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"Heaven Is For Real" opened this past week with a surprising debut at number 3 at the Box Office, no doubt spurred by the Easter holiday weekend. The movie tells the tale of a supposedly real life experience of a young boy that came near to death and recalls visiting heaven before being revived. The film is based on the 2010 New York Times best seller of the same name, co-written by the boy's father, Pastor Todd Burpo, and Lynn Vincent.
According to the Huffington Post on April 21, the film is stirring both conversation and controversy over the existence of heaven, who goes there and if Colton Burpo – the 4-year-old son of a Nebraska pastor – did indeed glimpse heaven when brushing death in a 2003 emergency appendicitis operation. The film opened last Wednesday, and brought in $28.5 million in its first five days. Almost all of the sales came from the holiday weekend.
Says the Post: "Is it possible to die, take a quick look around, and come back to life to describe what you found? Seekers have asked the question for millennia, with the answers elusive and inconclusive at best." Those who have had so-called near death experiences speak of such commonalities as intense light, a tunnel, floating above their corpse or seeing dead loved ones. The film is reviving talk among individuals who insist such experiences are factual, and critics who debunk such out-of-body occurrences.
In the story told by the book and film, Colton experienced events that would seem impossible for him to have known, absent some sort of Divine intervention. The 4-year-old's recounting of what he saw, while turning some into believers, has also spurred others to become his harshest critics. Colton, who is now 13 years old, has been traveling with his mom and dad, Sonya and Todd Burpo, on an interview tour to promote the new movie.
According to WebProNews, Colton said that his hope is that the movie will help viewers to realize that "God loves them and wants them to go to heaven." He also gave very Christ-like advice on the reason that many will not be permitted to travel to heaven – an over-attachment to material things. Says Colton: "So when you love Jesus and you decide to follow him, it's easier to let those things go so you can be in heaven for an eternity," the teen said in an interview.
Among Colton's claims: He says he met up with family members that he was never even told about, including a miscarried older sister that his mother and father say they never revealed to anyone. Colton says he also spoke with his great grandfather, who died 30 years before Colton was born, and met up with Jesus, whom he described as having "brown hair, a brown beard, and beautiful sea-blue eyes." According to the young boy's memory, Jesus was "riding a rainbow-colored horse" and Colton sat on the Prince of Peace's lap. He further describes angels that were singing to him and claims to have saw Mary, Jesus' fleshly mother, "kneeling before the Throne of God."
The film is the latest in a revival of sorts among religious movies that hit the big screen shortly after the success of History Channel's "The Bible" miniseries. Films like "Noah," "God's Not Dead," and "Son of God" have all been pulling interest back into the religious genre of movie-making.
The New York Times reported on the success enjoyed by such recent religious films: "Religious movies have been hot at the box office this year in part because the current boomlet follows a drought. Studios also aim to lock in sales by church groups, resulting in an opening-weekend pop that can drive positive word of mouth."
"Heaven is for Real" so far has received mixed reviews, but the makers of the film say that their goal is not about making money and entertaining people, but spreading a message and spurring discussion about heaven and what it takes to get there.
"Churches should talk more about heaven," said Colton's father Todd Burpo, who serves as a pastor at the Crossroads Wesleyan church in Imperial, Neb. "We seem to avoid talking about things like life and death until we are confronted with them, like at a funeral, but it can be comforting to know there is more out there. Still, heaven is so much bigger than one person or one story."
Critics says that such experiences reflect an "un-Biblical perspective" on what happens in life after death. Others say that in Colton's situation, no medical evidence was presented that he was clinically dead, meaning that he could not have been in two places at the same time. As far as the knowledge that Colton says he possessed after he "returned," critics say his parents told him about such things, and that they are simply trying to benefit from his personal experience with a big bucks book and movie now to boot.
"For anyone who truly believes the Biblical record, it is impossible to resist the conclusion that these modern testimonies – with their relentless self-focus and the relatively scant attention they pay to the glory of God – are simply untrue," Baptist author and radio host John MacArthur wrote last month. "They are either figments of the human imagination (dreams, hallucinations, false memories, fantasies, and in the worst cases, deliberate lies), or else they are products of demonic deception."
The Huffington Post picks up the story:
Among those who believe in near-death experiences, there are also detractors. Nan Bush, a blogger on near-death issues, said she believes Colton Burpo visited another place during his near-death, but said the story has become "more elaborate and more doctrinally focused as the now-teen has expanded on it over several years." Bush criticized the film's focus on "Christian exclusivity and holy warfare that puts Revelation imagery into the hands of human warriors resembling Marvel comic book heroes." (In the book, Colton Burpo is told that the righteous, such as his father, would be fighters in a last battle on Earth). Though "positive" near-death experiences get the bulk of media coverage, there are terrifying, dark ones that often are ignored, Bush writes in her book, Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences.
The Bible of course does speak of heaven, and indicates that a limited number would be privileged to serve there as co-priests with a ruling Jesus Christ, King of the Messianic Kingdom. Since Jesus resurrects such ones to serve as co-rulers, their number would be few. (Revelation 7:4) But the vast majority of mankind pray for God's kingdom to come "on Earth, as it is in heaven." The Bible speaks in numerous places of the righteous inheriting the earth. (Psalm 37:29)
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2010 Research Summary
Scaleable Consistency Adjustable Data Storage (SCADS)
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Michael Armbrust, Armando Fox, Michael Franklin, Nick Lanham, David A. Patterson, Beth Trushkowsky and Jesse Trutna
Sun Microsystems, Google, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Cisco Systems, IBM, Fujitsu, NetApp, Siemens, VMWare and Facebook
Modern user-facing web applications such as Facebook, Flickr, Yelp, the Amazon storefront, and the various Google properties present new challenges for storing and querying data at the multiple-terabyte scale. Generally tolerant of stale reads, such systems have requirements for response times measured in milliseconds, face availability requirements nearing 100%, and must scale under bursty and exponentially increasing data storage loads. Under these requirements, traditional usage patterns change, with ad-hoc queries against the production system becoming dangerous and and intrusive migration schemes becoming infeasible. We believe there exists an opportunity for a highly-scalable system which provides reasoned trade-offs between consistency, availability, and performance in this space. We propose a new system, SCADS, which provides for the declarative specification of the consistency and performance requirements of an application, takes advantage of utility computing to provide cost-effective rapid scale-up and scale-down, pre-computes queries to decrease response time, and uses machine learning models to anticipate performance problems and predict the runtime of new queries before execution.


