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Im also happy to see that James is in there early. Hopefully he will have a very productive season.
Im also happy to see that James is in there early. Hopefully he will have a very productive season.
> and with Curry working out all off season as well
Is that an assertion (as in "I hear Eddy Curry has been working out all summer") or a hope (as in "I hope Eddy Curry has been working out all summer")?
If the former (which we all hope), where have you heard this?
I hope to hear that Dolan was fired, and Marbury and Francis have been bought out...lets gut the team start from scratch....
It's what I heard on MSG in the Summer league where Isiah sent Mark Aguirre to Chicago to workout with Curry during the summer because as Isiah said, "Curry will be the deciding factor in if he will keep his job or not".Originally Posted by nixon7
I also read it in one of the local NY papers around the same time as well...
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The 2010 U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash. was supposed to be the crowning achievement on Alissa Czisny's résumé.
As the reigning national champion, she had history on her side. Every American ladies champion since 1955 who won the title the year prior to an Olympic Games had earned a spot on the Olympic team the following season. But Czisny had a disastrous outing at nationals and landed in 10th place.
Back home in Detroit, Mich., Czisny stepped away from skating to contemplate her future in the sport.
"In that time, I really searched inside myself to find what it was I wanted to do," she recalled. "I decided that I wanted to not only continue skating, but also to continue competing. The one thing that I remember thinking was that I couldn't leave skating knowing that I hadn't reached my potential. I didn't want to have any regrets."
Czisny made the difficult decision to part ways with longtime coach Julianne Berlin and turned to former World champion Yuka Sato to take charge of her skating career.
"I had worked with Yuka in the past while I was skating with Julie. I looked elsewhere, trying to determine what would be best for me and where would be the best place for me to be," Czisny explained.
"I really felt in my heart that this was where I wanted to be. Really, the only thing was whether or not Yuka would accept me as a student."
Sato and her husband, Jason Dungjen, took on the battle-worn skater. The first order of business was to change her jump technique.
"After the Stars on Ice tour, we spent the rest of the summer working on the basics, which was frustrating," Czisny admitted. "But it was a good challenge for me. I enjoyed thinking about all the little things that I needed to do in order to make my jumps stronger.
"It made me realize that in the past I didn't have as much technique to think about on the jumps, and all of a sudden I had all of these things to remember about body position and such. That gave me something to begin to rely upon."
Her jump technique was not the only thing that changed over the summer. "I finally realized that my results in skating didn't define who I am as a person," Czisny explained. "Just because I had a bad skate didn't mean I was a failure, or because I had a good skate, that I was a better person because of it. Being able to separate the two freed me to believe in myself and my skating."
Czisny also began to believe that she could be a factor on the competitive stage.
With these new weapons in her arsenal, the 23-year-old headed to Skate Canada, her first competition last season.
It is the only Grand Prix event at which she has ever claimed a title.
"Going into the competition, I didn't really feel prepared because I had made so many changes," Czisny admitted. "I felt that there was so much more that I still wanted to improve on before competing. I was extremely nervous because it was my first competition since nationals."
Czisny won the competition, capturing her first Grand Prix title in five years with two of her best performances in recent memory.
"It was so sweet for me to be able to win another Grand Prix in Canada, where I'd won my first one five years before," Czisny said. "I felt as though the results of that competition were a reassurance that I had made the right choices."
She headed to the Midwestern Sectional Championships and earned a berth to compete at the U.S. Championships.
Though Czisny placed third at Trophée Eric Bompard and earned a berth at the Grand Prix Final, she felt she could have skated better.
"I was not happy with my performances in France. Neither program was good, but I learned many things from the competition," Czisny said. "My intention was to qualify for the final, and that's exactly what I accomplished. I was motivated to work even harder for the final."
The most important event on Czisny's November calendar was the wedding of her twin sister, Amber.
"The wedding was beautiful, and Amber looked like a princess," Czisny said of her sibling, who is a figure skating coach. "I was thrilled to see \her so happy and to be her maid of honor.
"The wedding took place the week between sectionals and Trophée Eric Bompard, so I didn't have to choose between competing and attending the wedding."
Czisny headed to the final in China as a bona fide contender in what was perhaps one of the most important competitions in her career.
"The last time I qualified for the final, I felt I wasn't good enough to be there," Czisny admitted. "This time I felt as though I belonged, and that I was equally capable of winning as any of the other five girls."
After taking the lead in the short program, Czisny held on to take the title with a respectable free skate, earning personal best scores in both phases of the event.
"Even though I went into the competition with the goal of winning, I was still a bit surprised that I actually won something as prestigious as the final," she said with a hint of pride. "I felt as though I'd proved to myself and others that I truly was capable of being a better skater than I had been in the past. I was indeed a new Alissa.
"While that was certainly an amazing feeling, the most important thing I took away from the competition was that I learned I was capable of doing what I needed to do exactly when I needed to do it, even under intense pressure."
In late January, Czisny headed to Greensboro, N.C. as one of the favorites to win the U.S. title. She did not disappoint. Her programs last season, designed to showcase the maturity of her skating, were in stark contrast to her usual, prototypical, balletic, character-driven persona.
The free skate in particular played to Czisny's newfound confidence and was hailed as the signature piece of her career.
"When Pasquale Camerlengo [her choreographer] and I first began to look for music, we wanted something different," she said. "We found another piece that would have been quite a departure for me, but we decided against it. When Pasquale played George Winston's 'Winter Into Spring,' my eyes lit up. I knew exactly what I wanted to skate to."
Czisny's goal was to project the feeling that her skating was actually creating the music, rather than to just be seen as a competitor skating to a piece of music. At two especially poignant moments in that long program, Czisny used her hand as a wand, as if she were a conductor swirling notes into a musical cauldron and bringing them to life.
She received a standing ovation and claimed the title, her second in three years.
"I was overwhelmed with emotion as I finished the program. I thought back over everything that I'd experienced the last year. I was happy for my coaches, after all they had done to help me.
Czisny was tired when she headed to Taipei City two weeks later to compete at the Four Continents Championships. The stress of nationals and an almost 24-hour trip to Asia took their toll. Czisny landed in fifth place.
"I had put so much of myself into nationals that I was emotionally exhausted and not quite ready to train and compete again," she admitted. "It was my fault for not being prepared mentally to compete in Taipei."
Determined to be better prepared for the World Championships, Czisny returned home and threw herself into training.
When she learned that there was a possibility that Worlds could be cancelled, Csizny said she was devastated. "It had been my goal all year and I did not want to finish the season without being able to go to Worlds."
Czisny said she was excited that Worlds were relocated to Moscow. "At this point I am just happy that Worlds is being held anywhere," Czisny told IFS in late March. "I have been to Russia several times and I enjoy skating there so I am excited to go to Moscow and I am hoping to do well."
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HL1250 for Mac OS X
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- The hl1250-foomatic package includes cups-o-matic, and foomatic PPDs for 8 Brother printers. This package requires, but does not include, GPL Ghostscript for Mac OS X.
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- GPL Ghostscript is an open-source PostScript interpreter that includes integrated support for the CUPS printing system in Mac OS X. It is the replacement for ESP Ghostscript.
GPL Ghostscript is required for all users. It is not necessary to install Ghostsccript more than once.
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HL1250 is an open-source printer driver for Ghostscript supporting 8 Brother printers. On Mac OS X, printing with HL1250 requires Ghostscript (an open-source PostScript interpreter), cups-o-matic (a CUPS filter script), and a foomatic PPD for each supported printer. All this may sound complicated, but rest assured, to print with HL1250 all you to need know is how to download and run the installer and set up your printer in Print Center. Just follow the easy instructions below.
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To add a USB printer, Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) users should open the Printer Setup Utility and click on the Add icon at the top of the Printer List window. A new window will open. In that window, click the Default Browser icon at the top left. Highlight your printer in the section below. Use the "Print Using" pop-up menu near the bottom of the window to select the correct PPD for your printer and click Add.
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The weather's warming up and the sun is supposed to shine, so grab that leash and head out for some fun! Here are some of the happenings for the next two weeks.
Of course, this is the big weekend for the Detroit Kennel Club. Saturday and Sunday, March 6 – 7 is the annual Detroit Kennel Club Dog Show at Cobo Center, 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI. Price: $12 adults, $8 seniors and children younger than 12, free for children younger than 2. There will be all kinds, sizes and shapes of dogs along with vendors.
