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Sunday, January 30, 2011
UPDATED FEB. 4, 2011, TO ADD: The situation discussed in this post has been resolved. There was some fundraising going on in this post, but since it's no longer needed for its original cause, I've deleted that material and redirected the charitable donation to a new cause.
There's a terribly unchic situation unfolding in the fashion blogosphere. You may have read about it at Racked, Signature9, Fashionista.com or Liberty London Girl, among other places. Three people — Erin Kleinberg, Stephanie Mark and photographer Jake Rosenberg — launched a new fashion blog called The Coveted. In the words of the founders, the blog "takes you inside the closets of internationally influential cultural forecasters, showing us what culminates in their personal style – one item at a time. The site focuses on curations, styling, and new ways of showcasing the personalization behind fashion's elite…" So they're showing you what people who have the best access to fashion are wearing. Personally, this isn't my cup of tea. I can already see what those people are wearing on any number of street-style blogs and in magazines. Marveling over their wonderful clothes makes as much sense to me as someone being amazed that I have more jewelry than the average person. It's my job! Of course, I have it! But that's just me. I know others will be fascinated by what this editor and that stylist have hanging in their closet. If that's your thing, no problem.
You know what is a problem? My dear friend Jennine Jacob has had a blog called The Coveted since 2007. That's the same year she started Independent Fashion Bloggers, a community where bloggers can share ideas and find support. (It now has more than 15,000 members.) When the new The Coveted launched, there was confusion about what it was and who ran it. Many of Jennine's longtime readers thought she'd changed her look and content, then were shocked when they realized it was someone else using her long-established name. Jennine, naturally, was distraught. She contacted a trademark attorney and sent the owners of the new blog a cease and desist letter. The new blog's lawyer wrote back claiming that his or her clients were "unaware" of Jennine's site. The lawyer also threatened to sue Jennine. You can see the whole letter here.
I think the "unaware" excuse is disingenuous. Were the new blog's owners also unaware of Google? Because it's pretty simple to search for "The Coveted" and see that Jennine's blog comes up first. When I was naming my jewelry company, I Googled my name to see if there was any other Wendy Brandes in the jewelry business. I'd already experienced identity confusion with a very nice New York lawyer named Wendy Brandes, so I didn't want anything like that going on in the jewelry world. I didn't find anything to alarm me so I became Wendy Brandes Jewelry. However, if I had found another jeweler named Wendy Brandes, I would have picked another name for my company, even though my name is undeniably Wendy Brandes. If I could have avoided using my own name to avoid confusion, why couldn't the fashion-insider founders of "The Coveted" find another name? Is "The Coveted" really the only acceptable name for their work?
UPDATED FEB. 4, 2011: The name of the new site is now The Coveteur.
41 Responses to "F@#! Yeah! Let's Support The (Original) Coveted!"
Hey Wendy! This is upsetting! Where is that petition widget? I'd definitely like to post it on my blog!
We're gonna need a lot of funds to take those three down a few pegs. I'll be sure to get the word out.
That's totally sleazy of thecoveteddotcom. CovetedCloset or CovetedWardrobe would solve the problem nicely….oh wait, they don't seem to want to do anything nicely.
Like you Wendy, I can't understand the desire to see into the closets of the people they'll feature, but if they acted professionally, I'd wish them well. It's like three spoiled children who never got out of the sandbox.
I haven't gone to look at their blog because I don't want to give them hits. But I'll be clicking onto Jennine's daily.
Thanks for taking up Jennine's cause. I'll be clcking onto that paypal button as soon as it's up.
I don't believe we need funds, I believe we need SOLIDARITY and active letter writing and boycotts. No half-assed efforts to stay on the good side with those people. They are unscrupulous, as per the letter send to Jenine.
It's not about rings. It's about exercising power. Think Egyptian.
And that's why bloggers rock. We rise up in support when one of us is wronged!
Why don't they just call themselves "The Curated" that title says it all for them. What a stupid situation and all of their own making, honestly – how many words are out there for them to choose from!!!
This is a great idea! I also think we should make some Team Jennine buttons!
Hi there-wishing Jennine a very speedy conclusion to this situation, how very frustrating and annoying that these three people are acting so ungraciously. Good luck with raising the funds too, you certainly are a fabulous online supergirl, fighting against all the unjustness and unfairness that seems to be going on with your lovely blogger friends xx
Isn't this whole thing just sickening and terrible. I've signed the petition already but will put up the widget later today if I can work out how to do it. As well as behaving so unethically, are they also stupid? They have picked on the one blogger with the most friends and support of anyone out there!!
how come I don't see my name when I signed…? i did see this though "Your signature has been delivered to:
Legal representatives of TheCoveted.com". hopefully that's enough.
This is really awsome of you Wendy, I signed the petition as soon as I heard. xx
That's so sad. Even if the content is completely different than hers, the fact that they use the name The Coveted, when she has already had it trademarked, is enough reason for them to change.
Like you said, they could have googled the name, and hers would have popped up. Come on, there are thousands of names (possibly even more attractive ones) for them to choose from. Your example of choosing a brand name for your jewelry line is a great illustration point. If only they did the same..
Brilliant. Unfortunately at a modest 375 hour (are any lawyers left at modest?) this is a very hefty matter, maybe even a test case. Serious damage really with the confusion of a popular blog being squatted by the thief of the name. It's a shameless set of scoundrels doing this willing to be called out by the irony of Jennine's own community.
The stealing site has blocked comments on their Facebook page. Could they really have been surprised by the angry response of the blogging community?
And whole lot of willingness to support their site WHEN the name is changed.
Wendy, thanks so much for this post and all you're doing for Jennine! You are such an awesome person for doing this. I totally back the original Coveted and will do all I can to help. Going to sign the petition now – the widget isn't working for me, either.
Do we have to trademark our blog names to keep them from being coopted by others? Thank god BHB is so obscure that no one would want it!
A couple of years ago we found a weird website had stolen our Beladora name and logo. We had to have our lawyer write a cease and desist letter. Jeannine is going to have to do the same. But I think that she has a good case….maybe you can get Wendy Brandes the lawyer to take Jeannine on a pro bono basis.
I haven't clicked on the Pretender Coveted yet and won't until they get on their bikes and sort out the name. I know that they won't exactly be missing my insignificant views, but maybe if less people clicked and their views diminished then they'd realise the power of blogger solidarity (and the folly of not googling their intended domain name… apparently).
What an awesome idea, Wendy. I agree that Jennine does indeed need our financial support as well as our vocal/written support. Will post and tweet this – go Team Jennine!
Team Jennine! I hope everyone's efforts will help resolve this situation ASAP in Jennine's favor.
F@#! yeah and F@#! them!! What a bunch of pricks. I predict they will get their asses handed to them.
(…and LOL that those swears become mailto: links!)
I've got it! Why don't they just call themselves THEJEALOUS.COM and get it over with?
Thanks for doing this. 🙂
Thank you for saying what I feel should have been said a while ago. I love a good bit of fashion voyeurism as much as anyone else (and like seeing style inspiration in all its forms), but confirming that people who work with pretty, designer clothes do in fact own pretty, designer clothes and like to read about pretty, designer clothes is in no way surprising.
Much like the borrowed name, the borrowed Selby concept isn't half as interesting as the original. If the Selby only visited interior design professionals, it wouldn't have the charm that it does.
What gits! I have signed the petition and retweeted it. Fancy threatening to sue. There's one blog I won't be following. How to lose friends and alienate people.
They will be really fun to wear 😀
i finally had time to read through all the sites talking about this. absurd! and soooo nasty! it's IMpossible that anyone who wants to start a fashion blog doesn't know about theREALcoveted and ifb. such liars. i hate these type of crazies.
#1. This makes me so angry and is my worst blog-related nightmare. It's ludicrous! #2. Wendy, you are so awesome. It is so inspiring the way you help out bloggers in need!
This is such a wonderful, generous thing to do! Good for you, Wendy!
Poor Jennine; I hope this gets resolved satisfactorily for her. I already signed the petition, and I'll see if I can figure out how to get the widget up on my blog. It's wonderful of you to help her out, Wendy.
Signed the petition. It's so disgusting and ridiculous, there is just no way that they didn't know about her site. Had they started with another name, I'm sure lots of bloggers would support them, rather than the backlash they're receiving.
This is great! I was wondering when a legal fund would be started. I'm donating right now!
Thanks for the shout-out! I'm so glad this has been resolved.. Whew! <3


