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my daughter will be 2 weeks old tomorrow and i have been breastfeeding. im trying so hard to stick with it,but it really hurts so bad. i dont know how much i can handle. i have been using lanolin and other stuff but it doesnt help. is it suppose to hurt this bad and if so for how long?
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It is normal to feel discomfort. But pain that makes you cringe or cry is not normal. Please know that in either case it gets easier and less painful as your baby grows older. I promise! I have several suggestions for you. My first suggestion is to see a lactation consultant. Please make sure it is an IBCLC. My second suggestion is to contact your local La Leche League and get some free help. You can find your local group by visiting llli.org. My third suggestion is to google newman latch. You will find a site of videos, the first link I believe. Watch those videos. Then go to the bottom of the page and click on breastfeeding help. On that page read the last link about latching.posted 05/02/2010 by RedPowerLady
Contact a Lactaction Consultant or find your local LLL group. Sounds like a bad latch if it constantly hurts that much.posted 04/29/2010 by Girl in the Swing
I have 3 girls, 7,5 and 5 months and they all were and are breastfed, It is normal for it to hurt because it is something new. But if the baby isn't latched on correctlt it will continue to hurt. You can Google Latch Positions for Breastfeeding.posted 04/29/2010 by heatherlexis
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A spot for Monster.com opens on an executive sitting in an expansive office, with a moose head mounted on the wall above him. The camera swoops around to the other side of the wall, where we see a lackey working at his far more humble desk—with the rest of the moose, and especially the nether-regions, protruding into his face. I thought this was the funniest ad of the night. It also felt timely, as it takes a shot at corporate fat cats and perhaps even references the John Thain office-decoration scandal. Seemed like a clever attempt to capitalize on America's stick-it-to-the-greedheads mood.
A Budweiser spot serves up an origin story for the Clydesdale mascot. This is the third hokey Clydesdale-centric ad Bud has aired tonight. I wonder if there's a risk that—like Joe Camel before him—the lovable Clydesdale will be condemned as a Trojan horse (if you will) designed to attract children to the Budweiser brand. I also wonder why the ad's equine narrator, who says he's a third-generation immigrant Clydesdale, still retains a thick Scottish accent. Assimilate already.
Fourth quarter: In which the game suddenly becomes a real game, and the referees attempt to set an NFL record for dubious, outcome-altering calls.
Oh my, it's an ad for Cash4Gold. Billing itself as "America's #1 Gold Buyer," this outfit, according to its Web site, buys gold "strictly for its melt value." There was some pregame discussion among advertising types about whether this spot is the first "direct response" ad to air during a Super Bowl. Direct response means the ad urges consumers to contact the product's sales team directly—often via a 1-800 number, or, in this case, through a Web URL prominently displayed throughout the ad. It generally implies a down-market vibe.
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In the final big spot of the night, Web site registration service GoDaddy.com reprises its long-running marketing theme: boobs. Several chesty women are for some reason testifying before a congressional panel, arguing over which of them has been "enhanced." In the feeble punch line, racecar driver Danica Patrick says, "Yes, I've enhanced. … I've enhanced my image with a domain and a Web site from GoDaddy.com."
GoDaddy has worked assiduously to make itself the laddish, soft-core porn brand of the domain registration category. This seems very limiting. No other domain-registration sites advertised during the Super Bowl, so GoDaddy had an opportunity to differentiate itself in any way it wished. Why go after Maxim readers? Do women not register Web sites? And are we to believe that a GoDaddy Web site—backed by bosom-centric marketing—is really the best way to enhance one's professional image? This ad actively drives me away from the brand.
And that's a wrap, folks. Nothing left but a thrilling finish to the game. For the second year in a row, the on-field action was more entertaining than the commercial breaks. Let's hope this doesn't happen again.
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There was yet more netball success at the Sports Coach UK awards in London on Tuesday night as Sheila Perks MBE was awarded for her incredible services to the sport with the Lifetime Achievement award. The evergreen Sheila has been an integral part of the game for over 60 years and her relentless drive and passion has seen her make a notable difference from local communities all the way up to national level.
Sheila is a netball legend in the West Midlands, largely thanks to the amount of time she has put in to coaching the sport. Generations of players have benefitted from her dedication, whether it is for the pure enjoyment of playing, or realising their potential to compete at the highest level of the game. One of the players that have previously been taken under Sheila's coaching wing is current England international Stacey Francis.
England Netball president, Janet Wrighton expressed her delight with the award, she said "I have known Sheila since my early playing days. I have never met anyone with such a passion and enthusiasm for encouraging players to reach their potential. Sheila is selfless and whatever she has achieved she always credits other people for it.
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England international Stacey Francis added, "I cannot think of a more deserving person to win the Lifetime Achievement Award than Sheila Perks. I am so pleased to hear that she has been honoured as there is no doubt in my mind that without her support and knowledge I would not be playing for England today. Sheila was my first netball coach at the age of 13 and someone who has continued to support me throughout my netball career up until this day. Although I know she does not participate in netball so passionately for the accolades, this award that she has received is a testament to her passion and unwavering support of any netballers development. Congratulations Sheila!!"
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William McNulty is currently directing "Skylight" at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Also, at ATL: most recently acted in "No. 11 (Blue and White)" and the phone play "Show Business" (24th Humana Festival). Most recently directed "A Tuna Christmas" and "Dracula". Previous ATL acting credits: "Creditors," "A Tuna Christmas," Nixon in "Nixon's Nixon," "God's Man in Texas," "Angels in America," and "Gunshy." Previous ATL directing credits: "Seascape," "Full Gallop," "The Procedure" and "Today a Little Extra." In 19 seasons at Actors Theatre of Louisville, William has portrayed such diverse roles as "The Duke" (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), "Sandor Turai" (The Play's the Thing), "Andrew Wyke" (Sleuth), "Mr. Zero" (The Adding Machine), "Gary" (I Hate Hamlet), "Edward" (Someone Who'll Watch Over Me), "John" (Oleanna), "Johnny" (Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune), "Quartermaine" (Quartermaine's Terms), and "Enobarbus" (Anthony and Cleopatra). Off-Braodway: "The Normal Heart" at The Public Theatre. Film: "Brubaker" and "No Big Deal."