On Sunday March 7th from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm the non-profit group, Internet Min Pin Service, IMPS, will be having a Blessing of the Pets and Pet Expo. The event is being held at the Centerline Masonic Lodge, 8120 Nine Mile Rd., Warren MI. The Expo is free to the public. The Blessing of the Pets will be at 1:00 pm and it's a $3 donation per pet for a blessing and a certificate. There will also be a pet physic; trainer; a Certified Animal Chiropractor; Holistic Nurse; Pet Taxi; all natural pet products and several dog rescues with animals for adoption.
On Thursday, March 11th, Canine To Five's PUPPY MANNERS CLASS starts at 7:30 pm. This class will meet for 4 weeks, for dogs 10-20 weeks, and the cost is $100. This is a great opportunity to socialize your baby dog and learn the skills you'll need to raise a happy well mannered pooch. Space is limited in this class so sign up today. Contact Canine to Five at 313-831-3647.
On Saturday March 13, bring your dogs out to march in the Royal Oak St. Patrick's Day Parade, 11:30 am, 709 N. Washington Ave., Royal Oak, MI. The Norman O'Brien Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will host the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Royal Oak and dogs are welcome. Several Meetup groups, including the Metro Detroit Bichon Frise Meetup Group, the Troy All Dogs Play Group, and the Detroit Area Dachshund Meetup Group will be marching in the parade. The dogs are sponsored by The Uppity Puppy in Royal Oak. Don't forget to dress up your furry friends and yourself in green!
Also on Saturday March 13, Town Village Sterling Heights Pet Therapy Meetup will be meeting at 10:30 am in Sterling Heights, MI to visit the seniors at Town Village. You can join the group for free at meetup.com.
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I did follow all the steps appear on other threads. My default gateway is 192.0.0.1. Pinging to it is positive, opening this url in browser brings me to the router login page. Adding my localhost port brings a 502 http error .
I'm running my VM in bridged mode, without "replicating physical network connection state"
I tested the traffic using fiddler, and he responded that "No connections could be made because the target machine actively refused it"
I disabled firewall in both sides. I also disabled proxy in IE browser, and ran ipconfig /release & /renew.
Than I thought- lets try accessing my pc from my vmware. I see it in my network but the folder isn't accessible. Other yes. Other people here in my job can access my pc, without any problems.
I have no idea where more to go or to try. Hope someone here might be able to help me. Thank you!
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Rewinding the Buffalo win
When a skill player had a fumbling problem back in high school and college their coaches usually encouraged them (or forced, your choice) to carry around a football 24-7 to stress the importance of ball security.
Walk with it. Eat with it. Sleep with it. See if you can bath with it.
Ricky Williams might want to get reacquainted with the pigskin on an intimate basic considering he's now fumbled the football FOUR times this season. Last Sunday's fumble, which took place with the Dolphins in scoring territory, was the first he'd actually lost one. But is there anything worse than a tailback who puts the ball on the ground?….
Since I'm on the offense, the Dolphins used a couple of new wrinkles in the Wildcat against the Bills. Tight end Anthony Fasano was put in motion, stopped just outside the left side of the offensive line to block, and Ronnie Brown ran to his left a few times against the Bills. A fullback was also put in the Wildcat backfield to block.
There are a couple of other plays the Dolphins will likely build off those new wrinkle, and we'll likely see it against the Broncos, which are HORRIBLE against the run. Denver's allowing a whopping 154.6 rushing yards per game.
There's usually a new wrinkle added to the Wildcat each week, which is purposely done to maximize the opponent's prep time on the gimmicky formation. Two weekends ago against the Ravens the Dolphins ran the Wildcat with Chad Pennington in there as the primary ball handler, and he threw out of it. Same formation, they just threw the ball and Brown got a couple of end around hand-offs. The point is to keep the opponent guessing, and spending time preparing for what's to come.
By my amateur estimations, and based on discussion I had with a former NFL offensive coordinator, preparing for the Wildcat should eat up at least four hours of film review, and weekly practice prep-time from each opponents defense. That's at least four hours they aren't spending breaking down, or preparing for the base offense….
Since we're talking strategy, teams have been using a no huddle offense verses the Dolphins defense the past two games and it's been very successful at preventing the defense from making their usual personnel switches, and causing breakdowns in communication. Against the Bills the Dolphins wasted a timeout because of those breakdowns. Some of Buffalo's biggest plays came after they went no huddle. The coaches and players need to address this quickly because it's going to become more common….
Early in Sunday's game cornerback Will Allen hurt the same sore left knee he's been nursing for the past two weeks. Considering knee injuries rarely get better without a scope (my left one is painful proof of this) the Dolphins might want to have Allen take it easy early in the week for precautionary reasons. This team can't afford to lose its top cornerback considering the limited depth at that position, even before Michael Lehan went on the IR.
Last week's re-signing of Joey Thomas, who had a decent exhibition season, helps. But it's a Bandaid. The Trifecta should be surveying practice squads for a developmental cornerback to steal, and tryout him out for a couple of weeks….
On Marshawn Lynch's 19-yard run in the first quarter Paul Soliai was in the game, and Matt Roth failed to set the edge, allowing Lynch to bounce outside. Most of Buffalo's bigger runs came from their backs bouncing it to the outside. The Dolphins have had this issue for three straight weeks considering Houston, Baltimore and Buffalo each rushed for over 100 yards doing the same thing….
I found it interesting that both of Joey Porter's sacks came with this inevitable Pro Bowler serving as a hand in the dirty defensive end on a three-man rush, which means the two sacks he got were partly coverage sacks. To Porter's credit, he took on two blockers on both plays and used sheer effort to beat the left tackle getting to Trent Edwards.
It appears Ikechuku Ndukwe is regressing. He spent a lot of Sunday's game against Buffalo off his feet. Evan Mathis and Ndukwe are splitting their reps with the starting offensive line, rotating every two series. To be fair, Mathis struggled at times in pass blocking. If Ndukwe doesn't pick it up he might end up losing his starting spot. For now the best strategy is to continue playing both and praying Donald Thomas comes back healthy, fit, and hungry next season….
To spell Roth for a few snaps the Dolphins are using Porter on the strong side and having Charlie Anderson enter the game on the weakside for a couple of snaps per game. I'm guessing they did this 20 times against the Bills. I've felt Anderson's presence in that role. He got close to a couple of sacks against the Bills but couldn't finish.
Speaking of not finishing, Vonnie Holliday has come close to registering a couple of sacks the past two weeks, but has either failed to finish, or got held. He finally drew a holding call last Sunday. Holliday better start getting to the quarterback or he'll give the Trifecta an excuse to unload his relatively high salary this coming offseason. So far this season he's contributed 22 tackles and half a sack splitting reps with rookie DE Phillip Merling, who has accounted for 15 tackles and one sack.
Based on effort and performance, my two favorite players on this 2008 Dolphins team are Justin Smiley and Randy Starks. (You know I love that line play). Smiley is the lead pulling guard for the Dolphins, and is having a Pro Bowl season. He can often be found making key blocks on the second level. He's rarely on the ground, and rarely misses his blocks and produces a leak. Just watch him against Denver on Sunday and you'll see what I'm talking about. He's No. 65.
As for Starks, he must lead this team in plays per snap. When Starks in the game either as an end or tackle something positive usually happens for the defense. For instance, Will Allen's interception was produced by a hit and tip Starks made on Edwards.
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I have to admit it. I have been a cooking show addict for many many years. I may be dating myself but I can remember the day when there was no such thing as a Food Network. The only cooking shows to be found were on PBS and highlighted the brilliant yet sometimes confusing recipes of Julia Child and a very young Jaques Pepin. These days we have our pick of a variety of culturally diverse shows as well as shows designed to meet every culinary budget. How can one possibly come up with the top ten shows available today? Well, the first criteria should be simplicity of instruction. Just how well can the host explain the art of complex cookery? Then, the topics should be varied and accessible to many different types of cooks. An entire series on curry, perhaps, would be a little limiting in scope and appeal. With that in mind, after the many hours I have spent watching endless recipes being played out, I humbly suggest that the top ten cooking shows today are as follows;
10. $40 a day with Rachel Ray
Let's face it. We may all be a little tired of Rachel Ray. I mean she was cool a few years back. But now she has the backing of Oprah and has become a mega Brand of her own. This show was taped back when she was still the little simple Rachel from the backwoods of up state New York. Her mission every week was to visit a new city and eat an entire day's worth of meals while spending under under $40. Most days she would manage to eat more than I could put away in a week. Her trips were intriguing though because you managed to get a snapshot into places you'd like to visit or reminisce over places you've been.
9. Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krueger
While her recipes can sometimes get a bit mundane, Ellie Krueger really does get across the every day healthy cooking methods that most families can incorporate into their busy lifestyles. She is not flashy but very clear, concise, methodical and dependable. Just like a nice healthy serving of Edamame.