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My dad turned 60 last year and my sister and I were determined to do something fantastic to celebrate. A party didn't seem like quite the right thing this time. So we put on our thinking caps and I remembered something a group of my friends had put together when one of us turned 30 several years ago. It was a puzzle, made up of pieces from friends and family around the country. Each piece would arrive in the mail in the week leading up to the big birthday and in the case of the original recipient, the final image was a bright and colorful birthday message. For my Dad, I knew we could step it up a notch.
My Dad has had a life long love affair with Geography. That seems rather strange for his daughters who might not even be able to place all 50 states, but we went with it anyway. In addition to his affection for maps and the like, my Dad has also lived all over the world during his 20 years of Navy service. So I called up my Mom and asked for a list, with years, of all the place my Dad has lived. (Thank goodness for divorced parents who can actually get along.)
I spread that great big map on the floor and got to work. It was amazing for me to see how my Dad literally criss-crossed the globe in his younger years. I found myself with a new appreciation for what 60 years really means, and a new dedication to filling my life with all manner of travel and adventure.
After decorating the map just so, I set to work cutting it into 30 even pieces. Then my sister drafted a letter to be sent out to 30 friends and family members…
She explained what the project was all about, and the timeline in which we hoped our Dad would receive his puzzle pieces. Each piece was placed in manilla envelope, with a Dad-addressed, stamped envelope for forwarding the piece on to him. All the recipient had to do was turn their map piece over, write a message of encouragement, a fun memory, or a kind letter on the back and then send it on.
Needless to say, as those puzzle pieces started arriving at my Dad's house the week before his birthday, he was thrilled! It took him a day or so to realize what was going on, which was part of the fun!
Now that the map has been completed my Dad plans to tape it together and laminate it so he can see both sides whenever he'd like. The front is a reminder of the places he's been, and the back is a testament to the lives he's touched.
And I'd say that's pretty darn cool.
A few things we learned along the way that might make your own puzzle project a bit easier:
– Keep track of who you sent the pieces to. This way you'll know who to hound if a piece doesn't get returned. Someone in our group wasn't careful about this (hanging head) and we ended up chasing our trails trying to figure out who had the two missing pieces.
– If there are people on your list who are (ahem) less than reliable, give them the edge pieces. There's nothing worse than finding out you're missing the Southeastern half of the United States when it's all said and done. (Go ahead, make a joke about the South right here. This Alabama girl can take it.)
– If you're worried about getting all the pieces back, be sure to create your puzzle using something that can be replaced. In our case, we bought a replacement map and cut new pieces when two people didn't participate. (losers!) If you paint or draw your puzzle be sure to take a picture before you cut it so you know how to recreate the missing pieces.

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On New Year's Eve Richie Sambora joined Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Weird Al Yankovic and The Doobie Brothers on stage in Hawaii for an all star benefit for the Maui Food Bank. Alice Cooper is the host of the charity event that is held every year in order to raise money for a local food bank. Cooper and his band performs with musicians who are the island at the time to make up a band. The band changes every year as you never know who will be on the island.
Sambora's surprise appearance at the event came while he was on vacation with his daughter Ava in Hawaii for the holidays. His apperance finishes off a year that saw him contributing his talents to important causes which includes the environment, homelessness, illness and music education.
Sambora will next be participating in the "From Hollywood with Love" benefit concert for LA's Homeless, The Midnight Mission. The concert will be held at The Musicians Institute in Hollywood on January 11, 2014.
To purchase tickets: http://fromhollywoodwithlove.charityhappenings.org/
Click on the video link to see a clip of Richie Sambora jamming on stage Sammy Hagar and The Alice Cooper band which incuded Orianthi, Ryan Roxie, Chuck Garrick, Glen Sobel and more.
Suggested Links
- Video: Richie Sambora talks holidays, Bon Jovi at Hollywood Christmas Parade
- Video: Kenny Loggins talks new book, music and touring
- Video: Billy Ray Cyrus talks music at the Hollywood Christmas Parade
- Video: Jeff Gutt talks about his time on the 'The X Factor' at the finale
- Johnny Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls talks performing at 'The X Factor'


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Vegetation Department (Limbs, Leaves & Grass )
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Many people celebrate the fourth of July with fireworks. But it's important to remember those fireworks are forbidden in Shasta county.
The reason is because fireworks have caused a lot of trouble in the past.
CAL FIRE says last year there were four deaths in the U.S due to fireworks, in addition to more than 9,000 serious injuries.
CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Dan Hebrard said the majority of people are just not responsible with fireworks and can cause danger to not only themselves but also the people around them.
"You look at a sparkler, it's 1,800 degrees at the tip," said Hebrard. "It's like letting your kid run around with a welding rod. Would you let your kid run around with a welding rod? No. That's essentially what you're doing if you let your kid run around with a sparkler."
CAL FIRE also said about 20,000 fires were started state-wide last year due to fireworks.
They say they will be patrolling different areas through the Fourth of July holiday.


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Since the beginning of time humans have been seeking answers to the future. Waves of gypsy fortune tellers moved across Europe and the Americas amazing many with their tricks of the trade, odd picture cards and large orbs of clear glass. Many hawk the ability to tell your future. Some proclaim to be Physic others proclaim to be Mediums and others just proclaim. My view on this subject has always been that this gift has been given to just a few, and I would hope they would do something profound for the human race with this special ability. After many years in the field of paranormal investigations I have met many frauds, those who claim to feel so called vibes or the what nots they think should be important to an investigation and most have been nothing more than poppycock. I am always astonished when we invite a so called physic to go on an investigation with us and they couldn't be more off the mark, I simply thank them and know to once again cross another off my list. This is a subject that I always felt needed more exploration, and if these people did exist I just wanted a moment to meet with them. I was surprised when this occurred just recently.
I love those local newspapers that arrive weekly filled with bits and pieces of local goings on about the area and I always read them seeking festivals and neat things that the larger papers delete when going to print. I started my writing career in a local paper so I collect them as I go along in shopping centers or supermarkets where they appear in abundance lining the wire racks as you exit. I have one that is delivered to my home and it is there within it's pages that I found my answers. Scanning I found an article about a gentleman who has been doing Medium Readings for Brevard County for over thirty years and had just come out with his fifth book "A Medium Within". Tearing the story from the paper I set it at my desk making a mental note to follow up and set an appointment. Those tasks of modern day life sped by and making my way to a writers group at the local library I saw he was to appear for self promotion of the book and realized two weeks have gone by and I had not yet called him. To me this must have been a sign to contact him. That afternoon I emailed him and asked to set a time for a reading and I was surprised when he got back to me quickly and we set to meet three days later.
I did my homework to make sure I was correct on the difference between a physic and a medium. Mediums are guided by those in the spirit world where as physics go on a sixth sense of some inward feeling that they might get. I have had my fill over the years of physics so meeting a Medium was exciting to me and I could hardly wait. Now I am not saying there aren't any "real" physics out there, I am just stating in my travels I have not met one and I was hoping my reading with the Medium was going to prove to be different.
Sunday came quickly and I made my way to meet with John Rogers known as The Medium Within. He was warm and welcoming and I wanted this to be all I hoped for but held no expectations. He asked no precursor questions and we made our way to his reading room. Upon entering I noticed pictures of him with John Edwards and James Van Praagh. We spoke for only a few moments as he explained what he did and how the readings worked. I was surprised to learn his spirit guide was not a long lost Indian Chief or anything that has been ancient on the other side but his teacher here on earth who's name had been Gladys. Mr. Rogers had wanted to be a priest however things had not worked out that way and although he is a Minister it seems Mediumship had been his calling. He holds classes and goes on tours and I was interested to learn he believes anyone can develop this talent. He has met with many of the greats in his field and one can tell he is happy in his journey through life. After a small chat about himself, whose questions were the ones I asked of him he set a small timer and placed it upon the table and the reading begun.
John Rogers reading was the most accurate I have ever encountered. I can not stress enough on how accurate it was! He told me things that are still happening as of yesterday! He knew I was working on two books and the exact colors I was thinking about for the covers. The person who entered the room while the reading was occurring was the exact person I had had on my mind for many years. He led me down a path in which he just read and I just listened. Everything this kind man said was spot on. It was a delight to have finally met a person in this field whom one could believe in. I think to myself now that one of my journeys may have to been to meet Mr. Rogers, and one of his journeys may have been to replace some of my faith in this field. This man had put me at ease as soon as we met and he told me things or I should say ideas that were just bumping around in my head, private thoughts never verbalized to anyone. He gave me direction via his spirit guide and I was ever so happy to have met him.
After the reading was done I told him I would like to write an article about him and my experience and he was kind enough to agree. John Rogers has written five books. He states he writes in spirit meaning his guide Gladys helps him through the process. He is most proud of his recent book "The Medium Within" and plans to promote while going up north this summer season while lecturing. He sells all of his books via his website www.themediumwithin.com and you can also contact him for a reading or see his schedule. I am once again a believer in those who carry this gift of a Medium and I am even thinking about some classes to develop my skills. I have thought about my views on this subject and my statement that I would hope a gift like this would be used for the betterment of mankind. Now that I have experience a true reading I believe they are helping mankind and what better way than putting someone at ease whom may have questions that no one has been able to answer.