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Dawning of an Endless Night: TSW Guide
Savage Coast Steps (Steps 8-11)
Previous Steps – Kingsmouth Steps
Dawning of an Endless Night is the main story arc for Solomon Island. TSW is a story-driven MMO with the main story divided between Dawning of an Endless Night; Black Sun, Red Sand (Egypt); and Mortal Sins (Romania). In between each chapter of the story, players participate in a faction specific interlude. This TSW Guide, as with all of our quest guides, uses spoiler text so that you only receive a solution for the step you need help on. Simply click the appropriate help spoiler to reveal the solution you need.
Dawning of an Endless Night: Step -8
"Enter the basement" Once you enter Savage Coast and head to the flagged house on your map, you are prompted to enter an instance in the basement. You are confronted with a puzzle door. On a desk to the left is a book called "enlightenment." Pick it up and read it (it is in your inventory after you pick it up).
Seek Enlightenment
The man who seeks enlightenment must do the following:
Find Balance
Face Death
Burn the Past
And Climb the Pyramid
There, at the apex, his eyes will be open
Need Help with the Door?
This will trigger a cutscene as the door opens.
Dawning of an Endless Night: Step – 9
Defeat the guardian. You only have to do a bit of damage and you will be rescued via cut-scene by Jack Boone's accomplice, John Wolf. You will meet up with John later on in Savage Coast, he is the quest giver for the Black House quest line.
Dawning of an Endless Night: Step – 10
"Talk to the survivors at Innsmouth Academy."
Enter the offices at the Innsmouth Academy where you are treated to a cut-scene with Carter, Annabel Usher and Hayden Montag. You are given a clue to the location of a hidden Illuminati vault, go there. You enter the old block instance, the hidden area is in the room to the very left on the first floor. Click on some floorboards to reveal the doorway. You are faced with a similar puzzle to the one from step-8.
In the office to the right from where you entered, you find a book called "The Order of Great Works on the desk. The book tells you:
All things in their place under stars
The stone Lodges erected
To the watchful eye
Upon the bones of opposers
And their symbols, buried
Need Help Finding the Objects?
The Skull is in the room immediately to the right as you leave the doorway room.
The Masonic symbol is in the room at the end of the hall on the right
The Templar symbol is in the room at the end of the hall on the left
The Illuminati symbol is at the end of the hall on the 2ndfloor (left from stairs)
The Star of David symbol is in the left room at the end of the hall on the 2nd floor (right from stairs)
Need help with the door?
You get to see Beaumont a second time here. This time, you and he have a quick confrontation. Spoiler alert – he wins. You are now trapped in the vault and need to find the way out.
Dawning of an Endless Night: Step 11
"Search the Archives to discover what Beaumont was doing here."
Need Help Finding out what Freddie was up to?
Maybe this was a descendant of Beaumont? Exit the vaults. You will encounter the Archivist. He's a big nasty fellow, but he can be killed using ranged attacks and good avoidance of the circular area of effect attack he does. The caretakers can also be killed for loot and xp. Exiting the archives requires solving one more puzzle. There are four icons on the ground, standing on one lights it up. The goal is to light up all four icons and a secret door opens.
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2010-11: Indoor- Ran a personal-best time of 2:57.10 in the 800 meter run at the EIU Invitational (12/11). Outdoor- Did not compete.
2009-10: Cross Country- Competed in the Huskie Open (9/12) and Illinois Intercollegiate (9/18) with the Huskies during the 2009 season .... finished the Huskie Open with a 5k time of 27:35.20 before posting a season-best time of 24:31 at the Illinois Intercollegiate. Indoor- Achieved a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Panther Open (1/16), vaulting a season-best mark of 8-00.00 ... tied her season-best performance of 8-00.00 at the Ball State Quadrangular (2/19) to finish seventh. Outdoor- Ran on the third place 4x400m relay team that clocked in at 4:47.98 at the Huskie Open (4/29).
2008-09: Cross Country- Competed in three meets... recorded a top 5k time of 26:01 at the Illinois Intercollegiate (9/19)... placed a season-best 65th at the Illini Challenge (8/29). Indoor- Set a collegiate personal record of 8-6.50 in the pole vault at the CMU Quadrangular (2/6). Outdoor- Recorded a school record 8-11.50 in the pole vault at the NIU Invite (5/9) to finish second ... Finished the Spartan Invitational (4/18) with a second-place score of 8-11.5 in the pole vault, tying her personal best.
High School: Named to the All-South Suburban Conference Team in track and cross country as a senior... also named all-conference for track as a junior... team captain as a junior and senior earned team MVP honors in her final season... two-time conference champion in the pole vault, won with vaults of 8-6 as a senior and 8-0 as a junior... helped her track and field team to conference titles in each of her final two seasons, and her cross country team to a first-place league finish as a senior.
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If the latest Washington Post dining guide proved anything, it's that Indian cuisine, once the province of suburban lunch buffets, can now command the same respect as fancy French restaurants. The way Atul Bhola talks, the owner of the new Masala Art is aiming for the same lofty level as the freshly minted four-star Rasika. Bhola certainly has the pedigree; he worked for a decade as manager at Heritage India, one of D.C.'s finest Subcontinental outlets. Among other things, Masala Art is staking its claim with the tawa, or griddle, on which the chefs will prepare a number of savory delights, including cake-shaped lamb kabobs. It's cooking. It's art. It's the latest fine dining Indian experience.
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SIDE EFFECTS: Swelling, redness, pain, or soreness at the injection site may occur. This medication may also infrequently cause loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or headache. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: dark urine, easy bruising/bleeding, fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat, mental/mood changes (such as confusion, hallucinations, decreased alertness), seizures, jerking movements, unusual weakness, yellowing eyes/skin.This medication may rarely cause a severe intestinal condition (Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea) due to a type of resistant bacteria. This condition may occur weeks to months after treatment has stopped. Tell your doctor right away if you develop persistent diarrhea, abdominal or stomach pain/cramping, or blood/mucus in your stool. Do not use anti-diarrhea products or narcotic pain medications if you have any of these symptoms because these products may make them worse.Use of this medication for prolonged or repeated periods may result in oral thrush or a new vaginal yeast infection. Contact your doctor if you notice white patches in your mouth, a change in vaginal discharge, or other new symptoms.A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.In the US -Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
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David Edward Moore
Position: TE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: November 11, 1969 in Morristown, NJ
High School: Roxbury
College: Pittsburgh (school history) (Moore college stats)
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 7th round (191st overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 17 (5416th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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- Price: $250
- Official Site: Wii.com
- Specs: Wii or Gamecube games; 512MB; wireless and wired internet
- Company: Nintendo
In November 2006, Nintendo released its fifth-generation console, the Wii. The video game company took a major risk when it eschewed graphical power and groundbreaking online capabilities for gameplay and control innovations. By courting to the casual gaming crowd, the Wii has proved to be a runaway success; the system still remains hard to find in retail outlets. When it comes to nostalgia, social gaming and unique playing experiences, the Nintendo Wii is about as good as it gets.
