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This year has been full of amazing changes and progress for me, so, know with the winter fast approaching, my transformation seems to be grinding to a halt. I know that's an improvement over past years, but I'm used to being able to see results either on the scale or in my running times etc etc etc. It is harder for me to gauge improvement when the results are not as measurable (ie., not whining and complaining or sitting around just stuffing my face). I guess I need to be celebrating that I am still moving, even if it isn't to the degree that I was over the spring and summer. I also can celebrate that I am still eating healthy and drinking my water (though more of it is in the form of hot herbal teas). I can also celebrate that I am getting better at getting my rest. I am striving for an average of 7 1/2 to eight hours per night. I am also getting a little better at the budgeting, but holding my breath on that one as the holidays are quickly approaching.
All in all, I am trying to learn to be content with what I am able to accomplish, and then, trying to push myself - however small the step - a little more forward to where I envision myself. Maybe this is the part of the journey where I need to learn to persevere, even though the forward progress is not where I want it to be, just for the sake of developing the trait of perseverance.....much like patience, not a fun lesson to learn.
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This has been a year of amazing changes for me too! This Thanksgiving week I did two nine mile runs plus a few trips to the gym but have overeaten horribly. Running Buddy and I have determined not to fall away from our goals and progress made so we will be hitting the trail hard through the winter and are looking to do my second half in the spring and hopefully first full in the fall. Already I have some catching up to do but I am thankful daily for the time and skill that God has given me to devote to my fitness.
Thanks for your comments. I am encouraged to press on thanks to you!
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I'm right there with ya. I know that I set a big goal to lose weight over the holidays and I'm thinking that it wasn't very realistic. 10 lbs over the holidays? Ha. I know I'll be going to parties and celebrations until Jan 1. So I'm reigning in that goal and just hoping to either stay where I am now or perhaps lose a pound or two...plus watch my portion size, eat as healthy as I can during non-celebratory meals and try to exercise as much as I can. Best of luck to you!!
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Just because you cannot see physical changes does not mean your transformation has ground to a halt.
It's very obvious you are making some phenomenal changes in your thinking, your health and your life.
Keep it up!
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Lorraine you are lucking you have seen the scale move over the year . Me it still has not gone below my first goal and it's going on three years in February . I still push myself to work out and eat healthy . Now that I am going to a gym the scales goes up must be I am still building muscle. Well I have made so many goals over the last three years and have not met one yet. Joined a gym and after one month the membership fees are going up so I don't know what we are going to end up doing . Most of our church goes to this gym now with the fees going up I don't know how many will still be going. I have got to stay positive if not this gym check into others the thing is we paid the start up fee and most places the start up fee is what holds me back from joining any other gym. At least at this gym the twenty five dollars was for the three of us. Then it was fifth teen dollars each for the three of us a month.
I asked one of the women she has been going to Zumba for seven weeks and she said she has not seen the scale go down at all for her either. She weighs around my weight . She goes to Zumba three to four times a week with a couple other women from church . My daughter and I tried it but we are not coordinated enough and felt awkward. It hurt my hip where I had surgery and her knees. So workout on the weights and treadmill, Elliptical , rowing machine and bikes .
It seems like everyone of my Spark friends that runs has lost a great deal of weight and some have made there goal. I have tried running but it is to hard on my joints and it hurts to much for me when I breath. So I do some sprints .
Well you should be very proud of yourself you made your goal and have been maintaining it. That's the goal I have been working of.
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The Kansas City Chiefs looked to exorcise 20 years and seven straight games worth of frustrating playoff losses, jumping out to a 38-10 lead early in the third quarter, but instead gagged up the second-largest lead in NFL playoff history, losing 45-44 to Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts Saturday night.
Luck hit wide receiver T.Y. Hilton with a 64-yard TD pass with 4:21 left in the fourth quarter to give Indy their first lead of the game. The dazed Chiefs made one last drive to win, but when Dwayne Bowe couldn't pull down Alex Smith's pass inbounds on 4th down, the game was over.
So make that eight straight playoff losses (an NFL record) and at least 21 years between playoff wins for the Chiefs Nation.
The full box score is here if you want something that will make you cry more than the ending to "Old Yeller".
The final result ruined an otherwise terrific performance by Smith, who more than made up for the loss of All-World running back Jamaal Charles on the sixth play of the game. Smith, who set franchise playoff records with four TD passes and 379 yards passing, was nearly flawless in the first half completing 14-of-24 passes for 217 yds and three touchdowns, guiding KC to a 31-10 halftime lead. He should probably never hear the words, "game manager" linked with his name again after Saturday's performance.
Knile Davis came in for Charles and rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown in the first half, and long-lost wide receiver Donnie Avery got behind the Colts defense for his only catch of the game, a 79-yard strike in the opening minute of the second quarter.
But the best surprise of the first half was the reappearance of Bowe who had 3 catches for 81 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter alone. The yardage was Bowe's highest output of the season.
Even the defense, ultimately the harbinger of doom for the team's playoff success, recovered from the Colts opening touchdown drive (74 yds in 7 plays) to hold Indy to just 90 total yards and an Adam Vinatieri field goal for the rest of the half.
Chiefs fans hit their emotional high for the season in the first four plays of the second half. Luck threw his second interception on the first play from scrimmage, giving the Chiefs the ball on the Indianapolis 18-yard line. Three plays later, Smith hit Davis with a 10-yd TD pass and the Chiefs had their historic 38-10 lead, the most points the franchise had ever scored in a playoff game.
Despite the Colts scoring a TD on the next series to cut the lead to 38-17, there was a confidence that the 21-point lead would be safe since the Colts defense had given up a score to the Chiefs offense on six of seven series.
But unfortunately on the next series, on a 2nd-and-6 on the Indy 46-yd line, Alex Smith held onto the ball for far too long looking downfield for a receiver. NFL sack leader Robert Mathis sacked Smith for an 8-yd loss and stripped the ball for a fumble. Indianapolis recovered and the football gods seemingly flipped a switch inside Lucas Oil Stadium because the Colts woke up … the fans got loud … and the Chiefs defense disappeared.
It was also here that Andrew Luck's career might have taken off into the next level. Luck led the Colts offense on a blitzkrieg of the Chiefs defense, scoring five touchdowns on the next six drives. Even a fluke interception couldn't derail the Colts on their improbable comeback. All the drives but one took less than two minutes to complete.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, the Chiefs continued to lose key players to injury. Brandon Flowers was concussed trying to make a tackle on a Colt touchdown. Any hope of trying to grind out the clock with the running game ended when Knile Davis went down with a knee injury early in the fourth quarter. Donnie Avery sat in the locker room with concussion symptoms for most of the second half. And even Justin Houston, the only Chiefs defender that seemingly could get any pressure on Luck, left the game with injury just before Hilton's game-winning catch.