8. Paula's Home Cooking with Paula Deen
I must admit that Paula's style of cooking does not really fit in with my lifestyle. I am not from the South and I do not usually have the time to whip up massive meals for family and friends. But if I did, I would do it up just like Paula Deen. She has a personality that is larger than life and a heart of gold. Plus, her personal story is a very inspirational one. I'd love to be a guest at one of her dinner parties!
7. Semi Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee
Now, normally, this kind of show would not be my cup of tea. I'm all about making simple but healthy meals from scratch. But something about the way Sandra Lee puts a menu together is really comprehensive. And I mean, she designs the whole enchilada (no pun intended) from her "table scapes" as she calls them, (a very elaborate and fun way of decorating your table to meet your theme), to very fancy and intricate cocktails that match each meal. Plus, she manages to put it all together with some store bought products and make it all look genuine and home made, or well, semi home made.
6. Boy Meets Grill with Bobby Flay
Now, if I had my way, I would list the original "Hot off the Grill with Bobby Flay." It was awesomely under produced. Just Bobby and his sidekick partner Jacqui Malouf. They made a great pair, just hanging out at an outside bar, blending up some cocktails and grilling up some summer bites. Alas, the Bobby Flay we have now is much more polished and shiny. His current shows are very well done, however, and this one seems to capture the simplicity of the earlier Bobby Flay. Plus, I have a whopper of a crush on the guy. I'd pretty much watch him wash the dishes on prime time television.
5. Guys Big Bite
OK, again, this is not really a cooking show, but a show about restaurants around America that serve some of the best All American Food that you have ever seen. The reason this show made the list is because every time I watch his show I am incredibly awed by how mouth-watering the food looks and also by Guy Fieri's ability to eat absolutely everything that is unhealthy for you and still look pretty good. Really, it's just a great show to scope out some of the country's best "simple" restaurants.
4. Barefoot Contessa with Ina Garten
I dare you to watch this show and not want to move to New England and grow hydrangeas by your back door. I just want to be her friend and get invited over to her simple yet to-die-for kitchen in the Hamptons. I can promise you that nobody makes a roast chicken look better. Her simple recipes are packed with the best ingredients and she makes every meal look simply delicious. In my next life I want to be her.
3. Giada at Home
Again, it's kind of all about the host. Sure she makes simple and beautiful Italian dishes from her glorious yet simple home kitchen. But it's her relaxing and warm demeanor that really draws you in. She's like a cooking show version of Xanax. Plus, my husband admires the way she always has a low-cut shirt on. I guess it can't hurt her ratings. Still she is utterly nonthreatening and delicious to watch.
2. Good Eats with Alton Brown
If you can get over his decidedly bizarre sense of humor and his wacky sketches featuring his "family" and friends, this might just be the most informative cooking show that has been produced to date. It focuses on the science behind cooking yet still manages to make quite a few daunting techniques seem simple. This is a show worth watching for both the experienced and inexperienced cook.
1. Nigella Bites
My favorite part about Nigella's shows (other than her complete and utter contempt for skimping on butter and fat) is that she is always talking about what foods are great for a hangover. I mean, that's a real person. I trust her to give me some reliable advice. She also throws in great recipes for Bloody Mary's for "the day after." Doesn't she sound like a hoot. She manages to make roasted lamb with potatoes look like the best thing that's ever been created. Not to mention that every show ends with her scavenging her fridge for a late night snack. I need more friends like that.


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Evaluation of the Research Agenda for Rehabilitation Nursing
From 1993 to 1995, under the direction of the board of directors of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN), the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation (RNF) created a research agenda for the field, which was published in 1996. The goal of the agenda was to identify a broad range of issues in rehabilitation practice that could be examined to advance the scientific knowledge base. Ten years later, the board of directors of ARN directed RNF to evaluate and update the agenda. A committee of three ARN members was formed to undertake this task. This article reports the committee's evaluation of the 1996 Rehabilitation Nursing Research Agenda. A separate article reports on the process of revising the agenda.
The profession of nursing has a rich history of research. Beginning with Florence Nightingale's work in epidemiology (Nightingale, 1859/1946) and continuing throughout the last century, nurse researchers have explored the breadth and depth of the profession. Many organizations have established research priorities, including the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR; 2005) and Sigma Theta Tau International (2005). Since the 1970s, several nursing specialty organizations, such as the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and the Oncology Nursing Society among others, have set research priorities for their specialties (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 2004; Berry, 2003).
In 1993, the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation (RNF), under the direction of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN), initiated a process to develop a research agenda for rehabilitation nursing (Gordon, Sawin, & Basta, 1996). The goal of the agenda was to "identify the gaps in rehabilitation nursing knowledge and to facilitate and encourage research that can improve that knowledge" (RNF, 1996). Ten years later, the board of directors of ARN directed RNF to evaluate the effectiveness of the Rehabilitation Nursing Research Agenda (RNRA) and revise it if needed. This article reports the committee's evaluation of the 1996 RNRA.
Gordon, Swain, and Basta (1996) engaged in a comprehensive process to develop research priorities for rehabilitation nursing. Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, they developed an agenda that outlined the critical issues to be studied to advance rehabilitation nursing practice. A broad range of issues, described by 26 clinical and 20 contextual statements were synthesized into five categories (RNF, 1996). The final document, incluing 27 statements, was widely disseminated both within ARN and throughout the nursing and rehabilitation professions. The RNRA was used to guide the RNF Research Grant Program.
Evaluation Process
The evaluation committee members were chosen for the diversity of their expertise and their geographic locations. Recognizing that the influence of the RNRA may be broad and difficult to identify, the committee limited the evaluation to (a) research articles published in the official journals of ARN, Rehabilitation Nursing journal (RNJ) and Rehabilitation Nursing Research journal (RNR), and (b) the RNF Research Grant Program process and the resulting publications.
One committee member searched the Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) database for articles published in RNJ and RNR from January 1995 through December 2004. (RNR ceased publication at the end of 1996.) This search revealed 590 entries, of which 202 articles were identified in CINAHL as research. These 202 articles were analyzed for content related to the RNRA. No attempt was made to identify rehabilitation research in journals other than those published by ARN because the committee reasoned that the influence of ARN's agenda would be most obvious in its own journals. Using qualitative research techniques, all titles were coded using the statements of the existing RNRA as code labels.
Concurrently, another committee member reviewed the titles of the 41 research grants awarded since the inception of the RNF Research Grant Program in 1988 through 2004. Grant titles were coded using the areas on the 1996 RNRA: 37 were coded as corresponding to areas of the RNRA; four were coded as being focused outside the research agenda. There were 39 grant recipients, of whom two received a second grant in another year. The majority of recipients (59%) were not members of the ARN. The grant recipients names were searched using the CINAHL and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) databases to capture publications resulting from their research. In an attempt to capture all publications generated from the grant program, 23 grant recipients (59%) were contacted, and of these, 16 (70%) responded to confirm their publications. For the other grant receipents, contact information was unavailable or not current.
For both parts in the evaluation process, new codes were developed for titles of publications or grants that did not fit within one of the priority areas in the research agenda. Finally, all three committee members independently read the coded data. The members then discussed the placement of the coded data in the 1996 RNRA areas until consensus was reached.
Tables 1 and 2 present the breakdown of articles and grants by research area, within and outside, the RNRA respectively. In the following sections, the evaluation of each area of the 1996 RNRA and the additional areas are discussed.
Nursing Interventions
The research priorities in this category focus on clinical interventions by rehabilitation nurses. This category includes seven high-priority issues or statements addressing interventions for physical aspects of disability and chronic illness, such as bowel and bladder function, skin integrity, sexuality, falls, and self-care issues for individuals with cognitive and behavior issues.
Of the 202 RNJ or RNR research articles reviewed, 33 (16%) were related to this area (see Table 3). Each statement was addressed by at least one article (range 1–10). The most commonly addressed statements were bladder function, followed by skin integrity, self-care for individuals with cognitive problems, falls, sexuality, and chronic pain. Only one research article addressed bowel function.
Of the 41 research grants, six (15%) were awarded in this area. Most focused on bladder function and management. None were related to the statements of bowel function, pressure ulcers, sexuality, or falls. Only one publication (in RNJ) was related to urinary management. No grant-related publications were found in CINAHL or MEDLINE.
Health Promotion and Prevention Strategies
The focus of this area is the health of individuals with disability and chronic illness. This category included five statements, focused on enhancing self-care, barriers to self-care, gender and developmental differences in the experience of disability, problems in health promotion, and ethical issues in providing care to patients who do not value rehabilitation.
