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When UW graduate and long-time Husky supporter Kim Jackson called from Atlanta hoping to surprise her dying father, Coach Sark and his staff delivered. Big time. "It will always make me smile."
By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SEATTLE – Steve Sarkisian was in Connecticut Wednesday wearing Husky-chic, black loafers trimmed in purple and gold.
He was touring ESPN's empire with the other Pac-12 coaches. Thursday he will meet up with Keith Price and Sean Parker in Los Angeles as the Huskies' contingent for the conference's annual media day Friday. Just over a week later, Aug. 5, UW starts fall practice on the East Field and inside new Husky Stadium.
What Sarkisian, his staff and players did before this week's media whirlwind was even cooler than the coach's stylin' shoes at ESPN.
It's an example of what often goes unknown or at least unnoticed: how far the impact of Sarkisian's transformation of Husky football has stretched beyond the field.
Even into SEC Country.
George Jackson and Kim Below Jackson, UW graduates, season-ticket holders since the 1990s and long-time supporters of the Huskies, live in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga. Last month their three kids wanted to surprise their grandfather Charles "Chuck" Below for his 85th birthday. Grandpa has been a huge Huskies football fan since before he graduated in the UW Class of 1953, attending games before Husky Stadium had decks and cantilever roofs.
June 22 was likely his last birthday. Mr. Below has stage-IV cancer, the most-advanced form, in his head and neck. He is receiving constant care in an adult family home in the Seattle suburb of Federal Way.
Kim Jackson's son Brett was home last month on summer break from the University of Alabama, which he attends as a huge, not-so-closeted Huskies fan. How huge? Brett watches UW games on his smart phone and follows UW's Twitter accounts -- while he is inside Bryant-Denny Stadium at all Crimson Tide home games.
In June he wondered aloud if Sarkisian could meet with Brett's grandfather for his birthday.
"I don't know," Kim Jackson told her youngest of three sons; the other two went to Alabama and Georgia. "I guess they can only say 'No.'"
She called UW's Tyee Club and the Husky football offices. Sarkisian's staff said more than the opposite of no.
Director of Football Operations Jared Blank called back asking if Jackson could get her father to Husky Stadium on June 22.
"I was like, 'Whaaaat?!'" Jackson said Tuesday over the phone from Georgia.
She, her husband George, the chief executive of a diaper manufacturer, their three grown children and a girlfriend couldn't get on a flight to Seattle quickly enough.
Once they landed here Kim asked the caregiver of her father, who is limited by a stroke he had eight months ago, to outfit him all in Huskies gear. That wasn't hard to find. He has Huskies helmets, Don James-era autographed pictures and all things purple and gold throughout his residence.
Mr. Below didn't think anything of being in Husky clothes for his birthday, either. He's always wearing them. So is his family, from Atlanta to relatives in Normandy Park and even Great Britain. When they all get together for holidays, they sing "Bow Down to Washington." Heck, the family dog is named Roy, after Kim and George's youngest son met Husky basketball 2006 Pac-10 player of the year Brandon Roy a few years ago.
So, yes, Mr. Below was wearing socks with purple, block W's on them when his family members – including all four of his sons and their spouses -- picked him up for what they told him was going to be a birthday barbeque. Once they loaded his wheelchair and began to drive into Seattle they coyly suggested a swing past Husky Stadium, to see how the final weeks of renovation were going.
The family wheeled Mr. Below into Sarkisian's second-floor office. There he posed around the Huskies' helmets – including the popular white one with the red-white-and-blue W that the Dawgs wore for a game to recognize the 10th anniversary of 9-11 -- plus framed photographs and bowl mementos.
"My dad was just floored," Jackson said of him getting to go behind the curtain of a team he's followed for most of a century, through hundreds of afternoons spent at Husky Stadium. "He wanted to know, 'What's going on?'"
When the family arrived in the parking lot on that gloriously sunny Saturday morning, Blank welcomed them. He started his surprise tour in the UW football offices in the Graves Annex.
They wheeled him downstairs to the Huskies' weight room. A big, sleek-looking guy greeted them there with a warm grin.
"You are No. 22, aren't you? Josh Shirley!" Mr. Below said excitedly to the Huskies' pass-rush specialist. "You are really good!"
Shirley laughed bashfully then posed for pictures with his new, biggest fan.
"He was adorable," Jackson said of Shirley. "So sweet."
From there the tour moved to the Dempsey Indoor practice facility for Mr. Below's next surprise: meeting Sarkisian. The coach laughed and joked with him, and posed for countless pictures.
Then defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox came over to say hi.
"He's adorable, by the way," Jackson felt compelled to tell me. "He's pretty darn cute."
At that moment, her father was looking darn good, too.
"His eyes were so bright," Jackson said of her previously ailing, suddenly buoyant dad. "When Sark came over, his jaw just dropped open.
"And he talked him up and laughed. My dad, he's never had a shy bone in his body."
Huskies doing offseason work outs in the weight room such as Travis Feeney came by throughout the two-hour visit and shook Mr. Below's hand. The visitor talked about the importance of seizing opportunities, of always giving ultimate effort, of putting one's heart in each chance life provides.
Mr. Below was so glib, he plowed through the effects his stroke has had on his speech to offer Sarkisian some tips on offensive strategy. Maybe something about how to best utilize even more of Keith Price throwing the ball and Bishop Sankey running it.
In their 20 minutes or so together Sarkisian told Mr. Below how bullish he is on this year's team, which the coach says is the most talented of the five he's led at UW.
"I agree," Mr. Below told Sarkisian. "I see 10, 11 wins."
Oh yes, he sees championships in the Huskies' immediate future. One of his favorite phrases is one we would all do well to live by: "An optimist has more fun than a pessimist."
"He's always saying that," Brett said with a chuckle after his mom handed him the phone in Georgia on Tuesday. "Every year it's going to be 10, 11 wins."
The youngest grandson is so close with his grandpa that Mr. Below flew last fall to Alabama to attend Brett's Kappa Sigma initiation ceremony. Grandpa and all three of his SEC grandsons were or are in that fraternity.
On June 22, as her dad – in the final weeks or perhaps days of his life, wearing a huge smile that glowed off the rails of his wheelchair – chatted with Sarkisian, Jackson began to cry.
"Between all the tears, I was trying to remember what all was going on," she said. "It was all so wonderful."
They all gawked into UW's newly renovated stadium, on the same site where Mr. Below had seen Huskies in leather helmets play. That was after he had been a lifeguard growing up in the 1930s and '40s in Santa Monica, Calif.