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Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart's muscular wall (myocardium). Although rare, it can be devastating. Myocarditis can occur with no symptoms and remain undiagnosed.
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In most children, the condition is often caused by a viral infection. There are different ways a child can become infected. A child may get an infection while in the womb, when viruses can be transferred from mother to baby. Medicines and autoimmune disorders can also cause myocarditis. Sometimes the cause cannot be found.
Symptoms vary from person-to-person. They may appear slowly or come on suddenly. How bad the symptoms are may also depend on your child's age. Children older than two years old may have fewer symptoms compared to babies. This is because a baby's immune system is less developed to fight an infection. Contact the doctor right away if your child has any of these symptoms:
- Flu-like complaints, including fever, fatigue, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea , and weakness
- Rapid or irregular heart rate
- Chest pain
- Trouble breathing
- Loss of consciousness
- Swelling of the face, feet, or legs
- Abdominal pain
- Decreased urine output
Some children may have no symptoms.
There is no specific test for and diagnosis can be hard. Many other causes of heart problems must be ruled out. To do this, the doctor will ask about your child's symptoms and medical history. She will also do a physical exam.
Tests may include the following:
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) —a test that records the heart's activity by measuring electrical currents through the heart muscle
- Chest x-ray —a test that uses radiation to take pictures of structures inside the body
- Cardiac enzyme blood test—certain enzymes may be elevated, showing that the heart muscle is inflamed
- Other blood tests—to look for signs of infection
- Echocardiogram —a test that uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to examine the size, shape, and motion of the heart
- Biopsy —removal of a sample of heart tissue to test for infection
- Cardiovascular magnetic resonance—the use of magnetic waves to take pictures of structures inside the body
Your child will need bed rest. She should avoid physical activity. Treatment is directed at the underlying cause if possible. For instance:
- If bacteria are causing the infection, then your child may be given antibiotics.
- If a virus is causing the infection, then your child may be given antiviral agents.
- Immunosuppressive therapy may be used if myocarditis is caused by an autoimmune disorder.
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Last updated Updated: 6/6/2011
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Morrison names
latest Hall class
The latest Morrison High School Hall of Fame class was finalized at a meeting on April 16.
Individuals to be recognized are Harry Geiger, Jeff Jenkins, Brad Tegeler, Jason Smith, Becky Nugent and Amanda Smiley Smith. Kevin Blean will be inducted as a friend of MHS athletics. The 2009 state championship football team will also be honored.
The induction ceremony will take place on Friday, Sept. 19, when Morrison hosts Newman in football.
Illini in the running for Brunson
Stevenson junior Jalen Brunson on Saturday announced via Twitter he has narrowed his college choices to eight.
Among those on the list are Illinois, Kansas, defending champion UConn, and Temple – his father, former Bull Rick Brunson's alma mater.
Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue and Villanova also are in the running to land the two-time first-team All-State selection who averaged 26.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.9 steals per game while leading the Patriots to third place in the Class 4A boys basketball tournament in March.
Eagles sign
Army Ranger
Defensive end Alejandro Villanueva, a first lieutenant U.S. Army Ranger, signed a rookie free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.
Villanueva, 25, spent the last 4 years as an active member of the Army. He served three tours in Afghanistan.
Suh not on the
trading block
Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said Monday the team has no interest in trading defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.
There were recent reports that the team was interested in dealing away Suh because of his $22.4 million salary cap number. He is entering the final season of his rookie contract.
Carter-Williams named top rookie
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Michael Carter-
Williams is this year's NBA Rookie of the Year.
Carter-Williams, the 11th overall pick of last year's draft out of Syracuse, averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds. He joined Oscar Robertson (1960-61) and Alvin Adams (1975-76) as the only players since 1950-51 to lead all rookies in those categories.


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£100,000 grant awarded towards new Birthplace exhibition
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been awarded a grant of £100,000 from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund.
03 February 2014
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been awarded a grant of £100,000 from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund towards a brand new exhibition which is expected to welcome more than 1.2 million visitors to Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon over the next three years.
The new, permanent exhibition will explore the extraordinary story of William Shakespeare and invite visitors to discover how and why the boy from Stratford-upon-Avon became a household name all over the world. Opening in March, 'Famous Beyond Words', will reveal how Shakespeare's work has fascinated people of all ages and backgrounds for four centuries, what sparked his imagination and how he continues to shape our lives today.
The exhibition is part of a wider £0.5m project to improve the visitor welcome and create a contemporary exhibition where people can make their own connections with Shakespeare.
Delia Garratt, Head of Collections and Interpretation at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said, "The eyes of the world will be on Shakespeare and his hometown as we celebrate the 450th anniversary of his birth this year and commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016. We are delighted that the DCMS/Wolfson Museum and Galleries Improvement Fund has chosen to support our project, which will allow us to present Shakespeare's Birthplace and the treasures we hold in the best possible light during this important period. This investment is critical to meet the needs of the higher numbers of visitors we are anticipating. For many people, a visit to Shakespeare's Birthplace is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and it is important that we provide an excellent welcome which sets the context and tone for their visit."
The grants, jointly funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Wolfson Foundation, will contribute towards the costs of new, climate-controlled display cases and audio visual technology that will allow visitors to explore Shakespeare from different perspectives and examine some of the key items from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's priceless collection at their own pace.
'Famous Beyond Words' will also feature a multi-lingual audio-visual zone for groups visiting on a time-limited schedule.
The new exhibition will replace the 'Life, Love & Legacy' exhibition which had welcomed some two million visitors from its launch in 2009 until its closure at the end of 2013.
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Robotoki's Human Element is "Gamifying Real Life"
June 15th, 2012
Finally, a good reason to leave the house!
June 15th, 2012
Finally, a good reason to leave the house!
June 15th, 2012
The Robotoki founder on what he learned at Activision.
June 15th, 2012
'Scoop' Wheaton sits down with the Robotoki founder at E3.
May 11th, 2012
A come-from-behind victory for a cool-sounding game.
April 30th, 2012
Commence being very happy about this.
