opposition (including another 6′1" giant, Bill Howard) to win the Class, Best Arms and Best Chest titles. Then, towering over Birdsong and Brown, he acquired the enormous IFBB Mr. America trophy. Ferrigno, only 21, is the tallest and heaviest Mr. America ever! Joe Weider personally thinks he is heir-apparent to Mr. Olympia, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the only man naturally big enough to knock-off Arnold. A little deficient in cuts, and not a top poser, Ferrigno needs considerable additional training before he can mount a serious challenge … but the potential is there, and the howling throng at this fantastic contest loved him!
The "Mr. America" height class winners mount the podium with Joe Weider
to the echoes of a standing ovation from the spectators.
From left to right: Bob Birdsong, Joe Weider, Lou Ferrigno and Leon Brown.
Much-Improved Ken Waller Wins!
Intermission, variety acts, even the Miss Americana show, seemed to irk the spectators this year … all they wanted to see was an ocean of muscle, and when the canvas parted for the Mr. World spectacular, the magnificent century-old building jumped alive! In close competition, Johnny Maldonado edged Fred Berange, Bill Mitchell and 42-year old Elliot Gilchrist to conquer the Short men and get into the final round. En route, he won the Best Chest trophy.
Last year's out-of-the-blue sensation, Ed Corney, narrowly decisioned Steve Burnett for Medium Class honors. His margin, 19/100 of a point, was the roughest height class struggle of the evening.
But, once again, out came the big men – and with them, Corney's and Maldonado's hopes were destroyed! Ken Waller, bigger than life, with indescribable arms and back that engulfed the entire posing platform, fought it out with "Mr. America/Mr.Universe" Dennis Tinerino, and fast-improving Bill Grant. The mob bellowed for their favorites, and the local hero, Tinerino, got plenty of cheers. Yet, all had to admit it was Waller by a wollop, with absolutely deafening cheers! He was the only 4-trophy victor of the night: Mr. World, Best Arms, Best Back and Best Poser … ! Tinerino gleaned Best Legs. Grant, definitely a future force, was consoled with Most Muscular and Best Abdominals.
Ken Waller wins the "Mr. World" title over the formidable Bill Grant (left) and Dennis Tinerino (right).
The muscle-dazed audience had hardly a moment to relax before bodybuilding's top contest, "Mr. Olympia", was upon them … much to the relief of IFBB officials expecting mayhem, Sergio Oliva had defected to guest-star at the other show, and he wasn't even missed! Another superstar, rarely seen in America, Serge Nubret, more than compensated for the absence of chicken-hearted Oliva. Not since the incredible Larry Scott/Harold Poole showdowns of the mid-sixties had the fans been treated to such an Olympian Olympia!
Nubret, whose 1972 comeback at Munich was cheered by all muscledom, posed first and was brilliant! The long-time hero had Schwarzenegger and Columbu worried as he scored near-perfect marks with the judges. "Vive le Serge!" yelled his French-speaking fans as he rolled from one breathtaking muscle display to the next. Only the super-greatness of the two other contestants subverted Nubret's life dream of an Olympia medal. Joe Weider claims Serge clearly is an odds-on favorite to displace Arnold in '74. If he would come to California and train, Nubret's life dream of winning the Olympia title just might come true. Serge Nubret has certain weaknesses, hardly noticeable in mortal company, but alongside Arnold and Franco, one must be a God …
Franco Columbu has no muscle gaps that human vision can detect. Every inch of his physique burned with muscle-on-muscle. In terms of pure muscularity, he is the Greatest Show on Earth; he has more than anyone! Unfortunately, his small stature compares unfavorably with taller stars. But this night, Franco, in his absolutely greatest shape, made the crowd literally go beserk! Over 3,000 mouths screamed, programs were thrown to the stage, and anxious guards rushed to protect him against an onrush of crazed Franco-worshippers. He held the audience captive for ten minutes, and when he left , the knocked-out fans knew that no better Short Class man exists!
Unbelieveable … ! Here is the undisputed top collection of muscular might in the world world!
And well deserved, too …
Now it was Arnold Schwarzenegger's moment in the spotlight … the man they said couldn't do it; the man who couldn't come back! The man whose injured leg had ruined his training career. The crumpled Apollo whose dethroning was a certainty according to Sergio Oliva and Ricky Wayne. Well, here was the "Mighty Oak", Arnold, bigger and better than ever, throwing a 22-inch plus biceps and 57-inch chest right in their stunned faces, and then telling them to back-off … ! There would be no other Mr. Olympia this night; Arnold was "Super Arnold, September 8, 1973!" Greater than when he beat Sergio in years gone by, and by God Almighty, the best built of the 50-billion men who have trod the Earth since time began!