He attended Colorado College for a year then enlisted into the Air Force. Stationed at McChord Air Force Base outside Tacoma, he fell in love with the Puget Sound area. When his enlistment ended, he finished college at UW.
Upon graduation 60 years ago with a business degree he went into the insurance industry and lived on the south side of Seattle. He spent another 20 years as a wholesaler selling clothes to department stores in the Northwest before retiring.
Now, the cancer from his head and neck is mercilessly attacking his lungs. The stroke last Christmas Eve, just after he had gone to Georgia to visit his daughter and grandchildren for Thanksgiving, altered his speech and took away his ability to walk.
But Chuck Below still has his wit. He still has his keen mind. And he has his memories of his beloved Huskies.
That includes this latest, indelible one courtesy of Sarkisian and his staff. It came on an otherwise quiet, overlooked Saturday in late June, an afternoon on which the glow wasn't from television cameras or stadium lights but from the beaming faces of Mr. Below and his wowed, appreciative family from SEC Country.
"Two hours, which was amazing!" Jackson said, still gushing weeks later. "It couldn't have been better."
To Sarkisian, it was the least he could do.
"It was an honor to meet Mr. Below and his family, to connect with another piece of the legacy of Husky football," Sarkisian said. "I was smiling and laughing as much as they all were.
"What a great day. I'm so glad they got a hold of us."
As Jackson spoke to me Tuesday from the Atlanta suburbs, she described the Husky memorabilia in her house. Husky caps signed by Don James, which she and her husband (UW Class of 1977) display next to an autograph from Alabama coach Nick Saban. There's a poster from a March, 1994 event UW held at the Don James Center inside Husky Stadium, signed "To George. Go Huskies! Don James." An autographed, No. 1 Reggie Williams jersey.
She told me about going to Husky games as a girl with her dad, a dollar in her hand and a garbage bag over her torso. She would sit in the rain in the bleachers "and have a blast." She told me about going to school in the 1970s with Warren Moon, before graduating in 1979 with her own UW business degree.
"Yeah, we are in SEC Country," Jackson said, "but are blood is still purple."
I asked her if she was going to try to take her father to one final game this fall inside the glittering new stadium that is already, five weeks before re-opening, a marvel.
"I don't know if he's going to live that long," Jackson said.
Yet he will always have that surprise visit with Sarkisian and the Huskies last month.
"It was one of the kindest gestures I have ever witnessed," Jackson said. "The university went to great effort to make Dad's last birthday a memorable one. The kindness shown by the staff was nearly indescribable."
So, still a month-plus before the opener against Boise State, Sarkisian and his staff already have earned a big win.
"You know what? They need to be commended for the tremendous kindness they showed," Jackson says.
"My dad says, 'I'll never forget that. That memory will always be with me.
"'And it will always make me smile.'"
Gregg Bell is an award-winning sports writer who joined the University of Washington's staff in September 2010 as the Director or Writing. Previously, Bell served as the senior national sports writer in Seattle for the Associated Press. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He received a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000.
Gregg Bell Unleashed can be found on GoHuskies.com each Wednesday.
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Here is a job we don�t have to do anymore, but it was fun sometimes. I remember one time my sister and I had orders to fill the straw tick off one of the beds upstairs, so we got it to the straw pile, got it filled so nice, started for the house, got the �giggles� dropped it in the mud and did we catch it then.
Remember th� job you used ta do
Occasionally fer yer ma
Empty and clean the old bed tick
And fill it again with straw?
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In the middle of the tick,
And gittin� th� corners
Filled up good
Wasn�t an easy trick.
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Stuffed in right
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Until you got th� job done right
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Then you�d have to have
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And handle it purty careful like
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You�d spread some comforts
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(you didn�t have a sheet)
And after you�d put
The �pillers� on
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But when it got more flat,
And th� straw got kinda
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It was purty good at that.
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Ole was getting absent minded - one day he poured syrup down his back-and scratched his pancake.
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Always behave like a duck, keep clean and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like crazy underneath.
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In pioneer days a young fellow was caught stealing horses. He as quickly tried and condemned to hang. The old sheriff put the noose around his neck and told him he could have ten minutes to say anything he wanted. The young man declined. Then the mayor offered to use up the ten minutes with a speech, asked if that would be all right. The horse thief answered, �I guess so, but I�d rather you hang me first.�
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The sweetest music comes from an old violin.
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Do unto others as if you were one of the others.
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Teach us to number our days
Someone has stated how a lifetime of 57 years may be spent: We sleep eighteen years and seven months, fifteen years and five months we work, eight years are spent in recreation, and five more to travel, three years we are sick, and we spend two years getting dressed. Don�t worry about it, this was from 1977; nothing about sitting in front of the TV or computer.
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Truly: The seconds of life are rubies, the minutes are pearls, the hours are emerald, the days are sapphires, and the years are diamonds. Time is too precious to wantonly waste any of it. Thomas Lister, famous maker of grandfather clocks, pasted inside his clocks this reminder of the rapid flight and proper use of time.
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~Until next week, Annabelle
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1/4 cup chopped onion 2 tbls all-purpose flour
2 tbls butter or margarine 1/2 cup milk
1 jar (8oz) process cheese sauce
2 pkgs (10 oz each) frozen broccoli cuts
3 eggs, beaten Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup crushed butter-flavored crackers (about 12 divided)
In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk, bring to a boil, cook and stir for two minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat, stir in cheese sauce until smooth. Remove from heat.
Cook broccoli according to package directions, drain and place in a bowl. Add cheese sauce mixture, beaten eggs, 1/4 cup cracker crumbs, salt & pepper. Transfer to a greased 1 1/2 qt baking dish, sprinkle with remaining cracker crumbs. Place dish in a larger baking pan, fill with hot water to a depth of 1 inch. Bake uncovered, 350�, 50 mins or until golden brown.


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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - One way or another, the New Orleans Saints' 2010 offseason will begin tomorrow. They will be busy, to say the least, with 30 free agents on the current roster. But they will likely be able to retain just about every prominent player if the NFL heads into an uncapped year, as expected.
The rules of free agency will change significantly for the Saints in an uncapped year - some for the better and some for the worse. As one of the final four playoff teams this year, they're not allowed to sign any unrestricted free agents unless they lose on of their own. So don't expect them to add many new veterans from other teams. But the good news is, many players who were scheduled to become unrestricted free agents for New Orleans will now be restricted instead, making them easier to sign at a discounted rate.
The only two starters scheduled to be unrestricted free agents are safety Darren Sharper and linebacker Scott Fujita.
The Saints will also have some decisions to make regarding the hefty contracts of tailback Reggie Bush (due $8 million in salary) and defensive end Charles Grant (due $4 million). It would be surprising to see them cut ties with Bush, but they might demand that Grant take a pay cut to stick around.