To put it simply, the Wii is a revolution in video game control and design. The Wiimote and Nunchuk will take a while to get used to if you were raised on a steady diet of D-pad controllers, but getting past the learning curve is quick and worth the effort. It is loads of fun to go through the motions of actually throwing a pass when playing Madden NFL 09, rather than hitting a button. The Wii comes equipped with a built in Wi-Fi connection, which lets you tap into the impressive library of classic games in the Virtual Console store (download Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! or River City Ransom in minutes). In an industry that is all about the games, owning a Wii gives you the ability to play all of the first party Nintendo exclusive titles, like the incredible Super Mario Galaxy or the dorm room favorite Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
While the retail sales of the Wii show no signs of slowing down, there are some red flags that point toward the console as a possible fad. Nintendo's shortsighted refusals to focus on online play, advanced graphics or adequate system hard drive storage might mean the Wii will lose considerable steam as it ages and you begin to expect more from your games. As a social or secondary system, the Wii excels (the $250 price tag helps) and has a lot to offer in the way of innovations and fun. However, don't buy a Wii expecting to play games like GTA IV or Metal Gear Solid 4. As long as Nintendo continues to support and advance its console, you will not regret owning a Wii… plus, chicks dig the motion controls.


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(OAKLAND) -- The Oakland Athletics got swept earlier this season in Toronto, and they look to return the favor today at the O.co Coliseum against the Blue Jays, armed with a new mound presence: Jeff Samardzija.
The A's acquired the former Chicago Cubs starter on Friday in a blockbuster trade, sending two former No. 1 picks and pitcher Dan Straily to the Friendly Confines, in exchange for Samardzija and Jason Hammel. Overnight, Oakland rebuilt its rotation with the intention to win in October this year.
The Coliseum crowd will get their first look at the new guys today in Oakland, as the starter nicknamed "The Shark" takes the hill for the A's against the Blue Jays and Drew Hutchinson (6-6, 3.81). Samardzija was just 2-7 with the Cubbies this year, but his 2.83 ERA and 103 strikeouts are testaments to his abilities.
Game time today is 1:05 p.m.
Oakland will be looking to complete a four-game sweep, of course, after winning a 1-0 squeaker in 12 innings on Friday and emerging victorious on Saturday, as well. On this holiday weekend celebration of American independence, it would only be proper for the A's to represent their nation well.
And with Samardzija and Hammel in the fold now, Oakland also has assumed the role of "favorite" for the October postseason, which is still so far away. Yes, the A's have the best record in the major leagues (54-33), and yes, the team with the best record during the regular season rarely wins the World Series.
But the Oakland organization is going for it now, after coming up just short in the last two playoff series in 2012 and 2013. The team is already doing just fine, so this is a case of both improving the team while also preventing other teams from acquiring the two SPs as difference makers.
The A's, who were swept earlier this week in Detroit, continue to show their fortitude by never staying down for long: with the extra-innings win on the Fourth of July matinee here, Oakland showed they're a tough out at home, if not everywhere.
They scored the winning run with one out in the 12th Friday, when utility infielder Nick Punto laced a double into the left field corner, and the Blue Jays' leftfielder—former S.F. Giant and confirmed PED user Melky Cabrera—misplayed the ball. This allowed the A's catcher, Derek Norris, to scoot around from first base to score the game's only run.
Yesterday, it was Scott Kazmir's turn to shut down the Blue Jays offense, as the lefty threw seven innings of one-run ball while striking out eight batters to win his tenth game of the season. Four different A's drove in a run apiece as Oakland won the game, 5-1.
The A's rotation has the best ERA in the American League (3.28), and it's getting better now. And did we mention the Oakland club also scored the most runs in the majors this year? With their surplus of starting pitchers now, look for the team to move someone like Jeff Francis or Brad Mills for more offense at second base.
In a few weeks, the A's will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of their last World Series championship. With a little luck, the team might be able to hoist a new trophy this October, too.


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By LORRAINE BARNETT
Garden Nook
I've always had a fascination with functional herbs. Many are not only pest-free, edible and useful for everyday cooking and baking in the kitchen, but also wonderful for aromatherapy. As I grow more in the understanding of the plants, it's clear to me culinary herbs should be a larger part of my garden, indoors and out.
Herbal inspirations
A perfect match to herb gardening is my fondness for food chemistry. It's amazing how herbs sometimes tend to a body's needs. It seems that culinary herbs have almost come full circle, as gardeners cultivate ideas seeded in mysterious ancient folklore and encourage scientists to grow new facts encrusted in scientific terms. One of the hundreds of herbs studied by scientists? Rosmarinus officinalis.
Winter herbs
Can you think of some common winter complaints? I know my blanket accompanies me everywhere I go. I get cold. The air seems dry. My immune system feels challenged. I feel hungry. My wintertime allure to use rosemary suddenly makes sense. Rosemary was used in ancient days to improve circulation, now a scientific fact. Indeed, the aromatic perennial has many properties: anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antioxidant and digestive to name few — winter needs met in one little herb.
Rosmarinus officinalis
It makes sense now. Ros means "dew.†Marinus means "of the sea.†Ah, this native Mediterranean seaside herb has nicknames: Dew of the Sea, Compass Plant and Poplar Plant.
Besides its literary makeup, the herb is quite charming with its pine-like structure and flat needle leaves. Evergreen leaves stay green with a silvery green underside. Rosemary blooms with tiny blue, bell-shaped flowers in summertime.
With 3 calories per teaspoon and a good amount of fiber, iron and calcium, culinary chefs also know the lemony pine scent and flavors. Rosemary marries well with many fish and lamb dishes, but also pork, beef and chicken, plus salads, vegetable and egg dishes. Then there are rosemary bread, cookies and other desserts. And rosemary-flavored vinegars, oils, butters and ice cubes.