Arnold had endured the doubts of his friends and the malevolence of his competitors. He came back from a wrecked knee to train harder than ever. As the truest of the true Weider Champions, Arnold was unstoppable! Everyone in the hall knew it, and even Franco and Serge gaped at him, entranced. There is only one Mr. Olympia; there is only one Arnold … and they are one and the same.
Mocking boos echoed mercilessly when Sergio Oliva's non-appearance was announced. In order to match Arnold and Sergio – to satisfy IFBB fans yearning to know who is truly the greatest – I had offered Oliva an $1,800 bonus to appear. The proposal was made during Tiajuana's Mr. International contest. Sergio could make more losing than Arnold winning ($1,000 first prize). And would total $2,800 for beating Schwarzenegger! But apparently Oliva was scared to taste defeat again. He forfeited, for at least a year, any right to call himself the world's best built man.
Joe Weider stands amidst the reigning "giants" of muscledom,
from left to right, Ken Waller, Lou Ferrigno, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
And so the great spectacle ended . . . Tom Minichiello's superb direction had crafted an unforgettable experience for the lucky ticket-holders. As this is being written, Louis Ferrigno and Ken Waller are readying for their trip to Geneva, Switzerland. Mike Katz will also go as the trio vies for individual and team honors in the Mr. Universe contest. There expenses are being paid by the AABA. In September, these and other greats will return to the 1974 Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Olympia events. And, once again, if you can't be there in person, MUSCLE BUILDER will bring you all the action in these pages.


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Recall a learning experience that was particularly powerful for you. What facilitated that learning? Was it what someone did? Was it something you did? Was it something about the time or place? The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) offers you the opportunity to explore, in very practical and hands-on ways, the conditions that give rise to powerful learning experiences among your students.
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During the three-day workshop participants design and deliver three "mini-lessons" and receive verbal, written and video feedback from their peers. Using an experiential approach, participants are provided with information on the theory and practice of teaching adult learners, the selection and writing of useful learning objectives with accompanying lesson plans, techniques for eliciting learner participation, and suggestions for evaluating learning. Participation in ISW creates an opportunity for new faculty to learn about Western's unique learning culture and can also be a renewing and revitalizing activity for more seasoned members. Added benefits are a sense of collegiality, team building and self-discovery.
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Virgin Mobile will soon carry the Super Slice, an upgrade of the earlier basic Slice built by UTStarcom. The phone will be the first for Virgin Mobile America with Bluetooth, and further unlike the original Slice, the Super will have a VGA camera. Features should otherwise be relatively basic, highlights including IM, e-mail, and MP3 ringtones. The battery handles up to 4.3 hours of talk time or 11.7 days of standby. Super Slices should go on sale later this month for $60 without a contract.


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Anne Gracie was a RITA finalist for Best First Book with Gallant Waif, but did not win. She was robbed.
Kate Farleigh is a poor relation, but a prideful, stubborn one. She abhors the idea of being a charity case, which is her fear when she is swept up by her mother's godmother, Lady Cahill, and bundled into a carriage. But the devious Lady Cahill has plans for Kate: her stubbornness and no-nonsense attitude are just what her beloved grandson needs.
Major Jack Carstairs has returned from the Peninsular Wars, scarred and with a serious leg wound. His fiancée dumps him and he is disowned by his father, so he shuts himself up alone in his ramshackle country house. He refuses to see anyone, preferring to wallow in self-pity and bitterness. That is, until his grandmother drops Kate into his lap as his housekeeper.
Kate quickly works out that Lady Cahill wants her to not only set the house to rights, but Jack as well, and she sets about it with a strong back and a stronger mind, refusing to take no for an answer. Her relentless obstinacy succeeds in getting Jack to think about something else for a change - and if it is only thinking about strangling Kate, well, it is a start.
Jack has really had it very hard indeed and is an angry, despairing shell of a man when Kate arrives. She brings him to life through sheer force of will. Kate followed the drum, taking care of her brothers and father in the army, all of whom died during the war. She has had her share of suffering and it has given her a terrible competency and little patience for someone who came home from the war alive, if not whole. She and Jack have loud, roof-raising rows - it is fun and riveting reading. Jack and his army fellows are later in a position to help save Kate during a moving scene at a ball when the action moves to London - fabulous, two-hanky stuff.