Here's the complete list of pending free agents for the Saints:
Unrestricted no matter what: S Darren Sharper, OLB Scott Fujita, QB Mark Brunell, TE Billy Miller, TE Darnell Dinkins, TE Dan Campbell, C Nick Leckey, DT Kendrick Clancy, S Pierson Prioleau.
Unrestricted/restricted, depending on uncapped year: OT Jammal Brown, G Jahri Evans, WR Lance Moore, S Roman Harper, RB Mike Bell, OT Zach Strief, DT Anthony Hargrove, DT Rodney Leisle, TE David Thomas, TE Tory Humphrey, WR Courtney Roby, CB Leigh Torrence.
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Local game developers of all degrees and proficiencies will once again gather this upcoming weekend to attend the second official Flixel Jam in Austin, TX hosted by local developer Phil Knoll. The event, which takes place Saturday Jan. 27 at the Carver Branch of the Austin Public Library, begins at 10am and runs through 4:30pm.
Last month Knoll and 11 other developers came together to create a short free fall flash game title Terminal Velocity.
"The game jams just go to show how active the developer community is here in Austin. I can't imagine doing something like this in Houston. This Jam is a great way to meet developers and dive headfirst into the complexities of game development," said attendee Norman Tran.
Game jams are a great way for those in and those looking to break into the gaming develop industry to gain experience while creating connections. Flixel Jam 2 is open the public.
"It's really a unique experience - meeting someone for the first time - and working together to form a general idea which turns into a playable game," said Knoll, "We can use anyone and everyone, you don't have to be an expert to partake in game jams."
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The Ingenious Project
This project consists of a series of 12 Crowd Wise events, funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) through their Ingenious grant scheme. The aim of the events is to bring engineers and citizens together to reach a shared understanding of how to achieve sustainability in the areas to which engineers can contribute.
The project aims to provide 60 - 100 engineers with practical experience of public engagement activities and to have 400 - 800 members of the public discuss engineering and its impact on our daily lives.
The lead partner is nef (the New Economics Foundation)
There are four partners who are delivering these events:
Action for Involvement, in Sheffield
The British Science Association, in London
The Great Debate, in Newcastle
In addition, the Public Engagement Unit at University College London is helping with the recruitment of engineers in London.
If you are an engineer or a member of the public, and are interested in being involved, do get in touch. Contacts for the organisers of the various events are on the Upcoming Events page, or you can contact the project manager, Perry Walker: firstname.lastname@example.com
The main theme of the Ingenious Scheme is engineering for sustainability.
Through this initiative, the RAE wishes to:
1.inspire creative public engagement with engineering projects
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3.develop engineers' communication and engagement skills
4.create debate between engineers and people of all ages to raise awareness of the diversity, nature and impact of engineering
In this context, the success of engineering projects depends on understanding the intersection of technology with human values and behaviour. Engineers who lack an understanding of the human side are at a disadvantage, as are citizens who lack an understanding of the technology. This scheme brings both parties together in ways that encourage each group to engage deeply and constructively with the other, to the benefit
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0:50 Steroids offer a lot of patients, fortunately, some improvement in the short term, but in the long run they do not sustain that effect, and also they come at a price to pay. The price is the multiple side effects that happen. A lot of these side effects are reversible. They happen when our children take steroids, and they go away after the steroids are discontinued. An example of these short term effects could be: increasing the appetite; making the face a little puffy, a little red; making us moody, whether it's up where we are overactive, or down where we feel sad or blue. They can also affect the sleep cycle, cause muscle spasms, and sweating. Blood sugar can go up, the blood pressure can go up, with steroids.
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The country's only celebrity werewolf, late-night radio host Kitty Norville prefers to be heard, not seen. But when she's invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of supernaturals, her face gets plastered on national TV. Kitty's been in hot water before, but jumping into the D.C. underworld brings a new set of problems.
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Richardson enthused about bevy of running backs
CORAL GABLES – Terry Richardson got "a little sample" of what his Hurricanes running backs can do long before he became their position coach.
As an assistant coach at Connecticut, Richardson watched film of UM's games against Pittsburgh and South Florida this past season in preparation for UConn's games against those teams.
"They all bring different things to the table," said Richardson, who has met with each of Miami's RBs individually. "They all have different personalities. But the one thing that's consistent is they all love football and love to compete.
"They're all hungry to run the rock. I think the competition is going to be great. That's one thing I look forward to."
When spring practice starts March 5, the Hurricanes will have four tailbacks competing for carries – rising redshirt sophomore Lamar Miller, rising junior Mike James, and rising sophomores Storm Johnson and Eduardo Clements.
South Broward High's Kevin Grooms, who primarily played RB in high school but signed earlier this month as an athlete, will join the quartet in the fall.
A couple of other notes:
— Richardson said he would have liked Johnson to have been redshirted last season.
"My thinking about that is, and I told Storm the same thing, with the amount of work he got last year, with the guys they had, he would have been better off redshirting," Richardson said.
"If you burn [a redshirt year], he's probably got to get a little bit more work than nine carries. …If you burn it, you're burning it for a reason with a guy that young. That's just my opinion. I'm not knocking [the previous coaching staff]. They probably had their reasons, whatever it may be. That's just how I see the situation."
Johnson, who was used to return kickoffs, had nine carries for 119 yards and a touchdown last season. More than half of that came in the regular season finale against USF – five carries, 79 yards and a TD.
Clements, also a kick returner, saw limited action in the backfield as well – eight carries, 32 yards. The duo returned 19 kickoffs combined.
— As of now, Richardson has no plans to move James to fullback to replace departing senior Pat Hill.
James played FB as a freshman because of an injury to Hill, but returned to his natural position in 2010. James finished third on the team in carries (70), yards (398) and rushing TD (3) last season.
He also had 13 catches for 56 yards and one TD.
"When I watched Mike James, I was very impressed with him because he did a lot of different things from the backfield," Richardson said.
"We're going to put him in the best possible situation for him and us to be successful…and if with some personnel group or in some formation we can use him [at FB], we will. But right now I see him as a tailback and a guy who can contribute.
"He's an excellent leader and person, and a hard worker. And I like the way he runs the football. He really hits [the hole]."


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Get ready for Thanksgiving by making festive block-printed table runners for your feast, inspired by the textiles in Weavers' Stories from Island Southeast Asia.
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Cattermole starts against Gunners
by Stuart Vose
Team news from the SoL.
Captain Lee Cattermole returns to the starting line-up as Sunderland face Arsenal.