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Pokedex info on Pokemon Staraptor
Pokedex details for the Pokemon Staraptor – The muscles in its wings and legs are strong. It can easily fly while gripping a small Pokémon. It has a savage nature. It will courageously challenge foes that are much larger.
Pokedex: #398
Type: Normal/Flying
Species: Predator Pokémon
Ability: Intimidate
Height: 3′11″ (1.2m)
Weight: 54.9 lbs. (24.9kg)
Attack: 120
Defense: 70
Sp. Attack: 50
Sp. Defense: 50
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Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Recall: Grab A Bagel and Check The UPC Codes
Kellogg Co. disclosed Monday on its website and the Frosted Mini-Wheats Facebook page that it was recalling certain packages of Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal because they could be contaminated with metal fragments, but a lot of Mini-Wheats lovers appear to have learned about the action only this morning.
Twitter is buzzing,
First the beef, now the Mini Wheats!! NOOOO abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2…
— AMP Radio Calgary (@ampcalgary) October 11, 2012
and Kellogg's website has some harsh feedback from grossed-out customers, including one who posted a video of someone using a magnet to check the cereal for metal shavings. Among the not-so-sweet comments:
"Your site and is very confusing and it really pisses me off it is not user friendly at all when you are trying to get a hold of your company. I have three boxes of mini wheats, it has KBB yes two B's after the expiry date of 2013 aug 14 so I would assume they are okay am I right."
Kellogg's has a lengthy statement detailing the UPC codes for the suspect boxes of Mini-Wheats, and offering customers this reassurance:
"We understand and apologize for your concern. According to Dr. David Acheson, an internal medicine physician and former Chief Medical Officer at the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) with whom we consulted, the likelihood of these fragments making their way into the food is low; furthermore, the chances that any affected food will cause injury is low.
Anyone with additional individual concerns is invited to please call 800-962-1413 from 8 am to 6 pm Eastern Time, Monday – Friday."
Meanwhile, there's this post this morning on the Mini-Wheats fan page, which drew, as you can imagine, a colorful set of comments:


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It's a big weekend for theater lovers just over the border in Nashua, N.H.
The Peacock Players bring the African jungle to life in their newest production Tarzan on stage at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St., May 9-18.
Based on Edgar Rice Burrough's classic story Tarzan of the Apes and the hit 1999 Disney animated film, Tarzan tells the story of an infant boy, orphaned on the shores of West Africa. Taken in and raised by a tribe of gorillas, the young boy yearns for acceptance by his ape father as he grapples with his uniqueness.When humans enter their territory, Tarzan, now a man, encounters strangers like himself for the first time and life changes for him.
The show features music and lyrics by pop/rock star Phil Collins, including the Grammy and Oscar-winning song "You'll Be in My Heart," and book by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. The show is rated PG.
Performances are Friday-Saturday, May 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, May 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets $12-$17 at peacockplayers.org.
The Actorsingers bring a spirited production of Meredith Wilson's The Music Man to audiences at the Keefe Auditorium, 117 Elm St., Nashua, on Friday-Sunday, May 9-11.
Directed by Kathy Lovering, Jed Holland and Martha Daniels Holland, the classic musical is about the charming con man, Harold Hill, who poses as a band leader selling instruments to the townsfolk of River City, Iowa, and the prim librarian, Marian Paroo, who sees through him, but falls in love nonetheless.
The musical features a cast of 55, including many family members who have appeared in previous Actorsingers productions of the show.
Performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. $20, adults; $18, students and seniors at actorsingers.org, 603-320-1870 or at box office before each performance.
On the marquee
- TUNING UP: The Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra hosts its Spring Pops Concerts on Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m. at Pawtucket Congregational Church, 15 Mammoth Road, Lowell, and on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m., at Nevins Memorial Library, 305 Broadway, Methuen. The concerts will feature popular contemporary music, including music by Aaron Copeland and Duke Ellington and selections from A Chorus Line. It will also showcase young violinist Chloe Lee, winner of the LPO's 2014 Concerto Competition, and cellist Drake Driscoll. Admission is free, but donations accepted.
- MOTHER'S DAY TREAT: Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston, located in Waltham, presents The Lennon Sisters in a Mother's Day concert on Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m. Dubbed "America's Sweethearts of Song," the Lennon Sisters -- Dianne (Dee Dee), Peggy, Kathy and Janet -- made their debut on the Lawrence Welk Show on Christmas Eve, 1955 and were an overnight sensation. They appeared with Welk for 13 years and many other popular shows. They've been spoofed on Saturday Night Live and continue to perform in Branson, Mo. The act now consists of Kathy, Janet and younger sister Mimi. Tickets $25-$63, with 15 percent off for mothers at reaglemusictheatre.com, call 781-891-5600 or at box office at 617 Lexington St., Waltham.
- FRACTURED FAIRY TALES: Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents Into the Woods, the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical that puts a new spin on old fairy tales like Cinderella, Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel. Runs May 9-June 15 at the Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St., Copley Square, Boston. Tickets start at $25. Visit lyricstage.com or call 617-585-5678.
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Sep 3, 2012 9:34 AM
Glow-in-the-dark panties sound like a terrible idea, but we came up with two distinct bonuses.
1. A striptease in absolute darkness is suddenly kind of hot.
2. Easy-to-find undies means no noisy fumbling around for a stealthy midnight escape.
Plus, this Glow in the Dark Solar System Underwear ($18) is actually pretty cute, and cute underwear is a perk in and of itself.
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What could be better on a cold, blustery Sunday afternoon than warm flavorful chowder or chili, listening to the sounds of a talented local band, and enjoying the company of family and neighbors. That is just what the 2nd Annual Chili Chowder Cook Off offered to those lucky 500+ who come out on January 27 to the Amherst Business Center on 101A. Hosted by Opportunity Networks and the Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce, the event drew 16 area restaurants and 21 amateurs competing within their division for bragging rights as the "Best".
Professional Division Winners
Chili – The Barn at Hitchiner Manufacturing
Chowder – Yankee Chef
Amateur Division Winners
Chowder – Debra LaPress
Chili – Chris Tynan
Honorable Mention – John Klem
A Special Thank You to our Judges. Choosing just one winner in each category was a very difficult task!
Chili Judges: Scott Franz, The Chef's Plate; Tony Balsama, Favorite Foods; Rocky Morelli, Opportunity Networks.
Chowder Judges: Susan Laughlin, Creative and Food Editor, NH Magazine; Jennifer Franz, GoodEatsNH.com, Cathy Duchesne, Kids Culinary Arts.
Plan to join us next year for the 3rd Annual Chili Chowder Cook Off, always the Sunday between the NFL Play Offs and the Super Bowl.