Research articles published in RNJ or RNR addressed three of the five statements for this area (Table 4). Of the 37 articles addressing this area, most (18%) related to intervention to promote health and self-care. Other areas of high frequency included gender and developmental issues in the experience of rehabilitation and exploration of specific patient problems related to maintaining health. No research that focused on barriers to health promotion or on ethical issues related to rehabilitation care for patients who do not value independence and wellness was published in ARN journals.
Twelve grants (29%) were awarded in the area. Most grants focused on problems in health promotion and self-care (n = 7); these grants led to nine publications in various refereed nursing journals, such as The Nurse Practitioner, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, and Cancer Nursing, including one article in RNJ. Four of the remaining grants focused on interventions that enhance or maintain health promotion and self-care; they resulted in three publications.
Rehabilitation Practices in the Changing Healthcare System
This category of the RNRA addresses the ongoing transformation of rehabilitation services, systems, and practice. The committee identified eight articles (4%), which described research addressing three of the four statements in this area (Table 5). Four studies compared the outcomes of comprehensive community-based and facility-based rehabilitation programs. Three articles reported research exploring the effect of changing healthcare priorities on the practice of rehabilitation nursing. One article reported on research that explored the relationships among patient acuity, functional status, and caregiver staffing. No research exploring the effect of clinical pathways and community case management on rehabilitation outcomes was published in RNJ or RNR during the study period. No research grants were awarded in this area.
Community Context of Care
Research priorities in this category were concerned with issues that affect all rehabilitation nurses, particularly those whose practice involves helping patients make the transition from an institution to the community or those who work in settings other than healthcare institutions. There are eight statements of research priorities in this category. Seventy-three research articles (36%) addressing the statements in this area were found in RNJ or RNR (Table 6). Only one statement, focused on the impact that a violence-induced disability has on the rehabilitation trajectory, had no published research related to it. Each of the other statements were addressed in several publications.
The most frequently addressed priority in this category was the meaning of disability and quality of life to individuals with a disability (n = 19). The effects of caregiving on family members who provide care in the home to individuals with chronic illness or disability was also a frequently addressed problem. Other articles covered the transfer of newly learned skills to the community environment by the patient and the family, the impact that parent-child interventions can have on the acquisition of autonomy skills by a child with a disability, and the effects of culture on rehabilitation process and outcomes.
There were 16 research grants (39%) awarded for six of the eight priority issues, making this the largest area of funded research. Of these grants, 12 were equally divided among the effect of care giving on the family, the meaning of disability and quality of life to individuals with disability, and interventions to improve the quality of life of individuals with disability. These researchers produced a total of 30 articles (e.g., appearing in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Qualitative Health Research), as well as RNJ and RNR. The articles covered five of the six priority issues related to these grants; only the issue of family characteristics that contribute to the success of functional outcomes in rehabilitation was not represented (see Table 6).
Outcomes and Costs
This area addresses the impact that structural variables in rehabilitation nursing have on patient and organizational outcomes. Eighteen research articles (9%) addressed the three priority statements in this category (Table 7). Eleven studies explored the effects of nursing practice models, advanced practice nursing, and nurses' competency levels on patient outcomes in various service settings. Four articles reported studies focused on the relationship of patients' functional outcomes to the type, intensity, and duration of rehabilitation nursing services, as well as to the staff mix necessary to provide care. The remaining three articles reported on research focused on the contributions and the cost of rehabilitation nurses as components of the rehabilitation process.
Three grants (7%) were awarded in this area. Two grants examined the contributions and the cost of rehabilitation nurses as components of the rehabilitation process, and one grant queried the effects of nursing practice models, advanced practice nursing, and nurses' competency levels on patient outcomes in various service settings. No grants were awarded related to the issue of the relationship of patients' functional outcomes to the type, intensity, and duration of rehabilitation nursing services, as well as to the staff mix necessary to provide care. No publications associated with these grants were found in the two databases searched.
Topics Outside the Research Agenda
The major topics addressed that were outside the scope of the research agenda (Table 2) were the profession of rehabilitation nursing (n = 8), interdisciplinary rehabilitation interventions (n = 7), attitudes toward people with disabilities (n = 4), patient education (n = 3), and self-management of chronic illness (n = 3). Other topics with fewer publications included living with chronic illness or disability, peer support, and the experience of being a rehabilitation provider. One publication was identified addressing each of the following areas: the experience of rehabilitation, issues of accessibility, determinants of discharge from rehabilitation, rehabilitation research, and rehabilitation program planning.
Four grants (10%) were classified as being focused outside the RNRA. Three were assocated with the topic of the profession of rehabilitation nursing and one with the patient or consumer experience of rehabilitation. There were eight publications in various healthcare and nursing journals, such as Disability and Society and Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, including four articles in RNJ (see Table 2).
Limitations of the Evaluation Processes
There are several limitations to this review process. First, human error might have occurred in searching for publications in RNJ and RNR, as well as in searching for grant recipients' publications in CINAHL and MEDLINE. Some publications may have been omitted. Second, although it is hypothesized that rehabilitation nursing research would most likely be captured in the CINAHL and MEDLINE databases, this may not have been true, and publications may have been missed. Third, some citations listed in the searched databases had titles very similar to the grants awarded. However, when the grant recipients were contacted, it was learned that the publication was associated not with the RNF Research Grant program but with similar studies funded by other organizations. The same may have been true for recipients who could not be contacted or who did not reply; there is a risk that some publication data may not in fact reflect RNF grants. Finally, some areas and high-priority statements on the 1996 RNRA were redundant. Because of this overlap in content, some publications and research grant titles were difficult to code to one area or statement. The committee members reached consensus, but only after much deliberation.
Many areas of the RNRA developed 10 years ago continue to have relevance in the current healthcare world. In some areas, a substantial body of research has been published. Only four high-priority statements (2%) listed in the research agenda had no published research in RNJ and RNR. These issues were "barriers to these health promotion and self-care behaviors," "ethical issues related to rehabilitation care for patients who do not value independence and wellness," "the effect of clinical pathways and community case management on patient outcomes," and "the impact that a violence-induced disability has on the rehabilitation trajectory."
For the RNF Research Grant Program, only one area—rehabilitation practices in the changing healthcare system—did not have funded research projects. The other areas also had high-priority statements without grants. In the area related to nursing interventions, there were no grants awarded for interventions related to bowel protocols, pressure ulcers, falls, or sexuality. In the area of health promotion and prevention strategies, no grants were awarded to examine barriers to health promotion and self-care behaviors or ethical issues related to rehabilitative care for patients who do not value independence and wellness. In the fourth category, there were two issues without funding: transfer of newly learned skills to the community environment by the patient and the family and the effects of culture on rehabilitative process and outcomes. In the category of outcomes, no grants were awarded for the issues of the relationship of patients' functional outcomes to the type, intensity, and duration of rehabilitation nursing services, as well as to the staff mix necessary to provide care.
The issues lacking publications or funded grants were either stated in very narrow terms (e.g., ethical issues relating to care of patients who do not value independence) or addressed systems that were common at the time the agenda was developd (e.g., care maps), but may no longer be the current standard of practice. It should be noted that these unrepresented issues may have been addressed in research funded by other organizations, such as the NINR, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, the Oncology Nursing Society, or the Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses. Overall, there were publications identified in all five areas but not for all priorities within those areas.
In summary, most of the clinical issues in the the research agenda have corresponding published research in RNJ or RNR. This funding demonstrates that the research agenda was relevant to the profession of rehabilitation nursing during this time period. On a broader scale, publications on these topics appeared in various well-known national and international healthcare and nursing journals. Thus, rehabilitation nursing researchers are sharing their findings with a wide audience. Additional publications may emerge from the research grant program, because some grants awarded during 2002–2004 are still in the data collection and analyses phases.
The 202 research publications appearing from 1995 through 2004 in RNJ and RNR disseminated the findings of a variety of research endeavors and, most importantly, supported the RNRA. Forty-one projects sponsored by the RNF Research Grants Program, awarded to 39 researchers, resulted in publications specific to the RNRA to advance the science of rehabilitation nursing. These publications and grants also identified new areas of research interest not listed on the 1996 RNRA. In the next phase of this project, RNF updated the 1996 RNRA to make sure it is as relevant in the coming decade, as it was in the decade when it was originally developed. This part of the project is reported in a seperate article.
The development of this manuscript was partially supported by Center for Self and Family Management for Vulnerable Populations, Yale School of Nursing (T32NR008346).