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Silver Allusion (Allie) comes by her name naturally. She is a captivating Aussie Rockford daughter out of our dark rose grey Vic. Jr. daughter, Libby. Libby was born a deep chocolate brown, but her yearling show experience put her in the dark rose grey class, so her pairing with Silver Grey Rockford seemed a likely choice, and this stunning female exceeds our expectations. Allie's conformation & typey good looks are perfect, and she has excellent coverage in an even steele grey with a lovely hand, soft crimp, and above average staple length. Her dam, Liberty Girl, is an excellent example of the power of the combining the tried and true attributes of Accoyo Victor with Hemingway in Libby's sire, Victor's Vic Jr. We are thrilled to combine the Victor and Felix bloodlines in this grey package. Her bright soft fleece is showing the characteristic crimp of Rockford kids as they near their first birthday, and she possesses the density and exceptional staple length of her dam.
This male's conformation is great. This male's coverage is great. This male's fleece is dense and crimpy. His pedigree would compliment any breeder's program. Drambuie and White Out along with a very strong Bolivian line make up this a very desirable outcross male. His sire has passed along a fine and crimpy fleece and his dam passed along her density and strong character. His limited show record speaks for itself. Bisturi placed first in the 2006 GWAS yearling Bred and Owned class over white males. Bisturi has competed with some of the best!
Listed by Linda & Wayne Buttolph of Oregon City, OR
Stonyridge Comstock named after one of the most important silver discoveries in United States history, is the product of one of our favorite Aussie Rockford daughters(see more about her under our sold listings), and Bisturi, a striking grey herdsire standing stud at Amanda Vandenbosch's Flying Dutchman Alpacas.This boy has an amazing pedigree generations deep. He balances his grey genetics with the the heady bloodlines from Peruvians White Out, Drambuie, Olympus, Felix, and Victor. Throw in a dose of Bolivian density and color, and this boy has much going for him. Once he wows you on paper, he continues to impress with conformation, and fleece traits.Comstock has the square boxy conformation we breed for, with an awesome head type Bisturi is known for. He has excellent bone, and his compact frame is covered head to toe with crimpy bright silver fleece that is reflective in nature, with a soft slick hand.We knew this guy was carrying a soft fleece, and his 1st year histogram supports out belief. At 20.5 micron, he is going to be a positive addition to a breeding program focusing on competitive grey fleeces.Family focus on our daughter's wedding, and Wayne's retirement kept us out of the show ring, but his guy is ready for the show scene. We'll definitely be putting him in the shows in 2012 unless some lucky breeder focusing on quality greys snaps him up, and shows him under their own banner.Give us a call and let's talk about how easy it can be to add this boy to your breeding program. Low down and favorable financing options can make him yours.
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Polome resigns from Whitehall planning commission
A 20-year member of Whitehall's planning commission has resigned after his new employer stated his appointment could be a conflict of interest with their business.
Whitehall Council last week approved the resignation of planning commission vice chairman Steven Polome, who has served on the board since the early 1990s.
Polome in his resignation letter, dated March 7. cited concerns from employer, PNC Financial Service Group, that his service on the commission could be a conflict of interest.
Council members said they were sad to see Polome, who often attends council meetings as well, leave the commission.
Borough officials will advertise an open seat on the planning commission, borough Manager James Leventry said.
Polome's four-year term runs through Dec. 31.
Authority agreement
Whitehall is the latest town to agree to a three-month extension of a service agreement for the Pleasant Hills Authority, giving leaders additional time to hash out a new deal.
Council members last week approved extending the agreement through the end of June. This will be the third extension to the pact between contributing towns and the authority.
Baldwin Borough and Pleasant Hills councils agreed to the extension earlier this month.
Municipalities in the service Pleasant Hills Authority service area include Pleasant Hills, Baldwin Borough, Whitehall and South Park. They are working to comply with the state Department of Environmental protection's consent decree to reduce overflow issues. Part of the consent decree is for the municipalities to approve a service agreement with the Pleasant Hills Authority.
Automated recycling
Bids are being sought for a new refuse and recycling contract for communities in the South Hills Area Council of Governments, whose five-year contract expires at the end of this year.
As new contracts are being awarded, now is the time to look at automated recycling programs, collection companies are urging local officials.
"They really are pushing that hard," Whitehall Manager James Leventry told council members last week.