Buying and storing rosemary
Select organic plants and cuttings (and dried rosemary). This allows plants to be free of chemical pesticides, irradiation and encourages cleaner living for our environment. Once stems are cut, refrigerate and tuck into a damp, chemical-free paper towel. If dry, store in a cool, dry and dark spot for up to three months.
To grow rosemary
Pot or plant outdoors. Rosemary enjoys humid air, well-drained alkaline soil and part-sun in a sheltered spot. Perfect for rock gardens. To propagate a woody-stemmed plant, use tender new cuttings. For ornamental effects, trim mature plants into topiaries. Allow soil to dry between watering.
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Northwestern China's Shaanxi province has ordered coal miners to keep the contract price of power coal in 2011 at the same level as in 2010, according to a notice issued by provincial Bureau of Commodity Prices recently, in a bid to secure the supply of power coal and normal operation of power plants, Xi'An Evenings reported.
The provincial bureau calls for all the key state-owned and local coal mines not to raise the contract price of coal supplied to power plants in the province. Coal producers are asked to improve the fulfillment of contracts, and power generators to increase operation efficiency, it noted.
As the current coal market is in a state of short supply, coal miners and power generators aren't allowed to suspend coal supply and power generation, even if they didn't reach consensus on price, according to the notice.
And, those raising prices, lowering coal quality or selling contract coal as spot coal would be punished severely, the bureau said.
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TUCSON, Ariz.--Head Coach Mike Stoops decided to eschew a 17th pre-season practice on Thursday and instead give the Wildcats a day off.
Well, sort of. Corey Edmond, director of performance and enhancement, still had the team rotating through the Estes Family Strength and Conditioning Center for group workouts. But, they were tailored more for maintenance than his usual rigorous sessions, he said.
"This is more of a recuperative day," Edmond said while directing a dozen players in exercises and weight lifting. "We want to get the blood flowing and the muscles working. We have to keep the strength developed over the summer. You don't want to lose that edge," he said.
Football operations director Erick Harper said Stoops felt the team needed some other activities after five practices Monday through Wednesday, including 90 minutes of scrimmage action last night, and 16 total practices since camp opened Aug. 4 . "The guys need a break," Harper said.
"You're kidding, right?" senior tailback Mike Bell asked when told there would be no practice Thursday. "That's awesome."
UA is scheduled to hold two practices Friday and a morning workout Saturday before the Meet the Team scrimmage Saturday evening in Arizona Stadium. Gates open to the public at 4:30 p.m., with the team to enter the field at 5 p.m. for autographs, and the scimmage to commence at 6:30 p.m..
The Wildcats will begin their regular season practice schedule when classes begin at the University on Monday. Arizona opens the season Friday, Sept. 2, at Utah.


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Older People Are Now Sexting Each Other
You knew this day would come.
It was only a matter of time, we suppose. As soon as older people starting learning how to use their cell phones for things other than calls to their adult children, they were bound to send dirty texts to each other. And that's what has happened, apparently.
Teenagers aren't the only ones sending racy pictures and text messages over their cell phones. Believe it or not, the AARP says 'sexting' is catching on with the 50-and-up crowd.
We will grudgingly believe it, we suppose. So why exactly is this becoming a trend now? The same reason everything has become a trend over the past few years — the economy.
At least that's according to one expert-ish doctor:
"I just think it's wonderful! With the economy the way it is, people are so stressed out, they don't have money. The new going out is staying in. So you want to build up that crescendo, novelty and excitement, and this is giving them that big buzz," she said.
What? Did that make sense? Anyway, if you're older and sexting, there are certain safety precautions you should be taking which are not unlike those for personal firearms.
Dr. Eaker Weil said you want to keep sexting private, especially if you have children in the house. Make sure you delete your messages and don't leave your phone laying around the house.
Sexts don't traumatize people. Careless sexters traumatize people.


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Thousands who had planned to witness the historic dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial in Washington will have to wait a while longer. Hurricane Irene is forcing planners to postpone the event on the national mall. No new date has been set.
The dangerous storm continued to pound the Mid-Atlantic states with heavy winds and rain early this morning on its path to New York and New England. Too dangerous to risk the safety of an estimated 250,000 people organizers had predicted to attend the historic event.
Sunday August 28th is the 48th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream Speech" on the National Mall. Planners had hoped to tie the dedication of the memorial to the anniversary with a big celebration and a speech by President Barack Obama. Get the latest on hurricane damage here.
Churches, civic groups and families organized bus caravans to the dedication from Dr. King's hometown, Atlanta. But all had to be cancelled at the last minute because of the storm threat.
Please share your comments with us. Were you planning to attend the dedication this weekend? WIll you attend the rescheduled ceremony? What do you think of the MLK sculpture?


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Buffalo Uncorked – Thursday, April 3rd from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Buffalo. Sample wines from some of the area's top wineries and around the world, as well as food from some of Buffalo's top restaurants. Tickets for this 21-and-over event are $25 in advance or $35 for VIP tickets (gain entrance at 5:30 p.m. plus a $25 EB Green's gift certificate) – find out more on the event website.
Taste of the Trail – Friday through Sunday, April 4th through 6th and April 11th through 13th at participating wineries on the Niagara Wine Trail. Sample food and wine pairings at each winery. Hours are Friday noon to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; tickets are $20 per person in advance or $25 at the door for one weekend or $35 per person in advance or $40 at the door for both weekends – find out more at www.niagarawinetrail.org.
Taste of Paradise – Friday, April 4th from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave. in Buffalo. Preview the Spring Flower Show with live music from Steel N' Effexx, delicious food and drinks, raffles and more. Tickets are $30 for Garden members, $35 for non-members until March 21st ($40 after). Find out more at www.buffalogardens.com.
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A coworker and I were just discussing this. What are your thoughts on tattoos? Do you have any/want any? Of what? If you do have one, do you regret it?
Originally Posted by Firefighter4Cy
I got 99 problems but angie isn't one.
I don't have any. I'm not for or against them. I kind of want one, but I don't know/have anything important enough to put on my skin.
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I have 3 and don't regret it at all.
My tattoos mean nothing except that fact that I wanted them. So many people try to justify getting a tattoo so they force some "deep meaning" onto it. Like "Be Strong" tattooed on their wrist because "they've been through a lot"
They say country music speaks to the heart. Unfortunately, it has to go through your ears to get there.