Chiefs fans will probably spend the next 30 years lamenting two plays in the fourth quarter that summed up everything crazy about this loss.
On the first play of the fourth quarter with the Chiefs hanging on to a 41-31 lead, running back Cyrus Gray broke free along the right sideline due to a blown coverage by the Colts. Smith lofted a pass towards Gray, but overthrew him by a few inches missing out on a sure-fire touchdown. Gray could have waltzed into the end zone had the pass connected.
The Chiefs punted the ball back to the Colts and then with Luck directing things from a no-huddle shotgun formation, he drove the Colts 88-yards down to the KC 2-yd line. Chiefs safety Eric Berry put his helmet on the ball when Colts RB Donald Brown tried to run up the middle. The ball popped up into the air and was heading towards several Chiefs defenders.
At almost any other time in the season, the ball would have landed in the hands of a Chiefs defender. But the football gods decided to let the ball hit a Colt lineman in the helmet and the ball bounced into the waiting arms of Luck, who snatched it up and dove into the end zone for a touchdown. Chiefs 41, Colts 38 and just a matter of time for heartbreak in every Chiefs fan's mind.
The suddenness and severity of Saturday's loss when the Chiefs had such a dominating lead make this loss the worst in the playoff history of the Chiefs. Whether it's the Christmas Day Longest Game Ever loss to the Dolphins … the Lin Elliott loss to the Colts … the No-Punt loss to the Colts … or the Dave Szott Phantom Holding Call loss in 1990 to the Miami Dolphins, they all now pale to this turd-bomb kick in the gut.
The Chiefs are no lock to make the playoffs next year, given the strength of their schedule next year. However, despite the crushing disappointment that will eventually fade (by the year 2045 probably), the Chiefs are in a much better state than they were a year ago.
However, there will have to be changed made – especially on the defensive side of the ball – if the team wants to get another chance to break that now-21-year run of disappointment in the playoffs.
It might be heresy to mention this now, but if their stomachs can handle it, most Chiefs fans should root for Peyton Manning and the Broncos to win the Super Bowl. It's probably the best chance to get Manning to retire to the broadcast booth and out of Chiefs nightmares forever. Unfortunately, it looks like Andrew Luck might be around to take Manning's place.
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MADISON, WI—John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James A. Laffin, 46, of Tomahawk, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 20 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for possessing child pornography. Laffin pleaded guilty to this charge on August 30, 2010.
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Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner are getting some seriously negative attention surrounding their actions at the MTV 2014 Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday night. Dressed to impress and taking the stage as they were part of the show, they also took the moment of silence for Michael Brown to check their phones and text while being watched around the world. According to FOX News on Monday, the cameras caught the stars checking their phones and ignoring the request of Common (who was on stage) who asked for a moment of silence as a tribute for the young man who was killed in Ferguson, Missouri.
After the moment was seen on television, social media blew up on Sunday night. Some viewers suggesting that the Kardashians were disrespectful. Other fans defending the Kardashian's right to look at their phones or not participate. However, the one fact that everyone can't get around is that the reality stars had to know that the cameras were pointing at their direction. Seen previously in the evening, the audience shots of the three were common place so they could have checked their phones during a commercial break.
Offering up a moment for the Ferguson situation was an important part of the VMAs. Highlighted prior to the show, MTV wanted to engage their audience in dialog about the situation and give people a reason to have a voice. The demographics of the network's viewers were perfect to ask young people to have an open and honest discussion about America's social concerns and what is seen in Missouri. Getting actively involved in every neighborhood, no matter your personal opinion was part of the goal.
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Today, Tommy Caldwell writes about the conclusion of another season of trying to free-climb the Dawn Wall. And coming up empty – though that's really not the right word. We've covered his efforts in multiple posts (click here, here, or here), and it's made frequent news in the climbing world for its nearly incomprehensible difficulty. Here's how it feels, from the man himself. His words remind me of what it means to be grateful and of the spirit and values that matter most, which, I think, is worth remembering as we approach the holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. - Kelly Cordes
[Tommy recovering after a fall on one of the many crux pitches. Photo: Rebecca Caldwell]
The wheels of my van protest loudly as I hit the rumble strips on Interstate 70. My wife, Becca, bolts upright out of a peaceful sleep with a panicked look on her face.
"Did you fall asleep?" she says, her eyes the size of basketballs. Did I? I think for a second. I gaze toward the passenger seat. A bit of drool glistens on her cheek and her long hair sticks straight out from the right side of her head.
Wow, that girl is cute when she is irritated at me.
"I guess I was just daydreaming." I shrug my shoulders and try to put on my best puppy dog eyes.
"Well be careful!" She curls back up in the seat and is asleep in seconds.
The truth is, I am not even a bit drowsy. The post-expedition mind is a funny thing. Both happy to be returning home, but trying to find a way to cope with something. A kind of loss of immediate purpose. And although the trip I am returning home from wasn't exactly an expedition, it had a similar effect on my psyche.


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SEATTLE — Let it be noted for the sake of posterity that with 5:57 remaining in the third quarter Sunday, on a sunny-but-blustery Sept. 25, 2011, the Seattle Seahawks' offense looked … competent? Efficient? Well-orchestrated?
For it was at that moment in time that quarterback Tarvaris Jackson squeezed into the end zone, valiantly absorbing the slings and arrows of much larger defensive players, to finish an 11-yard run and score something known as a touchdown.
It was the first such touchdown in nearly seven quarters of football for Seattle. It was the only such touchdown the Seahawks would need in a 13-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. And it came at the end of a 14-play, 72-yard drive that consumed 6:00 of clock time.
There was a third-and-2 pass for 3 yards to Doug Baldwin. And a third-and-1 run for 3 yards by Marshawn Lynch. And a third-and-15 pass for 20 yards to Baldwin.
There was composure and execution and — dare we say it — protection for the quarterback. Those are things that happen often for some teams. Those are things that Seattle's first three games have been devoid of.
"A fantastic drive for us," coach Pete Carroll said. "He gets the touchdown on that run, he just gave it up at the goal line. That's who he is. He's a very, very tough, competitive kid."
He better be. Because Jackson is going to take a beating this season — literally and figuratively. If it's not opposing linemen pounding on him, it's his home fans, who were quick to boo on Sunday.
Mind you, they weren't booing Jackson exclusively. They were booing the play calls. And the offensive line. And the botched punts that went for 28 yards and 9 yards.
But as the new kid on the block, arriving in Seattle after five seasons in Minnesota, Jackson is under the most scrutiny.
"I've been through a lot," he said. "It doesn't bother me. I have a lot of people to win over; probably never will win them over.
"If they keep booing and we keep winning, I don't care."
Ahhh, the crux of outrageous fortune. If the Seahawks keep winning, Jackson doesn't mind the boos.