There are benefits for both the towns and companies by switching to automated recycling, which requires each home have a 60- to 90-gallon, uniform container, Leventry said. A truck, then, does the labor during the collection.
"They're saying it's for the safety and the welfare of their employees," Leventry said.
Council members expressed concerns about the large containers that would be needed for every home. How those would be purchased or leased will be determined with the bids, Leventry said.
Earth Day
Refugees living in the Whitehall Place, former Prospect Park, housing complex likely will participate in a borough wide clean-up effort on April 20.
Borough officials plan to work with local organizations to clean up the town on April 20 for Earth Day.
This year, though, they will add another group to their efforts.
South Hills Interfaith Ministries and the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council likely will coordinate refugees to clean up their neighborhood that day, Councilwoman Linda Book said.
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Prashant Kishor, PM Narendra Modi's Key Strategist, Now on Team Nitish
India News | NDTV.com | Thursday May 21, 2015
Prashant Kishor, seen as one of the key ingredients of the special sauce of the innovative election campaign for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has a new boss.
PM Modi Didn't Watch TV, Took Calls Only After Noon on Lok Sabha Poll Result Day: Book
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 15, 2015
On the morning of May 16, 2014, when counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections was on, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was alone in his room meditating with no television on and took telephone calls only after 12 noon.
BJP Emerges on Top in Landmark Panchayat Polls in Rajasthan
India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Friday February 6, 2015
The panchayat elections in Rajasthan have seen the BJP come out on top. However, the performance does not measure up to the party's landslide victories in the 2013 Assembly and 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The polls were also the first elections that have been held under a new ordinance that mandates some educational qualification for candidates.
2014: The Year That Saw Modi Emerge Front and Centre
Blog | Sandeep Phukan | Wednesday December 31, 2014
A stunning Lok Sabha victory for Narendra Damodardas Modi in 2014 also changed the course of Indian politics and contemporary history.
CPM's Top Leadership Differs on What Caused Left's Decline
India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Monday October 27, 2014
First, they lost power to the Trinamool Congress and now, they are ceding space to the BJP. The Left's sharp decline in West Bengal - the CPM managed just two seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections - is symptomatic of the party's existential crisis.
PM Narendra Modi Made False Promises, Says Mayawati
Top Stories | Thursday October 9, 2014
Addressing a campaign rally in the Jalna Assembly constituency in Maharashtra, BSP chief Mayawati today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not yet fulfilled a single promise he made before the Lok Sabha polls.
Social Media Played a Key Role in Lok Sabha Polls: Rajnath Singh
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 11, 2014
Social media has played a significant role in recent Lok Sabha elections and it will continue to do so in future, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
'Congress Has Natural Claim to Position of Leader of Opposition,' Says Party Leader
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 29, 2014
Amid the possibility of a decision being taken on the issue of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha this week ahead of the Budget Session, Congress on Sunday said it has a "natural claim" to the post and any attempt to scuttle it can only be termed as "autocratic".
Congress Makes a Pitch For Leader of Opposition's Post
India News | Written by Devesh Kumar (With inputs from PTI) | Friday June 13, 2014
Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Lok Sabha plays an important role in the selection of constitutional functionaries such as the Lokpal, and the Congress said that it would be "undemocratic" if the ruling alliance denies them a say in making key appointments.
Even Narendra Modi Would Have Lost Had He Fought on Congress Ticket: Sanjay Nirupam
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 8, 2014
In remarks that could spell controversy for Congress, AICC secretary Sanjay Nirupam today said that "even Narendra Modi would have badly lost in the Lok Sabha elections had he contested on a Congress ticket".
No Room for LK Advani in Parliament House
India News | Written by Devesh Kumar | Thursday June 5, 2014
When former deputy prime minister LK Advani reached his office in Parliament during the lunch-break today, he was confronted with a humiliating situation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meets BJP Workers, Thanks Them for Party's Victory
Elections News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday June 1, 2014
Narendra Modi on Sunday met BJP workers for the first time after becoming the prime minister and thanked them for their efforts in helping the party win the Lok Sabha election.
Raj Thackeray Announces He will Contest This Year's Maharashtra Assembly Election
Elections News | Tejas Mehta | Sunday June 1, 2014
In perhaps the most significant development in Maharashtra post the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray announced on Saturday at a rally in Mumbai that he will contest this year's Assembly polls.
Our Disconnect With Masses Led to Defeat: NCP's Supriya Sule to NDTV
Elections News | Syed Imtiaz Jaleel | Friday May 30, 2014
NCP chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule, re-elected as an MP from Baramati, has admitted that her party suffered major reverses in the Lok Sabha elections because of the "disconnect'' of its leaders with the masses.