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Simbambili Game Lodge
Leopard Diaries
A word from our rangers.
Leopard diaries 17 March – 23 March 2012
Leopard Diaries 17-23/03/12
LEOPARDWe really had to work for our leopard sightings this week. Early in the week we picked up some female leopard tracks around Boundary Pan and tracked her for five kilometres until her tracks crossed out of our traversing area.
Disappointed, we carried on the following morning. Checking around the western boundary, we came across fresh tracks for a male, they were on top of vehicle tracks of that morning. We followed them into our property but we soon realised with the thick bush and all the elephant around we weren't going to have much luck.
That evening we stopped for drinks on the western boundary and heard the cough of a male leopard to our north. After an hour of searching fruitlessly with a spotlight, we headed back to camp, again disappointed. The next morning, with guests leaving, it was now or never. We'd give the male on the western boundary one last chance. We left camp and slowly made our way towards the Uthla Corner to start checking the boundary when he was spotted by another vehicle further down the boundary.
We immediately responded and heard on the radio there was another leopard calling north of the male. Heading south towards the sighting, we came over a rise to find Salayexe walking up the road.
Lion sightings this week were somewhat infrequent, but for two mornings we did have the Styx pride and the dark maned Maxingilane male around. The first morning they just lay around, the cubs played whilst the females kept a close eye on them.
The Maxingilane male was head down, sleeping. Occasionally the distant roars of the Matimba males calling from the Manyeleti woke him. That night they didn't move far.
They had only moved a few hundred metres but they had made a substantial kill. We never found a carcass but all of them had full stomachs the next morning.
OTHERThe pack of two wild dogs dogs were running around in the area chasing impala and after a few failed attempts they found themselves having a rest and a water break right in front of Simbambili Lodge.
The last week we have been inundated with elephant.
It sure makes for interesting walks though. This was a female with a unique deformity to her left tusk.
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Our new online bill payment saves you time and it gives you more options in how you pay your bill. If you have an Internet connection and an e-mail address, you can now pay your bill online. It's fast, it's easy, and you no longer have to write a check each month or drive to City Hall to make a payment.
We have teamed up with Xpress Bill Pay, the premier provider for online bill payment systems, to bring the customers of the City of Newport a new and powerful way to pay your bill. When you sign up for online bill payment you create a unique password that you use to access your personal account at XpressBillPay.com. Every month we'll send you a reminder e-mail to let you know when your bill is online.
Then, just log in through your web browser and view your bill, which will look like the paper statement you are familiar with. Select a payment type — credit card, or debit card — enter the information, and you're done!
It's that easy, and it only takes you a few minutes each month.
|Go to the City of Newport's Xpress Bill Pay webpage by clicking here.
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It was announced Tuesday that "Dead or Alive 5: Last Round" will run at 1080p at 60fps on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.
Confirmed by VideoGamer.com, game publisher Tecmo Koei assured tech aficionados that the latest and most likely last iteration of "Dead or Alive 5" will take full advantage of next-gen hardware from Sony and Microsoft. In addition to running at 1080p at 60fps, the sexy, fast-paced fighting game from Team Ninja promises enhanced graphics. ""Bringing the game to a new generation of consoles is allowing us to create the most graphically striking version of any Dead or Alive game ever," Team Ninja leader Yosuke Hayashi said in the official press release. "We are very happy to give our fans the chance to experience our signature high energy fighting entertainment as only the latest consoles can deliver it."
"Dead or Alive 5: Last Round" will also include new original content for its PS4 and Xbox One debut. The press release stated over 300 open and unlockable costumes will be included in the game, with character customization going even further with the new hairstyle and accessories feature. Previously purchased DLC content from past versions of 'Dead or Alive 5" will be transferable to the new game, Tecmo Koei confirms.
PS4 and Xbox One owners will be able to grab a physical or digital copy of "Dead or Alive 5: Last Round" in spring 2015. A PS3 and Xbox 360 version of the game will also be available for purchase.


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About the UofL Sustainability Council
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UofL's Sustainability Council of faculty, staff and students formed in 2008 to provide oversight and direction, coordinate activities and recommend policies.
The Sustainability Council has four main committees open to all:
1. Planning & Administration
2. Operations
3. Education & Research
4. Engagement
Sub-committees focused on specific topics such as Food, Transportation, Solid Waste, and Trees are also active.
Meeting times and public documents available at our SharePoint site.
Council members can log-in to our Secure SharePoint.
Support our efforts by donating to our Green Fund!
Select "Green Fund for UofL" under Designations here.
From the Office of the Provost:
(At the time of the formation of the Sustainability Council in 2008)
The Sustainability Council provides oversight and direction, coordinates activities and recommends policies.
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
This, one of the most commonly referenced definitions of sustainability, comes from "Our Common Future: The Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development," also known as the Brundtland Commission report. In 1991, UofL honored the Brundtland Commission with the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order and Gro Harlem Brundtland spoke on campus the following academic year.
Today at UofL, an extraordinary amount of activity has been going on in the area of sustainability. Groups are implementing or planning everything from green purchasing policies to buying locally produced food, and energy audits to recycling programs.
UofL Green Scene columns:
The Green Budget Rescue Team, largely comprised of folks from Arts and Sciences, has presented a proposal to manage our budget woes through smarter personal and institutional energy practices. The Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center runs programs all over the state to help businesses run more efficiently. The Partnership for a Green City teams us with local schools and the city to manage our environmental resources better.
Both our purchasing department and food vendors have begun using more recycled and renewable materials, and many disciplines are offering specific classes that focus on various aspects of healthy environments. Our faculty are conducting research that will help develop renewable forms of energy and are developing pilot devices that will let our technology operate more efficiently and save our land and waterways.
The Big Tent, Three Ring Circus of Sustainability at the University of Louisville (Sustain Magazine, Spring/Summer 2014, p. 8-14)
We're doing a lot, but we can, and will, do more.
One of the goals of our new strategic plan is to be "creative and responsible stewards" of our resources. That includes making a commitment to sustainability and efficiency — a commitment so important to us that we will track our progress according to standards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
Because we work best when we work together, I have formed the Sustainability Council to help pull together our efforts and to keep the campus community informed of everything that's happening. The council also will help us move into a leadership position in the sustainability area.
Among other things, the Council will:
UofL-specific, online Sustainability training is now available to all faculty and staff through Blackboard's University Wide Training Resources. Instructions for accessing the Sustainability module are available here.
I'm sure more tasks will emerge, but you can see from these examples that the main purpose of the council is to coordinate and lead our activities and create excitement for creative thinking and engagement in this important area.
The Council has its work cut out, but all of our ideas and creativity will be needed to keep these initiatives going forward and for us to reach our goal to be a national leader in sustainability and efficiency.
Your contributions are always welcome! Meeting times for the Sustainability Council and its Committees are available here:
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A WOMAN at the centre of a love triangle which ended with a man stabbing his own brother is pregnant, the Daily Echo can reveal.
Victoria Hendricks is expecting a child in May but her partner Kevin Traves will not be at the birth after he was jailed for five years for the attack when he caught the pair having sex.
He was handed the prison term yesterday at Southampton Crown Court after a jury took two hours to convict him of wounding with intent.
They had heard how Traves, 27, had found his elder brother David Ralph and Victoria half naked when he returned home after he had been told by his mum that the pair were cheating on him behind his back.
The pair, who were both drunk, began having sex behind the sofa in the lounge when Traves returned.
Blood on clothes Traves began attacking Mr Ralph punching him in the head and body. It was only when he saw the amount of blood on his clothes he realised he had been stabbed, Mr Ralph said in evidence.
On his way out of the door Traves shouted at him: "If you don't die, I'll come back."
Mr Ralph spent three days in hospital with a collapsed lung.
During the trial Traves claimed that he hadn't realised he had picked up the knife during the struggle with his brother, but the jury did not believe him.
The court heard how Traves and Victoria, who already have two children together, had reconciled and were expecting their third child in May.
Victoria, 23, told the Daily Echo the couple were standing by each other. She said: "We have been together nine years, we are strong. Kevin saw the state I was in that night. He doesn't blame me at all for what happened."
Speaking of the new baby, with whom she fell pregnant when Traves was released on bail in September, she said: "I am expecting a little boy and although it will be difficult without Kevin here I am determined to be the best mum I can be until he comes out and we can have the big family we always wanted."
In sentencing Traves, Judge Patrick Hooton said: "Anybody who finds out their girlfriend is having sexual relations with his brother is bound to feel extremely aggrieved but you decided to teach him a lesson.
"You are very lucky that you do not stand before me on a murder charge."