The skipper makes his first appearance in almost a month, replacing Seb Larsson as one of two changes.
Meanwhile Danny Rose also returns, with David Vaughan dropping to the bench.
Sunderland: Mignolet, Gardner, Rose, Bramble, O'Shea, Cattermole (c), N'Diaye, Colback, Johnson, Sessegnon, Fletcher.
Subs: Bardsley, Larsson, Graham, Vaughan, Mangane, Cuellar, Westwood.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Jenkinson*, Arteta (c), Wilshere, Giroud, Walcott, Ramsey, Monreal, Cazorla.
Subs: Diaby, Rosicky, Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Miquel, Mannone.
* - Jenkinson was a late replacement for Laurent Koscielny in the Arsenal starting line-up.


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Book marketing strategies have changed – forever. What might have worked for authors and publishers in the past likely does not produce bottom line results today. Below are 10 'do's and don'ts' that will allow one to develop an effective book marketing strategy for today's online environment.
1. Don't - try to get people to visit your book page by chasing buyers around, urging them to visit the page.
Do - Get your page in front of pre-qualified, pre-sold buyers through optimization strategies.
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Do - present a powerful, well-researched brand and branding statement specific to buyer profiles and make sure it is the first thing potential buyers see.
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Do - Optimize all book pages for your target audience profiles.
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Catherine Carriere, PhD
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1995-2000 Postdoctoral fellow, UC San Diego
2000-2005 Research assistant biologist, UC San Diego
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
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Molecular dissection of cancer early stages with special focus on pancreatic cancer.
Microenvironment roles in cancer initiation
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Carri�re C, Gore AJ, Norris AM, Gunn JR, Young AL, Longnecker DS, Korc M. Deletion of Rb accelerates pancreatic carcinogenesis by oncogenic Kras and impairs senescence in premalignant lesions. Gastroenterology, 2011 (view details on MedLine)
Carriere, C, Young AL, Gunn JR, Longnecker DS, Korc M Acute Pancreatitis Accelerates Initiation and Progression to Pancreatic Cancer in Mice Expressing Oncogenic Kras in the Nestin Cell Lineage. PLoS ONE, 2011
Carri�re C, Young AL, Gunn JR, Longnecker DS, Korc M. Acute pancreatitis markedly accelerates pancreatic cancer progression in mice expressing oncogenic Kras. BBRC, 2009 (view details on MedLine)
Carri�re C, Seeley ES, Goetze T, Longnecker DS, Korc M. The Nestin progenitor lineage is the compartment of origin for pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia. PNAS, 2007 (view details on MedLine)
Qi Y, Ranish JA, Zhu X, Krones A, Zhang J, Aebersold R, Rose DW, Rosenfeld MG, Carri�re C. Atbf1 is required for the Pit1 gene early activation. PNAS 2008 (view details on MedLine)


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Torch event at Johns Creek – gets great applaud
July 31, 2010 in Email Newsletter, IACA News
Excellent organization, volunteer support and city officials involvement resulted in bringing the community together at OCEE park on July 30th. Every one had a great time. IACA's commitment to get the younger generation involved was evident. It is great to see their talent, enthusiasm and community spirit. Check out some of the photos. Get involved and bring your kids & friends to the next events at Global Mall and other places.


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|Occupy PlayStation Meets the Xbox One Percent
By Michael Comeau JUN 11, 2013 12:29 PM
Microsoft may be pricing the Xbox One console too high.
In our role as a game publisher, Microsoft Studios will enable you to give your games to friends or trade in your Xbox One games at participating retailers. Third-party publishers may opt in or out of supporting game resale and may set up business terms or transfer fees with retailers. Microsoft does not receive any compensation as part of this. In addition, third-party publishers can enable you to give games to friends. Loaning or renting games won't be available at launch, but we are exploring the possibilities with our partners.
Given the wishy-washy language, we have no idea whether buying and selling used games is possible, and if so, how much it will cost. Why should we need permission to give legitimately bought copies of games away? I can understand enabling an individual copy of a game to work on only one console at a time, but this type of intervention seems over the top. Worst of all, the rules are likely to differ from publisher to publisher!
On Sony's side, it's taking what some are calling a populist approach, with no restrictions on disc-based games, and no Internet-connection requirement.
So who's going to win in the long term? The more corporate, 1%-friendly Xbox One, or the PlayStation 4, which is keeping power and choice in the hands of the people?
I was an Xbox fan from way back, but I have to say it.
Advantage Sony.
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NORTH PLAINS, Ore. - The University of Colorado men's golf team arrived in this northwest Portland suburb Saturday to prepare for one of the more interesting fall tournaments it will ever play, as the inaugural Pac-12 Fall Preview is set for Monday and Tuesday and will feature all 12 conference programs in an early season test for all.
When Colorado was a member of the Big 7, 8 and 12 conferences, all the schools never competed in the same tournament ahead of the spring league championship; apparently, it's the first time the former members of the Pac-10 Conference are doing the same, the group now in its second year as the Pac-12 with the addition of Colorado and Utah in 2011.
The golfers will get a treat as well, as the tournament will be played on the renowned 7,017-yard, par-72 Witch Hollow Course at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. The course has hosted several high profile events from the 1996 U.S. Amateur to several LPGA Tour events.
It is expected to be one of the strongest fields in college golf this fall, headlined by unanimous top-ranked California, as the Golden Bears are No. 1 in the NIKE/Golf Coaches, Golfweek and GolfStat rankings as of this week. Washington is ranked third in two of the polls and fifth in the other, while UCLA is fourth in a pair and fifth in the other giving the Pac-12 three unanimous top five programs one month into season.
Six other programs are in the top 50: Stanford (No. 13 its highest rank), Oregon (No. 25), Colorado (No. 32), Oregon State (No. 36) and Washington State (No. 47). Southern California has not yet played this fall, and is thus not yet ranked in the computer polls by Golfweek and GolfStat, but the Trojans are No. 14 in the coaches' poll.
Colorado head coach Roy Edwards is looking forward to this intriguing event.
"It is going to be exciting because our league has tremendous pride in the quality of its golf programs," Edwards said. "To my knowledge, the Pac-12 is the only league at present to attempt this type of event. When it was suggested, every single school was all-in immediately. I definitely like the idea of showcasing the league on one of the great modern courses in the U.S. It will be great to see how the event grows and evolves."
"Our expectation every week is to play with confidence and focus on the shot at hand," Edwards said. "The guys have proven that if they do that then we can perform at a very high level. This event is such that if you play well you can beat some of the top teams and players in the nation. But if you don't play well, you will get smoked."