Minister of State (Civil Aviation): GM Siddeshwara
People | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 27, 2014
G M Siddeshwara, hailing from the most powerful Lingayat community, is a three-term Lok Sabha member.
Raosaheb Danve: Minister of State (Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution)
People | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 27, 2014
Raosaheb Danve of BJP is a fourth-term member of Lok Sabha from Jalna in Maharashtra. He rose up the ranks after his baptism in politics at the panchayat level.
Minister of State: Upendra Kushwaha
People | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 27, 2014
A former associate of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Upendra Kushwaha helped NDA make inroads among backward castes voters in Bihar in the current Lok Sabha poll.
Minister of State (Independent Charge): Santosh Gangwar
People | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 27, 2014
65-year-old Santosh Gangwar has been a Lok Sabha member since 1989. The Kurmi leader, however, lost from Bareilly in 2009.
Narendra Modi to be Sworn-In as 15th Prime Minister of India Today
Elections News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 26, 2014
Narendra Modi, who led BJP to an astounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, will be sworn in as the Prime Minister at 6 pm today in the forecourt of the majestic Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.
Delhi Assembly Polls Should be Held at the Earliest, Says BJP's Udit Raj
Elections News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 25, 2014
He recently won the Lok Sabha polls from the North-West Delhi constituency.
Digvijaya Dismisses Criticism, Wants Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha
Elections News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Saturday May 24, 2014
He downplayed the recent criticism levelled against Rahul Gandhi, describing it as an "expression of frustration arising out of defeat".
Mumbai's Unlikely Giant-Killers: A Former Top Cop and a Trade Union Leader
Elections News | Written by Ketki Angre | Saturday May 24, 2014
Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant and BJP leader Dr Satyapal Singh made a memorable debut in the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress to Hold First Meeting of MPs Today After Poll Drubbing
Elections News | Agencies | Saturday May 24, 2014
Party President Sonia Gandhi will pick the Leader of Opposition in both Houses, said sources.
Shazia Ilmi May Resign From Aam Aadmi Party: Sources
Elections News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 24, 2014
Shazia Ilmi, one of the founder members of Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, is believed to be considering resigning from the party, allegedly because she is unhappy with the party leadership.


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Album Rating: 4.5I always overlook Off Minor, but goddamn they rule.
"and makes us thing it's about something"
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Album Rating: 5.0ugh
review made me puke an infinite number of times, infinitely
don't you just hate when someone's writing causes you to incessantly empty the contents of your stomach onto your keyboard? such a buzzkill.
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Album Rating: 4.5Wow, I loved this review. Have a pos, man. Good stuff.
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Album Rating: 5.0Is this a review? I mean, like, sit down and read it-- it's called a review (as such things usually are; it talks about music, critically, even, so there is that) but does it read like one? Can you read it at all? I think so; but then again, you shouldn't want to. What else should it be called? An Alex Robertson production? Oh, okay.
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D.M.R.C.- DeVry Military Resource Club
Established in 2008, the DMRC assists with the transition from combat to college through camaraderie and team building. This student-led club meets monthly at the Addison campus, hosts relevant guest speakers, provides current veteran information, and promotes social and memorial events on-campus and in the community. The DMRC is an award winning chapter of the Student Veterans of America.
Staff Advisor: Scott Stratton- email@example.com
S.A.L.U.T.E.- Veterans National Honor Society
A National Honor Society recognizing those who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces and excelling in their studies. Student veterans who have completed 12 credit hours or more at DeVry University and posses a 3.0 GPA or above are eligible to join this prestigious group. Meetings coincide with the DMRC.
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DMRC Veteran Center - Room 228
The DMRC Veteran Center is fully equipped with a computer lab, a quiet study hall, and dayroom. The Veteran Center provides a familiar atmosphere to all student veterans and active military students, and is at the core of the DMRC.
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VA Work Study students- Student Central office
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You probably do not need to do extensive preparation for an appointment to discuss psoriatic arthritis, but a few simple preparations may help you get the most out of your appointment. After all, a physician is the best resource for information pertaining to psoriatic arthritis.
Psoriasis and Psoriatic ArthritisIn most cases of psoriatic arthritis, patients will first have psoriasis. If you are going to the doctor for the skin lesions associated with psoriasis, the doctor will probably examine you for joint pain and may ask you questions on t his subject. In some cases, both the skin lesions and joint pain may develop at the same time and psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis may be diagnosed at the same time.