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Sunday, June 30, 2013
So we started our remodeling of our bathroom this weekend pulling the old sink, cabinet, pantry, and vanity out. Then we spent time figuring out the layout and how we would like to proceed forward. Unfortunately we ended up not getting a whole lot done with the bathroom today because of our puppy. We took her out playing to help get her tired so she would not feel the need to be in the bathroom while we work. Unfortunately, we discovered that she had torn the pads on all four paws pretty bad!! Poor thing!! We took her to the pet er which resulted in a big 251 dollar bill. Well worth it for the piece of mind and for her to be in less pain. On the upside of things so far the follistim seems to be working so we shall see how the next week or so goes. We have two follicles forming which means we will have another chance to conceive. I hope this is our lucky month but I know better than to get too excited. This is only our first month on this new drug and every time you try it's only 25-33% chance of success. Anyway this is my update. I am trying to be better about checking in here and being on the forums. I think it helps at least gives me a place to let things out. I plan to try an new exercise regime this week with my walking video. We shall see how this goes. I know if i can exercise back in my diet, i will be able to lose some weight.
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We took her out to play with a remote control car. She loves to chase it and we have never had an issue with it before. The vet said it was probably when she was on the cement and tried to stop while running. For the most part we keep her on the grassy area but the car went off onto the cement and we never thought anything of it. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement and so happy to hear you had success in your venture. Children are a true blessing and I do hope to be blessed with one someday. I do welcome the friend's request and will add you as a friend as well.
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Awe so sorry to hear about the puppy, that sounds so playful how the heck did he do that? I hope everything works out well for him your already showing what great parents your going to be by bringing in your fur baby.
Glad to hear that two follicles were found! I know god will bless you with your own little angel! I was having trouble conceiving and I went to the Sacred heart of Jesus and prayed and prayed and then to Lasallette and we lit candles and prayed there.
I'm happy to say that I have a 16 yr old blessing and yes he's the best thing that ever happened to us.
I also had hubby hold my legs up after making love and you know what? That's when we got pregnant hahaha You know I also lost weight to get pregnant.....
Good luck to you! I'm going to add you as a friend as I'd love to hear how you make out and hear the happy news when you announce that your pregnant! I'll be praying for you!
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FDA OKs New Treatment for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Patients
Patients with soft-tissue sarcoma, a rare cancer that starts in the body's muscle or connective tissues, now have a new treatment option.
The FDA late yesterday approved GlaxoSmithKline's drug Votrient for use in patients with soft-tissue sarcoma, Dow Jones Newswires reports. This is the first new treatment in decades for the cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates 11,000 cases of soft tissue sarcoma are diagnosed each year in the U.S.
Votrient, a tablet taken orally, is already on the U.S. market to treat advanced kidney cancer. It was approved to treat several subtypes of advanced soft-tissue sarcoma, after prior chemotherapy.
Votrient's approval follows the March recommendation of an agency advisory panel that the drug's benefits outweighed its risks. Clinical data involving 369 patients showed the drug temporarily slowed tumor growth but it isn't clear if the drug prolongs lives.
And the FDA notes that Votrient carries the agency's toughest warning on its label, telling patients and doctors about the potentially fatal liver damage. Patients should be monitored for liver function and treatment halt if liver function declines, the agency says.
Separately Thursday, the FDA granted wider approval to Novartis's Afinitor to treat non-cancerous kidney tumors that don't require immediate surgery.
Afinitor was first approved in the U.S. in 2009 to treat kidney cancer after treatment with other drugs fail. Afinitor was approved to treat kidney tumors that are caused by a rare genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis complex, or TSC, which affects about 40,000 Americans.


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BEVERLY HILLS (LALATE) – Brandi Glanville dog Chica goes missing on RHOBH this week. But did Brandi get her dog back, did Brandi find dog Chica, and was the adorable dog ever found? The horror over Brandi Glanville's dog Chica (photos below), Brandi's assistant Cameron, and her angry neighbor was reported by LALATE before Monday night's episode. At the end of the one hour telecast, Bravo left the telecast with a cliffhanger, leaving viewers guessing if Brandi found dog Chica once she got home to Encino, California. Typically, a rebroadcast of Monday's episode would air on Wednesday night. But for now, Bravo is holding rebroadcasting the telecast until this weekend. And next Monday, fans learn what happens once Brandi returns from Palm Springs.
LALATE can already report however that next Monday's telecast will be difficult to watch. The greatest fear – loosing a pet – will be coupled Monday with hints of a possible theft. When the terror happened earlier this year, Brandi Glanville told news that she was not particularly certain if Chica was stolen or simply went missing. Glanville, who was threatened with legal action last year for comments about Adrienne Maloof, was careful what to say about assistant Cameron at the time.
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On this Monday's telecast, Brandi Glanville reveals that assistant Cameron allegedly let Chica out once before in the same week. And at that time, Chica went missing from her new home with Brandi. Potentially unfamiliar with her new surroundings, Chica was found eventually in or around the new rental home in Encino.
But this week, fans saw footage of the second "disappearance" by Chica. When the terror erupted earlier this year, days elapsed with no good news. Brandi could not find Chica. That footage is expected to air next Monday. "I will give anyone who finds my dog chica in Bel air, La, Encino area 10 thousand dollars. Please please. She has a collar call me!" Glanville tweeted at the time.
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Last Monday, Glanville talked to fellow dog owner Kim Richards who vowed to help Brandi with posting signs for Chica. The terror about the signs reportedly erupts once Brandi returns home from Palm Springs. As Brandi put up signs to find the dog, another neighbor took them down. "This b— that is taking down my dog signs is very lucky to be breathing at the moment. If my kids weren't with me it was about to be ON", Brandi tweeted at the time.
Shortly after returning from Palm Springs, Brandi fired Cameron. "I no longer work for Brandi. She texted me [Saturday] saying that I didn't do my job by losing the dog," Cameron said in a news statement at the time.
Before Monday's telecast, Brandi reconfirmed to viewers what will air. She said of the next two episodes "my baby Chica goes away forever." After the telecast on Monday, she added "Thank you for all the Chica love -it's 2 hard to re- watch". And within the hour, Brandi tweeted "Thank you for all the love for Chica, she is soooooooo missed by all of us." Brandi later bought another dog for her kids and named him Chody.