Thanks to the defense, they won against Arizona. Seattle kept the Cardinals scoreless for the final 37 minutes. It kept the wondrous Larry Fitzgerald receptionless for the final 33 minutes. It held Arizona to less than 100 yards rushing.
It played a gritty, physical game, carrying the weight of the franchise's hopes on its shoulders. But if the offensive line doesn't improve quickly, that weight will overwhelm the defense. Jackson was treated like a pinball throughout the game — and not just on his touchdown run.
"He's taking way more hits than you'd like," Carroll said. "We haven't protected him the way we need to, and we'll get it done. We're going to improve there, but he's getting banged way too much."
Yes, there was improvement from the previous week. After entering the game ranked last in the league with an average of 47.5 rushing yards per game, Seattle ran for 122 against the Cardinals. So, the run blocking had improved.
But for long stretches of the contest, the only way Jackson could get a pass off was on a designed bootleg or roll-out.
The Seahawks converted just enough of those to win, even scoring a touchdown along the way. It might eventually be viewed as a historic moment.
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To avoid me putting to many opinions into this story due to its nature I will be brief and link to the story on this in the Daily Camera This incident happened sometime over the past summer at the new crosswalk on 28th in front of Safeway near iris. Many will blame the crosswalk, some will say the parent, even though they had the legal right to ride through, should have stopped to check traffic, and who know what else will come up. If you are passionate about this you might want to follow the comments on this and the dailycamera throughout the day.
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"The person who directed the installation of the crosswalk should be in court, not this poor victim."
"I blame the city. If someone dashed out on a bike in front of you, you wouldn't necessarily have time to stop. That is exactly the experience that a driver can have when encountering one of these strange street-level yellow-blinking crossing things for the first time. I remember the experience: it was jarring. When you haven't seen this type of apparatus before, you don't know how to react to it. "
"This is Boulder's fault, not the poor driver or the poor mother, or the poor little kid. These crosswalks are scary for both drivers and peds. I would say that in the last five years I have had at least 20 close calls myself. "
"The only blame here belongs to the teen driver. The law requires him to stop. He didn't stop. End of story. He should have gotten jail time instead of being allowed to cop a plea. "
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Drivers "don't know how to react" to a flashing yellow light? Slow down. Yield to anyone using the crosswalk. Duh...
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That's what makes me mad - "It is very serious, in terms of the consequences," Archuleta told the teen. "But not that you should ascribe too much blame to yourself in that your intent was not to harm anyone."
Gee, he didn't intend to hurt anyone so it's OK. Wow.
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An obit in the Daily Camera states that the mother passed away at the end of the year. Do you know if that is true Kris?
This is tragic!
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"I think when I left this group on Saturday I left with these words; disappointment, excitement, and disappointment. The reference was that disappointment was the way in which we started the game, excited was the way our guys fought back and came back and put themselves in a position to win, and I was disappointed about the outcome at the end. Today this remains the same. I am still disappointed that we didn't do the things that we wanted to do, which was first and foremost to win the football game. We have a new week and a great challenge in front of us and we are getting ready for that."
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"I think that you always need to look at all aspects of the situation. I keep on saying and it must be redundant that you must keep in mind what is best for the individual. It is important to have the player get some experience, but you want that experience to be a good experience if at possible."
On Bonnell's injury:
"Bonnells' injury should not be a factor. We anticipate that he will be ready to go on Tuesday and that he will be, as we start the week, our starting quarterback."
On Kenny James' Injury:
"Kenny James we anticipate will be much closer, obviously the MRIs and the studies taken on his ankle last week were negative in terms of any breakage, it was just an ankle sprain. We will see when he is going to be able to go as close as possible to full speed. He was eager to go into the ballgame on Saturday, but we did not think that he was ready as of yet. We anticipate that come Tuesday that he will be a lot better and ready to play hopefully by the weekend."
On if Bonnell's injury were more severe, if his backup
quarterback decision would have been different:
"The nature of the injury would have to be more severe for me to look at it in that way."
On the performance of Carl Bonnell:
"No I think that he felt pretty good. If there is any down side to Carl is that he is too aggressive, and I personally like that."
On if Jake is going to redshirt the rest of the
"No, I have not made that decision. But I do feel like it is very important to keep that redshirt for Jake."
On the situation Jake is in:
"He is in a very difficult situation, because he is hanging out there in limbo to a certain degree. He would like to be involved and help our football team in anyway that he can but at the same time we need to ensure the best possible situation for him. It is a very difficult situation for him, a very difficult situation to practice in, not knowing which direction that he will go. I think that he has handled it very well and it is a testament to the type of individual that he is."
On Jake's attitude regarding the quarterback
"I feel like he is ready to go and he is willing to let us make the decision of what is best for him and the team."
On the play surrounding Bonnell:
"The first thing is, I am very quick to look at all of the things that surround your play. It is very easy for coaches and fans or media to say that a quarterback's performance was not good, because often times he is the focus. On Saturday there were a lot of places on the football team that were not good. And a lot of those places have the opportunity to influence the play of the quarterback."
On the upcoming games having a lot "at stake":
"There is always a lot at stake, I have yet to be in a game where there is not a lot at stake. We start at the place at the place where we always start. First you must have the right focus coming into the football game, the next thing we need to make sure that we have the right preparation and being able to execute our system well, over the course of the week you reinforce things like your tackling and blocking. You reinforce those things to put yourself in the best position to win. We will be very fundamental in getting our team ready to play."
On the play of Johnny Durocher:
"I thought that he did okay, I don't label people A, B, C, or D. In a very difficult situation especially with the amount of practice time given, I thought that he did a good job."
On Rankin trying to hit the holes harder:
"I don't know if it was counterproductive, but I did think that he made a conscious effort in being more forceful in his running style such as hitting the holes a little bit harder. There were four runs that had big play potential if we executed some things that would put him in that position and we just can't do that."


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Art Festival is losing its appeal
I love the Arts fest and I volunteer every year but I've noticed some things in my past three years of working the festival.
First the admission, in past years the admission has been $5 for adults. This year it was $10. Imagine a $20 bill. Half of that to look at art, not buy, look. This price of admission will make people think on whether to go or not. I think that this is decreasing the sale of artwork and it decreases the businesses on Main Street.
Second, the artists. The majority of the festival artists are established and have been here more than once, as a local that bores me. If you really tried you could lower admission and the price of artist booths, this way less established artists can come and establish themselves.
Nicole Sletta
Park City
Cats and dogs agree on one thing
To the Park City Community,
Friends of Animals Utah (FOAU) would like to offer its heartfelt thanks to the community on behalf of our clientele who cannot speak for themselves, though they bark, purr and snuggle, for our first place honor as Park City's Best 2014 in the Non-Profit category.
For the second year in a row, Park Record readers expressed their support for our mission of animal rescue and adoption.