I have zero tattoos. It seems like I'm in the minority nowadays...
I love them. I have 6. Three represent my kids and one for my wife (no name ). Other two represent other personal things in my life. No regrets at all.
Are you a member?
I have the Metallica 4 M's star from the Load and Reload albums on my shoulder. I still like it and want to get another one. People say they are addictive, and its true. If I actually had money, I'm sure I would have several more.
The only tattoos I am against are GF / SO names and anything on the neck (unless its on the back of the neck)
Originally Posted by CRcyclone6
I love them. I have 6. Three represent my kids and one for my wife (no name ). Other two represent other personal things in my life. No regrets at all.
Who wants to sex Mutombo?
I don't have any and don't want any. Not for or against. Some people get carried away.
I've seen a lot of tattoos that look pretty bad after 10 years of sun and skin stretching and contracting.
I have one, and desperately want it gone. It was impulsive and impetuous in my early 20s, and I cringe when I think about the fact that I'm going to be a 90-year-old with a saggy tattoo someday.
Overall, though, I think there are lots of good reasons to get them. Just not for me.
I have 4, the one I have that is visible always draws stupid attention from people trying to guess the meaning. Like cyclone_r_gr8 stated, they don't mean a thing. I just liked the stupid design.
That rug really tied the room together, did it not dude?
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I AM curious if anyone has neck/face tats, and if it's affected their life in any way.
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Damn kids these days and their electronic devices. Can't spell anymore.
Don't have one and not getting one. To each their own.
Go Cyclones!!
**** Iowa!!
I have one that I got when I was 18 (which was a looong time ago). My only regret is that I went to a tattoo 'artist' that sucks. I'd like to get a cover up but just haven't got around to it.
Hate em, think most of them are disgusting and a waste of money. Same stance on cigarettes. Sorry to sugar coat it, but that's how I feel.
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Spencer Parsons is an assistant professor in Northwestern University's Radio/TV/Film program. His most recent feature, "Saturday Morning Massacre" was released last summer by XLRator Media and his previous feature, "I'll Come Running" is available from IFC on DVD and on demand at iTunes and SundanceNow.
How did you get involved with Chicago's film scene?
I knew some Chicago filmmakers like Joe and Kris Swanberg and Frank Ross. So it was really nice to move to a place where I knew a few people already, especially folks whose work I really admire.
What do you think Chicago's film climate will be like in a few years?
Hard to say. I think Chicago actually has a larger population of potential investors than a lot of other cities...If some of the current excitement about Hollywood-produced TV shows and feature films here can rub off on investors, so that they will put money into locally generated productions, that could really push things along... I think there's some movement in that direction, but the stakes are really high.
Any Chicago filmmakers we should keep our eye on?
Frank V. Ross... I think his next couple of productions are likely to combine the difficult subject matter he's been working, with talented and recognizable actors who can help take his films to a larger audience.
What has been your favorite film-related experience since coming to Chicago?
Shooting my latest movie. Hands down.
What projects are you working on right now?
I've got another feature in the works --sort of art-horror--and I'm hoping to get a TV series off the ground, a gnarly, exploitation-style series...based on real-life mayhem and murder. The feature is more likely to be a true Chicago-based-and-financed production, but it would be great if the TV series could be based here.


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Bhandaru, M; Kempe, D S; Rotte, A; Capuano, P; Pathare, G; Sopjani, M; Alesutan, I; Tyan, L; Huang, D Y; Siraskar, B; Judenhofer, M S; Stange, G; Pichler, B J; Biber, J; Quintanilla-Martinez, L; Wagner, C A; Pearce, D; Föller, M; Lang, F (2011). Decreased bone density and increased phosphaturia in gene-targeted mice lacking functional serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 3. Kidney International, 80(1):61-67.
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Insulin and growth factors activate the phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase pathway, leading to stimulation of several kinases including serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase isoform SGK3, a transport regulating kinase. Here, we explored the contribution of SGK3 to the regulation of renal tubular phosphate transport. Coexpression of SGK3 and sodium-phosphate cotransporter IIa significantly enhanced the phosphate-induced current in Xenopus oocytes. In sgk3 knockout and wild-type mice on a standard diet, fluid intake, glomerular filtration and urine flow rates, and urinary calcium ion excretion were similar. However, fractional urinary phosphate excretion was slightly but significantly larger in the knockout than in wild-type mice. Plasma calcium ion, phosphate concentration, and plasma parathyroid hormone levels were not significantly different between the two genotypes, but plasma calcitriol and fibroblast growth factor 23 concentrations were significantly lower in the knockout than in wild-type mice. Moreover, bone density was significantly lower in the knockouts than in wild-type mice. Histological analysis of the femur did not show any differences in cortical bone but there was slightly less prominent trabecular bone in sgk3 knockout mice. Thus, SGK3 has a subtle but significant role in the regulation of renal tubular phosphate transport and bone density.Kidney International advance online publication, 30 March 2011; doi:10.1038/ki.2011.67.
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text: Paul Tencher Political Roundtable: Tencher on Democrats' Plight, Chafee's Legacy & Raimondo's Staff Moves By Ian Donnis • Dec 26, 2014 Ian Donnis / RIPR West Warwick native Paul Tencher, who has managed winning Democratic US Senate campaigns in Indiana and Michigan, joins Roundtable to talk about the national challenges facing Democrats; Lincoln Chafee's legacy as governor; the latest administration moves by Governor-elect Gina Raimondo; and more. Reed & Whitehouse Hosting RI Fundraiser for Michigan Senate Candidate Gary Peters Next Week By Ian Donnis • Jun 2, 2014 A bevy of prominent Rhode Island Democrats are hosting a June 12 fundraiser for Michigan Congressman Gary Peters, who is trying to vault into the US Senate seat being vacated by Carl Levin. Tencher joining Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as Campaign Director By Ian Donnis • Mar 19, 2013 Courtesy Paul Tencher West Warwick native Paul Tencher is set to become the campaign director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The move comes after Tencher managed Democrat Joe Donnelly's winning Senate campaign in Indiana over Republican Richard Mourdock last year. Tencher is expected to focus on aiding Democratic Senate candidates in states won last year by Mitt Romney. By email, he says: West Warwick's Tencher at the center of white-hot US Senate fight in Indiana By Ian Donnis • Sep 28, 2012 After years of building his political credentials, West Warwick native Paul Tencher is at the center of one of the nation's closest, hardest-fought US Senate races — the Indiana fight between Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Richard Mourdock.