The five Buffaloes who will participate here (and their fall stroke averages) are seniors Jason Burstyn (71.3), Derek Fribbs (72.0) and Beau Schoolcraft (73.2), sophomore David Oraee (72.8) and freshman Philip Juel-Berg (72.9). All five have played in CU's four fall tournaments to date, or 11 rounds each.
The Buffaloes are paired with Cal, Stanford and Utah and will tee off at 9:32 a.m. (MDT) on the first hole, with 36 holes scheduled for Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday.


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When my son started attending an elementary school that requires uniforms I thought I was off the hook for back to school shopping. Then I learned that shoes were a free-for-all. Apart from anything wildly distracting, kids can wear whatever closed-toe footwear they desire.
My son never cared what he put on his feet until his school shoes became an expression of his individuality. So it was a mother's dream come true when my son actually begged to go shoe shopping.
Suddenly my seven-year-old was naming brands, like Nike, Sketchers, Adidas and Vans. While I do not buy brands for status sake, I had to agree with my son that the better brands were, well, better. They last longer, which is important for kids who are hard on shoes.
We tried discount stores like Ross and Marshalls, but their selection was lacking, and there were no salespeople to be found. Sadly the Nordstrom kids shoe department at the Grove is gone, and the discount shoe warehouse on La Cienega closed too, so we ended up at the new in Ridgecrest Famous Footwear store, which was actually better than all of the usual go-to places I had shopped for kids shoes.
The selection was great, if not a little overwhelming for a kid. He identified features like liked -- the trim, cool colors, leather versus plastic, and laces versus Velcro. He was particular about padding, and the flare of the sole and the shape of the toe box. He even flexed the shoes to make sure they were not too stiff for comfort.
We looked at many styles, but he still could not decide. So we got his measurement from a nice sales associate and went home to shop some more online.
We found the store's web-only deals, which was like finding the golden Easter egg. Also, the site let us narrow our selection by size, width, color and price. Finally he chose two pairs to put in our cart, and we joined the Famous Footwear Rewards program for an instant 20 percent off our purchase, plus we got the second pair for 50 percent thanks to the Buy-One-Get-One half-off promotion. My son also downloaded the store app on my iPhone to get points toward more shoes.
We ended up with a pair of black Vans Atwood Vs, which my son insists are a must-have for afterschool skateboarding, black Adidas high tops, and Nike's Kid's Flex Trainers, in black (I detect a trend).
Since we got the new shoes, I have had no trouble getting him dressed and ready for school, socks and shoes included. He says his new shoes make him bounce higher and run faster, and no other kid in class has his exact shoes. It is true, when I look for him on the school yard among the sea of uniformed kids, I can easily pick him out from a distance by his very cool shoes, and of course the spring in his step.


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Conference USA Names 2011-12 Athletes of the Year
July 16, 2012
IRVING, Texas - Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky announced today that former Houston quarterback Case Keenum and UTEP softball player Camilla Carrera were selected as the 2011-12 C-USA Athletes of the Year.
Complete Athletes of the Year Release
In addition to this award, Keenum was the first two-time recipient of the Conference USA Most Valuable Player Award for football. These awards add to a history-making senior season for the Abilene, Texas, native. Keenum broke NCAA records for career passing yardage (19,217), total offense (20,114), touchdown passes (155), total touchdowns (178), completions (1,546) and 300-yard games (39). He owns virtually every NCAA career passing mark and is the first player in NCAA history with three career 5,000-yard seasons. Keenum was the country's top passer in 2011, throwing for 5,631 yards and 48 touchdowns. His yardage and TD totals led the country, while his completion percentage (71.0) and passing efficiency (174.0) ranked among the top six in America. Keenum won the 2011 Sammy Baugh Award, given to the nation's top passer, becoming just the second two-time winner in the history of that award as well. During his career, Keenum won the C-USA MVP award in 2009, the Offensive Player of the Year award in 2008 and Freshman of the Year honors in 2007. He signed with the Houston Texans in April.
Carrera became the first C-USA player since 2003 to be tabbed to the NFCA All-America First Team and the second player in conference history to win two Player of the Year honors. Carrera put together one of the most prolific offensive seasons in NCAA Division I history, blasting 32 home runs and slugging 1.199 for the season. Both marks are the second-best in NCAA Division I single-season history. She averaged 0.60 home runs per game to set a new single-season standard in the NCAA record book. Carrera hit a league-leading .447 overall, while posting C-USA-bests in runs (62), RBI (66), on base percentage (.597), total bases (169) and walks (49). Carrera's home run and total bases tally are C-USA single-season records, while her batting average, run and RBI totals are the second-best single-season totals in league history. She recorded 18-multi RBI games, 17 multi-hit games, and seven multi-HR games during 2012. Carrera becomes the second Miner in three seasons to earn the women's award.
The 2011-12 athletic season marked the ninth time that C-USA has honored Male and Female Athletes of the Year. The award is based solely on athletic achievement during an academic year and the winners are determined by a vote of the conference's 12 Directors of Athletics. A complete list of winners to follow:
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From Grand Theft Wiki
The Zaibastu drug company gives Claude Speed missions in Grand Theft Auto 2 and provides commercials for the other Grand Theft Auto games. Doing missions for them will lower the player's faction with the Loonies, as these mental patients despise the medication that keeps them in a "calm, restful state."
The "Z's" drive the Z-Type, the second fastest gang car in the game and can be seen sporting grey suits. The Zaibatsu Corportaion is the biggest gang in GTA2, with bases on all three levels of the game. It's leaders include Trey Walsh, Red Valdez and Uno Carb.


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Desert Isle Keeper Review
Winter Garden
Adele Ashworth
2000, European Historical Romance (1840s [Victorian] England)
Jove, $6.99, 344 pages, Amazon ASIN 051512866XPart of a series
This book was featured in Pandora's Box for June 2000
Winter Garden is not a plot-driven book - actually some might complain because the plot is so slight, but I didn't. While I love a good eventful plot-driven book, I love memorable characters more, and it's the characters who are the main focus of this book. They are a memorable pair.
Madeline DuMais is the daughter of a French actress and an English naval officer. Life with her mother was terrible for Madeline. Her mother was addicted to opium and totally absorbed in herself. She kept their daughter from her father and neglected to tell her of his death. Madeline has reacted by becoming a fierce British patriot and has worked for several years as a spy for the British. Her current job is to find out who is smuggling opium into England, and in this job she is to work in the small costal community of Winter Garden with Thomas Blackwood.