If you voted for us, adopted a pet from us or simply can't resist a cute furry face, we hope you will join us for our annual gala, Miss Kitty's Barking Ball, on Sept. 13 at the Montage Deer Valley (www.foautah.org).
Charlene Brewster
FOAU Board of Directors
More support for 24-hour animal emergency care
I stand with Allyson Hogan and her article about the importance and need for 24-hour emergency pet care.
We live in a town that is filled with animals. The need is not only for dogs and cats but what about our other furry friends that need life-saving care at 2 am?
Park City vet clinics charge the same as any vet clinic in New York or California for the same services so lack of funding shouldn't be a problem.
If vets in other towns can do it so can our local vets that we support with our business. I suggest all the vets in the Park City area staff one facility for after-hour emergencies, then each take one or two nights a month to be on call with a small staff. not doing so, our animals are at risk of dying because Salt Lake City is now our only option for emergency care. (Can you imagine driving down I-80 late at night, in a snow storm, trying to save your pet's life?)
This kind of after-hour animal service is long overdue in our area. If you agree, and have a pet companion, I urge you to talk with your vet about this valuable service. Also, let others know to do the same then allow your voice to be heard by writing a Letter To The Editor so the local veterinarians will see this is a serious issue that needs a speedy resolution.
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if i want to join a multiplayer game, a message comes which says that my cd key is not authorised to play online
can someone help me?
two options mate, buy the game, or if you did, contact Lucasarts tech support for help, just don't go asking people for CD keys or cracks on here, forum rules prohibit that
Make sure you have the latest patch as well.
What Lindsey said. If you didn't buy the game, don't ask for a cdkey. If you did buy the game, contact LucasArts techsupport.
GSA Forum...
I checked the GSA Forum searching for a similar problem (CD-key invalid at install), and I found that sometimes a firewall you're using blocks the authorization request from getting through.
Also, I'm just pointing out to everyone reading this that he didn't once in his brief post ask for a CD-Key. He just asked for help.
Hi thunder
I think I'm having the same problem with my router, could you please write for me the link of that GSA item?
I've a 3Com router, and it is driving me crazy!!!
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Published Feb 13, 2006 - (Updated Dec 19, 2012)
Puerto Vallarta is a sensualist's dream. Neither sight, sound, touch, smell nor taste is ignored in the natural and man-made beauty that surrounds us. The surf's symphonic rush, the sun's majestic descent, and the flora's amazing spectrum of hues combine with palate-titillating cuisine and soul-stirring works of art at several of its finest restaurants to delight even the most seasoned epicure. Just as the oceanfront Malecon enables those strolling it to enjoy the beauty of the sculptures installed there, restaurants incorporating the work of accomplished artists simultaneously minister to both body and soul. Even more exciting, many of these beautiful pieces by revered Banderas Bay artists are available for purchase.
In the recently renovated Bianco overlooking the Rio Cuale, four of Patrick Denoun's signature nudes grace the plush red-velvet walls of the chic upstairs dining room. When co-owners Carlos Obando and Louis Dorfman purchased the restaurant in January of 2005, they were intent upon adding warmth and vitality without losing Bianco's sophistication or compromising the significance of the restaurant's name, which means white in Italian. Having seen and loved Patrick's work in Galería Pacífico, Carlos commissioned the French-born artist to create four one-meter-square canvases, implicitly trusting that he would produce something magnificent and perfectly suited to the restaurant's unique ambiance. Carlos was not disappointed.
For Bianco, the black and white nudes - each strikingly punctuated with a delicate, but vibrant and artfully positioned blossom - are dramatic and erotic, lending intimacy to the dining experience by replicating the subtlety and beauty of the culinary offerings. These particular Denoun works also help unite the dining room with Bianco's lower-level lounge, where two exquisite large-scale nudes by artist Juan Carlos Manjarrez grace the walls.
Like a luxury property, which may not necessarily be overtly marketed or even actively for sale, there is no indication that the Denoun nudes are available to buy. First and foremost they are part of the decor and an integral component of Bianco's identity, "where style and culinary art meet for five-star dining." However, should a patron wish to acquire a painting, each valued in the $6,000 USD range, Bianco would replace it with another Denoun.
Whether fine cuisine on your plate or masterfully rendered paint on canvas, it is art, Carlos maintains. And when created with love, both art forms provoke the senses and are a means to a spiritual connection.
On the Isla Cuale, the River Café enchants diners with elegant cuisine served in a peaceful open setting enhanced by distinctive works by Vallarta icon Marta Gilbert, a long-time friend of owners Margarito Larios and Eva Sanchez. A few years after the restaurant opened, Margarito asked Marta to lend her artistic magic to it and the result was "Blue River," a vibrant large-scale canvas that is the dramatic focal point of the restaurant's private salon.
Margarito has always been enamored with the people depicted in Marta's work. Not only because they are visually exquisite, but their perfect bronze skin, flowing ebony hair and enigmatic eyes are an emotionally charged reminder of Mexico's Indian heritage. And "Blue River" has special significance: Marta painted her signature indigenous subjects in a verdant jungle setting to simulate River Cafe's lush, riverbank ambiance. While Margarito would never part with this painting, he has sold other tableaus previously hanging on River Cafe's walls. While his intention is always to keep what he purchases for his own personal collection, when a diner at his restaurant falls hopelessly in love with Marta's art he occasionally relents.
As many as eight Marta Gilbert pieces have graced the River Cafe at any given time, but only a couple are on display at present, along with one by Carlos Cuevas. Some were sold over the years and others found a new home at River Cafe's recently opened sister restaurant, Mestizo, a quiet respite in a quaint colonial home in the heart of town. Colorful depictions of charismatic indigenous people engaged in their daily routines amidst native flowers, fruit, pottery, corn and other cultural symbols are the perfect compliment to the restaurants' traditional and contemporary Mexican cuisine.
For the past seven years Marta has exhibited at one gallery exclusively, Arte Latinoamericano, the pieces displayed at the restaurants broadening the reach and impact of her work, which Marta believes has the potential to heal. Although not everyone has the resources to own art, everyone can experience the pleasure and spiritual nourishment inherent in it. And her hope for those who have purchased a painting they particularly cherish is that its power translates to their home and life.
Belying its current elegant ambiance, EI Centro's Trio had humble beginnings. In August of 1997 when the eatery first opened, white plastic chairs served as seating, the bar consisted of a meager 16 bottles, and the plates were on loan from renowned Chef Roger, whose namesake restaurant was closed for the summer. Then, shortly after its inception, two of Trio's patrons offered co-owner Chef Bernard Guth a large-scale painting rendered by the couple's artist relative, whose work was well known in the US. And with the installation of that one piece, the whole restaurant blossomed, Bernard recalled. Before long, other local artist friends who regularly dined there, including Judith Ewing Morlan and Angeline Kyba, offered to lend the restaurant some of their pieces, which were quickly joined by those of Edith Palombi, Bella Rish and Kathy Von Rohr, among others. To help inaugurate the new works of some of their beloved artist patrons, Trio soon began hosting festive opening parties on the restaurant's second level, which was under construction at the time.