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JWC TO JOHN FORSTER ; 14 December 1845; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18451214-JWC-JF-01; CL 20: 75-76
Bay House Sunday [14 December 1845]
My dear Mr Forster
A woman is constantly getting warned against following "the impulses of her heart"!—WHY; I never could imagine!—for all the grand blunders I am conscious of having committed in life have resulted from neglecting or gainsaying the impulses of my heart to follow the insights of my understanding or still worse of other understandings And so I am now arrived at this with it, that I have flung my understanding to the dogs and think, do, say, and feel, just exactly as nature prompts me— Well! having just finished the reading of your article on Cromwell1 nature prompts me to take pen and paper, and I tell you that I think it devilishly well done, and quite as meritorious as the book itself—only that there is not so much bulk of it!— Now do not fancy it is my wife-nature that is so excited—I am a bad wife in so far as regards care about what is said of my husbands books in newspapers or elsewhere—I am always so thankful to have them done and out of the house, that the praise or blame they meet with afterwards is of the utmost insignificance to me—it is not then because your article covers him with generous praise that I am so delighted with it, but because it is full of sense and highmindedness of its own and most eloquently written.2 As Mrs Norton3 would say "I love you for writing it"—only nobody will impute to me a fraudulent use of that word! My pen—all pens here refuse to write intelligibly— We are to come in a fortnight hence and hope to see you then ever yours affectionately J C. Love to the Macreadys


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SHADYSIDE - For the Shadyside Tigers it's 9-0, one to go.
After Friday night's 48-20 dismantling of Bridgeport at Fleming Field, all that stands between Shadyside and the school's third 10-0 season and second consecutive unblemished regular season is a home encounter with Barnesville.
"(Back in August), I didn't think we'd be here," Shadyside head coach Mark Holenka confessed. "But, it's sure nice to be here. I just told our seniors to enjoy the next two home games because they'll be the biggest of your life."
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SHADYSIDE'S Scott Hammond wraps up Bridgeport's Dakota Gabel during the first half of Friday's game at Fleming Field. Shadyside rolled to a 48-20 victory. Additional images may be found at cu.timesleaderonline.com
Shadyside had wrapped up a berth in the inaugural Division VII playoff field after a win against Wheeling Central two weeks ago. It firmly wrapped up a home game after last week's win against Union Local and the victory against Bridgeport all but seals the OVAC Class 2A title, which would be the Tigers' third in four years.
Bridgeport, meanwhile, has now dropped four in a row and seven out of eight. The Bulldogs (2-7) will conclude their regular season next Friday at home against Cameron.
"We'll get back to work Monday, work hard this week and try to close out the season with a win," said Bridgeport head coach Rudy Vavrock.
Once again, the Tigers didn't do anything fancy.
They simply did what works best for them and that's running the ball behind that massive and talented offensive line with their three-headed backfield monster of quarterback Austin Dorris, tailback Eric Howell and fullback Chris Littell.
The trio combined for 225 yards on 26 carries and scored six touchdowns. Dorris carried just three times for 87 yards and two touchdowns. In the process, he went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season.
Dorris' touchdown runs covered 16 and 65 yards
Littell led the way with 104 yards on 14 carries and he scored twice. He scored the final touchdown of the first half and the first score of the third quarter on runs of 3 and 9 yards, respectively.
Howell finished with just 34 yards on nine rushes. His two touchdown runs covered 1 and 5 yards.
"They're really hard to stop once they get it going," said Vavrock. "They've got three guys who can run the ball. They're a playoff team and they play like it. This is one of the more physical Shadyside teams that I can remember because they just come right at you."
The physicality not only comes from the aforementioned backs, but also the Tigers' line, which is comprised of Zach Meadows, Colton Campbell, Cory Banco, Hunter Hammond and Jacob Spencer.
The Tigers' first team scored on all seven of its possessions before Holenka put in his younger players after the first series of the third quarter. After each touchdown, Mason Campbell was perfect on the point after.
"It was a workmanlike effort," Holenka said. "After the first half, we decided we'd play (the first unit) one series each way and then get them out of there. I don't worry about the points because I want the kids to grow, get a little better and get some experience. Our younger kids deserve to play because they're the ones who give us a look all week."
Despite Holenka's hopes to get some opportunities to work on the passing game, Dorris threw only four passes, landing half for 37 yards.
"When you get a lead too quick, you have to watch what you do (offensively)," Holenka said. "We don't want to rub any salt in any wounds, so we'll work on our passing game on Tuesday through Thursday on the practice field."
Bridgeport, which definitely fought to the bitter end, scored all three of its touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
The first Bulldogs' touchdown came on a highlight reel style catch on a pass from Bailey McGrath to Dakota Gabel. The pass hit Gabel in the chest, ricocheted off a Tigers' defender and back into Gabel's arms for the touchdown.
Patrick Britton scored on a 1-yard run and Gabel, who accounted for 118 yards of offense, including 84 rushing, closed the scoring with a 53-yard burst.
Bridgeport's Benjamin Behnke was good on two PAT kicks.
The Tigers' final score was a 39-yard run by Stevie Doughty in the fourth quarter.
Shadyside's defense picked off McGrath three times. Dorris, Jake Duvall and Cody Hawthorne all pilfered passes. Scott Hammond also turned in a fine defensive performance.


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American Movie Reviews
Release Date: Sep 01, 2010
Genre: Suspense/ThrillerDrama
Rating: (R)
User reviews on American
Don't waste your time and money on this boring, shallow, lifeless attempt at artistic film making. Some of the directing was interesting, but the script was pathetic, the plot was non-existent, and the pace was sooooo slow that my wife actually fell asleep about one third of the way through the film. I found I didn't really care about any of the characters and it didn't matter that many of the critical questions within the plot were left unanswered at the conclusion of the film. This is supposed to be a thriller but it is devoid of thrills unless you call watching Clooney having sex with a hooker a thrill. This film disappointed on all fronts and has no redeeming qualities.
Dull, boring, could not wait for it to be over. You might as well flush your hard earned dollars down the toilet! Non-plot, non-dialoque, non-action. . . the kind of movie you make in an afternoon in your garage. It's an hour and a half of your life you will never get back. George needs to see a good action movie he made a few years ago. . ."The Peacekeeper".