About the Authors
Cynthia S. Jacelon, PhD RN CRRN-A, is an assistant professor at the School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Address correspondence to her at Yale School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 233 Arnold House, 715 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003 or jace firstname.lastname@example.com.
Linda L. Pierce, PhD RN CNS CRRN FAHA, is a professor at the College of Nursing, Medical University of Ohio at Toledo.
Richard Buhrer, MN RN CRRN-A ARNP, is a clinical nurse specialist/adult nurse practitioner at Seattle VA Medical Center.
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Hockey Falls to No. 7 Colorado College, 3-0
Oct. 19, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. - The University of Massachusetts fell, 3-0, to No. 7 Colorado College in hockey action tonight at the Colorado Springs World Arena.
Colorado College opened the scoring just 1:32 into the first period. Alex Kim scored on a shot from the slot. Colin Stuart and Mike Stuart assisted on the goal. The Tigers extended their lead to 2-0 when Joe Cullen netted a goal at the 9:11 mark of the second period. Tom Preissing and Jason Krischuk assisted on the goal.
The Tigers closed out the scoring 3:21 into the third period when Reid Goolsby scored off a face-off. Shaun Winkler was credited with the assist on the goal.
UMass senior goaltender Mike Johnson (Excelsior, Minn.) made 36 saves, while Tigers' goaltender Jeff Sanger made 13 saves for the shutout.
Massachusetts returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 20, when it plays Colorado College in the second game of the weekend series with the Tigers.
SCORING - FIRST PERIOD: 1. CC, Alex Kim 1 (Colin Stuart, Mike Stuart) 1:32. SECOND PERIOD: 2. CC, Joe Cullen 1 (Tom Preissing, Jason Krischuk) 9:11. THIRD PERIOD: CC, Reid Goolsby 1 (Shaun Winkler) 3:21.
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Diamond Dawgs Open 2014 At Texas State Tournament
Release: 02/12/2014
The Huskies follow up with a 12 p.m. PT game vs. host Texas State on Saturday. It is the first meeting between the two teams. UW wraps up the series with a final game on Sunday against Michigan at 10 a.m. PT.
Texas State will provide live scoring and live video of all four games at www.txstatebobcats.com.
Senior righty Zach Wright will start the first game of the year for the Huskies with junior righty Jared Fisher taking the bump for game two against Michigan. Junior RHP Jeff Brigham completes his return from Tommy John surgery by taking the mound on Saturday against Texas State, while junior righty Tyler Davis closes the series on Sunday against Michigan. The Dawgs then return to the road for four-games in Surprise, Ariz.
Here's a look at this weekend's games:
Friday, Feb. 14 (GM1): Washington vs. Air Force, 10:00 a.m. PT – RHP Zach Wright vs. RHP Cameron White
Friday, Feb. 14 (GM2): Washington vs. Michigan, 5:00 p.m. PT – RHP Jared Fisher vs. LHP Trent Szkutnik
Saturday, Feb. 15: Washington at Texas State, 12:00 p.m. PT – RHP Jeff Brigham vs. RHP Taylor Black
Sunday, Feb. 16: Washington vs. Michigan, 10:00 a.m. PT – RHP Tyler Davis vs. LHP Evan Hill
COACH MEGGS: Lindsay Meggs enters his fifth season as head coach at Washington. He is 99-122 at Washington and 714-429-4 in 20 overall seasons. His 714 wins ranks 35th among all active NCAA coaches, 4th among Pac-12 coaches. UW finished 6th in the Pac-12 in 2013 with a 15-15 record and were 24-32 overall. They finished the season by winning 15 of 22, including series wins over World Series participant Oregon St, defending national champion Arizona, NCAA participant Arizona St and a sweep over Washington St. Meggs came to the UW after having spent the previous three seasons at Indiana State and the 13 prior to that at Chico State, where he won NCAA Division II national championships in 1997 and 1999. He helped Chico to the D-II College World Series seven times and won the league eight times. At Indiana State, he was named Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2009 after guiding the Sycamores to a second-place finish, their highest since 1998. Born in San Jose and a graduate of Saratoga (Calif.) High, Meggs played four seasons at third baseman for UCLA. He was drafted by the Brewers in 1983, and then again by the Royals after his senior year in 1984. Meggs is joined by assistant coaches Jason Kelly, Donegal Fergus and Tanner Swanson.
UW vs. Air Force History: The two teams last met in 2011 -- the Falcons won 5-4. Air Force holds a 2-1 all-time series advantage.
UW vs. Michigan History: This marks the first meeting between the two teams in 90 years. The teams split two games back in 1923 and are 1-1 all-time against each other.
UW vs. Texas State History: The two teams have never met.
Home Sweet Home: The Huskies will open a new 2,400 seat ballpark on March 21 against Arizona. The new park features permanent seating for the first time, open main-level concourses with views of the field from every vantage and a 2nd floor concourse that houses a press box, radio and TV booths, club seating and an AD booth. In addition, there is a new video board, a full compliment of restrooms and concessions, plus new field turf. Prior to the ballpark opening, UW will host UC Davis (Feb. 28-Mar. 2) and Portland (Mar. 18) at Tacoma's Cheney Stadium.
Squad Breakdown: Among the 35 players on the 2014 Husky roster, there are six seniors, 11 juniors, eight sophomores and 10 freshmen. The squad includes 20 returners, five redshirts and 10 newcomers (9 true freshmen, one junior college transfers). Entering the 2014 season, the UW's returning players have competed in a total of 1,051 Husky baseball games. Thirteen different veteran position players have combined for 2,137 career at bats. Eight veteran UW pitchers have combined to make 58 career starts.
Another tough Schedule: Playing in the Pac-12 Conference, where 28 NCAA Champions have been produced, including the last two and four of the last eight, naturally leads to playing a tough schedule. In 2013, according to boydsworld.com, the Huskies played the third toughest schedule in the nation. This year should be no different as Washington faces a daunting non-conference schedule to go along with its conference slate. The Huskies have five opponents ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches pre-season poll on their schedule, including four teams ranked in the top-11. A look at the polls on the left indicates the ranked teams that Washington will face during the season. Perhaps the most daunting part of the schedule comes at the end of the season when UW will play 2013 College World Series participants Oregon State and UCLA to wrap up the regular season.
They're coming from all over: The 2014 Husky baseball roster includes players from four different states. Of the 35 players on the official roster entering the season, 18 are from Washington, 14 are from California, two are from Idaho and one player from Hawai'i. Washington's baseball roster has traditionally been heavily dominated by in-state players. Of the 18 players from the Evergreen State, all come from west of the Cascade Mountains, (the western half of the state).
FRI. vs. Air Force - Zach Wright, Senior RHP: Ranks 4th in UW history with made 71 career appearances (7-6, 3.45 ERA, 141.0 IP) ... six career starts ... broke a 19-year old UW record by making 33 appearances in 2013 ... started four and relieved in 29 games ... 4-5, 3.12, 70.0 IP, 61 H, 25 ER, 27 K, 42 BB, .242 opp avg. in 2013 ... pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, gave up 6 hits and no walks while fanning 4 to complete the UW sweep over WSU on May 19 ... appeared in a total of 21 games, all but one of them in relief in 2012 ... 17 games, 16 of them in relief and one as a starter, as a true freshman.
Fri. vs. Michigan. - Jared Fisher, Junior RHP: Has made 11 starts in 13 career appearances ... 2nd on team with 10 starts in 2013 (2-2, 3.20 ERA, 59.0 IP, 56 H, 21 ER, 25 K, 19 BB, .255 opp avg) ... 3-game stretch saw him beat #5 Oregon St. (7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 K, 1 BB), 9 inn. no-decision in 12-inning win over Cal (3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 3 BB) and 23-1 win over 2012 NCAA champ Arizona (8.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB).
Sat. Jeff Brigham, Junior. RHP: Redshirt 2013 after Tommy John Surgery on right arm ... has made 12 career starts in 34 appearances (4-3, 4.57, 84.2 IP, 86 H, 43 ER, 41 K, 29 BB) ... last appearance was 5/27/12 vs. WSU ... went 0-2, 4.32 in 11 apperances, 7 starts in 2012 ... was 4-1, 4.73 in 23 games as a freshman ... Baseball America's No. 16 2014 MLB Draft prospect in Pac-12.