Today, an eclectic mix of nearly two dozen works representing the talents of some ten different artists fills the restaurant, lending warmth, color and charm to Trio's uniquely sophisticated but always welcoming and gracious atmosphere. While savoring one of Trio's decadent culinary masterpieces, diners can visually relish a broad spectrum of subjects and styles, ranging from impressionistic still lifes in acrylic to realistic sculptures cast in bronze to intriguing mixed-media abstracts. In keeping with the more classic tenor of the main floor, Bernard tries to select more traditional pieces for that space. On the second floor he is less restricted, predominantly featuring one artist at a time - currently Marco Alvarez, exhibits changing three or four times during the high season.
Titles of the displayed art are posted, along with the names of the artists, the galleries representing them, the media used and the prices, which range from $300 USD for a small watercolor into the thousands for larger-scale pieces. Bernard's personal criterion for selecting the restaurant's art is deceptively simple Beyond engendering a personal connection, the work must "lift people up ... and say 'Yes!' to life." And although he chooses and exhibits the art, he is neither compensated for nor directly involved in selling it. Should guests express interest in a piece, they are referred to Galleria Pacifico or Galeria Corona, which provide the bulk of Trio's works, or in the case of an independent directly to the artist.
In the business of creating unforgettable culinary experiences, the four pillars of which, Bernard and chef-co-owner Ulf Henriksson maintain, are food, wine, service and atmosphere that are equally exquisite, they purposely avoid gallery lighting in the restaurant, wanting patrons to feel as comfortable and nurtured as when dining at home.
True to its name, Cafe des Artistes is a sensory masterpiece, where patrons enjoy "a palette of pure pleasure." One of the world's premier epicurean environments, this Vallarta treasure is a showcase for chef-owner Thierry Blouet's award-winning culinary creations, and for the artistic works of such celebrated names as Michael Costantini, Feliciano Bejar and Patrick Denoun, among others. At one time, Cafe des Artistes exclusively featured the work of Jesus Botello, known to the art world as Tellosa. One of his pieces, "Mujer," a sleek contemporary sculpture of a female nude, has welcomed patrons to the lobby of the restaurant since its inception in 1990. And it is the sole piece of art in Cafe des Artistes that is not for sale.
Over the years, Thierry has purchased an eclectic array of works to help define the restaurant's three distinct ambiances. At the entrance to the lush multi-level garden an enigmatic Bustamante sculpture fuses man and bird, and a dynamic Tellosa mobile suspended above dining platforms sets the tone for captivating cuisine. In the invitingly sophisticated Costantini Wine Bar, named for the artist whose elegant works grace it, a magnificent large-scale piece intricately hewn from wood suggests a stylized gold forest. In the main floor dining area (the flagship Bistro Gourmet) Luz Elena Moreno's fanciful "Harlequin," created for the restaurant's circus-themed tenth anniversary, lends magic to the fantasy-like setting. And on the upper level, at the entrance to Thierry Blouet Cocina de Autor, the original "Magiscopio" created by Feliciano Bejar and on loan from the Cafe des Artistes Gallery (located across the street from the restaurant) contributes interest through its fascinating reflections and optical illusions.
Inside the signature dining room, where guests are "sumptuously wined, dined and entertained as if favored members of a privileged family," the artistic centerpiece is Patrick Denoun's "EI Touareg" ("The Camel"), an imposing 74- by 93-inch work valued at $22,000 USD exuding a seductively exotic sense of power, intrigue, and mastery reminiscent of Thierry's award-winning cuisine. Now long-time friends Patrick and Thierry are collaborating on an exciting new venture to commemorate Cafe des Artistes' fifteenth anniversary, a half-dozen pieces unlike anything Patrick has done before. Five are destined for the intimate Cocina de Autor and a sixth will be installed in the clubby Cognac and Cigar Room - a limited and numbered miniature edition of it to be sold in the restaurant's new boutique. The inauguration of these unique Denoun works will be part of a gala celebration in early 2006, the new collection to replace "The Camel," which was introduced amidst much fanfare at the opening of Cocina de Autor in 2003.
What more could any self-respecting sybarite desire - five fabulous restaurants where one can relax in luxury, dine lavishly and effortlessly acquire stellar artworks. No wonder they call Puerto Vallarta paradise!


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New Antibody Treatment Produces Responses in Patients with Advanced Cancer
A novel antibody treatment produced both tumor regression and disease
stabilization in patients with a variety of advanced cancers in a
recent phase I clinical trial.
"We found that women treated with APBI had about twice the rate of
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complications, as well as higher rates of postoperative and
radiation-related complications," said Benjamin Smith, M.D., an
assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and
corresponding author of the study's report, which was published in the
May 2012 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs)—cancer cells detectable in the blood—are
known to predict disease progression in patients with metastatic breast
cancer. And CTCs have now been shown to predict post-therapy relapse in
patients with early-stage breast cancer.
The CTCs were measured in the blood samples using the Veridex
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It's a bird. It's a plane. It's ... "The Blender"?
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has long been associated with the comic book hero "Superman'' because of the way he pulls his jersey as if to expose the "S'' on his chest after big plays.
On Tuesday, he became a real comic book hero as Gatorade, one of his sponsors, introduced him as "The Blender" as part of its "Freaks" online series.
"The Blender" is supposed to be Newton's alter-ego in that he blends the style of different quarterbacks. He is portrayed as a multi-faceted athlete who can hurt opponents with his arms and his legs.
Coincidentally or not, it was released on Tuesday, the day after Newton beat the New England Patriots 24-20 with his arms and legs in a "Monday Night Football" spectacular.
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JEJ is Back on CNN
Jeff Zucker started his new gig at CNN World Wide on a bass note. He brought back the twenty year old audio tag done by James Earl Jones. I don't know why I find that so cool, but when they got rid of the JEJ's voice on the news network, I really kind of missed it.
I wonder if the JEJ would do a little something for PhotoCine News. I can hear it now; "This is PCN."
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A VHS rental meant jail time for Kayla Michelle Finley of Pickens County, N.C. when she did not return a tape from 2005. CNN reported Feb. 17 that Finley spent a night in jail last week for never returning the movie, "Monster-in-Law," starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda.
The 27-year-old was charged with misdemeanor, of failure to return the video.
Finley rented the tape from Dalton Videos, but it is no longer in business. So, why did this VHS rental equal jail time for the young woman? According to the report, the woman was at the county sheriff's office regarding another issue when it was discovered she had an active warrant out for her arrest. Apparently the owner of Dalton Videos requested the warrant years ago, but Finley never returned the video. She was reportedly sent numerous certified letters urging her to turn herself in.