Thomas Blackwood is a dark and tortured hero, but he is not cruel, and he is not arrogant. Thomas is actually quite paradoxical. Big, strong, dark, scarred yet handsome - he is one of the most vulnerable characters I have encountered. There is an instant attraction between him and Madeline, and Winter Garden sets out to trace their sometimes halting journey toward love and intimacy.
Despite the smuggling elements in the plot, there is no Big Mystery in this book. We know who the villain is, we know pretty much how he is smuggling and we know that he will be foiled. The plot serves only as a backdrop to the character study of Thomas and Madeline, and they were such strong characters, I did not miss a strong plot at all.
Winter Garden takes some of the standard historical romance novel traditions and inverts them. Madeline is not a sweet little miss. She is 29 and experienced, though not promiscuous. Traditionally the woman is the one who wants commitment while the man is the one who has to be persuaded. It is exactly the opposite in this book. And finally, it is Madeline who take the lead in the initial sexual encounters - she is the one who seduces Thomas.
The love scenes in this book are very sensual, and they show Madeline and Thomas's deepening commitment to each other. There are a few romance authors who excel at using love scenes to illustrate not only the physical, but the emotional responses of the characters. Mary Jo Putney is one, Barbara Samuel is another. With Winter Garden, Adele Ashworth joins them. The love scenes in this book have a sense of awe and wonder at the sheer power that love has to bind and heal two hurting people.
If you enjoy a character-driven romance, Winter Garden will be just what you are looking for. Thomas and Madeline are two of the most vivid characters I have encountered this year. When I closed the book, I wondered what would happen to them, and I wished for a sequel. Even now, I can't stop thinking about them and I know I will not forget them anytime soon.
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Here is the actual joke. It's kind of weak.
Knock knock - Who's there? Norma lee. Norma lee who?
Norma lee I have my key! *Ba doom, ching!*
U-8 all my lunch, you jerk! It was after this joke, he head butted me in the chin (I was sitting down). Little punk.
I have no idea, I'll find out and get back to you.
what was the actual joke?
That's probably because the joke would have made fun of one, if not both of them, and we'll be having none of that here. NO SIR.
Actually I just realized they only closed that thread. But still, question the mod and at the very least they will close the thread. Wow.....
That'll show you!
They took away my posting privileges because i disagreed with the mod. HA!
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Rocking the Runway
Zuzanna Bijoch's debut appearance was during Georges Chakra Fall 2010 couture show in Paris. At the same time she walked for Lee Young Hee.
During Spring 2011 Fashion Week, Zuzanna Bijoch walked for Jason Wu, Salvatore Ferragamo, Topshop Unique, Marni and Prada in New York, London and Paris. She also walked for Miu Miu in Paris, as an exclusive.
Spring 2012 was as well very enticing for Bijoch. That season Bijoch opened for Rochas, Derek Lam, and Nina Ricci in New York and Paris. She was also the last model on stage at Diane von Furstenberg, BCBG Max Azria, Sportmax, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Isabel Marant, Rochas, Nina Ricci and Chloe.
Cover Girl
Zuzanna Bijoch landed her first (and so far only) fashion magazine cover in 2011. The model posed for photographer Marcin Tyszka during a cover shoot for Mexican Vogue. Apart from that, Bijoch appeared on several fashion magazine editorials and interviews such as Dazed & Confused, French Vogue and Interview are just some of the magazines that found the young stunner very unique.
Fashion Forward
Zuzanna Bijoch debuted on the catwalks only about 2 years ago,yet her resume is extremely rich and diverse. Her magnificent cheekbones and piercing blue eyes, along with her ambitions to conquer the world of fashion make her absolutely irresistible. Many believe she will indeed conquer the fashion industry in no time!


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Cameron Diaz: Longevity Book Signing in NY
Posted by Native NYker in cameron diaz on April 7, 2016
One time sex kitten Cameron Diaz has gone and lent her name to a book, titled "The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, The Biology of Strength, And The Privilege of Time." Read the rest of this entry »
Quvenzhane Wallis: Annie NY World Premiere
Posted by Native NYker in annie world premiere, cameron diaz, jamie foxx, quvenzhane wallis, wil smith on December 8, 2014
Quvenzhane Wallis joined her castmates Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Dorian Missick, Rose Byrne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and hottie Bobby Cannavale, along with producer Will Smith and Sandy the Dog, for the world premiere of the reboot of that ole classic rags-to-riches story "Annie," in New York City yesterday morning into mid-afternoon.
No kidding, y'all!
The step-and-repeat ran a total of 4 hours long for the gathered press line which boasted a call time of 11:00 AM and didn't wrap until 3:00 PM – and there folks missing. There also included a stand-offish Diaz in a non-stopping drive-by and, most notably, Jay Z and wifey Beyonce skipping the carpet all together to the moans-and-groans of a tent full of photogs. Read the rest of this entry »
Cameron Diaz: The Other Woman NY Screening
Posted by Native NYker in cameron diaz, kate upton, leslie mann, the other woman on May 5, 2014
You have to hand it to Cameron Diaz – recently in town promoting all things The Other Woman, opposite Kate Upton, Taylor Kinney and Leslie Mann. She knows she is fast approaching the cut-off point that a-lot of bombshells in Hollywood must inevitably face when their careers have been predicated on sex-appeal, but she perseveres. Read the rest of this entry »
Jennifer Lopez: Parker Screening at MoMA
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Here's one for the records! Jennifer Lopez gets herself a special NYC screening of her new flick "Parker," starring opposite Jason Statham, at MoMA y'all. Now it ain't that we think it too highbrow for Jennie from the block but we are still getting over her being on the screen opposite The Transporter.
Let's face it, Statham isn't someone we would have readily listed on her "to co-star with" list. But we reckon neither was Fonda – although that didn't turn out all that well.
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The Tribeca Film Festival kicked off last night with the "Shrek Forever After" world premiere. And it will be a hard act to top.
What with hotness Antonio Banderas, sexy Cameron Diaz, funny man Eddie Murphy and "do I make you horny" Mike Myers all in tow – a better list will be hard to orchestrate.
Granted, I am biased having seen all its predecessors and fully intending on hitting the theater for the fourth installation starring that green ogre. What can I can tell you? Puss-N-Boots and Donkey are hysterical!
True that Ms. Diaz wore black thus limiting – if not diminishing altogether, the placement of the photo, she did work the step-and-repeat like a viper. And she sported a pair os tan stilettos. I am a sucker for a woman in strappy shoes. So I can't complain – much. I don't know what got into her but she must have pulled out some trick from her modeling days and was shooting sparks! And we chant 'Gracias Cameron.'