Sun. Tyler Davis, Junior. RHP: Leads active UW players with 20 career starts, 2nd with 44 appearances (4-11, 4.33 ERA, 139.1 IP, 145 H, 67 ER, 92 K, 41 BB) ... won his first 2 career starts on March 17 and 24, 2012 and has not won in his last 18 starts ... in 2013: 2-7, 5.11 ERA, 25 games, 9 starts, 68.2 IP, 89 H, 39 ER, 52 K, 25 BB ... 2 wins, both in relief ... 2012: 19 games, 11 starts, 2-4, 3.57 ERA, 70.2 IP, 56 H, 28 ER, 40 K, 16 BB.
POSSIBLE STARTERS: Here's a look at the possible starters at each position, with 2013 stats and notes:
Pos. Player, Year 2013 Avg.-HR-RBI Notes
C – Ryan Wiggins, Sr. .223-1-11 Five career homers leads active UW players
C – Austin Rei, So. .220-0-6 Made 17 starts as a freshman
C – Parker Guinn, Jr. .333-0-5 18-of-30 at the plate over final 11 games in 2013
1B – Trevor Mitsui, Jr. .262-0-18 Played in 52 of the Huskies' 56 games, starting 48
2B – Andrew Ely, Jr. .338-0-14 UW's leading returning hitter makes move from 3B to 2B
3B – Alex Schmidt, Jr. .081-0-3 JC transfer started 11 games before injury ended his season
SS – Erik Forgione, Jr. .279-0-8 Seen action in 95 games, 48 starts; HS teammate with Pehl
OF – Braden Bishop, Soph. .270-0-13 MVP of Purple & Gold World Series in the fall
OF – Robert Pehl, Jr. .266-1-32 Moves from 2B to OF; team-hi 14 doubles, 32 RBI leads returners
OF – Brian Wolfe, Sr. .233-2-13 Only player that has been here for all five of Meggs' seasons
OF – Will Sparks, Jr. .237-1-3 Played in 15 games before injury cut short his year
OF/IF – Branden Berry, RS-Soph. .292-2-26 (2012) Redshirt 2013 after suffering right arm injury


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I'm starting to become a bit obsessed with Chuck Berry. He's the inventor of rock music, really, more than anyone else. In fact, I think that almost all of the really vital popular music up until the arrival of hip-hop came out of the top of his head. Amongst the Fifties rockers he sounds the most modern somehow, and I think the reason for that is he was the first person to give music a sense of momentum - that it's on a journey, that it's moving forwards. We have all lived, to an extent, within Chuck's dream.
I have therefore invented a metaphysical substance that I'm going to call chuckberriness. It's a measure of how much a band or a piece of music embodies Mr. Berry's spiritual essence. It's a measure of vitality, then. But it isn't a measure of luddite authenticity - Kraftwerk were replete with chuckberriness for example, whereas Primal Scream have only a thimbleful.
Chuckberriness has waxed and waned over the years, as all living things must. Chuck is a curious figure in himself, and his music reflects his life. He has spent most of his career as a kind of travelling salesman, driving alone with his guitar to play venues all over the United States, often phoning up his next destination in advance and requesting them to put together a backing band. He's an eerie echo of Spengler's maxim about America being "a nation of trappers, drifting from town to town in the dollar-hunt."
It's in this peripatetic lifestyle that we can derive the genesis for the post-war rock music boom. It's his fusing of African-American musical idioms with the Faustian dream of limitless space and endless travel that captured the Western-European imagination. He revived the Faustian romance with infinity with an injection of rootsy R&B mana. From that moment on, it's easy to follow the arc of chuckberriness, from the genesis of "Johnny B. Goode", through the halcyon days of "L.A. Woman" and "The Passenger", to the petrification of "Shadowplay". From that moment on, chuckberriness became a scarce resource, but as is always the case when dealing with scarcity, the rarer something is, the more who come in search of it.


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Persol sunglasses are exactly that -- per il sole -- meaning "for the sun" in Italian. The fashion-eyewear house sticks to the basics by providing superior protection against those harsh rays. In fact, they were first designed in 1917 for pilots and racers who required specialized eye protection. Leave it to the Italians never to sacrifice practicality for style; these plastic frames, with brown polarized lenses, are begging for a joyride in a 1940s Maserati down a winding mountain overlooking the ocean. Luckily, they look just as good while doing something far less glamorous, like running weekend errands. Think of these as a little piece of Italian style for your face the next time you find yourself stuck in line at the supermarket.
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George Clinkscale died last fall after participating in a charity boxing match at GUTS Church in Tulsa. (If any names makes a church sounds like it subscribes to the Macho Jesus, it's GUTS.) Here's an excerpt of the story from Tulsa World:
The event was not sanctioned, according to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, which started an investigation Thursday and indicated evidence would be provided to the state attorney general's office.
GUTS Pastor Bill Scheer said Clinkscale's death has affected everyone at the church, and he wants to speak with Clinkscale's mother, who was driving to Tulsa from Dallas, before he issued official statements.
"To us, it's tragic," Scheer said. "We have to evaluate everything. … I want to be sensitive to his family."
Read the rest here.
"Outside the Lines" just aired the above video documenting Clinkscale's death. They approach it from the angle of the boxing event being unsanctioned and without a licensed ref or trainer.
But I wonder about this from a religious angle. Why—why would a church hold a fight night, even for charity?
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It was a cold November night. Brian had returned to the band's flat earlier than he had anticipated. Sadly and somewhat angrily, he unlocked the door and slammed it behind him. Freddie stirred in his sleep, but did not wake. Brian's heart flip-flopped as he regarded the form of the dark haired singer. 'He's so beautiful,' Brian thought. 'If only I could tell him how I feel '
Ever since Queen had started, Brian felt a strange attraction to Freddie. It was as if he'd met him somewhere before. As Brian got to know the gorgeous singer, he realized that he was falling in love.
Brian wandered into the kitchen and placed his keys on the table. Then he stripped down to his underwear and walked into the bedroom.
"Ouch, damn!" Brian exclaimed as he tripped over a chair. Freddie was jolted awake.
"What's going on?" Freddie demanded.
"I tripped over the fucking chair," Brian said, turning on the light. His heart thumped when he saw Freddie watching him.
"Are you okay?" Freddie asked him, genuinely concerned.
"I'll be fine," Brian sighed.
"What's wrong?" Freddie asked.
"Nothing," came the immediate answer.
Freddie looked at him quizzically. Brian looked away.
"I'm going to bed," Brian said glumly.
"Aww, come on, stay up with me," Freddie coaxed. "Now that I'm awake, I'll never get back to sleep."
"Okay," Brian said, trying to hide his joy. "What do you want to do?"
"We could watch the telly."
"Nah, I don't feel like T.V. right now," Brian said.
"You wanna play truth or dare?"
"Sure," Brian said, against his better judgement.
"Come lay with me, darling," Freddie told Brian. "That way we won't have to yell across the room."
Obediently, Brian slipped under the covers next to Freddie's warm body. He shivered with joy.
"Truth or dare?" Freddie asked.
"Truth," Brian said.
"Am I your favorite singer?"
"Of course!" Brian answered. 'You're my favorite person, too,' he thought. "Truth or dare?"
Brian's heart pounded.
"Is it true that you're gay?" Brian asked, then wished he hadn't. Freddie laughed.
"I'm gay as a daffodil, my dear," he replied, grinning. Brian's heart melted.
They played for a long time, neither one asking or daring the other what they really wanted to. Finally, Freddie said:
"I'm getting rather tired."
"Me too," Brian agreed.
"Nighty-night," Freddie said, turning off the light. Brian's heart caught on fire and smoldered in his chest.
"Freddie," he finally managed to croak.
"Yes, Bri?"
I kinda have a
a crush on you," Brian blurted, glad it was dark so that Freddie couldn't see him blushing.
"Really?" Freddie asked calmly. Brian winced and closed his eyes.
"I kinda have a crush on you, too," Freddie told Brian shyly. Brian's eyes flew open.
"You do?"
"Yes, Bri."
Brian giggled. He couldn't help it. He was so nervous. Turning on his side, his eyes searched the darkness for the shape of his lover. He reached toward Freddie and stroked the singer's silky hair, and then he moved closer, cuddling the performer's slender body in his arms.
"I love you, Freddie," he breathed, burying his face in Freddie's ebony hair.
"I love you too, Brian," Freddie said, wrapping his legs around the guitarist. They snuggled closer together.
"Damn it, Bri, I love you!" Freddie said forcefully. Brian squeezed him tight.
Oh, my darling Freddie, I love you, too," he replied, on the verge of happy tears.
"Why'd you wait so long to tell me?" Freddie implored.
"I was afraid you wouldn't love me back."
Silence filled the room, and Brian held Freddie as tight as he could, afraid that if he relinquished his grasp, Freddie would disappear.
"But I do love you," Freddie whispered.