This is the first movie in a long time that drove patrons out of the theater within fifteen minutes of the movie's start.
The only redeeming factors I could find were the beautiful scenes of Italy and the lovely actresses.
If you want good substantive dialogue (any dialogue for that matter) or an intriguing plot you won't get it with this movie. Instead of paying to see this movie with your hard earned dollars, I would suggest two aspirin and a quick nap instead. Your dreams would have to be better no matter what subject made up their content.
Boaring! not an exciting spy movie. Just a slow pointless introspection of an aging spy/arms dealer (it never explains exactly what it is).
He's an assassin - - Get it? And he's tired, he wants out, and I think Clooney did a great job in portraying the American. The scenes were beautiful, the tunnel ride long and dark, as his life must be, a priest, a beautiful woman,' the low to no music in many of the scenes', leaves an aura of fatigue and 'wanting out'.
I liked it, and I understood his job, but some people just didn't get it!
This movie is pure self indulgence on the part of Mr. Clooney. This was not made with his female fans in mind. It was a very boring movie including the poor sex scenes(no excitement at all). When the movie ended, someone in the audience yelled "what a rip off!" and the whole theater broke out laughing. Most comments were about how boring the whole thing was.
This film is not what you would expect and therefore worth seeing.
This is an "art" film with a twist, it is suspensful and the tension is created very well by Clooney. I was very impressed with Clooney's performance and while he may not get an Oscar nomination, it was one of the performances I have ever seen him give.
The film is beautifly photographed and if you have traveled much in Europe especialy in France or Italy, you will be drawn into this uniqely European backdrop.
If you want unplausible, over the top violence then this is not the film for you. If you want a study of a complicated human who "wants out" from under a horrible past, this film is a must see.
Ironic that a movie so European in feel should be called The American. Unlike most American films that would treat this story as a reason for massive gunfights and chases, Anton Corbjin's film takes it more cerebral, which gives us an interesting perspective into this character as portrayed by George Clooney, an actor who keeps proving that he can transcend his movie star status.
Clooney plays Jack, an assassin hiding out in the Italian mountains. He is charged by a female assassin with making a weapon for her. He also spends his time with a prostitute and a priest. You can smell cliched redemption story here, but that's not what Clooney and Corbjin are going for. This is a existential character study. Clooney's Jack is a man alone. Long stretches of the film have him meticulously working on the weapon, exercising in a barren apartment, observing.
And this is what the movie is. Clooney is observing, but we are observing him, and he's gotten to a point in his career where his face can transmit emotions that he doesn't need words for. This movie is not for everyone. It's slow (at times, too slow), but for people like me who grew up watching these kinds of films, it's a nice throwback.
Its a love story. Some will look at that and laugh others will scoff but it is in its most basic sense. He wanted out, as do all hit men that have movies made about them, and there is always a love interest. I think it was one of Clooney's best works and I gotta say the chicks were pretty hot. Overall it was a good movie, good date movie. A keeper.
Old tired story, slow long shots of car travelling a desolate landscape on a one lane road, close-ups of George sitting at tables in cafes & apt with a cliche ending. Yawn...
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David Duchovny and Tea Leoni's marriage is legally over, according to CBS News on Monday. This is the couple's second split. Duchovny and Leoni have reportedly been separated again for over three years, and Duchovny secretly filed for divorce in June.
Duchovny and Leoni married in 1997 and split for the first time 18 months later when Duchovny checked himself into rehab for sex addiction. TMZ reports that the first separation was brief. Despite their reconciliation, the couple's marriage was once again plagued with problems in 2011, causing them to split for a second time.
In 2012, Duchovny publicly announced that he was still married to Leoni but separated. However, in June of this year, the 54-year-old former "X-Files" actor filed for divorce, citing an irretrievable breakdown of their relationship. Apparently, Duchovny and his 48-year-old estranged wife, Leoni, settled the divorce terms on their own.
Duchovny has agreed to pay $40,000 a month in spousal support to his ex-wife and upcoming "Madam Secretary" star, Leoni. According to the divorce terms, Leoni will have primary custody of the couple's two children, Kyd Miller, 12, and Madelaine West, 15. Duchovny will pay over $8000 a month in child support and will be responsible for the children's other expenses.
Duchovny and Leoni reportedly first met during a pre-interview dinner organized by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." After only an eight-week courtship, the couple married. At the time, Duchovny was still starring in the popular science fiction series "The X-Files" and, in 2008, he came clean about his sex addiction. Leoni has never spoken publicly about their marital problems, and it's not known exactly what caused the couple's second split.


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On Feb. 7 ABC shares a touching story of a random act of kindness that made a fun night for a couple of seniors all the more special. With the senior school dance looming, mom, Michele Powell, didn't want her daughter to go alone by circumstance, just because she has Downs Syndrome. To ensure that she had a good time, she put in a call to the co-coordinator of the dance to inquire as to whether there would be any boys at the school that would be willing to take her daughter, Mikala, to the school dance.
The boys were told that if they chose to go, there would be no benefit to them in the form of awards, plaques, gifts, nothing. They were just doing it out of the goodness of their hearts as a random act of kindness. In all, after the call was made my Mrs. Powell, 15 boys volunteered to take her daughter to the dance. Damon Keizer was the lucky man selected to take Mikala.
When Michele told her neighbor, who also had a special needs daughter in the same grade, she was skeptical that her daughter could go to the prom with date. She made the call, and within 10 minutes Aaron Dondas called her back and said that he would love to take her daughter, Victoria, to the dance and make it something special for her. Aaron says about his random act of kindness;
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For years now the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District has been dumping millions of gallons of raw sewage into Lake Michigan.
We have spent over a billion on a "deep tunnel" that doesn't work during a heavy rain.
Scott Walker says we should separate the sewers in Milwaukee, the cause of the problem. This can be done over the next 30 years, as they need replacing. So we can FINALLY stop dumping shit into the lake.
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The story focuses on four friends - Adi, Roy, Manav and Boman - who decide to make money by investing in buildings. The highest buildings they find are the "KBC" building, and decide to hire an investor to bid for it. They find an investor, who is later kidnapped by the owner of the building, Kabir. When Kabir finds out that the four friends are coming to rescue the investor, he decides to get his two girlfriends, Kiya and Kamini to play the 'love game' with Adi and Roy. The four really fall in love, and create an enemy in Kabir. The two couples, and the two disabled friends, all six together decide to get back on Kabir in the most hilarious and mayhem-ic ways they can think of. Double your love for them in, Double Dhamaal
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We have another birthday today. On the behalf of the Stretty Rant team, I would like to wish a very happy birthday to Nani! The Portuguese winger turns 24 today. Where has the time gone since he was a young, inconsistent prospect? Now he's one of the stars in our squad.