Finley had to spend the night in jail since a bond hearing could not be held until Friday morning. She was released on $2,000 bond.
Finley's defense was she had to move-out-of state due to her husband's job...forgetting about the video tape.
"I'm no criminal, but Pickens County Sheriff's office sure made me feel like I was," she wrote on Fox's Facebook page.
Finley lashed out at critics on the Facebook page...declaring that she did not deserve punishment for the VHS rental with jail time.
"If I had, it would have been taken care of immediately," she wrote. "Some of you need to quit (judging) like you are. This is a bogus charge and everyone knows it."
This is almost comical due to the nature of the offense, but it is taken as a misdemeanor. Did law enforcement overreact to this incident?
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(I'm quite new at Revit so apologies if my concepts are a bit inaccurate)
I have heard using, in-place models in Revit projects is poor practice since it can slow down a large project. However I noticed Revit also organising inplace models lumping them with the rest of the families. So my question is:
Is there really any performance penalty/benefit to be had by inserting families from an external file as opposed to creating inplace models in a Revit project?


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Poinsettias Aren't Toxic to Eat
A new study in British Medical Journal reveals the age-old claim that eating poinsettias will kill you, isn't true. Researchers determined even in large dosages poinsettias appear to be safe, but they still don't recommend eating them; via HealthDay News.
Oh yeah, next they're going to tell me Santa Claus isn't real either! Now, if you simply must eat a holiday plant, consider a brussel tree instead.


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If you are the kind of person who likes to hold the key to Homegrown Music Festival in your hot little hand, here is this year's field guide. I found mine at Electric Fetus and I saw more at the Zeitgeist Arts Building. I'm guessing there is at least a stack at Pizza Luce.
This is just to say that *this* is what you are looking for in places where people put piles of things like this.
Otherwise, there is always this.
Homegrown Music Festival is, of course, an eight-day festival featuring local bands, artists, poets, film and merrymakers. It starts April 27 at venues in Duluth and Superior.


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I'm using Outlook 2007 on 64-bit Vista Business, and I've been having problems with Outlook Calendar notifications showing up behind other windows. This leaves my only clue that I should be at a meeting that there's a blue entry on the task bar. I haven't found a setting that relates to that.
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Tynek Casts a Demi-Spell
By Alison D'Amato
Copyright 2007 Alison D'Amato
NEW YORK -- Dusan Tynek's offering for the 92nd Street Y's Harkness
Dance Festival clocks in, all in all, at around two hours. That's a
lot of material. I knew I was enjoying the show very, very much when I was eager to go
back into the theater after intermission, and only just twitching
slightly by the end of the second half. The three works on the bill,
seen March 8 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, are fairly consistent in
tone and substance, which makes it even more impressive that a
choreographer can command our attention for that long.
The first piece, "Fleur-de-lis," is a premiere featuring three couples
set to the stirring violin sonatas of Heinrich Ignaz von Biber. (The
evening in its entirety is called "String(s) Theory," a reference to
both Tynek's use of string-based accompaniment and the "String Theory"
of physics, which even a good hard look at Wikipedia couldn't give me a
basic, working definition of. No matter.) "Fleur-de-lis" begins with a
gentle insistency, the three couples slowly easing into the space. The
men wait with outstretched arms and the women walk with eyes closed,
barely edging into their grasps. This slow, pedestrian imagery doesn't
last long, though -- Tynek's choreography gives way in no time to a
full-on flurry of kineticism.
For this piece, costume designer Karen Young has created sophisticated
outfits of sleek and well-tailored khaki. The clothes disappear,
however, as the dancers go about their considerable business, and
by the last section, they've got nothing left but their underwear. Dusan Tynek's dancers are beautiful, especially the women. I don't just mean that they're pretty and have
impossibly gorgeous bodies, although they do. In "Fleur-de-lis"
especially, it is hard not to be drawn in by their expressions, which
radiate a deep commitment to the movement and a joy at being caught up
in it. Either they're great actors or they're relishing every step of
the demanding choreography. It may help that Tynek himself dances and
thus gives his performers material that they will truly enjoy. I
neglected to notice his mention as a dancer in the program, and so was
fairly astonished to see him step forward out of the performers'
curtain call to claim individual choreographer's applause. It's an
accomplishment for a young choreographer to create such complicated,
multi-layered images as he does while also being entrenched in them.
The force of Tynek's movement lies in a particular clarity of shape
and intention, with the dancers' bodies evoking the concrete and
architectural. The movement phrases are strong and specific, and often
call on the performers to approach each other in the service of some
exhilarating moments of partnering. One such moment is an exceptional,
visceral duet for two of the male dancers in "Fleur-de-lis." It only
lasts a moment, but the two men make the most of it, leveraging each
other up into the air with a whiplike intensity. There is much
of the classical in Tynek's approach, and thus the choreography often
seems exciting without being at all edgy: the performers do a lot of
balletic scurrying around, their chests puffed forward and arms
dragging behind. I tried to mentally edit out these slightly forced
moments of transition, however, because I was enjoying the meat of the
work so much.
Next up is a bite-sized excerpt from "Scenes," called "Nympholepsy," in
which any hints of fussiness in the movement vocabulary are eclipsed by
the pure thrill of seeing the dancers negotiate the full, blood-red
skirts that somehow both ground the movement and enable it to suggest
heightened emotion. It's a brief section, but one with considerable
Unfortunately, the sparkle faded somewhat in the second half of the
program, which featured "Kosile," a lengthy work making use of the
bright white "kosile" (a kind of Czech "wedding shirt") as well as
huge lilies carried around in the ladies' mouths. There are some
moments of striking inventiveness: late in the piece, one of the
dancers is undergirded by the shirts and held aloft, swung back and
forth like a pendulum. Maybe because Tynek considers
this work so substantial, though, it felt slightly overworked; where
"Fleur-de-lis" was live and buoyant, "Kosile" seemed occasionally to
plod along. It's also a bit older, and perhaps the
dancers just know it too well. It can be nice to see a cast try so
hard; it endears us to them. Where movement is a little rougher,
Tynek's dancers a little less surefooted, the work seems to brim with
life. For me, the highlight of "Kosile" is a section in which the
dancers move rapidly, skittering backwards into one wing and out
another. They have to look backwards to proceed, keenly engaged, as if
any moment could bring a collision or tumble. For a moment, the stakes
are just as high again.
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The fantasy is that you might one day become enough of a success in your chosen field to take off three weeks from work, pack up the family and book a flight for some exotic and unforgettable vacation destination. Perhaps you'll tell MasterCard you're really bored and charge your way to the African Sahara to see giraffes, zebras and gazelles scampering on the veldt or wherever it is they scamper.