April 30th, 2012
Great writing and an awesome art style make the first episode of Telltale's adventure game very promising.
April 20th, 2012
Tick tock, fans of a certain Canadian developer. Tick Tock.
April 11th, 2012
We struggle for balance on the Rain-slicked Precipice of Darkness.
April 4th, 2012
Build a cool indie game, get a prestigious new gig. More of that, please.
March 15th, 2012
Hook back into the Mass Effect universe from your phone, and increase your War Readiness.
February 16th, 2012
That's what Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert are doing with all that money.
February 8th, 2012
Mobile apps, Facebook apps and multiplayer are expanding the Mass Effect universe.
January 31st, 2012
Commence purchasing games while pooping.
January 26th, 2012
You'll need a beta invite to use it, though.
January 24th, 2012
Sounds like mobile games, as well as PC love, too.
January 5th, 2012
So can we finally put this conversation to rest now?
January 3rd, 2012
Whether or not you want to jailbreak your iPad or iPhone is another question entirely.
December 15th, 2011
Will the game that convinced you to buy a PS3 convince you to buy an iPad?
December 8th, 2011
It'll cost you 10 bucks, but for Chrono Trigger, isn't that worth it?
December 7th, 2011
So you can get to playing right now as you sit on the toilet.
December 6th, 2011
And it'll only cost you $5.
December 2nd, 2011
December 1st, 2011
We kind of really liked this one, and now you can see a bit of why.
December 1st, 2011
While it has some quality puzzles and action moments, without a gripping story, Jurassic Park is uneven and a little annoying.
November 30th, 2011
He's a f–king idiot.
November 30th, 2011
A year after Infinity Blade slashed through the App Store, ChAIR Entertainment does it again — but bigger and better in every way.
November 29th, 2011
You can annotate the map and share your markers with friends.
November 28th, 2011
Join our walkthrough and experience infinite beauty on the iOS
November 20th, 2011
The beautiful – and often cheeky – building blocks going into the creation of Mojang's next game.
October 20th, 2011
And thus iPad joins the F2P MMORPG world.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jeff Francis came out of the bullpen to win his first start in more than three months, Michael Cuddyer won his first batting title, and Todd Helton singled in the final game of his career to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 Sunday.
The NL West champion Dodgers, who lost four of their last five games to finish 92-70, will open the NL division seriess at Atlanta on Thursday.
Colorado (74-88) its their first winning record against the Dodgers since 2007, going 10-9.
Cuddyer went 1 for 5 with three strikeouts and finished the season with a .331 batting average to win the batting title by 10 points over Atlanta's Chris Johnson, who was held out Sunday to rest his right shoulder.
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The firm says the total developer population worldwide is expected to increase to 26.4 million by 2019, up from 18.2 million today.
The strongest growth is expected in the APAC region with India and China leading all countries in expected developer population growth.
Russia is also expected to provide strong growth and dominate the Eastern European region.
Slower growth is predicted for North America and Eastern Europe, while Latin America is expected to continue on a moderate growth cycle.
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Thank you for inviting me to participate on this panel. I am pleased to be here with my interagency colleagues.
I was very glad to see this panel's focus on how the efforts of U.S. government agencies come together to address today's national security challenges. Having negotiated the New START Treaty, which was a true interagency effort -- and continues to be as we work to gain the advice and consent of the United States Senate to ratify the Treaty -- I can attest firsthand to the importance of leveraging the resources and expertise in cooperative ways throughout the U.S. Government in order to ensure the best possible result to enhance our national security.
As the Department of State's representative on this panel, I would like to address the part we play in 21st Century National Security Strategy and comment in particular on some of the things we are working on in the State Department's Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation.
Today's Threats
The United States and the world face great perils and urgent foreign policy challenges including ongoing wars and regional conflicts, the global economic crisis, terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, climate change, worldwide poverty, food insecurity, and pandemic disease.
These threats are different than those of the past. To better address all these threats, this administration has conducted a number of formal reviews over the past year, including the Ballistic Missile Defense Review, Quadrennial Defense Review, Nuclear Posture Review, National Space Policy, a review of export controls – which is ongoing, and of course, the National Security Strategy. These reviews emphasize a "whole-of-government" approach to the critical challenges facing the United States. The Department of State has participated actively in all these efforts.
More than ever before the interagency process under the coordination of the National Security Council is working to draw on the best ideas and inputs from across government agencies to ensure that the final product is representative of the best thinking government-wide and not just the views of the lead agency conducting the review.
The State Department
The State Department, for its part, is conducting its Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, which when completed will layout a blueprint for short-, medium- and long-term diplomatic efforts.
Our strategic direction for the future will entail the use of Smart Power to pursue foreign policy priorities by reaching out to friends and foes; elevating development as a core pillar of American power; further integrating civilian and military efforts; and leveraging U.S. economic strength and the power of our democratic example.
As Secretary Clinton has noted: "Military force may sometimes be necessary to protect our people and our interests. But diplomacy and development will be equally important in creating conditions for a peaceful, stable and prosperous world. That is the essence of Smart Power – using all the tools at our disposal."
Secretary Clinton has done much to elevate the role of diplomacy in our national security efforts. This has included rebuilding the arms control capacity in the department, making us well poised to implement the President's Prague agenda.
The State Department Bureau that I lead--the Bureau of Verification, Compliance and Implementation--advances U.S. national security by promoting verifiable agreements and verification technologies, and by working to ensure compliance by other countries with respect to their arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments.
I would like to comment on several key areas in which we are working, the first being the New START Treaty:


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Playtech pay out two progressive jackpots
The last few days have seen Playtech paying out a fair bit in prize money as two progressive jackpots were hit on Wall St. Fever and Fruit Mania.
The largest payout occurred on Wall St Fever which was hit for $90,463 – a little below average when compared to previous payouts made over the course of the last year. On average, this jackpot tends to payout once a month with the size of the prize ranging hugely.
The last 12 months has seen the Wall St Fever progressive hit for as little as $16,170 and as much as $262,200.