"I know," Brian said. "And I'm glad of that."
Freddie leaned up from Brian's chest and kissed him. Brian kissed him back, his tongue dancing across Freddie's lips. Freddie moaned.
"I love you, I love you," Freddie panted. He drew his legs tighter around Brian and wrapped his arms around his torso.
"Don't ever let me go," Freddie pleaded.
"I'll never let you go," Brian promised.
"My fine friend," Freddie whispered. "Take me wiz you and love me forever."
"My fine friend," Brian breathed. "Forever
The Millionaire Waltz: Frian by Mercury-the-QueenWatch
©2010-2016 Mercury-the-Queen
I hope you guys like it. I LOVED writing it! Damn, what I wouldn't give to be Brian.
It's not worth it- might as well just succumb to the epicness of Maycury.
ohhh my god :3 i SO wish i was Brian :c that was a good story ^-^
write more frian pleeeeeeeeeease
What wudnt I give to be Freddie!!!
Aw! I loved it! And I love how you put one of Freddie's quotes in there too...
*I`m as gay as a daffodil, my dear"
Favourite Quote, ever xD
Favourite Quote, ever xD
Ha, that's one of Freddie's actual quotes! What a man...
What a sweet and awkward story hehe I wish I was in Brians place hehe
I prefer Freddie with the 'stache and short hair. Meh.
Yep. So did I! I think that look was by far his best, though Freddie would look good with ANY hairstyle, simply because he's Freddie.
There's a whole group dedicated to Queen Slash, actually. It's called Queen-Slash. I think this is submitted to that group, actually.
Thank you!
There's a whole group dedicated to Queen Slash, actually. It's called Queen-Slash. I think this is submitted to that group, actually.
Thank you!
amazing story, and id do anythn to be freddie in that xD
You loved writing it and I loved READING it!! You´ve got an awesome style of writing. That made my day even better!
(By the way, what the hell does SomaKeehl mean, what´s "Brogan"?) Will you write more Stories like that? I´d love to read more^^
(By the way, what the hell does SomaKeehl mean, what´s "Brogan"?) Will you write more Stories like that? I´d love to read more^^
Thank you! Believe me, it made my day better, too. Brian and Roger, I guess. I'll have to tel him that that's Maylor. Yes! I am working on a Jogger story right now!
... Brogan?
... Brogan?
Brogan? What's that?
I take it you didn't like it...? O_O
I take it you didn't like it...? O_O


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Amisha Patel Movies and Career Information
Jun 09, 1976
Ameesha Patel (Hindi: अमीषा पटेल, pronounced [əmiːʂaː ˈpəʈeːl]; born Amisha Patel on 9 June 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood movies. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Patel won critical praise for her performance in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001), which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema, earning her a Filmfare Special Performance Award. She would subsequently star in a number of films, most of which proved unsuccessful at the box office. However, her performance in the 2006 film Ankahee, received critical recognition, and she followed it with a supporting role in the hit Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007). Her relationship with filmmaker Vikram Bhatt was often talked about in the Indian media as well as her long-running rift with her parents. Patel is the daughter of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, sister of Ashmit Patel and the granddaughter of the famous lawyer-politician Barrister Rajni Patel who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Bombay. She was born in the Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay and is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer since the age of five. Her birth name is a blend of the first three
- Amisha Patel Movies before 2015
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- Yeh Hai Jalwa 2002
- Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai 2002
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- Gadar: Ek Prem Katha 2001
- Badri 2000
- Happy Birthday 1999
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Imagine what the love child of Parmigiano Reggiano and Emmenthaler. Sweet, floral, piquant and crunchy like the Parmesan and that faint bitter, custardy note found in open eye Swiss style cheeses.
Tradition is an important issue to the nostalgic folks at Latteria Moro who produce on a small scale in Treviso, Italy. Therefore, the name Sapore di Piave, meaning "flavor of Piave," is meant to indicate the encapsulation of the very essence of the alpine area surrounding the upper Piave river. The river takes its source in northern Veneto and runs down to the Adriatic near the city of Venice.
It has all the flavor and nuance of the Parmigiano Reggiano but has a more rich feel on the palate. Although Parmigiano Reggiano is commonly used as a table cheese in Italy, it is a little dry for most Americans to choose for the cheese board. Although it may be sacrilege to say it, I would choose Sapore del Piave for a cheese party over Parmigiano.
Matt Caputo is one of the first American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Experts (CCP). At Tony Caputo's Market & Deli, Matt runs one of America's most cutting edge affinage (cheese aging) programs. Matt is also an internationally recognized chocolate expert. Beyond cheese and chocolate, he has an incredible depth of knowledge when it comes to the categories of cured meats, olive oil, vinegar, honey and pasta. Preserving culinary traditions of Italy and other Southern European countries is Matt's life long goal.


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The Vibe:
This contemporary 'White Wedding' took a spin on the traditional to feature creative designs by a do-it-yourself bride. The goal was to create an atmosphere that captured a whimsical and romantic feel within the clean look of a contemporary celebration. The dreamy backyard venue featured an ideal garden setting and 360-degree view of the Pacific Ocean, rolling meadows and brilliantly green vineyards of northern California.
The Decor:
We had to really kick the design strategies into high gear in order to come up with classy, creative, and outdoor-friendly décor on a budget for a party of over 250 guests!
With bridesmaids wearing a deep shade of red wine and the natural setting of the garden and sea in vibrant shades of green and blue, it seemed most natural to compliment the wedding with creams, golds and soft shades in between.
Pale pink satin tablecloths were adorned with three different types of white floral arrangements for fanciful and contrasting centerpieces:
1. a single, large vase filled with rock salt held Manzanita branches tied with dendrobium orchids and hanging votive candles
2. a set of three square and rectangular vases showed off monochromatic varieties of single bunch and mixed flowers (including peonies, sweet peas, roses and tulips) set in sand
3. ...and a large urn became the home of hanging garden hydrangea buried in black rocks.
Additionally, each table was scattered with sets of 3" square vases that held single buds, as well as candles galore!
Table numbers displayed a picture of the bride and groom at the corresponding age (a modern alternative to the slideshow) and personalized drink charms were handmade with each guests name to creatively cut down on the need for excessive glassware due to abandoned cocktail glasses!
Floral arrangements wandered farther than just the centerpieces to adorn the welcome table, coffee station, dessert buffet, DJ booth and wine bars – you can never overdo on flowers and the unexpected bunch can make a note-worthy difference!
The natural setting and views created a casual 'garden party', so to spice up the formality and intimacy of the event, tall garden hooks draped with globe lights surrounded the seating area to provide that intimate indoor/outdoor ambience, and a wooden dance floor propped on a deck just above the lawn enabled everyone to take part in the celebration throughout the night.
Delicious appetizers featuring local ingredients were passed throughout the cocktail hour, which was held on an adjoining deck, and dinner was served 'family style' at the tables.
The dessert bar was a tribute to heritage as each Grandma's favorite recipe was displayed amongst white swags of fabric and large apothecary jars full of M&Ms, jelly beans and hard candy. Home-brewed beer by the groom (his favorite hobby) was offered as a treat for the connoisseurs and the cake was handmade by the bride as a celebration and gift to her guests, many of which travelled from out of state to share in the event.
Additional venue perks included a beautiful pool house which was strung with paper lanterns and floral spheres and set above a pool of floating gardenias and a candle island, which was anchored in the center.
Inspiring details included a delicious lemonade stand complete with sliced lemons below glass created by the caterer (how crafty!) and the coffee table was designed to present a variety of do-it-yourself flavorings and mixes propped in shallow vases full of coffee beans.
Another idea to steal: the ladies room hosted a basket of treats for those guests in need: hairspray, lotion, bobby pins as well as Advil, band-aids and foam flip-flops (for the dancing divas whose mile-high pumps just weren't cutting it -- we've all been there!)
Tips for other DIY brides:
When it comes to entertaining, let your imagination run wild. Don't settle for the ordinary when crafty and inexpensive ideas can create an elegant and unique setting for your big day--because the best part of this featured wedding is that the entire event was created hands-on by the bride and her family and friends!


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Jamie Pandaram
No Dear John letter for Mitch
Jamie Pandaram Force coach John Mitchell has reaffirmed his commitment to the team following speculation he was being forced out.
Battle of the springbok fought and won - but Watson's career could be casualty
Jamie Pandaram IS THERE a place for Luke Watson in South African rugby any more? It's the question being asked throughout a divided nation, with no clear answer.
Giteau's get-out battle
Jamie Pandaram MATT GITEAU will have to show proof that the Western Force illegally linked him with a third-party deal to Firepower if he wishes to get out of his contract with the Perth franchise.