Throw in the likes of Zach Braff, Donald Faison – with his ivory companion, Robert DeNiro, Dan Abrams, Ariana Grande and icon Melanie Griffith – girl will not let go of that man of hers and who can blame her… I'd be on it 24/7 given half a chance… and the night will stand tantamount to its box office draw come opening weekend.
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"Space issues," was the official refusal, although they had enough space to stage a Cirque du Soleil tent. Fuckers!
All in all, I got some kick ass material, no thanks to the girth and annoyance of aforementioned "fans."
Diaz will be reprising her role in yet another "Charlie's Angel" flick soon.
Although I am a fan of the franchise, much like the sideline I occupied at this awards show, I remain on the fence on her being the stand-in for a Farrah Fawcett originated role. She isn't even a real blond! At least she is sporty…
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And the machine keeps it coming… he has a few projects in the works: "Nailed" – opposite Jake Gyllenhaal (yummy!) and "The Box," co-starring Cameron Diaz.


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As with any game with distinct sides to choose from - chess does not have the following problem but StarCraft does - Magic sometimes suffers from hard choices in terms of faction (or in Magic's specific case, color) balance. It can be easy through negligence, underestimation, or favoritism to make one faction or color too strong or give it too much of a variety of things to do, or to make it too weak or to give it too few effects. Of course, a game like StarCraft can release patches to change the functions of units and its designers know that any given Terran, Protoss, or Zerg player will have access to the same unit pool. Magic does not have the luxury of functional errata and the card pool each color has in each format changes with each set release. The one benefit of this is that the pendulum can be allowed to swing back and forth for each color, but there are also things ingrained in the color pie that will always be there. And despite recent efforts, it seems red has the fewest.
Red's purview consists largely of things that are purely destructive in nature, and it suffered, for a while, from a lack of "positive" (adding to your own resources rather than blowing an opponents' up) card advantage, save for recurring or tutoring sorceries once in a while. The latter issue has more or less been fixed with the recent additions of looting and use-it-or-lose-it card "draw," but red could still use more proactive things to do. Here are some suggestions.
Make spell copying exclusive. Blue and red both get instant and sorcery retargeting and copying, which seems to muddle things. Blue, as the color of countering and hexproof and mind tricks, can more naturally or natively get target changing. Red, the color of emotions run hot and excess, should be more adept at putting extra oomph into spells.
Temporary and fragile life boosts. Blue, the color of false images, got, of all things, the Illusions of Grandeur effect once upon a time. Red at least has slightly more business getting that effect, being much more concerned with the physical body and having the precedent (no matter how strange) of Soulgorger Orgg. Besides, a red with ridiculous forms of defense is a red I can get behind.
Mess up opponents' combat tactics. Red can force attacks, but it got things like False Orders much more often once upon a time. Let's see forced blocks! Maybe even a Camouflage kind of thing!
Switch power and toughness with other things. Switching power and toughness with each other is classic red. Tree of Redemption shows how far this tech can go. Switching power with hand size (hint: Discard the hand, draw cards equal to the appropriate creature's power, then set the power equal to the number of discarded cards) sounds silly and strong and fun and above all red.


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Blessed Virgin Mary (4-4) topped Weedsport (3-6) 64-57 yesterday in Section III boy's basketball action.
Alex Mills of Blessed Virgin Mary hadan 18-point game while teammate James Payne shot for 14 points, Mark Massett chipped in 13 points and Brian Lapka added another 12.
JJ O'Connor had a 19-point game for Weedsport. Joe Fritz added another 14 points in the loss.
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Bless me, Father, me for I have sinned...
Monday, December 31, 2012
I haven't been on SP for about a week- which I can only partially blame on being out visiting the in-laws in Middleofnowhere, Iowa. My internet connection was nearly nonexistent- as was my resolve.
It was 12/23 that I started to slip- I had gone to the gym every day up until then, but the last details of Christmas got my attention. I began to partake of sweets and goodies- and once I crossed that point, I made the decision to take a break from the SP lifestyle. I have several thoughts on the subject:
1. This was actually more of a conscious decision than my previous downfalls.
2. In as much as I have gone off my plan, I haven't ever felt like I was on a binge- just eating less healthy "treats" etc.
3. In going back to my previous way of life before I started on SP, I have discovered that I really do not enjoy living like this. I miss the SP lifestyle and am looking forward to returning on 1/2/13. Were I to be hard-pressed as to "why not start tomorrow" - I would truly not be able to give a good answer. All I can say is that I feel like I will be able to slide back into the healthy patterns in the context of a workday, at maximum distance from family obligations (i.e. annual new years day feast at parents' house).
4. It is okay that I had a slip. I am human. I cannot demand perfection from myself anymore than I could from anyone else. This is not the end of the world. I have not failed. I haven't given up on this journey.
All I can do is learn from this, own my decision, and use what I have learned to continue the success I experienced for the 5 weeks prior to 12/22.
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Well...now that this part is behind you...how is it going now? If you're going to write about the slip ups and problems...gotta write about the good stuff as well...lol
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I am completely with you on enjoying the holidays, but being able to do so in a way that is very much NOT a binge. That is a huge success and you should be thrilled!
I also like that it was a conscious decision. I had that approach as well. I made conscious decision to *not* meet tentative goals I had set (i.e. never have more than one cookie in a day. Some days I had two, but I tracked them, and left out other foods in their place!) as well as conscious choices to do well (the day I decided NOT to go over my calorie range for a small sliver of pie, but have pie the NEXT day instead.)
It's all part of the learning process! You'll take these lessons and use them well in the new year, that's the best part.
You're awesome! I hope you had a wonderful time for the holidays, and I wish you well getting back into your routine!
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Hi there - how are you doing?
Sounds like you have a plan. That's good and the 2nd is right around the corner. And it is YOUR PLAN not anyone else's so as long as you are good with it and it works, well... that's what matters.
Make it a great day!
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Okay, I'm no Dr. Seuss, but since the dawn of DIY man, and woman, have been looking for a glue that will hold strong, bond just about anything, and do it all right now. Personally I have tried hundreds of glues, epoxies, compounds and resins but where some were great for large scale industrial use they fail miserably when it comes to your small household fixes. Super glue is great when you first open the package but since it is activated by oxygen it quickly hardens in its little tube after only one use. I am always on the lookout for a product that is quick, strong and can go the distance without turning its container into a rock, and at the last Central Florida Home show I finally found something that seemed to fit the bill.
I had come to know a few vendors from previous home shows and it was always good to see these guys again and do a quick catchup. Ray, a great guy that does 3M solar tinting in Jax, took me over to the German Glue stand and said that I had to see their demonstration. Well, the stand was small and with little signage, ziplock bags of glue, and no website to speak of I thought 'ole Ray might be screwing with me. That guy's a card. Anyway, the short German guy started gluing stuff and a crowd quickly formed around us as that small bottle of glue grabbed, no snatched, our attention.