For those of you who haven't played the game, Wall St Fever is set in the crazy world of trading and the stock exchange. It includes a whole range of suitably themed symbols (such as stock charts, mobile phones, briefcases and stacks of dollar bills), wild symbols and a lucrative bonus game which is played on a second screen and can pay up to 50 free games, each of which can be re-triggered.
After this latest payout, the progressive jackpot has been reset to $1,500 and has rapidly grown to surpass the $7,000 mark already. In order to win this prize, you'll need to spin five 'Wall Street Logo' symbols on an active payline.
Fruit Mania on the other hand is a very different type of slot. With a much smaller average payout, the progressive tends to payout much more frequently.
Over the last year, Fruit Mania has tended to payout a cash prize averaging $18,000 once every four days. When you bare this in mind, the latest payout of just over $38,000 is a very significant one give that it's worth over twice the size of the average jackpot.
If you're a fan of summer, then you'll certainly enjoy Fruit Mania which is set under the hot sun and features a wide range of summer fruits like grapes, apples, strawberries and lemons.
To hit the progressive jackpot, players need to spin five cherry symbols on the fifth payline while playing the game at the maximum bet.
Playtech has long been associated with impressive slot jackpots and while these games may have paid out, the good news is that there still plenty of other slots waiting to pay out.
At the time of writing, the largest progressive jackpots can be found on Beach Life ($826,400), Gold Rally ($495,100) and Marvel Ultimate Power ($461,400).
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William Duane Newton
March 30, 1934 - July 25, 2013
William Duane Newton, 79, of Eldon, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City. On March 30, 1934, he was born in Mansfield, the son of the late Archie and Hazel (Chapman) Newton. On June 23, 1956, in Olean, he was united in marriage to Joan (Blair) Newton and they were married for 57 years, and she survives of the home. Bill graduated in 1951 from Eldon High School. He served in the United States Army from 1956-1962 in Ft. Leonard Wood; Ft. Rucker, Ala.; Ft. Belvoir, Va. as a fixed wing airplane mechanic. After his retirement from the Army, he was employed with the Missouri State Highway Dept. as a surveyor for 20 years; Stark Construction; and after retiring was employed at Rebecca's Restaurant where he was famous for his fried chicken and his love of cooking for friends. He also enjoyed fishing. Other survivors include: sister, Carolyn S. Hopkins of Blue Springs; brother and sister-in-law, Bobby D. and Carol Newton of Eldon; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Kay and Charles Banner of Eldon; and many nieces and nephews. His parents and mother-in-law, Virginia Bowen, preceded him in death. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 30, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Ninth Street Christian Church of Eldon, with funeral service beginning at 12:00 p.m. with Chris Reynolds, Minister, officiating. Interment will follow at Olean Cemetery with full military honors provided by VFW Post #2442 of Eldon. Memorials are suggested to the Olean Cemetery or the Ninth Street Christian Church Building Fund. Arrangements are under the direction of Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon.
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All of us benefit from Missouri's forests. Our trees protect soil from erosion, filter the water we drink and clean the air we breathe. They provide shade in the summer and fuel in the winter. Living trees shelter plants and animals, and when it's time for harvest, those same trees become lumber used to build our homes. In addition to their practical value, trees provide us with stunning scenery, memorable recreational opportunities and an important connection to the natural world.
Missouri is well endowed with trees. Vast blocks of forest in the Ozarks cover millions of continuous acres, and wooded corridors line most Missouri streams. Almost every farm or ranch contains forest land, either as woodlots or windbreaks. We also have countless trees shading our urban streets, enhancing our parks and yards and enriching our conservation areas.
In all their forms and wherever they are found, Missouri's forests provide real benefits and services.
Soil and Water
Trees keep soil on the land and out of streams. Tree canopies, leaf litter and extensive root systems of forests offer such good protection to soils that erosion in forests is virtually nonexistent compared with cropland, pasture and areas of development.
Forests adjacent to streams are especially important. They help hold stream banks in place and filter pesticides, nutrients and sediments before they can reach the water. They also offer shade, which is important for maintaining water temperatures suitable for the plants and animals that live there.
By intercepting precipitation, storing it and releasing it slowly, trees and forests reduce the volume of stormwater runoff, lessening the threat of flooding and keeping stream water levels more consistent and reliable.
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" by Gerald Ackerman.
If you haven't already done so, a great book worth reading is "The Judgement of Paris" by Ross King. According to King, Meissonier built a train track in his back yard, and affixed a mobile studio atop it. Several men pushed it at full speed, and a galloping horse was run near it. Meissonier would paint and take notes of the movement of the horse upon repeated passes. This informed his magnum opus in the MET.
Another good book that includes this topic: The painter and the photograph from Delacroix to Warhol, by Van Deren Coke.
The Muybridge photos are one example of a greater impact photography had on painters. Very cool.
And yet sometimes in cartooning we often draw animals that way anyhow...because it conveys the action more effectively than what is "right."
Meissonier was apparently partly responsible for bringing Muybridge to France. I wrote a paper about this in college.
Governor Stanford wanted to commission a portrait from Meissonier, but being successful enough that he didn't need to take commissions, Meissonier turned him down. Stanford was able to convince him to relent by agreeing to deliver Muybridge and the eponymous plates to Paris as payment for his services.
There's an interesting anecdote about the event where Stanford visits Meissonier in his studio and challenges him to make sequential drawings of a horse walking. Meissonier struggles to complete the task, at which point Stanford dramatically produces the Muybridge plates which will make all his fumbling moot.
Muybridge ended up doing a lecture tour in Europe where he would discuss the successful or poor handling of animal locomotion in various artists' work. He disparaged Rosa Bonheur and praised Meissonier, who was said to have modified some of his completed paintings to reflect what he learned from the Muybridge plates.
The portrait of Leland Stanford, complete with errant Muybridge plate in the background, can be seen at the Cantor Art Center on the Stanford University Campus.
In an article for Harper's, Gérôme claimed to have discovered this some years before.
JG, here is an interesting article on animals in art.
"They were first shown in a sort of primitive movie machine, at Meissonier's house, and Gérôme was among the guests, as were Degas, Bonnat, Moreau, and other artists."
Wouldn't you have loved to have been a fly on the wall at that gathering?