Brumbies think they have Smith
Jamie Pandaram GEORGE SMITH is in hot demand from French rugby clubs including Toulon but the Brumbies remain confident of retaining the superstar breakaway.
Is the Springbok really heading for extinction?
Jamie Pandaram THE African National Congress has campaigned against the Springboks emblem for some time, and it appears they will soon win the battle and eventually the war.
Boks lose their spring in bitter split
Jamie Pandaram As South African rugby wrestles with whether or not to ditch the Springbok logo, one manbreakaway Luke Watson has been cast as the most hatedmanin his country.


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When my granddaughter Lauren was a toddler and just beginning to absorb the Passover ceremonies, her post-Seder comment was a classic: "Well, that was a really sad story. Now I'm not gonna sleep all night!"
Every year we retell the story of the miracles of Passover, the 3,000-plus-year-old saga of our ancestors' exodus from bondage in Egypt to freedom. It is a story of hope, of redemption. And every year we look for new ways to engage the children – hopefully, without those pesky plagues giving them nightmares.
Passover, which begins Monday at sundown, is also the culinary crescendo of the year for Jewish cooks. For inspiration I turned first to "Passover by Design" (Artscroll, $34.99) from Susie Fishbein with more than 130 Passover-adjusted recipes, plus 30 new ones, and the leap-off-the-page, glorious photos and clever décor ideas we have come to expect from this wildly popular author of the "Kosher by Design" series.
"Food is so much a part of the Jewish holidays that it enriches the experience to tie the food into the holiday traditions," said Fishbein by phone from her home in New Jersey. "That's what my books do, without being overly biblical. There's a place on everyone's Passover table from the traditional to the funky and new. You can look to what is seasonal and what is current and make the menu yours."
And what could be more appropriate for Passover, which evolved from an agricultural spring festival, than lamb?
Historically, the annual Passover offering in the Temple was a lamb. The shank bone on our Seder plate represents that long-ago ritual. While Rack of Lamb with Fig Marsala Sauce, dramatically presented with its rich amber gravy, is a long way from the sacrificial altar, the serving of lamb is wrought with Passover symbolism.
"It's not my grandmother's brisket," she said, "but it's incredibly appropriate."
Fishbein was raised in the orthodox tradition, so the Jewish holidays were important family celebrations. Passover was especially hectic. "So many people, so much to do," she recalled. "My aunt would pull up, open her trunk, and there would be a stack of aluminum foil tins, this sea of foil. The child in the least favor at the moment would be sent outside to scrape the maror (horseradish). Someone else would be chopping nuts. Grandma Mollie would be making matzo meal pancakes, because 10 minutes shouldn't go by without her feeding us something.
"Some relatives would come for two or three days and sleep at our house, which was far from large. My cousin Jeff used to sleep under the table! It was an insanely huge group, people of all ages, everyone from my cousins to my great-grandparents. It was always so beautiful, so many generations sitting at one table."
Fishbein honors these memories and traditions, what she calls the "organized chaos" of her family's celebrations. "That is the beautiful thing about making holidays at home they become precious memories etched on us and our children."
For the children and we are expecting nine this year I'm whipping up a batch of Honey Pecan Crusted Chicken. (Who am I kidding? I'd better make plenty for the adults as well.) I found the recipe in "Tastes of Jewish Tradition" (Wimmer, $26.95) by Jody Hirsh, Idy Goodman, Aggie Goldenholz and Susan Roth, my all-around go-to book for holiday ideas for kids.
This fun-filled compilation of recipes, activities, commentary and stories for the entire family is the culmination of a community effort by the Milwaukee Jewish Community Center's Parenting and Family Center with input from rabbis and local artists.
The authors of this valuable resource book take seriously the injunction: "In every generation, all are obligated to see themselves as though they themselves had gone out of Egypt."
"On Passover we are encouraged to remember the exodus as though we too had been there," Goodman told me. "It involves your whole body. You reenact the story through all your senses. Suddenly you're all Egyptians or Israelites. Through the activities you feel what it must have been like to be a slave and work so hard."
Set the mood for the Seder by creating a Bedouin tent, donning Middle Eastern head covers called kefias, and making plague bags. The book even includes a magic trick to simulate the parting of the Red Sea and suggests musical selections to accompany your virtual crossing.
Children will enjoy creating their own tambourines, burning bush centerpieces and frog hats. But don't confine your search for project ideas to the Passover chapter alone.
"We tried not to repeat techniques for craft ideas across chapters," Goodman said. "So, for example, the tissue paper technique for making the jeweled kiddush cup in the Shabbat chapter can be used to make a Passover plate." The same can be said of the Hanukkah section's sponge-painting technique or the Purim puppets.
It doesn't have to be Hanukkah to enjoy latkes, those irresistible crispy fried potato pancakes. I found a health-conscious Passover version in "Passover: A Kosher Collection," a new cookbook by Pam Reiss (www.pamelareiss.com, $29.95).
"When I was working on this recipe, my cousin showed up at my door with her 2-year-old daughter as the latkes were in the frying pan," Reiss emailed from her home in Winnipeg. "I offered the little girl a taste, and she promptly ate half a dozen pancakes. I knew I had a winner!"
When Reiss was growing up, her family celebrated Passover at her grandmother's house. "We were often the first to arrive, and my grandmother would always have a little treat to keep us going until the rest of our cousins got there. Our favorite was her blue potato pancakes.
"No, she didn't use blue potatoes – were they even available then? – but she finely grated the potatoes with a box grater, and they would oxidize while she grated the onions. We never thought anything of it. Blue latkes were normal for us!
"Years later I discovered that if I grated the onions first and tossed the potatoes with the onions and their juices as I grated them, the potatoes stayed nice and white. Now if I want interesting colors in my latkes, I'll make green ones with zucchini or orange ones with sweet potatoes."
The centerpiece of my dessert table will be Fishbein's Chocolate Drenched Stuffed Fruit, sure to please kids of all ages. Yeah, I know. Poor us. No bread for a week. Chag Sameach! (Happy Holiday!)
Recipe: Rack of Lamb with Fig-Marsala Sauce
Recipe: Honey Pecan Crusted Chicken
Recipe: Zucchini Leek Latkes
Recipe: Chocolate Drenched Stuffed Fruit
Judy Bart Kancigor is the author of "Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family (Workman) and can be found on the Web at cookingjewish.com.


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There's never a dull week on Wall Street. Let's go over some of the news that will shape the week to come.
The market kicks off the new trading week with National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) reporting quarterly results in the morning. The provider of products for the oil and gas industry is expected to post earnings and revenue growth of 7% and 9%, respectively.
National Oilwell Varco recently reorganized into four different operating segments, and Standpoint Research upgraded the stock earlier this month.
One of the many companies reporting on Tuesday is Noodles & Co. (NASDAQ:NDLS). The fast-casual eatery offering up noodles in various ethnic incarnations was one of last year's hottest IPOs. The stock more than doubled on its first day of trading, but it now trades for less than it did at the close of its debut.
Noodles is still finding ways to grow through expansion. Most of its 17% pop in revenue last year came from its aggressive openings. Investors on Tuesday will want to see if Noodles is able to continue to expand its footprint without sacrificing margins.
Mobile gaming has been a hard niche for investors. The two most prolific app developers that went public in recent years are busted IPOs. It's against this backdrop where the smaller Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is reporting.
Glu's been on a roll lately. Revenue growth has been accelerating, and the company behind Deer Hunter 2014 has been revising its guidance higher. It's heading into Wednesday's quarterly report with some strong momentum.
Realty Income (NYSE:O) prides itself on its payouts. It passes on the rent it generates from retailers and other commercial tenants with long-term leases at its more than 3,900 properties. Realty Income has declared distributions for 526 consecutive months -- yes, months -- and it has boosted its dividend 75 times since 1994.
That's an impressive streak, but it shouldn't come as a surprise that the higher payouts usually come in the form of slivers of a penny. This month's rate is $0.1824792, up marginally from the $0.1821667 it was back in February. At least the baby steps are moving in the right direction at a time when bricks-and-mortar retailers don't seem like such a safe bet. Realty Income reports on Thursday, offering a snapshot of "The Monthly Dividend Company" and its ability to keep inching those monthly disbursements higher.
The final trading day of the week is typically quiet, but that won't stop WisdomTree Investments (NASDAQ:WETF) from reporting its quarterly results on Friday. WisdomTree is a leader in ETFs, and analysts see profitability nearly doubling on a 49% surge in revenue when it reports.
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