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On behalf of the entire Stretty Rant team, I would like to wish Paul Scholes a happy birthday! The English midfielder turns 36 today.
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Recently, I predicted that within eighteen months Chris Smalling would be called up to the England squad following what I believe to be an impressive couple of outings for United since his move from Fulham that was agreed in January of this year. However, I was quite shocked, considering I made this prediction a mere month ago, to find that our young centre half has been called up to the full England squad to face France this week. Smalling is yet to start a Premier League match for United but has in three of United's four Champions League matches. So I'm asking the question – is Smalling the next big thing?
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The second episode of the Stretford-End.com team's vodcast, featuring Yolkie, Kyle and Doron discussing the game at Aston Villa where Manchester United recovered in typical fashion from 2 goals down to equalise, and how that attitude has served them well in the past. Also, the team discuss Wayne Rooney's impending return to the side and if he can walk straight back in, as well as the search for Ole Solskjaer's successor and whether or not we support Ian Holloway in his crusade against a possible fine for fielding a weakened side.
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Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United Match Report
Nemanja Vidic scored an 85th minute equaliser to rescue a point for Manchester United who displayed trademark resolve to rally from 2 goals down and escape from Villa Park with their long unbeaten run intact. With the club having recently celebrated Sir Alex Ferguson's 24th year in charge, the team once again demonstrated that sometimes just the will to win can be the single most determining and thrilling attribute, in sports.
Aston Villa vs. Manchester United Match Preview
Fixtures against Aston Villa have been a mixed bag of disappointment and excitement in recent seasons, the last of which ended with United lifting the Carling Cup at Wembley. Just a few weeks prior to that cup glory, United were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against the Villans after Nani's sending off. And before that United fell to a 1-0 loss against Villa in December. Of course, there's been plenty of highlights too. Paul Scholes' volley at Villa Park in the 06-07 campaign comes to mind. And of course, who could forget when Kiko Macheda introduced himself to the world in April 2009? There's no telling what this match may have in store for us.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United Match Report
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Short and Sweet (page 3 of 3)
by Jack Ruttle
The Bigger, The Better
Most people seem to prefer their sweet cherries large. And there are good reasons for that. Bigger cherries are much easier to pick, for one thing. But they also usually taste better. That's because cherries, as a rule, tend to set too many fruits. And when a tree oversets, the fruit stays smaller and doesn't develop as sweet or as full a flavor. Ripening is often delayed, too.
It isn't practical to thin cherries by hand the way we do larger fruits like apples or peaches. But there are two ways around the problem. You can plant very large-fruited varieties. "When cherries are very big, it's usually because the variety is somehow self-thinning, for some pollination biology reasons that we don't yet fully understand," says Geneva's Bob Anderson. 'Summit' is one of the best-flavored large varieties. It was introduced by the Summerland fruit research station in British Columbia, and, surprisingly, is somewhat crack resistant, perhaps because the flesh is a little soft. It's very popular with commercial growers in France, according to David Lane, the cherry breeder at Summerland. Another gigantic cherry is 'Royalton', released by the Geneva, New York, experiment station. 'Royalton' also has exceptionally fine flavor, though it's too new to say how widely adapted it will prove to be.
The other way to get bigger cherries is to reduce the crop load - not by thinning - by pruning. Cherries fruit on short-lived buds at the base of one-year-old wood and on long-lived spurs that develop higher up on that same wood during the second season. Lighten the crop load by cutting out two- and three-year-old branches. In general, the best time to prune cherries is late summer. Where spring frosts are a serious threat to the cherry crop, however, a good tactic is to save some pruning for the days right after bloom - when you can assess how high the losses from the frost are - but before the trees leaf out, according to Ed Proebsting in Washington.
A Perfect Ten
Sweet cherries on short trees will revolutionize home cherry growing. Commercial growers will probably plant these new cherry trees on wire trellises, and gardeners should consider doing the same. Tying the tree to a framework helps to restrict the size even more and to push the tree into early fruiting. Trellised cherries are also easier to cover with bird-proof netting.
One of the fundamentals in fruit growing is that the smaller the tree, the easier it is to grow the fruit to perfection with a minimum of spraying and time spent. Paradoxically, smaller trees always translate to bigger crops per square foot of space. So as we shrink our cherry trees, we gain not only higher yields, but the opportunity to try even more varieties. And I don't know about you, but I'm starting with the biggest, most richly flavored one I can find - flavor fatigue sounds pretty good to me!


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SANTA ANA – The City Council on Monday night appointed the chief of police to take over as interim city manager next month.
Chief Paul Walters will take over from Dave Ream, who is retiring May 31 after 25 years as Santa Ana's city manager. A search for a permanent replacement for Ream, 66, is under way.
The council made the interim appointment during a special closed meeting, after which Walters accepted, said Maria Huizar, clerk of the council.
Walters, 65, has been Santa Ana's police chief since 1988. He will continue in that role while serving as interim city manager, he said in a telephone interview.
"Dave's done a tremendous job, and I'm just happy to help this city any way I can," Walters said. "I can't say enough about him and how difficult it will be to follow in his footsteps, even temporarily."
While he is city manager, Walter said, he will hand much of the decision-making at the Police Department to his deputies there but will remain involved.
"I'll still be over there as needed to make sure things run smoothly," Walters said. "As many things as possible that don't require my personal attention, I'll rely on the staff."
Walters said he expects to continue as police chief after the city hires a permanent city manager. "I don't plan on leaving for many years," he said. "It's really where my heart is and what I love doing."
Details on his salary during the interim period haven't been worked out, Walters said. Ream's annual salary is $262,272, while Walters' salary as police chief is $223,284, according to city records.
The city's chain of command calls for the police chief to take over if there is no city manager or deputy city manager, said Councilwoman Michele Martinez. Cynthia Nelson, the deputy city manager and head of redevelopment, retired in February.
An executive search firm, Bob Murray & Associates, has been retained to find a replacement for Ream. The search is expected to last about six months, Martinez said.