Muybridge's animal plates are still available as a hardbound book published by Dover. It mostly focuses on horses but there are also dogs, cats, a few zoo animals, and even a handful of birds in flight. I bought a copy long ago when I was still in high school and it's been an indispensable resource . . . I still refer to it. There's a second volume on human locomotion which hasn't been as useful to me (lots of men hitting baseballs and women standing at washstands) but it's still interesting and might be useful to other folks. Both are available at the big online bookstores.
Victor, thank you for sharing the additional info . . . that's a great anecdote.
It seems to be a variation of the way a horse walks and trots...given that the front legs are never moving in unison and the hind legs are never moving in unison, it doesn't seem like it would be that hard to figure out, or at least determine that the artist's convention a la de Dreux just wasn't plausible.
@etc,etc: Unless you're paying very close attention, it's hard to really visualize or spot just how animals move, even ones we have close contact with like cats or dogs. I remember reading that quadrupeds generally move both feet on one side before moving a foot on the other; so it's left back, left fore, right back, right fore, etc. This seemed really weird to me, but I watched my cat closely for awhile, and sure enough, that's how it works.
Also, even having seen those famous plates, drawing a horse in motion is really very difficult to get right. I was working on a sketch just yesterday and even after consulting photo reference, I'm not sure I got things exactly correct. If all you had to go on was a quickly moving horse, I think it would be very difficult indeed.
@Bill H - yeah that would have been on amazing dinner party!
@etcetc- it would seem that way, yes, yet each gait is unique. The walk four beats, the trot is two, with the opposite fore and hind legs moving in unison, the canter is three, with the hind legs hitting almost simultaneously and the gallop four, as the horse is stretched. When riding you can feel these actions but it's still difficult to capture them in drawings or paintings without reference material like Muybridge's photos and those that came after.
I sometimes wonder if this is why paintings of the Spanish Riding School only include the more static movements like piaffe or levade. As though they knew they wouldn't get it quite right.
Unless you're paying very close attention, it's hard to really visualize or spot just how animals move
Shouldn't artists be paying very close attention? How hard is it for you to look at the front legs in isolation or the hind legs in isolation and determine that they are not moving in unison?
Thanks, everyone for this really interesting discussion. I've learned a lot. NY Studios, yes, I've read Ross King's book and I love it. Victor, thanks for explaining more about that encounter.
I love when I get the opportunity to see artists who rely *too* much on photographs of horses running. I can't find it any longer, but I used to have a picture of a contemporary artist's painting with what appeared to be flying horses, being ridden by Native Americans into battle. I image the war for the West would have ended differently.
Sometimes painting something that's real doesn't mean it looks true.
hello James,
great blog here and this entry close to my heart i.e., horse in art. I just recently got your book on colour - quite splendid set of lectures.
Ad rem, there are some splendid art pieces made for or by the Scythians/Saka and Indo-Saka (2000-2,300 years ago) that show horses in anatomically correct movements - I guess the ancient nomadic artists had much more trained eye than their more urban counterparts to see the movement.
Perhaps you may like these Polish artists of XIX century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Brandt http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Paintings_by_J%C3%B3zef_Che%C5%82mo%C5%84ski
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Rashard Lewis scored 16 points in his first
preseason game in three weeks, lifting the Orlando Magic over the
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Both teams played their best rotations in the preseason warmup,
though Tim Duncan sat out the fourth quarter.
Manu Ginobili scored 21, while Tony Parker had 18 points and
eight assists. Duncan finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
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Watching Persepolis -- an animated adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's best-selling graphic novel memoir -- I didn't just feel excited intellectually and artistically; I actually felt emotionally engaged, wrung-out, exhilarated, saddened and touched by Satrapi's story of life as a young woman coming of age in pre-revolutionary Iran and after. Persepolis is a fresh, moving, out-of-the-gate masterpiece -- a work of animation that manages to be artistically brilliant, politically rich, morally engaging and emotionally overwhelming.
Persepolis opens with grown-up Marjane (voiced by Chiara Mastroianni) at Orly airport in Paris, bracing herself for a trip to Tehran -- and adjusting her headscarf. She's looked and sidelong by strangers, judged for her submission to Islam -- and none of those judging her will ever know how reluctantly, sadly, dejectedly she puts on the hijab before heading home. Marjane grew up in Tehran in the '70s and the movie flashes back to her life in 1978: "When I was growing up, I had two obsessions: Shaving my legs one day and being the ultimate prophet of the galaxy. ..." Marjane is a kid -- exuberant, expressive, in love with Bruce Lee movies -- but even with the love of her mom (Catherine Deneuve) and dad (Simon Abkarian), Iran's not an easy place to be a kid; there's revolution in the street, the Shah in power and change in the air. And all this unfolds in wonderful animation -- bold, black-and-white compositions that feel fresh and unique and universal at the same time. Persepolis was co-directed by Satrapi and Vincen Parronaud, and their animated adaptation of Satrapi's original drawings is wonderful stuff -- the look of the film evokes everything from Herge's Tintin to Charles Schultz's Peanuts in the character design, while the visuals are influenced by everything from '90s indie comics to '30s Soviet propaganda art. Just as Marjean and we are getting used to life in urbane, groovy '70s Tehran, the revolution comes -- and Iran goes from being a secular dictatorship to a religious one. It's not an improvement.
Marjane just wants to be a kid -- playing, rocking out -- and that becomes nearly impossible. She buys music on the black market (street-hawkers whisper about the availability of their wares: "Stevie Wonder." "Julio Inglasias." "Jichael Mackson.") and plays along with the picayune demands of the religious authorities -- but there are some things you can't play along with, and as Iran's civil infrastructure crumbles, Marjane's family pays the price. Marjane is our narrator and heroine, but she's not perfect --we see her mistakes, her flaws, her failings; there's a certain amusing irony that one of the most three-dimensional characters I've seen on-screen in 2007 is captured in two-dimensional animation.