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This is your best opportunity to ask questions about psoriatic arthritis. It is a rather complex issue and may be confusing for some, so be sure to ask any question that you have or for clarification on any topic. Physicians are used to questions so don't be afraid or embarrassed to ask a questions. The chances are that the doctor has heard it before. Some common questions to ask during your appointment include:
• If I have psoriasis, is it inevitable that I will develop psoriatic arthritis?
• What lifestyle or environmental changes may help to relieve my joint pain, swelling and other symptoms?
• What causes the skin lesions and joint pain associated with these diseases?
• Was there anything I could have done to prevent developing the condition?
• What treatments may be helpful in relieving symptoms?
• Are there alternatives to your recommended treatment?
• Are there side effects associated with these treatments?
Try to think of some of your own questions as well and write them down. You don't want to get side tracked in the course of your appointment and forget to ask a question you wanted answered.


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Wow! What an interesting year this has been so far! We have been lucky enough to have some wonderful volunteers at Tri-County Community Action Agency. The citizens of our community have really been an asset to our seniors; however, we need a few more to assist in the aging services programs. As an incentive, Sage Hospitality is offering a free or discounted hotel stay in any of their 53 hotels in exchange for 8 hours of volunteer service at a 501(c)3 organization (that's us!). They call it Give a day Get a night and it is in effect until December 20, 2009.
It was the popular question last week. "Have you floated away yet?"
No, I told my mother, we hadn't. We live on a hill. Sort of.
After two years of scorching summers with not nearly enough rain to suit the tastes of local farmers, this has been one water-logged summer.
And as much as I know we need rain — but not in 1 inch, 30-minute downpours — sometimes I look at the sky and ask if enough isn't enough already.
The wild storms have given me some time to practice lightning photography ... with frustrating results.
Henry Baughman
Henry Baughman of Smithfield won the Category 2 National Public Parks Tennis 70s Doubles Championship in Columbia, SC, on Aug. 2. Baughman partnered with Lester Sack (LA) to defeated Jim Fernstrom and Neil Vogot (SC) 6-1, 6-1 and in the finals defeated Ron Kieger and Dave Sloan (SC) 6-3, 6-1.
In singles play, Baughman defeated Joe Pundt (Germany) 6-1, 6-1 and No. 1 seeded Bob Mathis (FL) 6-3, 6-0, before losing to Lester Sack 4-6, 2-6.
Last week brought about many very positive changes for students and parents of Henry County High School and Middle School. One change appreciated by all is the turning lane that was installed in front of the middle school and high school campus. As anyone who travels that route can tell you, it is a very welcome addition. Parents, students, staff, bus drivers, community members and others just passing through are experiencing a much safer commute because of the efforts of State Representative Rick Rand, County Judge Executive John Logan Brent, and
Playing against the best young golfers from around the world, Henry County Middle School seventh-grader MacKenzie Peyton finished 65th at the US Kids Golf World Championship, improving from her 85th-place outing in the same event last August.
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It's all about prevention.
HCPS district school nurse Melissa Jeffries said a letter will be sent to the homes of all students this week outlining the district's commitment to flu prevention.
Jeffries said HCPS is taking its direction from the Centers for Disease Control and the Kentucky Department of Education.
Wednesday, August 12
Karate classes will be held at the Community Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Children's Story and Craft hour every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Pleasureville Christian Church. Also, the community library at the church is open to the public from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.
CARE Team coalition luncheon will be held at the library at noon. Please RSVP for lunch (502) 878-0001.
Thursday, August 13
Kentucky may technically be a land-locked state, but it certainly does not lack in shoreline. Lake Cumberland alone, for example, has almost as much as our country's entire Pacific coast, all 1,293 miles of it.
No state outside of Alaska has more streams and rivers, and our 1,500 miles of navigable waterways are double the length of our interstates.
In other words, we know water.
It was with that thought in mind that House and Senate leaders decided earlier this year to create a committee dedicated solely to our streams, rivers and lakes.
After all the talk from the Kentucky High School Athletic Association about heat-related injuries and prevention, I will say that it's been a bit of an ironic summer.
We can all agree America needs healthcare reform, and an important debate is taking place in this country about how to best achieve that. I think answers can be found in the story of the government's "Cash for Clunkers" and stimulus programs. The problems with these programs show why Americans are right to be skeptical of a government takeover of health care.
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