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When evaluating the scene of lower level professional game, you simply can't compare it to the NFL. In some fashion it's unfair to both sides. So when you pull into the lot at Rentschler Field, you see a sea of fans who don't truly know how to root for a home town team, don't know what to expect of the upcoming game, and you see an array of small budget entertainment keeping the tailgating fans in a relatively good mood.
You enter the stadium, and it's more of the same. A sparse crowd, a mix of signage from the normal tenant of the stadium (the Connecticut Huskies) with signage of the new professional team. You see a combination of new and old ideas. The chains are green, not red, but you also see typical cheerleaders and mascots. In this case, the Colonials follow the footsteps of the NFL's Patriots utilizing a small band of colonial fighters to set off a cannon and rifles at big moments of the game.
Bottom line, it was a good set up for some solid football, and a good opening for the Colonials. But that's only taking the pre-game into account.
The actual game was as perfect a debut as possible for the Colonials, as they pounded the Mountain Lions 27-10. In all facets of the game, the Colonials looked like a polished, prepared, and talented football team. The Mountain Lions? Not so much.
From the jump, the Colonials looked more prepared and aggressive than the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Sacramento had the ball first, and Daunte Culpepper showed why he couldn't get a sniff from the NFL. His throws were inaccurate, with his second pass of the day nearly leading to a pick, and on third down he threw a ball that would have had Sacramento at least four yards shy (if it was complete, of course). The Colonials, on the other hand, stuck to their strengths. Andre Dixon was fed the ball early and often while Josh McCown led a passing attack, hitting Markee White on a nice six yard out for a touchdown.
On this level of football, the quarterback battle is key. You may have a quarterback who is playing simply for another paycheck, while another is playing to keep his career alive, and is hungrier than ever. Culpepper looked like the former, while McCown looked like the latter. Sacramento boasted that the reunion of Culpepper with his old NFL coach Dennis Green would be too tough of a pairing for the rest of the UFL, that they would light the league up like they did during their glory days in Minnesota. The major problem with that theory is, just like when Culpepper left for Miami and Oakland, is that he doesn't have Cris Carter and Randy Moss to throw bombs to. When Culpepper has to pick up more of the slack for his receivers, he struggles. Josh McCown doesn't have that kind of reputation. He's a journeyman quarterback who plays to his strengths. Guess which model worked out better on Saturday?
Watching McCown operate on Saturday was a beautiful reflection of what an offense can be like when the quarterback and coaching staff are in sync. The play calling kept the defense off balance, while McCown operated within the system that he was given. His playaction was strong, his deep ball was better than you would expect, and he rarely made a foolish throw. Plus, with Sacramento having a strong run defense, and playing for the run, McCown was able to take advantage of the opportunities the Mountain Lions provided him.
On back-to-back plays in the second, McCown hit his receivers in stride, with tight, on-the-money throws. The second of which was a Culpepper from 2000-type 59-yard bomb to Jason Cherry for a score. At that moment I wondered if Dennis Green started to have flashbacks and wonder how he ended up with the quarterback who couldn't hit a man in stride from 15 yards out even if he was operating without a pass rush.
Ryan Perrilloux came in for McCown in the second quarter, playing a Michael Vick role for the Colonials. He is the epitome of a change of pace from McCown, as his ball isn't as accurate as McCown's, but he's more gifted physically and can use his legs whenever needed. Case in point, his first play ended up in a beautiful sideline tightrope scramble that produced a first and goal situation after the blocked punt. And who was the most pumped up by his run? McCown.
One important roster memento is Andre Dixon. Dixon played well, but did not have the standout performance that the Colonials envisioned when they made him the #1 pick in this year's draft. Dixon was not a homerun hitter for the Huskies, but more of a workhorse who could take advantage of opportunities provided to him by the opposing defense. The difference on Saturday? There were opportunities for Dixon, but those opportunities closed quickly and Dixon couldn't exploit them in time. Sure, he ended up with solid stats. But those numbers are misleading, and more of a reflection of the Colonials' overall dominance of Sacramento. The Sacramento defensive line was worn down quickly, and Dixon took advantage as the day progressed. For the Colonials offense to continue to play like it did on Saturday, Dixon will have to play better. McCown is a good quarterback, but not the kind of guy who can take over and throw for 300+ without a run game.
Memorable Memories
**The Jumbotron showed an announced replay of a sponsored sack. For Sacramento. The announcement? "Hey fans, let's take another look at that sack!" Not sure if Coach Palmer enjoyed that.
**Every cannon shot felt like a mini earthquake. And that's saying something considering that I was in the press box. The cheerleaders, who were about 10 yards away from the Colonial army, are probably going to put in a relocation request for the next game.
**Blocked punt by Marshall McDuffie in the second was yet another example of how Palmer had his team ready, for all facets of the game, as opposed to Green. It was an effort play by McDuffie and is an encouraging sign that this team is a good one, from top to bottom.
**Ryan Glasper with a nice pick of Culpepper late in the second quarter. It was a combination of a player executing the defensive scheme properly (manning centerfield deep for balls downfield over the middle) and Culpepper simply throwing the ball aimlessly.
**McCown threw for 169 yards in the first half, and the Colonials managed 278 yards of total offense. The Mountain Lions had 32 and 55.
**McCown hit Lorenzo Booker, who had a very quiet first half on a short screen, Booker caught some perfect blocks, and instantly his pedestrian day turned into a great one as he raced for an 80-yard score.
**Announced attendance was 14,384. When the season opener is played on a beautiful day, you have to think that these numbers are a little light, especially since Hartford has supposedly been hungry for a pro team to call its own. However, if the Colonials can build off of this, then they can be happy where they end up.
Final take
Just one game, but a great one for Hartford. This day could not have gone better for Coach Palmer. And he knows this. What is there to learn from? Maybe that they weren't able to do much in the return game? Maybe that they couldn't get to Daunte Culpepper? Other than, hard to think of much that went wrong. They shut down the run game, racked up solid (but not exceptional) yards on the ground, and Josh McCown looked excellent. Ryan Perilloux is a nice change of pace, but he doesn't warrant receiving more than three series a game, so kudos to Palmer for getting him in the game but also limiting his reps. He picked his Perilloux spots nicely. With that said, you wonder if Palmer is doing this as insurance in case McCown bolts for the NFL next year. If so, another good reason to work him in there, although he clearly is still a raw quarterback, and you wonder when he'll be able to rid himself of that label.
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As Europe becomes a divisive issue again, protest votes are flowing away from the Lib Dems
Two years ago in the 2010 election one in three of those who voted supported parties other than Labour or the Conservatives, the largest protest against the two-party system since the 19th century. The main beneficiaries were the Liberal Democrats, who took nearly a quarter of the vote. But a party of government cannot also be a party of protest. Nor can a party of the Left easily find a home in a coalition with the Right. As Tony Blair put it, if you have opposed a Labour Government for 13 years from the left, and now find yourself governing


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The Diet That Defeats Diabetes
How can we lower high glucose levels, lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, lose weight and not need to take drugs such as insulin and sulfonylureas which cause weight gain?
Here is the simple answer---the best diet for humans to live longer in superior health is also the best diet for one with diabetes. That is a diet with a high nutrient per calorie ratio as described in my book, Eat To Live. When one eats a diet predominating in nature's perfect foods---green vegetables, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, garlic, raw nuts and seeds and limited amount of fresh fruit, it becomes relatively easy for people to eat as much as they want and still lose weight relatively quickly. This includes lots of great tasting food, great recipes, but no oil, butter, cheese, flour or sweets. My experience has demonstrated that those choosing to follow my nutritional recommendation have their diabetes melt away astonishingly fast even before they have lost most of their excess weight.
One of Many Success Stories
James Kenney was referred to my office from his nephrologist at St. Barnabus Hospital in Livingston, NJ. Mr. Kenney was originally referred to the nephrologist by his endocrinologist (diabetic specialist) at the Joslin Clinic because of kidney damage that resulted from very high glucose readings in spite of maximum medical management.
First Visit
At his first visit, Jim weighed 268 pounds and was taking a total of 175 units of insulin per day. He had already suffered from severe complications of Type 2 diabetes, including two heart attacks and Charcot (destructive inflammation) joint damage in his right ankle. In spite of this huge dose of insulin and six other medications, Jim's glucose readings averaged between 350 - 400. This was the case "no matter what I eat," he said. Jim told me that he was already on a careful ADA diet, and was following the precise dietary recommendations of the dietician at the Joslin Clinic.
He started my Eat To Live program right away and I immediately reduced his insulin dose down to 130 units per day. Jim and I spoke on the phone over the next few days, and I continued to decrease his insulin gradually.
Five Days
After five days, Jim's glucose was running between 80 and 120, and he had lost ten pounds. At this juncture, I put him on 45 units of Lantus insulin at bedtime and 6 units of Humalog regular insulin before each meal for a total of 63 units per day.
Two Weeks
At his two week visit Jim had lost 16 pounds. I stopped his blood pressure medications and he was taking a total of 58 units per day of insulin.
One Month
After the first month of my Eat To Live program, I was able to stop all of Jim's insulin and start him on Glucophage. He lost 25 pounds in the first five weeks and his blood glucose readings were well controlled without insulin. His blood pressure also came down to normal and he no longer required any blood pressure medications.
Five Months
Five months later: No more diabetes medication, and a 60-pound weight loss Five months later, Jim was off all medications for diabetes, no longer had high cholesterol or high blood pressure, and was more than 60 pounds lighter. His kidney insufficiency had normalized as well.
This case illustrates not merely how powerful the diet from my Eat To Live approach is, but how the standard dietary advice given to diabetics from conventional physicians and dieticians is insufficient. Jim Kenney would likely be dead by now had his nephrologist not referred him to me for an effective dietary approach.