Persepolis is heartbreakingly sad; it is also amazingly funny. A moment where a riled-up young Marjane goes to take back the streets -- singing Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' at top volume -- is hilarious, as is a sequence where Marjane details the physical transitions of puberty through animation in a sequence full of fluid transformations and sproing! sound effects. But when Marjane is on the street, accosted by two older, conservative, burka-clad women, their robe-clad shapes twist and shift with serpentine fearsomeness, challenging her jacket with 'Punk is not Ded' written with more passion than precision on the back -- and we feel Marjane's fear and helplessness. After Marjane leaves Iran for Europe, she has the same adolescent flailings we all had -- and is troubled by problems few of us can even contemplate: "I had a safe, frivolous life, while those I loved were haunted. ..." She tries to return; she tries to stay away. Neither is anything but heartbreaking.
"The personal is the political"; it's a phrase that's been repeated so many times, it's meaningless. But it applies here, and it means something here, too. Satrapi shows us the universal and the specific, her journey and sadness alongside that of an entire nation. In America, we think animation is a medium for kid's storytelling, and any attempts to try otherwise are usually artistic and commercial flops. Persepolis proves that animation can be used to tell grow-up stories that matter in the real world, a wrenching tale of the ignorant misery inflicted on men and women under fundamentalist Islamic rule and a must-see art work for anyone interested in seeing the artistic and emotional possibilities of the animation - and filmmaking -- used to their full potential.
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Kids who attend school in Fond du Lac School District get a bonus this year: early release on the first Fridays of the month starting in October. Parents perhaps aren't as thrilled. The Fond du Lac Public Library has stepped in with a free program, Half Day Party at the Library, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. every first Friday of the month starting October 4 with A Ghoulishly Good Time. The movie Casper will be shown, and ghoulishly good treats served.
School's going full speed ahead, and that means homework, projects due, chapters to finish. Teens need a break. Why not do something just for the fun of it?
Remember the old saying "you can't go home again"? Well, it certainly does not apply to Liza Palmer's newest book, Nowhere but Home. Though it is about trying to return home to a life left behind, the author takes some very serious subjects and manages to weave them into an emotional tale that is even lighthearted in some ways.
What do you get when you combine creative teens, a bit of glitz and the art of upcycling? If you're really good, you get a new iPad.
Fond du Lac Read events are held throughout October.
All programs are free, open to the public and held at the Main Library downtown, except where noted.
No registration required. Complete details are found at the Calendar.
Jake and Charlie have been working side by side for more than five months. In that time, Charlie's mastered such important skills as opening and closing doors, getting a tissue and picking up after his human friends. The duo's work is nearly done.
It was a national nightmare. Watching the 9/11 attacks on TV was unfathomable. Imagine sitting at your desk on the 78th floor of the North Tower and hearing a tremendous boom. Then the horror of feeling the building groan and tip.
The beach scene with the cute little dog in a sweater might make you think it is a light beach read. Take my word for it, The Widow Waltz by Sally Koslow is anything but. It is a story of a wife and two daughters trying to move on after the death of their husband and father. It is hard enough to lose a loved one, but what if you discover the loved one you are grieving was not the person you thought they were, and the life of luxury you have been living is all based on lies?
The city's only used book store, the Fond du Lac Public Library's BookCellar, is holding two great sales in September.
Customers shopping the Back to School Sale on Saturday, September 7, and Monday, September 9, will get one free children's book with every purchase of $1 or more.
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AUG 25: Lady of the Lake Fest
Join us for a fundraiser celebrating the life of Jennifer Cooke, a Grandview resident who tragically passed recently, Sunday, August 25, from noon-6 pm, on the Library Lawn.
This family-friendly event features live music, kids activities, special guests, and more! Donations will be accepted.
Bands include: The McIans, Donna Magavero, Billy Zenn & Pat Buzzard, C LA C I , Kyle Sowash, Miller-Kelton, Mike Wilson, Doctah X, So Hard, and ECC.
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April Economides on Swoop's World Primetime
On Thursday, December 6, 2012, at 11 am/PST, 2pm/EST, on Swoop's World Primetime, Swoop and Peter welcome green urbanist, and bicycling advocate, April Economides. April has extensive experience in creating and advocating for bike-friendly business districts around the U.S. and Canada. She leads by example by living car-free, while raising a daughter and running a business in Southern California. Swoop's World Primetime is on Thursday's from 11am/PST – 12pm/PST tune in at Swoopsworld.com.
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The Body Covers: The 38th Annual Meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
I-108: A Multicenter Trial of Adefovir When Added to Standard Antiretroviral Therapy
Coverage provided by Kenneth Mayer, M.D.
September 26, 1998
Four hundred and forty-two patients who had plasma viral loads of more than 2,500 copies/ml on standard antiretroviral therapy and CD4 counts greater than 200 cells/mm3 were randomized to placebo or 120 mg/d of adefovir dipivoxil. The median plasma viral load for the cohort was 9,800 copies/ml, and CD4 count was 355 cells/mm3. The adefovir group had a 0.4 log drop in plasma viral load, compared to no decrease in the placebo group. CD4 lymphocyte counts increased by 5 cells by week 24 among those patients who received adefovir. There were similar levels of study drug discontinuation in the adefovir (21%) and the placebo (17%) groups. By 24 weeks, 29% of the adefovir group and 26% of the placebo group added an additional antiretroviral. Grade 3 or 4 adverse events were reported by 8.2% of those receiving adefovir, and 5.4% of those in the placebo group (p=0.26). Grade 2 or greater adverse events were more common in the adefovir group compared to those who received placebo. Only 1% of the patients who received adefovir experienced renal tubular abnormalities by week 24, but this went up to 31.9% of the small number of patients who had been followed to week 48. The data suggest that the addition of adefovir to the regimens of patients whose viral load has rebounded, or never fully suppressed, can result in further viral load reductions, and general tolerability. In current treatment practice, several drugs would have been changed in a failing regimen, so it is likely that the real world practice could result in even better virologic results. This study also corroborates the need for clinicians who are following patients on longterm adefovir to continue to carefully monitor renal function.
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Valdosta will soon become one of the first cities in Georgia to have its entire traffic control system connected and controlled from one central location. The Azalea City should serve as an example in dealing with traffic issues.
For several months, the City of Valdosta's digital traffic management system has been slowly expanding, but thanks to a new $276,000 state grant, the system will soon be expanded to include every traffic light in the Azalea City.