As the father of a 10-year-old, trust me on this: Your kids would love to see the savannahs of Africa if only they could be back before nightfall to air conditioning and tomorrow's Little League game.
Which really isn't as big a problem in Northeast Ohio as you might think.
Evan and I rolled out of the driveway in Lakewood and steered the Mitsubishi southeast one recent Saturday morning. Three hours later, we were gaping at white rhinos, trumpeter swans, herds of sable antelopes, central Chinese goral, Bactrian camels and Przewalski's wild horses. And, yes, we got home by dark.
We were at The Wilds in Cumberland, Ohio, in mid-April, a couple weeks before the 9,154-acre wildlife preserve opened to the public for the season. Our behind-the-scenes tour came courtesy of Wendy Wharff, the park's communications and community relations director.
"Awesome!" was Evan's initial comment while overlooking a panorama of small lakes and rolling hills of tall brown grasses dotted by grazing herds of fringe-eared oryx, Persian onegar and musk ox. It looked like Kenya down there, minus the poachers.
The story behind the scene is as awesome as the view itself. About 15 years ago the heavily scarred land was a played-out strip mine, a moonscape of muddied waste once owned by the coal-mining subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. Inc. The land was reclaimed through a public-private partnership, with funding provided by the Ohio General Assembly, AEP and other sources. Years were spent adding nutrients to the soil, contouring the grounds and slowly introducing species. A visitor center, the requisite restaurant and gift shop and other outbuildings were added over time, and The Wilds was opened to the public in 1994.
Though it's got its tourist trappings, The Wilds is primarily a working research and education facility. The idea is to use the land to raise endangered species ranging from American bison to Sichuan takin -- with the ultimate goal being to advance conservation through research and preservation.
For the first few years, the main entertainment option was the hour-and-a-half bus tour of the grounds. But now there are various stations where visitors can disembark to take in the scene up close for as long as they'd like.
"It's the reverse of what you'd expect," says Wharff. "We keep the visitors behind fences and the animals roam free."
Birdwatchers are drawn by the Audubon Society's designation of The Wilds as an Important Bird Area, one of the few in America. There's also a butterfly habitat, the colorful creatures drawn by design to the vegetation planted on a several-acre plot. Other attractions include a summer camp for kids and more luxurious accommodations for vacationers and corporate retreats.
As a sort of focus group of one for kids throughout Northeast Ohio, Evan's appraisal is a simple one: "It's cool."
But there were fascinating discoveries out here even for a dad who thinks he's seen it all. Take the Pere David's deer.
"They're not anything like deer as we know them," says Wharff of the muscular beasts lounging in mud as our Jeep slowed to watch. Unlike most deer, they're fond of water and extinct in the wild.
Then there are the common eland, a species that, Wharff assures us, is as prevalent as the name would suggest.
So why are they here?
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Come again?
It seems that when the females of certain threatened antelope species can't carry young to term, their sperm and eggs can be planted in female elands for healthy delivery.
You see, you and the kids just might have a learning experience on a summertime trip to The Wilds -- just don't tell the kids.
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College Hockey:Ginn stops 38 as Holy Cross sweeps Niagara
LEWISTON, N.Y. – The timeless old adage says, "That's why they play the games."
Conventional wisdom said that Niagara should defeat Holy Cross twice this weekend. Although the Purple Eagles are not nearly as good as they were predicted to be — and are unequivocally flawed at least statistically — they entered a lot higher up in the Atlantic Hockey standings than the Crusaders.
Then came this weekend, where the Crusaders ascended further with a 3-2 victory on Saturday in Dwyer Arena for a weekend sweep. The Purple Eagles? They are still stuck in the mud.
In the end, the sweet victories made the seven-hour bus ride back to Worcester a little more palatable for the Crusaders.
"It is a huge boost for us, because we have been struggling for a while now," said Holy Cross' Tommy Dwyer, who scored the game-winner. "We just needed to get one Atlantic Hockey win to get us back going in the right direction. So, it was huge."
What was especially painful for the beleaguered Purple Eagles is how they lost this latest one. In falling to 5-14-3 overall and 5-7-3 in Atlantic Hockey, Niagara appeared to be in good shape when it led 2-0 after two periods.
However, things descended from there which resulted — if you look at the big picture — in another lost weekend for them.
"From start to finish this weekend we were all over them, it wasn't even close," said Niagara coach Dave Burkholder. "But give them credit, they fought to the bitter end and swept us at home. It has been a tough little stretch here. Two nights in a row we put over 40 shots on their net, and have nothing to show for it.
"You can't blow a two-goal lead at home."
After Niagara took a two-goal lead on goals from freshmen Patrick Conte and Brock Edwards in the first period, the Crusaders fought back when Matt Vidal and Tim Driscoll scored just under three minutes apart to tie the game at two midway through the second. Driscoll's shot was a particularly impressive laser from the low slot which whizzed by Niagara goaltender Jackson Teichroeb.
That set the stage for Dwyer, who turned out to be the hero for a Crusaders squad that improved to 6-15-2 overall and 5-9-2 in conference play.
Dwyer scored the winner when he jammed in a rebound during a tumultuous scramble in front of the Niagara net with just 2:18 remaining.
On the official score sheet, the goal went into the books as an unassisted goal. Chuckling, Dwyer elucidated.
"Jake (Youso) and Sean Gustin should get assists," said Dwyer. "There was mad scramble right at the net. I think everyone got their hands on it, and somehow it went in. I didn't even see it, to be honest."
Holy Cross goaltender Matt Ginn, who was bombarded all weekend in recording 79 stops, made 38 saves on Saturday and was under constant pressure. He was one of a few Crusaders who helped Burkholder reflect positively on the victors and what they achieved this weekend.
"Their goaltender is an all-league goalie; he's really good," Burkholder said. "And, Shayne Stockton and (Adam) Schmidt could be 100-point seniors when they leave Holy Cross. They are pretty solid and play hard. It was a good series, but we have nothing to show for it."
NOTES: Niagara senior defenseman Kevin Ryan was listed as a coaches' decision on the lineup sheet, but after the game Burkholder said he is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury; it's the first time he has not suited up this season. Niagara's Isaac Kohls had an assist, giving him eight points in his last five games. Niagara fell to 4-5-0 at home this season after going 27 straight games without a loss at home before the season started.
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Family living in Montreal fights deportation to Mexico
Mendez-Reyes family wants to defer immigration officials' decision
CBC News Posted: Dec 27, 2012 4:29 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 27, 2012 8:51 PM ET
A family that has been living in Montreal for four years has learned it will be deported to Mexico on Jan. 19 despite efforts to stay.
Marisol Mendez said she's terrified of returning to Mexico after settling in Montreal.
"We are a good family," she said, sobbing. "We try to have a good family to give a good example."
She said her husband, Fernando Reyes, has been kidnapped by Mexico's federal police three times. Mendez alleged her son, who was 11-years-old at the time, was also kidnapped the last time her husband was taken by authorities.