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City/School is miniature city within the city of Cleveland, and a new home for Campus International School. The scheme imagines a future student body for CIS of 1500 students, and locates the school within a bustling enclave of urban activity. The intent is to integrate the diversity and culture of urban life into the educational experience, while stimulating the surrounding city through the school's presence. Encompassing the entire site provided in the competition brief, City/School begins by imposing a miniature urban grid of pedestrian streets, with two diagonal "shortcuts" that provide vehicular access, visual connection to downtown Cleveland, and a connection to Cleveland State University. On the ground level, the building meets the urban grid as a series of small pavilions. These pavilions house entries to the CIS, as well as retail, office, residential and educational programs that have been selected based on their synergy with the school. Additional blocks have been zoned for future development. On the second floor, blocks combine to provide sufficient contiguous floor space for the school and other programs. The CIS is organized around a large "interior urbanism" commons composed of a distributed library, special media and language classrooms, the cafeteria and other public programs. Growing out from this central commons are branches of classrooms organized by academic concentration. The high-school is on the second floor (the most public), while elementary school (complete with a playground) is protected on the fourth floor. The scheme grounds the school within a miniature and intensified urbanism at its exterior, while organizing the school around an equally intense interior urbanism. Thus, City/School is doubly, and enthusiastically, invested in the value of urban life as a pedagogical tool.
Formally, City/School is conceived both as a mega-form with regulated building envelopes that slope to accommodate view corridors, and as a network of individual figural buildings. From a car, or from far away, the complex looks like one giant building. From up-close, or from within the network of pedestrian streets, the mega-form dissimulates into a collection of figures. Hence, like a miniature Manhattan, the urban blocks host figural expressions of programmatic diversity, while working together to form a larger urban experience. This duality springs from an investment in two, seemingly contradictory, readings of urbanism. Cities are both collections of figural monuments and places that solicit memory and association, and networks of systems, infrastructures and economies. City/School seeks to immerse the educational experience in each of these readings of urbanism.
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Program Diagram: School programs are above, in pink. Complimentary urban programs are below.
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Third Floor Plan: Grades 6-8 and Commons
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I was finally able to get around the house well enough, while using my crutches, to venture an attempt at a quick workout. This was about a week after my "incident" where I was struck by a hit & run driver while I waited for a traffic light to turn green. I was hobbling around my house while learning how to use my crutches, and I'd felt sufficiently confident, that I'd decided to venture a quick workout.
I had asked my son to roll one of the heavy bags onto the Jiu Jitsu mats, and to roll over a pair of 35 lb. and 50 lb. dumbbells -one dumbbell, each, on either side of the heavy bag. I still needed help to actually sit on the heavy bag. I was able to stand back up from the heavy bag, by using my crutches.
I then began my workout. I reasoned that I was sufficiently warmed up, by sliding around the house while using my crutches. I noticed that my arms, chest, and abs. were feeling an interesting combination of stress which I had never experienced before at the same time.
I started out with a set of seated dumbbell curls. Even while performing this movement with relatively light 35 lb. dumbbells, it felt strange not to be able to use the smaller, peripheral muscles of my body which I'd used to balance myself when I performed this movement while standing. I forced myself to punch out ten repetitions. I was psychologically miffed, after my third set: I USED to perform sets of eight repetitions with eighty pound dumbbells when I was still in my late 40's. I was beginning to sweat by the time I'd completed my last (third) set of dumbbell curls.
I then moved over to the overhead, dumbbell triceps press. I swung the 50 lb. dumbbell onto my shoulder and began to exercise. I normally performed either the standing triceps extension -by way of a dumbbell-, or a standing triceps cable pull down. Again, it was strange to have to focus more on balancing myself while I was seated on my prone heavy bag.
I was sweating quite profusely by the time I had completed three sets of the overhead triceps dumbbell press, and transitioned to the dumbbell chest press. I had performed the dumbbell chest press whenever I'd worked out at home, prior to going to work, on my weightlifting days. I was still surprised by the change in the dynamics involved with the lack of use of my broken leg. Again, maintaining my balance seemed to be the primary issue. By the time I had completed three sets of the dumbbell chest press, I was drenched in my own sweat. I wasn't breathing hard, so I was perplexed as to the reason why I would be sweating so heavily after a workout of such moderate intensity.
Fighting my self-doubts began to take on a significance which I didn't want to acknowledge. I knew that my recovery time would be measured in months, not weeks. I realized that I wasn't a 15 year old high school athlete, and despite my self-imposed goals toward recovery, I couldn't rush the recovery process. I was able to sneak back into my classroom, after a few weeks. It was after-hours, and for only a couple of evenings per week. Despite the fact that I had a substitute teacher in place, I wanted to grade my assignments, and keep submitting lesson plans for my classes. I labored to travel to the restroom from my classroom (a distance of about 20 yards). Each of these issues became challenges for me to attack and overcome. I had to kindle and then regularly nurture the faith that I would, someday, recover from my injuries, and be able to live my life, once again.