Mayor John Fretti says, "DOT had enough confidence in us to give us all the money at once, to go ahead and get it in place by July and start taking the system through its paces to see how it works. It was going to be a three-year program, but we sped it up and we're going to get in going by July."
So by July, video cameras will be installed at each intersection controlled by a traffic light, allowing traffic managers to improve the flow of traffic from the central office.
Mayor Fretti says the program will replace or improve the traffic control system at every intersection in the Azalea City, helping Valdosta become one of the first innovators in traffic management in the Peach State.
Mayor Fretti adds, "We love to be a pilot project. We love to be the guinea pig and test some things out, get the bugs out. Whether it's for the state, the feds, it doesn't matter because we have some tech savvy people here."
They are people soon to be empowered with the tools to help drastically improve traffic for years to come.
City leaders say tax payers should also be pleased because now the system will not cost local taxpayers, thanks to the state grant
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What a real waste looks like
Baker City's recent debate about modest salary raises for a dozen or so employees, and questions raised during the primary election campaign about whether Baker County is holding on to too much cash at the end of the fiscal year, seem quaint in comparison to the financial debacle that's been plaguing Multnomah County for a decade.
We're referring to the infamous Wapato Jail in Oregon's most populous county.
In a case of government ineptitude that surely surprises even cynics, Multnomah County spent $58 million to build a jail that has never housed an inmate.
And the county continues to shell out $300,000 per year to maintain the building.
The explanation for what seems inexplicable is that county officials overestimated the number of jail cells that would be needed.
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Children of Addicts
One in five adult Americans lived with an alcoholic while growing up. Alcoholism runs in families, and children of alcoholics are four times more likely than other children to become alcoholics. Dr. Phil and Robin each share personal stories of dealing with an alcoholic parent and talk about their life choices based on that childhood experience. Plus, a daughter's words send her famous father into rehab.
The Strength of a Woman
In her book, Inside My Heart, Robin devotes a chapter to one of her biggest struggles " growing up with her father's alcohol addiction " and the choices she made at a young age that helped her become who she is today.
"I lived a great deal of my life in uncertainty."
An Embarrassment to the Town?
James was adored by his community and won the race for mayor by a landslide. But now, his wife, Jill, says he's the town drunk and a horrible influence on their 15-year-old son.
"I drank a pint of vodka every day until I got arrested."
"I Just Want a Sober Father"
James' and Jill's son, Robert, says he has only known two parts to his father: the angry side and the drunk side. He searches the house for his father's booze, empties the bottles and collects them like trophies.
Each bottle represents a time when he has kept his father from drinking.
Never Too Late
Pat Summerall has been known as the voice of the NFL, but life on the fast track nearly killed him. He calls his intervention in 1992 "wrenching, heartbreaking and profoundly embarrassing," but says he'll forever be grateful for it.
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Welcome to the School Server - Community Edition (XSCE, or http://schoolserver.org) project. XSCE is a school or classroom based server which extends the communication capabilities of connected laptops.
Getting Started with XSCE
Get started by downloading and installing the current XSCE version .
Getting Help with XSCE
Direct questions/comments to mailing list: http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Testing would be WONDERFUL. Are we tough enough? Start here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.3/Test_Plan Also: let's start talking about testing 0.4 in June!
Report bugs and feature requests to https://sugardextrose.org/projects/xs-config
IRC (community chat) channel #schoolserver at busy times on irc.freenode.net
Weekly voice meeting are held on Skype
8PM "2PM" NYC Time Thursdays (email if you want to join)
Human contact: holt @ laptop.org
Upcoming version of XSCE 0.4
Learn more about the short term goals for the upcoming XSCE version .
Latest bleeding-edge RPM builds, at your own risk: http://xsce.activitycentral.com/repos/xsce/devel
Vision for XSCE
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Design documents: Design Document, Use cases, and Release Priorities. See also Spec/Roadmap within the most recent versions above.
Original OLPC XS design and implementation available at OLPC School Server
Legacy 2013 Install Recipe for XO-1.75 (ARM).
Legacy 2012 Install Recipe for XO-1.5 (i386), XO-1.75 (ARM) and larger servers. Other Fedora 17+ platforms later.
- Jerry Vonau (SW architecture)
- George Hunt (configuration, GUI, low-power HW)
- Tim Moody (documentation, testing, Puppet auto-distribution & config mgmt)
- Anna Schoolfield (testing, content/ebooks curation platforms)
- Anish Mangal (integration, offline cloud)
- Rodrigo Hartmann (security, GUI, maintainability, intl languages)
- David Farning (software engineering tips)
- Alex Kleider (bookserver eg. Pathagar)
- David Rodríguez Álvarez (web design)
- Rubén Rodríguez (Linux/Trisquel advisor)
- Adam Holt (documentation, community coordination & outreach)
- Professor Sameer Verma (free/open advisor & user)
- Sridhar Dhanapalan (video) & many more!
- Nitika Mangal (QA Manager in India)
- Santiago Collazo (Sysadmin)
- Kartik Kumar Perisetla (Sugar developer, Delhi, India)
- Mike Dawson (advisor on SME Server technologies, Mideast, Afghanistan)
Related Projects
- BRCK.com by Ushahidi
- http://SMEserver.org since 1999, based on CentOS
- http://eXeLearning.org being enhanced by Mike Dawson, for Nokia phones
- http://LibraryBox.us by Jason Griffey & All (map shows 25 locations)
- http://internet-in-a-box.org by Braddock Gaskill
- http://LocalFi.org by Caryl Bigenho, Sebastian Silva & All
- Sugar Network by Aleksey Lim
- BeLL Ground Server on RPi, by http://OLE.org
- Pathagar Bookserver by Sayamindu Dasgupta, now maintained by Seth Woodworth & All
Sep 2012 Agenda
Toronto area hack sprint Sept 16-23, incl public demo Saturday Sept 22.
Oct 2012 Agenda
Working w/ Alex Kleider's model classroom @ http://olpcSF.org/summit & http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012
Nov 2012 Agenda
Centred around Toronto area hack sprint Nov 10-18:
Expand testing+UX with Anna Schoolfield, Tim Moody & Seneca College students' packaging with York Univ/Seneca College Professor Chris Tyler.