Mendez said she fears it could happen again.
The family's lawyer, Idorenyin Amana, has applied for a deferral to allow the family's two children, aged 16 and 17, to finish the school year.
"The officer we met today is a removal officer. She has one job: remove. The decisions on the file have been made by other people from the refugee division to the federal court," he said.
The family has asked Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to review the decision made by immigration authorities.
Immigration officials denied the family's request for refugee status last May. The family's attempt to appeal the decision was struck down last August.
The family held a press conference on Dec. 17 to tell people about their situation. Amir Khadir, a member of the National Assembly for Québec Solidaire, requested that Quebec's immigration minister intervene in the case.
In a press release, Mexicans United for Regularization (MUR) said the family is "suffering from the effect of recent changes to the immigration system, brought in by Bill C-31."
Bill C-31 was passed by Canada's Conservative government in June. It aims to fill gaps in Canada's workforce
Good. Bogus refugees.
They sound like part of the lot that showed up in Windsor, Ontario, a few years ago – becuase immigration promoters told them that Canada would give them everything, all they had to do was show up and win a free paradise of hand-outs.
Good riddance.
We shall see if they are deported… I have my doubts.
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Light snow for West Michigan on Sunday as another Alberta clipper sweeps across the state. The Grand Rapids National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of West Michigan until 4 PM Sunday. A general 1 to 4 inches of fresh snow with the highest readings along the lakeshore north of Muskegon and along I-94. The wind will become gusty from the west Sunday evening causing some blowing and drifting of the fresh snow.
More light snow will fall Sunday night with an additional 1 to 3 inches mainly along and west of US-131.
Additional lake effect snow showers are likely for early next week with blowing and drifting of the fresh snow.
The big weather headline for the coming week will be the brutal cold. Air temperatures should dip into the single numbers and even below zero for morning low temperatures early next week. Afternoon "highs" will only climb into the single numbers. A strong wind from the west should force wind chill readings down to -20° to -30°. The extreme cold very short frostbite times will likely create more business and school closures.
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How many ways can we express an idea in English, or any other language, for that matter? When learning a foreign language one of the major difficulties is in learning many of the idioms of that language. Who ever stops to realize all that we've learned in our native tongue?
Let's take a look at how we can express some concepts in different ways in English.
For 'he left' you might say:
He hit the road; he was gone in a flash; he blew the joint; he cut out; he split; he slipped away; he quit the scene (if you know what I mean).
He ran lickety-split; he took off; he beat it; he made himself scarce. There are probably several other ways to express the idea. And this is just one concept. By and large other language don't use as many variations as English, but they non-the-less have plenty of idioms.
Let's look at some more idioms in English:
He made a big mistake:
He blew it; he made a boo-boo; he screwed up; he flubbed it; he put his foot in it; he messed up; etc.
How about
That angers me:
That gets my goat; that pisses me off; that really riles me up; that rankles me; that drives me nuts;
Or how about:
He is so stupid; he's a jerk; he doesn't know his a.. from a hole in the ground; what a bimbo! He doesn't know whether he's coming or going; he a half wit;
Stop and think how many idiomatic expressions we use in a typical day. And then there are 'buzz' words, neologisms, new words and phrases that may die out in a few years. Do you know how to express those idiomatic expressions in the foreign language that you're trying to learn?
Some foreigners are accused of not speaking English very well, when in fact they know thousands of words and expressions in English, but there is so much to learn, as you find out when you try to learn a foreign language. There are several on the market. They've been around for a long time. Barron's Educational Series has them for several foreign languages. But your study of a foreign language is incomplete if you don't take a good look at idiomatic expressions. They are the core of our every-day speech!


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I badly need a bound like $$[u]_\alpha = \sup_{S}\frac{|u(x) - u(y)|}{|x-y|^\alpha} \leq C\lVert u \rVert_{C^0(S)} = C\sup_S |u|$$ where $S$ is compact and $C$ is a constant not depending on $u$. Can it be done? Please let me know. Thank you.
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No: If such a $C$ existed then the $C^{\alpha}$ norm would be equivalent to the supremum norm. But $C^{\alpha}$ bounded sets in $C(S)$ are precompact (in the supremum norm). So you can't have such a $C$ working for an infinite dimensional subspace of $C(S)$.
We can construct continuous function such that $f_n(0)=1$, $f_n$ is linear on $[0,1/n]$, equal to $0$ on $(1/n,1)$. Then $\lVert f\rVert_{\infty}=1$ and $$\frac{|f(0)-f(1/n)|}{|0-1/n|^{\alpha}}=n^{\alpha}.$$ (the maps $f_n$ are Hölder continuous of any exponent, $[f_n]_{\alpha}=n^{\alpha}$).


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Three Reasons for Exxon's Big Earnings Miss
Exxon Mobil turned in a disappointing earnings report card this morning, driving down its stock and keeping a lid on the Dow.
The Dow, recently up just 0.3%, is missing a possible 13 extra points today because of a 2% drop in Exxon shares.
Shed no tears for the oil behemoth — it earned $10.68 billion in the quarter — annualized, more than the GDP of Guatemala.
But its earnings per share fell well short of expectations, at $2.18 a share, compared with forecasts of $2.34.
J.P. Morgan analysts bemoaned "weak international production" and "anemic downstream" for the results, adding:
Given that XOM's miss comes on the heels of a handful of disappointing earnings reports from several major US producers, we believe XOM will exhibit some weakness in today's trading as investors approach the end of what has been a somewhat underwhelming earnings season for the US integrated oils.
Oppenheimer blamed the exploration and production segment, which missed Oppenheimer's target by 6%. "Output rose 10%, but prices realized fell short of estimates," notes Newswires reporter Isabel Ordonez.
SocGen meanwhile blamed costs, a theme investors might need to get used to hearing:
We believe the Upstream cost structure will raise many red flags given that volumes and pricing were strong. As the growth evolves out from West Africa and Middle East into Austral-Asia and the US, higher operating costs may be the new reality.
UBS is leaning on the cost idea, too. Isabel writes:
Exxon Mobil's second-quarter capital expenditure was up 58% to $10.3 billion compared with a year earlier. That was above UBS estimates of $8.6 billion, a move that shows the company trending toward the high end of its full-year capital expenditure guidance of $33 billion to $37 billion, the bank said.


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Nora Elizabeth Moses was born still at 25 weeks gestation on January 22, 2011. This angel princess was given a dress, an itty bitty knit hat, and a blanket by the caring bereavement staff at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. However, baby Nora was just too small for any of the commercial diapers available, so she had no diaper at all. When Nora's family found our project, they wanted to provide diapers for the future angel families in their community so that itty bitty angels like Nora would always be able to have a diaper. Because "a person's a person, no matter how small."
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