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Golden Orb Spiders of Madagascar Weave Malagasy Motifs
Madagascar: the home of thousands of endemic species of flora and fauna, flourishing in the island that has been isolated for over 70 million years. As one of the largest islands in the world, Madagascar homes about 5% of our world's animal and plant species, including unique species of lemurs, chameleons, butterflies, and foxes. While the rare and folkloric orb spiders can be found in some climates around south Africa, they are most prevalent in Madagascar, where their silk is used to weave stunning, Malagasy motifs.
Recently, a gorgeous, shimmering textured cape was produced out of the golden orb spiders' webs, designed by textile artists Simon Peers and designer Nicholas Godley, who revived a fabric that has not been woven in more than a century.
Peers wanted to revive the ancient, ritualistic weaving that once thrived in Madagascar. To accomplish this task, Peers and Godley organized a silk harvesting operation, hiring locals to collect live female spiders in boxes, then pulling threads out of their spinnerets. These threads are braided, joined, and brocaded into the traditional textile that we see in Peers' cape and other tribal prints.
If taking a trip to Madagascar,whether via jetcharter, commercial airline,or boat,a trip to see the golden orb spiders and other Malagasy creatures is a must.
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Luis Puenzo Movies and Career Information
Feb 19, 1946
Buenos Aires
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Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born February 19, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has worked in the United States. Puenzo has had a long and successful career in producing commercials in Argentina. In 1968 he founded his own production company with Sergio Tamburri (film editor and trombone player of the famous Porteña Jazz Band), Luis Puenzo Cinema, and in 1974 the firm's name was changed to Cinemanía S.A. During Argentina's Dirty War in the mid 1970s and early 1980s many filmmakers became victims of repression and some went into exile; some disappeared. During this difficult time, Puenzo decided to work in advertising. In the United States he is known for his film Old Gringo (1989), starring Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda and Jimmy Smits. His The Official Story (1985) won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and many other accolades. The Official Story, arguably Puenzo's best work, has been lauded by film critics and scholars for bringing to the screen a story that "[is] an excellent point of departure to explore some of Argentina and Latin America's most salient problems today. As the film
- Movies Directed by Luis Puenzo
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- Official Story (La historia oficial) 1985
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- Plague (La peste)
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- Fish Child (El nino Pez)
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The Grumman F4F (FM-1) Wildcat on display in the Sea-Air Operations gallery at the Museum on the National Mall.
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This video compiles some of the strangeness from Wiliam Orbit's video series the A to Z of Sound.
See more from William Orbit at his YouTube page.
This video compiles some of the strangeness from Wiliam Orbit's video series the A to Z of Sound.
See more from William Orbit at his YouTube page.
Sound designer Luftrum has released this sneak preview of Luftrum 9 – a soundbank for u-He Diva:
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Wiliam Orbit has announced Pieces In A Modern Style 2, a second collection of classical works arranged for electronic instruments.
It will be released on Decca Records, August 16th, 2010.
Orbit's original Pieces In A Modern Style was a hit, in large part because of dance remixes of his version of Barber's Adagio For Strings.
Pieces In A Modern Style 2 will be available in 1 CD or Deluxe 2 CD versions and as a digital download with bonus track. Continue reading
William Orbit's original Pieces In A Modern Style, which featured synthed-up arrangements of popular classical works, was a rare switched-on album that brought something new to the genre.
And Ferry Corsten's trance remix of Orbit's Adagio for Strings arrangement was transformational – reimagining the somber piece as an upbeat dance track. Sacrilege!
Now Orbit is returning to the classics, with Pieces In A Modern Style 2. It's an ambitious two disc set, featuring works Grieg, Faure, Bach, Tchaikovsky and others.
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This is William Orbit's Optical Illusions, from the forthcoming album My Oracle Lives Uptown.
Orbit notes:
I have never done anything like this before.
All done on laptops. Richard Shea and I spent long hours editing and assembling. Final Cut Pro was a hard mountain to climb and in the end we mostly used Sony Vegas.
This first video is made to the Dr Meaker remix of 'Optical Illusions'. He mixed it at Olympic Studios in South London. Sam Matthews was the mix engineer. I really like the sound they got there.
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The latest music from dance divas Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears vear off into electronica territory, but they never rise to the level of work that Madonna has been putting out for years.
Madonna is one of the few pop artists that regularly crank out albums – completely thought out listening experiences, instead of just a collection of tracks. This 1998 release is no exception.
On Ray of Light, Madonna works electronica artist William Orbit, and the result is one of the best combinations of the electronica and pop worlds ever put to CD. Orbit brings legitimate electronica chops to the coupling, while Madonna adds that special sauce that gives it mainstream appeal. She also takes Orbit's music to higher levels by giving the electronica some pop sensibility.


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UMass Postgame Notes vs. Bowling Green
Oct. 5, 2013
UMass Football Postgame Notes
1. In their first trip to Bowling Green's Doyt Perry Stadium, the University of Massachusetts football team suffered a 28-7 loss to the Falcons on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2013.
2. Redshirt-sophomore RB Jamal Wilson set single-game career highs with 20 carries and 119 yards against the Falcons. Wilson also recorded the longest rush by a Minuteman this season with a 51-yard run, which also marks a personal best.
3. Wilson's rushing total was the most recorded in a single game by a UMass player since Michael Cox, now a member of the NFL's New York Giants, ran for 188 yards and two scores at Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 22, 2012.
4. Sophomore WR Tajae Sharpe notched his third career touchdown against Bowling Green, hauling in a 24-yard pass from redshirt-sophomore QB Mike Wegzyn in the fourth quarter.
5. The TD marked the third over the last four games for Sharpe, who now has 31 receptions and 279 yards through five contests. In comparison, over the first five games of the 2012 season Sharpe recorded 11 catches for 112 yards without scoring.
6. Senior defensive back Devin Brown led both teams with 10 tackles, including three solo stops. This marks Brown's second career contest reaching double-digits and his second consecutive after earning 10 stops against Vanderbilt on Sept. 21, 2013.
7. Graduate student defensive lineman Justin Anderson finished with five stops, including a pair of sacks for 12 total yards lost. The pair of sacks mark a single-game personal best for Anderson.
8. Junior defensive back Quayshun Smith made use of his increased playing time to tie his career-high of five tackles, which included his first career sack.
9. Sophomore Mike Wegzyn rotated in at quarterback during the third quarter to replace starter A.J. Doyle. Wegzyn completed 7-of-8 attempts for 76 yards and rushed for 40 more on six carries (6.7 yards per carry).
10. The team's six tackles-for-loss totaling 24 yards were the most earned through five games of the 2013 season.
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College Hockey:Dartmouth Upsets Cornell
Big Green Edge Big Red In OT
HANOVER, N.H. — When the week begins with a full moon and ends with Friday the 13th, things like this happen:
-A seemingly watertight defense surrenders an early two-goal lead.
-An innocent dump-in deflects off a goaltenders stick and into his own net to tie the game.
-The apparent game-winning goal in overtime is first waved off, then allowed.
All in a night's work, at the end of an odd and thrilling night, for No. 19 Dartmouth in its 5-4 ECAC Hockey defeat of No. 6 Cornell at Thompson Arena on Friday.
The Big Green's Joe Gaudet tipped a Doug Jones feed over the shoulder of Big Red goaltender Ben Scrivens and off an upper net support post at 1:05 of overtime for the winner, which referee Bryan Hicks first disallowed before reversing his call following a conference with his three counterparts.
"I thought we were playing really good hockey from the drop of the puck," Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet said. "It's one of those things; you look up, you're down 2-0, a couple of things go against you, they make a couple of plays. I just thought we needed to keep on playing."
The Big Green (13-8-3 overall, 10-5-2 league) did just that to further bolster its position among the top four teams in the ECAC with five games to play.
The game began to turn with Dartmouth freshman Jim Gaudet's bizarre first collegiate goal at 10:42 of the second period. With the Big Green trailing 2-1, Gaudet lugged the puck out of his zone to the red line and lobbed it down the ice to the right of the Cornell net.
Big Red netminder Ben Scrivens (26 saves) raised his stick to knock the puck down. Instead, he deflected it into his own net to complete Dartmouth's comeback from an early two-goal deficit.
"The goal that kills us," Cornell coach Mike Schafer lamented. "That gives them life."
The Big Red (15-5-4, 10-4-3) got some back on an Evan Barlow rebound at 16:10, but Joe Gaudet scored his first of the night on a power-play tip at 17:37 and Connor Shields followed with a crease jam at 18:42 for Dartmouth's first lead of the night.
The Big Green opened the final stanza with three straight penalties, and Cornell's Mike Devin made Dartmouth pay with a 50-foot blast past Big Green goaltender Jody O'Neill (24 saves) to level the contest at 4-4 at 5:43. An exciting, evenly played game finally turned the hosts' way when Cornell's Keir Ross drew a high-sticking minor with 58 seconds to play after giving the puck away to Dartmouth's Adam Estoclet at center ice.
Jones again fed Joe Gaudet for the winner two seconds after Ross returned, spinning around at the left boards to fire a pass to the front of the net that Gaudet tipped home, but only confirmed after Hicks consulted with his fellow officials as well as the goal judge behind Scrivens' net.
"It looked like it went over the guy's shoulder, then (off) the post and the inside pad of the net, I think," Joe Gaudet said. "That was a good call by the ref. Usually they're pretty stubborn about reversing their calls."
Joe Devin and Colin Greening scored in the first 5:15 of the game to get Cornell started. The Big Red, who have won just two of their last seven games, visit Harvard tonight.
Rob Pritchard also scored for Dartmouth, which now holds a five-point lead on St. Lawrence for fourth place in the league entering a home date with Colgate this evening.
Greg Fennell covers Dartmouth hockey for the Valley News of West Lebanon, N.H.
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