Meet with Anish Mangal and Nathan Riddle near Detroit etc to discuss wider community integration.
Dec 2012 Agenda
Jamaica implementation sprint (delayed)
Jan 2013 Agenda
Proposed Core Spec and Priority Tuning
Feb 2013 Agenda
Toronto/Waterloo area Sprint Feb 6/7 to 10/11.
Release of XSCE 0.1 Stable and 0.2 Coming.
March 2013 Agenda
Boston meetup Mch 1-4 with Sameer Verma, Anish Mangal. Early pre-field test in Haiti.
Apr 2013 Agenda
Prep v0.3 May sprint. Los Angeles interfacing with Caryl Bigenho's http://localfi.org and Braddock Gaskill's http://internet-in-a-box.org
May 2013 Agenda
Toronto-area Sprint May 8-13. Version 0.3 enters code-freeze May 13. Working in person with Braddock Gaskill all the way from LA, of http://internet-in-a-box.org !
Jun 2013 Agenda
Volunteers will be able to buy XO-4 Touch and Raspberry Pi if they will help test XSCE & http://internet-in-a-box.org etc!
Jul 2013 Agenda
v0.4 spec coming into view, running on many/most kinds of XOs, RPi, x86, 64-bit Fedora ??


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The sonic game that made me play all sonic games.meowish | Nov. 19, 2012 | Review of Sonic Adventure 2 - PC
And I got disappointed by all sonic games I played (But not all were bad just disappointing), except for generations and colors! This is BY FAAAR the best sonic game I played and the game that made me a sonic fan. Could take more than 250 hours to complete the game 100% and not to mention that the multiplayer is TONS of fun!


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Final decision on Tiki Barge liquor license to come April 28; Tiki officially opens today
Thursday's hearing on the Tiki Barge was even more anti-climactic than the first on March 3.
That's when some neighbors of the bar asked that its license be revoked. The Liquor Board punted on a decision then and asked the involved parties to come to an agreement on their own.
That hasn't happened yet. If they haven't by April 28's liquor board meeting, the board would be forced to make a decision itself, chairman Stephan Fogleman said.
The hearing Thursday was instead to discuss a protest to prevent the barge's license from being renewed for 2011, a petition another neighbor had filed separately from the earlier petition to revoke.
Because the license was already being discussed in terms of a revocation, the board dismissed that protest on the principle of collateral estoppel, Fogleman said.
In other words, the board had already heard arguments for and against the bar on March 3 on the petition to revoke, so that holding a separate hearing on the license's renewal would be redundant.
The next Tiki Barge hearing is scheduled to be held April 28, when if supporters and critics haven't come to a detente, the board would make the final decision on the bar's 2011 license.
The hearing has been set for the 28th because the bar's 2010 liquor license expires April 30 at midnight.
That also means that the Tiki Barge can open today, as it has already planned, and stay open until the 30th if it's license isn't renewed, and for another year if it is.
Fogleman said the hearing Thursday was less crowded than the first. Instead of Matthew Klaiber, who spoke for the critics of the Tiki Barge last time, the point person was Marie Washington.
Washington had complained at the last meeting about the bar's patrons idling outside her house."My problem is that it creates a safety issue for me," she said. She added that noise is also a problem: "I've been woken up by individuals on weekends late night who are intruding into my ability to enjoy my own home," she said last time.
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LeSean McCoy has rushed for 237 yards and one touchdown in two games for the Eagles this season. (AP)
Sizing up the Eagles' offense vs. the Chiefs' defense ahead of their Thursday night showdown ... (and here's Eagles' defense vs. Chiefs' offense)
The running lanes that LeSean McCoy enjoyed against the Redskins weren't as inviting against the Chargers, who crowded the box and dared the Eagles to move the ball through the air. Challenge accepted. Mike Vick passed for more than 400 yards and DeSean Jackson nearly went for 200 receiving. If not for some penalties and small timing issues, Jackson easily could have had 300 yards.
The Chiefs have the best front six the Eagles will have seen, so don't be surprised if Vick comes out throwing again. Kansas City probably won't have their best cornerback, Brandon Flowers, who's nursing a knee injury, and the Chiefs won't be able to guard the speedy Jackson with Sean Smith or Dunta Robinson.
Kansas City can rush the passer, though. The Chiefs constantly had Tony Romo on the run last Sunday in a 17-16 win over the Cowboys. Even though Dez Bryant abused their secondary to the tune of 143 yards, the Chiefs held Romo to one TD pass and limited Dallas to 318 total yards.
After a disappointing rookie year, Dontari Poe is playing very well at nose tackle. He's stuffing the run and has 3.5 sacks, tying him for third in the NFL. Defensive end Tyson Jackson is finally showing his first-round potential after several lackluster seasons and linebacker Justin Houston has three sacks, tied for fourth. The Chiefs are big and physical up front, but they've never faced an offense that runs at the Eagles' tempo.
Andy Reid wisely hired former Nevada coach Chris Ault as a consultant this offseason. Ault, the architect of the pistol offense that he ran with Colin Kaepernick, hasn't just helped Reid incorporate the read option into Kansas City's offense, he's also advised Reid's defense how to defend it, so don't be surprised if the Chiefs become the first team this year to hold Kelly's offense under 30 points.
After hiring Bob Sutton away from the Jets to coordinate his defense, Reid kept the 3-4 scheme in place and has Sutton dialing up creative blitzes to rattle offenses. Reid knows better than anyone that Vick is vulnerable to certain types of pressure schemes and disguises blitzes. So far, Kansas City has the NFL's third-ranked overall defense (playing Jacksonville in the opener sure helped), is tied for second in third-down defense (27 percent) and tied for first with four other teams for sacks (nine).
The Eagles' offensive line hasn't really been challenged yet because the no-huddle limits substitutions and doesn't allow teams to get their subs on the field, but rookie right tackle Lane Johnson struggled at times against San Diego's Dwight Freeney and faces another tough matchup in Tamba Hali.