Ceramic, rubber and metal were bonded in seconds. Holes in concrete, wood and metal were filled and filed smooth seconds after they were created. The demonstration took mere minutes to perform and afterwards the man could not bring product out fast enough. I myself bought three packs and have used it a few times, I almost wish stuff could break just to glue it back together… Well, not really but kinda. Anyway, Max 1 instant glue is an amazing product and I shot this small video of a liner peeling away from a wood charging station to back my claims. It's still nicely secured two weeks later I must say.
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The problem lies in trying to upset others. Are people allowed or should people be allowed to torment and persecute, in this case, homosexuals or other minority groups? No, they are entitled to the same rights as everyone else, even criminals, terrorists, rapists and pedophiles have rights. They don't deserve them but they do. ...
... people should be free to say or view what they wish, anything they wish. But there are times, inciting racial hatred and declaring that women deserve to be raped are two, where the sons of bitches should be fried because they are actively participating in trying to bring about the view that, say, the Jews are vermin to be exterminated. Likewise for child pornography because, well, a child was sexually abused to make that product.
I agree. I've been thinking a bit about the discussion we had about what can be said and what not. I figured that I of course do not support what Bin Laden said, for instance. He, due to freedom of speech, has the right to say his things, as it seems to be his opinion. But I consider it to be kind of amoral to say things like this. Yes, everyone should be free to express whatever opinion he has, using any words he'd like to, but calling for violence against others (among other things you mentioned) hurts the dignity of others and as such has to be avoided, especially in public. It is simply amoral behaviour, which is, according to another thread,
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"When Good Things Become Deadly" Of Pearls and Pigs...
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An except from the book "The Divine Conspiracy" by Dallas Willard. I love this book! WOO HOO! Dearest Christians, I am serving steak and potatoes for breakfast�
"Our practice of "condemnation engineering" as it might be called, usually goes hand in hand with another device mistakenly used to manage the lives of those we truly care about. That is the practice of PUSHING the things of God upon them whether they want or are ready for them or not. Or it may just be good things generally we are pushing, for example, education or proper diet."
"Do not, "he said, "give dogs sacred things to eat, nor try to get pigs to dine on pearls. For they will simply walk all over them and turn and take a bite out of you.� Matthew 7:6
The long standard use of this verse is directly opposed to the spirit of Jesus and his teachings. That use suggests that we may have certain wonderful treasures, of truth and of service perhaps, that we could give to others. Perhaps the �treasure� is the very gospel itself. But there are some who are not worthy of those treasures. We have to watch for such people. Normally they are thought of as people who will not accept our �treasure� or would not use it rightly. They are the �pigs� and the �dogs� in question. And we are not to waste our good things on these worthless or evil people. So goes the standard reading of verse 6.
But it is hard to imagine anything more opposed to the spirit of Jesus than this. Indeed, the very coming of Christ, the pearl of God, into the world, would be a case of pearls before pigs thus understood.
So let us be clear once and for all that Jesus is not suggesting that certain classes of people are to be viewed as pigs or dogs. Nor is he saying that we should not give good things and do good deeds to people who might reject or misuse them. In fact, his teaching is precisely the opposite. We are to be like the Father in the heavens, �who is kind to the unthankful and the evil� (Luke 6:35).
The problem with pearls for pigs is not that the pigs are not worthy. It is not worthiness that is in question here at all, but helpfulness. Pigs cannot digest pearls, cannot nourish themselves upon them. Likewise for a dog with a Bible or a crucifix. The dog cannot eat it. The reason these animals will finally �turn and rend you�, when you one day step up to them with another load of Bibles or pearls, is that YOU at least are edible. Anyone who has ever had serious responsibilities of caring for animals will understand immediately what Jesus is saying.
And what a picture this is of our efforts to correct and control others by pouring our good things, often truly precious things, upon them- things that they nevertheless simply cannot ingest and use to nourish themselves. Often we do not even listen to them. We �know� without listening. Jesus saw it going on around him all the time, as we do today. And the outcome is usually exactly the same as the pig and the dog. Our good intentions make little difference. The needy person will finally become angry and attack us. The point is NOT the waste of the �pearl� but that the person given the pearl is not helped.
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Pray always to do and share appropriately.
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Interesting blog. We often have this discussion in our Sunday School class-the most critical piece of sharing your faith is knowing when and how to engage with another person-meeting them where they are at so to speak.
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As a Christian, I want to always make sure that I am giving my listeners something they can chew on. People, regardless if they have made Christ their Savior or not, can not EAT pearls... FREEDOM is found in Christ. Are you dearest Christian enjoying EVERYTHING Jesus Christ laid his life down for us to enjoy? If not, I implore you to keep on keeping on! WOO HOO!
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In the first half, neither team had many opportunities as each team had four shots each. The Beavers were unable to place a shot on goal in the first half, while the Wildcats had two.
Early in the second half at 47:30, senior Mallory Miller passed the ball to junior Erin Bevacqua. Bevacqua placed the ball past Beaver goalkeeper Melissa Onstad for her first goal of the season and the 1-0 Wildcat lead. Freshman Gianna DeSavario scored at 66:12 off of another assist from Miller. In the 72nd minute, Miller scored her 14th goal of the season, assisted by DeSavario, to give
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After Oklahoma Sooners' cornerback Aaron Colvin tore his ACL at the 2014 Senior Bowl, questions abounded concerning his 2014 NFL Draft status thanks to the injury. According to NewsOK.com on Jan. 22, Colvin spoke about his injury and his goals for the future.
Before Colvin's injury, ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Colvin as the fourth-best cornerback coming out on the 2014 NFL Draft. According to one NFL scout, it is hard to find good cornerbacks in the NFL Draft and he is certain one team will take him. That same scout said he would be angry if he team doesn't take him if given the chance.
After the injury, Aaron Colvin said he was crushed. He said he didn't know what happened, and now all he could think about was his lifelong dream to play ball. He also said he was tired of his family always struggling and wanted to make good for them.
According to defensive backs' coach Clayton Lopez, Colvin looked like the best cornerback at the 2014 Senior Bowl.
Aaron Colvin seemed to be more positive later that night, when he took to Twitter. Colvin sent out a message to his friends by saying that he could an "unfortunate break" but he is certain there must be a good reason for it. He said he will work hard to come back and told people to mark his words, he would be the most dominant defensive back in the NFL.
From the sound of it, an NFL team will draft him for the future, and from the sounds of it, Aaron Colvin has something to prove.
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